There is still time to get your four-some registered for the 2024 IUEC Local 17 Golf Outing held on July 20 at Bunker Hill Golf Course, 3060 Pearl Road, Medina.The cost is $150 per golfer for 18 holes of golf, dinner, carts and prizes. Registration and lunch is at 1pm with a 2pm shotgun start. If you are interested in only dinner, the cost is $40 if paid before July 13 and $45 after.
There is a link on the Local 17 website, iueclocal17.org as well as a QR code for the registration site. For more information contact Business Manager John Driscoll Jr at the hall at 216-431-8088 or email him at JEDriscoll@iueclocal17.org.
Fall semester for apprentices begins the week of August 5 with mandatory orientation. There will be one RC100 class, and two classes each of RC200, RC300 and RC400 for the 48 apprentices advancing in the program. That 48 includes three apprentices that are Exam eligible and exiting the program and five probationaries entering.
Good luck to Mike Miller, Jr, Matt Ramser and Aaron Sipos on qualifying for the Mechanic’s Exam. This is the only unbiased evaluation of your knowledge as an elevator constructor you will have in your career.
There were 175 applicants eligible for the interview portion of the Local 17 Apprentice List. Thank you to Brothers Tom Goggin, Bill Lynsky, Tim Narowitz and Jerry Reitz for their work during the interview process
The first group from the new list is already working in the field and waiting on starting their probationary units.
For those who have had a change in familial status (marriage, divorce, added a child, etc), contact John at the hall to fill out the paperwork for the Benefits Office to properly cover your family. Members who do not report these changes may be responsible for charges incurred by and for those who are not properly documented as being covered.
The weekly income rate for temporary disability has increased to $715 per week. Call John if you may qualify for this benefit.
The IUEC Pension Department has increased the rate for all six pension tiers by $3 per credit year. Retirees also received an increase in their credit year rates.
Work in the area remains strong with Schindler and Kone holding their ground, TKElevator ramping up their jobs and Otis gaining some new work.
As of this writing there is one mechanic on the bench.
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 17 