Brothers and Sisters I would like to wish all IBEW Members and their families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope everyone made it through Thanksgiving without gaining to many pounds and was able to spend time with their families. Welcome back to all Oncor employees that went to California to work during the Thanksgiving Holidays and after. It’s always good when everyone comes home safely. The trip to California should have been a money maker for all that went. Your labor contract allowed us to receive the higher wage rates out West.
Our brothers and sisters at Fox 4 continue to wait for management to get their vacation over with so we can continue negotiations on the labor contract. The station has delayed negotiations and was unwilling to meet in the last two months. Our members are not willing to relinquish the jurisdictional language in the contract that protects union jobs at the station. The station has said “if you want to keep your jurisdiction we will keep our money”. There is a lot of work to be done at Fox with possible charges to be filed at the NLRB. Corporate greed is alive and well.
We have our quarterly meetings scheduled for January 2019. The schedule for the meetings is as follows;
Wednesday – January 2 – Round Rock – 5 pm – Long Branch Saloon – 107 W Main St.
Thursday – January 3 – Tyler – 5 pm – Garage Bar – 418 E Erwin St.
Tuesday – January 8 – Odessa – 6:30 pm – Elegante Hotel
Wednesday – January 9 – Brownwood – 5 pm – Buffalo Wild Wing - 511 W Commerce St
Thursday – January 10 – Strawn – 5 pm – Mary’s Café - 119 Grant Ave, Strawn, TX 76463
Tuesday – January 15 – Wichita Falls – 5 pm – Oyster Bar – 4214 Kell Blvd.
Wednesday – January 16 – Lufkin – 5 pm – TBD
Thursday – January 17 – Dennison – 5 pm –TBD
Tuesday – January 22 – Dallas – 5 pm – 1408 N Washington Suite 210
Wednesday – January 23 – Waco – 5 pm – George’s - 1925 Speight Ave.
Thursday – January 24 – Fort Worth – 5 pm – Oyster Bar – 4750 Bryant Irvin Rd.
Remember Jesus is the reason for the season. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Until next time may God bless you, your family, and our local union.