Local 110 is sad to announce that long time Member, Elmer Bethune passed away on January 14, 2017. Brother Elmer had been a Member of Local 110 since July 1964. 

The family will be holding a Celebration of Life for Elmer at the Cowichan Lake District Seniors Association in Lake Cowichan, B.C on Saturday May 6, 2017.

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

Name	Status	Recommendation	Meeting
Abdi Aden, Bachir	1st year	Reject	A
Armstrong, Connor	1st year	Accept	A
Ballesteros, Pablo	1st year	Reject	R
Cieniawski, Wojciech	3rd year	Accept	A
Desmarais, John	1st year	Accept	A
Diop, Cheikh	1st year	Accept	A
Furrow, Reginald	1st year	Accept	A
Gesuale, K Dino	1st year	Accept	A
Lukusa, Mbuyi	1st year	Accept	A
McArthur, Kaleigh	1st year	Accept	A
McCartney, Robert	1st year	Reject	R
Sabanovs, Arturs	1st year	Accept	A
Soosay, Pamela	1st year	Accept	A
Teske, Adam	1st year	Accept	A
Vizzuso, Nicola	1st year	Accept	A
MacLellan, Dana	Red Seal Journeyman Transfer Local 131	Reject	R
Stone, Darryl	Brown Card Mechanic Transfer Local 137	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

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.

 

 

Good day Brothers and Sisters 

As we come to the end of Local 110s 66^th year and I look back on 2016, I am inspired by our accomplishments and the people that made them possible.

I would like to thank our outstanding staff at the Local 110 offices both in Edmonton and Calgary, who take on much more than their job scope demands to make sure our organizations is successful. Their dedication and professionalism can be seen daily in our offices and showcased at our Local’s events; such as the Family Fun Day, Kid’s Christmas Party, and Adult Christmas Parties. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to each and every staff member.

Next I would like to thank our Business Agents Pat Tilley, Doug Johnson and Doug Casemore, our President Pat Sullivan, Vice President Dan Annett and the Local 110 Executive Board. These members have thankless jobs but they diligently perform their work, giving of their time not only for their own benefit but for the benefit of us all. Their sacrifice and selflessness helps make this Union special and standout as a leader amongst our peers.  

I would like to give a special thank you to all the members who worked as Job Stewards in 2016. These members sacrifice so much to support our Local, protect our jurisdiction and “fight the good fight”. There is not one grievance that has been won without the support and cooperation of the Job Stewards involved. Please keep up the good work Brothers and Sisters you are the backbone of this organization.

Work wise 2016 was a big change from what our Local has been used to. With low oil prices came the canceling of a number of oil sands expansions and a slowdown across industrial construction. Fortunately for our members our trade is ramping up when most trades are closing out the project, and our Local again was scrambling for travelers and permits to fill the manpower needs of our contractors and clients. Looking towards 2017 Local 110 should have a similar year to 2016. Our Local has two major projects North West Redwater and Suncor Fort Hills that are just ramping up for Mechanical Insulation. There are also three shutdowns planed for the Fort McMurray area that will result in similar project hours as in 2016.

Our efforts to grow the understanding of what Mechanical Insulation is and the benefits of a certified workforce have been paying off. Early in 2016 Local 110 met with a number of industry leaders to discuss our trade and the ability of Mechanical Insulation properly installed to reduce Green House Gases in both commercial and industrial sectors. These meeting eventually resulted in Local 110 facilitating a number of Mechanical Insulation Energy Audits to show the cost of wasted energy due to missing and improperly installed Mechanical Insulation and in some cases considerable damage to mechanical systems was found, due to corrosion under insulation because of improper installation. I am happy to report that a number of contracts now require certified journeyman, indentured apprentices, and the company to be a member of TIAC to install Mechanical Insulation. This will help our contractors in the bid process and reduce the number of small uncertified contractors under cutting union wages in Alberta.

By far the most notable event of 2016 was the Fort McMurray Wildfires. A large number of our members were and continue to be effected by this disaster. During this time it was inspiring to hear and see how our members stepped up to help. There are countless stories of Local 110 members giving up camp rooms and sleeping in vehicles and hallways so that people who were evacuated from the city could be accommodated. Our members provided thousands of dollars in donations that were equally distributed to our members that were displaced from their homes. Local 110 must also thank all the locals that pay into the International Disaster Relief fund, our International was quick to respond to this situation and put cheques in our member’s hands within days of the evacuation.

The return to site after the fires had cleared made for extra challenges and I would like to thank all our Members, Travelers and Permit Workers who stood with us and our contractors to get the sites back up and running. I know that in most cases the accommodations were questionable and for the most part our members worked to make the best of it and I thank you.

In close I would like wish all our Members and their families a Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year.

Kevin Lecht 

Local 110 is sad to announce that long time Member, Frederick Turbide passed away on December 21, 2016. Brother Frederick had been a Member of Local 110 since 1977. 

There will be a private service for family only held, for Brother Frederick.

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

 

 

Good Day Brothers and Sisters,

 

The Government of Canada announced a strategy today towards a comprehensive ban on asbestos to protect the health and safety of Canadians. This is very good news.

 

This comprehensive ban on asbestos will include:

• creating new regulations that ban the manufacture, use, import and export of asbestos under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the legislative framework that protects people from the risks associated with hazardous substances such as asbestos;
• establishing new federal workplace health and safety rules that will drastically limit the risk of people coming into contact with asbestos on the job;
• expanding the current online list of asbestos-containing buildings owned or leased by the Government of Canada;
• working in collaboration with our provincial and territorial partners to change the national, provincial and territorial building codes to prohibit the use of asbestos in new construction and renovation projects across Canada;
• updating Canada's international position regarding the listing of asbestos as a hazardous material based on Canada's domestic ban before next year's meeting of parties to the Rotterdam Convention, an international treaty involving more than 150 countries that support listing asbestos as a hazard; and
• raising awareness of the health impacts of asbestos to help reduce the incidence of lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases.

The Government of Canada will work with the health, labour, trade and commercial sectors, among others, to fulfill its commitment to ban asbestos by 2018.

 

A link to this Ban Asbestos announcement, with further information:

 

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do;jsessionid=f643576ed1e9afe198d9153657e56e860e71a4fd7d555509c635977bb1ccb153.e34Rc3iMbx8Oai0Tbx0SaxuRbNj0?mthd=index&crtr.page=1&nid=1169979

 

Local 110 has a long history fighting for a ban on asbestos, as too many Members have been lost to Asbestosis, Mesothelioma, and other asbestos-related diseases.

 

This is an important step forward for all workers across Canada, and the Government of Canada’s strategy is receiving clear support from Labour and other organizations.

 

We are so thankful that Labour’s and our efforts have been successful, that going forward fewer and fewer of our Brothers and Sisters will be plagued by the effects of asbestos. We know that this doesn’t make up for all the loved ones we have lost, we can take some comfort in knowing that their deaths were not in vain, their lives mattered, and that they have been greatly instrumental in helping future generations avoid the same fates.

 

In Solidarity,

Kevin Lecht

 

 

 

Good morning Brothers and Sisters

This Friday December 16, 2016, Local 110 will host it's Edmonton Adults Christmas party at the Ramada Edmonton Hotel & Conference Centre, currently there are only 39 tickets left.

This event is a good way to connect with each other outside of work, reconnect with retirees and celebrate our long serving members' dedication to our Local. This year we have 75 members eligible for 15 year recognition, 21 members eligible for 20 year recognition, 43 members eligible for 25 year recognition, 13 members eligible for 30 year recognition, 26 members eligible for 35 year recognition, 32 members eligible for 40 year recognition, 15 member eligible for 45 year recognition, 11 members eligible for 50 year recognition, 3 member eligible for 55 year recognition and 2 member eligible for 60 year recognition.

Congratulations to all pin recipients and hope that all are able to attend.

OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2016 /CNW/ – Canada's Building Trades Unions (CBTU) welcomes the announcement of approval of two major pipeline projects by the Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau.

Skilled trades people and Canada's economy depend on major resource projects for sustained prosperity. This announcement means increased certainty for employment prospects for our members in the coming years in Alberta and beyond. Pipelines don't mean temporary construction jobs, they mean generational jobs at both ends of the line.

Speaking on behalf of CBTU, Canadian Operating Officer Robert Blakely said in Ottawa today: "Our membership, half a million strong across the country, are looking forward to these projects and getting to work. Canada's economy is founded on major industrial projects like pipelines. Middle class Canada needs foundational support in order to assist in the energy transition process. These two pipelines will create more certainty for apprentices and journey persons alike"

CBTU notes that both projects require certain binding conditions in order to proceed. Our members will engage with the proponents to assist in any way possible. Blakely added "CBTU members live and work in the communities where these pipelines will operate. The workforce shares responsibility for long term environmental progress in Canada – we will do the right thing by our fellow citizens in this regard."

Canada's Building Trades Unions is an alliance of 15 building and construction unions that represent a membership of more than 500,000 skilled tradespeople across Canada.

 

SOURCE Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO

For further information:

Christopher Smillie, Sr. Advisor for Government Relations and Public Affairs, CBTU

Good day Brothers and Sisters

The Alberta Government announced two new projects in Sturgeon County. Now our Local and all Building Trades Locals need to focus on showcasing our skill and professionalism, so that our contractors are successful in the bid process.

Please see below for the article from the Alberta Government;

The economy will get a substantial boost from two projects that would, for the first time in Alberta, process propane extracted from natural gas resources into value-added plastics products that people all over the world use every day. The projects have been approved to receive royalty credits under Alberta’s Petrochemicals Diversification Program, which was announced and began receiving applications in February 2016.

The first project is a joint venture between Pembina Pipeline Corporation and Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), which has been approved to receive up to $300 million in royalty credits to build an integrated propylene and polypropylene facility in Alberta’s Sturgeon County. The project is expected to cost from $3.8 billion to $4.2 billion to build.

During construction of the Pembina/PIC facility, there would be an average of 2,000 to 2,500 workers on site, with more than 150 full-time operations and head office jobs upon completion. The facility would process about 22,000 barrels per day of propane into polypropylene, the plastic material used in the manufacturing of a variety of products such as automobile parts, containers and Canadian bank notes. Construction is expected to start in 2019, with the facility operating by 2021.

The second project, by Inter Pipeline, has been approved to receive up to $200 million in royalty credits to build a $1.85-billion facility in Alberta’s Strathcona County. At the peak of the three year construction phase 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs would be created. About 1,600 of those would be at the site and the rest would be in fabrication or module shops and engineering firms. An additional 95 full-time operations positions would be created upon project startup.

The Inter Pipeline facility would process about 22,000 barrels per day of propane into propylene, a feedstock for the production of polypropylene and other derivatives. Construction is expected to start in 2017, with the facility operating in 2021.

The Petrochemicals Diversification Program was created to encourage companies to invest in the development of new Alberta petrochemical facilities by providing royalty credits up to $500 million. Under the program, royalty credits are only provided after construction is completed and a facility is operating.

Whlie there is no plan currently to extend the Petrochemical Diversification Program, the government is looking to build on the interest this program has generated and explore other investment opportunities with petrochemicals that will benefit Albertans.

“This government is committed to diversifying our energy industry and creating good energy industry jobs. These investments will help create world-class petrochemical facilities, diversify our energy economy and create thousands of high-paying, skilled jobs in Alberta.”

Good day Brothers and Sisters

July 2016 American Income Life, a Unionized insurance company, presented at the Canadian Conference about possibly partnering with our Locals to provide $4000 accidental death benefits to our Members. In exchange for this benefit every Member that returned the information card to AIL would be contacted by a representative to be provided the certificate of insurance and be offered other insurance options.

The mail out that our Members received was completed at the Local 110 office with the cost of the mail out being charged back to AIL. As such none of the Members information was provided to the company by Local 110. They receive personal information if the Member sends back the coverage card. If the Member does not send back the card they are still covered for the $4000 accidental death benefit, the only difference is the funds will be provided to your estate instead of your beneficiary.

Unfortunately, one Local 110 Member’s family has already received the $4000 accidental death benefit from this policy. AIL was prompt in getting the payment out to the family and I know they feel the value of this program.

So far a number of our Members have reported a positive experience dealing with AIL representatives. However, there have also been a few reports that AIL representatives have been calling our Members at inappropriate times, they have given misrepresentation of affiliation, and employed the use of high pressure sales tactics. When this is reported to the local, we bring these complaints forward to the District Manager and the individuals are dealt with and in one instance, the sales person no longer works with our Members.

If you have any issues or concerns about your treatment by AIL please contact the Hall so that the proper steps can be taken. Additionally, the Public Relations Manager of Western Canada for AIL, Deborah Boles, will be attending the Local 110 General Membership Meeting January 14, 2017 to answer any questions and deal with any concerns.

Good Day Brothers and Sisters.

 

Local 110 marks Remembrance Day with a number of beautiful ceremonies to honour Canada's fallen soldiers, veterans and currently serving military.

The services where Local 110 will be laying wreaths are:

Edmonton – Beverly Cenotaph at 11 am

Fort McMurray – MacDonald Island Park Ceremony at 9 am:   1 C. A. Knight Way, 151 C. A. Knight Way

Red Deer – CrossRoads Church at 10:30am:  38105 RR 275

Calgary – Thomas B. Riley School at 10 am:  3915 69 street NW

Wherever you are, I would ask that you please attend a Remembrance Day Ceremory, take a moment at 11:00 am and pause to pay tribute to all victims of war.

 

In Solidarity,

Brother Kevin Lecht