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2011-10-26

LU157 Delegate Election Results 2011

LU157 Delegates to the NYCDCC Election Results 2011

~8900 eligible voters.
1905 members voted.
1103 members voted for Executive Committee Member (ECM). Of the 1905 voters, 802 did not vote for an ECM.

The elected LU157 Executive Committee Member is Daniel DeMorato.
The 48 elected LU157 delegates are highlighted in yellow below:


Independent
6 A
Charles J. Egan 195
7 A
Ken Bluhm 154
8 A
Hugh McHugh 146
9 A
Josefina Calcano 69
10 A
Gerald V. Matthews 130
11 A
John M. Dunscomb 67






Carpenters Alliance
1 B ECM Danny DeMorato 397
6 B
Bill Lacey 532
7 B
Joe Nina 484
8 B
John Sheehy 574
9 B
Mitch Sonntag 509
10 B
John McCarthy 501
11 B
Louis Norelli 471
12 B
Eddie McWilliams 539
13 B
Paul Willoughby 464
14 B
Martin Maguire 500
15 B
Cory Kennedy 546
16 B
Elly Spicer 466
17 B
Glenn Hatcher 472
18 B
Joseph Connolly 492
19 B
Brian Lamb 454
20 B
Bill Hervey 455
21 B
Martin Lydon 530
22 B
Joseph Faith 503
23 B
Gerry Bruen 470
24 B
Eamonn Carey 490
25 B
Vincent DeLessio 466
26 B
Graham McHugh 523
27 B
Paul Capurso 526
28 B
Steve McInnis 518
29 B
Guy Collins 484






6 C
Andrew Gismondi 327
7 C
Joseph DeFilippo 371
8 C
Michael Vastarelli 344
9 C
Patrick Downey 367
10 C
Steven Spinazzolla 405
11 C
Gerard Gordon 347
12 C
Tom Silletti 367
13 C
Robert Corrigan 381
14 C
Joe Mertens 360
15 C
John Guerriero 367
16 C
Martin Costello 374
17 C
Philip Ficarra 372
18 C
Brian Conlon 380
19 C
Ramadan (Rambo) Ibric 393
20 C
Robert McAuliffe 382
21 C
Walter Warzecha 378
22 C
Sean Brosnan 405
23 C
Scott Phillips 351
24 C
John Allen 360
25 C
Anthony Charles 358
26 C
Paul Gerdes 355
27 C
Fabian Echevarrieta 335
28 C
Andy Basile 342
29 C
Denys Seykora 322






Carpenters United
1 D ECM Donny Arana 329
6 D
Mike Connor 410
7 D
George Fitzgerald 371
8 D
Tom Cavallo 348
9 D
Hercules Reid 388
10 D
Billy Davenport 385
11 D
Anthony McPhelim 339
12 D
Jimmy Hogan 402
13 D
Patrick Creaney 366
14 D
Dwayne Wilson 322
15 D
Femi Agana 334
16 D
Anthony Proto 335
17 D
Brian Mooney 352
18 D
Pat Brennan 357
19 D
Brian Gillan 309
20 D
Otis Resse 337
21 D
Juan Hernandez 323
22 D
John Luszcyk 336
23 D
Steven Fuggio 344
24 D
Martin (Louie XIV) Glynn 332
25 D
Patrick Kirwan 339
26 D
Scott Murray 323
27 D
William Huvane 345
28 D
Dave McCabe 324
29 D
James Noonan 407






6 E
Mike Bilello 474
7 E
Byron Schuler 352
8 E
Gerard Hanrahan 334
9 E
Herman Warren 331
10 E
Dan Franco 380
11 E
Gerard Gausman 393
12 E
Mike Leonard 340
13 E
Patrick Crean 369
14 E
Rich Lenihan 305
15 E
Paul [Sanabria] Santora 311
16 E
Mike Power 366
17 E
Keith Dowd 323
18 E
Justine Kuhn 338
19 E
Eddie Peterson 304
20 E
Vinny McGuire 340
21 E
Robert Routier 299
22 E
Jamie Drinkwater 324
23 E
Javier (Jay) Colpas 291
24 E
Dennis (Sully) Sullivan 341
25 E
Jeff Adams 296
26 E
Gerard Hampton 297
27 E
Matthew McGrath 311
28 E
Cesar Bravo 299
29 E
Eddie Herrero 331






Members Voice
1 F ECM (Scottish) Tommy McKeown 377
6 F
Chris Grogan 517
7 F
George LaMontagne 471
8 F
John Daly 562
9 F
John (Cigars) DeFalco 448
10 F
Steve Spinelli 473
11 F
John (Terror) Carty 484
12 F
Levi Messinetti 495
13 F
Kevin Corrigan 530
14 F
Eric George 443
15 F
Danny Zattolla 452
16 F
Patrick Nee 500
17 F
John Gaffney 496
18 F
Jodie Ann Beatty 462
19 F
Peter Corrigan 508
20 F
John Fitzpatrick 458
21 F
Mariano Arocho 438
22 F
Pete Rotolo 428
23 F
Sean Doonan 477
24 F
Greg Kelty 512
25 F
John Moloney 503
26 F
Vincent Fuller 438
27 F
Joe Fis 433
28 F
James Fisher 464
29 F
Sean Firth 523






6 G
Charles McNally 463
7 G
Mike Berlingo 465
8 G
Tommy McGonigle 555
9 G
Kevin McCabe 514
10 G
Gauntlet Holness 464
11 G
Carmine Bonura 445
12 G
William McKenna 510
13 G
Tommy Weimer 442
14 G
Estelle St.Clair 436
15 G
Matt Seabury 436
16 G
Don Foley 435
17 G
Kevin Egan 484
18 G
Felix Calvito 447
19 G
Steve Boal 459
20 G
Mike Donnelly 507
21 G
Turlough "Sam" Noone 470
22 G
Vincent Spinelli 480
23 G
John Musumeci 477
24 G
Rodney Henry 432
25 G
Jesse Drake 433
26 G
Danny Dore 486
27 G
Jimmy Kern 432
28 G
Billy Walsh 575
29 G
Marc Elizabeth 407

2011-10-12

Candidates Approved for 2011 District Council Election

Office of Dennis M. Walsh
The Review Officer
90 Civil 5722 (SDNY)

Fitzmaurice & Walsh, LLP
15 Chester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
dwfitzwalsh[at]optonline.net
914.437.9058

October 12, 2011

Candidates Approved for 2011 District Council Election

EST:
Michael Bilello, Dan Franco

President
Bill Lebo, Greg Kelty, Paul Tyznar

Vice President
Byron Schuler, Michael Cavanaugh

Trustees (3)
Joseph Nina, Pat Crean, Sean Doonan, Sam Noone

Warden
Phil Fiorentino, Gerard Gausman, John Carty, John Walsh

Conductor
Scott Belford, Mike Leonard, Gauntlet Holness

http://nycdistrictcouncil.org/fileadmin/pdf/RO%20List%20of%20Approved%20Candidates%20October%2012%2C%202011-1.pdf

Slate Name Rank and File Team The Only Choice Slate 'Tyzner et al' Slate 'Carty and Doonan' Slate


EST Mike Bilello (157) John Daly (157)
Thomas McKeon (157)
George LaMontagne (157)
Daniel J. Franco (157) Michal Ciechorski (1556)
President Bill Lebo (45) Gregory Kelty (157) Paul Tyzner (45) John "Cigars" DeFalco (157)
N/A N/A
Vice-President Byron Schuler (157) Tommy McGonnigle (157)
Mike Cavanaugh (740) Charles Lucas (1556)
N/A N/A
Warden Gerard Gausman (157) John Walsh (1556) Phillip Fiorentino (45) John "Terror" Carty (157) N/A N/A
Conductor Mike Leonard (157) Gaunlet Holness (157) Scott Belford (2287) Shawn Eichorn (45)
N/A N/A
Trustee Eddie Herrero (157)
Robert Graham (926) Joe Mertens (157)
Kevin Corrigan (157) N/A N/A
Trustee Jimmy Smith (2287)
Bill Walsh (157)
Joe Nina (157) John King (1556) N/A N/A
Trustee Patrick Crean (157) Turlough "Sam" Noone (157) Tom King (1556)
Sean Doonan (157) N/A N/A

2011-10-10

Petition to Deny 'Full Mobility'

Petition to the Hon. Richard M. Berman,
United States District Judge, to Deny 'Full Mobility'

Whereas, we understand 'Full Mobility' to be somewhat or specifically defined as: the permitting of a contractor to select the entirety of its workforce, less the steward.

Whereas, it is evident with experience and information that 'Full Mobility' will further embolden and allow contractors additional opportunities to:
  • circumvent Out-of-Work Lists (OWLs).
  • force acceptance of cash payments and forgoing of benefit payments in exchange for current and future work, thereby committing tax evasion, benefits fraud and extortion;
  • ignore OSHA and other health and safety laws, thereby increasing the likeliness for health and safety violations and incidences;
  • enforce work production quotas, which are expressly forbidden in our CBA's;
  • commit age, sex, and race discrimination;
  • increase the hiding of faulty materials and poor and incomplete workmanship;

Whereas, 'Full Mobility' will eliminate for many members job opportunities and opportunities to up-keep and increase one's skills and knowledge;

Whereas, for the reasons above 'Full Mobility' is anti-union; it unequivocally circumvents social justice, one the founding principles of labor unions;

Therefore, we, the members of the NYC carpenters' local unions, affiliated to the New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters (NYCDCC), petition the Hon. Richard M. Berman, United States District Judge, to deny the acceptance and implementation of 'Full Mobility' in any agreement with the NYCDCC and/or affiliated organizations until at least December 30, 2014.

V2.0 2011-10-10
V1.0 2011-09-26

Please print-out, collect signatures, and then contact me to return ASAP .

2011-10-08

LU157 Delegates to the NYCDCC Nominees

Below are the names of the LU157 members who were nominated at the Special Called Meeting, which occurred October 6, 2011, 4:30 PM at Saints Cyril, Methodius and Raphael RC Church, 502 W 41st Street, New York, N.Y. 10036.

If you see any spelling errors or know names not listed, please post a comment below or email me. Thank you.


Slate Name: Members' Voice Slate
Nominator: Jim Richardson
Executive Committee Member: "Scottish" Tommy McKeown
Chris Grogan
George LaMontagne
John Daly
John "Cigars" DeFalco
Steve Spinelli
John "Terror" Carty
Levi Messinetti
Kevin Corrigan
Eric George
Danny Zattolla
Pat Nee
John Gaffney
Jodie Ann Beatty
Pete Corrigan
John Fitzpatrick
Mariano Arocho
Peter Rotolo
Sean Doonan
Greg Kelty
John Maloney
Vincent Fuller
Joe Fis
James Fisher
Sean Firth
Charles McNally
Mike Berlingo
Tom McGonnigle
Kevin McCabe
Gauntlett Holness
Carmine Bonura
William McKenna
Tommy Weimer
Estelle St.Clair
Matt Seabury
Don Foley
Kevin Eagan
Felix Calvito
Steve Boal
Mike Donnelly
Turlough "Sam" Noone
Vincent Spinelli
John Musumeci
Rodney Henry
Jesse Drake
Daniel Dore
Jimmy Kern
Billy Walsh
Marc Elizabeth

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Slate Name: Local 157 Carpenters Alliance
Nominator: ?
Executive Committee Member: Danny DeMorato
Bill Lacey
Joe Nina
Joe Mertens
John Sheehy
Mitch Sonntag
John McCarthy
Louis Norelli
Eddie McWilliams
Paul Willoughby
Martin McGuire
Cory Kennedy
Elly Spicer
Glenn Hatcher
Joseph Connolly
Brian Lamb
Eamonn Carey
Joseph Faith
Jerry Bruen
Vincent DeLessio
Graham McHugh
Paul Capurso
Steve McInnis
Guy Collins
Andrew Gismondi
Joseph DeFilippo
Martin Lydon
Michael Vastarelli
Patrick Downey
Steven Spinazzolla
Gerard Gordon (Accepted nomination by letter submitted by McKeon)
Tom Silletti
Robert Corrigan
John Guerrero
Martin Costello
Philip Ficarra
Brian Conlon
Rambo Ibric
Robert McAuliffe (Accepted nomination by letter submitted by McKeon)
Walter Warzecha
Sean Brosnan
Scott Phillips (Accepted nomination by letter submitted by McKeon?)
John Allen
Anthony Charles
Paul Gerdes
Fabian Echevarrieta
Bill Hervey
Andy Basile
Denys Seykora

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Charlie Eagan nominated by Hugh McHugh

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Hugh McHugh nominated by Charlie Eagan

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Ken Bluhm nominated by Paul Capusro
Jerry Matthew nominated by Paul Capusro
Joe Burder nominated by Paul Capusro?

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Name of Slate: Carpenters United NYC
Nominator: Mike Bilello
Executive Committee Member: Donny Arana
Mike Connor
George Fitzgerald
Eddie Herrero
Byron Schuler
Patrick Brennan
Mike Powers
Tom Cavallo
Anthony Proto
Herman Warren
Paul Sanabria
William Huvane
Bill Davenport
Justine Kuhn
James Noonan
Hercules Reid
Bobby Ramirez
Dan Franco
Femi Agana
Mike Leonard
Gerard Hanrahan
Dwayne Wilson
Keith Dowd
Eddie Peterson
Otis Resse
Dennis Sullivan
Jamie Drinkwater
Jaun Hernandez
John Luszcyk
Cesar Bravo
Patrick Creaney
Patrick Kirwan
Anthony McPhelm
Martin Glynn (Louie XIV)
Steven Fuggio
Brian Mooney
Brian Gillan
Gerard Hampton
Vinny McGuire
Jimmy Hogan
Robert Routier
Dave McCabe
Scott Murray
Javier Colpas
Patrick Crean
Matthew McGrath
Jeff Adams
Gerard Gausman
Mike Bilello nominated by Pat Crean

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Josefina Califano nominated by Tammy Rivera