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Rich Duthie uses the 1958 and 1978-79 Inco strikes as backdrop to 'explore the past' as part of his dissertation.
There's a lot of anniversaries intersecting right now when it comes to Greater Sudbury's mining labour history.
The 60th anniversary of the 87-day-long 1958 Mine Mill-Inco strike was last year. The 40th anniversary of the end of the nine-month-long 1978-79 USW-Inco strike is this month.
And coming up next month is the 10-year anniversary of the start of the historic, nearly-year-long 2009-2010 USW-Vale strike.
With the anniversaries of all of these historic Nickel City labour disputes as a backdrop, Sudbury native Rick Duthie has penned a 90-minute play called “One Day Stronger,” with three performances planned for this weekend.
The comedic drama — which takes its title from the union slogan “one day longer, one day stronger” — explores Sudbury’s labour history from the viewpoint of one family.
Laurie, played by Sudbury actress Miriam Cusson, relives her memories of growing up during the 1958 Inco strike, as she eavesdrops on the heated exchanges at her kitchen table.
She invokes the voices of her family and friends, played by Sudbury actor Matthew Heiti, moving forward through time to her present at the end of the 1978 Inco strike.
In March our union had planned to tour a representative of the Steelworkers Pension Trust around the region, but as some-times happens in the Northland, inclement weather caused the tour to be cancelled. We are happy to announce though that we have been able to reschedule the tour for this July.
Below is a list of dates and meeting locations that the representative of the Pension will be at. These are all set up to be informal meetings where you can come and pose any question that you have about your pension. All current members of our union, former members and retirees are welcome and encouraged to attend. Help us spread the word!
-Virginia: July 15 at 11am, 3:30pm and 7pm at the Steelworkers Local 1938 office (403 1st Street North)
-Superior: July 16 from 11am to 2pm at the Superior Public Library.
-Ashland: July 16 from 5 to 7pm in the Woodland Room of the Essentia Health Ashland Clinic.
-Ely: July 17 from 11:30am to 1pm in the Community Room of the Essentia Health Ely Clinic.
-Hibbing: July 17 from 6 to 8pm in the Labor Room of the Hibbing Memorial Building.
-Hayward: July 18 from 11:30am to 1:30pm in the Community Room of the Essentia Health Hayward Clinic.
-Spooner: July 18 from 5 to 6pm in the Conference Room of the Essentia Health Spooner Clinic.
-Duluth: July 19th from 7 to 9am in the Michigan Room of St. Mary’s Hospital, 9am to 3pm in the Rear Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hospital, and 5:30 to 7:30pm in the Wisconsin Room of St. Mary’s Hospital.
A representative of the Steelworkers Pension Trust will be giving a presentation, and avaiable for any questions that you may have about your pension. Meetings will be taking place all day at the St. Mary's Medical Center. From 7-9am they will be in the Michigan Room (near the Northern Lights Cafeteria). From 9am to 3pm they'll be in the Rear Auditorium (near the 2nd floor Chapel). And from 5:30pm to 7:30pm they'll be in the Wisconsin Room (near the Northern Lights Cafeteria).
A representative of the Steelworkers Pension Trust will be giving a presentation, and avaiable for any questions that you may have about your pension. Meetings will be taking place at this site from 11am to 2pm.
A representative of the Steelworkers Pension Trust will be giving a presentation, and avaiable for any questions that you may have about your pension. Meetings will be taking place at this site at 11am, 3:30pm and 7pm.
Brother Tim hired on at the Goodyear Topeka Plant 21 years ago in the Maintenance Department and served as Steward in 1999 to 2003. He was elected as Vice Chairman for Maintenance in 2003 and held the office through 2009. After a break from union representation, he was elected to Maintenance Chairman in the spring of 2018. Tim has also served on the Skilled Trades Committee multiple times throughout his career.
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Tim and his lady Sherry live happily together. They have six wonderful children and have also been blessed with fifteen grandchildren.
Please dont be afraid to report a supervisor for any type of misconduct. US Steel has a well written policy on workplace misconduct. If we must abide by it, they do too.
