1984-01 January IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

--50th Anniversary
A. the 50th , o oinna,y , d ehra.ion 01 Loc,1 61?,
. ROlooh , Va., hllul1Il;on.1 Viet Prt.ideOI 8 . C.
" Buck" WiIIi.miOD dclivtlJ' mUllS' II Blilious
MlDale, H. A. Fiihcl liums.
... Viet P,uidul and .~ n . lohooJ' IIbnhnibip. Mr.
Ind M n . D.vid Un. H , ... d Ed BOI,I,nc f ll jO), COOvefSllioo
.he. dinoe,.
~omr.clOrs wo.k,n, ,0 OU I IIHlsdiCIiOO I ~hcve
everyone had. ernt ume dIning, cianCIO" 0;00-
. VU5l1l& wllh old !nends, and enloy,", the ~verages
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The eHmngstlncd wLlh cockulb.n hour ~fo lc
dinner W is K lY cd AftI" dmne., we heard from
01,11 guen sp",kcIJ. B G. " Buck" Wilhamson, VIce
P" fldent of the Fourth D.stnct, Iud. warm leue.
~::' B:::::I~~I~onno'~ , Pfr:t~~!~n:C~~:~~~,~n~'~!~':i
V,..pnla AFL -CIO, told of b,s ulX'ncncC5 comlll&
mlo OU I IfUI B.OIhcrhood
Ailt. the spnkers, the: olchuua played and
cocktails were suved Dunnl one of the band
breaks, BUSiness Manaler H A fisher and La rry
..... Hopn, International Representatlye of the Fourth
DUlntt, pve out dool pnzu donated by somt of
our local conllaclOU
. We had a Hne lime Indced, A speCial thanks arc
in order lor Brothu Ftsher and ofH ce Secletary
Kill y Richards for thc plannlllg of our celebration.
The work scene In our lun sdiction is a htde
.. slow fight now, but II 's expected to pick up In
thc nUr future
.... Congutulatlons to President Davc Blakeobeck'
ler on h,s reccnt marnagcl .1100 to Mr and MIS_
Sam ROKberry on thc bluh of an eIght pound. one·
ounce baby boy
In .he upeomlnl clectlonland campaigns, pluse
remcmbe. those who help or,anl;cd I.bor by sup'
porunl and eleeunl cand,dalU fayorable 10 labor
L\UY F McClA."",u, P S
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New Contractors at Diablo
As Diablo Winds Down
L U, 6l91i,0a.rtsl, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL.- Two
new COnUaClOn Jlan ed wo rk at Dllblo In Seplem·
ber One IS I L. Barns ConslluclLon, thc p"me
I;OnlllClor fo, the Slmlllor Btuld,nl, Barns WIll
_ have over 10 lubconlractors tneludllll H P Foley
The manpower Will peak It about 4{) workers
The Olher new (onuactor II Bechn:l, who has
bun on .he SlIe for o¥cr I yeal now In July, PC&.E
au.hon;cd BcehlellO nelOllate with thc Connrue·
lion BUlldlnl Tradu for a Cencral Preslden" PrO!·
eel Marnlcnance A"eemenl. ]n short, It'. called
CPMA. A conllactor must have 1 letter of aUlgn·
ment and commllment for at len t one YUI of
__ work for one person In order 10 enter IIItO a C PMA.
Bechtel was given that necCiu ry work assIgnment
ID thc July authOn2allnn leltel and then they met
with the Consuucllon BUlldlnl Trades Ceneral
PresIdents Commnret 10 W;&$hlnlIOn, D C., and
proceeded 10 unp]ement a CPMA CPMAs l Ie
tnlended to cOYer all types of work olhu than new
constr\lCIIOn In othel words, a CPMA IS fOI mod·
l/lcallon, renOVatiOn, r ~paH, up,rade. lemooehn"
and mamtenance wo.k
At the p.esent lime, Bechtel has bun aUlgned
temporary ciectllcal power In UnH$ I and 1 and
UPI"d'nl of the domesuc Wllel supply syStem
Bechtel has about 30 elrCln(IInS on liS wOlk force
Additional work aSSI!:menU w,ll be made to
Bechlel very Similar to the "'ay 10 whICh work was
a§5rgned to OUr ~oera] C"" '01CUOO phYSIc;&1 forces
herr se:veral ycars a,o Once a system hn been
turned ovcr to nperallons, any further wnrk 5uch
IS mod,licatlnns, repalls. upgradln" and mamte'
nance can be perfonned by III Nuclear Plant OperallOn,
or, If NPO ISSlgIIS Ihc work to ,cneral
COn$UUCIIOn, lencral conS'r\lcuon may asSign It
to PC&'E phYSical fOll;cs, or lllasSt",s H ID Bechtel,
Foley, Pullman, or Plant There w, lI bC' .1. gradual
me re .. e In Ihe scope of "'olk belns pClformed
undu thc GPMA over the next $cv~ral months.
This Will not mcan an mCfease In Ihe numbcr of
WOlkers on SIlt and II Will not mean a lCassignment
of Fole y, Pollman, nr Plant Thorpe wOlk to Bechtd.
It IS also poSSIble thll In the futule there could be
addlllonal contractors such as Foley, Pullman, and
Plant Thorpe wOlkml under a CPMA al Diablo
Under a CPMA there 1$ no " Black fnday" and
only one shop $leward fOI all craftS Instead of onc
for each !Jade. There 1$ alS