Buffalo News (New York), October 17, 2005, Monday

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Buffalo News (New York)

October 17, 2005 Monday
FINAL EDITION

SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. B3


HEADLINE: LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS - Final

BODY:
Conference will focus on future of unions
The impact of a potential merger of Buffalo with Erie County and the future of organized labor in Western New York will be on the agenda when the Buffalo chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute holds its annual conference Oct. 29.
The conference, with the theme "Organized Labor: Who Wins, Who Loses," will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the United Auto Workers union hall, 3000 Genesee St., Cheektowaga.
The keynote speaker will be Clayola Brown, the institute's national president and a vice president of the AFL-CIO executive council. Representatives from the Civil Service Employees Association and the Cornell University School of Labor Relations will be among the panelists.
Tickets are $25 and include lunch. Call 583-9356 for tickets or information.
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Participants sought for 2-hour focus group
The Western New York Independent Living Project, in conjunction with the University at Buffalo, is seeking individuals who are diabetic, blind or deaf and monitor their own blood sugar to participate in a focus group.
Those who qualify will be paid $50 for the two-hour session. For more information, contact Michelle Lockett, consumer testing coordinator, at 836-0822, Ext. 112.
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Certification course offered in snowmobiling
Young people ages 10 to 18 must have a snowmobile safety certificate to ride alone anywhere other than on family-owned or leased land, and the State Park Police are offering a certification course.
The course will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Brockport Elks Club, 4400 Sweden-Walker Road, Brockport. For preregistration, which is required, call the Parks Police at (585) 658-4692 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.