George Wilson
Assistant Business Manager  / Craig Office

Administrative Assistant – Helen Shaw

303-398-7341

Background:

  1. Graduated from Vista High School, Vista, California - 1973.
  2. Attended Palomar Junior College, San Marcos, California for one year, 1973-1974.
  3. Worked as a warehousemen for a moving/storage company and member of the teamsters for one year.
  4. Joined Colorado-Ute Electric Association in June of 1975.
  5. Initiated into IBEW 111 in June 1975. Worked as an operator at the Hayden Station, becoming a Control Room Operator before I left for Cal Edison’s San Onofre Nuclear plant in February of 1979.
  6. Between moving and accepting an Operator position with Cal Edison, Three Mile Island nuclear disaster struck and because of the moratorium on nuclear plants I was forced to work in a non-union factory.
  7. Seeing the error in my ways and not wanting to raise our kids in Southern Cal, I was re-hired with Colorado-Ute in July of 1980 at the Craig Power Plant.
  8. Became a shop Steward in the late 80’s and Chief Steward in 2001.
  9. Served on several negotiation committees with Business Manager Mike Byrd after Tri-State acquired Colorado-Ute through the 90’s.
  10. Appointed Business Representative IBEW, Local Union 111 effective July 1, 2004.
  11. Promoted to Assistant Business Manager effective July 1, 2006.
  12. I have been a member in good standing since re-joining IBEW 111 in July of 1980.

Assignments and Responsibilities:
  • Handle Grievances and Negotiations of Units on the Western Slope.
  • Operate Craig office in order to better represent members on the Western Slope and coordinate matters between the two offices.
  • Whatever is needed to represent members of IBEW, Local Union 111.  
  • Appointed as an alternate to the Production PSCo / IBEW Joint Conference Committee.

Unit Responsibilities:
  • Unit 7A – Cabin Creek Hydro, Public Service Company of Colorado.
  • Unit 8 - Shoshone Hydro, Public Service Company of Colorado, in Glenwood Canyon.
  • Unit 22 – Hayden Station Public Service Company of Colorado.
  • Unit 22A – Craig Station, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc.
  • Unit 23 – Nucla Station, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc.
  • Unit 24 – Montrose/Craig, Transmission Department at Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc.
  • Unit 24A – Montrose/Craig/Nucla/Rifle, Clerical, Tri-State G&T Association, Inc.
  • Unit 28B – Cameo Station Public Service Company of Colorado.
  • Unit 39 – Rifle Station, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc.

Education/Committees attended:

  1. C.L.E.A.R Classes for Stewards through the University of Colorado.
  2. Interest Based Bargaining Class.
  3. Employee’s Right’s Classes through George Meany Labor College.
  4. Tough Bargaining Classes through George Meany Labor College.
  5. Negotiating Strategy and Tactics Class through George Meany Labor College.
  6. Arbitration and Hearings Class through George Meany Labor College.
  7. G & T Lampac meetings.
  8. 8th District Progress meeting.  
  9. LINECO Benefits Seminar.

Negotiations:
  1. Tri-State Generation & Transmission O&M Agreement – fall of 2004 brought Rifle Station employee’s into the Agreement effective January 1, 2005.
  2. Tri-State Generation & Transmission Clerical Agreement – fall of 2004 brought Rifle clerical into the Agreement effective January 1, 2005.
  3. Tri-State Generation & Transmission O&M and Clerical Agreements – 3 year extensions to both until April 3, 2011.
  4. On-going interim negotiations with Public Service Company of Colorado Hydro’s.
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Summary:

I would like to thank Business Manager Mike Byrd for having the faith and trust in me to carry on the work that he has done for the western slope members. My fellow staff members and administrative assistants have been of great help to me in my efforts to represent the membership.

The members I have dealt with have been great, some old friends and others I’m getting to know.

I would like to extend a Special Thanks to all my Stewards and Chief Steward’s. If it weren’t for the devotion and dedication you give for the betterment of your fellow union brothers and sisters, this job would be impossible.

Respectfully submitted by George G. Wilson, 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

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