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Having been first duly sworn, was called as a witness and

testified herein as follows:


3/10

AsdocumentedinNLRBPetitions,

Amalgamatedp

rovides365RifleCampRoad

WoodlandPark

,NJ07424astheirAddress.

Thisisthelaw

officeofAngeloBisce

glie.

NoAddressandNOZipCod

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Allle

tterstoDockbuildersw

eremailed

fromtheIUPATHeadquarters...

7234ParkwayDriv

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Hanover,MD2107

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100141234

CO12

Dockbuildersdemandanswersfrom

Amalgamated/Painters.

WheredidyouobtainthepersonalinformationofDockbuilders?

NametheDockbuilderswhoprovided

ourpersonalinform

ation

tothePaintersUnionwithoutourconsent?


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Angelo Bisceglie is the Attorney who concocted the scheme to form this new union.Angelo Bisceglie is NOT a Dockbuilder.Angelo Bisceglie is NOT a Labor Leader.Angelo Bisceglie expects to make a great deal of MONEY through you.

IUPAT (International Union of Painters & Allied Trades) have stated that they are willing tospend over $1,000,000.00 in cash at the behest of Angelo Bisceglie to fund the destruction ofthe NYC & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters.IUPAT (International Union of Painters & Allied Trades) and Angelo Bisceglie acting inconcert with the wishes of real estate developers in NYC to drive wages and benefits for

Dockbuilders and all carpenters downward.IUPAT (International Union of Painters & Allied Trades) has capitalized on the dissolution of1456 by misleading Dockbuilders into an ill-advised division of their rank and file membersduring contract negotiations. The Amalgamated Dockbuilders Organizing Committee hasweakened the bargaining position of all Dockbuilders with the General Contractors

Association by dividing their membership and introducing 30% wage and benefit reductionsas an alternative to the NYC & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters.

Dockbuilders who decide to vote for IUPAT (International Union of Painters & Allied Trades)Amalgamated Union will not have a contract. The IUPAT (International Union of Painters &

Allied Trades) Amalgamated Union has stated to contractors they will negotiate a contractwith 20% to 30% reductions to wages and benefits.

IUPAT (International Union of Painters & Allied Trades) Amalgamated Union has NO unionhall. 365 Rifle Camp Road Woodland Park, NJ 07424 is the law office of Bisceglie and DeMarco, LLCThe AMALGAMATED DOCKBUILDERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE is recklessly trying topersuade hardworking dockbuilders to entrust their future to a shadowy organization thathas not documented in writing the answers to serious issues.

This is an ANONYMOUS committee of alleged dockbuilders who have demonstrated

cowardice by not signing their names to shoddy mailings to Dockbuilders homes.

ANONYMOUS Mailings sent to the homes of Dockbuilders have no return address.

ANONYMOUS Mailings sent to the homes of Dockbuilders are not signed by anyDockbuilders.

FACT:

FACT:

FACT:

FACT:

FACT:

FACT:

FACT:

FACT:

FACT:


5/10

AMALGAMATED DOCKBUILDERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEEAPPOINTED BY INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS

FACT: Eric Gundersen testified on behalf of IUPAT at an NLRB Hearing in Newark N.J. on Thursday

December 22, 2011. Eric Gundersen stated, on record, he was a committee member of a

new union that is affiliated with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.

Q. Who are the Amalgamated Dockbuilders Organizing Committee?

NAME:

NAME:

NAME:

NAME:

NAME:

NAME:

Q. What will Amalgamated do to protect our retired Dockbuilders?

A.

Q. Who are the Benefit Funds Trustees? Who will be the Benefit Funds Director? What is

the address of the Benefit Funds office?

A.

Q. What will Amalgamated do to protect us when we retire?

A.

Q. Where and How did the AMALGAMATED DOCKBUILDERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

aquire the confidential addresses of the Dockbuilder members?

A.

Q. AMALGAMATED has stated that Dockbuilders will NOT participate in a Pension Plan.

Amalgamated will only commit to starting a 401K plan for Dockbuilders. Who will

administer our 401K with Amalgamated?

A.


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Q. What Health & Welfare Benefits does Amalgamated provide? List names of providers for

major medical, prescriptions, dental, vision, etc...what are the co-pays and deductibles?

True leadership requires full disclosure.

Mailings have no return address.

Mailings are unsigned.

The mailing list was stolen.

Dockbuilders have received several uninformative handbills in the mail from the anonymous

AMALGAMATED DOCKBUILDERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.

AMALGAMATED DOCKBUILDERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE is recklessly trying to persuade

hardworking Dockbuilders to entrust their future to an organization that will not document in

writing the answers to serious questions.

This is an ANONYMOUS committee of alleged dockbuilders who have demonstrated cowardice by

not signing their names to shoddy mailings to Dockbuilders homes.

Q. What are the eligibility requirements to maintain Health & Welfare Benefits with

The Amalgamated Painters Union?

Q. The Painters Union has no State Approved Apprenticeship Programs for Dockbuilders,

which will make it illegal to employee apprentices on Prevailng Wage jobs. Why is this a

good idea?

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Q. The Amalgamated Dockbuilders Organizing Committee has weakened their bargaining

position with the General Contractors Association by dividing their membership and

aligning themselves with a union that proposes 30% wage and benefit reductions. How

is this beneficial to the Dockbuilders?


7/10

Formoreinfo,

call...

JosephGeiger:(646)82

3-6401

Dockbuilders:(212)98

9-2284

B

rianMcLaughlin:(646)842-2469


8/10

Dockbuildersseekingtojointhe

AmalgamatedC

arpentersshould

consid

erthis...

FACTS

N.Y.C.D.C.C

DOCKBUILDERS

LOCAL1556

In

dustryEstablishedHourlyWageandBen

efitsPackage

forDockbuilders,DiversandTend

ers

?

(Proposed20-30%WageCut)

FREESpecializedTrainingforJourneymanan

dApprences

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

?-ForPainterIssuesOnly?

401k?

401k?

1,142

$1,142,640,9

47.00

$1,723,623,3

17.00

$288,959,285.00

NewYorkStateApprovedApprenceshipProgram

Marketshare-PublicandPrivate

ContractorBase

BenefitFunds

Annuity

Pension

Welfare

Vacaon(QuarterlyPayments)

Scholarships-1456Scholarships(6)+CharlesJohnsonMemorial

UnemploymentBenefits

Po

licalAconCommiee(CreosoteBannedinNY&NJ)

PAINTERS(IUPAT)

AMALGAMATED

CARPENTERS

UNCERTAINTIES

LetsSummarize:

Abandonmentofourre

redDockbuilderswillbe

ourpainfuloutcome.Withouttheconnued

contribuonstoourben

efitfunds,ourcurrent

andfuturerereeswillu

ndoubtedlysuffer.Our

currentrerees,whoha

velaboredandstruggled

asgeneraonsbeforeth

em,arenowdepending

oneachoneofustoupholdtheirpensionsand

healthcarebenefitstoliveouttheirlivesin

dignity.Thisiswhenthe

yneedusmost,aswe

shouldnowpreparethe

nextgeneraontodo

thesameforus.Wemustbecommiedto

standtogetherinthesedifficultmes.

Membersthatchooseto

jointheAmalgamated

Unionwillhaveaverydifficultmeproviding

forthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbecausethere

willbeverylile,ifanyworkopportuniesasa

memberofthePainters

union.

PublicWork:Municipal

workunderthePLAsand

workthatmandatescerfiedapprenceship

programswillconnuetobedonebyLocal1556

andotheraffiliatedUBC

Locals.

PrivateWork:AmajorityofthePrivateSector

MarketisdonebyGeneralContractorsthatare

signatorywiththeUBCandwillonlycontractto

contractorsthataresign

edwiththeUBC.

Aerall,itisUnitedWeStand,DividedWeFall.

TheAmalgamatedCarpentersandJoinersUnion

(Painters)haveNOinterestandNOplansto

supportourreredmem

bers.

ByjoiningtheAmalgamatedPaintersUnionyou

willseverelyimpactcurrentandfuturererees

andwilllimityourabilitytoprovideforyourself

andyourfamily.


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DOCKBUILDERS LOCAL 155 6:

FOCUSED ON WHAT COUNTS:

THE MEMBERS BEST INTERESTS

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