SSEPTEMBEREPTEMBER 1, 20141, 2014

Join us for an afternoon of Solidarity!

To walk in the parade with your fellow brothers and sisters, meet at the

East end of Iowa State Capital at 10:00 AM for the parade line-up. Parade will begin at 11:00 AM and ends at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. We want

to have the biggest group there to show our pride in I.B.E.W. Local #347!

Post parade, gathering at the Labor Park 4640 NW Morningstar Drive. 515-265-1862. mark@scifl.org. Grills, charcoal and water provided at park, live

music from Local #75 musicians.

Bring everyone! This is a family affair!

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L B R O T H E R H O O D O F E L E C T R I C A L W O R K E R S

Labor Day 2014 Parade 1

President’s Report 2

Political Corner 3

Membership News/

Meeting Minutes

4

Apprenticeship News/

Journeyman Training

5

Reinstate/Drop List 6

Monthly Calendar 7

Important Numbers/

Contacts

8

Hello Brothers and Sisters

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Bob Perkins, Jordan Blue, Stephen Coxe,

Dave Dykstra, Charles Myers, and Rick Chumbley for all their hard work on wiring a Habi-

tat for Humanity house a few weekends ago. A huge thanks go out to Andrew Dessauer for

heading up and running the whole job. Great job guys you made the local look like the great

bunch of electricians that we are. On September 6th @ 8am Andrew will need help to trim

out, anyone that can help contact the hall and get on the volunteer list. The local will be

needing a lot of volunteers for the building of the Jolly Holiday lighting display at Water

Works Park, the Annual Christmas party and the tear down of the lights in January.

I can’t stress enough how important it is for you as a Union member to get out and vote

in this November’s election. Educate yourself about the issues that affect you the most and

I think you will see that there’s only one choice for Governor and that’s Jack Hatch and for

United States Senate Bruce Braley. There are numerous other elections in State, County

and City Government on the ballot. Trust me they have a huge effect on our pocket book

and you need to make sure that you support the people that support unions.

Attendance was down a little at last month’s union meeting. There where 63 people at

the meeting, not too bad for an August meeting, but I think we can do better. What do you

say, shall we pack the house again in September? Remember that until it gets cold we will

be cooking on the grill for every meeting and it is always good to talk to brothers and sisters

once the meeting is over and enjoy some good food along with a nice cold drink. Mark

your calendar now for September 11 @ 5pm sharp! Hope to see you there.

Pat Wells and I recently had to go to CIR (for those of you that didn’t know that’s the

Council On Industrial Relations, where we go to resolve disputes that can’t for whatever

reason be resolved locally) and I’m happy to report that they agreed with us. The contrac-

tors have to pay 1% of their gross payroll on all electricians whether they are a JW,CW or

an apprentice. The Council also said that it will be up to the Des Moines JATC to decide

what training is appropriate for the CW’s. Beginning January 1st 2015, the Des Moines

JATC will be receiving a little more money to reach their goals.

The work picture in our area remains very strong. The hydroelectric dam at Red Rock

just hired some guys, DM5 is well underway and we have about 20 guys already working

and the second building at Facebook is well underway. Our local contractors seem to be

getting real busy as well with some of their calls going un-answered. I think it’s important

that we take care of our regular customers. We don’t want to lose their business.

In Solidarity

Scott L Farnsworth

President IBEW#347 Des Moines Iowa

Hello Brothers & Sisters,

By the time you receive this newsletter we will have approximately 65 days until Election Day. Granted a

lot of people consider this an off year because it isn’t a Presidential race, but as Iowans this election cycle is very

important to us as working union families. We have a great opportunity to take back the House of Representatives

and keep the Iowa Senate in our favor.

As you know we have some of the nations most heated races 2 of the biggest are Bruce Braley against

Joni Ernst & Staci Appel against the magician David Young. As far as the US Senate race you can believe what

you hear about Joni Ernst. I wish I had the time & space to fill you in on Joni’s voting record. If you have the time

I encourage everyone to look up her voting record, it would make you sick. She wants us to believe she has Iowa

in her best interests (Google: Project vote smart). Then we have our 3rd Congressional race Staci against Dave

Young. In the past few months you’ve heard me speak very highly about Staci, in my mind we could not ask for a

better congressional Representative than Staci. I could certainly go on for paragraphs about how bad David Young

is for working families and union projects but the proof is in the pudding. Wait and watch to see what comes out

in the news in the following weeks.

Here are some of the important races that will affect us as union members and our communities that we

live in.

Dan Mulbauer –HD 12 Carrol Counties

Scott Ourth -HD 26 Warren Counties

Joe Riding -HD 30 Altoona

Ben Westphal -HD 72 Tama Counties

Tom Leffler -HD39 Grimes & Johnston

Hans Erickson -HD 47 Green Counties

Kim Robinson -HD 43 Clive

Matt McCoy -IA Senate 21 Polk County

Daryll Beall -IA Senate 5 Webster County

Amanda Ragan -IA Senate 27 Wright County

Chaz Allen -IA Senate 15 Jasper County

Tom Hockensmith -Polk County Supervisor

Angela Connly -Polk County Supervisor

John Mauro -Polk County Supervisor

Bard Anderson -Secretary of State

Steve Roe -HD 20

Jon Neiderbauch -State Auditor

Mike Fitzgerald -State Auditor

Tom Miller -Attorney General

These candidates are on our side, they will fight and they believe in working families. A lot of them have

been in the union or their family members are union. Pat and I have sat and chatted with several of them to make

sure they stand with the IBEW & express our concerns with the communities. I am continuing my interviews to

assure our members that our endorsed candidates stand and will fight for our beliefs.

In closing we as Local Union #347 have a big day coming up on September 13, 2014. We will be can-

vassing for Bruce Braley and Jack Hatch. It is very important that we have a good showing to support our candi-

dates and show them that the IBEW stands behind them strongly. Please come out and show your support for your

union. Another big date to keep in mind is September 27th the Labor Jam at Labor Park. Please come out and sup-

port this event and our park.

If anyone has any questions about any events please feel free to contact me at the union hall.

Thank you

Your Brother Matt Marchese

E-mails: Page 4

Pat: phwells@ibewlu347.org

Al: ajdeheer@ibewlu347.org

Doug: dlbuchman@ibewlu347.org

Member Benefits, Misty: mrturner@ibewlu347.org

Dues, Carol: caharvey@ibewlu347.org

Resign: resign@ibewlu347.org

Last Months Job Referrals

71—referrals sent out 40—Regular Calls 0—Short Call

9—Apprentice 20—CW 2-VDV

6 First Readings

2 Normal Retirements

1 Honorary Withdrawal

2 Donations Approved

Purchased 2 Trailers for Labor Day

Renew Iowa Wind Energy

Membership

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

IBEW Local Union #347

Huge Thank you going out to Andrew Dessauer for organizing this

effort. We wanted to also extend our thanks to the volunteers that represented LU

#347 in such a positive manner. (Rough in for Habitat for Humanity house 2014)

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Apprenticeship News

Journeyman Training Opportunity! "First-Aid & CPR"

#198 - This class will be held on September 11, 2014. This class will begin at 8 AM to 2 PM and will be held at the Des Moines Electrical Apprenticeship, 1948 NW 92nd Court, Clive,

IA.

"First-Aid & CPR" #199 - This class will be held on September 18, 2014. This class will begin at 8 AM to 2 PM and will be held at the Des Moines Electrical Apprenticeship, 1948 NW 92nd Court, Clive,

IA.

Training Opportunity!

"OSHA 10-Hour Safety for Construction" #204 - This ten-hour class will be held on September 9th and 10th, 2014 from 8 AM to 4 PM each day at the Des Moines Electrical Apprenticeship, 1948 NW 92nd Court, Clive, IA.

"OSHA 10-Hour Safety for Construction"

#202 - This ten-hour class will be held on September 16th & 17th, 2014 from 8 AM to 4 PM each day at the Des Moines Electrical Apprenticeship, 1948 NW 92nd Court, Clive, IA.

IBEW

LU #

347

August has been a busy month here at the Des Moines Electrical Apprenticeship. The First Years Apprentices have started their Boot Camps which include OSHA, CPR and First Aid. All other apprentices are renewing their CPR and or First Aid certifications. If you are working with any of these new indentured apprentices be sure to congratulate them. Sep-tember marks the start of another school year for all of the apprentices. Just a reminder for all apprentices that when you come to school be sure that you bring hand tools, safety glasses and proper attire for doing labs. Journeyman training classes will be coming soon so check our web site for more information.

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“A” Members “BA” Members

The following people

will be dropped if their

dues are not paid by

September 30, 2014.

This list was run on

August 20, 2014.

“A” Members

“BA” Members

The following people will fall into reinstatement ($30) if their dues are not paid by September 30, 2014.

This list was run on August 20, 2014. This list is broken down into “A” and “BA” members.

Daniel L Baker

Daran J Bartels

Dustin A Baudler

Jamie M Baughman

Michael R Beitz

Mathew D Bennett

Matthew P Berg

Joshua M Betts

Randall S Bianchi

Corey M Brant

John R Breeden

Mark A Brinkman

James C Brown

Ray Camacho

Eugene L Carter

Brandon C Clute

Kevin N Cochran

Derek E Conover

Allen L Cook

Timothy R Cox

Don E Dawson

David M Demeyer

Josh P Devore

Ryan E Dillon

Dan G Dowell

Kolby R Dudney

Kent O Dudney

Jeffrey A Enga

Don L Erickson

Chase A Farrell

Armando A Fernandez

Cory S Ferrel

Eric S Flinn

Terence Glass

David A Gray

Daniel Gray

Josh D Grooms

Chris R Haney

Charles D Harned

Robert M Hathaway

Stephen L Henson

Steve J Hermann

Nicholas A Higgins

Jennifer S Hitt

Mikel Hyde

Cole W Jennett

Matthew S Jesse

Bryan W Johnson

Aaron B Johnston

Michael D Jones

James D Kerr

Ryan E Keuning

Chase Kohler

William J Kovacevich

Justin A Lantz

Andrew J Lawrance

Kory J Leiker

Josh D Leonard

Curtis W Lewis

Kevin Lyons

Heath E Maguire

Jeff M Manning

Tracey N McAvoy

Zane A McGee

Sean E McKee

Scott M McTavish

Andrew L Miller

Jonathon D Miller

Jerome J Miller

Chris M Miller

Bradley J Moeller

Micah J Moeller

Jamie R Moorman

Don Morgheim

Rene T Mullaney

Kevin D O'Connor

Michael D Olson

Eric W Padgett

Randall R Patrick

Lee A Patterson

Hal L Plautz

Nicholas S Quintana

Colin P Rankin

David J Riley

Matthew D Rolland

Clint E Russell

Ron J Saf

Trevor D Schmidt

Scott B Schoonover

Jason A Schutty

Jason R Senecaut

William M Shaw

Erik L Sheldahl

Darrell W Silverthorn

Jacob P Snook

Tim J St. Arnold

Devan R Standley

Todd E Stephens

Sean R Sullivan

Josh M Taha

Charles J Taylor

Matthew J Temple

Charles J Thompson

April C Thorpe

Wieslaw Y Trebus

Jason W VanBaalen

William C Vanderpool

Joe S Vickroy

Halsey C Wasson

Joe W White

Eric L Wilson

William R Wilson

Adam M Wilson

Jordan W Wright

William A Harding

Joel C Murphy

Jason P Murphy

Leonard B Ballard

Joseph B Culver

Stacy M Hickman

James A Price

Larry A Stenslie

Natasha C Stucker

Richard J Weifenbach

Douglas M Akers

Arthur L Beek

Daniel T Benge

Harold F Brown

Paul B Bushong

Penny L Clark

Matt Z Gruis

Aaron J Hamel

Corey A Jackson

Allan J Kennedy

Timothy G Kruse

Ronnie L Marshall

Jeff M Mease

Michael J Mouw

David T Ramsell

Jan L Shafer

Tony L Short

Stephanie M Sliger

Edward L Thornton

Matthew A Gregory

Michael A Hansen

Brandi J Vick

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September 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 EP-2 Mtg. 4:00 PM

3 4 5 6 Stroke Detection

Plus 6:00am to 1:00pm

At the Hall

7

8

Trans-Lux Mtg. 2:30 & 3:15 PM

9 Firestone Mtg.

3:00 PM

10 Firestone Mtg.

3:00 PM

11 GENERAL

MEMBERSHIP MTG. 5:00 PM

Retiree Luncheon

12 13

14 15 Stockman/

Deliveryman Mtg. 4:30 PM

16 Keystone Mtg. after work

17 V.D.V. Mtg. 4:00 PM

18 KCCI Mtg. 1:00 PM

T.S.T. Mtg.

3:30 & 4:30 PM

19 20

21

22

23

24

25 Fort Dodge Mtg.

5:00 PM

26

27 LABOR JAM

2014

28 29

30 E-Board Mtg.

4:00 PM

Labor

Day!

Hall Closed

Join us September 1, 2014 at 10:00 AM on the East side of the

Iowa State Capital with your family to walk with our Union

family in the Annual Labor Day Parade!

Hope to see you there!

Local Union 347, IBEW 850 18th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50314

LOCAL UNION 347—www.ibewlu347.org Business Office open 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday-Friday: Phone: (515) 243-1924 For Job Calls, call after 4:30 PM daily and all weekend long: (515) 243-5412 Fax #: (515) 243-8772 Local #347 Benefits Website: www.ibew347benefits.com

LOCAL 347 HEALTH INSURANCE GROUP #78-380001 Dollar Bank Billing & Claims Information: Call CompuSys 1--844-347-IBEW (4239)

To search for a United Health Care in-network provider call:1-866-596-8447 or go to www.uhc.com and click on Options PPO.

V.S.P. INFORMATION (Eye Care)—www.vsp.com To search for a provider or to look at available benefits go to www.vsp.com and click on member benefits. To contact V.S.P. directly if you do not have internet access: 1-800-877-7195

LOCAL 347 PENSION PLAN & 401K #4-31329 Admin. by Principal: 1-800-547-7754 www.principal.com. When calling have your P.I.N. ready Address changes: 1-800-547-7754

TRADESMEN CREDIT UNION: (515) 243-8735

RETIREE RESOURCES: IBEW Retiree helpline: 1-800-733-4239

NEBF: 1-301-556-4300

Have your Card# or SS# ready

L.D.I. INFORMATION (Prescription)—www.LDIRx.com Retail & Mail-Order Prescription and Drug Programs To contact L.D.I. directly if you do not have internet access: 1-866-516-3121

DELTA DENTAL INFORMATION—www.deltadental.com When presenting your ID Card, please notify the provider to only use the last 9 digits or your Member ID #. To contact Delta Dental directly if you do not have internet access: 1-800-544-0718

Labor Jam 2014—All Day Musical Event!

Saturday, September

27th

Noon—10 pm