Local Roundup Newlywed Brother Derek Morris, wife Jadin and their son Carson March 2023 63 LOCAL 102 • Winnipeg, Canada Hello from Local 102. Winter is just about over and it’s been a great season for anyone with a snowmobile. Our mild temps for Christmas and through January made for great outdoor weather for ice fishing as well. Last month at our local meeting we had nominations for vice president, a trustee position and two E-Board positions. All positions were filled by single nominees who were unchallenged and we would like to congratulate them! Currently our local is busy and work seems to be steady for the foreseeable future in all areas. We have 168 total members comprising of 129 mechanics, and 39 helpers with one probationary in Saskatoon, four in Regina, and Winnipeg with a cool dozen probationary helpers working. We recently had some travellers sent into our local for a new construction job and we need to remind everyone that inside of Local 102 a limited electrical license is required to work in the province of Manitoba and the new TSASK EDM-A license is required to work in Saskatchewan. These are provincial government regulations that are heavily enforced so please call the hall to get information on getting the proper licensing. As always, please work safely, never let your guard down and take care of each other out there. In Solidarity, Richard Gehl Iuec102Regina@gmail.com LOCAL 102 LOCAL 126 • Honolulu, Hawaii Aloha, Brothers and Sisters. The 2023 Legislative Session opened on January 18, 2023, with the usual suspects as well as several new legislators. We’re not sure what to expect this session but it’s certainly started off on a better foot than it has the last eight years under Governor David Ige, who was absolutely NO friend to labor, with current Governor Josh Green recently inviting the Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council to sit and break bread over breakfast. Governor Green said all the right things, even explaining his reasoning for his emergency proclamation in which he suspended Hawaii Revised Statutes 103 (Procurement Laws) and 104 (Prevailing Wage Law) so he could address the homelessness issue in an expedited manner and made assurances that the PLA implemented during the Abercrombie Administration still holds water and he would seek to implement it on ALL capital improvement projects. Fast forward a day later and the Governor is already back-tracking on his PLA promises saying there still needs to be more vetting of the process. It looks like our old pals, the Carpenters, who are vehemently opposed to PLAs, got to him through his chief of staff, Brook Wilson, who used to be a lobbyist for the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters. The Carpenters were also very continued on next page LOCAL 126
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