Press Release

Holiday parties, summer picnics and dinner dances were common events in any local union when union members and often their families would come together and share recreational time earned by their hard work.

The New England Regional Council did a bit to start reviving those traditions at the end of the summer, sponsoring member events at each local union, before monthly meetings. The cookouts were a way for members to socialize and catch up with fellow Brothers and Sisters that they might not have seen for a while.

It was also a chance for Executive Secretary-Treasurer Tom Flynn and his senior leadership team to talk one-on-one with members and get to know them a bit, socially. Flynn and the leadership would then attend the monthly meeting and have question and answer sessions with the members as a group.