Saturday, February 20, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Construction Monkey
A woman was looking at the animals on display in a pet store. A few minutes later, a man walked in and said to the shopkeeper 'I'll take a Construction Monkey, please'.
The shopkeeper nodded and took a monkey out of a cage. He put a collar and leash on the animal and handed it the man, saying, 'That'll be $5,000.' The man paid and left with the monkey.
The surprised woman went to the shopkeeper and said, 'That was a very expensive monkey. Most of them are only a few hundred dollars. Why did that one cost so much?
'The shopkeeper answered, 'Ah, that's a Construction Monkey. He can drive trucks, set forms, erect steel & equipment and run pipe. All with no back talk or complaints. He's well worth the money.'
The woman then spotted a monkey in another cage. ' That one ' s even more expensive! $10,000! What does it do? ' ' Oh, that one ' replied the shopkeeper. ' That ' s a ' Project Field Engineer, he can read drawings, answer RFI ' s, make as-build ' s and inspect quality. A very useful monkey indeed.'
The woman looked around a little longer and found a monkey with a $50,000 price tag. The shocked woman exclaimed, ' This one costs more than all the others put together! What in the world can it do?'
'Well,' said the shopkeeper, 'I've never actually seen him do anything except drink beer and play with his dick. But his papers say he's a Safety Manager.
The shopkeeper nodded and took a monkey out of a cage. He put a collar and leash on the animal and handed it the man, saying, 'That'll be $5,000.' The man paid and left with the monkey.
The surprised woman went to the shopkeeper and said, 'That was a very expensive monkey. Most of them are only a few hundred dollars. Why did that one cost so much?
'The shopkeeper answered, 'Ah, that's a Construction Monkey. He can drive trucks, set forms, erect steel & equipment and run pipe. All with no back talk or complaints. He's well worth the money.'
The woman then spotted a monkey in another cage. ' That one ' s even more expensive! $10,000! What does it do? ' ' Oh, that one ' replied the shopkeeper. ' That ' s a ' Project Field Engineer, he can read drawings, answer RFI ' s, make as-build ' s and inspect quality. A very useful monkey indeed.'
The woman looked around a little longer and found a monkey with a $50,000 price tag. The shocked woman exclaimed, ' This one costs more than all the others put together! What in the world can it do?'
'Well,' said the shopkeeper, 'I've never actually seen him do anything except drink beer and play with his dick. But his papers say he's a Safety Manager.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Every worker has the legal right to be represented by a union.
Every worker has the legal right to be represented by a union.
When employees band together and vote to become part of a union, they use their collective strength to ensure that they are treated and paid fairly by their employer, and that their worksite will be a safe one.
The principle is simple – together, employees are stronger than they are as individuals.
If you and your fellow employees are not represented, or if you are represented by an alternative labour organization, we encourage you to talk with our organizers.
They’re used to helping workers organize. And they understand how sensitive this subject can be. We promise they’ll honour your need for privacy.
Take a positive step toward
When employees band together and vote to become part of a union, they use their collective strength to ensure that they are treated and paid fairly by their employer, and that their worksite will be a safe one.
The principle is simple – together, employees are stronger than they are as individuals.
If you and your fellow employees are not represented, or if you are represented by an alternative labour organization, we encourage you to talk with our organizers.
They’re used to helping workers organize. And they understand how sensitive this subject can be. We promise they’ll honour your need for privacy.
Take a positive step toward
To our friends in Clac or Cep
If you’re currently working with a company whose employees are represented by another labour organization, you’re more than welcome to join us.
You won’t regret your decision.
In our union, you carry plenty of weight as an individual member. Among other things, you actually get a vote in whether or not a contract should be ratified.
As a member of the United Association you’re encouraged to attend union meetings, speak up and contribute to our decisions.
And you’re likely to find there are significant pay and benefits advantages to being a union member.
We have good relationships with our employers. They know we are fair, but they also know we can be very firm when we assertively protect the interests and the rights of our members. Our employers have learned to respect us.
When the time comes for us to stand up to your employer on your behalf, that’s when you’ll really see the difference between us and the other guys!
The other BIG difference about being in our union is our defined benefit pension plan. Check it out.
You won’t regret your decision.
In our union, you carry plenty of weight as an individual member. Among other things, you actually get a vote in whether or not a contract should be ratified.
As a member of the United Association you’re encouraged to attend union meetings, speak up and contribute to our decisions.
And you’re likely to find there are significant pay and benefits advantages to being a union member.
We have good relationships with our employers. They know we are fair, but they also know we can be very firm when we assertively protect the interests and the rights of our members. Our employers have learned to respect us.
When the time comes for us to stand up to your employer on your behalf, that’s when you’ll really see the difference between us and the other guys!
The other BIG difference about being in our union is our defined benefit pension plan. Check it out.
Here is a list of UA locals in Canada with contact info
Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Nova Scotia
Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon
Alberta
Local #488 - Edmonton
16214 - 118 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5V 1M6
Phone: (780) 452-7080
www.local488.ca
Local #496 - Calgary
5649 Burbank Rd. S.E.
Calgary, AB
T2H 1Z5
Phone: (403) 252-1166 xt. 225
www.local496.ca
British Columbia
Local #170 MT DIV - Delta
#103 -1658 Foster's Way
Delta, BC
V3M 6S6
Phone: (604) 526-0441
www.ualocal170.com
Local #170 - Delta
#201 -1658 Foster's Way
Delta, BC
V3M 6S6
Phone: (604) 526-3434
Local #324 - Victoria
919 Esquimalt Road
Victoria, BC
V9A 3M7
Phone: (250) 382-0415
www.ualocal324.com
Local #516 - Surrey
19560 96th, Avenue
Surrey, BC
V4N 4C3
Phone: (604) 882-8212 xt. 20
www.ua516.org
Manitoba
Local #254 - Winnipeg
34 Higgins Ave.
Winnipeg, MB
R3B 0A5
Phone: (204) 947-0497
www.ualocal254.ca
[Top]
New Brunswick
Local #213 - Saint John
351 King William Rd
Spruce Lake Ind. Pk.
Saint John, NB
E2M 7C9
Phone: (506) 635-1605
www.ualocal213.org
Local #325 - Fredericton
PO box 1060
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5B4
5 Blizzard Road
Vanier Industrial Park
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5B4
Phone: (506) 459-6044
Newfoundland
Local #740 - St. John's
P.O. Box 8583, Station A
St. John's, NL
A1B 3P2
Phone: (709) 747-2249/8516
Nova Scotia
Local #56 - Dartmouth
30 Neptune Crescent
Woodside Industrial Park
Dartmouth, NS
B2Y 4R8
Phone: (902) 466-9920
Local #244 - Antigonish County
393 Daggerwoods Road
Heatherton
Antigonish County, NS
B0H 1R0
Phone: (902) 386-2551
Local #282 - Williamswood
31 Lee Murphy Crescent
Williamswood, NS
B3V 1C3
Phone: (902) 427-0851
(902) 475-1171
Local #682 - Cape Breton
1776 Sydney -Glace Bay Highway
P.O. Box 4508
Reserve Mines
Cape Breton, NS
B1E 1L2
Phone: (902) 562-3753
[Top]
Ontario
Local #46 - Toronto
936 Warden Avenue
Scarborough, ON
M1L 4C9
Phone: (416) 759-6791
www.ualocal46.org
Local #67 - Hamilton
104-195 Dartnall Rd.
Hamilton, ON
L8W 3V9
Phone: (905) 385-0043
www.ualocal67.com
Local #71 - Ottawa
904 Lady Ellen Place
Ottawa, ON
K1Z 5L5
Phone: (613) 728-5583
www.ualocal71.com
Local #221 - Kingston
25 Terry Fox Drive
Kingston, ON
K7M 7K5
Phone: (613)547-1153
Local #463 - Bowmanville
26 Caristrap Street, Unit 3.
Bowmanville, ON
L1C 3Y7
Phone: (905) 623-1666
www.local463.ca
Local #508 - Sault Ste. Marie
235 Drive-in Road
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
P6B 5X5
Phone: (705) 759-4799
Local #527 - Waterloo
225 Frobisher Drive
Waterloo, ON
N2V 2G4
Phone: 519-746-3300
www.ua527.com
Local #552 - Windsor
11168 Tecumseh Rd. E.
Windsor, ON
N8R 1A8
Phone: (519) 735-6045
Local #593 - London
523 First St.
London, ON
N5V 1Z4
Phone: (519) 455-5630
Local #599 - Barrie
Box 613
Barrie, ON
L4M 4V1
Phone: (705) 722-3006
Local #628 - ThunderBay
969 Alloy Dr
ThunderBay, ON
P7B 5Z8
Phone: (807) 623-1041
Local #663 - Sarnia
1151 Confederation St.
Sarnia, ON
N7S 3Y5
Phone: (519) 337-6569/6464
Local #666 - Thorold
P.O. Box #8
Thorold, ON
L2V 3Y7
Phone: (905) 227-6660
Local #787 - Brampton
419 Deerhurst Drive
Brampton, ON
L6T 5K3
Phone: (905) 790-1019 xr. 234
www.ualocal787.org
Local #800 - Sudbury
1640 Bancroft Drive
Sudbury, ON
P3B 1R8
Phone: (705) 560-3800
Local #853 - Markham
60 Shields Court
Markham, ON
L3R 9T5
Phone: (905) 477-6022
[Top]
Prince Edward Island
Local #721 - Charlottetown
326 Patterson Drive
Charlottetown, PEI
C1A 8K4
Phone: (902) 894-5404
Quebec
Local #71 - Gatineau
35 De Villebois
Bureau 200
Gatineau, PQ
J8T 8J7
Phone: (819) 246-1776
Local #144 - Montreal
39735 St-Laurent Blvd.
Montreal, PQ
H3L 2N4
Phone: (514) 385-1171
Local #500 - Chicoutimi
1299, des Champs - Elysees
Bureau 207
Chicoutimi, PQ
G7H 6P3
Phone: (418) 543-9073
www.local500.org
Local #825 - Rock Forest
1308 -B Grégoire
Rock Forest, PQ
J1N 1S6
Phone: (819) 346-3613
Local #827 - Laval
2400 Guidon, St. Francois
Laval, PQ
H7A 4B2
Phone: (450) 664-4194
Saskatchewan
Local #179 - Regina
227 - 7th Avenue
Regina, SK
S4N 5H5
Phone: (306) 569-0624
Yukon
Local #310 - Whitehorse
106 Strickland Street, Suite 104
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 2J5
Phone: (867) 667-2708
Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon
Alberta
Local #488 - Edmonton
16214 - 118 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5V 1M6
Phone: (780) 452-7080
www.local488.ca
Local #496 - Calgary
5649 Burbank Rd. S.E.
Calgary, AB
T2H 1Z5
Phone: (403) 252-1166 xt. 225
www.local496.ca
British Columbia
Local #170 MT DIV - Delta
#103 -1658 Foster's Way
Delta, BC
V3M 6S6
Phone: (604) 526-0441
www.ualocal170.com
Local #170 - Delta
#201 -1658 Foster's Way
Delta, BC
V3M 6S6
Phone: (604) 526-3434
Local #324 - Victoria
919 Esquimalt Road
Victoria, BC
V9A 3M7
Phone: (250) 382-0415
www.ualocal324.com
Local #516 - Surrey
19560 96th, Avenue
Surrey, BC
V4N 4C3
Phone: (604) 882-8212 xt. 20
www.ua516.org
Manitoba
Local #254 - Winnipeg
34 Higgins Ave.
Winnipeg, MB
R3B 0A5
Phone: (204) 947-0497
www.ualocal254.ca
[Top]
New Brunswick
Local #213 - Saint John
351 King William Rd
Spruce Lake Ind. Pk.
Saint John, NB
E2M 7C9
Phone: (506) 635-1605
www.ualocal213.org
Local #325 - Fredericton
PO box 1060
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5B4
5 Blizzard Road
Vanier Industrial Park
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5B4
Phone: (506) 459-6044
Newfoundland
Local #740 - St. John's
P.O. Box 8583, Station A
St. John's, NL
A1B 3P2
Phone: (709) 747-2249/8516
Nova Scotia
Local #56 - Dartmouth
30 Neptune Crescent
Woodside Industrial Park
Dartmouth, NS
B2Y 4R8
Phone: (902) 466-9920
Local #244 - Antigonish County
393 Daggerwoods Road
Heatherton
Antigonish County, NS
B0H 1R0
Phone: (902) 386-2551
Local #282 - Williamswood
31 Lee Murphy Crescent
Williamswood, NS
B3V 1C3
Phone: (902) 427-0851
(902) 475-1171
Local #682 - Cape Breton
1776 Sydney -Glace Bay Highway
P.O. Box 4508
Reserve Mines
Cape Breton, NS
B1E 1L2
Phone: (902) 562-3753
[Top]
Ontario
Local #46 - Toronto
936 Warden Avenue
Scarborough, ON
M1L 4C9
Phone: (416) 759-6791
www.ualocal46.org
Local #67 - Hamilton
104-195 Dartnall Rd.
Hamilton, ON
L8W 3V9
Phone: (905) 385-0043
www.ualocal67.com
Local #71 - Ottawa
904 Lady Ellen Place
Ottawa, ON
K1Z 5L5
Phone: (613) 728-5583
www.ualocal71.com
Local #221 - Kingston
25 Terry Fox Drive
Kingston, ON
K7M 7K5
Phone: (613)547-1153
Local #463 - Bowmanville
26 Caristrap Street, Unit 3.
Bowmanville, ON
L1C 3Y7
Phone: (905) 623-1666
www.local463.ca
Local #508 - Sault Ste. Marie
235 Drive-in Road
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
P6B 5X5
Phone: (705) 759-4799
Local #527 - Waterloo
225 Frobisher Drive
Waterloo, ON
N2V 2G4
Phone: 519-746-3300
www.ua527.com
Local #552 - Windsor
11168 Tecumseh Rd. E.
Windsor, ON
N8R 1A8
Phone: (519) 735-6045
Local #593 - London
523 First St.
London, ON
N5V 1Z4
Phone: (519) 455-5630
Local #599 - Barrie
Box 613
Barrie, ON
L4M 4V1
Phone: (705) 722-3006
Local #628 - ThunderBay
969 Alloy Dr
ThunderBay, ON
P7B 5Z8
Phone: (807) 623-1041
Local #663 - Sarnia
1151 Confederation St.
Sarnia, ON
N7S 3Y5
Phone: (519) 337-6569/6464
Local #666 - Thorold
P.O. Box #8
Thorold, ON
L2V 3Y7
Phone: (905) 227-6660
Local #787 - Brampton
419 Deerhurst Drive
Brampton, ON
L6T 5K3
Phone: (905) 790-1019 xr. 234
www.ualocal787.org
Local #800 - Sudbury
1640 Bancroft Drive
Sudbury, ON
P3B 1R8
Phone: (705) 560-3800
Local #853 - Markham
60 Shields Court
Markham, ON
L3R 9T5
Phone: (905) 477-6022
[Top]
Prince Edward Island
Local #721 - Charlottetown
326 Patterson Drive
Charlottetown, PEI
C1A 8K4
Phone: (902) 894-5404
Quebec
Local #71 - Gatineau
35 De Villebois
Bureau 200
Gatineau, PQ
J8T 8J7
Phone: (819) 246-1776
Local #144 - Montreal
39735 St-Laurent Blvd.
Montreal, PQ
H3L 2N4
Phone: (514) 385-1171
Local #500 - Chicoutimi
1299, des Champs - Elysees
Bureau 207
Chicoutimi, PQ
G7H 6P3
Phone: (418) 543-9073
www.local500.org
Local #825 - Rock Forest
1308 -B Grégoire
Rock Forest, PQ
J1N 1S6
Phone: (819) 346-3613
Local #827 - Laval
2400 Guidon, St. Francois
Laval, PQ
H7A 4B2
Phone: (450) 664-4194
Saskatchewan
Local #179 - Regina
227 - 7th Avenue
Regina, SK
S4N 5H5
Phone: (306) 569-0624
Yukon
Local #310 - Whitehorse
106 Strickland Street, Suite 104
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 2J5
Phone: (867) 667-2708
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