United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1123 held a Labor Day event on Sunday, September 6 at their Golden Lodge in Canton, OH. The afternoon event, organized by Local 1123 Women of Steel (WOS) Committee, was celebrated by five USW Locals.
Free refreshments were served in the hall with information tables set up for Women of Steel, Rapid Response, Blue Green Coalition, Health/Safety and Grievance committees. Raffle tickets were sold for handmade prizes that included WOS and USW art boards painted by Carrie Holland; WOS and USW cornhole boards and giant outdoor Jenga made by Katrina Fitzgerald; and beanbags made by Karen Clapper.
Outside the hall, a stage was set and prepared with handmade stage decorations made by Carrie Holland.
Enormous labor support was received from the area politicians and labor leaders. They included:
- Northeast Ohio Rep for Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown Sarah Lowry
- Canton Ohio Mayor William J. Healy
- District 1 Sub District 2 Representative Dennis Brommer
- USW President Local 1123 Bob Harper
- USW Vice President Local 1046 Mike Baumgardner
- President of Central Hall of Fame Labor Council Daniel Sciury
- Councilman at Large Tom Harmon
- Ward 5 Councilman Kevin Fisher
- Ward 7 Councilman John Mariol
- USW Local 1123 Women of Steel Co-Chair Katrina Fitzgerald
- USW Local 1123 Rapid Response Chair Keith Strobelt
For entertainment, a "Soak Station" which was constructed in a week by Shawn Lindner, Katrina Fitzgerald, Adam Holland and EJ Clapper, received much of the attention as seen in the photos below.
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