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- From: Nigel.Allen@lambada.oit.unc.edu
- Subject: Labor assists victims of Hurricane Andrew
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.001946.17252@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 00:19:46 GMT
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- Here is a press release from the AFL-CIO.
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- Labor Assists Victims Of Hurricane Andrew
- To: National Desk
- Contact: Sharolyn Rosier of the AFL-CIO, 202-637-5010
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- WASHINGTON, Aug. 27/U.S. Newswire/ -- The AFL-CIO/American Red
- Cross Disaster Response Network has been activated to aid relief
- efforts for victims of Hurricane Andrew in Louisiana and Florida.
- The Network of 144 local unions allows the Red Cross to use their
- halls in the event of disaster. The following union halls have been
- mobilized: Carpenters Local 1765 and Plumbers Local 803 in Orlando,
- Fla.; Electrical Workers Local 349 in Miami; Carpenters District
- Council in Hialeah, Fla.; Electrical Workers Local 985 in Baton
- Rouge, La.; and Communications Workers Local 10511 in Jackson, Miss.
- The halls are equipped with staff to assist with such services as
- housing, food, and damage assessment.
- AFL-CIO Community Services liasons who have more information on
- labor's outreach efforts are:
-
- -- South Florida -- Billy Tindle or Frank Culver at
- 305-324-2523 or 324-2525
- or Marilyn Jacobs at 305-579-2267.
-
- -- Baton Rouge/Jackson -- Walt Norris (phone lines are
- down, please call Chris Marston
- at 202-637-5010.)
-
- "The union halls are the backbone of the hurricane response plan
- for the gulf coast and much of the eastern United States," said
- Armond Marscelli, manager of disaster operations at the American Red
- Cross. "Services are provided much quicker because the halls can be
- readily used as staging areas, watch districts and headquarters."
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