Sunday January 29, 2006

Hiring Hall statistics for the week ending January 28: 48 Ironworkers (31 Journeymen, 17 Apprentices) were dispatched last week, 7 rows of journeymen and 10 apprentices on the out of work list.

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

*Aluminum & Bronze at Bellevue City Hall
*Apex Steel at SeaTac Airport
*Benson Industrial at Washington Mutual Tower Seattle
*Cascade Steel at Pacific Coast Fife, 45th & Stoneway Seattle
*Central Steel at Hotel 1000 Seattle, Metro Self Storage Lake City, Kitsap County Administration Port Orchard
*Dahlgren Industrial at Washington Beef Toppenish
*Diamond B Constructors at Tesoro Refinery Anacortes
*Evergreen Erectors at Cingular Bothell, New Wilson Hotel Anacortes, Poulsbo Retail
*G&T Conveyor at Seatac Airport
*International Steel at 2200 Westlake Seattle
*K&L Rebar at York Bridge Redmond
*Lease Crutcher Lewis at 1200 3rd Ave Seattle
*North American Curtain Wall at Cosmopolitan Tower Seattle
*Northwest Tower Crane Service at Tacoma Narrows Bridge, 845 Eastlake Seattle, Intercity Seattle
*Omega Rigging at Tacoma Power Tide Flats
*PCL Construction at C755 Sound Transit Tukwila
*Rainier Steel at C510 Sound Transit Seattle
*RPM Steel at Hood Canal Bridge Prefab Tacoma
*Skanska at Sheraton Hotel Seattle
*Turner Construction at 2200 Westlake Seattle

January 30 Monday morning at dispatch there will be a need for two rodmen in Seattle, a rodman in Tacoma, a rodman in Covington and a connector/stick welder in Seattle. 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 February 16, Thursday 7pm at the Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave, Seattle. Installation of officers.

We regret to inform you that Phillip Martinez, Book #440296 passed away January 22, 2006. He was born on July 14, 1930. Brother Martinez joined Iron Workers Local 86 in May 1950.

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 Please come to the hall and vote.

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.

You are not what you think, but what you think you are.

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.

The difference between involvement and commitment is like an eggs and ham breakfast; the chicken was involved - the pig was committed.

God Bless,

Red