News and Events
NEGOTIATION UPDATE
At the Union Meeting held June 29, 2010 the membership of Local 183 voted down the latest proposal from the NFSA.
Unless notified by the Local Union, members are to report to work as usual. However, members who are working should take all of their personal belongings home after work each day.
Any member of Local 183 who reports for work and is denied or "Locked Out", shall inform the Local 183 Union Office at 262-252-0183 ASAP. If you do not speak directly with someone, please leave a voicemail message for the Business Agent or Business Manager.
In the interest of public safety, Emergency Service work may be performed. This work is determined as work that is necessary to return an impaired fire sprinkler system back into service. Emergency Service work shall be reported to the Local 183 Union Office including the location, description of work, and hours worked.
Any Local 183 members with any questions should call the Local 183 Union Office, or email their question to cgall@sprinklerfitters183.org for a response.
*July 2, 2010 No updates as of today, hope everyone enjoys their 4th of July weekend.
*July 9, 2010 No major updates as of today, please call the union office with any questions.
*July 16, 2010 Negotiations between Local 183 and the NFSA will resume Tuesday, July 20, 2010. A Federal Mediator will be assisting at this meeting.
*July 20, 2010 The Local 183 Negotiating Committee met with the NFSA's Committee beginning today at 9:00 a.m. Negotiations concluded at approxiamately 5 p.m. this afternoon. The NFSA submitted a proposal which will be presented to the Local 183 membership this Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. for a vote. A letter will be sent out to all members announcing this Special Union Meeting. The NFSA's proposal was NOT conditionally accepted by your negotiating committee, any job actions currently in place will continue until further notice.
*July 24, 2010 The latest proposal from the NFSA was unanimously rejected by the Local 183 membership at this morning's meeting. There will be a Special Union Meeting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2010.
Important Dates To Remember
-The dates for the upcoming Membership Meetings are as follows:
-There will be a Special Union Meeting held Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
-The dates for the upcoming Continuing Education Courses are as follows:
-There will be a four credit class scheduled for this fall, check back for further details.
*Local 183 members who plan to attend any of the above classes should contact the Union office to rsvp.
Events and Announcements
SIS Fund Changes to New York Life
The SIS Fund has changed over to New York Life. To log onto your account for the first time, go to nasifund.org and click on the SIS Fund button. Then click on "log onto your account". This will take you to the New York Life site. Click on "Establish User ID and PIN/Password". Then simply follow the prompts. I did it and it took less than 5 minutes.
Fire Sprinkler Safety Act Signed Into Law.
-2005 Wisconsin Act 78 directs Wisconsin's private college residence halls, fraternities and sororities to maintain the same level of fire safety standards already in place at the state's public residence halls and dormitories. The new law also mirrors public university standards through requirements adding sprinklers to residence halls taller than 60 feet, and installation of sprinklers in newly-constructed residence halls, sororities and fraternities. Pictured above are members of the Wisconsin Fire Sprinkler Coalition with Governor Jim Doyle after Assembly Bill (AB) 544 was signed into law on 12/22/2005 at a public ceremony at the State Capitol.
Side By Side Burn Demonstration
-This is a very dramatic demonstration. Just look at the after photos, they say it all. We perform this demonstration Annually at the "Falls Safety Fair" in Menomonee Falls, WI. Contact the Local 183 office if you wish to host this event at your local safety fair in South East Wisconsin.
The room on the right has sprinklers, the room on the left does not.
:00 Before.
:30 Sprinkler Activates.
1:00 Couch catches fire on left.
1:20 Thick black smoke on left, fire is out on right.
1:40 Fire is really spreading now.
2:00 If you're not out now, it may be too late.
2:30 Flashover occurs, no life exists.
3:00 Totally engulfed.
3:20 Fire fighters knock down the flames.
3:40 The fire is out.
After, WITHOUT sprinklers, complete devastation, lost everything.
After, WITH sprinklers, lost a couch.
Office/Training Center
-At our March, 2003 Membership Meeting, The Members approved a proposal to build our own 10,000 square foot office and training center. The new building is located on Technology Drive in Menomonee Falls in The Silver Spring Technology Park off of Silver Spring Drive, just West of Pilgrim Rd. Click on the computer generated picture of the new Local 183 building below to view pictures of the site from the vacant lot through the construction process to updated training center progress.
Click to view construction pictures.
Monthly Stamp
-We have been paying our monthly stamp out of the vacation fund since July, 2003. Please be current with your stamps to make this a smooth transition. As long as a member works at least 17 hours per month in our jurisdiction, the stamp will be paid out of their vacation fund. Those members who work less than 17 hours per month in our jurisdiction, and retired members, will still have to pay by check. Effective January 1, 2007 the monthly stamp will go to $25.00 for active members and $20.00 for retirees.
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