The IBEW has joined the National Child Identification Program to provide our members with free Child ID kits. We will have the kits at our upcoming annual picnic on September 23 and any leftovers we will bring to various unit meetings.
Today, the membership of System Council U-05 ratified the Ameren Illinois contracts. Implementation of the new working hours for some employees will be determined at a later date.
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August 25, 2017
Ameren Cilco, IP and IP-Clerical
Local 51 Members
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
After the membership rejected the July 27th Ameren and IBEW System Council U-05 tentative agreement, the U-05 System Council Business Managers met with Ron Pate and Rita Zindars of Ameren Illinois on August 24th. Ameren refused to change the July 27th tentative agreement.
Ameren said the rejected July 27th tentative agreement is their last, best and final offer. Accordingly, there are no changes to the agreement rejected by the membership during the August meetings.
The rejected tentative agreement that was unanimously recommended for a “yes” vote by the four (4) IBEW Locals will be voted again. If the recommended last, best and final is rejected again, the Company has said they will change the offer. They said if rejected they will implement a lesser offer on September 19th. They did not say how the implemented package will be changed.
We asked the Company to extend all agreements until September 30th. The Company said there was no need to extend the contracts. We pointed out there are possible issues when working without a contract including the loss of the grievance/arbitration procedure. The Company agreed to extend all contracts until midnight on September 8th, 2017.
To ensure the voting is completed by the evening of Thursday September 7th we will be voting in operating centers, at other work sites and at unit meetings scheduled the week of September 4th. Also, from August 28th -September 7th between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm you can vote at the Local 51 Hall.
Per the System Council by-laws, we will count the ballots together and tally the results on September 8th, 2017. Per the by-laws, there will be no absentee ballots. The times and locations of the scheduled voting are listed below. You may vote at any listed location. If due to storms, training, etc., members are away from their reporting center or their regular unit meeting on a scheduled voting day, and if they cannot vote at an alternative voting location, they should contact their Business Representative so attempts can be made to allow them to vote.
This vote is a STRIKE vote. The ballots will have a box to vote “yes” to accept the last, best and final offer and a box to vote “no” to strike, which indicates a member’s willingness to strike. We ask that you take this very serious and do everything possible to ensure you vote.
If the last, best and final offer is rejected, a strike would not begin on September 9th; but the Company stated a lesser package will be implemented on September 19th.
If you have any questions, please contact Bob Wedell, Karlene Knisley, Tony Cook or myself.
In Solidarity,
John H. Johnson
Business Manager/Financial Secretary
IBEW Local 51
Ameren presented their last, best, final offer to the Local Unions.
Read MorePictures for the Local Union's 2018 calendar are due by October 1, 2017. Pictures may be sent to any Business Staff member or to nancyh@ibew51.org.
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Today the System Council U-05 membership votes were counted on the July 27th tentative agreement. The proposed agreement was rejected by a vote of 636 No and 537 Yes.
The System Council is contacting the Company to try to arrange a future meeting date. We will communicate the date of the meeting when it is scheduled.
All contracts remain extended until Midnight on August 31st.
Join State Senator Andy Manar at the Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade on Thursday, August 10. Volunteers should arrive by 5:00 PM and assemble with entry #8 which is just north of the pavilion in Lincoln Park. The parade kicks off promptly at 5:30 PM.
Senator Manar will be joined by Illinois AFL-CIO-endorsed candidate for governor JB Pritzker for the parade and he is hoping to have many supporters walking with him.
The regular parade route has changed this year. It will step-off from the southeast corner of the Nelson Park loop, located in Lincoln Park on Springfield's north end. From there, the parade will travel north to Sangamon Avenue. It will then trek east down Sangamon Avenue and turn left into the Main Gate of the fairgrounds. The parade then will follow Main Street through the fairgrounds to Grandstand Avenue before concluding at the north end of the Grandstand. A map of the parade route is attached. Please contact Chris Shallow at 312-505-9087 for more information.
Michael T. Carrigan, President
Illinois AFL-CIO
Dates/Places/Times to vote the Ameren Tentative Agreement:
8/7, Lincoln KC Hall, 3-6pm
8/8, Bloomington Local 197 hall, 1pm-end of regular meeting
8/8, Champaign VFW Post 5520, 1pm-end of regular meeting
8/9, Hillsboro
8/9, Jacksonville AmVets Post 100, 3pm-end of regular meeting
8/9, Springfield Local 51 hall, 1-6pm
8/10, Decatur Local 146 hall, 1-7:30pm
8/10, Peoria VFW 2602, 1pm-end of regular meeting
8/11, Mt. Vernon/Centralia
8/14, Galesburg-Knoxville American Legion, 1-6pm
8/16, LaSalle Eagles Lodge, 1-6pm
8/17, Collinsville Local 309 hall, 3-6pm
