Your Vote Is Important L.U. 756 (es&i), DAYTONA BEACH, FLThe
area work picture has slowed from employing many traveling members
to over 100 on Book 1 in the past year. Woodson is finished on
PAD 37 and Sachs Electric has approximately 12 left on PAD 41.
Invensys is still at PAD 41, with only a few still employed there.
Thanks to these employers for their efforts on these jobs. Some
contractors are currently picking up some work on schools, condos
and other commercial projects. Thanks to the locals that are working
our members on the road during this slow time.
I have been working on the voter registration campaign and politics
for a couple months now. We dont know who will come out of the
primary, but your vote is still important to defeat Gov. Jeb Bush.
Also, if you dont vote because of the gubernatorial candidate,
other House and Senate races could be lost.
On July 30, the 6th Annual Construction Organizing
Summit was held in Daytona Beach. Int. Sec./Treas. Jerry OConnor,
Sixth Dist. Int. Vice Pres. Pat Curley, Fifth Dist. Field Rep./Local
756 Organizer for Puerto Rico Gerardo Mulero and Local 481 Organizer
Sean Seyferth were guests in attendance. The summit was very informative.
John W. Barrington, P.S.
Great Strides Forward
First Dist. Int. Rep. Charles McKenzie, first row, second
from right, with Local 804, Kitchener, ON, Canada,
newly elected officers, from left, front row, Executive
Board members Edward Schnarr and Jeff Scott, Rec.
Sec. Alexander Fair, Bus. Mgr./Fin. Sec. Brett
McKenzie, [I.R. McKenzie] and Executive Board
member Robert Emslie, and back row, Vice Pres.
James Cudahy, Pres. Greg Woods and Treas.
L.U. 804 (i&o), KITCHENER, ON, CANADAOn
June 21, 2002, the ballots for our local union elections were tabulated
and the following officers were elected to serve for the next three
years: Pres. Greg Woods, Vice Pres. Jim Cudahy, Rec. Sec. Alexander
Fair, Treas. Pat Sullivan and Bus. Mgr./Fin. Sec. Brett McKenzie.
The Executive Board members are Robert Emslie, Edward Schnarr and
Jeff Scott. Thanks to my father, Int. Rep. Charles McKenzie for
conducting the pledge and oath of office to all elected officers.
Undoubtedly over the course of the next three years we will face
many battles within the construction industry, and acting as a
proactive rather than reactive organization we will be able to
overcome any obstacles we face along the way. Membership support
and interaction is a crucial element that will be needed to implement
the changes necessary to meet the demands placed on us and our
industry as a whole. This local union has made great strides within
the last year, and will continue new initiatives in the upcoming
months.
Special thanks to Bro. Harry Holloway for his years of service
as an officer in our Local Union. His dedication and commitment
to our local is greatly appreciated.
Brett McKenzie, B.M./F.S.
Busy Contract Time
Local 824, Tampa, FL, Pres. Harrison
Thornhill, standing center, received his
45-year service pin from Int. Pres. Edwin
D. Hill, seated right, and Int. Sec.-Treas.
Jeremiah J. OConnor, seated left, at the
recent Telecommunications/Broadcasting
Conference. Standing with Bro. Thornbull
are Telecommunications Dir. Joe Penna,
right, and Fifth Dist. Int. Vice Pres. Melvin
W. Horton, left.
L.U. 824 (t), TAMPA, FL Int. Pres. Edwin D.
Hill and Int. Sec.-Treas. Jeremiah J. OConnor presented Pres.
Harrison Thornhill his 45-year service pin during the recent Telecommunications/Broadcasting
Conference. We congratulate and thank him for his dedication to
Local 824.
This has been a busy year for Local 824 bargaining. On May 13
a new contract was ratified between Local 824 and Verizon Select
Services, and on June 29 a new contract was ratified with Verizon
Florida, Inc., both by a vast majority. Last, but not least, on
July 12 a tentative agreement was reached between Local 824 and
Verizon FloridaVideo.
The Local 824 officers, staff and membership congratulate Local
2213 Bus. Mgr. Mary Jo Arcuri on her recent election to the office
of TCC II Treasurer. We also thank Bro. Ben Rice for his service
to the Council and wish him a happy retirement!
Please visit our web site at www.ibew824.org.
Doug Sellars, P.S.
Officers Sworn In L.U. 910 (i&rts), WATERTOWN, NYOur newly
elected officers were sworn in at the July 2 membership meeting
by Bro. Gary Grill. Congratulations to Pres. Elizabeth Cassada,
Vice Pres. Richard Curtis, Rec. Sec. John O'Driscoll, Treas. Dennis
Affinati and Bus. Mgr./Fin. Sec. George Intschert. The Executive
Board members are Wayne Ashline, William Burns and Wayne Cuthbert
and the Examining Board members are Martin Horeth, Michael Littlefield,
Michael Norstrud, Carlton Young and Jeffrey Yousey. Our officers
will serve a three-year term, and we wish them the best in their
duties.
This summer the work picture improved as usual with school jobs,
Fort Drum and mills. Our resident wireman received a new two-year
agreement this past spring. Shop members voted on pay and increased
their pension this past June.
Our retirees were recently presented with years of service certificates
and pins. Congratulations to 60-year recipients Donald R. Eldridge,
Kenneth G. Hall, Curtis Hammond and Horace J. Smith, 55-year recipients
Edward Bass, Jr., Ernest F. Brown, James J. Hayes, Edmund Jagaciewski,
Roy S. Knox, Raymond McCaull, Henry W. Tarwater and Samuel N. Wilson,
and 50-year recipients Earl L. Childers, Robert J. Cullen, Henry
A. Davis, Karl J. Malady, Jr. and Francis F. Sturtz.
Roger LaPlatney, P.S.
Bob Shaw Mourned L.U. 1076 (as,em,mar,mt,rts,s &spa),
TOLEDO, OHWith sadness we report the passing of Bus. Mgr. Bob
Shaw on April 21, 2002. Bob was a member from our Sears Unit. He
was a great trade unionist and an even better person. If you met
Bob you were his friend. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family.
Bob will be missed and never forgotten.
Pres. Jim Fifer, Treas. Gerald Karcher and Executive Board Member
Dave Moore are retiring. Their dedication has kept our union strong
and progressive. We thank them for their years of leadership, and
wish them many happy years ahead.
Our new and reelected officers are Bus. Mgr./Fin. Sec. Dave Austin,
Pres. Richard Zulch, Vice Pres. John Welch, Rec. Sec. Brian Aumiller,
Treas. Allen Jackson. The Executive Board members are Dan Baxley,
Dave Bird, Bob Herman, Dave Kern, Dave Mobus, Larry Napierala,
Rod Shaw and Craig Wulff.
John Welch, P.S.
Short Takes L.U. 1116 (em,lctt&u), TUCSON, AZOur
members have been and are still busy with what a makes our union
tick, from the annual golf tournament which grows in size each
year, to the linemen working the long hours to replace down poles
and equipment during the monsoon summer rains. We have three teams
of linemen headed for the Linemens Rodeo this year, and soon those
members on the Contract Committee will be hammering out the best
benefits for our membership as a whole, with wages and compensation
and benefits always a major focus.
After a close election for the business manager, president and
vice president positions, Bros. Joe Carl and Jim Corbin retained
the business manager and president seats, and Bro Frank Grijalva
slid into the vice presidents chair. Others elected were Terry
Gilmore (Administration), Kerry Imel (Electrical), Treas. Jeff
Martin, R. Cavaletto (Transportation), Jesse Eckenrod (At Large)
and Pat Smith (Power Production).
We extend our gratitude to our Tucson/Springerville members who
gave time, money, food and supplies to those families affected
by the Rodeo-Chediski fire. It just shows how union members step
up to the plate in the time of need.
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