Veterans Committee Duties

Ed Matas - Chairperson/Vice Chairperson

The duties of the Veteran's Committee are:

To help foster, encourage and promote the improvement of the condition of the veterans in Local 1112.
To promote physical and cultural improvement, growth and development, self-respect, self-confidence and usefulness of Vietnam-era veterans and others.
To eliminate discrimination suffered by veterans and to develop channels of communication that will assist veterans, maximize self-realization and enrichment of their lives and enhance life fulfillment.
To conduct and publish research on a non-partisan basis pertaining to the relationship between Vietnam-era veterans and the Americal Society, the Vietnam war experience, the role of the United States in securing peaceful co-existance for the world community and other matters which may affect the social, economic, educational or physical welfare of the Vietnam-era veterans or others.
To assist disabled and needy war veterans including, but not limited to, the Vietnam veteran and his dependants and widows, orphans of deceased veterans.