Brothers and Sisters:
IUEC Local 17 will be holding the Annual Children’s Christmas Party Saturday, December 14 at the Hall located at 3250 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. The event is always well attended and is an opportunity for members and their families to meet in a fun and informal atmosphere. Look for a mailer in the coming weeks with more information.
Local 17 is offering a fork lift training class. The certification class is scheduled for Saturday, November 2. The class is eight hours with four classroom hours and four driving the equipment. If you are interested, contact Business Manager John Driscoll Jr at the hall by calling 216-431-8088 or email him at JEDriscoll@iueclocal17.org.
The Local is looking to offer a welding class held at Lincoln Electric’s headquarters in Euclid, Ohio. The 40-hour class is tentatively scheduled for January because most of the interest comes from apprentices with NEIEP school obligations. A prerequisite is completing the online course, CE019 Welding Preparation, on the NEIEP website, neiep.org. The signup for the prep class is under the Online Training and Licensing tab under Training in the main header. If you are interested in achieving a 3G or 4G welding certification, contact John at the hall for more information.
The November 8 and December 13, 2024 and January 10, 2025 meetings are Special Called Meetings for the nomination, election and installation of officers. All members are expected to attend unless otherwise exempt per Local 17 By-Laws. Exemptions must be called into the hall at 216-431-8088 or by contacting John at the hall. Members not in attendance will be fined.
The vacation checks were due July 15. All apprentices should have received their pay increase effective the first full pay week after September 1. All the companies were given a list of their apprentices and the appropriate rate. If you have any questions, contact John at the hall.
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb signed an Executive Order requiring all City building or improvement projects over $500,000 to be done under a Project Labor Agreement (PLA).
Work in the area is still steady. Otis laid-off two members and sent a team out of town while waiting on jobs to open up. KONE and Schindler are busy as are TKElevator and Gable.
At the September meeting it was announced Brother Al Jerson was stepping down ahead of retirement as a trustee of Local 17. Jerson had 40 years in the trade and spent the last 16 years as a trustee handling the officers payroll, withholding taxes and W2s. He was elected in 2008 and helped shepherd the Local through the economic downturn of that year as well as shore up the finances during that rough period in the Local’s history. Brother Brian Chambers was appointed by President John Patton to take his place and was sworn in as a trustee. Chambers most recent officer role was as the Entertainment Chairman.
As of this writing there is one mechanic on the bench.
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 17 