Local 949, Burnsville, MN, members
Wendy Apitz, left, and Sandra Coronado,
right, with Int. Pres. Edwin Hill at the Sixth
District Progress Meeting and
Womens
Conference.
L.U. 949 (t&u), BURNSVILLE, MN Local 949 members Wendy Apitz,
unit chair of Dakota Electrics Clerical Unit, and Sandra Coronado, steward at
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, attended the 2002 IBEW Sixth District
Progress Meeting and Womens Conference along with Bus. Mgr. Vince Guertin. They
found the conference very informativea great source of information about the
IBEW and what other locals are facing in todays economic climate. Wendy and
Sandi had the opportunity to meet Int. Pres. Edwin W. Hill, Int. Sec.-Treas.
Jerry J. OConnor and Int. Vice Pres. Lawrence P. Curley.
On Oct. 2, Bus. Rep. Ray Turner participated in the annual
United Way fund-raiser held at Dakota Electric Association in Farmington, MN.
Employees and management alike participate in a "Pie-In-The-Face" contest.
Photos of the "candidates" are displayed on jars around the office, and votes
are cast by putting money in the appropriate jar. This years "winners" were Ray
and Dakota Electric Pres./CEO Greg Miller. This years event exceeded the
committees goal of $300. Local 949 thanks all participants and contributors to
this worthwhile cause.
Local 993, Kamloops, BC, Canada, Bus. Mgr./Fin. Sec. Wayne de Delley,
standing, left, and Unit Chmm./Executive Board member Tony Berkhout,
tanding,
right, with service award recipients, standing from left, Muir Lyons
(50-years),
Walter Mazur (50-years), James Gooch (30-years), Ken Ewers
(40-years), Jack Roberge (25-years), Lou Roberge, Jr., (25-years) and Lou
Roberge, Sr.,
(50-years), and seated from left, Gordon Marshall (50-years),
Iain Mackay
(50-years) and Ralph Smith (60-years).
L.U. 993 (catv,em&i), KAMLOOPS, BC, CANADALocal 993 recently
presented years of service awards to our 25, 30, 40, 50 and 60-year members,
totaling 430 years of loyal and dedicated service to the IBEW. We congratulate
and thank them for their excellent display of Brotherhood. All the best in the
future from all of us at Local 993.
Wayne de Delly, P.S.
Bracing for the Future L.U. 995 (i,o,rts&spa), BATON ROUGE, LAWe did not do well at
the national level in the 2002 election. With a Republican president, Senate and
Congress, we can expect to see "paycheck protection" and "comp time" resurface
along with Republican changes to prevailing wage. Also expect another raid on
Social Security benefits to benefit the rich. Whom do we have to blame? The
ultra rich depend on us to be in a deer stand on Election Day, and they have a
way of using certain misnomers to convince some of our members to vote with
them.
Work is falling off in our jurisdiction. Our signatory
contractors are bidding the few jobs on the market. Many members have been laid
off. A few jobs may start by February, and Stone & Webster Shaw might be hiring
a few people for the mid-year outage at River Bend Nuclear Station. We are
organizing wherever nonunion jobs still exist. If you are interested in salting,
please contact the hall.
Journeyman classes in applied codeology, voice-data-video,
welding, process control and instrumentation (Level I) are underway. We hope our
new motor operated valve program will kick off in time for the outages scheduled
at area Entergy nuclear stations. Contact Mike Clary at the hall for information
on courses. The NJATC/National Training Institute is scheduled for Aug. 9-16 in
Knoxville, TN. Contact the JATC office for information.
Keith W. Brand, P.S.
Agreement Ratified L.U. 1007 (t&u), EDMONTON, AB, CANADAIn September 2002, the
locals EPCOR unit ratified a two-year four/four percent Collective Agreement
after a long 10-month negotiating period. Thanks to Negotiating Committee
members Jerry Larson, Bud Love, Paul McKnight, Dave Smegal, Norm Spitzer, Dale
Southwood and Ron Tithecott.
Congratulations to Pres. Ron Tithecott and Bus. Mgr. Jerry
Larson on receiving their 35- and 30-year service pins, respectively at the
locals EPCOR unit meeting in October. The local also mailed a 40-year pin to
Bro. Dave Zenchyson, who was unable to attend the meeting.
The local was successful in the organizing seven members of
the Water Operations in Strathmore, Alberta, and has been issued a certificate
from the Alberta Labour Board.
The local is currently entering into contract negotiations
with its Civic Unit, and the committee will include Bros. Blaine Thomson, Pat
Elliott, Jerry Larson and Dale Southwood.
Dale Southwood, P.S.
New Journeymen L.U. 1116 (em,lctt&u), TUCSON, AZHappy New Year IBEW
members! We hope that by the time you read this, our TEP and Trico members will
be working under new labor agreements. The members appreciate all the hard work
the Negotiating Committee did for us during negotiations.
Congratulations to Bros. Dustin Christmas, Sean Philips,
Scott Tutalo and Bob Even, who completed their apprenticeship programs at the
Ken Saville Training Center and earned their Journeyman status. All four put in
many hours of classroom study and on-the-job training. Bros. Christmas and Even
were also recipients of the 2002 Outstanding Apprentice awards.
Our October annual picnic was great, and the rain didnt get
us. Bro. Randy Crider, from Springerville, won the 27" color television. Thanks
to Bro. Curtis Brooks and Sister Kara Carl, who organized this fun event on
their personal time.
Thanks also to Sister Liza Castillo, who worked all year to
enlighten union members to get out and vote during the Arizona and city
elections. Your vote does make a difference.
We look forward to this New Year 2003 and all the great
things that lay in store for us all. Best wishes to all.
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