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THE “CURRENT” AFFAIR
“Electricity is really just
organized lightning”
… George Carlin
In This Issue
2016 CEU Classes
New T’s & Hoodies
Int’l. Convention
Delegate Election
2016 I.O. Per Capita
Increase
Building Corporation
Meeting/Billings In-
side / Residential
Proposals
Getting Ready for the Holidays
Local 532 Annual Christmas Party Friday, Dec. 11th, 3 to 8 PM Local 532 Training Center
As is the custom, all Local 532 members, retirees, spouses/significant others are invited to Local 532 from 3:00 to 8:00 for a holiday open house with food and beverages of one’s choice. Good times are had by all and it’s a great time to catch up with old and new friends as the year draws to a close. Mark the date on your calendar and we hope to see many of you there!
Coming up in 2016…International Per Capita increase from $17 to $18/month means ALL
MEMBERS dues to increase $1/month. See Page 3 for details.
LU 532 Convention Delegate Election... Local 532 will be holding an election for a Dele-
gate to the International Convention next year. See Details on Page 2.
CEU Classes... We will start classes up again in January. A list is on page 2 of this newslet-
ter. Call the hall to sign up…Some class dates have been assigned, and there may be more to come.
Membership Development… Kris has been working hard on our membership and we are
in the process of adding a new unit to Local 532: Montana Limestone...
Billings JATC Sub-Committee…This is the latest list of members of our local subcommit-
tee. Contact information for our committee is listed below:
Union Management
Carl Sgrignoli (406) 425-0041 Brent Burton (406) 748-4048
Randy Krell (406) 208-3510 Dave Hawkins (406) 256-8200
Jeremy Rossow (406) 208-9945 Bruce Hill (406) 208-3649
IBEW Local 532 Newsletter December 2015
2016 CEU Class Schedule Transformers – Jan. 9, 2016 (8 Hours Code Related)
NFPA 70E - Feb. 13, 2016 (8 Hours Code Related)
2014 NEC Significant Code Changes Part 1—Feb. 20, 2016 (8 Hours Code Related)
A-Z Refresher - Mar. 12, 2016 (8 Hours Code Related)
2014 NEC Significant Code Changes Part 2—Mar. 19, 2016 (8 Hours Code Related)
Grounding—Bozeman—Mar. 26, 2016 (8 Hours Code Related)
Grounding - April 9, 2016 (8 Hours Code Related)
CPR/First Aid - May 7, 2016 (8 Hours Industry Related)
C-Stop and C-Stop Refresher (Scheduled as needed)
All Classes Listed are at the Local 532 Billings Training Center, unless stated otherwise.
These classes usually fill up fast, don’t wait till the last minute, sign up early.
What’s your email? With the new Labor Power Ex-
press software the Local is using
to keep track of membership data,
dues processing, etc. we hope to
utilize the web mail capabilities in
the future. Almost everybody out
there has an email address any-
more and those don’t seem to
change as frequently as your
physical address does...We want
to try using email to keep our
members more informed. So if
you think of it...send us a line from
your email and we will add you to
our mailing list…and if you want to
reach one of us specifically, our
addresses are listed below.
Drop us a line : [email protected]
Sign up for Classes Early Call the hall @ 248-9119
Local 532 Building Corporation
The Annual Meeting of Local 532 Building Corp. will be on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 9:00 AM.
A proposal meeting for the Billings Inside and Billings Residential Agreement will immediately follow the Building Corp. Meeting. Those of you wishing to submit a proposal for consideration, please put it in writing before the meeting.
Notice for Nomination of Delegate to International
Convention
Nominations will be held on January 13, 2016 at 5200 Midland Road (Local 532) in
Billings, Montana at 7:00 PM. No member shall be nominated for the International Con-
vention Delegate unless he/she is present or signifies their willingness in writing.
Per the L.U. Bylaws, “At the meeting of the Local Union when nominations are made, after
nominations are closed, the President shall appoint an election judge and as many tellers
as are required, who shall serve as an Election Board to conduct the election. No candi-
date for any office shall be eligible to serve on this Board.”
All provisions of the IBEW Constitution, Article XVI, and the Local Union Bylaws will be
followed relating to nominations and elections.
All voting will be by mail ballot, which will be sent to you the last part of January, 2016. All
members in good standing and qualified shall be entitled to vote.
DUES INCREASE
JANUARY 1, 2016
I.B.E.W. CONSTITUTION
ART. IX
DIVISION OF FUNDS AND
PER CAPITA TAX
Sec. 1 The receipts of the
I.B.E.W. shall be divided into
two funds: General Fund and
Pension Benefit Fund.
Sec. 2. The monthly per capita
tax for each member, including
each member on Participating
Withdrawal Card, shall be as
follows:
1/1/11 $13.00
1/1/12 $15.00
1/1/14 $17.00
1/1/16 $17.00 ($18.00)*
*In accordance with the action
of the 38th Convention, the
International Secretary-
Treasurer is authorized to in-
crease the per capita tax rate an
additional one dollar ($1.00),
effective January 1, 2016,
should the I.B.E.W. fail to meet
membership growth projections
(1% annualy) as of June 30,
2015, as reported in the Calibre
CPA Group, PLLC Financial
Forecast and Projection.
Dues Payment Options:
1) Pay in Person—Stop in
at 5200 Midland Road
2) Mail a check—P.O. Box
80005, Blgs, MT 59108
3) Sign up for ACH
(Automatic Check Hold)
Monthly withholding
from either your check-
ing or savings acct.
IS RETIREMENT A WORD COMING UP IN CONVERSATION A LOT
LATELY?
The people from Prudential Retirement are available to put on a informational
class on preparing for your retirement. Let us know if you would be interested in
attending and we will get something scheduled.
HERE ARE SOME PHONE NUMBERS THAT MAY BE USEFUL…
8th Dist. Pension & Annuity - 800-858-1876 Prudential Retirement - 877-778-2100
I.B.E.W. Pension Dept. - 202-728-6206 NEBF/NEAP - 301-556-4300
New T-Shirts, Hoodies, Pocket Calendars
Lots of wearables for sale right now...New Moose T-Shirts, New Eighth
District T-Shirts in short and long sleeves, New Navy Hoodies, too.
We still have a few Local 532 Hitch Covers if there is someone on your
Christmas list that needs one! Don’t forget to come in and pick up
your 2016 pocket calendar while you do a little shopping!
Contact Us
Give us a call if you see
something in this newslet-
ter you have a question
about….
IBEW LOCAL 532
P.O. Box 80005
Billings, MT 59108
(406) 248-9119
Visit us on the web at
www.ibew532.com
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