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Newsline: May 2000 "Open House" Draws Hundreds of Members Hundreds of Local 237 members and their families took advantage of the Open House activities April 12 to become more acquainted with their union headquarters, the various departments which assure that members receive services to which they are entitled, and the union leaders and employees who keep the operations running smoothly. From 10 a.m. until after 7 p.m., staff members guided groups of visitors from the print shop in the basement to the eighth floor of the Local headquarters at 216 West 14th St., Manhattan. The Open House fulfilled a promise made the membership by President Carl Haynes in 1993 when he first took over the guidance of the union. Haynes explained the promise was hat he "would do whatever it takes to open up every facet of this union to its membership, and to use every resource to improve member services and benefits." Haynes chatted with each of the groups when they stopped at his fifth floor office as they wended their way through the building, expressing his delight at seeing old friends and welcoming new visitors. Haynes told the visitors, "You are the union," and assured them that his door -- and the doors of all executive board members -- would always be open to those with problems or who are seeking information. "Each of you owns a brick in this building," he told the groups, which were made up of both active and retired members. "We all work for you." On their first stop, in the Local's Print Shop, Jerry Gewirtzman explained that he and two assistants are responsible for turning out 90 percent of all the printed material necessary to keep the members knowledgeable of union activities. A first-class operation with off-set printing presses, cameras, computers and typesetting equipment, the Print Shop produces brochures, contracts, manuals, texts, stationery, flyers, tests and whatever other printed material they may be needed. Its volume approaches nearly 3 million printed sheets a year, Gewirtzman said. Alma Rivers, supervisor of the Membership Department, Housing Division Deputy Director Ed Kane, and Donald Arnold, assistant director of the Citywide Division, explained the functions of their various operations their departments. Welfare Fund Director Paul Juergensen also took time to discuss the many issues with which his department deals, as did Matthew Cooper, director of the Local's Legal Services Plan, and his assistants, Mary Sheridan and John Allen. In addition to Haynes, the members also spoke to Vice President Arthur Illery, Secretary Treasurer Nick Mancuso, Recording Secretary Eunice Rodriguez, Long Island Division Director Richard Hendershot, and Trustees Abby Pabon and Pat Stryker. Nancy B. True, director of the Retirees Division, advised visitors of the need to prepare for the days when they are no longer working, and Grey Lewis, assistant director of the Education and Training Department, explained what efforts the union was making to prepare members for the technological advances expected in the future. All visitors enjoyed an excellent buffet at the conclusion of their tours and were presented with a coffee mug marking the date of their visit. |
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