Brothers and Sisters:
All apprentices currently enrolled in the NEIEP program must accumulate 72 hours of classroom time each semester. For those missing a class there will be a makeup scheduled in November. You will be contacted by Business Manager John Driscoll Jr if you are required to attend this session. If you have any questions or concerns you can contact John at the hall at 216-431-8088 or email him at JEDriscoll@iueclocal17.org.
For those apprentices that missed the RC500 Practical, Brother Tim Narowitz will be teaching a refresher course on the tasks involved in the exam. The Practical will most likely be held near the end of October and those requiring it will be notified by John.
Apprentice pay raises were effective as of the first pay cycle after September 1. You must have two completed semesters of school in the past year to be eligible for the raise. If there are any questions or concerns, contact John at the hall.
The November 10th Special Called meeting has been moved to November 17th to accommodate the observance of Veterans Day. The November 17 and December 8, 2023 and January 12, 2024 meetings are Special Called Meetings for the nomination, election and installation of officers. All members are required to attend. Those not attending without a valid excuse will be fined by the Executive Board.
Companies are moving to replace gas and diesel powered vehicles with electric vehicles and the IUEC has reached a Memorandum of Agreement with Schindler on the charger installation, use and reimbursement for those vehicles. As of now this MOA only applies to Schindler and its organized employees. There is an expectation that the move to electric vehicles will accelerate over the coming years and this MOA may be a template for what to expect going forward. If you are approached by your company to accept an electric vehicle, contact John at the hall.
Those who install and maintain traction jobs with non-circular elastomeric coated suspension members (belts) need to pay special attention to the letter sent out by John from International General President Frank Christensen on belt monitoring and inspection. If there is a question about the integrity of the belt, then the mechanic is instructed to lock out the car until the belts can be changed. This is in response to two instances where belt failure resulted in injury and property damage.
The Brothers and Sisters of IUEC Local 17 send their condolences to the families of Brother Scott Daugherty on the passing of his mother Margaret on August 28, retired Brother Corey Sanchez on the passing of his daughter Katie on August 26 and the Hess family on the passing of their mother and grandmother Lois on September 2.
As of this writing there are one mechanic and one assistant mechanic on the bench.
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 17 