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DISTRICT COUNCIL 5 - WASHINGTON, OREGONA FOND THANK YOU TO SUE KLINKERBy Dave O'Meara, DC 5Many of us have known Sue Klinker over the years, be it from her 25 years in the fieldas a taper or her 10 years as a DC 5 business representative. Over that period of time,Sue has shown her dedication by working late into the night and many weekendsdefending the rights of the membership and striving to improve working conditions.One could go on and on about Sue’s long list of accomplishments, but all that reallyneeds to be said is, “Thank you, Sue, for everything you have done for all of us. You area true trade unionist.”We join DC 5 in wishing Sue all the best in her retirement!DISTRICT COUNCIL 7 - WISCONSINFourth Annual IUPAT DC 7 Scholarship Essay ContestThe winners of the 4th AnnualInternational Union of Paintersand Allied Trades DistrictCouncil 7 Scholarship Essay Contestwere declared this summer.Hundreds of applicants submittedessays on the theme - How 'Right toWork' legislation would affect unionmembers and their families. Eachpaper was required to be at least750 words in length and the winnersof the contest received cash prizesranging from $750 to $2,250.Applicants must show proof ofacceptance to a higher learning programand be a dependant of anIUPAT DC 7 member in good standingto qualify to win.This year, Wisconsin State SenatorLena Taylor graciously gave her time toparticipate in evaluating and judgingthe submissions on the DC 7Scholarship Committee. Special thanksalso to Leonard Sommers, committeechair, for his efforts in coordinating thecompetition, as well.This year’s winners are - First Place:Jacob Lambert (son of Bruce Lambert/LU579), Second Place: Robert J. Wolf (sonof Robert H. Wolf/LU 770), Third Place:Hannah Swanson (daughter of DaleSwanson/LU 1204), Fourth Place:Krystal Klemme (daughter of KennethKlemme/LU 781).You can read the award-winningessays at www.IUPATDC7.com.J U L Y - S E P T E M B E R2 0 1 1 • J O U R N A L9
I N T E R N A T I O N A L U N I O N O FP A I N T E R S A N D A L L I E D T R A D E SDISTRICT COUNCIL 9 - NEW YORKMarch for the Middle ClassOn June 15, InternationalUnion of Painters and AlliedTrades District Council 9joined thousands of labor union memberson a “March for the MiddleClass” to protest government cutbacksthat target middle class and workingclass New Yorkers.Carrying IUPAT Solidarity signs,DC 9 members gathered in Brooklyn’sCadman Plaza Park with other tradesto listen to NY labor leaders beforemarching over the Brooklyn Bridge toprotest the attacks on the middleclass.“This is a march to point out theplight of the middle class, which hasbeen put upon in ways like neverbefore,” said Denis Hughes, presidentof the 2.5-million-member New YorkState AFL-CIO. “Every solution to ourcountry’s economic troubles isdirected at working class men andwomen. Budget cuts, wage cuts, layoffs,cuts to education, reductions injob security — we’ve had it. It’s got tostop. A definite change in public policyhas taken place from the 1930s tothe present. Back then, when timeswere bad, the country tried to takecare of working men and women.Now policy has shifted to take care ofrich Americans, not middle classAmericans.”After the speeches, 15,000 strongunion members marched over thebridge to City Hall.After the march across the BrooklynBridge, District Council 9 brotherDevon Lomax, a member of SEIULocal 32 BJ and President DenisHughes of the New York State AFL-CIO went on the NY1 television show"Inside City Hall" to explain the event.Brother Lomax did a great job communicatingour message. The videocan be watched on the “districtcouncil9”you tube channel or the“District.Council.Nine” Facebookpage.GENERAL PRESIDENT’S REPORTContinued from page 4through. We need to elect candidates that will be withus when we need them and not just when they need ourmoney.I wrote at the beginning of this piece that we havethe asset of communication. We also have the powerto vote. Let’s keep talking, let’s stick together and,above all, let's keep telling those who want to representus that they have to earn our vote. We need to useour considerable power of vote for our families, ourfuture and our union.Let’s remember what this Congress has done with theTea Party. Let’s pay attention to the boos that were heardfor a serviceman asking a question via video from hisbase in Iraq at a recent political debate. Let’s not toleratepolitical gamesmanship when so many people are hurtingand let's not forget them and their families.Let’s not forget any of this when November comes;especially our members in Ohio and elsewhere whocontinue to fight legislation against the union way oflife.10J U L Y - S E P T E M B E R2 0 1 1 • J O U R N A L
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