The Pennsylvania Labor History Society and the Steelworkers’ Archives
COMMEMORATING BETHLEHEM STEEL and the
LEHIGH VALLEY WORKERS’ MEMORIAL: 25th ANNIVERSARY
Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17, 2016
Events, Friday, September 16
Location: Saucon Valley Acres, 1303 Evergreen Drive & Black River Road, Lower Saucon
Township, Bethlehem, PA, free parking. For details see http://palaborhistory.org.
Pennsylvania Labor History Society business meeting, 4:00–5:45 p.m.
Awards dinner buffet, entertainment, and song, 6:00–8:30/9:00 p.m.
• Alex Gerger on the accordion,
• Presentation of awards:
o George Bonser, SPFPA Local 522 of Sands Casino Bethlehem Security Guards,
Mother Jones Labor Leadership Award for recognition of organizing the Casino
security guards.
o Dennis Hower, Brian Taylor, and Daniella DeLeon, Teamsters Local 773,
William Sylvis Labor Organizing Award for recognition of organizing workers in
Lehigh Valley.
o Lester Clore, USWA Local 2599 and Steelworkers’ Archives, John Brennan
Labor Education award for speaking to schools, tour groups, and communitybased organizations on the history of steelworkers and the role of unions at
Bethlehem Steel.
Events, Saturday, September 17 For details see http://palaborhistory.org.
Location: St. John’s Windish Lutheran Church, 617 East 4th Street, Bethlehem, free parking
across the street from the church.
Lectures (free; open to the public), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
• Ron Ennis, Postal Workers union on the 1910 strike wave in Lehigh Valley.
• Carol Henn, on growing up in a steelworker’s family on Bethlehem’s South Side.
• Frank Behum, United Steelworkers union, work and life on Bethlehem’s South Side.
• Jill Schennum, on the decline of Bethlehem Steel.
Steelworker "overtime” lunch and tour of St. John’s Windish Church, 12 noon–1:00 p.m.
“Steeples and Steel” bus tour, 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Docent-guided tour, National Museum of Industrial History, 602 East 2nd Street, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
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----------------------2016 Labor History Commemoration Registration Form----------------------
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________ Email: ______________________________________
Photocopy or download (from http://palaborhistory.org) and printout this form for each of your guests.
(To reserve a table for a group (e.g. your union local, family, or friends) of eight, see accompanying table
reservation fee form.)
Check one or more of your choices
___ Banquet buffet (includes awards presentation, music, wine, beer, etc.)
___ Steelworkers’ “overtime lunch” and Steeples and Steel tour
___ National Museum of Industrial History docent-guided group tour
Add $3.00 fee if check is sent (postmarked) after August 14, 2016
Total:
$ 34.95
$ 15.00
$12.00
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$________
Make check payable to the Pennsylvania Labor History Society.
Mail check and this form to:
James Young, Treasurer
2038 Susquehanna Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102.
HOTEL RESERVATION
Pennsylvania Labor History Society has reserved a block of rooms, first come, first served, for
Friday night, September 16 at Comfort Suites University, 120 West Third Street, Bethlehem.
Call Comfort Suites at 610-882-9700 for group rates ($119) before August 31, 2016.
CONTACT for additional information:
Charles Lumpkins (814-867-0368 or [email protected]), President, PLHS
Kenneth Wolensky (717-469-7729 or [email protected]), Vice President, PLHS
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