March Union meeting

This is a update of what took place at the March 20th Union meeting.
Topics discussed;

1. One Clerk position to be posted at the Department of Public works.
2. The results of the first Health & Safety committee held with the new administration.
3. Police department members will be asking for an Air Quality test at JPD.
4. Courtemanche arbitration postponed.
5. Winner of the Stop & shop gift card was Peter A. DelFino
6. Membership along with President Prata were advised of the vandalism of our Union
bulletin board at the Police Department.
There were seven members in attendance.
!! Treasurers reports could not be passed due to no quorum!!

March Union meeting

The March Union meeting will on held on March 20th. The time of the meeting will be 5:00 Pm. The location will be the Ferri Middle School.

This will be a General meeting.

We will be raffling off a $20.00 gift card to Stop and Shop.
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!!!!!

Executive Board Meeting 3/5/2007

An Executive Board meeting was held on 3/5/2007. The meeting was held for the purpose of approving Treasure reports going back to December 2005. The reason for this was due to the fact that since December 2005 we have not had a quorum at the monthly meeting to pass these reports. All Treasurer reports from December 2005 to and including the January 2007 report were passed. A motion was made by VP Tanzi and seconded by Pres Prata. The board also updated the Sunshine Committee guidelines.

Union Memember's Husband Passes Away

MORRIS, PETER F., 71, of Rowena Drive, died peacefully Wednesday after an eight month illness. He was the beloved husband of Arlene M. (Kelly) Morris. Arelene is the Federal Funds / Human Resource / Personnel Clerk at the Johnston Town Hall.

The funeral will be held Saturday, at 9:45 am, from the Russell J. Boyle & Son Funeral Home, 331 Smith Street, Providence. Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am in Holy Cross Church, 645 Hartford Avenue, Providence. Burial will be in Saint Ann Cemetery, Cranston. Visiting hours Friday, 5-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 169 George Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 in his memory will be appreciated.
Our deepest sympathy goes out to Arlene and her family.

Our Union has made a $50.00 donation on behalf of Mr. Morris to Hospice.

Union meeting

Our next Union meeting will be on Tuesday February 13, 2007. The meeting will be at 5PM. The meeting will be held at the Johnston Middle School.
Please plan to attend.


Once again our Local had a TERRIBLE turn out at this meeting. The only two members that attended the meeting was our President and Vice President.

Job bid posted

The position of Clerk at the Recereation Department has been posted. The bid opened on 2/1/2007 and closes on 2/7/2007.
Congratulations to Terry Prata the new Recreation Clerk.

Job bid posted

The position for Secretary to the Detective Commander fell under Leave To Protect Status. Once Ms. Robin Pimental resigned, this bid had to be re posted as a FULL TIME job. The person who has worked in that position has been Sue DiMaria. Susan DiMaria was awarded the FULL TIME bid as of 1/22/2006..
Congrats Sue!

Union members' Mother & GrandMother passed away

It is with deep regret that I inform you that Sue (Gamma) Ottaviano of Johnston Rhode Island has passed away. Mrs. Ottaviano was the Mother of fellow Union Member Susan DiMaria. Susan has been a Union member since 1995. She is presently a Clerk in the Detective Division of the Johnston Police Department. The family requested that all donations be sent to Hospice of Rhode Island. Therefore our Union has made a $50.00 donation to Hospice in the name of Sue Ottaviano. Mrs. Ottaviano was also the grandmother of fellow Union member Bethany Alviano. Any additional donation in the amount of $20.00 was made to Hopice for this reason.
The funeral will be held on 1/25/2007 at Hoey-Arpin-Williams-King funeral home, located at 168 Academy Ave., Providence Rhode Island. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 8:15 to 9:15 Am.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to Sue, Deborah and Carole all daughters of Mrs. Ottaviano, along with her Granddaughter Bethany Alviano.

Swearing in of Mayor Polisena

All Union members are URGED to attend the swearing in of our new Mayor. Mayor Polisena will be sworn on on Monday, January 8th at 7:00 P.M. . The location is the Johnston Senior High School. There is a reception to follow. PLEASE take the time to come and support our Mayor.

New Employees

Welcome aboard to three (3) NEW Employees & Members of Local 1491.
They are;
Joshua Parrillo (Recreation) Guido Gosetti (DPW) and Robert Keefe (DPW) .

Hope you all had a GREAT holiday

I hope all of our members and there families had a very Merry Christmas. Enjoy New years Eve, but be safe.

Happy Thanksgiving to all Union members

I just wanted to wish all Union members and there families a Happy Thanksgiving.

2006 - 2008 Elected Union Officials

The Elected Union Officials for the years of 2006 thru 2008 are:
President: Louis Prata
Vice Pres : Sal Tanzi
Secretary: Michelle Bizzacco
Treasurer: Peter A. DelFino
Thanks to the Seventy Union members who came out and voted..

1st Annual Police vs Fire Depts Football game

The 1st Annual Guns and Hoses football game will be held on Saturday November 25th 2006. The game will be at the Johnston High School football field. The time is 1 P.M. There is NO CHARGE for admission, but donations will be accepted. All donations will be given to the Make A Wish foundation.


Congrats to the Johnston Police Department, the winners of the 1st annual Guns and Hoses football game.

Date of Elections

Our Union will be holding Elections for the positions of Vice President and Secretary on Tuesday November 14th 2006.
The location is the Ferri Middle School.
The time of the Election is from 4PM to 6PM.
Canidates for Vice President are Sal Tanzi vs Will Courtemanche.
Canidates for Secretary are Michelle Bizzacco vs Christine Moniz.
PLEASE COME OUT AND VOTE.

October 2006 Union meeting.

Here is what happened at out October Union meeting. Prior to nominations we discussed the following matters:
Pending grievances.
New CDL drug testing procedures, not yet complete.
Motion made by President Prata to give each Union member a $20.00 certificate to either Shaws or Stop and Shop markets. Treasurer DelFino advises he also has to finish the Christmas raffle. This will done all at the same time, by Thanksgiving.
Cost should be app $3,500.00
NOMINATIONS
President- Louis Prata. (No election necessary)
Vice Pres- Sal Tanzi and Will Courtemanche.
Secretary- Christine Moniz and Michelle Bizzacco.
Treasurer- Peter A DelFino. (No election necessary)
Exec. board Justine Dutilly, Arlene Morris and Charlotte Lanni. ( No election necessary)

New position

Roland Smyth was awarded the Position of Laborer at the Parks' Department. Roland reverted back to his old job. Josh Parrillo was hired for this position. WELCOME ABOARD JOSH!!!!!!

Tuesday September 12th, Primary day

To all Union brothers and sisters;
Remeber to go vote on Tuesday September 12th in the Primary!
Lets make sure we cast our votes for Politicians who support Unions....
See you at the polls!!!!!!

New Employee

Welcome to the newest member of Local 1491, Erica Cipriano . Erica will be taking over the duties of Civilian Floater at the Johnston Police Department.
Welcome aboard..

New Positions

The following two positions have been filled:
Mechanic Foreman at the Parks department goes to Scott Fellella.
Foreman of Building maintenance goes to Pat Simone .
Good luck guys!!

New Positions

The following Union employees have bided into different jobs at the Police Department;
New Records Clerk at Johnston Police: Michelle Bizzacco.
New Operations, Training & Accreditation Clerk: Justine Ambrosino.
New 4-12 Receptionist/Dispatcher: Toni Mallane.
Congratulations to all!

Union member Richard Tirocchi Passes Away

Union member Richard Tirocchi passed away on Tuesday, June 20th after a brief illness. Richard was the Son of Eugene & Margaret Tirocchi. Richard was a Husband to Patricia and Father to Amanda Rose. Richard was also the Brother of the late Charles Tirocchi.
Richard was a Union member since 1978. He held the position of Foreman / Mechanic at the Recreation Department. All ceremonies are private. He will be missed and our prayers go to his family.

Free ad space for Union members

I will be happy to place a link on our web site for any Union member who owns there own business. Just email me with the web site of the business, and I will place the link. I do not know how many links I am able to place on the web site, but I will try to accommodate as many people as possible. If I am limited to a certain amount of links I will try to rotate the links so everyone gets a turn on the web site. You can email me at bciman607@cox.net

Happy Fathers day

Just wishing all our Union members who are Dads, a Happy Fathers day. Hope you all have a GREAT day!

Memorial for Victoria Fasciano

On Friday June 9th 2006 there was a Memorial ceremony remembering Victoria Fasciano. Victoria is the daughter of fellow Union member Annmarie Indell. Victoria was lost in a fatal car accident earlier this year. The ceremony was held at the Thorton Elementary school from the hours of 1 - 2 p.m. A tree was planted in Victoria's name. Along with a plaque and a bench in her memory. Many Union members, Police Officers, and family memb
ers did attend the ceremony. Also present were Victoria's classmates along with teachers from the school. The ceremony was very moving!

Job bid posted

A job bid for the position of Working Forman in the Building Department has been posted on May12th. It will be taken down on May 18th.
Resumes are required
!!!!! C L O S E D !!!!!

Welcome aboard Steve !!

A welcome to a new Union member Steven Altomari. Steve is the new 4-12 Dispatcher at the Johnston Police Department.
Glad to have you aboard Steve..

Elected Officers of our Union

ELECTIONS ARE HELD EVERY THREE YEARS. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE OFFICERS OF THE UNION FROM 11/2008 - 11/20111.

President Louis Prata
V. Pres. Sal Tanzi
Secretary Michelle Bizzacco
Treasurer Peter A. DelFino