NEWS / JUNE 2009
JUNE MINUTES ARE UP
June 2009 Meeting Minutes Available (CLICK HERE)
NEWS / MAY 2009
MAY MINUTES ARE UP
May 2009 Meeting Minutes Available (CLICK HERE)
DAY ON THE HILL
IBEW Local 365 Representative Ronnie Fletcher attended DAY ON THE HILL for TENNESSEE STATE ELECTRICAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION.
TONY TALLEY SWORN IN
Kingston electrician TONY TALLEY was sworn in at the May union meeting.
STUDENT GENERATING POWER PLANT OPERATORS CLASS
Kingston Student Generating Power Plant Operators Class was sworn in at the May union meeting
Pictured (Backrow - Left to Right) - Robbie Davis, Jason Moore, Josh Aslinger, Joey Nickell, Ashley Griffith,
(Front-row - Left to Right) Lyndell Goldston, Jessica Marine, Jesse Tice, Danielle Brown.
NEWS / APRIL 2009
APRIL MINUTES ARE UP
April 2009 Meeting Minutes Available (CLICK HERE)
SGT. DANNY MELTON
On Friday March 20, 2009 the John Sevier Steam plant held a plant wide meeting at which time Sergeant Danny Melton USAR was presented with a signed poster and a phone card to use while deployed. SGT Melton is a member of the 844th Engineer Battalion in Knoxville, the unit has been mobilized to Iraq for a 12 month rotation to build roads and construct buildings in central Iraq. SGT Melton is a Unit Operator on JSF Unit 2 when at work and in the Army Reserves holds an MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) of 21B combat Engineer.
The TVA Veterans Association and the IBEW members collected $530 locally; the TVA VA contributed $200 and the Upper East TN TVA VA retirees Association collected $100 for a total of $830 for SGT Melton to phone home with.
A yellow ribbon and photo of SGT Melton will be placed in the JSF Unit 1 and 2 control room for a reminder that one of our own is serving our country, while we await his return.
NEWS / MARCH 2009
MARCH MINUTES ARE UP
March 2009 Meeting Minutes Available (CLICK HERE)
NEWS / FEBRUARY 2009
FEBRUARY MINUTES ARE UP
February 2009 Meeting Minutes Available (CLICK HERE)
LETTER REGARDING FEBRUARY PANEL MEETING
TVA Schedule of Trades and Labor Classes and Rates of Pay Schedule B. Regular Maintenance Work and Misc. Operating Work . (CLICK HERE)
JANUARY MINUTES ARE UP
January 2009 Meeting Minutes Available (CLICK HERE)
NEWS / jANUARY 2009
LETTER REGARDING FEBRUARY PANEL MEETING
Letter from International Representative Keith Craig regarding the February, 9, 2009 Panel Meeting. (CLICK HERE)
MOU REGARDING UPGRADE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
Memorandum of Understanding Between TVA and IBEW Regarding FOSSIL UPGRADE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS added to documents page. (CLICK HERE)
NEWS / DECEMBER 2008
DECEMBER MEETING MINUTES
December 2008 Meeting Minutes Available (CLICK HERE)
CELEBRATION FOR HOPE AND CHANGE
Information on CELEBRATION FOR HOPE & CHANGE from Upper East
Tennessee Central Labor Council (CLICK HERE)
Notice! 2009 Dues Increase
To all members of IBEW Local 365:
The following increase in dues will be in effect as of January 1, 2009: Local 365’s portion of dues is increasing by 50 cents per month for all members and International’s portion of dues is increasing by $1.00 per month for all members. Thus, total increase per month per member is $1.50.
Therefore,
‘A’ member’s dues will increase from $37.40 per month to $38.90 per month.
‘BA’ member’s dues will increase from $24.40 per month to $25.90 per month.
J. R. Cox, Financial Secretary
73rd ANNUAL WAGE CONFERENCE
Between TVA & The Trades & Labor Council for All Annual Employees
December 10, 11, 12, 2008 - Knoxville, TN
12/12 UPDATE: Click to view TVA Final Wage
Offers & Council Requests (CLICK HERE)
Listed Below are the Trades & Labor Council requests being negotiated.
- One additional holiday.
- Shift differential increase to .80 and 1.01 per hour.
- Transmission agreement- $80.50 per Diem… one additional day of per diem when work location or assembly point(s) is 160 miles or greater from their home of record and who utilize additional day of temporary accommodations.
- Rate of pay increase of 10% for all classifications.
- The council requests an Incentive payment for non-nuclear and nuclear AUO’s to go into Unit operator upgrade.
- The council requesting a three year retention agreement with the TVA for all nuclear unit operators currently holding certification.
- The council is requesting an incentive salary increase of 5% above the unit operator pay rate for non-nuclear unit operators who successfully pass the fossil and hydro power joint training plan switchyard training-fossil generating station accreditation exam and maintain said accreditation thru current annual training.
- The council requests that a nuclear craft certification be established for classifications not participating in the multi-skill program. A task matrix will be developed to ensure qualification and will be monitored by the local joint training committee.*
*The above listed items are simply resquests being negotiated on and do not represent final outcomes and wages.