SPRINGFIELD area's LARGEST LABOR UNION LOCALS

Name Active Average

Address Local Monthly Local President National Affiliation Pension

Telephone ? Fax Members Dues Business Mgr Workers Represented National President Fund Major Employers*

1 Teamsters Union, Local 245 Drivers, welders, International Brotherhood Associated Wholesale Grocers,

1850 E Division 65803 3,450 $25 Roger Chappell warehousemen, of Teamsters yes Hiland Dairy, DFA, Roadway,

866-7206 ? 869-2173 Jim Kabell production workers James Hoffa Butternut, UPS, Precision Stainless

2 IBEW, Local 15531 International Brotherhood

2902 E Division 65803 750 1 hour Ron Parker Production, of Electrical Workers no Sweetheart Cup Company

869-7228 ? 869-1814 pay + $8 Ron Parker maintenance workers JJ Berry

3 IBEW, Local 453 Inside electrical, maintenance, International Brotherhood Elec Unlimited, K&R, Alberti, Batty, 2902 E Division 65803 600 $22.50 Mike Shanks journeymen wiremen, gov't of Electrical Workers Yes Kirkup, SMSU, Lamons, McClancy, 869-7251 ? 869-1814 Jack Bauer workers, sign shop workers JJ Berry Dieke, Roper, Mo Neon, King, Melton,

A1, Payne Signs, Storm, CIR, Price

4 LIUNA, Local 676 Skilled and unskilled Laborers International Journagan Construction,

1700 S Campbell, Ste J 65807 550 $19 Merl Withelm construction workers, Union of North America yes Masters-Jackson, Wirt Construction,

869-2994 ? 869-3224 Pat Stevens plant workers Arthur A Coia SDS Builders, Carson-Mitchell

5 IBEW, Local 753 1% gross International Brotherhood

2902 E Division 65803 540 wages + John Dare Utilities workers, outside of Electrical Workers Yes CU of Springfield,

866-0044 ? 869-1814 $9 Russell Strunk crafts, clerical workers JJ Berry White River Valley Co-op

6 IUOE - H&P, Locals 16, 16B International Union of Operating Burk Bridge, Jolley & Sons, Journagan,

1833 N Broadway 65803 535 $14 Jim Hoovens Construction, heavy Engineers - Hoist & Portable yes Carson-Mitchell, Masters-Jackson,

864-6889 ? 869-6211 Jim Hoovens equipment operators Frank Hanley Jones Bros, Prestressed Casting

7 USWA, Local 15485

309 N Jefferson, Ste 105 505 $20-$25 Rick Huey Industrial fan installers United Steel Workers of America No Jackie Moore

65802 ? 865-9012 ? 865-1475 Jerry Johnson George Becker

8 Plumbers & PF, Local 178 3% gross United Association of Connelly, Murphy Co, Woods Plb,

2501 W Grand 65802 450 wages + Gary Duvall Pipefitters, plumbers Plumbers and Pipefitters yes Allen Mech, Bowman Drussa,

869-0633 ? 866-1609 $35 Larry McCarty Martin J Maddaloni Ozark York, Poindexter Mech, SECO

9 Carpenters Union, Local 978 United Brotherhood of Carpenters Artisan Const, HBC Inc, Wm Zickel

642 Boonville 65806 425 Varies Deryl Fisher Carpenters-millwrights, and Joiners of America yes Co, Essary Const, Carson-Mitchell,

862-7274 ? 831-2254 Danny Hyde cabinet makers, floor layers Douglas McCarron SDS, Mid States Const, Benchmark

10 APWU, Local 888

309 N Jefferson, Ste 348 405 $30 Robert Olson Postal clerks, maintenance American Postal Workers Union YesÐ US Postal Service

PO Box 860 65801 Robert Olson Moe Biller federal

831-4395 ? 862-5843 pension

11 CWA, Local 6312 Inside switching, outside Communications

1925 E Bennett, Ste I 65804 400 2 1/4 Cheryl A Swearingen maintenance, installation, Workers of America no SW Bell, AT&T, Lucent, GTE,

887-6461 ? 889-4443 hours pay Cheryl A Swearingen construction, clerical Morty Bahr Cass County Telephone

12 SMWIA, Local 146 Sheet Metal Workers Rose Sheet Metal,

1035 E Trafficway 65802 309 $42 Chuck Gibson HVAC, service work, welding, International Association Yes Eagle Sheet Metal, SECO, 865-4210 ? 865-1172 Chuck Gibson specialized fabrication Michael Sullivan Specialized Metal Services

13 SPOA

314 E Pershing, Ste B 250 $25 Scott Steck Springfield police officers None Yes City of Springfield

65806 ? 831-4408 ? 831-5039 Charles H Jerman None

14 SMWIA, Local 208 Sheet Metal Workers

314 E Pershing, Ste I 65806 220 2 hours Jim Hulse Production, sheet metal International Association No Barrington Manufacturing, Paul

869-5214 ? 869-0115 pay + tax Ronald A Smith workers Michael Sullivan Mueller Co

15 Bricklayers, Local 10 Stone masons, tile layers, Bricklayers & Allied Crafts

414 S Grant 65806 200 $16 John Creller bricklayers, terrazzo workers, Workers International Union Yes Midland Masonry,

869-7951 ? 869-7951 ext 51 Sam Mahan pointer, cleaner, caulker John Flynn Bennett Masonry

16 IAFF, Local 152 International Association

1840 E Commercial, Ste A 198 $33 Michael Peltz Firefighters of Firefighters No City of Springfield

65803 ? 869-4469 ? 869-8869 Michael Peltz Alfred Whitehead

17 SEIU, Local 50 Service Employees City of Springfield,

1219 E Commercial 65803 195 $20 Don L Rudd Service industry, International Union Yes nursing homes, cemeteries,

865-2016 ? 865-9254 Clark W Brown health, public Andrew L Stern Greene County Highway Dept

Ranked by number of active Springfield area members. *Includes only the largest employers with union contracts. 1. The district office of the IBEW representing Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota is located at 300 S. Jefferson, Ste. 300, 831-1507. Information was compiled from data supplied by union representatives. Some locals may have been omitted due to lack of information, space or deadline restrictions. The 1999 Book of Lists is now available on disk