ACL WORKING GROUP WINS: CALIFORNIA AIR BOARD DROPPED LOGGING EQUIPMENT REGULATION
Associated California Loggers (ACL) has been working for a number of years in negotiating with the California Resources Board (CARB) on diesel issues.
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ATTN: LTOs and Log Truck Drivers: Assembly Bill 2257 Becomes Law –“AB 5 Fix” Bill Improves “Business to Business” Exemption
AB 2257 of 2020 BECOMES LAW – “AB 5 FIX” BILL IMPROVES “BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EXEMPTION” FOR LTOS AND LOG TRUCKERS – AND FULLY EXEMPTS RPFS FROM DYNAMEX ABC TEST FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS The two-year 2019-2020 Legislative Session ended on August 31. One bill that made it to Governor’s desk was Assembly Bill 2257…
DetailsURGENT! US FOREST SERVICE CLOSES CALIFORNIA NATIONAL FORESTS DUE TO FIRE EMERGENCY; HOWEVER, LOGGING WORK MAY BE ALLOWED USING THE “PAL” WEATHER SYSTEM
A MESSAGE FROM STEVE BRINK OF THE CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION: BEGIN: A new press release (see link below) is out from US Forest Service Regional Forester Randy Moore regarding “expanding the September 7 closures [on the National Forests] and outlines that we are closing all national forests in California due to current and predicted fire…
Details‘REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS: THE 2020 “VIRTUAL FORESTRY CHALLENGE” — ALL ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA “ZOOM” — IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2020
A MESSAGE FROM DIANE DEALEY NEILL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA FORESTRY CHALLENGE: BEGIN: Hello Friends of the Forestry Challenge, A lot of things have changed this year! Even though we won’t be able to conduct in-person events this fall, we have decided to conduct one statewide virtual Forestry Challenge event for the fall of…
DetailsMEMBERSHIP DUES RENEWAL UPDATE
Last month, ACL sent out its annual dues billing for 2020-2021. Many of you have sent your dues in. Thank you for renewing! But we still do not have all of our dues for the year in. If you haven’t done so yet, we would appreciate receiving your dues renewal as soon as you can.This…
DetailsFURTHER REMEMBRANCE OF SUSAN EMMERSON, WIFE OF GEORGE EMMERSON OF SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES
Last week, with limited information and on short notice, Associated California Loggers put out information on the passing of Susan Emmerson and memorial services scheduled for the next day. We noted “we will have more information for you in the next week about Susan Emmerson and her life.” A week has passed and we wanted…
DetailsHELP WANTED: LOG TRUCK DRIVER
Crawford Bros., Inc. Log Truck Driver (2015 Kenworth) Yreka, CA / Full Time About The Position * Drive log truck in safe and efficient manner * Secure log loads and transport to destination * Perform daily inspection of truck Qualifications * Must have Class A license, current medical card, and clean DMV record Compensation/Benefits *…
DetailsACL JOINS TWITTER
ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS INTRODUCES NEW “ACL TWITTER ACCOUNT”: Associated California Loggers has decided to launch a Twitter account. You can access the ACL Twitter page with this link.. https://twitter.com/CaLoggers Here you will be able to view tweets made by ACL, Retweets of other tweets that ACL was either tagged in OR useful information within the tweet…
DetailsA NEW LOOK FOR THE CalTREES SYSTEM PORTAL
A MESSAGE FROM CAL FIRE: New Look for CalTREES System Portal The CalTREES System portal (https://caltreesplans.resources.ca.gov/caltrees) will have a new look August 28, 2020. The purpose of this update is to make the site easier to navigate and help you to get to information quickly. The new interface has a new ‘Reports’ page that is…
DetailsREMINDER: STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUNDIS OFFERING GRANTS TO STATE FUND POLICY HOLDERS TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF SAFETY MEASURES FOR COVID-19
A MESSAGE FROM ALLISON MELOTT, WITH VICTOR INSURANCE SERVICES — ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS CONTRACT BROKER, REGARDING STATE FUND “COVID-19 GRANTS”: All State Fund policyholders recently received information from State Fund about grants that are available to help defray cost of safety measures for COVID19. I learned today that at least two of our clients received…
DetailsHELP WANTED: “MARKIT! FORESTRY MANAGEMENT, LLC” HAS OPENINGS FOR “ENVIRONMENTAL FORESTRY HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS”
Markit! Forestry Management, LLC is here posting a job opening for “experienced forestry operators,” or “Environmental Forestry Heavy Equipment Operators.” LOCATION: Projects may be located throughout the State of California — and in surrounding states, including Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. JOB DESCRIPTION: As a member of Markit’s! environmental forestry team, you will…
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