Online Dues Payments

Online dues payment service is now provided by Official Payments. To get to Official Payments through our website, click on "Related Links" to the left of this message, and once there, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the link for "Official Payments". When that page loads, click on "Local Payments", then on the right side of the page choose "Colorado" as your state, scroll down and choose "Sheet Metal Workers #9" as the payment entity, "membership dues" will pop up in the Payment Type box, and then click on the green "Make A Payment" button. Enter the amount of your payment and then enter the information requested to make your dues payment. If you are a Journeyman, your dues are $60.50 per month, which is $181.50 per quarter; 4th year apprentice, your dues are $45.75 per month which is $137.25 per quarter; 3rd year apprentice, your dues are $40.75 per month which is $122.25 per quarter; 2nd year apprentice, your dues are $35.75 per month which is $107.25 per quarter; 1st year apprentice, your dues are $20.75 per month which is $62.25 per quarter; Material handlers dues are $15.00 per month, which is $45.00 per quarter, and Retirees dues are $16.00 per month, which is $48.00 per quarter. If you have late fees or fines to add, they must be included with your payment. PLEASE PAY EXACT DUES AMOUNTS, AND IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF YOUR EXACT PAYMENT AMOUNT, PLEASE CALL THE LOREY AT THE UNION HALL, (303) 922-1213, EXT. 10.

***UNION MEETINGS***

Regular Local #9 Union Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm at the Union Hall at 7510 W. Mississippi Avenue, Lakewood, the next meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 6:30pm. The informational meeting held in Colorado Springs will be held on the Tuesday following the Denver Union Meeting and the next informational meeting in Colorado Springs will be held on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 6:30pm at the Colorado Springs Sheet Metal Training Institute; 1420 Quail Lake Loop, Colorado Springs. SEE YOU THERE!!!

***CHANGE IN BYLAWS REGARDING DUES PAYMENT***

Effective February 1, 2010, the Bylaws of Sheet Metal Workers' Local #9 have been changed. The new language is as follows: Whereas, the dues structure of Local #9 should be sufficient to carry on the affairs of such local union on a sound financial basis as stated in Article 10, Section 2 of the Constitution and Ritual of Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, dues shall be paid quarterly except: 1) when a member is on the out-of-work list, or; 2) when a member works eighty (80) hours or less in a three-consecutive-month period. If either of these exceptions apply, a member may then pay on a month-to-month basis. If a member's dues are paid monthly, but not in advance, and the previous two exceptions do not apply, then a late fee of $5.00 (five dollars) will be added to the monthly dues. Further, a $15.00 (fifteen dollar) fee will be added to any member whose dues have not been received in the Local #9 Business Office by the 45th day of their 60 day grace period. Posting order is as follows: fines, fees assessed and THEN dues. If a member does not pay the fee at the time it is assessed, te fee will then be taken out of the next months' dues payment before ANY monies are credited to the members' monthly dues. THIS COULD RESULT IN A MEMBER BEING SUSPENDED.

RETIREE MEETINGS

All retired tinners are welcome to join old friends and co-workers on the 2nd Tuesday of even numbered months for the Local #9 Retiree Meeting. The meeting starts at 10:00a.m. at the Local #9 Meeting Hall at 7510 West Mississippi Avenue in Lakewood, CO ~ we have no agenda - just coffee, donuts and catching up with other retirees. The meeting dates for 2010 are February 9, 2010; April 13, 2010; June 8, 2010; August 10, 2010; October 12, 2010 and December 14, 2010. Questions or suggestions can be made to Ron Halverson at (970) 532-4766.