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Bricklayers Local 5 Ohio

The Citizen

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June, 2007

Bricklayers Local 5 Officer Nominations

Wednesday, June 20^th 2007 at 8 pm at the Bricklayers Hall 4205 Chester Avenue the nominations of Officers for Local 5 will be held. They are as follows: President, Vice-President, Financial Recording/ Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms: Trustees for Health & Welfare (3 to be elected). Trustees of the Pension Board (3 to be elected). Arbitration Board (2 to be elected). Delegates to District Council Convention (4 to be elected). Candidates for Office must have May dues paid.

Election of Officers

Elections of Officers will be held Saturday July 14^th 2007 from 7:30 am till 1:00 pm. Members must have June dues paid to be able to vote.

Bricklayers Picnic

The date has been set for August 19^that Clays Park Resort located off Route 21 on State Route 93 in Canal Fulton. Tickets are $15, which includes a picnic lunch, pop and beer. For more information call Tom at (216) 361-1652 you can also access their web site (http://www.clayspark.com).

SERVICE AWARDS

For the month of June we have Brother Charles E. Freehoffer Jr. become a 25-year member. Brothers Sinclair Chapman, George Klump, Neil Olivo, Gerhard Schade, Ronald Skillicorn 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.

Deaths

For the month of May we lost 57 year-gold card member William W. Witsaman. Having worked with Brother Witsaman on a few jobs when I was a young man I can attest that Bill was a fine example of what a Union mason represents in respect for his Union Brothers and respect for the Contractor by always giving him good days work. We also lost 59 year-gold card member James A. Turle. From the Executive Board and all the members of Local 5 we wish to extend our most heartfelt sympathies to their families and friends.

Safety Training

1. 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.

Bricklayers Golf Outing

Saturday July 28^th 2007 Mallard Creek Golf Course 34500 Royalton Road, Columbia Station. Tickets $70 per person. Price includes 18 Holes with Cart, Lunch, Dinner, Beer and Pop. Call Stephen Hanlon for tickets or information. (440)-979-0337.

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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