STATE OF THE UNION Volume 30 Issue 2
FALL 2022
Tony Wilson Editor
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Tony Wilson Greeting, sisters, and brothers. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families. Thank you for your commitment and incredible dedication to this great union over the years; we appreciate your support. Usually, I would write about issues that are going on in our local union and the politics of the day, but this time I am going to do something differently.
NPMHU LOCAL 321 A DIVISION OF THE LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
First, I congratulate our National Union for putting on a spectacular 2020 NPMHU Convention held here in Denver, Colorado, from Aug 08, 2022, through Aug 13, 2022. It was a long-anticipated one that was interrupted more than once by the deadly pandemic, but nevertheless, we persevered, and the 2020 NPMHU Convention was made possible in Denver, CO. - highlight photos of the convention can be seen on page 13. I also what to give a big shout-out to brothers John Gibson, Don Gonzales, and Nick for sharing your knowledge and experience with Local 321's Stewards and Officers at our recent Advocacy training. To all three gentlemen, we appreciate your hard work and dedication to this union; reliability is hard to come by. Thank you for being someone we can always count on! I'm so grateful for all of your hard work. The entire team thanks you for everything you do. I also want to take my hats off - for a well-deserved thanks to all Local 321's Delegates and Volunteers who stepped up and served this local union with dignity and respect, with integrity to stand up for what you genuinely believe, despite for it worth I want to let you know how much I appreciate your knowledge and professionalism. Let me say this. I will never hinder your rights to freely express yourselves on a subject matter, as long as it is done responsible and respect for others views. In a democracy, we will have difference of opinions, which is an essential element, especially in the participation of public debate... at the end of the day, we are fighting to achieve the same outcome. (continued of page 3)
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