IBEW Local 894 News - October 2009

October 3, 2009 Ladies Night Cancelled

The Ladies Night dinner/dance was cancelled due to the extremely low response in replies for attendance. The cutoff date for replies was Friday, September 18, 2009.

Local 894 Children’s Christmas Party

Please see enclosed Flyer and respond ASAP in order to allow the committee to make the proper arrangements and provide enough gifts & refreshments etc. for all the attendees.

Local 353 Retirees Christmas Dinner

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Location: Capitol Banquet Hall, 6435 Dixie Road, Mississauga, ON.
We thank Local 353 for inviting our retirees and their spouses to attend their annual Retirees Christmas Dinner. Local 894 retirees who wish to attend please contact Tammy and leave your name and indicate if your wife will be attending also. Local 894 will provide the transportation as in previous years. Please respond ASAP to allow time to notify Local 353 of the numbers and to arrange transportation.

Night School Courses

Reminder: In order to be reimbursed for night school courses and on line trade school courses etc., they must first be approved by the Executive Board prior to enrolling.

Local 894 Political Action Group

This committee meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at Local 894. Interested members requiring additional information or wishing to attend please Executive Board member John Mightis.

Steward’s Daily Log Books

Local 894 union steward’s/health & safety rep's daily log books are now available at the union office.

Travel Call List

Reminder: Please be certain you are registered on the out of town work list if you are willing to travel and work in another Local’s jurisdiction. If you are not on the travel list you will not be called for a job outside Local 894 jurisdiction. If you can’t be contacted the next available member on the list will be called. When we get travel calls we don’t have a lot of time to fill them and the call may go to another local. That’s the way it works. Simply said, if you are willing to work out of town be sure we have a number where you can be reached.

Thanks For The Work

Local 894 wishes to express their sincere thanks to the following Locals for providing employment for our members: Local 303 Niagara/St. Catharine’s, Local 530 Sarnia, Local 586 Ottawa, Local 804 Kitchener and Local 1687 Sudbury. Remember, when you are working on the road and you leave that local’s jurisdiction please call the Business Manager’s Office and thank them for the work.

Work In 894 Area

OPG Pickering/Darlington- Aecon, Black & Mac, Plan Energy
Ajax Hospital- Ozz Electric
Oshawa Hospital- Guild Electric
Hydro One Transmission Stations- Plan Energy
Oshawa Courthouse- Plan Group
Picov Downs Slots Ajax- Plan Group
Cameco- Gary Russell Electric
Algoma Orchards- Jenner Electric
Whitby Go Station- NET Electric

Next E-Board Meeting – 5:30 P.M. Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Next General Meeting – 6:30 P.M. Thursday, October 22, 2009

Work Safe

John Gillett
Business Manager
IBEW Local 894
Oshawa & District

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