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104 West Main, P.O. Box 1286, East Helena, MT  59635    (406) 227-8757
Work Schedule

CHS Laurel Refinery-Weldtech - Outage was over as of October 23rd.  
Boilermakers did a great job!

Exxon Refinery - L and G Constructors - Manpower is currently at 7 with work
up until spring.  Tentatively more manpower requests in the coming months.  

North American Energy Services PC, Colstrip - Unit 4 went back on line
October 28th.  There are some emergencies at the Colstrip plants and at
Corette.  Rosebud plant has a 4-5 day outage.  Five on days and seven on
nights.

NewMech, Anaconda-Mill Creek Project - NewMech is the general contractor
for the Mill Creek Generation.  The project will be done in two stages.  Stage
one will include the erection of three turbine generators by the end of 2010.  
The fourth one will be added later.

Rainbow Dam - Great Falls - Walsh Construction is the general contractor.  
The contractor for the Boilermaker work is unknown at this time.

JH Kelly - Benzen Reduction Project - Manpower is currently at 7 with work up
until spring.  
Important Article to Read and Understand

Amendment Article 12-24 states, that the Recording Secretary shall maintain
an attendance book and the book shall be signed by each member at each
meeting he attends.  This book will also be used to record the excused
absences of officers and stewards for the purpose of reimbursing dues.  No
members’ name shall be entered in the book by another person except as
permitted or required by these By-laws, the Constitution, or policies of the
International Brotherhood, or any applicable law.  An officer or steward who
does not attend the monthly meeting for any personal illness, union duties,
regular employment under a contract between the union and his employer, or
some other unavoidable situation, shall present to the President on or before
the next monthly meeting, his written reason for non-attendance at the meeting
he missed.  If his reason is acceptable to the President and approved by a
simple majority of the membership present, his name shall be entered in the
book for each such meeting with a notation that his absence has been
excused, and the President shall report this action at the next regular meeting
and be so recorded in the meeting minutes.
REMINDER

THE INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN COMMON ARC
CERTIFICATION AND UPDATES!
Miscellaneous Information

It's finally here!  You now have the option of paying your membership dues on
your debit/credit card.  Call the hall to get more information.  Need on the out
of work list or a good guy letter?  Call your secretary Tammy and she can get it
done!
Alcohol or Drug Abuse???

We are happy to offer members of Local 11 help with an alcohol or drug
abuse problem.  It is modeled after a successful program in Local 154.  If you
want to drink or use, that's your business.  If it has become a problem, hurting
you, your loved ones, or your work and you want help, it is our business!  
Please call John Roeber at (406) 227-8757 or Bob Winger at (406) 670-8714
for confidential help.  This program utilizes our insurance.  The treatment
center will take care of the preauthorization with CIGNA Behavioral Health.  
The email is
www.cignabehavioral.com.  The costs per member are along the
lines of our Major Medical costs.
TWIC

MOST will no longer reimburse members for TWIC cards after September
22nd, 2009.  Members must be current with their pulmonary function test to
ride the out of work list as of October 1st, 2009.  There was an extension for
MOST to pay for the pulmonary test up to January 15, 2010.  After this date, the
member could be responsible for the cost of the test!
In Memory...

Rondy Crawford passed away at his home on November 11, 2009. No
funeral services are planned.  If you would like to send the family a card,
please send it to the Union Hall and we will forward them along.  Our
thoughts and prayers are with Rondy's family!
Christmas Party

Our Christmas Party is scheduled for December 19th, 2009 at Fairmont Hot
Springs Resort.  
Click here for more information!