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January 27, 2012
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January 19th General Membership Meeting
January 19th General Membership Meeting

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2011 Local 179 Family Picnic
2011 Local 179 Family Picnic
2011 Local 179 Family Picnic
2011 Local 179 Family Picnic
Local 179 Officers Being Sworn Into Office By Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa

WELCOME TO THE NEW TEAMSTERS LOCAL 179 WEBSITE!

A new year, a new website!  Our new site is a work in progress.  We will soon be adding new features and functions to better serve our membership.  Local 179's goal is to make this new website as user friendly and informative as possible.

Thank you for your patience while we are under construction!


Laborers' Local 149 Protests at Ozinga For Crossing Picket Line

On Monday, January 9th, Laborers' Local 149 picketed outside the Ozinga Concrete plant in Montgomery.  Pickets were set up after the company repeatedly crossed a picket line that was set up at a nearby construction site.

You can read the full story by clicking on the Fox Valley Labor News link (on the right) under "Important Links."


TEAMSTERS, PLCA AGREE TO THREE-MONTH EXTENSION

January 13, 2012

Teamsters Return To Work As Union Suspends National Strike

Teamsters pipeline construction workers across the country returned to work today following an agreement between the union and and the Pipe Line Contractors Association (PLCA) to extend the previous labor agreement for three months.

Anyone with questions, can contact Greg Elsbree at the hall at 815-741-2200.


10-Hour OSHA Class

Illinois Teamsters/Employers Apprenticeship and Training Fund

10-Hour OSHA Class

Saturday, January 28th and Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Time:  8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (both days)

Location:  Teamsters Training Center

990 NE Frontage Road

Joliet, Illinois 60431

10-Hour training consisting of two (2) - 5 hour days

Requirements:

Attendees must complete both sessions to receive course completion card - NO EXCEPTIONS.

To register for class, please call 815-773-0700.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH.


One Million Petition for the Recall of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/01/11246/close-1-million-petition-recall-wisconsin-governor-scott-walker


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