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the Te nth District Progress
Meeting, held July 3 1, 1997,
thDistrict
at Myrtle Beach, South Caro
lina. it was tbe first time
meeting a nd hearing the
remarks g ive n by t he ne w
I n t e r n a tiona l S ecre t ary
Edwin rlill-and they we re
e ncouraged by his vision.
Be fore introducing Secretary
Hill, Tenth D istrict International
Vice President Daniel
Davis, himself newly lected,
thank ed me mbe r for th e ir
support and pledged qual ity
represe ntation of a ll Tcm h
D istrict members.
R o b ert Blcri tz , t he n -Executive
Assistant to the Inte rn atio nal President,
add ressed delegates. informing
them of the issues confronting t he
Broadcasting. Construction and J'vianufacluring
Industries.
Internatio nal Secretary Hill hegan
by gi "ing a pledge to delegates Ihal
they will always receive the vcry hesl
efton he has 10 give. noting that his
40-ycar unio n experience \.. tas a key
part of his life which has give n mllch
10 him and h is family. lie praised the
legacy of former International Secretary
Jack Moore, saying th L! best way
to honor the legacy o f Jack Moore is
to build upon his good work tu ma ke
the IB E W even stronger.
Secretary H ill discussed lB E W
Invest me nts a nd their growing
returns, as well as the Railroad Retirement
System. which bas come under
criticism and threats fro m greedy clements
in our society. He spoke of the
contributions of lBEW-COPE and
commended Local 362. Wash inglon,
D.C., Local 1923. Hamtel. North Caro
lina. and Local 589, Jamaica. Long
Delegate5 to the Tenth Di5trict Progre5s Meeting pose for the camero during a break in the sessions. In rile front
row (second from right) is Vice Pre5ident Daniel Davi5; (fourth from righf) Secretory Ed Hill; (seventh from righ,) i5
then·Executive A55i5fanf to rile International Presidenf, Bob Bieritz.
Island. New Yurk o ror having the highest
per member contribution rates in
Ihe T enth DislricL In his closing
re marks. eCfdary Hill u rged delegales
to slCp up the pace and gel mure
involved in the legislative processes
than ever before.
Topi~ or greal inte rest to delegate...,
, ere discussed by peakers Michael
Wolly. al1orncy. who informed delegates
o f changes occurring with the
Surface Transportation Board and
mergcr~ or railroad compililics;
Uni ted I-Ica llh Care Presiuent E. Joe
Kinder, who spo ke o n the im pli cations
of Ihe Na liona l [healt h] Pl an
GA ·23000: and an upda le on benell ts
provided by Aetna .S. Health Care.
gi ven by I '!liona] AccDunt Executive
Peggy Shea Colangeto. Mosl imporlant
to delegales was an address by
Railroad Retirement Board. Labor
Membe r Larry La roc4uc and Allorne
Rl chard S. Edelman. who
addressed the rrun ificaliom. o f Ihe sale
of Conrail to orrolk Southern and
CSX Transportation.
Vice President Davis adjourned the
two·day progress meeting saying ...
U ~ usc this p rogr S~ meeting as a
springboard to he ller timcs in the
T enth District: let's tap in to our inner
resources to meet the challenges that
lie ahead in a nev. century."
t
Tenth District
vVomen Meet
AbriefTe nth District Women's mee
ing. conducted by SiSler Mau re,
Correm Davis. was held 0 11 July 3
1997. in which delegates pa rlicip"tcd
workshops 011 health-care and ra ilr .,
benefits. Larry Larocque. U.S. RaiI ro"
R Cliremcnt Board and legal represel
tatives from the fimls o f Gray and Ri
ter. P.C .. Jo nes & G ra nger Law Fifl
and the J a mes \V. Owens Law Firl
presen ted pcninc nt details o n issU(
concerning railroad benefits and retir·
me nL
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