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P a g e 1 November 2011
Local Union 2227
U N I T E D S T E E L W O R K E R S O F A M E R I C A
To all my brothers and sisters,
This coming Thursday we celebrate a very old tradition of Thanksgiving. If it weren’t for our forefathers tak-
ing a break and sitting down to give
thanks maybe we would-
T h e s n't be here today.
o m e n t ’
F r i d Thanksgiving
e s A T thoughts are the
p r s k i v i n g kind o f
D e s g
k thoughts that we should
a n
T h have all year long. For it is the folks
with thankful hearts whose lives are filled with
song. We should take time for kindness to those we
hold most dear, and just extend a helping hand to oth-
ers through the year. Let's set aside some quiet time
and share it with a friend. For friendships bring a spe-
cial joy and pleasure without end. So, may the blessings of this day that I would ask for you, now fill you with
Thanksgiving Peace that lasts the whole year through!
Local 2227 President
Kevin McKelvey
Seventy years ago On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the American Army and Navy base in
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The attack came as a surprise to the Ameri-
can Army and Navy and lead to great losses of life and equipment.
More than 2000 American citizens were killed and more than 1000
were injured. The Americans also lost a large proportion of their
battle ships and nearly 200 aircraft that were stationed in the Pa-
cific region. More than 60 Japanese servicemen were killed, in-
jured or captured. The Japanese Navy also lost five midget subma-
rines and 29 aircraft.
The Japanese military had hoped that the attack on Pearl Harbor
would prevent the United States of America from increasing her
influence in the Pacific. However, the events in Pearl Harbor actu-
ally led to the escalation of World War II. The day after the attack,
the United States declared war on Japan and so entered World War
II. President Franklin Roosevelt in a speech to Congress stated that
the bombing of Pearl Harbor was “a date which will live in in-
famy”. Shortly afterwards, Germany also declared war on the
United States. In the months that followed the attack, the slogan
“Remember Pearl Harbor” swept the United States and radio stations repeatedly played a song of the same
name.
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f r e n
t e r e s i d
M i n i M i n u t e s
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L o u A n n G r i c e
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R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r y
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S e p t e m b e r
The September union meeting was called to order
Brothers and by President McKelvey at 4:15 PM. All officers
Sisters, and grievance people were present except Dave
Morgan and Mike Ornot. Minutes and financial re-
The question I get ports were read and approved. Motion made and
asked the most is passed to suspend regular order of business for guest
what is going on speaker, Barney Ousler from Mon Valley Unem-
with the 56-60 ployment Committee. Barney spoke of all the good
hour ruling from work his committee does for our members and
the arbitrator. members of our communities who have lost jobs.
Well, as it stands Motion made and passed to resume regular order of
now, the Interna- business. Communications: 1) Workers Compensa-
tional has every- tion seminar Linden Hall October 23-26. Motion
thing written up, and it is being sent to the arbitrator to made and passed not to participate. 2) United Steel-
be clarified.. We are waiting for this outcome. The workers Press Association membership, motion
company offered hours, and the International Union made and passed to join at no cost to the local. 3)
said no. Please be patient with the system. If any in- PA Governor's Occupational Safety & Health Con-
formation is received, I will post to the website...please ference-October 3-4 in Hershey, PA. Motion made
stop by at www.usw2227.org There is so much infor- and passed not to participate. 4) Thank You from
mation available, there is not enough room for it all to Local 5032, for our recent donation to their strike
be published in the newsletter. The website will keep fund. Committee reports: Rapid Response-Dan
you updated on items of concern to us as union mem- Matesich, Safety-Steve Smith, Benefits-Dave No-
bers. On November 23, we will be having Blood vak. Book closed at 4:30 PM. Old business: Ques-
Drive in the Old Training Center. See you there. Also, tion asked about hall fans. We have OK for them to
I have a calendar to pass out to each and every one of be installed but have to wait until outages are over.
you. This will be done at the weekly safety meeting. If New Business: Questions and concerns about testing
for some reason you do not receive one, please stop by and training on new bids. Not everyone treated the
the union hall and pick one up. On to other things. As same and it is a huge problem. President will bring
you well know the company gave notice about possible all issues up at manning meeting this week and will
shutdown for Christmas and having to use a vacation also make sure training coordinator is at next meet-
from 2012. Our position, after reading the contract ing to answer questions. *Questions asked about
book, is that this is not legal. And this our stand. Based other bids and all questions were turned over to
on the calendar week ending on a Saturday this cannot Dave Novak to find answers. *Question asked
be done. Bear with me...things aren’t as easy as they about 56-60 payouts. There are lots of rumors but
seem. Remember, always perform your job safely. we have nothing in writing and are waiting for con-
Need help? Ask for it. We are all here to make a living firmation from the International. Good/Welfare:
and doing it safely is top priority. I leave you with a Pipe orders are up and all other orders are the
famous quote I once heard “My job provides my pay- same. Motion made and denied to forgo reading of
check, but safety takes me home.” lost time. Lost time read and approved. 50/50 raffle
was won by Steve Luczki. Polo Shirt won by Ron
Harding. Motion made and passed to adjourn. Next
Local 2227 President
meeting will be October 11, 2011 at 4:15PM .
Please plan to attend.
Kevin McKelvey
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L o c a l U n i o n 2 2 2 7
O c t o b e r N o v e m b e r
The October union meeting was called to order by The November union meeting was called to order by
President McKelvey at 4:15 PM. . All officers and Acting President Steve Smith at 4:15PM. All offi-
grievance people were present except Steve Smith, cers and grievance people were present except Kevin
Scott Pittman, Jason Zugai and Jim Lloyd. Minutes McKelvey and Gilbert Miller on vacation and Brian
and financial reports were read and approved. Com- Buzby working. Minutes and financial reports were
munications: 1) USW Local 285-L asking for strike read and approved. Communications: PA AFL/CIO
donation. Motion made and passed to send $250. 2) asking for monetary help with the Unionism in
Federal Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) Assistance Pro- America scholarship fund. Motion made and passed
grams conference, Oct. 27 in Pittsburgh. Motion not to participate. 2) Salvation Army asking for do-
made and passed to send chair of Rapid Response nation. Motion made and passed to send $50.00. 3)
with lost time as needed and mileage. Committee Re- International having Basic Steel Industry Conference
ports: Grievance/Benefits-Dave Novak, Rapid Re- in Pittsburgh, Nov. 30-Dec.1, 2011. Motion made
sponse-Dan Matesich, CSC-Bob Territ, Veterans-Al and passed to send president, Kevin McKelvey and
Gallenton. Question asked why there are no codes for grievance chair, Dave Novak with lost time as
pay adjustments made on our pay checks. Dave No- needed, registration fee, mileage and Pittsburgh ex-
vak will talk to Tom Plachecki. Book closed at penses. Committee reports: Newsletter/Rapid Re-
4:41PM. Old Business: Profit Share is decided on sponse-Dan Matesich, Benefits-Dave Novak, Veter-
480 hours because it works out to be more. *Upper ans-Al Gallenton, Trustee-Ryan Kieffer. Book
parking lot will have trees cut back once outages are closed at 4:27PM. Old Business: Pay codes for de-
over. Allison Black and John Borkowski Sr. will dis- ductions are regulated by corporate and we do not
cuss welding program. They will start having train- have anything to do with that. *Welding classes has
ing meetings once a month. Good/Welfare: No profit gotten a new teacher and should be up and running
share numbers yet. *August 1 test scores for learners by the end of the year. New Business: Herb Bedner
program were lowered. *Many training questions is new assistant grievance in Zone III. Good/
were asked and answered. Lost time read and ap- Welfare: John Borkowski Sr., spoke on ICD's Tino
proved. 50/50 raffle won by Mike Skiffington. Mo- Fulimeni scholarship. It was won this year by one of
tion made and passed to adjourn. Next meeting will our members daughter. Lost time was read and ap-
be November 8, 2011 at 4:15PM .Please plan to at- proved. 50/50 raffle was won by John Borkowski
tend. Sr. . Polo shirt won by Scott Pittman, t-shirt won by
Dave Morgan. Motion made and passed to ad-
—————-ACAA Membership Drive ————————-
As an employee or retiree of United States Steel Corporation in
journ. Next meeting will be December 13, 2011, at
the Pittsburgh area, you are eligible to become a member of the 4:15PM please plan to attend.
Andrew Carnegie Athletic Association (ACAA). To take ad- On behalf of all the executive board members, we
vantage of the discounts listed, please complete a Membership wish you and your families a safe and Happy
Form and send it to your Department Floor Director. Member- Thanksgiving holiday.
ship dues are $5.00 for the year.
F o r S a l e
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Phone 412-384-3504 Andy K
F o r y o u r i n f o r m a t i o n
Article 5 Section 1 Adjustments of Grievances—-Page 85
i) In any award or settlement involving cash payments, amounts
not paid within thirty (30) days of the date when the Parties
identify the payees and the amount due to each payee will ac-
crue interest from the date of settlement at the same rate as es-
tablished at the local Federal Credit Union.
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The picture speaks for
I am a Union Steelworker
itself. Join SOAR. It’s
And let me be frank
only $12.00 per year.
Bush dropped the ball
It’s money well spent
and when you retire And the economy sank.
the union pays for the
first year. Stop by the The rich are still rich
Union Hall 1st Tues- The poor are still poor
day of every month The banks asked for money
And wanted much more.
Cost of Living Adjustments for So- All hands were out
cial Security Beneficiaries Would We are too big to fail
Accurately Reflect Higher Heath Thousands on Wall Street
Care and Every Day Costs Should spend time in jail.
The United Steelworkers (USW) today strongly endorsed legislation by Sens. Sher- They said, “Invest in the mar-
rod Brown (D-Ohio) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) that would adopt a much more
accurate consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E). Developed by the Bu- ket”
reau of Labor Statistics, this index
would base its calculation on a mar- But failed to mention
ket basket of goods purchased by
retirees. It is well understood that It is all a façade
retired Americans spend much more
of their financial resources on health And we’re stealing your pension.
care and housing than the general
population. The current formula for
calculating the annual Cost of Liv- Corporations, greed, and war
ing Adjustment (COLA) for Social
Security beneficiaries, however, Fuel the GOP
does not accurately reflect their eve-
ryday costs, understating in particu- They act as Christians
lar, health care costs that are rising
well beyond the rate of inflation ... But are the devil to me.
more
I p l e d g e t o S t a n d U p a n d
F i g h t B a c k a l o n g w i t h t h e
U n i t e d S t e e l w o r k e r s f o r a
b e t t e r w o r l d a n d e c o n o m y
t h a t w o r k s f o r a l l . W e w i l l
s t a n d a n d f i g h t f o r f a i r
t r a d e , s a f e w o r k p l a c e s , a f -
f o r d a b l e h e a l t h c a r e a n d
t h e r i g h t t o c o l l e c t i v e
b a r g a i n i n g .
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I N T H E N E W S
h e r e a t l o c a l 2 2 2 7
Electrical Learner Program Graduates Two
From LU #2227. Congratulations to Irvin
Works employees Michael Bronder and Albert
Hardy on their successful completion of the
Electrical Program on October 21, 2011.
Mike and Al were both members of the fourth
electrical class to be completed. Their class
had six students from the Mon Valley and took
24 months to complete, which included class-
room and on-the-job training. Good Luck in
your new positions.
Our law firm’s success is measured first and foremost by our
clients. Not only do clients deserve a high quality legal service, Winner of Tino Fulimeni Memorial
they also have a right to expect that our lawyers will spend time Scholarship
helping them through the legal maze. At Rudberg Law Of-
fices, LLC, our lawyers are committed to providing unequaled Chelsey Marie Ditmore, Hopwood, PA,
personal and professional service. Our accident attorneys in
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cult times. Our Pittsburgh accident lawyers, accident law firm
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Law Offices, LLC to help you -- we are in this together. USW Local 2227,
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ger Need legal counsel? Well here is your chance. Attor-
ealth Ran
a ms, the H neys from the following law firms will be at the union hall
Mike Ad and available to our union members for free legal consulta-
tion. Don’t waste an opportunity.
Protect Yourself from MSG and Aspartame From: 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Excitotoxicity
NaturalNews) The first line of defense against the two most 3rd Mondays December 19, January 16, February 20,
commonly used and pernicious food additives, MSG and March 19
aspartame, is avoidance. However, complete avoidance is not
Rudberg Law Office, LLC
possible for everyone all the time. MSG, monosodium gluta- 412-488-6000
mate, has been disguised with several different names. As-
partame or its primary constituent, aspartic acid, along with
disguised variations of MSG, have even shown up in food
Last Wednesdays November 30, December 28, January 25,
products or supplements sold in health food stores! Eating February 29, March 28
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maybe, now it has been disclosed that many crops are being 412-391-9860
sprayed, some for several years, with the essential ingredient
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fense is certainly in order. Kevin McKelvey, President
USW Local Union No. 2227
See MSG Now Used to Spray Crops: http://
www.naturalnews.com/026157.html
What Are Excitoxins
Excitotoxins are amino acids that also serve as neurotrans-
mitters in the brain. The nervous system needs amino acid
neurotransmitters to operate. But when the dose is too high
or builds from excessive daily intake, these amino acids
cross the blood brain barrier and excite the neurons of brain
cells to a point of absolute exhaustion. Then those brain neu-
rons eventually die. As one consumes MSG or aspartame
over time, there is a formaldehyde byproduct from metabo-
lizing these toxic ingredients. The formaldehyde binds with
cellular DNA and causes DNA damage. It tends to stick to
the DNA and over time the formaldehyde accumulation
causes massive cell damage, which breeds diseases of all
sorts, even cancer. Within the brain and throughout the nerv-
ous system, heart, and intestinal tract there are glutamate
receptors or channels. So it is not only the brain that is af-
fected by excitotoxins over time. If one is lacking in gluta-
mate or other excitoxin protection naturally, drinking or eat-
ing a large quantity of MSG or aspartame laced liquid at one
time can result in an immediate negative physical reaction.
Natural Protection From Excititoxic Reactions
Magnesium has been discovered to help impede glutamates
from overloading glutamate receptors. People with low mag-
nesium content are the most prone to acute excitotoxicity
that can cause a sudden severe digestive distress, headache,
or even heart attack. Magnesium is vital to 300 biochemical
functions within the body. So it is important for overall
health in addition to blocking glutamate sensors or channels
from excitotoxin overload. Magnesium comes in all sorts of
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R a p i d R e s p o n s e The Police State Vs. Occupy Wall Street: This Is Not Go-
ing To End Well For Any Of Us
35 Facts About The Gutting Of
America’s Industrial Might That The stunning police raid of Zuccotti Park at 1 AM on Tuesday morning
made headlines around the world. Protesters were hauled off, tents were
Should Make You Very Angry cut down and garbage trucks hauled off the personal possessions of those
that had been encamped there. It was swift and it was brutal. But it was
Did you know that an average of 23 manufac- just another in a long line of raids that we have seen over the past couple
of weeks. Occupy camps in Portland, Oakland, Chicago, San Francisco,
turing facilities were shut down every single
Dallas, Atlanta and several other cities have also been raided. There is an
day in the United States last year? As World War II
increasing body of evidence that these raids have been coordinated. For
ended, the United States emerged as the greatest indus-
example, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan recently made the following state-
trial power that the world has ever seen. But now
ment during a recent interview about the Occupy movement....
America's industrial might is being gutted like a fish
and both political parties seem totally uncon-
cerned. Yes, we will always need trading relationships I was recently on a conference call with 18 cities across
that are fair and balanced with other countries that the country who had the same situation
have economic systems that are similar to our
own. However, the truth is that most of our trading Does anyone want to guess who was running that conference call?
relationships are neither "fair" nor balanced. For ex-
ample, China manipulates currency rates so that Chi- Heidi Bogosian, the executive director of the National Lawyers Guild, is
nese products are much cheaper than they should be, convinced that the recent raids were coordinated at the federal level....
they brazenly steal our technology and we let them get
away with it, they deeply subsidize their most impor- "We definitely feel, especially in a movement like this that
tant industries and they exploit their citizens by allow- has arisen so quickly in a number of cities, that there will
ing them to be paid slave labor wages. How in the be a coordinated national effort to try and shut it down"
world does that resemble the "free market" at
work? Predatory nations such as China do everything
that they can to distort the free market. So why in the Someone probably thought that cracking a few skulls and cutting up a few
world would any rational economist ever recommend tents would probably make the hippies go away. Yes, that might have
that we should keep trading with other countries that worked in 1991. But this is 2011. Whether you agree with Occupy Wall
are cheating us blind? After you read the facts in this Street or not, one thing that should be clear to all of us is that these boys
article about the gutting of America's industrial might, and girls are deadly serious. In response to the recent raids, organizers
hopefully you will get very angry. We need the have declared "a national day of direct action" on Thursday. One of the
American people to start getting very upset about these "major actions" being planned is a "shut down" of Wall Street. Of course
very important issues. that will not happen because thousands of law enforcement personnel will
Both major political parties promised us that globaliza- be dispatched to protect Wall Street if necessary. But what does seem
tion would be wonderful for the U.S. economy. Well, clear is that Occupy Wall Street seems determined to take things to the
in the first decade of this century less net jobs were next level.
created than in any other decade since the Great De- Economic/Political Articles
pression. The "free trade" polices of the globalists have Crash Tax: Wall Street Reparations
been an abysmal failure. Tens of thousands of facto- Wall Street waged war on the American economy and middle
ries, millions of jobs, and hundreds of billions of dol- class with its reckless gambling. It wasn't Fannie Mae or Freddie
lars of our national wealth have gone to countries that Mac that crashed the economy. It wasn't the federal government. It
engage in predatory trade practices and that exploit wasn't hapless homeowners who were sold mortgages they could-
slave labor pools. How in the world are American n't afford. It was Wall Street financiers that aggressively sought
workers supposed to compete against workers that and bought mortgages to package and sell as derivatives, which
make less than a dollar an hour (with no benefits) on the banks could wager on. Americans bailed out Wall Street, hand-
the other side of the globe? If you support the version ing it a Marshall Plan for reconstruction after its bad bets blew up
of "free trade" that most of our politicians are promot- the world economy. Now more
ing, then you are supporting the one world economic
system that the global elite are trying to establish. In Steelworkers Humanity Fund Contributes $107,800 to Cana-
this one world economic system, American workers dian Food Banks
will increasingly be forced to compete for jobs with the United Steelworkers' (USW) Canadian National Director Ken Neu-
cheapest labor on the planet. This will continue to mann today announced the Steelworkers Humanity Fund is con-
force the standard of living of American workers way, tributing $107,800 to 55 food banks in Canadian communities
way down and it will continue to absolutely destroy the where USW members live and work. "In communities as diverse
middle class. The following are 35 facts about the gut- as Port Alberni, Goose Bay, Montreal, and Sault Ste. Marie, The
ting of America's industrial might that should make Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing to food banks be-
you very angry.... cause poor and vulnerable Canadians continue to rely on food
Cont on Page 14 banks to make ends meet," said Neumann. "Across this country
we are collectively failing more
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2011 Annual Irvin Works Outages
During the 2011 outages many upgrades were made to
our facilities throughout our plant. The outages lasted
from October 2nd thru October 26th. During that time
we had many maintenance and laborers working 12
hour days with little or no time off. We would like to
take this opportunity to express our gratitude and ap-
preciation to all
of our union
brothers and
sisters, who
came in and
worked safely
and diligently to make this a successful outage. Without the safety first
mentality of everyone involved, we could not have achieved this goal.
We, unfortunately, did not go injury free, with a few minor first aid eye
irritations and a recordable injury to an individual’s finger. We feel that
the outage was a huge success, each department should be proud of the
work that was accomplished in a short period of time and as safely as possible. We managed to get the mills
back in operation on time or in some cases ahead of the schedule. Again, to all union brothers and sisters who
worked hard and SAFE during the outages of 2011, we would like to say thank you! Thanks,
Local2227
Safety team members
Steve Smith
Jason Zugai
Mike Johnson
Sean Buglar
Rich Lattanzi
Dan Smith
"Tragedy
is when I
cut my
finger.
Comedy is when
you walk into an
open sewer and
die" -Mel Brooks
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(Cont’d) supplemental forms. It is wise to get one that dissolves in water for
easier absorption into the blood. Magnesium content is high in green, leafy
vegetables. It is also available in whole grains and many beans and nuts. Try
purchasing organic fresh vegetables and organic bulk grains or beans if possible.
Research seems to indicate that Ginko Baloba also protects against excitoxic-
ity. It has been known to help protect against Alzheimer's as well as reduce
brain fog for some time now.
Omega 3 fatty acids also block excitoxins while repairing cellular damage. Fish
oils seem to be the best source of Omega 3 for this specific purpose, according
to Dr. Russel Blaylock, author of Excitoxins: The Taste That Kills, and Health
and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life.
Selenium is another protector of glutamate receptors from excitotoxin invasion.
It is available as a supplement. Small doses are recommended. Brazil nuts are
considered a high source of selenium. Two or three Brazil nuts a day is consid-
ered sufficient for optimum selenium intake.
Red Clover was recommended by Barbara L. Minton in her September 22,
J u s t a n o t h e r 2008 Natural News article Red Clover Blocks Neurological Damage From
MSG. It is basically an herb that is inexpensive and available as leaves for tea,
s t e e l w o r k e r
in tinctures, liquid extracts, and capsules. According to Barbara Minton's article,
lab tests demonstrated a significant decline in brain cell neuron damage when
Recently, it was my turn to attend the red clover's essential protective ingredient was added.
annual A.S.A. Zinc also helps obstruct the glutamate receptor channels from excessive excito-
“ G o d toxin absorption. Many in our society today are zinc deficient. A zinc taste test
g a v e y o u class. The morn- can be done to determine if one has sufficient zinc stored in his or her body. A
a b r a i n ” ing moved along solution of zinc sulfate is tasted for the test. If an immediate bad taste ensues,
uneventfully. that usually indicates a sufficient zinc level in the body.
After lunch a member of management
made his presentation. Within the first Excitotoxin Detox
minute, someone asked a pointed Again, the first step in any detoxification effort is eliminating the toxin. Aspar-
question. To be honest, I can’t re- tame is obvious and easy to recognize. It's in all artificial sweeteners, diet sodas,
member the question. The reply, how- and sugar free sports drinks as well as in many sugar free processed foods. Don't
ever, was startling, and this is not a confuse this with Stevia, which is a natural and safe sugar substitute. However,
direct quote: “Let’s get something MSG is disguised with several favorable terms, some of which are actually ac-
curate descriptions of separating glutamate from its protein bound and making
straight. If you think you can find a free glutamate, which is toxic! Some of the glutamate or glutamic acid disguises
better job somewhere else, or one that are hydrolyzed vegetable or soy protein, natural flavor, artificial flavor, spice,
pays better, go there. That’s why God casseinate digest, yeast extract, and more. For a more detailed list of hidden
gave you a brain, so you can make MSG names, Google "Hidden Names for MSG". Keep this in mind: Hydrolyzed
these decisions. There are a thousand proteins, soy, vegetables, and grains are where the protein bound glutamates are
separated and become the toxic free glutamates. Hydrolyzing is the process it-
other people on the outside just wait- self. Once you have been practicing aspartame and MSG abstinence to the best
ing to get in here, just like these of your ability, your body will start detoxing from excitotoxins. To enhance and
guys” (pointing to a row of new em- ensure detoxification, Dr. Blaylock recommends Milk Thistle to help the liver
ployees). eliminate all toxins. Curcumin is the essential ingredient of turmeric. It en-
This response served multiple hances bile flow as well as DNA repair enzymes. He also recommends Taurine,
an amino acid that contains sulfur to aid the liver, as well as vitamins B1 and
purposes. First, there would be no B6 and vitamins C and E.
more hard questions. We all knew
what the answer would be. No sense It has to be accepted that big business food processing industries hold their
in asking any. Secondly, it reminded profit over public health. So caveat emptor or buyer beware applies. Making
the older employees that as much as cheap foods taste better cheaply regardless of the toxicity is their goal. This arti-
cle is by no means a comprehensive and detailed guide for protecting yourself
things change, they stay the same. from excitotoxins. It is a lay person summary or introduction of the topic and a
You don’t have to scratch the surface beginner's guide, if you will.
too deeply for the old attitudes to re-
surface. Learn more: http://
www.naturalnews.com/026216_MSG_aspartame_excitotoxin.html#ixzz1eH1k
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U.S. Steel Swings To Profit In Q3 United States Steel Corporation (X) reported third-
U.S. Steel Chairman and CEO, John Surma. Com- quarter 2011 adjusted net income of $118 million or
ments before releasing 3rd quarter profits on safety. I 72 cents per share. The net income excluded $96 mil-
want to comment, as I usually do, on our safety per- lion or 57 cents per share of net foreign currency
formance. We continue to make significant progress losses, primarily related to the accounting remeasure-
in the elimination of injuries and illnesses in our com- ment of the inter company loans. Including this net
pany. Since 2005, we have reduced our OSHA re- income came in at $22 million, or 15 cents per diluted
cordable rate by 47%, and we have reduced the num- share versus net loss of $51 million or loss of 35 cents
ber of days away from work injuries by 66% over that per diluted share.
same period. We're not content with this performance Operational Performance
even though it is quite good compared to the average Revenue in the quarter improved 13% year over year
for our industry, and we continue to strive for our ul- to $5.1 billion from $4.5 billion. U. S. Steel's report-
timate goal of 0 injuries. With the support of all of able segments
our employees, we remain focused on having each and Other Busi-
and every one of our people return home from work nesses reported
safely every day. New capacity to meet increasing income of $295
market demand for horizontal drilling. million, or $54
per ton, in the
U. S. Steel Tubular Products third quarter of
Facility and Product Capability Improvement Pro- 2011 compared
jects. Lorain, Ohio: new heat treat and finishing. Fair- with an income
field, Alabama : new quench, cooling tower & filtra- of $396 million,
tion system, and improved cycle times Lone Star, or $72 per ton, in
Texas Quench : upgrades and in-line straightener in- the second quar-
stallations . ter of 2011 and a
Updates World class cost structure loss of $65 million, or $12 per ton, in the third quarter
Keetac Expansion –Environmental permits of 2010. Results continue to reflect the difficult eco-
Air permit issued in September, became effective in nomic situation in Europe, particularly in Southern
October. Europe. Shipments totaled 5.5 million tons, and were
Expect water and wetland permits to be issued in the down by 0.8% year over year. Retiree benefit ex-
fourth quarter penses increased in the third quarter of 2011 due to a
Gary Works Carbonyx™ decline in the market-related value of pension plan
Equipment installation began in July. Process build- assets and higher amortization of unrecognized
ings completed in September. Both modules to start losses, both of which relate to pension plan asset
up in 2012, full production expected in early 2013 losses experienced in 2008.
Clairton Works C-Battery Segmental performance
Bricklaying started in August. Full production ex- The Flat-rolled product segment income from opera-
pected in early 2013. tions declined significantly from the second quarter of
2011 to $53 per ton, driven largely by lower average
Blast Furnace Natural Gas Injection. Expect coke rate realized prices due to weaker spot market prices and
reduction of 100 lbs per ton of hot metal in 2012 volume. Steel shipments in the quarter amounted to
compared to 2010. 3.8 million tons versus 3.9 million tons in the sequen-
Annual coke savings in excess of 900,000 tons per tial quarter and 3.8 million tons in the year-ago quar-
year at normal production levels. ter. Costs for raw materials remained stable and the
Serbia Pulverized Coal Injection. Started up in Sep- company incurred approximately $40 million in idle
tember 2011. facility carrying costs in the third quarter of 2011.
Expect to reach approximately 240 pounds per ton of The raw steel capability utilization rate in the third
hot metal in November 2011 quarter was 74%, a decrease of 7% from the second
quarter. Excluding Hamilton Works, where the iron
and steelmaking and finishing facilities remained
idled throughout the quarter due to the labor dispute
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that was resolved in October 2011, the raw steel capa- European segment results to be below the third quar-
bility utilization was 81% in the reported quarter. The ter level. Shipments and average realized prices are
Flat-rolled segment faced certain challenges due to expected to decline as market demand softens in re-
less than robust economy in North America. The U. S. sponse to the uncertain economic conditions in
Steel Europe segment results were lower than the sec- Europe, particularly Southern Europe. Operating
ond quarter of 2011 due to lower average realized costs are expected to decrease compared to the third
prices as a result of a weaker spot market caused by quarter, reflecting lower spending and lower raw ma-
the difficult economic conditions in Europe, particu- terials costs. The idled blast furnace at U. S. Steel
larly Southern Europe. Shipments decreased to 1.2 Serbia is not expected to operate during the fourth
million tons in the reported quarter versus 1.1 million quarter.
tons in the previous quarter and $1.3 million tons in
the year-ago quarter. Due to reduced spot market
prices and weak demand, a blast furnace in Serbia
remained idled throughout the third quarter and the
company’s European raw steel capability, utilization
rate decreased to 71%. Average realized prices for the
Tubular segment increased by 9% over the previous
quarter to $1,699 per ton and shipments increased by
13% sequentially to 481 thousand tons as demand for
energy-related tubular products rose during the quar-
ter, primarily due to the continued strength of hori- Average realized prices for the Tubular segment are
zontal oil-directed drilling. The improved results also expected to be comparable to the third quarter and
reflected lower substrate costs in the form of hot- shipments are expected to be slightly lower as dis-
rolled bands supplied by the company’s Flat-rolled tributors actively control their inventory levels during
segment. year end, particularly for non- oil country tubular
The Other Business segment posted income from op- goods (OCTG) products.
erations of $8 million compared with an income of $9
million, in the second quarter of 2011.
Financial Performance
As of September 30, 2011, U. S. Steel had $270 mil-
lion of cash and $1.9 billion of total liquidity com-
pared with $393 million of cash and $1.8 billion of
total liquidity as of June 30, 2011. Long-term debt
after deducting unamortized discount came in at $3.6
billion versus $3.5 billion as of December 31, 2010
end.
Fourth Quarter 2011 Outlook
U.S. Steel expects Flat-rolled to decline sequentially,
reflecting lower average realized prices on index-
based contracts and spot market business. With the
ratification of a new three-year labor agreement at
Hamilton Works on October 15, 2011, U.S. Steel ex-
pects to restart the steel finishing facilities in a staged
process late in the fourth quarter. In addition to the
idled facility carrying costs, the company expects to
incur approximately $30 million in costs related to the
ratification of the Hamilton Works labor agreement
and associated facility restart costs. Shipments are
also expected to decline due to cautious purchasing
patterns created by the uncertain economic outlook
and increasing domestic supply. United Steel expects
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Made By Accident Microwave ovens —It is hard to imagine the hassle we all
went through to reheat lunch or fill a bowl of popcorn before
Be a Dreamer: It May Pay Off the advent of the microwave oven. Your beeping buddy in the
The best-laid plans can often go awry. Some- kitchen owes its existence to a Raytheon engineer who, back
times, when they do, the result can be pure in 1945, was experimenting with a device called a magnetron,
profit. Coca-Cola and Pepsi were birthed as a microwave -emitting tube used as part of military radar sys-
medicinal remedies. Plastic was first synthe- tems. As he tinkered with the device, he noticed a candy bar in
sized in a failed effort to reproduce the shellac his pocket melting. Suspecting the radiation was cooking his
once made from beetle husks and Charles snack, the engineer set out to test the theory. In doing so, Percy
Goodyear, as in Goodyear made no secret that Spencer discovered a revolutionary way to cook and goes
his revolutionary process for vulcanized rub- down in history as the first person to make micro waved pop-
ber was discovered randomly. corn. Built in 1947, Raytheon's
Viagra— Pfizer chemists were developing a pill to treat cardio- first take on the oven was tar-
vascular ailments. In 1991 something came up (literally) that geted at commercial uses -- it
sidetracked those efforts: Test subjects exhibited a rather virile was more than 5 feet tall and
side effect to the treatment. The pill, later named Viagra and ap- cost roughly $5,000. In 1967,
proved by the FDA in 1998, proved a bust in terms of treating Amana, a Raytheon division,
heart disease. But the unexpected benefit pumped up its maker's began selling sub-$500 ver-
bottom line and set the stage for a brand-new industry. Today, sions intended for at-home
drugs to treat erectile dysfunction command more than $5 billion kitchen use.
a year in sales globally. Of that take, Viagra accounts for about
$1.9 billion.
Artificial sweeteners —The discovery and subsequent mar-
keting of saccharin as an artificial sugar substitute might never
Minoxidil —For those battling a problem above the shoulders -- have happened if there had been an "Employees Must Wash
thinning and falling-out hair -- the drug Minoxidil, branded by Hands" sign nearby. In 1879, a chemist by the name of Con-
McNeil-PPC, part of the Johnson & Johnson's family, as Ro- stantin Fahlberg was working with coal tar. He finished his
gaine. The drug-laced foam was synthesized after Upjohn re- day's work and apparently headed home for dinner without
searchers realized that a blood pressure drug, Loniten, had the stopping to wash up. While dining with his wife, the muck-
side-effect of thickening and darkening hair. Upjohn was later handed scientist noticed that everything he ate had a distinctly
sold to Pfizer and Rogaine was among the brands shipped over to sweet taste. Connecting the dots, he realized his hand residue
Johnson & Johnson when the company sold its consumer-focused was the source. Saccharine's cousin, aspartame, has a similar
division in 2006. Applied to the scalp, the drug is not touted as a accidental history. It was discovered in 1965 by chemist James
full-on cure for baldness; its maker does boast of studies where M. Schlatter, who was trying to fashion an anti-ulcer medica-
85% of male test subjects regrew hair after four months of twice- tion. It was later developed and branded as NutraSweet by
daily use. Monsanto.
Corn flakes —-As a Seventh Day Adventist, Dr. John Harvey Silly Putty—that beige blob beloved by kids, is another win-
Kellogg adhered to his faith's vegetarian diet as well as the teach- ning product that snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
ings of the cultish, nutritional hardliner Sylvester Graham, the Since 1950, 300 million eggs of the stuff -- roughly 4,500 tons
inventor of graham crackers. In 1894, while employed by the -- have been sold. The widely-cited version of Silly Putty's
Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan, he began experimenting creation (for which there are conflicting accounts) credits
with ways to make that restrictive diet more palatable and an in- James Wright, an inventor employed by General Electric.
expensive way to feed his charges. Leaving some boiled wheat with discovering the rubbery mix of boric acid and silicone oil
unattended, it went stale. Attempting to salvage it by rolling it in 1943. Like many chemists during World War II, he was
into dough, Kellogg (aided by his brother Will) found that it tore seeking a synthetic rubber substitute amid a shortage of the
into pieces and refused to hold a shape. Undaunted, they toasted real stuff. As fake rubber, the goo was a failure; as Wright
the flakes and were pleasantly surprised by the result. After a bit shopped around his creation, however, a toyshop owner came
of trial and error, the brothers decided to use corn, instead of up with the idea to market it to kids.
wheat, as the main ingredient. The result was deemed tasty Play-Doh —Another kid-friendly concoction, Hasbro's Play-
enough by patients that Will founded a company bearing the Kel- Doh, also hit the marketplace after failing in its original intent
logg's name to sell their corn flakes. Dr. John, however, opted out -- to be a cleaning substance for wallpaper. Created in 1956
of the venture, angered that his brother tampered with the health- (and patented in 1965) by Noah McVicker and Joseph
ful nature of the recipe by adding sugar to the mix. It should be McVicker, the brothers had initially cast aside their invention.
noted that the elder Kellogg wasn't so much worried about obe- Then, inspiration struck when a teacher casually mentioned her
sity or bad teeth; as a staunch practitioner of sexual abstinence, dissatisfaction with the hard, tough-to-shape clay her students
he theorized that his corn flakes would suppress physical urges. used. The soft, pliable wallpaper product began its new life
Sugar, an aphrodisiac in his opinion, would undo that. Further when they offered to supply schools in the Cincinnati area with
revolutionizing how the world eats breakfast, a patient at Kel- their squishy stuff. It was such a success that department stores
logg's sanitarium, C.W. Post, used his own variation of the cereal took notice, leading to the formal branding and marketing of
to create his own company and a competing product, Post Play-Doh.
Toasties.
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The Truth Lies in Front of You
I could tell you a lie, and you wouldn’t even know it. Did
you ever tell a lie and before you knew it, you had yourself believ-
ing the lie? The moral of the story is make up your own mind. Be
inquisitive. Speak your own mind. When someone’s lying to you
and everyone else, call them on it. Take action, but be discreet.
Sometimes words are a killer, but a good letter to the editor of the
local newspaper, or better yet, a national magazine will get your
point through. They say it’s a small world. Well, let’s make it a
little bigger. Every day we read articles in the newspaper, maga-
zines, and books. Politicians telling us Social Security is going
bankrupt…be inquisitive, check it out yourself. Do some investi-
gating of your own. Don’t let some lame brained politician, who
is beating his own drum to his own tune, sway your thinking. Be-
fore you know it, he’ll have you and everyone else believing his
little white lie. You ask, why would he lie? Well, let’s face it,
Bud. You are working 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. You have
three cars, two up on blocks. The mortgage is past due, the kids
need braces, winter is coming, and your furnace just broke. You
called the repairman, and he told you he will check your furnace
next Friday. It’s only Wednesday. Is he crazy? Oh, the mail man
just stopped by. They are closing the local post office, he says,
and asks where you would like your mail delivered. You tell him
the front door please. With a big smile on his face, he says thank
you, sir, but this is no joke, and gives you the mail. A letter from
your employer arrived. Must be an early Christmas bonus, you
think. You open the letter…no bonus…no job. The letter states
that in these difficult times, we are closing and moving to Panama.
Boy is that funny. I just read in the morning newspaper that our politicians signed a new free trade agreement with South Korea,
Columbia, and Panama. It said they will vote on it now because it would get us more jobs. An article right below that one said our
company had its best year ever and the CEO and everyone got huge bonuses. Oh, this can’t be true…just must be a bad dream. OK,
wake up now, things can’t be that bad. Just then you look down on the ground and here the mailman dropped a re-election flyer.
You pick it up and start to read all these great things this politician did for us. All little white lies. See, I told you…they would start
believing their own lies.
US Steel Hamilton Workers Ratify Contract
After 11 months, the labor dispute between United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) and its Hamilton Works employees is near an
end. Members of the United Steelworkers local 1005 ratified a three-year agreement with the company with 61 percent voting for
approval and 39 percent opposed, according to a statement on the union website. Of the 733 eligible voters 612 cast ballots, the un-
ion said. In a statement the company said it was pleased that the employees ratified the contract describing the agreement as "in the
best interest of our company and all its stakeholders, including our employees." In the second and first quarters the company reported
costs of about $40 million each associated with idling the locked out facility. The workers at the Hamilton, Ontario, facility have
been locked out since Nov. 7,2010. When the lockout began the site had about 900 workers. Some have left for retirement or other
jobs during the lockout. The main point of contention was the company’s proposal to close its defined benefit pension to new hires
and the elimination of indexing, or cost of living adjustments, on existing workers and retirees. The new contract solidifies those
proposals.
Also included in the contract:
• $3,000 ratification bonus paid to employees who return to work and are there for at least 60 days.
• implementation of a profit sharing program
• no wage changes
• a $1,000 lump sum payment to retirees who receive less than $1,500 a month
The company said it will now focus on making Hamilton more competitive and will begin calling employees back to work. Upon
return, all employees will have safety training "to ensure that as they transition back to their normal work routines, that they do so
safely and without incident or"
The time has come for us to put the past 11 months behind us. Now we will begin the process of building a better and more competi-
tive Hamilton Works by capitalizing on the strength of our employees, rebuilding our relationship with the community and manufac-
turing high quality products that provide value for our customers," said Manager of Government and Public Affairs for U.S. Steel
Canada Trevor Harris in a written statement. injury."
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#1 According to U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, America has lost an average of 15 manufacturing facilities a day over the last 10
years.
#2 Sadly, it looks like this trend is picking up momentum. During 2010, an average of 23 manufacturing facilities a day were shut
down in the United States.
#3 Since 2001, the U.S. has lost a total of more than 56,000 manufacturing facilities.
#4 According to the Economic Policy Institute, the U.S. economy loses approximately 9,000 jobs for every $1 billion of goods that
are imported from overseas.
#5 The United States has had a negative trade balance every single year since 1976, and since that time the United States has run a
total trade deficit of more than 7.5 trillion dollars with the rest of the world.
#6 Back in 1979, there were 19.5 million manufacturing jobs in the United States. Today, there are 11.6 million. That represents a
decline of 40 percent during a time period when our overall population experienced tremendous growth.
#7 Between December 2000 and December 2010, 38 percent of the manufacturing jobs in Ohio were lost, 42 percent of the manu-
facturing jobs in North Carolina were lost and 48 percent of the manufacturing jobs in Michigan were lost.
#8 Back in 1970, 25 percent of all jobs in the United States were manufacturing jobs. Today, only 9 percent of all jobs in the United
States are manufacturing jobs.
#9 The United States has lost an average of 50,000 manufacturing jobs per month since China joined the World Trade Organization
in 2001.
#10 The Economic Policy Institute says that since 2001 America has lost approximately 2.8 million jobs due to our trade deficit with
China alone.
#11 All over the United States, road and bridge projects are being outsourced to Chinese firms. Just check out the following excerpt
from a recent ABC News article....
In New York there is a $400 million renovation project on the Alexander Hamilton Bridge.
In California, there is a $7.2 billion project to rebuild the Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland.
In Alaska, there is a proposal for a $190 million bridge project.
These projects sound like steps in the right direction, but much of the work is going to Chinese government-owned firms.
"When we subsidize jobs in China, we're not creating any wealth in the United States," said Scott Paul, executive director for the
Alliance for American Manufacturing.
#12 If you can believe it, the United States spends about 4 dollars on goods and services from China for every one dollar that China
spends on goods and services from the United States.
#13 The U.S. trade deficit with China rose to an all-time record of 273.1 billion dollars in 2010. This is the largest trade deficit that
one nation has had with another nation in the history of the world.
#14 The U.S. trade deficit with China in 2010 was 27 times larger than it was back in 1990.
#15 The new World Trade Center tower is going to be made with imported glass from China and imported steel from Germany.
#16 The new MLK memorial on the National Mall was made in China.
#17 Do you remember when the United States was the dominant manufacturer of automobiles and trucks on the globe? Well, in
2010 the U.S. ran a trade deficit in automobiles, trucks and parts of $110 billion.
#18 In 2010, South Korea exported 12 times as many automobiles, trucks and parts to us as we exported to them.
#19 Even in high technology products we are being destroyed. In 2002, the United States had a trade deficit in "advanced technol-
ogy products" of $16 billion with the rest of the world. In 2010, that number skyrocketed to $82 billion.
#20 China has now become the world's largest exporter of high technology products.
#21 Back in 1998, the United States had 25 percent of the world’s high-tech export market and China had just 10 percent. Ten years
later, the United States had less than 15 percent and China's share had soared to 20 percent.
#22 Manufacturing employment in the U.S. computer industry was actually lower in 2010 than it was in 1975.
#23 In 2008, 1.2 billion cellphones were sold worldwide. So how many of them were manufactured inside the United States? Zero.
#24 The United States now has 10 percent fewer "middle class jobs" than it did just ten years ago.
#25 Today, American workers are bringing home a much smaller share of economic pie. Over the past decade, the ratio of wages to
GDP has been declining very steadily.
#26 Now that millions of our jobs have been exported, there aren't nearly enough jobs left for all of us. Right now, the average
amount of time that a worker stays unemployed in the United States is approximately 39 weeks.
#27 There are fewer payroll jobs in the United States today than there were back in 2000 even though we have added 30 million
extra people to the population since then.
#28 If you gathered together all of the workers that are "officially" unemployed in the United States today, they would constitute the
68th largest country in the world.
#29 According to one study, between 1969 and 2009 the median wages earned by American men between the ages of 30 and 50
dropped by 27 percent after you account for inflation.
#30 As the number of good paying jobs declines, America's middle class is rapidly shrinking. In 1970, 65 percent of all Americans
lived in "middle class neighborhoods". By 2007, only 44 percent of all Americans lived in "middle class neighborhoods".
#31 In the United States today, corporate profits are at a record high, and yet employment numbers have still not rebounded. Obvi-
ously something is structurally wrong.
#32 The Obama administration says that there are certain things that "we don't want to make in America" anymore. If you don't
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believe this, just check out what U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk recently told Tim Robertson of the Huffington Post about the
Obama administration's attitude toward keeping manufacturing jobs in America....
Let's increase our competitiveness... the reality is about half of our imports, our trade deficit is because of how much oil [we im-
port], so you take that out of the equation, you look at what percentage of it are things that frankly, we don't want to make in Amer-
ica, you know, cheaper products, low-skill jobs that frankly college kids that are graduating from, you know, UC Cal and Hastings
[don't want], but what we do want is to capture those next generation jobs and build on our investments in our young people, our
education infrastructure.
#33 Jeffrey Immelt, the head of Barack Obama's highly touted "Jobs Council", has shipped tens of thousands of good jobs out of the
United States.
#34 According to Professor Alan Blinder of Princeton University, 40 million more U.S. jobs could be sent offshore over the next
two decades.
#35 One recent poll found that 41 percent of all Americans believe that "the American Dream has been lost".
Yes, it is fun to go out and fill up our shopping carts with "cheap products" from the other side of the world, but when we do that it
destroys our jobs, our businesses and our communities.
Our addiction to cheap foreign products is incredibly self-destructive. Essentially what we are doing is that we are ripping apart
pieces of our own home and throwing them into the fire in an attempt to keep it going. Eventually we will cannibalize our entire
home. And we never really think about what it is like for the slave laborers that make all these cheap products for us. The following
is from an article in the Telegraph about what conditions at one major Chinese manufacturing facility are like....So far, at least 16
people have jumped from high buildings at the factory so far this year, with 12 deaths. A further 20 people were stopped by the com-
pany before they could at-
tempt to kill themselves. The
hysteria at Longhua, where
between 300,000 and
400,000 employees eat, work
and sleep, has grown to such
a pitch that workers have
twisted Foxconn’s Chinese
name so that it now sounds
like: “Run to your Death”.
If we stay on this current
path, even more of our for-
merly great manufacturing
cities will turn into post-
industrial hellholes.
Once upon a time, I also
bought the "free trade" propa-
ganda hook, line and
sinker. But then I opened up
my mind and I learned the
truth.
This nation is losing jobs,
factories and wealth at a pace
that is almost unbelievable.
Something desperately needs
to be done.
Is there anyone out there that
is willing to defend the
emerging one world eco-
nomic system that is stealing
our jobs and killing the mid-
dle class?
If so, I challenge you to take
your best shot. Leave a com-
ment in my email and explain
to the rest of us why we are
wrong.
We need to debate these is-
sues because the myth of
"free trade" is absolutely kill-
ing us.
Please wake up and get angry
about these issues America.
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Chairman Grievance
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Committee
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satisfied. I know you are out there, and I want to hear from you.
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