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"Be proud..... 
    of who you are, 
        what you do 
           and the craft you ply!"

 

  

 

Some UPCOMING JOBS are requiring a CERTIFIED copy of your Birth Certificate.  This is the one issued by the state where you were born (NOT from the hospital).  BE READY for a dispatch to these jobs....make sure you have the CERTIFIED Birth Certificate.  If you don't have one, you will need to order it from the state where you were born.

 

Nominations RESULTS:
  President: (White Ballot)  Frank Benish 
  Vice President:  (White Ballot)  Eric Coffelt 
  Business Manager/Financial Secretary/Corresponding Secretary: (White Ballot) John Kearns
  Recording Secretary: (White Ballot) Marilyn Kennedy
  Treasurer:  Joe Harrington, Jeff Ableman
 
Sergeant-At-Arms:  (White Ballot) Andrew Madrid, (Ed Case - declined)
  Union Trustees (2 positions): (White Ballot) Lonnie Cameron, Charles Herrmann
                                              
   (Cal Fuller, Jr. - declined), (Tom Parsons - declined),
  Executive Board (6 positions):  Josh Rupe (only Plasterer nominee), Mark Maher,
                                                       John Pyles, Billy Anderson, 
Josh Benish, Tom Parsons, Jason Tis,
                                                       Mike Raymond, Brett Johnson, Joe Hannan
 
Pension/Health & Welfare Plasterer Trustee (1 position):  (White Ballot) Royal Robinson
  Health & Welfare Trustee (2 positions):  (White Ballot) Eric Coffelt, Joe Hannan

 
Elections for officers will take place on June 5, 2012 from 7:00am - 7:00pm at 14675 Interurban Ave. S. Tukwila WA. If necessary, a run-off election will be held at a special meeting called during the June 5, 2012 regular membershp meeting. "No member shall vote at any election of officers unless he (she) has been a member for a period of at least six months prior to date of the election. In addition, no member more than two months in arrears in his (her) union dues including any amount owed for the month in which the election is held shall be allowed to vote in any election..." - For complete regulations, refer to the Constitution and the Constitution Amendments located in the "Const/By Laws/Code of Conduct" under Member Recourses - 


 

If you are a member with Local 528 please take the time to register using our log-in information.  This will put you on a list of members we can send e-mails to when we need to distribute immediate information, such as the one we just sent out regarding the need for CSTOP, TWIC, and OSHA10 certifications for upcoming union jobs.

 

  
APPLICATIONS are being accepted for the Plasterers' Apprenticeshp Program....WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. 
Contact (206) 762-9286 for more information.
  

 PLASTERERS – Effective July 1, 2012 all Plasterers WILL BE REQUIRED to possess and carry a current (1)Scaffold User certification, (2) First Aid/CPR card - LAST SCHEDULED CLASS will be June 23, 2012, limited to 16 attendees, (3) Plasterers certification and (4) OSHA-10 card, as a condition of employment. No raises guaranteed unless the requirements have been met.  CHECK OUT THE CALENDAR PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE FOR SCHEDULED CLASSES.
CONTACT (206) 762-9286 for class information. 

 

What's New at OPCMIA 528
News and Recognitions

 
Local 528 would like to express our gratitude to the following members for their dedication to our union for half a century or more!  These members are the ones responsible for enabling the craft to grow and we continue to recognize them for their dedication and foresight.

     Members for 60 Years or more     

Member Initiation Date
Eugene Coshow April 27, 1936
James Ellis September 3, 1946
William Godsalve Jr. September 3, 1946
Donald Jacobson June 2, 1947
Jesse Thomas, Jr. August 12, 1948
Claude Dehnhoff October 14, 1948
Robert Poch June 13, 1949
Bert Neukom October 3, 1949
Robert Triggs August 16, 1950
Lloyd McCandless September 25, 1950
Tony Hiblar November 20, 1950
Lawrence Bohannon September 25, 1951
Joseph Williamson October 8, 1951
   

 

Members for 50 Years or more

Member Initiation Date   Member Initiation Date
         
         
Thomas Collins  September 16, 1952    Elmer Kurpgeweit  February 11, 1953 
Arthur Clemente  January 11, 1954    Donald Slauson  August 19, 1954 
Andy Missel October 11, 1954   Peter Nova October 12, 1954
Clyde Bogar December 20, 1954   Charles Schmidt June 7, 1955
Donald Martin March 5, 1956   James Oquist April 30, 1956
Ronald Thorvilson February 12, 1957   Max Ableman April 8, 1957
George Sprague  August 30, 1957    Kenneth Anderson  October 21, 1957 
Marvin Herridge  November 18, 1957    William Peterson    July 15, 1958  
Gary Susan   September 8, 1958   Reuel Olsen  October 14, 1958  
John Rider   October 20, 1958     Herbert Bertsch   December 4, 1958  
Herbert Springer   December 19, 1958     Jack Meyers   March 19, 1959  
Lawrence Baskett July 10, 1959   Harlan Crowe November 25, 1959
Gordon Devenny March 14, 1960     Calvin Buckland  September 26, 1960  
Donald Pfeiffer December 7, 1960   Horst Zeeb  March 20, 1961 
John Fahrnkopf   May 8, 1961     Wilhelm Fink  August 25, 1961 
Harvey Knudsen  January 8, 1962       
         

 

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