Labor Day 2021

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CELEBRATING

LABOR IN NORTHWEST OHIO

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HISTORY OF LABOR DAY

A Brief History of Labor Day in America Picture of workers at Toledo Biscuit Company, located at the corner of George and Locust Streets, approximately 1912.

icnics, parades and barbeques— that’s what Labor Day means to most Americans. But this long-celebrated holiday has an even longer and more complicated meaning involving for the rights that it stands for, and those who fought for its existence.

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ter as the parade had few marchers and no music at the scheduled 10am start time. The sudden arrival of 200 additional participants and a band (along with the aforementioned Matthew Maguire) meant that the parade would go on as planned. As the event progressed, the crowd grew as spectators joined the march. By the end, reports estimated that over 10,000 people attended.

1882. The origins of America’s version of Labor Day are still widely debated. One story has the concept being invented at a Knights of Labor assembly in New York City in 1882, proposed by CLU secretary Matthew Maguire. Another story has Peter J. McGuire, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, being inspired to suggest a holiday stateside after seeing parades celebrating labor in Canada that year. These different accounts have led to descendants of both McGuire and Maguire (say that three times fast) claiming their ancestor was the “father” of Labor Day.

1886. The American Federation of Labor passed a resolution calling for an eight-hour work day effective May 1.

Coordinated strikes helped enforce this demand. This led to some advocating for May 1, May Day, to be considered as an alternative date celebrating labor called International Workers’ Day. The fact that the date proved to be so close to the May 4, 1886 Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago made May 1 a controversial option.

The first Labor Day parade was held in Lower Manhattan on September 5, 1882. The day almost turned into a disas-

1887. Oregon became the first state to officially recognize Labor Day as a public holiday. Over 20 states followed suit in the next seven years.

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1894. Following a deadly event at the Pullman Railcar Strike in Illinois, President Grover Cleveland signed a bill officially recognizing the first Monday in September as a federal holiday called Labor Day. The catch: It only applied to federal employees. It was still up to the individual states to declare their own legal holidays. All 50 states and US territories subsequently recognized Labor Day as a statutory holiday.

1909. A resolution by the American Federation of Labor convention recognized the Sunday before Labor Day as a time dedicated to the “spiritual and educational aspects” of the labor movement, called “Labor Sunday.” This proved to have less longstanding recognition than Labor Day itself, though it is still recognized in some religious institutions.

1930s. Union workers are encouraged to go on one-day strikes on the first day in September if their employers refuse to give them the day off of work.

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Get ready to roll! It’s time for Toledo City Paper’s 2021 Best of Toledo Nominations!

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nominate your favorites starting September 1!

Nominations will run through October 15!

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AFSCME Local 2415 AFSCME UTMC employees continuing to contribute to the healing of our community

Now more than ever, our community needs UTMC. As we all continue to maneuver through these challenging times with the coronavirus and its everchanging variants, AFSCME Local #2415 UTMC employees remain patient, and family centered. AFSCME Local #2415 members realize that this last year has been very difficult for most of our families, to say the least. We remain loyal to our patients and their families to provide them with the very best in service and comprehensive healthcare.

AFSCME Local #2415 employees work collaboratively with other staff, physicians, and researchers to offer our community a continuous continuity of care if someone is sick and needs to become a patient at UTMC. We put our patients first, every time! AFSCME Local #2415

Movies on the Job

perfect movie for its time, but audiences haven’t lost their love of it in the ensuing years. With its deeper meaning and some of the most hilarious physical comedy ever committed to film, “Modern Times” was one of the first films chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in 1989.

Great flicks to watch this Labor Day

By Jeff McGinnis

Movies can take us to some fantastical places, but some of the best movies take place in the real world, giving audiences a glimpse of what it’s like to be a person on the job.

Here are a few classic films that pay tribute to workers.

9 to 5 (1980) Dolly Parton was already a music superstar by the time she starred in “9 to 5,” but this movie put her permanently on the pop culture map. Also starring the wonderful Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, the film tells the story of three women who work at the offices of “Consolidated Companies” and deal with a sexist egotist of a boss played by Dabney Coleman. One day, the trio (almost accidentally) kidnap him and set in motion a plan to get even. Making over $100 million at the box office, the movie inspired both a successful sitcom spinoff and a full Broadway musical version (with songs by Dolly, of course).

Clerks (1994) The day-to-day drudgery of working in retail is perfectly captured in “Clerks,” Kevin Smith’s debut feature film. Anyone who has ever worked behind a counter has dealt with customers like the ones Dante and Randall face. (“What do you mean there’s no ice? You mean I gotta drink this coffee hot?”)

Beyond presenting a look at a day in the life of a store employee, the film became famous for its rapidfire and hilarious dialogue, as the leads spend the movie talking about everything from their personal lives to the lives of their customers to whether independent contractors were killed on the Death Star.

The ultra-low-budget movie became a cult favorite, launching Smith’s career and leading to a sequel in 2006 (and another currently planned).

Modern Times (1936) Charlie Chaplin had been away from making movies for half a decade in the 1930s. When he returned, it was with a hilarious fable skewering how automation and monotony had become the order of the day for factory workers. Made during the height of the Great Depression, “Modern Times” was a

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employees know that UTMC plays a vital role in providing high quality healthcare to our South Toledo residents and residents from our surrounding regions.

AFSCME employees have always played a major role in supporting UTMC’s vision of teaching, healing, and research and we will continue this because we know that our public hospital is important for our community and its safety. AFSCME Local #2415 knows that providing care for everyone is important in achieving this goal. We also, know that providing care for individuals that may have limited access to healthcare should not be a determining factor in receiving the care that they need.

AFSCME Local #2415 is honored to serve our public because we value our public and the health of our community!

Gung Ho (1986) In the mid-1980s, the idea of foriegn companies taking over American auto manufacturers was very much a reality for workers. Ron Howard’s 1986 comedy “Gung Ho” put audiences on the floor of a plant in Pennsylvania, which reopens under new ownership by a Japanese company after campaigning by a plant foreman (played by Michael Keaton when he was just hitting his stride as a comedy star). The resulting film is one of the few movies to give a hands-on look at the making of automobiles, with plenty of odd couple humor thrown in as the American workers try to adjust to the cultural differences introduced by their new bosses. The movie’s success led to a very short-lived TV version starring Scott Bakula.

Office Space (1999) An on-the-nose satire of soul-crushing desk work, “Office Space” was kind of a flop when it first hit theaters in 1999. But as time has gone on and more people got to see Mike Judge’s hilarious film, it burrowed itself into the mind (and memes) of pop culture. Starring Ron Livingston as a programmer who begins to rebel against everything his employer stands for, the movie is wall-to-wall with now-iconic moments and characters. Mike Judge had already made his stamp in media with his creations Beavis and Butthead, as well as “King of the Hill,” but few movies have become as beloved among the desk-bound masses of the workforce as “Office Space.”

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AFSCME Ohio 8 Local union member helps save a life while he’s working on a water leak in Northwood

By Lissa Guyton There are a lot of unsung heroes in this community. People who go above and beyond for others, and every week we honor one of them. This week we share the story of a man who volunteers with several small Wood County fire departments. He ended up answering a desperate call for help while he was at his day job.

Josh Nutter works for the Northwestern Water and Sewer District. He’s also a volunteer firefighter and Emergency Medical Responder with three departments. In early January, both his jobs came together.

While Josh and others were fixing a water leak in Northwood, a woman approached one of the workers frantically asking for help with a man who was suffering from a medical emergency. That worker from The District knew Josh is a First Responder, and called him over to help.

“We followed the woman to a nearby house, and we found an unconscious man in a pick up truck. Another female was holding him halfway out of the truck. He was unconscious and not breathing. He was blue when we got to him,” says Josh.

Josh acted quickly to get the man out of the truck and assess the situation. Minutes later Northwood emergency crews arrived on scene. Josh says they thanked

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everyone from The District, and said the man had been revived.

“It makes it all worth it when you can help save somebody’s life or change the outcome of a situation.”

Theresa Pollick is part of the team at The District that nominated Josh after hearing what happened.

“It was amazing, but not surprising.

Our water and sewer services are so important, life-sustaining, so for us to help in this extra way is truly not out of the ordinary. We have an incredible team of employees here,” she says.

How lucky we are to have Josh and so many other people just like that in our community. (originally posted February 17, 2021 on 13abc. com. Republished with permission.)

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RICHARD T. GOSSER SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO TWELVE STUDENTS Twelve outstanding high school seniors from Region 2B UAW families have been awarded a $10,000.00 college scholarship by the Richard T. Gosser Scholarship Awards Program.

The Gosser Scholarship Awards Program, named in honor of the late UAW Vice President and Regional Director, Richard T. Gosser was established in 1962.

This year, seven (7) Scholarships will be awarded in the name of Richard T. Gosser and one (1) Scholarship each will be awarded in the name of Ruthann Gosser-Harrison, Joseph Tomasi, Jack Sizemore, Lloyd Mahaffey and Ken Lortz.

Including the 2020-2021 winners, 380 students have received Gosser scholarships. An additional 147 students have received runner-up scholarships. In all, $2,992,000 in scholarships have been awarded since the program began in 1962.

The 2020-2021 Scholarship Winners are: Kaylee Sue Lane, a senior at North Miami, Denver, IN, who ranked 1 out of a class of 60 students.Her Father, Kirby Alan Lane, is a member of UAW Local 1302 and works at Stellantis, Kokomo, IN. Olivia Anne Thatcher, a senior at Woodmore High School, Elmore, OH, who ranked 3 out of a class of 77 students. Her Father, Gary Lee Thatcher II, is a member of UAW Local 1435 and works at Stellantis, Perrysburg, OH. Trey Jared Whitney, a senior at Edon Northwest High School, Edon, OH, who ranked 1 out of a class of 41 students. His Father, Timothy Joe Whitney, is a member of UAW Local 211 and works at Powers and Sons, Montpelier, OH. Caitlyn Elizabeth Maag, a senior at Pandora-Gilboa High School, Pandora, OH, who ranked 3 out of a class of 36 students. Her Father, Craig Mark Maag, is a member of UAW Local 2147 and works at General Dynamics, Lima, OH. Cameron Jonathan Turner, a senior at Tri Junior-Senior School, Staughn, IN, who ranked 1 out of a class of 66 students. His Father, Freddie Roy Turner, is a member of UAW Local 933 and works at Allison Transmission, Indianapolis, IN. Matthew Charles Edison, a senior at Western High School, Russiaville, IN, who ranked 5 out of a class of 178 students. His Father, Douglas Michael Edison, is a member of UAW Local 1302 and works at Stellantis, Kokomo, IN. Audrey Adele Rittenhouse, a senior at Tinora High School, Defiance, OH, who ranked 1 out of a class of 11 students. Her Father, Douglas Todd Rittenhouse, is a member of UAW Local 211 and works at General Motors, Defiance, OH.

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Emma Elizabeth DeLong, a senior at Lima Central Catholic, Lima, OH, who ranked 9 out of a class of 70 students. Her Father, Daniel Edward DeLong, is a member of UAW Local 1219 and works at Ford Motor Co, Lima, OH. Illyanna Marie Ratkos, a senior at Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, IN, who ranked 44 out of a class of 519 students. Her Father, Phillip Andrew Ratkos, is a member of UAW Local 2209 and works at General Motors, Fort Wayne, IN. Carmella Teresa Kelly, a senior at Jimtown High School, Elkhart, IN, who ranked 14 out of a class of 138 students. Her Mother, Angela Teresa Kelly, is a member of UAW Local 5 and works at AM General, Mishawaka, IN. Bailey Jean Williams, a senior at Greencastle High School, Greencastle, IN, who ranked 1 out of a class of 130 students. Her Mother, Pamela Jean Williams, is a member of UAW Local 933 and works at Rolls Royce, Indianapolis, IN. Lemyiah Eris Jewell, a senior at North Central High School, Indianapolis, IN, who ranked 26 out of a class of 836 students. Her Father, Leonard Earl Jewell II, is a member of UAW Local 933 and works at Rolls Royce, Indianapolis, IN. The selections were made by a fivemember Board of Judges composed of: Vallie Bowman-English, Judge, Toledo Municipal Court, Toledo Therese Hoffman, Ph.D., Lourdes University, Sylvania Timothy C. Kuhlman, Judge, Toledo Municipal Court, Toledo Sandy Simon, University of Toledo-Retired, Toledo Public Schools Career Coach, Toledo John Tharp, Lucas County Sheriff, Toledo

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Laborers’ Local 500 A century of fighting for our members and their families In 1903, Samuel Gompers, the president of the American Federation of Labor, brought together a variety of local construction unions from around the country to fight against unfair practices. That was the first step toward the creation of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), which currently has over 500,000 proud members in the United States and Canada. In Toledo alone, Laborers’ Local 500 boasts over 1,300 members and is celebrating their 103rd anniversary.

For over a century, the Laborers’ International Union has worked to secure collective bargaining agreements to earn pay that supports our members’ families, quality and competitive benefits and the chance at a better life. Our members are skilled workers who perform transformative work in the construction and energy industries. From the power that runs your home to the very buildings and roads you use every day, our work touches everyone’s lives.

For more information, visit laborerslocal500.org.

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LABOR DAY SPECIAL

Carpenters Local 351

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Celebrating the power of the workers

appy Labor Day from the members of Carpenters Local 351! This is labor’s day to celebrate the achievements of the workers and there has been a bit of a turning point for workers in America.

Often we use this article to talk about the history of labor and the struggles the workers go through in the fight for fair wages and benefits.

The corona virus has had an interesting role to play in this struggle.

Not only did we quickly become aware of just how essential some employees are, they were often the ones people wouldn’t have deemed essential in January of 2020.

How fast we came to realize that without factory workers, our food supplies could dwindle, our vehicle production could wind to a halt, a halt that still affects us today. Without workers at the grocery store, supplies would dwindle quickly.

Without construction workers, essential projects sit vacant and unbuilt, roads sit in disrepair and aren’t completed.

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Even 15 months later we’re still feeling the effect of the workers power.

Restaurants and fast food places can’t find enough help so they’re cutting operating hours or offering higher wages.

Factories are starting people at record high wages. When labor is withheld, or there isn’t enough, wages rise.

This is the lesson labor learned in the late 1800’s. This year the Carpenters Union turns 140 years old. In 1881, 36 carpenter delegates gathered in Philadelphia from across the country and voted to form the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, an International union to unite all organized carpenters under one banner. A few years later in 1886, they helped lead the strike for the 8 hour work day and on May 1, 1886, 190,000 workers used the power of the strike to demand the 8 hour work day as a standard. A standard that still stands today.

When workers stand together we can demand a fair share of the profit our labor produces. As we watch billionaires race for the stars, many are just trying to feed their family and

keep a roof over their head. Many have been hurt by the pandemic and, unfortunately, more pain may be on the horizon. Workers need to remember the power they have and were shown when work stopped for 6 weeks in early 2020. How fast certain factions pushed for workers to get back to work. They recognized the power workers sitting idle had, and they feared it.

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They’re right to fear an organized workforce, as there is no power stronger. As our founder once said, “In the present age there is no hope for the working man outside of organization.”

—Peter J. McGuire Happy Labor Day!

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Ironworkers Local 55 Celebrating our members, past and present 118 years. That is how long the members of Ironworkers Local 55 have been serving the communities you live, work and raise your families in and not just in Toledo, but our expanded footprint throughout NW Ohio and SE Michigan.

You see, our past and present members, along with our signatory contractors, live and work here as well and we are proud to be a part of building your schools, bridges, factories and the skyline of Toledo. From the historical Veterans Glass City Memorial Bridge, Davis-Besse to the new Cleveland Cliffs facility and the first ever upcoming Peleton factory built in the USA, we have had a hand in all of these projects! Our living wages and benefits package allows us to be contributing members to a community.

Beyond the work we do is the heart of what it means to be a member of Ironworkers Local 55. What is that you ask? It means that we take enormous pride in the work everyone sees, but it’s more. We donate our time and resources to help all union members. We are stronger together in our successes and setbacks in life. Our members are sworn to be considerate of widows, widowers, orphans and the weak and defenseless. That commitment goes beyond a jobsite.

Folks often say, “So you’re an Ironworker huh? You all are a different breed!” Well, they are right, we are a different breed and folks know it! We will not stop, we will not slow down and we will never give up! Long live the members and signatory contractors of Ironworkers Local 55!

—Rob Monak

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Sheet Metal Workers Local 33

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he Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 Toledo District has been serving the Greater Toledo Area for just over 133 years. We are extremely proud of our heritage in this great city and have enabled tens of thousands of our members to bargain for an honest wage and benefits that has allowed them to sustain and raise their families within the middle class and retire with dignity.

Local 33 has a state-of-the-art apprenticeship program and training facility.

Apprentices earn money while attending school, and unlike college, which saddles many students with an enormous

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amount of debt, the member owes nothing after completing their 5 year apprenticeship, and commonly earns twice the amount a recent college graduate makes. If becoming an apprentice with Local 33 interests you, we take applications on the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 33 Hall at 27430 Crossroads Parkway, Rossford, Ohio 43460 The Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 takes a tremendous amount of pride in our community and our members are always giving back. Through our PCE fund, we donate monthly to local charities and organizations that help the poor,

homeless, veterans, children, animals, research for diseases and so much more.

We live and work in the Toledo Area and we care what happens here, and we do our small part to ensure those in need are looked after.

Local 33 annually adopts a charity to raise money through member, corporate and employer contributions, and this year we chose W.A.G.S. 4 Kids - which provides mobility service and autism service animals for children with disabilities in Northwest and North Central Ohio.

We are very proud to help donate to this awesome charity.

Last year we raised over fifty thousand

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dollars for Camp Mountain Heart, a charity that provides a week-long camp for children, ages 8-17, with congenital and acquired heart disease free of charge. Not only did Local 33 fund their annual budget, we also helped to provide the means to make desperately needed upgrades. We cannot thank our members and sponsors enough for making this happen.

Through, skill, dedication, experience, and excellence, Local 33 has been a contributing organization in the Greater Toledo Area for the past 133 years, and with these same attributes, we intend to do so for the next 133 years.

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J. Bernie Quilter

Lucas County Clerk of Courts

Best wishes

to my Friends in Organized Labor and Recognizing the Contributions our Brothers and Sisters make to our Communities throughout the State of Ohio.

Paid for by the J.B. Quilter Election Committee, Claude Montgomery Treasurer, 1557 Lebanon St., Toledo, OH 43605

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LABOR DAY SPECIAL

Toledo Area UAW CAP Council The Community Action Program (CAP), is the worksite political-legislative arm of the local union and the vital workplace political activator.

If you believe that the people we elect greatly impact the political climate for working families and you want your voice heard, then this is the committee to join. CAP committee members work on identified key issues adopted by convention action.

THIS AGENDA INCLUDES: Protecting worker rights Fair trade New initiatives for working families Health and safety Other issues that affect working families

These issues are given priority based on, among other things, urgency and geography. We support candidates who support and fight for working people. The CAP committee assists in voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, dollar drives, letter writing campaigns, and publicizing the issues and positions of public officials. This is the committee for hands-on political experience that allows you to grow and learn and take part in the legislative process.

The Toledo Area UAW CAP Council also supports numerous area charitable organizations such as the American Red Cross the United Way and the Boys and Girls Clubs.

Happy Labor Day! IBEW Local 245 thanks all of its members for all of their safe, hard work and dedication to all of our communities in Northwest Ohio and beyond.

Shane Bauman Business Manager Ken Kurtz Assistant Business Manager Justin Cappelletty Assistant Business Manager Brian Gendaszek President

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AFL-CIO Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic union members have been doing our part to meet the challenges. Unionized nurses and healthcare workers have been caring for patients, unionized teachers have adapted to the challenges of remote learning, unionized grocery workers have kept shelves stocked and stores open, unionized factory workers have stood up for their right to health and safety, union construction workers have kept jobsites open safely throughout, union port workers and drivers have moved and delivered the goods that our country produces, unionized government workers have delivered mail, kept sewers and other infrastructure maintained, kept parks open, drove busses, and ensured our water is clean to drink. We have worked through a change of administrations and policy directives, and we’re working now in the fourth wave with cases of the Delta variant rising. Our work is safer because we have a voice in health and safety standards. Union workers negotiate every day with management – not just during contract negotiations but every time a safety violation occurs.

We’re not through the pandemic yet and where we go from here hinges on whether or not we band together and speak with one voice for workplace safety and a plan to end this pandemic together. We deserve safety and security, and together we can achieve it.

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Some projects NECA contractors performed recently include the new Amazon buildings, the new Toledo Hospital renovations and the new NSG glass plant. NECA contractors perform a majority of the work in the area’s public schools, UT, BGSU, Owens and Penta.

They did the Mud Hens and Walleye Arena. They just did all the new condos at the Marina Lofts. These are but a few of their projects.

If you are looking to use the nest for your electrical work you can call 866-ASK-NECA or go to www.askneca.com.

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103 Years Anniversary DAVID FLEETWOOD Business Manager / Secretary Treasurer

IBEW Local 245 SHANE BAUMAN BUSINESS MANAGER/FINANCIAL SECRETARY INITIATED: JULY 1, 2003 Elected Business Manager / Financial Secretary, November 2020.

Trade – Lineman. Began his career as a Lineman at Toledo Edison in 2003.

Shane is a husband and proud father of three boys. He was appointed as an Assistant Business Manager by Larry Tscherne in November of 2017 and subsequently nominated by Larry in the most recent Union Election to run for Business Manager/ Financial Secretary.

Shane humbly serves the membership of Local 245 alongside a great team at the Local Union office.

“We represent members that perform highly technical and dangerous jobs keeping the community safe, on the air, with the lights on. We have some of the most skilled trades people in their respective crafts and proudly serve each member and their families.” -Shane For apprenticeship opportunities visit our website at www.IBEW245.com or give us a call at 419-666-3350.

Associated General Contractors of Northwest Ohio

LABORERS’ LOCAL 500 Al Jones President

What does Labor Day mean to the Associated General Contractors of Northwest Ohio? It is a day to celebrate the union men and women who have helped our contractors build the Toledo Skyline, as well as some of your favorite places to go.

The Toledo Zoo, The Toledo Museum of Art, the Huntington Center, Cedar Point, the Seagate Centre, and more were all constructed by the highly skilled workers in our community.

You probably even know someone who is in the trades or perhaps should be. Careers in construction are high-paying, fast-paced, and rewarding. Visit Ibuildthe419. com for more information on careers in construction.

The Associated General Contractors of Northwest Ohio (AGCNWO) is a fullservice trade membership organization dedicated to furthering the ever-changing agenda of commercial construction contractors, improving job site safety, expanding the use of cutting-edge technologies and techniques, and strengthening the dialogue between contractors and owners. AGCNWO represents nearly 350 firms employing over 12,000 union craft professionals.

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David Estis Vice President Brian Aiken Recording Secretary

Executive Board Members Anthony Thompson LaMarr Isaac Sr. Kareem Grant

Cynthia Williams Sgt. of Arms Auditors David Pearson Lee Johnson Jr. Steve Galloway

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PRIZES

1. Cedar Point Tickets 2. $25 Movie Pass 3. $20 Cold Stone Gift Card 4. Toledo Zoo Family Membership

ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE A PHOTO OF A PERSON WITH THE LANDMARK. ***Include name, address, city, state, zip & phone number with each entry. ***Be sure to indicate if you are in the General Public or the UAW Local 2213 category.

THANK YOU

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HEROES Emilee Snider RN BSN

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Alison Sodd, BSN RN

Brittany RN CLC IBCLC

Brooke Peters RN BSN

Holly Troutman RN BSN

Nicole Sipe, RN

Virginia Militello RN BSN Case Management

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UAW Local 2213 Joanie Esposito RN MSTICU

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LaToya Thomas, BSN, RN

Myung Armstrong RN BSN

September 1 • September 30

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