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July/August 2005 IBEW Journal
L.U. 1749 (u), NEW JOHNSONVILLE, TN—James L. Pate, an IBEW member for 19 years, recently received the valley wide "Trainee of the Year" award from the Tennessee Valley Authority. Cumberland Power Plant maintenance supervisor Ralph Street presented the award. Among those attending the awards presentation were: electrical shop foreman Wilton Cherry, site manager Ed Freeman and plant manager Tim Zubakowski. They congratulated Bro. Pate and spoke about his dedication to his job, his commitment to helping other trainees and overall good attitude toward his fellow workers. Also present were the folks from the electrical shop and Bro. Pate’s wife, Lorrie, who also is a TVA employee. Jim, you make the officers, brothers and sisters of Local 1749 proud. You’re one of us. Good job. Mark "Guido" DeJuliis L.U. 2150 (govr,lctt,o&u), MILWAUKEE, WI—Local 2150 won three National Labor Relations Board elections at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers, WI. The Point Beach Nuclear Plant is owned by We Energies and managed by the Nuclear Management Company. On Feb. 24, 2005, Local 2150 won a NLRB representation election for 32 trainers, exempt employees of the Nuclear Management Company. On March 3, 2005, Local 2150 won a NLRB representation election for 26 Nuclear Management Company employees who work in the classifications of planners, schedulers, and QC inspectors. Also on March 3, Local 2150 won a NLRB representation election for 10 Nuclear Management Company employees working as chemists and RP analysts. L.U. 2150 currently represents over 500 employees at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. Nancy Wagner, P.S.
L.U. 2320 (t), MANCHESTER, NH—The contract saga continues. We ratified a contract almost two years ago and Verizon has failed to provide the membership with the new contract books as stated in the bargaining agreement. They must be having a problem with their spell check! [Editor’s Note: As of press time the contract books finally have been printed.] There has been a lot of movement of our membership to new job titles and locations; this has been a great inconvenience to those sisters and brothers. The "no lay-off clause" is forcing the company to find jobs for these brothers and sisters instead of forcing them on the unemployment rolls. IBEW Second District Int. Reps. Carol Fitzgerald and Edward W. Collins Jr. visited our hall to put on a training seminar for the Executive Board. It was a day well spent fine-tuning our skills to help us lead this local. Verizon’s "Fiber to the Premise" new construction is keeping our linemen and splicers very busy in the southern part of the state with crews traveling in from other states and from other in-state locations. Remember to work safe. Bus. Mgr. Glenn Brackett reminds everyone to be smart in what you do and always protect your license. John Murphy, P.S.
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