Construction Industry Steering Team Summary of Minutes
8 a.m., Thursday, April 13, 2023, Mark One Electric Co., Inc.
Attending: Rudy Chavez, Edgar Cooper, Greg Davey, Brian Deitz, Shawn Delgado, Joey Flickner, Chris Heegn, Dustin Himes, Dominic Klobe, Greg Lever, Chuck Martin, Alise Martiny, Damon Miles, Bo. Moreno, Ralph Oropeza, Chris Stanton, Brian Wood, Bob Jacobi.
•Thanks to Rosana Privitera-Biondo and Mark One Electric Co., Inc. for hosting.
•Session #19 of the Construction Summit: Efforts continue and will accelerate after the results of the April elections, particularly working with the Fair Contracting Alliance.
•The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has projects available for prevailing wage worker interviews. The LMC seeks volunteer monitors which could be retirees, business agents and contractor employees who can be available to conduct interviews with workers for prevailing wage enforcement. Interviewer contact information can be sent to Bob Jacobi; minimal training will be done before interviewers are sent out. The smaller projects now underway could help prepare for similar efforts on a large KCATA project later this year.
•Brian Wood from OSHA discussed the Safety Stand Down for fall protection May 1-5. Contact Brian or osha.gov/PreventFalls for more information.
•Missouri SB 21, to change unemployment benefits, has been filibustered in the Senate with compromise talks underway. HJR 43, to make it more difficult for initiative petitions amending the constitution to pass, is also being filibustered in the Senate. Funds for I-70 expansion and other projects were included in the House’s capital budget bill. In Kansas, the Governor has requested support for SB 325.
•NICE will hold its iBuild Showcase April 28 at Bartle Hall with 49 exhibitors and more than 2,000 students expected, most from high schools. A reception will be held at Bartle, exhibit Hall A & B, on April 27 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., all are invited but please RSVP. The final Seniors Day of the academic year will be held at the Laborers Training Center in Belton. The Educator Externship is set for July 10-17.
•Election results from April were mostly positive. Several very close races showed the impact of every vote—one in Raytown was tied (update—Greg Walters was declared the winner by 1 vote after recount) and write-in campaigns were held for Kansas City Public Schools board seats (Monica Curls was elected) so the impact of voters from the construction industry is particularly significant. KCMO will hold its general election June 20, as well as a special election for a vacant KCPS board seat.
•A Labor Forum for KCMO Council candidates is tentatively scheduled for May 13 at IBEW Local 124, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mayor Quinton Lucas will speak.
•The LMC’s 44th Anniversary Celebration is tonight. The US Department of Labor will present on its Labor-Management Cooperation program. Gabe Jones, Alise Martiny and Don Greenwell will be recognized for their service as LMC officers.
•There will be a celebration of life for JD Foster, former longtime business manager of Sheet Metal Workers Local 2 and the LMC’s second labor co-chair, Saturday April 15, 2 p.m. at Local 2.
•The Mid-America Labor/Management Conference July 9-12 will feature two international union presidents from Kansas City (both former LMC Co-Chairs): Jim Hadel, Roofers, and Kevin Sexton, Operative Plasterers’ & Cement Masons, as well as Joe Reardon, GKC Chamber of Commerce president and his counterpart in St. Louis.
•Upcoming events:
*LMC Anniversary Celebration and Awards Dinner, April 13, Argosy Casino
*JD Foster Celebration of Life, April 15, 2 p.m., Sheet Metal Local 2
*Working Families Friend Texas Hold’em Tournament April 21 at Pipefitters Local 533
*CREW KC luncheon, April 25, The Growing Potential of Wyandotte County
*iBuild Reception, April 27, 2023, Bartle Hall
*iBuild Showcase, April 28, 2023, Bartle Hall
*Workers Memorial Day, April 28, 11 a.m., Builders’ Training Center
*IBEW Local 53 Riding Group benefiting Working Families Friend, May 6, 9:30 a.m. registration
*KC Golf FORE Scholarships-Builders’ Association Tournament May 8, 9 a.m., Ironhorse
*DBIA Golf tournament, May 12, Shoal Creek
*Missouri legislative session ends May 12
*Labor Forum for KCMO Council candidates, May 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., IBEW Local 124
*Working Families Friend Golf Tournament, Ironhorse, June 9
*KCMO City General Election June 20
*BOMA International Convention June 23, 2023
*Mid-America Labor/Management Conference, July 9-12, 2023, Camden on the Lake
*LMC Craig Whitaker Memorial Golf Tournament, July 25, Eagles Landing Golf Club
*LMC Sporting Clay Shoot Sept. 21, Saddle & Sirloin
*LMC Public Officials Reception Oct. 12, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
*NICE Annual Luncheon Oct. 17, 2023, Bartle Hall
•Next Meeting: 8 a.m., Thursday, May 11, 2023, Mark One Electric Co., Inc.
•M/S/C to adjourn at 9 a.m.
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.
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