The Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City

LMC Issues Committee Meets Jan. 14

The LMC Issues Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Monday, Jan. 14 at Blackwell Sanders (soon to be Husch Blackwell Sanders), 4801 Main, Suite 1000. The committee, which recommends positions on public issues to the LMC Board (which meets Jan. 16), will examine legislative and ballot issues in Missouri and Kansas, local governments and federal issues. Please contact Bob Jacobi ([email protected], 816-501-4565) for more information or to submit issues for committee consideration.

Truman Holman

We sadly pass on this information from Dick Cook at Interstate Brands regarding Truman Holman, long active in labor-management relations:

All--With regret and sorrow, I am informing you that Truman Holman passed away yesterday. He retired from IBC in 2005 after 24 years employment as a Senior Labor Relations Manager. He was 65 years old. The Funeral arrangements are as follows: He will be cremated and there will be a Visitation at 12 Noon and a Memorial Service at 1:00 pm next Wednesday, January 9 at:

Mt. Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home Cemetery & Crematory
10507 Holmes Road
Kansas City, Mo.   64131
(816) 942-2004

An obituary will be in the Kansas City Star on Sunday, January 6.

Since I do not have email addresses or contact information for all people that I know would like to be made aware of this, please pass along this information to anyone you feel would want it. Many of us had a very special relationship with Truman and he will truly be missed.

Dick Cook

Richard B. Cook, VP, Labor Relations
8050 Marshall Drive, Suite 200
Lenexa, KS  66214
Telephone: (913) 905-4975
Facsimile: (913) 905-4951
E-Mail: [email protected]

Health Screenings Available for Contractors, Workers at KC Weapons Plant

Construction workers who have ever done jobs at the Kansas City Department of Energy plant, known as Bendix/AlliedSignal/Honeywell over the years, are eligible for health screenings under the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program.

Because many workers, even those who only worked a day or short period for contractors, at the site could have been exposed to harmful materials, the federal government has established a program in conjunction with the Building Trades Department, AFL-CIO. Plants involved in nuclear weapons or weapons parts production all over the nation are involved. The Kansas City plant on Bannister Road has seen thousands of contractors and workers over the years.

Eligible workers can receive a free health screening and, if certain toxic substances are found, health care treatment and cash settlements. Families of deceased workers can also bring records to be checked for possible exposure and a settlement.

For details contact Walter Smith, Kansas City Outreach Office, 9404 Grandview Road, Kansas City, MO 64132, 816-333-3020, fax 333-3070.

Construction Committee Meets Jan. 10

The Construction Industry Committee will hold its inaugural meeting of 2008 at 8 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 10 at Mark One Electric Co., Inc., 909 Troost. Please contact the LMC for details.