UA Local 498 Gadsden, AL

Congrats to Derek Freeman and David Underwood for winning the Welding and Plumbing devisions in the State Apprentice Contest for Our Local. Great Job! Also Congrats to Local 52 HVAC winner( Montgomery), Local 91 Pipefitter winner ( B’ham) and all contestants. Anyone that could have been at the competition could not argue that UA Appretices ARE the BEST in the business. Good Luck winners in New Orleans in June. Not sure I will get to see you there but, I will be at the Nationals in ANN ARBOR, MI in August so hopefully I will see our guys there. -Chris Bell

During our meeting Friday, Business Manager Garry Frost was presented the charter for the Gadsden chapter of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO). IAPMO Region 8 Manager and UA member, Bob Carpenter, was there to present the charter and install the officers. Please take the time to visit their website to read more about what they do and you can also click here to become a member.

Special thanks to Adam Colvin and Dexter Colvin for the photos.

We at local 498 wish George Colvin a long and happy retirement!

Ivan Rasco receives a plaque for being an instructor for 27 years. Many members have benefitted from his dedication to the local and the U.A.

Click here to download or print the flyer to share and as always, we welcome your comments and ideas.

As we all know, Memorial Day is a day to celebrate the lives and sacrifices of our Military Servicemen and Women, specifically the ones that didn’t make it home. We just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all our Military members, past and present, and their loved ones for taking up the challenge of defending our great country. Each service member takes their Oath of Obligation knowing that they could potentially be one of the ones that doesn’t make it home to their families and loved ones. Below is a list of our members and family that have taken this oath.

David Battles
John “J.C.” Cornelison
Joshua Cornelison
Felix “Pete” Evans
Alton Galimore
Barry George
Jeff Goggans
Andy Jones
Rex Moore
Don Nelms
Michael “Spike” Pickett
Ivan Rasco
Larry “Cowboy” Shelton
Millard Temple
Bobby Thrash
Jason Underwood (Son-In-Law of Garry Frost)

Click here for more on the history of Memorial Day.

Everyone have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend and please comment and let us know if we missed anyone and if you get a chance, give thanks to those who would have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we cherish and to those who remain ready to go at a moment’s notice.

“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”
-George Orwell

Here is the design for the pins ordered for the upcoming UA Convention. What do you think? Let us know here.

Working on updating the site to make it more user friendly and to better facilitate the flow of information. Please comment below if there is anything in particular that you would like to see. I will be working on it extensively this weekend and continue to improve on the layout and information provided.

-Josh