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About
Local 894
WELCOME!
Located
in Akron, Ohio, Laborers' LocalUnion No. 894 proudly serves
the territorial jurisdiction of Summit, Portage and Medina
Counties. Representing approximately 1200 qualified men and
women in the Building and Construction trades, utilizing and
supplying both Building & Heavy Highway Contractors with
committed, skilled, and experienced laborers to over 600 signatory
contractors.
Chartered
March 9, 1936, Local Union No. 894 is an affiliate of Laborers'
International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, in Washington,
DC. With a membership estimated at 750,000 serving the United
States, Canada and Puerto Rico, LIUNA will celebrate an outstanding
"100 years" April 13, 2003.
Since
its inception, Local Union No. 894 has been affiliated with
Tri-County Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO.
With
ongoing participation, Local Union No. 894 members attend
the Drexel J. Thrash Training Center, which offers numerous
certified technical classes in the most advantageous programs
of our construction industry. A state-of-the-art academic
institution, it provides a residential campus facility offering
an extensive curriculum.
Laborers'
Local Union #894 is one of the first Locals in the State to
charter a Retirees Council, remaining in existence since June
17, 1993.
Local
#894 union meetings are held the second Wednesday of every
month at 7:30p.m. in our large meeting hall.
The
Retirees meet at noon on the 2nd Wednesday of every
month. Lunch is provided at no charge. Come out and meet
some of the other retirees, have lunch and catch up on
what some of the other retirees are up to.
Feel
free to
contact us with any suggestions,
comments, or just say HEY!
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