BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE ARE SAD TO REPORT THE PASSING OF BROTHER 

THOMAS (TOMMY) PORTANOVA

THERE WILL BE A FUNERAL MASS SATURDAY OCTOBER 24th AT 11:00AM @ ST. ANTHONY’S RC CHURCH 1395 NEPPERHAN AVENUE, YONKERS, NY

PROTECT YOURSELF THIS YEAR BY GETTING A FLU SHOT

Flu season is underway, and with the continuous threat of the COVID-19 virus, IUOE Local 137 is offering a Flu Shot Clinic for our members and their family and friends. Now, more than ever, we know how important it is to keep our family healthy and safe.

Be sure to get your flu shot, so we can help prevent the spread of illness.
 

NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
 

Dates: October 26^th and October 28^th

Times: 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Location: Local 137 Training Center, 2075 Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY.

Please bring your family and friends!

The Flu Shot is free with most insurances, so be sure to bring your insurance card, Pharmacy benefit card or Medicare Card.

Social distancing protocols will be in place and masks will be required.

WHAT'S AT STAKE IN 2020 ?

Joe Biden’s plan will enforce, protect, and extend the Davis-Bacon Act
if he is elected President. This key labor law for Operating Engineers
will reach more projects, and a Biden Administration will invest more
in infrastructure than any past president. He has been outspoken
in support of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages.

President Trump’s Republican platform continues its opposition to
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. Despite making repeated requests of
President Trump to publicly express his support for Davis-Bacon
prevailing wages, contrary to the stated policy of the platform,
he has been unwilling to do so.
Trump’s platform says:
 

“We renew our call for repeal of the Davis-Bacon law, which limits
employment and drives up construction and maintenance costs for
the benefit of unions.”
 

Current Prevailing Wage Survey vs. Bureau of
Labor Statistics Data:
 

A Trump appointee in the White House authored a sneaky plan to slash
Davis-Bacon wage rates by as much as 60% by changing the way
the prevailing rate is calculated – without any congressional
involvement. They would change the way Davis-Bacon wages are
surveyed within the US Department of Labor. They would shift
away from the method used today at the Wage and Hour Division to a
new approach used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). There is only
one reason they want to do this – lower blue-collar workers’ wages on
construction! The new BLS survey method contains no benefits –
no contributions to pensions or health care are included in their
prevailing-wage calculation. And wages are dramatically lower.
Cuts on the check vary from location to location, but, generally, they
are 30% lower than current survey levels in most areas. The Trump
Administration could cut Davis-Bacon in the dead of night.

What does this sneaky change in the way prevailing wage rates are
calculated do to Operating Engineers’

pay on highway projects around the country?
Check it out:

Brothers and Sisters,

As you are aware, public health officials have discouraged all gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

In light of the growing concern for the health and safety of our employees, we have decided to restrict the entry of
non-employees to our offices. While both our Union and Welfare offices remain open at this time, we are offering reduced hours.
The union hall will be open Monday thru Friday from 8:00am to 3:30pm - Lunch will be 12:30 to 1:00.
We are asking members to make any deliveries and drop-offs in our drop-box at the main entrance.  Our phone lines also remain open for any questions or concerns

Fraternally yours,

Jeff Loughlin