A Conversation With a Union Organizer
A Bennington interview follows Joseph Danahy ILGWU organizer as he describes union drives at C and B Sports and Catamount Dyers Inc. Danahy discusses how he learns shops, presses campaigns, and uses stealth methods like posing as a jobber to gain access while noting Vermont's weak union presence and employers who fail to treat workers fairly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Joseph Danahy
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
B Sports
Catamount Dyers Inc
Danahy
R. Paul Wickes
Catamount
Joseph
Lawrence
Mass
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Merrimack College
North Andover
University of Rhode Island
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
C and B
ILGWU
North Bennington duo builds art oriented photo partnership
Two Bennington College graduates Elizabeth Galt and Jacquelyn Nooney joined to form a commercial photography team. They have shown work at the Big House and soon at Brattleboro's Fuzzy Bean Gallery. Their early clients include artists museums and historical project work for the Colonial Dames. They emphasize straight portraits with depth and plan broader assignments while enjoying collaboration and mutual critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington College
Elizabeth Galt
Jacquelyn Nooney
Galt
Big House
Nooney
Fuzzy Bean
Brattleboro
The
Colonial Dames
Jackie Nooney
Betsy Galt
Church St
North Bennington
Windows and mental health view architects should note
A National Bureau of Standards study finds that while windows can cause heat gain glare and privacy issues the benefits of view daylight and spaciousness largely outweigh them in most living and work settings The research notes that windows provide a contact with the outside world and may be essential in monotonous environments It cites 88 references and 35 related articles and suggests energy saving measures can coexist with maintaining a view
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
National Bureau of Standards
NBS
Belinda L. Collins
Center For Building Technology
Collins
New industry must align with Vermont resources for jobs
William Bingham argues in Bennington County that attracting industry should rely on local Vermont resources. He cites a federal study finding new jobs often miss local workers and that industrial growth does not raise local educational attainment. He urges targeting industries using Vermont materials and labor, preserving agriculture tourism and manufacturing balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bingham
Bennington
Bennington Co
Vermont
Champlain
Connecticut
Missing heir schemes offer false promises
Consumer fraud officials in several states probe missing heir schemes that promise heirs to estates. They sell copies of death certificates and public documents while offering no guaranteed inheritance. The letters demand $10 for documents and legal forms, with warnings such schemes verge on illegality.
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Washington
UPI
Orlando
Fla
Pinellas County
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Rob Woolmington
James A. Guest
Morse & Butler
North Street
A Furniture Inc
Elm ST. Bennington
Flint & Walling, Inc
Kendallville, Indiana
New York City
L. M. Wilson
Archives of Internal Medicine
Wilson
NBS Building Science
Superintendent of Documents
U.S
Hotpoint
H. Green
Housewares
Power Tools
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Berg
Bennington Plumbing
Pratt Street
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