Local 776 Christmas Party

The Local 776 Christmas Party will be on Saturday December 14^th from 1-4pm at Westgate Lanes.  Please call Melissa to sign up before December 10^th.

Retiree Breakfast

The next retiree breakfast is scheduled for December 13^th.

The breakfast will be at Westgate Lanes beginning at 9 am.

Fraternal News

• Death Benefit: It is with great sadness to report that Brother Herbert Miller has passed away. We are on Death Benefit #372 Herbert Miller.  Death Benefits can be paid over the phone, in person or online at ualocal776.com.
• Welcome: John Hillman, Imagene Potter, Troy Wildermuth and Rick Wallace were sworn in at the November union meeting. If you are working with any of these new members be sure to welcome them into Local 776!

Future Events to put on the Calendar

• Union Meeting: Wednesday December 18^th, 2024 at 7pm
• UA Weld Test: Saturday December 28^th, 2024 at 8 A.M.

Please call Melissa no later than noon the Thursday before to sign up and to check on the status of the test session.

• December 25^th and January 1^st: The hall will be closed for the Holidays.
• Boot Vouchers: Keep your eyes out on our social media accounts.  Boot vouchers are at the printers now and we are hoping to have them available before Christmas time!

JATC

• Application Deadline: The next application deadline for the apprenticeship is January 31^st at 4:00 PM.  If you know anyone thinking about joining, please tell them to make sure to have their application filled out before this time.
• Journeyman Upgrade: Swagelock training – January 7^th @ 6pm. Call Kiel to sign up.
• Christmas Break: 12/20-1/6 last night of class is 12/19/2024
• If you would like to come into the hall to practice welding during the Christmas break, please call ahead.

Business Manager Comments       

We held our annual open house during national apprenticeship week on November 19^th.  We had roughly 400 people walk through that day and it was a great success!  I would like to thank all the vendors and volunteers that set up and helped out with the day.  An extra big thank you to Jason Newell and Kiel Dennison for lining up the schools and getting everything ready for the day – you guys are awesome!

For those of you who were at the December union meeting you heard Irv announce that he will be retiring at the end of the year.  Per the By-laws, I have chosen to appoint Brother Nick Butorac to replace Irv until the regularly scheduled election in 2025.  Nick starts working with Irv on December 2^nd.  If you get a chance, stop in and say hi to Nick!

Fraternally,

Brad P. Wendel

Business Manager/ Financial Secretary – Treasurer