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February,
2008
We are having another Northern Ohio winter.
One day it’s 50 degrees and the next it’s 20 degrees and snowing. Work is
pretty slow right now because of the weather. It seems when we have a
presidential election year the economy takes a downturn. Let’s hope it
doesn’t drop out of sight. As I am writing this article, it is what they
call Super Tuesday. By tonight we will have a good indication who will be
our Presidential candidate in November. Let’s keep our fingers crossed on
this one.
To our members who do not have a current drug free card: We are
receiving word from our contractors that they will not hire anyone that
cannot produce a current card. If your card has lapsed, call Dave
Wondolowski to make arrangements to be tested. As workers comp costs soar,
more and more contractors will want a complete compliance to reduce their
insurance costs.
Bricklayers Social Club Reverse Raffle &
Dinner
Will be held on
Saturday April 19th at the Pipefitters Hall
6305 Halle
Drive
Cleveland
Ohio
44125. Tickets are $55 per
person with a grand prize of $3000. Dinner will be buffet style with
carved beef, open bar and dancing. Tickets will be available at the Hall
or call Tom Cowan (216)346-9922 or Joe Coreno (440)
333-8412.
MEMBERS WHO HAVE PASSED
This January we lost 5
Fifty Year Gold Card members: Brothers Robert Buchheit, John Stracker Sr.,
Carl Kinney, Karl Beuck and Sinclair Chapman. Brother Partrick J. Anderson
passed away on 10/28/07. Condolences to his surviving wife Barbara
and their children, Michael and Tess along with 9 grandchildren.
From the Executive Board and all the members of Local 5 we wish to
convey our most heartfelt sympathies to these members’ family and
friends.
Membership News
Congratulations to Brother Jim and Nadia Johnson on the
birth of their healthy baby girl, Julia Ann.
Pre-Apprentice Training Class
This is notification
to all Local Unions and their members that Pre-Apprentice training began
Monday, January 7th, ending March 28th,
2008. The program will be
for 12 weeks. Each week will consist of 5 days at 8 hours per day, Monday
through Friday. 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 for the
Regional
Training
Center for the NOADC.
5171 Hudson
Drive,
Hudson
Ohio
44236 (330)
463-5501 or 1-800-442-0479.
SAFETY TRAINING
The classes
scheduled as of this date are as follows:
March 19th,
20th, 21st and 22nd Mahoning
/Trumbull
County Builders
Assc.
1. CPR/First Aid/Aid
Training
March 29th
Regional
Training
Center
Hudson
Ohio
2. Steward
Training
February
16th Local 39 & 7 Kentucky,
Ashland
Kentucky
3. Confined Space Lock
Out/ Tag Out Hazard Communication
March 15th
Regional
Training
Center
4. Scaffold Users
Training
February
23rd Regional
Training
Center
Note: You must
pre-register for the classes available. To register you must submit a
check to the OADC of BAC in the amount of
$20.00 dollars. The check will be refunded to you for attending the class.
This helps us curb the abuse of the training available, yet results in no
actual cost of the training to those who attend. All classes will be held
at the OADC 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 Thursdays and Fridays from 8am till 11:00am 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.
Union
Meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every
month, 8pm
at the Union Hall
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR
BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
KEEP WORKING
SAFE.
Local 5 E-Mail: Brick5@Core.Com.
To see January, 2008's copy of The Citizen,
click HERE
To see December, 2007's copy of The Citizen,
click HERE
To
see November, 2007's copy of The Citizen,
click HERE
To
see October, 2007's copy of The Citizen,
click HERE
To
see September, 2007's copy of The Citizen,
click HERE
To see August, 2007's copy of The Citizen,
click HERE
To
see July, 2007's copy of The Citizen,
click HERE
To see June, 2007's copy of The Citizen,
click HERE
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