DALMC Bob Bennett Award_Randy PeckBob Bennett Recogniation for Good Faith
in Collective Bargaining
Randy Peck
City of Dubuque
Merle Duehr, Jr.
Steelworks Union Local 1861-U
Randy Peck has served as Personnel Manager for the City
of Dubuque since 1979. He has exhibited good faith as he
represented the City of Dubuque in facilitating collective
bargaining agreements with the Dubuque Police Protective
Association, Dubuque Professional Firefighter's Association,
International Union of Operating Engineers, Teamsters Local
Union No. 421, and Teamsters Local Union No. 421 Bus
Operators. He was also a founding member of the Dubuque
Area Labor Management Board of Directors.
Randy is a skilled negotiator and patient communicator
with a great ability to compromise. Throughout his years of
service to City of Dubuque and the members of its bargaining
units. Randy has worked with on single goal in mind, the
betterment of this community. While everyone knows the
negotiations can be complex and difficult, that underlying goal
has earned him the respect of those with whom he has worked
over the years.
Randy has a bachelor's degree in sociology and master's
degree in public administration. He is a member of the local
United Way executive committee and also volunteers at the
Maria House, Crescent Community Health Center and St.
Raphael's Cathedral. Randy and his wife, Nan, frequently
open their home to international students from Divine Word
College in Epworth.
Steelworkers Union Local 1861-U
Merle Duehr, Jr. served as the Business Representative
for the Steelworkers Local 1861, there he was the Chief
spokesperson for the negotiating of numerous labor
agreements and has been a Union advocate for over 50
grievance arbitration heazings.Also, he was the lead organizer
fora 30 member security unit at the Dubuque Greyhound
Pazk and Casino
Now Merle has taken the position of Chair of the Board
of Trustees and Director of Operation for the United
Steelworkers Pension Fund. He has moved to Philadelphia to
oversee the operations there. He will be the fifth chair since
the trust fund was established in 1953.
He has served on the Board of Trustees since 1995. While
in the Union he held many position such as Steward, Chief
Stewazd, Trustee and Vice Presidents. Also, he has served on
the DALMC Board of Directors as the Secretary and Labor
Co-Chair. Merle is skilled in communication, organization
and labor agreement bargaining. And has received the AFL-
CIO Community Service Award in 1996 and the United Way
Labor's Community Service Awazd in 2005.
He was born and raised in Dubuque and is married to
Mazgie Duehr, and they have eight grandchildren. In his free
time he likes to ride Harley Davidson.
Merle Duehr, Jr.