PROGRAMS

SPEAKERS: Daniel A. Pagano, Esq., Labor Counsel, HEALTH QUEST, Parent Organization for Vassar Bros. Medical Ctr., Putnam Hospital, Northern Dutchess Hosp., Thompson House, Health Quest Medical Care, etc – 5,000 employees. Dan brings a medical provider perspective along with that of a large employer.

Union representative Fred Degeorge, IBEW 320, numerous local contracts, home grown expert, rank & filer, powerful negotiating team member, knows what's at stake for the members, how to assess it, and how to protect it.

This promises to be a great interactive, brainstorming session including YOU, as to the issues likely to be drivers in collective bargaining for many years to come. Don't miss this session!

RESERVATION: Send to Mary Mat, Treasurer, HV LERA, 61 DuBois Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561-3820 by Monday, May 17 please.

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - Plant Tour - Wheelabrator Westchester, incineration and co-generation facility on the Hudson River at Peekskill, NY. Jim Troy, IBT speaks at dinner following Cortland Colonial Restaurant just up the road apiece. Word doc Pdf doc These folks all did a fabulous job - thanks to each.

Note: The Cornell Alumni Association is also having a networking breakfast Monday, March 8 in White Plains. Word doc Pdf doc

Dinner Meeting – Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - An excellent program - Thanks Kate!

Program: "Partnership for Working Families" – Joining us will be Kate Atkins, Director of the Garden State Alliance for a New Economy (GANE). Kate has a tremendous amount of experience working with progressive groups that have taken the lead in community and labor organizing.

Kate has fifteen years of experience in labor and community organizing. She began her work with the Kensington Joint Action Council, a longstanding neighborhood organization in Philadelphia. She worked for ten years with ACORN--though her experience did not include assisting undercover reporters freelancing for Fox News, only helping to pass some of the strongest anti-predatory lending legislation in the nation and creating a new affordable housing program that helped thousands of working families in New Jersey afford the state's high rents. She was a clergy and community organizer with the Service Employees International Union local 32BJ as they organized cafeteria workers in New Jersey. She has a degree in sociology from Swarthmore College, and is fluent in Spanish.

This program was very interesting evening with a top notch speaker. This powerful concept is unknown to most of us and this dinner provided an excellent opportunity to learn about it and have our questions answered in a collegial atmosphere. Chapter President Ed Lynch of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union has arranged for this special event. Please thank him for his efforts.

September 14, 2009 - "Pensions, Pensions, Pensions" (and, Past President Night!) Really Scary Future, Thanks Josh

Joshua Meyer, "Pensions, Pensions, Pensions," a consultant with Segal Company, a Cornell ILR graduate with a Masters in Public Policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard. Segal Company is the largest mid-sized consulting company in the U.S. working with multi-employer pension and welfare funds. Timely, informative and very helpful material - bring associates.

The locale is Casaletto's (formerly Tony's LaStazione) at 15 South Central Ave., Elmsford, NY, (right off the intersection of Route 119 and 9A in downtown Elmsford). 5:00 Network, 6:00 PM Dinner $30 including soup or salad, choice of pasta, chicken or fish, veggie & roast potatoes, coffee, dessert and soda. E-mail your reservation and mail check to: Treasurer Mary Mat, 61 Dubois Road, New Paltz, NY 12561-3820.

NOTE: All 24 Chapter Past-presidents will be honored at this dinner - please come and help us thank them for their work. Each one will receive a small award commemorating time invested. Your applause is essential!

May 13, 2009: Dinner Program - What's Pending in Congress? - Matters affecting Workers' Rights. Mike Russo, the former Director of the 20^th Congressional district for then Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand and now Senator Gillibrand’s 12 county Capital Region Director. He was also candidate for NYS Senate 43rd District (Joe Bruno's retired Majority Leader seat). Prior to that he was the Northeastern US Rep for the Glass, Ceramic and Plastic Molding et al industrial union for several years, has done much in the area of Labor-Management Cooperation, labor consulting, etc. He has spoken widely on behalf of Congresswoman and now Senator Gillibrand and is totally familiar with Federal and State labor legislation. Mike has followed politics since he was high school student - a very capable and knowledgeable speaker. Make sure you hear this talk! Bring your Associates too. An extremely insightful and interesting meeting! Mike, thanks so very much for this excellent meeting, good luck in your new position with Global Foundries - they have picked the perfect match for a difficult task!

March 18, 2009: Dinner Program - "Employee Free Choice Act" - Joanmarie Dowling, Esq. Bond Shoeneck and King w/ Ed Lynch, United Food Workers Union Respondent. Time: 5:00 p.m. cash bar, 6:00 p.m. Dinner. Restaurant: Cortlandt Colonial Restaurant, 5714 Albany Post Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY (914) 739-3900 (Highland Ave. Exit off of Bear Mountain. Parkway) This will stimulate your thinking for sure, whether Union or Management.

September 24, 2008: Tour of the GIANT C5-A Cargo Planes at Air National Guard Base, Stewart, Newburgh and workforce informational talk with Colonial Charles Faro 105th Airlift Wing (website). Optional dinner following at Steak and Stein, Newburgh, NY – Everyone Welcome (member or not - Tour FREE!) – 5:00 PM. Optional Dinner following (charge $30.00), 7:30 PM at Newburgh Steak and Stein. Click here for C-5A flier . Whew! When the Government does it right, it's really impressive - Thanks for this excellent outing!

November 19, 2008: Dinner Program - "Age Discrimination in the Workplace," Eldorado West Diner, Route 9 at the NYS Thruway exit, Tarrytown, NY. Another Blockbuster

May 2008 - (Powerful Program) “What Every Executive Needs to Know About Navigating and Negotiating Severance ;“ Presenter: Alan L. Sklover, Attorney and Author who has practiced executive employment law for 25 years. His Manhattan-based law firm, Sklover & Donath, LLC, counsels and represents executives, managers and professionals worldwide in the navigation and negotiation of opportunities and problems arising in the course of their employment, compensation and severance. Mr. Sklover’s clientele consists of senior-level employees throughout the United States, and in such distant locales as Singapore, Tokyo, Stockholm, London, Belgium, Romania and Namibia. He has appeared in courts and arbitration matters in forums throughout the U.S. He is a frequent public speaker on these topics, as well. Mr. Sklover is the author of “Fired, Downsized, or Laid Off – What Your Employer Doesn’t Want You to Know About How to Fight Back,” the most popular text on severance negotiation. It is the basis of this presentation. An open Q & A will follow the presentation.

November 8, 2007 5:30pm - Plant Tour - Sheetmetal Workers Local 38 State-of-the-Art Apprentice Training Facility, Brewster, NY. Classes in session to see the actual materials, equipment and procedures utilized. This facility provides training for apprentices as well as the most advanced training including Zinc Clad building processes. Delightful Catered Dinner will be offered in the very large dinning room at the facility (the Local frequently rents out this space for gala affairs) - a don't miss meeting! 38 Starr Ridge Road, Brewster, NY 10509 at I-84 and I-684 Easy-on - Easy-off - A chance of a lifetime to see what goes into making effective Union Craftsmen and women!!!! Highly informative - great classes in session - powerful tour - Thanks, Sheetmetal staff and trainees!

September 26, 2007, 6:30pm - EAP (Employee Assistance Program) - Michael Popp, Hudson Valley Area Coordinator follows last meeting's drug testing presentation with how help is given to those requiring and willing. Who pays?, Treatment length? How effective? Access? An insiders view! Mike's style, 30 + years experience, and 30,000 Hudson Valley covered will make a fantastic evening - bring the staff! Great job Mike!

March 2007 - Hygiene Services Regional Occupational and Environmental Health Center - A REALLY, REALLY OUTSTANDING PROGRAM - call these folks in for a consultation!

May 2007 - Substance Abuse Testing - Topic - Drug testing in the Workplace Excellent Presentation click here for the Power Point Slides (must have Power Point installed) Presenter: Dr. Athol - Clarity Testing

Dr. Altholz discussed the latest trends in substance abuse as well as how to spot someone who is using/abusing “drugs”. He also discussed employer testing options, background screening, and the inclusion of substance testing in collective bargaining agreements.

Dr. Athol graduated Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NYC and is a certified medical review officer (AAMRO), board certified internal medicine (ABIM), and certified occupational hearing conservationist (CAOHC). He is the leading authority in onsite occupational testing in the northeast and consults to business, industry, labor and government in the field of Drug Testing and Occupational Medicine.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - "The New Health Care Law: LIKELY ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING."