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April, 2018

Volume 33, Issue 2 Plumbers, Steamfitters, & HVAC Service Technicians Local 440

Mark Your Calendars:

April 23 4:30pm Officers, Elect-

ed Committees & Stewards

meeting

April 23 7:00pm Union Meeting

Years of Service Awards

May 2 Retiree BINGO & Lunch-

eon—BINGO 10:30am, Lunch-

eon 12:00pm

May 21 7:00pm Monthly Union

Meeting

May 28 Memorial Day—Holiday

as per contract, all offices

closed

June 3 Mechanical Contract

Expires

Inside this issue:

Business Manager’s Report 2

Business Agents’ Reports 2-5

Training Director’s Report 5-6

Announcements 7-11

Health & Welfare report 12

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Health Center

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Plumbers & Steamfitters Local

440 Health & Welfare Plan

Jordan Lasiter Wins State Pipefitting Apprenticeship Title

L-R: Todd Hendrickson, Gary Beaman, Mark Downing, Ryan Jar-

boe, Jordan Lasiter, Logan Hetzner, Don Bough, International

Rep. Robbie Johnson. Local 440 was well-represented by our

Local 440 apprentice champions recently at Local 210, Merrill-

ville. We wish Jordan Lasiter the best of luck when he com-

petes in the District 2 Apprenticeship Contest in Charleston,

WV, held June 12th—14th. Photos from the contest may be

viewed on the ISPTA website www.indianastatepipetrades.com.

James M. (Bubba) Johnson, Business Manager

“We are moving

forward with

the goal of

minimizing any

disruption to

the operation of

our current

training center

and union

offices..”

Plumbers, Steamfitters, & HVAC Service Technicians Local 440

James M. (Bubba) Johnson

[email protected]

With Brother Dave Posey’s

retirement, General Presi-

dent McManus has appoint-

ed Brother Robbie Johnson

as Special Representative

over the states of Indiana

and Kentucky. Before his

appointment Robbie served

as Business Manager of Lo-

cal 452 in Lexington, KY and

Secretary Treasurer of the KY

State Pipe Trades. I have

known Robbie for many

years and can assure you

that he will represent us well.

Congratulations Robbie on

your well-deserved appoint-

ment!

BUILDING & PROPERTY

UPDATE

Although progress has been

made since my last property

and building update, negoti-

ations with the Indianapolis

Airport Authority (IAA) con-

tinue at this time. Both

sides are working toward a

fair and equitable agree-

ment that will allow us to

remain in our current build-

ing footprint until we com-

plete construction of a new

union hall and training cen-

ter. I hope to be able to re-

port on a final agreement in

the coming weeks.

The Building Committee’s

recommendation to proceed

with the purchase of land at

I-465 and Brookville Road

was approved by the mem-

bership at our March Union

Meeting. A purchase agree-

ment has been entered into

and we are currently com-

pleting our due diligence on

the property, which is a 60-

day window. Once all appli-

cable assessments are

completed to satisfaction

we will move to close the

purchase.

The membership approved

monies for preliminary de-

sign costs associated with a

new facility at the January

Union Meeting. Additional

monies to cover complete

schematic design were ap-

proved in March. Local 440

has engaged Studio Three

Design to provide this ser-

vice. The current timetable

would have construction

documents ready for bid-

ding this summer with con-

struction beginning some-

time this fall.

As you can see, there are

still several moving parts in

this process. We are mov-

ing forward with the goal of

minimizing any disruption to

the operation of our current

training center and union

offices, and at the same

time constructing a new fa-

cility, within budget, that will

allow us to provide our in-

dustry with the best trained,

most skilled workforce

available well into the fu-

ture.

CBA NEGOTIATIONS

At the time of this writing

we are entering into con-

tract negotiations with the

Mechanical Contractors As-

sociation of Indiana and the

Service Contractors Associa-

tion of Indiana. Current

agreements expire on June

3rd and July 1st respectively.

A Special Meeting will be

called for the purpose of

ratifying a new agreement

once a tentative agreement

is reached, but in no case

will be later than June 2nd

for the Mechanical Agree-

ment and June 30th for the

Service Agreement. Per Lo-

cal 440 By-Laws, official

notice will be sent at least

ten days prior to the Special

Meetings.

I want to thank those mem-

bers who replied to our sur-

vey and offered their input

to the negotiations process.

The Negotiation Commit-

tees will utilize this input as

we move forward on your

behalf to provide fair and

workable agreements.

Warning Only Two Months

Until The Pools Open!!

Brothers & Sisters:

As you read this newsletter

the annual Easter Egg Hunt is

in the history books for 2018.

The calendar says it is spring

in Indiana, but eight inches of

snow would tell me other-

wise. Please, if you see a

groundhog, shoot first and

ask questions later, because

he is more than likely a de-

scendant of Punxsutawney

Phil.

Work in the jurisdiction re-

mains very good at this time.

The opportunities for a pros-

perous year are very promis-

ing for our membership. Har-

rell-Fish has started work at

Gary R. Beaman, Business Representative, Columbus area

Gary R. Beaman

[email protected]

Volume 33, Issue 2

Robert R. Stieneker, Business Representative Indianapolis area

Work in the jurisdiction is

currently holding steady and

should get busier throughout

the entire month of April and

on through the summer. The

Marion County Community

Justice Campus (CJC) project

is taking shape. The CJC will

consist of a new jail, court-

house, an assessment and

intervention center (AIC),

and a professional office

building to be built on the

City’s near eastside on the

former site of Citizens Gas &

Coke. According to the City

site prep is scheduled to

begin this summer with con-

struction of the AIC set for

this fall. Contracts for the

remaining building should be

finalized this fall.

A start date should be an-

nounced in the coming

months for the work planned

for the IU Health Methodist

Hospital project in downtown

Indianapolis. We are also

hearing about a BILLION dol-

lar proposal for a new hospi-

tal on the north side of Indi-

anapolis. Although in the

conceptual stage, this could

be another large project for

our area. There will be up-

coming work in the next cou-

ple of months at Eli Lilly as

well as at Rolls Royce.

Our contractors are having

some success at picking up

school work for this summer.

Quality Plumbing & Heating,

Johnson-Melloh, Greiner Bros.

and Shambaugh & Son have

all been awarded projects.

We say it every year, but it is

that time of year to see how

much work can be shoved

into the 6-8 week Summer

Break that schools now

have.

On the political side it was a

fairly quiet year at the

Statehouse, but the Federal

level was extremely conten-

tious. It is amazing how the

elected officials who spent

the last 8 years voting “no”

somehow now expect every-

one to step in line and vote

with them. It is a sickening

game of Cat and Mouse and

I for one am extremely tired

of watching all of the game.

We need to get back to the

days where those who got

elected made decisions on

what is best for the people

and not just best for whom-

ever may have bankrolled

their campaign. In today’s

political arena we get knee-

jerk reactions or we get

votes on bills that will help to

boost a resume.

The Local 440 Easter Egg

Hunt was a huge success

even after being postponed

due the snow. The rain held

off and a great time was had

by all who attended. I would

like to thank Jack, Jamie,

Todd, Gary, Tom, Sarah and

Colleen for all of their help. I

also wanted to acknowledge

Layne, Levi, Layton and my

lovely wife Lori for everything

they did to make this event

successful; couldn’t have

done it without all of their

help.

Bob Stieneker

[email protected]

“We are also

hearing about a

BILLION

dollar proposal

for a new

hospital…”

Johnson Memorial Hospital

and the work at Cummins in

Columbus remains good for

several of our contractors.

Johnson-Melloh is continuing

work at the Masonic Home

and Franklin College. The

Tiem expansion at Toyota in

Columbus for Dunlap Me-

chanical is also continuing to

move forward. In addition,

Sullivan & Poore was award-

ed the Consolidation Building

at Honda in Greensburg,

QP&H has started under-

ground at Walnut Grove Ele-

mentary in Bargersville, and

Greiner Brothers should start

underground at Rush County

Jail this month.

I had the privilege to be a

judge at the Indiana State

Apprentice Contest at Local

210 in Merrillville. We had

four Local 440 apprentices

compete for a state champi-

onship, and in my opinion we

were very well-represented.

Congratulations are in order

to our brothers for taking the

time and energy to showcase

our program.

I can only hope that our mem-

bership finds a bushel basket

of morel mushrooms, a large

barrel of fish, and does not

lose a single golf ball this sea-

son.

See You At the Meeting

Gary

Gary R. Beaman, Business Representative, Columbus area

“Work in the

jurisdiction

remains very

good at this

time.”

Jamie Fife, Business Representative Kokomo area

Jamie Fife

[email protected]


Jack E. Neal Jr., Business Representative Muncie area

“ ...there will be

several school

projects this

year…”

Jack Neal

[email protected]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Here we are in the first week

of April and snow is on the

ground - what’s up with that!

This winter started slow but

has proven to be back to a

typical Indiana winter. With

that being said, I have my

fishing poles out and

cleaned up just waiting on

some sunshine! I hope eve-

ryone enjoyed their Easter

holiday with their family and

friends. I know for me it’s

always fun to do the Easter

egg hunt with the grandkids!

Work in our North area is

starting to pick back up with

some school projects start-

ing this month. We are com-

ing off a booming year of

school work and this year

looks to be the same. The

adjusted school schedules

that have shortened the

summer break have also

condensed our project

schedules. This will provide

steady work opportunities

and I think we will see some

overtime on many of the pro-

jects.

Chrysler’s Kokomo plants

have a few small projects in

the works, but I have not

seen any larger projects

come across my desk to

date. That is not the case

for work in Lebanon, which

seems to be the next boom

town for food process. Kens

Foods is still rolling along

and an expansion of the US

Cold Storage facility took off

last month. In addition,

MonoSol will begin construc-

tion of a production facility

this summer. I have been

contacted by Martin Me-

chanical concerning man-

power needs for this project.

Work at Eli Lilly also looks

promising as we continue

through the year. Freitag

was awarded a valve re-

placement job at Bldg-314

along with the K154 Ware-

house project. These pro-

jects will need manpower

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As we move out of winter

and into spring I am ready

for a different view. I’m

tired of the brown grass and

for sure I don’t want to see

any more of the white stuff;

the rain has even been a

little too much. So bring on

the green grass and the

warm weather.

The work in the East has

been steady. The Blue Buf-

falo Dog Food Plant in Rich-

mond has been very instru-

mental in our man-hours

being up in the area. This

project is going well as

Freitag-Weinhardt is push-

ing close to 100 members

on site. Work on the plant

should continue 4 to 5

more months.

We have ongoing projects

at the Muncie and Ander-

son Hospitals as well as at

Nestlé. We have performed

continued maintenance on

these sites and look for-

ward to extending that in

the future. It is always a

shot in the arm when these

facilities add on or start a

new line as is the case with

Nestlé. It looks like they will

be adding a new line some-

time in the near future;

sooner than later I would

say.

Besides the ongoing pro-

jects there are several fu-

ture projects that we are

keeping an eye on. Ball

State is still planning to

build a new dormitory and I

look for more projects com-

ing out down the road. We

haven’t received word if the

Ardagh glass plants will be

having shutdowns this year,

but we will be watching

closely.

As mentioned at the last

Union Meeting there will be

several school projects this

year - not just in the East

area, but over our entire

territory. As we know the

school year is longer and

the summer break is short-

er, but the same amount of

work will be expected to be

done in the shorter amount

of time. With the work we

have now and the projects

coming up it looks like a

good year ahead.

Volume 33, Issue 2

“Work in our

North area is

starting to pick

back up…”

Brothers and Sisters,

Spring is upon us and soon

all of the outdoor activities

will be in full swing. I’m

glad to report that after suc-

cessful hip replacement

surgery, I can swing the golf

clubs pain-free. Unfortu-

nately it hasn’t translated

into lower scores, but it’s

great to be back to a game I

enjoy. I have high hopes

that everyone will find many

mushrooms and catch lots

of fish. I’m always available

if you find the need to share

in your bounties.

The Local 440 apprentice-

ship contest proved to be

very competitive. Winners

Ryan Jarboe (plumber), Lo-

gan Hetzner (welder), Jor-

dan Lasiter (fitter), and

Mark Downing (HVACR) rep-

resented us at the State

Contest held at Local 210 in

Merrillville at the end of last

month. The two-day compe-

tition was very demanding

and I am proud of the pro-

fessionalism that our con-

testants displayed through-

out each phase of the com-

petition. They represented

us well!

Congratulations to Jordan

Lasiter for winning the pipe-

fitter division. He will go on

to represent us at the Dis-

trict 2 contest at Local 625

in Charleston, West Virginia

the week of June 11th. The

other winners representing

Indiana are Kyle Feledy

(plumber from Local 210

Merrillville), Jake Clark

(welder from Local 157

Terre Haute), and Jacob Ma-

lott (HVACR from Local 166

Ft Wayne). Let’s all wish

these guys the best of luck

as they endeavor to win

again and move on to the

international Contest taking

place in August during the

UA Instructor Training Pro-

gram.

The JATC recently complet-

ed interviews for the incom-

ing class of 2018. We

logged out over 500 appli-

cation packets which result-

ed in the scheduling of 161

interviews. Final rank list

numbers are being tabulat-

ed and the JATC will make a

determination on how many

apprentices will be selected

at our upcoming meeting.

Letters to the applicants will

be mailed out sometime

towards the end of April. I

look forward to welcoming a

great new group of appren-

tices this summer.

I leave you with this quote:

“I never teach my pupils, I

only attempt to provide the

conditions in which they

can learn.”

-Albert Einstein

Don’t forget to buy American

and union whenever you

can ! ! !

Donald J. Bough, Director of Training

Don Bough

[email protected]

“...I am proud of

the professionalism

that our contestants

displayed throughout

each phase of the

competition. ”

beginning this month. All in

all work in our jurisdiction

will be good in 2018!

Switching gears, we still

need volunteers for the Re-

build Together homes. Un-

ion Build Day will take place

on April 21st. We will meet at

7:00am to distribute work

assignments for the day. If

you are interested in helping

please contact me or Gary

Beaman. We need your

help!

What a great turn-out we had

for this year’s Easter egg

hunt. It was great to see all

the members that brought

their families out to enjoy the

day. Thank You to all who

helped make it another suc-

cessful event!

I hope you all have a great

spring!

Jamie Fife, Business Representative Kokomo area

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9810.Albert_Einstein


Training Department News

Class Updates and Information—contact Training Office to register 317-856-6426 Continuity Reminders

Med Gas continuity payments are $30.00. Update reminders for Med Gas and Weld certifications are mailed the month before your expira-

tion month. THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY NOTIFICATION FROM THE TRAINING OFFICE REGARDING YOUR EXPIRATION.

Journeyman Course Catalog

Keep your eye out late July / early August for the Journeyman Course Catalog that will show classes available for the 2018-2019 school

year.

Journeyman Plumbing License

If you have recently received your Journeyman Plumbing License, please contact the Training Office so that we can update your record. If

you already have a Journeyman Plumbing License but aren’t sure if we have it on file, please feel free to call us to verify.

OSHA 10 / OSHA 30

If you want to update your OSHA certification online, you may do so by going to www.careersafeonline.com and choosing the Construction

Industry course. The cost is $25.

Weld Shop

The weld shop is open Monday through Friday during the day. There is also open welding on Wednesday nights and Saturdays (registration

required.) Please contact Todd Hendrickson at (317) 856-6426 Ext 114 to register for weld sessions or weld tests.

Like Us on Facebook

Be sure to “Like” the Training Center’s Facebook page for updates on classes, reminders and any other news related to the Training Cen-

ter.

State Apprenticeship Contest

Champions: L-R: Pipefitter-Jordan

Lasiter (local 440), Welder-Jake

Clark (local 157), Plumber-Kyle

Feledy (local 210), and HVAC

Tech-Jacob Malott (local 166).

State Apprenticeship Contest Participants: Back row L-R: 166-Josh

Gunder, 440-Mark Downing, 172-Matt Hintz, 172-Jacob Schumak-

er, 166-Jacob Malott, 157-Jake Clark, 440-Jordan Lasiter, 210-

Kyle Feledy, 136-James Moschner, 440-Logan Hetzner, 157-Tyler

Montague, 166-Curtis Days, 172-Mike Vanderbosch. Front row L-

R: 440-Ryan Jarboe, 136-Nick Snyder, 166-Nick Pursifull, 136-

Jack Tate, 157-A.J. Biggs, 172-Casey Pattengale.

http://www.careersafeonline.com

Volume 33, Issue 2

Easter Egg Hunt Photos


Years of Service Awards—April 23, 2018

25-Year

William Alexander, Sr.

Daniel Ballard, Jr.

Joseph D. Beatson

William K. Bishop

Rojena Bousman Jenks

Thomas M. Calandro

Chris E. Cravens

Jerry M. Cundiff

Michael A. Davis

Scott A. Davis

Brian T. Guerrettaz

James R. Haggard

David B. Hedrick

Richard A. Lents

Anthony J. Lobbia

Brian N. Lowder

Phillip W. Ostrowski

Terry L. Pliler

Scott A. Reynolds

James A. Ripberger

Kevin L. Rogers

Anthony R. Royer

George A. Sheets

Terry Jay Smith

Terry Straub

Barry D. Vail

Paul H. Wallace

Kevin J. Wycoff

30-Year

Michael L. Blocher

John A. Bonnet

Fay E. Bratcher II

Gary E. Burcham

David Carr, Jr.

Steven L. Cullison

Mark W. Gluff

Kevin H. Graham

Robert R. Guerrettaz

Kelly Hamilton

Louis C. Mauser

Rodney S. McLean

James A. Presley

Daryl K. Stearman

Troy D. Stieneker

Jeffery L. Sullivan

David M. Wallace

Brian E. Wihebrink

Lanny J. Wood

35-Year

Billy E. Allen, Jr.

James A. Calvert

Jeffrey G. Mason

Mark S. Sadler

Brian R. Steed

Steven Taylor

James E. Wright

Kevin T. Yeager

40-Year

Anthony Bane

Gerald R. Bare

John P. Beaman, Jr.

James Bradfield

Michael L. Buckley

Michael D. Byram

David Carnes

Wilbur L. Evans III

Raymond W. Felty

Edward B. Fergurson

William L. Hamilton

Duane Harty

Mark H. Jones

Dale R. Joslyn

Alonzo K. Koger

Mark E. Lamm

Jerry L. Logan

Charles E. Miller

Randy Murphy

Randy W. Riddle

Daniel S. Small

Harry S. Thomas

Donald G. Underwood

Thomas D. Wagner

Volume 33, Issue 2

Years of Service Awards—April 23, 2018

Congratulations to those who

will be presented awards at the

Union Meeting April 23, 2018

at 7:00pm.

45-Year

Ronald G. Abney

Charlie L. Austin

John R. Burge

Steven L. Chase

Richard M. Collins

Keith O. Cooper

Willard Crase

David M. Demaree

Larry D. Eby

Gerald D. Evans

David M. Garrett

Richard V. Jacko

Robert Killigrew

Michael R. Koester

Herman S. Lucas

Michael L. Salyer

Louis E. Smith

Richard G. Smith

50-Year

Joseph R. Boerner

George W. Bryan

Wayman L. Burton

Charles E. Camden

John W. Christy, Jr.

Ralph L. Culver

Richard L. Davis

Gene A. Fuller

Clifford F. Gaines

Dennis F. Gamache

Charles E. Gowan

Daniel C. Hightshue

Paul E. Howard

James M. Huber

James W. Hudson

Paul M. Jacks

David W. Kijovsky

Jerry M. Koglin

David W. Laudig

Stephen M. McCann

Michael J. McDaniel

Phillip S. McLean

Robert L. Nolte

Paul R. Riche

Cornell M. Sims

Kenneth W. Stephenson

Gary R. Stewart

Orville D. Warren

55-Year

Robert C. Allen

John T. Barber

Robert C. Cooper

Robert P. Grothe

James A. Hurley, Jr.

Robert F. Melloh

Robert L. West, Jr.

60-Year

James R. Buckheister

James L. Carden

Richard E. Downton

Richard W. Dunnuck

Robert O. Johnson, Jr.

Larry Martin

John B. Schott

Robert J. Schreiner

Ronald Swingley

65-Year

Ralph W. Nichols


Announcements

May’s Monthly Union Meeting will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018, due

to the Memorial Day Holiday.

Retirees BINGO & Luncheon

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Local 440 Meeting Hall

Indianapolis

BINGO—10:30am

Luncheon—12:00pm

Please bring a covered dish to

share!

The Local 440 Softball Team is gearing up for the UA Softball Tournament will be held June 22-

24, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. As the Division C champions, they will move up to the Division B

bracket. Let’s bring home another trophy, guys!

Volume 32, Issue 2

Announcements

Recent Retirees

Nathan R. Andrews, 64,

passed away February

22, 2018. Initiated on

July 17, 1978, he retired

as a pipefitter on March

1, 2012.

David L. Posey March 1, 2018

Terry R. Daily, 77,

passed away March 24,

2018. Initiated on April

14, 1961, he retired as a

steamfitter on November

1, 1999.

Member Obituaries

Follow Local 440 on Social Media

Stay current with all the events and happenings at Local 440 on Social Media, now

including Twitter!

James C. Joiner, 79,

passed away April 4,

2018. Initiated on March

26, 1973, he retired as a

pipefitter on November 1,

1999

@UALocal440 Local 440 Plumbers,

Steamfitters, and Hvacr

Service Technicians

Local 440 Scholarships

The application for the Local 440 Scholar-

ships will be in the June issue of the Local

440 newsletter. Selection will be made by the

Scholarship Committee on July 25, 2018.

The UA Scholarship application and rules are

in the January/February 2018 UA Journal.

You may also find these online by logging into

your UA member account at www.uanet.org.

O-FISH-ALLY

RETIRED

O-FISH-ALLY RETIRED

Stewart C. Miller & Co., Inc.

HEALTH & WELFARE


3747 South High School Road

Indianapolis, IN 46241

First Class

Presort

U.S. Postage

PAID

Indianapolis, IN

Permit No. 7159

Benefit Areas March '18 % Paid April'17 - Mar '18 12 Mo %

In-Patient Hospital $288,630.81 20.63% $6,508,525.68 29.98%

Outpatient Hospital $411,910.53 29.44% $5,861,016.98 27.00%

Diag, X-ray,Lab $92,256.69 6.59% $1,276,053.04 5.88%

Prescription Program $198,279.50 14.17% $2,470,067.05 11.38%

Surgical $70,256.53 5.02% $1,044,616.80 4.81%

Other $128,518.59 9.18% $1,813,285.26 8.35%

Physician $28,093.54 2.01% $507,540.88 2.34%

*Prescriptions $13,211.92 0.94% $270,683.72 1.25%

Psych/Sub Abuse $23,360.33 1.67% $404,254.21 1.86%

Dental $80,420.69 5.75% $892,967.20 4.11%

Vision $18,586.46 1.33% $206,069.72 0.95%

Disability $38,805.04 2.77% $298,855.20 1.38%

Life Benefits $0.00 0.00% $56,500.02 0.26%

Taxes $5,336.12 0.38% $64,873.24 0.30%

Healthy Rewards $1,650.00 0.12% $32,671.72 0.15%

TOTAL $1,399,316.75 100.00% $21,707,980.72 100.00%

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