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Currently we are have no access to emails, however this is being worked on.

If you need to get a hold of any staff member, Business Agents or myself, please contact the Edmonton Union hall.

ACTIMS Women in the Trades Award & Bursary Program 2017

Last year, ACTIMS held the second Women in Trades Awards & Bursary Program for members of the Building Trades who are working in the heavy industrial construction/maintenance industries in Canada.

From the dozens of applications received, we were able to recognize three (3) women from various Locals across the country who demonstrated excellence, integrity, and leadership in their respective trades at their workplace.

Once again, ACTIMS will be commencing the program for 2017, and is hoping to attract even more participation in the upcoming year!

Attached is the information package that outlines the program in detail, and an application form, which interested candidates can complete and return with their pertinent documents, to the ACTIMS office. Applications can be submitted from February 1st through till April 30th.

We request that you distribute the attached package to all of your affiliates in order for the program to receive the maximum coverage within the building trades community.

A tripartite committee comprised of members of the ACTIMS Board of Directors will assess the applications during the month of May, and present their recommendations to the full Board for approval. Winners will be recognized at the ACTIMS Annual General meeting in July 2017.

Please note that this information and the application form can also be downloaded from the ACTIMS website www.actims.ca

If you have any questions or require further clarification, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Sophie Khorassani
Operations Lead

Alberta Council of Turnaround Industry
Maintenance Stakeholders (“ACTIMS”)
P.O. Box 76182
Calgary, Alberta T2Y 2Z9

P: 403-256-2009
F: 403-254-4346
E:
khorassani@trades-ab.ca
W: www.actims.ca

Potential Members for the April 8, 2017 General Membership Meeting

Name

Status

Recommendation

Meeting

Enman, Ryan 1st year Accept  A
Linton, Dexter 3rd year

Previous Member

Accept  A
Oduro, Alex 1st year Accept  A
Seka, Yapi 1st year Accept  A
Tyndall, William 1st year Accept  A
Wolowiec, Grzegorz 1st year Accept  A
 Freamon, Troy  2nd year  Accept  A

Please take note of Local 110 Bylaws Section 19- all requirements of this section must be met before being issued membership in Local 110.

SECTION 19 –MEMBERSHIP

  1. Any member who applies to join Local 110, if they are accepted, will pay an initiation fee in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00),plus membership card fee, excepting that:

Those members who lapse out of the union from October 23, 2004 and after, will pay an additional amount of money which equals the amount owed for union dues and fines at the time of lapsing, plus a $200.00 reinstatement fee, to reinstate their membership. This amount must be paid in full not more than 30 calendar days from the date of the vote of acceptance by the general membership. The insulator who fails to pay the full amount owing within this time will not be reinstated as a member and will have to reapply for membership.

  1. Any individual that makes application to Local 110 and is rejected by vote of the membership.
  • First rejection they will not be able to make new application for a minimum 3 calendar months.
  • Second rejection they will not be able to make new application for a minimum of 6 calendar months.
  • Third or more rejections they will not be able to make new application for a minimum of 12 calendar months.
  1. All new members, including members who are transferring their membership to Local 110 must complete New Member Orientation within 180 days from the date they were voted into Local 110 or their membership is void and they will have to reapply for membership.
  2. New member orientation will be held in Edmonton and Calgary once every month and in Red Deer and Fort McMurry once every two months.
  3. Permit members and Travel Card members requesting membership will not receive their union card and Local 110 will not accept a transfer card, until after the member has taken the oath of membership referred to in the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Constitution at the New Member Orientation.

Participate in the Workplace Legislation Review

Complete the Employment Standards Code Review Survey

Email the review your thoughts on the Labour Relations Code

What

The provincial government has invited Albertans to participate in a review of the province’s labour legislation with a stated goal of ensuring fair and family-friendly workplaces.

How to Participate

An important part of this review process is an online survey the government has posted to hear Albertan’s views on specific parts to the Employment Standards Code. The government is also accepting written submissions on the Labour Relations Code by email.

The Employment Standards Code sets out the basic workplace rights and standards by which basic workplace rights and standards are given to for non-unionized workers, so it is important that as many worker-friendly voices as possible are heard through this review survey.

Email the review with your thoughts on the Labour Relations Code
LBR.Review@gov.ab.ca

Background

Alberta has some of the oldest workplace legislation in Canada. Both the Employment Standards Code and Labour Relations Code have not been significantly updated since 1988.

The public is invited to provide their views and input on Alberta’s workplace laws until April 18, 2017. Albertans can find more information about the review at: http://work.alberta.ca/department/workplace-legislation-review.html

This is our opportunity to raise the floor for all Albertans, and to ensure Alberta has modern, progressive labour laws, that reflect the changing nature of work and family life which has occured over the last 30 years.

If you would like to provide written feedback on the Employment Standards Code or the Labour Relations Code you can email it directly to the review process at: LBR.Review@gov.ab.ca

Local 110 is sad to announce the passing of Brother Ronald Dirk

Local 110 is sad to announce that member, Ronald Dirk passed away on Sunday March 5, 2017. Brother Ronald has been a member of Local 110 since December 2012.

A private interment will be held on Thursday March 9, 2017, and there will be a Come & Go Celebration of Life at 3:00 pm at the Assiniboia Inn 680-3 Street SE, Medicine Hat.

Local 110 Officers, Staff and Members extend their deepest condolences to all of Brother Ronald's Family & Friends.

Residential Construction Builder Licensing

Good day Brothers and Sisters

Here is a survey that is being circulated by the Alberta Government regarding residential construction. For the most part this doesn’t affect our members. However with the movement to multi home buildings and the changes to the Canadian building code our commercial sector is gaining more work in this industry.

This is an opportunity for our members to send a message about proper licensing for builders in Alberta and also speak to the need for certified trade’s people to be used in building both single and multi-family homes in Alberta. If proper rules are put in place for builders it is more likely proper tradespeople will be used making this industry safer and could result in work for members of Local 110.

I ask that you take the time to fill out this survey at the link below and focus as much as possible on safety and certification.

Thank you, in solidarity

Kevin Lecht

https://www.alberta.ca/builder-licensing-engagement.aspx

Potential Members for the March 11, 2017 General Membership Meeting

Name

Status

Recommendation

Meeting

Cabello, Henry Jose

2nd year

Reject

R

Cole, Edward

1st year

Accept

A

Collier, William

1st year

Accept

A

Jarik, Kenadid

1st year

Reject

R

MacGillivray, Bradley

1st year

Accept

A

Manalo, Wilson

1st year

Accept

A

Pancewicz, Matthewz

1st year

Accept

A

 

 

 

 

Smith, Derek

Certified Alberta Journeyman

Accept

A

 

 

 

 

 

Please take note of Local 110 Bylaws Section 19- all requirements of this section must be met before being issued membership in Local 110.

SECTION 19 –MEMBERSHIP

1. Any member who applies to join Local 110, if they are accepted, will pay an initiation fee in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00),plus membership card fee, excepting that:

Those members who lapse out of the union from October 23, 2004 and after, will pay an additional amount of money which equals the amount owed for union dues and fines at the time of lapsing, plus a $200.00 reinstatement fee, to reinstate their membership. This amount must be paid in full not more than 30 calendar days from the date of the vote of acceptance by the general membership. The insulator who fails to pay the full amount owing within this time will not be reinstated as a member and will have to reapply for membership.

2. Any individual that makes application to Local 110 and is rejected by vote of the membership.

  • First rejection they will not be able to make new application for a minimum 3 calendar months.
  • Second rejection they will not be able to make new application for a minimum of 6 calendar months.
  • Third or more rejections they will not be able to make new application for a minimum of 12 calendar months.

3. All new members, including members who are transferring their membership to Local 110 must complete New Member Orientation within 180 days from the date they were voted into Local 110 or their membership is void and they will have to reapply for membership.

4. New member orientation will be held in Edmonton and Calgary once every month and in Red Deer and Fort McMurry once every two months.

5. Permit members and Travel Card members requesting membership will not receive their union card and Local 110 will not accept a transfer card, until after the member has taken the oath of membership referred to in the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Constitution at the New Member Orientation.

 

Mechanical Insulator Wages in Alberta

Open Letter to All Mechanical Insulators in Alberta

As we all know the face of our industry in Alberta has changed and will continue to change. The mega projects that have allowed for wage increases over the last 15 years have died down and we are moving toward a more Maintenance and Small Projects based industry. This is still a significant amount of work for Mechanical Insulators.

Over the last few months there has been a scary trend of middle class trades people taking roll backs in wages, benefits and working conditions. For some trades this could be necessary because of over inflated wage packages, a glutton of certified trades people or a global change where their skill set is no longer in the same demand as before.

These are not the problems of the Mechanical Insulator. Our wage package both Union and Non-Union have increased over the last 15 years, but not significantly when compared to the cost of living or in comparison with other Mechanical Insulators across Canada. As we all know there are not a lot of Mechanical Insulators in Alberta or even throughout North America and even fewer certified Mechanical Insulators. This is why we work with the same people job to job and contractor to contractor.

Lastly, our global work outlook – In 2016 a major US newspaper published the fifteen top industries for growth in the next ten years; Mechanical Insulator was number three. When we look at the changes coming with the Canadian Building Code, the requirements for insulation thickness have in most cases doubled from previous code. Additionally, industry has shifted from the “production at any cost mentality” to a savings approach that looks at issues like replacement costs for mechanical systems due to corrosion under insulation, and the changes to Green House Gas emission taxes and levies.  We are now seeing the business case for the correct mechanical insulation installed by skilled and trained Mechanical Insulators.

So what does this all mean? We are faced with three to five years of slow economic times. However, there will still be work. We as an industry, both Union and Non-Union, need to do what is right for our industry and not get dragged into a race to the bottom. Slashing wages will not create more work, it will only create smaller pay cheques. I ask that every Mechanical Insulator that lives in Alberta, or makes their living from this province, to take pride in your work and demand the wages, benefits and working conditions we deserve as professional Mechanical Insulators.

This won’t be easy, but we are all in this together, Non-Union and Union alike, we have to support our industry and move it forward as a career not just for ourselves, but for generations to come. Remember we are not just applying insulation; we are the only trade that pays for itself through reducing energy loss, reducing GHG’s and reducing maintenance costs through increased life expectancy of mechanical systems.

Our industry united will be able to fight through these difficult economic times and come out stronger on the other side.

In solidarity

Kevin Lecht

Business Manager Heat and Frost Insulators Local 110

Alberta Canada 

SALTING (Working Non-Union)

Good day Brothers and Sisters 

Over the last few years Local 110 has had members working for non-union companies as Salts. The objective of these members was to find educated, trained, certified mechanical insulators working for the non-union sector and convince these people to become members of Local 110. The reason for these activities was to help man the overwhelming amount of work that our signatory contractors had secured and grow our membership.

Early in 2016 it was obvious that the world of Oil was changing and that it was going to have a major impact on the work situation for the members of Local 110. With this change our objectives for Salting changed as well; Local 110 moved our focus from pulling people to the union side and started to focus on convincing companies to become unionized contractors.

With the change in the economy Local 110 is now looking to expand it's Salting efforts. To this end the Local 110 Client Contractor Liaison Brandon Hammond is available to meet with any members who are interested in working non-union as a Salt for Local 110. Brandon can be reached by phone at the Edmonton Union Hall (780) 426 2874. Members will be required to sign a Salting agreement and abide by the rules set out in the agreement.

This will not be an open pass to work non-union.  Members found working non-union without a signed Salting Agreement will be charged as per the International Constitution and Bylaws as well as the Local 110 Bylaws. Also there will be some contractors or projects that the Local will not sign a Salting Agreement for, such as NWR for Thomas. This project is majority Union insulation contractors and if this one non-union contractor cannot man the work with quality mechanical insulators the work scope will be move to one of our signatory contractors and result in more of our members working.

Salting is not an easy job, but it helps us control our market by not allowing non-union companies to build an alternative workforce. If our members can man these projects the end goal is to turn these companies into good signatory contractors for Local 110 and reduce the non-union workforce.

If any members have questions please contact Brandon at the Edmonton Union Office.

 

 

Local 110 is sad to announce the passing of Brother Delmar Hicks

Local 110 is sad to announce that member, Delmar Hicks passed away on February 21, 2017. Brother Delmar had been a long time Member of Local 110 since March 1977.

In memory of Brother Delmar, donations can be made to your local Alzheimer Society.

Local 110 Officers, Staff and Members extend their deepest condolences to all of Brother Delmar's Family and Friends.