Haven’t looked at the finances of Nancy Zettler, the Democratic Party’s candidate to replace Mike Tryon yet.
Nancy Zettler
The recent $5,000 from the Illinois Education Associations’ Political Action Committee leads me to believe readers might be interested.
When she first filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections, she reported $8,640. That was on February 25th.
Here are the contributions reported during the first three months of the year:
- $1,500 – Daniel P. Slayden, Attorney at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Woodridge
- $1,000 – McHenry County Building Trades Council, Crystal Lake
- $500 – Pipefitters’ Assn. Local 597, no address given for this January 6th contribution
She was also given $250 in amounts less than $150.
Zettler spent $1,463.86, ending the quarter with $4,046.11.
From April through July the following contributions have been logged with the State Board of Elections:
- $5,000 – Kathy Slayden, Nurse at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Woodridge
- $1,000 – Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC, Countryside
- $1,000 – Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, Chicago
- $1,000 – LiUNA – Chicago Area Laborers, Burr Ridge
- $750 – Democratic Party of Illinois, unidentified in-kind contribution
- $500 – Painters District Council No. 30 Political Action Account, Aurora
- $500 – Sue Harney, Sleepy Hollow,
- $500 – Bruce Pfaff, Barrington Hills
- $500 – Michael Williamson, Crystal Lake
- $250 – Elgin Association of Fire Fighters, Elgin
- $250 – Tracey Perez, Algonquin
- $200 – Fred Heid, Sleepy Hollow
- $200 – Leslie Russo, Algonquin
An additional $3,462 was raised in amounts under $150.
Zettler ended June with $14,433.89 in the bank.
Yep, another SAD union backed candidate.
Interesting contribution.
$1,000 – McHenry County Building Trades Council, Crystal Lake
Mark posted this info yesterday
& it merits posting on this thread.
The Chairman of Jack Franks re-election committee is Thomas D McTavish.
In addition to that role,
Tom McTavish has 4 other
roles in organized labor:
– TREASURER of the McHenry County BCTC, AFL-CIO
– Member of the Board of Directors of CISCO (the labor management association)
– Business Manager & Financial Secretary of IBEW Local 117
-Officer in the NECA
-IBEW Local 117
-IBEW Local 150
-IBEW Local 461, Northeastern Illinois
It seems Nancy is perhaps going to be
More interested in representing the
UNIONS than the citizens & taxpayers
In her district ?
Yep lots of Union backers for this one… guess we know what she is about..
never heard of this MC Cty bldg. trades council ???
in CL yet ?
very interesting…
For the Union’s it’s all about keeping the super majority.
Investing in the future don’t ya know.
You forget- union workers are citizens and tax payers in her district as well.
This is a private union.
I understand your concern with public unions and pensions funded by tax dollars but unions need to compete in the private sector. for business.
No one forgot union workers are citizens and taxpayers.
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The McHenry County Building Trades Council is an umbrella organization for AFL-CIO building and construction trade union locals.
They advocate for union labor on construction projects.
One of their primary targets is the government, as the government funds public sector construction projects.
It also goes by the name of McHenry County BCTC.
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There are 20 AFL-CIO Building Trades councils in Illinois.
http://www.ilafl-cio.org/trades_councils.htm
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The Illinois Education Association (IEA) political action committee (PAC) is called IPACE.
IEA / IPACE are one of the major players in Illinois politics.
A reason is because there are so many teacher union members.
In most communities, the largest, or one of the largest, blocks of employees are teachers.
The national arm of the IEA is the NEA, National Education Association.
The local school district arms of the IEA in McHenry County, along with any other support staff and other groups of union employees in McHenry County follow.
If IEA-NEA does not appear after the name of the union, it’s not an IEA-NEA affiliated union, but another labor union affiliate.
Nippersink SD 2 – Richmond / Spring Grove Education Association (RSGEA), IEA/NEA
Fox River Grove Cons SD 3 – Fox River Grove Education Association (FRGEA), IEA/NEA
Johnsburg CUSD 12 – Johnsburg Teachers Organization (JTO), IEA/NEA
McHenry CCSD 15 – McHenry Classroom Teachers’ Association, IEA-NEA
McHenry CCSD 15 – McHenry Educational Support Personnel (MESP), IEA-NEA
McHenry CCSD 15 – McHenry School Transportation Association, IEA-NEA
Riley CCSD 18 – Riley Education Association (REA), IEA-NEA
Alden Hebron SD 19 – Alden-Hebron Education Association, IEA-NEA (ASE Personnel)
Cary CCSD 26 – Cary Education Association (CEA), IEA-NEA
Harrison SD 36 – Harrison Teachers’ Association, IEA-NEA
Prairie Grove CSD 46 – Prairie Grove Teachers’ Association, IEA-NEA
Prairie Grove CSD 46 – Prairie Grove Education Support Professionals Association, IEA-NEA
Crystal Lake CCSD 47 – Crystal Lake Elementary Teachers’ Association (CLETA), IEA/NEA
Crystal Lake CCSD 47 – Custodial and Maintenance (SEIU Local 73)
Crystal Lake CCSD 47 – Teamsters Local 731, Teamsters Joint Council 25, Teamsters Joint Agreement (TJA)
Crystal Lake CCSD 47 – Crystal Lake Association of Support Staff (CLASS), IEA-NEA
Harvard CUSD 50 – Harvard Education Association, IEA-NEA
Harvard CUSD 50 – Harvard Education Support Association (ESA), IEA-NEA (still exists? – Support Staff as of 2014 are included in the Teacher cba).
Marengo CHSD 154 – Marengo Area Education Association (MAEA), IEA-NEA
CHSD 155 – High School District 155 Education Association, IEA-NEA
CHSD 155 – Community High Education Support Staff (CHESS), IEA-NEA
CHSD 155 – Teamsters Local 731 (Bus Drivers)
McHenry CHSD 156 – McHenry High School Teachers’ Association, IEA-NEA
Richmond-Burton CHSD 157 – Richmond Education Association, IEA-NEA
Cons SD 158 – Huntley Education Association (HEA), IEA-NEA
Cons SD 158 – Consolidated School District 158 Education Support Personnel Association (HESPA), IEA-NEA
Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 – Marengo Area Education Association, IEA/NEA
Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 – Marengo Education Support Staff, IEA-NEA
Woodstock CUSD 200 – Woodstock Council of Teachers, McHenry County Federation of Teachers Local 1642, IFT/AFT, AFL-CIO
Woodstock CUSD 200 – Woodstock Council of Classified Employees, Custodial Chapter, McHenry County Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1642, IFT-AFT. Custodians, groundskeepers, couriers, and maintenance personnel.
Woodstock CUSD 200 – Woodstock Transportation Employees’ Council, McHenry County Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1642, IFT-AFT
Woodstock CUSD 200 – Woodstock School Related Personnel (WSRP) Council, McHenry County Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1642, IFT-AFT. Secretaries, Aides, Food Service Workers.
McHenry County Coll Dist 528 – McHenry County College Faculty Association, IEA-NEA
McHenry County Coll Dist 528 – McHenry County College Staff Council, McHenry County Federation of Teachers Local 1642, IFT/AFT, AFL/CIO
McHenry County Coll Dist 528 – McHenry County College Adjunct Faculty Association, IEA-NEA
Spec Ed Dist of McHenry Co-Sedom – Association of Special Education Professionalss (ASEP), IEA-NEA
Spec Ed Dist of McHenry Co-Sedom – Association of Special Education Professionals (ASEP), IEA-NEA
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Some of the local school district unions have PACs as well.
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Pipefitters’ Assn. Local 597 is in Chicago.
It has an associated PAC, The Pipe Fitters’ Assn, Local 597 PAC; State Board of Elections committee ID 17718.
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Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC, Countryside; this PAC is named Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC (COJLM PAC).
The Illinois State Board of Elections committee ID for this PAC is the 22986.
This is an IUOE Local 150 affiliated PAC.
IUOE = International Union of Operating Engineers.
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Incidentally, John Bartman is the Democrat candidate for 63rd District State Representative representting western / central / most of northern McHenry County.
He is a prevailing wage monitor for IIIFFC, which is another IUOE Local 150 affiliated entity.
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Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, Chicago.
This is an umbrella organization of Carpenter locals that advocates for union carpenter labor on construction projects.
It’s PAC is called Chicago & Northeast Illinois District Council.
Illinois State Board of Elections Committee ID 23221.
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LiUNA – Chicago Area Laborers, Burr Ridge.
LiUNA = Laborers’ International Union Of North America.
There are 3 LiUNA entites in Burr Ridge.
1. Laborers District Council Chicago.
It’s PAC is called Laborers’ Political Action and Education League.
Illinois State Board of Elections Committee ID 23199.
It’s an umbrella organization for Laborers locals.
2. Laborers District Council Chicago LECET.
LECET = Laborers – Employers Cooperation and Education Trust
3. Laborers District Council Chicago LMCC.
LMCC = Labor Management Cooperating Committee
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Painters District Council No. 30 Political Action Account, Aurora.
The District Council is an umbrella organization for Painters Locals.
They advocate for the use of union painters on construction projects.
The PAC is named Painters & Allied Trades District Council #30.
Illinois State Board of Elections committee ID 29490.
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Elgin Association of Fire Fighters, Elgin.
This is likely IAFF Local 439 – Elgin.
IAFF = International Association of Fire Fighters.
It’s the local union for firefighters employed by the City of Elgin.
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There are a few issues related to labor unions in Illinois.
1. Collective bargaining law is state law and over the years it has been changed.
Most of rights were initially granted under the tenure of Governor Jim Thompson in the Illinois Educational Labor Review Act (IELRA) and Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (IPLRA).
The Rauner administration’s Turnaround Agenda discusses some of the issues, including prevailing wage.
2. Almost no units of government post collective bargaining agreement change documents.
That has to change, although the water is already of the dam.
A collective bargaining agreement change document would indicate the exact changes in the agreement, compared to the previous agreement.
Typically underline text is used to indicate additions, and stricken text is used to indicate deletions.
3. The units of government are getting better about this, but many still do not post all the initial appendixes, and / or all the changes to the agreement after it’s ratified.
Such changes are not uncommon and go by terms such as appendixes, addendums, memorandums of understanding, memorandums of agreement, letters of understanding, letters of agreement, side letters, riders, etc.
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The Better Government Association has many collective bargaining agreements for Chicago and its suburbs on its website.
Chicago has an astounding 44 collective bargaining agreements just for the city itself.
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Workers deserve rights and so do taxpayers.
It’s not a level playing field right now in Illinois.
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The biggest problem by far is that pension funding and benefits, and retiree healthcare funding and benefits, was not considered in collective bargaining.
Now we have in most cases (IMRF is an exception) massively unsustainable underfunded pensions and retiree healthcare, and hiked pay and benefits.
Of the unions listed in the article above, the pension and retiree healthcare issue would mostly apply to IEA.
There are other issues.
One point about collective bargaining law.
The private sector employers are governed by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
As opposed to the Illinois Educational Labor Review Act and Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, which is for public sector state and local government employers in Illinois.
Federal Government employers are governed by the Federal Labor Relations Act (FLRA).
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A good resource is the National Right to Work Committee and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.
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State and local government employees who want to opt out of pay full union dues can contact the legal defense foundation for assistance.
This is an important service for in Illinois state and local government employees who wish to opt out of paying full fees to the union, but don’t know how to go about that, are afraid of retribution, or are getting the runaround from the union.
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Here is a brief comparison of how union dues are handled by Federal government employers v State government employers.
Federal Government employers cannot force employees to pay fees to the union.
That is not the case in Illinois for state and local government employers (state and local labor law varies greatly state to state).
Illinois labor law regarding state and local government employers, mandates that state and local government employees whom are covered by a collective bargaining agreement pay at the minimum reduced fees to the labor union.
Those are commonly called fair share fees by the union, and forced union dues by those who are not particularly fond of paying money to an organization to which they do not wish to belong for whatever reason (political beliefs, etc.)
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation provides free assistance to state and local government employees whom are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, in exactly how to go about paying only the reduced fees to the labor union.
Democrat Nancy Zettler v Republican Allen Skillicorn for 66th District State Representative.
The 66th District goes northwest from roughly I-90 & Route 31 in Elgin to just south of State Route 176 & State Route 47 in Woodstock / Lakewood, including parts of Lake in the Hills, Huntley, Algonquin, Gilberts, Sleepy Hollow, Carpentersville, West Dundee, and East Dundee.
http://www.elections.il.gov > Candidates > Running for Office > Maps and Description > 2011 Representative Maps and Descriptions > 2011 Representative District 66
http://www.elections.il.gov/VotingInformation/2011RepresentativeDistricts.aspx
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Regarding the Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC, which is an IUOE Local 150 PAC.
In addition to representing private sector equipment operators, IUOE Local 150 has a Public Sector division which has experienced rapid growth in the last 15 years, from representing under 500 workers to representing over 3,000 workers.
The IUOE 150 has the following bargaining units in McHenry County, and a few in Kane are also included:
– Algonquin Public Works
– Crystal Lake Public Works
– East Dundee Public Works
– Huntley Public Works
– Island Lake Public Works & Administration
– McHenry County, Building Department – Facilities Maintenance (the county)
– McHenry County, Division of Transportation (the county)
– McHenry County Conservation District, Land & Facilities
Note, two bargaining units are present at the Conservation District, IUOE Local 150 for Land & Facilities, and FOP for Police), and the agreements are posted on neither the Conservation District website nor the County website.
– McHenry Public Works (the city)
– South Elgin Public Works
– Woodstock Public Works
Regarding Tom McTavish’s role in NECA.
More precisely:
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NECA = National Electrical Contractors Association.
This is an organization of contractors employing union labor.
NECA has many branches.
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In this situation, it’s the Northeastern Illinois branch of NECA that has formed a Labor Management Cooperative Committee (LMCC) with three IBEW locals:
– IBEW Local 117.
– IBEW Local 150.
– IBEW Local 461.
IBEW = International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
IBEW is an organized labor union of electricians.
So, Tom McTavish (chair of Jack Franks’ PAC) is an officer in the NECA Northeastern Illinois / IBEW Local 117, 150, & 461 LMCC.
Their goal is more construction projects requiring prevailing wage and employing union labor.
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Tom McTavish has a 6th role.
He is the Secretary of the NECA – IBEW Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) for IBEW Local 117.
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765 Munshaw Lane, Crystal Lake, Illinois is the location of:
– IBEW Local 117
– NECA Northeastern Illinois / IBEW Locals 117, 150, & 561 LMCC
– NECA / IBEW Local 117 JATC
– AFL-CIO McHenry County Building & Construction Trades Council (BCTC).
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The McHenry County BCTC consists of AFL-CIO affiliated organized labor unions in the building and construction industries that have a presence in McHenry County.
It’s this organization that contributed the $1,000 to Democrat Nancy Zettler’s political campaign as candidate for 66th District State Representative.
She’s opposing Republican Allen Skillicorn, who defeated Dan Wilbrandt and Carolyn Schofield in the March 15, 2016 primary election.
Incumbent Republican State Representative for Mike Tryon is not seeking re-election.
Carolyn Schofield is a current McHenry County Board Member for District 2 (their are 4 board members per district), is not running for re-election as a McHenry County Board member, and received the fewest votes of the three.
The term for McHenry County Board members is 4 years.
The general election is to be held November 8, 2016.