Union meeting Thursday evening June 16th, same place , same channel. Im looking foward to 100% attendance. Hopefully all the brothers and sisters working and/or locked out will have all their questions. I would like to take a minute to adress all the LOCALS  WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US THROUGHOUT THIS EMANY INDUCED LOCKOUT! We have been locked out for over 3 months , lets stand strong , lets remember what we are fighting for !!! A fair contract with NO givebacks ! A fair contract that will not only support our families , but also allow US to see them "during daylight hours". Ray has said from DAY 1 , WE WILL STAY TOGETHER AND GROW AS A FAMILY. I refuse to talk out of turn until we all have the new contract in our hands. I will as always remain educated ,informed , proud and extremely trained . I will always remain a proud member of Local 1, and if and when we go back to work I will always demonstrate professionalism , take pride in my SKILLED trade and always continue to do the right thing. Anyone interested in their future for themselves and their families need to be at the union meeting tonight. Once again thanks for your time. Please take aminute of your time and say a prayer for brother Gary Haynes. Respectfully submitted Brother Brian Link card #1347 an extremely proud brother of Local 1 since 1982

I just want to give a big thank you to RAY HERNANDEZ AND ALL THE NEGOTIATING TEAM FOR FIGHTING A STRONG HARD FIGHT AND GREAT LEADERSHIP THOUGH OUT THIS HARD LOCKOUT.I also like to thank all the locals that supported us and rallied with us .S SPECIAL THANKS to the Stewart's keeping the lines strong.Also my prays go out to GARY HAYNES AND FAMILY

EMANY this one for you.....

http://peterod.com/emanyscab.htm

Hats off to brother William Dutra, regarding his hard work setting up a personal email site for Gary Haynes. May Gary have a FULL recovery. Union meeting Thursday , June 16th, same place. I have been locked out since March 17th . First time I saw Saint Patricks day parade, had no other commitments, "no work".15 days in March , 30 days in April, 31 days in May and will be 26 days in June , when tentative date for vote takes place. We took a stand NO GPS, NO SHIFTWORK, Also disguised as flexible start times SAME THING!!!, No Hoisting Concessions . AND since day 1 7% , 7%, 7%, . Our leaders know our feelings and have been behind us on all these issues since day 1. Been receiving unemployment for 4 weeks , todays temperature in New York was in the mid 90's.Well be locked out a total of 102 days on June 26th, I have been able to work all this time, We were locked out by EMANY.The heat is here,as far as that goes the heat is our friend , MG brushes , heat overloads, cut backs from Power Companies.Lets vote for our future , think of your families, your family will be most affected If any of these givebacks happen.I remain able, EDUCATED,proud and highly trained, but we need to STAY STRONG!! Im "hoping" we have our contact in our hands before regular union meeting. Also would like to thank Mike Duffy, for not only being there for all of us but also personally e-mailing me regarding questions I have . THANKS MIKE, YOUR THE BEST.Thanks once again to all the involved and active brothers and sisters working and locked out.June 16th and June 26th and whatever day we have a special contract meeting are without question the MOST IMPORTANT date in Local 1 history for me since March 1982, when I decided to be part of one of the finest,proud and skilled labor organizations in the world.The future of this Local is in OUR hands!, UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE BEG. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ANY OTHER MEMBERS WORKING OR LOCKED OUT OPINIONS AND FEELINGS. Respectfully Submitted Brother Brian Link card #1347 another hot day in OUR CITY!

Simple question? What are the changes in the "new" contract that the membership should need to know?

I think we have the right to know before our meeting on thursday. I'm sure the fine print has been addressed.

What are the changes???? I would like to know. Anybody else???

Went to see Gary today and this kid just keeps on fighting. I was with his sister and she said he looks great but he is still in serious condition. Keep up the prayers. Thanks, Brother McCourt

Just wanted to check-out how things were going with the negoiations. hope this gets taken care of. Good Luck!

Good evening brothers and sisters , what another beautiful day On Long Island. Just wanted to say a few things. Please read the contract front to back BEFORE you make a decision one way or another. Please after you READ the contract and have any Questions? Ask your shop steward, or Business Agent.These men are OUR leaders , they will have the answers. I would also like to ask to vote for OUR future! Not for instant gratification .If you can not Delay gratification.... the seeds of great ness are not within you. We need to stay strong , WORDS can' t do justice for how hard and long our leaders worked and negotiated on this contract. They gave up many weekends without their family, missed little league games, school concerts among many other things. This contract is All about your FAMILY, PLEASE MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION. I would also like to take this time to thank everyone who has been active during this lockout, whether you are working or not . Also we have a UNION MEETING this Thursday June 16th , same place, same channel. I feel strongly that we will accept NO LESS then 100 % attendance, please voice your opinion, your questions and concerns. I will say one thing , Ray Hernandez is about as  STAND UP BROTHER as they come. He is behind Local 1 and all our members 110%. Please understand if you dont get involved , you are part of the problem , not the solution. I also want to thank Peggy Bender "Local 1 SUPERCLERK" she pours her heart into our Local she supports our local 24/7 . She is their for all of us . She doesnt want any recognition, she does It , because Its is the right thing to do. Thank you Peggy ! Well enough said I remain educated , informed , extremely well trained and most of all a proud member of Local 1. Its 10p.m. Monday night what have you done to make adifference? in your union? your family? your community? your faith? STAY STRONG STAY!!! INVOLVED UNITED WE STAND , divided we beg and beg and beg.Thanks for your time. Respectfully submitted Brother Brian Link card #1347

Reading Fred McCourts post today and hearing what is good news in the long process to follow it prompted me to post a note I wrote several days ago.

Now that are negotiating team has done a fine job and is ready to deliver us a contract to discuss and vote on let's get back to a major situation at hand, that is brother Gary Haynes!

As said in my last post Gary and his family are fighting a daily 24 hour battle that will continue for some time to come. We can only hope and pray that he will be able to recover from this horrific injury.

Please understand that while the family requests that no one visit Gary just yet it is for obvious reasons. He is in Intensive Care (only family allowed) and has a brain injury that must be protected from the risk of infection.

On the other hand the family and Gary need all the support we can muster. With this in mind I have set up an email: GHaynesLocal1@aol.com for everyone to forward their thoughts and prayers on a personal level rather than an addition to contract talk. I will print each and every note and place it in a book for the family to read and update it as often as needed. Trust me each and every comment will mean the world to the family that is sitting by his side 24/7.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill Dutra

I know RAY and the team worked very hard to bring us a contract.     NO    GPS  _NO FLEX _NO CHANGES IN HOISTING. We  want to get back to work,Make the right choice   NO   GPS.  You guys working that sent in $250 for our medical ,I cant thank you enough ,I want to thank all the locals for there support.This contract effects us all ,Make the right choice .  SKYDIVESTEVE

Good morning dear brothers and sisters….

We were greatly relieved to hear that our negotiating team has reached a tentative agreement with these folks… Yet somehow it’s a bittersweet victory of some sorts. First of all at this time we can only speculate what it is that we have being that we’ve yet to have the contract in our hands…

When I look back in retrospect and ;even though I’m glad a possible end is in sight, I can’t help but feel anger and frustration at the actions of EMANY that precipitated unrecoverable losses in both parts. They have lost jobs they will never get back and besides the money we lost respect for the people that we work for.. This is gonna put a lot strain in the already fragile relationships we have with some of the individuals in the companies that we deal with on a daily basis , and it’s gonna take a long period of healing, forgiveness and reconciliation  before things become normal again and although the irrational human side of me would like nothing better than to punish these fools, I realize that if we hurt them; like it or not , we hurt ourselves. The prophet Isaiah angry with the iniquities of the sinful, asked God in frustration…”why do you allow the wicked to prosper ”..Well for the record God didn’t answer… And so it seems like they are gonna get away with impunity with what they did to us. To pursue a more destructive resolution to this will only serve to undermine the principles that our union stands for…This lockout was ill conceived and showed in their part a wanton disregard for our talent, our families and their customers and quite honestly all we could do when we go back is give them a fair amount of work for the misery they pay us and of course…NEVER EVER FORGET NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY AT THEIR SAFETY MEETINGS, THAT WE MEAN NOTHING TO THEM THAT THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR IS THEIR ONE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION. I realize that this subject has been discussed, explained, debated, scrutinized and theorized before, so rehashing it further serves no other purpose but to inflame the already altered state of our demeanor towards them…

It has been said that to err is human but to forgive is divine…I humbly submit that my faith forces me to deal with forgiveness, because if I don’t forgive then I WON”T BE FORGIVEN..and boy do I need forgiveness.

So my precious brothers and sisters…I have learned much from you all. I think we are all surprised with each other’s eloquence. All you guys write from the heart ..some with more passion than others…So if anything has come out of all this for me is at the very least a renew respect for my broithers and sisters and the pleasure and privileged to have stood side by side and communicated with such a fine group of men and women as you guys.. Union Pride to some people is only a slogan but to some is a way of life, something to cherish, something to guard and last but not least something to stand for…not just with words but with deeds as some many of yous did.. In retrospect I remember one instance that made me so proud ..it was when local #10 at the very beginning of this lockout and under a rainstorm ..showed up at our rally…We owed a debt of gratitude and solidarity to all the locals that so generously contributed and are still contributing to our struggle.. Finally to our negotiating team our heart felt gratitude for their sacrifices and good  judgment in bringing us what I hope is a fair contract…Ultimately we will all exercise our right once we’re inside that booth and vote our conscience….

You all have a great day..

Fraternally

The Colon Family

I just spoke to Gary's brother in-law at 10pm and he said that Gary was taken off the respirator and he now breathing on his own. He is in stable but still serious condition. I guess the prayers are working. Keep them up and keep fighting Brother Haynes.  

I would like to all of the passing of good friend and retired brother, Mario casabury,anyone who knew him knew he was a great guy.he would always make you laugh when things were dull.so lenny if your reading these posts, my heart is saddened to loose a close friend like your father.

Brothers and sisters we should all take our hats off to the negotiating team of ray, Lenny ,Freddy, bobby , ed and Gary for bringing us a contract that may or may not end this 13 week lockout. but you can be sure of one thing. these guys worked day in and day out to bring back a contract to this membership,some of us may or may not like somethings in it,and on the 26th you have a choose to vote your way. but I can say one think for sure, no one worked harder than these guys to get us back to work. so again I for one would like to say.

.thanks

Greetings again all  Hope everyone had a great weekend.  We would like to thank all the locals from around the country for your support and contributions during the lockout.   This is what a union is all about, being a family.  Not just the local here but country wide.  It is really great knowing that the brothers and sisters of the locked out companies were helped by such great people.  Thank you also to the working members of the GREAT local 1 union who had paid their assessment to help your local members.  Hopefully when you go vote on the contract it will be what all the brothers and sisters deserve.  Again God Bless Gary Haynes and his family for a speedy recovery.

Lori Agnello

PROUD wife of

Paul Agnello

Card # 1671

I just want to thank Ray and the rest of our negotiating team. I don't no the details but I am confident that WE HAVE WON. If it's okay with them I'm sure it will be okay with me. We stayed strong, stayed together and it's payed off. GREAT WORK GUYS! 

Brothers & sisters,

         I would first like to thank all of the members of Local One  and ALL the I.U.E.C. locals that have  helped ,contributed, and  supported our continuation of medical coverage.

         Second , I would like to thank our negotiating team and leadership for their motivation,focus, and steadfast drive to successfully bring us a FAIR CONTRACT!

         I would like to thank them for listening to our needs and concerns of this up and coming contract. 

         They never forgot that the few of them( our leadership) were representing the  ONE VOICE OF THIS GREAT UNION CALLED LOCAL 0NE. 

        EMENY will never understand that The Union is a family. Wherever we live or come from... We take care of our Family.

        I am second generation in this Great Family WE CALL OUR UNION. I AM VERY PROUD AND FORTUNATE TO BE A MEMBER Of this Family I chose to be a part of.

       My Prayers go out to the Krause Family for their great loss.

       My prayers go out to the family and loved ones of GARY HAYNES .

        I just want to reiterate what we have all been fighting this fight for:

    NO GPS OF ANY TYPE

NO FLEX START TIMES OR ANY SHIFT WORK

NO HOISTING PROVISIONS

 A FAIR RAISE FOR A HARD DAYS WORK!

3 year contract

            K.W.FITZGERALD