Newsletter 3 - UnionLaborWorks

­The quarterly newsletter of the Steamfittng Industry Promotion Fund
STEAMFITTER
Spring - 2009
Congratulations
2009 Apprenticeship Graduates!
The 46 th group of graduating apprentices was honored at a Commencement
Ceremony on June 11 th , 2009 at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadow Park,
New York. On hand to congratulate the new graduates were officials from
Enterprise Association Local 638 and the Mechanical Contractors Association,
as well as representatives from the UA and several other Trade Associations.
Emilio Almonte, Jr.
Donald Barron
Tim Beeker
Scott Bennett
Maktes Blanco
Christopher Byrne
Dwayne Cabello
Tze Yuen Chan
Michael Cuomo
Michael Duncan
Michael Goggin
Raymond Grant
Jason Grecco
The 46 th Group of Graduating Apprentices
Thomas Hackley
Dirk Harewood
Michael Hassler
Richard Horak
Kenneth Kallmann
Joseph Koebel
Jason Kriloff
Kijana LaBorde
Daniel Linfante
Brian Lombardi
Glen Moody II
William G. Norton
Christopher O’Keefe
Vincenzo Pascente
Shanel Patterson
Glenda Phillip
Stephen Powers
Braxton Reed IV
John V. Rokee
Mark Sammis
Daniel Sauerwein
Frank Scalera
Omar Smith
Wesley Sterling
Hasani Thompson
Desmond Timothy
Michael Zeltmann

BTEA Leadership Dinner
On May 15, 2009 the Building Trades
Employers’ Association (BTEA) held its
Annual Leadership dinner at Cipriani 42 nd
Street. The BTEA is the nation’s largest
construction trade organization representing
over 25 Associations and 1,200 union
contractors in New York City. Its continuing
mission is to be the public voice and advocate
for union contractors in New York City.
Michael Russo, Executive Vice President of
Fresh Meadow Mechanical, Inc., accepting the
John A. Cavanagh Outstanding Service Award.
MCA President Kenneth Durr,
acted as Master of Ceremonies at the
BTEA’s Annual Leadership Dinner.
The dinner, which recognized the
Economic Recovery Project Labor
Agreement (PLA), was chaired
by MCA of New York President,
Kenneth Durr of Durr Mechanical
Construction, Inc. Mr. Durr also
acted as Master of Ceremonies for
the event which featured an address
by the Speaker of the New York
City Council, Christine Quinn.
Semi-Annual
Blood Drive
Journeyman
Richard
Bruno of Nexus
Mechanical won a $500
gift card to Best Buy.
His name was entered
in a random drawing
along with others who
donated blood at the
Steamfitting
Industry
Training Center in Long
Island City for our Semi-
Annual Blood Drive.
At this year’s BTEA Leadership
Dinner, Michael Russo, Executive
Vice President of Fresh Meadow
Mechanical Corp., was honored for
his efforts in promoting the union
construction industry with the prestigious
John A. Cavanagh Outstanding Service Award.
Bill Shuzman of the Allied Building Metal
Industries, Ray Hopkins of the MCA, and Ray
McGuire of CAGNY receiving the BTEA’s
Association Executives “Special Recognition Award”.
Department of Buildings Commissioner
Robert LiMandri discusses the BTEA’s new
Project Labor Agreement with Tony Saporito
of the Mechanical Contractors Association.
The BTEA also presented
Special Recognition Awards to its
Association Executives, including
Ray Hopkins, Executive Vice
President of the Mechanical
Contractors Association of New
York, Inc. The executives were
honored for their efforts in
the development of the PLA.
Our next blood drive
will take place on:
Monday
September 28 th
2009
Donate for your
chance to win!
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42 nd Annual Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to our 2009 Scholarship Recipients!!
This year’s six outstanding scholarship recipients
were honored at a reception on May 21 st at Moran’s
Restaurant. The winners were commended for their
academic excellence and presented with engraved silver
bowls along with sweatshirts from the colleges they plan
to attend in the Fall. They also received 15-inch flat
screen LCD-TV’s to furnish their dorm rooms!
Each year the Steamfitting Industry Scholarship
Program, in accordance with the rules of the program,
awards six merit-based scholarships in the amount of
$6,000 each to High School Seniors in order to assist
them in furthering their education at a college of their
choice. To date, the Promotion Fund has awarded 243
scholarships, at a total cost of OVER ONE MILLION
DOLLARS! This is an outstanding achievement for our
industry.
The Winners of the 2009
Steamfitting Industry Scholarship Program
Brendan O’Donovan, pictured here
with Local 638 President John J.
Torpey, will attend SUNY Buffalo
this Fall, where he plans to pursue a
career in Dentistry.
Conor Greene, seen here accepting his
award from SIPF Trustee Richard
Thompson, will attend The College
of New Jersey where he plans to study
Medicine.
Erin Walsh, pictured here with 638
Business Agent Kevin Connolly,
plans to attend Towson University to
pursue a degree in Deaf Studies, and
become a Sign Language Interpreter.
Vincent Early, who plans to study
Business and Sports Management
this Fall at Penn State, is pictured
here with MCA Board Member
Timothy Bowe.
Spring - 2009
Julianne Wilson, seen here with 638
Secretary Treasurer James Elder,
plans to study Journalism at the
University of Florida this Fall.
Danielle Citro, who plans to study
Physics at SUNY Oswego, is shown
here accepting her award from
638 Director of Education Tom
Goodwin.
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Steamfitting Industry
Promotion Fund of
New York & Long Island
44 West 28th Street
New York, NY 10001
www.steampromofund.org
In Other News...
MCA Secretary Treasurer Anthony Bell of Martin Associates, Inc.
pictured here with the new Archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan.
The 23 rd Annual Cardinal’s Open
returned to Winged Foot Golf
Club in Mamaroneck, New York
on Monday, May 11, 2009. One
hundred and seventy-three players
came out to support the great works
of Catholic Charities, raising nearly
$480,000 for the cause. Archbishop
Timothy Dolan was on hand to
welcome and thank all involved
for their generosity and support
including Mechanical Contractors
Association Secretary-Treasurer,
Anthony Bell of Martin Associates,
Inc.
Spring - 2009