The Citizen

Bricklayers Local 5 Ohio

The Citizen

April, 2006

The work is finally starting to pick up. It would nice to get every one of our members back to work. Just as I mentioned in the last issue of The Citizen to make sure you have the correct address and beneficiary recorded in the Benevolent and Health &Welfare office. Keep in mind if you make changes here locally you also need to make the change with the International since we are in the BAC pension plan.

BRICKLAYERS SOCIAL CLUB

REVERSE RAFFLE

Saturday May 13^th 2006 at the Pipefitters Hall

Tickets $55.00 per person, Grand prize $3,000 dollars

For more information, call Tom at (216) 346-9922

MEMBERS WHO HAVE PASSED

For the month of March we lost Brother Anthony Ambris. From the Executive Board and all the Members of Local 5 we wish to extend our most heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends.

Our condolences to Brother Joseph Marchiano on the passing of his father.

SERVICE AWARDS

For the month of April we have brothers Ricky Haynes and Tom Nagy reach 25 years of service. Brothers Stanley Chalmers, Neal Fleming, Sigmund Link and Karl Tiefenthaler all became 50-year Gold Card Life Members. From the membership and the Executive Board we thank you for all your many years of service to our Union.

Safety Training

The following classes will be held at the NOADC Training Center 5171 Hudson Drive, Hudson Ohio 44236

1, 10-Hour OSHA Construction Health Safety, May 20^th 2006

2, CPR/First Aid May 27^th 2006

3. Suspension Scaffold/Rigging & Body Harness Safety, June 10^th 2006

4. Steward Training (must be updated every 4-years) June 24^th 2006

5. Confined Space, Lock Out/Tag Out Hazard Communication, May 10^th

For information contact the Safety Instructor Don Mays at (330)-382-9600.

BRICKLAYERS SOCIAL CLUB

Special meeting March 19^th at 7:30 pm at the Bricklayers Hall to discuss the Bricklayers Picnic.

APPRENTICE APPLICATIONS

Local 5 is currently taking applications for the Apprenticeship program Thursdays and Fridays from 8am till 12noon at the Union Hall, 4205 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44103. If you know of interested people who are thinking of pursuing a career in the trowel trades have them contact Local 5 at (216) 361-1652 or Anthony McCullough Apprentice Coordinator of the Regional Training Center for NOADC. 5171 Hudson Drive Hudson Ohio 44236, (330) 463-5501.

Bricklayers Golf Outing August 5^th 2006

Saturday August 5^th 2006 at Mallard Creek Golf Course 34500 Royalton Road, Columbia Station. Tickets are $70.00 per person and include 18 holes with cart, lunch, dinner, beer and pop. Raffle Prizes will be awarded.

For tickets or information call Stephen Hanlon (440) 979-0337

BRICKLAYERS AND MASONS

LOCAL UNION NO 5 OHIO PENSION PLAN

NOTICE REGARDING RE-EMPLOYMENT AFTER RETIREMENT

The Trustees of the Local Unions Pension are pleased to announce that a resolution has been adopted which allows a retired member who applied for retirement prior to April 2006 to work at the trade during the period May 1^st 2006 through December 31^st 2006 without loss of monthly checks.

Please be advised that this special rule applies only till December 31^st 2006 and retired members should recognize that after December 31^st 2006 the Trustees would apply the normal rules and penalties regarding work at the retired members during both permissive and non-permissive periods.

We suggest that you clip this article and place the same in your copy of the Pension Plan Summary booklet.

Sincerely,

The Board of Trustees, James Barber, Vincent Isaac, Ross Pagano, Tom Denk, Rick Semersky Jr and Robert Zavagno Jr.

UNION MEETINGS are the first and third Wednesdays of the month at the Bricklayers Hall at 8pm.

LOOK OUT FOR YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
KEEP WORKING SAFE.

Local 5 E-Mail: Brick5@Core.Com.

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