On February the 2nd, 2010 the following information and issues were introduced at the monthly Union Meeting:
Reginald Lewis member#1077691 applied for and was granted a Lifetime membership
Jason Mullins, Apprenticeship Coordinator, passed on a letter from the Red Cross thanking him and the Apprentices: Robert Dekle, Amanda Abner, AJ Boyce, Nicole Campbell and Tom Evans for helping to answer phone calls at channel 5 WLWT on air for Earthquake relief for Haiti.
The membership was informed of how important it may be to provide information for background checks on jobs in the future. Items like a TWIC Card may be needed for power plant work in the future.
The I-75 Bridge project was discussed in brief.
The importance of ALL local trades working with the Federal and State agencies to keep their wages up to date with respect to Davis Bacon Laws was driven home by John Cotton Tuesday when the body was notified that the Glazers prevailing wage rate is around $18.00 for a total package. This had not been changed since the 1980's.
An alarming amount of Ironworkers have been behind in their contractual obligation with the Drug and Alcohol Program. The will receive a notification letter.
The Apprentice Program will begin a Community Service Program which will involve participation of Apprentice Ironworkers in Public Events in the Tri-State. This included a request for the Local to sponsor one Apprentice to take a Polar Bear Plunge into Versailles Lake on February 13th for the Indiana Special Olympics.
The Community Service Program also requested the Local sponsor a person to run up the steps in the Carew Tower on February 28th for the Annual Fight For Air Climb to benefit the American Lung Association.
The financial requests of $200.00 total was approved.
Jason requested that if anyone had pictures of Ironworkers at work or play to please bring them in to add to the historic record.
The Building Committee will be looking into options to better the sound quality in the meeting hall, as well as a P.A. system and floor microphones.
A motion of Silence for three members who had passed.
Terry Garret
Mike Willis
Lawrence Getz
Two delegates will be attending a dinner for Judge Luebbers
It was agreed to send the Business Agent, Tom Weingartner to the AFL-CIO workers Comp seminar.
It was also decided to send two people to the Labor Law & Labor Arbitration seminar.
The body granted the Negotiating Committee the right to represent the membership and this included the right to accept a contract or go on strike.
It was asked to look into continuing the deceased member plaques as well as new plaques recognizing the previous main officers of the local.
The local acted on the following measure:
Dear Member:
As you may know on May 31, 2010 our contract will expire and negotiations are approaching fast. The Fund Trustees have voted that the Health and Welfare Fund is in need of $0.20. It has been previously determined that the Pension Fund must receive $0.20 this year and $0.30 each year thereafter until the Trust again becomes stable.
To not contribute to these Funds will adversely affect our Benefits.
We will be voting on this matter at our next regular meeting held February 2, 2010. Please make every effort to attend.
Fraternally Yours,
Lawrence E. Oberding
Business Manager
This matter passed with a vote of 47 to 1
A second vote was set forth to determine if the membership wished to add .20 cents toward the health and welfare fund as suggested by the Trustees.
This passed with a vote of 29 for and 2 against.
