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3/29/06
Local 7 entered their float in
South Boston's Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston. As
usual, LU7 member Bobby "The K" Kinsherf did a great job
dressing up the truck. Thanks also go out to the Shaughnessy
Company for stepping up with a trailer for Bobby to perform his
magic on.
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Local 7 float a big hit at
St.Patrick's Day parade... |
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To see pictures of the event
JH
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3/27/06
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Local 7 members step up for
Lynn, MA sports' programs... |
Thanks go out to Business Agent
Mike Durant and the Local 7 members who took the time to make a
difference in Lynn, MA. Thanks also to Michael and Scott
Thompson of Mass Built for donating their time and equipment to
assist in installing steel brackets for a lighting system...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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3/26/06
BRI just topped out the
Chicopee (Western, MA) in Chicopee, MA., a $90M project to go along
with a $70M high school our members recently erected in the same
city...
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BRI @ Chicopee Comprehensive
High School... |
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To see pictures of Chicopee
Comprehensive High School being topped out
JH
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3/25/06
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Maine
Governor John
Baldacci meets with Local
496 members... |
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Work in Maine has been very slow
for the past few years. Recently, a number of Maine's members and
their elected officials sat down with Governor John Baldacci
to discuss the situation...
To see pictures of the meeting
JH
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3/24/06
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BRI
at work on the Chicopee Jail project in Western, MA... |
Like GRC Steel (below)
BRI also has work at the
Chicopee Jail in Western, MA...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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3/24/06
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Concrete Erectors of
Florida setting precast concrete modular jail cells in
Greenfield, MA with Local 7 members... |
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Concrete Erectors of Florida
is using union ironworkers to set their modular jail cell units
due to our renowned rigging and erecting skills...
NOTE: There are a lot of
pictures in this file and there is also photos of a trip to Old
Castle's concrete fabrication shop...
To see pictures of the job and/or
the tour
JH
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3/24/06
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GRC Steel
hard at work on the Chicopee Jail project in Western, MA... |
GRC Steel is doing a great
job at the Chicopee jail project in Western, Massachusetts...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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3/23/06
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BRI
tops out Springfield Courthouse project... |
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BRI recently topped out
the new Springfield Courthouse project.
To see pictures of the job
JH
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3/22/06
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Shop Locals get computer
assistance from International... |
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Jim Bonnano of our
International Union came into town a few days ago to upgrade the
DC's shop locals on their new computer systems which the District
Council recently purchased...
To see pictures of our members in
class
JH
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3/21/06
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It is with deep regret
that we announce
the recent (March 13th) passing of our friend and brother
Kenneth "Kenny"
Blanch
Book #1065659
Local #496
Services for brother
Blanch have already been completed. Please remember him
and his family in your thoughts and prayers in this time
of sorrow.
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3/21/06
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It is with deep regret
that we announce
the passing of our friend and brother
Richard
Corthell
Book #607393
Local #7
Visiting hours:
Wednesday, March 22nd: 3 PM to 7 PM at the
Blanchard Funeral Home - 666 Plymouth Street (Route 58) -
Whitman, MA.
Funeral: Thursday,
March 23rd at 11 AM from the Blanchard Funeral Home.
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For a map of the location of the
Blanchard Funeral Home
JH
NOTE: Richard was the dad of Terry Katz and her
brother, Rick Corthell, of Aztec Steel. Please remember them
and their families in your thoughts and prayers...
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3/10/06
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Please Note: I
will be out of town on International business until Monday,
March 20th. Sorry for the long delay between
postings. In the interim please submit photos of your job
and we'll load everything up when I get back. I am still
looking for great IRONWORKER related tattoos. Who's got
the best Ironworker tat??? E-Mail
me a photo of yours if you think you fit the bill!
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3/8/06
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A
rebuttal
to the "Formosan Termite" story... |
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Local 7 member Chris Mollica
is a regular visitor to our website. He has forwarded an opposing
opinion to the story we posted on March 6th (below)...
To read that story
JH
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3/7/06
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Atlantic Bridge rebuilding
Route 91 in Western, MA... |
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Atlantic Bridge is doing a huge
rehab job on Route 91 in Western, MA...
To see pictures of our members at
work
JH
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3/6/06
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Not sure if
it's true, but BE CAREFUL nonetheless... |
Jake DeCourcey of Local 7
forwarded the following information to the Council via e-mail. Being
a city slicker (we "sweep" our lawns in Southie!) I am unfamiliar
with mulch applications - but be mindful that even if you pay
attention, your neighbor(s) could conceivably poison
your property if this is true. Caveat Emptor!!
Here's the
allegation:
If
you use mulch around your house be very careful about
buying mulch this year. After the Hurricane in New
Orleans many trees were blown over. These trees were
then turned into mulch and the state is trying to get
rid of tons and tons of this mulch to any state or
company who will come and haul it away. So it will be
showing up in Home Depot and Lowes at dirt cheap prices
with one huge problem; Formosan Termites will be the
bonus in many of those bags of mulch. New Orleans is one
of the few areas in the country were the Formosan
Termites has gotten a strong hold and most of the trees
blown down were already badly infested with those
termites. Now we may have the worst case of transporting
a problem to all parts of the country that we have ever
had. These termites can eat a house in no time at all
and we have no good control against them, so tell your
friends that own homes to avoid cheap mulch and know
were it came from.http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/termites/
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3/4/06
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Delegate
counts for each local union announced for
International Convention... |
The International Convention
will be held from Monday August 14th to Friday August 18th. The
venue has been changed from Las Vegas to Washington DC. The
International recently released the final numbers for delegate
counts for each local union (NOTE: Numbers do NOT include
International Representatives - When that number is added we have
three (3) additional delegates):
Local 7 -
Boston, MA - 11 Delegates
Local 15 - Hartford, CT - 5 Delegates
Local 37 - Providence, RI - 5 Delegates
Local 424 - New Haven, CT - 4 Delegates
Local 474 - Manchester, NH - 2 Delegate
Local 496 - Clinton, ME - 2 Delegates
SHOP LOCALS
Local 501 - Boston, MA - 1 Delegate
Local 523 - Pawtucket, RI - 1 Delegate
Local 745 - Portsmouth, NH - 1 Delegate
Local 807 - Winslow, ME - 1 Delegate
Local 832 - Meriden, CT - 1 Delegate |
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3/2/06
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Daniel Koury Construction
erects new Police Station for Cranston, RI... |
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Local 37 members working for
Daniel Koury Construction are erecting a new Police Station for
Cranston Rhode Island...
To see pictures of our members at
work
JH
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