Sunday January 8, 2006

Hiring Hall statistics for the week ending January 7: 59 Ironworkers (38 Journeymen, 21 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.

*Apex Steel at SeaTac Airport
*Benson Industrial at Washington Mutual Tower Seattle
*Coastal Steel at Best Buy Lacey
*Cutter Inc at Radiation Portal Monitor Port of Tacoma
*Diamond B Constructors at Tesoro Refinery Anacortes
*Erection Company at Kingston High School
*General Construction at Kimberly Clark Everett, Priest Rapids Dam Desert Aire
*Haskell Corp at Shell Refinery Anacortes
*International Steel at 2200 Westlake Seattle
*J&R Rebar at Allied Health Wenatchee Valley Community College
*K&L Rebar at Cosmopolitan Tower Seattle, 317th HOV Federal Way, Pier 91 Seattle
*Lease Crutcher Lewis at Bellevue City Hall
*Northwest Steel Erection at Canyon Cabinets Monroe, Stock Pot Soup Everett
*Northwest Tower Crane Service at 1000 First Ave Seattle
*Omega-Baja at Boeing Everett, Boeing Auburn
*Rainier Steel at C510 Sound Transit Seattle, Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon
*Rebar International at C710 Sound Transit Beacon Hill
*Sellen Construction at Center for the Arts Edmonds
*Skanska at Cascade #1 Seattle, Bellevue Square Bellevue, Sheraton Hotel Seattle, Swedish Hospital Seattle
*Soria Steel at Occidental Redo Seattle
*Turner Construction at 2200 Westlake
*Zesbaugh at Bellevue City Hall

January 9 Monday morning at dispatch there will be a need for rodmen in Federal Way, Kent and Seattle, a stick welder in Seattle, a stick welder in Bellevue and a connector in Anacortes. 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.

We regret to inform you that Roy Griffin passed away January 2, 2006. He was born on April 6, 1929. Brother Griffin joined the Ironworkers International in October 1951.

We regret to inform you that Victor McVea passed away January 3, 2006. He was born on October 9, 1941. Brother McVea joined the Ironworkers International in 1981.

Retiree breakfast 9 am Monday January 9 at Great American Casino, 12715 4th Ave W, Everett. Exit 186 off I-5. 425.347.1669

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

Local 86 Numbers: 1171 Journeymen, 325 Apprentices, 230 Pensioners, 194 Honorary, 3 Military

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.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy

God Bless,

Red