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A new installment in the You Tube video series, “People in Politics” is now available for viewing online. It features a Franklin County Commissioner who claims to be, “The Biggest Browns fan in all of Central Ohio.” Besides some Cleveland sports banter, Commissioner John O’Grady talks about his father’s involvement in politics, being the youngest of 12 children and a

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With the information released today about a nurse infected with Ebola traveling from Dallas to the Cleveland and Akron area, we wanted to make sure that our members are educated on the Ebola virus, because FACTS, not FEAR, are the best way to protect ourselves. Ebola is a virus that is transmitted by person-to-person contact — specifically by the spread

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Elyria Township Trustee Rob Scheithauer, a retired member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 33, posted the following on the Elyria Township website. Congratulations to all the volunteer union tradesmen that helped construct the stunning memorial. The Elyria Township 911 Memorial Committee broke ground for the construction of the Memorial on June 21, 2014 and on June 23rd, construction began. Seventy (70) working

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The number of fatal work injuries declined by more than 200 in 2013, compared to the year before, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The preliminary data for 2013 showed 4,405 fatal work injuries, down from 4,628 in 2012. The department’s report included a caution that final figures for 2013, which won’t be available until next

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After years of tireless campaigning, the new Glass City Dog Park is finally set to open this weekend in South Toledo due to some much-needed assistance from several local building trades member unions, including Sheet Metal Workers Local 33. The membership-based canine playground uses 4.4 acres of city-owned property in Woodsdale Park and will be operated by Toledo Unleashed, an

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The latest installment in the You Tube video series, “People in Politics” features Congresswoman Marcia Fudge. The Congresswoman talks about her days at the Ohio State University playing basketball, how she became a member of Congress and even shares some details about her trip to South Africa to attend Nelson Mandela’s funeral. The “People in Politics” video series is produced

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After months of lobbying and negotiations, Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 along with other members of the North Central Ohio Buildings Trades and Mayor Chase Ritenauer successfully convinced the Lorain City Council to pass a “responsible contracting” ordinance. The ordinance passed in July, but not before an effort to stall and possibly kill the legislation was thwarted. “We appreciate the

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[h3]West Virginia residents gain new level of safety[/h3] Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is expected to sign proposed legislation that will make West Virginia the first state to require anyone who installs fire and smoke dampers to be licensed. Once the law takes effect, similar licenses will be required for work on heating, ventilating and cooling systems, with inspections and enforcement

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The newest installment in the You Tube video series, “People in Politics” is now available online. The video series comes from Bobby Ina, Managing Director of Metropolis Consulting LLC, who has been lobbying for Local 33, since 2011. He launched the Metropolis Channel on You Tube earlier this year. The latest video in the series is titled, “Getting to know

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A new installment in the You Tube video series, “People in Politics” is now available online. The video series comes from Bobby Ina, Managing Director of Metropolis Consulting LLC, who has been lobbying for Local 33, since 2011. He launched the Metropolis Channel on You Tube earlier this year. The latest video in the series is titled, “Getting to know

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