November 2022
High school students explore the millwright trade at local career fairs
High school students in the state of Tennessee are exploring career opportunities available to them after high school.

Millwright Local 1554 business agents, William Condon and Steve Williams visited with students at Brighton High School in Brighton, Tennessee to discuss the millwright trade.

To read more, click here.
SSMRC West Texas business agent honors UBC Military Veterans Program in annual Veterans Day Parade
SSMRC West Texas business agent, Dwight Murrah, honored those who have served our country in New Braunfels annual Veterans Day parade in Texas. 

Lined up in the order they were established, a local Jeep group that Murrah is involved in, honored each branch of military with flags, posters, and car magnets.

To read more and view photos, click here.
UBC MILLWRIGHTS
Submit your nominations
for Community Service Challenge
Each quarter, the SSMRC recognizes members who go above and beyond in their communities. Members who are recognized receive the Community Service Challenge Award and gifts including a lunch cooler, T-shirt, and $250 gift card. If you know someone who should be honored with the Community Service Challenge Award, please send a text to 855-577-7672.
Get a free t-shirt when you take the 101 Constitution online course
The SSMRC will send you a free T-shirt after you complete the online course "101 Constitution: U.S. Government and Labor Law," which is hosted in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Department of Education and Training's Learning Management System. Learn more about the course here.
Ask your Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Do you have a question about your union you would like answered? Submit a question to our monthly "Ask your EST" segment, in which Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Wayne Jennings will dive deep into answering member questions and educating members about opportunities in our council and the UBC.

Submit a question by clicking here.
WORK UPDATES
NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
SSMRC celebrates apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week
Each year, National Apprenticeship Week is celebrated during the second full week of November. This year, the SSMRC asked members to share their story to hopefully influence others to join the brotherhood. Here are just a few of the submissions from National Apprenticeship Week.
To view more submissions from National Apprenticeship Week, click here.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
November Member Spotlight from Local 2232
For the past 11 years, Jeremy Gonzales, a member of Local 2232 has dedicated himself to a career as a union millwright.

Being a millwright comes with a lot of challenges, in which a lot of people do not talk about until they have walked in the shoes of a millwright. No job is ever the same and each day presents a slate of new challenges. Being a millwright is not for the faint of heart. But with a whole lot of faith and a lot of hard work, it is a rewarding career. 

Each day, Gonzales wakes up and thanks God for another opportunity to continue doing what he loves to do. That is being a millwright. 

To read more about Gonzales, click here.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Mental health matters - dealing with workplace stress
Stress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, feeling sad and anxious, where these feelings are temporary and not part of a diagnosable condition. Work can contribute to those factors.

Learn about resources, solutions, and activities designed to improve our mental health and well-being, click here.
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