L.U. 1579 (i&o), AUGUSTA, GA — Hello, brothers and sisters. I hope you all have endured the summer. By the time you get this issue, we will already have elected our local officers for the 2024-2027 term. My hats off to all who made their vote count. Congratulations and good luck to Local 1579 in remaining a major player and leader for construction in the Central Savannah River Area, the Southeast and the nation.
We are holding our own with the current work situation, and good news is on the horizon. Since my last article, we have landed a data center that will employ approximately 250 electrical craftsmen for about 36 months. Hopefully, by early 2025, the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility will begin hiring for construction, now that most of the demolition is complete. Our in-town and Savannah River Site contractors are also picking up work and calling for more electricians.
Business Manager J.R. Richardson is staying busy and working hard with the building trades and NABTU to establish a project labor agreement at Fort Eisenhower that will benefit all crafts. Fort Eisenhower, formerly known as Fort Gordon, is the home of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. There are plenty of projects coming that should fall under Davis-Bacon due to cybersecurity efforts and upgrades at the fort.
“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mike Greene, Pres.
