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LABOR DAY – CELEBRATE WITH THE UNIONS! WHAT: Philadelphia’s Tri-State Labor Parade and AFLCIO Family Festival DATE: Monday, September 7, 2009 TIME: Ceremony and Parade: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Family Festival: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. LOCATION: Parade: Columbus Boulevard from Washington Avenue to Market Street Family Festival: Penn’s Landing Great Plaza PARKING: Parking is available at Penn’s Landing Great Plaza for a fee of $10. There will be FREE shuttles that run all day between the start of the parade and the Family Festival. MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Business 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. UGO
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Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO As I write this in late August, it’s not easy to look around and feel optimistic about a lot of things in the world of organized labor. The Pennsylvania budget remains unresolved; thousands of City workers are working under the terms of expired contracts; and national labor law reform – organized labor’s #1 legislative priority this year – remains unfinished. But each new Labor Day is like a rebirth – the start of Labor’s New Year – and despite all the challenges we face, I do feel optimistic that workers are more energized and mobilized than ever before to achieve true labor-law reform, comprehensive health-care reform, and to help rebuild the middle class. Last year, as I wrote this column, the 2008 Presidential election was in full swing and union members mobilized in record numbers to elect a friend of workers to the White House. More importantly, those same union members remained engaged even after November. This year in Pennsylvania, union members have generated tens of thousands of letters and phone calls to Congress on the Employee Free Choice Act. In Philadelphia, rank-and-file union members have met with Senators, written letters to the editor, marched, rallied and protested all in the name of allowing workers without unions the freedom to join one. That’s true solidarity – coming together to fight for something that doesn’t directly affect you because it’s the right thing to do. And now we’re seeing the same sort of grassroots effort aimed at real health-care reform – which will lower costs, increase options and cover everyone – at the national level. Workers are realizing that without substantial reform, we cannot hope to lower our own costs; and, perhaps even more importantly, that the kind of country we want to live in is where health care is not a commodity for the wealthy but a right for everyone. Of course, solidarity doesn’t require a national debate on legislative issues. Every day in Philadelphia, workers are maligned for being union members or mistreated for having the temerity to suggest they need a union on the job. As workers in a working-class city, we should be ashamed when someone suggests that workers are somehow “greedy” because they have employer-based health care and a bit of retirement security. A generation ago, these things were the norm, not the exception, and the middle class thrived. In order to make that happen again, workers need only recognize that we are truly all in this together – that when our neighbor gets a decent wage, health insurance and a pension, all of us benefit as a result. - Pat Eiding, President
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AN EXPECTED 25,000 from area’s unions will again take part in Labor Day celebration like they did last year.
Happy Labor Day From the working men and women of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, the people who brought you this holiday and the many benefits you enjoy in your workplace. The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, representing over 900,000 workers, united in dignity and justice for all workers.
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A fair Minimum Wage Quality, affordable health care for all Fair trade policies that protect and create good jobs Freedom to form unions for a better life Eight-hour work day and overtime pay Safer working conditions Better wages, benefits for today and tomorrow Retirement security Stronger communities Prevailing wage Dignity and fairness for all workers Organized Labor, bringing good jobs and growth to the City, State and Nation through collective bargaining, political and legislative action, education and community services. William M. George President
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Dear Brother and Sisters, The Executive Board of ILA Local 1291 would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members and their families for all their hard work and sacrifices they made during this last year. Although this year produced many down cycles that adverselyDear affected global economies, Brother and Sisters, we know it won’t last and we are taking the steps necessary to prepare for a future that will be considerably brighter than our past. Executive Board ofrelationships ILA Local 1291 would like to capture take thisand opportunity to ever thankgrowing all of our memWe will continue toThe pursue new business in an attempt control an cargo and workers families forpromote all their the hard work and best sacrifices theyofmade during this last base and continuebers to support peopleand andtheir politicians who special interests ILA Local 1291. year. OurtoLocal is enjoying increases in the many our workplace and Project" we are taking the steps This year we are proud say we had a hand in getting "45areas Main of Channel Deepening approved. We necessary to prepare for and a future thatfor should be considerably brighter our past. how imporwant to thank Governor's Rendell, Corzine Minner their support of the project andthan for recognizing tant it will be to the people of Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware alike. With your support, this Executive Board will be able to continue to pursue new business relationNow we all have to do everything possible to ensure that the Southport Project becomes a reality and that the ships in an attempt to capture and control an ever growing cargo base and continue to support politimaritime community enjoys using the majority of the available developable space. This project will be the local cornercians who promote the special and best interests of ILA Local 1291. stone for union jobs for years to come if it's done properly. Union labor helped to build this country into the greatest country this world has ever known. Be proud of that. Regionally, the single most important labor issue is the 45 Main Channel Deepening Project . Work hard and take care of your Take thousands pride in the of joblong you term do. Be proudsustaining of yourself.jobs this area so desperately This project willfamily. generate family God Bless America! God Bless the workers this country so influence great! needs. We, as Labor, have to collectively endorsewho thismake project and use our and membership Support Union Labor for a better America! votes against politicians who oppose it.
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and In the Unity, Union labor helped to buildSincerely this country into greatest country this world has ever known. Be Butler Take III pride in the job you do. Be proud of yourproud of that. Work hard and Presidenttake care ofBoise your family. self. Vice- President — Jack Hatty Secretary Treasurer — Martin Mascuilli God Bless ouAgents God -Bless God Bless workers who make this country so Business John America Lafferty / Darryl Larke /die Sonny Howlett great Support Union Labor for a better — America Recording Secretary Rozell Randolph Trustee — John Gindville and John Mulgrew Sincerely and In Unity, Sargent-at -Arms — Virgil James and Keith Browning
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Fixing our broken economy can be done now by addressing the health-care crisis and by restoring the bargaining strength of workers. The high cost of health care is killing jobs and diminishing wages, making it very difficult, if not impossible, for businesses to compete with industrialized nations around the globe and further eroding the purchasing power of working families. Pennsylvania is bleeding manufacturing jobs – one out of every three jobs lost since 2000 (8,000 jobs every month since the start of the recession). Many of these jobs are being shipped out of the country, due in part to bad trade-policies but also due to out-of-control healthcare costs. We are at a competitive disadvantage with other nations that have government-based health-care systems that provide quality, affordable, health care for all citizens. America’s workers have always paid for their health care by giving up higher wages to assure health security for their families. Today high health-care costs are eroding workers’ wages and health security. Today the value of wages in Pennsylvania is $2,341 less than in 2000 due to rising health-care costs that have climbed four times faster than wages and three times faster than inflation over the past nine years. If we do nothing, health care will consume 51.7% of the median family-income by 2016 and only the wealthiest people will have health care. Just as important for the future of Pennsylvania’s working families is restoring the bargaining strength of all workers. Without a strong union presence in the economy, workers lack the bargaining strength they need to force CEOs to share the profits
and increased productivity provided by workers. When private-sector union density was at its peak between 1940 and 1970, CEO Pay vs. Worker Pay was 24 to 1. Today the William M. George, ratio of CEO President, PA AFL-CIO Pay to Worker Pay is 275 to 1. When workers, represented by unions, had a larger presence in the economy, the nation enjoyed sustained economic prosperity. Workers could afford to purchase the products they made and other workers produced and provided. We grew together as a nation, not further apart. On this Labor Day we need to be sure putting people back to work and helping unemployed workers are at the top of the list of things to do now. The best approach to getting it done is to fix the nation’s broken health-care system and restore the bargaining strength of working families. Doing nothing is not an option! The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is the largest labor organization in the State, representing over 900,000 unionized workers.
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“I am honored to have shared much of my Labor and Political careers with Organized Labor. Your work makes America great.” - Bob Brady
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by William M. George President, Pennsylvania AFL-CIO More Pennsylvanians celebrate the Labor Day holiday than in any other state in the nation. This Labor Day comes at a critical turning point for working families. Today’s economy is pounding workers. We’re struggling with the worst economic crisis in decades, with unemployment at its highest rate in 25 years. Those lucky enough to still have a job are overwhelmed by skyrocketing costs of everything from college tuition to health care. While Wall Street bears the responsibility for driving this economy into the ground, they continue to receive generous taxpayer-financed bailout packages and golden parachutes while workers bear the burden of their greed – lost jobs, less-secure pensions and less health care. For too long the value of work has been diminished by policies that have put Wall Street above Main Street. But now we have the opportunity of a generation to fix the key pieces of a broken economy. Our top priorities are keeping people working, putting people back to work and helping unemployed workers survive the worst recession since the Great Depression. The engine that drives our economy is good jobs that provide decent wages and benefits to working families. Recovery and long-term economic prosperity depends upon working families having money in their pockets and confidence in the future. Confidence in the future is knowing your job is secure, your health care is affordable and there when you need it, and knowing your productivity will be rewarded with higher wages and decent benefits.
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Local 1739 Fred Wright Local 2186 Mike Walsh Local 2187 Kahim Boles Local 3397 Cheryl Leone DC 47 Retirees Dorothea Wilson
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Labor To Honor Staten, Sr. At Boys’ Towns Of Italy Dinner Organized labor’s longstanding tradition of support for Boys’ Towns of Italy will culminate again this year when Samuel Staten, Sr., assistant business manager of Laborers District Council and of Laborers’ Local 332, becomes the 64th-anniversary honoree at the gala dinner fundraiser, to be held Dec. 4 at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center. An organizational luncheon, which included leaders from organized labor and business, was held at La Collina Restaurant in Belmont Hills to organize the main event. Hosting were Boys’ Towns of Italy Philadelphia chapter Treasurer Mario Mele and Laborers’ Local 135 Business Mgr. Daniel Woodall, Jr. The Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 332 is dedicated to protecting the rights of employees who are employed primarily in the construction and service industries
throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Local 332 organizes, maintains and improves the working conditions of laborers working in the construction and service industries. The union has represented members for over 70 years. Local 332’s legal counsel negotiates and litigates the terms and working conditions for the various collective-bargaining agreements it administers. Under Sam Staten’s leadership, Local 332 has moved beyond the walls of the union hall, creating a class of skilled laborers and involving itself in many community and civic ventures. He has also made his union a political powerhouse, delivering many elected officials to all branches of government locally, as well as within the state and Federally. Among Staten’s initiatives was his inaugural “Friends of Labor” Banquet. First held in 1987, the Friends of Labor (Cont. Page 23)
CONGRATULATING Sam Staten, Sr., 2nd from left, at Laborers’ Local 332’s 75th-anniversary celebration, were Congressman Bob Brady, LDC Business Mgr. Ryan Boyer and Local 332 Business Mgr. Sam Staten, Jr.
AT BOYS’ TOWNS of Italy luncheon were members of committee, seen here with honoree Sam Staten, Sr. They include Robert Cohen, Bob Heenan, Staten, Ryan Boyer, Joseph Barilotti, Jr., Charles Priscopo and Joseph Martosella, Sr.
ADDING WELL WISHES to Sam Staten, Sr., this year’s Boys’ Towns of Italy honorees were Bob Bennett, LDC Business Mgr. Ryan Boyer and Laborers’ Local 135 Business Mgr. Daniel “Tiger” Woodall, Jr.
SHARING a moment at Boys’ Towns of Italy luncheon were Operating Engineers Business Mgr. Robert Heenan, LDC Business Mgr. Ryan Boyer and LDC Chapter Treasurer Mario Mele.
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CEMENT MASONS LOCAL 592 CELEBRATES LABOR DAY WITH ALL OUR LABOR FRIENDS
THIS IS OUR DAY!!! PRESIDENT/BUSINESS MANAGER VICE PRESIDENT/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE FINANCIAL SECRETARY/BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZER APPRENTICE INSTRUCTOR/ORGANIZER FUND ADMINISTRATOR
MIKE FERA JIM GIOGLIO FRANK FERA BILL OUSEY LOU VOLPE ANTHONY DI SABATO
Local 5 Elevator Constructors is grateful for all the hard work and dedication from all our brothers and sisters that have made the labor movement as strong as it is today.
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Labor Day Holiday. Have A Safe & Happy Labor Day
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Our Tax Dollars Shouldn’t Create Dead-end Jobs!
The owner of Fresh Grocer uses our tax dollars to help build his supermarkets. But instead of creating good, family-sustaining jobs, he offers low pay and poor benefits – below area standards in Greater Philadelphia. He appears to care about profits, but not his employees, their families and our communities. The latest Fresh Grocer is at Chew Ave. and Wister St. in Philadelphia. Help us build strong families and strong communities by not shopping at this store. Send a strong message that our tax dollars shouldn’t create low-pay, dead-end jobs. Shop at your nearest Acme, ShopRite, SuperFresh or Pathmark. www.phillyrecord.com
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to a first contract because of stalling tactics); and the punishment for these violations is a mere slap on the wrist and inconsequential fines. So where does EFCA stand right now? As of the August 2009 Congressional recess, it was in committee on both the House and Senate sides. And, as the New York Times reported several weeks ago, there is discussion of a compromise on the Senate side to ensure the 60 votes needed to override a filibuster. The two provisions of the bill that seem to be causing the most trouble for conservative lawmakers (both Democrat and Republican) are the majority signup and first-contract arbitration, and they seem to be the likely areas of compromise. Organized labor has been largely silent on the compromise issue – the Employee Free Choice Act, as written, is still the preferred labor-law reform legislation – but it’s safe to say any labor-law reform bill that wants labor support would need an expedited path to union recognition and a first contract. It does not seem likely labor
would allow for much change on either of these points and, of course, it remains to be seen what kind of support those Senators and Representatives who insist on a watered-down version of EFCA will get from organized labor.
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Almost lost in the recent debate about health-care reform is the conversation about organized labor’s number-one priority, the Employee Free Choice Act. While it may seem to be on the back burner, along with everything else at the moment, comprehensive laborlaw reform will be enacted by Congress sometime this year. EFCA is a simple bill that would amend the National Labor Relations Act and strengthen its protection of workers who seek to form unions. EFCA would allow for majority signup, call for first-contract arbitration, and increase penalties for employers who violate the law during union organizing drives. While it seems like these protections wouldn’t be necessary in 21st-century America, they are desperately needed. Employers routinely harass workers during the sometimes-months-long leadup to a union-recognition vote (one in every four union organizing efforts results in an illegally fired employee); they drag their feet on negotiations (over 40% of newly formed unions never make it
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LECET To Tell Laborers’ Story Anderson. The live broadcast will be open to the public. “Labor Day is much more than a weekend that marks the end of the summer,” said Juan Ramos, LECET administrator. “LECET is sponsoring this event because it is truly important the community understand the struggles, sacrifices and hard work that illustrate the history of the Laborers’ Union here in Philadelphia and embrace the true meaning of Labor Day.” Call (866) 361-0900 or (215) 634-8065 to reach WURD during the broadcast.
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The Laborers-Employers Cooperation Education Trust of the Laborers’ District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia and Vicinity will tell the story of the Laborers’ Union live during a Labor Day special event. The event, on Sep. 4, 8-11 a.m., will be broadcast live on WURD 900AM from the African American Museum at 701 Arch Street. The broadcast, “The Laborers Union: A History of Struggle, Sacrifice and Hard Work”, will be guest-hosted by Bill & Cody
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Thanks To Unions, Workers Have Rights THE WHOLESALE SEAFOOD DEALERS In Pennsylvania 900,000 working men and women are represented by 51 International Unions, with 1,422 Locals in all of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. Much of the work of organized labor in Pennsylvania is conducted and coordinated by 34 regional Central Labor Councils across the state. Your Rights At Work If you work in the United States, you have certain workplace rights guaranteed by Federal law, whether you belong to a union or not. Unless you are a manager or other exempted employee, you have a right to overtime pay if you work more than 40 hours a week. You have a right not to be discriminated against because of your age, gender, race, religion, or immigration status. You have a right not to be sexually harassed at work. You have a right to a workplace free of recognized health and safety hazards. Your Right To A Union Most working people have the legal right under Section 7 of the US National Labor Relations
Act to join or support a union and to engage in collective bargaining. Working people all over the United States are joining unions in greater and greater numbers, seeking a voice at work for better wages and benefits, safe and secure jobs and respect. Your right to a union includes the right to: • Attend meetings to discuss joining a union • Read, distribute and discuss union literature (as long as you do this in nonwork areas during nonwork times, such as breaks or lunch hours) • Wear union buttons, Tshirts, stickers, hats or other items on the job at most worksites • Sign a card asking your employer to recognize and bargain with the union • Sign petitions or file grievances related to wages, hours, working conditions and other job issues • Ask other employees to support the union, to sign union cards or petitions or to file grievances.
Section 8 of the NLRA says your employer cannot legally punish or discriminate against any worker because of union activity. The employer cannot threaten to or actually fire, lay off, discipline, transfer or reassign workers because of their union support. The employer cannot favor employees who don't support the union over those who do in promotions, job assignments, wages and other working conditions. The employer cannot lay off employees or take away benefits or privileges employees already have in order to discourage union activity. Unfortunately, employers routinely mount workplace wars to stop workers from forming unions. The national AFLCIO's Voice@Work campaign works to ensure the war of intimidation and harassment against them is not carried out secretly. Voice@Work engages communities in supporting workers struggling to build better lives by gaining a voice at work through union membership.
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Local 332. His Political Action Committee has impressively succeeded in making politicians more accountable. Those it supports are assured over 1,000 of its members will work for them at the polls on Election Day. Other initiatives of Sam
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Staten, Sr. include the establishment of a retiree council in 1981, which enabled retired members to remain involved, and an emergency-relief fund to provide funds to members facing catastrophic personal problems. One of the key additions Staten made to Local 332
was the establishment of a full-time school for laborers, offering, in effect, an apprenticeship education for all new members, providing basic educational and GED opportunities and hands-on training in all phases of the building trades. Members of 332 have
become skilled laborers, an asset to every other building trade. The Union celebrated its 75th anniversary at its hall, attended by other union and political leaders from Congress, City Council and the State Legislature, with citations read from City Council and the State Leg-
islature. As Local 332 expanded, it was joined by other Locals: l412, l135, 420 and 57. These locals originally governed themselves until the Laborers’ District Council was established in 1937, covering a fivecounty area.
Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy Labor Day. Proud to support Organized Labor.
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(Cont. from Page 12) has raised almost $1 million, which has since been given to local charities. His “Sergeant at Arms Committee”, created to provide internal security, has become a fundraiser for scholarships with $75,000 awarded to the children of the members of
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Steelworkers Want Refineries To End Hydrogen Chemical Use The United Steelworkers Union is calling for the nationwide phase-out of hydrogen fluoride alkylation units. “Hydrogen fluoride is such a deadly component, and there are new and safer technologies available,” said USW’s VP Gary Beevers, who is in charge of the Union’s oil sector. “It’s a matter of health and safety to us. It’s a matter of money to the industry. We think they should change to a safer alternative,” Beevers added. Hydrogen fluoride is an acid used as a catalyst in the alkylation unit to make highoctane petroleum and is deadly in large amounts. The chemical turns into hydrofluoric acid when it is in contact with moisture and becomes an extremely corrosive liquid and contact poison that burns skin, tissue and eyes. One-third of refineries use hydrogen fluoride. The other
two-thirds use sulfuric acid as a catalyst, which also can burn skin, tissue and lungs, but is somewhat less toxic. Most important, sulfuric acid has much less potential to form a deadly vapor plume extending outside the refinery. Solid-state catalysts offer promise as an even safer alternative but are currently at the pilot plant stage and have not been used commercially yet for the alkylation process. “We intend to pursue every avenue till we have
Butkovitz Sees Upswing The city is heading back into good times. That’s how it looks as City Controller Alan Butkovitz released the Economic Snapshot and Forecast showing forecasters are estimating steady growth over the next four quarters and the annual average growth is projected to increase to 3.2% in 2012. The current annual average growth projection for 2009
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safer units that don’t endanger our refinery workers or the communities surrounding these facilities,” Beevers said. There have been three reported hydrogen fluoride-release incidents in the past five months. At the USW-represented Sunoco refinery in Philadelphia, 10 contractors were exposed to hydrogen fluoride and sent to the hospital after the chemical’s release from the alkylation unit on Mar. 11.
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stands at 2.6% and hasn’t been this low since the 1.9% annual average growth in 1982. Along with a look at future growth, local manufacturers are showing signs of stabilizing as indicated with improvements in future activity. Indices for general activity, new orders and shipments all registered slightly positive readings this month.
favor of family-sustaining wages, I am convinced Philadelphians, as a gesture of support, will be even more willing to donate to the Museum,” he said. In one hour, the volunteers raised $106.83 in pocket change, more than it would cost to give 25 guards their entire raise for one day. Based on that figure alone, JwJ is calling on the Museum to try harder to find the funds to support their guards. Sunday’s theatrical display by activists is one of numerous actions taken on behalf of the security guards’ fight. JwJ and the Philadelphia Officers Security Union recently released a documentary entitled “Welcoming Change.” Addressed to Rub and available to the public online, the film features PSOU guards telling their stories and asking to simply be heard. JwJ and PSOU are planning a welcoming party for Rub this Sunday, Sep. 6 at 2 p.m. at the
Museum. This group of AlliedBarton security officers have been struggling since 2005 to win better wages and benefits. Over the years, they have used innovative direct-action strategies to win union-level wages at the University of Pennsylvania and paid sick-days at Temple University, Drexel University and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Despite these victories, they have watched as their hard-fought gains have been eroded by their employer. For example, last Labor Day, the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced they would give the security guards three days of paid sick-leave. The very next week, after the news cameras had gone away, the new benefit was clarified: workers were eligible to have up to three days of paid sick-leave, but in order to get that level of benefit, they had to have been employed
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full-time at the same property for three years. In fact, less than 1/3 of the guards on the property can use even a single day of paid sick-leave! The cuts keep coming. A few weeks ago, the ex-
pected $0.25/hour raise was repealed. Last December, securityguard leader Cecelia Lynch announced to a crowd of supporters a majority of the 130 security
guards at the Museum had signed union-recognition cards. These cards state the signer wants the Philadelphia Security Officers Union to represent their collective interests.
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Christine M. Tartaglione Salutes our Working Men and Women on
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Panhandlers joined the effort to organize security guards at the Museum of Art last weekend. Volunteers from Jobs with Justice stood outside the doors of the Philadelphia Museum of Art with paper cups and asked visitors for change, both figuratively and literally. “Earlier this year, the Museum announced it would not give its security guards their annual 25 cent-per-hour raise,” explained Fabricio Rodriguez, executive director of Philadelphia Jobs with Justice, “so we’re out here today asking for change. We are trying to earn their raise back for them one quarter at a time.” He is asking incoming Museum Director Timothy Rub to be more receptive to their requests for discussion. Rodriguez added he believes in Philadelphia and the value our city puts on social justice. “If Timothy Rub takes a stand in
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Labor Again Bears The Brunt Organized labor in this city, particularly those whose unions encompass the City of Philadelphia’s workforce, including its police and firefighters, is well ahead of the curve when it comes to entering into meaningful negotiations. Whether, on the other side of the bargaining table, sit private industry or public-sector employers, every union leader understands the critical impact made by the recession and the fact trillions of dollars in stimulus money have not affected huge portions of their areas of governance. They know full well they will be called to bite the bullet, whether it be in the form of agreeing to old contracts, or in accepting some cuts in staffing, or in forgoing raises long overdue for their rank and file. Their members understand this fully as well. However, those negotiators on the other side of the table must know they cannot use the present economic climate to squeeze unnecessary concessions from the unions. If they do, the leadership facing them will definitely walk away from the bargaining table. Unions want it understood they are most concerned their membership enjoy decent, family-sustaining wages and their pension and benefit packages gained over years of negotiating will not be surrendered. There is no need. They will bargain in good faith, hoping the other side does the same.
Sep. 3- Back To School Rally at Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center, 22nd & Lehigh. Sep. 5- State Sen. Anthony Williams and W. Phila. Coalition of Neighborhoods and Businesses host Neighborhood-to-Neighborhood Street Festival at 49th St. & Baltimore Ave., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Family fun, live entertainment. All free. Sep. 5- Ducky Birts Foundation 1st annual picnic 1-6 p.m. in Fairmount Park. Take 76 west to Montgomery Dr. Make a right. Ranger will show you to pavilion on W. River Dr. For info: Ducky Birts (215) 510-1057, Sonja Thomas (215) 200-6144, Brenda Edwards (215) 463-2008. Sep. 7- AFL-CIO Tri-State Labor Day Parade begins at Reed St. & Delaware Ave., 9 a.m. Ends at Penn’s Landing. Followed by family entertain-
ment, live bands and groups. Sep. 10- Schmidt For City Controller fundraiser at Torresdale Frankford C.C., Frankford & Grant Aves., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Donation $100. Mail checks to PO Box 3272, Phila. PA 19130. RSVP Shannon Oscar (215) 885-2177. Sep. 11- Greater N.E. Phila. Chamber of Commerce annual golf outing, Torresdale Frankford C.C. Registration 10 a.m. Sep. 11- Philadelphia River Wards’ “Support Our Troops Rally” Patriot Day hosted by AOH/LAOH Div. 52, Fishtown at Campbell Sq., 6:30 p.m. Sep. 12- 56th Ward Democratic Picnic including Wards 53, 55, and 63rd at Burholme Park, Central & Cottman Aves., 1 p.m.-dark. Tickets $30. Sep. 13- Councilwoman Joan Krajewski’s River Bash at Wissinoming Yacht Club, Delaware & Devereaux Aves. Tickets $30. Includes beer and buffet. 2-6 p.m. For info (215) 624-1872. Sep. 13- 35th Police Dist.
marks Unity Day, 12 to 6 .m. at 5900 N. Broad St. Free fun activities for entire family. For more info (215) 686-3427. Sep. 13- Wolfe PAC Magic Show fundraiser at 4256 Regent Sq., $50. Sep. 13- Grands As Parents celebrate 13th anniversary with gala banquet at Temple University’s Diamond Club, 1913 N. Broad St. Donation $35. Checks can be sent to G.A.P., 2121 N. Gratz St., Phila., PA 19121. Sep. 16- Annual Puerto Rican Festival Senior Citizens Luncheon at Concilio, 7th & Fairmount Ave., 12-3 p.m. For info (215) 627-3100. Sep. 17- State Rep. Bryan R. Lentz will hold third annual Senior Expo at Brookhaven Municipal Bldg., 2 Cambridge Rd., Brookhaven, Pa., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sep. 17- Fundraiser for Tom Knox’s Campaign for Governor at Rose Garden, 19th floor, Park Hyatt, 200 S. Broad St., 6-7:30 p.m. Contribution levels: $500; $1,000; $2,000. For info Hadji Mal-
oumian (215) 636-0660 or email hmaloumian@knoxforgovernor.com. Sep. 18- 11th Ward Fish Fry at Lou’s & Choo’s, 21st St. & Hunting Park Ave., 5-9 p.m. Tickets $8. Sponsored by V. Tutie Edwards. For info (215) 228-3134. Sep. 19- Padre Pio Festival Concert featuring “Felicia Punzo Live” at Annunciation BVM Church parking lot, 10th & Wharton Sts., 2-5 p.m. Sep. 19- Family Health & Safety Festival sponsored by State Rep. Mark Cohen at Fisher Park, 6000 N. 5th St., 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free food. For info Sonja Thomas (215) 200-6144. Sep. 19- Beef & Beer for Grace-White Team, Local 830 at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 7-11 p.m. Tickets $30, two for $50. Food. Live stringband music. For info Mike Kates (267) 784-5902 or Jim DiVergilis (215) 768-0778. Also meet candidates running in Nov. election. Jonathan (Cont. Page 38)
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It’s About Dogs Denise Clay (“Out And About”, Aug. 27) writes, “The same people screaming the loudest about Michael Vick’s becoming the newest Eagle are the same people who believe the 8-year-old short on the corner of 22nd & Lehigh somehow had it coming and thus isn’t worthy of sympathy.” This is an outrageous statement, made without a shred
of accompanying evidence. Michael Vicks gets so much attention because he’s a star athlete, not because he abused dogs rather than people. Star athletes, like other celebrities, get piled onto (no pun intended) the way other people don’t. Showing concern for dogs doesn’t hurt children; not a single abused child is helped by attacking those who care about dogs Eric Hamell, N. Phila.
Day Care Holdup During the past several days, many day-care centers and home day-care providers have told me they may be forced to cease operations if the State budget impasse continues much longer. I want to assure everyone I empathize with their plight. As a single mother, I am particularly sensitive to this issue. I am greatly concerned that many working moms may have to make a decision
between going to work or, Heaven forbid, leaving a child at home. I am passing along everyone’s concerns to House Democratic leadership and relaying the urgency of this issue. Meanwhile, I urge daycare providers to keep their doors open. They will be paid once the State has a final budget. I know negotiations have dragged on, but House Democrats have made many concessions to jumpstart negotiations, not the least of
which was dropping a proposal to increase the Personal Income Tax by 0.5% to close the $3.2 billion budget deficit. The ball is now in the court of Senate Republicans. State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown 190th Legislative Dist.
Health Care Moses Maimonides, the great 12th-century medieval legal scholar, philosopher and doctor, codifies 10 require-
ments for a town so a talmid hacham – a wise person – can live there. First on the list is a doctor; fundamentally, a society must provide health care for its citizens before any other work can begin. Without the physical health of a society, there is no productivity. The issue of health care has been on the front page of the paper pretty much every day for months now. We have seen and heard the words “disaster” and “crisis” so (Cont. Page 38)
of 2007. Seventy-seven percent of workers in private industry receive a paid vacation as one of their employment benefits. Americans work in a variety of occupations. Leading the millions group are teachers at 7.2 million, followed by registered nurses, 2.8 million; customer-service representatives, 1.9 million; chief executives, 1.7 million, and computer software engineers, 1 million. There are 7.7 million workers who hold down more than one job. So-
called moonlighters comprise 5% of the working population. Of these, 4 million work full time at their primary job and part time at their other job. We love to be self-employed. There are 10.4 million who fill that role. Forecasters expect network systems and datacommunication analysts to be in the fastest job-growth category. Damping down this picture is the long, early, sometimes lonely commute to work … each averaging 31.5 minutes each way.
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The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sep. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters & Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing a “Labor Day” on one day or another, and Congress passed a bill to establish a Federal holiday in 1894. President Grover Cleveland signed the bill soon afterward, designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day. Today over 155.1 million people 16 and older are in the nation’s labor force as of May 2009. Thanks to Organized Labor, 83% of today’s full time employees, 18 to 64, were covered by health insurance during all or part
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Graveyard Tour Visits Labor’s Past
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A “Labor in the Graveyard” Tour of Old Pine Presbyterian Church cemetery, 4th & Pine, will kick off a $800,000 fundraiser Labor Day at 7 p.m. The Friends of Old Pine Street will host an exclusive tour of the church’s historic graveyard, focusing on various 18th-century trade groups that preceded the organized labor movement. Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church and its graveyard have held an important historical presence in Philadelphia for more than two centuries. Individuals buried in the graveyard include William Hurry, the official ringer of the Liberty Bell at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence; Jared Ingersoll, a signer of the Constitution and an attorney who tried the Philadelphia Cordwainers case, the first recorded case resulting from a labor strike; as well as several merchants, sea captains and artisans.
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“A LABOR DAY SALUTE TO ALL UNION CRAFTSMEN
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL” THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRONWORKERS
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IN THE PHILADELPHIA
LOCAL UNION NO. 401
PROUDLY ACKNOWLEDGES OUR MEMBERSHIP, STAFF AND
THE PHILADELPHIA STEEL ERECTORS ASSOCIATION
FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD THE SKYLINE OF THE GREAT CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
Labor is the heart of productivity, the cause of growth and prosperity in our nation and ultimately, the reason for our success. Our labor has earned us much to be proud of- and many accomplishments to speak of- but none are more responsible for our achievements than the rank and file membership of our Union. They are Labor... and this is their Holiday!
Joseph “Doc” Dougherty Business Manager Ironworkers’ Local Union No. 401
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When most people talk about Pennsylvania’s budget impasse, the focus seems to fall on large institutions. Will State workers get paid? How about the City of Philadelphia’s 1% sales-tax increase and pension restructuring? What’s going to happen to the vendors that give the State goods and services? When will they be paid and what’s going to happen to those that work for them? However, until recently not much has been said about smaller institutions, like day-care centers. Day-care centers have become really important in the post-Welfare Reform Act of 1996 years because people who get public assistance are required to work. Because of this, day-care centers are necessary to make sure their children aren’t left to fend for themselves at home. Many of these centers are being forced to close because while Pennsylvania lawmakers are making sure that they get paid, that State workers get paid (although that took a little nudging on their part to ensure that) and even casino workers get paid (!), they seem to have forgotten that those who take care of the women who you require to work for public-assistance benefits need to be paid as well. When I got off the bus on Monday at Broad & Oregon to get on the Broad Street Subway and make my way to Temple University for work, I was met by a whole lot of people who had decided they were tired of Harrisburg’s neglect of the littlest among us. About 100 mothers, day-care providers, and the kids they love were out at the intersection of Broad & Oregon Monday to tell lawmakers that it’s time they addressed the day-care (Cont. Page 49)
The Labor Movement in the United States had almost been squeezed out of existence by the Great Depression of the 1930s when FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT’S National Recovery Act was enacted into law. Section 7 of the Act established the right of unions to organize. With the passage around the same time of the child-labor laws, the 40-hour week, limitations on the hours that women could work and the minimum-wage law. Great impetus for organizing drives by the unions took place around the country. Modern-day union movements took place from approximately 1935 on. In Philadelphia there were some great leaders. The head of the AFL was from the Plasterers’ Union, ED TOOHEY, and the head of the CIO was JOE KELLY. One of the strongest unions in Philadelphia was Plumbers’ Local 690. Its fiery leader JIMMY O’NEILL was succeeded by the great TOM McNULTY. When Tom knew that he had terminal cancer, he passed the rains to ED KEENAN who in turned passed the leadership on to current head of the union JOHN KANE. Local 1776 of the Retail Clerks (now Food & Commercial Workers) was headed up by a young reformer WENDELL YOUNG, who led an uprising against the old-style leadership in the union while he was still in his 20s. His chief deputy was PETE MARKS. Pete also ran unsuccessfully for State Representative and then went to law school and has been a successful practicing labor lawyer for the last 20 years. Wendell went on to become an international VP of the union and passed the leadership to his son WENDELL YOUNG, IV. Philadelphia at one time was the leader in the garment industry. TONY CORTIGENE was the head of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ of America,which in its heyday had 24,000 members, but now faces competition from Taiwan, Mongolia, Mexico and Indonesia, so its members number less than 1,000 in Philadelphia. HUGH McGEEHAN of the Steel Workers’ Union was heavily involved in most political campaigns, supplying volunteer poll watchers and providing contributions to candidates who carried the labor flag. One of the most vigorous public unions in the country was Philadelphia School Teachers’ Union. It was headed up by FRANK SULLIVAN, JIM McGINLEY, JOHN RYAN and SONNY RICHMAN and it did a remarkable job asserting the rights of teachers. Sul(Cont. Page 58)
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Yo! Here we go again with a question sent to me from Lisa, a faithful reader. She asks if I knew the origins of a few advertising icons. As I read her letter I also wondered about them. So off to the trusty internet I went to get some information about them and here is that I found. Lisa wondered how the icon of the Sun-Maid Raisin Girl originated. The sun-bonneted woman who appears on every box of Sun-Maid Raisins was a real person. Her name was Lorraine Collette. In 1915 she was sitting in her front yard letting her hair dry before participating in the Fresno California’s first Raisin Day parade. A Sun-Maid executive was passing her home by was struck by the sight of Lorraine. He immediately got a photographer take her picture, then had artist Fanny Scafford paint a picture from the photograph. The portrait was used on the Sun-Maid Products. Can you guess how much Lorraine made from her exposure as the Sun-Maid Raisin Girl? She was paid only $15. Much later she got a bit part in the 1936 movie – Trail Of The Lonesome Pine. Oh, by the way, her original bonnet is now in the Smithsonian. Lisa asked about Katy the Kangaroo. Who? Well I got the answer to this inquiry from the internet. It seems that in 1952, Kellogg’s was planning a menagerie of animals – one for each letter of the alphabet – to be used on packages of its Sugar Frosted Flakes. They started with the letters ‘K’ and ‘T’: Katy the Kangaroo and Tony the Tiger. They never got any further than Tony. He got very popular and eventually became the cereal’s official spokes-character. His personality changed over the years but it was Thurl Ravenscroft who gave a voice to Tony. Thurl is an ex-radio star who jokingly claims to have made a successful career out of just one word: “Grrr-reat”. Who is the most famous crime-fighting icon? A trench coated bloodhound named McGruff the crime dog. This icon was created in the late 1970s for the US Justice Dept. to be used in an anti-crime campaign. Their natural choice was a bloodhound, but what was he to be called? They sponsored a nationwide ‘name the dog contest.’ Some of the names they were submitted were: Sarge-dog, J. Edgar Dog and Keystone Kop Dog. The winning entry was summated by a New Orleans police officer. Adman Jack Keil supplies McGruff’s voice. So there you are, Lisa .These tidbits should satisfy you. Do you have a question for me? Drop me a line.
Snooper’s MEMO: Hey Chief, this one is for an old friend of yours, BRIAN TIERNEY. Hey Brian, no wonder your newspapers are not making any money, and I can tell you this first-hand. I received a letter telling me I can get The Daily News for only $5.60 a week. I was told this special offer would save me $6.24. Incorrect, Brian. The Daily cost 75 cents a day. Take this, add it up for SIX DAYS (since you don’t print a Sunday paper); totals $4.50. It then stated you can get this special offer for 13 WEEKS. I tried calling them, only to get a tape that directed me to pick what department or service you’re seeking. Brian, this went on for at least ONE HALF HOUR, no answer. I called and called to no avail. No wonder your newspapers aren’t selling. Please check it out for yourself, sir! Brian, 13 weeks @ $4.50 (.75 per day) = $58.50 compared to 13 weeks @ $5.60 = $72.80. Tell me who is saving and who is making the money, your arithmetic doesn’t add up. Snooper’s Update: Last week, we told you about the annual BILLY MEEHAN CLAMBAKE and I can tell you it was really packed. Oh yes, the food was plentiful, as well as the beer too. Many of the top REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS as well as their ‘endorsed’ CANDIDATES all showed up for this one. The ‘pachyderms were all out in force and they all seemed ready for the upcoming GENERAL ELECTIONS. Many of them told me this is the year ARLEN SPECTER will be defeated, as well as many of the Democrats who supported the ill-fated HEALTH-REFORM BILL. Many SENIORS are still up in arms, and it’ll be their State Legislators who will “pay the piper” for what they did, or for that matter, for what (Cont. Page 58)
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The annual Bill Meehan Clam Bake took place on the final Sunday in August and seemed to be the hub of activity for all our 2009-10 GOP hopeful. The smell of good food and optimism filled the air as candidates and party faithful mixed and mingled. Controller candidate AL SCHMIDT greeted all who entered, skillfully making the case that Philadelphia desperately needs a fiscal watchdog to pull us out of our downward economic spiral. We need this guy to watch those guys! District Attorney hopeful MICHAEL UNTERMEYER was also pressing the flesh. I must admit, Mike has run a terrific campaign to date. He’s got a marvelous “can do” attitude that’s contagious. Let’s hope he sticks around as an Elephant regardless of the election outcome. Our outstanding Supreme Court candidate JUDGE JOAN ORIE MELVIN was back in town doing yeoman’s work in the Southeast. I can’t tell you how important it is for us to get her elected to the high court. The “silent” branch of government, the judiciary, is going to play a huge role in the future of Pennsylvania. Tell your friends and neighbors about Judge Joan this November. The big statewide and congressional candidates were also making the rounds. Gubernatorial frontrunner and ATTORNEY GEN. TOM CORBETT was crisscrossing the scene while his opponent CONGRESSMAN JIM GERLACH let everyone know he had no intention of heading back to D.C. Gerlach wants the job of Chief Executive of Pennsylvania and will go toe-to-toe against Corbett until there is just one man standing. This brings up an interesting scenario for the 6th Congressional Dist. seat which will be vacated by Gerlach after (Cont. Page 58)
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Day Care In Crisis by Tony West One of the first casualties of the Pennsylvania budget impasse to hit the private sector hard is boiling over in the daycare industry. On hold since the State budge battle began are all Child Care Information Service payments, that most of Philadelphia’s working mothers of small children rely on. As a result, for hundreds of day-care, before-care and after-care providers throughout the city, Armageddon has arrived. “I know of at least five schools that have closed,” reported Trisha McGehrin of Just Like Home in South Philadelphia. “I’m keeping my center going out of personal funds. My staff is volunteering, no one’s getting paid.” On Tuesday a rally of 200 day-care supporters, drawn from the ranks of 55 centers, marched up S. Broad Street to City Hall to call for a rapid end to the holdup of CCIS funds. It was organized by Nicole Regalbuto, who operates Shane’s Friends and Avenue day-care centers in South Philadelphia. “I think it’s really sad they should try to settle these political disputes on the backs of the children,” said Regalbuto. “We’re talking about 17,000
kids here.” The following day she led her band to the home of State Sen. Joseph Pileggi in Chester. As Republican Senate Majority Leader, Pileggi is the kingpin in one of the two sides that has kept the General Assembly at loggerheads since the Fiscal Year ended on Jun. 30. Pileggi has indicated day-care funding will likely to be restored in the final version of the budget, but no stopgap assistance can be provided until the budget is finally voted on. Parents who face loss of both the CCIS subsidy and a day-care program are put in a bitter bind, Regalbuto avows. If their own program has closed, new programs are not taking any new children without full payment. That’s beyond the reach of most low-income working mothers. They can then either leave their children at home unattended, and risk being busted by the Dept. of Human Services, or quit their jobs, with harsh effects on their family’s bottom line. Child-care workers are in much the same boat, Regalbuto asserts. “Those who are laid off are finding they can’t collect unemployment compensation because there’s a waiting list.”
sending the legislation to Gov. Ed Rendell for his signature. “These workers are trying to survive the worst recession since the great depression and until we get this economy moving again and creating good jobs, we must continue to take advantage of every opportunity to help unemployed families keep a roof over their head, food on the table, and clothes
on their back. The legislation not only provides a lifeline to approximately 60,000 unemployed workers it will help stimulate demand for goods and services by pumping an additional $145 million in Federally provided monies into communities across Pennsylvania,” George said. “Creating good jobs and protecting good jobs must be the number one priori-
ties, as well as helping those workers who lost their jobs due to this recession. Passing this extension gives workers a little more breathing time and pumps additional monies into communities across Pennsylvania. We appreciate the good work of our elected state officials and we thank Gov. Ed Rendell who supports this humanitarian legislation,” George concluded.
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LEGION of day-care providers marches up Broad Street to protest loss of CCIS payments that is bringing child care for working mothers to a halt in city.
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President William George expressed gratitude over the passage of HB 1770 by the State General Assembly providing a sevenweek extension of unemployment compensation to thousands of working families, including those workers who began exhausting their benefits in July. The State House today concurred 198-0 with the State Senate,
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DAY CARE faces imminent crisis due to Harrisburg budget standoff, State Reps. Ron Waters, left, and Kenyatta Johnson explained at community meeting at Dixon School, 22nd & Moore Streets.
Pa. AFL-CIO Thanks Legislature For UCB
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LETTERS • LETTERS • LETTERS • LETTERS • LETTERS • LETTERS
(Cont. From Page 26) much that perhaps they no longer have any meaning. But
there is no doubt the American system of health care does not provide the protection that so
many people need. And it is a need. People are suffering. The statistics are over-
whelming. Forty-seven million Americans, including nine million children, are uninsured. But statistics wash over us and numbers cannot chronicle human suffering. The price of health care cripples families, driving people into debt, robbing them of their standard of living, their retirement and even their children’s financial stability. Is there anyone who does not know the story of a person who could not get insurance because of a “pre-existing” condition? Health is the Great Equalizer in society. We urge our Pennsylvania Representatives to pass comprehensive healthcare reform so we can get back to building a productive community. Jeff Hornstein, President, Phila. Jewish Labor Committee And Rabbinic Cabinet
3rd Time’s Oh Charm Recently, you incorrectly reported David Oh ran three times. He actually ran two times and almost won in 2007. In 2003, David Oh was a businesslike, independentminded, good-government candidate. Although Oh was an unknown, he surprised
everyone by getting 99,000 votes thanks to a smart campaign and tremendous work ethic. In 2007, Oh ran another smart and energetic campaign which pitted him against some of the City’s most powerful political machines. On Election Day, Oh won by 7 votes! He lost a few weeks later by a mere 122 absentee votes. David Oh, one of the bright lights of Philadelphia’s emerging leadership, was born and educated in Philadelphia’s public schools and continues to live in the West Philadelphia neighborhood where he grew up. As a successful attorney, he can live anywhere. David Oh chooses to remain committed to Philadelphia’s neighborhoods and the hardworking people who live there. Oh is smart, hardworking, innovative, well-spoken and very popular with all voters – both Republicans and Democrats. He is a Republican with cross-party appeal. Will the third time be the charm for him? With his impressive showing against Jack Kelly in 2007, Oh is favored by many to win in 2011. With Kelly out of the race, Oh looks unbeatable! Kenneth Wong President, CIG Asia, Ltd.
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Apologize To Vets I was one of the several hundred people who attended Congressman Joe Sestak’s health-care forum in Center City. As a retired Navy officer and war veteran myself, I have always respected Sestak for his 32-year record of military service and personal accomplishment, even though I may disagree with his politics and choice of political party. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the forum site and discovered Sestak was being supported and assisted by ACORN, an organization known for many things including their well-documented inability to understand the legalities of proper voter registration. Further imagine my surprise – and frankly, disgust – the day following the forum, when I saw an article in a local paper quoting a representative of MoveOn.org
openly bragging about the organization helping Sestak plan the previous evening’s event. I say “disgust”, because MoveOn.org is the same organization that openly and proudly accused Army Gen. David Petraeus, a true patriot and genuine hero, as someone who betrayed his country. Now, one could try to make the argument that politicians are supported by many organizations, some of whose practices are questionable. I agree with such a statement unless that politician is a retired three-star Admiral, as was Sestak. Like all officers who wore the uniform, Sestak took an oath to defend the Constitution and, because of that oath, automatically invites scrutiny and the expectation that he hold himself to a higher standard. I, along with other veterans, hold him to that higher standard. Sestak owes the veterans of Pennsylvania an explanation as to why he requires the support of ACORN and MoveOn.org. Other veterans and I demand he publicly state that he condemns the contempt and vilification that MoveOn.org has consistently demonstrated towards our Armed Forces and its men and woman who go in harm’s way around the clock while its members sleep comfortably in their own beds at night. Our veterans have earned, and deserve, that explanation. Joe Eastman Retired Veteran, US Navy
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going up three times faster than wages. Labor-management negotiations focus not on wage increases but on reducing health-care benefits or increasing labor’s share of premium costs. We need health-care reform to change this. Health Care For America Now, a coalition that now extends to over 1000 organizations nationwide and about 75 in Pennsylvania, was initially created a year and a half ago by labor and community organizations working together. SEIU, AFSCME, and the UFCW were the initial labor partners while US Action, ACORN, the Campaign For Community Change, and
MoveOn.org were the initial community-activist partners. The AFL-CIO, AFT, CWA, NEA have since joined the national steering committee from labor along with the NAACP, National Council of La Raza, Woman’s Voices, Working America and other groups. HCAN, from its founding, has had distinctive policy and political strategies. While many in organized labor ultimately hope to create a single-payer health-care system in the United States, the organizations that founded HCAN, some of which support single-payer as their ultimate goal, have chosen a different route to immediate
reform. Recognizing many Americans instinctively distrust new government programs and would not want to give up their health insurance for a government plan, HCAN proposed instead we create new regulations on private insurance so insurance companies could no longer deny people care or coverage, raise their rates, or drop them from insurance if they are older, have a pre-existing medical condition, or are women of childbearing years. And to make sure healthcare costs are controlled and that everyone has an alternative to private insurance, HCAN has proposed that a
public health-insurance option be available, initially to individual and small businesses, who would purchase it in a new health insurance “exchange.” Eventually the public health-insurance option would be extended to all. These ideas are embodied in the principles President Barack Obama has endorsed, in HR 3200, which has won the support of three committees in the House of Representatives and will be voted on in the House in the middle of this month, and by the Senate HELP Committee. This legislation guarantees almost everyone affordable health insurance in two ways. First, employers will be re-
quired either to provide health insurance for their employees or pay a tax on wages. And, second, subsidies are provided for very small business that purchase health insurance for their employees and also for individuals who purchase health insurance on their own, at up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Line (or 80,000 for a family of four). The political strategy of HCAN has been focused on building support within the Congress by means of a grassroots movement of organizations and individuals that is backed by earnest media and internet campaigns (supplemented by some paid media).
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by Marc Stier Penna. State Director, Health Care For America Now Health Care reform is the issue of the moment. Pennsylvania has been one of the leaders in the nation in building a broad movement for health-care reform. And organized labor is at the center of that movement. Even though most unionized workers have health insurance, organized labor has played a central role in the movement for health-care reform because winning healthcare reform is critical to rebuilding our economy from the bottom up. Health-insurance premiums have been
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Supreme Court Race Taking Center Stage trative Judge for Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance. He has sat on the Court of Judicial Discipline and the Judicial Conduct Board. Panella’s numerous endorsements include the AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Philadelphia Labor Council, Teamsters Local 830 and several Fraternal Order of Police lodges. Orie Melvin, a self-described “strict constructionist” and advocate of judicial restraint, is a former corporate attorney who helped establish the State’s first Domestic Violence Court. She was elected to the Superior Court in 1997 and was defeated in a previous bid for Supreme Court in 2003. Her endorsements include the Pennsylvania State Education Association, LifePac, NRA, Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, Pennsylvania Chamber for Business and Industry, and Pennsylvania ProLife Federation. This race will be closely watched as the Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction of appeals to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, set to redraw Pennsylvania’s legislative Districts after the 2010 Census. “The winner will tip the court either way: four to three, Democrat, or
four to three, Republican. This means both parties will have an interest with reapportionment coming in this term,” according to Jon Delano, Money and Politics editor for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. Voter turnout remains a major factor in the race. While City turnout in the 2008 Presidential election reached 65%, turnout in the 2007 Supreme Court race was about 29%. Unlike in 2003 or 2007, Philadelphia voters will not be driven to the polls to vote in a hotly-contested Mayoral campaign. “Voter turnout is going to be extraordinarily low across Pennsylvania. Generally, when it’s a low voter turnout, it’s lower back east then it is out west,” says Delano. “Generally, that means Southwestern Pennsylvania, which does not have as many voters as Southeastern Pennsylvania, often carries more clout. That would traditionally benefit the Western Pennsylvania candidate; in this case, Judge Orie Melvin.” Both of Philadelphia’s political parties predict a very light turnout. “Most people do not come out and vote based on judicial races,” said Vito Canuso, chairman of the City
Republican Committee. “The interesting situation this time is that you are going to have a flood of advertising for the New Jersey Gubernatorial race, making it hard for the candidates for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to get on television to get their message out.” According to Lou Farinella of the City Democratic Committee, “There is absolutely nothing you can do to increase voter turnout.” However, Farinella believes the Democratic State Committee’s decision to nominate Philadelphia Judge Teresa Sarmina on Aug. 29 to fill the vacant Superior Court seat could have an impact on the Democratic turnout locally. “Democrats see the addition of a Philadelphian to the ticket as a means of boosting interest among local Democratic voters,” he says. “If we get 13% turnout, we’ll deliver 80% for Panella,” predicts Farinella. “Our numbers are going to be high as far as the majority vote is concerned, but low as far as Philadelphia turnout is concerned.” Canuso, meanwhile, is uncertain whether or not low turnout will “hold down the Democratic numbers percent-
agewise, but it depends on what the plurality is,” says the Republican chairman. “Whether they get 78% of 100,000 votes or 78% of 200,000 has a greater impact Statewide, which is the real key.” Both parties remain confident they have nominated the best jurist for the job and the candidate most capable of winning the hearts and minds of voters. “Jack Panella is our star guy and we’re going to do everything we can to make sure the unions and our committee people are there for him,” says Farinella. “He’s been around town, paid his dues and is working hard. The people are falling in love with him.” Republicans remain just as hopeful about their nominee. “Judge Orie Melvin was unique in that she did an outstanding job on the trial bench in Allegheny Co., where it is difficult for a Republican to get elected,” according to Canuso. “She became a leader in the court system in Allegheny Co. and is from a strong political family which includes Sen. Jane Orie and is known for being very civicminded.”
Voters can learn more about the candidates by visiting their web sites at either www.votejackpanella.com or www.judgeoriemelvin.com. For information and registration, which is required, contact Fran Katz Watson at the Katz Watson Group in D.C., at (202) 546-0476. Invitations are being circulated by Wendy Beetlestone, Esq. of Hangley Aronchick law firm in Center City. Sheriff Candidates Are Now Surfacing Candidates for the next municipal row-office elections, which include the Sheriff, City Commissioners, Register of Wills and Clerk of Quarter Sessions, are beginning to sprout like crocuses, far earlier than normal. In addition to Michael Guglielmelli, who is seeking to run as a Republican nominee for City Commissioner, Alan Kurtz has surfaced for the Sheriff’s office. Kurtz, who retired recently from the Philadelphia Police Dept. with the rank of Inspector, will have a tough row in his case. He’ll be facing the formidable and popular State Rep. Jewell Williams, who did a stint with the Sheriff on his way to the State House.
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by Nathan R. Shrader One year after heading to the polls in record numbers to vote in the 2008 presidential election, Pennsylvanians will be asked to elect a new member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this November. Democrats have captured the last two Supreme Court elections with Judge Max Baer’s victory in 2003 and the joint victories of Judges Seamus McCaffrey and Debra Todd in 2007. The last Republican to win the post was Judge Michael Eakin in 2001. Philadelphia has been pivotal for both Democratic victories in 2003 and 2007. In 2003, Baer won Philadelphia with 78% of the vote while, in 2007, Democrats McCaffrey and Todd won with 47% and 38%, respectively, in the City. Hoping to end an eight-year drought in Supreme Court races, Republicans have nominated Superior Court Judge Joan Orie Melvin of Allegheny Co. while Democrats have nominated Superior Court Judge Jack Panella of Northampton Co. A former Common Pleas Judge, Panella was elected to the Superior Court in 2003 and serves as Statewide Adminis-
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98 Promotes Tonight’s IBEW Local 98 Keeps Owls-‘Cats Cup Match At Clementon Park
Thanks to the efforts of John J. Dougherty, business manager of IBEW Local 98, tickets to tonight’s inaugural Mayor's Cup game between the Temple Owls and Villanova Wildcats at Lincoln Financial Field will be at a premium. Temple's Al Golden and Villanova's Andy Talley are two dynamic coaches whose 2009 squads look to be extremely competitive. Through IBEW Local 98's long-standing affiliation with Temple Athletics and Joe “Krausey” Krause of 950 ESPN radio, our friends can take advantage of an amazing deal. Here's how it works. It’s still available. An investment of just $1,500 gets you 100 VIP sideline seats for the inaugural Mayor's Cup clash between the Owls and Wildcats. This package also includes four tickets for the 9th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions-
Temple clash at State College on Saturday, Sep. 19. To take advantage of this incredible offer, contact Joe Krause as soon as you read this article at (267) 261 3428 or via email at jkrause@950espn.com. In addition, this unique package includes a special, on-field pre-game ceremony; pregame field passes and a photo opportunity with the squads; recognition of your local union's support on the Linc's electronic scoreboard; a postgame reception at McFadden's at the ballpark; and a private reception with Temple coach Al Golden later in the season. The goal is to pack the Linc with 25,000 friends for the very first Mayor's Cup game. This level of support would be a huge boost for both football programs and establish the Mayor's Cup as a new, "must-attend" annual event in Philadelphia.
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LOCAL 98’s annual summer picnic for members, their families and friends continues to draw impressive numbers. Here some are await- LOCAL 98 turns Union’s summer visit to Clementon Park into a family fun event, complete with food, refreshments and free rides. ing their turn for one of the big rides.
IBEW LOCAL 98 Political Director Bob Henon and Business Mgr. John Dougherty presenting proceeds of THOUSANDS from all over Delaware Valley Clemonton Park day to members of flocked to Clementown Park for free family fun Susan G. Korman Race for the Cure Foundation. Photo by Lee Buchanan and food, courtesy of Electricians Union.
HOST Business Manager John J. Dougherty greets phone-bound rank and file IBEW member to Clementon picnic.
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ENJOYING sun at Operating Engineers Local 542 were Brian Murphy, Bob McNeill, Don McNeill, Mike Campbell and Bob Stiles.
OPERATING ENGINEERS’ guests included Dan Sullivan, Donna Sullivan, Fran Sullivan, Dan Sullivan, Sr., Frank Rementer, Jim Cook and a friend.
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DR. JIM Moylan and Ed McBride, two loyal members of Local 98’s Community Outreach Program, took part in annual Ernie Schlembach fundraiser sponsored by Union and held at intersection of 2nd & Mifflin Streets. Money raised goes to scholarships for local parochial schools.
OPERATING ENGINEERS Local 542, led by Bob Heenan, held its annual summer wind-down at Keenan’s in N. Wildwood. From left are Bud Evans, Sis Cusick, Tom Danese and Tony Morelli.
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LOCAL 98 supporters Ed Nesmith and Haneef Nelson pitched in with their contributions and enjoyed buffet served at Sharswood School playground.
DOUGHERTYS turned out for Schlembach festival. From left were Maureen Fiocca, Cecelia Dougherty, Celie Conroy, John Dougherty, Sr., Judge Kevin Dougherty and Joe Conroy.
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YOUNGSTERS WAIT their turn at one of many contests that kept them enthralled at Ernie Schlembach Night hosted by Local 98.
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Prostate cancer is the second most-common cancer found in American men; each
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The Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations (Concilio) Auditorium, 7th Street at Fairmount Avenue, will host its 20th annual Hispanic Job Fair on Thursday, Sep. 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Hispanic Job Fair is popular with regional employers who are looking to recruit new employees or di-
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Laborers ‘Declare Victory’ With Street Party
SAM STATEN, JR., business manager of Laborers Local 332, left, receives best wishes from many supporters at victory picnic following his unanimous reelection. Among them, Paul Himmel and Justine Smith.
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TAKING A BREAK from grill, Local 332 Business Agent Vince Chandler, right, and Laborers Training Facility Mgr. Reggie Ryals welcome State Rep. Louise Williams Bishop.
LABORERS turned out en masse for summer barbecue, including, from left, Political Director Ken Washington, Carl Fleming and Tracy Weatherly.
LABORERS stalwarts enjoyed sensational block party outside their union hall in W. Jannie Blackwell Poplar, among them, from left, John Chat- COUNCILWOMAN man, Irv Tyler, Ben Ramos and Charlie dropped by to congratulate Laborers District Council Business Mgr. Ryan Boyer. Branch.
OLD FRIENDS cheered Laborers victory on Wallace Street: from left, ATTORNEY Sharif Street was Andy Robinson, Felisha Harris and flanked by Laborers Alan Parham, left, and LDC chief Ryan Boyer. State Rep. Jewell Williams.
STATE REP. Rosita Youngblood was proud to bring her STATE SEN. Anthony Wilgrandsons Hassan and Mo- liams gives bearhug to old hammed to Laborers party. friend Ryan Boyer of LDC.
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Philadelphia AFL-CIO: A ‘Union Of Unions’ The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO is one of the premier regional bodies within the organized labor movement. Many of its members are mighty and complex enterprises in themselves. Below is a roster of the different locals and councils that comprise Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO. AFSCME 1199C (Health Care Workers) AFSCME District Council 33 AFSCME Local 1971 AFSCME District Council 47 AFSCME DC47 Local 2186 AFSCME DC47 Local 2187
AFSCME Local 1739 AFSCME Local 810 AFSCME District Council 88 AFSCME Local 427 AFSCME Local 696 Allied Printing Trades Council Phila. American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 940 American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA) Phila. American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Phila. APWU Philadelphia BMC Local
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WHEREAS, on July 2, 1992, a certain Mortgage was executed by FLORENCE M. SCHOEN and WILLIAM R. SCHOEN and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Book: VCS 223, Page: 447 on July 20, 1992; William R. Schoen died on February 1, 1999 by operation of law title vested solely in Florence and William is released of liability pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1144. and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on February 3, 2004, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in document #5085119 ; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage in that the payment due on May 26, 2009, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of May 26, 2009 is $157,919.00 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on May 10, 1996 in Misc. Book: VCS 850, Page: 013, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that ON September 21, 2009 at 2:00 at the Market Street Entrance of the United States Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN Lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, Situate in the 57th Ward of the City and County of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and described according to a revised Plan of Academy Gardens, made by Franklin and Lindsay, Registered Engineers of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated February 15, 1950 and last revised March 21, 1950, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the Southeasterly side of Convent Avenue (fifty-six feet wide) at the distance of Fifty and eight hundred and seventythree one-thousandths feet measured along the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of one thousand two hundred seventy-six feet from a point of compound curve on the said side of Convent Avenue Which point of compound curve is at the arc distance of Thirty-one and Four hundred Sixteen one-thousandths feet measured along the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of twenty feet from a point of curve on the northeasterly side of Fordham Road (fifty-six feet wide_; thence extending from said beginning point and along the southeasterly side of Convent Avenue along the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of One thousand two hundred Seventy-six feet the arc distance of Sixty feet to point; thence extending South Forty-three degrees, Four minutes, sixteen seconds east one hundred feet to a point; thence extending along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of one thousand Seventy-six feet the arc distance of Fifty-five and Two hundred eighty-eight one thousandths feet to a point; thence extending North forty-five degrees, Forty-five minutes, Fifty-five seconds West one hundred feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES which McCloskey & Co. of Florida by Deed dated July 25, 1950 and recorded in Philadelphia County Deed Book CJP 2726, page 429, conveyed unto William R. Schoen and Florence M. Schoen, his, wife. THAT William R. Schoen has since departed this life, survived by his wife, Florence M. Schoen in whom title vested absolutely by virtue of the
BEING KNOWN AS: 9203 Convent Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114 The sale will be held on September 21, 2009 at 2:00 at the Market Street Entrance of the United States Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $157,919.00 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $157,919.00 as of May 26, 2009, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. Date: __________________________________ JOSEPH A. GOLDBECK, JR. Foreclosure Commissioner 5000 Mellon Independence Center 701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-1532 Telephone No: (215) 825-6303 Facsimile No: (215) 825-6403
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The Democrats don’t like what the Republicans did to HB 1828, but for the sake of Philadelphia, that bill is expected to pass the House Sep. 8. Without its passage, Mayor Michael Nutter would have had to ask Philadelphia’s City employees, taxpayers and City unions to collectively “fall on the knife”. His contingency plan to balance the budget without the benefits of that legislation would create an across-the-board cut in services, public safety and a host of vital programs. Majority Leader Todd Eachus said the bill was not in jeopardy, but will call for a conference committee meeting prior to its passage to detail what problems were created for the State and other municipalities. The Philadelphia State House delegation doesn’t like the taste of the changes the Republican-controlled State Senate made in HB 1828, which empowers the City to enact pension/sales-tax changes. State Reps. Jewell Williams and Dwight Evans, both Philadelphia Democrats, co-sponsored HB 1828, which they said is critically important to the short- and longterm fiscal health and viability of the City of Philadelphia. It provides for municipal-pension changes and authorizes a five-year temporary 1% increase in the local sales tax. The measure first passed the House on Aug. 5 in a vote of 112-85.Two weeks later, on Aug. 26, the State Senate used the bill as the basis for pension reform that includes all communities in Pennsylvania. Because of the changes, the bill must be reviewed again in the House and then voted on final passage before being sent to the Governor. “The bill now has statewide implications, but the bottom line is that Philadelphia will have the ability to help itself,” said Williams, chairman of the Philadelphia delegation. “We’re reviewing the changes to see the impact. I know some people may have (Cont. Page 51)
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ters have gone two to three months without payment and if something isn’t done soon, they’re going to be out of business. Most of these centers are owned by women. That should have women’s organizations standing with them in support.” You know, I’m not one who believes anyone should go without pay. I know that I get cranky when someone owes me money for a job and hasn’t paid me. I know I’m not letting Harrisburg get away with not paying these women.
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(Cont. From Page 31) payment issue. The protest was organized by Nicole Regalbuto, the owner of two South Philadelphia day-care centers. She sees the inaction of State lawmakers on behalf of day care centers as a manifestation of its overall attitude toward its littlest citizens. “Funds are being cut from education and other children’s programs in this budget,” she said. “The kids are our future. Without them, who is going to take care of us when we’re elderly?” While Regalbuto’s employees are working without pay right now to make sure that the kids they care for (and their parents) aren’t left in the lurch, other centers haven’t been so lucky. Many have been forced to close and may not reopen once the State budget passes. Enter State Rep. Vanessa
Brown. She joined the marchers at Broad & Oregon and took a couple of trips around the intersection with them. She was also how I found out that casino workers (!) had been paid, while day care centers were still waiting. She’s trying to fix that, by the way. Brown has introduced legislation that, if passed, would provide daycare centers with the money they need to take care of the state’s children. “We can’t ignore our children,” she said. “These cen-
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All City offices will be closed and City services curtailed on Monday, Sep. 1, which is a legal holiday. Trash and recyclables will not be collected. Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson urges residents, whose normal collection is on Monday, to place their rubbish and recyclables out for collection on Tuesday, Sep. 2. Municipal Court’s Arraignment Court at the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert Street, will be open. Emergency housing problems can be reported, at (215) 686-1776.
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Steer into No-Libs’ biggest-ever pig-out by Len Lear Shannon Dougherty and Liz Petersen, owners of A Full Plate Café and Home Slice Pizzeria at 1040 N. American Street in Northern Liberties, are hosting the biggest Rib Off in Philadelphia history! (Well, I’m not so sure about the history before World War I. We have no records of Rib Offs back then.) The third annual Rib Cook Off contest will be held Saturday, Sep. 12, starting at 1 p.m. Judging begins at 4 p.m. The pig-out will take place on Hancock Street, directly behind the new Piazza at Schmidt’s. Professionals and amateurs alike will compete side by side to garner the title of “Best Ribs in the Philadelphia Area.”
For the first time this year, professional chefs will take part. This means you can taste ribs and other samples from restaurants like El Camino Real, Bar Ferdinand, or PYT. The professional teams will cook ribs, brisket and a vegetarian item. The amateur teams are also encouraged to compete in three categories — ribs, vegetarian and “anything goes.” Guests will be able to explore and shop The Piazza and Liberties Walk during the Rib Cook Off. Also, there will be a free parking lot at 2nd Street & Germantown Avenue, next to Hancock Street. Guests will be charged $20 at the door, which will get you samples from all the contestants, both professional and amateur. To complement all the barbecue, A Full Plate will be providing
their side dishes like macaroni and cheese and Brussels sprout salad. Stoudt’s Brewing Co. and Root Liquor will provide guests with free samples of their beverages. While sampling all of the food selections, guests can vote for “Crowd Favorite” and enjoy music from disc jockey Psydde Delicious. Judging will take place on the premises. The winners will be announced throughout the day. Both professional and amateur chefs who are interested in competing for prizes and bragging rights can visit www.afullplateannualribcookoff.com for rules, regulations and other details about the pigout. For more information, call (484) 6209578 or (215) 627-4068, or email catering@afullplate.net Much-reduced prices This week Latin superstar Chef José Garces is debuting The Cantina at Distrito, featuring a new menu with all
items under $10 on the first floor of his bi-level modern Mexican restaurant Distrito, 3945 Chestnut Street. The selection includes a variety of tacos, Mission-style quesadillas, inexpensive margaritas and Mexican beer specials which start with $2 cans of Tecate. The Cantina at Distrito is now open every Monday to Friday, from 3 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, from 4 p.m. “Distrito is the most exciting and fun restaurant in our family,” says Chef Garces, “and our Cantina Menu makes it even more accessible to area students who prefer to hang out with friends over cocktails and snacks, rather than indulging in a full meal.” The restaurant’s playful setting includes a booth crafted from a Volkswagen Beetle, a working jukebox, flamingo pink walls, a 14seat karaoke room and the atmosphere of a roadside food stand in Mexico. The
Len Lear Cantina menu includes traditional guacamole; a variety of enchiladas, such as those with jumbo lump crab, poblano peppers, roasted corn and salsa verde; quesadillas available with fillings that range from queso mixto to grilled chicken to skirt steak; and tacos stuffed with hanger steak, pulled pork, portabella or tongue, among others. Menu items range in price from $3 to $10. Distrito’s more expensive dinner menu will be served only in the upstairs lounge and dining room.
A cocktail menu, with prices from $3 to $6, includes such items as the Jugando Tea with sweet tea, vodka and passion fruit and an assortment of Shooters, including the Bazooka, Red Bull and tequila. Beer options, including a variety of $5 Mexican and microbrew drafts, will also be available. Distrito was named “Best New Restaurant 2009” by Philadelphia Magazine and was included on Conde Nast Traveler’s Hot List 2009 as one of the world’s top 50 restaurants. In 2008, Esquire magazine named Distrito among the best new restaurants in the country, while locally, The Philadelphia Inquirer named them best overall new restaurant of 2008. Also last year, chef Garces was honored with the James Beard Foundation’s award for “Best Chef, MidAtlantic.” For more information, call (215) 222-1657 or visit www.distritorestaurant.com.
during FY 2010 through FY 2014; and increase the sales tax by 1% for five years and earmark revenue from the increase to City pension payments. The measure would provide a total of $700 million in new revenue and savings over the life of the City’s five-year plan by authorizing the City to take actions to manage its pension obligations and to impose a temporary sales-tax increase. Williams said without HB 1828, the City would be faced with no choice but to dig deeper and make painful cuts in programs and services. According to the Mayor’s Office, these actions would require eliminating almost 1,000 positions in the City's Police Dept. and 200 in the Fire Dept., closing two health centers, reducing trash collection from weekly to two times a month and closing entire service departments, including Parks & Recreation, Libraries, Planning and Commerce. “Thousands of workers commute to the City each day for their job; they will be affected,” Williams said. “Thou-
sands of conventioneers and tourists visit Philadelphia each year; they will be affected. Thousands of people from the region spend evenings and weekends in the City enjoying the Art Museum, the Zoo, Fairmount Park, the Kimmel Center, the Italian Market, the Constitution Center, the Liberty Bell; they will be affected. Thousands of college students are enrolled in the 26 colleges and universities in the City; they will be affected. And hundreds of vendors who provide the City with supplies and services will no longer have any business opportunities with the City; they too will be affected.” Williams added, “Philadelphia is the only city in the State that is both a municipality and a county. As such, Philadelphia taxpayers must pay for both municipal services, including Police and Fire Depts., streets and recreation, and State-mandated county functions, such as courts, child welfare and mental health/mental retardation serv-
ices. This affects Philadelphia’s ability to respond to this economic crisis in a manner not experienced by other cities.” He noted the City, under the leadership of Mayor Nutter and Philadelphia City Council, has worked responsibly and aggressively to respond to the fiscal crisis, but the magnitude of the problem is hard to fully grasp. Williams said Philadel-
phia had to close a $2.4 billion hole in its budget and five-year plan. Through a series of actions, the City has reduced this deficit by $1.7 billion. Some of these actions included: stopping wage- and business-tax cutss; increasing a wide variety of fees and fines; eliminating nearly 1,100 fulltime and 2,000 part-time positions; reducing overtime
Citywide and reducing the number of City vehicles by 335; enhancing delinquent taxcollection efforts; deactivating five engine and two ladder companies in the Fire Dept.; reducing library hours from six to five days a week; mandating five furlough days for exempt employees; and stopping longevity and pay increases for civil-service employees.
TO CHRIS HERZNANZIAN A Petition has been filed asking the court to put an end to all rights you have to your child Lilyan ila Garcia who was born on 12/28/2002 at California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, as well as any rights J.G. has to Lilyan Ila Garcia. The court has set a hearing to consider ending your rights to your child. That hearing will be held on October 8, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. at Courtroom 14, One Montgomery Plaza, Orphan’s Court Division, Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19404 before Judge Ott. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled hearing, the hearing will go on without you and your rights to your children as well as the rights of J.G. to that child may be ended by the court without your being present. You have a right to be represented at the the hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help. You are also warned that if you fail to file either an acknowledgment of paternity pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2503 (d) relating to acknowledgement and claim of paternity, and fail to either appear at a hearing to object to the termination of your rights or file a written objection to such termination with the court prior to the hearing, your rights may be terminated under Pa.C.S.A. 2503(d) and 2504(c) of the Adoption Act.
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(Cont. from Page 47) concerns, but the City is in an economic crisis and we need to act.” “I would have preferred we deal with the statewide pension issues in a separate piece of legislation,” said Evans, who is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. “Having said that, I’m pleased we’re still able to meet our objective of helping Philadelphia even though the legislation was changed.” HB 1828 would permit the City of Philadelphia to utilize a 30-year amortization period for its pension fund instead of a 20year period; defer a portion of City pension contributions in FY 2010 and FY 2011; defer $150 million of over $447 million in City pension contributions in FY 2010; defer $80 million of over $538 million in City pension contributions in FY 2011; repay deferred amounts with interest in total by FY 2014; repay the entire $230 million deferral amount in FY 2013 and FY 2014; pay 8.25% interest on the amounts deferred
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DiCicco To End ‘Small’ Trash Fee Phila. Pension System: A Fact Sheet Small businesses around the city will get a reprieve from a recently passed City Council bill which charges $500 annually for their trash collections, no matter how little. Coming to their rescue is District Councilman Frank DiCicco, who said he will introduce legislation to rescind the fee when City Council returns to session this month. The present bill imposed the fee on 15,000 small busi-
nesses. Large businesses now use private trash collectors. A letter sent by the Streets Dept. to all “small” businesses caused an uproar of protest as many of the owners felt blindsided. Complaints were universal they had “no knowledge Council was moving such legislation”, “my business doesn’t generate a waste basket full of trash” and “We’re already paying taxes for
trash collections.” DiCicco, who had voted for the bill, said he was deep into other budget issues, and wasn’t able to ascertain the impact on small businesses. He understood there were many businesses which produced less trash than an average household. Several thousand small businesses can be found in CDiCicco’s District, many of which have contacted his office with complaints.
Union and nonunion City employees are covered by a pension plan. Many of them are not fully aware of what is involved, what is contributed, and how the system generally works. Here are some answers to often-asked questions. Q. What is the current City employees’ Pension Plan? A. Approximately 75% of employees are in Plan 87. Q. How are the Pension
benefits calculated? A. Uniformed employees: 2.2 % X (times) Years Of Service (YOS) X (times) Final Average Salary (FAS) for their first 20 years. 2.0% X (times) YOS X (times) X (times) FAS after 20 years. A. For nonuniformed employees: 2.2% X YOS X FAS for first 10 years. 2.0% X YOS X FAS for years after 10. Q. Does the pension amount remain at the figure of the day they retired? A. Generally, yes. (see below) Q. Is there a cost-of-livingadjustment to offset lost spending power due to inflation? A. No. On occasion, if investment returns exceed, by at least 1%, the assumed rate of return (currently 8.75%), there may be a one-time cash bonus payment. Q. What do union employees pay into the pension fund? A. They have to pay in 30% of the cost of one year’s worth of benefit accruals (see below). A. Uniformed employees pay in 5% of pay. A. Nonuniformed employees about 1.8% of pay because they also pay into and partici-
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pate in Social Security. Q. Do union members pay into and receive Social Security benefits? A. Nonuniformed members contribute 6.2% of pay and receive benefits. Uniformed members do not pay in and receive NO retirement benefits. Q. Does the City pay into Social Security for union employees? A. YES, for nonuniformed employees at 6.2% of pay. A. NO, for uniformed employees, thereby saving about $31 million dollars a year. (6,500 Police and 2,100 Firefighters at 6.2% of pay.) Q. What is the current average pension check per retiree? A. $ 1,445.83 per month (annual average yearly pension of $17,350 divided by 12.) Q. Are there survivor or death benefits to survivors? A. YES, mostly funded by the retirees (see below). Q. What are those death/survivor benefits? A. Survivors generally get one-half of the benefit the retiree got before he/she died. Only fire fighters do not have to pay out of their pension check to fund this survivor benefit. Q. If a union members dies on the job, is there a survivor benefit paid to family? A. A survivor would receive 60% of final salary plus an additional payment of 10% per child up to a maximum of two children until age 18. (The City offsets this payment if there are any Worker’s Compensation benefits paid.) Q. Under the Nutter endorsed proposed pension changes in Harrisburg, will future death benefits be reduced for survivors? A. YES. Source: Jim Beall, partner, Law firm of Willig, William & Davidson which represents both IAFF Local 22 and AFSCME District Council 47. Source: Jul. 1, 2008 Philadelphia Pension Valuation issued March 2009 (phila.gov).
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plied support for transportation teams, provided additional ITV visibility of cargo movements and facilitated additional security during operations.” Furthermore, Brady said the Philadelphia Port workforce has been trained and is experienced in handling and operating military equipment in addition to increasing the number of staging facilities to
aircraft; 12,815 track and wheeled vehicles; 39,000 small arms; 7,400 generators and many smaller items. The Army estimated from FY 2008 and beyond, Operation RESET will cost a minimum of $13.5 billion annually. Even with an eventual decrease in troop levels, the same level of funding will be needed for at least three years following the end of operations in Southwest Asia. The US Army recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that from the beginning of combat until the end of 2006 there were more than 200,000 pieces of equipment returned to the US for repair. The Congressman stressed Pennsylvania industries involved in manufacturing, technology, electronics, defense, transportation and other sectors stand to benefit from Operation RESET. It is a major economic opportunity for the Commonwealth. Repair work for tracked vehi-
cles, as well as communications and electronic equipment, is already assigned to Pennsylvania’s Letterkenny and Tobyhanna Army Depots and a variety of Statewide commercial facilities, including operations in Fayette. To date, BAE Land Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems have already been awarded contracts to repair M1A1 Abrams Battle Tanks. Furthermore, hundreds of smaller Pennsylvania companies provide parts and services to support the repair efforts of the Army depots and large Pennsylvania DOD contractors. Brady said he has continued to urge the DOD to re-
think its decision to shift much of its transportation business to seaports and to repair facilities in the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions. “For me it was a no-brainer. By using the Philadelphia Port, the time and cost to get damaged equipment back to military units and repair facilities located throughout Pennsylvania and the entire US Northeast and Midwest would be greatly reduced. At a time when we must be ever-ready to protect and defend our nation this is unacceptable. War-torn equipment must be repaired and returned to use faster than ever before to meet our national militaryreadiness requirements.”
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As Pennsylvania State Police announced they will begin vigorously enforcing a “no parking, standing or stopping” law for on-and-offramps near Philadelphia International Airport, AAA Mid-Atlantic renewed its call for better signage for motorists. State Police are now ticketing motorists with citations that will cost drivers from $84 to $134. “AAA doesn’t want to see motorists resorting to driving around and talking on their cell phones while navigating the airport,” said Catherine L. Rossi, manager of public and government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic. According to Rossi, “Drivers need prominently posted, clear signs directing them where to safely make cellphone calls from their motor vehicle. It’s reasonable for motorists to expect good signage at a world-class airport.”
CONGRESSMAN BRADY ...bringing port business
aid helicopter flyaway and quick intermodal transfer to rail and highway transportation. Brady has worked with area elected officials to ensure the Philadelphia Port’s workforce, facilities and technological capabilities would be the best prepared to support the nation’s security-distribution challenges. He said he was grateful there was a speedy response from the DOD and that the Port of Philadelphia is ready for the mission. “No other seaport in the nation is better prepared than we are in Philadelphia.” The Congressman also said DOD is in the process of bringing home the largest quantity of military equipment from a war theater since World War II. DOD has named this effort, “Operation RESET”. In FY 2007, Congress allocated $17.1 billion for Operation RESET. The funding will provide for the transfer of 117,000 major items – 557
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As a result of a request by Congressman Robert A. Brady, the Dept. of Defense will conduct a major military operation through the Port of Philadelphia this fall. Brady said he has consistently encouraged DOD officials to increase utilization of the Port of Philadelphia, which was designated a Strategic Military Port in 2002. It is one of only a few US ports selected to handle the nation’s military cargoes destined for the world’s hotspots. According to a 2005 study funded by the Commonwealth through the Dept. of Community & Economic Development, Office of PennPORTS, the Port has handled more than 25 military-ship operations since its Strategic Port designation, and every ship embarking or departing from the Port represents an economic impact of $1.4 million. In letters to top DOD officials in July, the Congressman explained, “The Port of Philadelphia has accommodated helicopter moves, sup-
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Democratic Judicial Nominee Beloff Draws A Crowd
AT A GLANCE, one would wonder soon-to-beJudge Adam Beloff was holding a family reunion instead of a political fundraiser. Among the party revelers are Jim McBride, John Sabatina, Jr. Joe Cuccio and Bob O'Connor.
IT’S OBVIOUS Democrat Judicial nominee Adam Beloff has captured a huge following. This crowd is a small sample of those who turned out for a Comedy Night fundraiser in his TWU LOCAL 234 COPE Director Jim honor in Far Northeast at Quartett Club as judicial candidate Adam Beloff hosted oldMcBride presents host Adam Beloff with fashioned cookout! Beloff mingled among family, friends, union leaders and supporters. official union shirt. Photos by Lee Buchanan
S. PHILLY attorney Angelo Foglietta, Iron ROOFERS UNION in the house! Mr. & Workers President Joe Dougherty and Karen MRS. BELOFF, Christina. and her family enjoy Mrs. Ed Donnelly greet Beloff. Brown enjoy Beloff festivities. the afternoon sun.
HER HONOR Judge Faye Stack is flanked by Phil Hughes and host Adam Beloff.
Lighthouse Pointe Hosts St. Anne’s Alumni Busby Pushes For Military AMONG 600 St. Anne’s alumni attending Lighthouse Pointe fundraiser in Wildwood were Bob Becker, Joe Spuhler, Marie Dishler and Dave Wekte. SEEN AT 17TH & Market promoting veterans’ causes with his Parademobile is Harry Busby, local publicist, right, and aide Vincent Gonzales.
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BILL STAHL congratulates Ken Milano, who has authored a new book on Penn Treaty. Both men are St. Anne’s grade-school alumni and attended annual fundraiser at Lighthouse Pointe in Wildwood.
FATHER Joe Brandt shares a moment with St. Anne’s volunteers at alumni fundraiser. With Father, from left, are Sherry Ulmer, Theresa Stahl and Nancy Jane Haughey.
PASCAL “Pat” Scioli, one of the City’s outstanding tailors, has taken his talent to gardening. He shows off one of two peach trees at home on corner of 18th & Packard Avenues. His biggest problem isn’t from passers-by hoping to pick up a couple, but squirrels who keep chewing away at them.
OFFICER Juan “Ace” Delgado of 3rd Dist., Joe Relations Officer De Simone of Acme markets, Steve Cortellessa COMMUNITY ofAcme and Joseph T. McDowell captain of 3rd Hawkins and Capt. Clark of 4th Police THE TALENTED Dung Nghia Lion dance team showed Dist. Dist. welcome neighbors to Fun Day. off their talents at Fun Day.
Reps Blast Casino Deal; Senator Supports The Arts
STATE SEN. Anthony H. Williams speaks at rally to protest proposed cuts to arts programs. last year to have the casino moved to another location in the City. “Foxwoods agreed to move to a new location because the owners knew they had failed to alleviate the land use, infrastructure, transportation and safety concerns chronicled by lawmakers, including Mayor Nutter, local residents and businesses,” Farnese said. “We were working toward a real plan that could provide sustainable revenues for the property-tax and wage-tax relief promised by casino gaming,” added O’Brien. Farnese and O'Brien said they also were troubled by the lack of public input at the hearing. Meanwhile, State Sen. Anthony H. Williams joined Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania at a rally in the
Capitol Rotunda to protest proposed budget cuts to arts programs. “Art enriches minds, spurs creativity and gives people the opportunity to open their minds to artistic ability. No matter who you are or what your background is, the arts can touch us all,” said Williams, who is a member of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. “By cutting funding, vulnerable individuals are being robbed of their opportunity to benefit from arts programs.” The Senate Republican 2009-10 budget proposal would eliminate all funding for the arts in the State. The $14 million originally proposed by Gov. Ed Rendell in his own budget proposal is still an 8% cut from the previous year’s arts funding. According to Williams, since 2005, the Council on the Arts has awarded roughly 1,400 grants each year to deserving arts groups. “Standing here with children and adults alike, it’s clear that people care about the arts,” Williams said. “It’s a shame that the governor had to cut funding for arts programs but it’s a crime that the Republicans simply obliterated it. Arts programs benefit the minds of school children, they stimulate the economy and they contribute to the beautification of our communities. We need to encourage more art, not dismiss it.”
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Who Is The Fairest Baby Of All?
The race is on to find the cutest baby among our readers, and we continue to be flooded with cute entries. As you know, The Philadelphia Public Record newspapers are looking for the cutest babies in the city! It could well be the one baby you decide on may well become a future Mayor, or a top union leader, or a major community advocate, and possibly a super educator. We want to let you decide! The Public Record newspapers first citywide “Philadelphia Baby Future Leader Contest”… the search for the future generation of leaders in this city” continues with this week’s edition and ends with our Halloween edition, Thursday, Oct. 29. We will publish all submitted photographs online and a selection in the Philadelphia Public Record and South Philadelphia Public Record, and ask you, our readers and web users, to vote for the cutest. Your baby could carry off the title of the Philadelphia Public Record Newspapers’ Cutest Baby-Future Leader of
Mariah Rose MendezJoziak, born January 29, 2009, is a PolishPuerto Rican-American beauty, the apple of Juniata community activist Enid Maria Rojas, paternal grandmother and parents Eddie and Karolina. collective eye. She will really offer a different dimension when she is elected mayor Alexyz was 10 months old last Sunday, Aug. 27. She's very adorable and a very happy baby, and loves to smile at all times. She knows how to communicate with other people with her lovely smile and she loves attention, according to her parents. 2009. Go on! You've got nothing to lose! To vote for any of our featured babies please either call; (215) 755-2000; email: editor@phillyrecord.com; fax (215) 689-4099 or write in your vote. It's easy to send us
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State Reps. Mike O'Brien and Larry Farnese chided the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for granting the Foxwoods casino developers a two-year extension on their slots license and insisting they get the casino up and running at its originally proposed location on Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia. The Board approved the extension at a public hearing in Harrisburg this week. “This is a complete departure from what Foxwoods has been telling the public for the last year,” Farnese said. “The Gaming Board should have held this hearing in Philadelphia and allowed the public to speak.” The proposed casino site is within the lawmakers’ legislative districts. They said that while they appreciate the board’s intent to see the original plan developed, they will continue to oppose this site and will stand with their constituents. “It is improbable that Foxwoods will be up and running within 21 months at the Columbus Boulevard site,” O’Brien said. “By granting this extension, the Board has failed in its fiduciary obligation to the people.” Lawmakers claimed the Board stepped beyond its role by interfering with an agreement forged among Foxwoods developers, Gov. Ed Rendell, Mayor Michael Nutter and other lawmakers tried
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Dragon Dancers, Rap Dancers, Spanish Singing Clown, Moon Bounce, and even Police Divers joined the community for a Family Fun Day. Officer Juan “Ace” Delgado, who organized and hosted the day, said, “It gives the community a chance to interact with their local police force.” Local vendors and Acme markets sponsored the event at 11th & Wharton Streets.
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Palmer Charter School Honors Ralph Wynder
Ralph Wynder, chief deputy in the Office of the Register of
Wills, was honored by the Walter D. Palmer Leadership
Learning Partners Charter School in a ceremony last week.
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Wynder, the longtime Democratic Leader of the 38th Ward, and long a community activist in North Philadelphia, found he had to unveil an oil portrait of himself, which now joins a gallery of international, State and City personalities who have led distinctive careers. According to Dr. Walter Palmer, CEO and president of the school, located at 910 N. 6th Street, the “portraits lining the halls and offices of this 10year-old school, now in an $11 million building, are there to serve as models for our students.” Our 900 students, from pre-school to high school, get a chance to look at modern-history leaders who have made a difference in their communities and through their offices.” Others who have been recently honored with wall portraits include Herman Wrice, Bernie Swann, Rev. Tom Logan, John Skief and Bilal Qayyum. All of the oil paintings have been done by Karen Jones, a staff member at the school. Wynder is also chairman of the Residents Coalition C.D.C. and is kept busy overseeing activities on a daily basis at Chalmers Park, 29th & Chalmers Streets, with John Brickhouse. Together they keep neighborhood events
RALPH WYNDER, left, stands beside painting of himself just unveiled with help of Dr. Walter D. Palmer.
COMMITTEE persons from 38th Ward congratulate Ralph Wynder on his portrait’s unveiling. That’s John Brickhouse on right.
THIS PHOTO is a family memento as Ralph Wynder finds himself surrounded by his family. flowing at the Park. to Felicia and his children are Wynder is the founder of the Tayon, Rysheana, and Aman. Black Cadre Family, the ResiPalmer, himself, has been dents Coalition, Annual Anti- foremost among educators in the Bondage Day Festival and the Black community. One of his efSoul Bowl, a rough-touch foot- forts resulted in the building the ball league. Wynder is married Freedom Theatre from a street theatre to the prominent position it now holds in the African American theatre community.
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Growing SPBA Members A.J. Mechanical - John Franklin
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Pacifico Ford - Rocky DeGregorio
Armando Rey Jewelers - Armando Rey
Packer Café Inc. - Pete Ciarrocchi
Beneficial Savings Bank - Donna Gallagher
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Bomb Bombs Restaurant - Frank Barbata
Penna Burial Company Inc. - Victor Baldi Jr.
Capozzi Real Estate - Barbara Capozzi
Petal Pusher Florist - John Vacca
Career Link - Basil Gordon Dir.
Phila. Family Medicine - Dr. Joseph DiRenzo
Carmana Designs, Ltd. - Annamarie Vona
Phila. Performing Arts School - Joan Pescatore
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Phil’s Excellent Auto Repair - Phillip Rick’s
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Southwark Civic Association - Karen Brown
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"I was under the assumption that this is a nation of laws and not of men" – Vincent Fumo A recent survey showed while 52 % of Americans can name at least two characters on The Simpsons cartoon family, (Hey! I know them all!), only 28% knew more than one of the 10 Constitutional amendments granted to them by The Bill of Rights, a fundamental symbol of the freedoms and culture of the nation and the central role in American law and government. However, our freedoms are being slowly eroded. Ask Joey Vento, owner of Geno’s Steaks, about the First Amendment. Congress can't make any law about your religion, or stop you from practicing your religion, or keep you from saying whatever you want, or publishing whatever you want (like in a newspaper or a book). And Congress can't stop you from meeting peacefully for a demonstration to ask the government to change something. Vento exercised this right when he put up a sign requesting you speak English when ordering. He came under a firestorm of censorship that lasted months. Thankfully, he prevailed and the sign stands. Ask law-abiding South Philadelphians about the Second Amendment. Congress can't stop people from having and carrying weapons, because we need to be able to defend ourselves. Our right to bear arms is being gradually destroyed as the Federal government, the states and communities enact ever-morerepressive gun-control legislation. To fight government and criminal violence, we need the means to defend ourselves more than ever, yet we are being legally disarmed.
The Third Amendment is that you don't have to let soldiers live in your house, except if there is a war, and even then only if Congress has passed a law about it. Yet government also destroys our privacy by wire-tapping our telephones, seizing business records and keeping extensive files on most citizens. The Fourth Amendment has to do with search and seizure. Our ex-Senator, Vincent Fumo, just went through this. Nobody can search your body, or your house, or your papers and things, unless they can prove to a Judge they have a good reason to think you have committed a crime. Recent Supreme Court decisions have given the police nearly unlimited power to search houses, businesses and cars, in many cases without a warrant. RICO laws and anti-drug laws have given government the power to seize all of an individual's or company's assets without indictment or trial. Asset forfeiture, aimed at drug dealers when radically extended by Congress in 1984 but now covering 140 other offenses, allows seizure on "probable cause”, at the discretion of police and prosecutors. Proceeds go to the seizing agency, creating a corrupting motive. Mobsters love to plead the Fifth Amendment. That means you can't be tried for any serious crime without a Grand Jury meeting first to decide whether there's enough evi-
dence for a trial. And if the jury decides you are innocent, the government can't try again with another jury. You don't have to say anything at your trial. You can't be killed, or put in jail, or fined, unless you were convicted of a crime by a jury. And the government can't take your house or your farm or anything that is yours, unless the government pays for it. Today the IRS can seize your bank account, the FBI can take your computer, the Coast Guard can take your boat, and welfare authorities can take away your children, without any hearing or indictment by a Grand Jury. The Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Amendments also have to do with the court. You also have the right to a jury when it is a civil case. The government can't make you pay more than is reasonable in bail or in fines and can't order you to have cruel or unusual punishments (like torture). But the growing power of prosecutors, and government seizure of attorneys’ fees, is destroying the ability of those accused to defend themselves. Our Ninth Amendment tells us just because these rights are listed in the Constitution doesn't mean that you don't have other rights too. Today, government now has nearly unlimited power, and the American people are losing control of their own lives, property, and destinies. The Tenth Amendment gives the citizens power. Anything the Constitution doesn't say that Congress can do should be left up to the states, or to the people. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court, by including the entire economy under the Constitutions’ "interstate commerce" clause, has given the US Government control over every aspect of society.
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Elephant Corner (Cont. From Page 31) so many years. Let me explain. Two months ago, everything was set. Republican STATE REP. CURT SCHRODER announced he would run in the 6th after Jim Gerlach threw his hat in the ring for Governor. In the 7th Congressional Dist. in Delaware Co., a young, talented, self-made entrepreneur named STEVE WELCH announced and quickly had party leadership falling all over him with excitement. “This is exactly the type of new candidate the party needs,” they all said. Everyone from the RNCC, to the Delco leadership promised Steve the moon and the stars.
Well, not so fast as it turns out. You see, former US Attorney PAT MEEHAN was also running for Governor. Pat looked like a real contender for a while but failed to generate the traction and money needed to be a top-tier candidate. Sometime around July, the Meehan campaign decided to aim slightly lower and shoot for Lieutenant Governor. Word on the street is Tom Corbett was having none of it. So now what? As it turns out, the Delco leadership, under TOM JUDGE, decided the 7th was now the ideal place for Meehan to run. In a slimy 180-degree change of heart, Judge called Welch into his office to let him know he would have to step aside for Prince Meehan. Problem is Welch is no political hack.
He’s a millionaire who came from nothing and didn’t enter politics for all the usual reasons. He actually feels compelled to serve his country and fears for the future of our Republic. He doesn’t need a job, doesn’t need the money, doesn’t crave the power, and therefore can’t be bought. The Party is now trying to get Steve to move to the race for the 6th. It has guaranteed him the endorsement, sworn it’ll raise him money, and promised to keep the path clear. Steve may indeed switch, since his home is in the geographical center of the 6th, but I can assure you, if he does decide to leave the race in the 7th, it won’t be because some political hack offered him the moon and stars again. As they say, fool me once.… Till next week, trunksters!
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(Cont. From Page 31) they didn’t do. I’ll be watching too. Snooper’s COURT EXTRA: The President Judge, HON. PAMELA PRYOR DEMBE, Court of Common Pleas, stated, “There is trouble ahead for the entire Court System. Getting Judges to sign warrants, or whatever legal papers will be a problem because they won’t be available if the budget forces us to cut back.” These are tough times we are facing, and now it will affect The 1st Judicial District too. Employees must realize it’s for real, and other cuts may be in order, especially their many employees. WATCH! Snooper’s Update: Last
week, we told you all about JUDGE JAMES DeLEON, who just happened to be vacationing in South Carolina where the POWERBALL TICKET for $245 MILLION was sold. Naturally, his many friends called him in South Carolina to find out if THE JUDGE had won. Speculation was fueled when they had trouble getting him to answer his CELL PHONE. Frank Talent, one of his friends, was able to connect with him to find out if he had WON and I’m still waiting for his answer. Did the Judge did win it all? Will he be back? Snooper’s Alert: Once again, I’ve been asked, “by the powers to be”, to let you know THE GANGS are back, and they’re hell bent on destruction. These scumbags don’t care who you are or, for that
the Seafarers’ Union. John later went to be a vice-president of the International. At one time one of the strongest unions in Philadelphia was the Roofers’ Union under the leadership of JOHN McCULLOUGH. John was a leader among the union leaders. He met an untimely end when he was murdered shortly before Christmas by a messenger delivering poinsettia flowers to conceal the handgun used to do the dirty deed. DAN GRACE of Teamsters’ Local 830 has been in the forefront of union activities in Philadelphia. Dan has
initiated a variety of programs which benefit the children of the members of the union. The union provides an extensive scholarship program for its members’ children who continue on for higher education. PAT EIDING is the current head of the State AFLCIO and has done a remarkable job in Harrisburg in obtaining legislation beneficial to the workingman. In Philadelphia, PAT GILLESPIE is the head of the Building Trades and also has been a leader in advancing the interests of the workingman.
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matter, what you do. Get ALL your neighbors together, because they’ll be in your neighborhoods very soon as it’s their season to go on their rampages. Police are helpless to stop them without your 100% cooperation. It is very important to give them any information you can about them. This alert is for South Philly, Northeast Philly, West Philly, and your neighborhood! Captain Lynch (18th District) warns the community: watch out for 40th Street; they’re coming there.
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This is to inform the public that the Philadelphia Gas Commission will hold regular meetings during fiscal year 2009-2010 on the following dates: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 Tuesday, April 1, 2010 Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Tuesday, June 8, 2010 These meetings will be held in the Commission’s hearing room, on the 18th Floor, 1515 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania beginning at 10:00 A.M. Copies of the agenda to be considered at each meeting, will be available on request, prior to each meeting, at the Gas Commission office, 1515 Arch Street, 9th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These meeings are open to the Public. Marian B. Tasco, Chairwoman
LeAnna Washington invites all to Walk to End Domestic Violence at W. River Dr. Registration begins at 9 a.m.; walk kicks off at 10:30 a.m. Event is sponsored by Verizon and Independence Blue Cross. Oct. 22- Shawn Dillon’s 66th-Ward Democratic Party fundraiser and gala at Chickie’s & Pete’s, 11000 Roosevelt Blvd. Oct. 26- State Rep. John Taylor hosts “Night With The Eagles” at Romano’s Catering, 1523 E. Wingohocking St., 8 p.m.
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IN LAST WEEK’S issue we confused Judge Richard “Flash” Gordon, center, with a colleague Roger Gordon. It was Judge Richard Gordon who was attending a crabfest at Fireside Tavern.
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(Cont. From Page 38) payable to Friends of Marian B. Tasco, POB 27454, Phila., PA 19118. Sep. 26- Diane Thompson for Judge Fundraiser Picnic at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 1-6 p.m. Lunch & dinner, $40. RSVP by 9/14. Call (215) 548-7565 or email electdiane@yahoo.com. Sep. 27- “Jazz On The Green” fundraiser for re-
tention of Judge Earlene Green, hosted by Kenneth & Ayesha Salaam at 6816 N. 10th St., 2-6 p.m. Oct. 5- Jefferson Univ. Hosp. offers MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction classes on 8 Monday mornings at 211 S. 9th St., Suite 310, 9:30 a.m,.-12 m.; on 8 Tuesday evenings starting Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m. There is a fee. For info (215) 9551376. Oct. 6- Clover Club Fall Luncheon, Meade Rm., Union League, 11:45 a.m. Oct. 9State Sen. Michael Stack hosts Senior Expo at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130
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West Philadelphia. Those who joined him at the Community Appreciation Day included Seth Williams, Democratic nominee for District Attorney of Philadelphia, Minister Rodney Muhammad of Nation of Islam Temple Number 12 and Johnson’s senior colleague Ron Waters. Festivities included face painting, cartoon characters and rides for the children; live musical performances and a host of other events for young and old alike.
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MUSIC, FOOD and games were provided to complete this special day. He told the audience that these leaders of community were his mentors and the very reason why he became a public servant. State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson gives Mamie Nichols certificate for her efforts to bring unity and social justice to Point Breeze area of S. Phila. LOCAL PLAYWRIGHT Kenny Watson, left, receives Penna. certificate of appreciation from State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson as part of Community Appreciation Day.
STATE REP. Kenyatta Johnson hosts fun day to honor special community leaders with a state sealed certificate. Johnson gives activist Damon Roberts certificate for his community mentoring program, and his work with youth in the community. INCOMING Judge Adam Beloff and Charles McDuffie share special day with Kenyatta Johnson at his community appreciation gala.
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by Nathaniel Lee and Saddie Agnes Hundreds flocked to Point Breeze Avenue in South Philadelphia to attend the Community Appreciation Day celebration hosted by State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson Saturday, Aug. 29. As a freshman, Johnson has hit the ground running by maintaining a persistent presence in the community and now is said to be the only representative to hold two offices to serve his constituency in both South and
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Johnson Lauds Community Volunteers At Fun Day
Got any questions you want answered from your local Police District? Then bring your concerns to a Police Officer tonight! Come meet Juan “Ace“ Delgado, community-relations officer, at the 3rd Police Dist. He wants to hear from you. Delgado will host the meeting tonight, 7-8:30 p.m. at New Hope Temple Baptist Church, 711 S. 12th Street. For more information, please call (215) 686-3033.
Whitman Friends Friends of the Free Library continue to support the community through their library services, and Whitman Friends will meet at Whitman Library at 200 Snyder on Sep. 9 at 6 p.m. for their meet-and-greet. Please contact Susan Montella, manager, community outreach at (215) 567 4562 for more information.
Hero Thrill Show
SETH WILLIAMS, Dawn Chavous, Kenyatta Johnson and Rodney Mohamed were among the dignitaries at South Philly community day awards appreciation day.
Soccer Players Net State Medals
Ten members of the South Philadelphia Soccer Club (SPSC) competed recently in the Keystone State Games in York, Pa. The local athletes represented the Philadelphiabased Metro teams, a collection of the finest young soccer talent in the Philadelphia Metro Region. In traveling to the State Capital area, the local footballers participated in two days of matches against regional teams from throughout the State in what was often spirited and intense competition in stormy conditions. Seven members of the SPSC U16 Boys Premier program competed in two different age groupings during the three-day event. Mark Casasanto, Joe Contessa, Juan
Cora, Kyle Ditsche, Ryan Di Piero and Seth Lindner captured gold medals with impressive performances throughout the tournament in the U15/16 division. On the road to the State Title and the gold medal, Contessa, Ditsche and Lindner knocked in multiple goals each and dominated the opposition for the Metro side. Fullback Juan Cora scored the game winner in the semifinal match against the Capital Area Team and Mark Casasanto added timely assists to spark the high powered Metro offense, including kick-starting the sequence to notch the eventual game winning goal in the title match against Blue Mountain (Ryan DiPiero served as the squad’s
back-up goalie). Serving as the sole SPSC representative on the U14/15 division team, Joe Anzur racked up three assists to help keep his Metro Team in the hunt for the title but would have to eventually settle for a bronze medal in the U14/15 division after dropping a very hard fought quarterfinal match. In the girls U13/14 division, Lady Strikers Julianna Casasanto, Samantha Charlton and Joelle Guaglione snagged silver medals after a fabulous run all the way to the goldmedal match. Despite advancing to the finals with a 3-1 win over the Nittany Area Team in a driving rainstorm, the Metro team would fall just short of its gold-medal dreams in the
finals with a 2-1 loss against Blue Mountain. Casasanto had an impressive offensive output during the tournament with four goals and four assists, Charlton chipped in a goal and Guaglione was a steady and solid force on defense throughout Metro’s six matches. “This was an unbelievable experience for not only my daughter to participate and win a silver medal, but all of the boys and girls from our club who made these teams and came here to compete,” said Jennifer Guaglione. “I was so excited and proud of our older boys to win that gold medal. They put the SPSC on the map and really deserve that top honor.”
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The thrills will be a mile a minute at the Philadelphia Hero Thrill Show on Saturday, Sep. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. outside the Wachovia Spectrum Complex, 3601 S. Broad Street, in South Philadelphia. (Rain date: Saturday, Sep. 19.) Highlights will be spectacular motorcycle demonstrations and performances by the Philadelphia Police & Fire Pipes and Drums, the Police Patrol Motorcycle Drill Team – all show-stopping crowd pleasers each year. In addition, there will be displays of crime fighting equipment by the Marine Unit, the Crime Scene Investigation Unit and Aviation Firearms Unit as well as sensational demonstrations by the Police Highway Patrol Motorcycle Drill Team, the elite K-9 Unit and the Strike Force Bicycle Stunt Team. The Philadelphia Fire Department will display fire equipment and perform safety demonstrations focusing on rescue operations and procedures. The Hero Thrill Show is designed to raise money for the education of survivors of deceased police and fire personnel killed in the line of duty in Philadelphia. Tickets are $10 for single purchase and $25 for families. They are available at local police and fire stations, or log onto www.herothrilshow.org or www.comcasttix.com.
HOST Kenyatta Johnson tells community why it’s important to have a strong relationship with good judges, as he gives future Judge Adam Beloff microphone to greet community and offer his support.
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