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This Week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From San Francisco to South Africa, this week's show brings you powerful stories of labor resistance, solidarity, and organizing across borders. WorkWeek Radio takes us to a San Francisco ICE rally demanding the release of detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, then dives into the fight for Medicare and Medicaid with Dr. Ana Manilow ahead of a national day of action for single payer on May 31. Work Stoppage rounds up headlines from workers organizing at PetSmart, Kroger, the Port of Casablanca and more, with a deep dive into the misclassification crisis in construction and the continuing contract battle at Starbucks. On Union Talk, AFT President Randi Weingarten joins three professors and union leaders to expose Trump's assault on higher ed and what it means for academic freedom and student rights. BCTGM Voices highlights union-made sugar from beets, with two local union presidents in Idaho sharing what union contracts mean to their work and their families. Tales from the Reuther Library features Dr. Justine Modica on the Seattle-based Worthy Wages childcare movement, where SEIU workers organized for equity in early childhood education. And in Buwa Basebetsi, Moss Manganyi remembers the massive May Day strike of 1986 in apartheid-era South Africa—a turning point for worker power. Plus, on Shows You Should Know, Harold Phillips brings us a special spotlight on building trades podcasts—featuring new voices from the United Association, Laborers' International Union, and more—plus stories from firefighters and educators pushing back on anti-worker policies. Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @labormedianow @WorkStoppagePod @aftunion @BCTGM @ReutherLibrary #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

In this episode, host Christoph Lohr speaks with Kurt Steenhoek, International Representative of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, to discuss a critical issue—water quality.

Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the current state of mechanical insulation recruitment and the industry's efforts to address mental health concerns. Dan Gallagher, business agent for the United Association's Pipefitters Local 120 in Cleveland, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to share his career journey and insights into the pipefitting industry, as well as discuss some of the career opportunities available through his Local Union.

On the final day of National Apprenticeship Week on the America's Work Force Union Podcast we welcomed Ray Boyd, Director of Education and Training for the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA), to the podcast to share insights on the UA's commitment to education, training and building the union's future. Wrapping up the National Apprenticeship Week coverage on America's Work Force Union Podcast, Martin Helms, Executive Director of the Helmets to Hardhats program shared the impact of the program, which has successfully connected more than 50,000 military personnel with a rewarding career in the building trades since its inception in 2003.

Joining us for this episode is Christina Hayes, executive director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG), a nonprofit coalition of labor and environmental groups, clean energy buyers, renewable developers, transmission developers, and utilities. ACEG focuses on deploying high capacity transmission, which it says is the most cost effective and reliable way of decarbonizing the grid.  Hayes shares just how early she started working in public policy (the answer will surprise you), some of the top focus areas for ACEG, how she sees the energy “trilemma” working out — and just why transmission permitting is ACEG's #1 priority.  Plus, don't miss her joint op ed written with EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler on energy policy needs that transcend partisan divides. Liked this episode? Share it on X @EPSANews or LinkedIn at Electric Power Supply Association. Want more competitive power updates? Sign up for our monthly Power Moves newsletter.

Pipefitters, pipeliners, and welders install and maintain the essential building blocks of the nation's energy grid.  A labor union leader representing these essential workers, Derrick Kualapai joins us for this episode of Energy Solutions. He shares how manufacturing is changing through a shifting energy landscape and how those changes impact workers, why his industry is so essential to the nation's energy expansion, and exactly how much power – and how many human beings – go into manufacturing the intricate parts of our infrastructure which most of us take for granted. Derrick paints a picture of what union laborers in construction and manufacturing do, how they see a “just transition” playing out, and what he wants policymakers to prioritize.Liked this episode? Share it on X @EPSANews or LinkedIn at Electric Power Supply Association. Want more competitive power updates? Sign up for our monthly Power Moves newsletter.

Creating a top performing instructional program is not always the easiest thing to accomplish, especially in today's evolving society where norms of last semester may not work well for this one. If you take a few minute, and listen to these incredibly valuable words of wisdom from Rich Benkowski, you will have a valuable tool for your success. Every conversation I have had with this remarkable mentor, has left me craving another one. I believe it will for you as well. So strive to make the right material, of the right quality, to the right student, at the right time......ENJOY!!

Last time we spoke about Chinese laborers during the Great War. Although China took upa stance of neutrality at the offset of WW1, there was still this enormous desire to join the Entente side. The new Republic of China wanted to get a seat at the peace table to hopefully undue some of the terrible unequal treaties. To procure that seat, China approached France, Britain, Russia and by the end of the war America to send their workers to help the war effort. On the western and eastern fronts, chinese laborers made a colossal contribution that tipped the scale of the war towards an Entente victory. On the Eastern front some Chinese fought in irregular units and under emergency circumstances even on the western front some saw combat. When the laborers came back home they brought with them new ideas that would dramatically change China. The people of China demanded change, but how would China fare by the end of the Great War?   #90 Twenty-One Demands & the Walrus Emperor   Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. Taking a look back at China at the outbreak of WW1. Yuan Shikai certainly had a lot on his plate. When European nations began declaring war in late July, it brought military conflict to China. Yuan Shikai and his advisors thought over all the options laid bare before them and decided to proclaim neutrality on August 6th of 1914. As we have seen the other great powers, particularly Japan did not care. Japan besieged Tsingtao, despite China tossing protests. Yuan Shikai had little choice but to permit the Japanese military actions against Qingdao. The fighting that broke out in the Kiautschou area would constitute the only acts of war on Chinese soil during the first world war. Unfortunately the Japanese were not going to settle with just defeating the Germans. Japan had already gained a enormous sphere of influence in Manchuria after her victories in the 1st Sino-Japanese war and Russo-Japanese War. When China underwent its Xinhai revolution it became fragile, quite vulnerable and thus opened a floodgate.  With WW1 raging on in Europe, the global powers were all too preoccupied to contest any actions in Asia, giving Japan an enormous opportunity. Japan sought to expand her commercial interests in Manchuria, but also elsewhere. After seizing Qingdao, Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu and Foreign Minister Kato Takaai drafted the infamous Twenty-One Demands. From the Japanese perspective, Yuan Shikai's government looked rogue, untrustworthy, they had no idea how long the thing would stand up, it might crumble at a moments notice. Their leases in south Manchuria were going to run out soon, thus they needed to extend them. Then there was the situation of Shandong province. Its always Shandong as they say. Japan was technically occupying it, having taken it from the Germans who previously held a concession over it. Being a concession, it was known Shandong would be returned to China, but now then when was an unknown variable. Japan also had some economic trade with China that made her somewhat dependent upon her. For example Yawata, Japan's first iron and steel complex that had been financed with Chinese indemnity payments ironically, was also dependent on Chinese raw materials that had been streaming into Japan since 1901. Japan industrialists needed to firm up their commercial relations with places like the Hanyehping works in Hankou. They hoped to establish joint sino-japanese control over strategic resources. Japan also strongly sought to be the dominate power in Asia, she wanted the western powers to back off. With these things in mind, the twenty-one demands were born. And by demands they were technically more “requests”, nevertheless they amounted to substantial infractions upon Chinese sovereignty. On January 18th of 1915, Japanese ambassador Hioki Eki delivered the twenty-one demands to Yuan Shikai in a private audience. They were delivered with a warning of dire consequences if the Beiyang government were to reject them. I know it might be quite boring and rather a University professor thing to do, but I will read the demands out. Now the Twenty-One Demands were divided into 5 groups Group 1 (four demands) confirmed Japan's recent seizure of German ports and operations in Shandong Province, and expanded Japan's sphere of influence over the railways, coasts and major cities of the province. Group 2 (seven demands) pertained to Japan's South Manchuria Railway Zone, extending the leasehold over the territory for 99 years, and expanding Japan's sphere of influence in southern Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia, to include rights of settlement and extraterritoriality, appointment of financial and administrative officials to the government and priority for Japanese investments in those areas. Japan demanded access to Inner Mongolia for raw materials, as a manufacturing site, and as a strategic buffer against Russian encroachment in Korea. Group 3 (two demands) gave Japan control of the Han-Ye-Ping (Hanyang, Daye, and Pingxiang) mining and metallurgical complex in central China; it was deep in debt to Japan. Group 4 (one demand) barred China from giving any further coastal or island concessions to foreign powers. Group 5 (seven demands) was the most aggressive. China was to hire Japanese advisors who could take effective control of China's finance and police. Japan would be empowered to build three major railways, and also Buddhist temples and schools. Japan would gain effective control of Fujian, across the Taiwan Strait from Taiwan, which had been ceded to Japan in 1895. Now Japan knew what they were asking for, particularly in group 5 were basically like asking China to become a full colony under Japanese rule. Traditional history holds the narrative that Japan simply was taking advantage of the first world war to press China for imperial gains and Yuan Shikai accepted the demands in exchange for funding and support of his future monarchical project. Yuan Shikai ever since has been vilified as a sort of traitor who negotiated a dirty deal with the Japanese. Its a bit more complicated than that however as you can imagine. Yuan Shikai was outraged when the Japanese minister came over with the demands, it was a heavy blow against him and his new government. Accordinging to US minister Paul Reinsch “Yuan was stunned, unable to speak for a long time”. When the Chinese were trying to smooth talk Yuan and his advisors they made flowery speeches about how Japan would shoulder the modernizing of China, that the demands were in the spirit of Amity, friendship and peace. Yuan Shikai remarked to this “our country would no longer be a country and our people would be slaves.” Yuan Shikai understood full well what Japan sought, but he was powerless to stop them. What he did do to try and curb some of the damage was delay the response by replacing his foreign minister Sun Baoqi with Lu Zhengxiang, whose slow and overly polite manner, greatly frustrated and pissed off the Japanese. The classic Chinese approach to diplomacy, stall stall stall. It is said Lu often spent an hour or more in courtesies like tea-drinking before getting down to business. Over 24 meetings would be held over the demands. Now the Japanese wanted all of this to be kept secret as it would hurt both nations reputations on the world stage. Yuan Shikai did not play by their rules. Instead he leaked the demands to foreign diplomats and representatives, and in turn this got leaked to the media and caused nationwide protests. Yuan Shikai hoped the protests would push the Japanese to back off. Yuan Shikai also tried to persuade foreign intervention. First he sent his Japanese adviser Argia Nagao back to Japan to prod the Genro. Then he began speaking to the Americans who were very focused on maintaining their Open Door Policy and the British who were very suspicious of Japan's intentions. Neither nation wanted to see China simply falling into Japan's orbit. And of course Yuan Shikai tried to negotiate the demands themselves, particularly the group 5 demands which he pointed out “these items interfere with China's internal politics and infringe on our national sovereignty. It is hard to agree.” Towards the economic demands he remarked “these demands are too broad and cannot be enforced.” Regarding Japan's demands that China not lease islands or coastal regions to “Taguo /a third country”, Yuan Shikai wanted to change the words “Taguo” to “waiguo / foreign countries”. That change altered China's national interests for it meant China would not allow any country, including Japan to lease or rent Chinese islands or coastal regions.  Overall though, Yuan Shikai was very careful not to be overly aggressive for he knew full well, no one was able to help China at that moment if Japan decided to start another war. He also was playing with fire massively, for he unleashed Chinese nationalism, something that could and would get out of hand. The Chinese stalled for as long as they could, but the Japanese patience would run out on May 7th. Japanese ambassador Hioki Eki issued an ultimatum, but this time with only thirteen demands. Yuan Shikai's government had only 2 days to accept. After months of tenacious diplomacy, the final version of the demands was quite different. The 5th group had been dropped and more other items were less harsh. Yuan Shikai was powerless he was going to have to accept the demands and he knew full well this was yet another humiliation against China and her people. The supreme state council met on the 8th, where Yuan Shikai told his officials it was a shameful and heartbreaking agony to accept the demons, but they had no choice, lest war ravage them all again. He looked at his council and stated bluntly, China needed to catch up to Japan within a decade to remedy the situation. Yuan Shikai would issue secretly on May 14th, a notice to high ranking officials throughout the country, telling them to expose Japan's ambitions and China's debility. He urged them to bear in mind the extreme pain of this humiliation and advised them to work hard to create a bright future to avoid the collapse of the state and the extinction of the nation. The demands were reluctantly accepted on May 9th, and henceforth May 9th was declared “a day of national humiliation” commemorated annually.  The consequence of accepting the thirteen demands, became colloquially known as “the Shandong problem”, again its always Shandong province haha. Now at the beginning of the war China supported the Entente under certain conditions. One of those conditions was that Kiautschou Bay, the leased territory of the Shandong peninsula belonging to the Germans, would be returned to China. Something that occurred very very often during WW1, particularly on the part of Britain, was the issue of double promising. I literally made up a term I think. Britain during WW1 in an effort to secure allies or certain objectives would promise two different states or non-state actors the exact same thing after the war was done. A lot of the problems facing the middle-east today can be attributed to this. In the case of the Shandong problem, when Japan entered the war on behalf of the Entente, Britain basically promised they could keep their holdings, this of course included Shandong. We will come back to the Shandong problem as its a surprisingly long lasting one, but now I want to take quite a silly detour. Yuan Shikai is quite a character to say the least. He was viewed very differently at given times.Take for example the public perception of him after the Xinhai Revolution took place. Many honestly saw him as a sort of Napoleon Bonaparte like figure. Many also questioned what Yuan Shikai truly sought, did he believe in things like democracy? One author I have used during these recent podcasts, who in my opinion is a hilarious Yuan Shikai apologist tried to argue the case “Yuan Shikai did not understand what democracy was, thus that is why he did the things he did”. Now beginning around 1913, there were rumors Yuan Shikai simply sought to make himself an emperor over a new dynasty. This of course came at a time everyone was vying for power over the Republic, China was supposed to be a Republic after all, I think we all know however this was not ever a reality. Yuan Shikai certainly tried to make the case he was a Republican, that he believed in the republicanism espoused by just about all the leading figures. He also would make statements publicly espousing “I will never proclaim myself to be a monarch”. Yet as we have seen he certainly sent the wheels into motion to create a dictatorship. Yet for public appearances he kept the charade he was doing his absolute best as president and that he unwaveringly supported republicanism.  Thus there were two major hurdles in the way, if lets say he did want to become an emperor: 1) he kept making pledges he would not do so and 2) the republican system obviously did not allow for this, there had been a revolution to stop the monarchy after all! There was little to no options if someone wanted to make themselves emperor over China…unless they made it seem like thats what the people wanted. In 1915, Yuan Shikai quasi stomped all political rivals, I say quasi because there actually were rivals literally everywhere, but for the most part he had concentrated power into his own hands. Now, the apologist author had this to say about Yuan Shikai's sudden change of heart for the monarchy “His belief in superstition was perhaps another factor, for geomancers had told him that by establishing a monarchy he would smash his family curse, which held that men in the Yuan family would rarely live beyond their fifties. The suggestion here was that he would live long if he founded a monarchy. Also, fengshui masters had told him that his ancestral tombs had shown a blessed sign favouring imperial rule” The author then finishes by stating, its a difficult question and further inquiry should be made. That is the classic end of any scholar article, where they know full well they can't justify what they are writing haha. According to the high ranking official Zhu Qiqian who was close to Yuan Shikai “Yuan's monarchical movement started with Kaiser Wilhelm II telling the Chinese that monarchy would be more suitable for China”. British minister Jordan had a meeting with Yuan Shikai on OCtober 2nd of 1915, and on the topic of him becoming emperor, he simply stated “this is China's internal affairs which should not be interfered with by any others.” American minister Reinsch basically said the same thing when asked. News outlets began spreading rumors Yuan Shikai was going to declare himself emperor. In June of 1915, Japanese media reported as such, but Yuan Shikai responded “nothing is more foolish than a man becoming emperor. For national salvation, I have already sacrificed myself, and I would rather not sacrifice my descendants.” Well despite this, a monarchical movement began, orchestrated by many people such as Yuan Shikai's son Yuan Keding. Our friend from the last podcast, Liang Shiyi, now minister of communications, raised funds and organized popular petitions for Yuan to form a monarchy. Soon numerous petition groups “organically” with quotation marks, sprang up all over Beijing all claiming republicanism held too many weaknesses and that China was in a dire strait needing a strong monarchy. Petition groups sprang up in provinces urging the same thing. Beijing was filled with noisy parades, procession, petitioners ran around rampantly.  Then the United Association of National Petition was founded on September 19th, 1915 in Beijing to champion monarchism. Supporters gathered in Beijing, producing this “organic” impression everyone wanted the monarchy back.  Facing so many petitioners, Yuan Shikai decided to let the people determine the future of the national political system and by the people, I mean him. On October 8th, 1915 he approved the order that a “Canzhengyuan”, political participation council organize a “ Guomindaibiaodahui”, a national representative assembly. They would form a final ruling on the issue. The order required all the representatives had to be elected, each county had to choose one, and various ethnic groups, civil societies and overseas Chinese organizations also needed to select representatives. Yuan Shikai hoped such an arrangement would dispel any perceptions he was just appointing himself Emperor. Each county representative went to his provincial capital to cast a ballot. The political participation council in Beijing collected the ballots and announced the results. The representatives were selected and each received 500$ for travel expenses. Yuan Shikai dispatched Zhu Qiqian to secretly telegram all provincial officials to regulate the “election” air quotes. Yuan Shikai had all of his confidents working for this election. High ranking officials, family members, friends and so forth. On December 11, 1915 the Political Participation Council announced the results, all 1993 ballots endorsed a constitutional monarchy with Yuan Shikai as emperor. So yeah, every ballot, hrmmmm. On behalf of the representatives, the council begged Yuan Shikai to assume the throne immediately, claiming it was the will of the people. Yuan Shikai declined, arguing he had pledged to support the republic, that as the guardian of republicanism he would lose trust if he became emperor. He asked the council to find another candidate. What proceeded as you can imagine was simple theatrics. That afternoon, the council held a special meeting and decided to present a second imperial advocacy. In the advocacy were things proving Yuan Shikai was an indispensable ruler, qualified for taking the throne. His 6 great accomplishments were suppressing the Boxer Rebellion, enforcing progressive reforms, achieving a post-revolutionary conciliation, crushing the second revolution and conducting intense diplomacy with neighbors like Japan. To absolve Yuan Shikai of the guilt of violating his republican pledges the document stated “the pledge to the republic was effective only if the peoples' will supported republicanism. If the people have switched to constitutional monarchy, the previous pledge was automatically relinquished. As the presidency does not exist anymore, the former presidential pledges naturally disappear”. And thus Yuan Shikai reluctantly, under extreme pressure issued a public order declaring his acceptance on December 13th, 1915. Thus Yuan Shikai became the Hongxian Emperor and began to implement imperial orders. To woo over the national elites, he created a system of noble ranks and bestowed 130 prominent individuals titles as princes, dukes, marquis, earls, viscounts and barons. His closest friends were given special appellations and exempted from imperial duties. Xu Shichang, Li Jingxi, Zhang Jian and Zhao Erxun, his closest 4 friends became the Songshansiyou “four friends of Mount Song”. Yet just as he was getting down to the work as they say, an anti-yuan movement swept the country, go figure. High ranking Beiyang generals and politicians were amongst Yuan Shikai's, lets call them, reluctant collaborators, and some were even opponents. His monarchy turned them hostile. Many had supported him for decades and their very careers were beholden to his patronage. But the monarchy was simple incompatible with the times. Li Yuanhong, a leading figure in the Beiyang Clique who was linked to Yuan Shikai through marriage, strongly resisted the monarchy. He was the first to have the title prince bestowed upon him, but he refused and threatened to commit suicide if coerced to take it. Xu Shichang, simply resigned. Feng Guozhang, a military commander in Nanjing was very angry about the situation. Feng Guozhang came to Beijing to try and persuade Yuan Shikai to not become emperor, and Yuan Shikai promised him for months it was only rumors, he'd never do it, not Yuan come on man! Once he became emperor, Feng Guozhang felt betrayed and became quite an obstacle to Yuan Shikai. Then there was Duan Qirui another Yuan Shikai loyalist, but he concealed his anti-monarchy stance. He simply told Yuan Shikai that if he tried to become emperor, he would become a villain in chinese history. Duan Qirui was the only high ranking general not to be given a noble title rank. Instead he was given a personal chef by Yuan Shikai, and Duan Qirui made sure never to eat any food prepared by the man. All these names by the way are important figures of the Beiyang clique, cliques will become a dominating feature when we get into the warlord era. Basically the leader of the Beiyang clique, Yuan Shikai had greatly pissed off all of his followers.  Of course Dr. Sun Yat-sen responded immediately to Yuan Shikai becoming emperor, calling for another revolution. In his words “the future of our motherland has suddenly became more darkened. The republic built by our martyrs has unexpectedly turned out to be the private possession of the Yuan family. Four hundred million compatriots wept profusely ... and see the third revolution as the best remedy for national salvation.” Dr Sun Yat-Sen portrayed Yuan Shikai as a “minzei” national thief and now the Chinese people lived in bondage. He called upon the people to fight to save the republic. Soon KMT revolutionaries began to seize county seats, first in Shandong led by Ju Zheng, then they occupied parts in Guangdong and attacked the provincial capital there. However Dr Sun Yat-Sen was not the only player in town anymore. There was the new Nation Army led by Cai E in Yunnan province and Liang Qichao. Liang Qichao was one of the first big voices against Yuan Shikai's monarchial movement when they were emerging as rumors. He was also something of a sensei to Cai E, pushing him to coordinate military commanders in the southwest. Liang Qichao left northern China for Shanghai after Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor and then made his way to Hong Kong, before traveling to Vietnam. From there he gradually traveled to join up with the Nation Army in March of 1916. And there he created a rival government. Then there were the liberal types, many intellectuals who had traveled abroad like Chen Duxiu. Chen Duxiu published in the New Youth an article stating “the nomenclatures of emperors and kings should have already perished after the Qing abdication edict, but unfortunately the Prepare for Peace Society led to the problem of the national political system.” Many pro-Yuan Shikai intellectuals suddenly turned against him, such as Li Dazhao. Born in Zhili, Li Dazhao had benefited from Yuan Shikai's reforms and supported him for quite some time, but the monarchism enraged him. As Li Dazhao joined the anti-Yuan movement he declared “All those who dare to rekindle the tyrannical cinders, or reignite the monarchical flames, whether the followers of the Prepare for Peace Society or the adherents of dynastic restoration, should be regarded as traitors of the state and public enemies of citizens. Their organization should be exterminated, their books burned, their backers eradicated, and their roots removed. Their sprouts should be destroyed so that they could not grow and proliferate. Then, there will be a hope of great prospect for our country”. Japan, never one to let an opportunity slip by them, began communicating with Cai E, Sun Yat-sen, Liang Qichao and Beiyang generals like Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui. Japan began training and arming them. Soon military commanders in Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan working in league with Liang Qichao declared war against Yuan Shikai. Zhang Xun in Xuzhou of Jiangxi province refused to fly the Beiyang republic flag and made sure his men grew long queues, expressing their loyalty to the Qing dynasty. Liang Qichao dispatched Cai E to Kunming where he met with Tang Jiyao, a local military commander to begin a rebellion. On December 24th, Yuan Shikai received a telegram from Cai E urging him to return China into a Republic and he had one day to do so, or else. Yuan Shikai rejected the order and on the 25th of December, Yunnan province declared independence, uh oh. The Nation Army consisted of 3 main forces, Cai E's first army who marched upon Sichuan; Li Liejun's 2nd army who marched upon Guangxi and Hunan and Tang Jiyao's 3rd army who were held in reserve. Their goal was to occupy southern China so a Northern expedition could be launched to overthrow Yuan Shikai.  On January 1st, 1916 they issued an proclamation, claiming Yuan Shikai had performed 20 egregious crimes and must go into exile and let China be a republic again. Within days their armies marched upon Sichuan and Guizhou. By February Guizhou declared independence. Yuan Shikai immediately went to work stripping the rebels of their official titles and ordered Cao Kun to lead a military expedition against Yunnan. Under Cao Kun was Ma Jizeng who took an army through Hunan to attack Guizhou and Yunnan. A second force was led by Zhang Jingyao through Sichuan then Yunnan. A third force led by Long Jiguang went through Guangxi and then Yunnan. There were fierce battles, one particularly rough one at Xuzhou, where Cai E's armies seized the city in January, but lost it by March. The war was dubbed “the strange war,” because it really became  “a war of tongues,”. Each side kept through accusations in telegrams, newspapers and pamphlets. Now Yuan Shikai's Beiyang forces were superior in terms of numbers, weaponry and such, but the southerners were using terrain against them. All of the Beiyang forces were northern chinese, not used to southern climate and it proved difficult for them to acclimate. They were also not in the greatest state of morale, having to fight for the tin pot emperor as it were.  As a result the Beiyang forces did not seize the quick victory they thought they would. Though one major triumph was when Feng Yuxiang took Xuzhou on March 2nd, 1916 earning himself the title of baron. For those who don't know, Feng Yuxiang would famously become known as the Christian warlord. Meanwhile, Guangxi declared independence on March 15th led by Lu Rongting. Looking at a brutal stalemate of a war, Feng Guozhang began secretly telegraming Yuan Shikai to give up the monarchy, not a good sign. By early 1916, all the war fronts were seeing disasters. On March 21st, Yuan Shikai convened a special meeting with his high ranking officials. He proposed abolishing the monarchy and only one diehard loyalist general, Ni Sichong said he shouldn't, the rest all said yes. The following day Yuan announced his decision to step down from being an emperor. On March 23rd, 1916 the Hongxian dynasty ended, yes he was emperor for 83 days.  I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. I bet some of you are wondering why I titled this the Walrus Emperor. I could not help myself, he honestly is such a goofy character and the propaganda outlets of his day drew him as this fat walrus, seriously give it a google “Yuan Shikai Walrus”. You wont be disappointed

Tune in to hear Dave Edwards' conversation with Doug Dokey, the Business Manager of UA 400 Pipe Trades, regarding the upcoming 3rd annual Women In The Pipe Trades event on March 6th. UA 400 is comprised of about 2,300 members across 18 counties in NE Wisconsin, with about 30 of those members being women—a number they are continually hoping to increase. As a branch of the United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters, which boasts 355,000 members in the US and Canada, UA 400 is dedicated to offering training and providing skilled labor to their 105 signatory contractors in the plumbing, pipe fitting, HVACR service, and pipe fabrication industries.

Green Bay isn't just about football. Now this is some wild card—an upstart cigar company outta Green Bay, Wisconsin! Learn about Green Bay's rich history of cigar making that's been revived by the Lovely Cigars, a midwestern artisan cigar brand. Boveda's Drew Emmer talks cigars and Green Bay with two of Lovely's owners, Keith Archiquette and Dylan Masse, who along with Mike Gehm developed the Elegante X2 Ain't They Lovely stick and the No. 162, which is an homage cigar to union workers. Lovely Cigars are hand rolled in Nicaraguan. What is Boveda? Large and small cigars brands protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor and perfect smoke from every cigar. Get more cigar tips and news from Boveda emails: https://hubs.la/Q01BLsBF0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bovedausa/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BovedaInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bovedainc/?.. 00:00 Never risk your cigars, use Boveda 00:30 This is Box Press03:50 Lovely Cigars brought an old cigar brand back to life04:19 The Green Bay cigar brand is available in 14 states04:27 What's the Elegante X2 Ain't They Lovely like?06:10 Cigar company was created sitting at a picnic table and smoking cigars with friends07:16 Give us a good draw because we don't want to work to smoke a cigar09:29 Shout out to Stogies on Grand, cigar shop in St. Paul, Minnesota10:28 No. 162 Cigar named after UA 162, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, which started in Green Bay 12:17 Boveda encourages upstart cigar brands14:52 We're selling the history of U.S. cigar making16:05 Growing tobacco in Wisconsin16:38 When in town, the visit Neville Public Museum to learn more about Wisconsin cigar making

TRADCAST 037 (14 JAN 2024) Contents Segment 1 -- John XXIII, Francis, and the signs of the times. Italian Novus Ordo priest declared excommunicated after calling Francis 'usurper antipope' in sermon. Brazilian Novus Ordo bishop says all religions are expressions of God and seek to do good. The Naturalist plot against the Papacy. 'Cardinal' Bo wants to save humanity for heaven on earth. Segment 2 -- GAME: What did Francis really say? Fill in the blanks! The 'human elements' ecclesiology of Michael J. Matt. How the Catholic Answers Focus podcast speaks about the Son of God. Total run time: 1 hr 29 min Links to Items mentioned in the Show & Related Information Novus Ordo Watch, "Francis makes Official Change to Catechism: Death Penalty now universally 'inadmissible' because an Attack on the Human Person" (Aug. 2, 2018) Pope Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors (Dec. 8, 1864) Antipope John XXIII, Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis (Dec. 25, 1961) Antipope John XXIII, Vatican II Opening Address Gaudet Mater Ecclesia (Oct. 11, 1962) Luke Coppen, "Italian priest excommunicated after calling pope ‘usurper'", The Pillar (Jan. 3, 2024) Linked documentation for the Vatican II Church's position on schism/schismatics is found at the end of this article: Novus Ordo Watch, "‘Bishop' Huonder says Francis told him SSPX Not Schismatic! But what is that worth?" (Apr. 26, 2023) Silvonei José, Padre Modino, "CNBB: diferentes Igrejas para uma celebração Inter-religiosa", Vatican News - Portuguese (Apr. 26, 2023) Antipope John Paul II, Encyclical Redemptor Hominis (Mar. 4, 1979) Novus Ordo Watch, "Francis at Interreligious Congress: ‘Man is the Way for All Religions'" (Sep. 15, 2022) Pope Pius IX, Encyclical Inter Multiplices (Mar. 21, 1853) Novus Ordo Watch, "The Pope and the Antichrist: The Great Apostasy Foretold" (Apr. 23, 2015) Pope Pius XII, Address Di Gran Cuore Vi Diamo (Sep. 14, 1956) Novus Ordo Watch, "A Conspiracy against the Catholic Church? The True Popes Speak" (Aug. 20, 2018) Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Humanum Genus (Apr. 20, 1884) Antipope Francis, Address to a Delegation of the United Association of Humanistic Buddhism (Taiwan) (Mar. 16, 2023) "Cardinal Charles Bo's homily: ‘The Long March Towards the Synodality of Hope, Peace and Justice'", Catholic Outlook (Oct. 24, 2023) Novus Ordo Watch, "Anticipating Antichrist: Francis hints at 'Messianic Future' of Naturalist Heaven on Earth"(May 13, 2021) Fun Catholic Quiz: WHO SAID IT? ‘Pope' Francis or the Dalai Lama? (Six Incredible Quotes!) FILL IN THE BLANKS Quiz - Documentation for Correct Answers Source for Question 1 Source for Question 2 Source for Question 3 Source for Question 4 Source for Question 5 Source for Question 6 Source for Question 7 Source for Question 8 Source for Question 9 Source for Question 10 Novus Ordo Watch, "Denouncing 'Newchurch': Another Theological Train Wreck from The Remnant" (Feb. 17, 2022) Podcast: TRADCAST 033 (Aug. 25, 2022) Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Satis Cognitum (June 29, 1896) Rev. William J. Barry, The Sacramentals of the Holy Catholic Church, or, Letters From the Garden of the Liturgy (1879) Podcast: Catholic Answers Focus with Cy Kellett and Jimmy Akin (Feb. 3, 2021) Henry Denzinger, ed., The Sources of Catholic Dogma (1954 edition) The Catholic Magisterial Teaching on the Papacy The Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims translation The Holy Bible: Msgr. Ronald Knox translation Support TRADCAST/NovusOrdoWatch by making a tax-deductible donation HERE Novus Ordo Watch, “Now What?” — Being a Real Catholic Today TRADCAST: Complete Episode List TRADCAST EXPRESS: Complete Episode List Follow Novus Ordo Watch on Twitter/X Follow TRADCAST on Twitter/X More Information at TRADCAST.org

Program Manager for the United Association's Veterans in Piping program, Mike Hazard, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about his journey to the VIP program. Hazard discussed the early days and struggles to get the program running and what the program offers to active-duty participants.  President of the North Shore AFL-CIO, Pat Gallagher, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the confrontation in the U.S. Senate this week, a meeting between Ohio's local AFL-CIO Federations  and he shared stories of his time with the late United Steelworker president, Tom Conway.

In honor of Veterans Day, veteran and executive secretary of the Union Veterans Council, Will Attig, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the Union Veterans Council, his experience with Helmets to Hardhats and opportunities available to veterans in the labor movement. To cap off the Veterans Day episode for America's Work Force Union Podcast, Sean Ellis joined the show to discuss his experience as a member and instructor for the United Association's Veterans in Piping program. Ellis also shared how the program helped shape his time after transitioning out of the Marines and continues to impact his life.

Nkozia Bethune is the Founder of The United Association of Moors, a Cultural Storyteller, and an entrepreneur in the Washington DC-Baltimore area. She is currently working to publish her book, where she talked about the development of Afro-Consciousness. ____________________________ For more about Obehi Podcast, visit our YouTube channel -⁠⁠Youtube.com/c/ObehiPodcast⁠⁠. Check out also our website ⁠⁠ObehiEwanfoh.com⁠⁠. Do you want to learn how to better leverage your storytelling skill and earn more? Then check out our ⁠Storytelling Series for Small Businesses And Content Creators⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/obehi-podcast/message

We are joined by Scott and Tyler from the United Association of Pipefitters. They discuss the various opportunities available for welders and how they can take control of their careers. The United Association represents plumbers, pipefitters, and welders, and offers them the flexibility to work across different states. They also talk about the massive demand for skilled workers in various industries and the benefits of joining their organization. 77 Learn More: https://weld.kwi.us/podcast Visit KWI's YouTube channel and access a ton of free content about forging a successful welding career: https://kwi.us/youtube TEXT OR CALL US: (606) 291-2787 FREE Welding Checklists to Kickstart Your Career: https://weld.kwi.us/checklists STAY CONNECTED: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentuckyweldinginstitute TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kentuckyweldinginstitute Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KentuckyWeldingInstitute

As a union movement, the New York State AFL-CIO has been working with its affiliates to address climate change in a responsible way. On the latest Union Strong podcast, we discuss thermal energy networks and their role in decarbonizing state-owned campuses and facilities while creating a pipeline to union jobs. Our guest is John Murphy, International Representative for the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Sprinkler Fitters in NY. Visit UpgradeNY.org to learn more. See Upgrade NY's budget letter to Governor Hochul.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS CB2023-010/011: An Ordinance Approving an Agreement Between the City of Champaign, Illinois and the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters, Metal Trades Division, AFL- CIO Local Union #149; An Ordinance Amending Section 33-63 of the Champaign Municipal Code, 1985, as Amended CB2023-012: A Resolution Approving Agreements with Health Alliance Medical Plans, Inc., to Provide the City with Health Insurance CB2023-013: A Resolution Accepting a Bid and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for Carpet and Vinyl Replacement Services CB2023-014: A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of One Brush Chipper for the Public Works Department CB2023-015: A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Four Vehicles Utilizing the Illinois State Joint Purchasing Program and Declaring Five Vehicles as Surplus Property

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Technology on job sites has become the standard in construction and it's only growing by the day. Builders and construction companies need to utilize digitization to not only help plan projects but also when finding new talent to join your team! In a special episode recorded live at Autodesk University, we're joined by Ron McGuire, Program Administrator at International Training Institute and Ken Schneider, Training Specialist at United Association, to discuss how trade workers in the construction industry are using technology not only to advance job sites but also to help attract and retain new talent to the AEC world! We discuss:The digitalization of constructions sites Bringing the younger generation of workers to employers with tech Meeting demand through technologyThe biggest trends in constructionDigital Builder is hosted by Eric Thomas of Autodesk.Hear more episodes like this one by subscribing to Digital Builder on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

In celebration of Veterans Day, this week, for Season 3, Episode 8, our host Amy Peck welcomed Mike Hazard, the UA ITF Training Specialist for the United Association Veterans in Piping (VIP) Training Program, onto the show (26-minute interview). Mike and Amy covered reintegrating veterans into civilian life, challenges attracting millennials and Generation Z, technology as a recruitment tool, and the evolution of technology. About Mike HazardIn 1988, Mike joined the United States Navy. He served as an Aviation Rescue Swimmer and H-46 Helicopter Mechanic for 11 years before being honorably discharged in 1999 as a Petty Officer First Class. In 1999, Mike returned to the UA as a Journeyman Pipefitter. As a member of the UA working in the construction field, Mike was promoted to the position of Foreman in 2000, General Foreman in 2001, and in 2002 to the position of General Superintendent. In 2005, Mike accepted a position with the Southern California Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprenticeship & Journeymen Training Trust Fund (A&J Training) as a Training Coordinator.During the interview, Mike discussed numerous topics with host Amy Peck, including:Difficulties approaching the job market as a skilled and trained veteran, and when the Veterans in Piping program originatedChallenges getting the next generation of digital natives to get in and work with their hands in the tradesSome of the other things, whether it's robotics or automation that Mike is seeing being leveraged that poses an exciting evolution in technologyTo ease the transition back into civilian life, the United Association established the UA Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program to equip military service members preparing to leave the service with sought-after skills that can lead to lifelong careers in the increasingly in-demand pipe trades. Through 18-week accelerated courses - provided free of cost on military bases across the country - VIP participants earn industry-recognized certifications and direct entry into solid private-sector jobs with good pay and benefits. In October 2012, Mike accepted a position with the United Association as a Training Specialist assigned to the Veterans in Piping (VIP) Training Program. Mike manages the day-to-day operations of nine VIP training sites and serves as the United Association's representative for Helmets to Hardhats. SHOW NOTES 4:24  - Amy: "So, from your own personal story, you mentioned that your whole family is in the industry, and you had that support system. Was this program created because, collectively, coming out of the military, you have incredible discipline, training, and skills, yet, the job market can be a challenge? When did this program start?" 9:34  - Amy: "Do you find it very common for family members to be in the trade because it seems like there are some challenges getting this next generation of digital natives to get in and work with your hands? Are you finding that as a challenge as well?"  12:31  - Amy: "We talk a lot about technology, especially in traditional industries. I think on the training side, there's been so much great data to support how training in virtual environments, although they are expensive and cumbersome, they're changing workflows. Do you see technology as a way to train more people and entice more people into the industry?"Contact the Future Construct Podcast Produced by BIM Designs, Inc! BIM Designs, Inc.: minority-owned, US-based, union-signatory preconstruction technology firm, offering turnkey BIM modeling, laser scanning, coordination management, and other VDC solutions to the AEC industry. Schedule a free consultation: sales@bimdesigns.net. Subscribe to our weekly blog and our Future Construct Podcast Suggest a podcast guest

Bob Rohr joins in as a co-host as he visited and held a training at the Steamfitters Local Union 449 in Harmony, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh. Brad Tisdale, Director of HVACR Training at the Local Union 449 Technology Center boasts about the facility there, the training offered and the potential it—and its new mobile lab—has for the trades.#appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #plumbingperspective #mechanicalhub #steamfitters #plumbers #localunion449 #steamfitterslocalunion449 #UA #unitedassociation #caleffi #training #supportthetrades #trades Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels.

This episode discusses the Moors Association educational programming that centers on social entrepreneurship, investment learning, and community building (UBUNTU). The United Association of Moors is running the second educational program for the year (2022) on social and wealth empowerment in the Nation's Capital. The program specifically focuses on investment opportunities, entrepreneurship, cultural history, and sociology. The program provides intensive training on innovation, social entrepreneurship, connections, funding, and resources that youth leaders need to succeed. If you want to learn more about the programming check out our site at www.moorsearch.org .

In this episode of #ObehiPodcast, we are going to be talking about History and Law in ancient Africa. Nkozia Bethune is the Founder of The United Association of Moors, a Cultural Storyteller, and an entrepreneur in the Washington DC-Baltimore area. She is currently working to publish her book, where she talked about the development of Afro-Consciousness. ____________________________ For more about Obehi Podcast, visit our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/c/ObehiPodcast.Check out also our official website Obehiewanfoh.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/obehi-podcast/message

Nkozia Bethune is the Founder of The United Association of Moors, a Cultural Storyteller, and an entrepreneur in the Washington DC-Baltimore area. She is currently working to publish her book, where she talked about the development of Afro-Consciousness. _____________________________ For more about Obehi Podcast, visit our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/c/ObehiPodcast. Check out also our official website Obehiewanfoh.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/obehi-podcast/message

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Keri Leigh Merritt. She is a historian who focuses on issues of equality and poverty in America. Her book, "Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery is the Antebellum South" won the 2018 Bennett H. Wall Award from the Southern Historical Association. Along with Dr. Matthew Hild, she edited "Reconsidering Southern Labor History: Race, Class, and Power" the 2019 Best Book Awards winner from the United Association for Labor Education. She hosts the podcast Merrittocracy, and she is currently working on a Civil War documentary and a project on Lillian Smith. We speak with her about history, class, race, and Lillian Smith.

Today's edition of the AWF Union Podcast looks back at two of the more interesting interviews from 2021. This includes interviews from the Sept. 27, 2021 and Nov. 17, 2021 podcasts. United Association Veterans in Piping Program Administrator and Training Specialist Mike Hazard joined the podcast on Nov. 17 and spoke about the United Association Veterans in Piping Program. He explained how it helps active-duty military service members transition back into civilian life by learning basic pipe trades skills. Hazard also discussed the UA VIP Member Assistance Program, which is a suicide prevention program designed to help program participants and graduates. Masters Mates and Pilots President Don Marcus appeared on the show  on Sept. 27. He discussed how a lack of American shipping vessels is not only endangering U.S. national security, but is also leading to goods being held hostage. 

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS CB2021-173/174 An Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement to Vacate a Public Right-of-Way and Reserve Easements; An Ordinance Vacating a Public Right-of Way and Reserving Easements CB2022-001 An Ordinance Amending Sections 2-528, 2- 529, 2-530, 2-535, 2-536, 2-537, 2-539 and 25.5-102 of the Champaign Municipal Code 1985 and Amending Chapter 2, Article 4 of the Champaign Municipal Code by the Addition of Division 1.5 Entitled Equity and Engagement Department CB2022-002 An Ordinance Amending Sections 5-15, 5-36.2 and 5-36.4 of the Champaign Municipal Code, 1985, as Amended CB2022-003 A Resolution Approving a Plan of Acquisition by Lease for Property CB2022-004 A Resolution Approving Agreements with Health Alliance Medical Plans, Inc., to Provide the City with Health Insurance CB2022-005-007 An Ordinance Amending Sections 2-51, 33- 81 and 33-82 of the Champaign Municipal Code, 1985, as Amended; A Resolution Amending the Personnel Policies for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees; A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Memoranda of Understanding Related to the Juneteenth Holiday Between the City of Champaign and the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, Local 1260 of the International Association of Firefighters, Local 149 of the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters, and Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

The first featured guest on today's edition of the AWF Union Podcast was Independent Media Institute contributing writer Jeff Bryant. He spoke about charter schools, accountability with school vouchers and the impact on public school funding. United Association Local 286 Business Manager Chap Thornton was also featured on the podcast today. He discussed the Austin Texas-based Local's growth over the last couple of years, their apprenticeship recruitment efforts, area projects and infrastructure improvements. 

On this episode of Tradeswork: The Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association Podcast, we welcome Niki Anema, a 4th Year Apprentice with United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 145. Local #145 is extremely proud to be a productive member of Western Colorado and the Grand Junction business community. Their jurisdiction is the entire Western Slope from the middle of the Rocky Mountains at Vail to the Utah border proudly serving all areas Here are some of the questions you can expect to be answered on this show: What led to Niki leaving traditional four-year college to pursue a career in the trades? What are the best parts of an apprenticeship? What types of projects does Niki work on, and what are some of her favorites? Why should women choose a career in the trades? What opportunities to travel exist in the trades, and will Niki pursue them? What opportunities to acquire new skills exist for Niki? This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review and subscribe. For more information about Local #145, please visit their website. For more information about Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association, please visit our website.

Officer Chris Hawthorne is back and he has a few things he needs to clear up with Lilith regarding the contract she signed with The United Association of Witches. Who knew that messing with the natural order of things would have consequences? Jack is snackless. Grem is sick. Lilith is challenging tradition.⁣ ⁣ This week's special guest is

This episode is dedicated to discussing community development and opportunities in the renowned Chocolate City. This podcast is brought to you by the United Association of Moors that is running a youth program this summer educating on financial and social empowerment. Socialization of oppression is briefly explained to invoke a change in listeners to be proactive in protecting and maintaining their communities. 1. The beginning of the cycle, depicted by the 1st circle, represents the situation into which we were born. We have no control over this. We are also born without bias, assumptions, or questions. We are either “lucky” to be born into a privileged situation or “unlucky” to born into an underprivileged situation. 2. The 1st arrow represents that fact that our socialization process begins immediately. We are given a pink blanket if we are a girl or a blue one if we are boy. The rules and norms are already in place and we subtly (and in many cases not so subtly) are made aware of the rewards of conforming and the consequences of rebelling. 3. The second circle represents the institutions that help shape our views and beliefs, and help instill within us prejudice or acceptance. 4. Thesecondarrowrepresentsthewayinwhichtheinstillingofideas, beliefs, and behaviors reinforce the cycle of oppression. Behaving differently is not as simply as most of us think. We are rewarded for good behavior – conforming to the norms and standards. By the same token, we are punished for bad behavior – questioning or rebelling against oppressive societal norms. 5. The third circle represents the devastating result upon all of us that this self-perpetuated cycle of oppression produces. 6. The final arrow represents a point at which we all arrive – the results of the cycle. We are forced to make a decision, even if that decision is to do nothing. Doing nothing is the easier choice, especially for those who benefit from the perpetuation of the cycle: we are all victims of the cycle and we are all hurt by it. Oppression hurts the oppressed and the oppressor. 7. And finally, it is the wheel that turns or enables any cycle. At the center or core of the cycle of socialization are fear, misunderstanding, insecurity, confusion, etc. Adams, M., Bell, L. A., Griffin, P. (1997) Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, New York: Routledge. It is our duty to ensure our rights are respected, maintained, upheld, expanded and protected by any means necessary for our individual selves, our communal selves and for our next generation. Power to the people- ASÉ

Georgia Construction Careers' Talkin' Trades Podcast Episode 1 welcomes Terry Newsome, Jr., Business Manager for United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, & HVACR Service Technicians Local 72. Hosts Randy Beall of Georgia Construction Careers and Rut Walker from Union up discuss the opportunities for service technicians and plumbers particularly in a red-hot 2021 construction market in Georgia. Terry talks about the advantages in being a UA member, the pension and benefits, type of work, how to get into the apprenticeship program, training opportunities, and more.

QUESTION PRESENTED:(1) Whether the Natural Gas Act delegates to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission certificate-holders the authority to exercise the federal government’s eminent-domain power to condemn land in which a state claims an interest; and (2) whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit properly exercised jurisdiction over this case.DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)Jan 24 2020 | Application (19A836) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 3, 2020 to March 4, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.Jan 27 2020 | Application (19A836) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 4, 2020.Feb 18 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2020)Mar 09 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC.Mar 20 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Marcellus Shale Coalition and Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association filed.Mar 20 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Industrial Energy Consumers of America filed.Mar 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC filed.Mar 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Pennslvania Manufacturers' Association, et al. filed.Mar 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, et al. filed.Mar 23 2020 | Waiver of New Jersey Conservation Foundation of right to respond not accepted for filing. (March 24, 2020)Mar 23 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent New Jersey Conservation Foundation to respond filed.Mar 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Energy Alliance filed.Mar 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance filed.Mar 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute filed.Mar 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry filed.Mar 23 2020 | Waiver of right of respondents State of New Jersey; NJ Department of Envrionmental Protection, et al. to respond filed.Apr 01 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.Apr 13 2020 | Response Requested. (Due May 13, 2020)Apr 30 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 13, 2020 to June 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.Apr 30 2020 | Response to motion from petitioner PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC filed.May 01 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part; the time is extended to and including June 2, 2020, for all respondents.Jun 02 2020 | Brief of respondents State of New Jersey; NJ Department of Envrionmental Protection, et al. in opposition filed.Jun 02 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent New Jersey Conservation Foundation to respond filed.Jun 03 2020 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.Jun 09 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.Jun 09 2020 | Reply of petitioners PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC filed. (Distributed)Jun 29 2020 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.Dec 09 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.Dec 23 2020 | Supplemental brief of respondents State of New Jersey; NJ Department of Envrionmental Protection, et al. filed.Jan 07 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.Feb 03 2021 | Petition GRANTED. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: Did the Court of Appeals properly exercise jurisdiction over this case? The case will be set for argument in the April 2021 argument session.Feb 05 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, PennEast Pipeline Company, LLCFeb 08 2021 | Joint motion to set the briefing schedule filed by the parties.Feb 10 2021 | Joint motion to set the briefing schedule GRANTED. Petitioner's brief on the merits will be filed on or before March 1, 2021. Respondents briefs on the merits will be filed on or before March 31, 2021. The reply brief will be filed in compliance with Rule 25.3.Feb 22 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, New Jersey Conservation FoundationMar 01 2021 | Brief of petitioner PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC filed.Mar 01 2021 | Joint appendix (two volumes) filed.Mar 04 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, State of New Jersey; NJ Department of Envrionmental Protection, et al.Mar 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry filed.Mar 08 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC filed.Mar 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, et al. filed.Mar 08 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance filed.Mar 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Pennslvania Manufacturers' Association and the New Jersey Business & Industry Association filed.Mar 08 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.Mar 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute filed.Mar 08 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Marcellus Shale Coalition and Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association filed.Mar 12 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.Mar 15 2021 | Record requested.Mar 30 2021 | CIRCULATEDMar 31 2021 | Brief of respondent New Jersey Conservation Foundation filed. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Brief of respondents New Jersey, et al. filed. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.Apr 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of State of Oregon, et al. filed. (Distributed)Apr 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. (Distributed)Apr 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Council of State Governments, et al. filed. (Distributed)Apr 16 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.Apr 16 2021 | Reply of petitioner PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC filed. (Distributed)Apr 28 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Jeremy M. 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Apprenticeships and trade schools have a marketing problem. Sal, the host of the Fresh Apprentice podcast and a plumbing apprentice, told us that when he was first starting his apprenticeship, he got some flak from his family: "You're going to school to plunge toilets and everything? That's so sad." But it turns out that apprenticeships and trade school are actually a pretty sweet gig! He's getting an almost free education: He only has to pay $300 for textbooks, and even those are pretty heavily subsidized. At some trade schools, such as the one close by Isabel's college, Williamson, are fully financed by the alumni of the school, so students get to go there for free. And 100% of the students who graduate from that school get jobs. Sal works for the United Association, a union of plumbers, fitters, welders, and service techs that negotiates contracts with construction contracting companies that mainly work on big sky-rises. We asked him why the workers the apprentices shadow are willing to train mentees, because apparently they don't actually get paid any extra for it: the answer is two-fold. On the one hand, there is a strong sense of brotherhood in the trades and a belief that you have to pay it forward because that's what somebody did for you. On the other, the union pays out a pension and so the more young people you can recruit into the union, the stronger chance your pension will actually pay out because you need to keep a flow of people paying into it. At the end of the day, we need to promote more people (especially women!) going to trade schools because they are high-demand, well-paying jobs (according to ZipRecruiter, a master plumber in the Washington DC area can make between $40K-$100K a year, with a median salary of $62K, which is almost twice the median income of the average US citizen), and it's a great alternative for people who don't think they are a good fit for college. Links: Sal's Podcast, The Fresh Apprentice: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jmhIdawA691hSVAnXw8nM ZipRecruiter profile on Master Plumber Salary: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Master-Plumber-Salary-in-Washington,DC Median income of the average US citizen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_income_in_the_United_States#:~:text=The%20Bureau%20of%20Labor%20Statistics,a%20base%20year%20of%202019. My Friend on Survivor: https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/James_Lim Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/im-the-villain/support

MOOR SOLAR ENERGY is brought to you by the United Association of Moors to ensure sustainable development by spreading awareness on clean energy projects and the opportunities to rebuild socioeconomic ranks and communities to demand social and economic equity. It is the a brief conversation to galvanize the audience in direct action and involvement in protecting our environment and each other. This episode is seeking to connecting to local, national or international partners that are focused on humanitarian work and environmental justice. The objective of the project is to develop solutions, tools, resources and opportunities to promote pollution free and limit greenhouse gases to be emitted after installations. This project will be required to take energy from the sun generated by solar panels and convert the energy to AC voltage, which will be able to power most electronic devices. This will further the renewable clean power that is available every day. The target is to have about 44 public events, 88 work force teams, 111 strategically piloted programs of the solar paneled electrical charging stations for cars, buses, trains and/or trolleys across the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) areas/ The nation's capital should lead in the effort of mandating renewable energy to produce at least 33% of our power source. The increased enforcement of the alternative fueling infrastructure will fill crucial gaps along major shipping corridors and assist in overpowering current barriers to alternative vehicle adoption. This organization thrives on coalition building and promotes the principles of UBUNTU meaning I am because we are hence the communal approach on accountability and action for change. Thankh you for listening to our first podcast and please be sure to spread the word and share on your social platforms. We have future projects that will need additional support globally and hope to use this as a consistent tool to communicate our voice and visions with the world. Please follow our Twitter for MOOR INFO: @MOORSERP IG: @UNITED.MARZ @NU.KA.JA

Union City Radio on the passage of the PRO Act in the U.S. House of Representatives…three International Women's Day reports, from Radio Labour, KBOO Labor Radio and, from the brand-new Solidarity Center podcast, ending gender-based violence at work…the Heartland Labor Forum this week talked to members of the Bamazon Community Organizing Team, who've been working hard to support the Amazon workers organizing drive…and on Monday Morning QB, a report on efforts to organize a union by fitness instructors in Washington, DC…we wrap up this week's show with a report on something most of would probably rather not think about but we all need, and that's plumbing. America's Workforce Radio celebrates World Plumbing Day with the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters. Plus: from Labor History in 2:00, Ending Jim Crow on the Job. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. Also, check out our livestream show, available on Facebook and YouTube, where you'll also find profiles of members of the Network. #LaborRadioPod @DCLabor @radiolabour @kboo @SolidarityCntr @Heartland_Labor @WPFWMMQB @AWFUnionPodcast @ILLaborHistory Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Happy World Plumbing Day! To celebrate, the AWF Union Podcast featured the United Association Director of Plumbing Tom Bigely, today. He talked about what World Plumbing Day was all about, how the UA was able to continue work despite the pandemic, growing their membership with massive organizing efforts and Plumbers 911. United Auto Workers Legislative Representative Desiree Hoffman was the second speaker on the show today. She discussed the recently passed American Rescue Plan, the passage of the PRO Act in the House and the uphill battle they will face passing it in the Senate.  United States Senator Sherrod Brown closed up the show, addressing the American Rescue Plan, multiemployer pension protection plans, collective bargaining and the need for labor law reform.

Elise Bryant is Executive Director of the Labor Heritage Foundation and President of the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Elise Bryant launched her labor arts career as the artistic director of the University of Michigan’s labor theater project, Workers’ Lives/Workers’ Stories in 1982.  She joined the National Writers Union and began her screenwriting career with a script for the documentary, Porgy and Bess: an American Voice which aired on PBS. In 1998 Elise made her Washington, DC stage debut in Theater J’s production of Goodnight Irene and founded the DC Labor Chorus. She directed two productions of the labor jazz opera, Forgotten: the Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant, in Detroit and in the Washington, DC area.  Most recently she directed the labor jazz opera Love Songs From the Liberation Wars: the 1940s Tobacco Workers Struggle. After working 35 years as a labor educator, Elise retired from her professorship at the National Labor College to start her own consulting service, the E.L.I.S.E. Consortium.   Elise is a lifetime member of the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World), a member of the AFM Local 1000 as well as CWA/Newspaper Guild Local 32035. In 2012 she was given the Lifetime Achievement award from the international organization, United Association of Labor Educators.  In 2017 she was elected President of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). We discuss: Growing up in Detroit and using theater arts for activism; Directing labor jazz operas; Labor education and the National Labor College; The role of art in labor movements; The Coalition of Labor Union Women; The Labor Heritage Foundation; and the Future of organizing. Empathy Media Lab is produced by Evan Matthew Papp and we are a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Support media, authors, artists, historians, and journalists, who are fighting to improve the prosperity of the working class.  Website - https://www.empathymedialab.com/  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/empathymedialab  Twitter - https://twitter.com/empathymedialab  Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/empathymedialab  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/empathymedialab/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EmpathyMediaLab/  Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/11307472/admin/  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnL9xRky2ubsOLp-BuYGZhg  ​ Podcast -https://empathymedialab.podbean.com/  Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empathy-media-lab Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6orzgkgpUVadqigQKC5WDq?si=KyaQUurBRMuu2cjT91CSxg  Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2VtcGF0aHltZWRpYWxhYi9mZWVkLnhtbA?ep=14  Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Empathy-Media-Lab  Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/empathy-media-labs-podcast  #HarmonyOfInterest #PoliticalEconomyMatters #LaborRadioPod #1U #UnionStrong

Guests: Anthony Scaramucci, Skybridge Capital Managing Partner and Founder, Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, a Republican representing Indiana's 9th Congressional district, Mark McManus, General President of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of U.S. and Canada.

Guests: Anthony Scaramucci, Skybridge Capital Managing Partner and Founder, Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, a Republican representing Indiana's 9th Congressional district, Mark McManus, General President of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of U.S. and Canada.

Join Dan Bulley of the Chicago MCA, and Mike Zivanovic of the United Association and GTP Services as they explore their decades of experience introducing technology to their respective trades.

United Association (UA) International Representative Kurt Steenhoek was a featured guest on today’s edition of the America’s Work Force Union Podcast. Steenhoek discussed the UA’s water quality program, contractor and member certifications and how they develop their programs, training and standards.Cleveland Better Business Bureau President Sue McConnell was also featured on today’s installment of the podcast. With the holidays just a few weeks away, online shopping scams are running rampant. McConnell explained how to be safe while shopping online for hot items, dangerous websites to look out for and a Zoom phishing scam.

This week on MickPix, we welcome to the show Journeyman Pipefitter and 23 year long member of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters, Wayne McKinley. Wayne was a member of the Alberta Local 488 for 14 years. He moved back to where his career began with local 170 in British Columbia 5 years ago and is now running in this years Local 170 Union Election. Wayne is running for Business Agent, and wans to share what his plans are if elected. Wayne is also no slouch to the hockey world! Hear a great interview with some great stories from a great man, who is all for the people!PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING 170 BROTHERS AND SISTERS BELOWGus KnobbeGo Fund Mehttps://gf.me/u/y74s89Jacob & MirielleGo Fund Mehttps://gf.me/u/y8m97rCAREERS WITH LOCAL 170ualocal170.comREACH WAYNE MCKINLEY DIRECTelectwaynemckinley170@gmail.comOR facebook.com/wayne.mckinley.902Interview at 8:15 minHost: MickGuest: Wayne McKinley

United Association (UA) Local 669 Recruitment and Outreach Specialist Tim Coleman spoke with America’s Work Force Union Podcast today about recruitment efforts targeted at veterans, the United Association registered apprenticeship program and recruiting more people into Local 669.Joyce Goldstein with Goldstein Gragel, LLC addressed the members of the National Labor Relations Board and their anti-union background. She continued by telling host Ed “Flash” Ferenc about what the NLRB under a Biden Administration would look like and how it could be beneficial for workers.Progressive Populist Editor Jim Cullen offered a breakdown of the details of the election and what President-elect Joe Biden will have to do to get America back on track after the Trump Administration. 

The 19 employer associations affiliated to industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) and the industry’s five trade unions on September 1 formally adopted the 2020 to 2021 standstill main agreement concluded in August. The collective agreement, adopted in line with the Labour Relations Act, now enjoys the status of a collective industry agreement and marks a watershed moment in which business and labour together recognised the devastating impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on companies and employees across the metals and engineering (M&E) sector, says Seifsa. The five trade unions that are signatories to this agreement are the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, Solidarity, the United Association of South Africa, the Metal and Electrical Workers Union of South Africa and the South African Equity Workers Association. Collectively, the membership of these trade unions accounts for 49.8% of all workers employed by employer organisations on the bargaining council. The Seifsa-affiliated employer associations represent 56% of all workers employed by employer parties on the bargaining council. Seifsa operations director Lucio Trentini says the agreement is significant because it is an acknowledgment by all the negotiating parties of the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on companies and on the livelihoods of employees in an economy that was already in a recession before the pandemic. The pandemic and the resulting nationwide lockdown to curb its spread have pushed many businesses to the brink of collapse, with unemployment reaching a record 30.1%, notes Seifsa. “In response, we have all agreed to lock in existing terms and conditions of employment over a 12-month period, freezing the current wage rates until June 30, 2021, to enable the industry to adjust to a post-Covid-19 reality. This is unprecedented not just in this sector, but in the country in general,” Trentini says. The agreement, he says, is the result of a collective bargaining partnership founded on understanding, respect and trust. “The agreement gives our industry an opportunity to preserve jobs, while seeking solutions that will help to turn around not only the fortunes of the sector, but the economy as a whole,” Trentini notes.

President of Alliance for American Manufacturing, Scott Paul spoke with America’s Work Force Radio Podcast on July 1 to discuss the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act. He also discussed the need to keep manufacturing in the United States, invest in our infrastructure, and end the U.S. dependency on China for production and manufacturing.Program Manager and Training Specialist for the United Association of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and HVAC-R Technicians Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program, Mike Hazard spoke about the UA VIP program, who is eligible for it, what they do, and the rewarding jobs they help people find.

East Coast Radio — The United Association of SA has made formal submissions to the government asking it to reopen the beauty industry. A KZN hairdresser says she has been running her business from home. She says she needs to in order to survive.

Regular Meeting and Post Council Study Session Agenda ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Council Bill No. 2019-177 A Resolution Appointing Thomas Thompson to the Code Review & Appeals Board in the City of Champaign Council Bill No. 2019-178 A Resolution Appointing Adrianne Brehm to the Historic Preservation Commission in the City of Champaign Council Bill No. 2019-179 A Resolution Appointing Aviyah Washington to the Human Relations Commission in the City of Champaign Council Bill No. 2019-180 An Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for Various Funds (Budget Amendment No. 2019/2020-5) Council Bill No. 2019-181 An Ordinance Amending the Position Control Report and Salary Schedules of the City of Champaign for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Council Bill No. 2019-182 An Ordinance Amending the Rates of Compensation for Employees of the Champaign Public Library and the Annual Position Control Report for the Champaign Public Library for the Fiscal Year 2019/20 Council Bill No. 2019-183 A Resolution Adopting a Plan of Finance to Issue General Obligation Bonds to Refund the General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010 (Finance Department – Debt Financing – 2019 Refunding Bonds) Council Bill No. 2019-184 An Ordinance of the City of Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, Providing for the Issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2019, Providing the Details of Such Bonds and for a Levy of Taxes to Pay the Principal of and Interest on Such Bonds, and Related Matters (Finance Department – Debt Financing – Refunding of Series 2010 Bonds) Council Bill No. 2019-185 A Resolution Approving a Grant Agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a Fire Prevention & Safety Grant (Fire Department-Fire Prevention & Safety Grant) Council Bill No. 2019-186 An Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for the General Fund (Budget Amendment No. 2019/2020-6) Council Bill No. 2019-187 An Ordinance Approving an Agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Champaign, Illinois and AFSCME Council 31, Local Union #1960 (FY 2019/2020 – FY 2021/2022) Council Bill No. 2019-188 An Ordinance Approving an Agreement Between the City of Champaign, Illinois and the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters, Metal Trades Division, AFL-CIO Local Union #149 (FY 2019/2020 – FY 2021/2022) Council Bill No. 2019-189 An Ordinance Adding Section 2-291 of the Champaign Municipal Code, 1985, as Amended (Administration – Legal Department – Case Intervention and Support) Council Bill No. 2019-190 A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Subrecipient Agreement with the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission – Community Services Division for Senior Minor Home Repair Program Management Services (Neighborhood Services Department) Council Bill No. 2019-191 A Resolution Approving the Final Plat of Brookfield Properties Retail No. 1 Subdivision (located at 2002, 2100, and 2310 North Neil Street) Council Bill No. 2019-192 An Ordinance Amending Articles II, IV of Chapter 37 of the Champaign Municipal Code, 1985, as Amended (Article II – Definitions; Article IV – Development Standards) Council Bill No. 2019-193 An Ordinance Amending Article XI of the Champaign Municipal Code, 1985, as Amended (Zoning Requirements for Cannabis Business Establishments) STUDY SESSION AGENDA SS 2019-037 Financial Forecast SS 2019-038 Proposed 2019 Property Tax Levy

History in the craft taken from the book “The Rise of the United Association” written by Martin Segal. We are going to release small segments to show the rich history behind the trades.

Caleb Roth interviews Wizard of Wood, Everett Abrams Stain & Seal Experts Fence and Deck Stain and Sealer ZERO VOC, best on the market Everett Abrams Deck Restoration Plus Started with their own product line and franchising and stopped that to sell to the public. He earned the nickname 'Wizard of Wood' from on Online Bulletin Board many years ago Evert's best success comes from developing plans with his customers to best suit their needs. Advice for cleaning and restoring decks- There are three popular ways to clean the wood using Sodium percarbonate, Oxygenated bleach, and Sodium hypochlorite. These products work great when used properly. Everett recommends using Sodium metocylic to clean older, more weathered decks because it is more of a lifter or mild stripper than cleaner. He also recommends Sodium hydroxide, when cut in half or less, also works well to kill and remove mold, mildew and other organic growth. Caleb asks Evert for his opinion on using household bleach to clean decks and fences. He says that if used properly, it is an affective tool in cleaning and restoring wood. Caleb then asked Evert about how he deals with fuzz. He said the cause of fuzz is too much cleaning product or the product being left on too long. He also suggested using Osborne brushes to remove the fuzz as an alternative to sanding. Pressure doesn't clean or restore. He suggests to use pressure washers for rinsing only, because too much water at a high pressure will do more harm than good. His best advice is to research and find the best cleaning product for the project at hand. He uses water based stains that do not leave film on the wood surfaces. He uses this and achieves great results for his customers. When asked about his business advice for people wanting to step into the world of wood restoration and staining, Everett suggests making sure that you learn all that you can about wood restoration so that you can properly and honestly answer questions from potential customers. He says to make sure that the knowledge and hard work that you put on the initial contact, so that you are always ahead of the competition. He reiterates that learning all that you can about wood will set you apart from any competition. The more knowledge and education you have, the better you will be able to help potential clients. If you stay inside your four walls, that's all you'll ever see. Everett advises that you set up a maintenance program for customers so that they will protect their initial investment while guaranteeing you repeat business. He also suggests to give time frame windows for everything from estimates to product longevity. Everett has been featured on the cover of Deck Builder Magazine. He says they reached out to him about pressure washing techniques Popular Mechanics Magazine. Caleb and Everett discuss pricing jobs and the different factors that determine the price of projects. Everett teaches classes on wood restoration. He offers a two day course that covers different wood species, cleaners and cleaning techniques, then different coatings. He also reviews the business side - giving proposals, marketing, and more specific products. Everett has taught classes for: Power Washers of North America https://www.pwna.org/ United Association of Mobile Contract Cleaners http://www.uamcc.org International Window Cleaning Association https://www.iwca.org/ Deck and Railing Association http://www.nadra.org/ Powerwash.com out of Texas Ways to connect with Caleb and the Stain & Seal Experts' team Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/StainandSealExperts Facebook University https://www.facebook.com/groups/1908314446162321/ Website https://stainandsealexperts.com/ Store https://stain-seal-experts-store.myshopify.com/ Ways to connect with Everett Abrams, Wizard of Wood Facebook page and YouTube links https://www.facebook.com/deckrestorationplus/ https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=EiG4AQHCARtDaElKbFNJNGktYzZ3WWtSLTZYTC1TQU95YTQ%253D&search_query=Deck+Restoration+Plus+LLC https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWFJS5wvnujM_8SyPpkh5Xw deckrestorationplus.com Resources mentioned in this episode The Wood Handbook https://smile.amazon.com/Centennial-Wood-Handbook-Engineering-Material/dp/1484859707/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544481339&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wood+handbook Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau http://www.cedarbureau.org/ Western Red Cedar Lumber Associationhttps://www.realcedar.com/ Understanding Wood https://smile.amazon.com/Understanding-Wood-Craftsmans-Guide-Technology/dp/1561583588/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1544481558&sr=8-2&keywords=understanding+wood

This week, the team is quite active! Join Rachel, Jessica, and Joel, as they discuss topics from a 9-month National Fitness Challenge, to the Ecobee4 Thermostat, to the Amazon Echo stepping into the communication market. A 9-Month Fitness Challenge? Students from the Georgia Blind Sports Association along with the United Association of Blind Athletes and the Amerigroup are taking part in a 9-month fitness challenge. Read about it here there are always things to say when it comes to getting out there and being active! Listen as the team shares their thoughts on this challenge and the devices used to promote friendly competition. "Introducing a new way to be together" How to make calls from your Amazon Echo. In this section, Joel and Jessica demonstrate how the Amazon Echo and the Alexa app now have the ability to make calls and send messages to other Echo users who have enabled this service. Get all the details here Getting Smart with the Ecobee4 Thermostat After all those workouts, being able to set that AC to a cool temperature would be fantastic. Is it doable with this unit? Take a look here Cool Picks As Joel is the audio master on the CBT team, his pick of choice is the app he uses to do all his audio magic. Reaper Since Jessica is the traveling ninja, she wants to tell us all about this new transit app she makes extensive use of. CityMapper Transit App for iOS, web and Android While at the gym, Rachel really enjoys a great thriller to keep her energized throughout her workout. She has chosen Voicedream Reader You can read pretty much anything, with a variety of voices or fonts to help consume the content the way you want. Listen and enjoy!

This week, the team is quite active! Join Rachel, Jessica, and Joel, as they discuss topics from a 9-month National Fitness Challenge, to the Ecobee4 Thermostat, to the Amazon Echo stepping into the communication market. A 9-Month Fitness Challenge? Students from the Georgia Blind Sports Association along with the United Association of Blind Athletes and the Amerigroup are taking part in a 9-month fitness challenge. Read about it here there are always things to say when it comes to getting out there and being active! Listen as the team shares their thoughts on this challenge and the devices used to promote friendly competition. "Introducing a new way to be together" How to make calls from your Amazon Echo. In this section, Joel and Jessica demonstrate how the Amazon Echo and the Alexa app now have the ability to make calls and send messages to other Echo users who have enabled this service. Get all the details here Getting Smart with the Ecobee4 Thermostat After all those workouts, being able to set that AC to a cool temperature would be fantastic. Is it doable with this unit? Take a look here Cool Picks As Joel is the audio master on the CBT team, his pick of choice is the app he uses to do all his audio magic. Reaper Since Jessica is the traveling ninja, she wants to tell us all about this new transit app she makes extensive use of. CityMapper Transit App for iOS, web and Android While at the gym, Rachel really enjoys a great thriller to keep her energized throughout her workout. She has chosen Voicedream Reader You can read pretty much anything, with a variety of voices or fonts to help consume the content the way you want. Listen and enjoy!

This week, the team is quite active! Join Rachel, Jessica, and Joel, as they discuss topics from a 9-month National Fitness Challenge, to the Ecobee4 Thermostat, to the Amazon Echo stepping into the communication market. A 9-Month Fitness Challenge? Students from the Georgia Blind Sports Association along with the United Association of Blind Athletes and the Amerigroup are taking part in a 9-month fitness challenge. Read about it here there are always things to say when it comes to getting out there and being active! Listen as the team shares their thoughts on this challenge and the devices used to promote friendly competition. "Introducing a new way to be together" How to make calls from your Amazon Echo. In this section, Joel and Jessica demonstrate how the Amazon Echo and the Alexa app now have the ability to make calls and send messages to other Echo users who have enabled this service. Get all the details here Getting Smart with the Ecobee4 Thermostat After all those workouts, being able to set that AC to a cool temperature would be fantastic. Is it doable with this unit? Take a look here Cool Picks As Joel is the audio master on the CBT team, his pick of choice is the app he uses to do all his audio magic. Reaper Since Jessica is the traveling ninja, she wants to tell us all about this new transit app she makes extensive use of. CityMapper Transit App for iOS, web and Android While at the gym, Rachel really enjoys a great thriller to keep her energized throughout her workout. She has chosen Voicedream Reader You can read pretty much anything, with a variety of voices or fonts to help consume the content the way you want. Listen and enjoy!

We discuss attracting young people to the skilled trades and the importance of using education as a pipeline for talent in the skilled trades on this episode of Entrepreneur Friday brought to you The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, featuring Dart Foundation, Michigan Creative, Ingham ISD and The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local Union 333.

We discuss attracting young people to the skilled trades and the importance of using education as a pipeline for talent in the skilled trades on this episode of Entrepreneur Friday brought to you The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, featuring Dart Foundation, Michigan Creative, Ingham ISD and The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local Union 333.

Happy holidays to all of the Find Your Fit listeners. Jessica and Kevan welcome all listeners, talk about some of the things we discussed in this year's episodes, and thank all of our sponsors, partners, and supporters. United Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), National Federation of the Blind (NFB), The Colorado Center for the Blind ... [Read more...]

GUESTS: Dave Barnett: Pipeline Representative for the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pipeline projects and good union jobs; Rep. Kevin Cramer: North Dakota Congressman at Large What the Dakota Access Pipeline means for North Dakota and the rural communities through which it traverses; Toby Mack: President and CEO, Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance How energy infrastructure projects create jobs throughout the supply chain; Teriann Gutierrez: Owner Buena Vista Farms RV Resort Economic stimulus in communities along the pipeline route.

GUESTS: Christine Lakatos: Citizen Activist & Researcher, The Green Corruption File Tom Steyers involvement in green energy boondoggles; Simon Lomax: Associate Energy Policy Analyst, Independence Institute, Pro-business consultant Steyer’s influence in Colorado’s politics; Dan Kish: Senior Vice President for Policy, Institute for Energy Research Steyer’s green energy involvement isn’t about energy, it’s about power and money; David Barnett: Special Representative, United Association, Pipeline and Gas Distribution Department Steyer and the division between the unions and environmentalists.