Welcome to our newly reformatted Website. Online Dues Payments has been added among other changes. Most of the content has remained the same, however this new format will allow the staff at local 697 more flexibility when updating the website along with a more streamlined procedure during the backoffice processing of referral bids. This will aid in getting people contacted earlier in the day for referrals which is especially handy to those applicants who need to travel significant distances. This will also help expedite scheduling of safety training in those facilities that require it. Please take your time to navigate this site as it is different than the old site. Also, please be patient while we work out any "bugs" we may find the first few weeks. We have been testing the site for a couple of weeks and hope that most have been worked out. We also have a list of items that will be fine tuned in the near future. Let us know if you experience problems that you can't seem to wo... Read more