❎❎❎ CANCELLATION ANNOUNCEMENT ❎❎❎
The regular membership meeting, originally scheduled for next Tuesday, March 24, 2020 has been cancelled in accordance with MD’s state of emergency and social distancing recommendations.
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Tool & Boot Sale and Substance Testing Canceled
Please be advised that our annual Substance Testing and Tool & Boot Sale, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 19 through Saturday, March 21, 2020, has been canceled in light of the growing concerns around COVID-19.
Every effort will be made to reschedule this event once the state of emergency in Maryland has been lifted.
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Why does Santa take presents to children around the world?
Because the presents won’t take themselves!
And the members of Local 24’s Children’s Christmas Party committee like to help Santa out as much as possible with all those presents, so they are cordially inviting our members and their families to a little early gift distribution. The annual Local 24′s Children’s Christmas Party will be held Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 10 am-2 pm at the Baltimore office (2701 W Patapsco Ave, Baltimore, MD 21230).
This event is open to all children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of active and retired members of Local 24. The festivities will include visits and photos with Santa, a toy for every child, puppet shows, and fun for the whole family. Complimentary hot dogs, french fries and soft drinks will be served.
We hope to see you and your families there!
Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Metro Baltimore Council food pantry.
Congratulations, Class of 2019!
It takes 5 years of on-the-job training, combined with classes, homework and tests to make an I.B.E.W. inside journeyman wireman. Many candidates can’t or don’t make it through our apprenticeship program – but these 46 men and women have crossed the finish line!
Congratulations to each of our 2019 graduates, who received their certificates from IBEW Local 24 Business Manager Pete Demchuk, Maryland Acting Secretary of Labor James Rzepkowski, and Will Yull, MD National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Representative.
Several of the graduates were also recognized for their excellence in grades and attendance. Awards for highest total grades went to Chloe Alexandra Starcher in the Baltimore program and Dylan McNeil Brooks in the Eastern Shore program. Jonathan Patrick McLaughlin was recognized as the Outstanding Apprentice in the class of 2019. Perfect attendance awards were earned by Dustin Frederick Guthmann, Jonathan Patrick McLaughlin, Eric Michael Milstred, Michael Eric Panza, James Maurice Peele, Jr., Kirk Andrew Shiloh, and Michael Nicholas Tarbert.
The Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee for the Maryland Electrical Industry is sponsored by IBEW Local 24 and the Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Electrical Contractors.
Click on our Facebook link in the upper right corner of this page to view and share photos from the graduation ceremony and learn more about our training opportunities here.
BALTIMORE ELECTRICAL GRADUATES
| Nicholas Andrew Boddiford | Dustin Frederick Guthmann | James Maurice Peele, Jr. |
| Nong Emmanuel Bouh | Brice John Hartsell | Charles David Phoebus |
| Tobias David Eintou Brown | Daniel Douglas Hayes | Benjamin Cody Rixham |
| Jason Richard Carr | Donald Oswaldo Herrera | Joseph Elmer Sank |
| Timothy Dale Cox, Jr. | Brandon Norwood Hofler | Michael Charles Selander |
| Anthony Vincent DiVenanzio | Zachary Michael Hynson | Kirk Andrew Shiloh |
| Patrick Galbert Dolan | Joseph Louis Iobbi | Chloe Alexandra Starcher |
| Shane Tyler Duncan | Shane Benjamin Keene | Andrew Thomas Stark |
| Jonathan Logan Ebberts | Raymond John Kilstrom, Jr. | Kevin Matthew Strickland |
| Devan Keith Feathers | Jonathan Patrick McLaughlin | Michael Nicholas Tarbert |
| Anthony Joseph Feltz | Odakwei Kofi Tendayi Mills | Cory James Whidby |
| Adam Edward Geier | Eric Michael Milstred | Alec Steven Wolinski |
| Jesse James Glackin | Nathan Urian Moser | |
| Richard Allen Golliday | Michael Eric Panza | |
| Markist Boyce Goode | Angelo Paraskevaidis | |
EASTERN SHORE ELECTRICAL GRADUATES
| Dylan McNeil Brooks | Matthew Thomas Reed | Joseph Christian Shipley |
URGENT – Wednesday, July 10 – Rally With Us For Pension Protection!
Local 24’s leadership is gathering as many people as possible to participate in a rally at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 9 a.m. The rally is in support of H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, which would establish a safety net for pension plans that are struggling.
Local 24 members are fortunate to be part of a pension plan that is healthy, properly funded and in the “green” zone. However, union members across the country are facing a national crisis as more than a hundred multiemployer pension plans face the threat of collapse within the next 10 years.
H.R. 397 establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multiemployer defined benefit pension plans.
To receive a loan, a plan must be either in critical and declining status (including any plan with respect to which a suspension of benefits has been approved) or insolvent, if the plan became insolvent after December 16, 2014, and has not been terminated.
Treasury must issue bonds to fund the loan program and transfer amounts equal to the proceeds to the trust fund established by this bill. The Pension Rehabilitation Administration may use the funds, without a further appropriation, to make loans, pay principal and interest on the bonds, or for administrative and operating expenses.
WE NEED YOU to stand with your labor brothers and sisters and millions of Americans facing an uncertain future as their retirement security is threatened through no fault of their own.
PLEASE CALL THE HALL TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT RALLY – 410 247-5511
Local 24 Leadership Re-elected
On Saturday, June 15, 2019, Local 24 I.B.E.W. held its triennial election for all local leadership positions, as well as delegates to the I.B.E.W. International Convention. The election results were announced in the letter below, mailed to all Local 24 members.
These local leaders will be sworn in at the regular membership meeting on July 23, 2019 at 7 pm.
On Sale Now! Tickets For Union Night Orioles Game
The Metro Baltimore AFL-CIO has teamed up again this year with the Baltimore Orioles to offer union members and their families discounted tickets to come out and watch the Birds play ball. Tickets are on sale now at Local 24’s Baltimore Hall – get yours today!
Midwest Flooding Impact On Sav-RX Is Minimal
Our prescription drug service, Sav-Rx, has notified us that the catastrophic flooding in the Midwest should not delay the delivery of any of your orders.
However, you may experience a bit longer wait time if you call their customer service – sadly, many Sav-Rx employees’ homes have been damaged and their call center is operating with a reduced workforce.
Deals On Tools, Boots And Workwear Highlight Annual Substance Testing Event
The annual testing for the Local 24/N.E.C.A. Substance Abuse Program is quickly approaching and your drug-free card may be due to expire. The following dates have been scheduled for the testing of Journeyman Wireman, Apprentices, VDV, CW and CE classifications:
THURSDAY MARCH 21, 2019, 3:00 – 6:00 PM
FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2019, 3:00 – 6:00 PM
SATURDAY MARCH 23, 2019, 8:00 – 11:00 AM
All testing on Saturday will be held at the Electrical Training Center
All Apprentices and CW’s will be tested at Electrical Training Center, 2699 W. Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, MD. 21230.
Journeyman, VDV, and CE’s will be tested at the Union Hall, 2701 West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230.
This program is mandatory for the Apprentices and CW’s and voluntary for all others. If you wish to test at a time or site more convenient to your schedule or home please contact Mobile Medical Corp. @ 877-201-7474 to schedule your test. On any job where substance abuse testing is required, you must have a current Local 24/N.E.C.A. Card. If you were selected for a random test during the course of the year, you are not required to test again for one year from the random testing date.
For Local 24 members that participate in the Drug Free Program on these dates or have a current Drug Free Card, there will be cash only Tool/Boot Sale held in conjunction with the testing. The tools and steel-toed boots sale will be located at the Training Center on the same dates and times as the testing. The prices of all tools and steel-toed work boots have been subsidized by the Maryland Electrical Industry Labor Management Cooperative Committee (MEILMCC). Enclosed is a list of tools and steel-toed work boots with prices.
Again this year Carhartt products and accessories will be sold at discounted prices in the Training Center. A portion of sales benefit the 24Brotherhood Fund.
Should you have any questions regarding the testing or the program procedures, please contact John Rankin at the Local Union Office, 410-247-5511. Apprentices and CW’s should contact the JATC Training Center at 410-247-3313.
March 25th Is Labor Night In Annapolis
***IMPORTANT UPDATE***
If you are planning to catch up with us in Annapolis rather than take a bus from the Union Hall,
the location has changed.
MEET ON SOUTHEAST LAWN AT CORNER OF BLADEN & CALVERT ST. ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401
Local 24 IBEW is proud to take part in Union Night in Annapolis, when our members engage with Maryland’s elected officials and express support or opposition for legislation that is being considered by the General Assembly.
Union Night is an annual event organized by the Metro Baltimore Council AFL-CIO and the Baltimore/D.C. Building Trades Union. It brings together members of many unions, both public and private sector.
Check out the flyer below for more information. Local 24 provides buses for transport from the union hall to Lawyer’s Mall.
