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TWIN
CITY AREA LABOR MANAGEMENT COUNCIL'S HISTORY
The Twin City Area
Labor Management Council (TCALMC) began with the former Mayor of Minneapolis
Donald Fraser. Prompted by several high profile strikes, Mayor Fraser
was interested in improving the overall labor management relationships
for the City of Minneapolis. He began exploring what a labor management
council could do for the City and community relationships. After doing
research and reviewing other models, particularly the Jamestown Labor
Management Council in Jamestown, New York, it was decided to organize
a Minneapolis labor management council, which later became the TCALMC.
With the help of Fraser
and a group of representatives from government, management, labor and
staff of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the possible
formation of a council was on its way. A steering committee from this
group worked informally for two years, and the Council was incorporated
in January 1984 as the Greater Minneapolis Labor Management Council,
Inc. This committee consisted of:
- Mayor Donald
Fraser
- Gene Bier,
Northwestern Bell
- John Carmichael,
Newspaper Guild of the Twin Cities
- Don Mayne,
FMCS
- Hal Gold,
FMCS
- Howard Christiansen,
Northwestern Bell
- Bob Lindahl,
Central Labor Union AFL-CIO
- Jeff Bangsberg,
Fraser's office
- Jim Orange,
City of Minneapolis Grant Writer
With cooperative efforts
between the Mayors of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and the promise of financial
support from both major cities, the Council changed its name to the Twin City Area Labor Management Council, Inc., in June 1986.
The promotion of positive,
cooperative labor management relations was the priority from the beginning,
with education a top concern. In 1984, the Council received approximately
$20,000.00 from Honeywell and $3,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor
to sponsor its first program. Subsequently, the Council secured a FMCS
grant in 1985 in the amount of $9,759.00 to intensify its efforts. Over
three years, the FMCS funding exceeded $80,000.00. In 1986, new legislative
funding was developed through the office of Cooperative Programs with
the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services. The TCALMC received $22,345.00
in 1986. This program is still active today and the Council continues
to receive annual funding as a State dollar-for-dollar matching grant.
The Council has received over $1,002,000.00 dollars through this program
to-date.
The Council's offices
were first located in Minneapolis City Hall and then in 1985 moved to
the University of Minnesota's Industrial Relations Department. It has
been the Council's privilege to still be housed on the University campus
to this day.
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The TCALMC's staff
has been instrumental in planning, organizing and implementing numerous
programs since its inception. The key employees include:
- Carol Thomalla,
Executive Director (October 2000 - Present)
Coordinator (1989 - September
2000), Financial Administrator (1986 - 1988)
- Bob McKee,
Organizational Representative, (March 2001 - Present)
- Karen Wilcox , Administrative Assistant, (September, 2004 - Present)
- Jeff Bangsberg,
Instrumental in the Council's inception, Coordinator (1984 - 1988),Director
(1989 - 1992)
- Al Hendricks, First
Executive Director, (1985 - 1988)
- Mel Hoagland, Acting
Director, December 1992, Appointed Director (May, 1993 - May, 1999)
- Bob Patterson,
Community Representative, (1987 - 1995)
- Dave Spencer, Organizational
Representative, (1996 - December 2000)
- Robert Weisenburger,
Executive Director, (June 1999 - September 2000)
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The Council's Executive
Board of Directors consists of an equal number of management representatives
and labor representatives who serve a two-year term on the Board. Both
sides elect a representative to act as Co-chairs of the Executive Board.
The Community Representatives and Advisors are appointed by both management
and labor representatives. The following are those representatives elected
as officers:
Labor Co-chairs:
- Daniel Wells
(2003 - present)
- Roger Siegal (1997 - 2003)
- Dick Johnson
(1992 - 1996)
- Betty Bednarczyk
(1984 - 1991)
Management Co-chairs:
- Gail Blackstone
(2002 - present)
- Richard Brainerd (1994 - 2001)
- Don Bauer
(1987 - 1993)
- Foss Boyle
(1984 - 1986)
Treasurers:
- Rick Arends (2005 - present)
- Gerry Parzino
(2004 - 2005)
- Mike Fahey
(2002 - 2003)
- Jon Harback
(1993 - 2001)
- Joan Niemic
(1984 - 1992)
Several well attended
conferences and training sessions focused on the Council's goals, and
instruction manuals on employee involvement, information sharing, problem
solving and the team approach were published. The Council has continued
to promote labor management collaboration in the Twin Cities area since
1984.
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