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Tribal updates February 2007 George Montero, Pete Carranza Tulalip Tribe Hotel and Casino Project On November 20,2007, Tulalip TERO held a signing ceremony in which several Union and TERO members signed the TLA on the Tulalip Resort and Spa Project. The Tribal Labor Agreement ensures that contractors and workers that are working on the hotel are either Union or TERO. The ceremony was held at the Quil Deda Creek Casino where our EST Doug Tweedy, signed the TLA for the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters and presented the Tulalip Tribe a Northwest Native print, which will be on display in the Hotel upon completion of the 130 million dollar project. Snoqualmie Tribe Casino located on Exit 29 of I-90 The long awaited project for the Snoqualmie Tribe will be breaking ground on February 26,2007 After three years of hard work and persistence along with lobbying efforts by the Pacific Northwest Regional Council, the project is on its way. The tribe is working with Skanska USA, they are very enthusiastic and pleased with the efforts the carpenters had with making their dreams a reality. This is good for our future growth, as it creates a lot of carpenters jobs and direct entry into our ranks. Spokane Tribe Currently we are planning a visit with the Spokane tribe to discuss their upcoming projects. Muckleshoot Tribe…The tribe has hired former LCL Superintendent Jon Hagwood for the Constructions Owners Representative and has several projects under planning which include a K-12 school. United Brotherhood Partnership Committee Ø Chairman Dan Bark Ø Committee members: Ø Pete Caranzza PNWRCC Ø George Montero PNWRCC Ø Jonella Sanchez NCRCC Ø Lyla Ransdel SWRCC Ø Brad Howard SWRCC Ø Steve Newby MRCC Ø Jeff Aiken ESRCCNY The UBC Partnership Committee met in December for goal setting in Las Vegas, Nevada Future meetings have been set for: Ø NCAI (National Congress of American Indians) Washington DC Ø Res 2007,Las Vegas Nevada Ø Construction In Indian Country, Phoenix, Arizona The UBC will be gold hosting Res2007 in March located in Las Vegas. The N.W. Carpenters have attended workshops with WSDOT TERO also have been invited by IDOT TERO and ODOT TERO for future goal planning workshops. |