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BOYCOTT
ALL
HERB
CHAMBERS
auto dealerships
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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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12/26/08
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of the father of Local 424
Business Agent Kevin Byrnes
Harold Byrnes
Harold was a retired firefighter in CT
Services: Calling Hours-Sunday, December 28, 2008, 4
p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Redgate and Hennessy Funeral Home
at 40 Gorham Place in Trumbull CT...
For additional information, the funeral home phone
number is 203-372-3587...
Please remember the
Byrnes family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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12/24/08
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Donny Meyer
Local #7
Book #901401
Funeral Services will be private at the C. C.
Shepherd Funeral Home, 134 Pleasant St. (Columbian Sq.) S.
Weymouth...
Please remember the
Meyer family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Dons memory to the Make
a Wish Foundation, 1 Bulfinch Place-2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114. If
you would like to leave a message for the family please visit
www.ccshepherd.com
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12/19/08
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Local 7 members take part in tower
rescue training in Florida... |
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Thanks to Local 7 JAC Coordinator Neal McKelligan for
forwarding pictures of intensive tower training (rescue; climbing;
etc.) that he, Vinny Coyle Jr. (1st year instructor), and
Michael Karas (2nd year instructor) went through in Orlando,
Florida. The tower training instructor was Jeff Johnson and
Neal says the LU7 guys were treated with great respect. The program
is an extraordinary combination of classroom instruction and
on-the-tower-training. Neal, Vinny, and Michael are now certified in
tower climbing, safety, and rescue, adding to Local 7's broad
expanse of certifications...
To see pictures of the tower training
JH
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12/19/08
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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 work being performed on a combination gas/oil-fired plant at
Kleen Energy in Middletown, CT..
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/18/08
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Joe Fallon's ONE Marina Drive tops off.. |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Joe Fallon's ONE Marina Drive
topping off ceremony. Mayor Tom Menino was present for the
festivities. J F Stearns did the erection...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/12/08
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MRS at Fidelity in Smithfield, RI... |
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Thanks to LU37's Danny Chattman
for forwarding pictures of MRS at the Fidelity project
in Smithfield, RI...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/12/08
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Local 7 Retirees' Christmas Party... |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of the Local 7 Retirees' Christmas Party...
To see pictures of the party
JH
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12/12/08
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Bobby Harvey benefit time in Quincy... |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of the benefit time for our late brother
Bobby Harvey. It was held after a memorial hockey game between
Bobby's friends and the Local 7 hockey team...
To see pictures of the event
JH
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12/12/08
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Local 7 Family Christmas Party... |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of the Local 7 Christmas Party...
To see pictures of the party
JH
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12/12/08
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Daniel Marr & Sons continue work at
Goliath Crane.. |
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Thanks to LMCT Safety Director Pat McDermott
for forwarding more recent photos of Daniel Marr & Son at the
Goliath Crane project in Quincy...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/11/08
Updated from 11/25/08
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Local 7's
Shawn Cleary has the following idea and
would like to spread it around...
When you are making out your Christmas card list this year,
please consider including sending a card to this address...
A Recovering American
Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington , D.C. 20307-5001
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12/11/08
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Walter Sabbag
Local #7
Book #870085
Services have been completed at this
time...
Please remember the
Sabbag family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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12/3/08
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Daniel Marr & Sons continue work at
Goliath Crane.. |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Daniel Marr & Son at the
Goliath Crane project in Quincy...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/3/08
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Museum of Fine Arts project.. |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Seele Glass of Germany erecting
windows an curtainwalls and Smith Steel doing the
miscellaneous metals. Stearns erected all the structural
steel on the project...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/3/08
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Greater Boston Food Bank.. |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of MRS erecting metal panels and
Longhorn Steel doing the rebar...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/3/08
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Greystone at Curry College... |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Greystone erecting steel at the
Curry College project in Milton, MA...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/3/08
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601-605 Albany Street project... |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of J F Stearns erecting steel at the
601-605 Albany Street project in Boston. Longhorn Steel
is onsite doing the rebar...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/3/08
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303 Columbus Avenue in Boston... |
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Thanks to LU7's Paul Lynch
for forwarding pictures of Concrete Structures erecting
pre-cast concrete panels (above left) and the GFRC panels (above
right) on the project. Longhorn Steel is also onsite doing
the rebar...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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12/2/08
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2nd
REQUEST
STEEL STOCK STILL NEEDED at Local 7
apprentice school... |
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LU7's Director of Apprenticeship
Training Neal McKelligan is 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
lying around. Come on guys...the price of scrap is down! Make a
donation... Neal can be reached at 617-268-0707...
To E-mail Neal
JH
ħħħħħħħ
12/1/08
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Samuel De Burra
Local #424
Book #494859
Calling Hours:
Thursday December 4th
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Guilford Funeral Home
115 Church Street
Guilford, CT
Please remember the
De Burra family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the Guilford Funeral Home
JH
Brother De Burra's family has requested
that anyone who would like
to make a donation in his honor, do so to The Madison Hose
Company #1.
Their address is PO Box 573--Madison, CT
06443...
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11/26/08
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It is with
deep regret that we announce
the
death of our friend and brother
William Poulos
Book #619848
Local #37
Wake: Friday, November 28th
Nardolillo Funeral Home
1278 Park Avenue
Cranston, RI
4 p.m-8 p.m.
Mass: Saturday, November 29th @ 11 a.m.
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
175 Oaklawn Avenue
Cranston, RI
Please remember the
Poulos family in your thoughts and prayers during this period of
sorrow and bereavement...
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For a MapQuest map to the Nardolillo Funeral Home
JH
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11/25/08
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J F Stearns erecting
Dana Farber job in Boston... |
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Thanks to LMCT Safety Director
Pat McDermott for forwarding pictures of J F Stearns
erecting the Dana Farber project in Boston, MA...
To see more pictures of the project
JH
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11/25/08
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Excerpt of a letter to Local 7's officers
from General Secretary Walt Wise...
"As you are aware, an error by the
publisher resulted in the removal of one page in the
November Directory Issue of
The Ironworker
magazine causing the deletion of the contact information of
Iron Workers Local 7...Unfortunately there are few viable
options to remedy this egregious error....The missing page
will be printed in the December issue
of
The Ironworker
magazine
and may be detached for inclusion into the Directory
Issue....
"...We apologize to you and your members for this serious
oversight and have taken the necessary steps to insure that
it will not happen in the future...." |
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11/25/08
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Local 37 apprentices celebrate
graduation in style... |
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Thanks to LU37's Dan Chattman
for forwarding pictures of
Local 37's Graduating Apprentice Class celebrating a Venus
deMilo...
To see pictures of the event
JH
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11/25/08
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Arc Erecting erects a Hannaford Store in Augusta, Maine... |
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Thanks to Local 7's John Evans
for forwarding pictures of Arc Erecting erecting a
Hannaford Supermarket in Augusta, Maine...
To see more pictures of the project
JH
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11/25/08
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Greystone erecting trusses at UMASS... |
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Thanks to Local 7's Fiore
Grassetti for forwarding pictures of Greystone erecting
trusses at UMASS...
To see more pictures of the project
JH
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11/25/08
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Capco Steel tops off Providence Tech
job Providence, RI... |
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Thanks to LU37's Dan Chattman
for forwarding pictures of
Capco Steel topping off the Providence Tech job in
Providence, RI...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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11/25/08
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Keystone Engineering erecting Metal
building in Providence, RI... |
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Thanks to LU37's Dan Chattman
for forwarding pictures of
Keystone Engineering erecting a metal building in Providence,
RI...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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11/25/08
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Saugus Construction in Charlestown... |
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Thanks to LU7's Neil Conley
for forwarding pictures of Saugus Construction erecting a pre-engineered
metal building and other assorted work in Charlestown...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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11/25/08
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Aztec Steel at Russia Wharf project... |
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Thanks to LU7's Neil Conley
for forwarding pictures of Aztec Steel at Russia Wharf...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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11/18/08
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11/18/08
Marie:
Thanks for this great article. Its rewarding to see the union
ironworker portrayed in a positive manner. We take a great deal of
pride working with the communities we represent. I am forwarding
this article to our District Council President, Jay Hurley, so that
he may post this on our District Council website. I hope you get a
chance to visit this site and learn more about Local 7 and the Union
Ironworkers of New England.
www.ironworkersdcne.org
Thanks again,
Mike Durant
Business Manager
Ironworkers Local 7
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To read a recent story about Local 7 iron workers on a
job in Watertown, MA
JH |
ħħħħħħħ
11/10/08
To our visitors...
I will be out of town on business until Monday, November 17th. The
website may not be updated in the interim...
jh
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11/10/08
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Keystone Engineering erecting wind turbine in
Local 37 area... |
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Thanks to LU37's Dan Chattman
for forwarding pictures of
Keystone Engineering erecting a wind
turbine in Hyannis, Massachusetts...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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11/10/08
REMINDER: Benefit party for Noah and Juliana Burkett
(son and daughter of the late Local 7 member) Johnny "Buckets"
Burkett...
Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7 p.m.
Florian Hall--55 Hallet Street--Dorchester, MA
Tickets: $20
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11/10/08
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Boston Fire Department Rescue 2 doing
cross training at Local 7... |
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Thanks to LU7's Jim Brown
for forwarding pictures of members of Boston Fire Department
Rescue 2 doing cross-training with instructors Tony DiChiaro
and Billy Babikian from Local 7...
To see pictures of the training
JH
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11/8/08
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Local 7's Warren Morrison and his wife
Sandy would like to announce the birth of their daughter
Annie Elizabeth born on October 16th, 2008.
Annie weighed 6.9 lbs. and was 19 inches
long.
Warren and Sandy would like to thank all fellow
Iron Workers for their good wishes and gifts.
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11/8/08
It is with
deep regret that we announce
the death of our friend and brother
Clifford Nitchke
Local #424
Book #381172
Services have been completed at this
time...
Please remember the
Nitchke family in your thoughts and prayers during
this period of sorrow and bereavement...
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Brother Nitchke passed on October 19th. The family has requested
that anyone who would like
to make a donation in Clifford's honor, do so to The East Haven
Historical Society.
Their address is PO Box 150052,
East Haven, Ct 06512.
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11/03/08
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Saugus Construction erects railroad
overpass in Springfield, MA... |
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Thanks to LU7's Fiore Grassetti
for forwarding pictures of Saugus Construction erecting
a railroad overpass at Parker Street in Springfield, MA...
To see pictures of the job
JH
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11/03/08
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Daniel Marr
& Sons nears completion of GOLIATH CRANE
dismantling... |
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Thanks to LMCT Safety Director
Pat McDermott for forwarding pictures of Daniel Marr & Sons'
crew as they near the completion of the dismantling of the
GOLIATH CRANE in Quincy, MA. The main horizontal structure is
only about 30 feet off the ground (it once sat over 300 feet in the
air)...
To see updated pictures of the job
JH
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10/29/08
REMINDER: Boston,
Lawrence, and Worcester area jobs shut down
two hours early for PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION on November 4th...
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Pursuant to certain CBAs
within Local 7, there is a two hour
allowance for members, at no loss of pay,
for the purpose of voting on Tuesday,
November 4th. This agreement is applicable
on all jobs in the
Boston, Worcester
(former Local 57), and
Lawrence
(former Local 351) area.
The idea is to get
out and VOTE!
As we have carefully
illustrated via the website and in our
SPECIAL EDITION Political newsletter, in
three of the highest profile elections
we
are RECOMMENDING you cast a vote for
Barack Obama
for President of the United States;
Tom Allen
for US Senate in Maine (against the
incumbent); and
Jeanne Shaheen for US Senate in New
Hampshire (again, against the
incumbent)...
The US Senate races are
vital if we are going to pass the EMPLOYEE
FREE CHOICE ACT. Naturally, there are a
number of other important races and ballot
questions. For example, we are recommending
that
Massachusetts residents
VOTE NO on Questions 1 & 3...It's
your vote, we have researched the issues and
candidates. Please consider our
recommendations...
JH
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UPDATED from 10/25/08
10/27/08
It is with a
heartbreaking sense of sympathy and regret that we
announce the passing of Local 7 BA/IA Steve
Williams's
16 year-old son Danny
(the beloved grandson of Local 7's Andy Williams).
Danny courageous battle against cancer ended last
evening with his family at his side...
Danny Williams
Wake: Wednesday, October 29th
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Carr Funeral Home
1159 Main Street
Melrose, MA
Funeral Mass: Thursday, October 30th
10 a.m.
Most Blessed Sacrament Church
1155 Main Street
Wakefield, MA
Please
remember Steve and Gail Williams; their
son, and Danny's brother, Brian; Andy and Mary
Williams; and their extended families and
close friends in your thoughts and prayers during this
period of sorrow and bereavement...
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To send Steve Williams an E-mail with your personal thoughts
JH
For a MapQuest map to Carr Funeral Home
JH
For a MapQuest map to Most Blessed Sacrament Church
JH
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10/22/08
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Pictures from Fiore Grassetti in
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