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Yearly Archives: 2018
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING NOTICE
Please consider this letter to be your official notice in accordance with Section 17F of the Constitution of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
Local 1178 will be holding Nominations for the Positions of Conductor, and Two (2) Trustees on the Local 1178 Executive Committee
NOMINATION MEETING:
This Special Called Meeting will be held:
Date: November 24, 2018
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Union Office; 139 Beaufort St, Stellarton.
Please keep in mind; in accordance with Section 31-D of the Constitution, which states, “ … A member must have been twelve (12) consecutive months a member in good standing immediately prior to nomination in the local union, and a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America for two (2) consecutive years immediately prior to nomination, and must remain a member in good standing at all times in order to remain in the position to which he is elected or appointed…”
Hope to see you all there.
Jeff Richardson
President
Millwright Local 1178
Ontario Is Looking For 50 Journeyman!!!
Local 579 Meetings Cancelled
Local 579 members,
The meetings held next week in Grand Falls-Windsor and also Centreville will be cancelled for this week only.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
CMC News Flash!
Want to get started with the UBC Canadian Scaffold 4 yr program?
Are you new to the industry?
Then call the CMC at 902 252 3553 and speak with Ange to register.
We are running 3 week programs, Monday to Friday, Nov-13-30, AND Dec 3-21.
We need a MINIMUM 6 participants and a class max of 12 so sign up early!
Call us now for more information on this exciting new program!
LU579 Monthly Meeting Reminder
Reminder of the monthly membership meeting for Local 579 members in Corner Brook tonight and in Port Aux Basque on Thursday. Bentley Jefferies will be Chairing these meetings if you have any questions you can send him a quick email at bjefferies@acrc.ca
NOTICE OF SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
NOTICE OF SPECIAL CALLED MEETING RATIFICATION OF CAPE BRETON COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT AND CAPE BRETON INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS AGREEMENT APPLICABLE TO THE BEAR HEAD LNG PROJECT
Millwrights Local 1178 has reached a Memorandum of Agreement with the Cape Breton Construction Labour Relations Association Limited to amend the Cape Breton Millwrights Collective Agreement. Millwrights Local 1178 and the Cape Breton Industrial Projects Agreement Applicable to the Bear Head LNG Project, have also come to an agreement. The purpose of this notice is to advise members that we will be holding a meeting to review the changes to the Collective Agreement and vote on the renewal of the agreement for period 2018 until 2021, as well as review and approve the Bear Head LNG Agreement
Meeting Date: Thursday, October 18, 2018
Meeting Time: 6:00 pm
Meeting Place: Local 1178 Union Hall 139 Beaufort St, Stellarton NS
Please make every effort to attend this important meeting, your input as a union member is essential to this decision.
Fraternally,
Jeff Richardson
President
Millwright Local 1178
Lincoln Ross Memorial Bursary
The Lincoln Ross Memorial Bursary is available to all members of Local 1338 and their immediate families (Spouse/Child) who are attending or will be attending a post-secondary education institution.
The bursary is valued up to $500 depending on the number of applicants. To apply please email acceptance letter and an outline of tuition to aroach@acrc.ca. Deadline is November 15, 2018
To see the bursary guidelines click the link below
CMCNL Scaffolding Course Coming In January!
Are you a Red Seal Interprovincial Carpenter?
Are you interested in Scaffolding?
Did you know the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will cover the cost of training?
If this is something that you may be interested in, we have a course starting in January. Please call Carpenter Millwright College at (709) 364-5586 ext. 201 for more details.
Windsor Lake By-election
The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour will be hosting a public forum featuring the three candidates running in the Windsor Lake By-election.
This forum will take place at the Holiday Inn, 180 Portugal Cove Road on Tuesday September 11th from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. (Salon D)
The forum will be moderated by NTV’s Michael Connors. All three candidates have confirmed. It will be open to the public and will allow voters to hear the positions of all three candidates on key issues facing the district and the province.
This is a great opportunity for union members and our allies to come hear what these candidates and their Parties feel about the issues that are important to the workers of NL.
We will also be live streaming and using social media at this event.
Please share and spread the word. I look forward to seeing you there. (Event posters attached)
In solidarity,
Mary Shortall,
President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour