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Local 2195 Secretary Nancy Coleman retired effective August 01, 2008. Nancy has agreed to work two days a week the remainder of the year to assist with day-to-day operations at the union hall.
Nancy went to work full time for Local 2195 in January 1984, and the union hall was opened the following December. However, her involvement with the local goes further back than that. She was hired in 1979 by the International to be the secretary for the group that organized the local union.

“At the time, I was reluctant to take the job because I was afraid if I worked for the union it would be held against me if I had to look for another job,” Nancy recalls. However, her initial fears were soon forgotten once she began assisting the first organizers. “I even went with them in 1982 to Detroit to deliver the cards that had been signed, at which time the local union was certified. It was my first and last plane ride,” Nancy laughs.

Having worked at the union hall for the past 24 years, Nancy says “I have seen a lot of changes through the years, but probably I have seen more changes in the three years since the Delphi bankruptcy than I did in the 21 years before it. The things that have taken place since the bankruptcy have been like a new world, and I feel that local leaders have done everything they could to protect this membership. I have been fortunate to have worked for a number of presidents, chairmen, and three financial secretaries, and I appreciate the many friends I have made at this site. I am proud to have worked for this membership and the leadership. I am very thankful to have had this good job and to have worked for good people. I knew nothing about unions when I was hired and didn’t know what to expect even though my dad was in the electrical workers union at Ingalls. I had a lot of secretarial experience, but it would have been much more difficult for me had it not been for the previous union experience of the first president, Chuck McDonald, and the first chairman, Jim Gabbard, who helped me set up the office. I have come to find that union people are good people and good to work for,” Nancy adds.

“I have enjoyed my job, but it’s time to retire. When the new members were hired in 2006 and I was adding them to our membership rolls, I saw a particular young man’s name and it occurred to me that I had watched his mother grow up across the street from me and my husband, Dewitt. If you can remember the new folks ‘parents being children, it is time to retire,” Nancy laughs.

Nancy plans to spend more time with family and friends and become much more involved in church ministries. She and Dewitt have one son and four grandchildren. Good luck to Nancy Coleman, and thank you for serving this membership for 24 years!