PLUMBERS LOCAL 55 NEWS
PLUMBERS LOCAL 55 NEWS
2024 Cleveland Building Trades Endorsed Candidates
Kira Krivosh- CMP Judge- Term ending 12/31/2026 Kevin Kelley- CMP Judge- Re-Elect Joy Kennedy- CMP Judge- Term ending 1/10/2025 Joan Synenberg- CMP Judge-Re-Elect John Spellacy- CMP Judge- Term [...]
Pension Trustee Appointment
Congratulations Dave Wallace on your appointment as a new Pension Trustee! We know you will do a great job for the members!
Executive Board Appointment
Thank you Brother Paul Hobson for your service on the Executive Board, you will be missed. Congratulations Brother Tim Wheeler on your appointment to the Executive Board, we know you will do a [...]
Good & Welfare Fund
Brothers and Sisters, The name of the Good & Welfare fund has been changed to the Plumbers Local 55 Charitable Fund. You will see the changes soon.
2022 ELECTION RESULTS
Congratulations to the following Brothers and Sisters in the 2022 Elections for Office in Plumbers Local 55. The following will be sworn in at the JULY Union Meeting: President- Michael Redlin [...]
Retirement Meeting
On Monday, May 23rd from 5-7PM, we will be hosting a retirement/pension meeting for members ages 50 and younger at the union hall. This meeting is to help members plan ahead for their retirement [...]
Retirement Information Meeting
On Thursday Feb. 24, 2022 from 5:00-7:00p, we will be hosting a retirement meeting for members who are going to retire in the near future. all members are welcome, but we recommend the members [...]
Congratulations On Joint Conference Committee Appointment
Congratulations to Brother Mike Redlin for his appointment to the Joint Conference Committee! Good luck brother, we know you will do a great job representing the members!
Congratulations Delegates
Congratulations to the members who will be representing Plumbers Local 55 at the 40th National UA Convention as delegates. Paid Officers are automatic delegates, but the following were elected to [...]
New S.U.B. Fund Trustee and Alternate
Congratulations to Brother Rico Lopez for being appointed as a new S.U.B. Fund Trustee and to Brother Burt “Bucky” Skeel for being appointed as an Alternate Trustee. Thank you [...]
New DCRP Trustee Appointment
Congratulations Brother Andrew Hancovsky on your appointment as a new DCRP Trustee! We have the utmost confidence in your dedication, and we know you will do a great job for the members!
2020 Contract Ratification
Brothers and Sisters, We hope you are all staying healthy and safe. We are in unprecedented times and need to do things differently until we can get some normalcy back in our lives. With that [...]
Congratulations Softball Team!
Congratulations to our Softball team. Cleveland Building Trades tournament champions. B division. We would also like to thank all of the members and families that showed their support all [...]
Local 55 Golf Outing
Please Join us for our Annual Plumbers Local 55 Golf Outing on Saturday August 10th at Springvale Golf Course & Ballroom. You can get your tickets at the hall, or call one of the members on [...]
New Executive Board Appointment
We would like to welcome Brother Don Smoot onto the Executive Board. We know that you will do a great job, Brother Smoot.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Come join us to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade! The Trolley will be at the hall for transportation to and from the parade. If you plan to meet downtown, we will line up near 18th and [...]
Membership DCRP Q&A Meeting
Brothers and sisters, We are pleased to announce that starting on January 1, 2019, the Elective Deferral process will begin. In order to prepare for this, we will be holding a Membership DCRP [...]
Cleveland Metro School District and Plumbers Local 55 agree on Trainee Program
CMSD has added another pipeline program that can help career-technical students from Max S. Hayes High School land high-paying jobs in their trade. An agreement that the District signed Thursday [...]
Newly Appointed Positions
We would like to welcome brother Josh Spinner onto the Executive Board and brother Paul Hobson onto the Examining Board. Good luck brothers, we know you will serve the Local well.
Wellness Day 2018
Brothers and sisters, our annual Wellness Day will be at the Union Hall on Saturday September 22, 2018 from 10a-2p. Refreshments and light food will be served. Get your Biometrics done at the [...]
Condolences
Brothers and sisters, we are sorry to report the passing of the following Brothers Brother Fred Mazzola, Brother Richard Broz, Brother William Forrester, Brother James Govang, and Brother Fred [...]
Condolences
Brothers and sisters, we are sorry to report the passing of Brother James “Dutchie” Hinkel and Brother Richard Mayich. They will be missed by many. Rest in Peace, Brothers.
75 Year Member Passes Away
Brothers and sisters, we would like to send our condolences to the Dougherty family. Brother Ed Dougherty, a 75 year member of Plumbers Local 55 passed away on Tuesday January 23, 2018. May you [...]
Condolences
Brothers and sisters, we are very sorry to report that we’ve lost a great Union Brother and Retired Business Agent, Mike Prebish Sr. Rest in Peace Brother MICHAEL P. PREBISH, SR. [...]
Local Officer and Trustee Appointments
Brother and sisters, we would like to welcome the following brothers to their newly appointed positions. John Suchy (H&W Trustee), Charles Tobia (Pension Trustee), Jeff Roland (Executive [...]
Condolences
Brothers and sisters, we are sorry to report the passing of Brother Nicholas Ianetta, Brother Richard C. Hudak, and Brother William C. Taylor. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to their friends and [...]
Membership Pension Q&A Meeting
Brothers and sisters, We will be hosting our Membership Pension Q&A Meetings on Thursday Dec 7th at 5:30p and on Tuesday Dec 12th at 5:30p at the Union Hall. Please try to attend one or both [...]
3rd Place finish in Cleveland Soap Box Derby!
Congratulations to Lily Wittlock (Brother Gary Wittlock’s daughter) on her 3rd place finish in the Plumbers Local 55 Soap Box Derby car!! Her next race is on December 9-10 at the Summit [...]
Condolences
Brothers and sisters, we are sorry to report the loss of the following brothers- Michael Condrich, Albert Sabo, Thomas Czerny, Jack Koch, and Dennis Blankenburg. Rest in Peace brothers.
Condolences
Brothers and sisters, we are sorry to report the passing of Brother James Gallagher and Brother Matthew Bliss. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to their friends and families. Rest in peace brothers.
Condolences
We are sorry to report the passing of Brother Louis LaRiche and Brother George Hrudka. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to their family and friends. Rest in peace Brothers
The Emerging Contours of the Rules Governing Wellness Programs
As the costs of providing health insurance continue to rise, employers have soughtwith limited successto find options to hold down costs. One of the few promising approaches in an otherwise [...]
4th Velosano Ride for the Cure
Nearly 2000 people rode their bikes on Saturday, July 22, to raise money for Cancer Research. The 4th Velosano “Ride for the Cure” is a major community event with 100% of every dollar raised is [...]
Congratulations
Congratulations to Brother Ricky Gray and his girlfriend Brooke Mcglocklin on the birth of their baby girl Avianna! Avianna is also the granddaughter of Business Manager Shawn Gray and [...]
Condolences
We are sorry to report the passing of Brother Philip Green and Brother John Harcher Jr. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to their family and friends.
Pin and Watch Presentation
We will be having our annual Pin Ceremony Presentation this year at the September Union Meeting, we present members with their UA pins representing years of membership in our Local Union. Members [...]