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

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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