L.U.
26 (ees,em,es,govt,i&mt), WASHINGTON, DCAs Local
26 continues to grow and its jurisdiction expands, we are pleased
to announce the addition of another business agent. Bro. Lorne
Seay will work in our new Charlottesville office. We welcome
him aboard.
As a new year begins, the Local 26 work picture still looks good.
We have been blessed with work in our jurisdiction.
The Local 26 Scholarship Committee is accepting applications for
our annual scholarship award. Two winners will be selected for
the four-year, $1,000 per year award. Applicants must be in their
senior year of high school, or high school graduates with less
than two years of college completed. The scholarship is open to
children of Local 26 members who have been in good standing for
at least five years. Application deadline is March 31, 2005. Applications
may be obtained at the union hall or by phone at 202-829-2900.
Local 26 mourns the deaths of: Bros. Owen Alexander and Herman
D. "Danny" Edmonds Jr.; and retired Bros. Lucky Sigafoose,
Paul Shazer and Hall O. Sherfey.
Recent retirees are: Arthur City, Joseph S. Alexander, John M.
Williams, Jackie O. Pennington, William P. Beard and James H. Lucas.
Local 37 Bus. Mgr. Wade Greenlaw (seated,
at right) signs the locals first collective
bargaining agreement with Rogers
Television. Also pictured are: back row,
from left, Joe Brooks, Claude Richard,
Paul von Richter and Dennis Melanson;
and front, left, Scott Jackson.
L.U.
37 (em,o&u), FREDERICTON, NB, CANADALocal 37 signed
its first collective bargaining agreement with Rogers Television
on July 30, 2004. Thanks to the Local 37 negotiating team and
the support of the membership.
Local 37 members employed at Belledune Generating Station participated
in the Belledune Village annual Canada Day parade July 1, 2004.
IBEW Belledune employees and family members rode on the float,
which had as its theme the popular childrens movie "Shrek." Dressed
in colorful costumes, union participants passed our treats and
tokens to the crowd. The float was voted 1st place. Congratulations
to all.
Local 38 Bus. Mgr. Sam
Chilia presents Lorene
Chlopecki with her diploma.
L.U.
38 (i), CLEVELAND, OHIn the accompanying photo, Sister
Lorene Chlopecki is shown receiving her diploma at Local 38s
Scroll Party from Bus. Mgr. Sam Chilia. Congratulations to
all the apprentices who topped out and to all the journeymen
who were honored at the party and received their years-of-service
pins.
Sister Chlopecki was also honored by the national AFL-CIO in Washington,
D.C., for her hard work on the 2004 election. The officers thank
her and all the members who volunteered during the election cycle.
We have been meeting with ISG Steel and the company tells us that
electrical packages should be out by February for the Galvanizing
Line. They expect it to staff up soon after as they have set a
date of Sept. 1, 2005, to have it operating. Presently we have
Lake Erie, Herbst and Phillips Electric doing work in the mill.
The big contracts for Charter Steel are not out yet, but Lake
Erie Electric is onsite abating the lead splices in the manholes
and clearing out the duct banks.
The Cleveland Clinic says the $300 million Heart Center packages
should be awarded soon.
Wagner-Smith Electric signed a contract with the Cleveland Water
Dept. for the $27 million backup generator jobs.
Local 47 Examining Board members, (L-R), Trevor
Kirkland, Arnold Trevino and Armando Mendez; and new Executive
Board member Bobby Van Noy.
L.U.
47 (lctt,mo,u,uow&o), DIAMOND BAR, CALocal 47
teams did well at the International Linemans Rodeo. Steve
Lekvold, Brian Lee and Bruce Gosset from SCE placed fourth
overall and second in the IOUs. Jay Clark, Russ Nolen and Gary
Nolen from PAR placed fourth in the Contractor Division. Congratulations
to all the teams and competitors!
On Nov. 5, 2004, the local filed an NLRB representation petition
for IRBY Electric in Imperial and Riverside counties.
Line clearance workers at Asplundh ratified a 30-month agreement.
Foremen will receive a 9.7 percent increase over that time. Other
classifications will receive similar or greater wage increases.
Employees attained a dental plan and an annual safety bonus of
2 percent of their gross salary.
Members at the Riverside Utility Department ratified a new contract.
The agreement gives linemen-types 10.5 percent over 30 months,
and pipe fitter-types get 9.1 percent. There are medical and retiree
medical improvements, and bonus incentives.
Line construction remains good. Anyone interested in doing line
work in Southern California, please contact us.
Local 51 Bros. Bob Hardee, Jim Donnelly
and Paul Keeler on a PAR Electric job in
central Illinois.
L.U.
51 (catv,lctt,o,rtb,t&u), SPRINGFIELD, ILBest
wishes to all for a prosperous, safe new year. As we begin
2005, we look to the future with realistic caution and concern
as union members. The court system and agencies that are supposed
to protect the rights of union workers for a safe, secure work
environment are not there.
It will be our responsibility to insure that our brothers and
sisters go home to their families at the end of each workday. Union
members together have proven there is strength in concerted action.
Let us remain strong through unity. We must keep the faith and
maintain solidarity as our cornerstone.
With mergers and the corporate bottom line, a united membership
is critical if we are to have a place at the table for our utility
and construction members. Without unity, we will give them the
opportunity to pick us apart one by one.
The work picture for our line, telephone and tree-trimming members
looks to improve in 2005. Reliability of service and the state
of the infrastructure will be the moving forces.
Attend your local unit meetings. This is the place where it all
begins.
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