| 362's Huber saluted for Vietnam service |
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The Bloomington Pantagraph recently profiled Vietnam veterans, including Laborers 362's Dennis Huber.
As members of the 1st Marine Air Wing went about their business at the main helicopter base known as Marble Mountain, the supposed civilian fishing boats on nearby Vietnamese waters presented a picture of tranquility.
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| 362's Marcum children show great spirit |
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Parenting always has been three parts principles and action, and one part crapshoot.
You provide comfort, offer support and instill guidance, followed by the one trait that all parents very quietly possess — holding your breath.
Parenting can take a lot of oxygen.
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| Paul Penn receives WWII medals on 90th birthday |
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BLOOMINGTON — Paul Penn is rarely — if ever — seen without his "World War II Veteran" hat on his head.
"He wears that constantly," said his son, John Penn.
The same was true Thursday when Paul Penn celebrated his 90th birthday with an influx of visitors stopping by his Bloomington home.
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| Curt Ralston: A man & the river |
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Growing up on the Kankakee River banks, Laborers Local 751 member Curt Ralston grew to love and know the river.
As a union retiree, he actively works on river restoration, an effort that won him this year’s Illinois AFL-CIO Robert G. Gibson Community Service Award.
Annually the state labor federation gives one award to a rank and file, community-oriented union member.
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| Serving the community : Arnie Carranza |
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It’s a long road from Mexico to a place of honor in Peoria’s 2013 Labor Day Parade, but Arnie Carranza made that journey.
A Laborers Local 165 retiree and former officer, a community activist and friendly individual with a great reputation, Arnie was the Parade Marshal for Peoria’s 2013 Labor Day outing.
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| 362's Gary Leake 2013 "Laborer of the Year" |
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September 2013 marks the retirement of Laborers Local 362 member and the United Way of McLean County’s Labor Liaison Gary Leake’s retirement. Gary was also named 2013 "Laborer of the Year" by WJBC-AM and rode in the radio station's convertible in the Bloomington, Illinois Labor Day Parade.
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| Three Prymek brothers gain 50 year cards |
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At a union meeting, members address each other as “brother” and “sister.” And there are also many related family members in a local union. One of the great achievements any union member can complete is winning their 50 year card. Three Iowa brothers recently completed that rare milestone.
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| Giving Back: LiUNA retirees contribute to the community |
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Throughout the ten state area within the Central portion of the United States encompassed by the Midwest Region of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, retired LIUNA Members and Spouses offer an amazing variety of services, programs and activities to Retirees, their families, their Local Unions, and to their respective Communities.
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| Paul Penn a "History Maker" |
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On June 14, 2012, the McLean County Historical Society is holding its first "History Makers" dinner at Illinois State University. That night civil rights pioneer, the late Caribel Washington, former county board chair Nancy Froelich and Laborers Local 362’s Paul Penn will be the honored "History Makers.
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| Laborers 165 Peoria salutes 65 year member Lawrence Stake |
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At their March 7, 2011 meeting, Laborers Local 165, Peoria, honored 65-year member Lawrence Stake.
Pictured here are: (Front Row - Left to Right) - Ron Stake (30 yr mbr), Lawrence Stake (65yr mbr), Tim Schmidgall, Business Manager, former business manager Mike LaHood; (Back Row - Left to Right) former business manager Charlie Shempf and former business manager Duane Demmin.
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| 393's Jeralyn Cunningham honored by CLUW |
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On Thursday, March 10 the Chicago Chapter Coalition of Labor Union Women held their 31st Annual Florence Criley Memorial Awards Banquet at the Martinique Ballroom in Chicago. Jeralyn Cunningham, Executive Board member of Laborers’ Local Union 393 was one of two honorees of the prestigious Florence Criley award. Jeralyn was recognized for her hard work and devotion to raising money for a statue to honor the “Radium Girls Memorial” project. She was also given special recognition as a leader in her community and union for improving the lives and educating women and working families in the Illinois Valley. We are very proud and thankful for Jeralyn as our member and sister of our Union.
Pictured L-R: Sandra Coffee Vice-President of Coalition of Women, Jeralyn Cunningham, David Raikes, Local 393 Business manager, Madeline Piller and Katie Jordan President of the Coalition of Women.
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| Mike LaHood: From the NFL to LiUNA |
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From the football gridiron to Peoria Laborers Local 165 might be a long journey, but it’s the life circle of Mike LaHood, retired business manager of Local 165.
Mike grew up in Peoria, Illinois and eventually played professional football, before returning to work as a Laborer and eventually becoming an officer of his local union.
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| What I learned at the Regina Polk School |
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Robin Harrison, Laborers Local 231, was the steward who helped lead the 2009-2010 strike at PAL Heatlh Technologies, Inc., in Pekin, Illinois. This past spring she attended the Regina V. Pok Women's Labor Leadership Conference, annually led by the University of Illinois' Labor Education Program
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| Laborers 393 honors 50 year members |
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Union 393 recently honored two "Golden Members" who each marked 50 years of membership and service to Laborers' International Union of North America.
Joseph Tintorri from Peru worked for Ladd Construction his entire career. He worked on the initial building of Interstate 80 and other road construction in the late 1950s and 1960s. He worked mostly on bridge and deck crews building bridges and pouring concrete throughout the Midwest.
"This was the happiest time in my life when I was working," said Tintorri. "The concrete work was very hard and strenuous, you were always busy either carrying heavy materials or you always had a shovel, sledgehammer or jack hammer in your hands. But it was very rewarding work."
His wage when he started construction work was about $2 per hour.
William "Bill" Klinefelter from DePue also started his construction career working on the building of Interstate 80. He worked for J.P. Wetherby Construction Company of Ottawa.
Klinefelter started out pouring concrete on the road beds and bridge decks. He also worked on major gas and petroleum pipelines that crossed throughout the Midwest in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as serving as a union steward for the Laborers. He worked on the major addition to St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley and also was the dynamite blasting and tunneling man on many other road construction crews.
Klinefelter served on the executive board for Laborers' Local 287 in Spring Valley for 25 years.
"I am very grateful for all of the benefits and good wages that the union provided for myself and my family over the years," said Klinefelter.
Laborers' Local Union 393 has 18 Golden Members who each have 50 years or more of membership and service to the union.
Ottawa Times Feb. 13, 2011
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| Galesburg mourns 70 year member |
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Laborers Local 538, Galesburg, Illinois, on Monday, January 28, lost a 70-year union member, Jesse Ramirez.
Ramirez was born in 1924 and joined Local 538 in 1943, working for 47 years, until 1990. He married Francine Anson in 1956, she survives him. Ramirez was also a union member of Cement Local 206, which he joined in 1946, making him a 67-year member of that local union.
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