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of Local 100 includes Washington, D.C., the States of Maryland
and Virginia, and seven counties in West Virginia (Berkeley,
Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, and Morgan).3
During the relevant period, Mr. Marple procured work through the
Local 100 union hall in Cumberland, Maryland (Cumberland),4 which
was located approximately 23 miles from petitioners’ residence in
Burlington.5 Mr. Marple was considered a sheet metal worker
traveler by Local 100 and was referred by Local 100 to
contractors for nonpermanent employment on jobs involving sheet
metal work. After a job ended, Mr. Marple would report to the
Local 100 union hall in Cumberland and sign the out-of-work list
for referral to a contractor for employment on another job.
Since 1998, Mr. Marple has worked for at least 18 different
contractors on Local 100-referred jobs, primarily at locations in
West Virginia and the adjacent State of Maryland. Some of these
job locations were closer to petitioners’ home area of Burlington
3 We take judicial notice of the jurisdiction of Local 100
and its area offices. See Fed. R. Evid. 201(b).
4 The Cumberland area office of Local 100 covered the
Maryland counties of Allegany, Garrett, and Washington, and the
West Virginia counties of Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy,
Jefferson, Mineral, and Morgan.
5 We take judicial notice of the approximate distance
between Burlington and the Local 100 union hall in Cumberland.
See Fed. R. Evid. 201(b).
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