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Larry,Sandy and Mickey at the Leavenworth Veteran's Day Parade ATTENTION HEAVY LABORERS': Health,Welfare, Pension and Vacation funds are now administered by Construction Industry Laborers Funds 6405 Metcalf Overland Park, KS. 66202 Phone 913-236-5490 or toll free at 1-800-542-4482 or www.kclaborersbenefits.org. NEW 1290 UNION HALL NOW OPEN The 1290 Office and Training Facility in St. Mary's Kansas; Serving the Lawrence, Topeka, Manhattan and Western Kansas Membership is now open!! The new address is 905 E. Jesuit Lane, P.O.Box 40, St. Mary's Kansas 66536 Phone: 785-321-1290 Fax: 785-321-1292 Please Note: The offices in Manhattan, Topeka and Lawrence are no longer in service. Please direct all correspondence and business that previously went to these offices to the new address. Pictured is the newly completed Union Hall in St. Marys , Kansas New Hollywood Casino Project to be built at The Kansas Speedway. Drug Testing If you missed the make up dates for the drug testing you need to contact the Union Hall to get the address of where you can go to take the test. This card and your compliance with the CISAP Construction Industry Substance Abuse Program are required for you to continue to practice our craft with contractors that are signatory to our Commercial Building Agreement. Health and Safety This web site has health and safety information for Laborers'. Click here Apprentices ! The Western Missouri and Kansas Laborers District Council Joint Apprenticeship Committee has decided that effective January 1, 2004, all Apprentices in the Program will be required to attend a minimum of four of their Local Union meetings per year. Each Union meeting attended will count as one hour. Credit will be given towards their classroom training upon verification of attendance. The Apprenticeship Committee will grant up to a maximum of eight hours credit for attending your Local Union meetings per year. Union Meeting Union Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm. Come and attend and see whats going on.   Politics Laborers' see victory in Elections! Laborers' Local 1290 has a Political Page. Click here to go to the Political Page for more information. Check the links out to see what is happening in the State of Kansas, Wyandotte and Johnson county governments. We all need to VOTE and be involved in and informed about our government. If you , your family or friends need help with voter registration call the 1290 Union Hall. To have Voter Registration Information sent to your home click here         Training Center Classes for Journeymen are available to all. Check the Laborer Line for the schedule or click here for their site. Keep in mind if you are laid off, it would be a good time to take some classes because it won't interfere with your unemployment and you will be bettering yourself which makes you more diverse.  Get Training ! Organizing Our Organizer's have some pictures of different Job Actions. To take a look at the pictures and the information click here. Retiree's The retiree's meeting is the third Tuesday of the month at 10:00am Lunch at 11:00am. Come see and visit old friends and talk about issues.To take a look at the pictures and the information click here. Laborers' Political League (LPL) - It is imperative that the importance of political agendas in our organization is understood. We have come to realize that they are the keys to our survival as an organization. The officers and members that have attended the Local 1290 Union meetings in previous months have agreed to ask all the members to participate in a voluntary check off donation in the amount of $.05 per work hour. This would be about $2.00 per week based on a 40 hour work week. The seven Labor Locals in the Midwest Missouri & Kansas Laborers' District Council voted to ask their members to contribute to this fund. The money will go to a fund set up by the Midwest Region and be used to endorse political candidates that will fight for your jobs and keep you working. It is very important that we are able to endorse and support the candidates that will support us. If you have any questions about LPL, please contact Mark Nidiffer, Business Manager or Mike Kane, Political Affairs Director at 913-432-1903. Union Brotherhood Insurance and Financial Services for Union Members and Their Families www.unionbrotherhood.com GOD BLESS AMERICA ! Copyright © Laborers'Local Union 1290 - 2006 web design by: David Doan retired member Local 1290

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