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Bricklayers Local 5 Ohio

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The Citizen

April, 2007

BRICKLAYERS SOCIAL CLUB
REVERSE RAFFLE

Saturday April 14^th 2007 at the Pipefitters Hall

Tickets $55.00 per person, Grand Prize $3,000 dollars!

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

Or Joe Coreno (216) 346-7655

This is the third raffle in a row, and hopefully many more to come. This is a low-key event, no hard sells. We just want everyone to have a good time. We have live entertainment along with a buffet starting with carved beef and open bar. Hope to hear from you.

MEMBERS WHO HAVE PASSED

For the month of March we lost 61-year Gold Card member Bernard Hocevar and 53-year Gold Card member William R. LaMonica. From the Executive Board and all the Members of Local 5 we wish to extend our condolences to their family and friends.

SERVICE AWARDS

For the month of April we have Brother Peter M. Priola became a 40-year member. Brothers Raymond A. Spetrino and Donald Began 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.

For the month of March Brother Paul E. Zavagno became a 25-year member. Brother Richard F Grasela became a 50-year Gold Card Life member. From the membership and the Executive Board we thank you for all your many years of service to our Union.

Membership News

50-year Gold Card member Brother Joseph Simmons is home and doing well, a card or a call would be most welcome.

Brother Dale Berthold lost his mother Evelyn.

Brother Joe Rustic also lost his mother. Our condolences from Local 5.

Safety Training

1. Comet Training, April 11^th 2007

2. Journeymen cross training, Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) April 14^th

3. Journeymen cross training, Stone & Marble Cutting, Layout & Installation April 21st

4. Journeymen cross training, Stone & Marble Cutting, Layout & Installation April 28th

5. Confined Space, Lock Out/Tag Out Hazard Communication (CPWR 16 hour) April 28^th and 29th

6. Steward training June 9^th

7. Respiratory Hazards/Respirator Fit Testing & Training June 24th

NOTE: You must pre-register for the classes available. To register you must submit a check to the NOADC of BAC in the amount of $20.00. The check will be refunded to you for attending the class. This helps us to curb abuse of the safety training available yet results in no actual cost of training to those who attend

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

For questions and a registration form please contact the Safety Instructor Don Mays at (330)-382-9600

APPRENTICE APPLICATIONS

Local 5 is currently taking applications for the apprenticeship program Thursday and Fridays from 8am till 11:30am 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)-463-5419.

Bricklayers and Masons Local Union No 5 Pension Plan

Notice regarding re-employment after retirement

The trustees of the Local Unions Pension Plan are pleased to announce that a resolution has been adopted which allows a retired member whose retirement is effective prior to May 1st 2007 to work at the trade during the period from June 1^st 2007 through December 31^st 2007 without loss of monthly pension checks.

Please be advised that this special rule applies only until December 31st 2007. Retired members should recognize that after December 31^st 2007 the trustees would apply the normal rules and penalties regarding work at the trade by retired members during both permissive and non-permissive periods.

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

Sincerely,

Trustees for the Pension Fund, James Barber, Vincent Isaac, David Wondolowski, Tom Denk, Rick Semersky and Robert Zavagno Jr.

By Laurel Nielson, Administration Office Manager

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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