Agreements Reached L.U. 38 (i), CLEVELAND, OHWe settled both the Residential
and Teledata agreements. We negotiated a three-year contract for
the Residential Branch that includes 5 percent raises and health
care costs. After a lot of hard word, a one-year contract was approved
by the Teledata Branch that added $1 to their total package and
improved the language on stewards.
A few electrical companies have been on site at ISG. ISG has
been producing a lot of steel. If production demands remain steady or increases,
we could see more members working on site in the near future.
Some of our best work opportunities have been at our local
hospitals. Lake Erie Electric has the Metro Hospital expansion. Doan/Pyramid has
the new Cleveland Clinic Hotel and various projects there. Atlas Electric and
Harrington Electric are doing the new University Hospital Medical Research
Building.
The next major project will be the Legacy Village Shopping
Center. This $145 million project is being financed by the National Electrical
Benefit Fund. The involvement of the NEBF pension plan guarantees this project
is built 100 percent union.
Welcome new contractors Precision Environmental Co. and K.A.
Electric.
Local 40, Hollywood, CA, members and family at the Annual
Family Picnic.
L.U. 40 (em,i&mps), HOLLYWOOD, CAThe Local 40 Annual Family
Picnic was held this past summer and was the biggest ever, with 250 members,
along with their families, who showed up to have a good time. What made it even
more exciting was the fact that it was held at Raging Waters in San Dimas, CA.
This premier water park was a perfect setting for sun, fun and a celebration of
the Brotherhood.
The members enjoyed some of the finest fixins, with a giant
barbeque to satisfy even the heartiest linemens appetite. Children and parents
also participated in many games and contests ranging from basketball, a gunny
sac race, to a water balloon toss. What picnic would be complete without prizes
such as DVD players, movies and music? The highlight of the day was getting wet!
This park sports many of the tallest and wildest water slides in the country.
The members would especially like to thank our office
manager, Bessie Capili, and the many volunteers for their tireless work in
coordinating this terrific event.
Local 41, Buffalo, NY,
Bro. Pete Rice retired
effective Nov. 1, 2002.
L.U. 41 (em,es,i,se&spa), BUFFALO, NYThe officers and Local
41 members extend best wishes and the hope that in 2003 there will be peace and
prosperity for our nation and our Brotherhood.
At this writing in October, the longest serving Local 41
officer is days away from retiring. Bro. Pete Rice will officially retire on
Nov. 1, 2002, after a career spanning 37 years as a member of Local 41. Pete
served on the Executive Board for 27 years, the past nine as its chairman. We
thank Pete for his years of service to our Brotherhood and wish him and his
wife, Diane, many years of happy retirement.
Work has continued to slow down for the Local 41 construction
division as winter settles in. We are thankful to those locals that have been
able to help our unemployed.
We are currently negotiating contracts at the Buffalo News,
Town of Evans and Niagara Transformer Corp. We hope to have finalized and
ratified these contracts by the time this article appears in the Journal.
James A. Voye, B.M./F.S.
Margin of Victory L.U. 47 (lctt,mo,u&uow), DIAMOND BAR, CAElections are over
and California fared better than the rest of the nation. Without the support of
union households, Gov. Gray Davis would have lost by 3 percent instead of
winning by 5 percentbecause members of union households voted for him 57
percent to 32 percent.
We recently concluded negotiations with the Colton Utility
Unit. The agreement gives an average 6 percent increase the first year and COLA
increases in years two and three. The retirement formula improved by 35 percent.
The Banning General and Utility Units had contract re-openers, and the
retirement formula improved by 25 percent.
Wage re-opener negotiations are currently underway with
Southern California Edison. Negotiations have started for several individual
classifications, including substation electricians and linemen-type
classifications.
Local 47 members from SCE, and for the first time teams from
Riverside, competed at the Linemans Rodeo in Kansas City. Another surprise
participant was our Local 47 Bus. Mgr. and Seventh Dist. IEC Member Pat Lavin,
who competed along with Bus. Mgr. Ron Jones of L.U. 659, Medford, OR, and Local
659 retiree John Green. They did not come in last.
We are sad to report the passing of Bros. Ed Pryor, Peb Jung
and Andy Ambrus.
Stan Stosel, P.S.
A Brother as Commissioner L.U. 48 (c,em,i,rtb,rts&st), PORTLAND, ORCongratulations to
Bro. Dan Gardner, who was sworn in as Labor Commissioner for the State of Oregon
in January. It will be helpful to have a brother in that position, as Oregon
still ranks number two in unemployment in the nation, with only Washington State
higher. Our new governor, Democrat Ted Kulongoski, will have his hands full from
the very start trying to get the state economy rolling again.
October saw Bro. John Wilson leave his Executive Board
position and assume the vice president position vacated by Bro. Gardner. Bro.
Greg Nordin filled the Executive Board position, and both were sworn in at the
October general meeting.
Once again Local 48 supplied more than 40 volunteers,
journeyman wiremen and apprentices to help prepare the Grotto for the Annual
Festival of Lights. The Grotto is a nationally famous place of worship and
retreat located in Portland, OR. The lighting display contained more than
250,000 individual lights. Local 48 has helped out every year since 1988 when
Bro. Ken Fry organized the first volunteers.
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