Potomac Air Lodge 1976
Nov./Dec./Jan. 2014/15
Volume 37 – Issue 4
A
s we approach the holiday season, I have been thinking of all the changes we have
seen this past year. The new contract was a big hurdle to finally get over.
We are seeing many changes due to the merger. Management seems to change weekly
along with many procedures.
Also the Local Lodge Executive Board has changed. We welcomed new Executive
Board appointments, John Coveny to the Grievance Committee, and Randy Powell as
our new Secretary Treasurer. I want to thank all the Executive Board members past and
present for their dedication and professionalism.
We now have the IAM-TWU alliance and a new unified contract to look forward to. I was
hoping for some contract news before this went to print.
I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Take time to remember all the
friends and co-workers that we have lost to accident or illness this past year.
Sincerely,
Robert Reiland
President, LL 1976
Bylaw Proposals
In accordance with the Bylaws of Local Lodge 1976, Art. 9, Sec. 2, this
will serve as notice to the membership that amendments, changes and/
or deletions to the Bylaws of Local
Lodge 1976 will be accepted during
the month of January 2015. Proposals must be in writing on the proper form signed by not less than (5)
members and referred to the Bylaw
Committee.
Anyone interested in serving on
the Bylaw Committee, please submit
a letter in writing to the President no
later than January 31, 2015.
Properly submitted proposed bylaw
changes will be read at the second
regular meeting in February and the
first and second meetings in March
and voted on immediately following
the third reading.
Stevenson B. Mader
Recording Secretary
Local Lodge 1976
Passed Away
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Potomac Air Lodge 1976 IAM&AW
Robert Reiland Ernie Fritz Randy Powell Steve Mader Larry Berringer James Drentkiewicz Bruce Mead
Mark Ball
President
Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Conductor Sentinel
Union Label
George Lokey, Retired
412-538-4350
Medical Benefits
James Drentkiewicz Shift 1
412-538-4052
Education
Mike Cicconi
John Sapsara
Bob Hogan
412-538-4357
412-538-4021
412-538-4052
Employee Assistance Program
IAM & AW – US Airways System
District
Paul Shultz
704-907-3563
Local
James Drentkiewicz
412-538-4052
Member Services
Tom Connolly
Shift 1
412-538-4060
Home412-901-7750
Randy Powell
Shift 2
412-538-4077
Joe English
Shift 3
412-848-0106
412-833-6276
Fred Bosh (Retirees)Home
Grievance Committee
Bob Reott, Chairman
John Coveny Mike Cicconi
Union Office Fax
Mike Stocia
Jeff Lazar
Mark Ball
Air Worthiness
Shift 1
Shift 2
Shift 3
Legislative
Mike Cicconi, Chairman
412-538-4353
412-538-4352
412-538-4350
412-538-4359
330-383-2373
412-538-4350
Community Services
Bob Hogan, Coordinator
412-538-4052
Workman’s Comp
Blaine Smith
Shift 1
412-538-4077
Mike Cicconi
Shift 1
412-538-4350
DL 142-M Ground Safety Coordinator
Ron Miller, Dist. Rep
412-776-8181
Ground Safety
Daniel Gibson, Chairman
724-630-7868
Kevin Williamson
412-651-8070
Ernie Fritz
412-320-9009
Committee412-538-4351
DL 142 Flight Safety
John Hall, Director
704-907-2162
Mike Stoica
330-383-2373
Potomac News & Views / Web
412-427-8396
Anthony Serba, PNV Editor
Mike Pierlot, LL Web Design [email protected]
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George Luko
Harry Crisman
JoAnn Chiefo
Dave Grove
Tom Puskar
John McMahan
Gene Brucker
Kim Brucker
Patrick Smutney
Doris Potosnak
Harry Cruse
Jim Drentkiewicz
Ralph Farulli
Albert Zani
John Przybysz
Position
Department
Relation Date Mechanic
Mechanic
Lead Utility
Utility
Mechanic
Mechanic
Mechanic
Stores
Mechanic
Stores
Stores
Mechanic
Mechanic
L Mechanic
L Mechanic
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Retired
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Line
Retired
Retired
Base
G.L.A.
Retired
Retired
Base
Retired
Retired
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Self
Self
Mother
Sister
Mother
Self
Father
Father-in-Law
Mother
Self
Self
Father-in-Law
Wife
Self
Self
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Jul 23
Jul 28
Jul 30
Aug 12
Aug 15
Aug 18
Aug 18
Aug 18
Aug 22
Aug 28
Sep 12
Sep 22
Sep 25
Oct 04
Please accept our condolences at the loss of your loved ones and friends.
Best Wishes … Get well soon.
Brother, Gary Suess is recuperating from a severe bicycle accident. He
is currently rehabbing at Manor Care, 60 Highland Rd, Bethel Park, PA
15102, room 114A
RETIREE CLUB
I’d like all of our Retiree Club members to know that at our December
meeting on Tuesday, 12/2/14, we will be holding the election of officers
for the next two years for our Retiree Club. We will be holding the
nominations and election on this date. The following offices will be
elected: Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and three
Trustees. Anyone who is interested in running for any of these positions
should be at the meeting that day.
I’d also like all of our members to know that our picnic at Moon Park
this summer was graced with really nice weather and it didn’t rain on
us, it was a nice cool afternoon, and there was a nice breeze blowing.
This made for a great day for a picnic. I’d like to take this opportunity to
thank the Recreation & Social Committee who put the picnic together
for the retirees and their spouses. Once again, they did a great job!
We also will be holding our annual Christmas buffet dinner dance at
The Fez in Hopewell in December this year. All the members whose
dues were paid for 2014 will be receiving an invitation to this event.
Let’s hope that the weather on this day stays nice.
Now I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all our Retiree Club
members and their families and our Local Lodge members and their
families a merry Christmas and a happy prosperous new year!
Fraternally,
William Crookshank, Chairman, Retiree Club
VOTE November 4th!
“Government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers
of our democracy are not a president and senators and congressman and
government officials, but the VOTERS of this country.”
– President Franklin D. Roosevelt, July 8, 1938
I’ve been writing articles and giving legislative reports at union meetings
stressing the importance of voting November 4th until I’m sure you are all tired
of hearing it. Well, indulge me one more time because it all boils down to
improving life for you and me.
So often I listen to people say, “There’s nothing we can do about it” and I have
to say that simply isn’t true. There is power in numbers at the polls, just like
there is power in solidarity in the shop. As recently as the 1950’s, that’s this
lifetime for many of our members, union density was 35% of the workforce.
That 35% paid attention, voted and demanded elected representatives listen to
their voices. The result was laws were enacted that worked for working people,
wealth was more evenly distributed and the middle class was strong. We had
more power then and big corporations have tried to stop us ever since.
It is easier to break a single stick then it is to break a bundle of sticks tied
together. The size of the working class will always outnumber the size of the
top wage earners. Don’t let the selfish few break the ties of the working many.
Let’s stand together to protect our wages, our benefits, our safety and our
pensions. Let’s support candidates who best support working people. VOTE
on NOVEMBER 4.
Endorsed candidates: Wolf/Stack (Gov./Lt. Gov.), Fontana (PA Sen. Dist. 42),
Matzie (PA House, Dist. 16), Ravenstahl (Dist. 20), Costa (Dist. 20), Deasy
(Dist. 27), Kotil (Dist. 45).
Please see me or the lists posted on the board if your district isn’t listed.
Thank You,
In Solidarity, Mike Cicconi, Legislative Chairman, L.L. 1976
Happy Holidays from L.L. 1976
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NOV.
04
06
12
Retiree Club Meeting .......................................................11:00 AM
Daylight LL Meeting......................................................... 3:30 PM
Midnight LL Meeting........................................................ 7:15 AM
DEC.
02
03
17
25
Retiree Club Meeting .......................................................11:00 AM
Daylight LL Meeting ........................................................ 3:30 PM
Afternoon LL Meeting ..................................................... 11:30 PM
Christmas Day
JAN.
Retiree Club Meeting........................................................11:30 AM
Daylight LL Meeting......................................................... 3:30 PM
Midnight LL Meeting........................................................ 7:15 AM
06
07
14
“I am a strong individualist by personal habit, inheritance, and conviction; but it is
a mere matter of common sense to recognize that the State, the community, the
citizens acting together, can do a number of things better than if they were left to
individual action.”
— Theodore Roosevelt