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Next Union Meeting:   

The next REGULAR Union Meeting is Wednesday, May 8th at 5:30pm.

A Message from the Business Manager:

A Message from the Assistant Business Manager:

Sisters and Brothers,

Spring has arrived! In classic WNY fashion, Mother Nature has left the watering hose on full blast…

The results of the Raise Allocation were as follows:

$0.15 Health & Welfare

$0.00 Supplemental

$0.35 Pension

$0.25 Annuity

$2.00 Check

The Annual Pin party and Apprentice Graduation is Saturday, May 4th. Be sure to grab your tickets at the Hall. It’s always a great night out amongst the members.

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’s acceptable on the jobsite!).

The Annuity Trustees have voted to change the annuity funds record keepers from John Hancock to Empower. The transition will be at the end of the second quarter of the year. Empower will be hosting an annuity education night (TBD) to help with navigating the new system.

In your travels throughout the jurisdiction, 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. The Fair Life Milk project in Webster has been awarded to a Local 86 contractor and calls should be expected shortly. Multiple substations and water treatment facilities are continuing to remodel and expand across the jurisdiction. RIT, U of R, St. John Fisher, and SUNY Brockport all have projects breaking ground as soon as summer break hits. For those who enjoy the outdoors, we have solar projects in every direction! This, of course, is all on top of our normal seasonal workload ramping up.

Although it’s planned to be another busy year, when the sun does break through, make sure you take time to enjoy it!

Fraternally,

Michael T. Conover

Electrical Workers Local 86 Retirees Notes:

The next meeting will be on April 24th at the Hall, lunch at noon.

We will have our breakfast meeting on May 29th at MicGinny’s on East River Rd. (next to the Hall).

We are saddened by the loss of Brothers; Ronald Steves and Earl Lubanski     Fraternally, Tom Hauck

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.

Effective Date:                              1/1/2023           7/1/2024           1/1/2025           7/1/2025

IO Per Capita                                 $22.00                $23.00             $23.00             $24.00

IO PBF:                                              $21.00                $21.00               $23.00               $23.00

LU Basic:                                          $3.00                   $3.00                   $3.00               $3.00

LU Sick Benefit:                            $2.50                   $2.50                   $2.50                 $2.50

Total for “A” members            $48.50             $49.50                  $51.50             $52.50

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: 

  1. Login into www.ibewlu86.org 
  2. Your login will be your card# 
  3. Your password is your last name and the last 4 of SSN (Social Security Number) 
  4. 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:

  • Saturday, May 4th starting at 5pm the Annual I.B.E.W. Pin Partywill be held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
  • May May 13th is the Union Sportsman Gun Raffle.  More details to follow.
  • Sunday, June 23rd is the Local 86 Golf Tournament.  We are limited to 112 players, so please register your team by April 12th.
  • Saturday, August 3rd is the Local 86 Family Picnic at Seabreeze.
  • 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.

Versprille Scholarship:

Any member who has a son or daughter who will graduate this year from high school and wants to apply for scholarship help from this fund should contact the Union office for an application or access the application on the Local 86 website at www.ibewlu86.org and on the Union Stong App. Completed applications must be returned to the Union office no later than Tuesday, June 18th, 2024, at 4:00pm. The Executive Board of Local 86 will review all the applications at the Executive Board meeting the following day.

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:  

2024 3rd Trimester CW/CE class schedule. All classes 4:30–7:30pm at 3540 Winton Place.

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. 

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