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Thanking and Saluting Labor Leaders and Rank and File Members who are Supporting My Campaign

Philadelphia’s Tri-State Labor Parade and AFL-CIO Family Festival Monday, September 5, 2009 Date: Time: Ceremony and Parade: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Family Festival: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Parade: Columbus Boulevard from Location: Washington Avenue to Market Street Family Festival: Penn’s Landing Great Plaza Parking is available at Penn’s Landing Parking: 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. Entertaining – Begins at 1:00 p.m. Other Family Activities: Face Painting; Make and Take Craft; Moon Bounce; Trampoline and Orbitron. Details: The AFL-CIO, the federation of America’s Unions, includes more than 13 million of America’s workers in 65 member unions. (Cont. Page 41)

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laws, and elimination of collective bargaining rights in the name of “fiscal responsibility”. We didn’t win every battle – and there are many more to fight – but this year we saw workers taking the lead on these fights like never before. In Philadelphia, where solidarity has long been more than a motto, the “We Are One” theme resonated loud and clear from the start. In February, over 2,500 workers braved the cold for a Wisconsin solidarity rally. In April, hundreds of union members passed out thousands of “We Are One” flyers to the public outlining our fight for the middle class. Time and again, we’ve stood shoulder to shoulder in Philadelphia: for locked out NFL players, striking Red Cross workers, laid off city and school district employees, striking Verizon work-

ers, and exploited foreign workers in Hershey, Pa. We should be proud of those actions. We needed to stand and fight against corporations and politicians who do their bidding at any cost; unless the “cost” is to millionaires or big business, that is. And now we need to take “We Are One” to the next level. What’s been missing from all of the statehouse battles and from partisan debates about tax cuts and debt ceilings is an honest discussion about how we go about the enormous task of putting America back to work. It’s fitting, that in this year of worker revolutions at every level, the long overdue Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial has finally opened on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The opening coincided with the 48th anniversary the 1963 March on Wash-

From: Pat Eiding

President, Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO ington for “Jobs and Freedom”. Almost half a century ago, the organizers knew that rhetoric, and even laws, were not enough. That real freedom came only in the form of good jobs and economic justice for all workers. This is still

true today and so our next challenge is this: just as we have fought alongside fellow workers and against unjust laws, now we must stand ready to fight to maintain and restore jobs with fair wages, safe workplaces, and dignity for all workers.

Pres. Pat Eiding Phila. AFL-CIO

State Senator

Christine M. Tartaglione

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No one can deny that 2011 has been an amazing year for the labor movement and for workers worldwide. In winter we saw workers’ revolutions in capitals as distant and distinct as Cairo, Egypt and Madison, Wisc.; spring saw one of the largest organizing drives in recent memory culminate with 40,000 Transportation Security officers joining AFGE; and this summer 45,000 CWA and IBEW members in 13 states went on strike against Verizon to hold the line for all middle class workers against corporate greed. The AFL-CIO slogan of “We Are One” has been on display as workers – union and non-union side by side – took to the streets all across the country to beat back anti-worker legislation like right to work, privatization of public services, changes in prevailing wage

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Labor Day Message

Pres. Richard Bloomingdale State AFL-CIO

As millions of Working Americans celebrate the Labor Day weekend, our celebrations are tempered by the severe jobs crisis that threatens our future. Our economy is growing at less than 2% per year, and growth is slowing. Official unemployment is 9.2% and rising, driven by mass layoffs of teachers, first responders, and other public employees. The real unemployment rate is almost twice as high, once labor-market

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dropouts and involuntary part-time work are taken into account. It doesn’t have to be this way. There are real solutions to the jobs crisis, but real solutions require a new approach by our elected officials both here in Harrisburg and in Washington. Policymakers should reject the cuts only approach to job creation. Spending cuts by our State and federal governments are making a bad situ-

President, Pennsylvania AFL-CIO ation even worse and threatening to push us back into a recession. The focus needs to be on protecting and creating jobs and supporting middle-class working families, not spending cuts that result in massive layoffs and less investment in education, infrastructure, public services, and security for elderly people. The private sector still is not putting people back to work at a pace necessary to

put us on the road to economic recovery. In fact, businesses across the country are sitting on $2 trillion in cash reserves that they are reluctant to invest. Government needs to make the necessary investments in the economy to restore consumer confidence which will create the level of demand needed for businesses to start investing in job creation. There is much work to be done both here in Pennsylvania and across America and our elected officials should be taking the lead. Now is the time that both our State and federal government should be increasing spending on infrastructure projects to create jobs now and to promote long term economic growth. Everyone can see the need to rebuild our roads, highways and bridges which are unsafe and inefficient. We also should be investing now in new transportation systems for the future both in more fuel efficient systems, mass transit and our ports. The State of Maryland in recent years has undertaken job-creation programs to put people back to work. They are taking advantage of the lowest interest rates on borrowing in decades in order to spur economic growth. We should be taking advantage of these opportunities to create thousands of jobs here in Pennsylvania both in construction and in manufacturing. We have a world-class system of higher education involving both private and public colleges and universities. Our institutions of higher learning attract students from all over the world. Our Commonwealth needs to become a leader in fostering and promoting closer partnerships between universities, colleges and the private sector to keep the latest innovations and talent here in the Keystone State. We already invest in this world-class system and it should provide more benefits to our citizens with the creation of good jobs here. We should not be cutting spending on higher education

making it even more difficult for the children of middleclass working families to get a college education which is one of the most important paths to a successful future and a middle-class standard of living for our children. And the war on workers’ unions being waged by hostile politicians, backed by the CEOs of some of the largest corporations, needs to end now for the good of our nation. You can’t have a strong and prosperous economy and a strong Democracy without a growing middle class. Collective bargaining and education are the keys to growing a middle class and a prosperous economy. On this Labor Day it is our hope that our elected political leaders and corporate America will move closer toward embracing a vision that working people share. Our vision is a nation which encourages and promotes greater participation by all in our economy and our democracy. It took us 200 years to give everyone the right to vote. It took that long to provide civil rights for all citizens. Public schools give everyone the opportunity for a good education to become full participants in our democracy. And unions give workers the opportunity for full participation in our economy and their communities. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, one of our nation’s greatest Presidents who also happened to be a member of the Republican Party: “All that serves labor serves the Nation. All that harms is treason. There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other. The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations.” Enjoy the Labor Day holiday and let’s put Pennsylvania and America back to work! (The Pennsylvania AFLCIO is a statewide labor federation, representing over 800,000 workers who are members of labor unions affiliated with it.)

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Sep. 2- Day of Respect at 1200 and 1300 blocks of W. Erie Ave. Guest speakers include Councilmen Darrell Clarke and Curtis Jones, Jr., and Prof. Chad Dion Lassiter, founder of Black Men at Penn, 12-8 p.m. Familyfriendly free event. Sep. 3- State Sen. Anthony Williams’ Neighbor to Neighbor Summer of Peace 2011 Cookout at Eastwick Park, 74th & Lindbergh Blvd., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free food. Family fun. Adults’ and children’s activities. For info (215) 4922980. Sep. 5- Tri State Labor Committee and Philadelphia AFLCIO annual Labor Day Parade & Family Fun Day, starting at Sheet Metal Workers, Columbus Blvd. & Washington Ave., 9 a.m. Sep. 6- City Redistricting Hearing at Einstein Medical Ctr., Old York Rd. & Somerset St. For info (215) 6863407.

Sep. 10- 1st Nat’l Organizational Policy Summit at School District Bldg. Main Audit., 440 N. Broad St. to fight for additional federal and State funding, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For info Dr. Churchville (215) 848-8511 or Mr. Adams (215) 397-2734. Sep. 10- Billy Meehan Clambake at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 4-8 p.m. $100 per person. For info Carmella (215) 5610650. Sep. 10- Jobs with Justice and DC 47 President Emeritus Gary Kapanowski hold Sustainer Soiree in Sir Francis Rm. at The Drake, 1512 Spruce St., 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Sep. 11- Phila. Firefighters Union Local 22 and Penn Treaty Special Services Dist. invite all to attend unveiling of “All the Heroes of 9/11” Memorial at Local 22 Union Headquarters, 5th & Willow, 1 p.m. Sep. 15- President John McNesby and FOP Lodge 5 host City Council candidates at 1336 Spring Garden St., 5:30 p.m. By invitation. Sep. 15- Mario Lanza Institute & Museum will be beneficiary of 3-tenor concert featuring Viktor Antipenko,

Luigi Boccia and Maurice El Zein at Settlement Music Sch., 416 Queen St., 7 p.m. Ticket $25. For info (215) 238-9691. Sep. 16- 11th Ward Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s, 21st & Hunting Pk. Ave., 5-9 p.m. Tickets $10. For info V. Tutie Edwards (215) 228-3134. Sep. 17- Ward Leader John Sabatina hosts Fall Picnic, in conjunction with Democrat Wards 35, 53, 55, and 63 at Burholme Pk., Central Ave., from 1:30 p.m. $35 donation. Sep. 18- Korean Folk Festival for Children at John Russell Field, 7420 Penrose Ave., Elkins Pk., Pa. 1-5 p.m. Free. For info (215) 884-8443. Sep. 19- 11th Ward Democrats host Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s, 21st & Hunting Pk. Ave., 5-9 p.m. Donation $10. For info V. Tutie Edwards (215) 228-3134. Sep. 20- Republican S. Jersey Coalition hosts candidates forum Sep. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at N.E. Sheraton, 9461 Roosevelt Blvd. Confirmed candidates include Karen Brown for Mayor, Al Schmidt for City Commissioner and David Oh for Council at Large. Free for members and $20 for “e-

team and nonmembers”. For info (610) 667-1263. Sep. 26- Vendemmia Wine & Food Festival, Girard Park, 21st & Porter Sts., 2-7 p.m. supporting Students of Italian heritage in S. Phila. For info www.vendemmifoundation.or g. Oct. 2- St. Nicholas Ch. Italian Festival on 1700 block S. 9th St., 12-5 p.m., with Procession of Saints from St. Nicholas Tolentine Ch. at 12:30 p.m. Family event. Admission free. Italian food, entertainment, games. Oct. 9- World Premier of modern opera “Adea” by Pennsylvania composer Cynthia Cozette at Lutheran Ch. of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut St., 3 p.m., followed by reception. Freewill offering will be collected. For info (215) 567-3668. Oct. 15- W. Poplar NASC hosts Fall Fashion Show & Luncheon at Zoar United Methodist Ch., 1204 Melon St., 2 p.m. Donation $20. For info (215) 765-0960. Oct. 22- Philly Cares Day targets South Philadelphia HS at Broad & Snyder Ave., 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. For info or to volunteer call Matthew Mumber (215) 564-4544.

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Organized labor returns to its roots on Labor Day everywhere around this nation. It is able to get its core message directly into the minds and hearts of its rank-and-file members and their families, and that is they have been able to get and hold onto decent wages make a decent living for its members. In Pennsylvania, almost 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. Without unions, you would always be uncertain of your future. Because of unions, 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. None of these rights would not be realized had it not been for the fight early union leaders had to put up, staying to the end despite the prosecutions and persecutions they suffered. Because of union effort, 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 in unions in great numbers, seeking a voice at work for better wages and benefits, safe and secure jobs and respect. Active unionists have made it possible for you 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, T-shirts, 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 are increasingly mounting workplace wars to stop workers from forming unions. This is especially so among public-sector workers, where State administrations are whacking away at benefits and pensions and even salaries. Labor Day brings besieged unions together, often ending jurisdictional disputes when they arise. Labor Day in particular is a day reminding all its union leaders unity is the only way to survival.

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All Trade and Union Members and Their Families On This Labor Day

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lieve that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic. The First Labor Day The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sep. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on Sep. 5, 1883. In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally pro-

posed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a “workingmen’s holiday” on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country. Labor Day Legislation Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From them developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on Feb. 21, 1887. During the year four more states — Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York — created the Labor Day holiday by legisla-

tive enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on Jun. 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. A Nationwide Holiday The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take were outlined in the first proposal of the holiday — a street parade to exhibit to the public “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations” of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis

was placed upon the economic and civic significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement. The character of the Labor Day celebration has undergone a change in recent years, especially in large industrial centers where mass displays and huge parades have proved a problem. This change, however, is more a shift in emphasis and medium of expression. Labor Day ad-

dresses by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics and government officials are given wide coverage in newspapers, radio, and television. The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation’s strength, freedom, and leadership — the American worker.

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Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and wellbeing of our country. Founder of Labor Day More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers. Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.” But Peter McGuire’s place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many be-

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With the Unions Verizon Unleashed Labor Storm

“Rather than return to the 1960s levels of wages, benefits and working conditions,” states Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Richard Bloomingdale, “Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have been forced to strike.” More than 45,000 workers from New England to Virginia walked the picket lines outside of Verizon Communications facilities. Since bar-

gaining began last month on Jul. 22, Verizon has refused to move from a long list of concession demands. As the contract expired, nearly 100 concessionary proposals remained on the table. Bloomingdale added, “They insist on these Draconian demands despite Verizon’s 2011 annualized revenues of $108 billion and net corporate profits of $6 billion.” Pennsylvania AFL-CIO

Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder explained this has not been a traditional strike. “We needed to shine a light on Verizon’s obscene corporate greed into all of our communities. If you think they’re not setting the stage for stripping your wages, benefits, pensions, and collective bargaining, you’re wrong. Today it’s Verizon, tomorrow it may be you!” Union workers have returned as both sides agreed to

go to the table. They are working under the old contract for an indefinite period. CWA and IBEW represent bulk of Verizon workers. The rank and file is being asked to keep up the pressure by manning information lines. In just one week, more than 100,000 people had called on Verizon chief executive officer Lowell McAdam to get serious about bargaining and to stop trying to push Verizon workers out of the

middle class. The $100 billion, very profitable company has paid its top five executives more than $258 million over the past four years but it continues to demand $1 billion in concessions from workers. That’s $20,000 in compensation per worker per year. Workers Seek Sex Protection

USSA – which in the Philadelphia area secures more than 13 locations, including St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Hahnemann Hospital and the Art Institute — is being charged with a record of sexual harassment across the nation. Dozens of security officers belonging to the firm protested for change in front of the Art Institute. Local 1201 Members OK School Contract

Heenan, Staten Sr. To Be Honored

The 66th annual Freedom Fund banquet, sponsored by NAACP Bucks Co. Branch #2253, will honor two top labor leaders at its 66th annual Freedom Fund banquet. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Knights of Columbus, 1492 Woodbourne Road, Levittown, Pa. They are Robert “Bob” Heenan, business manager of Local 542 of International Union of Operating Engineers, and Sam Staten Sr., retired business manager of Local 332. The two were picked because they are labor leaders who have been “Affirming America’s Promise”. Tickets are $65 per person. For info contact Walter “Butch” Bennet, president of Bucks Co. NAACP and business agent Local 542 at (215) 852 0141, Charlene Conyers at (215) 254-0443 or NAACP office at (215) 364 1057.

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George Ricchezza, 32BJ SEIU District 1201 leader, last week stated, “Faced with fiscal mismanagement of the School District and a Republican assault in the State Capital, the union negotiated a tentative agreement for members’ consideration that cut by two-thirds the number of threatened layoffs, provides three years of job protection and avoids massive givebacks in health care and other contract terms. In tough times, leadership made hard choices trying to serve members’ interests.” 32BJ represents more than 3,000 Philadelphia public-

school aides, bus drivers, attendants, mechanics, building engineers, cleaners and maintenance workers. These workers provide a variety of critical services, including making emergency repairs to school roofs, air conditioning and floors. 32BJ represents more than 10,000 workers employed in K-12 school districts, including in Philadelphia, New York City, and other districts throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

ON DUTY at Verizon retail user’s location were CWA members in Phila. Hundreds of sites were manned with union information lines. They managed to highlight Verizon truck driven by Brian Noonan.

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THE TASTE YOU ALWAYS LOVED

Talk of the Town The Transport Workers Union of Philadelphia, Local 234 Marches in Solidarity on

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Labor Day 2011 With our sisters and brothers of the AFL-CIO to defend our rights to collective bargaining and to defend our hard won job security and benefits that promote strong families and provide a decent standard of living for ourselves and our families. It was, and still is, on the backs of working people that make this country strong. Without organzed labor the bosses will surely turn back the clock to the era of sweatshops and a time when there were no rights for working men and women in america. Today is a day for us to remind those in power that “we have just begun to fight.”

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Butler is nationally recognized for her work in integrating women into blue-collar, non-traditional occupations. Her expertise in that area has allowed her to work with local, State and Federal agencies and organizations including the Federal Highways Administration, the US Dept. of Labor and international and local labor unions. She has been featured on ABC’s “World News” and NBC’s “Dateline” and has been

called upon twice to provide congressional testimony regarding women’s integration and retention into the workforce. Some of the recognition she has received for her work include the US Dept. of Labor’s Exemplary Public Interest Contribution Award and the Oprah Winfrey Angel Network Award. Janet Hammond Ryder Ryder has been the Vice President of Labor Participation for United Way and the

Philadelphia Council AFl-CIO since 2002. For this union member and community activist, a job to combine both aspects was the perfect opportunity to share her talents of organizing, mobilizing and educating with workers throughout Philadelphia. In this role, she is fulfilling her life mission to make a positive difference in the lives of people through her regular daily work. In addition to her dual role with the United Way and the

AFL-CIO, Janet also serves on many boards throughout the city. She is the chairperson of Career Link for the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, a Vice President of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, a Board Member of St. Joseph University Comey Institute; a Vice President of AKA; and most recently was appointed to serve on Mayor Nutter’s Tax Revision Task Force. Janet has numerous honors (Cont. Page 32)

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agement Committee, the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition and Temple University’s Board of Trustees. He also sits on the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and was recently appointed to the newly created Philadelphia Works, Inc. Eiding, recently remarried, lives in Northeast Philadelphia. In his spare time he enjoys the Phillies, the shore, and spending time with his two daughters and three grandchildren. Secretary-Treasurer Ted Kirsch Ted Kirsch is President of AFT Pennsylvania and past President of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 3). He began his career in 1960, teaching social studies at Thomas Junior HS and taught at a number of schools in the District. He was the first teacher in the City to teach African American History as a major credit course, and he has taught courses on labor history, collective bargaining and theory of the labor movement at the Penn State University. Kirsch is a VP of the American Federation of Teachers. He has been director of the PFT’s Committee on Political Education, chair of the Jewish Labor Committee of Philadelphia, VP of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, and former president of the Pennsylvania Labor History Society. Known as an activist who has the best interests of children and the future of Philadelphia at heart, Kirsch has received dozens of awards from community, educational and humanitarian organizations and sits on the boards of numerous civic organizations. Recording Secretary Linda Butler Linda Lyons Butler has been a member of the International of Operating Engineers Local 542 for over 20 years. Prior to her election as Recording Secretary of the Philadelphia Council AFLCIO in 1992, Butler served as Apprentice Instructor and Master Mechanic for Local 542.

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Council President Patrick J. Eiding A leader in the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania labor movement, Pat Eiding is active in many civic, charitable and government affairs. Prior to being elected president of the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO in January 2002, Eiding served for over 25 years as business manager of the Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 14 covering Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. He is currently serving his fourth term as president of the Council since first being elected in January 2002. Eiding has risen through the ranks of leadership throughout his career. His union leadership roles include serving as past President of the Asbestos Workers Middle Atlantic States Conference, and past President of the Mechanical Trades Council in Philadelphia and New Jersey. He currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Philadelphia Building Trades Council, as a member of the Executive Council of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, and as the Northeast Regional representative to the National AFL-CIO General Board. In addition to his duties within the AFL-CIO, Eiding represents organized labor on a number of civic boards. He is the co-chairman of PALM; sits on the Board of the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania; serves on the Executive Committee of Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board; as a Commissioner of the Philadelphia Housing Authority; and a member of the Philadelphia Planning Commission. Eiding is also very involved in the community through a variety of charitable organizations. His favorite charity is the Asbestos Workers Mesothelioma Fund, which he helped to develop in 1992 in an agreement between the Insulators union and contractors. The Fund has raised close to $2 million for Fox Chase since its inception. Eiding also represents the interests of working families by serving as an active member of numerous boards and commissions including the Philadelphia Area Labor Man-

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POLITICOS, as well as rank and file members of Local 542, Operating Engineers, attended Business Mgr. Robert Heenan’s summer get-together at Keenan’s in Wildwood. From left are union member and Administrative Judge of Traffic Court Michael Sullivan, and Ward Leaders Louis Agre of Local 542 and attorney John Sabatina.

MERRYMAKERS at Local 542 festivities included Jamie & Wendy Petrongolo and Donna & Daniel Sullivan.

ideas, giving opinions, and offering his personal insight on how to better the union he was so proud of. His experience on the Executive Board paved the way for his election to the office of Financial SecretaryTreasurer/Business Manager in June of 1981. Over the past 30 years, Joe has been instrumental in expanding the union’s vision and making Local 401 one of the most productive and respected trade

unions in America Joe takes an active interest in the community by donating labor and funding for various charities and youth organizations, remains involved with elected officials on the federal, state and local levels to procure legislation to support the growth of union labor and fights diligently for fair labor practices and working standards for all workers. Joe’s professional resume

only tells us part of the kind of person he is. His strong character and high moral values are only to be surpassed by his tremendous compassion and willingness to help others. Joe sets an example for us all to remain passionate about the things that mean the most to you, to fight for what you believe in, and to work hard to achieve your goals, even if at times they seem unattainable.

WE APPLAUD THE CONTINUED ENTHUSIASTIC TRADE UNION LEADERSHIP SUPPLIED BY THE PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL AFL-CIO AND PRESIDENT PAT EIDING!

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LOCAL 542 staffers were in this group, taking a break from their duties. From left are Dan Sullivan, Jim McNesby, Janet McNesby, Dorothea Blalock, Kevin Blalock and Trish Repetski.

excellent craftsman and a natural-born leader quickly began to precede him. After graduating at the top of his class in 1969, Joe continued to excel in all facets of the trade, no matter what the charge. Elected to the local union Executive Board in 1978, Joe entered an arena where he could be a voice for his union brothers within the executive branch of the organization, while at the same time sharing

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Joseph Dougherty ... Among Champions

Joseph Dougherty is one of the most dedicated and dynamic labor leaders in the city of Philadelphia. True to his beliefs and a champion of whatever task lies before him Joe has been a driving force in the union ironworking industry for over 30 years. Joe’s career as a union ironworker began in 1966 when he entered the Apprenticeship Program of Local Union # 401. Passionate from the start, his reputation as an

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Business Manager Ironworkers’ Local No.401

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Brownlee Rep. Michelle F.

195th Legislative District

Salutes All Labor Union Members 2839 W. Girard Ave. • Philadelphia P 19130

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REP. JIM ROEBUCK APPLAUDS THE GOOD WORKS OF HIS LABOR FRIENDS.

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Stack Seeks To Replace SRC With Elected School Board State Sen. Mike Stack (DNortheast) has introduced legislation that would eliminate the Philadelphia School Reform Commission and replace it with an unpaid elected school board. “The SRC has completely let down our city’s public-school students, their families and the tax-

payers,” said Stack “The last several months have showed the SRC’s dysfunctional governance because they were not prepared to deal with severe, yet anticipated cuts to public-school funding. “When this happened, who could parents and students turn to? Who could they hold ac-

countable for the poor planning? The answer is no one, because under the current system the SRC isn’t accountable to anyone,” he said. “This unelected board is unaccountable to the taxpayers. Yet taxpayers will have to foot the bill through increased property taxes. It’s time to put

the power of the School District of Philadelphia into the hands of the citizens whose taxes go to our public schools, and that’s what my legislation accomplishes.” Under SB 1210, the school board would be comprised of nine nonpartisan members elected by Philadelphia citizens to four-year terms. The board would be responsible for drafting annual five-year budget plans that would be submitted to the Philadelphia Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority for its review and approval. The board would also have the authority to approve labor, service and other contracts. The board would not have taxing authority or the ability to incur debt. The City Controller and State Auditor General would

have pre-audit, post-audit, and performance audit powers over the School District of Philadelphia. The Mayor would appoint the superintendent. The school board would have the power to pass a resolution of no confidence on the Superintendent, which would be forwarded to the Mayor to decide whether to keep or fire the Superintendent. The Mayor would also have the power to fire

the Superintendent at any time for any reason that does not violate the law. Stck has strong support from State Sens. LeAnna Washington, Larry Farnese, Anthony Williams and Andy Dinniman as well as State Rep. Angel Cruz. The SRC was created in 2001 when the State took over the city’s public schools. The Governor appoints three members and the Mayor two.

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HARRISBURG SENATOR Andrew Dinniman, (Chester, Pa.), joins Philadelphia-based Senators. Mike Stack, LeAnna Washington and Larry Farnese at news conference, Tuesday, to announce legislation to oust the School Reform Commission (SRC) with a new independent nine-member governing body. Sen. Stack told reporters the committee would have “no taxing power” but would serve as a bridge between the School District and City Council when it came to recommendations on School District spending.

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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Is Labor Day Just A Holiday Sale Day? by John Johnson, Jr., President, Transport Workers Union Local 234 “Which Side Are You On?” is a song written in 1931 by Florence Reece, the wife of an organizer for the United Mine Workers. The lyric, “It seems like it’s illegal to fight for the union anymore,” feels very current. Even the right to collective bargain is under attack by State governments. This push against unions is

raising questions about basic workers’ rights. Unions are a very important part of American history, yet it is a topic rarely taught in schools. Labor Day is a time to reflect upon all the gains won by the labor movement for all workers and why we have the right to be proud of who we are, what we stand for and our history. When “Which Side are You On?” was written, the Congress of Industrial Organ-

izations organized millions of skilled and unskilled workers in America’s factories. During that time of the great Depression, the Transport Workers Union was organized in New York City’s public transit. With one out of every four persons out of work, transit companies underpaid, overworked and mistreated employees. TWU Local 234 won the first major victory for TWU outside of New York City. Organized in

1943 for employees of the former Philadelphia Transit Co., the Local was formed during racial strife. The TWU stood by its record and strong commitment to racial equality to represent African American trolley operators. The accomplishments of the labor movement are too often forgotten. The union movement was dedicated to improving working conditions and creating a better standard of living for workers. This in-

cludes the eight-hour day which provided time for parents to be with their children, as well as child-labor laws. It was our union movement that brought weekends and holidays as days off for most workers. Health care and pensions, so critical for working families, were gained by unions through struggle. These rights and benefits were not just granted by employers. Workers united by unions fought for these gains. We can’t let history be distorted to remove the advances for our society brought to us by unions. When organized labor is misrepresented in the media, all workers should be alert that our standard of living is under attack. Now, too many families need two incomes to maintain their standard of living, while workers are forced to pay more and more for their health care. When unions come together to protect workers’ rights, all workers benefit even if they are not union members. Even nonunion employees gain from union wage scales and benefits. Before we blame unions for the bad economy, let us consider who isn’t getting blamed. Think about the millions of dollars in executive salaries and the billions stolen by Wall Street financiers. Unlike skilled working men and women, these fat cats create, produce, and build nothing. With so many unemployed, does it matter if you’re “white collar” or “blue collar”? Does it matter if you’re “middle class” or “working class”? Either way, you and your family are not among that top 1% who controls most of this nation’s wealth, leaving the rest of us scrambling around for what’s left. Instead of blaming those responsible for the bad economy, workers are divided when hourly wage earners without benefits resent union members. It is time for unions to claim their role in the new economy. Union leaders must understand how best to serve their membership. Many unions provide training and

Pres. John Johnson, Jr. “...our true value” apprenticeships to develop the skills needed to keep America’s industries working and make our nation competitive in the global economy. My parents inspired me to learn and understand the history of what unions have done for our family and community. My mother was a New Jersey State employee and a shop steward for the Communication Workers of Local 1034. My father was a member of Laborers International Union of North America Local 135 in Norristown. Their health-care benefits provided me medical attention for my chronic respiratory illness as a youth. They inspired me to get involved in my union. Eventually, I was elected president of TWU Local 234. TWU Local 234 members understand how the community relies on us to get to work, school, and doctor appointments. Public transportation is a key industry in our society. Both riders and transit workers have a stake in up-todate, efficient, reliable transit. Our union wants the community to know that your interests are our interests. This is why we’re campaigning for public-transit funding, working on training initiatives to bring our youth jobs. Unions are an important part of American history. Labor Day is not just a reason for a holiday sale. It is a time to reflect upon all the gains won by the labor movement and why we have the right to be proud of who we are and proud of what we all stand for. So if you go to the mall this Labor Day Holiday, reflect for a moment on how you got this day off and who got it for all of us.

Storey Time

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IRISH BOXING committee: Veteran Boxers Association’s Fred Druding, Jr., Penna. Boxing Hall of Fame Chairman John Gallagher, Local 542’s Tom Dooley, Harrowgate’s Norman Torpey, Local 1823’s Doug Baron, and businesswoman Mary Huff have been working for months making all necessary preparations for the upcoming Irish Boxing show.

Also on committee, but not in picture, is VBA President Charley Sgrillo. Kicking off Wildwood’s annual Irish Weekend festivities will be legendary Irish boxing coach Gerry Storey, who will once again bring his Holy Family Boxing Club to the states. Featured in the BBC documentary Fight Town and the Daniel DayLewis film The Boxer, Holy Family will be in town to compete against Philly’s Har-

rowgate Boxing Club. Storey is a four-time Irish Olympic boxing coach who has trained numerous successful boxers, including former world featherweight champion Barry McGuigan. But it isn’t just for his training abilities that he has gained international recognition. Storey is equally famed for his sectarian peace efforts, ironically, through fighting. In an area in Northern Belfast where you once couldn’t walk down certain streets if you were the wrong reli(Cont. Page 32)

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IRISH BOXING Amateur Boxing Show Harrowgate Boxing Club Philadelphia, USA VS Holy Family Boxing Club Belfast, Northern Ireland September 22, 2011 - 7:30 PM “Official Irish Music Tent” (Spruce & Olde New Jersey) Advance ticket $25/$30 at door

We proudly salute our friends in the Labor Community who have been so supportive and hope you have a great parade and enjoy your day!

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HAPPY LABOR DAY! From Your Friends at the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Over 800,000 Workers Standing Together

WE ARE ONE

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Supporting and Defending Collective Bargaining for All Workers. Create Good Jobs - Stop the Attacks on Working Families. Educate – Mobilize – Organize Now For a Better Future. United in Dignity and Fairness for All Workers.

Rick Bloomingdale President

Frank Snyder, Secretary-Treasurer

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SEPTA Graduates Interns Fifteen youngsters from local public high schools have completed their third annual SEPTA-TWU Local 234 Summer Youth Program. Graduating were 15 senior high students who are seeking to jump start their transit careers by attending the eight week program which is a joint effort by TWU, Local 234 and SEPTA,

REACHING OUT to younger Philadelphians, SEPTA, in conjunction with Transit Workers Union, graduated its Summer Youth Program Friday at Wyoming Avenue shop in N. Phila. Fifteen high-school junior and seniors spent summer as interns, learning about electrical, mechanical and automotive careers. SEPTA managers told students their transit agency often promotes from line positions.

in conjunction with others. The students received strong day to day support from TWU mentors, SEPTA supervisors and the successful joint labormanagement Keystone Transit Career Ladder opartnership. Among those congratulating the graduates last Friday was TWU President John Johnson, Jr.

Your Local Leadership

(Cont. From Page 21) and awards from her years of service to workers in Philadelphia. She will be retiring this week. Liz McElroy Political Director

Liz McElroy joined the Philadelphia Council AFLCIO in February 2006 after several years as an organizer with the American Federation of Teachers. As Political Director, McElroy oversees the Labor to Labor program during political cycles in which union members are trained to educate and mobilize their coworkers. In addition to political mo-

bilization, McElroy works with unions on legislative issues at all levels of government and coordinates Council activities around legislation, workers rights, contract/organizing drives, and other issues vital to the local labor movement. Other Staffers

Staff members always on call and ready to serve include Thelma Clements, Joanie Bernard, Kathy Lagarre, Janet Ryder, Anna Ha, Nick Alperts, and Nicole Fuller, who will replace retiring Ryder Sep. 9, complete the staff, always on call and ready to serve.

Ringside With The Shadowboxer (Cont. From Page 29) gion, Storey trains both Catholics and Protestants. His work is highly credited with helping to bridge the sectarian divide in Belfast and as a result he won the “Sport for Good” award and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire. The Irish team will spend

the week prior to the fights in Philadelphia putting the finishing touches on their fight preparations. The first of 10 bouts sanctioned by the MAA/USA Boxing Association will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Sep. 22 in the “Official Irish Music Tent” at Spruce & Olde New Jersey in North Wildwood.

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Be Polish This Labor Day The 46th annual Polish American Festival at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa ,located on Ferry Road in Doylestown, Pa., takes place during Labor Day weekend, Saturday through Monday, Sep. 3-5, from 12 noon until 8 p.m. each day. The Polish American Festival features carnival rides, live stage shows, polka parties with live music and ongoing entertainment, and a variety of Polish and American food

and refreshments. The Polish American Festival features several special attractions, including the Polish Village highlighting Polish traditions. The $10 admission includes all events. The Festival will continue on Saturday, Sep. 10 and Sunday, Sep. 11. For more information, visit their internet site at PolishShrine.com, or call the Polish American Congress office to receive a flyer in the mail. Call (215) 9221700.

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McNesby Keeps FOP Lodge 5 In Forefront

John McNesby is a 22year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Dept. and the FOP Lodge 5. He has received numerous commendations and awards from the Philadelphia Police Dept., including Officer of the Year in 1995 and 1999. John has also received awards from the Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearm’s Bureau, The United States FLIPPING a pass in parking lot outside Clementon Park Senate and Congress as well amusement park in New Jersey, IBEW Local 98 chief John as Philadelphia City Council. Dougherty was relaxing with his members two weeks ago. In December 2008, John was

appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee on Job Corps. In addition to his law enforcement and political achievements, John has been honored many times by civic and social organizations, including “2009 Man of the Year” by the Emerald Society, marking his never-ending commitment to the surviving families of our killed-in-theline-of-duty officers ;.and in

May 2011 by the AOH Division #40 as “Irish American Labor Leader of the Year”. In October 2007, John was elected President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 in Philadelphia which represents over 14,000 active and retired police officers, the largest labor organization in Philadelphia. During his first term as President of Lodge 5, John has successfully negotiated two contracts in a poor fiscal climate. These contracts have awarded the police officers of Philadelphia outstanding medical coverage and much deserved annual raises in pay. On Oct. 5, 2010, John was elected to his second term as President of Lodge 5 with an overwhelming 91% of the vote in favor of retaining his leadership. In addition to his executive position at the union, John is also involved in numerous philanthropic events including Coats for Kids program, care packages for troops and raising funds for the surviving families of our

John J. McNesby, President, Phila. Lodge 5 Fraternal Order of Police slain officers of the Police Dept. John is a 2007 Graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program, an intense course, focusing on labor around the world that includes participants from around the world. McNesby and his wife Patty have been married for 17 years and have two daughters, Meghan and Caitlyn attending MaST Community Charter School. The McNesby’s live in the Northeast section of Philadelphia.

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PONY RIDES will keep youngsters busy at Labor Day party at Penn’s Landing.

of Thailand. “Earlier this year, we had lunch at Sang Kee Noodle House and ran into Michael. We talked about our children, business, the economy and how Sang Kee serves great comfort food. That conversation led to our relationship with Michael Chow and is how the new Sang Kee Noodle Bowl began … Michael is not an owner, but we pay him a commission for the name, his recipes and the Peking ducks, which we get from his down-

town restaurant.” Three of us ate at the new Sang Kee Noodle Bowl two nights before Hurricane Irene visited us, and we were surprised to see how many customers there were since the place had just opened. The kinks had already been ironed out, which is not always the case with new restaurants. The steamed watercress dumplings (four for $6) with shrimp, pork and ginger soy sauce; stuffed eggplant with shrimp

Len Lear and black bean sauce ($15),

noodle bowl with shrimp dumpling, egg noodles and vegetables ($8) and, of course, boneless Peking duck, served with pancakes and scallions in a muscular Hoisin sauce ($19), were all in mid-season form. For more information, call (610) 353-5353 or visit www.sangkeenoodlebowl.com . For Sang Kee Peking Duck House, call 215-925-7532 or visit www.sangkeephiladelphia.com.

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by Len Lear When Michael Chow arrived in Philadelphia in the mid-1970s from Hong Kong, his English skills were so poor that he was not able to get a job as an electrical engineer, although that’s what he had done in the old country. So Michael did what so many other professionals from Asia have done when they came to America — get a below-minimum-wage job in the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant. And like so many other Asian immigrants before and after him, Michael worked in several local restaurants before opening his own restaurant in 1980, and he studied cooking with all of the diligence and dedication that he had previous devoted to engineering. The restaurant, Sang Kee, was in a tiny rented shop at 238 N. 9th Street (at Vine) with just 20 seats in Chinatown. Before long, though, Sang Kee was packed every night with customers raving in particular about Chow’s delicate dumplings, noodle dishes and Peking duck. In fact, over the last 31 years Chow insists he has served over 200,000 orders of Peking duck, which he spent years perfecting. “There is an intricate way of cleaning them,” he explained. “Then you prepare the skin for drying and put the ducks on a special hangar for several hours. The duck’s cavity is filled up with special sauces and spices and sewn up. Then the cooking process begins in a large oven. The ducks are still on the hangers, and they are cooked at high heat until very brown and crisp. For almost 600 years, chefs had been preparing ducks for the Emperors of China in what is now called Beijing (previously Peking), the modern capital of China. This dish is celebrated throughout the world as a Chinese culinary masterpiece when it is prepared and served correctly.”

You might say that the thousands of Peking ducks sold by Chow helped him to purchase the building he was in as well as the one next door, enabling him to expand the Sang Kee Peking Duck House from a mere 20 seats to 200 seats. And over the years Chow has mushroomed far beyond Chinatown, opening the Sang Kee take-out operation in the Reading Terminal Market, Sang Kee Noodle House in University City, Peking Noodle House in Old City, Sang Kee Corporate Catering, The Noodle Bar in Parx Casino and Sang Kee Asian Bistro in Wynnewood, which routinely has customers gladly waiting an hour for a table, even on weeknights. (The Peking ducks are all prepared at the original location and delivered daily to the other venues.) The original Sang Kee Peking Duck House has won numerous awards such as “The Best of Citysearch,” “AOL Cityguide City’s Best,” “City Paper Readers’ Choice”, “Philadelphia magazine’s Best of Philly” and “Top-100 Chinese Restaurant in USA” (out of about 40,000 Chinese restaurants) from a nationwide Chinese restaurant trade publication called Chinese Restaurant News. Just a few weeks ago (Aug. 12), yet another Sang Kee, this one called Sang Kee Noodle Bowl, an upscale property with 120 seats, a liquor license and unlimited parking, opened in the Edgemont Shopping Center, 4755 West Chester Pike (Route 3) in Newtown Square. This one is different from all the others, though, because it is not owned by Michael Chow but rather by another American Dream restaurateur, Win Somboonsong, who also owns Thai Pepper in Ardmore, Mikado in Ardmore, Teikoku in Newtown Square, Azie in Media, Azie on Main and Mixx in Villanova. “My wife Sudita and I have loved Sang Kee since we were college students in the late ’80s,” explained Win, a native

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SINCE 1990

Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Moving Forward!

Saluting the Port of Philadelphia’s hard-working labor force, who daily make this port the most efficient, capable maritime operation in the country.

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John F. Dempsey

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Pedal To The Metal With Danny Grace Daniel H. Grace began his career as a production worker at Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. in 1976 before he graduated from Archbishop Ryan HS in 1977. In 1977, Dan received his degree in automotive and diesel technology at Lincoln Technical Institute in Philadelphia. Dan also carries a Commercial Drivers DANIEL GRACE License A and Master Instructor ...up through ranks Certificate and a Driver Trainer Instructor Certificate for the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association. In June of 1979, Dan worked as a transport driver for the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. in Philadelphia_ He was elected shop steward in 1980 and in 1995 started his labor career as a Business Agent and Organizer for International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 830. Dan was promoted to Recording Secretary in 1997 and then appointed to President in 1999. In January 2000, he was elected to the position of Secretary-Treasurer/Business Manager and Principal Officer of Teamsters Local 830, which represents over 3800 active members. As Secretary-Treasurer, he maintains the position of CoChair on several funds, including the Local 830 Health & Welfare Fund, Pension Fund and Retirement Savings Plan. In 2001, Dan was elected to the position of Vice President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the AFL-CIO. In 2002, Dan was appointed as a Trustee for the Joint Council 53 Health and Welfare and Pension Fund. In 2004, he was appointed Trustee of the Maritime Port Council and that same year was appointed to Director's position of Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters. In 2005, he was appointed Vice President for the Brewery & Soft Drink Workers Conference with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In 2010, he was appointed as a Trustee to sit on the Joint Council 53 Executive Board. Dan is an active member of AOH Division 1 in Bristol, Pa. He also has been a member of the Irish Society since November 1995 and then in 2004 Dan was awarded “Labor’s Man of the Year” by the Philadelphia Irish Society. He is also a current member of the Knights of Columbus in Bensalem, Pa., and Elks Lodge in North Wildwood, N.J. A traditional family man, Dan has been married for over 32 years to his lovely wife Frances. They have three sons, one daughter and six grandchildren.

Williams Hosts Cookout As summer unofficially draws to an end Labor Day weekend, State Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D-W. Phila.) invites the community out for one last peaceful, family-friendly gathering of the Neighborhood to Neighborhood 2011 Summer of Peace with a closing cookout. The free event, co-sponsored by Wawa, Penrose Area Civic Association and Eastwick Bike Patrol, takes place this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eastwick Park, located at 74th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard. “I am so proud of what we as a community have accom-

plished over the past few months through the N2N Summer of Peace,” Williams said. “I think it’s only appropriate that we come together to celebrate the end of a successful summer with a community gathering.” The annual Lifeguard on Duty award recipients will also be honored at this event. The cookout culminates Williams’ Neighborhood to Neighborhood 2011 Summer of Peace initiative. He introduced this initiative in lieu of his N2N Street Festival, which was suspended this year after a 20-plusyear run along Baltimore Avenue.

to: Friends of Brendan Boyle, c/o Seth Kaplan, Treasurer, 518 Burgess Street, Philadelphia, PA 19116.” The fact Brendan has the tin cup out early on is a good sign for the Democrat effort.

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attention it needs.” Boyle is credited with helping his brother Kevin defeat former Pennsylvania Speaker John Perzel last year. Perzel entered a guilty plea in his case yesterday. But de-

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If young blood means anything, the House Democrat Campaign Committee will do well in an effort to increase its membership with the 2012 campaign. Given the task is Northeast Philadelphia State Rep. Brendan Boyle, who has already begun “recruiting candidates, sending out campaign messages, targeting races and fundraising.” Brendan adds, “Chairman of the Campaign Committee is an important responsibility and I am treating it as such. It is also a wonderful opportunity. I entered public service a few years ago because I believe in it. Even with its faults, public service allows one to make an important contribution to society. So I look forward to traveling throughout the Commonwealth over the next 15 months to meet and recruit those individuals who want to make a positive difference in society and who share our values. “As Chairman, one of my important responsibilities is fundraising. As such, I have made a large financial commitment to the HDCC. I hope you will help me honor this commitment and consider making a contribution today. If you prefer to mail a check, please mail your contribution

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Last Thursday, Mayoral candidate KAREN BROWN had a fundraiser at the United Republican Club. The event was well attended. Her daughter was the guest bartender for the evening. Attendees included MIKE MEEHAN and VITO CANUSO. STATE REP. JOHN TAYLOR, whose ward includes the United Republican Club, came to support Brown. A number of ward leaders including MIKE CIBIK (5th), LINDSAY DOERING (8th), STEVE NASEVICH (14th) MATT WOLFE (27th), MARK SUPPLE (46th) and BILL IVERS (61st) were also in attendance. Karen’s fellow candidates also came to support her including those running for City Commissioner, AL SCHMIDT and JOE DUDA, as well as candidates for Register of Wills and Sheriff, LINDA BATEMAN and JOSH WEST. MICHAEL UNTERMEYER, who is running for Council at Large, was also in attendance. On Monday, the 30th Ward sponsored a candidates’ night. WARD LEADER KEITH TODD invited all of the citywide Republican candidates. Four of the Council-at-Large candidates, DAVID OH, DENNY O’BRIEN, JOE McCOLGAN and Untermeyer came and were asked to speak for two minutes and then take questions. Like most politicians, none of the candidates could keep their initial comments to two minutes. The committeepersons in the ward are well versed on the issues and asked a lot of tough questions. Al Schmidt also spoke. The 30th Ward delivered solidly for Schmidt in the primary and also for him when he ran for City Controller in 2009. Thanks to Todd’s hard work, the 30th Ward is one of the fastestgrowing wards in the city in terms of Republican registrations and activity. David Oh’s Green Beret saga continues to impact his campaign. He apologized recently for misrepresenting his military career. This elephant does not believe he needed to or should have apologized. Oh has discussed his military career in exhaustive detail (as David tends to do on most topics) on many occasions. Consistently he has stated that he was an officer assigned to Special Forces, but that he had only completed part of the rigorous training that Green Berets must follow. While there are some military people who are critical of his representation of his military career, there appear to be as many who are supportive. In particular, veteran and Republican CHRIS HILL wrote a detailed defense of Oh on the Loyal Opposition listserve. Hill actively raises funds for and assists homeless veterans. This elephant believes that the most important take away from Oh’s military activity is that he gave up a job as an Assistant District Attorney to volunteer to fight in Desert Storm. If he can be (Cont. Page 44)

Yo! Here we go with this summary of life. Great truths that little children have learned: 1) No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats. 2) When your mom is mad at your dad, don’t let her brush your hair. 3) If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person. 4) Never ask your 3-yearold brother to hold a tomato. 5) You can’t trust dogs to watch your food. 6) Don’t sneeze when someone is cutting your hair. 7) Never hold a dust-buster and a cat at the same time. 8) You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. 9) Don’t wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts. 10) The best place to be when you’re sad is on Grandpa’s lap. Great truths that adults have learned: 1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree. 2) Wrinkles don’t hurt. 3) Families are like fudge – mostly sweet, with a few nuts. 4) Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut that held its ground. 5) Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside. 6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy. Great truths about growing old: 1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. 2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get. 3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you’re down there. 4) You’re getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster. 5) Its frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions. 6) Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician. 7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone. The four stages of life: 1) You believe in Santa Claus. 2) You don’t believe in Santa Claus. 3) You are Santa Claus. 4) You look like Santa Claus. Success: At age 4, success is not peeing in your pants. At age 12, success is having friends. At age 17, success is having a driver’s license. At age 35, success is having money. At age 50, success is having money. At age 70, success is having a driver’s license. At age 75, success is having friends. At age 80, success is not peeing in your pants. Pass this on to someone who could use a laugh and take the time to live! Life is short. Dance naked and eat dessert first!

While it probably won’t engender the kind of stories that those who survived Hurricane Katrina have to tell, those of us who rode out the storm that was Hurricane Irene still have our tales of how the storm impacted our lives. Many of us were stuck in places far from home. Many of my friends who were in town for the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association conference last weekend were stuck at the Lowes Hotel until Monday due to cancelled buses, cancelled trains, canceled planes and a driving wind and rain that made actual driving difficult if not ridiculous. Me? I wound up stuck in our Nation’s Capital, otherwise known as Washington, D.C. I was in D.C. for the dedication of the brand-new Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial that was supposed to happen this past Sunday. My friend Brian put me up and in exchange for not making me try and find a hotel, my job was to try and sneak him into as many things as possible. Unfortunately, by the time that I got to D.C. on Friday, there wasn’t much. Everything on Sunday had been canceled due to Irene. The last official event of the dedication was the interfaith service scheduled for Saturday. On Friday, I went to the Women Who Dare To Dream luncheon on Friday. This event celebrated the contributions of women like Coretta Scott King, Myrlie Evers, Rosa Parks and Philadelphia’s own C. Delores Tucker. While there were a lot of high-powered women speaking at this event, the ones that I really paid attention to were the women like Evers, whose husband Medgar was gunned down by a white supremacist, King’s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King, his sister Christine King Farris, and the women who worked with King and the Civil Rights Movement directly. Why? Because these women knew about sacrifice. They had given something up for the movement. They had risked their lives for the cause. They had lost loved ones, fathers, sons, brothers, husbands, to make it possible for me to be in the Washington Convention Center taking pictures and live Tweeting this luncheon. One of the main reasons that I covered this event was because I wanted to acknowledge that debt. On Saturday, Brian and I went to the interfaith service at the beautiful Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Catholic University’s campus. The service (Cont. Page 41)

S. Jersey Jewish Republicans Hold Candidates’ Forum

The Republican Jewish PA/South Jersey Coalition is hosting a candidate’s forum Sep. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Northeast Sheraton, 9461 Roosevelt Boulevard. Confirmed candidates include Karen Brown for Mayor, Al Schmidt for City Commissioner and David Oh for Council at Large. The event is free for members and $20 for “e-team and nonmembers”. For information call (610) 667-1263. Singer Pool Party Rescheduled

Gov. Ed Rendell is inviting supporters to a pool party honoring Stephanie Singer, DemoState Rep. Rosita C.

crat nominee for City Commissioner. It will be held Sep. 9 at 6 p.m. at 24 E. Bells Mill Rd. The event had been canceled earlier due to weather. Host Committee includes Congressman Robert A. Brady, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, Congressman State Sen. Larry Farnese, Councilmen Darrell Clarke and James F. Kenney, John J. Dougherty, Russell Meddin, Gregory Harvey, Richard C. DeMarco, Anthony P. Krzywicki, Drs. Peter & Pamela Freyd (and Special Supporters Mayor Michael Nutter and District Attorney Seth Williams). Contribution is $250 per person. Donate online via ActBlue or by personal check payable to “Friends of Stephanie Singer”. Please RSVP online, by email to events@votesinger2011.com or by phone at (484) 469-0633. Green Party VP Endorses Honkala

thia McKinney. She showed up at Calvary Church, 48th & Baltimore, Friday evening to endorse Cheri Honkala for Sheriff. Only problem is the former veep hopeful brought no big bucks to the campaign nor an absentee ballot. Unfortunately for Honkala, her idea to ride Horseback through Kensington last Saturday was a washout. So it’s been moved to Sep. 14, starting at the New Palladium, 229 W. Allegheny Avenue, at 11 a.m. Wonder if she’s get more voter interest riding as Lady Godiva?

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(Cont. From Page 37) The popular jurist is well appreciated by the Democrat City Committee. HIs appointments in the past, unfortunately, have not met with endorsements by voters in the general elections in which he subsequently had to run. His last seat was as a Municipal Court judge.

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Casey Needs To Watch His Own Backyard

Though he rides decently in the polls, US Sen. Bob Casey needs to make sure all his fences are mended in his own backyard. (Cont. Page 44)

The endorsement sounded good, but it doesn’t add up in votes. The endorsement came from a former US Congresswoman and now Green Party vice presidential nominee Cyn-

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troversy is McColgan, a navy veteran, who finished a solid third in the Republican primary. To McColgan’s credit, he has made no effort to exploit Oh’s predicament. Hurricane Irene caused Mike Meehan to reschedule the Republican City Committee’s annual clambake named for Meehan’s father BILLY. The event had been scheduled for Aug. 28 at Cannstatter and will now be held on Sep. 11 at the same location.

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The 90,740 state and local governments across the country had 16.6 million full-time equivalent employees in 2010, 203,321 fewer than were employed in 2009, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The majority of these employees, 9.0 million, worked in education, followed by those working in hospitals (986,471,) police protection (946,196) and corrections (731,692). Part-time State and local government employees numbered 4.8 million in 2010, a decrease of 27,567 from 2009. Local governments -which include Counties, Cities, Townships, Special Districts and School Districts -- accounted for 12.2 million full-time equivalent employees in 2010, while State governments employed 4.4 million. Both figures showed decreases from 2009. The number of full-time equivalent employees is equal to the number of full-time employees added to the number of hours worked by part-time employees divided by the standard number of hours for a full-time employee.

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More Aides For Docs: An Inevitable Trend Patients are finding more Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Physician Assistants checking them over in their Physician Offices. In 2009, 49.1% of officebased physicians were in practices that used nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives or physician assistants. Primary-care physicians were more likely to have NPs, CNMs, or PAs than physicians of other specialties. Physicians in larger and multi-specialty group practices were more likely to work with NPs, CNMs, or PAs than those in smaller and single-specialty group practices. Older physicians were less likely than middle-aged physicians to be in practices that had NPs, CNMs, or PAs. Physicians in practices with a higher proportion of revenue from Medicaid and a lower

proportion from Medicare were more likely to work with NPs, CNMs, or PAs. The expansion of health-insurance coverage through health-care reform, along with the aging of the population, is expected to strain the capacity for providing health care. Projections of the future physician workforce predict declines in the supply of physicians and decreasing physician work hours for primary care. An expansion of care delivered by NPs, CNMs and PAs is often cited as a solution to the predicted surge in demand for health care services and calls for an examination of current reliance on these providers. Using a nationally based physician survey, we have described the employment of NPs, CNMs and PAs among office-based physicians by selected physician and practice

characteristics. The role of NPs, CNMs, or PAs in the provision of health care is likely to increase in future years. The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act legislation, signed into law on Mar. 23, 2010, contains several provisions affecting the likely future supply of NPs, CNMs, and Pas. Specifically, these provisions include a 15% carve-out for PA educational programs in the funding for primary-care medicine, making PA educational programs eligible for faculty loan repayment grants and grants for authorized nurse-midwifery education programs. Such incentives are likely to increase the supply of certain NPs, CNMs, and PAs. Increasing the supply of these practitioners may, in turn, affect the types of practices that use NPs, CNMs, or PAs.

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in full (redeem the collateral) or make arrangements to retrieve any personal property in the vehicle. The notice will also say the creditor will dispose of the car within 10 days (time periods may vary depending on State law). If you do not redeem the car or make some arrangements with the creditor, the vehicle will be sold. At that point, there is not much anybody can do includ-

However, once you file for bankruptcy, the creditor is contacted along with the repossession agent and informed not to dispose of the vehicle. At this point, a fairly standard resolution is that upon presentation of proof of insurance and payment of the repossession and storage fees, the vehicle will be returned to you. Sometimes, these fees and costs can be made part of the “secured claim” for the vehicle and paid through your bankruptcy plan. Next week’s question: How to get your own economic stimulus through bank-

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The AG Battle Warming Up

PoliticsPA, the web site hosted by Sy Snyder, is conducting a poll as to which of the following three could be the better Democrat to have the best chance to take the State Attorney General’s seat, held by Republicans since its beginning as an independent office. Democrats answering the polling to date have given former Bucks Co. Congressman Patrick Murphy 85% to former Philadelphia prosecutor Dan McCaffery’s 8% and

Kathleen Granahan Kane’s 5%. That should change shortly after the general election in November. But polling now holds little water, since some will drop out and others will come in as the race draws closer. For instance, adding to the list is State Sen. John Rafferty from Montgomery Co., who has announced his intentions to seek the seat for the Republicans. He did serve as Deputy Attorney General from 1988 to 1991 and has a good record in the Senate. Also in the running, maybe, is Cumbefland Co. DA Dave Freed.

GOP Factions Unite Around Karen FORMER GOP mayoral Chester candidate Peter Seltzer shares a moment with Republican Counsel Mike Meehan and GOP Philly mayoral candidate Karen Brown, who drew all factions to United Republican Club fundraiser.

STATE REP. JOHN TAYLOR assures GOP candidate Karen Brown his full support.

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2 candidate report for Levant uses an address in Cecil, Pa., which appears to be more than 300 miles from Philadelphia’s City Hall. We did check voter records to see where Levant voted. According to data obtained from the Commonwealth Statewide Uniform Registry of Voters, he consistently voted in Philadelphia at his residential address (although he appears to have skipped the 2009 Municipal Election.) Innumerable people run for elective office — and most of them never achieve the goal of service in public life. Still, many of them go on to file their campaign-finance reports

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Public Record Classifieds: small ADS BIG Deals ADOPTION OR PERSONALS UNIQUE ADOPTIONS. Let us help! Personalized Adoption Plans. Financial assistance, housing relocation and more. Giving the gift of life? You deserve the best. Call us first! 1888-637-8200 24-hours hotline. PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? FFTA is here to help. We offer counseling, financial assistance, and many different families/ options to consider. Please call Joy: 1866-922-3678. www.foreverfamiliesthroughadoption.org HEALTH OR MISCEL Cash Paid For Diabetic Test Strips. Up To $10 Per Box. Most Brands. Call Tom Anytime tollfree 1-888-885-5097 HELP WANTED "Can You Dig It?" Heavy Equipment School. 3wk training program. Backhoes, Bulldozers, Trackhoes. Local job placement asst. Start digging dirt Now! 866-362-6497 JUST GRADUATE? Play in Vegas, Hang in LA, Jet to New York! Hiring 18-24 girls/guys. $400-$800 wkly. Paid Expenses. Signing Bonus. Call 1877-259-6983 HELP WANTED DRIVER CLASS A DRIVERS NEEDED:

2001 oldsmobile alero SE4 special edition-113k miles 4 cyl., gas saver,auto.,ac, full power,tilt, cc, cd, alloys, recovered theft, excellent condition. $2,795. 215-969-3681

1987 chevy celebrity2 door, 4cyl., auto., ac, ps, pb, am/fm, 55k miles, pa. inspected till may 2012, runs great, matched radial tires, great dependable transportation, $1,195. 215-742-2365

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2006 cadillac SRXfully loaded, white/tan leather, panoramic roof, 110k miles, excellent condition, www.mayfairimports.com, financing available, 100% approval. $11,900. 215-613-5311 Mayfair Imports 6900 frankford ave. phila.pa. 19135

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