Union Members Frequently Asked Questions:
| Q: What are the Local’s office hours? |
| A: The Local Union
office hours are 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM Monday – Friday. Messages received after hours can be left on our voicemail system.
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| Q: When and where are union meetings held? |
| A: Union meetings are held
at the Carol Stream Union Hall, 205 Alexandra Way in Carol Stream, IL. On the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 PM. We also rotate quarterly informational meetings between the Crystal Lake Labor Temple and the Kankakee Labor Temple. Tune in to this web site for exact dates of those satellite meetings.
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| Q: Who can attend Union Meetings? |
| A: Any Member or
Apprentice Member (1st year and up) in good standing, may attend Union Meetings and have a voice and a vote.
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| Q: Is an apprentice indentured to his employer? |
| A: No! An apprentice is
indentured to the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. If he/she
has a problem or a concern with their employer or
their training, they must make a request
to appear before the JATC and be heard.
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| Q: What’s the difference between a Hiring Hall and a Referral Hall? |
| A: With a Referral Hall
such as ours, any journeyman who is out of work can report to the Hall for placement and/or solicit their own next job. It's their choice. When a member's Union has Hiring Hall and he or she is layed off, they must report to the Union Hall for their next work assignment. They cannot solicit their own jobs.
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| Q: What do the Journeyman classifications A, B & C refer to? |
| A: Pension Funds. In 1982
SMWIA Locals #265, #220 & #50 were merged. At that time it was decided that the Local #220 Pension Fund would be designated as A, Local #50’s would be designated as B, and Local #265’s would be C. Any member who joined the Union after January 1, 1982 is a C member.
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| Q: How much are Journeyman’s dues? |
| A: $207.00 per quarter or,
if you choose, $69.00 per month. However if you do choose to pay your dues less than quarterly there is a $3.00 service charge. i.e. $69.00 + $3.00 = $72.00 or $138.00 + $3.00 = $141.00. After retirement, a member can stay active in the Local and continue his/her lifelong relationship with their Union by paying the minimum dues of $14.00 per month.
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| Q: In the
bottom left hand corner of my pink dues receipt there is a box called "DUE GENERAL OFFICE", what does that mean? |
| A: The amount in that box ,
($78.00 per quarter or $26.00 per month) is that portion of your dues that is sent to your International Association as a per capita tax. The remainder of your dues goes to support your Local Union.
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| Q: How many members are there in Local 265? |
| A: As of December 1, 1999 we
had 2178 dues paying members in our Union. |
| Q: How many Local Unions are in our International Association? |
| A: There are 195
Locals in the SMWIA of which 100 are building trades Locals, 31 are
production Locals and the remainder are railroad, shipyard, sign, etc. |
| Q: How old is Local #265? |
| A: We are 92 years young.
Local #265 was originally granted a charter in Wheaton, IL. On April 4th, 1913. Local #265, Local #220 and Local #50 merged in 1982 to form what is today Local #265. |
