Labor News From Our Region Photo gallery: Labor Family Picnic, Tug-o-War October 3, 2013 0 696 If you weren’t there, you missed a great time. 1st.2nd.Winners Sprinks268 3rd. Laborers 42 LABORERS LOCAL 42’S THIRD PLACE winning team with Business Manager Brandon Flinn (at left) are (continuing from left) Rick Wilson, Terrance Gant, James Powers, Emmett Carter and Rahsaan Godfrey. 4th. Steamfitters 439 ILLINOIS STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 439 FOURTH PLACE winning team with Business Manager Totsie Bailey (at left) are, Charlie Bailey, Lee Heise, Pat Bailey, Scott Colley, Matt Cates, and Ben Lindquist. – Labor Tribune photos 4912 BMO Harris.4795 Chris Koster. Otten photo SUPPORTING WORKING FAMILIES, Attorney General Chris Koster praised labor union members for their skills, talents and commitment to building a better Missouri. – Gary Otten photo Cooking up a story.4779 COOKING UP A STORM, UFCW 655 volunteers at the smoker pit are (from left) Business Representative Kevin Ryan, Secretary-Treasurer Dave Politte, President David Cook and Shop Steward Chris Cook. – Labor Tribune photo Crowds.4973 DEb Lavender.4806 Dee. .4769 DSCF4751 DSCF4754 DSCF4757 DSCF4807 DSCF4808 DSCF4828 DSCF4876 DSCF4881 DSCF4886 DSCF4890 DSCF4898 DSCF4899 DSCF4902 DSCF4906 DSCF4940 DSCF4943 DSCF4950 DSCF4952 DSCF4957 DSCF4963 DSCF4970 Egg toss.4948 Elevators 3 ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS 3 Gas wk 11-64897 Gas wk. 11-6 GAS WORKERS 11-6 Glaziers 513 GLAZIERS 513 Graphic 6-505 GRAPHIC ARTS/TEAMSTERS 6-505 Greg 4767 IBEW 1. 4867 IBEW 1 IBEW 1 IBEW 1439 IBEW 1439 Iron Wk. 396 IRON WORKERS 396 IW 396.4967 Jumping castle4809 Kids tug. older.4964 Labor Club.4816 Laborers 42.4879 Laborers 42 LABORERS 42 MARA.4818 Mo. Energy Forum.4799 Mo. Energy Forum4797 DSCF4874 P&PF 562.4868 P&PF 562.4894 P&PF 562 PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS 562 ring toss. Lincoln Forchee,4. 4804 Ring toss.Luci Forchee.4801 Selling tickets4777 SM 36.4891 SM 36 SHEET METAL WORKERS 36 Sprinks 268. 4871 Sprinks A SPRINKLER FITTERS 268 A Sprinks B SPRINKLER FITTERS 268 B Steamfitters 439.4953 Steamfitters 439 STEAMFITTERS 439 Winners.sprinklerfitters.Tammy photo. jpeg SPRINKLER FITTERS LOCAL 268 CHAMPIONS: (front row from left) Presenting the Greg Booth/Dee Spraberry Memorial Travelling Trophy is Glaziers Local 513 Business Representative Mark Kuhlenberg to Mike Houston and the rest of the team: (Kneeling from left) Chris Baniak and J.C. Russell; (Back row, from left) Jason Duncan, Nick Boehm, Bryan Herd, Doug Russell, Steve Summers, Dan Cary, Mike Melvin, and Tim Summers. Not in picture: Nick Bommarito who had to leave for an emergency service call. – Tammy Russell photo x$5 for Fight.4999 TO HELP UNION FAMILIES, the picnic raised $13,500 from sponsorships, raffles and donations that will go to the $5 for the Fight Fund providing emergency aid to out-of-work union families. Presenting the check to United Way Labor Liaison Amy Phillips (at left) are, (continuing from left) BMO Harris Sr. Vice President Kim Weishaupt, Attorney General Chris Koster, Missouri Petroleum Council Executive Director Ryan Rowden, BlueCross/Blue Shield’s Kelly Johnson and Building Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Aboussie. – Labor Tribune photo xKids tug. Jr.4962 xOnlookers.4907 xPrizes.Jennifer Godfrey, 7.4802 xWheelbarrow race.4942 Brittany Howell.anthem.4792 DSCF4774 DSCF4882 ARA booth at Tug Share this story: