07/02/06
card number 1179
Comments:
July 2, 2006 Strike Halts City's Biggest Construction Jobs Large construction sites throughout New York City, including the Freedom Tower at ground zero, were shut down yesterday after the union that runs the building cranes began a strike. The International Union of Operating Engineers, whose members operate the cranes that carry building materials, informed the city's building contractors on Friday that its members would go on strike as of 12:01 a.m. yesterday. Upon learning that, the General Contractors Association of Greater New York told its 150 members that they should not even try to operate their construction sites because the operating engineers are such a crucial union. "It's safe to say the strike will affect hundreds of construction sites over the weekend," said Christopher O. Ward, the managing director of the contractors association. Besides foundation work for the Freedom Tower, the strike also shut down construction of Water Tunnel No. 3, a huge underground project that will bring additional drinking water to the city and is expected to be complete in 2020. Mr. Ward said the industry hoped to reach an agreement before Wednesday so work could resume normally after July 4. The contract for the operating engineers expired yesterday morning, as did one for the Teamsters, who deliver building materials. Seven other building trades unions have signed contracts, but industry officials say it is hard to continue construction when the crane operators and truck drivers who deliver and carry building materials are on strike. Negotiations with the contractors association were last held on Wednesday. Mr. Ward said that on Friday the operating engineers rejected the contractors' latest offer. But officials with the operating engineers said they made a counteroffer on Friday and had not yet heard back from the contractors association. "We're on strike," said Joseph D. McCann, special counsel to Local 15 of the operating engineers. More than 2,000 operating engineers are on strike, and the resulting citywide construction shutdown involves tens of thousands of workers, when members of other unions are included. The main issue is the contractors' demand for productivity increases. Management officials say too many operating engineers do little work, asserting that many do little more than turn on and off lights and compressors. Officials with the operating engineers insist that they agreed to some concessions on reducing staff, but are not ready to go as far as the contractors have demanded. Last Thursday, James. T. Callahan, president of Local 15, offered to sign interim agreements with contractors to allow work to continue at several of the largest, most important projects, like the Freedom Tower site. But Mr. Ward said the industry did not want to sign piecemeal, interim agreements, saying it instead wanted a citywide collective bargaining agreement. He said that the basic pay scale for operating engineers was $72.03 an hour to $82.65 an hour. Management, he said, has offered a five-year contract with raises of 6 percent a year. "We've offered a 30 percent raise over five years, and no one loses their job, and we're committed to retraining anyone who needs retraining," Mr. Ward said. Brother Danbo: Just ask your elected union officals what they make. They make a lot less then the IUOE. Brother Orrigo could have told you the salary scale for Local One, IUEC union officals at his retirement party. Work Safe and pay attention. Brother Tom Moore, Local One, IUEC tmlocalone@aol.com
07/01/06
card number 1899
Comments:
Tommy, I would rather know what our officers make than any other union.
07/01/06
card number 1613
Comments:
The I.U.E.C. Local One of New York and Vicinity will be handing out applications for the Apprentice Program. Where: 47-24 27th Street L.I.C., NY 11101 When: July 11, 13, 18, 20, 2006 Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 am Applicants must be 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED.
07/01/06
card number 1613
Comments:
Thanks to all the Brothers and Sisters who came out to wish Brother Orrigo well in his retirement and make the night a success. Danbo is right, there should have been three hundred members there, but these are the times we live in. Look at it this way, if all the members that attended the party went to the next union meeting, the attendance at the meeting would more than double compared to the last meeting.
07/01/06
card number 1179
Comments:
ENGINEERS, OPERATING, AFL-CIO 14 (IUOE)Total Membership: 1,603 ENGINEERS, OPERATING, AFL-CIO (IUOE)
Local 14
2005 Officers & Employees
| Name | Title | Salary | Benefits
& Other | Total
Compensation | | Chris Confrey | Business Representative | $ 207,758 | $ 12,309 | $ 220,067 | | John Powers | Business Representative | $ 207,758 | $ 5,637 | $ 213,395 | | Mark Fattibene | Business Representative | $ 203,635 | $ 7,193 | $ 210,828 | | Daniel Noesges | Business Representative | $ 203,681 | $ 5,954 | $ 209,635 | | Edwin Christian | President/business Mgr. | $ 130,368 | $ 2,457 | $ 132,825 | | Hugh Manley | Business Representative | $ 111,541 | $ 4,839 | $ 116,380 | | Frank Gray, Jr. | President/business Mgr. | $ 107,694 | $ 3,142 | $ 110,836 | | Edwin Christian | Business Representative | $ 92,140 | $ 5,410 | $ 97,550 | | Cheryl Ditzel | Office Manager | $ 91,036 | $ 310 | $ 91,346 | | Lorraine Coradin | Secretary | $ 27,293 | $ 0 | $ 27,293 | | Gerard Rich | Rec./corr. Secretary | $ 9,149 | $ 75 | $ 9,224 | | Walter Mckenna | Vice President | $ 3,921 | $ 75 | $ 3,996 | | William Cassidy | Conductor | $ 3,921 | $ 0 | $ 3,921 | | Harold Manchester, Jr. | Guard | $ 3,921 | $ 0 | $ 3,921 | | Kenneth Klemens, Jr. | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 1,260 | $ 1,260 | | Richard Nix | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 473 | $ 473 | | Gregg Geddes | Trustee | $ 0 | $ 395 | $ 395 | | Stephen Phillips | Trustee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Lloyd Lutz, Jr. | Auditor | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Joseph Piranio | Auditor | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | John Rich | Auditor | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | John Powers | Auditor/executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Ralph Martucci | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | James O'connor | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Matthew Dunn | Trustee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Chris Confrey | Trustee/executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Daniel Noesges | Financial Secretary | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | John Powers | Treasurer | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Edwin Christian | Treasurer | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Robert Gray | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Keith Dowd | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Gerald Fusco | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | James Conway | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Hugh Manley | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Mark Fattibene | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Richard Famiglietti, Jr. | Executive Board | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Thomas Mcgroary Iii | Examining Committee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | William Geer | Examining Committee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | John Erickson | Examining Committee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Kevin Hagans | Examining Committee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Harold Rochelle | Examining Committee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Stephen Phillips | Examining Committe | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | | Richard Famiglietti, Jr. | Examining Committee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Brother Tom Moore,
tmlocalone@aol.com
07/01/06
card number 106 (Retired)
Comments:
Dear Brothers & Sisters, Thank you so very much for that great retirement party last night!! Special thanks to all those who worked so hard to put it together for me, for all the great WTC stories and fond memories and especially to all of you who could share it with me on this holiday weekend honoring this great country of ours. I will never forget it!!!! God Bless Local 1, its members and our families forever. Stay united and you will always be strong! See you at the meetings. PS: Billy, God Bless America never sounded better!
06/30/06
card number 1899
Comments:
The Tony Orrigo retirement party was grossly under-attended. Considering all the things he did for this union, and many members individually, it should have been overflowing.
Danbo
06/30/06
card number 9018
Comments:
just sworn in last night feels great finally to be a card holder to the best union LOCAL 1.
06/27/06
card number 2601
Comments:
need help on the origin of the Otis order and out come it all went over my head. thank you work safe and have a great 4th
06/26/06
card number 28
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Great job guy's. Good luck in Rockland.
06/26/06
card number 541
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To my fellow Brothers and Sisters: I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you who contributed to the collection on my behalf in May. I am on the road to recovery from my heart attack and triple bypass surgery back in March. It is such an honor to be part of a Local with such a big heart and who truly care for each other. Words will never be able to express the gratitude and the pure emotions this means to me. Thank you again for your most generous contributions. It will help out tremendously. Looking forward to being back at work soon. In Solidarity - Brother John Wanczowski
06/25/06
card number 3180
Comments:
Would just like to tell everyone that the Pipe Band finished second at PNC Bank Arts Center in the grade five competition. Our next event is in Rockland county and would like to extend an invatation to all our brothers and sisters to attend. We don't do this for ourselves but for the pride of the entire local and the international.
06/24/06
card number 1179
Comments:
DRIVE Big Business spends big money in Washington to influence members of Congress and push their anti-worker plans. They outspend working families on politics by more than 15-1. Through grassroots political action and aggressive lobbying on Capitol Hill and in State Houses and City Halls across America, Teamsters have stopped some of the worst attacks on working people. But Big Business is pushing their agenda harder than ever. That means we have to fight back stronger than ever. And we have to move forward with our own programs, like improving job safety, fighting for affordable childcare, and stopping abuses by corporate health providers and insurance companies. You can take a stand for working families by contributing to DRIVE – the Teamsters’ political action committee. Your contribution will support grassroots action by Teamster families to stand up to Big Business interests. And your membership to DRIVE will help elect political candidates who care about working people. Contributions to DRIVE support a wide range of Teamster activities: -
Keeping members and their families informed on the key issues that affect our future, including voter guides that show the records of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. -
Rallies, news conferences, advertisements, and phone banks to build support on issues of concern to working people. -
Voter registration, and financial support for political candidates who will stand up for working families. DRIVE is non-partisan and independent from any political party. Click here to download DRIVE fliers on important issues. NOTE: Federal Law prohibits soliciting or accepting DRIVE contributions from the general public. Only Teamster members, exempt Teamster employees and the family members of both groups are allowed to contribute to DRIVE. Any contributions from the general public will be returned to the donor. Send your comments to: DRIVE@teamster.org Dear Brother & Sisters: To steal a page from this union. We must get involved with Political Action. We need to get the Elevator Safety Bill passed, we need to get bills passed to improve safety on the installation of Outside Hoist work, like door locks on the hoists. We will all have to do more in the future to secure our future. Work Safe, Brother Tom Moore tmlocalone@aol.com
06/23/06
card number 1179
Comments:
http://www.changetowin.org/members.html http://www.iuoe.org/history/history.htm Dear Brothers & Sisters: We live in changing times, the labor movement is changing every minute. It is all a numbers game, we are in the smallest of all the International Unions. Go to the above links and read about the unions that have left the AFL/CIO and the IUOE web page. The IUOE has over 400,000 dues paying members. Help in not coming. We have to do the work ourselves. So we in Local One, IUEC have do more. Get involved with the process. Work Safe, Brother Tom Moore Tmlocalone@aol.com
06/23/06
card number 1613
Comments:
Brothers & Sisters, I am sorry to inform you of the passing of retired member Brother Donald Reardon. The services are as follows: Farenga Brothers Funeral Home 920 Allerton Ave Bronx, NY 10469 718-654-0500 Viewing: Friday, June 23, 2006 2:00 - 5:00 pm & 7:00 - 9:00 pm Mass will be on Saturday, June 24, 2006 at 9:45 am Saint Brendan's Church 333 East 206th Street Bronx, NY 10467
06/22/06
card number 1850
Comments:
the local 1 pipe and drum band will be playing in competition this sunday ,june 25 @ 9am at the pnc bank arts center in new jersey. there will be a festival continuing throughout the day, with all kinds of entertainment, so if you get a chance come on out and cheer us on. thanks for your support. God Bless and work safe, brother bill madden
06/21/06
card number 392
Comments:
forget my last post , i got it.
06/21/06
card number 1179
Comments:
FOUR TOWERS PLANNED AT NEWPORT DEVELOPMENT: According to GlobeSt.com, developers plan to build four high-rise towers in the Newport community in Jersey City, New Jersey. The four buildings will house more than 900 residential units and a 429-room hotel. The Lefrak Organization broke ground recently on the first two towers. The 253-foot Westin Newport Hotel and the 460-foot Ellipse apartment building are expected to be completed in 2008. The planned community of Newport began in 1986, and currently includes more than 16 million square feet of mixed-use floor space. 55 WATER STREET WINS AWARDS: New York City's 55 Water Street building has recently been recognized with two awards. When the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) acquired the building with its 3.6 million square feet of floor space and 78 elevators, the new owner wanted to enhance the quality of life for the Lower Manhattan neighborhood in which it was located. Two areas of the property RSA set about improving were two plazas accessible to the public. In April, the Municipal Art Society of New York recognized one, called "The Elevated Acre," as the "Best Privately Owned Public Space" in the city. Then in May, the Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Plaza recognized RSA's rehabilitation of the other space, the official New York City Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Work Safe and Take Care of each other. Brother Tom Moore
06/21/06
card number 1613
Comments:
Brothers & Sisters, I am sorry to inform you of the passing of Brother John Mitchell Jr. Services are as follows: William Clark Funeral Home 1003 Main Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 570-421-9000 Viewing: Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:00 - 5:00 pm 7:00 - 8:30 pm The funeral will be on Friday, June 23, 2006 at 10:00 am Saunt Paul's Lutheran Church Fish hill Rd Tannersville, pa
06/21/06
card number 1179
Comments:
| WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ALERT!
(MAKE THESE CALLS TODAY) Bills have been introduced by Senator James Alesi (S.8212) and Assemblyman Joseph Morelle (A. 12000) which would benefit the insurance industry at the expense of injured workers and retirees. For an injured worker who is now retired, these bills would reduce the retirees’ workers’ compensation benefits by half of the amount of their Social Security payment and the ENTIRE pension that an injured worker is likely to receive. New York State already has the lowest workers’ compensation benefit rates in the country. We need to ask both elected officials why they would choose to side with insurance carriers at the expense of retirees and permanently disabled workers. And why they would cap the duration of time permanently disabled workers can collect benefits. We urge our activists to call both Senator Alesi and Assemblyman Morelle, either at their district office or in Albany to voice your concern. The numbers for both elected officials are: | Senator James Alesi | Asssemblyman Joseph Morelle | | District: 585- 223-1800 | District: 585-467-0410 | | Albany: 518-455-2015 | Albany: 518-455-5373 | | Please do this today. Work safe, Brother Tom Moore Tmlocalone@aol.com | |
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