Alexander F. Tetzlaff

Alex Tetzlaff is the full-time Business Manager of IUOE Local 420 who oversees all aspects of the Local’s operations including collective bargaining with our 14 signatory employers, organizing, representational activities, communications, education, and financial matters.

Alex graduated from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in 1995 with a diploma in Electrical Power Distribution. Following graduation, he worked for Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative and Riverland Electric Cooperative as a line electrician.

In 2003, Alex Tetzlaff was hired by Wisconsin Public Service where he joined IUOE Local 310. In 2008, Alex was appointed as the Green Bay Branch Chairman for IUOE Local 310.

In 2012, IUOE Locals 317, 950 and 310 merged to form IUOE Local 420. In 2013 he joined Local 420’s representational team as a Business Agent and was soon promoted to Assistant Business Manager. On November 1, 2018, Alex was appointed by the Executive Board to the position of Business Manager for Local 420.

Alex also serves on various committees and boards to advance the interests of the Local such as the Power 420 Training Trust, AFL-CIO State Board; the School for Workers Advisory Committee; the MATC Power Engineering Advisory Committee; the North Central States Regional Committee and the OE-SEATT Committee.

During his time as Business Manager Alex is proud to have achieved the following:

Apprenticeships for multiple WPS Classifications
Led the Local through the pandemic making sure our members were represented and protected.
Successfully negotiated labor agreements for all our bargaining units.
Sequestration agreement for WPS and WE
Negotiated Retention agreement for the Oak Creek Power Plant with We-Energies
Successfully intervened in Rate Cases for We-energies and Wisconsin Public Service leading to posting of jobs and filling of positions
Organized the Terminal Operators at Superior Refining Company.
Attained the largest Grievance Settlement for fire watch at Superior Refining Company.
Able to keep the local financially sound over the last 5 years even with the loss of $190,000 a year in grants from the international and loss of membership due to facility closings.
More participation from the membership on representative issues across all of our bargaining units.
Won multiple arbitrations.
Started Member Assistance Program for our membership
Have continued to improve Communication and access to union leadership for all of our mdembers.

Alex and his team’s priorities for the upcoming term will continue to be:

Communicating with our members- being able to communicate with our members as need with the facts they need to know.
Organizing - Internal and external, growing solidarity as well as our rank and file numbers
Representation - Our representational team strives to protect our current members as well as enforcing our labor agreements.
Educating - informing our members with the facts on issues that effect their working conditions and wallets. Working to develop training so they can perform their crafts more safer and more efficient.

Alex and his wife Alissa live in Seymour where they raised their two boys. Alex is a die-hard Badgers, Packers and Brewers fan and enjoyed coaching and watching his sons play football and baseball. Alex also enjoys the Wisconsin outdoors particularly the ice fishing season.