New Local Leaders Acquire New Skills

Eighteen new Local Union officers, field representatives, and organizers from across the U.S. and Canada recently completed the IU’s intensive week-long BAC New Leaders Program, held annually at the AFL-CIO National Labor College – George Meany Center in Silver Spring, MD. Secretary-Treasurer James Boland described this year’s class as “outstanding – everyone connected with the program was impressed by their enthusiasm and active participation in all facets of the training, as well as their dedication and loyalty to the Union.”

While Local representatives worked on a new set of skills inside the classroom, just outside, members of Local 1 MD/VA/DC were at work on a new building at the National Labor College.

Below are some of the 2004 New Leader participants.

Bottom row, from left, are Dale Stehlin of 2 NY, Dan Zavagno of the NO ADC, Dan Battaglia of 1 PA/DE, Rich Nichols of 13 NV, Glen Smyers of 9 PA, and John Moore of 8 IL. Top row, from left: Skip Gainer of 3 CA, Paul Dunford of 1 MI, Geoff Higginson of 2 BC, Steve Herrick of 1 WA, Hank Canali and Tim Palermo of 3 NY, Craig Hydeman of 15 MO/KS, Billy Steele of the WV ADC, Joe Dewey of 3 MA, and Paul Sullivan of 3 CA. Not pictured are Scott Barkley of 41 ON and Larry Devlin of 20 ON.