BAC Local 9 PA

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: 

THE MEETING LOCATION FOR JOHNSTOWN CHAPTER HAS BEEN CHANGED STARTING JUNE 2021.

NEW MEETING LOCATION IS:

HOMESTEAD INN
1939 FOREST HILLS DRIVE
ELTON, PA 15934

THE MARCH 2021 MEGA MEETING IS CANCELED DUE TO PENNSYLVANIA STATE COVID-19 CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS.

CHAPTER MEETINGS WILL RESUME BEGINNING APRIL 2021.

Pittsburgh Training Center: 

Apprentice training classes will commence on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 7:00 A.M. at the Pittsburgh training center for all trades, 50% scales ONLY.  These are mandatory hands-on, related training classes.

ICRA and OSHA 30 certification classes commenced on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 7:00 A.M. at the Pittsburgh training center for all trades, 70% and 80% scales ONLY.  These are mandatory certifications required to graduate.

Ridgway, & Erie Training Centers:  Apprentice Training Classes for all trades and scales  commenced on Saturday, February 13, 2021, 7:00 AM.

THE LOCAL 9 PA UNION HALL IS OPEN TO LIMITED OUTSIDE TRAFFIC ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS FROM 10:00AM - 2:00PM.  

ALL LOCAL 9 EVENTS ARE CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

VOTE COUNT RESULTS 01/06/2021 - WORKING DUES INCREASE (ORG) 

YES:  377                     

NO:  145

DISQUALIFIED:  48

TOTAL VOTES:  570

THANK YOU TO ALL MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE VOTE. 

Norm Ringer - President

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National Child Identification Program

The Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers have joined the American Football Coaches Association to help protect our children. All items are completed and stored at home. If ever needed, you can provide this information to authorities to help reunite a missing child with your family. For ID Kits, call the call office at 412-825-0923 or click on Take Action.

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U.S. Bates Scholarship

BAC annually awards three scholarships to students whose parents or step-parents are U.S. BAC members. The stipends are $5,000 per year for up to four years – up to $20,000 total.

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must:

Reciprocity Form

In order to receive pension-related credits in your home pension fund(s) while working outside your jurisdiction, you must fill out the attached form to receive all contributions for your hours worked.

Dispelling the Myths about the Costs of Masonry Construction

How often have you heard the phrase – you get what you pay for?  Probably a lot.  However, our culture has taught us to buy the cheapest product available.  And while finding a bargain is a good way to make our earnings go further, it also puts price over performance.

Wage Theft

Wage theft, which includes the misclassification of workers as "independent contractors," is a nationwide problem affecting millions and is especially widespread in the construction industry. When an employer treats a worker as an independent contractor rather than as an employee – despite the fact that the employer controls and directs how the worker performs his or her work and exercises financial control over the economic aspects of the worker's job – the employer is misclassifying the worker.

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