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THE

NEWSLETTER of the INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 542

WINTER 2021

1375 Virginia Drive Fort Washington, PA 19034 (215) 542-7500 www.iuoe542.com

THE LOCAL 542 BiG SCOOP WINTER 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 Business Manager’s Report

5 President/Assistant Business Manager’s Report

6 District 1 Reports

12 District 2 Reports

14 District 3 Report



20 C Branch Report

22 Legislative Report

24 Organizing Report

25 Civil Rights Committee Report

26 Benefit Funds Report

28 Apprentice & Training Report

30 Volunteer Activities

31 Member Assistance Program

32 Member Milestones

33 Free College Information

34 Member Service Awards

James Gittens

Vice President

Cover photo taken by Paul Carey, District 1 Business Agent

LOCAL 542 OFFiCERS

Bob Heenan

Business Manager/IUOE 1 st Gen. Vice President

Rob Walsh

Recording Secretary

James Reilley

President/Asst. Business Manager

Vincent Ascione

Financial Secretary

James Jones

Treasurer

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Follow us: @IUOE542 @IUOE542

OFFICERS

Robert Heenan

Business Manager, IUOE 1 st General

Vice President

James Reilley

President and Assistant Business

Manager

James Gittens

Vice President

Rob Walsh

Recording Secretary

Vincent Ascione

Financial Secretary

James Jones

Treasurer

EXECUTIVE BOARD

District 1

Donte Harris, Sr.

Chris Mays

Jeff Danese

Paul Bechtel

Benjamin Mullins

District 2

Shawn Hawkey

District 3

Richard Keen

District 4

Dave Olshefski

District 5

Josh Jacobs

C Branch

Jason Epperson

Conductor

Mark Roberts

Guard

Charles Leslie

Trustees

Richard Carlson

Zack Matsago

Christian McKeown

Auditors

Daniel Brooks

Angelo Acevedo

Marlin Gentry

© 2021 by IUOE Local 542.

All rights reserved.

BUSINESS MANAGER’S REPORT

BOB HEENAN

Business Manager & International 1 st General Vice

President

Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2021 will be a better year for all of us.

For most of the past year, our Union has been tested in ways that we could have

never imagined before the COVID-19 pandemic. We have had to adjust the way

we service our members to reflect our concern about the way this highly

contagious virus was being spread and how out of control it was before newly

developed vaccines started coming into circulation.

We have seen the economic impact of lost jobs and wages reach into our industry

and directly impact the lives of our Local 542 members. The disruption caused by

the pandemic has slowed our economy down so much that it will take most of the

coming year, if not longer, to fully recover.

Our Union has not been alone in dealing with this crisis. Many workers in other

industries, like travel and entertainment and front-line health care workers, have

been even more devastated.

Vaccines and more competent national leadership are on the way, and there is a

light at the end of the tunnel. The reality, however, is that it is a very long tunnel;

and we all must stay focused and disciplined as we move towards the eventual

end of this pandemic.

Despite the many challenges Local 542 has faced, we have adapted to new ways

of doing business and redoubled our efforts to represent our members and serve

as a resource to help us get through this together.

(continued on page 4)

LOCAL 542 BUSiNESS MANAGER ELECTED

FiRST ViCE PRESiDENT OF IUOE

The Executive Board of IUOE Local 542 is proud to announce that our Business

Manager, Bob Heenan, has been elected as First General Vice President of the

IUOE Executive Board.

IUOE General Secretary-Treasurer Brian E. Hickey announced his retirement on

January 12, 2021, and First General Vice President James M. Sweeney was

elected to fill the vacant position brought about by the retirement.

General President James T. Callahan then nominated our Local Union’s Business

Manager, Bob Heenan, to the post of First General Vice President of the IUOE.

Local 542 has never been represented at the highest level of leadership on the

Executive Board of the International Union of Operating Engineers.

Business Manager Heenan’s elevation to this new position shows that General

President Callahan recognizes his years of dedicated service to our Union’s

membership, as well as the extraordinary leadership that he has demonstrated

over his career.

IUOE Local 542 is proud to share our Business Manager Bob Heenan with our

entire International Union.

LOOKiNG

AHEAD

TO 2021

Despite the many

challenges Local 542

has faced, we have

adapted to new ways

of doing business and

redoubled our efforts

to represent our

members and serve as

a resource to help us

get through this

together.



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THE LOCAL 542 BiG SCOOP winter 2021

BUSiNESS MANAGER’S REPORT

(continued from page 3)

Although we have had to restrict access to the union’s

offices for meetings and other group activities, Local 542

representatives have maintained their level of service,

even while working remotely, by increasing their use of

phone calls, Internet-based meetings, and Zoom calls, as

well as emails.

Government-mandated restrictions on the size of group

meetings has limited our apprenticeship programs, but

we have been putting the down time to good use by

improving facilities at the training center in Bernville and

increasing our education and training capabilities to

meet the demand that will come as the economy

recovers.

Our Local 542 Funds office has adjusted and has

increasingly relied on technology solutions to respond to

members’ and retirees’ questions about health care,

annuity, pension, and other benefit issues.

Check out our Local 542 website, Facebook and

Instagram pages (see red box at bottom of page 3) to get

full access to all the benefits available to you and for

more specific contact information.

Looking ahead, 2021 will be a year when we can expect

to see improved national leadership on the distribution

of the vaccines that have been developed by various

drug companies.

Once the spread of the virus is better controlled and

infection rates start to fall, we will see an increase in our

job opportunities, due to the pent-up demand in our

industry.

If the fever of the highly charged and bitter partisanship

that has afflicted the Congress and the Federal

government for the last four years finally breaks, we

may also see a renewed effort to finally increase funding

for the infrastructure programs that drive our industry.

With that in mind, I am cautiously optimistic for our

outlook as a Union poised for growth in the coming

year. It will not be easy or quick. It will require

dedication and hard work from all of us.

No matter how hard we work, it will not make up for the

loss of close to 500,000 of our fellow American family

members, friends, and neighbors who have fallen victim

to this brutal pandemic.

We have surpassed the number of American combat

deaths in the six years of World War II in less than a

year. That is a tragic loss that will stay with us for the

rest of our lives.

That is why I want to ask all Local 542 members to honor

those who have fallen by coming together more united

than ever, as we continue to push through to a full

national recovery.

Wash up, mask up, get your vaccination, and keep your

social distance!

Bob Heenan

BUSiNESS MANAGER

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PROMOTIONS AND STAFFING CHANGES

President Jim Reilley has been appointed Assistant Business Manager for Local 542.

Business Agent Mike Whitekettle has been appointed District Agent for District 1. Harry Brown was

appointed as a Business Agent for District 1, Philadelphia.

District 1: James Smith, who was an instructor at the JATC Eagle site, is now an Organizer. John

Graves replaced James Smith as an instructor at JATC Eagle.

Renee Tiffany was appointed Hiring Hall Agent for District 1.

District 2: Ed Bates replaced Jim Reilley as the Lehigh Valley Agent.

Shawn Hawkey replaced Mel Reedy (who retired) on the Executive Board.

Dennis Keefer resigned and was replaced by Billy Montegari as a Business Agent.

District 3: Brad Kishbaugh resigned from the Executive Board and took a job as an Organizer. Rich

Keen replaced Brad Kishbaugh on the Executive Board.

Chaz Surman resigned as a Trustee to become an instructor at the Bernville training site. Zack

Matsago replaced Chaz Surman as a Trustee.


PRESIDENT’S REPORT

JAMES REiLLEY

President & Assistant Business Manager

I hope everyone had a great holiday. This past year was

strange for all of us, especially since we were unable to

have meetings. Hopefully 2021 will bring an end to the

pandemic and allow us to have meetings again. Until

that happens, we are available to you by phone 24/7.

You will find important contact information on the back

cover.

I want to start off this message by thanking Business

Manager Bob Heenan for asking me to take the Assistant

Business Manager position. I intend to do my best to

carry on this mission with Bob Heenan as we move our

Union forward: to represent our members and protect

their ability to work in safe conditions, be compensated

fairly, and eventually retire with dignity. We are also

charged with training our members in the skills of our

trade so that we have the best, most productive and

most competent workforce in the market.

I’m sure many of you are aware of our website at

www.iuoe542.com. If not, please take some time and

check it out.

Not only does the website have a wealth of information,

but it also allows you to pay your dues online and

update your skills cards. You will find information on

paying your dues online on the back cover.

If you learn to run a new piece of equipment, but you

haven’t updated your skills card to reflect that, you

won’t get dispatched for that particular piece.

Also make sure all your certifications are up to date.

Call the JATC office to reserve a spot in upcoming

classes. You’ll find information on upcoming classes on

our website also.

And if you do get laid off, remember to call the hall the

same day. If you wait until another day, your name will

not be added to the list on your actual layoff date but,

instead, on the day you call in. Not only will you lose the

spot you are supposed to be in, but it could also delay

your sub pay.

We are also committed to bringing the benefits of Local

542’s union representation to workers throughout our

region so that fair and equitable economic progress can

improve the standard of living in the communities

where we live and work.

Below is a map that shows the districts in our territory.

You will find reports from our District Business Agents

on the following pages.

Fulfilling these three important missions will continue

to be our focus in 2021 and in the coming years. To be

effective in that effort, Bob Heenan and I have made

some changes in Local 542 that we believe will make

our union stronger and more unified than ever.

(continued on back cover)

PRESiDENT


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DiSTRiCT 1

DiSTRiCT 1 REPORTS

Mike Whitekettle

District Agent

Hello Brothers and Sisters, and welcome to a new year!

I want to address some things we are working on here in

Local 542. Let me start with the issue of other trades

raiding our equipment. This is not just an issue for 542, it is

a national problem that all Locals across the country are

dealing with as well. I am of the mindset they are trying to

do this because they are not strong enough to organize

new contractors to keep their members working, so it is

easier to try to steal our work.

I am asked quite frequently why we don't put up picket

lines. The answer is we cannot picket over a jurisdictional

dispute.

As far as forklifts are concerned, it is becoming a nonstop

battle to maintain our jurisdiction. Currently, some General

Contractors on projects have begun renting forklifts as

jobsite tools. Here again, we cannot put up a picket line

because we do not have bargaining rights against them

and, once again, it is a jurisdictional issue.

We also have IBEW Local 126 coming after utility electrical

work. They are claiming the work falls under highline work.

We strongly disagree with them on this point. We are

constantly battling with them to maintain our jurisdiction,

but again we are not permitted to picket over jurisdictional

issues.

On a brighter note, we are working day and night to

remedy these situations. We are in direct contact with the

International and are composing plans and strategies to

Local 542 Member Joe Grant working at the

Justice Center in Norristown.

District 1

Hiring Hall Agents

Renee Tiffany

Charlie Hamel

combat this growing problem. We have come up with

some ideas that look hopeful for the very near future.

I also want to tell you a few things about Marty Walsh,

our new Department of Labor Secretary. We believe he

can bridge various sections of the labor movement,

which is currently more divided than ever before. He

comes from the Building Trades.

He was formerly the Business Manager of Laborers

Local 223 in Boston and President of the Boston

Building Trades Council. Marty understands the culture

of construction workers and where we come from. He

understands and empathizes with the struggles of

millions of ordinary Americans currently facing severe

hardship, unemployment, and unsafe working

conditions. He, himself, has stood in unemployment

lines and has also struggled with addiction.

Walsh has been endorsed by Richard Trumka,

president of the AFL-CIO; Lee Saunders, president of

AFSCME; and Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT.

While these three organizations do not agree on

everything, they do agree Marty is the right person for

the job.

In closing, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Also, anyone struggling with addiction can call me

anytime day or night to talk. You will find information

about our Members Assistance Program on page 31.

Thanks,

Mike Whitekettle

Joel Crooks

Steve Roffo

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Bucks County

Mike Fehrle

Business Agent

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

As winter ends, Bucks County is still pretty busy with

ongoing work and there is more work coming. Most

important, though, I hope all our members and their

families are healthy and safe during these trying times.

Here are some of the ongoing projects and some

upcoming projects in the Bucks County area.

Ongoing

The Scudder Falls Bridge project has a $400 million PLA

attached, with Trumbull as the General Contractor. Chris

Mays is doing a great job as the lead on this job, which

probably has another year and a half to go.

Liquid Air Gas Steel Mill has a $50 million PLA attached,

and Riggs Distler is the General Contractor.

The $10 million Neshaminy Interceptor job is through the

Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority. A Responsible

Contractor Ordinance (RCO) is attached, and the General

Contractor is Spineillo.

Tamco Demolition is the General Contractor on the

Armstrong Middle School project. Thank you to Connie

Fehrle and Scott Bedwell for your skills in getting the job

done safely and on time.

Work is just beginning on the $8 million Warminster Park

project. Meco is the General Contractor under an RCO.

Liquid Air Gas Steel Mill, Fairless Hills

Another ongoing project is at the Super Wawa on Old

Lincoln Highway in Penndel. Bluebell is doing all the site

pipe and paving. The General Contractor is Monridge

Pravco, and they are also doing the tank work.

Upcoming

Steel Mill - There are potentially 19 projects coming to

this facility in the future. We are working to get language

that will solidify union work. Northpoint is the interested

buyer of the Steel Mill.

Morrissey Construction has all the site work for Arlo

Steel on South Steel Road.

Continuous Materials – this project is going where

Waste Management has their office trailers. No subs

have been hired yet.

Morrissey is working on a $10 million project on County

Line Road, from Kulp Road to Route 611 in Reigelsville.

Morrissey also has an $8 million project on Second

Street Pike at Swamp Road.

I hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year!

Mike Fehrle


Armstrong Middle School demolition,

Bensalem Township

Rebuilding the Scudder Falls bridge

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DiSTRiCT 1 REPORTS

Chester County

Paul Carey

Business Agent

Hello Brothers & Sisters,

I hope everyone has been safe in their holiday travels.

Over the past ten months, work – and life in general – has

been dramatically altered. COVID-19 has had a great impact

on each and every one of us. Hopefully, we will come out of

this a stronger union.

Monroe Energy (ME2) pipeline in Glen Mills.

Monroe Energy (ME2) pipeline in Eagle, PA

The work in Chester County has been like a slow-moving train:

slow and steady. There have been some work stoppages due to

COVID-19 but, for the most part, the men and women of Local

542 have been going strong.

I would like to thank each and every one of you for strapping your

boots on in the morning and going to work under these

extraordinary circumstances.

As far as upcoming projects, there are plans for train stations in

both Downingtown and Coatesville. In addition, there are plans

for a generating station at Vanguard.

Paul Carey

Delaware County

Anthony Lusi

Business Agent

DiSTRiCT 1

Hello brothers and sisters,

Ongoing Projects:

SEPTA Elwyn Bridge Job: Walsh has this job in its

entirety. There is roughly another year left on this

project. Cranes and most dirt equipment are being

used on this job, so it’s a good spot to inquire about

some work.


Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery

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Delaware County (continued from page 8)

Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery: This job is in

the beginning stages. We fully expect this job to

move forward in January or February. Northstar is

the Construction Manager and will be selfperforming

the extremely large demolition project.

ACV Environmental, Environmental Industrial

Services Co. (EISCO), and MPW Construction Services

have the vacuum truck work. This is a great spot for

any demolition Operating Engineers looking for work.

Kimberly Clark: Independence Demolition has a large

demolition project ongoing – another good spot for

demo OEs.

CHOP Upper Darby: They are building a large

warehousing facility for CHOP. Crozier has the site,

M&T Erectors has the steel. The rest has not yet been

awarded.

Riddle Hospital Expansion: $200 Million project +

expansion being added to the hospital. Mayfield Site

has the site, pipe, and all underground excavation.

M&T erectors has the steel. No more subs have been

awarded.

Monroe Energy pipe rack job: Monroe is installing a

new pipe rack on the south side of the refinery.

Jersey Construction has the excavation, Matrix has

the mechanical work, and Amquip/Maxim has the

hook work.

Upcoming Projects:

Drexeline Shopping Center demo and rebuild: This

job is getting closer to starting. We are still waiting

for the anchor tenant to be confirmed.

Upper Darby Middle School #1: Site not confirmed

at this time. There is a lot of community pushback

regarding site location.

Upper Darby Middle School # 2: Same

thing as the first school: site has not yet

been confirmed, and there is also

community pushback.

69 th Street SEPTA Parking Garage: This

job is being held up due to permits and

COVID-19.

Monroe Energy low deck job: Atlantic

Subsea has this job, and we are waiting

for the pre-job conference for the details.

Tony Lusi

Monroe Energy pipe rack job

Although the structure for SORA West in Conshohocken

is up, JPC has started the demo and sitework for the

upcoming hotel to accompany the project. It had been

slated for ten stories as well, but it has been cut in half

due to COVID-19 taking a toll on hotels and the service

industry.

There are two more projects in Conshohocken, at 51

and 53 Washington Street. Each project has a nonunion

General Contractor, but our contractors have

secured work through pinpoint. Mayfield is doing the

sitework, Keller is handling ground stabilization and well

drilling. Carson has a pour-in-place parking garage on 52

Washington Street as an upcoming project.


51 and 53 Washington Street in Conshohocken

Montgomery County

Darin Maher

Business Agent

Hello brothers and sisters,

Ongoing Projects


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Montgomery County (continued from page 9)

Another project is at Seven Towers in Conshohocken. Maxim is

assembling the 1300 Liebherr crane for the garage adjacent to the

project. Mayfield is doing sitework. Madison Concrete and East Coast

Hoists are also on this project.

Upcoming Projects

The $413 million Justice Center in Norristown. There will be a

sizable demo and site package to start in early spring.

There are also numerous SEPTA projects, including talk again of the

Norristown high speed line into King of Prussia and the Rt. 422

corridor.

Preliminary application in Norristown for a 12-story residential project.

A 34-acre residential development in Bridgeport.

Glaxo Smith Klein and Merck have close to $400 million each in

upcoming projects.

Darin Maher

SORA West site in Conshohocken (MontCo)

Redecking Rt. 95 in Philadelphia

Seven Towers in Conshohocken

Philadelphia

Harry Brown

Business Agent

Happy New Year Brothers and Sisters!

We have some nice work presently going on in Philadelphia.

At the Walt Whitman Bridge, the approaches are being

redone. JPC Group is the General Contractor and has all of the

site, and H&K has the paving. It’s a $60 million project.

The Philly Live Casinio is just about complete. Gilbane is the

GC, JPC Group is doing the site work, Madison has concrete

and tower, and Berlin has the steel. This is an estimated $300

million job.

There is a redecking project on the roadway for Rt. 95.

Anderson Construction is the GC, and Menard has the drills.

Anderson is self-performing the majority of the work.

A residential tower is going up at Broad & Spruce Streets.

INTECH Construction is the GC and has the hoists, Carson has

concrete and tower crane, and D’Angelo Brothers has the site

work.

Baxter Water Treatment plant is putting in a new filtration

unit. JPC Group and Keating Construction are the General

Contractors. JPC has the site work, Marano has the piping,

and Franna and Gessler have the paving.



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Philadelphia (continued from page 10)

Betsy Ross Bridge ramps are being redone. Buckley &

Company is the GC, Faye has demolition, and Buckley

has cranes and site work.

Hope everyone has a safe 2021 and I look forward to

seeing you soon.

Thanks,

Harry Brown

Philadelphia

Cecil Preston

Business Agent

Philly Live Casino in South Philadelphia


Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays this year!

In Philadelphia we have some nice projects taking place right now.

The Chestnut Street Bridge is in full swing. Buckley is the General

Contractor (GC) and is doing the site work for this (estimated) $50

million dollar project.

We have a project at 23rd and Market Streets, which is a 20-story

building. The GC is IMC Construction and Meco Constructors has

the site work. Schnabel is doing the drilling, while Madison has the

concrete contract, and Grossi is handling the iron. This is a $120

million project.

At Broad and Spring Garden Streets, there is a supermarket and

parking garage going in. Clemens Construction is the GC, JPC Group

has the sitework, drilling and tiebacks. Grossi Steel and Madison

Concrete are also involved in the project. Amquip has the tower

crane.

At 37th and Market Streets, there are three projects. On the first

project, Clemens is the GC, and Brightline has the sitework and

concrete. Turner Construction is the GC on the second project, JPC

Group has sitework, and Grossi Steel and Madison Concrete are

onsite as well. The third project has Parsons as the GC, Grossi

handling the tower cranes, and C&L Drilling doing the holes.

At Civic Center Blvd., Turner is building an 18-story tower. D’Angelo

Brothers has the site, Pietrini & Sons is doing the concrete, Safway

is providing the hoists, and Cornell has tower cranes onsite.

Wishing everyone a blessed 2021.

Cecil Preston

New ramps for Walt Whitman Bridge

(JPC Group)

Addition to Children’s Hospital of PA.

New construction at Broad & Spring

Garden Streets.

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DiSTRiCT 2 REPORTS

Lehigh & Northampton

Counties

Edwin Bates

District Agent

Hello Brothers and Sisters,

I first want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

As many of you may already know, Jim Reilley has

moved down to Ft. Washington as Assistant

Business Manager. I would like to congratulate

Jimmy, it’s well deserved. I have been appointed

Business Agent for the Lehigh Valley. I know I have

huge shoes to fill, but I can promise everyone I

will continue to put my heart and soul into this

Local as I did in the field and as an Organizer.

This year has been difficult because of the impact

of COVID-19. In District 2, we came out of the

shutdown in the spring fairly well, but it began to

level off in the summer. We are still somewhat

busy with ongoing projects. A bunch of jobs that

were previously on the books for 2020 have been

pushed or all together tabled; however, I am

optimistic that 2021 will be a good year for

District 2 as it looks like we are getting close to

the end of this pandemic.

Lehigh University (apprentice Austin Lesher

operating the link belt crawler crane)

Bob Reilley

Hiring Hall Agent

Upcoming work in the Lehigh Valley

Route I-78 EB – 309 South to Saucon Valley Viaduct ASR:

$25 million. Plans call for treatment of ASR for mainline and

shoulders, asphalt overlay, concrete patching, and bridge

rehabilitation. Morrissey picked up the job and will start

soon.

DaVinci Science Center and Nature Dome: $130 million.

Butz is the Construction Manager for this 65,000 square foot

museum, scheduled for a 2021 start.

Lehigh University College of Business: $28 million. This

18,500 square foot, three-story building is scheduled for a

2021 start.

City Center Office Tower: $100 million. This 300,000 square

foot, 16 story office space is located at 7 th and Hamilton in

Allentown. City Center is calling it “Allentown’s Signature

Building,” with a 2021 start.

Rockefeller Lot 5: $12.5 million worth of site work.

Drawings need to be revised for the Township; but, at the

Township meeting on November 19, 2020, it was said that

Petillo will be doing the site work. Also planned for a 2021

start.

Southern Lehigh School District Renovations and Additions:

$47 million. Construction of a new school, renovation of a

school, and site work, with a 2021 start.

Adelphia Compressor Station: Demo and rebuild of natural

gas compressor station. Preliminary work has started, with

one Engineer dispatched. The job will ramp up with more

Operators in early 2021.

Waterfront 615 Office Building: First phase of a $425

million project. This 115,000 square foot office building is

scheduled to start in 2021.

Lehigh Valley Industrial Park 7 (Bowery Farming Inc.): $32

million. Project is a 156,000 square foot, nine-acre vertical

farming complex at Rt. 412 and Commerce Center Blvd. in

Bethlehem. CRIZ money is involved with the project.

Morrissey is bidding the site work, and I feel they have a

good shot.

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Wind Creek Hotel: $120 million. A 300,000 square foot, 12-story, 270

room Hotel and Convention Center. The Project Labor Agreement has

been signed, and job started the second week of January, with

demolition, site work, and piles.

With recent Responsible Contractor Ordinances (RCOs) passed in

Northampton County, as well as Lehigh County, another is well on its

way in the City of Bethlehem. And hopefully we will have more in 2021.

These ordinances help our contractors tremendously by leveling the

playing field and essentially knocking out “fly by night” contractors.

Have a safe and healthy New Year.

Ed Bates

Berks, Carbon &

Schuylkill Counties

Bill Montegari

Business Agent

Bean (Jeff Hartman), Wind Creek Hotel


Hello brothers and sisters!

As we push through this tough time of a global pandemic, I would like

to take the time to thank our members of Local 542 for all their hard

work and dedication to this union.

It’s been strange not being able to have meetings. Hopefully 2021 will

bring an end to the pandemic and allow us to have meetings again.

Until that happens, we are available to you by phone 24/7.

Considering everything that we have dealt with, work this year has

been good in our area and is continuing to look good as we start the

new year.

Renewable energy jobs are looking to be the wave of our future, and

we have our foot in the door with several contractors to make this

happen.

There are also several pipeline maintenance jobs and substations being

built and projected to be built in 2021. We also have a refined plastics

plant that seems to be moving right along, and we hope they will be

able to start during the first quarter of 2021.

Along with the Berks County Building Trades, I am working to have a

Responsible Contractor Ordinance (RCO) for the city of Reading. We

are hoping to piggyback off of what Northampton and Lehigh Counties

have in place. This ordinance helps our contractors and our members

with work in these specific areas.

I hope you had a safe and happy holiday season and have a prosperous

New Year.

Billy Montegari

Dickinson (Ben Nelson & Kevin Mostek)

at Air Products

Great Western in Reading (Sean Garvey)

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DiSTRiCT 3 REPORTS

James Gittens

Vice President and

District Agent

Brothers and Sisters,

The year 2020 has proven to be one of the most

challenging in recent history, the effects of the

pandemic have been devastating to work in the area.

The work we have in the district is near completion.

Our work at the Wilkes-Barre School is all but

complete, with Stell and J&H doing some clean-up

work.

Petillo has finished their work at the new distribution

center in Hazelton.

James D. Morrissey is currently working on Rt. I-84,

doing crossover work in preparation for the spring.

Clearwater Construction replaced three bridges on I-84

this year, and will have one bridge next year.

M.J. Spott has had some crane rental work in the area,

employing a few operators for the season.

Pipeline work has been slow throughout the country,

as well as the Local. Williams has elected to award

Greenfield Compressor Station 607 to a non-union

contractor, despite market recovery concessions given

by all trades involved.

We are cautiously optimistic about pipeline work in

2021. Rockford is planning on starting 8 miles of

24"/16" sometime in March 2021, and Encompass

Pipeline has been awarded roughly 17,000 feet of

10"and 8" pipe from Williams. Pending permits, this

work will begin early 2021.

Organizing efforts remain extremely difficult during the

pandemic; however, we were able to secure letters of

understanding with a few non-union contractors,

including Stell, EBI, and Site Services Group. The

operators we provided have been doing a fantastic job

for them and the Local, proving the benefits of skilled

union labor. Future agreements with these contractors

look promising.

We would like to thank all the members of District 3

and Local 542 for their dedication to Local 542.

It's this dedication that enables us to uphold the wages

and conditions we deserve. We are fully aware of how

Al Ankerway doing the slopes for Petillo at the

Hazelton distribution center.

Rich Keen on the 390 Cat Hoe and Ken Lynch on the

D8 Dozer at the Hazelton distribution center.

difficult 2020 has been, and we look forward to the end

of the pandemic and all the suffering that has come

with it.

Yours in solidarity,

James Gittens

Bob Dale

Hiring Hall Agent

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Jason Hayes

Business Agent

There has been some movement on the Penn East pipeline

project, although their petition is still awaiting the Supreme

Court’s decision on whether they will hear the case. We were

informed that the Solicitor General is going to recommend

the Court hears the case. Penn East feels this is great news,

stating they “feel confident” that they will get a favorable

ruling if the Supreme Court does decide to hear the case.

Also, in January, the Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection will be conducting a virtual public

comment hearing. We need to have as many members as

possible participate in the hearing, and let the PA DEP know

we SUPPORT this project. We will be in contact with more

information as this hearing date gets closer.

Rockford is still planning on starting the (8 miles of 24”/16”)

sometime in March.

Encompass has been awarded roughly 17,000 feet of 16” and

12” from Williams. They’re not sure about a start date yet.

Bill Coopey on the Cat 328 and DJ Linder on the

mini Excavator, working for O&M Multitrades.


Bill Coopey in the Crane and Jack Grabowski in

the John Deere 550 Excavator with O&M.

Bill Coopey in the Excavator with O&M.

Site Service Group still has one operator with them, Brian

Murphy, who they are very happy with. Brian is doing a great

job. We’re hoping to get more people with SSG in the future.

The LNG export facility in South Jersey received approval

form the Delaware River Basin Commission. This is a huge

victory and a necessary step in getting the LNG plant in

Bradford County started again.

Hope you and your families stay safe and have a happy new

year.

Jason Hayes

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DiSTRiCT 4 REPORTS

Hello brothers and sisters!

The outage at Peach Bottom Plant went very well. I want

to thank the members who worked the outage there.

Three Mile Island still has work ongoing for Jingoli on the

Turning Pads for the spent fuel facility.

At the Archives Building in Harrisburg, we have a tower

crane employed by ALL Crane. We also have work ongoing

there with Mascaro Construction.

Infrasource has several crews working for Columbia Gas

Distribution.

Cherry Hill Construction has road work ongoing in York

County on Route 83.

Clearwater Construction has a bridge job in York County.

Miller Pipeline has several crews working for UGI Gas

Distribution work.

American Pile & Foundation has a large Caisson job at the

Carlisle War College.

Wilson Excavating has sewer job for Hershey Foods in

Annville.

KC Construction has a job repairing Flood Control Dikes at

the Harrisburg Airport. They also completed a job at the

Washingtonville Power Plant, repairing the Emergency

Spillway for the Ash Ponds.

Goettle Equipment Co. started a Caisson job for

Harrisburg University.

We all are experiencing the impact from the COVID-19

pandemic, and it is a problem throughout Local 542. We

are hopeful that a new Infrastructure Bill gets passed to

generate work for our members.

It has to be a priority.

I hope everyone stays safe and healthy. Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Jim Jones

Jim Jones

Treasurer and

District Agent

Wade Snook

Hiring Hall Agent

Photos above and below: Mascaro at Federal

Archives Building in Harrisburg.

Operators: Pat McFarland on Crane, Phil Myers

on Forklift, Frank Purdum on Tower Crane, and

Chris Sechrist on Tower Crane.

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DiSTRiCT 4 REPORTS

Ross Stephens

Business Agent

As 2020, the year with many struggles, is coming to an

end, several projects in District 4 are still ongoing, despite

the COVID-19 pandemic.

Work continues on the Trumbull Central Susquehanna

Valley Transportation (CSVT) river bridge in Union and

Northumberland counties. The next phase of the project

is set to be bid in the summer of 2021.

F.R. Beinke Wrecking, Inc., is currently dismantling the

former Sunbury Generation Power Plant in Snyder

County.

Enerfab has work at the Talen Energy Power Plant in

Washingtonville.

Century Steel Erectors recently completed the steel

erection at the Geisinger Highmark Health new hospital

in Muncy.

Gregori Construction Company started a new job and has

several months left of work in Port Royal for a railroad

bridge.

Geotech signed a Project Labor Agreement and also has

several months of work on the Port Royal railroad bridge.

Pipeline work in District 4 has slowed tremendously

because of COVID-19. Currently, PKX continues with

hydrovac work for Enbridge at Shermansdale station.

Lunda also has several months of work for Enbridge at the

Grantville station, along with Monster Equipment doing

hydovac work also for Enbridge at Grantville station.

Dickinson Crane has several jobs in District 4, with a 75-

ton picker working for PDM at the Lancaster Hospital for

another few months. They also have a 50-ton picker

working for Jingoli at Three Mile Island in Middletown.

Dickinson also picked up a job there for a 400-ton Liebherr

at Bell & Evans processing plant in Fredricksburg.

Sincerely,

Ross Stephens

Trumbull, Rt. 15 By-Pass in Winfield.

Chris Ewell, Crane Operator.


American Pile & Foundation, Army War College,

Carlisle. Jonathan Graham, Crane Operator.

Gregori Construction, Norfolk-Southern job, Port

Royal. Pat Best, Crane Operator.

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DiSTRiCT 5 REPORT

Brothers and Sisters,

At the time of this writing, COVID-19 cases are at an alltime

high. We need to all remain safe and strong as we

get closer to the end of this pandemic.

The impact on all aspects of life couldn’t be more

apparent, and the work situation was not excluded

from this. 2020 was a slow year but things have

remained steady, due to Governor John Carney’s

decision to allow construction to continue while other

states did not. This allowed our contractors and

members to continue to work and even bid jobs, while

other markets stalled out. The opportunities have been

slim, but our contractors have been as aggressive as

possible. The good news is that 2021 looks to be a

much better year.

There are a couple of large ongoing projects. First, the

Port of Wilmington Expansion Project has been slow

moving, but we anticipate the project scaling up

sometime in 2021, with work moving to the Edgemoor

facility later in the year. Work on the two projects

underway continues, with Corrado American acting as

General Contractor (GC) on one and Bancroft is acting

Port of Wilmington

Vince Ascione

Financial Secretary and

District Agent

Port of Wilmington

Jim Ascione

Hiring Hall Agent

as GC on the other. The entire project falls under the

Delaware Building Trades Project Labor Agreement.

The other major project is the I-95 Viaduct Rehab

Project. Kiewit Infrastructure is the contractor, with the

work being performed under the National Infrastructure

Alliance. While the project is currently underway, we

expect hiring to continue into 2021, starting in late

February or early March. Work there is expected to last

two years.

The Delaware city refinery is very slow. There was a

turnaround scheduled, but that has been pushed back

to October of 2021.

Kiewit has started early work for the I-95 rehab project

in Wilmington. This work includes some minor work on

the roadway and demo shielding for the various

Amtrack rail lines that run along I-95. Kiewit signed the

National Infrastructure Alliance, an international

agreement for the project. As a friendly reminder,

Kiewit is not currently signed to a Collective Bargaining

Agreement and this makes that project not solicit

eligible. This project is expected to last around two

years.


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Brandywine Construction is continuing to hold their

contracts with the City of Wilmington Water and Sewer,

as well as with Exelon/Delmarva Gas in New Castle

County.

BAI Excavation is aggressively bidding work up and down

the state and has been successful in winning a majority

of those bids. They are working at the Middletown

Library and the Amazon facility in New Castle.

Talley Brothers was awarded the concrete package at

the Middletown Library after some contractors were

found to be in violation of the responsible contracting

laws in New Castle County.

Work is ongoing at the Beach Replenishment project in

Sussex County with Weeks Marine. We also managed to

secure a site agreement with Priority Services for a small

project for Delmarva, and we hope to continue the

relationship on other projects.

As far as upcoming projects, we have three on our radar:

Breakthrough Beverage in Middletown, a Fly Ash Landfill

project for Exelon at the Hay Road powerhouse, and a

four-story parking garage for JP Morgan Bank in

Wilmington.

Breakthrough Beverage may start early in 2021. The site

work is valued at close to $4 million and should last a

few months. Bids are in and Corrado American looks to

be the apparent Low Bidder.

Bill Kinsler in the hammer and Jeremy Jones in the

background loading the truck


Charles Drummond in the hoe and Patrick Adkins

in the dozer

Patrick Adkins in the dozer and Jeremy Jones

in the hoe

The Fly Ash Landfill project is being bid under the Exelon

Company’s General Presidents’ Project Maintenance

Agreement (GPPMA), which is similar to the GPPMA at the

Delaware City Oil Refinery. The project is being bid at 100%

wages. Details are scarce about duration, but we expect

around 15 engineers to be employed on this project.

The parking garage project, as with all JP Morgan jobs, will be

all union. The project is still in the early phases, with bidding to

occur early in 2021 and construction to begin sometime in the

spring.

Please continue to keep yourself and your families safe

Fraternally,

Vince Ascione

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C BRANCH REPORT

Chris Lodge

Lead Agent

The year 2020 was a year of challenges. We lost our Lead Agent, Bart

Houck, a 55-year member (serving as C-Branch Agent for 25 of those

years), to a non-COVID-19 related medical issue in March. Bart is sorely

missed.

It was a rollover year for many 2017 contracts, with several extensions due

to COVID-19 slowdowns in certain markets.

Moving forward, we have successfully completed dozens of contracts with

national chains, such as United Rentals, Sunbelt, and Herc Rental.

Additionally, we’ve successfully re-signed many local contractors and

equipment dealerships, and signed several new contracts in 2020, as well.

The dedication of our men and women in many essential jobs and facilities

is amazing.

Aqua Water, our largest

agreement, serves 1.2 million

customers (and their wastewater

division covers 40,000 customers)

and works around the clock with

protocols and biweekly COVID-19

conference calls with Stewards

and the Local.

Additionally, all of our townships

remained steady, serving their

communities with maintenance

and water treatment as well.

Bill Weber washing a filter from a

filter console at Neshaminy plant.

C Branch Business Agents

Mark Dickens

Rich Franzini

John Judge

John Epperson

Mike Grant

Jim Lewis

Brett Toomey

Matt Toomey

C BRANCH

Mike Whitaker running sweeps on settling basin.

Mike Shine performing an oil change on

an air scour blower system.

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C BRANCH REPORT

Lion Brewery continued to make a variety of drinks and beers during COVID-19, while JLL and Cushman &

Wakefield have maintained essential buildings.

We are currently negotiating several new contracts with Covanta, Morrisville Municipal Authority, and Jesco (the

John Deere dealer).

Three other groups have yet to start negotiations: SSI, Continuus, and PVBJ Inc. One of our largest contracts, Foley,

is up for negotiations soon. Last year, we wrapped up the DRPA with a contract extension.

It is imperative to acknowledge the hard work of our C-Branch Agents and our Organizing Department, who are

continually trying to grow our Union. Through their efforts, we have signed numerous new agreements, with more

in the works.

To our brothers and sisters, thank you for

your dedication. We value your tireless

and continued hard work through these

difficult times.

Chris Lodge


CONGRATULATIONS TO

JOHN DOWNEY!

Kevin D’Ercole titrating sample water

testing for chlorine residual.

Nate Hornikel checking belts for wear

and tension on air scour blower system.

As of January 2021, one of our former Local 542 C

Branch Business Agents, John Downey, is now the

Director of the Construction Department at the

International Union of Operating Engineers. He

became a Trustee and Treasurer of IUOE General Pension Plan in

2016.

John went to the International in 2010 as the International

Representative of the Northeast Region. In 2014, he became the

Asst. Director of the Construction Department, prior to his

promotion this year.

John became a member of our Local in 2002, through an organizing

drive started by Tom Dooley and Bob Schmidt at TCM Sweeping.

He served as a shop steward for Academy Recycling (12/2003 –

8/2004) and for Winzinger, Inc. (8/2004 – 8/2005).

John became a Business Agent in August 2005, where he served

five years, before his move to the International.

We’re proud of you, John – good luck in your new position!

C BRANCH


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LEGiSLATiVE REPORT

Jim Reilley

President and Assistant Business

Manager

As we kick off 2021, we are preparing for changes at the

federal level of government under the new Biden

Administration.

With the end to Trump’s term, we now have an opportunity

to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure. We would be remiss

to not do our best, as individual citizens and union members

and as a Union, to work towards a better tomorrow for all

of us.

With that in mind, it is

important for me to remind

Local 542 members that the

funding that comes from

the federal government

flows down to the states

and local school boards and

municipalities that create

the infrastructure projects

where a majority of our

Local 542 members work.

The funding for our jobs, and the leadership and advocacy

that directly impact our wages, benefits, and working

conditions, are reflected in political leaders who understand

and support our goals.

The incoming Administration has pledged to work with

Congress to pass the PRO (Protecting the Right to Organize)

Act. This law would go a long way towards reversing the antiunion

environment our Union and the labor movement have

been facing for many years.

President Biden has also promised to sign a new pandemic

and unemployment recovery relief bill that would not only

provide more direct payments to taxpayers and more

supplemental payments for unemployment benefit recipients,

but would also open the taps of federal funds for state and

local governments that are needed to deal with the COVID

pandemic.

President Biden has nominated Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

for Secretary of Labor. Marty is a Laborers Union member and

a past President of the Massachusetts Building Trades. He will

be the first Labor leader to hold this post if he is confirmed by

the U.S. Senate and will be a huge improvement for the

interests of all working families and unions.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (right), past

president of the Massachusetts Building

Trades and the next U.S. Secretary of Labor.

At the state and local level, Local 542 has been

making our members’ concerns heard on a wide

range of issues, like the federal Regional Greenhouse

Gas Initiative (known as REGGI), which is intended to

reduce greenhouse gases but would affect shale and

pipeline industries.

At the state level in Harrisburg, we are watching Act

77, which would amend the sections of the PA

election code that impact mail-in ballots. We have

also been successfully pushing for Responsible

Contractor Ordinance (RCO) and Project Labor

Agreement (PLA) initiatives in local school boards and

municipalities (you’ll find descriptive graphics

explaining these issues on our website, at the

“Important Issues” links under the Political tab).

Local 542 has also started a new transparency and

accountability initiative. We will be working with

other Building Trades unions, Temple University

graduate student interns, and a policy advocacy

group called Rebuilding American Values to identify

and build a database of contractors who serially

violate state and local labor laws and cheat taxpayers

by engaging in wage misclassification.

We will be using this information to strengthen our

lobbying and advocacy efforts with state and local

elected officials, to ensure that our tax dollars are

spent responsibly and in an accountable and

transparent manner.

I have asked C Branch Business Agent Matt Toomey

to put together a more detailed description and game

plan for advancing these issues, which you will find

on the next page.

Jim Reilley

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Matt Toomey

C Branch Business Agent

The new Biden Administration in Washington, DC, is

rapidly starting to implement changes – through

Executive Orders and personnel changes – that are

starting to roll back some of the most destructive and

anti-labor actions of the previous Administration.

One of the first actions President Biden took on his first

day as President was the firing of the notoriously antiunion

General Counsel for the NLRB, Peter Robb, and

his deputy Alice B. Stock, after they refused his

requests that they resign.

Biden has replaced Robb with

veteran National Labor Relations

Board (NLRB) attorney Peter Sung

Ohr as the agency’s Acting General

Counsel, a move that could stabilize

the NLRB’s legal arm.

This change is important for our Union, because the

General Counsel enforces federal labor law, choosing

which charges are prosecuted and designing the

agency’s legal strategy, while also overseeing NLRB

field offices nationwide.

Robb’s term was characterized by a pro-management

bias and strong anti-union policies that weakened

workers’ rights. This is starting to go in a positive

direction for the first time in four years.

Even though Biden also halted the Keystone XL pipeline

project, which does not impact any of the pipeline work

in our local Union, the International Union of Operating

Engineers and NABTU made it clear to him that they

oppose this.

The President also endorsed a $1.9 trillion emergency

relief package of proposals designed to deal with the

COVID-19 pandemic and help jump start our economy.

The next new legislative initiative we can expect to see

is an infrastructure bill that the now Democraticcontrolled

House and Senate will likely move forward

to create more jobs in our trades and in other parts of

the economy that have been devastated by the

pandemic.

President Biden campaigned on supporting the PRO Act

(HR 2474), and he has made clear that he will be

bringing the power of the Presidency to bear on

Congress to get this much-needed labor law reform

passed into law. That is a promise he made that we can

be sure he will keep.

The PRO Act has passed the House of Representatives

and is currently in the Senate Committee on Health,

Education, Labor and Pensions. Look for action soon in

the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Biden has also made it clear, through an Executive

Order, that all federally funded infrastructure projects

will be covered by Project Labor Agreements (PLAs).

Local 542 has been taking a leading role in winning PLAs

and Responsible Contractor Ordinances (RCOs) at the

local level throughout our union’s jurisdiction.

Members can expect to see increased activity in these

issues, as well as a concerted effort to increase funding

in the Pennsylvania State Budget for the Department of

Labor and Industry (L&I) for more staffing, so that we

can attack the problem of wage theft (misclassification)

by non-union contractors at all levels of government.

Two very important bills were signed into law in 2020.

First, Act 75 (E-Verify) which prohibits unauthorized

employees from working on construction projects.

Construction companies will be required to verify every

employee’s Social Security number using this system,

which will ensure that all employees are eligible to work

in the U.S. This bill also allows the state to impose

penalties on companies breaking the law.

Act 85 was also signed into law in 2020. This law creates

a joint task force on employee misclassification. The task




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ORGANiZiNG


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ORGANiZiNG REPORT

Sam Wolf

Lead Organizer

I hope all of you and your families enjoyed the holidays

and have stayed safe and healthy. Despite the pandemic,

Local 542’s Organizing Department has been active and

quite successful! Here are some of the successes we

have had in the last few months.

District 1

O’Rourke Steel, Front & York Streets. Philadelphia. We

were able to get the company to hire a union Operator

on site through a subcontractor for the duration of the

project.

NJG Management, Chester Pike, Folcroft. We were able

to get the company to hire one Operator on the job and,

in addition, we negotiated with them to sign a Joint

Bargaining Agreement (JBA).

GJA Construction, Broad & Parrish Streets, Philadelphia.

We were able to get the company to hire a union

Operator on site through a subcontractor for the

duration of the project.

Diplomat Demolition, Street Road, Bucks County. We

were setting up a demonstration on the project. They

found out about and reached out to us. They agreed to

hire one Operator for the duration of the project. In

addition, they agreed to sign a JBA.

Second Story Renovation. We negotiated a Collective

Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with them, and they agreed

to sign a Residential Agreement.

We have quite a few targets in District 1, so we are

looking forward to a lot more good news in the coming

months.

District 2 and C Branch

We are in talks for full CBA with HC Contractors.

LR Costanzo Construction, Air Products, Trexlertown.

We were able to get the company to hire five Operators;

and, because they were extremely pleased with the skills

of the Operators they got, we are currently in talks

about a full CBA.

Northside Meats. We negotiated a C Branch Agreement

with them.

We are in talks with Keystone Site Works. However, due

to the COVID-19 virus, those talks have slowed down.

They are looking to possibly put one or two Operators on

this winter.

Northern General Contractors. We negotiated a CBA

with them; they signed our Local agreement and will

have a job in Bernville.

Finally, we are also working to finalize a Residential

Agreement with Complete Property Services.

We have some excellent targets in District 2, including

one where we are looking for some salts. Contact the

Organizing Department if you are interested in helping

out.

Districts 3 & 4 and C Branch

District 3 Agents, together with their colleagues from

District 4 and C-Branch, were successful in winning an

organizing election against Satellite Services, Inc.

We are working on several other targets in these areas.

District 5

We have been in contact with International Pipeline

Representative Kevin Miller. Our focus has been

contacting more signatory pipeline contractors to bid

work in District 5.

Currently, most of the gas pipeline work in Delaware is

being done by Voshell Brothers Welding (VBW), based in

Dover, Delaware. Pipeline work is a difficult market to

break into because it is all private work.

There are no Responsible Contracting Ordinances (RCOs)

or Prevailing Wage regulations applied to this work – two

things that typically would give a union contractor a bid

advantage.

Recently, the Hillis Group and Otis Eastern, two union

companies, have bid work against VBW. Otis Eastern was

awarded a project in Dover that we expected to wrap up

before the end of 2020. Both Hillis Group and Otis



CiViL RiGHTS COMMiTTEE

Local 542 does not tolerate discrimination of any kind. The Civil Rights Committee was established to monitor the

Local’s commitment to establishing a membership that reflects the diversity of the population of Eastern

Pennsylvania and Delaware. Business Manager Robert Heenan believes men and women of all races have the right

to the benefits of Union membership.

Robert Heenan and the Civil Rights Committee are

committed to ensuring all minorities have fair and equal

access to employment and the Local 542 Apprenticeship

program.

The Committee monitors the graduation rate of

apprentices and collects statistical information regarding

apprentices who go on to become journey level Operating

Engineers.

Robert Heenan and the Civil Rights Committee believe

that, by bringing new perspectives and talent into the

Union, Local 542 will become a stronger Union.

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force is made up of legislative members and labor

leaders. This also allows the PA Attorney General to

criminally prosecute companies who break the law.

Soon after the bill became law, the Attorney General

charged four individuals with conspiracy, theft by

deception, deceitful business practices, and making

false statements. This company is also facing charges

stemming from fraudulently misclassifying employees

as independent contractors to avoid paying local,

state, and federal taxes, unemployment insurance,

and workers’ compensation. This task force is vital to

leveling the playing field for contractors who play by

the rules.

Our goal is to equip our members to be more effective

advocates with elected officials who give out millions

in tax dollars to fund infrastructure projects that are

our members’ bread and butter.

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Committee Members (left to right): Enrique Lozado, Pedro

Feliciano, Larry Bell, Rodney Barnes, Cecil Preston, Robert

Walsh, Robert Heenan. Not pictured: Sam Wolf.

We will be looking for opportunities for members to engage

elected members of school boards, townships,

municipalities, and counties, as well as the State of

Pennsylvania. We want our members to be highly skilled

and trained operators, as well as a valuable resource for

elected officials when they are crafting public policies.

As you can see, Local 542 plans to continue to play a more

active role at the state and local level, based on issues and

not just partisan politics. That is because most of the

projects where we work are funded by public/private

partnerships or, in many cases, entirely with tax dollars.

We want to make sure we are at the table and not on the

menu. So, get informed and get engaged.

Matt Toomey


Eastern were unsuccessful in bidding against VBW in Bear, Delaware, on the Wrangle Hill Road project. We have

spoken with Casey Joyce, President/CEO of Otis Eastern, and Brett Ehasz, VP of Operations for the Hillis Group. Both

contractors will continue to look into work in Delaware as long as they can be competitive.

We are also working on several new targets in Delaware.

Wishing everyone a happy 2021!

Sam Wolf



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The Local 542 Big Scoop WINTER 2021

Benefit funds

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Benefit funds report

John Heenan

Administrator

Dear 542 Fund Participants:

The Funds office has been closed to members, but

we are available by phone or email.

You might not realize this but almost all

paperwork, whether it’s an address change,

updating a beneficiary, or census forms, can be

submitted either by mail or email. Forms are

available on our website (see URL at right).

Have a medical question? The 542 Nurses are

available to help you or your family with any

medical needs or concerns you may have. They

can be reached by calling (855) 755-IUOE (4863).

You now have the ability to consult with a doctor

virtually. Telemedicine is for those who can’t make

it to their family doctor. With telemedicine, you

have 24/7 access to U.S. Board certified and

licensed primary care doctors.

To access MD Live, you can use your home

computer by going to MDLive.com/IBX, your

smartphone by downloading the MDLIve App, or

by calling (877) 764-6605 for your virtual care visit.

MD Live doctors can help with more than 50

minor illnesses, from colds and sinus infections to

allergies and more.

Here’s a quick update for the various Funds:

The SUB Fund is still in great shape, even after

paying out $8.5M through the first 10 months of

2020. The Weekly benefit was increased from

$125 to $350 for weeks submitted between April

4th and July 11th. It was increased again to $250

on November 7, 2020.

In addition to increasing the benefit amount, the

SUB Trustees eliminated the 39-week max for SUB

claims with a 2020 start date. If you reached the

39-week max in 2020, you can still apply for the

additional weeks. The Trustees are currently


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https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/

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working to see what additional steps can be taken to

help you, going forward.

The Welfare Fund is doing well. We expect to see an

increase in future claims, since many elective

procedures were delayed due to the COVID virus. You

should know the Welfare Fund has the financial

resources to handle this potential increase.

The hour requirement for P1/P3 was reduced for the

4th quarter in 2020 and the 1st quarter in 2021. For P1

coverage, a member now needs 600 hours instead of

900 hours; for P3, you need 400 hours instead of 500

hours. Also, the 18-month consecutive Buy Up limit has

been suspended.

To financially help members, the Annuity Trustees

implemented a CRD (COVID Related Distribution) in

2020. The CRD allowed members to withdraw up to

$25,000 from their annuity account. This was in addition

to an In-Service Withdrawal they may have taken out

previously. The guaranteed rate for 2021 is 2.65%.

Even though the Pension plan did not achieve its

actuarial assumption for 2020, it is still in good shape

and well positioned for the future. Just like the other

Funds, the Pension Trustees are looking at ways to help

members during these difficult times.

John Heenan

The Local 542 Big Scoop WINTER 2021

• Download the MDLive app on your smartphone

• Go to MDLive.com/IBX on your computer or tablet

• Call (877) 764-6605

Tom Dooley

Collections Manager

Bill McGuire

Collections Agent

Responsibilities:

• Collect delinquent contributions for Pension,

Health & Welfare, SUB, JATC, and Annuity

Funds

• Collect interest and penalties

• Collect contributions associated with Payroll

Compliance Reviews

• Handle Hour Complaints

Contact:

Cell: (267) 246-5512

Responsibilities:

• Collect delinquent Benefit Funds contributions

from Contractors

• Resolve our members’ reported as well as not

reported hour discrepancies

Contact:

Cell: (215) 852-0687

Office: (215) 542-8211, ext. 126

Email: bill.mcguire@iuoe542funds.com

Benefit funds


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APPRENTiCE & TRAiNiNG

APPRENTiCE & TRAiNiNG REPORT

Dan Sullivan

Coordinator/Director

JATC Program COVID-19 Update

Field Training

Training Sites are open, with restrictions according to

Pennsylvania guidelines. Capacity is limited at each site.

Members’ training must be scheduled through the JATC

Office at (215) 591-5282. Regulations require that members

must wear PPE (personal protection equipment), consisting

of a mask over the nose and mouth, as well as gloves, and

must continue to practice social distancing while at the

training site.

There will be no lunch break. Machines will be

decontaminated each day by the instructors.

Certifications and Classroom Training

There is no in-person training held at this time. Currently

Zoom instruction is being utilized for Process Safety

Management and NCCCO Prep Course.

Work is in progress on adding other classes so that

members’ certifications can be maintained.

When in-person training can be held, members will receive

a mailing with an updated Training Schedule.

You will also be able to find availability on the Local’s

website at IUOE542.com.

Apprenticeship

Applicants

Due to COVID-19, the JATC was unable to bring in a new

class in April of 2020, and we were unable to take

applications during the normal period in October of 2020.

Applicants who applied and tested in 2019 will be

considered for the next class when the JATC is able to take

one in.

Apprentices

The JATC currently has 120 active apprentices. During this

difficult time, 23 apprentices in the class of 2020 were able

to complete their requirements and graduate. With little

delay, active apprentices have also been able to complete

requirements to advance in the program.

Brian Murphy

Assistant Coordinator

Dan Mitchell

Curriculum Coordinator

IUOE Local 542

Training Instructors

District 1 Training Site (Eagle)

821 Font Road

Glenmoore, PA 19343

(610) 458-5369

Tom Smyth John Graves

Artie Kelly Bill Blendy

Clayton Setzler William Neopolitano

District 2 Training Site (Bernville)

41 Derr Road

Bernville, PA 19506

(610) 488-1637

Kyle Rey Sam Wilson

Danny Keefer Chaz Surman

Chris Chase

District 4 Training Site (Harrisburg)

1670 Bucks Valley Road

Newport, PA 17074

(717) 444-7066

Scott Doutrich

Sean Schuman

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APPRENTiCE & TRAiNiNG REPORT

News

New Training Facility for Local 542

The JATC is building an indoor field training facility at

the Bernville Training Site (you will find some photos of

the summer construction on this page).

This large new facility will allow field training yearround.

This will be especially helpful to apprentices in

the winter, who can then continue to meet their field

training requirements, and members to update their

skills when laid off.

The building will be 300’ x 135’ x 35’ high. Attached will

be a 50’ x 100’ building for classroom training.

International Training Facility

The International Training Facility in Crosby, TX, has reopened.

If you are interested in taking a course, please

go to the website IUOE.org for course descriptions and

availability. You must register for each class you are

interested in.

Your registration application will be sent to Local 542

for approval and, if approved, all travel arrangements

will be made by the IUOE Training Facility.

The schedule is updated on a regular basis with new

courses, so check back often on our website.

Dan Sullivan


Teacher and students at Harrisburg

Training Center

4 th Year Apprentice Steve Johnson at

Bernville Training Center construction

JATC crane at Bernville

Training Center

Bernville Training Center construction

Apprentice at work at Eagle Training Center

APPRENTiCE & TRAiNiNG


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VOLUNTEER ACTiViTiES

The members of our Union are involved in dozens of volunteer activities every year, donating hundreds, if not

thousands, of hours annually.

Over the years, our members and apprentices have donated hundreds of thousands of hours of their time, resulting

in millions of dollars saved by local charities and nonprofits.

In 2020, due to the pandemic and the rise in poverty and hunger rates in our area, we donated much of our time

and efforts to local food banks. In addition, we took food donations to front-line workers in hospitals and other

medical facilities, to thank them for their service.

Here are a few photos from some of those projects. Thank you to our apprentices and members for their efforts in

helping our communities.

Dan Sullivan, Coordinator/Director of the JATC

VOLUNTEER ACTiViTiES

Pictured above (left to right, from

2 nd left): Dedicated volunteers and

Local 542 members Tommy

McKeown, Jr., Christian McKeown,

and Doug Baron, with 2 hardworking

front-line workers.


MEMBERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Local 542’s Members Assistance Program (MAP) consists

of a team of union members who hold a NAADAC

(National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Counselors) certification: Mike Whitekettle, Angelo

Acevedo, and Anthony Fala, a team dedicated to the

needs of our fellow brothers and sisters. MAP is available

for the member, their dependents, and retirees.

The mission of MAP is to bring awareness to lifestyle

issues and focus on the pathway to Prevention, Recovery,

and Support. A confidential, stigma-free environment is

offered for substance abuse, mental health issues, and

suicide prevention.

Support is available by calling any one of the MAP

Representatives (see box below). As a result of the

current Covid-19 pandemic, zoom meetings have been

initiated to remain connected during these

unprecedented times.

Members Assistance Program

Are you in crisis and need information and assistance?

Our mission: We are here, member to member, to provide an excellent

assortment of assistance information in your time of need.

The Local 542 Members Assistance Program (MAP) has

been in existence for over two decades. Established by

our Union to assist members and their families in times

of crises, the MAP relies upon volunteer members,

trained as referral assistants, to direct members to the

proper professionals for help. MAP has assisted members

and their families find help for marital and domestic

problems, alcohol and drug addiction, mental illness, and

workplace stress.

Our MAP works in conjunction with an employersponsored

Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Experience has shown us that members tend to avoid

using employer programs because of concerns over

confidentiality.

Our Members Assistance Program is COMPLETELY

confidential. If the EAP cannot address a member’s issue,

our MAP representatives will find the proper

professionals who can give them the assistance they

need.

You can be assured your MAP Representative will

assist you in total confidence, and you can call your

MAP Representative at any time.

Local 542's Members Assistance Program is the

Union's voice in times of crisis. In an attempt to

change the current climate and provide safer work

environments, our signed contractors have recognized

the value of MAP, and have emphasized their

support. At the end of the day, what matters most is

that every Union member get home safely.

The course called "Time to Get Uncomfortable" is

offered to members who are interested in being a part

of the Members Assistance Program throughout the

year. This program equips the attendee with the tools

needed to identify someone struggling with lifestyle

issues.

You’ll find more details about the program, including

the Representatives’ phone numbers, in the box

below.

Your MAP Representatives:

Mike Whitekettle (215) 479-9029

Anthony Fala (856) 571-7716

Angelo Acevedo (856) 905-0161

Some of the issues for which we

can help you find assistance:

Alcohol or Drug Abuse

Mental Health Issues

PTSD

Emotional Distress

Disability Issues

Divorce

Recreation Info

Teenager Issues

Family & Relationship

Issues

Critical Incident

Our vision is to be the first thought and

choice for our members when they are

searching for assistance.



MEMBERS ASSiSTANCE PROGRAM

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MEMBER MiLESTONES

MEMBER MiLESTONES

CONGRATULATIONS TO MEMBERS

WHO RETIRED IN 2020!

December 2020

Stanlet Crone

Jeffery Haas

John Harrison

Thomas Mascio

John Wilson

Daniel McKelvey

Thomas Riveria

November 2020

Mark Conlon

Daniel Butler

Nicholas Bedio Jr.

Franklin Hutchinson

Humberto Martinez

Melvin Reedy

Veron Smith

John Wade

October 2020

Frank Eichler Jr.

Robert Garling

Joyce Harding

David Hoppes

Walter Koch

December 2020

Michael Concordia

Theodore

Fenstermacher

Bruce Izzi

Richard McManus

William Miller

Arlington North

Seth Worthington

Dennis Stover

Thomas Terry Jr.

November 2020

Charles Benson

Gerald Crouse

Spener Diehl

Robert Getz

Harold Hottle

Cletus Kemmick

Joesph Mazzarella

William McCool

Steven Steiner

William McElrath

Paul Pyle

Frank Turzo

James Walsh

James Williams

September 2020

Louis Agre

Guerino Antoninio

Gary Branch

Paul DiGiovanni

Oliver Drayton

Jose Laurel

Martin Mahar

John Merryman

Robert Murray

Donald Peifer

Thomas Traynor

Phillip Vied

John Wolfe

August 2020

Larry Anthony

John Furness

Jack Habbersett

2020

James Tilley

Charles Topley

Robert Wright

October 2020

Stanley Broska

John Christaldi Jr.

Joseph Grzywacz

Joseph Mora

Ralph Reeves Jr

Mattie Williams

September 2020

Daniel Biscoe

John Bowmaster

Edward Dugan Jr.

Donald Fanucci

Charles Gabel

Donald Hall Jr

Walter Jarvis

Albert Kresge

Francis Ortale

James Harris

Derrick Pine

John Raynock

July 2020

Daniel Biscoe

Rick Chesebro

Richard Clinger

Francis Foley

Joseph Heileman

Peter Karlovich

Truman Lane

Marvin Lister

Rose Luciane

Dennis Miller

Thomas Onzik

Louis Roper

Jeffery Stuch

Samuel Young

June 2020

Paul Adams

Frank Bankard

Peter Cassalia

Pamela Herrera

Stanley Romanoskey

Robert Scholeck

Stephen Shepanski

Antonio Ventresca

August 2020

William Eckrote

Willie Luke

Geoffery McIlhenny

James Shriver

Joseph Speero

July 2020

Frank Capobianco

Emory Edwards II

John Fiori

Brandon Hancock

James McGreggor

Austin Meehan

Ernest Riehl

Leonard Trego

Charles Williams

Gerald Howard

Martin Kennedy Jr

Charles Mazza

James Mead

Peter Morales

Joseph O'Donaghue

Teddy Walker

James Williams

Peter Williamson

Ira Windwehr

May 2020

James Arnold

Robert Brown

Edward Cann

Joseph Doughert

Stephen Edelman

Kenneth Gater

Randy Grandinetti

Kerry Henne

Vincent Rossi

Michael Tomasetti

Philip Webb Jr

April 2020

Joseph Bawduniak

George Degilio

William Downes

June 2020

Matthew Damiano

Jerome Golden

Brian Kirch

Herbert Spradley Jr.

May 2020

David Bean

Henry Beecher

Nicholas Fick

Walter Foell

Thomas Gontz

Kenneth Good

Edward Haines

James Jamieson

Max Lawerence

Patrick Loftus

Kenneth Mertz

Kenneth Millard

Gerald Ochs

Chad Stoudnour

Kenneth Wesolowski

Albert Williams

April 2020

Floyd Bistline

Francesco Bonanno

WIlliam Bostick

Walter Hanson

William Pinciotti

Octavio Spurio

Raymond

Stevenson

Nathaniel Trinsey

March 2020

Sterling Fitser Jr

Kevin Hawthorne

Donald Honeywell

William Larrick

Leon Leferovich

Robert McCord

Raymond McGarth

David Moore

Robert Pierce

February 2020

Joseph Cappelli

Anthony Fergione

Clark Knisely

Dennis Monaghan

Philip Novak

James Petrello

Joseph Polkowski

January 2020

Robin Durman

James Bruno

Joseph D'Annunzio Jr.

William Damiano

Louis Dantonio

Gerald Deyoung

Geirge Lawerence

Leroy Link

Stephen Scarantino

Vincent

Stankiewicz Sr.

Victor Ulrich

March 2020

Ronald Barnes

Leon Dickinson

Deirdre Grimes

David Hannigan

Bart Houck

Daniel Lebano

William Levy

Dominic Mazullo

Clarence McCoy

William Milyo

Nicholas Nemeth

Ellsworth Parmer

Stanley Petroski

Robert Smith

Eugene Zelinsky

Earl Evans

John Gindhart

Michael Goessel

Robert Knowlden

Randy Lewandowski

Mark Lewandowski

Charles Liskey

Kevin Sabatine

Michael Sklodowski

William Tyler

Due to the COVID-19

pandemic, our Retiree

chapters have not held

any meetings in the

last year. We look

forward to getting

together in the future!

You can find our

normal meeting dates

on our website – and

follow the Union on

Facebook to find out

when our Retirees’

meetings will start up

again!

February 2020

Harry Amoroso

Willie Gilchrist

Wayne Haas Jr.

Wendy

Henderson Jr.

Gary Johnson

Kenneth Lyle

Anton Rosado-Ortiz

Bernard Scott

Norman Tanner

Robert Youst

January 2020

Philip Bradshaw

George Diehl

Robert Padgett

Joseph Pontarelli

Joseph Simons

Michael Trubilla

William McCarrick

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SERViCE AWARDS

2020 SERViCE AWARDS

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Ali Ahmad

Paul Bachman

Michael Burns

Allan Cebrat

Frank Cemini

Ranney Doherty

James Dorman

Donald Fisher

Robert Fisher, II

Dennis Fredrickson

Edward Gannon

James Gartland

Willard Gibson

Frank Gilmore, Jr.

Robert Haney

Lester Hanna

Paul Headley

Leonard Hill

Charles Holdsworth

William Holt, III

Edward Hunter

Thomas Kupres, Sr.

Thomas Matt, Jr.

Daniel Mazzocchi

William McElrath

Charles McGinley

James Moritz

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Joseph D’Angelo

George Day

William Harbold

Bernard Jones

Anthony Pacitti

Robert Potter

Roy Summers

James Thomas

Jerome Ogrodnick

Wayne Persun

Michael Peterpaul

Frank Pierson

Vincent Pironti

Gerald Pironti

Joseph Riley

William Rodebaugh

Carl Rupert

Eugene Rutter

Bernard Sauer

Daniel Sejuit

William Shahan, Jr.

Kenneth Smith

James Smith

Donald Snook

Thomas Springman

Fred Stallman

Joseph Stine

Franklin Swartwood

Frank Talarico

John Thackray

George Tidman

Nicholas Varallo

James Weaver

James Webb

Anthony Zaloga

SERViCE PLAQUES

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Richard Armstrong

Robert Butera

Joseph Cappelli

Millard Carroll

Charell Cifelli-Hartzel

John Dent

Grady Dorton

Richard Durso

John Egan

Larry Fisher

Richard Franzini

Charlie Gatson

Albert Gramlick

Carl Hall

William Hartranft

Erick Hedin

David Histand

James Hupp, Jr.

Robert Koch

Barbara Lavery

Markk Longacre

Richard Machukas

Harold Mann

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Terry Brunzello

Frank Cacciola, Jr.

Edward Castor

Kevin Coyne

Richard Dantonio

Paul Engle

Wally Fetterolf

Charles Gable

John Gancarz

David Garcia

Steven Gerace

Edward Hamilton

Christopher Hancin

Francis Henderson, Jr.

Johnnie Huggin, Sr.

Phillip Martin

Holly Mutchler

Myron Neal

Michael Noble

James Pallante

Deborah Pierce

Louis Piscopo

Rudolph Pizio

Alfredo Procopio

Helen Prokopchak

James Rosati, Jr.

Timothy Sagle

Mark Schuster

Richard Solano

Louis Stephens

James Stewart

David Tinney

Reginald Tolbert

Ricardo Torres

Michael Whitekettle

James Williams

Mattie Williams

Watches

James Hynd

James King

John Leva

Thomas Maschi

Joseph Meglio

Robert Miller

Austin Penecale, Jr.

Stephen Plunkett

John Ribarchik

Jeffery Schoell

Robert Sherman, Jr.

William Teske

Richard Tschopp

Michael Willey


2020 SERViCE AWARDS

District 1

Robert Anderson, Jr.

Stephen Benko

John Bernhard

Emery Burbage

Russell Cressman

John Dantonio, Jr.

John Dooley

Steven Dottoli

David Eiser

Victor Guglielmi

Donte Harris, Sr.

Louis-Marc Hector

James Herritt

Derrick Hicks

Arthur Kelly

Karl Krebs

Joseph Lafty

James Leva

David Malason, Jr.

Robert McGlinn

Marc McKinley

Garry Moore

Peter Morales, Jr.

Barry Mourar

Frederick Nolte

Richard Pohl

District 1

John Berner

Macus Bingham, Jr.

Joseph Brown, Jr.

Edward Comly, III

Joseph Conner, Jr.

Peter Cosby

Michael Costantini

John Dee

James Doan

Kevin Domrzalski

Daryl Ebron

Jeffrey Ferraro

Bryan Fleming

Scott Flowers

Leonard Forte

Russell Geary

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Virgilio Procaccino

Stephen Purcell

Vincent Quercetti

Allen Rhodes

Peter Savchuck

Clayton Setzler

Matthew Sheppeck, Jr.

Timmy Stroup

Shane Sullivan

Timothy Swiggard

Dave Timberman

William Trainor

Douglas Wager

Teddy Walker

Terry Wells

Charles Wilson

Ira Windwehr

District 2

Russell Beatty

Brian Belletz

Steve Cherpak

Thomas Dunleavy

David Fidler

Sterling Frable, Jr.

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Townsen Hough

Peter Kennedy

Charles Leslie

Andrew McCarthy

John McDevitt

Thomas McLaughlin

Timothy Pattison

Thomas Reinheimer

James Rementer

Robert Spencer, II

Eric Szyplowski

Renee Tiffany

Robert Whitekettle

William Zimmermann

SERViCE PiNS

Philip Mattu

Ronald Reither

Donald Schaeffer

Dennis Shadle

James Spiece

James Stoltzfus

David Warhola

Allen Weaver

District 3

Al Ankerway

Kollin Foss

Richard Keen

Michael Steeber

Alfonso Todd

District 4

Michael Feight

Daniel Hulsizer, Jr.

Robert Stough

Darrell Weaver

District 5

William Beattie

Wayne Heggan

Lawrence Keating

Robert Murray

Leon Treherne

David Wilson, Sr.

District 2

Darin Freed

Shawn Hawkey

Frank Reimer

Glenn Siek

District 3

Michael Baron

William Baron, Jr.

Mark Engles

Bruce Parri, Jr.

District 4

Timothy Brown

Pamela Harpster

Michael Latsha

District 5

Steven Davis

District 1

Brian Adgalane

David Amodei

William Arnold

David Ashbee

William Beard, Jr.

Stephen Bednarik

Joseph Boccuto

Bernard Bonner

Robert Brickajlik

Bart Bronersky

Joseph Calicyo

Michael Campbell

Marlene Castellanos

Nelving Castro

Mark Chapman

Terry Craig

Eddie Cruz

Jeffrey DeVito

James Dunbar

Robert Edelman

Francis Gallagher

George Gancarz

Jeffrey Glenn

Richard Goldberg, III

Daniel Gray

David Gring

Gary Guarrera, Jr.

Mark Gunkel

Kevin Hawthorne

Robert Hefton

Timothy Hildebrand

Douglas Hinton

Robert Jensen

Rodney Johnson

Kenneth Kaas

Glenn Kantor

Michael Kearns, Jr.

David Keller

Edward Kerner, Jr.

Carl Kirchhoff

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Glen Knapper

David Knauss

Antonio Laurenza

Louis Lorenzini

Margaret Lough

Clint Luby, Jr.

Michael Manerchia

Anthony Marino

Thomas Martyn

Martin Marx

James Mayol

Janet McNesby

Maximino Mendez

John Miller

Brandon O’Neill

Cahir O’Neill

David Patterson

Mark Patzer

Daniel Pauley

William Pembleton

James Plunkett

Andrew Potopchuk

John Purtell, Jr.

Cleofe Ramos

Robert Redington

Charles Rommel

Eric Ruud

Bernard Samuel, III

Jonathan Santimaw

Robert Sautter, Jr.

Scott Sharp

Stephen Smeltzer, Jr.

Chad Smith

Richard Snyder

Robert Stewart, Jr.

Sandra Sutherland

Glenn Sweeney, Jr.

Kevin Tholan

Phillip Thompson

Matthew Torrens

Pete Tsichlis

District 2

Kevin Kistler

William Reilley

John Strollis

District 3

Ryan Boraski

Nathan Brown

Christopher

Cabonilas

Chris Casey

Kenneth Cruser

Mario Dellasandro

Agnes Dempkosky

Dwight Eisenhower

Brad Kishbaugh

Tim Sirko

Vincent Skotek

Dan Steadele

Michael Zapotosky

District 4

Mandy Kerstetter

Jeffrey Labant

George

Messerschmidt

Ralph Robinson

John Selander, II

District 5

Gary Branch

Edward Carter, Jr.

Alan Domino

William Hutchison

Joshua Jacobs

Marvin Lister

Ronald Martine

Bart Martinez

JR Wilkins

Frank Wrigley, Jr.


SERViCE AWARDS


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PRESiDENT’S REPORT


The most recent assignment changes are listed in the

blue box on page 4.

As your new Assistant Business Manager, I want all

Local 542 members to know that I will be working to

make sure that we deliver the best value for our

members in all three core areas of our mission.

Remember that our Business Agents can’t possibly be

on every job every day, so we rely on you to be our

eyes and ears.

If you see or hear anything that could help our Agents

better serve you, please pick up the phone and let us

know. If you’re having a problem on the job, call the

Business Agent who handles that particular area.

PAY YOUR DUES ONLINE!

Visit our website at IUOE542.com, click

on the Members tab, then click Pay

Dues.

Note: you must be a member in good

standing for your dues payment to be

processed. Cards will not be issued to

suspended or expelled members.

Please contact the union office at (215)

542-7500 if you are unsure of your

status.

Upon approval of your credit card

payment, your dues card wll be mailed to

the address on file with the union office.

IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION

Fort Washington &

C Branch

Allentown

Wilkes-Barre

Harrisburg

Delaware

Funds Office

JATC

I will also be challenging Local 542 members to get more

directly involved with our Union, because you have the

talents needed to help us become a better Union.

So, in 2021, I hope to see more Local 542 members

uptraining their skills and knowledge, getting more

engaged in our organizing and lobbying efforts, and

working with your officers and Business Agents and your

fellow members to build a family of Local 542 members

and our families.

We are looking forward to a successful year ahead.

Jim Reilley

President & Assistant Business Manager

(215) 542-7500

(610) 351-5422

(570) 654-5420

(717) 541-0944

(302) 449-1915

(215) 542-8211

(215) 591-5282

1375 Virginia Drive, #100

Fort Washington, PA 19034

7609 Kuhns Drive

Trexlertown, PA 18087

115 New Street

Hughestown, PA 18540

2201 Forest Hills Drive, #5

Harrisburg, PA 17112

4268 N. DuPont Parkway

Townsend, DE 19734



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