Effective Monday, July 6th , dispatch and dues office hours change. The dispatch hours of operation are from 7:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Jobs will be dispatched beginning at 8:00 a.m. each business day. The dues office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Both offices are closed for lunch, from noon until 1:00 p.m.
As the current recession continues to drag on the predictable psychological effects that come with such events are certainly evident all around us. Headlines continue to focus on the layoffs, budget shortfalls and increasing unemployment that plague our nation and local region.
In response to the staggering numbers of American workers who have lost their jobs AFL-CIO Community Services and the AFL-CIO community affiliate group, Working America have created a national web site to help unemployed workers.
unemploymentlifeline.
The NECA/IBEW Local 48 Training Center is now an approved institution offering North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge Program.
"We are very excited and honored to be able to offer this opportunity to the Portland community," said Rod Belisle, Training Director at the NECA/IBEW Electrical Training Center.
Dennis Bailey, retired 45 year member of IBEW Local 48, is chairman of the 18th Annual Ring Kings Car Show in Hood River on July 18th at Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum on Tucker Road. This year for the first time the club is donating a minimum of $1,500 plus, for cancer research in conjunction with Relay of Life.
The Electrical Workers Open Annual Golf Tournament to benefit the Sick Fund will be held August 23, 2009 at Broadmoor Golf Course. Click here to participate.
