It’s All About Decisions

I hope this article finds you working steady and looking forward to Spring. We will have nominations for all Executive Board Officers in May and Elections in June if needed. The Executive Board positions are as follows; President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Warden, Trustees (3), and Member at Large (2). We will have a wage allocation on June 3, 2025, we will go over our options at the May 6, 2025, Membership Meeting. We will be allocating $3.75 cents effective January 1, 2026.  Postcards will go out to all members this month.  The By-Laws Committee will meet on April 7^, 2025, and will try to have the proposed by-laws by the end of April. 

The past few years, work hours have been increasing. I have asked the Executive Board to consider investing some of our monies into a Money Market Account or CD. Local 1237 in the past had good times and tough times but was never able to invest in the local’s future. I want to make it clear that this money will not help us in the immediate future but will help solidify our union for future members to come. I am asking you to come to the May Membership Meeting and discuss it with the Executive Board, Lane Lewis from United Business Bank, and myself. 

Apprentices, it has come to my attention that some of you believe that you can choose to skip school if you are working, this is not true. If you miss school the Director of Training will drop you from the program and you will have to go through the process of asking to be reinstated while not being able to work. If you miss a raise because you did not attend school, it also means that you lose money. If you were a 50% apprentice and missed school, you would be held back for possibly 6 months or until the class you missed if offered again. You would lose $2.52 an hour, and the total wages could be $2, 620.00 in a six month period. 

Important Date

Monday April 7, 2025, By-Laws Committee Meeting 5:00 PM 

April 12, 2025, VAC Event River Clean Up – https://www.dc16iupat.org/get-involved/

April 26, 2025, VAC Event IUPAT Day of Action – https://www.dc16iupat.org/get-involved/

Friday April 18, 2025, Designated Day Off (DDO)

May 6, 2025, Nominations for Local Executive Board Positions 5:30 PM

May 6, 2025, Discussion on where to allocate January 1, 2026, wages of $3.75, 5:30 PM

June 3, 2025, Election of Officers (if needed) 5:30 PM

June 3, 2025, Wage Allocation Vote 5:30 PM

Fraternally,

Randy Rojas

Business Rep.

DC16/LU 1237