A Message from the President                                                                                  
Re: May 1, 2008 Notified Union Meeting:-Disbursement ($0.50 increase for 6-1-08)-Nominations for LU Officers
 
Hello members. It’s that time of year again! Spring is near, and so is our next wage/benefit disbursement.
 
Please be advised the May union meeting will be a notified meeting for the disbursement of our next $0.50 increase beginning on 6-1-08.Nominations of IBEW Local Union 490 Officers will also be held. Officers to be nominated are:
 
President
Vice-President
Recording Secretary
Business Manager/Financial Secretary
Treasurer
Executive Board (6 members —2 each from zone A, B, & C)
Examining Board (5 members)
 
 
After nominations, correspondence will be forwarded relative to instructions on how to make a written request for an-absentee ballot and address to use.
 
The election will take place on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the IBEW Local Union 490 Hall, 48 Airport Rd. Concord, NH between the hours of 7:00am to 12:00pm.
 
A run-off election will take place Saturday June 21, 2008, if required.
 
Ballots will be counted at the IBEW Local Union 490 Hall, 48 Airport Rd. Concord, NH, immediately following the closing of the polls.
 
Fraternally Yours,
Denis R. Beaudoin
 
Following is an excerpt of IBEW LU 490 By-Laws:
 
Section 4.08. “Normal construction labor market” is defined to mean the following geographical area plus the commuting distance adjacent hereto which includes the area from which the normal labor supply is secured:
 
ZONE A
 
All of Strafford County
Rockingham County (the following townships)
 
Danville               E. Kingston
Exeter                 Greenland
Hampton             Hampton Falls
Kensington          Kingston
Newfields             Newington
Newmarket          Newton
Northwood          Nottingham
Plaistow               Portsmouth
Rye                      S. Hampton
S. Newmarket      Seabrook
Stratham
 
York County, Maine (the following townships)
 
Alfred                    Berwick
Eliot                      Kittery
Lebanon               N. Berwick
Ogunquit              S. Berwick
Sanford                Wells
York
 
ZONE B
 
Hillsborough County
Merrimack County (township of Hooksett only)
Rockingham County (the following townships)
 
Atkinson               Auburn
Brentwood           Candia
Chester                Deerfield
Derry                    Epping
Fremont                Hampstead
Litchfield               Londonderry
Pelham                 Raymond
Salem                   Sandown
Windham
 
ZONE C
 
Belknap County
Carroll County
Cheshire County
Coos County
Grafton County
Merrimack County (except township of Hooksett)
Sullivan County