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UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
UA Local Union 488 / since 1904
March 2007 Issue
LARRY MATYCHUK
Business Manager/Financial
Secretary
As we approach the spring season, contract negotiations are on everyone’s minds. Unfortunately, at the
time of writing this report, negotiations are in their
very early stages and there is little concrete
information available to report on. On a positive note, we have had two
(2) meetings to date to exchange proposals and to explain each side’s views
and concerns on the state of the industry in detail. Both sides have
expressed the need and a willingness to conclude an Agreement in a timely
manner. This does not mean that there are not some contentious issues
that will require some serious discussion to resolve. With a view to the
future, and a recognition that some future projects will most likely follow
suit with CNRL Horizon Project and offer air transportation, some of the
major issues of concern are work schedules and how overtime will be paid.
While this may not appear to be a difficult subject on the surface, it
becomes very complicated when you consider flights will have to be
provided on a rotating basis in order to accommodate the number of
workers required and how to schedule the transportation needs. Another
major issue will be what monetary gains can be negotiated as we have yet
to broach this topic at the time of this writing. I will give a complete
update on negotiations at our meeting of March 24, 2007.
It has been announced that Transfield Asset Management Services has
been awarded the maintenance contract for Suncor over Jacobs Catatlytic.
Transfield is a major maintenance contractor based out of Australia and
has been attempting to enter the Canadian market for over a year. They
have met with the Alberta Building Trades numerous times over the past
year and have indicated that it is their full intention to do their work
union. An area of concern is that they have entered into a partnership
with Flint, however, Transfield maintains that they will be doing the direct
hiring, and that they still intend on utilizing the ABTC affiliates. This is a
situation we will continue to monitor closely.
As we move forward as an Organization, it is my intention to continue to
seek out every available opportunity to secure more market share and
more union work for our members. In order for us to be successful, we
will require the assistance of contractors who are aggressive and like
minded. In that vein, we have developed a new Small Inch Pipeline
Agreement that will enable us to enter a market we have been shut out of
for many years. Our initial response from contractors has been positive
and I hope to be able to report further progress on this initiative at the
March meeting. Additionally, we have signed two (2) contractors since
January of this year that are solely dedicated to plumbing in the
housing/walk-up market; another new opportunity for our organization
to expand into.
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meetings
EDMONTON
General Membership Meeting
Date
Saturday,
March 24th, 2007
Time
9:00 AM
Place
Norman Darbyshire Dispatch Hall
16214 - 118 Avenue
FORT MCMURRAY
Information Meeting
Date
Wednesday,
March 28th, 2007
Time
8:00 PM
Place
488 Office/Training Facility
Unit 9 - 266 MacKay Crescent
this issue
Business Reports
2-6
Sprinkler Division Report
7
Refrigeration Division Report
7
Organizer’s Report
8
Shutdown Schedule
9
Notices of Motions
10
EPT - Education Department Reports
11
Local 488 Mail Box
18 - 19
Annual Golf Tournament Notice
20
Business Manager’s Report
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In closing, I would like to thank our Job Stewards who
do a terrific job in these volatile times. New projects,
contractors, situations, opportunities, and problems
cause all of us to be both optimistic and concerned.
These times are ripe for the rumor mill and I would
encourage all members to attend our Union meetings to
get the facts, as an enlightened membership will best serve
our organization as we plan for the future.
LEE ADKINS
Business Agent/Assistant Business Manager
Spring is around the corner and
shutdown season will be upon us.
The members must keep in mind
that the shutdown & maintenance
are what we fall back on when
construction is down.
We as members must do everything we can to ensure
that the shutdowns are manned.
Negotiations are in full swing. We have had a number
of meetings with the contractors. The feeling at the
table is everyone wants to get an Agreement done. We
can only hope this frame of mind continues with us and
at the other tables as well.
The work in our area is good; we dispatch on average
two hundred (200) members a week. I can see this
increasing as the shutdowns come on line.
Camps in the Fort McMurray area are filling up. The
Athabasca Lodge has now been approved by the ABTC
and CLRa so they will now follow the camp rules and
regulations. Camp Millennium is still a problem for
myself and the members that have to stay there. We
have tried to work with Suncor on this camp without
much success but we will continue with our efforts to
get it improved.
The Organizers are doing a very good job bringing in
the new contractors. We have had a number of
contractors sign with us for residential work. The
pipeline has signed more contractors in the last while to
our small bore agreement so things are looking good in
that area.
The new renovations in the Hall are coming along
nicely with the eight offices to be open the week of
March 5th. You will notice that the Retired Members
Association has a new storage area in Dispatch. Hope
this helps them out. In addition to that there will be a
Cashier’s window put into Dispatch for the
convenience of the members to pay their dues and to
lessen the load of the Dispatchers.
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome two
new staff members, Debbie DeCoste and Janeen Filax to
the Fort McMurray office.
In closing, I would like to thank the Agents and the
members for their support. Their input helps in the day
to day work in my position. Everyone take care.
BILL JOHNSTON
Business Agent
As we move into spring, activity in the Fab Shops and Mod Yards will pick up dramatically. At
present, work in the Fab Shops is starting to get very busy. The Mod Yards remain slow but will
get busier as we move into the spring.
The following is a brief overview of the work activity within my jurisdiction:
FAB SHOPS/MOD YARDS
ABRAXUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC.
At present, the Fab Shop is fabricating for Commonwealth Construction, with approximately eighty (80)
members working in the Shop.
The Mod Yard has approximately fifty (50) members
working on site, completing work on the KTI Heater
Boxes along with a mod for CNRL.
ACADEMY CONSTRUCTION &
MAINTENANCE LTD.
At present, has forty (40) members working in the Shop
fabricating for Petro-Canada.
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AECON INDUSTRIAL
Starting to get busy with fabrication for CNRL, PetroCanada, BA Energy, and Suncor. At present, there are
approximately one hundred & fifty-five (155) members
working both day and night shift along with the Warehouse.
The Mod Yard presently has twenty-four (24) members on site completing mods for CNRL and should be
getting ready to start on the BA Energy mod as we move
into spring.
COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION
Close to completion on the set up of their Mod Yard
and should start hiring in the near future.
COMSTOCK CANADA LTD.
Continues to be slow. They will start hiring before long,
with the Mod Yard sometime after that.
JACOBS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD.
Presently, the Fab Shop has approximately forty (40)
members fabricating for CNRL, Petro-Can, and Suncor.
The Mod Yard has slowed down, but continues working on mods for Petro-Canada with seventeen (17)
members on site.
KBR
The Fab Shop currently employs approximately one
hundred and sixty (160) members working both day
and night shift doing fabrication for both CNRL and
Petro-Canada.
Mod Yard #1 presently has forty-six (46) members on
site fabricating mods for CNRL.
Mod Yard #2 presently has forty (40) members working
on site fabricating mods for Petro-Canada.
LOCKERBIE & HOLE
The Fab Shop is fabricating for Suncor and PetroCanada with seventy-six (76) members working on day
and night shift.
The Mod Yard has slowed down with only six (6)
members remaining on site but should start to pick up
as they get material.
TIC CANADA
The Fab Shop continues to be slow with only six (6)
members working on some fabrication for Air Liquide.
At present, the Mod Yards have no work with both
Yards shut down.
PCL INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS
The Fab Shop is starting to get very busy with
approximately two hundred and twenty (220) members
working on both day and night shift and in the Marshalling Yard. At this point, the Shop is fabricating for
the Husky Minnedosa job in Manitoba in addition to
CNRL and the Prairie Sun Skids.
The Mod Yard has slowed down but should pick up as
we move into spring. There are eighteen (18) members
remaining on site.
SUNDANCE/KEEPHILLS/GENESEE
(THE LAKES)
With the anticipated expansion at Keephills #3 Power
Plant, we are still waiting to see who the Underground
Project is awarded to.
ALSTOM POWER CANADA
Maintains a crew on Maintenance at the Genesee Power
Plant and have shutdown outages planned for the
spring. We do not have a date at this time.
As I close my report, negotiations are well underway
and all we can hope for is a quick settlement. We are
moving into the largest work opportunities we’ve seen
in the history of our Local Union.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my
Job Stewards and members that make our Local strong.
DAN HERBERS
Business Agent
This report is being written in the
middle of February for publication
in March. The area for which I am
responsible is in town Industrial:
Petro-Can, Air Products, Imperial
Oil, Shell Scotford, and Dow.
Everyone I talk to wants to know when things are
going to start in earnest. To the best of my knowledge,
it’s going to be late March. Bantrel is hiring a crew a
week. Jacobs at Petro-Can will probably not be hiring
until April at the earliest. Air Products will be hiring in
late April and early May. Shell Upgrader II is into
Underground with Lockerbie & Hole. At this time,
Jacobs at Shell Scotford has some project work ongoing
and regular maintenance. The BA job east of Scotford
is in progress with some engineering problems.
Ganotec AGI Ltd. will be on site doing some
Underground for site services, raw water, and natural
gas lines. Aecon will fab and install modules for this
site. There are problems on most sites with material
(i.e. steel for modules). Some sites have material but
no drawings or drawings and no material with ongoing
engineering problems.
At this time, a lot of members are asking about
negotiations. As I write this report, there has only been
one meeting and it was to discuss the contractor’s
proposal. Being that I am not on the Negotiating
Committee, I can’t comment on the outcome of that
meeting other than hearsay from the Committee
members so I would rather let them relay any information to the membership at the appropriate time. I will
not state my opinion at this time. You can be well
assured that I will when there is more to discuss, hopefully at the March General Meeting. Please be sure to
attend.
Shutdown season is soon to be upon us. Hopefully the
clients can be organized with this so not all the
shutdowns are at the same time. We are still waiting
for the ROSE Committee to bring out the shutdown
schedule.
At this time, I would like to congratulate all the
members who are receiving their Long Service Awards
at the Banquet and Dance in March. Your dedication
and perseverance through good times and bad are very
much appreciated by myself and the membership.
And many thanks for your sacrifice and resolve to
make this Local Union what it is today. Again,
congratulations! Hopefully by Banquet time a new
Agreement will have been reached and we can all carry
on with a very bright future for all members and their
families in this remarkable time we are living in.
The following is a short look at the work in and around
Edmonton:
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Dan Herber’s Business Agent Report
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INDUSTRIAL
(MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION)
SHELL REFINERY UPGRADER COMPLEX
JACOBS CATALYTIC LTD. has twelve (12) members
working in the Refinery; nineteen (19) members working at Upgrader I; twenty-four (24) members working
in Chemicals; and sixty-three (63) members working
on Projects.
SHELL SCOTFORD UPGRADER II
LOCKERBIE & HOLE has twenty (20) members working
on Underground.
PACER MANAGEMENT SERVICES CORP.
has four (4)
MIDWEST CONSTRUCTORS CORP.
has two small crews
of members.
PETRO-CANADA REFINERY
EDMONTON EXCHANGER has twelve (12) members on
Maintenance; thirty-two (32) members on Projects;
and six (6) members as supervision.
BANTREL CONSTRUCTORS CO . has two hundred and
sixty-nine (269) Pipefitters and sixty-four (64) welders
on site.
has two crews of members
working on the Sulphur Unit.
members working on site.
JACOBS CATALYTIC LTD.
DOW CHEMICAL COMPLEX
JACOBS CATALYTIC LTD. has fifty-two (52) members
doing Maintenance work.
AIR PRODUCTS
KBR has twelve (12) members working on site.
IMPERIAL OIL (STRATHCONA REFINERY)
MELLOY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC. has one crew of
members on Maintenance.
members building modules.
ABRAXUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC.
has twenty (20)
CARL WILSON
Business Agent
As the winter months are coming to a close and spring approaching, we are hoping that
everything will be rosy and bright. As I am writing this report, we are still involved with
negotiation talks with nothing to report one way or the other. We can only hope for a fair,
workable Agreement with a decent wage increase that our members will accept.
There have been some recent developments at Suncor Site, with that client announcing that Transfield Asset
Management Services, an Australian based company, will be the new Maintenance contractor later this year. As
expected, especially with their name linked to Flint Energy Services, there has been anxiety, apprehension, and
skepticism. These fears and questions experienced by the membership are fully understandable. However, this
company has assured us that they intend to utilize the manpower of the Building Trades Unions. They have signed a
five year performance-based rolling contract, with Suncor to be involved in Shutdown Planning, Plant Maintenance,
Asset Management, and interaction with Shut-down Contractors in addition to Project Management for Small
Capital Projects under twenty (20) million dollars.
Transfield Asset Management Services held five (5) promotional and information meetings on February 13, 14, &
February 15 at the Sawridge Hotel in Fort McMurray. I attended all the meetings and Transfield appears to be
sincere in their delivery and their commitment to the Building Trades Unions. We should offer them our assistance
and support to succeed with their program and implementation. Members interested in finding out more
information pertaining to this contractor can log onto www.tam-services.com.
As I mentioned in my previous report, the working environment will be very busy with construction and shutdowns.
Let us showcase UA expertise, proficiency in safety, and pride of workmanship to our competitors. The following is
an update on the area of my jurisdiction:
SUNCOR SITE
This is a busy site and plans to get even busier with
Lockerbie & Hole picking up another project in the
Extraction Area (Steepbank) and the upcoming
planned shutdown in May, if the Major Projects Group
meets their targets.
AECON INDUSTRIAL
Has approximately one hundred and ninety (190) UA
members on site utilizing two (2) shifts; day shift has
about one hundred and fifty (150) members and night
shift has about forty (40) members.
JACOBS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD.
At the present time, looks after Maintenance and small
outages all over the site with approximately eighty to
ninety (80-90) UA members.
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They have approximately one hundred and fifteen
(115) UA members working on days and approximately
twenty-two (22) members working on nights under the
Major Projects Group.
In addition, they have
approximately twenty-five (25) of our members working on the Small Cap Project. Both of these contracts
are covered under the ICI Agreement.
LOCKERBIE & HOLE
Still maintains three different projects on this site: the
Major Projects Group with approximately one hundred
& thirty (130) UA members doing construction work
with two additional crews working on night shift; the
Utilities & Off-Sites Project looking after the Tie-In
Points all over the Millennium Upgrading Areas and
the smallest group works on the Restoration Project in
the old Upgrading Plant most times.
CESSCO FABRICATION
Still does Maintenance work in the Utilities Area with a
couple of small crews. They also have the other job
with the Major Projects Group with approximately
twenty-two (22) UA members. There is also another
project that is working a five and two schedule that just
started in the Tank Farm Area.
COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION
Has picked up a sizeable contract to build a NAPTA
Unit & a Hydrogen Reformer in the Millennium
Upgrade Area valued at approximately two hundred
and fifty (250) million dollars. They called a few of our
members recently and plan to get rolling in the spring.
CLEARWATER WELDING
Maintains a presence on this site with a small number
of our members.
LAIRD ELECTRIC LTD.
Employs our Instrumentation members in Plant 52 for
the Major Projects Group. There are a few members on
loan to the CMS Maintenance Shop.
MIDWEST CONSTRUCTORS CORP.
Has approximately two to three crews on site.
GUTHRIE MECHANICAL
Has picked up a job from the Ledcor Group and has a
crew of our members working in the Millennium Coker
Area.
CNRL SITE
TIC CANADA
Since my last report, TIC Canada has completed their
project on this site and has demobilized.
PCL INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS
Presently have over two hundred and twenty-five (225)
UA members in their employ and is increasing steadily.
They hope to peak at about five hundred (500) UA
members. PCL is utilizing planes for rotational leaves.
There are some frustrating operational glitches with the
flight arrangements that are slowly being worked out.
JACOBS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD.
Is just getting started on this site. At present, most of
the UA work is receiving UA Warehouse equipment
and doing UA Rigging. As time rolls on, spools, vessels,
and modules will soon be getting up there for the
Secondary Upgrading Area.
HORTON CBI
Maintains a small crew of UA personnel to work on our
scope of work.
ALBIAN SANDS
JACOBS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD.
Has approximately fifty-sixty (50-60) members on site
working on Maintenance contracts.
CHEMCO ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTORS
Will utilize our Instrumentation members in the
Cooling Tower Area to undertake the Instrumentation
packages.
LAIRD ELECTRIC LTD.
Has UA Instrumentation members looking after
Maintenance packages.
EDMONTON EXCHANGER
By the time you read this report, they should have
completed their small outage on this site. I have not
heard of any issues, so I believe that all went well.
ATHABASCA LODGE/
BEAVER RIVER PROJECT
PTI CAMP INSTALLATIONS LTD.
This project is a camp site with two separate camps. We
have a couple of guys doing Maintenance work in both
camps. There is also a small crew working on plumbing
and hook-ups of camp units on both sites.
Recently on the Suncor Site, there was a busted water
main at Borealis Lodge that resulted in three (3) lost
days of work for the majority of the Major Projects
Group employees. I realize this was an unfortunate and
costly occurrence for all of the employees concerned.
The communication was poorly handled by Suncor
management.
Chief Job Steward Jason McNeil
happened to be on site that weekend and along with the
Suncor staff and other Job Stewards not on site that
weekend, took control of the situation. They contacted
members to inform them of the work and bus
cancellations to Suncor Site due to the camp closure.
They did a commendable job and Suncor Human
Resources personnel thanked Jason McNeil personally
for a job well done. To all my Job Stewards in that area,
I thank you for all your hard work, dedication, and
patience in dealing with our UA members and having
consideration for their needs.
At this time, I want to take the opportunity to let the
membership know that the Maintenance provider at
Suncor is new to all of us. They have interacted with
our Local Union, the Alberta Building Trades Executive
Director, and the Business Managers of the other
affiliates. Therefore, all we can offer them is time to
make good on their promises.
As is customary in my closing remarks, I want to again
remind our members that safety is important not only
on the job site but in our everyday lives. Use defensive
driving skills; slow down; respect the highways; and
never drink and drive. Because I support family life, I
know how important it is to our members overall
health and well being to be included as much as possible
in their household environment. I urge the clients and
contractors to promote working schedules that
encourage family involvement and safety. I trust all the
members will have a great spring; taking much needed
time for your family and friends.
COMMONWEALTH CONSTRUCTION
Still has approximately forty (40) members doing
construction work in the Cooling Tower.
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BARRY PRUDEN
Business Agent
I would like to thank the members that have stepped up and taken the position of Job Steward
in my area. Those people perform an invaluable service to our membership every day, behind
the scenes and receive little credit.
The following is an update of work in my jurisdictional area:
SYNCRUDE SITE/AURORA
JACOBS CATALYTIC LTD.
At the present time, has forty-four (44) UA members
employed doing Project and Maintenance work.
EDMONTON EXCHANGER
Currently wrapping up a series of small outages.
GUTHRIE MECHANICAL
Has six (6) members at Aurora Syncrude base &
twenty-nine (29) working on ongoing Maintenance and
Project work.
CESSCO FABRICATION & ENGINEERING LTD.
Has a small Piping contract and some Outage work at
Aurora.
BFI CONSTRUCTORS
The SERP Project currently has five (5) members
finishing Underground Piping.
CLEARWATER WELDING & FABRICATING LTD.
Has ongoing shutdown/outages being performed at
Mines and are hiring as required.
REPPSCO SERVICES LTD.
Has ten (10) members working Projects and thirty-four
(34) working Maintenance.
OPTI-NEXEN/LONG LAKE
LAIRD ELECTRIC & SUPPLIES
Currently has twenty-five (25) members in their
employ; decreasing in manpower.
TIC CANADA
Has one hundred and forty (140) members in their
employ; good for one to two (1-2) months plus.
INTEGRA MECHANICAL
Currently has nineteen (19) members doing bolt-up.
JACOBS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD.
At present, have fourteen (14) members doing start-up,
commissioning, water block, and SAGD on Opti-Nexen
Site.
SURMOUNT SITE
AECON INDUSTRIAL
Presently have thirty-four (34) members in their
employ and will start decreasing their crew.
TOWN SHOPS
SORGE’S WELDING
Has a small crew doing work on slurry lines.
MIDWEST CONSTRUCTORS CORPORATION
Currently has three hundred and nine (309) members
working. This job is good for two (2) months plus,
hiring sporadically as needed, as Midwest has been
successful securing more work.
CLEARWATER WELDING & FABRICATING LTD.
Has approximately twenty (20) members in their
employ.
FLUOR CONSTRUCTORS CANADA LTD.
Currently has one hundred & forty-three (143)
members employed on the SRU Project. They are
doing some small hiring as needed.
LOCAL UNION #488
NEWSLETTER
REPPSCO SERVICES LTD.
Currently has two crews working; seven (7) with Opti
doing commissioning and start-up; eight (8) with
Nexen doing the bolt tensioning.
GUTHRIE MECHANICAL
Has approximately eighty (80) members working on
Co-Gen and synthetic fuel gas unit; good for one (1)
month plus.
TEAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
Currently has thirty (30) members hydro-testing,
torquing, and cold cutting; Additional hiring as
required; good for one (1) month plus.
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MELLOY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC.
Currently has eleven (11) members doing some hydrotesting and commissioning.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
RE: OUT-OF WORK DUES INCREASE
The new Out-of-Work dues for ALL members is
$35.00/month effective March 1, 2007.
RICK EVJEN
Refrigeration Division Organizer
As we are move into early spring, work will start to pick
up. We have had a steady stream of calls from
contractors in all areas of the province. At the present
time, there are open calls for contractors in Fort
McMurray, Edmonton, and Calgary.
If you are
interested in making a move; or if you know of any
Journeymen or Apprentices that are interested in
becoming a member, please encourage them to contact
me directly at the offices of Local Union #488 at (780)
482-9543 or on my cell at (780) 499-0953.
Edmonton and two from Calgary, will be sitting down
with the CLRa Bargaining Committee to further discuss
our proposal.
The first Refrigeration Division Bargaining Meeting was
held on February 23, 2007 in Edmonton, at which point
we exchanged proposals. We are optimistic that this is
the start of fruitful bargaining as we enter into the end
of our Agreement on April 30, 2007. Further to this,
members of our Bargaining Committee, two from
In closing, I would like to thank all of my Job Stewards
for their support and diligence. Your effort does not go
unnoticed and you make my job less demanding as you
assist me. I look forward to seeing all of you at the
upcoming meetings.
We will be electing Trustees to the Alberta Refrigeration
Industry Benefit & Pension Trust Fund on February 28,
2007 in Edmonton and at a second meeting in Calgary
on March 1, 2007. This is a very important meeting
and I ask that all Refrigeration Division members make
every effort to come out and vote.
JIM BURRY
Sprinkler Division Organizer
First and foremost, I would like to welcome Bare Fire
Protection as a new signatory contractor to UA Local
Union #488. We trust that this new contractor will fit
in well with our organization. On that note, I anticipate
another busy year in the Sprinkler Fitter Industry, with
our signatory Sprinkler contractors maintaining full
employment for our members. This is a fitting opportunity to thank all our members who promote and
assist our Organizing Department to fulfill many of our
every day tasks.
On January 3, 2007, a Special Called Meeting for
Sprinkler Fitter Division members was held at the
offices of UA Local Union #488 in the Clifford Priestly
Boardroom. With the National Road Sprinkler Fitter
negotiations on the horizon, members present brought
forth and discussed many significant issues. These same
issues have been forwarded to the Canadian Director
and will be brought to the negotiation table to be dealt
with in a diplomatic fashion. I would like to thank all of
the Sprinkler Fitter members for their valuable input
and suggestions on our negotiations. I have to say the
meeting was very interesting and I appreciate the
thoughts and ideas.
Sprinkler negotiations will
commence sometime in March 2007.
The Sprinkler Fitter Division of UA Local Union #488
will be distributing NFPA 13 Code Books on behalf of
the Alberta Sprinkler Industry Joint Training and
Apprenticeship Committee (ASIJTAC) to our Sprinkler
Fitter Apprentices, free of charge. In the past, Sprinkler
Fitter Apprentices had to first purchase the book and
then bring the receipt to UA Local Union #488 for
reimbursement. This will reduce a small portion of the
financial burden that our Apprentices endure when
they go to school. With the cost of education ever on
the rise, a suggestion was brought forward that we
contribute a small amount of money towards our
Education Fund so that our Apprentices can have their
tuition reimbursed as is the practice for our other trade
Apprentices. With the National Road Sprinkler Fitter
Agreement negotiations lingering around the corner,
this appears to be an opportune time to attempt to
implement this for our Apprentices. This will ensure
that the future for our Unionized Sprinkler Fitter
members in the coming years shall remain the
unsurpassed.
In closing, many thanks to all my Job Stewards for
doing an excellent job taking care of business each and
every day. Brothers, you make our job that much
easier. Keep up the good work!
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STU MACLEOD
Organizing Department
I trust all the members had a great Family Day weekend and used the time to enjoy family and friends as well as
recharge your batteries for the up and coming workload that our membership faces in the near future.
With the unprecedented amount of work expected for the membership over the next several years, our great
organization has come to terms with the expected growth and due diligence. This will support a proactive and not a
reactive attitude. This positive push forward has aligned departments within our organization for the success of our
Local members as well as the United Association.
Since mid-August I have been assigned to the Temporary Foreign Worker issue that has come to play in our
industry. I have had several calls and emails regarding this issue. The most common question is “Is the Temporary
Foreign Worker coming to take our jobs away?” The answer is an emphatic “NO”. There have been a handful of
Temporary Foreign Workers that have come through our signatory contractors folds and these temporary workers
have been signed up as Permits, bound by our Collective Agreements. The Organizing Department has a file on each
of the Temporary Foreign Workers and will be stringently monitoring the situation.
At present, the United Association has no requisite for Temporary Foreign Workers due to a shortage of tradesmen;
we are more than able to fill calls throughout our jurisdiction. Our position hasn’t changed; we will continue to
dispatch our members first, travel card members second, and permits last. This will remain the mandate of UA Local
Union #488.
On another matter, we continue to receive reports of members working non-union. There isn’t a need to work nonunion. In reviewing our dispatch records in every reported case, we have found that work has been and continues to
be available to those members reported working non-union. Therefore, the rationale for working non-union eludes
us. Working non-union undermines the hard work and dedication of those members who went before us, to
establish a foundation; working tirelessly to ensure fair wages, hours and safe working conditions. Therefore, our
Business Manager/ Financial Secretary, Brother Larry Matychuk has stated that we will stringently enforce the UA
Constitution with regards to any member found working for a non-signatory contractor. Should any member have
information pertaining to this issue, please contact our Organizing Department at the offices of UA Local Union
#488.
As we enter into spring, the construction and maintenance shutdown season in our jurisdiction will soon be upon us.
Let us man these jobs with the best in the trade, the best in safety awareness and the best Union attitude. For this is a
vision expressed by our membership and the United Association. These are some of the strongholds that encourage
our fair contractors to hire Union first.
In closing, history gives us plenty of reasons to believe that workers organizations will continue to provide vehicles
for community and democracy. Through their trade unions, working people develop the confidence to provide
leadership to the rest of society. Things are not much different than one hundred (100) years ago when the Plumbers
and Pipefitters fought for an eight hour work day. For workers, democracy begins in the work-place and there they
find a way to overcome and gain a voice through their trade union. The following is a quote from the book “Then,
Now and Next 100 Years of Edmonton Labour”: “By 1940 when everybody started to work, the trade union movement
started to build. They started to get recognitions for unions, unemployed insurance, benefits etc. Any progressive
legislation we have today is thanks to those guys because they had set the ground work. They fought. They fought hard.
They fought really hard.” ~ Walter Doskoch (UAPP) Local 488 Member/Activist. These historical messages become
learning tools from the past to the present. These messages set direction, determination, and human spirit. These
learning tools from the past and a blend of one hundred years of UA Local Union #488 pride will help us gain market
share in our jurisdiction.
Lest We Forget
BADIOU, John
January 12, 2007
BICCUM, Lloyd
January 11, 2007
BLAKE, Peter
January 16, 2007
FERGUSON, Stephen
February 28, 2007
KERR, Donald
January 5, 2007
LAFRAMBOISE, Roland
January 28, 2007
MENDIUK, Orest
January 26, 2007
POHL, Henry
February 7, 2007
SCHWABE, Raymond
January 6, 2007
From the staff and members of the Local, our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of our
Brothers who have recently passed away. Their commitment and support of UA Local Union #488
will not be forgotten.
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9
700/3000
2000
150/250
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
February 28, 2007
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AGRIUM
REDWATER
SYNCRUDE
SUNCOR
SHERRITT
SHELL
UPGRADER
SHELL
REFINERY
SHELL
CHEMICAL
500
700
NOVA
CHEMICALS
PETRO-CAN
1200
200
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Peak Work
HUSKY
ENERGY
ESSO
STRATHCONA
ENVIROFUELS
DOW
OPTI
ALBIAN
SANDS
PLANT
ALL TRADES
2007 Major Turnarounds/Shutdowns -
ROSE Committee
NOTICES OF MOTIONS
NOTICE OF MOTION #1
LOCAL UNION 488’S RE-ENTRY INTO THE
ALBERTA FEDERATION OF LABOUR
Whereas: “IN UNITY THERE IS STRENGTH”,
with a greater support for “Our House of
Labour” in this province, we will all be much
stronger by being together than being
separated.
Therefore Be It Resolved: That Local Union
488 re-enter the Alberta Federation of Labour.
That on passage, this notice of motion be
written into the By-Laws and Working Rules
of Local Union 488. Further, that on the day
of the vote on this notice of motion, that Gil
McGowan, the head of the Federation be
invited to address our members.
Respectfully submitted,
Bro. Allan C. Hansen ~ Card #1028087
NOTICE OF MOTION #2
DURATION OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
Whereas: It has become the norm throughout
good economic times of high employment as
well as during lean times, to utilize two (2)
year collective agreements right throughout
the construction industry.
Whereas: With the costs of some of the main
items of our livelihood such as housing,
gasoline, electricity and property taxes rising
rapidly, it is more in our interest to negotiate
the shorter, standard two (2) year collective
agreement as opposed to a three (3) year or
longer one.
Whereas: The greatest beneficiaries of three
year (3) and longer duration collective
agreements are the clientele (buyers of our
labour), who are seeking stability of
production. The want minimal potential work
stoppages (these could occur during contract
talks) over a longer period of time to build
their project. Should we settle for a cheap
agreement, one that is for less than the rate
of inflation, like the current one, then we are
locked in for that duration with little recourse.
Therefore Be It Resolved: That Local Union
488 negotiate our collective agreements to
not exceed two (2) years duration. That on
passage, this Notice of Motion is to become
part of the “By-Laws and Working Rules” of
Local Union 488.
Respectfully submitted,
Bro. Gerald Lyons ~ Card #1055780
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LANCE YEARLEY
QCC Prairie Region Representative
After an unexpected slow start in the New Year, work has once again
picked up and as we head into the shutdown season we have full
employment. I want to again remind members that the QCC does
have an unemployed board for both NDT and Heat Treatment
Technicians to help members find employment. Further, members
must register with the QCC when unemployed or working less than
120 hours a month in order to be able to use their banked Health and
Welfare coverage credits.
The NDT Training and Heat Treatment Trustees have made major
changes to improve access to courses for the membership. Please
visit our website www.qcccanada.com to see all the changes we have
made.
Additionally, the new Field Heat Treatment Training Trustees are
working with the Alberta government to develop an industry-wide
Field Heat Treatment training curriculum and course materials. Our
next step is to show workers support for the application. We are
conducting a survey poll to demonstrate that the Field Heat
Treatment membership support our application. The survey will
made available through your employer and/or will be on our website.
In continued effort to increase course accessibility, The Prairie Region
Trustees are planning to provide in-house courses for NDT and Field
Heat Treatment at our Local Union or contractor’s training facilities.
Please watch for courses advertised on our website. As a part of our
in-house training plans, we want to use our own experienced field
members as Instructors. We will provide Instructor’s training courses
for those members wanting to teach a course. If you are interested,
please forward your resume for consideration.
We are holding General Membership Meetings throughout the province. Our Pension and Health & Welfare Plan Administrators will
be in attendance. The meetings are scheduled as follows...
BROOKS
Tuesday, March 27th @ 7:00 PM
Royal Canadian Legion
235 - 3rd Street West
Phone: 403-362-3323
CALGARY
Wednesday, March 28th @ 7:00 PM
Thursday, March 29th @ 8:00 AM
UA Local Union 496
5649 Burbank Road SE
Phone: 403-252-1166
FORT MCMURRAY
Thursday, March 29th @ 7:00 PM
Friday, March 30th @ 8:00 AM
The Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre
530 MacKenzie Boulevard
Phone: 780-791-7900
EDMONTON
Monday, April 2nd @ 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 3rd @ 8:30 AM
UA Local Union 488 - Media Room (Upstairs)
16214 - 118th Avenue
Phone: 780-452-7080
BILL WILSON
ROD
MCKAY
Training Coordinator
EPT - Education
Department
The United Association Western Canadian Apprenticeship Contest planning is
well underway. The contest itself will
take place on May 4, 5, & 6, 2007 in Vancouver. If we have any
Western Region winners they will move on to the Canadian
finals in Ontario. We have had a number of responses from
apprentices and we will look interviewing those apprentices for
the open spots that are available. Our Apprentices will have to
be well versed in theory and have good practical skills. The
National Judging Committee has assured us that the participants will be judged on ability and not which Local Union
they belong to, something that has happened in the past.
Apprentices that are on the out of work board are in a very
good position to enhance their training and skills. Edmonton
Pipe Trades have scheduled courses just for apprentices that
include Practical Instrumentation and Rigging. It was very
disappointing to see only one registration for our most recent
Rigging course for apprentices. The Trustees have spoken
about making courses mandatory for apprentices in the past
and we think the time is right to make this a reality. At the
March meeting of the Trustees I will present a list of courses
for Trustee approval so that in order to receive a tuition
reimbursement you will have to take at least 50 hours of extra
course work in whatever year you are in. Also In March
Edmonton Pipe Trades will call a meeting for Apprentices to
discuss the above concerns.
The Canadian Government has announced a Grant incentive
program for employers to hire apprentices. The employer
could receive up to $2000 dollars per apprentice for each of the
first two years of their contract. I will be sending a letter to the
contractors in hopes of the contractors will utilize this program
to hire more apprentices.
The Welding Shop renovation is now officially underway. The
plans will be out for tender the week of February 20.
Unfortunately, we will have to move out of the Shop
completely and set up temporarily in the building to the west.
There will be 16 temporary booths set up in one bay and the
other bay will have all the cutting equipment. The time line for
construction suggests that if we are out of the building by April
1, the new shop will be ready by mid-September/early October.
Assistant Training
Coordinator
EPT - Education
Department
Hello fellow members!
The Education department has been busy with
the course calendar and discussing new courses. I
am a little disappointed with the enrollment in
the ISO & Industrial Drawing course. This 12hour course would be so beneficial to our
apprentices. The Rigging For Apprentices Theory
Course was another course that has poor
numbers, so we have added another week and a
practical component. Rigging is a big part of our
trade so the sooner you learn it, the better for
your trade.
I will take this time to CHALLENGE all apprentices
to take at least one course from April 2007 - April
2008. The course can be anything from Standard
1st Aid to the one day Polyfusion Course. The
Polyfusion course is a UA Certified course.
For all the apprentices ~ how is your TIG welding
going? The Welding Shop is more than adequate
for any training you require. The hours of opeation are Monday - Friday ~ 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Registration for 2007-2008 trade school is
suppose to start May 14 & 15. Apprentices can go
to www.tradesecrets.org for confirmation of these
dates so you get the dates you want. Let’s fill these
chairs with union members.
Our Education hoodies & t-shirts have been
selling well. It’s nice to see the members wearing
them with pride when they’re walking the
hallways of NAIT & on the job.
A UNION IS ONLY AS STRONG
AS IT MEMBERS!
EPT has looked at computer courses again. We will look at
running courses in the near future when we decide who is
going to teach what courses. We have had three people express
interest in teaching and we look at spreading those teaching
duties around.
Remember our skills are our value, so please sign up and take a
course.
ASHWELL, Douglas ~ March 1, 2007 ~ 32 Years
BARBOUR, Ian ~ April 1, 2007 ~ 30 Years
BENNETT, Collin ~ April 1, 2007 ~ 35 Years
DAVIS, Arthur ~ April 1, 2007 ~ 16 Years
DUCHESNE, Camile ~ January 1, 2007 ~ 32 Years
FERSTER, Donald ~ February 1, 2007 ~ 32 Years
HAN, Yun ~ ~ March 1, 2007 ~ 29 Years
HANSEN, Allan ~ January 1, 2007 ~ 32 Years
HARTMAN, Lyonel ~ April 1, 2007 ~ 9 Years
On behalf of the Officers and members of UA Local
Union #488, we wish good health and success for the
future to those members who have recently retired.
HERBERT, Merle ~ March 1, 2007 ~ 40 Years
HERZOG, Kurt ~ February 1, 2007 ~ 21 Years
JOLY, Denis ~ January 1, 2007 ~ 7 Years
MADDIGAN, Paul ~ January 1, 2007 ~ 9 Years
MARPLE, Hubert ~ January 1, 2007 ~ 6 Years
McKINNEY, Brian ~ January 1, 2007 ~ 5 Years
NUNES, Sylvio ~ February 1, 2007 ~ 27 Years
ROGALSKI, Ronald ~ April 1, 2007 ~ 35 Years
SMALE, John ~ January 1, 2007 ~ 33 Years
SMYTH, Darrell ~ March 1, 2007 ~ 36 Years
STECYK, Dennis ~ January 1, 2007 ~ 37 Years
STEPHENSON, Jeffrey ~ March 1, 2007 ~ 39 Years
SUMANAC, Doug ~ March 1, 2007 ~ 15 Years
TAILLEUR, Luke ~ February 1, 2007 ~ 6 Years
THIEM, Richard ~ April 1, 2007 ~ 6 Years
YARKIE, Gregory ~ February 1, 2007 ~ 34 Years
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SERVICE AWARDS
55 YEARS OF SERVICE
Barclay, Albert
Cairney, John
Carter, Michael
Clarke, Herbert
Dorey, Gilbert
Hansen, Hjalmar
Hill, Roy
Hughes, Ivor
Hughes, Robert
Kay, David
Austin, Eugene
Burger, Willard
Cassells, James
Colbert, James
Cusiac, Nicholas
Drake, Horst
Adamson, Stanley
Couillard, Maurice
Czymoch, Walter
Danyluk, Victor
Demchuk, Harold
Dzendzel, Nick
Gartner, Jacob
Hansen, Verner
Hauke, Siegfried
Holmes, Donald
Adamson, Raymond
Anderson, Jerry
Andruchow, Richard
Antos, Edward
Arnold, Ronald
Babcook, Donald
Barbeau, Roger
Belyea, Stephen
Bennett, Robert
Bergsma, Albert
Berry, Arnold
Berti, Sergio
Berube, Roger
Boenig, Fred
Bohoslawec, William
Booher, Ronald
Booth, Robert
Calder, Noel
Carse, Fred
Carson, Robert
Carter, Andre
Chamaschuk, Metro
Charleson, Dave
Cleroux, Jean
Coltman, Kenneth
Coughlin, Robert
Cronin, William
Cupic, Ljubisa
Daraiche, Bernard
Deep, William
Deets, Roger
Delorme, Lawrence
Deslauriers, Jean
Desrosiers, Paul
Dube, Michel
Dumont, Joseph
Eccleston, Wayne
Ferguson, Morley
Field, Spencer
Foss, Arthur
Fox, Richard
Froese, Melvin
Gamborski, Donald
Groombridge, James
Groome, Glen
Guindon, Gilbert
Halldorson, Kristjon
Hamm, Marvin
Hantelman, Terry
Harding, Stephen
Hartwell, George
Hassen, Richard
Henke, Eric
Henry, Victor
Hewko, Lawrence
Hewko, Lyle
Banas, Edward
Bennett, Collin
Bergstreiser, Gordon
Bijou, Robert
Blake, Donald
Bonik, Herbert
Boode, Thomas
Brown, John
Brown, Ralph
Burns, Garry
Canoa, Rafael
Castonguay, Regent
Christie, George
Collier, Theodore
Condon, Peter
Cutting, Bruce
Davids, Leo
Davidson, Linton
Dempsey, Lawrence
Dolsky, Kenneth
Drysdale, Gary
Dubord, Roland
Englund, Norman
Esteves, Domingos
Fenney, Daniel
Ferguson, David
Franchuk, Richard
Gieck, Randall
Gilbert, Norman
Harvey, Dan
Hennig, Achim
Hiller, Bryan
Hockley, Gary
Horsfield, Raymond
Kinsella, Wray
Kushneryk, Harry
L’Heureux, Dan
McGillivray, Don
Milford, Donald
Plunkett, Terence
Sameshima, Hiroshi
Scott, John
Seguin, Joseph
Sheldan, Rae
Tigert, Jack
Wurtz, Clarence
Zielinski, Ben
50 YEARS OF SERVICE
Fassbender, Konrad
Midbo, James
Nowoselski, William
Oliver, Duncan
Perdichuk, William
Sopka, Steve
Sorensen, Peter
Syrenne, Gabriel
Zapisocki, Steve
45 YEARS OF SERVICE
Kane, Charlie
Krukowski, Leo
Kryzanowski, Albert
Morrison, William
Munch, Arthur
Neufeld, Herbert
Peters, Gary
Rice, Clyde
Sansom, Jack
Staples, John
Strangway, Dean
Trimble, Ronald
Vuohtoniemi, Martti
Wayne, Kenneth
Wouterse, Martinus
40 YEARS OF SERVICE
Hladik, Gary
Hoff, Herman
Homeniuk, James
Huska, Thomas
Hvamb, Emil
Ives, Harold
Jack, Glenn
Jorge, Ramiro
Kiesewetter, Bernd
Kinley, Vernon
Kirsch, Robert
Kish, Wayne
Koban, Ronnie
Kowalchuk, Marvin
Kraychy, Douglas
Kruger, Michael
Krul, David
Laframboise, Roland
Lalancette, Roger
Langdown, Brian
Limon, Keith
Lother, Wilfred
MacDonald, Robert
Maisonneuve, Marcel
Malaison, Gilles
Malaniuk, Gerald
McCagherty, John
Megley, Adam
Middlemiss, James
Mill, Alan
Mohr, Douglas
Morin, Bernard
Mras, Peter
O’Brien, Roy
Odenbach, Ron
Oliver, Ian
Osada, Lawrence
Pacholek, Adam
Pailer, Stanley
Panaro, Oronzo
Parrot, Gilles
Perreault, Robert
Perrin, Robert
Pesklewis, John
Picciano, Pasquale
Piorkowski, Frank
Plesuk, Alex
Powell, Desmond
Proulx, Raymond
Remin, Milbert
Rickard, Frank
Rioux. Normand
Robertson, Keith
Rothe, Werner
Roy, Robert
Ruben, Guenter
Sagan, Kenneth
Schwanak, Milton
Sephton, John
Shanks, Raymond
Sigurdur, Gil
Stacheruk, Walter
Sylvester, Hilton
Tagtmeyer, James
Taylor, Robert
Theroux, Roland
Tieulie, Gerard
Tkachyk, John
Torgerson, E. Beverly
Toupin, Gilles
Tye, Harvey
Valade, Marcel
Villeneuve, Georges
Vincent, Claude
Votis, Thomas
Wachowicz, Tom
Waunch, Patrick
Wilson, Chester
Wilson, Donald
Wolter, Glen
Yakemchuk, Larry
35 YEARS OF SERVICE
12
Hunter, Donald
Johnson, David
Kahyalioglu,
Ibraham
Kannler, Reinhard
Kasha, Glen
Kinsey, Thomas
Kistenkas, Albert
Knoll, Paul
Knutt, Stephen
Kreminsky, John
Kwasnycia, William
Labelle, Wayne,
Landry, Paul
Langlois, Roger
LeBlanc, Alonzo
Lorenson, Dennis
Lucas, Robert
Madson, Norman
Malicky, Ronald
Martinkovic, Vladimir
May, Paul
McEachern, Donald
Morgan, Gerard
Neves, Franc
O’Gorman, Kevin
Page, Rejean
Perozok, Joseph
Radford, Howard
Rodrigues, Jose
Rogalski, Ronald
Ryken, A. Ed
Salling, Edward
Sequeira, Aldo
Shank, Melvin
Sotiris, Richard
Stefaniuk, Eugene
Stewart, Douglas
Stilwell Campbell
Sumner, Melvin
Szoke, Erno
Topham, Clifford
Tremblay, Paul
Turkun, Nejat
Turner, Cyril
Vibert, Dennis
Wall, Jay
Wischlinski, Wolfgang
Wynnyk, Robert
Zapesocki, Metro
SERVICE AWARDS
30 YEARS OF SERVICE
Aucoin, James
Babcook, Gary
Babich, Thomas
Bagley, John
Barbour, Ian
Beaver, Terry
Belo, Jacinto
Bosse, Raymond
Brinkman, Gerrit
Brown, Garry
Buck, David
Bullock, Robert
Campeau, Claude
Chadwick, Robert
Chan, John
Collison, James
Connelly, Gary
Crolly, Kenneth
Delorey, James
Dionne, Gaston
Elias, Joaquim
Evans, Trevor
Fisher, George
Fournel, Michael
Fraser, Robert
Gautreau, Edward
Gordon, Perry
Guthrie, Laurie
Hadrian, Joseph
Harris, Douglas
Harron, Perry
Hernon, Patrick
Jackson, Wilson
Jelich, John
Jones, B. William
Jurak, George
Abbott, Gerald
Adkins, Rad
Adkins, Ronald
Allan, Gary
Amour, Patrick
Andrew, Tim
Baird, Kenneth
Baker, Edmund
Bardestani, Ali
Barton, Ian
Belley, George
Berger, Fred
Blakely, Patrick
Bley, Kelly
Bohn, Andre
Bourbeau, Guy
Brake, Gordon
Brito, Antonio
Burrington, Harley
Campbell, Richard
Caskey, Ernest
Chee, David
Ciciarelli, Fred
Coltman, Kyle
Corriveau, Daniel
Cottee, Roger
Coyle, Thomas
Crane, Sam
Creamer, Doug
Cresine, Barry
Cruz, Jose
Daw, Suhail
Deagle, Dennis
Demoissac, Paul
Denesiuk, Daniel
Dewald, Ronald
Dickie, Daryl
Doerr, Heinz
Donovan, David
Doyle, Peter
Draper, Patrick
Dunning, Robert
Dzierzecki, Andy
Edington, Simon
Elsner, John
Entner, George
Evans, Evan
Eversley, Leon
Fairbrother, Brent
Ferguson, Neil
Fernandez, Mario
Ferreira, Fernando
Fiala, Danny
Fleetham, Jeffrey
Fraser, Carl
Fraser, Richard
Friske, Doug
Frunchak, Terrance
Gamble, Robert
Gi, Jin
Gillespie, Daniel
Gislason, Neil
Golda, Tedd
Gomez, Brian
Gordey, Larry
Goulet, Gerald
Greene, Terrance
Grose, Perry
Halldorson, Mark
Harpell, Bradley
Harter, Rudy
Haykowski, Ron
Hendricks, Richard
Hennawi, Miziad
Henry, Errol
Herbert, Bernie
Hewitt, Bryan
Heykin, William
Hinchey, James
Hochreiter, Gary
Hodinsky, Benny
Holyoke, John
Kidd, Percy
Kinasewich, Harold
Klemp, Klaus
Korycki, Ronnie
Kuzik, Barry
Lam, Peter
Lee, Siew
Lemke, Notger
Lidkea, Ross
Liedtke, John
Little, Adam
Lowe, Bernard
MacAulay, Kenneth
MacLachlan, Dale
MacLeod, Harold
Magnan, Philip
Mendes, Celestino
Mercier, David
Moreno, Jose
Nadon, Yves
Neilson, Arthur
Netter, Norman
Neumier, Mark
Norman, Gary
Nyholt, Jack
Onuski, Richard
Parenteau, Russell
Petras,Jiri
Politopoulos, Filippos
Popowich, William
Pranu, Secondo
Purcell, Hollis
Quinlan, George
Runge, Peter
Sabzevari, Thomas
Salem, Louis
Smeader, Wayne
Smith, John
Snajberk, John
Taylor, Robert
Thomas, Lyle
Turberfield, Robert
Tyrlik, Robert
Wandler, Robert
Watson, Peter
Wells, Allen
Willoughby, Brian
Wilson, Carl
Wood, Elmer
Wooldridge, Dennis
25 YEARS OF SERVICE
Horbach, David
Hoy, Douglas
Hradoway, Fred
Hubler, Charles
Hubler, John
James, Randy
Janiec, Richard
Janow, Robert
Jesson, Darrell
Jones, Glen
Jordan, Trevor
Juchli, Lorne
Karbonik, Darrell
Kimak, John
Kirkhammer, Russ
Knapp, Lloyd
Knezic, Nedeljko
Kocoy, Bertram
Kucher, Brian
Labrecque, George
Lafreniere, Marc
Lamb, Wade
Lavallie, Ricky
Lechuk, William
Leclercq, Eugene
Lee, Peter
Leong, Ahnga
Limon, Henry
Limonov, Vernon
Lourenco, Jose
Lovell, Larry
Lowe, Evan
Lubberts, Paul
Lupaschuk, Dale
Luzio, Luis
MacKinnon, George
Madu, Wilfred
Marlowe, Patrick
Martel, Noel
McCue, Stephen
McDonald, Blaine
McDonald, Douglas
McDonald, Elwood
McGoey, Joseph
Mclntosh, Ronald
McQuarrie, Jim
Meier, Darcy
Melnyk, Dwayne
Mitchelmore, Jasper
Morrison, William
Mullen, Kenneth
Naboulsi, Hamdi
Naboulsi, Hazem
Nahkuri, Peter
Newton, James
Nistor, Edward
Nolan, Keith
Norman, Errol
Nouch, Joseph
O’Brien, Michael
O’Quinn, Daniel
Olinek, Terry
Oliveira, Henrique
Papke, Guy
Park, Geoffrey
Pelz, Cary
Penney, Herbert
Petralia, Antonio
Petrushak, Mervin
Pincheira, Carlos
Plourde, Lucien
Pollydore, Winston
Prosofsky, David
Purves, Patrick
Redinger, Fred
Richardson, James
Roda, Joao
Rogers, J. James
Romaniuk, Keith
Ronaldson, Richard
Rowswell, Donald
Samuels, Mark
Saunders, Peter
Scharf, Ricky
Schultz, Derrick
Scott, Wendell
Seymour, James
Shakes, Dennis
Shaw, John
Simms, Kenneth
Simoes, Domingos
Simpson, Murray
Skinner, John
Smith, Everett
Smith, Richard
Snopek, Ernie
Stallknecht, David
Storek, Ivan
Swan, Doug
Talviste, Vello
Then, Pow
Turcotte, Richard
Untinen, Kerry
Vallee, Joseph
Van Trigt, Eugene
Vander Laan, Robert
Vanderben, Meindert
Veit, Mario
Von Rieben, Peter
Walker, John
Wells, George
Williams, Kenneth
Williams, Stephen
Willson, Ronald
Wilson, John
Wilson, Martin
Wolen, Stanley
Wong, Micheal
Wright, Douglas
Wurtz, Dale
York, Blair
York, Dwight
Zander, Ernie
From all of the Officers and members of UA Local Union #488, we would like to extend our
heartfelt congratulations and express our sincere gratitude to all the recipients who will
receive their Long Service Awards for their years of service and dedication to our Union
on March 31, 2007.
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RMA
CALENDAR and UPCOMING EVENTS
APRIL 2007
4th
RMA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING/
LUNCH
5th
CRIB
TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE (111 Avenue & 142 Street)
April 10th, 2007 - Two Shows - 3:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Lunch at 12:00 PM @ Mayfield Inn Restaurant (16615 109 Avenue)
Name(s):
10th TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE
Two shows: “Whales” and
“Hurricane on the Bayou”
Show Times: 3:00 PM & 4:00 PM
We will begin with lunch at the
Mayfield Inn Restaurant at 12:00 PM
Address:
Postal Code:
Number of People:
Fees enclosed @ $15.00 per person:
COST: $15.00 PER PERSON
CUT-OFF: MARCH 28, 2007
19th CRIB
MAY 2007
Phone #:
CUT-OFF DATE: MARCH 28, 2007
TRIP TO SKAGIT VALLEY CASINO (Bow, Washington)
May 5 - 10, 2007 (Edmonton/Calgary/Kamloops/Skagit Valley)
Trip Includes: 2 nights in Kamloops, 3 nights in Skagit Valley; vouchers for
gambling; meal coupons; possible side tour on free day
2nd RMA GENERAL MEETING/LUNCH
Name(s):
3rd
CRIB
5th
SKAGIT VALLEY CASINO
Bow, Washington
ROUTE: Edmonton, Calgary,
Kamloops, Skagit Valley
INCLUDES: 2 nights in Kamloops, 3
nights in Skagit Valley; vouchers for
gambling; meal coupons; and a
possible side tour on free day. Pickup points will be decided at a later
date.
COST: $345.00 PER PERSON
BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
1st Person Birth Name (if applicable):
1st Person Citizenship:
2nd Person Birth Name (if applicable):
2nd Person Citizenship:
Number of Beds Preferred:
Smoking
Non-Smoking
Address:
Postal Code:
Phone #:
Fees enclosed @ $345.00 per person based on double occupancy:
CUT-OFF: APRIL 5, 2007
CUT-OFF DATE: APRIL 5, 2007
17th CRIB
“GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES”, MAYFIELD DINNER THEATRE (16615 109 Ave)
June 13th, 2007 ~ Brunch at 10:00 AM & Show at 12:00 PM
31st CRIB
JUNE 2007
Name(s):
6th
RMA GENERAL MEETING/LUNCH
Address:
7th
CRIB
Postal Code:
13th MAYFIELD DINNER THEATRE
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
Brunch: 10:00 AM / Show: 12:00 PM
Number of People:
Fees enclosed @ $25.00 per person:
COST: $25.00 PER PERSON
CUT-OFF: MAY 30, 2007
CUT-OFF DATE: MARCH 28, 2007
DAY AT FORT EDMONTON PARK, EDMONTON
July 17th, 2007~ Lunch at Hotel Selkirk
Enjoy the History & Park Attractions
JULY 2007
17th DAY AT FORT EDMONTON PARK
Lunch at Hotel Selkirk
Enjoy the rest of the day taking in
the park’s attractions.
COST: $25.00 PER PERSON
CUT-OFF: MAY 30, 2007
20th CAPITAL EX BREAKFAST
27th CAPITAL EX BREAKFAST
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Phone #:
Name(s):
Address:
Postal Code:
Phone #:
Number of People:
Fees enclosed @ $25.00 per person:
CUT-OFF DATE: MARCH 28, 2007
RMA REPORT
Retired Members
Association
PLEASE NOTE:
As many of our trips and events have a maximum number of participants, we
will require that you register early with fees payable at time of registration.
Please make cheques payable to: LU 488 Retired Members Association
Forward Form and Fees to:
Ron Payne, Service Officer
UA Local Union #488
16214 - 118 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5V 1M6
RMA SOCIAL COMMITTEE
SPECIAL NOTICE
As was outlined in the previous report, the Social Committee
proposed that a more extensive trip be set up and those interested
would indicate by leaving their name with the Committee. Those
who are considering taking a trip would make the necessary
arrangements directly with the respective tour company. The
Social Committee would provide the information required in
order to contact the tour company. Information such as costs,
purchasing proper insurance, travel and hotel arrangements would
be provided by the tour company. There was a good response and
we’ve outlined below some of the suggestions the Committee and
of those who responded:
1. Trip to Central Canada and the Maritimes which includes;
certain centers in Ontario and Quebec as well as the Maritime
Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward
Island. The trip cost is approximately $4000.00 per person
including air fare, based on double occupancy.
2. Trip to Central Canada with fewer destinations and to the three
Maritime Provinces. This trip would be approximately $3400.00
including air fare, based on double occupancy.
3. Trip to Branson, Missouri; Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee.
Cost is approximately $2300.00 based on double occupancy.
The UA Local Union #488 (RMA)
Retired Members Association has an
interesting number of events lined up
for this spring, summer, & fall which
everyone will find very enjoyable.
The RMA continues with the Social
Committee events and trips, the Coffee
Counter, the Visiting Committee, the
Garden Committee and looking after
the dispensing machines. All retired
members and their spouses are invited
to attend the RMA events including the
General Meetings.
All widows of deceased retired members; all widowers, if they are retired
members; and single retired members
are invited to bring ONE guest to the
RMA events. All events, which include
dates, prices and locations, are advertised in the Pipeline Newsletter.
The RMA lunches and meetings are
held the first Wednesday of each
month, except for July and August, in
the Norman Darbyshire Dispatch Hall.
Lunches commence at 12:00 PM with
the meeting following at 1:00 PM.
All retired members and their spouses
and those others outlined in this
report, are invited to participate in the
RMA activities, perhaps meet old
friends and possibly make new ones.
Respectfully submitted,
Brother Jack Hubler
RMA Vice President
4. Trip to Queen Charlotte Islands through Jasper AB; Prince
George and Prince Rupert BC. This trip is approximately
$1700.00 based on double occupancy.
These are some of the trips being considered and the Social
Committee will be asking those interested for their particular
choice. A representative from one of the Tour Companies will
attend the RMA meeting on April 4, 2007 to do a presentation and
answer any questions.
TOUR AGENCIES
If you would like information regarding trips to other
provinces or countries, we suggest contacting one of
the following tour agencies:
A-Star Tours:
780-465-9114
Anderson Tours:
780-464-0815
Carson Tours:
780-986-7766
RMA
SOCIAL COMMITTEE
CONTACTS
Brother Jack Hubler
780-466-6310
Brother Cliff Lukowitch
780-466-4201
Brother Ed Synuiga
780-479-0240
Brother Eric Adams
780-469-8274
Brother Glen Fargey
780-465-2717
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POLITICAL ACTION
Committee
The political world which most affects us has been quite active in the last few months with leadership campaigns, byelections and the usual political maneuvering.
The present federal government, which is a Conservative Minority Government, is slowly implementing its ‘Right Wing
Agenda’. This government has done nothing to shorten the waiting list in Canada for those waiting for surgery or a
hospital bed. The shortening of wait lists was a campaign promise by Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, of the present
Right Wing Conservative Federal Government. Some social programs that were put in place to help Canadians were
cut or eliminated by Stephen Harper and his government. One topic that is before Parliament waiting to be voted on is
the ‘Anti Scab Bill’ that should pass with a majority but the Conservative Government has already indicated that they
intend to vote against the proposed legislation. The Political Action Committee is working with other groups and
unions in order to help get the ‘Anti Scab Bill’ passed and to make as many as possible aware of the Harper
Government’s Right Wing Agenda. There is the possibility of a federal election that could be called within a few weeks
or anytime after that.
In the Province of Alberta, Ed Stelmach has been the Premier for a few months. So far we have not seen any sign or any
movement regarding change to the Division 8 Collective Agreement situation adopted by the Klein Government or the
“Temporary Foreign Workers” Agreement that is so harmful to those who work union. The Stelmach Conservative
Government has done nothing to improve health care in the province, has set up a partisan committee to deal with his
campaign promise to deal with the Royalty Structure in the province. Under Premier Stelmach’s watch the government
continues to let certain groups continue to destroy the Alberta Apprenticeship Program. Members of the Political
Action Committee have met with representatives from the apprenticeship department and have given a clear indication
of our concerns. The legislature will begin sitting on March 7, 2007 which will help us determine much about Premier
Stelmach and his conservative government. An election is not anticipated, but anything is possible.
All municipal governments find themselves in an economic struggle. The City of Edmonton is no different as is the
surrounding municipalities as well as the city of Fort McMurray. These municipalities are finding it very hard to meet
their financial obligation for the citizens they represent. The former premier of Alberta has admitted that his
government had no plan of any kind to deal with the economic problems facing Albertans due to the booming times.
We will have to see if Premier Stelmach will live up to his campaign promises to help the municipalities in their
economic dilemma. There will be elections in all cities, municipalities, and school boards in October of 2007.
There are three strikes on at this time in the Edmonton area. They are the Palace Casino in West Edmonton Mall, the
CN Railway employees and the other is with the teachers in Parkland School Division. The Political Action Committee
will continue helping these strikers both morally and financially.
The Political Action Committee would like to thank the members for their interest and support.
Respectfully submitted,
Brother Jack Hubler ~ Brother Carl Wilson ~ Brother Brian Filax
Brother Gary Peters ~ Brother Lee Adkins ~ Brother Bob MacDonald
LOCAL 488’S ANNUAL
FAMILY
Unfortunately, due to the continuing renovations and
expansion of our Local Union and Education Department,
this year’s Annual Family Picnic will not take place.
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UA LOCAL UNION #488
GOLF TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION FORM
FEES MUST BE PAID IN FULL BY EITHER CASH OR CHEQUE BY MAY 4, 2007
PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO… UA LOCAL UNION #488
PLACE:
GOOSE HUMMOCK GOLF RESORT
DATE:
FRIDAY, MAY 25 TH, 2007
REGISTRATION:
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
TEE OFF:
8:30 AM
REGISTRATION FEE: $125.00
INCLUDES: GREEN FEES, DINNER, PRIZES, CART,
AND BUFFET BREAKFAST
SCRAMBLE (4 PLAYERS/TEAM); SHOT GUN START
FORMAT:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE # :
FAX # :
CELL # :
HANDICAP:
CARTS:
INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE
A “CLOSEST TO THE PIN” WILL BE HELD DURING THE TOURNAMENT
WITH PRIZES BEING AWARDED AND WITH PROCEEDS GOING TO…
THE ALBERTA BUILDING TRADES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
OFFICE USE ONLY
PAID BY:
CASH
DATE RECEIVED:
OR
CHEQUE #
RECEIPT #:
(STAMP)
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488 MAIL BOX
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8
8
488 MAIL BOX
4
8
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LOCAL 488 OFFICERS
President
Kenneth Nolan
Vice President
Ivan Penny
Business Manager/Financial Secretary
Larry Matychuk
Treasurer
Nels Rissling
Recording Secretary
Brian Filax
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Friday, May 25 , 2007
Inside Guard
Ron McCarthy
Business Agents
PLACE
Goose Hummock Golf Resort
Barry Pruden, Bill Johnston, Carl O. Wilson, Dan Herbers, Lee Adkins
LOCAL 488 COMMITTEES
Alberta & NWT Building Construction Trades Council
Barry Pruden, Bill Johnston, Bob Thompson, Gary Peters,
Jack Hubler, Jerry Unger, Larry Matychuk, Lee Adkins,
Merle Herbert, Tom Smyth
TEE-OFF
8:30 AM Shotgun Start
Benevolent Fund Committee
Andy Heron, Barry Pruden, Deb Hooper, Doug Stevenson,
Egon Vervoorst, John Jethon
FORMAT
Scramble (4 Players/Team)
Edmonton Pipe Trades
Fraternal and Building Society
Arnie Wenger, Barry Pruden, Carl J. Wilson, Ivan Penny,
Jack Hubler, Lee Adkins, Merle Herbert, Peter Balanchuk
ENTRY FEE
$125.00
Education Trust Fund Trustees
Bill Johnston, Dan Herbers, Larry Matychuk
Registration Form is on Page 17 and will be available at the
Edmonton Local Union Office
Election Committee (UA Local 488)
Bob Ouellet, Gerry Moroz, Peter Balanchuk, Sharon Lambe, Terry Day
Entertainment Committee
REGISTRATION WILL COMMENCE ~ APRIL 4 , 2007
Barry Pruden, Bill Johnston, Irene Herbert, Jim Brown,
Martina Rudnicki, Sharon Lambe, Wanda Gibson
For more information, please leave a message for either
Brother Jack Hubler or Brother Jimbo Brown @ 780-452-7080
Examining Board
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SUBMISSIONS:
Please submit contributions on a CD accompanied with a hard-copy, Attention:
Pipeline Newsletter Editor or e-mail requests to lorie@local488.ca. Contributions are
invited from officers and members of UA Local Union 488.
PLEASE NOTE: Articles, statements or other materials published are not to be
Bob Thompson, Dave Johnston, Gordon Bates,
Jerry Unger, Merle Herbert
Executive Board
Carl J. Wilson, Clark Cruickshank, Gary Peters,
Ivan Penny, Rob Rankin
Finance Committee
Bill Wilson, Hank Blakely, Jack Hubler
Health & Safety Committee
construed as the opinion or policy of the Union or this paper.
Al Mathison, Carl O. Wilson, Jim Brown, John Thalen,
Lee Adkins, Shaun Adkins
*printed by ABC Press
Health & Welfare & Pension Trustees
Brian Smith, Hank Blakely, Larry Matychuk, Lee Adkins
FOR EASIER CONNECTION, CALL EACH DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY!
Edmonton Office ~ Phone: (780) 452-7080 // Fax: (780) 452-1291
Fort McMurray Office ~ Phone: (780) 791-6488 // Fax: (780) 790-9393
Health & Welfare Office ~ Phone: (780) 452-1331 // Fax: (780) 487-4063
EPT - Education Office ~ Phone: (780) 488-1266 // Fax: (780) 482-9520
Welding Shop ~ Phone: (780) 451-6880
Edmonton Dispatch Tape ~ Phone: (780) 451-3620 • call tape after 4:30 PM
Fort McMurray Dispatch Tape ~ Phone: (780) 743-0327 • call tape after 4:30 PM
Red Deer Dispatch Tape ~ Phone: (403) 343-8199 • call tape after 4:30 PM
www.local488.ca ( View available Job Calls on-line! )
Edmonton Office ~ 16214 - 118 Avenue • Edmonton, AB • T5V 1M6
Fort McMurray Office ~ Unit 9 - 266 MacKay Crescent • Fort McMurray, AB • T9H 5C6
Edmonton Welding Shop ~ 16107 - 121A Avenue • Edmonton, AB • T5V 1H1
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Joint Conference Board
Barry Pruden, Bill Johnston, Carl O. Wilson, Ken Nolan,
Larry Matychuk, Lee Adkins
Political Action Committee
Brian Filax, Bob MacDonald, Carl O. Wilson, Gary Peters,
Jack Hubler, Lee Adkins
Retired Members Association
Cliff Lukowitch, Edward Synuiga, Eric Adams, Herb Wood, Gerard
Tieulie, Glen Fargey, Jack Hubler, Marjorie Barnes, Roland Dubord
Supplementary Benefit Trust Fund
Arnie Wenger, Bill Johnston, Eric Adams, Hank Blakely,
Ivan Penny, Peter Balanchuk
Welders Advisory Committee
Carl (Flip) Wilson, Jimbo Brown, John Thalen, Bob Johnston
Miles Paquette, Mike Wipf, Ken Ross, Hamed Ibrahim