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                                      ATTENTION LOCAL 378! 

                                                                 This is your website.

                                We welcome any input or suggestions our members  may have. 

                                                    To contact us click here.  

                                                           MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

                                                              Are conducted on the second Thursday of each month

                                                                                    Meetings start at 7 PM. 

                                                                 Each and every member is encouraged to attend.

                                                          Get involved and support your Local, your input counts!

                                                                 VOTE 2008

         Local 378 is supporting our future Democratic Nominee Barack Obama!

                                                         ATTENTION MEMBERS!

                                   2008 IS AN IMPORTANT ELECTION

          Therefore, please provide the Local with the following information

Current Address

Home Phone Number

Cell Phone Number

Email Address

Your vote counts.

 A few hours of Your time could make an even bigger difference. Watch for upcoming  Rallies, Phone Banks, Precinct Walks etc.

You want change?

DO YOUR PART! 

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                                 WANTED NOW!

                      REBAR FOREMAN!

                Contact the Union Hall/Business Agents

                If you don't have any experience as a foreman, here is a prime example

           of why you should sign up for and attend one of our Foreman's Training Classes!

          Contact the Hall or the Apprenticeship Training Center for upcoming class schedules.

                              Be sure to visit the new Apprenticeship website!

                                    universityofiron.org

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                                               SPECIAL ATTENTION!!

                      NEW WELDING SHOP SCHEDULE

D1.8  / FEMA

As you all know, welders are in HIGH DEMAND!!

Make time to get down to the Welding Shop to update

or obtain you welding certifications, especially the D.1.8!

Currently, the Welding Shop is available for practice

and certifying:

 Tuesdays Noon-8P.M., Wednesdays 6:30-3P.M.

Thursdays Noon-8P.M., Fridays 6:30-3P.M.

Saturdays 6:30-3P.M.

                                                     SEE NEW PHOTO GALLERY PICTURES!

                                                                              click here

                                                               WE NEED SOME FRESH PICTURES FOR THE

                                                                                         PHOTO GALLERY

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                                                 UPCOMING EVENTS!

                                            WE HAVE A BUNCH OF NEW PICTURES IN THE PHOTO GALLERY

                             CHECK OUT THE PHOTO GALLERY

                                          We're building up our Photo Gallery

                                   Send any pictures you would like to post to

                                             trf@ironworkers378.org

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                                                                                        THE INSTRUCTORS

                               Picture taken during training down in San Diego

                                                    From left to right, Juan, Dana, Terry, Mitch, Pete, Steven, Benny, Earl

                                                                                                    Jose in the front

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NOTICE! We're creating a new page called "CURRENT EVENTS"

It will have weekly up dated information on Local 378's activities and

 Important notices...        For example,    click here

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 Membership Meetings

 are conducted on the second Thursday of each Month.

 Meeting starts at 7 P.M. sharp.

 Show up and participate, support your local.

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 Retiree's Association Meetings

 are conducted on the first Wednesday of

 February, April, June, August, Oct, December

 Meetings start at 10AM

 Association President: Bruce Scott

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                          On these pages you'll find some tool's, pick them up and use them!

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   AS requested, we're putting together a MEMBERS EMAIL DIRECTORY

   It will be a good way to stay in touch and look up old friends as the list grows...

   If you want to post an email address, send it to the webmaster or submit it

   through the  Contact Us page

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                         RICHARD "DICK" ZAMPA IS TOPPED OUT!

                                  AND READY TO ENJOY HIS RETIREMENT

                                         AFTER 50 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE

                                                  TO THE IRON WORKERS UNION

                                                       CLICK HERE

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                            Be sure to visit and register on the

                                 THE MESSAGE BOARD!

                                            **Wanted**

                                           Pictures

 Photo Gallery        >>>

 We're putting together two members Photo Galleries, one with picture's of the work

we do, IE job site's, rigging jobs ( Big picks etc.), Ornamental, basically, the work we're

 all so proud of. Our second gallery will be pictures along with caption's of members

and their families, for example, fishing pictures, kids sports pictures, graduation pictures

 along the lines of the Local News in the back of the Iron Worker Magazine.

 Remember, only submit pictures you would want the entire world to see. If you have any non copyrighted pictures you would like to see on the website, submit them as an

 attachment through the contact us  page for consideration. You can also mail them

 to the Union Hall ATTN webmaster. Pictures submitted become property of the

 webmaster to be disposed of unless other arrangements have been made...

To ask about other arrangements, click here 

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                                         JOIN NOW!

                                 Forum/Message Board

To join or view our Message Board click here. This is a new way for members to voice their 

 opinions, stay in touch, find out about upcoming work or just browse around.

Take a few minutes and register.

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Welding Classes/Journeyman Upgrade      Spring Class Schedule

Add to your skills. It not only makes you a better hand, it also put's money in your pocket by

making you more employable and less likely to be laid off. The welding shop at the 378 

hall/training center is open to ALL Union Iron Workers every Tuesday and Thursday from 

3:30 P.M. to 8 P.M. also the first Saturday of each month from 7 AM to 3:30 PM.

 NO CLASS on meeting nights. Come down and upgrade your skills, get certified.

Contractors are always looking for welders especially wire welders...Also, check

 out the upcoming classes at the Training Center in areas other than welding, just click here

                     The  QUALIFIED RIGGER class is up and running!           

                                                          Check back here or contact the Training Center for Details.

                                                                Click here for QUALIFIED RIGGER requirements...

                   Other Welding and Burning locations available

                            San Francisco    580 Barnard Ave, San Francisco CA 94510   Map 

                                San Jose    760 Hillsdale Ave Building #800, San Jose CA 95136      Map 

                                If you wanted to, you could practice welding 6 days a week!

                               Those Welding Certification Papers are well worth your time.                                            

           Get up on it! By Attending these classes and  

 bettering ourselves as Iron Workers we will continue to offer the Contractors the top notch hands

that the Industry demands and Local 378 prides it's self upon.

SOMETHING NEW,     

Learn and increase your employ-ability!!

Check out these new upgrade classes for Journeyman and Apprentice's...

Math & Measurement Class   (20 hour class)

 Monday nights Beginning May 8th 5-7 PM.

If you can already add a little, this means 10 night's!

In this class you will learn how to use the builders level and transit. The class also covers 

 construction mathematics, measurement and layout.

Welding Theory Class

Monday's April 17th, 24th and  May 1st 5-7 PM.

In this class we're going to cover welding terminology, techniques, welding symbols, welding

test information, welding machine trouble shooting, intro into the D1.1/D1 code book, some

 metallurgy and plenty of other useful info...don't miss it!!

Foreman Training Class

Keep your eyes and ears open!  There will be another Foreman Training class coming soon. Notice

 will be posted here and in the hiring halls.

          USEFUL LINKS

               California Labor Federation                                                                                                         

               Resources for Labor Union Organizing                                                                                        

               State Building & Construction Trades Council                                                                          

               Building and Construction Trades Dept. Afl/CIO                                                                     

                    http://www.helmetstohardhats.org/home.jsp                                                                                             

                    http://www.howtobuyamerican.com/                                                                                                                 

          IRONWORKER RELATED SITES

               Ironworking.com                                                                                                                            

               Ironwalker homepage                                                                                                                   

           Jacques T-Shirts >>UNIONIRONWORKERS.com

        I.M.P.A.C.T. A great website for Ironworkers to visit, click here

Attention Military

If you are on active duty, reserves or recently discharged be sure to check this program

 out. If your a member with family or friends in the Military, be sure to tell them about this,

 it's a great program. Just click on the link below. 

http://www.helmetstohardhats.org/home.jsp

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