Bruce J. Lawlor
Senior Assistant Business Manager

Administrative Assistant – Jessica Byrd

303-398-7345

Background:

  1. Graduated from Regis High School, Denver, Colorado.
  2. Member in good standing with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 111, for 32 years.
  3. Employed by Public Service Company of Colorado at the Leyden Mine Underground Storage Facility as an Operator from 1974 to 1978, Fort Saint Vrain Nuclear Station as an Operator from 1981 to 1989.
  4. Elected to IBEW, Local Union 111 Executive Board in 1986.
  5. Appointed as Local Union 111, Recording Secretary in 1988.
  6. Elected Local Union 111, Recording Secretary in 1989.
  7. Active in Local Union 111 and Public Service Company of Colorado Joint Committees from 1981 to 1989.
  8. Served as Shop Steward at Fort Saint Vrain from 1981 to 1985.
  9. Served as Chief Steward at Fort Saint Vrain from 1985 to 1989.
  10. Appointed to the Staff of Local Union 111, as Business Representative, December 4, 1989.
  11. Promoted to Assistant Business Manager, June 1991.
  12. Promoted to Senior Assistant Business Manager, June 1996.

Unit Responsibilities:

  1. Unit 2A, Utility Services – Public Service Company of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
  2. Unit 4, Metro Steam Generation Stations, Thermal Energy - Public Service Company of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
  3. Unit 4A, Metro Transportation/Stores - Public Service Company of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
  4. Unit 17B, Fort Saint Vrain Combined Cycle Station - Public Service Company of Colorado, Platteville, Colorado.
  5. Unit 19, Campion High Pressure Gas – Public Service Company of Colorado, Campion, Colorado.
  6. Unit 20 PSCO - Mesa
  7. Unit 20A PSCO Leyden Mine
  8. Unit 27, Boulder Gas and Electric Distribution, Valmont Steam Generation Station, Boulder, Colorado.
  9. Local 111 IBEW Arbitration Advocate.

 In Summary:

After more than eight years, of experience with the Joint Conference process for grievance resolution in the Xcel Energy power plants, I believe we have addressed and settled well over three hundred grievances. Only once did the joint committee deadlock and submit the matter to arbitration. If only thirty percent of those 300+ grievances had gone through the normal grievance process and ended up in arbitration, it would represent a net savings to the membership of nearly one million dollars. In my opinion, that is a success story not only for the cost savings, but it also represents a joint company/union committee that functions purely to interpret the labor agreement and solve problems. While the grievant or management may not always be happy with the outcome, it puts the matter to rest in an expedient fashion with significant cost savings. The decisions are final and binding on all parties. The concept should be explored further.

I was elected to attend the 37th IBEW Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio this year. As in the previous three conventions I attended, it was yet another humbling experience. I was proud to address the delegate body (some 2500 delegates) from all over the USA and Canada and represent you in doing the business of the International Union.  Thank you for allowing me the privilege and honor to represent you in that arena.

I extend my thanks to all of my Chief Stewards, Stewards, Unit Chairmen and Recorders. You are on the front line fighting daily in the trenches. Your long, hard hours of work do not go unnoticed. While we may not have always agreed on certain sensitive topics, I have and will always do my dead level best to be your loyal supporter and advocate. The membership deserves and expects nothing less.

Thanks also to Business Manager Mike Byrd for your unwavering support of all our members, your financial savvy, as well as your personal guidance and counsel during some very difficult times for me personally. The other Agents, Officers and Executive Board members have been a tremendous support for me as well. I am grateful and proud to serve the membership with you. And last, but certainly not least, are the unsung heroes of all this - our Clerical Staff at Local 111. You guys are the best!

The work of a Union activist is difficult at best. Confrontation and adversity are our constant companions. Sometimes you could even walk on water for our members and it wouldn’t be enough to satisfy them. More often than not, we are dealing with people when they are at their very worst, and many have nowhere else to turn. We must be ever vigilant to protect and defend our Brothers and Sisters from the few people, internal to the Union as well as external forces, who wish to wield so much power like a club. Open and honest communications between the members and our employers are essential. We all must strive to work for the entire membership with an honest purpose. This membership must never permit our Union to be held hostage and decimated for the benefit and personal gain of a single individual with a twisted personal agenda or vendetta. The needs and benefits of the entire membership must always come first.

 Respectfully submitted by Bruce J. Lawlor, Senior Assistant Business Manager

 

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Mike Byrd: Business Manager

George Wilson Jr. :Remote Agent Craig, Grand Junction

John Sena: Remote Agent Pueblo

Dennis Z. LeTurgez: Remote Agent , Grand Junction

Bruce J. Lawlor: Senior Assistant Business Manager, Denver

Sean McCarville: Agent, Denver

Patrick Weak: Senior Assistant Business Manager

John Vogel: Agent, and Dispatch, Denver

Timio Archuleta: Agent, Denver

James Thorp: Agent, Denver

Mike Hixon