Good day Brothers and Sisters

Currently, with the large number of outstanding calls in the Union hall, some signatory contractors have been bringing manpower from the non-union sides of their companies without being dispatched through Local 110.

In some cases, these individuals are ineligible for dispatch through Local 110 for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons include being inactive with RSAP, having invalid or expired work Visa, not being an active as permit worker with Local 110, or they do not have the certification that the contractor has requested for the call. All of these situations are breaches of the contractors’ contractual obligation to the members of Local 110.

As all members know, Local 110 has a permit worker system that has supplied hundreds of workers to our signatory contractors. In most cases our contractors are working with Local 110 in order to have experienced workers dispatched as permit workers. However, the few that are undermining the dispatch procedure need to be identified as soon as possible so proper grievance and legal action can be taken to protect the dispatch procedure for all Local 110 members.

At this time I am asking the Job Stewards to be extra diligent in checking the referrals of new hires coming to site and if the individual does not have a referral please gather as much information as possible and contact the hall so a proper investigation can be completed.

 

Name	Status	Recommendation	Meeting
Aden, Mohamed Ali	1st year	Reject	Rejected
Aguilo. Evella	2nd year	Reject	Rejected
Briault, Chandra	1st year	Accept	Accepted
De Olveira, Daniel	1st year	Accept	Accepted
Dinicola, Melissa	1st year	Accept	Accepted
Fernandes-Velazquez, Liliet	1st year	Accept	Accepted
Graham, Clayton	1st year	Accept	Rejected
Hamilton, Matthew	1st year	Accept	Accepted
Leong, Kwong Weng	1st year	Accept	Accepted
Spring-Moutear, Thomas	1st year	Accept	Accepted
Thompson, Trevor	3rd year	Accept	Accepted
Weisser, Daryl	3rd year	Accept	Accepted
Gilbert, Matthew	Firestopper	Accept	Accepted
Davis, Andrew	Alberta Certified Journeyman	Accept	Accepted
Dauvin, Lionel	Alberta Certified Journeyman	Accept	Accepted
Erba, Carlo	Alberta Certified Journeyman Previous Member	Accept	Accepted
McMurray, Patrick	Local 95 Brown Card Journeyman	Reject	Rejected
Seguin, Gabriel	Local 58 Brown Card Journeyman	Accept	Accepted
Thomas, Christopher	“C” Class Journeyman	Reject	Rejected

Also 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.

 

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is facing an impending lockout that can happen as soon as July

2nd. The last offer we received from Canada Post was woefully inadequate in addressing any of the

demands by our union in relation to pay equity, service expansion, or the restoration of door to door

delivery.

This past year Canada Post delivered more packages than any other company in the country and we

have no intention of changing that, in fact, we want more! We want to work, we value the service we

give Canadians, and we have no intention of taking that away. Unfortunately, Canada Post Corporation

doesn’t share these values and have chosen to cut all benefits for their employees as of July 2nd, and

potentially lock us out of all our sortation facilities nationwide to prevent us from bringing the service

we love to provide to your door.

We want to negotiate a fair contract that gives our predominantly female RSMC’s (Rural & Suburban

Mail Carriers) the same pay and benefits that the predominantly male letter carriers who deliver in cities

receive. We want to see an expansion of services and create new revenue streams through innovations

like postal banking in order to better serve the needs of Canadians across the country.

So far, Canada Post Corporation is completely ignoring these issues and is content to continue cutting

services while charging more. With Canada Post making profits consistently for decades paying out $1.5

billion in dividends, and registering a first quarter profit of $44 million this year these cut backs are

simply unacceptable!

We want to keep serving Canadians and make our public postal service competitive and viable for

decades to come!

We’re calling on all allies and concerned citizens to come join Larry Dionne Edmonton Local President at

the Edmonton Mail Processing Plant at 12135 149 Street on June 30th between 2:00 – 4:00 pm to show

your support for our public Postal Service!

Contact:

Larry Dionne

CUPW Local 730 President

Informaion for Members at the NWR project.

 

NWR will be hosting its next Better SuperVision session starting August 10th (3 days: Aug 10, Aug 12 and Aug 17).

Better SuperVision is for Building Trades members and is a comprehensive learning process designed to equip supervisors with leadership skills that will help create a safe, productive and motivated workforce. It is one of the training programs that is accepted by AIT as part of the qualification process for obtaining ICCS certification.

Registration link: https://www.bettersupervision.org/register

*There is a minimum participation number of 15 people for this course to run.

Details can be found on the attached document.

Please forward on to your managers and supervisors to be shared at Tool Box Talks, weekly meetings, and new hire orientations.

Questions and assistance with registration can be sent to this email.

 

NWR Training

Sturgeon Refinery Project

nwrsturgeonrefinery.com

Good day Brothers and Sisters

Over the last number of years Local 110 has been successfully bringing in a large number of semi-skilled, skilled and some trained/certified Mechanical Insulators from the nonunion simply because of the overwhelming amount of work available through our signatory contractors. As such our Local has had successes with limited effort. However as we all know the work situation in Alberta is changing at a rapid rate and the direction of organizing in Local 110 needs to change with it. As such Local 110 is revamping our Organizing Committee as per the International Constitution and Bylaws.

 

International Constitution and Bylaws Article XIX Local Unions

Section 25.Every local union shall have an organizing committee appointed by the local union business manager. The business manager shall determine the size of the committee, but the committee shall include at least five members who are not full-time officers of the local union.

The organizing committee shall conduct regular meetings at least once a month and submit to the International Vice President in whose conference the local union is located monthly reports on such meetings. Each local union shall notify the General Office of the time and date on which such regular meetings are scheduled.

 

The Local 110 Organizing Committee is chaired by Brother Stacy Edmondson and are currently looking for a minimum of 6 Local 110 members in good standing to become members of this volunteer committee. This committee will help plan and develop organizing strategies, help with ongoing campaigns and help motivate and unify our membership regarding organizing goals.

If you are interested in being involved with this committee please contact Stacy Edmondson or Shannon at the Local 110 office 780-426-2874 or email shannont@insulators110.com

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The WCB is being reviewed for the first time in 15 years. The Government of Alberta has established a Panel and a consultation process for input from workers, employers, labour unions, safety and industry associations, key partners and interested Albertans to help the Panel and the Government get a thorough understanding of WCB issues in order to prepare a final report, which will lead to improvements and fixes to the WCB.

I encourage our membership to participate in this review process, and to share opinions on, insights to, and experiences with the WCB. The first stage of the consultation process is underway, via an Online Questionnaire: June 6 to July 15, 2016.

Information on the WCB Review process is available on the GOA website:
http://www.alberta.ca/wcb-review-get-involved.aspx

This is an important opportunity to raise and address WCB issues and concerns.

In Solidarity,
Brother Kevin Lecht

Local 110 is sad to announce that Brother Stanley Pallister passed away June 5, 2016. He was a long-time Local 110 member since April 1, 1968. He last worked for Jacobs at Shell Scotford HCU Project.

A celebration of Life will take place at Evergreen Funeral Chapel, 16102 Fort Road, Edmonton on Saturday June 18, 2016 at 2:00pm

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories, 10531 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton Alberta, T5H 4K1

Local 110 Officers, Staff and Members extend sincere condolences to all of Brother Stanley's family and friends.

Local 110 is sad to announce that Brother Jerome Connors passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016.  He was a Local 110 member since October 1, 2007.

A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, June 7 at 11:00 am at Noel’s Funeral Home in Harbour Grace, NL.  In lieu of flowers donations in his memory can be made to the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, 300 Philip Drive, St. John’s, NL, A1B 3V6.

Local 110 Officers, Staff and Members extend condolences to all of Brother Jerome’s family and friends.

 

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With everything that has happened recently, we're making decisions to ensure everyone gets through this situation safely, and that our company has a future. Syncrude is incurring significant fire-related expenses at a time when we aren't making any money, and we're asking everyone who works on our sites, both employees and contractors, to understand the need to be financially prudent. These decisions are helping ensure Syncrude—and the jobs it creates—remains viable now and into the future.

Building Trades contractors have been an essential part of Syncrude's success since the construction of our original plant more than 40 years ago, and we are very proud that the overwhelming majority of work on our maintenance and capital projects is done by dedicated and skilled people like your members. This remains our intent as we move forward.

We believe strongly in treating our contractor workers well. Providing your members with a safe, comfortable experience during their time with us remains our priority. While not everything is exactly as we'd like right now, we really do appreciate your members' understanding and support of our current situation and circumstances.

Thank you again for your important contribution to Syncrude's continued success. Sincerely,

Mark Ward

President & Chief Executive Officer

Name	Status	Recommendation	Meeting
Armstrong, Kaitlyn	1st Year	Accept	A
Bourque, Tyler	1st Year	Accept	A
Fakeera-Jewer, Devin	1st Year	Accept	A
Garad-Mohmamud, Hassan	1st Year	Accept	A
Hansen, Carter	2nd Year	Accept	A
Sky, Haspeck	1st Year	Accept	A
Mohamed, Mahad	1st Year	Accept	R
Mohamed, Said	1st Year	Accept	A
Oprea, Daniel	2nd Year	Accept	A
Rice, Chantelle	1st Year	Accept	A
Tsiakiewicz, Robert	1st Year	Accept	A
Vaxvich, Mark	1st Year	Accept	A
Alvarez, Jorge	Helper	Accept	A
Adu-Gyamti, Maxwell	Helper	Accept	A
Ceraldi, Carleen	Helper	Accept	A
Gutierrez-Garcia, Emilia	Helper	Accept	A
Herrera-Flores, MaDel	Helper	Accept	A
Perdomo, Adriana	Helper	Accept	A
Puentes, Marinela	Helper	Accept	A
Banman, Tyler	Certified Journeyman Alberta Ticket Previous Member	Accept	A
Ceraldi, Mark	Certified Journeyman BC Ticket	Accept	A
Kirk, Cameron	Certified Red Seal Journeyman Alberta Ticket	Accept	A
Russell, Chris	Journeyman “C” Previous Member	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.