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International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation
Local Union No. 49 THE RIVET 3rd Quarter 2018
www.smwlu49.org
505.266.5878
800.378.5878
Upcoming Events
UNION MEETINGS
Every 3rd Friday
of each month at 5:00 pm
ABQ RETIREE MEETINGS
Every 2nd Tuesday
of each month at 10 am
GENERAL ELECTION
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
♦
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Saturday, December 17,
2016
♦
OFFICE CLOSED
Nov. 8 Veterans' Day
Nov. 24-25 Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 23-26 Christmas Eve & Day
Inside this Issue:
Work .......................................... 2
Legislative Issues ..................... 2
ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS .............. 3
Organizing ............................... 4
President's Report ................... 2
Training News .......................... 5
Los Alamos ............................... 4
Vince Alvarado -- Business Manager/FST
Congratulations to all of our new Journeypersons! We had a great turn out at the 2018 Awards Banquet last month. General President Joseph Sellers and JATC Chairman Tony Kocurek gave great motivational speeches to all in attendance. Please reserve the date – August 17, 2019 -- so that you can join us next year. We had the largest turnout we have ever had this year, and hope the trend continues!
Congratulations also to our members receiving Service Pin Awards! We are proud of the Journeypersons who came before us and provided the foundation upon which we stand today. We must never forget these individuals who came before us and gave us this privilege.
Local 49 continues to carry on the tradition and do the work. We have been steadily regaining ground and I am happy to report that we have the highest numbers in each of the following categories that Local 49 has
Local 49 Membership Accomplishments
had since I came on board as Business Manager:
▪ Overall membership
▪ Apprentice membership
▪ Journeymen class turnout
▪ Work Hours
▪ Assets/Reserves
▪ Wages/Total Package
▪ Subsistence/Travel
In closing, I encourage every member and their family members to get out and vote in this coming election November 6, 2018. If possible, do the early voting. This is one of the most important elections we have ever had; it’s time for us to have the Governor’s office on the side of Labor! And in the legislature the fight against so-called “Right to Work” legislation will continue, and the fight for Fire Life Safety regulation and improved State Prevailing Wage enforcement will continue. Please elect the folks who will fight at our sides. Your Labor Endorsements are inside for your voting reference!
Contact
www.smwlu49.org
www.facebook.com/SMARTLU49
505.266.5878
800.378.5878
JATC [email protected]
jpennebaker@ smartlu49jatc.com
Upcoming Events
UNION MEETINGS
The 3rd Friday
of each month at 5:00 pm
ABQ RETIREE MEETINGS
The 2nd Tuesday
of each month at 10:00 am
GENERAL ELECTION
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
♦
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Saturday, December 15, 2018
♦
OFFICE CLOSED - 2018
Nov. 12 Veterans' Day
Nov. 22-23 Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 24-25 Christmas Eve & Day
Inside this Issue: Awards ...................................... 2
Retired ...................................... 3
Training News ........................... 4
In Memory of............................ 4
ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS .... 5-6
Organizing ................................ 7
Pictures ................................. 8-9
2018 Graduating Class - Front row: Antonio DeHerrera, Jake Broome, Anthony Medina, Paul Montoya, Sarah Moharter, Ivan Calvin, Jr., Anthony Rivera, Jr., Glenn Armstrong, Edward Alderete, Jesus Ruiz, Back Row: Michael Soto, Daniel Mandonado, Juan Quezada, Raul Martinez, Ricky Pena, Martin Rivas, Daniel Lindsay, Robert Hernandez, Kevin De La Rosa, Christopher Vargas, Estevan Martinez.
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60 Years Richard D. Hammond Donald W. Thompson
50 Years Terry W. Farmer
40 Years Vince Alvarado Kenneth D. Burris John L. Butler Ted Clark Michael P. Ryan Juan A. Sifuentes Annie L. Scoggin Charles S. Thomas
25 Years Lonnie C. Ansley, Jr. William F. Bey Richard L. Espinosa Markus Garcia Armando Morales James J. Peralta Irven W. Polk Luis H. Sisneros David M. Tartaglia
15 Years Bruce W. Bellinghausen Hector Hernandez Richard W. Levering Alfredo Montero Miguel Turrey Alejandro Varela Aron Walker
2018 Graduates Edward H. Alderete, Jr. Glenn M. Armstrong Jake Broome Ivan Calvin, Jr. Kevin R. De La Rosa Antonio S. DeHerrera Robert L. Hernandez Daniel E. Lindsay Daniel I. Maldonado Estevan A. Martinez Raul I. Martinez Anthony E. Medina Sarah J. Moharter Paul E. Montoya Ricky Pena Juan D. Quezada Martin Rivas Anthony P. Rivera, Jr. Jesus A. Ruiz Michael A. Soto Christopher M. Vargas
Service Award Recipients - Standing: General President Joseph Sellers, Jr., David M. Tartaglia, Richard W. Levering, James J. Peralta, Irven W. Polk; William F. Bey, Armando Morales, Lonnie C. Ansley, Jr., Alejandro Varela, Richard L. Espinosa. Seated: Richard D. Hammond, Donald W. Thompson, Terry W. Farmer, Vince Alvarado, Michael P. Ryan, Annie L. Scoggin, Charles S. Thomas, II.
Journeymen swearing in by General President Joseph Sellers, Jr. at the members’ meeting.
See Award Banquet
Pictures in the Gallery at
www.smwlu49.org
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Congrats to our newly Retired! Congratulations to our retired members – here is a list of members retired since January 2017:
James Yellowman .................................. 01/01/2017
Corey Townsend .................................... 01/01/2017
Charles Donoghue ................................. 01/01/2017
Karla Blair ................................................ 01/01/2017
Rudy Gutierrez ....................................... 01/01/2017
Maria Flores............................................. 02/01/2017
William Dorn ........................................... 04/01/2017
Luis Gallegos ........................................... 04/01/2017
Tomas Flores ........................................... 04/01/2017
Kenneth Burris ....................................... 07/01/2017
Richard Peralta....................................... 08/01/2017
Jose Angel ................................................. 09/01/2017
Charles Sanchez ..................................... 09/01/2017
Alfredo Montero .................................... 01/01/2018
Michael Swisher ..................................... 01/01/2018
Siaosi Akauola ......................................... 01/01/2018
Thomas Bradshaw ................................ 01/01/2018
Isidro Armendariz ................................. 02/01/2018
Michael Ferran ....................................... 08/01/2018
New Mexico Sheet Metal Workers Local 49 Family Health Plan
Do you have questions about your
health care coverage?
Do you have problems with
a claim not being paid?
Are you receiving bills from your
Provider but don’t know why?
We’re here to help!
Call the Trust Fund Office at 505-265-8422 and select Option 6 to speak to a Customer Service
Representative
OR
Access your information on our website: www.ssatpa.com
Off work due to Health?
Remember to check with the local and the health insurance office (Southwest Service Administrators) if you have to be off work for health reasons. You may have a short- term disability cash benefit available to you from the Health Fund, and also reduced union dues if you are unable to work.
Local 49 Officer Vacancies Filled
During the July 2018 meeting, your Executive Board appointed officers to fill the vacant positions until the next regular officer election. Your new officers are:
Kevin L. Hayes ................................ Executive Board
Anthony P. Rivera, Jr. .................. Executive Board
Daniel I. Maldonado ...................... Union Trustee
We thank them for being willing to step up and take on this responsibility!
Free SMART Logo Embroidery
Members are encouraged to bring in clothing to be embroidered with the SMART Local 49 logo. Polo shirts, button down shirts, jackets, ball caps, etc. can be dropped off at the hall, with instructions as to the color and placement of the logo. It takes about two weeks or so, and we will call to let you know when they are ready to be picked up.
This makes a nice addition to the shirts and caps that we have for sale in the Union office!
Vision and Hearing Benefits
Don’t forget that the Local 49 Family Health Plan provides vision and hearing benefits as part of your coverage. The coverage is provided as a reimbursement up to the allowed amounts listed in your Plan Summary and on the SSA website, so you will have to pay for the service first.
Be sure to check the receipt for the insurance codes that you will have to submit with the reimbursement claim. If they are not on the receipt, the provider will be able to tell you what they are.
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In Memory of Please take a moment to remember our Brothers who have passed away since January 2017:
James R. Chappell ...................................... 11/27/2016 Jose E. Valdez .............................................. 01/29/2017 Jerome M. Sauer ........................................ 02/16/2017 John A. Hunt, Jr. .......................................... 03/31/2017 Martinez, Modesto .................................... 05/12/2017 Rawleigh L. Emler ..................................... 05/27/2017 Antonio Segovia ......................................... 07/26/2017 Oliver Wilcoxson ....................................... 04/16/2018 Jesus Martinez ............................................ 04/17/2018 Brandon J. Sandoval ................................. 05/12/2018 Filadelfio J. Trujillo ................................... 06/10/2018 Ruben C. Rivera .......................................... 08/30/2018 Gregorio Garcia .......................................... 08/31/2018 Travis E. Keeney ........................................ 09/07/2018
SMOHIT Helpline Available
Suicides in the News
The recent news about celebrity suicides serves as an important reminder that medical depression has no boundaries; it affects young and old, men and women, every ethnicity and all rungs on the socio-economic spectrum. We look at someone like an Anthony Bourdain or Kate Spade, and think these people had everything to live for. But, from the outside looking in, we can never truly understand the hopelessness and despair that causes someone to take that final drastic measure. The construction industry as a whole has the second highest suicide rate of all occupations, behind only the forest service. This is one of the reasons the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust created a hotline where members can call to do anything from vent frustrations to get professional mental health counseling. The hotline is open 24 hours, seven days a week to any member or their family that needs it. The voice at the other end is Daria Todor, ACSW, LCSW-C, MAC, a licensed social worker and addictions counselor. Daria has experience as an employee assistance program counselor and worked with Washington, D.C.-area airline employees after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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We know the first call can be the
most difficult. But we urge you to
take that first step. Should you feel
the need to speak with a trained
professional, our hotline number is
always open at 877-884-6227.
All calls are strictly confidential.
Local 49 JATC News The JATC staff have been in their new offices in the south building for almost a year now, and things are going very well. The JATC Administrative Assistant, Araceli Tsinnijinnie is keeping everything up and running and is there to help. Contact information for the JATC is now:
2300 Buena Vista SE, Suite 138 Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 242-4262 www.smartlu49jatc.com
Jerry Arms Training Coordinator
John Pennebaker, Instructor [email protected]
Araceli Tsinnijinnie, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Be sure to stop in and say hello and ask about upcoming classes and events!
JATC Administrative
Assistant Araceli
Tsinnijinnie and
Instructor John
Pennebaker at the Rio
Grande High School
job fair.
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NM State Federation of Labor & Local 49 2018 Election Endorsements
At a time in our Country and our State where the rights of Americans and New Mexicans to organize together are under relentless attack, we believe that each of these candidates will respect and honor the long history of positive contributions that Labor has provided to New Mexican workers. We pledge to work diligently through the November elections to elect each of these candidates and partner with them while in office.
Your leadership has identified these candidates as being Pro-Labor and Pro-Worker and who SUPPORT New Mexico State Prevailing Wages and OPPOSE Right To Work. We ask that you encourage your family members, friends and colleagues to vote for these candidates. YOUR VOTE MATTERS! VOTE SMART! ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!
U.S. Senate Martin Heinrich
U.S. Congress
District 1 - Debre Haaland
District 2 - Xochitl Torres Small
District 3 - Ben Ray Lujan
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales Attorney General Hector Balderas NM Secretary of State Maggie Toulous Oliver Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard State Auditor Brian Colon NM State Treasurer Tim Eichenberg
NM Public Regulation Commission (PRC) District 2 - Kevin Sanders District 4 - Theresa Becenti-Aguilar District 5 - Steve Fischmann
NM State House Districts District 3 - Mary “MP” Shildmeyer
District 4 - Anthony Allison
District 5 - Doreen Wonda Johnson
District 7 - Leroy Baca
District 8 - Mary Jo Jaramillo
District 9 - Patricia Lundstrom
District 10 - Andres Romero
District 11 - Javier Martinez
District 12 - Patricio Ruiloba
District 13 - Patricia Roybal Caballero
District 14 - Miguel Garcia
District 15 - Dayan “Day” Hochman
District 16 - Antonio “Moe” Maestas
District 17 - Deborah Armstrong
District 18 - Gail Chasey
District 19 - Sheryl Williams Stapleton
District 21 - Debra Sarinana
District 22 - Jessica Velasquez
District 23 - Daymon Ely
District 24 - Elizabeth “Liz” Thompson
District 25 - Christine Trujillo
District 26 - Georgene Louis
District 27 - Bill Pratt
District 28 - Melanie Stansbury
District 29 - Joy Garratt
District 30 - Natalie Figueroa
District 32 - Candie Sweetser
District 33 - Michaela Lara Cadena
District 34 - Raymundo Lara
District 35 - Angelica Rubio
District 36 - Nathan Small
District 37 - Joanne Ferrary
District 38 - Karen Whitlock
District 39 - Rudy Martinez
District 40 - Joseph Sanchez
District 41 - Susan Herrera
District 42 - Roberto "Bobby" Jesse Gonzales
District 43 - Christine Chandler
District 45 - Jim R. Trujillo
District 46 - Andrea Romero
District 47 - Brian F. Egolf Jr.
District 48 - Linda Trujillo
District 50 - Matthew McQueen
District 51 - Jeff Swanson
District 52 - Doreen Gallegos
District 53 - Willie Madrid
District 57 - Billie Helean
District 60 - Alexis Jimenez
District 63 - George Dodge Jr.
District 65 - Derrick Lente
District 67 - Mark McDonald
District 68 - Karen Bash
District 69 - Harry Garcia
District 70 - Tomas E. Salazar
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Texas AFL – CIO & Local 49 2018 West Texas Election Endorsements After careful research and consideration, your Texas Federation of Labor and SMART Local 49 are pleased to endorse the candidates listed below for the positions listed affecting members in Local 49’s jurisdiction. We believe these are the candidates who will best serve our membership, and all workers, in our ongoing fight for the rights of the working people!
Texas State U.S. Senate: Beto O’Rourke
Lubbock U.S. House Representative District 19: Miguel Levario
Amarillo U.S. House Representative District 13: Greg Sagan
El Paso U.S. House Representative District 16: Veronica Escobar
El Paso U.S. House Representative District 23: Gina Ortiz Jones
Texas State Governor: Lupe Valdez
Texas State Lieutenant Governor: Mike Collier
Texas State Attorney General: Justin Nelson
Texas State Comptroller: Joi Chevalier
Texas State Land Commissioner: Miguel Suazo
Texas State Agriculture Commissioner: Kim Olson
Texas State Railroad Commissioner: Roman McAllen
Texas State Supreme Court, Place 2: Steve Kirkland
Texas State Supreme Court, Place 4: R. K. “Ravi” Sandill
Texas State Supreme Court, Place 6: Kathy Cheng
Texas State Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge: Maria T. “Terri” Jackson
Texas State Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7: Ramona Franklin
Lubbock Texas House Representative District 83: Drew Landry
Amarillo Texas House Representative District 86: Mike Purcell
El Paso Texas House Representative District 75: Rep. Mary Gonzalez
El Paso Texas House Representative District 76: Rep. Cesar Blanco
El Paso Texas House Representative District 77: Rep. Lina Ortega
El Paso Texas House Representative District 78: Rep. Joe Moody
El Paso Texas House Representative District 79: Rep. Joe Pickett
Lubbock County Commissioner, Pct. 4: T.G. Caraway
OUR VOTE MATTERS! VOTE SMART! ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!
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Organizing Isaiah Zemke --Organizer
Brothers and Sisters,
We have made great progress this year with a 4.3% increase in membership within the ranks of our union. This increase is due to a combination of the Facebook Data Center and Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and an increase in market share in West Texas that includes awarded projects upwards of .5 billion dollars with the help of our new organizer Shawn Smith. Additionally, we are working diligently to increase our number of signatory contractors.
In Santa Fe, we have been able to defeat bad legislation such as the attempt to repeal the State of New Mexico Prevailing Wage, and the Right to Work and Workman’s Compensation bills. For the upcoming legislative session, we have drafted and will propose Fire Life Safety legislation that will create union jobs for our members performing inspections on all smoke and fire dampers. We will also be working to amend the New Mexico Public Works Minimum Wage Act. Creating stronger language within the act will keep cheating contractors from misclassifying and under paying workers. Ideally, contractors engaging in such behavior will be charged with penalties and fines to level the playing field for our signatory contractors.
All of this happens with the help of our allies who vote on all of this legislation. This is exactly why it is crucial that we elect candidates that we know will stand with us. Don’t forget to take the slate card in this newsletter to the polls and if you can, vote early, our livelihoods depend on it.
My office is always open to any sister or brother, as it takes all of us together to make this great organization even better.
Air System Components 2018 – 2022 Contract Signed Vince Alvarado --Business Manager/FST
Congratulations to the negotiating team on their successful efforts in negotiating the new Air System Components, Inc. production shop Collective Bargaining Agreement. Members Gloria Cadena, Arnulfo Misquez, Helen Natividad, Marco Antonio Ojeda, worked very hard to represent our members employed at ASC and put in extra effort in meeting and researching.
Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is there to help members, and their household, cope with a variety of life events.
Did you know other members have contacted the EAP for confidential help with:
Relationships Grief Job stress Incarceration Financial Legal Suicide Substance abuse Chronic Illness Stress
It’s not easy to ask for help. But, we all need it sometimes. Your EAP resources are provided at no cost and are confidential.
800-343-3822 www.AWPNOW.com
General President Sellers in Albuquerque!
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Local 49 won the SHOHIT 2017 Fall Steps Challenge, and SMOHIT Administrator Randy Krocka personally delivered the trophy and plaque to the Team.
Facebook Project at VLL TCM/Southland Industries - Local 49 members with SMART General President Joseph Sellers as he tours various Local 49 jobsites on his visit to Albuquerque in August.
Yearout Support Services Shop - SMART General President Joseph Sellers speaking to Local 49 members about the diversity of sheet metal workers.
Democratic Party Fundraiser Bowling Tournament - Winning Team & highest individual score!
2018 New Mexico State Fair Parade – Local 49 Truck with dragon made by 2nd Year Apprentices and Float with designs by members.
Dynamic Systems, Inc. – Health Science Center in Lubbock, Texas.
Send in Your Pictures – Invite Us to Your jobsites!
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Local 49 Business Manager/FST Vince Alvarado is sworn in as the President of the New Mexico Federation of Labor / AFL-CIO.
Anthony Mechanical, Inc. – Experimental Science Building II at Texas Tech.
B & H Mechanical, Inc. – Sergeant Major Academy Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas.
SMART Local 49 Delegates and Sergeants at Arms to the New Mexico Federation of Labor 2018 COPE Convention.
Local 49 members and families with gubernatorial candidate Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham at a Democratic Party fundraising event.
Local 49 El Paso area and Southern New Mexico Retirees breakfast, October 2018.
New Mexico 2018 attendees at the Grace Carroll Rocky Mountain Labor School in Moscow, Idaho July 2018.
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Electronic “Rivet” Going forward, we will be distributing the Rivet by e-mail to all members for whom we have an e-mail address. Make sure we have your current e-mail!
Also look for the Rivet on the website home page: www.smwlu49.org and on our Facebook Page.
www.facebook.com/SMARTLU49
Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 49
2300 Buena Vista S.E., Suite 110
Albuquerque, N.M. 87106
505-266-5878
1-800-378-5878
www.smwlu49.org
Mission
To provide a better quality
of life for the men and
women and their families
in the Sheet Metal Industry
2019 Health/Benefits Fair
April 2019
Save the Date!
2018 Christmas Party
with Santa, food & fun!
Saturday, December 15, 2018