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July/August 2005 IBEW Journal L.U. 68 (i), DENVER, CO—The summer picnic will be Sept. 10 at the Elks Club. Mark it on your calendar—it will be fun for all. IBEW locals in the Colorado Electrical Conference were honored by the AFL-CIO at the Unity & Honors Celebration. Locals received the "No Retreat Award" for money and legwork donated by members and their families during the Labor 2004 campaign. We thank all who participated. It took a lot of time away from your families but we took the state House and Senate. We are gearing up for the next campaign. Local 68 and DAFL will be in contact with you. Please, for the good of your families and the union, give some time. It will be worth it when we win again. Thanks to Market Recovery another new hospital project in Brighton was awarded to union contractor Sturgeon Electric over two major nonunion contractors. With the help of our members giving "8-for-8" and the contractors bidding markets that are not in their niche Local 68 will regain the market share we deserve. Remember to attend Code of Excellence, Comet I & II and Five Step Rap. Refreshing your training is a good thing. Have a safe summer. Larry O’Neill, Pres. L.U. 70 (lctt&o), WASHINGTON, DC—Work is good and has been steady. One project underway is at Dulles International Airport. IBEW inside and outside members from Local 70 and Local 26 are working on an ongoing Chesapeake Electrical Systems project at the airport. "We have been installing new runway lighting on the new runways and updating the old runways and have been doing some maintenance work also," reported Local 70 equipment operator Mika Penvose, who provided information for this article. "I hope more contractors would follow suite and see the need to work together with the different locals to finish their jobs safely and on time with qualified brothers and sisters in their line of work," Bro. Penvose said. Ernie Miller, P.S. L.U. 73 (c,em&i), SPOKANE, WA—Spokane continues to be slow at the time of this writing. Congratulations to Shannon Inc. and Cosmic Electric, our two most recently organized contractors. We hope you will grow and prosper for many years to come. Bus. Mgr. Dennis Holt has completed our new referral procedures, which became effective as of June 1, 2005.Copies are available at the hall and Lewiston unit meetings. We are proud to announce the successful completion of the apprenticeship by our fifth-year class. Congratulations to: Brandon Arkle, Brandon Barnea, Frank Bell, Hank Bell, Joshua Bonner, David Chandler, Matt Everett, Larry Finafrock, Mike Fowler, William Hamilton, David Jones, Paul Larsen, Evan Meske, Tony Nguyen, Steve Owen, Chris Shelley, Brian Stowers, Kevin Tesky and Jed Thompsen. Local 73 thanks everyone who helped out with the Habitat for Humanity projects this year. All your hard work is appreciated. Hope to see everyone at the picnic Aug. 20 at Liberty Lake County Park from noon to 4 p.m. Jon Rice, R.S./P.S. L.U. 77 (lctt,mt,o,t&u), SEATTLE, WA—We have won HB 1557, which has been in the works for eight years. The bill will expand the Washington State Electrical Board to allow the addition of one outside line worker. This bill will help to preserve our jurisdiction within the IBEW; we will have our interests, safety issues, and our industry represented by having a voice and a vote. The 2004 Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Conference was held in Spokane, WA, in September. Follow are results of the Pole Top Rescue Competition: 1st place: Avista Utilities—Chad Steinbruecker and Kelley Hendry; 2nd place: Tacoma Power—Mark Hallman and Kevin Kelly; 3rd place: Grant County PUD—Larry Becht and Scott Elliott; and 4th Place: Snohomish County PUD—Jack Dinneen and Carlos Tostado, Jr. Congratulations to each of you and all the teams who competed. Our 2005 Spring Unit Conference was held in Kennewick, WA, on April 8-9, 2005. We started with a full day of training with a great unit officer showing, followed on Saturday with a business manager report, International report, and a great guest speaker, Bob Guenther, Local 77’s lobbyist. The first annual Andrew York Lineman Rodeo was held June 11, 2005, in Wenatchee, WA. David Wheeler, P.S.
L.U. 86 (ees,em,es,i,rts&spa), ROCHESTER, NY—Our contract is in place and work is finally here. It looks to be a good year ahead for Local 86. We recently had our annual Local 86 golf tournament. Special thanks to Bros. Greg Post and Kevin Welling for all their work behind the scenes to ensure a great time for everyone. Local 86 extends sincere condolences to the family and friends of Bro. Richard E. Janowski, who recently passed away. He will be missed. Congratulations to Bus. Mgr. Dan Conte on being selected to the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency. Mike Farrell, P.S. |
