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NAIA Salutes Uniformed Personnel
The NAIA College Basketball Tournament is hosting its annual tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. On Tuesday, March 23, 2010, they have a special program “A Tribute to our Service Men and Women”. Wear your uniform or show your identification and get in FREE. This event is for all Uniformed Personnel regardless of your bargaining unit.  
 
This event will be held at Municipal Auditorium at 7:00 PM. For more information on this event or the NAIA Tournament please visit www.naiahoops.com.
Scholarship Applications Now On-line
Local 42 Scholarships
 
Each year Local 42 awards several St. Florian Scholarships to the children of an IAFF Local 42 member. All members are eligible to apply, regardless of which bargaining unit where you are employed. The Gina Galetti Scholarship also awards one scholarship annually to the son or daughter of a Local 42 member whose child plans on attending University of Central Missouri. Both of these scholarship applications are available by selecting the Local 42 Scholarship tab in the left column of this page. This year’s application deadline is Friday, April 2, 2010. 
SAFE Golf Classic & Ed Wynn Scholarship
The Larry Stewart SAFE 6th Annual Memorial Golf Classic will be held on Monday, May 17, 2010, at the Lakewood Oaks Golf Club, located in Lee’s Summit, MO. Registration, Putting Competition and Warm Up will begin at 8:00 AM with a Shotgun Start at 9:00 AM.  Click here for a Registration Form for this event.  
 
The proceeds from this event benefit the Ed Wynn/SAFE Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Ed Wynn Scholarship will be awarded during the Dinner Banquet/Award Ceremony following the tournament. 
 
The eligibility requirements for this scholarship are as follows: must be a High School Senior, be of good character with no criminal background, maintain an overall GPA of 2.0, be a dependant of an active Police Officer, Firefighter or EMS Personnel that is employed in the geographic area covered by SAFE (Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte counties in Missouri and Douglas, Johnson, Miami, Shawnee and Wyandotte counties in Kansas). 
The application must be postmarked no later than April 26, 2010. Click here for scholarship flier.
Working Families’ Friend – Birthday Party

TEXAS HOLDEM POKER TOURNAMENT
 
Working Families’ Friend is celebrating its 7th Birthday and hosting its first ever Texas Holdem Poker Tournament, on Friday, April 9, 2010, from 6:00 PM till 10:30 PM, at Pipefitters Local #533 Union Hall, located at 8600 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO. 
 
We encourage members to participate in this evening of fun which will benefit an organization that continues to support our membership whenever we have a need. If you would like to register for the event please call 816.842.5600 or E-mail joan@wffriend.org
 
Local 42 will be assisting WFF by preparing food for this event. If you would like to assist with the cooking please contact Chuck Gabert 816.308.8867 or E-mail cgabert@yahoo.com
 
Entry Fee: $50.00 per player and this event is limited to 150 participants, so it’s first come first serve. 
IAFF Launches New Fit to Survive Program
Fit and Healthy for 2010
 
The IAFF has launched a new feature to assist in improving the health of its membership. Please visit the Fit to Survive website for new tools designed to improve your health, wellness and nutrition. If you are searching for new and innovative recipes for the “Cook Shack”, you can use the Menu Planner which features simple and healthy meals.  
Sherwood Smith Elected to IAFF Human Relations E-Board
We are proud to announce that the delegates at the 2010 IAFF Human Relations Conference have elected Sherwood Smith, IAFF Local 42 to serve as the African American Delegate in a special election. Sherwood Smith will fill the remainder of the term until the next regular election cycle in 2012. We congratulate Sherwood on this victory and wish him the best of luck in serving our great International and representing IAFF Local 42. 
 
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Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 6th and Wednesday, April 7th at 7:30 PM at Gladden Hall.

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Delegate Election Results

Posted On: Mar 04, 2010 (21:52:05)
Local 42 – 2010 Convention Delegate Election Results
(Posted in order of vote totals)
 
Michael Byrne
Michael A. LaCapra
Bill McNeel
Michael Harris
Jeff Johnson
Sherwood Smith 
 
Specific questions about vote totals can be directed to the Election Chairman Mick Byrne.
 
 
2009 Union Dues

Updated On: Jan 12, 2010 (16:31:00)
Please be advised we have updated the information regarding Union Dues paid in 2009 in the Members Only Section of the website. If you are not yet a member please register and that will enable you to access this information. 
Union Hotel Guide

Updated On: Nov 29, 2009 (12:29:00)
If you have plans to travel during the holiday season or are planning a family vacation, check out the UNITEHERE! Union Hotel Guide before you book a room. This website enables you to select the city and state where you are planning to travel and it will list the hotels that are within your destination that employ UNITEHERE! Members, or simply put a union hotel. You may be surprised at how many locations have union hotels and competitive room rates and accommodations. Click here for the Union Hotel Guide.
Choose Wisely When Selecting Retailers

Updated On: Nov 29, 2009 (12:27:00)
As members of Organized Labor it makes real sense to patronize those organizations that believe in and support the fundamental rights of employees to organize and form a union. Legislation is currently before Congress (Employee Free Choice Act) now that would enable employees to organize a union without secret ballot. 
Large corporations such as WalMart and Home Depot have donated large sums of money to defeat the EFCA. We encourage you to read some of the stories that provide the information necessary for you to make your own decisions when it comes to purchases. 
Why would you give your hard earned money to an organization that uses its profits to defeat what we stand for in America? Yes it might cost a few more dollars each week to shop at another retailer but look where you money is going. WalMart is the number one retailer in America today and almost everything they sell comes from China. They should change the name to China-Mart. They overwork their employees and don’t provide them the opportunity to work enough fulltime hours to qualify for benefits. If an employee at Wal-Mart mentions the word Union they are terminated. You can read more about this at WakeUpWalMart.com. WalMart is mobilizing against the EFCA and you can read more about it at AmericanRightsatWork.com.  See what Garth Brooks has to say about WalMart now...
Home Depot Chairman and Chief Executive Frank Blake recently gave an interview in which he stated his company’s opposition to the EFCA which would make union organizing easier, saying “We don’t think it’s at good thing for the country, never mind for “The Home Depot”. Click here for the BuisnessWeek.com story.
 

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