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Southern Millwrights Well Represented at UBC Convention
9/10/2015
SSMRC Council Delegates were front and center at the General Convention. Pictured here are delegates (l. to r.) Kevin Curley, David Bonds, Jamie Perniciaro, and Jeff Smith prepping for the next session.
The highlight of the recently concluded 41st UBC General Convention was the re-election of the McCarron Team, led by General President Douglas J. McCarron. Representing the Southern District on the McCarron Team is District Vice President Dennis Donahou, from the Southern Millwrights and Local 216. In addition to District Vice President Donahou, several members of the Southern States Millwright Regional Council also took to the stage or served in various active roles throughout the four-day convention:
Executive Secretary-Treasurer Wayne Jennings, Local 1192, served on three committees: Contracts & Jurisdiction, Credentials, and the General President’s Re-Election Committee. He also formally seconded the motion to re-elect the McCarron Team. Additional SSMRC staffers who were selected to serve on Convention Committees or in official capacities are:
- Regional Director Rick Halford, Local 216 - General Executive Board Committee
- Louisiana Training Director Ray Calamari, Local 729 - Apprenticeship & Training Committee
- Business Representative David Bonds for Local 1421 - Grievances & Appeals Committee
- Business Representative Kevin Curley for Local 729 - General Secretary-Treasurer’s Committee
- Business Representative Mike Hamilton for Local 1263 - Health & Welfare Committee
- Business Representatives Mike Hines (Local 2232) and Paul French (Local 2411) served as whips
- Business Representatives David Park (Local 1554) and Cliff Tucker (Local 1000) served as wardens.
- SSMRC Communications Director Derek Donahou served on the Convention Communications Team, which reported on the convention news, events, and features for daily newsletters, and the UBC2015 convention app.
The app, which contains the Convention’s daily newsletters, photos of the event, a new interactive component and much more is now available to everyone and can be downloaded for free: Click on Google or Apple to download it now!
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