District 6 Report — April 2024

Brothers and Sisters, greetings from District 6.

I continue visiting as many job sites as possible in District 6 and speaking to the members on those sites. Along with asking members if there’s any issues on the job, I’m working diligently on enforcing portability as well as job site ratio. I’m making sure members of other locals have cleared into Local 11 and the contractor is following the rules in regard to portability.

I’m taking tallies on how many apprentices and Journeyman are on site. Section 5.12. of the Inside Wiremen’s Agreement says, “Each job site shall be allowed a ratio of two (2) apprentices for every three (3) Journeyman wiremen or a fraction thereof.” If you’re on a job site and there are more apprentices than journeyman, chances are the contractor is out of compliance with the ratio.

I cannot be at every job all the time so I’m asking for help from my Brothers and Sisters in the field. If you’re on a project and you think something isn’t right, please reach out to a Business Agent.

As always, it’s an honor to serve the members.

Kelly Oliver
Business Representative
District 6