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October 2004 IBEW Journal John Kerry Visits Local
L.U. 58 (em,i,rtb&spa), DETROIT, MIAs of August about 500 members returned to our Book I from the shutdowns and at press time our list stands at around 1,220. The apprentice book is at about 10 with two new classes taken in during July-August. The short-term outlook is not good. Long term, possibly around October, we should see some movement of workers gearing up for the auto show. Steel mill work should pick up and Ford has a few projects slated for its Wayne facilities. Hearty thanks to our members who helped with two Habitat houses in Roseville and two in Pontiac. Thanks to our Local 58 contractors that contribute materials to these worthy endeavors. John Kerry stopped in at our hall on June 17 and many members were able to talk and shake hands with our next president. Plato had an interesting theory: "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." Think about who you want playing with the economics that affect your lifestyle. Make every vote count toward restoring a labor-friendly leader in the White House. Remember: Do not shop at anti-labor Wal-Mart or Sams Club. Kathy Devlin, P.S. Unity of Purpose L.U. 68 (i), DENVER, COOur annual summer picnic was held Aug. 2 with over 1,000 members and family sharing good fun, food and brotherhood. Local 68 held an election of officers and there are new faces to introduce: Bus. Mgr. Dennis Whalen, Pres. Larry ONeill and Vice Pres. Jeff Jones. Agents are: Dennis Stoltz, Phillip Abeyta, Bill Anderson, Henrietta Kelly-Sperry, Curt Hawley and Jim Mayhew. Dispatcher is Steve "Spinner" Spinosa, Work here is slow at best. We have some larger projects starting in the fall, but they will be slow starting. And the books will move slowly due to winter and furloughs. We thank sister locals around the country for putting our brothers and sisters to work. Our Organizing Dept. is busy salting members and working on the Comcast campaign. We need all the members help to regain market share. We come together with a unity of purpose because our industry demands it. Laurence F. ONeill, Pres. Congratulations, Graduates!
L.U. 80 (i&o), NORFOLK, VACongratulations to our newest journeyman wiremen, graduates of our JATC Class of 2004. The local thanks the graduates for their hard work and dedication over the last five years. The local also thanks apprenticeship committee members for their tireless efforts and commitment to continue the advancement of the program and our upgrade classes. Local 80 welcomes our newest contractor, BLC Construction, to the IBEW. BLC has been in business in the Tidewater area since 1992. We look forward to a long, prosperous relationship with BLC, as well as all of our signatory contractors. Work in our jurisdiction is still slow but improving. We were able to clear our book and work some travelers on a recent shutdown at the Ford assembly plant in Norfolk. Thanks to all the brothers and sisters who helped us out on the short notice and long-hour situations at the Ford plant. Dennis R. Dasher, P.S. JATC Graduates Welcomed L.U. 82 (em,i&mt), DAYTON, OHOn May 14, we welcomed 33 new journeymen into the strong ranks of skilled labor as the Dayton Electrical JATC held its 33rd graduation. Agnes Lovelady was honored as top in her class. Apprentices Nick Wahler (3rd year) and Joel Wilson (1st year) were called to active duty with the U.S. military in Kosovo and Iraq. Our thoughts and support are with them and their families. Though the work situation is still poor, Bus. Mgr. Johnny Morris reports that a teledata agreement was signed with two local companies, Chapel/ Romanoff and Kastle Technologies. The new hall renovations passed final inspection in April. We thank Fin. Sec. Tom Russell for all his hard work in seeing this project through to completion. On April 5 the Local 82 Federal Credit Union celebrated its 40th anniversary. Pres. Denny Wells presided over the dinner and business meeting. We mourn the passing of three long-time Local 82 members: Bro. Russell Worley, age 101, an IBEW member for 84 years; Bro. Tom Murray, a 45-year member; and Bro. Hank Lemaster, a 50-year member. Vote Democratic, from the White House to the courthouse! Jeffrey W. Davis, P.S. New One-Year Contract L.U. 90 (i), NEW HAVEN, CTWork in our area continues to improve. Several school projects are keeping our referral list moving. After lengthy negotiations, we settled a new one-year contract. Congratulations to our recently elected officers: Bus. Mgr. Kenneth King, Pres. Frank Halloran, Vice Pres. Sean Daly, Treas. John Thompson and Sec. Michael Crisci; Executive Board members David Card, James Fainer, James Malone, Peter Reilly and Thomas Ryan; and Examining Board members Shannon Cozza, Jerome Fainer, Paul Gontarski and Albert Siconolfi. Congratulations to Rich Pecoraro, who won the 2004 Thomas Lyke Golf Tournament. This years honoree was retiree Chet Dunlop. At this writing we were looking forward to our annual outing in August at Holiday Hill. Turnout was great for a labor rally held May 6 on the New Haven green. The rally drove home the point of how important our votes are come November. Shannon Cozza, P.S. |
