Stewards
Meeting Notes
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The Plant wide memorial
collection for Joe Rapp was a complete success with $1569 being
collected. You’ve done great work and the Rapp family has expressed their
heartfelt thanks for the money, prayers, visits, phone calls, and the showing of
support at Joe’s funeral. The family has sent the IAM a thank you card.
Asbestos Exposure:
There was a lot of talk about asbestos exposure at the meeting today. Several
IAM tradesmen were exposed to some ceiling tile that was glued to the walls of
an area that was being demolished for renovation. (The mastic contained the
asbestos.) It is reminded that any person working in the IAM trades may request
testing on suspicious material that they think may contain asbestos, and see
the report of that test. Always assume that material is asbestos. You
do not have to be in a construction area to request testing. Randy Richards
reports that he is updating the training on asbestos with an upcoming training
package. (This will cover a gasket removal process also.)
Hazcom training:
Matt Louiso talked about the IAM’s commitment
to support the Hazcom training program to promote safe working practices. It is
important to attend scheduled training and keep up on the latest rules,
processes, and technical data concerning our safety.
Respirators:
If you need a
respirator, go to the dispensary for an evaluation. After the evaluation is
complete, see Randy Richards for a training session and a fitting. If you
have a beard, you don’t have to shave. The CO. issue a different type of
face shield with a belt held filter.
The Co. and Union have
answered all but a couple of minor questions about the IAS/DMO integration
and the full program will be implemented on August 4th, 2008.
National Electrical Code training will be during the week of August 18. The
four-hour class will address commercial and industrial changes to the code. The
instructors are from the Greater Cincinnati Electrical Association and have
informed us that those employees who hold Kentucky "CE" or "EE" licenses and all
those holding Ohio OCILB electrical contractor licenses will be eligible for 4
credits for this training. If you would like to receive credit for the
training, please call Rainey Rohrmeier at 243-0073 and leave your full name and
license number.
The IAM and Co.
continues to meet on the 703 issues and the committeemen have identified
processes and job responsibilities. A proposal will be drafted and presented at
an upcoming meeting. The IAM committeemen are optimistic of a positive outcome
on our concerns and issues.
The annual IAM 912
lodge picnic will be held on Labor Day, September 1st at old
Coney. There will be a flyer sent to you and more information. CALLING ALL
SOFTBALL PLAYERS - If you are interested in playing on LL 912 Softball
Team for the Labor Day Picnic at Coney Island please contact your steward or
one of the trustees.
The annual golf
outing will be held on October 3rd. A flyer will also be sent to
you in the same mailing as the picnic information.
Find the form on the events page on our web site.
Gun Raffle:
A new rifle is being raffled now. Contact you steward to buy tickets at $3
each. The money is being used to send delegates to the National Convention in
September.
The grading of the CWI
pre-testing has been completed and those passing have been notified by email.
The American Welding Society who will be administering the day-long test. Hobart
will be giving the classes prior to testing and run for 9 days of training.
Union members are
reminded that you can buy union made clothing and other items by seeing one of
the IAM trustees. All of these items are union made in the United States of
America. New color and style tee shirts are in!
Please remember the
Military Collection being taken up now. This money will help send packages
to our deployed military family.
Don’t forget, the next
lodge meeting will be held on August12th, 2008. Please attend.
