1986-01 January IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood Of ...

of Cen. Matthew B. Ridgway, " Howevcr fine the
weapons, bowever adequate the eqUlpm~nl. DCI '
lher represent any more s u~ngth than the hearls
of the men whQ use the.m _"
nus local wlsh~s to honor the follOWing 100M'
yea r apprentlcu who became mechanics in 1985:
Brothers J. Heaton, 1_ Richardson, I Sanc.hez, and
D. Suegelmeyci QUI local also WI she! to ex tend
a specIal honor salute to Brothel ,. Houy for earning
the tight to be: on the Jun e. 1985. bonor roJl ~
CongratulatIons. men; best of luck plus succt'ss
wllh your careers
The negotiations betwee.n t abor and m3nagement
fo r our new contract are ovu. The (ODUaCt
IS complete and Heady for laOO l'S rauRcatlon \·ote
Our presIdent, 8rothcr G _ McKee. and Brotber I
MOll wele dc:ctc:d by rnls local to attend c.l a.ssc.s
on diSCipline aad discharge at the George MeallY
Center fo r Labor Studu!s tn Silver Sp.lIIg. Maryland_
QUI goa l IS for Ihc upgladmg of the quality and
education of au. stewards for the betterment of
our union. There 15 a need fo r a broader scope. a
higher aIm tD oU.l educatlonal go.!I.Is. True education
means mUle than the pUJSue of a certaIn courst: of
study; 11 means mort: than lust wTlting off for
matenal la lead. h has to do with the whole being.
and with the whole penod of CXIStenCe posSlble to
man. Our locals have and must at.uvely su pport
the educating of OU I members
At the classes hdd at the George Meany Center.
our delcgates met two of OUI pipe fitllng Blothers
from the Hawaiian naval basc:o II was a pleasure to
talk wub and lasten to them about common work
problems. We discussed With these Brothers In the
feden l SecIO' from the slatc of HawaII the follow·
mg Issues common to both work places: CIOSSc;rafung,
off-duty misconduct, fudoughing. Sick
leave, annual leave, grievance pr ltCedu rcs. and diS­
CIpli ne 1I( 1I0n. We rc.solved to stay 10 tOuch via
mall or phone. Management must be held In cheek,
and lhu. loc~ 1 intends to do just that by ide ntUying
those a re ~s ..... hic.h li re commoa to other federal
senon .
DAUlt RCYNOLDS P S.
Scribe Hopes for More
Area Jobs in 1986
LU. 934 (i,o,u&'ulyl, KINGSPORT, TENN.-It's
the beginning of a new year. ~nd thl! m c-mbers of
Local 934 hope chat ever-yone cOloyed the holIdays
With theLr faml\Jes an d fn ends.
At our last union meeung wt:nch was attended
by only 15 or 30 Brothers, some qUe!tlon~ arose
on bow Our local could oblalQ more UniOD work
In our sunoundJ.ng :lieu. At the prestat our local
docs have I few Bro thers wOlkmg at home but
most conllOue 10 work out of town Recc:ntly we've
bad a lot of constructIOn lobs 1n our nea, bUf Done
a. our own contractors have bid on these jobs,
therda rc. the chances of working at home remain
... ery slim.
We hope that with the help of our :Irea COlltrlCtors
thiS year WIl l be diffe rent ~ nd ....·i ll a llow many
of OU t Brothers to eomc: back home and work. One::
01 the 000 t Important tasks thIS yea r IS getting
more conrractors to bid on these. labs. Along with
the (.ooperallon 01 area contractors, it wiU take
the support of our Brothers and also commuruty
lDvoh'ement to achieve thiS goal. ""lIh everyone
shOWing then suppOrt. our local Will possibly ba\'e
more a rea lobs thiS yf:.31 th3n \0 the past.
I. COLE. Dol.AN, P.S.
Local Thanks Members;
Buick City Completed
LU. 948 (i,cm,ns&..sp;a), FLINT, MICH.-Here's
hopmg thiS year wllI be as good as the last one·
We still bave a few tnye11ng Brothers workmg In
the:: area BUick Cny IS done and wu bUilt With
umon workmansru p and pnde. It rully shows in
both the fac.tory and the cau that alc- bein, bUlle
there. Buick Cit)' was built In .. rduivcly short
time by • lot of dif(crent tnd.:smen. We in Flint
arc ... ery proud of the Walk done by our membc.rs
and some travellng mc:mbns. Bukk CilY I S one oC
A Family Affair
Pictun:d htu ..are, left 10 l i~h t .lim, brothcr George,
Alger,. Ul d Garry Ruthnfotd. all mrmbus of Local
948, Fliol, Mich.
the m 05;t modem pb.ms to the world today, and
because of the new deSign and lec.hnology, the
rSEW played a (ar larger part m (he bUilding of It
than any othe. trade.
On ~hall of the local, we would hke to th~nk
all the members ler lhe great job that was dOone
this summer Without all of us pulhng loge ther,
we would not have the strong URlon we have today
BUick City was a great success but only with the
help rrom all the members ..... ho worked on all the
other lobs to help protec t our lunscilcllon. Without
the commc:rcial wOlk and $mall mdustnal work,
we would nOt have much left after BUick Cuy was
completed. So, a&am we say thanks to all members
of local9"g
This past summer we had one heck of a pany.
In ,uJy we burned the mongage 00 OU I hall .her
iust Bve years. It's all ours now, I iust Wish that
more of our local members would use II and come
to the meetings more fr equently.
We have some good news and some bad nt:ws.
The good news IS that the golf season IS over. and
the league champions arc Tom O'Brlen and ' ohn
Bond. I don't know If LI'S truc or not, but rumor
hu II that It's hard to beat the chamnan or the
Executive 8o.ard and the busmc:ss manage,_ The
bad n~ws IS tbat our baHtcam lost 10 Ann Arbor.
Dave Could said rhat the game Will be played la
Flint next year, and we will lure the umpllcs
Algel RutherfOld, shawn \0 the pletUre, is the
brothel of E. 'ay aad Homer Rutherford They ate
all retired IBEW members. Alger has been In our
local lor 50 years and has held every oftice except
preSident E'.. ' ay, who was the fa ther of '1m and
Ceorge, died in 1971. after serving 44 years as a
member of our local. He spent m:lny of those years
as presideDt .lod Executive Bo.lld mcm~r Homer
Rutherford ha.s been a member for S4 ycars, letlnng
10 1910 aher serving as prt"5ldent fOI many yean.
He IS now 80 yearS old ;lnd IaV1n! In Flonda. Ceorgc
Ruth~rford has been a memba fo r 46 yean and
ha' b(en.n E.xC'tuuvC' Btu.d memb('1 fOI a Dumbel
of years. He IS s till out there gOlOg strong m the
fidd. Jim Rutherford was IDlIl3tc:d 10 1951 and is
w or k in~ :and livmg out East. Finally there IS Calry .
He has been a member for 20 years, an ExecutiYe
Bootd member for the past 12 ycars, and has helped
and supponed our local qUHe oft en.
OU t local IS very proud to ha"'e kaoWD and
worked "'ich mu llimlly of electrlclans. We Wlint
them and you (0 know tbat the dedication of time
and skill they have given to Local 943 IS greatly
appreciated and Will nevu be forgon en All together
they ha ... e over 100 years to our local, and
Jim, George, and Carry are stili addm1, to that
Agurt Tbey alt": what Ihe mEW It. all about. We
sa lute yuu
RJ\.YMONl1 SVllCARA, P.S.
Unit 8 Members
Buy Union Jackets
L.U. 949 IO,em&IJ, BURNSVILLE, MI N.-Our
members of Unit 8. h~adq~rt(' red an Montevideo,
MmncsoUi. and employed by Nonhem States POWCf,
recently purchased union l.ckecs. When the pleture
",'as lakea. It was obVIOusly one of our beautllul
summer c:venmgs.
Allhough we have sold manyol ourl,lnion ,ackets
and our members wear them proudly, this is the
Former Officer
Pictured is Brothr:r lobo ChristianSl'n who served
il5 Irusurer of Local 949, Bumsvillc, Minn. John
is an I!'mployel!' nf Minnl!'g~,"o from the Sh.akoptl!'
Division who accepted .a managc:mtnt position.
We wis h loha tht bcsi oE luck in his otw endeavors
aod thank him fIJI his time aDd I!'ffoflS on all the
unio n wm minees thai hI!' served in addilion ( 0
the trcasurer's job.
New Jackets
Picturtd here w ith tbeit uwaD jacketS . , e members
of Lo(a1949, Unit 8; (nlDt row, left 10 right, Hartan
Henke, Richard NnkJeby, Jerome Johnson, Marlow
Pe terson, Ri ch;ud TOGgeD, J.ab Rdshnd, Mike
Uecker, Ve rlr o Klin" middle row, Itll to righi,
ArieD Smie.ns, Dallas IVCrsOD, Sum Pele.rson, ChaI·
ley Pater, A.r1 Meyer, Willy Roi, M.ike I-f usud,
Owen Lund, back row,left to rilbt, Herb Calley,
Don Mulls, Ib rleD Livingood, Lowell Elliot, DUD
Limberg, Jim Rowan, La rry Mude, "tid Larry Ncl·
son. Not piclured afe Wesll!'Y Schrapp, U m Kittel·
So n, Lto Kuehl, Lyman Trutna, Ha n y Lie tz.u,
Noel Sh it, Doug Sc.hm idt, Durel Doose, Ge ne
GoU mer, and Don BCfCnds.
(July unH of Loe.al 949 where all members pUt ·
chased ,ackeu. U other memben of 949 would ltke
to purchase unton lackets. please contact your
busmess re.p'CStn ta live or our ofSce dlfectly. Nat·
urally, they art: union-made ,ackelS.
R L ANOE'RSON. B.M
Brother Anderson Wins
"Best Finish" Trophy
LV, 952Ii&.0}, VENTURA, CAL.-Bob Andersoll.
~ member smcc 1969, AppreDUCtsblp Committee
member, aDd Examining Board member, recently
competed IOc tober 24 throulh the 27th) ID the
Quarter Scale AsSOClaOOD of Amenca's Annual
FIY'1n \0 Las Vel!~" Nevada, sponsored by the
Showboat Casino and Hotel. Ther( were contestants
paruclpalin,g and compering h om all ave. the
world.
These alfcrait must be a rc:phca of II rul allcrait,
wllh a mlOlmum wlDg span of 90 Inches. Bob 's
airc raft was a " Mr. Mulliga n," which IS a 1930
raCCI , powered by a 21-cubic·mch Zenoah gasolme
(ngme, weighing 2S pOunds, wah .a smoker and
operating flaps. Doh won ch e Best FinIsh trophy
over approximately 210 cntnes
Bob has bl:en 10 rhe bobby oE r.adlO·c.onu oJIc:d
aircraft for four and·one-haii years, and thIS was
hb first entry in this particular internallonal com'
petition. He "att.!!l lhat the ability to Dy these
aIrcrafts IS tn hiS blood.
RlCHARO O . Blt.OMSf.Il, P S.
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