Long Shoremen New District Office Grand Opening Today, Space Center Issues Discussed with Congressman

I had the good fortune to be a guest at the ILA Texas District "New" Office Grand Opening.  It is quite a nice facility (as all New facilities are).  It is at the corner of Hwy 3 and Clear Lake City Blvd (FM2351) in Webster, Texas.  As it turned out, there were some distinguished guests invited to the event including Congressman Gene Green, Congressman Al Green, and County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia was expected, Even got to see Judge George Riesner, Justice of the Peace in Pasadena (he married my wife and I).  I had the opportunity to talk with Congressman Gene Green about the Machinists and NASA.  I mentioned the problems that we are having with Integrity International and their antics with the Custodial group as well as the seemingly endless "Put-off's" of CSC and the Special Purpose Maintenance group regarding jurisdictional issues at the center.  We are to meet up again to discuss these points of interest and the key personnel that are the root of the issues between Labor and the contractors they support for the Space Center and the Center personnel responsible for the continuing issues and the lack of "Step Up Resolution" that you would expect from a government agency. The BBQ was outstanding and the conversation interesting, I believe the event was a complete success.  All the best to our Union Brothers with the ILA, Congradulation on the "New Diggs"