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­­­­ENGINEERS NEWS REPORT
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS - LOCAL UNION NO. 428
6601 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix AZ 85015-1027
Volume 77, Issue 3
(USPS 833-340)
May 2015
REPORT FROM THE
BUSINESS MANAGER
REPORT FROM THE
VICE PRESIDENT
MICHAEL P. LEE
Business Manager
MIKE MATHIS
Vice President
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters:
Over the past couple of months your staff has gone through some changes,
our Business Manager Raul Garcia Jr., retired on March 31, 2015, and on
February 27, 2015, I was appointed to fulfill the unexpired term of Business
Manager, effective April 1, 2015. Sister Rosario Chavez, our new Business
Representative is also our new Treasurer and Raul Garcia III , was appointed
as our district One Executive Board Member at Large. It is with great pride
that I have accepted fulfilling the office of Business Manager and as many of
you should know, I will not take the job or its duties lightly. With the help of
our membership, the staff and the Business Representatives we will continue
to move our local to the next level. Our continued goals are to increase
our membership and signatory contractors, to have better membership
involvement, both politically and at our district and semi-annual membership
meetings. We are also looking into ways to better serve you, the members
who make everything we stand for, possible. In the not too far future we
should see some changes to the way our members can pay dues, check on
job postings for open or needed equipment operators. This will encompass
stationary, crane, aggregate and construction contractors. We are also looking
into the possibilities of having O.E. Local 428 Id’s which will have a way of
notating what a member can confidently operate and it will proudly display
that you are a member of Local 428.
I would like to thank everyone that attended the Semi-Annual meeting. I
encourage every member to attend all meetings. The nominations and elections
for the Advisory Board will be held in June at all District Membership meetings.
We have been doing job visits all over the state, from Willcox and Morenci,
Yuma to Bullhead and Gray Mountain to Springerville, as well as the Mines and
everywhere in between.
We have had several grievances with Cemex and also with First Transit Group.
We have taken care of most of the First Transit issues, but there is still an
ongoing issue with a supervisor. With Cemex we have the Bullhead arbitration
we are waiting on a decision from the Arbitrator. We are dealing with the Yuma
contract interpretation issue and have settled most of the other problems to date.
We have completed the Vulcan/Cemex hot plant “Memorandum of
Understanding”. Vulcan took all the Hot Plants from Cemex in exchange
for all the concrete plants in Southern California. We have also finished the
Memorandum of Understanding for the buy-out of Staker Parsons properties by
Vulcan. We have also completed several contracts. Cemex Prescott/Camp Verde,
N.P.L., S.A.P.A., and Contractors West have all ratified with good contracts. We
have upcoming negotiations with Veolia North and South and also with Torrent
Resources.
I would like to thank all of our retired members for their service and loyalty.
With Loyalty and Respect,
Work is picking up with a lot of smaller projects and some large projects on
the horizon. No current news on upcoming pipeline projects in AZ.
Our pension and health & welfare plans are doing well.
Our current out of work list is fluctuating between one hundred and one
hundred fifty.
We have had some recent discussions with our International Representative
regarding organizing new contractors in Arizona which went very well. We
will keep you posted as time goes on. So far we are continuing to work
very well with two Business Representatives (Mike Mathis and Rosa Chavez),
two Secretaries (Annette and Sandy). We are working closer than ever to
make sure that we all stay informed and up to date with what is going on,
which can be good and sometimes, bad. We are continuing to enforce the
contracts we currently have been negotiating and ratifying expiring contracts,
making job visits and settling issues before they become problems. As many
of you know, you don’t have to go far to find issues or problems, it is the
resolving that is sometimes a challenge to figure out. Nonetheless, your staff
is working hard and diligently to get the work expected of us completed.
Sure, we will have some ups and downs, but it is our commitment to doing
what is right that counts. As time goes on and work continues to pick up,
we are committed to fix what is known to be broken, teach those who need
training, be the voice of those who are quiet and be the strength of many.
Please remember to keep your certifications and work history up to date, get
involved, and look out for one another while on and off the job.
Stay safe and always……..”Be United”.
Note: At the June 2015 district membership meetings we will be nominating
and electing our new Advisory Board members. Being on the Advisory
Board is a great start for those who want to get involved and learn about our
Local. You must be a member in good standing.
Mike Mathis
ADVISORY
BOARD ELECTIONS
NOTIFICATION
In accordance with the BY-LAWS, Article VII Sec 4.(a)
Please note that Advisory Board Nominations and
Elections for Districts 1 through 4
Will be held at each District Meeting in June 2015
*You must be present and in good standing*
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ENGINEERS NEWS REPORT
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MICHAEL P. LEE., Managing Editor
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DIRECTORY
OFFICERS
Business Manager
Recording-Corresponding Secretary..………………………. Michael P. Lee
President ……………………………………………..……..… Nick Dartt
Vice President...……………………………………………….. Mike Mathis
Financial Secretary…………………………………………….... Jay Stevens
Treasurer…………………………..…………………….......Rosa Chavez
Guard…………………………………………………. Wayne Moorhouse
Conductor…………………………………………….…......... Jay Johnson
Auditor…………………………………………………… Guy DeMarco
Trustee……………………………………………….…. Scott McFadden
Trustee…………………………………………………Jason A. Schwalbert
EXECUTIVE BOARD
MICHAEL P. LEE
NICK DARTT
JAY STEVENS
ROSA CHAVEZ
MIKE MATHIS
Executive Board Member at Large.…………………………...Steve Nichols
Executive Board Member at Large….……………………….Raul Garcia III
District 1 Executive Board Member…………………………Gene E. Rudell
District 2 Executive Board Member………………………Francisco Estrella
District 3 Executive Board Member……………………Santiago Velazquez
District 4 Executive Board Member……………………..Robert D. Marston
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
District No. l: Margaret A. Brooks, Patricia Van Zanen, John Jordan
District No. 2: Cid Hernandez, Tim Sink
District No. 3:
District No. 4: Carl Boyd
Pins Awarded
At the March 2015 Semi-Annual
Membership Meeting for Years of Continuous
Service in Local 428
10 YEARS:
Bryan Avender – Todd Brown Sr. – James Childs – Hanson Enos – John
Fields – Jeffrey Flanders – Nolan Grimes – Steve Harkins – John Houck
– Douglas Johnson Sr. – Thomas Klein – Dana Lanning – Jeff Markle
– Gregory Massie – Daryl Mathews – Thomas Mcknight – Bob Molton
– Bruce Phillips – Wayne Prescott II – Van Rasmussen – David Rivera –
Kenneth Robbins – Liewellyn Salabye – Rick Schindler – Jesus Soto – Keith
Staulters
15 YEARS:
Shawn Brooks – Patrick Canner – William Casner – Joseph Dingman Sr. –
Jason Fox – Justin Gibbs – Jose Gonzalez – Justin Hatch – Benjamin – Jones
– Gary Lively – Paulino Osorto – Talbert Sattley – Douglas Schafer – Fred
Smack – Craig Smith – Jeff Stevens – Jose Villalobos
20 YEARS:
Barry Burgun – Howard Dallas – James Eagan – Thomas Gaburo –William
Hurst – Edward Kleppe – Mike Morgan – James Popoff – Michael Thrailkill
25 YEARS:
Pascual Arzate – Daniel Badilla – Harold Cunningham – William Dubbell –
Ronald Forbis Sr. – Jerry Reyna
30 YEARS:
Porfirio Avena Jr. – Bryan Barton – Margaret Brooks – Marvin Corcoran
– Mark Dewes – Steve Hopper – Frank Marin – Thomas Morley – John
Pasionek – Jeffrey Pence – Joseph Police Jr. – Lee Yates
35 YEARS:
David Fox – Joseph Pfieffer – Roger White – Ronald Whittington – Larry
Wilkinson
40 YEARS:
Rueben Carlon – Jesus Lopez – Raymond Mays – Walter Percell – Charles
Schmedding
45 YEARS:
William Braden – Gerald Rieden – Donald Stauffer
**50 YEARS:*
Earnest Campbell – Wendel Robins – Ramon Taylor
OFFICES
PHOENIX: (Headquarters)
6601 N. Black Canyon Hwy
Phoenix AZ 85015-1027
Phone: (602) 254-5266
TUCSON:
(For meetings only)
1949 East Eastland
Tucson AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 624-1785
APPRENTICESHIP CORNER
Please contact the Arizona Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship & Training
Center at (602)252-1844 with questions concerning our apprenticeship program.
Thank you
Jay Stevens – Administrator
John Jordan - Coordinator
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REPORT FROM THE
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE
ROSA CHAVEZ
Business Representative
Brothers and Sisters:
First and foremost! THANK YOU, to all the members that attended the
March 29th Semi-Annual Membership meeting, It was nice talking to all
of you and we appreciate your involvement.
Some of my recent training included my attendance of the “New
Business Representative Training Class” that was held in Sacramento,
California. It was a two day class which was valuable training. Further
training included a three day MSHA Training course and I am now
officially a new miner and can visit the mines. We have been busy in
contract negotiations with SAPA Extrusion and Contractors West. Both
Contracts have been ratified by the members. We have also been working
at resolving an ongoing issue with Doublejack with the mini excavator.
We attended a pre-job with White Construction who will be installing
wind turbines in the Willcox area. There is currently an issue with A &
K Utility and Signal that we are working on resolving as well. I have met
many of our members while out on job visits with Pulice, First Transit
Group, Nesbitt, Torrent Resources, and Combs Construction and it
has been a pleasure meeting all of you. I have also enjoyed meeting and
speaking with many of you who have attended your district membership
meetings. Please continue to attend.
*NEW STEWARD*
Brother Thomas Lundy has been appointed as job Steward to
represent our local union at Cemex , located in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
Brother Lundy was initiated into the Operating Engineers Local 428 on
December 17, 2004. His qualifications include: 966-980-988 Front End
Loaders – Cat Excavators – Forklifts – Man lifts – Cat 769 Haul Trucks
–Cranes and Booms. Brother Lundy was born in Phoenix, Arizona on
March 4, 1962. Brother Lundy is married to Becky Lundy and they are
the proud parents of two children, Stephanie Lundy and Stacy Lundy.
Thomas enjoys spending time; Hunting, Quads, Sand Rails, Camping and
Shooting.
We extend our thanks and appreciation to our Union brother for
his continuous service and commitment to Local Union 428.
I will be out visiting various job sites, see you soon.
CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME
TO OUR NEWLY INITIATED 428 MEMBERS
JANUARY 2015
Marvin Alzer – James Brown – Manuel Castillo – Joseph Engle – Richard
Farnsworth –Manuel Gem Jr. – Miguel Gonzalez – James Hargiss –
Christopher Hartneck – Roque Martinez – Daryl Mathews – Don Puzon –
Richard Ricca – Chris Semich – Michael Wise
FEBRUARY 2015
Duke Antone – Henry Avechuco – Travis Cartwright – Nathan Daugherty
–Matthew Dumire – Mayra Escalante – Joseph Figueroa – Walter Godac
– Frank Grannis – Einar Johnson – Timothy Lusk – John Mann – Dario
Mendoza – Dustin Patterson – Stuart Pendley – Vincent Rivera – Frank
Vasquez – Mario Zuniga
MARCH 2015
Bryan Boedigheimer – Billy Cruz – Gilbert Delgado – Tyler Demings –
Elmer Espinoza – Maria Flores De Castro – Claude Gist – Ervin Huskie
– Cody McPherson – Robert Mitchell Jr. – George Morales – Cody Patrick –
Earl Weeks – Michael Wills
APRIL 2015
Felipe Arroyo – Julio Balderrma – Kenneth Boone – James Burruell –
Miles Canterbury – Matthew Cogan – Derrack Fressadi – Rene Garcia –
Mick Hall – Travis Honani – Doug Hynes – Robert McRoy – Ronald Moore
– Timothy Nordin – Brandon Page – Ismeal Ramirez – William Spear
50 YEAR AWARD RECIPIENT “LIFE MEMBER”
MARCH 2015 - RAMON TAYLOR
MARK YOU’RE CALENDARS
IT’S PICNIC TIME!
A picnic is being planned for the members and their families
on the following date, time and location.
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015
Time: 10:00 a.m. To 5:00 p.m.
Place: Encanto Park
2605 N. 15th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007
*We will keep you updated as the date gets closer.
PENSIONS AWARDED
ANNUITY ONLY
IN MARCH 2015
Manuel Martinez –Phillip Van Vleet
DEFINED BENEFIT AND ANNUITY PLAN
IN MARCH 2015
Sean McGrath – William H. White, Jr. –
IN APRIL 2015
Theodore Barnes – Frank E. Gray, Jr. – Terry F. Johnson
*Congratulations to our new retirees!*
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Operating Engineers Local 428
6601 N Black Canyon Hwy
Phoenix AZ 85015-1027
PERIODICALS
POSTAGE
PAID AT
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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Carry your dues card
Business Manager, Recording-Corresponding Secretary Michael P. Lee wishes to remind all members to carry their paid Local 428 dues card.
When attending a Semi-Annual, District or special called meeting of the Union, your paid up dues card is proof of your good standing status
as a member of IUOE Local 428 and your right to vote in such meetings and/or participate in the business of the union.
MEETING CALENDAR
Membership
District No. 1
First Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.,
6601 N Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ
Advisory Board
District No. 1 – On Call
District No. 2 – On Call
District No. 3 – On Call
District No. 2
Third Tuesday of each month at
5:00 p.m., 1949 East Eastland, Tucson, AZ
Executive Board
Friday, May 29, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
6601 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ
District No. 3
Second Thursday of each month at 4:00 p.m.,
Quality Inn Airport,
711 E. 32ND Street, Yuma, AZ
Friday, June 26, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
6601 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ
District No. 4
Fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.,
*NEW LOCATION AS OF JUNE 23,
2015: HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS -2320 E.
LUCKY LANE, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004*
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*HOLIDAY OFFICE
CLOSURE*
Please note that the
Phoenix and Tucson office’s
will be closed on:
Monday, May 25, 2015
In observance of
* Memorial Day Holiday *
Friday, July 24, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
6601 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ
PER CAPITA INCREASE
Please note: the IUOE General Executive
Board has put through a $.50 per
month increase in their per capita tax
thus increasing quarterly dues by $1.50
effective July 1, 2015
LOCAL 428 WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.iuoe428.com