IUOE News December 2014

Training Association Report
December 31, 2014. If you qualify for this allowance but have
not received your application, or have any questions, please
contact the Training Association at (604) 299-7764.
Northern Gateway Business Summit
Northern Gateway Pipelines sponsored the Northern Gateway
Business Summit in Prince George on October 21st and 22nd.
This conference was designed to provide information about
Northern Gateway’s supply chain strategies, requirements and
opportunities. It also provided an opportunity to network
with Contractors and representatives from the different
Aboriginal Communities that may be involved with the pipeline
projects.
Training Coordinators Brothers Jeff Gorham and Randy
Grisewood attended the trade fair portion of the conference.
Participating in the conference provided us opportunities to
speak with those in attendance about the benefits of using
unionized labour.
Signatory employers, Formula Contractors and OJ Pipelines
delivered presentations at the conference. During their
presentations, they spoke of how proud they are to have agreements
with the Operating Engineers and if any of the
non-union companies in attendance wanted to find out how
they could have access to the same skilled labour that they
should speak to them.
We should all be very proud for receiving such commendation
at such an event. This is truly a reflection of the skill and
dedication of our members that have worked for these companies
over the years. Congratulations to all of you who took the
time to “Rise Above”, as it is your efforts that have given the
Operating Engineers the great reputation we have.
Annual pensioners’ banquet
As a Trustee of both your Pension and Benefits Plans, I had the
pleasure of attending the recent Annual Pensioners’ Banquet.
This year it was held again at the Italian Cultural Centre in
Vancouver. It was great to see the retirees, having contributed
so much to the organization over the years, now enjoying their
hard-earned pensions, getting together with old work mates
and reminiscing about the jobs they worked on in the past.
Once again the staff did a great job organizing this event.
On behalf of the Training Association staff and your Board
of Trustees, I would like to wish all of the membership and
their families a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, safe and
prosperous New Year.
Work Safe.
Keep those old
boots working.
Donate your
used gear.
Your used work gear can help a worker in need. Don’t throw it out!
Make a donation. Each IUOE Local 115 District Office is accepting used
construction and work gear. It’s donated to the Burnaby Association for the
South East Side and distributed to workers who will make good use of it.
BRING YOUR DONATIONS TO YOUR IUOE DISTRICT OFFICE.
20 News December 2014