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PROVIDING QUALITY FIRE PROTECTION INSTALLERS SINCE 1915

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Message of the Business Manager

                                     669 Elections 2008

Local Union 669’s 2008 Electoral process has concluded and we are installing new Officers and training new Business Agents in Columbia, Maryland. Now is the time to move forward and take care of 669’s business because we have many things to take care of in day to day care and feeding of ourUnion. As Officers,wework for you, but we work for all of 669’s nearly 13,000 Members. Our duty is to take care of all and to make decisions which keep our Union strong and prepared for the future. The UA Constitution and the 669 Constitution and By-Laws will be our guide as they are for any Officer.

Our new Business Agents are receiving information about legal affairs which affect the daily business of 669. They are being shown the awesome responsibilities that face each of us in the course of taking care of 669’s business.

           A Brotherhood that needs to be run like a business…

We will be taking steps to keep 669 running on an even keel and to define teamwork based on our Members needs. Trimming up the ship, constantly. We are the largest piping Union in North America. That fact by itself gets us nothing but a mailing address. Our true challenge is to be the biggest team in North America; we all need to pull together. What does that mean? Usually, if you pull against each other like in a tug of war, you get nowhere. We have business to take care of and it is time to get back to it. The District Meetings will be starting August 4th and we will be coming back to your District to receive your input on the running of our Union. When you have things pertinent to 669’s operation, these things don’t have to wait for a Union Meeting. Our new phone system went online April 30th and with that President Jim Tucker and I both put our extensions on forward to our cell phones. You may call the office and be put to our extensions and get us even if we are out of the office. Basically if you call and I am not in a meeting or on a plane, you will get me; same with Jim.

Final Tally on the 1st Political Collection was $11,846.00. Thanks again and please get ready for the next in this round of meetings.

Too often these days we are faced with saying final goodbyes to old friends and good Brothers and Sisters. My condolences and the prayers from the Bodine family go out to the family and friends of former Business Manager Joseph Hajkowski in their time of sadness.

Keep Putting 669 First!
John D. Bodine, Sr.
Business Manager
Local Union 669
America’s Sprinkler Local
JohnB@sprinklerfitters669.org