The next few months will be very busy for Local 52. Negotiations are proceeding with Orlando Baking, Bickel's Snack Foods and King Nut. With the Economic decline we experienced in 2011, every negotiation will be hard fought. We ask all members to stand together during this time and please attend your monthly Union Meetings for any updates.

During the 20th. Annual Steward Seminar on Feb. 16th. Stewards are to recieve new training for a New Program offered by the International. We urge all Members to take advantage of this training.

The First Observer™ program is funded by a grant from the Transportation Security Administration. It is one tool, among a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress, to strengthen the nation's critical infrastructure against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks, specifically in the transportation sector.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is one of five partners in the program. Our obligation is to provide outreach and training to the transportation industry. First Observer™ is a voluntary counter-terrorism security training program we are providing to our membership at no cost. They are trained to observe, assess and report things they think appear to be preparations for acts of terrorism intended to destroy our infrastructure or harm our citizens.

Link for on line training  http://firstobserverteamster.com/