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PIPELINES - DECEMBER 2022 1
JANUARY
Local 38 Calendar 2023
5 p.m., Union Hall. ENDS, Camp Konocti. St., SF CA 94103. This is the first meet-
Wednesday, April 26 – Administrative Sunday, June 25 - SECOND SESSION ing after the traditional Summer break.
Monday, Jan. 2 - NEW YEAR’S DAY
OBSERVED, Building Trades, Metal Professionals Day. BEGINS, Camp Konocti. Monday, Oct. 9 – COLUMBUS DAY/
Trades and SF City Holiday. Friday, April 28 – Workers Memorial Day. Wednesday, June 28 - E-Board Meeting, 5 Indigenous Peoples’ Day, SF City Holi-
p.m., Union Hall. day ONLY.
Wednesday, Jan. 4 - UNION MEETING MAY
– 6 p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Market St., Wednesday, Oct. 11 - E-Board Meeting, 5
Wednesday, May 3 – UNION MEET- JULY p.m., Union Hall.
SF CA 94103.
ING, 6 p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Mar- Saturday, July 1 - 401(A) changes; Health Wednesday, Oct. 25 - E-Board Meeting, 5
Wednesday, Jan. 11 - E-Board Meeting, 5
ket St., SF CA 94103. (This is the last and Welfare Plan changes take effect. p.m., Union Hall.
p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Market St., SF
meeting before the traditional summer Tuesday, July 4 - INDEPENDENCE
CA 94103. NOVEMBER
meeting break. The next union meeting DAY. Building Trades, Metal Trades
Monday, Jan. 16 - MARTIN LUTHER is scheduled for the first Wednesday in and SF City Holiday. Wednesday, Nov. 1 – UNION MEET-
KING DAY, Building Trades, Metal October) Saturday, July 8 - SECOND SESSION ING, 6 p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Market
Trades and SF City Holiday.
Friday, May 5 – Deadline to notify the Lo- ENDS, Camp Konocti. St., SF CA 94103.
Tuesday, Jan. 17 - Start of Spring Semes- cal 38 Trust Fund Office if you do not Sunday, July 9 - THIRD SESSION BE- Sunday, Nov. 5 - Daylight Savings Time
ter Apprentice Classes in SF and SR. want your vacation check mailed to your GINS, Camp Konocti. ends.
Wednesday, Jan. 25 - E-Board Meeting, 5 regular home mailing address.
Wednesday, July 12 - E-Board Meeting, 5 Wednesday, Nov. 8 - E-Board Meeting, 5
p.m., Union Hall. Monday, May 8 – Joseph P. Mazzola p.m., Union Hall. p.m., Union Hall.
FEBRUARY Scholarship Applications available, Friday, Nov. 10 - VETERANS DAY OB-
Saturday, July 22 - THIRD SESSION
Trust Fund Office, Suite 400, 1621 SERVED; SF City holiday ONLY.
Wednesday, Feb. 1 - UNION MEET- ENDS, Camp Konocti.
Market Street, SF, (415) 626-2000.
ING, 6 p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Market Sunday, July 23 - FOURTH SESSION Friday, Nov. 10 – Deadline to notify the
Wednesday, May 10 – E-Board Meeting, Local 38 Trust Fund Office if you do
St., SF CA 94103. BEGINS, Camp Konocti.
5 p.m., Union Hall. not want your holiday check mailed to
Wednesday, Feb. 8 - E-Board Meeting, 5 Wednesday, July 26 - E-Board Meeting, 5
Monday, May 15 – HEALTH AND your regular home mailing address.
p.m., Union Hall. p.m., Union Hall.
WELFARE, 401(A) OPEN EN- Wednesday, Nov. 22 - E-Board Meeting,
Monday, Feb. 20 - PRESIDENTS’ DAY; ROLLMENT PERIOD BEGINS.
Building Trades, Metal Trades and SF
AUGUST 5 p.m., Union Hall.
Notify the Local 38 Health and Wel-
City Holiday. No School in SF or SR. Saturday, August 5 - UA Local 38 Annual Wednesday, Nov. 22 - No school in SF or
fare Office if you want to change your
Wednesday, Feb. 22 - E-Board Meeting, 5 Member and Family Picnic, 11 am, Sil- SR.
medical plan enrollment or your 401(A)
p.m., Union Hall. contributions. verado Resort & Spa, 1600 Atlas Peak Thursday, Nov. 23 - 34th Joe Mazzola
Road, Napa CA Memorial Horse Race, Golden Gate
Wednesday, May 24 – E-Board Meeting,
MARCH 5 p.m., Union Hall. Saturday, Aug. 5 - FOURTH SESSION Fields.
Wednesday, March 1 - UNION MEET- ENDS, Camp Konocti. Thursday, Nov. 23 – THANKSGIVING,
Thursday, May 25 – Last night of Spring
ING, 6 p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Market Wednesday, Aug. 9 - E-Board Meeting, 5 Building Trades, Metal Trades and SF
Semester in SF and SR.
St., SF CA 94103. p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Market St., SF City Holiday. No school in SF & SR.
Monday, May 29 – MEMORIAL DAY,
Wednesday, March 8 - E-Board Meeting, Saturday, Aug. 12 - Friday, Aug. 18 – Friday, Nov. 24 - DAY AFTER
Building Trades, Metal Trades and SF
5 p.m., Union Hall. United Association Instructor Train- THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY,
City Holiday.
Saturday, March 11 - World Plumbing ing Program, Apprentice Contest finals, Building Trades, Metal Trades and SF
Day. JUNE Ann Arbor, MI. City Holiday.
Monday, Aug. 14 – Start of Fall Semester
Saturday, March 11 – SF’s St. Patrick’s Monday, June 5 – VACATION CHECK
Apprentice Classes in SF and SR.
DECEMBER
Day Parade. DISTRIBUTION. Please notify the
Wednesday, Aug. 16 – National Backflow Monday, Dec. 4 - HOLIDAY CHECK
Sunday, March 12 – Daylight Savings Local 38 Trust Fund Office by Friday,
Prevention Day. DISTRIBUTION. Please notify the
Time begins. May 5 if you do not want your check
Local 38 Trust Fund Office by Friday,
Wednesday, March 22 - E-Board Meet- mailed to your home. Wednesday, Aug. 23 - E-Board Meeting, Nov. 10 if you do not want your check
ing, 5 p.m., Union Hall. Sunday, June 11 - FIRST SESSION BE- 5 p.m., Union Hall. mailed to your home.
Monday, March 27 - Thursday, March 30 GINS, Camp Konocti, 8810 Soda Bay Friday, Aug. 25 - Joseph P. Mazzola Schol- Wednesday, Dec. 6 – UNION MEET-
- SPRING RECESS, no school in SF Road, Kelseyville, CA 95451. arship applications for 2022-23 aca- ING, 6 p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Market
or SR. Wednesday, June 14 - E-Board Meeting, 5 demic year due. St., SF CA 94103.
p.m., Union Hall.
APRIL Friday, June 16 - HEALTH AND WEL-
SEPTEMBER Wednesday, Dec. 13 - E-Board Meeting,
5 p.m., Union Hall.
Wednesday, April 5 – UNION MEET- FARE OPEN ENROLLMENT PE- Monday, Sept. 4 - LABOR DAY, Build-
ing Trades, Metal Trades and SF City Thursday, Dec. 14 – Last day of Fall Se-
ING, 6 p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Market RIOD ENDS.
Holiday. No school in SF or SR. mester in SF and SR.
St., SF CA 94103. Friday, June 16 - 401(A) OPEN EN-
Wednesday, Sept. 13 - E-Board Meeting, Sunday, Dec. 24 - CHRISTMAS EVE.
Friday, April 7 – GOOD FRIDAY; Build- ROLLMENT PERIOD ENDS.
ing Trades Holiday ONLY. 5 p.m., Union Hall. Monday, Dec. 25 – CHRISTMAS DAY,
Saturday, June 17 - 32nd Annual Local 38
Monday, Sept. 25 - Friday, Sept. 29 - Re- Building Trades, Metal Trades and SF
Wednesday, April 12 - E-Board Meeting, Charity Golf Tournament, Chardonnay
tirees’ Retreat, Silverado Resort & Spa, City Holiday.
5 p.m., Union Hall. Golf Course, Napa, CA.
1600 Atlas Peak Rd., Napa CA. Tuesday, Dec. 26 - CHRISTMAS EVE
Wednesday, April 26 - E-Board Meeting, Saturday, June 24 - FIRST SESSION
Wednesday, Sept. 27 - E-Board Meeting, HOLIDAY OBSERVED, Building
Trades, Metal Trades and SF City Holi-
Local 38 E-Mails 5 p.m., Union Hall.
day.
UNION OFFICES: SF: (415) 626-2000 | SR: (707) 584-4815 OCTOBER Wednesday, Dec. 27 - E-Board Meeting,
Larry Mazzola, Jr., Business Manager – larryjr@ualocal38.org Wednesday, Oct. 4 – UNION MEET- 5 p.m., Union Hall.
Bill Blackwell, Business Agent – bblackwell@ualocal38.org ING, 6 p.m., Union Hall, 1621 Market Sunday, Dec. 31 - NEW YEAR’S EVE.
John Chiarenza, Business Agent – jchiarenza@ualocal38.org 2023 Local 38 Holiday Schedule
John Corso, Business Agent – jcorso@ualocal38.org
RJ Ferrari, Business Agent - rjferrari@ualocal38.org Monday, Jan. 2 – NEW YEAR’S DAY OBSERVED, Building Trades, Metal Trades
and San Francisco City Holiday.
Frank Reardon, Business Agent – freardon@ualocal38.org
Tony Guzzetta, Organizer – tguzzetta@ualocal38.org Monday, Jan. 16 - MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, Building Trades, Metal Trades
and San Francisco City Holiday. No School in Santa Rosa or San Francisco.
Marlene Mares - mmares@ualocal38.org
Lisa Andrini – landrini@ualocal38.org Monday, Feb. 20 - PRESIDENTS’ DAY; Building Trades, Metal Trades and San Fran-
cisco City Holiday. No School in San Francisco or Santa Rosa.
Molly Williams – mwilliams@ualocal38.org
Kabin Karki – kkarki@ualocal38.org Friday, April 7 – GOOD FRIDAY; Building Trades Holiday, ONLY.
Dave Fahy, Bus. Development/Jurisdiction Coord. – dfahy@ualocal38.org Monday, May 29 – MEMORIAL DAY, Building Trades, Metal Trades and San Fran-
Bill Olinger, Pipelines Editor - bolinger@ualocal38.org cisco City Holiday. No School in San Francisco or Santa Rosa.
Tuesday, July 4 – INDEPENDENCE DAY. Building Trades, Metal Trades and San
TRUST FUND: (415) 626-2000 Francisco City Holiday. No School in San Francisco or Santa Rosa.
Maria Rivera, Administrator – mrivera@ualocal38.org Monday, Sept. 4 – LABOR DAY, Building Trades, Metal Trades and San Francisco
Stephanie Guerra – sguerra@ualocal38.org City Holiday. No school in Santa Rosa or San Francisco.
Tina Fan – tfan@ualocal38.org Monday, Oct. 9 – COLUMBUS DAY (Indigenous Peoples’ Day), San Francisco City
Jillian Baires – jbaires@ualocal38.org Holiday, ONLY.
Katie Ravetti – kravetti@ualocal38.org Friday, Nov. 10 - VETERANS DAY OBSERVED, San Francisco City Holiday, ONLY.
Nicole Escobar - nescobar@ualocal38.org
Thursday, Nov. 23 – THANKSGIVING DAY, Building Trades, Metal Trades and San
Stefni Advincula - sadvincula@ualocal38.org Francisco City Holiday. No school in San Francisco & Santa Rosa.
TRAINING DEPARTMENT: (415) 562-3838 Friday, Nov. 24 – DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, Building Trades,
Steve Mazzola, Training Director – smazzola@ualocal38.org Metal Trades and San Francisco City Holiday. .
Liam Devlin, Curriculum Coordinator – ldevlin@ualocal38.org Monday, Dec. 25 – CHRISTMAS DAY, Building Trades, Metal Trades and San Fran-
Nichole Figueroa – nfigueroa@ualocal38.org cisco City Holiday.
Sandra Fullerton – sfullerton@ualocal38.org Tuesday, Dec. 26 – CHRISTMAS EVE OBSERVED, Building Trades, Metal Trades
John Kaloyeros – jkaloyeros@ualocal38.org and San Francisco City Holiday
Ed Miltimore – emiltimore@ualocal38.org Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 – NEW YEAR’S DAY, Building Trades, Metal Trades and San
Steve Christani – schristani@ualocal38.org Francisco City Holiday.
Rich Harlan - rharlan@ualocal38.org Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 – NEW YEAR’S EVE OBSERVED, Building Trades, Metal
Dave Kunz - dkunz@ualocal38.org Trades and San Francisco City Holiday.
2 PIPELINES - DECEMBER 202293 Sons & Daughters of Local 38 Members
Receive Scholarships for 2022-23 School Year
A
total of 93 sons and daugh- When the scholarship program be- bers had the opportunities for higher Much of the success of the Scholar-
ters of Local 38 members re- gan in 1967 the total distribution to- education that were traditionally out of ship Program over the years is directly
ceived scholarship grants for taled $5,000 – four $1,250 grants. The reach for working families. When it was attributable to the hard work of those
the 2022-23 collegiate year, the Jo- Scholarship Program was the brainchild instituted 55 years ago, it was a unique who review all the Scholarship Appli-
seph P. Mazzola Scholarship Fund of former Local 38 Business Manager program throughout the labor move- cations and decide on the final scholar-
Joe Mazzola. Forced to leave school in ment. Today, many other unions across ship awards. This year that was done by
announced last month. 80 students
the middle of the fourth grade, Brother the country have started similar scholar- Alex Randolph, a former member of the
received full grants of $8,000, and 13 Mazzola was dedicated to seeing that the ship funds. City College of San Francisco Board of
received partial grants. sons and daughters of Local 38’s mem- Trustees.
The total distribution for the year was
$706,000, bringing the total distributed
through the Joseph P. Mazzola Scholar-
ship Fund to $12.2 million.
“This program is one of our proudest
achievements,” said Local 38 Business
Manager Larry Mazzola, Jr. “Through
this scholarship grant program we have
been able to make the dream of higher
education a reality for thousands of Lo- Natalie Aguilar Nicholas Duran Aaliyah S Moreno
cal 38 families. To this day, a college Natalie J. Aliano Jordan Engler Cortez
education remains either completely out Natalie Anderson Giovanni Ferrari Victoria Myers
of the reach of many working families, Ryan Armstrong Marissa Fredricks Elizabeth Nielsen
or their options are limited to afford- Jordan Aspillera Haylee Furlong Madeline Nielsen
able colleges. This program has opened Alison Axthelm Jeanette Furlong Luke Paschall
the doors to thousands of working fami- Aidan Bear Shannon Galliano Noah Paschall
lies and I am proud we have been able to Olivia Bear Abby Garcia Isabela Perez
make that a reality for hundreds of Local Mark Biggins Jr Andrew Garcia Nathan Matteo Perez
38 members.” Courtney Blake Dylan Hatwig Kathryn Pintarelli
“Each year when I see the list of Garrett Blake David Hector Lucca Polacci
scholarship recipients I am filled with Genevieve Boyd Nicole Hoffer Paloma Polacci
hope and excitement. There is nothing Kianna Brabo Taj’ne’ Kelly Sabrina Quan
we do at Local 38 that has a more pro- Ameeya Broussard Colin Kirley Avonikah Salas
found effect on the lives and futures of Victoria Brown Rachel Kirley Maegan Segale
our members and their families,” says Cassidy Buckley Susan Kresch Samantha Sena
Mazzola, Jr. “We negotiate wages and Teja Burgess Caitlyn Le Giorgos Sotiras
benefits, and that is vitally important. Ivy K Cai Joseph Lewis Taylor Stevenson
But a high quality college education Katherine Caracciolo Keira Lewis Natalie Swanson
changes lives and families, often for gen- Lia Caracciolo Elson Liang Nicholas Swanson
erations. In many cases our scholarship Hope Cervantes Kaili Liang Andrew Tan
recipients are the first in their families to Amber Chan Wesley Liang Isaiah Tangitau
attend college.” Jordan Charlton Christian Luu Brooklyn Thomas
“I can’t tell you how proud I am of Jacob Daniele Crystal Luu Vivian Trejo
the achievements of our scholarship re- Kaitlyn Davenport Cody Lyons Malea Tuimavave
cipients,” Mazzola Jr., continued. “Get- Alexis Delong Kristine Marks Joseph Valle
ting into college is still a major accom- Ryan Delong Keila Martinez Nianna Valle
plishment, and the result of years of hard Madelynn Deonigi Andrew Marty Lindsey Walljasper
work and dedication.” Ariana Desouza Maia Masiclat Caden Weber
This is the 55th year of the Local 38 Lauren Dew Cassie Mcknight Denae Wilson
Scholarship Program. Scholarships are Emma Di Coio Calvin Metcalf Joanne Yu
available to the sons and daughters of Kaitlyn Dowdall
Local 38 building trades members who
have worked the required number of
hours for contributing employers.
Thanksgiving Tradition Continues
M
ore than 120 Local 38 event has always been very special to me
members, along with and my family. It’s a great tribute to my
friends and family, gath- grandfather, Joe Mazzola, and a won-
ered together to celebrate the 33rd derful kickoff to the holiday season.”
Annual Joe Mazzola Memorial Joe Mazzola, the Local 38 Business
Horse Race held at Golden Gate Manager for over 35 years, grew up in a
Fields on Thanksgiving Day. New York orphanage. He was regularly
“farmed out” – sent to farms in upstate
The one-mile race was won by Smil- New York to perform day work. During
ing Melanie, ridden by jockey Kevin that time, he developed a love for farm-
Radke. Finishing second was Reluctant Members of the Mazzola family were on hand for the 33rd running of the
life and a lifelong affection for horses. Joe Mazzola Memorial Race on Thanksgiving Day. Pictured above are (from
followed by Chelina.
After his untimely death in 1989, Lo- left to right) Local 38 Training Director Steve Mazzola, Nick Mazzola, Judi
Besides a full slate of exciting races, cal 38 started the Joe Mazzola Memorial Mazzola, Joey Mazzola, Stephanie Mazzola, winning jockey Kevin Radke,
the day also included a full Thanksgiv- Horse Race. Initially the race alternated Dominic DiGrande, Sophia DiGrande, Stella DiGrande, Lori Mazzola and
ing style lunch with all the usual fixings. between Golden Gate Fields in Berke- Local 38 Business Manager Larry Mazzola, Jr.
“The best part of the day was catch- ley and Bay Meadows in San Mateo
ing up with so many Local 38 members but found a permanent home at Golden
and their families,” said Local 38 Busi- Gate Fields once Bay Meadows closed.
ness Manager Larry Mazzola, Jr. “This
Maternity Disability Benefit for UA Members
The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipelines is the official publication of the United Association of Journey-
Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (“United Association” or men and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the
“UA”) has adopted a maternity disability benefit, effective November 1, 2022. This United States and Canada, Local Union 38. U.A. Local 38 holds general
new benefit will provide short-term disability payments to UA members in good membership meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 1621
standing who give birth to a child on or after November 1, 2022. The disability Market St., San Francisco CA 94103, (415) 626-2000. Lawrence J. Mazzola,
benefit will be $500/week up to no more than six (6) weeks (maximum benefit of Jr., Business Manager/Financial Secretary Treasurer. Business Agents:
$3,000 per birth). The benefits will be funded by the UA’s general assets and will Bill Blackwell, John Chiarenza, John Corso, R.J. Ferrari, Frank Reardon.
be administered out of the UA General Secretary-Treasurer’s office. Field Organizer: Tony Guzzetta. President: Dan McCormick III; Recording
Secretary: Patrick Bell. Pipelines Editor: Bill Olinger, Jr.
The UA is finalizing the forms and other important information at the time of
this publication so be sure to check their website at www.ua.org for the most up to Website: www.ualocal38.org
date information.
PIPELINES - DECEMBER 2022 3Memo
to
Members
by Larry Mazzola Jr.
Business Manager SAN FRANCISCO, CA DECEMBER 2022
O SF Building Trades Secures Huge
nce again the holiday season
and the end of the year has
come upon us really fast. I can
hardly believe this is my last column of
2022. Win By Blocking Proposition D
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This last year has seen work for Local 38 his last general election saw the SFBCTC unions. This would have housing projects in San Francisco with
and for building trades workers in the Bay two San Francisco housing opened the door to non-union subcon- 100 percent union labor, have it finish on
Area start to gain a bit of steam. The linger- tractors dominating these projects, and time and under budget. Prop D was just
ing fallout from the pandemic is still around,
bills—Propositions D and
E—go down in defeat, as voters sent would have paved the way for the Car- another example of how we are always
but we are in a little better place than at the
a message to City leaders that they penters’ Union to try and do everyone’s on the lookout for people trying to take
end of last year, thanks to Locals 467, 393,
work on jobsites like they are doing in our work and violate our jurisdiction.
342, 447, 343 and 290 hiring our travelers. want a solution to the housing cri-
modular factories, which is their ulti- “It’s sad but not surprising that Prop.
The massive San Francisco Giants’ Mis- sis that includes all members of the mate goal. There is no way we were go-
sion Rock development broke ground late union trades involved in the building D was backed heavily by greedy develop-
last year and has provided great work for our ing to sit back and let them do this to ers and billionaire tech investors,” added
of affordable housing. us, and we were determined to stop this
members. The upcoming UC hospital proj- Mazzola, Jr. It would have eliminated
ect on Parnassus is looking to break ground “Although we would have liked to see legislation from passing at all costs.” oversight and public input on new devel-
in 2023 and will provide years of work for Proposition E win, this result opments and allowed develop-
Local 38 members and members of the San is the second-best case for us,” ers to build more high-priced
Francisco Building & Construction Trades. said Local 38 Business Manager “Mayor London Breed and State Senator Scott studio apartments that are no
GENERAL ELECTION Larry Mazzola, Jr. “Proposition Wiener made a deal with the Northern Cali- help to working class families.
RESULTS E included the labor protec-
tions needed to ensure a skilled fornia Carpenters Union leaders to shut out “I don’t think this will be
Local 38 COPE-endorsed candidates the last attempt by these poli-
and measures scored some major victories
& trained workforce on these the rest of the SFBCTC unions.” ticians and the leaders at the
this past November, the biggest being the housing projects. It also required - Local 38 Bus. Mgr. Larry Mazzola, Jr. Nor Cal Carpenters union to
defeat of Prop. D in the City. It took the more oversight over the use of
try to cut our workers out,”
combined effort of the entire San Francisco tax dollars and required addi-
concluded Mazzola, Jr. “We
Building & Construction Trades Council tional much needed affordable Whichever proposition had the most have already seen them team up with
(SFBCTC) to get voters to notice how bad housing for families be built. “Yes” votes and got over 50 percent would two-faced state politicians like Buffy
this proposition would be for working class “Proposition D, on the other hand, have won. In the end, neither Prop E nor Wicks to undermine members of the
families and in the end it worked. was a disaster from the start,” add- Prop D got over 50 percent. Members State Building & Construction Trades
In the North Bay, COPE-endorsed can- ed Mazzola, Jr., who also serves as the of the SFBCTC had been campaigning Council (SBCTC). I look forward to sit-
didates won some key races that could be President of the San Francisco Build- for months to bring attention to how bad ting down with our elected officials and
pivotal to getting more work for our mem- ing and Construction Trades Council it would be for union workers if Prop D members of all the SFBCTC to develop
bers. It may sound crazy, but just one seat on
a city or town council can be the difference
(SFBCTC) “Mayor London Breed and passed. We also reminded voters of some a solution that has our members build-
in building trades unions getting important State Senator Scott Wiener made a deal of the same points we have been mak- ing housing that construction workers,
legislation like Project Labor Agreements with the Northern California Carpen- ing over and over: it is financially possi- firefighters and nurses can all afford to
(PLAs) or “skilled & trained” language in- ters Union leaders to shut out the rest of ble (and proven time and again) to build live in.”
cluded on projects.
I want to give a huge thanks to the UA,
Cal-Pipe, DC-16 and the Nor Cal MCA January 4th
for their support in defeating Prop D. Also
thank you to all union members and their Union Meeting
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family and friends who supported COPE-
endorsed candidates and measures that
he January 2023 union
help protect our work and our hard-fought meeting will include the
benefits. swearing in of officers, OFFICIAL NOTICE
JOE MAZZOLA with the oath of office being ad-
ministered by California State Dear Brothers and Sisters:
MEMORIAL RACE
I would like to thank everyone who came Building & Construction Trades The Call for the one-hundred first Convention of the California State
out to the annual Joe Mazzola Memorial President Andrew Meredith. Pipe Trades of the United Association of Journeyman and
Horse Race. This event is a great tribute to The meeting will include hot Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United
Joe Mazzola and to the rich history of Lo- dogs, popcorn, soda and beer. States and Canada is hereby issued to convene on Thursday, May 4,
cal 38. I always enjoy seeing many Local 38
2023 at Palm Springs, California.
members and families. The weather was per-
Local 38 Holiday
fect, and the food was great. Now if only my Nominations for Convention Delegates will be held as a Special Or-
horse race picks could have been as good! der of Business on February 1, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at 1621 Market St.,
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Office Schedule San Francisco, California. Election of Convention Delegates will be
L
Congratulations to all 93 sons and held as a Special Order of Business on March 1, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at
daughters of Local 38 members who were
ocal 38’s San Francisco, 1621 Market Street, San Francisco, California. In case of a tie vote, a
awarded the Joseph P. Mazzola Scholarship Santa Rosa and Training runoff election will be held at the meeting on April 5, 2023 at 6:30
for the 2022-23 academic year. Department offices will p.m. at 1621 Market Street, San Francisco California.
Getting accepted to college is a huge observe the following schedule Records at the California State Pipe Trades Council office indicate
achievement and comes from years of hard during the holiday season: that Local 38 is authorized to elect 10 delegates.
work and perseverance. Affording a high- m Friday, December 16:
quality college education is no easy task IMPORTANT: No member shall be eligible as a Delegate or Alter-
8 am - 12 pm. nate unless he/she shall have been a member in good standing for a
these days and Local 38 is proud to be able
to ease the financial burden associated with m Thursday, December 22: period of at least one year immediately prior to the election. No
higher education. 8 am - 12 pm. Delegate shall be eligible to hold office in the California State Pipe
JANUARY m Friday, December 23: Trades Council who is not eligible to hold office in his/her own Local
UNION MEETING CLOSED Union. The United Association Constitution shall prevail. Any mem-
Our first Union meeting of 2023 will in- m Monday, December 26: ber nominated must be present at the meeting to accept the nom-
clude the swearing-in of Local 38 officers. CLOSED ination unless he/she is unable to attend, in which event a letter of
Special guest Andrew Meredith, President m Tuesday, December 27
of the California State Building & Con-
acceptance of the nomination must be received in the office of Local
& Wednesday, December 38 prior to the nomination meeting.
struction Trades Council will be on hand to
28: 8 am - 4 pm.
administer the oath of office. This will be a Fraternally,
great opportunity to meet Brother Meredith m Thursday, December 29:
and hear some of his thoughts on the future 8 am - 12 pm.
of the building trades in California. m Friday, December 30:
HAPPY HOLIDAYS CLOSED
Finally, on behalf of all the officers and m Monday, January 2: Larry Mazzola Jr.
staff of UA Local 38 I would like to wish CLOSED Bus. Mgr. & Fin.-Secty-Treas.
you, your families, and all your loved ones a
Tuesday, January 3: Back to
healthy and safe holiday season. I look for-
ward to seeing you all in the new year. regular schedule.
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