We will have a meeting this month!
The December 20th Union Meeting will be held at Sheet Metal Local 219 at 6:00pm. Enter at the North Door. Hope to see everyone there.
If you need to pay your dues before the meeting, please do so at the 498 job trailer.
The Passing of Brother Jack Grubb
We regret to inform you of the passing of Brother Jack Grubb,
who died on Friday, November 11, 2016.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 12
Noon in the Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home 506 W. Merchant St. Byron, IL
with Father Howard Barch officiating.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:00 AM until service
time at Noon. Entombment will follow at Sunset Memorial
Gardens Machesney Park, IL.
Memorials may be directed to VNA Hospice.
Jack was a member of the death benefit program.
Office Closed Temporarily due to Flood
Ironworkers Local 498 had a water main break under the floor floor of the building and significantly flooded the building. We are currently working on phones. We are working on a temporary office set up.
Dave will still be dispatching at 6 am at the hall.
We will still continue to take applications for the apprentice program.
The Passing of Roger Engstrom
We regret to
inform you of the passing of Brother Roger Engstrom, who died on Monday,
October 17, 2016.
The services are
as follows:
Visitation is
on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Holy Family
Catholic Church.
Services will
follow immediately after.
His obituary was published in the Rockford Register Star on Sunday.
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Are you ready to take the challenge of becoming an Iron Worker?
Applications will be accepted starting October 31st 8:30am – 1:00pm. See below for information on how to BUILD YOUR FUTURE!!
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What a great turn out at the Labor Day Parade! I was awesome to see all the Ironworkers and their families come out. A special thanks to Travis Nelson (Area Erectors), Ben Lipnitsky (Civil), and Josh Kettle (JP Cullen) for bringing out their company trucks. I hope everyone enjoyed the day!
Labor Day Parade and Picnic
Just a reminder:
Labor Day is in a week. Line up is at 7th St. and 6th Ave. at 9 am. I hope to see everyone and there families there. This is our day to celebrate Labor and everything it has done for working people. I will have lunch tickets, the parade ends at Davis Park with a picnic and activities. It is good family fun.
T-shirts are available at the Hall or at the Parade start.
Union Meeting Tonight!
Reminder: Union Meeting tonight. 6 pm. Hope to see you there.
Also, Labor Day shirts are in. Come pick yours up for the Labor Day Parade Sept. 5th.
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Another Rockford Project. Rock Valley College is adding a Nursing School in Partnership with OSF on the RVC Campus. JP Cullen is the GC and Steel Erector on the job. Here are a couple of shots of the raising gang in action. Ray Beardin and Mark Whitford are the connectors and Al Gall and Al Contreras (the Two AL’s) are the hook on men.
