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10 September, 2005
North American affiliate USW responded rapidly last week to the disaster along the US Gulf of Mexico coast brought on by hurricane Katrina. By mid-week—before US government relief could get into the death-stricken region with emergency supplies—the union had designated and begun disbursing US$100,000 through it’s Steelworkers Charitable and Education Organization, reported ICEM NA Chairman Don Langham, a vice president of USW. Some $50,000 of that came from the USW’s Humanity Fund of Canada. For information on the special fund, log on to www.uswa.org and visit “USW Katrina Disaster Fund” which is on the homepage. Further information can be obtained by contacting USW Secretary-Treasurer Jim English at [email protected].