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Labor Day Salute to the American Worker
Tune in to the Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day Marathon on Sportsman Channel
For many Americans, Labor Day means a day off to enjoy a picnic with family and friends or a weekend trip to cap off the summer. But we wouldn't have Labor Day without the sweat and effort of American workers, particularly the men and women who fought and sometimes died during the labor movement in the late 19th century to secure better working conditions for all of us.
So on Monday, Sept. 5 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (ET), Sportsman Channel and the Union Sportsmen's Alliance will team up to salute the American worker with a 4-hour Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day Marathon. The marathon will feature eight back-to-back episodes of new series that celebrates hardworking Union members on hunting and fishing adventures across North America.
Between episodes, Brotherhood Outdoors host Tom Ackerman and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will join viewers to highlight the American workers and companies still making the great outdoor products we know and love, right here in the United States.
Visit the USA Facebook page for more details and to guess which companies will be featured during the marathon for a chance to win a $50 Cabela's gift certificate: www.facebook.com/unionsportsmen.
Marathon Schedule (Eastern):
1:00 p.m. - Texas Whitetail with a UA Member
Jake Lovato is a sportsman, sculptor, athlete and UA Local 412 steamfitter who uses his welding skills to make a positive impact, even travelling to Haiti to help rebuild an orphanage after the earthquake. In this episode, the always-on-the-move Lovato must control his impatience in a box blind as he watches more deer than he's ever seen, waiting for the perfect opportunity at that shooter buck.
1:30 p.m. - Illinois Whitetail with an IAFF Member
Fire Fighter Captain Bob Barteck of IAFF Local 425 serves people in their darkest hour. His commitment to service goes beyond firefighter/paramedic and is matched only by his passion for hunting and fishing. In this episode, he and host Tom Ackerman confront the challenges of a post-rut Illinois archery hunt, when the bucks seem to have a copy of their playbook – always staying a step ahead.
2:00 p.m. - Kansas Geese with an IAMAW Member
Brett Graham, an IAM Local 839 machinist, longtime member of Ducks Unlimited and part-time waterfowl guide, takes Brotherhood Outdoors host Tom Ackerman on an exhilarating goose hunt outside Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Kansas. Waterfowl experts and novices alike will get a thrill out of this epic hunt, which Tom calls the best day of goose shooting he's ever experienced.
2:30 p.m. Montauk Stripers with a UA Member
Host Tom Ackerman joins UA Local 638 steamfitter Jay Rodriquez on an exhilarating and nostalgic fishing trip to Montauk Point in Long Island just as category four Hurricane Earl is heading toward the coast. Watch as this hardworking dad and autism advocate tries to put Ackerman on some of the East Coast's sportiest fish before the storm hits.
3:00 p.m. - Colorado Elk with an IUPAT Member
Robin DeHaven, an apprentice glazier, member of IUPAT Local 1778 and a true hero did two tours of duty in Iraq and rescued five people from a building struck by a plane. Some say no good deed goes unpunished, but DeHaven's good deeds earned him his dream Colorado elk hunt, which comes down to a 5x6 bull at 240 yards.
3:30 p.m. Missouri Waterfowl with a SMWIA Member
Avid waterfowler and dedicated SMWIA Local 19 sheet metal worker Doug Bachman heads to the Mississippi Flyway with host Tom Ackerman for late season waterfowl action. Iron Duck Hunting guide and retired auto worker Dan Guyer puts his 42 years of waterfowl hunting experience to the test, calling in the wary birds in less than ideal weather conditions.
4:00 p.m. - Wyoming Pronghorn with a SMWIA Member
Todd Heustis, a member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 9 in Denver, is a family man in a big way with 13 children. He gets the whole family involved as he takes host Tom Ackerman on his first quest for the quick and sharp-sighted Wyoming pronghorn on Wyoming's public land.
4:30 p.m. - Arizona Mule Deer with an IAFF Member
A former 101st Airborne Division flight medic, firefighter, master hunting guide and IAFF Local 3066 President, JP Vicente comes from a long line of Arizonian outdoorsmen dating back to the early 1900s. In this episode, Vicente guides host Tom Ackerman on a challenging archery hunt for monster muleys on Arizona's often underestimated public lands.
Brotherhood Outdoors is an outdoor series of the Union Sportsmen's Alliance made possible by the generous support of many of America's leading trade unions and contractor associations, including the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers,
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, National Electrical Contractors Association, Sheet Metal Workers International Association and United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry and its contractor partners.
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Lovato is a serious sportsman, a pipefitter by trade and an artist by inclination, and he uses his skills to make a positive impact. A sculptor of wildlife and Native American related themes, he recently donated a piece of art to raise $2,500 for the Wounded Warrior Project. When he was out of work last year, he traveled to Haiti to help rebuild an orphanage after the devastating earthquake and to Mexico to work on a church. He’s a man of faith, and those who know Lovato have faith in him.
And that wasn’t the only surprise. Lovato discovered that hunting with a camera is a whole different ball game. He darn near smoked a buck before the hunt began, but the cameraman wasn’t even set up yet, so he held off.
The lucky Union winner will join noted guide an outfitter Shad Leeder of Leeder Hunting for a 7-day, pack train hunt in Nevada's Schell Creek and Snake Range areas, where bulls typically score 330-350 and can exceed 400 Boone & Crockett points. In addition to the guided hunt, the $18,000 prize package includes a highly coveted landowner elk permit, licenses, roundtrip airfare to Las Vegas, ground transportation, meals and lodging.
