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IBEW MEMBERS HELP KEEP THE LIGHTS BURNING

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From blouses to barber shops, from refrigerators 

to lighting fixtures, from shoes to skyscrapers, 

the union label and union shop card 

on union-made products and services say, 

"Behind these products and these services 

stand working people who are proud to work 

for a fair wage under honest conditions." 

The union label is not just something you 

find sewn in your clothes or hanging on a shop 

wall. There has been a " union label" on most 

of the battles won by working people for a 

better standard of living and a bigger share of 

our country's economic wealth. 

The first union label was actually conceived 

out of a need 10 handle a fierce economic 

problem, that of competition from sweatshops. 

Today, we face a new and aggravating 

series of economic problems - inflation, 

energy uncertainties that affect our personal 

lives as well as our future employment, a 

growing anti-union climate among a certain 

species of employers. 

The union label is more than a symbol of 

union-mJde goods, it is also a sym bol of our 

Jbility to respond to economic conditions 

realistically and with strength. The union label 

is a symbol of the continued desire of working 

men and women for economic justice and a 

decent, fair standard of living. 

The week of September 3-8, 1979 has been 

designated "Union label Week" by the AFl- 

00 and its national Union label and Service 

Trades Departmenl. This week is set aside each 

year to pay tribute to the emblems of the trade 

union movement which symbolize the gains 

made by organized labor in achieving better 

working conditions, fair wages and increased 

job security for working people through collective 

bargaining. 

UNION LABEL WEEK-SEPTEMBER 3-8, 1979

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD 

OF ELECTRICAL WORkERS 

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JOURNAL· SEPTEMBER • 79 

I 

CHARLES H. PILLARD, Editor 

Volum e 78, No. 9 Septe mber. 1979 

FEJ:JTLlFIES 

IBEW Members' Concern Helps Keep Historic 

Old North Church lights Burning 

IBEW Participates in The Building Fair 

Third All Canada Progress Meeting 

Second District Progress Meet ing 

1979 Broadcasting and Recording Department 

Conference 

A Ski ll that Saves Lives 

IBEW Business Manager Heads "Operation MOST" 

DEPAFlTIVIENTS 

Editoria l Comm ent 2 

Resea rch and Education 16 

Wi th the Lad ies 19 

Loca l Li nes 20 

In Memoriam 63 

The Rea l Union Label 

Reflections 

CPR 

The concern of IBEW members 

of Local 103, Boston, Massa· 

chusetts and their efforts on 

behalf of keeping the lights 

burning at the historic Old 

North Chu rch are fea tured on 

t he front cover and in an ar· 

ticle beginning on page 3. 

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EDITORIAL 

let Us 

Honor 

Thomas Edison 

On labor Day 

1979 

"As direct heirs to tbe 

Edi~olllegac'YJ we in our 

great Brotberbootl feel a 

special res/Jonsibility 

to sland liP to those persollI 

or grou/)s in our society 

wbo would deified" alld 

shackle sciellce ami 

techl/% gy while seekitlg 10 

dam/Jell economic growth." 

• II is not uncommon for us in organized labor to look to our 

past for enlightenment and guidance on how to face our present and 

also our future challenges and opportunities. TrDd itiona tl y , 

this holds true on the holiday ce lebrated and dedicated to a ll 

workers, Labor Day. 

It is doubly appropriate for us to do this in 1979: Energy is now 

our foremost national concern. And, this year marks the 

Centennial of Light, the 100 th anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison's 

invention of the incandescent lamp. This single invention launched 

not only the electrical age, but the IBEW itself, which is now 

more than a million members strong. Even marc signi fica nt to us on 

this day is the fact that a major portion of thc North American 

workforce is employed in an industry that can Irace its origin to one 

or more of Edison's many inve ntions. 

The Centennial of Light is a timely reminder noL onl y of 

how electricity bas created mill ions of jobs, but h v ~ it has made 

workers more productive, and has taken much of the drudgery out 

of toi l in the factory and office. It has become a necessity of every 

household . 

The CentenniaJ should further remind us, and succeeding 

ge nerations, how much one human being-applying inte llige nce. 

vision and determination---can im prove the quality of life through 

his own creativity and the example he sets for others. 

As direct heirs to the Edison legacy. we in our great 

Brotherhood feel a special responsibility to stand up to those 

persons or groups in our society who would demean and shackle 

science and technology while seeking to dampen economic growth. 

Our nations urgently need new Edisons to develop new sources of 

useful energy and to build new industries that will offer exciting 

and rewarding jobs. 

To create an atmosphere in wh ich new Edisons can flouri sh, we 

will have to re-examine OUI attitudes toward scientific and technological 

education and careers, our research and deve lopment 

priorities, and levels of spending, and OUf environmental requirements. 

Our policies must encourage new and rar reaching innovations if 

our great countries are to grow and prosper as we all want them to. 

This will not be an easy task. But as Edison himself put it so 

well , " Remember, nothing that's good works by itself, just to 

please you, you've got to make the damn thing work." 

We in the IBEW urge that every member of organized labor 

join us in honoring Edison on Labor Day 1979. Surely he pe rsonifies 

the kind of ingenuity and perseverance our great nations require 

to see us through these troubled times. 

2 I IBEW Jouma l

IBEW Members' 

Concern Helps Keep 

Boston's Historic 

Old North Church 

Lights Burning 

On May I. 1979, it was announced 

by the Vicar of the Old 

North Churc h in Boston. Massachusetts, 

tital the lights illuminating the 

Steeple would be turned off because 

of economic difficulties. The Church, 

onc of Ihe oldest historic landmarks 

in this coumfY. opcr::ning 

\\ithout federal funds and c harging 

no admission to Ihe public for the 

tours thai nre held daily, found itself 

without funds for this lighting. 

Local I 03, Boslon. M assachu5Ctls, 

a nd the lloMon Ch:lptcr of NECA. 

fC'"pondcd on May 2. 1979. assuming 

Ihi~ CO)'I for the coming year. In tI 

Ictter to Ihe Reverend Dr. Robert 

Golledge. Bu s inc ~li Manager Richard 

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Monahan stated. "The 3,000 mcmben. 

of Local 103. IB EW. who ",ork 

in the Grealer Boston a rea nnd 

have an immense sense of pride in 

our historic past, along wi th a deep 

concern for the future of our great 

city. a re pleased to inform you of our 

dcsire to keep the Steeple lights 

turned on over the Old North 

C hurch. 

Presenting checks from l ocal 103 and the Boston NECA chapter for the cost of 

lighting the "Old North Church" are, left to right, Richard Monahan, business manager: 

the Reverend Or. Robert Golledge, Vicar: and William ferguson, chapter manager. 

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"Our union consists of construction 

and maintenance electricians, 

who for the past 79 years have installed 

and maintained the lighting 

in our city. At the prescnt time. we 

are in a period of high unemployment; 

to have the lights go out on 

this historic landmark would o nly 

signal a further erosion of Ollr dty's 

concern over the growth of the New 

Boston. 

" We believe that this Steeple tha t 

brought warning to our forefathers 

many years ago, should remain lit 

for all to see and know that we still 

care for this la nd. 

"Let this Steeple continue to be 

a signal of hope for all who live and 

work in our city." 

The Old North Church became 

famous when the signal lanterns of 

Paul Revere were hung in its Stceple 

on April 18. 1775, to warn our 

country of the march of the British 

troops to Lexington and Concord. 

T wo hundrcd and four years later, 

the IBEW can proudly say, "We 

arc keeping that Steeple illuminated 

so that all may know we care and 

arc concerned about the nex t 200 

years." 

S. p'amber. 1979 I 3

IBEW-:..-.~ 

the 

Fair" 

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS 

Manning the .BEW ElI:hibit at t he Building Fair in Washington, 0 , C., are. left to right, local 26 members Greg ledbetter, Jim Hughes. 

Dick Berry. ChriS Berry, Mike Meyer, Martin Kline. Danny McQuaid. Ra y Palmer. Int ernational Representative Ted Moseley. Harry 

Olson. John Schady. John Garner, and ASSistant BUSiness Manager les Bolton. 

The First Annual Building Fair, held 

J uly 4-8, 1979, in WashinglOn, D.C. 

offered the public an opportunity to 

enjoy the sights and sou nds of America 

bu ilding. The Fair, sponsored by the 

Committee for a National Museu m of 

the Building Arts, was held in Ihe his· 

toric Pension Building in downtown 

Washington. It gave the public a 

chance to be educated and entertained 

with hands-on exhibits about building 

and Ihe people who build. 

Ten local unions participated in the 

event, including the International 

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 

represented by Local 26, Washington, 

D.C. The accompanying pictures show 

some of the IBEW Brothers during the 

Fair as they put their talents to work in 

appliance repair, wiring, cable splici ng, 

pipe bending, and more. They also in· 

structed people on how to save money 

on their home electric bi lls. The Broth· 

ers that attended and helped with the 

ex hibits arc listed under Local 26's 

story in the "Local Lines" section of 

thi s JOImwl . 

Other unions that participated included 

bricklayers, elevator construc· 

tors, iron workers, joint carpentry ap· 

prenticcs, operating engineers, painters, 

reinforcing iron workers, sheet metal 

workers, and steamfitters. 

During the four days of Ihe celebration, 

approximately 3,000 peoplc 

crowded the Pension Building's huge, 

inner courtyard, which was filled to 

capacity with the displays and demon· 

stration booths of participating unions. 

Visitors got the chance 10 walch, listen, 

and participate at evry boolh. 

Susan Bradford, program editor fo r 

the Building Fair, fell thai one of the 

most successful events of the program 

was the narrative sessions held each 

afternoon. Members from two diffe rent 

unions and a modcr

During the Fair local 26 members Dick Berry and Mike Meyer demonstrated to the public various methods used in high·voltage 

cable splicing. On display were examples of the craftsmanship req uired in performing this skillful trade. 

One of the exh'bits on display for visitors to the Building Fair was a demonstration on 

motor winding and repair. Explaining the armature windings to viSitors Is Harry Olson 

and looking on is International Representative Ted Moseley. 

Describing energy·saving methods white 

using small house hold appliances are Ray 

Palmer and les Bolton. 

Telling t he story of the ski ll needed for glass blowing used in neon sign work to Building Fair visitors Is Stanley Ketchel.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA 

MEETING 

• Nearly 200 delegates and their gu~ts, 

began arriving in Winnipeg. Manitoba, 

Ju ne 11th, 1979 for Ihe 3rd First District 

IBEW All -Canada " rogress Meeting. 

The meeting WllS opened at ninc a.m. 

sharp, Tuesday, June 12, by International 

Vice President K. G. Rose, who turned 

the chair oYer to Bob Sproule, business 

manager, local 2034, Winnipeg. Manitoba. 

Brother Sproule. on behal f of Ihe 

loEW loca l unions in the Province of 

Manilobll, welcomed all of the delegates 

to Winnipeg (l nd outlined Ihe prugram 

of social events for Ihe meeting. Brother 

Sproule then introduced Ihe Deputy 

Mayor for the City of Winnipeg, Wil liam 

Norrie, Q.C .• who welcomed the delegates 

10 Winnipeg. 

Brother Sproule next introduced the 

Minister of Labour {or Ihe Province of 

Manitoba, Mr. Ken McMaster, who addressed 

the delegates and expressed some 

of the vicw~ uml 1",licies of hi! Government 

towards labour relations. Accompanying 

the Minister of Labour were 

the n Cr!!t y Mi ni~ter of Labou r, Mr, Lou 

Plantje, nnd the Assistant Deputy Minister, 

Mr. Gordon Boucher. 

Vice President Rose introduced the 

Onicers of the IOEW and guests present 

for the meeting. Brother Rose introduced 

International President Charles Pillard, 

I£!C Chairman Wesley Toylor, International 

Treasurer Thomas Van Arsdale, 

lEe member for Canada, Herb Fulton, 

and former International Treasurer Harry 

Van Arsdale, Jr. 

Preside nt Pillnrd, in addressing the 

delegates, brought frnternal greetings 

frurn alt uffil,.·dS of the Brotherhood and 

indicated that he was in complete agreement 

with the concept of having an AIIrnnncla 

Prog r c.~!\ Mccting every ~eco nd 

yea r in the First Dist rict and hoped and 

expressed his wishes that this {ornlat 

would be carried on. 

President Pillard said he felt that 

bringing all of the local union leaders 

from all branches of the (DEW from 

aclU~~ Callada together to discuss the 

mutual problems and to seck solu tions 

to them was of great benefit to the mEW 

in Canadn. 

President Pillard thanked all of the 

delegates and expressed his appreciation 

for their support and the spirit of unity 

expressed by them during the last International 

Convention in Atlantic City. 

Further, President Pillard said, "The activities 

and enthusiasm of the majority 

of the Canadian delegates during the 

Convention proved the First District 

delegates were a credit to the m EW and 

the local unions they represented." 

Continuing his report President Pillard 

discussed the very serious problems and 

economie plight of the Brothers and Sisters 

of the 18 EW and organized labour 

were faced with, in trying to stop the 

enemies of unions from dcstroying the 

collective bargai ning system in the United 

States and Canada. 

President Pillard indicated that the 

governments of our countries had done 

International President Charles H. Pillard 

was the keynote speaker and IS "Ietured 

here addressing the delegates. Sea ted is 

First District Vice Pres dent Ken Rose. 

First District Vice President K. G. Rose 

delivers his remarks to the delegates. Vice 

President Rose also chai red the meeting.

very little to alleviate the situalion of the 

highly inflllted dollar, high mor1gage interest 

rIltes. and the price of food and 

olher consumer goods which had combined 

to make the overall COSI of living 

for workers almost impossible 10 keep up 

with. 

President Pillard said, "There is no 

escape from the common enemy of organized 

labour in either of our countries; 

labour is being attacked by legislators 

whose interests favour corporate or financial 

interests and we arc fighting those 

who would lake away 311 the gains we 

have made o\'er the years in our negotiated 

agreements." Continuing. he said, 

" I am proud of the actions of )'our Vice 

President and the IBEW local unions in 

Canada who are working h3rd every day. 

botn at the Provincial and Federal levels, 

to bring about legisl3tive relief to protect 

the IB EW members in Can3d3." 

President Pillard indicated that he still 

was of the opinion Ihal despite the econom 

ic conditions in our countries the 

electrical industry was still the fastest 

growing and most needed industry in 

both Canada and the United States; the 

job opportunities for our membe rs are 

still there as they have been in the past. 

Vice President Rose, in making his repon 

to the Progress Meeting, thanked all 

the deleg;lIes for their support during 

the recent International Convention in 

Atlantic City. 

Commenting on the state. of the Cana· 

dian economy in general, Vice President 

Rose urged every local union officer to 

become more involved in the affairs of 

the country. He said. " It is ou r obligation 

to help shape Ihe future of this country 

fo r our members and the people of the 

country in general." Vice President Rose 

expressed his appreciation to all the dedicated 

IBEW omcees and members who 

currently sat on committees or boards 

to express labour's side of the many issues 

facing unions. 

In his remarks regarding various eom· 

mittees in which our members became 

involved Vice President Rose had this to 

say, ··We must overcome the thinking of 

both government and management in 

their belief that the only intelligence in 

this country belongs to the academics, the 

lawyers and Ihe employers. I suggest 

they may at last be learning that Ihe 

problems of workers in Canada are real 

and practical and , further, that the caricature 

of workers as displayed by the 

media as uncaring and reactionary in our 

way of life only fits the minority and not 

the majorit)' of trade union members 

across Canada." 

International Representative Lena 

Kress reported on the activities of the 

various committees she sat on concerning 

women's righlS and sa fety in the various 

jurisdictions which she serviced. 

An overall view of 

some of the 

detegates listening 

10 the remarks of 

one of the guest 

speakers. 

Sister and brother 

delegales are shown 

closety following the 

remarks of a speaker. 

Oelesates are study· 

ing the various 

materials and in· 

formation during 

the utility workshop. 

One of the main speakers at the meeting 

was lEe Member Herb Fulton, who spoke 

on matters pertinent to the International 

Executive Council.

The various branches of the Brot herhood 

met in workshops in which the 

problems faci ng their p:arlicular branch 

of the trade were thoroughly reviewed 

and discussed and info rm:ation exchanged 

which would be of assistance to the delegates 

when they returned to their local 

unions. 

Brother Don Sabin, Assistant to President 

Pillard, gave a very well recei\'ed 

talk on the proper procedures for uial 

boards in h:andling trials of local union 

members. Brother Sabin addressed the 

construction workshop, the utility workshop, 

and the telephone workshop and 

fielded questions from the delegates concerning 

the proper method for handling 

trials of members. 

Brother Vincent O'Reilly, Director of 

the IBEW Utility Department. attended 

the Wednesday session of the utility 

workshop and answered queslions and 

assisted the Canadian delegates on problems 

in the utility industry in Canada. 

The delegates gathered in general session 

again on Friday morning. Vice President 

Rose introduced the President of the 

Manitoba Federation of Labour, Dick 

Martin, to the delegates. 

Brother Marlin spoke to the delegatcs 

on tbe Labour Relations scene in the 

Province of Maniloba, particularly the 

proposed "right-to-work" legislation in 

thai Province. Brother Martin gave a 

complete rundown on how Ihe Feder31ion 

combated Ihe "righl-Io-work" legislation 

and indicated that to date they were quile 

successful in defe31ing such 3 propos3!. 

Vice President Rose introduced the 

International Executive Board member 

for the Eighth District, Brother Herb 

Fulton, who addressed Ihe delegates. 

Brother Fulton thanked the delegates for 

their support during the recent International 

Convention and spoke briefly on 

the activities of the IEC. 

Reports on the activities and discussions 

from the workshops were given by 

Brothers MorJey Fisher, business mana 

(continI/eli on page 62) 

Well attended ",as 

the construction 

branch workshop. 

Shown here is a 

partial view of the 

detegates who at· 

tended Ihe sessions. 

Delegates shown m 

this picture are 

those who attended 

the paper mills 

workshop. 

DUring the manufac· 

turing YlQrkshop, 

the delegates and 

panel members discussed 

a variety 

of probtems relative 

to the industry. 

Don Sabm, assistant 

to the President, 

addresSed the 

workshops on proper 

procedures for 

loca l union trial 

boards handling 

trials of members. 

• 

Former International Treasurer Harry Van Arsdale, standing on 

the right side of the podium, was honored at a testimon ial din· 

ner sponsored by the First District delegates. International offi, 

cers, delegates, and friends are shown giving Brother Van 

Arsda le a standing ovation. 

Director of IBEW Utility Department Vincent O'Reilly is shown 

standing ta tking to delegates of problems in the utility industry, 

Seated, left to right, are International Representatives Bill 

Moore, George Gray, and Ed MacNeit and local 2034 Business 

Manager Bob Sproute. 

8 I I8EW JOl,lrrl(d

Vice President W. l. Vinson Retires 

Effecti ve August I, 1979, Ninth Oi S8 

Iric! Vice Presi dent W. L. Vinson rcquested 

retirement and approval was 

granted by the Imcrnalional Executive 

Council. Brother V inson has se rved the 

IB EW Ninth District as Vice President 

si nce 1964. He was born on Jul y 14, 

1914 and was initia ted into Local 

Union 73, Spokane, Washington in 

November 1942, transferred his members 

hip in 1944 10 Local Union 77. 

Seattle, Washington, and to Local 

Union 125, Portland, Oregon in May 

1946. He se rved Local 125 in va ri ous 

official capacities prior to his electi on 

as busi ness manager a nd finan cial secretary 

in 1952. While se rving as c hairnllHl 

of the important La w Committee 

at the IBEW's 1954, 1958 and 1962 

International Conventions and while 

serving as :l member of the Council on 

Industrial Relations for many years 

Brother Vinson displayed his knowledge 

and loyalty for protecting the 

(BEW Constitution and promoting ils 

goals. Appointed Nin th District Vice 

President in 1964 while he was se rving 

the BrOlherhood as an international 

representative, Brothe r Vinson was 

unanimously elected at each subsequent 

IDEW Convention. He has se rved 

the lDEW we ll and is known throughout 

the American trade labor moveme 

nt as a ded icated and devoted trade 

un ionist. All the office rs and members 

of the Brotherhood wish "Vins" and 

hi s lovely wife, Verna, conti nued good 

health and 1ll.IIlY happy retirement 

years. 

IEC Member S. R. McCann Appointed Ninth District Vice President 

Brother S. R. McCann, busi ncss 

manager, Local Union 302, Pleasant 

H ill, C'llifornia and International Executi\le 

member representillg the IEC 

Se\lcnth District, was appointed Ninth 

District Int ernationa l Vice President by 

In ternational President Charles H. Pillard, 

and approved by the Inte rn:llional 

Executi\le Counci l effective August I, 

1979. 

Vice President McCann, who is replacing 

retired Vice President W. L. 

Vinson, was born on April 25, 1927 

and initiated into Local Union 302. 

Pleasmll Hill, California, by coincide 

nce on hi s birthday, April 25, 1958. 

Brother McCann ser\led Local 302 as 

ass istant bu siness manage r from 1963 

until 1968 a nd he became business 

manage r-fi nancial secretary of Loc:!1 

302 in 1969 a nd se rved in that post 

until his recent appointment. An active 

trade unionist wi thin the lDEW and the 

state of C:! lifornia, he served as a 

membe r of the California Statewide 

Electrical Joi nt Apprenticeship COrlimittee, 

C hairman, California Appre n 

tice Council, illEW member, N ati on:! l 

Electrical Joint Apprentice and Training 

Commillee, Chairman, California 

State Association of El ectri cal Workers, 

mcmber, Ill EW Law COlTll11illee, 

1970 and 1974 illEW Conventions 

and IllEW delegate to the AFL-CIO 

Maritime T rades Department Conventions 

since 1971. 

tn 1976 International President 

Charles H . Pill ard appointed Brother 

McCann to serve as the IEC member 

representing the IEC Seventh Dist rict 

a nd he was elected to serve in that 

capacitY:ll the 31s1 illEW Convention. 

Vice I)resident "Jack" McCann and 

his lovely wife Jo are the proud parents 

of two married and one single daught 

cr~, and arc a\lid horseback riders, 

water an d snow skiers and e njoy all 

oth er spectator sports. All the o ffi ce rs 

and mcmbc rs of the Brotherhood extend 

bes t wishes to Vice President 

M cCann for continuous success as he 

leads the IB EW Ninth District. 

September. 1979 I 9

Second District 

sMee • 

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 

• The Second District "rogress Meeting 

was held at Portsmouth, New I-Iumpshirc 

on M IIY 21, 2-4 and 25, 1979, This localion 

is in close proximity to Seabrook. 

New Hampshire. where constructIon 

branch members of Local Union 490 arc 

cngagl.-'d in worl.. on a new nuclear generating 

facility. 

The general sC'Ssion opened on WednC\Iolay, 

May 1-l, .... llh u mO\I tmpn;o,~i .. e 

prescnl:uion of our muional colors by 

Ihc ~hrinc Corps Color GU3rd from thc 

Portsmouth Navy Yard. Ekelrical work 

at Ihi ~ Yard is under thc jllri ~djc l ion of 

Locals 207 1 and 2169. Vice Pr c~jdcnl 

F'l ynn, chairing the meeting, il11rodm:cd 

Internal Ion;]! Olltccn. and other d ignlta r 

ic~ ~calcd on thc dais. 1 hey included: 

Inlcrn;l liorml Scl:rclary Kalph Lcigon: 

Iruern:uion;11 Tr e. l~ure r Thom. l ~ Van AI"idale: 

IEC Chairman Wesley Taylor; IEC 

Secretary James Mulloney; IVP Ken 

Rose, 1st Di ~triet: Director John O'Mal· 

ley, New England Region. AFt-CIO: and 

I'r e~ident William Cleary of the Mass. 

State l abor Council AFl-C IO. 

Each of the gue~b. .)I>o)..e on IIlaHl:l l 

of great interest and their remarks were 

well received as both informative and 

worthwhile by Ihe mnre than Iwn hundred 

deleg:l\es assembled. Prominent among 

this largest group ever 10 attend :1 pro· 

gress meeting were delegates from New 

Hampshire host l ocal Unions 421,719, 

2320.2208 and 1837. 

Vice I'resident Flynn dosed this ses· 

sion reminding the participnnts that " Pro 

gress here in the Second District as well 

as th roughout our Brothcrhood can only 

be achieved by workin~ loget her to bring 

to fruition the Object ~ of the IIlEW 

which arc as imperative today as when 

set down by the founders of this great 

Union." 

We were pleased to h:ne with us once 

again. both during the businelos sessions 

and the following social event. rrlired 

Intcrnational Represcntat ives !-Io\'ey and 

Monahan; Robert Regan. Direclor of the 

Hoslon JATC; Thomas Kenney. Director. 

NEAT; William Shuller. 01\'1, LU 124\1; 

Howard Grabert. HM. LV 126; Gracme 

Dalzell, BM, LU 501: Richard Cunnillg 

IUlln, Chnirman, Systcm COllnci l T 6. and 

Robert Hallonln. Manager. Labor Relations 

Blue Cross Hlue Shield. 

Friday. May 25, was devoted to work 

~hops for delegatcs from the Manufac· 

turing. Utility and Construction Ilranehes. 

Speakers were Robert Wood. Director of 

Kcsearch Ucpartment, IDEW: 1\. J. Phil· 

lips. Director, NJATC: Edward Egan. 

U.S, Dep3rtment of Labor. OSHA: Attorneys 

Mich3Ct Feinberg. Sherman Sass. 

Marvin Lazanls as well liS previously 

mentioned International Omcers. Their 

fine presentations were dcvoted to specific 

and timel y subjects pertinent to Ihe 

endeavors of each 8roul>, 

New England weather elln best be de· 

,cribed as IInpredietuble Hnd V~H io.:d. 501110.: 

planned actiuities were. of necessity. can· 

celkd bccall~c of lin :Ihn o~t coutinuoul 

downpour of rain Thi\ condition in no 

way dampened the spirit of the proceedings. 

Delegate-.. left r'ortsmouth with a 

renewed scn\C of brotherhood that can 

only lead to greater progress for our 

members in the commg )c:lr. 

Second Dlstnct International Vice Presl' 

dent John E. Flynn 15 shown reportmg to 

the detegates on Second Dlstnct actlulties. 

He chaired the meeting. 

Seated on the dillS who attended the Second District meeting. Left to nght, are First 

District Vice President Ken Rose, lEe Secretary James Mulloney, IEC Chairman Wesley 

Taylor, International Treasurer Thomas Van Arsdale, International Secretary Ralph A, 

Leigon, Vice President Flynn at the podium, William Cleary, president of the Massa· 

chusetts State Labor Coun Cil; and Attorney Sherman SII!!S, 

10 I t!lEW Journot

In this overa ll view of the Second District Progress Meeting. International Vice President John E. Flynn IS pictured addressing the 

delegates. 

Delegates are shown listening to the remarks of a guest speaker. 

International Secretary Ralph A. Leigon 

is shown delivering his rem arks to the 

delegates. 

One of the guest speakers who addressed 

the delegates was International Treasurer 

Thomas Van Arsdale. 

IEC Chairman Wesley Taylor spoke to the 

delegates on t he activities of the Interna· 

tional Executive Council. 

IEC Secretary James Mulloney. business 

manager 01 Local 1505. is shown addressing 

the delegates on matters concern ing 

the progress of the Brotherhood. 

September, 1979 I II

• The 27th Annual Broadcasting and Recording 

Department Conference opened 

Thursday morning, J une 28, 1979, in San 

Mateo, California. The meet ing was 

chaired by John E. Kain, Director of the 

Department. 

Business Manager Ed Bird of host 

Local 202 and co-host Andrew Draghi 

of l ocal 45, los Angeles, welcomed the 

delegates. Business Manager Ed Bird in· 

troduced International Vice President 

W. L. Vinson of thc Ninth Dist rict, who 

extended the hospitality of the Ninth Disstrict 

to the group, and described the extensive 

area and activities covered by the 

District. Director Kain introduced Inll:rnational 

Vice Presidents John Flynn, 

Second District: B. G. Williamson, Fourth 

Dist rict: Dan Waters, Fifth District; James 

Conway, Sixth Dist rict; Raymond Duke, 

Seventh District; and M. A. Williams, 

Twelfth District; and International Treasurer 

Thomas Van Arsdale, and Seventh 

District International Executive Council 

Member Jack McCa nn and called on each 

of them to address the group. 

The remainder of the morning ~ssion 

was devoted to broadcasting industry subjeclS; 

such as Federal Communications 

Commission regulatory mailers under 

consideration, including A.M. ste reo. 

F.M. quadraphonic, 9KHZ AM. band 

width, A.M. clea r channels, and proposed 

modification of operator licenses. Currently 

before Congress are bills that would 

rewrite or amend the Communication Act 

of 1934-H. 3333 the rewrite by Repre 

$Cutative Van Deerlin, S. 6 11 amendmenlS 

by Senator Holl ings, and S. 622 

amendments by Senator Goldwater. Director 

Knin reported on the possible 

effeclS of the bills, their current status, 

Director of Broadcasting and Recording 

Department Jack Kain chaired Ihe Conference. 

In these two photographs delegates are shown list ening to a speaker from the floor. 

12 I 18EW Joumal

local 45 Business Manager 

and Conference co·host Andy 

Draghi is shown reporting to 

the delegates. 

and the involvement in the hearings by 

the IBEW and the AFL-CIO. 

The delegates traveled by bus to nearby 

Redwood City to tou r the engineering 

fa cilities of AMPEX Corporation. a major 

supplier of broadcast equipment. At 

AMPEX. Executive Vice President 

Charles Steinberg welcomed the group 

and described the scope of the company's 

operations and the nature of the products. 

In groups of seven or eighl people, the 

delegates we re conducted on a tour con· 

sisting of demonslrations of one·inch 

video tape equipment. electronic still store, 

video art machine (electronic palette), a 

pilot model one·inch digital VTR , and 

audio recording and switching equipment. 

At the opening of the Friday morning 

session, Ms, Nancy Fibi ~ h. National 

Represen tati ve and Heal th Industry Co· 

ordinator of the Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service was introduced and 

spoke briefly on the role of the mediator 

and some of the difficulties caused by 

technological change. 

John P. Counts, Associate General 

Counsel of the Brotherhood. covered 

several topics of interest; they were the 

recent. favorable developments under the 

AFL-CIO no raiding agreement concern· 

ing the portable ele

A Skill That 

Quick actions 01 fcUow workers re· 

ccnlly sal'cd the Ih'es of two Pacific 

Power journeyman linemen in the 

Grants Pass District. Both life-saving 

feats, occurring less than a month 

apart, involved the immediate application 

of cardio-pulmonary resusdtation 

(CPR) to lhe victims, Bob 

Yost, 41 , and Doyle Powell, 38. 

8ecause both the PP&L linemen 

suffered losses of memory cOlleen! 

iug their respecth'c nccidents, the 

following stories are recounted by 

those PP&L crewmen who helped 

apply the CPR te

"When I rcached Powell's side, he 

was as blue as his shirt and thrashing 

about in the brush in deep convulsions," 

foreman Gary Holm said. 

As Grover Holcomb, equipment 

operator, ra n for a phone to ca ll the 

service center for help, I-I olm went 

to work. 

'; 1 tried to ge t Powell's jaw open 

but it wouldn't budge," Holm re· 

called. " He was convulsing badly so 

I gave him four or five good licks to 

the chest, his jaw relaKed, and J 

started blowing into his mouth. I 

looked Powell in the face, thought to 

myself, 'My God, do somethingyou're 

dying.' I gave him about 15 

big breaths before I remembered the 

I 

ratio was five chest beats to one 

breath." 

Holcomb returned and helped 

control Powell so that Holm could 

establish a rhyth m in applying C PR 

to the injured lineman. 

" It was quite a relief, an ove r 

whelming sensation, to see the pink 

coloring come back to Powell"s 

checks," Holm sa id. 

Upon regai ning consciousness, 

/ 

/ 

Powell looked up and saw two astonished 

faces. 

" I knew there had bee n an accident'," 

he said, "but J didn't recall 

anything else. Those guys really had 

it tougher than I did." 

An ambulance transported Powell 

10 Southern Oregon General Hospiwi 

where he was treated for minor 

burns on his hands, wenl home the 

next day and returned to work the 

next week. 

Holm is grateful today that he 

had the knowledge to save his fellow 

worker, but he maintains it's definitely 

more than a one-man show 

to properly administer CPR. 

" I had to wrestle wit h Powell, hit 

him in the chest, try to pry open his 

jaw and, at the same time. blow air 

into his mouth. II's a frightening 

experience that can'l be si mulated 

in the classroom with a dummy," 

Holm said. 

Other than the burn marks, 

Powell suffered soreness in his chest 

-which is common among CPR 

victims-and a beat-up mouth, but 

he's not complaining. 

'Thafs a ~ lIlall price 10 pay for 

my life," he sa id. 

The fac l that Powell is a runncrhe 

averages 60 miles a week and 

logged 2,200 milc!l in 1978- probably 

helped get his heart started 

again easier, accordi ng to Powell 's 

doclor. 

Bob YOS1 

" -

OEPAFlTIVIEI\IT OF 

RESEAIlCI-l ~NO 

EoLlcFlTIOI\I 

Indicator 

Average Weekly 

Hou rs (Total 

Private 

Average Weekly 

Hours 

(Manufacturing) 

Jury. 1979 June, 19 79 July, 1979 

35.7 35.7 35.9 

40.2 40.1 40.5 

Total 

Unemployment 

Rate 

5.7% 5.6 % 6.1% 

· S"ason . lI~ aOJ"51ed 

SOtJrce: BlS. U_S Departme nt 01 La bor 

The Shorter Work Week 

Samuel Gompers stated it concisely 

when he said, "As long as there is a man 

out of work, the hours of labor are too 

long." Historically, organized labor has 

been in the forefront of the battle to 

shorten the work week, without loss of 

take· home pay and benefits, in order to 

protect and increase jobs while pUlli ng 

the unemployed back to work. The IBEW 

and the AFL-CIO. at their conventions, 

have repeatedly called for a shorter work 

week. (DEW local unions, in the United 

States and Canada, have ~n leaders in 

negoliating shorter weeks with no reduction 

in pay and benefits. 

IBEW Record 

In late·1963. there were 30 lB EW local 

unions with a standard work week of less 

than 40 hours: that number W;lS upped to 

40 local unions approximately one year 

later. By January, 1969, IBEW local 

unions had negotiated 319 agreements 

providing for work weeks of less than 40 

hours. Ten years later, as of August I . 

1979, the lBEW has 692 contnclS pro· 

viding for work weeks of less than 40 

hours. Of these, 250 provide for work 

weeks of 35 hours or less. 

A comparison of the number of IBEW 

agreements providing for work weeks of 

less than 40 hours in 1969 and 1979 follows. 

Industry 

Amusements 

Broadcasting. Recording 

CATV 

Construction 

Government 

16 , IIEW Joumot 

1969 

o 

104 

o 

33 

o 

1979 

16 

136 

9 

106 

2 

Ma intenance 

Manufacturing 

Marine 

Motor Shop 

Paper Mill 

Projects 

Repair and Service 

Sign 

Telephone 

Utility 

Warehouse 

Miscellaneous 

Total 

43 

84 

o 

2 

I 

o 

o 

3 

6 

2. 

9 

10 

319 

84 

98 

2 

17 

I 

I 

50 

23 

28 

69 

45 

5 

692 

Olher Sun .. eys 

The Industrial Union Depanment of 

Ihe AFL-CIQ, on May I, 1978, published 

:1 comparative survey of 101 major manufacturing 

and non.manufaclUring agreements 

that were, wherever possible, in 

effect in October, 1977. These agreements 

came from 5 I individuals unions, in addition 

to two multi-union agreements, and 

included five IBEW l o~al unions contraclS. 

Seventy of these 101 agreements 

provided for a 4O-hour work week; four 

for a 37Y.z-hou r week: one, 36 1 A hours: 

seven, 35 hours: and one, 34V!. hours. 

Nine of the agreements, while not speci· 

fying a 40·hour week, provided for overtime 

payment after eight hours a day and 

40 hours a week. Other individual agreements 

provided for a range of hou~ 

from as low as 27 1 /.t to a mall:imum of 40 

hours. for a spcc:ified work wcck of five 

days with no mention of hours. and for a 

guaranleed eight·hour day with overlime 

aner six hours. 

The Bureau of Labor Slatislies, U.S. 

Department of Labor, in 1979, published 

a study, C/l(lracteriSlics 0/ Major Collec· 

rive BargaininG Agreements, l illy I. 1976. 

Bt/llnin 2013, that covered 1,570 agree· 

ments involving 1,000 or more workers 

and in effect on or after July I, 1976. 

One·thousand, three-tlUndred sixtY·lhree 

of the 1,570 agreemen ts referred to 

scheduled weekly hours; of these, 1,158 

called for 40 hours; 130, fo r 35-39Y.! 

hours; six, for less than 35 hours; 11, fo r 

42 to 48 or more hours; and the remaining 

58, for variances in weekly hours be· 

cause of shif!s, local negotiations, elc. 

The Bureau of National Affain, Inc., a 

private organizat ion that provides specialized 

information services, in November, 

1978, reported on its basic pallems sample 

of 400 contracts, 99 percent of w~ich 

provided for hours and ovenime. Daily 

work schedules were specified in 82 perccnt 

of the 400 contnclS, and 93 percent 

of those called for an eight.hour day, 

while six percent provided for a work day 

of tess than eight hours. Sixty-two percent 

of the sample provided for weekly work 

schedu les, and 93 perccnt of those called 

for a normal work week of 40 hours. The 

remainder provided for work weeks ranging 

from 35 to 37'1.1 hours. 

Trend 

It has been estimated that the average 

work week in the I 8605 consisted of 68 

hours. Primarily through the efforts of 

organiZed labor, the average work week 

over the years expe r ien ~ ed a steady decline. 

For non.agricultural wage and sal· 

ary workers, the work week was 4 1.1 

hours in 1948; by 1976, it was 38. 2 

hou rs. The average scheduled work week 

fo r office workers for the 1964-65 period

Monlh 

June 

May 

April 

March 

February 

Ja nua ry 

December 

November 

June 

June 

June 

June 

June 

June 

JUNE, 1979 

REVISED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN WAGE 

AND CLERICAL WORKERS 

UNITED STATES CITY AVERAGE 

SOU. CE, u.s. DEPARTM ENT Of lAl OR auUAU Of LA' OR STATISTICS 

REfERENCE ' ASE, U.S. AVERAGE 1967 = 100 

Apparel 

A" lie .... T,a ... por. 

• 

,~, Co",b,ne4 ,.... Hau.i .. g Upkeep lalian 

1979 216.9 235 .4 225.5 165.3 213.7 

1979 21.4 .3 23.4 .2 22 2.3 165.7 208.6 

1979 211.8 232 .7 219.7 165.4 203.7 

1979 209.3 23 1. 1 217.5 16.4.2 19 8.7 

1979 207. 1 228.5 215A 161.6 196.1 

1979 20.4.7 223 .9 212.8 161.1 19.4.5 

1978 202.9 2 19.3 211.2 163.3 193.1 

197 8 201.8 217.7 210.1 164.0 191.9 

1978 195.3 2 13 .5 201.8 159.9 185.9 

1977 181 .8 

1976 170. 1 

1975 160.6 

1974 1.46.9 

1973 132..4 

Medi

I BEW Business Manager H ~a ds 

A very successful program was launched 

more Ihan two and :I half years ago in 

central Ohio thai brought together labor 

nnd management to discuss common 

needs lind concerns, with an eye to fut ure 

goals, not past problems. The program, 

Operation MOST ( Management and Organized 

Labor Striving Together), has 

had quite a positive impact on the con 

Slrucllon sccne in that area. 

Operation MOsrs statistics speak (or 

themselves. Unions working under Ihe 

Operation MOST agreement have: completed 

30 building projects worth over 

$308 million without a single work SIOp 

page or slowdown due to jurisdiclionlll 

disputes or picketing. In addition, 311 projects 

were completed either on time or 

ahead of schedule. 

But to understand what Operation 

MOST is about, ifs necessary 10 see 

where it has come from. 

Both labor and management have always 

been aware that differences due to 

jurisdictional disputes, strikes, and picketing 

can slow down projects and drive up 

building costs in the long run. BUI in 

order to solve this problem. several others 

had to be tackled fi rst, such as how to get 

labor and management together, and who 

would make the first move. The group 

that began the push, and also sponsors 

MOST, is the Central Ohio Council of 

0lg3nizci.l COll!otruction (COCOC). Joe 

Hoover, the business manager and financial 

!oecretary for the IBEW, Local 683, 

ColumbllS, Ohio, is the new chairman of 

COCOC. The Council felt that the key 

10 designing the best program was 10 get 

as many area labor unions and management 

contractlllg groups as possible to 

join. Joseph Anthony, fo rmerly with the 

Columbus Building Trades Council, and 

one of the founders of MOST, helped 

work on just the organizing aspect of the 

program fat over a year. Under his guidance, 

different Aroups met formally and 

informallY, talked, and discussed all 

aspects of the issues involved. 

The final result was 20 unions and 

10 management organizations, including 

IDEW Local 683, signing a Memorandum 

of Understanding, which is the heart of 

the agreement between the groups. 11 i~ 

not n very long document, but what is 

there is very substantive. It lays down 

the ground rules for running a job at a 

construction site, and both groups have 

agreed to abide by it. 

Organized labor pledges not to use 

picketing or strikes to sett[e jurisdictional 

disputes when a problem develops. The 

parties involved, along with the proper 

representatives, aRree to work problems 

out as quickly as possible on the spot, 

and then return to work. The union members 

also pledge to begin working on 

time and to work until quitting time. TIli.s 

I . I flEW J oumol 

is not to be misinterpreted to mean thai 

union members are slacking off ; the members 

are simply being asked h to work 

smarter, not harder," A I ~, Inefficient and 

nuisance-type rules, rega rding the amount 

of work that could be done in II day, arc 

eliminated. 

As for the contractors part of the bargai 

n, they agree to provide the proper 

tools at the right time to labor members, 

so jobs can run as smoothly and efficiently 

as possible. Management also agrees 

to make every elIort to give the correct 

work assign menu to the proper crolft to 

avoid jurisdictional disputes. And fi nall y, 

they will make all installations in accord· 

ance with recognized procedures; be responsible 

for all subcontractors; and follow 

all ethical standards in soliciting bids. 

ActuaJly the program has a two-fold 

purpose. II was formed for the common 

good of labor and management. but it is 

also aimed at construction users and the 

gcntTAI public. A liealthy construction climate 

gives customers the best value for 

their construction dollars. as weIJ as letling 

IIninn ~ hecnme more competitive and 

therefore gain fuller employment. Before 

Operation MOST, fully 83 percent of all 

construction jobs in the Columbus area 

were awarded to non-union labor. Since 

Operation MOST came on the scene, 

however, that number has dropped con· 

sidcrably. As one observer pointed out, it 

does no good to try and get a bigger and 

bigger ponion of the economic pie, if the 

pie is shrinkin~ in size. 

But how does Operation MOST keep 

the harmony that was established through 

the Memorandum of Understanding? The 

answer [5 communlcatlor.. Joseph Anthony 

el(plain~, '·We meet every month in dif· 

ferent committees. Owners of the general 

contracting firms go to these meetings. 

From this had developed a line of communication 

that has been something. 

There has been a feeling of real honest 

respeet for one another:' During these 

monthly meetings problems arc identified 

and discussed before reaching crisis proportions. 

Sam ShuJIlan, vice chainnan of 

COCOC and another founder of MOST, 

sees the organization as a sounding board 

for problems. But in order to maintain 

a more relaxed atmosphere for solving 

problems, Operation MOST does not participate 

in contract negotiations. Anthony 

nOled that in previous years, the only 

time the two sides did get together was 

at the negotiation tables every three years. 

However, one unplanned benefit of 

harmonious labor-management relations 

at the job site and monthly communications 

meetings is negotiations that can run 

smoothly and quickly. Hosti lities and 

anger have not had a chnnce to build up 

over II long-period of time and negotiations 

can be quick and painless. 

"Operation Most" 

To open the lines of com munication 

even further, Operation MOST began a 

quarterly newsletter in April litled Operaf;O/1 

MOST Update. In it the)' brief nlO;:I11- 

bers on new job sites, new officers, and 

recent accomplishments and developments 

of Operation MOST. Tn huild even 

more interest and to put the spotlight on 

the people who are the most responsible 

for gelling the work done, an Operation 

MOST Craftsman of the Year conlest 

was started this year, The first winner 

will be announced in October, 1979. 

With all the suecess that Operation 

MOST has had in the central Ohio con' 

struction industry, the word was bound 

tn ~pread, and indeed it has. It began on 

a local [evel with good coverage by t h~ 

Columbus Chamber of Commerce, radio 

TV, and local newspapers. Soon MOst 

was thrust into the nalional spOtlight at 

local leaders promoted the program and 

people in Washington sat up and tool 

notice. 

Operation MOST is the only prograRl 

of its kind to be: endorsed by the National 

Construction Employees Council (NCEql 

The Board of Directors of NCEC all 

representatives from 17 eon5tructiol! 

management associations in the U.S. The} 

thought the program was slIch a succCS! 

that it should be duplieated around thl 

nation and the people from MOST shoulJ 

formulate the plan. As a result, MOSl 

has a program available on a nationwid( 

basis that is coordinated by the NCE( 

and available for presentation to laboi 

and union management associations. J()( 

Hoover acknowledges this, "The suppotl 

the NCEC has given us will enable th( 

Opctutiull MOST program to be dupli, 

cated by cities aerou the country." 

Presentations have been given at botl 

the Federa[ Mediation and ConeifiatiOl 

Service and the AFL-CIO in Wa~hington 

DC. Although the FMCS. which has par 

ticipated in many labor-management dis 

putes, eannot endorse the program, II hili 

praised it highly. 

Approximately 60 civic, social an( 

governmental .l!roups have viewed thl 

Operation MOST slide show that has beer 

developed. People from Operation MOS1 

nre encouraging community groups aO( 

local unions to show the prese ntation" 

their own people to rally support. The! 

are soliciting interest by sending MOSl 

literature through the mail ami tlien fol 

lowing it up with direct telephone con 

tact. Both Joseph Anthony and Samue 

Shumnn have volunteered their servjces I( 

travel around the country to talk abou 

and set up MOST programs in communi 

ties and cities thnt have expressed an in 

terest. I he ul timate goal of the organiza 

tion is to have 1111 job sites as Operatio 

MOST projects.

WIT'" T"'E LJ:'IDIES 

Mary Anderson - 

Dedicated To Working People 

As we observe Labor Dayan Monday, 

September 3, let us think of all 

those who have paved the way for us; 

who struggled against the long hours, 

low wages, and poor working conditions, 

so that we may enjoy the benefits 

we have today. This is the story of one 

such woman, Mary Anderson, who 

dedicated her life to Ihe cause. 

Mary Anderson was born in the 

small city of Lidkoping in Sweden all 

August 27, 1872, the youngest of seven 

children. Her home was on a fnrm and 

Mary passed her days doing farm and 

household chores. An older siSler, who 

had gone to America, wrote back glowingly 

of her life the re and when Mary 

was 16 she joined he r. She lived in 

Ludington, Michigan. where her siSler 

was working. 

Mary couldn't speak much English 

so she found herseU working as a cook. 

spending all of her free time studying 

English. But within a year, her sister 

married and they moved to a lown outside 

of Chicago. Mary got a job in a 

garment factory and then in a shoe fa c 

tory. She earned her living for 18 yenrs 

by stitching shoes. 

But Mary didn't JUS! do her job. Shc 

began to nnalyze the difficulties C01\ 

fronting the workers in that factory; 

she began to see that even though 

women had their own individual problems, 

it was only when all wor~ers 

stood together on important issues that 

progress could be made, Much of her 

spare time was spent with her local of 

Ihe International Boot and Shoe Workers' 

Union. After 10 hours of daily 

stitching in the shoe factory, she would 

go 10 union meetings, or to meetings 

of civic and educational groups in Chicago. 

Because of her enthusiasm and ability, 

she was eventually made president 

of Local 94, one of the oldest in the 

shoe industry. As president, she 

travelled to other shoe centers, began 

to meet labor leaders in many industries, 

and later became the only woman 

on the executive board of the International 

Boot and Shoe Workers' 

Union, 

The American women's movement 

saw in her an invnluable aid toward 

furthering the progress of women wage 

earners, and she was asked to lellve her 

shoe opcrator's machine to take u fulltime 

position as organiLer for the National 

Women's Trade Union League. 

Eight years of this wor~ proved excellent 

experience, Mary Anderson 

learned to speak at a moment's notice; 

she gained knowledge of industrial, 

economic, and legal matters, of sectionnl 

and nationnl labor conditions, 

and particularly of the handicaps and 

hardships of women workers. 

When (he United Slates entered the 

First World War. Mury was drafted 

into service. She explains how it all 

happened: "The sucldenne~s of it took 

my breath, It was at the beginning of 

the World WlIt when I wa~ bu~y helping 

a thousand women out on strike in 

Chicngo. Mrs, Raymond Robins, then 

president of the League, announced to 

me nt 9 o'clock one morning, 'You'll 

have to take the noon train to Washington 

today.' She explained thai I was 

to attend the meeting of the Woman 

in Industry section of the Council of 

National Defense. I protested that I 

didn't want to desert the girls, but Mrs. 

Robins insisted she would take my 

place. I never dreamed that what appeared 

to be JUSt a brief in terlude 

would end up as slendy work in Washington." 

Mary's lirst job was 10 supervise the 

laboring conditions of women munitions 

workers. One war job led to 

another and in July, 1918 she was appointed 

assistant direclor of the 

Woman in Industry Service "to safeguard 

the interests o[ women during 

the War and to make their services 

most elTective for the national good." 

After the War i>he was appointed director 

of the Woman in Industry Serv 

Ice. In June, 1920, Congress converted 

this agency into the permanent 

Women'!> l3ureau and Mary Anderson 

was ret ained :I~ its director, the first 

"labor" WO!llUIl to hold such a position 

in Wnshington. During the 24 yeurs 

~he hen(k

LOCF1L LII\IES 

, 

' 

Graduation 

Form~ . ID EW T" .~ lIt,r 1IarT}' Von Andale, «P 

I~r , .... IlI.t mcly proud 10 pOlle .. lib 101lM: of Ill. 

20 Local J mtm-' .. ho received dJa'Io_ ..,d 

Hftlfiu lU a! 11M Loobor Colltte- ... duaIlOI ue.· 

d Seli. In lilt ,...... at .tabt, Is IH EW T ... as ....... 

Tbo.... Va. Aridale 1Oho Is • _"'~ of tilt 

Board of TnlJ'"" of tbe Nt _ Vo.1I. SlUt U.I ~to"- 

01". 

Scholarship Winners Honored; 

Service Pins Presented 

LV.), NEW YORK, N.Y.-While the procram 

10 or •• llm: non-union and un~ru(lU\ous union 

contractors has intensified as we near the: upcomin, 

National Labor Rt::I.liorI$ Board ,leelion, 

other traditional Loell 3 ac:uvil}es have 

been win, place thi$ sprin&- 

In lite April, Senator Daniel Moynihan (D. 

N.Y.) was on hand 10 c:onl11ltul,IC tbe scholarship 

..[nncts I' Iht llsl ,nnual scholarship 

brcakf.sl of the Educational and Cultural Fund. 

Twenty·nine sons and daughters of Local ) 

members were awarded (OUt-rn. scholarships., 

tach valued at $8,000. Since the im:epooo of 

this prOflram in 1949, the tOlal number of 

awards has arown to 823. Four pioneers who 

dedicated a lifetime of service in the electrical 

industry were honored by having scholarships 

named for them. 

This yea r each of the honorees was present 

to personally award their scholarships. Those 

added to our honor roll were George Schuck. 

Sr., former vice president o( L..ocal 3: Assistant 

BusillCss Manager Louis Stein: Jacques Mann, 

president of EJ. Eleetric Co.; and Alfred Minervini, 

president of Arc Electric Construction 

Comp.ny. 

10 June. the week·long 12th annu.1 Spring 

Arts Festiv.1 was held. This year 109 .rtists, 

all Loc.1 ) membcfl, submitted )14 worb of 

arl 10 be exhibiled " tbe Electric.1 indusl1}' 

Center. Oib., waler colors. pastels. aerylics, 

ceramic$, charcoals, photoallphy, and sculptures 

... ere some of tbe various media in wlUc:h our 

artists eJlprf55ed tbemselves. The final nipl of 

the festival was for lhe members who excelled 

in the performina arts. Ten finalislS thrilled the 

capacity audience ... ith their tremendous display 

of lalent. 

Also in l une. and it"s alw.ys a most happy 

wk \0 report to the IHEW,' lundleon honoring 

the SO- .nd 6O-year members of Loc.1 3 was 

one of this sprina·s hipliplS. T ... enty·two memo 

bers who joined the 18EW 60 years ago-whf:n 

carryina a union Clrd in your pocket was a 

dangerous thing to do-and seventy·two 50 

year members. who saw til to join the IBEW 

during the worst of times, thl:: "Great Depres· 

sian" of the '305, were the recipients of gold 

wa tches, a token check, and ap propria te IBEW 

service pi ns. Presi dent George Schuck made sure 

20 I IIEW JOllrnol 

that each so. and 6O-year member WlIS duly 

reeoanized and their ..... rds wc.e individu.lIy 

presenlCd by .n officer or business repreKntative 

of Local 1. 

Former In te rnational Treallurer Harry Van 

Arsdale Wall the wckomina speaker .t the seventh 

annuat ar.duation ClIercises of the Labor 

College. The ar.dulting class of 1979 was com· 

prised of 107 students. membf;, C.k Telford, J _ 

lIa Wd"l', Jr ~ a Dd R~ SIaoford; MdI I'OW, 

Ku ... 1II Jolo_. RIdI..,d SI» ldo ll, Dotacl .. C 

Ity, Sam V .. kaao.ld, Joe V ...... u, R .. dy A«n, 

Old< Moody. Slue Hatriqlao, Mal110 BK k , 1I ~"'7 

Ln.:., IJId R.,plo Nomlllltan, all 01 La ~ 1II II, Los 

An ~~ tH, C al. 

n it; II a ~'"" ef 1M ~1IU1OI __ botn/Iolp _I_ 

.. J .... 

Local II Holds 

Election 

LU. II, LOS ANCELES. CAI •.-I n June or 

1979 Local I I held its election for all the 

officers for the nUl thr«·year tum. Those 

reelected were Business M~n"'au Earl HillliD$, 

President Sieve Harrington, Vi,e President Sam 

Vukanovich. Recording Secretary Ted Rios, and 

T re asurer Ral ph Norrington. Executive Uoard 

me mbers reelected were Rudy Acevedo, Hcnr), 

lcrer. Dick Moody, AI Lopez. Robert SIt 

ford . and Richard Stapieton. Joe Vaughan 11 

elccted as a new member 10 the Board. Ex.m 

ing Board members recieclCd were Manin Ba. 

J arTlC! Holliday, I r., Oark Telford, and C 

Trelan. Doualas Cooley waJI elecled 15 • n 

E.1IImming Board member. The officers WI 

installed by International Represenlative K, 

neth Johnson at the leneral meelina on JL 

21, 1979. 

Regarding construction work, Local 11 ( 

see the best work picture cominl up which I 

been seen for many years. We have seen 10 

lean times around this area, but our work 10( 

good for the ne~ 1 fe w yean;, Any Drothen; wi 

ing to work in our area should contact I 

local union through the ir local union. 

In May of 1979 Local 11 changed the locat 

of the District) office from Sanla Monic. 

Westchester, California. The new facility will 

located closer 10 the center of the District 

aru, and hu f.cilities now to hold its me 

inp .nd has classrooms for .pprentices I 

journeyman ... iremen. We are also planoina 

relneale District No. 4 in the San Fernar 

V.lky. 

STEVE H.l.UINGTON, p.s 

Labor's International Ha ll of Fan 

Inducts New Members 

L U. 17, DETROIT. MICH .- Pel~ McM. e 

business manaaer .nd finllDCial secrellry of r 

cal 17. h05led the third induction dinner of 

Labor·s InlCmalional Hall of Fame here in I 

Iroil. labor·s natural world capital, on Juoe 

The Labor·s International Hall of F.me 1 

established on February 12, 1973, as a n, 

protit organiution. Its membership indupublic 

servants. members of the news mec 

businessmen, profcssion9Ls, and labor kad! 

To nominate the inductees. about ~OO ball 

Plaque 

iliabor'n 

~lItrrnaliolla --_ _-- 

l iljaU 

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of J amr 

... 

.. II ~ 1I!oI"it *' UIIa:tn ...""" III 

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~ al .1nlI. £u¥.p 

$~ ~ 

Ulo. ·.~;:: d .... 

1iI ...... _III~......tn"' ........ 

..... ....., ... l1li -"' ......... ____ 

t·to ... ue IIona.ln. He at)' Mille. 

I"'aal Ha U .. f t·.me. 

In Labo. Inll1

scnt around the country to individ uals havknowledge 

in tile labor movement. The 

miuee Ibrn carefully studies IIw= credenlials 

ach indiv idual to dcteonine their conlribu 

10 the Ilibor field. "We dOI\'1 have louch 

,ns or yards lained to determine the bravest. 

es t, or toughest as the Football 11 ~1I of 

oe does:' said Pet.!: McManus. "our Scle

Our thanks 10 to all these Brolhers and to 

Central Armalllrc Works, Walter Doe Company, 

Oynaeleetric, E. C, Ernst, H. P. Foley, Mona 

Electric, Patrkk Sicns, Jae k Stone Sl;n Com· 

pany, Folks a. Miller Signs, and NECA for 

their SUPpOrt and intcrest in this project for the 

betkrment of the building crafts. 

Our Ladies Auxiliary hM elected new ollicer, 

to serve in the upcoming yea r. They are Joan 

Thomrson, president; Novella Porter, vicc presi· 

dent; Marlene Donahue, seeretary·treasurer; 

Nelli Cox, cha[llnin / serl!e~nl·"'·Hm~: I"kl' 

liughes, lee Webb, and Gloria Aiten, Execu· 

tive Board. We congratulate these ladies and 

.... i~h them a very succcssful ycar. 

WADE SHIiRrrJ', 11 .1'01, 

MAPO Workers Return To 

Work After Strike 

t.U, 40, HOLLYWOOD, CAL.- Ncl>otiation, 

for the new MAPO Ag reement began January 

18, 1919. After si;c Ilegoliating ~ion$, Oimey 

Management gllve the union Negotiatins Com· 

mille an offer for a COnlract and asked the 

eomminee to set up a ratificalion mCf:ting. It 

11':15 a three·year agTl'ement at 8 percent, 6 

percent, .nd 1 percenl, with a new .iob c13ssi· 

fication of senior technician, seniority protec· 

lion C.lCtended to 36S calendar days in layoffs 

and Itaves of .bsence, nearby and distant 

tTDvel compensation, and Job posting. 

At the regular MAPO meetinll; on February 

22, 1979, the members rejected this asreement 

by a vote of 93 to I on the ground that without 

u ~OlIt'of·!ivinll they could not be tied do .... n fat 

three yenl'). 

Disney Management maintained a stronll 

stand on the Carter Wage Guidelines through· 

Olll nellut;Bt;ons. Thei, po.itiull w~. lhal 7 

percent was "fair and equitable" and better thon 

the average SCttlement. A strong position was 

ulso establishd by management again~t any cost. 

of !ivinS c13use. 

Nelotiations resumed the fo!towing day. After 

lin eight·hour session lasting until midnight. 

management offered a two·year agreement lit 

7'/.1 perceD! and 6v" percent. Due to Disneyland 

negotiations nn agreement was made ex· 

tendina the present contract through March 9. 

1979, with retroactive pay to February IS, 1919. 

Disneyland Maintenance. Unions rejected .n 

II percent, 1 percent tWO->'car contract offer 

and .",'Cnt on urike M~rch S, 1979, tIutina this 

time, 

With the extension agreement cominl: to ~n 

end, Russell Bartley, business manager, sent a 

telegram demandins a meeting for March 9. 

1979. The company maintained their po!iition on 

the 7'11 percent, 61--'1 percent two·year contract. 

The mediator set up a meeting for the fotlo wina 

Tuesday to resume negotiations if the mcmbers 

rejected the company's offcr at their meetIng 

later that afternoon. 

The Company's offer was rejected: a slrike 

VOle was taken. It was agreed to withhold 

strike act:on pending the resolts of the Tuesday 

m~ellng. On T uesday the Company held firm til 

theIr pasitilln. T he members, after takins an· 

other vote, went out on stri ke March 14, 1979. 

On March 20, 1919, the D isneyland Main· 

tc,,~,,~c Unions voted again on the Cllmpany 

after 8 percent, 7 perctnt two·year contuct. It 

was accepted. 

The ne~ t negotiating meeting did not occur 

until March 29, 1979. This meeting was set 

up by Tim O·Sul1i~an at the Federal Mediation 

and ConcIliation Service. The Company sub· 

miued their "final oller" of a two-year contract 

at 8 percent, 1 percent with four wcek.s vcat,on 

after 20 yearl. 

T he mediator suggt'5ted 3 secret mail ballo t. 

n,,, U, liu ll Bareed, but only with the undcr· 

22 I raEW Jou", .. 1 

standina that the Company would not send a 

\ettcr 'hreatening job replacements and un· 

cenation of insurance which would obvioll1ly 

inHucnce the ~ote. The Company ngreed nOt to 

send oot any $uch leller. The ballots were to 

go out Friday; howe~er, the entire mliling was 

not completed and work was to he continued 

on through Sall.lrday, Sawnl,,)· morninll;, dC1ipite 

the agreement, MA PO cmplolees received a 

leller threatening job repl .. .:cm ~nlJl and insur· 

ance cancellations if the contract was not utified. 

The sctn of tile lo ......) m .. £4~nll oo Com.lltH 

lolIo ... o .. itb c:c..,.rtsllllU No..-alt, ttrt to "-"t, an: 

Ross N e ~r~ lIIher, Loab N!J

Crew 

"'01 k. The rest of the men on the list are 

lravelinl 10 IS nearby IS Oswelo, and IS far 

away ., Colondo. I ""ould appreciate hearin, 

from any of the trlvcllin, mcmbers. 

Duy Union-Il uy American! 

SAMUUL C. Dnau, P.S. 

CPR Class 

On Jobs 

I. tb ~ V.IIe, l!}Ht.1e: C ...... , ... tm""" of LoaI 

11a.lfo.d, eoan., o n • Job I. Br ld.~pO '" andtt 

dlr ~cll Oll of M ill Moffitt. 

Scene Improving 

Hartford Local 42 

",_!'IA .'>:" ~~,. CONN.--Our con5trucstaniq 

to let I bn:alr.. 

'~~,;~::_ Ek

On Jobs 

St .... C~ord of Lonl 51, Sprl"""fiooJd. Ill .• " .. 

1~ .. _1It ..,pa/ ..... u 01 It .. u lIanhb& .. ~ r . IItUd,t, afars. Cbrles H IOJ"I II, Bill t...ou; Iblrd 

row. PIi« W .... ldI. Ir., I I .....)" 

Ihullbrid, Di~k 

Hemdo .. I tny .o\5ilfOf'd, Craie RalliOlI, I .... PIIII 

Cnn: fOlll1h ro ..: loe •• ~ o.a E .... ards, Ho ..• 

ar" GU_n, Sint W)"tJt, IAe lIardla, . .. d Roboo1 

Wilson; filII. ro ..: lamu 1lI1l1portb, CUf Bo1l1l1 .., 

Rona ld Rut n, C"'~e Va up.a, Mart Tun .. t U, ..... 

IIl1r, lonu. 

t.._" Martil _OU ~ La_e M_hI 

.0\ ....... 10 ... S~ 

. \ 

ShO'" are P~"t nl Lo ... ~11 Good. rn

at the Lakewood Counlry OUb. The Apprenticeship 

Committee honored those completing 

!heir apprenticeship. their wives and Iluesl$. with 

a cpndlelight dinner consisting of II. very delicioUJ 

sleak and complimentary delicacies. 

Thc younl jourooymen look an active pari in 

lhe prOl rlm as the !'Iedge of Allegiancc was 

led by Drother JalTlCS l1Iinlworlh. Ihe invocation 

was gi~n by Brother Price Warwic k. Jr., 

the young journeymen of 1919 were introduced 

by Brother Slcve Wylie, and the re was a response 

for the )'Ounl journeymen by Brother 

Pal Spcors. Each of these younS journeymen 

was vcry effective in the presentation. 

The apprenticeship completion certificates 

were presented by 1Irothc r Lowell Good. presi. 

dent. Local ~9; 1Iob Anlliel, ['lrcsident, NECA; 

and Frank Benites. r Clion~ 1 di rector of the 

Bureau of Apprenticeship ond Tl1l iTii ng. who 

was the spc:nker for the nening. Frank was 

introduced by BrOlher Gory Savale. a )'OUIlI 

journeyman of 1919. 

The dinner and awards program was followed 

by an open bar sponsored by Local S9 to SDy 

thanks to the young jorneymen for the efforu 

tlwly lind expended dluinl llicir opprenticcsh ip. 

There we re many awards earned and presente 

d to tile younl journeymen. Tile lawrcnce 

Martin Award. consistinl of a plaque and $150, 

was presented by La .. nnce Martln. The award 

is furnished by NECA, honorin, retired Chaptcr 

ManDler Lawrence Martin, lonltime commillee 

member. T he rccipient of Ihe plaque was 

Urothcr Pat Spears. with Droilier Gary Savage 

as runner-up. However. both will receive a 

lrip In the SQulhern States Apprenticeship Conference 

iTi BiloJIi. Missiuippi. th is summer. 

The Gold Pliers Award, which consisu of a 

plaque aTid $SO. is furn ished by the local union 

lind wal presented by the Dusiness Manager 

James ForemaTi. The awardS are made for outstanding 

performance in each of the four years 

of apprenticeship. plu. lI\tendunce at local 

union meetings and participation in local union 

projecU. The first-yeBr award went 10 Brother 

Dav id Brncke nrid llC: th e M:cond year. Brother 

Randy Atkins; tile th ird year to Brother Randy 

Smith of the Shermlln·Denison protram. The 

fourth year award. or the IlIEW Outstand:ng 

Apprentice Award. consist iTiS of a plaque and 

SUO, "'U presented to Brother Keith Stewart. 

(This aecounl of Ihe completio n and awards 

banquel will be continucd next month.) 

It. P. O·RILEY. 1'.5. 

All Members of Local 68 

Are Working 

L V. 68, D ENVER, COt O.--5ummertimc is 

here. and all of our membcTl are working, and 

like the w ng goes. "The living ill easy." Here 

in our jurisdiction most of th e members are 

looking forward to the unnuill summer picnic, 

to be held loter this month. The Colorado Labor 

Nillht at Mile High Stadium is also scheduled 

for the lame date, but as the pknic starts at 

10:30 iTi the mornina and is set to wind down 

It 4:)0 in the afternoon, all of lhe members 

"'ho want to 10 to the buseball ,amc should 

have ample time 10 make it \0 the tame. 

Our local union', flr5t Blood Drive was held 

last month. and termed II moderate suceeS$. 

The Helle Bonfils Blood Uunk provided their 

mobile unit, and donations were madc at the 

union hall. A total of ~I units of blood were 

donated by members. their wiYdl, and friend$. 

Those who were able to like the time, and 

mike the life·savinl errort were Earl Smitb. 

Marvin Swartout, John IIeit. Il.ob Jerome. J im 

Mantele. Neil Ounoskovic, Jlob Allen, John 

Uurllhnrdt, Ken Hagen, John Gabllrron, Clar. 

ence McCrneken. Conrad Smith. Bob Mennega. 

Jack Spaur. Chuck Hil t ~, Richard Mitchell. 

Norm Venard, Ed Fishe r, Don T iglas. David 

Bassett, Bob Fitzwatu, J im Lucero, Ed Eubank, 

Blood Donors 

"Nil. I u tll one ptn t. DOf ••• II ,,~." sa".. Rrotht . 

Chuok IIntz. Lont 611. Inn'tr. Colo. 

Rrolht. Conrad S .. II~ ,• • I"e .. ... rndkoll as ht 

maku ~ II lIoullon. 

Jolin Gorton. Dale Teenl. Ru dy NoUenbergcr, 

Cnrol Gorton-Adorns. Georlle Hnberkorn. Christina 

lI ~berkorn. AI I.clper. Ron Greening. Ken 

Nordlander. Stcve Doland, Carol Boland, Laurance 

Drown, Jr .. li n dley Aerts. Ed !,febblc, 

Slcvcn Woodard, Kcann Jo Brown, Don Marlin. 

Bob Zamorl. Thomas DcG,nCr, Ilrya nt Er_ 

bentraut, Gale ErbentfQut. Terrance Ercu!ian;, 

Norm Urownc. Carol Dlowne. Enrique Vua. 

Frank Pierce. Howard Jonn lind Jim Rom$CY. 

A tip of the hard hal to th ese Brothers aTid 

Sisters of thc lobor movement for a job well 

done. Also our thonks to mil of those who 

made the trip to the union hall. but for one 

reason or another were unable to tive (they 

tried). 

Also our union wou ld like 10 extend our 

Ih ano to the personnel of the MOOile Blood 

Dank: Mory Courtney. Doris Downs, Lynn 

Boyle, Donna Machinal, l'egIY Worley, and 

David llallutin. llrother J im Manlelc. who i.'I 

chairman of the llIood Donor program, i.'I 

already making p!ons for the neu drive, while 

th anking aU of those who extended their help 

in thi!, the first of many more (we hope). 

000 of the larller jobs now under construction 

herc in our jurisdktion is the Pawnee 

I'owcrhouse. beinl constructed ncar Ft. Morlan. 

Colorado. Close 10 :!.OO electricians are currently 

employed on the pro}cci. wh ic h has a total 

work force of do~e 10 2.000. The project is 

scheduled for completion In the summer of 

[980. Word in the newspapers is Ihol the 

project is prese ntly two monthly behind schedule. 

as a rn ull of last winte;r's snows and wind. 

At the present time th is $386-mfllion pOwer 

plont is reponed to be 41 percent completed. 

and should provide work for OUf membership 

for Ihe coming months 'tll completio n. Pa ..... nee 

Powerhouse is coni-burning. 

Signing orr for this monlh. See you 01 the 

local union meetings. Drother, that', wherc it', 

happening. 

Jow" M. BUlK£, J •.• 1'.5. 

Membership Benefits From 

Political Acti .... ities 

I •. V. 77, SEATTLJ.;, W,\SII.- When the ll ure:Lu 

of Labor Statistics started lookin8 into their 

reporting of the CPI for Scollie-Everell nrea, 

as we reported earlier, the 1I0vernmeni fou nd 

th at there was liso on error in the 1918 Index 

as well. This resulted in an increase for our 

members at Seattle Cily U ght. up 4 ccnu 

(journeyman linemen, $1 1.S3) Dnd at Metro 

Transit, up ~ cent ($11 .80 for joumcyman 

linemen). All of this r c~ulled in benents to 

hundreds of our members as a dIrect result 

of our good line of communicalions wilh our 

legislators in Washinlton. 

The Washinston Water Po .... er Company .greement 

W1l5 settled last April 18. The wage increase 

.... as 8.498 percent ($ 10.98 on the journeyman 

scnle). also pension. medieal im provements. 

a new Denial I'lan. and $tvcrnl workinS changes. 

Lincoln Electric Cooperative settled on Moy 11. 

with a three-ycar AII'l:Cmcn t, 8.498 percent WAge 

increase retroactive to April I , 1919, vocation. 

retirement improvement$. and a DcTltal Plan. 

open for wages lhe ~cond and thi rd yent. 

Cilin:ns Utilities Company settled June S. 11179: 

wagcs. 8,498 percent rctroactive tu April I , 

1919, improvcments on double time for overtime, 

vacalion im p ro~ments. Compony to fur_ 

nish employees work glove$; one ye ar I,reemenl. 

On June It, 1979, Modern Electric and WaleI' 

Company settled on a one-year agreement: 

9.49 percent wnge increase (S1 1.08 lineman 

scale) retroactive to April I. 1919. Last spring, 

members employed hy the Uure:lu of Reclam. 

tion at Grand Coui« Dam sellied their avee· 

menL In October. 1919 they will re«ive a 

wage increase based on the wei,hled a"crage of 

the selected eillht Northwest utilities. Clear· 

water $tilled on n three-year agreement: $1 1.02 

on journeyman scnle. new Medical I'lon plus a 

Dental I'lnn. The: Company will pay ~O percent 

coverage for dependents. 1919; 60 percenl in 

1980; and 10 percent in 1981. Koolenai opened 

for wa~s only and received 10.9 percenl ($ 11 .22 

on the journeymaTi sealc). Northern Lidtu is 

still unsettled. 

Unit 11 8, Snohomisll COUTIly I'ublic Utility 

District employees. is in its 14th week of a 

strike against the District due to Ihe employeTi 

insistence on rcmovlnll ufety nIles from the 

agreement and th eir rcfusnl to allow employees 

10 bid from clerkal 10 th e physical work IIrouP 

and vice versa. 

The District h., blokcn telll:ltive Dgft'Cmentl 

that were reached and resurrected issued they 

dropped in an etrolt 10 stall :lCttlemenl. The 

unily of the membership remains solid and the 

unit will hold its firs t family picnic July 8 at 

Silvcr Lake in Snohomish CoLml)'. 

The construction portion of Local 71 is still 

enjoying full employment, with all types of 

work throulhout the Unte. At this lime we 

have 110 problem in pUlling tra"elina Drolhers 

10 work (journeymen). 

The construction picnic was last week. We 

will ha"e ful! report I nd pictures neK t month. 

The State Eleclrical Workers Safety Rules 

Code Committee has wound up two years of 

mectinp without resolvinl the issuel of remov· 

ing load brcak elbow~. Tho employer wanlS one 

mnn to do it and the union feels a 5Iandby 

man is neeusary due 10 the failure of so many 

of these ()cvices nnd lhe handling of ener,i:ud 

cables. The neu step is • public hearin, prior 

to the Departmen t of Labor and Industrie5' 

finMizing the rules. 

At the Idaho State; Convention in !' ocatello, 

Idoho, Brother Robert Kinllhom was elc

of Ihe auad: on labor al lhe national le\'el 

which IOUnd!i vtry bleak. Min), ne.... Iroups 

Ire ~rnp p inl up 10 destrO)' libor. It is Vtr)' 

imponlnl 10 ,et everyone repstered 10 vote and 

mike lure they know thc undldlle Ind vote, 

Two candidltes I I thc fede rl l level up for 

reelection Ire Idaho's Senllor Frink Church 

and W.shin,ton·. Senllor Wlrren C. MIJtllUOn. 

Over the yelrs both of these men hive supporled 

1eJ,islation flvorinl libor, Ind '11'\', in 

orlanized labor, un Jiww OUI thanu by secinl 

Ihat the$e men Ire reelected In t980. 

BrOlher Sam II ldle)' relired hom dill job of 

president or Local 11 Ind WI! iwnored II I 

retirement dinlK'r loaelher with Il rothcr Stan 

& _ " , ' I;le

General Foreman 

Brothtr ~' ",d Moult on of Lont 86, R ""hht~t, N,V .. 

l~ tbe .~ n enll foremu on the Su utlly System 

GInn. Nurlu. 1'0"'f. I'lanl. 

Project 

The lowe. and doJ;td d.rul! TV 10rAllon. 

Electric, ut the Ginna Nucleur Power Plant in 

Ontnrio, New York. For his ou\.Standing efforl. 

Fred received a framed certificate Dnd a U.S. 

Savings !lond. This was the 22nd Craftsmanship 

Awards program $Ince 19S1, when the Exchange 

in itinted this program to publicly rec· 

ognize "exc.:plional craftsmllnship." 

As superv isinl leneral forema n on this project, 

Fr~d was held to a very tight sc he d ul ~ and 

limited atcess to cert ai n areas by Roc hester Gas 

and Electric. What made the ;ob eyen more 

difficult was the lack of complete design drowinp 

until the project was within a month of 

substantial completion. The eomplexily of Ihe 

system included fight ISO·fool·high masl light 

10WffS, believed to be the first of its t..ind anywhfre; 

a complu trfoching 5~ lem with many 

different entranccs and exilS; and a completely 

controlled access door s~te m controlling over 

~O doors all wired back to a computer for control. 

Additionally, thfrc nrc an intrusion alarm 

system with 11 1.onl:1 covering a perimeter of 

3,600 fee t, a completely closed circuit television 

system wtih IS camera~, and a complete emerge 

ncy generatin g sys tem strictly for the abuvementioned 

sceurity provisions. 

Obviously, to do thiS involved project required 

the efforts of many qualified people. Fred would 

be the firs t to point this out. People like Terry 

Speocer, ge neral foreman, and th e )0 odd journeymen 

lire to be reCOlniud for thtir contributions. 

To Fred, Terry, Dnd Ihtir fine cre_ 

well done. 

RICIIUO W . MITCltEI.l. P.s. 

Off-Track Betting Facility 

Under Condruction 

LU, 90, NEW IIAVEN, CONN.-A $!J-mi11ion 

off-track beuing facility ill I:urrenlly being constructed 

directly AtrOSS from our lIlEW offices 

here in New Huyen, Conncc:ticut. This 511ueowned 

fatility will pccommodate the n~eds of 

the legitimate gambler here in the state with an 

ability to give him a "play" on nearly every 

major racetmck in the country. 

Included in this facility is II mas.sive 40·by- 

6O.fool viewing scr«:n that will allow the beUO!l 

to watch the races from around the country. 

T he IUJ!uriou5 section' within the building in· 

cludt plush leatinl accommodations, numerous 

reslauranl5 and betting parlors, along with cocktail 

lounges to llS5ist tht big losers to dro¥l'n their 

sorrows. 

The Genovese and Masuro Eleclrical Con· 

tractors are making the tlectrical iOSlallQtion5. 

James DePino, gene .. 1 foreman for Genovese, 

is pleased with the prollress of the job and believes 

it will open sometime in hnuary, 1980. 

Unemployment is still a conlinuing problem: 

however. it is somewhat alleviated by the deyelopment 

of some new projeCts. Approximately 

2S w i r~men are on the road and we again are 

most appreciative of the hclp e ~ tcnde d by the 

\'arious locals around the country, particularly, 

Local 208. Norwalk'. Connecticut, wh ose busicss 

manage r is Joe !'.hrehese. Recently, Joe has 

been most helpful. Local 488, ll ridgeport, Connecticut. 

with Frank Carroll, business manager. 

has also been helpful. 

Fellow BusincSJ Manager Dob Murray of L0- 

cal )5, Hartford, Connectieut, is recovcring from 

cye surgery. We hope Bob will be O.K. 

The annual fTM!mbership outing will take place 

at Rcstland Farms in Northford, Connecticut, 

on Au gust II, 1979. The committee h3S put 

together plans for a wonderful affair and we 

hope the mtmbership'J participation exceeds that 

of la5t yea r. Members who don't allend arc 

missing out on a wonderful time. 

This year lite committee inC ludes Chuck Lang, 

John DeRosa, Sal Visconte, Tom Lyke, Chet 

Dunlop. Ron II rouillard. lind Dick I' onagrossi. 

DIe.: PA NAGlOSSt, 8,M. 

Mourned 

Brotht r Pod Carroll, ~ , 

II",d bu sl~. malUll!U 

or Lon.! '5. IOpU.., 

Mo., b ....... rafl[ by tbe 

Ibe Iont. 

.,m_ or 

Local 95 Mourns Passing 

Of Brothers 

L.U, 95, JOPLI N, MO.- Local 9S is sad to 

report the death of Brother Ed Carroll, retired 

business mun~ger of lBEW Local 9S. He died 

of II sudden henrt aUDck. P.d was business manager 

for 2S yenrs and re tired in 1971. He was 

a fine man and a great union leader. He always 

supported what he thought WIIS 

best for the 

union members and dedicated 25 years to improving 

the workin!!: conditions and standard of 

living for his fellow Brotllers. Ed was never 

afraid to stand up for whot he believed was 

right. Everyone remembered Ed after lheir first 

meeting.. lie was always there with a friendly 

smile, a helpin, hand, and a good story to te lL 

Brother Carroll will be deep!y mis5ed by all 

who knew him, his union Brothers, fami ly. and 

friends. Ed WIlS a ,rcat man in his OWn right 

and a good union leadu. 

We also report the loss of Brother Loren 

Day, who died of cancer lifter a short ,Ilness. 

He W3S a very talented electrician and a good 

union man. Brother Day lrlUShl apprenticeship 

classes for several years and served on Ihe 

Executive BOlird of Local 95. 

Our deepest sy mpathy ,OC:S OUI to both 

families. 

EaNI!ST llua uJ), P.S. 

Awa rds Night Held By 

Philadelphia Local 98 

L. U. '8, PIfILADEI. I' HlA, PA.-On Tuesday, 

J une 26. al its regularly schtduled union meeting, 

Local 98 held an AW1lrt!s Night. At this 

meeting. one 7o-ycar pin, fj"e 6()..year pins, t"'·o 

lBE.W Life-Savi ng Aw ards. and an IDEW 

Founders' Scholarship ¥I'e~ presented to members. 

The pruentation of the 70-year pin to Paul 

Springer and the flO-year pins to Jac k Ennis, 

William Kerns. Leo LYonS. Ray McCool, Sr., 

and William Mottsch wu made by Internati 

onal Vi ce President John J. Uarry of the Third 

District and Local 98 Ilu si ness Manager Jim 

Mackin. 

Nut, P re~ident 

Compton. after reading a letter 

from In ternational I'resident Charles Pillard, 

presented lIlEW Life,saving Awards to John 

Hough and Joseph Quinn who were crcdited 

with saving the life of Brother Danltl Fehwell, 

when hc came in contact with II 220-yolt resistor 

at Ihe Bell Telephone Buitding in Philadtlphia. 

President Fred Compton introduced. to the 

membership, Brother John Gillin, Jr., who ill the 

recipient of 11 1979 m EW Foundcrs' Scholarship. 

John is going to usc his scholarship to attend 

Villanova University whe~ he plans to 

study electrical engineering. 

On Saturday. September I S, Local 98's 13th 

annual golf tournament will again be held al tbe 

Willow Brook Country Club in Moorestown, 

New Jersc:y. Chairman George Quinn again 

promises c~cryone a good time. 

H ENRY M uJI.R~Y, J •.• P.S. 

Brother Putnam Retires; 

Stag Party Held 

L.U, t 06, JAMESTOWN, N.Y,- I would like to 

report at this time Ihnt Brotller Donald G. Putman. 

who was initiated into Local 106 in 1970, 

retircd June 1. 1979. The mcmbers of Local 106 

wish Brother Putman a lorts and h~ppy retirement. 

Tile Local 106 stllg party, to which all retircd 

members are cordially invited. will be held Saturday, 

September 8. 1979, at the Falconu Rod 

and Gun Club on Buffalo Streel E~ten5ion. We 

hope that thc weather will be liS beautiful as it 

has been for many of our pre¥ious SIDI partie'. 

It is hope.;! that mDny or the Brothers from 

Dunkirk and Olean will be able to par(icipDte 

with us and make this a \·try successful party. 

The chairman of this CVent ... iIl be Brother 

David Simr>SOn, who always does a beautiful 

job. 

Iholher Hurold I' hillips, II former member 

and officer of Local 106, nuw of Local 26, 

WashinlllOn, O.c., and now Jiying in Arlington. 

Virginia. celebrated hi'! and Mrs. Phillips' 65th 

wedding anniycrsary at Ucmul I'oint, New York, 

from July 13 to July 16. They had with them to 

help them celebrllte their five children nnd 

gra ndchildren. wh o came from Pittsburgh and 

as far away as Los An ge:C!I. They were tnte r 

tllil>Cd by their many friends and neighbors. 

Your rtpontr, wllo will receive his SO-year 

SC,'rviee ~ward from the Masonic Lodge al Forestville. 

New York. has betn awarded the Mtritorious 

Seryiee Awa rd by the Jamestown Consistory 

for Ihe year 1979. Ue has been an active 

member and past officcr of the Consistory for 

the past 41 ycars. lie was also one of the three 

members ¥I'ho Wtrf ind ucted into the Masonic 

Ha ll of Fame in 197j lit the Mo riah LocIg(', 

Jamestown, New York. 

Mvl.aA.Y F. H OIN, P.S. 

Loc al 107 Helps Rebuild Plant 

$3-Million Fire Damage to FCM 

L.U. 107, G RANO RAI' IOS, MICII,- T ragedy 

struck May 17 at 9: 30 p.m. A fire broke out in

Fire Damage 

ThtH pholC>l >.ho .. fire 6am llle 10 the l'eM DI. I~ k>n 

of Ibe Gulf-WeSle.1I M ... u l ~ t llri n . (;oIDP .... y. 

(Photos Ab .. llle6 by Loaol 107. G..-nd R. pldl, 

M k ll.) 

Ihe m:l.\erial IOIonnl area of the FCM Divi§ion. 

Gulf-Western Manufacturinll Company. lSSS 

Oak Industrial Drive. NE, Orand Rapids, 

Michigan. Pla.Slie moldinC was stored in the 

area and fire took its 1011 on the lour lind ~IfUC: 

ture of the buildin,c. lbe urly warnin, fire 

al3rm S)'Slem alerted emplo)'ttS Ind immediate 

evaC\l3tion of the buildina: be,:In. TlIe workers 

ren>cmbered 10 cover the moldina mpchinH tit· 

fore leaving. 10 keep dam31e 10 Ihe machines 

10 a minimum, undel Ihe condilions. It is 

pOSsible that the dies may have been laved by 

Ihil .ction. Upon tom"ICle t.vaculuion a head 

count was made and there Willi no one in the 

build;na: when IIIe fire depanmenl I rrived. 

John W. Oreenwell, production man3ltr, 

Or~nd Rapidi o~ r ation. arrived III rht' '\Cene of 

the filt and upon first observation felt that all 

W35 lost. His m~in concern after seeing the dnm. 

age wai for Ihe people and Ihe POSsible loss of 

their jo~ It appeared to him that they had 

been tOlally wiped out. 

An aniele in Ihe GTtmd Rupid$ Prt'M esti. 

mated dumale to Ihe 127,00Q·squale· foot struCture 

in cxce~ of $3 million. The planl has a 

working force of lSO prop!e. 

A chal;enge of Iwisled steel. benl pipes. WOIU 

" 'e!)'Where, mild. walls luniq 0111 of posi. 

lion_ if • tomldo had gone rilthl Ihroup the 

roof and strutlure-sccmcd impossible 10 OVercome. 

The challell&e, through Ihe combined ef. 

fom of the people of FCM And the buildillS 

trades. And conlraclors in this area. was to be 

me t head-on. Evel')'one concerned in tht5 prolCct 

save their all. Around the dock WIlS the wOlk 

s.chedulc. Umited production was resumed on 

May 21, jl.lSt four dl)'5 after the lire. Ind filII 

production ... as underwJ.Y on May H . 

Gary D. Rahn. Industrial Relations Ex«uIJ~e 

rilr FCM, e~pres5cd Ihat a '''f>e~ all-out e!for! 

by everyone connecled in this project. both on 

the lOb and off, helped to save this plant. Juhn 

G ;een"'ell sUled thai "if ever the union symbol 

of ' Ibnds Across Ihe Tlble' symbolized manaccmellt·union 

relationship, this W35 the time." The 

eoopcr:.\tion belween workers on Ihe pro~c t . 

with everyone pitching in, w;lh no haMle. wos 

the main fAclor in Ihe comptcl;On of Ihis proj· 

ect. From the ;nformJlion obtained il can be 

5I;lICd thai Pete SimflM. planl manU~r. was all 

over the project. directinl operations of all con- 

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Iractors. as to what had 10 be replaced, re' 

p:lired. Icbuill, or wh~leve r. Without this type of 

supervision ;1 would be Impossible for th ill job 

10 be completed in the mannCf thai it Will. 

Roy Blain. bUJiness man'JCr of Local 107. 

5ubmilted tile foUowina list : nprcscntill& the 

ISEW on this project for the el«trict, .... s 

WhIttaker E1ecllic Company. with the followlns 

wOlk force: dirCcmbert Slill actively employed 

mnd 13 retired memberl who tC(:eived 400year 

P'"' and scroll5; 62 ~c l ive and 22 rctired members 

who rcaived H-year pins and s.crolls; 84 

_cth'e .nd 36 rClired mcmbers who received 

lO,year piM and scrolls: and S9 ICli~e and I I 

relired membert who reecived 25·year pms and 

serolk. 

We had a lovely banquel. with about lSO 

Immbers Ind Wlvn in at~ndance. Everyone 

who came enjoyed Ihe eAcellen! dinner and they 

also enjoyed renew,", old acquail1lancn amI 

/CvivinJ 50ITIe old memories. E_eryooc had a 

,000 lime and we are an lookina: forward 10 

our nUl pin J'lr~nu.tion ..-hK:h ...,jl be held in 

Ihe rail "r 1980_ 

We thank all of our BrOlhe" and their win'5 

who Ittcnded our party and helped make il 

such a hUBC success. 

Our wo.k picture is still vely toOIt ~nd we 

Ire In need of JOUrneyman wiremen to lill our 

calls. We Pre5CntJy h.ve three nuclear poW!:r. 

houses and one coal·liled plant 10'"1 in our 

iumdiclion and now have IpproJimalCly 1,200 

I'avelinl BrOlhers working in our jurisdiction. 

If you lIt a journeyman wireman and interested 

in .... orking in our jurisdiction, live us a call 

hi !S09-181·21l9. 

ANOIlEA J. LUIIY. P.S.

Presentation 

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8Knt11lf)' J ..... s.m" .., ... PHsIIk,,1 1':11 Dnob 

.... 1111 ... ul1l/ic:_. ~lIItil 10 M .....' '''er. 

!'I ndal Sftrd'ry ' ob" S . UI ~ aD ..·. 1

Bowling Tournament 

Award 

On Job 

. .......... Ioowol 1t,,,,.lIn C_U .(.~ J "d , 

i\I~N"'7 ........ __ .. Iloe looo .... elli 011 SIII:_ 

.... " J,.. I', ""et11 ..,. l.MaI 1(,), 1I1On1 • .,."., ,. .. 

Prtil6eo>l O .. IOdJ, IJplllur Man..,. S .. ~ , IEC 

__ Ion' JKk MeN"." 1000'"_''' C....a.l ......, 

J ..... IJ"_~I ..... 1 ...._ OOal ...."'" ,, ~ . 

H'1o RIll .. III: Ik __ lila ",",_IK 

......... IJ .. ~ IIwr1l .-4 ~I,"", 1J0000H. A,.,. 

lkllMl'n- ltowU .. )III1or '0 llot '011 .... ul_ 

IJroI" ~ ' To. ManilaIl, I ...,...""'''' ''''lIS....., ,.boo· 

1.I.II1,_c_, 

our local and the laool mo~tmen l. I am .hank. 

ful tQ all of ),011, and ploud of m)' ...-..emlM'rshil' 

in our 100;111 union. 

In m)' ne w p05itio n. my prlOlllry responsibihly 

is labor partitlpalion in Uniled Wa)' and oilltr 

human SC-fvkes a ~en

Golf 

as most Americans will, bill I'm not conlid~ nt 

that we'r~ ,oing to be ,iven lIDy realistic sollliion. 

One thing i ~ prelly clcar-50meone had bet· 

ter 5pc:ak up for the construction. trades, whose 

usc of automobiles is no mere convenience in 

&ellinl them to their .... ork sites: no othe r lI1ean~ 

of trlnsporlation is available. I'd like to hear 

some wlutions 10 the problem of Slan ing work 

at l distant construction site at 8:00 a.m. and 

havinl 10 wa it in line for hours to obtain a 

tankful of gasolin e. 

1llc pictures this month show a number of 

our Ilrothers nt work on the OIM:ago Medical 

School project. This project comm~need in the 

spring of this year, and is located in North Colf~ .. of LoUI 165, Chlcl\aO, III., are ..._. M~ . 

ChM:aSO just south of Route lJ7 on Green Bay 

Road. It is scheduled for completion in the 

spring of next year. 

An o th ~r r~mind~r; Our union bnnquet will be 

held on (ktober 6, 1979, at the Ramada Inn 

in H ighwood; tickclJ can be purchased at the 

union hall or at Iny of our union m~etings. 

Spelking of tick~ t $, our union has arranged a 

special deal with Marrioll's Great America 

amusement park, and tickets can be obtained 

at a discount li t our union om c~. 

lJest wi~hes for the Labor Day weekend. 

THOMAS M. MOIl1'ON, P.S. 

in our current contrlCl. The ConJumcr Price 

Index from May. 1978 IhrOlllh May, 1979 was 

10.8639 percent. Thi, COLA wa~ in nddition 

to Ihe J percent committed in our current con· 

IraCl Th is was one or the best IBises in the 

induSlry. 

Lo.UIII!NCII F . IlIl;IIl. 1' .5. 

Final Payment 

l)onMld Wood aTlh", lIank Da ..", of """"1 161, MlnnfapOl\$, 

Min .... a .. d his .. Ife ..' W~ OulJilde Committee m~ ...· 

~n on Ihe «clO.\lon nf O ....,her Da~cr' l rrilromelli. 

n.. commlllu OIcnlberi ..... Due V lld~w lnlcr. 

Rich GlU'n~ r, Pal C ..... an, Lyna ie Marlin, ad 

Cle. C.'!h. 

Cbow lime. 

T ......... r nolll'" L. Wood .. ard and Hu!llIai Mall' 

_" C~ne .'rlI~ .... m lil. tile mo" ... e ... pet"' 

Firs' Office 

Tile, Ilm0SI Wall rOT Local 165. 

Bnoi.ht r and I\In. DlIll,ler ien'e ellh. 

Brother Danger Retires; 

W ork Progressing Well 

L.U. 160, I\I INNHA I'OLlS, MINN.-Urolher 

Henry Danaer was originally inilialed inlo to· 

cal 151$. of Omlha, Nebraska, in January, 19H 

.nd then subseque nlly depoSiled his card in 

Local 31 of DU'Ulh, Minnesota; approximately 

three and one·hal f yea" allo, he transferred into 

Local 160, u an equipmenl operator. 

The officers and membership of the local 

union wish him II long and happy reliremenl 

The work in our jurisdiclion has been pro 

II rcssing wetl. despite the long and severe winter, 

1.'11 well as our annual load restrictions on nate 

and county rOld$. 

Local 160 hIlS a referral offiee at Grand 

Rnp ids, Minnesota, lIS well III in St. Cloud, 

Minnesola. 

ALFRItD C. DIN E, P.S. 

Local 165 Produces Golf Medalist; 

Pay Raise Goes Into Effect 

I •. V. 165, C IIJCAGO, ILL._We tan't nU be 

Winners, but we did ge t II new medalist Ihis year. 

Sieve Urindle, from Monroe Repair, Ihot • 74. 

ThO!lC of us who played Hickory 11 115 on May 

26 know there were lOIS of Siraighl Ice shols 

and exael putting for Steve to come up with 

that low scratch score. Congratulalions, Stevel 

Our handicap trophy win ne rs arc lint place, 

Jilmes Svit.nk, 68, ilyde I'ark Switching; 5Ccond 

plllCe. Frank Tar, 1 1, SteW'llrt Switching; and 

third place, Gal')' Erick$, 13, lkvct\Y Repair. 

A union Icpresenlation election Wlls held on 

Jllne IS. 1979. Approximately SO serv ice clelk5 

vOlcd 10 :Ieeepi union reprcsentalion by Local 

16S. The.sc employees ha"c ne ve r been re pre· 

IoCnted by any union. We would like to we lcon>!: 

Ollr new IIrolhen and Sisters to ollr ranks and 

Ihnk the sevcral people who orJ,llnizcd th;. 

, fOUl' from withIn. It is through these efforts 

Ihnt the labor movemenl and Ihe benefits of 

colleclivlI bargain in; stay urong. 

Substanlial P:IY increases went inlo effect 

Au;ust S as pcr Ihe sc

new office buildin. ","lIS paid off. Gene Frilz. 

business manllger ..... d Don.ld L Wood.rd. 

u easurer. had lhe priviieac of makln. lhe final 

paymenL We fecI il .... 1lS • record lime for pay· 

in. oflwch a larat debl. whICh lOok jusl abOtll 

IWO years. I" m speakinl for mywlf and Ihe 

members ..... hen I say "We Ire very proud of Ihe 

;ob lhe Building Commiuce had done. 

We have come II lun, w"y f'OIn our firsl 

place of business ".. hich was in uownto" ..... Joliet 

li t 69 N. Joliet StrceL At that time we had a 

membership of 124. Our nut move was 10 

U"·A Plo.infield Road in 1969. In 1910, former 

Ottawa Loca[ 241 ama[.amated with U', brinl· 

ina our membership 10 229. In Jllne. 1916. 

former Kankakee Local 963 umalaammed with 

us, makin!'! our tnta[ mcmhcrship nt thaI lime 

661. 

In the rail of 1976, consuuction was slarted 

for our new offICe building. which wu com· 

pleted in April, 1917. We are now located lit 

1100 N., I.SS E.. Frontage Road. Whenever 

you arc tnvelina by Joliet 0 ... I·SS, lake notice 

of o ll r building. I'm 5ure you'll agree why we 

.re so proud! It aives UI areat pride to display 

• n 16EW Has along .... uh our American nal. 

We arc now in the proceu of constructinl 

a build in, for our Joinl Apprcnticeship .nd 

Tr.inina prognm. A prop05" WM prcsen~d 10 

the body by ~iT1l:'" MillO • .." Gc; .." Flia .t 

our June mcctina. We would don.te tl'''O Kle, 

of land: !he ConuKton Auociation would don.te 

$20,000 as a down payment .nd increase 

thcir to ... tributions to tnc Apprenticeship Fund, 

st.rting June I. 1980 ..... d tonti ... ue i ... cffect 

until the building was paid. It will con5ist of 

four classrooms, a worbhop, t .... o offices. rest· 

rooms. lounge. confcrence room, nntl flnrki .... 

faciWies for 60 can. The body voted unani· 

mousty ror this, subject to the approval of the 

International Office, because 1\"t felt it was • 

vcry fair proposal. This build;nA is tong overdue: 

for our apprenliccs. We. as members, can 

be very proud of the achievcments our loc.1 

has made through the yca". 

I ... closing. I would encourage everybody to 

take an active inlercst in your local. Atlcnd III 

meetinp pmsibJc. 

Tun M. LUT, 1'.5. 

Brother Smith Mourned: 

Work Scene Not Good 

J.."U. 117, JACKSONVII. LE. ,,' LA,- Former 

Business Ma ... ager C. G. Smith passed .... ay 

the latler parI of June I I the aae of 80, and the 

draping of the local', chlrter for l() da)'5 of 

mourninll was obiervcd by the body at the 

July ] re,ular meeling, when PrC$ident John 

Taylor inslrutted Recordin. Secretary Bob Lusk 

to nOle this memoriam in lhe minutcs. 

Prior In hccomjn~ business manager in 1 ~41. 

Brolher Smith served as fi ... ancial secretary .... hen 

the two offices were !;eplmle entilies, ~ubse· 

quen lly and suctessfully running for busincss 

managcr wh.e... the lale Urulhcr Fred Etkerd 

did ... ot aspire to another tcrm. l ie !Served con· 

tinuously unlil 1949, a ... d follo .... ina an eight· 

year la!'SC wu c1C

wele beaten in commiltee in Illinois, but the 

NAM Ind RTW Committee ,.... Ih man), OIMr 

mlnlsemenl helpers will be bact. Our 10(.11 

booBhI 200 nice hlu th t .re red .nd ",hilt 

and Po)' " Righl·lo·Work is , Ripoff." They 

.re union·mack and sell for $2.2' each. Ask 

your Exccutivt Board or call the office, if interestcd. 

In dOlins, remembel " Ouy American·Made 

Union ProdLKu" and keep American~ workins. 

Attend your meelinp and be I work ing parI 

of your Local 193. Vou will feel beller for il. 

M .....:!. V. Sml'IIERD, p.s. 

Construction W ork Moving 

In Shreveport Area 

I~U . 19", SIIREVt:J>O NT, LA.-ConstrLKlion 

in the Shreve porI area is really on the mo~; 

it should be &ood for II klSl two yun. 'There 

should be a peat of aboot 6~ elcctrici.ns on 

tl'le General MOIors ,ite around September. 

On April 11, 11179, our new two-yur agree· 

menl went into effect. We recei¥(d a 9O«:nt· 

per·hour (pisc, which would make our S(:ale 

$12.65 per hour. We will rceeive another 90 

eenlJ on April 10, 1980. 

We Drc proud 10 report the Sraduating of 

11 apprenlices 1$ of June 14, 11119. We arc 

proud to have them as iourneymDn wircmen. 

They are Steve Adams, Wesley Bro wn, Jr .. 

Allred Cole. Kirk Davis, Gene GallC$. J r .. 

Danny Ih ynes, John II Dnd, SIeve lI icks. Scott 

KinS. Milton Lope1., Mike I.cwi s, Jock Spring, 

Mike Terhune. James Ward, Stanley WDshing· 

ton, Boyd Wheeler, and Rusty Wilkinson. 

Our special con&rllulalions to Rusty Wilkin· 

IOn .nd Jack Sprin, for bein, selected IS 

outstand.n, ,pprenlicu of the class of 19711. 

Both 0( these men really were outstandinlt- As 

a member of this class I would like 10 UplCS5 

mine:, as well as my fellow clnsmates, apprceiation 

10 our Apprtntictship Commit\«, 

In April of 1979, the LouisianD Courn::il of 

NECA Chaptcrs spon$Ored • competition between 

the oulSUlnding a!,prentice repr~nlali\'e5 

from each NECA Chapter in Louisiana. The 

competition irn::luded a written lest and a per· 

formance lest. 

Rus ty Wilkinson, repr~n t in, Shreveport. 

Ind .pin showin, that he ;s ,urdy an oU\l;landing 

apprenlice .... irem3n. easily won first plan'. 

As a winner, Rusly and hi, wife. Sarah, spen t 

six da)'$. 15 guests of the San Juan Sheraton 

Inn, in San Juan, Puerlo Rico. Rusty and Sarah 

say that tMY just I.y bact. ,cia_cd, and had a 

l1eal time_ 

Allhe local's Junc mccnnJ, Businn5 Manl,er 

OaviJ Leach prnenled a 5().yur pin to BrOlher 

J. T. "Srccdy" SMile •. Thanh 10 Speedy for 

• ,reat servICe and best ... ishes 10 him in the 

fUlure. 

WI'S'II' n.o .... N. JI .. 1'.5. 

Chess Team Holds First 

Chess Tournament 

LU. 211, CINCINNAn , 0 1110-The Local 

212 Chess Tea m held its fint chess lournament 

May Ill. The idea of a chess tClm .... as Ihal of 

Brotller Spena.r Cotto n, and il has developed 

into II bi· .... eekly RITair .... ithin our memi>cnhip. 

The tournoment itself slarted May 19 and .... as 

comp:eted on May 24. The club eleettd to use 

all tournament rules. wnh the one ua.ption of 

usm, t.rmd p:ay: that was left up to Ihe indi ~idull 

p'ayers. The first-pbee IrOr>hy was awarded 

10 Brother Sf'C""r COllon ... ·ilh • kore of four 

and one-hlf OUI of a Jl'KSlble fi'e Scc:ond place 

was I tic bet ... ctn Brothers AI B:)"tss and 

Gordon Smyth .... ho each had D score of Ih ree 

OU t of five poims. 

The BowlelS amI BOOSlers Club of Local 212 

JUSt re turned from the IIl EW 1I0wling Tourna. 

Tournaments 

Sho,,'n at the tftent bo .. lln. 10ynamont In lIa'Tb· 

bw .. , Pennn ln nla, are Dan Jolln)(ln, Bob Lo,.., 

a nd 01110 1( L o u ~ 01 Lo .. 1 l IZ . CL""hulati, Ollto, 

S""n ..., Cefll n, MLh Wood, Joll a C~ lSO n look 

on as AI Boa; •• ~ pll)s Due RI.""II. , and a.arleo 

Wlkouon pIal" Gordon Sm),h, III L"".111l'. d,eu 

lo ..,n""'.nt, 

O a~t BLu.hell ~onl.rnpl.lln. end.,ame d . a r~ 

lHfore ,..tn ld,,* Id t~e Ii"" round of tilt ~ II_ 

I " ....... nl. nl. 

ment in II Drri)bur" Penn ~)'lvania. on June IS, 

16, and 17. It was 1M ,eneral con!\ensus th~t 

everyone at the !ournllment hnd n vcry nice time. 

The Bowlers and Boosters ... ould like to thank 

Local loll of lI arrisbur" I'ennsylvanill, for a 

very nice time and eon,rlltulate tMm on a prof~ 

ssion;:lIlly run tournament Thank you. 

'The Joinl Apprent,, ~h,p and Trainint: Com· 

mllteoc: .... 11 adm.nisler t ... o jour~yman lrain,n, 

cl,,~ .n the filII of this yeal--one cI.ss in 

""tn; and knots, and the o ther in flIdio and 

television in~lallallon procedures. 

Co·Chairmen Ilrothell Bob Storms and M.ke 

IIrennan are proud to announce th~t the Local 

212 annual dance will be held September 28 al 

the Netherland lIillon, All active and retired 

members arc in. "cd to attend the ,1I1a alTair. 

",OBllT W. L(WIS, I'.S. 

Brother Snider Mourned; 

Work Scene Improving 

LU. 23 1, SIOUX C ITV, IA.-LocnI231 mourns 

tht loss of retired membe, Ch~le' Sn,der, ...·ho 

passed ....'1Iy this past month. Oct h~d been I 

member of 2JI sIIla 1942. lie lUI ...·orked on 

the Un,t J po'Aerhow.c at I'ort Neal unlll his 

Itt;remenl in m.d- III71. O"r eondo l ~ncrs . re u 

lended 10 his wife, MIldred. and family. 

Wo,k In 231's altQ is finnlly SIDrtins to look 

up somewhat at this time. bUI .... e still have 

Journeyman ... ircrnen on th e 1>cnch. 1I0peful1y, 

by this .... intcr, we 11';11 h~v c Ihe 40'5Omc mem' 

Mourned 

B_ II" CKKu SoIldft', ""trtd "'.m~~ 01 Lout 

l.J t . SIou Cit,. IL. p~ ."·U tfte-&ll.1. lie 11 

....... IQI ).... tft~h I., ~I t _ 11('11 aad cft'II'klle 

II lib retlrt .. ttn'_ .... 

be~ back "'orkin, on our IrCD, As of Ih" "'''1- 

ing ....·c ha~e had no offiCial "nnounoement of 

Unil S po .... erhouse ,oin, in our area or as to 

when il .... ill SHirt. 

Negoliation~ arc in pro,rcss ... ith our REC ~; 

two contracts .re settled and one more will 

start Ihis monlh, ...."h the others 10 fol1ow close 

behind. The PrtSidenliat Guidelines are rcally 

making ,t tou,h 10 lCet anythIng snhstantial. 

Cablecom hooted up its first customer last 

month, ,isht o n schedule. In a year and a half 

anyone in Sioux City wantin, cable TV should 

be Dble to have 1I. AI this limc Ihey are employina 

about 1$ pC()plc, with more hirin, in the 

near fUlurt. 

Our Apprenticeship Commilleoc: .... ent to Des 

Moines lUI month tor. t .... o-day ",ortshop. The 

....orkshop was quite inform:tti.·e. The main tOPics 

.... ~rc .... omen In coostruction, apl'renllCe K' 

lectinn, and tnc National JATC school course. 

Many questions ... ere ans .... ered and. hopefully, 

il .... iLl maJ.:e fo r I. 5moolher, more emeienl 

\VOl king Commillee, A bi, thank5 ,DeS 10 our 

membtn on the committec for Ihe inlertSI and 

their own time spent attending these workshops 

and mcc,inp. 

Make attendm, thc union meelinlC )our 101' 

priority Ihis month, 

EllIOT ",US!!, 1',5. 

Work Picking Up in Local 

237 Jurisdiction 

L.U. 237, NlAGARA t' ALLS. N .V.-\\ork in 

the lU'ea is pick in, up now th at ..... rm .... eather 

is here. 'There lie still 12 men on the: bench. 

1bc Hooker Chemical _te-Io-enero job lS 

5\lUting to pick up. The Industnal Power .nd 

Lighl Company has the el«trical contract. The 

Somerset PO'NC r Pial'll job should be ~ t a rtcd 

late this yur. DecordinlC 10 the schedule of 

the Ncw York Stale Gas and Electric Company. 

Congratulations to Ihe $C~en apprentices who 

graduated from $choot and will be journeymen 

wben they complele thtir required on·thc·job 

hou~ . They arc John Fusel. J im IIodlson, 

Charla Laska, A~clino Martinet, 11111 Murphy, 

Roben Wawlo. Ind Gary Wesolo ..... ski. At the 

informal l1aduation dmner held by the IATC, 

they arrived al the lame t.me in tuxedOi with 

morn;n, coalS. T iley arc no .... kno ...·n as "Ihe 

class with clllSS." 

I made an error in spelling II. Ulother', n.rne 

in a pasl article Ind Wlnt \0 COII«t it. His 

name is spelled H-.·r-p-h·.·m; sorry, Ricky. 

In Junt, 1979 }ou,,,,,I. on pap! 10. lhe retired 

members of loo::al 1!8, FL Lauderdak, 

Florida. h.d an article about our pan busine'>S 

manager, Harry l ord.n. Harry served our area 

... ell ...·hen he lived hele Dnd no .... hc's doin, 

the same in Florida. Congratulation, to IIarry 

Jordan. Local 211', hardest_watkin, reliree, 

The local Athl eti~ Association had ilS .nnual 

S.pl'mb,r, 1979 , U

couples umpout at Allelheny StPle Par" on 

June II, 10, I I, and tbe hiahlijJhu Wl!rc Rick 

Harphllm aeuinl • raccoon'. ,ail, Rocer Kelch 

unloading 11 suilCases for two days, Vince 

Anello tetllnl lost in !'enlUylvan.., Ulanch 

Stoneham breakin, a lawn chair, and Vinee 

Anello eomplaininl th~1 he could only &l'1 one 

channel on his 1V; Ihal'S really roupin, il. 

The bi, hich';¥ht uf Ihe: .. !;:CL" ... j ";0;, th" h ... n" 

shoe tournllment won by Jack Kennedy and Jim 

Terreberr),. 

TIJe pickelin, is conunuin, at the Summil 

Industrial Park by Ihc local buildln, lada! and 

it seems 10 be: dIeet;\e. Tlle 1¥t·O buildinp are 

WII)' behind IICheduk. 11Ic Brothers ... ho ",'('re 

nff work hl\'e done mOSI nf the pocletinl up 

to now. A IIdMln, 

h« RtM. ROrtO'. Qa~ , '""" Ould 5Ialh .. ol1"; 

b .." ......., 1000no

Ronnie Swcem, president of the Retirees 

Club, re ceived a standing ov\uion when he was 

introduced. lie h ~s hclptd to train almost every 

el ec t ric i ~ n in allendance at one time 0 . another. 

This indudn commillee members. instructors. 

and the lraining d irecto r. 

Mill POIliIl, featu red $pC3ker and advisory 

member o( the WEJATC, challenged the new 

journeymen to repre~nt their union "'·cll. bolh 

on thc job and at Ihe hall. 

KENNIiTII E. SAILOr., D IM. 

GoI' Tournament 

Loc:al lSI, Walnloo, ' a .. rftenlt,r b~1d • 10u.nA· 

ment. Left to rlahl .. e Bu.!lneu O\bnllflu DoD 

.' 1'051 ... 1111 hl1l '''ftub.'' Bill At l trlfr, Jell" Ro.!t, 

Teny RDlt. Rod Cl.,k, Tom B.-yl, And B,ute 

Roc:kft"lo 

Sollie .... PPJ' ... I"ntn, k fl ID rt .. hl , .H D . ~. Plo .. · 

.... D, Rod C\artI, Rid. t.ld ... d , .. d DAn CO~ III , 

' U~rtIlIfD""nl for Dono,'an, FI .. 

To"",a_ot Co-Ch.l ...... n Kfn M ... K'tml 10 be 

••)1"1, "1 dldn'1 011 .. that ....,.: .. 

Brother Reiter Becomes 

Chairman of Shte Committee 

L.U. 288, WATERLOO, lA.-Aboul a momh 

ago, a JATC meetina and workshop were held 

in Des Moines, Iowa. Bob Reiter, who has been 

our chairman in the local for the past sevcral 

years. was nominated and elected to become 

chairman of the State Commillee for the com· 

ina year. In itself it was quite an honor, and we 

know that Bob will do an admirab:e job !ince 

he has demonstrated his ability in Local 288 in 

our 'pprentieeship program. We wish hi m well, 

a nd hope ever)'lhinl moYes along we ll, as he has 

Kay, his wife, who always lends a hand, if 

needed. She's a home maker- thal's her gamel 

On a nother side (I( the coin, Rick Hurtado 

was in a se rio us moto rcycle Dccident last Sat· 

u rd~ y night. Hc Is p.e.>ently in tile inte nsive 

care at the hospital. Fortunately. he did havc on 

his helmet. Our prayers and intentions go with 

him (or a speedy recovery. As a (ellow cyclist, 

one never san too much, but I am a firm be· 

liever in the u~ of hclmct.s. 

On the lighter side, we finally gal our lint 

golf tournament going in Local 288. It was a 

beautiful day as they teed off 11\ 8:00 a.m., June 

30. Rod Clark took the medalist honon; Ken 

Maas "'on first night. Kurt Smith was s«ond 

(he's a contractor in the Mason City area), and 

Allan Wens was third. B igh Scralch T rophy 

went to Dave Plowman, the masl swings; 101li' 

est dri"e wenl to Ken Mn~ s and Lonnie Piptr; 

c!osesl.to·the·pin winners ..... ere John Padget and 

Tom B:l.y ~. The lonaest puU on 18 was by Dill 

Aldrich, our president o( the local. Co-chainnen 

of the event were Ken Mans, Bill Aldrich and 

Jerry Barske. 

I took pictures in the morning, but was sup· 

posed to get out 10 Duslness Mannger Don 

Frost's house, bUI didn't quite make it as I had 

other commitments. Don was sllPpo$Cd to pIny, 

but it seemed Like when he came out, he only 

had a baseball bat, and the rules say you have 

to haYe a ba,l a nd clubs-l hey don't consider 

bats as '·clubs," so he couldn't piny! Everybody 

had a good time, Dnd we look forward to ell' 

panding the lourn~men t nut year. I also hope 

that in another yepr I can get pictures of the 

fellows gelling tlleir trophies. or course, some· 

body told Rod Clllrk thM he won the business 

agent's horses! 

In about a month hom now, Ihings should 

start busting loose as the John Deere TraelOr 

Works gocs on Q four-week Ylc:llion shutdown, 

whiCh means that aU the shops in town will ~ 

going to Deere', to try to CDtch up all the 

maintenance work that they can·t handle, in 

preparation for the camilla year. AJ I haye said 

before, .... e are fortunate to have all the work in 

our area thai we·'·e had. The bipest conlT1lctor 

in the area is the II. P. Foley Company, which 

is doilli the new John Deere Northeast Build· 

ina lil~e 

Ify the time you read this we ..... iII have had a 

new class of graUUltlll1 Ipprenticn, our new 

journeymen. They will haYe b«n honored lit a 

comp:etion banquet held at the Elk's Club in 

Waterloo. More on thIS in Ihe ne)[t JOllrnal, I 

hope. 

Rumor has it thot newly selecled apprentices 

will slart work in the Waterloo area of Local 

288 "cry soon, and rumor has il Ihat we will be 

having one youna lady. More on Ihis loter. 

On June 20, BU$ines$ MnnDII.CT Don Frost 

attended a reception at which Secretary of La. 

bor MarshaJl, a nd others of the government 

who are interC"llted in Yicws of people in Ihe 

constnlction field, were in Cedar R!lpids, 10w:I. 

WI~l.tAM J. BOEseN, P.S. 

Buy Union-Made Products, 

Says Scribe 

L.U. 294, HIBBING, MINN.-Legislators who 

know their cOfl\ititucnl5 won't see their voting 

rKords are free to yote a! they please. Com· 

millet votes, although many arc rKordcd. are 

rarely .epol"led 10 the conslilUenlS back home. 

U members of Coll8ress know IhM workers arc 

watl;:hina, they may be more responsive to labor's 

conccrns. Lawmakers who vote wrong need to 

hear from the people in their home Slatc. 

Equally im:"lOrtant, leg~ I :llors who wpport AFL 

CIO positions in key vote! deserye a word of 

thanks. Please COnlttl the union hall and ask 

for their voti na rKord. 

Brothers. the followinl 1$ Inothel reminder 

of the products on Ihe national boycott list. 

Please don't buy any of the fo llowing products 

lisled here: American Buildings, Inc., metal 

buildings; Bartlett-Colli ns Company, glll5S wa re; 

Coors Brewery, beer; Cbarlc' Ma rillfacluring 

Company, fu rniture; Croft Melals, Inc., home 

Apprentices 

FiTSl·Jt ••• pp .... llc:q of Loul lN, ItIbbll\Jl, /I1 tnn .• 

linll ro .. , ld'\ 10 ,,,,hi . ~ Cat]' Cornnl, Slue 

Bnonene, R ... Shu k .. , ",..1Il< Kt~7t IftDnd rn", 

P.t Dt:ManIlJ, Pili Brohman, Tom RI.dr, Todd 

Monf_. B,,,,,e 8 )111..,11, Owlilit JalialOlI. 

~

At Picnic 

AI Ille ..,nuIII pl ~nle of .....,... 195, UUle Rock, 

Ark., held .1 Ru"", ".rk.. F.ll b IItnlon, ltfl, lind 

Bus/ntn /II..,qu w. G, O f III 0 11 -.no ibo .. n .. Ihe 

cooker. III Ihet d«p rl')' hundred. of pOunds of 

fUll. b .. i h PU""It'S, .nd I. lfOL Commlllf'tlllm IItn 

Dunnaboo, Do,Ie Molu, uti Fnnlo: Loyda« au 

pil:lund '- Ibf. bat .... rou .... 

H.....,. M.llb __, riehl, ... 0Ui'" lbe nlf~b .. ultJ 

I .. lib OWII HCrl'l rtCllIt I.. PI"tP ....!lOII ro. 1M 

df'tp fl')'tlnen Man"an e •• t K . F.ulk al 

a . H rn! mU llna of Loul 304, TOP

We hope 10 lake in 10 or 12 apprentice-linemen 

into lbe prOlram this summer. if we can 

fiod qualified people willin, 10 make the nc: 

rifioc_ 

We are sorry to report thai Brother Delmar 

Pounds. KP.t.L storekeeper al La .... rence. paned 

away. We exlend our sympalhy 10 hi, family. 

We would like to .,.in exprCS5 our th.nn 

10 mlt.malional V ice P.e~denl Duke for I.kin, 

time out from his hu,y schedule .nd makina it 

10 our J une meetin,. He live one hell of tho 

,QOd of the Union speeeh •• nd it is too bad 10 

many of the Brothers missed it. 

CAllI. K. FAUI.K. B.M. 

Picnic 

contest. which drew the larent number of 

participants. 

TIle menu for this pia event featured. bull 

ro'-5l. catt.red by Millraoc C.tt.rers; .110 plenty 

of sod.a and beer to quench one's thirst. Thann 

allin to our commiltee and the volunteers who 

helped mltke this picnic • 5UCXCU. 

11.. L. MAllo. P.S. 

At White Ho use 

Presentations 

s .......... uht .. ........ o. IMlr """"11,,,10 .. I. 

Local l1J., w ne Pal. ac.~ ....... b, tbe Po UUtal 

A~"a C ..... III". fro.. .0 •• Idl ... ript. .... 

WtlU_ " 11111" MJ~ JI. JOIIeJ, VUofe Carpcalcr, 

pd TN J .. k_; b.k ...... , PY-aUca.t Jolla P", 

acU. Bin PURe. Jd Pr n:J. lid lIaS'IMH M ....• 

lIer ItM ... ~tI. AI A lfollJO .... Amold n CMIplO" 

.. ho .. ~ recdYrd '''IIffl, arr _ plcllllrd. 

.. 

A -.Mr eI tM co_ktee. ~ e ".-.ttl. __ 

_ 811ft 1M COnftt lee ......_ III ~kip ..... ,. 

a co .. ne .. taoe pkak of ~ J I). l\ollalqtllfl. 

, 

ne ....... 10_ of the wI .. eoa MIU~r. T __ , 

William,. Uu DI_l1 I~lnl ...... , Car, SI .... 

WUlb Boyd. Nwl Miller. Roa MIlI!i. Jt ... , C.,.bbs. 

Car, Woo-klllaA, alld J oho MeCo .. lt_ 

Inside, Outside Work 

Affected by Labor Disputes 

I •• V. JI1. IIUNTINGTON, W.Va._The work 

in our area has been slowed by variou1 labor 

disputes; bolh imide Ind outside work has been 

affected. 

TIun" have finally IOtten b.d, to nOffllal 

as far as the wOlk piclure con. 10 we can 

Itt on with plalU fO!" our annual picnic 111 

Camden Plrle. 

Thc ApprenticeshIp Commillce has been 

JC leenina applicanb (or the .pprtnllceship pro 

, r.m and should be Itarlina • new ctai;S of 

about 2' Ihis fall. 

Our retired Brothers held their meelinll rcecntly. 

and one o( thoc topICS for dIscussion " '15 

a Ifip to the White liouse by retired Brolher 

Da~KI Br.dley. 

Brother 8rldll:y. Kcomplnoed by his ""fe and 

Vandson. G. P. "hrkins. presenled Mrs. Rou_ 

lynn Cl lter With • red. whik. Ind blue .fchan 

which w:&5 mlde by Mr. Br.dley. The Fint 

Lady .. ill 1I:Ie it dUronl her While IlOU5C yean, 

then il wlil prob.bly be placed in the (1Ilure 

Carter Library. 

AI!lO attending lhe mcellna wcre re tired memo 

ben Jay Booth. Chet JonCli. John Rose. Shorty 

Adkin!. Ilerman Litteral. Cecil lJale, und Ed 

Gruber. 

Cuu " 1·I AMI1l0N. I'.S. 

News Media Used to Promote 

Unionism 

IhU. J2l. WEST " Aol.'\! 8EACII ••' I.A.-Our 

AdvcrtlSlnl Commitll:C has been hard al work 

with the news media. the result of which has 

been Ihal 5Cve .. 1 events ..·ere f;overed by the 

Iocll television SUllon! .nd nc ..-spapcr. There 

....,11 be three ~holl advcrtisina films produced 

concern",. our trade: one about lhe history 

of the IBl:,W .nd local 12). and the other tWO 

basically .bout our local union apprentice 

lIainina course Ilnd the vllue of using IDEW 

electricians. These public promotions will be 

shown won on two local channels and possibly 

on an out-of-town channel. Our goal with this 

is to further educate the public on our orpnj. 

llilion .nd show ho .... it has ~Ipcd lbe COnImunity. 

loc.1 television newsmen gavc load cover. 

10 lhe Sclelt climbin, $l.!hool and safrty prGgram 

",hio:h ....! held recently. We can be 

prOlld th.1 .... e have such an excellent oubide 

and inSIde apprenticeshIp prOlram. Cur Inside 

ApprentlCCShip Commillee has announccd thaI 

:!O n~w apprentices will Mar! schOOl this fall. 

The Olganizing efforts in tbe north end of 

oor juri~diction miaht be paying off in the ncar 

future. lIerb Williams. our new north-cnd as· 

si,tont bUJincn managcr, has been working day 

and niQht. talkIng with interested open·shop 

contractors. As of the present. he hns had 

favorable re~ult~ with 14 of Ihese contractors. 

All or thc5C contracton and possibly more will 

be a\lendinl an informal dinner and discussion. 

The COunlltS which are being concentrated on 

are Bruard, Indiln River. SI. Lucie. and Marun. 

Kl'\'p up the 1000 work, Herb. 

On the politlC.1 5Ctne our busillCSll mln'acr, 

George L. Hudspeth, Jr., has been hard It 

work alon, with Joe Martin. Palm Buch 

Counly president of the AFL-CIO. and Dan 

Miller. Mltc president o( the AFL-CIO. who 

llew to Talbhasscc to confer .... ith Governor 

Bob Graham on 1I0ll:le Bill 2)3. This .... 1lI lhe 

first bIll to be vetoed by Governor Graham for 

libor. The ,overnor has al'lO ,~toc:d Hou5C Bill 

11'6 (aflcr spe.kin, with our representativC$). 

IIIhlCh de.lt with loc.1 prevailing "'.• optioll$. 

UUJinn$ Manager Hudspeth Will honored recently 

WIth ~ver a l new positions. Brother Hud_ 

sllCth _ elected secrctary-Ireasurer of Florida 

Buildon. Trades. He was selectcd as one of 

1979's Cumandon, VOlIn, Men of America. 

11le candi-d11C5 for this , wlrd arc chosen from 

atl o~cr the Unlted States in recosnition of 

lhe,r outslandonl profCS5ional ach;"vcmenu. $U· 

perlor leadership nbiht)', and exccplional service 

to the community. Conllratulations. 

Contract negO liRlionJ have gOllen under way. 

The deadline isn't tOO far olf; tet's hope all gOC$ 

well. 

CI.H'P Oul. SANTO. til, P.S.

Brother Sutherland Trains 

And Drives Own Trotters 

L. U. 316, LAW!tF.NC E, MASS.-lf IB EW 

m~mMrs m the Merrimack Valley arca hln: a 

,pe.;ial Internt rn hlrness rlci"" il IS due in 

par! 10 Waller Suthullnd. Willy is I lmcmln 

fint ellU In North Andover, Mllsilehusc tu, 

who trains Ind driv~1 his O'Aon troncII al ratetracks 

Ih,ou,hoot New En&llnd. Ihs SuteeSl is 

extraordinary. 

It all starled 20 Yeln a,o ",-hotn I friend 

asked Wally 10 clfe for lOme IrOllen while 

the: friend look • Inp 10 Irellnd. Willy lo,-ed 

the job and a ~Oll .... hile bier Wally and his 

dad boulht thotir first trotter, Wte Mu. The 

ho,"", won (oor of h,s flBI five rlen. SUlCe 

then, thotre hM brcn I lon, line of "'mne". 

Al Sutherland, WaUy's dad, S!iU helpS rlise the 

youn, coIlS. \\hich will conunue the winnin, 

1i1lC. 

Wally Iud hiS .. ife. VirliulD. hIe IU GrOlon, 

MilSSachusens. Three of their children, Vir,in;a. 

Walter. and l'ltddl, hale married and moved 

away. T he,r younJest IOU, I'hll, liyes III home 

and helps Olrt with the trOllerl- "" hll will uitk. 

wi th horse racing." his (Pltler confides with 

pride. 

I he 3Kond Ulslne! " 'os less /\Ieelln, was 

lreld recently 1.1 Wenlworth By the Sea, Porlsmouth, 

New Ilampshlle. Our locil WIU .... ell 

re presented by our olllecn, lluSll'lCSs t.hna&er 

Jad. Cil:c'u. RL""uHII"K 5

former Business Manager John C. Boll, a posi. 

lion he held for some six )-ears, from 1968 to 

1914. A very dedicated union member all his 

lift, Brother Jense n and his lovely wife, Ema, 

are looking forward to lhe yea~ ahead to ;uSI 

rcst. tra\'el, and be with their family. 

Bro ther Albert Guth with initiated into L()(:al 

lS8 in 1942-with a service record to the 

mEW and o ur l()(:al union of some 11 yearsalong 

with Bro ther Jensen. Brother Guth sow 

many bad years in the construction tude, but 

he remained a loyal union member. Enjoy your 

retirement Brother Guth: moy the years ahead 

be he althy and full. 

Brother Jack Benfield, a member of L()(:al 

358. sc holar. educator, and dedicated union 

member, served as a member of the JATC 2.5 

ye3~ or more. and served on lhe 5

Mourned 

Our family picnic will be held on August II 

at Downey Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. The 

65th anniyersary banquet will be held October 

1u. 'f he nut article Will cover our annual clam· 

bake activities, held July 11. 

Buy Americanl 

ED MICEli;, 1'.S. 

Social Scenes 

LoUI 115. AJInI .. w .., 1' ••• moum. U>e cluJ" of 

' o .... ~r a.-IUD M ..... ~ t W~lIo n C. MUI.". 

Presentation 

Broth ... Ed ... rt! Gm ..... pn'wnlf'C! I. .. rbl wa t ~ h 

on 'be ...,~... io" or li b ullUII't lll, Plttwn d , I ~ ft lu 

n ll hl, art B .. ~r n.e 5! M . .... .,. A"d.ew S. K ubik, 

.dlru G ill, a nd P.e.ldf nl Sta nl oy S. Park!. 

Transportation 

Local 388 Installs New 

Officers 

L,U. In, STEVENS POI I'ro'T, WIS.- The big 

ne .... s of the month W1IS our country's 20Jrd 

birthday, Arter Lllat the oil rip-off, the cupidity 

of our leaders. etc., pales. 

Oh! by the way. at our ¥tgular meeLing .... e 

installed our new officers! President Tom Modjc:wski, 

Vicr. I'r c.~i

Great Adventure 

Hue -II Ihe ."... 0' IIIU fro ," LOt'III 4", Aob ....., 

....., N.J., lit Ib, C.U, Ad .~ "' "" ,.... bri'o., 

opt",,,, dJ.J'. 

Gleal Adventule is now open llnd . 11 rides 

lire runni", smoothly. Our maintenance crew 

has been reduCC:d 10 normal lize aince o~ nins 

day. This group of men o~rates under the di· 

rection of general foreman Ed Murr.y, foremen 

Harr), Fomarotla .nd Phil Ilinaco, and shop 

steward Gary Montedora. These men . re reo 

spomible for maintaini", .11 wirin" controls, 

molors, and fichti", Ihroughoul the park all 

year. 

Our annual Blood Bank Drive "," .pin sue· 

CUliful this year. Chairman Red lIorner .110 repolts 

thai we received • lener complimentin, 

e\"eryollC concerned for the nice trutment reo 

ceived by the Blood Bank ,,·orkeR. Do not for· 

get, if you or any member of your fami ly donalU, 

your whole family is clia;ible to receive 

blood. 

Last Sunday we 1000k a ride out 10 Allenwood 

where Brother Dick Reuter flies his radio-con· 

trolled modd airplanes, and it was a IICW uperienee 

and quile • lrca.t. Dick btlol\D to tbt Ju 

!iC)' COIISI Radio Control Club and owns two 

beautiful planes, a biplane, and an air force 

model. W~ we re treated to t~il~pins, oul5ide 

100J!5. Inside 100)15. l~kcofTJ, bndinp, .nd 

$p«ds up 10 80 miles per hour. To belong to 

lhe club YOll must quallfy by lal:.ing ftying 1"1$ 

and .130 you mIDI h.ve an FCC radio l.iccnse. 

Blother Reuter', pllnes IIC made from kits and 

he has won numerous prizes in com~titions. 

Immediatel), followin, lhe cessation of nu· 

dellr JIOwer pl.nt conlitruetion, our work situalion 

look . no5e dive. Our bench is full and if it 

wtle not (or OUf l ister loc::.1 and our neighboring 

local. it would be fullcr ye t. Here's hoping 

for the futurel 

Did you know that the Statue of Uberty is in 

New Jersey territory' More on this controversy 

later. 

JOt! M . BoA, P.s. 

50th Anniversary Celebration 

TN, Ptdruo ,",II ... II ,_Irol paM! f~ ._ of 

1_ rloIa. 

Committee 

....... 1 "". WI_I"". M .. ~ «~M IIJ 5td. R. II_Ha, ""Iou' .. '" Jlfttlktlt, CN R"n. oIIaru 

.... httPl')' .... .,.lJ. SlM ... it ............. ru ....... , ,,111111 __ ... ..t,. IIiIllddnu.. 

J . C. Bod •• ..,all,. I. III, _bers .... pftI .. 

Blood a lllll! CommlUu mem,", .., 'dl 10 rI, hl, we 

Bnote Bollinll,r, a.lllrma" RI'd lI.rOIft', .1>11 J ob .. 

!klsto. 

Brother ana Airplane 

Me_ben of ' lit Eu,uU .., Bon ... d ,ittII' .. I.u .o,d K ..... blc, Waf .... R ..."'. "Hl'llt c ... I ....... 

_ fOt" " "kl.... t . ..". a _,.1'.'eIlI. 

Brolber Dltk R,.'er .. .ho... ..h.dln, liP bl. 

rOIdlo-«> .. IroU,d lIIod,1 alrpl""" '0r " '''k'''lf. 

Brother Havens Mourned; 

Work Scene rakes Nose Dive 

L.U. 0&00, ASBURY " ARK, NJ._ II Is wi,h 

legrel Ihal we report thc pusin, of Urother Joe 

Havens, a S9·year·mcmber of the IIlEW. Up 

until now. Joe was our oldest retired busineu 

agent. He was 86 ycprs old and will be missed 

by a ll who worked with nnd for him. 

Local 409 Celebrates 

50th Anniversary 

LU. 409. WINNIPEG, MAN.-On Apr" 6, 

• pia banquel 10'11$ held in Winni~J, 10 eric· 

bnle the SOIh annivecury of Local 409. 

The celebntion WIS attended by iCnlot rep· 

r~ntatives of lhe orsanization, ""hich Included 

members of the Intem.tional OffICe stalf. Sys. 

tem Councils 33 IlI1d 34, IlI1d the In!Cmation.1 

Representative for Canadian Railways. AI50 in 

attendance were several senior officers of Cana· 

diDn National Railways, many of whom wcrc 

former members or officers of the local. 

The eucsts were addressed by sevenl speak· 

e,," ..... ho, in gellCral, outlined the fine relalion. 

ship of this local wilh the company and wilh the 

community. Emphasis was made on the citi/.cn· 

ship and unity displayed by ' his local, with 

$f>Cci~t reference 10 the preamble of th e lU EW 

Constitution and il5 applicalion. 

Local 409 was chartered on Aplil 10, 1929. 

The local Wa5 organized by J. L. Me lldde 10 

represent electrical worke,." on Ihc Canadian 

Nalional Railways in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 

C.nad •. At the li me of charter the local had 

24 "A" membeD. 11 of whom came from Local 

4)S In Wonni~e. and 13 new members. 

The local WII5 chartered by In!Cmation.1 

President J. P. Noonan, with mcctinp held al 

the Labour Temple. 16S J.mes Str~1 Ea$l, 

eVl:ry second .nd fourth Thursday of clICh 

monlh. The local WIS installed by Intem.tional 

Repu'scntlllive Noble III Pine Falls. Manitoba, 

on Ma), 2), 1929. 

Ttte firs l office ... of Lbe loc.1 were Charles 

Robertson, pruident; S. Murray, vice presidenl; 

and Illrr)' Parker, secretary.treasurer, whose 

sienalu.e wu the fiBt on the local union 

charier. 

The ~ h .rler .. 15 amended in 1944 10 include 

both " A " .nd " B" ty~ membc,.", Ihen revised 

apin in 19S1 to provide bolh " A " and "BA" 

memberships. 

This local hili sinec erown 10 a point of 

some 400-plus members and litDnds a5 01lC of 

l he laracst IIlEW locals in the Canadian railway 

indu"ry. 

J. G. BODNAR, PU5. 

S.pl . ... b •• , 1919 I 41

Business Running Smoothly 

In Cheyenne Local 415 

1..U. 415. CHEYENNE, WYO.-It seems like 

yesterday we were uperiencing cold weather. 

We are now in the midst of a very wet spring 

with scattered summer days. I hope many readrs 

cnjoy this new season and make the most 

of sunshine and pleasanl weather. 

Local 41S would like to upress its gratitude 

10 traveling Brothers who work and have 

worked in our juurisdiction for their many 

compliments and wordS of appreciation. 

Business is TUnning smoothly now. though 

our work situation and availJlbility fluctuates. 

Con5lTUction on Unit 3 at tnc Wheatland Powerhouse 

has begun. Work in Gillcue ... slow 

presently. Cheyenne is picking up and men 

commuling from Cheyenne may wanl to wait 

and listen for first hand information for work: 

in the future. 

During the regular meeting for June our 

Executive Board and business agent were 

elected as delegates to the Eighth District 

Progress Meeting. to be held Augusl I. 2, and 

3. in 1Pekson Hole. Wyoming. It is import ani 

for each de!egale to PUt forth a conscientious 

efIoTt to contribute and gain as much information 

as possib!e to make the purpose of this 

annual meeling worthwhile. 

Keith Henning. executive secretary of the 

Wyoming AFL-C10, appeared before the body 

of our June regular meeting to present a new 

statewido program. The program is entitled: 

''I'm Union and Damn Proud of II." This is 

a political education program which will run 

for 20 months. and is designed 10 enhance Wyoing's 

labor image and instill pride for each 

labor organization. 

JOliN OccHtPtl'l'Tl. P.5. 

Work Falls Off For 

Nashville Local 429 

..U. 429. NASHVILLE, TENN.-Brothers and 

Sisten, 1919 looked at firs l like the year that 

would put Local 429 on Ihe map. Early in lhe 

ear we had more work than .... e could handle, 

but a month ago, we woke up with 60 pt:O(Ile 

oot of work and around 30 are still off. 

Hartsville Nuclear Plant (TVA) was to be 

ur lonl-range source of employment, but all 

hiring has been curtailed there. It was decided 

that Planl B .... ould be cut back and the work 

force concentrated on Plant A. which flooded 

the laller with manpower. This will ultimately 

ake the job last longer at the reduced number 

f worken. 

As you read this, the switchyard at Ha rtsville 

hould be in full swin&- Mass Elcdric of Boston 

as the conlract and ~hould be hiring by the 

ast of July. This is separale from the TVA 

ork now being performed. 

A reccnt visi t to Cumberland City Steam 

lant (TV A) was very rewarding, in that .... e 

pparently have four to livt: years' construction 

ork coming up on the new precipitaton there. 

e havt: numerous other jobs beginning to 

break which should put us in good shape by 

eptember I. 

Our mcmbenhip was saddened r«enlly by 

he passing of our friend and Brothe r, Marion 

Shadow" Filson. Shadow will be missed espeially 

by those of us who knew him beSl. He 

as a warm, sincere man, blessed with a wealth 

f good humor. 

On the bright side, Gil McClearen should be 

back to work soon, after 16 months ofI with 

crushed ankle. Good old Liz is on the comeback 

trail after a serious fall. Brother Lisenbee 

caliI'd me lasl week to report that he is 

p and around and his spirits are high, and he 

eally appreciates all our concern and help. 

Business Mnnagn Ross Iludson is gctting inolved 

hcayily with some new organizing pro· 

ram s. Our 12th District Organizing Team has 

2 I ISEW Journal 

been of great assistance in our area and we 

Upecl a rise in our membership very soon. 

Thank you, Grady and Carl, for all your good 

advice and diligent efforts. 

I undentand th ai I have a ne w nephew, and 

congratulations are in order 10 Mr. and Mrs. 

James L. Smith of Antioch. Put Ihat child in law 

school. 

JAM ES W. SMlTn, P.S. 

Lile-Saver 

, . 

Broil>« Cole,. -B..... of LonJ ~5. 

Map., Is lbo... boldi... hb IBEW 

Aw"" 

r 

I 

-BroI""- H ~1lf)' KomeDdftkJ, Exec"'he ao.r.t _ 

bet. HoIJ(>II ~ • ..., Co~,. Bnura ..... _ ... III 

H ..tI,. Falls JiiIlClotI of Hol1oke wac,.,. Pow,.,. eo._ 

p .. ,.. 

Training Course Held 

For Stewards and Officers 

LU. 455, SPRINGFIELD, MAss.~A slewards 

and officel'lll training COUI'5e was conducted recently 

by the Institule for Labor Allain of the 

Univcrsity of MassachusclIIs. 1be court ran for 

seven weeks and was held on the campus of 

Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, 

M8$53chuseus. The inSl ru ctor was Frank Lyons, 

assistant director of the Institute for Labor 

Affain. 

The following stewards, oflicen, and repre 

~nlatives of Local 4S S (masl of whom had nol 

previously allended a college·level stewards 

training COUI'5e) were awarded certificates by the 

Universily of Massachusetts for successfully 

com pie ling the eoul'5e: Irene Bernardi, Sob 

Cameron. Dayid Drake. Paul Dwyer. Leonard 

Fern, Ed Fronckus, Barbara Giguere. Bud 

Hume. Henry Komendecki, Blanche Langlois. 

Joe Legenza. Jr., Art Lindberg. Anna 

Marehacos. Anila Parizo. Pauline Peti!, Chris 

Shcrman, Jean Waring. Fred Wen7.cI. Sob 

Wingate, Fred Wojick, Mike Zyra, and Richard 

Zyra. 

All agreed that a great deal of knowledge 

was gained Ihat would better enable them to 

represent our membenhip. Thc local wishes to 

extend both thanks and congratulations to all 

who attended. 

Recenlly, Brother Coley Brown, an operator's 

assistant from the Holyoke Unit, was presented 

the IIIEW Life-Saving Award for his presence 

of mind and quick actions that saved the life 

of an accidenl victim. A car carrying Ihree 

persons had crashed Ihrough a fence and in to 

the Holyoke Water Powcr Company canal at 

about I :)0 a.m. Brother Brown rai~d the water 

level in the canal which allowed one crash 

victim, who was thrown from the car and 

pinned against the trash rack by the current, 

to reach the edge, and pull himself out of the 

canal. Brother Brown was then able to aUach 

a chain fall to the bumper of the subme. ged 

car and was beginning to pull ;t up when the 

hook catQ.e loose and the car slipped back 

under the water. The canal had to be drained 

to recovt:r the Car and the bodies of Ihe driver 

and the olher passenger. 

H"Nn KO!>l ENDIlCt:t, P.5. 

Graduation 

t.oe.l 456, New Bn"'s .. kll, N.J •• held ,"",..cloa 

~ Sbo ... _ed, Ich 10 . lI:hl, ..... RJcbn 

Cf'rIO" ... d BIU MC£.01. Appnsl~ Co_Itt ... 

..... mMrs; BID M orrb, _lot.... boulDeu .anllCn"'l 

lAo. Bo yc~. 

Appuatl.... Comml".... .OtmbH; 1II....ullr, .,-ad. 

lIIu Kc¥u Rcm~,., len-,. Manis, Bob Ptllkhc .... 

Krln Speth. , aDd Mri hilt,.. 

ba.sl_ mullCft'; aod H arold '"'''«'". 

On Job 

Ld'1 10 rlII:bl are J ot ComO, f(ll"t"' ... BtU Epa, 

IUId Rkbard SbiJtt a' t~ Piau 11 B.likli"", Ntw 

8 . ........ k k , N J . 

Apprentice Graduation 

Held for Six 

I~U . 456. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.-Apprentice 

graduation was held on April 4, 1919. Six 

memben compk~d their electrical training. 

They are Brothers Kevin Reilley, Jerry Morris. 

Sob Pellichero. Craig Chadak. Keyin Specker, 

and Mark Bailey. Warm wishes arc Cltended 

to all the graduates and their families. 

It was good to ~e Brolllers Joe Collins and 

and George Clark back 10 work after they each 

spenl time recovering from surgery. 

Richard Sinker, a member of our local since 

May, 1960, died of a heart allack at the age 

of 48. He will be sadly missed by the membe~ 

of our local. He was a credit to the Brotherhood. 

The annual picnic will be held on Septem· 

ber S, 1979. Hope to see you there. 

LeI's all make a strong efJorl to make the 

union meeting. 

R1CIU.RD SIIINP., P.S. 

Brother Kenoyer 15 

Promoted to Supervisor 

L.U, 465. SAN DIEGO, CAL,- Brothcr "Roupe" 

Kenoyer has resigned from his position on the 

Execulive Soard, as he has been promoted 10

Apprentice of the Year 

Outstandin g 

Boxing Champion 

Sbow .. We Art C. £.lu of LOot_l ~! . Sa. DI~ , 

Cal., ..'1M! .... ,,_" AII~ntke of 1M Vn r, 

Par1o;u WIIII_ .. D.,'1 Moore, ."" S .~e Rol .. 

Graduates 

JA TC Cbalnn... II.... Kdky prorall.. Mrh 

Barndl 1M Ollblaad l.,. App,ull« pI.aq.... as 

B II ~ t"*" M u.."c, J_" Sparb of ' .. oul an, II~II' 

_nt, Tu .. looks 0 . , 

Cla ss 

NOd Ne .. man, Jr ~ so- of B,ol~r NOI .b Newm .. 

of Lonl 41!1 , ColumbIa. S.C .. plam ~n> nd In the 

C old.n Gto.u ~om"dlllon I. 191'. 

\ 

s"" ..... b tile , nduUoII (tau of lill'm'''' t iKlrid 

...., ............, testeN. 

Controct Signing 

SlKnld~ Iht T .... ~II U all'. Ih'~·Jt., ton"..,I, 

s ...,IHI , Iof' 10 rlpl, lI' t 01." Rc>bbi"., Loul 465 

b1151 1l~ ",1I"q..,; Clan.... 'o"dIO'lOIl, tbaJ .....".., 

T ..... II Board; Ro~r S"ubl" • •"ual ma" .... .., 

Tra rult; M..... Lo ..'thln, ~u,",rhlltD6r I\I , malnltnanu; 

., ... hO\lld be journC'yml'n, 

The graduation banquet was we ll aucn\kd 

and tveryone had a good t,1nC' wnh good food, 

Congratulations to M,kt lJarnC' tt for btinll 

selected as outstanding apprentice, We alSl) 

have our fiot fem:de journcywoman, Renee 

Collin5. 

We also have compltlcd .. journeyman i n~tru· 

ment cour$e, Everybody WI' ha ve t;llked to said 

it was a good course lind thty !tarned II greBI 

deal fro m it 

There is quite a lot o f wo rk going o n in the 

a re a and we hope to ha ve a lo t more, but you 

Left I. ri.:bl. Cit .. A~' , J_ Pri« ... 

D..-, P_ __ ~iOIvc ,,,,, ...

events occurring, in the vast areas of our juris_ 

diction, which require his prompt anention 

every minute o f the day, in order to eSL:lbHsh his 

laim for the union. A few houts' delay may 

ean the loss of many jobs for the members of 

he union. 

Last month, a chain of events brought about 

n immediate need for him to appoint an asistant 

who would aid him in the performance 

f his dUlies. He wanted a serious-minded man 

who is philosophically a nuned to hi5 own thinking 

and who is not afraid to make spot dee- 

5iOn5, which must always be for the good of the 

union. In addition, Brother CalToll is I devoted 

family man, He and his wife, Patrida, 

have three beautiful children, Francis Ill, Ray_ 

mond, and Amy-Lynn. Despite their busy $Chedules, 

they both devote much ellort to teach their 

children the values of work, the Jove of God, 

and respect for their fellow man, So, in keeping 

with these ideals. he also sought an individual of 

similar beliefs. He felt that such a person has 11 

better understanding of daily problems, as they 

relate to his home, to his work. to his union, 

and to the community. 

Coincidentally Brother Patrick A. Donahue, 

the newly appointed aSl;istant busillCS$ manager, 

passed the abo.-e allributes with an ucellent 

rating. Brother [)Qnahue, his wife, Carol, and 

their daughter, Kelley. also make up an especially 

delightful family unit. Moreover, the Donahue 

family has also learned to cope with many 

problems o f life; for example, especially dUring 

the r=ion. when Pat became unemployed, 

he little fa mily felt the pangs of austerity for 

ver 26 months, He was compdled to leave 

home and tra.-el to tbe far placrs of our land, 

o man the few jobs that became available to 

our u~mployed, through the pure·hearted businCS5 

managen who were good enough to share 

tbeir work. 

Brother Donahue. like Brothrr Carroll. is a 

product of Local 488. After graduating from 

high so;hool he became indentured as a trainee 

in the Bridgeport Joint Electrical Apprentieeship 

program, Four years .fter he becllme a journey 

3n of Local 488. He has been a dedicated 

embl'r for over 18 years, At mcclin&,> he ne.-er 

"egetated on the side lines, but consistently took 

part in the proceedings, with candor and straightforwardn~s. 

lie was not one to shirk his 

responsibilities or keep silent. He would criticize 

omlruClively and praise generously ",hen the 

ccasion required. In the 18 years of his membership, 

he became well .-ersed in the many 

problems of the local. So when the opening for 

he appointment came, he was more than ready 

o accept it, 

Brothers Carroll and Donahue have the most 

ifficult jobs in the union. They are constantly 

onfronted with the problems of patrolling the 

rea, seeking work. organizing the non-union 

hops, and sellling the many unforeseen events. 

In addition, they must keep the 400 members in 

lightly bener than average productivity, in 

order to defeat the unso;rupulous competition of 

he scab shops in Ihe area, Our best wishes and 

daily prayers accompany their every venture, for 

very success they achieve is a victory for our 

~ide. 

STI!PHEN J. HUNVADI, P.S. 

Scribe Hopes to See Better 

ttendance at Meetings 

L.U, 500, SAN A"'TONIO, TEX.-Thank goodess 

the prime .-aeat;on months are over; now, 

aybe we will see beller altcndance at our 

nion meetings. That could be the thought of 

President Dietrich and the other officers of this 

ocal who have had the dis,tppointing task of 

facing a lot of empty chairs. 

Why not come by the Granada 1I0mes at 

illita and SI. Marys, on the 14th noor. on the 

first Thursday of the month and get reacquainted. 

In the May issue of the Journol. I mentioned 

that only about 20 percent of the members 

voted on the current working agreement with 

CPS. Well. have you ever thought of what could 

be voted on and set in motion at your local 

meetings by just a handful of members7 You 

might want to stDrt protecting your interests, 

such as your job. wages, vacations, sick leave, 

holidays, hours of work, insurance-and let's 

not forget your pension. Do I need to go oo? 

One fina l word : your buddy who does altend 

the meetings may be getting just B little tired 

of being your messenger boy. 

Roc;;El KUI!RNI!I, P.S. 

On Job 

C ur Antdl u d CUbert M o .. of LonI 507, C ..... d 

hla .. d, Ntb .. art lIao ........ }ab. 

Local 507's Work Scene 

Looks Bright 

L U. 507, GRAND ISLAN D, NEB._ Tho: work 

situation for l.oc21 S07 is looking bright. Recent 

contract JetLings to OK Electric on tbe HastingS 

Energy Center Dnd to Commonwealth Eleetric on 

both lbe HastinJlS Enerl!)' Center and the Platte 

GeneratillJ: Stalion in Grand Island have en· 

hanced the work possibilities. We hope to have 

full employment within the local later in the 

year or the first of nut year, with work ahead 

for the nellt two years. 

GAilY L. PItEVETH, B.M. 

Honored 

Flr'y.)'" .... ....,... t>er Ib ... ~y Scbul,Op .... bonor"" 

a l • dlorwr IttO'" by Loo;.1 532. Blllt"ltl, MIIIII!, 

Left 10 riahl an: IlIlt mallooal ReprtftOlattV,. A, 

B"lora", Bnllher H .... ey Sch"lro!>. V .... Jdelll! WIt_ 

ItIllJl RaI:':otl. and Bl1Stnol Maoajtu Petu Lorn, 

ba. donl. 

Brother Schutrop Honored 

At Dinner 

I"U. 532, BILLINGS, MON1'.----On May 22. 

1979. Brother ~ I ar.-ey Schutro!' w3'l p resented 

a 30,year pin by Internationa! Representative 

Anthony Butorac at a dinner given by Local 

~J2. honoring Brother Schultop. 

Brother Schutrop retired from Mountain 

Bell on Augu~1 I, 1972, and he and his wife 

have resided in Billings, Montana, since his 

retirement. 

Brother Schutrop has a renowned h is tory of 

service as B member of Local H2, having served 

as a steward. commill~mao, and officer of the 

local for many long years. The officers and 

members o f Local S)2 wish him and his wife 

many )"ears o f continued health and happiness. 

PETU LoMBAtUlOZZI. B.M. 

Graduates 

CradWlles o f Loot S40.

Res idential Trainin. .nd labor M a n a~me n l 

Comminee. 

Special retolnilion wR51iven 10 Fortesl KloIZ, 

who h~s served on !he: Apprenlice Commiuce 

for 18 year,. In .ddilion 10 Ihis, he is 1M prni. 

denl of lhe NortheaSI Central Ohio Chapter of 

NECA, Ind prior to that was the C.nlon Divi· 

. ~inn ch"irmlln lie h~ :lervcd on mlnjl NEeA 

commllt«$ o~er the p.St ~IIS. Forresl is one 

of our members .. ho _nl inlo 1M contraclinl 

busi~ $l:vetlll yu/s aI", afler voo/kin, for 

yurs in !he field. Specill reeOJln;Uon ..., .bo 

liven Roberl Bai r fOl' his leven ~.rs of ucd· 

lent. dedicated service on Ihe JATe Commillcc. 

In addition 10 Ihis, Bob k In E~«uliVll Board 

member and hn spenl many hours workinl 

wuh apprenlltU, and lor the local union in 

variolls capacities. lie hili been very IlCnCrou, 

in s~n dinl his own free lime on union matlers. 

We arc lOrry to KC Bob luve Ihis committee. 

I,ul ""... au.., ur pc",(Ju~1 reasons, he ftll he 

would nol be able 10 devole the addilional lime 

DeCC55ary 10 Krve Ih is committee properly. 

Most people are not aware of iI, bUI the Ap· 

prentice Commilll'C is 000 of the mOSt strenuou, 

and difficult comm i ttee~ 10 serve on. ' >Iaques 

we~ awarded 10 bOlh ForrCSI and nob; and on 

behalf of Ihe S40 officers and members. I would 

like In IIlkr- Ihi~ np[lOrtnnity to flublicly thAnk 

bolh of th~ men for their fine se rvice, and 

eJl.lelld our appreciation. 

The imlrutlors of the JATC cou'5« .re 

Paul Huth, Donald Colanel, Jack: Md.r.An, 

John Youn •.• nd Dale: Baku, who arc III dedi. 

cated lcacheB. Paul II l1th hu lerved as imlruc· 

tor fOl'" J2 yurs and Don Collner for 20 years. 

I! takes dediclled men 10 spend this amounl of 

lime aWIY from their home life, Olher profes· 

5ional and pel"$l)nal commi tmen~ , .nd their 

leisUre hfe. The other instructol'5 hive taulh! 

many years, lind some have parliciplted in 

olher a~livities Ind on other commIttees, 15 wcll. 

I! was I. fun .filled evenin" business I.nd 

speeches were short, and lhere WItS plenl)' of 

food .nd rdrcshments for those who wished 

10 1';0' t~"". II ..... 1I1ati(yiu!: and. plU5UrC to 

be '" the company of such fine youn, Intn. 

We ..·anl to (on,. 

And now we unhesil.lln&ly con,n-lul.1e .11 you 

&ODd people, Ind assure you of the full conll. 

dence .nd IUnpOrt or the membersh,p. We feel 

Ihal you will brin, back a wery llood Igreement. 

Our new olluide alllccmcnt, '·603, 18EW. 

NECA'· ha~ been nclloti~Ied Ind accepted by 

the membership, And we hope dClnil~ will be 

~v~i1ahlr. fnr nur nr.~1 rrnorl. 

J. W. RIJSSICLI., P.S. 

Loool 636 Members Attend 

All-Canada Progress Meeting 

L U. 636,l'OMO:-rrO, ONT_lIlothcrs L. COlt. 

L. lIarr, R. WQchcski, lind J. Ueshnlla lucnded 

lhe AII·Can.da ProarC55 Meetinl on behalf of 

Local 636. Much of lhe busincss pertlininl 

dilc.:t1y 10 ulillty local unions look pllce II 

thor lIulity CRUCII~ . Your tlelttllll:" were Rel;ve 

plnielp.nu in these ~iom. The Utlilly callnu 

WIS co-c: hlired by Inlero.tionll Represenl.tives 

Ed MacNeil and Bob Mt Willit. 8rother V,n. 

cenl O'Reilly, Oirector of Utllil)' Operations 

II the 1.0., pve I vcry informillve ~ount on 

many of the danlPC'" facin, ullhllCS, such 15 

bare·hand, I,ve line work .nd the blOloaical 

e"eelS of EII V on lhe nervous ')'Stem. lie l iso 

dISCussed Ihe acc.denl al I lllee ~hle ISland. 

One of til .. eveningll WOS devo~cd entirely 10 

Ihe honour of one of our dearesl llrolhell, none 

other Ihan IIlrry Vln Ardsl1e of Loc.1 1, 

New York. BrOlher lI arry WIS prcscnlrd with 

a ··I~lklnl Slick:· by ln~ erna t ionl l VICe PrC5i· 

dent Ken ROt'll:, on beh.1f of the Canld,an 

mcn,bcrshlp. The ·'Iall;inl slick" is uw;d by Ihe 

Can.dian Illdlanl; it if; lailied when ona wit.htli 

to speak. That Slick Will let a 101 of u.\ot if it 

is raised every lime llarry lalb, 

In olher ne~. as Ihe flsh;nl &elson hu 

begun, $(I hav~ Ihe IlIlu of WIIC about all Ihe 

bil ones which 101 away. We have some \1:ry 

avid IIshe rmen in Local 636. I bctcby issue I. 

chalienle 10 all )'Ou memben OUt there to scnCi 

u) • I,io.lo.lre (If )uu,..,lf ""d the biuest fish 

you CIIulhl in 1919. We will have the winner 

published, Ind lhe picture will be included in 

Ihe I HEW 10u'NlI. All enlries should be in by 

December 11, 1919. 1.01$ of luck. 

J. F. "JAK£·· II ESI.INGA, P.S. 

Picnic Held; 

Wor~ Scene Bad 

I •. U. "'8, HAM ILTON, OIIlO.- To be&in this 

munth'" Mil;"'" I hav" tu ~IM,t .. ith M

Election 

C.n,p3i ~ nllll< a ' Ih ~ dttliOIl POl~ ., it ft 10 rillh!, • ..., 

Bob H al,,"oll , J ~ JotnlKan. Wayne Sia llard, and 

1 ... 1. ROM'IS of Lou l ~ , Rld, m ood , Va, 

Tenus bBrd . , wo.k, lefl 10 rI~ hl . aJl' Cedi Park. r, 

~· .. nl"IAl' Bo"lu, and Toady R edford, 

Sh own ..... ArobJe Ke ndrick, Id t ..... d ()'tnald 

Phillip •. 

Ld l 10 .IKhl. Ifll'" F o ntaine 8 (1wl •• and T o ady 

RoMord app.nvt J ohn Hlck'$ ...,.tipt . 0 he un 

vole. 

The office of business manager had [0 be decided 

at a run-off election between Brothers 

Wilbur Collins and Joe Jernigan. 

Eleeled to ofliee Wilre president, Buck Bryant; 

vice president, Donald Lipc; recording setTe]a,y, 

Ed Krause Ill ; finandal secretary, Dutch Zah,,; 

ireasurer, Hill Currie; business manager, Wilbur 

CoUin.; Executive Board members, Clyde M allory, 

Bubba Gillend, Jim Bowles, Mi ke Brunner, 

Roger King, Roger Young; Examining Board 

members, Ron Jackson, Irving Jamerson, Charlie 

Mann, Whitey Raines, Joe Keller: and Building 

Corporation directors, Roger King, Beanie 

Owens, and Jim Underwood, 

Thanks to all the Brothers who ran for 

office, thereby showing their interest in and 

support of our local. 

We e~lcnd congratulations and wishes for 

good luck to our new officers, The new officers 

will need the support of all the local BrOlhers, 

Our work outlook is not the best, Many jobs 

arc going non-union, This can only ma ke the 

job of some of our officers more difficull, In 

4 6 I IB~W Joumol 

these trying times, we need to band together 

as Brothers, nllend union meetings, support the 

way the majority votes, lind display the spirit 

of brotherhood, Doing the"" th ings c.n help 

make our officers' jobs easier, 

Many thanks to Brother Dona!(] Phillips, 

head teller for the election, and 10 Brothers 

Fontaine Bowles, Redford, Cecil Parker, Archie 

Kendrick, and Duck Walton who served as 

tellers, Some of these Brothers descrve a special 

thanks for pulling double duty for the ru n-off 

election, 

Thanks to the outgoing officers for serving 

our local these pasl three years, Many of them 

had to spend some time away from their 

fam ilies 10 fulfi ll their duties, I am sure these 

fam ilies are glad to have their husbands and 

dads back, 

Once again, good luck to OUr new o!lieers, 

R ON JACKSON, I' ,S, 

Apprentices 

LeI! ~ o ri~ IIt a ... Randy Hln o ! ~, P ~rry t:!Il5, ~" rt :r 

Murplly. D o u ~ Trill, ""d Don Nan. ford, apl>..,n· 

Ikes of Lonl 676, Pensacota , t·I. , 

Scribe Apologizes 

For Boo-Boos 

L. U, 676, PENSACOLA, FLA,- I'm sony! I'm 

sorry! I'm sorry! I guess a fellow just can't lal k 

any morc without people trying to rea(] somcthing 

into it. 

Several months aiO, 1 wrote aboul meeting 

some Brothers from the Monroe. l ouisiana, 

local while working at the Grand Gu]f nuclear 

project. Now I said that " ! was surprio;cd that 

these Monroe Brothers talked like us and not 

like their BrOthers from southern louisiana," 

Brothers, 1 had reference only to the Cajun 

dialect that I had noted in Baton ROUGe and 

New Orleans, Anybody reading anything deroga_ 

tory about parties involved mistakingl,. took my 

comment out of context, I hold a strong admirafon 

fur all the members in Louisiana no mattcr 

where they are from, and I have found them 

to be a ],lood bunch of Brothers an(] Sisters, 1 

trust this explanation will clear up this malte r, 

I also mentioned working with a permit 

wel(]er who to!d me that he belonl:ed to the 

" B" local. He said, I'll be here when you come 

and I'll b~ here when you go," This welder had 

reference only to the rate at which he had secn 

the traveling Brothers come and go from the 

project, and I in no way intended any reflection 

on the contractor or the local union involved 

concerning their job or lay_off policy, All I can 

say is that ] enjoyed the project and was treated 

welt by both while I was there, I hope this 

clears up this mailer for anyone who ha(] a 

qUC5tion. 

Now On a happy note! At la~t I ha"e a pic· 

ture, but 1 nce(] more of them for the (uture. 

It shows fi,'c apprentices work inS with some of 

the lest equipment provided to train them in 

motor controls, In no time at all th ey will be· 

come the type of jOllrneym..-n we will all be 

proud of. 

May thc good Lord bless Bnd keep each of 

you ~nd your family, 

T HOMAS R AIN~S, ]'$. 

Honored 

Corn Roast Held; 

Brother Lang Honored 

Brother Josepll F, LanR 

of Local 683, Co IDmbu ~, 

Ohio, .... ",nOlly 1100- 

or~d &5 p""tdenl of Ille 

P""Ullloo. Cotumbus 

Downtown LIoIl'l Club, 

LoU, 683, COLUM BUS, OIllO-The anllual 

Loca! 683 corn roast was held at Jnckson Lake 

on August 4, There was swimming, dancing. and 

other r ... cre:uion, an(] food and drinks for all, 

Larry Brenner was the chairman, Committee 

members were Jack Rush, Charlie Liebrock:, 

Bob Farrington, Jim Henry, Jeff Ru sh, Joe Wall, 

Glenn Merrill, an(] Gary Grcic. 

Brother Joseph F. Lang has been honored as 

the 61st president of the Co!umbus Downtown 

Lions Club, Brother Lanl: has been a member 

of Local 683 for 42 years and hilS been employed 

by the Electric POIO'cr P..quipment Com_ 

pany all of that time. He has two brothers, 

Clem and William, and two sons, John and 

Michael, in Local 683 , We are proud of the 

awards Brother Lang has received, 

Last month we listed the names of our memo 

bers receiving awards for o,'n 25 years of 

member,hip, lIere arc the names of members 

rccei"ing their 20·year awards this year: Raymond 

Ballard, John Dtancell, Dale Bowers, 

Lawrence Brenner, Paul Bubenchik, Robert 

Cloud, Ru sse ll Collier. Raymond Cru>:, James 

E, Dillon, Robert E.lder, Merlyn Farmer, Robert 

Farrington, Albert Gartner, James G]oyd, David 

Green, David tI~mpson, Cletus Hnubiel, Fred 

Hawes, William lIed\:es, Frederick Hoff, Robert 

Honnold, 1.ouis Jacobs, James Jenkins, Delmar 

Lavely, 

Robert Uston, HOlO'ard McNaghten, Charles 

Maisenbacher, Edward Marshall, Kenneth Met_ 

calf. James Murray, Harold Nichols, John 

O'Oay, A(]am Penman, John Pcnnybacker, 

Wayne PipeS, Rober! Poole, Robert Reeder, 

Richard Ricnks, Schuyler Riggs, Richard Sampson, 

Richard Sehnei(]er, Frank Searcy, Jacob 

Sowers, Oonal(] Stiverson, Wilbert Thomas, Jr .. 

John Thompson, Jr., Tay]or Trimble, Pau! Van 

pett, Rona]d Vargo, Rollin Watts, Ralph Wells, 

Patrick Wiggins, William Ned Williams, and 

Boyd Yat ... s. 

TUKY NICOO~ M US, 

Retiree Taylor Sets Record 

For Bench-Rest Shooting 

p,S, 

L U, 702, "'!:CST FRA NKFORT, ILL.-Last 

month, 7]·year-old Carl Taylor, a retired assi~tant 

bu~incss manager of Loca] 702, sct a Fir~ _ 

arms Industry super shoot record for bench·rest 

shooting in a meet at Akron, Ohio. The event 

was sponsored by the Firearms Industry and 

drew 256 contestants in the unrestricted and 

hea\'~ varmint classes. Shooters came from all 

the states plus Canada an(] Germany, 

Taylor established his mark in the hea,'y 

varmint, small·group category placing fh'c shol~ 

within ,1 7t of an Inch from the center of Ihc 

bullet un the rillht of the targe t to the celilcr 

of the bullet on the left. The dislance was 200 

yatds, He made the rine hc usc(] in selling the 

record, 

Placement of the bullets in the bull's-eye is 

not relevant in this type of competitiVe shooting. 

i)etclmining winners is based on placement of

Super Shooter 

Se' UI1_-1tar-old Carl T..,"lor. a fdlred aNIlunl 

bar.lllUl . ........ '" l.oIoai 101, WQI ~· ,,"krott. Ill., 

.tid • ~' Ir~"""'l IlI d " ~I '" I .. ~ r dlooc renl. d 1M 

bu~ b ·.. u t .-11". In .... . . .. Akroll, 01110. 

buliets in Ihe 'ma l1 c~t pouible area on the 

Inrilci. 

In March, at SI. Lou i~, Taylor, rmished second 

in the 100- and 200-yard combUlcd compehtlOn 

In heav,. varmint. lie WIlJ bcutcn by the 

min who 1tt'1lS last rur', three-IIJn, li,hl varmint, 

h

Retirement Party 

A rdl.,,,,,., ,arll .... h id for ..,"rut of LoeaI 

"7, Ne .. II .., ... Con ... ~ I .. rldol arc 'nfenta· 

lional K tpnJelll all •• R _ II n oOlli.". Mrs.. lid •• 

R .. ~ ... Ife ,,' .tllrfe; Dalloa Bnm ...., prulclelll ; 

V..,. "r ul d~"1 Ch .. ltJ RUi ~. rell..", ..,d Central 

Chl.m" Ptl .. ""Mlla, S,st ... (;01111(11 No.7. 

Local 747 Membe rs Work 

For Amtrack and ConRail 

L.U. 747, Nf:W IIAVI::N, CONN.-The me m 

bers of our local have seen l rcmcndou~ ehnngcl 

in their wD ... i .. a; lives. Al IiI"$I man)' worked 

for the New Haven Railroad, which in our 

locality was primarily 11 computer operation 

with some freijlhl cnllinc work involved. Then 

we b«ame a pari of the now dcfurtCt I'cnn 

Central S)'~lcnl and did the same work as 

before. Still laler, half of OtIr members became 

AmlrlcK emplo)'ees and the olhu half became: 

ConRail employctS. One can readily underttand 

\he problems that all these (hanses blousht 

about. 

Both Con Kail .nd Amtr.k .re combinations 

of many other railroads, each havin, at one 

lime its own workinl rule$ and asr«menu, and 

it WII! not only necess.ry but mandated by 1.'11' 

thll one aareement be n elo t iat~d for all Amtrak 

employed and one agreemenl for all ConRail 

employees. Inlernational Vice I'resident Andrew 

Ripp and his 5taff, alon, wilh our Syslem Council 

aeneral chairman and hls stair, and our 

loeal union officers, did a Ireat job in finalizin, 

one agreement out of all that were involved. In 

our loell l, we are now putting the new ailleement 

into !lctual practice ~nd allhollllh there are 

some problems, we believe IhM in time it will 

all work out to everyone's benefit. 

We hnve ful! ~mployment in our Anllruk 

operation here at New Haven and recently e,,· 

panded our Communications Department. Our 

need for radio technicians is stili IIren! and we 

hope to fi ll 1111 of these spots 500n. On Con 

Rail-and our end of Ihis corpornlion is still 

in the main Ihe maintenance of the commuter 

neet and ilJ supportin, aClivitiu- we arc al,o 

experiencina full employment and all indications 

Ire that our Elec:tric T rac tion and Communicatiol1$ 

Departments will be eXllanded even 

further. 

Recently, we hid our annulI retirement 

dinner Ind dlnce Ind the parly will be lonl 

remembered as havi", been one of Ihe besl, 

Dal lon Brennan, our president, as u$lI.I, did 

a great job of handlin, the arrangemenls. Our 

honored reliree5 and iUC$ts ... ere Mr, and Mrs. 

Charles Russ, Mr. and Mn.. John 1I0we, Mr. 

Ind M". Ed .... rd Oury, Mr. Ind Mrs. George 

Mlrtino, Ind Messr .. Harry Finney, Francis 

Welch, William Suprenanl. and Tell Zieminski. 

To all of Ihem, we wish a long. henllhy, lind 

happy retirement. and ... ~ hope 10 Jee them 

at our pin )' next year, and for many yel" to 

come. 

It would be .... ell for all our members, both 

older and newer members, to rcnd I'reslden t 

Charles II . I'illnrd', edilorial in the J uly lutle 

of Ihe IIIEW JrmrlllJl, "A Time lor Remembering 

th e I' ast, Rededicating OurselvCl 10 the 

Future," and 10 be, as UrOlhcr Pillard says, 

"ever mindful of Ihe aClions of thO!le who 

... I !lEW Journal 

would deslroy our lIa in. rnQde over Ihe yea ... 

We mUSI dedicalC our1lC'Ivell 10 prot~'(:1 bolh our 

tountrics and Brothe rhood from those peTSOnS 

or groupS who for ,feed Ind profil would deslroy 

our W3)' of life." 

ELDON II. KOIll.n, F.S.-P.S. 

Picnic 

I.oul 756. Oa,IOU Be •• h, .·Ia .. mtmbert' thlldrtn 

II>I)ktns:; r". prnnlu h •• h lJ'lII~. k . Tllb .. a~ one 0' 

Ih. manl ~ amu 1'.".ldtd . 1 th. IOCMI', 1,I.nlr. 

A IIII-of ...... wu h id btlwee .. Ihe .. S .... pplu" Ind 

Ihe ~Clpe Apes." Sbow. here II IIIe " Shopp~" . IId 

. nd, Indd.nl.n,. tMI w"" Ih. lDatrh. 

I' ~I Cain. r1~hl •• I ~ hl. ""Mil RuU'U • ptaQue '0. 

wl""lnll: Ih. bo ..... h'"' 111I.htllll tilnr ... l. lIu ~h oul_ 

pilcb.d .~.rl .onl•••• nl. 

J .... Canlae . .. lib I 1.«.r,,11 of _ Ion. Joe I I. hll 

..." 101M .. Iontn' drde 10 IIIe ... It rmtlon e", 

Irq coDI~. 

One-Man Graduation, Picnic 

Held by Local 756 

L.V. 756, DA Yl'ONA Ilt:ACIi . "·LA.-Qn 

Wednesday, J ,me 6, 1979. the Daytona Beach 

Joint Apprenticeship anll Trnininl Commillee 

held its rel:ular meetinll Dt our union hall. After 

this mooting, a unique ce:remony WM held 10 

IIladuale James A. J ohn~lon from fourt h·year 

apprenlice to journeyman. 'm is is a firsl for our 

10CJ l and it m"y well be Ihe first in Ihe nation 10 

have a one'man IIraduatina clUJ. Jim DOt only 

reeched his certificates of complelion but WllS 

livcn a box of looLs and a check for $65, as 

wciL This IUlure was not loken because Brother 

Johnston was an outstanding apprcntice:, and 

would have been a conlender for the bdl in 

Ihe cllS~ if others had .t3l1u:l\ed with him. 

Amon, th.c well-wishers on hind were Rusty 

Stellilano, apprenliceship direClor; oommillee 

members Randy Kinzey. Jerry Masters. Lynn 

Wli,hl, Joe G ardner, An Giles, and Jim Robin· 

lIOn; former eommillee member BiU Parm; Business 

Manager Don Morlan; A ssi~uml 

OU5inCSII 

Manage r Ste"e Sullenli; Presidenl Jim Vuer; and 

Stale Apprentice Director Bill Uvenlood. 

Alonll wilh Ihe gradualion ceremony, awards 

were ,iven to Art Gile$ and Bill Parm (or lheir 

pUt nrvices. 

Our annual picnic was held on June 16, 111 

I'once DeLeon Springs. Once again, Ihe resulls 

o( ,00II preparDtion and hard work paid off. 

The picnic Will the best we have eYCr had and 

most of the credit for Ihis should ,0 to Rex 

Rawlin! lind the m('mbers that he assia:ned 10 

various tasu. This WM Ru's second )'Car in a 

row a~ Ihe picnic chairman anll with all of Ihe 

"misteu" thpt we stem 10 have in the local. il 

JCenu nppropriate Ihal Rex should be liven Ihe 

Ihle of "Misler Picnic" for Ihe intereSI he has 

Inken In mnkina good picnics for the loca l. 

Everyone thaI went 10 lhe picnic was appreheMive 

that il might rain. The moming ... as 

overeDSI bUI in Ihe late afternoon we hall bright 

sun~ h i ne. The overcast sky lIid make il a much 

cooler day Ihan we've had in previous yeall. 

Once Qlain we hnd bar-lKtued chicken (wilh 

lrimmin,sl plU5 the band and games. The beer 

and 10ft drink trocks 101 I workout, and lIS 

mOIl o( ),ou who were tbele know, lhe beer 

ran out before everyone picked up 10 ao home. 

One of the hi&blights of Ihis or any other 

picnic is ~in, people Ihal we haven't ICCn for 

I lonll lime. This was Ihe case for Bob Hediaer. 

who had been Iway for the past 12 or Il years. 

Also (ormer 7~6 members Ray Miller and Hil· 

Ion Ikckh. m were on the scene. Bob h., Ipcnt 

most of his lime in PennsylYani. as In electrical 

supervisor and is going inlo a new venture 10 

Boca Raton. Ray Miller had ledepositcll his 

lraveler in Local 120S. Gainesville, Florida, and 

since then has re tired. Hilton "6cck M 

Beckham 

hal also retired and prior to relirement had redeposited 

his uneler in Local /iB, Allanta, 

Gcorlla. 

MlIny of our membe" wort.:ed hard 10 make 

Ihe picnic D success and our appreciation goe, 

to lhe following people who workell Ihese areas 

of the picnic: pa rk gale, Tom Buraess, Ken 

Clont7., Bob 11er, Jerry Masters, Dennis Swanson, 

and Lynn Wright: food, Richard Bennen, 

Andy McClure, and Joel Vincent; food tickets, 

Jim Walker: food servers, Bob Dalrymple, Earl 

Octwieler, Mel Freeman. Bob Low, 00)'1c Lowe, 

Sam Martin, Ranlly Rawlins. and Harold Utter; 

cold drinu: K. P. Coleman, Brad Douahl)', 

I nd Dick Widener; ~er, John Oswicler, Sieve 

SLlI!ens, and Ste~e Williams; wPiermelon.s, Dow 

Grahlm, Pete Peterson, and Wilbur Wrilht, Jr.; 

IDmu. Pal Cain, Glen Stevens, Jim Uller, and 

HCIly Vaolhn; judges Tom Shakelford. and 

Claude Vau&hn; clean-up. Buck Kell), . nd Joe 

Sledlle. 

I know Ihal lhere ...-ere some members who 

pitched in and worted who are not mentioned . 

If yO Li are one of them, I am sorry I didn'l 

inelulle you, but I 1m ",iog b), the list thllt was 

liven to me. 

Note : I'ictures of the James Johnston andun. 

lion will appcar in nex t month's JOII"'P/. 

Loul, HED()ECOCJ:, P S. 

Negotiations Successful; 

Work for '776 Members on Road 

I .. V. 776, CIIARLESTON, S.C.-Good news! 

Our Nellotinting Committee, consisting of Business 

Mannae r Arthur Mitchum, President Nicky

Butler, and lIarry VarnadDre, reopened negotiatinnl 

mid-cDntraCl with Dur contractors., due 

10 Ihe ever·increasinl. economy. The nelOlia· 

tiDn$ were 5ucctssful. Effective July I S, we will 

reccive 30 cents more per hour 1'11'1 the check, 

and 1'11'1 Dt«mber I , we will receive an addi· 

tiDna l )0 cents per hDur. Thil shDuld certainly 

help keep the wDlf away frDm the door. Thanks, 

NelDliallnl Commillee. 

Apprent~hip c:I~ beCin Ipin in September 

and we have hid mlny appli(:;ltions. We 

anll

Plaque 

Shu" -n IJ • • ,I

Petitioners 

Local 922 would like to thank Senator J. 

Marchi and Assemblyman Guy MolinDri for 

their support in helping to spon~r OIlr w.ge 

parily bill and whcn this ScplCmber comes 

.Iong we will have their ... holehu rted 5uppon 

10 sponsor 'IIC)thcr bill in thc l.qi5lature 10 

SIRT ...·orkers will be able to earn • ekeenl 

livin, w.,e. 

W ... U .... CI1 K. Ko.su. P.S. 


AI lilt Slain b .... d Rapid T .... II F~"" Tu",IBaI. 

Id'i to rlllIl, ... C~ I C..-.... u T. W.I .... 

BrotHr 1 ___ F ...... IO., lad TNI"rt. P. A .. la. 

.._ (If l.onIl .n. Sll lta "iliad. N. V .. ItWn, 

."n'h'.~ ' .a ....,porI 8ellllor 1It-,ehl', bill I •• I~t 

SINTOA .. o,h" PII p.rllJ .. ll h Iht LIMN. 

Lt/'I 10 ...... ..., fI .... lI~ II. Itdlr. E. Kibillro., 

.-.I J. TIIo_ IItlp" .. NIIIII I","", 'M filii 

117 .. ,,.. ..... 

I.dl ••• 1Ch1 .. t Rrolhtn fl. Allltliutd, I . Ft ..... 

MIn, I"d I . ''homas I fl tr • hard moml". htll.I". 

10 . YI""r 11."atu rtl '0. 'ht .... e parlt, bill. 

I.cf1 I. rldol "" I . " ulwra. L 1I1~_ . aIOIII 

T.- Pdt A .. I ...... '" IAocaI '12', 111_ 

_ .....,.... 'M Sf. C_ .''"", Ttftll.1. ........ 

I .. II ........ ",-....",," ,.... 'M ....., ,.11, blL 

Bm to Benefit SIRT 

Workers Fails 

I~U. 9n, STAn:N ISI.AND, N.V.- Slalen 

bland Rapid TranSl I (S IRn worken drsuibuted 

!'Ctition! in the SIlllen 1)llnd Ferr), Terminal. 

The pel,tions lU ~ ed Stllten IsJanlkn 10 $i,n 

their names in support of a bill th at was before 

the Legislature. The bill, If adopted I' law, 

would give SIRT workerl th e same salar), .nd 

benefits enjo)'ed by worken UI th e L1 RR : how. 

ever. the bill died when it failed 10 make it oul 

of commillte. 

Six Apprentices Accepted; 

Brother Bauwens Mourned 

I~U. '53, t:AU CI. AIR£, WIS.-N~IO".lIons 

• rt a continUO\ls year·round job for Business 

Manager Tom II Dlcy and his 'nistanls. With 

approximately 35 contr.cts due It varioul times 

throupout Ihc year, the battle is In endlcss 

OI>C for all. 

wilh almost 50 new apprentice applications, 

interviews were held and siK new 'pprentice 

wirenten were re cently pll! 10 work. Conliralulations 

to new apprenti cc:s FA GOl1$tclld, Kirk 

Hendrickson, Steve Uoley, Dan D1enlier, Pete 

$edatski and Mark Doley. took! like a ,ood 

!JClection of young men, due 10 II line job b), 

the Interview in, Commillee. 

Shop foreman Ed " Bud" !fau, of C. R. 

Stoch Electric recently retired with over ]] 

),eats in the Srotherhood. Con,ratullltiotl$, " Sud. ~ 

and have a ,ood retirerMnt. Brother lIau,', 

shop position wu filled by RecordillJ Secretary 

Gordy Larson. 1I0pdul1y, Brother Larson ...·111 

continue 10 h.ve lime to serve the local union 

on numerous ((lmmil1ttS, IS he did 10 ...·ell in 

the past. 

Nonnc,rn States Power Comp~ny lineman 

Bruno Sau .. em, age 46. recently died suddenly 

...hile It work. Brother Bauwens WIll be ,reatly 

m~ by .Il 'fh,e membership sends the" con· 

dolence$ 10 BfUno'S family. 

Conslruo;tion on Dairyland Po .. er Cooperll' 

live's Gene ..."n, Station Unit 6 " "In in, 10 

wind down .nd possibly could be "on the line" 

It the time: tIlts is publishcd. 

The ne ... ly Ippointed stewald for CATV Cable 

Company is Brothcr Tim Normand, who is keep. 

ing ahead of thin.(!$, instead of Brother Ron 

Crooker who served ~ wdl durinl Ihe last 

contract period, 

Remember. th e union, like a chain, is only lIS 

strong as its weakest link. 

Gel to the mcetinlis and lei involved. 

DIi.NNIS F. Mc MAU ON, ASST. n.1>I . 

Local 972 Celebrates 


L.U. '72. MAIUt:TTA, 0111 I.oeal 972 

celebnl!ed its 6()th anniverSllry wilh a dinner 

and proar.m Salurday. June 9, in the Stern· 

wheeler Room of the Lafayelle lIotel in MDri· 

ella, Ohio. Appro",malely 300 luests .lIended 

lhe dinner .nd prOJ,l3m and later danced 10 the 

music of the Virtil Vingle Orehesull The local 

L1nion was Olillniud June 19, 191' 

Saturd~y nilht's prO&f1lm inclLided • presentll. 

1100 of serviol; riftS to aane memben and m· 

Kribed watches 10 relir~ membeB. Special 

r«apnoon _s ,,_en to the oldc$t member In 

attendance, Fred Lynn, "'ith '9 yean of Krvice. 

Abo rccocnized "'as the office 5«relary. JoanOOl 

E. Pill ... ho is retiring dter ne:uI)' n yean of 

Wrvlt:e. 

The speaker for the program " '1$ ikrnard Q. 

Williamson, member of Local 912 .nd Fourth 

D,miel Vke President. 

Door prIZes were donated by contractors in 

attendance represc:nting the National Elcctrkal 

Contractors Assodation. 

Officers of the Io;;al union dudna its 60th 

anniversary year are-David K. Ro,erl, presi· 

dent: Frank S. Mounts, vice presidenl: David n. 

Angert. recording secretary: Kennelh R. G ill. 

.... , 

AI 1M ...... I,ulh'trsar, ft~br:al:k>. 

01 ..... ,n, 

'b..... a, Oto". "" .100... l " I ~"""io>aaI Vin ,~ 

dul • . C. " ·iIIl............ riHlrt

Party 

A ""'1 wu b ~ l d I. 1I0n0r " f .... lIoft'll J. M . 

M,.., .. a nd N . R. Rh~lII of l.oftU fM, Norfolk, VL 

S.andll'Ir, Id . 10 , Id,t , ~ O...ue 1'''""Jot Il, Ha,h 

"Rod" CaJsId,. Robert " II ... , ... " n •• h~ Bob 

Du ls, J oe R IIt ... J ... "" While, " .... 1Ord " Wall" 

W"I ~ .. ; midd le ro .. , " Rorie" &..-..0., " W ild 8111" 

Gl"t!lo..,.. Bob "C~ ..... rkl

l ~a nd . The business sta ff would like to thlnk 

our memben publicly for tMir profGSional 

behavior. 

Lota of luc k to BrotMrs Jim Stremich and 

Mark Qallagher for the IIIEW Softball Tourna· 

ment. which takes place I t Baldwin Park on 

AUIUSI 24, 2', an4 26. Local 1049's softball 

~am won this tournament in 1971 lnd finished 

in liCCood place: in 1918. The team is looking 

forward 10 capturing !he crown .. ain. so let', 

aU turn out and support our team. 

All our tree group people are now wOfkinl. 

If any of our membeu are working wilh clec 

Ir icia n ~ represented by Locil 363 of tM Team· 

sters Union, pleue contact the busints!i office. 

The di rector of our retirees' proaram. Bro ther 

Robert W. MacG regor, will hO!it his fi n t 

luncheon on August I I . I t Ihe local union 

ha[1. The business staff and Executive BOlrd 

will be on hand to , ree t our honored guests. 

The JlI5 crunch has hit the Island and our 

members have been bilina the bullet wh ile walt_ 

inl in P5 lines.. The busine$J staff of Loc.1 1049 

hllJ l iso been affected lIS they have not been 

visilin, headquarte rs and jobsit" IS much as 

tMY hive in the pan To paraphrasc Douglas 

MacArthur. "We shan return." 

AU our cr.ft members are worki ..... and we 

have jU51 .tlmared 44 new people: in the craft 

,roup. 

Business M.nager Richard Thompson and 

his Iliff would like to thank each and eftry 

member for their con$ider.tion and sUPPOrl. 

. nd are lookin, forw.rd to working with Ind 

for you in the coming yur. 

Good luckl 

PIITU ANU.~ONE. P.S. 

Local r r 16 Scribe Submits 

News of Local 

1..U, 111 6, TUCSON, AN I7..-Southwest Gas 

promoted some of our lonpland ...., members 

into m.nagement. I'm sure my lis t is incomplete, 

so forgive me if you Ire not menlioned by 

name. Our conaratuiatiolU are extended to the 

follmrin,: OIp Ritchie. Mary Lou M.~l, 

Bob Ro_. 28 yeln; OIet Kaminski, 1.5 ynrs; 

Noil "Susie H Shrewsbury, 18 ~ars; and Pele 

We.k1and. 14 yean. We wish you lhe best of 

luck and we «nainly are happy for you. 

Welcome. new memberJ, for South .. ~t: 

Etne51 Loya. Ronald Appenon. R.mon Diaz. 

Marc Martinez, A. E. Schlecht. 1.. A. Quesad •• 

Ruben Parra, O Il)'50n Crotkell, and Brad 

Riddell. 

International Represcntlti,'e Jim Doran b 

assisting wilh Ihe Southwe~1 contraCI and Ollr 

anorneys are reviewin, the w.ges. Presently. 

pro,reS5 is slow. 

The Ceneral Electric contra.ct is still bein, 

ncgotitlled. 

Congra l u l ation~ and welcomc, l ames W. 

Bramhili. 

ll usil1C:S5 Manager Bob Struck has been appolnled 

to lB EW EM -~ Sy"em Council of GE; 

they ntlotiate for QE. 

From TEP: We .,..elcome new memborrs Dnid 

Lull. Gary Kelly. Bradley Buxlon, Penelope 

R en~, and Dennis Schell. All new members are 

most cordially invited 10 a"end our reaullr 

meetin,. lhe finl Th\lrsd~y of !he ITIDnth. 

Let us observe • moment of silence for our 

departed: Rctired Sister AJ.IIC$ Simpson and 

Brother Gene Saenz. me ter reader. May their 

lOul~ rest in peKe:. 

Con,l"Ilulations Brothen Ind SISters of lhe 

Distribution D ispatch ofYke who 1uccessfully 

passed their six months' eum and advan«d to 

the tICa l 6-month leftl: Tom Hoyt. Walt 

Wieden. Cun;" Brooks. Irene McC.ffrey. Ron 

Marcisehak, and Bea Milne. 

Orother Dou, Binghl m wru; seriously inj ured 

whe n the pole he was working on broke just 

below .,..he re M WIIS "11liked in." Brother 

Uinghlm had • 4 ~-foo t fall I nd Wall in inte n 

,ive care for quite sometime. Doug: is now 

home .nd we wish hlm a speedy n:c:ovuy. 

Th.nks 10 1 11 Brolhen and Sl$te rs of TEP and 

Southwes t .,..ho generously donated blood .nd 

other "helpS" for Brother Bing:ham. 

Retired Sister Harel $eulemyer and her 

mother Ire "wisely~ vB;tin, in Can.da. With 

our 110 0 

plus welther. what a , real place 10 bel 

Hlrel Bolt ;" p.tparina for Ihe visit of dauthter 

Judy and her f.mily. Retired Brolher Plul 

GrOlihon utends a hearty "hello" to aU Brothen 

Ind Sisters. 

We ll. I d id it Illin-miJsed the me ier reRders 

picni

offered through the Milwaut ee County LIl bor 

Coundl and the American Red Cross. 

Three classes of three hours' duration each 

were held at the Local 1169 union hall, located 

at 6222 West Capitol Drive. Crom 6:30 to 

9:30 p.m. The cost per person was SO cents. 

The American Red Cross provided D volunteer 

instructor, Ricl: S

Sign 

THIS JOB EMPLOYS 

U NION 

C RAFTSME N 

n.e prUI H~"" ~.,. _ Kf'DU tII,b ....... 

II .... _ • 11_ Jo>b. "' .. h. a" nul lo", Wn! 

crcWf .... orkin' Inffic sIgnal and Ilr«' liahlina 

jobs in the Buffalo are •. 

Some members of OUI local recently attended 

I seminar at our union han for IWO Saturdays. 

Paul Oarl: from Cornell University's IndllSI,I.1 

and Labor Relations Department covered the 

history of organized Imoor, the IU EW, and 

Local 1249. He also brieny explained the collecti~ 

harp-inin, process and tried to impress 

upon U!I the importallCe of OSUA and !he 

Davis-Bacon Ac t to ot,aniud labor, and why 

_. u un)on members, should fiaht 10 defeat 

the repeal of thtse KU. The conscmus of the 

members th.t auended aar« commend Mr. 

Mnrvin Bonn. who hC:'l

3head before doing any live line wo rk, 

While celebrating the th ree·day weekend, 

Labor Day, September J, a Monday, be safe and 

please drive C!lre(lIlly, 

The next regular meeting for Local 1367 will 

be on September 12, starting al 8:00 p,m, 01 

the Hillside Ho liday Inn, 

Long Islanders Discuss 

Gas Shortage 

l ~tC It R UBA~, p,s, 

L, U, !Jill, IIICKSVII. U :, N,V,-The oil and 

ga$(lline situotion continues to dominute the 

news and disrupt the lives o f Long b ll.nders, 

"Continuing long gasoline lint! are testing po· 

tience and fraying tcmpers," "Long Islunders arc 

forced to change their habits," These arc some 

of the headlines from the loca l papers, As with 

most of the nation, we on Long bland d iseuss, 

daily, the gasoline fio~co, Some believe it is 

another hoax just to increase the price, while 

otllers trllly believe there is D fue l shortage. 

We are 1I0ping thllt Business Monnger Pietro 

Piraino and his family arc enjoying themselvu 

on their justly deserved vocation in England, 

We wish our softball tcam the greatest sue· 

cess as they head out to Cleveland, Ohio, 10 

compete in the I nEW Softball Tournament. 

Congramlations go out to Joo Dnd Pat Hall 

on their new addition, Joe and Pat's new 

daughter. Kristen Leigh, was born April 21 

and wcighed in at seven pounds, 10 ounces, 

AI,HUI.T E, SCLl'lIN l.l1JCII, p,S, 

TIM 300 System Virtu.lly 

Accepted Worldwide 

LU. 1501, BALTIMORE, Mn,- Our T IM 300 

System wos accepted virtually worldwide as tile 

leading technology in the legalized wagering 

field; also the 300 System, Ilrst installed Ht tile 

Ontario Jockey Club in July, 1 ~77 by o ur locals' 

installers, R. M. Illiunrd, P. R. Clary, J. A. 

Evans, J, N. Eyster, J. F, Fitl.'>immons, A. M, 

Good, J. J. Ho fmann, R, J. McGrath, C. W. 

ReiGner, J, C, Sauerwein, and II. O. Williams, 

,,'as overwhelminGly accepted by rncetruck man· 

agement and patrons, and it beCllme evident thM 

the AmTote 300 System would be utilized by 

nearly a ll of the large, prestigious racetrocQ in 

North America, including those of tile New 

York Racing Association, Meudowland.\ (New 

Jersey), and Hollywood I'ark (California), 

Also of meaningful importance to the future of 

our computerized wagering systems aetivi!y, we 

were aW:lrded T ote 300 System eontracts for 

the new Sha Tin racecourse in 11 0ng Konll (one 

of tile htrgut racetr~ck f:leilitiel ill Ih e world) 

and, early in fiscal 1 ~80, the San Isidro racc' 

track in Buenos Aires. Argentilln-evidcnce of 

" new ;nterMtional dimension to this busincs" 

Significant progress also look place in our 

off·tnlck belling (OTII) nnd lottery bU5ines~es, 

Although no sYstems were installed, revenue 

nonetheless rose by 20 percent os ~ re~ult of in· 

creased beuing volumes, We were nW'Hded 9 

contract for 8 statewide on·line IOHery 5yStem 

by the Mas$3ehuseus LOllery Commission in 

September, 1978; thht uward is now the subject 

o f litigatiun initi'l\ed by an un~ucce~~ful bidder, 

Shortly after the yt'ar'end, we were sclectt'd to 

in st~1l and operate a new Ohio Lottery System 

and a five·year c!\tension :lnd expnnsion of OLlr 

CI"rCnt New Jersey System, Final contracts for 

these SY5tems arc upectcd in the Ilrst qunrter of 

the current fiscal ytar, As more states look to 

OTB and o n· line 101leries for ndditionnl non·lax 

revenue, major growth can be expected, 

Our local operatcs parimutuel systems at 185 

TIM 300 Job 

Rrulh. . Ron Rlska. Mtd"~llU" ",pre~ "taliot of 

Lau l t ~ Ot , RaHtmo"" Md" .. o.kl on th ~ Mw 

TIM 360 ma.hln e al th ~ Sporhma" "ark In 

Chlcallfl, 

B.olh. AI Btuly, Local 1S01 SOUlh"~llt.n np.e· 

lenlarh't, and Broth.r Slt .. ~ Sabo nlu .rlt•• IoILJ1 

day at Gu l r~t.um Park , "'"rkln, on the new TIM 

.lOG mathln., 

The IltW Toto'rack In N .... Have n, Conn., undo. 

. ",,"mdlon urll •• In rh~ . prlnll, Ir will o~n III 

n.t ' all , 

Kroll ••• I .•• St."ttr, reu nrty .1ttt~s, 

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1~'" 

Local 1633 Mourns Death 

Of Betty Spayde 

L U. I63J, BELL£FOl'oTE, PA.-

28 Members Recalled 

From Layoff 

L.V. 1907, F INDLAY, O"IO.- With negotiations 

growing d oser, our commiUcc is hard at 

work trying to get things togelher, We attended 

a meeting in Washington, D.C., on May 25 and 

26 in preparation for the National Agreement. 

Looks li ke things could be a lillie rough l11is 

ycar. The working man ~ems 10 be the only 

one who is getting any guidelines, Well, what 

else is new? 

We have had approximately 28 people recalled 

from layoff. Hopefully. things will begin 

to look brighter here as far as employment 

,~. 

Our local donated 3 wall clock to the 5('nior 

citizens tentH in honor of l11e IIlEW Local 

1907 retirees, 

Our retirees have formed their own club and 

are having loIS of fun. Their poll ucks are really 

full of goodies, they say, Hope 10 be able to 

allend one real UIOn, 

Lillian Mull auendcd a Workmen's Compensalion 

sehool in Columbus, Ohio. She has had 

se"cral cases lately and is doing an excellent 

job for our member.>. 

Several of our mechanics and electricians 

bave gone to training prograrm in d ifferent 

states and feel they ha\'e been very beneficial 

to them due to the highly lechnical equipmenl 

we ha"e now, We sincer~:1y hope RCA will 

continue ";Ih Ihis program and nOI SlOp with 

a tidbit of information for these people. 

Seems like relations at Findlay arc good 

when the Company wants them to be; olher· 

wise, the Union is still an e~ccllent seapeaoot. 

That's one thing we are used to. 

Unlil later-Beware of food that mellS in 

your moulh-il may bulge in your stomach. 

RuBY MATTlIEwS, P.S. 

Mediator Rules in Favor 

Of Local 1962 a Second Time 

L.V. 1962, VIDALIA, GA.-For the second 

time Local 1962 and Federal Pacific wen! to 

arbitration. After the mediator heard the case, 

his decision ru]cd in our favor. 

The months of May and June \\-ere busy 

months for us, In May we had our nominations 

and in June our election. The resul19 of the 

elections are as follows: president and business 

manager. Charlene Sikes; VK;e president, Jessie 

BYld: recording senetary, Carol lindsay; 

financial secrctary, Juanita McNea]; treasurer, 

Glenda Rus tin. 

Our officers for the E~ecutive Board are as 

follows: M ilSOn Coc. Ilerhe" Copeland, Jo-- 

sepha Labon, Dennis Martin-chairman, and 

Lula Mae Poole, 

The officers and Executive Board have a lot 

of catching up and training for lheir new jobs, 

bUI plan to try and do their best. 

We regret Iha1 ollr pictures are not rcady al 

this time. 

Due to a lack of work. Ihere has been a 

layoff but ... e arc looking forward to 1111.' time 

wh en everyone will be back to work. 

Our summer ,·aeallon was June 29. 1919, 

through July 16. 1979. We had two weeks to 

catch up on our fishing_ Due to the so-called 

gas shortage most of us did nOI do milch 

traveling. 

A man who had just died was reviewing the 

footsleps he had taken in his life. lIe noticed 

that alJ over the mountains and difficult places 

he had traveled there was one set o f footprints. 

... hile over the plains and down the hills therc 

were two set of footprinlS, as if someone had 

walked by his side. He turned to Christ and 

said, "There's somelhing 1 don't underst~nd. 

Why is it that down the hills and over the 

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smooth and easy places you walked by my 

side, but over the roogh and difficult places I 

walked alone?" Jesus anSIII'Cred, " It is true that 

white your life Wils easy I walked at your side, 

bUI when the wa lking was hard and the path 

difficult, I realized that was the time you needed 

me most and that is why I carried you." 

(Aul11 or U nknown) 

J U4NlTA McNEIoL, P.S. 

175 Employees Laid Off 

In Plymouth Local 1976 

L.U. 1976, I'LYMOUTH. 11\'0,- 1 feel com· 

pellcd 10 wrile this article to the Journal although 

it is difficult. DUring 1111.' last three ..... eeks 

oor plant has had to Jay off about I7S union 

employees. This leaves around 75. All depanmenu 

\\'Cre involved and the night shift was 

discontinued. There are no immediau: plans in 

the fUlure to resume evening operations. Our 

manager has made every enlkavor to bring in 

jobs for us and will continue to do so. We 

assemble wire harness for the aUlomot,,-e industry, 

so the lack o f ..... ork at l11is time is 

understandable, if not pleasant. 

At the regular monthly meeting today, ..... e 

learned of 5everal members who are on medical 

tea'·e. A few each ... eek are taking their vaca_ 

tion5- 

1lle company has put a suggestion box in 

the front hall and is mating an effon to prim 

a newslellcr each monl11. If l11is is to be a 

success we must all cooperate. 

Our sympal11y is e~tended to all who h3"e 

IOSI loved ones, 

1lIe holiday will be on us by the time this 

reaches yoor home, so if you are fortunate 

enough 10 $till ha\'C gasoline available, dri"e 

carefully; tbe life you 53'-1.' may be your o ..... n 

or mine:. 

Local 2047 Ratifies 

Agreement 

L.U, 204', sr, PA Ul., MINN,-local 2041 

Sperry Univmc's 2100 members ratified an 

agrecment on July 7 and retllrned to work on 

July 9, mfte r being on strike for nine weeks, 

The first proposal was rejected on May ~ by 

a four-to-one ratio. A second proposal was 

brought to lhe membeT'Ship on June IS, and 

was again rejected. 

Presidenl Carter's 7 percenl guidelines and 

the threat to deny government contraclS hindered 

1111.' nCllotiations, The lack of improvements 

in all areas of bencfits, wages, and COLA 

were cause for rejection o f both offers, 

The fi nal offer included an 11.6 percent a"crage 

increase in wages the first year and an 8 

percenl average increase the second year, a new 

COLA package wi th a 2S""cnt cap, and pay for 

t\\'O missed holidays. 

Increased wages and benefits in the second 

year of the eonuact will begin ~ftcr ]0 monthi. 

T he length of I11c lerm of ag,,",cment was 

changed from three )'ears 10 tWo yeaT'S, 

Our members are frustrated with the continued 

rise in Ihe COSt of li ving pnd the inabili ty 

of our leaders in Washington to find ways 10 

stabilize the economy o ther than to blame the 

working class as a major cause of infla tion. 

AN:"! BONACOROA, I'.S. 

Protest March 

B.OI ..... 0)'. ero", Loul 1341, st. P. ut, Mbn .... 

~arT)1 ....... or I"'" R,:IIS stlo..-iq: lbe _mben' 

oPPOdtioo 10 P rukl~ot Cartft"1 1 P«ttot .uleSe- 

Dow. durlq • p .... QC IIIU'dI C>B tile FrWnI Coal'll 

Bulldlo, 10 SI. P ... I_ 

Slst ~ Jao,",e Ehmb UId ...... obo. J_ Aft ~ho ... 

bd'ore tilt prolQC mudt. 

LKaI 1147 .... "'ben ore 5110"0 ",.",hlOIl to Ih~ 

F~ CoaI'lJ Bulldlol_ 

Valleio Local 2145 

Holds Shop Picnic 

L U. 2145, VALLEJO, CAL.--several wccks 

prior to Ihis writing, there was a week of real 

hot weather-then the temperatures dropped 10 

the pleasurably cool days and cooler nights 

thaI we are enjoying now. This is just how the 

lemperature was when we had OOr shop picnic. 

It was 1.'001 and pleasant. It was a short drive 

through Sonoma, to Kenwood, and Mortons 

Warm Springs. Nothing seems to have changed 

in Ihal area. The logistic! of a picnic of this 

magnitude were handled by a committee, The 

committee membeT'S that handled the details 

were Shirley Hurd. Bill Denby. Terry lindley, 

Jacqueline Robnett, and myself. Oh, yes, and 

Gordon T ricmert. We were all assigned a spe_ 

cific area of responsibility. Terry distinguished 

himself funher by assuming command of the 

grill. He literally stood over the hot coals for 

about four hours. An invaluable assist was given 

by George. and M T'S. Anderson. There didn't 

seem to be any limit on the amount of polato 

salad, hot dogs. or hamburgers you could have. 

Terry proved himself to be a gourmel grill cook. 

Winds o f change have blown through Local 

2]45. The business manager and pilSt presidenl 

of 2 14S, lI rother Joseph Sandoval, has re lil'Cd. 

A big, quiet man, his will be a tough act to 

folio .... He is highly rcgarded, Dan Silverton

Retiree 

Brotb~ . Willi . ... Harob, • Shop 51 "ectrldall, 0110- 

II .... ddtf lIe .. al"4, a Dd lolIIIl .... ruordl". H\:~ 

lar, or LonoJ 1145, Va'I

80 percent of the join u istlng in Directory 

Service in these stale! have been eliminated, 

Senator T imilly, wh05C: efforts steered the bill 

th rough the State $enme in it! original pa'iS&lj;e 

and later led the fight to override the Governor's 

ve to, credited ttt.e union membership 

for pauDlle of the bill, The senator stated thM 

the bill had little chance of pauage without the 

persi\tent demand of the members on their 

representa ti ~s, insistin, on the pauage of the 

bill, This ! ucceS$ is proof th:11 a union with the 

combined efforts of lood ludersh,p from its 

IIdministration baded by a pcrsi~tcnt membershi 

p can be successful, In other words, ballol! 

can still but bucks if direeted properly, 

Wn,LIAM J, CO!.l

ccplible to auack for WlInt of consistency IS 

",'ell as for reDsonablcllC'ss. Iler account of the 

"episode" produced I "kind of confus'on gen· 

enuing I qunlion If plausib"'nt:U,·· Ind If. 

forded a virw of ",ncons;stency ",'e,ghing 

against her on the iMlle of credibility." The 

arbitrltor, on the other hand, felt that the 

grjc,vanl (FortlC') Ins..-tred all questions c"'I,ly. 

imITICd'llCly, and 10 the point, his Mmc'lnor 

dc5cribable IS OllC'n Ind respon5i,'c. h "'·IS the 

finding of the I ,bllntors th~t the Company had 

not me t il!i burden of proof ",·ith ,espect to 

this charge. 

The second i~ ~ ue centered on the qu .. stion of 

whether or nOI the grM:Vant falsified t'm .. ,... 

portS on al least five ocusioll5. In this r .. spect 

the grjc,vant tcstified that " the record·keepinll 

and callina-in done by him on the Ihe daY5 

inve5tiaaled represented no Mparture from his 

manner of operation for the ntne years he had 

betn tmployell. There hall never been any prior 

questioninll o r eompllint concerninl his repon. 

inl anll record-keepin&-" As a matter of fact. 

wilness tes timony made evident that. by and 

larlle. it was discrelion.,y wilh lhe insllIlIerrepairman 

whether or not to W(),k Ihrough some 

portion 0 1 his scheduled lunch hour. that he 

Wl$ upccted 10 finish I$silnmenlS on the day 

they were ro:«ived. Ind several othe, fie ton 

operated to prevent strict accountina for time 

and place of service. 

In summation, the Irbitrator fell that ··Ihe 

inadequaclCS of the ,ecord spuk more to the: 

inherent "'OCI 1.ness of the sys!em as 11Io",'Cd to 

operate than to Impropriety 01 deceit on the 

Plrt of the employee who had been ICcustomed 

10 provIde Iollch reJpon'iCS:· Ii was arbItrator 

Mc Kone', findlnp Ihlt Wby permilltng the srs 

!em to e~is t OVCl the years in il! prnenl form, 

the Company impliedly hu endorsed the current 

form of operDlion. If the Company fdt the 

estabhshell system had b«ome inadequate it 

hall an obJiI.llon to make tVldent 10 alt involved 

the chanltC' desired Ind provide traininll 

whert needed for comptilnct. before catlinl 

.ny employee to I n Iccoontinl. sub./Cct to d is· 

cipline. for failure to respond in an acceptable 

f"hion." 11 was "the find in, of the panel of 

arhitr.ltors Ihlll lhe eVIdence l)ro~ldcd concern· 

inl the Inellllion Ihal ,rievant faislrlCd hi! lime 

records i! not pe..,ulsive. and. thereforc, the 

di:IChargc was nol (or lU51 cause." 

Here is the /lwllrd: ,·It i~ the decision of the 

panel of Irbltrlton Iht Richard I'ortocr's 

IIrievance is $uJtained. 11 ~ the further deciSIon 

of the pi nel that he be re turned 10 his job 1m· 

mediately and be mllde .... ho ... for alt I05SC' 

sustnined by the di~hltge subJ«t 10 ,uch .,_ 

10wanCd and adjustments 15 arc customarily 

made in conformity .... lIh the proyi,ions of 

9.03(a1:' We nrc proud of thIS one. as you 

probably have Jl,alhered , but also Yre thoul,(ht II 

would be o( interest 10 • good share of the: 

IU EW mc'mbersJ 

Our members Ire en;.oyinll Ihe subsIDntial 

..... age increasn eiTective August S, 1919. and are 

thankful for the cosl·of·lrvinl clause ncJOtiated 

into the current contract. Too bad inft~lion eats 

up • IOCMI portion of it: howevel. Busint$s 

Rcpresenta"~ rTratrlC) Ruth Oemingct leporl! 

that the scheduled closinl of the traffic offic ... 

in Vermont is Ilkrnl place, ""th St. Johnsbury 

Ind MOrlK,·ille Ilready closed (July. 1979): 

with othcn closm, Within the fint 'Ioe"en monlhs 

of ·10. TSPS i! operatin, fult swrnll rn White 

Rlver_'en day I week. 24 hOUr) I day: La· 

cOnla. New " am~hire, Ili I dlY office. Monday 

throu,h I'ridllY, lit lhe present lime. The only 

other TSI'S ofTke in the Grttn Moonlain Sy\ 

lem .... 11t be O,.nleboro, Vermont. which w,1I 

open in March, 1980, Iii thinp stand nuw. 

Vermont still o lfcrs the tranquility some o f 

YOIl m~y be lookinll for th is time of the yurre 

prieve (rom tile rtl,h of summer aClivities. 

M A\J ~ IC~ ·· Mo ll ·· FO HII' ~. H.M. 

Report on Regional 

Utility Conference 

L V. 2ll 7. FA.I.RFlELD, n :x .-J...nt spllnl. 

the Relional Ullluy Conference WH held rn 

Tucson. AriUlna. Delelates from the SIxth Ind 

Se'l:nth Districts were in Inendance. BUSIness 

Manaler J. R. Weaver Ind Prt$it\cnt Steve 

Austin ,t presented this local 

The follo"'·IIl, is I summary of whal WlII 

discussed: As a ..-hole, the utIlity ondustry is 

Irowilll. It was noted that the demlnd for 

clcctricity rose only 4 percent in 1911 II com· 

pared 10 I 6·percenl increase: in 1977. 

During 1978, there werc four slllkn. Th .. 

was the ~ maJlcs t number in five yean. One 

occurrcd in the Sc"enth District. The 1978 

uycrage strike lenlth was 49 da)'ll. 

In 1978. 184 contraclS wcre nellotiated, wit h 

lin a,·eruge wage increase. of 7.6 pcr"en\. The 

average journeyman's rate in the Seventh Di, 

ll ret was up 8.8 percenl in 1918. More than 

half o f these contncts were mulliyear I,rte 

~" ... 

In 

1974, there were 608 i'olitic.1 Action 

Committees; in 1978. there were 1,800. ThC!.e 

committen arc managcmenfs political Irm. In 

)978, they raised millions o f doJlafl to be ~~nt 

in the polilical arena. On our side of Ihis pic· 

lure. libor uiscd only a smlll percentage 01 

this .mount. We badly need to get pollticalty 

minded. At thi5 time, 32 utilily companocs have 

leCOlni1.

Scribe Reports On Activities 

Of Retirees Club 

RETIREES ASSOCIATION OP L.U, J S8, 

r ERnl AMBOV, N.J,-This mOllth's Il1oeCtlllg. 

once again, was well attended by the many 

interested associalion members. we ... ~re >"Cry 

happy to see Brothers Hans Nevad and Clint 

COlloyer slUing wilh the group. 

Brother Arthur T iedgen ...·35 all smiles ....,th 

the signing III" of a ~w m{'m~r. Brothtr 

Adolph Camisa. Brother Cami s~. who decided 

10 toke an early retirement al age 62. hnginl> 

III" the lools 10 enjoy a wcJl·dcscT\·ed re~t. tok! 

me he was looking forward !O his retiremen!. 

Ilrolher Camisa now becomes Ihe "roo~ic" 

member of the club. 

Wilh the help of rast Presidenl Willard War · 

ncr, rresilk'nt Francis Smith has b«n hard lit 

"orl in,hluring new rr~r.ms and malmg 

many changes in the formal of tht rf{:lliar 

meclinp of our association. 

A new SCt of bylaws ~ ;U\t about complete". 

Insuring the future dire

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II\IIVIEIVIDRII=IM 

Prayer for Oue Deceased Members 

Dear Lord, Light ami fl ope 01 the World, we cull on Thee ill our sorrow and ask Thee 10 look with love 

ami mercy on our IJrotirers who have passed on. SlIch a lillie while ago they \l'alked olld worked among liS and 

0'" spirits are sad because we miss them so. 

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REFLE T 

Proble ms 

If you have a problem, 

your best bel is to smile. 

You should feel quite a bit better 

in a very short while. 

When you're down and out 

and feeling depressed, 

try and see the good life 

and go on doing your best. 

So laugh and be happy, 

don', frown and curse, 

Just look

in Basic Life Support 

for Cardiac Arrest 

When a person cannot breathe for himself due to electric shock-drowning-asphyxiation, you may preserve a 

life if you do the fol lowing at once: The lirsl several seconds are vitally important. Do not delay to summon doctor 

or aid, transport victim or give secondary fi rst aid. 

• Turn head to side. Remove any obstru ction in 

throat or nasal passages. 

• Till the head back with victim on his back, neck 

fully extended. 

• Elevate vi ctim's jaw into julting oul position by 

inserting thumb between leeth, grasping lower 

jaw and lifting it forcefully upward. 

• If air passage is not yet cleared, clear at once w ith 

several sharp blows between shoulder blades. 

• Open your mouth wide and cover victim's mouth 

completely by placing your mouth over his with 

airtight contact, also closing victim's nose by 

pinching it between thumb and finger. 

• Blow Air into the victim's lungs until you see the 

chest rise (less forcefully for child ren) ; remove 

your mouth and let him ex hale. If chest does no t 

rise, check steps above. 

• Repeal step No.6 approximately 12 times a minute 

until victim revives. (20 times a minute for children.) 

• Only after mouth~to~mouth 

breathing has been 

started should a check be made to see if external 

cardiac massage is necessary. Determine whether 

the heart has stopped beating by checking the 

victim's pulse in the carotid of the neck-the large 

artery on either side. 

• If there is no pulse, start the external card iac massage 

procedure by placing the heel of one hand 

over the lower third (the " sternum ") of the breastbone 

and the other hand on lap of the first. 

• To start the cardiac massage, compress the 

breastbone toward the backbone by exerting 

downward pressure on your hands with the 

weight of your upper body, while moulh-Io~mou t h 

breathing is continued by a second person. The 

breastbone should move 1 Vz to 2 inches in ad ults. 

Pressure is Ihen released quickly. This cycle is 

repeated 60 10 80 times per minute on adults, 80 

10 100 times per minute on children. [Children's 

chests are not as strong as adults'. The massage 

on children up to 10 years old can usually be done 

with one hand.] 

AN ISEW SAFETY REMINDER

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