Greetings from Miami, Florida, home to Local 71 of the International Union of Elevator Constructors.

We are the mechanics, apprentices and helpers that build, maintain, repair, and modernize elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters,stage lifts, moving walks, wheelchair lifts and other vertical transportation equipment in South Florida.

We are an AFL/CIO affiliated labor union. We provide bargaining unit representation, education, pension, medical, dental, vision plan and other traditional union services to our approximately 900 members. 

Please see the information below.  There are two recruitment drives, and they are based on specific areas. 

Effective January 1, 2023, the I.R.S. standard mileage rate for business use of an automobile will be 65.5 cents per mile. This represents an increase of 3.0 cents per mile from the prior year's rate. (Internal Revenue Service Notice 2023-03.)

Brothers and Sisters,

As most of you are aware, we are the conducting business of Local 71 in our new Hollywood location.

Union meetings, Probationary meetings and NEIEP school) will still be conducted in Miami.

If you use the Miami address for your payments and correspondence, we will receive it via USPS mail forwarding but it will take longer to get to us.

We prefer that you mail all payments and correspondence to:

IUEC Local 71

1909 Tyler Street, Suite 603

Hollywood, FL  33020 

If you have any questions, please call or email us at the union hall office. 

Happy Holidays to all! 

Local 71 Office

Brothers and sisters,

The staff at the Qualified Elevator Inspector Training Fund has asked Local 71 to pass on this important information to you concerning continuing education:

On behalf of the Qualified Elevator Inspector Training Fund (QEITF) Staff, I hope that you are all doing well by staying healthy and safe.

We know how busy everyone is so we thought we would send a reminder out regarding our current situation with continuing education classes during the pandemic

Due to continued travel restrictions for us, we will continue to offer live online WebEx classes to inspectors needing CEUs to renew their credential.  Our live WebEx classes are 2-hours in length (0.2 CEUs) each, and offered through registered invites only. 

If you are interested in registering to attend our live WebEx CE classes, or have questions, please contact our office at 1-888-511-3113 or visit our website at www.qeitf.org

To request a copy of our current schedule of classes please email Thea tmauer@eiwpf.org or Vivi vheard@eiwpf.org and they will be happy to send you the schedule of classes.

We encourage you to visit the Center for Disease Control or World Health Organization websites for the most reliable and current information on Coronavirus (COVID-19). 

We’re all in this together!

Mike

Michael D. Morand

Administrator

Qualified Elevator Inspector Training Fund

Brothers and Sisters,

We are happy to announce a new feature on iuec71.org - PAY DUES ONLINE

You will find this a valuable resource for you, especially as we approach the upcoming 3rd quarter billing period. 

To use this feature, you will find a link under MEMBER RESOURCES, so you must be registered for iuec71.org.  The dues payment screen asks for you to put in the amount you want to pay, along with your International Number.  If you are not a member yet, call me and I will give you a number to use.

If you need assistance with registering for our website, please call me as well.    

Take care and work safe,

Dawn

The IUEC MyLink member portal is available online.

You can access the instructions here .

MyLink is a valuable tool for members to:

 * View and update your contact information and address

* View your Benefit Hours

* View your financial balance with Local 71.

* Sign  and submit documents such as Dues check off authorization, withdrawal request, etc.

* View documents specific to your local, such as; Local Constitution & Bylaws, Local expense Agreements, Local jurisdiction, etc.

If you have any questions, contact the Union Hall.