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Pennsylvania AFL-CIO: Rite Aid Workers Call for Affordable Health Care and ...

The day before the annual meeting, Rite Aid union leaders met for a national summit to share information and develop common strategies for dealing with the company's plan to shift health insurance costs to workers and taxpayers.  Rite Aid is the nation's third largest drug store chain.

In conjunction with the summit meeting, two leading workers' rights groups released an "Investor Alert" on the mismanagement and corporate greed that has led to Rite Aid's poor performance.  The report is available from Jobs with Justice at www.jwj.org and United Students Against Sweatshops at www.usas.org .

"Our solidarity rally at the shareholder meeting in , head of the Ohio United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local leading the strike at seven Rite Aid stores.

Many rally participants are planning to attend the shareholder meeting in order to voice their concerns directly to Rite Aid's Board of Directors and top executives.  

"We're standing with the Rite Aid workers to help them win the good jobs our communities need," said Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President , Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer.  "And we will continue to stand with them until they get the justice and respect they deserve."

Rite Aid workers from the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, SEIU 1199, Teamsters and UFCW have attended the last three shareholder meetings.  Participation in these events has helped increase coordination among the workers' unions and promoted broader public and investor awareness of problems at Rite Aid.

Upcoming Events – June 22 edition | Firegeezer

10:00 Am to 3:00 pm

The muster will be held rain or shine. We are expecting about 100 fire companies, vendors and fire buffs that will display antique, modern, special, unusual and otherwise interesting fire fighting apparatus. There are prizes for antique and modern vehicles owned by departments as well as individually owned. All entries will receive a dash plaque and a muster booklet.

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When? Saturday, October 15th, 2011 10 am – 5 pm

Where? Parking lot of Bass Pro Shop in Grapevine, TX

An October Texas tradition, the annual Stop-Drop-n-Roll Chili Cook-Off brings in thousands of rabid chili enthusiasts nationwide. Admission is free, and all-day chili sample cups are $5 a pop. Every dollar contributed or donated goes directly to the WPIFF: no expenses, no red tape, and no neglected firefighters.

$20 to register your chili team, prizes awarded to winners, vendor booths, kids activities, live music, raffle, and much more!

More info? Visit www.wpiff.org or call 888.616.7976 or email wpiff@williams-pyro.com

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Kansas Firefighters Museum Parade

October 15, 2011 • Wichita, Kansas

The parade features antique fire engines, modern fire trucks, antique cars, local ROTC groups, the Kansas Firefighter Calendar contestants, food, drinks, games and more.

Website: http://members.cox.net/ksfm/

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Do you have a fire-related event, muster, antique show, flea market, etc., coming up? Send us the info. to: geezerguys (at) yahoo (dot) com.  Be sure to include website links, graphics and phone contact, and we'll post it in our Upcoming Events listings.  (Special thanks to Collectors Weekly for assistance  http://www.collectorsweekly.