eNewsletter - October 2, 2009
Beloved Santa Clara County Member, Chuck Isaacson, Passes - Memorial on October 10
This Weekend! Delegate Assembly is October 3
Social Innovators Speaker Series: Meet Amy B. Dean on October 12
Save-The-Date! Event for SCCEAA members, October 27
Save-The-Date! How to Reduce Your Stress - SF & East Bay Workshops (Oct. 5 & 19)
Beloved Santa Clara County Member, Chuck Isaacson, Passes - Memorial on October 10
With deep sorrow and condolences to his family, we share a tremendous sadness that a member of Local 21, Chuck Isaacson, passed September 15, 2009 when his car was struck by a baby bullet Cal/Train on Whipple Avenue in Redwood City.
As an avid biker, Chuck was still recuperating from head, neck and spine injury through physical therapy treatment from an earlier accident, roughly four months ago, when he was struck from behind by a motorist. Chuck will be missed dearly by his family, safety and hazardous materials association members, his extended union family, his network of friends and acquaintances, and his many tennis and biking buddies.
(Obituary printed on September 23, 2009:)
"Chuck Isaacson was born in Minnesota June 27, 1945 and died in a tragic accident Sept 15, 2009 in Redwood City, CA. His sense of humor and positive energy will be greatly missed by all who knew him and especially by his family. Survived by his father Donald, sisters Mary (Bill Vonk) and Peggy (Jack Boot), nephews Tom and Kevin, and niece Bridget, all of Washington State. Chuck was an avid tennis player, bicyclist, and sailor. He planned to retire at the end of the year and take his boat to the San Juan Islands for shakedown cruises in preparation for more world adventures. He died before he had the chance to rename his sailboat after his mother Caroline, who died earlier this year. He was raised in Seattle and attended the UW. He left the Washington rains permanently behind for California sunshine after joining the Army and being stationed at the Monterey Language Institute where he studied Vietnamese. After his service in Vietnam he was a fixture in Mendocino County for several years and worked as a commercial fisherman up and down the west coast. He finished his degree at UCSC and worked as an environmental chemist in CA, eventually adapting his adventurous spirit as Principal Environmental Compliance Specialist for Santa Clara County."
There will be a celebration of his life at the Waterfront Restaurant in Pete's Harbor in Redwood City on October 10, 2009 at 1 PM.
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This Weekend! Delegate Assembly is October 3
The next Delegate Assembly will be tomorrow, October 3, at the Hotel Whitcomb in San Francisco. Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 am, and the Assembly starts at 9 am. The Assembly will feature a special discussion and breakout session for members and delegates by region to address lessons learned from the last budget cycle, as well as opportunities and strategies for being more proactive and effective in coming cycles. All delegates and any members interested in attending should call the Union office immediately at 415-864-2100. For more information about the Assembly agenda, visit Local 21's Latest News webpage.
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Social Innovators Speaker Series: Meet Amy B. Dean on October 12
Join Cindy Chavez, Executive Director of Working Partnerships, as she sits down for a conversation with author, activist, and social entrepreneur Amy B. Dean to talk about activism and the American labor movement on Monday, October 12, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, at the IBEW Hall, 2125 Canoas Garden Ave., in San Jose.
About the author: Amy Dean's roots are in the American labor movement where she served for almost 20 years. From 1993 to 2003, Dean was President & CEO of the South Bay Labor Council and founder and Executive Director of Working Partnerships USA. During her tenure, the New York Times called Amy, "the most innovative figure in Silicon Valley." As leader of the 15th largest regional labor federation in the country, Dean represented over 90 unions and 110,000 members in the heart of Silicon Valley. She was the youngest person and the first woman to lead a major labor federation of the AFL-CIO. This event is free to the public.
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Save-The-Date! Event for SCCEAA members, October 27
The County Employee's Labor Alliance (CELA) is hosting a special reception for the County of Santa Clara's new County Executive, Jeffrey V. Smith. CELA is an association with delegates from all the bargaining units in the County, including Local 21's Santa Clara County Engineers & Architects (SCCEAA) chapter.
The reception takes place on Tuesday, October 27 from 5:30 PM to 7 PM at Local 21's San Jose office, located at 675 N 1st Street, Suite 715. SCCEAA chapter leaders encourage all SCCEAA members to join us at this reception. Please RSVP nostrowski@ifpte21.org by October 22.
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Save-The-Date! How to Reduce Your Stress - SF & East Bay Workshops (Oct. 5 & 19)
Do you find yourself adjusting to layoffs, worrying about the reduction in your investments, watching home equity disappear, maxing out credit cards, and struggling to make ends meet? Learn how to reduce stress in your life by attending this free classes for Local 21 members. The sessions, led by Kitty Costello, M.A., MFT and Richard Epstein, PhD, MFT, will take place on:
- Monday, September 21 from Noon to 1 PM at the San Francisco Public Library at 100 Larkin St., Sycip Family Conference Room, 4th floor (no food allowed).
- Monday, October 5 from Noon to 1 PM at the Alameda County Law Library, Conference Room #3, 125 12th St., Oakland (brown bag lunches are permitted).
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