Smw17 Update Delivering Results Is What We Do

SPRING 2019

® SMW17 UPDATE DELIVERING RESULTS IS WHAT WE DO

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4 LIFE-SAVING HEALTHCARE 6 JATC APPRENTICESHIP CONTESTS 8 CPR/AED TRAINING IN ACTION 9 SMW17 AWARDS OVER $100K IN SCHOLARSHIPS 10 COX ENGINEERING & SMW17 11 SMW17 IN THE COMMUNITY

ABOUT SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 17

Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 is a building trade union representing more than 2,700 skilled and licensed workers throughout Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. We stand together as the most highly trained professionals in the industry, bringing the top safety standards and quality to every project.

Local 17 was formed in 1896 so that men and women working in the sheet metal industry could ® bargain collectively for better work standards. Today, our members enjoy dignified contracts, industry-leading wages and healthcare, and a sound pension plan they can count on after retirement.

1157 Adams Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 (617) 296-1680 2

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Brothers and Sisters, 2019 is off to a great start as our union continues to deliver on big projects. We’re building the best hospitals in the nation. We’re making critical improvements to public schools and universities. We’re keeping Fenway and the Garden in great shape. And as we head into peak building season, even more projects are on the way.

Market Recovery Funds at Work We’re pleased to report that we’ve recently won a dozen new projects from Rhode Island to Maine, totaling 543,932 hours of new work. All of them are market recovery jobs. Here are some of our biggest wins: • Cape Cod Technical High School, Harwich, Mass. - Charles Blouin, 22,000 hours • University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Mass. - DDS Industries, 19,534 hours • Wellesley Science Center, Wellesley, Mass. - Charles Blouin, 14,100 hours • NBC Universal Media, Needham, Mass. - Cox Engineering Co., 14,000 hours • Concord Hospital, Concord,. N.H. - Charles Blouin, 12,600 hours • Middleborough High School, Middleborough, Mass. - Unique Metal Works, 12,000 hours • Millers River Apartments, Cambridge, Mass. - Excel, 10,000 hours • Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Winchester, Mass. - JC Cannistraro, 9,600 hours • Insulet Corp., Acton, Mass. Phase 2 - Walsh Mechanical, 8,591 hours • Beth Israel Hospital, Needham, Mass. - Charles Blouin, 8,500 hours • Lincoln High School, Lincoln, R.I. - RC Metals, 7,000 hours • Meehan Business School, Stonehill College, Easton, Mass. - Apex, 6,007 hours

We’re On TV! We have a new TV commercial running on all of the largest networks, like History, FOX, NESN, and ESPN. It’s even playing on game days, so be sure to tune in and check it out when the Sox take on Tampa Bay on Sunday, June 9th. We know Local 17 has the country’s best sheet metal workers, and we’re proud to spread the word.

As always, thank you for your hard work and dedication.

Fraternally,

Bob Butler Business Manager, Sheet Metal Workers Local 17

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SMW17 FAMILY CELEBRATES LIFE-SAVING CARE When Kevin Yanoolis’ Wife Was Diagnosed with Terminal Lung Disease, They Counted on SMW17’s Healthcare to Save Her Life

Kevin Yanoolis, pictured right, points out the three generations of SMW17 members in his family: him, his father, and his son.

Kevin Yanoolis has been part of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 family since he was born. His father joined the union at age 28. Kevin joined when he was 20 and served for 35 years, and now his son “She saw the best doctors, John is a member of Local 17 too. Kevin has always appreciated the great benefits that come with being at the best hospitals, part of the union, but it wasn’t until Kevin’s wife Debbie got sick that he counted on them to save her life. and received the best care, In 2012, Debbie was diagnosed with a rare, terminal and not a single bill. lung disease. She suffered from heavy breathing and terrible coughing. Eventually, she needed an oxygen That’s because of Local 17.” mask. Doctors told Debbie that she needed a lung transplant or she wouldn’t make it. – SMW17 member Kevin Yanoolis

Debbie endured years of treatment, including multiple surgeries, dozens of medications, and lengthy hospital

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stays, but she and Kevin never had to worry about she needed to do was take care of herself and her health the cost. “I never saw a single bill,” Kevin explains. and come home.” “She saw the best doctors, at the best hospitals, and Debbie got the transplant that she needed, and today received the best care, and not a single bill. That’s she’s doing well. She’s happy to be home with her because of Local 17.” family. SMW17 is able to offer the best healthcare because Debbie doesn’t just think about how Local 17’s healthcare members continually vote to fund the best plans. That’s so saved her life, she also thinks about the stability that important, because you never know when someone could it brings to her whole family. “I know I don’t have to get sick or have an accident. worry about my son,” says Debbie. “He’s taken care of “The fact that everything was covered meant that all Debbie because he’s with the union.” needed to do was focus on getting better,” says Kevin. “All

For more on Kevin and Debbie’s story, check out their video on our website at SMW17Boston.org and on Facebook at facebook.com/SheetMetalWorkersLocal17

Kevin and Debbie Yanoolis of Abington, MA

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SMW17 HOSTS APPRENTICESHIP CONTESTS

Local 17’s Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee was honored to host both the local and regional apprenticeship contests at our training center this spring. Both contests were great opportunities for Local 17’s very best to showcase their skills. Thanks to all who participated, and congratulations to our first place Regional Contest winners Thomas Mancini, Matthew Pacheco, and John Gildea.

Local 17 apprentices Thomas Mancini (4th Year), Matthew Pacheco (3rd Year), and John Gildea (2nd Year) received first place in their respective divisions in the JATC Regional Contest, beating out apprentices from seven other Locals.

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SMW17 MEMBERS SAVE LIVES THANKS TO SAFETY TRAINING We all know that SMW17 members are the best sheet metal workers in the nation, but you may not know that thanks to our CPR/AED training, many are also saving lives

Dan Hardy, Local 17’s CPR and First Aid instructor, says that Ryan is a hero. “Recognizing the gravity of the situation, Ryan Dacey stepped forward without hesitation,” Hardy says. “In a situation like this, you need a well-trained person who can improvise. Ryan did just that.”

It’s perhaps no surprise that Hardy has prepared dozens of SMW17 members to handle life and death situations: He learned CPR in the Marines during his combat survival training in Vietnam.

Ryan Dacey, center, receives honor from Business Manager There are lots of reasons to join a union — industry- Bob Butler and CPR and First Aid Instructor Dan Hardy. leading wages and benefits, world-class skills training, solidarity — but none more important than our Fourth-year apprentice Ryan Dacey makes us proud to commitment to upholding the highest safety standards call him Brother. on every job site. Ryan was recently at a job on the 40th floor of a new construction site in Boston. As a crane lifted materials, a piece of metal struck another worker, severing his For additional information artery. Although the man was bleeding profusely, Ryan or questions on Local 17 remained calm and jumped into action. CPR training and certification, Armed with the CPR and First Aid training he received contact Dan Hardy at through Local 17, Ryan quickly ripped off his belt and used it as a tourniquet to stem the bleeding. He then [email protected] removed his shirt, which he used to bind the laceration.

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SMW17 AWARDS $114,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 is proud to award more than $100,000 in scholarships this year to help dozens of local students continue their education. Scholarships range from one-time $500 scholarships to four-year scholarships totaling $16,000.

MEET THE 2019 RECIPIENTS

FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP ALTERNATE SCHOLARSHIP cont. Joseph Hickey Paige Campbell Megan Brown Molly MacKinnon Meagan Pennie Zachary DeBoer Kyle Creney Matthew Mail Nora Donovan Brianna Fontes Raquel McInerney Nathan Lu Steven Grasso Zachary Monzione Kelsey Harrington MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Meghan Murphy Joshua Kelly Anthony Richardson Alyssa Nelson Stephen Kovatsi John MacAdam Chloe Ventura Elizabeth Ludwig Zachary Krim Jennifer Walsh Kelsey MacKinnon

PRESS COVERAGE ARLINGTON’S NATHAN LU WINS $10K SCHOLARSHIP FROM LOCAL UNION – THE ARLINGTON ADVOCATE

BILLERICA RESIDENT AWARDED $3K SCHOLARSHIP – BILLERICA MINUTEMAN

UNION AWARDS WILMINGTON STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP – WILMINGTON PATCH

PEMBROKE RESIDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP FROM SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 17 – PEMBROKE MARINER READING RESIDENT RAQUEL MCINERNEY WINS $3K SCHOLARSHIP FROM LOCAL UNION – READING WICKED LOCAL BRAINTREE’S RESIDENT WINS $12K SCHOLARSHIP CHLOE VENTURA RECEIVES SHEET METAL WORKERS FROM LOCAL UNION – THE BRAINTREE FORUM SCHOLARSHIP – THE TAUNTON GAZETTE

FIVE ITEMS ON AREA BUSINESSES FOR APRIL 11, 2019 – THE MILFORD DAILY NEWS

MELROSE STUDENT NABS $3,000 UNION SCHOLARSHIP – MELROSE FREE PRESS

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FOR 95 YEARS, COX ENGINEERING HAS PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH SMW17

While working on the Boston Opera House in 1924, Desmond’s father took over the business in the 1980s Cox Engineering became a signatory contractor with and shepherded the company’s expansion from two Sheet Metal Workers Local 17, beginning what is now a manufacturing divisions to a full mechanical contractor successful 95-year partnership. with four business units: Cox Engineering, Cox Engineering Service Co., Cambridgeport Custom and Cambridgeport Air Systems.

Desmond started with the company when he was still in high school. He worked during summer break as a laborer on the shop floor. In college, he worked in the estimating department and later became an assistant project manager. Today, he’s proud to be the owner and has led the company’s tremendous growth from 180 employees five years ago to a total of 275 today.

When asked what his grandfather would think about Cox Engineering today and the company’s successful partnership with SMW17, Desmond says, “The fact that we’ve already filled up a 65,000 square foot manufacturing Cox Engineering has grown from a small outpost on facility and we’re looking to expand is a cool thing.” Putnam Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it made sheet metal pieces for airplanes during World War I, to a 65,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Randolph, Massachusetts. The skilled men and women of SMW17 and Cox have teamed up on some of Boston’s most iconic projects, including Gillette Stadium and the Boston Convention Center.

Jon Desmond, the owner of Cox Engineering, credits the company’s success in large part to its close collaboration with Local 17. Cox now has two production contracts with the union, employing about 130 members.

With such a strong and productive partnership between SMW17 and Cox, it’s no wonder that business is booming. Desmond says the company is looking to expand its current location in Randolph, where it relocated in 2017: “We’ve already outgrown it!” We’re proud of our nearly century-long partnership with Cox Engineering and the hard work our members do Desmond’s grandfather was the general manager before every day to support the company’s continued growth buying the company in the mid-1950s. “My grandfather and success. had a great relationship with Local 17,” he says. “And we’re still great partners today.” 10

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Business Manager Bob Butler with members supporting workers on strike at Stop & Shop.

Local 17 members, pictured with Secretary-Treasurer Russell Bartash, right, wait for Joe Biden at a rally in support of UFCW Stop & Shop workers.

SMW17 at Irish Heritage Day in Weymouth.

Local 17 marches in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.

SMW17’s Dan Flynn (pictured) joined members John Healy and Rick Keogh to design and fabricate a fire pit that will be auctioned off to support Boston’s Wounded Vet Run. Thanks to them and McClusker Gill Sheet Metal for donating time, Local 17 Tinmen pay tribute to the memory of Business Agent materials, and expertise to this important cause. Charlie Geary at Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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SMW17 is on TV! Tune in at 1:05pm on Sunday, June 9th when the Sox take on division rivals Tampa Bay. ®

Congratulations to Jimmy Wilson, Jr., of South Boston, MA, the lucky winner of SMW17’s Bruins ticket raffle!

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