Brothers and Sisters:
The IUEC Local 17 Retiree’s dinner will be held Friday, May 16 at Harry’s Steak House, 5664 Brecksville Road, Independence. Doors open at 5:30 with dinner at 6:30. The cost for active members is $65 with retirees attending for free. All attendees must have a reservation into Entertainment Chairman Todd Kemp as soon as possible.
On March 26, the Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund presented opportunities for signatory companies to receive grant money to pursue contracts currently being held by non-signatory companies operating in the Cleveland area. Locals 17 and 45 (Akron) have been very fortunate that up until recently non-signatories have not been active in the jurisdiction. There has been an increase in activity by Findlay’s Davis-Newcomer and Lake Erie Elevator in Painesville to penetrate the market.
Local representatives of Kone, TKElevator, ATTA/Maximum and, new signatory to the Cleveland and Akron Local agreements, Moseley were scheduled to attend the presentation.
The grants from the EIWPF cover the partial difference between a signatory and non-signatory cost of a maintenance contract as well as a percentage of modernization and construction costs. The Fund is a cooperative effort between the International Union of Elevator Constructors and the National Elevator Bargaining Association (NEBA) to maintain and increase jobs serviced by signatory companies.
At the bottom of the article is a list of signatory to Local 17. If you suspect there is a company operating in the area that is not listed below, contact Business Manager John Driscoll Jr at the hall at 216-431-8088 or email him at JEDriscoll@iueclocal17.org.
The portal for licensing elevator mechanic in Ohio will open May 1, 2025 through the State of Ohio website Ohio.gov. Initially there will be a six-month window for all mechanics to apply for a license through the site. The cost will be $250 for a two-year license. According to Driscoll, there is no need for anyone to attempt to access the site prior to the May 1 opening date.
Ohio will have a requirement for all license holders to have eight hours of continuing education classes per year. The classes are available through the NEIEP website, neiep.org, under the Continuing Education tab and will be accepted by the State. NEIEP also pays the student/mechanic for their time when taking any CE class. For more information go the NEIEP website.
This license belongs to the mechanic and not the company. It is the individual mechanic’s responsibility to keep current. This is not an expense to be turned in to the company for repayment. It is not a dues difference to another Local. It is, among other things, the holders ability to refuse to perform an unsafe practice at the behest of their supervisor.
After the portal opens, Local 17 will have a run-through on the application process at a monthly union meeting. Watch this space and the Local website for more information.
The Brothers and Sisters of Local 17 send their condolences to the families of Honorary retiree Chuck Lanning who passed away February 20 and Brother Matt Harden whose father passed away February 19.
As of this writing there are four mechanics and four apprentices on the bench.
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 17 