IBEW Local 488 - Providing skilled craftsmen & women for the electrical industry

CEU Class for 5/10/08 Cancelled

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:54:38 -0400

We are sorry to inform you that the Continuing Education class scheduled for Saturday May 10, 2008 has been cancelled due to funeral arrangements for Mrs. Sheila Michko.

Mrs. Michko is the sister of 2nd District International Vice President Frank Carroll, Local 488 Business Manager Peter Carroll and Local 488 member Charles Carroll. The entire Carroll family appreciates everyone's thoughts and prayers as well as your understanding in the cancellation of this class.

Class participants can reschedule for the June 14th class by calling the JATC Office, or by sending an email to jatc488@sbcglobal.net. Classes will also be added in September to make sure all of our members are accomodated for the license renewal class. We will be adding an evening class and a Saturday class to the schedule. Dates will be posted as soon as possible.

Schmidheini Family Benefit Dinner

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:18:09 -0500

Local 488 Brother Jeff Schmidheini was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma two years ago at the age of 30. Currently there is no cure for this disease and Jeff is unable to work due to his illness. Jeff has recently been through his third stem cell transplant and the cancer only stayed in remission for three short weeks. He is now undergoing chemotherapy treatments and continues to be in and out of Yale New Haven Hospital.

Jeff and his wife Amy have two sons, Allen and Patrick ages 2 and 5 years old. This young family needs a helping hand to make ends meet. Medical expenses, travel costs including gas to go back and forth to treatments and hospitals, family expenses, car payments, regular household expenses and other bills have exhausted their bank account.

www.ibewfightbacknow.com

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:30:47 -0500

www.ibewfightback.com

A new website has been developed by the IBEW Second District Office to help in the fight against the increasing number of anti-union legislative proposals submitted each year. Some examples of items that are constantly under attack are prevailing wage laws, licensing laws, and regulations pertaining to apprenticeship ratios. These laws if changed (for the worse), will have a negative impact on all working families, whether they are union members or not.

We are urging all of our members to sign up for this important website. Please also encourage your spouse, family and friends to sign up! It only takes a minute and you will be contacted when there is an issue that is important not only to the IBEW, but issues that affect all working families. From this site you will be able to email, contact, and forward important information to your state and federal representatives with a few simple clicks of your mouse. Don't hesitate. Please sign up now!!!

Christmas Raffle 1/21/08

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:32:17 -0500

The drawing for our annual Children's Christmas Party Raffle was held at the conclusion of Monday's union meeting on 1/21/08. Congratulations to the winners!

First Prize: Scott Soracin - $300.00 Gift Card to Circuit City

Second Prize: David Manente - SHARP 15" Liquid Crystal Television

Third Prize: Patrick Hoyt - Jack Nicklaus Golf Clubs

Congratulations once again to all of our winners and thank you to everyone who made donations and purchased tickets in support of the Children's Christmas Party.

IBEW Local 326 Survivors Fund

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:11:08 -0500

The following information regarding the tragedy in IBEW Local 326 is posted here at the request of IBEW Local 488 members who were present at our December union meeting. Our thoughts and prayers go out to our brothers and sisters in Local 326 and especially to the families of these three brothers. Please do whatever you can to help make things a little easier for these families during thier time of need.

On November 6^th IBEW Local 326 suffered a terrible tragedy. At approximately 9:30 am, there was a catastrophic boiler tube failure on Unit 3 at Salem Harbor Station. Brothers Mark Mansfield, Phil Robinson, and Mathew Indigelia sustained severe steam burns over 90% of their bodies. All three brothers were transported by Med- Flight to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston where they passed away in the early morning hours of November 7^th.

It's Here! - IBEW Labor News

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:25:58 -0400

IBEW Local union 488 is happy to announce a new addition to our website. We have added the IBEW Labor News to the stream of current media stories located on our site. It is located in the right hand column of our site along with the Connecticut Labor News and National Labor Start news feeds. This new feature will keep you current on important issues happening within the IBEW as well as provide you with easy access to other great sites such as IBEW HourPower and Electrictv.net.

A Wonderful Evening

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:16:59 -0500

The return of IBEW Local 488 Pin Night at Roberto's Restaurant was a great success. The spirit of brotherhood was certainly in the air and everyone present seemed to be having a wonderful time. This has been confirmed many times over as we continue to receive positive comments about the evening from our brothers and sisters that were in attendance.

Business Manager Peter Carroll opened the remarks portion of the evening talking about many things including the strong outlook of the work picture in our area, healthcare issues, and also announced an increase to our local pension benefit. Peter also introduced the special guests that were in attendance which included IBEW Second District Vice President and 488 member Frank Carroll and International Representative Richard Panagrossi. Also in attendance was the management team from Insurance Prgrammers. During his remarks, company CEO Larry Bourland talked about the excellent relationship that IPI has built over the years with Local 488 and also the pleasure of serving our members. He introduced his senior staff President Diane Klobukowski and Executive Vice President Richard Poulaino who were available all evening for our members to speak with directly. We thank them all for taking time out of their busy schedules and spending some time with us.

Local 488 Welcomes New Members

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:13:05 -0500

Congratulations to the nineteen Journeyman Wiremen who were initiated into IBEW Local Union 488 at our November Union Meeting by President Michael D'Amico. Business Manager Peter Carroll and Business Agent Anthony Soter have done a great job of getting these men together, providing the necessary manpower and helping our contractors man the abundant amount of work in our jurisdiction. At this time, we continue to enjoy full employment and we appreciate all the help we have had from our sister locals that have provided IBEW brothers and sisters to our employers as well.

We welcome the following new members-

Andrew Winiarski, Michael Timpanelli, Greg Schurer, Craig Samatulski, John Rosa, Jeffrey Rindos, Scott Riddick, James Persechino, Salvatore Nozzolillio, Steve Moura, Scott Morrisroe, Carl Mazzamaro, John Gromotskie, Cornel Ferron, Donald Dyer, Silvano DiPalma, David Dery, David Cameron, and Steven Boisvert.

IBEW Hour Power - A New and Innovative Website

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:16:58 -0400

The IBEW has launched a fantastic new website designed to get important news and messages from the International Office out to the membership. The site, www.IBEWhourpower.com features videos, news stories, photos, job tips, prize giveaways and much, much more. This is also a great place for non-members to see what the IBEW is all about and what it has to offer. Go there now and get electrified with IBEW Hour Power.