Category Archives: IBEW 2222 News
2024 Jack O’Shea Golf Tournament
THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS
Continental Breakfast at 7:00 AM / Tee Time 8:00 AM
The 2024 Jack O’Shea Golf Tournament is fast approaching. This annual event is the largest fundraiser we have to benefit the IBEW Local 2222 Benevolent Fund. This year’s tournament will be held on Friday, September 20, 2024, at Franklin Park – William Devine Golf Course in Dorchester (Sign-In 7:00 am – 7:30 am).
The tournament is limited to 120 golfers and will sell out – Register Today
2024 JACK O’SHEA TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION
AS OF JULY 26TH – THE TOURNAMENT IS SOLD OUT
WE HAVE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES BELOW
If you are a Verizon employee, you must request the day off no later than Friday, August 30, 2024.
The cost of a foursome is $500, and individual golfers are $125. The tournament includes continental breakfast, a round of golf with a cart, a gift, and a delicious buffet lunch.
Due to course rules, we are unable to have a registration table on the day of the tournament. Therefore,
ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE.
Please make checks payable to Local 2222 IBEW Benevolent Fund Trust, and mail to:
IBEW 2222
159 Thomas Burgin Parkway, Floor 3
Quincy, MA 02169
Attn: Jack O’Shea Tournament
2024 Jack O’Shea Tournament Sponsorship
Thank you for considering a sponsorship for the 2024 Jack O’Shea Golf Tournament. This annual event is the largest fundraiser we have to benefit the IBEW Local 2222 Benevolent Fund, which supports charities our members are involved with.
Our Sponsorship Levels:
- Breakfast Sponsor $1,000 – Includes signage displayed at the tournament, recognition on the day of the event, on our website, and in our Business Manager’s report, which is distributed to our membership.
- Luncheon Sponsor $2,500 – Includes signage displayed at the tournament, recognition on the day of the event, on our website, and in our Business Manager’s report. This sponsorship also includes 2 golfers.
- Hole Sponsor $250 – Includes signage at the hole, recognition on our website, and in our Business Manager’s report.
If you’d like to be added as a sponsor, please submit the form below. Please make checks payable to
Local 2222 IBEW Benevolent Fund Trust, and mail to:
IBEW 2222
159 Thomas Burgin Parkway, Floor 3
Quincy, MA 02169
Attn: Jack O’Shea Tournament
IBEW T-6 & Verizon Reach Agreement on SST’s Wearing Shorts During Summer Months
An agreement has been reached allowing SST’s to wear shorts during summer months, from the Sunday before Memorial Day through the Saturday after Labor Day, subject to certain terms. Please read the full agreement below.
Legislators Signed on to Organizing Bills
House Bill H.3069 & Senate Bill S.2014 –An Act Relative to Collective Bargaining Rights for Legislative Employees
Click Here to find your State Representative & State Senator
(click on their name for contact information)
Special thanks to our bill sponsors, Senator John Keenan @SenJohnFKeenan and Representative Patrick Kearney @RepKearney, as well as our cosponsors listed below. If your legislators are already supporting our bills, please be sure to thank them for standing up for the rights of workers to organize.
| Name | District / Address |
| Patrick Joseph Kearney - D | 4th Plymouth - Lead Sponsor |
| Kevin J. Holland, IBEW Local 2222 AFL-CIO | 159 Burgin Parkway, 3rd Floor, Quincy, MA 02169 |
| Rebecca L. Rausch - D | Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex |
| Samantha Montaño - D | 15th Suffolk |
| David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf - D | 17th Worcester |
| Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida - R | 7th Plymouth |
| James B. Eldridge - D | Middlesex and Worcester |
| Erika Uyterhoeven - D | 27th Middlesex |
| Rodney M. Elliott - D | 16th Middlesex |
| Christopher Richard Flanagan - D | 1st Barnstable |
| David F. DeCoste - R | 5th Plymouth |
| James K. Hawkins - D | 2nd Bristol |
| Marc R. Pacheco - D | Third Bristol and Plymouth |
| James C. Arena-DeRosa - D | 8th Middlesex |
| Margaret R. Scarsdale - D | 1st Middlesex |
| Russell E. Holmes - D | 6th Suffolk |
| Mike Connolly - D | 26th Middlesex |
| Peter Capano - D | 11th Essex |
| Carmine Gentile - D | 13th Middlesex |
| Ryan Hamilton - D | 15th Essex |
| Lindsay Sabadosa - D | 1st Hampshire |
| Carol Doherty - D | 3rd Bristol |
| Steven Owens - D | 29th Middlesex |
| Danillo Sena - D | 37th Middlesex |
| Mathew Muratore - R | 1st Plymouth |
| Dylan Fernandes - D | Barnstable, Dukes, & Nantucket |
| Name | District/Address |
| John F. Keenan - D | Norfolk and Plymouth - Lead Sponsor |
| Michael D. Brady - D | Second Plymouth and Norfolk |
| Anne M. Gobi - D | Worcester and Hampshire |
| Walter F. Timilty - D | Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol |
| Michael O. Moore - D | Second Worcester |
| Rebecca L. Rausch - D | Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex |
| James B. Eldridge - D | Middlesex and Worcester |
| Paul R. Feeney - D | Bristol and Norfolk |
| Paul W. Mark - D | Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire |
| Patrick M. O'Connor - R | First Plymouth and Norfolk |
| Marc R. Pacheco - D | Third Bristol and Plymouth |
| Patricia D. Jehlen - D | Second Middlesex |
| Estela Reyes - D | 4th Essex |
| Liz Miranda - D | Second Suffolk |
Call Senator Nick Collins & Representative Tony Cabral today
Our Bills have been extended until Friday, July 19th – Please call today
In the Fall of 2019, IBEW 2222 was approached by House and Senate staffers requesting our help with forming a Union. The organizing drive was progressing nicely when COVID-19 closed the State House. In January 2023, organizers worked with Representative Patrick Kearney and Senator John Keenan to file S.2014/H.3069 – An Act relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employees, which would change the law to allow legislative staff the right to organize, if they chose to do so. The legislation has since garnered support from organized labor, including the AFL-CIO.
In September 2023, 40 testifiers provided over three hours of testimony on the legislation during a public hearing held by the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (SARO). The committee did not yield a decision on the legislation and instead chose to extend its review of the bill into the summer, close to the end of the 2023-24 session.
Please call the SARO Committee Chairpersons, Senator Nick Collins and Representative Tony Cabral, and urge them to favorably report out of committee S.2014/H.3069 – An Act relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employees.
Senator Nick Collins 617-722-1150 / Representative Tony Cabral 617-722-2017
Nominations Held for Officers & Delegates of IBEW Local 2222
Nominations for all elected positions were held at the May 1, 2024 Union Meeting. All officers were unopposed, and one Executive Board seat had two members nominated. One of the candidates for that seat informed Local 2222 President Kevin Holland, in writing, that they wished to withdraw from consideration. Congratulations to all the Officers and Executive Board Members. In addition, Mike Donahue & Kevin Holland will continue as Assistant Business Managers. The following members were nominated and elected by acclamation as the Officers, Executive Board, and Delegates of IBEW 2222:
| Officers | |
|---|---|
| Business Manager / Financial Secretary | Myles Calvey |
| President | Kevin Holland |
| Vice President / Executive Board Chairman | Julio De La Cruz |
| Treasurer | Paul English |
| Recording Secretary | Martin Sweeney |
| Executive Board | |
| CO | Keith Bonasoro |
| COEI | Frank Hernon |
| Motor Vehicle/House Services/Supply | Vacant |
| AT&T/Lucent/Any other company holding an agreement with 2222 | Michael Aguinick |
| Construction - Line | Jeff Orender |
| SST | Bob Cinelli |
| Accounting/Traffic/Plant Clerical/FA/CSA/RCMAC/Graphics | Janelle Quinn |
| Sales | Heather Reardon |
| Delegates | |
| TCC2 Delegate | Kevin Holland |
| Delegate to IBEW International Convention | Keith Bonasoro |
| Delegate to IBEW International Convention | Julio De La Cruz |
| Delegate to IBEW International Convention | Michael Donahue |
| Delegate to IBEW International Convention | Kevin Holland |
| Delegate to IBEW International Convention | Jeff Orender |
| Delegate to IBEW International Convention | Janelle Quinn |
| Delegate to IBEW International Convention | Martin Sweeney |
| * 2 of the Delegates to the International Convention will be alternates. | |
Jollimore Family Fundraiser
On March 22, 2024, Kevin Jollimore, an SST out of the Medford Garage passed away suddenly at just 50 years old. Kevin was a 28-year member who always wore a smile, had a kind word, and an ever-present positive attitude. He leaves behind his wife, Kym, and his two boys, Kevin Jr. and Nicholas.
A Fundraiser was held on Thursday, June 6th to help support Kevin’s family during this devastating time. The event included a DJ, silent auction, raffles, buffet, and cash bar.
Thank you to all for your generosity and support for Kevin’s family. They were overwhelmed by the outpouring from our membership.
Special thanks to all who donated raffle items, time, and services to make the event so successful.
A huge thank you to the event committee as well, Beth Kelliher, Bob Cinelli, and Bob McCusker!
New England Work & Family Committee
The status and program increases for New England Work & Family for 2024 are as follows:
- Respite stays the same $250 per quarter for copayments and subsidizes the cost of the additional uses over the allotted Verizon offering of 80 hours.
- Wellness remains the same at $500 for January through July.
- College book reimbursement increases to $1200 for the year.
- Elder care reimbursement increases to $500 per quarter.
- After-school activities reimbursement increases to $500 per school year.
- Summer camp reimbursement stays the same at $500 per child.
- DCRF remains the same based on income:
- Income under $75,000 a year, $20 per day, per child, for a total of $1040.
- Income of $75,000 to $100,000, $10 a day per child for a total of $1040.
- Income of $100,000 to $200,000, $5 a day per child for a total of $1040.
This is a monthly program and unlike the other programs is not taxable up to $5000, if no other program is utilized.