Unemployment Updates For Members

As we warm up after the weekend’s winter storm, we understand a lot of members will need to file for unemployment as job sites thaw. We sent out this notification back in early December of last year, but we feel this information is more important than ever. As always, if you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the main office at 440-986-3000 or email them at frontdesk@bac23.org. (The office is closed today, January 26, due to weather, but we will be back in tomorrow.)

Unemployment is a bit different this year, but no need to worry because Local 23 has your back.

Field representatives will no longer complete union verifications from their offices. Instead, once a week unemployment will send a list to the main office in Amherst. The ladies at the Local 23 office that take the dues payments will verify you are a member in good standing and are paid up on your dues. Once they verify that you are paid up on your dues, they send the list back to unemployment for processing.

The basic gist is that instead of going through your local chapter, unemployment will be going through the main office.

This is a much faster process than before.

While waiting for unemployment, be sure to continue with work searches as usual. You can put down the last contractor you worked for and BAC local 23 as contacts. And make sure when you file you are putting down Local 23 and the main address: 8497 Leavitt Road, Amherst, OH 44001. Remember to check your claim daily for correspondence. For dues payment you can call 1-800-442-0479.

For any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your field rep. You can also call the office at 440-986-3000 or email them at frontdesk@bac23.org.

Your union is here for you.

BAC Local 23’s Central Ohio Chapter will be holding a Steward training class on Feb. 7 at 8 a.m. at the chapter’s headquarters at 3005 Lamb Ave., Columbus, OH 43219. To register, please contact Bill Hulet at 330-323-0818 by the end of the day on Feb. 5 so he can order lunch for class participants.

With snow coming down all across the midwest, we wanted to give a special thank you to the union snow plow drivers who are out in the cold clearing roads and keeping our community safe.

These special called meetings are open to all plan participants and spouses to explain the upcoming changes to the Ohio Bricklayers pension plan. All plan professionals will be in attendance to answer your questions. Please make every effort to attend. Dates and locations are as follows:

Tuesday, February 10th, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Location: 9437 Hamilton Dr., Mentor, Ohio 44060

Thursday, March 12th, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: 1550 Chase Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45223

Vice-Chair and Field Representative Brian Collier congratulating Brother Ron Djubek after swearing him in from Apprentice to Journeyman at the January 20 Northeast Chapter Meeting.