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Frank J.O'Brien Email
04/12/10

card number 122(retired)

Comments:
 
 Hello from S.E. Louisiana,
 
   Now that the snow is gone, I,ll head back to new york. I do hope to hit a meeting when I getback . Do work safe.
 
                                 Frank O'Brien

mike duffy Email
04/11/10

card number 1613

Comments:
the result of the contract vote is as follows:

Yes 167

No  216

Tom Macchia Email
04/04/10

card number 10

Comments:
ear Brother
   My name is Tom Macchia, and I was the  Secretary Treasurer of Local 1 for 12 years,
I am now r
   My daughter is in an Irish band that is in  a nation wide contest.
   If the band wins they win a trip to Ireland for 2 weeks where they will play at various pubs.
  The name of her band is >West Of Galway<
   I would appreciate it if you would go to the site below and vote for her band.
As important as your vote is passing this on to your e-mail list causes a chain action that is so powerful.
 The contest ends April 5th  - thanking you  ahead of time - your retired brother.
                                                                                                                                         Tom Macchia
    www.slbc.ie.     notice the dot at the end


Jim Connolly 
04/02/10

card number 170

Comments:
Hello Brothers & Sisters





I Just wanted to say it has been a pleasure working these last 39 years with all of you. Wednesday 3/31/10 was my last day working in this Union. My last 23 years with Otis Elevator. On April 1st, my first of what I hope will be MANY pension checks arrived & so did the Sun. So work safe & the time will come for all of you to enjoy what you have been working hard for all your years. I won't miss the work, but I'll miss my co-workers. I hope to see you at the Picnic.
                                                                   Jim Connolly

Sean Diamond Email
03/29/10

card number 1254

Comments:
It is with deepest regret and sorrow to inform you of the passing of retired Joe Rando's wife Mary tague Rando.

 Papavero funneral home
 72-27 Grand Avenue
 Maspeth, N.Y. 11378
 Phone #718-651-3535

Hours:Mon & Tues 2-5 and 7-9
Mass is Wednesday at Our Lady Of Hope Church RC

Michael Halpin Email
03/24/10

card number 1422

Comments:
We would like to thank the brothers and sisters that came out to Queens Community Board 7 on Monday(3/22) evening/Tuesday(3/23) morning.  We were there to help get some work through a project called Flushing Commons.  We expected to be there for 2 hours and our members held strong until they were able to testify, which happened after the 5 hour mark and well after 12:00 am Tuesday morning.  We hope that your sacrifice will result in some jobs in the not too distant future.

Thanks.

The public process for this zoning should last about 5 more months.  We will be reaching out to more members living in Queens Community District 7 (Whitestone, Flushing, College Point) as the process unfolds.  Please respond to the call; with the employment picture the way that it is, the job that you save or create may be your own.

Thanks also go out to the brothers that attended the public meeting in Mount Vernon on the same night.  Your efforts are appreciated. 

Frederick McCourt Email
03/20/10

card number 14

Comments:

Best of luck and wishes to Brother Tom Moore who announced at the union meeting on Thursday that he will not be seeking reelection for the position of Business Agent/VP.

Moe Aitken 
03/19/10

card number 75

Comments:

It amazes me how things go's on in this local.How mechanics and helpers get layoff.When we have nonunion workers running around doing our work.Then we have brothers that are late in their dues and then on top of that we have brothers that don't even want to take out their union cards when they get challenge.We have brothers out there running throw their ASS.It's a shame what go on.We have brothers out their afraid to be good union men because their going to lose their jobs.Because if your a good union men and you do whats right down the road you go.And that's the TRUTH.And remember 1 thing if we don't stick together we got nothing.Because all the guys came before us don't let all their hard work die in VAIN. And all i can say is GOD help us all.

thomas m murphy Email
03/17/10

card number 1623

Comments:
un-happy anniversary.........5years and counting......never forget!!!!!!!!!!

John Wood Email
03/15/10

card number 80032

Comments:

Retired from local 50 just wantedto say hi

Frank Dolan, Sr. Email
03/14/10

card number RETIRED, CARD #8 - now my son's card

Comments:
I'm looking for a few good Elevator Constructors @ "The Villages", Florida. After seeing Eddie Brock & Tom Warning in the "Elevator Constructor", I contacted Ed and found out there are quite a few Local #1 Guys who, at least, winter in "The Villages" and some stay year round. I'm forming an Elevator Constructor Retirees Club here and so far I have seven Local #1 Brothers who are interested. No business, just BS and lunch. So, if you know of any Brothers or Sisters who would be interested, please email me and let me know. Stay out of mischief
Fraternally,
Frank Dolan, Sr.
fdolansr173d@gmail.com

Frederick McCourt Email
03/11/10

card number 14

Comments:
Great turnout at the World Trade Center site on Tuesday. About 5000 construction workers showed up along with many politicians demanding that the site be REBUILT NOW!! Not only for jobs but because of the national DISGRACE that these buildings are still down after almost NINE YEARS!! SHAME on our government. 

Thanks to all of the Local One Brothers who showed up to support this great rally. Great day to be a UNION MAN!!!  Now we will see if the Port and Silverstein can stop their silly non sense and get this project going. Say a prayer, it can't hurt.

Semper Fi,
Freddie

Brother Tom Moore Email
03/11/10

card number 1179

Comments:
Dear Brothers:

Here's Wishing you a Happy St. Patrick Day. As luck would have it, the day of wearing green falls on our next meeting date March 17th, so come on down to the Yacht Club for our annual St. Patrick's Day Luncheon. Corned Beef, Cabbage and all the trimmings

At our February meeting, attendance was rather light. We had a great luncheon from Canlon's Restaurant.  With so Few in attendance this proved to be very expensive. To eliminate the problem of over ordering on our luncheons if you plan on attending the St. Patrick Day Luncheon, you must call me by March 15th to Reserve your place at the Table RSVP to my home phone at (718-816-9358 by 3/15/2010. Please feel free to leave a message. Hope to see you all there.  Meeting Notice:

Great Kills Yacht Club, Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Fraternally,
Hugh F. Canlon

This is a bunch of great retired Brothers out in Staten Island.
If you are around give ACE Canlon a call and attend the meeting.

Brother Tom Moore

Frederick McCourt Email
03/08/10

card number 14

Comments:
There is a huge RALLY set up by the Building Trades for tomorrow at the World Trade Center site to try and get this project moving so we can get OUR PEOPLE back to WORK!!!!! Local One members will be gathering in front of the Century 21 building at 11:45 on Church St. The rally begins at 12 noon until 1pm. Wear your colors.

Every single member who is out of work should be at this rally. Let's show the city and the world that this project needs to get going. See ya tomorrow!!!!
Semper Fi,
Freddie



Brother Tom Moore Email
03/06/10

card number 1179

Comments:

 

 

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL 1 PIPES & DRUMS BAND

 

Parade Schedule – March 2010

 

 

 

DATE                              PLACE                                                         STEP- OFF TIME

 

SUN 07                            East Islip,LI , NY                                          2:00 pm

 

 

SAT  13                           White Plains,Westchester, NY                      12:00 Noon

 

SUN 14                            Throggs Neck, Bronx, NY                            12:00 Noon

 

 

 

WED 17                           HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY

 

 

SAT  20                            Rockville Centre, LI , NY                            12:00 Noon   

 

SUN 21                             Pearl River, Rockland, NY                           1:30 pm

 

 

BAND MEMBERS MUST ARRIVE AT ALL PARADES ONE HOUR PRIOR TO STEP OFF TIME.

Mike duffy Email
03/01/10

card number 1613

Comments:

It is with deepest regret and sorrow to inform you of the Passing of Retired Brother Robert O’Neill

 

 

Funeral Services

 

The Branch Funeral Home

190 E. Main Street

Smithtown, NY 11787

Phone # 631-724-9500

Hours: 2:00-4:00 pm Thursday 3/4/2010

            7:00-9:00 pm Thursday  3/4/2010

 

Funeral Mass Friday, March 5, 2010

@ 10:00 am

St. Patrick’s RC Church

280 E. Main Street

Smithtown, NY 11787

Joe Fusilli Email
02/21/10

card number 1182

Comments:
FROM:  www.laborpress.org 

Safety First:
Elevator Union Trains To a High Level

 
By: Bendix Anderson

Constructing elevators is a dangerous job — workers need a lot of training to do the work safely.  “You have electrical hazards, you have mechanical hazards, height, chemicals, confined spaces… the list goes on and on,” says Dennis O’Niel, who runs the apprenticeship programs for Local One of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC).  At Local One, workers undergo a four-year apprenticeship program. The classes meet once a week for four hours, about 40 weeks out of the year. That’s 144 hours of required class time a year.  The first seven weeks of class all put safety first, with class titles like “Introduction to Safety,” “Safety During Construction,” and “Safety during Maintenance.”  The instructors are veteran workers with years of experience constructing and maintaining elevators, says O’Niel.
There are a lot of local laws and regulations on the training of elevator workers — but the union’s training course far surpasses all of them.  For example, New York City requires all elevator workers to be certified by the federal Occupations Safety Health Administration (OSHA). The city demands an OSHA 10 certification on most construction sites. But it only takes 10 hours of coursework to get an OSHA 10 certification. The city also requires anyone who works on a scaffold to hold a license earned from a four-hour training course. These requirements, and others like them, are light compared to the hundreds of hours of class time required by the union.

The union’s focus of safety has become one of the main ways that Local One differentiates itself — safety is one of the strongest selling points for the union as it works to expand, according to union officials. When the union campaigns to bring a non-union shop into the union, the first concession the shop will make to its workers will be to improve its safety training and procedures.

tommy obrien Email
02/19/10

card number 2178

Comments:

Great turnout last night, Great meeting finally, and obviously great decision. The best thing about last night was "US" the members of local#1 was able too see through all the "personal vandettas" that were going on.......and VOTE what was gonna be best for "US NOW" as local#1 members and families. Obviously we are the best union brothers anywhere around. We continue to shine when most needed. Great job to all of us. WORK SAFE AS USUAL.

Bob Phelan Email
02/18/10

card number 973

Comments:
Hi all,
   First, my card number was 973 when I was in Local 1. It was my father's and the hall gave it to me when he retired. Now I'm in Local 51, Richmond, VA.
   Steve Dziuma made very valid and relevant comments about dues. That's how it was way back, and I remember all those names he mentioned. My father and Tom Connelly grew up together. The old guard enforced the dues payment rule.
   Nice to see familiar names in the guest book. Hi Moe, how ya doin' cupcake?
   I, too, am unemployed in Virginia. I did work for Otis about six weeks, then was laid off. Three weeks later they picked me up again to run the car I installed. That was a nice gravy job. Kind of a comeuppance, but in a good way. Made lots of overtime for those six weeks. Then laid off again.
   Thankfully I have the army reserve to fall back on, and they deployed me to Kuwait a second time. I'm employed for a year, at least, and I'm thankful for that. Hopefully work in Virginia picks up by the time I get home in September.
   Let's hang in there and weather this storm,  because if we lose this union, you'll see work place changes you ain't gonna like. Our benefits will go first. Next will be pay cuts. Then trimming the workforce. Some of you will keep your jobs as non-union workers. I don't know what the companies will give you as a compensation package, but I bet it won't be what you have now.
   We had a bricklayers union in Virginia years ago. The workers let it die. They felt they didn't need a union. A few years later they were bitching about work, pay, benefits, and conditions. They let the union go but over the long haul paid a bitter price.
   Don't lose the Union, Brothers and Sisters.

Mike Duffy Email
02/18/10

card number 1613

Comments:

Results of 2/18/10 Vote

 

YES - 37

 

NO - 312

 

VOID - 3

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