BM Update Tuesday, December 3, 2013

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Tuesday, December,17,2013

Well another year has just about come and gone and where does the time go, we have had a good year regarding work with our members working  steady over the last year, The clients have requested a few shifts that are not to favorable with the membership and the business agents and I have been trying to convince them to change, but the client owns the site and makes the rules but we will continue to argue the merits of change. Next year looks to be just as busy as the past year and then if projections are correct it will start to get crazy busy in 2015 -2020. Local 110 is and will continue to implement advertising, training and apprentice changes so we will be in a position to supply union workers to as many sites as possible. The Union Christmas Party is sold out with 290 participants including our Western Canada International Vice President, Vince Engel so hopefully I will see you there if not I would like to extend a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to you and your family. 

Here are the results of the union applicants.

1.     Ebenezer Ogboso – 1st year Apprentice, Industrial helper, 2,400 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted

2.     Travis Jones – 1st  year Apprentice, 860 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted

3.     Mohamed Siraj Mohamed – 1st year Apprentice, 745 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted

4.     Rachel Terrell – 1st year Apprentice, 360 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted

5.     Sloan Dovich – 1st year Apprentice, 1,028 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted

6.     Mitchell Cormack- 1st year Apprentice, 604 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted

7.     Hugh Janz – 1st year Apprentice, 2,565 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted

8.     Patrick McConaghy – 1st year Apprentice, 1,453 hours worked through local 110, Accepted

9.     Phillip Black – 1st year Apprentice, Former member, 2,378 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted

10.  Junior Matthews – Journeymen C, 5,225 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted

11.  Gary S Broad – Transfer, Local 95 Journeyman, 1,905 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted

12.  Norman Seguin -Transfer, Local 58, Journeyman, 7,827 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted

13.  Rickey E. Smith – Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman, 7,192 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted

14.  Mario Malouin – Transfer, Local 58, Journeyman, 3,032 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted

15.  Ammie McNallie- Journeyman, Former member, 7,457 hours worked through Local 110,Accepted

16.  Randy Pysh – Journeyman, Former member, 22,745 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted

17.  Penny Bellerose – 1st year Apprentice, 230 hours worked through Local 110,  Rejected

18.  Stephen Muise – Transfer, Local 131, Journeyman, 4,284 hours worked through Local 110,  Rejected

 

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013

Good afternoon, this morning we the Building Trades Union's (BTA) gathered at the Operating Engineers hall with the Registered Employers Organization (REO) and the Construction Labor Board (CLR)  to start the discussions for the upcoming negotiations for the Union Collective agreements. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this process the BTA Union's enters into Joint Framework Bargaining as a whole to settle 90-95% of the Collective issues as a whole with input from all the unions on common Interest based negotiations, when they have agreement on the that, we then move to the small table to discuss trade specific issues. Local 110 bargaining committee is the Business Manager and the three Business Agents and we will be asking for the input from the job stewards from some of our bigger jobs as to issues they have run across and the Executive Board but any member with a concern or a suggestion can call myself or a Business agent to discuss. Just to clarify that maintenance issues are not part of this and our negotiated by the Western Canada Vice President and the GPMC.                                                                                            On another note I will be in Calgary this Saturday to attend the annual Christmas party so I hope to see you there.

Here are the applicants for membership and transfer this month.

1.     Ebenezer Ogboso – 1st year Apprentice, Industrial helper, 2,400 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

2.     Travis Jones – 1st  year Apprentice, 860 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

3.     Mohamed Siraj Mohamed – 1st year Apprentice, 745 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

4.     Rachel Terrell – 1st year Apprentice, 360 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

5.     Sloan Dovich – 1st year Apprentice, 1,028 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

6.     Mitchell Cormack- 1st year Apprentice, 604 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

7.     Hugh Janz – 1st year Apprentice, 2,565 hours worked through Local 110,  Tentatively Accepted

8.     Patrick McConaghy – 1st year Apprentice, 1,453 hours worked through local 110,  Tentatively Accepted

9.     Phillip Black – 1st year Apprentice, Former member, 2,378 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

10.  Junior Matthews – Journeymen C, 5,225 hours worked through Local 110,Tentatively Accepted

11.  Gary S Broad – Transfer, Local 95 Journeyman, 1,905 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

12.  Norman Seguin -Transfer, Local 58, Journeyman, 7,827 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

13.  Rickey E. Smith – Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman, 7,192 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

14.  Mario Malouin – Transfer, Local 58, Journeyman, 3,032 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

15.  Ammie McNallie- Journeyman, Former member, 7,457 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

16.  Randy Pysh – Journeyman, Former member, 22,745 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted

17.  Penny Bellerose – 1st year Apprentice, 230 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Rejected

18.  Stephen Muise – Transfer, Local 131, Journeyman, 4,284 hours worked through Local 110,  Tentatively Rejected

​As usual the final vote for membership is up to the members in attendance at the meeting, please contact the union if you have concerns over any of the listed and if you would like to review the applications please contact the hall to make an appointment. Thank you.

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

I had a request to post a message from Joy Lafferty, so I am  posting it here for our members to read.

We would like to thank Local 110 for supporting his family with telephone calls and attending his service on November 2 and donating to the University of Alberta, Gordon Lafferty Memorial Football Scholarship fund established by his sons in his honor.  Gordie was a humble man and would feel very proud to think that a living tribute such as this has been established.  He was an adventurer, always up for another trip to a new destination but quite happy to just walk around the block pulling his beloved grandsons in the red flyer wagon.  His dive buddies who attended described him as being so grateful for the opportunity to explore new worlds, but said he would have been happy strapping a tank on his back to explore a mud puddle.  Gordie had no expectations of others, he loved and befriended people the world over, rich and poor, famous and infamous, it made no difference to him, his only expectation was of himself, that he maintain the dignity and well-being that he worked so hard to attain, that he provide for his family and work to create a better world for them and he worked toward that end by supporting his sons every decision.  We are so grateful to Gordie, that he was a loving husband, father and grampa and we are grateful Local 110 for providing Gordie with the opportunity and stability and support over the years to help him achieve his goals. On behalf of myself, his sons Jason and Shaun, their spouses and our most beloved grandsons, Brady and Isaac, a heart felt thank you.  

Joy Lafferty

 

Wednesday, November 6th, 2013

Good Morning; as you may have heard the framework agreement for the Northern gateway pipeline was reached between Alberta and B.C.. so I would anticipate that the projects up north will start to announce expansions in the next couple of years, with the amount of work forecasted for the future it looks like the only battle Local 110 will be facing is suppling enough qualified manpower. Our changing the Journeymen ratio was a good start but will only start to ease the burden in three years if the members go to school, Canadian travelers will not be as abundant as work in all the provinces is picking up as well, our supply of TFW's our brothers in the U.S.A.. will also be drying up if what I've heard about their work situation is true. We have started to target nonunion journeymen working in Alberta with radio ads to see if we can get them to work through us and will continue to think on strategies to increase our manpower if you know Journeymen insulators working non union  that would like top of the line health and welfare benefits and a pension when they retire please have them contact us. Or if you have any ideas on how to increase our pool of qualified manpower I am always available to listen.We have now also started our Green initiative that the International is funding and have a lobbying group working on our behalf with all our sister locals in Canada, so hopefully we can campaign to increase the insulation required both Commercially and Industrial and I will need to start making appearances at the MLA functions to start to push for changes in our Province.

Monday, November 4th, 2013

Good Morning, I am posting the results of the General Membership vote for Union application,unfortunately I was unable to be at Saturday's meeting as I attended the funeral of a long time friend and member Gord Lafferty. Here are the results of the votes.

  1. Dianne Corbett – 1st year Apprentice,Industrial helper, 4,600 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted
  2. Genny Martinez – 1st  year Apprentice,Industrial helper, 20,498 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  3. David Peddle – 1st year Apprentice, 367 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  4. Wayne Noel – 1st year Apprentice, 880 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  5. Tanner Nelson – 1st year Apprentice, 363 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  6. Kim Tobin- 1st year Apprentice, 1,631 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  7. Joel Jeannotte – 1st year Apprentice, 2,242 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted
  8. Aaron Griffith – 1st year apprentice, 629 hours worked through local 110,  Accepted
  9. Wilko Benyk – Journeymen C, 9,693 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted
  10. Franck Pelissier – Journeymen C, 3,904 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted
  11. Matthew Hargie – Journeyman, 3055 hrs worked through local 110,  Accepted
  12. Thomas Cote – , Journeyman,Former member 6822 hrs,  Accepted
  13. Norman Seguin –  Transfer, Local 58, Journeyman, 7827 hours worked for local 110, Rejected
  14. Coady Cassidy –  Transfer, Local 131, Journeyman, 1564 hours worked for local 110,   Accepted
  15. Rickey E. Smith-  Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman, 7192 hours worked for local 110, Rejected
  16. Dennis Borden –  Transfer, Local 116, Journeyman, 2564 hours worked for local 110,  Accepted
  17. Dustin Boyd-  Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman, 2564 hours worked for local 110, Accepted
  18. Stephen Muise –  Transfer, Local 131, Journeyman, 4284 hours worked for local 110,  Rejected
  19. Jeffrey Bolda – Journeymen C,  1544 hours worked through Local 110,  Rejected

Friday, October 25th,2013

Good Morning, I just got back from a two day lobby conference here in Edmonton where they gave us the basics of how to lobby the goverment. It was very useful information and will come in handy with the Canadian Unions starting a campaign. I will get you more information as we get our statistic and facts together to get this off the ground. We will be having our monthly union meeting next week on Saturday Nov.2nd and if you are not working please come down and get involved in the direction and events of your union. Here are the the applicants for membership and transfer for next month.

 

  1. Dianne Corbett – 1st year Apprentice,Industrial helper, 4,600 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  2. Genny Martinez – 1st  year Apprentice,Industrial helper, 20,498 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  3. David Peddle – 1st year Apprentice, 367 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  4. Wayne Noel – 1st year Apprentice, 880 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  5. Tanner Nelson – 1st year Apprentice, 363 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  6. Kim Tobin- 1st year Apprentice, 1,631 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  7. Joel Jeannotte – 1st year Apprentice, 2,242 hours worked through Local 110,  TentativelyAccepted
  8. Aaron Griffith – 1st year apprentice, 629 hours worked through local 110,  TentativelyAccepted
  9. Wilko Benyk – Journeymen C, 9,693 hours worked through Local 110,Tentatively Accepted
  10. Franck Pelissier – Journeymen C, 3,904 hours worked through Local 110,Tentatively Accepted
  11. Matthew Hargie – Journeyman, 3055 hrs worked through local 110,Tentatively  Accepted
  12. Thomas Cote – , Journeyman,Former member 6822 hrs, Tentatively Accepted
  13. Norman Seguin –  Transfer, Local 58, Journeyman, 7827 hours worked for local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  14. Coady Cassidy –  Transfer, Local 131, Journeyman, 1564 hours worked for local 110,  Tentatively Accepted
  15. Rickey E. Smith-  Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman, 7192 hours worked for local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  16. Dennis Borden –  Transfer, Local 116, Journeyman, 2564 hours worked for local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  17. Dustin Boyd-  Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman, 2564 hours worked for local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  18. Stephen Muise –  Transfer, Local 131, Journeyman, 4284 hours worked for local 110,  Tentatively Rejected
  19. Jeffrey Bolda – Journeymen C,  1544 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Rejected

​As usual the final vote for membership is up to the members in attendance at the meeting, please contact the union if you have concerns over any of the listed and if you would like to review the applications please contact the hall to make an appointment. Thank you

And remember plese get you Christmas Party tickets, we are in a new venue that was just remodeled, we have a block of rooms set aside so you dont have to catch a cab and lastly a DJ to play the music the crowd wants to hear.

 

  1. ​Friday, October 11th,2013

Good afternoon, Bothers and Sisters this morning we had the opportunity to have a photo  with the STARS helicopter as they unveiled the Building Trades Logo on the tail fin, the Building Trades which Local 110 is part of have been donating to STARS for the last 17 years and have donated over $550,000.00, it was good to see the lotteries that you purchase on site through the Building Trades raffle going to causes that benefit all of that have or are working on remote sites. A big thank you to all the volunteers on the sites that put in their time to sell and organize these raffles and the members who purchase these tickets. A reminder that we have a new apprentice to journeyperson ratio in effect on November 3rd, 2013 as well as small increase in wages. And from the Officers and Staff at Local 110, have a great long weekend celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends and if you are one of the members working, Thank you and Be Safe!!! We will post the photos when they email us a copy.

 

Monday, October 7,2013

In August, 2013 the Alberta Apprenticeship restructured the Insulator apprenticeship, eliminating the need to work 1600 hours for the 4th year portion of apprenticeship and effectively making it a three year program, unfortunately the Alberta union still had 4th years in the system which we are sending out as 4th years as per the collective agreement which is still in effect, until they can get their blue books updated making them Journeypersons. To address this situation and the 4th year classification that still exists in the other provinces, the Construction Labour  Relations and the Union signed a letter of Understanding raising the percentages of 2nd and 3rd year apprentices, so in essence a 4th year coming here from another province or State will be dispatched as a 3rd year but will still be making the old 4th year rate of 80%. I would suggest to contractors to go to the CLR website to review the letter of Understanding as there is changes to the apprentice to journeymen ratio.

 

Good Morning here are the results after the members have voted.

  1. Michae Devoldere – 1st year Apprentice, 13,812 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  2. Daniel Walker – 2nd  year Apprentice,5,023 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  3. Paul Bailey – 1st year Apprentice, 667 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  4. Levi Straw – 1st year Apprentice, 1,095 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  5. Brandon Johnston – 1st year Apprentice, 1,045 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  6. Dean Trotman- 1st year Apprentice, 350 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  7. Ryan Achtemichuk – 1st year Apprentice, 2,176 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  8. Jacob Elias – 1st year apprentice, 403 hours worked through local 110,  Accepted
  9. Jesse Loates – Journeymen C, 10,530 hours worked through Local 110, Accepted
  10. Kristian Rhodes – Journeymen C,  1544 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  11. Chris Bevan – Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman,  Accepted
  12. Dustin Boyd – Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman, Held over
  13. Salvador Flores – Lapsed Journeymen Member, 20,632 hours worked through Local 110,  Accepted
  14. Robert Aube – Firestopper, Accepted
  15. Vibol Tep –  Transfer, Local 58, Journeyman, 6043 hours worked for local 110,  Accepted
  16. Ken Yuzyk – Lapsed Journeymen Member, 14,289 hours worked through Local 110,  Rejected

 

Monday, September 30,2013

Good afternoon

Brothers and Sisters, I know it feels like it was just a few weeks ago we had our last union meeting, but it is time for the October meeting and since I just got back from a week of  holidays here are the applications for membership, please feel free to call myself or the Business agents with any concerns positive or negative, it is the membership that has been working with the applicants and know's if they will be an asset to our organization.

  1. Michae Devoldere – 1st year Apprentice, 13,812 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  2. Daniel Walker – 2nd  year Apprentice,5,023 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  3. Paul Bailey – 1st year Apprentice, 667 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  4. Levi Straw – 1st year Apprentice, 1,095 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  5. Brandon Johnston – 1st year Apprentice, 1,045 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  6. Dean Trotman- 1st year Apprentice, 350 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  7. Ryan Achtemichuk – 1st year Apprentice, 2,176 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  8. Jacob Elias – 1st year apprentice, 403 hours worked through local 110, Tentitvely Accepted
  9. Jesse Loates – Journeymen C, 10,530 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  10. Kristian Rhodes – Journeymen C,  1544 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  11. Chris Bevan – Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman,  Tentatively Accepted
  12. Dustin Boyd – Transfer, Local 95, Journeyman, Tentatively Accepted
  13. Salvador Flores – Lapsed Journeymen Member, 20,632 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  14. Robert Aube – Firestopper, Tentatively Accepted
  15. Vibol Tep –  Transfer, Local 58, Journeyman, 6043 hours worked for local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  16. Ken Yuzyk – Lapsed Journeymen Member, 14,289 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Rejected

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Here is the list of applicants seeking membership into Local 110 for  the September meeting, please contact myself of one of the Business Agents if you have any information positive or negative regarding any of the applicants listed below, judging by the number of 1st year applications the Union is going in the right direction to get back market share and grow the membership but we need the experienced members to mentor the new members so they can represent and have pride in belonging to Local 110;  Thank you.

  1. Aboubakrine S Mbaye – 1st year Apprentice, 2011 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  2. Benjamin Johnson – 1st year Apprentice, 4408 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  3. Brock Humphrey – JM transfer from Local 95, 2305 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  4. Carlos Vargas – 1st year Apprentice, 356 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  5. Cesar O Cubillos – 1st year Apprentice, 330 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  6. Chris M Cousineau – 2nd year Apprentice, 8765 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  7. Chuks Mady – JM transfer from Local 95, 3525 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  8. Darlene Hebert – Industrial Helper, 4822 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  9. Diana P Castrillon – 1st year Apprentice, 796 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  10. Don Schmidt – 1st year Apprentice, 230 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  11. Foday Kanneh – 1st year Apprentice, 511 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  12. Francisco Puentes-Cuellar – 1st year Apprentice, 518 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  13. Franck Miceli – 1st year Apprentice, 1604 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  14. Gerard Kennedy – 1st year Apprentice, 536 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  15. Hassan Tomma Almaliky – 1st year Apprentice, 482 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  16. Hassan Yahie Shueib – 1st year Apprentice, 748 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  17. James Webb – JM transfer from Local 67, 1291 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  18. Jennette Tozer – 1st year Apprentice, 1359 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  19. John Funk – JM transfer from Local 131, 5342 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  20. John Sreang – 1st year Apprentice, 831 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  21. Joyce Primeau – 1st year Apprentice, 2018 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  22. Juan Lagos – 1st year Apprentice, 316 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  23. Kenneth Addai – 1st year Apprentice, 1216 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  24. Khalif Hassan Adar – 1st year Apprentice, 870 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  25. Kim S Phelps – 1st year Apprentice, 767 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  26. Kurt Weisser – JM former member, 1554 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  27. Noah Daniel Steenken – 1st year Apprentice, 896 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  28. Philip M Ketchum – 1st year Apprentice, union organized (382 hours) , Tentatively Accepted
  29. Rachid Ali Benchek – 1st year Apprentice, 1562 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  30. Ronald Denesik – 1st year Apprentice, 1258 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  31. Samuel Fraser – 1st year Apprentice, 519 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  32. Stephen Lee Crane – 2nd year Apprentice, 265 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  33. Tyler Bell – 1st year Apprentice, 2175 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  34. Zahra Abdi Aden – 1st year Apprentice, 1194 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  35. Badru Mohamed Hussein – 1st year Apprentice, 211+ hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  36. Crystal Larson – 2nd year Apprentice, 1702 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  37. Graham Fraser – 1st year Apprentice, 10029 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  38. Justin Alvin Graham – 1st year Apprentice, 1635 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  39. Kenny William Vankonghnett – 2nd year, union organized, Tentatively Accepted
  40. Kevin Teske – JM, union organized, Tentatively Accepted
  41. Larry Lair – JM transfer from Local 95, 11097 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  42. Michael Arsenault – JM transfer from Local 58, 4258 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  43. Mike Rush – JM transfer from Local 131, 6610 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  44. Nathalie Jacob – JM transfer from Local 58, 8745 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  45. Reyale Paul Richard – JM transfer from Local 131, 1040 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  46. Rick Day – JM transfer from Local 95, 1036 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  47. Robert Lawrence Bertrand – JM transfer from Local 95, 1103 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  48. Stephen Adams – JM transfer from Local 131, 2047 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  49. Dennis Robert – 1st year Apprentice, 666.95 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  50. Stephen R Davison – 3rd year Apprentice, 14,987 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  51. Pat Burchert – 2nd year Apprentice, 11,904 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Accepted
  • Steve Cairns – JM transfer from Local 95, Tentatively Rejected, No Transfer letter(Contact Patti in Training)
  • Sean Keable – JM transfer from Local 95, 5972 hours worked through Local 110, Tentatively Rejected, No transfer letter (Contact Patti in Training)
  1. ​31 – 1st years tentatively accepted
  2. 5 – 2nd years tentatively accepted
  3. 1 3rd year tentatively accepted
  4. 14 – Journeymen tentatively accepted

 

Monday, August 26, 2013

Good Morning, hopefully everyone had a restful weekend. I thought I would give you an update on our software update we have finished the Union side and the dispatch side and we will need to clean up the member's data before we proceed with the Health and Welfare and Pension side, unfortunately the data kept in the old system was not formatted in the same sequence so we could not just transfer it to the new system, so we are going to double check each members file to ensure everything is correct. We will still be rolling out the member log in shortly but will not have the online bidding on jobs until the new year.

 

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Good Afternoon just a quick update on the 2013 Robert J Watson National Bursary. We expect to have applications at the Edmonton office mid September. 
You can check this link at GPMCCanada for up to date details.

Monday, August 19,2013

Good Afternoon hopefully everyone is having a good Monday, I thought I would give you an update on the Business Manager, Business Agent and President conference in Phoenix last week. Other than the fact it was over 40 degrees outside or an air conditioned 18 degrees inside making it hard for a persons body to adjust the conference was basically about the need for all Insulation unions to have their supervision take foremens training so that on big or small jobs the Insulators have their own General foreman and Superintendents from our trade in charge. Here in Alberta we have the ICCS "Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor" and I would encourage everyone to take it and get the extra dollar per hour if you are pushing. I know there is a lot of your own time you need to invest in taking these course's to get the ICCS designation but the payoff will be when the work picks up and sites are asking that alll supervisors will need to have the designation we will be able to supervise our own trade and not have another trade do it.We have another increase coming in the first week of November which will go on the base rate as well as the new Journeyman to Apprentice ratio of one to one kicking off at the same time.The software team has been here for the past couple of weeks converting our old data into the new system and gettting the union side all cleaned up and then they will come back in a month to do the pension and health and welfare side converted and if all goes well we should be able to roll out the member log in in the new year. 

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Good Morning and hopefully everyone had a great long weekend with some pretty decent weather for a change, just a reminder that we have a software company here today and for the next two weeks as we replace are ancient AS 400 system with a new user friendly system, so if you experience a few delays please bear with us as the new system gets installed and staff learn how to use the new system. Thank you in advance for your patience.

 

Thursday, July 25th, 2013

I attended the ACTIMS ( Alberta Council of Turnaround Industry Maintenance Stakeholders) Annual General meeting this past Tuesday and Wednesday in Fort McMurray it was well attended by the Clients and Contractors and Labor providers with two days of guest speakers and perspectives of the Owners, Contractors and Labor providers as well as the auditors report it was good to see how far this program has come in four years and it is now being looked at as a Global model of how well the three parties can come together for discussion and agreements for the benefit of the Industry.

 I have also been working with the Construction Labor Relations to put together a letter of understanding regarding the change in the apprentice ratio from Two Journeyperson to One Apprentice to One Journeyperson to One Apprentice a move that will ensure that the Union will have the Journeyperson's in the future to continue to man the Alberta jobs and hopefully pickup some marketshare, I applaud the membership on having the ability and foresight to do what is in the best interest of the Union and the future generations of Insulators.

  The AIT (Apprenticeship & Industry Training) are scheduled to change the Insulator program on August 1st of this year and we will update you with the changes and any implications they will have on our members when they become official.

 

Thursday, July 4, 2013

More information on the fight against Bill C-377: Merit Canada confirmed as real Sponsor of Bill C-377.

Good morning, here is the memo just received.

For Immediate Release, June 28 2013

Issue Update

To:          All Municipal Solutions clients and contacts

From:     Brian Nicholson, Associate VP, Government Relations and Public Policy

Merit Canada confirmed as real Sponsor of Bill C-377

Anti-union lobbyist met 98 times with MP’s and Senators to get their support

Oshawa– Recent research has confirmed that Merit Canada, through its President and Chief Lobbyist, Terrance Oakley, has met with MP’s and Senators at least 98 times in support of Private Member’s Bill C-377.

It was after one of those meetings that Conservative MP Russ Hebert introduced his infamous anti-union Bill into the House of Commons. The most recent meeting occurred between Mr. Oakley and Hon. James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages on June 5th, 2013. The Minister then launched a scathing attack on Bill C-377 opponents. The Minister has also been the liaison between the Government in the House of Commons and Conservative leaders and Senators in the Canadian Senate.

Confirmation of the contacts can be found at the Canadian Lobbyist Registry at the following link.

https://ocl-cal.gc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrrs/do/clntCmmLgs?cno=281784&regId=682187

Mr. Oakley had made it clear in his lobbyist registration that his intent at the meetings was “Lobbying for parliamentary support for the passage of Bill 377 (AN ACT TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX ACT (REQUIREMENTS FOR LABOUR ORGANIZATIONS).

His registry also lists other actions that he discussed. They are listed as attempting to

  • “Mandate that all construction projects financed with federal funds must be tendered without any precondition requiring contractors to be signatory to any union or abide by the terms of a specific collective agreement.
  • Under the Economic Immigrant Class Program changes to the relevant sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as they pertain to the 'Point System'.”

These actions mirror the activities at the Ontario Legislature by Merit Ontario, the Progressive Contractors Association and CLAC.

With recent amendments and referral by the Senate of Bill C-377 back to the House of Commons, we are sure to see more meetings between Mr. Oakley and his Conservative operatives. Those who oppose Bill C-377 and its clearly unconstitutional, anti-union provisions need to remain vigilant and active in exposing this agenda.