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What's On the Line for the2008 Legislative Session?Plenty.

Plans are afoot to reintro-duce and pass the trans-portation bill from lastsession...the one that fellonly two votes short ofoverriding the Governor'sveto. Plus, the CentralCorridor light rail transitline needs $140 million in state bonding to stay on track.Hang on folks, it's going to be a nail-biter of a legislative ses-sion, and we're going to need your help.

Real leadership requires saying yes to appropriate investmentsin Minnesota's future. Now, more than ever, we need you tokeep the pressure on our state legislators and the governor todo what's right for transit in Minnesota. Here's what you canexpect to see on the agenda: 1) Reintroducing and passing the transportation bill from lastsession. Last year's comprehensive transportation bill would havebrought the Met Council and Mn/DOT off their starvationdiets, providing a needed infusion of funding for both transitand roads. The bill fell just two votes short of an override, sowe expect to see it come up again this session. It may be thesame bill, or it may be a slight variation. Either way, passinga version of this bill would go a long way toward meetingMinnesota's transit needs. 2) Ensuring that the Central Corridor light rail line receivesneeded bonding. The Central Corridor needs $280 million tostay on track for a critical 50 percent federal matching grant,and $140 million which needs to come from general obliga-tion bonding. The upshot? If the bonding doesn't come duringthe 2008 session, the Central Corridor light rail line is in seri-ous jeopardy. Hang on folks, it's going to be a nail-biter of a legislative ses-sion, and we're going to need your help. Here's what you cando:1) Volunteer with Transit for Livable Communities. We'llneed your help in our grassroots organizing outreach. Stay

OFFICER’SCORNER

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LOCAL 1005OFFICERS

President/BusinessAgentMichelleSommers

Vice-PresidentJerry Ewald

RecordingSecretary/Asst.Business AgentScott Tollin

FinancialSecretary/TreasurerChuckGudknecht

Calendar

EducationCommittee 2:30 pmAlways the ThirdTueday of themonth at theUnion Office

Executive Board& Union MeetingNov 27 - St. PaulDec 18 - Mpls.10:00 AM / 7:30 PM

Union OfficePhone612-379-2914email:office@atu1005.com

Jerry EwaldRecording

Secretary/Asst.Business Agent

Organizing

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Education Committee

AdvisorScott Tollin

Chair Members Rotate

SouthLiz Goldberg

Vice Chair

Heywood OfficeOpen

NicolletMelanie Benson

Overhaul BaseOpen

RuterScott Lindquist

East MetroOpen

Heywood GarageDorothy Maki

LRTOpen

725 Bldg.Stephen Babcock

Layout

Editorial BoardKen DolneyDan AbramowiczChuck Feucht

Union Meeting HighlightsOctober 2007 Meeting

President's Report

Results of Union Meeting VotesMotions - There were no Motions.

Requests for ArbitrationArbitration of a FTH Operator grieving their discharge for violatingMetro Transit Operating Policy and overall record. Passed.

Arbitration of Fare Box Technician grieving his discharge for violatingprocedures and dishonesty. Passed.

New Business: None

November 2007 MeetingPresident's Report

Results of Union Meeting VotesMotions

Asst. B.A. Tollin presented the Maintenance Recognition Proposal forconsideration by the members and by standing vote. Passed.Requests for arbitrationArbitration of MJR Mechanic grieving a violation of Metro TransitPolicy. Passed.New BusinessThe Union Contract Proposals were read and voted on as a package.Passed.

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At the GarageLRT

Contact Bob Boyle or M a r k A m m e n d

www.atu1005.comContact Jerry Ewald

Get the latest info from the unionwebsite: Meeting agendas, griev-ances coming before the member-ship, officers’ e-mail addresses,etc.

Get connected. Union strengththrough member involvement!

Look for information on retireeson the www.atu1005.com website,including:

*retirement parties, *newsletter articles*retiree clubs, *deaths of retired members

Union Minutes Continued:

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CRYPTO by PAT KELEHANEach letter stands for another. If you think X=O, for example, it would equal O throughout the puzzle. Clue: Z = R

(Answer on page 19 )

At the 725BLDG.

Contact Stephen Babcock

Someone needs to take a homeeconomics course on how to makecoffee. An un-named employeeplugged in the left over coffeemade on friday, monday morningand then proceeded to watchevery employee come an take acup.

The first series of 19 radio businstalls were completed.

Next year look for the introduc-tion of a a new style farebox.

posted. 2) Talk to your legislator. You can meet with your legislator, talk to themon the phone, or send an email. Your legislators need to hear that transitis a priority for you this legislative session. To find out your legislator'scontact information,http://geo.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/districts/start.html3) Send a letter to the editor. Send a letter to the editor of your localpaper talking about how transit investments can help your community. Give us a call or an email with any questions about the upcoming legisla-tive session (651-767-0298 or tlc@tlcminnesota.org). We need your sup-port in 2008!And if you want to keep up on the corridors, check the following links:

MINNESOTA TRANSIT CORRIDORS, PLANNEDCentral Corridor http://www.centralcorridor.org Midtown Greenway Rail Corridor http://www.midtowngreenway.org Northstar Commuter Rail Corridor http://www.northstartrain.org Red Rock Commuter Rail Corridor http://www.redrockrail.org Riverview Corridor Bus Rapid Transit http://www.riverviewcorri-dor.org Rush Line Corridor http://www.rushlinecorridor.com Southwest Transitway Corridor http://www.southwesttransitway.org/

Retiree MeetingsNorthside Breakfast ClubMeets the second Tuesday of each month, 8:30 AM at Barnacle Bill’s, located at Shingle Creek Parkway andFreeway Blvd in Brooklyn Center.

Southside Breakfast ClubMeets the fourth Thursday of each month at 8:00am at the VFW on 67th and Lyndale.

St. Paul Retiree Lunch ClubMeets the second Wednesday of each month at 12:00 noon. The St. Paul Retiree Club has moved its meetingplace from the Wells Lanes to the VFW Post #295, located at 111 So. Concord Exchange in South St. Paul.

Metro Transit Mechanic TeammateMeets the third Tuesday of the month at Old Country Buffet located at 2000 South Robert.

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XXXXXby Dorothy Maki

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For complete details please see theSafety and Security Board located inevery garage.

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Transit Safety and Security Committee Meeting Minutes

Members:Jim Chisholm, Management Advisor, TCC David Rogers, Chair, Rail, AbsentJerry Larsen, HeywoodMary Vasterling, South ABSENTTheresa Collins, NicolletDennis Engebretson, East MetroVan, Ruter OperatorJeffrey Thompson, HeywoodOperator, Curt Botner, Nicollet OperatorABSENT

OctoberOthers in Attendance

Christy Bailly, Asst. Manager,Street Ops, Dave Larrabe - RiskManagementMichael Guse - RailTransportation Manager, Phil Walljasper - RiskManagement Brenda Himrich - Manager ofBus & Rail Safety, Georgia Stinson - Asst DirectorBus Trans.Sam Jacobs - Director of BusOperations, Bill Porter - Deputy ChiefOperations Officer Bruce Howard - Director ofMarketing, Deputy Chief A.J Olson - MetroTransit PoliceJanelle Campbell, MJROperator, Scott Tolin - ATU

yearRMS - Record ManagementSystemPIMS - Police InformationManagement System

MAINTANCE: Chuck Wurzinger:Bus Procurement, Paper workdone, to be presented to theMetropolitan CouncilTransportation Committee regard-ing 314 new 40 foot buses. 314to be approved at the next fullMetropolitan Council meeting. 80new 40 foot buses for the RNC,45 hybrid, 35 standard, 132 newbuses next year .

19 hybrid buses to go to Nicolletnext week, Install instructiondecals on buses for DSSC brandseats. Loss of air in driver's seats.Air tube will be moved so air sup-ply is not cut off. Test Fan: 10buses fitted - 2 from each garage.Survey was sent out, but wasworded poorly so once rewordedit will be sent out again.. Steeringwheels have been updated.Coating has been removed. Testpadding on Douglas steeringcolumns on two buses fromNicollet to protect driver's knees

STREET OPERATIONS: ChristyBailly: Metro Transit Street Opshave been working with theMidtown Exchange SecurityCollaborative in regards to a fenceat the Chicago Lake TransitCenter. It is very dangerous forpassengers to cross the streetthere. However, it is a historicalpreservation so the MidtownExchange Security Collaborativeis against putting up a fence.

SAFETY REPORT: BrendaHimrich: Survey about test fans has been

distributed, but due to some word-ing issues will need to bereworked and redistributed.Safety still attempting to collectdata and analyze. Bus Roadeo -55 operators participated, downfrom last year, but hopefully num-bers will increase next year.Would like to offer belt buckles asa prize for next year. Star Tribune was on location anddid a very nice piece on the event.Due at next meeting- a pocketguide draft for operators on pre-venting passenger falls. Moreinformation will be providedabout the hybrid buses.Information tags will hang nearengine and inside the buses.Demonstrated Q-Straint brandrestraints. Still need to work outthe details as they relate to howthe restraints will be assigned,either to the driver or to the bus.East will help test the restraints. New safety awards program - Seehand out. Rail will be included,One classification- won't be sepa-rated into PT and FT, change incriteria

RISK MANAGEMENT: DavidLarrabee: Top Ten List - See handout. In regards to the requestfrom Safety and Security regard-ing the top ten locations of acci-dents.

POLICE REPORT: A.J. Olson: Operator Assaults - 2 inSeptember, arrests in both cases.On Board effort : (the followingstatistics are preliminary and onlyreflect activity on the 5 Line. Notsystem-wide.) Met summer goalof 1500 hours. 12,000 hours thisyear versus this time last year2,500 hours. Don't want to drawconclusions based on these num-

TCC: Jim Chisholm: Upgrades topolice dispatch will help speed upresponse time.CAD - Computer Aided Dispatchshould be up and running late this

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bers, because they need more timeto collect data. Robberies down40 %, Assaults down 17%,Trespassers booked 36 versus lastyear 2, Damage 20%, BookedFare evaders 31 versus last year 6,Need longer time span to showcorrelations.

OTHER: Marketing - BruceHoward, "Your image and voicemay be recorded…" sticker isbeing reworded and is waiting tobe approved by Legal. The word"may" is taken out.

Engineering & Facilities - WayneSchafer, Ceramic glass panels, Asof 1 year ago 1400 have beenreplaced panels in 120 shelters.There are 11,000 panels systemwide. There used to be 25-50panels a week that were graffitied.Since the switch they have onlyhad to switch out 3 shelters.

Deputy Chief Operations Officer -Bill Porter, Stroller Policy, Treatthis policy same as fare policy.Ask once and if they don't listenthen let them go. Use commonsense and be reasonable.

Respectfully submitted, EmilyAnleu, Recording Secretary

At the GarageSouth

Contact Liz Goldberg

NovemberAll Members Present

Others in AttendanceLee Bennett, Asst. Manager,Street Ops, Georgia Stinson - Asst DirectorBus Trans.Lt. Jim Franklin, MTPD, Scott Tolin - ATUBrenda Himrich - Manager ofBus & Rail Safety, Chuck Wurzinger - Maint Asst.Dir. Tech SupprtDave Larrabe - RiskManagement, Jeff Woestrel - East MetroGarage Manager

Chad Loeffler, TCC Supervisor,Jay Kluge - Asst. TransManager, East Metro

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New member introduced - AllenJuaire, East Metro Operator 63085will replace Dennis Engebretsonwhose term had expired. Thanksto Dennis for all the work he hasput in for the committee.

TCC: Chad Loeffler/JimChisholm: Extra service and ontime performance continues to bea high priority for TCC on routes10, 25, 61, 250, 260, 261.

MAINTANCE REPORT: ChuckWurzinger: Bike racks that hold 3bikes versus 2 bikes - MetroTransit will not install bike racksthat allow for 3 bikes. Gillig willnot install bike racks for 3 bikes atfactory due to headlight interfer-ence. Maintenance tested withbike rack and State Patrol agreedthat headlight interference is anissue. Maintenance will continuewith bike racks that allow for 2bikes only.

Silent alarm switch new buses3230 to 3239, there are 2 buttonscould that could be used as silentalarm switch. Some of our newNew Flyer buses did not comewith a silent alarm switch. TheRadio shop asked for advice andput a silent alarm button in.Maintenance is working on mak-ing switch easy to reach and easyto identify.Air pressure problems - some airtanks go down when seat pressuregoes down, Maintenance isattempting to identify busesinvolved and resolve the issue.Please write bus op and attempt toidentify specific buses involved ifoperators have problems.

The fan survey has been distrib-uted. Be on the look out for sur-vey so that determination of suc-

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Lizbeth Goldberg

15 billion years ago, all matter and energy of space was contained in an initial speck the size of a dime.Within a split second, a tremendous explosive cosmic expansion sent matter filling all of space and our uni-

verse was born.

10 billion years later this newly created space, time, matter and energy formed the sun, planets and 90% of allstars.

2 billion years ago the earliest forms of life on earth appeared as algae, as the result of a complex sequenceof chemical reactions taking place spontaneously in earth's atmosphere.

500 million years ago- first vertebrae, 400 million first land plants and animals, 300 million- reptiles, 200 mil-lion- Age of Dinosaurs, 65 million Dinosaurs extinct and finally- 2 million years ago, after the age of mam-

mals- Homo Sapiens.

Man with the capability to think, reason and create, unlike any other living thing in our history. Each and every one of us different, unique and special

6.6 billion miracles.

Alan Thao

Alan Thao #03650 South Janitor

Jayne Arendt-Verhelst

Jayne Arendt-Verhelst #67030 South PT Operator

Tapestry

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Peer support consists of employees from all areas of the company. They receive professional development eachquarter to better support all employees that are in need of someone to talk to. Remember, peer support personsare a safe extra shoulder to lean on when things happen.

Peer Support

Metro Transit Instruction Center hostedNTI (National Training Institute) thisyear. It was held on Nov. 21-24 at theRadisson in downtown Mpls. Instructors made presentationsas well as had a chance to take classes and meet otherInstructors from through out the country.Caption for the newflyer-----Tour of the New Flyer plant out-side of St. Cloud was insightful…….workers don't get paidmuch and their contract is up in March……hmmmmm, goodtime to have a stiff bargain because they are so busy.I have more pics for nti---get back at cha.Pic 3069 or 67---here is what a Canadian transit company ordered on their newflyer---an area where the wheel-chair customer goes in backwards and the soft cusion is what keeps them safe from the stopping force. Cool! Iwant those too!!

National Training Institute

Brad McNaught of DOR

Laurie Burns peer support facilitator

Foods are the foundation ofhealth and happiness.Grain is properly the staplefood of man.Food should be unrefined,whole and naturalFood should be grown local-ly Food should be eaten in sea-son.Food should be chewedwell.Food should be consumedwithout liquids until after ithas started to digest awhile.This allows your digestivefluids from your mouth----that you chewed well(smile), to get to your stom-ach and let your stomachacids mix to give you theoptimal absorption of thenutrients from this food.After all, whats an almond toyour body if you don't chewit up good first? It will justcome out the other end withno use in between but possi-ble injury in your inten-stines.

Constitution is your phys-ical make-up given to youby your mom and dad.Some people have healthyconstitutions to beginwith, others don't. Thinkof it as a gene pool constant-ly mutating from generationto generation to it's enviro-ment (pollution, chemicals,hybrid foods, water, etc. etc.)

Our insides are visable onthe outside. Examples:dark circles under the eyesare a sign of the kidneys indistress, which means youshould be careful of yourintake of salt and liquids;long ears and lobes are verystrong constitution. (thatswhy you see many of ourgrandparents with big niceears and long lobes andmany of us newer generationwith smaller ones.)

Sodium and potassium arethe primary antagonistic andcomplimentary elements infood. They most stronglydetermine it's character---thats the long explanation ofyin/yang. Our bodies need abalance of yin foods andyang foods.........Strive tokeep in balance.

Holistic HealthMacro(Great)biotics(Life)

by Dorothy Makidmsilva9082@aol.com

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When I was 19 I got marriedand the next week left forOregon in a U-Haul truck tostart a new life. We hadsome family out there, theirnames were Dick and Annand they had 4 small kids.Ann was always in thekitchen and I learned how tocook many things from her.She gave me my first goodcutting knife (I still useeveryday) along with a bookby Michio Kushi 'How toSee Your Health; Book ofOriental Diagnosis'. Thisintroduced me toMacrobiotics and has great-ly influenced how I haveapproached my eating habitsand health. I don't getfanatical about anything.Remember, we have the con-trol, we can balance!

The word Macrobiotics wasfirst used by Hippocrates,the Father of Medicine.Macrobiotics covers a vastarea of topics related to whatwe eat and how it effects allaspects of our health. I don't want to date myself,but it was a long, long timeago----kind of like two life-times ago!!Here are a fewteachings I remember fromthat book:

As with all vitamins and food sup-plements, seek advice from your

physican.

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For complete details please seethe Safety and Security Boardlocated in every garage.

cess/failure/no change can bemade. 19 new buses fromRochester have arrived and willgo into service in mid -November. All buses will run outof Nicollet. Inserts for passengerseat comforts will be arrivingsoon.

STREET OPERATIONS: LeeBennett: Street supervisors areassigned extra buses to helpRoutes 10, 25, 61, 261 in the AMand PM to assist with loads andon time performance. Newest 240buses are being retrofitted withnew DVRs. Downloading videois being done by street supervi-sors. New buses will have newfront end, the front end will be 1foot longer. Maintenance will belooking at new buses next week tosee what vision issues may exist.

SAFETY REPORT: BrendaHimrich: Safety is planning a testfor 7 to 10 operators at East Metroon specific routes that have a highpercentage of lift passengers.

Operators will be given straps andtrained on how to use them toassist in strapping in lift passen-gers. Operators will have tocarry straps with them for testperiod. No permanent locationfor straps onboard buses has beenlocated yet. Tips on preventingPassenger Falls pocket guideexample handed out to bereviewed. If font appears to betoo little, a 4th panel can possiblybe added to increase font size.Review and bring feedback tonext meeting. Accident statisticsfor September passed around.Heywood appears to be doingwell for year.

RISK MANAGEMENT: DavidLarrabee: If person is on cellphone or distracted in any otherway when they fall while board-ing, include that information onincident report and when callinginto TCC so TCC can add infor-mation to SSR. In regards tonew DVRs - There have been two

instances where extra camerashave already assisted in 2 accidentinvestigations.

POLICE REPORT: Lt. JimFranklin: Lt. Franklin will be newprimary contact. For month ofOctober, 3 operator assaultsoccurred. Onboard goal was metand police will continue to havepresence onboard buses. Holidaytimes tend to see an increase incrime.

No LRT report this month.

OTHER: Jim Chisholm: Stickerabout video on buses still beinginvestigated and determined howto proceed.Curt Botner: For next month'sagenda - can passengers on busesat layover be discussed. Jim toput as action item for next month.

Respectfully submitted, ChadLoeffler, Recording Secretary

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Wiring the NewYork Hybred Buses

And you though putting together your stereowas a difficult problem. These buses have tohave a harness installed from front to back

Metro Transit police cars also get strippeddown and rebuilt.

Funky wing swepted design of the new hybred buses.The buses are now wrapped green for Metro Transit “GoGreen” promotion.

Clay Townsend, #5313,lift mechanic, retires from Heywood Garage. 27 years of service. He started out justlooking for work, he was self employed prior. His friends directed him here. He started as a cleaner and even-tually up the line to a lift mechanic. Most of his time was spent at Ruter with short periods at other facilities.He is going to relax and enjoy his grand kids and stay out of trouble.David Hopwood, Heywood stockeeper, arranged for complimentary service from Bella Viaggio Limo Service.And the large gathering had outstanding food!

Clay Townsend Retiresin style

RetirementsCongratulations to October Retirees

10/01/07, Engen, Allen, EM FT Op.220

Congratulations to employees celebratingAnniversaries

December 07

5 YEARS 12/2/2002, Anderson,Douglas, Bus Op. FT, 03861,E.M. Gar.12/2/2002, Prahl,Aaron Mech., 03860, So. Gar.12/2/2002, Akins-Ross,Francene, Helper III, 03864,Nic. Gar.12/2/2002, Rogers,Deborah Helper III, 03865, Hey.Gar.12/2/2002, Lee,Kao, Bus Op. FT., 07411, E.M. Gar.12/2/2002, Hudson,Tomas, Bus Op. PT Day, 03867,Hey. Gar.12/2/2002, Gabrawy,Magdy, Bus Op. PT Day, 07645,E.M. Gar.12/2/2002, Prahl,Willa Joy, Bus Op. FT, 03859, E.M.Gar.10 YEARS 12/6/1997, Foster,Alfred, Bus Op. FT., 06738, Hey.Gar.12/6/1997, Lee,Elmer, Bus Op. FT., 06733, MJR. Gar.12/6/1997, Simon,Willie, Bus Op. FT., 06739, So. Gar.12/8/1997, Trujillo,Margo, Track Maint. Trainee,06741, Rail Op & Maint. Fac.12/8/1997, Williams,Anthony R, Bus Op. FT., 06745,Hey. Gar.,12/20/1997, Hink,Corey, Bus Op. FT., 06748, Nic. Gar.15 YEARS12/7/1992, Blair,William, Train Op., 06256, Rail Op &Maint. Fac.12/7/1992, Prestemon,Johannes, Bus Op. FT., 06257,E.M. Gar.12/12/1992, Kukowski,Lawrence, Bus Op. FT., 06258,Hey. Gar.12/12/1992, Larson,Jeffrey, Bus Op. FT., 06260, Hey.Gar.12/12/1992, Moe,Mike, Bus Op. FT., 06259, Nic. Gar.20 YEARS12/7/1987, Hanson,Wendell, Mech., 01329, So. Gar.12/7/1987, Samuels,Sonnie, Gen. Disp., 01337, Nic.Gar.12/28/1987, Hammonds,Erma, Bus Op. FT, 01374, Nic.Gar.35 YEARS12/19/1972, Miller,John, Mech. Bldg. Maint. 01480,Hey. Office & Oper Fac.

12/21/1972, Chadha,Sat, Vault Puller, 03131, Hey. Gar.

January 085 YEARS1/4/2003, Flatz,Charles Iver, Bus Op. FT, 03870, Hey.Gar.1/21/2003, Stein,Mark Edward, Electro-Mech.al Tech,39046, Rail Op & Maintenance Facility,10 YEARS1/5/1998, Cich,Kathleen M, Clerk Floater-Accounting,03596, Hey. Office & Oper Facility,1/5/1998, Harper,Edward P, Mech., 05553, Hey. Gar.1/5/1998, Hermansen,Marlys A, Bus Op. FT., 09806,Hey. Gar.,1/5/1998, Madison,Earl L, Bus Op. FT., 09804, E.M.Gar.1/5/1998, Wiemelt,Glenn M, Bus Op. FT., 09803, Hey.Gar.1/10/1998, Eaves,Michael E, Bus Op. FT., 09809, E.M.Gar.1/10/1998, Freeberg,Steve H, Bus Op. FT., 09811,MJR. Gar.1/10/1998, Prahl,Terry L, Sen. Mech., 09810, MJR.Gar.1/24/1998, Rood,Michael P, Receiving Clerk, 06330,Overhaul Base,1/26/1998, Maslow,David A, Bus Op. PT Day, 06350,E.M. Gar.1/26/1998, Mshar,Nikolay V, Bus Op. FT., 09815, So.Gar.1/26/1998, Powell,Kabaar R, Bus Op. FT, 09819, MJR.Gar.1/26/1998, Ruffell,Rodney R, Bus Op. FT., 09818,Hey. Gar.15 YEARS1/25/1993, Jones,Ronald, Bus Op. FT., 09304, MJR.Gar.1/25/1993, Scott,Margarita, Bus Op. FT., 09307, E.M.Gar.1/25/1993, Tyler,Joanne M, Bus Op. PT Day, 09306,E.M. Gar.20 YEARS1/21/1988, McConnell,John, Bus Op. FT., 08803, MJR.Gar.1/25/1988, Micklin,David, Bus Op. FT., 08806, Hey.Gar.30 YEARS1/23/1978, Hall,Douglas, Sen. Mech., 05182, Nic. Gar.1/30/1978, Blumberg,David, Bus Op. FT., 00097, Nic.Gar.1/30/1978, Fuller,Leroy, Bus Op. FT., 00096, So. Gar.1/30/1978, Krech,Karen, Bus Op. FT., 00100, Nic. Gar.

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Submissions for Letters to the Editor are subject to approval of the Editorial Boardand space considerations. Letters to the Editor are solely the opinion of the authorand do not represent endorsement by ATU Local 1005 or the Education Committee.If you have an editorial to submit, please contact a committee member or our advisor Scott Tollin at: stollin@atu1005.com

LettersTo TheEditor

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Hey, Have you noticed those snappy union ads that are airing on TV. Look at the union logos at the endand you will see ATU 1005’s logo there.

Answer To CRYPTO:

In Memoriam

Dan Johnson, OHB Mechanic

Dan was hired on June 13, 1978, and lived in Blaine. He came to workat OHB became strickened and died at the hospital.

Johnson, Daniel F. "Dan" age 50, of Blaine. Preceded in death by father,Floyd. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Sonna; son, Sean;mother, Doris; siblings, Thomas (Paulette), Paul (Mary), Kristi (John)Hazen; nieces, nephews, other family and friends.