Sunday March 5, 2006

Hiring Hall statistics for the week ending March 4: 63 Ironworkers (34 Journeymen, 29 Apprentices) were dispatched last week, 8 rows of journeymen and 25 apprentices on the out of work list.

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

*American Ironworks & Erectors at Olive Garden Burlington
*American Steel Erectors at Grays Harbor Community College Aberdeen
*Apex Steel at Seatac Airport, 500 Mercer Seattle
*Cascade Steel at Main Street Mill Creek, Canal Station Ballard
*Central Steel at Western & Clay Seattle
*Columbia Wire & Iron at University of Puget Sound Tacoma
*Corona Steel at Kent Station
*Cruncher Construction at Laurel Village Bellingham
*Erection Company at Muckleshoot Bingo Hall Auburn, Evergreen Hospital Totem Lake, C810 Sound Transit Seattle
*Evergreen Erectors at Jackson Federal Building Seattle
*General Construction at Kimberly Clark Everett
*G&T Conveyor at Seatac Airport
*International Steel at Bates Technical College
*Northwest Steel Erection at Connor Home Renton, Bellingham Technical College, Washington Farm Bureau Lacey
*Northwest Tower Crane Service at Tacoma Narrows Bridge
*Pacer Steel at Cannery Station Parking, Harborview Hospital Seattle
*Power Maintenance Resource at Cowlitz Falls Dam Morton
*Rainier Steel at Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon
*Rebar International at C755 Sound Transit Tukwila
*Rognlins at Aberdeen High School
*RPM Steel at Harborview Condos Bremerton, Hood Canal Bridge Prefab Port of Tacoma, Terminal 18 Seattle
*Soria Structural Steel at Redo Building Seattle
*Skanska at Amgen Seattle
*Stephens Enterprise at C810 Sound Transit Seattle
*Stellar Structures at Sumner Central Building
*Tacoma Narrows Constructors at Tacoma Narrows Bridge
*Turner Construction at 2200 Westlake Seattle
*University Mechanical at Nucor Steel Seattle

March 6 Monday morning at dispatch there will be a need for two rodmen in Everett, two certified welders in Fife, a certified welder in Seattle, and a connector and a hookon 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 March 16, Thursday 7pm at the Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave, Seattle. Nomination of International Convention Delegates

We regret to inform you that Joe Ashby, Book #657514, passed away on February 28, 2006. He was born on June 6, 1925. Brother Ashby joined the Iron Workers International in 1960.

We regret to inform you that Bill Glockner, Book #411649, passed away on February 25, 2006. He was born on June 26, 1918. Brother Glockner joined the Iron Workers International in 1948.

On Wednesday May 3, 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 May 2. 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.

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity. Keshavan Nair

God Bless,

Red