Sunday January 15, 2006

Hiring Hall statistics for the week ending January 14: 63 Ironworkers (37 Journeymen, 26 Apprentices) were dispatched last week, 7 rows of journeymen on the out of work list.

Hiring Hall at a glance:
Dispatches were issued to the following companies at the listed projects.

*Alliance Industrial at Alcoa Wenatchee
*Apex Steel at SeaTac Airport, Green River Bridge Kent, Washington Square Bellevue, Kitsap County Credit Union Bremerton
*Benson Industrial at Washington Mutual Tower Seattle
*Cascade Steel at Canal Station Ballard, 45th & Stoneway Seattle
*Dahlgren Industrial at Darigold Sunnyside, Washington Beef Toppenish
*Erection Company at FY04 Barracks Renewal Fort Lewis, C810 Sound Transit Seattle, Washington Mutual Tower Seattle
*General Construction at Kimberly Clark Everett, Priest Rapids Dam Desert Aire
*G&T Conveyor at Seatac Airport
*Haskell Corp at Shell Refinery Anacortes
*Ironman Steel at Celebration Square Federal Way
*K&L Rebar at 317th HOV Federal Way, 9th & University Seattle
*Northwest Steel Erection at Stock Pot Soup Everett
*Northwest Tower Crane Service at 1000 First Ave Seattle
*Omega-Baja at Boeing Everett
*PCL Construction at C755 Sound Transit Tukwila
*Rainier Steel at C510 Sound Transit Seattle, Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon
*Rebar International at C755 Sound Transit Tukwila
*Skanska at Cascade #1 Seattle, Bellevue Square Bellevue, Sheraton Hotel Seattle, Stadium High School Tacoma
*Tacoma Narrows Constructors at Tacoma Narrows Bridge
*Tri State Construction at SR16 & Union Tacoma
*Turner Construction at 2200 Westlake
*Zesbaugh at Washington Mutual Tower Seattle

January 9 Monday morning at dispatch there will be a need for rodmen in Mount Vernon and Seattle, a stick welder at Seatac, a wire welder in Bainbridge Island, and a bridgeman in Tacoma. Check out the work orders page or option 4 on the phone menu for details on job listings. 206.248.4246 or 888.212.6252

Next Local 86 regular meeting will be January 19, Thursday 7pm at the Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave, Seattle.

Effective January 1, 2006; Journeyman dues will be $37.00, Apprentice and AC dues will be $36.00 and Work Assessments is $70.00

Local 86 Elections are scheduled for Saturday February 11, 2006 10am to 6pm at the Hall, 4550 South 134th Place, Tukwila

On Wednesday March 1, to maintain your name on the out of work list, you must come to the hiring hall and sign-in between 7am and 9am. Sign in will be declared complete at 9am. Sign in by phone is not an option. If you will be unable to come to the hiring hall on Wednesday, you may fax #206.439.1069 or email tabiggins@hotmail.com your request to remain on the out of work list on Tuesday February 28. Members that do not sign in will be removed from the out of work list and will be required to contact dispatch to have their name placed back on the list.

To receive online weekly reports and bulletins, email your address to tabiggins@hotmail.com. If you have any questions or if I can be of assistance, please call or email. During business hours, 7 am - 4 pm: 206.248.4246, other times, cell 206.510.2327.

A revolution is coming - a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough - but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character, we cannot alter its inevitability. John F. Kennedy

God Bless,

Red