CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTIES RETURN TO ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS IN DECEMBER: GOLD COUNTRY (THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9); NORTH COAST(THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9) AND EL DORADO-MOTHER LODE (SATURDAY DECEMBER 18)

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One year ago, due to “first year COVID-19 concerns,” all ACL Chapter Christmas parties were cancelled in December 2020. The last time that ACL Chapters gathered for Christmas parties was in December of 2019.Now, two years later, three ACL Chapters are having Christmas parties, all in December, 2021.Due to scheduling requirements, both the Gold Country…

FIRST CALL! TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS; ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT SPA IN RENO – JANUARY 11-13, 2022: REGISTRATION FORM ATTACHED

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ATTN: Registration is open for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Associated California Loggers, to be held from Tuesday January 11, through Thursday January 13, 2022. The Registration Form for the Annual Meeting has been completed. There are several ways for you to fill out the form and return it to the Associated California Loggers office: ONE: Print…

CAL FIRE DIRECTOR (CHIEF) THOM PORTER RESIGNS; EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 10, 2021; ACL AWAITS NEWS OF REPLACEMENT

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Cal Fire chief retiring after two bad CA wildfire seasons | The Sacramento Bee (sacbee.com)(Link to article above.) CAL FIRE Chief Thom Porter has announced his resignation, effective December 10, 2021. Excerpts from the Sacramento Bee article linked above:“…(I)n an e-mail to employees, Porter said he will leave the agency on December 10, almost three…

BIDEN COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE: SOME FLEXIBILITY SUGGESTED ON US FOREST SERVICE FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS — BUT OTHER CONTRACTS NEED TO BE COVERED AS WELL; NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE

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In light of the White House extension on its “COVID 19 vaccine mandate” to January 4, 2022, ACL would like to share information we have received from the DC-based Federal Forest Resource Coalition(FFRC) about the Vaccine mandate as it relates to federal timber contractors: Key passage in FFRC message below: BEGIN: At the recent Federal…

BREAKING NEWS: BUSINESSES(INCLUDING FEDERAL CONTRACTORS) HAVE UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS (JANUARY 4, 2022) TO IMPLEMENT BIDEN COVID VACCINE MANDATE; NEGOTIATIONS ON FLEXIBILITY CONTINUE

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Businesses have until after the holidays(January 4, 2022) to implement Biden Covid vaccine mandate ; negotiations on flexibility continue The Biden administration ordered U.S. companies Thursday to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated or regularly tested for Covid-19 by Jan. 4— giving them a reprieve over the holidays before the long-awaited and hotly contested mandate…

PRESIDENT BIDEN’S EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPOSES NEW COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS ON FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

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On September 9, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, which directs executive departments and agencies to “ensure that parties who contract with the Federal government provide safeguards in workplaces with individuals working on or in connection with a Federal Government contract or contract-like instrument.”  On September 24, the Safer Workforce Task…

GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNS 24 BILLS WITH $15 BILLION IN FUNDING “TO TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND PROTECT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES” — MONEY FOR LOGGERS, ROAD BUILDERS AND LOG TRUCKERS IS INCLUDED

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Governor Newsom has signed a $15 billion package of bills “to tackle the Climate Crisis and Protect Vulnerable Communities.”Governor Newsom signed 24 bills in all, including Senate Bill 170, which was the main natural resources budget trailer bill, which contains funding for CAL FIRE and other forestry-related entities. When you “get down into the weeds,”…

DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 15, 2021 — “PATHH” GRANTS FOR UP TO $125,000 TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC LOSS TO LOGGERS AND LOG TRUCKERS FROM COVID-19 IN 2020

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OCTOBER 15, 2021 IS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY TO OBTAIN GRANTS OF UP TO $125,000 TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC LOSS TO LOGGERS AND LOG TRUCKERS IN 2020.The application is short, the process is fairly simple (via federal FSA offices ) — and a lot of money is still available.Here is some new information:MESSAGE FROM THE AMERICAN…