Goals for a third term.

My number one goal for a third term is to make sure that the Local is on solid footing so that the next generation of leaders can propel this local and the Labor Movement forward. Here’s how we do that.

1. Fix internal systems.

We are becoming a large local. We need to set up our procedures for payments, data collection and retention, and accountability so that they operate in he background and are not a distraction as we grow. In addition, key admin personnel are retiring and their job functions will need to be transitioned.

2. Get everything the market can bear in negotiations.

The labor shortage and the vast sums of money have given us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get the kind of contract we deserve. Teledata negotiations have put paid time off on the table. Unheard of raises are coming out of CIR. It’s our time. We are going to bargain hard in negotiations and give our future leaders the experience they need to lead our negotiations for years to come.

3. Improve communications with the membership.

I have been saying since the beginning that an informed membership is the key to a member-run union. We will improve communications way by adding admin personnel to answer phones, revamping the website, creating a member app, and increasing the presence of stewards on the job.

4. Make sure that we man the jobs that were custom built for the IBEW.

There is a tidal wave of work coming from the Federal Government that is custom-built for the IBEW. This administration believes that he next generation of infrastructure projects that keep America strong can be built union. We can’t let them down. This will take extensive organizing effort and, a massive expansion of our apprenticeship. We will also have to work together as the Building Construction Trades and as the Labor Movement like never before.

4. Continue to turn activists into leaders.

The Scholarship Program has provided Local 520 with a wealth of activists. We will continue to provide training and leadership opportunities so they will be ready to take ahold of this Local and propel it into the future.