Vol 2 Iss 4 4th qtr 10.pub - Operating Engineers Local 520

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THE 520 HOISTER
Mark Johnson,
Conductor
Brothers and Sisters,
With cooler weather fast approaching many operators have
been inquiring about upcoming work that might employ them through the
winter months. I have listed some of these projects scheduled in
Madison County:
US Steel: A reline of the B furnace is scheduled for October, 2010.
This work will be preformed by Aker Construction, Bollmeier Crane, and
Railworks Inc.
SIUE: The new construction of a 75 million dollar science building will
start in late October. The General contractor on this job is Williams
Brothers Construction from Peoria, IL.
Venice Power House: Spirtas Wrecking is scheduled to start the
second faze of demolition in December of 2010. This should add 4
additional operators to the job.
Lock & Dam 27: The Corp of Engineers has hired Hayward Baker, J. F.
Brennan, Tarlton Corporation and Modern Crane to perform about 16
million dollars of work over the next 14 months at Lock 27.
I hope this information is helpful to you. Please don’t hesitate to contact
me with your questions or concerns.
Chad
Goldschmidt,
Guard
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As we go into fall, the work load is still looking good,
but along with the good comes the bad. Everyday the office is
flooded with calls about non-union activity in our territory. These
calls are both very helpful and appreciated as we try to give every
one of them the attention they deserve. Unfortunately there are
more of them than there are of us. We will get to these issues as
soon as possible.
We try to start with what we think are the most important
issues and work our way down. If any of you or anyone
you know is not working and would be willing to picket or hand
bill, please call the hall. It will pay $10 an hour and overtime will
be paid if needed. Also, I would like to remind everyone about
the V.O.C. (Volunteer Organizing Committee). If there are any of
you interested please call the hall. And again, if anybody has any
concerns or questions about something in our territory don’t
hesitate to call me.
Respectfully,
Chad
Respectfully,
Mark
Illinois Department of Employment Security Notice:
The Illinois Department of Employment Security will soon be launching a new benefit information system (IBIS) that will be more efficient, secure and improve
overall quality. Under this new system any claimant filing for unemployment insurance will be required to provide the following employment information:
Names and addresses of all employers within the last 18 months
Their first and last day of work with each of these employers
The reason they are no longer employed
Whether the work was performed in Illinois or another state
We will also offer customers the ability to manage their account online. As a result, both the Benefit Payment Explanation and the Statement of
Certification will no longer be mailed to our claimants. Statements can be printed online. Please visit www.ides.state.il.us for more information. We will
also eliminate the “quick” certification process. Tele-serve and online certification will continue to be available: claimants must answer every question.
Claimants will also be assigned a unique claimant ID number to protect personal information. These changes will not affect claimants’ benefits or payment
schedule. Please contact IDES at 1-800-244-5631 with any questions.
Trade School- Danielle Qualls, daughter of Berry & Jennifer Qualls
Engineering- Austin Range, son of Ricky & Diane Range
Liberal Arts- Samantha Coad, daughter of Stuart & Judy Coad
Each winner was awarded $2,500, being issued directly to their prospective educational institution.
Local 520 extends its gratitude to this year’s Scholarship Selection Committee: Henry Siekmann, CPA:
David Baxmeyer, Baxmeyer Construction: Chuck Unger, Community Bank President-Bank of Edwardsville