Some of the Local 193, Springfield, IL,
members and families who built a
Labor Day
parade float in memory of members lost on
September 11 are, from left,
Matt Peterson,
Sara Peterson, Amanda Starkweather, Todd
Starkweather and Austin
Peterson.
L.U. 193 (i,lctt,o,rts,spa&u), SPRINGFIELD, ILIt has been a
busy couple of months, with elections, a successful fundraiser, the addition of
some new members and the loss of a few more.
We are pleased to welcome two new signatory contractors into
our area. They are Alpha Electric and Capital Sound and Light. We welcome them
and their employees into our family.
The Rick Ross Memorial Golf Outing had 92 golfers
participating in September, with more than $300 raised for the HELP Fund.
The efforts of the PAC Committee should not go unrecognized.
They worked diligently, not only on campaigns and voter registration, but also
attended numerous fundraisers for worker friendly candidates.
We are saddened to report the deaths of three members. Bro.
Scott Carpenter, a third-year inside apprentice, was killed in a car accident in
September. We also lost Bros. Bill Barr (journeyman lineman) and Dick Ridings
(journeyman wireman). Our condolences and prayers go to their families and
friends.
Rick Shereda, P.S.
Linemen Needed L.U. 196 (govt,mt,o,t&u), ROCKFORD, ILAt this writing, our
outside overhead distribution and URD work is going very well. We could use some
journeyman linemen. If anyone is interested give us a call at 847-888-1960.
The telephone work is slow, and we have small jobs in the
city of Geneva putting in fiber optics. We are still having problems with the
operating engineers and laborers trying to claim our equipment operation in our
sub-stations and peaking units. The laborers are trying to claim the URD work.
This has become an every day fight, and we cannot figure out why these so called
unions wont go after the nonunion employees and contractors rather than our
work. We have heard there are IBEW locals who actually have let IUOE and LIUNA
do their URD work. If this is true it needs to stop. We need to keep all our
IBEW work "All IBEW." If some locals let this happen, it will bleed over into
other locals who have always done this work with only IBEW members. We would
like to urge any IBEW Locals who let this happen to change your ways.
Local 223, Brockton, MA, Bus. Mgr. Timothy Cayton, kneeling
left, and
Organizer David Fenton, kneeling right, with newly
organized members of Bayside
Electrical Contractors.
L.U. 223 (em,govt&i), BROCKTON, MABayside Electrical
Contractors signed an agreement with Local 223 on Sept 16, 2002, with 24
members, including apprentices. Our Organizers have been doing a great job
increasing our membership approximately 15 percent in two years.
Local 223 held a steward training class on Nov. 6, 2002. The
instructors were Int. Reps. Brian Maher and Richard Panagrossi. Fifteen members
attended, along with Bus. Mgr. Timothy Cayton, Organizers Earnest Corriea and
David Fenton and Pres. Robert Revil.
Our work picture has slowed slightly, but we expect it to
pick up after the first of the year.
Local 236, Albany, NY, winning foursome
and new champs are, from left Steve
Bomberger, Bob Thomas, Chip Greenberg
and Bill McDaniel.
L.U. 236 (catv,ees,govt,i,mo,rtb &t), ALBANY, NYThe 2002
annual golf outing was a big success, with 18 foursomes turning out for a great
day of golf. Chairman Phil Pacifico thanks everyone for their support and
participation and offers a special thanks to Paul Toth and Dean Garafalo for
running the skins game. The 2002 first place foursome carded a 12-under 59,
followed closely by the Gary Kennedy and Mark McGary foursomes, who tied for
second with a pair of 10-under 61s. Longest drives were Kyle Gregoire and Jason
Cooper and closest to the pin were Greg Walsh and John Lea.
2002 was again a stellar year for our organizing campaign,
and a large number of former nonunion journeymen and apprentices are now
enjoying the fruits of a union way of life. We hope our organizing efforts will
be even more successful this year.
Local 245, Toledo, OH, Bus. Mgr. Larry
Tscherne, left, and Int. Sec./Treas.
Jerry OConnor, right, present Bro. Jim
Gunselman with his 55-year service
award.
L.U. 245 (govt,lctt,o,rtb&u), TOLEDO, OHWe celebrated our
100th anniversary with a dinner at the union hall on October 5. Guests included
Int. Sec./Treas. Jerry OConnor, four former business managers and a former
secretary.
A number of awards were presented, and most notable were
service awards to two Toledo Edison retirees. Congratulations to 65-year
recipient Harry Gates and 55-year recipient Jim Gunselman.
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