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

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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