LAID-OFF MEMBERS CAN REMAIN IN GOOD STANDING BY PAYING REDUCED MONTHLY DUES
If you are on lay-off, you can remain an member in good standing by paying the reduced monthly Union dues of $16.50 per month.
The dues must be paid by the last day of the preceding month
(ex: June dues must be paid by the last day in May).
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CONTINUING HEALTH COVERAGE THROUGH CARRIER?
If you have chosen to continue health and/or dental coverage through Carrier, you must pay your monthly premium by the date of your lay-off (ex: if you were laid-off April 23, your monthly premium is due at Carrier by May 23, June 23, July 23, etc)
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QUARTERLY MEETINGS
At the October 10, 2007 meeting a motion was made and passed to change from Monthly meetings to Quarterly meetings. This motion was passed by 90% of those members in attendance. Per the S.M.W.I.A. Constitution & Ritual this motion had also been made and passed by over 75% of the members in attendance at the September 18, 2007 meeting. The Quarterly meetings will be in March, June, September, and December.
NEXT UNION QUARTERLY MEETING:
The next regular Union Quarterly Meeting will be held
WEDNESDAY
March11, 2009
7:30PM
at the Local 58 Union Hall
301 Pulaski St. Syracuse, NY
This meeting is open to all members who are able to attend
Any Carrier 2nd shift production / maintenance / warehouse employee who wishes to attend the evening meeting at Local 58 should call the Local 58 Union Hall at 472 - 4411 by the Tuesday before the Union Meeting, and we will try to get you released 1/2 hour before and 1/2 after the meeting. Time spent away from the plant to attend the meetings will not be compensated (paid).
Local 58’s second HVAC Class started September 13, 2004 Our third class will start January 17, 2005 at the training center on Pulaski Street in Syracuse. The laboratory contains:
6 furnaces,
4 room A/C units,
2 heat pumps,
a 5 ton HVAC unit and hopefully
a 2 ton unit.
We received State certification and eligibility as a preferred provider from New York State. We offer industry certification (TABB NATE, ICE). Skills taught include the following
installation of units and duct work;
troubleshooting and repair;
air quality and air balancing;
minor fabrication of duct work;
OSHA 30 hour Safety Certification;
EPA Refrigerants Certification
Any former Local 527 member who is interested in taking this training should contact his counselor at CNY Works.
For information:Call 472-4411
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UTC ESP Benefits Extended
United Technologies has agreed to extend the Employee Scholar Program (ESP) to employees who are laid-off from Carrier and then retire.
Example: You are laid-off at the end of April 2004, and start your pension six months later. Since you were laid-off, you continue to be eligible for the ESP for up to 4 years from your layoff date.
You are also eligible for the stock award for completion of a degree from a regionally accredited college or university within 4 years from you layoff date.
The key point is that you must be laid-off. If you retire from active employment, you lose your eligibility for the ESP.
Tony Castrello was selected by the Excutive Board of Local Union # 58 to finish the term of retired Business Manager Martin Gay. Scott Sparrow was selected by the Excutive Board to finish the term of Tony Castrello on the Excutive Board. These appointments were made due to the fact that less than one (1) year remaind on the terms of the vacated positions and was per Article 12, Section 8 of the Constitution and Ritual of the S.M.W.I.A.
