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

Nominations for officers of Local 528 will take place at the May 1, 2012 membership meeting.  The elected officers of this Local shall consist of:  President; Vice President; Business Manager/Financial Secretary/Corresponding Secretary (salaried position); Recording Secretary; Treasurer; Sergeant-At-Arms; 2 Union Trustees; 6 Executive Board Members; and a designated number of Health & Welfare/Pension trustees (whose numbers shall conform to that of current trust documents).

To be eligible for nomination "(1) The member must be a journeyperson member of the International Association.  (2) The member cannot be affiliated with any political party advocating the overthrow of the United Stations or Canadian government by force or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods.  (3) The member must have been in good standing in the Local Union for a period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of the nomination meeting...  A member shall be considered to be in good standing if at no time in the twelve months preceding the date of the nomination meeting he owed more than two months local dues, working dues or local assessments to the Local Union and/or working dues or international assessments to the International Association including any financial obligations owed for the month in which the nomination meeting is held. (4) The member must be actively employed at the craft within the jurisdiction of his Local Union for a period of 12 months prior to the date of the nomination meeting.  For purposes of this section "active employment at the craft" shall also include periods of time during which the journeyperson member is employed by, or serves as an elected or appointed officer/administrator... (5) To be eligible for election to Local Union office, a candidate must not have deposited a travel card into another Local Union of the International Association unless he subsequently redeposited his travel card in his home Local Union within 6 months of the date on which the travel card was issued and at least 30 days before the date of nomination. (6) The member must not have dual membership in a rival labor organization..."

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.

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

                 CALL (206) 762-9286 TO SIGN UP FOR CLASSES: 

24 HOUR FOREMAN - JAN. 28, FEB. 4

AWCI CERTIFICATION - FEBRUARY 6*, 10*, 11 (*evenings)

NW PLASTERERS CERTIFICATION - FEB. 18, 25, MAR. 3, 10

PLASTERERS –  THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! Effective July 1, 2012 all Plasterers WILL BE REQUIRED to possess and carry a current (1)Scaffold User certification, (2) First Aid/CPR card, (3) Plasterers certification and (4) OSHA-10 card, as a condition of employment. No raises will be granted unless the requirements have been met.  CONTACT (206) 762-9286 for class information.
     ****CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED!!  If you wait until the last minute to take the class you might NOT be able to get in OR THERE MIGHT NOT BE A CLASS SCHEDULED WHEN YOU NEED ONE!  This will delay any scheduled raise to which you might otherwise be entitled.****