L.U. 47 (lctt,mo,o,u&uow), DIAMOND BAR, CA — Greetings, brothers and sisters. Business Manager/Financial Secretary Colin Lavin congratulates Team Hot Line, the first-place winners at the International Lineman’s Rodeo in Kansas City. Read more on page 3 of this issue.
Here are updates from Local 47:
- Concerning Southern California Edison, arbitration regarding the demotion of Long Beach electrical crew foreman Mike Phillips has been settled. Mike will return to the electrical crew foreman position with full back pay.
- Termination of Ridgecrest construction maintenance accountant Teri Paradise is scheduled for arbitration before arbitrator Anthony Miller.
- The Transmission/Substation System Operator Paragraph M (midterm bargaining) passed; increases will begin Jan. 1.
- Production specialist bargaining will begin once the union and the company agree on meeting dates.
- The organizing vote to certify the Grid Control Center (Real Time Transmission Dispatches) was successful. Bargaining will begin in a couple of months.
- In the City of Anaheim, part-time workers’ customer service contract passed and was sent to the city council for approval.
Local 47’s Christmas party on Dec. 2 was a huge success.
We’re sad to report the deaths of Terion Alexander, Grady Coulter (retired), Jason DeWitt, Brennan Eby, Scott Perdew, Paul Racine and Derek Quesenberry. Our condolences and prayers are with their loved ones.
Work safe and buy union.
Mitch Smith, P.S.
