28 acted IJ co·chalrman repre~nullJ all unions co ...· ered by the r.evadlllg wage. Business Manage. Bresnahan uw the need for thc coahuon after the Boud <strong>of</strong> Educauon attempted to deal with each unLOO scJWatdy. BustnCSl Man.qer Br~nah.an knew that a100e no one union would be sucuuful and only through a commument to SIand together could the Strike be succusful. Thb wu the first time In the bbo. hIstory <strong>of</strong> Chicago that 38,000 Board <strong>of</strong> Educanon unIon employee, bdODpnS 10 20 ddferenl Inul Unions flood shoulder In shoulder nn the pickel hne wllh a common bond <strong>of</strong> solidarity, All <strong>of</strong> our members It the Bo.ard 01 Educauon m.imalOed the picket hnes. Our membe.s vol· w)teered thelT ""'teCS to handle emersenelU) lLDd Tim Ree~ , stewa.d 10' the Bo.,d <strong>of</strong> Educallon, rrul1nLl.ned the hOI·hne setup tn slllke headquu· lers. ActLnS 15 stnke coordmltor wu Busmen Reprcsenlluvc M.kc Bruton. The highh&ht 01 the Strike clme on October II when over 4,000 worke.s I"thered at McKlOley Park, Rrl! to hea. from thell le,de" and then to demonstrate in Irom <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong> Educallon olRect. All membe.s <strong>of</strong> local 134 are proud <strong>of</strong> the work <strong>of</strong> our members It the Board <strong>of</strong> Educat.on, Stew.rd T,m Rene, BUSlOUS Repre ~nutlve Mike Bruton, .nd Buslnes. Man"e, Ttmothy Brcsnahln. CHARLES DuNNl, B.R.lP.S. TOM SINCI.AIR, B R.lP.S. IRS Ruling Unfair To Construction Workers LU. 136 (l,o,u8;.cm), BIRMI NGIIAM, ALA..-I .e· «nlly read a leucr 10 the eduor <strong>of</strong> the "Shelby CounIY Reporter" thai I feel .HeclS every one <strong>of</strong> us. I would hke for elch <strong>of</strong> UI to eooslder the CODtenlJ <strong>of</strong> thIS leller Ind lake the Ippropnlle ICllon "Tbe Internal Re ... enue Service b unlill 10 con· strUction wOlkeR tn the ,lIowaoce 01 reasooable aDd oeens.ry tuvd expenscs. It become. oecu· N.ry at urnes in a con$uucuon worker's hfe to travel to locallons outSide his locil "ea 01 tm' ploymeol. This person may have lived In a gl ... eo communLly lor yea". He has a home therc, hIS chIldren atlend school there, he VOles there and pays IUtl thele. H.s w.fe probably has • lob In the ume community. All consuucllon work IS temporary In nllure.1f a contlruCIlOn worker taktl a lob I long dntance from hIS homt, he mUSt eithel move hIS homc and famIly to that job or iocur suhstantial additional upensu, eLlher by tuvehng sevelal m.les each day or by leOIlOl temporary lodsms nur the job. I! is Io(lmellmcs Impossible 01 contrary to sODd hUlmen ludgment 10 move ncar the lob beuuse <strong>of</strong> housmg shortages, or the high cost <strong>of</strong> such housms. More Importantly, construction work is lOheremly uncertlln. Workers ~n be la.d <strong>of</strong>f with jUst tWO hours' nOllce. Furthermore, the worker in th •• SIIUlllon Intends 10 work dOHr to h" tradilional work area as soon as a lob II IVIII.ble. The wo.ker has only IWO chOiceI' rema.o unem' ployed, or Incur travel expeoses.n Old" to pracuce Ills trade. The IRS uscs the so-called "one'ycar rule"j60-1891 to dlullow Ifanl upenscs, alon, With Revenue Ruin 76-453 ;JJ\d 8J-8J. Thesc rulon,s do not take Into cons.derauon.ll pertmenl b.CIO .. In dealing wllh each CISC. The re~uh IS harassmenl, loss <strong>of</strong> lOCO me, ILDd necdlus WOlry for many dcscIVlns workers. Convess hu In Ihe palt diullowcd implementation <strong>of</strong> 50me <strong>of</strong> these R"'enuc Rulings 176-453}. Why should construe· tion worker. nOI be .ble to cl.im the $amc out·<strong>of</strong>· town expenses thl! attorneys, CPA 's, In ~u raoce salesmen and maoy olhers C;JJ\ cIlLm thl! rdare to buslOus aDd milease expeoses! Even CODVess· meD and Knators arc conSldeled temporarily em· ployed and arc allowed expenses. There are CUI' rently five bIlls in Consress that "'ill alleviatc this problem. These arc S·1352, S·1353, S·1119, H.R. 700, .nd B .R. 98. Thue bills, if pused, will settle rhe issue .nd COffeCl the Injuuice the IRS has pUI on tbe COMtIUctioo worker. I fed this . ltuatlon hal bct;n around lon, enough, aod workers <strong>of</strong> all (onslructton cultS should hand together and sup' port the cunent leglslauon that 's before Consress. TIme 15 velY short. Write or call your congressman and SCDatOIS It once." Alter readlns thiS arucle se ... eral .... «b 19o, I checked with my conyusman to sce when thIS leSI.I,uOn would be brou&ht 10 I vote. It IppelR we hive unul around March <strong>1984</strong> to 1"10 support. Th,s lepllation IS desperately n«ded. I urse you to SCt your lerresentatlvCS behond this lepslauon today. At-nu BU1tNS P .S. Cards Issued To Use at Retailers LU. u6 Iia,"I, DECATUR, ILL.-The DeUlur Buildms Tradu ale havins cards pILnted 10 be given tOil" rClllleu. The cards will let the retailer know Ihat he has been patronlzcd by a unIon employ«. The purpose behind this prOICCt i, to show area norcsand shopl the ImOuot <strong>of</strong> bUSIness they receive from us. Hopefully they Will rec.p· roc~te .n kmd. This is an excellent idca and it's something we can all take part in, bUI hke other Similar plans thiS one won 't work unless Wt usc the ca.ds. If I retaIler shows some InlereSt, take some lime and explam to him wh.t we arc all about. One 01 the sreatcst th.eats to the surv.val 01 uoions .s pubhe opinion At thiS lime, public opmion s«ms to be mov;n, asaLOl t us. Some <strong>of</strong> thIS tS due 10 bl, bUSIness prOpas.nda portflylOS U! U overplld and nonploductl ... e. But It 1111", 10 part due 10 unloo members nOl speak,"s up 10 defend unions When the day comcs when you are emhanuscd to talk about your work or you. unIOn, thIS is dellnltdy the bepnning <strong>of</strong> the end Loc.al 146 It In ... olved In scnIlI PUlIettS 10 Improve public relnions In our area. E.ch yea. we doolle thouunds <strong>of</strong> dollars In cash dooatlons and man·hours to local chant.es and CIVIC p'OICClS. We also have a publoc Iciallons comm.ttee responsible for advCIlLsLnS union plDlCCU paSt and prescot throu&hout the lunsdlcllon Thesc thmp arc 1m· po,tant, but our bluest pubhc relanODI tool Ihould be OUT members bolh on Ind <strong>of</strong>f the ]Db. The work situalLon Temuns prctty much the same "'lIh the Chnton PoweThouse pID,eC t plov.d· Ins the matonty <strong>of</strong> our wo.k CHRrlTOP1'U ,. PJLOPfl, it.S. Employment Picture Improves LU. ISO (i,em,rlSaspa), WAUKEGAN, l.t.L-For the sccond month.n. row Business Manaser Rose. Ankley ondICated that the employment p.cture h.d Improved. II'S oot good eoough 10 quit your job and come runDlns Ln, hut the hst IS qu.te I bit shorter than laSt year. And, as we are ID the Wtnler months ilnd the hst IS ,eflLllJ shorter we can expect a reasonable spnns. Also thele are mlny larse <strong>of</strong>fke bu.ld.ns, IU" comln, out <strong>of</strong> the ,round arouod the county that will be c.llLng fo r men about tbe lime you read th ••• rticle AI the besmmns <strong>of</strong> December, after I Slll'month Will, the local recclved 144 <strong>of</strong>ficlallBEW hats. As thesc were a popular lIem, there may be some left by the time thIS article comes OUt. On a sad nOle, OU r coodolencu to the fflends and family <strong>of</strong> Pete Scrvi, who puscd away dUIIOl No ... ember. Also, Io(lITJ to hear .hat Bud MIliCI lell <strong>of</strong>f I ladde., and will be Illd up lot Io(lme lime P,ctured thIS month are Ihe men from twO dilfer"otl0bs. Fllst is the QUIll ]Db on l.ncolnshire. Here IS .. company Ihat sraned ,n onc mao's lu.sement t .... enty ycars ago, Ind now 15 I mIllion· dollar mill oldel busmcss. The men arc WOlklOS on I warchouse Iddlllon, but soon expect 10 be workons on a new olflce bUlldins acroSS the streCl. Second is the SI. Therese Hospital job. This is the last <strong>of</strong> a luge Crew that Is WUppLDg up a multimilloon dollar addition .nd reOOV.lLon. W.th this add"'on St Thelcse is nOW called a med,c.l park, futunns I doctors pr<strong>of</strong>eSSIonal buildLD&" 650'car underground pallnns area, a new cnucal Care and recovery ward, a new emersency /acIIIlY, a chapel, a reSIdence for unwed mothen, • hospice ward, I convent, 1 nursery, and a nuclear medicine de· partment. ln (}(:tnberl WilS a pallentlhere fOI thr« days Ind found the care CJlcellent. Fm.ally COD' I'ltullllon5 to 'ames Tobey and Bob Wanalt, who i graduated In toumeymen Ln Novemhcl. STtVtN l . SnITCH, P.S. Stewards Shown II a Local 165, Chic.so, III., "ewlld. information mcetins ltC, left 10 riSht, Bnb Koo l) cek, Jim Wasner, .nd Cbarl.,. Run. ~'h." .. ,~;;·.~.~.~cnd iD& arc, lell 10 n,bt, Mllrl Foslel, Beny ~wi" anG Sal Gal .... n. Officer Conducts Steward Meetings LU. 165 (tl, CHICAGO, ILL.-All tnal, rel.IIDS 10 thc reccol sUlk~ 01 Loc.al16S .pmst Ihe Illinol' Bell Telephone Company have bttn completed, reports Executive Board ChlLrman Robert Tigge> I .... All putics charscd have been nmified 0/ their mal resuits. La5t Decemhcr, Pruldent-Busincss Mana,er .; Robert Dahlke .e"'lewed the lateSt COntraCI wllh ,II thc local !tewards, in order to explain and Inswe r '1UCStiOM they may have. These meelLng! took place al varioul locatioos throughout the CIlY, ID order to accommodate all tbe stewards. Brothcl Dahlke cxpllLoed the new griev.nce lonns aod arbitUlion procedurcs 101 the ATIlS and BOC compan.es, whICh come into effect on January I , <strong>1984</strong>, with the d.vestiture <strong>of</strong>.the company. .... UWlIENcr f . BIUlL, P.S Scribe Urges Members To Become Involved LU. 17S (i,o,em,camt), CHATTANOOGA, TENN.-No hie is full unless It i, hnked to some· thIng that son on aller we arc dead. If we bave '= nothlDS morc to hve fOI than lUSt 10,CI ;ahead in a compoclillve syslem, then democracy Will go down before other ph.losophies. I hope you belLeve thiS becau5C no truer statement could be made. If you do nOI owe Ihe <strong>IBEW</strong> mOle than 11 bit pvcn 10 you, sometblOl is wlOnS. U .... e do nOI ha ... e , commHment down deep w"hlD to leave thi' broth· erhood better than we found 11, we have I f.lse ImpreSSIOn 01 wh.t II is .nd why we arc Involved ,. IDLI How can we do thls1lnvolvement, partlCrpallOn, education, VOlin&. Ind PVlOS tvolumartly cOOlnh· uunS to COPEI for $tarters. COPE (Commill« on Politiul Education) effectively keeps us (labotl in the mllo,ueam <strong>of</strong> the American political Ind lesi5lallve .. en • . Withoul it, you, labor, and .11 who earn thcil livlDS by laboring would be. down . the tube •. Th,s yea. mOre than ever, we need you to involve yourself and you. family in every efiort
Banquet B , olb~. Dick Slilwdl, lUI . NECA Chlplcr min "sr., Ilm« 1I0wI«I (DuliI.ndins Appren.ke), loho EIIi, IOu,"undinl Appnoticrl, lod 80b Fo .. tr, ISsiuaDI billion. mlDil fr lod App'Ulik. ('om_ mint'r ,h.imu" I. ,h, Locll 175, Chillanoos", Tun., APPlfolict)hip B ... qurl. 8COlbtr 111.0 11 Muuly, lo,mfr : ;; ''' .1''';:' '.~' p.~n ll , memM. <strong>of</strong> Ihe Enul;,,' Harold has nlO mloy jobi lod d~. "ood job • • I nrlhiol he und r .lIku. lit is • tI.bili~iol fo.et in locll 175. 10 chaniC .he Ufnd, Ih •• arr In.eluns liS fr um rYfry 1n&1e Plu~ 'nrl pav: H <strong>of</strong> Ihe Novcm~r ,SSUt <strong>of</strong> Ihe [BEW /uurnalaod then do IIOmflhml .boUI It II IS up 10 you' Slocr 11$ 11\(",,1108 Ihe trlde I.bo, movement has sough. through (n~ who have lone on Ilflk~ to Aght the syuem They have etlhel becn bu)tnl 01 made drulLc ,0nCC$$lOo5 and loweled thc"ltandards 01 It~mg to surv'Ve Don'l forget Ihlt In No\"Cmb.:r If you mlued the Ch""mJ'l Uance, you mined ~ lund lime Thele w~)a I,,"e turnout ~nd cycrY'''''' , eemed to bc cnJOyLOg Ihem,cI .. u The (led" th,~ year I\OC, to KeYLO Ind Kllhy Riker and Mike and Cayle RobLll~O" They 1'1.11 III ~ lot <strong>of</strong> ILme nd h •• d wo.k to put 11 tOKclhc. Al,u,. 81'cCl~1 Ihank. to the COntraCIOl! who donued ,he door p ..:cs Wh ile we ue thankmK people, I would like to thank Ron Smith, Ron Shepherd, Gary II llv~naJ, 11m I'etry, .nd John Riehm!,nd lu. thdr help pUIlLOg the lighl.on the ChriStmas lIec for Un' ,cd CCleb.,1 Palsy this YUI, and Andenon Elecuic, ColvLO Eleclllc, and Egizii Elteme 10' the use 01 their equlpmenl It WIS aprlee •• ted At Ih" I1mC Ihe Negol1.tinS CommillU fOI the mcmbers employed by C IlY Water, Llghl &. Power arc .,,11 uymg 10 gCI • IICtllcmcnl wnh the clIy. They I.e Vance Arnold, Ted Smtih. J,m Dam· b~ehel, )Im Sch.ock, and Grorge PClko II h.~ been • hud ycal fOI nelOllllUOnJ Along wllh 01,11 Labol·Management CommLtlee, we lIe It ill meeting wilh the eonttaelon 10 comc up wlIh lOwe DCW Ideu on how '0 AKht Ihe non· un'On tn 01.11 • • ea l.ckt-onv,lIe secm, to be Ihe hardest hit 10 lal, but LtnCnceln, I hope we c.n wOlk 01.11 • solution toon 01 Ihc It,ht commerclIl work w,1I be gone hh the IUldenll.1 We 'll be talkul, molt lbout Ib'l latel Wllh the new law Ihe governor Slgr>nI, j!;IYlnl people employe.! m the public secto. the 11gb. '0 collccllve ba'galn'n" we ale starling an organ':ung caml'",llft Ind hop
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