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Business Manager, Michael Grassy Working Hot

It has come to the attention of both the JAC and the hall that both apprentices and JWs have been working on live circuits and in live gear. First, there is nothing that we work on that is worth injury or death for any of our members. Second, working hot is forbidden in apprentice contracts, OSHA rulings, NFPA70e, and by

virtually every company’s written policies. Third, when any one of us violates the above policies, not only do we out our lives in danger but we indirectly put pressure on our fellow brothers and sisters to do the same.

The general OSHA industry standard states: “Live parts to which an employee may be exposed shall be deenergized before the employee works on or near them, unless the employer can demonstrate that deenergizing introduces additional or increased hazards or is infeasible due to equipment design or operational limitations. Live parts that operate at less than 50 volts to ground need not be deenergized if there will be no increased exposure to electrical burns or to explosion due to electric arcs.”

Many of us came up through the trade working on hot circuits as a matter of practice. Times have changed, this is no longer an acceptable work practice. If the above reasons are not enough to prevent you from working hot, consider the fact that you could also be found at fault for any damage or injury. The blame could ultimately fall to you because it will be claimed that you are aware that you should not work hot. In communication with representatives of our contractors, they unanimously claim that working on live circuits is against their policies and any suggestion to do so would be an isolated incident from a specific

foreman or JW that is working contrary to company policy. It has been agreed that any instance of working on live circuits should be reported to management in office as well as the hall and the JAC if applicable. All of us working together, is the only way to help ensure our collective safety.

UW Systems

As you may be aware because of ACT 10, represented state workers can only bargain wages up to the CPI

(Consumer Price Index). We have been working on the UW system contract for months. The UW systems contract has been finally ratified with a 2.13% raise effective back to January 6, 2019. Although this sounds like a win, non-represented employees have routinely been receiving raises in excess of the CPI. We need to continue the fight to bring this unfairness to public light and to work to change the legislation itself. Thank you to all our members that continue to recertify their contracts and are helping us fight on the ground level.

Arrears

Last month I again reminded members the importance of updating contact information as well as staying current with dues, especially now with our elections coming up on the horizon. In last month’s newsletter, I

suggested that dues should be current through May or June depending on the dates decided by our Eboard. One of our members has protested to the IO as to how long someone can be in arrears and eligible to vote. I have requested official clarification on the issue but the decision will ultimately be up to our election judge. Our teller candidates that will be attending election training in March will also be able to get clarification on this and other issues.

Financial Seminars

The current schedule for this year’s financial seminars is: March 28 – Prudential - 159 retirement information April 25 – Park Bank - Mortgage & Home Buying May 23 – Park Bank - Credit & Debit August 22 – Park Bank - Budgeting & Saving October 24 – Park Bank - General Retirement

SPARKIE SENTINEL IBEW LOCAL #159

March 2019

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Referral Agent, Greg Storkson

Hello Brothers and Sisters, Work has slowed with only a few JIW calls going out in the last

couple of weeks. We have 1 apprentice off at this time. 3 out of work apprentices were placed in the last 2 weeks. Verona school

is starting to man up. Staff has Promega, Serf, Judge Doyle, and should pick up soon. Summit Credit Union is almost completed and is manning down. There is over $532,000,000 of work in the

last 4 weeks showing up on the bidding reports. Looking for a busy year and we should start putting people back to work soon.

Please DO NOT let your first year apprentice work on hot circuits!! It has

been reported that 75% of OUR first year students have been assigned to work on hot circuits. This is in direct violation of their

apprenticeship, 70E, OSHA, and your company safety policy. There are no excuses that would justify this. It is YOUR job as a journeyman to stop this practice for the safety of our workers. The company approval as

an apprenticeship trainer could be removed if someone is caught or worse, injured.

We are planning a Steward class this spring. If anyone is interested contact me at the office extension 114 to sign up. A date will be set up once I know how many people are interested.

In Solidarity,

Greg Storkson Office: (608)255-2989 Ext. 114 ~ Cell: (608)334-6224 ~ Email: gstorkson@ibew159.org

Organizers Report, Casey Healy

The objects of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are:

To organize all workers in the entire electrical industry in the United States and Canada,

including all those in public utilities and electrical manufacturing, into local unions,

To promote reasonable methods of work,

To cultivate feelings of friendship among those of our industry,

To settle all disputes between employers and employees by arbitration (if possible),

To assist each other in sickness or distress,

To secure employment,

To reduce the hours of daily labor,

To secure adequate pay for our work,

To seek a higher and higher standard of living,

To seek security for the individual,

And by legal and proper means to elevate the moral, intellectual, and social conditions for

our members, their families and dependents, in the interest of a higher standard of

citizenship.

United we Stand - Divided we fall,

Casey Healy Office: (608)255-2989 ~ Cell: (608)515-3552 ~ Email: chealy@ibew159.org

32 Calls last Month

INSIDE

Book I – 38

Book II – 26

Book III - 0

RESIDENTIAL

Book I – 1

Book II – 0

VDV

Book I – 1 Book II – 4

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Retirees Luncheon Our February luncheon was held at the 5th Quarter in Verona. Due to the weather we only had 19 brave

souls attend. Present were: Bill Holler, John Zwettler, Lee Lemens, Don Boe, Bob Call, Jeff Rowley, Ron

Dommershausen, Ron Disch, Jim Foulker, Marvin Milleville, Rich Gorst, Dave Krey, Bill Kracke, Steve

Greenheck, Tom Corcoran, Tim May , Ed Kroth, Greg Storkson,

Door Prize winners were: Don Boe, Jeff Rowley, Marvin Milleville, Jim Foulker, Bill Kracke, Tom Corcoran

and Ed Kroth.

We had a moment of silence to remember Jim Davis and Robert Bartels.

Our March luncheon will be at Rex's Innkeeper in Waunakee on Monday the 11th.

Fraternally, Jim Virnig

IBEW 159 Retiree

FEBRUARY - WELCOME NEW LOCAL 159 MEMBERS

Brian Dearth Joseph Meyer Kerry Gibson

Richard Heinz Justin Stark Thomas Bayrhoffer Max Palzkill

Colton Sullivan Andrew Hotchkiss

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Greetings Brothers and Sisters,

As far as I am concerned the snow can stop and grass can start growing. This has been a long winter.

Please remember to sign up for classes at least two weeks before they run. If there are not enough people

enrolled at that time, the class will be canceled. You can still sign up closer to the start date if there are

enough people already signed up. This may however mean you may not receive books on the first night of

class. There are a limited number of spaces left in classes at time and there will be very few if any classes

add before next fall. Keep an eye on when your Licenses expire and make sure your CEU’s are there when

needed. There are only a couple spots left in most of the final cases being run. If you want to take them

sign up quickly.

In one of my classes this week a question was raised by a first-year apprentice about working on

energized equipment. Long story shot in this class about one third of them had been directed by people in

charge to work on energized equipment so far in their first year as an apprentice and four had been

directed to work in live panels. Let’s start at the beginning; this is a direct violation of State

Apprenticeship Policies which states first years can never work on energized equipment, they are not

experienced enough to be put in this hazard, finally if you direct them to work on energized equipment

and something happens you could be held liable for any injuries or damage to customers equipment.

Please stop putting our members and yourself in this bad situation.

Finally let’s all make good choices and be safe both at work and everywhere we go. Accidents can really

change our plans both on and off the job

Respectfully Submitted,

Jeremy Crabb

Education Committee Member

Save the Dates

IBEW Hall Open Late: Open until 7pm on Wednesday, March 6th, 2019. Retirement Luncheon: 11:30am Monday, March 11th, 2019 @ Rex’s

Innkeeper in Waunakee. ReNew Committee Meeting: Thursday, March 14th, 2019 @ 4:30pm @

Madison Labor Temple, Room 212. Monthly Membership Meeting: Thursday, March 14th, 2019 @ 5:30pm @

Madison Labor Temple. St Patrick’s Day: Sunday, March 17th, 2019. Job Fair: Thursday March 21st, 2019 from 7:30am-5:3-pm @ Alliant Energy

Center. Executive Board Meeting: Monday, March 25th, 2019 @ 4:30pm @ IBEW

Local 159 Hall.

Prudential Retirement Seminar: Thursday, March 28th, 2019 @ 4:30pm@ IBEW Local 159 Hall

Apprentice Banquet: May 30th, 2019 @ The Kavanaugh’s Esquire Club in Madison, WI.

Madison Mallards Game Night: June 22nd, 2019.

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TROY ACKER PATRICK FAHEY JAMES KOMATZ NATHAN SCHNEIDER

JEREMY ADLER KENNETH FREDERICK TRENT KREITLOW COLTON SCHULTZ

MICHAEL AFFHOLDER TYLER FREY MICHAEL KRONE RANDALL SCHULZ

JUSTIN ANTHES JAMES FULLER ETHAN LANGE AUSTIN SHRADER

ALBERT BAKER ARIC GEISSBUHLER ASHLEY LASECKI KEVIN SIMONSON

DANA BARNHART JEREMY GEMPELER COREY LAUFENBERG JOHN SMAIL

GERALD BARTELT MARCUS GENRICH MARK LEE PETER SMITH

PATRICK BEINBORN RYAN GOLDADE BRENT LEIGH RANDY SMITH

ROBERT BENNICOFF SCOTT GRAFF MARK LEMOINE JEREMY SMITH

JUSTIN BEST KEVIN GRANIERO JORDAN LENOIR DAVID STACK

TRACY BOX CAROL GRUNDAHL SIGURD LESKINEN TY STEWART

KEVIN BRACKEN GUY GRUNOW JEREMY LEVINGSTON-

GROSS CHASE STIETZ

JOHN BRANDENSTEIN ROBERT HALVORSEN RYAN LOCK ANDREW STRASBURG

JEFFREY BROWN DANIEL HEAD ERICA MCVAY SCOTT SWENSON

JOSH BUTCHER JEFFERY HEIMANN MATTHEW MEIER KYLE SYVERSON

KEIWON CALDWELL RODNEY HELLENBRAND ROBERT METZ CHRISTIAN THEEL

COLE CHESMORE KYLE HENDRICKSON KEITH MILLER JOSHUA TOWNSEND

PATRICK CHILDERS TIMOTHY HENNING JACOB MILLER MATTHEW TWOMBLY

RYAN CLERKIN LEE HERFEL MARVIN MILLEVILLE JASON VAN HELDEN

DANIEL CRANS JAMES HILL LUCAS MOHELNITZKY MARQUICE VANCE

JEFFREY CROCKER BRANDEN HOLT TYLER NIESL MICHAEL VIOLA

DARREN CULLES JOSEPH HUDZINSKI ROSS PADLIN JOHN VOLKMAN

JON CUMMINGS DAVID HYATT TURNER POAD AUSTIN WALKER

MICHAEL DAUCK SCOTT JAEGER ROSENDO PORTILLO KEVIN WARD

CHAD DAVIS GERALD JENKINS TERRY PUTMAN COLIN WAYNE

JAMES DAVIS BRETT JENSEN JUDSON QUINN CHRISTOPHER WEBER

BRYAN DELORIMIER ANDREW JOHNSON MICHAEL RAISBECK PATRICK WEILAND

JOHN DIGGLES RONALD JUNGENBERG KASRA RAMYAR ANDREW WENDORF

TRENTON DISKE NOAH KEARNS NATHAN RETZLAFF NICHOLAS WIESE

CLARENCE DRESEN RONALD KELLER RANDALL REUTER SHAD WILLIAMS

STEVEN DULIN PAUL KERR LANCE REVERE GEOFFREY WILSON

JORDAN EGLI DOUGLAS KIRKEENG JOSHUA RICHARDSON MICHAEL WINKELMAN

JOHN ERB BRIAN KNOCHE JEFF RICKERT AXEL WOODMAN

PAUL ERICKSON ANGELA KNOCHE LINCOLN ROSONKE MICHAEL ZOUSKI

CAMERON KNUTESON BRIAN RUSS

March Birthstone:

Bloodstone or Aquamarine

Flower: Daffodil or Jonquil

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If you are 35 or younger, there is a RENEW committee which meets before the meeting at the Labor Temple in Room 201 A&B. The RENEW committee is about developing friendships, doing well for the community, and building brotherhood among IBEW members.

Brothers and Sisters,

February for Local 159 RENEW was a month of regrouping for us.

The Polar Plunge raised over $1400 after the matches were added into the total amount raised. If

you see one of the members that jumped, please thank them for being just slightly nuts to jump

into that water.

We also had 3 members and their families go to the Snowmobile event.

Please join our Facebook group and look at our schedule for the year. Here are the next couple months of

events:

March - Second Harvest Food Bank, RENEW Social Club

April - Highway Cleanup, Park Bank Mortgage & Home Buying Workshop

May - Grill & Chill, Park Bank Credit & Debt Workshop

Our next meeting will be held on the second Thursday of the month in the same room as the general

membership meeting at 4:30pm at the Madison Labor Temple. Please join us and bring a friend.

In Solidarity,

Cam Knuteson

RENEW Chairman

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Electrical Workers Minority Caucus 29th Annual Leadership Conference

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

On behalf of Brothers, Shaun Daniels, Damon Glenn, Pablo Baxter, Barrett Locatelli and myself, we would

like to thank the membership for sending us to this conference held January 17-20, 2019 in Houston,

Texas. This was attended by 618 brothers and sisters from across the US and Canada.

I think it is important to clarify who this conference is for and what its purpose is. For many people, the

word minority means a person from a particular ethnic, religious, sexual orientation, gender, or “others”

group. Every member of Local 159 is also a minority. Being a union member, you represent only

approximately 10% of America’s workforce, a huge minority in this Country.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf. This conference focused on bridging the divide and

standing united for justice, equity, and diversity. When we truly understand, we have far more in common

than what divides us, it will only strengthen and unify our local for all members.

The first day of the conference was the Community Service Day of Giving when members registered for

various service projects in the Houston community. Shaun, Damon, Pablo and Barrett volunteered at the

Buffalo Soldier’s Museum doing some retro fitting of lights. If you have never heard of the Buffalo Soldiers

and their great contribution to American history, please visit www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com. I

volunteered preparing and serving lunch to the homeless at Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen where we

served lunch for almost 300 individuals. serveforgood.org/charity/loaves-fishes-soup-kitchen

The following days were packed with great speakers, panel discussions, and educational workshops. We all

tried to attend different ones to gain the most knowledge and information available. Unfortunately, there

was only time for two workshops per participant. They offered Conflict Resolution (Shaun, Pablo and I),

Leadership Communication Styles (Barrett- I took at the IBEW Women’s Conference) Traveling the

Pathway of the IBEW (Damon) An Introduction to Implicit Bias, Equity & Inclusion: Bias & Belonging (Pablo

and I), Organize, Organize, Organize! (Damon, Shaun) Standing Together Against Harassment (I took

previously), Financial Literacy, Benefits, and Money Management and Speaking from the Heart (Shaun,

Damon took last year) They were all exceptional.

A heartfelt Memoriam was held for longtime, retired I.O. President, Edwin Hill, with speeches from many,

including current I.O. President Lonnie Stephenson. We heard speeches and testimonies from Sisters and

Brothers about what accomplishments they are making in their locals regarding community involvement,

voter registration, and unifying their membership. It was also a good chance to talk with President

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Stephenson, 6th District V.P. David Ruhmkorff, and to catch up with Clay Tschillard, our former

apprenticeship coordinator who shared a lot of great ideas that could better things for our apprentices and

apprenticeship program.

We all came away inspired and motivated to elevate Local 159 and all its members to be involved, to care

about one another, to lift EVERY sister and brother in any way possible. Take time to really see and care

about your sisters and brothers working beside you. That is the best way to be a good union member and

make Local 159 a place where all members feel welcome, whether male, female, CW/CE, Apprentice,

VDV,RW,JW, active or retired, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American or LGBTQ+.

The conference is always held on the weekend celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Remember,

Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was in Memphis supporting union

sanitation workers who were out on strike. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/memphis-

sanitation.

EWMC MISSON STATEMENT

Promote equity, equal opportunity and employment for minorities and

underrepresented workers at all levels of the IBEW structure

Foster leadership development and empower minorities and underrepresented workers

to become active participants and leaders in the IBEW

Provide assistance to and address discrimination complaints of minorities and

underrepresented workers in the IBEW

Promote, support and assist the organizing of minority workers and underrepresented

workers in the IBEW

Encourage minority workers and underrepresented workers to be greater activists in

community and political affairs, and

Be actively involved in human, civil and women’s rights organizations both within and

outside of organized labor.

In closing, thank you all again for this wonderful opportunity and hopefully next year in

Chicago, we will have even more members attending.

In Solidarity,

Sue Blue

“The time is always right, to do what’s right”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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OBITUARY

James Charles Davis, Sr March 7, 1944 - January 25, 2019

MADISON—James Charles Davis Sr., age 74, of Madison, passed away with family by his side on Jan.

25, 2019, at UW Hospital. Jim was born on March 7, 1944, in Portage, the son of Charles and Jeannette

(Hewitt) Davis. Jim attended schools in the Portage area, graduating from Portage High School with the

class of 1962. He was proud to have served his country as a member of the U.S. Air Force.

Jim married Elizabeth Russell on May 5, 1990, in Madison. Through the years Jim and Liz enjoyed

fishing, boating, and golfing together. In later years they cruised with their Thunderbird convertible with

The Madison Convertible Club.

Jim was employed as a master electrician with Capital City Electric Co., Local 159 until his retirement.

He then became involved with the Honor Flight Program and the Olin Park Christmas Lights Display. Jim

was a faithful member of Bashford United Methodist Church, Madison.

Jim is survived by his children, James Davis Jr. and Jody Franklin; grandchildren, Kiley Franklin, Mikayla

Brager, Jeannette Davis and Byron Davis; great-grandchildren, Link and Luna. He is further survived by

his sister, Sandy (Bob) Greenwood; nephews, John Greenwood and Dan (Tara) Greenwood all of

Baraboo; sisters-in-law, Barbara Miller, Arizona, Katherine (Gary) Koopmans, Randolph; nieces, Kris

(Steve) Pickhardt, Randolph, Kara (Jeremy) Eisenga, Naples, Fla.; and niece-in-law, Karen Miller, Fall

River. He is also survived by other relatives and friends. Jim was preceded in death by his wife; his

parents; stepfather, Bob Adams; and his in-laws, Charles and Ella Russell; brother-in-law, Robert H.

Miller; and nephew, Brian R. Miller.

Jim’s wishes were to be cremated. A celebration of Jim’s life will take place at a later date with interment

at Cambria Cemetery, Cambria. Please share your memories at www.cressfuneralservice.com.

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Arrears – Working Dues

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EN R I D ER V ISHI R Y A N HU TC HIN SON C HA D M OLL KEV IN SEE C OD Y W OR R ELL

STEV E D ETER D IN G TIM OTHY HU TZLER JOHN N Y M ON TES JOSEPH SEEFELD T C OLE Y A TES

TY R ON E D IC KIN SON KA R EN IN GM U N D SON GA V IN M OOR E JA M ES SHA N KS R A N D A LL ZA N OY A

JEN A D IETZM A N M IC HA EL JA EGER JU A N M OR EN O M ITC HELL SHER M A N JA SON ZEN Z

TR EN TON D ISKE GER A LD JEN KIN S D A LE M OR R IS C OD Y SLA M A M IC HA EL ZOU SKI

B O JOHN SON ZA C HA R Y M OY ER D ON A V ON SM ITH KR IST IN E ZW EIFEL

RONALD FOY E TODD KILEY ADAM M ELKA KIM RAM M INGER THOM AS W AGNER

JIM HAAK JOHN KOPISH DEANDRE NEW SON RICHARD REIS RANDY W AGNER

SHINAR HEIDER HOW ARD LAM ERE JEFF NIESEN TRENT STADELE HEATHER W IPPERFURTH

M ICHAEL JAEGER DONALD M AAHS GARY POEPPEL NATHAN TUGGLE KRISTINE ZW EIFEL

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* MONTHLY DUES (effective 1/1/2018) *

$19.00 Dues goes to IBEW Pension

$19.00 Dues goes to IBEW General Fund

$ 1.75 Dues goes to Local 159 Dues

$39.75 Total

1st Quarter (Jan/Feb/Mar) Pay by December 31st

2nd Quarter (Apr/May/June) Pay by March 31st

3rd Quarter (July/Aug/Sept) Pay by June 30th

4th Quarter (Oct/Nov/Dec) Pay by September 30th

Death benefits are assessed for any active or retired member who passes away. Active members pay $1.00 for each death benefit. This is also a benefit for all

#159 active and retired members. We are currently on death benefit #254. If you currently have your union dues set up on auto pay with your bank,

make sure you are sending $39.75 each month. Remember to check on death benefits. We accept checks, cash (in person), debit/credit cards (in person

or by phone during business hours) and money orders.

DUES NOT PAID IN A TIMELY MANNER MAY CAUSE THE LOSS OF SOME OR ALL BENEFITS.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY DUES TIMELY. IBEW #159 IS NOT

REQUIRED TO SEND OUT BILLING STATEMENTS

IBEW LOCAL 159

4903 COMMERCE COURT MCFARLAND WI 53558

608-255-2989 www.ibew159.org

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Contacts

Local 159 Office (608) 255-2989, office@ibew159.org

Apprenticeship Office (608) 221-3321, wijatc.org

Department of Safety & Professional Services (DSPS)(Licensing) (608) 266-2112, dsps.wi.gov

WEEBF, Health Insurance & Benefits (608) 276-9111, weebf.org

(Wisconsin Electrical Employees Benefits Fund) or (800) 422-2128

Office open late, First Wednesday of every month, until 7:00 p.m.

Retirement Luncheon, Second Monday of every month at 11:30, location varies.

Union Meeting, Second Thursday of every month, Madison Labor Temple, 5:30 p.m.

Renew Meeting, Second Thursday of every month, Madison Labor Temple at 4:30 p.m.

Executive Meeting – Fourth Monday of every month, Union Hall at 4:30 p.m.