LOCAL NEWS

Contract Updates

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Notice

Members have voted and have

allocated $.95 to their checks with

the remaining $.05 of the $1.00

raise to be utilized for

Apprenticeship & Journey Wireman

funding for training/education.

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IBEW Local Union 73

The Inside Wireman

of Local IBEW 73

Passed a new contract effective

July 1, 2007 that will be adding

$5.40

As of January 1st, 2008 our wage

will be $26.42/hr on the check.

We also have over $12 of

retirement and full family health care on top of

the new wage.

Our current total wage package is

$39.21*

*Any questions, contact the hall at 509-326-2182

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THE WASHINGTON STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS NOW HAVE A WEB PAGE AND THE WEB ADDRESS IS: http://wsaew.com/ !!!

Please check it out, it also has important information on it.

We URGE all Local #73 members and families to get active politically and if you or a family member (Washington or Idaho) haven't registered please come to the hall and get a registration form. If so inclined you can get on the IBEW web page (www.ibew.org) and you can register from there. We all need to get active and get out and vote, if we want to be able to stay working. Stop by the hall or call us and discuss what political issues that are effecting us.

Any of our members who have e-mail and want to get on our mailing list, please e-mail them to me and I can get you into our system. This will be for important issues and stuff that we feel you can contact legislation on. It will be for business and that's all.

All Local #73 members, please make sure that the Hall has your current mailing address and telephone number.

LOCAL UNION NEWS

THE LOCAL UNION WINTER

FESTIVAL & DANCE

WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!!

AS ALWAYS, OUR MEMBERS KNOW HOW TO

ENJOY THEMSELVES.

THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE IT OUT TO THE

DINNER DANCE AND ENDURED THE SINGLE

DIGIT TEMPERATURES.

PICNIC NEWS AND UPDATES!!!

August ?, 2008