12/12/2025
Hello ESSO Members,
Here is the information about our Christmas Party.
https://essou46.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/annual-esso-christmas-party.docx
When you click on the link it will pop up on your download icon in the upper right hand corner.
8/26/2025
Hello ESSO Members,
Below are just a few pictures from our Annual ESSO Family Picnic. I hope everyone enjoyed their time, it was truly great to see everyone. Have a great day.
Rob Schweig
ESSO President
4/28/2025
The new contract was ratified on 4/25/2025 by a count of 98 for and 21 against.
4/15/2025
Hello ESSO Members,
Just a quick note to give you all a heads up on this year’s vacation notices from Plant Ops. There has been a change in the new contract on the process of vacation requests. Even though we have not ratified the new contract, we feel that it is prudent for Plant Ops to pause the process until after we vote, which will be on April 25th. Sometime shortly after the 25th Plant Ops will put out the vacation notices. Any questions, just let me know.
Tim Sheahan
ESC Head Custodian
ESSO President
Work phone# 847-888-5000 ext. 5269
Cell phone# 224-629-6253
4/10/2025
Hello ESSO Members,
I’m wondering if any of you have referred people to u46 expecting to get the incentive pay but never received any money. Please let me know asap.
Thanks,
Tim Sheahan
ESC Head Custodian
ESSO President
Work phone# 847-888-5000 ext. 5269
Cell phone# 224-629-6253
11/22/2024
*********IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT*********
Hello ESSO Members,
Please read below email from Tim,
Hi Everyone,
Please send this to your members
On November 13 I and members of my GO Team, attended Lobby Day to undo Tier 2. Please contact you Legislators and tell them to send HB5909 and SB3988 to the floor for a vote. Also tell them to vote yes.
No one in Tier 2 should have to work till 67.
I have included 3 links one on each of the BILLS.
The third is to help find contact information for your Legislators. Please send a email, drop a letter, make a phone call or just stop by.
Together we can UNDO TIER 2.
Renee Sweeney
Region 63 GPA
https://www.elections.il.gov/electionoperations/districtlocator/districtofficialsearchbyaddress.aspx
8/21/2024
Hello ESSO Memebers,
I wanted to let you all see the email that came in from Angela Scalzitti. She runs a college jumpstart program for children struggling for basic supplies to start college. These kids all wrote thank you notes that I wish you all could see, really touched my heart. ESSO stepped up and donated the money that the administration pulled from them. Check out the attached photo.
Tim
4/23/2024
Hello ESSO Members,
Below is a report from our Union Secretary Beth Lucarelli.
Beth Lucarelli – RA Report
I was one of 1032 delegates who attended the March 2024 Representative Assembly in Rosemont. A representative from IMRF gave the annual IMRF financial report, and they are 97.7% funded. Two candidates were elected for NEA Directors of District 1 Bobby Rickmand and District 4, Karen Moore. Our representatives are hard at work trying to abolish Tier 2, getting ESPs more paid holidays, and getting retired members vision and dental coverage. I also learned about a continued effort from our Representatives in the House to raise the minimum wage for ESPs to $22.00 per hour by 2027. A portion of proposed legislation voted on was to clean up language, or language to include our newly created positions of early career representatives. We discussed legislative amendments such as establishing free or reduced tuition at community colleges and four year institutions, providing free and healthy meals to all students, and school calendars being a mandatory subject of bargaining. You can find out more about these topics and other changes our reps are trying to make for us right now at ieanea.org. Login so you can see member only info, and join the RESPECT campaign to support Illinois’s ESPs.
2/1/2024
Hello ESSO Members,
By now I’m sure you’re all aware of the change in how our seniority lists will be delivered to us. Each of you should have been sent a link from HR that allows you to download the latest report. We of course will still keep it updated on your ESSO website for your convenience.
1/29/2024
Hello ESSO Members,
Please see the attached flyer promoting our School Board Communication Team. If there is anyone that is interested in being a part of one of these teams, please email me back and let me know.
The teams basically take board members out to a local restaurant for light conversation. It’s just a way to connect in a face to face manner with members of the Board of Education.
Tim Sheahan
ESC Head Custodian
ESSO President
1/19/2024
Hello ESSO Members,
Thanks to all of you that braved that horribly cold weather last Sunday to come out to the ESSO Christmas party. We had a really good turnout, and we all had a lot of fun bowling and B.S.ing with our work friends. The food was absolutely amazing. Thanks to Jason Welch for hooking us up with his BBQ guy, fantastic!
Congrats to those that snagged the door prizes. And huge respect to Jeremy Layton who won the 50/50 raffle we ran for Luis Nava and then turned around and donated his winnings to the Nava family. We raised $667.00. Thanks to everyone for donating to that cause. Luis, our thoughts are with you in this difficult time. Everyone have a great weekend.
Tim Sheahan
1/12/2024
Hello ESSO Members,
We all know it will be cold, but inside of Elgin Lanes will be warm, full of good friends, free drinks, free bowling, door prizes and don’t forget the awesome food. Beef brisket, pulled pork, burnt ends, mac n cheese, bbq beans, salad and dessert! Plus I’ll give you all the next day off work!
1pm-6pm@Elgin Lanes. SEE YOU SUNDAY!
1/2/2024
Hello ESSO Members,
Happy New Year, we hope everyone had a safe and healthy holiday.
Our Christmas party is right around the corner, so save the date! Sunday January 14th 2024.
Each ESSO Member can bring 1 guest. We will be at Elgin Lanes, 401 Shepard Drive. The party is from 1pm – 6pm. We will have awesome food, free bowling, an open bar and door prizes! We all have the next day off work, and we’ll need it.
Hope to see you all there.
You can also find this under the ESSO Resources heading that has Upcoming Events.
9/12/2023
Morning ESSO’s. Just a reminder that the golf outing is this Sunday, September 17th. Please be there no later than 11:30 as there is a 12:00 shotgun start. See you all at Bonnie Dundee.
8/16/2023
Hello ESSO Members,
Thanks to those who came to the 7th annual Esso Family Picnic! A huge shout out to Jason Welch for getting us the most awesome BBQ. The bacon burnt ends were absolutely meat candy! A million thanks to Beth Lucarelli for doing such a great job with the toys for the kids. The entire Executive Committee helped out in their own way which made this, I think, the best picnic we’ve had. Webmaster Neville has also posted some thoughts on the day.
Tim Sheahan,
ESC Head Custodian
ESSO President
8/15/2023
Hello ESSO Members,
Over the weekend we had our ESSO Picnic, What a great time it was with amazing food for eveyone that attended. I have to be honest with you when I say that this was my first time going to the picnic, it sure won’t be my last as a member. It was nice to see the comradery, solidarity and friendships at this picnic. Speaking of solidarity, we need that more then ever going into negotiations. Remember that we are STRONGER together then we are APART. UNION STRONG!
6/8/2023
Hello ESSO Members,
We’ve added a new website under the Safety Information heading for air quality. It is called AirNow.gov. This website is very helpful to anyone that has allergies and would like to see what the current air quality is for the day.
5/16/2023
Hello ESSO’s.
Recently our awesome Uniserve Associate, Carri Bonine, attended an NEA Member Benefits session. With the info she got, she created the attached document for all of us to check out.
** SPECIAL NOTE**
Please see attachment under the drop down box which is below the Lastest News heading.
4/21/2023
ESSO Members,
As stated earlier an educated union leadership helps our membership when it comes to representation. With every opportunity that comes our union’s way the leadership will further educate itself. That being said on April 19th 2023, Tim Sheahan, Rob Schweig, Jason Welch, John Weber and Nick Lucarelli attened a Zoom Training Session from the company Labor Notes which covered Assertive Grievance Handling.
4/20/2023
ESSO Members,
We have one of our very own retiring soon. Kim Swanson, she has been with U46 for 27 years and has worked tirelessly for our membership throughout her career. I hope we can all come out and wish her a long and healthly reitrement on May 18th.
** Special Note**
Please see the attached flyer on our new Retirement Page.
4/05/2023
ESSO Members,
We would like to thank the membership for electing us to represent our union at the IEA Regional Assembly this past March.
This is a brief summary of what occurred:
There were a total of 16 Proposed Bylaw Amendments.
5 out of the 16 PBA were passed.
The majority of the bylaw amendments were pertaining to our new dues restructuring. Our new dues schedule will roll out over the next several years. Our ESSO president, Tim Sheahan stated in our last general membership meeting that the union will absorb any dues change, as our union has for the last several dues increases.
The board of IEA directors had several seats to be filled, and an election was conducted. We heard from several candidates personally, and cast our votes for who we thought would best represent us as educational service providers.
For more details on who was elected, or business items that were discussed, head to ieanea.org.
It was a great experience to get more involved with our union, and learn more about the IEA.
Fraternally,
Nick and Beth Lucarelli
3/31/2023
ESSO Members,
As we have all heard about 3 of our union officers, Rob Schweig, Jason Welch and John Weber that went to Seattle for a union conference last week, here are some notes from that conference below.
3-24-2023 – 3-26-2023
Rob Schweig, Jason Welch, and John Weber.
Represented ESSO in the NEA ESP Conference in Seattle WA.
We completed 3 seminars:
That is Not a Union Issue… Or is it? Investigating, Analyzing, and Addressing Member Concerns
Creating your Road Map to Union Leadership…
Passing the Torch… How to Embrace and Enhance the Next Generation of Leaders.
** Special Note**
It is very important for union leadership to always have ongoing education to help represent it’s membership. Without an educated union leadership, we as a union will not succeed.
3/27/2023
NEA/RA Assembly Election Results
ESSO Members,
Thank you to all that took the time to vote for which candidate you wish to represent ESSO down in Orlando this July at the NEA/RA.
Not that many made the effort to vote, that’s a little disappointing, but 21 of us did. 10 voted for Matt Farrell and 11 voted for Michael Neville. THAT’S CLOSE!!!
I really appreciate both these guys for throwing their hat in the ring and volunteering to represent us. Michael will do a great job and I’m sure he’ll enjoy immersing himself in this huge national event.
Tim Sheahan
ESC Head Custodian
ESSO President
2/27/2023
NEA/RA Assembly Election
ESSO Members,
We have 2 people that have accepted a nomination for the NEA/RA assembly down in Orlando coming this July. Please see the attached ballot. ** Special Note** Voting starts today, February 27th, 2023 and closes on March 22nd, 2023
YOU CAN ONLY CAST YOUR VOTE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO ERICPETERSON@U-46.ORG USING YOUR DISTRICT EMAIL ACCOUNT. This ensures that everyone gets just one vote.
ESSO BALLOT – February 27
ESSO NEA/RA Assembly
In Orlando
ESSO Members,
(Vote for one)
* Matt Farrell*
*Michael Neville*
2/21/2023
Hello ESSO Members,
Tom Jarosz will be visiting Abbott tomorrow between 10:30am and 2:00pm (or until he gets tired).
Please feel free to stop by and say hello to him if you have a lunch break during that time period. He will be in the Teachers lounge on the second floor across from the Main Office. We will be giving him a card and the donation money while he is here. In total, we raised $800.00 at this point and I know other members that want to contribute so hopefully we can get a little more.
Thank you to everyone that bought a shirt or made a cash donation.
2/1/2023
Hello ESSO Members,
Just a quick reminder that we will be having elections for Vice President, Secretary and Steward coming this spring as well. Look for upcoming information about these positions if you are interested. Let’s ALL stay INFORMED.
Hello again ESSO Members,
From July 2-6 2023 will be the NEA/RA. It will be held in Orlando FL, and we can elect 1 delegate to go and represent ESSO. Click HERE to get to the information page for this event. ESSO will pay all expenses for the delegate to attend.
We will also elect 1 ESSO to be our Representative in Region 63 meetings for the term 2023-2025.
SO PAY ATTENTION, THIS IS TWO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. One is for the assembly in Orlando, and one is for a 2 year term as Region 63 Rep. That doesn’t mean the same person can’t run for both.
So we will run this election as we did for the IEA/RA recently. If anyone wants to nominate themselves or someone else, please send those nominations to Eric Peterson at ericpeterson@u-46.org before the deadline of February 22nd. MAKE SURE YOU INDICATE CLEARLY WHICH POSITION YOU ARE ENTERING A NOMINATION FOR. REMEMBER 1 FOR ORLANDO ASSEMBLY AND 1 FOR REGION 63 REP.
Only nominees that are willing and able to accept a nomination will be included on the ballot for the election that will be held on 3/22/2023
If you have any questions, please contact Eric Peterson, ESSO Election Chairperson.
IMPORTANT REMINDER!!! Please read the message from Rob Yucuis on 1/31/2023 for the link access to support Tom Jarosz.
Hi Everyone,
We have just 4 days left for this link to be open and we’re a little shy of the goal we wanted to reach for Tom Jarosz. PLEASE consider purchasing a shirt or making a cash donation in support of one of our members.
Rob Yucuis
1/31/2023
Hello Everyone,
One of our own is in need of help. Tom Jarosz, the Night lead at Abbott has been struggling with stage four cancer for quite some time now. Currently he is out on a Medical leave. His medical bills keep climbing. I have started a fundraiser for Tom and his family. I am sending a link that you can purchase a “T” shirt, a long sleeve shirt, a sweatshirt, and or a hoodie.Just click on the item you want and you will go to the order form. If you chose to make a cash donation, stop in at Abbott and go to the main office. They can help you from there. Thank you in advance.
https://stores.inksoft.com/tomsfight/shop/home
Rob Yucuis
Here is also some infomation that was shared earlier about another memeber’s family that we can help. Jeff Hartje’s granddaughter has a benefit to help with medical bills. This benefit will be held on February 11th, proceeds to help pay some medical bills for Jeff Hartje’s Granddaughter. It is at the Four Seasons Sports 1745 DeKalb Avenue, Sycamore starting at 7pm. There is also a GoFundMe page set up as well. This is at GOFUNDME.com for Payton Cowan. Any other questions about this benefit please contact Brendon Lake (224)230-2256 or at Brendonlake10@yahoo.com.
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