The Midwest Region Organizing Committee developed a relief/rebuild Joplin Missouri plan. EMLDC organizers Carl Baysinger, Mike Boyland, Barry Brown, Scott Brown, Rick Griffin Sr., Rodney Lashley, and Nick Pavia joined over 50 laborers from across the Midwest Region to assist fellow laborers affected by the tornado that hit Joplin on May 22, 2011. Fred Weber, Inc. donated the use of a bobcat and mini-excavator for the project.
The organizers were there from June 9 through June 11. They helped clear the debris from the homes of five laborers; one retired and four active, one of which was an apprentice. They also helped clear a playground that was affected.
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