About IBEW Local Union 89 Business Manager/ Financial Secretary: Ray Egelhoff -rayegelhoff@ibew89.com Business Rep. John Elliott - john@ibew89.com Organizer/ Business Rep.Oregon, Vic Levings- viclevings@ibew89.com International Organizer: Matt Carroll mattcarroll@ibew89.com President - Matthew Carroll, Vice President - Richard Murray, Treasurer - Shelley Hines, Recording Secretary - Ryan Colvin, Executive Board Members; Frank Urbick- Verizon, Dale Piatz - Outside Construction, Chet Dennis - CenturyTel and Bill Yeazel - Frontier.    Clerical Staff:  Monica Agostinelli, Theresa Duncan, Pat Jones   Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2330 Everett, WA  98213  Phone Number:  (425)259-7101 Toll Free:  (877)221-4239  Oregon Office:  (503)359-1755                       Physical Address: 4423 South Third Avenue Everett, WA  98203 Fax Number:  (425)339-8899 Office E-mail:  ibew89@verizon.net WHO DOES LOCAL 89 REPRESENT! Local 89 is not just affiliated with the Telephone Electrical Industry.  We also carry contracts for Manufacturing, Clerical, Tree Trimming, CATV and Mechanics. We are a full referral Local for our Outside Construction Telephone Industry.   Outside Construction Work If you are interested in working in the Outside Telephone Construction Industry, please contact the Union Hall to register on our out-of-work books or to save time - download, open and print the out-of-work card and work experience form below and mail or fax them to the Union Hall. We are always in need of Telephone Lineman and Telephone Trainees.  The sooner you register, the sooner you could be called to work.   Click for Out of Work Card Click for Work Experience Form Century Tel. / Embarq merger The FCC announced today (Thursday, June 25, 2009) the merger has been approved between Century Tel. and Embarq. It should be finalized on July 1, 2009. The new company name is CENTURYLINK.   Ray Egelhoff Business Manager IBEW Local 89 VERIZON ISSUES AS MORE MEETINGS TAKE PLACE, I WILL UPDATE THE RESULTS. June 25, 2009 See Fact sheet on Sell to Frontier Meeting was held on June 15, 2009 with all Business Managers for Frontier and Verizon to discuss Verizons proposed sell of properties. Specifics to be discussed at unit meetings. MAY 13, 2009 VERIZON ANNOUNCES SELL OF NORTHWEST AREAS: MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS SOON AS WE GET IT. PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL TO  IBEW89@Verizon.net  SO WE WE CAN ADD YOU TO OUR LIST AND PROVIDE YOU WITH UP TO DATE INFORMATION/MOBILIZATION INFORMATION. March 10, 2009 conference call to discuss dress code. March 5, 2009 Safety conference call, items to be discussed; Electrical Safety video 1 and 2. Feb. 25, 2009 Conference call  Items discussed were clothing MOA, dress code that Company wants to implement  Feb. 11th, 2009 Items of discussion were contracting, Company and Union relations, there will be a followup conference call on Feb. 25th. July 16th 2008, Washington, DC. Meeting took place with Verizon Management to discuss issues with FSC, those discussed were: scheduling, overtime, call handling time, and results from first quarter. more to come. May 30th, 2008. On Friday May 30th, 2008 a conference call with Verizon Safety Director and Union Business Managers and safety managers was held. Items discussed are the need for standardized training and follow up that is presented jointy by verizon and Union. Such as electrical, ladder, and climbing safety. Other issues will be discussed on the next conference call. ; April 24, 2008 Business Manager Ray Egelhoff, meet in Washington, DC with our International President, Ed Hill,  Martha Pultar Director ,International Telecommunications, Robert Erickson International Representative  and Business Managers Doug Sellars,LU 824, Myles Calvey LU 2222,John Miller LU 827,Mary Jo Arcuri LU 2213. Virginia Rusterholtz, Bobby Mudge, Jack Navarro, Mark Reed from Verizon. The issues discussed were, Safety, contracts, grievances, arbitrations, and the general working relationship between Verizon and the Unions representing the work force. We have agreed to hold conference calls with Business Managers and Union Safety Officers throughout Verizon areas to see what needs to be done to provide training and reduce accidents. Fact Sheet Verizon Business VZ Business Flier call your senator FMLA Fact sheet Middle Class Task Force Pension Plan funding information Asbestos Cancer and Mesothelioma Support Center www.asbestos.net Survivor's Pension Benefits The Pension protection act has brought many changes, shoring up of the Pension benefit guaranty, allowing employees to move Company Match of Stocks to a selection of the employees choice, to the latest, Survivors pension benefits that has increased from 65% to 75%.  LEGISLATIVE ISSUES AND POLITICAL EDUCATION To find out more about legislative issues or to educate yourself and get more involved in issues that have an impact on you and your families future - please use one of the links below.Please check on these web sites to find issues and answers to the upcomming presidential elections. Labor to Neighbor campaigns will be starting in your area, please look on links below for information. IBEW Political Legislative Action Center - www.unionvoice.org/ibew/home.html Washington State Labor Council - www.wslc.org Oregon AFL-CIO - www.oraflcio.org California Labor Federation AFL-CIO - www.calaborfed.org Another site is www.trcp.org this is the Teddy Roosevelt conservation partnership, and the Union Sportsman alliance