THETHE CUTTINGCUTTING EDGEEDGE Fall 2019 | Vol. 27, No. 2 NEWSLETTER

Meet the Executive Board & the Local 94 Staff See Pages 18-20

Inside Another REBNY Sweep Local 94 Service Awards Training Center Honors Grads FALL 2019 | 1 Pages 4-6 Pages 10-13 Page 21 President’s Message

Business Agents Kuba J. Brown Business Manager/President John Kramer Business Manager’s Report Vice President Emeritus Michael Gadaleta As The Training Fund Turns 30, a Salute to Vice President/Business Representative of Uptown , Queens and the Bronx Its Founders and Those Who Keep it Going Executive Board Thomas M. Hart Kuba J. Brown Recording CorrespondingBusiness Manager Secretary, Dear Brothers and Sisters: Business Representative& Financial Secretary of ,Raymond Health &Macco Safety Officer Welcoming the Assistant Business Manager The members of Local 94 have rightly earned ‘Our reputation and & Recording-Corresponding Raymond Macco Secretary the reputation as the industry leaders in optimiz- FinancialThomas Secretary/ M. Hart continued success are in no President ingHoliday the most complex, sophisticated Season and energy with Business Representative of Michael Gadaleta efficient systems and machinery in the world. small part a tribute to faculty Downtown Manhattan,Vice President Brooklyn and Our reputation and continued success are in no KellyStaten Ann Drummond Island Thanks and Gratitude Treasurer small part a tribute to the faculty and staff of our and staff of our Local 94 Kelly AnnJack Drummond Redden Local 94 Training Fund. Treasurer/BusinessGuard Representative BrothersThis year and marks Sisters, the 30th Anniversary of theYou have placed your trustTraining in us as a Fund.’ of HotelPhilip & Club Baffuto properties Fund. To recognize its importance to our unionteam. You have placed your trust in me. I do of New YorkConductor City; With Thanksgiving and the Christmas not take that lightly. I will be here for as long John Cancel, Vincent Curcio, we have devoted most of the space in this news- PublicBill Caramico Schools season upon us there is no better time for as you will allow me to stay. letterreflection to telling and thanks. its story. Since 1986, every mem-We are not going anywhere. JackTrustees Redden Anthony Fasulo, Rocco Ferrigno, ber Withof Local that 94in mind have allow passed me throughto begin this its doors. Guard/BusinessDavid Rodriguez Representative Wemessage have by become thanking so you, familiar the members with the of faces Commitmentof Executive throughout Board will our be union accepted at the each of the of New York CityAuditors Public Schools, HowardLocal 94. Styles,I cannot Bobby tell you Fantine, how proud Lucy I am Del ValleThe membershipMay 11 ofGeneral Local 94 Membership is justifi- meetings. Hotel and Club properties Business Manager andin the the knowledge 30 instructors that I represent we can theeasily fin- take theirably proud of ourPlease reputation read the as thespecial premiere notice on this page. A of New York City. and Agents contributionsest engineers in forthe granted.world. copyengineers of the formal in the Newannouncement, York which will be I am forever grateful for the City building industry. It is Kuba J. Brown The size of the facility, the large faculty, and mailed to the home of all members in good stand- BusinessExecutive Manager/Financial Board Secretary opportunity to represent Meet the Local 94 Staff a reputation that has been KubaRaymond J. Brown Macco theyou. hands-on learning with state-of-artPages equip- 19-20 ing, appearsbuilt on aon shared pages commit 18-19- of this newsletter. Assistant Business Manager/ Recording- Business Manager & President ment,I never we seecould today have mayimag -never have been imag- Bement reminded: to training. You It mustwas not be in good standingLocal to 94 Business Manager Kuba Brown and the Local 94 Executive Board take the oath of office in ceremonies at HTC Auditorium. CorrespondingJohn Kramer Secretary inedined inI would 1986. have But the Business privi- Manager John Bowen make,that or long second ago, awhen nomination. engi- Vice PresidentThomas M. Emeritus Hart lege to have been here for 48 years and 16 of neers were considered little more than glori- President/Business Representative and the Local 94 leadership including Tom Make sure your dues are up to date. forMichael Midtown Gadaleta Manhattan/ Costellothose years knew as your and Business understood, Manager! if the membersfied janitors. We urge every member to attend one of ‘When you build relationships, voices on the telephone. Or, you may see Health & Safety Officer Believe me, I could not have imagined It was a perception that was never true. them at our Family Picnic, or Scholarship Vice President couldn’t keep up with changing technology, it the May 11 meetings. This is YOUR Union, ThomasMichael GadaletaM. Hart when I began my career as a Helper that one Rather than ignore that slight, the Local 94 engage solid and committed leaders, it works. Dinner-Dance. Vice President/Business Representative of wouldn’tday I would be belong sitting before in this there office. were I assure no members. leadership, withparticipate. the full support of the mem- So as we come to the end of another year, Uptown RecordingManhattan, Queens, Secretary and the Bronx youTwo no one make-shift knows what classrooms this job is wereabout createdbership in made an investment to training. Your continued support tells us we have we decided to put a face to voice; and names KellyRay Drummond Macco The Fight for Prevailing Wage Treasurer/BusinessFinancial Secretary Representative theuntil basement you walk throughof our former that office home door. at 345 W.That commitment made 33 years ago is an the right people in place to get things done.’ to the faces. of HotelKelly & Club Ann properties Drummond of New York City 44thWhen St. Local you build 94 hadrelationships, a Training engage Center. investment thatIt’s continues been nine to pay years dividends since Mayor Michael These dedicated men and women are the TreasurerJack Redden solidIt isand also committed long past leaders, time itour works. members Your weretoday. told Bloomberg created a two-tier wage system in engine that keep this union running. Guard/Business Representative continued support tells us we have the right The evidence of that success can be found of New YorkEddie City Burke Public Schools their stories and fully acknowledge their contribu- New York City’s schools shortchanging hundreds people in place to get things done. Every throughout the pages of this newsletter. On Happy Thanksgiving and ConductorBill Caramico tions and recognize those who continue to teach of our members. Over that time our members Trustee/BusinessJack Redden Representative member of your Executive Board Tom Hart, pages 4-6 is a story on Local 94 Chiefs and Howard Styles and David Hawkins. Any of a hundred of clerical issues or Merry Christmas, of New YorkGuard City Public Schools andRay keepMacco, our Mike members Gadaleta, on Jack the Redden, Cutting Edge!Engineers whowho once work again for swept the DOE REBNY’s have been making at leastThese things do not happen without the oversights life can throw at you and need to Rocco Ferrigno Kelly Drummond, Philip Baffuto, John Engine Room$ 7 of an the hour Year Awards.less than employees of the privatesupport of you the members. be addressed. In Solidarity, JohnAuditor/Business Cancel, Vincent Representative Curcio , Nominations for Local 94 Officers BillLower Caramico Manhattan Cancel, Vincent Curcio, Bill Caramico, Turn to pagecontractors 29 and youdoing will the find same a story work. Allow me one final word of thanks to the When those issues do arise, there is Trustees AnthonyIt doesn’t Fasulo, seem Rocky possible, Ferrigno, but andthe Davidthree yearon terms the purchase It of was new a hands-onterrible and training unjust decision then, andmen and women of the Local 94 staff. Each someone, or sometimes more than one per- Anthony Fasulo, Rocco Ferrigno, ofRodriguez, Local 94 are Officers committed and toExecutive you and yourBoard willaids end for the itTraining becomes Center. more You outrageous can also and galling with eachweek hundreds of members call our offices son here at 331-337 West 44th Street, who families. read (pg. 21) about the initial graduating or come through our doors with any variety is ready — and more importantly able to On the cover:David Financial Rodriguez buildings with the in September. Nominations for Officers and the passing day! Yet, despite years of protests, public Freedom Tower atAuditors twilight. It is a commitment we fulfill every day, class from an innovative “apprentice pro- of issues. Maybe there are issues with dues resolve the problem. Kuba J. Brown and one we will continue to honor. gram” created within the Training Fund by payments, health care or pension issues. For most of you, they are the faceless Business Manager and Financial Secretary

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Local 94 Engineers Once Again Sweep Top REBNY Honors 3 Named Engine Room of the Year

In what has become a rite of spring, Local 94 engineers have once again swept REBNY’s top awards for engine room oper- ations. Congratulations to Small Building Engineer Chief Joseph Brigante, and his REBNY’s Best Engine Room honorees pose with their award in the engine room at 3 Times Square (far left). (L to R) Helper Eric Quintana, crew at 655 ; Large Building Assistant Chief Engineer Joe Ahrens, Engineers Avni Velic, Juan Lantigua, Ariel Rodriguez, Chief Engineer Jeff Dietz, Helper Bill Poole Engineer, Chief Nicholas Ricigliano and the (kneeling), Engineers Raj Singh, Rob Kreppein. crew at 100 ; and Chief Jeffrey Dietz and his team at 3 Times Square who’ve awards. Under his leadership, the Local 94 earned the title as Best Engine Room of ‘It’s allowed us to reduce team of Assistant Chief Roger Kennedy 2019! and Engineers Roderick Cauchi, Jacob Located between 42nd and 43rd Streets, our carbon footprint as well as save energy.’ Rahimian, Andre Shkoza, and Saviour Vella the 885,000 square foot, 560-foot glass and — Chief Jeffrey Dietz have achieved both Silver and Gold LEED steel tower known as 3 Times Square has Certification, earned Energy Star recogni- been New York home to Thompson tion since 2010, all on top of being named for nearly 20 years. As one of the largest BOMA International’s Renovated Office communications and information providers Building of the Year in 2009. in the world, Dietz and his crew of Assistant All while maintaining specified chill water it integrates with existing building technolo- In presenting the award REBNY noted Chief Joe Ahrens, Engineers: Avni Velic, flow and temperatures for critical operations. gies and aggregates building data, historical Ricigliano and 100 Park Avenue team, “gen- Ariel Rodriguez, Rob Kreppein, Raj Singh, In fact, over the past two years Dietz and performance, occupancy, weather and energy erated an in-house labor savings average of Juan Lantigua, Bill Poole, and Eric Quintana crew have also retrofit the chillers with new use predicting occupants consumption by $220,000 annually. Among many capital must keep the plant and building running variable frequency drive lines. “With the tracking their real time data, it has improved projects managed at SL Green, (Ricigliano) 24-hours a day, seven days a week. ability to run the centrifugal chillers at min- comfort levels and delivered energy and cost has been responsible for the installation of The Best Engine Room honor is a rec- imum speeds during low load conditions, savings for both tenant and owner.” a full building management system, chiller ognition of the 3 Times Square team’s rather than running the absorption machines replacement & chiller control package daily efforts in switching from “mechani- it’s allowed us to reduce our carbon footprint Going Above and Beyond upgrades, coil replacements, Plate frame heat cal cooling, with two 1365-ton centrifugal as well as save energy,” Dietz explained. at 100 Park Avenue exchangers, variable frequency drives, green chillers and two 650-ton duel-fired absorp- Dietz also credited the addition of roofs, and LED lighting, among others”. tion machines that provide both cooling the cloud based building operating sys- REBNY’s Large Building Engineer of Not surprisingly, in accepting the award and heating simultaneously, in addition to tem Nantum by Prescriptive Data, which Year honors were presented to Nicholas Ricigliano credited his mentors and his Local free-cooling through two 1200-ton plate was introduced five years ago. “Nantum Ricigliano Chief Engineer at 100 Park heat exchangers.” is a system that goes way beyond a BMS, Avenue. Ricigliano is no stranger to Continued on page 6

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A Chopper Crashed onto the Roof — (L to R) Assistant Chief Joseph Woodward, Helper Eric Silvestri, Lead Engineer Local 94 Crew Raymond Torres, Engineers Carl Langer, Brandon Pollina, and Chief Engineer Erik Fisk. (Not pictured) Engineers: Dennis Wienchard, Chris Dadah, Bruno Lopes, Kenneth Kaul, REBNY’s Large Building Awarding winning chief and his crew at 100 Park Avenue above left. (L to R) Engineers Jacob Rahimian, Stepped Up Chris Woods, and Helpers Steve Minolts, and John Gentile. Below, 787 Seventh Avenue. Andre Shoza, Roderick Cauchi, Chief Nicholas Ricigliano, Assistant Chief Roger Kennedy and Engineer Saviour Vella

The world changed for everyone on FDNY Deputy Chief Joseph Carlsen was 94 crew. “I have the best engineering staff in Assistant Chief Jose Machin, and Engineers tenant satisfaction; and installing new cooling September 11, 2001. None more so than for among the first to arrive at the scene the city,” said Ricigliano. “They all understand Alipio Rojas, Fausto Guzman and Timothy towers and a duplex domestic water system, Local 94 chiefs and engineers. Along with all “When we arrive we have a checklist of the goal and go above and beyond every day.” Mahoney. Located on the eastside of Third among other upgrades.” the certifications and skills related to energy information we’re going to need,” Carlsen Avenue at , 655 is a glass and steel The building was an Energy Star Award efficiency and safe operations, engineers must explained. “In this case it was important we Good People are the Key 425,000 s/f tower. winner in 2017, and was just earned LEED now be trained, tested and certified in fire life know how we were going to get water to the at 655 Third Avenue In presenting their award Brigante and Gold recognition. safety operations. roof.” his crew were cited for maintaining “all the Brigante is not shy in crediting his crew. Chief Engineer Erik Fisk and his Local 94 Critical to that task is knowing the height The Local REBNY Award sweep was mechanical, electrical, and plumbing sys- “We have a crew of multi-talented people crew at 787 Seventh Avenue were put to the of the building. complete when Joseph Brigante, Chief tems including two, 500-ton Murry steam who have been with the Durst Organization. test on June 10th, when shortly after 1 p.m. a “Knowing the height in stories is not Engineer at 655 Third Avenue, was pre- turbines; implementing system operational They know what needs to be done and know helicopter crashed onto the roof. always helpful. What is important is the engi- sented with the Small Building Engineer of strategies that have reduced steam and electric how to do it. Getting good people is the “The alarms went off and the diesel fuel neers know the building is 720-feet tall,” the Year Award. Brigante and his team of consumption by 20 percent, while increasing key,” said Brigante. pumps for the emergency generator started Carlsen explained. “The engineers keep that up. We had no idea what had happened,” information on the building information Fisk recalled. What he did know was that card. one of engineers, Chris Dadah was one floor below the roof checking chemicals readings. They all knew and did their job. Beyond concerns for Dadah, Fisk was Working off that card the FDNY set up also thinking about damage to the build- a communications center in the lobby with ing and especially the cooling towers. “The Fisk standing at their side. And for a good cooling towers are up there. We need to see reason. “The engineer knows everything nearly all of Fisk’s Local 94 crew of Assistant if anything happened to those towers,” Fisk about the building. The interior, mechanical Chief Joseph Woodward, Raymond Torres, recalled. specs, the catwalks. They are the experts on Carl Langer, Brandon Pollina, Eric Silvestri, As Fisk and the others raced up they were the site,” said Carlsen. They provide the guid- Dennis Wienchard, Chris Dadah, Bruno met by Dadah who told them that fuel from ance and direction.” Lopes, Kenneth Kaul, Chris Woods, Steve the damaged chopper had begun leaking Fisk agreed. “We helped to write the Minolts, and John Gentile were on site. down off the roof. Emergency Action Plan for the building. We Called-in, joined in or relieved others. Amid all the turmoil and confusion Fisk are familiar with all the tenant spaces. And, “The evacuation went very well,” added also knew the most important issue was to this is 1.8 million square-foot, 54 story build- Fisk. “The one lesson we learned: people Local 94 award winning team at 655 Third Avenue, above, right. (L to R) Alipio Rojas, Fausto Guzman, Chief Joseph Brigante, ensure the safe evacuation of the thousands of ing,” said Fisk. need to get off their damn cell phones during Timothy Mahoney, and Assistant Chief Jose Machin. tenants and assist the arriving firefighters. Because the crash occurred in midday an evacuation!”

6 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALL 2019 | 7 Rocco Ferrigno DrummonKelly Drummond

Read All About It: A New Edition Opens in Times Square

Brookfield The opening of the Times Square Edition Hotel has added brightest of bright lights to the Crossroads of the Universe. And, we’re not Retrofit Cuts just talking about the 18,000 square foot LED screen which wraps around the spanking new Costs, Saves luxe hotel at the corner of Seventh Ave. and West 47 St. Officially opened this past spring, the Energy & Earns Times Square Edition is Ian Schrager’s latest venture designed to fulfil the hospitality, din- Rebate ing and entertainment needs for “A” list cli- ents. Or, those seeking an extravagant escape Sitting at his desk in the some 60-feet in the heart of Manhattan. below the Brookfield Place complex, Chief Above, 1st row Boasting 452-rooms, indoor gardens, a (L to R) Dino Lascarides, Engineer Mike Cama talked about the rooftop bar with spectacular views, first class Joe Santagata, Niko (L to R) Engineer Petr Nikitin, Assistant Director of Engineering William Rios, Engineers remarkable savings realized within the first six restaurants, and signature dance club, the Kontonis, Joe Maddalena, Ray Fernandez, Uzziel Taveras, Watch Engineers Cesar Varela, Joseph Patti, Director of months of a recently initiated plant optimiza- Rick Nicosia. Top row Edition has it all. There are even stunning Engineering Alex Lora, Engineering Coordinator Christie Kascak and Engineer Tristan tion project. “5.3 million kilowatts of power (L to R) Dom Napolitano, Times Square views from the hotel’s gym. Skeene. Below, the new Times Square Edition Hotel. and $750,000 saved,” said Cama. Lou Metcalf, Mike Siri, Along with Hershey’s Chocolate World The retrofit project was launched in Alex Pineda, Chief sitting on the corner, there is an additional March 2019 under a Con Edison’s Demand Engineer Michael Cama, 18,000 square feet of commercial space on the ‘There’s a lot Management program. First introduced in Bill Agoglia, Frank floors beneath the hotel lobby which is located of trouble-shooting 2017, the program required building engi- Zupcich, Steve Pontone, on the 10th Floor. neers to demonstrate a reduction in peak and Kyle Twohig. Behind the scenes in the engine room when you’re dealing power demand. Left, Brookfield Place making it all run are a team of Local 94 engi- complex. Providing the heating, cooling and com- neers. That team of Charly Diaz, Raymond with new construction.’ fort for the 8-million square-foot com- Fernandez, Enrique Gutierrez, William plex of offices, high-end shopping, a marina Kennedy, Petr Nikitin, Tristan Skeene, Uzziel and dozens of restaurants and public space Engineering for coming up “with a super-ag- According to officials at Con Edison the Taveras, Oral Bascoe, Joseph Patti, Bryant stretching along West Street and the Hudson gressive plan,” plan to reach the energy sav- team was performing under a pretty tight Roman, Algert Sallaku, and Cesar Varela have great group of very talented individuals.” from Liberty to Vesey Street, requires a lot of ings goals. timeline. Brookfield committed to the proj- actually been at the hotel long before the first Assistant Director of Engineering Bill Rios energy. Providing that energy are 10 1,500- Cama also offered high praise for his Local ect in April of 2019 and the project was com- guests checked-in. echoed Wang’s assessment and provided his ton chillers; 48 pumps; and 3-million gallon 94 team of Assistant Chiefs Luigi Borgia, pleted by end of August 2019. insight as to why the crew has come together thermal storage system. The plant uses water Mike Siri; Lead Engineers Dino Lascarides, “We went in with high expectations,” said A Great Group so quickly. “Nearly everyone on the team has from the Hudson River to remove heat from Neil Blackwood, Steve Pontone, Nick Cama. “It was a rocky road for a good por- According to Director of Human come from other Marriott hotels. They know the 10 chillers as well as cool the complex in Alameda, Lou Metcalf; Engineers William tion of the summer, but at the end of the day Resources Operation Eric Wang some of the and understand the issues working in a hotel the winter months. Agoglia, William Cullen, Joe Maddalena, it was accomplished thru hard work from members of the crew have been with the hotel environment.” According to Cama, in order to earn the Mike Napoli, Alex Pineda, Nino Kontonis, contractors (Hatzel and Buehler, Carrier as since last summer. “We had a soft opening in While helpful, previous hotel experience Con Ed grant engineers needed to show a Christian DiGiacomo, Frank Zupcich, Lou well as Schneider, which oversaw automa- February so most of the team has been here will only take you so far. “There are always major reduction (4,100 Kw) during peak Rivera, Dom Napolitano, TJ Bottiglieri, tion). I couldn’t be more proud of the results since last July. lingering issues when are in a new building. summer days. Alex Wallace, Carl Rodgers; and Helpers and my crew. ” “There’s a lot of trouble-shooting when Learning the new equipment, working with Cama credits Nick Giannak (V.P. of Rick Nicosia, Joe Santagata, Fred Ferby, Kyle Results that according to Con Edison you’re dealing with new construction,” Wang new technologies,” he said. “We are con- engineering), his entire engineering staff, Twohig and Dean Fazio all who were up to will provide Brookfield with an incentive of explained. “They did the work that really tinuously learning every day. This team has the contractors, and Travis Smith of Smith the challenge. approximately 25% of the project cost. helped us get the building ready. “They’re a responded to every challenge.”

8 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALLFALL 2019 | 9 Local 94 2019 Service Awards

50 Years OF SERVICE 45 Years OF SERVICE 35 Years OF SERVICE

40 Years OF SERVICE

50 Years 40 Years RICHARD HARTY 35 Years CULLEN LIONEL GUERRERO 35 Years DANIEL PUGLIESE 30 Years REUBEN CABRAL GRANTLEY EWART MICHAEL HARVEY PATRICK LAMBERT PHILIP DALESSIO JEFFREY IRVING ROBERT PULZONE MICHAEL CAMA PATRICK A. FEENEY JAMES HOLLYWOOD OF SERVICE OF SERVICE OF SERVICE OF SERVICE (CONT’D) OF SERVICE LAWRENCE KEVIN DALY MICHAEL KAPLAN WILLIAM RODRIGUEZ KEVIN CAMPBELL PATRICK J. FEENEY JOHN HORAN MANNARANO JOSEPH ALEXANDER CHRISTOPHER AGLI JOSEPH CARACIOLO RAYMOND FELICIANO FITZGERALD HOSINE DAVID NIELSON JOSEPH BRAYUHA JOHN DOELGER KIERAN KELLY SHAWN MONTAGUE LOUIE ROJO RONALD MOCCIO WILLIAM AULETTA JOHN AGOSTA THOMAS CARNEY CHARLES FISHER LEO INCORVAIA JOHN BYERS ANTHONY FASULO KEVIN KIERNAN STEVEN MONTALVO KEITH RYAN LAWRENCE MORTON JOHN BARBERI ALBERT LAMARCH THOMAS ALOI JACK CHIN TONY FORD PETER ITALIANO 45 Years MICHAEL COFANE VICTOR FERRARA JOHN MORENO THOMAS SOUTHARD OF SERVICE ROBERT NAEGELY NICHOLAS ANZALONE THOMAS COLLERAN VINCENT FRASCA JOHN KEHOE STEPHEN COSTELLO ANTHONY BARNES PAUL FIUMANO KEITH LEHNER DENNIS HUGHES JOHN SUNDEBERG RAYMOND COLONNA RICHARD FRISCH JOHN KETCHAM FRANK ODERY ANTONIO ARAUJO JOSEPH COVUCCI JOSEPH BARRACO FRANCISCO FLORES CARLOS LIZARAZO ROBERT MURRAY KENNETH TOKAR EDWIN ATKINSON LUCIEN COPPPOLA MARK FUENTES JAMES KOSTULAS JAIME AMBIA JOHN ORLANDO ZEQIR DEMIRAJ ERIC BASSIN JOHN FLYNN JOHN MALLON MATTEO NAVARRA CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH TRIMBOLI PERRY BASILE VINCENT CORBO ESTEBAN GARCIA TERRENCE LARKIN JOSEPH PANTANO SCOTT BOWEN ANGELO MANNIELLO BENSON LAWRENCE JOSEPH FRITTOLA THOMAS PANTANO BRUCE BERGER CHRISTOPHER COURT EDWARD GARCIA, JR. MICHAEL LEO GEORGE PICON THOMAS BOYD CHRISTOPHER TROIA WING CHENG DESCISCIOLO DOMINICK KEVIN McCARVILL SAMUEL PESCE MICHAEL BIGLIN ANTHONY CRISA RAYMOND GARRITY MICHAEL LOCICERO JOSEPH TYMOCZ NICHOLAS FUSCO JOHN DOBBINS BRENNAN QUINTANO DANIEL CABRAL GALLUSCIO JAMES McGINLEY KENNETH JACINTO BORDADOR ROBERT CRIVICI RAFAEL GERMAN LONNIE LONG PATRICK KEAVENEY RICHARD DOWLING DANIEL RATIGAN WILLIAM CAUGHEY PETER GAVIN ROBERT McMAHON PETERMANN JOSEPH WAGNER JOHN BOWDEN MICHAEL DOWNING JOSE GONZALEZ TOMAS LOPEZ WILLIAM LAVIN ANTHONY DUCRET DANNY SPITZFADEN JOSEPH CIANCIOTTA BEN GERLAK KEVIN MILLERICK FERDINANDO PRETE MICHAEL WEISSMAN BRIAN BURNS PHILIP DU JAMES GRACE ROBERT LORA DARRYL MONTOYA JOHN FINNEGAN MARK SULLIVAN CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH GIAMBRONE JOSEPH MIZZI JOSEPH PRISCO BERNARD WOODS KEVIN BYRNE KIERAN EGAN JOSE GREGORI WILLIAM LOSCO

10 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALLFALL 2019 | 11 Local 94 2019 Service Awards

30 Years OF SERVICE 25 Years OF SERVICE

30 Years MICHAEL McDONALD EDWARD PEKARIK SEAN RUDDY DAVID WEST KARL BASCOMBE 25 Years PAUL GALLAGHER PAUL JESSUP LUIS MALAVE PETER MORLEY JOHN SHINNICK JOHN McKEE HERMAN PEREZ JOSEPH SALGADO WILLIAM ZICKL SEAN BLACKWOOD ORLANDO GARCIA ROBERT JURMAN CHARLES MANCUSO PATRICK MULLEE VINCENT SIMPSON OF SERVICE (CONT’D) OF SERVICE (CONT’D) MATTHEW McNEILL STEVEN PETRUZZO ANDREW SCOZZARI PETER ZUPCICH ARTHUR BOYLAND JAMES GEANIOTIS LEONID KAPLAN SEAN MARAJ JOHN MULLER LARRY SMITH ANTHONY MELFI ANTHONY POLITO LEON SEETARAM PAUL LOUGHRAN JASON BRESCHARD ERNEST GRANT YAN KAPLUN PATRICK MAURO JAMES MULLINS ANTHONY SPINA JOSEPH MENDEZ JOSEPH PRIMIANO NOEL SESENTON MICHAEL CROSBY EDWARD MACIEJ VINCENT BRUNO THOMAS GROSS MICHAEL KEAVENEY MICHAEL DAVID NAYLOR RICHARD SUSHKO, JR. MICHAEL MEZZO CHRISTOPHER RACZ JOSEPH SHEARIN 25 Years JANUSZ CZECH STEPHEN BUCKLEY FREDERICK PATRICK KELLY McLOUGHLIN NICKY NG EUGENE MADINE OF SERVICE BENEDICT DAILEY FREDERICK TEICH JOHN MILAZZO DAVID RAMIREZ KEVIN SMITH HAMILTON ANDRES MEIRAMA DESMOND MAGUIRE JESUS BURGOS SEAN KENNEY GREGORY NOLL JOSEPH RAMSAY BRETT SONTAG TERRY DANIELS JAMES TORRES EDWIN MORALES KIRK HARRY VINCENT MELI THOMAS MAHONEY PHILIPPE AFON PAUL CABAN JOHN KEOGH MARC NORATO JOHN RANDBERG PRAMEDAT SOOKHOO DOMINICK CHARLES TOWNS JOSEPH MURNAN ZIHONG HE ZALDY MENDOZA CHRISTOPHER GLENN ALBREKTSEN MARK CALLO DEORTENTIIS JOSEPH KORCAK NOEL OLIVENCIA JOHN MURPHY BILL REINHARD JOHN TEDALDI BRUCE TURNER MARLEY VINCENT CAPUTO MICHAEL HEAVEY GLEN LANANNA DAVID MERCED KEVIN PELLIKAN JOEL RILEY JOHN THOMPSON KEITH ANGENGROICH FRANK DRISCOLL CARL MUSCO LAWRENCE VEGA ROBERT MARONE WAIS AYOUB RODOLFO CASTILLO ANDREW DUNLEA JOHN HERRON PASQUALE LICCIARDI PHILLIP MINCONE GARY REUTER FRANK OLSEN JUAN RIVERA MILTON TIRADO JOHN MARZELLA DAVID AZZOPARDI FRANK CATALANO JEFFREY DUYMICH RAYMOND HIRSCH JIM LLESHI AJVAZ MISINI THOMAS RHODES GLEN WAGNER LUIS PABON DAVID RODRIGUEZ MICHAEL TOOZE BRIAN MATTHEWS GAETANO AZZOPARDI JOHN CHADWICK GREGORIO INES PABLO LOWE WILLIAM MONETTI SAMIR RIFAI ANTHONY WHITE TSAMBIKOS JORGE RODRIGUEZ NICHOLAS TRUPIA ISMAEL ECHEVARRIA TERENCE McCONNON PAPAIAKOVOU LARRY ROITER DOMENICO VEZZA JOE BACO JOHNNY CHRISTIAN MARK ESTRADA GREGORY JARDINE JOSEPH LUNDY DENNIS MOONEY JOHN RUSSELL MICHAEL WILSON PATRICK McCUE JEFFREY PASSAFARO JOSEPH ROSSANO JOEL WAX JOSEPH BARRY ANTONIO CIMINO MARVIN FOWLER KEITH JARVA SCOTT LUNG MICHAEL MOORE JAMES SAVAGE PATRICK WOODS

12 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALLFALL 2019 | 13 Local 94 2019 Scholarship Picnic

14 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALLFALL 2019 | 15 Local 94 Executive Board

L to R: David Hawkins, John Cancel, Vincent Curcio, Bill Caramico, Philip Baffuto, Kelly Drummond, Tom Hart, Kuba Brown, Ray Macco, Mike Gadaleta, Jack Redden, Rocco Ferrigno, David Rodriguez, Anthony Fasulo, Howard Styles

16 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALLFALL 2019 | 17 Local 94 Executive Board Local 94 Staff

Kuba Brown Raymond Macco Thomas Hart Michael Gadaleta Kelly Ann Drummond Business Manager/Financial Assistant Business Manager/ President/Business Vice President/Business Treasurer/Business Secretary Recording Corresponding Representative Representative Representative Kuba began his Local 94 career as a Secretary/Business Representative A member of Local 94 since Mike started at Local 94 in 1987 Kelly began her Local 94 career Helper in 1971, eventually rising to Chief. Ray began his Local 94 career in 1986, Tom began his career as an at 522 and was as a Helper at 1540 , Kimberly Antonaccio Christopher Baffuto Sandra Chin Sarah Cole Appointed as a Local 94 Business 1981 working in City Spire and 299 Engineer at 1100 Sixth Ave. and named Assistant Chief Engineer earning her engineer license in Annuity Fund Assistant Building Engineer/Unit 1 Instructor Chief Financial Officer Sick Fund/Employer Representative in 1985, he served Park Ave. before being hired as a was appointed Chief Engineer in 1991. He was named Assistant 1995, before moving to the Foley Administrator Chris, a one-time Local 94 Sandra has been with Local 94 Contribution Clerk as Assistant Business Manager and at 1185 Sixth Ave. He was hired Business Representative for NYC Training Director in 1993 and Square Court House. Kelly joined Kimberly has been with Local Helper at 220 W. 42d Street has for nearly nine years. She is the Sarah joined the staff of Local Vice President from 1994 to 2004, as a Business Agent in 1995. Schools in 2001. He has served as appointed Training Director the the Executive Board in 2001 as 94 for 25 years. She lives served as our 331-337 W. 44th mother of three children and 94 as a clerk in 2000. She lives and as President from 2004 to 2016. Tom has served as Recording a Trustee, Financial Secretary and following year. He was hired as in Astoria, Queens with her Street Building Engineer for the lives on Long Island. on the Lower East Side with her He is Chairman of the IUOE Board of Secretary for 17 years before his a Trustee and 2004 became the is currently Assistant Business a Business Agent in 1995. He Trustees; sits on the Executive Council election as President in 2015 and first woman hired as Business husband Thomas, a Helper past six years. In addition to husband Charles and their three Manager/Recording Corresponding of the NYS AFL-CIO; and the NYC has just begun his second term has served as on the EB for 25 Representative in the Northesat at the , they have his engineering duties, he also daughters: Charlotte 4, Grace 2 Building and Fire Code Committees. Secretary. Ray and his wife Michelle as President. Tom lives in New years. A resident of New Jersey, Region of the IUOE. She has two daughters Giuliana and teaches the Unit 1 class at the and Mckayla 1. Kuba lives in Brooklyn with his wife live in Aberdeen, NJ, and are the Fairfield with his wife Susan and Mike and his wife Tina have three served as Treasurer since 2016. Gabriella. Training Center. Chris is single Karen and their two sons. parents of a son and daughter. their three sons. adult children. and lives in Scarsdale.

Philip Baffuto Jack Redden Rocco Ferrigno Bill Caramico John Cancel Conductor Guard/Business Representative Auditor/Business Agent Trustee/Organizer Trustee Phil started as a one-time Jack joined Local 94, in 1987 as a “Rocky” was hired as a Helper He entered Local 94 at 100 Wall John has been a member of Local 94 Helper some 12 years Helper at 717 5th Ave. moved to at 111 Wall Street, in 1981; Street in 1982. In the course Local 94 for 28 years rising from ago at 1301 , and World Wide Plaza as an Engineer. rose to Chief Engineer in of his career has worked and Helper to Chief all at 125 Broad Bill Faranda Kathy Fisler Annette Hassell Vanessa Henriquez Margarita Ionescu is currently Chief Engineer Hired as Organizer and Business 1992, and where remained served as Shop Steward at Street. Aside from being an Director of Local 94 and Health & Benefit Trust Fund Health & Benefit Trust Fund Dues Clerk Claims Representative at 620 W. 42d Street. He Representative for the Hotel Division until being hired as a Local both the NY Post and Hudson instructor at the Training Center the Affiliated Funds Administrator Assistant Fund Administrator Hired as a Receptionist in 2014, Margarita began her career at has served as a Conductor in 2002; and Business Director for 94 Business Representative Yards. He was appointed as an for the past 14 years, he has Bill has been overseeing the Local Kathy has been with Local Annette has been with Local Vanessa moved into her current Local 94 in 2001 as a Claims since the retirement of Eddie the School Division in 2004. He’s earlier this year. He’s served Organizer for NYC Schools last served on the Executive Board 94 funds for more than 15 years. 94 for 33 years. She and her 94 since 2008. She and her position nearly two years ago. A Processor. Her husband Burke in May of 2017. Phil served on the Executive Board for as Auditor on the Executive year. Bill has been a Trustee for for the past 12. He lives on Staten He is married and lives with wife husband live in Old Bridge, New husband Marco live in Old Bridge, resident of the Upper West Side Mircea, is an Engineer at lives in Westchester with his 25 years. Jack and his wife Kris Board since 2014. He and his the past five years. He and his Island with his wife Michelle and and three girls on Long Island. Jersey. They have two adult NJ. They are the parents of a 24 she and her husband have four MetroTech. They live in wife Christina and their two live in Old Bridge, NJ, they have two wife Xiomara are the parents wife Kathy have two daughters their two children, a son 19, and sons. year-old daughter. children: Selangie; Leilani and Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. daughter’s ages 6 and 4. daughters and two granddaughters. of a son and daughter. and three grandchildren. 16 year-old daughter. twins Manny and Lucas.

Vincent Curcio Anthony Fasulo David Rodriguez Howard Styles David Hawkins Lucy Del Valle Trustee Auditor Auditor Local 94 Training Assistant Training Training Fund Student Director Director Services Vincent joined the Anthony has been a David began his Local 94 career as a Executive Board since member of local 94 for Helper in 1995 he’s earned his license Howard started his While working as the Lucy has been 2015. Vincent has been a 35 years rising from in 1998 while at 390 Greenwich career as an instructor chief at the Lipstick greeting and assisting member of Local 94 for a helper to a Chief Street, and was named Shop Steward more than 30 years ago. Building, David was a part- Local 94 trainees and 34 years. He has been Engineer at 399 Park in 2001. He is currently Chief Engineer Appointed co-director time instructor at the engineers through a Chief Engineer since Ave. He has served as at 115 East . He has served with Bobby Fantine he Training Center. He was their Training Fund 1995 and is currently an Auditor on Executive as Auditor on Executive Board for was named director two appointed to his current experience since the working at Hudson Board for more than the past five years. Along with three years ago. A resident of position two years ago. A doors opened some Yards. Vincent is married 20 years. Anthony adult daughters David and his wife Staten Island he and his resident of Staten Island 21 years ago. She lives to June and they have lives on Long Island Janelle are the proud parents of a wife Cookie have four he and his wife Tracey are in Selden, LI. five children and 4 with his wife Denise. two-year- old boy. adult children. the parents of a teenage grandchildren. son and daughter.

18 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALL 2019 | 19 Local 94 Staff Training Center

Jillian Loughnane Judy Lozano Diane Macco Rachel Martinelli Assistant to Business Manager Medical Claims Examiner Assistant Controller Contributions Clerk Kuba Brown Judy has been working at Local Hired out of college in 1985 to do Newly arrived to New York from Hired as a part-time file clerk in 94 for more than 19 years as data entry, Diane has worked in outside Cleveland, Ohio, Rachel 1998, Jillian worked as a claims a claims administrator. She nearly every department at Local joined the Local 94 team this processor and dues coordinator and her husband Richard live 94. A resident of Hazlet, N.J. she summer. She is single and is before moving into her new in Newark, New Jersey. They is a mother of six children, as well currently living in Washington position this past July. She and have three children and four as a grandmother of three. Heights. husband Rory live in Astoria with grandchildren. their daughter Kate. Some of the first graduates of the Local 94 Apprentice Program are joined by family members following graduation ceremony. Training Center Honors Apprentices with Graduation Ceremony

Local 94’ is proud of its reputation for excellence. Earning and maintaining that rep- utation begins in the Training Center under the leadership of Howard Styles and David Apprentice Class of 2019 Hawkins. Their efforts and those of the dedicated Andrew Adams, Albert Amorelli, John March, Rodrigo Marques, instructors inspire and open the door to a ful- Isuf Aruci. Mirsad Bajrami, Thomas Mazza, Seamus McAleer, filling and rewarding careers. In the past there Ackthba Baptiste, Charles Barcia, Timothy McGrath, Eric Medina, was never any formal recognition of the hard Claudio Bastardo, James Bednarchak, William Montopoli, Robert Moss, Michael O’Connor Judy Owens Chris Pollard Marika Rios Milagros Rivera work and effort of the men and yes, women Jason Beltram, Christopher Bondy, Michael Mummendey, Jonel Muncan Controller and Annuity Fund Full Charge Bookkeeper Office Assistant Dues Clerk Claims Representative who have earned their “ticket.” Administrator Victor Bottino, Matthew Catanese, Dillon Murphy, Steven Musto, An experienced office manager A resident of the Bronx, Chis Marika has been with Local Milagros has been with Local That changed in April with the first of Michael was appointed as the Roderick Cauchi, Desmond Caulfield, John Nardo, Michael Nino, and with experience in H.R. has been providing office 94 for nearly two years. 94 for nearly 20 years. She what we hope will be many formal gradua- controller and fund administrator Judy is still in her first year at services for the staff for the She is single and lives in started her career as a “Girl Anthony Cendali, Kenneth Champlin, Jerry O’Connor, Ryan Onorato, earlier this year. Prior to joining Local 94. She lives in Middle past six years. Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Friday.” She has a daughter tion ceremonies. Nelson Coelho, Bernadette Connell, Local 94 Michael was Audit William Osetek, Victor Pappert, Village, Queens with her partner Savannah, 8, and they live in Congratulations to all and especially our Robert Costello, Efrain Cruz, Jr., Manager for Schultheis & Dominick. Chelsea. first Valedictorian Eric Medina! Jusuf Papraniku, Marik Rafaelov, Ronald Daniels, Michael Deliteris, Panettieri, LLP for over 11 years. Jay Ram, Narendra Ramdihal, He is married and lives with his Andrew Demasi, Agim Djonovic, Benjamin Riordan, James Roth, wife and son on Long Island. Matthew Evanac, David Ewing, Michael Frascone, Michael Gaito, Rocco Rubino, Robert Ruggiero, Laura Scarola Theresa Siebor Fabian Garcia, Christopher Gaughan, Christopher Sabella, Anthony Saliba, Receptionist Housekeeping Steven Sanger, Reinaldo Santiago, Hired just over one Teresa has been with Frank Gesualdi, Michael Gormally, year ago, Laura lives Local 94 for the past Thomas Gutekunst, Matthew Halder, Thomas Scagnelli, Keith Shaw, Jr., on the West Side of 12 years. She lives in Edward Hart, Dylan Hart, Piero Iafrate, Rajmohan Singh, Kenneth Snowden, Manhattan and walks Greenpoint, Brooklyn Rami Spahiu, John Stager, to work. She has a with her transit worker Dominique Joseph, Nigel Joseph, daughter Lia, who husband Zbigniew, Thomas Josephs, Sazan Kaloshi, Vincent Swierkowski, Joseph Tangredi, about to be joined by a and their teenage Kashif Khan, Charles Koschak, Peter Tennyson, Douglas Van Brunt, little brother. daughter Victoria. Brendan Whalen, Gerasimos Zhsimatos, Training Fund Valedictorian Eric Medina Mark Lanzillotti, Gabriel LaSalle, is flanked by Howard Styles (l) and Edwin Leonardi, Fatmir Lihari, Robert Ziemak and Anthony Zott David Hawkins.

20 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALLFALL 2019 | 21 Labor Day Parade 2019

22 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALLFALL 2019 | 23 Jack Redden Bill Caramico

Local 94 Dream Opens with New School West Village School

Having worked for several years as Local 32BJ “Floater” and various boiler rooms of Protecting Our Union Rights is a Battle Without End Department of Education, Robinson Reyes set himself a career goal: an opportunity to It wasn’t all that long ago when, carry- become a member of Local 94. ing a unified message, Organized Labor That opportunity arrived in August successfully defeated a measure calling for Union Membership Declines 2018, when the long awaited new school a Constitutional Convention in New York in the West Village was about to welcome State. By focusing on the threat New York its first students. “I was working as a becoming a Right-to-Work state, working handyman at K-136 and I was up for a men and women stood united and defeated fireman position. But when I heard they the proposal. were interviewing for a fireman for the new While it was nice to win one in New school I decided to go for it,” said Reyes. York, those same anti-union forces won Located at 75 Morton Street, MS 297 the bigger battle in the Supreme Court of is a newly renovated 7-story, handicapped the United States. To understand just how access building. Home to some 1,100 6th, important that victory was consider these 7th and 8th graders as well as a District 75 numbers reported by Bloomberg: school. The school boasts a gym-atorium “In 27 right-to-work states, union mem- with retractable seats, numerous science, bers accounted for 6.5% of the workforce in art and reading rooms, a large playground 2018. In the 23 non-right-to-work states and and even space on the roof for student the District of Columbia, the membership gardening. rate was more than twice as high: 13.9%”— While already staffed with several Bloomberg Law, May 13, 2019. members of 32BJ, Custodian Ed Brier Not surprisingly, wages in right-to-work needed to fill the fireman position. were significantly lower. I won’t even go into Armed with his years of experience mentioning health care, pensions, vacations and having already collected several and other collectively bargained benefits. certifications, Reyes sat down for an Robinson Reyes. Make no mistake, these attacks are not interview. While confident, he was still on our union leaders. They understand our unsure of the outcome. “With so many leaders are always ready to stand and fight. other candidates you never really know ‘All I ever wanted was to be a member of Local 94.’ These attacks are on you and your fam- what will happen,” said Reyes. After ily. They are on us. And, we hold strong they both parties put out to see how it will affect grandparents did to get these benefits and sitting down with Brier and going over his will come after our children; and our grand- our families? Are you going to be willing keep them? experience and his certifications, he was children after them. to go on strike if need be? Are we going to What we do or do not do to protect our still unsure even though he believed the fireman who helped me learn and to want to be able to take the exam by April.” The attacks on unions have been waged keep our PAC Fund strong so if we are asked union will be a question we will have to interview had gone well. be a member of Local 94,” said Reyes. Just as importantly, he is taking both pride since before the first shop was organized. for help from our friends we can support answer to our grandchildren someday. “I couldn’t believe it when, at the end of Now that he has attained that goal Reyes and pleasure in his work at M-297. “Every Over the course of the past quarter century their fight? Are you going to keep paying As for me, I want to stand proudly in the the interview, Ed got up from his chair and spends his Friday mornings at the Local 94 day is interesting. I like being the person their efforts have been more subtle. But they your union dues if someone says you don’t knowledge when, as my grandchildren sign said ‘you got the job!’” Training Center working on earning his people need to turn to for help,” said Reyes. have also been effective. Since 1980 the per- have to? their union cards, they know that while I did Now one year later, Reyes is reveling in refrigeration license. While controls are monitored by outside centage of union workers has nearly been cut Are you going to vote for the candidate not win every fight, I never backed away from his new role. “From the moment I started “Ed has been great is allowing me the contractors, it is Reyes who is in the building. in half. who is looking out for us? Are you going to one. as a Handiman in Brooklyn eight years ago time,” Reyes said. “Right now I’m in Unit Reyes confessed it is frustrating at times to The unions’ strength is its membership. remind your friends and others that Labor We must stand together today, to ensure I always had the drive. I wanted to learn,” 3 with David (Hawkins). My goal is to get see things run from the outside. “Then again, So my question is this, what are we willing Unions are important to them and their our unions will be around tomorrow. he said. “I was also lucky to work with a that done as soon as possible. I’m hoping I’ll if there is a mechanical issue, I’m on it.” to do? Are we going to check out facts that families? Are we willing to fight the way our Only you can answer that question.

24 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALLFALL 2019 | 25 Kathy Fisler Michael O’Connor

Types of Expenses

Time for a Heart-to-Heart Chat— Remember to Sign Up Is There a Secret About Our Hearts for Local 94 Text Formula for Messaging Financial Wellness? Today, Americans live a more sedentary • You’re experiencing symptoms Last year, I.U.O.E. Local 94, 94A, lifestyle than ever before. Our diets have a of a heart attack 94B and the Affiliated Funds started a There are many prescriptions to get to financial health. Here are four proven strategies to help lot of salt, not enough nutrients, too much text messaging program to provide the • You have a family history you get there: sugar and are packed with saturated and of heart problems latest news and updates to members trans fats. All of these factors have serious and participants. The goal is to provide Setting and Sticking • You have high blood pressure, consequences for the health of our hearts. important updates to you in a timely to a Budget Coronary artery disease affects over 16 cholesterol or diabetes manner. We will NOT be sharing any In 2017, 78% of Americans said they were million Americans, and the number is grow- • You’re a heavy smoker, of your information with any entities living paycheck to paycheck, up from 75% ing every year. At Local 94, it affects about or used to be outside of the Union and the Funds. three years earlier. Part of the reason may be 5% of our participants—over 600 people— • You’re a frequent alcohol drinker Before you can receive text messages that only 41% of us use a budget, even though with claims of over $14 million a year—and from us, you must provide express - it’s one of the best ways to keep track of where • You’re overweight Small credit card balances: Maybe you outcomes based on previous events. It that number’s even higher when you include ten consent to join the program—and our money goes. Fortunately, it’s a pretty easy signed up for a store credit card and used it reminds us of the truism that past perfor- the costs of their prescription medications. make sure we have your current mobile problem to fix. Try writing down what you once or twice. Carrying a small balance may mance does not predict future results, a cor- Your coronary Of course, you’re phone number. Once we receive your spend every day for six months. At the end not seem like a big deal, but retiring this type nerstone of every disclosure about what you arteries are responsible for written consent, you will start to receive of six months, add up what you have spent of debt can give you an emotional boost. should expect from investing in a particular responsible for your heart too. communications from us. You can and classify amounts into major categories: stock, bond or fund. sending blood Empire BlueCross choose if you want messages from the Fixed Expenses vs. Discretionary Expenses Planning for Retirement Market correction: In the world of and oxy- BlueShield has Union and all of the Funds—or from (see chart above). Then determine if you’re investments, a correction is generally spending money on what brings you joy. If it The median working age couple has only gen to your many resources just one or some of our entities. $5,000 saved for retirement, according to a defined as a decline of 10% or greater in the doesn’t, time to create a budget! Budgeting is price of a security from its most recent peak, heart; when for you to You will only need to provide us Federal Reserve study. Unfortunately, most the process of taking control of your money, which is considered a natural adjustment the space for use—it’s just with the authorization once, and it will people don’t start saving until it’s too late. rather than trying to figure out where it went. to overvalued prices. Corrections can hap- blood to flow up to you to use last for as long as you are a member or Budgeting looks forward, not backward. There’s a big cost even if you delay savings pen anywhere including individual stocks, is too narrow them! Check out participant—or until you decide to opt by just one year. Look at how much money a Saving for Emergencies the indexes that follow stocks or sectors, the due to inflam- Empire’s Weight out of the text messaging program. 26-year-old gives up by delaying the start of commodities and currency markets, or any mation or block- Center (www.empire- If you have not already completed Just 39% of U.S. households have the sav- contributions by just 12 months. See chart asset that trades on an exchange. ages, you might feel blue.com/theweight- the Contact Information Form, you can ings for an unexpected $1,000 outlay, such as below. Corrections can last anywhere from days making out-of-the-blue house or car repairs. short of breath or an center) to track your BMI find it on the Local 94 website on the Basic Financial Terms to Know to months, or even longer. While damag- uncomfortable pressure and set exercise goals. Empire Forms page (http://www.local94.com/ Many experts think you should have three to ing in the short term, a correction can be in the center of your chest. A also has healthy recipes and other forms.aspx). six months of living expenses stashed away. Hindsight Bias: In behavioral finance, healthy, adjusting overvalued prices and pro- completely blocked coronary artery tips. If you’re a smoker, join thousands Sign up today! Saving up doesn’t need to be hard. Simply put relates to making decisions about future viding buying opportunities. can cause a heart attack. of other Americans dedicated to quit- $40 or $50 per month into an account, and let it build — it will help you feel more secure Fortunately, your Local 94 benefits can ting this November and participate in the financially. See below for some helpful tips to Planning for Retirement keep your heart in good shape. Preventive Great American Smokeout (https://www. increase your savings! care, which is low-cost to you, is critical to cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/ catching coronary artery disease in its early great-american-smokeout.html). Paying Down Debt stages. You should discuss with your primary You owe your heart some love! Use your High-interest rate credit cards: Every care doctor to determine if you should con- Local 94 benefits and willpower to give your dollar you spend paying down a credit card sider having a heart screening if: heart some TLC. that charges 19% per year is like getting a 19% return on that money.

26 | THE CUTTING EDGE NEWSLETTER FALLFALL 2019 | 27 Financial Reports Howard Styles and David Hawkins

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION 94, 94A, 94B - 2018 & 2017 FINANCIAL REPORTS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION 94, 94A, 94BINTERNATIONAL - 2018INTERNATIONAL & 2017 FINANCIAL UNION OF UNION REPORTS OPERATING OF OPERATING ENGINEERS ENGINEERS New Equipment is Training Fund Investment in Our Future Our independent auditors, LOCALSchultheis UNIONLOCAL & Panettieri, 94, UNION 94A, 94,94B LLP, 94A, - 2018 prepared 94B & -2017 2018 the FINANCIAL & following2017 FINANCIAL REPORTS financial REPORTS statements. The first statement outlines the assets held by the Local Union, and the second statement presents Our independent auditors,Our independent Schultheis auditors, & Schultheis Panettieri, & Panettieri, LLP, LLP, prepared prepared the the following following financialINTERNATIONAL financial statements. statements. UNIONThe first OF statement OPERATING The outlines ENGINEERS first the statement assets held by outlinesthe Local Union, the andassets the second held by the Local Union, and the second statement presents thestatement income presentsOur and theindependent expenseincomeOur independent and auditors, expenseas they auditors,Schultheis as theywere were Schultheis incurred& incurredPanettieri,the income& during Panettieri, during LLP, the and prepared years LOCAL theLLP, expenses 2018 yearsprepared UNIONthe and following as 94, 20182017. theythe 94A, followingfinancial 94B wereand - 2018 incurred2017. financialstatements. & 2017 FINANCIAL duringstatements. The the firstREPORTS years Thestatement first 2018 statement outlines and 2017. theoutlines assets the held assets by the held Local by the Union, Local and Union, the secondand the secondIn the last issue of The Cutting Edge we statementstatement presents presentsthe income the and income expense and expenseas they were as they incurred were incurredduring the during years the 2018 years and 2018 2017. and 2017. mentioned our purchase of several new Submitted By: Kelly Drummond, Treasurer equipment trainers. Here is the promised Our independent auditors, Schultheis & Panettieri, LLP, prepared the following financial statements. The first statement outlines the assets held by the Local Union, and the second SubmittedSubmitted By:Submitted Kelly By: Drummond, Kelly By: Drummond, Kelly Treasurer Drummond, Treasurer Treasurer INTERNATIONAL UNIONstatement OF presents OPERATING the income ENGINEERS and expense as they were incurred during the years 2018 INTERNATIONALand 2017. UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS story about the purpose of those three LOCAL UNION 94, 94A, 94B LOCAL UNION 94, 94A, 94B purchases. Submitted By: Kelly Drummond, Treasurer INTERNATIONAL COMBINEDUNION OF STATEMENTSINTERNATIONAL OPERATINGINTERNATIONAL OF ASSETS, UNION ENGINEERS LIABILITIES OF UNION OPERATING OF OPERATING ENGINEERS ENGINEERS COMBINED STATEMENTSINTERNATIONALINTERNATIONAL OFINTERNATIONAL SUPPORT, UNION REVENUE UNION OF UNION OPERATING OF OF OPERATING OPERATING ENGINEERS ENGINEERS ENGINEERS AND NET ASSETS - MODIFIEDLOCAL CASH UNIONLOCAL BASIS 94, UNION 94A, 94,94B 94A, 94B AND EXPENSES - MODIFIED CASHLOCAL BASIS UNIONLOCAL 94, UNION 94A, 94,94B 94A, 94B LOCAL UNION 94, 94A,INTERNATIONAL 94B UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATINGLOCAL ENGINEERSUNION 94, 94A, 94B DECEMBERCOMBINED 31,COMBINED 2018 STATEMENTS ANDLOCAL STATEMENTS2017 UNION OF 94,ASSETS, 94A, OF 94B ASSETS, LIABILITIES LIABILITIES YEAR ENDED LOCALDECEMBERCOMBINED UNION COMBINED 31, STATEMENTS94, 201894A, 94B STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT, OF SUPPORT, REVENUE REVENUE BOILER TRAINER COMBINED STATEMENTS OF ANDASSETS,COMBINED NETAND ASSETS STATEMENTSLIABILITIESNET ASSETS - MODIFIED OF - ASSETS,MODIFIED CASH LIABILITIES BASIS CASH BASIS (WITH COMPARATIVE COMBINED COMBINED STATEMENTS TOTALSAND EXPENSES OF ANDFORSTATEMENTS SUPPORT, 2017)EXPENSES - MODIFIED REVENUE - MODIFIED OFCASH SUPPORT, BASIS CASH BASIS REVENUE DECEMBERAND NET DECEMBERASSETS 31, -2018 MODIFIED 31, AND 2018 CASH 2017 AND BASIS 2017 AND EXPENSES -YEAR MODIFIED ENDEDYEAR CASH DECEMBER ENDEDBASIS DECEMBER 31, 2018 31, 2018 When the leadership of Local 94 secured AND NET ASSETS - MODIFIEDASSETS CASHDECEMBER BASIS 31, 2018 AND 2017 YEAR ENDEDAND(WITH DECEMBER EXPENSES COMPARATIVE(WITH2018 31, COMPARATIVE 2018 - TOTALSMODIFIED TOTALS FOR 2017) CASH FOR 2017) BASIS a contract with the Board of Education that DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 (WITH COMPARATIVEYEARTemporarily TOTALS ENDED FOR 2017) DECEMBER 31, 2018 parallels the commercial contract for our 2018 2017 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2017 ASSETSASSETSASSETS (WITH COMPARATIVE2018 TOTALS2018 2018 FOR 2017) members those new members would require Current assets Revenue and support Temporarily TemporarilyTemporarily Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,130,582 $ 1,019,925 Members dues and assessments $ 6,720,493 $ - $ 6,720,493 $ 6,462,115 training. After all, one of the most import- 20182018 2018 20172017 2017 Unrestricted UnrestrictedRestrictedUnrestrictedTotalRestrictedRestricted2017 Total Total 2017 2017 Investments - at fair value 5,783,748 4,809,014 Political action contributions 85,944 85,944 150,643 ant aspects of both contracts is the bene- Current CurrentassetsCurrent assets assets RevenueRevenue and supportRevenue and support and support ReceivablesASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,130,582 $ 1,019,925 Interest and dividends Members dues and assessments $ 6,720,493 $ - $ 6,720,493 - $ 6,462,1152018 Cash and Cash cash and equivalents cash equivalents$ 1,130,582$ 1,130,582$ 1,019,925$ 1,019,925 Members Members dues and dues assessments and assessments $ 6,720,493$ 6,720,493$ $ - $ - 6,720,493$ 6,720,493$ 6,462,115fit $of 6,462,115training. That means that all entry Related organizations Investments - at fair value - 5,783,748 - 4,809,014 Net appreciation Political in fair actionvalue contributionsof 85,944 - 85,944 Temporarily 150,643 public school employees have to complete Total current Investments assets InvestmentsReceivables - at fair value 6,914,330- at fair value 5,828,939 5,783,748 5,783,748 4,809,014 investments 4,809,014 Interest Political and dividends actionPolitical contributions action contributions (100,428) (100,428) - 85,944 359,141 85,944 85,944 85,944 150,643 150,643 Related2018 organizations 2017 - - Net appreciation in fair value of Unrestricted - Restricted Total 2017 Receivables Receivables Net assets released from: Interest andInterest dividends and dividends - - - - three (3) years of training. To specifically Related Total organizationsRelated current organizations assets 6,914,330 - -5,828,939 - - investments Net appreciation Net appreciation in fair value in fair of value (100,428) of (100,428) 359,141 - - enhance the skills of the school worker, we Current assets Property and equipment - net 162,533 200,368 restrictions:Revenue Net and assets support released from: - - - - Total current Total assetscurrent assets 6,914,330 6,914,330 5,828,939 5,828,939 investments investments (100,428) (100,428) (100,428) (100,428) 359,141 359,141 Cash and cash equivalentsOther assets Property$ 1,130,582 and equipment 11,404 - net$ 1,019,925 4,700 162,533 200,368 Satisfaction Members of program restrictions: dues restrictions and assessments 194,508 (194,508) $ 6,720,493 - - $ - - - $ 6,720,493purchased a boiler$ 6,462,115trainer to upgrade the Other assets 11,404 4,700 Satisfaction Net assets of Netprogram released assets restrictions releasedfrom: from: 194,508 (194,508) - - - - school - worker’s - skill-set. This trainer con- Investments - at fairTotal value assets 5,783,748$ 7,088,267 $ 4,809,014 6,034,007 Total revenuePolitical and action support contributions 6,814,573 (108,564) 6,706,009 6,971,899 85,944 85,944 150,643 PropertyProperty and equipment and equipment - net - net 162,533 162,533 200,368 200,368 restrictions: restrictions: - - verts - steam -to hot water, familiarizes the Receivables Other assetsOtherTotal assets assets $ 7,088,267 11,404 11,404$ 6,034,007 4,700 Interest 4,700 Total and revenue Satisfaction dividends and Satisfactionsupport of program of programrestrictions 6,814,573 restrictions (108,564) 194,508 194,508 6,706,009 (194,508) 6,971,899(194,508) - - - - - Expenses student with the components, and has trou- Related organizations LIABILITIES AND NET - ASSETS - Program Net servicesExpenses appreciation in fair value 4,577,048 of - 4,577,048 4,446,412 bleshooting - features to enhance the stu- Total assetsTotal assets LIABILITIES AND$ NET 7,088,267 ASSETS$ 7,088,267$ 6,034,007$ 6,034,007 Program Totalservices revenue Total revenueand support and support 4,577,048 6,814,573 - 6,814,573 4,577,048 (108,564) 4,446,412(108,564) 6,706,009 6,706,009 6,971,899 6,971,899 Management and general 1,026,184 - 1,026,184 1,026,502 Total current assets 6,914,330 5,828,939 investments Management and general 1,026,184 -(100,428) 1,026,184 1,026,502 (100,428)dent’s problem solving 359,141 skills. Current liabilities Current liabilities ExpensesExpenses Related Organizations Related Organizations$ 26,399 $ $ 69,357 26,399 $ 69,357 Total expensesNet assets released from: 5,603,232 5,603,232 - - 5,603,232 5,603,232 5,472,914 5,472,914 - - LIABILITIESLIABILITIES AND NET AND ASSETS NET ASSETS Total Program expenses Programservices services 4,577,048 4,577,048 - - 4,577,048 4,577,048 4,446,412 4,446,412 Other current liabilities Other current liabilities 3,405 8,964 3,405 8,964 Training Director Howard Styles with new Air Trainer, above and Boiler Trainer, below. Property and equipment - net 162,533 200,368 restrictions: Management Management and general and general 1,026,184 1,026,184 - - 1,026,184 1,026,184 1,026,502 FLUSHOMETER 1,026,502- TRAINER - Total current liabilities Total current liabilities 29,804 78,321 29,804 78,321 Change in net assetsChange in net assets 1,211,341 1,211,341 (108,564) (108,564) 1,102,777 1,102,777 1,498,985 1,498,985 Other assets Current Currentliabilities liabilities 11,404 4,700 Satisfaction of program restrictions 194,508 (194,508) Flushometers - are used throughout - the Net assets Net assets Net assets Related OrganizationsRelated Organizations $ 26,399$ 26,399$Net assets 69,357$ 69,357 Total expenses Total expenses 5,603,232 5,603,232 - - 5,603,232 5,603,232 5,472,914commercial, 5,472,914 public schools and hotel facil- SPLIT-SYSTEM TRAINER Other current OtherUnrestricted liabilities current liabilities 7,001,125 3,405 3,405 5,789,784 8,964 8,964 Beginning of year 5,789,784 165,902 5,955,686 4,456,701 Unrestricted Temporarily restricted 7,001,125 5,789,784 57,338 165,902 Beginning of year End of year 5,789,784$ 7,001,125 165,902$ 57,338 5,955,686$ 7,058,463 4,456,701$ 5,955,686 Total assets Temporarily restricted $ 7,088,267 57,338 $ 6,034,007 165,902 End of year Total revenue and support$ 7,001,125 $ 57,338 6,814,573$ 7,058,463 $ 5,955,686 (108,564) 6,706,009ities. Flushometers is6,971,899 one of the more com- It is no secret many of the new Total current Total Total liabilitiesnetcurrent assets liabilities 7,058,463 29,804 29,804 5,955,686 78,321 78,321 Change Changein net assets in net assets 1,211,341 1,211,341 (108,564) (108,564) 1,102,777 1,102,777 1,498,985 1,498,985 Total net assets 7,058,463 5,955,686 mon plumbing components we are asked installations are moving away from central Total liabilities and net assets $ 7,088,267 $ 6,034,007 to fix in any of our facilities. We purchased chillers and moving towards the smaller Net assetsNet assets ExpensesNet assetsNet assets Total liabilities and Unrestricted net assets Unrestricted$ 7,088,267 $ 6,034,007 7,001,125 7,001,125 5,789,784 5,789,784 Beginning Beginning of year of year 5,789,784 5,789,784 165,902 165,902 5,955,686 5,955,686 4,456,701this trainer 4,456,701 to provide realistic approaches packaged systems. Some new installations LIABILITIES AND Temporarily NET Temporarily restrictedASSETS restricted 57,338 57,338 165,902 Program 165,902 servicesEnd of year End of year $ 7,001,125 4,577,048$ 7,001,125$ 57,338$ 57,338 $ 7,058,463 - $ 7,058,463 $ 5,955,6864,577,048to flushometer$ 5,955,686 repair. 4,446,412 Not only do we have are also going with split-systems. These Total net Total assets net assets 7,058,463 7,058,463 5,955,686 Management 5,955,686 and general 1,026,184 - 1,026,184actual flushometers 1,026,502which students can split-systems or ductless installations are assemble and disassemble, our trainer uses showing up in many facilities. This new Current liabilities Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities and net assetsand net assets$ 7,088,267$ 7,088,267$ 6,034,007$ 6,034,007 Related Organizations $ 26,399 $ 69,357 Total expenses 5,603,232 - 5,603,232water flowing through 5,472,914 them that simulates trainer is a split system that uses refrigerant the real application. The trainer uses single 410A. Other current liabilities 3,405 8,964 flush and dual flush for water saving capabili- The trainer is also accompanied by a com- Total current liabilities 29,804 78,321 Change in net assets 1,211,341 (108,564) 1,102,777ties, and also utilizes 1,498,985 a pressure assist tank. puter for proper diagnosis of the operation.

Net assets Net assets Unrestricted 28 7,001,125| THE CUTTING EDGE 5,789,784 NEWSLETTER Beginning of year 5,789,784 165,902 5,955,686 4,456,701 FALLFALL 2019 | 29 Temporarily restricted 57,338 165,902 End of year $ 7,001,125 $ 57,338 $ 7,058,463 $ 5,955,686 Total net assets 7,058,463 5,955,686

Total liabilities and net assets $ 7,088,267 $ 6,034,007 We Will Never Forget News

Local 94 Family Gathers to Remember Lost Brothers

It has been 18 years since the deadly ter- rorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Among the first of the thousands lost were Local 94 Engineers Vito DeLeo, John Griffin, Charles McGee and David Williams. In keeping with a tradition, dozens of Local 94 members, family members and friends gathered at St. Malachy’s Church on West 49th Street to remember and honor our heroes. “September 11th is time to look back at what we lost,” said St. Malachy’s Pastor, Father John Fraser. “We have changed, things are different, our lives didn’t end, but we will never be the same.” Fraser concluded his homily with a simple reminder: “…remember the great love, the great affection of those we lost on that day.” At the conclusion of the Mass Fraser once again offered an intercession for all of our Local 94 heroes DeLeo, Griffin, Magee and Williams are remembered with our Local 94 members who have passed since last recently deceased brothers and sisters with 9/11 Memorial Mass. August. Local 94 President Thomas Hart Honored by 9/11 Survivors Support Group Local 94 President Thomas Hart (above, center) was honored by the Citizens for Justice for World Trade Center Volunteers & Workers with Zadroga Extension the Extension of the James Zadroga Act for his support in the fight to extend the compensation fund for 9/11 responders. The ceremonies were held in Lower Manhattan Over the summer, Congress passed, symptoms or conditions- you are eligible on October 10, less than a month after Congress extended the bill to 2090. Also and the President signed into law, the to register a claim with the VCF. You honored were Congressmen Peter King (R-NY) and Jerrold Nader (D-NY). Hart is also Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, may also be eligible for the World Trade among the Board of Directors of Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act. Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Center Health Program, which provides Authorization of the September 11th Victim free medical monitoring, treatment, and Compensation Fund Act. medication. Everyone Counts So Let’s numbers will also be used to decide: Named for fallen responders, the Never Local 94’s lobbying firm, Pitta Bishop & • Distribution of more than $675 billion Forget the Heroes Act provides funding for Del Giorno LLC (Pitta Bishop) is affiliated Ensure Everyone is Counted annually in federal funds back to tribal, state, the September 11th Victim Compensation with Pitta & Baione LLP which represents and local governments Fund (VCF) through 2090, including at individuals seeking 9/11 benefits. Pitta As you may already know 2020 is a census • Redistricting of state legislative districts. least $10 billion to start. Bishop has diligently represented our union year. Mandated by the U.S. Constitution, • Forecasting future transportation needs 9/11 Memorial Glade opened in May. and conducted every year since 1790, every Local 94 members may be eligible for the for many years and it is a firm in which for all segments of the population person, man, women and child, living in VCF if between September 11, 2001 and we have the utmost confidence. For more • Determining areas eligible for housing the United States, citizen or not, must be assistance and rehabilitation loans May 30, 2002 they were: Along debris removal routes (piers, information, call 844-WTC-COMP or visit included. • Assisting federal, tribal, state, and local Caught in the dust cloud barges, Fresh Kills Landfill) 911benefits.com online. The firm offers It is critically important that you, your governments in planning and implementing At Ground Zero In garages where contaminated vehicles free consultation for those who believe they family, your friends and your neighbors are determine the number of representatives we programs, services, and emergency response In lower Manhattan south of Canal Street were cleaned may be entitled to potential 9/11 benefits counted. have in government; and how much of our • Designing facilities for people with (work, residence, school, etc.) Be advised for those who were exposed and will not charge any legal fees unless and Because once the state-by-state totals have tax dollars come back to our city and state. disabilities, the elderly, and children At morgues (including temporary) to 9/11 toxins, but do not suffer from until those benefits are paid. been tallied on December 31, 2020 they will According to the Census Bureau those Be sure to be counted.

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Local 94 2019-2020 Calendar

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019 Ray Macco (212) 586-7633; MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 Holiday Toy and Coat Drive Michael Gadaleta (212) 245-9649 Local 94 Spring Golf Outing General Membership Meeting La Tourette and South Shore Golf WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 8:30 AM, 2 PM, and 5 PM Courses, Staten Island. Contact: General Membership Meeting Hotel Trades Council Auditorium, Jack Redden (212) 245-7935 305 West 44th Street (Members are 8:30 AM, 2 PM, and 5 PM — encouraged to bring an unwrapped Hotel Trades Council Auditorium, toy or lightly worn coat) 305 West 44th Street

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019 THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2020 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020 General Membership Meeting New Member Initiation Ceremony General Membership Meeting 8:30 AM, 2 PM, and 5 PM Meeting will begin promptly at 4PM — 8:30 AM, 2 PM, and 5 PM — Hotel Trades Council Auditorium, Hotel Trades Council Auditorium, Hotel Trades Council Auditorium, 305 West 44th Street 305 West 44th Street 305 West 44th Street

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020 Local 94 Annuity Fund Group and General Membership Meeting General Membership Meeting Individual Education Meetings 8:30 AM, 2 PM, and 5 PM 8:30 AM, 2 PM, and 5 PM Education meetings will be held at the Hotel Trades Council Auditorium, Hotel Trades Council Auditorium, Hotel Trades Council located at 305 305 West 44th Street 305 West 44th Street W 44th Street, Mezzanine Floor on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. 8:30 FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 AM (Group Presentation) FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 General Membership meeting, 2:00 24Th Annual Scholarship PM (Group Presentation) FOLLOWING Dinner-Dance General Membership Meeting General Membership meeting, 4:15 PM 7 PM – Russo’s On the Bay, 8:30 AM, 2 PM, and 5 PM (Group Presentation) BEFORE 5 PM 162-45 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Hotel Trades Council Auditorium, General Membership meeting Beach, New York. Contact: Co-Chairs 305 West 44th Street

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