UA Local 71

Business Manager Messages (Ronal Maisonneuve

August 30, 2010

NOTICE OF DEATH

It is with deep regret that we are announcing the death of our brother Gordon “Rip” Hartley on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the age of 63. He was a member of the Local since August 24, 1964 and retired since November 1st 2006. Friends may call at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue in Carleton Place on Friday September 3, 2010 from 10 a.m. until funeral service in the chapel at 12 noon.

There are still places left for the Foreman course.

Local 71 is looking for members to participate in the foreman course. Please register with the local as soon as possible.
613-728-5583

August 26, 2010

Local 71 will be offering a PM3 course for its members from October 18 to October 22, 2010 ( 5 days, 8 hours per day) with limited room.

A Petroleum Mechanic 3 overview:

PM2- Underground Installation
A person who holds a PM2 license may, without supervision, install, remove, alter, test, service and maintain any type of underground installation and the equipment and accessories essential to its operation.

PM3 – Aboveground Installation
A person who holds a PM3 license may, without supervision, install, remove, alter, repair, test, service and maintain any type of aboveground installation and the equipment and accessories essential to its operation.

To register, call Micheline at 613-728-5583.

August 18, 2010

MESSAGE FROM LOCAL 179 - REGINA

The Travel Card list for the Lloydminster Shutdown is now filled. We will no longer be accepting travel cards for the next 6 months.

August 12, 2010

NOTICE TO ALL UNITED ASSOCIATION LOCALS

Please be advised that work in our jurisdiction has slowed dramatically and Local 488 will not be putting any Travel Cards to work for approximately six (6) to twelve (12) months.

Please inform all your members that we will not be accepting any telephone calls regarding the work situation in our jurisdiction at this time.

Trusting that you will take care of this matter as soon as possible, I remain…

Yours truly,

Lee Adkins
Assistant Business Manager
Local 488

July 28, 2010

The fall courses are open for inscription, please contact the Local to add your name on the lists. A list of all the courses that will be given can be found in the Training section of our website.

July 7, 2010

Congratulations to Justin Orr, Jean-Claude Roussel and Roch Bourgon for obtaining their Plumber's Liscence.

What's new...

Work Safety

All Affiliates, Members, Executives and Associated Contractors of the Building and Construction Trades Council encourage and support health and safety legislation on all our worksites.

For a safer Ontario, we are urged to call the Ministry of Labour at 1-877-202-0008 to report unsafe labour practice in any Ontario workplace.

Health and Safety is a shared responsibility and we have accepted the challenge from our Minister of Labour, Peter Fonseca, to make sure that everyone returns home safe and sound after work.

Our call to action is 1-877-202-0008. Display it prominently; Share it widely; Use it wisely; Use it!

Call 1-877-202-0008 to help save a life!

If you have a Reinstatement

- You will not be dispatched to work.
- You will not be eligible for the subsidy program.
- You will not be entitled to your life insurance.

Please make sure that you are in good standing.

Ontario Plumbing Exam

This is to inform you that effective May 1, 2008, the Ontario Plumbing exam will no longer be available. Plumber Apprentices and challengers will be writing the Interprovincial examination using the National Plumbing Code book of Canada 2005. This guide can be purchased at the National Research Council Canada, 1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, or on line: www.nrc.ca/virtualstore or telephone 1-800-672-7990 or 1-613-993-2463. Please note that this decision has been decided by the Provincial Advisory Committee.

Thank You!

JASON CROSBIE & ROSS W ENGLAND & ANDY HARDY & M E ZADOW & MICHAEL LAFRAMBOISE & STEVE TOPALOFF