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Who are we and what do we do?
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Since 1896,
Ironworkers have been doing more than you realize. We build the
bridges you drive on, the offices you work in, the schools your
children attend, and the stadiums in which you cheer. And we do
it every day. Make sure you have a few spare minutes if you ask
an ironworker: "What did you do today?"
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To see
what we do and
what we are all about
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9/19/09
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Stearns tops-off Russia Wharf project... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Stearns topping-off the
Russia Wharf project in Boston for Boston Properties and
John Moriarty and Associates (GC). Aztec Steel did the
rebar. Karas & Karas is erecting the curtainwall. Stearns
also did the miscellaneous metals on the project. Boston Mayor
Tom Menino was on hand to congratulate our members for another
job well done...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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9/19/09
HELP!!!
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STEEL STOCK STILL NEEDED at Local 7
apprentice school... |
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LU7's Director of Apprenticeship
Training Neal McKelligan is
once again seeking 3/4 inch and 1
inch steel plate for the training center. If you cannot drop it
off, he will make arrangements to pick up anything you have
laying around. Neal can be reached at 617-268-0707...
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9/19/09
The Ironmen Motorcycle
Club is holding their
Annual Kimberly Ferrara Run
For the Dana Farber
Tomorrow--September
20th
$20 per bike
(i.e. $10 per/person for bikes carrying two)
NO PATCH REQUIRED
Meet at Local 7 @8:30 a.m.
Special thanks to Charly Clifford, Arny Krane and Road
Captain Dan Zaino!
BBQ at Local 7 after the run.
Please participate. Thank you...
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9/17/09
Brother
CHARLIE PAUL of Local 7 needs
our assistance. Charlie was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in
June. His friends are hosting a benefit time for him tomorrow
evening and we need your participation.
Boston Teachers'
Union Hall
180 Mt. Vernon Street
Dorchester, MA
Friday, September 18, 2009
7 p.m. to Midnight
$20
Raffles, Door prizes, DJ and Dancing. Please step
up for Charlie!
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For a MapQuest map to the Teachers'
Union Hall
Charlie has
always been there whenever Local
7 needed assistance. He would be the first volunteer for anything.
We need to reciprocate in this time of need. Charlie just got
married and he needs our support. Thank you.
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9/09/09
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of the wife of former Local 357
(Springfield, MA) Business Manager
Tony
Trinchini
Joan Trinchini
Wake: Thursday, September 10, 2009
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Tazzini Funeral Home
22 Locust Street
Springfield, MA
Funeral Mass: Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Catholic Church
Friday, September 11, 2009 @ 10 a.m.
123 Williams Street
Springfield, MA
Please remember the
Trinchini family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the Tazzini Funeral Home
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9/8/09
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Lawrence "Duke" Dupont
Local #7
Book #722113
Services are completed at this time.
Please remember the
Dupont family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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8/24/09
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Aug 29th - LOCAL HEROES
4TH Annual Motorcycle Poker Run
www.mass-localheroes.org
IF IT RAINS - A bus will be provided
Registration 9-10:30 am
Tewksbury/Wilmington Elks, 777 South St. Tewksbury, MA
Donation $20 per rider/$10 per passenger
Includes BBQ and Tee-shirt
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
Local Heroes, Inc. is a Non-profit organization working to support
our local Servicemen, Servicewomen and their families. 100% of all
donations received go directly to those Local Heroes. It’s the
little things from home that can have a large positive impact on the
success of our soldiers ...
We need your help in achieving our goal!
For more Info please contact
Chris Barry
@ (508) 954-7840
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To e-mail Local 7 member Chris Barry
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8/18/09
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Local 7 retirees enjoy
annual cookout... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul
DiPietro
for forwarding pictures of the Local 7 Retired Iron Workers
Association's annual cookout...
To see pictures of the event
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8/18/09
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Saving
Lives Just Part of the Job...
Golden
Gate IWs are always on call...
If you're an ironworker on the Golden Gate Bridge and your home
phone rings at 3 a.m., you know it's trouble. You know someone is
threatening to jump off your bridge. Your stuff is always ready;
you're out the door in minutes...
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To read the entire Scott Ostler's story
(San Francisco Chronicle)
JH
Thanks to the many iron workers who brought this story to my
attention...
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8/14/09
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New bridge being
erected in Methuen, MA... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of a bridge being erected in Methuen,
MA. Composite Construction is doing the structural; Algar
the rebar. S & R is the GC...
To see pictures of the project
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8/14/09
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Zichelle Steel erects
Super Wal-Mart in Worcester, MA... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Kevin
McKinnon
for forwarding pictures of Zichelle Steel erecting a
225,000 square foot Super Wal-Mart in Worcester, MA
To see pictures of the project
JH
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8/10/09
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
George Meyers
Local #424 (Former LU#424 VP)
Book #626361
Wake: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Honan Funeral Home
58 Main Street
Newtown, CT 06470
Graveside Services :
Wednesday,
August 12, 2009
St. Rose Cemetery
Cherry Street @ Black Cherry Lane
Sandy Hook, Newtown, CT
Please remember the
Meyers family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the Honan Funeral Home
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8/2/09
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IW motorcycle enthusiasts from
around North America descend on Boston and
Local 7... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Kevin
Collins for forwarding pictures of members from around North
America who visited Local 7 for lunch during their tour of the New
England area...
To see pictures
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8/1/09
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Understanding COBRA
if your H & W coverage lapses...
COBRA, the
Consolidated
Omnibus
Budget
Reconciliation
Act
is an amendment to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act (ERISA). It provides plan participants with
a safety net when they lose their group health plan
coverage...
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To learn more about COBRA
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8/1/09
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Al Bradley
Local #7
Book #633704
Services were private
and are completed at this time.
Please remember the
Bradley family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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7/14/09
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
William
Fortenberry
Local #424
Book #633716
PRIVATE services are being held at the Kingdom Hall of
Jehovah's Witnesses in Seymour, CT
Condolences can be sent to William Fortenberry Jr. at 143 Jacks Hill
Road--Oxford, CT 06478
Please remember the
Fortenberry family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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7/2/09
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Maine iron workers
replacing iron on bridge overpass for Sullivan Merritt ... |
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Thanks to Local 7's John Evans
for forwarding pictures of members replacing bridge members on
an overpass in Lincoln, Maine for Sullivan Merritt...
To see pictures of the project
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7/2/09
Support LU7's Lee Arnold's wife, Katrine, in the Pan
Mass Challenge...
Abington resident Katrine
Arnold keeps a lot of people in mind whenever she
rides in the Pan-Mass Challenge, which she will
be doing for the sixth time this August. Arnold’s
college roommate, Chrissy Manzi, lost her cousin to
pancreatic cancer. And Arnold’s friend and manager at
Investors Bank and Trust in Boston, Gary Oberle, also
became sick with pancreatic cancer and died from it back
in 1998, leaving a wife and five children behind...
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To donate to Arnold’s cause, send checks
made out to the Pan-Mass Challenge/Jimmy Fund to Katrine Arnold, 57
Block St., Abington, MA, 02351. You can also make donations at
www.pmc.org by typing in
Arnold’s rider code—KM0076.
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7/2/09
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SALEM GLASS at
Providence College project... |
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Thanks to Local 37's Dan
Chattman for forwarding pictures of Salem Glass using our
members at Providence College...
To see pictures of the project
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7/2/09
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Ironworkers install
high school bleachers... |
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Thanks to Local 37's Dan
Chattman for forwarding pictures of BVR Construction
using our members to install the bleachers at Killingly High
School in Killingly, CT...
To see pictures of the project
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7/2/09
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Berlin Steel at the
Bellingham Power Plant... |
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Thanks to Local 37's Dan
Chattman for forwarding pictures of Berlin Steel at the
Bellingham power plant in Bellingham, MA...
To see pictures of the project
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7/2/09
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Local 37 erects precast
parking garage at TF Green Airport... |
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Thanks to Local 37's Dan
Chattman for forwarding pictures of Blakeslee Precast
erecting a parking garage at Providence's TF Green Airport...
To see pictures of the project
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7/2/09
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Local 7 sponsors North
Attleboro, MA Little League team... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Jim Brown
for forwarding pictures from LU7's Don Canning of our
North Attleboro Little League team...
To see pictures of the team and LU7's banner
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7/1/09
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Fallen Member
memorial annual dedication... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Local 7's officers and members
rededicating the Fallen Member memorial in memory of all our
late brothers who have passed on as a result of on-the-job
accidents...
To see pictures of the rededication
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6/24/09
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Julius Egnatosky
Local #7 (former LU57)
Book #556225
Wake: Thursday, June 25, 2009
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
O'Connor Funeral Home
592 Park Avenue
Worcester, MA
Funeral Mass: Friday,
June 26, 2009
Mt. Carmel Church
24 Mulberry Street
Worcester, MA
Please remember the
Egnatosky family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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6/15/09
Meet Gavin Thomas Nicholson....
Son of Pam & Brian Nicholson, Gavin is the
grandson
of Local 7 (former 57) member and President Tom
Pattesilanno, who worked on the Worcester Medical
Center when it was being erected. Gavin was born on St.
Patrick's Day in the same Medical Center ...
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6/10/09
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Local 7 member working on Oakland Bay
Bridge... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Neal
McKelligan
for forwarding pictures of Local 7 member, and former Local 7
Apprentice-of-the-Year, Brian Benson, working for American
Bridge on the Oakland Bay Bridge in California...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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6/9/09
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Willy Lagzdins
Local #7
Book #1039540
Wake: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home
135 Union Street
Rockland, MA
Memorial Service:
Thursday,
June 11, 2009 at 11 a.m.
at the funeral home
Please remember the
Lagzdins family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the
Magoun-Biggins
Funeral Home
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6/9/09
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Monadnock erects Milton Academy... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Monadnock erecting a building
at Milton Academy in Milton, MA...
To see pictures of the project
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6/9/09
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Atlantic Bridge erects bridge in
Blackstone, MA... |
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Thanks to LU37's Danny Chattman
for forwarding pictures of Atlantic Bridge erecting a bridge in
Blackstone, MA...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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6/9/09
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Saugus Construction
retrofitting Tobin Bridge... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Neil Conley
for forwarding pictures of Saugus Construction
retrofitting the Tobin Bridge...
To see pictures of the project
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6/9/09
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Edward "Smitty"
Smith
Local #7 (474)
Book #867245
Services have been completed at this time...
Please remember the
Smith family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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6/9/09
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Structures Derek erects Beverly High
School... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Neil Conley
for forwarding pictures of Structures Derek erecting
Beverly High School in Beverly, MA ...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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6/9/09
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Ironworkers and Bel-Lin Steel erect Wal-Mart in Halifax, MA... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Bel-Lin Steel. They recently
erected a Wal-Mart project in Halifax, MA ...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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6/9/09
The Ironmen Motorcycle
Club is having their first run on Sunday, June 28th. They
will meet at 9:00 a.m. in the parking lot, Local 7 Boston.
Please stress that they do
not have to have a patch, please bring friends and let's enjoy the
brotherhood for which we all share. That common goal which Unionism
brings.
The ride will take us on
the Mohawk Trail and around the hair-pin turn and then home. Along
the way we stop for lunch etc.
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Arny Krane (and many others) has/have been patient while we
straightened out problems with the website. Please take note of his
message that ANYONE who wants to participate is welcome...
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6/8/09
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Bill Harvey presents
new television to Charlie "Ski" Zukowski...
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Thanks to Local 7's Jim Brown for forwarding a picture of
Bill Harvey presenting a new television to one of Local 7's
finest, Charlie "Ski" Zukowski.
I received the following note from LU7 FS/T Jim Brown:
Jay: When the retirees found out that Charlie Zukowski still had an
ancient black and white TV, a pretzel drive was held and enough
money was raised to purchase a color TV for him. Charlie was
overwhelmed...
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6/9/09
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Harold Smith
Local #7 (474)
Book #381721
Services have been completed at this time...
Please remember the
Smith family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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6/8/09
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New Hampshire
ironworkers hard at work in Bow... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Dave
"Shake" Paquette for forwarding pictures of members hard at work
for Public Service of New Hampshire at their Bow, NH plant...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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6/8/09
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Jose Lopez
Local #7
Book #136111
Jose was a 3rd year apprentice
Wake: Thursday, June 11, 2009
4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
(Service will follow at 6:30 p.m.)
Beers and Story Funeral Home
1475 North Main Street
Palmer, MA 01069
Please remember the
Lopez family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the Beers and Story Funeral Home
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6/2/09
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Lately, I haven't been able to
update the website due to technical problems. I believe they are now
behind us and I can start loading jobs and information on the site
for your review. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please revisit the
site soon. We are also building out the "Contractors" portion of the
site ... jh
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5/21/09
NOTE: On the job accident
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Richard "Dicky" Blake
Local 15
Book # 825815
NOTE: Brother Blake died in an on the job accident
Wake: Thursday, May 21, 2009
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Vincent Funeral Home
120 Albany Turnpike
Canton, CT 06019
Mass:
Wednesday,
May 22, 2009
11 a.m.
St. Patrick's Church
7 Burlington Avenue
Collinsville, CT
Please remember the
Blake family and our brothers and sisters in Local 15 in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the VIncent Funeral Home
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5/8/09
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Bobby Harvey's wife, Jenn, gives birth to beautiful baby boy... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Jim Brown
for forwarding pictures of Jenn Harvey and her late
husband Bobby's
(of Local 7)
new son. As you remember, in August of 2008, Bobby died at
age 28 in an accident at the Quincy Shipyard during the dismantling
of the Goliath Crane. He never knew Jenn was carrying their first
child, but young Bobby Harvey is now gracing us with his presence.
God bless you, Jenn and congratulations to you and the entire
family...
To see more pictures of young Bobby Harvey
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5/8/09
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Local 7 assists wounded veterans at Boston Marathon... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Jim Brown
for his hard work and for forwarding pictures of wounded Iraq
veterans coming to Boston to compete in the wheelchair portion of
the Boston Marathon. Local 7's van (above left) was used to
transport the workers around town to the various events...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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5/8/09
We won't change how we feel about
the Yankees, John.
We also won't change the way we
feel about you and how much we appreciated your hard work on our
behalf...
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of
our dear friend
John Cotton
John worked for the Segal Company and
was our fund actuary for
over 20 years. He was a learned man who cared greatly and worked
hard to ensure our members were provided a retirement that was
commensurate with their hard work. He will be missed.
John was probably
the biggest Yankee fan that ever lived and we spent every fund
meeting in a session of give and take over the Yankees/Red Sox
rivalry.
Services: Friday May 8, 2009
12 Noon
Temple Hillel B'Nai Torah
120 Corey Street
West Roxbury, MA
Please remember the Cotton family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to
the
Temple Hillel B'Nai Torah
JH
To read more about John from his co-workers
JH
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4/27/09
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Albert "Buddy"
Rohrbacher
Local #7
Book #1253853
Wake: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
2 p.m. to
4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
McDonald Funeral Home
809 Main Street (Rte. 18)
Weymouth, MA
Mass:
Wednesday,
April 29, 2009
10 a.m.
United First Parish Church
1306 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA
Please remember the
Rohrbacher family (especially his son, Curt, a LU7
member) in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the McDonald Funeral Home
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Buddy was the founder and owner of
Kurtis Steel until
his retirement in 1998.
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4/27/09
The Actor's
Playhouse
presents
THE GLASS
MENAGERIE
By Tennessee Williams
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Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May
2nd
Local 7
195 Old Colony Ave.
S. Boston, MA
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Free Parking/Admission $15
... All proceeds will be donated to Cystic Fibrosis in the name
of the late Maude Farrell of Local 7's JAC ... Please make an
effort to attend...
For information call 617-269-8084
JH
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4/27/09
Updated from 4/14/09
PLEASE NOTE: TOMORROW
... Please attend!
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Workers' Memorial Day Rally
April 28, 2009... |
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Please join your fellow union
brothers and sisters at the Workers' Memorial Day Rally on the front
stairs of the Massachusetts State house at NOON in Boston on
Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Special note will be made of our late
brother Bobby Harvey's tragic death on the Goliath Crane
project. Please make every effort to attend..
To read a prior story about BOBBY
HARVEY...
JH
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4/25/09
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Baron Industries erecting overhead doors at Greater Boston Food Bank... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Baron Industries at the
Greater Boston Food Bank project...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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4/25/09
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Rally at Brockton City Hall for power plant... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
and all the members
who took the time to show up at Brockton City Hall to advocate
for the new power plant...
To see pictures of the rally
JH
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4/25/09
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Topping off the Dana Farber job... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of the topping off at the Dana Farber
project. The job was portrayed nationally due to the interaction
between the iron workers on the job and the young cancer patients
and their families. J F Stearns erected the job. Union
Steel and Tower Glass were among the other contractors on
this site...
To see pictures of the topping off ceremony
JH
To see MORE pictures of the topping off ceremony
JH
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4/25/09
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Seele Glass at the Museum of Fine Arts... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Seele Glass at the Museum of
Fine Arts project...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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4/25/09
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BERLIN STEEL at KLEEN ENERGY in
Middletown, CT... |
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Thanks to Berlin Steel's Carl Johnson for forwarding pictures
of the erection of large overhead cranes on a combination gas/oil-fired plant at
Kleen Energy in Middletown, CT..
To see pictures of the job
JH
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4/25/09
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Arc Erecting erects MID-COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL... |
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Thanks to Local 7's John Evans
for forwarding pictures of Arc Erecting erecting a new
addition at the Mid-Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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4/23/09
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Albert Mason
Local 7
Book # 225809
Service for family and friends: Friday, April 24th at 11 a.m. at the
chapel at the Edson Cemetery on Gorham Street in Lowell, MA
Please remember the
Mason family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the Edson Cemetery
JH
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4/9/09
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Bobby Moriarty
Local #7
Book #400952
Wake: Monday April 13, 2009
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Alexander, Thomas & Sons Funeral Home
45 Common Street
Walpole, MA 02081-9998
Mass:
Tuesday,
April 14 2009
12:30 p.m.
Blessed Sacrament Church
10 Diamond Street
Walpole, MA
Please remember the
Moriarty family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the Alexander, Thomas & Sons Funeral Home
JH
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4/8/09
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Local 7 hosts rally for Boston Mayor
Tom Menino... |
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Local 7 hosted a recent Saturday
morning appreciation rally for Boston Mayor Tom Menino. Since
1993, Mayor Menino has been a staunch and unyielding advocate of the
building trades. The Mayor spoke of the trying economic times we
find ourselves mired in, and the tough choices he is faced with in
managing the city. He pledged to continue to do everything possible
to work with the developers who create work opportunities in the
building trades and to continue his daily effort in keeping our city
moving forward...
To see pictures of the rally
JH
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4/8/09
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Monadnock erecting Milton Academy job... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Monadnock erecting the
Milton Academy project in Milton, MA for Shawmut
Construction...
To see pictures of the project
JH
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4/6/09
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Local 7 Retired
Iron Workers Association
to resume monthly meetings on Tuesday, April 14th at 11 a.m.
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The Local 7 Retired Iron Workers Association will be resuming
their monthly meetings on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Meetings are held
on the SECOND TUESDAY (11 a.m. at Local 7's South Boston
facility) of each month from April to December of each year. Please
make every effort to attend.
If you are not a member, call 617-268-1605
for information as to how to join...
Please
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Are you a
customer
of
billion dollar auto dealer
Herb Chambers?
If so, you must understand that
Herb Chambers
is undermining your ability to make a living as he continues
to expand his automobile empire throughout New England. As a
customer, you should ask yourself the following:
Who is HERB CHAMBERS and why does he continue to condone the
hiring of contractors who do not abide by community standards for
wages, benefits, and working conditions. These contractors and the
owners who utilize them are ignoring the plight of taxpayers
throughout New England and it is these same taxpayers who will
eventually foot the bill for these misguided practices?
In addition to the number of dealerships
bearing
Herb Chambers’
name, please
recognize the fact that the following dealerships also fall under
Mr. Chambers' empire:
FLAGSHIP MOTORS OF NATICK----MERCEDES BENZ NATICK----AUDI
BURLINGTON----BENTLEY BOSTON----FOREIGN MOTORS WEST NATICK----LAND
ROVER SUDBURY----PORSCHE OF BURLINGTON----SMART CENTER OF
BOSTON----SMART CENTER OF LYNNFIELD.
We have respectfully requested that Mr.
Chambers sit down to discuss the continuing hiring and
sub-contracting habits of the general contractors he chooses who
don't pay area standard wages and benefits. He chose to ignore our
request, which is his right. Conversely, it is YOUR choice where you
buy your cars and trucks and if you are
shopping at HERB CHAMBERS you are making a grave mistake.
If you are a customer of Herb Chambers (he has 44 dealerships!) your
business allows him to continue to accumulate wealth at your
expense. Until and unless you fight back, he will continue to
condone the practices of his general contractors. Today, our
campaign is kicking off. You will be receiving newsletters, bumper
stickers, and a variety of additional information in various
manners, shapes, and forms.
As we have explained in the
past, in previous campaigns, we need leverage with owners who rely
on our members' business to succeed.
As long as Mr. Chambers
refuses to sit down and engage us in discussion, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THE POWER YOU POSSESS AND STOP FEEDING HIS CONSIDERABLE WEALTH!
This is step one.
It will take time (and your attention and
effort in spreading our message) to have an effect on his
businesses. Moving forward, should Mr. Chambers continue to ignore
our request to discuss the byproduct of non-payment of area standard
wages and benefits by sub-contractors working on his projects (and
the adverse effect it has on taxpayers and everyday citizens for a
variety of hidden reasons), we will be sitting down with similarly
situated local unions to combine and expand our economic leverage as
the plan continues to unfold.
Right now, it is time for
you and your family to
BOYCOTT ALL HERB CHAMBERS DEALERSHIPS
(Don't forget...Not all the dealerships bear his name)
Should the situation change, we will
apprise you immediately.
Jay Hurley (A former Herb Chambers'
customer)
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