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E, moo d.I""" " 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 22 ISEW JOURNAL/NOVEMBER 1997
local 22 Bus;ness M""9C'" I"/m Boorne glftk me delegate.. Seoled ", me fable (from left to riShl) are Eleventh Djsfrjcf Vice Pre$ickn' Roy Edwo,d., President I. I. Bony. wrp.fnry Edwin O. Hill and Father Vol Peter. thDistrict T ho Elo~ "' h 0;''';00 em",," MeC IlIltt lVas held a ll .Jul y 23-24 ill Omaha. 'cbras ka . InlL'-rnat ioll al Vice Pr c~ id cnl Ray edward, chaired the even!. which featured such pca~crs as Gordon McDona ld . p residen l of Ihe Ne b ra,ka State AFL-C IO: Intcrnaltonal P, e,idtllt J. J. Ball ). Int ernalional Secretar) Edwin D. H ill : C lyuc BOIVuen, IEC chairman: Ke ilh Quary. Fiftb District IE member: J e rr~ O'Connor. \ icc prclO;l· den!. Sixl h Di, lrict: Rubert Durall II I. preside nt N [ A: Ri chard Pal\.:nl i. regional direclor rv l idw c~ l NECA: Petcr Hasti ngs. Allied I nvestmenl Ad"is"". I B EW- ECA ElJu il) Indc\ I- u ll d allli Art Marti n. "lIorney. Schucha!. Cook & We rn er. In hi ... ~Iuurc~. Prc:-,iuc!llt Uarn di .. - cuo;; .... cd lhe 111 ;p~c i i l lly I!lect r ic utilit ), dc rl.:'gula tion an d orgnni/ing ~ u cC~':'i.:" 11." \\ ell U!'J the need to C,-)O IIllUC or!!antzmg campJi~n\. One of the highlight\ of the mcding occ:uITcd when retired 13 11"il1c~"i Man· ager Bill James. Lucu153. K , tll "'il~ Ci ty. Mi ·souri. was. p l'c~cnte d with hi~ 55 IDEW JOURNAL/NOVEMBER 1997 Bus;mm: Manager ail/lome,., tocal 53. (I.hl recei~s hi) 55 ·yt!Or pin from Presicknf 80rryand Vice Presidenf frlwnrd" yCdf pill h, Pre .... lllt.:nt Bdl l\ and icc Pre'mle nl Fth\:l rd ..... I HI \V h .l UCOltlOIl !)Ircl.:lor Mart: I t.: h lll!'CI con uUI.:tl.'u a "o r ~::,hIJP cntl· tk:d "Ouikling Ihl.:' Loclil Umon." Thl.: workl:lhnp locuse, on lorgll1g 11"".:I11 I·II..:r· ,hip im olvcIllCnl - \\ h ~ U.'I.! need 10 he in\'oln:u. the v,oah tl nd rlJ lIctiolh or a ICK'n l union .1I1d it., :\vai1:\hk rc ..."urcc\. I hI! rnn~t lI11p0rlant 1 .... memb...-r ['larue· IPdtll .."IIl. I he prenll''Ie of the work\hop i~ 10 .... how that loca l union lcatk: r ~ nced 10 look ro r opportunities to work with Il1cm h c r~ on ~()I\,l ll g ,orne pruh· lem .... to~ether. rather than ,"olving I11cm bl:p," problems for them. Ca:,e .... tutlics u~ in g th i" Ill L! (hod were ra:\lc!w..:d as exa mple .. of hll\\ to .... nlve "'OI1lL' COl1lmon problcm~ in the \'orkplace and within the union. PClrlici· pl1l1t ... Ir:-ITI1l'd (hiH wl1["11 Illp' lllhr rs \VOl k together wi l h lender .... they feci 111On: ... olidan ty \\o ith their un ion brother\ ~UHj 1~lcr\ . DireclOr LCl'.ingcr emkt.l the \\ork\hop with 1111,\ pIece of wisdom from C nfucious. " rell me. 1 furgel. Show Ill l.:' . 1 remember. Involve 111 l!. I undcrslnml." , 23
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