Category: Scrapbook

Local Aids Campus Food Pantry

Local 965 helped the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry on the University of Arkansas campus the week after Thanksgiving, preparing food baskets.

Logo Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food PantryThey’re actually boxes, which can hold more. Some might think of such volunteer work on holidays themselves, but eating is a 7-day/52-week necessity.

Members of the Local worked with Full Circle staff at the facility on Nov. 27, 2018. Some brought family members to participate.

The pantry by the way is WAHR C204, i.e. Bud Walton Hall, 324 Stadium Drive.

That a significant percentage of pantry patrons are U of A employees and students has been a major argument for the Living Wage Campaign of the 965.

Martin Law Firm Hosts Labor Council BBQ

Alan Hughes (left) chews the fat May 31, 2018, with Hershey Garner at the Northwest Arkansas Joint Labor Council annual barbecue, at Martin Law Firm in Fayetteville. Hughes is president of Arkansas AFL-CIO. Garner is the husband of Denise Garner, Democratic nominee for District 84 of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Clint Morris (from left), Donald McKinney, Bruce Appel, Alan Hughes and Hershey Garner pose May 31, 2018, at the annual barbecue of the Northwest Arkansas Joint Labor Council, held at Martin Law Firm in Fayetteville. Hughes is president of Arkansas AFL-CIO. McKinney is the Democrat nominee for District 81 of the Arkansas House of Representatives. Dr. Garner is the husband of Denise Garner, Democratic nominee for state House District 84.
Nicole Clowney speaks May 31, 2018, at the Northwest Arkansas Joint Labor Council annual barbecue, held at Martin Law Firm in Fayetteville. Clowney, a Democrat, is presumptive representative (no opposition in November) for District 86 of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Walter Hinojosa and Denise Garner picnic May 31, 2018, at the annual Northwest Arkansas Joint Labor Council barbecue, held at Martin Law Firm in Fayetteville. Hinojosa is president of the area labor council. Garner is the Democratic nominee for District 84 of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Walter Hinojosa (from left) Betty Martin and her son Aaron Martin enjoy the Northwest Arkansas Joint Labor Council annual barbecue, at Martin Law Firm in Fayetteville, May 31, 2018. Hinojosa is president of the Northwest Arkansas Joint Labor Council. Betty Martin is a trustee and past president of Local 965 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Aaron Martin, an attorney, is a member of the Office and Professional Employees International Union.

The Northwest Arkansas Joint Labor Council hosted its annual Memorial Day barbecue May 31, 2018, at Martin Law Firm in Fayetteville. Members of several union locals as well as political candidates endorsed by the council picnicked and politicked.

Candidates attending included Donald McKinney, Democratic nominee for District 81 of the Arkansas House of Representatives, Denise Garner, Democratic nominee for state House District 84 and Democrat Nicole Clowney, presumptive representative (no opposition in November) for District 86.

Walter Hinojosa, president/secretary-treasurer of the area council, served as host.

Clowney, who teaches at the University of Arkansas, is a member of Local 965, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

More photos of the picnic can be found on Garner’s Facebook page.

Photos of the 2018 U of A Living Wage Rally

Interested people can sign a petition for a minimum living wage to be set for University of Arkansas employees either by printing a PDF petition or open an online version of the petition to sign digitally at change.org.

Starling Ledbetter performs April 7, 2018, at the U of A Living Wage Rally.
Photo Bret Schulte
The U of A Living Wage Rally on April 7, 2018, had a compact but sturdy audience at the Fayetteville Town Center plaza. It was 29 degrees and had snowed earlier in the morning.
Photo Bret Schulte
ACSME Local 965 member Steve Boss emcees the U of A Living Wage Rally on April 7, 2018, on the Fayetteville Town Center plaza.
Photo Bret Schulte
Arley Ward, president of the University of Arkansas Graduate Student Congress, used his own life to explain hardships facing research assistants and teaching assistants. He spoke April 7, 2018, at the U of A Living Wage Rally
Photo Ben Pollock
D’Andre Jones, chair of the Fayetteville Civil Rights Commission, discusses the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the U of A Living Wage Rally on April 7, 2018, on the Fayetteville Town Center plaza. Jones focused on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Photo Ben Pollock
Walter Hinojosa, president of Northwest Arkansas Joint Labor Council, AFL-CIO, focuses on the history of fair wages at the U of A Living Wage Rally on April 7, 2018, on the Fayetteville Town Center plaza.
Photo Ben Pollock
Denise Garner addresses the U of A Living Wage Rally on April 7, 2018, on the Fayetteville Town Center plaza. Garner, a longtime leader of Feed Fayetteville, is a Democratic candidate for Arkansas House District 84.
Photo Bret Schulte
Mike Lee of Little Rock speaks on state policies and laws at the U of A Living Wage Rally on April 7, 2018, on the Fayetteville Town Center plaza. Lee is the Democratic candidate for Arkansas attorney general.
Photo Ben Pollock

 

Some Gatherings

 

Local 965 meets at Tiny Tim’s Pizza. From the 965 archives.
Council 38 (Arkansas) of AFSCME presents a 50-year plaque to Local 965, at King Pizza. From the 965 archives.
Council 38 (Arkansas) Executive Director Jim Nickels presents a 50-year plaque to Local 965, with Local President Betty Martin and Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan at King Pizza. From the 965 archives.
Enjoying the 2014 Labor Day Picnic are Theresa Sims (from left), Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan and Local 965 President Betty Martin. Theresa, who passed April 16, 2016, was a devoted AFSCME 965 member. We miss her very much. From the 965 archives.

Union Local Branches Meet

 

A representative of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) presents a plague to Local 965 member and Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan. From the 965 archives.
Local 965 member Cyndi Nance stands with Mark Martin of Local 105 (Little Rock) of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). From the 965 archives.
Local 965 member Cyndi Nance speaks at a meeting with Local 105 (Little Rock) of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). From the 965 archives.
A group pose of Local 965 with Local 105 (Little Rock) of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) and a representative of the National Labor Relations Board. From the 965 archives.