Issue 05 October 2014 “We Make New York Breathe!”

“We Make New York Breathe!”
Issue 05
October 2014
On Saturday, September 6th Local 28 proudly marched in the 2014 NYC Labor Day Parade. Once again, our
efforts and involvement were a highlight of the event. Over 500 Local 28 brothers, sisters, family and friends
stood tall and represented our Local with dignity and respect. The float, a scale model of our NYC Skyline
was hand fabricated in stainless, copper, brass and galvanized. It was the focal point and envy of all. This
masterpiece was fabricated at our Training Center under the direction of the late Nicholas Maldarelli. This
year’s parade was dedicated to the memory of Nick. He was a true gentleman and craftsman. His mentorship and dedication will be missed. Special thanks to everyone who attended and made this year’s celebration a success.
Parade Coordinator- Brian McBrearty
Assistant Coordinator-Butch Keane
Committee Members-Nathan Mays, Ray Minieri, Frank Nitto, Robert Soto
Volunteers Include-Cody Milne, Mario Pagano, Tom Regan, Leah Rivera, Steven Rosenberg, Artie Tyburski,
Raphael Vega
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ANNUITY FUND
Effective February 1, 2012, the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 28 I. A. Annuity Fund converted from a Money Purchase Plan to a Profit-Sharing Plan. This change allowed for the Annuity Fund to add Hardship Withdrawals to the benefits already in place. The Profit-Sharing account consist of the contributions made on your behalf as of February 1, 2012. Contributions prior to that date are not considered for this benefit.
You are allowed two (2) Hardship Withdrawals in a calendar year. The amount requested cannot
exceed 50% of the Profit-Sharing portion of your account.
The amount payable cannot exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the financial hardship as indicated on your supporting documents.
There are only six (6) reasons under which a Hardship Withdrawal can be taken:
1. To Purchase A New Home:
You must have a purchase or sales agreement listing the address of the property, the seller, the total amount and the amount needed for the down payment. Please note this is not to
rent a new house or apartment but to purchase your principal residence. Refinancing your
mortgage is not eligible.
2. Medical Bills:
You must submit copies of medical, hospital or dental bills for yourself or eligible dependent, with the date of service, patient’s name, place of service and the balance owed after the
insurance payment or denial of payment because of loss of coverage. Bills cannot be more than
six (6) months old.
3. College Tuition:
You must submit a bill for tuition from the financial office of the college, university or
trade school that you or your eligible dependent are or will be attending. This also covers all
educational expenses such as books, school fees and any other items that may be required. The
repaying of students Loans is not eligible for a distribution.
4. To Avoid Eviction or Foreclosure:
You must have an eviction or foreclosure notice that is signed and dated from the owner/
landlord or mortgage company that references your address, the amount owed and the date due
to avoid the eviction or foreclosure proceedings. Evictions or foreclosures that have already occurred are not eligible.
5. To Pay For Funeral Expenses:
You must submit a bill from the Funeral Home or Mortuary for your parent, spouse and
eligible dependents. Documents cannot be more than six (6) months old
6. To Pay For Repairs To Your Home:
You must supply a copy or copies of repair bills that indicate the work that is needed due
to a fire, storm or natural disaster. Bills must reference your name and address as the place the
work is being done.
To obtain a Hardship Withdrawal application, please contact New York Life at 1-800-294-3575 or
at www.mylife.newyorklife.com.
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Apprentice School
Congratulations to our
Graduated Apprentices
THE DISPATCH
Thank you to...
F2014C-2
F2014C-4
F2014B-8
Nicholas Bianco
Vincent Caggiano
Brian Bianco
William Branigan
Yoel DeLa Cruz
David Domena
Anthony Culminales
Rafael Csukardi
Camron Jackson
Fuat Duka
Daniel Delgado
Kevin Kramer
Christopher Jones
Eduardo Gomez
Catherine Edwards
Kevin McMasters
James Keelan
Derek Nadeau
Ismael Fernandez
Pablo Naupari
Eduard Krasilikov
Marco Perez
Brian O’Donoghue
Benji Leopold
Michael Pimentel
Peter Ornes
Anthony Martino
Ryan Reid
Jabari Sancho
Pedro Mendoza
Rafael Rivas
Michael Varela
Christopher Merced
Jose Zapata
Okacha Phillips
Benny Vasquez
John Murray
Kedwin Rivas
David Vivas
Daniel Pena
Alvaro Calvo
Christian Colon
Ryan Francis
Omar Gil de La Madrid
Blay Gomez
Malik Gumbs
Manuel E. Murray
Zachary Simon
Daniel Richiez
Andrew Tates
Clarence Sessoms III
Jerome Thomas
Angel Villalba
Listed above are the apprentices
from classes F2014C-2, F2014C-4,
and F2014B-8 who helped put our
float together this year. A special
thank you to two 5th term apprentices, Cody Milne, from Heritage
Mechanical Services and Steven
Rosenberg from Delta Sheet Metal.
These two members along with Arthur Tyburski, Leah Rivera and
full-time instructors Christopher
Nichols, John Jackson, Hension
Phillip and Eugene Wong all volunteered their time and efforts.
Leah Rambo
Local 28 Instructors and apprentices proudly pose in front of
this year’s Labor Day Parade Float.
JAC Administrator
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Local No. 28 Retirees Club
L to R: Frank McNellis and Mike Shamroy at the Labor
Day Parade 2014
Greetings to all. A new season is
upon us, with it comes a nip in the
air and hopefully a better future
for Local 28. Once again I am urging those retired members that
haven't done so, to join the Local
28 Retirees Club. Why not start
the Halloween season off with a
“Treat”? We invite you to come to
our next scheduled monthly
meeting, which will be held at
11:00 AM on October 22nd, 2014 at
VFW Post #5253, located at 155
Searingtown Road, Albertson, NY
11507. Come early for coffee, cake
and a chance to socialize with sister and brother members. Stay after the meeting and have a sandwich. Pop out a double sawbuck
(twenty dollars) for annual dues,
and you're good to go! We also
have some special events coming
up which you might like to participate in. Our Annual Holiday Party is fast approaching. Don't miss
out on a chance to dance with
your honey!! It is to be held on
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014. Also, our annual Super Bowl raffle
allows a $500.00 scholarship award
to a child or grandchild of a Retiree Club member. In closing, I
would remind all my sisters and
brothers to stay well, strong and
connected.
Fraternally,
Mike Shamroy
Gerry Maddock taken at our last picnic held in August 2014
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2014 Retirees
Farrell Flannery
5/1/2014
Robert Anderson (85)
6/15/2014
Lennox Joshua
1/1/2014
Roman Benke (80)
2/13/2014
Wai Lee
7/1/2014
Stanley Blair (88)
5/9/2014
Dennis Murphy
8/1/2014
Aldo Cinquini (94)
6/23/2014
Brett Pearsall
8/1/2014
Harold Clark (71)
5/6/2014
Derrick Wong
5/1/2014
George Enders (75)
5/15/2014
Zaharia Levy (90)
1/2/2014
Dennis Swenkowski (66)
1/16/2014
They Shall Be Missed...
Message from the Financial Secretary-Treasurer/Recording Secretary
For the past 6 years I have had the honor of serving Local 28 as your Organizer. On July 1, 2014 I was appointed
to the position of Financial Secretary-Treasurer/Recording Secretary pro tem. I understand the controversy
regarding such appointments and humbly accept the responsibility and critique. As your new Financial Secretary-Treasurer/Recording Secretary, I will strive to ensure that this office provides better communication and
service to you, the membership.
This local is larger than any one person or issue. Working together we will prevail and prosper.
Starting on October 1, 2014 Local 28 will be accepting credit cards for payment of dues and merchandise. This
simple convenience is long overdue. I look forward to hearing your thoughts, ideas and feedback.
Thank you.
Fraternally yours,
Robert Soto
[email protected]
JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT NEWS
You will now see on the website a link for JLM (Joint Labor Management) which will track information with
a list of TARGETED PROJECTS. Members will be able to see the number of projects required to be targeted
either through target money or a mixed use of Building Trades Journeypersons and Light Commercial workers. These projects would have gone non-union if we did not make concessions. We will give monthly updates on jobs that get approved and awarded through JLM so members will know if they are on a targeted
job.
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Labor Day Parade 2014
All pictures are courtesy of Local 28
member Tom Gallagher. This is only a
small sample of the many friendly faces
he was able to capture. We will try to
provide more pictures on the web version of The Dispatch.
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LOCAL 28’S COMMITMENT TO EQUAL WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Local 28 is committed to ensuring equal work opportunities for all its members. Toward that end, we write
to remind you of the nondiscrimination provision contained in Article XV, Section 8 of our collective bargaining agreement, which reads: “The Employer and the Union mutually agree there shall be no discrimination of any member of the Union in connection with union activities, race, nationality, religion, gender, age
or marital status by any person in the employ of the employer.”
Due to concerns about allegations of racial and national origin discrimination, Local 28 has instituted some
specific mechanisms for identifying and addressing allegations of such discrimination. Local 28 has established an Office of Court Compliance (“OCC”) to address these issues and appointed Anthony Guerrero to
lead that effort. Among other things, the OCC is evaluating work hours and hiring data in order to identify
and investigate contractors that appear to have significant work hours or work force disparities between
white and nonwhite journeypersons.
In addition, we want to know about any concerns of discrimination that you may have so that we can work to
remedy them. We have established a confidential Hotline (1-800-366-4814) and secure email address
[email protected] to handle complaints of discrimination or retaliation. If you believe that any contractor or member of Local 28 has engaged in discrimination on the basis of race or national origin, we urge
you to let us know. To report an incident of discrimination or discriminatory retaliation, please call the Hotline, use the secure email address, or contact the OCC, Local 28's Counsel Riccardo Iaccarino, or one of Local
28's Business Agents, by certified mail, fax, or electronic mail. In addition, you can make your concerns
known to the plaintiffs in the discrimination court case by leaving a message on a toll-free hotline maintained
by the plaintiffs (866-748-5968). For additional information, please review the Local 28 Guidelines for Ensuring
Equal Employment Opportunity in the Workplace, copies of which are available at Local 28's offices, the apprentice school, and through the Members’ Assistance program.
Fraternally yours,
Bob DiOrio
Bob DiOrio
International Trustee
jl
Local Union 28
500 Greenwich Street
Suite 502
New York, NY 10013-0521
Website: http://www.smwialu28.org
Union built is better built
All jobs at the start of new construction, alteration
and overtime permits must be reported to the
Greenwich Street office. When reporting jobs to the
office, please give the job location, cross streets,
floor, area and anticipated duration of the job.
In addition, if you would like to leave a message for
any Business Agent then please contact Anthony
Matthew at the Greenwich Street office.
New York City
Funds & Plans
Tel: 516‐742‐9478 • Fax: 516‐742‐6360
Production Fund
Tel: 516‐742‐1966 • Fax: 516‐742‐0151
General Fund ‐ Dues & Assessments
Tel: 212‐941‐7700 • Fax:212‐226‐0304
The Nicholas Maldarelli Apprentice Training Center
Tel: 718‐297‐5570 • Fax: 718‐658‐4227
Voluntary Referral Hall
Tel: 212‐732‐2490
212-941-7700
SAVE THE DATE
Upcoming Union Meetings
(Informational)
2014 Honor Roll Night
Friday, November 14, 2014
At 7:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M.
Leonard’s of Great Neck
555 Northern Boulevard
Great Neck NY 11021
October 21, 2014
November 18, 2014
At: 6:00 P.M.
At: 4:30 P.M.
American Legion Post 144
Sts. Cyril/Raphael Church
730 Willis Avenue
502 West 41st Street
Williston Park, NY 11596
New York, NY 10036
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