RECORD
THE
Slevin, Team Re-elected
by 5-1 Margin
7+(5(&25'‡ FEBR
Indian Point Heats Up
We Fight Back
LOCAL 1-2
Vol. LXI, No. 544 April-August 2017
THE RECORD
LOCAL 1-2
WHAT’S
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Indian Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01
What’s Inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03
Vice President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04
Indian Point Testimony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05-06
Indian Point Members Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07
Local 1-2 Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08
Workers’ Memorial Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-10
NY AREA Honors Slevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Local 1-2 Retirees Organize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Workers Defense League Honors Slevin . . . . . . . . . . 13
Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17
Rank and File Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
50 Year Members/Veteran Gets Job Back . . . . . . . . 19
WTC Compensation Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21
Membership Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
May Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Membership Meeting Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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7+(5(&25'‡ APRIL-AUGUST 2017
Utility Workers Union of America
Local 1-2
James Slevin
President
James Shillitto
Vice President
John Capra
Secretary-Treasurer
Senior Business Agents
Anthony Pedagna
Robert Stahl
Lisa Vella
Business Agents
James Bambina
Craig Dickson
Bruce Farina
Emilio Frederick
Vincent Kyne
Richard McNally
William Smith
Darryl Taylor
Jean Washington
Financial Observers
.HYLQ%\¿HOG
William House
Michael McCann
Executive Board
Chairman - William Connolly
Secretary - Christopher Katzmann
Paul Caminiti
Joseph Caradonna
Frank Morales
Vito Carbonara
Norman Russell
Cheryl Covington
Raymond Sherwood
Michael Crispino
James Spry
Dorothy Curry
John Stadtmuller
Robert DeMascio
Rocco Talarico
5REHUW*UL൶Q
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Ricardo Irizarry
Richard Velocci
Linda Lesnewski
Marc Vingelli
Thomas Martin
Frank Vivola
Archangelo Minetti
Robert Vuono
Milagros Valentin-Grantham
Editor
James Slevin
Your Views And
Comments Are Welcome
A MESSAGE FROM
OUR PRESIDENT
JAMES T. SLEVIN
EŽƚĂďůLJǁĞŶŽǁŚĂǀĞhƟůŝƚLJtŽƌŬĞƌƐƐĂƵůƚƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶƐŽŶ
ƚŚĞũŽď͘ŶĚƚŚĂƚŝŶƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚŽĨĂƐƚĂƚĞŽĨĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ͕ŶĂƚƵƌĂů
ŽƌŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞDĂƌĐŚϭϰ͕ϮϬϭϳ͕ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞǀĞŶƚ
ƚŚĂƚƐŚƵƚĚŽǁŶŵŽƐƚŽĨEĞǁzŽƌŬŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞDĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶ
ĂƌĞĂ͕ŽƵƌDĞŵďĞƌƐĐĂŶŶŽǁŐĞƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƵŶŚŝŶĚĞƌĞĚ͘
ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͕DĞŵďĞƌƐǁĞƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚďĂĐŬĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚƐ
/ƚŝƐĂŶŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚĂƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞƚŽďĞLJŽƵƌǀŽŝĐĞǁŚĞŶ
ŽĨ^ƵƉĞƌƐƚŽƌŵ^ĂŶĚLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĞƌĞŶŽƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͞ĮƌƐƚ
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐLJŽƵƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐƚŚĂƚĞŵƉůŽLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞƌƐ͘͟zŽƵƌhŶŝŽŶŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚƚŚŽƐĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐďLJǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ
ƵƐ͘DLJƉůĞĚŐĞƚŽLJŽƵĂƐLJŽƵƌ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ>ĞŐŝƐůĂƚŽƌƐŝŶůďĂŶLJĂƐǁĞůůĂƐǁŝƚŚ
ĞůĞĐƚĞĚWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ
ƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůŵĞŵďĞƌƐŝŶEĞǁzŽƌŬŝƚLJ͘
ŽƵƌĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐŽŶLJŽƵƌ
It is an honor and a privilege to be
ďĞŚĂůĨ͘
Brothers and Sisters, I want to thank you on behalf of myself,
sŝĐĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ:ĂŵĞƐ^ŚŝůůŝƩŽĂŶĚLJŽƵƌ^ĞŶŝŽƌŐĞŶƚƐ͕
ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŐĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞŽĂƌĚŽĨ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ƚƌƵƐƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶŵĞĂŶĚŵLJĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐďLJĞůĞĐƟŶŐƵƐ
ŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƚŽƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚLJŽƵ͘
/ƚŝƐƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐ>ŽĐĂůƚŽ
ŚĂǀĞLJŽƵƌ^ĞŶŝŽƌŐĞŶƚƐĂŶĚLJŽƵƌ
ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŐĞŶƚƐŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞĮĞůĚ͕
ƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽDĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽ
DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘/ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽŶůLJǁĂLJƚŽ
ĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂĚŚĞƌĞƐ
ƚŽƚŚĞĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐƵŶĚĞƌǁŚŝĐŚ
ǁĞǁŽƌŬ͘
LJŽƵƌǀŽŝĐĞǁŚĞŶƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐLJŽƵƌ
interests before the companies tĞǁŝůůďĞďĂĐŬŝŶůďĂŶLJƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ
ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŽƵƌDĞŵďĞƌƐŽŶƚŚĞ
that employ us.
My pledge to you as your elected
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞŽƵƌ
ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐŽŶLJŽƵƌďĞŚĂůĨ͘
dŚĞƉƌŽŽĨƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŽƌŬƐŝƐƚŚĂƚǁŚĞŶDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƐƚĞƉƐ
ŝƚƐďŽƵŶĚƐƚŚĞLJĨĂĐĞĂŐƌŝĞǀĂŶĐĞŽƌĂŶĂƌďŝƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ƵƚďĞĨŽƌĞ
ƚŚĂƚ͕ŵŽƌĞƟŵĞƐƚŚĂŶŶŽƚ͕ǁĞƐĂǀĞĂũŽďŽƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƚĞĂǁƌŝƚĞͲ
ƵƉŽƌƵŶũƵƐƚĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJĂĐƟŽŶďLJƐŝƫŶŐĚŽǁŶĂŶĚƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĂ
ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘
tĞĂƌĞŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞǁĂŶƚƚŽƐĞĞLJŽƵ
ǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵǁŽƌŬĂŶĚƚŽŚĂǀĞLJŽƵƐĞĞƵƐ͘
ũŽď͘&ŽƌŽƵƌDĞŵďĞƌƐǁŚŽǁŽƌŬĂƚ/ŶĚŝĂŶ
WŽŝŶƚ͕ǁĞǁŝůůƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚLJŽƵƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽŶƚŚĞ
7+(5(&25'‡ FEBR
>ĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞdĂƐŬ&ŽƌĐĞĨŽƌŵĞĚƚŽĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
ĐůŽƐƵƌĞŽĨ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚ͘tĞŚĂǀĞĂƐĞĂƚĂƚƚŚĂƚ
ƚĂďůĞ͘
tĞŬŶŽǁ͕ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŵŽƐƚ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ͛ƐƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚŽƵƐĚĞĂů
ƚŽĐůŽƐĞ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚŝƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂŶĂĚǀĞƌƐĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶ
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƚƌŽĂƌĞĂ͘^Ž͕ǁĞ
ǁŝůůďĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĂƚ
ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŐĞƚƐĂƐƋƵĂƌĞĚĞĂůĂƐ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚǁŝŶĚƐĚŽǁŶ͘
;&ƌĂŶŬůLJ͕ǁĞǁŝůůďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚŝĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŝƐĂďůĞƚŽƉƵůůƚŚŝƐŽī
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dŚŝƐŝƐǁŚLJŽƵƌƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŽĨZĂŶŬͲĂŶĚͲ&ŝůĞŵĞĞƟŶŐƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ
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ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƌĞůĞĐƚĞĚŽĸĐŝĂůƐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĞLJŚĞĂƌƚŚĞ DĞĞƟŶŐ͘
ŶĞĞĚƐŽĨŽƵƌDĞŵďĞƌƐ͘
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A MESSAGE FROM
OUR VICE PRESIDENT
JAMES SHILLITTO
>ŝŬĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ^ůĞǀŝŶ͕/ĂŵŚŽŶŽƌĞĚĂŶĚŚƵŵďůĞĚďLJLJŽƵƌƚƌƵƐƚŝŶƌĞͲĞůĞĐƟŶŐƵƐ͕ĂŶĚǁŝůůĚŽĂůů/ĐĂŶƚŽŵĂŬĞ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮ
ĞǀĞŶƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƚŝƐƚŽĚĂLJ͘
ŶĚǁŚĞŶ/ƐĂLJƐƚƌŽŶŐ͕ŝƚŝƐƚƌƵĞ͘tŚŝůĞhŶŝŽŶƐĂŶĚ>ĂďŽƌŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƵŶĚĞƌĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĂƩĂĐŬĨŽƌĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͕ǁĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽƵƌ
ĚĞƐƟŶLJďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞhŶŝƚLJŽĨŽƵƌDĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘
tĞŚĂǀĞĂŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĨƵŶĚƚŽƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞŽƵƌŽǁŶhŶŝŽŶ,Ăůů͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĂƌĞĂůŝƚLJƐŽŽŶĞƌƚŚĂŶůĂƚĞƌ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝƐĂĐƟǀĞƚŽ
ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͘
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ^ůĞǀŝŶ͛ƐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƚŽĨŽƌŵŽƵƌ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮZĞƟƌĞĞŚĂƉƚĞƌƐ;ĂƐŽƉƉŽƐĞĚƚŽĐŽŵƉĂŶLJƐƉŽŶƐŽƌĞĚƌĞƟƌĞĞĐůƵďƐͿŝƐ
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zŽƵƌŐĞŶƚƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞǀŝŐŽƌŽƵƐǁŽƌŬŽŶLJŽƵƌďĞŚĂůĨĂŶĚĂƌĞĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐŬŝůůƐ͘>ŝŬĞŽƵƌ
^ƚĞǁĂƌĚƐdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞĚŽŝƐĂŝŵĞĚĂƚŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƵƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŬŝŶŐƵƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ͘
ŶĚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJDĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉŵĞĞƟŶŐ͕ǁĞƐǁĞĂƌŝŶŶĞǁDĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ǁĞŐƌŽǁŽƵƌƌĂŶŬƐ͘
RUARY/MARCH 2016
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ŽĨŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͘
>ŝŬĞƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞǁŽƌůĚ͕>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞŽĨĞŶĞƌŐLJƵƐĞĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJĂŶĚǁĞǁŝůůďĞƌĞĂĚLJƚŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞƚŚĂƚ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞǁŝƚŚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐ͕ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůhŶŝŽŶ͘tĞĂĚĚǀĂůƵĞƚŽƚŚĞũŽďƐǁĞĚŽ͘
zŽƵǁŝůůďĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚƚŽƌĞĂĚŝŶƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞŚŽǁŽŶĞĐŽŵƉĂŶLJͲǁŚŝĐŚƐƚĂƚĞƐǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐĂƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŚŝƌĞƐͲƚƌŝĞĚƚŽƚĂŬĞ
ĂǁĂLJĂDĞŵďĞƌ͛ƐũŽďĨŽƌĂŶŝŶĨƌĂĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚŚĂƉƉĞŶƚŽĂŶLJŽŶĞ͕ŽŶĂŶLJĚĂLJ͘ƚƌƵĞĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚ͘
/ƚŝƐĂŐƌĞĂƚŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚƚŽƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌŽƐƐĞƐǁĞĂƌĞĞdžƉĞŶĚĂďůĞ͕ƌĞƉůĂĐĞĂďůĞĂŶĚĨĂĐĞůĞƐƐ͖ĂŶĚǁŚLJLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŚŝƐ
hŶŝŽŶƚŽĮŐŚƚĨŽƌLJŽƵĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ͘tĞĂƌĞǀŝŐŝůĂŶƚĂŶĚǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞŽƵƌĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŽǀĞƌͲƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐďLJ
ŵĂŶĂŐŵĞŶƚǁŝůůŶĞǀĞƌŚĂƉƉĞŶƐŽůŽŶŐĂƐ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮƐƉĞĂŬƐǁŝƚŚŽŶĞǀŽŝĐĞ͘
dĂŬĞƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽĐŽŵĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŝůDĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉDĞĞƟŶŐ͘dĂůŬƚŽLJŽƵƌƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŐĞŶƚƐ͕ŵĞĞƚLJŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ŬĞĞƉ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮ
ƐƚƌŽŶŐ͘
,ĂǀĞĂƐĂĨĞĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƐƉƌŝŶŐƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘
“No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞŝŶƚŚŝƐĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘LJůŝǀŝŶŐǁĂŐĞƐ/ŵĞĂŶŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂďĂƌĞƐƵďƐŝƐƚĞŶĐĞůĞǀĞůʹ/ŵĞĂŶƚŚĞǁĂŐĞƐŽĨ
ĚĞĐĞŶƚůŝǀŝŶŐ͘͟ Franklin D. Roosevelt
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dĞƐƟŵŽŶLJŽĨ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮ͕Ez͕hƟůŝƚLJtŽƌŬĞƌƐhŶŝŽŶŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂ͕&>Ͳ/K
:ŽŝŶƚŚĞĂƌŝŶŐEĞǁzŽƌŬ^ƚĂƚĞ^ĞŶĂƚĞ^ƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŽŶŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚdĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ;^ĞŶ͘:ŽƐĞƉŚ͘'ƌŝīŽ͕ŚĂŝƌͿ͖
EĞǁzŽƌŬ^ƚĂƚĞƐƐĞŵďůLJ^ƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŽŶŶĞƌŐLJ;ƐƐĞŵď͘ŵLJWĂƵůŝŶ͕ŚĂŝƌͿŽŶWĞŶĚŝŶŐůŽƐƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚ
EƵĐůĞĂƌWŽǁĞƌ&ĂĐŝůŝƚLJ
7+(5(&25'‡ FEBRUARY/
^ĞŶĂƚŽƌ'ƌŝīŽ͕ƐƐĞŵďůLJǁŽŵĂŶWĂƵůŝŶ͕DĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞŽŵŵŝƩĞĞƐ
DLJŶĂŵĞŝƐƌĂŝŐŝĐŬƐŽŶ͕ĂƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŐĞŶƚĨŽƌ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮ͕ĂŶĚ/ĂŵŚĞƌĞƚŽƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞϯϲϬDĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨŵLJhŶŝŽŶǁŚŽǁŽƌŬĂƚ
/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚ͘
>ŝŬĞLJŽƵ͕>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮǁĂƐďůŝŶĚƐŝĚĞĚďLJ'Žǀ͘ƵŽŵŽ͛ƐƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚŽƵƐĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽŶ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϵƚŚĂƚŚĞŚĂĚƌĞĂĐŚĞĚĂ͞ĚĞĂů͟ƚŽĐůŽƐĞ
/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚďLJϮϬϮϭ͘
ĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ͕'Žǀ͘ƵŽŵŽĚĞĐůŝŶĞĚƚŽŝŶĨŽƌŵĂŶLJĞŶƟƟĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ>ĞŐŝƐůĂƚƵƌĞ͕ůĞƚĂůŽŶĞƚŚĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐĂƚ
/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚ͕ŽĨŚŝƐƐĞĐƌĞƚƚĂůŬƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌ͕ŶƚĞƌŐLJ͕ĂďŽƵƚƐŚƵƩĞƌŝŶŐƚŚŝƐĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͘
&ŽƌLJĞĂƌƐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌŚĂƐƌĂŝůĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚĂƐĂŚĂnjĂƌĚƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐͲĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽĂůůƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͲĂŶĚŐŝŶŶĞĚƵƉ
ƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĨĞĂƌǁŝƚŚŶŽďĂƐŝƐ͘
ƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞŚĞŚĂƐŚĞĐƚŽƌĞĚƚŚĂƚƐĂŵĞƉƵďůŝĐƚŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞŚŝƐǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌĂƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĐůĞĂŶĞŶĞƌŐLJĨƵƚƵƌĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŽĨ
EĞǁzŽƌŬ^ƚĂƚĞ͘
tĞĐĂŶƐƚĂƚĞƵŶĞƋƵŝǀŽĐĂůůLJƚŚĂƚŶƵĐůĞĂƌĞŶĞƌŐLJŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĐůĞĂŶĞƐƚŶŽŶͲĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĨŽƌŵƐŽĨƉŽǁĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƌŝŐŚƚƵƉƚŚĞƌĞ
ǁŝƚŚǁŝŶĚ͘
zĞƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨǁŝůůĨƵůŝŐŶŽƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŶƵĐůĞĂƌĞŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚŝƚƐďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕ƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞĐƵƚĂƋƵŝĐŬĚĞĂůƚŽĞŶƌŝĐŚŶƚĞƌŐLJ͕ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŶĞĂƌůLJ
ΨϱϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶŽĨƚĂdžƉĂLJĞƌŵŽŶĞLJƵƉƐƚĂƚĞƚŽƉƌŽƉƵƉƚŚĞĨĂŝůŝŶŐ:ĂŵĞƐ͘&ŝƚnjƉĂƚƌŝĐŬŶƵĐůĞĂƌƉůĂŶƚĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵEĞǁzŽƌŬĞƌƐ
ƚŚĂƚ͕ĂďƐĞŶƚĂŶLJƌĞĂůƉůĂŶƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞŝƚ͕ƚŚĂƚtĞƐƚĐŚĞƐƚĞƌŽƵŶƚLJĂŶĚEĞǁzŽƌŬŝƚLJǁĞƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŽůŽƐĞĂƋƵĂƌƚĞƌŽĨŝƚƐƉŽǁĞƌ
ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘
/ŶĂŵŽƌĞĐLJŶŝĐĂůǀŝĞǁ͕ƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĂďĂĐŬƌŽŽŵĚĞĂůŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌƐƚŬŝŶĚ͘<ĞĞƉƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐŝŶƚŚĞĚĂƌŬ͕ĐƵƚĂĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƚŽ
ŐĞƚŝƚŽīƚŚĞŚŽŽŬĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞďLJĮĂƚ͕ƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐďĞĚĂŵŶĞĚ͘
7+(5(&25'‡ APRIL-AUGUST 2017
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ŶĚũƵƐƚůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚŚĞďůĞǁĂŚŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵLJƚŚĂƚǁŝůůĐŽƐƚϭϬϬƐŽĨŵŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨĚŽůůĂƌƐŝŶůŽƐƚƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ͕ůŽƐƚũŽďƐĂŶĚ
ďĂŶŬƌƵƉƚŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐŝŶŽŶĞĨĞůůƐǁŽŽƉ͘WůĞĂƐĞƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚƉĂLJƐĂůĂƌŐĞƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƐĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů
ďƵĚŐĞƚƐŝŶtĞƐƚĐŚĞƐƚĞƌŽƵŶƚLJ͘
tĞƐƵďŵŝƚƚŽLJŽƵƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƌĞƚĚĞĂůǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĂĚǀĞƌƐĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽŶLJŽƵĂŶĚLJŽƵƌĐŽŶƐƟƚƵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌĚĞĐĂĚĞƐƚŽĐŽŵĞ͘
dŚŝƐǁŝůůĂůƐŽĐŽŵĞĂƚƌĂƚĞƉĂLJĞƌĞdžƉĞŶƐĞĂƐƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞǁŝůůŚĂǀĞƚŽƐĐƌĂŵďůĞƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞϮϬϬϬDtůŽƐƐƚŽƚŚĞŵŽƐƚǀŝƚĂů
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƌĞŐŝŽŶŽŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘
dŚŝƐǁĂƐĂĚĞĂůƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐĂĚŝƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽĂůůEĞǁzŽƌŬĞƌƐ͘
tŚĞƌĞǁŝůůƚŚŽƐĞůŽƐƚŵĞŐĂǁĂƩƐĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵ͕ŚŽǁǁŝůůƚŚĞLJďĞƉĂŝĚĨŽƌ͍,ŽǁĚŽǁĞĮŶĚŐŽŽĚƉĂLJŝŶŐũŽďƐĨŽƌƚŚĞDĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨ
ŵLJhŶŝŽŶ͕ǁŚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚĂŶĚŬĞĞƉĂůůŽĨƵƐƐĂĨĞĂŶĚǁĂƌŵĂŶĚƚŚĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨŽƚŚĞƌũŽďƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞůŽƐƚďLJ/ŶĚŝĂŶ
WŽŝŶƚƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐ͕ůŽĐĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚ͕ŵŽƐƚĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŽĨĂůů͕ůŽƐƐĞƐƚŽůŽĐĂůƐĐŚŽŽůĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͍
EŽǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞDĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮǁŚŽǁŽƌŬĂƚ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƐŽŵĞŚĂƌĚͲŶŽƐĞĚƚĂůŬƐǁŝƚŚ
ŶƚĞƌŐLJŽŶŚŽǁƚŚĞLJǁŝůůƚƌĞĂƚƚŚĞŵĞŶĂŶĚǁŽŵĞŶǁŚŽƐĞƌǀĞĚƚŚĞŵƐŽůŽŶŐ͘
EƵĐůĞĂƌĞŶĞƌŐLJŝƐĂƐĂĨĞ͕ĐůĞĂŶĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĨƌĞĞĞŶĞƌŐLJƐŽƵƌĐĞ͕ďƵƚǁĞĂůƐŽŬŶŽǁ͕ĞǀĞƌƐŝŶĐĞǁĞƐƉůŝƚƚŚĞĂƚŽŵƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŶƵĐůĞĂƌ
ĮƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĚŝůŝŐĞŶĐĞƚŽŬĞĞƉŝƚƚŚĂƚǁĂLJ͘dŚĂƚŝƐǁŚLJŽƵƌDĞŵďĞƌƐĂƌĞƉĂŝĚĂƉƌĞŵŝƵŵǁĂŐĞƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ
/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƚĂŬĞŐƌĞĂƚƉƌŝĚĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚŝǁŽƌŬ͘
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016
ŶĚǁĞĐĂŶŶŽƚũƵƐƚƚƵƌŶŽƵƚĂůŝŐŚƚ͕ůŽĐŬĂĚŽŽƌĂŶĚǁĂůŬĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚ͘DĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͕ƐĂĨĞƚLJĂŶĚǀŝŐŝůĂŶĐĞǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐ
ďĞŶĞĞĚĞĚĂƚ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶŽƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶŵĂĚĞƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞŝƚƐŶƵĐůĞĂƌǁĂƐƚĞ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŝƚǁŝůůďĞďƵƌŝĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŝŶĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĐĂƐŬĞƚƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶĞǀĞƌďĞůĞŌƵŶĂƩĞŶĚĞĚƵŶƟůŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶĚĞĐŝĚĞƐǁŚĞƌĞĂŶĚŚŽǁǁĞĚŝƐƉŽƐĞŽĨŽƵƌƐƉĞŶƚ
ŶƵĐůĞĂƌĨƵĞů͘/ƐƵďŵŝƚƚŽLJŽƵƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ>ĞŐŝƐůĂƚƵƌĞǁŝůůďĞůĞŌƚŽĮŐƵƌĞŽƵƚƚŚŝƐŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƚĂdžƉĂLJĞƌǁŝůůĨŽŽƚƚŚĞďŝůů͘
ŶĚƐŽĨĂƌ͕ĂƐĨĂƌĂƐ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮĐĂŶĚŝƐĐĞƌŶ͕ƚŚĞƉůĂŶƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŶŐϮϬϬϬDtǁŝůůďĞƚŽƌƵŶĂŶĞůĂďŽƌĂƚĞĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶĐŽƌĚ
ƚŽĂŶĂĚĂ͘dŚŝƐǁĞǁŝůůŚĂǀĞƚŽĮůĞƵŶĚĞƌ͞ƌŝŐŚƚ/ĚĞĂƐ͘͟
/ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƚŽLJŽƵƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŶƚĞƌŐLJǁĂŶƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐͲĂŶĚLJĞƐ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚ/^ŵĂŬŝŶŐƉƌŽĮƚĨŽƌŶƚĞƌŐLJ͕ĂƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐƌŝƐŝƐŝƐŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚLJĞĂƌƐƚŽĐŽŵĞ͘
DLJŵĂũŽƌĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŚĞƌĞŝƐƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞŵLJDĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŵĂŶĂŶĚǁŽŵĂŶǁŚŽǁŝůůďĞƉƵƚŽƵƚŽĨǁŽƌŬ
ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚŽƵƐĂĐƟŽŶ͕ŚĂƐĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚĞĂůͲŵĂŬĞƌƐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƚŽƐŚĂƉĞĂĨƵƚƵƌĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͘
dŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽǁĂůŬĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽŬĞĞƉLJŽƵƌůŝŐŚƚƐŽŶĂŶĚLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞƐǁĂƌŵ͘tĞŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞLJŽƵƌŚĞůƉƚŽ
ƐĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŚĂƉƉĞŶ͘
dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƟŵĞ͕
ƌĂŝŐŝĐŬƐŽŶ
ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŐĞŶƚ
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Indian Point
Workers
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ŝŶƚŽĂĐƟŽŶ͘ĞƐŝĚĞƐƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŽĞůĞĐƚĞĚŽĸĐŝĂůƐ͕^ůĞǀŝŶ͛ƐĮƌƐƚŽƌĚĞƌŽĨďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐǁĂƐƚŽŵĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞDĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨ>ŽĐĂů
ϭͲϮǁŚŽŬĞĞƉ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ͘dŚĞŶ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮƐŚŽǁĞĚƵƉĂƚŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŚĞĂƌŝŶŐƐ͕dŽǁŶ,ĂůůŵĞĞƟŶŐƐĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJ
ŽƚŚĞƌƉůĂĐĞǁŚĞƌĞ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚ͛ƐĐůŽƐƵƌĞǁĂƐďĞŝŶŐƚĂůŬĞĚĂďŽƵƚ͘>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮŚĂƐĂǀŽŝĐĞŝŶ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ͛ƐĚĞĂĚͲ
ůŝŶĞƐŵŝŐŚƚŶĞǀĞƌĐŽŵĞƚŽƉĂƐƐ͘
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Local
Local
1-21-2
Schol
Schol
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College-bound children of current Local 1-2
Members are eligible to compete for $1,000
grants under the Union’s annual scholarship competition, announced Local 1-2. The
program provides scholarship grants, each in
the amount of $1,000, to be used toward the
payment of college tuition and books.
“By offering these scholarships, we are
investing in our children and in the future. We
consider that a wise and prudent investment.
We urge all eligible students to participate in
this contest,” the Local’s President James Slevin
said.
To qualify as a candidate, a student
must be a child of a Local 1-2 Member and be
a high school Senior graduating in 2017. The
scholarship will be paid only to those who have
declared their intention to enroll or are already
enrolled in a post-high school institution
certified by the Department of Education in
RUARY/MARCH
2016 where the institution is located. Apthe state
plications (see below) must be completed and
mailed to:
the home of the students competing for the
scholarships.
UWUA AFL-CIO, LOCAL 1-2
5 West 37th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10018
**ATTN: SCHOLARSHIP**
Members themselves, brothers and sisters of
Members and the children of full-time Union
Officers are excluded from participating in
the contest. The winners will be chosen on the
basis of their school transcript records and the
written essays.
All applications must be accompanied by a
copy of the official transcript of high school
grades covering the first six terms.
The deadline for filing is: All applications must
be postmarked by Friday, June 23, 2017.
After the initial application step, the next phase
of the competition is, the scholarship candidates will be required to write an essay of 350
words or more and forwarded to the Union
office on a date to be announced. The topic
of the essay will be revealed in a letter sent to
Winners will be notified by mail sometime in
late August and will receive their scholarships
at Local 1-2’s General Membership Meeting
after the summer, usually held in September.
The deadline is approaching fast so, please have
your child complete the application below, get
a copy of your child’s high school transcript
and send in the material as quickly as possible.
The best of luck to you and yours.
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>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮhƟůŝƚLJtŽƌŬĞƌƐhŶŝŽŶŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂ͕&>Ͳ/K
ϱtĞƐƚϯϳƚŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ϳƚŚ&ůŽŽƌ͕EĞǁzŽƌŬ͕EzϭϬϬϭϴ;ϮϭϮͿϱϳϱͲϰϰϬϬ
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NY AREA
Honors Slevin
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ƚŚĞEĞǁzŽƌŬīŽƌĚĂďůĞZĞůŝĂďůĞŶĞƌŐLJůůŝĂŶĐĞ;ZͿŽĨǁŚŝĐŚ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌ͘^ůĞǀŝŶ
ǁĂƐŚŽŶŽƌĞĚĂƚĂƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶĂƚŵŝĚƚŽǁŶ'ƌĂŶĚ,LJĂƩŚŽƚĞůĨŽƌŚŝƐǁŽƌŬƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐƚŚĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ
ĂŶĚ^ŝƐƚĞƌƐĂƚ/ŶĚŝĂŶWŽŝŶƚĂŶĚĨŽƌ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮ͛ƐĞīŽƌƚƐŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞůůŝĂŶĐĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶ
ŽĨďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ůĂďŽƌ͕ĞŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͘Ez^ƐƐĞŵďůLJDĂũŽƌŝƚLJ>ĞĂĚĞƌĂƌů,ĞĂƐƟĞ
;ͲƌŽŶdžͿŚĞůƉĞĚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞĂǁĂƌĚƐ͘
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Local 1-2
Retirees Organize
RUARY/MARCH 2016
>ĂƐƚLJĞĂƌWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ^ůĞǀŝŶůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚŚŝƐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƚŽŬĞĞƉ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮƌĞƟƌĞĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞhŶŝŽŶďLJďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞhth>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮ
ZĞƟƌĞĞŚĂƉƚĞƌƐ͘ƐLJŽƵŬŶŽǁ͕ŽŶĚŝƐŽŶ͕>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮ͛ƐůĂƌŐĞƐƚĞŵƉůŽLJĞƌ͕ŚĂƐƌĞƟƌĞĞĐůƵďƐǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞhŶŝŽŶĂŶĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞƟƌĞĞƐƚŽͲ
ŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ^ůĞǀŝŶ͛ƐǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐƚŚĂƚŽƵƌƌĞƟƌĞĚƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚ^ŝƐƚĞƌƐŵŝŐŚƚǁĂŶƚƚŽŵĞĞƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌĨŽƌŵĞƌŽƐƐĞƐĂƌŽƵŶĚ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƚŵŝŐŚƚ
ďĞŵŽƌĞĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞƚŽŵĞĞƚũƵƐƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌĨĞůůŽǁƌĞƟƌĞĚ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮƌŽƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚ^ŝƐƚĞƌƐ͘dŽƚŚĂƚĞŶĚ͕WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ^ůĞǀŝŶ͕EĂƟŽŶĂůhthsŝĐĞ
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ:ŽŚŶƵīLJĂŶĚƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŐĞŶƚƌĂŝŐŝĐŬƐŽŶŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞƚǁŽĐŚĂƉƚĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞŵĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶĂƌĞĂ͘ƌŽƚŚĞƌŝĐŬƐŽŶ
ǁŚŽŝƐŚĞĂĚŝŶŐƵƉƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjŝŶŐĞdžƉĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚƚǁŽĐŚĂƉƚĞƌƐǁŝůůĨŽƌŵƚŚŝƐ^ƉƌŝŶŐĂŶĚǁŝůůŚŽůĚĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŽĸĐĞƌƐŝŶ:ƵŶĞ͘KŶĞĐŚĂƉƚĞƌǁŝůů
ďĞĨŽƌŵĞĚĨŽƌƌŽŶdžͬtĞƐƚĐŚĞƐƚĞƌZĞƟƌĞĞƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĐŚĂƉƚĞƌǁŚŽƌĞƟƌĞĚĨƌŽŵDĂŶŚĂƩĂŶͬYƵĞĞŶƐͬƌŽŽŬůLJŶ͘ŌĞƌĂůů͕ŽŶĐĞĂdƌĂĚĞ
hŶŝŽŶŝƐƚ͕ůǁĂLJƐĂdƌĂĚĞhŶŝŽŶŝƐƚ͘>ŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽŵŽƌĞŶĞǁƐŽŶƚŚŝƐĞdžĐŝƟŶŐĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƌ͘
ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƵǁƵĂƌĞƟƌĞĞƐϭͲϮ͘ŽƌŐͬ
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HOLD THE DATE!
WORKERS DEFENSE LEAGUE
81st ANNIVERSARY DINNER
at
United Federation of Teachers Building
52 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Reception: 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM
Honoring
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Robert Martinez, Jr.
Maida Rosenstein
President
Local 2110, United Auto
Workers, AFL-CIO
James Slevin
President
International Association
of Machinists & Aerospace
Workers, AFL-CIO
President
Local 1-2, Utility Workers
Union of America, AFL-CIO
I would like to purchase:
tickets @ $225 each
tables (10 seats per table) @ $2200
an ad in the Dinner Journal:
Gold Page, $1200
Silver Page, $1000
Full Page, $750
Half Page, $500
Quarter Page, $250
Eighth Page, $150
Reception Sponsorship: $5,000 (Gold Page & 10 tickets & Special Thanks at the Dinner)
81st Anniversary Sponsorship: $10,000 (Gold Page & 20 tickets & Special Thanks at the Dinner)
= $_____________
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Name _______________________________________________________________
= $_____________ Total
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Address ______________________________________________________________
Phone / Email_________________________________________________________
Please return to Workers Defense League, Inc., P.O. Box 618, Madison Square Station, New York, NY 10159
Phone: (212) 627-1931 • FAX: (212) 627-4628 • Send ads to [email protected] by May 3
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Rank and File
Meetings Continue
RUARY/MARCH 2016
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ^ůĞǀŝŶƌĞŵĂŝŶƐĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞhŶŝŽŶƚŽDĞŵďĞƌƐĂƚZĂŶŬĂŶĚ&ŝůĞŵĞĞƟŶŐƐĂĐƌŽƐƐ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮ͛ƐƚĞƌͲ
ƌŝƚŽƌLJ͘tŚŝůĞĂZĂŶŬĂŶĚ&ŝůĞŝƐŶŽƐƵďƐƟƚƵƚĞĨŽƌĂDĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉDĞĞƟŶŐ;ǁŚĞƌĞǁĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŽƐƐĞƐǁĞĂƌĞKŶĞͿ͕ƚŚĞƐĞ
ĂƌĞǀĂůƵĂďůĞĨŽƌƵŵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŐŝǀĞͲĂŶĚͲƚĂŬĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐůŝĨĞ͘
ĨĨŽƌƚŚ
ƚŚĞ
ĞŐŐŝǀ
ŐŝǀĞ
ǀĞͲĂĂŶĚ
ĚͲƚƚĂŬ
ĂŬĞ
ŬĞŽĨĨ ƚŚĞ
ŚĞ ǁŽƌ
ŽƌŬŝ
ƌŬŝ
Ŭ ŶŐŐ ůŝĨ
ŝĨĞĞ͘
Ğ͘
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50 Years of Brotherhood
Veteran Gets Job Back
ƚƚŚĞ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJDĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉDĞĞƟŶŐWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ^ůĞǀŝŶĂŶĚsŝĐĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ^ŚŝůůŝƩŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ
ǁŝƚŚĐůŽĐŬͲƉůĂƋƵĞƐŚŽŶŽƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌϱϬLJĞĂƌƐŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂƐDĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨ>ŽĐĂůϭͲϮ͘ZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŽŶŽƌƐǁĞƌĞZŽŶĂůĚ
ŝĞŵĞƌ͕<ĞǀŝŶtĂůůŝŶĞ͕:ĂĐŬdƵůůLJĂŶĚtŝůůŝĂŵdĂLJůŽƌ͘tĞĂůů,ŽŶŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƐƚĞĂĚĨĂƐƚĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚĂƐhŶŝŽŶƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘
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ĂŌĞƌďĞŝŶŐĮƌĞĚĨŽƌƉƵƫŶŐĂƐůŝŐŚƚĚĞŶƚŽŶĂŚŝŶŐĞŽĨĂĚŽŽƌŽĨĂŽŶĚƚƌƵĐŬǁŚŝůĞŚĞǁĂƐďĂĐŬŝŶŐƵƉƚŽůŽĂĚĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͘
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DATED MATERIAL - DELIVER IMMEDIATELY
NON-PROFIT
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U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
NEW YORK, N.Y.
PERMIT NO. 1615
UNION MEETING
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MEMBERSHIP MEETING
PLACE:
THE HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES
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