INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
LOCAL UNION NO. 756
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Vol. 13 No. 4 |
August 2006 |
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THE SIDE-CUTTER |
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THE OBJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS
TO ORGANIZE ALL WORKERS
IN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, INCLUDING
ALL THOSE IN PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING INTO LOCAL UNIONS,
TO PROMOTE REASONABLE METHODS OF WORK, TO CULTIVATE FEELINGS OF FRIENDSHIP
AMONG THOSE OF OUR INDUSTRY, TO SETTLE ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND
EMPLOYEES BY ARBITRATION (IF POSSIBLE), TO ASSIST EACH OTHER IN SICKNESS OR
DISTRESS, TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT, TO REDUCE THE HOURS OF DAILY LABOR, TO SECURE
ADEQUATE PAY FOR OUR WORK, TO SEEK A HIGHER AND HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING, TO
SEEK SECURITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, AND BY LEGAL AND PROPER MEANS TO ELEVATE THE
MORAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF OUR MEMBERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND
DEPENDENTS, IN THE INTEREST OF A HIGHER STANDARD OF CITIZENSHIP. The Side
Cutter is a publication of I.B.E.W. Local Union #756 - Daytona Beach, Florida.
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WORKS
I have stated many times
before that we are fortunate to have progressive employers as our industry
partners within the IBEW/NECA family.
Most of our signatory contractors fully understand the importance of
contractual language that clearly spells out the conditions and rules of
employment that protects the interest of both labor and management.
I recently attended a
statewide labor management conference that included major employers such as
NASA, Walt Disney World, Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, Pratt &
Whitney, United States Sugar Corp., Delaware North Inc., Georgia Pacific and
some municipal governments just to mention a few, as well as their respective
labor counterparts. This conference has
grown and become more productive every year.
The guest speakers all echoed the importance of labor management
cooperation for long term success and enhanced standards for those involved in
true cooperative spirit. The IBEW/NECA
partnership has been on the forefront of this ideology for some time. This is evidenced from the newly implemented
“Florida Initiative” campaign which has already seen positive results for both
labor and management throughout the state.
Should any tradesperson or
contractor wish to enhance their standards within our industry, they should
request more information on this “out of the box” program created jointly by
IBEW/NECA participants. Collective
bargaining provides the conduit for these types of programs to exist and offers
many other benefits including training for all skill levels.
We will continue to explore
means to create a higher standard of living for our membership and the
employers that employ us. That is our
charge and with true labor management cooperation we will continue to enhance
the quality of life for ALL those working in the electrical industry.
Steve Williams
Business Manager
How We Pick Endorsements and Why
Every two years, at election
time, we send our member’s endorsement cards on who we feel will support labor
issues. These endorsements are not
handed out just because you have a “D” or “R” after your name. Once candidates have qualified with the
Supervisor of Elections, they are asked questions by various members of
different labor unions pertaining to the office for which they are running.
Questions such as, do you support the right to organize? Will you introduce legislation to a labor
sponsored bill (rebuilding our Journeyman Licensing)? Do you support or oppose school
vouchers? What role do you feel unions
have in today’s society? If they are
already holding office, we ask questions such as, how have they supported us in
the past?
The AFL-CIO ranks state
senate and house members on a variety of issues.
1.)
Effectiveness at
passing/stopping legislation affecting workers, retirees and families.
2.)
Consistency on supporting
labor’s position whether or not it passed.
3.)
Effectiveness at influencing
colleagues on behalf of legislation for workers, retirees and families.
4.) Accessibility to lobbyists, union members and
friends of labor.
5.) Fairness and willingness to help when we are
outgunned.
If a
legislator ranks high on the list, he/she has a good chance at being endorsed
and receiving campaign contributions. If
they rank low, they’re advised of the results and told to improve them before
we can endorse. When we send out these
endorsement lists, we are trying to inform you of labor issues. Although these are merely recommendations
based upon the screening process, these candidates were deemed qualified to
best represent organized labor. We
encourage all members to take responsibility by registering to vote and voting
during the election process.
John W. Barrington
Political Coordinator
UNION MADE
Still no babies???? What’s up with that???
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MEMBERS’ CORNER
If anyone is interested in volunteering for labor walks or phone banks,
please contact John Barrington at the union hall.
Dates to Remember:
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO SCHEDULING ISSUES REGARDING THE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, THE SEPTEMBER UNION MEETING DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH AT 7:30 P.M.
September 14, 2006 Retiree’s Meeting, 11:30 A.M.
September 20, 2006 Union Meeting, 7:30 P.M.
December 2, 2006 Children’s Christmas Party, 2:00 P.M.
December 9, 2006 Annual Christmas Party, 7:00 P.M. - ????
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Please note the following wage rate
increases for Journeymen Wiremen effective September 1, 2006:
Zone 1 – Kennedy Space Center, Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base – Industrial Work:
$24.50
per hour in pocket
$3.95 per hour family health
care
$2.50 per hour annuity pension
$.74 per hour National Pension
(NEBF)
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$31.69 Total Wage Package
Base Zone – Volusia and Flagler Counties
– Commercial Work:
$20.35
per hour in pocket
$3.95 per hour family health
care
$2.50 per hour annuity pension
$.61 National Pension (NEBF)
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$27.41 Total Wage Package
There is also a wage rate increase for
all other classifications as well.
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Happy
Holidays
We have begun
the initial planning stages for the Children’s Christmas party this year. Since this will be the first time in many
years that the local has done this, we are getting a head start. Christmas is only four months away and the
way things always go, it will be here before we know it. We have scheduled it for Saturday, December 2nd at 2:00
p.m. here at the union hall.
Santa will be here to give out presents, maybe even some of his elves
will be here helping out too. We have
decided to have light snacks and drinks for everyone to enjoy. Along with Santa’s gift giving, we will be
having craft tables set up so the kids can make a little Holiday craft item to
take home with them. In order to make sure we have the proper gifts for the
children and also to make sure that we have enough food, we are asking everyone
that would like to attend to please RSVP with the enclosed slip. R.S.V.P.
IS MANDATORY by no later than November 10th. It is very important to
write down the names, ages, and gender of each child that will be attending.
There is an age limit of 12 years old for Santa’s gift giving, however, older
kids may come and enjoy the food, crafts, and fun.
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Our spectacularly
famous, extraordinary annual adult Christmas Party will be on Saturday,
December 9th, 2006 with festivities beginning at 7:00 P.M. until ???? As always, the
scrumptious mouth-watering hors d’ oeuvres will be prepared by our extremely
talented in-house catering staff. Mixers
for drinks will be provided however, you must B.Y.O.B. There will be plenty of door prizes given out
throughout the evening and of course, the highly anticipated grand finale of
the grand prize giveaway. In order to be
eligible for the grand prize, you must R.S.V.P and be present at the time of
the drawing. At the bottom of the
children’s Christmas party R.S.V.P. slip you will find one for the adult
Christmas Party. Please fill it out and
return it to the Union Hall no later than November 30.
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The Health and
Welfare Trustees have elected to enter into the IBEW National Health Plan. Our target date for commencement will be
January 1, 2007. Further information to
follow as we progress.
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We have regrettably lost three brothers since the last issue of the Sidecutter:
Milford
O. Smith June
21, 2006
Ernest
L. Johnson July 29, 2006
Frederick
Everett Williams August 2, 2006
We extend our deepest sympathies to his family.
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Please make sure that your beneficiary cards are up to date. Due to marriages, divorces and unfortunately deaths, the beneficiary cards need to be updated from time to time. We will be glad to assist you. Please also make sure we have your current address and phone number so that we can keep our records up to date.
Apprenticeship Report
Its Graduation
time again! Make sure to congratulate
the 5th year apprentices that you see and maybe working with. Also congratulate the 3rd year
Tele-Com graduates that have completed their 3-year course and have now tested
into the 4th year Inside Program. This year the Tele-Com class will
be offered. The 1st year classes have tested into 2nd
year Inside and 2nd year classes have tested into the 3rd
year Inside class.
We have been
working very close with the Florida Initiative to gain the workforce needed for
upcoming projects around our jurisdiction. Dan Hunt has been in contact with many
of our Non-Union workforce to advise them of the benefits of working Union. We
have employed several of these contacts that have come in and made application
for the Apprenticeship. Thanks Dan for the hard work.
We have also
begun to advertise on the website “Helmets to Hardhats” to try and let our
troops know that when they are done with active duty they have a place to go to
begin a career in the Electrical Industry. So far we have employed a young man
named Chasz Kobea E-4 United States Army. He received his Honorable discharge
on June 17th, 2006. Many others have applied online, but they are
scattered across the USA. They were each contacted and advised that if they
ever move here to contact me here at this office. They were also advised to get
in touch with their Local Union.
Our
Residential Program is slated to start in August of 07 after a meeting with
Stan Sidor and Patty Dyke at DBCC on the 17th of August. We need 20
students to seat a class so if you know of anyone interested please send them
down to the JATC office. We have also applied for our fictitious name through
the State of Florida. This JATC will now be known as the “Don Morgan Electrical Academy”.
This year’s
graduation was held at the Sunset Harbor Yacht Club in Daytona Beach. We had
about 100 people in attendance. International Vice President of the 5th
District John F. Schantzen, Mike Williams Florida Building and Construction
Trades Council, Kevin Tighe NECA chapter manager, Allen Green Mayor of Port
Orange, Larry Bennett Structural Engineer were among some that were in
attendance. Art Giles County Council District 2 was our Key Note Speaker for
the evening.
The Graduates
of 2006 from the “Don Morgan Electrical
Academy” are as follows:
INSIDE WIREMEN
Stephen M.
Duplack Dylan
J. Scholz
Steven
F. Greer Jeremy W. Neeley
Jared A. Grabowski Oscar Lara
Adam J.
Phillips Charles
C. Bruce
Bernardo Ibarra
TELE-COM
Hector Flores Luis
Sanchez
Michael P.
Lyon John
W. Boettner
Colleen Gaudy Valdemar
Santiago
Our top
apprentices this year were Steven F.
Greer, Inside Wireman and Hector
Flores Telecom. Steven was also awarded a perfect attendance gift.
Congratulations again for a job well done.
Remember new
journeymen, you are now part of an elite workforce. You are now the ones that
will train your apprentices to be the best they can be. Good luck to you all!
C. Scott Jarvis
Training Director
(scottdbjatc@aol.com)
A WORD FROM OUR RETIREES
Our Retiree’s
club meetings will resume on Thursday, September 14th at 11:30 a.m. at
the union hall. Listed below are the
dates of the meetings and the menu.
Bringing a covered dish or dessert would be greatly appreciated.
September 14, 2006 Pot
Luck
October 12, 2006 Fish
Fry
November 9, 2006 Turkey
December 14, 2006 Ham
January 11, 2007 Chili
February 8, 2007 Pot
Luck
March 8, 2007 Fried
Chicken
April 12, 2007 Pot
Luck
May 10, 2007 Hot
Dogs & Hamburgers
Everyone
is welcome to attend. If you have any
questions, please call the union hall.
Henry Lammers, Recording
Sec.
· Tips, topics,
suggestions, and criticisms are welcome. Send your responses to:
The Side Cutter c/o IBEW L.U. 756 5901 Airport Road Daytona Beach, FL 32124 Names will remain confidential upon request
Continuing Education Courses available:
Gail Jackson, Training Director 756-2776.
ORGANIZING:
Call Bill Sweeney 756-2756
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BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
LOCAL UNION NO. 756
5901 Airport Rd.
Daytona Beach, Florida 32124
904-756-2756
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