Union News and Events - IUPAT
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District Council 46 – Ontario, CanadaMakeover for Historic Church- From the DC 46 UnitedWe St<strong>and</strong> <strong>News</strong>letterDon Benoit, business representativewith Local <strong>Union</strong> 1891(Toronto) was approachedlast year by Rochelle Bush, a trustee<strong>and</strong> historian of the Baptist MethodistEpiscopal Church, concerning the renovationof the local l<strong>and</strong>mark of HarrietTubman, a woman of amazing courage<strong>and</strong> historic heritage. There are nochildren in the U.S. <strong>and</strong> Canada whoare not aware of the story of slaveswho fled in the 19th century to be free.The church <strong>and</strong> national historic sitewere first built in 1885, <strong>and</strong> becamea hub for civil rights <strong>and</strong> a destinationcalled the Underground Railroad. Fora number of years, Harriet Tubmanmade her home in St. Catharines, aplace of worship where she <strong>and</strong> otherrefugees sought freedom in Canada.The church today is a tourist attraction<strong>and</strong> a black history l<strong>and</strong>mark.<strong>IUPAT</strong> headquarters in Maryl<strong>and</strong>was advised of this historic site’s needfor restoration, <strong>and</strong> asked all concernedto assist in this project. RobertKucheran, <strong>IUPAT</strong> general vice presidentof Canada, was present at thestart of this restoration <strong>and</strong> realizedthe historic importance ofthis church. He expressedthe need for all of us toget involved in its restoration.The Building Tradesin the Niagara areawas approached by KenBurley, business representative withLocal <strong>Union</strong> 205 (Hamilton). Ken <strong>and</strong>16 apprentice painters from his Local<strong>Union</strong> 205 office were assigned towork on this restoration <strong>and</strong> showcasethe skills they had learned at the trainingcentre from their instructor, BobDunn. The apprentices repainted theinterior <strong>and</strong> exterior windows, whichhad been damaged throughout theyears.George McMenemy, business representativewith Local <strong>Union</strong> 1795,with the help of Niagara Glass, alocal union contractor, assisted inremoving <strong>and</strong> repairing damaged windows.Special thanks to all the memberswho made this possible, includingDistrict Council 46 Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Bill Nicholls<strong>and</strong> <strong>IUPAT</strong> General President JamesWilliams.Michael Dimarcantonio installs caulkingaround the windows at the BaptistMethodist Episcopal Church, as part ofa major makeover at the St. Catharineschurch. Photo by Scott Rosts.District Council 57 – PennsylvaniaIron City Safety CelebrationEvery season is safety season in thePittsburgh area <strong>and</strong> District Council 57 membersare doing their part to be the safest workforceon the job. Joining fellow members across theUnited States, the men <strong>and</strong> women of DC 57recently celebrated another successful yearunder the STAR program with a banquet <strong>and</strong>raffle for valuable prizes.What is STAR? Read more about it in thisedition of the Journal on page 24!Pittsburgh Local <strong>Union</strong> 751 Members at their STAR event this summer.Left, front to back; Brian Hill, Joe Wroniack, William Beck <strong>and</strong> KeithLynch. Right, front to back; Rob Mitchel, Shannon Gallitin, MikeSprankle, William Haburchak, Shawn Behom <strong>and</strong> Roger Redman.july-september 2012 • J ournal13