SPRINGFIELD AREA's LARGEST LABOR UNION LOCALS

Researched by: Abigail L. Beggerly

Name No. of Average Local

Address Active Monthly President Crafts & Skills National Affiliation Pension Major

Telephone / Fax Members Dues Bus Mgr Represented National President Fund Employers*

1 Teamsters Union, Local 245 Drivers, welders, International Brotherhood Assoc Wholesale Grocers; Highland;

1850 E Division / 65803 3,450 $25 Roger Chappell warehousemen, of Teamsters yes Dairy Farmers of America; Roadway;

866-7206 / 869-2173 Jim Kabell production workers n/a Butternut; UPS; Precision Stainless

2 IBEW, Local 1553 International Brotherhood

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

869-7228 / 869-1814 + $8 Ron Parker maintenance workers J J Berry

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3 LIUNA, Local 676 Skilled and unskilled Laborers International Journagan Const;

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

869-2994 / 869-3224 Pat Stevens plant workers Arthur A Coia SDS Builders; Carson-Mitchell

4 IBEW, Local 753 1% gross International Brotherhood

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

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

5 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

6 IBEW, Local 453 Elec Unlimited; K&R; Alberti; Batty; 2902 E Division / 65803 507 $22.50 Mike Shanks Inside electrical, maintenance, International Brotherhood Yes Kirkup; SMSU; Lamons; McClancy; 869-7251 / 869-1814 Jack Bauer journeymen wiremen, gov't of Electrical Workers Dieke; Roper; Mo Neon; King; Melton;

workers, sign shop workers J J Berry A1; Payne Signs; Storm; CIR; Price

7 Plumbers & PF, Local 178 2% gross United Association of Connelly; Murphy Co; Woods Plb;

2501 W Grand / 65802 450 income + Gary DuVall Pipefitters, plumbers Plumbers and Pipefitters yes Allen Mech; Bowman Drussa;

869-0633 / 866-1609 $27.75 Larry McCarty Martin J Maddaloni Ozark York; Poindexter Mech; SECO

8 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

9 CWA, Local 6312 Inside switching, outside Communications

1925-I E Bennett / 65804 400 2 1/4 Jack Foster maintenance, installation, Workers of America no SW Bell; AT&T; Lucent; GTE;

887-6461 / 889-4443 hrs pay Jack Foster construction workers Marty Bahr Cass County Telephone

9 APWU, Local 888

309 N Jefferson, Ste 348 ? 400 $19.90 Robert Olsen Postal clerks, maintenance, American Postal Workers Union Federal US Postal Service

65801? 831-4395 / 862-5843 n/a special delivery Moe Biller Pension

11 SPOA

314-B E Pershing / 65806 235 $25 Gary Collins Police officers None Yes City of Springfield

831-4408 / 831-5039 Charles H Jerman n/a

12 SEIU, Local 50 Service Employees Public/city of Springfield;

1219 E Commercial / 65803 225 $21 Don L Rudd Service industry, International Union No nursing homes; cemeteries;

865-2016 / 865-9254 Clark W Brown health, public Andrew L Stern Greene County Hwy

13 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 +51 Sam Mahan pointer, cleaner, caulker John T Joyce Bennett Masonry

14 IAFF Local 152 International Association

1840-A E Commercial / 65803 199 $28 Michael Peltz Firefighters of Firefighters Yes City of Springfield

869-4469 / 869-8869 Michael Peltz Alfred Whitehead

UFCW, Local 2 Dillon's Stores; Durkee-French;

1305 E 27th St, Kansas City n/a1 Varies by Tom B Price Retail clerks, packinghouse United Food & Commercial Yes Ramey's Markets; Colonial

64108 ? 816-842-4086 / industry Tom B Price workers, retail meat cutters, Workers Internat'l Union Thrift Stores; Homeland;

816-842-4725 production workers Douglas H Dority Consumers Markets; Butterball

Ranked by number of active, Springfield-area members of the local. *Only includes the largest employers with union contracts. 1. UFCW Local 340 and UFCW Local 322 merged Jan. 1 with the Kansas City office of the union to form UFCW Local 2, which reported 11,000 members in the 1997 listing, but would not disclose the current number of members in the Joplin and Springfield branch offices. The information in the above SBJ list was compiled from data supplied by union representatives. Some locals may have been omitted due to lack of information, space or deadline restrictions. [[In-content Ad]]