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Local 7's Retired Iron Workers Association recently held their annual BBQ. It was well attended and the food was spectacular, as usual. Thanks to Richard Hand, Jr. for the photos...  JH

To see pictures of the festivities JH  

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R & A Construction Co. is doing work on the Pleasant Street project in Malden. Jason Wallace, Chris Saunders and Al Baldwin are shown putting in miscellaneous steel to protect various mechanical pieces. Thanks to Mike Durant for forwarding the pictures.  JH

To see pictures of the job JH  

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8/29/06

"Visitors to the Boston Children's Museum yesterday morning witnessed a curious scene: A festive crowd of people, many dressed in overalls and hard hats, many others in three-piece suits, stood on the boardwalk outside the museum watching a crane slowly hoist a white-washed steel I-beam into the air. Mounted on the far left end of the beam was a diminutive ..."

To read the rest of MICHAEL HARDY'S story JH 

8/29/07

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8/26/06

Local 7 FS/T-BM Jim Brown is supporting the WorklifeWizard program, a new workers' rights/salary checker project. Jim has been asked to help spread the word. Our thanks go out to the many people who are teaming up to assist people in avoiding many of the egregious practices designed to shortchange workers in a variety of industries. The website also contains JOB TIPS AND ADVICE - IMMIGRATION DEBATE - VIP SALARY CHECKER - CHECK YOUR PAY (VS. OTHERS IN YOUR INDUSTRY) - KNOW YOUR RIGHTS and plenty more...

Please pass this information along to anyone who may have an interest...

To visit the WorklifeWizard website JH 

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8/25/06

Bart-Lund Steel is doing the rebar on a large job at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. Thanks to John Evans for forwarding the pictures.  JH

To see pictures of the job JH  

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8/21/06

Bob Dozier, a JIW from Local 623 in Baton Rouge, LA,  is also a nationally renowned master knife maker. Bob worked on several jobs in the Boston area in years past, and I had the opportunity to bump into him during our Convention in Washington, DC. JH

To see larger pictures JH  

To visit Bob Dozier's DOZIER KNIVES WEBSITE JH  

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A Bridge to the Future was the theme as 843 delegates descended on Washington DC to conduct a week's worth of business at the Iron Workers 41st Convention - 2006. General President Joe Hunt was re-elected, as was General Secretary Mike Fitzpatrick, General Treasurer Walt Wise and the 9 General Vice-Presidents (including New England DC president Jay Hurley, who was re-elected to the 8th General VP position) on Tuesday, August 15th...

To see pictures of the Convention activity JH 

Local 7 President Paul Lynch (top-left above with Local 7's Shawn Nehiley) took a bunch of pictures during the convention too...

To see Paul's pictures of the Convention JH    ALSO...

Orange County Choppers, of the famed TV show featuring the Teutul family, was commissioned to build an IRONWORKERS' Motorcycle for the convention. Mike Gaydos, BM-FS/T of Local 417 in Newburgh, NY, whose local works with another Teutul son at OCC's miscellaneous iron shop in 417's area, was chosen to bring the motorcycle in to the hall. Mike encountered a thunderous welcome and the bike was on display all week and will be used at trade shows (and not ridden) throughout North America to promote the Iron Workers Union and our industry...

To see pictures of OCC's work commemorating our organization JH

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Note to our site's visitors...

The website will not be updated until August 19th, as I am scheduled to be in Washington DC on business for the next two weeks. This business includes our 41st International Convention, which will convene on Monday, August 14th...        Jay Hurley

-----  Please E-mail photos of jobs in the interim for future placement  -----

To E-mail photos of your job for future placement JH  

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Jimmy Coyle is looking for your help...

4th Annual Motorcycle Run for HOMELESS VETERANS...

Former Local 7 BM Jimmy Coyle, now General Agent of the Boston Building Trades, is looking for riders for the above event. It will be held Saturday, August 26, 2006 at 10 AM (NOTE: Rain Day will be the following day) and will be taking off from the Pipefitters LU 537 Training Center at 40 Enterprise Street in Dorchester, MA.

$25 for riders and $10 for non riders (includes food). The destination of the ride is the Mammoth Road Club in Dracut, MA. Please join in if you can, as the HOMELESS VETERANS need your help!

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8/4/06

Any questions call Fiore Grassetti at 413-735-1767

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8/2/06

Thanks to Roy Coulombe for emailing pictures of the massive FOXWOODS project. Foxwoods is located in an area that is shared by Local 15 & Local 37, and there are members from five different local unions withing the DC working on this project. Among the contractors are CAPCO STEEL (structural); BLAKELSEE PRESTRESS (5,000 car precast concrete parking garage); JEANNIE ERECTORS (rods); MELO'S RODBUSTERS (rods); JFC Inc. (rods); LYNTEC (rods); BERLIN STEEL (miscellaneous metals) and MASSEY GLASS (curtainwall)...

To see pictures of the project JH  

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8/2/06

Thanks to Roy Coulombe for forwarding pictures of American Legion Post 14's undefeated (26-0) baseball team. After winning the championship, the players took time to don tee-shirts for the "Rhode Island's for Jobs & Tax Relief," an effort that has the backing of Local 37 and the RI State Building Trades, of which LU37's BM Mike Ruggieri is President. Roy's son, Tommy is #21 in the pictures and played a pivotal role in Sunday's game when he got the game-winning base hit off of a pitcher who is on his way to Duke University on a full baseball scholarship. Congratulations Tommy and good luck at the Regionals in Brockton, MA next week...

To see the pictures JH  

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8/1/06

Thanks to Roy Coulombe for forwarding pictures of Aetna Bridge and Atlantic Bridge utilizing Local 37 members  on a new bridge to connect Cumberland, RI with Lincoln, RI...

To see the pictures JH  

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Thanks to Michele McPhee of the Boston Herald for her poignant story of young Lexi Skye Alden and Lexi's connection with her pals from Local 7 in Boston. Thanks also to Bill Mann for forwarding additional pictures of the day's activities. Finally, thanks to everyone on the Daniel Marr & Sons' job with William Berry who went the extra step to make Lexi's day...

To see the pictures JH 

To read Michele's story, which ran in yesterday's HERALD JH