March 7, 2008                                               Volume #29, Issue #8

DISTRICTS #4 & #7. . .Here is a reminder that the recently combined Districts #4 & #7 Spring Conference
is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, at Shooter’s Supper Club (lower level), 5330 Harding Avenue (Hwys 51 &
54 Intersection across from Elizabeth Inn), Plover. Registration at 8:30 a.m.; call to order at 9:00 a.m. Invited
special guest speakers are Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, Senator Julie Lassa, and Representatives
Louis Molepske, Marlin Schneider, Donna Seidel, and Amy Sue Vruwink. The agenda includes Council 40
and International Union conventions details, PEOPLE report, and reports from Council 40 leadership.

TWO MORE CONVENTION WORKSHOPS. . .In addition to the workshops outlined in the Convention Call,
we are pleased to announce two more workshops. The first is critical for treasurers: Your Local Union’s
Finances - Are You in Control? Taught by the same accountants who audit Council 40, this workshop will help
local leaders understand the use of internal controls to prevent fraud, the importance of conducting an annual
audit, and an overview of the new IRS Form 990-N as well as Forms 990 and 990EZ. The second workshop
is: Investor Education for Working Families. The objectives of the session is for participants to become
familiar and gain confidence with the language and key concepts of investing, to understand the power of
saving and investing small amounts of money over long periods of time and the choices required to do that,
and to learn how to get started making wise investment and savings choices. This session will be taught by
Associate Director Jack Bernfeld.

IRON COUNTY. . .Highway Department employees here, members of Local 728, have a new 3-year
contract. All employees received a 50¢/hour increase effective 1/1/08. Additional 50¢/hour increases are
scheduled for 1/1/09 and 1/1/10. The County continues to pay 90% of the single and family health insurance
premiums. Benefit improvements include the following: the clothing allowance increases from $250/year in
2008 to $300/year in 2009 to $350/year in 2010; Christmas Eve becomes a full-day holiday (was ½ day);
and employees may now substitute sick leave under FMLA for care of immediate family members with
serious health conditions.