Local 1102 - RWDSU

Reach Out and Help Haitian Earthquake Victims

As images have poured out of Haiti in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake, American and Canadian families have been stunned by the scale of devastation in a country that has long been among the poorest in the world. It has been estimated that as many as 3 million Haitians have been left homeless by the quake, and the number of dead and injured continues to soar.

"This tradegy has touched the lives of our union's members throughout the U.S. and Canada, but none so much as those with loved ones in Haiti," said RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum.

"It's not enough to give them our sympathy," Appelbaum said, "We also need to dig deep and give whatever we can to help Haiti rebuild," Appelbaum added.

To help the survivors of the Haiti earthquake, Appelbaum is urging RWDSU members to make generous donations to the Earthquake Relief for Haitian Workers Campaign, a special program created by the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center has a special webpage to find out more about the relief effort and to make a secure on-line donation.

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Union Plus Matching Donations Dollar-for-Dollar for Haiti Earthquake Relief

The people of Haiti need our help.

Despite the millions of dollars in donations already raised, earthquake survivors still need immediate life-saving supplies such as medical supplies and tents. Plus, the people of Haiti will need support to rebuild devastated areas in the months and years ahead.

Maximize the power of your contribution by donating online and Union Plus will automatically double your contribution to the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center's Earthquake Relief for Haitian Workers Fund. That means your $10 becomes $20, your $25 becomes $50 and your $100 becomes $200.

Union Plus has committed $100,000 through this dollar-for-dollar donation match to help Haitian earthquake relief efforts through the non-profit Solidarity Center.

Your donation will help rush life-saving relief supplies including food, clean water, medical supplies, blankets and tents to the Haitian people currently being distributed through the Confederation of Haitian Workers training center.

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BRUSHING UP SKILLS AT SHOP STEWARD TRAINING

Over 120 attendees working in retail, food service, airline catering, maintenance, warehouse and distribution centers, call centers, and manufacturing attended a Local 1102 shop stewards training session on April 28 to hone the skills that make them the face of the union in the workplace.
Sessions were held on contract negotiating, dealing with disputes, and other aspects of being a shop steward.
“The training session answered many questions I had about the role shop stewards like myself have in the workplace,” said Helen Copeland, who works at a Modell’s store.

Top Right Photo: (left to right) Jonny Vasquez, Alfred Quinones, and Julia Gamonal from Flying Foods and Local 1102 Rep Saul Guerrero.

Top Left Photo: (left to right) Fred Deere, Reese Grosset, Iraida Rivera, and Elywn Puello from Old London Foods with Local 1102 Rep David Brijlall (standing)

Bottom Left Photo: (left to right) Joe Romano, David Calhoun, Bob Macaluso and Joe Grazioso from Hoftsta Maintenance with Dennis Romano from Local 1102 (standing).

Photo above: (left to right) Mary Ellen Angelino and Helen Copeland of Modell's.

Middle Left Photo: (left to right) Shirley Bonin, Margie Vigorito, Rose Ortiz and Ed Ryder from Stonybrook.

1,000 H&M WORKERS WIN WAGE AND BENEFIT GAINS IN FIRST RWDSU CONTRACT

More than 1,000 employees of H & M clothing stores in Manhattan will receive wage increases and other benefits in their first union contract ever. The workers ratified the agreement on May 22. The workers won the right to negotiate with the Sweden-based company in November of 2007. (Full Story)

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