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TRCP Launches Union Sportsmen�s Alliance
ORLANDO—"Millions more are about to join the fight to guarantee all Americans a place to hunt and fish," said Matthew B. Connolly Jr., President and CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), announcing the launch of the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA).
The TRCP, a coalition of hunting, fishing and conservation organizations, and its 20 affiliated AFL-CIO labor union partners collaborated to provide more than 3.2 million union workers across the U.S. and Canada who hunt, fish and recreate in the outdoors their own dues-based, union-dedicated sporting club.
The USA will recruit and engage tens of thousands of union sportsmen and women, adding strength and influence to the TRCP’s efforts to guarantee access for hunters and anglers, conserve fish and wildlife habitat, and increase funding for conservation.
"Quality places to hunt and fish are disappearing-threatening America’s sporting heritage," said Tom Buffenbarger, President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and TRCP board member. "The USA will help turn the tide by unifying union sportsmen and women across the country to form a strong voice of influence."
An independent, scientific opinion survey of TRCP’s 20 labor union partners revealed that 70 percent of their members, or approximately 3.2 million, hunt and fish. And 71 percent of those 3.2 million union workers represented do not belong to any hunting, fishing or conservation organization. This indicates that the USA program offers an unparalleled opportunity to reach a significantly unaffiliated market of sportsmen and women.
"For many of our members, hunting and fishing isn’t just what they do in their free time, they’re part of who they are. We’re proud to offer a program to help our hardworking men and women enjoy the activities they’re passionate about," said Harold Schaitberger, General President of International Association of Fire Fighters.
According to Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, "When union workers get on a job, they get it done right, so bringing them together in this new way promises to dramatically advance the effort to better conserve our natural resources."
RECENT PRESS
Pro-Labor TV Show Brings Home Top Honors at Sportsman Choice Awards
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) union-dedicated hunting and fishing TV Show, Brotherhood Outdoors, took home a 2011 Sportsman Choice Award for Best Combination Show last week during the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) show.
2011 Proves Banner Year for Union Sportsmen’s Alliance
With record membership numbers on the books, the addition of major national sponsors and international charter unions, the expansion of their popular shooting tour, the launch of a nationally televised show and the implementation of a new conservation program the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) boasted a banner year in 2011.
Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s 2012 Shooting Tour Kicks Off in Southern Florida
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) popular, sporting clays and trap shooting series will kick off its 2012 season with the 2nd Annual Southern Florida Sporting Clays Shoot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 12 at the Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays Club, located 16001 West State Rd. 84 in Sunrise.
Union Workers Featured in Season 2 of Brotherhood Outdoors on Sportsman Channel
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) popular hunting and fishing TV Show, Brotherhood Outdoors returns to Sportsman Channel for a second season starting January 5—airing at 8 p.m. (E/P) on Thursdays.
Union Members Turn Out for Chicago Sportsmen’s Dinner
More than 100 union members turned out for the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) inaugural Chicago Sportsmen’s Dinner on Thursday, December 1 at the Piazza Bella Trattoria & Osteria restaurant in Chicago.
Union Sportsmen’s Alliance & Burris Company Set Sights on Partnership
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with one of America’s shooting optics icons—the Burris Company.
