L.U. 915 (i&mt), TAMPA, FL — Business Manager Randall King is pleased to report that Tampa has escaped another hurricane season unscathed. The work outlook is strong, with several large projects on the horizon, including a new baseball stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays, a new stadium at the University of South Florida, a new terminal at Tampa International Airport, two hydrogen production plants and the new TECO headquarters building.
Recording Secretary Theresa King was reelected president of the Florida Building and Construction Trades at the annual conference in Orlando. She was also elected vice president at large for the Florida AFL-CIO Conference.
Business Manager King spoke at the annual apprenticeship banquet and led the festivities celebrating our newest journeyman inside wiremen. The Tampa Area Electrical JATC graduated more than 60 apprentices that evening and hosted more than 200 attendees at the banquet. At the October general membership meeting, President Jonathan Fielder swore in 40 new members.
Over the Labor Day weekend, Local 915 hosted the start of the annual motorcycle ride across Florida to raise money to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Over the last decade, the charity motorcycle ride has raised over $77,000 for this worthy cause.
Brian Nathan, A.B.M.
