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Valued Member of The IUEC:
I have changed my heading this month to let every IUEC member know how proud we are to be a part of such a great organization. We are now into the second week of being locked out of our jobs from the EMANY employers. The Local One Executive Board and the general membership would like to thank the IUEC General officers for their support and commitment to local one. It has shown EMANY that they are not negotiating a contract against 1,500 members but they are challenging 30,000 IUEC members. The day that EMANY walked out of our last negotiating session and called for all our members to be locked out of our jobs without trying to stay at the table and negotiate a fair contract. There has been an overwhelming amount of support from every local throughout the whole IUEC. So far, Local 2 of Chicago, Local 10 of Washington, Local 4 of Boston and Local 8 of San Francisco sent Business Agents down to help out on the lock out. Washington’s Local 10 bussed in members to help out on picket lines. To all the members of the IUEC that have reached out to us to help us in our fight for a fair collective bargaining agreement, Local One thanks you for the overwhelming support you have shown us. This is what unity is all about.
Contract
On March 15, 2005 we held a meeting to discuss what has taken place for the past month at EMANY negotiations. We wanted to let our members know what type of proposals EMANY has tried to give us. All the Brothers and Sisters that were in attendance that evening, was by far the most empowering meeting I have ever been to. The response from our membership was heard loud and clear on how they felt about these main proposals (Shift Work, GPS and Construction Hoisting.)
Thank You
Local One would like to thank ThyssenKrupp Elevator. They came to the table with the same stance as Local One to negotiate a fair and equitable contract for both sides. We were all working for the same goal, to get our members and their employees back to work for another safe, productive and profitable three years. My hat is off to the Local One negotiating committee and ThyssenKrupp negotiating committee for a job well done.
News Bits
The Local One Pipes and Drums Band are always looking to recruit new members. No experience is necessary. Band practice is held on Tuesdays from 5 P.M. to 6 P.M. at the union hall, located at 47-24 27th Street L.I.C., NY. If you are interested contact the hall for further information.
Donations
Local One would like to thank brother Joseph Silva for his donation to the Local One Scholarship Fund in memory of John Green.
Sadly Departed
We at Local One would like to give our deepest condolences to the family of our past Business Manager Brother John G Green Sr., he will be missed.
After a long and stressful day of picket duty Brother John Meadus suffered a massive heart attack. All at Local One would like to give their deepest condolences to the family of John Meadus. He will be missed.
Work Safe. Stay Involved.
Lee Pirone .
Local Two of Chicago, Business Agents Terry Shanklin and Dan Baumann Visiting a picket site with Ray Hernandez.
Local One Brothers & Sisters picketing Schindler’s headquarters (1211 Sixth Ave.)
Negotiation meeting with Local One members
Local Four and Local Ten representatives helping out our members on the picket line.
Posted Online April 17, 2005
