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INTERNATIONAL UNION OFPAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESDistrict Council 9 – New York CityLabor Management Cooperation!Although there may be differencesfrom time totime between the leadersof District Council 9 and theirassociation contractor counterparts,they never hesitate to putthose differences aside to supporta good cause. This summer, laborand management representativesjoined forces and golfed to supportthe Painters and Allied Trades forChildren’s Hope Foundation (PATCH)and the DC 9 Scholarship Fund.In October, they came togetheronce again to support the DeborahHospital Foundation. Since it wasfounded in 1974, the Foundationand its network of volunteers andorganizational partners have raisedmoney to support the noble efforts ofthe Deborah Heart and Lung Centerwhich cares for critically ill patientswho have heart, lung and vasculardiseases free of charge. Each year,the Foundation holds a fundraiser andhonors local leaders for their serviceto their communities. This year, IUPATDistrict Council 9/Local Union 806Representative Angelo Serse wasamong the honorees.GENERAL PRESIDENT’S REPORTContinued from page 4Another Win Against the UBCMany of you may know that we have been in a long,hard-fought campaign to protect our jurisdiction from theUnited Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC). In early 2012,the UBC filed a RICO lawsuit against me, InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers President Ed Hill, AFL-CIOMetal Trades Department President Ron Ault and the formerpresident of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction TradesDepartment (BCTD), Mark Ayers. In short, we were accusedof using extortion to force the UBC back into the BCTDfor monetary gain. The complaint cited numerous actionswe took while defending our jurisdiction from UBC raidsacross the country over the last 10 years as evidence of thisalleged extortionate campaign.In December, a U.S. district judge decided in our favorand dismissed the case. Basically, he ruled that it is notextortion to treat an announced enemy as an enemy.Competing for work and members’ loyalty, and standingup for longstanding principles of labor solidarity is not aviolation of the law.Although we won, we only won what was ours to beginwith. This case was unfortunately yet another incidentbrought on by the UBC that created an enormous wasteof time and money to defend ourselves. My thanks to themembership for your support in all of our efforts as BuildingTrades unions under the leadership of BCTD President SeanMcGarvey. We won this latest battle because we remainedunited. Let’s continue to stand together in all of our futureendeavors.10october-december 2012 • J ournal