March Member E-News
March Member E-News: Helping hands grant helps Local 1192 family; new delegates sworn in at March meeting; member spotlight on Ethan Neville; and more
Q1 – Nuclear Update
It has been a busy spring season for the nuclear industry. Nearly all seventeen projects for the spring of 2023 season have started or will be starting soon. These projects are expected to end at the middle or end of May.
The spring season produced a lot of work for our members, requesting manpower of around 800 millwrights.
Halford to speak at Labor Spring in Arkansas
SSMRC Political Director Rick Halford will be among the speakers at an event aimed at highlighting ways unions and collective action by workers can alleviate the most pressing problems facing northwest Arkansas residents. The Northwest Arkansas Labor Council and the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Education Association/Local 965 will host the Northwest Arkansas Labor Spring Teach-In…
SSMRC staff network with elected officials, contractors, manufacturers at automotive summit
SSMRC leaders networked with elected officials, contractors, and manufacturers at the 2023 Auto Focus Summit hosted by our training center in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 1-2. The Southern States Automotive Contractors Association, an organization the SSMRC was instrumental in creating, held the event.
Q1 – Eastern Region Director Update
I am pleased to report on the first quarter of 2023 for the Eastern Region of the SSMRC. As we have forecasted, the employment opportunities have been endless. Our district is on track to shatter our previous years’ hours worked, which is great news for our brotherhood. We are alive and well and growing exponentially. There has never been such a great time to be a union millwright in the South.
Local 1554 welcomes Jesse Beilig as its newest business agent
Local 1554 has welcomed a familiar face as the newest business agent for Local 1554 out of Nashville.
In January, Jesse Beilig assumed the business agent role covering middle and West Tennessee, replacing former Local 1554 business agent, Steve Williams, who has since taken a position as the Nuclear Representative for the SSMRC.
Get to know Jacob Wooten, the newest SSMRC administrative assistant
Jacob Wooten joined the SSMRC team in late February and serves as the Administrative Assistant for the Birmingham office.
Wooten is a native of Birmingham, AL with a diverse educational and work background. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in both Applied Math and Music. After graduation, he worked in the financial industry, where he quickly advanced moving from a teller position to a role as an accounting and finance specialist.
Q1 – Central Region Director Update
Central Region members and contractors alike have been busy within the power-gen and automotive industries.
Q1- Western Region Director Update
The Western Region of the SSMRC kicked off the first quarter of 2023 with a bang. Right after the holidays, work has been non-stop and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down at all.
SSMRC President and Nuclear Representative set to retire after nearly 45 years of service to the brotherhood
SSMRC President and Nuclear Representative, David Bonds is retiring after nearly 45 years of service to the brotherhood.
Carpenters’ Helping Hands provides grant for Local 1192 member, who lost his home to a house fire
A brotherhood is often described as a relationship or bond that is so tight it can never be broken. It’s made up of a group of people that have each other’s backs no matter what, especially during a time of need.
New SSMRC delegate initiated at March meeting
A new SSMRC delegate was sworn in at the March staff and delegate meeting in Fort Worth, Texas.
SSMRC part of UBC Southern District Committee working to ensure our members benefit from historic federal investments in infrastructure, technology, clean-energy projects
The SSMRC is part of a committee that is working to make sure union members – and particularly our millwrights – gain substantial job opportunities through programs that will funnel billions of dollars into infrastructure, technology, and clean-energy projects during the next decade.
March Member Spotlight – Ethan Neville
From a young age, Local 1000 member Ethan Neville, knew he was destined to work in the construction industry. Growing up, Neville kept himself busy working on cars and finding ways to expand his knowledge of the construction industry. After graduating high school, he used his knowledge to begin working as a heavy machinery rigger, traveling the country before making the courageous decision to become a union millwright. While learning the millwright way of things has posed some challenges for Neville, he has adjusted well and excelling quickly in his career.
Q1 2023 Industry Partner E-News
Q1 Industry Partner E-News: Regional updates; Networking and recruiting opportunities; Nashville training center opening soon; Federal funding favors union contractors; and more
Q1 2023 Central Region Update: We’re monitoring industry spending and potential projects
As each new year begins, we look at projected industry spending that might provide additional bidding opportunities for our partnering contractors. For the Central Region, the industrial-spending outlook on capital and balance-of-plant opportunities for the first half of 2023 totals more than $19 billion.
Q1 2023 Western Region update: We’re focused and ready to meet labor challenges
During the first quarter of 2023, growth will continue across the Western Region after a record year in 2022. There will be emerging work in clean energy and infrastructure funded by federal dollars, with multiple projects breaking the $1 billion mark on total insurable value.
Q1 2023 Eastern Region update: Opportunities this year include several projects worth >$1 billion
The contractors of the Eastern Region – the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida – have hit the new year running. We are looking at several projects worth more than $1 billion this coming year.
Tennessee bill would limit ways to form a union
A bill in the Tennessee Legislature would micro-manage how votes for union representation are conducted at private businesses. The bill would make a secret-ballot election the only option for forming a union for employees who work for an employer who has received economic incentives from the state of Tennessee.
February Member E-News
February Member E-News: Local 1192 helps family in need; high school students explore career opportunities; member spotlight on Zoey Illingworth; and more