No. 25, 2015Brothers and Sisters:The workload for the 2015 season is very steady. All of our members are working and we have taken in 60 new members that were either non-union employees or former members of Local 11. Our new three year agreement is just about ready to be printed. We will be sending a copy of the agreement out to the membership in a couple ofmonths.TheLaborCommitteewouldliketothankthemembershipfortheirsupportduringthiscontract negotiation.Local 11 is involved in advertising opportunities that promote union roofing and waterproofing. This year we are happytoannouncethattheIllinoisAFL-CIO,ChicagoFederationofLabor,ChicagoandCookCounty,Willand Grundy County Building Trades and the Will and Grundy Central Trades Council have partnered with NASCAR to celebrate working families with a Tribute to Labor at the Sprint Cup Race Chicagoland 400 on Sunday, September 20, 2015. This is the first race in the chase for the championship. This is a nationally televised event and there are two sections blocked at the start and finish line for Union members and their families. Union members will be recognized during pre-race ceremonies. Local 11 has bought a block of tickets and will be raffling them off at the August and September Union meetings. If you are interested in auto racing and would like a chance to win a pair of tickets please come to the Union meeting on August 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Local 11 and the other union trades are doing their part in our counter Rauner campaign. Governor Bruce Rauner has his playbook in order and is working to strip union members of their collective bargaining rights. It will take anenormouseffortfromallofustodefeathisturnaroundagenda.TheOperatingEngineershavejustasked their membership to contribute .50 a month to their counter Rauner campaign. Local 11 is looking into creat-ing a Political Action Campaign Fund. We have met with our attorney and accountant and we are in the process ofworkingoutthedetails.Wewillbeinformingthemembersonourprogressoverthenextseveralmonths at Union meetings and through constant contact e-blasts. We will be discussing how we can be most effective with the money we have and how much we will be contributing to this PAC Fund. We must defeat Rauner and his anti-worker agenda and it will take all of us working together with the other trades to defeat the billionaire.All of the Democratic legislators are standing with labor in our effort to stop Rauner. We will be sending out let-ters to thank these legislators for their support.Working men and women owe a great deal to the Democratic majority for their support of worker rights. Please remember that we need these legislators to defeat the billion-aire Bruce Rauner in the 2016 election cycle where he will be spending millions of dollars to put Republican pro right to work politicians in office. Please do not listen to the anti-worker agenda that Rauner supports. Always remain Union Strong.Fraternally, GARY MENZELPresident/Business Managerwww.rooferslocal11.orgLake and Northern Cook CountyJOHN BARRONWith our new contract of three years behind us, we have to look forward to the economy improving to provide more jobs for our membersintheyearsahead.Ourworkloadseemstobegoing wellforthistimeoftheyear.Thefollowingnewconstruction work in my Lake County area is Lake Forest Hospital, Meijers and Condell Medical Clinic. In Northern Cook County it is Northwestern University, Hyatt House and Zurich Insurance.Onprevailingwagejobslikepublicschools,libraries,policeand fire stations, park districts, city public works or jobs that are state orcityfunded,contractorsarerequiredtopayovertimeafter eight(8)hoursworked,MondaythroughFridayandSaturday, even if you do not have your 40 hours in.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourwagesorthesafetyof yourworksitecalltheUnionoffice.Wemonitorallworksites brought to our attention. I would like to congratulate all our jour-neymengraduatesthatcompletedtheApprenticeshipProgram. Be safe out there and have a great summer.CCCCSouthern Cook and Southeastern Will Counties,Kankakee & IroquoisJEFF EPPENSTEINIwouldliketowishaHappyNewYeartothefamiliesofLocal Proud Union Home.WhenIseethesesignspostedinfront ofhomesandstickersaffixedtothe bumpers of cars or stuck on hardhats it makesmethinkofallthegoodthings thatmyfamilyandthefamiliesofour unionbrothersandsistershavebeen abletoachievebecausewebelongto a union. For example, most of us have purchased a new home, bought a new vehicle and have taken our family on a vacation. Most importantly though is the pride and dignity that comes from being able to provide your children with good health insurance, food, clothing and schooling.It also reminds me that onedaywewillretirewithagreatpension,continuedhealth insurance and we will still provide for ourselves and our families. Duringmy20yearcareerintheRoofersUnionIhavebeen helpedbymanypeopleandhavetriedmybesttohelpothers alongtheway.IcanrecallmanycharityroofingjobsthatIand otherunionmembershaveworkedonovertheyears.Ihave enjoyedthemanyyearsofcollectingforDADsDayandalso donating blood at the Unions Annual Red Cross drive. It is unfor-tunate that all of these great efforts are rarely mentioned in the news media or in other circles. Local11hashelpedourcommunityinmanyvariouswaysand thatiswhyIcouldnotbeproudertoofficiallyannouncethat after95yearswehavefinallycreatedtheChicagoRoofersand WaterproofersCharitableFoundationa501(c)(3)recognized taxexemptcharitableorganization.Wecannowstartbenefit-ting such foundations as Wounded Warriors, St. Judes and Bear Necessities, which help pediatric cancer patients. We are hoping thatourmembers,contractorsandfriendsoflaborwillstart to support us with these great causes. So in closing I would like to thank all the members who help and participate in any way they can.These members that give some oftheirtimeandeffortstocontinuetomakeusUnionStrong andprovideuswiththefeelingofbeingaProudUnionHome, just as the sign states.DuPage, Western CookROBERT BURCHThis year we have been posting many jobsites on Facebook for our membership to view.In order to view these jobsites you have to become friends to the Local 11 Facebook page.We are encour-agingourmemberstopostpicturesoftheirjobsonFacebook. Pleasedonotpostpicturesthatmayhavesafetyviolationsin them.Always correct jobsite safety violations as soon as they are recognized.Therearealsopicketlinesandbanneringofjobsites that are posted. You can view these job actions that your local is in engaged in. We will continue fighting the non-union to protect our work.Asalwayswearelookingforpeopletohelpoutonthese job actions.If you are interested, please contact the Union office. Work appears to be good at this time and its reflected by our out ofworkbookthatisprettymuchemptyatthistime.Justwest of Route 59 on Butterfield Road, General contractor Duke will be constructing multiple buildings.A couple of them will be 500,000 square feet.The roofs for these buildings will be installed by Local 11 contractors when they are ready.This year has been positive for our local with a new 3 year con-tract thats been ratified by the membership.Also, the Local has been searching for a new union office that will fit our needs for thefuture.Wehavefoundabuildingjustwestofourcurrent location.The building has 21,000 square feet of space.We will be able to have our Health and Welfare office, our Union office andaUnionmeetinghallallatonelocation.Wehavegivena letterofintenttopurchasethisbuildingjustoffof22ndStreet and Windsor in Oak Brook. We believe our offer will be accepted andwecanbeginthetransitionofourcurrentlocationtoour newLocal11building.Wewillbereportingourstatusofthis purchaseatthenextseveralUnionmeetings.Ifyouareinter-ested in our move, please attend these meetings.CCCCOrganizerRUBEN BARBOSAThisyearIhavebeenworkingwithBusinessAgentswiththeir picketingandbanneringefforts.DuringthistimeIhavebeen abletotalktosomeoftheunorganizedworkersandlistento theirconcernsaboutjoiningtheUnion.Manyofthesework-ersperformworkwithoutbeingcompensatedfortheirtime. Several workers have been successful becoming Local 11 mem-bersandothersfeelintimidatedandwanttostaywiththeir currentnon-unioncontractor.Iwillcontinuetotalktothese workers and try to organize them and their contractor.IwillbeattendingorganizingclassesinMarylandattheendof July.Iamlookingforwardtocontinuingmyeducationonnew ways and tactics of organizing workers.If you know of any work-ers who may want to join the Union or try to get their contractor to unionize, please have them call me at the Union office.CCCCFinancial Secretary/OrganizerJIM QUERIOWearehalfwaythroughtheSeason,whichstartedofslower than many of us predicted.The countless days of rain seemed like it would never end, but the rain stopped. The pace has picked up strong and everyone is working now. At this tme we have orders coming in and we are trying to fll them. So if you are laid of or work is slow for a couple days call the Ofce.You are needed!!A reminder to all foremen, it is your responsibility when an injury happens on the job, that you fll out an accident report, with the date, tme, locaton, and type of injury. The name of the member injured and a brief descripton of the occurrence is also required. This form should be fled to the Union ofce within 24 hours of theaccident.Foremenitisyourresponsibilitytocontactthe employerandremindthemthatitisMandatoryforthemto notfytheUnionofce.Asforyouthemember,itisinyour best interest to also call the Union ofce on your own to verify thisprocedurewascompletedandaccurate.Eveniftheinjury is as small as a cut on the fnger, it could at some tme become infected and turn into a serious problem.So we urge all of you to document all incidents to protect yourselves.TherehavebeenreportsofsomeContractorstellingtheir employeesthatifyouarehurtonthejob,toturnitintothe Health and Welfare ofce so your insurance can cover the bills. This may be insurance fraud and you do not want to be involved with that. Generally the member comes out with the short end ofthestckinthissituaton.Sowhenindoubtorifyouhave questons on what to do, please call the Union ofce.Tofollowalongthelinesoftheabovemessage,ifyouarehurt andofworkformorethan30days,theUnionwillpayyour dues for up to 1 year provided we receive a doctors note statng when the injury occurred and how long you have been of.We willneedtoreceiveanoteeverymonthinorderforyoutobe credited a months dues.Also dont forget you can always pay your dues online by going to our website at www.rooferslocal11.org.Click on pay dues and enter your member number which you can fnd on your receipt inupperrightcorner.Thenproceedtonextscreentomake upyourownpassword.Itisalsoagreatwaytocheckonyour balance and the status of your dues.The Union can only accept your credit card/debit card payments online.We cannot accept them at the Union ofce.CCCCWill, Kane, Kendall and LaSalle CountesLARRY GNATThe hours for 2014 were up and 2015 looks like it may be a good Our Dollars Against Diabetes collecton day was a great success this year. Wecollected$7,500whichisoneofthebestyearsever.Iwould like to thank the 60 plus members and Ofcers who helped collect moneyonthestreetthatday.Wecollected$4,600onthestreet and we had $2,900 donated from our contractors. I would also like tothankallthecontractorsthathavedonatedthisyearandpast years. IhavespokentoallofyouseveraltmesabouttheGovernor andwillcontnuetospeakabouttheBAST#%$Dbecausehe contnuestoatackUnions,PLAs(ProjectLaborAgreements) and prevailing wage.His latest atack is a capital bill sent to him by the Senate and the House of Representatves and he vetoed about$65milliondollarsofconstructonprojectsbecausethe workers would be paid prevailing wage on these projects.Union membersneedtowakeupforthe2016electons.Allofthe Illinois House of Representatves and about 40 Senate seats are up for electon next year.Currently the Democrats have a super majorityandtheabilitytooverrideaGovernorRaunervetoor Right to Work legislaton.Governor Rauner is throwing millions of dollars into Republican candidates across the state.He is trying to unseat the Democrats in selected districts so he can pass his turn around agenda.His main goal is to repeal prevailing wage and make Illinois a right to work state. He has even threatened to run candidates against the Republicans who vote with working peopleandlaboriftheydonotvotewithhim.Ifyouneedto registertovotewehaveformsinEnglishandSpanishatthe Unionofce.Theelectonsarealitlemorethanayearaway but we cant wait untl then to be involved.You need to talk to your family, neighbors and co-workers about how bad Governor Rauner is for the working people of Illinois.Rauner wants to balance the budget by cutng your wage, benefts and social services that afect many families across Illinois.Rauner and his rich Republican backers main agenda are to destroy the Unions.Although Rauner believes he will be successful I believe that he woke up Labor and we will rise to victory.We in Labor areallworkingtogethernowthatRaunerisatackingworking class people.We will not be able to get rid of Governor Rauner untl 2018 but we have to make sure he doesnt get control of the Illinois House or Senate.This would be devastatng and we may enduplikeIndiana,MichiganandWisconsin.Pleasetalkwith your friends and family.Just remember that this man wants to take money from you and your family.Were into the heat of the season.Make sure you stay hydrated and theres always water on the job.Heat exhauston and heat stroke are very serious.Symptoms of heat exhauston and heat stroke:high body temperature, altered mental state or behavior, nausea or vomitng, fushed skin, rapid breathing, rapid heartbeat and throbbing headaches, extreme sweatng may occur frst and thenyourcoolingsystemshutsdownsodonthesitatetoget medical assistance.Know the signs of heat stroke; you may save a co-worker or yourself.Work safe.CCCCBoone, Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, McHenry, Ogle,Joe Davies, Stephenson, Winnebago, ILGreen, Rock and LaFayete, WIMITCH TERHAARIts that tme againfor usto touchona few thingsthat we see in our day to day fght to keep our union strong. Over the last few years our hours have been up but, I would say this year has been one of our busiest.We are trying to fll all of the orders our contractors send us. Due to the shortage of journeymen roofers and waterproofers on our books we have been looking for non-unionrooferstojointheUnion.Whenourcontractorswork load gets full and there are no roofers to perform the work they maystopbiddingwork.Thisopensthedoortothenon-union contractor who may stll bid work.The reason I bring this up is weneedyourhelpherewithorganizingourcompetton.We have organized over 60 non-union roofers by educatng them on the benefts of being in the union but we are stll in need of more personnel.Ifyouknoworrunintoanynon-unionrooferthat How can I get their money Bruce?...by ending collectve bargaining. wouldliketojointheunionhavethemcallme.Wearealsoin need of apprentces so if you have a friend or family member that needs a career let us know.Remember if the non-union roofng companydoesnothaverooferstoperformtheworktheyalso have to stop bidding work.This is a win win situaton for all of us.NextIamgoingtotouchalitleontheelectonsandthelack of partcipaton from Union members.Only 35% of the people votedinthiscountryinthelastelectonandifyoudividethat inhalfonly17%oflaborwentoutandvotedforprolabor candidates.Ifwedontstarttakingelectonsmoreseriously these big corporatons and big business will be controlling laws writen in this country and believe me they are not for working class people. We need you and your family members to vote! LastIwouldliketoremindourmembersandtheirfamilies thatwearepartcipatngintheRockfordLaborDayParadeon September 7th. Line up starts at 9a.m. on the corner of 6th street and 7th Ave. in Rockford.Parade starts at 10a.m. followed by a BBQ at the Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve on South Mulford Road. Please come celebrate Labor Day with us.Gene Arnold2/14/15William Homan2/21/15Michael Zyla3/15/15Edward Hoffman3/16/15Edward Cullen3/20/15Darrell Dillard3/21/15Jim Krzyzanowski4/23/15Roy Rivard5/4/15Mike Broadwell5/15/15Gary Henn7/12/15Thomas Swetnam7/13/15In MemoriamOur sympathy goes out to their familiesFrom the Desk of the Fund ManagerPeriodicallyitsagoodideatocheckwiththeFundOfficeon who you have named as your beneficiary. There are death ben-efitsandsurvivorbenefitspayablefromtheRoofersPension Fund and the Roofers Unions Welfare Trust Fund in addition to whateverbalanceyoumayhaveinyourRoofersReserveFund account.Youwanttomakesurethatifsomethinghappensto you, the right people are going to receive these benefits.Ifyougetmarriedordivorced,thebeneficiarydesignationwe haveonfileforyouisvoidedandyouwillneedtocompletea newform.Ifyouhaventnamedabeneficiary,ifyourbenefi-ciary dies before you or if you havent changed your beneficiary designation due to marriage or divorce, your beneficiary will be the survivors in the first of the following classes of people:your spouse, your children, your parents or your estate.All it takes is a quick phone call to the Fund Office at 1-847-827-1029.Wecantellyouwhoyouhavelistedasyourbeneficiary under each Fund. If you want to change your beneficiary, forms can be sent to you to make that change. Julie A. Rachal, Fund ManagerAPPRENTICESHIP AND TRAININGOn February 28, 2015 Local 11s Apprenticeship and Training program held its 14th Annual Blood drive with the American RedCross.Wewouldliketothankalltheapprenticesandjourneymenthatcameoutandgaveblood.Itwasourbest drive to date.Our Graduation dinner was held on April 26, 2015, honoring the Journeymen class of 2014. Department of Labor comple-tioncertificateswerehandedoutalongwith10specialawardsissuedbytheRoofersandWaterproofersInternational office.AspecialcongratulationgoestoAbelMondragonofRiddifordRoofingwhowastherecipientofthe2014 Apprentice of the Year award. Abel received a plaque and a $500.00 gift certificate.The Union held their annual Dollars against Diabetes (Dads) Day on June 20, 2015. We would like to thank the appren-tices, journeymen and contractors that made it a success.The annual Midwest Apprentice Competition will not be held this fall.The Competition has been moved to May of 2016. This change will make it easier for apprentices who would like to register and participate in the competition and increase thenumberofLocalsparticipating.TheEventswillbefor1st,2nd,3rdand4thyearapprentices.Therewillbemore information provided as we get closer to 2016.Apprentices should receive their class schedules by the middle of September. If you dont receive a schedule please give us a call. If you need to make up any classes previously missed please call us when you receive this years class schedule.Upgrade Classes / Continuous Education has changed with the new contract. A new fund has been started which will help compensate attendees of the continuous education classes. Each attendee will receive $20 per hour for attending classes. Anyone who wants to attend any class must go through their contractor. Your contractor must register you for all train-ing. Your contractor may require you to attend up to 40 hours of training per year at the new rate. Any training over 40 hours will be at full wages and benefits. A new database will be developed where both the member and contractor can view training records. If you have any questions about continuous education classes please contact the Apprenticeship office or the Union office.Upcoming events: Nov. 11, 2015 Holiday Party @ Regular Union Meeting @ 7p.m. C.R.C.A. Annual Trade ShowJanuary 21st & 22nd 2016 Annual Blood DriveFebruary 27, 2016 After seven months of training we now start to repair mockups, clean the training facility, bring in new apprentices and prepare for this years training schedule.This years work load looks good, have a safe summer!Chicagoland Roofers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee7045 Joliet Rd. Indian Head Park, IL 60525708 246-4488 708 246-5908 fax www.chicagoroofers.comchicagoroofersjatc@sbcglobal.netMarty Headtke, Training DirectorBREAKING: UA and Roofers Approve Historic Affliation AgreementFollowing is the text of a press release issued by the United Association and the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers on July 30, 2015:U n i t e d U n i o n o f R o o f e r sW a t e r p r o o f e r s a n d A l l i e d W o r k e r sL o c a l N o . 1 19 8 3 8 W e s t R o o s e v e l t R o a dW e s t c h e s t e r , I l l i n o i s 6 0 1 5 4F I R S T C L A S SF I R S T C L A S S M A I LU . S . P O S T A G EP A I DP E R M I T N O . 2 7 8 5C H I C A G O , I L11THANNUALBARBEQUE