Brothers and Sisters:
IUEC Local 17 will be participating in the 2024 Cleveland St. Patrick’s Day Parade. This is a family-friendly event and members are encouraged to bring friends and family to share in the good times. The parade steps off at 1 pm from East 18th and follows Superior to Public Square. Since March 17th falls on a Sunday, the event is sure to be well attended and all people wishing to participate are encouraged to arrive at the marshaling area between East 18th and East 24th by noon.
For those wishing to make a weekend of the 16th and 17th, St. Malachi’s Catholic Church is holding its annual charity run/walk on March 16. All the proceeds go to supporting the parish homeless outreach ministry. For additional information go to stmalachi.org.
The 2024 Retiree’s Dinner is scheduled for May 17 at Harry’s Steak House, 5664 Brecksville Rd, Independence. Drinks are at 5:30 and dinner will be served at 6:30. The cost for active members is $60 and retirees attend for free. Please send your reservation by May 10, 2024 to Business Manager John Driscoll Jr at the hall at 3250 Euclid Ave., Cleveland or email him at JEDriscollAt iueclocal17.org. The dinner choices are prime rib and chicken cordon bleu.
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There are currently six apprentices eligible to take the Mechanics Exam with the review again being taught by Rick Myers. Good luck to all our future journeymen.
Members are reminded that their vacation pay must reflect a minimum of 120 or 160 hours depending on whether they are an apprentice or mechanic, as long as they worked at least 1750 hours in a calendar year. If you have any questions as to whether your pay check, vacation check or benefits are correct, contact John at the hall.
Ohio IUEC Locals received the first draft of the rules and regulations for the State Elevator Licensing. After all five Business Mangers meeting with Elevator Industry Work Preservation and their lobbyist, potential revisions to the draft were discussed. The Ohio Division of Industrial Compliance is the lead agency for elevator licensing.
OSHA recently ruled that lifelines must not be anchored to the same anchorage as suspended scaffolding. IUEC General President Frank Christensen sent a letter to all Locals stating that no member should be preforming work with that configuration. The Local is working with all the signatory companies to bring current and future modernization and construction jobs in compliance with the OSHA ruling. If there are any concerns about a current job, contact John at the hall.
As of this writing there are one mechanic and one apprentice on the bench.
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 17 