 
LABOR RELATIONS: A STORIED PAST Bill O'Brien knows a lot about negotiation. Over the last 30+ years he has worked in labor relations in the industrial sector. Most recently he worked with the City of Paducah as a contract negotiator. He spoke to Rotarians today about the lessons that he learned during his professional career. Mr. O'Brien colorfully illustrated
how stories can often paint incorrect pictures of actual events.
When managers work to Per Mr. O'Brien, attributes of a well working process includes three things: a.) labor contracts cannot get in the way of the output of the business, b.) managers must be able to depend on the resources and skills of those resources available, and c.) employers must pay a fair, competitive wage. These attributes were applied to the recent negotiations that took place between the City of Paducah and its public employees who were represented by union groups. Each group was comprised of employees from different backgrounds, yet they all had one thing in common: the desire for recognition and fair pay. Negotiations are now complete, though it may take a few years to see the impact of the process. Achievement with labor negotiations requires the same basic process as achievement with any other goal - to get there, managers must set standards and work to achieve them. Success is not always instant, but with patience and a maintained perspective, it will come. APRIL PROGRAMS April 16 - David Mast -
Former staff member of Congressman Ed Whitfield
April 23 - NO
MEETING - QUILT SHOW
April 30 - Adam H. Edelen
- Director of Kentucky's Office of Homeland Security
Jim Zumwalt- April program chair
ANNOUNCEMENTS Sixteen Rotarians are celebrating birthdays in April. Marvin Devers was the winner of the weekly birthday floral arrangement from The Flower Galley. The Rotary Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, April 16 at 5:15 pm at Whaler's Catch. There will be no meeting on April 23rd due to the Quilt Show. All Rotarians are encouraged to volunteer to work our annual fund raising event. If you have not yet signed up, please contact Phyllis.  SIGN
UP NOW FOR THE 2008 QUILT SHOW!Jamie Futrell and L.V. McGinty reminded
Rotarians that we are in the "soft sell" phase of recruiting volunteers
for the upcoming Rotary Antique Quilt Show, but L.V., the former FBI
man, threatened a "lock down" phase in a couple of weeks if the volunteer
sign up sheet wasn't filled.
CHARITY DONATION Trey Smith, Shawnee Trails Boy Scouts ROTARY JOINS LIBRARY IN NEWBORN LITERACY PROJECT
Here's how the project works: Every baby born at Western Baptist Hospital and Lourdes in Paducah receives a special package designed to encourage the new parents to read early and often to their child. "Read to Me" packages include an Every Child Ready to Read @ your libraryŽ brochure and a baby board book, along with library information and card applications. This is the third year for the library-Rotary Club partnership. Each year, the Newborn Literacy Project distribution has grown along with the Paducah and McCracken County community. This year, the project plans to serve 1,800 babies and their families at both hospitals. GUESTS Donna Smith, Trey Smith, Bill O'Brien, Diane O'Brien - Club; Basil Drossos - Dave Perry, Clay Campbell - Carolyn Roberts, Leslie McKinney - Tara Kolb STUDENT GUESTS Lainey Harris - CCA, Paige Cochran, - Heath, Amy Hughes - PTHS, Jennifer Payne - Lone Oak REPORTED MAKEUPS Gear
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Marvin
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Chuck
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Ken
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Other Clubs - Steve Bright - Owensboro; Lorraine Schramke - Hendersonville, Tn 100% ATTENDANCE FOR MARCH Glen Anderson, John Anderson III, June Antony, Don Barger, Amy Clevidence, Michael Cochran, Rick Coltharp, David Comperry, Cathy Crecelius, Marvin Devers, Darlene Dreyer, Missy Eckenberg, Danny Evitts, Suzanne Farmer, Art Feather, Greg Flanigan, Jamie Futrell, Bill Gore, John Halsell, BA Hamilton, Jim Harris, John Harris, Chuck Heyduck, David Jernigan, Bob Johnston, Den Johnston, Dan Key, Marie Liang, Andrew Long, Lisa Long, LV McGinty, Phil McIntosh, Chris McNeill, Melanie McNeill, Tommy Nuckolls, Kelly Nuckols, Kathleen Overlin, Desiree Owen, Lee Powell, Bev Reed, Michael Resnick, Carolyn Roberts, Ken Schuppert, Robyn Shapiro, George Shaw, Steve Shrewsberry, Jim Sigler, Jeff Steiner, Bo Sullivan, Hal Sullivan, Scott Taylor, Shawn Turner, Anita Ward, Debbie Wattier, Erin Whitlock, John Williams Jr., Kristin Williams 75% ATTENDANCE Brenda Allcock, Steve Bright, Bruce Brockenborough, Jim Brockenborough, Sarah Bynum, Roger Colburn, Ken Cooper, David Denton, Herschel Dungey, Mary Hammond, Bill Hay, Betty Higdon, Gwen Kaiser, Kyle Katterjohn, Pat Kerr, Amy Kight, Tara Kolb, Georgann Lookofsky, Tina Mundy, George Sirk, Elaine Spalding, Ron Stonecipher, Dwane Tucker, Ken Wheeler, May Louise Zumwalt 50% ATTENDANCE Robert Alexander, John Anderson Jr., George Boland, Randy Bratton, Jamey Brown, David Clark, Jennifer Dearness, Eileen Duobinis-Gray, Bill Dyer, Joe Framptom, Joni Goodman, Ron Jackson, Robert Johnson, Lanny King, Brian Laczko, Mike Livingston, Lydia May, Terry McKee, Gerry Montgomery, Wally Montgomery, Mike Muscarella, Dave Perry, Barry Smith, Debbie Stone, Dick Veazey, Keith Wilke, John Williams Sr., Sandra Wilson, Erik Wolfe Jim Zumwalt HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
CLUB
ANNIVERSARYS
The
following are celebrating the date of their induction into Rotary:
Today's editor -Amy Clevidence List of Unfilled Classifications
Artist/Retail,
Arts Administration, Attorney (Civil, Commonwealth, Social Security
Administration, Marine Law), Banking (Mortgage Lender, Trust Management),
Bed & Breakfast/Hospitality, Building Materials, Cable TV/Advertising,
Chemical Plant, Chemical Plant Management, Commercial Door Contracting,
Communications Systems Integration, Community Development/Administration,
Contractor/Commercial, Day Care Management, Director/Substance Abuse
Prevention, Education ( Pre-school, Administration), Employee Leasing
(Permanent, Temporary) Engineering/U-235 Plant, Equine Farming,
Facility Manager, Film Making, Financial Management/Jewelry Business,
Financial Planning, Government/Risk Management, Hardware/Retail,
Hospital, Human Resources, Industrial Supplies/Wholesale, Information/Management,
Information Technology, Information Technology/Internet Director,
Insurance - Sales, Judge/Family Court, Judge/District, Law (Corporation,
Litigation, Domestic), Medical/Podiatry, Medical Center Management,
Medical/Public Relations, Men's Clothing/Retail, Ministry/Christian,
Motion Pictures Theatres, Moving & Storage, Municipal Human Relations,
Nursing/Geriatric, Orthodontics & Facial Orthopedics, Photography
Equipment & Supplies, Public Service/Emergency Services, Rape Crisis
Manager, Real Estate/Commercial, Refined Oil Products/Retail, Restaurant/Italian,
River Transportation/Port Authority, Sales - Temporary Employees,
Scout Executive, Space Education, Special Gifts/Retail, Total Wellness,
Waste Water Utility
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negotiate
with staff, they must keep a perspective about the situation that
led to the need for negotiation and strive to maintain a positive
relationship between management and staff. 
The
McCracken County Public Library and the Rotary
Club of Paducah are on the same page when it comes
to newborn literacy by playing a key role in sharing
books with babies. Thanks to a generous $5,000
gift from the Rotary Club, the library's Newborn
Literacy Project continues for another year.