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The next REGULAR Union Meeting is Wednesday, September 11th at 5:30pm.
A Message from the Assistant Business Manager:
Sisters and Brothers,
The Labor Day Parade is fast approaching. The parade is September 2nd and we start lining up on Prince St between 9-10am. There will be T-shirts, coffee, and doughnuts at the event. Afterwards everyone is invited to a picnic at the union hall. Hot dogs, burgers, and salads will be provided. Let us have another strong showing and show Local 86 pride!
Congratulations goes out to Michelle Catalfamo who has accepted the position of Fund Office Manager. She will be dearly missed on our side of the office, but this is a wonderful opportunity for her to help Local 86 in a different capacity.
Our annual Family Picnic at Seabreeze was held Saturday August 3rd and a fun time was had by all, as the weather held out. Thank You’s go out to all the volunteers and Brother Jeremiah Macartney for taking over running this event as Brother Jim Walton has passed it on after over 20 years of running the Seabreeze picnic and Kiddie Christmas Party.
Our annual Local 86 Golf Tournament was held Saturday June 23rd at Mill Creek Golf Course. A thank you goes out to all Participants and Sponsors. With the help of all of you we were able to donate over $6,500 to the following:
$4,000 to the James Versprille Scholarship Fund
$2,000 to the Sunshine Clubs Hardship Fund
$750 To 2033 WGA Tournament in Rochester, NY
Clambake 2024 Ticket prices are as follows:
$40.00 for “A” and “BA” members, $25.00 for retirees and $65.00 for guests.
Pictures, pictures, pictures! Local 86’s 125th Anniversary party is November 2nd, and we would like pictures for the brochure. If you have old pictures of projects or member gatherings, please send them over to the union office. Feel free to take some new ones as well (when it is acceptable on the jobsite!).
Please keep an eye out for and report to the Hall any projects you may see on your travels. The organizers continue to have welcoming, positive conversations on job sites with potential future members.
The work picture continues to stay strong this year and looks positive into next year. The Fair Life Milk project in Webster is starting slowly but steadily. More calls should be expected in the near future. Multiple substations and water treatment facilities are continuing to remodel and expand across the jurisdiction. UR tower project with Schuler-Haas will be starting to look for more manpower over the winter and ramp up in the Spring. For those who enjoy the outdoors, we have solar projects in every direction! GEM, Inc. (Local 8-Toledo) and Mass Electric are in the jurisdiction building solar projects. This, of course, is all on top of our normal seasonal workload still in need of hands.
In Solidarity,
Todd
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 86 RETIREES:
Our next lunch meeting is September 25th starting at 11:30, lunch at noon in the Hall, short meeting after. We will discuss plans for the rest of this year and next, would like your input.
We are saddened by the loss of brother; Clifton Whaley
Save Oct. 30th for our Halloween Party.
Our members with birthdays in September are: Frank Koch, Darian Mackie, Brian Sanderson, Christopher Brown, James Marr, Donald Barnes, John Connolly, Michael Sciolino, Dan Naeye, Don Loos, Louis Pereira, Terry Thompson, Tracy Pike, Jeffrey Coyle, Paul Secore, William Wall, William Cummings, Ken Debuck, Rich Catalfo, Robert Shaff, John Baize, Carl Boden, Lucy Pickett, Michael Cook, Paul Matte, Bill Farrell, Keith Hunt, Matt OToole, Richard Sacchitella, Michael Jaskulski, Bill O’Connell, Alex Genovese, Rich Johnson, Frederick Pope, William Thieme, James Spears, Dave Baker, Steve Crowe, Robert Everhart, John Ruscher, Craig Robertson, Albert Ellis, Dean Neal, Ted Sahrle, Michael Gregor, Bob Harder Jr, Phil Mandrino, Barry Scott, Tim Ehmann, Lynn Brye, Thomas Callahan, Tony Greggs, Michael Howe, Jerry Sauers, David Copestick, John Lambach, Sherman O’Connor, Chris Williams, Scott Cruickshank, Ray Simmons, Mark Wolf, Rodney Barner.
Fraternally, Tom Hauck
Women’s Committee: Attended an event at Roc Vocademics. This organization is a summer program for students who are interested in vocational careers, including video production and drone training. Kathryn Mucica and Natalia Reyes spoke to students about careers in the IBEW, the benefits of unions and what it is like to be an electrician. The students were very engaged and asked a lot of questions. If anyone is interested in joining Local 86 women’s committee, please reach out to Kathryn.
Dues:
The Delegates of the 40th I.B.E.W. International Convention, which was conducted in Chicago, Illinois during the week of May 9th through May 13th, 2022, approved several amendments to Article IX of the I.B.E.W. Constitution. Accordingly, effective January 1st, 2024, there will be no increase in dues. However, effective July 1st, 2024, there will be an increase of one dollar ($1.00) for the I.B.E.W. per capita for the International Office General Fund.
For more information contact us at (585) 235-1510
Be a good Sister/Brother and keep your dues current! If you pay a year of dues in advance, you get a free tee shirt!
Please note: We are NOW ABLE to accept credit cards at the hall for Dues and Merchandise payments!
You also still have the option to pay your dues online. To pay dues online, follow the instructions below:
- Login into www.ibewlu86.org
- Your login will be your card#
- Your password is your last name and the last 4 of SSN (Social Security Number)
- Enter your payment.
Union Strong App:
Download the Union Strong App and stay up to date with LU 86 and its events.
Save The Date:
- Monday, September 2ndis the Labor Day Parade and Picnic.
- Saturday, September 7th is the Local 86 Clambake.
- Saturday, November 2nd starting at 5pm the Local 86 125th Anniversary Party will be held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
Labor Day Parade and Picnic:
Please stop by or call the Hall at 585-235-1510 to place your T-shirt order if you are planning to participate in the Labor Day Parade. More information regarding the picnic will be forthcoming.
2024 Clay Busters League
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is that time of year again, to start thinking about coming out and breaking some clays while enjoying the company of others outside of work by joining Local 86’s long running ClayBusters league. All you need is a shotgun (preferably a bird gun, interchangeable chokes are a plus), something to carry 50 shells, a clay bird card (that is something we will help you get), and free time at 5pm on a Wednesday evening. The league is held at Rochester Brooks Gun Club. We will start May 22 at 5 pm. The league runs until the end of August, sometimes it runs for a couple of weeks into September. Everyone is welcome.
If interested, please call Mark Lagana 585-734-4696.
Rochester Red Wings:
We have purchased season tickets to the Red Wings games.
4 packs of tickets are available at the Hall and are in section 122. Tickets are available first come first served. Dues must be current.
Important Note:
We are always looking for pictures and information to promote LU 86. If you have any pictures from jobsites you would like to share on our Facebook page, please contact Union office.
From the JATC – 1st Trimester Classes:
Apprentice Applications are accepted the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 9:00 – 12:00 and 1:00 to 4:00 at the JATC located at 3540 Winton Place.
Blue Book and Evals are due on the 10th of every month.
ATTENTION – Re-sign Information:
All re-signs are from the 10th through the 16th of each calendar month. Re-signing can be done by email, fax, and mail. Currently, we are also taking re-signs by phone. Contact Mike Conover at (585)235-1510, option #5. Web Referral is available at www.ibewlu86.org. Click on Web Referral and then proceed with the instructions on the page. Members can bid on jobs available, update basic information, as well as re-sign from this link.
Job Calls – 5:00 pm to 9:00 am DAILY:
Listen to the job line at (585) 235-1510, option #2. If you want a job call after listening to the job line you MUST leave your name, card number, phone number at which you can be contacted, and what order you want to accept the calls.
IO/NEBF Pension:
Please call the Union Office six months before you reach age 62 to set up an appointment to start processing your pension application (585) 235-1510.
Thought for the day: Teamwork – In Union there is strength.
