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William Brooks - Business Manager Bill has been a member of Local 373 since June 29, 1988. Bill entered the local union through the environmental field working primarily as an asbestos removal laborer. He was appointed steward on several projects and represented the local well. He has served as a Delegate to the Local, State, and National Building Trades as well as Delegate to the local and state AFL-CIO organizations. Bill also participates in the Pittsburgh Building Trades Organizing Committee. Other career highlights include:
Rich has been a member of Local 373 since September 10, 1979. He worked in the field primarily as a concrete laborer and quickly gained a reputation as a very good worker, maintaining steady employment with Navarro Corporation. Rich was utilized as a steward on several big projects and did an outstanding job. He has served as a Delegate to the Local, State, and National Building Trades as well as Delegate to the local and state AFL-CIO organizations. He is also active in the Pittsburgh Regional Building Trades Organizing Committee. Rich's area includes everything north of the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers - from the western border to the eastern border of Allegheny County. Other career highlights include:
John has been a member of Local 373 since May 24, 1985. He has been a steward on numerous job sites for quite a while and has always done an outstanding job. He has participated in every union function and certainly deserves the position he currently holds.
Other career highlights include:
Matt McHugh - Secretary Treasurer/Field Representative
Matt has been a member of Local 373 since 1990. He started off his career in 1985, when he joined a Laborers Local #1191 in Detroit, Michigan. He spent approximately 5 years working Heavy/ Highway as a labor foreman in Detroit as well as for Laborers Local #731 in New York City. After returning back to Pittsburgh, Matt displayed his skills as a steward on several job sites as being a perfect individual to deal with people in a variety of situation. A new Organizer position became available in the Mid-Atlantic Region, and Business Manager John McManus believed he would be an excellent choice and a valuable asset to the District Council and the Region.
Other career highlights include:
Michael has been a member of Local 373 since January 28, 1987. He began his career as a general laborer, working in many different classifications and becoming a highly skilled laborer. Mike was made a steward a few years later and became a well respected and liked individual by the members. He has done an excellent job for the Local Union and we feel confident he will continue to do so.
Other career highlights include:
Dean Sedlar - Executive Board Member/ Field Representative
Dean has been a member of Local 373 since August 21, 1978. He began his career in the field as a brick tender with R. G. Friday Masonry. The last 10 years or so he has worked strictly in U.S. Steel and power plants as a steward and general foreman. His knowledge of furnace work has helped him maintain these positions. He is an excellent representative of the Local Union.
Career highlights include:
Ed has been a member of Local 373 since September 26, 1974. He worked in the field with various contractors throughout his career, earning the reputation and showing the ability to do just about anything. Ed was used as a steward on several major projects and did an excellent job. He has served as a Delegate to the Local, State, and National Building Trades as well as Delegate to the local and state AFL-CIO organizations. Ed shares the responsibility of Downtown and Oakland with another Field Representative and has an area from West Liberty Avenue(Rt. 19) west to and including the Pittsburgh International Airport and all along the Ohio River into the Station Square area. Career highlights include:
John Brooks - John has recently been appointed to the Executive Board.
OFFICE STAFF
Julie Richards - October 2005 Holly Andrews - February 2006
Both of our secretaries are doing an outstanding job keeping our office running smoothly. They do their job efficiently and are a credit to Local 373.
OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS: Auditor: Dale Moon
Dale has been a member of Local 373 since November 26, 1984. Dale has worked on blast furnaces, coke batteries, and various other projects within U.S. steel plants. Dale has also worked as a general laborer on construction projects. He is very knowledgeable in concrete placement & demolition. Dale has done an excellent job as steward on various projects, and has also been a labor foreman and is presently the primary superintendent for WMCC. Dale is an asset to our Local.
Auditor: Albert Sinopoli
Al has been a member of Local 373 since October 29, 1974. He began his career in the field as a general laborer and eventually became a full-time employee of Ceco Corporation, a company specializing in building parking garages. Mr. Sinopoli is currently utilized as a steward on major projects and does an excellent job representing the Local Union.
Auditor: Ed Dolby Ed has been a member since May 24, 1988. He previously served as Delegate to the Allegheny County Labor Council. He has also been appointed as an Organizer for our District Council under the Mid-Atlantic Region. Sergeant-at-Arms: Jason Markovich
Stan has been a member of Local 373 since August 8, 1986. Prior to entering the Local, he was employed by Inmetco. He gained extensive experience in such things as: Building and mill maintenance, welding & burning, crane operation and maintenance, and equipment operation and maintenance, becoming a true jack-of-all trades. Once in the Union, he served as steward on many jobs, including the Alcoa Building on the North Shore. Because of his construction knowledge, he served as labor foreman on several major jobs, including: 2 years of demolition at the LTV Steel Mill, 2-1/2 years at the Allegheny County Jail, and with Trafalgar House at the new Pittsburgh International Airport.
In January of 2001, Stan was hired as an instructor at the Laborers Training Center in Saxonburg. Stan is certified in and teaches a variety of classes, including Skid Steer, Concrete, Cutting & Burning, OSHA, Asbestos, Lead, Fork Lift, and First Aid/CPR. He was also instrumental in introducing and teaching a new class to the Training Center, Building Trades Blueprint Reading. As all the instructors do, he also maintains the Training Center building and grounds.
Sean has been a member of Local 373 for several years. He has worked in the field at various job sites, including the Super Kmart at Montour Run, the Pittsburgh International Airport, several downtown parking garages, and the Airside Business Park. Sean earned a BS degree in computers at the University of Pittsburgh in July of 1996. He worked for several years at Ashland Chemical on Neville Island, maintaining the network of computers throughout the plant. He also assisted the purchasing agent in placing orders and maintaining warehouse inventories, and on calculating the annual plant budget. Sean was hired at the Training Center in January of 2003. He currently maintains the computers for the thirteen locals of the Western Pa. District Council, as well as the Training Center and District Council. Sean also administrates Local 373's website. In addition, he is in charge of the finances at the Training Center, determining the budget and overseeing the front office.
Thomas Gribbin - F.F.C. Investigator
Tom has been a member of Local 373 since June 26, 1974. He graduated from Millersville University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. After working as a substitute teacher at area high schools, he started working construction for Turner Construction at the Carnegie Art Museum in the summer of 1974. He served as steward on many jobs in the Pittsburgh area, including deputy steward at the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport under Mr. Paul Martinez, where our Laborers numbered over 100 men and women. He worked steady for A. Martini & Co. , Turner, P.J. Dick, etc.., usually in concrete crews, where he gained notoriety as being an exceptional concrete worker.
After injuring his shoulder in the fall of 1997, he was informed about an opening with Foundation for Fair Contracting, an organization that helps enforce Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage laws. One of the qualifications for the position was a college degree, and after interviewing with Mr. Leo Petrone of Local #66 of the Operating Engineers and Director of the F.F.C., Tom was hired in February 1999. His primary job function is to investigate companies who practice unfair wage and benefit policy in order to under-bid our union contractors.
Members currently serving as Delegates to the Allegheny County Labor Council:
Nicholas Cherry, Jr. - recently appointed to serve as a member of the Labor Council, as of June 1, 2009. Nick has been a member of Local 373 since 7/26/2000.
Edward Cheque - Member since June 22, 1981 Appointed by Executive Board in February 1, 2007
Michael Connolly - Member since October 25, 1979 Appointed by Executive Board in December 1999
Gordon Nicewanger - Member since September 24, 1981 Appointed by Executive Board in June 2000
Tony D'angelo - Member since April 30, 1969 Appointed by Executive Board in July 3, 2007
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Richard Irlbacher
- President/ Field Representative
John Jackson, III
- Vice President
Michael Murphy
- Recording Secretary
Edward
Gondek
- Field Representative
Stanley Plutnicki
- Instructor, Western Pennsylvania Laborers Training Center
Sean
McManus - Asst. Administrator, Western Pa Laborers Training Center