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DeMgohn 10 the
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from locoll306.
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Joyce Oom, But,
Mgr. K.,-in R. bn·
ne tt and ExeIl ICR In Ihe same boat
""uh U'5 are Locals 412 and 1613. both
of K an~as CII)', \10 Kans .... Cuy
Power and Ulht is luempllng. friend·
Iy merler _ IIh L'lIl1corp United At
p ICI.I .. d, the HI/lie h ille, Wblern
Resoun:c:s is chIUen""A IH "'1lb I hosuIe
t8):cO'oel We hope b) lhe lime tbis
amele ~ 10 pnnl we Will ha\e • res·
olution Our memhcnblp ... ould Ipprt.
Ollie \'our thoughts and eocouragr:mcnt
whilc .... e dcal \l;llh IhlS unusual process.
Sea n'slfccllnll and ben wishes
ror the nc\lo ~ellito all!
SAM .... " J WU1T\fAN. PS
NEW
COMMITTEES
FORMED
loU. 1600 lie), IlETlltEIIEM. r A­
Local 1600 hilS had LI Lt:~ I ~luu ... eICOnl.
mu nicallon ('"OOlllll llec III place for
about a )'car nou Our actlVilles hive
mduded 1nP" to lila "enn,»1\3nl3 Sl:lte
Capitol and WuhtngtOfl , D.C.. to lobby
rOt ulllil~ d~rc.ulall(l n thai would be
rcspon.,iH 10 tUslomen., empt()yee.s
and l«khol~(I1. Wc "''Ie aoo "'Ofl:.ed
on I"'~UC~ rdallng 10 uttlll) I,):eo\'cr
alh:.mpl . ""orters' compea$lhon Ind
olher IC!!f':huue ,,~ue'\. fllCln, 'AUr"lnl
people
Our i1J~ndll 1ll1t\ Includes pubh~hlOJ
an ~ A h; rl '· fOI Union bullc:ltn boards on
a w(ek.ly schedule. ThiS ~t\len ~ bigb­
I I~ht\ Important currenl Bnd loplenl
i,!uc Ihllt allcct us all ,
Local IMlIJ I-' re~.I H u~ Mgr, Bil l
Schmitt has assigned U:'l some \'u)'
impmtllm ..... url.. md uding!l ,'otcr regis·
!rAtion driw thnt InclJ!~tuto.:d placin.ll
II vOII:r n:gj~trDtH ln form IR our month·
I} new.,lellcr. "OUI Umnn VOice,"
\\fc feel thllt continui"8 the fight (or
dII!OII)' lind 'i.dfcty lI1\he ¥o'Ot kpl lloc. and
the fillht (or fanuly .nd ~nlor cilizen
need~. are or the ulnm~t Imponllncc.
local 16fHI al-o htn imliah::l.I a
mon thly dUI:\ th~ek'QfI (or COPl;..
KlIU¥oIlIl!: liIoIl f~dl,;lllll.t "" ICq U lt~ an
cmv'o)cr v.ho alit ..." p3ymll deductJom
fur fln~ Pi\£" ml.l'.l ,tllc.'M (Q)roll deduc·
oons 101 ochn- l'/\ Cs, L.ocaIltJOO.nd the
olf11mlllee limed utll cmplo).:r 10 pm­
\Ide rayroll deducuon (or IUEW COI'l
"' ~ al!>11 In)\I;tlcd II $100 ('OPE
dmy,ln, The name or an lKtl\e COl'l:
C(lntrihutOJ d OMy, n mnnlhh. and Ihe
winner Ii a ..... arded SIOO from ID EW
COPI'
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OF 1996
1.. , t6UI (u), JA CKSOWILLE. F'L­
Witb the year coming w an end. \lot
lake a momcnl to 1001. bott\; un all tha.t
WC" ban .ccompli)h cu. III Ihe clllilcL
part of the year, Lnc1l1161~ ')clecled
our Ihird annUli ~Fox A¥lud' tl!clJ'li'
ent He is Bro. (.mest \ 1.)berry . .. ho
has been a member 111 good ILandlnl
SlAte our mc:epIH)n In 19HA 8to
Eunl:Sl lS abo one of our ouinandull
shop sle""ards He b.s fac:ed mao)
ad\ erst cUC1.IrMlln«i in hu n:1Ce LO
our local . nd Ihe commUnll)' •• nd )'1:1
he managcs 10 ~r.e "'llh a grC:;l1 deal
of professionalism and enlhu51um, We
,"ould like 10 ~a) Ihllnl you and con·
gratulauon, El\rne1t!
Local 1618 abo held our third annual
}.IDA bowl-a·lImn, and a\ usun( II wn~
a grea l success We did nOI ha ve as
IIIl1n)' plllti>;ip.hLb il~ J.)(eYlou~ly . but we
cICceeded Ihe Amount of IlICJne)' r:used
last ~' e nr hy UVC I SIO(} ,\nd (01 t he
third )'eRI runillng, n ro, AnIOn Little·
ton ,"'on for M H I'~I III til'" ("onf,null.·
InlLans, AlllOn
Jo closlng .... 1! "'ould 11k.: 10 rcmcmber
our departed Bro. Arnold Gearhart OUI
pm) nand lhou.ghts ar \.\llh hu (amily
199,. has hecn , PfCIl) \uccc