THE UNION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT IS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE INCOMING STORM. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AS SCHEDULED IN MARCH.

NEW CONTRACT

A new 3 year contract was approved by the membership on March 29, 2007. The new contract includes a $2.60 increase for 2009-2010.

Effective 4/1/09, $2.02 was added to the base wage.

The new package, effective 4/1/09 is: Scale $36.215; Medical $6.02; Pension $5.41; Annuity $2.83; Training Fund $.44; Industry Fund $.33. Total benefits package: $15.13. Total Package: $51.345 for journeymen working regular time.
The dues checkoff increased by $.02 to $1.04; JTP increased to $.30/hr; a Building Fund of $.05/hr was established.

U. A. LICENSE PLATES

U. A. Local 486 has established a MVA of MD license plate displaying the U. A. logo for our members. The plates are available through the hall for a fee of $25.00. An application to the MVA must accompany the payment, and the member is responsible for turning in their old tags to the MVA.

If you have any questions, or to request an application, please call Mark or Linda at the hall.

TWIC

Enroll now for TWIC (Transportation WorkerIdentification Credential)at the TWIC website http://twicinformation.tsa.dhs.gov or call 1-866-347-TWIC (8942).

Anyone who needs unescorted access to secure areas of ports, facilities, or vessels regulated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act will need to obtain a TWIC.

2009 SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT

The 11th Annual Golf Championship, to benefit the U. A. Local 486/Bernard J. Vondersmith Memorial Scholarship Fund, was held on Friday, October 2, 2009 at Mountain Branch, 827 Mountain Road, Joppa, Maryland. All proceeds from the outing are used to help our members' children and grandchildren with post-high school education costs.

We would like to acknowledge our sponsors for this year:
Columbia Partners - Major Sponsor
Christenson Investment Partners
U. A. Local 9, Englishtown, NJ
U. A. Local 74, Newark, DE
Wedge Capital Management, Charlotte, NC
U. A. Local 638, New York, NY
Allied Workers Local 24, Laurel, MD
H. Edward Darney, Inc.
Sheet Metal Workers Local 100
Embroidme, Cockeysville, MD
U. A. Local 486 Protective Association
U. A. Local 486
U. A. Local 486 Benevolence Fund
J. F. Fischer, Inc.
The COUNT Program - Major Sponsor
Valley National Gas, Jessup, MD
The Poole & Kent Corp.
MassMutual Financial Group - Major Sponsor
Delaware Valley Health Care Coalition, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
U. A. Local 420, Philadelphia, PA
Blondell & Associates - Major Sponsor
Johnson Controls, Sparks, MD
United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 27
IBEW #24, Baltimore, MD
Prescription Solutions - Major Sponsor
The Law Offices of Peter Angelos
PNC Bank - Major Sponsor
Proxyvote Plus
Baltimore Pipe Trades Federal Credit Union
Boilermakers #193
The Segal Company (Eastern States), Inc.
Baltimore Building Trades
MCA of MD
ULLICO
Berman, Sobin, Gross, Feldman, & Darby
IPS
Fifth Third Asset Management
Abato, Rubenstein & Abato - Major Sponsor
United Association
Penn Capital Management, Cherry Hill, NJ
JATC of U. A. Local 486
White Cap Construction Supply
Chartwell Investment Partners
Carpenters Baltimore District
West Virginia Pipe Trades Assn

We would also like to thank the retirees of U. A. Local 486 who donated their time to assist in the smooth running of Friday's outing:

Dave Janes
Cliff Stoecker
Will Nance
Leonard Kluka
John Walega

We would like to thank the first and second place winners of the tournament for donating their winnings back to the scholarship fund:

1st Place overall: James Good, Frank Francese, Kent Mullender, Tom Willoughby
2nd Place overall: Bill Blondell, Jr., Bill Blondell III, Mike Phoebus, John Stelmack.

Congratulations to the 1st place winner of the member foursomes: Eric Bethke, Rich Poyer, Herb Crumbley, Bob Warder, and the second place members only foursome: Brian Schneider, Dave Cleveland, Andy Aguilar, and Mike Bubczyk. Good job!

Finally, thanks to the golf committee for a well planned event.

DECEASED MEMBERS

The Officers and members of UA Local 486 would like to honor the following recently deceased members (within the last two years) for their years of service:

James S. Amey - 38 years
Jack E. Baldwin - 43 years
Joseph W. Brader - 56 years
Charles A. Breitenbach - 57 years
James R. Buckheit - 53 years
Charles J. Canter - 40 years
Warren Carroll - 68 years
Curtis J. Catt - 9 years
James G. Compton - 52 years
Charles W. Crouse - 57 years
John G. Danz - 68 years
Gregory B. Dewey - 1 year
Homer D. Eggers - 60 years
George V. Glass - 43 years
Leroy H. Fisher - 54 years
John M. Franz - 64 years
Joseph H. Fuchs - 57 years
George V. Glass - 43 years
Raymond Harmel - 60 years
Jimmy R. Holt - 1 year
Louis V. Karko - 53 years
Anthony J. Keydash - 56 years
Robert J. Krause - 37 years
Dan Labu, Jr. - 54 years
Eugene A. Lance - 41 years
Ray J. Letrick - 50 years
Francis E. Lowe - 57 years
George H. Lupton - 56 years
Edward P. McCauley - 60 years
Dennis E. Milligan - 32 years
Virgil Mullenax - 55 years
Richard L. Palardy, Sr. - 61 years
Walter Pavoski - 60 years
Salvatore J. Perrera, Jr. - 27 years
Joseph A. Petri - 64 years
John E. Preisinger - 42 years
Albert G. Reed - 52 years
Wesley W. Reed - 51 years
Aaron Robinson - 4 years
Robert C. Russell - 31 years
Albert C. Schmidt - 57 years
Timothy Scheminant - 29 years
William H. Schumacher - 56 years
Elmer C. Sells - 31 years
Talbert W. Shepke - 62 years
William J. Shinnick - 43 years
Lawrence J. Thanner, Jr. - 57 years
George L. Wallace - 37 years
Donald Warfield - 50 years
Louis Werner - 48 years

RETIREES

We would like to acknowledge the following recently retired members for their years of service:

Henry Ohms - 34 years
Joseph Ostendorf - 11 years
Fred Sweigert - 38 years
Vincent Rose, Jr. - 38 years
Michael S. Matusky - 27 years
Al Desrosiers - 27 years
James Gehrman - 34 years
Joseph Nitsch - 36 years
Philip Perreault - 19 years
Gary Burgan - 32 years
Nathan Dunaway - 36 years
Paul Gross - 36 years
Robert Marsch - 36 years
Robert Marsch - 36 years
Fred Sturdivant - 14 years
William Taylor - 35 years
William L. Ulrich - 32 years.
Lemorn Blount - 32 years
Joseph Gettier - 32 years
Randy Hose -10 years
James Kennedy - 11 years
Bryan Watkins - 32 years
John Simpkins - 22 years
Justin A. Lanasa - 30 years
Brian Pinson - 32 years
Theodore Wilson - 13 years
John Dunnock - 32 years
Calvin Mayo - 14 years
Charles Probst - 32 years
Gregory Lewis
Edwin Bowrin - 33 years
Clement Hamm - 32 years
Gregory Justice - 29 years.
Charles Canter 39 years
Lawrence Rogers - 29 years
Ronald Warfield - 27 years
Robert W. Hill - 28 years
Stanley Nagel - 29 years
Bruce Sexton - 26 years
Charles Canter - 39 years
Eric Frank - 29 years
Elmo Herbert - 30 years
George Mitchell - 28 years
Eugene Schmidt - 42 years
Byron Manson - 22 years
Donald Butterworth - 37 years
Bruce Myers - 37 years
Ronald Corbett - 33 years
Leonard Tiesi - 32 years
Michael Harding - 19 years
Ronald Jack - 33 years
Michael Connor - 35 years
Wilson Williams - 33 years
Larry E. Vinck - 41 years
Andrew Callahan III - 39 years
Edward Nitsch - 12 years
William Bridges -37 years
Stewart Clingan - 31 years
Charles Phelps -35 years
Kennith L. Riech - 40 years

New Pension Credit Values

Effective Date: 04/06

Plumbers Prior to 4/1/62 $12.00
Plumbers 4/62 - 12/95 $86.00
Plumbers 1/96 - present $88.00

Steamfitters Prior to 4/1/62 $11.00
Steamfitters 4/62 - 12/80 $48.00
Steamfitters 1/81 - 12/95 $70.00
Steamfitters 1/96 - present $88.00

Current employment status:

The current employment status of LU 486 is satisfied.