ELECTION OF LOCAL UNION 52 OFFICERS

This is to notify you that Nomination of Officers for the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 52 Election will be held at the regular union meeting on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the Union Hall (5563 Wares Ferry Road, Montgomery, Alabama).

The offices to be filled are: President, Vice-President, Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer, Business Agent, Recording Secretary, Inside Guard, Executive Board of 4, Finance Board of 3, Examining Board of 5, Health & Welfare Trustees of 2, Pension Trustees of 2 and Building Trustees of 2.

The Election will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 by walk-in balloting from 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (subject to change) at the Union Hall located at 5563 Wares Ferry Road, Montgomery, Alabama. The results of the Election will be announced as soon as possible after the poles are closed. In the event of a tie vote, the run-off election will be July 13, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the Union Hall, 5563 Wares Ferry Road, Montgomery, Alabama.

The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 52 Constitution and By-Laws Section 14 (c) states that: "No member may be nominated for office unless he is present. Exceptions will be made when a member is working out of Local 52 jurisdiction, or when a member is sick. These members must write a letter stating his desire to be nominated for that office.” To be eligible for election, a nominee must have been in continuous good standing of Local Union 52 for two years prior to the election date.

All candidates running for office may select an observer to be present at the time of the election on June 8, 2019. You may also select an observer to be present when the votes are tallied. You must notify the Election Committee of the name of your observer by June 1, 2019. Candidates desiring addresses of membership shall make a request to the Election Committee, who will instruct the secretary to make labels available. Each candidate shall address his/her campaign letters from the roster; seal and stamp the letter at own expense and be escorted to the mail drop box. At no time shall the membership roster be removed from the Local Union Office.

Union Meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of each month at 9:00 am.  All members are encouraged to attend.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING UNION DUES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES

While Local 52 encourages you to get the advice of your tax professional, it is our understanding that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in 2017 suspends all miscellaneous itemized deductions that are subject to the 2 percent of adjusted gross income floor. This change affects un-reimbursed employee expenses such as uniforms, union dues and the deduction for business-related meals, entertainment and travel. In other words, union dues and un-reimbursed travel expenses are no longer deductible for the purposes of income tax for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017.  Therefore, you will not receive a 2018 dues statement. 

 Newsletter January 2019