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• The key economic problem facing America today is the fact that over
10 million men and women are jobless. The critical unemployment situation
and the causes are nothing new. The country has been suffering from job
shortages and an economic recession that have been getting steadily worse
for the past eight years. The trickle down theory and trying to balance the
federal budget by cutting government expenditures did not work. It was also
proved that private enterprise CQuid not shoulder the burden alone to bring
the economic situation back to normal. Therefore, President Carter, his new
set of Cabinet officers and economic advisors and the 95th Congress have
their hard work cut out for them as they assume thei r sworn obligations to
seek ways and means to bring America out of its economic doldrums.
What programs must be developed and put into action to stimulate the
economy and bring immediate relief to lower the high levels of unemployment
is the question that must be answered before America can once again get
back on the road that lead s to progress and prosperity for all citizens.
Organized labor is very anxious for the ball to start rolling in the right
direction al once. The AFl-CIO and all its affiliates are again calling on
President Carter and Congress to adopt positive effective policies and
programs that will lead to a full employment economy. The IBEW joins with
the rest of the trade union movement in promoting the expansion of the
existing accelerated public works programs. The AFl·CIO has called for a
30 billion dollar program of economic stimulus based on programs that are
direct job·creating and which will revive the troubled economy and Quickly
put America back to work.
Th ere are many advocates of the theory that a tax reduction program is
the most important step to take to move the economy. Organized labor,
while agreeing that tax cuts and tax rebates do help stimulate the economy,
does not believe that tax cuts are as important to stimulating the economy as
direct federal programs that create jobs through public works and public
service programs. Therefore, labor will be asking the Carter Administration
and Congress to take immediate legislative action on additional appropriations
of funds that can be added to the expenditures of the authorized bills which
will allow existing programs to be Quickly expanded. This will provide
jobs for millions of unemployed and mClke them tax·payen; and not tax·users.
By restoring these people, who have been made to suffer the terrible
hardships of being unemployed with no hope in sight, back on the active
payrolls, it will also bring them back to the maIO stream as citizens with self
respect and dignity and renew their faith in America.
The ISEW is in full support of the AFl·CIO in its efforts to have Congress
take as its first legislative business on hand the achievement of a true full
employment economy.
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Second District held
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Manufacturing Meeting
Vice President John E. Flynn is shown addressing the delegates
durinG the meatlng.
• The semi-annual manufacturing and
service shop conference drew a record
nllcndancc at the November seuion,
held in B0510n, Massachusetts. Twenty
five locals and siJuy.eighl delegates
were prescnt. 3S well as International
Reprcscntlllivc:s Bob Dillon, Dick
Rogers, Carmen Scrow, and Richard
Silva.
Chairman Rogers brought the meet·
ing 10 order al 9 a.m. and called upon
each of those present to introduce
himself, slal ing his local and the em·
ploying shop. II was noted Ih al several
delegates were allcnding (or the fi rst
lime and Ihat th is was a first occasion
on which some of the locnls were represented.
lEe member Jim Mullaney adt.Il~~~d
th~ group ilnd was w:lrmly received.
He explained the functions or
his office and the variety of cases
coming before the Council, and the
e'l:tenl of Council responsibility as
outhned in the IBEW Constitution
Progress in curren! organizational
activity was reported by International
Representative Dick Rogers and he
urged Ihe delegates 10 be alert to any
opportunities in their respect ive areas,
stating that the Vice Presidenl's office
will pur~UI: "lIy potential organizing
lead. He also noted two cases wherc
the IBEW won bargaining rights; however,
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experience follo ..... ing this action have
convened the objections to enthusias
tic praise supporting thc policy.
There is a negative side to undertaking
mergers, he said, for example, the
burdens placed inequitably upon the
small loca l. They arc ph ysicall y and
economically unable to meet today's
heavy demand upon their tim e and
fu nds. He cited compliance with Ihe
many complex federal and state laws,
the rising costs of processing and arbi-'
trating grieVances. and the relative indTcdivcm:»I>
of tl lc :.m:ill ullit altem,>ting
to force the giant employers into
fair agreements.
A{lcliTinnally. the very fael ThaI if
the key oflicer of the local. the business
manager. who is charged with the
responsibility of cont ract administration.
must serve in the dual role of
union 3dvocate and employee of Ihe
company he is opposing. it could cause
weak settlements fo r the member in
both his grievances and results in contract
terms.
Turning to the pOSlllve factors
favoring mcrger. he enumerated goals
which can be 1'l\tained nnd hnve heen
realized by such consolidation. Continuity
of leadership. greater financi31
strength, union educalion and trainins
programs arc 3mong the many
positive gains. It is clear. he said, that
the scoreboard on grievances and
arbitration show~ many more "wios'"
and thai our working agreements improve
markedly in proportion 10 the
amount of full -time representation the
members have.
He pointed Ollt the value of nn
interplant referrn l system that hns
operated effectively within larger
locals, unemployed members from
one shop thereby being able to obtain
preference at another represented by
the same local. In addition, members
or ~llI:h
lucab often enjoy a whole
series of programs and benefits unknown
to the local of li mited scope.
Prepaid legal services, discount buying.
union public:Hions. school and
scholarship programs. nnd highly
effective hea lth and safety controls
were a few of the examples ci led. The
large locals possc~s a high degree of
"political doul" tOO, he said. which
results in the election of people who
respond to labor needs.
It boils down. he staled. to the obligation
of our organization to provide
full representation 10 our members,
not just as members, but as people.
The union ought to be the focal point
of members' interests and problems.
and we need to reestablish ourscives
Above left: View of some of the delegates as they
listen attentively to remarks of a speaker.
Above: One of the guest speakers was Kevin
Crowe of the Union Savings and Retirement Fund.
left: At the podium is Paul McCaffetry. coordi·
nator, Massachusetts Com mittee for Occupational
Safety and Health. who spoke to the delegates on
the functions of MashCosh. Seated is Ed Collins,
business manager of local 455.
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so Ihe member can say that he is
proud to be a part of this greal organization.
OUT locals must be morc
to the member than merely a contract
participant and a dues agency.
The discussion period foll owing
Vice President Flynn's address brought
forth a wide divergence of opinions
from the delegates. Many questions
were directed to him as 10 how a
merger might affect specific locals
and concern over how internal shop
problems might be handled was ai red .
Several locals wherein a merger was
already an accomplished fact ciled the
gains they had made in behalf of their
membership as proof of its effectiveness.
The Vice President stated thai he
planned to conduct II series of meetings
witl. officers and members of thc
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separate locals to discuss the fact s and
procedures of mergers.
Mr. Kevin Crowe of the Union
Savings and Retirement Fund was a
guest speaker. The fund, which is
now in effect at several of the district
locals. has been highly successful in
providing maximum earni ngs on members'
savings, retirement security, as
well as flexibility so Ihat it may be
easily adapted to the many different
employment situations. Unlike many
plans, its administrative costs are re·
markably small, and the ptan docs not
bar the participant from access to his
own funds should the need arise.
Among the many attractive features
is the fact that it may be operated independently
of the employer, e:tcept
for the company cooperation in payroll
deduction.
Paul McCaffelry, who was recently
named coordinator for the Massachusetts
Committee for Occupational
Safety and Health, spoke to the group
on the functions of this recently
formed organization. He urged the
delegajcs to take an active role in this
vital mailer while HMassCosh" is in
its formative stages. It has already, he
said, gained support from many area
unions. includ ing the State Labor
Council. He was joined by Brother
Ed Collins, who is the business manager
of Local 455, Springfield, Massachusens.
Brother Collins said that his
local, one of the early supporters of
MassCosh, had gained substantial benefit
from this organization. He stated
that the organization is prepared to
assist in a wide range of safety and
health problems encountered by the
worker, such as to:tie material, safelY
equipment, nOise, and ocher hazardous
work practices.
This informative meeting was closed
with an invitat ion to the delegates to
advise the Vice President's office of
suggested topics for future meetings.
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Keith McAliley,
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Manufacturing
Director,
Dies
• The entire Brotherhood is saddened
by the sudden death of Brother Keith
W. McAliley, Director of the IB EW
Manufacturing Department. Brother
~1cA1iley passed away after suffering
a heart attack at his home in Falls
Church, Virginia, on January 7, 1977.
His untimely death is remorsely fel t by
thousands and thousands of Sisters and
Brothers throughout the Brotherhood,
his associates at the International
Office. and also many management representatives
of the manufacturing companies
that have signed agreements
with the IBEW.
Born on June 9. 1928, in Aitkin,
Minnesota, Brother McAtiley had a
distinguished union career. He was
initiated into the IB EW on April 30,
1950, as a charter member of Local
1570, Rock Island, l11inois, and served
his local union as vice president
from 1950 until he became business
manager in 1951. On March I. 1958.
Brother ~1cA[iley was appointed 10 the
International staff by then Internation:!1
President Gordon Freeman. He
was assigned to the ~l3nufacturing
Depanment and while servicing
the manum.clUring loc31s of the IBEW
he became recognized as a dedicated
trade union Icader. Brother Mc­
Atile)" .... as an excellent organizer,
arbitrator. and coordinator and he
helped win many gains in .... ages and
..... orking conditions for the manufacturing
locals of the Brotherhood he
sen·iced. He .... as Instrumental in form-
ing I BEW Em-2 Council and served
as chairman until his appointment to
the International staff where he continued
10 assist in arbitrations and
negotiations on behaU of the Council.
Brother McAliley was appointed Director
of Manufacturing by International
President Charles H. Pillard on
M a~h I, 1975, replacing deceased
Brother Paul H. Menger. He proved
his ability liS a union leader and became
more respected for his hard
work and efficiency in directing negotiations
between manufacturing manageme
nt and the JBEW. Brother Me­
Aliley also represented the lBEW on
che AFL-CIO Industria l Union Department
Coordinating Bargaining
Committee and helped negotiate many
successful contract gains of the Committee
in 1976.
Brother McAl ilcy was popular with
members of the BrOlherhood and .... as
well liked for his most affable manner.
He is survived by his wife, Gernell,
six children, and one granddaughter.
The International Brotherhood win
always be grateful to the memory of
Brother ··Mac" for his work. his dedication.
and his de\'otion to the
Brotherhood.
(Mrs. McAliley olld Jamily ..... ish to
express tht;r Ihanks to those ...../,o selll
{1oralu;bUles. Un/orlmmlely. the cards
llCCOlllplillyillg liIe (1o ...·ers ..... ere 1051 •
fIIU/ Mrs. MeA/iley aI/(/ /amily regret
Ihal ,Ilt'y Call1/Ol und pf'rsOllal 1I0ttS
oj ,hollb.)
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executive council meeting
MINUTES AND REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
BEGINNING DECEMBER 6, 1976
• This regular meeting of the International Executive
Council was called to order at 9:00 a. m., Monday, December
6, 1976, by Chairman Taylor. Other members present
were Missey, Pursley. McCann, Fulton, Halloran, Mulloney,
George, and Bexley.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
In accordance with the provisions of Article XIV, Seclion
II of the Constitution, a sum of $73,589.40 was
transferred from the Mili tary Service Fund to the IBEW
Pension Fund covering the months of August. September,
and October, 1976.
In accordance with the provisions of Article Xl, Section
3 of the Constitution, the sum of $ 138,951.63 was transferred
from the Defense Fund to the General Fund covering
the months of August, September, and October, 1976.
FINANCIAL REPORTS AND INVESTM.ENTS
The report of fund investment by the International
President and International Secretary since the last IEC
meeting was presented 10 the Council, examined, and
approved. The auditor's reports covering the various funds
?f Ihe Brotherhood were presented to Ihe Council, exammed,
and approved.
LEGAL DEFENSE
Payments for legal defense made from the Defense
Fund were examined and approved in accordance with
the requirements of Arlicle X I, Section 2 of the Constitu.
tion.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
P resident Pillard met with the lEe a number of limes
to discuss several matters affecti ng all branches of the
Brotherhood. Secretary Leigon presented all necessary
financial reports, audi ts, an investment porlfolio, and other
data or information req uired by the l Ee. Treasurer Van
Arsda le attended all meetings. 1Issisting the Council on
several ma1ters.
APPLICATIONS FOR JOINT AND SURVIVOR
OJ'TION BENEFITS
In accordance with provisions of the IB EW Constitution,
AMide III , Section II (6), the lEe approved four
applications for Joint and Survivor Option Reduced
Benefits.
AI)I'UCATIONS FOR PRE-RETIREMENT
WIJ)OW'S B ENE I ~ I TS
In accordance with provisions of the IBEW Constitution.
Article III , Section II (6). the IEC approved two
applications for Pre-Reti rement Widow's Benefits.
RETIREMENT OF lNTERNATIONAL
REI'RESENTATIVE'S
Approval was gramed by the lEC to the following imer·
national Repre3entatives requesting retirement:
Arnold Duhrkopp
effective 1213 1176
Edward J. Fnlnce
effective I I 1177
Henry M. Conover
effective 41 1177
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RETIREMENT OF OFFICE EMPLOYEE'S
The following emplo~' ees of the !BEW applied for reti
rement, T he IEC approved their requests to be effective
as shown:
Miss Margaret L. Cleary
(Disability Pension)
Mrs. Ceslava Garrants
Bennie Cureton
REFUND l\'IAOE
-effective
--effective
-effective
121 1176
12131176
I I 1177
The fol1owing refund was authorized by the IEC in
accordance with the provisions of Article III , Section II,
subparagraph 4 of the IB EW Constitution.
John C. Hunter - $5,373.95
(Terminated employment 1111176)
CHARGES FILED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGAINST
WILLIAM W. CULLINS
On October 14, 1976, charges were filed with the
International Executive Council by Brother C. W. Waldrop,
business manager, Local 436, EI Dorado, Arkansas, alleging
that Brother William W. Cullins, Card No. 736300,
retired member of Local 194, Shreveport, Louisiana,
violated
Local 436 Agreement
Article III, Sections I and 4;
Article VI, Section 20
Local 436 Bylaws
Article XIV, Sections 10, II , and 17
!B EW Constitution
Article XII , Section 4(d)
Article Xli, Section 4(d) states as follows:
"(d) Prohibition of Work. It is a condition for admis·
sion to pension benefits, including vested pension
right and the continuation thereof, that Ihe member
shall not perform any work of any kind coming under
the !BEW's jurisdiction either for compensation or
gratis for anyone. He shall be permitted to attend L.V.
meetings wi thout voice or vote. He shaJ1 observe his
obl igation of membership and show due obedience to
IB EW laws and the bylaws of its L.Us."
As a result of the above-mentioncd charges. the lEe
caused an investigation to be conducted inlo this matter
in accordance with the authority granted it by Article XII,
Section 6 of thc m EW Constitution which states as follows:
"Scc. 6. Any member violating any of the provisions
of this article, or any member aiding or abetti ng
a member to do so, after investigation by the IEC
and being found guilty may be permanently barred
from ever participating in these benefits, and may be
suspended, expelled, or assessed as the lEe may
decide."
A formal hearing was held on November 23, 1976, at
the Carpenter's Hail, EI Dorado, Arkansas. Due notice of
the hearing was given. Brother Waldrop was present.
Brother Cultins refused in writing to attend, but did submit
a notarized statement replying to the charges.
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The record before the lEe shows thot on October 14,
1976, Business l\.'lnnnger Waldrop observed Brother Cullins
performing electrical work (i nstalling conduit) on a miniwarehouse
complc.'( in EI Dorado, Arkansas, Cull ins admilled
to the business manager that he was pcrfonn ing
electrical work for the owner of the buildi ngs on a parttime
basis and had been performing similar electrical work
for the same employer fo r the past th ree years on a parttime
basis. Drothers Harbou r and Offut, members of Locnl
436, had stated to Brothe r Waldrop that they had observed
Ilrother Cullins working at the complex prior to October
• 14, 1976,
Brother Cu ll ins in his notarized statement denies that he
is a contractor. but did ndmit that he is a parHime electrician
for a Portable B uilding~ fi rm.
While Cullins stales that economic hnnhhip forces him
to continue working, the lee has consistently and unifo
rmly applied the rule Ihal a member actively associated
with Ihe electricnl trade. no mailer in what capacity, is not
eligible for IBEW pension benefits,
The IEC finds Brother Willi:ml W. Cullins, Card No.
736300, guilty as charged of violating the provisions of
Article XII , Section 4(d) of the ID EW Constitution.
Brother Cullins, effective December I , 1976, is hereby
suspended from receiving any IBEW Pension Benefit Fund
bencfits.
Further, the IBEW membership of Brother Cullins is
herl!by transferred from the m EW Pension Bencfit rolls to
m EW Local 194, Shreveport, Louisiana, and Brother
C ullins is ordered to pay such dues and assessments to s.1id
local union as arc required by the local union bylaws and
the IBEW.
Further, it is ordered that Brot her Cullins be required to
process his applic'llion for mew Pension Benefit Fund
benefits in the usua l and prescribed manner,
The charges against Brother Cullins alleging that various
articles and sections of Local 436'05 agreement and bylaws
were violated are improperly before the International Executive
Council.
CH ARGES FILE!) WITI·I T ilE I NTI ~ R NAT I ONAL
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGAINST
H ERBERT E. SOMMERS
Brother Herbert Sommers, a member of IREW Locol 73,
Spokane, Washington. has been on mEW pension si nce
October r, 197.5.
On November 3. 1976. a charge was filed with the
International E:IOecutive Council by Brother Eugene
Kendo ll, Card No. X46849, business represcntative for
Local 73, alleging that Brother Sommers was in violation
of Article X II , Section 4(d) of the mEW Constitution.
Article XII , Section 4(d) states as follows:
"(d) Prohibition of Work. 11 is II condition for admis·
sion to pension benefits, including vested pension right
and the continuation thereof. that the member shall
not perform any work of any kind coming under the
IB EW's jurisdiction either for compensation or gratis
for anyonc. He shall be permitted \0 a!ll!nd L.U.
meetings without voice or vote. He shall observe his
obligation o f membership and shall show due obedience
\0 IOEW laws and the bylaws of its L.Us."
A~ a result of the above-mentioned charge, the l Ee
eauscd an invcstiglllion to be conducted into this matter
in accordance wit h the authOrity granted it by Article XII ,
Section 6 of the IB EW Constitution which states as
follows:
"Sec. 6. Any member violating any of the provisions
of this article, or any member aidi ng or abe!l ing a
member to do so, 3fter investigation by the IEC and
being found guilty, may be permanently barred from
ever participating in these benefits, and may be suspended,
expelled, or assessed as the IEC may decide."
A formal hearing was held on November 30, 1976, at
LOCa l 73'~ onices. Due notice o f the tinle Bnd pl ace of t1le
heuring was given, Brother Sommers was present at the
hearing and had am ple opportunity to present his defense.
The record before the IEC shows thai on October 28,
1976. Brother Kendall met Brother Sommers at a new
apartment hOuse project in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Brothcr
Sommers admitted Ihat he wns performing the electrical
work on the project and that he had obtained an Idaho
Electrical Contractor's license in July. 1976, Sommers
stated thut he had completed eleclrical work on several
hou~s since July. 1976.
While Sommers states thllt economic hardship forces him
to continue working, the IEC has consistent ly and un i­
formly applied thc rule that a member actively associated
with the electrical trade, no matter in what capacity, is not
eligible ror IBE.W pension benefits.
The lEe finds Brother Sommers, Cnrd No. 303.55,
mEW Local 73, guilty liS charged of violating the provisions
of Article XII , Section 4(d) of the IIlEW Constitution.
Brother Sommers. effective December I, 1976, is hereby
suspended from receiving any IBEW Pension Benefit Fund
benefits.
Further, the IBEW membership of Brolher Sommers is
hereby transrerred from the IUEW Pension Denefit rolls to
mEW Local 73. Spokane, Washington, and Brother Sommers
is ordered, beginning with the month of December,
1976, to pay such dues and assc\sments to said local union
as are required by the local union bylaws and the IBEW
ConsTitutio n ror active members to maintain continuous
good standing, and
Further, it is ordered that Brother Sommers be required
10 proce ~s his application for IBEW Pension Benefit Fund
benefits in the usual and prescribed manner.
A I ' I ' I ~ A L O F U:SU E McDONALD
The appeal here arises rrom a decision or Local 213'$
Trial Board find ing Brother McDonald guilty as charged of
violating Article XXVII, Section I, subsections 3, 16, and
20 of the lBEW Constitution and Article 11 , Section I of
the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Trial Board suspended
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particIpating in local union affairs or holdi ng local un ion
office for a period of 15 years effective June 6,1975.
Vice President Rose on appeal of McDonald sustained
the decision of the Trilll Bonrd, but reduced Ihe term of
suspension to 10 years. International Presiden t Pi1Iurd
denied a following appeal from McDonald.
A careful review of the records indicnles that a (wOoday
unauthorized. work stoppage occurred Ilt tile CEC project,
Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and was prccipit:ucd by II STOUp
of workers on the job. There is adcqU!llC evidence in the
record that McDonald and other members of Ihe group
were advised by the offi cers of Loc:!1 213 andl or their
representa tives that the work stoppage wa! not )anetioned
by Ihe local union, bUI rather the grievllnee procedure a!
set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement was the
proper method to utilile to resolve the malter. They failed
10 heed this advice.
During the unml1horizcd work stoppage the local union
representatives on several occasions met with the group,
advising them to return to work. McDonald as a spokesman
ror the group made statements contrary to the position
taken by the busi ness manager.
There i$ absolutely no justification for any member to
ignore or Ihunt the est:lblished laws, rules, and procedures
thut govern all members of the IBEW and particularly 50
when sLleh irresponsible action jeopardizes the best interest
or other members, the local union, or the Brotherhood.
The appeal is denied.
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Mil. lACK _ •••_ 3
SWEB£RGl. JOSEPH ____ 3
SYR01A nYKOlA .......___ J
CASTEE l , (ANlST O. __ 6
SKOLNICK. SAMUEl _... 1
fR AN KS WALl(R R. __ 8
WHITTLE. HENRY G. _..__ 10
BAKER. CLAUNCE V. __ II
LEA, LAWRENCE N. _ ••••• II
ALLEN BACH, GEORGE M. _ 12
TARLTON. lUTHER P. _ ..• 2 •
STEWART, ,HARLU A. ___ 2Ii
JON~S . RAYMONO T • •• _ •
VOUNC. lEROY F. _.__• 34
WILSON [DWARO A. _ . 3
NUG£MT, JOHN O. _....__• ~
RANfT. JOSEPH _ ...___ S2
5UNS[lL. HILDRfTlI .. _.~ SS
UTERINO, CHARLES J. _._" 7J
PARROn BURTO N W ••_ 76
OUNWOOby, W ••_.•__.... 11
MURA. ALEXANDER S. _.. 84
STRAnON. EARL V. ___ 95
MURRAY, HARDRESS A. _ 99
PEElU. NORMA T. _ •••_. 100
MCCLUNG. CECil R. ~._._ lOS
PORTER. f. C. _ •••..•. __ • ,.
HAWKINS. STANLEV L. __ ~ 1(l8
BAGGOT. C, _ ........ _. 12_
SHEPARD. 8ENJAMIN f. .. _ 124
BINGHAM. RUSSElL J. __ 134
CONROY. EDMUNO P. _ 134
LAVATV. M. ~_ ... _. __ 134
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SANIEUR, JOSEPH A. _. 134
SMITH. V 8 •...•• _ ••• _ •.. 134
WEAKLV. R. _ ....... _. ___ 150
9IHLMEIER. ALAN _ •. _ ••..• _ 165
[AST, EYETETT[ E •........ _ 175
KOH LER. MA RTI~ ••• _ ... _ 191
KRING5TAO, CLAUNCE ._ 203
CRUD. E. C. __ ...... _._ m
LEARNED. CHULU F. __ •• ~
COCHRA N. CECIL M. __ . __ .• 25S
STEVENSO N. WILLARO W. _ 271
KENNtOY. JAMES H •• __ 276
8UCK. PHILIP H. _ ...•••• _~ 280
BRUCKS. T H. _ .... _ .. ~ __ 295
lENARO. THEODORE J ...... 310
MC~lllSTER •• OV _." •• J17
SO WAROS. FLOYD ~._. __ 311
SHELL. C. P • • __ ._ ......... _._ 3J1
NEFF. A. J ...••..... _ •••.... 351
T~OMPSON. C. f ••..• _ ••• _. :li7
~UST. HENRY. A. _..___•. _ 369
selll AUC. RICHARD A._ J69
MANGRUM . LAWRENCE D. _ 4:/9
WARD. SI ANLEY E. _.._•....• UI
WEBB GORDON O. ~ _____ 449
WOODS . II P. ".'_' 450
RUM8AUGH. ARCHlt O. __ 0165
£STU. MIKE _.•...•••_....._...._ m
COHY. H. F •• _... . 1./14
GIGLIOTTI. DO MINIC J. ~ .. 4M
McCOWAN. WILLIAM J. _ .._ 499
COVINGTON. R. l. _. 505
CROUCH. SR •• WI LLIAM B .• 5W
CARROlL. IRA 8. _ .•_ .. ssg
BEROOT. BAPTISTA ..._ •.._ 591
GOUlOV. (lOON G ...__.... _ 602
HALl. WILLIAM L ........__ 602
TAYlOR. OSCAR P ••__ .~•.• &02
UTGH. AleUT S. _....._ ...._ 619
WI~DSOR. HARVEY W. __.65!
COOK. WALTE R T. _...___ 659
HE~NEVl HOWARD K .•..__. 702
ORTON. [WIS W ...___...... 116
SIMMONS,. JOHN B. ___._.• 724
GILORE~TM, JAMES C. _ ..• 73)
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BOlINGEK. ClAUPE f .•.._ .. 760
f IKE. O. A .•...."__••__.._ 765
~OASEAO WIlB UR D ........... 169
TAYlOR. WILLI~M 8 ••.•__• 828
WHIR LEV! RALPH E •••.._._J()49
HN~~, RNEST J. ...__.__ 1232.
FELlI M. O. f . •...__..._..• 1245
1I0FFIIIEN. t. F. ___ l32.1
TAPLIN, EARL M. __...._.• 143':1
AOBESON. VICTOR E. ..••._.. 1541
BLACK. RoeUT M ••__......1573
HARBRIOG[. W. A ..._ ..._....2131
SUESS. J. M. _..__..__....2150
BOISStAU. GEORGE ••••_.......2253
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UnlE. HERBERT H. __ ._. 275
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BROWN. ALBERT _..._ •••••___ 3
GREER. ALBERT T. _ . 11
VI"DEWATER. STEPHE N J •• 11
HAClYNSKI. JOSEPH _.._ 42
l1P~ JOHN ~ •.._ ..............._ 53
ELDtR. CHESTER To ...__• 75
IURCO .. fRANK _._..••__ 98
OOWN~ . JOHN J. _ .....__•• 103
BOYO. THOM~S E. _......._ ... 120
WATLIN~ JR .• HERBERf •... ]2'3
LAMBERI. fRANK W. ___._ 130
MARSHAll. fRANK E ••_. ]41
DISCO. HARRV R. __._•.••_ 193
UTTl£. JOHN K. __.._... _ ..._ 213
OUNN~1I00. B[N J. _...•...... 295
ABRAMS, 81Ll __ .••_.__._ 317
WRIGIIT, ROBERT J ••.._~ 353
ROBINS N. JOHN C .•._••••__ 558
BEAMER. VIRGIL A •....__ nl
HOHMANN ST~NLEY C. _.. 684
SANfORD. LAURIE I. _......_ 102
FORBES. 10llN R. ~ ....•_...._ 946
II ESBY, THOM~S ••••••__._ 1049
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tBEW JourMot
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safety tips
for you and your family
OSHA Issues Final Standard On Ground-Fault Protection
• The U.S. Department of Labor's
Occupational Safety and Health Ad·
• ministration (OSHA) announced a
fin al standard requiring on construction
sites ei ther the usc o f ground-fault
circuit interrupters (G FCI) or the
implementation of an assured equipment
grounding conductor program.
NOTE: For more details on operation
•
and home use bendits of a eFe) see
July, 1975 Issue or IBEIf' } ourrwl.
The final standard was published
in the Federa l Register, Part VIII, on
December 21, 1976. The standard be·
comes effective 60 days later, February
22, 1977.
OSHA decided 10 allow employers
to adopt either protective method
since both could reduce the electrical
hazards of faulty equipmcnl.
GFCl's arc used 10 prevent deat h by
electrocution when used with electrically
powered tools on construetioo
sites. When there is a current leakage
through the tool or its cord, the device
is tripped, shulling off electrical power
until the fault can be located and corrected.
This protection provided by
the circuit interrupter is independent
of the condition of the equipment
grounding conductor. An assured
equipment grounding conductor pro-.
gram, the alternate protective method,
establishes a scheduled and recorded
equipment grounding conductor inspection
and maintenance program.
OSHA began studying the feasibility
of using GFCl's in 1972. when it
adopted the requirement that such
devices be used on construction sites
effective January 1. 1974. Before the
requirement became effective. OSHA
received recommendations from the
Advisory Committee on Construction
Safety and Health and from the National
Constructors Association. Based
on these recommendations, OSHA decided
to reconsider the requirement
for ground-fault circuit interrupters
and postponed the 1974 effective date.
In reaching its tinal decision, OSHA
consulted with the Advisory Committee
on Constructioo Safety and Health.
held two public hearings; and evalu.­
ated comments and evidence received
in response to various notices in the
Federal Register, During the rulemaking
proceeding OSHA considered
the following i s~ u es:
- Whether I :!O-\'olt, ground.fault
accidents arc occurring on construction
sites in sufficient quantity to
warrant regulatory allention. Using
"arious statistical methods. OSHA
found that J 20·volt ground faults
seem to cause at least )0 electrocutions
and a substantial number of nonfatal
injuries each year.
- Whether proper equipment
grounding can prevent such accidents
on construction sites. Witnesses agreed
that cquipmenl grounding conductors
help prevent electrical accidents. but
further evidence suggested that such
equipment mU5t be kepi in good repair
and should be examined frequently,
since they are subjected to rough
handling.
- Whether GFCl"s can supplement
the present equipment grounding conductor
requirements to prevent such
accidents on construction sites. OSHA
determined thai GFCI's could have
prevented nearly all of the J 20·voll,
ground-fault electrocutions described
in the record . Although GFCl's do
not by themselves al .... ays prevent clec_
Iric shock. they would be used in conjunction
with equipment grounding.
which usually docs preve nt shock.
-Whether GFCl's can be successfully
used on construction sites. Some
contractors claimed that GFCl's cause
"nuisance trippi ng" resulting in downtime.
OSHA found this usually results
from fault y equipment and improper
usc of the GFCl"s.
-The estimated cost of implementing
the requirement for GFCl's. All
oC the cost estimates in the record arc
in the range of S)O 10 $40 million for
the installation of GFCl's. with an
additional expense of one to two limes
this amount estimated for annual
maintenance. The total cost would
then average S87.5 million for the
first year. However, it is noted that
some of this tOlal are costs needed to
bring equipment into compliance with
current sa fel y standards.
-Whether there is a method other
than GFCl's of supplementing the
present equipment grounding conduc_
tor requiremenls to prevent 120-volt,
ground-fault accidents on construction
sites. OSHA considered the possibility
continllcd on page 14
EDn'OR'S NOTE: An incorrect price was prinled in the January. 1977 issue of the
JoumaJ for the Tire and Safety Mileage Kit. The correct price is 52.25. Those who
ordered the Kit at the hir:her price will receh'e a refund for the difference.
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Safety Tips
continued from page 13
of requiring, as an alternative to
GFCI'" a scheduled and recorded
equipment grounding conductor inspection
and maintenance program.
The successful preventive maintenance
programs reported by several sources
led OSHA to conclude that a thorough
program that involves regular checking
and testing of the equipment
grounding conductor can work as well
as GFCrs to avert nearly all 1200volt,
ground-fault accidents.
- The appropriate clements of an
assured equipment grounding conductor
program. Witnesses and OSHA
generally agreed that assured equipment
grounding conductor programs
should involve certa in tests, visual inspections,
and administrative requirements.
-Whether it is feasible 10 implement
an assu red equipment groundi ng
cond uctor program on construction
sites. Evidence indicated overwhelmingly
that such a program is feasible
on construction siles.
- The estimated COSt of implementing
an assured equipment grounding
conductor program. OSHA concluded
that the total first-yea r cost of testing
and test equipment. could range from
$36 to $43.8 mill ion.
lJased on its consideration of the
issues nnd the public record, OSHA
concluded Ihal both protective methods
arc effective, and therefore OSHA
will allow employers 10 choose the
alternati ve which best suits their operating
conditions. Thus, employers
must provide eit her (a) ground-fault
circuit interrupters on construction
siles, or (b) a scheduled and recorded,
assured equipment grounding conductor
program covering receptacles, cord
sets, and cord_ and plug-connected
equipment used on construction sites.
Employers will provide one of these
prOlection methods in addition to
complying with the applicable ground.
ing requireme nt contained in the
OSHA regulations.
In order to hclp employees and em·
ployers understand and comply with
the new sta ndards, OSHA plans to
publish a train ing pamphlet entitled,
"Eliminating Electrical Hazards in the
Workplace." The pamphlet will explain
how GFCl's work and describes
the steps that should be taken to implement
an assured equipment grounding
conductor program. The pamphlet
will be available from OSHA area and
regional oOkes. To obtain the pamphlet,
contact your nea rest OSHA
representative by consulting the U.S.
Government, Dcpurtmcnt of Labor
list ing in your te lephone directory.
"
Local 1379 Receives Safety Award
IBEW Loca l 1379, Davenport, Iowa , was presented the National Safety Coun
cil's Harry Read Memorial Award of Honor. It was presented at the 1976
National Safety Congress and Exposition in Chicago by Joe M. Short, chai rman
of the NSC Labor Conference and Safety Director of the Laborers International
Union. Shown accepting the Award is Don Shaw, Jr .. vice president of Local
1379, Charles H. Tupper, director, Safety Department, IBEW: Melvin Boyle,
assistant to International Secretary Leigon ; and Bob Fritz, safety cha irman,
Local 1379.
The presentation of the Harry Read Memorial Award of Honor marked the
fourth consecutive year the local was cited for their safety efforts.
The award emphasizes the overall safety activities of the union , and It
accentuates the impressive safety record of the electrical maintenance group
at Alcoa's Davenport Works. After previously recording over 3,000,000 safe
work hours, the union is again headed toward 2,000,000 hOu rs without a
disabling injury. The recent fi gu re has been compiled over a five·year period
Duri ng this time the members have also been involved in many "off the job'·
safety projects.
IIEW Jou, .... 1
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•

Th\! specific problem of devising a structure which
respects the prerogative of ParliamCnI and of responsible
• government while allowing for the participation of business
and labour in the development and implementation
•
•
Canadian
lab 011' Ile'MS
1. TRI·PARTISM AND PARLIAMENT
of po,llcy. is relativelr straightforward. What is required
N 1~IlISrallon by Parliament which legally creates the tripartite
board or agency which we contemplate. The same
piece of legislation would sel OUI the pulit"Y area over
which the Iri-partite body would have jurisdiction through
the ,terms of rderen.ce. The lri-partite body would also pillY
an Important pan In the development of the rcglllrHinn~
and future amendments to the legislation.
Such delegation of powers docs no vioilltion to our parlia_
menrnry r~rm of goverment si nce the tri.panitc body would
be responsIble through a Minister to Parliament.
Many established boards and agencies perform direct
cconon~ic management functions--c.g. agricultural product
mar},;ellng boards, National Energy 8ounJ-~ that the
principle an~ practice of s~ch a delegation of authority
IS well established. Indeed, In the case o( farm mar},;eting
hoard~ we find a special interest group gi\en a great deal
of authority over its Own particular product to the ex.clu­
~ion of represent:uion o( other intercsli. In our view, this
bIlateral (farmer-go"ernment) arrangement has led to an
abu!>C of power contrary to thc public interest. For this
reason we are skeptical about bilateral arrangements. Furthermore,
the Con.gress d o~ not believe that nalional planning
can be effectIve or slltl~f

cO/mlWI'(/ from WIg/' 15
Anothcr alternath'e would be to reqlllre co rporatio n ~
to make invc:.tmcnt and policy decisions available to the
tri-partitc body which would have the power to require
these corporations and their emp l o~ccs or their repre­
~c ntat ivc organiz,1tions to appear berore it 10 cxpl3 in what
the impact i ~ likel)' 10 be on the em ployees and the comillunity.
This would incluuc decisions of multinationals to
invest i1\ foreign countri es. The tri-partite body would b('
ve~ted with th e authority to delay the implementation of
the decision or e'i tahlish minimum Clr milximllill requir('
rnent~ which must be met to protect th ~' public interest
3. MINIMUM CONDITIONS UNDER WHI CH
THE CLC WOULD ENTER INTO
A TRI ·PARTITE AGREEMENT
In . ~ud ltion 10 control o\cr im'cslmcnrs .IIlU 1.lbuUT m.H ­
'1'1 functions the propos.:d Counl'il for Social .lIld Economic
Planning must hal'c llclegateu pollers 10 redress
Ihe pre~cnt
distriblilion of income in Cannd:l W.' require
.1O .mtl prllfit);
what i ~ needed for inl'estmenl a~ again!>! "h.lt l1e.·d~
III be spent on con~lIm('r goml

IMPORTANT
T hose Eligible For Co\'crage:
IBEW Family Group Policy Oblainable
I. All)' IIll'lII/u!r of th e family of an IB EW member except Ihe IIJEW mt'lI/ber himself.
2. Such members must be within the age limit of one to 50 yea rs as of the date of application.
The coverage will continue on such members arter they attain the ase of SO
prO\'ided they arc initially insured prio r 10 their 501h birthday .
..... ife Insurance A l'ailable:
Ages 1-5 inclusive
Ages 6-50 inclusive up to
S 375 or one unit
S 1,500 or fou r units
A member between the ilgcs of one and five inclusive can be insured for only $375 or
one Ulli\ bccau\c of insurant"c law rest rictions.
Each olher member Illay be insured for one, IWO, three, or four un its with a maximum of
S I.500 or a total of four unils. If a member is insured initially for less than the maximum
of $ [.500 or four units, such member may s ubsequeotly apply for additional uoits
but TlO( to exceed the maximum of $1.500 or fou r units.
Cost Of tife Insurance:
SEMI-ANNUALL )'
UTlit (5375)
2 Unitlo (S750)
3 Units (5 1,125)
4 Units (S I,5OO)
Premiums [0 be paid semi-anr,ually.
$ 1.80
$3.60
$5.40
$7.20
T he I HEW Family Group Policy is one-year term insurance, the average cost of
which depends upon the attained age's of the insu red persons. The applicable premiums,
therefore, may be increased on any anniversary date of the Pl an.
Other Information:
I. These policies may be convened to certain other types of individual insurance policies.
2. E..1ch insured member will receive a certificate which outlines the amount of insurance,
the nBOle of the beneficiary and othcr penincnt considerations.
ALL C IIf~ C KS SHO ULD BE MADE PA "{ABLE T O AND A LL Q UESTIONS OR
REQ UESTS IlIRECTED TO:
The IntcnulliOlla) Ilrothcrhood of Electrical Workers
1125 Fifteenlh Sfn.'t!I, N. W.
WOlohinglon , U. C. 20005
Februory , 1977
17

'Mith the ladies
Resolution No. 999
•
o The traditional clinking of champagne
gl3SSCS as the ball falls in cw
York's Time Square to ring out the
final minutes of the old )lear can only
be surpas~cd by the tradition of new
year's resolutions made the following
groggy morning. Diets arc begun with
carnest after a month of holiday over·
eati ng. ba~cmcnts and auies arc rampagiou~ly
aUAckcd in an allCmpl 10
di~card years of stockpiled memorabilia,
broken lOys, and old clothes.
It is a time to start anew, 10 reorder
our li\'c~ as we look forward 10 a year
where we'll have morc lime and
energy to do what is really important
to U~ because we finally "got out from
unda" :lnd arc running a smooth
Ship.
One rc!tOlulion most fen..-ntly vo .... cd
J.nd I'll bel most commonly resounded
on January (ir-iIS is the self-promise
to get our financial liYes in order nnd
pull ourselYc.s out of the red. An imp'Jrlant
decision indeed. but once into
the s .... ing of the ne .... year ...... ith
Christma'l bills rolling in. snow tires
to purcha,e. and income tax rorms
to file. the realization that a stable
financial life can be had becomes
quest ionable. In our cycr-complicating
SOCiCty. it becomes apparent that .... c
need a~si stance with our finances and
morc importantly we need 10 plan and
pattern ollr financial livcs just as we
would 11 ~choo l eOll r ~e or work
project.
B ecall~e Fcbruar) is thc month in
which many peoplc pull together their
bilK ~ avil1gs statements. and pa),
cheek 'Ituhs. in short. compile their
tinllncial picture of the previous )'car
in order 10 complete their tax forms.
it is ill .. o Il good lime 10 Icarn from
the mi,t'lkcs of the pllSl ),ear and
plan a money managemenl ~yslem for
the }cllr~ to come.
On the outset there arc certain
realiz.ltion~ ..... hich should be brought
to the fore .... hich will help )OU guard
agaimt some of the more common
pitfalls. The Iypieal American family
has recently acquired easy and opportune
purcha~ing powers. With the aspir:ulon'l
of American families alway)
cxce~-ding their income level. li ... ing
on credit has bccoml! a way of lifl!.
Dr. George Katona. author of T"~
A'/(I\'1 CmHllmpl;rm Sn('irll" e>;plain~
"
Ih:.t in our new aspiratlOns-cconom)'
a contrast 10 the necds-cconomy. mlln)
consumers' expenditures may be post_
poned or may be bunched at a gi\'en
lime therefore making the consumers'
willingness to buy far more important
than their ability to buy. What should
be kept in mind on this subjcct is
that if what you propose to buy will
appear insufficient tomorrow or will
be gone before payments arc com·
pleted, think seriously about whether
the product is a want o r a need item
and whether it would be beller to
purchase it after s3\ing eash for pay·
ment.
A money management s}stem, to
work successfully. should tell }'OU
what money is coming in during the
lear on a weelly or monthly basis,
whllt must be saved from this sum 10
pay the unavoidable bills and what
should be sa ... ed to guard for future
security. From there you should readily
sec what money is remaining
for day-to-day expenses such as groceries
and household ncce)sit ies. After
proportioning funds ror the need
items. your money s),stem should
show what remains fo r luxury and
semi-luxury items. It sounds impossible
at this point. and well it might
he for the first few months, but if
you keep in mind the fa ct thn t )'our
income wi]] never co ... er nil your wants
and decide that if you want somelhing
badly enough you'll save for it , then
you· ... e taken the first step to ..... ard
financial security.
Now with all the unpleasant rea hues
out of the wa)', )'ou can begin to set
lip },ollr records. First and foremost.
keep your records simple so that your
s}'~lem ..... orb. As ),ou fill out your tD-t
return. noting family income for the
pre\ious lear, make up a chart for
this year projecting family income
Ir both husband and wife work either
full- or part-time. include both net
earnings. don't forget interests, projected
profits from the !k11es of your
ca r, home. boat or camper, o r real
estate. and of course any returns from
income ta'( , Di ... ide the 10lal by 12
This is your total available monthl}
c;l~ h picture. Secondly, and again your
tllX form~ 1ll3Y help. project expenses
for the upcoming year Split your
cxp.:n)c, into three I:ategorio.'~ FI TS!.
una\oidable bills, such as mortgage
pa)ments or rent. insurance. real
estate tax . personal loans. and car
loans. Include household bills ~ u eh
as gas. electricity. and telephone
Charge account pa}ffients. education
loans, tuitions. medica l and dentdl e'<
pcnses not covered by insu ra nce. car
rcgislration. gas. parking expenses.
and commuter expenses, and an}
month I)' family allowances )'ou rna)
gi\e your children. and other bill~
which must be paid no mailer what
should be included in this category
The second category should be youl
saYings. A reasonable sum should be
decided on so that sa ... ings payments
arc al .... ays Illel. A good starting rang.:
is !5 percent of your IOtal income fOI
the rear. After a few month you
mBy decide 10 increase your saving'
to JO percent. For each calendar )ear
as a safelY cushion for emergencies_
II is ad ... isable to have two mon th ~'
salary in savings. Keep in mind even
if your monthly sum looks small. sa\
ing monthly adds up quick ly and .... ith
compounded interest. can be a fal
beller wa)' to save than depositing
\af)'ing sums throughout the year on
nn irrational schedule. Finally. l i~t
rour da y-to-day expenscs. A li ~ 'ing
of expenses from the previous year
from you r canceled checks is II good
WII)' to refresh )'our memory on easil)
forgollen day-to-day ex pense~ Th i~
list should include grocery e'(ll'!nse,
including liquor. cigarettes, personal
and household items. cosmetics. and
pet food. Household services. repairs
and maintenance. cleaning and heIr
should be noted. Furniture lind appli
ances. clothes, and small acccssorie\
and car repairs, new tires. bus lind
air fa res, and veterinary bills for peh
should go on this lisl. Also includr
magazine and newspaper subscrip
lions. entenaining, hobby equipment
upkttp of any recreational vehic1rs
vacations, and charitable contributions.
Divide your total expenses b)
12 showing you how much of )'OUI
monthly income must be set a~ide
for each of the three categories
At this point, let the truth be known
Your list of estimated expenses eom·
pared with your monthly available in-
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Crunchy Colt'slaw
I pound ,h.added ubblSI
1 tablespoon w;n"8B.
2 urrots. fin.l~ (:hopIH'd I teaspoon seasoned salt
I 2 stalks celery. li.,.r)' ,hopped
'!r I"&spoon lemon pepper
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Combine all ingredients. Mix .... ell. Chill for at 1c:lst ' .... 0 hours. Scn-t.!'s 8.
about 35 calorics per serving.
I 6 chlchn b •• asIS
~ '4 cup chopped onion
'I, cup ,hopped green peppe,
I cup silted f resh mUShrooms
Sauce
I cup orange Juice
O range Chickl'n Breasts
3 tablespoons dry Vermouth
'I. cup water
I teaspoon salt
'h l"lIspoon pepper
I toaspoon grated orange , ind
1 tablespoon flour
Pbce chicken pieces. skin side up. in shallow casserole. Cover with
onions, pepper, and mushrooms. Combine sauce ingrcdk'nls in small
saucepan. Cook over medium heal until sa lice thickens. Pour saUCe o\'er
chicken. Ilakc at 350" fo r one hour, basting occasionally. Sprinkle \\ith
paprika and broil for a minUle before serving. Serves 6: 160 calories per
serving.
2 cups canned lomaloes. Indud1ns huce
1'1. cups slllhll~ underCOO~ed rtCe
2 cUpS cooked diced chicken o. tur~ey
I cup ChOpped onion
I sreen peppe •. chopped
2 st alks cellry. sliced
Jambalaya
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
12 z. cooked sh.lmp
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
'I.r teaspoon pepper
pinch of sa.lic powder
Combine all ingredients in covered casserole dish. M ix well. Bake at
375 0 for one hour, stirring occasionally. Serves 6; about 175 calories per
serving.
1 sma ll zucchini. sliced
I sm~1I eSSplant. sliced
1 medium onion. sliced
1 Ireen peppe •• sliced
Merry l\'l edley
1 cup sllce

local lilies
New Two-Year Contract
Ratified
L.l. 3, ,,'[W YORK. N.Y.-"fu:r '''0
",-«h of round-Ih~lock ridelins of (he
Gener-li Instrument Corpol1llion, the 400
memben of Local J involved in Ihe slritt
had a happy ThanksGiving 'A«~end ",jlh Ihe
raliticalion of a new IWQ-Yl:':.f contract The
IO-mcmber com mil ICC. chaired by Carmen
Velez and advised by Busjnc ~s Representatives
Roy Tcmpro lind James Oi Maio.
prncnlcd ~n QUISIanding t .. o-ycar pro~1
10 Ihe mt'mbership for fiuification. Praise
for Ihe Ncgotialing Commluce caoom be
llimini~hcd in Ihis year of M'\cre reccs~ion.
I-l ighligtm of the (ontrae! nil for a 45·
cent-per-hour increase in Ihe first year. 38
cenlS pcr hour in the second yenr. an addi·
lionltl ,id. duy, an incrC;lsc in pension
p3yml:nt~, lind modest gains in other benefits.
General Instrument Corporation IIoas
orgamled by Local J in 19.H and since has
grullon into one of the largest electronics
component manufacturing firms in the
United States.
In an :.II·out elTort 10 al1evi:.te the linl1erin!;
unemployment thnt is plAguing the construction
division members of Local 3, Busi·
nc

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Graduate Awards
Annual Dinner
,
Off,cers and oUlltandlna app.entlces with wives o. Suest .. Lett to fllhl af. Bob Nol.n, dl.ecto •.
EIKt"csl T ••,nlnl Trusl; t'el.r J "aca..." Jr .• and '0111•. c..ndy; A"d ..". K"n .., .,Id guell. Mary;
E. E.rl H'a,n" bu,ln." .... n.g.r; Waled ,n /

Pavilion
~r.id. al the IWO or tbree projects thaI
The illinois 8Ieentennl.' Commission WilS .espOnsible lor the development of th,s paviliOn. 8t111
neSS Miln ••"
Mi .... Mill" and Assistant BUlin", Mana8e. AI B'ourhlon of local l4 !'eo.'a, '"
..... e memtM •• of the Commission
The pavilion i!> th" end result \,II Ihe .:om·
bined dToru of " coria area building trade ~,
contractors, and supplit'l'S. The Illinob Ui·
centennial Commission is rt'Sponsible for Iht'
devt'lopment of Ihe pavilion. Brothers M i~c
Miller, bmine~~ managl'r, and AI Brough
ton, ns~j~lat ll businc)S rn;mager, lIere memo
bers of Ihe COrl1mis~ion nnd dc\oted a con·
~jderuble amollnt of rime !O il~ dnclopmenl
and Sllcel."~~.
Th is project lias a major labor demon·
stration for Ihe public, Wilh Ihe cooperation
and planning of the huilding trade~, the
pubJi, Wjl~ made aware of Ihc ,oordinating
and emdency involled in organi/ed labor
fhe end product of lahar and material \\iII
he enjoyed by mnny,
The Central llIinoh Chapler 'If I\ECA
was re~pon,ible for a large eonlribution to
this project. $e\ernl area NEeA conlruClors
dOn;l1ed equipment nnd tools. and an area
eleclricnl supplier ,Ionated $600 lIortli of
electrical materials.
A large group of l ocal 34 eJcctrician~
and ~evcn traveling Brothers from Miami
arca locar, conlribuled their time all Ih(.'
two \\ee~cnd$ ne(.'ded to complele this en·
deavor, Local 34 c.\lcnds its than~., and
apprccbliQn 10 tho,c who participated,
In olher ne\\ ~, Brother Mike Gadden of
our local can the a helping hand, I-Ih
daughler, IIcalher. three and a half )eaf">
old, hns I)(xn slric ~en \lith ,anca. Doc t or~
in Peoria g.ue lI eather lillIe hope. ~h~e
Ihen t oo ~ hi~ daul1hter 10 Rrn.sl\Cll Mem.,.
rial Rewtll .::h /lo,pil:ll in ButTalo. New Yor~ .
\lh(.'re Ihcy have gh(.'n the Gaddens some
hope, Unfortunately, Ihe work situation in
Ihe llulTalu :Ifea is poor. wilh sneral mCIl
,,m the bench, :tnd Mike c;tnnot find \lor~
in Ihat are:1 while his dallghter is ho'pital·
'led. \l ikc'~ bills II ill be pni)hibiti\,c. Our
mcmbcr~ 1\III'e made donntion'i to Mikl,. but
more help is needed.
W or~ in our nrcn is stabilizing. We 'IiI[
ha~e ~e\
fJII. and d""6 ,tarted \ ugU\! I , 1916.
r "'ent)·fhe arrrcnticc~ h;l\e grmJulIled in
1916
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Annual IBEW Bowling T ournament be·
comes a rcality. Local 4 1 is proud to host
it on June 3, 4. and 5. Once again we IIfge
:111 our Sisters and Drothers 10 come here
to Buffalo and join us in this tournament.
Brother Vic Lankes is hard al work with
his able anislanls " cter Kice. n.n I'rieSler.
and Andy Gabel, and it looh like the
tournament is going to be H~ry ~ucccs~fulo
There ", ill be ample food. drink . fun, frolic.
and nnturally, bowling. A great variety show
is in the making, a grand dinner is all set,
parties are being arranGed, lind tours nnd
other exciting cvcnl$ Ilrc being phlllned for
the ladies, in case they don', fcel like 00\\1.
ing. Don', miss this one. f oJk~. beC:1U5C Yoe
wanl to show you how much f un }Ol1 can
have here.
The entry deadline is M:lrch 31. 1977.
Please have your enlry fees nnd Olher co~ls
in by midnight March 3 1. The cost per
event is as follows: I'rize fcc . $2.00: bowl·
ing fee. $2.25; tournament expense, $2.00;
all-events (optional) $1.00; l.nd enler[!.inmen[
fcc $20. Make checks payable to 33fd
Annual IIl EW Bowling Tournnmen[, 76 1
Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14212.
For forms or any other information con·
cerning this tournament. please write to the
above address or call Local 41 . are:. code
716. phone number 892-1336,
All our local Brothers and Sisters have
a n opportunity 10 take advantage of sc\eTal
specia ls regarding this tournament. Booster
tid.ets are being sold, IB EW hats with
Buffalo emblems are being sold. and many
o ther surprises arc being made Itvl\ilable 10
you. For mOte information, see Vic or
other (ommillee members or ask any bo .... ler.
Take your wives, sweethearls. or hu ~bands
out for this tournament. and enjoy a (:00

anywhere from apalhy to religious convic,
tions. J even heard Brothers boasting that
they have never stood picket duty, while
others have stood it twice, Every cardcarrying
"A" member should be more than
willing to sacrifice one day to protect his
work.
Our bench is again full , and filling. As of
the December 8th meeting, Drother Den
Grodlcr informed us that we have 41 hungry
Drothers and more are expected. The
picture doesn't look any beller for the rC5t
of the winter
Your local union is the beSt thing you
have going for you; don't let her down
.... hen she needs )OU
KIN FAits. PS
Executive Secretary
Class 0/ '76
rhe membtJrs of the 1976 , •• dulltinll etan of locat 68, O,nv, •. Coto., Ir' Ihown wtlll app ... n
tJeeship coordtnatO'S Jack Spaa •• Phit Jollnion. Inte.natlonat Vie, President L.rry Farnan. Pruldent
8enny F'ldman. and 8uslneu Manase. 8 0b Leslno Also shown Is Chapter M3nagar R L Mllse)
and N£C" Vice PrflS,dent Cliff Wins.
arotlle. Owl"ht Ralhmel1, local 59. Dallas, ' n.
wu "h~;S. James M. DeLisi. Roy 0
DiI5a.-;::r, Kenneth R Drese!. Richard l
Eat on, Enrique Estuditl o, Richard J nan·
tOne, Kenneth R Fresquez, Daniel L. Gar·
da, Cha rl ~., I{ Gehaut, John L G ulds·
worthy, JUlin J. Gomel. I IlIlnie W G.)utd.
lames. R Green. Rastine J Harris. John L
I-lay. Rubert F. Head. Gar~ R Herdine.
Gerald L. I-Ioppe. Len .... ard Hudson. Ilarf10
II I-I ucs\.e, Jr
Gilbert J lI urtad ... Kobert J Intlekuf"r
Lllmbert L Iringan, James M Itlner. Dean
E. Idtema. Leonard A. J.lhnson. Warren
G Johnson, Steve 1\1 Kawanflbe. Joseph J
Krebs. lack E. Lawall. Uilly J Locke, Ro)
D Loch. Francisco S L'lpc7, Fred Lujan,
l ohn L " cDonald. Vernon O. \Iaes. Samuel
\!aestM. Randy G , Mansanarez. An.
thony C. Mares, Donald Mares, Gilbert
Maninez, Louis F Mllrtinez, Donald L
McCrncken. Gilbert A. Medina. l ohn R
\lendoza, I/ ermlln J. Muniz. William H
Newcomer IV. Michael R. Olguin. Jerry L
Pastore, James A. Pelerson, David J I'jerce,
Edward J Pride. Francis J. Quinones, Albert
R Quintana, Dennis J Rasmusscn.
Patrick \1 Reilly, Charlcs A Rkklcfs. L e,~
1\ Romero. Leo V Ru)'blll, ,\fichael \\
Scanlon, Steven R. Schultz. Edwin 0
SCh ..... ab, Jr . Wayne A. Shellon, Gary I
S ..... anstrom, Gordon E, Sweeney, James I
Theel , Sleven O. Thompson, Eugene E
Torrez. Clovis Truipllo, Dernard C Vigil
Richard M Watson, and Dennis G Weddingfeld
'\Jeon sign. Michael D_ Marr; residential
Pat ric\. S ,\dsil. Marvin J . Cunningham
Chris E. Ihggar. Adelbert G. Kum \. c
Richard I I'ineau, Michllcl G Porth . arlll
lIarve), L Wilson.
The ev.:ning·s f estiviti~'S started 'Nilh ho~
pltality time. with most of Ihose present
Ir);ng rcal hard to be hospilable Dinner
follo .... cd, which was preceded with the in
vocation by the thairman of the JA TC
Gary Wee\.l y. Brother D.:nn y Feldman
local pr ... "'ident, seT\'ct.1 as mastcr of rere
monies for the eveni1\g. Guest Sp ","
held in December, again at the union h,.!l
This reporter will try to submit a fe\\
photos for nexl monlh' issue of the j,'UT­
Iral. Signing off for this month. See )'OU 31
the local union meetinil-s.
lOllS M. BURKE, JR .• P.5
lBEW Jou,not
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No Progress to Report
On Negotiations
L.U. 77, SEATfLE. WASH.-Our negotia·
tions have opened for 1911. Seven meetings
have been held with Seatlle City Light and
there is no progress to report. The last
negotiations with City Light required a
three,.month strike \0 rt."3ch an acceptable
contract.
They apparently feci that this cxp!:ricnce
of three months on the pickel line has
oralen the spirit of our membership and
thai we wouldn', have the guts [0 go OUt
ag~in so [hey have submitted requests 10 U5
that can'l possibly be accepted. We don',
want to strike, but we will if l'Ie have \0.
Central Washington P UDs and Washing·
ton Public Power Su pply System arc also in
negotiations. Things are going 10 be tough
in thai area. too.
It is apparent thai all the utilities have
gOllen together and arc going to ullcmpt to
hold any increase below an acccptable levcL
A major item with W]'I'SS will be over
\\3geS and conditions of personnel at the
nuclea r generating plants tluring shake·down
and break·in oJlCrations.
Construction is holding up well for this
late in the )'car. We still have men on the
books but not as many as we usually do
:>t this lime. A lot of this work can be
allributed to the mild weather we have been
enjoying. Construction for next )car looks
like it will be prelly good too.
Getting back to stri ke issues. management
now s..:ems to hav..: the ullity that lahor used
to have.
During ou r strike last year at Scallle City
light. other crafts observed our pickel lines
for a few days, ulltil they signed their own
contracts. then they went back to work as
u~ual Of course thcre were some excep·
tions and we apprl'Cinled the support they
~ave us but it should have becn thc su pport
of all of labor.
Thc stri kc is labor's fin: ~l acc in the hole.
When you lose thai, you have lost )'our
leverage, and when working peuple cross a
picl.ct line, rega rdl ess of whether it is thei r
employer or no\, they arc damaging them·
selves.
W..: have some classical c~am pl es of em·
plo~' er amity in Seattle. On October 19.
1976. the clerks and pharmacists at Fred
\le)'ers stores went OUI 011 strike Th i~ in­
\ol\cd a little over 1,000 peoplc. In retalia·
tion. l 'a~' l ess. I'ay N·Save. and lJartclls
locled out their 1,300 union emplo)ees
That's unity. The worst part of that stOfy is
that all four of these chains 1.10 e~lensive
ad\'ertising and the JlCnple arc eTl>ssing the
pidN lines \0 take auvantage of these s:.]".'5
rt'gardlc.ss of how much liley arc hurting the
indi\iduals "ho arc tr)'ing to negotiate a
decent Ih'ing
n ,is an itude has tl) change I ahor has t"
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Leach at Ihe union meeting in December,
1976, all I can say is, "Work i ~ worse than
worser;' if thcre is such a word, Man y ha\'e
been laid ofT due to jobs com pleting. What
few jobs arc coming out for bid arc being
gobbled up by the non-u":.>o contractors
How Ihey arc turning a profil wit h their t>id
prices is a sheer wonder.
Several of our Urothers ha\'e been in or
out of hO!ipitals and :He recuperating at
home: lack Malt er, George Hickman.
George G ardner, Wood row " Ding" Crosby.
Raben Vo!i\'a, and Ronald Ricks. ]( you
ha\'e lime. go by and see Ihese Brolher! or
call and inquire about them at their homes
Knowing }'OU have friends who care is
bclter Ihan some medicine.
Our hearts w:.'re saddened when v.e
learned of Ih e passing of Brolher 11 0)

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Meeting with the Governor
Organizing
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MamMn. Clf Loe.1 105. H.mllion. Ont .. pickallnl
non.uni.", prOj..::l. Left to .llhl •• a Brothars
Royce A.nold, .u,sl.nl b"siMSI m.n •• et; BIn
Vlnl ; Art Risko; .nd Ken W1IIiams.
left to rlghl a .... 8ill Swanson. ns;stant director. JATC. local 103; Bo b Rllgan. director, JATC.
Local 103: Henry Robinson, pruldenl. BTU. Local 66. Houston, Tex.; Paul Devlin. vice president.
AFT; Bill Cleary, """,alary.treasurer, 80s\on BuildlnB Trades; Phil Pirrone; Rob" " Lawre nce. lindmuler.
B0510n Trade High School; .nd Jack O'Brlen. fin ancial secretary, l ocal 103. MasS/OchusetlJ
Governor Duk"kls. seated. hIS just IIppointed B.other P,rrone to this "dvlsory Council on VGC:I'
l ianal.TechnlclIl Educat Ion
C. Smith. who died on September 9. 1976.
l~ rOl h cr Smith was initialed in 192:0 and WlIS
a H·~c:ar member of our l(l("a1. lIe is sur­
\ivc:d by two sons, Brothers Bob Smith and
John Smith.
I'hi! Pirrone has been appointed 10 the
Massaehusclts Advisory Council on Voc;;ltional-Tec.-hnical
Education by Governor
D ulal..i~. Phil is a member of Local 101. a
former member of our ExeeUlh'e Board :md
JATe. and is presently an inSlfllclor in our
apprenticeship school.
C'ongr:lIulations 10 our Ir~asur~r. John
O·Oonnell. On his graduation from the
Wh;H1on School of Finance. the Uni\'ersiIY
of Penmylvania. The Wharton School is
prolaahl}' the fine ~ t financial instilute in lhe
country. We are very fortunate 10 ha\'l~ a
Irea~urcr "ith such a fine baclgfound.
OUf temporary address-until our new
h.11I i~ eompleted in April or May- is 194
I'reeport Street. adjacent to the new hall.
Unemployment as of December was o\er
uoo members. Let's hope this is the limit
:lnd thll! work will sian picking up soon.
There arc a 101 of proposals. but it secms
tha"~ all they are. Maybe new President
Jimmy Carter and Spcaler O'Neil can turn
the tide of this r«ession and put people
hacl to "ark.
The officers wish you and }our families
a happy and prosperous New Year.
UIII WAI !;fR. P.S.
Sister Locals Thanked ;
Work Looks Bright for Spring
I .. l . l OS. IIAMILTON. ONT.-Our local
"auld lile. at this time, to th anl the many
IREW locals who have assisted placing our
m~mbcrs in their areas. Unemplo),mcnt in
Ih: loc;a] has been high for SC'\ eral years but
th;:- time may ~n come "hen we will be
;ahle to :assist other local ~. p

Team
HI' I 'S Ihl l OCII l OS hochy leam In rull unlro.m
Sch olarship Awardee
Pllir SWiln50n. !JOn o r Brotne. LIRoy Swanson, Locar 11 0. St . Paul. Minn .• wu awltdld Ihl
annual Ellctrlcians & AIIOClalll. Inc. Schola..."lp. HI Is shown lIaled belwHn his ","renlS Ind
a t II" Is J acob H.laili. Elect ricIans & Ass.oclallS. Inc .. Boa. d ch.l.men. Slendl&. 11ft 10 "8ht.
1 ' 1 Board mlm~'1 RIChard Oreiling. Tl>omn aabe.. Laureno;e f'lnk. Rudotph Vllrooth. Richl.d
FI' lahlr. J oh n MUlller, John Frlnk"n. Geo'al Adam. J ames CUffln. Bruce Campbell. Mlchllt
Ih kutl. a nd JOh n Thoemk ••
Peter Swanson Awarded
E&A, Inc. Scholarship
L.U. liD, ST. PAUl .. MINN.- Electricians
& Associates. Inc" a non-profit organization
founded 10 promole Ihe welfu re of people
engaged in Ihe elcctrical industry and con·
sisting pri marily of members of local 110.
made: the a ward of the ISlh annual Electricians
&: Associates. Inc. Scholarship at the
regular Board of Directors meeting in OctObc:r.
1976.
1 he recipient was Peler Allen Swanson.
son of Brother and Mtli. Le Roy Swanson.
B rOlh~r Swanson is a journeyman cleclricinn
employed by Highland Electric Company of
SI. Pa ul.
Peter plans to e:arn a degree in mechani·
cal engineering by first all~ndjng Manlato
State College and then the University of
M lnne~OIa. lie is a 1974 graduale of Still­
..... aler lIigh School .... here he .... as an honor
roll student. His ulracurricular activilies
combted of playing ltombone in the: StaGe
(Jand. worldng as a clerk in a ha rdware
store. overhauling smull engines. and build.
"
InG go-carts. Ue: plans 10 .... orl ..... hilc atte:nd·
mg college to defray e~ p enscs.
The Electricians &: Associale • Inc. Scholar..hip
is in the amount of $.500 per year for
a period of four years. 'rhe Award is made
on thc basis of scho l a r~ h ip. char:lcter, lind
ne:ed. A selection system that guaranlees liP_
I"licanl anonymity is employed by the Electricians
&: Associates. Inc. Scholarship Com.
mlllee: in deciding the recipient.
The members of Electrician! &: A.s.sociatu.
Inc. conGrarulale Peter and his pare:nts and
arc pleased 10 a~,ist thiS fine young man
ru .... Jrd his eduealional gool.
J OII'" M Ull t fR. P.S.
Reorg anization O ccurs
After Amalgamation
L.U. I I I. O E:oo; \ 't: R. COI.O.- ElTeethe
December 3. 1976. the preside:nt of Local
I I I. Donald L Shaputis. ruiJintd his office
to accept a position as assistant business
alOent for our local. Our hylaws prohibit any
individual from holding th ese: two offices al
lhe same time.
At the December meeting of our EJteculive
Board. I was appoinled to fi ll Oul the
unexpired lerm of President Shaputi~. On
behalf of the membership of ollr local. I
wish to thank Brother Shaputis for his ycan
of dcvolcd service 10 our Ciluse. We all "'ish
him the very beSt in his new position and
lnow he will do an outstandinG job in assisting
our members.
At the \ame time. the Execuli~e Boord
permitted the relocating of Assistant Busi·
ness Agent Gregory Munro to Grand lunction
for the beuer servicing of our members
on the Western Slope.
With the recent amalgamation of Loclils
925 and 1436 with Local III. we now have
JS IInits wil hin our local. Each of these
various units holds a separate meeting each
month and .... ith 14 of these uni ts located
in the " ;e~ lern part of Ihe state. it was fel t
that it .... ould be more economical and provide
beller service to ou r membership to
locate a business agent " ithin the area
served. Gregory will have a big job on his
hands and I am sure will appreciate all the
assistance yOIl can render. He will continue
to "'ork very closely .... ilh our main office in
the Denver arta. however.
One of the main areas I plan to work on
until I leavc office in July. is thc problem
of creating more interest wit hi n our various
un its. geuing people to become more aware
of what is happening. and to ta ~e an acth'e
role in maldng our union a more dfective
bod,.
Wherever you go or .... hatever meeting
you allend. the same problem seems to ai­
..... a)'l be present. People just don't want to
take the time or make Ihe effort to aUend
even one meeting a month. Why people lire
50 hesilant to put forth so lillIe elTort
towards somelhinll than can affect their Jives
so dramatically simply barnes me.
I would m,e 10 ci te just one example
within my own unit. We ha\'e only been
organiud for the past 5i'( years and hnve
made some fantastic progress in that period
of tim~ . We have an outl yi ng district .... here
four of our members have 10 make a round·
trip journey of 160 miles per night to auend
our monthly meeting. During this six-year
period, they have only misscd I WO meetings
due t() .... eather conditions. Usually all four
of them al1end. but very rare:ly Ire lhere
less than three: thai attend. Unfortunately
we: also have a few mem bers that live within
20 miles of our meeting place: a nd never
~ how up at the mccti ngs. What ma~es the
difference'? The people who allend their
meetings and tale an active part re member
Ih~ condilions .... e worked under before.
They ean scc the: benefits Ihey and their
families have rccrived in the past and .... ant
10 continue .... orking to impro.e these ..... ork·
ing conditions. T hey are not conlenl to sim·
ply take what someone else feels is adcqunte
for them to survive.
1 often wonder how v;ltiou$ conl Tnct nego·
tialions and grievances w()uld turn 0 111 if
Ihroughout the year all our units had turnouts
of 50 percent or beller. I'm certain it
....·ould be a much different ball game_ I certainly
hope all of you will male much more
of an effort to attend yOllr meetings Ihis
year. Beller )et_lnke a fellow member with
YOIl and Get twice the results.
SPENC ER CRONK , PRU.
IDEW Jou,nol
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Old· Timers Nigh'
Holiday Dinner-Dance
local 121. Washington, C.C .. • ~cently held old·
timers nlllhi. Here a.. Vlc, P,uldent Robe'l
Winstead. lell. and President Guy T. Bouse.
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Rhodes. P.esldent Bouse, ~nd P.esident Emer·
itus Te. Hodgkins
Sho .... n at the dinner·dance of Local 129. Lorain.
Ollro, a,e Dale "Bucko" Weaver and hrs wr le,
Eluno •.
Left 10 ,ight li re Brothers Ctu"'ey Ch, ... c!>. WoIloe
Scheer. Ca,1 Euers. Ch~irm~"l Eddy then in1roduced
the various guests including business managers
from 511rround ing m EW loc al ~. the
contr:,clors in 1he area who provide Ollr
work. Lorain County Sherilf and Mrs.
Vernon Smith, International Represenlative
Erne .. 1 SCOIt . and former Local 129 I:>lIsiness
manager, Joe Scdh'y ...... ho is no\O, e)(ecutive
secretary of the Ohio Building Trades
Council.
A ..... atch ""as presented to Neil S""anz for
being a member of our loc:!1 for 20 years.
BrOlher Swartz has previously been invoh'ed
in the :Ipprelllice training function of Local
129. Others meriting 1he watches but not in
aHcndancc were John Harmon. Alvin Sauer.
and Jim Shaw.
A memorable highlight of the evening w~s
the recognilion given to Brother Dale
Weaver and his wife. EJe:lnor. Never ones
for grabbing Ihe limelight. this wonderful
couple has siven of Iheir time and themselves
10 Ihose less fortunate. the elderly.
th~ blind. and the sick. T hey hnve 1:\Ilght
Past and present officers who attended the holl.
day dance were Chairman and p.esident Ben
Edd~; Joe Sedrvy. past business m~n3ge.; and
Tom Paterson, incumbent business m.nager
Reminiscing al the drnnar·dance are \ .... " retired
membe.s. Jess Bellenl. president of the Retirees
Club. and one of Ille olde51 Brathers. Ga.la.d
Barnes
A s mlline: Nell Swart. p.oudly di s playing the
walch presented him for 20 yea.s of servIce.
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the blind how to bowl, provided trnnsportation
to Ihose ncedina iI, been a pnrl of the
~ I eals-on- Wh ecls program, and many other
v.orthwhile projects_ Leiters of commendation
wcre read from Lorain Community
Ih"pital. the Society for the Blind. their
I;hllrt'h, and the handicapped Iroup. A
plaquc honoring Dale and Flennor (or their
unsel fish de\'otion 10 others v.lU presenled
to them. If each and everyone o( us who
!.nows this couple ..... ollid be guided by their
al;ls and share n small portion of OUTSl:lves
..... ith othe~, our area would have Ihl:' Christma.s
spiril 1111 year·rOlmd. nOt for just a fl:'v.
da)'"
5"" YANI('"K. 1'.5.
Active 50· Year Member
Receives Pin
I..U. 136, IIIRi\II .... GIIAi\1. ALA._At the
Novl:'mbcr. 1976 meeling IJrother L A.
Dcan was prcsented a 50·year ~rvil;e pin.
T here arc several SO.ycar members of Local
136. but Brother Dcan is Ihe only onl:' who
is still active as II wireman. Congratulations
a~ain to Brother Dean: hope there will be
many more ) ears.
President Carter is in o ffice now and ,
I-..now he ..... m turn things around for us and
the thousands o( unemployed. I-l is actions
in the coming month ~ will be watched
closely by labor and \Ie can only wait and
~ee. We ~upported him and I hope now
President Carter will suppor! us and help
gel us bac!. to work.
The President can only do SO much and
a lot is up to liS to help. !lave you noticed
how much "ork is being done by the " rats"
in our area. If we had 10 percent of the
",orl-.. done hy non-union contractou in our
area. there \lould be full employment and
v.e could put a lot of tr:l\eling Brothen
to "orl-.. also. We need to report all v.-ork
"e see to the local union and also a~!. the
COntractor ~OIZ arc worl-..ing for whH\ he is
doing to ~top the non-union movelllen1. If
we work together. mayhi! somet hing can be
done to comb:lt the "rillS." This is a problem
th;'11 cannOt be solved overnight, but some-­
thing has to be done or in the near future
there wtll be no prohlem. becau\C v.e "ill
he wor~ing for thenl.
The hminess m:lnnger h.15 reporled that.
b)' the time this article is read. all members
will be emplo)ed \lhere they v.ant tu be and
there is a good pos\ihiltty that help may be
necd:d to m;ln the v.ork, Worl-.. in our area
docs 1001-.. £ood but let us not (or£et that
Ihese jobs do not Iflst (orever. The job ),ou
are now on could be lour laSI if \\e do not
,top th~ non·union forcn. If )'ou ha\e any
suggestiOM. come to the union meelings on
the S.('cond Saturday of each month and
ma)'be !>Omelhing can bt v.orl.ed OUI. And
i( you haven't 3\1cnded a meeting in a long
whilc. let me give you a sugse~ tion -your
hu~inc\s i~ being conducled hy those who
do alleml and the only wILy yOIl can call it
lour husine~s is by t:l~ing p:lrt . Atlend
regllhlrly.
J Utt:S MUt US,,>:. J1I.., 1'.5.
Pittsburgh Local Has
Plenty of Work
L.U. I-I!, l'rtTsnURGII, I' A.- With the
beginning of 1977. a ll of U1 in the labor
movement hope Ihat there "ill be much
ad\ancemenl for labor under the Carter
Administration. Many thanh to all who
v.ort ed for the Carter C:U I ~e by conducti ng
\oter registration by mail :lnd gettina the
j"lCople Ollt to vote. PennsyNania now is able
to register by mail and our Community
Services CommillC(' did a splendid job of
m:l!.ing good use of thi~ legislation.
This lear find s us wit h plenty o f work
for ourselves and the trades. Beaver Valley
one is now in operation lind Beaver Valley
tWo is in th~ conslrIIl;tion SIBle. Shipping·
port is in the process of convert ina to a
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Life-Saver
Business Man.ser larry lawl .. , Loo;at 1'-6,
Decatur. lit., presenls .. lIle-Saving I'.wa.d 10
Gene Gamb

Dinner-Dance
Loc.' t66 membe" .nd will.' enJo~
'flu.
In Porode
the lell,"·
QrOlher Rlc;h.rd c.,,,..u end '.mll~ •• Ihe,
IP!M.,I/d In the .,e. Blcentennl.1 p.'ld •• tn,.
.,...t .umme,.
O",incM Managcr Chuel Mango anll hi~
committee, cmccc anll I~u sincss Manager
Ron Gagnon, Prc

60-Year Member
councils throuJ;houi the Slate " erc instrumental
in scoring ,I 77-percenl success
llmong :1 11 candid:)\es endorsed by Stnle
COI' B in New York State.
We take this opportunit) to thank the
local's Brothers for their community involvement
supporting the United W ay.
Th:mks to YOll. i~ works.
Ronr. RT E. C.H'PILUNO. P.S.
Graduation
E. Den' Lackey Plaza
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At the aJ'lnual dinner-dance 01 l ocal 215.
Pough keepsie. N. Y.. Buslneu Manage. John
Vlrr,cchlo, righl. presents • 60·year pin 10
Brother E"8ene Wesley
Local 215 Holds Annual
Dinner-Dance
L. U. 21 5, I'OUGKU : I'SIE, N. Y.- On Saturday,
October 2. our local held ilS :mnual
dinner-dance at Ihe Elks Club. As usual,
the committee in charse diu nn excellent
job of pulling together a most enjoyable
c~cning. A great many members :lucndcd
ami enjoyed a fine dinner and evening of
dancing and fun.
One of OIi T retired m c m bcr~ was honored
011 lhi$ occasion for his long and faithful
~cnicc [0 the IB EW. Brother Eugene Wesley.
recently ilt. was presented wilh a special
pin ~ignifying 60 YC:HS of IB EW member­
~hip.
I'rcsidcnI Bill "f urphy awa rded service
pin,. which werc presented by Business
Manager John Varricchio. Members receiving
reliree pins were Brothers Hugo Fischer.
Sr .. Reinhart Kornbrek, Jr .. Raymond I'h illir~.
Sr .. and Vernon Ric hmond.
T hose recdving H-year pins were Brothers
Samuel Bagnall, Henry Landsman, Melvin
I allderdale. and Joseph Wa lsh.
Brothers J ames Brannigan. John Or:lnni
gHn. ChM les Cru ger. Jr .. T homas Cruger.
Sr .. Clifford Haines. John Humeston, Harold
King. Howard M l11er, Robert Moran.
M,uJrice Q uill, G ustav 1. Richard. h me~
Richard. Jrt me~ Smith, William Sorenson.
Clifford Sternberg, And rew Veith. lI nd J ohn
T . Walsh were the recipienB of 30-year pins.
Tv.enly-five-year pins were received by
Brothers Ric hard Booth, James Brown. Robert
Bunlen, Joseph Cruger. William M urph)',
William !\fyers. Brn dky McA1c'ler. Guslav
A. I< ichard. Al ben Iard Smllh.
LOCI' 252 "'pprenlkeshlp Commillee Chairman
~ n d M'I. RObert Fents. In Ihe lo.e,.ound, wilh
Jol>" Porter . • Ighl. MIke Lowery, Brian Cheno·
weth. in b .~ k of Mtke. Bob Kosky and their
dales In Ihe background.
Buslneu Manager Fred Vaigel talks of Ihe work
siluatlon as Presidenl and Mrs RICherd Free·
land took on
Appre ntice Graduates Honored;
W ork Scene Uncertain
L.l l. 252. ANN AlmOR. M ICH,-On
October 22, ollr gradu;tting class of 1976
I\a~ honored at the gr;u.luation dinner given
hy our JATC. Those men who ~penl four
long }e:ITS of ;tf'lprenlieeship under the
,u r~f\i,i0n or Ollr iu,trneror. Ge. )r~e I'erros.
heard. once more. Ili,e I\ord~ of advice
from George anu frorn the mnny otht'r cli,­
tingl l i~hed gue'l~.
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Enjoying 'he Dinner
years of shi pbuilding experience, and presented
each one with a 2S-yenr service
award. The award consisted of a dual pur·
pose lapd pin and tie clasp, with a diamond
chip above 2S }'eal'1.
Ray DiCenso, business manager. was un·
able to attend the ceremony because of
union business, but he did send tellers of
congratulations to the Olen of I ocal 26 1 for
their achic\'ement
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Mrs. Phil Ferrara again migrating to Fl orida
for wim er ... Plaudits to Mike Keegan
for vote of trusl in referral procedures ...
August Fickle Finger of Fate Award to
Brother
Eugene Marciante for Ihinkins
Labor Day did not ralt on a Monday thi,
PMI yenr .. , Clauic quotes: From Orother
George Dallas: " If you want Vice President
Cunninl!ham (0 d o a disappearing act. of)Cn
up your cllr hood."
The November Presidential Election 5~-CmJ
now long past but the plca$ll.nt memorics of
the end rcsult con ti nue to linser for all of
labor. which most certainly fi gu red VCTy
heavily in II most successful eITort. A rndicnl
change WaJ indeed ;n order Dnd 1:lboT re·
• ~ pondcd vigorously to Ihe challenge. Il c n~,
locally, our own local union's CO PE CornmiHcc
did :III oul~tllndinll jub in a clenn
sweep of all Mercer County endorsements.
and a large nleasure of credit must be given
them for their role in the victory. In conch.­
sion, congrntu ntions to Brother Chnrles
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Marcinllte_ pre~ident, New Jerscy Slate AFI ­
CIO. for his c)(cellent commenlary and responsc
in a Post-Election Analysis Report,
televised by New Jerscy TV shnrtly aner
the elt-elio'l in NU\lCmber.
Al ]lAlnI)1 INn. I' 'ij
Christmas Party
He.e II a'other Mall Wilson, co·ch.l.m.n 0 1
Local 294, Hlbblna. Minn .• unit 2. pl.ty and AI
Cowen .ece'vl"tl • canned ham.
F.om lell to .Iflht .re Brothers Bob Nllyla •.
Local 294. unit 2 PI")' chal.man. Jerry Pember
Ion. and P'Uldlnt M,lo Moslad. 0 1 unit '1
Local 294 Unit 2 Holds
Christmas Party
1 .. 1 '. 29-1, IIIIIIIING, MINN.-On ()ceeOl­
!'ocr 4. our annual ChriStmas part) for jlur
l oca l 294 llllit 2 was held at Ihe Remid ji
\I,lose Club in Bemidji. Minne ~\ll a . More
thlUl (,0 IIrothers and their part ners \lere
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depaltlnellt
of Resealch alld
Ed'icatioll
The Importance of a Label:
The Job You Save May Be Your Own
IY INDICATORS
Indicator l atest Month Age Year Ago
U_,I_I 8.5% 8.3% 9.4%
.. ,. I. (o.

would be created in Ihal induslry if
import penetralion were cut to 15 percent
of tot:l l sales.
Foreign workers who :Ire paid as
little as 44 cents an hour arc making
more than 50 percent of the shocs sold
NOVEMBER, 1976
in America today. Che:l per automobile
p:lrts being imported by manuf:lcturers
:Ire cutting into jobs in the automobile
industry. Imported communications
equipment is affecting jobs in the telephone
industry.
CO N SUMER PRICE IN DEX-UNITED STATES AVERAG E
Source: u.~ . Ueportmenl ot Labor ~ureou of lobor Stotistics
Revi sed Index Series
Reference Bose. 1I S. Average 1967 = 100
Appa,,1
Heallh
Transpa •. &
• .'C.
Month V,or Co",b; ~ e d '~d Hau,ing Upkeep tOli on .eotlon
Nov. 1976 1738 181 .1 180.7 151.9 171.4 167.3
Oct. 1976 173 3 181 .6 180. 1 150.9 170.9 166.1
Sept. 1976 172.6 18 1.6 179.5 150.2 169.5 165.3
Aug. 1976 17 1.9 182.4 178.4 148.1 168.5 164.4
July 1976 171.1 182.1 177.4 146.5 167.6 163.7
June 1976 170. 1 180.9 176.5 146.9 165.9 162.8
May 1976 169.2 179.9 175.6 146.8 163.5 162.1
Nov. 1975 165.6 179.8 171 .3 145.5 157.4 156.5
Nov. 1974 1543
Nov. 1973 13 7.6
Nov. 1972 126.9
Nov. 197 1 122.6
Nov. 1970 118 .5
NOTf', Con.u", .. Pri., Inde. 10. all ite",' increo.ed 0.5 inde. pain" du.ing Ihe po.t
",onth. or 0.3 percent. Thi. equalled on onnuol .ate 01 increa .. 01 3 6 pe.unl
(12 X .3'1.). Th, Increo.e in CP' du.ing Ihe pa,t yeo. wOI ' .2 points or S,O perunt.
Pe.cenloge In."o .. belween Iwo date, i •• olculaled by lub"ocling the ind ..
nu",be. 10' Ihe e .. ,lier dote 1'0'" Ihol lor Ihe 101" do', and by di_iding Ih. , .. ull
by the ind •• nu",ber '0' t~. ea,lier dote. 'hen multiplying by 100.
EAMPLf, fo, the period 0' No vemb

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home video recording s),stems. video
g:amcs. electronic wrislw:alches, cililens
b:and bro:adcasl and receiving
equipment, c:alculators. microwave
ovens, electronic ignition for aulO·
mobiles, etc. will be relocated abro3d.
denying productive jobs to many more
Ame ricans. while subjecting them to
the indignity and the h3rdships a~so·
ciated with trying to live on unem·
ployment compensation. public wei·
f:are. or trade :adjustment ass i ~tance.
Adjustment assistance. pro\'idcd b}
the Trade Act for workers. firms. and
communities injured or thre:atened
with injury by imporl competition. is
not the sohllion to the loss of jobs. Adjustment
benefits. which ha\e been
collected by a very sm:aH percentage
of affected "orkers. run out after 12
months. Benefits to those who "orkcd
in the electronics indmtry have. for
the most p3rt . been difficult to obtain:
when awarded. they have been meager.
Adjustment assistance is no substi­
(Ute fo r jobs. American workers wa nt
job ~. They wan t to p:ly their own way.
They want to contrihutc 10 the American
economy through spc nd:lble income
:and thei r share of la)(cs. not
place the burden of unemployment or
"elfare benefits on their fellow Americans
through additional taxes.
The Unllcd St ates government has
the obligallon 10 protect the jobs of
its citizens :and to enhance their liveli·
hood. That oblig:ation includes the
necessi ty 10 stop e)(porling jobs and
to slOP importing unemployment.
The American consumer also has
an obligation-to help keep all Amer·
icans "orking by bu}; ng Amcric:anm:ade
goods. Keep America working;
limit imparts.
CORR EC TION
'''0'' were made
Soveral lypogr 8p hlc~1
In Ih, articl, IPpurlnfi On pages 40 ond
41 o f Ihl Oecember. )976 inuo o f Ihe
Journal. 'ntilled "Inl, .nallon al T.ad .. Ind
J obs in Ih' Unlled SI.I ..... In Ih' " ~ I
""lrIPh In Iwo pile ... " $3.4 million"
sho.. d hlv, baan "$1,4 bUlion." In Ih ..
IKOtId paragraph. I period and nol I
COmml lhould ha~, appelred Ifle. Ih,
woro "Jlpan." Th, 1111 Ii", of type on
PI" 40 .hOlJld have read. "oIde•• leu
I I1,clenl ptant , at hom,:' and not "less
profielln," .. w" printed On paC' 41.
1ft thl thltd column. Ih' twenly.six!h
n", down. "advanla,e" should have .eld
"advlnllg,,:'
Christmas Charity at the I. O.
,
• Employees at the International
I)Nice. who are members of OPEIU
local 2, and IBEW staN members,
along with other donors, contribute
throughout the year to the Marie V.
Downey Memorial Charities Fund in
order 10 assist fellow beings in need.
At Christmastime, donations are made
to institutions that care fo r children
and Ihe elderly and to families and
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elderly individuals who wou ld have
no Christmas otherwise. This year,
also. 200 Christmas stockings were
filled for distribution by the Salva·
tion Army, 72 dolls were dressed as
gifts for underprivileged children, and
complete outfits of clothing and toys
we re bought fo r 44 children. Pictured
above, are the clothing and toys with
some of the 1. 0 . employees who did
the shopping. left to right, Gladys
Waddell, Bonnie Oakes, Donna Frey·
der, Catherine Fiora , Barbara Chapman
, Brenda Colegrove, Fern Bishop,
Ruth Dove. Edith logan, Hazel Gross,
Kathryn Helfrich, Janet Wong. Wanda
Prue, Margaret Bryant, Helen laBon,
Frances Noell, Bobbi Jackson. and
Sandra Kunkler.
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On Jobs
Memt)ers of local 295. employed by I. K Ele c_
t ric Company on the Fine Arts Center at Ihe
LUlie Rock Campus 01 the UniversllY o f Ark~n­
.. as, lett to rIght, are lorem"" Ronnie Curtis.
Bill Bruck •• Ga'y Hollo .... 'y. Paul Ln •. ~nd
James Hagan.
Members employed by B,aS8 EI~lric Company
.... ho .. rIO ;"lIelll,li Ihe ele.:. l rl'~1 w u, ~ on the
new gymnulUm . t North £a$t H igh School,
front r ow. left to righl. are Jllmn Hunter, Bert
Ware. lind Richard We "en: back raw: foreman
Bebby Howell. Ca,y Hunter. Hurschel Clements,
and !Juddy I 'Ud..... y.
Closs 0/'65
recently gradullted fr om I;ollege with a dcgree
in electrical engineering.
Tony and Clara arc hal';ng a greal lime
cnjo}ing their retirement They hal'c such
hobbies as nising hCllllli rul nowers and
shrubs. gardening, and Ir:weling aerlm; the
country. They ma"e theiT home at 409
North Plaza Dri'e in lillie Rod •. Ar"ansa~
72205
On behalf ur thc mall} frienus (If Brother
lind Mrs. Nuhhuh7. wu want tn lal. ... Ihis
opportunily to ""i ~h them mil11) }eafS "f
happy retirement
U r(lthcr~ L~ Williams. [ cs TanilCr. and
numero"s ot her nr other~ arc "n th" ~id
and inju red 1i~t and we wi,h them l'om plctc
and speedy rec overie~
It is with a grc:1I deal "r ~adnc~s Ihal I
re[lort thc death ur nne ur our older members,
Brother Ben F, Sl:Intey. Brother Stanley
was initiated into the m EW on Augus[
2. 194/). and retired on No\'Cmhcr I. 19611.
He was 115 )'ears of age at the time of his
death. On behalf of the members of this
local union, we wish to e\tend ou r s)m­
J)eted br
acclamation 11 ~ new trustee to the Vacation
Board. Also elccted ~s new tru s t ~e 10 Ihe
loint Apprentice ~ hip Committee was Charles
VonGnlenlgen.
Obligations werc taken in November by
the folhming: A, Ilasnrich, :0.1. Boyd. K .
Coonlcy, t-1. ClllVell, M. DeJ\1 0nd, C. Douglas,
S Fischer, \1 Germann, R. Hensley.
D. lI erhed. \1 J. lIiII , M. Johnson, K.
Ka ufhold. K Ki ng. J. McClain. B. Maes,
D. Mersniger, A. OSIe, J. Perr)', G. Pickerel.
R. Smith. D. Weidler, J. Williams, T.
Wissehr. and S. Woosley.
At [hc beginning of O ..:ccmbcr. Business
Manager Robert " 'Hkc" Faust wem 10 San
Diego as a representative of Ihe IIlEW at
the Nalional Code Convention.
In November a motion was made t have
a committee formcd 10 study thc possibility
f eckbrating our 75th anniversary, which
comes up in September, 1977. In this regard,
I have conducted some interview5 and
have found out thlll originally Local )09
was a lil1cmen's local: the men worked for
Kinloch Teleph,me Company and a few
T h~ graduatln. class 01 1965. stlnd,nll. teft t o
, ight. 8r~ tynn Carmical, Jimmy f ugatt. Jerry
Brown. Bobb~ Burnett, Van Torrence. end lloyd
Lync h. Seated " the Instructor, Roy S ims.
r;QII/illlled from pl/ge 15
contracting nrm at Conway, t\rl.lmsas, and
they called it the A & J Electric Company
After a year or two hlld passed, Tony sold
his interest in th e Company and moved
back to Little Rock. lie became acquainted
with K. O. Vaneo:, business manager of
Local 295, and became a mo:mber of the
IBEW on October 7. 1941 He ""enl to work
ror l. K Electric Company on July 5, 1942,
where hc wa~ emplu)o:d fur the nC.lI J2
p .. 'lHS. until his retirement un August I, 1975.
While living at Conway, Tony met a
wonderful girl named Clara Fnderlin. T he)'
"'e,e rll .."jed ,)n J .u\U~ry 6. 19j6. TI,ey ha\'e
reared a famil) of sevo:n. si., daughters and
one sun, and hnve ~ I gramlchildren.
You might say that Tony's family is very
eleetneally nuruJcd . I hree 01 h,s brothers
were electricians. two of his daughters arc
married to electrical engineers. and his son
February , 1977
lo.::al 309. ColJlnlvtlJ., flf.. members, employees
of Guarlntee EI&e t rlc Company. working a t Ihe
n"w Oliver C. An derson Hospital lob, Mery-.rlile.
flf., kneeling, I"l 10 right. e re Vice President
D~v~ F "r~u (Iha lruu un IIle 1,,1.0), Sam Brown,
a ill Chener, George Sande ... Jr .. J im leader.
and Terry "Big T" Corbll1 ; ' I~nd lng: AI Ogle,
arla n Weir. Dav. Cr"well, AI Gilmore, Ken
Coonley. Frank KOld., Jim Cummins, Mike
Isallcs. Howard Keller, Chuc~ Crns, Ed Wuerz.
Slerl1ng WaUl, Vic Pahlman. and Cene Camerer
Membe., of t he h ne crew lo r IUlnols Power
Company, lell to rl&ht, a •• Fred Saucrhege.
SIeve t

ears later included linemen from the East
SI. Louis Light and Power Compan} .
On contracts: The outside line ConSInH:­
tion receiYed an increase as of December I ,
1916. and negotiations arc under wa) on the
outside consiruction line clearance ag n.::ement
JOliN LOlli 'HZI "'. P S
JArC Conference
Shown al the JATC Conference. hO$ted by Local
325, Binghamton, N . Y ~ are Mike Barry'. NECA
,e.,onal mene.er; Mo.-rl. MIUer. bU$lness min·
aaer, Loc. 1 806. Ellen"ille. N.Y.: B,II Llflncheck.
local 81 committeeman; AI Minckler. tnlema·
tional Rep'esental",e; John Cort,lght. bu$lnu.
ml"laer. lOCII 241, Ithlca. N.Y,; Ind ' Iat>! fo,e·
around. Bill Cofeld. NECA.
Local 325 officers and committe. men: B,olh"
John Kn.pp. chal,ma", JATC; B,olhe's John
Friedman a"d Tom 101,..1". commIttee me";
Brothe. Bob 1I.0wn, bu.lneu mlnaaer; and
Gao,se Slp"en, p"$ldenl.
local 325 JATC Chalnnan John Kn.pp help'
Brothe, Bob Chesle, set set up 10' the class,
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..
Some of the men attending t he ct.un.
Local 325 Hosts JATC
Confere nce
I .. U_ JIS, I.IINGIIAMTON, N.Y.- On Scplem1;:M:r
29. 30, ilnd Octohcr I. Loca l l2j
\pon~red Ihc up~tate JATC Conrerence
Brolher Robert Che\ler from the National
Joint Apprentit~hip and Training Committee
1103\ the in~lnlCtor .
The fir.1 day and II. half lIoa( spent 1Io01ling
lIoith commilleemen. nle cla ~

Wo,k SI;II Slow Fo,
Des Moin es Local 347
L.U. 3" 7, DES "JOINES. lA.-Work is Slill
slow as ~e enter the month of December in
Des Moines. and abom IS percent of our
members ha\'c: had 10 sed; employment in
Other 101;3] unions. On behalf of sm:h memo
bers. ~c c,Xlend to other locals our most
sincere appreci:l.lion for their opponunilies
for employment. At Ihis lime it looks as
though our dry season ",ill cJllcnd "'cll into
1977.
The Membership Commiuec of local 347
is desening of the plaudit.) of the mem.
bcr"hip for establishin£ the social hour
following our regular union meetings. (No
casu31ties 10 date.) The loears perennial
delinquents would do well to lake cognizam,:c
of the Commitlce's tITans to enterlain,
and plan to participate in the cOmrade­
~hip cnjo~'ed by the members parl icipaling.
Word h,lS b.:cn received that Brother Art
Norman has disposed of his property ncar
05age, Minnesota, and has moved into a
mobile home in the Park Rapids area. For
a bit of history: Brother Norman was initiated
by Local 347 on June 20. 1919, and
retired on pension in 1958, By way of introduction
to our younger members. Brother
Art Norman was a "man's man." a rugged,
no-nonsense journeyman wireman who
asked no quarter and (;ave none to any man.
During the laller )'ears of his aetive membership,
he WaS a sliperintendent for Keith
Electric Company of Des Moines where he
commanded the reSpe1;t and admiration of
all dedicated "ireman nlemberS. Although
Brother Norman demanded a day's work for
a day's flay, he was quick 10 cha llenge anyone
[hat was inclined to nlTront his employee~.
Brother Norman, unlile many o[h~rs emplo)'cd
in a lile po~ition, was instrumental
in forming and guiding th~ de~tiny of the
local union during its early history. At one
point in hi~ career, Brolh ~r Norman
knocked a railroad freight car otT the tral;k
with his Chevy piclup. Howevcr, that inci,
dent did no more than to temporarily slow
him down for a few days.
At last rc[)Ort. IJro[her Norman was hale
and hearly and no doubt ready to challenge
anrone in dd.:nse of his local and th~
lBEW. We feel very honored and proud to
ha"e had the privilege of Art NOf"man's associ:lIion
and to coun t him as a frknd. I am
certain similar sentiments are entertained
by many others and "'ith me c:ttend their
besl "'ishes to a man "'ho could ri(;htly be
referred to a~ Mr_ Local 347.
Fuo H. Powns, P.S.
Local 349 Mourns Passing
Of B,olhec Albdghl
L U_ ~ 9 . MIA.\II, "".A__ II is "ilh deep
regret that "'e announce the death of
Brother Harry G. Albright. Brother Albright
had a di ~ tin g ui~hed C;lreer in the !BEW. He
was a master electri-=ian. lind was supervisor
on the Iir~1 hydrogen oomb plant in Aikcn,
South Carolina. the Miami Herald Building,
the Memphis CilY Government Comple)!:,
and the T enne~~ee Vattey Authorily proj{'l;\.
Uruthcr Albri/1.ht was [0 be honured in
Fel",uory, 1971
January by the Local 349 Rctirees Club, and
presented his 65-year pin. The pin was pre,
sented [0 his widow by the offkers of the
local and the Retirees Club: President Ron
Sopczak. Business Manager Don Poppenhager,
Pr~ide nt of the Retirees Harry
Darby. Secretary and Treasurer Bill Ufland.
Executh'e Board members A, H. Patrick
and Robert Rehr, and honorary member of
the Retirees. Joe Sabino_
Pallbearers were all m.:mbers of LOCal
349 Retirees Club: Harry Darby. Major
Bowes. Johnny Click, Chri~ Fagan, Geor;e
Joy, and Corty Edelen_
H_ W_ R[ID. V.P .. PRO T[\I
Seminal
Shown a,e members of Le>c:at 3S8, Perth Amboy.
N.}., who partktpaud In • reeent money man,
'8emenl semlnar_
Mass,,.. Robert Clear and ROland Jaeobu, III.
repre,..,nling l oeb, Rhoades and Company. we,e
Ihe prnw;ipal speakers" Ihe seminar.
Brothe, Geo'ge PrIbula studIes mat,.,,1 du.ina
a break period 01 the semma.
Brothers Lund And
Dalton Mourned
I..U. J58, !',,: RTII Al\IIlQY, N ,J ,- I t i~ "jth
a great deal of sadn~s, that I begin Ihi~
article. for I must report the passing of twO
of our brother memb

At Swivelier Company
Cigar
I .
Jl
If
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Membe~ of Loul 363. New City. N.Y •. ' ~.n ll)l
loured It •• Sw,~.II • • Company wll". Ihey wo.k.
Shown " Mr. Ph., ..". plant managl ' . wllh the
d isplay 01 p.oduCIS Ihe complI"'y mak ..,
•
--
Shown a re Mr. Phelln; M., A~~ordlno. s ho p
stewlrd: and Mr. Jacobs In Iront 01 p.nelbo~rd
lo r Iochlina d,5plly •.
Broth •• [I";et "CI._'" Brown. wno .. tired trom
Local 369. Lo ...."lIIe. Ky .• In 1973. Is shown
,wIII,n, 1>11 I .. rn In the 16£W BOWlin, To ..,na·
ment In Wasn lnglon. O.C. P I~tu red 10 I>lt 'eft
ere BrOlht .. (d [nt"dg. and Bin Volt.
Mr
Pete "'ccordlno. union shop steward
Mr. Schwam:. is president of the company.
Mr. I'heLm. who starleu 18 ycar~ 3 j;O in Ihe
union. is now plant manal;cr. 1 he union
~ hop ..,Ie\\ard al the plant h Mr. ]'ctc
Accordino, \\.ho has been there 10 )cn"',
The COOlp:tny ... Iarlcd oUI ... ilh I ()(:l l 3 in
I1rooU)n (lml nuw has Lac:l! }t;1 in Roel·
land County.
The comp;tny !>ell ... it~ prooucts Ih rou~h­
OUI the Umted 51ales and Canada lind ha\
abo sold in other tOllnlrie. und elen
Ihout!h II v.a\ heller lov.artl Ihe lauer pOlrt
o f the )c.lr. nothing can compemale for Ihe
lart!e all1llllnh e no\\. :Iml before
it "a ~ very li t:hl .
We c:ln II lso pili some of the bl;ullc o n
ollr)el\·C,),. In the past fe\\ ) ears. \\hen \\C
halc had hig jllh~ anu filII emplo)mcnl. our
"
Mr. Pete Accordlno; Mr Sehwl"tl. pres,dent of
SWlveloe r; and Mr. Phelln,
members and ollr COntnl(Wr.. let t!o o f resi·
c.h:nlial and small comnlercinl and iouu ~·
trial jobs. Dil;ber olOney nnd pfofits WCfC
ea!oier (0 comc by • ..0 ~hy ,holiid thc con·
Iraclors bid the ~ mllil joh ~, I n n if they did.
our r eople lIidn'l "11111 10 "orl. on Ihem.
'I he result. non·union 'hop, hone picl.eu up
Ihe \Iack.
Small one-and·t"o m;ln C the) .. ere able 10
p,cl. lip more and more or the \\Orl. we
thou!!ht \\as too meni rll 10 do. No\\. along
\\ilh ABC, thc~c eonlracto" nre forming a
non-union union. of ,nrl'. :lnu nrc e\Cn \r}.
ing 10 gel 11 fedemlly fllmlcd :lpprentice,hip
progr:lnl 'Iarted. Sc.lh upp,.~n l icc, paid fwm
)our ta"( dollar'
Wilh thint!s hl.c th" h.lppcnint:. hoI'. long.
lin }Oll Ihinl. lour lin ion .. ill be ahle 10
protect )'our rit!hts M II "orl.ing man7 It
'\Cem\ Ih:lt hig mone). lhc poli[ici:1n,. a nd
lhe courts really enjuy ~eeing union [l'Coplc
hit the dedi Tt) ,;ty ),our fui lire i, in )Otlf
hand, b a grO!.s ur.dcr,t;ltement If )011 U(ln'l
help It .. I..«p ollr uniun ,Irong. )011 mit!ht :I~
IIl'I ll. i~5 it t!ood·b)e.
A~ a union memocr )UII h:I'" 10 fight for
}our right-. in acconl:uKe 1\lIh the l:1wS pro·
vided through al lr 1\',·:11 h) I"\I ~ and Ihe
I BI'W CUlhlilllliun 11 111 rememocr one
thint!: olher member\ 11.1\1,' ri}:ht\ al\(l. Whal
lOU thin!. i~ a ,iol;lliun. n\;l) h.:: mhinterrre·
1:lIion. Refure }uu 1"l.e :t..tinn. lie ~Ufe your
interpretalion i, in :In·"nl.ln~·e .. ith the
thml.mg of the IBI \\ :mu i, in the h;:,~t
inten'~h of the m;ojUljt) of 1[, memocf\, If
)011 ~pe,,~ and a.·1 In" 'llli.. U). }UU rna} in·
(rillt!" on Ihe ri!;hl\ ,lIul eundil",", of olher~
Ihal are ~uPr>05ed I .. be )"lIr " Il rother~."
Let'~ \\url. lot!cther lu ~ecp our union
'trnng.
I{' )(';I II. JOII'.
Dorn on Seplember 24. 190 1. "Cig:lr"
lI·a, inillaled inlo L0(;31 369 Ihe day afler
hi~ hillhdll)' in 1923. Shortly after his fi rst
311elllpi (II retirement. Drother Drown re'
!lIrned 10 Ihe Irllde 10 apply li b many years
I)f uflCllcnce a~ chief union Sle\\lUU on the
'·ord tfuel. pL'"t project. lie h:l~ been reo
tired now 'iinee November. 1973. lie has
heert a blJ\\ler in Ihe Eleclric:.1 Worl.e l"ll
I eallue ,inec ih inception ( E.~ aCI ualc is
open for di~~IMion,) Although his c)e~igh l
has delerlorated bceall'oC of a eatnTnll con·
dltinn. "Cigar" i, ~lill an acli\c participant
on Ihc I &. II I'lectric Team cI'ery J"uc\uny
ni t! ht lie h;l ~ been an a s~et 10 the local for
many yc:a r\ :lnd his pcr,evcr:mce a~ :I bowler
h Ill~r e l y o nc eXample o f hi ~ determination.
T he emplo) ment picturc still indicates a
trend of impro\cment allhough p:.infull)·
,low. ).e'enll Joh~ arc ju,t gell ing "ofT Ihe
bo.."lrll,.- v.hile a fell of the lart!er jok arc
nc;oring .'umpletion.
0 ,,"·1 forget' The munthly mcetint! ",ill
he on Ihe fOllrth Monda} Ihi~ munt h. (a,
"'1101 1) /o.b ~e "Ian\ 10 allcml.
OIt\-lIl [; lOl t t t 11.. 1' 5.
Brother Fish Receives
life-Saving Award
L.l'. 3911. C II"I{u:sro~ . S.c. John D.
n'h. a jllllrne)man linemall in Ihe Waller·
IlIlTo line ~re\\. fe~ci'eu Ihe 1976 SoUlh
Carolina o.:"uration:ll U fe-S:I~ing A"':.rd
at the \9th StIIlth Carolina O,;cupational
~;Ifely ConferCllce (In October 6 :lOd 7 in
Columhia. II I.' "a~ pre~ented Ihe A" ard plu~
" SIU() ,a\i n ~, "ond fur pulling lin IIllcon·
\~IUU' v.llm:ln from her bllrning car follo"­
ing an 11 4 ,5 :'01. aUlo accidenl. on May 19.
in front of Ihe SCE-CeO Waherhoro Senitc
Center Building. \\here he lIa ~ worl.ing.
More un Ilrothcr I h h ne\t monlh.
tBEW J .... rnol

,
On Jobs
Mlck Gadson. Local 398, Ch.rleSlOn, S.C .•
snown On Ih. Job.
Ro

alon!; with him. that it wasn', worse. We
have no idea how this eOlild have hnppened
bu t Ihe message to the rest of us is to stress
care and safet y at playas well as on the job.
As of this date we have about 30 men on
the book, and still in the position of looking
10 spring for a break. T he weather has
wrned quite severe and the}' tell us it won'!
get IIny better. Perhaps il is the time to
pursue more enjOyllble inside hobbies-:'lOd
inlerestS.
By the time this b in print Ihe holida)s
"ill be pasl so we v.'iII take this opporHinity
to wish thai ever)'one will have had a mo ~t
h:1Ppy time for ChrbtnlllS and now under·
take Ihe new year v.ith hopes for all Ihe
good things possible. Our wishes e~te nd to
our Brothers in other paris of the country
nnd those of olher locals who ha\'e been of
he ir to us thi ~ pa~t yenr,
J OliN R. K INC, I' ,S,
Graduation
Th" newest member. of Lo.cal 426, Sioux Falls,
S. 0., are these four new iourneymen In Abar·
dlln. left to r,ghl ar" Ce«11 Ringgenberg. DIn·
nis Julson, Bill H8IlInbelle •. Hugo ZImmerman,
and not pktu.ed. Curti. HllIuted.
The new graduating «tan with their spouses,
8111 Hatzenbeller deddld to lake Ovl' ahe.
beine presented WIth hI. graduatIon certIficate
Looking on 1$ MB. Hetzenbeller; Ea.1 Hopptns.
NECA; Jack F.aser, bu.lnen manager; anet AI
Rtnggenb(!.g. conlraclor Ringgenberg (IKutC.
First Graduates of The
Aberdeen Unit Celebrate
L,U. :126, SIOUX FALLS., S.D._Winter
v.e~th"r has finally setlled in, in Smuh
D~l ola, and as a resu ll the line work is
prelly much on a da)'-to-day basis. Some
linemen rlre Mill being hired, but most of
them arc jml repl aeemenl~ for lho~e linemen
th at decided 10 go SOlah for the winter.
Our in~ide work picture i ~ improving. and
the projection look~ betler for the coming
winler month~ than it wa, last Slimmer.
Eari lloppillg of Ihe F~ rgo. North Dakota.
NECA office W;'iS all hand to help Ollr new
journe)men eelebrale their ~rn d"~tion from
the apprentice ranl~. Thi, wa~ the first grrlduating
clll% from our Aherdeen IInil. A
banquet and entertain men! were provided.
and a good lillle was had by all. Shown here
arc some of Ihe pictures of Ihe c'cnt taken
in Aherdeen. Sonth Dalota.
TFRR" PRJ STIm. p,S.
A Lesson to Members
On Stewards
I".U, 429, N A S II VILU~: , TENN._ Brothers,
[ feel Ihe need to talk a little about Ihe care
ami feeding of job steward •. I fcel somewhat
able 10 speak on the ~ubje

Graduates
Apprentice-of-the-Year
lEe Cl>alrmln Wesley f. Taylor, left, and James
E. McClung, r1lht.
Graduates o f Loc:al 481, Indianapolis, Ind .. are, first row, left 10 right, James O'MarB, director;
James L. Green. Bernard L. Green. J ames E. McClunl. Ernest F, Worrell. David O. Koch. Allen G.
Wilfley. and Oennls R. Keith; second rOw: John R. Bates. Jr .• Thomas M. O·Mara. Mi chael R. Se""I.
Randall L. Tucker. James E. Sellw. John D. Feasel. Thomas J. Clayton. Jeffry L. Jones. Fr~d E.
Thompson. Patrick J. Scarlnge. and Wa lter R. Post; third rOW; Mo rris D. Gilliland. Kenneth E.
Banle, Daniel J. Dove'. W;IIlam J. Means. Paul J. Ward, }r.. Dwayne L. Wr lghl. James R. Ryker.
Curtis COlwell. Jr., Eddl, L. Brown. Rusnll M. Deckard. Ward D. Harring lon. Randolph E. Ruse.
and Kenneth N. Glenn; fourth row; Robert E. Thome"on. Danny A. Smith. Oean A. Stevens II.
Michael A. Spaulding, Robert J. M~rvar. RiChard C. Henley. Kevin J. Porter, William H. Trimpe.
Dennis L. Terrell . Fredrick C. ChftwOOd. Howard W. Edwards. Dennis S. Stain, and MiChael D.
McCormick (not In picture).
Local 4Bb Holds
Two Christmas Parties
1..0. 486, WOl{ C I ~STE I ~, MASS.-T hi~ ~' enr
Local

Dam Construction
Party and Dancing
Workln, On the dam, ... h.r ..... petrlnlendent Webster ... 111 rad,o sl,nall to Ihe overhead ubll
opetrator .t thl slatlon. All mal .. lall ... ,11 end ... p On tha opponite ban~
The limbo expert o f Locel 529. Sa,btoon.
Sa,k.. Brother Oa.,~ lublnla

Dinner-Dance
l ocal 530. Samla, Onl., held lis ennuII dinner.
dance. Shown. 11th 10 rlaht. Ire Carl Hadley, Bill
Arundel!. E. ,I Brown, Ind Ja. Roy.
Thlrly·yea. pine werl presented to, lilt 10 righi,
W. Mlnlcom, O. Smith. M. Nuly, Ind T Mon·
dou ..
weleomed the arrival of their firstborn. Sara
Margaret was born ~t 12:45 ~.m. on Octc)<
bcr 25 and weighed in al stvcn pounds, 13
ounces. Also on the same day, at 7:01 a.m.,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schleihauf wetcomed the
IIrrival of 6-pound, 10·ounce rmily Ann.
Congrntulations!
On the sportS scene. the hockey teanl has
finally shaken a losing strenk and is plll}'ing
grent hockey. They had twO ties nnd a win
in the last three gailles. Who knows, they
might even m:tke the playoffs.
Well, tha!"s about all for this month. so
,tllY IUned for more in the fulure.
MORRIS W. Sn.lCK[Y, I'.S.
Max Wright Speaks To
Grad uating Apprentices
I •. U. 531, LAPORTE, IND._The ~CCllnd
electrical apprenticeship completion banquet
wa~ held for ollr 25 new journeymen at Ihe
Holiday Inn in l\lichigan City, on Ihe evening
of September 25, 1976. Following a
cocktllil hour, dinner was served preceding
Ihe llppearance of speaker M:I~ Wright.
secretary-treasurer, Indiana AFL-CIO. The
spea ker complimented l ocal 531. Ihe JATe,
NECA, BUfcau of Apprenticeship Training,
VOCational Educalion Progr:lm. und Ihe 2S
graduating apprentices on a job well done
the pasl four )·cars. These fOllr ycars included
8.000 working hours and 576 in-class
houn. He stressed the graduating apprentice
is only beginning ta learn as a journeyman
and that the trade is in need of leaders.
"There is always room at the top." Mnx
says. M Il~ very aplly 5t(lled a journeyman
is a craftsman and must be ready ta accept
change, from Salomon's Temple CUiblkal
days) to Apollo's launching pads craftsmen
ha~e been in dem:md. Max snys a craftsman
is spelled, "Creative, Respected, Artist,
F~ilhful, Trained, Stntely, Motivated, Active,
and full of New ideas."
Each gradullting apprentke re

lood in the name of l ocal 331. You and
your immed iate family benefit \lhen the
need arises.
The work picture at the present loo\..s
Ildequate for the winter monlhs for Local
33 1 with Ilethlehem Sleet openinG up 10
construction and II second phase of a pow.
erhouse under w:'If in Wheatfield. Indiana
GUGG A B"TCIlIIt. P.S.
Successful Pin Party
Held By Local 532
I..U. 532. 8IU _ I ~GS . i\lO~r .-A 'er)
succcssful pin party was held by Loclli H2,
We say 5ucccssful because of the IMge Md
enthusiastic crowd and the number of pin\
that was prcsented at the e,enl
Lout 532. BIIHn ... Monl" h.ld • pin party.
H, . , ,e!i • .-d Elplh Obl,,(;1 V,ce Pr.sident
Tho",pson. 1.11. presents I 6O'~1' pin ~
BrOlhe. F.lnk Ehlenberg. c.nl... as Businus
Mlnaser P.I .. lomba.donl looh on.
Pin Parry
There were aboul 163 people in allend·
alice. including wi\·cs. friell

Picnic
Scenes of the pienlc 01 local 563, Middletown, P" o, .~ shown he ... Th

Pin Recipients
A .roup of membe •• about to 'eceive 30·)"ea.
pins.
Some of the membe~ who .ecelved 25-)"e •• pins
Winfred Moo.e and O. O. McCr.cken enjo)" the
banquet and dance
Charles W. Park~r , nnd H arv~y C. Rhin~ 5.
Members rC1;eiving Jj-y~ar pins \lere
M. M. Crouch. /I.. F. Newsom. Elmo Slvil ~,
Harold E. Smith. and Thad Sowder.
Congratulations to nil of these members
on their many yenn of service. May th ~y
hn\'e IIlnny more yeltrs ahend of them . for
wilhout them. and the members across the
country. th~ IBEW could not ~lIbl. W ~ arc
loo\:ing forward 10 our n~w awards banquet
v.hich will be h ~l d in ~arly-Decembcr.
1977. If )·OU \lere unnble to allend thi~ pa,t
one. plnn now 10 allel'ld the nut one.
Worl in the ar~a at the moment is slightly
~low. due to the holIdays and end of yenr.
Mosl all of our melllhcr ~ IIr~ a\ work amI
the silualion should improve Ihe closer w~
g~t 10 spring. I'lans for a large regional
~ hoppi ng cen t~r ha\~ just been a nnoun c~ d .
Th~ project will rcquire thr~c 10 four yenrs
to con)truct.
A speeinl ~1I0 10 alt our m~mbers \\000
Ii\~ and \l ad: 8"'8Y from hcr~ . Drop us a
note and let us know how ~veryone is.
J tMMY D. TYLt::R, P.S.
50
New Administration Gives
Hope to Working Man
I •. V, 60S, JACKSON. MISS_-Now thllt the
election of a new president and vice president
is atl over, we have 10 wail a time, wilh
patience. until some of the campaign smoke
has cltar~d Ihe horizon.
Th~ fa el r~mains that v.e must hav~ the
best 5yst~ m of government in Ihe world, because
..... hen .... ~ find that public officials arc
not doing their jobs right ...... e simply vote
th~m out. While in som~ other more radical
counlries. they have a blood revolution
in ~ t ead.
So. it seems that the Siroke of the pen in
the ba ltot boll is a more reasonable way
than the sound of th ~ guns in the other
nlelhod. Or(!ani/.ed and olher working people
ar~ \·ery hnppy that we hav~ a Georgia
peanut rann~r as our n~ ..... President of the
United Slates. Which 5«ms to prove that
there :Ire m or~ have·nots than rich people
in this greal country of ours.
We can run thi5 country. or tel our
friends to run it if nnd wh~n we come to
realif.e Ihat we have the voting power and
the gumption to u)e it properly. The nntional
news media ha v~ had their h~ydllY in
moulding public opinion and controlling
~Iec t iu n s. H O\l~ver. that is now histOfy. And
we ha\·e·nots ~hould come to realize Ihat we
have some news m~dia of our own and with
the sensible use ther~or II is bound to pay
off.
We arc all e.>.:eiled nnd arc looking forwnrd
to greater things. espccially more elllployment
and an improved national economy
during the ne.>.:t four y~ars under the new
Administration.
J. w. Russn L. P.S.
Local 637 Busy On
Negotiations
L V. 6J7. RO,\ NOK":, \'A.-Our local began
negotialions on the inside \lorking
agreement in J:lI1uary. Th~ inside membc r5
of our E:o:e c utiv~ Board, alollg with Bu ~i ne ss
Manager Hubert Fisher and Brother M . E.
} ~ffer'iOn . .m: sendng as our Negotiating
CommiUe~.
T he work ~ilUa tion her~ is siable al the
prescnt time and is ~xpect~d 10 remain thaI
.... l1y throughout the \linter. We h:ne been
fortunMe the past ye:Lr to ha\· ~ "'ml for
mo ~ t of our members.
A ~ mosl of you ~ now . NECA agreed to
raise lis contribution to the pension plan. A!\
of this ..... riting ..... e have not r«eived compl
c t~ details of how this wilt affect ou r pension.
I am ~ur~ "e will r~ad about it in
detail in the JOllfllal at the proper lim~.
Brother Hubert FiMler and I allended th~
Fourth District P ro,r~.b Meeting in Cindnnati.
Ohio. in October.
The West Virj1.inin State Associntion presented
Brother Fi,her ..... it h a plaque commemorating
his scrvice~ as past pr e~ident of
Ihat association. This p laqu~ hangs in our
loca l union office.
The P rogres~ Meeting "'a ~ well presented.
Much good information was broughl out.
Probably the most important to our MAM
members was the di ~ussion concerning our
pen)ion plan. which I me01ioned earli~r.
The officers and members of Ihis local
union wish all !BEW members a prosperous
)'ear ahead.
n. T . " P ENNV" PENDLnON. P.S.
Five Inside Wiremen
Graduate in Local Han
L.V_ 648, IIA;\III.TO:"o', OHIO-When the
history is wrimn for our local chapter. the
20th of No,'ember. 1976, will be recorded
for t\lO v~ry important reasons.
First, th~ ~ I ec tri ca l industry is fortunate
nnd should be proud to have the five new
inside wiremen Ihnl have just gradtlaled.
This group of young men is one of the best
to graduate from our apprenlic~ hip program.
Congratulations to K ~nneth K. Carpenter,
Ma rk E. Crowthers. Ronald L.
Gr~ en. Anthony L. Gronas. and John L.
Sc h u1t~.
The caliber of ",iremen is a direct r"ult
of the training and programing established
by our JATC. Thanls to all the JATC members
and especially to Carl Fuerst nnd Jim
"ate \lho hn\·e d o n~ so much through the
years for our program.
The s~cond reason November 20, wns so
important is the fact Ihat il \las the firsl
time the Completion Ceremonies w~r~ ~\er
h~1d in our local halt. Brotherhood bcgin~
at home and it's great to see our hom~ L1\Cd
10 honOl" some of ollr Brothers. Celehraling
.... ith them in our hom~ was an in ~pirntion
of fellowshIp for all " ho attended. Once
again congr:lllllntions. Brothers.
TltroooRI: } . KROI ()I R, P.S.
line W ork W inding Down;
Wireman Work Fairly Steady
L V_ 659, MEDFOtU>. OR": __ Anoth~r
month has ~ Iipped by and th in~ arc still
doing ..... ~ It here. lin ~ ..... or\: is ~ tarting to
wind down and books arc loadmg up again.
Looks me il m ay pid lip some after the
first of the y~a r . Wireman work is holding
fairl y steady. with 70 men working at Roseburg
Lumber Compnny in R os~burg, Ore­
I:on. Th ~ re is sonIC shop wor\: in Klamath
Falls and M~dford , but most of our hands
are now in Rostbur,. l ooks l i k~ w~ might
make the " inter Ihis year.
Al the various November un it meetings,
reli r~ menl pins v.er~ awarded 10 th~ following
r~lir~d mem ber~; Julius lJuzd;. planl
repairman. 30 years: ly l ~ Hardy. ut ililyman,
20 year,: JO$eph LaRochelle. ~ervic~ma n
helper. 2j years: Arty Laws. line eqUipnlent
man. 25 y~ars: Monrow Sha ...... groundman,
20 )'~ar$; and Elmer Ward. opcrator-disratcher.
Jj ~ears. I am sure I can speak for
all of us in 659 wh~n I say. "Congral\llations
to all of th ~se Droth~ rs." w ~ hope you
will l eep in contact '" ith Ihe local Ind stop
by and iK'c: us now and then. Good luck and
a happy reti rement.
A word of th : l n~ ~ to Brothcn Ron Johnson.
Lynn Hunt. Tom Nelson. WlLlt Conner.
Rusty Conner. Merle Kenn\ton. LeRoy
IJarnes. Joe Rehmer. and Phil SteHns for
their help at Good\\oill Industries. This .... as
donation work brought on by a lire \I hich
destroy~d th~ir fa cili ties in the Medford
ar~a. These Ir~ wme of tnc thints thaI
rea lly help tJl:press to the public "'hat
brotherhood renlly means.
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I am slill waiting for pictures and some
inpUI from you other members. I would like
[0 tover more with these articles but need
help to do it.
Also, let's get a beller lurnOUt at the unit
meelings. Each one is important, and rou
only have one a month 10 a llend. so let's not
lei all o f our benefits and conditions go by
the ... a)"ide because ...·c·rc 100 lazy to be a
worLing part of a greal org.1nization. It tooL
a 101 of ,,",orL in Ihe pa~1 to get them.
.il next monlh.
H ,\ROLO KII \ r. P .S
Bake Sale
committee to meet with our commetors 10
see what .an be done to combat this growing
prohkm.
In June of 1916. Local 666 held its elec.
tion. A number of new officers were elected.
assuming dutio the fotlowinl; month.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Local 666 has
been \'ery acth'e in 1916. These ladies ha\'e
been working hard on fund raising projects.
At our De.er.'ice pins and 31'oards will be presented to
our members with 20. 30. and .10 )'ears or
sen ice in the local.
H. D PINOIITf'''.PS
Work C ontinues to Be
Slow in Local 681
L.U, 68 1. WICHITA FA LlS, " t:X.-Hetlo,
Brothers, from the North Central Texa~
area. the land of unemplo)'ment. Work hert
is still ,·try slow and has been for the past
18 months. We are stilt having a .IO-percent
unemployment for the Electrkal Workers
Maybe with a new President and some of
our friends in Congress things wilt stnrt
looking beuer.
The member. and their families, alonl;
with the NECA Chapter and the JATC, held
a pieinc at the Sandy Beaeh and rcally en·
joyed the swimming, rollerskating. horseshoe
pitching, eating steaks. and dancing. along
with numerous trips to the "kel;." HelicYo.'
Presldenl O.nn~ HM;~e)' and JATC inst,UClo, R .. ~
SrMn£ler enjD)" • coffee bre .. k.
II or not, no one fell into the pool. \\ rbt­
.... atches "'ith the IBEW emblem were presented
to the fo llowing members: W. F
Adair, Fred Willcn, Cecil Miller, Carl Pa} ne.
and Joe: Willen. Servke pins were presented
to twenty-one )j·year members, eightcen
JO-year members, and fifteen lj·}ear
m;.!mbers.
Meiliben. of the local have just com·
pll.:ted the wiring of the Christmas lights at
Mld .... eslern Slate University. This is an annual
project to which the members donate
their labor cath year. If you are ever here
around C hri~tma s time, be sure and see the
Fantasy of Ughls at M idwestern State University.
Sorr) I have no pictures of the awards at
the picnic. but will try to be a little more
careful .... ith the film neJ:t lime.
Brothers. J would like to list 10 ... a)'s to
Llil a union. I be1ic~'e these are the most
convlneing Ihat this member has even ~n.
and it fits a lot of us.
I. Don'l come 10 the meetings.
2. But if you do come, come lale
, If the ",eather doesn'l suit you. don't
come.
" If )'OU do attend a meeting. find fault
.... ith the' ... ork of the officers and other
members.
Never accept an office. It's easier til
tritieize than to do things.
(, GCI sore: if you are not appointed 10 n
commitlee. but if you arc appointed, do
not allcnd the commiuee meetings.
'7 If asled by the president to give your
opinion on an imponant maller, tell
him you have nothing to say. After the
meeting tel! everyone how things should
tJt.o done
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8. Do nothing more than is absolutely
necessary; but when other members
roll up thtir ~ lc:evts, willingly and un·
selfishly usins thtir ability to help matte
rs alons, howl that the local union is
being run by a clique.
9. If your local is strusgting from II finan ·
ci:11 standpoint to maintain offices in
your behalf, be sure and muster all help
you can 10 vote asain~t a duts raise.
IU Don't bother about new members, iel
the other fellow do it.
Could this be me':'
'\ce )'ou at the meetinss.
Lowt:.LL COPLLAJ'I;O, 8. M
Carver
circuit court'. refusal to enforce the Board's
order in hi. case, and we expect he will be
finally justified to full reinstatement in bil
job, abo.
DoMtNtC M"anNO, P.S.
Newly Retired Members
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Guess Who
TtHo wood ~arvtn. don. by erotha, Ev.r.1I M ~·
Cull)" wh'~h h •• av ... a .Ut to Lonl 692. eay
City. Mic h., and Suslnu, Mana •• r floyd Youn • .
N .w l~ r.llted membe ... or Local 697. Gaty a .. d
Hlmmond, Ind .• bao;k row. left 10 rlahl. are C.
O. Wilson, A. Metu"" e . Se~man'k l, W. My ....
Sr .. E. Spickard, .nd P. W,llIre: Ironl row; G.
ellerm.I'I.r. f . eu ...... J . "uhlnle. A. Jone.,
Ind M Thompson.
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Local 683. Columbu •• Ohio. prll. ner.111')' uks
)'ou 10 .UIIII whll tha .. iM'Opl. are A IIp-tha
!lIn I. th. Qu •• n 01 thl North 10 th. wire
bend....
Many Men on The
Number One Book
L.U, 683. COLUMU US. OIllO-To all
Brothers from I'rudhoe Day 10 Iran and else·
"'here.
Our annual fish fry, corn roast, and 25-
)'car club are now history. A good time was
enjoyed by all. I)rcsiuen t Bob Oid,endesher
and his commiuce arc to be consratulated.
The employment picture7 100 plus on the
official nUnlber one l i~ t , SO who arc not on
the book, :md with more to come in the
laller part of No\·ember. or fi rst of Dcrember,
it docsn't look good. Well , maybe next
year.
Bill SllRLLVI. P.S.
Brother McCully Carves
Symbol in Wood
L.U. 692, BAY crn ', MICII.-
Brother
Everett "Mac" McCully, being a member
in good standing for 34 )can, is a mastcr
in the art of wood carving. He has done
\arious carving projects including his gift 10
lhe hall and BUSiness Manager Floyd Young.
The pictu rcs make il easy 10 sec Ihat this
worl. of art look a great deal of lime, patientI.',
and effort. It·, bca.utiful and we wish
to thanl Brother McCu lly for it. Also wc
would like to elItend ou r beSt wishes to him
m the future.
If you'll notice the dock in the picture.
It'S dircetly behind Business Manager Flo)'d
Young and 5hows that it's threc minutes
into his lunch hour. I was wondtting if he
had the picturc tnken to show us his dedication.
GueS!! we'll never know!!
By the way, having talked with Brotber
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Shown II eu.ln .... Man •• e. flo)"d Youn. hold·
Ina ItHo wood c.rvlna
Tom Ryder about golfin" be told me that
he is very an.\ioUJ to get into thc new seawn.
Hc lells mc he plays with his puller
cvcryday.
Thanls to Secretary Kathy Gandy for
arranging the pictures.
T tM R. PelL, P.S.
Local 696 Complele.
Negotiations
L. U, 696, BELI.ArRE t OIIIO-local 696
and unit I of local 696 were offercd a
7-percent gcneral wage increase on all rates
from the Ohio Powcr Company On June 23,
1976. After mcmbership ratification the
wage increase became effective July I, 1976,
for a one-ycar period.
In an NLRIl case hearing al Steubenville,
Ohio. OIl November 27, 1974, thc Board
was in agreement with an administrative
law judge who found the employer, Ohio
Po~er Company, had violated the act by
dischuging economie strilcn Larry Grttnc
and Joe Campbell.
The Company did not comply with the
NLRB decisions. and inSlc",d petilioned the
United States Coort of Appeals for the sixth
circuit 10 review the order. The Court's
rcview of the Board's ordcr found that thc
Company had violated Ihe aCI in the discharge
of lMry Grcene only, and did not
support the Board'S decision for Joe Campbell.
Brothcr L,rry Greene returned to work
on September 21. 1976, with full reinstatement
to his former job, [lnd will be made
~hole for any wages lost as a result of the
Company's discrimination against him, plus
intercst as sct forth in the original decision
of the administrative law judge.
Brother Joe Campbell is appealing the
eu.lne .. M''''a'' H. P. H'abe .... te lt, pru.nll
en aWlrd 10 6O-y.,r mamber SlYan Wallner.
Twent)' · ' I~e· year members, back row. 1. 1t 10
ri.ht. are J frlnt •. E. Brazil. G. erown. Ind W.
elblncnk: ' ,onl rOw: J. Jlnl .... H BIlski. and
A. PflC.
Local 697 C elebrates
65th Anniversary
L U, 697, GAR... AND IIA)OIOND,
I:""D.- Last month C. O. Wilson reported in
the JOllmal that it was going to be his la5t
report. Brother Wilson. since the writing of
the article. has retircd. To say the least. it
will be a great loss to our loe:l1. More on
"C_ O.~ next monlh, :lJi I will give you a
complete report on him then.
On October 2J, thc local cclebrated its
65th anni\ersary at the Hridge Vue Theatre
in Valparaiso. The line dinner, dancing, and
excellent enlertainment made ror a very enjoyable
evcning.
Thi~ is my first report ror a vefy fine
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well informed of the progress done in our
area and of the Brothers involved.
JAMES T. DICKINSON, P.S.
Accident Site
Scribe Urges Safety
To Avoid F.t.lity
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L. U. 702, WEST FRANKFORT, II.L-I
would like to pass on the details of a fatality
that occu rred in the coal crew at onc of the
generating stations where our members nrc
employed. The accident occurred while the
coal operator wns allempting co remove coal
that was ~tucli. to the inside walls of the silo.
r would hope reporting Ihis wi ll make others
aware of the dangers involved in such work
and, addition:'lIy. perhaps s()me of YOIl IHlve
knowledge of ways to prevent the need for
even entering coal silos in the first place.
This fatal llccident occurred in a gunite
lincd coal silo approximately 6!i feet tall
and 28 feet in diameter. The operator had
entered the silo on a bm.un·s chair fa~lcned
to an elrctric hoist positioned ovcr a man·
hole :j\ thc hlp of the silo. Since there was
only ()ne m;mhole and it y,as located ncar
Ihe 1'.;111. 1\ y,a~ difficult to re;Ieh the olher
side of Ihe ~i lo .... ithout taking slad.. in thc
hoi,t line. After cleaning onc sidr of the silo
the \\orlcr , Iael.ened his hoist line and some
time thereafter, a large amount of cool di~·
lodged from the wall burying him. The cool
fceder under the silo was running at the
time \\hieh could have contributed to causing
the c;,,·e·in. I ..... ou ld urge that all of you
examine Ihe procedures you arc usin!; to
enter and .... orl. in closed \'es~els of nny kind.
,\ sk you r ~clf the following questiom:
Is rescue equipment in good ~hnpe ond
readilyavuil:lblc?
Is lighling adcquate and safe?
Is someone SI:llioned at the entranCe?
Can tlte worker eQ",municnte ensily with
those on Ihe outside?
Ftb .... ory, 1977
Has the air been checled7
Is there a sa fel y line on the mao?
Have new and ineXperienced workers been
fully trained nnd made aware of the haz·
ards?
How will you ~ummon nddilional help If
it is needed?
The stainless 5\eel silos in this same planl
do not gel Slopped up and require cleaning.
If any of you care 10 share ideas and su,.
Gestions, plea~ wrile to me at the following
address:
local 702, I BEW
David E. McNeely. Bu ~ine5s Representative
106 North Monroe Sueet
West Frankfort. Illinois 62896
0,,\\1) McNllI Y, B. R
Retirees
Albina LaPiel.a. thl.d I.om I.f!. wllh mlny of
he. Iriends al Ih •• ellrem.nt PI"" held 1o. he.
II LocII 713. Chlueo. III.
See'ed. Jimm" Pele.l~ Il'Id hi, wife. end Iland·
Ing. are Robert Lindell. lefl. Il'Id Edward S".elk.
9t the rellfemenl PI"Y 10' JImmy
Two Retirement
Parties Held
I .. U. 713. CHI CAGO, I LL.- "' cmber~ of
Local 713 turned out in full force on t .... o
separate occasions to honor their retirees
The first party .... as held al the Diplomat
West for Albina L;I Pietra. a member of
our local for almoSI 30 )'ean. Albina was
a leader in her area for many years and her
knowledge. expcri~nce. and friendship will
be missed by her fellow workers. The sec·
ond party was for James [letenk flI the Millionaire's
Club. Jimmy has been a member
uf our local for o'er 411 )'enr'>--not just a
member y,ho belonged 10 ;, lnhor organization.
but a member \\ ho li'ed it. On evcry
occasion he .... ould always sl:lnd by his fel·
low workers in Ihe be~1 interest of union·
ism. I can only say to Albina and lilll.
"When retirement parties arc filled with a~
many good people a~ YOllr. were. hOlh of
yOll mU~ 1 be ~red"l pcopl{' .. To !\lhina and
Jun, may Ihe sun always rise 10 meet you,
may the wind always be at your back, and
may the good Lord always hold you both
in the palm of bis hand. Happy retirement I
Several contracts arc under negotiation.
They are General Time, Chicago Dynamic
Industrics, and R and A Distributing. In
Ihe pasl few ..... eeks the following have
reached a peaceful and satisfaclory conclu·
sion: C. J. Anderson and Company, Bally
Manufacturing Corporation, Alcom-Flor·
ence Corporation, and b:nith Control" Inc_
Remember. '''wage increases do not caU5t
innation." Wage demands and scllicments
begin to push up unit labor COSts only after
it is necessary for the workers to catch up
wilh the cost of inflation which has been
ignited by continuing big profits enjoyed by
employers.
Until next month.
HAJlRV Z. PaVOR, P.S
Houston Local Holds
Annual Christmas Party
I..U. 716, HOUSTON, TEX.-The local c). ­
tends greetings to our Brother. and Sis!{'r,
everywhere.
Our annual Christmas party Wh held
Friday, Deeember to. It wu a greal party
enhanced by a bit of noslalgia since il will
probably be the last Christmas party held
at the old hall . Local 716 proudly announces
that plans have beeo finalized and construction
will soon begin 0 0 our new hall. The
location is Loop 610 North, between Ella
Boulevard and Shepard Drive, in a growing
and vibrant area or HOllsl0n. Planl have
nearly beeo eompleled for Ihc Medical Trusl
10 construct a H)-story building ncxt door
wilh the intent to consolidate all of Ihe
business or our local in a single area. Con·
gratulations 10 an administration with an
eye 10 the future and an answer 10 Ihe
request of the membership ror a new
buUdin,.
As everyone could see from the last Presi·
dential election. politics is becoming Inereas·
ingly important to organized labor in our
balllc, not only for growth, but for our
very existence. We need people to become
involved in evcry aspect of the political
process, 10 carry our message, 10 fight for
our riahts, from the communities we live
in to the state legislatures, to the national
leai~lature5. to the President. Local 716 is
proud to have Brothers that arc workin, in
this direction. Our presid~nl, Alford A. Cook,
will be the lobbyist for the Texas State
Association of Electrical Worken for the
1977 le,islative 5ession. Brother Cook will
also serve on the Citizens Advisory Com·
mince for the Industrial Accident Board for
Worlman's Compensluion.
A Conlmunity Affairs Committee, headed
by Brother Makolm Gibson. has bun
formed. The purpo~ of this commiltte will
be for our members to become involved
in their various school boards lind civic
clubs lind to 5pread the word of llrotherhood
and the benefits of using fair labor.
Congratulations to Brother Cook and
llrother Gibson for the dedication requirel!
t" fill Ihe~e important positions.
CHUCK BURNFlT, I'.S
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Third-Time Lile-Saver
didn', feel comfonable "ilh rlther candi.
date, so Ihey voted for neither. The tabulations
~howed that Ihe Burke·Fricdrnftn rate
\III.S the 10llcst vote·!;eIlCr in Ihe contcst.
Many fcel that 11::15 Charlie Friedman's undoin!;.
The traditional Rrpubhcans \loted
for Burke; the independents and un \\I(I:
Democrats I-Ot«l for no one,
You shoold remember Anne Ko lb. This
is the SCi::ond bailie: she hll5 ,,'on olcr orga·
nil.ed labor. The first was her aelll e. whole·
heartrd ~uppor t of the cunent building
moratorium that hns caused w many of us
to be unemployed or on the roud.
Wr were so ~ucre~fu l at gelling people
elected thai candidates II ho plan 10 rlln
against 8urke 11'0'0 years from now arc
(I/r('(ldy coming to us for support! It's this
ki nd of political clout that will rnable m
to pul ourselves back to work.
11 is with great sadness that we report
the death of Brother Paul Hauanki recently.
Piwl lII'as one of the chaTler member; of
our successful blood banlo:.
Not much else 10 say except that it was
nice to sec everyone again over Christmas,
1I0pcfuJly. we'lI all be ubII' to come home,
Until next month,
LARY COPI'OU, P.S,
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Graduates
Rel".d eroth., Sam HIg;ns, p.eu secretary
of lCKal 728. rt lauderdale, Fla., IDr 10 yu ••
and (u"ently p ...,
ne.Blary 01 ttle Reti,ees
Club, lell, I. Ihow" 'eeelvln8 his third IDE:W
Life Savina Award f rom Prnldent Dan Miller.
Brother Higgins Receives
Third Life-Saving Award
L.U. 72K, ,..,.. I.'\UI)EROA I.E. F'LA.­
Good nCI\\! Irs b«n so long since we've
had uny fOf the JOllrllul. II's hard to find
a place to ~taf l .
Some months ago, we reported that relired
Brother Sam lIiggins was going to
reccive his Ihird IBFW Lifc.Saving Award.
After al'prollimately a }C:l.r of rro lape and
roul-ups. it happened, as )0\1 can see from
[he plclure. Evcl)onc remcm~r5 Sam. He
\00,011: this (olumn for 10 )'UT'S, among doing
other things. Funny though, the la~1
lime I saw Sam, we both had about the
~ame amounl of hai r on our heads-none.
Sam is also t\ctive in the 728 Retirees
Club. Uy the W:ly. :lOy retired Brothers arc
welcome to jOin the 2J other Brothers who
mal..e up the Club. Anyone interested should
either call the hall, or contact Sam.
Now for the good news concerning the
wurk sillilltion. Dixie Electric IHIS awarded
the conlrllCI for Ihe ~la l e omee bui lding on
Browllnl l1ou lcvnrd. Also. the ground·
brell\.inG ceremony wn~ rccenlly hcld fo r
the regionnl mall to be built on the corner
of Urownrd Boulevard and University
Drhe. These tw·o jobs should hel p case the
di ~a\troul worlo: picture that has prevailed
during the hut tlllO )ears. They aren't going
to clear the boo!.s, but they will put some
people bac\. to work ,
For the last few }enrs, I've ranted and
r,wed about the imflonance of gelling out
to lole for friends of Ilibof. Well. more
a;ood news-it finally paid off. Out of 38
endorsements by the BrowlIord Federation of
Labor (our local COPE Commlltee). all
bul scI'en were eJected. The biggest disappointment
w:u the defeat of Charlie Fried·
man by incumbent Congressman J, Herbert
nurke. Friedman's bloody primary batt le
Ilith former county Commissioner Anne
lI:olb is thOUGht to be the main reason.
Even the staunchl ly RepUblican and conservative
FI, L(ludf'rfill/e Nt ..'s, which has
traditionally backed Burke, editorialized
about his Iliel.. o f performance in office.
Due to the thingJ Ihat came out in Ihe
camfl:ligns of both et\ndidate~. many voters
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Thes, ... Ih' "ew journ.~men of Loc,l 14). Rudl" .. P •• Seeled, I,tt to .tahl. , .. Jeek Feeney,
G,ry Mose" Bill OkonskI. K,nneth CI..-I".e,. and Pet Doyle. J ••; st."dina' Russ Wltm.n. 0 .....
Velenl'no. Berry Qulal.,.. F,ed Noecker. W.lte, Hawl.,., and H •• ry B.UH. C.edu"u Mik, Tylke.
O ... e Pnk_skl, .nd J ..... s O'N,11 ••• not plctu,ed.
Piclu.ed '" Jeek f ee"ey .nd Bill Okonski, ... In·
ne ... of $25 bonds
1"1,.".110,,,1 Rep,nenlatlve Joseph Spftrks.
"alII. conatatuliUes J ack FHn, y.
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Jack Feeney, who each received a S2.S bond
r~ second-highest aycrages.
Our guesl speaker for the (vcning was
Joseph Sparks, International ReprcSI;!ntalive,
who gave an inspiring speech.
Once aJlain, the Summer OUling Committee,
chaired by Don Segal, came through with
nying colon. Everyone in attendance enjoyed
the good food and drink. There .... ere
games (or )'oung and old throughout the
day, .... ilh prizes awarded 10 the winners.
And, as alwa~. if you looJ..ed hard enough.
you were nble to nod at Icast one poker
game going. I think everyone had a vcry
cnjoyahlc day,
ROlli II r t Go\UGI R. I'.s
New Contract Proposal
Brings Members to Meeting
L.U. 772, COLUMIIIA , S,C.-At our l a~l
meeting he ld Oecember 9, 197(;, B u~i ne ss
Milnager Busler Ilarmon put forth the proposnl
of the new contract with South Carolina
Flectri c: and Gas Company. There 'Aas
an unusuaJty large turnout for thiS meet·
mg. We n«d e"eryone's support all )ear.
not just ..... hen negotiation time rons around.
LeI') l tart the New Year off right by
making a resolution to 5a\e the sccond
Thursday of evcry month for your union
mccting. A union h o nl y :Ii strong :IS its
IlIcmbcr\hip.
We would lile to wi\h II Quick rCCo\cr)
10 our B f() th c~ Alben Sharp, C:lrI Shealy.
Ch:lrlc

all local members and their families and
the traveling Brothers and their families in
our IIrell Ilappy New Year.
J OII NNV M ONT.l.UANO, P.S.
Graduates
Some of l ocal 873. Kokomo, ' nd., gradulliing
app .. nlic .. h"e, Ie" 10 rlahl. are Mike Potten.
a.r. Ed Smllh, Bill V.nl.. (chalrmlln). Doua
M,II ••. and Phil Conw.n
SuI/'s-Eye
Thll .Ian wn mllde by Ihe .. 0 ..... membe .. 0 1
Loca' 873 wt>o work for Ihl Kolu. Sign Com·
pan)'. Lilt to .Iaht ar. Chuck T.ylo., L Napel ••
8,11 GU"rt, and Olck KI.,n, bu.l .... u manla.r
Thll i. 0 .... of Ina laralSl .Ianl mid. In I'"
counlry
Scribe Revie ws Activities
Of Loc.1 873
L.U, 1173, KO KOMO, I ND,_ H i! Thought
I hlld !x:lltr sit down and bring everybody
up to date on part of Ihe news tonterning
Kolwmo and its jurisdictional COt.lntics.
Number one: I certainly hope that eVeryone
went OUi and Voted for the persons they
thought would be the most beneficial to
their livelihood. and I hope your candidate
won.
Number two; I hope that after the joyous
holidays you continue to have the Christmas
~piril throughoul Ihe year.
I would lile to slate that .... ilhin tM lasl
lear we had three of our more mature
i:Irolhers relire. They are Ubert Robinson.
Alvin Younce. and C lifford Ralhburn. And
to fi ll 0 few of the journeyman-slatus posi-
"
tions are our ncw I,lraduatlOg apprentices.
Ed Smith. Doug Miller. Scotl Crawford,
Gary Morgan, R~'an McClill. Gary SalithofT,
Steve Salmons. Dave Wilmoth, Dave
Brooks. Jerry Parson, Mike Pottengcr, and
I'hil Conwell. Some of the~ Brothers may
nOI have all the orr needed, but only
IlIck a few hours.
Work in Ihe jurisdiction is a lillie better
than it has been In Ihe last two years. Rul
it still is nothing 10 shout about. We have
had some Brothers from some of our sisler
locals working on a few short-term job!.
We held our annual picnic III Indiuna
Belich in J uly and it was a huge fai lure.
Yt'll I said failure. For II 101 of assorted
rCll\Ons. people did not show up.
I \Ioould like to find the one word or one
stntence, or ODC' paragraph. or the one book
that \Ioould bring the Drotherhocxl doser
together and \IoouM unite it in II common
CllUse for the betterment of the local union,
but liS of yet I h ll~e not found il.
At this point I would like to mention
our "HA" memben and the jobs they perform
in the manufacturing of electrical
si&ns. We have several Brothers working
at Kolulf Sign Company. They male all
SilCS and Idnds of signs; hefe. for uample,
i) one of the Ilirges! signs made in the
country. Those in Ihe picture lire Chuck
Taylor, L. Napeir. Bill Gilbert. steward,
lind G. R. D ick Klein. business mllnlliler.
A lot of the time We tend to forget the~e
people. but we do not and never will ignore
them. One of the reasons we hear little from
these Brothers is Ihe fact that Brother Bill
Gilbert does such a tremendous job as
5tewanJ.
Well, I had beller finish for now. but a
few quick news notes: No contract negotiations
un Iii 1978: A lot of BrOlhers are gains
on lhe inside (maintenante): A few Bral hers
still traveling; no deaths within Ihe last
)'ear: work picture looking better; and I'm
home working!
D~N COU(;ItLiN. Pus.-P.S
Full Employm ent Possible;
Agreement Signed at Shipyard
I •. U. 902, "III1.AD":Ll'JII A, " A,-Now
that labor's ma\sive efTort to elect the
Party
Carter-Ma ndate ticket is OVer, We of the
government sector are looking forward to
prosperous times, based on past history.
Only d uring Democratic Administrations
have gOVemmenl esta blishments here in the
Delaware Valley been utilized to malfimum
capabilities. A gocxl C'.'Iample is Ihe Nixon­
Ford efforl to dose the F rankford Arsenal
and to move mOSI of ils facilitics to Pielati
nny Arsenal in Morris Counly, New Jer.
KY. Manufacturing and research facilities
are presently available and relldy at the
Frankford Arsenal. T he move to Pid.atinny
Arsenal would require II minimum of $7.S
million ' to construct anI'''' hlli/fli,,!:. to
house the personnel being transferred. This
t)'l'le of waste hilS been t)'pical of the Nilfon­
Ford Administration.
Local 902 has just negotiated and signed
a labor relation agreement with Ihe head
o f the electrical group of the I'hiladelphia
Naval Shipyard. All of the requests were
amicably and mutually agreed upon. This
has been one of the best agreements Local
902 has ever negotiated and we afe looking
forward to an excellent relationship with
and cooperation between Local 902 and
manasement.
On a r«ent visit to the Philadelphia
Naval Ship)'ard, the Secretary of the Navy
indicllIed thnt the Philadelphia )'ard would
be assigned new construction of ships for
the Navy Department. Shou ld this come
about. we here in Philadelphia would be
looking forward to full employment for a
number of years to come.
As a gonrnmenl local. the membcr;hip
of Local 902 unlil now did nOI porticip:ue
in or openly make recommendations of
political parties or candidatC5. because of
the widespread aren covered hy our membership
and of the vnrious ilnd diverse
5I::hools of thought. But this past yenr. ]976.
at the request of Inlernational President
Charles H . Pillard, the Executi\'c 1J0ard.
in emergency session. \'oled and appro\'ed
unanimously to make an all-out efTort 10
support Jimmy Cllrter and Fritz Mon

the vOle was inilialed. Our membership wa~
contacted by voice, telephone, and voluminous
amounu of mail. To say we were suc.
cessful, the results speak for Ihcmsch-es.
Our Brother in Pennsylvania and Delaware
are to be commended. Our Brothers in New
Je~y will ha\'c to try harder, because they
allowed Mr. Ford to carry the stale.
We in Lo

they were working. Parties were held in
most of our units and :I good time was had
by all. Santa made his appearancc, to the
joy o f the children.
May the blessings of the New Year be
with you all.
BRUCE ~ I JC"AI.1(f:. ASST. B.M.
Labor and Management
See Customer as Boss
L. U, 995, IIATON ROUe E, LA.- The best
news has come to liS in organized labor and
also to those in the construction business
who use union labor. In our whole lifetime
we have been at odds in our assessment of
what we have if we pull together.
I speak of a multi-month campaign by
both labor and management to bring to our
state a new "partnership concept." There
is hope that this will produce the best value
for the construction dollar. The thinking behind
this concept amounts to a fact that
no one can disagree with, labor does not
boss the contractor and neither does the
contractor boss labor. The real boss is the
customer who pays both the wages and
profit. There is room for imrrovement on
both sides. 1"hi .~ is the only way that unfair
compctilion will be stamped out.
Mr. Ed Steimel is popping off at the
mouth again. He is of course against Mr.
Carter's stand on the 14(b) section of the
Taft-Hanley Act, In all fairness to Steimel
I'd like to state that I'm answering state·
mcnts made by him on October 5, 1976,
and this is December 5, 1976. This means
that he ' talked before Ihe election and I'm
~pcaking nfter the election. This gives me
the ndvantase. which I truly relish.
Mr. Steimel repeatedly remarked before
passage of the "right·to·work" bill th:!1 its
passage would have: no effect on organized
labor. Now every time he sets the opportunity
he rebuffs this line of thinking. 1
quote. "Right.to-Work legislation is secure
in Louisiana and 'union bosscs' are soins
to lose more in the future."
J list in case you might forget, this is a
list of Democrats in Louisiana who supported
Ford: Mrs. Elaine Edwards, Sam
Jones, Robert Kennon, Patrick Caffery, J. B.
D:lVis, Claude Duval, Bill Dykes. Forrest
Dunn, John J. Hainl:el. J r., Rohert Dc·
Viney, J. D. Fowler, Guy Wootan, C. O.
Perez.. J. Robert Wheeldon. Buford Smith,
Rich:trd n reau~, /-I nrmon Drew, Fete Her_
n~ndez, D. J. McDuffie. L. H. Pcrel, Jr ..
David Perkins, Perry Sequra, B. L. Wade,
James WiI ~()n and Cle;ln Worley. Thirty·
nine mnyors, inc:lu(ling Bill LeBlanc. m:l }'OT
of Port Allen, were aha listed as ~upporting
President Ford.
The Ameriean columnists hale had one
hell of a field day "ith the Me,IIly-Carter
tUl!etherncss. Their 115unl sour grapes propn.
j;anda ha~ depicll.'d Meany as in Ihe p-oc)"et
of Carler. ns in an ;lrmchair in Ihe 0"31
Office and n~ numerous other assumptions.
To all of then! I say this: he is now Ihe
Pre~ident of these United States, yuurs nnd
mine and "hcrher you like it or not docsn't
amount to a hill of beans. Admit ~'our mis.
ta~e~ and ler's get on with rhe country'"
11IIjiness.
Mr. Victor Rie~el, whose anti-labor feel -
"
ings srick oul like a sore thumb, is at it
again. II ~ says Mr. Carter has a problem in
the South. r can'l write all of his statements
but his story nmounts to this: he admits
that the wage differential in a General Molars
plant in Clinton, Mississippi (Paekard
Electric), is $1.05 to $1.20 an hour less Ihan
in Warren, Ohio, and Detroit. Michigan
plants. He states that if Mr. Carter repeals
the 14(b) amendment wages in the South
will go up and remove it as a competitor
with the North.
Mr. Riesel, Carter wi ll be President of
all '0 slates and irs hiSh time you and your
cohorts acted accordingly. Your whole story
W:lS hogwash. I thought your concern for
the Gr.1 profit stuck out a lillIe. Why don't
you work a little cheaper and put the news.­
papers in competition, then maybe a shec.'t
of :!dvertisement wouldn't cost a fortune.
I'm still ..... aitins for pictures and news of
~ickness or anything else of interest.
Lary Coppola, a ton of tlwnks to you.
PETE M AC~t lISO. 1).$.
One Agreement Signed ,
O ther in Arbitration
L.U, 1001, T ULSA, OJ.: LA.-111ings are
looking up somewhat here in Oklahoma. On
the third vote our members accepted a new
contract with Public Service Company of
Oklnhoma. It wasn't every thins we wanted
but we can li,'e ..... ith it until next negotiations.
However, contracl negotintions with
the Southwestern Power Administration have
broken down and we are in the process of
soing to arbitration.
Outside construction work remAins slow,
with a few crews workins. There is an
undersround job in progress at Vance Air
Force Base. Enid; a distribution job at Fort
Sill, and another in the Continental Oil
Refinery at Ponca City. We have II substillion
job going at Anadarko and about
20 miles of transmission work has just been
awarded to the L. E. Myers Company with
the job scheduled to begin about the middle
of January. This job should keep most of
our construction people busy until early
summer.
We e~tend our sympathy to the family of
our deceased members: Jim Milton and
Odell Guy. These men were a credit to the
Brotherhood. to their trade. nnd to the
community. They will be misscd.
RlnlAlt1) E. COLl. INS. Assl". H.M
Local Active In
Politics an d Charity
L U. I 04~, LO ~G ISLAND, N.Y.-The
drawing for the 19-inch portable color TV,
which was Ihe prize for the Politic:lI Action
raffic, .... as held on November 18, 1976.
Political Attion Chairman John Bartolotti
held the rame box and Treasurer Warren
Edman drew the winning ticket, which
belonged to Mr. L. Clements of thc L1 LCO
Employee Rd(ltions Department. Congratu·
lations to Leo and thanks to all the mem·
ben who supported the committec's rame.
Each )'ear we hold aUf Needy Fnmily
I)rl>·e. to provide the opportunity for our
kss·(ortunate members to enjoy a joyous
Raffle
The Potil

competent health and welfare director. John
Gilbert on the AspJundh and Tree Preservation
contract, which has finall y been settled
and ratified after hard and long negotiations.
The settlement provides for a 7.S percent
increase. which PUIS the lap trimmer at
$7.00 per hour. It also provides increases in
maternity and life insurance. The contract
is for one year.
Besl of luck to Henry "Sho' " Simorowski,
who recently received a medical retirement.
Our sinc('rest condolences to Brother Ed
Stalzer on the passing of his father. Romans
8: 18.
That's it again for another nlonth.
Keep smiling.
C H \RU:SJ. LOLFrUIt,JR •• p.s
Retirees
lorraine and James Smith reUred wit h over 50
~ears of combined servicl! to Local I ] 12. Jones
bore. Ind.
James Smith, millwright ."peNisQ" holding
cake at his reli.emen! ptlrly on August 28. 1976
Pictured from lelt to .ight. fir5t row. a •• Rlcha,d
Mye.s. James Smith. Scott CrOUCh. and Rlche.d
Wol fe: back .ow: John Halt. lan".IOI Aleund ...
and James RobInson. who aU help.d 10 celeb .. " ,
J lm's .etl.ement.
February, 1977
Three Retirees Honored
By Local 1112
L.U, t t ll, J ONESBORO, IND.- Our
friends are never missed unl il they retire.
This month I would like to pass out bou·
quets to three of our retired members.
First, husband and wife, James and
Lorraine Smilh. They represent over SO
years' service as local menl bers. Over these
years they have made friends with aboul
every member in our local. LOlT1line held
the clerk's pashion in the wire·mill office.
111 heallh made: her lake an early disabilily
re:tiremenl. She hu been gelling along fairly
well since her retirement. Lorraine's husband,
Jim, was a millwright supervisor,
whcn he retired. It was Jim who kept aU Ihe
mal:hinery running in the faclOry, He will
be miucd by both members and the company.
His knowledge and direction of reo
pairing the differenl machines was utensive.
The membership wishes Lorraine and Jim
many happy years in the future.
The other retired member should be
called "Mister lBEW 1112." 1 would like
to give him a merit award. This member has
held the same office in our local for arou nd
3S yeaTS. As the inspector of the local, he
has faithfully aUended meetings, and has
been an "A" member for 26 years. II is
hard to lind words to e~prcss the gratitude
of the local.
William "Rill" Keit h is a member many
locals wish for; we at 111 2 ha\'e been fortunate
to have such a loyal member. Dill
has been a member for 43 yea rs. He carried
out his duties liS inspector with grea t dcter·
mination and loyalty. The eompany pre·
sented Bill wit h a ring for his 40 years of
service. This aW:lrd is also one th at isn't
p resen t ~d everyday, by the Company. When
Bill retired he was a braider operator. The
oflicers of the local can't lind words to express
their gr3litude to him for his years
of service. They do wish Bill all the best in
the future years.
CUItI.NCt. " I'nt." SNYOllt, ('.S
Asplundh Company First Tree
Service of Local 1116
I..U. 11 Hi, TUCSON, ARlZ-- Well:ome,
employces of Asplundh T ree E:cperl Company.
Congratulalions I"ice~nce for 100
percent unionization and once fo r being the
fint Iree service of our local. Brothers, we
are happy to have you with us.
Local 1116 .... on a representation election
on May 28, 1976. by the National Labor
Relations Board. The first contract agree·
ment with Asplundh Tree Company was
completed and signed August 17, 1976.
By the time this is pUblished, Elvida San·
dova l, our prieeless secretary, \Ooill be quite
accustomed to nlidnight feedina;s and all the
treasurl:~ of new motherhood again. We all
extend ou r congratulations lind best wishes
to )'Ou and baby. We miss yOll, Elvida.
Have a notice from the president. "Stew.
aro.b school started November 9. Bob Struek
and Ray Kl.:in did a lot of research and
hard wo r ~ pUlling the school together. A
knowledgeable steward IS an effective Sleward.
enabling beller re p re~l: n ta1ion of and
for all B ro t hcr~ :Ind Si'la~ in nil mailers of
Tree Trimming
FHdI .. S limbs into ... Asplu .. dh chlppe. • ...
Oavld Handl and L.w .... c. St .. teh, membe.s 01
local llt6. TuClO" ..... i'.
Oavld Ha"dt. I .. ttle bucket. t. immlnll b.anches
•• au .. d • 4 .I(V line 0 .. Tucso .. Gas a .. d Elect.ic
p.operly
conCern, ,"cluding better preparation and
presentation of grievanccs a nd beller com·
munication between officers and members."
As press secretary and officer I attcnded the
session of the ninth and commend Bob and
Ray for being very we ll prepared- no elon·
gations. no STagnaTion. a very informative.
smooth·flowing session with much enlighten·
ment. t hope eVery steward will mark The
next session "top priority." This is too great
an opportunity to pass up.
More from the prC$ident. "Diplomas arc
going to be prCSt'nted also.
"We had another bump-back in the gas
department. I can't see how that area of our
bargaining unit could stand anymore Cllt·
backs.
W A commiuee is working on plans for a
party later in the year or early next year.
I'l l keep )'OU posted on this."
Thank you, PrC$ident Gallagher. We will
be awaiting word on the party, too.
BEA M ILoNE, P.S.
Membe rs Receive
2S-Year Pins
L.U. 1134, ELlZAnETIl, N.J.-I must
apologil.e for the absence of an artide from
our local a month or so ago, I failed \0
meet the deadline for prc:ss time and we
were omitted. I'll Iry to prevent a recur·
rence in the future.
The union presented 19 members of our
local wilh 2S·year pins al our November
meeting. The recipients were: C. Ackerman.
J. Lawrence, G. Ha lJiwdl, P. Reclor, J.
Colasurdo, J. Thomas, T. Haley, T. Wargo.
J. R05amonda. R. Renda, S. Strol., C. Neu·
nert, A Kree, J. Gethins, L. Carrol, W.
"

Saultz, C. Dean, E. Dunn. and VanDeneer
Davis. Congrzuulations. Brothers. Bet you
never dreamed you'd make it!
One of the most difficult aspects of eompiling
this column is reporting on Brothers
who have left the eompany on disability
pen~ion s. or that fina l release, death. For
those iJrothers who left on disability pensions.
it i, my sincere hope that their conditions
will improve. or at le8st. 51abilize
and they .... 111 have a long, happy retirement.
They are Dave MacDonald, Jim Bishop, R.
WiGell,
It is with heartfelt sorrow that I Tepa"
the deaths of Itrother! R, Nemchick and
Donald Die,. They will be sadly miSS«! by
all.
I would li~e to remind you Brothers that
all uhnbilily pensions from the company do
not autom:lIically entitle you to Social Security
and iMurance payments. Information
on thi~ 5ubject may be obtained from the
local union.
On a brighter nole, Brother F, Buehler
left the company on a regular pension aller
33 years of service. Good luck. Brother.
I Imow it's a bit nippy outside but if you
can find your way to the store (Of' some
cigarettes or a six pack, don't you think with
a little extra clrort you could find the union
hall once a month? See you at the next
union meeting.
EowA,1U) J . J OS .... ICIC. P.S.
Negotiations
Membco.,. of Local 1148. rredarletO ... N.B .. ... 110
work III Ihl F'edertelon pllnl dl,pla~ '~lId,,'lty
fo. Iha loc"l.
Pert of Ilia pl""t ba'III'"'''. lum. L,1t 10 .I&M
ara M. La"I, R. Whitah,ad, lInd B. M"z .. tall.
New Collective Agreement
Ratified by the Membership
l .U. 1148, FREI>ERICfON, N.B.-A new
collective aGreement has been ratified by the
membership. Eleven hundred plant craft
6.
Silver Ring
The North"n Telecom rep"l, lInd oy"h",,1 dlvI·
$'On ,hop $'eward. W"Y'" Thlboda.". pr ...,nl$ "
25·~u. "I"" ring to B'other Go,don D"rkal,
Troub/ernen
Brollle" Robart Titus and Richerd Hewklnl look.
1"11 for Irouble Thay work for N B. Tal. Cebla
R.pe."
employees and switchboard operators have
agreed to accept the latest company proposals.
Major items resolved are removal of the
"cscape clause" and implementation of the
Rand formula (membership optiOnal, dut'S
mandatory). Wage increases of 8 percent in
the liNt and 6 percent in the Keond year or
a two-year agreement (within the luideiines
of the Federal Anti·Infiation Board). Im_
provements in the grievance procedure.
Voting by ma il on the thi rd a,reement
(building servicemen and cleBners is now in
progress, with the aclual counl about to be
t a~en.
In othcr news, local 1148 htu initiated a
"Sil ver Ring Presenlalion" for those memo
bers wilh 2S or more years of service. The
first sct or presentations wcnl to Murray
Ewart, Phillip Doucette, Thorn Armstrong,
Murray Alward. Ebbon Steeves, Murray
McKell. James O'Shea. Stanley Pillsworth,
Burton Springer. Earl Smith, and Gordon
Darbs.
The ring is sierling with the official IHEW
logo and local 1148 appearing on the face.
Congratuhuions to the first Kt of charter
reCipients.
W ILLIAM A U OLDI R. 8 .M
Loc al 1245 Occupies
New Building
1 •. 11. 11.-'5, WAI.Nlff eRE.: ..., CA I.,-On
No\ember 8. 1976. l ocal 124.5 occupied our
new building at 3063 Ciuus Circle in WBI·
nut Creek and officially opened the doors
for business. The move was accomplished
over the .... ee~end while a joinl Executive
New Builcling
...-
~ $
• I ~
-- -
Loc,,1 12.5. Walnut Creak. Cal.. recenlly mOiled
10 Its n .... heedq"an.". Shown Ir. Plnl,,1 a.·
1 ... 0, views of Iha ne ... bUlldl"8.
Boardl Advisory Council met'ting ..... as taking
place at another location, and not a day was
lost in our functions ror our membership.
Needless to say ...... e Ire deliGhled ..... itb our
new facilities and are loo\;ing forward 10
increased effectiveness and production \00 ilh
Ihe improved conveniences.
Members employed by the TfUch,.­
Donn,., Public Utility DlJtficl ratified a
two·and·one·half-year ConlraCt providing for
an 8.2 percent general wage increase effec·
tive June 1976. and 8 percent effective June,
1977 until December, 1978. A wage opener
with Cali/offlia-Pad{ic Utilitiu Company •
(Lassen Division) resulted in an 8 percent
general wage increase with 5~jal inequity
increases for clerical employees and meier
readers of 10 cents per hour prior to the
general wage increase. Contract is open for
general negotiations on November I , 1977 .
Stille TV Cabl,. negotiations resulted in a
Ihree')'ear agreement wilh a general wage ~
increase ranging up 10 711 percenl in the
lirst year, 7 percent the second year. and a
walle opener in the third year. The agreement
also contains improved medical, standby,
and holiday provisions.
Negotiations continue with Pacific Gas
and Electric Company; Pacific Gas Transmission:
Standard Pacific Gas Une, Inc.: ~
Tri·Dam Proj«t; City of lompoc; City of
Santa Clara; City of Redding; City of Roseville:
City of ladi: Pacific Tree Expert •
Company; Davey Tree; Utility Tree Service.
Inc.; Ocean View Cablcvision; Napa Valley
Cablc TV; Thcrmalito Irrigation Distrkt;
Merced Irrigation District; Oroville·W)'an.
dolle Irrigation District: Nevada Irrigation t
District: Ihe recently certified clerical unit
of the California-Pacific Utilities Company
(South Tahoe); United States Bureau of
Reclamation; joint benefit ne,otiations with
California-Pacific Utilities Company 101,'011,'.
ing locals 1245, IB, 89. 3S1, and 1762;
and Sacramenlo Municipal Utility District.
IB!W Jou,",,1
,

Notice to negotiate has been sen'ed on
Bay Cableyision and Neyada !'ower. Interim
negotiations with Sierra Pacific I' ower Company
are set to Slar! In Dece mber on the
appren tice program, wnges lind fines of progression
for l'mployees in Ihe I'o\\,er Produc·
tion Department.
L. L MITCIIEU., B.M.
Local 1355 Mourns the Loss
Of Brother Tom McGuire
L.U. 1355, CA1\1J) EN, N.J.-Local 1355
extend, ~ondolences to the fllmil y of Tom
McGuire, I'.ho died recently. Tom WIIS n
chief lineman of the 1320 H ud~on division.
Public Service Electric lind Gas.
We hnYe hnd h"e members rellTe recem ly.
rhey nrc Tom Henry. cnble ~plieer. retired
. Octuber II; Ray Gradwcll, strect lampmnn.
retired September 24; Charles Steele. chief
trnycling operator. re tired July I: Tom
Woodrow, line inspector. retired June 16;
and Frnnk Klcmu\\,ic£. stockm nn. retired
April 4.
Locn l 1355 :lccepted the personnl Guidt,
nnce program in Public Service Electric and
Gas Company on nlcoholism to help those
who arc hnving problems with the number
one drug in the world. Mllny have received
help lind it docs work if you want it 10,
Fire Breaks Out At
Generation St"t ion
Do:"lALD}, V1Lllt:RT. P.s.
L.U. 1359, CIIICAC O, II.I..-On Sunday,
November 21. 1976, at 11:30 p.m .. fire broke
OUi at Fisk Genel1ltins Station. Th'o quarter·
mile-long co:l1 conveyors were destroyed,
Property damage estim:lt('5 are as high a~
$ 10 million . Unfortunatdy. Walter Wat roba
of the Chic:lGo Fire Department was pinned
by f:lllen concrete nnd steel. In a drastic la ~tditch
effort to free him, they amplltntcd his
trapped leg. Ik died the following mnrni ng.
He left a widow and three young daUGhters.
At the time of this wriling, II sum in excesS
of $5,500 has been collected from Edison
emp loye~. This fund will be gh'en to his
widow and three daughters. alonG with our
~ condolenees. We hope that our donations
will be able to help offset some of the
material problems th:ll ma y arise.
On Monday, NOYember 22. 1976. the
November union meeling of Local 1359 was
held. Durin!: the meetinl: I'resh.lcr of 1976, a school training scs­
~ion \\,as held III Gr:lnd Crossing substation
on proccdurcs and work practices of switching
procedures, for overhead crew leaders
and linemen. Instructions on various tools
,lIch as lond blister, 4·ky phasing bollle, volt
meter" and 12 kv phasing kit. fused teSI
~ ti d. pot head test. etc. Grounding proce­
Ihlres, hold cards, caution cllrd ~. contacting
L.J). on feeder points nnd line numbers.
M ap~ I'.ere- sho ..... n on I'ariuus ~) mbub used
locating switch numbers and line voltages.
Trouble ~i t uation~ on 4_ and 12·ky were
given and solutions to the correcl proce­
IIl1res \\,ere analpcd and debated by Mr.
William Schaffer.
In closing, a Ihought 10 remember: We
I'.ill P :1SS throu,l:h this world but once; :lny
good. Iherefore. th~t we can do, or any
kindness Ih:u ....·e ca n show to any human
being. let us do il now: let u~ nOt forget it
or negleCt it. for "e \\,i ll not p..1SS this Ilny
again.
1{1CII ... RD R UB~s, I>.s.
Brother Sutton Retires
After 22 Years at REMC
L. U. 1395, INJ)lANA 1'OUS, INn.- Dal'e
Sutton, line forema n. retired after 22 yenrs
of serllice with Tipmont REM C. D:lve wns
originally employed by a construction contractor
that buill Ihe onglnal KI:.M C Imes
in the late 1930s and e;Irly 19405, Then he
"as hired al Tipmont as n first-class lineman,
After lil'e )e:lrs as a firs t-class line·
m:ln. D:lve was promoted to line forem:ln
nnd served in that position for the remaining
17 years of employment.
D:llle alld his wife. Genn y. rc~idc in
Linden, Indiana. and nrc the parents of I I
children and have 17 ~ran d c hild re n ,
Retirement plan~ cnll for a lot of fishing
.. IIIJ lx," linl:.
The members of Loca l 1395 at Tipmonl
.... ish Dave and Genny the beSt upon retiremenl.
ItOtlLItT FICIU It, R.S.
Banquet Held;
Machinist Honored
L.U. 1402, l'IT l'SDu n C II, I'A,- Happy
New Ye." In elcryone. Speedy recOllery
and quick return to work for the many
shut-ins, some of whom hnve been off .... ork
for more than 0 year. Also huppy birthday
to a ll who celebr3ted ~lIch days since the
last issue.
Our union b:mqllet agni n I'.·as held al the
well·known supper club, the Holiday lIouse
in Monroeyille, P e nn ~y hania . '111e highlight
of Ihis )'e:,r'5 dinner .... as the presentation of
a certificate of achiel'ement to union menlber
Don Ford of the 1001 and die floor.
Mr, George Calloway uplainet.l how dim_
cult it was to find 11 job applicllnt machinist
so we selected one of our own I'.orkers and
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50 Years
Brothe r 0 110 F. Schreiber. Jr .. retired member
of Local \.02, Pitls b u'lt"I, PI .. recenlly celeb.aled
ttis 5011'1 wedd,nl anniversary.
?
Can you remember these four men wl\o once
we •• in our midst?
trained him for our needs. Don Ford successfull
y completed the required learning
and is now m:achiniSI - 0," Congratulations.
Don. After this presentation we enjoyed the
final cocktail. We then had dinner of our
choice with entertainment by comedian
FO$tcr Brooks. Many retirees were there,
some rc:~nlly retired and some: as long ago
as eight years, namely Mary Gillespie. Remember
Mary?
Dennie Jordon became a rather of a
IO-pound son, Jdfry Alan; Ron Salvitore
became a father of an eight·pound daughter,
Stacey; mothers. babies, and fathers doing
fine.
lalely I have heard TC'marks from memo
bers that too much thou£ht has becn given
to retirees: the wages and benefits are im·
porlant for the immediate president in this
preM:nt society of ours, the ultimate g031
of each worler is relin:'ment with adequate
provisions for at least ~ o rr y. fre e and com·
fortable remaining days. Therefore, we
should think: just as much of our future as
of the present. Another thought·provoking
item is the Scanlon plnn: a lot of pros and
cons and bandied around this pl:'n, that
our firm is introducing in a subtle matter
for us to consider perhaps in the fUIOTe
maybe e\'en sooner.
Cor:dolences were olTered to union officer
Andy Potosk:y whose mother died. She was
past 80 years old. Gail Schillinger's father
underwent surgery and is fine. He is an·
other octogenarian. It was nice to read of
one of our retirees, 011 Schreiber. Remem·
ber those in the picture?
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STEPHANtA BARSHOWSKt, P.S.
Party Goers
Membets of Lout 1413. Totedo. Ohio. w"o wo,k
" Oavls Besse ar.. left 10 rlghl. Uilled. Ed
Bo, jas. Kent Rh",brlghl; s tanding : Brent SIo".r.
Claren" OaT'JlY. Bob Wi\t iJiml. Randy VoltmJl'.
and Oave Haley.
l,lt to rij:ht are lhe boss. Tom Fl anJigan. reo
t irees B,II fremJln Jlnd Ot'l Hawkln,.
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Lelt 10 riCht are Brent Stover. HI",e, CedOt,
and Joe Z,mmerman w"o is rellred.
lett 10 rilhl a,. Olis Hawkln •• Bob Prlbe. S, ..
and H .. ry Abbot. all rel"ed membets. who II·
tended Ihe Inn",,1 Christmas part, of Locil t41].
Local 1413 Hold.
Christmas Party
I_U. 1..tI3, TOLEDO. OIilO- On Dttcmber
6. 1976, we held our ;mnual Chrhtmas
parly at the Fdison C lub in Maumee, Ohio.
Ag:.in this year the wives were in"ited as
were the retirees. Brother Abbott, "ho is
retired, drove over 200 miles to attend. he
now resides in Monticello. Indiana. His son·
in·law, a former Edison employee, came
along to drive.
We had a rea l good turnout, especially
from Davis Besse, since they had to drive
abou t 50 miles or more round trip. The
department supervisors were also invited.
We wish to thank all the members who (
helped make this year's party a success; a
good time was had by all, with plenlY to cal
and drink. Also a little game of eards was
pla)·ed.
On October 22. 1976, Brother Willis
WhelStone was married to Barbara Rodri.
guez at lhe United Methodist Church on
Oakdale Avenue in Toledo. A reception
followed at Mel Bcrmans Restaurant on
Walbridge Road in Northwood. The couple
will live in Oak Harbor. Ohio. (Mrs. Whet.
stone's father is a mainlenam;e man at the
Acme Stalion.) We all extend ollr best
wishes to the newly"eds.
In our last letter we reported an incident
which occurred at Davis Besse. Brother Jim
Break. was Struck: by 13,800 \'01ls "hile
work:ing in switch gear room "B" and was
aided by some of our members along with
his co-workers: at this time we are happy
to report Brother Break is bad: on the job,
and doing fine.
Service anniversaries were celebrated in
November by Gerald Perry-one year, November
4; Cliff Biggert-rour years. November
16: David J. Tillett-H rears. No.
vember 22. In Deeember, George Deelr:erfour
years. December 4; Art Van Tassellfour
years. December 6; Harold Clink-six
years, December 14: Bob Bardz-four rears .
December 18.
Wedding anniversaries were celebrated hy
Brother Harvey Cedoz and wife, Cathy, for
seven years on January 26: Brother and
Mrs. Cliff Biggen for 23 )'ears on January
16; Art and Kat Van Tassell for 29 years
on February 6. Many happy re turns to all
those celebrati ng an anniversary.
Best regards to all.
GERAlD J. OBEE, P.S.
12th Annual Stewards
School Dinner Held
L.U. 14J9, ST. LOUIS, ~ I O.- l ocal 1439
held its 12th annual stewards school dinner
at the Viking Restaurant on September II ,
1976. A workshop program was planned
and presented by Business Manager Durhilm
and Business Repn:sentath'e Kraus.
The workshop included a brief outline of
collective bargaining history and how Ihe
IBEW was founded. The collective bargain.
ing: history of Local 1439 on Union Electric
property, the Arlnnsa,>·Missouri·Associated
natural gas properties, and the City of
Farmington were also reviewed. Business
Manager Durham ~tressed 10 those in al·
tendance at the workshop the responsibilities
of ste"ards and the imporlance of a steward
recognizing his responsibilities and ha\'ing a
worling lnowledge of the labor agreement,
Internaliunal Constitution, and local bylaws.
The ste"ards and offkers rarliciralcd in
the worl~hop by asling questions and were
gi\'en an opportunity to lC'5t thcir lnowledge
of the labor agreement, local bylaws, and
the IBEW Constitution by completing pre.
pared tests rdating to these subjects. Those
tllEW Journol

partlclpaling in the tests were gh·en an oppor1unity
to act as arbituton and gave opin_
ions on actual arbitration cases. Attorney
Bruce Feldad:er spoke to the stewards on
the provisions of Workman·s Compensation
and responded to qucstions h om the group
concerning rights of employees involved in
job related accidents.
Following the workshop and a buffet dinner,
Internationa l Vice President Moore
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Stewards Dinner
Inlernation.t v,,,. Pr.sldenl Jad Moore beine
Introdu"ed 10 I.h. Slewards. officers. and 8uesls
al Ih. lo:al 14]9 .nnuat st_a.ds I(;.hool din,
.. oer held In St. louis. Mo .• in November.
spoke to the ste ..... ards and again reminded
them of their responsibilities and stressed
the impl.>r1anCC of capable union office~
and stewards. He reminded all those present
to make sure they and their families vote
and recommended that serious consideration
be given to COPE-cndorsed candidates. In_
ternational Representative Ken Sawyer from
Brother Moore·s staff also addressed those
present pointing out the importance of membership
participation in the local unions.
Husiness Representative Kraus complimented
and thanked the stewards and officers for
their attentiveness at the ..... orkshop and their
willingness to use their day off to gain more
knowledge of their local union in order to
beller serve the members they represent.
Eugene McMahon. president of l ocal 1439,
thanked the stewards for the flne job! they
have done over the past years. Other guests
of Ihe local included Robert Kellcy, sC("retary-treasurer
of the St. louis Labor Council:
Don Burke. business manager of Local
1455: and Terry Allen, busines~ manager
of local 1464.
In closing, Business Managcr Durham
lave special recognition to steward Willie
Emerson '" ho has been a ~hop ~teward in
local 1439 for 21 )ears.
Congratulations to Business Manager
Durham and Business Representative Kraus
for a very informative and enjoyable day
and evening. The 1976 stewards school din_
ner was one of the best ever conducted.
RtCIIARD SlItNNtCJ:, P.S.
Local Mourns For McMasters;
Scribe at Handicapped Meeting
L.U_ 1459, EVANSTON, Ill.-The membership
was deeply 5lIddened by the tragic
and untimely death of Brother David Mc­
Masters, a lineman in our local. Brother
McMasters was injured fatally on September
14, 1976, "'hile painting on a 138-KV to"'er.
On behalf of the officers_ members. and
myself, I extend to his wife and family our
d~pest sympathy.
Contract proposals have been recched
and will be reviewed by the Negotiating
Committee in preparation for our up1;oming
negotiations.
Our thanks to Brothers Ray Kulpins, Raul
Richards, Pat McGrady, Roy Halvorson,
and Jim Ebilsisor for their participation in
a Iwo-day workshop on Workman's Compensation.
Our thanli.s also to Pr~ident Bernie
Haggerty and local 1460 for making
Ibis "ery impor1ant workshop possible.
On November 18, 1976, I allended the
Chicago Regional meeting of the White
House Conference on Handicapped Individuals,
held at the University of Illinois Circle
Campus. This was one of four regionnl
mectings conducted by the Inoustry-labor
CoundJ to provide unions and companies
with a forum for sharing ideas, problems,
and opportunities and for preparing special
recommendations in areas of interest
to labor and industry for submission to the
White House Conference. the PrC'oidenl, and
Congress. I left this meeting impre~d by
the dedication of the oflkers and workshop
leaders in their elTorlS to galher ideas for
the elimination of the barriers that confront
handicapped individuals and deny them the
opportunity of receiving meaningful employ_
ment.
First Monday of the month_:lltend your
local union meeting.
J. Loct.:wooo. PR[S.
Thes. three Iclnl' It>ow the .. Iew"rds. speakers .• nd officers of Lac,,1 1439 a t Ih. d,nner and
. ....orkShop.
Brothers, we want you to have your JOURNAl! When you have a
change of address, please let us know_ Be sure to include your old
address and please don't forget to filt in loU. and Card No. This information
witt be helpful in checking and keeping our records straight_
Use coupon on page 22.
Seniority Still The
Best System
l ,U_ 1505, "AtTIIA:\I, M,\ SS_- In recent
years thc seniority system, the bedrocl.. upon
..... hich the house of trade unionism has been
erected, has eome under attack from a new
and unellpected quarler-lhe political left.
Ever since the Wagner Act became the law
of the land. labor's implacable enemies in
the right wings of both parlics have Irained
their oratorical artillery upon seniority rights
on the indisputably logical theory that the
structure would topple if the foundation
were first de'>tfO)ed.
The propaganda is by !lOW familiar to all:
the seniority system hinders the advancement
of the more qua.lified and guarantees
tenure 10 the incompetent_ If the emp\o)"er
were free, Iruly free, to hire the willing,
retain the deserving, promote the talented,
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all would prosper s:we those: who had earned
the jusl repudiation of [he employer.
To be sure, [here Me some who h:l\'e
accepted this nonscnse, bUI they are princi.
pally the innocent, those unschooled in the
Byzantine ways of the corporate bureauc·
racy. In the years before the trade unions
brought thc justicc of seniority to thc Amer.
ican worker. who were the willing, the de·
serving, :md the talented?
Thc willing wcre those desperate for "·ork.
however meager the wage. The deserving
WUe those "'ho never complained, however
great the provocation. And the talented?
They were easy to locale for they were
those whose last names coincided happily
with the owners and manllgcr~ of the bu~i·
ness.
It is not dif1lcult to understand why wurk.
ers who h:we enjoyed the benefit~ equitably
conferred upon them by H syslem of senior.
ity rights would refuse to abandon them for
the uncertainties of an environment in which
e\'ery foreman becomes a tin God. Nor is it
astonishing that workers or professionals
who have once taken upon Ihemselves the
responsibilities and advantages of unionism
never voluntMily relinquish them, for they
have e.~perienced
the non-union way. Senior_
ity is not merely the best system for ju~tice
at the workplace, it is the onl y system.
There are no alteTfl;!tives.
llec:lUse the allacks from the right were
so openly and obviously anti-unionistic. they
were caw to reburr for they were seen for
"hat they "'ere. nut the allempts by the
politic;!1 left to undermine the seniority s)'s.
tern are more dangerous because their
spokesmen purport to be basically S ~' mpathetic
10 the principle of seniority.
Certain exponents of liberalism :Ind lead.
ers of the civil rights movements have :u1vo·
cated "modifications" in the seniority system
""hich will allegedly correct past inequities
to ethnic ;!nd sexual minorities. Phantom
seniority clauses or "y,-ork-shar ing~ provi.
sions would be inserted by fiat or taw into
collecti\'e b:lrgaining a~reements "hich
would have the erreci of forcing more senior
workers out of jobs while less senior "orkers
who were members of "minority" groups
would be retained. In this manner. mcmbcr~
of minority groups would be "compensated"
for pasl disnimination.
Those who advocale such measures fail
to address [hemseh'e~ to the problem of discriminatory
hiring practices over "hleh seniority
has lillIe erreet. If ",orken aTe hired
regardless of color. creed, sex. or age, Ihere
need be no concern Ihat thereafter they will
experience bias. A true seniority system i~
blind 10 all comidenltions except qu~lifications
and re:lrs of service. Always. il \lorh
to promote or prevent the la;'off of the mo~t
senior of those capable of performins the
work available. In short. it assu rl!S justice
T~gardl~ of denomination or 1:lbcl. And,
jtlstice is ;!11 that workers of :IIlY hue ha~e
e\'er asked.
Support copr.
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many locations in Canada. the USA, and
evcn South America. The local wishes to
express its sympathy to the families of thcse
Brothers in their tragi\; losscs.
J. F. H,n"RILLA. I' .S.
the l ake Shore Michigan Central Railroad
which later became the New York Central
Railroad from whkh Tex retired in January
of 1957. Tcx became an eirctrician gangkader
in 1913 and held this title for 37
years until his retirement.
Brother Joe We~hing retired in 1975
Retirement Dinner Party
from the Pcnn Central. He had 42 years of
railroad service as an electrician. He started
Held at Local 183 I
on the l!linois Central. After five rears he
I~U , 183 1. CIII CAGO, ILL.- T he officcrs
Icft to join the Ncw York Central. After the
merger of the New York Central and Pennsylvania
Railroads in 1968, Joe be~ame a
of local 1831. President John L. Sullivan.
Vice President Anton Stigler, Treasurer
Penn Central electrician. Joc Wersching
Robert Lizak. Secretary-Treasurer Michael
Merlin, and Recording Secretary Anthony
served for a period of eight years as treasurer
of Local 794, before Local 1831 was
J. Puishis, wish to thank al1 who helped
in e:llistence. local 794 was the original
make the retirement dinner party at Rainbow
Gardens in Chicago on October 19,
p~rcnt local. as it were. and Local 1831
was formed laler on by breaking :lpart from
1976, a grand success.
Local 794 as a separate unit.
. On hand for this affair were International Brother Joseph M. Bondi started as an
Representatives of the 10th District Brother
Russell Homiak 3nd System Council 7
General Chairman l ames A. McAteer, also
the retirees. George 'Tex" Wachter, Joe
Wersching. Joseph M. Bondi, Jake Hochberg,
Harold J. Phalen, John C. BaliS,
Randy Dodd, Fred Brill, Mickey Feinberg,
. and Joseph M. Pavlica.
Three Brother rctirces descrvc special
mention because of their notable achievements:
George ·'Te."(" Wachter, Joe \Verso::hing.
and Joe Bondi. Brother George Wachter,
age 85. was the oldest rctiree present. He
appeared at the dinner table smoking a
cigar. much to the surprise of his junior
companions. George, Tex as he prefers to
be cal1ed. was born in Austin. Tcxas, on
August 6, 1891. and began working as an
electrician for the Rock Island Railroad in
1909. Later in 1913, he went to work for
Retirement Dinner
electrician Yoith the Pennsylvania Railro:ld
in 13nuary of 194 1, intcrrupting his C:lreer
to serve in the army for three years in
World War II as communications chief in
the First Regimen! of the Armored Division
at Fort Knox. Kentudy. He relUrned in
June of 1946. Joe was instrumenml in bringing
the CIO union along with the Health
and Welfare. Blue Cross and Blue Shield,
hospitalization benefits on the Pennsylvania
Railroad at 12th Street in Chicago in 1946.
He served for 21 years on the E.~ecll1h' e
Boord of the CIO local union until the
merger of the Pennsylvania and New York
Central Railroads took place forming the
Pcnn Central. This merger necessitated a
vote on what union would be representative
on the Penn Central for the electrical craft.
As it turned out the IBEW won, and Local
1831 took charge on the Penn Ccntral in
C.
These four pictures from the retirement dinner held by Loclt 1831. Chicago. Ill.. show retirees Joe
Werschlng. Max Feinberg, Harold Phaten. Jake Hoc:hberg, John eallS, Etmer Britt. Joe Pa~ttca .. and
Joe Bondi enjoying the great party. conversations with their friends. and well·earned congratulatIons.
hbruory, 1977
Chicago in 1968. So, in that year, Brother
Bondi became active in the affairs of Local
1831 serving in various capacities: acth'e
member, committeeman, Executive Boord
member, delegate to \·arious conventions,
and for three )'ears, until his retirement in
June of 1976, as the IOC31 chairman of Loca[
1831 . Brother Joe Bondi Yo'as a great leader
and commanded the respeC! of his fellow
Brothers as well as that of his opponents.
for Joe knew how to get up on his feet and
talk, hilling the nail on thc head every time,
driving home the pOint on many issues that
he took a stand on. Joe will bc missed and
it will be a long time before Local 1831
will again lind a man of his stature.
The party was tied in with a few brief
talks given by Brothers Russell Homiak.
James A. McAteer. and Joe Bondi. There
was some pic;ture-taking amid the popping
of beer bollleS being opened and a lot of
fricndly challer.
Brother R3ndy Dodd arrived a little late
at the party and wishes to say hello to
e\'er)·one.
Since Local 1831 h:1S ne"er been in print
in the IHEW JOllmal, it wishes the editors
will print this, its first \euer .
Tosy P UISIIIS, R.S.
Blood Bank Quota Met ;
Local Joins Association
l.U_ 2074, BA NGOR, PA.-At our Dccem.
ber meeting it was reported that our quota
for the blood bank had been met for this
year. Thanks go to everyone who made thc
last-minute efrort necessary to bring us lip
to date, and a special thanks to SiSler Joyce
Pugh for being the fireball who kept everyone
trying.
Our local has joined the Pennsylvania
Stolte Electrical Workers Association. We
werc one of the last in the area to join but
we hope we can become more active in the
future. Although ..... e may nOt like to admil
ii, these political education and lo bbyist
groups are very important and necessary.
The winter months always seem to bring
a slowdown in our work schedule and this
year has been no different. We have experienccd
layoffs but we hope to sec everyone
back [0 work in the spring.
Don't forget to submit any suggestions
you may have for language ~hanges in the
new contract. The Negotiating Commi!\ee
wants to hear from each of you.
After the business meeting the membership
enjoyed the annual Christmas party.
There was plenty of food and "union punch·'
for all, prepared by the Entertainment Committee.
Everyone present shared in the spirit
of brotherhood that prevails at this season
or the rear.
P"lltte lA hll'[CIATI, P.S .
Hard Days Ahead At
Kennedy Space Center
L ,U , 2088, COCOA BEACn , FLA,-The
Request for Proposal for one of the large
support contracts at Kennedy Space Center,
currently held by Federal Electric Corporation,
has becn released. There :lre several
other support contracts which will be recomputed
in the ne .~t couple of months.
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With the5e new contracts comes the possibility
of a large number of our members
facing some undesirable circumstances, such
as reduction in benefits. The drastic cut in
wages sulTcred by SOffi e members in the
pa~l, has been ctiminated due to the amendment
to the Service Contract Act.
Our organizing drives continue to be successful.
We won the ctection 10 represent
the RCA ShiM' Engineers, hctd in Novem_
ber. The additiOn of thc group wilJ greatly
ImprO\'e our barl:aining position on the
ships' contra cIs.
A th ree-year contract ~ith Vista Aorida
Telephone al Walt Disney World has been
ratified. The approximate increases are 8 ..5
percent the first year, 8.3 percent the second
year, and 7 ..5 pcr!.:entlhe third year. In addition
to this, the company will also pay the
7 percent employee eontribtUion to the pcn­
~io n plan in the third year, The negotiations
were long and very dimeult and e\'eryone
specia l thanh,
Happy Vakntine's Day!
l'A1RICIoI. A. B I.NNI n. P.S.
involved deserve~
Retiree
leU to nah! .,' In',rn.llon. ' Represent.llv,
JO$eph Bokl. Loc.' 2118. Boyertown. P. ~ Prnl.
d. nl M.'Y Lou Ackerman .• nd Mil')' Oavldhell,r
who 15 being pr"'nled • pewt .. mug upOn thl
oeea.lon 01 her "llremenl.
S.ated 'eU to '/aM a .. Inlematlon.1 R.p .... nt._
Ilv, JMeph Bokl, M •.,. lOU Ack.rman .• nd
t>onored a .... 1 M •.,. O.vldh,IHr; I,.ndinl; H.
T,m. M. Lo.;.". E. R.sh, V. Kunkle. G. L.I>.
B. Williams. O. W,III.ms, .nd E. CI.ave •.
Mary ~ 'I~ an emplo)ee of Wagner Electrie
Corporalion for 29 )·eurs. She was aelh'e
in the organizing of the local 14 years ago,
and is one of the charier members. She
served the local as a department stewa rd
and was a member of the Exccutive BOard
for 14 },ears, of which she was chair lady
for fh'e consecutive terms.
She scr\'cd on every Negotiating Committee
and ~as a local representative to many
of [he Progress Meetings and comcntions.
She was always ready to serve when called
llpon and did a splendid job in represenlinl:
the local and in promoting the labor move·
ment within [he local.
Mary is an avid collector of mugs nnd
was pre$Cnted with a pewttr mug engrnved
with her mime and years of !>Crvice to add
to her collection. Her friends and onker
also ga\'e her a corsage and several olher
gifts in addition to the mug.
The following were prc.scnted to wish
Marya happy retirement and to reminisce
the past 14 years: I're.'iident Mary Loo
Ackerman. Vice President Harry Tim, Financial
Secretary Gertrude Leh, RecordinS
Secretary Donna Willinms, Trensllrer
Myrthle Lorish, Execulive Iloard members
Curtis Hass, Evelyn Resh, Beatrice Williams.
Vivian Kunkle. 5Ie ~'a rd Ellen Cleaver,
lind International Representative J05eph
Boki.
Everyone in Local 2118 }oins in thankins
Mary for all she did for Local 2118 and
in wishing her a bappy retirement. We I..now
she will be kept busy enjo),ing her leisure
time with her husband, Russell, her children,
and grandchildren.
GIIITIIUDF. LEII , F.S.
Fun, Food, And
Fellowship Order of Day
I_U_lI91. U NDS,\Y. CA I __ Membcrs and
their families enjoyed an ~nter tain inl: day
nt Mooney's Grove " ark recently which
started with a one-sided softbnll game nnd
ended in a henrty Ilinch.
The softball game was plnyed bClween
Westinghouse employees who rnn past their
opponents, t h~ Genernl Cable lenm, with the
finnl score coming to 16 to 2. At noon
members were treated to a delightful meal.
The m:lin course being deep-pit barbecued
beef. accomp3nied b}' chilli beans. salad,
bread, soft drinks, and beer. After lunch
had settled, horseshoes, three-legged races,
and bingo rounded out the day. The children
were treated to the amllsement tenter
located in the park.
By .5:00 p.m. the beer kep were empty.
the food .... a~ gone. and everyone was ready
for a good shower and nap. All members
wish to thank the Picnic Committee for a
wonderful day of fun. Job \O,ell done, committee.
Thanl.. )ou!
O'\NII_L A. HUN,\NDI_Z, n .M .
Outing
Mtmbt .. of Local 2 191, Lindsay. Cal.. lpenl
Ihe niah' p.epa.ing Ih' m.al loc Ihe b.,bt-eue
pll 10' Ihe n .. ' day's pio;n;o;.
Buslne .. Mlnl"er Oann~ H.rnandez. 'elt, ,,'VII
Weslinghoul. o;h;,1 51.ward John ao .... Z Ih.
VICIO.,. l roph~, whil, toSin8 ,um capl.,n Mlnu.1
lOOks on.
Th, winning team. A wOrlh~ looking li"'uP'
Im.li,n, whit Ihe 10$e •• look like!
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Surprise Testimonial
Dinner Held
Brother Savino Builds
Electric Car
L-U, 1 11 8, BOYERTOWN. I'A._ A surprise
testimonial dinner was held to honor Mary
Oavidhciser upon her retirement from Local
21 18. The dinner was held at the I..Ilkeside
Inn, Limerick. I'ennsylvania.
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L.U_ lBO, PATCn OGUt:, N. Y._A fami l­
iar sight on the streets of 8ayport, Lons
Island. lhese da ys is the electric \'ehiclc
built by Brother Joe Savino, an electrician
for 2S years. Brother Savino buill the cur
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Electric Car
f),oth., Joe Sawlno, Locel 2230. Patchogue. N.Y ••
,. shown In ' he .1~ l rk Clr he buill for hi. Wl f • •
for his wife. Dorothy. to usc around lown
for ~hoppi n g and [0 10 10 lind from her job
with the Bayport, Bluepoint Public Schools,
because he realized Ihnl t llch year it was
~om i n g increasingly more expensive \ 0
lise his internal combustion engine car for
these purposes. He docs not now have \0
replace oil, fill ers, hoses, a ntifreeze, muffitrs,
a nd spark plugs, to mention a few items, on
his electric car.
The car is II converted 197 1 Si mco, which
has 12 six-volt ball erics located in the rear
of the car. housed in specially designed
boxes. The three.speed, semi-automatic
transmission was retained through an adaptor
plalc designed by Brother Savioo and
his 17·)car.old ~n, Mll.:e. He also designed
and built his own 72- ... 01t electric hellier and
I.:ept the original 12· ... olt battery for the contacton,
lights. radio, and other accessories.
The charger to restore the balleries WllJ designed
nnd built by him and the batteries
can be charged o ... ernight during the o ffpeal.:
houn.
The dashboard instruments were replaced
with a ... o ltmeter. which took the pilice of
the gas gnuge and a D.C. llmmetcr 50 the
driver l nows the amount of current being
drawn fro m the bnlleries for va rious dri ... ing
situa tions. The car attai ns a top speed of
40 miles per hour on le ... el grade and has a
rnnge of up to 50 miles, depending on road
and dri ... inS conditions.
Curb weight of the vehicle is just under
3.000 pounds with the on·board charger and
balleries. Special shock absorbers were used
10 h:mdle the added weiGht. The car starts
instantly with a slight whine. A click is
heard w'hen the accelerator is depressed and
the cnr is in motion. Step on the pedal and
the car moves a lillie fas ter. This cnn be
done in each of the three speeds or you can
select one and stay in it.
Brother Sa ... ino's wife comments, .. It's an
eerie feeling to drive the cnr. When you stop
for a light or a stop sian it is so quiet not
elen Ihe whine is henrd. And dogs don't
chase it. I think the whine scares them."
People on the streets stop and stare when
the car is in motion. It sounds different but
they don't know why. Po .... er is used only
.... hen the cor is moving.
Although he is pleased with the car's performance,
Brother Sovino anticipates a better
range in miles and increased tOp speed.
He is constantly e .~perimenti n g with finer
tun ins and adjustmentJ to altain a longer
fllllGe belween charGes and greotcr speeds.
F. bruory, 1917
The gasoline· powered ear hns been preferred
over the electric since the 19005;
ho ..... ever, the Sa ... ino family f«ls that the
big 3E problems of loday (enerIY, en ... iron.
ment, economy) ..... ill infiuence more widespread
use of electric \'ehicles in the future.
The officers and members here at Local
2230 are proud of Brother Savino'. accomplishment.
Congratulations. l oe, and stick
with it.
CIIARLES G EOSIi!, I R., PRES.
Local Faces
L. ft 10 right Irl LoclIl 2286. Suumont. T . . ..
President Georel C •• wlord. J.l n Mouton, lo,m. r
"E" S Oll rd member, Ind Busln ••• Mln.e.' Blil
Tholborn.
II grou p shot 01 the membe.. 01 the U ke
Charles. LI .. unil 01 l o c~ 1 2286.
Accidents Outnumber
Grievances
I .. U. 2286. BEAUMONT, TEX._Busi ness
Manager Dill Tholborn has been going over
changes in the safety monllal with Gulf
Slales Utililics Company. There are about
45 changes involving all phases of our work.
These changes came about due to liugges·
tions from yOIl, the members.
Brother Tholborn has been reporting for
Ihe past few months on the increasing num·
ber of accidents. These range from minor
fl ashes to aUlomobi le accidents. So far ..... e
hove been fonunate Ihal no one has been
injured seriously, We urge all Ollr Brothers
and Sisten to observe all of the safety rules
nnd 1001.: out for the other guy.
Our lotal has received a leiter of thanks
from the Texas Special Olympics. We had
pu~hased a ~ page ad in their magazine.
At this time .... e h8\'e two arbilralion cases
pending. We are in hopes of sell ling these
wilh the company nnd avoiding any arbitra·
tion oction.
The "E" Boord has agreed 10 pay e~penses
for Brother Tholborn 10 attend Ihe 1977
Utility Conference to be held in Phoenix,
Arizona. At the conferenCe some important
discussion on the monning of nuclear power
plonts will take place.
Money was abo appropriated for Brother
111olborn to attend the Inter· Union Gas
Conference to be held in Houston, Texas,
on l anuary 12, 13, and 14, 1977.
Business Manager Tholbom and President
George Crawford atlended a labor leadership
5C'minar held in POrt Arthur, Texas, on
December 4, 1976. The seminar was spon·
sored by the Tuas AFL-CIO.
ROB ERT PARSONS, P.S.
Local 2325 Writes
First Letter to Journal
I .. U, BU. WORCESTER. MASS.- This is
the first article being submined by this local
to "local U nes" and .... e hope the first of
many more. Local 2l2S CO\'ers the central
Massachusetts area of the New England
Telepho ne Company. We ha ... e appro:ti.
mately 1,800 Brothers and Sisters in this
local. At the present time we are divided
into fi ... e units. By Ihe time this article is in
print, the memben will ha vCl vOled on se ...·
ernl local bylaw changes, one of which will
be to merge the fi ve units inlo one meeting
per month at one location. that location
being Westboro or Marlboro. preferably, as
they are the most centrally located. The
local', nev.ly elected slate of officers for the
ntxt three yean is as follows: Business Manager
Toby Brigham; Assistant Business Manager
Cliff Cox; President Larry Staples; Vice
President Ken Cox; Recording Secretary
Barbara Dusek: Treasurer Joan McGuirk;
Ellecutive Board oflken, Chip Wheeler.
Framin£ham; Ronnie High, Worcester: Joe
Scanlon, Marlboro; Dick Schuren. Filch·
burs: Bob Burns, Milford.
November brought 10 our local the first
Supcr tltnrket concept loeated on Route 9
in Natick. All one has to do is go to the
business office in Notick, pick up their
phone nnd take it home and plug it in.
AliloOllllion a nd modular equipment nrc
rea lly starting to take their toll on our jobs
in the telephone industry.
TSI'S, ESS, AIS and Cen traliled Repair
Service arc four new concepts in telephone
Ihot arc really stnrting to show what auto·
mation and centralization are doing to
hinder the futu re jobs of our Brothers and
Sisters. This has created surplus conditions
throughout the entire property with III),offs,
rearrangements, and trnnders of some personnel
with over 20 years of loyal un'iu
to Ma Dell.
Well, I could go on and on to no a ... nil
but il seems a ~hllme that such II large le£al
monopoly can be so grossly mismanogcd
that it hos to layoff people with over six
)'ears' service due to gross mismanagement
and overhiring in the past.
This local is making an attempt to form
II Coordinoted Safety Commillee belween
the union and management. We arc still
waitins to henr from management.
We hn\e started a bimonthly newsletter
and can use any and a ll information acquired
through our membership. Please call
the union office or sec your steward.
RCOIenlber. the strength of yOllr local is
05 Slrong as }'Oll make it.
Bon BURNS, P.S.
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Preparations Being Made For
Barg aining with AT&T
L. U . 1326, MO!'l.'TPEI.IER, VT.- In the
Iltst few ltrliete! we have sl ressed the EEOC
probable cause charge thaI the New Eng·
land Telephone Company and the union
.... ere in violation of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 as amended. We .... ould like to put
this one to rest. but nothing is done simply
in this Company, we have fou nd through the
yeltrs. and where this also involves the fed·
eral bureaucracy, it becomes pretty complicated.
Ri ght now. the union is qu e~tioni n g
EEOC on the me;ming and intent of a con·
ciliation agreement EEOC has come up
with. and it appears that the Telephone
Company is qucstioning the \ame.
I'reparations have begun for 1977 bar·
gaining between AT&T and the 1II EW.
Carefully plltnned ground .... ork laid at the
National Uell Council meetina in October,
1977 is progressing well. with impOrlflnt
meetinGS taking place. We. at the IlXal level.
are in the prlXess of sending OUt question·
naires to each of our members. asking their
priorities in bargaining items.
Activities in traffic. liS reported by their
busines! representative, RUlh Deininger.
have not lessened! The recent switch to
Ae D (automatic call dimibutor) necessitated
a change from the rotating schedu le
to a tour card method of scheduling. This
has caused some dissatisfaction among the
operators. CTI phased out in November,
1976. and about nine people Iran ~ferred to
the new ACD uni t. Business Represcnl,ui\'e
Deininger also reports that the accounting
mo\'e to New Hampshire hali talen its toll.
Fi ve accounting people h:lvc moved 10 New
U:lmpshire with their jobs: four I

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Retirees Party
So...,. of the ,etlred ~mb41"1 enjoYIng a .. on·
derful ........ 1 at the annual Loca' 111 party.
Left to .iBM a •• Brothe, AuUi. Kegebein. presi.
dent of the Locil 111 R. ,,, .. s Club; Interna.
tionll Repres.nll!ive M .. rvin Apt. B,ot"'" Mallo_.
,etlred member ,eceiving his 5O.ye .. , pin, and
Business M.n'gu BIll B,om~r
Retirees Attend
Three Parties
LU. 211 RETI RED ~I E~mERS C1.UB,
CINCINNATI, OHIO-The Thanksgh·ing
pa-ty of the Pensioners Club was held on
Thursday, November 25, 1976. am.I wa~ at·
tended by 96 ladies and senllcmen and was
held at Unele Al"s Trolley Tavern on Rivcr
Road in Fernbank, Ohio. After a very fine
dinner, 29 fine door prizes \lere a\lanlcd
to our guests. These door priles \lere given
to us by our officers, members. and outsid!!
friends \lhom \Ie do busine\5 \I·ith during
the }ear. We are \·ery thanlful that \Ie of
Local 212 can and do creatc funds to help
make our socials successful. The pensioners
help to raise some of Ihe necessary money
but we are also grateful. from thc bonom
of our hearts, and thank CH·"fY officer and
the entire membership for their generosity
in their financial help throughout the tear.
Evcryone allending said tlwn"s to alt who
worked so hard for the success of this aITair.
The Saturday before the pcn~ioner~ party.
LOI;al 2 12 held Ihe 75th anniversary of its
nflilialion with Ihe IllEW. It was held on
November 13, in the spacious Pavilion Caprice
and the great hall of mirrors in the
'etherland Ilillon. T\I·o .real bands and
two rOl;k groups furnished the music from
9 p.m. 10 2 a.m. A fine dinner \las ser.ed
and ('njored by about 1,500 guests. I 're~idenl
Ralph Greims appoinled Tom Rocherl
and Buzz Weikcl as co-chairmen and be·
cause I am a rdired member. I had the
honor of being named honorary ch.,irman,
as I am one of about 25 who participated
in LOI;al 212'5 25th. 50th, and 751h anniver.
f eb",a ry, 1917
Celebrations
Membel"l 01 the Re,,,en Club of loul 112 Cin·
e.nn.tl. Ohio. ,,'e .ho.. n here .nJo~'ng .. 'good
ThanksgIVIng dinner
Left ' 0 "ih' are Ray H .. uck. sec,etary 01 'he
Executlv" Bo .. rd. R"lph Groeme. prtsldent. and
W. E. Betlman, preSIdent a. Re'"e" Club.
PreSIdent Bollman welcome5 'he 8U."5 and
membe-. to the dInner
Left 10 "8ht a,e Dick B,une, aul.tan, business
manaie •. Rob,rt Babel, and Da" JDhns:>n, dlrec·
lar JATC.
saries, Also. Alec Wakefield and myself
served on the 50th anniversary and 75th
annh'ersary committees. It is \lith a great
deal of pride and honor that I say \Ie ha\·c
come from a membership of 265 ... hen I
joined in early 1924, 10 a membership of
1,060. Thanks to so many members and
officers .. ho fought and helped maintain
Local 212 throughout the awful depression
of the ·30, The great part is tbat our greal
and prosperous years far exceed the bad
ones.
We held our Christmas party recenlly
with aboul 105 members and their ladies
attending. A fine Christmas dinner was
served by Ted Zuker and his Admiral Cafe
and it was a typical Christmas dinner with
all the trimmings.
Again lI'e had a fine selection of nice door
prizes from some members and our outside
fricnds, a bingo game (or all followed and
the aITair \lound up at about 5:30 p.m.
Everyone en;o)ed and than"ed the com_
mittee Ihat spent so much time Ilellini this
aITair, anr.! others. to£ether.
With lhe besl of aU good \li~he) for a
fine Uoliday Season to thc ('"ntire Brothcr·
hood I remain sincerely )ou~.
E M. SC""ITT, I'.S.
Scribe Reminisces About
The Old Day'
L.U, 364 RETIREll l\I EMH ERS CLUII,
ROCKFOltD, ILL- Years ago, Ihere was
a Brother \lho \lrote (;.irly regul;lTly for
Ihe IVor.lt'r. He \las undoubtedly the mOSI
cheerful individual one could el'er hope to
find. lie al\la)·s had somc funny comment
or story about Ihing~ Ihnt h;.ppcned on the
job. I al\la)s turned to his article firsl clery
month \lhen the ) 011"'111 came out. When
e\·ef)body else \\as prophC"'i)inS doom and
destruetion. it was like a breath of fre~h air
to sec that there \I as someone \I ho could
still look on Ihe bright ~iJe of life.
I remcmber one stor) in particul;.f. A
journe)man amI an apprentice \lere \lorLing
on a job. close to a bilLery. It \I,I~ thdr
custom, ever>day, to go to Ihe bakery rond
get a pie \I hieh Ihcy woulJ Ihen divide for
their lunch. II always fell the 10\ uf the
apprentice to go for the pic, but nu mailer
how thick and juiq· it \I"~ \\hen he bought
it. there ne\"er secmed to be any filling in
it when he gOI hi, hnlf. The jOLlfnC) 1O:,n
al"a)s tooL the tas" of CUlling the pie. The
apprentice finally dceidcd to !oCe \lhat \la~
goins on, so he sneaLed around and \latched
the journc) man. The journeyman carefully
set the pie on edge so that the filling \\I)uld
all rlln d

country now; therc is no plDce so far a"ay.
however, that it is impossible to l eep in
touch.
We just [earned of the death of Mrs.
Stanley M),crs, wifc of fl longtime president
of Local 364. Stan resides in Woodburn,
Oregon. We all ofTer him our condolences,
CLH'-O"l St:NNt:FF, P.S.
Best Wishes to Retirees
Of Local 441 from Local 488
L.U. 488 RE11Rlm 1\1[,\1UERS CLUn,
nRIOCEI'ORT. CONN,-We, the retired
members of Loca[ 488, OridgelM"rt. Conn«­
ticut. send our fraternal greetings and felicitations.
for a .io)-OUS, he3lthy, and a fully
enjoyable second anniver~3ry to the retired
members of local 44 1, Santa Ana, Cnlifor·
nia. While a distance of some 3,000 miles
scpMlltes our meeting places, we arc. in a
sense, close in mnny areas. For example, we
have many things in common, and this
males us feel as if we lived next door to
each other. We are all recently retired memo
bers o{ the IIlEW, both our groups are
fa\'ored by our parent unions. to the cxtenl
lhal they pro\'ide us with a place to meet,
both our groups are organized according 10
Ihe IUEW pattern, lind both our groups have
a designated timc to meet, where we enjoy
the fellowship of our Brothers. And as their
prc~s sccrelary, Brother John E. Graffithe,
depicted so vi\-idly 10 us in his lellers and
ne","spaper pictures last year, Yoe practically
tasted a piece of their fint anni\-erS3ry cakc.
Now since a picture is ","orlh more than
a Ihomand words, with il he al50 introdoced
u~ to m:lny of thdr ofllcers. Wc met Breth·
ren Gene lI arlow, George Grace, Joe Bie·
belberg, Mac McCormick, Joe Bauman,
Walt McCall. Jim Stewart, Wall Manning,
nnd Buster Nancc. To all this we say "We
are pleased to meet YOII, aod thanks for the
many complimentary remarks." We there·
fore tale this especially timely occasion, to
reciprocate your brothcrly gesture, last year.
We wbh everything that is good nnd full of
pleasure for each of y011. We wish YOIl
mnny happy returns of your anniversaries;
may you enjoy each of them in good health,
and may the brotherly spirit prevail among
you at all times. We send )'ou these cordial
and hearty best ..... ishes. We pray for you
Yoith fer\'ent invocation. We bow our heads
with you in a reverent commcmoration.
Then "e Jift our glll~ses to yOIl in a toast
of salutation; "Hcre's to the Brothers we
love so well. To those 50 far away. If a
drink of cheer would bring YOII here, we
would drin!.: the live·long day."
Members present and concurrin&! Ted
Bache. Stephen Ballog, William Brazis, Sr ..
Harrison Burger, Frank Capasso, leo
ChiefTe, Patrick Doran, Rudolph Engels,
Samuel Faynor, Charles Fox, Gustave Her·
monite, Stephen I-I unyadi, John Jaquith,
Owen P. Mclncrney, Frank Mizak, Walter
Nitsche, William Oldham, Nic!.: Sasso. Wal·
ter Siembab, lester Siemon. Phil Stein.
Harry Wnktling, Charles Whiteley, and
Joseph Zuhornacky, president attcsting.
STLl'lllN J. Il uNYAot , P.S.
70
MeMbers of 'he ReUred Member. Club of locil
Hlrold Youna- Ind Hlrold WIIMsle),: S'lndlna-:
B ... ". Sr.
Wives Will Be Invited To
Retirees Meetings
ImTIRED MEMUJo: RS CLu n OI ~ I"U, 728,
FT, LA UDERDALE, FlA,-The wi\·es of
Local 728 retired members will be invited
to allend each third meeting, beginnin. \10 ith
the meeting In February. For your first joint
meeting Brother Harold Young. past presi·
dent of Planlation Orchid Society, has in·
\'ited the Club members and their SIM"U5CS to
view the orchid shade house he maintains
at 3921 N.w. 67th Terrace, Hollywood, at
I I a.m., February I. After Ihe meeting the
sroup will trll\'el to the Moose: Club in
Hollywood for a prime ribs of bed !.!inneT.
While under the leadership of UroCher
Young, the Plantation Orchid Sociely took
!lCcond place in the regionaJ show, then captured
lirst place in the International Oll.hid
Show, competing with many foreign nations
including such exotic ones as Indin nn!.!
Thailand. San!.!y Katulkn, wife of Local 728
pMt presidcnt Mike Katulka, was the soci·
ety's secretary during Harold's reign.
The Club is planning II St. I'atrick's Day
picnic, and as soon as it is finalized Secretary
Crocker will let you know. We should
have more activities now that )'ou have reo
lired. What about a fishing contest7
Secretary Crocker rClM"rted on the meet·
ing of the United Auto Workcrs he auendcd,
along wilh members Noble Harness, Frank
Harper and Press Secretary Higgins, to hear
the guest speaker, Nelson Cruikshank, presi.
dent of the National Council of Senior
Citizens.
Two newly retired Brothers, Wilton Brill
and Bill Aman. joinw the Clob at the last
meeting and we are slill looking for Mutt
Henderson and Woody McCall. The Club is
growing and the members are becoming
more interested. so if IIny of yoo IB EW
retired members are living in the vicinity
you will be welcome to attend oor monthly
meetings held the first Tuesday of each
month al the Locnl 728 Executive Hoard
room at 20 1 East 24th Street.
We are not going to rewrite this IIrticle
Locol 728 Ret;rees Porty
728. Fl. leudlrdlll, Fie., sealed. lell 10 r;,hl. Irl
Edd Jlnnln.s, B,n Aman, Wilton Brill, Ind P,ut
so here's a P.S.: 8rother Young just called '
an!.! said his Orchid Society took all prizes
in all categorics at the lalest orchid show
held in Miami, Florida. and Sandy'S ... atercolor
painting took first place in the art
show held in conjunction wilh the orchid
sho ...... Our members now ha\e a celebrity.
$« )'011.
SJ~I
Florida West Coast
Retirees Meet
HIGGINS, PS.
RETIRED ELECTRICAL WORKERS
CLu n 01- J'LOR I\)A WESI' CO,\ ST.­
"[""he meeting of the Retired Electrical Work·
en Club of "lorida West Coasl is held on
the first Thursday of each month al I p.m . •
at 4130 16th Street, N., SI. Petersburg,
Florida.
The officers arc William Knight. Local
2056. prcsi!.!cnt; E. Heinrichs, local 5, vice
president: L. Wright, l ocal 21 4, sccretary:
John Hruby, Local 134. greeteri lind Joseph
Wright. local 214, William Marsh, Loca l 9,
an!.! R. Hartney, local 134, board members.
WILLIAM MAIlSII, Bo. ME.M.
tlEW Journctl
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In memORIam
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Prayer lor Our Deceased Members
Dear Falher, although we, 'hrough Ollr aetiolls and doublS, stray from ),ollr teachings, we are never far from Y our
largin' lIess. Sustain 115 whcII fears alld the pressures of (Jaily living ,"realcn to o l'crwhelm ItS, that we may be
slron8 to do Y our bidding. A nd when ollr allotled lime is elldelJ 011 Ihis earlh. call liS "ofl ~e . as YOII I!m'c ollr
Sisters and OrOlhers be/ore IlS. A men.
EWBA Death Claims Paid in November. 1976
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International Brotherhood of Ele,trical Workers-Pension and Death Benefit Payment Report
IBEW P[HS10H [LECTRICAl WORKERS JlATMIW: nICT1IICM.
BENEfIT FUND BENHIT ASSOCIATION IDEm FUND
NUMBER AOMITTEO TO PENSION LAST MONTH 469 264
TOTAL NUMBER ON PENSION 63,495 21,855
TOTAL PENSION PAYMENTS LAST MONTH $ 3,464,166.9B $ 1.&63.72951
TOTAL PENSION PAYMENTS lAST 12 MONTHS $38,577,421.67 $19,007,514.36
OEATH BENEfITS PAID lAST MONTH $ 197,095.35 $ 479,882.94
OEATH BENEfITS PAlO lAST 12 MONTHS $ 1 ,81~OI9.69 $6,691,821.42
Retired International Representative John Weigelt Dies
• John Weigel t, retired Intcrn:ltion31
Representative of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, died
December 27. 1976. He had been a member
of the )BEW for 57 years.
Brother Weigelt was born in OS ..... ego.
New York. August 5, 1899. He served
his apprenticeship as a construction electrician.
and became a member o f Local
328, Oswego. New York, on March 21,
19 19. He worked as a journeyman. foremnn.
and superintendenl in the eleclri.
ca l construction fi eld fo r mllny yenrs. He
was the business manager of Local 328,
Oswego, New York. (or IS years, and the
secretary of the New York Stale Electrical
Workers for 16 years.
He was appointed International Rep-.
rescnlative t o scrve as assistant to then
(nlcmalian:!1 Vice President Joseph Uggen.
There he utilized his organizational
ta lents and adaptability in managing the
Third District office, giving direction
and aid to the local unions in Ihe District,
which covers New York. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania. and Delaware.
In November, 1967. Brother Weigelt
moved with the Third District office to
Pil1sburgh, where he served as the loyal,
dedicated assistant to Vice President
Andy Johnson. until his retirement on
April I, 1971.
Besides his wife, Mabel Sampson
Weigelt, he is survived by a son, Dr,
Robert Weigelt of Oswego. New York,
and fiVe grandchildren. A daughter,
Marion E. Taylor, died in 1968. Burial
services were held in Oswego. New York.
Brother Weigelt was a member of the
Elks O rganization. and was an avid fisherman.
He will be sorely missed by his
many friends in Ihe Brotherhood.
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It i~ elenr th at Canada does not have II national ind ustrial
strntcs)'. One of the primary functions of th e Council
wOlild be th e development of such a stra teg),. Specific industries
come immediately to mind such as energy. Iransportation.
housi ng and food produclion where planned development
is needed.
This in turn raises queslions about whether planning
tales place on an industry-wide basis. If so, what is the
nllture of co-ordination between industries? Does it include
the phasing out of certain industries and expansion of
others? If so. whal happens to the community and the
employees affected by phasing out or ex pansion?
These arc only a few of the tou,Gh problems which must
be solved and in which the Council must be directly involved.
As p:lrt of an incomes policy the Congress also recognizes
th at collective bargainin,G is an important eleme nt and
il is prepared to work in this llrea as in the others. The
Congress is not. however, prepared to subject wages to an
incomes policy administered by the Council ir invCSlments
llnd corporate profits are not similarly under the Coun­
CIl'S purview.
Certainly. IWO major cri teria present Ihemselves as minimum
conditions:
I) lhe removal of the present wage controls;
2) a commitment by the government to legislate a tripartite
struct ure vested with the above powers.
IB£W Jou

Something Special
I believe we've something special,
J ust together, you and I.
There is naught it can compare with
Here beneath God's clear blue sky.
In the twilight hours you whisper
Words of love so lenderly.
And each kiss has been recorded
Deep within the heart of me.
I ca n"t but think that somehow
Our love was mean! to be.
And God in all His wisdo m
Brought together you and me.
And the multitude of teardrops
Arc like the falling rain,
A necessity to that which must
grow
Justifying the gain.
All the clouds have silver linings
In the sky of bluest bluc.
The sun is always shi ning
Yes, it shines for me and you.
All the while we go o n sharing
Blissful hours in ecstasy.
It is heaven on earth wil h you, dear,
Sharing life"s sweet mystery.
lind. De_I
M.mbe< 01 loc.1 1907
Flndl.y. Ohio
To Steve
I look al him so still and cold .
My mind went back to days of old.
Two foolish kids, depression days;
No money, just in love and gay.
The fights, Ihe fun, the anxious
times.
The dark nights spent on "downed"
lines,
The trips and rides, our friends
and kin,
The three boys with their happy
din,
Here in this home we love so well.
He's here now. I have so much 10
te!!!
I'm su re he hears, he does know!
To hear me say I love you so.
I hear his laugh. I sec his chair.
I know Ihat pllrl of him is here!
lllll.n S l~ph.n.
Widow 01 Melvl" Stephe,,'
local 992. O,, ~on t •• N.Y .
Special Prayer for
President Carter
A whol e new year is mine today,
May I be wiser, Lord, I pray.
I'd strengthen friendships,
old and true,
And learn 10 cherish new o nes, 100.
To keep on learning and 10 grow
A lillie better as I go.
To cast aside each grudge and grief
And hold fast to a firm belief
That life is joyous, gracious, and
good,
When lived in terms of brotherhood.
Arthur A. $1."&0
Memb@, olloc.1 1470
Knr"y. NJ.
Value of Smiles
Nobody ever added up
T he value of a smile.
We know how much a dollar's
worth.
And how long a mile.
We know the distance to the sun.
The size and weight of earth,
But no one here tells us just
Ho w much a smile's worth.
Nobody knows the value of
A kind and helpful word.
The names of all the stars are
known,
And some of them we've hell rd.
We know thc dislllnce to the moon,
To Mars and Saturn, toO,
But no o ne reaUy knows how much
A cheery word will do.
The smile you wore a year ago.
May here be working yet.
It may be doing someone good
Whom you have never met.
Somebody may be plugging o n
Believing life's worthwhile
Because across his way you shed
The lustre of a smile.
The kindly word you speak today
You'll never live to know
The su m of all that it will do,
The dist

Use The Best Ground Available
A Rule To Live By
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INDUCED VOLTAGE CAN KILL
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FI ELD
CURRENT
When working on de.energized
conductors or equipment, some of
Ihe principal threots 10 the sofety of
the workman include:
1. Induced voltage.
2. Accidenlol energizing.
3 . lightning.
4 . Sialic eleclricity (chorge).
The margin of safety from these
will be increosed by good ground-
ing procedures.
Induced vo/toge con be Ihe result
of high curren I values in parallel lines
of any voltage or from high· ... oltage
transmission lines parallel 10 the deenergized
conductors being worked
on. Pictured above is Ihe lop revel
of 0 twin verticol circuit pole line. If
either of Ihe circuits is de-energized,
it may have a voltage induced in it
due 10 curren I in the other circuit.
Transmiuion lines con induce danger.
ausly high potentials even though
they may be carrying small currents.
Induced voltage is not and should
nat be referred to as static electricity.
Induced voltage on de-energized lines
is a result of air core transformer
coupling and is a source of electricol
power and can be used to light a
home, run on electric motor or kill
peopl e.
The teast understood threot is induced voltage
which - in error - is sometimes called static electricity