Vol. 19 | No. 4 | April 2025

Local 1579 Teaches and Involves

L.U. 1579 (i&o), AUGUSTA, GA — Hello, brothers and sisters. Hopefully, everyone is starting to see warmer weather and going on spring outings like golf, softball and fishing. Spring also brings out more of our two-wheeled friends, so with that in mind, please keep your mind fresh and your eyes on the road and off the cellphone while driving.

The work situation in Augusta has been maintained since my last article, but as the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility moves out of demolition and into construction, we will see a rise in employment on the project. Our prime contractors at the Savannah River site are holding their own and picking up projects here and there, and our in-town shops are doing the same.

We’re still offering plenty of continued education classes for our journeyman wiremen, such as Fiber Optic, CPR, OSHA 10 and 30, EPRI, and EVITP. We want all of our JWs to get involved. The classes are free, but the knowledge is priceless. Feel free to contact the hall for more information.

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.

Mike Greene, Pres.