The IBEW Local 134 Designated  Counsel Program is administered by Attorney John P. Fitzgerald. Under  this program, members of Local 134 and their immediate families can  consult with participating attorneys and can retain these attorneys  at rates which are often reduced.

The lawyers which participate  in this Program have been selected from a large group of applicants.  Their selection was premised upon legal ability, experience and ethics.  Result--only the best lawyers in Chicago participate in this program.  We encourage our members to take advantage of this Program.

Attorneys are available  for consultation in the following areas:

Bankruptcy
Criminal
Medical Malpractice
Family  Law
Personal  Injury
Real  Estate
Wills - Estates
Worker's  Compensation

You can consult with an attorney  at the Union Hall on Excecutive Board nights or at other locations by  appointment. For more information call John P. Fitzgerald at 773-238-3600 

Two recent IBEW conferences, the annual Political and Legislative meeting held in early September in Washington D.C. and the annual 6th District Progress meeting held two weeks later in Minneapolis, addressed some very critical issues. Our editors elaborate on them on page two. But above and beyond discussions and the explanation of IBEW positions and support of various legislative actions these issues generated at the conferences, there was a very strong central message at both meetings. Very simply, it was that Bush must go.

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We've all had a few months off. Time to enjoy the summer weather, spend some time with our families and begin to make a dent in the never-ending list of household chores.

But as the leaves turn colors and the winds blow cooler, it's time again -- not for football, but for my favorite sport, politics.

While the outside temperature gets cooler, fall is the season when campaigns heat up. All of us have, no doubt, heard about the wide-open race among nine Democrats seeking to replace George Bush as President.

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