President  Dan Broadwater, Recording Secretary Tom Houseman, and Treasurer Larry Guldenbrein were re-elected with no opposition.  Brother Stan Nelson has been elected to replace outgoing Vice-President Dennis O'Hara.  The Executive Board will welcome Sister Robin DeWan, Brothers Gary McCoy, Randy Petersen and Herb Watts. The Examining Board will now include returning member Mike Smith, as well as new members Jerry Johnson and Rich Mattson. Thanks to those members that gave their time and efforts over the past many years. Thank you to Dennis O'Hara for your twelve years on both the Executive Board and as Vice-President. Thank you to Dan Lamb for six years of Executive Board and JATC. Thank you Al Guhl for three years Executive Board member and thank you Rob Harris for three years as Examining Board member.

Thank you to the Election Judge Corky Cowart, and to the Election Tellers David Dickie, Henry Mangel, Martin Ohlmacher, Rod Poyser, and Jeff Taylor for their work on the Election.
 

Upcoming Events Holidays REGULAR MEETING   JULY 11, 2002@ 7:00 P.M. BAR-B-QUE @5:30  INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 4, 2002 -ALL CLASSIFICATIONS JULY 5, 2002 -INSIDE & RESIDENTIAL LOCAL UNION PICNIC AUGUST 3, 2002 LAKE SOLANO PARK BLOOD DRIVE AUGUST 8, 2002  FROM 4:00 P.M TO 7:00 P.M. (REGULAR MEETING NIGHT) All meetings will be held at:  720 Technology Way Napa CA, 94558

Inside this issue. Business Manager's Report New Credit Union Information  401(k) Health & Welfare Congratulations Recovering Condolences Retiree's Corner From the President Organizing JATC Picnic Residential Unit

New Credit Union Information
Prior to the Regular Meeting on July 11, 2002. from 5:00 to 6:30, representatives from the 1st Pacific Credit Union will be at the Hall for a question & answer session. They will be able to assist our members with the conversion, and be able to sign up new members.

401K
For members working out of the area under the Ninth District Portability Agreement and dispatched from Local 180, who wish to continue their 401-K contribution, as of July 1, 2002, it will be easier. Their employer need only sign a document with the Pension Trust to accomplish this. There will no longer be an additional cost to the contractor. For more information, please contact the office.

Health & Welfare
Health care costs continue to rise, and continue to of concern to all us. The Health & Welfare Trust will have some tough decisions to make in the future. Meetings with the participants will be scheduled to inform and gain your Input. Watch for future announcements.

Congratulations
To Brother Troy Hensley on the birth of his new son, Lawson. on April 12, 2002.

Recovering
Best wishes to Brother Ray Barragan who is recovering from a serious motorcycle accident. He is home and has started physical therapy.

Condolences
To the family and friends of retired member Jim Colvin who passed away suddenly on June 19.  Brother Colvin owned Colvin Electric and Ecco Electric of San Rafael from 1955 to 1989. He was a 50 year member of IBEW Local 180, and past President and Governor of the Redwood Empire Chapter, NECA.

Retiree's Corner
The monthly meetings for the Retirees Club are held the first Wednesday of each month. They are held at the Training Center. All retirees and spouses are welcome. Widows of retired members are encouraged to get involved.

For additional information;

Ken can be reached at (707) 643-4139.

At the Regular Meeting of Local Union 180 held on April 11. the members approved continued financial support for our Retiree's Club. The check will be presented at the May 1st Meeting

From the President
The work picture has picked up since the last Newsletter. Book 1 is at 48 - Journeymen Book 2 has 103 - Journeymen, and Book 3 is at 12-Journeymen. There are 3 apprentices on the available for work.

Fischbach & Moore has picked up the completion of the Co-Gen along with maintenance and fire work. In the last three weeks we have dispatched over 50 hands to the Valero Refinery. A BATT Certification is required to work at Valero and the refineries in the nine Bay Area Counties. The phone number for BATT Training is 925-313-0500. There are several large projects scheduled for construction at the refinery if they can get through the government agencies and environmentalists.

Ground has finally broken on the three Peaker Plants in the Lambie Industrial Park. Two of them will start the end of June and the third will be in July. A fourth made it through the planning department but will have to go to the Fairfield City Council for approval.

The schools are beginning to hire a few hands. Pre-qualification and Project Labor Agreements have assisted us in getting Union Contractors on the Vallejo and Fairfield School District Projects.

November will be a very important election for Organized Labor. At stake is the office of Governor. We need to make sure that Gray Davis gets re-elected or we will see everything that we have fought for in the last four years go down the toilet. Bill Simon doesn't give a damn about working men and women. Please get registered and vote!

There will be a Blood Drive on August 8, prior to the Union Meeting. It will start at 4:00 pm and continue until the meeting starts. If you donate blood, your pre-meeting BBQ meal will be paid for. The BBQ's will start at 4:30 from now on.

In closing, I would like to thank the traveling Brothers and Sisters that have helped us man our refinery work.

Dan Broadwater
President Local 180

From the Organizer:
I would like to begin my monthly report by expressing my gratitude to the Executive Board Officers for their service to the Local Union during the last three years. The E-Board helped the Local achieve goals that were second to none in the Ninth District of the IBEW. The results of these efforts were recognized when Local 180 had the largest membership increase in the entire Ninth District in 2001, with a 18.9 % increase. None of this could have happened without the cooperation of the Membership, our Contractors and the Officers you elected. I feel confident that the next Executive Board will also accept the challenge and many great things will happen in the next three years. I'm looking forward to working with the new Officers and hope that all our Brothers and Sisters will rise to the occasion and support the Local Union in its mission to dominate the electrical construction industry in Napa and Solano counties.

Rich Mattson, Organizer

JATC
Anyone interested in becoming a JATC Instructor please notify Training Director Larry Poyser at 707-251-03l5.

Classes needing instructors include, Sound & Communications, Residential, Inside Wireman, and Journeyman. Positions may be full or part time, Days or Nights.

This is an opportunity to give something back to our Industry. There is nothing more satisfying than watching our Apprentices grow in the trade and acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to carry on a proud tradition of excellence.  This is true for our Journeyman as well, who by returning to class, and enhance their skills.
 

Picnic
The Local Union picnic will be held at Lake Solano Park on August 3, 2002.
The normal fare will be served.  Volunteers are needed.  Those wishing to participate contact Brother Gary McCoy.  A full list of events and menu will be in the next News Letter.

Residential Unit Meeting

UNION BUILT MEANS BETTER BUILT
You want a “ no-worry” electrical system installed in your home Safe, reliable and guaranteed.  Then you need an electrical system installed by a union electrical contractor.  That’s right– UNION!  A competent union electrical contractor who employs qualified IBEW union electricians.

Each IBEW journeyman learns the trade through a 3 to 5 year Apprenticeship program.  This extensive training combines on–the-job practical experience with classroom theory and testing.  And the training doesn’t stop there.  Continuing education constantly up-dates the union electrician’s skills through programs sponsored by the IBEW and NECA the IBEW & NECA were instrument in establishing mandatory state Licensing in California.  Why? Because we believe that our work is superior & we stand behind it!

 Bruce Gourley, Business Manager
 

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