Brothers and Sisters,

I hope this article finds you and your family looking back on an epic summer and all the memories that were made. The work load for this year has been the busiest In have seen in the last 10 years as a Business Rep. Local 1237 from May 2024 through August 2024 signed 51 new members. We signed 30 new apprentices as 21 journeyman, for a total membership of 293 members. In late August we DC16 signed American Sports Construction (ASC) to the Northern California Master Agreement and the Sacramento Addendum. The owner Josh Sarratt (former 1237 member) and his Wife Tess started out working as a synthetic labor shop and quickly have become a full service contractor. With ASC becoming a signatory contractor they bring with them 15 new members. 

With summer starting to come to an end work could start to slow down, with that being said if you’re an apprentice and have been off work for 3 days you must call the union hall and put yourself on the Out of Work List (OWL). If you are a journeyman you need to put yourself on the list so if a contractor is looking for manpower we know to call you. To be eligible for dues assistance you must be on the OWL and yo must call in the first day of each month to remain on it. If you have been out of work for 90 days and have been on the OWL for 3 months you are eligible for dues assistance.

Fraternally,

Randy Rojas