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Bricklayers Local 5 Ohio

The Citizen

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September 2009

In the spirit of the organized labor movement, please remember to visit, call, or write our sick, injured, elderly, and bereaved brothers and sisters during this Labor Day season.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Brother Dante Raffin had double bypass surgery earlier this month. He is doing well. The members an officers of Local 5 wish you a speedy return to good health, Dante.

For the month of September we have Brother Branislav Bajic and BrotherWilliam Rocha receiving their 40 year service awards. Brother Alvin J. Cox, Brother Roland H. Platzer, and Brother William Scott all become 50-year Gold Card Life Members. From the membership and the Executive Board, congratulations, and thank you for your many years of service to our union.

Local Union monthly member dues are to be sent to the following address: O.A.D.C., 5171 Hudson Drive, Hudson ,Ohio 44236. You may also call Tiffany at 1-800-442-0479 to make checkless payments or to pay by credit card.

Apprentice applications are still being taken on Mondays 8:30 – 10 a.m. at the Hall. If you know someone interested in learning the skilled trowel trades, have them call Apprentice Coordinator Anthony McCullough at the OADC training center at 330-463-5501.

To our Sisters and Brothers who do not have a current drug free card, call Brother Dave Wondolowski at 216-780-8645 or Brother Vince Isaac at 216-780-8647. Safety Controls Technology now does the testing.

Union Meetings are on the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesdays of the month at 8 p. m. at 4205 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44103. Website - brick5@core.com

For a list of signatory contractors log on to www.oadc.net.

The International Union website is www.bacweb.org

The Golf Outing August 1^st at Mallard Creek was a huge success. Reports have it that everybody had a lot of fun. Thanks to Brother Stephen Hanlon , Brother Joe Coreno , and Brother Tom Nagy for their fine job on this event. Thanks to all the golfers who participated and to all those who sponsored holes for door prizes.

Are you looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend? Here are some suggestions: THE CLEVELAND BASEBALL FEDERATION AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPION BRICKLAYERS SOFTBALL TEAM will be playing in the 2009 Cleveland Building Trades Tournament at James Day Park,1182 W. Pleasant Valley Road in Parma. The double elimination tournament starts Thursday, September 3^rd at 6p.m. and continues Friday September 4^th with the final games being completed Saturday September 5^th. For more info call Manager and Brother Mark Siders at 216-832-0418. Get over to Parma and root for our team! This will be your last chance to see them this Summer. They’re good, and they’re are in it to win it!

North Shore AFL-CIO Labor Parade – Saturday, September 5, 2009. Step off from Brookgate Shopping Center, Brook Park promptly @ 10a.m. Food, family entertainment, and refreshments at the picnic immediately afterwards on the Brook Park City Hall Campus. Show your support for working families and march with your union!

HAPPY LABOR DAY 2009

WORK AND PLAY SAFELY!

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

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