Sparks - IBEW Local 46

2002 VOL. 16 NO. 1SparksWIRE UNIT REPORTNEGOTIATIONS:The Wire Unit negotiating team, led by Gwen Leeand Mike Hendrix, successfully negotiated a $7.01wage and benefit increase over the life of the Agreement.The increase was divided between benefits andhourly wages. The wage and benefit increase is thelargest increase in Local 46 history. The new BargainingAgreement has been forwarded to the IBEWInternational Office for approval and will be printedand distributed in the near future. You will see wagesper hour on the check and benefits as follows:Wire Unit Negotiating Team Members include: Kenn Hasling, staff member JanetLewis, Barry Fulgham, Jr., Margaret Romero Schab, Rick Zehner, Gwen Lee, BobHolihan, John Mattson, Gerry Boawn, and Walker Spriggs. Not pictured, MikeHendrix.Date Wages Benefits Date Wages Benefits Date Wages Benefits6/4/2001 $ 1.00 $ 0.50 6/3/2002 $ 1.25 $ 0.25 6/2/2003 $ 0.75 $ 0.2512/31/2001 $ 0.75 $ 0.26 12/30/2002 $ 0.75 $ 0.25 12/29/2003 $ 0.75 $ 0.25LAY-OFF CHECK:Some confusion still exists about the payoff at layofflanguage in the Inside Construction Agreement. Thelanguage in the Agreement that says you should get yourcheck on the same day you are laid-off was modified by anarbitration decision in 1998. The decision now says thatthe employee has the choice of receiving his/her lastpaycheck by mail on the next regular Friday payday ORtelling the employer that you will pick up your last check theday after your layoff at the employer’s office. This decisionwas imposed on Local 46 via a Favored Nation grievancefiled by NECA. It was not negotiated and therefore, notincluded in the body of the Agreement.Note: If you work under a Project Labor Agreement (PLA),the employer is required to hand you your check the same dayas lay-off. PLA projects include SeaTac Airport renovations,Seattle Justice Center, Seattle City Hall, Sound Transit, andthe Seahawks Football Stadium.Wire Unit Negotiating Team Members Gerry Boawn and Joseph M.Bailey, III.Wire Unit Negotiating Team Member Walker Spriggs with Gwen Lee.In the background are Joseph M. Bailey, III. John Mattson and Rick Zehner.LATE PAYCHECKS:If the employer normally hand-delivers your check and youdo not receive it on the scheduled Friday, notify your employerimmediately. The employer has until the end of the shift on thefollowing Monday to get you the check. If they fail to get youthe check on Monday, you are due a $100 penalty. If theemployer normally mails your check and if it is mailed afterWednesday and you receive it after that Friday, you are due a$100 penalty. You must save the envelope as proof of a latemailed paycheck. The employer must still get you the check bythe end of the shift on the following Monday. Always notify youremployer immediately if your check is late, so that they cancorrect the situation in a timely manner.Fraternally,Janet Lewis,Business Representative6