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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> mostelloworks@comcast.net <mostelloworks@comcast.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 15, 2021 5:33 PM<br><b>Cc:</b> smturner234@gmail.com; rchpay7@gmail.com; ravens784@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: "Where the Blind Work"<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear NFB of Ohio:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am interested in contacting David Perry, a Machinest with the Cinncinnanti Association for the Blind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David was one of five presenters during the Where the Blind Work, sponsored by the National organization on Thursday night, October 14, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In his presentation, David said that he is a Shop Steward for his work-place, and that the work-place is unionized.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My questions concern When was that particular union established?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am also interested in at what point in time “sheltered work-shop” workers were first permitted to unionize.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From what I have read, I thought workers in sheltered work-shops were NOT permitted to unionize, because their activities were defined as therapeutic in nature, and NOT considered Vocational Training.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David Mostello<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB of NJ, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>