= Laurel Palosaari, is seen with Local 1-
324 president Chris Parlow (I) and former:
president Bill Benson tocat 1-224

Thirty-five years of service
Local 1-324 recently bid a happy retire-
ment to Laurel Palosaari, who
retired after 35 years service. She
started in 1971 at Local 1-184 in
Prince Albert, SK and moved to The
Pas in 1973. Local president Chris
Parlow and former president Bill
Benson recently wished Laurel and
her family many more happy years.
She remains active in Branch 19 of
the Royal Canadian Legion. [>
Sister Staffers enjoying
Retirements The Allied Worker
caught up with two of the former
IWA’s longest serving office secre-
taries. Both Irene
| Bing and Anne Lutley
| retired in March of
2005 after decades of
service to the union.
Irene started in June
of 1960, while Anne
began in July of 1963. Both worked
at the IWA Regional Council
Number One office on Commercial
Drive. Today Irene, who served
under six presidents, from Joe
Mortis to Norm Rivard, maintains
her residence in New Westminster.
Trene was a fixture at IWA conven-

Irene Bing

Sontes

= Bob Navarretta, seen here in his former Toronto office, served the IWA
_ between 1973-2004. He retired from the USW last year. NorMAN Garcia

He’ll always remain a union guy!

WHEN HE RETIRED in 2005, Brother Bob Navarretta was the longest serv-
ing former IWA staff member in the country. Today, the former national
director of arbitration services lives in Stroud, Ontario near Barrie and still
takes on occasional cases for USW Locals 1-500 and 1-1000. Passionate

about history and the arts, Bob is now able to visit

SLAOMMEKE a Miey his country of birth, Italy, on a more frequent basis.

PROFILE

His son, Sergio, has recently directed an award win-
BOB NAVARRETTA

ning film in Canada, entitled Looking for Angelina
| (see page 39 for review). Bob served the union in many capacities. In the early
years, the former maintenance mechanic, was an organizer and negotiator.
‘He fondly remembers serving under the leadership of the late WA Region
_ 2 President Jean-Marie Bedard, a person Navarretta regards as one of the
most committed socialists the Canadian labour movement has ever seen.

| Proud of his record in representing the membership in Ontario, Quebec

and New Brunswick, in a 1998 interview he modestly joked that “arbitration
is not rocket science.” But few prepared for their cases as thoroughly as did
Bob. He was and will always remain, a damn good union guy!

tions for which she meticulously pre-
pared materials for and kept track of

actions on every resolution.

Anne and her husband Larry live in
Port Moody. She does some work for
SAFER and the USW-IWA Council
pension plan. She thanks the union
for many good years. “I was able to

on the good pay and
benefits the union
provided and I’ll

always be thankful
Anne Lutley for that.”

Thanks again Sisters. And be sure
to drop by any time!

help raise my family

40 | JUNE 2006 THE ALLIED WORKER