ML050770013

LTR-05-0137 - Ltr. Michael Jeske Re Bock Specialty Services

ML050770013
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	03/09/2005
From:	Dees E, Jeske M Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council
To:	Brown-Waite G, Bush J, Habermeyer H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Progress Energy Florida, State of FL, US Congress
References
-RFPFR, LTR-05-0137
Download: ML050770013 (3)

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OFFICE OF TIIE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed:Afar 17, 2005 07:42 PAPER NUMvIBER: LTR-05-0137 LOGGING DATE: 03116/2005 ACTION OFFICE: EDO T1O btA&,

0: EDO AUTHOR: Michael Jeske DEDMRS DEDH AFFILIATION: FL DEDIA AO ADDRESSEE: H. Williams Haermeyer DEDR

SUBJECT:

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- FLORIDA GULF COAST BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL IN AFFILIATION WITH BUILDING TRADES DEPARTMENT - AFL-CIO P.O. Box 18

• Mango, FL 33550 Phone: (813) 623-1512

• Fax: (813) 621-4427 PRESIDENT Edward Dees VICE PRESIDENT Steve Cothron March 9, 2005 SECRETARYITREASURER Mike Jeske H. William Habermeyer, Jr., President & CEO AFFILIATES Progress Energy Florida - -

Asbestos Workers Local No. 67 Tampa - (813) 985-3067 100 Central Avenue Boilermakers Local No. 433 St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 Tampa - (813) 626-4105 Via Fax: (727) 562-3877 Bricklayers Local No. 1 Tampa - (813) 876-4738 Via Certified Mail#: 7099 3400 0018 3560 5996 Carpenters Local No. 140 Tampa - (813) 985-5555 Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite Carpenters Local No. 75 20 North Main Street, Room 200 Gainesville - (352) 376-3121 Brooksville, Florida 34601 Electricians Local No. 308 Pinellas Park - (727) 546-4746 Via Fax: (352) 799-8776 & (202) 226-6559 Electricians Local No. 108 Via Certified Mail#: 7099 3400 0018 3560 5989 Tampa - (813) 621-2418 Electricians Local No. 915 Tampa - (813) 621-2418 Governor Jeb Bush Elevator Constructors Local No. 74 PL 05 The Capitol Tampa - (813) 988-0950 400 South Monroe Street Iron Workers Local No. 397 Mango - (813) 623-1515 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001 Laborers Local No. 517 Via Fax: (850) 487-0801 Orlando - (800) 469-4423 Via Certified Mail#: 7099 3400 0018 3560 5965 Milwrights Local No. 1000 Tampa - (813) 626-1119 Re: Brock Specialty Services Operating Engineers Local No. 925

-Tampa * (813) 626-4161 Painters District Council 78 Ladies and Gentlemen:

Tampa - (813) 835-5888 Pipefitters Local No. 123 Tampa - (813) 636-0123 We are writing to notify you of possible unlawful practices involving Roofers Local No. 103 employees of Brock Specialty Services at Progress Energy's Crystal River W. Palm (877) 467.6637 site. On about February 26th, a representative of one our affiliated unions Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 15 Tampa - (813) 628-0021 received via mail, a letter (copy attached) listing what are purported to be Sprinkler Finters Local No. 821 employees of Brock and their Social Security numbers and expressing Ocala * (352) 369.0821 concerns about the legal status of these employees.

Teamsters Local No. 79 Tampa - (813) 621-1391 Our research revealed that, indeed the numbers appear to be false for the persons listed. In the case of Felipe" Gonzalez, the number 258 2318 associated with his name actually belongs to a Freddie Tanksley who was'bom in 1921 and has been deceased since June of 1979.

Additionally, since investigating this matter further we received reports that at least two of the Brock employees listed worked on nuclear unit #3. It has also been reported that on at least one occasion, a supervisor for Brock escorted some of these foreign workers using false l.D. onto the nuclear facility as a "red badge" without them first going through a background check that would have revealed the false nature of the documents used.

We have notified the true owners of each of the involved social security numbers of this situation and provided them with contact phone number for Progress Energy so that they may take the necessary steps to protect themselves from identity theft. _

We urge you to promptly investigate this matter. If background checks for contractor employees are in fact as lax as to allow foreign workers to gain access to this site through the use of false identification and identity theft, terrorist groups seeking to do great harm to the community could exploit this weakness. It is our hope that Progress Energy will not permit such conditions to occur. We are looking forward to your assurances that if such a risk exists, that it has been eliminated.

Sincerely, FdwardD. ees Michael J. Jeske President Secretary/Treasurer CC:

US Senator-Mel Martinez - -

US Senator Bill Nelson Charlie Dean, Florida House District 43 Nancy Argenziano. Florida Senate District 5 Niles J. Diaz, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael Chertoff, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Rudy Bradley, Public Service Commission Social Security Fraud James Mosely, OSHA Sierra Club Lou Dobbs CNN Bay News 9 ABC Channel 28 Action News Citrus County Chronicle St. Petersburg Times