Brothers and Sisters:
The IUEC Local 17 Annual Children’s Christmas Party will be held Saturday, December 14 at 1pm at the hall located at 3250 Euclid Avenue. Children up to 12 years old will receive gifts. Local 17 will be catering light appetizers and beverages. Members are encouraged to bring baked goods. Contact Business Manager John Driscoll Jr at the hall at 216-431-8088 or email him at JEDriscoll@iueclocal17.org or Entertainment Chairman Todd Kemp with any questions about this always fun and well attended event.
The December 13, 2024 and January 10, 2025 meetings are mandatory meetings for the election and installation of officers. Members not in attendance without a recognized reason will be fined by the Executive Board.
As this publication reaches your mailbox, apprentices should be preparing for their final exams for the Fall semester. None of you should need to be reminded that all homework, tests and attendance must be up to date prior to sitting for your final. Do not let something you directly control hold you back from advancing in the program.
Congratulations to Mike Miller Jr and Aaron Sipos on passing the Mechanics Exam. To all apprentices looking forward to the challenge; passing the exam is the only unbiased evaluation of your knowledge of the trade. Use the time between where you are and where you want to be to its full advantage. Your mechanics, peers and instructors are incredible sources of knowledge to round out and fill in the areas you may struggle to understand. Learning the trade does not stop with the Exam, it is a career-long quest to keep up with changing technology and techniques. Everyone’s ultimate goal should be to become a resource for those who will follow in our footsteps and carry on our work.
Local 17 is planning a welding class to be held in early January between the Fall and Spring semesters. The Local holds its classes at the world headquarters of Lincoln Electric in Euclid. The course is a 40 hour course (10 nights at four hours per night) giving the student the opportunity to earn a 3G and 4G welding certification. Those interested in taking the class must complete the CE019 Welding Preparation course on the NEIEP website, neiep.org. For more information, contact John at the hall.
A reminder that those Brothers and Sisters requiring Continuing Education hours per the current contract, visit the NEIEP website, neiep.org, to sign up and complete the course before the end of the year.
Independent company Maximum Elevator has been bought by ATTA out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is ATTA’s second move into the US market as they recently completed the purchase of a St. Louis independent. The goal of the new ownership is to grow the business beyond maintenance and small repair into modernization work. Former Thyssen supervisor Lou Cozza will run the operation. As the company grows, this gives Local members an additional work option.
Work in Cleveland has been steady with full employment and many transients working in the jurisdiction. Schindler is still working the Sherwin-Williams job which will continue into the second quarter of 2025 as well as thirteen additional mod and construction jobs. KONE is operating 12 construction or mod jobs while TKElevator and Otis currently have six crews on construction or mod while Gable/3 Phase has four mod teams in the field.
As of this writing the bench is clear.
Until next month…
Work smart, work safe and slow down for safety.
Don
DKnapik@windstream.net
Brother Fran Adams (right) stands under the IUEC Local 17 seal with his sons Jarrett (left) and newly sworn-in Spencer at the October 2024 meeting.
Eric Johnson, Spencer Adams, Todd Ault and Ryan Bissell are sworn-in at the October 2024 meeting. Standing behind them (left to right) Recording Secretary Joe Broz Jr, President John Patton and Business Manager John Driscoll Jr.
The Cleveland skyline looking north in the moments prior to dawn. From left the new Sherwin Williams world headquarters peaks out from behind the Terminal Tower. Center is Key Tower and to the right 200 Public Square.
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 17 