Brothers and Sisters:
The 2023 IUEC Local 17 Golf Outing at Bunker Hill Golf Course in Medina was a great success. 80 members and guests took part in the event and after the rain stopped, Brother Rob Hansen led his foursome to a nine-under par to take the brand new Champion Jackets. Congratulations and a large thank you to Brothers Todd and Rich Kemp for their hard work on making the entire event a success. For photos of the event go to the Local’s website iueclocal17.org.
Labor Day weekend, the Local will once again field a team and compete in the 2023 Building Trades Softball Tournament at James Day Field in Parma. For the first time in years, the 2022 edition of the Local 17 team went four games into the tournament. The Kemp Brothers are hoping that with a little practice prior to the event, this years team can at least equal or better that result. Visit the Local’s website afterwards for a full roundup of the results.
As this issue reaches your mailbox, the 2023-24 school year will be in full swing. Brother Jerry Reitz is teaching RC600 on Monday and Tuesday while Brother Tim Narowitz has RC100 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
There are currently 39 apprentices enrolled in the program, five of which will be test eligible after passing their final. In the Spring there will be ten probationaries added to the rolls.
Apprentice pay raises go into effect the first full pay period after September 1. Business Manager John Driscoll Jr has sent letters to all the companies outlining who is to be at what pay rate after that date. If you have any questions, call John at the hall at 216-431-8088 or email him at JEDriscoll@iueclocal17.org.
Work Preservation will be holding a QEI class in Cleveland the week of January 8-12, 2024. The cost will be $3000 . There are currently five spots available for the class. QEI certification is a necessity if you are looking to join the City or State as an inspector. If you are interested or have any questions, contact John at the hall.
Work in the area is strong as Schindler is finally manning the Sherwin-Williams headquarters project on Public Square. They currently have five teams (10 men) working the job and are looking to add a sixth team. Sherwin is also moving forward with their new research and development complex on the former VA-Brecksville site. There will be six cars in the R&D complex.
While Schindler currently has the bulk of the work in Cleveland and has ten mod teams working, 3Phase is keeping five mod teams active. KONE is staying steady in construction and mod and just picked up the Cuyahoga County job. Otis has picked up a Year One off the bench and TKElevator put out a temporary mechanic and picked up another Year One off the bench.
The Brothers and Sisters of Local 17 send their condolences to the families of Honorary Retiree Frank Mezak who passed away June 17 and Honorary Retiree Todd Keating and his son Steve on the passing of their mother and grandmother respectively on July 5.
As of this writing there is one mechanic 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 