ON FEBRUARY 26, 27 AND 28, 2010, OVER 95% OF LOCAL 369 CHIEF STEWARDS ATTENDED THE LOCAL 369 CHIEF STEWARD SEMINAR/TRAINING, HELD IN MYSTIC CONNECTICUT.  THE SEMINAR WAS DESIGNED WITH SUGGESTIONS FROM THE VICE PRESIDENTS AND CHIEF STEWARDS OF LOCAL 369.  SECRETARY-TREASURER DAN HURLEY ALONG WITH THE OFFICE STAFF CONSISTING OF ELLEN HOURIHAN AND DEBRA STOEBEL-GROUT WORKED DILIGENTLY FOR WEEKS TO ENSURE THAT THE TRAINING PROVIDED ALL THE MEMBERS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO REPRESENT THEIR CONSTITUENTS.  THE DAY COMMENCED WITH A CONVOCATION FROM FATHER PATRICK SULLIVAN OF THE BOSTON LABOR GUILD.  FOLLOWED BY SECRETARY TREASURER DAN HURLEY OPENING UP THE MEETING WITH REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION OF  THE PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 369 GARY P. SULLIVAN AND NATIONAL UTILITY WORKERS UNION REGION 1 DIRECTOR AND PAST PRESIDENT, SECRETARY TREASURER AND BUSINESS AGENT  JACK HOLLAND.  DIRECTOR HOLLAND SPOKE ABOUT THE NATIONAL UNION AND THE DIRECTION OF PRESIDENT MIKE LANGFORD.  JACKS SPEECH AND REMARKS OF THE NATIONAL AND MIKE LANGFORD INVIGORATED THE AUDIENCE TO THE POINT OF A STANDING OVATION.  THE REST OF THE DAY AND WEEKEND WAS DEDICATED TO TRAINING BY TWO OF THE TOP LABOR TRAINERS IN THE UNITED STATES.  PAUL HANNON AND PAUL MC'CARTHY.  BOTH EDUCATORS ENERGIZED THE CHIEF STEWARDS AND CONVEYED THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO ENFORCE THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS THAT THEY FALL UNDER.  FOLLOWING A WRAP UP SESSION SUNDAY MORNING, ALL WHO ATTENDED AGREED THAT THIS WAS THE BEST CHIEF STEWARD TRAINING IN RECENT YEARS.  TO SEE PHOTOS OF THE WEEKEND PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK.  

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