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UNITED WAY'S LABOR PARTNERSHIP

 

United Way is proud to partner with organized labor by working with the Jamestown Area Labor Council AFL-CIO and by promoting labor union involvement in the community through the annual Joseph H. Mason Community Service Award. 

The Joseph H. Mason Award recognizes a union member or staff person whose volunteer service to the community honors the spirit of involvement exhibited by the late Joseph H. Mason, IAMAW District 65, who served for many years as a member of the Board and the Planning Council of the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County. 

TheJoseph H. Mason Community Service Award is presented each year at the United Way Salute to Labor Dinner. 

Members of the 2010 United Way Labor Committee are:

Chair Gary Sorenson, IBEW 459/JALC
Vice Chair Mike Dye , Carpenters Local 66
  Steve Maggio, NYSUT, retired
  Steve Skidmore, CSEA 807/JALC

Past winners of the Joseph H. Mason Community Service Award

2010 Robert L. Peterson Carpenters Local 66
2009 William J. Servis Road Sprinkler Fitters
2008 Jack C. Rudy CSEA 903
2007 Vincent Ognibene IAFF 1772
2006 Charles Gesing

UAW 338

2005 Joseph Genco Kendall Club PBA
2004 Paul Whitford IAMAW, District 65
2003 Jeff Aiken UB of C&J 66
2002 James Kurtz CSEA 807
2001 Robert Jurewicz NYSUT
2000 G. Daniel Butera IAFF 1772
1999 Clarence "Pete" Peterson IAMAW, District 65
1998 Michael S. Dye UB of C&J 66
1997 Vincent Capizzi IAFF 1772
1996 Anthony Purpura AFSCME 418
1995 James Ventura UAW 338
1994 Gary Sorenson IBEW 1124
1993 Michael Berg Teamsters 649
1992 Helen Sischo IAMAW 2495
1991 Dana Ericson IAM 2105
1990 Bruce A. Rhinehart IAFF 1772
1989 Michael Piazza UAW 338
1988 Stephen D. Maggio Jmtn. Teachers Association
1987 Dorothy Brooks Musicians 134
1986 George Spitale AFSCME 418
1985 Pete Thorstenson UAW 338
1984 Russ Love UAW 338
1983 Anthony Raffa IBFO 27
1982 Milton Roberg IAMAW 1888
1981 Dennis Ewing Sr. SMW 439

Jeff Aiken from

Carpenters Local 66 and Donna Peterson, with the 2010 award plaque given posthumously to

Robert L. Peterson.

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United Way of Southern Chautauqua County
413 North Main Street
Jamestown, New York 14701