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NEWS FROM THE skills training, said the Canadian Labour around, diversify our economy and ensure a CLC, FEDERATIONS Congress (CLC). CLC President Hassan just transition for workers into good, green & NATIONAL Yussuff said the country needs a “clear plan” jobs,” Yussuff said. He noted Statistics Can- that provides workers with the skills and ada’s December 2015 Labour Force Survey UNIONS training to transition into the sectors of the results which pointed to a rocky year for economy with growing jobs. “We are play- jobs in 2015 and trends in the coming year Governor General David John- ing catch-up but with a new federal govern- which could get worse “without govern- ston recently named Canadian Labour ment, we can move quickly to turn things ment action.” Congress Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Byers a Member of the Order. She was among 69 Canadians selected for one of the country’s highest civilian honours. In making the an- nouncement, Johnston recognized Byers “for her contributions as an important voice in the Canadian labour movement.” “I’m absolutely humbled by this,” Byers said. “I share this honour with everybody who has dedicated themselves to the labour move- ment, the social justice movement, and the equality movement. I could not do what I do without their efforts, so this is a recogni- tion I share with all of them.” Byers formerly was a social worker in Saskatchewan where she was noted for “a long history of fighting for the underdog,” said the CLC. She led the Saskatchewan Government Employees Union and for four years fought the anti- worker policies of the Grant Devine Con- servative Government. She also served as president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour. She was elected Executive Vice- President of the Canadian Labour Congress in 2002 and Secretary-Treasurer in 2014. Canadian labour will be watch- ing the new government closely to see how it will implement commitments around Employment Insurance, infrastructure and CLC President Hassan Yussuff. Flickr.com photo used under Creative Commons from .

TERRY O'SULLIVAN, President - Laborers' International Union of North America, Chairman - AIL Labour Advisory Board VICTOR KAMBER, Vice President - American Income Life Insurance Company, Executive Director - AIL Labour Advisory Board ROGER SMITH, Chief Executive Officer - American Income Life Insurance Company, President - AIL Labour Advisory Board DENISE BOWYER, Vice President - American Income Life Insurance Company, Secretary - AIL Labour Advisory Board DAVE BARRETT, Former Premier of Province of British Columbia, Honorary Member - AIL Labour Advisory Board Pg 2 LABOUR LETTER

“2015 was an amazing year. agenda, and push for further service expan- members held a rally outside the Ministry We helped to defeat Stephen Harper. We sions too,” he said. The union also vowed to of Labour in support of 500 locked-out stopped the cuts at Canada Post. Once restore lost wages for some 1,000 Rural and workers at Japanese-owned auto-part sup- again, postal workers can be proud of the Suburban Mail Carriers. “Their situation is plier Sanko Gosei. Invoking new powers role we played in saving the public post of- fundamentally unjust and we cannot accept under the Public Assembly Act 2015, police fice. But this fight is far from finished,” Ca- it any longer,” he said. and military units used force to break up the nadian Union of Postal Workers National demonstrators, who planned to spend the President Mike Palecek wrote in a letter night in front of the ministry. Two union to members. He warned that 2016 will be INTERNATIONAL leaders were later detained, questioned and “another pivotal year” for postal workers as LABOUR NEWS intimidated by authorities. They had par- the new government undertakes a review of ticipated earlier in the day in mediation ne- Canada Post. “The new government needs IndustriALL Global Union con- gotiations with Sanko Gosei and the Min- to hear our message loud and clear: service demned the Thai military government for istry of Labour. “We are gravely concerned expansion, not cuts! We will work to reverse suppressing a peaceful protest by union that the government is using the Public the cuts, put postal banking on the public members in Bangkok January 6. The union Assembly Act to curb the legitimate rights of workers to gather peacefully,” said Jyrki Raina, general secretary of IndustriALL. “This goes against all norms and interna- tional standards.” More than 600 Sanko Gosei workers, who are all union members, were locked out after negotiations broke down over a new collective bargaining agreement and bonuses. U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments whether state and local public employees should pay a portion of union dues for representation services. In a 1977 case, the high court held that they can be required to pay a “fair share” or “agency” fee to cover the union’s costs to negotiate and enforce a contract that covers all public employees, even non-union members. The question before the court is whether requir- ing an objecting employee to pay this lim- ited fee violates First Amendment freedom of speech guarantees. The court’s decision could be a blow to the financial stability of public employee unions which now rep- resent more members than private sector unions. In an earlier dues case involving home health workers, who were ruled not to be government employees, five justices in- dicated that they were willing to revisit the 1977 case. The legal action was brought by a group of California teachers represented by the California Teachers Union and was funded by an anti-union organization. The number of strikes and worker protests in China increased dra- matically at the end of 2015 in response to the nation’s economic slowdown, reported China Labour Bulletin. According to the Election 2015, Harper Nope poster. Flickr.com photo used under Creative Commons from fotobobp. human rights organization, there were LABOUR LETTER Pg 3

2,774 incidents in 2015, double the 1,379 incidents for 2014. Manufacturing, con- struction and mining all saw a massive up- surge in disputes. The number of disputes heightened after the government devalued the yuan on August 11 and the subsequent stock market crash. But China Labour Bulletin asserted the economic downturn was only partially responsible for the in- crease in labour turmoil. More than two thirds of all the disputes recorded in 2015, for example, were related to the non-pay- ment of wages. “The fundamental cause has been systematic failure of employers to respect the basic rights of employees, such as being paid on time and receiving their legally mandated benefits, and the failure of local government officials to enforce -la bour law,” it said. Teacher Rally. Flickr.com photo used under Creative Commons from Caelie_Frampton.

NATIONAL & insisted the government would move for- The Supreme Court of Canada POLITICAL EVENTS ward on an infrastructure program that agreed to hear an appeal in a case that could calls for $60 billion in spending over 10 fundamentally change public employee col- Despite a sour economic out- years. “We’re going to do this right. We’re lective bargaining. At issue is the preroga- look, Canadian Prime Minister Justin going to do this responsibly and we’re going tive of the BC government to decide which Trudeau recently said his government to get it done the right way,” he said. He matters it will bargain with its unions. In would proceed with its infrastructure- said the plan would reflect “the challenges 2002, the province unilaterally decided to spending plan. A major exporter of re- the economy is facing, and how we [have] refuse to negotiate with the BC Federation sources, Canada’s economy has been hard- to respond to them.” The Bank of Canada’s of Teachers over class size and composition hit by falling commodity prices. Stocks are recent fourth-quarter business outlook which led to court rulings and appeals. The down, the Canadian dollar is trading at survey showed investment and hiring in- union welcomed the court’s announcement, 13-year lows and the rout in oil prices has tentions among firms at their lowest point calling it a debate about legal arguments, closed many fields. But the Prime Minister since the 2008-09 financial crises. constitutional rights and the meaning of free collective bargaining. “We’re looking forward to the opportunity to present our arguments to the court and hopefully win back important working conditions for our teachers, which we believe were unconstitu- tionally stripped from our collective agree- ments,” Teachers union President Jim Iker told a news conference. In 2014, the union waged a bitter, month’s long teachers strike that ended with a six-year contract that in- cluded a 7.25-per cent raise and a $400-mil- lion fund to hire bargaining unit members to address class size and composition issues. NEWS FROM CANADA’S UNIONS The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which rep- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Flickr.com photo used under Creative Commons from ada 2020. resents about 6,000 correctional workers, Pg 4 LABOUR LETTER signed a new collective agreement with the also will be used to settle any dispute which province’s 90 long-term care facilities are government January 9 after a marathon revokes the workers’ right to strike. OPSEU the oldest in the nation with an average age bargaining session. The union said the new said, however, that more work needs to be of 88. “Long-term care is in desperate need pact was “a significant improvement” over done concerning staffing levels and employ- of resuscitation... to prepare for the immi- the deal rejected in November by almost 70 ee safety in the province’s jails despite the nent and expansive growth of our seniors per cent of the workers. “This deal satisfies new agreement. population,” Janet Hazelton, the union’s the strong desire of our members to have president, said in the report. “Our system is their wages set at arbitration,” said Tom A recent report prepared for dangerously out of step with the times.” The O’Neill, chair of OPSEU’s correctional bar- the Nova Scotia Nurses Union warned report made 15 recommendations for im- gaining unit. “Frontline correctional staff the province’s long-term care facilities are provements, including a call to update leg- are first responders who deal with violence, plagued “by understaffing, excessive work- islation that hasn’t been changed in 38 years, trauma and tragedy in the normal course of loads, demoralized staff, unsafe working hiring more long-term care nurses and our work, and we intend to be recognized conditions and workplace violence.” Al- nurse practitioners, improving monitoring for the vital service we provide in keeping though acknowledging these problems and launching an independent inquiry. Ontarians safe.” Wage increases will be de- exist in other provinces, the report stated termined by arbitration in the same manner the issues are “particularly acute” in Nova Canadian Union of Public Em- as other essential staff such as police. In a Scotia because the senior population is ployees Local 5021 at Manitoba Liquor and victory for the union, third-party arbitration rapidly growing. The 6,800 residents in the Lotteries ratified a new collective agree- ment “that sees overall improvements to wages and benefits, and significant moves towards settling wage harmonization plans” relating to the merger of Liquor and Lot- teries in 2014, the union announced in a statement. CUPE 5021 represents approxi- mately 270 members at Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries. “We’re pleased that we have been able to reach a new deal that addresses the recent merger and discrepancies be- tween workers in Liquor and Lotteries” said Elizabeth Carlyle, CUPE National Repre- sentative. “The new contract better reflects the needs of all employees, and leaves space for continued conversations on bringing everyone on par.” The union said the pact provides general increases, improvements to vacation entitlement for new employees, hours of work, flex benefits and increases to Discretionary Leave Time allowances. The new contract also adds language to protect members from personal harassment (bul- lying). Carlyle praised the union’s bargain- ing committee which “worked tirelessly” to achieve the best contract possible.

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However, now there is an opportunity side of union protection. This reality means for Ontarians to move beyond defending the that low-wage workers are often used as a jobs we have, to demand the jobs we want. benchmark to drag standards down faster The Ontario government has responded to than collective bargaining can lift them up. pressure from the labour movement and If unions are going to adapt to the public outcry over fast rising inequality in modern labour market, they must realize the workplace, by launching sweeping re- that it is only when trade unionists stand Chris Buckley view of both the Employment Standards shoulder-to-shoulder with non-unionized President of the Act and the Labour Relations Act. workers in a united labour movement that Ontario Federation There can be little doubt that the workers will have the capacity to reverse the of Labour “Changing Workplace Review” is a once- suction of today’s low wage economy. Such in-a-generation opportunity to change a movement will also demonstrate the pow- MAKING EVERY Ontario’s outmoded labour laws to lift em- er and potential of union membership to ployment standards for every worker and entire sectors of non-union workers, while JOB A PATHWAY provide easier access to unionization and cutting against the “politics of envy” that OUT OF POVERTY the protections it affords. have too often been used to drive a wedge For the first time since the OFL’s suc- between workers. At their November 2015 Convention, cessfully blocked American-style right- Fighting for $15 and Fairness — The the delegates of the Ontario Federation of to-work legislation in 2014, the cam- Ontario Federation of Labour has identified Labour elected a new leadership team to paign for labour law reform represents a labour law reform as its most important pri- pull Ontario’s labour movement together concrete opportunity to finally move the ority for the year ahead. We believe that by in unprecedented unity and solidarity. The yardstick forward. joining in partnership with low-wage work- timing couldn’t have been more critical. However, if any lesson can be ers, migrant workers and allies to launch a The Ontario government is in the learned from the past, it is that the orga- united campaign to overhaul labour stan- throes of a full-scale review of provincial la- nized labour movement cannot win these dards, we can fuse the interests of all work- bour laws and there is a lot on the line. gains in isolation. ers and grow our movement once again. It has been 20 years since provincial la- What presents itself as an organizing Under the banner of “Fight for $15 bour laws were re-opened in Ontario and necessity for unionized workers doubles as a and Fairness,” this broad-based workers’ that was under the nasty Conservative gov- powerful opportunity for the labour move- coalition is fighting to lift the minimum ernment of Mike Harris, when many of the ment to re-assert its relevance to the next wage above the poverty line, legislate paid gains made during the province’s first-ever generation of workers. sick days and vacation, end split shifts, and NDP government were rolled back. Organizing in a Changing Labour prevent employers from exploiting temp Since then, a steady decline of good Market — Current labour market threats agencies to keep workers in permanent pre- jobs has occurred alongside the global ero- do not simply affect unionized workers. In cariousness. This is one half of a dual track sion of workers’ rights. fact, fully half of all Ontario families have plan to advocate for improved protections Challenging Precarious Work — It seen their livelihoods stagnate or backslide for vulnerable workers while also expand- is no secret the union density in Canada over the past two decades. For the nearly ing opportunities for them to benefit from has been on the decline for decades as 1.7 million Ontarians earning at or around union security. To that end, the OFL and manufacturing jobs have drained out of the minimum wage, improving employ- its allies are proposing a series of improve- our economy. The slow inflow of new jobs ment standards through law is the only way ments to the Labour Relations Act that has not kept pace with the outflow and the to secure a living wage, improve job security would eliminate the barriers to unioniza- strongest growth has been in the most pre- and achieve dignity in their work. However, tion, guarantee a first contract, secure union carious retail and service sectors. In On- without union protection, these workers lack successor rights and prevent employers tario, the majority of the quarter million the means or experience of collective action. from using scab labour and other means to jobs that have disappeared have affected Throughout most of their history, labour undermine union representation. the middle class and those who are fortu- unions have been successful in fighting to im- These simple changes to Ontario’s out- nate enough to find work are increasingly prove the livelihoods of their members at the moded labour laws have the power to ensure finding themselves in precarious, low-paid bargaining table, while seeking to generalize that every job is a pathway out of poverty. and part-time jobs. Recent studies have those gains through legislation. However, this The campaign to secure them is the begin- shown that even in Canada’s economic epi- approach is no longer sufficient. ning of a new era of true worker around the GTA, barely 50 per cent In recent years, union density has that is designed to break down the barriers of workers can take comfort in full-time, dropped to less than 30 per cent, leaving between workers so that we can fight to- permanent jobs. more than 70 per cent of the workforce out- gether for our collective future. Pg 2 AGENDA

Lonnie Stephenson International President, International Brotherhood of Here are our suggestions for Trudeau’s force, leaving a big gap in the economy, par- Electrical Workers to-do list in 2016. ticularly in the skilled blue-collar trades. In the next five years, Canada will need an ad- PRIME MINISTER Repeal Harper’s anti-labour legislation — ditional 320,000 construction workers. On The Conservatives rushed through Parlia- the other end of the scale, youth unemploy- TRUDEAU’S TO-DO ment a number of bills aimed at crippling ment continues to run more than 12 per LIST the right to collectively bargain and weak- cent, making getting young workers con- ening unions, most notably Bill C-377. nected with good jobs a national priority. The results of last October’s federal This legislation imposes heavy financial The federal government needs to boost its election are clear: Canadian voters want reporting requirements on unions. While support of skilled apprenticeship programs change. For the last eight years, for- local unions will be hit with additional and work with labour and industry lead- mer Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s onerous paper work, other membership or- ers to harmonize trade and apprenticeship Conservative government led the na- ganizations, such as pro-business lobbying qualifications across the country. tion on a path toward stagnating wages, groups like the Canadian Federation of In- a declining middle class and anti-union dependent Business, are exempt. Trudeau Tax fairness — Many Canadian blue-collar politics imported from the right-wing of voted against C-377 when it came to the workers, particularly in the skilled trades, the American Republican Party and the floor over the summer. We see its repeal often travel thousands of miles for work. Koch brothers. as one his first priorities in office. Anoth- Spending time away from home and fam- A 2014 report from the Broadbent er piece of legislation that needs to go is ily is tough enough. We need to make sure Institute shows the top 10 per cent of Bill C-525, which makes forming a union the tax code doesn’t add to their troubles. Canadians have seen their median net in the federal sector more difficult, while White-collar professionals can deduct worth grow by 42 per cent since 2005. At making it easier for workplaces to decer- travel-related expenses from their taxes – the same time, the bottom 10 per cent of tify. It’s also vital that the government an option not available to their blue-collar Canadians saw their median net worth reaffirms its support for the 1946 Rand counterparts. A skilled trades workforce shrink by 150 per cent. formula, which prevents American-style mobility program would level the playing “This unequal distribution — par- right-to-work-laws, which are supported field for Canada’s hardhats. ticularly for the wealthiest and poorest by an increasing number of provincial 10 per cent segments of the population — Conservatives and right-wing lawmakers. Retirement Security — The Canadian La- challenges the narrative that suggests Ca- bour Congress reports that 12 million Ca- nadians are getting wealthier across the Invest in infrastructure — Canada’s roads, nadians have no workplace pension plan. At board,” said the report. bridges, electrical system and transporta- the same time Harper raised the eligibility Justin Trudeau’s landslide victory tion system are increasingly outdated and age for Old Age Security to 67, while refus- is a mandate to reverse Harper’s regres- aged. Here’s why: even as the population ing to beef up the Canada Pension Plan. It’s sive policies, strengthen Canada’s work- continues to rise, the share of federal spend- vital that the federal government expands ing families and rebuild an economy that ing on infrastructure continues to decrease. the CPP to make sure retirement doesn’t works for all Canadians – not just the top In 1955, federal spending accounted for equal poverty. 1 per cent. one-third of all infrastructure investments. The IBEW, along with our brothers Today, that number is 13 per cent. Canada More than 70,000 IBEW members and sisters in the building trades, did its needs a massive investment in infrastruc- from Nova Scotia to British Columbia part in the election, building a national ture in order to remain competitive in the stand ready to work together with lawmak- grassroots political program through the global economy and to provide good jobs. ers from the city council on up to achieve Let’s Build Canada coalition to educate these goals and to make sure Canada is members and their families on the issues Job training — The baby-boom generation ready to meet the economic challenges of and getting them to the polls. is on the verge of a mass exit from the work- the years to come. AGENDA Pg 3

Child Find BC Donation AIL’s Steve Orcherton (left) joins Crystal Dunahee, President of Child Find Manitoba Nurses Union Scholarship BC, as she received a $5,000 donation presented by Andrew Haskins of Altig-Orlovic SGA office. The donation was made under the auspices of AIL Public Relations Representative Leo VanDen Bussche presents American Income's Life's charitable giving program "Closer to the Heart." an AIL labour scholarship cheque to Sandi Mowat, President of the Speaking on behalf of the Altig-Orlovic SGA Office, Rick Altig said, "Our Manitoba Nurses Union. The AIL scholarship pays for one additional mission is to protect all children and serve all working people." Child union member to attend training by helping cover lost wages, cost of Find shares our values in their work to find missing children and conduct course, hotel and travel expenses. outreach and prevention programs.

AIL Joins ATU L-508 Food Drive AIL participated with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 408 members who and Trevor Beckerson (3rd from left) joined ATU members on the bus and filled four buses to deliver food to Nova Scotia needy families on December presented two cheques for $300 each from AIL's Atlantic Canada Agency 4th. In the photo, AIL PR Marketing Specialists Melissa Lively (far right) along with a donation of food to the drive. Pg 4 AGENDA

 YTD CONTRIBUTIONS Listed below are some of the contributions made on behalf of AIL/NILICO, its State General Agents, and directed by the Labour Advisory Board. 2015 YTD contributions totaled more than $1.9 million.

• AFL-CIO MLK Civil Rights Conference • Manitoba Federation of Labour • Alberta Federation of Labour Convention • Metal Trades Department • Alliance For Retired Americans • Midwest Academy • American Friends of Yitzhak Rabin Center • Museum of the Moving Image • American Sustainable Business Council • New England Center For Homeless Veterans • APALA • Newfoundland & Labrador Federation of Labour • Broadbent Institute • Next Up Young Worker Summit • Brother Rice High School - Bill Hite Scholarship • North America's Building Trades Unions Fund • Ontario Federation of Labour • Campaign For Migrant Worker Justice • OPCMIA Scholarship Foundation • Canadian Federation of Nurses Union • Partnership For Working Families • CBTU • PEI Federation of Labour • DC Labor FilmFest • SAG-AFTRA • District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund • Saskatchewan Federation of Labour • Economic Policy Institute • Seafarers El Faro Assistance Fund • Elderly Housing Development & Operations • Sheet Metal Workers International Association Corporation Scholarship Foundation • Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation • Southwest Voter Registration Education Project • Empire State College - Bahr Scholarship • The Edwin D. Hill Charitable Trust • Gala Theatre • UFCW Leukemia • Guide Dogs of America • UNIFOR Ontario Region Golf Classic • Interfaith Worker Justice • Union Sportsmen's Alliance • IUPA • United Farm Workers • James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund • Working America • • Workmen's Circle • Jobs With Justice Education Fund • John H. Lyons Sr. Scholarship Foundation • LAANE • Labor of Love • LCLAA • LIUNA Charitable Foundation AGENDA LAB

LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD These outstanding union leaders are members of American Income Life Insurance Company’s Labour Advisory Board.

With their advice, American Income Life Insurance Company Board is to provide guidance on how AIL might best serve the provides substantial financial assistance to labour and labour- interests of their respective members and the labour movement. related causes, and develops programs to best meet the needs of union members and their families. Labour Advisory Board members recognize that AIL is a fully organized, 100 percent union company that offers supplemental Membership on the Labour Advisory Board constitutes neither insurance plans primarily to union members. AIL is honored to an endorsement of American Income Life Insurance Company be among those “All-Union Wall-to-Wall” companies cited by the nor its products. The only obligation of membership on the AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department.

Terry O’Sullivan Victor Kamber Denise Bowyer Roger Smith President Vice President Vice President Chief Executive Officer Laborers’ International Union of American Income Life American Income Life American Income Life North America Executive Director Secretary President Chairman Labor Advisory Board Labor Advisory Board Labor Advisory Board Labor Advisory Board

Paul E. Almeida Stuart Ronald Ault Morty Bahr Dave Barrett James Boland Hon. David Clayola Brown Samuel Cabral President President President Emeritus Former Premier President President President Department for Appelbaum Metal Trades Communications Workers Province of British International Union of Bonior A. Philip Randolph Institute International Union of Professional Employees, President Department, AFL-CIO of America Columbia Bricklayers & Former US Police Associations AFL-CIO Retail, Wholesale & Allied Craftworkers Congressman Department Store Union, Chairman Emeritus Honorary Member Labor Advisory Board Labor Advisory Board Honorary Member UFCW Labor Advisory Board

James T. Frank Rose Ann Dave Durkee Barbara Patrick Finley Tefere Gebre Hon. Richard Robert E. Callahan Christensen DeMoro International Easterling General President Executive Vice Gephardt Gleason Operative Plasterers’ President General President General President Executive Director President President Former US Former Secretary- Bakery, Confectionery, & Cement Masons’ AFL-CIO International Union of International Union of California Nurses Alliance for Retired Congressman Treasurer Tobacco Workers & Grain International Association Operating Engineers Elevator Constructors Association Americans Honorary Member International Millers International Union of the US & Canada Labor Advisory Board Longshoremen’s Association AGENDA LAB

Raymond Hair Mary Kay Henry William Hite James Hoffa Paul Hogrogian Ken Howard Lorretta Newton B. Jones Greg Junemann President President President General President National President President International President American Federation Service Employees of International Brotherhood National Postal Mail Johnson International Federation Secretary-Treasurer President of Musicians International Union Journeymen & Apprentices of Teamsters Handlers Union - American Federation of International Brotherhood of Professional & American Federation of the Plumbing & Pipe Television & Radio Artists of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Technical Engineers of Teachers Fitting Industry of US & Builders, Blacksmiths, Canada Forgers & Helpers

D. Michael Matthew Loeb Harry Lombardo William Lucy Hon. Ray Mary McColl James “Bud” Sean McGarvey Terrence Melvin Langford International International President Emeritus Marshall Executive Director McCourt President President National President President President Coalition of Black Actors’ Equity Association General President Building & Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Former US Secretary Construction Trades Trade Unionists Utility Workers Union International Alliance of Transport Workers Union of Labor International Association of America, AFL-CIO Theatrical Stage Employees of America, AFL-CIO of Heat & Frost Insulators Department, AFL-CIO Honorary Member & Allied Workers Labor Advisory Board

Sara Nelson Oscar Owens Anthony “Marc” W. D. “Dan” Laura Reyes Kenneth E. Paul Rinaldi Clyde Rivers Robert Roach, Jr. International International Perrone Pickett Secretary-Treasurer Rigmaiden President President Emeritus General Secretary- President Secretary-Treasurer American Federation of National Air Traffic California School Treasurer (retired) General President President State, County & Municipal General President Association of Flight Amalgamated United Food & Brotherhood of International Union of Controllers Association Employees Association International Association Employees, AFL-CIO Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO Transit Union Commercial Workers Railroad Signalmen Painters & Allied of Machinists & International Union Trades, AFL-CIO Aerospace Workers

Cecil Roberts Kinsey Arturo Milton Rosado Michael Sacco Chris Shelton Elizabeth E. Bruce R. Smith DeMaurice President President President President President Robinson Rodriguez Labor Council For Latin Seafarers International Communications Workers Shuler Glass, Molders, Pottery, Smith of America International President American Advancement Union & Maritime Trades of America Secretary-Treasurer Plastics & Allied Executive Director President United Farm Workers Department, AFL-CIO AFL-CIO Workers International National Football League United Union of of America Players Association Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers

Lonnie John J. George Baldemar James Williams Diann Woodard President Velasquez General President President Stephenson Sweeney Tedeschi AFL-CIO American Federation of International President Emeritus President President Emeritus International Union of School Administrators President AFL-CIO Graphic Communications Farm Labor Organizing Committee Painters & Allied Trades International Brotherhood Conference/International of Electrical Workers Brotherhood of Teamsters Chairman Emeritus Labor Advisory Board