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The Union Times
North Carolina
Must Redraw
Districts, Judges
Rule
Union World News 7730 W. Sahara Ave, #110b
Las Vegas, Nevada 89117 Editor: Vicki Shepherd
For the last few years,
North Carolina has
found itself at the center
of a voter suppression
storm. And yesterday, a
federal court ruled that it
must roll back efforts
that sought to reduce the
influence of
disadvantaged voters in
the state even more.
Lawmakers, already
found responsible earlier
this year for efforts to
tamp down on the rights
of largely poor
minorities when it came
to allowing them to
vote, are now being
forced by the same
federal court to redraw
28 state legislative
districts that it said were
racially gerrymandered
and hold new elections
for them in November
2017.
GOP leaders in the state,
who appealed the earlier
court decision to the
U.S. Supreme Court, are
expected to do the same
with the latest ruling.
Efforts to curb the
influence of the most
disadvantaged – young,
old, poor, disabled and
people of color – is
nothing new. But North
Carolina under the
leadership of its Gov.
Volume 2017, Issue 1 January 2017
In This Issue:
Latest Headlines 1, 4, 13
Shame On Them 2-3
New Union Friendly Providers 5-12
In Memoriam: Well-Loved Mediator Bill Usery Dies at 92
On Saturday, Dec. 10, we lost America's premier labor negotiator, William Julian Usery Jr. He
died in Eatonton, Georgia. He was 92.
Usery has forgotten more about collective bargaining than most people will ever know. He
understood deep in his veins how essential collective bargaining is to the American economy.
He was a good man, and a good and well-respected friend of mine, and a man who taught me
immensely about how to unravel tension and bring two warring sides together to reach a
workable relationship.
In 1974, Richard Trumka first worked with him during national coal negotiations. At that time,
he served as special assistant to the president for labor-management affairs. Trumka’s union,
the United Mine Workers of America, had gone on strike. He helped settle the dispute. America
got its coal, and the mine workers won strong wage and benefit gains.
Usery had a constitution of steel. We once negotiated for five days straight, around the clock.
He was just as sharp at the end of the five days as when we started. He was unselfish and
humble. He would come out with a funny story when the negotiations needed it most.
In the 1980s, during the negotiations between the UMWA and Pittston Coal Co., when I was
president of the Mine Workers, Usery told a story about two kids. One was a pessimist and the
other an optimist. In the story, the adults put the pessimist in a room full of fantastic toys, to see
if he’d be happy. They put the optimist in a room full of horse manure. In a little while, they
opened the doors. The pessimist sat in the middle of the toys, crying. “Why are you crying?,”
they asked. “If I play with these toys, they’ll break,” the pessimist said. This’ll happen, and
that’ll happen, he whined. In the second room, the other kid was playing happily with the
manure, throwing it around the room and digging through it. “Why are you so happy?,” they
asked. “Are you kidding? Look at all this manure," he said. "There’s got to be a pony around
here somewhere!”
After the successful end of the Pittston strike, the UMWA presented Usery, who was the super-
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Teamster Pilots At Amazon &
DHL Contractor AAWW
Voice Growing Frustration
With Contract Delays
Surveys Of AAWW Pilots Reveal
Strained Operation, High Rate of Pilots
Planning To Leave If The Company
Doesn’t Agree To A Fair Contract
(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – Days after
pilots at DHL and Amazon contractor
ABX went on strike, hundreds of pilots
at AAWW – DHL’s largest cargo
contractor and Amazon’s newest one --
say their company does not have enough
pilots to meet clients’ needs and are
looking for work at other airlines
because their employer refuses to come
to an industry-standard contract
agreement that will address staffing
shortages. The looming mass departure
is revealed in two new surveys of current
and former pilots at Atlas Air and
Southern Air – subsidiaries of Atlas Air
Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) –
released December 7 by their union,
Airline Professionals Association,
Teamsters Local 1224. Earlier this year,
pilots at Atlas, Southern, ABX Air and
two other cargo carriers that fly for DHL
voted with 99 percent support to strike
should it become necessary.
The vast majority of pilots voiced
concern in the survey with 88 percent of
surveyed Atlas Air pilots saying their
carrier does not have enough pilots to
meet the long-term needs of Amazon and
DHL. Sixty-five percent of surveyed
Atlas Air pilots and 71 percent of
surveyed Southern Air pilots are
planning to apply to another airline in
the coming year.
AAWW recently signed an agreement
with Amazon to fly 20 planes for the e-
commerce giant’s new air delivery
operation – Prime Air – by 2018. The
other airline responsible for Prime Air
flying, ABX Air, is already seeing severe
service disruptions due to understaffing.
Citing concerns around short-staffing
and their ability to meet customer
demand, 250 ABX Air pilots went on
strike at the end of November, grounding
more than 75 flights and creating what
Fox Business called a “rocky start” for
Prime Air.
“When ABX Air pilots went on strike,
Amazon and DHL finally had to
confront how staffing issues at their
contracted airlines impact their
business,” said Robert Kirchner, an Atlas
pilot and Executive Council Chairman of
APA Teamsters Local 1224. “Short
staffing is an issue at all of the
contracted airlines. It has become
common conversation in the cockpit of
AAWW planes to compare notes on
who’s applying to FedEx, who’s
applying to UPS and who’s applying to
passenger airlines for better pay and
benefits. We are already stretched thin,
and if we keep losing skilled pilots
because AAWW refuses to agree to a
competitive contract, our customers will
see more delays this holiday season.”
More than half of Atlas Air and Southern
Air pilots – 1,040 out of about 1,700 –
completed the current pilot survey; 65
former pilots from the two carriers
completed the exit survey. The surveys
were conducted online by the pilots’
union, Teamsters Local 1224. The union
regularly surveys its members to ensure
that ongoing bargaining efforts are in
line with the interests of its membership.
The former and current pilot surveys
were open from early August and mid-
September, respectively, until mid-
October.
The vast majority of AAWW pilots
looking for other jobs are looking at
FedEx and UPS, major delivery
companies that offer competitive
contracts with industry-standard pay and
benefits, and that Amazon is relying on
less and less with the Prime Air venture.
The majority of pilots who left Atlas Air
and Southern Air say their primary
reason for leaving was related to pay;
and the majority of current pilots who
are planning to leave cite pay and work
rules as reasons for departing.
Citing the growing concerns confirmed
in the survey, AAWW pilots and their
families will protest Wednesday outside
the headquarters of Amazon in Seattle
and DHL Express in Fort Lauderdale. In
both cities, dozens of pilots will be
marching in front of the companies’
headquarters holding signs reading,
“Santa won't deliver on time without us”
and “Amazon and DHL pilots ready to
strike.”
Pilot resignations would make it
increasingly challenging for AAWW to
live up to agreements with Amazon and
long-time customer DHL. The pool of
new and experienced pilots is shrinking
industry-wide due to a pilot shortage.
The pilot deficit will soar to 15,000 by
2026, according to the University of
North Dakota's Aviation Department. At
the same time, Atlas Air is losing more
and more pilots: the carrier went from
losing 48 pilots in 2013 to losing 150 in
2016, according to attrition data
compiled by the pilots’ union.
Additional key survey findings:
• Seventy-six percent of surveyed Atlas
Air pilots and 82 percent of surveyed
Southern Air pilots say they are likely to
leave their carriers if the new contract
does not meet their expectations.
• Ninety-one percent of surveyed Atlas
Air pilots and 87 percent of surveyed
Southern Air pilots are concerned that
their carriers are not able to recruit and
retain experienced pilots.
Shame On Them
• Forty-eight percent of surveyed former
Atlas Air pilots and 46 percent of
surveyed former Southern Air pilots say
they would have stayed if contract
negotiations were completed.
• Less than three percent of combined
current Atlas Air and Southern Air
respondents say they are satisfied with
their pay and benefits, and less than one
percent of pilots at both carriers believe
their pay and benefits meet industry
standards.
• Over 91 percent of surveyed current
pilots say there is low morale at their
carriers and do not believe their
employers want to reach an agreement
on a contract that would improve pay,
benefits and working conditions.
• Sixty-four percent of surveyed former
Atlas Air pilots and 85 percent of
surveyed former Southern Air pilots say
they would not recommend their former
airline to other pilots as a good place to
build a career.
• Ninety percent of surveyed former
Atlas Air pilots and 70 percent of
surveyed former Southern Air pilots say
their former carrier’s pay and benefits
are significantly worse than those at
other airlines that fly the same type of
aircraft.
“As professional pilots, our top priority
— second only to safety — is making
sure our customers get their deliveries on
time, and that’s why we are so concerned
about the direction of our airline,” said
Teamsters Local 1224 President and
Atlas Air captain Daniel C. Wells. “I’ve
already seen a number of pilots leave
Atlas for better opportunities at other
carriers, and this exodus has only started.
If Atlas doesn’t get serious soon about
settling an industry-standard contract
that will attract and retain pilots, many
more will follow. The results could be
devastating for Atlas’s safety, bottom
line, shareholders and most of all, our
customers. The current path will lead to
disruptions as pilots at Atlas, ABX and
other airlines are growing increasingly
frustrated with the legal maneuvers and
delays in contract negotiations.”
In an industry lacking an adequate
number of pilots, retention is critical to
the financial stability and success of
airlines. Republic Airways filed for
bankruptcy in February in part because
of its pilot shortage. In recent history,
settling a fair contract has proven to
create stability for other airlines. At
Republic, for example, the pilots’ union
reports that the attrition rate was cut in
half within a very short period of time
after the airline came to an industry-
standard contract agreement with its
pilots in October 2015.
AAWW, which recently acquired
Southern Air, is attempting to force
Atlas and Southern pilots to merge the
Atlas Air contract with Southern Air’s
concessionary contract, a contract that
was negotiated during bankruptcy and
falls far below industry standards.
According to a comparison study
conducted by Teamsters Local 1224,
AAWW pilots are paid considerably less
and work much longer hours than pilots
who fly for UPS or FedEx. Pilots at
Atlas and Southern are forced to fly long
hours with minimal rest time in between
flights, leading to dangerous fatigue.
AAWW has refused to bargain fairly
with pilots, and the two parties recently
entered federally mediated contract
negotiations.
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Young Workers Less Likely
to Earn More Than Parents
The opportunity to financially get ahead
is increasingly difficult for younger
workers. The loss of millions of formerly
middle-class jobs over the past 50 years
provides fewer opportunities to do so,
especially for those without a college
degree. And that will not likely change
without outside intervention.
A new report by The Equality of
Opportunity Project finds that while
those born in the 1940s had a 92 percent
chance of earning more than their
parents did at age 30, that decreased to
just 50 percent for Americans born in the
1980s. Why is that happening? Because
the American economy is growing at a
slower pace and economic gains are
being distributed more unequally.
“We conclude that absolute mobility has
declined sharply in America over the
past half century primarily because of
the growth in inequality,” the document,
a joint research effort by Harvard and
Stanford universities led by economist
Raj Chetty, stated. “If one wants to
revive the ‘American Dream’ of high
rates of absolute mobility, one must have
an interest in growth that is shared more
broadly across the income distribution.”
As it stands, the extreme wealth of the
nation’s top earners creates dual
societies where the upper crust attends
their own (mostly private) schools and
live in exclusive neighborhoods. Thus
they have little reason to want to invest
in public education or affordable
housing. The cycle then repeats.
So what would it take to close the
income gap? A massive increase in the
earned-income tax credit is one
suggestion. The credit, which is used to
supplement the incomes of low-income
families, is supported by lawmakers in
both parties. It rewards those who work,
is administered by the tax code and is
phased out as incomes rise. It would
help level the wage playing field that in
recent years has gotten out of wack.
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mediator appointed by Secretary of
Labor Elizabeth Dole, with a bronze
pony inscribed with a message that
thanked him for helping the union find
the pony.
No one could match Bill Usery’s
integrity and personal moral strength. He
was a force of nature. God bless him, his
family and his memory.
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Union reports record-high
employment in film and TV
Teamsters Local 817 employed more
than 1,400 people as drivers, casting
directors, location scouts and more in
October
The union of drivers, casting directors
and location managers and scouts for the
motion picture and television industry
had record-high demand for its members
this fall. Teamsters Local 817 reported
hiring an extra 200 nonmember workers
in October for total employment of 1,400
people—the highest in the union's 113-
year history.
"The demand has been so great that we
are looking for temporary workers—
even people without a commercial
driver's license to drive smaller vehicles
like vans," said Tom O'Donnell,
president of Teamsters Local 817.
O'Donnell attributed the increased need
for Teamsters to the long-term growth in
production spurred by the New York
state's film tax-credit program, which
was initiated in 2004. In order to fulfill
the industry's needs, he said, the
Teamsters primarily sought New
Yorkers either looking for extra work or
who are out of work. They also
employed off-duty police officers and
firefighters. For a few positions,
O'Donnell said, he even took on out-of-
state workers.
"When our full roster was gainfully
employed, we invited some Teamsters
from Connecticut and Philadelphia who
have worked in the film industry before
to help out," O'Donnell said. "But they
made up the minority of the additional
[people] who came on this fall."
O'Donnell also observed that seasonal
employment patterns in the city have
changed. While 95% of Local 817
members are temporary employees, the
majority of them are now finding work
year-round as production in New York
City has become more consistent. "Our
slow times aren't as dramatic as they
used to be in the old days, when we were
a feature [film] town or even when we
first became a TV town," he said.
That's because basic-cable and streaming
networks, like Netflix and Amazon,
shoot at various times throughout the
year instead of following traditional
network-TV seasons or the TV-pilot
schedule.
"Ninety-five percent of [television]
pilots used to be shot late winter/early
spring, and now we probably only did
about eight in that particular period this
year," O'Donnell said. "Now they come
in dribs and drabs throughout the year."
While O'Donnell hopes to expand his
roster to meet the growing demand, he is
proceeding with caution as the state's tax
credit is set to expire in 2019. "We are at
a critical juncture right now with a lot of
the players asking for an extension [on
the tax credit]," he said.
O'Donnell predicted that a decision
regarding the tax extension will be made
by April. "I'm reservedly optimistic."
(Continued from pg. 1)
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10535 Foothill Blvd., Suite 460
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730: 323-610-
0474
Burbank, Glendale, La Crescenta, Montrose,
Sunland & Tujunga
Tom Barseghian – Keller Williams
842 Foothill Blvd.,
La Canada, CA 91011: 818-583-7653
Cerritos, Downey & Norwalk
Cristina Picarelli, Keller Williams Pacific
Estates
2883 E Spring St., 100
Long Beach, CA 90806: 562-234-7862
Chino, Chino Hills, Eastvale, Fontana,
Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto &
Upland
Joel Valmonte, Re/Max Time Realty
10535 Foothill Blvd., Suite 460
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730: 909-833-
0336
Cypress, Huntington Beach, La Palma,
Lakewood, Los Alamitos & Long Beach
Geary M. Smith, CRS, GRI – Coldwell
Banker
6700 E. Pacific Coast Hwy.
Long Beach, CA 90803: 562-754-1732
Downey, La Mirada & Norwalk
Fred Smith, Berkshire Hathaway HS CA
Props
11642 Firestone Blvd.
Norwalk, CA 90650: 562-884-1478
El Segundo, Redondo Beach & Torrance
Danielle Newson – Vista Sotheby’s
International Realty
1640 S. Pacific Coast Hwy.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277: 310-809-8943
Fresno and Madera Counties
Matt Williams, The W Group
684 W Cromwell Ave #101
Fresno, CA 93711: 559-352-0208
Huntington Beach, Lakewood, Los Alamitos,
Long Beach & Seal Beach
Pam Luckey, Coldwell Banker Coastal
Alliance
1650 Ximeno Avenue, Ste 120
Long Beach, CA 90804: 562-494-4600
Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance
Ed MacLaughlin, RE/MAX Estate Properties
2601 Pacific Coast Highway #101
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254: 310-567-2385
Orange County
Gerry Goodman Real Estate Services
23046 Ave. De La Carlota #390
Laguna Hills, CA 92653: 714-588-3338
Placer & Sacramento Counties
Barbara Lebrecht
Home Buyers Assistance Real Estate 2200
Sunrise Blvd, Suite 240
Gold River, CA 95670: 916-798-0444
Riverside County
Jana and Richard Walchle
Canyon Country Realty
19374 Ontario Ave
Corona, CA 92881: 951-515-6235
San Diego County
Yoni and Moris Breziner, Keller Williams
13400 Sabre Springs Parkway, #100
San Diego, CA 92128: 858-232-2340
San Diego County
Carol Uribe, Coldwell Banker
930 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA 92037 : 858-705-2399
Colorado
El Paso County
Mike MacGuire The Platinum Group
Realtors
6760 Corporate Drive, Ste 300
Colorado Springs, CO 80919: 719-660-6793
Connecticut
Hartford County
Ron Vliet & Lucy Pajor
Portal Connecticut Realty
3011 Main Street
Glastonbury, CT 06033 : 860-490-5614
Florida
Hillsboro County
Barbara Baker, Re/Max
17010 Palm Pointe Dr\
Tampa, FL 33647 : 813-994-0909
Georgia
Cobb, DeKalb & Fulton Counties
Mike Kondalski, Coldwell Banker
Residential Brokerage
1370 N Highland Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30306: 404-234-9379
DeKalb, Fulton & Gwinnett Counties
Zerina Serulle, Keller Williams ReZidence
Real Estate
621 North Avenue NE, Suite C-50
Atlanta, GA 30308: 770-630-5116
Idaho
Ada and Canyon Counties
Robert Renteria
Keller Williams Realty Boise
1065 S. Aliante Pl.
Boise, Idaho 83709: 208-861-5141
Relocation Specialists by State Ada and Canyon Counties
Lynn Sturgeon
Keller Williams Realty Boise
1065 S. Allante Place
Boise, ID 83709: 208-631-7576
Indiana
Elkhart, LaGrange & St. Joseph Counties
Christine Simper, Berkshire Hathaway
202 Lincolnway East
Mishawaka, IN 46544: 574-876-5106
Hamilton, Hancock & Marion Counties
Dave Piccolo, CDPE RE/MAX Metro
971 N Delaware St. Ste A
Indianapolis, IN 46202: 317-513-0300
Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson & Marion
Counties
Nathan Pfahler, RE/MAX Metro
971 N Delaware STE A
Indianapolis,IN 46202: 317-352-5994
Iowa
Benton, Johnson & Linn Counties
Nicki Borchert, Iowa Realty Company
385 Collins Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402: 319-389-4470
Dallas & Polk Counties
Carla Clark, RE/MAX Real Estate Group
6600 University Ave
Des Moines, IA 50324: 515-770-1288
Dallas & Polk Counties
Steph Reed, RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts
3602 NE Otterview Circle
Ankeny, IA 50021: 515-988-9954
Johnson & Linn Counties
Matt Ford Skogman Realty
1110 Dina Ct.
Hiawatha, IA 52233: 319-270-8747
Kansas
Harvey County
Arlan Newell, JP Weigand & Sons, Inc
400 S Main
Newton, KS 67114: 316-284-1973
Johnson County
Paula Walter, Keller Williams Realty
Partners, Inc.
310 NW Englewood Rd Ste 200
Kansas City, MO 64118: 913-906-5400
Kentucky
Fayette, Madison & Scott Counties
Trey McCallie, T, D & Associates Concierge
Real Estate
802 Sunset Drive
Lexington, KY 40502: 859-312-7599
Fayette & Scott Counties
John W. Smither & Priscilla Ridenour, Cold
well Banker McMahan Co
2350 Regency Rd
Lexington, KY 40515: 8595370502
Jefferson & Oldham Counties
Margot Lipinski Semonin Realtors
600 N Hurstbourne Pkwy Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40222: 5025521110
Maryland
Baltimore, Carroll, Harford & Howard
Counties
Beth Buss, Rebate Realty USA
1740 E Joppa Rd.
Parkville, MD 21234: 410-336-6191
Michigan
Berrien & Cass Counties
Christine Simper, Berkshire Hathaway
202 Lincolnway East
Mishawaka, IN 46544: 574-876-5106
Clinton, Eaton, & Ingham Counties
Chris Silker, Keller Williams Realty Lansing
35 East 3490 Belle Chase Way, STE 130
Lansing, MI 48911: 734-550-6825
Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston & Oakland
Counties
Kathy Talt, RE/MAX Platinum
6870 Grand River Ave.
Brighton, MI 48114: 810-577-8795
Monroe County
iLink Real Estate Co. Michigan
6530 Secor Rd
Lambertville, MI 48144: 419-277-7127
Minnesota
Anoka County
Joan Krogstad, Edina Realty
10945 Club West Pkwy, Suite #100
Blaine, MN 55449: 763-229-1802
Dodge, Goodhue & Olmstead Counties
Derrick Guevremont
Counselor Realty of Rochester
3338 19th Street, NW
Rochester, MN 55901: 507-272-8018
Hennepin County
Judith Solstad – Coldwell Banker Burnet
7550 France Ave
Edina, MN 55435 : 612-518-0676
Hennepin & Ramsey Counties
Graham Smith, Keller Williams Integrity
Lakes Realty
1350 Lagoon Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408: 612-414-5614
Ramsey County
Amy Ruzick, RE/MAX Results –
NoPlaceLikeHome Team
1609 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55403: 651-492-1044
Missouri Clay County
Christopher Hiebert, Keller Williams
310 NW Englewood Road, Ste 200
Kansas City, MO 64118 : 816-924-9386
Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties
Paula Walter, Keller Williams Realty
Partners, Inc.
310 NW Englewood Rd Ste 200
Kansas City, MO 64118: 913-906-5400
Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis Counties
Andy Horstmann, RE/MAX Results
13208 Manchester Rd.
Saint Louis, MO 63131: 314-775-0612
St. Louis County
Michelle Jones – RedKey Realty Leaders
13208 Manchester Road
Saint Louis, MO 63131: 314-775-0639
Montana
Lewis & Clark County
Sarah Bauer, Big Sky Brokers, LLC
800 N Benton Ave
Helena, MT 59601 : 406-594-1919
Nebraska
Lancaster County
John Fink & John Crumrine – Home Real
Estate
5322 O St.
Lincoln, NE 68510: 402-429-9598
Cass, Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy & Saunders
Counties
Tim Bayne, SellState Performance
4500 South 70th
Lincoln, NE 68516: 402-429-8121
Relocation Specialists by State Relocation Specialists by State Nevada
Clark County
Jean Wicklund, Windermere Anthem Hills
12231 S Eastern Ave, #150
Henderson, NV 89052 : 702-328-7197
Washoe County
David Wiggins & Jerry Morrissey
Allison James Estates and Homes
5345 Kietzke Lane, #150
Reno, NV 89511:775-828-3308
New Mexico Bernalillo & Santa Fe Counties
Evelyn Spiker, RE/MAX Elite
1000 Cordova Place, #713
Santa Fe, NM 87505: (505) 930-0999
New York
Erie and Niagara Counties
Alan “Al” Ryer, RE/MAX North
2410 North Forest Road Suite 102
Amherst, NY 14068: 716-864-9999
Ohio
Butler & Hamilton Counties
Lisa McCarthy, Coldwell Banker West Shell
6700 Ruwes Oak Dr
Cincinnati, OH 45248: 5132562629
Butler, Clermont, Hamilton & Warren
Counties
Joe Linz, Star One Realtors
9722 Montgomery RD
Cincinnati, OH 45242: 5133006663
Carroll, Stark & Summit Counties
Mary Foraker, Coldwell Banker Hunter
Realty
4686 Douglas Cir. NW
Canton, OH 44718: 330-497-3115
Champaign & Clark Counties
Lynn Schrader, Real Estate II
1140 East Home Road
Springfield, OH 45503: 937-390-3119
Champaign, Logan, Miami & Shelby
Counties
Tanya Blair – Leading Stars Realty
1121 West Water St.
Piqua, Ohio 45356: 937-214-0427
Cuyahoga County
Evie Braman
PO Box 21267
Euclid, OH 44121 : 216-691-9643
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina, Portage
& Summit Counties
Natalie Antosh, Keller Williams Greater
Cleveland Northwest
7400 Center St.
Mentor, OH 44060: 440-364-4663
Delaware, Farfield, Franklin, Licking,
Madison, Pickaway & Union Counties
Nicole YoderBarnhart, YoderBarnhart
Connection LLC/HER Realtors
3499 Main St.
Hilliard, OH 43026: 6416793412
Delaware, Franklin & Licking Counties
Katie McCartney RE/MAX Revealty
7730 Olentangy River Rd, #200
Columbus, OH 43235: 6145479640
Greene, Miami & Montgomery Counties
Lois Sutherland, Irongate Inc. Realtors
122 N. Main Street
Centerville, OH 45459: 937-478-5882
Greene, Montgomery & Warren Counties
Nancy Farkas, Coldwell Banker Heritage
Realtors
2599 Miamisburg Centerville Rd
Dayton, OH 45459: 937-776-0424
Lucas & Wood Counties
iLink Real Estate Co. Ohio
8877 Airport Hwy
Holland, OH 43528: 4192777127
Lucas & Wood Counties
Brenda Kilburn, RE/MAX Preferred
Associates
3306 Executive Pkwy, Ste. 101
Toledo, Ohio 43606: 419-356-0276
Oregon
Jackson and Josephine Counties
Diane Adams, Home Quest Realty
1575 E McAndrews Rd, #200
Medford, OR 97504 : 541-941-0110
Lane County
Sherri Smith, Re/Max Integrity
4710 Village Plaza Loop, Ste 200
Eugene, OR 97401 : 541-515-1755
Lane County
Tami Alleman, Windermere Real Estate
3011 N Delta Hwy #103
Eugene, OR 97408: 541-520-3213
Marion and Polk Counties
Karen Morrison, John L. Scott Real Estate
11241 Cornucopia NW
Salem, OR 97302: 503-930-4030
Multnomah County
Dustin Funes
1902 SE Morrison St.
Portland, OR 97214: 503-314-2592
Multnomah County
Nic Costa
Meadows Group Inc., Realtors West
12655 SW North Dakota St
Portland, OR 97223 : 503-413-9739
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Kathi Messinger, Northwood Realty
1794 N. Highland Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15241 : 412-414-2199
Lehigh & Northampton Counties
Heather Moriah Martin, Keller Williams
Real Estate
40 S Cedar Crest Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18104: 610-435-1800
Tennessee
Shelby County
Rita Hallum, Crye-Leike Realtors
2868 Summer Oaks
Bartlett, TN 38134 : 901-277-6356
Texas
Bexar County
Richard Rowe, Berkshire Hathaway
PenFed Realty
7414 Tom Watson Court
San Antonio, TX 78244 : 210-393-5048
Bexar County
Don Reser, Reser Realty
6338 N New Braunfels Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78209 : 210-473-0999
Collin, Dallas, and Denton Counties
Robert Wood & Associates Realty
5005 Greenville #200
Dallas, TX 75206 : 214-369-3209
Harris County
Penny Wilson, The Wilson Agency
5538 Fragrant Cloud
Houston, TX 77041: 713-858-0511
Relocation Specialists by State
Harris and Montgomery Counties
Gary Moynihan
Coldwell Banker United Realtors
4225 Research Forest Ste 101
The Woodlands, TX 77381: 281-451-4396
Hays County
Michele Ryon, Keller Williams
333 Highway 290 East, Ste 300
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Johnson and Tarrant Counties
Sandra Filip, Re/Max Trinity
2600 W 7th St., Ste 146
Fort Worth, TX 76107 : 817-737-1999
Johnson and Tarrant Counties
Karen Holcomb, Northern Realty Group
1253 W Magnolia Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104 : 817-920-0000
Travis County
Marsha Lebkowsky, Coldwell Banker
11215 S. I-35, #100
Austin, TX 78747 : 512-779- 3518
Virginia
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
Gene Mechling, Keller Williams Realty
11700 Plaza America Dr., #150
Reston VA 20190: 703-599-8894
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
Ann Wilson, Keller Williams Realty 2101
Wilson Blvd., Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22201: 703-328-0532
Chesterfield and Henrico Counties
Judy Korman
7201 Glen Forest Dr., Ste 104
Richmond, VA 23226: 804-502-1128
Chesterfield & Henrico Counties
Mike Trentadue, RE/MAX Action Real
Estate
11551 Nuckols Rd., Suite D
Glen Allen, VA 23059: 804-205-8951
Washington
Benton and Franklin Counties
Cory Shane, Keller Williams
5914 Washougal Ln
Pasco, WA 99301
King and Snohomish Counties
Nyssa Baugher, Coldwell Banker Danforth
122 SW 156th St
Seattle, WA 98146 : 206-248-2900
Kitsap County
Amy Allen
Windermere Real Estate/West Sound, INC
Kitsap, Washington: 360-620-1398
Kitsap County
Dana Stone, John L. Scott Real Estate
1954 SE Lund Ave.
Port Orchard, WA 98366: 360-620-1398
Pierce County
Carol Miller, Bershire Hathaway
507 31st Ave SW
Puyallup, WA 98373: 253-332-3516
Pierce County
Lori DeVore
Realogics Sotheby's International Realty
2715 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121: 253-332-8354
Snohomish County
Mack McKindley, Keller Williams Everett
1000 SE Everett Mall Way, Ste 201
Everett, WA 98208 : 425-232-5208
Spokane County
Rhonda Church
2040 S Parkwood Circle
Spokane, WA 99223 : 509-844-1976
Spokane County
Rosie Pittman, John L. Scott Real Estate
1500 W 4th Ave, #202
Spokane, WA 99201: 509-879-7878
Thurston County
Ed Kunkel
Associate RE/MAX Professionals
3009 Pacific Ave SE Ste 200
Olympia, WA 98501: 360-789-4708
Thurston County
Debbie Ruvo, Keller Williams
7525 28th Street West
University Place, WA 98466 : 253-370-1947
West Virginia
Kanawha & Putnam Counties
Beth Stamper, Berkshire Hathaway Home
Services Great Expectations Realty
1337 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301: 304-546-1101
Wisconsin
Dane County
Judy Spiegel, Stark Company Realtors
1609 Highway 51 & 138
Stoughton, WI 53589 : 608-575-7330
Dane and Rock Counties
Jim Todd, Coldwell Banker Success
2920 Marketplace Drive, Ste 202
Fitchburg, WI 53719 : 608-469-5538
Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties
Donna Best, Shorewest Realtors
11622 W North Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53226 : 414-844-1491
Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties
Karen Wenzel, Realty Executives Integrity
2230 Crestview Ct.
Wauwatosa, WI 53226: 414-750-1989
Wyoming
Natrona County
Dennis Langdon, Realty Executives
770 W. Collins, Ste 101
Casper, WY 82601 : 307-266-4466
Relocation Specialists are Real
Estate Professionals with a
background and experience in
helping both Union and Military
Personnel relocate throughout the
United States. They are limited to a
maximum of only 2 providers per
county per state.
In the listings here in the newsletter,
you can see the counties in which
each provider specializes.
If you’re a real estate professional
who is willing to help both union and
military personnel, you can become
part of our relocation program by
calling our offices at the following
number, and ask for Mike Lee:
702-529-4736
You can access our relocation
services section at:
http://uwnplus.com/relocation-
services/
Pat McCrory and a Republican-led
legislature has taken it to a new level.
There is hope for the future in the state,
however. Gov. McCrory currently trails
state Attorney General Roy Cooper by
about 10,000 votes and could be out of
office by January.
Regardless of the outcome of that race,
however, toying with the representation
and votes of a certain segment of the
populace needs to stop. There can be no
excuse for it. Winning elections is based
on convincing the public you have the
better ideas. But if some aren’t being
allowed to participate, results are not
being based on an even playing field.
Minimizing the votes of some can (and
does) happen at the ballot box, but it also
takes place when legislative districts are
drawn up by packing in voters of a
certain demographic into as few districts
as possible. That’s what happened in
North Carolina.
The justice system knows what’s going
on here. It’s time for lawmakers in the
state to fix the problem, not extend their
fight for injustice even longer.
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Teamsters 117, International
Unions Call for Fairness in
Platform-Based Work
International Labor Organizations Call
for an End to ‘Digital Feudalism’ and
Bringing Democracy to New Digital
Workplaces
(Copenhagen, Denmark / Frankfurt,
Germany / Seattle, USA / Stockholm,
Sweden / Vienna, Austria / Washington,
DC, USA) – A network of European and
North American unions, labor
confederations, and worker organizations
issued a call yesterday for transnational
cooperation between workers, worker
organizations, platform clients, platform
operators, and regulators to ensure fair
working conditions and worker
participation in governance in the
growing world of digital labor platforms
such as Clickworker, Amazon
Mechanical Turk, Jovoto, and Uber.
The growth of “platform-based work”
poses both opportunities and risks for
workers and for society at large, and is a
chance for a “co-operative turn” in the
relationship between worker
organizations and management,
according to the document, titled the
“Frankfurt Paper on Platform-Based
Work.”
The participating organizations made the
following joint statement: “In the context
of globalization, digitalization,
‘flexibilization’ of work, growing
income inequality within countries, and
growing political polarization in Europe
and the United States, fair, socially
sustainable work and real worker
participation in shaping working
conditions are more important than ever.
This is just as true on digital platforms as
in industrial manufacturing and office
work. If our democratic societies are to
stay democratic, workers must have
democratic influence over the
governance of work. Digitalization does
not need to contribute to rising income
inequality and polarized politics.
Businesses, workers, and regulators have
a common interest in ensuring that the
benefits of digitalization are shared
broadly and equitably — and worker
participation in the governance of work
is a historically proven mechanism for
doing so. Against the risk of ‘digital
feudalism,’ platform operators, workers,
worker organizations, clients,
researchers, and regulators must work
together to bring democracy to these new
digital workplaces.”
The paper calls on the diverse
stakeholders to “platform-based work” to
work together to:
ensure that platform businesses
comply with relevant national
laws and international
conventions, rather than using
technology to work around
them;
clarify the employment status of
platform-based workers;
ensure that platform-based
workers who are not truly self-
employed have the right to
organize and negotiate collective
agreements with platform
operators and/or clients;
seek to ensure that all platform-
based workers, regardless of
employment status, receive at
least minimum wage in their
jurisdiction (or, in jurisdictions
with no minimum wage, the
wage specified in the relevant
collective agreement) for their
work;
ensure that platform-based
workers have access to social
protection — such as
unemployment insurance,
disability insurance, health
insurance, pension, and
compensation in the event of
work-related illness or injury —
regardless of employment status;
develop transparent, accountable
methods for resolving disputes
between clients and workers —
and, as needed, between workers
— in cases, for example, of
client nonpayment or unclear
allocation of intellectual
property rights; and increase
transparency in the world of
platform-based work.
“The organizations who contributed to
this paper are all already engaged in
making fair working conditions and
worker participation a reality in digital
labor platforms,” said Christiane Benner,
Vice President of the German
Metalworkers’ Union (IG Metall), which
convened the network. “We are just at
the beginning of this work, but it has
already taken on a diversity of forms,
including innovative organizing,
technology development, new services,
policymaking, public awareness
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