New Season for Union-Backed Outdoors Show
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The popular outdoors show, “TRCP’s Life in the Open,” sponsored by unions in the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), begins its fifth season on VERSUS Country Sunday, Oct. 4, at 9 a.m. EDT.
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s (TRCP’s) flagship show’s premier takes us on a Sitka black-tailed deer hunt and salmon fishing trip in the heart of Alaska’s publicly accessible, 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest.
The show explores outdoor adventures and also highlights pressing fish and wildlife conservation issues while venturing to some of the best hunting and fishing destinations that are both accessible and affordable to hardworking American sportsmen.
This season, viewers will learn about stalking Montana’s big bull elk, braving Alaska’s elements and monster salmon and calling in javelina in New Mexico. Other adventures will feature pheasants and bruiser bucks in western Kansas, kudu and hartebeest in Africa, striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and ducks in California’s famed rice fields.
Visit www.TRCP.tv for a complete schedule, photos and more.
The USA unions providing support for the show are Machinists (IAM), Boilermakers (IBB), Electrical Workers (IBEW), Bricklayers (BAC), Sheet Metal Workers (SMWIA), Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) and Plumbers and Pipe Fitters (UA).
Electrical Workers Member Wins Chevy in Sportsmen’s Alliance Drawing
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The next time Kent Erickson, a member of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 26 in Washington, D.C., heads out for fishing on the Chesapeake Bay or deer hunting in the Maryland mountains, he can haul his gear in a brand new Chevy Silverado.
Erickson is the winner of a drawing for all members of the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) held earlier this summer. The truck giveaway was one of several ongoing promotions USA runs for its nearly 20,000 members.
General Motors and its Chevrolet division are partners with the USA, the hunting, fishing and conservation club for union members, retirees and their families, and the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP).
Here’s Your Chance to Win a Chevy Truck
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If you are a member of the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), you may be able to head off to your favorite hunting land or fishing spot this summer in a brand-new 2009 Chevy Silverado. The Chevy truck will go to the winner of a drawing on or about July 2. All USA members will automatically be entered in the drawing. (For contest details, click here.)
General Motors and its Chevrolet division are partners with the USA, the hunting, fishing and conservation club for union members, retirees and their families, and the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP).
Says Fred Myers, USA executive director:
In these tough economic times, we are honored that Chevrolet recognizes the importance of preserving our national resources and has stepped up to support the TRCP conservation mission and its union-dedicated hunting and fishing club. Through this partnership, we can educate sportsmen about access opportunities around the country, while enhancing the value of USA membership.
Join Union Members and ‘Escape to the Wild’
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Chicago Plumbers and Pipe Fitters (UA) member Wes Blankenship kicks of the new season of “Escape to the Wild” on VERSUS Country Jan. 4 as he scales Idaho’s rugged Clearwater Mountains in search of spring black bear.
The outdoors show, “Escape to the Wild,” is the union-sponsored television series of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP). New episodes air each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (EST). The show rewards members of AFL-CIO unions with a hunting or fishing trip of a lifetime. “Escape to the Wild” is supported by the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), a joint venture of the TRCP and 21 unions to promote conservation and access for hunters and anglers.
Each week, viewers will join host Tom Ackerman in an elaborate scheme to surprise the winner in the most unexpected way. Says Ackerman:
“Escape to the Wild” is about teaming up with deserving winners and taking them around the world to fulfill their dream hunting and fishing adventures. Special people, special places.
