Category: Local Corner
Daughter of TD Local 1558 president establishes fundraiser for mother
A union sister is trying to help the most important woman in her life receive the care she needs after two devastating strokes. Member Jenell Rose of Local 1558 (Bergenfield, N.J.) has started an online fundraiser after her mother Kecia Jordan, the president of Local 1558, ha [...]
Grand opening of Pullman National Monument and Pullman State Historic Site this weekend
The Pullman neighborhood in Chicago will be abuzz on Labor Day weekend 2021 for the grand opening of the Pullman National Monument Visitor Center and Pullman State Historic Site Factory Grounds. Pullman has been preparing for this moment for decades, and in earnest since Pres [...]
General Chairperson Anthony Simon co-chairs golf outing event with SM business managers
GCA-505 Long Island Rail Road General Chairperson Anthony Simon has teamed up with SMART Sheet Metal Business Managers Dante Dano (SM Local 137) and Eric Meslin (SM Local 28) to plan an annual golf outing in Bronx, N.Y. to benefit LaborPress. LaborPress is one of the largest [...]
SMART-TD Local Leader and Air National Guard Lt. Col. Does His Part to Get Shots in Arms
SMART TD Local 1470 (Edmonston, Md.) Secretary-Treasurer and Maryland Air National Guard Lt. Col. Charles “Chuck” Wetzelberger is doing his part to get the public vaccinated against COVID-19. A 35-year member of the National Guard, Wetzelberger was on the reserves list when h [...]
Local 807 member killed in transport accident
Brother Karl Middlemas, 62, of Local 807 (Tucson, Ariz.) – a member of our union for more than 13 years – died when the crew van he was being transported in collided with a tractor-trailer late on July 6. Brother Middlemas hired on in 2007 and most recently served [...]
GCA-953 organizing educational sessions
The leadership of GCA-953 (Union Pacific) have kicked off a slate of educational sessions for local officers and members. The first of six sessions took place June 22 and 23 in Topeka, Kan., with General Chairperson Luke Edington, Associate GC Ian Reynolds and Sr. Vice GC Zac [...]
Sporting clay shoots planned in Colo., N.J.
Members are invited to compete in a pair of team clay shoots this autumn in conjunction with the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance. The first shoot is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at Colorado Clays, 13600 Lanewood St., Brighton, CO 80603. The second is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Oct. [...]
After 44 years, John Dunn of Local 756 in Texas pulls the pin
After 44 years with Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific, John Dunn of Local 756, a great advocate for members in the great state of Texas in which he lives, has called it a career. Dunn joined our union back in November 1977 after hiring on with Missouri Pacific in July 1977. [...]