March. Already.

How is everyone doing with those New Year Resolutions? Are they still intact? Did you even start? Come on, be truthful.

I think you would all agree that with the exception of a few days of negative temps, this winter has been quite comfortable.

If you neither:

• Read the Fund’s January Summary of Material Modification, (a copy of which has been posted to the Funds website) nor,
• Read the Funds January newsletter, (also found within the Funds website) nor,
• Attended any of the last four membership meetings, nor,
• Read thoroughly Business Manager Phil Hernandez Spring 2024 report in the front of the quarterly newsletter.

We all know that current refers to the flow of electricity in an electronic circuit. We also know that the amount of electricity flowing through a circuit is measured in amperes. So, here’s a question for you — or two, actually: outside of work, do you apply the theory behind these terms to any other areas of your life and why not?

The most successful of Local 697 participants do exactly this, especially when it involves learning about their benefits.

Ok. It’s 11:45 P.M. on Thursday, February 29th, 2024. I got Clarence “Gate-mouth” Brown “Sometimes I Slip” playing low, a half of cup of Joe, and metaphors are dancing across the page – some good, some horrible, but no keepers.

All self-payments for Health and Benefit coverage within the second calendar quarter of 2024 must be received by the Fund Office no later than 4:30 P.M. on Friday, March 29th.