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Office:

4818 E Ben White Blvd.

Suite 300

Austin, TX 78741

Job Call Line after 4:00 p.m.

512.326.9545

Main Line

512.326.9540

Fax

512.326-9596

Business Manager's Office 512.326.3650 x10

www.ibew520.org

International Brotherhood of Electrical

Workers Local Union 520

P. O. Box 18508

Austin, Texas 78760-8508

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TRAIL BLAZER

On the Inside:

BUSINESS MANAGER'S

REPORT

Election Overview

SALSA Emails

Website Launch

Work Picture

Death of Local 72 Member

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Elections

Picnic Committee

Object of the IBEW

OUR MEMBERS

Continuing Education

BUSINESS MANAGER'S REPORT ….Chris Wagner

Sisters and Brothers,

I would like to thank: the election judge and tellers for ensuring that our local

union elections ran smoothly; the out-going officers for their service to the Lo-

cal; and all of the recent candidates for office for their commitment and willing-

ness to serve their Local. Our Local could not function without the hard work

and dedication of these fine sisters and brothers.

Since no member ran for the office of vice president, President Price has de-

clared that this office will be vacant as of July 17, 2015. The Local 520 Execu-

tive Board, empowered under Article XVI, Section 16 of the IBEW Constitu-

tion, has declared that they will fill this position at the next regular Executive

Board meeting on August 4, 2015. If you are interested in serving as Vice Presi-

dent of Local 520, please make plans to attend the August 4, 2015 meeting

of the Executive Board to be interviewed for possible appointment.

We are excited to roll out our new email system provided by SALSA. The

membership voted to use the SALSA email program in order to be able to get

out information to our members promptly and more efficiently so that we are

able to cut down on paper waste and mailing costs. In addition to periodic up-

dates, we will also be emailing out the Trail Blazer Newsletter in the very near

future. Please make sure to open these emails and if you stop receiving them,

please make sure that the emails are not in your spam box. We also promise not

to send out more emails than are necessary.

We have also launched our newly updated website! You can access it at the

same website address – www.ibew520.org.

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IBEW Local Union 520 Newsletter 695th Edition July 2015

IBEW Local Union 520, Austin, Texas opeiu 298 afl-cio

OUR MEMBERS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Local Union Meeting - Friday, July

17, 2015, BEGINNING AT 6:00

P.M., at LU 520 meeting hall, 3rd

Floor, 4818 E. Ben White Blvd.,

Austin, TX. There will be sausages

and drinks provided before and

after the Union meeting.

Retired Members –

The Retired Members meeting will be

held on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at

11:00 a.m., at Casa Garcia Mexican

Food Restaurant, located at 1901 West

William Cannon Dr. and Manchaca

Road. Telephone #512-441-9504.

Everyone is welcome.

PRIZES

Attendance Drawing -

The Attendance Drawing was won by

Bill Payne at the June 19, 2015 Meet-

ing. Brother Payne generously donated

his winnings to the Thaemert Family

Trust. Attend YOUR Local Union

Meeting to help ensure a big jackpot.

Trail Blazer Prize –

Congratulations to Member No.

7865806 who will receive this month's

Trail Blazer Prize of $34.25, upon

presentation of this edition of the Trail

Blazer to the Business Manager at the

next Union meeting.

Read your Trail Blazer….Attend the

Local Union Meeting…Win a FREE

Monthly Dues Payment

PAYMENTS Local Union Dues -

* A dues: $34.25

* BA dues: $19.00

* Teledata A dues: $37.00

* Death Benefits are $8.00 and are

due upon the death of a member.

Dues payments can be accepted for

the exact amount only. Any check that

is under or overpaid will be returned.

Additionally, we have setup a ‘members’ website that will allow us to serve

you better. The Member website will allow you to see how much you owe

in dues or death benefits without having to call our office --- and you can

continue to make a payment online. The safety of your identity and pay-

ment credentials is our highest priority and we are using the latest technolo-

gy that is fully PCI-DSS compliant and meets all of the current payment

processing rules and regulations. The Member's website can be found

at www.ibew520members.org - and there is also a link to the Member web-

site on the main website. You will receive an email over the coming days

that will provide you with information on how to access the Member web-

site.

Work remains steady at this time. We have been getting into Book II regu-

larly to fill job calls.

IBEW Local 72 lost a member this last June. Brother Jeffery Thaemert died

in a tragic jobsite accident. He was 51 years old and married with younger

children. Our local took up a collection during the June union meeting and

were able to raise $1,300 to give to the family. Thanks everyone for their

generous donations.

If you would like to still give to the Thaemert Family, you can donate di-

rectly to Community Bank & Trust, FBO– Thaemert Family, P.O. Box

2303, Waco, TX 76703.

As always brothers and sisters, work safe and give eight-for-eight! I look

forward to seeing you at YOUR next union meeting!

Fraternally,

Chris Wagner

WORK

Out-of-Work Book –

All applicants shall re-sign month-

ly, beginning on the 10th and ending

on the 16th of each month. Failure

to do so results in the applicants

name being removed from the list.

Roll Call –

Meeting Hall, 3rd Floor, 4818 E.

Ben White Blvd., Austin, TX. Sign

in begins at 6:30 a.m. and roll call

starts promptly at 7:00 a.m. DON'T

FORGET TO SIGN THE DAY

BOOK.

New Member Orientation & Code

of Excellence:

There will not be a New Member

Orientation or Code of Excellence

for the month of July.

Next Scheduled dates will be:

New Member Orientation

Part I– August 11, 2015 @ 5:00 p.m.

Part II—To be announced

Code of Excellence

To be announced

You may register online or contact

Mary (512/326-9540 X11). Please

remember to contact Mary before

2:00 on the scheduled class day to

verify the class is being held. We

need a minimum of 5 students for

each class.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT….Lane Price

Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations to all the newly elected officers. They will be sworn in at the

July Meeting. With no nominations for Vice President in the election, I am

announcing that office vacant. If you wish to fill this office, please plan to

attend the next Executive Board meeting on August 4, 2015 at 5:30 pm to be

interviewed.

I would like to thank those who served on our Election board:

Gaynell Wilson

Jeff Kylberg

Nels Scott

Jose Reyes

Michael McNabb

Your time and service was greatly appreciated.

The Picnic Committee selected Camp Ben McCulloch for the site of our 2015

Annual Picnic. The date will be October 24, 2015. More information will be

forthcoming.

The fifth Object of the IBEW is:

”To Secure employment,”

This object will determine our future. Securing employment for our members

in reality is dependent many issues. Productivity, efficiency, education and

training are only a few of these issues. The IBEW has always viewed itself as

having the best electricians in the industry because of our Training Program,

our JATC. Its primary purpose is to educate and train the future workers of

the industry. As new technologies and construction applications are intro-

duced into our trade, those who are educated and trained will be the most

marketable employees of the future. Assuring them and the IBEW a success-

ful and profitable future.

PRESIDENT:

Lane Price

BUSINESS MANAGER:

Chris Wagner

RECORDING SECRETARY:

Ben Brenneman

TREASURER:

Mark Sherrell

EXECUTIVE BOARD:

Mike Barnes

Gabe Flores

David Grossman

Eddie Kincaid

Mark Kronke

Bill Payne

Terry Tindall

DELEGATES TO THE INT. CONVENTION:

Gabe Flores

Tommy Williamson

Michael Murphy

ELECTION RESULTS from June 19, 2015