I know Lugo, he worked for years for the company that I am working for now, and he was laid off about 6 month ago, I had to find out what was going on first hand, so I went by his house this weekend and talked to him about what people are saying. He could not go in to detail because of the on going litigation, but what information I did get I will share. It started in 2001 and came to a head in 2007 and has been moving thru the courts the last few years. In 2007 at Duck creek power house in Canton IL. Lugo and a few African Americas also from 134 were working out of IBEW 34 local in Peoria, IL. When a group of white IBEW JIW, decided that the job would be whites only, The white IBEW members started getting the blacks fired or laid off first, one of the many incidents was when a white IBEW Forman called a black JIW (Darrel Green of 134) a Nigger, a couple of day after he complained about it, he found a hangman’s noose in his work area, when he report that, he was laid off, with all the other African Americas. When all the blacks JIW where gone, the White IBEW jiw went after Lugo the only and last minority, and similar thing happen to Lugo, when Lugo went to the IBEW 34 union hall to report it, the IBEW try to cover it up, Lugo made a police report about one of the incident so if and when he had to defend himself there would be something on record who the aggressors where. Lugo does not know what the IBEW told Darrel Green of 134 or what came out that incident, but he sure it’s the same thing they told him, that the group of white IBEW Jiw that called Lugo a spick and to go back to Mexico where really nice guy and they can do that because they are local guys. Lugo was laid off a couple of day later and the IBEW put a job call in the next day just like they did with Darrel Green and the other black JIW on the job.
This sound really crazy I believe lugo because I know him and we worked together for about 5 years, but you may not know lugo like I do, so you could ask Darrel Green if this really happen to him and his black co-workers, he is or was a 134 hand, there are a lot of 134er out at the BP plant, it would not be hard to find him or somebody that knows him,. Ask him if he was called a nigger and was there a hangman noose found in his work area? Or is Lugo making the whole thing up? As a minority I know what he is talking about and experience the same racial crap that he has had to deal with, I handle mine incidents differently and do not agree with the way Lugo is handling it, but we are two different people, when I was an apprentices I punched my Forman in the face knocking him out, luckily it was off the job and I did not get fired and kick out of the apprentices program. Needless to say he was white and he made a racial slur. If you are a minority you will know what I am talking about. The truth needs to come out so people can see how the Ibew really is and maybe the ibew will change. There are a small number of white Ibew members causing a lot problem for the Ibew. The good side is there are more good white IBEW member than bad, they really need to step in before it get to where it got in 2007.

I AM IBEW! This worm is nothing more than that a WORM!

Jonn Lugo is the very definition of a FREE LOADER. He wants to work for a union shop, and enjoy all the benefits and wages the union has fought for over the past 100 yrs. Lugo doesn't want to pay his fair share though in dues that help operate the funds in which he wishes to use. It cost money to run pension plans, health care plans, apprenticeship programs, and the representation of the union. Lugo wants all the perks w/o any contibution, which is a FREE LOADER...Kinda like all the people who use the EMTALA from 1986.
Hey John do the nobel thing and pay your fair share. Or you could find employment with an electrical company that doesn't bargain with the union. Since construction unions only hold a 8% market share nation wide. Of cours the fact is non-union shops employee workers at low wages with no benefits. And if unions were do be gone as this site would wish we all we be working for minimum wage. John is definitely the reason why RTW is the wrong thing for states, it allows for more FREE LOADERS, especially considering this is america and your free to work where ever you wish. And you should have no problem finding a company considering there are 92% more companies that are not union.