The Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City

Happy New Year, and Thanks for 2016

The Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City wishes you, your family and colleagues a great 2017. We also want to thank you for a 2016 that saw much success in enhancing collaboration and trust between labor and management.

We already have plans for 2017, so please mark your calendars for:

•Anniversary Celebration and Awards Dinner, April 20, Argosy Casino

•Craig Whitaker Memorial Golf Tournament, July 17, Oakwood Country Club

•Mid-America Labor/Management Conference, July 9-12, Camden on the Lake

•Construction Industry Committee meeting, 8 a.m. on the 2nd Thursday each month at Mark One Electric Co., Inc. Next meeting is Jan. 12.

•LMC Board meeting, quarterly, next one is Jan. 25.

Dates for the Public Officials Reception and Mid-Level Leadership 2017-18 will be announced in the Spring. And look for special events as needed throughout the year.

We will be sending you details for the events soon, but feel free to request forms and information for the awards dinner and golf tournament whenever you are ready. And if you are interested in serving on an LMC committee or on the Board, please let me know.

During 2016, we experienced record attendance at the Anniversary Celebration and Awards Dinner, continued strong participation in the golf tournament and Public Officials Reception, increased participation in the Mid-Level Leadership program, new workforce development initiatives by the Construction Industry Committee, legislative success at the state and local levels, and membership growth. While the LMC’s growth is partly due to the great benefits of labor-management collaboration, it also reflects hard work and dedication from many leaders, volunteers and participants. A few of those are:

•LMC Officers—Co-Chairs Pat “Duke” Dujakovich, Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO, and Sam Alpert, Construction Users Council; Vice Co-Chairs Brian Dietz, JE Dunn Construction Co. and Tim Bell, Western Mo. & Kansas Laborers District Council; Secretary Alise Martiny, Greater KC Building & Construction Trades Council and Treasurer Don Greenwell, Builders’ Association; Immediate Past Co-Chairs Terry Akins, I.B.E.W. Local 124, and Scott Hoisington, Turner Construction Co.
Board of Directors—Executive Committee Mike Kane, AFL-CIO Tri-County Labor Council of Eastern Kansas, and Curt Summers, Littler Mendelson (formerly with Husch Blackwell); Board members Jack Bainbridge, Heavy Construction Laborers Local 663; Bret Bonge, KCP&L; KC Borden, NECA-KC; Allen Dillingham, Builders’ Association; Dave Dudzik, Turner Construction Co.; Joe Hudson, Carpenters District Council; Ron Johnson, Teamsters Local 541; Michael Kitchen, City of Kansas City, MO Dave Lovetere, DST Realty; Chuck Tarpley, Plumbers Local 8; Lindsay Walker, Service Employees International Union; and Consultants Michael Fitzgerald, Michael D. Fitzgerald P.C.; Cheryl McConnell, Helzberg School of Management
Rockhurst University; and James Daley, Fu Jen University.

•Speakers, event volunteers and other key supporters include Mike Amash, Niki Abrahamson, Pete Bicak, James Daley, Tony Drees, Dawn Godard, Don Greenwell, Mary Jacobi, Connie Kapfer, Terry Kilroy, Alise Martiny, Peggy McNeive, Robin Norris, Emilia Peek, John Phillips, April Ramirez-Wiedner, Lynn Ross, Amanda Stinger, Terry Stone, Colleen White.

•LMC member organizations (* indicates associate member)— Argosy Casino, Arnold, Newbold, Winter & Jackson*, Blake & Uhlig, P.A.*, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City*, BMO Global Asset Management Taft-Hartley Services*, Boilermakers Local 83, Bricklayers Local 15, Bank of Labor-Brotherhood Bank & Trust*, Builders’ Association, Capital Electric Construction, Carpenters Regional Council St. Louis-KC, Chamber of Commerce of Greater KC*, CIGNA Healthcare*, Construction & General Laborers Local 264, Construction Users Council*, Delta Innovative Services, Inc., Financial Counselors*, Fire Fighters Local 42, Full Employment Council*, General Motors, George J. Shaw Construction Co., Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO, Greater K.C. Building & Construction Trades Council, Greater Kansas City United Way*, Heat & Frost Insulators Local 27, Heavy Construction Laborers Local 663, Husch Blackwell*, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 53, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 412, International Builders & Consultants, Inc., Iron Workers Local 10, J.E. Dunn Construction Co., Jackson County, City of Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City Area Development Council*; Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Insulation Contractors, Kansas City Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce*, Kansas City Kansas Board of Public Utilities, KCP&L, The Kansas City Southern Railway, Kansas Gas Service, Kiewit Power Constructors Co., Laborers Local 1290, Mark One Electric Co., Inc., McCownGordon Construction*, Mechanical Contractors Association, Michael D. Fitzgerald P.C.*, Missouri AFL-CIO, Mo-Kan LECET*, National Electrical Contractors Association, Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons
Local 518, Painters District Council #3, Pipefitters Local 533, Plumbers Local 8, Polsinelli PC*, Principal*, Rockhurst University*, Roofers Local 20, Service Employees International Union Local 1-Missouri Division, Sheet Metal, Air, Railroad Transportation Local 2, SMACNA-KC, Spire Inc. (Missouri Gas Energy), Sprinkler Fitters Local 314, Strategic Workplace Solutions, Inc.*, Teamsters Local 541, Tri-County Labor Council AFL-CIO, Truman Medical Center, Turner Construction Co., United Auto Workers Local 31, United Auto Workers Local 249, Wilson-McShane Corporation*, Working Families Friend*.

Thanks and have a great new year!

Bob Jacobi
Executive Director
Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City
1100 Rockhurst Road • Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 501-4565
[email protected]

http://labormanagementkc.typepad.com

The mission of the Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City is to enhance collaboration by solidifying trust and communication between labor and management in the community.

In case this week in KC isn't cold enough for you, The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is currently recruiting in Minnesota and Wisconsin!

Announcement Number: DE-10003586-17-TV
Position/Series/Grade: Mediator, GS-241-13
Salary: $89,575.00 to $116,453.00
Open/Close Dates: Monday, 12/19/2016 through Monday, 1/2/2017
Link to Posting: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/459460700
This position is located in the Minneapolis, MN field Office of the FMCS. As a Mediator you will be responsible for promoting the development of sound and stable labor-management relationships by advocating the practice of collective bargaining, mediation and arbitration. You will also be responsible for fostering the establishment and maintenance of constructive joint processes to improve labor-management relationships and preventing or minimizing work stoppages through the use of mediation, relationship development training and other joint processes. Mediators also provide a wide range of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services to help government entities reduce litigation costs, including mediation of discrimination and other claims, workplace conflict management training, facilitation, systems design and negotiated rulemaking.

In order to be found qualified for the GS-13 Mediator position with FMCS; your resume must clearly reflect your full-time collective bargaining process experience. This experience can be gained by having served as the Chief/Lead Spokesperson/Second Chair/Benefits Expert (representing labor or management) in the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements or while serving as a Mediator or Facilitator with parties engaged in the collective bargaining processes.

All of the requirements for the application process; to include qualifications, required documents and how to apply are listed on the announcement Minneapolis--https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/459460700
Milwaukee--https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/459453600
Green Bay--https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/459468400

We urge you to apply if interested or to forward to anyone you think may be interested.

Rocky Kloth, left, St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters District Council, and Don Greenwell, Builders' Association president and LMC Treasurer, at the Builders' Holiday Open House last week.

The LMC Construction Industry Committee for tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 8, is cancelled. The committee will resume meeting Jan. 12, 8 a.m. at Mark One Electric Co., Inc. Below is the calendar of events that would have been distributed at the meeting:

•Upcoming Events
*MCA Breakout KC Experience, Dec. 13, 3:30 p.m., 114 W 3rd St #102 KCMO 64105
*Missouri General Assembly session begins, Jan. 4, noon
*Kansas Legislature convenes, Jan. 9, 2 p.m.
*Missouri Inaugural Ball, Jan. 9; gubernatorial swearing-in Jan. 9, noon
*KC CREW Luncheon, Shopping Center Redevelopments, Jan. 24, Grand Street Cafe
*Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, Chief Darryl Forte, Feb. 21, Battle Hall
*Midwest Construction Safety Conference and Expo, March 2-3, Adams Pointe
*Missouri Legislature spring break
*LMC Anniversary Celebration and Awards Dinner, April 20, Argosy Casino
*iBuild Showcase, May 4, 2017, Bartle Hall
*Missouri legislative session ends, May 12, 6 p.m.
*Mid-America Labor/Management Conference, July 9-12, Camden on the Lake
*LMC Golf Tournament, July 17, Oakwood Country Club
*NICE Annual Awards Luncheon, Oct. 17, Muehlbach
For details on the above events, please contact the sponsoring group or the LMC
•Next Meeting: 8 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, Mark One Electric Co., Inc.
Note: Mike Burke and Paul Neidlein will present on the Convention Center Hotel in January

The mission of the Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City is to enhance collaboration by solidifying trust and communication between labor and management in the community.

The LMC congratulates Major League Baseball and the Major Leagues Baseball Players Association for agreeing to a new five-year contract.

The LMC mourns the death of Pat Dolan, longtime labor-management consultant, former Jesuit and education reformer. Services will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 at McGilley's Midtown Chapel, 20 W Linwood Blvd, KCMO, with funeral Mass 1 p.m. Saturday at Visitation Parish. The family suggests donations to Cristo Rey High School in lieu of flowers.