L.U. 611 (catv,es,govt,i,lctt,o,spa,t&u), ALBUQUERQUE, NM — I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and a great holiday season.
Work in our jurisdiction is still going strong. US Electrical picked up the Walmart job in Clovis, N.M., which sustained damage from a fire in September; they were paying $50 per hour so they could meet their opening deadline.
As of this writing, Triad has 400 workers on site, but calls are slowing down a bit; B&D has 161 at Intel with more work coming their way in the near future; and Facebook has about 400 on site.
Negotiations with Inside contractors will be starting up in a few months, and hopefully we can agree to a fair contract.
On behalf of Local 611, I would like to extend condolences to the friends and families of Jerry T. Barboa, Robert S. “Turkey” Garcia, Michael J. “Johnny Walker” Jaramillo and George K. Richardson III.
Don’t forget to attend your local or unit meetings.
Darrell J. Blair, P.S.
