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Brother Bill Piworski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of William F. 'Bill' Piworski. Bill was a Local 78 member for 38 years; served on the Joint Apprenticeship Committee for 20 years; and was an instructor at the A&J Training Center for 29 years.
A memorial service will be held this Friday, August 22, 2008, beginning at 11:00 AM at: The Luyben Family Mortuary, 5161 Arbor Road, Long Beach, CA 90808 (562)425-6401.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Bill's name to: The Research Fund for Waldenstrom's, Ltd., 63 Woodcrest Lane, Danbury, CT 06810 (203)744-5553
Medical Gas Class
Medical Gas class to begin Sept. 6, 2008: For more information go to Apprentice & Journeyman Compton Training Center website located in our address book tab.
Los Angeles Orange County Building Trades Fourth A
Saturday, August 9 2008
Join the fun with our Softball Team
The Yard 2851 Rosecrans Ave. Fullerton, CA 92832 (Across from Ralph B. Clark Regional Park)
Games Start at 8:00am
8:00am Field 1, UA Plumbers Local 78 - VS - IBEW Local 11
10:30am Field 1, UA Plumbers Local 78 VS UA Local 582
1:00pm Filed 3, UA Plumbers Local 78 VS UA Local 250
Playoffs Start at 5:00pm
There will be a BBQ from 11:30am 2:00pm
Teams that will be playing: UA 78, UA 250, UA 582, UA 709, IBEW 11, IBEW 441, Bricklayers 4, Sheetmetal 105, Ironworkers 433, Ironworkers 416, Laborers 300, Laborers 507 and Laborers 652
ABC's Endorsement of John McCain
7/25/08
Brothers and Sisters
The UA and Local 78 with all the other locals of the UA spend a lot of time and money fighting against the ABC to keep and gain our market share.
I have received this email and link from General President Hite and I wanted to share it with you.
Gary L. Cook Business Manager UA Plumber's Local Union 78
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 3:49 PM
Brothers and Sisters
Attached is a address to a pdf file. The file is the ABCs (Associated Building Contractors) official endorsement of John McCains run for President. Both the ABC and McCain are directly opposed to everything held dear by organized labor. We believe that workers have inherent rights the ABC and McCain do not. We believe that workers deserve decent wages and fringe benefits - the ABC and McCain do not. We believe that workers have the right to organize and collectively bargain for their future as well as that of their families - the ABC and McCain do not. I simply cannot believe that any card carrying union member could support the ABC or John McCains candidacy for President of this great country I do not.
www.abcwi.org/downloads/ABC_PAC_McCain_Endorsement.pdf
William P. Hite General President
Rally in Marina del Rey
RALLY AGAINST THE"COALITION FOR UN FAIR EMPLOYMENT IN CONSTRUCTION"
The Craft Unions and Organizations who support Working Families and decent wages, benefits and work place conditions were invited to turn out to oppose this group of profiteers, liars and business bosses and expose them for what they are.
THEY BROUGHT THEIR RATS, BANNERS, SIGNS AND BULL HORNS TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHY WE ARE THERE AND WHAT WE THINK OF THESE ANTI-WORKER, BUSINESS BOSSES. Office closed in Observance of July 4th
AS A REMINDER: THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 4th, 2008 IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Welcome to the Official Site of Plumbers Local 78
The officers, staff, and members of Plumbers Local 78 would like to welcome you to our website.
The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting, and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Plumbers Local 78 has and is working to protect the rights of all plumbers in our Los Angeles jurisdiction and works to protect the integrity of the plumbing industry.
In addition to servicing our own membership, Local 78 works hard to maintain prevailing wage laws so that anyone working on a public project receives decent wages and benefits. We work with the various state and local bodies to ensure that California continues to maintain its high standards in plumbing. We also built and maintain close working relationships with various agencies to ensure that those contractors who do work with public agencies follow the law. Finally, we work hard to ensure our members have access to the best trianing available.
So if you have any questions about becoming a Local 78 member, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Plumbers Local 78 1111 West James M. Wood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 Phone 213 688-9090 Fax 213 627-4624
Proposition S
Through an aggressive phone banking and mail campaign that contacted over 100,000 union registered voters, Los Angeles workers helped deliver the vote to ensure the passage of Proposition S. Its passage will ensure that about $270 million, about 6% of the City's entire general budget remains intact to preserve vital services such as police, fire, libraries and youth recreation programs.
For four weeks, hundreds of workers, including sanitation workers, iron workers, librarians, hotel workers, nurses, janitors, and cafeteria workers, volunteered over 2,800 hours to get the word out on the importance of voting yes on Proposition S. Approximately 49,760 voters were spoken to by workers. An additional 331,000 mail pieces were sent to union members.
Local 78 wishes to thank the following officers for attending a phone bank and volunteering their time toward the effort to get the job done!! We would also like to thank Local 250 for hosting the phone bank.
Gary Cook, Doug Marian, Ron Miller, Anthony Moreno, Doug Wilson, Angela Diaz, Matt Montgomery, Brad Torres, Fernando Flores, Dan Grody & Danny Navarro
Plumbers Picnic 2007
At our Local 78 Family Picnic, Service Award's were presented to members, pictured are your Brothers that recieved them this year.
A great time was had by all, go to EVENTS to see more pictures.
Trust Fund now has extended hours
You may call for information
(800) 595-7473
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Thursdays 8:00AM to 6:00PM
The Fund Office also has extended office hours on Thursdays for your convenience.
The Call Center receives there lowest call volume on Thursdays and Fridays. Call volume is heaviest between 11:30-1:30 daily. Try contacting them early in the morning or late in the afternoon.
Be prepared to enter the Member's SS# when prompted. You should also have any relevant information ready.
If you are calling on behalf of someone else, you must be authorized to do so. To be authorized, a HIPAA Authorization form must be filed with the Fund Office.
The form is attached for your convience
Click Link PDF document: HIPAA FORM |
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