 The Quarterly Membership meeting (information below) will be held at the new Union offices. Wait? What? The offices moved? (Did I know where the old offices were?)
Yes! The offices have moved, and I spoke with the President of our Local about the reasons why.
Q: How are you settling in to the new offices? Is it working out as you'd hoped?
A: We are not completely unpacked but the necessities are done. The office space is smaller than our last office but this new office is more conducive to the way we work.
Q: What prompted the move? Were there benefits to Members that prompted the relocation? A: Our lease was expiring at the old location which facilitated the move. The main reason to move was cost. The union is always looking at ways to best serve our members and keeping our rent down is one of those ways. The last location had rent that escalated every year which was not a good use of member funds. We were also disappointed in the dismal conference space and lack of space for membership meetings. Our new location has no escalating rent and our rent is less than half of what we were paying at the old location. We have a more professional conference room space and space for membership meetings that we share with our Union brothers of IBEW 965. Q: The Quarterly Membership meeting is coming up. Can you describe the new space the meeting will be in? A: Our membership meetings will take place at our offices in the upstairs meeting room. We share this space with our Union brothers IBEW 965. The [meeting room] is spacious enough for our membership meetings and for larger events when necessary. Because of the size of the place we should be able to hold more membership and unit meetings in the space and hopefully reduce our costs of renting halls or conference spaces. Q: In the past, Union offices were often located on the property of the Company itself and people just dropped by if they had questions. We have a pretty far-flung membership and it seems less likely people will just show up. What are the best ways to reach you or Debi? If someone wants to meet with you at the Union office, how should they go about that? A: Members are always welcome to stop by the Union offices. Debi Eveland, our business agent, or myself can be reached at the office number 257-4764. Members are also welcome to call either one of us at our cell phones. Debi 334-3135 Kathryn 443-7304. | 
