The new ICI Agreement for May 23/10 to April 30/13 has been ratified as of June 04/10. The Agreement was accepted Provincially by a margin of 56%. If there are any questions, please call the office for clarification. All members should have received information packages that included all of the details of the agreement. Thanks to all who took the time to cast their ballots.
There are courses now available through CSAO. One is the Construction Health and Safety Representative. This course is available in three parts, the first from January 11-15th, the second part from January 25-29th, and the third part from Feb. 16-18th. These are full day courses from 8:30AM-4:30PM. If anyone is interested please contact me at the office for availability, and registration.
There will also be an asbestos awareness course available in early February. This will be a 4 hour course held here at the union office. This course would be recommended for apprentices, but also available for journeymen if wanted.
Alan
As a member of the UA Local 628, you can take advantage of group rates for your Home & Auto Insurance through Thunder Bay Insurance’s Plumbers and Steamfitters Group Program.
Group Insurance programs are registered programs that are offered as a result of peer-to-peer efforts and the desire of your employer to cultivate this opportunity on your behalf. Eligible clients receive an immediate 10% discount in addition to the added benefits of Novex Assistance. Some of these benefits include: free legal information service, emergency cash transfers during claims, and home assistance which includes free babysitting, house cleaning, homemaking/nursing and tradesperson referral. Read more…
The results of the 2009 Election are as follows, Read more…
In August of this year, a welder died on an LNG construction site. This event raised a number of very important safety issues for our members.
Here’s a presentation on the event, including a recreation of it, the findings of the investigators and recommendations on how to avoid similar tragedies on other job sites: Asphyxiation on LNG Construction Site
We were just up in Sioux Lookout for a look at the hospital site.
Here are some photos of our members up there.
Take a look.
Terry Read more…
There will be an asbestos awareness course on November 10th. If anyone is interested please contact me for further details.
Alan
All members that will be working for any Contractor that is at any OPG site must have security clearance. This has been previously brought up at our monthly meetings, so some of our members are already aware of this requirement Read more…
We will be starting a Gas 3 Challenge course for any interested members. We are aiming for a Mid Oct. start. Read more…
Just another reminder for the annual Local 628 golf tournament. The tournament is going to be held on Saturday August 8 starting at 1:30.
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