Local 2011 Shows L.O.V.E to the Community

Members of DC 21 Local 2011 have spent the past three years working with L.O.V.E. Is The Answer, a national movement working to bridge the police-community divide and foster trust and understanding. L.O.V.E. Is The Answer achieves this goal by implementing its “L.O.V.E.” framework – Learn, Open, Volunteer, and Empower – in all aspects of their work. L.O.V.E. Is The Answer is dedicated to improving police-community relations and corporate diversity & inclusion, providing anti-bias training, and facilitating community reconciliation.

This year, Local 2011 collaborated with L.O.V.E. Is The Answer, The Bucks County Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Peace Center, Bristol Township and their police department, Central Bucks SD students, and local artists, volunteers, and community partners on a mural representing the L.O.V.E. Is The Answer movement. Local 2011 helped prepare a building for painting, and covered the finished mural with anti-graffiti coating.

Local 2011 is proud to volunteer their time and skills to help create a powerful piece of artwork that represents a great cause. To learn more about L.O.V.E. Is The Answer, visit https://loveistheanswermovement.com/lita-day/.

 

The Deadline to Qualify for STAR is September 30

For New Jersey members, the deadline to qualify for the STAR Awards is September 30th. In order to qualify for STAR, you must meet all of the following requirements:

  • You must be a member of a New Jersey local (277, 694, 1009, 1047, 1331, or 1976)
  • You must be a member in good standing
  • You need to have worked 500 safe hours
  • You must take an 8-hour class
  • You must fulfill these requirements by September 30

If you need more courses to qualify, you can sign up for health and safety classes at one of our three facilities:

Atlantic City: https://unite.iupat.org/public/classes/22866
Springfield: https://unite.iupat.org/public/classes/20793
Philadelphia: https://unite.iupat.org/public/classes/20232

Sign up now to ensure you can participate in this year’s awards.

DC 21’s Tureka Dixon Honored by Philadelphia City Councilmember

Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson is honoring FTI-MAR Recruitment Coordinator Tureka Dixon as part of the City of Philadelphia’s Women’s History Month Celebration.

Tureka is a decorated AGMT-certified union glazier and also received her bachelor’s degree in construction management from National Labor College through the Finishing Trades Institute. She received the North American Building Trades Union Tradeswomen Heroes Award in March 2021.

She currently works with our union as a Recruitment Coordinator and serves on the steering committee of WINC (Women in Non-traditional Careers). We appreciate all the hard work Tureka has put into our union and our industry, and we are proud to see the city recognizing her role as a trailblazer.

“You’re able to take care of your family, take care of yourself,” she said. “It’s not a job. It’s a career.”

2023 Ralph Williams Scholarship Application Now Live

Applications to the Ralph Williams Scholarship are now live! Please return this form by mail or by email by June 23, 2023 in order to register your interest in the scholarship benefits for the upcoming school year. Scholarships will only be paid on presentation of a tuition bill stating enrollment. Financial Aid documents are not acceptable. Please submit Registration Form on time even if you haven’t received the tuition bill yet.

Names will be picked at the August council meeting.

Access the form online now!

President Joe Biden Visits the Finishing Trades Institute

President Joe Biden greets and poses for photo line photos Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Finishing Trades Institute in Philadelphia. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Earlier this month, DC 21 hosted President Joe Biden at the Finishing Trades Institute of the Mid-Atlantic Region in Philadelphia. Union staff, members, and apprentices alike gathered to hear the president announce his plan for the federal budget. 

Among other things, President Biden reaffirmed his commitment to working people, affirming that the country’s wealthiest citizens should not be paying a lower tax percentage than hard-working people like our members.

We are honored to have had the opportunity to host the president as he gave this monumental address, as well as have him meet our staff and membership. Check out this video to see the President and DC 21 in action.