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Looking Back

Last Updated: October 17, 2008
Each Quarter, Looking Back takes you into the Reflections' archives for a look at the stories making news 5, 10, and 15 years ago.

4th Quarter, 1983

Retiree's room opens

A special new room for Joint Board retirees has opened at the headquarters' building, manager Leslie H. Calder announced.

Calder said he hopes the room will become the focal point for many retirees' activities, both formal and informal. A special club for retirees is also being formed. Calder has asked a task force of retirees to decide what the club should be and how it should operate.

4th Quarter, 1988

Conference studies major issues

The Joint Board's sixth annual Leadership Conference explored a number of major issues affected the Board and its members.

The topics dominating the agenda included Workers Compensation, escalating health care costs, substance abuse, grievances and political action.

4th Quarter, 1993

Local 14-A elects new shop reps

Local 14-A members working at Xerox have elected two new shop reps. They are Ross Clark and Doug Roemer.

Clark, who began work at Xerox in 1977, will represent workers in portions of Building 200. Roemer, who has been at Xerox 16 years, will represent members who work in the CRC, portions of Buildings 209 and 311; and portions of the Commerce Drive warehouse.

4th Quarter, 1998

Buffalo workers get job guarantee

More than 300 Joint Board members working in the coat department at Hartmarx' Goodell Street plant here have ratified a two-year contract extension that brings them job guarantees over the term. It also helps secure work for members in other operations at Goodell Street as well as those at the company's Elmwood plant.

Gary Bonadonna

Luis Madera

Board manager Gary Bonadonna and Buffalo-area manager Luis Madera negotiated the pact.

SHHC medical director retires

Dr. Robert Burton, who created and guided the Sidney Hillman Medical Center, has retired as the Center's first - and only - medical director.

4th Quarter, 2003

Local 3-T affiliates with Joint Board

Unite Local 3-T and its 260 members who work in Rochester at Schlegel Systems have affiliated with the Board, manager Gary Bonadonna announced. This latest affiliation brings the number of new members added to the Board within the past 12 months to 1,700.