Brothers and Sisters:
There is a lot going on so I’ll get right to it:
As reported last month, there was a joint safety committee meeting held via Zoom with the International, Local and company supervisors. There was a moment of silence for the most recent on-the-job fatalities. IUEC Safety Director Mike Langer went over the accidents and explained the causes determined from the investigations. The video of the Memorial Wall was shown as well as a roundtable discussion of close-call reporting. All went well and another is being scheduled for June.
Congratulations to Rob Timko, Brian Seither and Cory Ptak for passing the Mechanics Exam. Currently there are four other eligible apprentices waiting to take the test.
NEIEP has not officially announced we will have in-person classes for the fall, although it is looking more likely as time goes on. If everyone passes their current classes, there will be 18 apprentices in the NEIEP program in the fall.
Area Coordinator Wally Wuelling has informed Local 17 that he has to hold recruitments for locals whose lists are the oldest first. This means pushing Local 17’s recruitment out possibly another year.
There has been a run of Covid and Covid-related infections and quarantines. As of this writing we have eight members affected.
Where are they working?
DJ Spring and Devan Shields doing a mod at Carnegie Towers for Otis,
Craig Nolty and Dan Koprowski at Eastland Heights installing a car for Otis,
Jim Thompson and Matt Dinko at The Carlyle in Lakewood doing a mod for Otis,
John Logue and Pat Pollock at Fairview Village Apartments doing a mod for Otis,
Matt Pinchot and Ken Bowles are working in Akron on AMHA mod jobs for Otis,
Jerry Szmerekovsy, Pat Kelly and two Akron apprentices in Lordstown installing a freight for Otis,
Bob Meyer, Dion Yatsko, Matt Ramser, Ernie Rodriguez, Joel Reyes, Chris Boggess and four Houston mechanics installing 14 cars at Metro General Hospital for Schindler,
Gary Thompson, Dan Varga, Rob Timko and Andy Mesko doing a mod at Erieview for Schindler,
Felix DeJesus and Jason Mays doing a mod at Terrace Towers for Schindler,
Matt Carlton and Dave Gnagy doing a three-car mod at CSU for Schindler,
Pat McCann and Ric Supinski doing a door mod at UH main campus for Schindler,
Matt Wiegart, Lucas Janke, Shawn Yatsko and Brandon Light at Skylight Office Tower doing a mod for Schindler,
Joe Sumph and Lem Hurd doing a mod at Euclid Hill Villa for Schindler,
Ryan Todd and Brian Seither doing a four-car mod at Winton Place for Schindler,
Joe Simcic and Jay Schafer at Brooks Bio installing one car for Schindler,
Don Yoho and Andrea Rodriguez installing one car at Larchmere Apartments for Schindler,
Drew Williams and Russell Barrows at Richmond Park doing a mod for Kone,
Todd Ross and Morgan Armstrong installing one car at Cedar Road Parking Garage for Kone,
Anthony Metcalf and Sean Canning doing a mod at CMHA Stokes for Thyssen,
Bill Dudas and Andrew Daniels doing a mod at CMHA Wilson Towers for Thyssen,
Tim Narowitz and Dave Ford at Baldwin House in Berea doing a two-car mod for Thyssen,
Jason Frederick and Chris Sipos doing a mod at Orangewood Place for Thyssen,
Chris Scholle and Brian Owens installing one car at Fribley Hall at Case for Thyssen,
Kevin Thomas and Sebastian Ricco working in Indiana for Thyssen,
Scott Hicks and Kyle Meyer tearing out and installing four cars at K&L Buildings by NASA for Gable,
Jim Ehrbar and Wing Lui doing a mod at Cityview Nursing for Gable.
The Brothers and Sisters of Local 17 send their condolences to the family of retired Brother Tom Carey who passed away.
As of this writing there are three mechanics on the bench.
Until next month…
Work smart, work safe and slow down for safety.
Don
DKnapik@windstream.net
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 17 