Good day Brothers and Sisters,
We find ourselves with an abundance of outstanding calls that aren’t being filled. It is our Local’s responsibility to be supplying manpower to these calls, we don’t want to lose contracts to the non union. We will be opening some calls to the Sheetmetal Unions to start supplying manpower to start filling these calls. Anyone interested in these calls are to call Leslie in dispatch for further information.
In solidarity,
Brother Kevin Lecht
Due to the delayed response from Alberta Industry Training (AIT) regarding the status of the Apprentices who made application for August’s Meeting, we were unable to honour the Standing Motion that the applicants names be posted on the Local 110 website one week prior to the General Membership Meeting. As such, this will require that they be laid over for one month to the September General Membership Meeting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
To: All Local Canadian Locals
From: Lee Loftus, Business Manager Local 118
CC: Vince Engel, Western Vice President
Date: August 2, 2017
Re: Safway Canada
This is to notify All Canadian Locals that Safway Canada is advertising and hiring for both Journeyperson and Apprentice Insulators to work in the Vancouver Area, most likely Shipyards.
Safway Canada is certified to the BC Regional Council of CARPENTERS as an “all employee” certification.
The work that has been secured, is mechanical insulation on board the Canadian Coast Guard Supply Vessel currently under construction at Seaspan Shipyards.
We call on all Locals to notify our Canadian Members not to support our work being done under a Carpenter’s Agreement. We further ask that all Locals report to Local 118 any contact reported by Safway and the details.
Local 118 has unemployed local tradespersons and local contractors ready, able & willing to do this work, but not as a carpenter. It’s insulation work and that work belongs to our craft.
Should you be aware of any such activities, please contact Local 118.
Local 110 is sad to announce that Member Dallas Beck passed away Saturday, July 15,2017. Brother Dallas had been a Member of Local 110 since November 2009.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 21, 2017 at Morinville Cultural Centre, 9502 – 100 Avenue, Morinville, AB.
Memorial donations may be made to Athabasca Search and Rescue, 9768 – 170 Street, Suite 142, Edmonton, Alberta T5T 5L4.
Local 110 Officers, Staff and Members extend their deepest condolences to all of Brother Dallas’ Family and Friends.
Kevin Lecht
Business Manager
Good morning Brothers & Sisters,
The annual Canadian Conference is being held in Montreal, Quebec this week. Business Agents Doug Johnson & Pat Tilley and I will be out of the office from July 11, 2017 until July 15, 2017.
Northern Business Agent Doug Casemore will be at the Edmonton Union hall in our absence.
At any time away from the office the Agents and I can be reached by email by the staff at the Local 110 office in Edmonton or Calgary. However, I ask that you remain patient as we may not be able to respond until we are away from the conference floor.
In solidarity,
Brother Kevin Lecht
Good morning Brothers & Sisters,
This month we have had to change the date of the information meetings. Ft. McMurray & Red Deer’s Information meeting will take place on Wednesday July 19, 2017.
Red Deer will commence at 6:00 pm located at the Sheraton Red Deer 3310-50 Ave.
Ft. McMurray will commence at 7:30 pm located at The Operators Hall Local 955, 258 Gregoire Dr.
In solidarity,
Brother Kevin Lecht
Name |
Status |
Recommendation |
Meeting |
| Ceraldi, Blake | Helper | Accept | A |
| Chalefoux, Shayla | 1st year | Accept | A |
| Collier, Garrett | 1st year | Accept | A |
| Davis, Lindsay | 1st year | Accept | A |
| Jarik, Kenadid | 1st year | Accept | A |
| Gienger, Robert | Certified Alberta
Journeyman |
Reject | R |
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
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.
Good day Brothers and Sisters
During slow times, such as these, there is a lot of pressure on all of us to keep working to support our families. Here at Local 110 the Officers and Staff are sympathetic to the stresses of those who are looking for work. We understand the frustration that sometimes comes out as anger, not only towards the Officers and Staff but also towards Traveler members who remain working in Alberta.
Since January, at every union meeting, Members have been asking about Travelers working in the province and want to know why they are still here with such a large number of Local 110 Journeyman on our unemployed list. This is why I find it confusing that again today Local 110 has dispatched two Journeyman Travelers, as no members called in for the calls. With 534 journeymen on the unemployed list, not one Local 110 Journeyman put their name forward for these jobs. Having listened to the desperate situations, that some of our members claim to be in, like being in the position of losing their vehicles, not being able to pay their bills (including what is owed to Local 110 in dues, fines and mortuary), or losing their homes, for our Local to have Travelers fill our contractors manpower needs is unfathomable and extremely disheartening.
Last year I posted in the Business Manager updates about how our Members need to fill the outstanding calls as companies have the right to fill the calls as they see fit if the Local is unable to fill the manpower requests. Once again, our Local finds itself in the same situation. It is our Local’s responsibility to fill these calls and I would prefer to have them filled with Local 110 members, but when none of our Members are willing to take the work, Travelers are traditionally dispatched next, after that, permits.
Next month, at the General Membership Meeting, when Agent Johnson reads out the number of Travelers working in our jurisdiction, and it has risen from last month, please remember that these Travelers are keeping these jobs union and filling the positions that our Members are not interested in manning.
Thank you
Business Manager
Kevin Lecht
Good day Brothers and Sisters
As a member union of the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) our members have the opportunity to send their children age 8-15 to the AFL Summer Camp August 7-11 on Goldeye Lake.
This is an excellent opportunity to not only give our children the positive life experience of going to summer camp and meeting new people but also to provide them with some education on the labour movement in Alberta.
Please follow the link below for more information and registration forms.
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/afl/pages/2705/attachments/original/1495555619/2017_Kids_Camp_INFO_and_ALL_Forms_Fillable_Website.pdf?1495555619
Good morning Brothers & Sisters
For tomorrow’s delegate nominations for the upcoming Canadian Conference & International Convention. As per the review of the Election Committee, the following members have met the requirements according to the International Constitution and Bylaws:
Article V Conventions, Section 6; “The President, Business Manager, Business Agents (if elected), and all full-time Officers and the Vice President will automatically, by virtue of their office, be delegates to the International Convention, provided that the provision for these combined offices shall not increase the number of delegates otherwise provided for by Section 4 of this Article. If the number of those serving in the offices listed above exceeds the number of delegates to which a local union is entitled, Officers shall be selected as delegates in the order listed in this paragraph. Additional International convention delegates and alternates must be nominated and elected at meetings of their local unions. Except in asbestos abatement regional local unions, a member, to be eligible, must have been a member of our International Association for five (5) years, must have worked as a mechanic for at least two (2) years and shall have been in continuous good standing for two (2) years and in attendance at a majority of the regular local union meetings held during the past twelve (12) months prior to date of nomination for convention delegates.”
The members are as follows:
Ronald “Jim” Adams
Laura Adams
James Bitschy
Paul Blinzer
Ralph Bunker
Alan Davidson
Stacy Edmondson
Larry Graham
Michael Guest
Jim Hackenschmidt
Ivan Harkiss
Timothy Iceton
Brian Lecht
Catherine “Donna” Lecht
Janice Matlock
Ronald Milich
Robert “Bob” Minnis
Phil Poirier
Gerry Sanderson
Derek Stock
Leonard Tibert
Michael Weiler
Each delegate MUST have a valid passport, and be able to enter the United States of America.
If your name appears on this list, and you are unable to attend tomorrow’s meeting, you can email or fax a letter attention to Shannon Tilley (shannont@insulators110.com) , with your acceptance letter, by June 9, 2017 no later than 4:00 pm. Nominators must attend the meeting.
In solidarity,
Brother Kevin Lecht