1977-02 February IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

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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