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Goals of Paul T. Gonter

Candidate for Financial Secretary of Local 18

1. My most important goal will be to change the by-laws to guarantee our members the opportunity to choose business agents. This can be accomplished by either mock elections by the members at district meetings or the Executive and Advisory Boards of each district presenting candidates to the Business Manager. This will by pass the International Constitution and give the members of Local 18 the same right that most union locals enjoy; the membership choosing who will represent them!

2. I will advocate the posting of secretarial and dispatcher positions available in the districts and Local 18 Headquarters that would allow members to apply. The Advisory Boards of each district shall participate in the interviews and make hiring recommendations.

3. I will ask for a change in policy that would permit advertising of disposal of excess equipment belonging to Local 18 and various funds in the Buckeye Engineer thus enabling members to submit sealed bids just as is done by our government.

4. I will work to open the Buckeye Engineer to the membership allowing responsible editorial comments on issues of interest to Local 18 members and responsible, constructive criticism of officers and policy.

5. I will advocate publishing in the Buckeye Engineer a condensed version of LM-2's and Schedule 5500's of all Local 18 Funds.

6. Listen to member's concerns and follow up with a written response unless the member expresses otherwise.

7. I will list my phone number in the Buckeye Engineer as I do here. (740) 502-3724.

8. I will perform the duties of Financial Secretary, as outlined in the International Constitution, regardless of whether or not I am a fulltime salaried employee of Local 18. This will enable me to have allegiance and loyalty to the members of Local 18 and not have the threat of losing a business agents job as exists under the current system.

9. I will work with the Pension and Health & Welfare Funds to insure our retirees' pensions are increased and health care is adjusted, as allows, while maintaining the solid finances of those funds.

Qualifications:

1975 Graduate of Ridgewood High School Past Secretary of Loyal Order of Moose #1337

Member Local 18 since December 1977 2 years as Crawford Township Clerk/Treasurer

Graduate of Local 18 Apprenticeship Program Attended Hiram College

Past member of Dist. 6 Rank & File Committee Member Coshocton County Farm Bureau

Delegate to Building Trades National Legislative Conference 4 years as Crawford Township Trustee

Past President of Coshocton Co. Assoc. for Retarded Citizens Past President of Coshocton Co Democrat Club

Delegate to Coshocton County Building Trades Council Secretary Fresno Gun Club

I have been dispatched from 5 of Local 18's districts and worked in all 6. I am CCO certified and have served as steward on several jobs. I served as master mechanic on a gas fired powerhouse project for 8 months, and many building projects. I have worked pipeline jobs up to 36 inch, worked on almost every industrial site you can imagine, worked for several crane rental and machinery moving operations and I have worked on highway jobs operating everything from scrapers to cranes.

I believe I can bring the voice of the rank and file into the back door meetings that appear to be continually happening in Local 18. Give me the chance to show the incumbents that the rank and file members want representation without any strings attached!

I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE AND THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE YOU!