“We Make New York Breathe!” Issue 05 October 2014

On Saturday, September 6th Local 28 proudly marched in the 2014 NYC Labor Day Parade. Once again, our efforts and involvement were a highlight of the event. Over 500 Local 28 brothers, sisters, family and friends stood tall and represented our Local with dignity and respect. The float, a scale model of our NYC Skyline was hand fabricated in stainless, copper, brass and galvanized. It was the focal point and envy of all. This masterpiece was fabricated at our Training Center under the direction of the late Nicholas Maldarelli. This year’s parade was dedicated to the memory of Nick. He was a true gentleman and craftsman. His mentorship and dedication will be missed. Special thanks to everyone who attended and made this year’s celebration a success. Parade Coordinator- Brian McBrearty Assistant Coordinator-Butch Keane Committee Members-Nathan Mays, Ray Minieri, Frank Nitto, Robert Soto Volunteers Include-Cody Milne, Mario Pagano, Tom Regan, Leah Rivera, Steven Rosenberg, Artie Tyburski, Raphael Vega

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ANNUITY FUND Effective February 1, 2012, the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 28 I. A. Annuity Fund converted from a Money Purchase Plan to a Profit-Sharing Plan. This change allowed for the Annuity Fund to add Hardship Withdrawals to the benefits already in place. The Profit-Sharing account consist of the contributions made on your behalf as of February 1, 2012. Contributions prior to that date are not considered for this benefit. You are allowed two (2) Hardship Withdrawals in a calendar year. The amount requested cannot exceed 50% of the Profit-Sharing portion of your account. The amount payable cannot exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the financial hardship as indicated on your supporting documents. There are only six (6) reasons under which a Hardship Withdrawal can be taken: 1. To Purchase A New Home: You must have a purchase or sales agreement listing the address of the property, the seller, the total amount and the amount needed for the down payment. Please note this is not to rent a new house or apartment but to purchase your principal residence. Refinancing your mortgage is not eligible. 2. Medical Bills: You must submit copies of medical, hospital or dental bills for yourself or eligible dependent, with the date of service, patient’s name, place of service and the balance owed after the insurance payment or denial of payment because of loss of coverage. Bills cannot be more than six (6) months old. 3. College Tuition: You must submit a bill for tuition from the financial office of the college, university or trade school that you or your eligible dependent are or will be attending. This also covers all educational expenses such as books, school fees and any other items that may be required. The repaying of students Loans is not eligible for a distribution. 4. To Avoid Eviction or Foreclosure: You must have an eviction or foreclosure notice that is signed and dated from the owner/ landlord or mortgage company that references your address, the amount owed and the date due to avoid the eviction or foreclosure proceedings. Evictions or foreclosures that have already occurred are not eligible. 5. To Pay For Funeral Expenses: You must submit a bill from the Funeral Home or Mortuary for your parent, spouse and eligible dependents. Documents cannot be more than six (6) months old 6. To Pay For Repairs To Your Home: You must supply a copy or copies of repair bills that indicate the work that is needed due to a fire, storm or natural disaster. Bills must reference your name and address as the place the work is being done. To obtain a Hardship Withdrawal application, please contact New York Life at 1-800-294-3575 or at www.mylife.newyorklife.com.

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Apprentice School Congratulations to our Graduated Apprentices

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Thank you to... F2014C-2

F2014C-4

F2014B-8

Nicholas Bianco

Vincent Caggiano

Brian Bianco

William Branigan

Yoel DeLa Cruz

David Domena

Anthony Culminales

Rafael Csukardi

Camron Jackson

Fuat Duka

Daniel Delgado

Kevin Kramer

Christopher Jones

Eduardo Gomez

Catherine Edwards

Kevin McMasters

James Keelan

Derek Nadeau

Ismael Fernandez

Pablo Naupari

Eduard Krasilikov

Marco Perez

Brian O’Donoghue

Benji Leopold

Michael Pimentel

Peter Ornes

Anthony Martino

Ryan Reid

Jabari Sancho

Pedro Mendoza

Rafael Rivas

Michael Varela

Christopher Merced

Jose Zapata

Okacha Phillips

Benny Vasquez

John Murray

Kedwin Rivas

David Vivas

Daniel Pena

Alvaro Calvo Christian Colon

Ryan Francis Omar Gil de La Madrid Blay Gomez Malik Gumbs Manuel E. Murray

Zachary Simon

Daniel Richiez

Andrew Tates

Clarence Sessoms III

Jerome Thomas Angel Villalba

Listed above are the apprentices from classes F2014C-2, F2014C-4, and F2014B-8 who helped put our float together this year. A special thank you to two 5th term apprentices, Cody Milne, from Heritage Mechanical Services and Steven Rosenberg from Delta Sheet Metal. These two members along with Arthur Tyburski, Leah Rivera and full-time instructors Christopher Nichols, John Jackson, Hension Phillip and Eugene Wong all volunteered their time and efforts. Leah Rambo

Local 28 Instructors and apprentices proudly pose in front of this year’s Labor Day Parade Float.

JAC Administrator

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Local No. 28 Retirees Club

L to R: Frank McNellis and Mike Shamroy at the Labor Day Parade 2014

Greetings to all. A new season is upon us, with it comes a nip in the air and hopefully a better future for Local 28. Once again I am urging those retired members that haven't done so, to join the Local 28 Retirees Club. Why not start the Halloween season off with a “Treat”? We invite you to come to our next scheduled monthly meeting, which will be held at 11:00 AM on October 22nd, 2014 at VFW Post #5253, located at 155 Searingtown Road, Albertson, NY 11507. Come early for coffee, cake and a chance to socialize with sister and brother members. Stay after the meeting and have a sandwich. Pop out a double sawbuck (twenty dollars) for annual dues, and you're good to go! We also have some special events coming up which you might like to participate in. Our Annual Holiday Party is fast approaching. Don't miss out on a chance to dance with your honey!! It is to be held on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014. Also, our annual Super Bowl raffle allows a $500.00 scholarship award to a child or grandchild of a Retiree Club member. In closing, I would remind all my sisters and brothers to stay well, strong and connected. Fraternally, Mike Shamroy

Gerry Maddock taken at our last picnic held in August 2014

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2014 Retirees

Farrell Flannery

5/1/2014

Robert Anderson (85)

6/15/2014

Lennox Joshua

1/1/2014

Roman Benke (80)

2/13/2014

Wai Lee

7/1/2014

Stanley Blair (88)

5/9/2014

Dennis Murphy

8/1/2014

Aldo Cinquini (94)

6/23/2014

Brett Pearsall

8/1/2014

Harold Clark (71)

5/6/2014

Derrick Wong

5/1/2014

George Enders (75)

5/15/2014

Zaharia Levy (90)

1/2/2014

Dennis Swenkowski (66)

1/16/2014

They Shall Be Missed... Message from the Financial Secretary-Treasurer/Recording Secretary For the past 6 years I have had the honor of serving Local 28 as your Organizer. On July 1, 2014 I was appointed to the position of Financial Secretary-Treasurer/Recording Secretary pro tem. I understand the controversy regarding such appointments and humbly accept the responsibility and critique. As your new Financial Secretary-Treasurer/Recording Secretary, I will strive to ensure that this office provides better communication and service to you, the membership.

This local is larger than any one person or issue. Working together we will prevail and prosper. Starting on October 1, 2014 Local 28 will be accepting credit cards for payment of dues and merchandise. This simple convenience is long overdue. I look forward to hearing your thoughts, ideas and feedback. Thank you. Fraternally yours, Robert Soto [email protected]

JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT NEWS You will now see on the website a link for JLM (Joint Labor Management) which will track information with a list of TARGETED PROJECTS. Members will be able to see the number of projects required to be targeted either through target money or a mixed use of Building Trades Journeypersons and Light Commercial workers. These projects would have gone non-union if we did not make concessions. We will give monthly updates on jobs that get approved and awarded through JLM so members will know if they are on a targeted job.

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Labor Day Parade 2014

All pictures are courtesy of Local 28 member Tom Gallagher. This is only a small sample of the many friendly faces he was able to capture. We will try to provide more pictures on the web version of The Dispatch.

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LOCAL 28’S COMMITMENT TO EQUAL WORK OPPORTUNITIES

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Local 28 is committed to ensuring equal work opportunities for all its members. Toward that end, we write to remind you of the nondiscrimination provision contained in Article XV, Section 8 of our collective bargaining agreement, which reads: “The Employer and the Union mutually agree there shall be no discrimination of any member of the Union in connection with union activities, race, nationality, religion, gender, age or marital status by any person in the employ of the employer.” Due to concerns about allegations of racial and national origin discrimination, Local 28 has instituted some specific mechanisms for identifying and addressing allegations of such discrimination. Local 28 has established an Office of Court Compliance (“OCC”) to address these issues and appointed Anthony Guerrero to lead that effort. Among other things, the OCC is evaluating work hours and hiring data in order to identify and investigate contractors that appear to have significant work hours or work force disparities between white and nonwhite journeypersons. In addition, we want to know about any concerns of discrimination that you may have so that we can work to remedy them. We have established a confidential Hotline (1-800-366-4814) and secure email address [email protected] to handle complaints of discrimination or retaliation. If you believe that any contractor or member of Local 28 has engaged in discrimination on the basis of race or national origin, we urge you to let us know. To report an incident of discrimination or discriminatory retaliation, please call the Hotline, use the secure email address, or contact the OCC, Local 28's Counsel Riccardo Iaccarino, or one of Local 28's Business Agents, by certified mail, fax, or electronic mail. In addition, you can make your concerns known to the plaintiffs in the discrimination court case by leaving a message on a toll-free hotline maintained by the plaintiffs (866-748-5968). For additional information, please review the Local 28 Guidelines for Ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity in the Workplace, copies of which are available at Local 28's offices, the apprentice school, and through the Members’ Assistance program. Fraternally yours,

Bob DiOrio Bob DiOrio International Trustee jl

Local Union 28 500 Greenwich Street Suite 502 New York, NY 10013-0521 Website: http://www.smwialu28.org

Union built is better built

All jobs at the start of new construction, alteration and overtime permits must be reported to the Greenwich Street office. When reporting jobs to the office, please give the job location, cross streets, floor, area and anticipated duration of the job. In addition, if you would like to leave a message for any Business Agent then please contact Anthony Matthew at the Greenwich Street office. New York City

Funds & Plans Tel: 516‐742‐9478 • Fax: 516‐742‐6360 Production Fund Tel: 516‐742‐1966 • Fax: 516‐742‐0151 General Fund ‐ Dues & Assessments Tel: 212‐941‐7700 • Fax:212‐226‐0304 The Nicholas Maldarelli Apprentice Training Center Tel: 718‐297‐5570 • Fax: 718‐658‐4227 Voluntary Referral Hall Tel: 212‐732‐2490

212-941-7700

SAVE THE DATE

Upcoming Union Meetings (Informational)

2014 Honor Roll Night Friday, November 14, 2014 At 7:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. Leonard’s of Great Neck 555 Northern Boulevard Great Neck NY 11021

October 21, 2014

November 18, 2014

At: 6:00 P.M.

At: 4:30 P.M.

American Legion Post 144

Sts. Cyril/Raphael Church

730 Willis Avenue

502 West 41st Street

Williston Park, NY 11596

New York, NY 10036

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