Brothers and Sisters:
By the time this reaches your mailbox, the Fall semester apprentice classes will be underway. Brothers Jerry Reitz will be teaching RC 600 on Monday and Tuesday with Tim Narowitz instructing RC100 on Tuesday and Wednesday. There are 39 apprentices currently enrolled in the NEIEP program with five being test eligible after this semester. Ten probationaries are expected to be joining the program in the Spring.
Apprentice pay raises are applied the first pay cycle after September 1. Business Manager John Driscoll Jr sent a letter to all signatory companies about the apprentices pay scale after that date. If there is a concern contact John at the hall at 216-431-8088 or email him at JEDriscoll@iueclocal17.org.
Vacation checks were due July 15. If there is a discrepancy call John.
The 2023 golf outing is in the books and the foursome headed by Brother Rob Hansen again took the honors for the second straight year with a score of nine under par. 80 members and guests took part in the event held at Bunker Hill Golf Course in Medina. For photos from the event go to the local’s website, iueclocal17.org. A large thank you to Brothers Todd and Rich Kemp for their work in setting up and ensuring a smoothly run event.
IUEC Local 17 will be participating in the 2023 Labor Day Softball Tournament held at James Day Park in Parma. Any Local 17 member interesting in playing can contact the hall for practice locations and dates.
Elevator Industry Work Preservation (EIWP) is holding a Qualified Elevator Inspector class in Cleveland the week of January 8, 2024. The class fee is $3000. For more information on the class and to secure a position, contact John at the hall.
The big job on the square, the Sherwin-Williams headquarters, is in full swing and Schindler currently has five teams on site and is planning for a sixth. This will put the total number of constructors working on the job to 12. Work has also begun on Sherwin’s research and development facility on the former site of the VA in Brecksville. Six cars are planned for the site.
Schindler currently has ten mod jobs running with 3Phase keeping five mod teams working. Otis service work is picking up and Kone just picked up Cuyahoga County office buildings on maintenance. TKElevator just put out a temporary mechanic and picked up a probationary apprentice.
The Brothers and Sisters of IUEC Local 17 send their condolences to the families of Honored Retiree Frank Mezak Who passed away June 17 and Honored Retiree Todd Keating and his son Steve on the passing of their mother and grand-mother respectively one July 5.
As of the writing there is one mechanic on the bench.
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 17 