IUEC Children’s Christmas Party Set

The 2013 IUEC Local 17 Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, December 21st at 1 pm at our hall located at 3250 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Children up to and including 12 years old will receive gifts. Mothers are asked to bring baked goods while beverages will be provided by the local. A slip is included in this quarters dues to secure your child’s gift for the occasion.

Deadline for responses is November 22nd. You can mail the form to Mike Hogan, 26962 Southwood Lane, Olmsted Township, OH 44138 or email him at m.hogan67@yahoo.com.

Local 17 member, Tim Keating, killed in car crash

Local 17 member Tim Keating was killed in a single car crash late Sunday night on North Reed Road in Eaton Township. Also dying in the crash was Paul D. Sonego, a neighbor of Keating’s.

Keating was a mechanic working for Kone and his passenger an Executive Chef for AVI Food Services.

No details are available on services for either man.

IUEC Local 17 Begins Apprenticeship Recruitment

The International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 17 (Cleveland) is beginning its recruitment process for the apprenticeship program administered through the local Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) and the National Elevator Industry Educational Program (NEIEP).

To be eligible the applicant must be 18 years old, hold at least a high school diploma or GED and send a letter requesting an application to Jeff Burns, NEIEP Area Coordinator, 433 Little Canada Rd, Little Canada, Mn 55117.  All requests for applications must be received no later than July 10th.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact IUEC Local 17 Business Agent Tim Moennich at 216-431-8088, through email at TMoennich@iueclocal17.org or through the mail at 3250 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.

 

 

Retiree’s Dinner Date Set

On Friday, April 19, 2013 IUEC Local 17 will honor our retired members at Frank Sterle’s Slovenian Restaurant, 1401 East 55th Street.  Refreshments will be served at 5:30 and dinner will begin at 6:30.  As always, this is a members only event.  The cost at the door is $30 per person and includes the family-style dinner.

ALL RETIRED MEMBERS ATTEND FREE, BUT A REPLY SHOULD BE SENT IN FOR A RESERVATION.

Please contact Business Agent Tim Moennich at the hall, 3250 Euclid Ave, at 216-431-8088 or by email at TMoennich@iueclocal17.org for your reservation.

IUEC Sets Up Sandy Relief Fund

From the International:

In an effort to assist our members affected by Hurricane Sandy, the IUEC has set up a Hurricane Relief Fund.  We will be working closely with the local unions of those members affected.

Donations should be made payable to:

IUEC Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund and mailed to the International Office:

International Union of Elevator Constructors

7154 Columbia Gateway Drive

Columbia, MD 21046

 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.

 

Thank you,

 

Michele

 

Michele Ryan

Office Director

IUEC

410-953-6150

410-953-6169 (fax)

mryan@iuec.org

Softballers Bounced From Trades Tourney

The IUEC Local 17 softball team was bounced on Friday from the annual Cleveland Building Trades Labor Day Softball Tournament held at Parma’s James Day Park.

Local 17’s Rich Kemp pitches to a tough Pipefitters 120 team at the 2012 Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Labor Day Softball Tournament.

The team lost their first game to the IBEW 38 B team by a score of 14 to 4.  In the consolation game they beat a scrappy Pipefitters 120 team 20 to 8.  When they met the Laborers Local 1099 team as the sun was setting and the full moon rising, they ran out of gas.  The 1099 team out hit and out ran them to a 20 to 10 victory.

The tournament is sponsored every year by the building trades on the Thursday before Labor Day and runs through Saturday nights’ championship for the A and B flights.

2012 IUEC Local 17 softball team at the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Softball Tournament

Cleveland AFL-CIO Needs Your Help!

As part of a national voter registration and reregistration effort by the AFL-CIO, the Cleveland AFL-CIO is looking for volunteers to canvass various areas throughout Greater Cleveland.

Those who volunteer will be canvassing in assigned locations in groups, never alone, and will be trained for the effort.

For more information and to volunteer for this important effort leading up to the November election, contact the Cleveland AFL-CIO at 216-881-7200 and ask for Andrew, Andrea or Tom.

IUEC General President Brigham Resigns, Retires

It was rumored late Thursday and confirmed on Friday that Dana Brigham resigned his post as general president of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) and will retire effective September 1st.  His replacement has not yet been named.

Brigham was a third generation elevator constructor from Local 10 (Washington DC).  He started in the business in 1966 and spent three years in the Marine Corps (1968-70) serving in Vietnam.

He served in various post in Local 10 and was elected Business Representative in 1985 and later Business Manager in 1991.  He was elected International assistant general president in 1998.  He rose to the IUEC top post after former general president Edward Sullivan was elected to head the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO.

John Sutter, 79, Passes Away

JOHN F. SUTTER, 79, beloved husband of Gertrude (Gigi) and the late Kathryn A. passed away Friday, July 27th.  He was a father of five children  and grandfather to ten as well as a US Navy Korean War veteran.   He will be remembered by generations of IUEC Local 17 children as Santa at the annual Children’s Christmas Party and by those attending the Retiree’s Dinner for his saying grace before the meal.

The family requests that everyone meet for his Funeral Mass Tuesday July 31, at St. Raphael Church (525 Dover Center Rd.) at 10:30 am. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call in the McGORRAY-HANNA FUNERAL HOME OF LAKEWOOD, 14133 DETROIT AVE., MONDAY 2-4 and 6-8 PM. The family suggests memorial contributions to a charity of your choice.