June 15, 2016 - KC Labor Beacon

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THE LABOR BEACON
KC L A B O R B E A C O N . C O M
The Movement
For Economic
Equality
By PORFIRIO “PETE” RAYA
Guest Editorial
PHONE: 816-820-5930
[email protected]
VOLUME 23 NUMBER 11
NAWIC INTRODUCES
YOUNG WOMEN TO A
CAREER IN TRADES
Much of American history has been
inspired by movements that have transformed the nation. Starting with the
revolt of the colonies to the emancipation of the slaves and continued through
the 20th century movements that
included the feminist, labor and civil
rights eras.
This decade’s movement evolves
around the inequality of wealth within
our nation, made prevalent throughout
the presidential
primary race within the Democratic
Party.
Today’s
Democratic Party
faces
pressure
from
Sanders’s
strong challenge
to the establishment candidate of
Clinton. Sanders
is the movement
candidate who has
Pete Raya
primarily identified himself as an
independent
denouncing
the
Democratic Party as corrupt and
beholden to corporate interest and the
ruling class.
As I write this article Clinton seems
likely to be the Democratic nominee,
regardless to how this election turns out
Sanders’s campaign has raised question
on what will be the future direction for
America.
Time and time again history has
shown that the barriers to transformative change are exceptionally high especially in the United States. No change
has ever come about easy this movement to correct the inequality of wealth
See SANDERS page 15
BIDEN ON TRUMP:
GOP NOMINEE
DAMAGING THE
CONSTITUTION,
THE JUDICIARY
AND THE COUNTRY
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
THE VICE PRESIDENT SAYS
TRUMP’S ATTACKS SHOW HE
DOES NOT UNDERSTAND JUDI-
CIAL INDEPENDENCE, AND ITS
IMPORTANCE TO US
Classes for the tenage girls were held at the Builders Training
Center and the Carpenters Regional Training Center.
By KEVIN O’NEILL
Publisher
One of the great programs sponsored by the National Association of
Women in Construction (NAWIC) was held in early June at the
Builders’ Association Training Center. MAGIC Camp (Mentoring a
Girl in Construction) is a program designed to offer young teenage girls
a hands on experience in the construction industry. The girls are
exposed to real construction jobs learning the basic concepts from certified instructors in the crafts of carpentry, ironwork, electrical, painting,
plumbing, welding and concrete.
By MARK GRUENBERG
PAI Staff Writer
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Presumed
Republican presidential nominee
Donald Trump’s attacks on federal
judges – and in particular on a judge
handling the case of the now-defunct
Trump University – are damaging the
U.S. Constitution, an independent judiciary and the country, Vice President
Joe Biden warns.
“This kind of conduct is pernicious
and oppressive. One legal commentator says it smacks of authoritarianism
and tyranny. I agree,” the vice president said.
The campers spend a week in the camp going from various sites including the Builders’ Association Training Center and the Carpenters’ new
state of the art training center located off I-70 across from the Chiefs and
Royals. This year’s MAGIC Camp was Chaired by Aliecia Taormina
and Co-chaired by Alise Martiny. Martiny is the Business Manager of
the Greater Kansas City Building & Construction Trades Council and a Biden was aiming at Trump’s constant
20 year member of NAWIC as well as a strong supporter of MAGIC drumbeats against U.S. District Judge
Camp. “I have been amazed at how little these young ladies knew about Gonzalo Curiel of San Diego. Curiel is
See MAGIC CAMP page 11
LATIN COUNCIL
REVIVED BY
UNION MEMBERS
SEE PAGE 6
See EARNINGS page 20
CONGRESSMAN CLEAVER
HOSTS DEMOCRATIC
RALLY AND BBQ
SEE PAGE 8
Kevin
O’Neill
Publisher
THIS & THAT
WHY IS SENATE DISTRICT 11
ON ST. LOUIS RADAR
I am not supposed to write about
trouble within the labor movement
but sometimes people make that an
almost impossible chore for me.
Recently statewide endorsements
came out for candidates across the
state. The process for the past several
years has each area recommend their
candidates to the board for the state to
endorse. This usually occurs with lit-
Jessica Podhola
JJ Rizzo
tle or no problems. But for the past 4
or 5 months the state has attempted to
push the Kansas City delegation to
endorse J.J. Rizzo in the Senate
District 11 race. No harm there, J.J. is
a good guy and a likable candidate
and a good friend to labor. The problem is that Kansas City has another
candidate they like, Jessica Podhola.
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Jessica is the Political Director for
IUPAT D.C. 3.
During the last Missouri State AFLCIO meeting, the Kansas City delegation recommended to leave the seat
open, a fair compromise. However
the State attempted to overturn this
recommendation but failed, by one
vote. Thank you Nancy Cross with
the SEIU for your support. The
Kansas City Building Trades
endorsed Jessica Podhola while the
KC AFL-CIO left the race open. The
St. Louis-Kansas City Regional
Carpenters Council endorsed Rizzo.
Honestly this isn’t even about the
candidates. It just tends to piss this
scribe off when St. Louis, which, by
all accounts, controls the State AFLCIO, tries to make decisions for us
over here in Kansas City. J.J. has his
support from several members of
Labor and I have no problem with
that. Again, this is not about the candidates, it just amazes me that St.
Louis would try to dictate Kansas
City politics. The St. Louis Building
Trades gave Rizzo money as did the
State AFL-CIO. Regardless of which
candidate wins the primary, organized
labor will spend as much as $100,000
in a Democratic primary where either
candidate will be a friend to labor, a
total waste of money.
HUMPHREYS DOLES
OUT MORE MONEY
Millionaire
donors
David
Humphreys and his sister continue to
give large campaign donations to
anti-labor Republicans. This time
around it is Speaker of the House
Todd Richardson who picked up a
nice $100,000 check and then
promptly turned around and gave that
money to the Republican Party.
Humphreys also handed out some
smaller checks ($25,000) to anti-
labor candidates Republicans Mary
West and Rep. Justin Hill as well.
Humphreys is also making a large
advertising buy on television through
his Committee for Accountability
PAC. It appears the buy is directed at
Chris Koster, Democratic candidate
for Governor. Humphreys, like a lot
of anti labor republicans, is starting to
see that the only way they are going
to get Right-To-Work legislation
passed is to get a Republican
Governor elected.
FORMER BASKETBALL STAR
APPOINTED TO MU BOARD
Unrelated to politics but interesting for MU basketball fans, governor Nixon appointed three new
faces
to
the
Univer-sity
of
Missouri Board of
Curators and one
of those is former
MU basketball standout (1979-1983)
Jon Sundvold.
NIXON COULD BE NEXT
PRESIDENT OF MU?
Speaking of MU, there is a rumor
that outgoing Governor Jay Nixon
might pursue being named President
of the University of Missouri
System’s Board of Curators. Nixon
received his undergraduate degree
and his law degree from MU. I’d say
he has a pretty good chance noting
that he appointed each of the current
curators.
GREITENS WANTS A RUN
AT PRESIDENT IN FUTURE
Eric Greitens, a Republican candidate for Governor has been raising a
lot of money. It started when two
donors put up about $700,000 when
he decided to pursue the Republican
nomination.
California Venture
Capitalist Michael Goguen gave him
$500,000 and Michigan based
Commercial Real Estate Company
McKinley and Associates gave him
$200,000. To date most of Greitens
money comes from out of town
wealthy Republican donors. There is
a reason for that. Most feel Greitens
already has his sights set on the White
House. Ironically, someone has
already reserved the web address
“EricGreitensForPresident.com, and
yes you guessed it, Eric Greitens, and
not last month or last year, he did that
7-years ago.
Most of Greitens donors are CEO’s,
venture capitalists and pretty much
exclusively Republican. Donors he
Eric Greitens
has tapped include Bernard Marcus of
Atlanta, co-founder of the Home
Depot. Steve Cohen, a founder of
McKinely Financial, who is worth
about $12 billion. Marlene Rickets
out of Omaha. Her family owns the
Chicago Cubs. Frank Cavanaugh,
Managing Director of a private
California equity firm.
These
wealthy individuals have nothing to
gain by supporting a Governor in
Missouri. Their goal in all liklyhood
is to get him elected Governor and
then President.
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Earlier this month, Kansas City
union members who are military veterans gathered at a special event at
IAM Lodge 778 where they were
introduced to the Union Veterans
Council. Created by the National
AFL-CIO, the Union Veterans
Council was established to bring
union members who are military veterans together to speak out on issues
that directly impact them, especially
the need for decent jobs and a strong,
fully funded, and staffed VA.
“The goals of the Union Veterans
Council are to get factual information
regarding veteran's benefits of all
types and to inform our union members who are veterans of legislation
and voting records of politicians that
affect the veterans,” stated Mike
Louis, President of the Missouri AFLCIO.
Kansas City was one of three locations in Missouri that hosted a Union
Veterans Council event. Special
events were also held across the state
in Columbia and St. Charles. Those
who are interested can find out more
information or learn how to join free
of charge by visiting www.unionveterans.org.
“It is my goal to begin in Missouri
a chapter of the Union Veterans
Program. To keep Veterans informed
of all programs that can be of help to
them and to make sure that Veterans
get all of the benefits that they so
deserve,” concluded Louis
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Brad Stephens
Financial Service Representative
Princor Registered Representative
Financial Advisor
Retirement Network For Union
Members
100 Sunset View Dr., Ste. 1
Butler, MO 64730
(866) 220-7832
[email protected]
Mike Long
Jason Heffner
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HEAT & FROST INSULATORS LOCAL 27 TURNED OUT THEIR 4TH
SEIU LOCAL 1 SAYS
YEAR APPRENTICE CLASS AT THE MAY 17, 2016 UNION MEETING.
KCMO SCHOOL
BOARD WRONG TO
GIVE JANITORIAL
CONTRACT TO NONUNION COMPANY
Janitors who work in Kansas City
Public Schools rallied membership to
attend the district’s board meeting
Wednesday to persuade school leaders
to opt for unionized custodians to clean
their middle and high school buildings.
Pictured left to right:
Nathanial Hovenga, Abed Ponce, Brian Tipton, Jason Herrick, Seth Fleming, Josh Moore, Ron Tavis Jr,
Jacob Gaston, Mathew Bennett, Travis Snodgrass, Steve Herrera and 4th year instructor Ryan Harshner.
Not Pictured: Ashley Ferguson and John Singleton
ARGOSY DONATES $30,000 TO WFF
At the June Labor Council meeting Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa
presented a $30,000 check to
Working Families' Friend. This is
the ninth year Working Families'
Friend has applied for and
received this grant. Argosy is the
largest corporate donor to Working
Families' Friend and we are so
grateful for the great relationship
we have. Aaron Rosenthal,
Argosy’s General Manager serves
on Working Families' Friend’s
Board of Directors. The grant is
used to extend the maximum
amount of financial assistance that
can be provided to individuals in
need.
E2 EMBROIDERY HAS A NEW LOCATION
About 20 members of Service
Employees International Union Local 1
attended the meeting, having called on
the board to “select a contractor that
offers janitors a voice on the job,” said
Nick Desideri, a union spokesman.
“The board’s final decision will have a
massive impact on cleanliness standards
at all schools across the district.”
The board took no action at their last
meeting.
School district administrators have
recommended that the board approve a
new and more than $10 million threeyear contract with Marcis & Associates
beginning July 1.
If approved by the board of education,
Marcis would serve the district’s middle
and high schools.
“We are going with what we believe to
be the lowest and best,” said Al Tunis,
interim superintendent.
Tunis said going with an outside company rather than an in-district custodial
service saves the district “a little more
than $1 million a year, mostly in
salaries and benefits.”
While the district has outsourced janitorial work for its middle and high
schools, its elementary schools are
cleaned by a district-employed custodial staff.
The district recently reached a contract agreement with those employees
that goes through June 2017. Some of
the district-employed janitors are union
members.
Union officials argued that the company now cleaning the middle and high
schools does not recognize union workers and has “cut corners” in pay and
staffing that have left the schools less
clean.
E2 Embroidery, signatory to CWA Local 6360, has moved to a new location off front street at 1500 North
Topping. E2 is run by Joe Eddings, a member of Firefighters Local 42 and his wife Dawn.
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LATIN COUNCIL REVIVED BY UNION MEMBERS
SEIU Local 1 Maintenance
Workers and Game-Day
Staff Ratify New Contract
with Kansas City Chiefs
From L-R, Pete Rya, IBEW Local 124; Charles Miller, Lucio Perez, Jose Rodriguez,
Mario Faulkner, David Kirkpatrick, William Torres.
Several union members of latino decent have
formed, or better yet, revived the LCLAA
(Labor Council for Latin American
Advancement). The council is a non-profit,
nonpartisan organization affiliated with the
AFL-CIO nationally. The organization was
started in 1972 and was active here in Kansas
City for several years. Clemente Raya, a member of Sheetmetal Workers Local 2, was the
president of the organization back in the 70’s
and 80’s. Clemente’s son Pete, who is a member
and Business Representative for the IBEW
Local 124 has joined the effort along with several other’s including Lucio Perez, a Business
Agent with the Operating Plasterers and
Cement Masons Local 518, to revive the organization.
The group met on Saturday, June 11th, to make
plans for upcoming events. The top priority
was to discuss manning a booth at the upcoming Fiesta Kansas City being held at the Crown
Center on June 17th, 18th and 19th. The event
is being hosted by the Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce, the celebration, in it’s 16th year,
will feature food, ice cold beverages, superb
entertainment and a number of vendors. This is
a 3-day event celebrated Latino-style. The
organization intends to man the booth and register voters as well as educating guests at the
Fiesta of the possibilities that exist for them in
the trades.
Organizers believe that the organization is
essential to bringing more Latino’s into the
organized construction industry. “There are a
lot of workers out there that are taken advantage
of by unscrupulous contractors. We want these
workers to know that they have options,” Raya
stated. “We want to get Latin American members who are already in the trades engaged in
organizing Latin American workers who are
working on the non-union side.”
Lucio and Pete want to invite all Latino union
members to attend the next meeting of the
council. It will be held at the Operative
Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 518 Hall
located at 301 S. Main Street, Independence,
MO 64050, July
SEIU Local 1 maintenance workers and game-day
staff at Arrowhead Stadium and the Kansas City Chiefs’
practice facilities voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new
contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. The three-year
agreement offers the more than 300 workers, who maintain Arrowhead Stadium and the Chiefs’ practice facilities and provide crucial game-day services, yearly raises
and protects existing health and retirement benefits.
“Local 1 members work hard every day to ensure
Arrowhead Stadium is a world-class venue fans can
enjoy,” said SEIU Local 1 Kansas City Director Tyler
French. “The raises in this contract will help them provide for their families and keep up with the rising cost
of living in Kansas City.”
More than 900 SEIU Local 1 janitors in Kansas City are
also negotiating a new contract with cleaning contractors. They return to the bargaining table on June 15th to
win the raises they need to strengthen their communities
and make Kansas City a better, fairer place for all working families.
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OPPONENTS OF PAY DAY LOAN INDUSTRY RALLY IN KC
Members of organized labor joined
Payday Loan opponents outside the
Music Hall at Municipal Auditorium
to protest the predatory pay day loan
industry executives who were in attendance at a panel discussion coordinated by the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau.
The Bureau
brought together industry experts to
discuss the new rules for the industry
made public just a few hours prior to
the discussion.
One key element in the new rules
would force payday lenders to make
sure customers could pay their loans
back and still be able to pay for basic
living expenses like rent and food.
Many of the people that find themselves borrowing money from these
payday loan outfits are unable to pay
back the loans without horrendous
interest payments that often times end
up paying back 300 percent and higher back to the pay day loan outfit.
al percentage rate (APR) of more
than 450%.
In Kansas City alone, the payday
lending industry plunders more than
$26 million each year from the local
economy. Money that could be spent
on goods and services from local
businesses instead pays for predatory
fees & interest rates to out-of-state
entities.Payday lenders have saturated
state capitols with cash. Missouri is
no exception, with more than
$1,000,000 dollars spent in the last
few years on lobbying state officials and lining their campaign coffers.
EVEN IF YOU’VE NEVERTAKEN OUT A PAYDAYLOAN, YOU
ARE AFFECTED BY THEM.
Payday lending drains billions of dollars out of local economies. It destabilizes neighborhoods and takes
money that would be spent at real
local businesses and wastes it on
arbitrary rates and fees. The average
payday loan in Missouri has an annu-
KANSAS CITY BUILDING TRADES MISSOURI ENDORSEMENTS
Kansas City Building
Missouri Endorsements
as of May 20, 2016
Trades
U.S. Congress District 5ENDORSED
D-Emanuel Cleaver II
U.S. Congress
District 6-OPEN
D-Travis Gonzalez
D-Edward Dwayne Fields
D-David M. Blackwell
D-Kyle Yarber
D-Matthew C. McNabney
R-Sam Graves
R-Kyle Reid
R-Christopher Ryan
L-Russ Lee Monchil
Governor-ENDORSED
D-Chris Koster
U.S. Senate-ENDORSED
D-Jason Kander
Lieutenant Governor-OPEN
D-Russ Carnahan
D-Winston Apple
D-Tommie Pierson, Sr.
R-Arnie C. Dienoff
R-Bev Randles
R-Mike Parson
L-Steven R. Hedrick
Secretary of State-
ENDORSED
D-Robin Smith
Senate District 17ENDORSED
R- Ryan Silvey
Treasurer –OPEN
D-Pat Contreras
D-Judy Baker
R-Eric Schmidt
R-Dan Brown **Withdrawn
L-Sean O’Toole
D-Steven Webber
Attorney GeneralENDORSED
D-Teresa Hensley
D-Jason Holsman
D-Shalonn “Kiki” Curls
D-Jessica Podhola
Senate District 21-OPEN
D-ElGene Ver Dught
R-Denny Hoskins
R-Mike McGhee
(Not in our Area)
R-Anne Zerr
R-Bill Eigel
R-Michael Carter
D-Richard Orr
D-Greg Upchurch
L-Bill Slantz
R-Ed Emery
R-Bill Yarberry
L-Lora Young
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CONGRESSMAN CLEAVER HOSTS ANNUAL BBQ
For the past several years
Congressman Cleaver has opened his
house to supporters hosting an annual BBQ. The event is one of the most
popular political events of the summer. This years guests includedall of
the Democratic Statewide candidates
including Attorney general Chris
Koster who is running for Governor.
On the national side Cleaver had
several Congressman from around
the country stop by including Lacy
Clay from St. Louis; Congressman
GK Butterfield, from North
Carolina. Butterfield is the Chair of
the Congressional Black Caucus; and
Congressman Alcee Hastings from
Florida. Hastings is the lead
Democrat
on
the
Helsinki
Committee.
While Hillary could not attend the
party she sent a surrogate in her
place, actor Jeffrey Wright. Wright is
notable for his roles in Boardwalk
Empire and recently the Anita Hill
movie.
Phil Scaglia, Chief of Staff for
Congressman Cleaver noted that
they went through 1,500 plates of
Gates BBQ and over 750 bottles of
water. The largest BBQ to date.
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ROOFING
(913) 371-7100 SHEETMETAL
Page 10
ROOFERS DONATE TIME FOR 816 BICYCLE CLUB
Last Wednesday, Roofers
Local 20 and Quality Roofing
generously donated their time
and efforts to install a new roof
at 816 Bicycle Collective in
Kansas City, Missouri, a nonprofit organization made up of
individuals working on a volunteer basis to rescue and
repair bicycles and to distribute them in exchange for
donated time, resources, or
revenue, depending on the circumstances of each individual.
The opportunity to help the
816 Bicycle Collective was
presented when Jackson
County Legislator Scott
Burnett contacted Chris
Boland of Quality Roofing,
who then contacted Local 20
Business Manager, Kevin
King. After meeting and discussing the project, the three
unanimously agreed to assist
this organization and Quality
Roofing generously offered to
donate all roofing materials.
Approximately 20 individuals,
including the Roofers Local 20
Apprenticeship Class, worked
diligently into the afternoon.
“We enjoy giving back to the
community any way we can,
this seemed like a good opportunity for us to get involved. It
was a good also good training
for our apprentices, a benefit
for everyone involved,” stated
King.
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MAGIC CAMP RECRUITS WOMEN INTO THE TRADES AT YOUNG AGE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
the opportunities available to them in the
construction industry. But the exposure
they get at MAGIC Camp has really
opened doors for many of them. There
were 21 students in this year’s class and
almost half of them will end up in careers
in the construction industry,” Martiny stated.
This year’s Camp included two new crafts
with the Operating Engineers and Laborers
joining the camp. Each of the trades
involved had new projects for the campers
to work on including the Laborers who
introduced the young ladies to the powerful
60 pound Jackhammer. The girls tore apart
a slab of concrete and found out what it was
like to work with a powerful machine. The
girls were divided into groups and had the
opportunity to work with all of the crafts
over the course of the 5-day camp. On one
day the Plumbers and electricians had the
students build a lamp out of steel pipe and
then wire it for electricity. On another day
the Operating Engineers provided time on a
back-hoe where the girls moved some sand
around.
Over the past 6 years the Camp has introduced more than 100 young ladies to the
possibilities of a construction career and
many of the girls have gone on to careers in
the construction industry. One thing that
Martiny is very proud of is the fact that
every one of the projects the girls were
given by the various crafts were taught by a
female journey person. “The return on
investment is great for the program. Once
these young teenage girls have experienced
all the different crafts, the engineering
aspects and the wages they can make gives
them all a totally different perspective on
construction as a career. I might add the
mentoring given by the women in NAWIC
is absolutely priceless for these young
girls,” Martiny concluded.
EWMC Annual Golf
Tournament
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It was a great turnout at the Swope Park Golf Course as the Electrical
Workers Minority Caucus hosted their annual golf tournament with a great
lunch, silent auction and a rowdy group of golfers who raised money for the
organization.
The mission of the Caucus is to promote equal opportunity and employment for minorities at all levels of the IBEW structure as well as foster leadership development and empower minorities to become active participants
and leaders in the IBEW.
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MARK & BURKHEAD
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Practice Areas:
Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Claims
Keith Mark, Leah Burkhead,
Zach Mark, Jacob Mark
To contact
Mark & Burkhead call:
913-677-1010
Ralph Stubbs
TEAMSTERS
LOCAL 41
"In my experience as a union
member and officer, there is
no finer Worker's Compensation attorney in all the
Missouri-Kansas Region
than Keith Mark of the Mark
& Burkhead Law Firm."
Ron Johnson
TEAMSTERS
LOCAL 541
“Keith is a man of his
word who seeks justice for
his clients and protects
them when they have suffered an on the job injury.
Local 541 recommends
Keith to any member that
is injured on the job.”
or email us at
[email protected]
“UNION APPROVED”
Attorney Keith Mark has risen to the top in both his vocation (law) and his avocation (hunting).
Keith, and his longtime law partner, Leah Burkhead, have been representing union members for over 25
years. With the addition of Keith’s sons, Zach and Jacob, Mark & Burkhead enjoys the reputation as being
the law firm that “works and fights the hardest” for their union member clients.
In the hunting world, Keith has teamed up with WWE legend Shawn Michaels to host one of the most popular shows on the Outdoor Channel, “MacMillan River Adventures.”
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BLUE CROSS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Top Photo- From L-R, Brent Wehmeyer, Director; Danette Wilson, CEO; Garry
Kemp, Board Member; Erin Schneider-Stucky, VP Sales and Marketing; Mark
Compton, Blue Cross.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has
been a mainstay in the labor community for many
years and for the past 20 years they have held a
Golf Tournament to recognize their local Union
customers and partners. This year’s tournament
was held at Shoal Creek Golf Course north of the
river.
“The purpose of the tournament is to recognize
our Union customers and partners, and demonstrate
the importance of the local Union to our community and Blue KC. It also provides an opportunity to
bring awareness of the level of commitment all parties must have to working together in order to provide the best level of care possible to our Union
Funds and the members they serve,” stated Brent
Wehmeyer, Director-Labor, Motors & National
Accounts.
The tournament is a serious matter for Blue
Cross. They truly appreciate the number of Labor
union members and their families that participate in
their plans and this tournament is just a small token
to show their appreciation. Wehmeyer added,
“Blue KC has an extremely long history and partnership with labor. As the local market leader, Blue
KC understands the importance of serving the local
community and offering the highest level of service
to our customers. We share these values with our
union clients and partners and, together, place
tremendous value on serving and improving the
community where we live and work.
Over 20 locals and 80,000 union members are
served by Blue Cross.
It was a great day at the Shoal Creek golf club.
Over 100 golfers teed off in beautiful weather. The
firefighters ended up winning the event and I will
be the first to say that Bill Galvin should be
ashamed of himself for going out and finding 3
elete golfers who couldn’t have been over 30 and
hit the ball like 500 yards. Thanks to the management at Blue Cross for inviting the Labor Beacon.
Had a great time.
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SANDERS MOVEMENT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO FORCE CHANGE
in the American society will be no
exception. If Sanders’ attempt at the
presidency does not prevail, the
movement must continue to be a
voice within the party to strive for the
changes needed to transform it.
The next step to making this movement a reality the voters will have to
force Congress and the President to
make the necessary changes. Forcing
the executive & legislative branches
to make transformative change has to
start by winning congressional
majorities as well as the presidency
and not just for one election cycle but
for several. The power to sustain necessary effective change in the
American political system requires
building ideological institutions within the parties not from the outside
looking in.
History will judge Sanders’s campaign not by his individual success
but by how the campaign builds on
the message of revolution. It is essential that the movement unites with the
party to build the political power and
social movements that can break the
hold that wealth exerts on politics and
policy thereby recreating the mass
prosperity that was once called the
American Dream. This revolution has
clearly been building for years from
Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives
Matter and the Fight for Fifteen
movement, all created through the
use of digital organizing, activist are
now utilizing these tools within their
unions and other progressive groups.
Digital platforms have recreated the
power of movements like those that
supported “Occupy” to “Ready for
Warren” to hashtag; “#FeelTheBern”.
Sanders’s Campaign has produced
an enthusiastic movement of voters
who have questioned capitalism and
the super-rich; this movement needs
to continue to pressure the
Democratic Party from within and
not abandon their new found platform
because their candidate failed to win
the nomination. Keep in mind that
political change happens slowly, if
real change is wanted (and it is definitely needed) the real question will
be to force the issue to which ever
candidate wins the Democratic nomination.
I remember a quote by one of my
mentors she told me that “the establishment will break your heart every
time but don’t let that discourage
you; always remember you can only
change the outcome of the game by
being a player in the game”. These
elected officials are all alike they
want you to make them do it and the
best way to get their attention is to be
an active voter.
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TEAMSTERS LOCAL 41 NEWS
TEAMSTERS MAKE HISTORY BY NEGOTIATING
WITH FEDEX FREIGHT FOR FIRST TIME
The Teamsters Union made history
today when it met with representatives of FedEx Freight to kick off contract negotiations for workers in the
Philadelphia area. It is the first time
the union sat down with a FedEx
operating unit for contract talks.
workers at the East Philadelphia terminal,” said Bill Hamilton, President
of Local 107 in Philadelphia. “The
company knows we are very serious
about helping our members achieve a
better future.”
The talks took place after FedEx
Freight exhausted all its legal appeals
in the courts and was forced to sit
down with the union.
“We got the ball moving today and
the company committed to a second
meeting in mid-July,” said Tyson
Johnson, Director of the Teamsters
National Freight Division.
“We made it clear to the company
that we are very serious about getting
a first contract for the FedEx Freight
Teamster Local 107 discussed
ground rules for bargaining and
requested significant information
regarding the terms and conditions of
employment applicable to the
employees at the East Philadelphia
terminal.
Today’s negotiations took place
after Local 107 hosted a rally for
workers eager to win a first contract.
At the terminal in Croydon, Penn.,
drivers voted to join Local 107.
Tomorrow, Local 71 in Charlotte
will begin negotiations with FedEx
Freight, where drivers in Charlotte
voted to join Local 71.
BEER MERGER PROTESTED BY TEAMSTERS
resented by the Teamsters, is responsible for more than 12 percent of the
company’s production.
Hoffa suggested the Eden brewery
closure was intended to pave the way
for the DOJ to approve the merger,
but he urged the company to sell it
rather than shut it down.
“The company decided to close and
not sell the brewery because it did not
want the facility to end up in the
hands of a competitor,” Hoffa said.
A merger between Anheuser BuschInBev and SABMiller, the world’s
two largest brewers, is coming under
criticism from the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Teamsters President Jim Hoffa
urged the Department of Justice
(DOJ) to reject the beermakers' $100
billion merger as it is currently proposed in a letter obtained Tuesday.
The Teamsters are concerned about
hundreds of planned layoffs at a
Miller brewery in Eden, N.C., which
is slated to shut down in September.
The brewery, where workers are rep-
“If this closure is permitted to move
forward, it will not only affect good
American jobs — roughly 500 at the
brewery alone — but also negatively
impact competition in the industry,”
he added.
The DOJ should reject the beer company merger unless the companies
agree to keep the Eden brewery operating, Hoffa said.
FEDERAL PENSION AGENCY UNVEILS PLANNED RULE
TO LET FAILING PLANS MERGE INTO OTHERS
The federal agency which steps in to
provide pension payments – though
greatly reduced – when a company’s
traditional defined benefit pension
plan goes broke has unveiled a rule to
let financially failing multi-employer
pension plans merge into other plans.
But it warns that even such mergers
may not prevent cuts in current
retirees’ benefits.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation’s proposal, published on
June 6, could affect up to a million
workers in one of every ten multiemployer plans, which are common in
industries such as trucking and food
warehouses and factories.
PBGC proposes to approve plan
mergers after the plans meet standards
designed to insure the failing multiemployer plans – or their successors –
can continue to pay pension benefits.
And PBGC promises technical aid
and in some cases, money, to ease
mergers.
Its proposal responds to a 2014 pension law rewrite that attacked the
problem of failing multi-employer
plans. The catch was that the law’s
main solution – deep cuts in current
pensions in order to keep plans alive
for future beneficiaries – drew nationwide opposition.
Top officials of the Teamsters and
the Machinists led the campaign
against that law. Unionists met nationwide to criticize the law and to blast
the first big failing plan that sought
relief – cuts – under it, the Teamsters
Central and Southern States Pension
Fund. The fund trustees and
Teamsters leaders openly disagreed
over how to handle the plan’s problems.
STAFF AND OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Ralph Stubbs
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 816-924-2000 Ext. 109
VICE PRESIDENT/BUS. AGENT
John Thompson
Phone: 816-924-2000 Ext. 107
SECY-TREAS/BUS. AGENT
Alan Means
Phone: 816-924-2000 Ext. 103
BUS. AGENT
Wade Baker
Phone: 816-924-2000 Ext. 114
BUS. AGENT
Susan Barthol-Turner
Phone: 816-924-2000 Ext. 116
BUS. AGENT
Leland Cox
Phone: 816-924-2000 Ext. 122
BUS. AGENT
Jon Flinn
Phone: 816-924-2000, Ext. 121
BUS. AGENT
Keith LaCroix
Phone: 816-924-2000, Ext. 119
BUS. AGENT/ORGANIZER
Roy Nixon
Phone: 816-924-2000 Ext. 118
BUS. AGENT
Ralph Norton
Phone: 816-924-2000 Ext. 105
BUS. AGENT
Bob Phillips
Phone: 816-924-2000, Ext. 102
RECORDING SECRETARY
Bryan Rooney
TRUSTEES
Robert Walker
Bennie Patchen
Preach Haynes
DUES CLERK
Sherri Hunley
INSURANCE/PENSION
Yvonna Smith
BOOKKEEPER
Nancy Yoke
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CWA Golf Tournament
CWA Local 6360 and AT&T held
their annual Golf Tournament at
Shirkeys Golf Club in Richmond,
Missouri earlier this month. The 18th
annual golf charity tournament has
raised over $85,000 for various charities and for the past 3-years has donated over $12,000 to the current charity,
Working Families Friend. Jeff Hayes,
a member of the committee that puts
on the tournament stated that they
chose Working Families Friend
because of how much they help their
membership. “It only feels right to
give back to an agency that helps our
members so much.”
This year’s tournament included 26
teams and 104 golfers. The committee
for the tournament which includes
members of CWA Local 6360 as well
as management from AT&T consisted
of Jeff Hayes, Tom Gebken, Joe
Blanko, J.T. Eales, and Bob Gerecke.
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IBEW LOCAL 53 NEWS
Local 53 of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
serves roughly 2,500 men and women
working in the Greater Kansas City area
and the western half of Missouri.
Chartered in 1917, we represent outside
construction line workers, line clearance/tree trimming, utilities, municipalities, REA cooperatives, power plants,
radio, and television. Our general meetings are held on the third Wednesday of
each month. Please let us know how we
can serve your needs!
OFFICERS
Stephen White
Business Mgr./Finanical Secretary
Lisa Garcia
Executive Assistant
Jean Dawson
Administrative Assistant
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Ron Head
President
James Burks
Vice President
Robert Frazee
Recording Secretary
Darlene O’Neal
Treasurer
Kyle Neuenschwander
Registrar
Jeaneatte DeLaGarza
Organizer
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Eric Youghans/Chairman
Robert Doran IV
Ronald Kapp
Todd Shull
Jason Martin
NEXT MEETING
Wednesday, July 20th
IUPATD.C. 3 NEWS
District Council #3 Delegate MeetingOnce a month (first Thursday of each
Month) Beginning at 5:00pm.
Painters and Drywall
Finishers
Local Unions
2014, 2015, 2012
Local 2012-meets 2nd Tuesday of every
month at 5:00 pm
Local #2014 meets the 2nd Monday, 5:30
pm, 3301 Van Buren, Topeka, KS and the
3rd Saturday in Witchita, 8:00 am
Local #2015 meets the 2nd Monday, 5:00
pm, 1540 Barnes Ave., Springfield, Mo.
Local #558 meets the 2nd Wednesday, 5:30
pm, 9904 E. 62nd St., Raytown, Mo.
Local #558 Topeka- Meets 2nd Mon., 5:00
pm, first month of each quarter.
Local #558 Wichita- Meets 3rd Monday,
5:00pm.
Local #820 meets the 2nd Wed. Olathe
Deaf Club at 1:30 pm and 4:00pm
For all questions regarding Commercial
Painting, Drywall Finishing, Glazing,
Floorlaying and Industrial Painting (CAS)
Apprenticeship programs or regarding
Health & Safety Classes, please contact:
Dan Hink
Director of Training
District Council 3 Painters and Allied
Trades Training Fund
105 W. 12th Ave.
North Kansas City, MO 64116
(w) 816-595-4136
(c) 816-392-1970
www.iupatdc3training.com
For Health and Safety questions, call Dan
Hink at 816-471-0800 Ext. 309.
For questions concerning Painters or
Glaziers fringe benefits call Wilson &
McShane, 3100 Broadway, KCMO 64111,
at 816-756-3313.
YOUR IUPAT D.C. 3
STAFF REPRESENTATIVES
Todd Doree
Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer
Kevin Bayless
Business Representative
Frank Carpenter
Director of Servicing
David Cox
Demetrio Garcia
Kenny Nichols
James Woodson
Director of Organizing
Shawn Delgado
Organizer
Jessica Podhola
Director Governmental Affairs
ROOFERS LOCAL 20 NEWS
Please visit us at
www.rooferslocal20.com
MEETING SCHEDULE
Jefferson City Area – August 5,
2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Carpenters & Joiners Hall located
at, 230 W Dunklin, Jefferson City,
MO
Springfield Area – September 16,
2016 at 5:30 p.m.
Painters Local #203, 1540 N.
Barnes Ave. Springfield, MO
St. Joseph Area – September 14,
2016 at 6:30 p.m.
IBEW Local #545, 421 S. 8th
Street, St. Joseph, MO
Kansas City Area - June 27,
2016 at 3:30pm to 7:30pm.
Roofers Local #20, 6321 Blue
Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO
This meeting will be for the elec-
tion of officers.
Apprenticeship Program
Matt Lloyd
(816) 333-2527
FAX: (816) 333-8488
5100 E. 59th Street, Kansas City,
MO 64130
Health & Welfare Funds Office
Michelle 816-313-9427
Kira
816-313-6235
Joe Logsdon
Financial Secretary/Business
Agent
Paul Post
Business Agent
Kevin King
Business Manager
816-313-9420
PLUMBERS LOCAL 8 NEWS
Membership Meetings:
2nd Wednesday of each month at 5:30
PM, 8600 Hillcrest Road (Lower Level)
Kansas City, MO 64138
8600 Hillcrest Road, Suite I
Telephone: (816) 361-0666
Fax: (816) 523-6816
Executive Board Meetings:
PM prior to membership meeting, 8600
Hillcrest Road (Upper Level) Kansas
City, MO 64138
Training Center:
9876 Hickman Mills Drive
Telephone: (816)761-8800
Fax: (816) 761-8801
Retiree Club Meetings:
4th Wednesday of each month at 10:00
AM, 8600 Hillcrest Road (Lower Level)
Richard “Frank” Murray,
Training Coordinator
www.plumberslocal8trainingcenter.com
Retiree’s Executive Board Meetings:
PM, 8600 Hillcrest Road (Upper Level)
Business Office:
8600 Hillcrest Road, Suite II
Telephone: (816) 363-8888
Fax: (816) 363-8890
Website: http://plumberslocal8.com
Email address: [email protected]
Items for sale: hats, lapel pins, writing
pens, patches, winter stocking caps, tShirts, sweatshirts, button up shirts, and
moisture wicking t-Shirts.
Employee Benefit Office:
8600 Hillcrest Road, Suite 1
Telephone: (816) 361-0666
Fax:
(816) 523-6816
Lisa Ogrizovich – Administrator
Stacy Kuhl – Administrative
Assistant/Sr. Claims Processor
Kelli Adney – Claims Processor
Employee Benefit Office:
BANK OF LABOR: (Vacation Savings
Accounts for members of Plumbers &
Gas Fitters LU #8)
756 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
Telephone: 913-321-4242
For 24 hour service regarding your
Bank of Labor Vacation Savings
Account, please call 855-245-2267.
To prevent the closing of your account
and delaying the receipt of your money,
please leave a minimum of $5.00 in your
account at all times.
FIVE YEAR APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM:
The Training Center takes applications
for the Apprenticeship program the first
Monday of each month from 8:00 AM to
4:00 PM. If the first Monday is a holiday, it will be the following Monday.
Applications can only be picked up that
Monday, but may be returned any
Monday through Friday between 8:00
AM to 4:00 PM. If you know anyone
interested in applying for the apprenticeship, please have them call the Training
Center and ask for the information line
where they can get additional information about the program.
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TRUMP DOESN’T UNDERSTAND THE
ROLE OF JUDGES AND THE COURTS
presiding over lawsuits by ex-students of the now-dead Trump
University, a vocational school where
Trump lent his name, promised riches
– and didn’t deliver, except to take
their money. Biden says that, to him,
Trump’s actions were “fraud.”
framers inserted several provisions to
protect judicial independence and
public trust in judges. And famed
Chief Justice John Marshall declared
the Supreme Court “has the power to
say what the law is.” Added Biden,
again quoting Marshall: “Ours is a
government of laws and not of men.”
But the larger issue, he told the
annual convention of the American
Constitution Society – a group of progressive attorneys and law students,
including pro-worker labor lawyers –
is that Trump’s criticisms show he
does not understand the role of judges
and courts, and the need for the people of the U.S. to trust their impartiality.
Trump is declaiming he can’t get a
fair trial, because the Indiana-born
Judge Curiel is of Mexican ancestry.
Curiel has, fairly, let students who
lost tens of thousands of dollars at the
now-dead for-profit school sue, and
unsealed documents in the case,
Biden noted.
“We’ve sort of crossed the line
here,” Biden told the capacity crowd
meeting in a downtown D.C. hotel.
“The Republican presidential nominee is undermining and condemning
the constitutional imperative” of a fair
and impartial judiciary “that people
“I don’t think the Framers envisioned a judge being unable to reach a
fair decision because he was of a particular ethnic descent or because he
was from Tennessee or Delaware or
because of anything else,” the vice
president added.
“It’s one thing for a private citizen to
The right wing and big business are
using their influence and money –
including “dark money” of unregulated
corporate campaign contributions – to
buy a judiciary partial to themselves and
against workers and consumers.
can have faith in.”
Trust in the judiciary is important to
workers and their allies, who have
often had to turn to the courts against
venal, vicious and law-breaking
employers, including labor lawbreakers.
Biden agreed, by implication.
“Justice delayed is justice denied,
especially to those without deeper
pockets,” he said at one point.
Biden did not go quite as far as Sen.
Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who
immediately preceded him to the ACS
podium. Recalling her speech there
several years ago, Warren said a trend
she saw then has only gotten worse:
The right wing and big business are
using their influence and money –
including “dark money” of unregulated corporate campaign contributions
– to buy a judiciary partial to themselves and against workers and consumers.
But Biden said the Constitution’s
throw his weight around to try to
demolish a judge. It’s another thing
for a presidential candidate of a major
political party to do so. It’s my view
that a presidential candidate who
attacks a judge for private reasons
cannot be trusted to protect the independence of the judiciary.”
And as for Trump’s declaration that
“Wouldn’t that be wild, as president,
to come back to do a civil case?” – the
university case, after the election –
“How can that be interpreted as anything other than a direct threat?”
Biden asked.
It leaves open the possibility that if
elected, and facing a court ruling
against him, from the Supreme Court
on down, Trump would just plain
defy it, damaging the Constitution,
our federal government and citizens’
trust, Biden said.
Trump was not Biden’s only target.
The vice president, a Democratic sen
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TRUMP CAN’T BE TRUSTED
ator from Delaware for 30 years
before winning his current office, said
he still has Senate friends on both
sides of the aisle and a reputation
there as a dealmaker who can be trusted.
Having said that, he excoriated the
Senate’s ruling Republicans for refusing to even give a hearing to Merrick
Garland, a respected moderate chief
federal appeals court judge whom
President Barack Obama (D) nominated to fill the vacancy on the U.S.
Supreme Court.
Biden said 17 GOP senators have
told him privately that Garland should
get a hearing. But party leaders
adamantly refuse to hold one until a
new president takes office.
With one seat vacant after conservative Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in
February, the court has postponed
decisions – or reached 4-4 ties – on
key cases, Biden said. He reminded
senators they have a constitutional
duty to “advise and consent” to
Supreme Court nominees.
Even if senators vote “no” -- and
they have every right to do so, Biden
said – they must vote.
The ties often leave federal law different in different states, depending on
which appeals courts handle their rulings. That produces “confusion and
uncertainty” for citizens, Biden said.
“Disabling the (Supreme) Court by
keeping a seat vacant for hundreds of
days matters not just because of
uncertainty, but because it fractures
the country,” the vice president
declared.
Unions have joined the campaign for
hearings and a vote. When Obama
nominated Garland on March 16,
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
praised the judge’s “deep commitment
to public service and the rule of law.”
The federation has since launched an
internet e-mail campaign urging senators to hold confirmation hearings and
vote on Garland.
Added Trumka: “Judge Garland is a
superbly qualified nominee who
deserves prompt” Senate “consideration and confirmation. Working people deserve and expect no less.”
HEALTH EXPERT WARN OF SCHEME
TO PRIVATIZE VA HOSPITAL SYSTEM
WASHINGTON (PAI)--The union
representing workers at the nation’s
Veterans Affairs Department hospitals and a blogger expert on health
care and its finances are warning of
scheme to privatize the VA hospital
system.
the wake of the scandals of two
years ago.
And, adds J. David Cox, the president of the American Federation of
Government Employees, the radical
right anti-worker anti-union Koch
brothers, multimillionaire oilmen
from Kansas City, have a hand in
the privatization plan, which would
be complete by 2035.
Those scandals saw supervisors
falsifying health care records,
patients denied care – some for so
long that they died waiting – and
whistleblowers punished for exposing the misdeeds. Led by then
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Chairman Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt.,
and with cooperation from AFGE,
lawmakers turned the VA upside
down, cracking down on mismanagement while also providing more
money to hire doctors and staff.
“We cannot allow a self-interested
group of politicians, greedy health
care executives, and shadowy billionaires like the Koch brothers
break the promise we’ve made to
veterans who risked their lives for
the country,” said Cox, a retired VA
nurse from North Carolina.
An influential minority on the
commission, including hospital
executives who advocate privatization and two with ties to the Kochs,
has circulated a draft document saying that, in essence, the VA hospital
system should be turned over to private for-profit hospital companies.
Cox and Suzanne Gordon, the
health blogger, point to an upcoming report by a special advisory
council to the VA on the future of
the health care system. The report,
due by June 30, was mandated as
part of the massive overhaul of the
VA hospital system’s structure in
Those firms are known, other
unions point out, for denying care –
under insurance company pressure - jacking up prices on uninsured
patients and short-staffing patient
care areas, including in emergency
rooms and intensive care units.
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MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS:
Second Monday of each month at
8:00pm 1000 E. 10th St
EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETINGS
Second Monday of each month at
7:00pm 1000 E. 10th St
JATC MEETINGS
First Wednesday of each month at
8:30am 105 W. 12th Ave
KANSAS CITY OFFICE
(Hours: 6:30am to 5:00pm M-F)
1000 E 10th St
(816) 842-8917
www.ironworkers10.com
Business Manager: David Coleman
Agent: Daniel Roach
Agent: Shannon Chambers
Secretary: Patti Michaels
SPRINGFIELD OFFICE
1948-C South Glenstone
Springfield, MO 65804
(660) 815-7765
Agent: Jimbo Riley
IRONWORKERS LOCAL 10 NEWS
TOPEKA OFFICE
2730 SW 57th St #9
Topeka, KS 66609
(785) 438-0099
Agent: Tony Delich
BENEFITS OFFICE
Wilson- McShane Corporation
3100 Broadway, Suite 805
(816) 756-3313
www.ironworkers10benefits.com
TRAINING CENTER
105 W. 12th Ave
(816) 595-4110
Director: Brian Garrett
Secretary: Alexa Pheffer
APPLICATION/
APPRENTICESHIP
INFORMATION
Applications are taken in-person
Monday through Thursday between
the hours of 8:00am and 10:00am
only. Applicants must have a valid
driver’s license, birth certificate,
high school diploma or GED (a transcript is acceptable), and a 20 dollar
money order. For more information
go to www.ironworkers10.com and
click on the “Apprenticeship” tab.
THE MOKAN IRONWORKERS
Apprenticeship program is essentially a three year program. (It could be
longer due to the time of application
or accrual of hours worked.) It
requires 4800 hours of on-the-job
training, as well as 600 hours (200
per year) of classroom/shop training.
Business Agent (KC)
Daniel Roach
JOURNEYMAN UPGRADE
The weld shop continues to remain
open the first Saturday of each
month for new certifications as well
as continuity verification, but will be
closed in July due to the 4th of July
weekend. Please call the training
center to assure booth space. Testers
must arrive by 9:00am.
Executive Board
Bob Ginnings
Craig Kamphefner
Travis Pemberton
William Roach
Dave Southern
LEADERSHIP
Financial Secretary/ Treasurer/
Business Manager
David Coleman
Trustee
Jeff Kidd
President
Brian Garrett
Business Agent (KC)
Shannon Chambers
Business Agent (Topeka)
Tony Delich
Trustee
Robert Kanatzar, III
Trustee/ Organizer
Kevin Kuritz
Conductor
Joe Covington
Recording Secretary
Joe Eckstein
Vice President/ Business Agent
(Springfield) Jimbo Riley
Sergeant-at-Arms
Josh Hall
IRON WORKERS ENDORSE CLINTON
Washington, D.C. The General Executive
Council (GEC) of the
International
Association of Bridge,
Structural, Ornamental
and Reinforcing Iron
Workers voted unanimously
Friday,
November
20
to
endorse Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton
for President of the
United States.
Hillary
The GEC reviewed
the qualifications of
each candidate for president while
coming to its decision. While the
council felt that several other candidates align with ironworker values,
none compare to Secretary Clinton
when it comes to putting those beliefs
into practice. Clinton’s record of
looking out for the jobs that union
members rely on was the largest factor
in the council’s decision. Her support
for workers’ rights, infrastructure
investment and economic opportunity
lines up with the union’s priorities for
the next administration. Secretary
Clinton’s unmatched experience in
government will enable her to deliver
on her promises in ways the other candidates cannot.
Secretary Clinton’s readiness to take
on the global challenges, threats and
opportunities faced by
our country also played
a role in the union’s
decision.
The
Secretary was tested as
soon as she entered the
U.S. Senate by the terrorist
attacks
of
September 11, 2001.
Then-Senator Clinton
sponsored legislation to
provide for the ironworkers
and others who
Clinton
sacrificed their health
rescuing victims and
clearing rubble on “the Pile” in New
York and the Pentagon in Virginia.
Between her time in the Senate and
her service as Secretary of State,
Hillary Clinton has more post-9/11
defense and foreign policy experience
than all other serious presidential candidates, in both parties
The GEC encourages all union ironworkers to register to vote and bring
their families to the polls in 2016.
Besides the president, voters across
the United States will choose 12 governors, 34 senators, and countless
state and local officials. With right to
work legislation on the march in states
throughout the country, 2016 is a vital
year for ironworkers to make their
voices heard.
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ST. LOUIS-KANSAS CITY CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL
• Local 315: Third
Wednesday of the month
7:00 P.M. at the new
Carpenters Training
Center located at 8955
East 38th Terrace, across
from Arrowhead stadium
and Kaufman Stadium off
I-70.
• Local 1127: Second
Carpenters Training
I-70.
• Local 1529: First
Carpenters Training
I-70.
• Local 1181: Last
Tuesday of the month
Carpenters Training
I-70.
• Local 777: First
7:00 P.M. at the
Word of Life Church
303 East Pearl Street
Harrisonville, MO 64701
• Local 1445: 2nd
Carpenters Training
I-70.
• Local 110: 3rd Thursday
of the month
8:00 P.M. at the local
address (Dues Collection
5:00-7:00 P.M.)
310 South Belt Highway
St. Joseph, MO 64506
• Local 918: 3rd Monday
of the month
6:30 P.M- New
Members/7:00 P.M.Regular Meeting
710 Moro Street
Manhattan, KS 66502
• Local 945: 2nd
Thursday of the month
7:30 P.M.- Regular
Meeting
230 West Dunklin Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
• Local 1925: 2nd
office
404 Tiger Lane
Columbia, MO 65203
• Local 978: 1st Thursday
of the month
7:30 P.M at the Training
Center
4639 West Pfeiffer Court
Springfield, MO
• Local 311: 3rd Thursday
of the month
office
719 ½ South Main Street
Joplin, MO 64801
• Local 201: 1st Thursday
of the month
6:00 P.M. at the New
Carpenters Training
Center
KC BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES
Frequently Called
Numbers
• Health &
Welfare/Pension
(Wilson-McShane)
816/756-3313
TRAINING
IBEW / NECA Joint
Apprenticeship Training Center
303 E 103rd Terrace
(816) 942-3242
www.kcjatc124.org
Jim Cianciolo, Training Director
MEETINGS
General Meetings
2nd Wednesday @ 7PM
EWMC
1st Thursday@6:30pm
Executive Board
2th & 4th Monday @ 5:30PM
PAC Meetings
2nd Wednesday @ 5 PM
VDVS Division Meetings
JOE HUDSON,
Representative, Contractor
Development and Politics
FRANK ANDERSON,
Millwright Representative
ROCKY KLOTH,
Floor Laying Representative
JOE AVILA,
Representative
GERALD SHROPSHIRE,
Representative for Eastern Jackson,
Lafayette, Saline and Carroll Counties
in MO
RONNIE CRISS,
Representative for Southern Jackson,
Johnson Counties in Missouri
• Carpenters
Apprenticeship:
816/471-0883
DAVE EARLEY,
Representative for Downtown and
Midtown Kansas City, MO
• St. Louis -Kansas City
Carpenters Regional
Council (Kansas City
office): 816/931-3414
MIKE GAVOLI,
Representative for
Industrial/Maintenance outside of KC
metro area and shops.
• Kansas City Central
Dues Collection:
816/931-7265
KIM GILLIHAN,
Representative for shops and Platte,
Clay and Ray Counties in MO.
IBEW 124 NEWS
BUSINESS OFFICE
Business Office
301 E 103rd Terrace
(816) 942-7500
(816) 942-8805 Fax
www.ibewlocal124.org
Business Office - Monday thru Friday,
8 AM to 5 PM
Financial Office - Monday thru Friday,
8 AM to 4:30 PM
Open until 7:30 PM the 2nd Wednesday of each
month
(excluding holidays).
BENEFITS
Benefit Fund Office
305 E 103rd Terrace
(816) 943-0277
Bill Barbieri, Benefit Administrator
DENNIS JOYCE,
Director of Jurisdiction
and Research
2nd Monday @ 5 PM
Retirees' Club Luncheon
3rd Wednesday of March, June, September and
December at 11 AM
BUSINESS MANAGER
Terry Akins
[email protected]
PRESIDENT
Rudy Chavez
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
BZ Parscale
[email protected]
BUSINESS REP.
Jason Duke
[email protected]
BUSINESS REP.
Bo Moreno
[email protected]
BUSINESS REP.
Ralph Oropeza
[email protected]
BUSINESS REP.
Travis Ragan
[email protected]
BUSINESS REP.
Pete Raya
[email protected]
BUSINESS REP.
Billy Robinson
[email protected]
RETIREES' CLUB
Meeting held at 11:00 am the 3rd Wednesday of
March, June, September and December.
ELECTRICAL
CODE OF
EXCELLENCE
TRAINING
Will be held the SECOND Tuesday of each
month from 8 AM - 11 AM.
DAVE WILSON,
KEITH WINN,
Representatives for Wyandotte,
Leavenworth, Johnson, Miami and Linn
Counties in KS
MIKE HIMES
Representative for Henry, St. Clair,
Bates and Cass Counties
To reach the Representative on call, or
to be added to the out of work list,
please call (816)931-3414.
You may also visit our website at
www.carpdc.org
OPCM L.U. #518 NEWS
OPERATIVE PLASTERERS’
& CEMENT MASONS’
LOCAL 518
WESTERN MISSOURI,
KANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA
301 S MAIN ST
INDEPENDENCE, MO
64050
PHONE (816) 833-5900
FAX (816) 833-5959
WEBSITE:
WWW.OPCMIA518.ORG
CONTACT INFORMATION:
KANSAS CITY
*DAVID KIRKPATRICK,
BUSINESS MANAGER
EMAIL:
DKIRKPATRICK@OPCMIA51
8.ORG
*LUCIO PEREZ, CEMENT
MASONS BUSINESS AGENT
EMAIL:
[email protected]
*BOB GARD, PLASTERERS
BUSINESS AGENT
EMAIL:
[email protected]
*STACY DIAZ, OFFICE
MANAGER
EMAIL:
[email protected]
CENTRAL MISSOURI
*DAVID WILLETTE,
BUSINESS AGENT
(417)830-4550
EMAIL:
[email protected]
RG
SPRINGFIELD/SOUTHWEST
*DAVID WILLETTE,
BUSINESS AGENT
(417) 830-4550
EMAIL:
[email protected]
RG
APPRENTICESHIP OFFICE
*BRIAN RANDLE,
APPRENTICESHIP
COORDINATOR
(816) 595-4132
EMAIL:
[email protected]
G
*MELISSA MEDVED
(816) 595-4147
EMAIL:
[email protected]
FRINGE BENEFITS
TIC INTERNATIONAL
6405 METCALF, SUITE 200
OVERLAND PARK, KS
66202
PHONE (913) 236-5490
OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PICNIC WILL BE HELD
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,
2016 BEGINNING AT NOON
AT THE UNION HALL.
BRING YOUR FAMILY AND
ENJOY SOME GREAT FOOD
AND PRIZES!
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ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL 12 NEWS
NEW T-SHIRTS ARE NOW
AVAILABLE AT THE HALL!!!
Black or gray short sleeves. $11.00
per shirt. Get yours before they're
gone!
MEETINGS AND
IMPORTANT DATES
June 16
JAC Meeting
5:00 pm
June 20
Springfield Area
Meeting
5:00 pm
June 21
Joplin Area
Meeting
5:00 pm
June 28
Wichita Area
Meeting
5:00 pm
June 30
Probate Meeting
6:00 pm
June 30
KC Retiree Lunch
11:30 am
July 4
PAID HOLIDAY
July 5
Executive Board
Meeting
5:30 pm
July 7
General Meeting
5:30 pm
Member Info
Summertime has arrivedRemember to keep track and submit your vacation days to the Local
12 office.
Sidney Whitfield Memorial
Scholarship-Applications are available at the Local 12 office for the
2016 Scholarship. Applicants are to
submit a 400-500 word essay. The
subject for the essay is
"Historically, What contributions,
good or Bad, have unions had in
the united states? How have these
contributions effected the way we
live today?"
CLASS WILL BEGIN SOON AT
LOCAL 12 FOR THE NEIEP
CERTIFIED SIGNAL PERSON
AND RIGGER LEVELS 1 AND 2
(CSPR-1/2) PROGRAM FOR
CRANE RIGGING AND SIGNALING If you haven't signed up
yet now is the time to do it.
IUEC members may earn their certification card through NEIEP’s
Certified Signal Person and Rigger
Levels 1 & 2 (CSPR-1/2) program,
which was designed specifically to
meet the needs of the elevator
industry. For more information
about NEIEP’s Rigging and
Signaling training or the ANSIaccredited CSPR-a/2 program,
please contact Tim Daly,
Certification Director, IUEC Local
12, 6320 Manchester Ave. #44,
Kansas City, MO 64133. 816-3581312 or certifications.
[email protected]
Retirees
Retiree’s Birthdays
Robert Mason
Gary McCray
Ronald Craven
James Collins
Gary Harris
John Morgan
Chesley Adams
Glenn Shields
Williams Allen
Ronald Copeland
John Pahn
John Mason
June 1
June 4
June 7
June 7
June 12
June 14
June 14
June 15
June 16
June 16
June 26
June 29
Dennis Everetts
Henry Dozier
June 29
June 30
Kansas City Monthly Retiree
Luncheon- at 11:30 am
Phil Zeller is the contact in regards
to the monthly KC retiree luncheons. He can be reached via
email at [email protected]
or of course the Local 12 office
with any questions.
June 30, 2016
Ryan’s Cafeteria
10810 W 75th St
Shawnee, KS 66214
July 28, 2016
Golden Corral
8800 NW Skyview Ave.
Kansas City MO
(NE corner of I29 and 152 Hwy)
August 25, 2016
Golden Corral
19120 Northwest Valley View
Road
Independence, MO 64057
Entertainment (Picnic, Retiree
Dinner, Golf Tournament, Float
Trip, Etc) PAC, Resolutions or
Budget Committees contact the
Local 12 Office.
Personal Information Changes
Notify the office of any address
changes, phone number changes,
new spouse, change of beneficiary,
job changes, etc.
IUEC Local #12
Elevator Constructors
6320 Manchester Avenue – Suite
44
(816) 358-1312 -- Kansas City
Office number
(816) 898-2217 – Eric Rogers’s
cell phone
(816) 898-2213 – Ray Ducharme’s
cell phone
(816) 313-5645 -- Fax number
[email protected] -- e-mail address
Wichita Monthly Retiree
Breakfast-The breakfast starts at
7:30 am on the 1st Tuesday of
every month. Retirees are encouraged to bring their significant others. Contact Billy Geier at 316943-3507 for any other info.
Spears Restaurant, 4323 West
Maple, Wichita, KS
Committee Members-If you are
interested in being on the
BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS LOCAL #15
REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING TROWEL TRADES:
Bricklayers, Stone Masons, Pointer, Caulker, Cleaners, Tile Setters,
Terrazzo Workers, Marble Masons, Refractory Workers
CRAIG HYDEMAN
President
Secretary-Treasurer
Don Hunt
Apprenticeship
Coordinator
816-471-0880
Builders Association
12th Burlington
BENEFIT
INFORMATION
TIC International
(913) 236-5490
toll free-800-542-4482
KANSAS CITY
CHAPTER
3rd Tuesday
Feb, Apr. Aug. Sept.
Biannual meetings
June and Dec. 5:30 pm
632 West 39th St.
Kansas City, MO
CONTACT INFO
632 W. 39th Street Kansas City, MO
64111
phone (816) 241-6695
fax (816) 241-1630
toll free 877-967-5415
visit our website at www.baclocal15.org
SPRINGFIELD
OFFICE
John Creller
Field Rep.
toll free-866-831-6362
(417) 869-7951
CENTRAL MISSOURI
OFFICE
Field Rep.
toll free-877-358-1717
KANSAS CITY OFFICE
Ed Wehrle
Field Rep.
816-241-6695
Rick Riley
Organizer/Field Rep.
KANSAS OFFICE
Representing the
Witchita & Topeka
Chapters
Field Rep.
toll free-(866) 870-3305
(314) 946-5600
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SHEETMETAL WORKERS LOCAL #2 NEWS
Physical address:
2902 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City,
MO 64129
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 300378, Kansas City, MO
64130
**SPECIAL ORDER
OF BUSINESS**
Purpose: Present and Vote on new
Collective Bargaining Agreement
Building Trades Local Union No. 2,
Kansas City, Mo
Where: IBEW 124 Union Hall
301 E 103 Terrace
When: June 25, 2016
Time: 9:00 am
SAVE THE DATE
• SHEET METAL WORKERS TESTIMONIAL PIN RECOGNITION
DINNER EVENT
o Saturday July 30, 2016
o Hilton Garden Inn of
Independence, Mo
o Social Hour begins at 11:00 am
o Lunch at 12:00 Noon
o Presentation of Service Awards
immediately after lunch
! 15 year pins (New)
! 25 year pins
! 40 year pins
! 50 year pins
! 60 year pins
! 70 year award
o Watch the Labor Beacon for additional information.
Topeka, Ks (Area 6)
Due to the resignation of the Topeka
Area Business Agent Mark Shughart,
effective June 17, 2016, all questions
or concerns regarding Area 6 should
be directed to Greg Chastain
Business Manager. The position will
be filled in the near future, per the
SMART Constitution.
Please refer to the communication as
posted in the Labor Beacon and on
the Local Union No. 2 web site for
additional information as we move
forward.
•The current DEATH BENEFIT
number is 907. Keep up to date on
the Memorial Page of the Local 2
Web site, www.SheetMetal2.org.
Obituaries are listed, when available
(links provided.) Please remember
your fellow Union brothers who
have recently passed away.
Recent Deaths:
Max Vandel
DOB February 17, 1936
Deceased June 4 2016
Indentured August 23, 1966
Received 40 yr Pin February 1, 1992
Recent Retirees:
James Atchity May 1, 2016
Frank Rudolph June 1, 2016
APPRENTICE FUND NEWS
•Enrollment Instructions – All students must enroll two weeks in
advance of scheduled class. A
deposit of $100 is required at enrollment, which will be fully refunded
upon course completion. Deposit
will not be returned for incomplete
classes. Send deposit or bring to
JATC for classes desired, 9703 E.
53rd Street, Raytown, MO 64133. A
reminder letter and/or e-mail will be
sent the week before the class. A
minimum of eight students is
required for each course; classes
may be cancelled due to low enrollment, and deposit applied to future
class or refunded. Students will be
notified of cancellations on
SheetMetal2JATC.org, Facebook
(under Sheet Metal Workers Local
#2 – JATC) and by e-mail. Call the
JATC at (816) 353-0038, with any
questions or to enroll.
•Apprentice Coordinator Jason
Ferguson
KANSAS CITY-AREA
RETIREES NEWS
•Any and all Local 2 retirees are
invited to join the Kansas City
Retirees’ Club! Dues are $12.00 per
year. Monthly luncheons are held at
the Kansas City Union Hall the second Wednesday of the every month
at Noon, unless there is a special
outing planned. Luncheon meetings
feature a $25.00 attendance prize!
• Come join the club for some good
fellowship, food and fun.
• Upcoming meetings:
o July 13, 2016
! Spaghetti and Meatballs-(provided by the Club)
! Please bring a side dish or a
dessert
oAugust 10, 2016
! BBQ Brisket-(provided by the
Club)
! Please bring a side or a dessert
Bob Eslinger, President
Ph. 816-918-4987
Kansas City Local No. 2 Retirees
Club
TOPEKA-AREA
RETIREES NEWS
The Local 2 Topeka Area Retirees
will not meet again until September
7, 2016. The meeting will be at the
I.B.E.W. Union Hall, 1620 NW
Gage, Topeka. Meeting starts at
10:00 a.m. and all Local 2 retirees
are welcome to join us for the meeting and fellowship. Until then we
wish you all a great summer!
All Local 2 retirees are welcome to
join us for the meeting and fellowship.
Jim Dodge, President
ST. JOSEPH-AREA
RETIREES NEWS
•The St. Joseph-Area Retirees Club
breakfast is held the first Tuesday of
every month at 8 a.m., at St. Joseph
Frontier Casino. Come spend some
time with old friends and make some
new ones. There is always an extra
chair, so come and join us for breakfast each month! Upcoming meeting
dates:, July 5, 2016
St. Joseph Frontier Casino, 777
Winners Circle
Take I-29 North to 229 North exit;
then Highland Ave. Exit 7
George Beckwith, President
Randy Norris, Secretary
St. Joseph-Area Local No. 2 Retirees
Club
UNION DUES AND
INFORMATION
Please be sure to pay your dues in
advance. Per the Constitution dues
are to be paid by the 1st day of the
month. Failure to pay dues could
result in suspension. Members are
not allowed to work unless they are
paid up as outlined in the
Constitution. Please make sure to put
your membership number on the
memo line.
Royals/White Sox make-up set for
Sept. 19
The Kansas City Royals today
announced that the Thursday, May
26 rainout with the Chicago White
Sox will be made up on Monday,
September 19 at 1:15 p.m.
The May 26 game was a scheduled
"Buck Night" at Kauffman Stadium
and the make-up date will now be a
"Buck Day" promotion with hot
dogs and peanuts for $1.00 however,
it will NOT be part of the Hy-Vee
Value Monday promotion.
The makeup game will be broadcasted on 610 Sports Radio and the
Royals Radio Network. A decision
regarding televising the game will be
announced at a later date.
Tickets for the Thursday, May 26
game will be honored for the
rescheduled game. Fans do NOT
have to exchange their original tickets if they plan to attend the rescheduled game.
•Fans can utilize the value of their
ticket (the amount paid) toward any
future Royals regular season game in
2016. While fans are welcome to
exchange for any 2016 regular season game/seating area, fans who
apply the paid value of their ticket
for higher-priced game/seating will
be responsible for paying any resulting balance due. Refunds are not
available to fans who elect to apply
the paid value of their ticket to lesser
priced game/seating area. All tickets
are based on availability.
•Important Note: Due to the discounts offered for the purchase of
some tickets, the amount paid for the
ticket (and thus the "value" of your
ticket) may be different than the
price printed on the ticket.
•All exchanges must be completed
by first pitch of the rescheduled
game, Monday, September 19.
The Tickets that were distributed by
Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 2 for
the May 26, 2016 picnic, vary in
face value. The lower level tickets
are valued at $20.00, the upper level
tickets are valued at $15.00. Due to
the cancelation policies of both Jack
Stack Catering, and the KC Royals,
the annual picnic will not be able to
be rescheduled this summer. We are
sorry for any inconvenience this may
have caused.
They may also be exchanged per the
KC Royals exchange policy, there is
no requirement that the Local Union
Representative must exchange the
tickets.
This is the official information provided by the Sheet Metal Workers
Local No. 2 and the KC Royals.
Please disregard any information that
does not coincide with the information on this page.
Business Agents Day in the Office
Tuesday
Gary Huonker
[email protected]
Wednesday
Tony Keithley
[email protected]
Thursday
Greg Davison
[email protected]
Friday
Gene Kelley
[email protected]
Business Manager
Greg Chastain
[email protected]
Financial Secretary Treasurer
Jay Lind
[email protected]
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THEREGULAR MEMBERSHIP
MEETING will be on Tuesday, July
5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., Pipefitters
Union Hall at 8600 Hillcrest Rd.,
Kansas City, MO, Lower Level.
RECENT MEMORIALS
Our sincere condolences to the families of our brother members who have
passed.
DEATH BENEFIT
NUMBER AT N52
Robert K. Fleeman, 88, of Fair Play,
MO passed away May 26, 2016. He
was initiated October 27, 1947 and
retired December 1, 1982. He’s been
a member for 68 years.
DEATH BENEFIT
NUMBER AT N53
Michael J. Eth, 63, of Kansas City,
MO passed away May 29, 2016. He
was initiated April 4, 1978 and retired
August 1, 2012. He’s been a member
for 38 years.
RETIREMENT
Congratulations to the following
members who have retired recently.
The Officers and members wish you
all an enjoyable retirement.
Brent Boughner March 2016
Benjamin G. Dick III April 2016
Allen Evinger May 2016
Terry K. Smith February 2016
James Watson February 2016
James Witt
June 2016
PICNIC at WORLDS of FUN –
OCEANS of FUN Saturday, July 16,
2016 Picnic Forms were mailed with
complete details. Please complete the
picnic form and return to the business
office by Friday, July 1, 2016 if you
plan on attending. See you there!
WEBSITE www.local533.com
TRANSAMERICA
INVESTMENT REMINDER
Bob Burks is at the Union Hall every
PIPEFITTER LOCAL 533 NEWS
Tuesday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. the first Tuesday of each month,
during
regular
Membership
Meetings. He is available to meet
individually with members who have
questions or who need assistance
with their Transamerica portfolios. If
you wish to discuss your portfolio,
stop by and visit with Bob, or give
him a call at 913-451-3546 to schedule an appointment.
SICK COMMITTEE AND
DEATH NOTICES
To report death notices, or if you
know of a member who is ill or
injured, please contact Skip Hedges
at [email protected].
INFORMATIONAL UPDATES
Please notify the business office of
address, telephone number or beneficiary changes, including email
addresses, mobile numbers and pager
numbers. These updates are critical in
case of emergencies. Please note that
our business office will always notify
members of emergency calls from
their families, but we are dependant
upon members to update our office
with current contact information.
Please send your updated information
to the Pipefitters Business office at
8600 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO
64138 or call us at (816) 523-1533.
PIPEFITTERS FRINGE
BENEFITS
Questions or information regarding
the Health & Welfare or Local
Pension Funds should be directed to
Wilson-McShane at (816) 361-0206,
fax number (816) 444-4275, 8600
Hillcrest Rd., Suite A, Kansas City,
Missouri 64138. Wilson-McShane
can also be reached at (816) 7563313, toll free (866) 756-3313, 3100
Broadway, Suite 805, Kansas City,
Missouri 64111. Questions regarding
the National Pension call 1 (800)
638-7442.
United Association
Website: www.ua.org
Fraternally,
Scott A. Forbes, Financial Sec'yTreas.
RETIREES
The Pipe Fitter Retirees will meet the
third Wednesday, July 20th, at the
union hall, lower level. Doors open at
11:00 a.m. and potluck lunch served
at noon. A vegetable plus a salad
and/or a dessert and your own place
settings are requested, drinks will be
provided. So, come one, come all.
Fine food, great camaraderie and a
little bingo for cash. The weather
promised to be warm and lovely, but
we are air conditioned. Well sure, it’s
those pipefitters again. A special
invitation is extended to our disabled
members to attend along with
retirees, wives, widows and guests.
See you there!
PresidentBBill Evinger
Vice
President-Bill
Benson,
Treasurer–David Smotherman
PIPEFITTERS CONTINUING
EDUCATION CLASSES
Journeypersons interested in continuing education classes should contact
the Training Center for details. For a
full list of classes offered, contact the
Training Center at (816) 761-8800.
For
updates
visit
www.facebook.com/pftc533.
•Wednesday Night UA Weld
Certification Prep. Opens at 5:00PM
Instructor will be available
• Red Cross – First Aid/CPR Training
– One 8 hour class held on Saturdays
in February and March. Call for
dates.
•OSHA 30 classes start August 8.
Call for dates & to register.
•Computer Skills
The Training Center is developing a
Computer
Skills
course
for
Journeyman & Apprentices. The
course will begin with the basics of
computer manipulation such as file
management, internet access and
progress to more advanced skills such
as word processer and spreadsheet
programs.
Course registration will require completing a computer knowledge questionnaire. This will enable the
Instructor to develop a class that
meets the needs of all the students
and determine if a student enters at a
basic level while advanced learners
will enter the class at a time more
beneficial to them.
Contact Kara at the Training Center
for the registration questionnaire.
Courses will begin in early spring on
Tuesdays (non-Union meeting
nights) from 5-9PM at the Training
Center.
PIPEFITTERS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Applications for the Apprenticeship
Program are available on the first
Monday of each month, if that
Monday is a holiday, applications
will then be available on the following Monday. An application can be
picked up at the Training Center from
8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. on the
specified Monday only. An application can be returned to the Training
Center Monday through Friday from
8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. The recruitment, selection, employment, and
training of apprentices during their
apprenticeship, shall be without discrimination because of race, color,
religion, national origin, or sex. The
Pipe Fitters Local 533 Educational
Training Fund will take affirmative
action to provide equal opportunity in
apprenticeship and will operate the
apprenticeship program as required
under title 29 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, part 30. Anyone interested in information regarding the
Training Center or the Apprenticeship
Program may call for information at
(816) 761-8800 or check the Training
Center web site at www.pftc533.com.
PIPEFITTERS LOCAL
533 HONOR 2016 HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES
Recent High School Graduates (sons, daughters and grandchildren of members of Pipefitters
Local 533) were honored at the 6th Annual
Senior Send-off Banquet held Sunday, June 12,
2016 at the Pipefitters Local #533 Hall.
Congratulations to the graduates and best of
luck on their future endeavors!
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