IBEW Local 465
Imperial Irrigation District

Unit Chair Cesar Perdomo

IID UNIT OFFICERS (2007-2010):

Unit Chair:                                Cesar Perdomo

Vice Chair:   Jeffrey Zinn

Recording Secretary:        Paul Kovacic

Executive Committee:       Lupe Estala
                                    Darryl Dees

Frank Silva

(fourth committee seat open)

Executive Board Member:          Jeffrey Zinn

NEW IID CONTRACT ONLINE: Below we have included copies of the new Memorandum of Understanding, recently ratified by the membership, along with the updated Policies and Procedures Manual.Click on each link below for those documents, which are in *.pdf format. 

IID MOU 2009-2011

IID Policies and Procedures

BECOME A MEMBER OF IBEW 465:IID employees who are not yet members can sign up to be a member by clicking on all four of the links below, for four forms that are necessary for membership.They are in *.pdf format.Once you have filled out the forms, hand it to one of the officers or shop stewards, or you can mail it to us at:

IBEW Local 465

7444 Trade Street

San Diego, CA92121-3413

All four of the following forms must be filled out: 

Designation of Beneficiary FormAUTHORIZATION FOR REPRESENTATION

 

 

 

 

I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION 465

 

IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT

JANUARY 2012 UPDATE

 

IBEW WEB SITE: IBEW 465.org

 

JANUARY UNIT MEETINGS

Monthly Unit Meetings will be held at La Quinta Headquarters on January 25th starting 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room.  For El Centro our meeting will be held on January 24th at 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the Moose Lodge. Agency Fee Payers or Objectors are not permitted to attend any meetings until such time as they become members. Proof of membership will be required.

 

2012 CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

We have been meeting weekly and have presented our initial proposal.  We expect the District’s opening proposal this month.  Inequity presentations have been scheduled beginning on January 13th and continuing through the end of February.  Your committee includes: Perdomo, Kovacic, Moses, Cruz, Rodgers, MacDonald, Aguirre and Hunter.

 

AGENCY SHOP UPDATE

We hope to have the corrected dues structure in place by the end of this month for all non members.  A joint communication will be sent to all affected employees explaining the change and the start date.  Questions over this process can be directed to Unit Officers, IID Stewards, Representative Paul Kovacic 1-760-315-7403 or John Hunter at 1-619-246-4653.

 

LEADERSHIP ACTION COMMITTEE

This group of employee members meet on a bi-monthly basis to discuss Union business on property and help form Union policy on District property.  These meetings are held in El Centro and La Quinta at 12:30 p.m. For these meetings, the Union reimburses for lost wages and facilitates work releases to participate.  Since the entire District is represented, we would like to encourage members in Clerical, Administration, Stores, Water Construction and the Power Dock to join.  Those interested should contact John Hunter or Paul Kovacic for an invitation. 

 

ISSUES AND GRIEVANCES

Rob Cruz was able to reduce an employee’s 10-day suspension to 5-days for a policy violation.  We were also able to reduce a 5-day suspension to 2-days for a performance issue.  Also, resolved was a “Working Out of Class” issue in Heavy Equipment.  We are still waiting on a similar case for the Distribution Estimators.  Additionally, we are also representing several employees facing disciplinary action.   

 

 

 

 

REP. PAUL KOVACIC’S REPORT

With Agency Shop in full swing, it’s extremely important to spread the word to all fee payers about the benefits of Union membership.  To be truthful, all non-members have benefited from the work performed by the Union on District property.  Remember only members have a say in their work future.  Management is currently taking a hard line on employees not following Policy and Procedures.  I highly recommend that all employees get to know and understand the District’s rules.  If you need additional information, I can be reached at 1-760-315-7403 or e-mail me at pkovacic@sbcglobal.net.

 

STEWARD TRAINING

International Representative Art Murray will be giving his final “Basic Stewards” training on February 23rd at the Moose Lodge from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.  Mr. Murray is retiring effective March 1, 2012 after 41 years of IBEW service.  This training is open to all Officers, LAC members and Stewards.  Special invitations will be authorized for members on a case by case basis.  For those participates, wages lost will be reimbursed by the Local Union  Please contact Cindy Nelson at the Local Union to sign up for this training.  Non-Stewards should contact Paul Kovacic or John Hunter to request an invitation. 

 

FINAL THOUGHTS

At the risk of being redundant, I will speak to a subject that should be near and dear to everyone’s heart: Wages, Benefits and Working Conditions.  The Union is not me, my staff, the Officers or even the Stewards.  The Union is “rank and file members.”  In reality the ground work on District property has been laid by all those mentioned but if we are truly to make a difference, the members have to be involved.  While I know everyone has a life, family and outside passions, without a decent livelihood those pursuits cannot be followed.  I’m not talking about being fanatical: it’s just being involved when needed.  A perfect example is the August 2011 Board of Director’s meeting where the Union was presenting their case about the need for reasonable wage increases.  A number of members were contacted and asked to attend for a show of force.  Keep in mind that a good showing from the employees would have resonated with the Board, who are publicly elected. The turnout? 15 employees.  Can we guess the results?  The reality is if the Union hadn’t filed a Lawsuit over employees not receiving a raise in 2010 and settled for the 2011 BONUS, there would have been no compensation for 2011.  Continuing this type of support in the future will predicate the same results.  Einstein once said “Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results.”  While the Union Leadership endeavors to make improvements on property, without employee support or involvement we can only do so much.   That support and involvement doesn’t have to fanatical, it just has to be there when needed.  Excuses or comments that the Union never does anything won’t play.  Employees who expect gains while never contributing, now that’s insanity.  BUT, THAT’S JUST MY OPINION!!!