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INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
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Here are the important dates for the upcoming 2024 Local 11 election.
Thursday, April 18th 5:00pm – The Nominations will be held at the ETI during the General Meeting
Monday, May 6th – Sample Ballots will be mailed out
Monday, May 13th – Actual Ballots will be mailed out
(NOTICE: If you do not receive your ballot by Thursday, May 23rd, you only have until Saturday, May 25th at 4:00pm to request one! Requests for replacement ballots must be made in writing, by emailing electionjudge@ibew11.org )
Saturday, June 1st – Date of election
Monday, June 3rd – Date that the election results will be mailed out, including the additional “Run-Off” ballot, if necessary.
Saturday, June 22nd – Date of “Run-Off” election, if necessary.
The IBEW Local 11 Bylaws, which can be found here, outlines in Article III sec. 4(o) what a “Run-Off” election is.
For a candidate to be elected, they must have a majority vote (executive board and examining board excluded). Considering that most positions this election season have 3 or 4 running candidates, this is more relevant now than ever before. If neither candidate gets at least 50% for each given position, then a “Run-Off” commences.
A “Run-Off” is when the two candidates with the highest number of votes, have a second election to determine the winner.
During this time, you may see one of the candidates withdraw from the election, in which case, the remaining candidate wins. You may also see the other candidates, who are not involved in the “Run-Off“, endorse one of the remaining candidates.
The IBEW Constitution, which can be found here
outlines, in Article XVII, all of the duties of our President (sec. 1), Vice President (sec. 2), Business Manager / Financial Secretary (sec. 4, 6 & 8), Treasurer (sec. 7), and Recording Secretary (sec. 3) as well as those on the Executive Board (sec. 9-14).
Here’s a quick summary of each position:
– Business Manager: The Business Manager is also the Financial Secretary and they are the “Principal Officer” of the Local. They are responsible for Organizing their jurisdiction, establishing relations with employers, and protecting the jurisdiction of the IBEW. They are to keep accurate statistics and fully cooperate with the IBEW.
The Business Manager shall serve as a permanent member of the negotiation committee and serve as a trustee on all trust funds of the Local. They shall have a voice at all Executive meetings but shall not vote.
They must keep records and receipts and are responsible for all money collected by the Local until given to the Treasurer or deposited into the Local’s bank account. They are also responsible for submitting these records and receipts when called for an inspection or audit by the International or Executive Board.
– President: Is responsible for “the strict enforcement” of the Constitution and the Local Bylaws, and their rules as well as to conduct orderly meetings. The President oversees all committees and is to consult and cooperate with the Business Manager and also when appointing Delegates and Assistants.
– Vice President: Is responsible for assisting the President and taking over their responsibilities when the President is absent.
– Recording Secretary: Is responsible for keeping an accurate record of each meeting and honestly answering all correspondence. They are also responsible for notifying the International of any changes of Officers and making orders of authorized bills to the treasurer.
– Treasurer: Responsible for recording all incoming and outgoing funds with accurate and itemized receipts. They are also responsible for sending this info in for audit whenever required.
– Executive Board: Acts as a Trial Board that hears all charges and trys all members (except officers or representatives of the Local) for any violations of the Constitution or Bylaws.
Only the Inside Wiremen contract, which can be found here, in Section 5.12, lays out the permissible ratio of Apprentices to Journeymen.
For every set of 3 Journeymen on the jobsite, the contractor is allowed 2 Apprentices. Example: If you only have 1 to 3 Journeymen, the jobsite can have 2 Apprentices; 4 to 6 = 4 Apprentices, 7 to 9 = 6, …, 97 to 99 = 66, etc.
Q: Long gone are the days where contractors buy radios for their crews, instead opting into calling or texting our personal phones for communication, including after-hours. Even Foremen and some General Foreman no longer have access to a company phone, instead, they’re expected to take calls and emails from their personal device.
Do you have any plans for fighting for a Personal Phone Credit when contractors expect Personal Phone Usage?
A: Section 3.24 is a list of bargained for “Required Tools.” Personal Cell phones are not on that list. Members who use their personal phones as a favor to the GF or Foreman are violating the agreement. I plan to provide every steward with a cell phone so members can reach him if needed. That phone will be paid for by the union and used for union business only.
As far as using personal phones so your foreman can reach you, is not acceptable. They can provide phones or any other communication device like radios. If the contractor wants us to use our phones it shall be brought up and decided how much money is it worth to them to add that. We could come up with a number that members think is fair. A big part of this would be representation of members rights done by the agent and not by the member to enforce this issue.
Q: With the rising costs of housing in Los Angeles and surrounding areas, we are moving further and further from available work. Whether or not we carpool, we are left with two options: Spend more personal time commuting or use our hard earned money for Toll Roads in order to reclaim some personal time at home and with family.
With talk of Congestion Tolls coming to Los Angeles, we may need to pay just to work downtown anyways.
Do you have any plans for fighting for Toll language in our contract to get ahead of the ball?
A: This question about transportation is a good one and our team will investigate further.
Here is what I do know: Contractors are urged by the government to have members use public transit. Not only does it save parking lot fees it decreases the amount of people on the road and promotes clean air, dealing with the rising costs of gas.
The state gives stipends to contractors that have members utilize public transportation. Members should have riding passes provided by the contractor.
Further discussion will have to be done with members and possibly add something into our contract language that would be beneficial to us all. We will have to make sure transportation could be provided between site and agreed upon public transport station.
This needs to be looked at closer and I am addressing my team to join this discussion.