Local 440 is pleased to an-
nounce that in partnership with
Activate Healthcare, members
and their families will soon
have access to convenient
health care services specifically
tailored to their needs. In the
near future, a new health cen-
ter will be opened to provide
convenient and cost-effective
health care for all eligible under
the Local 440 Health & Welfare
Plan.
The Local 440 Plan Trustees
are confident this move will
provide easier access to quality
health care and reduce expense
at the same time. In addition,
services provided at the health
center come at
no out-of-pocket
cost to the par-
ticipant.
Patient service
will be at the
forefront with on-
time appoint-
ments, lab ser-
vices, generic
prescriptions, and wellness
incentives.
This program will not replace
the current Health & Welfare
Plan, but co-exist with it. All
current benefits will still remain
in effect.
A facility and medical profes-
sionals are being put in place
and the health center is set to
be fully operational later this
year. Progress will be posted in
future newsletters and on the
Local 440 website.
Local 440 is proud to join the
Activate Healthcare family.
Local 440 moves forward with Activate to establish
Family Health Center / Clinic
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING ATTENTION: SERVICE DIVISION MEMBERS
A Special Meeting for all Ser-
vice Technicians will be held
on Monday, February 23,
2015 at 5:00pm. The meeting
will take place at the Union
Hall of Plumbers, Steamfitters,
& HVACR Service Technicians
Local 440 located at 3747 S.
High School Road, Indianapo-
lis, Indiana. The regular union
meeting will follow at 7:00pm.
The purpose of the meeting
will be to nominate and
elect three (3) Building
Trades Service Journey-
men to an Executive
Committee for the pur-
pose of negotiating a
new Service Agreement.
The current Agreement
expires on June 30,
2015.
3747 S. High School Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241 (317) 856-3771 fax (317) 856-7547 Toll-Free (800) 872-0155 www.ualocal440.org
February, 2015
Volume 30, Issue 1 Plumbers, Steamfitters, & HVAC Service Technicians Local 440
Upcoming Events:
Next Monthly Union Meeting—
February 23, 7:00pm
March Monthly Union Meeting—
March 23, 7:00pm
State Apprenticeship Contest—
Fort Wayne, March 25-26
Mark Your Calendars:
Easter Egg Hunt—April 4
Years of Service Awards—April
27
Retirees’ BINGO & Luncheon—
May 13
Inside this issue:
Business Manager’s Report 2
Business Agents’ Reports 3-5
Training Director’s Report 6
Training Office News 7
Easter Egg Hunt Registration
8
Contract Suggestion Questionnaire 9
Announcements 10
Health & Welfare 11-12
As you read the business agents’
articles in this month’s newslet-
ter you will see that we have
some major projects set to
begin this Spring. These projects
along with the work that has
held steady over the last couple
of years should bring work op-
portunities throughout 2015.
ACTIVATE HEALTH
In addition to the positive work
outlook, I am also very excited to
announce that the Trustees of
the Local 440 H&W Plan have
signed a letter of intent with
Activate Health for the purpose
of opening a family heath cen-
ter / clinic later this year.
I will meet with representatives
of Activate over the next several
weeks to secure a location for
the center, select the medical
staff, and work through the im-
plementation process.
The health center will staffed by
a full-time primary care physi-
cian, a nurse practitioner/coach,
a nutritionist, and medical assis-
tants/phlebotomists. Services
provided will on the line of a
family physician with the added
benefits of onsite lab work and
generic prescriptions.
As the article on the front cover
stated, the Activate clinic will not
replace our current H&W Plan.
You will not be required to use
the facility; however, participant
utilization is the key for the cen-
ter’s success.
Why use the health center / clin-
ic?
It’s Free. All services, in-
cluding lab work and gener-
ic prescriptions are covered
at 100% with no deductible
or out-of-pocket expense.
Cash incentives will be of-
fered for initial physicals
and the achieving and main-
taining of wellness goals.
On-time appointments.
The Doctor and staff work
for us, not a physicians
group or hospital.
Better health through a
culture of wellness.
More information will be distrib-
uted to participants as we move
along in the implementation
process which will take approxi-
mately six months. We want you
informed every step of the way.
As I said, utilization is the key to
the your health center’s success.
PENSION REFORM ACT
We have received several inquir-
ies about the recently signed
Pension Reform Act of 2014.
The provisions of this Act were
fully supported by the UA and
include reforms that will provide
“Red Status” multiemployer
plans (those funded below 65%)
additional tools to save their
plan from insolvency.
The tools include the ability to
adjust current retiree’s benefits.
While this is not a popular idea,
in those funds headed for insol-
vency it is the only alternative to
prevent take over by the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(PBGC) which would further re-
duce benefits.
I want to stress that the UA Na-
tional Pension Fund (PPNPF) is
not in this situation. The funding
improvement plan put in place
several years ago by our Trus-
tees has been successful and
current retiree benefits are not
in question.
NEGOTIATIONS SURVEY
Our current collective bargaining
agreements between the Me-
chanical Contractors Association
and the Service Contractors As-
sociation expire on May 31st
and June 30th respectively.
I have included a negotiations
survey sheet on page 9 of this
newsletter. The committees are
requesting your input to better
serve you in the upcoming nego-
tiation sessions.
Please take the time to complete
the survey and return the hard
copy or simply email your an-
swers or a scanned copy to me.
In its continuing expansion as a global presence, the United Association of Union
Plumbers, Pipefitters, Sprinklerfitters, Welders and HVAC Technicians (UA) has
signed an affiliation agreement with the organization’s counterpart in Ireland, the
Technical Engineering Electrical Union (TEEU) at the Irish Embassy in Washington,
DC. General President William P. Hite is shown with special guests Irish Ambassa-
dor Anne Anderson, Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, TEEU General Secretary
Eamon Devoy, and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
James M. (Bubba) Johnson, Business Manager
UA AND TEEU OF IRELAND SIGN HISTORIC GLOBAL FEDERATION AGREEMENT AT THE IRISH EMBASSY
“ The doctors and
staff work for us,
not a physicians
group or hospital”
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James M. (Bubba) Johnson
Work on the Westside is slow at
this time. Like always, we are
at the mercy of the winter
weather and the budgets for the
new year, but 2015 looks prom-
ising. The new Marion County
Criminal Justice Center is await-
ing final approval and will be an
extremely nice project. The
natural gas conversion at IPL
Harding Street will also be a
really good job. In the begin-
ning it included Units 5 & 6,
then they added Unit 7 and a
water treatment project. All in
all the project totals somewhere
around $70 Million. There are
also rumors of a big job at the
Lilly Tech Center later this year.
One of the biggest projects on
the drawing board is the IU
Health job, combining Method-
ist Hospital and University Hos-
pital. This project could easily
be larger than the new Wishard
Hospital.
As our work picks up in 2015,
all sectors will be affected—
industrial, heavy commercial,
and hospital work. So, if you
have let any of your certifica-
tions or licenses lapse, now
would be the time to get them
updated. Like always when
things get busy, welders, li-
censed plumbers, med gas
mechanics, certified riggers,
and experienced supervisors
will be in demand.
2015 will also be big for the
other locals in Indiana, espe-
cially Local 136 Evansville and
Local 157 Terre Haute. In addi-
tion, there is a considerable
amount of work in Ohio, Ken-
tucky, and Tennessee. Again, if
you take a travel card job, re-
member that you are working in
another man’s jurisdiction. It
would be in everyone’s best
interest to stay out of local poli-
tics. One person can ruin it for
everybody!
On the political scene, our ene-
mies at the Statehouse are
busy trying to do away with
Common Construction Wage. It
would seem to me that the in-
terests of Indiana workers and
businesses are much better
served with a strong CCW law in
effect. This is not just a Union
issue. Once gutted, this will
pave the way for these projects
to be done by out-of-state con-
tractors and workers, taking
these public works projects
from the taxpayers of Indiana.
Definitely not fair!
Again this year at the February
meeting, I will ask the member-
ship to participate in the
Wounded Warrior Bow Fishing
Bash. The Warriors are treated
to a banquet, gifts donated by
Bass Pro Shops, Kings Archery,
and many others, and then
spend a night on the water with
a guide. These guys have a
ball!
See ya at the meeting!
Common Construction Wage
law again. Three republican
lawmakers have drafted sepa-
rate bills pertaining to CCW -
two would abolish the statute
and one would raise the thresh-
old to $1 Million. If adopted
into law, any of the three bills
will drastically change all State-
funded projects, meaning they
will be able to bring anyone
from anywhere and do that
work for any wages. So let’s get
on the phone or on the comput-
er and contact your Representa-
tives and let them know that
you do NOT support any of the
current bills concerning CCW!
Let’s move on to work in the
North. Work is currently holding
its own with ongoing projects in
all of the Chrysler Plants and a
few more small projects that
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
I would like to start this month’s
article out by saying that I am
ready for some warmer weath-
er! We have really been
blessed with little snow and ice
so far this winter, but it’s long
from being over.
I hope everyone had a wonder-
ful holiday and enjoyed being
with your families, I know I did.
The only one missing this year
was my soldier (son) who is
stationed in Hawaii. He prom-
ised to send us some warmer
weather and sunshine real
soon. (Yeah, right!)
I would like to take this time to
talk about politics. The last two
statewide elections have put us
in a place where we once again
have to fight to protect the
have just been released. In
addition, major expansions at
the Tipton Transmission Plant
and the ITP1 North Plant are
still in the early development
stage. Let’s keep our fingers
crossed that they move on
these projects also.
Bowen Engineering is still going
strong at the Whitestown
WWTP. It is great to see one of
our signatory contractors se-
cure this work and respect
trade jurisdiction by using Local
440 craftsmen.
“THANK YOU” to Brother Ralph
‘Boomer’ Culver and his wife
Alice, as well as the apprentic-
es, journeymen, and instructors
who assisted them, for putting
together the care packages
sent to the troops. Great job!
John P. Beaman, Jr., Business Representative West area
Jamie Fife, Business Representative Kokomo area
“If you have let any
of your
certifications lapse,
now would be the
time to get them
updated.”
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John P. Beaman, Jr.
Jamie Fife
“Let’s get on the phone
or on the computer and
contact your
Representatives and let
them know that you do
NOT support any of
the current bills
concerning CCW!”
We are seeing the normal slow-
down in work due to weather
and budgets running out at
many of our end users. In Janu-
ary, the Indiana Subcontractors
Association had a pre-bid meet-
ing on the new headquarters for
Cummins that will be erected on
part of the old Market Square
Arena property. The mechanical
bids will be issued in March and
the expected finish date is Au-
gust, 2016. This is a sizable
project, and hopefully one of our
signatory contractors will be the
successful bidder.
John Beaman and I attended the
Tennessee Pipe Trades Conven-
tion recently. The work outlook
in Tennessee and Kentucky for
travel card will be good shortly;
many in the area have full em-
ployment. One local is sched-
uled to build two stadiums and
will need over 200 plumbers. As
this work unfolds, we will keep
you aware, and if you are willing
to travel, there will be some op-
portunities.
In 2005, I was appointed to work
on the Indiana Board of Safety
Review. This board oversees all
OSHA cases that go to trial. It is
quite interesting being involved
in these cases and seeing that
the Department of Labor will
issue fines but they are more
interested in improving safety
conditions for Indiana workers.
Indiana’s overall non-fatal work-
place injury and illness rate has
reached a historic low. Accord-
ing to the Indiana Department of
Labor’s annual Non-fatal Work-
place Injury and Illness Report
for 2013, the state’s non-fatal
occupational injury and illness
rate fell for the second consecu-
tive year. Indiana’s rate is 3.8
injuries or illnesses per 100 full-
time workers.
This is the lowest recorded rate
since the Survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses began in
1992. The 2013 rate represents
a 5% decline from the 2012 rate
of 4.0 per 100—the lowest rate
previously on record. The most
significant improvement among
the major Hoosier industries was
in the state’s agriculture industry
(3.6 per 100 full-time workers in
2013 compared to 7.2 per 100
in 2012). The agriculture indus-
try experienced a 50% decline in
non-fatal worker injuries and
illnesses from 2012.
Work on veteran Tim Senkow-
ski’s home continues to pro-
gress. Below are recent photos
and an update on the construc-
tion to the project.
Michael A. Brooks, Business Representative East area
Veteran Tim Senkowski’s home project update
“Indiana’s overall
non-fatal
workplace injury
and illness rate has
reached a historic
low.”
Page 4 Plumbers, Steamfitters, & HVAC Service Technicians Local 440
Mike Brooks
The progress on the home for Wounded Warrior Tim Senkowski is
moving forward and is closed in for the winter so that work can
continue inside. Tim visits the site almost daily and really gets a
kick out of interacting with the volunteers that are helping with
the build.
At this point The Path Home, the organization that started this
build, is back in the fundraising mode for the final push. One of
the biggest donors has been Jay Ricker who owns Ricker’s gas
stations.
Electrical and plumbing rough-in has started and the gas meter is
set. We are currently drying the crawlspace and warming the
house so that the chill is knocked off for the volunteers. Another
company has joined in and is donating the remaining siding we
need. When the weather breaks the wells and septic will be in-
stalled.
It must be noted that one person is the hinge pin of the build, his
name is Gary Scheuermann. Gary is a recent retiree with con-
struction experience. We had the good fortune to meet Gary and
get him to volunteer to project manage the home. He was truly a
godsend and we would be hard pressed to do the job without
him.
If the weather cooperates it appears with any luck, we will get Tim
and his family moved into their new home late this spring!
I would like to wish everyone a
Happy New Year! By the time
you receive this newsletter we
will be a couple months into
2015. I hope the new year
started off well for you and that
the rest of the year is a safe
and successful one.
We have received quite a few
inquiries about the explosion
and fire at Husky Refinery in
Lima, Ohio. First and foremost,
no injuries were reported, and
all personnel have been ac-
counted for. It was a miracle
that no one was hurt. Thank
God it didn’t happen a few
weeks earlier. If that would
have been the case, we would
have had a lot of UA brothers
and sisters in harm’s way.
The state’s Environmental Pro-
tection Agency reported that
tests of the air around the plant
haven’t detected anything haz-
ardous. The company contin-
ues monitoring air quality, but
there is currently no environ-
mental threat.
It’s still too early to say what the
impact may be to production. I
am sure the evaluation of the
damage may take some time. I
do know it is one of the older
plants and I believe it supplied
about 25% of Ohio’s gas supply.
Whether they fix the damage or
build a new plant, time will tell.
In the meantime, please don’t
call Lima’s union office asking if
they need hands for the refin-
ery. When the time comes, they
will call Local 440 for help.
Work in the East is slowly pick-
ing up, as we had hoped. The
Sugar Creek project has been
manning up, which is good to
see after talking about the pro-
ject for so long.
The Ardagh Glass plant (the old
Anchor Hocking plant) in Win-
chester is gearing up for a 60-
day shutdown. A glass furnace
rebuild and rework of three IS
machines are scheduled. It
sounds like they will also rework
the compressor building. If so,
that should take a few hands.
Johns Manville in Richmond has
a shutdown in the works.
BMWC was awarded the project
and we should know something
in the next few weeks on the
scope of work. Usually this is a
fairly nice shutdown and should
take a few people.
Ball State still has not released
their up-and-coming projects,
but they should by the end of
the first quarter.
As you can see, work in the
Eastern part of the territory is
slowly picking up and hopefully
this trend will continue through
the next few years.
a high-visibility site. Also, weld-
ers will be tested before work-
ing on the site. We will find out
the test parameters at the pre-
job this month. Manpower is
expected to peak out at around
100-120 fitters and welders,
with peak employment ex-
pected in the late fall to some-
time over the winter.
On the political side, Bills for
this Session have been filed,
and we have 3 that attack the
Common Construction Wage
statute. Two of the Bills are to
abolish the statute totally, and
one is to raise the threshold to
$1 Million before the statute
will be instituted. At this point,
about 75% of all common wage
work is in the $500,00 to $1
Million range, so this would be a
Although there is some work on
the books, it looks like the Co-
lumbus area will be slow over
the next couple of months.
Work is starting in Shelbyville
on the new Major Hospital and
Greiner Brothers should be
hiring over the next couple of
months. HFI should be starting
at Johnson Memorial Hospital in
Shelbyville and at Victory Field
in Indianapolis in the next
month as well.
We have a pre-job with CB&I on
February 17th and they should
start hiring in late March or
early April. Some quick notes on
the Eagle Valley job are that
everyone will be drug-tested
before hiring, all crafts are re-
quired to wear long sleeves at
all times, and the project will be
major blow to the statute.
There has also been another
Bill filed to abolish PLAs on
public work projects. We are
working every day trying to cre-
ate relationships with the legis-
lators to help protect our inter-
ests in this very volatile time at
our Statehouse.
Negotiations are upcoming, so
please take time to fill out the
enclosed survey on Page 9 if
you have any ideas or sugges-
tions for the upcoming contract.
In closing, a little side note for
all of you who are tired of this
cold weather: Pitchers and
catchers report to Spring Train-
ing by the end of February, and
I for one can’t wait for the Boys
of Summer to get back to work!
Jack E. Neal Jr., Business Representative Muncie area
Robert R. Stieneker, Business Representative Columbus area
“Work in the East
is slowly picking
up, as we had
hoped.”
Page 5 Volume 30, Issue 1
Jack Neal
Bob Stieneker
“We are working every
day trying to create
relationships with the
legislators to help
protect our interests in
this volatile time at
our Statehouse.”
Brothers and Sisters,
2015 is well under way as we roll
through February. It’s been quite
the mild winter, especially com-
pared to last year. With under
normal snowfall I actually haven’t
had to plow snow yet, as I was
out of town with the small snow
at the first of January. It’s always
nice this time of year to hear
from the snowbirds calling in,
asking about the weather, and
bragging about how nice it is in
places down south. I guess we
can all hope to reach retirement
and get to enjoy warm winter
weather someday.
The efforts of the Training De-
partment to keep up with certifi-
cations are endless. We contin-
ue to maintain Med Gas and
Weld continuity, Med Gas Install-
er, Foreman, Industrial Rigging
and Signal Person. The latest
craze is all about OSHA certifica-
tions. Many jobsites, at the re-
quest of the owner, are requiring
that OSHA certification issue
dates (whether 10 or 30) be re-
cent. Some ask for 5 years and
others say it has to be within the
last 3 years to still be acceptable.
We have added the OSHA-30 to
our list, and will be sending notic-
es to the members who took the
course 3+ years ago. Of course,
it’s up to each member to decide
whether to update or not. If you
call the Training Center to up-
date, let us know if you prefer a
Saturday class or a weeknight
class.
We just finished the application
process for the 2015 class selec-
tion. We will be interviewing new
candidates in March and starting
a new class in June. We will
graduate our last small class this
summer and if the committee
decides, we will again increase
our numbers. The hope of the
committee is to once again push
our enrollment up to around the
200 mark. That number will
work really well in many aspects
related to the Training Depart-
ment and the Local as a whole.
If you know someone who has
applied that did not meet the
deadline, or doesn’t get accepted
this year, tell them not to give up.
Some of the best things in life
are those that try one’s patience.
I leave you with this quote:
“At its highest level, the purpose
of teaching is not to teach—it is
to inspire the desire for learning.
Once a student’s mind is set on
fire, it will find a way to provide
its own fuel.”
-Sydney J. Harris
Don’t forget to buy American at
every opportunity!
On Tuesday, January 13, 2015, vocational tech students and Indiana legislators were able
to visit with representatives of our statewide apprenticeship programs and try their hand at
virtual welding. Thanks go out to the ISPTA Training Coordinators and to Local 440 organiz-
ers John Kurek and Duane Harty for all their hard work. The event was even more success-
ful than last year with a larger number of students and legislators than ever before!
Donald J. Bough, Director of Training
2015 JATC Showcase at Indiana Statehouse
“Many jobsites, at
the request of the
owner, are
requiring that
OSHA
certification issue
dates be recent.”
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Don Bough
Local 440’s Don Bough (top) shows Rep-
resentative Eric Koch the benefits of
highly skilled craftsmen of the UA while
other Representatives (right) discuss the
benefits of apprenticeship and even try
their hand at welding.
Class Updates and Information—contact Training Office to register 317-856-6426
Page 7 Volume 30, Issue 1
Class Description Class Begins Class Ends Days of Class Cost of Class
UA-21 Certification Feb. 28th March 14th Saturdays Free
UA-41 Certification April 11th April 25th Saturdays Free
R410A Certification April 8th April 9th Wednesday & $30 Test Fee
Thursday
UASTAR Prep Class March 31st May 19th Tuesdays $30 Book Fee
UASTAR Test May 19th May 19th Tuesday $134 Test deposit
Anyone who wants to update their OSHA-10 certification may do so by going to
www.careersafeonline.com and choosing the Construction Industry Course. The
cost is $25.
Ivy Tech Degree for Journeymen
Any Journeyman who believes he or she has completed all requirements for
the Ivy Tech Associates Degree program needs to contact the Training Office
(317-856-6426) as soon as possible to complete an Ivy Tech Graduation Ap-
plication. The deadline to submit this application and be eligible to partici-
pate in their graduation ceremony is March 1, 2015.
www.ualocal440.org
OSHA-10 Update
Pay dues online 24/7
Update your mailing address and phone number
Find upcoming events and times
Contact Local 440 or one of the officers
Read current or past newsletters
Get information on current news
Find office locations and phone numbers
Get links to other Indiana locals and contacts
Page 8 Plumbers, Steamfitters, & HVAC Service Technicians Local 440
EASTER EGG HUNT 12th Annual
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 4th. This event is open to the children and grandchildren of
members of Local 440 under the age of 12. All children must be accompanied by an adult; no unattend-
ed children please.
The Easter Bunny will be on hand to help us celebrate this special family day. Bring your own camera to
capture memories. Cookies and punch will be served. The winner of the coloring contest will be drawn
from the barrel.
Events:
Pictures with the Bunny 11 am – 12:30 pm Refreshments 11 am – 12:30 pm Coloring Contest 11 am – 12:00 pm Drawing after the hunt Egg Hunt 12:00 sharp – Mr. Bullhorn will announce the start
All children will receive prizes specially selected for their age group. To ensure we have enough prizes,
all children must be pre-registered with the form below.
Name of Local Member _______________________________________________
Please print names and ages of children attending and return registration to Indianapolis office (Local
440, 3747 S. High School Road, Indianapolis, IN 46241)
_________________________________________________ Age ________
_________________________________________________ Age ________
_________________________________________________ Age ________
_________________________________________________ Age ________
_________________________________________________ Age ________
Page 9 Volume 30, Issue 1
Return this page to Local 440 by mail, in person, or email your
answers to
Which Collective Bargaining Agreement are you currently under?
Mechanical Service
What, if any, language change would you make to our existing contract in relation to the following?
Working conditions:___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Safety:______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Supervision:__________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
How would you allocate a wage package increase? Please number your preference (1-6) in order, with 1
being the highest importance and 6 being the lowest importance.
____On the check ____Local Pension ____Health & Welfare
____National Pension ____Training ____Eye, Dental & Disability
Additional comments:_________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
The Local 440 Negotiating Committee is looking for your input on
the upcoming contract. Please complete and return the following
questionnaire. Your input is appreciated!
Member Obituaries
Page 10 Volume 30, Issue 1
Jack E. Manning, Retired Refrigeration
Initiation date: March 26, 1973
Passed away: December 5, 2014
Roy T. ‘Pete’ Brown, Retired Plumber
Initiation date: December 22, 1971
Passed away: December 11, 2014
Richard C. Coon, Retired Plumber
Initiation date: January 9, 1967
Passed away: March 27, 2014
Recent Retirees
James H. Poulson July 1, 2014
Paul S. Bills August 1, 2014
Gregory D. Landis October 1, 2014
Chester A. McNew October 1, 2014
Mark J. Wayman, Journeyman Plumber
Initiation Date: April 30, 1999
Passed away: December 23, 2014
Lee Tucker, Retired Pipefitter
Initiation date: December 27, 1971
Passed away: January 1, 2015
John Gearheart, Retired Plumber
Initiation date: January 28, 1952
Passed away: January 6, 2015
INDIANA'S COMMON CONSTRUCTION WAGE LAW: Creating Local Job Opportunities and Fueling Indiana's Economy
The Common Construction Wage (CCW) is the wage paid to construction
workers on Indiana’s publicly financed projects that cost more than
$350,000. Projects like Eskenazi Health, the Indianapolis International
Airport, Lucas Oil Stadium, and major projects at state universities were all
built using the Common Construction Wage Law.
Voice your support for strong economic growth for Indiana’s local communities by contacting
your legislator today in support of maintaining Indiana’s Common Construction Wage law.
www.commonconstructionwage.org
Jesse McCoy, Retired Plumber
Initiation date: July 16, 1947
Passed away: January 24, 2015
Thomas E. Baldwin, Retired Steamfitter
Initiation date: December 14, 1965
Passed away: February 4, 2015
Daniel Lecher, Retired Plumber
Initiation date: August 17, 1966
Passed away: February 6, 2015
Stephen E. Schott October 1, 2014
John A. Coyle November 1, 2014
Donald R. Miller November 1, 2014
Gary W. Bowen December 1, 2014
Page 11 Plumbers, Steamfitters, & HVAC Service Technicians Local 440
A Healthy 2015 Lifestyle
HEALTH & WELFARE
R esolutions are made on the first day of
the New Year in good faith—only to be broken
eventually around the end of January—usually
because they are weak commitments and not
intended to be long-term goals. Now is the
time to make healthy changes in behavior as
part of your lifetime goal. Call it ‘behavior
modification,’ in other words make healthy
changes in your lifestyle that will continue for
the rest of your life, such as:
1. Never use a salt shaker. There is al-
ready too much salt in prepared food, so
remove the salt shaker from the table.
2. Never eat sugar, chocolates, or anything
that has large amounts of sugar in it.
Insulin is excreted by the pancreas and
turns sugar into fat that is eventually
stored in your body. Continued con-
sumption of sugar can produce Type II
diabetes and cause weight gain.
3. Treat bad carbohydrates as poison:
cookies, pies, cakes, pastry, white bread,
potato chips, crackers, donuts, cereals,
etc. These simple carbohydrates are
broken down by enzymes in your body
into sugar and are swept away by insulin
and then converted into fat and stored in
your body.
4. Eat good complex carbohydrates: Vege-
tables are a source of great healthy car-
bohydrates that won’t make you gain
weight. The healthiest vegetables are
broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts,
kale, cabbage, bok choy, collard greens,
turnips, radishes, watercress, garlic,
leeks, avocados, mushrooms, sweet
potatoes, asparagus, red peppers, celery
and cucumbers.
5. East small portions of simple carbohy-
drates that will go directly to sugar such
as wheat bread, muffins, bagels, spa-
ghetti, pasta, potatoes, corn and carrots.
6. Eat fruit in the morning or an empty
stomach, so the nutrition can be quickly
absorbed by your body. Fruit contains
natural sugars that can be converted to
fat, so limit the amount of fruit that you
consume daily.
7. Get a physical exam by your doctor at
the beginning of every year.
8. After a successful physical examination
it is important to exercise every day. You
don’t have to run a mile or lift weights,
just go outside and walk. Of course any
exercise you can do, such as swimming,
biking, tennis, racquetball, etc. is great;
it improves circulation, strengthens your
heart and rids the body of antioxidants.
9. Eat lean meat, fish, chicken and turkey,
but carve away the fat first. A little fat is
not bad for you and keeps you from feel-
ing hungry, too much fat will add choles-
terol to your blood and cause problems.
Decide on these healthy lifetime changes in
2015, and forget the resolutions!
—Stewart C. Miller & Co., Inc.
www.scmiller.info
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Best of all, it’s offered in addition to your health plan at no extra cost to you. Here’s what you get when you sign up:
A toll-free number you can use to talk to a ma-ternity nurse coach anytime, any day.
A maternity diary packed with tips for a healthy pregnancy and notes for your doctor visits.
A book to show you what changes you can expect over the next nine months.
A health assessment to make sure you and your baby stay as healthy as possi-ble.
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Sign up for Future Moms as soon as you find out you’re pregnant.
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Local 440 Health &
Welfare Plan
Stewart C. Miller & Co., Inc.
HEALTH & WELFARE
Benefit Areas Jan '15 % Paid Feb '14 - Jan '15 12 Mo %
In-Patient Hospital $210,597.12 12.88% $4,996,743.72 24.78%
Outpatient Hospital $425,062.37 26.00% $4,256,923.56 21.11%
Diag, X-ray,Lab $116,406.58 7.12% $1,459,478.39 7.24%
Prescription Program $405,460.13 23.10% $3,925,236.33 19.46%
Surgical $80,489.00 4.92% $1,045,778.70 5.19%
Other $131,060.82 8.02% $1,587,234.27 7.87%
Physician $37,265.16 2.28% $554,657.35 2.75%
*Prescriptions $39,845.56 2.44% $397,261.46 1.97%
Psych/Sub Abuse $22,132.95 1.35% $309,740.20 1.54%
Dental $85,994.64 5.26% $910,486.39 4.51%
Vision $26,141.60 1.60% $207,700.46 1.03%
Disability $24,852.21 1.52% $261,640.98 1.30%
Life Benefits $18,000.00 1.10% $115,500.00 0.57%
Taxes $11,815.09 0.72% $69,513.96 0.34%
TOTAL $1,635,123.23 100.00% $20,168,071.20 100.00%