First, I know everyone is busy but I like to thank everyone who took the time and came out and voted on June 11^th and when the votes were tallied and the results came in, I’m proud to announce that the members of District Council 16 voted Robert Williams III to be our Business Manager-Secretary Treasurer for the next four years moving forward I think Robert will lead this Council to the next level and continue to work hard for all the members of District Council 16.

Next month DC 16 is having its Annual Patch Golf Tournament held at the Las Positas Golf Course in Livermore on Friday August 5^th, if anyone would like to participate in this event, please attend your local Union membership meeting on July 19^th @ 5:30 to sign up we only have 4 slots first come basis.

On June 24^th Retired District Council 16 BM/ST Chris Christophersen was Honored and awarded “Retiree of the Year” by the Alameda Building and Construction Trades Council, for those who don’t know Chris is a Local 1176 member who worked at Gillig LLC as a Bus Painter became Business Rep. move to the DC16 served as Director of Communications, became Director of Service, then was voted in as the BM/ST of District Council 16 , thank you Chris for your commitment to all our members and Congratulations on your Retirement!