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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS, LOCAL 110, ALBERTA, CANADA 9335-47 Street, Edmonton AB T6B 2R7 Phone: (780) 426-2874 or Calgary: (403) 243-1234; Fax: (780) 428-9434 Business Hours: 8AM - noon, 1-4:30PM MST |
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Application to Join
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How Do I Apply For Membership?
- Have current CSTS certification.
- Be registered as a "permit worker" with Local 110.
- Be dispatched to a job site through Local 110.
- Do a good job while at work.
- Register with the Alberta Apprenticeship Board to become an "indentured" apprentice (unless you are already a ticketed Journeyman Insulator).
- Get the membership application and ballot from your Job Steward.
- Have three Journeymen Insulators agree to sponsor you by signing your application.
- Obtain the required physical examination (unless you are already a ticketed Journeyman Insulator).
- Present both copies of the completed application and the ballot (be sure you signed and dated at the bottom) to the Dispatch Desk, at least one week before the next General Membership meeting.
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How Do I Become a Member?
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What If I am Not A Journeyman And Not an Indentured Apprentice?
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What If I Have Questions About the Membership Application?
Journeyman Insulators vote on your application at General Membership meetings. These meetings are held on the second Saturday of most months (except July and August). If you are accepted as a member, you receive notice from the Union Hall explaining the next steps.
Your application will not be voted on. You must be an indentured apprentice to apply for apprentice member status. Your apprentice status is confirmed by the Union Hall before putting your application to vote.
You can talk to your Job Steward. You can ask Journeyman Insulators. You can call the Dispatch Desk if your questions cannot be answered by these people.
Dues
Working dues are $35.00 per week. Non-working dues are $5.00 per week.
Non-Members
Permits- ATTENTION- LOCAL 110 WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR 1ST YEAR PERMITS
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - JOURNEYWORKERS AND INDENTURED APPRENTICES CALL
780-426-2874 FOR INFORMATION ON WORKING FOR LOCAL 110
Non-members are known as "permit workers" because they sign a permit allowing Local 110 to find work for them. This permit costs $2.00 (the administration fee for processing) and is renewed every three months until the permit worker becomes a union member. Permit workers are expected to apply for union membership within 90 days of first being dispatched by Local 110.
How Can I Become A Permit Worker?
Applications for permits are given out only at the Union Hall in Edmonton and the Union office in Calgary on the last Friday of each month. Applicants must fill out the application and provide the following documentation in order for their application to be considered:1. A valid driver's license
2. Proof that you are able to work legally in Canada- a birth certificate, proof of naturakized citizenship, a landed immigrrant Returning
Resident card or a work visa
3. A copy of a high school diploma, GED, university, college, or technical school diploma or certificate, or a grade transcript showing
completion of a minimum of Grade 10.
4. A work history or resume with names, dates and locations of previous jobs
You must also:
Be at least 18 years old
Pass a pre-access drug and alcohol test if you are referred by Local 110 to a job
Have reliable transportation
Be able to speak, read and comprehend English- YOU WILL BE TESTED
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U.S. Journeyman Insulators Jobs recorded on the Dispatch Information page. For specific information NOT covered on this website such as benefit status, CSTS appointments, how to become an insulator, etc. : Call (780) 426-2874 or (403) 243-1234 |
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