ISSUE NUMBER 150 FALL 2018 793 PERATOR OINTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 793 Power Lifting Local 793 member Mike Elliott is operating this Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom mobile crane. The other operator on site was John Hill and apprentice Devon Dabanovich. Worth $13 million, the LG 1750 is the largest mobile crane in Ontario. It has 77 metres of main boom, an added derrick configuration, 175 metric tons of upper counterweight with an additional 350 metric tons of tray counterweight using a 10-part line. The 140-year-old bridge in London weighs 124 metric tons. The lift’s total weight is 134 metric tons with things like the block and rigging. Mammoet is the crane company. A Liebherr LTM1200 crane, operated by Ryan Leyten with apprentice Blake Brennan, was used to assist in this lift.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 10 a.m. Local 793 Banquet Hall, 2245 Speers Road, Oakville See Page 54 for details 793 Operator INSIDE Fall 2018 / ISSUE 150 Cameron Crane and Published under the direction of: 20-21 Riggers were sent Business Manager in after a bridge Michael Gallagher collapsed with a dump truck on it in Communication Representatives Port Bruce. Danny Celia and Kathryn Peet IT Manager Armand Dowdall

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Progress & growth for Local 793

“Inclusion and overcoming adversity are key to our membership. We are now 15,000 strong.” have a report of great progress the housing prices holding steady, road currently being built in London, Ontario. for you about the health of our and bridge expansion and investment in Canada could be expected to retaliate by Iunion and those very basic things the mining and energy sectors planned then cancelling the import of Saudi oil. If that are so important to all of us such as in Ontario with the ‘ring of fire’ seeming this demonstrates nothing else, it would the availability of work, the pension and to be on the verge of finally going ahead be that Canada needs to develop, for benefits plans, our training, staff issues, and our nuclear facilities at the Bruce and domestic and international export, our jurisdiction, growth in membership and Darlington undergoing refurbishment. own huge oil resource in Alberta and improved services and future planning. We have the several billion-dollar Saskatchewan as we need energy inde- In all these categories I am pleased and Gordie Howe International Bridge about pendence from foreign powers like Saudi satisfied that we are on a never-ending to get going and a laundry list of transpor- Arabia that has a justice system rooted upward trajectory. tation projects throughout the province. still from 2,000 years ago! I will get into all that in a moment and This is all good for our members. The bottom line is that Canada is a I’m sure once updated on our successes However, looming on the horizon is trading nation and both our resource you will be not just satisfied but ready to the difficult trade wars being initiated by and manufacturing sectors seem to be celebrate the state of the union as we the bombastic and unpredictable Presi- under threat by political events difficult to march into our 100th anniversary year dent of the United States Donald Trump. control with normal diplomacy. Hopefully in 2019. His early morning and late-night tweets the central Bank of Canada recognizes Next year is also significant as it is impact the stock market with every new these economic risks and doesn’t raise a major bargaining year as many of our threat of a new tariff on trade with Canada interest rates. important collective agreements expire and Mexico, China, the European Union Canadians currently are carrying a lot and will need to be renegotiated not the group of nations, etc. Also, in the back- of consumer debt in mortgages, credit least of which is our Provincial Collective ground is the Mueller investigation about cards, and lines of credit and if interest Agreement with all its schedules. the Russian collusion with the Trump rates rise they will curtail spending which We have much to celebrate and I sin- campaign in 2016 to interfere in the Presi- will hurt the auto, real estate, and retail cerely hope that you will next year bring dential election in various ways. sectors in my opinion. your families out to the events our 100th It is very clear that it is not business I also hope for the sake of our friends anniversary committee has been carefully as usual for Canada with our largest south of the border that the politics of planning. Shortly we will announce all trading partner, as Trump orders that division and attacks on minorities come these special events in each area and I our steel and aluminium and softwood to an end. There does seem to be a grass hope you plan to attend with your family lumber industries get new tariffs on them. roots movement, that may be marshalled one or more of our celebrations! We have It is entirely possible that still more tariffs by the Democrats in their November as I have said a great deal to celebrate may be applied to the Canadian economy congressional elections, that could be a as a progressive union. and that both our exports and consumer healthy sign for the return of tolerance for Before I turn to the state of the union spending will begin to decline as the im- immigration and refugees. and our future challenges I will take a mo- pact of these new taxes on trade begin I will conclude this cautionary note ment, because we are not an island aloof to take effect. in my report and share with you a more from the economy or geopolitical events, The recent diplomatic spat with Saudi hopeful note made by the American politi- to opine on some current affairs that as Arabia over Canada’s foreign affairs de- cian the late Senator Robert Kennedy union members and as Canadians we partment tweet that was mildly critical of who was the brother of the late President need to be aware of and plan accordingly. human rights may not impact Canada’s John F. Kennedy (who is recognized as One concern I do have is the danger economy because of the small amount of one of America’s greatest Presidents). of an economic downturn. There is no trade we actually do with Saudi Arabia, In his speech in 1966, Senator Kennedy guarantee we will face a recession and but that assessment could change if the paraphrased an ancient Chinese curse on the face of it we certainly seem to Saudi’s cancelled the $14 billion pur- which profers ‘May he live in interesting have plenty of work on the books with chase of light armoured vehicles that are times.’ Kennedy said “Like it or not, we 3 Business Manager’s Report live in interesting times. They are times finds it.” our members with a reasonable level of danger and uncertainty; but they are Key information and site updates were of financial security in retirement. It also also the most creative of any time in the received from retired Local 793 member has some unique features that most history of mankind.” I believe that those Sam Church and Local 793 active mem- plans don’t have. For example, our plan words delivered over 50 years ago ring ber Chris Cronk, an equipment operator converts benefits contributions to pen- very true for our time right now as well. on site. sion contributions for active members According to BuildForce Canada’s Putting this JD together involved a once they achieve maximum coverage 2018 Ontario Construction and Mainte- team effort from beginning to end. Thank under the benefits plan (after 18 months nance Looking Forward report, an esti- you to Larry Richard, Kelsey McIntyre, of coverage has been banked), allowing mated 87,300 workers, or nearly 20 per Ken Lew, Kirsten Agrell, Steven Sagle, their pensions to grow even faster. The cent of the overall Ontario construction Daveen Lidstone, Donna Boocock, Steve plan also provides survivor benefits at no workforce, will retire in the next decade. Homewood, Bob Sutherland, Tony Wark, cost to our members. Although the industry is expected to bring Virgil Nosé, Mike Schutte, Brian Roger- As you know, the trustees including in 84,300 new entrants, the industry will son, Jane Lewis and Ashley Redshaw Dave Turple and Robert Turpin recently need to employ an additional 23,200 who worked tirelessly in assembling the improved the pension to allow age 60 workers by 2027 to meet demand. The all-important area practice evidence that retirement without reduction guaranteed. industry will have to rely on drawing this JD victory hinged on. We need to ensure that the pension plan young people and new immigrants into Pension and Benefits Plans supports all our members – while working the industry. Sustaining maximum em- I have great news on the pension and in retirement. ployment through aggressive recruitment plan. As we have eliminated the going- This issue of the 793 Operator in- and training efforts will be high priority. concern deficit and received strong con- cludes the annual pension report (see Nanticoke Jurisdictional Victory tributions with close to full employment, pages 48-51). In it you’ll find the facts, When I was first elected in 1996, at the we are very pleased to announce a 2.5 figures and insights to help you under- general membership meeting I made a per cent increase to pensions effec- stand the plan’s performance. commitment to get the other trades off our tive January 1, 2019 for all members, We know how hard you work. And it equipment. From 1997 to 2017, Local 793 as approved by the Pension Board of is hard to raise a family when costs are won 10 jurisdictional disputes and lost Trustees on September 5. Retirees will going up everywhere. The benefits plan one dispute on bridge demolition against see their pensions increase in the Janu- offers comprehensive coverage to sup- Priestly Demolition. To paraphrase Nick ary 2019 pension payment. I appreciate port our members’ physical and mental Foles, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback the members’ patience and ongoing sup- health. As of 2017, our benefits plan was and Super Bowl 52 MVP, ‘the path to port of the pension during some difficult in good financial shape. Benefit contribu- winning is failing – that’s life.’ And that’s a years where all pensions struggled after tions amounted to $64.7 million and the message that resonates. Fortunately, we the stock market 30 per cent reduction surplus was $71.2 million (as at Decem- haven’t had to experience much failure. in 2008. ber 31, 2017). Membership continues Now we have a win in demolition. The Trustees of the IUOE Local 793 to grow, with more than 14,800 benefits That’s an 11th victory for Local 793 Pension and Benefits Plans remain com- plan members in 2017 (including active and great news on the jurisdictional mitted to careful, prudent management of members, retirees and survivors). We file! This time with challenging demoli- our plans to ensure they stay financially need membership growth – and the extra tion work against LiUNA. The work in healthy and can offer meaningful benefits contributions that come with it – to ensure dispute was performed in the electrical for years to come. the plans remain sustainable and contin- power systems sector of the construc- The pension plan remains financially ues to meet members’ evolving needs. tion industry and was a violation of our healthy and continues to grow. The latest The trustees’ ongoing responsibility Electrical Power Systems Construction figures show that the union’s pension plan and priority is to manage our benefits Association (“EPSCA”) agreement at assets grew to more than $2.7 billion in plan responsibly so it continues to sup- the Nanticoke decommissioned coal 2017, up from $2.5 billion in 2016. port our members’ health and wellbeing generator in Haldimand County, Ontario. In 2017, our pension plan performed and keeps pace with the ever-changing On August 9, the Ontario Labour Rela- well with an 8.5 per cent rate of return healthcare landscape. And in the end, to tions Board (OLRB) agreed that Local (net of investment expenses), which is make sure that your benefits are available 793 established that the demolition and well above our 6 per cent target. when you need them. all site preparation work done at Nanti- In 2018, we were up by 2.1 per cent Self-administration coke should have been assigned to our in the month of June because of our Our continuing move to self-admin- members. In the decision on this case, diversity. If things continue with a steady istration for our Pension, Life & Health Lee Shouldice, Vice-chair for the OLRB, climb, we should be at 4.2 per cent at the Benefits and Pre-Paid Legal Services will asserted “A contractor entering an area close of the year. Ideally, I would like per- give us more control over how our plans with an overwhelming practice favouring formance to exceed 6 per cent this year. are managed, offer significant long-term one trade has to take the situation as it Our plan was designed to provide savings on administration costs, and 4 Business Manager’s Report provide better, faster service for our mem- where we won a 90-person vote. Appli- are recognized by being accommodated bers. We wanted an administrative option cations for certification were filed at the at our events and annual dinner dance. that would keep up with technological OLRB for Compact Constructors, Huron It will also give us the opportunity to advances, apply needed cyber security District Contracting Limited, Sarnia area’s increase revenue from our social and to management and information and give Quanta Telecom Canada, Lavis, Upper corporate rentals and will make us one members access when and where they Canada Minerals, Amos Excavation and of the largest halls in Halton region with want it. Denis Gratton Construction Ltd. 15,800 square feet. Did you know? The The trustees are negotiating a software Organizing continues to be very Banquet Hall won the Platinum Award for licensing agreement with nexgenRx, the busy. We have appointed more organiz- Best Business-Banquet Facilities in the company recommended by the sub- ers, including Brock McBride in Ottawa, 2018 Oakville Beaver Readers’ Choice committee for self-administration which and Scott Langdon and Aaron Pede in Awards. includes myself, Joe Redshaw, Joe Oakville, under the leadership of Kyle Property Renovations Keyes, Jim Vlahos, Mark Zigler, Cameron Schutte, to keep bringing the benefits of At 2201 Speers Road, the renova- Hunter and Lloyd Nakaza. joining IUOE Local 793 to non-union and tions to the existing building include a With this new solution in place, I an- CLAC contractors. new security system, adding new walls, ticipate performance improvements and Expansion in Oakville signage, furniture, lighting, ceiling tiles, significant savings. Our members will Due to our growing membership we new carpet and painting of the brick. IT enjoy the flexibility of after-hours service have invested in the expansion of our will connect the head office in Oakville on benefit inquiries and the convenience OE Banquet Hall and the purchase of with the building. As of July 19, we had of electronic payments right into their the property adjacent to our head office already laid the fiber optics that will allow bank accounts. in Oakville. us to work off of one main server. The target implementation date is July Our construction and expansion of the As we have 27,000 square feet with 2019 and no later than January 2020 as OE Banquet Hall will add close to 50 per the redeveloped land, we feel we can ac- a termination date for our agreement with cent more space, a full-service industrial commodate all business representatives Global. I’ll keep you updated on the time- kitchen for 1,000 people (dinner capac- and organizers for Toronto area and the line and progress as we move forward. ity), four additional office spaces and administrative staff for our pension and Organizing Successes room for six cubicle work stations, as well benefits once we move to self-adminis- From February 8 to August 1, 2018, as a major upgrade of audio-visual and tration. The O.E. Benefit Administration we signed 23 voluntary recognition IT equipment. Corporation (OEBAC for short) was set agreements (VRA). We also received six Oakville-based contractor Cooper up to manage this and we plan to hire (6) certificates from the Ontario Labour Construction Limited was selected as the additional staff for self-administration. We Relations Board (OLRB), representing project manager. In July, we completed have already started the search process about 210 new members. the banquet hall demolition and tree for the CEO/Administrator who will be in We have worked hard over the last 10 hoarding and installed a temporary wall. place by the end of 2018. years to grow in strength and numbers: in We received an excavation permit and General Membership Meeting 2008 there were 10,971 members and in began the week of August 13. Road-Ex *REMEMBER* The next general 2013 we grew to 12,539 members. I am Contracting Ltd. is stripping the top soil membership meeting of the union is proud to announce that we now have just and will also be performing the sewer and scheduled for Sunday, September 23, over 15,000 members. water main work on the project. Angelo 2018 in the OE Banquet Hall at head A warm welcome to all new members Zeppieri is the excavator operator (CAT office, 2245 Speers Road, Oakville, On- from the following companies who have 328D) and member Gabrielle Desimone tario. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Raise signed collective agreements. The OLRB is operating the dozer CAT D5K. Addi- items with union officials. Ask about the issued certificates for AMEC Foster tional permits will be required throughout union or its policies. This is the place to Wheeler, ReCon Aggregates, Orgaworld, the project. ask questions and get answers! Surespan Wind Energy, DT Dragados This expansion will help us ensure Canada Inc. and Metrix Ready-Mix Ltd. that our growing number of members en français e vous présente aujourd’hui un croissance des adhésions et l’amélioration pris connaissance de nos succès, vous excellent rapport sur la situation de des services aux membres, ainsi que la serez non seulement satisfaits, mais aussi Jnotre syndicat et ces choses es- planification de l’avenir. C’est avec plaisir prêts à célébrer la situation de notre syndicat sentielles qui sont si importantes pour nous et satisfaction que je remarque que dans qui fêtera ses 100 ans en 2019. tous comme les possibilités d’emploi, nos toutes ces catégories, nous poursuivons L’année à venir sera aussi une année régimes de retraite et d’avantages sociaux, sans interruption une trajectoire ascendante. de négociations importantes, car un grand notre formation, les questions relatives au Je vais vous parler plus en détail de tout nombre de nos conventions collectives personnel, la question de la compétence, la cela et je suis sûr que dès que vous aurez prendront fin et il faudra les renégocier, 5 Business Manager’s Report comme la Convention collective provinciale férentes manières. Il est évident que ce qui souhaite aussi pour nos amis qui vivent qui n’est pas une mince affaire avec tous ses se passe en ce moment n’a rien à voir avec au sud de la frontière que les politiques de horaires de travail. les échanges commerciaux habituels entre la division et anti-minorités prennent fin. Il Nous avons beaucoup de raisons de le Canada et son partenaire commercial semble qu’un mouvement se dessine qui nous réjouir et j’espère sincèrement que, le plus important, alors que Trump veut pourrait être mené par les démocrates lors l’année prochaine, vous amènerez vos imposer de nouveaux tarifs douaniers sur des élections du Congrès américain en familles aux événements qui ont été soi- notre acier, notre aluminium et notre bois novembre prochain, ce qui serait un bon gneusement organisés par le comité de d’œuvre. Il est tout à fait possible que de signe annonçant un retour à la tolérance notre 100e anniversaire. Nous vous ferons nouveaux tarifs douaniers soient appliqués pour les immigrants et les réfugiés. Et je bientôt part de tous ces événements et par la suite sur l’économie canadienne et conclus cette mise en garde de mon rap- j’espère que vous pourrez participer à l’un que nos exportations et les dépenses des port en vous transmettant le message plus ou à plusieurs d’entre eux avec votre famille consommateurs commencent à diminuer optimiste d’un homme politique américain, ! Nous avons beaucoup de choses à fêter à sous l’effet de ces nouvelles taxes com- le sénateur défunt Robert Kennedy, frère titre de syndicat progressiste. merciales. du regretté président John F. Kennedy Avant d’examiner la situation de notre Le désaccord diplomatique qui s’est (reconnu comme l’un des plus grands pré- syndicat et nos défis à venir, je vais prendre produit récemment avec l’Arabie saoudite à sidents américains). Paraphrasant un vieux un moment pour évoquer certaines ques- la suite du tweet envoyé par le Ministère des proverbe chinois (« Puisse-t-il vivre à une tions actuelles qui nous concernent, en tant Affaires étrangères du Canada qui critiquait époque intéressante. ») dans son discours que membres du syndicat et Canadiens, et légèrement les droits de la personne ne de 1966, le sénateur Kennedy avait dit : « que nous devons considérer pour planifier devrait pas avoir d’incidence sur l’économie Que nous le voulions ou non, nous vivons en conséquence. En effet, notre syndicat canadienne vu les faibles échanges com- une époque intéressante. C’est une époque n’est pas une île éloignée des événements merciaux qui sont effectués entre notre pleine de dangers et d’incertitudes, mais économiques ou géopolitiques actuels. pays et l’Arabie saoudite ; mais cela pour- c’est aussi l’époque la plus créative de Une de mes préoccupations est le danger rait changer si l’Arabie saoudite décidait l’histoire de l’humanité. » Je crois que ces que représenterait un ralentissement de d’annuler la commande de véhicules blin- paroles prononcées il y a plus de 50 ans l’économie. Il n’est pas certain que nous dés légers pour un montant de 14 milliards sont toujours vraies à notre époque. ferons face à une récession et, à priori, si de dollars qui sont en train d’être construits D’après la publication Regard prospectif une récession se produisait, nous aurions à London, en Ontario. Si c’était le cas, le – Construction et maintenance de Con- de toute façon beaucoup de travail en Canada pourrait alors user de rétorsion en struForce Canada pour l’Ontario en 2018, perspective grâce à un marché immobilier cessant d’importer du pétrole saoudien. quelque 87 300 travailleurs, soit 20 pour stable, aux projets d’expansion de routes Tout cela montre que le Canada a besoin cent de la main-d’œuvre totale du secteur et de ponts et des investissements dans de développer ses immenses ressources de la construction en Ontario, prendront les secteurs des mines et de l’énergie qui pétrolières en Alberta et en Saskatchewan leur retraite au cours de la prochaine sont planifiés en Ontario, avec le « Cercle pour ses exportations nationales et interna- décennie. Même si le secteur devrait at- de feu » qui semble prêt à démarrer et nos tionales, afin de ne plus dépendre autant tirer 84 300 nouveaux venus, le secteur centrales nucléaires de Bruce et Darling- d’états étrangers comme l’Arabie saoudite devra embaucher 23 200 travailleurs ton qui sont en cours de rénovation. Nous qui sont dotés de systèmes juridiques datant supplémentaires d’ici 2027 pour répondre avons aussi le projet du pont international de 2000 ans ! à la demande. Le secteur devra ainsi at- Gordie-Howe s’élevant à plusieurs milliards Le fond du problème, c’est que le tirer de jeunes travailleurs et de nouveaux de dollars qui va commencer et une longue Canada est un pays commerçant et que immigrants pour combler les besoins en liste de projets de transport dans l’ensemble nos secteurs des ressources naturelles et main-d’œuvre. La priorité sera de maintenir de la province. Tout cela est une bonne de la fabrication semblent être tous les deux l’effectif nécessaire par le biais d’un recrute- chose pour nos membres. Cependant, se menacés par des événements politiques sur ment et d’une formation intensifs. profilent à l’horizon les guerres commercia- lesquels on ne peut pas agir aisément par la Victoire à Nanticoke les déclenchées par le grandiloquent et em- voie diplomatique habituelle. Il faut espérer Quand j’ai été élu pour la première phatique président des États-Unis Donald que la Banque centrale du Canada prenne fois en 1996, je me suis engagé lors de la Trump. Les tweets envoyés par le président en considération ces risques économiques réunion générale des membres du syndicat le matin et le soir ont une incidence sur le et n’augmente pas ses taux d’intérêt. à tenir éloignés les autres corps de métiers. marché boursier lorsque celui-ci menace le Actuellement, les Canadiens assument De 1997 à 2017, la section locale 793 a Canada et le Mexique, la Chine et l’Union en grande partie la dette à la consomma- gagné 10 conflits de compétence et en a européenne de nouveaux tarifs douaniers tion par le biais des prêts hypothécaires, perdu un contre Priestly Demolition dans sur le commerce. En arrière-plan, il y a aussi des cartes de crédit et des lignes de crédit, le contexte des travaux de démolition d’un l’enquête menée par Robert Mueller sur la alors si les taux d’intérêt augmentent, ils pont. Pour reprendre les mots de Nick Foles, collusion entre la campagne de Trump et réduiront leurs dépenses, ce qui à mon avis le quart-arrière des Philadelphia Eagles et le la Russie en 2016 qui aurait interféré dans affecterait les secteurs de l’automobile, de joueur le plus utile du Super Bowl 52 : « Le l’élection présidentielle américaine de dif- l’immobilier et du commerce de détail. Je chemin de la victoire passe par la défaite. 6 Business Manager’s Report

C’est la vie. » Voilà un message qui donne à 2019 pour l’ensemble des membres, et Robert Turpin, ont récemment amélioré réfléchir. Heureusement, nous n’avons pas tel qu’approuvé par le Pension Board of les conditions en donnant la possibilité de souvent connu la défaite. Et maintenant une Trustees (conseil des administrateurs du prendre sa retraite à 60 ans avec la garantie victoire en démolition s’annonce ! régime de retraite) le 5 septembre dernier. d’une pension non réduite. Nous devons Il s’agit de la 11e victoire de la section La pension des membres retraités augment- nous assurer que le régime de retraite locale 793 et c’est une très bonne nouvelle era dès le versement de janvier 2019. Je apporte un soutien à l’ensemble de nos pour notre dossier compétence ! Cette fois- remercie les membres pour leur patience membres, qu’ils travaillent ou qu’ils soient ci, nous avons gagné contre LiUNA sur un et leur soutien continu au cours des années à la retraite. projet ambitieux de démolition. Le travail plus difficiles quand toutes les retraites ont Ce numéro de « 793 Operator » com- qui était au cœur du conflit avait été réalisé été affectées par la baisse de 30 pour cent prend le rapport annuel sur les prestations dans le secteur des systèmes électriques des marchés boursiers en 2008. de retraite (voir les pages 48-51). Vous y de l’industrie de la construction et consti- Les administrateurs des régimes de trouverez des faits, des chiffres et des infor- tuait une violation de notre accord avec retraite et d’avantages sociaux de la section mations qui vous aideront à comprendre le l’Electrical Power Systems Construction locale 793 de l’IUOE veillent toujours à gérer rendement du régime de retraite. Association (EPSCA) lors du démantèle- nos régimes avec soin et prudence afin que Nous savons que vous travaillez très ment de la génératrice au charbon dans le ceux-ci continuent à être financièrement fort. Et c’est difficile d’élever une famille Haldimand County, en Ontario. Le 9 août, viables et qu’ils puissent continuer d’offrir quand le coût de la vie augmente dans la Commission des relations de travail de de bons avantages sociaux dans les an- tous les domaines. Le régime d’avantages l’Ontario (CRTO) a convenu que la section nées à venir. sociaux offre une couverture complète de locale 793 a établi que les travaux de dé- Le régime de retraite continue de bien soins de santé physique et mentale. En mantèlement et de préparation qui avaient se porter et de progresser positivement. Les 2017, l’état de notre régime d’avantages été réalisés à Nanticoke auraient dû être derniers chiffres indiquent que le régime de sociaux était très bon. Les contributions au attribués aux membres de notre syndicat. retraite du syndicat a atteint plus de 2,7 mil- régime d’avantages sociaux s’élevaient à Lors de la décision prise pour régler le liards de dollars d’actif en 2017 alors qu’il en 64,7 millions de dollars et l’excédent était conflit, Lee Shouldice, vice-présidente de comptait 2,5 milliards en 2016. de 71,2 millions de dollars (au 31 décembre la CRTO, a affirmé ce qui suit : « Un entre- 2017 était une bonne année pour notre 2017). Les adhésions au syndicat se pour- preneur qui arrive dans un lieu où on tend régime de retraite qui a connu un taux de suivent, totalisant plus de 14 800 membres à favoriser un corps de métier doit prendre rendement de 8,5 pour cent (déduction contribuant au régime d’avantages sociaux la situation telle qu’il la trouve. » faite des frais de placement), lequel se en 2017 (y compris les membres actifs, les Sam Church, membre retraité de la trouve bien au-dessus de notre objectif de retraités et les survivants). Nous avons be- section locale 793, et Chris Cronk, mem- 6 pour cent. soin que le nombre de membres continue bre actif, conducteur de matériel, nous ont En 2018, on était en hausse de 2,1 pour de croître, ainsi que les contributions supplé- transmis des informations essentielles et cent au mois de juin en raison de notre mentaires qui les accompagnent, afin que nous ont tenu au courant de ce qui se pas- diversité. notre régime demeure viable et continue sait sur place. Si la hausse se poursuit, nous devrions de répondre à l’évolution des besoins de Si nous avons pu gagner ce conflit atteindre 4,2 pour cent à la fin de l’année. ses membres. de compétence, c’est grâce à un travail Idéalement, j’aimerais que le rendement La responsabilité et la priorité des d’équipe. Merci à Larry Richard, Kelsey dépasse les 6 pour cent cette année. administrateurs est de gérer notre régime McIntyre, Ken Lew, Kirsten Agrell, Steven Notre régime de retraite a été conçu d’avantages sociaux de manière respon- Sagle, Daveen Lidstone, Donna Boocock, pour fournir à nos membres un niveau sable afin que celui-ci puisse continuer Steve Homewood, Bob Sutherland, Tony de sécurité financière raisonnable à leur d’apporter un soutien à la santé et au bien- Wark, Virgil Nosé, Mike Schutte, Brian Rog- retraite. Notre régime comporte aussi des être de nos membres, s’adapter aux soins erson, Jane Lewis et Ashley Redshaw qui éléments uniques que la plupart des autres qui sont en constante évolution, et enfin, ont travaillé sans relâche pour réunir toutes régimes de retraite ne possèdent pas. Par faire en sorte que vos avantages sociaux les preuves nécessaires dont dépendait exemple, notre régime convertit les contribu- soient disponibles quand vous en avez notre victoire. tions aux avantages sociaux en cotisations besoin. Régimes de retraite et d’avantages de retraite pour les membres actifs une fois Auto-administration sociaux que ceux-ci ont atteint une couverture maxi- La mise en œuvre de l’auto-administra- J’ai de bonnes nouvelles pour notre male aux termes du régime d’avantages tion de nos régimes de retraite, d’avantages régime de retraite. Comme nous avons sociaux (après avoir contribué pendant 18 sociaux pour la santé et l’assurance vie ainsi éliminé le déficit évalué en continuité et reçu mois), ce qui permet à leurs prestations de que les services d’aide juridique prépayée d’importantes contributions nous permettant retraite de croître encore plus rapidement. nous permettront de contrôler davantage presque d’atteindre le plein emploi, nous Le régime offre aussi à nos membres des la gestion de nos régimes, d’économiser sommes très heureux de pouvoir annon- prestations au survivant sans frais. à long terme sur les coûts administratifs et cer une augmentation de 2,5 pour cent Comme vous le savez, les administra- d’offrir des services plus rapides et de meil- des pensions à compter du 1er janvier teurs du régime de retraite, dont Dave Turple leure qualité à nos membres. Nous souhai- 7 Business Manager’s Report tions pouvoir nous auto-administrer d’une vote de 90 personnes. Les demandes de moyen d’augmenter nos revenus en louant manière qui nous permette de suivre le certification ont été déposées auprès de la ces nouveaux espaces qui compteront rythme des progrès technologiques, d’avoir CRTO par Compact Constructors, Huron parmi les plus grandes salles de la région la cybersécurité nécessaire à la gestion et à District Contracting Limited, Sarnia area’s de Halton avec une taille de 15 800 pieds la protection des informations et de donner Quanta Telecom Canada, Lavis, Upper carrés. Saviez-vous que la salle de récep- aux membres accès aux services quand et Canada Minerals, Amos Excavation et tion a remporté le prix Platinum Award for où ils le voudraient. Denis Gratton Construction Ltd. Best Business-Banquet Facilities en 2018 Les administrateurs sont en cours L’organisation syndicale demande tou- lors du concours Beaver Readers’ Choice de négociation pour obtenir un contrat jours beaucoup de travail. Nous avons donc Awards à Oakville ? d’utilisation de logiciel avec nexgenRx, la nommé plus d’organisateurs syndicaux, Rénovations de propriété compagnie qui a été recommandée par le dont Brock McBride à Ottawa, ainsi que Au 2201 Speers Road, les travaux de sous-comité chargé de la mise en œuvre Scott Langdon et Aaron Pede à Oakville, rénovation de la propriété que nous avons de l’auto-administration et qui comprend sous la supervision de Kyle Schutte, pour achetée comprennent l’installation d’un Joe Redshaw, Joe Keyes, Jim Vlahos, Mark continuer de sensibiliser les entrepreneurs nouveau système de sécurité, l’ajout de Zigler, Cameron Hunter, Lloyd Nakaza et non-syndiqués et les entrepreneurs du nouveaux murs, du mobilier, la signalisa- moi-même. CLAC sur les avantages de se joindre à la tion, l’éclairage, des carreaux de plafond, Une fois que ce nouveau système section locale 793 de l’IUOE. une nouvelle moquette et la peinture des sera mis en place, le rendement devrait Expansion à Oakville briques. L’équipe TI se chargera de con- s’améliorer et on devrait faire d’importantes En raison de la croissance du nombre necter le siège social à Oakville avec le bâti- économies d’argent. Nos membres auront d’adhésions, nous avons investi dans ment. Le 19 juillet, nous avions déjà installé la possibilité d’accéder au service après l’agrandissement de la salle de réception la fibre optique qui permettra de travailler les heures normales de bureau pour faire et dans l’achat d’une propriété adjacente à depuis le serveur principal. des demandes concernant les avantages notre siège social à Oakville. Comme nous disposerons de 27 000 sociaux et ils pourront recevoir leurs paie- La construction et l’agrandissement de pieds carrés, nous pourrons accueillir tous ments électroniques directement sur leurs la salle de réception permettra d’ajouter les représentants d’entreprise et les organ- comptes bancaires. presque 50 pour cent d’espace supplé- isateurs de la région de Toronto ainsi que La date prévue pour la mise en place mentaire, une cuisine professionnelle en- le personnel administratif de nos régimes du nouveau système est juillet 2019 et au tièrement équipée permettant de préparer de retraite et d’avantages sociaux une fois plus tard janvier 2020 lorsque le contrat des dîners pour 1 000 personnes, quatre que nous aurons mis en place l’auto-admin- avec la compagnie Global prendra fin. Je espaces de bureaux supplémentaires et de istration. La société d’administration O.E. vous tiendrai au courant des progrès et de la place pour installer six postes de travail. Benefit Administration Corporation -(OE l’échéancier. Nous allons aussi mettre en place du ma- BAC) a été mise en place pour gérer cela Organisons la réussite tériel audio-visuel et informatique à la fine et nous devrions embaucher du personnel Du 8 février au 1er août 2018, nous pointe de la technologie. supplémentaire pour l’auto-administration. avons signé 23 accords de reconnaissance Nous avons choisi l’entreprise Cooper Nous avons déjà entamé la procédure de volontaire (ARC). Nous avons également Construction Ltd. située à Oakville pour recherche du directeur général /administra- reçu six (6) certificats de la Commission gérer ce projet. teur qui occupera son poste d’ici fin 2018. des relations de travail de l’Ontario (CRTO), En juillet, nous avons achevé de démolir Réunion générale des membres du représentant environ 210 nouveaux mem- la salle de réception et nous avons installé syndicat bres. un mur temporaire. Nous avons obtenu un *RAPPEL* La prochaine réunion gé- Au cours des 10 dernières années, nous permis d’excavation et avons commencé nérale des membres du syndicat aura lieu avons travaillé dur pour grandir en force le travail la semaine du 3 août. Road-Ex le dimanche 23 septembre 2018 dans la et en nombre : en 2008 il y avait 10 971 Contracting Ltd. enlève la couche de terre salle de réception au siège social, au 2245 membres et en 2013 12 539 membres. végétale et réalisera les travaux liés aux Speers Road, à Oakville, en Ontario. La Je suis fier de pouvoir annoncer que nous réseaux d’égout et d’eau potable. Le con- réunion débutera à 10 h. Les questions se- avons maintenant un peu plus de 15 000 ducteur d’excavatrice est Angelo Zeppieri ront soulevées par les responsables du syn- membres. (CAT 328D) et la membre Gabrielle Desim- dicat. Posez des questions sur le syndicat Je souhaite la bienvenue à tous les nou- one conduit le niveleur CAT D5K. Nous ou ses politiques. C’est l’occasion de poser veaux membres des compagnies qui ont aurons besoin de faire d’autres demandes des questions et d’avoir des réponses ! signé des conventions collectives. La CRTO de permis tout au long du projet. a délivré des certificats aux compagnies Ces travaux d’agrandissement nous suivantes : Amec Foster Wheeler, ReCon permettront d’accueillir décemment tous Aggregates, Orgaworld, Surespan Wind nos membres à l’occasion des événements Energy, DT Dragados Canada Inc. et Metrix que nous organisons et de la soirée annu- Ready-Mix Ltd. où nous avons obtenu le elle avec dîner dansant. Ce sera aussi un

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Em português uero falar-vos neste relatório so- fogo” está prestes a avançar e as nossas in- potências estrangeiras como a Arábia bre os grandes progressos e a stalações nucleares em Bruce e Darlington Saudita, que tem um sistema de justiça Qsaúde do nosso sindicato e so- a serem remodeladas. Estamos a aguardar atrasado mais de 2.000 anos! A conclusão bre coisas básicas que são tão importantes o início dos trabalhos da Ponte Internacional de tudo isto é que o Canadá é uma nação para todos nós, como a disponibilidade de Gordie Howe no valor de vários milhares comercial e os nossos setores de recursos trabalho, o planos de pensões e benefícios, de milhões de dólares e uma longa lista de e manufatura parecem estar ameaçados a nossa formação, questões de pessoal, projetos de transportes em toda a província. por eventos políticos difíceis de controlar jurisdição, crescimento do número de mem- Tudo isto são boas notícias para os nossos através dos canais diplomáticos normais. bros e melhores serviços e planeamento membros. No entanto, no horizonte estão Esperemos que o Banco Central do Ca- para o futuro. Em todas essas categorias, as difíceis guerras comerciais lançadas nadá reconheça estes riscos económicos estou contente e satisfeito por estarmos pelo bombástico e imprevisível Presidente e não aumente as taxas de juro. Os cana- numa trajetória ascendente sem fim. dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. Os dianos têm atualmente um elevado nível Falaremos de tudo isso daqui a pouco e seus tweets matinais e noturnos afetam o de endividamento como consumidores em tenho a certeza que depois de lerem a atual- mercado bolsista a cada nova ameaça do hipotecas, cartões de crédito e linhas de ização dos nossos sucessos, não apenas fi- lançamento de uma nova tarifa sobre o co- crédito e, se as taxas de juros aumentarem, carão satisfeitos como estarão prontos para mércio com o Canadá e o México, a China, terão de reduzir as suas despesas o que, celebrar o estado do sindicato ao entrarmos o grupo de países da União Europeia, etc. na minha opinião, irá prejudicar os setores nosso 100º aniversário em 2019. O próximo Além disso, como pano de fundo, temos automóvel, imobiliário e retalhista. Espero ano também é significativo, pois é um ano a investigação Mueller sobre o conluio da também que, para o bem dos nossos ami- em que teremos importantes negociações, Rússia com a campanha de Trump em gos a sul da fronteira, a política de divisão pois muitos do nossos principais acordos 2016 para interferir nas eleições presi- e os ataques às minorias cheguem ao fim. coletivos expiram e terão de ser renego- denciais de diversas formas. É bem claro Parece haver um movimento das bases, ciados, sendo um dos mais importantes o que nem tudo está bem entre o Canadá que pode ser organizado pelos democratas nosso Acordo Coletivo Provincial com todos e o nosso maior parceiro comercial, pois nas suas eleições parlamentares de novem- os seus anexos. o Presidente Trump decretou a aplicação bro, o que poderia ser um sinal saudável Temos muito para comemorar e espero de novas tarifas sobre as importações para o retorno da tolerância para com a sinceramente que no próximo ano tragam das nossas indústrias do aço, alumínio e imigração e os refugiados. Para concluir as vossas famílias aos eventos que a nossa madeira. É bem possível que mais tarifas esta nota de advertência no meu relatório, comissão para o 100º aniversário tem es- sejam aplicadas à economia canadiana e quero partilhar convosco uma nota mais tado a planear cuidadosamente. Em breve que tanto as nossas exportações como as esperançosa de um político americano, o anunciaremos todos esses eventos espe- despesas dos consumidores entrem em falecido senador Robert Kennedy, irmão ciais em cada área e espero que prevejam declínio à medida que se comecem a sentir do falecido presidente John F. Kennedy participar com as vossas família numa ou os impactos desses novos impostos. O (que é reconhecido como um dos maiores mais das nossas celebrações! Como disse, recente incidente diplomático com a Arábia presidentes dos EUA). Num seu discurso temos bastantes razões para celebrar como Saudita sobre o tweet do Departamento em 1966, o senador Kennedy parafraseou um sindicato progressista. de Relações Exteriores do Canadá, que uma antiga maldição chinesa que diz “Que Antes de passar para o estado do sindi- criticou moderadamente a situação dos ele possa viver em tempos interessantes”. cato e para os nossos futuros desafios, vou direitos humanos nesse país, pode não Kennedy disse “Quer gostemos quer não, falar primeiro, porque não somos uma ilha ter um grande impacto na economia do vivemos em tempos muito interessantes. distante da economia ou de eventos geo- Canadá, devido ao reduzido fluxo comer- São tempos de perigo e incerteza, mas políticos, sobre alguns assuntos atuais em cial que temos com a Arábia Saudita, mas são também os mais criativos em qualquer relação aos quais, como membros de um essa avaliação pode mudar se os sauditas altura da história da humanidade.” Acredito sindicato e como canadianos, temos de es- cancelarem a compra de veículos blinda- que estas palavra pronunciadas há mais de tar cientes e planear adequadamente. Uma dos ligeiros no valor de US$14 mil milhões 50 anos continuam a ser verdadeiras nos das preocupações que tenho é o perigo de que estão a ser atualmente construídos tempos que vivemos. um abrandamento da economia. Não há em Londres, Ontário. O Canadá poderá De acordo com o relatório 2018 On- nada que indique que vamos a caminho de então retaliar cancelando as importações tario Construction and Maintenance Look- uma recessão e, aparentemente, parece de petróleo da Arábia Saudita. Isto demon- ing Forward (O futuro para a construção que temos bastante trabalho previsto com stra, se tal fosse necessário, que o Canadá e manutenção no Ontário em 2018) da os preços da habitação a manterem-se tem de desenvolver, para consumo interno BuildForce Canadá, estima-se que 87.300 estáveis, a expansão e o investimento em e para exportação, os nossos enormes trabalhadores, ou seja quase 20% da estradas e pontes e vários investimentos recursos petrolíferos em Alberta e Sas- força de trabalho no setor da construção do nos setores mineiros e da energia planea- katchewan, pois temos de garantir a nossa Ontário, se aposentem durante a próxima dos para o Ontário, e parece que o “’anel de independência energética em relação a década. Embora se espere que entrem no 9 Business Manager’s Report setor 84.300 novos participantes, a indústria Lew, Kirsten Agrell, Steven Sagle, Daveen dos planos não tem. Por exemplo, o nosso terá de empregar 23.200 trabalhadores adi- Lidstone, Donna Boocock, Steve Home- plano converte as contribuições para bene- cionais até 2027 para satisfazer a procura. wood, Bob Sutherland, Tony Wark, Virgil fícios em contribuições para as pensões A indústria terá que confiar em atrair jovens Nosé, Mike Schutte, Brian Rogerson, Jane para os membros ativos quando estes e novos imigrantes para o setor. Manter um Lewis e Ashley Redshaw que trabalharam atingem a cobertura máxima do plano de nível máximo de emprego através de esfor- incansavelmente na preparação das im- benefícios (depois de atingidos 18 meses ços de recrutamento e formação agressivos portantes provas da prática na área de que de cobertura), permitindo que as suas pen- será uma prioridade máxima. dependia esta disputa jurisdicional. sões cresçam ainda mais rapidamente. O Vitórias Jurisdicionais em Nanticoke Pensões e plano de benefícios plano também estende os benefícios aos Quando fui eleito pela primeira vez TTenho grandes notícias sobre o sobreviventes sem custos adicionais para em 1996, na reunião geral de membros, plano de pensões. Tendo eliminado o dé- os nossos membros. assumi o compromisso de impedir que as fice continuado e tendo recebido grandes Como sabem, os curadores, incluindo outras profissões operassem os nossos contribuições com o emprego próximo do Dave Turple e Robert Turpin, melhoraram equipamento. Entre 1997 e 2017, o Local seu nível de pleno emprego, temos o prazer recentemente o plano de pensões para 793 ganhou 10 disputas de jurisdição e de anunciar um aumento de 2,5% na pen- permitir a aposentação aos 60 anos sem perdeu uma disputa sobre a demolição de sões a partir de 1 de janeiro de 2019 para qualquer redução. Temos de garantir que pontes contra a Priestly Demolition. Parafra- todos os membros, tal como aprovado o plano de pensões apoia todos os nossos seando Nick Foles, o “quarterback” dos pelo Conselho de Curadores das Pensões membros – enquanto trabalham e na sua Philadelphia Eagles e MVP do Super Bowl a 5 de setembro. Os reformados verão as aposentação. 52, “o caminho para a vitória está cheio de suas pensões aumentar no pagamento da Esta edição do 793 Operator inclui o falhanços - a vida é assim”. E essa é uma pensão de janeiro de 2019. Agradeço a relatório anual do plano de pensões (ver mensagem que ressoa. Felizmente, não paciência dos membros e o seu apoio con- páginas 48-51). Nele poderão encontrar os falhámos muitas vezes. Agora tivemos uma tínuo ao fundo de pensões durante alguns factos, os números e as informações que vitória nos setor das demolições. anos difíceis, em que todas as pensões os ajudarão a entender o desempenho do Esta foi a 11ª vitória para o Local 793 tiveram dificuldades após a queda de 30% nosso plano de pensões. e uma boa notícia para o ficheiro da juris- nas bolsas em 2008. Sabemos como trabalham arduamente. dição! Desta vez numa confrontação sobre Os Curadores dos Planos de Pensões É difícil criar uma família quando os custos trabalhos de demolição contra a LiUNA. e Benefícios do Local 793 da IUOE con- aumentam constantemente. O plano de O trabalho em disputa foi feito no setor de tinuam empenhados em fazer uma gestão benefícios proporciona uma cobertura sistemas de energia elétrica da indústria da prudente e cuidadosa dos nossos planos abrangente para apoiar a saúde física e construção e foi uma violação do contrato para garantir a sua saúde financeira e que mental dos nossos membros. Em 2017, o da nossa Associação de Construção de possam proporcionar benefícios significati- nosso plano de benefícios estava de boa Sistemas Elétricos de Potência (“EPSCA”) vos durante os próximos anos. saúde. As contribuições para benefícios na central a carvão desmantelada no con- O plano de pensões continua saudável atingiram os $64,7 milhões e o excedente dado de Haldimand, Ontário. A 9 de agosto, e a crescer. Os últimos números mostram foi de $71,2 milhões (em 31 de dezembro o Conselho de Relações Laborais do On- que os ativos do plano de pensões do sin- de 2017). O número de membros continua tário (OLRB) concordou que o Local 793 dicato ultrapassaram os $2,7 mil milhões a aumentar, com mais de 14.800 membros tinha provado que todos os trabalhos de de- em 2017, em comparação com os $2,5 mil inscritos no plano de benefícios em 2017 molição e de preparação do estaleiro feitos milhões em 2016. (incluindo membros ativos, aposentados e em Nanticoke deveriam ter sido atribuídos Em 2017, o nosso plano de pensões sobreviventes). Precisamos de aumentar o aos nossos membros. Na decisão sobre teve um bom desempenho, com uma taxa número de membros - e das contribuições este caso, Lee Shouldice, vice-presidente de retorno de 8,5% (líquida de despesas adicionais que eles fazem - para garantir do OLRB, afirmou: “Um empreiteiro que de investimento), bem acima da nossa que o plano se mantém sustentável e entra num área com uma prática esmaga- meta de 6%. continua a satisfazer as necessidades em dora que favorece uma profissão tem que Em 2018, tínhamos um aumento de evolução dos membros. aceitar a situação tal como ela se encontra”. 2,1% no mês de junho devido à nossa di- A responsabilidade e a prioridade con- Foram recebidas informações e atu- versidade. Se as coisas continuarem com tínuas dos Curadores é gerir o nosso plano alizações importantes do local através do uma subida constante, devemos atingir os de benefícios de uma forma responsável, membro aposentado do Local 793, Sam 4,2% no final do ano. De uma forma ideal, para que continue a apoiar a saúde e o Church, e do membro ativo do Local 793, gostaria que o desempenho ultrapassasse bem-estar dos nossos membros e acom- Chris Cronk, um operador de equipamentos os 6% ao ano. panhe o cenário da saúde sempre em no local. O nosso plano foi concebido para constante mudança. E como objetivo final, A preparação desta disputa jurisdicional proporcionar aos nossos membros um certificarem-se de que os seus benefícios necessitou de um trabalho em equipa do nível razoável de segurança financeira na estão disponíveis quando deles necessitar. início ao fim. Os meus agradecimentos sua aposentação. Tem também algumas Autoadministração ao Larry Richard, Kelsey McIntyre, Ken caraterísticas únicas que a maior parte A nossa contínua mudança para a au- 10 Business Manager’s Report toadministração dos nossos benefícios de os novos membros das seguintes em- Essa expansão irá ajudar-nos a garantir pensão, vida e saúde e serviços jurídicos presas que assinaram acordos coletivos. que o nosso crescente número de mem- pré-pagos irá dar-nos mais controlo sobre A OLRB emitiu certificados para a Amec bros seja reconhecido podendo participar como os nossos planos são administrados, Foster Wheeler, a ReCon Aggregates, a nos nossos eventos e no jantar dançante permitirá fazer economias significativas a Orgaworld, a Surespan Wind Energy, a DT anual. Também nos dará a oportunidade longo prazo nos custos de administração e Dragados Canada Inc. e a Metrix Ready- de aumentar as receitas dos nossos alu- fornecerá serviços melhores e mais rápidos Mix Ltd. onde obtivemos uma vitória com 90 gueres para funções sociais e empresariais aos nossos membros. Queríamos ter uma pessoas. Foram feitos pedidos de certifica- e passaremos a dispor de um dos maiores opção administrativa que acompanhasse ção à OLRB para a Compact Constructors, salões na região de Halton, com 15.800 pés os avanços tecnológicos, aplicasse as Huron District Contracting Limited, Quanta quadrados (1.470 metros quadrados). Sa- medidas de cibersegurança necessárias Telecom Canada a área de Sarnia, Lavis, bia que? O nosso salão de banquetes gan- à gestão e às informações e permitisse Upper Canada Minerals, Amos Excavation hou o prémio de platina para as melhores o acesso pelos membros quando e onde e Denis Gratton Construction Ltd. instalações para banquetes na Seleção estes o desejassem. A organização continua a estar muito dos Leitores do Oakville Beaver em 2018. Os curadores estão a negociar um ocupada. Nomeámos mais organizadores, Renovação da Propriedade contrato de licenciamento de software com incluindo o Brock McBride em Ottawa, e No nº 2201 da Speers Road, as renova- a nexgenRx, a empresa recomendada pela Scott Langdon e Aaron Pede em Oakville, ções do edifício existente incluem um novo subcomissão para a autoadministração, de sob a liderança de Kyle Schutte, para sistema de segurança, novas paredes, que eu faço parte juntamente com o Joe continuarem a dar informação sobre os sinalética, móveis, iluminação, tetos falsos, Redshaw, Joe Keyes, Jim Vlahos, Mark benefícios de se juntarem ao Local 793 da nova alcatifa e pintura dos tijolos. O sistema Zigler, Cameron Hunter e Lloyd Nakaza. IUOE aos empreiteiros não-sindicalizados de TI irá ligar o escritório central em Oakville Com a implementação desta nova e da CLAC. ao edifício. A 19 de julho já tínhamos insta- solução, esperamos ter um aumento do Expansão em Oakville lado a fibra ótica que nos permitirá trabalhar desempenho e poupanças consideráveis. Devido ao aumento no número dos a partir do servidor central. Os nossos membros desfrutarão da nossos membros, investimos na expansão Como dispomos agora de 27.000 pés flexibilidade do serviço pós-expediente para do nosso Salão de Banquetes dos OE e na quadrados (2.500 metros quadrados) no consultas sobre benefícios e da facilidade compra da propriedade adjacente à nossa novo terreno, julgamos que podemos aí de receberem pagamentos eletrónicos sede em Oakville. instalar todos os delegados sindicais e or- diretamente nas suas contas bancárias. A nossa construção e a ampliação do ganizadores da área de Toronto e o pessoal O objetivo para o início da implemen- Salão de Banquetes dos OE aumentará o administrativo para os nossos planos de tação é junho de 2019, devendo estar espaço em cerca de 50%, adicionará uma pensões e benefícios quando passarmos concluída até janeiro de 2020 tal como cozinha industrial para serviço completo para o sistema de autoadministração. A estabelecido no nosso contrato com a para 1.000 pessoas (capacidade para O.E. Benefit Administration Corporation Global. Irei manter-vos informados sobre jantares), quatro espaços de escritório (OEBAC) foi constituída para gerir estas o cronograma e progresso à medida que adicionais e espaço para seis estações de instalações e tencionamos contratar pes- formos avançando. trabalho em cubículos, além da atualização soal adicional para a autoadministração. Já Sucesso da Organização dos equipamentos audiovisuais e de TI. iniciamos o processo de recrutamento para Entre 8 de fevereiro e 1 de agosto de O empreiteiro Cooper Constrction Lim- o CEO/Administrador que deverá iniciar as 2018, assinámos 23 acordos de recon- ited de Oakville foi escolhido como gestor do suas funções até ao fim de 2018. hecimento voluntário (VRA). Recebemos projeto. Em julho, concluímos a demolição Assembleia Geral dos Membros também seis (6) certificados da Comissão do salão de banquetes e a remoção das ár- *LEMBREM-SE* A próxima assembleia de Relações Laborais do Ontário (OLRB), vores e instalámos uma parede temporária. geral do sindicato está agendada para do- representando cerca de 210 novos mem- Recebemos uma autorização para es- mingo, 23 de setembro de 2018 na nossa bros. cavações e começámos o trabalho a 13 de sala de banquetes na sede, nº 2245 Speers Trabalhámos arduamente nos últimos agosto. A Road-Ex Contracting Ltd. está a Road em Oakville, Ontário. A assembleia 10 anos para crescer em força e em remover a camada de solo superficial e fará começa às 10H00 (10 a.m.). Apresentem os números: em 2008 tínhamos 10.971 mem- também os trabalhos principais de águas vossos itens para a agenda aos funcionári- bros e, em 2013, crescemos para 12.539 e esgotos do projeto. O Angelo Zeppieri os do sindicato. Façam perguntas sobre o membros. Tenho orgulho em anunciar que é o operador da escavadora (CAT 328D) sindicato e as suas políticas. Este é o local temos agora um pouco mais de 15.000 e o membro Gabrielle Desimone opera o para fazer perguntas e obter respostas! membros. bulldozer CAT D5K. Serão necessárias As mais calorosas boas-vindas a todos autorizações adicionais durante o projeto.

11 Business Manager’s Report

In Italiano evo notificarvi un grande pro- installazioni nucleari a Bruce e Darlington, politici difficili da controllare con la normale gresso in materia di “salute” in corso di ristrutturazione. È in procinto di diplomazia. Speriamo che la Central Bank Ddel nostro sindacato e di tutti i partire il progetto Gordie Howe International of Canada riconosca questi rischi economici fattori fondamentali, così importanti per tutti Bridge da diversi miliardi di dollari, oltre a un e non aumenti i tassi d’interesse. I canadesi noi, quali la disponibilità di lavoro, il piano lungo elenco di progetti di trasporto in tutta la hanno attualmente molti debiti al consumo pensionistico e previdenziale, la nostra provincia. Tutto questo è ottimo per i nostri sotto forma di mutui, carte di credito e linee formazione, i problemi del personale, membri. Tuttavia, si profilano all’orizzonte di credito e, qualora i tassi d’interesse la giurisdizione, lo sviluppo nell’ambito le difficili guerre commerciali avviate dal aumentassero, si dovranno ridurre le dell’associazione e miglioramento di servizi magniloquente e imprevedibile Presidente spese, a scapito, a mio parere, dei settori e pianificazione futura. In tutti questi settori, degli Stati Uniti, Donald Trump. I suoi tweet automobilistico, immobiliare e al dettaglio. sono contento e soddisfatto di constatare mattutini e notturni influenzano il mercato Spero inoltre, per il bene dei nostri amici a che il nostro percorso è costantemente in azionario a ogni nuova minaccia di nuovi sud del confine, che la politica di divisione ascesa. dazi sul commercio con Canada e Mes- e gli attacchi alle minoranze abbiano ter- Parlerò di tutto questo fra un attimo e sico, Cina, il gruppo di nazioni dell’Unione mine. Sembra esserci un movimento di sono certo che, una volta aggiornati sui nos- europea, ecc. In secondo piano vi è base, che potrebbe essere organizzato dai tri successi, non sarete solo soddisfatti, ma anche l’indagine Mueller sulla collusione democratici nelle loro elezioni congressuali anche pronti a celebrare lo stato dell’unione russa con la campagna di Trump nel 2016 di novembre, che potrebbe essere inteso mentre ci dirigiamo verso il nostro 100° an- per interferire in diversi modi nelle elezioni come un buon segnale per il ritorno della niversario, nel 2019. presidenziali. È evidentissimo che non si tolleranza all’immigrazione e ai rifugiati. Con- Anche il prossimo anno sarà signifi- tratta del solito business del Canada con cluderò questa nota d’avvertimento nel mio cativo, essendo un anno di contrattazioni il nostro maggiore partner commerciale, rapporto e condividerò con voi una nota più rilevanti, dove molti dei nostri importanti con- poiché Trump ordina alle nostre industrie promettente fatta dal politico americano, il tratti collettivi scadranno e dovranno essere del legno dolce, acciaio e alluminio di ot- defunto Senatore Robert Kennedy, fratello rinegoziati, non ultimo il nostro Contratto col- tenere nuovi dazi. Sussiste la totale pos- del defunto Presidente John F. Kennedy lettivo provinciale con tutti i suoi programmi. sibilità che dazi anche maggiori possano (riconosciuto come uno dei più grandi Presi- Abbiamo molto da celebrare e spero essere applicati all’economica canadese e denti degli Stati Uniti) . Nel suo discorso del vivamente che il prossimo anno possiate che sia le nostre esportazioni, sia le spese 1966, il senatore Kennedy parafrasò un an- partecipare agli eventi con le vostre famiglie, al consumo inizino a diminuire non appena tico anatema cinese che proferiva “Possiate accuratamente pianificati da comitato ad- queste nuove sul commercio entreranno in voi vivere in tempi interessanti”. Kennedy detto al nostro 100° anniversario. A breve vigore. Il recente diverbio diplomatico con affermò: “Che ci piaccia o meno, viviamo in annunceremo tutti questi eventi speciali in l’Arabia Saudita riguardo al tweet del dipar- tempi interessanti. Sono momenti di pericolo ogni area e spero che potrete partecipare timento canadese per gli affari esteri che e incertezza, ma sono anche i più creativi con la vostra famiglia a una o più delle nostre criticava leggermente i diritti umani, potreb- di tutti i tempi nella storia dell’umanità “. celebrazioni! Come già detto, in qualità di be non aver alcun impatto sull’economia Credo che quelle parole, pronunciate oltre sindacato progressivo, abbiamo molto da del Canada in virtù del ridotto numero di 50 anni fa, suonino molto veritiere anche ai festeggiare. scambi commerciali con l’Arabia Saudita, giorni nostri. Prima di parlare dello stato del sindacato ma tale valutazione potrebbe cambiare Secondo il rapporto Canada’s 2018 On- e delle nostre sfide future, mi prenderò un qualora i Sauditi annullassero l’acquisto di tario Construction and Maintenance Look- momento, poiché non siamo un’isola dis- 14 dollari miliardi di dollari di veicoli blindati ing Forward di BuildForce Canada, circa tante dall’economia o da eventi geopolitici, leggeri attualmente in costruzione a London, 87.300 lavoratori, pari a circa il 20% della per pronunciarmi su alcuni temi d’attualità Ontario. Il Canada potrebbe quindi reagire forza lavoro complessiva nel settore costru- di cui, come membri del sindacato e come annullando l’importazione di petrolio saudita. zioni dell’Ontario, andranno in pensione nel canadesi, dobbiamo essere consapevoli Se ciò non vuole dimostrare niente altro, il prossimo decennio. Nonostante si preveda e pianificare di conseguenza. Una delle Canada dovrebbe dover sviluppare, per l’introduzione di 84.300 nuovi entranti, il mie preoccupazioni è che sussista il rischio l’esportazione nazionale e internazionale, la settore, per far fronte alla domanda, dovrà di una recessione economica. Non vi è nostra enorme risorsa di petrolio di Alberta e assumere ulteriori 23.200 lavoratori entro alcuna garanzia di tale recessione e, a Saskatchewan. Abbiamo bisogno di poter il 2027. L’industria dovrà fare affidamento prima vista, sembrerebbe che vi sia molto contare su un’indipendenza energetica da su giovani e nuovi immigranti nel settore. lavoro da svolgere con i prezzi delle case potenze straniere come l’Arabia Saudita, Alta priorità sarà assegnata al sostegno stabilizzati, l’ampliamento di strade e ponti il cui sistema giudiziario è ancora radicato della massima occupazione, sforzandoci e gli investimenti nei settori minerario ed da 2.000 anni! Il punto è che il Canada è notevolmente a fronte delle assunzioni e energetico previsti nell’Ontario con il pro- una nazione commerciale e che entrambi della formazione. getto “ring of fire” che sembra finalmente i nostri settori delle risorse e manifatturi- Vittoria giurisdizionale di Nanticoke essere sul punto di concretizzarsi e le nostre ero sembrano essere minacciati da eventi Quando sono stato eletto per la pri- 12 Business Manager’s Report

ma volta nel 1996, durante l’assemblea controversia giurisdizionale. consentendo in questo modo un aumento generale dei soci, mi sono impegnato a dei piani pensionistici e previdenziali ancora più rapido delle loro pensioni. Il eliminare altri sindacati dalle nostre attrez- Vi sono ottime novità sul piano pension- piano fornisce anche prestazioni ai superstiti zature. Dal 1997 al 2017, Local 793 ha vinto istico. Avendo eliminato il deficit di continuità senza alcun costo per i nostri membri. 10 controversie giurisdizionali e perso una aziendale e ricevuto notevoli contributi con Come sapete, gli amministratori fiduciari, disputa sulla demolizione di ponti contro una quasi totale occupazione, siamo molto fra cui Dave Turple e Robert Turpin, hanno Priestly Demolition. Per parafrasare Nick lieti di annunciare un aumento del 2,5% recentemente apportato dei miglioramenti Foles, quarterback di Philadelphia Eagles e delle pensioni, in vigore dal 1° gennaio per consentire il pensionamento all’età di 60 Super Bowl 52 MVP, “la strada per vincere è 2019 per tutti i membri, così come ap- anni senza riduzione garantita. Dobbiamo fallire - questa è la vita”. Ed è un messaggio provato dal Pension Board of Trustees in garantire che il piano pensionistico sostenga che trova il nostro favore. Fortunatamente, data 5 settembre. I pensionati potranno tutti i nostri membri – durante il periodo non abbiamo dovuto sperimentare molti riscontrare l’aumento delle loro pensioni lavorativo e quando in pensione. fallimenti. Attualmente vantiamo una vittoria nel relativo pagamento del mese di gennaio Questo numero di 793 Operator include nel settore demolizioni. 2019. Apprezzo la pazienza dei membri e il rapporto annuale sulle pensioni (vedere Si tratta dell’11a vittoria per Local 793 il continuo sostegno alla pensione durante pagine 48-51). Potrete rilevare fatti, cifre e e ottime notizie a livello giurisdizionale! alcuni anni difficili in cui tutte le pensioni approfondimenti che aiuteranno a compren- Questa volta con un impegnativo lavoro hanno sofferto dopo la riduzione del 30% dere le performance del piano. di demolizione contro LiUNA. Il lavoro del mercato azionario, nel 2008. Siamo a conoscenza del vostro intenso oggetto della disputa è stato eseguito nel Gli amministratori fiduciari dei piani lavoro e di quanto sia difficile sostenere una settore dei sistemi di alimentazione elettrica pensionistici e previdenziali di Local 793 famiglia in un momento in cui i costi aumen- dell’industria edile e si è trattato di una dell’IUOE continuano a impegnarsi per tano ovunque. Il piano previdenziale offre violazione del nostro accordo “Electrical una gestione attenta e prudente dei nostri una copertura completa intesa a supportare Power Systems Construction Association piani per garantire che rimangano finanzi- la salute fisica e mentale dei nostri membri. (“EPSCA”)” presso il generatore di carbone ariamente sani e possano offrire vantaggi Nel 2017, il nostro piano previdenziale era smantellato di Nanticoke nella Contea di significativi negli anni a venire. in buona forma finanziaria. I contributi pre- Haldimand, Ontario. Il 9 agosto, l’Ontario La- Il piano pensionistico si conferma fi- videnziali erano pari a 64,7 milioni di $ e il bour Relations Board (OLRB) ha convenuto nanziariamente sano e in costante fase di surplus ammontava a 71,2 milioni di $ (al 31 che Local 793 aveva stabilito che il lavoro crescita. Gli ultimi dati mostrano che il patri- dicembre 2017). L’adesione all’associazione di demolizione e di preparazione di tutto monio del piano pensionistico del sindacato continua ad aumentare, con oltre 14.800 il sito svolto a Nanticoke avrebbe dovuto è cresciuto a più di 2,7 miliardi di $ nel 2017, membri del piano pensionistico nel 2017 essere assegnato ai nostri membri. Nella rispetto ai 2,5 miliardi di $ del 2016. (fra cui membri attivi, pensionati e superstiti). decisione su questo caso, Lee Shouldice, Nel 2017, il nostro piano pensionistico Abbiamo bisogno che il numero di membri Vicepresidente dell’OLRB, ha affermato “Un ha ottenuto buoni risultati, con un tasso aumenti – così come i contributi aggiuntivi appaltatore che accede a un’area dove una di rendimento dell’8,5% (al netto dei costi che ne derivano - per garantire che il piano prassi schiacciante favorisce un determinato d’investimento), una percentuale che è ben rimanga sostenibile e continui a soddisfare sindacato, deve accettare la situazione così al di sopra del nostro obiettivo del 6%. le esigenze in evoluzione dei membri. come la trova”. Nel mese di giugno 2018, in ragione La responsabilità e la priorità costanti Abbiamo ricevuto le informazioni chiave della nostra diversità, abbiamo rilevato un degli amministratori fiduciari verte sulla e gli aggiornamenti del sito dal membro in aumento del 2,1%. Se le cose continuer- gestione responsabile dei nostri piani pensione di Local 793, Sam Church, e dal anno a mostrare una crescita costante, al pensionistici, in modo da continuare a membro attivo di Local 793, Chris Cronk, termine dell’anno dovremmo raggiungere il sostenere la salute e il benessere dei nostri operatore di attrezzature in loco. 4,2%. Idealmente, vorrei che quest’anno le membri e rimanere al passo con la costante La composizione di questa controversia prestazioni superassero il 6%. evoluzione del quadro sanitario. Infine, per giurisdizionale ha comportato uno sforzo Il nostro piano è stato ideato per fornire garantire che i vostri benefit siano disponibili di squadra dall’inizio alla fine. Desidero ai nostri membri un livello ragionevole di al momento del bisogno. ringraziare Larry Richard, Kelsey McIntyre, sicurezza finanziaria durante la pensione. Amministrazione autonoma Ken Lew, Kirsten Agrell, Steven Sagle, Vanta inoltre alcune caratteristiche uniche La nostra costante evoluzione verso Daveen Lidstone, Donna Boocock, Steve di cui la maggior parte dei piani non dispon- l’amministrazione autonoma dei nostri Homewood, Bob Sutherland, Tony Wark, gono. Ad esempio, il nostro piano converte regimi pensionistici, vita e salute e servizi Virgil Nosé, Mike Schutte, Brian Rogerson, i contributi previdenziali in contributi pen- legali prepagati, ci consentirà di avere un Jane Lewis e Ashley Redshaw che hanno sionistici per i membri attivi, una volta che maggiore controllo sulla modalità di gestione lavorato incessantemente per conglobare abbiano raggiunto la massima copertura dei nostri piani, ci garantirà notevoli risparmi le importantissime prove sulle pratiche nell’ambito del piano previdenziale (dopo a lungo termine sui costi di amministrazione dell’area, indispensabili per vincere questa aver accumulato 18 mesi di copertura), e ci permetterà di offrire un servizio migliore 13 Business Manager’s Report e più veloce ai nostri membri. Desideravamo l’OLRB sono state depositate le richieste di annuale. Ci offrirà anche l’opportunità di un’opzione amministrativa in grado di tenere certificazione per Compact Constructors, aumentare i redditi derivanti dalle nostre il passo con i progressi tecnologici, applicare Huron District Contracting Limited, Quanta locazioni sociali e aziendali e ci renderà una la necessaria cibersicurezza alla gestione Telecom Canada nell’area di Sarnia, Lavis, delle sale più ampie della regione di Halton, e alle informazioni e garantire ai membri Upper Canada Minerals, Amos Excavation pari a 15.800 piedi quadrati. Lo sapevate? l’accesso quando e dove lo desiderino. e Denis Gratton Construction Ltd. Durante l’”Oakley Beaver Readers ‘Choice Gli amministratori fiduciari stanno - ne L’organizzazione continua a essere Awards” del 2018, la Sala banchetti ha vinto goziando un accordo di licenza software molto impegnativa. Abbiamo nominato il Premio Platinum per le Migliori Strutture con nexgenRx, la società raccomandata altri organizzatori, fra cui Brock McBride aziendali per banchetti (Best Business- dal sottocomitato per l’amministrazione a Ottawa e Scott Langdon e Aaron Pede Banquet Facilities). autonoma di cui faccio parte io stesso, Joe a Oakville, sotto la guida di Kyle Schutte, Ristrutturazione delle proprietà Redshaw, Joe Keyes, Jim Vlahos, Mark per continuare ad apportare i vantaggi In 2201 Speers Road, le ristrutturazioni Zigler, Cameron Hunter e Lloyd Nakaza. dell’adesione a Local 793 dell’IUOE agli dell’edificio esistente includono un nuovo Grazie a questa nuova soluzione, pre- appaltatori non iscritti al sindacato e CLAC. sistema di sicurezza, l’aggiunta di nuove vedo dei miglioramenti a livello di prestazioni Espansione a Oakville pareti, segnaletica, mobili, illuminazione, e dei risparmi significativi. I nostri membri po- Grazie al maggiore numero di membri pannelli di controsoffitti, nuovi tappeti e ver- tranno usufruire della flessibilità del servizio iscritti, abbiamo investito nell’ampliamento niciatura delle pareti in mattone. Collegherà fuori orario per le richieste d’indennità, non- della nostra sala banchetti OE e nell’acquisto la sede sociale di Oakville all’edificio. In data ché della praticità dei pagamenti elettronici della proprietà adiacente alla nostra sede 19 luglio, avevamo già installato le fibre ot- direttamente nei loro conti correnti bancari. sociale di Oakville. tiche che ci consentiranno di lavorare su un La data prevista per l‘implementazione è La nostra costruzione e l’ampliamento server principale. nel corso del mese di luglio 2019 e non oltre della sala banchetti OE consentiranno di Disponendo di 27.000 piedi quadrati il mese di gennaio 2020, quale data ultima disporre di circa il 50% di spazio in più, una di terreni risistemati, riteniamo, una volta per il nostro accordo con Global. Vi terrò cucina industriale a servizio completo per passati all’amministrazione autonoma, di aggiornati sulla cronologia degli eventi e 1.000 persone (possibilità di cena), quattro poter ospitare tutti i rappresentanti e gli sui progressi, man mano che procederemo. ulteriori aree adibite a uffici e un’area per organizzatori dell’area di Toronto, oltre al Successi organizzativi sei postazioni di lavoro singole, oltre a un personale amministrativo addetto ai servizi Dall’8 febbraio al 1° agosto 2018, ab- importante aggiornamento delle apparec- pensionistici e previdenziali. L’O.E. Ben- biamo stipulato 23 accordi di riconoscimento chiature audiovisive e informatiche. efit Administration Corporation (in breve volontario (Voluntary recognition agree- Abbiamo selezionato, quale project OEBAC) è stato istituito per occuparsi di ments, VRA). Abbiamo anche ricevuto sei manager, l’appaltatore Cooper Construc- questa gestione. Prevediamo inoltre di (6) certificati dall’Ontario Labor Relations tion Limited di Oakville. Nel mese di luglio, assumere ulteriore personale che si oc- Board (OLRB), che rappresenta circa 210 abbiamo completato la demolizione della cupi dell’amministrazione autonoma. Ab- nuovi membri. sala banchetti e la recinzione degli alberi, biamo già avviato il processo di ricerca Abbiamo lavorato duramente negli ultimi nonché installato un muro temporaneo. dell’Amministratore delegato/Amministra- 10 anni per crescere a livello di forza lavoro Abbiamo ottenuto un permesso di scavo e tore che sarà operativo entro la fine del e numeri: nel 2008 vi erano 10.971 membri iniziato i lavori la settimana del 13 agosto. 2018. e nel 2013 il numero di membri è aumentato Road-Ex Contracting Ltd. sta scrostando Assemblea generale dei membri a 12.539. Sono orgoglioso di annunciare il terreno e si occuperà anche dei lavori * PROMEMORIA * La prossima assem- che attualmente abbiamo appena superato inerenti alle condutture idriche e le fognature blea generale dei membri del sindacato è il numero di 15.000 membri. sul progetto. Angelo Zeppieri è l’operatore prevista per domenica, 23 settembre 2018 Un caloroso benvenuto a tutti i nuovi dell’escavatore (CAT 328D), mentre il mem- nella sala banchetti OE presso la sede so- membri delle seguenti società che hanno bro Gabrielle Desimone aziona l’apripista ciale, 2245 Speers Road, Oakville, Ontario. stipulato i contratti collettivi. L’OLRB ha rilas- CAT D5K. Nel corso del progetto, saranno L’assemblea avrà inizio alle ore 10.00. Par- ciato certificati per Amec Foster Wheeler, richiesti ulteriori permessi. late con i funzionari del sindacato. Chiedete ReCon Aggregates, Orgaworld, Surespan Questa espansione ci aiuterà a garantire informazioni sul sindacato o sulle sue prassi. Wind Energy, DT Dragados Canada Inc. che il nostro sempre maggiore numero di Questo è il luogo in cui porre domande e e Metrix Ready-Mix Ltd. dove abbiamo membri sia riconosciuto, con la parteci- ottenere risposte! ottenuto un voto di 90 persone. Presso pazione ai nostri eventi e alla cena di gala

14 President’s Report — Joe Redshaw

The 39th General Convention

“I had the privilege of being the individual to second the nomination of our business manager, Mike Gallagher.” ocal 793 was well represented A number of resolutions and amend- provided, however, that such eligibil- at the 39th General Conven- ments to the IUOE Constitution were ity requirement may be waived by the Ltion of the IUOE in Hollywood, proposed, discussed and voted on by General President if he determines that Florida. Our local had one of the largest the convention. The general president such wavier is in the best interests of delegations at the convention and on and his legal staff will define a number the Local Union. behalf of the delegates and the members of these as non-discretionary and local Being elected to represent the mem- of Local 793, I would like to congratulate unions will have to amend their by-laws bers of Local 793 is a privilege. There business manager Mike Gallagher on his to reflect the changes. should be no barriers in place affecting re-election as general vice-president of There were a number of amendments one’s decision making. This amendment this great international union. approved at the convention, however, was also carried unanimously followed by General president James T. Callahan there are two in particular that I would an ovation from the floor. and general secretary-treasurer Brian like to note: Moving forward, business manager E. Hickey were both re-elected to their 1) Submitted by the General Execu- Gallagher and I will continue to have respective positions. They were elected tive Board and carried unanimously discussions on the process to make the in the traditional format by a nomina- Election of Officers (Local Unions) necessary changes to our by-laws. Gal- tor and seconder. There were no other Article XXIV, Subdivision 1, Section (e) lagher has agreed that while we are doing nominations, therefore general president Delete; or may conduct an elec- so, we will ask the membership at the Callahan requested a white ballot be tion electronically if the Local bylaws district meetings to make recommenda- cast (recording secretary casts the ballot provide for conducting Local Union tions for additional changes for consider- because the positions were acclaimed) elections electronically and applicable ation. These recommendations shall be and Hickey complied. law so permits. handled in the same manner currently in I found the next nominations to be very During the Local’s past election, there place. They must be recommended, be interesting, as general president Callahan was a potential that a strike at Canada seconded, and a vote taken. If a majority proceeded with a slate nomination for the Post may occur, and the election com- is reached, they shall be forwarded to the 14 general vice-presidents. Secretary mittee was considering allowing for an committee for consideration. If not, they treasurer Hickey explained the process electronic election. The process was will be rejected at the district meeting. for such nominations in a previous cor- looked into for consideration, and after Brother Gallagher will appoint a respondence: corresponding with the General President committee in the near future to work “Any slate will be nominated as a the decision was made to proceed with with myself, vice president Joe Dowdall, group by one single nominator for the the mail out. Fortunately, the election was recording-corresponding secretary Brian slate followed by individual seconds, for not interrupted in the end. Alexander and our legal staff to review each person who are on the slate” Furthermore, the International has and make a final recommendation to the General president Callahan called concerns around electronic elections and executive board for their approval, and a for individual seconds from the floor for noted there is still a lot of work that needs vote of the members on any discretionary each person nominated in his slate. I to be done to protect the legitimacy of the amendments. had the privilege of being the individual outcome. As president of the Local, one of my to second the nomination of our business 2) Submitted by the General Execu- roles will be to ensure that any recom- manager, Mike Gallagher, for the position tive Board and carried unanimously mendations are not in conflict with the of general vice-president. Having worked Eligibility to Hold Union Office International Constitution, federal or with brother Gallagher since 1987, I had Article XXIV, Subdivision 1, Section provincial laws, and ask the members to a long list of his attributes. To name only (b) Terms of Office and Conditions of keep this in mind when making recom- a few, I noted his honesty, integrity, work Eligibility mendations. ethic and collective bargaining skills, Add; No member who also is a Brothers and sisters, please remem- along with the growth of Local 793 from member of a rival labor organization ber to always work safe and if you have 8,000 to 15,000 since he became busi- shall be eligible for election, be elected any concerns, contact your union for ness manager in 1996. nor hold office in any Local Union; assistance. 15 Toronto & Vicinity Report — Dave Turple Director of Toronto Area Most operating at full capacity

uring this spring and summer season we have seen an ex- Dceptional amount of work so far with most contractors operating at full capacity. Formwork, Crane Rental and ICI Construction remains busy with PCL working on the Cooksville GO Station in Mississauga. This job is worth more than $128 million and is set to be completed by the summer of 2020. Sub-contractors include GFL Environmental Inc., Mam- moet and Pumpcrete. Another big job that is on-going is York Region’s Administrative Centre Annex in This is a $5 million, two-year project to build the state-of-the-art, eco-friendly Newmarket. EllisDon is the general con- TTC McNicoll Bus Garage at Kennedy Rd. and McNicoll Ave. in Scarborough. tractor for this eight-storey site that, once Local 793 has five operating engineers working on site. L to R: Business rep. complete, will offer 422,000 square feet of Rob Martin, excavator Anthony Rauti, excavator Nick Rauti, loader Daniel public services which will include public Chalhoub, rock truck Matt Beaver and loader Attilio Mastrantoni. health clinics, social services, Ontario works and various other services. This building, worth over an estimated $172 million, will be connected to the existing administrative centre located at 17250 Yonge Street with an enclosed pedes- trian bridge spanning over the Western Creek. Sub-contractors include Resform Construction, Metric and DeSantis Crane Service. Other ICI projects on the go include Ryerson University. Eastern Construction is the general contractor. This job is worth $110 million and should be completed by the end of the year. Another project on 17150 Yonge Street will be an eight-storey, 422,000 square foot facility. the go is the new Amazon warehouse Operating engineer Junior La Porte, a foreman at Metric, is discussing a com- in Bolton, Ontario. Sora Construction paction test. Brian Dean is operating the excavator. Brother Dave Dicker is not Ltd. will be doing the earthworks for pictured but on site. $3.5 million. It is due to be completed by February 2020. Additionally, Multiplex is well Bypass Tunnel underway in the City a bypass tunnel for the existing Coxwell the general contractor for a $333 million of Toronto. This joint venture including sanitary trunk sewer for inspection and job at 898 Portage Parkway in Vaughan, Michels Canada and C & M McNally is maintenance purposes. The tunnel will Ontario. They are building three 65-sto- budgeted for over $440 million consists carry waste water to the Ashbridges Bay rey residential towers with each having of a concrete lined rock tunnel that is 10.5 Wastewater Treatment Plant. This job an additional seven storeys of garage kms in length, 6.3 metres in diameter, with is set to be completed by October 2023 space. Sub-contractors include Keller five storage and tunnel access shafts that – this operation will operate six days a Foundations Ltd., Michael Brothers and range in diameter from 20 to 22 metres at week and will consist of two- to 10-hour Hardwall Construction depths of 52 to 59 metres and 12 small di- shifts per day. Sub-contractors on-site Sewer & Watermain ameter connecting tunnels to drop shafts include Clearway Construction Limited The Sewer and Watermain sector and tunnel air shafts. doing the site prep, with GFL and Deep remains extremely busy with the Cox- This rock tunnel will initially serve as Foundations Contractors doing the drilling 16 Local 793 members redirecting existing channel and all Earthworks for Amazon’s new one- million square foot warehouse. Bess-Con rock truck operator Domenic Talotta, excavator John Marrocco and dozer operator Lyle Smith.

and piling. Durham Region Barrie Southland Contracting got the outfall The Durham Region has continued Work in the Barrie and surrounding portion of the job worth over an estimated to keep our members steadily employed areas continues to be very busy with $299 million. Another job on the go is the in all sectors this year with multiple proj- Primrose Contracting working on road underwater retention tank at the TTC ects recently commencing including the widening from two to six lanes, as well as McNicoll Bus Garage. Bess-Con Con- Gordon Food Service Distribution Centre sewer and watermain including a 750mm struction will be installing the retention in Ajax, and the Toyota Canada Inc. East- high pressure watermain and storm sew- tank with PVC Pipes that are 2.4 metres ern Canada Parts Distribution Centre in ers. This $5 million job in Barrie is set to wide, 1.5 metres high and 1.3 metres Bowmanville. be completed by December 2018. long. It is being installed in a 10.5 metre The Highway 407 east and Highway The Barrie Emergency Services Build- wide trench and is expected to be com- 418 projects continue, with Dufferin ing job is worth an estimated $110 mil- pleted within two years. This job is worth Construction, H. Kerr Construction Inc., lion and is expected to be completed by $5 million and it currently employs five Blue Star Construction Corp. and Murphy December 2019. Sub-contractors include operating engineers. Machinery all on site. The Highway 407 Verdi Alliance and Blu-Mar Excavating & Road Building project continues to push to meet winter Grading. Work in the Road Building sector re- deadlines. EllisDon is working on an $18 million mains strong with Grascan Construction Crane Rental companies on-site two-storey community health building in working on the Eastbound Gardiner Ex- include B.W. Haggart Crane Rentals, All Innisfil. It should be completed by April pressway ramp at Lower Simcoe Street. Canada Crane Rental Corp., Whiskey 2019. Sub-contractors on-site include This $33 million job is set to be completed Jack Cranes and Amherst Crane Rental B.C. Phillips Crane Rental, PBW Con- by the end of the year. Dufferin Construction has been recently struction and American Construction. EDCO consortium has been awarded awarded a three-year $60 million contract Golf Tournament the estimated $333 million project to to perform Highway 401 rehabilitation Our annual golf tournament held at design, build and finance the next phase including paving, sewer, barrier curb as Glen Abbey on August 11, 2018 was once of the York Viva Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) well as the replacement of the Brock again a great success. I would like to Rapidways along the Highway 7 transit Street Bridge. The bridge replacement will thank the business representatives for all corridor in the City of Vaughan and Town begin in 2019 and be performed in three their help and the members for participat- of Richmond Hill. Sub-contractors have phases, with preliminary work currently ing and making this a great event. I look not yet been announced. being performed by Dufferin Construction forward to seeing everyone at next year’s Rapidlinks (Aecon and Dufferin) and newly signed company HK United. tournament. continue to work on a bus rapidway With Dufferin Construction’s acquisi- In closing, I would like to wish every- construction for Viva at the Yonge Street tion of Beamish/Royel Paving, it has one a prosperous and safe construction Rapidway. The extent of the project in- strengthened the roads sector in Board season and as always to stay informed cludes widening Yonge Street to accom- Area #11 with a $9.9 million job in Cavan with union activity by visiting our website modate approximately nine kilometres of for asphalt and culvert rehabilitation, as at www.iuoelocal793.org and attend- dedicated Rapidway lanes for Viva rapid well as in Board Area #9 with a large grind ing our district and general membership transit vehicles in the centre of the road, and pave job on Highway 12 from Taunton meetings. as well as ten new Viva stations. This Road to Goodwood. job is estimated at $261 million. Sub- contractors include Cusentino Limited. 17 South Central Ontario Report — Virgil Nosé Area Supervisor We’re very busy in all sectors

“[Kitchener-Waterloo] area sewer, watermain and road building contractors...have over $150 million in contracts and have kept members steadily employed...” very busy 2018 construction season in South Central On- Atario has resulted in steady work for our members. The future work situation remains bright, with large in- frastructure projects planned to start in Hamilton in 2019, continued GO Transit expansion to the Niagara area and Phase 2 of the Kitchener-Waterloo LRT in plan- ning stages. But, uncertainty again surrounds the Hamilton LRT project subsequent to the recent election of our new provincial government and the dysfunctional Ham- ilton city council. There are many studies showing that large transit projects such as these are transformational to the areas they are constructed and historically have initiated a sharp rise in development along their routes for many years following their HC Matcon (HCM) is working for Zehr Group in collaboration with Momentum on construction. Charlie West, a 31-storey high rise in downtown Kitchener. HCM has mobilized Hamilton & Burlington two large diameter drill rigs to install a full caisson wall around the perimeter In the Hamilton and Burlington areas, to allow for an excavation of more than 11 metres for underground parking. we are very busy in all sectors and mem- L to R: Lucas Brown (crane apprentice), Luke Kennedy (drill rig operator) and bers registered to our out-of-work lists are Dustin Goodfellow (operator). at the lowest numbers in recent memory. There are several notable projects ongo- residence on Rymal Road with Sora proposed assignment for the installation ing. Dufferin Construction has a two-year Construction performing site prep and of the 24,000 helical piles was to LiUNA project valued at $50 million where they Reimar Forming & Construction on site members. EPSCA business rep. Larry will be extending Tremaine Road in Milton with two tower cranes. Richard and the Local 793 EPSCA de- to Highway 401. Dufferin Construction is Matrix NAC has begun a $5 million partment compiled and submitted such also currently working on the $5 million Boiler House and Waste Water Treatment a compelling evidence package that PCL parking lot for the new Confederation GO Plant project at ArcelorMittal Dofasco. changed the assignment for the work and Station, located on Centennial Parkway PCL Construction has started a awarded it to Local 793 members in their in Hamilton. The estimated $150 million 44-megawatt solar farm at the site of the final assignments. station is expected to be tendered later former Nanticoke Generating Station. Area contractors Deso Construction, this year, with the Grimsby Casablanca Signatory contractors Peninsula Con- Navacon Construction, KPM Industries, GO Station to follow. struction, Neil Montague Construction, Coco Paving, Capital Paving, Bronte The $300 million Woodward Avenue Barclay Construction, Fairway Electrical Construction, Fermar Paving, Rankin Wastewater Treatment Plant moderniza- Services Inc., and newly signed contrac- Construction and Wm. Groves remain tion is well under way, with over $160 tor, Can-Am Contracting, all have signifi- busy with over $60 million in sewer, water million in contracts awarded to Ball cant work on this project. This is the first and road reconstruction projects through- Construction, Aquicon Construction and solar farm ever constructed by Ontario out the area. There are 15 tower cranes Alberici Constructors. Pomerleau Inc. Power Generation (OPG). Notably, at currently erected in the Hamilton and is constructing a $40 million senior’s the mark-up meeting held by PCL, the Burlington areas on various residential 18 South Central Ontario Report and Industrial, Commercial, Institutional (ICI) projects. Local 793 welcomes newly signatory company Sutton Forming, who currently have two tower cranes erected in the area working under the Formwork Agreement. St. Catharines & Niagara Region It has been very busy in all sectors throughout the St. Catharines and Ni- agara region and is expected to remain active through to the end of 2018. This season, we have experienced periods where there are less than 20 members registered on the out-of-work list. The Niagara Region has awarded more than $75 million in sewer, watermain and road resurfacing projects to many of our local area contractors. Although Ball Construction, Cooper Construction and PCL Construction are all nearing comple- tion of the new twin pad recreational Aecon Six Nation joint venture (A6N) is extremely busy on the Six Nations facility in Pelham, the Brock University Reserve installing more than 26 km of 10-inch watermain, a project worth over addition and the General Electric plant in $12.6 million. It puts 20 members to work and is projected to take nine months Welland, respectively, the ICI sector still to complete (December 25, 2018). L to R: A6N employees and 793 members remains steady with Bird Construction Tim McMullin, Dalton Treble and Tyler Porter. working on the 5,000 seat, $200-million Cambridge. Aecon Six Nations Joint Ven- backhoe, excavator and dozer are cur- Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre. ture, known as A6N, is busy in Ohsweken rently “voluntary” trades, but without a Ball Construction is building an addition installing over 26 kilometres of 10-inch significant increase in C of Q holders, at Brock University, as well as the new watermain. This project is valued at over there will be little chance for consideration sports complex and library in Smithville. $12.6 million, employing approximately that these three trades will ever achieve Aecon Construction was awarded a 20 members of Local 793 and is projected compulsory status. If you contemplate $16 million project on the Thorold Tunnel to take a total of nine months to complete. what compulsory status could mean to on Highway 58. This is a three-year proj- Elsewhere, HC Matcon is perform- us, consider that non-C of Q holders from ect set to begin in mid-August and con- ing the shoring and J-AAR Excavating other trades could not operate this equip- sisting of structural repairs and asphalt is doing the excavation in downtown ment. These three trades are currently paving. Newman Brothers and Rankin Kitchener on a high-rise building, while Red Seal trades, meaning that holding Construction continue to secure steady Aecon Utilities is busy in the area with this qualification affords you interprovin- work in the EPSCA sector on various sites gas distribution work. Elgin Construction cial recognition, where your qualifications for Ontario Power Generation. recently signed the Kitchener-Waterloo are recognized in other jurisdictions Kitchener-Waterloo Area Collective Agreement and Carwell across Canada. Please contact your area The Kitchener-Waterloo area has Construction is the general contractor business representative if you have any been very busy this season. constructing a new Zehr’s grocery store further questions and are interested in Area sewer, watermain and road in Kitchener. attaining your C of Q. building contractors such as Capital I would like to encourage all Local I would like to encourage members to Paving, Steed and Evans, Terra Con 793 members who operate tractor loader visit www.OETIO.com and take advan- Underground, Coco Paving, Navacon backhoes (636A), excavators (636B), tage of our many available e-learning, Construction, Dufferin Construction, E & dozers (636C) or concrete pumps (637C) short courses, skill upgrading and appren- E Seegmiller and Amico Infrastructures to apply to the Ontario College of Trades ticeship opportunities. Members can also have over $150 million in contracts and (OCOT) and attain their Certificate of encourage and direct potential candidates have kept members steadily employed on Qualification (C of Q). The concrete to our website, where they can view the various projects ranging from large- and pump is currently in the queue at OCOT many apprenticeship programs and sign small-scale road reconstruction to asphalt for a reclassification review to become up for one of our information sessions resurfacing. a compulsory trade. If successful, all held at district offices across the province. Aecon is continuing their $8.15 mil- concrete pump operators in the province I would like to wish all members of Local lion contract on the bridge replacement will be required to hold a valid C of Q. 793 a safe and productive fall season. on Franklin Road and Highway 401 in The remaining trades of tractor loader 19 Southwestern Ontario Report — Steve Booze Area Supervisor Gordie Howe bridge finally a go

“Bridging North America intends to sign a Project Labour Agreement with the involved trades to guarantee the project stays union.” he city of Windsor’s work situa- tion remains extremely strong. TCapital projects continue to keep members busy in the sewer and wa- termain and road sectors in and around Windsor. Coco Paving remains busy with a $75 million project on Highway 401, Facca Construction has a $28 million overpass job that will connect the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway to the Gordie Howe International Bridge and Blue-Con Con- struction is doing site work on Chatham’s $36 million Cascades Casino. In July, meanwhile, the Windsor-De- troit Bridge Authority (WDBA) selected the proponent to construct the Gordie Howe International Bridge. We have stayed in close communication with both the WDBA and the successful team, Bridging North America. It is believed that financial close will be reached by the end of September, at which point Bridging North America in- tends to sign a Project Labour Agreement with the involved trades to guarantee the project stays union. The six-lane, 2.5-ki- lometre bridge will have the longest main span of any cable-stayed bridge in North America at 853 metres. The estimated cost of this project is expected to be in the range of $5 billion. Cameron Crane and Riggers were sent Sarnia in after a bridge collapsed with a dump Nova Chemical’s $2.2 billion expan- truck on it in Port Bruce. A Grove GMK sion project is ongoing, and we’re ex- 6350L all-terrain crane was used to cited to have members working steadily remove the truck by operator David through various companies’ signatory to Palsa and his apprentice Michael Smith. Local 793. These include DeKay Con- struction, Lamsar Engineers & Contrac- Construction Agreement. Final cleanup crane rental sector. There will be more tors, Curran Contractors, Bermingham, work on the $250 million Dawn “H” com- than 20 cranes on this turnaround. Mammoet and Cope Construction. pressor station for Aecon is ongoing and Sarnia area business representatives Other work in the Sarnia area includes is scheduled to be completed in October and the organizing department have been Amico Infrastructures being awarded a 2018. There are 15 operators currently growing union market share in Sarnia $14 million Ministry of Transportation of working on this project. C.F. Industries is Lambton. Recently, organized contractors Ontario (MTO) contract for improvements having a 60-day maintenance turnaround include Birnam Excavating, VanBree Bull- to Highway 40. As a result, Amico Infra- starting in early September, providing dozing, and All Seasons Excavating. Also, structures has signed the Sarnia Heavy steady work for members working in the an application for certification is before the 20 Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) for Quanta Telecom. London London and the surrounding areas have been experiencing another solid construction season. As a result of a $187 million capital budget at city hall, many of the area’s sewer and water sec- tor contractors are busy, including L82 Construction working on Main Street in Lambeth ($8.3 million); Bre-Ex Construc- tion on Wonderland Road ($6.6 million); Amico ($26.7 million) on Dundas Street, and J-Aar Excavating ($8.3 million) on Western Road. In the roads sector, Aecon ($70 mil- lion) is working on a 10 kilometre stretch of Highway 401, doing full depth pave- ment construction and rehab of under- passes and bridges, as well as drainage and safety improvements. This project will go well into the 2019 construction season. Coco Paving is also on Highway 401, east of London, doing milling, paving as well as median repair work. In the indus- trial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector, Pomerleau Inc, along with Verdi Alliance Forming, have been working on a new retirement residence in London. They have also been working on Sop- rema, a new modified bitumen membrane manufacturing plant in Woodstock. EllisDon, along with Blue-Con Con- Joe Soares Jr. is operating a Terex Peiner SK415 Tower Crane, building a struction, have started a new $70 million 24-storey residential high rise for Tricar Developments in downtown London. theatre in Stratford. In the high-rise form- ing sector, Old Oak Developments will be starting a new 33-story high-rise apart- ment in downtown London. Forest City Forming, Con-Wall Concrete, Concrete Forming, Tricar, Oxford Builders and Hay- man Construction all have tower cranes erected in the area. The work in the London area looks very promising for the foreseeable future. Golf Tournaments Thank you to Local 793, contractors and members for supporting both the Windsor and Sarnia annual golf tourna- ments. Through these events, a donation of $5,000 was made to each of the follow- ing non-profit organizations: Bluewater Health (Youth Mental Health) in Sarnia, Windsor Residence for Young Men and Windsor Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (Changing Lives Together). On behalf of all staff in Southwestern Surespan Wind Energy Services with a Liebherr LG 1750 Lattice Boom Mobile Ontario offices, I would like to wish all Crane in the background. L to R: Kelly Burla (London area rep) and members members a safe and prosperous 2018 Jeffrey Shirley (mobile crane apprentice), Jesse Butler (wind technician), Mike construction season. Hamilton (operator), Michael Hoard (wind technician).

21 Eastern Ontario Report — Rick Kerr Area Supervisor Great forecast for fall and 2019

“Large scale future projects…include the new Ottawa hospital, which is estimated at close to $2 billion.” he work situation in eastern Ontario has been very positive. TLike many areas, we’ve experi- enced shortages in many classifications. Heading into the fall and 2019, the fore- cast is even better. Phase II of the Ottawa Light Rail Transit is estimated at $3 billion. The Confederation Line West extension will include 15 kilometers of new rail and 11 new stations running to Moodie. Confed- eration Line East extension will include 12 kilometers of new rail and five new stations. The Trillium Line South will include eight kilometers of new rail and five new stations with a connector to the Macdonald–Cartier International Airport. The project is expected to be awarded late in the fourth quarter of this year and has a completion date in 2023. Many municipalities in the eastern 401 corridors have been lobbying for six lan- A $5 million Landfill Final Cover project on a 32-acre site in Moose Creek, ing the highway. In 2017, from Trenton to Ontario. L to R: Gerry St. Jacques (Bus Rep), Neil Simpson and Jack Parker. Cornwall alone, there were 20 fatalities on IUOE members are operating equipment for GFL Infrastructure Group, including the highway. Any member who utilizes the three D6 dozers, a 324 excavator and a 735 rock truck to move 140,000 tons of off and on ramps in Belleville can easily sand and 40,000 m3 of topsoil. identify the safety concerns, especially with a considerable increase in tractor trailer usage over the years. The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) esti- At the beginning of mates that the expansion of lanes for the the demolition of the last 360 kilometers of Highway 401 to the Harmer Avenue bridge Quebec border would cost upwards of $3 overpass on Highway billion to complete. 417 (Queensway) in Road construction has been busy Ottawa, member Peter with Aecon performing work on the $58 Durant operates the John million widening of Highway 417 between Deere 450D and uses Maitland and Island Park Drive in Ottawa. the processor/pulverizer R.W. Tomlinson has a $21 million project attachment to remove the on Highway 417 in Vankleek Hill and a highway sign. $13 million paving project on Highway 401 at Brookdale Avenue in Cornwall. Coco Paving has a $13 million project on Highway 401 at McConnell Avenue to County Road 34 in Cornwall. Coco Paving 22 Eastern Ontario Report Harmer Avenue bridge demolition on Highway 417 (Queensway) in Ottawa. L to R: Member Eric Bazinett operating the John Deere 450 D with hammer attachment and member Matthieu (Matt) Billard operating the John Deere 350 G with hammer attachment.

also has a 55,000 ton overlay project on Canada Napanee Generating Station for the new DND headquarters on Moodie Highway 401 in Belleville and a $9 million is entering the final stages, as we have Drive in Ottawa. road refurbishment project on Bath Road approximately 25 operators on site. Large scale future projects in Ottawa in Millhaven. Aecon has recently been The $225 million Canada Royal Milk include the new Ottawa hospital, which awarded a $65 million reconstruction factory in Kingston has Mammoet, Barr is estimated at close to $2 billion, the of the Skyway Bridge on Highway 49 in Construction and Sterling on site. Bird Hard Rock Casino at Rideau Carleton Tyendinaga. Construction is working on the AbCann Raceway and the Rendez-Vous Lebreton Sewer & Watermain Medicinals marijuana farm in Napanee. project. Housing starts are up and subdivision Rankin Construction is continuing work Pipeline work is providing work opportunities for on the $45 million Amherst Island Ferry Gas distribution is busy in the regions our sewer and watermain contractors. terminal. EllisDon is performing work on with both Aecon and NPL forecasting a Taggart is continuing work at Findlay the $162 million Brockville General Hos- busy fall. Expercom has been very busy Creek and a $15 million project at Cardi- pital expansion with Tomlinson, Dufresne in eastern Ontario working on utility work. nal Creek in Orleans. Loiselle is working and Bellai on site. Green Energy on Phase III of the sewer project at the As part of the Parliamentary Precinct PCL is building the 54 megawatt (MW) National Research Council (NRC) in Ot- repairs of over $3 billion on Parliament solar project in the township of Stone tawa. Hill, PCL Constructors is finishing up Mills. Dundas Drilling, Barr Construction, Gordon Barr Ltd. is working on the $12 West Block, PCL/EllisDon are teaming Piche, Site Preparation Ltd. and PGC million subdivision at Sydenham Road in up to start Centre Block rehabilitation and Services Hydrovac are on site, with a total Kingston and Potters Creek in Belleville. Pomerleau Inc. is working on East Block of 35 operators on the project. Unfortu- Len Corcoran Excavating has the $13 with masonry repairs. nately, the White Pines Wind Project was million Phase III downtown Belleville re- M. Sullivan & Son is working on the cancelled by the provincial government, construction and the $11 million Phase III $80 million headquarters of Ottawa Hydro with eastern Ontario having many other of Princess Street in Kingston. and is also partnering with Chandos to Green Energy projects slated to start. The $232 million Combined Sew- build three structures totaling $95 million In closing, I would like to wish all mem- age Storage Tunnel (CSST) is ongoing at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories bers a safe and productive fall season. with Dragados-Tomlinson joint venture, (CNL) in Chalk River, ON. PCL is working Next year, we look forward to celebrating employing approximately 15 operators on the Tweed marijuana facility in Smith our union’s 100th anniversary. Please on main sites. Falls and the Mattawa Plains complex come out and participate in the various ICI for the Department of National Defence events. ICI sector work has been busy in the (DND) at CFB Petawawa. EllisDon is con- districts as well. The $1.2 billion Trans- tinuing work at the former Nortel campus 23 Northeastern Ontario Report — Robert Turpin Area Supervisor We’re in demand in 2018

“This construction season [in Sudbury] is extremely busy and our out-of-work list is the lowest it has been in five years.” immins and Area is seeing a prosperous construction sea- Tson for 2018. Teranorth Con- struction has 150 operating engineers doing exceptional work at Detour Gold. The two-year project is tailings dam work essential to the growth and success of Detour Gold. As in many past years, Lo- cal 793 operators are showing a winning combination of strong production while adhering to strict health and safety pro- tocols that holds our work to the highest standard. American contractor Advanced Geo Solutions Inc. has signed a voluntary agreement with Local 793 for another dam project at Kirkland Lake Gold. There will be batch plant and work for operators in the coming weeks. The IUOE Local 793 welcomes Advanced Geo Solutions to our union. We look forward to future projects and work with this company. Kerr Crane Service has seen a welcome surge in work this season. Currently, Detour Gold has Kerr crews working around the clock. Also, Kerr is experiencing demand on projects from Kapuskasing to Kirkland Lake. This has led to a greater need for operators as well as further requests for apprentices. L to R: Local 793 crane operator Andrew Burgess and apprentice Jacob Murphy Mascioli Construction has been do- working at the West Nipissing electric dam removing the original turbines built ing road repair work at various places in 1920 with an AC 350t Terex Demag. throughout Timmins and Iroquois Falls. Sudbury ing infrastructure. The city is also talking The company aided in the repair of High- This construction season is extremely about releasing another section of the way 101 in Timmins due to massive road busy and our out-of-work list is the lowest Maley Drive extension this year. damage and assisted with road repair and it has been in five years. Our members ALL Canada has started working on culvert work along Highway 11 between are busy working on the many projects in the Henvey Inlet Wind Farm project which Cochrane and Iroquois Falls. and around the Greater City of Sudbury. will employ many of our crane operators GE Power continues with its turbine Bot Construction Group is putting the and mobile apprentices. Sterling Crane replacements and upgrades at the Lower finishing touches on the first phase of the has also opened a yard in the Sudbury Mettagami project, just outside Kapus- Maley Drive extension and Teranorth has area and has the contract for off-loading kasing. The work is extremely difficult as started working on the second phase of from trains, the windmill parts for the overhead crane operators have extremely the project. Work in the road building and Henvey project. tight spaces and millions of dollars of parts sewer and watermain sectors remains Aecon Utilities has been working on being replaced at various sites. busy with the city investing money in ag- a distribution project of 12-inch upgrade 24 General contractor Avery Construction is working on a major storm sewer project on McNabb Street in Sault Ste. Marie. Sterling Crane is on site for a heavy lift with a 300-ton grove. Crane operator is Shawn (Mark) Kelly with apprentice Ian Copps.

from Union Gas which is employing many fairly busy with various projects through- legiate & Vocational School and at Cen- of our members along with trainees. Lac- out the area. tral Algoma Secondary School (CASS) roix Construction is doing the matting on Local road work is in full swing with in Desbarats. Hydro One is currently the same project which should continue Belanger Construction and Leroy Con- expanding a new substation on Melwell through December. struction doing culverts on Highway 17. Road in Iron Bridge. Work under the EPSCA agreement Pioneer Construction and Palmer Con- Avery Construction is very busy is steady this year with some of our local struction Group are currently performing this summer with storm sewer work on contractors picking up work at different road work on Black Dirt Road. Pioneer McNabb Street, finishing up the final transfer stations in the area. is having a busy summer and they have phase of the aqueduct job on Wellington The city is still trying to move ahead projects in Blind River, Manitoulin Island Street West, finishing a project at the with a new arena/sports complex, hotel and work on Highway 17 West. Forestry Canada Bug Lab and work at an and casino and a new arts centre down- 1187839 Ontario Limited has been Imperial Oil Tank Farm. Local contractor town with construction expected to com- completing the ground work for the new Phillips Haulage is also on the project. mence next year. World of Cars complex. JBX Construc- On behalf of the business reps and of- Sault Ste. Marie tion is busy performing work for the local fice staff in Northeastern Ontario we wish The construction season in Sault Ste. school boards including work at the old all our members a safe and prosperous Marie and the Algoma region has been Alexander Henry High School, Korah Col- end to 2018. 25 Northwestern Ontario Report — John Kelly Area Supervisor Bridge infrastructure is robust

“Many of our signatory contractors are providing employment for members during the replacement of culverts and building of bridge structures in the northwest.” orthwestern, Ontario is a hot topic when it comes to future Ndevelopment in the mining sector, hydro transmission work and road development into the remote First Nation communities. The provincial government continues to fund new Environmental As- sessments (EA’s) for various projects to become a reality in the near future. Ring of Fire Two EA’s have been funded by the province to look at access roads to the remote First Nation communities of Marten Falls, Fort Hope (Eabametoong), Lansdowne House (Neskantaga), Sum- mer Beaver (Nibinamik) and Webequie. The priority is to tie Marten Falls into the current highway structure at the end of Highway 643 at Aroland First Nations. This will provide all-season access to the community. Secondly, an EA is under development for an access road between the community of Webequie and Noront Resources’ Eagle’s Nest mine site. This Sacchetti Construction operators doing piling operations at the new Thunder road will benefit the mine site with access Bay public school worth $20 million. Matt Whitney and Kelan Hartviksen are to the communities’ airport and services. at the controls of the Junttan pile driving rigs. They are driving 280 piles, to an Currently, the east-west road beyond average depth of 160 feet. Webequie to Pickle Lake will need more Hydro Transmission be issued by the Ontario Energy Board. discussions on behalf of the province with Currently, we have Wildon Wiring The other is a Hydro One submission the affected First Nation communities of providing structure installations and hydro to build an alternative line at a cost of Eabametoong, Neskantaga, Nibinamik lines being run to supply power to Harte $636.2 million. The Hydro One bid has and Webequie. Noront Resources has Gold, north of White River, Ontario. been accepted pending review and an EA narrowed their search down to two loca- Hydro One is performing station up- is currently being drafted for approval by tions for their chromite smelter. Sault Ste. grades to all transformer stations along the Ontario Energy Board. We anticipate Marie or Timmins will be selected within the proposed route of the new 230 kV line a decision by the Board soon. the next few months, but no timeline has between Lakehead Transformer Station Road and Structures been prepared for the new build. Noront (TS) and Wawa TS. Many of our mem- Many of our signatory contractors are Resources has announced a proposed bers are working directly for Hydro One providing employment for members dur- timeline for construction of their new or one of the signatory sub-contractors on ing the replacement of culverts and build- Eagle’s Nest mine site to begin in 2021, these projects. There are two proposed ing of bridge structures in the northwest. followed by a two to three-year build routes for this new 230 kV line. One is to KA Vanderzwaag is working on a bridge schedule. Ore production may take be- be constructed by Nextbridge, along with structure replacement on Highway 584 tween 5-10 years to begin at the mine site Valard Construction, at a cost of $777 mil- valued at $5 million. Tom Jones Corp. and and will be dependent on the all-season lion. This project is awaiting approval from LH North are helping with the installation rail line to the mine site. the EA and a leave to construct permit to of concrete beams for the structure. 26 Murkey Creek bridge replacement on Hwy 584 in northwestern Ontario. KA Vanderzwaag construction is the general constructor on site. All members of the crew are IUOE operating engineers. Tom Jones Corp. has a GMK 6350L on site to assist GC Rentals AC 350 in the install of a concrete beam. Tom Jones crew includes David Williamson on the controls with Josh Cashman and Morgan Jones at the aid. GC Rentals crew includes Richard Early at the controls with Dennis Delyea at his side. This is a $5 million bridge replacement project and the three contractors have only used IUOE Local 793 members.

LH North Ltd. and Teranorth are also to complete this three-year, $20 million infrastructure at various locations, as well performing structure replacements at vari- project. as completing work in Sioux Lookout and ous sites in northwestern Ontario, valued Crews at Taranis Contracting Group Fort Frances. at over $25 million. are completing the paving of the four-lane We would like to remind the member- The replacement of the Baudette/ project on Highway 11/17 in the Nipigon ship to attend the regular monthly district Rainy River International Bridge has region, as well as resurfacing Highway 11 meetings held at the Thunder Bay office begun with Lunda Construction as the west of Shabaqua. on the first Thursday of each month at general. Caisson drilling will begin soon Bruno’s Construction is currently com- 8 p.m. from barges, with the abutment on the pleting $1.5 million worth of city patches Next year marks our 100th anniver- American side being built by U.S. con- and road improvements in the city of sary for Local 793, and we should be very tractors and the Canadian side abutment Thunder Bay. proud to participate in celebratory events being built by Facca Construction. Crane Sewer and Water Mains taking place in all regions of the province. supports will be provided by Lunda Con- Makkinga Contracting is busy with Please continue to work safely throughout struction, utilizing Local 793 operators city contracts, replacing sewer and water the remainder of the 2018 work season.

G. Lorentson Rentals performing a clamming operation at Thunder Bay Coal Terminals with David and Glen Lorentson performing the clamming duties.

27 Labour Relations Report — Melissa Atkins-Mahaney Labour Relations Manager Separating myth from fact

Legalization of marijuana, medical marijuana and workers in the construction industry

Recreational Use of Marijuana Myth No. 1 Myth No. 2 On October 17, 2018, it will be legal With the legalization of marijuana, I There is no current test equivalent to a for all persons age 19 and older to buy, have a right to consume marijuana any- breathalyzer that determines impairment use, possess and grow recreational can- where, anytime, and anyplace. caused by marijuana consumption, so I nabis. It remains lawful for anyone to buy, Fact: False don’t need to worry. use and possess cannabis for authorized Despite legalization, people will not Fact: False medical usage. be allowed to use recreational cannabis At present, there is no equivalent to in: the breathalyzer test though the legal Medical Use of Marijuana • any public place community fully expects there to be such There have been significant changes • workplaces a device in the very near future. However, regarding the use of marijuana as a valid • motorized vehicle despite the lack of a test that determines way to treat health ailments over the past It will remain illegal to drive drug- current in-the-moment impairment, police fifteen years. Medical marijuana has been impaired. Impairment from marijuana officers will be authorized to use oral fluid legal since 2001, though it has remained can be just as dangerous as driving screening devices (oral swabs) at road- highly regulated as a controlled sub- drunk since cannabis slows your reaction side if they suspect impairment due to stance in Canada, and was quite difficult time and increases your chances of being marijuana consumption. Oral fluid screen- to obtain in the early years. in a collision. ing tests can determine usage within a In 2014, the Canadian Federal Gov- If a police officer finds that you are very small window of hours of when mari- ernment eliminated the requirement to impaired by any drug, including cannabis, juana was consumed. If an oral fluid test obtain a license from Health Canada in you will face serious penalties, including: is positive, the assumption will be that you order to use medical marijuana and re- • an immediate licence suspension are impaired. The current guidelines from vised the regulations to allow Canadians • financial penalties the medical community state that mari- to obtain medical marijuana with only a • possible vehicle impoundment juana has the ability to impair for up to 24 doctor’s authorization. • possible criminal record hours after usage. When a breathalyzer • possible jail time type device becomes available, it will be used by law enforcement and employers to determine in-the-moment impairment. Myth No. 3 When marijuana becomes legal, I will be able to consume marijuana despite working in a safety sensitive position. Fact: False If you are a commercial driver, includ- ing if you operate a road-building ma- chine, the law specifically states that you will not be allowed to have ANY cannabis in your system (as detected by a federally approved oral screening device). This means that any consumption of marijuana within close proximity to reporting for work is strictly prohibited. If you work in a safety sensitive posi- tion, which all Operating Engineers do, the same advice equally applies. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act you are REQUIRED to report to work fit 28 Labour Relations Report for duty. Fit for duty means that you are Despite the Employee’s own doctor no current test available that determines free of ANY impairing substances. If you testifying that he would not be impaired in-the-moment impairment. The current have an accident and your employer at work if his use of marijuana was limited guidelines from Health Canada highlight requests/requires you to test for alcohol to the evenings, the Arbitrator held that that medical marijuana may have impair- and marijuana and an oral fluid screen- since there is no current ability to mea- ing effects for up to 24 hours after usage. ing device detects usage, you will face sure actual in-the-moment impairment Some building trades unions have discipline up to and including termination from cannabis usage, the risk of harm recently agreed with their employers to from your employment. If you are in an associated with said usage could not be implement drug testing, including random accident that causes bodily injury and/or easily mitigated and therefore the risk of testing. Local 793 currently has 23 drug death, you may likely face charges under harm amounted to undue hardship on testing grievances at the Ontario Labour the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the employer. Relations Board (OLRB). It’s possible, and/or criminal charges. Employers who Myth No. 5 depending on the circumstance, that the employ safety sensitive workers will not Since marijuana will be legal in Can- OLRB may soon decide that drug testing tolerate impairment of any kind. ada come October 2018, I am not doing for our trade is permissible by employ- Myth No. 4 anything wrong so therefore it couldn’t ers due to the safety sensitive nature of If my doctor authorized me to use mar- possibly have any impact on my ability operating equipment. ijuana to treat a medical condition, I may to travel to other countries, including the Whether the OLRB decides for or consume marijuana without limitation. United States. against drug testing, we still may need Fact: False Fact: False to negotiate an agreement that includes Those employees who work in a The use and possession of marijuana a drug and alcohol policy that permits safety sensitive position need to be aware remains illegal in many countries. In fact, drug testing. Drug testing protocols are that an illness or disability does NOT give your use or possession of marijuana required more and more in the oil and gas you a free pass to consume impairing may be used to prevent your entry into industry and refineries. With the onset of substances, even if they are necessary countries, including the United States of legalization, we will quickly need to come to treat a valid medical condition. And it America. to grips with this reality or lose work op- is an employer’s obligation to provide a U.S. Customs and Border Protec- portunities. Members need to consider safe workplace for all workers. tion (CBP) officials have extraordinary the possibility of being banned entry to Put another way, it is both the em- powers when questioning and allowing the United States and the denial of job ployer and employee’s responsibility to Canadians into their country. They are opportunities when they are deciding ensure that employees in safety sensitive permitted to not only conduct searches whether or not to consume marijuana. positions are “fit for duty” and therefore of your car, possessions and person Until it is better understood, marijuana whether it be the legalization of mari- without a warrant, but they may ask ques- is still a tough sell to employers as either juana or an authorization for marijuana, tions specifically addressing your use of an acceptable recreational or medical a worker who occupies a safety sensi- marijuana. CBP will treat any admission option for workers in safety sensitive tive job is not entitled to report for work of marijuana usage as equivalent to a positions. impaired, period. The same holds true criminal conviction and this can result in for other prescribed substances, such as you being banned for life from entry into opioid medications, that have the ability the United States. Even if you haven’t to impair a worker. consumed marijuana, being someone In a recent arbitration decision involv- who works in the cannabis industry can ing a member of the International Broth- also trigger a lifetime ban. erhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), These protocols apply at all United the arbitrator dismissed an employee’s States border crossings and it is unclear claim after he was denied employment what if any impact the legalization of mari- in a safety sensitive role due to his use juana will have on CBP practices regard- of medically prescribed marijuana to treat ing marijuana usage. What we do know his osteoarthritis and Crohn’s disease. is that under U.S. Federal law, cannabis This electrician only used marijuana in the is a prohibited substance. If you receive evenings and the IBEW took the position a lifetime ban, your only option would be that the employer failed to reasonably to retain an immigration lawyer to try and accommodate the member in his employ- get you a waiver. This is costly and has ment. The Employer took the position that no guarantee of success. any accommodation would constitute The Bottom Line undue hardship and violate their obliga- The reality is that marijuana is an tion to provide a safe workplace under impairing substance that is not nearly the Occupational Health and Safety Act. as well understood as alcohol. There is 29 Ontario Hydro Report — Larry Richard EPSCA Business Rep Nuclear sector providing jobs

“Darlington…is expected to increase employment by an average of 14,200 jobs annually from 2017 to 2055.” xpect an increase of employ- NUCLEAR SECTOR: PROVIDING JOBS! ment, manpower requirement fluctuations, and more than a Bruce Power and Darlington E Refurbishment Schedules decade of work. from 2016 to 2033. Darlington Refurbishment As Unit 2 of the Darlington Refurbish- ment Project nears its midway point, on time and under budget, the Ministry of Energy has granted the go-ahead for Unit 3. The total four-unit refurbishment will keep the plant open until 2055 at a cost of $12.8 billion. The entire refurbishment is scheduled for completion by 2026. The refurbishment of Unit 2 is sched- uled to conclude by February 2020. To date, 4,000 flask trips have been made and over 24,000 lifts have been per- formed in the vault with 240,000,000 lbs of material having been lifted as of June 18. exceed supply. According to Senior Vice Be Aware! Of Your Speed! During the eight million hours worked President of Nuclear Projects at OPG, In an effort to increase safety at Dar- since the refurbishment’s start, no lost- “we anticipate by 2023, the demand for lington, OPG has implemented photo time injuries have occurred. Currently, the skilled work will be at its peak.” radar, which is applied equally to all staff. project is ahead of schedule and slightly The Darlington Refurbishment Project Since the addition of this radar, there has under budget. and resulting continued operations alone been a large reduction in speed travelling According to Ontario Power Genera- is expected to increase employment by in and out of the plant. tion (OPG), “the work performed is a tes- an average of 14,200 jobs annually from Security Clearance tament to the skills and professionalism 2017 to 2055. Members require security clearance to of the trades performing the work.” Aside from the refurbishments, the be eligible to work at any nuclear power The refurbishment of Unit 3 is expect- Darlington Unit 4 Outage is approaching facility in Canada. ed to begin immediately upon culmination this fall, with a budget of $300 million. This OPG Security Clearance is required of work on Unit 2 in February 2020. Thus will include EPG 2, which is scheduled to for any member wanting to work on an far, $300 million has been released in begin in January 2019, and encompass Ontario Power Generation site, including funding for this project, with $2.4 billion excavation work as well as the changing nuclear or hydroelectric sites. to be received in March 2019. Numer- of 49 A/C units. ous work programs are associated with Did IT HAS BEEN the Unit 3 refurbishment and as these Did EPSCA HAS A NEW REPORTED THAT programs begin and end, manpower TRAVEL TOOL TO you OPG SECURITY requirements are expected to fluctuate. you DETERMINE YOUR CLEARANCE WILL Work on Unit 1 is expected to follow TRAVEL AND BOARD know NOW BE ACCEPTED shortly thereafter, beginning July 2021, know ALLOWANCE! AT BRUCE POWER! followed closely by Unit 4’s refurbishment VISIT www.epsca.org AND CLICK Once obtained, the security clearance in January 2023. ? TRAVEL TOOL ON THE MAIN MENU. is valid for five years. OPG has predicted that over the du- ? To start your application, contact the ration of this project, within the next 5-10 Oakville dispatch office at 905-469-9299 years, demand for many trades will likely 30 Operator Mike Higgins working for Craneway on a 45-ton national crane west of Caledonia on the N580M line. The work being done is part of a series of line work changing insulators. to request a security PIN number. An • Security Fence used in exit signs and tactical devices email will be sent to you with instructions, • MCR Training Facility • Tritium is one of earth’s most a PIN number and a link to frequently Pickering expensive substances at $30,000 a gram asked questions to assist in the process. It has been announced that Picker- As of 2018, P1861 has concluded. In Once an application has been suc- ing has had its operating life extended its wake, outage P1881 is currently ongo- cessfully submitted, the process can take to 2024. ing, having begun mid-August 2018, and six to eight weeks to complete. When it’s The plant just had its license renewed is expected to conclude in February 2019. approved, the union is sent notification for 10 years, however, the plant is ex- Lines & Stations and the member’s dispatch records are pected to stop producing power in 2024. Hydro One’s capital work program will updated. The member is notified by email. The license extension will allow for safe peak in 2021. Bruce Power Refurbishment storage activities such as removal of fuel There will be a 40 per cent increase The newly elected Progressive Con- and water. in work programs between fall 2018 and servative government has declared their 2022, encompassing hundreds of new continued commitment to the Bruce Fun Facts projects. Power refurbishment project. Pickering Nuclear Generation Station In the same time period, there is an Units 3 through 8 are scheduled for (PNGS) produces: expected 50 per cent increase for the refurbishment and will create more than • 70 per cent of all Cobalt 60 construction budget. a decade of work, concluding in 2033. • Plutonium 238 (Pu-238) used for Presently, the east-west transmission Other Bruce Power Projects include: deep space missions line is still pending with the Ontario Energy • Guard House • Helium (HE-3) used in lung Board. The line is a 420-kilometre, 230 kV • Bruce B 2 Story Admin imaging and security detection job between Thunder Bay and Wawa, On- • Several Storage Facilities • Tritium as a by-product, which is tario, that is expected to take 26 months 31 Ontario Hydro Report

(L to R) Brother Barry Henderson was working for Aldershot and members FromCody Montague Kuipers Construction, and Ryan Scott SilverthorneSwire were operating working a fordozer on site atLonestar the Nanticoke Hydrovac Solar recently Farm. at the Mohawk Transformer Station in Hamilton.

to complete. If Hydro One is awarded this Construction is excavating for the substa- budget for the project is $107 million work, it will mean good jobs in northern tions on the west side. CanAm Contract- and the project thus far has remained on Ontario for Local 793 members. ing, who recently signed the provincial schedule and on budget. Nanticoke Coal Yard agreement with Local 793, is installing REAO During the demolition of the Nanticoke the 12-foot long helical piles for the solar The Renewable Energy Alliance of Coal Yard, OPG packaged the demolition panels at an average of 380 piles per day Ontario (REAO) is a coalition of employ- work with large amounts of earth moving with three operating engineers running ers, labour and industry groups dedicated work. Hitachi 210 excavators. to working with policy makers and local In turn, Local 793 grieved OPG and Initially, PCL had tentatively assigned communities to ensure that renewable Delsan-Aim and entered into a juris- the helical pile installation to the labour- energy continues to play a vital and dictional dispute with LiUNA and the ers, but Local 793 was able to have the increasing role in Ontario’s energy mix. aforementioned contractors. We won this decision reversed and awarded to the op- The Nanticoke Solar Farm is just one jurisdictional dispute. Read the Business erating engineers after a strong evidence example of how renewable energy proj- Manager’s Report (see pages 3-14) for submission. ects create stable, good paying jobs for more information. When completed, this solar farm will Local 793 members. We ask members to continue to be cover around 400 acres. The approved Local 793 is committed to protecting diligent and call in to help us preserve these member jobs in the face of wide- our jurisdiction. spread project cancellations from the Nanticoke Solar Farm newly elected Progressive Conservative The 44-megawatt Nanticoke Solar government in Ontario. Project is well underway on the former For more information, follow REAO site of the OPG Nanticoke coal field and on Twitter: the neighboring fields to the east. Con- @RenewOurFuture struction began in 2017 and is expected to continue to March of 2019. Montague Construction has 14 op- erating engineers on site responsible for clearing and grubbing the trees, the civil work of installing the roads, stripping topsoil and installing culverts. Barclay 32 Pipeline Report — Mike Scott Pipeline/Distribution Business Rep Local faired well in negotiations

“Both the Mainline Pipeline agreement and the Maintenance and service agreement [are] successfully ratified.” ith both the Mainline Pipeline agreement and the Mainte- Wnance and service agree- ment successfully ratified, I’m happy to report Local 793 faired very well in both rounds of negotiations. The Maintenance agreement in- cluded a monetary settlement of 5.25 per cent total package increase over three years, as well as improved language for PPE and injured workers and for eight- hour rest between shifts. Night shift had an increase to $2.50 and the subsistence allowance will see an annual increase of $2 year over year. There is clearer language defining a five-day work week. We have introduced a new IUOE international training fund at $0.05/hour for the employer contribution above the total package. A letter of understanding clearly de- fines operator classifications under the agreement. The Mainline pipeline agreement resulted in a monetary settlement of 8 per cent total package increase over five years. Additionally, we introduced a Member Tyler Longboat installing mats with Northern Mat and Bridge. market adjustment for mechanics with a cash increase to bring mechanics and the holiday falls on a Sunday. I want to thank all the members that at- welders more in line with the rates for There is new language regarding tended the proposal and ratification meet- other craft unions. paid waiting time when waiting for D&A ings throughout the province this year. The subsistence allowance will see an results post incident and in improving • April 8, 2018, the maintenance rati- annual increase of $2 year over year and employment equity specifically to address fication had a 98 per cent approval from a new provision providing $2,500 insur- discrimination and harassment. We now members. ance for a worker’s effects or property in have a $0.25/hour increase to the spe- • July 22, 2018, the mainline ratifica- camp jobs. cialty operator premium (for example, live tion had a 100 per cent approval from There are language additions to the draw boom operators, etc.). members. group 1 classification and Red Seal rec- We introduced the new IUOE inter- Around the Province ognition for certified journeyman class. national training fund at $0.05/hour for - The Aecon Sudbury Lateral replace- Language changes relating to coopera- the employer contribution above total ment project will continue for the remain- tion in hiring indigenous workers and in package. der of the season. The project currently regard to time lines for enablement and Lastly the UA demarcation letter of falls under the distribution agreement with LOA adjustments where required. There 1997 regarding pressure reduction will an enablement up to the maintenance was also a change to holiday stand-by be reviewed and updated at the October agreement for wages and LOA. More pay which is now paying three hours if 17 CPAC meeting in Ottawa. importantly, this move allowed us to 33 Members working for Aecon on the Sudbury Lateral Project. L to R: (Back row) Charlie Sylvestre, Nick Davis, John Ward, Marc Mason, Andrew Wheeler, Chester Eye and Rob Parent. (Middle row) Joey L’Heureux, Sean Levens, Union Stewart Rick Paquette, Ray Bishop, Dean Muncaster, Jamie Moore and Jim Jacobs. (Kneeling trainees) Konnor Paquette, Jonathan Sauve and Kyle Tishler. dispatch 18 apprentices to this project in Across Canada secured MOA to develop PLA for 100 contrast to our manning provisions under Enbridge Line 3 (683 miles 36 per cent of 975 mile 48 NPS pipeline. the distribution agreement. NPS) 2nd season of construction to get This Indigenous pipeline project is years Mainline underway August 1, 2018. Four spreads from making regulatory applications with - Banister Wallaceburg cleanup will completed in 2017, five spreads to be challenges around tanker ban legislation. continue into mid- to late-October completed in 2018 with 100 per cent union (AB/BC) - SA Energy Line 10 and Banister contractors. (AB/SK/MB) Training Vaughan cleanup projects are now TCPL North Montney (187 miles of COEJATC is working on harmoniz- complete 42 NPS) to get underway late 2018. Early ing side boom training curriculum across Maintenance reports indicate Banister Pipelines as the Canada to ensure consistency. This is Maintenance has been the busiest successful union contractor to complete currently under a vetting process from sector this year. Ongoing projects include: one of three spreads. (BC) sideboom operators across Canada. Summit TCPL Coastal GasLink (416 miles Thank you to the 793 members that - 2018 Riser Program TCPL of 48 NPS) to get underway late 2019- assisted in beta testing the online side- - 2018 Dig and Drip Removal TCPL 2020. Union contractors have secured boom certificate program. Once vetting is Somerville 50 per cent of the project. FID to come in completed the online course will become - Replace 120 metres for Sun-Cana- October 2018. (BC) a key value-added course for all IUOE dian, TNPI and Imperial Oil Kinder Morgan TMX (602 miles sideboom operators. - Enbridge 14 Integrity Digs Hamilton of 36 NPS) originally scheduled to be As always, please make sure that to Nanticoke and Sarnia completed by 100 per cent non-union/ your Pipeline Construction Safety Train- - TNPI Digs Morrisburg CLAC, IUOE Canadian Office spear ing and Ground Disturbance certifications - Sixteen Mile Creek pipe removal headed the effort from trades, securing are up to date. These are mandatory - Launcher removal in Sundridge one spread. Due to opposition to the for any members working in any sector NPL project, the Canadian government has of the pipeline industry in Ontario. Visit - Oshawa / Orillia pipe replacement purchased the pipeline for $4.5 billion and www.OETIO.com or call 613-543-2911 Distribution will oversee construction. Indications are or 1-877-543-3549 to get registered for Distribution should remain strong this that the union portion will now expand to these e-learning courses. season as well. As of press time, it was additional spread in Alberta and British I look forward to seeing the members still too early to gauge what projects the Columbia representing 22 per cent of the at the September General Membership gas companies will proceed with, but project. Expansion of union work is the Meeting. plans by Union Gas to gas-up smaller result of significant effort on the part of Work safe and have a productive communities and rural areas has been Canadian Director Lionel Railton (AB/BC) summer. delayed and the work is being pushed Eagle Spirit Energy Corridor (975 into late 2018 or early 2019. miles 48 NPS) Four pipeline trades have

34 Premay Stockpiling yard in North Bay for current and upcoming maintenance work.

Integrity digs for Union Gas in Martin River. L to R: Colan Ollivier, Ken Callahan and Dan Summers.

35 OETIO Report — Harold McBride Executive Director New equipment and funding

“I am very pleased with our proposal, winning nearly 10 per cent of all money available under the training and innovation program.” s of July 31, 2018, OETIO has MTCU. The proposal was submitted with delivered 13,872 training days. the request to purchase a new carry deck OETIO AOETIO is well on its way to crane for use in 0-8 ton training at OETIO’s Short Course Numbers achieving the budgeted total of 18,000 Morrisburg campus. The proposal was January 1 to August 14, 2018 training days for 2018. selected for funding and $200,000 has Course Total Local 793/OETIO Apprenticeships been awarded to OETIO for the purchase 0-8 Ton 100 Ministry of Training Colleges and of this new crane. A competitive tendering Universities (MTCU previously MAESD) process was administered, and a new Foundation Drill Rig Opera- 9 Apprenticeship Funding Broderson IC-80 carry deck crane will be tor OETIO was awarded an increase in delivered to OETIO’s Morrisburg campus Propane In construction 91 funding from the MTCU compared to the in September of 2018. TCMESA (tower crane 15 previous year, as $2,167,580 has been Federal Funding: Union Training and mech.& electric safety awarded to train apprentices in 2018-19. Innovation Program (UTIP) awareness) This represents the first release of fund- OETIO received $936,162 to pur- ing; however, OETIO anticipates a sec- chase an all-terrain crane and GPS Traffic Control 8 ond request will be required to complete and laser equipment for the dozer fleet Working at Heights 701 the training year. at OETIO’s Morrisburg campus. After a Rigging 97 This increase in new entrants is in competitive request for proposal (RFP) TOTALS 1,021 response to the Local 793 PRISM re- was tendered and evaluated, OETIO port that forecasts retirement rates and awarded the all-terrain crane purchase economic growth within the construction to Liebherr to purchase a LTM 1050-3.1 e-Learning Numbers J industry. (50T) all-terrain crane. The expected de- anuary 1 to August 14, 2018 The PRISM report recommends an livery date is March 2019. With respect Course Total increase in heavy equipment apprentice- to the GPS and laser equipment, the Basic Construction Safety 157 ship training from 108 per annum to 140, purchase agreement was awarded to Ground Disturbance 469 so OETIO will work gradually towards Topcon for the purchase of six 3D-MC this new target. Early discussions with MAX systems and six Topcon System 5 Confined Spaces eLearning 170 the Ministry suggest that OETIO will have laser systems. This will result in a fleet of Operator Utility Safety 137 no issues being awarded residual funding twelve dozers equipped with either GPS Awareness to meet the needs of the PRISM report. or laser capabilities. Health and Safety Aware- 391 With regards to the Apprenticeship Heavy Equipment Pre-Apprenticeship ness Training for Workers & Enhancement Fund, OETIO is currently OETIO was awarded funding to de- Supervisors in the process of purchasing a new dozer liver both the Youth Pre-Apprenticeship using the $134,271 in funding received Program and the Indigenous Pre-Ap- Pipeline Construction Safety 236 from the MTCU. In Oakville, the $104,000 prenticeship Program in 2018. In total, Training Online received will be used to purchase an $457,336 has been awarded to OETIO to Union Education 289 oscillator attachment that will be used on train 48 pre-apprentices. All participants Traffic Control 516 both the new duty cycle crane and the attending training throughout the summer WHMIS Online 1011 foundation drill rig. of 2018 and will be returning to OETIO Sideboom Safety Training 5 Provincial Funding: as apprentices in both the fall of 2018 Low Carbon Building Skills (LCBS) and early winter 2019. OETIO is eagerly Forklift Online 317 In January 2017, OETIO submitted awaiting the opportunity to submit its pro- TOTALS 3,698 an application to the Low Carbon Build- posal for the 2019 pre-apprenticeship ing Skills funding opportunity (LCBS) program and will again be asking for in hopes of obtaining funding from the funding for 48 pre-apprentices. 36 OETIO The software is currently in use at the as well as servicing the IUOE Local 793 Working at Heights (WAH) OETIO and will be used in the following membership. Refresher Training ways: Local 793 A refresher course is now available • To improve the design and main- Area Office Apprenticeship Recruitment to members who have an expired, or tenance process for all OETIO curriculum Identified within the IUOE Local 793 soon to be expired, Working at Heights • To provide a collaborative space strategic planning session was that further certification. The MOL mandates that all for projects, including a place to store industry client engagement was needed. Working at Heights cards issued after files, track tasks and store documentation Carla St. Louis and Zac McCue are con- April 15, 2015 have a three-year expiry. • Beginning in September the tinuing to work with all 15 area offices to If you need your Working at Heights Pipeline Training course will be delivered market the IUOE Local 793 apprentice- renewed, you need to attend one of our from the SharePoint platform. This will ship training programs. Area offices are refresher courses. greatly streamline the way an instructor holding information sessions for possible The refresher course consists of a delivers the curriculum to ensure a con- new apprenticeship entrants in order that 4-hour face-to-face practical session. sistent training program each time trade entrance testing can be scheduled. Courses will be available at both OETIO The IUOE Local 793 also plans to inte- As well, industry client visits are being campuses and area offices. Members grate SharePoint in the near future. Here scheduled to communicate with employ- can book WAH training by calling the are some of the ways in which SharePoint ers and to discuss retirement rates and head office in Oakville and asking for will improve the way in which: apprenticeship intakes. This process is Sherry Mantha. You can also reach her • SharePoint will be used as a col- meeting the expectations of Local 793’s at [email protected] laborative tool for organizers. SharePoint strategic plan and the outside indepen- e-Learning Update will be a convenient place for organizers dent retirement economic study provided OETIO now offers a Sideboom Safety to store information regarding an organiz- by Prism Economics & Analysis Inc. Training e-Learning course. This course ing drive OETIO has added the information to was developed by the Canadian Op- • It will also be used as a re- their website whereby people interested erating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship pository for all organizer and business in becoming a Local 793 apprentice can and Training Council (COEJATC) with representative Policies and Procedures. access www.oetio.com and click on a national scope in mind. The Pipeline When implemented, a business repre- Details About Our Information Sessions. Contractors Association of Canada has sentative/organizer will have real time The information within the site provides a worked with COEJATC to recognize access to historical information, policies schedule so they can attend any one of this certification to improve Sideboom and procedures. This will allow the IUOE the 15 area office information sessions. safety knowledge for sideboom operators employee to have instantaneous access We are encouraging our membership to across Canada. To enroll call the OETIO to information which will allow them to spread the word if you know a worthy e-Learning toll free number at 1-855- make better decisions while organizing potential apprentice candidate. 353-2761. Member Training Records OETIO and IUOE Local 793 have partnered on an initiative to provide mem- bers direct access to their training records through the member portal on the IUOE Local 793 website. In early October, members will be able to logon to the IUOE Local 793 website and have access to their training records through the personalized member dash- board. Members will be able to view any upcoming training they have been enrolled in, as well as all historical train- ing records. In addition, members will be able to download, print or display any OETIO certificates they’ve acquired. The certifi- cate will also display on a mobile phone. OETIO and IUOE SharePoint Initiative OETIO and IUOE Local 793 have partnered to use a collaborative tool 0-8 Ton Mobile Crane - #1354-19 April 16 - 20, 2018 called SharePoint. This tool will improve L to R: Darren Cousins, Erwin Merkt, Mitchell Hay, Steve Delaney (Instructor) the way OETIO and IUOE service the and Brendan Bell. membership.

37 OETIO Report E IOO The Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario

Common Core Level 1 1160-8 February 19 - March 30, 2018 L to R (Front Row): David MacMillan, Joshua Craine, Kyle Teller, Joe Dowdall (Former Director of Training & Apprenticeship). (Second Row) Steve Delaney (Instructor), Jacob Murphy, Claudio Montesano (Instructor), Kyle Leyten, JP Gregorio (Instructor), Craig Giles (Training Supervisor), David Workman (Chief Mechanic), Brian Alexander (Former Assistant Director of Training & Apprenticeship). (Third Row) Connor Reilly, William Sauder, Madison Horner-Pollington, Christopher Minelli, Mathew Wilhelm, Nicholas Hall, Blake Brennan.

Commercial Truck Driver (AZ) 1342 -71 March 5 - 29, 2018 L to R: Adam Rego (Instructor), Andrew Baxter and Ryan Mercier.

Mobile Crane Level 4 1302-11 April 30 - May 11, 2018 L to R: (Front Row) Luca Pascale, Tarran Castonguay, Scott Hryhorchuk, Adam Knapp, Matthew Archer, (Sec- ond Row) Avery Moodie (Instructor), Walter Hollasch (Instructor), Brandon Laplante, Zachary Borutski, Jason Cromwell

38 OETIO Report

Mobile Crane Level 2-3 1285-9 & 1296-10 April 2 - 27, 2018 L to R (front row) Brian Holtvluewer, Alden Para- dise, Walther Hollasch (Instructor), Avery Moodie (Instructor), Robert Yateman Second Row Cameron Mabee, Matthew Mag- innis, Alexander Steven, Jeremy Payne, Gary Johnson

Pipeline Training 1341-63 February 26 - March 16, 2018 L to R: Robbie Lafleur (Instructor), Mark Vennari, Andrew Roper, John Kelly, Mark Pavkovic, Joseph Sweet, and Randy Dingemans (Instructor).

Common Core Level 1 1282-8 April 2 - May 11, 2018 L to R: (Front Row): Steve Delaney (Instructor), Paul Martin, Timothy Burley, James Jeffrey, Dylan Walsh, Keith Bogaert, Claudio Montesano (Instruc- tor), Craig Giles (Training Supervisor), (Second Row) Jesse Velcich (sitting on machine), Kyle Co- meau, Jason Peterson, Kurtis Dykins-Urry, Anthony Piccolo, Darcy Lambert-Hill, Matthew Grabauskas

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Commercial Truck Driver (AZ) 1366 -71 May 28 – June 22, 2018 L to R: Robbie Lafleur (Instructor), James Jackson, Eric Mitchell, Thomas Oakes and Adam Rego (Instructor).

Foundation Drill Rig Operator 1335-67 April 2 - 6, 2018 L to R: Derrick Keuhl, Luke Preston, Steve Delaney (Instructor), Mauro DiGiovanni, Jevin Van Noy

Organizer’s Course June 25 – 29, 2018 L to R Harold McBride (OETIO, Executive Director), Daveen Lidstone (Labour Rela- tions Coordinator), Ryan Wilbee, Gianni Monti (Facilitator), Matthew Porter, Ryan Lacelle, Michael Chianello, Kirk Fornier, Josh Noble, Brock McBride, Scott Lang- don and Kyle Schutte.

40 OETIO Report

Heavy Equipment Operator Apprenticeship April 16 - July 20, 2018 L to R (Fourth row): Austen Deguara, Matthew Rivett, Massimo Velletri, Dylan Hughes, Joshua Stone, Travis Garlow, Bran- don Evans, Trent Daamen, Gregorio Celli, and Robert McNevin. (Third row) Tyler Reid, Andrew Valleau, Wayne McDonald (Instructor), Jeff Legge (Instructor), Jason Wills (Instructor), Darren Mayhew (Instructor), Moe Lepage (Instructor), Tyler Wood (Instructor), David McCoy (Instructor), Mathieu Lalonde (Instructor), Brandon McFerran, Peter Brown and Curtis Stewart. (Second Row) Patrick Lewgowd, Tyler Leyten, James Prince, Ivan John, Conor Jansen, Clayton Kelders, Christopher Ive, Blake Blacktopp, Griffin Mercer, Benjamin Merkley, Michael Turrell, Cody Maddock, Michael Sytsma, Chalynne Courchene and Robert McNeil. (Kneeling) Evan Martin, David Fidale, Kaytlin Sims, Tara McNamee-Moir, Elizabeth Cardarelli, Jonathan Avalos, Douglas Brindley, Melissa Lanteigne, Sebastien Dagenais, Danny Branchaud and Michael Berdusco.

Concrete Pump Apprenticeship Program 1315-7 April 2 - 27, 2018 L to R: Craig Agar (Instructor), Joshua Fulford, Justin Stewart, Bradley Hurst, Ryan Doidge

Self-Erecting Tower Crane Operator 1390-48 July 23 - 27, 2018 L to R: (Front Row) Walter Hollasch (Instructor), William Peace, Robert Heatherington, Robbie Lafleur, Craig Giles (Training Supervisor)

41 OETIO Report

Heavy Equipment Operator Pre-Apprenticeship 1344-5 May 14 - June 22, 2018 L to R (Back row): Andre Struthers, Dylan MacGillivray, Bryce O’Brien, Colin Gibson, Dustin Fitch and Benjamin Graham. (Middle row) Randy Dingemans (Instructor), Jean Lalonde (Instructor), Adam Wainman, Jacob McLeary, Chase Levesque, Calvin McEneny, James Agostino, Chritstopher Saluri and Reg Rice (Instructor). (Kneeling) Mason Brooker, Dylan Pedro, David McCowan, Celine Cesaroni, Ryan Clark and Thomas Morgan.

Heavy Equipment Operator Pre-Apprenticeship 1345-5 June 4 - July 27, 2018 L to R (Back row): Raymond Curtis Monague-Cass, Aaric, Sandy, Anthony Gibson, David St. Louis (Instructor), Tyler Wood (Instructor), Jean Lalonde (Instructor), Victor Green, and Jarael Sackaney. (Kneeling) Robin Worm, Courtney Wood, Carrie Louttit and Toby Barnes-Kipanik.

42 E IOO IUOE Local 793 Member Training

The following courses are available for IUOE Local 793 members. For additional information, or to self-register please visit: WWW.OETIO.COM Instructor-Led Courses: • 0-8 ton Operator • Emergency First Aid CPR/AED • Propane in Construction • Rigging in Construction Blended Delivery Courses: (E-Learning and Practical) • Working at Heights • Vertical Mast & Telescopic Boom Forklift Operator

E-Learning Courses: (From the comfort of your home) • Ground Disturbance • WHMIS • Operator Utility Safety Awareness • Confined Space Awareness • Basic Construction Safety Training • Traffic Control • Pipeline Construction Safety Training • Union Education • MOL Health & Safety Awareness Training • Sideboom Operator Training

Visit www.oetio.com to self-register today

43 Under Construction Local 793 members have been busy across Ontario. Have a look from different operating engineer perspectives.

Local 793 member Mike Elliott operatingLocal 793 the member provance’s Mike largestElliott mobileoperating crane, a Liebherr the Liebherr LG 1750 LG 1750lattice lattice boom boom crane mobile, in London. in the cityIt is of the London. largest mobile crane in the province. The other operator on site was John Hill and apprentice Devon Dabanovich. A Liebherr LTM1200 crane, operated by Ryan Leyten with apprentice Blake Brennan, was Grascan working on a $33 million project at Lake Shore used to assist in this lift. Boulevard and Bay Street in Toronto

Local 793 members Peter Durant (foreground, John Deere 450D excavator) working with a processor attachment, Matthieu “Matt” Billard (second, John Deere 350G excavator) working with a hammer attachment and Eric Bazinet (third, John Deere 450D excavator) working with hammer attachment in Ottawa.

44 L to R: Local 793 members Peter Durant (John Deere 450D excavator), David Papineau (CAT 924F), Eric Bazi- net (John Deere 450D excavator), Eric Bazinet (John Deere 450D excavator) and Beau Buiting (John Deere 350G excavator) in Ottawa.

View from the top tower section of Local 793 member and operator Giancarlo Damiano’s (Verdi Alliance) crane at the Barrie-Simcoe Emergency Services Campus in Barrie. Member Travis Lonbro and apprentice Dorothy King are in the cab of the tower crane seen in the photo.

45 Area Golf Tournaments

L to R: Toronto business rep Andrew Saunders, director L to R: Southcentreal area supervisor Virgil Nosé, EPSCA of Toronto area Dave Turple, Hamilton business rep Mike business rep Larry Richard and David Wareham at the Schutte and retired Toronto area supervisor Ron Hillis at Southcental Golf Tournament. the Toronto Golf Tournament.

L to R: Al McLaughlin, Pat Burns, Ken Burns and Fred L to R: Steve Aucoin, Ricardo D’Andrade and Kevin Miller McLaughlin at the Sarnia Golf Tournament. at the Southcental Golf Tournament.

L to R: The winning group at the Sarnia Golf Tournament with Sania business rep Paul Knight (tournament organizer), Jason Stewart, Avery Moodie, Southwestern Ontario area supervisor Steve Booze (tournament organizer), Jason Caissie, Al Leblanc and business rep Mike Barons (tournament organizer). 46 Here we grow again... Road-Ex Contracting Ltd. began excavation work in July L to R: Dozer operator Gabrielle Desimone (CAT D5K) in expansion of our OE Banquet Hall. As well, renovations and excavator operator (CAT 328D) Angelo Zeppieri at 2201 Speers Road are well under way. stripped top soil as part of the hall expansion.

Renovations at 2201 Speers Road includes IT connecting with our head office. A new security system, new walls, ceiling tiles, carpeting and lightning are also just a few of the upgrades the existing building is receiving.

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50 2017 Annual Pension Report

51 In Memoriam

NAME CITY DATE NAME CITY DATE WARD, DAVID A SCARBOROUGH 14-02-2018 MC MASTER, ROY DUNDAS 19-05-2018 BODA, FRANK TORONTO 16-02-2018 HOWE, DONALD G. TARA 21-05-2018 LALONDE, ROGER SUDBURY 17-02-2018 SUMMERS, KEN KESWICK 22-05-2018 SCOTT, GARRY BELLE EWART 18-02-2018 WILSON, A. GEORGE COLDWATER 23-05-2018 BEAVER, ROSS HAGERSVILLE 20-02-2018 DI CARLO, DOMENICO REXDALE 26-05-2018 BENNETT, ROBERT J. BELMONT 25-02-2018 AITCHISON, NASH LUCKNOW 30-05-2018 REHELE, STEVEN DUNNVILLE 25-02-2018 GREEN, LARRY D. CAMBRIDGE 31-05-2018 MC CONNELL, LEONARD FLESHERTON 28-02-2018 GENERAL, FRED 02-06-2018 MC INTYRE, PAUL A. BLACKSTOCK 01-03-2018 YULE, ALEX WARKWORTH 06-06-2018 BUJOLD, RAYNIE CASCAPEDIA BOLOGNA, FEDERICO WINDSOR 07-06-2018 ST JULES 03-03-2018 MATHESON, CHAD STRATFORD 07-06-2018 MODELAND, ROGER ATIKOKAN 03-03-2018 KUIACK, LEONARD WILNO 09-06-2018 SALIOLA, VINCENZO WOODBRIDGE 03-03-2018 HAWLEY, RONALD C. ERIN 12-06-2018 BOIRE, GUY HUNTSVILLE 07-03-2018 RINTOUL, JOHN J. LONDON 12-06-2018 SPICER, ROBERT BRANTFORD 09-03-2018 ROSS, CHARLES H. OTTAWA 13-06-2018 HOLDER, RODNEY ST. CATHARINES 11-03-2018 MUYLAERT, VICTOR R. STRATHROY 14-06-2018 WORTKOTTER, JOSEF 11-03-2018 VAN DEN BOOMEN, MARK LION’S HEAD 16-06-2018 SHEAN, PATRICK P. GANANOQUE 14-03-2018 BAXTER, RANDY CHELMSFORD 17-06-2018 ZELNEY, SYLVESTER BARRY’S BAY 14-03-2018 KENNELLY, CLAYTON NIAGARA FALLS 18-06-2018 LEE, RANDY M. RAMARA 15-03-2018 DEWIT, HANK PORT HOPE 19-06-2018 TURCOTTE, FRIESEN, BRIAN MISSISSAUGA 19-06-2018 LAWRENCE J. FRANKFORD 15-03-2018 PIERRE, PAUL A. CLARENCE CREEK 19-06-2018 FLORENT, ROBERT MADWASKA 16-03-2018 SMITH, JOHN M. OSHAWA 20-06-2018 CODDINGTON, DAVID PORT DOVER 19-03-2018 BEAUDET, MAURICE LASALLE 23-06-2018 CLAVET, ROBERT THUNDER BAY 21-03-2018 KORNET, DAVID 24-06-2018 EKLUND, JOHN R. 21-03-2018 GRAVELLE, HECTOR A. ORLEANS 25-06-2018 MOORE, GUY BADJEROS 21-03-2018 ENGLAND, GARNET W. CLARENDON 26-06-2018 MURRAY, LAURENCE TORONTO 21-03-2018 BROWN, BARRY E. IROQUOIS 27-06-2018 MC CLURE, MURRAY N STOUFFVILLE 24-03-2018 EWACHEW, STEPHEN A ETOBICOKE 27-06-2018 FORDE, KEITH D. BURLINGTON 29-03-2018 LAMBOURNE, WM. MARK OSHAWA 30-06-2018 STORIE, DARYL A. BANFF 30-03-2018 PAVEY, JAMES A. FORT GRATIOT 30-06-2018 CHAPMAN, JAMES A. SUNDRIDGE 02-04-2018 ROBINSON, GARRY A. AWERES TWP 30-06-2018 VAN KUIK, WILLIAM TRENT LAKES 05-04-2018 BORTOLON, BEN WINDSOR 02-07-2018 FOUBERT, BRIAN GEORGETOWN 06-04-2018 ADAIR, JOHN ATIKOKAN 03-07-2018 ELLIS, LARRY 10-04-2018 DURDLE, LAVERNE ALYMER 03-07-2018 FANTINO, GIOVANNI DOWNSVIEW 10-04-2018 GASTON, KENNETH F. HOLLAND LANDING 03-07-2018 CLARK, REG HARROW 11-04-2018 LENNIE, STEVE HAMILTON 04-07-2018 CURTIS, DONALD WM. ATHENS 14-04-2018 KISS, KALMAN HAMILTON 09-07-2018 HATCH, DUANE BRAMPTON 15-04-2018 GUERTIN, JEAN L. NAVAN 14-07-2018 VERNON, GARNET STRATHROY 16-04-2018 BOYLE, DELL WATERLOO 15-07-2018 BECHARD, HECTOR WINDSOR 22-04-2018 NARDUCCI, DOMENICO THORNHILL 16-07-2018 BENNETT, EDWARD MISSISSAUGA 22-04-2018 ZUPPARDI, CONCETTO TORONTO 16-07-2018 TAYLOR, JERRY GR. SAUBLE BEACH 25-04-2018 DIXON, NELSON G. BRAMPTON 18-07-2018 IULIANELLA, ENRICO STONEY CREEK 26-04-2018 WARD, JON S. 19-07-2018 FEGAN, FRANCIS TERRA COTTA 27-04-2018 ENRIGHT, JAMES J. RENFREW 21-07-2018 HANNAH, ERNIE BANCROFT 02-05-2018 HARRISON, DONALD 21-07-2018 TAYLOR, GARY ARTHUR 02-05-2018 FORREST, HENRY A. HAGERSVILLE 24-07-2018 ZYLSTRA, JOHN SARNIA 03-05-2018 GLENN, SHANE SEVERN BRIDGE 24-07-2018 CONLEY, MARK BANCROFT 07-05-2018 AYLING, KEN LONDON 28-07-2018 MARR, DAVID L. ST. CATHARINES 08-05-2018 NADEAU, ANDRE WELLAND 28-07-2018 BEAUSEIGLE, ANTHONY ST.FRANCOIS DE LOVEJOY, EDWARD B. HAMILTON 30-07-2018 SALES 11-05-2018 SERAFINI, GINO ANCASTER 30-07-2018 JENNINGS, DAVID LONDON 14-05-2018 COYLE, MICHAEL J. ILDERTON 04-08-2018 LAINE, TAUNO THUNDER BAY 14-05-2018 HUCAL, BRIAN EMSDALE 05-08-2018 SCHALK, ANTHONY ILDERTON 15-05-2018 WILSON, JOHN A. WASAGA BEACH 05-08-2018 FLOOD, JOHN KENABECK 16-05-2018 MAISONNEUVE, JOSEPH NEWMARKET 14-08-2018 BLUNDEN, MARK THUNDER BAY 17-05-2018 ROCHELEAU, KYLE WINDSOR 14-08-2018 CAMPOBASSO, VITO MISSISSAUGA 17-05-2018 SHARPE, BRUCE STRATFORD 19-08-2018 RENAUD, NELSON G. CHARLTON 17-05-2018 CRANE, EMERY BOWMANVILLE 19-05-2018 52 New Pensioners

Local 793 congratulates the following new pensioners as of August 20, 2018 NAME CITY NAME CITY MARKI, DAVID RENFREW MORGASON, BRADLEY BRECHIN BLYTHE,LARRY LONDON SCHEEPMAKER, RUDI SAULT STE. MARIE DEMELO, ARTHUR LONDON BEARDEN, KENNETH SAULT STE. MARIE EDWARDS, DAVID DASHWOOD CARRIERA, RODOLFO WOODBRIDGE GODFREY, TODD DRESDEN MACDONALD, LAVERN YARKER MUNTAZ, MOHAMED SCARBOROUGH MICHAEL, ROGER STEVENSVILLE SALE, THOMAS STURGEON FALLS RANDHAWA, NARINDER BRAMPTON SICILIA, GIUSEPPE WOODBRIDGE REID, RONALD DURHAM SILVESTRI, JOHN/GIANCARLO ORANGEVILLE WHITE, LARRY BRANCROFT VESCIO, PHILIP CONCORD BRODIE, RONALD OMEMEE CORE, THOMAS SARNIA ROTH, CHRISTOPHER TORONTO DI GIOVANNI, ALESSANDRO WOODBRIDGE TASKINEN, TIMO THUNDER BAY LEGGIERI, ANTHONY NORTH YORK PERRY, MORTON WHITNEY SHADBOLT, MARK LONDON LEIGH-MOSSLEY, RICK COMBERMERE TOTH, LOUIS BARRIE SILVA, MIGUEL MISSISSAUGA O’REILLY, PHILIP OSGOODE SKOMOROH, DOUGLAS DRYDEN JANES, JIM TORONTO FLETCHER, CLIFFORD HAMILTON BETTENCOURT, CARLOS BRADFORD IENCO, VINCENT LONDON MACKENZIE, DOUGLAS BONFIELD LYALL,ROBERT SUMMERSIDE MC BEATH, RUSSELL BURLINGTON MANN, NIRPINDER PETERBOROUGH SEGAVE, GARY KINGSVILLE MITCHELL, TERRANCE PICTON ANSCOMBE, LESLIE LEAMINGTON OLIVEIRA, JOAO TORONTO CAMPBELL, TIMOTHY LINDSAY PATTERSON, DON CORUNNA CUTHBERTSON, ALAN STRATHROY ROY, MIKE HAGAR HARRIS, TIMOTHY HAILEYBURY SCARDETTA, TINO BRAMPTON MAILLOUX, NEIL TINY STEVENSON, DAVID TIMMINS ERSKINE, RONALD BRANTFORD MEDHURST, PENNY ST. THOMAS SCHULZ, HAROLD LIMOGES ARSENAULT, WAYNE BRANTFORD STROM, TIM AWERES BILODEAU, JEAN SAULT STE. MARIE BOLTON, MICHAEL SMITHVILLE DESLAURIERS, DENIS KAPUSKASING FARTHING, ROBB PETERBOROUGH DOS SANTOS, ADRIANO ETOBICOKE LACOMBE, GILBERT ST. ANDREWS HOPKINS, DALE ACTON BURNSIDE, MILTON GEORGETOWN KEHOE, TERRANCE CATALONE KING, CLAIRE STIRLING MAKUCH, HENRY NORTH BAY LEDUC, GILLES ST. CHARLES MELVILLE, CHRISTOPHER BARRIE MORIN, RONALD JACKSON POINT MILLER, JOHN UDORA NICHOLAS, ALEXANDER WHITNEY ROCCASALVA, CORRADO TORONTO RAWLINGS, DENNIS WINDSOR SCHULTZ, MIKE MACTIER REDMOND, PAUL CORUNNA STEPHEN, SCOTT ETOBICOKE STEWART, ALLEN THUNDER BAY TUCKER, KEN EMBRO TUCK, RANDALL NIAGARA FALLS CASAVANT, MARIO WAWA LARSEN, HELMUTH SAULT STE. MARIE DUMOULIN, GERALD COCHRANE COLE, DALE RICHMOND ENNS, HANS ST. CATHARINES IAFANO, ANTONIO HOLLAND LANDING PAQUETTE, MICHEL ELLIOT LAKE STAPLETON, MICHAEL CORBEIL BAXTER, BRENTON COBOURG BEGIN, GILLES TERRACE BAY FAILLA, SEBASTIANO TORONTO AGER, WARREN THUNDER BAY FLEURY, MICHEL SAULT STE. MARIE TIMLECK, RICHARD MISSISSAUGA PARKER, JAMIE MARKHAM LAFRANCE, MARTIN MEDICINE HAT MARTIN, JAMES SHIPKA PERRICONE, FRANCESCO WOODBRIDGE PELLETIER, BRIAN CARLETON PLACE DIONNE, RICHARD GODFREY PRICE, DOUGLAS OAKVILLE KHAN, ATTA-UR-REHMAN TORONTO LAFRAMBOISE, ROBERT QUYON SNOW, WAYDE OSHAWA PENCOFF, THOMAS KENORA LEAL, DOUG BURK FALLS HARASYMIW, ROGER MT. ALBERT BRUTON, WAYNE MOORETOWN FAIRLEY, SAMUEL NEWCASTLE JACQUES, TIMOTHY PORT COLBORNE FERREIRA, ANTONIO LEAMINGTON 53 New Pensioners

Local 793 congratulates the following new pensioners as of August 20, 2018 NAME CITY NAME CITY LANGEVIN, ROBERT FIELD PEREIRA, SEBASTIAN TORONTO MICHALUK, RANDY ROSENEATH POTTS, WAYNE CLOYNE NUTT, ROBERT BLIND RIVER SVIZZERO, ALDO WINDSOR SMYTH, DANIEL AJAX YUNGBLUT, DAVID FONTHILL FURTAH, RONALD BELLE RIVER FRANCIS, OWEN HAMILTON HUNTER, WALTER SARNIA GIRIMONTE, DONATO BRADFORD LEWIS, GLEN MARYSVILLE LARIVIERE, ROSS GARDEN RIVER MC LEAN, ROBERT SMOOTH ROCK FALLS MOFFATT, WILLIAM MONCTON SAWCHUK, MICHAEL BURLINGTON OSTROM, JOHN MISSISSAUGA BIGELOW, BARRY ELLIOT LAKE BENSTEAD, RICHARD LORETTO COCCO, DARIO RICHMOND HILL JOHNSTON, DONALD WICHITA DUNNINK, HENRY MATHESON MCINTOSH, TERRY BELLEVILLE GLEASON, MARK NORTH BAY CAMPBELL, ROBERT KENSINGTON LAVIGNE, RONALD LONG SAULT FRASER, JOHN OIL SPRINGS LO PRESTI, JOSEPH STOUFFVILLE PRINCE, RAYMOND FOREST CARVALHO, LOURENCO TORONTO RICHARDSON, STEVEN SARNIA LAKE, BLAIR DORCHESTER WILCOCKS, PAUL SARNIA WEISE, WALTER PRINCETON LARADE, SHAWN GEORGETOWN RISIDORE, TODD MOUNT FOREST DAFOE, IVAN SELWYN CLEMENTS, TIMOTHY BRAMPTON HARTMAN, PHILLIP BURLINGTON MASTRONARDI, ANGELO RUTHVEN HOEKSEMA, JOHN KEARNEY VELTRI, MICHAEL BURLINGTON HOLLINGSWORTH, RONALD WATFORD BISHOP, RICHARD BRAMPTON LACROIX, PIERRE WENDOVER GAUDON, DEAN CALEDON EAST SILVA, TONY CALEDONIA GRAHAM, JOHN GANANOQUE STAMPLICOSKI, CHARLES WILNO SMITH, DONALD NORTH BAY WALTHAM, WILLIAM SARNIA WOLKOWSKI, GARY RED DEER COUNTY BLAKE, JOHN BURLINGTON DRAPEAU, RENALD OTTAWA KELLY, NORMAN STURGEON FALLS LEHTO, BRIAN KAKABEKA FALLS LOURENCO, JOSE AYR PINET, JEAN COBALT REID, ANTHONY TRURO SCHUTTEN, PETER CLINTON TAYLOR, DWAYNE SARNIA TAYLOR, TIMOTHY STRATHROY TERRA, MANUEL KITCHENER CHRISTENSEN, JENS GUELPH DUMOULIN, ROBERT HORNEPAYNE MC INTYRE, ROBERT PORT COLBORNE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 10 a.m. Local 793 Banquet Hall 2245 Speers Road, Oakville, Ontario

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55 Hit the ice for Easter Seals Ontario

The Brad May Celebrity Hockey Classic returns for a sixth season on Friday, November 30 at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville.

The event is held each year to raise money for Easter Seals Ontario.

Local 793 members are encouraged to sign up and hit the ice with the former NHL greats in a three-game tourna- ment, as well as the opportunity to meet and greet the players during an exclusive VIP Draft Party the evening before.

Have fun and raise money for children and youth with physical disabilities across Ontario. Easter Seals helps kids BE KIDS and your support is integral to our success!

For more information or to register, contact Kyle Schutte at 289-244-0977.

United Way thanks Local 793

nited Way senior manager, labour community services, URita Thompson visited our head office in Oakville to present Local 793 president Joe Redshaw and Local 793 government affairs representative Joe Dowdall a Thank You certificate. The award was in recognition of IUOE Local 793’s title sponsorship of the Oakville Mayor’s Invitational Golf Tournament in benefit of United Way Halton & Hamilton, which took place at Glen Abbey Golf Club on June 20.

56 Three generations of union members

L to R: Bob McFarlane, Steve McFarlane and Logan McFarlane.

All three Local 793 operating engineers work, or had worked, for Moir Crane Service. Bob retired in 2004. Son, Steve, has been a member since 1989 and continues to work for Moir while Logan has been an apprentice with Moir since July 2017.

Pages from the Past

Circa 1964 This photo taken in 1964 shows honourary lifetime member Michael Chénier digging a waterline trench on McConnell Street North in Cornwall, ON. Chénier is operating a 1959 30-B crane.

57 2018 Labour Day Parades

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61 1919 - 2019

TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR Committee is planning for union centennial

With all of the successes we’ve had A logo to mark the 100th anniversary Prizes will be awarded for best photos over the past year we hope you will be unveiled later this year and of Local 793 members and activities are ready to march into our 100th printed on all union correspondence from 1919 to present in several anniversary year in 2019. and materials. categories.

We have much to celebrate and we The union will also be selling To mark our 100th Anniversary, Local hope that next year you will bring commemorative items like rings, belt 793 has asked to lead various Labour your families out to the events our buckles and apparel on the union Day parades across the province in 100th anniversary committee has been website. In 2019, Local 793 signs will 2019. carefully planning. be posted on various worksites. We will be the featured local in the Activities are being planned across the We hope to get permission to fly Toronto Labour Day Parade in 2019. province. Picnics will be held during banners on tower cranes in the Toronto The committee has also secured summer 2019 in most districts to mark area. permission to be at the front of the occasion. Toronto’s 2019 St. Patrick’s Day We are producing a special video parade. Shortly we will announce these special highlighting the union’s past and a events and post more information in commemorative photo and history We hope you plan to attend one upcoming magazines and on the union book to coincide with the Centennial or more of our celebrations with website and Facebook page. anniversary. Members submitted your family! We have a great deal to pictures for the book in a contest. celebrate as a progressive union. Our 100th Anniversary committee continues to work hard at preparing The winners will be announced at the for next year’s celebrations and we’re union’s general membership meeting all excited about the progress made. on Sunday, September 23.

62 OE Banquet Hall & Conference Centre

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Proud winner of the Platinum Award in the Oakville Beaver’s Readers’ Choice Award

For more information, contact banquet hall manager Michele Dawson at 905-465-4358 / [email protected] Bridging The Gap The Garrison Crossing pedestrian and cycle bridge in Toronto is the first 100 per cent stainless steel bridge in Canada. It was lifted by Local 793 member Casey Cloutier using one of the largest crawler cranes in North America, the Liebherr LR 1600 supplied by Sterling Crane Canada. Member Tim Bonnet operated the Grove GMK6300l assist crane. Apprentices Alden Paradise, Josh Nichol, Daniel Cantwell, Cole Forbes and Kerry Schultz helped build the crawler and assisted with the lift. Photo Credit: CreateTO and ES FOX

Member Casey Cloutier is a fourth Member Casey Cloutier hoisting the first of generation operator. Combined, the two bridges for the Garrison Crossing using a Cloutier family have over 100 years of Liebherr LR 1600 crawler crane. operating experience. Photo Credit: CreateTO and ES FOX

DIRECT DEPOSIT FOR BENEFIT CLAIMS Publications Agreement Number 40043799 ocal 793 members can sign up for a direct deposit option to receive reimbursements for health and benefit claims Lelectronically. To set up the payments, an Electronic Claims Payment Reimbursement Form must be filled out and returned to the Global Benefits Claims Department with a void cheque for the bank account to which the payments will be deposited. The form can be found in the members section of the union website at www.iuoelocal793.org. The form can be mailed with a void cheque to: Global Benefits Claims Department, 88 St. Regis Crescent South, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1Y8. Any member who has questions can call 416-635-6000.