Thanks to John Evans for sending pictures of our members topping off the Idexx Laboratories project for ARC ERECTING in Westbrook, Maine...

Thanks to Paul Lynch, whose plenty busy with all of the work in his area, for forwarding pictures of our members hard at work on a half-dozen different projects...

The Local 7 Members' Christmas Party is December 1st...

For a MapQuest map to the Boston Teachers Union Hall  JH

Thanks to Bill Hurley for forwarding pictures of our members hard at work on the Riverwalk project setting structural steel and pre-cast concrete tees in Portland, Maine for Marsh River Steel...

I received the following posting from John Evans about upcoming welding classes in Maine...

Jay:

Could you please post that the Clinton, Maine office at 277 Hinckley Road, Clinton ME will have the welding shop open from 7:00 am - 3:00 pm on December,15th; January, 5th; and January, 19th for members to come in and upgrade their welding skills...

•  There will be a CWI on site for one on one instruction.

• There will be no charge for this instruction.

• The only request is that members call the Hall at 207-426-9555 to reserve booth time, as space is limited.

Thank you - John

To see more pictures of the event  JH

For a MapQuest map to the McGlaughlin-Dello Russo Funeral Home  JH

Thanks to Mike Westcott of CAPCO STEEL for sending pictures of the latest series of improvements Capco is doing at world famous FENWAY PARK - Home of the WORLD SERIES CHAMPION Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox are a constant source of employment for DC members and we thank them for that...

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Thanks to Mike Westcott of CAPCO STEEL for sending pictures of DC members erecting the "whale" at the BASS PRO job in Foxboro, MA at Patriot's Place...

Thanks to Danny Chattman for sending pictures of Local 37's newest JIWs at their graduation ceremony at the Venus deMilo...

Thanks to Danny Chattman for sending pictures of Local 37 members erecting a pre-engineered metal building in Dighton, MA...

Thanks to John Evans for sending pictures of our members erecting the Idexx project for ARC ERECTING in Maine...

For a MapQuest map to the Farmer Funeral Home  JH

To see more pictures of the project  JH

For a MapQuest map to the Campion Center  JH

For a MapQuest map to St. Angela Church  JH

After entering the Jesuit Novitiate at Shadowbrook (Lenox, MA) in 1958, "Father Ed" pursued years of study culminating with his ordination as priest of The Society of Jesus  in June 1969. In 1970 he began what became his life work as intern and assistant director of the Institute of Industrial Relations at the Labor Guild before becoming its Director & Chaplain from 1984 to 2007. He saw his life mission as promoting ‘social justice in the workplace’.

Thanks to Local 7's Bernie Evers (top right picture, 2nd from right) for sending pictures of Local 7's Industry Analysts during their time in the Washington DC area, where they were undergoing the latest organizing training with organizers an analysts from around the country under Bernie's tutelage. One of the speakers was Local 7's Steve Lynch (above left), a Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts. They guys also touched bases with United States Senator Ted Kennedy...

Local 7's Paul DiPietro (above left with Massachusetts AFL-CIO President and LU7 member Bob Haynes); and Local 7's Pat Long (above right, top right of picture) are up for re-election in Malden, MA (Paul - City Council Ward 3) and Manchester, NH (Pat - Ward 3 Alderman) respectively...

To help Paul, all you have to do is call 781-322-5140 to see how you can be of assistance  JH

To help  Pat Long, all you have to do is to see how you can be of assistance  JH