Recently we learned the tragic news of losing our Brother Toby Helton Jr. on May 1st. His life ended way too early at the age of 28, Toby joined Glaziers local 169 in 2023. He leaves behind a young family that needs our support. These are the times that remind me what the Union is […]
May 05, 2025Work Outlook
Posted February 27, 2023
Greetings Brothers and Sisters,
Work in the Sacramento Area is really starting to pick up. Ranker AMG, Nor Cal Glass, and Bagatelos has been looking for Production Workers and Glaziers. Some very exciting news is that we just signed our first Production only shop located in Woodland we will be recruiting production workers for this shop soon. Production Agreements expire this year and we will be sending out notices for meetings to discuss changes for the new production worker contract.
Sacramento Region just held its first Women in the Trade meeting and we are excited to see this group grow. Please be on the look out for invites to these meetings which will be held monthly at the Local on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 4:00pm.
Again, please make sure all your certifications are up to date so you can be dispatched. To sign up for classes please go to DC16star.org or call your business rep. For members that are AGMT technicians you should be receiving a notice about annual training requirements and recertification’s if you have any questions please call John Tweedt 916-402-4203.