Sunday August 13, 2006

Hiring Hall statistics for the week ending August 12: 66 Ironworkers (41 Journeymen, 25 Apprentices) were dispatched last week, 8 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.

*American Ironworks and Erectors at Lake Stevens High School
*American Steel Erectors at Tacoma Community College
*Apex Steel at Lincoln Square Bellevue, Overlake Hospital Bellevue
*Avar Construction at Tacoma Narrows Bridge
*Berg Inc at Nicholson Pavilion CWU Ellensburg
*Biwell Construction at North Seattle Community College
*Champion & Associates at Boeing Frederickson
*Coastal Steel at Olympic College Bremerton, Kalles Junior High School Puyallup
*Columbia Basin Rebar at Yakima River Bridge
*Cruncher Construction at Meritage Semiahmoo
*Erection Company at Providence Hospital Everett, Goat Hill Seattle
*General Construction at Boeing Seattle, Tacoma Narrows Bridge
*Inland Empire Resteel at Tacoma Water Treatment Facility
*International Steel at Tacoma Self Storage
*Ironman Steel at Little Creek Casino Shelton
*JV Crane at C810 Sound Transit Seattle
*Lease Crutcher Lewis at Four Seasons Seattle
*Norsar LLC at Terminal 18 Seattle
*Northwest Steel Erection at Creekside Village Mill Creek
*Pacer Steel at Lexus of Bellevue
*Rainier Steel at C510 Sound Transit Seattle, Broadway HOV Everett, Fremont Bridge Seattle
*Rodbusters Inc at SR543 & I-5 Blaine
*Seacomm Erectors at Cougar Mountain
*Steel Systems at Christian Faith Center Federal Way, Fire Station 10 Seattle
*Superior Erectors at VA Hospital Seattle
*Statewide Steel at Jaguar
*Tacoma Narrows Constructors at Tacoma Narrows Bridge
*Woodlam Structures at NW Properties Frederickson
*WW Constructors at Temco Tacoma

August 14 Monday morning at dispatch there will be a need for two bridgeman in Tacoma and two stick welders in Bremerton. 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 September 21, Thursday 7pm at the Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave, Seattle. No meeting in August.

On Wednesday September 6, 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 September 5. 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. Do not use the email link on the homepage.

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.

Percentage increase nationwide of dependence on the food stamp program in the last decade. 8
Percentage increase in counties with Wal-Mart stores. 15.3

God Bless,

Red