Montana Department of Labor and Industry news

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by  Montana. Dept. of Labor and Industry

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Business Standards Division
Moves to Alternative Pay
BrentRabe Thefirststageinvolvedamarket withtheprogressoftheplan.
Section 2-18-303(7), MCA based payadjustment, the sec- "The market based pay ad-
provides for the development ond involves developing and justment stage of the plan
ofalternative pay and classifi- implementing a competency was very well received by
cation plansandallowsforpay basedpaysystem. Division employees, with
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are intended to give agencies were made based on each em- forward to gathering input
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tivepayplanalsoinvolvessim- employee. Of course, some Thesecondstageofthe
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25 grade system to a broad less,buttheaverageannualpay Then, through the informa-
banding system with 9 pay increasewas$2,242. Also,this tion obtained from focus
bands. payincreaseisinadditiontothe groupsfrom thedivision, the
At the end of last fiscal statutory pay increase. Which nextstepwill beto integrate
year the Business Standards means that in this fiscal year, those competencies into
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management along with the any increase they have already ployees with the opportunity
Office of Human Resources received. to earn additional pay in-
met and designed the initial So far, BSD's Division Ad- creases beyond that which
outlines to their pay system, ministratorJimBrownispleased (Continuedonpage12)
which consisted oftwostages.
Commissioner's Corner
WendyKeating
Ithardlyseemspossible,but Forall staff, dresscode
it's almost time for the legisla- becomes a topic of in-
ture to return to Helena. If creased interest while the
you've experienced the session legislature is in session.
tinimteheopfastg,reyaotuakcntiovwitythaatnditisrea- WaphpirloeprIiaetxepleycatnydouprotfoesdsrieosns-
quires all of us to display our ally all the time, it's ex-
absolute best judgment, work, tremely important that you
ainndHebleehnaaviororno—t.whetheryou live dDoresssoindgurinpgrotfheesssieosnsailolny. W--*
Particularlyforthose ofyou makes it clear to those you
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will likely be in our buildingdur- doing. Like it or not, first
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a quick and tasty lunch, and personally while they are
sometimes these visitors take a here, but I assure you they
few extra minutes to tour the will have plenty of time to
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pression.
Just the Facts: Copyright Considerations
DanMcGregor copyrightsymbol-asmallcasecinside expansive and unendingcopyright litiga-
Copyright is the body of law that acircle-butinall practicalitythissym- tion isthe practical consequence ofthe
deals with the ownership and use of bol is not required for newworks that author being unaware that the work is
works of literature, music and art. The were or are created after March 1, copyright protected. A second major
basic purpose of copyright is to enrich 1989. Such notice must appear on factor is that the copyright protected
society's wealth of culture and informa- works created before that date, how- author is almost always either unaware
tion. The meansfordoingso istogrant ever,anditsabsencecan meanlossof ofanyviolations ofthat protection or, if
exclusive rights in the exploitation and copyrightprotection. Underthepresent awarethatviolationshaveoccurred,can-
marketing of a work as an incentive to federal copyrightlaws, registration ofa not discern the specific identity of any
thosewhocreateit. claim of copyright with the Copyright violator.
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ofamachineordevice." Inthecontextof Copyrightprotectiononlylastsfora detail the circumstances under which
thisstatute, the phrase "original workof specific period oftime. That period of actual damagesand lost profits may be
authorship"meansonlythatitoriginated time, however, is fairly substantial (no awarded. Thesedamagescan be minor
withtheauthor,asopposedtobeingcop- less than 50 years for a copyrighted or severe depending upon the fact pat-
ied from elsewhere and that it shows workatthepresenttime)andhasbeen tern of the case. However, subsection
some minimal creativity. Awork may be repeatedly subject to change depend- 504(c)(1) gives the plaintiffthe right to
fixed, for copyright purposes, in any ing upon amendments to the federal "elect,atanytime, beforefinaljudgment
"tangible medium of expression," which copyright laws over the years. Other is rendered, to recover ... an award of
includesanyphysicalmediumcapableof limitations on the copyright owner's statutory damages for all infringements
preserving the particular work at issue. exclusive use of the work also exist, involvedintheaction,withrespecttoany
Literaryworks,forexample, can befixed including, but not limited to, home onework...inasumnotlessthan$500
inbooks,magazines,articles,floppydisks video/audio recording, library or archi- ormorethan $20,000asthecourtcon-
or stone tablets. Computer programs val copying, certain classroom uses, sidersjust." Thecourthasauthorityto
have been held to be a type of literary and some secondary transmissions. increasethestatutorydamagesto upto
workand are, therefore, subjectto copy- The "fairusedoctrine"andotherequi- $100,000 ifthe infringement was com-
rightprotection.Thesameappliestomu- tabletheoriescanbearguedtoexempt mitted"willfully." Asafinalitemofcivil
sical,graphicandaudiovisualworks. certain unauthorized uses of copy- relief,thecourthasauthorityundersec-
Almosteveryone isfamiliarwith the arbiiglhittye.d mTahteeribailggfesrtomfacitnofrrinpgreemcelnutdinlig- tfieoens 5to05thetoparewvaaridlincgosptarstya.ndFianatltloyr,neiyn
rarecases, section 506oftheCopyright
High Fives Actcanimposefelonylevelcriminalsanc-
tions($250,000fineanduptofiveyears
incarceration),buttheseactionsaregen-
erally limited to large-scale illegal repro-
"I have received a call from a gentle- "Thankyou [MikeColbert]fortravel- duction and distribution of pirated or
man [Ora KJos] a shorttime ago who ing to Glendive to teach us more bootleggedrecords,tapesorfilm.
tookcareofmyrequestonthephone.I thanweeverknewaboutDocument
appreciatethecourteous, prompt,and Direct.Isureappreciateallyourhelp ©
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of Labor and Industry. You guys are ager, Glendive&SidneyJobService
reallyontheball!"—AltonW.Jennings, WorkforceCenters
customer
Congratulations to the Billings Job
"IwanttocomplimenttheDepartment Service Workforce Center! For the
ontheexcellentjob itdid with the re- 3rd consecutiveyear,thisoffice has
cent Main Street Montana. The con- been chosen #1 in the Employment
tentsweretimelyandveryinformative. Agency category of the readers'
Thanks again for providing such an choicesurveyconducted bytheBill-
impressive newsletter."—DickBrown, ingsGazette.
MontanaHospitalAssociation
LABOR&INDUSTRYNEWS
DLI Bookworm: "The Corporate Culture Survival Guide'
By Edgar Schein
FromAmazon.com are learned over time and in different with, and trans-
Culture. We blithely use the term internal and external environments, form your corpo-
forjustaboutanything—a vibrantcul- becoming as Schein puts it, "the resi- rateculture.
ture, a dominant culture, a corporate dueofsuccess."Astheseassumptions Using intelli-
culture. Butdowereallyknowwhatwe influenceallaspectsofhowacompany gent, lucid prose,
aresaying, whatculture really means? functions, discoveringtheir nature and Schein provides ^ this kind of
Or do we most often assume thatthe causeisvitaltothesuccessofanynew insightandmore;hetellscautionaryas
term isjusta convenientwaytogroup organization-wide venture or strategy. well as inspiring tales ofwhat this in-
those with a common purpose or goal In thesecond halfofthe book, Schein sight can mean foryourcompany, and
and a method for achieving it? Isn't a illustrateshow, usingthisknowledge,a offers useful suggestions for putting
corporateculture,forexample,just"the company's culture can be deliberately knowledgeintopractice.—S.Ketchum
waywedothingsaroundhere"?No,it's created or changed. Supported by nu-
not. merous case-study examples, his ad-
In The Corporate Culture Survival vice is pertinent to startups, mature
Guide, Edgar Schein reveals how it's companies, and blended organizations.
merelythetipoftheiceberg,aniceberg If you're the type of manager that
that managers ignore at the peril of needs a quick-fixsolution, with simple
theircompany'sfuture.Underneathlies catch phrases and an easy Five Step
the much hardertograsp"essence"of ProgramtoSuccess,thisbookisnotfor
thecompany,thelearned,shared,tacit you. Nor arethe benefitsto be gained
assumptions on which people base from acquiringthe depth ofknowledge
theirdailybehavior.Theseassumptions andinsightneededtounderstand,work
Take a Look at the Nevv^Workers' Compensation Courtroom
The new courtroom \e operational and beln^ put to q^ood
uee. 3eeldee the courtroom, we now have a functional
waiting room we can uee when witnesses are sec^ues-
tered. Inside the courtroom we have epace for six wit-
nesses and/or observers. If you'd like to observe one of
the proceedln^e In the court, contact Mickey Lind^ren
at444-7794.
VOLUMEVII,ISSUE3 Pages
Employee
Profiles
Jerri Miller, 40years.
Inhercommunity,Jerriisknownas
Workforce Services theultimatevolunteer.Keytoherservice
philosophyisherabilityanddesireto
Division collaboratewithothercommunitygroups
toachievedesiredresultsinallofher
civicengagements. Jerricontributes
KathySteil-Overton 110%toallofhercommitments,andher
JerriisaMontananative,having diligencehasnotgoneunnoticed. Jerri
beenbornandraisedinGreatFallsand wasrecentlyrecognizedastheOut-
Fairfield. SiiemovedtoClydePark18 standingLocalJobServiceEmployers'
yearsagoandbeganworkingforJobSer- Committee(JSEC)Coordinator. Herabil-
viceinMay,1989.Jerristartedasare- itytoincludethewholecommunityin
ceptionist,whichwasupgradedafter JSECactivitiesisrareandshowsher
aboutsixmonthstoanEmploymentAs- amazingnetworkingability.
sniasttoarnti.nNSohveebmebcearm1e9a89locaanldJhSaEsChceolorddi- natioJnearlri"Wwoamserne'csentPleyahcoenpoorweedrwFiotuhntdhae-
thepositioneversince. In1997she tionAmigasAward"forherworkwiththe
Jerri Miller,WorkforceSen/icesDi- wacanatdse.ptrhIonemnJouiltnye2d200t00o20E,tmJopelraroiyBwmuoseninnttehCseosnOAsudutvl-ot-ant ScirleeansteWaitwnaersesnePsrsogorfadmo,mdeesstiigcnaebdutsoe.in-
vision.PhotobyKathySteil. standingLocalJSECCoordinatoraward Jerrihasalsobeenselectedasa
forhergreatworkasthecoordinatorin finalistfortheGovernor'sAwardsforCivic
Livingston. Engagement. She'llfindoutifshe'sthis
year'sawardrecipientattheendofOcto-
Herpastworkexperienceincludes
ber.
over3yearsasacross-countrytruck
driverandwasthefirstfemaleall-line InJerri'ssparetime,shegardensin
buildingmaterialssalesrepresentativefor thesummerandknitsallyeararound.
BoiseCascadebasedoutofSt.Louis. Shehastwokittens.CookieandJake,
Jerrihasbeenintheworkforceforover whichareherprideandjoy. Shespends
everypossiblevacationdaywithherhus-
Shaunda Hildebrand, Centralized Services Division
KellyChapman While the legislature usually meets
Shaunda Hildebrand has always for only 90 days every other year,
likedwhitepicketfences,andhasalways Shaunda is involved in legislative activi-
wantedtohaveoneofherown. Sheset tiesyear-round. "WorkingwiththeLegis-
outtogetherveryownwhitepicketfence lature is exciting because it is neverthe
byusingthetried andtrue methodsshe same. It'salwaysachallengetonavigate
has used to obtain most of her goals: theprocess, butit'sverysatisfying,"says
planning, hard work, and perseverance. Shaunda.Sheworksverycloselywiththe
Sofar,it'sworkinggreat-she'sbuiltand Governor'sOfficeofBudgetand Program
painted 375 feet offence and only has Planning, the Legislative Services Divi-
about200feetlefttocompletethisgoal. sion,andeachdivisioninthedepartment
tocoordinate,track,andfacilitatelegisla-
Shaunda graduated from MSU- tiveactivitiesaffectingDLI. Shealsotesti-
Bozemanin 1998withaB.S. inBusiness fies for the department - a task that is
withafinanceoption. Herfirststatejob notforthefaintofheart. Shaundastrives
was with the Department of Natural Re- to maintain good relationships with all When Shaunda is not at work, she
sourcesandConservation,andshecame stakeholders and values the opportunity loves to spend time with her husband,
to DLI in March of 2000 as the depart- toworkwithgroupsandteamstodevelop Dean, and her two kids, Lexi (9) and
ment's budget analyst. However, thebestoptionsforthedepartment. Her Chance (11). The Hildebrands enjoy
"legislativewhiz" mightbea moreappro- budget expertise provides insight into equine activities, especially 0-Mok-See
priatetitlefortheworkShaundaperforms possible solutions that make the most events.
forthedepartment. sense(orcents!).
LABOR&INDUSTRYNEWS
Bruce Duenkler, Business Standards Division
LisaJohnson Bruce has been with the State of
Bruce was bom in Cleveland, Ohio. Montanaforjustover20yearsnow. He
He moved with his parentsto Santa Fe, is currently continuing as a Licensing
NewMexico,attheageof12andgradu- InvestigatorfortheBusinessandOccupa-
ated from Santa Fe High School. Heat- tional Licensing Bureau ofthe Business
tended New Mexico State University Standards Division in the Departmentof
whereheobtainedaBachelorofScience Labor and Industry. He provides his in-
degree in Secondary Education with an vestigative skills for approximately 8 li-
emphasis on mathematics. He then censingprograms. WhileBrucehasdone
taught math in the Las Vegas, Nevada avarietyofinvestigations,hehasbecome
schoolsystemfor9years. an expert in the real estate industryand
providesavaluableservicetothecitizens
BrucemovedtoHelenaandin 1980 of Montana by conductingthorough and
hebecamethebusinessmanagerforthe impartialinvestigations. BruceDuenkler,BusinessStandarde
Children'sClinic,asmallgroupofpediat-
ricdoctors. Bruceenjoystravel,goodfood, read- Division.PhotobyLisaJohnson.
ing, hiking, canoeing, and playing pi-
In 1982 Brucewenttoworkforthe nochlewithhisfriendsatlunch.
StateofMontanaasanAccountingTech-
nician forthe DepartmentofCommerce.
Afewmonthslaterhestartedworkingfor
theBoardofRealtyRegulationasaTrust
AccountAuditor. In 1988 he became a
LicensingInvestigatorfortheProfessional
and Occupational Licensing Division of
the Department of Commerce. He has
done investigationsforapproximately35
differentlicensingboards.
Tina SmoUack, Employment Relations Division
TinaSmollack likemyjobandthepeopleIworkwith. At
regioBnosrnofanPdennrsayilsveadniian,thdeaucgohatlermionfinag wwgaaaitnthterutniotniglrsettIihhreeeyaurrnetptiileroe.mplyeN7so0at'yismnego.rth8e0Iy'sdc,oann'o'trt
tcohaelumnisnaefre,aTnidnaunlheeaarnletdhyecaorlnydiotinonasbouunt- umnotriel,I"csaanynsotTipnea.rfoTrimnamylojookbsdatuteieaschaniyn--
der which miners worked. Miners that spection as a learningventure. She en-
weren't killed at work had a worse fate joys researching, networking, andfinding
awaitingthem -the probabilityofa long answerstoproblemsofworkerwellbeing
slowdeathduetosilicosisorblacklung. intheworkplace,andfindsgreatsatisfac-
Tina earned a bachelor of science tioninsolvingtheseproblemswithlowor
(BS) degree in Occupational Safety and no costto the employer. Or, to provide
Health and a master ofscience (MS) in simplesafetyand healthfixesthat, ifnot
Industrial Hygiene both from Montana fixed, could costtheworkers" healthand
Tech. She has a love of learning and bigbucksatsomefuturedate.
claims she was the biggest nerd in col- Tina and herhusband, Charles, and
lege. "Iwastheonewhosaid, 'Teacher, have been married 30 years. He sup>-
ydiodun'ftordgootmtuochgivfeorumsyhopmoepuwloarrkit,y","whsiacyhs Tpionratedapphreercitahtreosugthhoeutmcaonlylegseacyriefaircsesanhde
Tina. has made over the years. Tina and
Tina has worked for the Safetyand Charleshavetwodaughters. Bothdaugh-
Health Bureau,for3V6years - firstasa ters and a son-in-laware engineers who TinaSmollackandherhue:
Safetyand Health Specialist now as an allliveoutofstate.
industrialHygienist AnIndustrialHygien- Tina"s hobbies are reading, garden- Charles.
aisntdadhderaeltshs.e"s thFeorheianlstthanpcaer,t aofss'essasfientgy cinagn, saanydmpylajyoibngctohmeespicalnoos.et"oAbnedinyges,myI
scthreemsis,calergeoxnpoomsiucrses,,annodisem,uchheatmoorre.col"dI hobby,"saysTina.
VOLUMEVII,ISSUE3
The Rest of the Story
NanNail Lavonne Gilliam continued her ef- thecommunity. HatsofftoLaVonneand
In the Summer/Fall 2000 Issue of fortstofindajobforFlora,whowashired tothegenerouspeoplewhorespondedto
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Gilliam'seffortstofindemploymentfora pleted. "I actuallystarted with Ul before positive outlook in thefaceofseemingly
clientwhohadallthenecessaryjobskills theworkwascompleted,"states Hensel. insurmountableobstacles.
butwasunabletofindajob. Theproblem "I was lucky fate sat me at her desk.
was that LaVonne's client was missing Lavonne wentabove and beyond for me
nearly all her front teeth. "I never saw and I'm very grateful." Today, Flora
anyone working harder to find a job," Hensel is happily working as a Claims
statesLaVonne. "Itjustwasn'tenough." Assistant for the Unemployment Insur-
She had applied with 75 employers and anceTelephone Center in Billings. Flora
been to 10 interviews, with no success. waspromotedtoClaimsAssistantonJuly
As a last desperate attempt LaVonne 29"^ofthisyear. Hensel, atrue believer
wrotea lettertotheBillingsGazettehop- that when one door closes another one
ingsomeone could help. The letterwas opens,considersthistohavebeenawon-
published Sunday, July 16,2000. The derful experience. "Itjusttickles me to
response rangedfrom cash donationsto deathtothinkaboutit."
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restored. andbecomingaself-sufficientmemberof
Employee Resource Committee Seeks Members
ReneeWuertley ChristmasFoodDrivenextquarter. to all nominees and recipients. ERC is
Our long-time member Bob Moes Thislastquarterwehad manynomi- always looking for nominations. Send
retired 08/30/02. Heand hisbearswill nations for the Employee of the Month your nominations byemail ofthose peo-
bemissed. Weneedtohaverepresenta- (EOM). The recipientsofthe EOMswere ple who have served above and beyond
tivesfromalloftheremainingBureausif Deborah Derrick Gass, Skip Shiver, and thecallofdutytoanyERCmember(Lori
possible. Potential ERCmembersshould Windy Knutson for the 3'" quarter of Carlson - 444-2048, Nancy Wheeler -
talktotheirsupervisoraboutbecominga 2002. The other nominees included: 444-0889, and Karmel Duffy - 444-
member, and after receiving approval, John Reardon, Kim Lindstrom, Jerry 0561).
contactanERCmember. Ifwehavesuffi- Miller, Darcee Moe, Kim Capps, Polly
cientsupportwe'll hold ourThanksgiving Boyer, Nancy Dunagan, Bryan Bird, Jody
Fundraiser and assist lAPES in their Tucek, and Barb Green. Congratulations
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KellyChapman asfundraisers,announcements,andspe- extensive details about the entries that
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Pa<*« LABOR&INDUSTRYNEWS
Congressman RehbergVisits the Butte Job Service Workforce Center
RepresentativeDennisKehbe—rq recentlydroppedbytheDutteJobServiceWork-
forceCenterforatour. Left ManagerS>rer\da HippwelcomesKep.Rehbergto
theCenter. Above,Kep.Rehberg meetswith localworkforcepartnersIntheCen-
ter'sclassroom.
lAPES Provides Opportunities for Professional Development
NancyElliott year, the Fall Institutewasa District • lAPES provides up-to-date information.
TspkporrhnooneoffnweeeAIsslrnssitetiiieoonprnnyrnEaaooallmuvtpiioldoadneroweasgyavlamresneAeltisanozstatptoethmcSiaetieotnrcanautt?yirioniouitpnnyrDg,ohiodfgaabevrntPeaydteomeruaa?r- XttfO(ooIAhcrnlVet)aaosIjbnkonoeatsier,htxnieceIt1reddu8lta.tlehcehohne,hIateVpMOllctrodeoeenmnrgbftisoeneanrrn,seiGannrafcemnreaDdeo.itmsmWtbFrameiasoclrhtlsssithnXoigIonp-Vf TTaommcthaowthetnoieitsorohenn,nlseytswaesatbrrlseaevesgteciwathsetrealordp-lsitpnesragratorsasve.tipedepbeaeunsnbdttldihinesigphnrletaaedlctretengosiaitnctseilisoaanntfaiobblvriy.e--
known as lAPES, is the professional The Professional Development Pro- Ifyouareinterestedinjoining,please
organization for employees in Work- gram is available to assist you in contactanylAPESmemberforinformation,
force related occupations. Itisopen learning information thatwill enable orvisitourlAPESwebpageavailablethrough
to all employees of Department of youtomove upthe professionallad- theInsider.
Laborand Industry, and membership der. WorkforceServicesDivisionand
hasalsobeenextendedtopartnersin Unemployment Division haveagreed
the workforce environment. Why to count each test passed as six
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VOLUMEVII,ISSUE3
John Andrew Elected to ILSA Executive Board
John Andrew, Labor Standards Bureau Chief, was recently
elected to the executive board of the Interstate Labor Standards
Association(ILSA). ILSAisanassociationwhosememberstatesare
involved in enforcement of minimum wage, overtime, child labor,
prevailingwageandwagepaymentlaws. Asa board memberJohn
will representthewestern region ofILSAwhich iscomprised ofthe
states ofAlaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Mon-
tana, Nevada, NewMexico, Oregon,Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyo-
ming,andtheterritoryofGuam.
Congratulations,John!
JohnAndrew, Labor^tandardeBureau,Employment
RelationsDivision.
Mark Maki Elected NASTAD President
MarkMaki,SupervisoroftheMontanaApprenticeshipandTrain-
ingProgram, WorkforceServices Division, Departmentof Laborand
IndustrywaselectedPresidentofNASTADattheorganization'sSum-
merConferenceheldinSanDiegoinAugust.
NASTAD, which stands for "National Association of State and
TerritorialApprenticeshipDirectors",isa30stateandterritoryorgani-
zation made up ofState Directors ofApprenticeship, that represent
statesthatoperateindependentlybutare recognized bythe Federal
Bureau of Apprenticeship. NASTAD was established in 1950 to
achieve an effective and beneficial national apprenticeship system
encompassingeachstateandterritorythathaslawsand regulations
governingregisteredapprenticeshipandtrainingprograms.
NASTAD'sprimarymissionistoshareinformation,exchangenew
concepts, technologiesand to provide legislative and administrative
assistance to it's members. As President of NASTAD, Maki will be
appointedtotheFederalCommitteeonRegisteredApprenticeship,by
theU.S.SecretaryofLaborandwillalsorepresenttheorganization in
interaction with the Federal Bureau ofApprenticeship, International
UnionsandIndustrialAssociations.
MakihasrepresentedMontanainNASTADforfiveyearsandhas
heldthepositionofVice-Presidentforthelastthreeyears. MarkMaki,ApprenticeshipandTraining,Workforce
ServicesDivision.
LABOR&INDUSTRYNEWS
Longevity Sv^arde
MISTICS Receives Compass Award, $25,000
KellyChapman
TheUiemploymentInsuranceDivisionkickedoffaseasonof
high-levelrecognitionforthedepartmentwhen itwasannounced
thattheMISTICSprojecthadbeenselectedatthe2002winnerof
theCompassAward:LeadingToolsandTechnology. Nomineesfor
thisawardfacestiffcompetition from all acrossthecountry-not
onlyisitquiteanachievementtoreceivenationalrecognition,but
theCompassAwardcomeswitha$25,000prize! Ulwillusethis
moneyforcontinuedUlprogramimprovements.
Commissioner Wendy Keating, Keith Kelly, and Joanne
Loughney-Finstad receivedtheaward (an actualcompass)atthe
fall meetingofthe NationalAssociationofStateWorkforceAgen-
cies.
High Fives
"Jerri[Miller]isashiningexampleof "[MarkMaki]Yourpersonalandpro- anneBullardandDaleSieglewere
thegreatnumberofpeopleofallages fessionaldesiretostrengthenthe suchassetsinthedesignandim-
andbackgroundswhoareoutthere [apprenticeship]programforemploy- plementationoftheentireproject.
workingtoensurethatMontanacom- eesandemployersistobeadmired. We'dalsoliketorecognizethe
munitiesarehealthy,safe,andstrong. Thankyoufortheopportunitytosee workthatLynnLongdid.Shedida
"-DougBrown,CommissiononCom- ourgovernmentinactionwiththe wonderfuljobfacilitatingthepanels
munityService ypaorutitcoiopkattorhye,seadcmhianinsgtersattihvreoufguhn.c"ti-on aetmitehse."[W-orCkoflolreceen2C0a2ll0a]haAnc,adM-on-
"Iampleasedtoinformyouthatthe WilliamR.Price,CIC tanaChamberFoundation,and
DepartmentofLaborandIndustryhas DavidSmith,BozemanAreaCham-
beennamedafinalistinthecategory "DianeLetendreandDaveLaberwere berofCommerce
ofBestMissionCriticalApplication integralpartsofourteamsandboth
Solution[forMISTICS]."-CarenR. didanoutstandingjobdevelopingthe
Libit,PeninsulaStrategyPartners CommunityResourceGuides. Rox-
Unterreiner Receives Heartwell Award
KellyChapman
Joe Unterreiner, President of the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce,
recentlyjoinedtheranksofU.S.Senators,CongressionalRepresentatives,
Governors, and elite business leaderswhen hewas named asthe 2002
recipientoftheWilliamL.HeartwellAward.
Unterreiner was nominated by the Flathead Job Service Workforce
Centerforhiseffortsinworkforcedevelopment. Unterreinerwasadriving
force behindtheWorkforce2020grantawarded bythe U.S. Chamberto
engagethebusinesscommunityineffortstoimprovetheaccessandavail-
abilityofskilledworkers. Thisgrantwasoneofsixawardednationally,and
theworkresultingfromtheFlathead'sWorkforce2020programhasbeen
usedasamodelforfutureprogramsinMontanaandacrossthenation.
TheHeartwellawardispresentedannuallybytheNationalAssociation
ofStateWorkforceAgenciestoan individualoutsidetheworkforcedevel-
opmentsystemwhohasmadeasignificantandsubstantialcontributionto
thesystem. Mike5hoo[u\et, ManageroftheFlatheadJob
ServiceWorkforceCentercongratulatesJoe
UnterreineristhefirstMontanantoreceivethisprestigiousaward. UnterreineroftheKalispellChamberofCom-
merceonwinningtheWilliam L. Heartwell
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