Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 - News

IRS Mileage Rate

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:55:29 -0500

***Attention***

All Boston, Fall River/New Bedford, and Maine Areas

*Effective July 1, 2008 the IRS Mileage Rate will be 58.5 cents.*

Thank you,
Festus Joyce
Fin. Secretary-Treasurer

KELLY'S SPIRIT LIVES ON IN DONATIONS

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:19:22 -0500

<<>>Even in death, City Councilor Jimmy Kelly a former Sheet Metal Worker is stepping up with his contributions. Mr. Kelly’s children have issued the Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 with a generous donation of $10,000.00 to the James Kelly Scholarship Fund. With this helpful donation many students of Local 17 will be able to use this as an opportunity to begin their journey into the future at various institutions for higher education around the country. >

BOSTON BARGAINING AREA

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:32:57 -0500

Dear Brothers & Sisters:

Please make a note that all Union Meetings will now be held at the Boston Teachers Hall, 180 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA. We will notify you if there is a change.

Thank you.

LOCAL APPRENTICE CONTEST WINNERS

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:37:37 -0400

Listed below are the names of the winners in the Local Contest that was held on Saturday October 13, 2007. The Contest included shop layout, drafting and a written exam based on the apprentice’s knowledge of math, blueprint reading, welding, as well as job and shop safety. Local 17 wants to congratulate all the apprentices that took part in the contest.

                                 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

2^nd Year
        1^st Place                Nicholas Mustacchia          XYZ Sheet Metal
        2^nd Place               Michael Collins                    Bryant Sheet Metal
        3^rd Place                Joseph Hess                         Blouin, Inc.
4^th Year
       1^st Place                George Cree                         Harrington Bros.
       2^nd Place               Jeffrey Lynch                       Cox Engineering
       3^rd Place                Jeffrey Yanovich               McCusker-Gill
5^th Year
      1^st Place                Daniel Flynn                         Harrington Bros.
       2^nd Place               Timothy Mydlack                Evergreen Sheet Metal
       3^rd Place                Daniel Levesque                  McCusker-Gill

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:13:47 -0400

THE SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION NO. 17 WANTS TO TELL EVERYONE WHAT A BIG SUCCESS WE HAD AT OUR CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EXSPECIALLY CHAIRMAN NEIL KELLEHER, CHARLES GEARY AND ALL THAT HELPED AND PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEARS CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT. DUE TO ALL YOUR HELP WE RAISED OVER $12,000.00 FOR CHARITY. THANKS AGAIN.

**TO REVIEW PHOTOS OF THIS WONDERFUL DAY PLEASE SEE IMAGE GALLERY.**

Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship Awards: Local 17 Recipients 2007

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:01:33 -0400

In 2007 approximately 19 children and grand-children of Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 members received a scholarship awards ranging from a four year scholarship of $3500 per year to a one-time gift ranging from $500 to $2000.

The awards will be helpful to these young students as they begin their futures at various institurions for higher learning around the country.

Listed below are the Award Winners:

2007 LOCAL #17 FOUR YEAR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Kaitlin Waldron - Robert J. Hayward Scholarship $14,000.00, Senior at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy

Renai Gildea - 12,000.00, Senior at Archbishop Williams High School

Regional 1 Contestant Winners

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:08:16 -0400

Congratulations to the Region 1 Contestant Winners.

This was a memorable night for all involved.