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

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w~ will .rust hIs good·natu,tdneu. He was re·
elected ,his put June lor another ,h,ee years and
WIll fl,l,sh thIS ,crm We wIsh hmmy Ind his wtfe
a long and happy rClircmcm
Rhode Island's Hnardou! Substance RlghHO'
Know i\ct went IIItO effect On Se ptcmocr I, \983.
Thit law glYe$ wo.k~n Ihe nght to know what
10IIC substaneu arc used at wOlk It abo gIves
wor k ~15 Ihe light 10 gel informalinn and n aining
r .. gardlllg \O~ICS utcd by , h~" employer. Th~ URlon
Sal",y Cnmmlrr~r,~ recf:lvlllg IIIU ruCUODS Oil thIS
new law from RICOSH and other o. ganlzauons
supported by the i\FL·CIO Business Manager RaJ pb
Hyde and PreSldenl DIvid AgUIar teeenliy Inended
a stmllllar on Ih,s new law sponsOIed by the
InSlilule fOI Labor Studies and Rn~nch . Rlehard
Duffy. ufelY and health direc,OI, ImelllalloMl
i\",oclauon of File Flghler" lIa,ed thn Ihe law
enact~d by Rhode Island " one of the best 111 ,he
country. It IS to be ~nfOlced by Ih .. Stale Labor
[)crartment It WIll be up 'a the local's Safety
COmml\t~e to ensu,e Ihn Ihe law IS follo ..... ed by
managcm~n l
On September 22. a UntuII'Ma".I\~"'''''' Cum·
mlllee mel and discussed a bU5l11e5! rev,e ..... for
198.3 Abo dlseuned 'hb..ll !-Ime The oultome' Ibe Plpefin."
could 1101 wllhnand the 'w~wme magnitude of
MIliCI EJeCIII.', wftball aces, " Fllcball" fames
N,x on the mound dropp.:d bombs, Mark Pngge
"the hammer" batted .?5(), and D,ck,e Underwood
" Ihe w~b " snagged cveryth,ng that nme near,
other glcau wel~ Lanny MlthlS, Don SUgg5, Char·
he Pondcr, Don ChampIOn, Hal Nelson, Randy
Blnomlllsiock. hmmle Walkel, DaVId ~1 ar~haU ,
John Dav,s, RabbIt Dav" , Dun Lope r. and Z,.k
"t(Ge~ Mllion Bryant 15 on th~ dl5abl~d hst duc
'0 a knee Iniury bu, d,d a good fub of keepIIIg score
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