Brothers and Sisters:
There’s a lot going on, so lets get to it…
The 2022 Children’s Christmas Party will be held Saturday, December 10 at the hall located at 3250 Euclid Avenue. The event starts at 1 pm and the highlight is, as always, a visit from Santa Claus to pass out gifts to all the children 12 and younger.
The spring school semester looks to be a packed house as Local 17 will have 37 apprentices in class. The RC courses have yet to be determined for the group but, orientation will be the last week of January while classes start the first week of February.
John Taylor will be teaching the AC motor class and the hydraulic valve course after the first of the year. These are two Continuing Education classes that do a deep dive into subjects that are touched upon in the regular NEIEP curriculum. The motor class covers how an AC motor works, both across the line and wye-delta starting along with a section on soft starts. The JATC is also looking at doing another welding class between the fall and spring semesters at the world headquarters of Lincoln Electric in Euclid, Ohio. If you are interested in any of these offerings contact Business Manager John Driscoll Jr at the hall at 216-431-8088 or email him at JEDriscoll@iueclocal17.org.
All quarterly work cards are to be picked up from the hall by the first day of the quarter. If you want your card to be mailed to you, include an SASE with your dues payment.
The 36 story, one million square foot Sherwin-Williams headquarters project going up on Public Square will be done with a Project Labor Agreement ensuring that the 4000 construction jobs on the project will all be union labor.
Otis has picked up a considerable amount of work recently and has three out of town teams working construction. Schindler laid off a mechanic and is threatening layoffs in the future while TK Elevator and KONE are keeping their crews working steady. KONE has said they expect the first quarter of 2023 to be the start of a very busy time for them. 3Phase has a good amount of work on the books with one team from Akron working in the Cleveland jurisdiction.
Schindler has been having problems processing pay checks in Cleveland and the region. AGP Bender sent emails to the affected areas and the issue was corrected in a short time. If you were shorted or have continuing issues with your pay, contact your administrator and superintendent but also let John know an issue exists.
The six probationaries in Group 1 all should have received raises to 55%. Also, all the Local 17 apprentices should have received their raises as long as they completed and passed two semesters of school.
The Members Assistance Plan is a benefit for IUEC members and their families that cover a variety of issues from weight management, financial planning assistance, smoking cessation, and counseling for a variety of issues. The phone call is confidential. Information is available from John at the hall or through the link on the Local 17 website, iueclocal17.org.
Congratulations to Brad Skotko on being sworn in at the October meeting.
The Brothers and Sisters of Local 17 send their condolences to the family of Brother Chris Boggess who passed away October 7.
As of this writing there are two 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 