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EDITORIAL
J.J. Barry, Internalianal President
An Agenda
for Progl'ess
11 latL!. cplcm bcr. I led th t.: lIil· W';.. J c kg:u1ilJ1 10 Ihl.!
A I ~ L - (' I O' ... hll!llnial cnn eJltion, \VIMt I " iI\\ il llU
h~iJrd thefc \\il~ ellcouraging lor the flllur~ uf IIr~ani/l.!d
lahor.
\Vhen I talk about the ruture uf luhuf. I uOIfl mean
just the futu re well hei ng III UnH1I1' a' orgalll/alion ....
\Vhat is most 1Il1pOntll1l i., that the a\ocragL' \\ tH t.. i n ~ IlIllll
or woman in the North Amcric:l Ilan,' a J..,:gilimatc
hanct!' H) have i1 d\!ccnt life nnd thl.: ~' p portLIllil) to L uihJ
hi!5 or her 0\\ n brighl future. Ir thaI happcn .... 1I1110fl

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6 Best or Ill(' Bl'st
IBEW Photo Contest Winners
10 \11 Po II lic. is Local
Union Power at the
l ocal Level
14 Bridging Ill!' I ,S,­
Cg.\
IBEW Holds ICS Window
Users' Conference
2
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\ rounrllhl'
LalJul' \1m t'1l1l'nl
60th Birthday-Sleeping
Cor Porters Union; GeHing
the UN ION STORY Out;
Knight-Ri dder ond Caterpillar
At It Againl
I'
OfFICIAl PlJ8UCA TION Of THE
INTERNAllONAl BRQTHERH(XX)
Of ElECIRICA( WORKERS
VOlUME 96. NUMBER 10
NOVEMBER 1997
I I';
20 ml~ \\ 1 II:CI\ Bcncl1ls
Conrcrcnce
Tackling the Issues Facing
Pension, Health Funds
21
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42
P">gl'r, R \Iccling
Th ird, Te nth and Eleventh
Districts M eet
\i1'F, '1'1'1 () \ !
c\ .. hrslos \olice
lnlt l'nalional K\CCUlil c
Coun(,iI
M inutes of IEC M eeting ,
August 25·28, 1997
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25 Local I,inc,
47 In ~ ICll1ol'ia ll1
COVllI: toco/ ~y~ . liubim, CO/,fOfOlO,
member Ar, ItChleo" Hernondez's entry
depie fing member Jimmy Higo working on
the 1996 Oaklond Coli$eum Reno'o'Olion
Project took "First Place'" m Ihe second
IBEW Photo Con/e,/,
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Carol A. ( lpototl. ~_
Ruth ... . EWing
lynn O. Clark
(orol 11., Fitho.
Allgolo M. Robert.
Mary lurdl oll
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JOUiNAI IISSN 0897-2826) Pubhhed 1'\O~ . hIy excop'
Jluoryfebrvory wille'" IS Il comIIln.d ,' _ by t"- InllMnoI>onIJl
o l~elhood 01 [h"I,,

I B E W
CURRENTS
The Pre-Finishing louch
"The qualil~ of \\ nrkm

... ·rite
To Us!
Th~ Jourl/al 1"
announce a nL:\\' fea ture.
Starling. with Ihe J ill'UarylFl'brllary
I YY ~ i>SlIc. the IBEW's
officia l publication will p ll bl i ~h a Lelte.
n; 10 the Editor column. This I1ll ticc
is being, puhlishcJ 110W. so that there
will actually he sum >.: Idlers ill 1 h.; ri rsl
such col umn.
The inclu:-.ioll or thi:-- new kalurc
will he pari of

T R A N s
RETIRED
h1l.crnaLionai
\fife PI'csidcn I
Kfll ... Woods
ir~1
F
[)i~lricl
I rlh.:rnalinntll
icc Prc:,idcnt
K...:n \V ooos
announced hh.
rCLircrncnL.
offeet ive OClnber
1. 1997. I ni li·
a I cd In III Loca I
~04. Kilcbcnl'r.
Ontano, In June I"J1h. Vice Presidellt
Vo.' oou!'! ha~ :;'l.'rvc.:u the Brothcrhooll
for 41 yeaN. While he was ;1 memher
of Local XO

Loumh st:rvcu on the O)'laws.
App rL'nll ct:~h ir . lleahh and v/t'lfar('.
and Entcrt,liullIenl Committe c~.
Other commillccs wilh which he was
o(Tilifllcd were Ihl' Albena Guvern­
I11 1,;n1 Lahour-Relatcd " orkcN enOlpt!n~ation
Soan.! and the CallnJiilll
landards s'IDCiation ( A), In laic
1971. he W;j ... elecled businesl".; mnuagerlfimlJ1cial
!1CCrclary. a pO!1i tion he
held lInlil April I. 1974. when he Wa!lo
appullllCd illI International Rcpn.:~cn ­
talivc ami as!>ignl!d to the Firsl Di,trict

THE BEST
OF TH E
BEST FROM ...
... THE SECOND
IBEW PHOTO
CONTEST
IIIEW JOURNAL/NOVEMBER 1997

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KEEP THOS E PHOTOS COMING!
The Second IBEW Photo Contest was a great success-and we
thank you! With each entry the members conveyed their pride,
brotherhood and true photographic expertise.
Don't stop! We are going to continue this contest. So, go out and capture
our members dOing their high quality work, participating in a unionrelated
activity or doing what you think depicts the spirit of brotherhood.
Look for details in the March 1998 issue of the IBEW Journal.
IB'W IOURNAL/NOIlfMBfI1 1997

Twelfth Di.sfrict Vice President Carl Lonsden
inrroduce.s V"l£e Pte.sident Gote.
fllhi l'd A nJluallll ~W Politici
Legislative Conl'er'cnce
B EW leader from voting
districts all over the United
States gat hered in Washington_
D.C on September IE
anl! 19 10 hear about 110\\
IHEW membe rs influence
City ound ls. County Commi
ssion. Sta l c A sse mblies and
Ihe ni tccl St ates Congress. Wilh
a Iheme th ai foc li cd on LBE W
members in elected o ffice. t he
speakers drove home the poinl
thai union in vo lvement in politics
at t he local Icvel promotes rea l
lInion power o n the national
level. A highlight of the meeling
was an address by Vice Presiden l
AI Gore.
Ri ck Diegel. director of COPE .
reported Ihal IB E W-COPE rai,ed
$2.949.2110.53 Ihrough ""tulll ,H)
member contrihut ions 111 the
1995- 96 elecl ion cycle. Ite also lold
the delcgates thai the IBE\V is in
the midst of surveyi ng its local
union~ to fi nd out how many memo
be" h,,"J polilic,,1 office. So far. 277
of our melllbers hn ve reported thai
Ihey hold cll!c t ~ d or appoinl~d
office: one s t ~ t l' 'Icna tor. I I) sta le
assembly mt'l1lber~
or representatives.
12 county c Ol1ll11i~:-iin n t:!r~ 0]
legislaturs. 13 rnayor .~, 57 ci ty coun·
IBEW JOURNAL/NOVEMBER 1997

TIle ponel on "Recruifing and Running" was {Ieh 10
r i9h ~ Will Robin.son, nofionol media consultan'; BroJ
BanllOfJ, no/roffOl polling conwltanl; Dionne Feldman,
nohonpl polling consultant; Congressman Shenud
Brown (D-oH); Ridc Diegel, difedor. 18EW-COP£
Depof"1'ment; Rob E"9Ie, politicol direc.lor. DCCC; and
Mike Froioli, nafionol lund raising consultant.
cillw:lfd ml.,:mbcr~ and u fficL:r:;;, four
judicial or municipa l olficers. 14
!-.c rvc ~ ,:-. ~c h o('ll and college hoard
membcr"l. In addition. 7"2 mcmbcrt;
han! he.:n appointed to CIIY boan.b
and comml~" 11 ~. Thc~c Ilumhcr~.
Director Diegel I,,

Colltilltl{'d from pa}?,e II)
affecting our members arc being
l11il(1c. ('ungrc~\ Illilkcs the Jil\\'s and
unIons make them work. \\le should
have a hand in crafting our work.
Thar'c.; wh~ we ~re here for this conferencc.
tu finu out h w we can best
influe nce the Ja\\'~ heing milde that
affect Our Jives. ,.
Vice Preside nt AJ Gore. in a much
anticipull ."J "J')t:l!t.:h to Iht! ddcgiHion.
thanked the I BEW for its support Juring
the eleclion and pr.iscd I BEW
members for pouring, their hearts and
mind ~ into gra~:-,ruob organi/ing. H..:
assured th l: dclcgalCs thai he and President
Clinton would protect the righb
of workers to nrgani/e. TIll! Vice Prc~i·
dent obseJVed thai some rnemhers of
Congre:-'l) wanl 10 take m\ay \\urkcr~
rights lO organize and work in a s~lfc,
protected cllvironll1l.:nl. Thl.:

loretto Sanc.hez (D-CA) ;s infrodlJC.OO by
fBfW-(OPE Deporlment Director Rick Diegel,
wom~'n fWIlI O li. III g.~ COllllt~ , Cali/Of ­
ni,1, \\ as ;11 ... 0 elected III ('on gn:~" in
1l)l)f1. dde,1I 111g long Il.!nn llh:U Illl'lellt.
){obl.' rt K . Dornan. Tlu: ( ollgn.:-'''I­
\Ulman·... "'r~l..'l..'h focu ...... lI "m \\h~ lahor
uOIon ... MI,.' n~ ... lku in hld.I\"" \\orili.
She ....:tid. " Pc()pl~ .... houlo h ... Ju .... lly
COmpt.:lhat~ J for Ihl! profit ... that Cl)lllpank~
~~.'t lwm their clllplmcc< hZHO
\\ork 1·\l..'ryonL' 1\ l.'nlllll'lt to hc.tllh
CaTC. lrdllllllg ,!nO \\ url...plm:c .... afct ~.
anu \\ Orkl'Pi .... hould 11;1\1,.' 11K' nglu 10
organi/l.' hl mah' 'Ufl.' thill Ihl.'~
tllll~L' f.Jlr\\a~l..'~ llllU ,!.lund h ... ·lll'fit ......
I~Oll
get
Knlu In, .. 1 fr~ ... hm.t11 Con
g,rc- ...... m;ln Irnm \Vi .... COI'hIll. l.dked
ahout growing up in lIll IHI- \0\1 f:lmil~
whell..' lit .... dad \\ a .... a .... hop >;h.'ward I Ie
l:llk ~ d .Ihout "" li king llil! pll..'kct line
\.vilh hi .... d,IU .• lnJ \\'h,ll nil Illilul.!lll.!C
that h:ld 011 h,... lire,
l ie "lid " Politic ...
111.II h: r.,. \\lIHII g.e t:-.
de ci d ed here in
\V;I"dllllgtOlI :.fkch
thL' whnlc CtHlIllfY.
Labur ha .... iI uniqul.'
OPP(lriUIlII\ 111 tiNS
10 chang.:- I Ill .. ' I..lircc
t loll ,,( "'Hl Irl
AIl1~ricil_"
rh~ l'onkr~nc~
conc luu ~d
Rep. Ron Kinel
\\llh a
(D-WIJ
rOll~in}.! ..,pcedl hom
Pal rick ,,"cllIlL'dy (D-
R1). " \\-ht: n l:lhor .1Ilt! D t: mocrilh
\.\1I1~ log\.' lh\.'r. \\\.' "in. h· ... il I" ...' \\U~
~Ircct . You \\(nlell for mc .. IntlI Ihank
\ U tl ( 1\\ 1"11 \\ork lor ~ou ,. J Ie ..... 110
lhmlhf" 1\11I('fll' ;l1l J1t'llph--' t"an lh.rnk
(COl/m ll/eri IlIlI'O,!!t' -18)
I •• W JOURNAL/ NOVEMBER 1997
Members from Minnesota Iocob served a$ the EKorl Commiffee for 5flnotor Paul We/fstone ID-MN)
(rom left 10 right are: Jerry Wesferhoim, L«0/292; Jerry McDonough, Local J 10,. Ed Linden, Local 110;
Seooror WeI/stene: Scoff Knighl, l.oco/292,. and ",arnot koohfer. Local 160.
Legislative Issues
Important to IBEW Members
Utility Deregulation
[H.R. 655/Schoefer (R- hili would ad\ c.-ely affeci con­
~ul11cr!'t

I10e Seconcl span
under COfu rructiotl;
view is 01 the Port
Huron shoreline.
lDOI~ths Iooaer 10 build
but that wa due 10
di&~ foundalion Q5-
C)f aeiglIboring prop­
Mfety ptCMldwes. ID
ilii:i+a:t'llaa been described 81
, ~"~De.ifeIt on recIOI'd.
ifte.Dilior difference between the
IS tile COlt. The totaJ cost
~f!!:~ tip8D was 13.9 miI1ion.
~ band. tbe Second SpaD
miDum. Who was inslru-
!I;~:~to obtain fundia& for
~ Michigan Governor
~I*. CoaeJ- BoaioI: as
""i!aIC! Represtnlatives Terry
ili:1~:nWillard and Slate Senl:~tOrow,
an worked bani to
pan or the Blue
arealily
~ 'tIIilpaal bridJIe opened to traffic
IJO in October 1938. AI:w
iUlra nDllOve the original deck and
the bridge roadway II wm
wv1I mto the next century. along
!be Second Span. which hu a life
PICY of7S years.
the hard work or so many
workers wbo c:onnected tbe
VD:~~I 'Slllles
and Canada througb
,atelllailKl e!'flClretc. tbeae bridges bave
made. aod wm make their mark In history
The prune electrical CODIJ'acto1'5
on die S. &ide ere Po&un aod Per
ndale Electric: On the Canadian side
CA C Electrical ConstructIon and
ClaiMpber EIec:Iric were lhe c0ntractors.
Both IB W Locals 58 and 530
IIave $bown, throuab tile ... bard wortc.
!ha( IlIOn: than steel and cooaete COIltwo

niglll-Rldder ne\\spaper officials have fired all
the union employees at the ~/()llte,('\' Ileruid
[Califorma), afler bUYing. [he paper from ScllPp'
Hm .. ard. Th t: union employees must rcapp l ~ for
(heir juhli. whilt! nonunwn e mploye~ al the Salt
tWf ObL\/JO Telegram-rribune, which \\ali bought
iU thl.! srum.: 11mI..' . "'ere nOt fired. Employees al
Knight-Ridder Ill:Wspapcr\ '" nt.~ arl} a dozen
CilJcs. protested o n AUg.U~1 21. 1997.
thc com pam actiorut thaI are thrcalcnll1~
Ihe Jobs of the 19() "orkers at
Ih e Hi-raid Gannclt'KllIghl
Ridder i.., the same compall~
(hal has been enga~cd 10 a
long and biner ,Ink. "ith
\\orkeJ"'{. at the Dl'troil :\'t'h.\
and the Detroit Frt'e Pre.H .
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..... on June 21, U4S, wNaII
:= the ConHnIttM 01'1 "*
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ibid.. 8IId P"Il=Ib far ...
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WItIIIn tile alclled .,.... lOr
ntnaIllJJGUIII.
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-ab1t8 (APRIl, .......... In W'"
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w0rk8 towMi theM ...... IIr
affIliat. ,rn... .1141
to oclll... polltlaal
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the OOIIIItIy, wIIIoII tuactIan
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work
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... Fl.-('lO Pre".!cnt J hn wccn c~
.,.. !:laid it I~ n~H enough that union ...
have a wonde rful 'lory to tl!lI , bill lhal
" unions I11 U,' hfln~ the f:lcc~ unu voi-.:­
e of looa 's uniun memher, in to
loda~'~ li\ ine. rtKUIlS." To thai end. the
AFL-CIO has hegun a new TV cam
paign. to be hroudcur.,t fi rM in fin: pllol
cilil!s: Baltimore.
Mih\ aukcl.' . S,111
Antonio. Scut t le
and ' I. LOlli" 10
lell lhl! uniun Slor)
rlli:;.. 'iaics Will f a·
l ure union m CI1l ­
UI:I:' \\jlll c()-ww~·
cr and r cla tl\"c~,
explaining in thdr
OWIl words how
heing a member of
a union help them
ca re for their fa olllies.
upholJ pi I~s ­
sional ~ lan

Above, 18EW Compurer Depottmtml personnel (from IehJI kx
Harlefit'. Janel Won9 and Moureen Emig, at fhe conference.
IBEW Holds the ICS
Windows Users' Conference
I
n
11t'~) .
.I n IIl1l1all\'C. dt;vclopt.:d ~pccifi­
I.."a ll) I(l hnng all it:; loca l ~ onto
Ih e IBrW rompul cr SySlcm
Ihe 111l!\ held a se ries or
ICS \Vlllunw:-. lhcr:-.· Conf~n.: n cc~ in
Wa ~hlng l o n . D.C .. from A ugust 25
tllr ugh Seplcmbcr 5. I Y97. The trainill~
~1.!~!'Iioll:-' pi o\. iut:u r~ prc sc nll:ltiv cs
Irom I BI '_ W loca l union..; wilh updmed
dllJ cnhdlll'cU -,ollWilrc lO convert their
c\l,ti ng ,~ ... h:m\ . L.ocal unions were
cncou r i.lp,ct.l hl di'pcn'le wi th the old.
o Ulda tcu computcr progrHm\ ~mu install
tht: nt:\\ I< '~ \ VIIlUO\.\, a ... o,;()on

011 J B ::!~ ~I k\\ ~I.!af' ago. ft.!placcmenl
pans ror thai 11i.tn.J\\Jrc arc IlO\\ vc r ~
rliffif'u ll tn fi lld An alicrnalc program
i'\ a 111 11 ... 1 fo r t lAS user .... T he old DO
pr()gra lll alo;;o hn!) II~ prohlc lll ~, Continued
u ... c of it in il ... pre..,..:nt configura
lion \\111 e\..:nlu:lll~ ft.!quifl! com(!p.lon
to a Ill'\\ Lia l ah"~1! d ... illialiull \\I!
want 10 avoid. ITo f cmilil t \1.lhk ,till.!
in o;;yncl, l octl(~ lI~in ,l! the uld ~j"'ll' m ~
m ust migrale 10 tile no,;w 1(', Windmv ...
as soon as rO~"iih l l!, . ..
Said rhe I lei-lid. l:.xl'cUlhc I\~~i~ ­
lanl 10 . I!crCliin Hill. . I hI .... i, iI
\\ Of king. confl..'n,:m:c. Illcal lInllHl fepre"t:IlHlllVC'"
\\ 111 kill n \\ hILt it ( I CS) I~
and ,\ ha l il \\ ill do lor the m '1 he
LB L \V has d..:, clnpcd thl~ "Y,It!IH h i
hl'lp U ' I...cep anrca~l uf Ihe t:\ I!radvancing
ClJIl1PUlI..'f 1I1UU ... 1 f\ ..
lie ~H"e partu':lpanl\ II hm:l...t:!.fuunJ
on Ihe ICS pfO~rall1. whk:h \\ ", tic, d­
oped I h ro u ~ h " OOll lfilC I IlIlh U il ion
Fril'nJly Soft",II'c COlnpany in Cillilumia.
l lnum I'fiendly ~II"II U\..:J Ihc
\c:r\'lcc" 01 prol1r ,lInlll~f'" \\ Ilh \VSL a
COl1lrill1~ oul of th...: ,latl: of \\ a .... h­
in~lOn . ICS \Vindo\\' I' iI I'II...I.!-orr
from Ihe hd'tjC I("S, hut in It \ \ 111-
U~)\\ \" \,cP.. UIIl, \\ i th '\c\ era) fe\ l'lon ...
a nd L'n hancl'lllcnt, nUll llf \\ hich
\\ cre t'c qllc~ l cd hy nUl lor.:.iI",
There wcn.~ mer \."\5 pan icipOl ll '''' 10
Ih~ Cllll lcfl.!llCC, nil 01 \\hulll knrncu
1\(1\\ to JUdd 1 he ICS \\ Int!m" ... ,~"Iem
11110 thclf ,mil cornpuh:r \,,~'tl!m... I he
Ilt:\\ ,),tC[I1 \\111 plodulC In-t.lcpl h
rcpon ... "llh C,he, 11I,lnu:lion mcludcu
an intrntillcll\)I1 hI W lndtlW' 9S und it
1);\1 \1 l3a~c l)\ l: 1 \ k'\\. \\ hil.:11 prm ided
Ihl: "h(1\\ Ill" ... h.:p Itl crcall..' il IT1crnha­
,ll1p r..:corJ. a 'i0l'1

"A ::n~~~\\~h;I~I7,'~~~~I'~;s~r~,~: The Power of Labor-Management
and are nOI covered by pension plans.
the il'lslIcs we will di \cu~!' \

T,,,,, ,", ,,,""
h" ""'
officiul Progress Mcct i ng.. si nee
rd District
being appoin led InIC,.n nlll,,1al
Vice p,.esidenl or Ihe 'Il, i,.d I)i,­
(ricl. Vicl: Pn.:siucnl Lawft,;I1Cl.: E.
Ro"a proclaimed Ihal Ihere could
on1) hI.: nne theme ror Ihi, me!..!,­
ing-ORGANI7I NG! "Th,'ugh
\\C have nwJ~ Illut:h pfogn.:'\" in
all area' or org.ani7ing. buth int ernal
and exte,.n al.", Ih",.e is slill
much work 111 do. icc I're,idenl
Ros," asked Ihal Ihe 1,)Cab ,",III
)oul:-.t.:hc!-! lu lhl! glcill lraining
proglcl111s th a L Ihe l: duCHIIOIl
Depanmcnl I"" developed-I he
On!.!-tll1-0nc Program. COM FT.
MEMO. Train Ihe Trainn ami
Slc\\ard ... · Training. \ c ha\l! tIlt.:
n,:.,ollrcc ... : \\I.! 111U'\1 U't.: them:'
Iidli III Atlantic Cit).1\~\\ Jcl"i~).
on Augu .. 1 l-l-l';. 1997. tht..' '1IlIrd
Di"lric( Prog.rc"" M l.'l'llng \\ 11 "1
attenued hy ) tIlL'miHlol!:!1 PIl:!

E, moo d.I""" "
the Te nth District Progress
Meeting, held July 3 1, 1997,
thDistrict
at Myrtle Beach, South Caro
lina. it was tbe first time
meeting a nd hearing the
remarks g ive n by t he ne w
I n t e r n a tiona l S ecre t ary
Edwin rlill-and they we re
e ncouraged by his vision.
Be fore introducing Secretary
Hill, Tenth D istrict International
Vice President Daniel
Davis, himself newly lected,
thank ed me mbe r for th e ir
support and pledged qual ity
represe ntation of a ll Tcm h
D istrict members.
R o b ert Blcri tz , t he n -Executive
Assistant to the Inte rn atio nal President,
add ressed delegates. informing
them of the issues confronting t he
Broadcasting. Construction and J'vianufacluring
Industries.
Internatio nal Secretary Hill hegan
by gi "ing a pledge to delegates Ihal
they will always receive the vcry hesl
efton he has 10 give. noting that his
40-ycar unio n experience \.. tas a key
part of his life which has give n mllch
10 him and h is family. lie praised the
legacy of former International Secretary
Jack Moore, saying th L! best way
to honor the legacy o f Jack Moore is
to build upon his good work tu ma ke
the IB E W even stronger.
Secretary H ill discussed lB E W
Invest me nts a nd their growing
returns, as well as the Railroad Retirement
System. which bas come under
criticism and threats fro m greedy clements
in our society. He spoke of the
contributions of lBEW-COPE and
commended Local 362. Wash inglon,
D.C., Local 1923. Hamtel. North Caro
lina. and Local 589, Jamaica. Long
Delegate5 to the Tenth Di5trict Progre5s Meeting pose for the camero during a break in the sessions. In rile front
row (second from right) is Vice Pre5ident Daniel Davi5; (fourth from righf) Secretory Ed Hill; (seventh from righ,) i5
then·Executive A55i5fanf to rile International Presidenf, Bob Bieritz.
Island. New Yurk o ror having the highest
per member contribution rates in
Ihe T enth DislricL In his closing
re marks. eCfdary Hill u rged delegales
to slCp up the pace and gel mure
involved in the legislative processes
than ever before.
Topi~ or greal inte rest to delegate...,
, ere discussed by peakers Michael
Wolly. al1orncy. who informed delegates
o f changes occurring with the
Surface Transportation Board and
mergcr~ or railroad compililics;
Uni ted I-Ica llh Care Presiuent E. Joe
Kinder, who spo ke o n the im pli cations
of Ihe Na liona l [healt h] Pl an
GA ·23000: and an upda le on benell ts
provided by Aetna .S. Health Care.
gi ven by I '!liona] AccDunt Executive
Peggy Shea Colangeto. Mosl imporlant
to delegales was an address by
Railroad Retirement Board. Labor
Membe r Larry La roc4uc and Allorne
Rl chard S. Edelman. who
addressed the rrun ificaliom. o f Ihe sale
of Conrail to orrolk Southern and
CSX Transportation.
Vice President Davis adjourned the
two·day progress meeting saying ...
U ~ usc this p rogr S~ meeting as a
springboard to he ller timcs in the
T enth District: let's tap in to our inner
resources to meet the challenges that
lie ahead in a nev. century."
t
Tenth District
vVomen Meet
AbriefTe nth District Women's mee
ing. conducted by SiSler Mau re,
Correm Davis. was held 0 11 July 3
1997. in which delegates pa rlicip"tcd
workshops 011 health-care and ra ilr .,
benefits. Larry Larocque. U.S. RaiI ro"
R Cliremcnt Board and legal represel
tatives from the fimls o f Gray and Ri
ter. P.C .. Jo nes & G ra nger Law Fifl
and the J a mes \V. Owens Law Firl
presen ted pcninc nt details o n issU(
concerning railroad benefits and retir·
me nL
22
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local 22
Bus;ness
M""9C'" I"/m
Boorne glftk
me delegate..
Seoled ", me
fable (from left
to riShl) are
Eleventh Djsfrjcf
Vice Pre$ickn'
Roy Edwo,d.,
President
I. I. Bony.
wrp.fnry
Edwin O. Hill
and Father
Vol Peter.
thDistrict
T ho
Elo~ "' h 0;''';00 em",,"
MeC IlIltt lVas held a ll .Jul y 23-24 ill
Omaha. 'cbras ka . InlL'-rnat ioll al
Vice Pr c~ id cnl Ray edward,
chaired the even!. which featured
such pca~crs as Gordon McDona
ld . p residen l of Ihe Ne b ra,ka
State AFL-C IO: Intcrnaltonal
P, e,idtllt J. J. Ball ). Int ernalional
Secretar) Edwin D. H ill : C lyuc
BOIVuen, IEC chairman: Ke ilh
Quary. Fiftb District IE member:
J e rr~ O'Connor. \ icc prclO;l·
den!. Sixl h Di, lrict: Rubert Durall
II I. preside nt N [ A: Ri chard
Pal\.:nl i. regional direclor rv l idw c~ l
NECA: Petcr Hasti ngs. Allied
I nvestmenl Ad"is"". I B EW-
ECA ElJu il) Indc\ I- u ll d allli
Art Marti n. "lIorney. Schucha!.
Cook & We rn er.
In hi ... ~Iuurc~. Prc:-,iuc!llt Uarn di .. -
cuo;; .... cd lhe 111 ;p~c i i l lly I!lect r ic
utilit ), dc rl.:'gula tion an d orgnni/ing
~ u cC~':'i.:" 11." \\ ell U!'J the need to C,-)O
IIllUC or!!antzmg campJi~n\.
One of the highlight\ of the mcding
occ:uITcd when retired 13 11"il1c~"i
Man·
ager Bill James. Lucu153. K , tll "'il~ Ci ty.
Mi ·souri. was. p l'c~cnte d with hi~ 55
IDEW JOURNAL/NOVEMBER 1997
Bus;mm:
Manager
ail/lome,.,
tocal 53. (I.hl
recei~s hi)
55 ·yt!Or pin
from Presicknf
80rryand
Vice Presidenf
frlwnrd"
yCdf pill h, Pre .... lllt.:nt Bdl l\ and icc
Pre'mle nl Fth\:l rd .....
I HI \V h .l UCOltlOIl !)Ircl.:lor Mart:
I t.: h lll!'CI con uUI.:tl.'u a "o r ~::,hIJP cntl·
tk:d "Ouikling Ihl.:' Loclil Umon." Thl.:
workl:lhnp locuse, on lorgll1g 11"".:I11 I·II..:r·
,hip im olvcIllCnl - \\ h ~ U.'I.! need 10 he
in\'oln:u. the v,oah tl nd rlJ lIctiolh or a
ICK'n l union .1I1d it., :\vai1:\hk rc ..."urcc\.
I hI! rnn~t lI11p0rlant 1 .... memb...-r ['larue·
IPdtll .."IIl. I he prenll''Ie of the work\hop
i~ 10 .... how that loca l union lcatk: r ~
nced 10 look ro r opportunities to work
with Il1cm h c r~ on ~()I\,l ll g ,orne pruh·
lem .... to~ether. rather than ,"olving
I11cm bl:p," problems for them. Ca:,e
.... tutlics u~ in g th i" Ill L! (hod were
ra:\lc!w..:d as exa mple .. of hll\\ to .... nlve
"'OI1lL' COl1lmon problcm~ in the \'orkplace
and within the union. PClrlici·
pl1l1t ... Ir:-ITI1l'd (hiH wl1["11 Illp' lllhr rs
\VOl k together wi l h lender .... they feci
111On: ... olidan ty \\o ith their un ion brother\
~UHj 1~lcr\ . DireclOr LCl'.ingcr
emkt.l the \\ork\hop with 1111,\ pIece of
wisdom from C nfucious. " rell me. 1
furgel. Show Ill l.:' . 1 remember. Involve
111 l!. I undcrslnml." ,
23

A T T E N I o N I
•
A ll persons who have worked with or around asbestos or
asbestos-containing products (whether or not currently suffering
from an asbestos-related medical condition),
their spouses, household and fam ily members,
and legal represen tatives
The December 1993 and November
1994 IB E W Journals pr vided
n tice of the sC llle me nl o f a cia s·
action lawsuit in Lhe United
D isi rici Court for the
ta les
aslern Di Irict
of Pennsyh'ania. The case was styled
Georgine v. Amchcm Products. Inc.,
Civil Action No. 93-CV-0215 (E. D.
Pa.). T his lawsuil sough I 10 recover
damages to viclims or ccu pational
exposure 10 asbeslos produced or distributed
by the followi ng lwenly (20)
defendanl companies:
Amchem Products. Inc.: .P.
Green Industries. Inc.: rms trong
World Induslrie , Inc.: CeTl ail1-
Teed Corp.: C.E. Th ursto n and
ons. Incorporated: Dana Corp.:
Ferodo America. Inc.: Flcxitallic.
Inc.: GAF Corp.; I. . orl h
America. lnc.: Moremonl Corp.:
Asbestos Clallll< Ma nageme nt
Corporulion (formerl.- known us
atio nal Gyp u rn
Company):
ational ervices Industries. Inc.:
Nosroc Corp.: Pfizer Inc.: Q uigley
Company. lnc.: Shook & Flelcher
Insu lation 0.: T&N pic; Union
CarblJe hemicals and Plasti cs
Company Inc. (formerly known as
nion Carbide orporalion): and
Uniled Stales Gypsum Company.
0" JUlI" 25. 1997, liI < "p,
rclalcll medical cunciitiun a nd you
~u h ~equc n lly were d ia gno~ecl with
another ashestos-rcluled medical co n ~
dition, you n1i1Y stilt have a valid cl aim
again t OlJe or more uf tllO~C comptI­
Ilie . In lhal CV

L 0 CAL
LIN E S
Locol 1. 51. loui~ , MO. m embe r ~ we""·
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SiJ( F~. o-..er Mid·Americo omu~
menl po~ In 51. louis Coun ry. Th. patollel
bonk of linear induclion motor,
installed ollh. 180·fooll •.,.1 of the
roUer ccoiler prcpel the corrier bClc~ ·
word 10 the ~Iorting pcint.
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gratlludc also ,!!OCl> uut II) 111 1 S!!C ,
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Ing u~ cdebr311: WOOr D.IV IWI
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dd,rn:w.led1!cd and h(mareO Ihe fullu>Iing
membt;n. with Ihe preloCntati(r and .:'\:Icnd our condolcnc-\!\ 10 hb,
lamll\' lod rriends. Our deparlC'u
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fec!!nl reluce~' Ravmond L Ka~~f1h
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D. Fry Jr .. DdVld A. J IUl1ocn. Charles R
MeI'arlland, DQna ld A, M.:cklcr and
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cated hlp
mct!llllg. Ken rccei\ed the aWllnl
as hiS ..... ife and children dnd Bro.
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PdlJ". Ihcle Vo.".1 1.1I!!0: 11Ilnllul, Illl'
" ... ld \\ .1' ~\kkl. 3nd Iho.: "nlll~ d I~ ",1".1
hug.· \IICl·o.:~" II II,,, C'IJCllilll) IIU:o.: Iu
\cc ,"nte ,'f flUI r..:tir\·c, "'~ ,1111,'1 ~,l III
....:e ,II ",,'rk .m, !llIlfC
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.8SW JOURNAL/"IOVEM&ER 1997
29

C'hmlOpht!r Yahn Thr;. lnuf';OIn"" {"unl-­
hmtd fur .. I..;jll~ of 1ft unckr p ddnllnJ'l-\ralulQ a,
bu,tnc,!' manager/financial hXTdiU)·.
\lhlC'h ,>1;Jrtcd ..... llh 1m cll!t!llon to LI)b5
Charlie 31'0 scncd on the EXcCUII\·c
Rnard. \\'hIJ.:o 111 offltl!. he \\IU~ il dck·
gal~ 10 thc lB E W \:O J1VCll(JOII' and
chairman or the n::l!iolla! IBEW l3u ~i"
ncs .. \1 'In: According h) the
dccUtcal worl. pcrmll' I ~~ul'd hy Ihc
ci l) (>f Chattanooga_ Iht: p.:rc-cnl.1gl' IIr
the \\(lrk tJl'JIIg done Ufliltn h ll~ dounkd
~incc the pro~l)\tII \"Ieg.ttl
Ct)ll l!,rrnuhll i(lns 10 Amv M m ' 11C\.
d;1ughkr IIf Bm. Mil..", M';nnc} 'he
ha, h..-cn ;t\.\. Tho.: "c:.llheT Wi\§ pka!.Olnl. and
thcTC .... a' g'Hld tOQd and plcnl~ of
cntcrtamnlcnl fnr kllb ytlung lind olt!
Tht.: re lJ ow~ hi p wa~ grcat. and il \\'a~
e'j)Cciully ~ilud 10 '>Cl: old fru.:lllb frnlll
~':;Irsgo rtcby.
l,lC,,1 175 .md E.llst rt.:Tln~'"iSCc Cnapler
Chattilllflnga Din'>l{In l\L("A h;J\C
just cllmpkteu tncn lim !ourn..:rman
Cc-rllfll"l.! Conlnll S'~tcm~ 'Il't'h Lc\d I
tourst: g.t ..·en tbrouBh the Chananhmcoh and harbeCIJO:
R~p. p,l .. harJ d.;:li"cct:d.:] 'J":.lIll,"din~
pro .. latwi .lddrcll/:ncd a~ the
CWLp .. JATC' scC'r.;ta~. Boil "lh.:~~r.I• .tnd i"""u·c ... JdUre.&-.cJ
lIIdUikd Joo C'OI-P. lIell~r .... rd(\flTI and
' laNI( min
Jlartn ... ro;tllp. Tlu; focu\ ..... is or eslall ..
Ii.'hmg Q)lJunun)C'atinn." .... ith l·ummUnI·
IV lender~. The ArL .. CIO affilllituM
\~ith cnmmunn\ ~~'rvlcc~ IS lhe h';'1
kept ~

!lro-. Al\am and Kl'o-lnck ~{JO'te.J thlU
lhccamarn, \\hll.b
""[ illh.:1,,1 u) all ~u,"Jl 0111 dilrercncr:">
,1'lIk, Ict'!, II~c the ~r "l l (If h mthC'rfw.o;~.
III deed Il!i \\.:i11" ~'nI'J On, loiet,; IInII
1I1~ IIII' 11\ ;11 t'tlm U!lITi gllul One V\lICI;
creal hIli ., tlHlIIul.IllU" MHIOU tlllC
\"IICt!,I!IIC u di llm ~ 111PI1lC"nl.
A wllrm wcknme III Ihc n~w Ill ... 'ul
t1nu,n rm.:mb..:r., ~e ~(lu!U Ihc m!!elln):
1)1'''''[\A'::;1111\1,.' I eilg,uc ruel ,II mlf hall ttl lhllt1k
\,l\'oo.\t lor \b d lnt'\ In tho! p,h\ dedit)n,
,\IVl l tl alleml:mce ~er.; .. tate Senalor'll
MMI! "ddu:CH. Ruh ... rl (rCCI.II11l ,lIul
1l1\"r~~e
~I umt\. ,I1MIl "'lIh si\ ,tdh;
fCI'fc .. cnld l l\e~. 'pprn\llIIillt,;h IfMI
ilC' >pI\! aUcnJI.'J
IIIII \(1'.\! 1 C'dd'f,\\\:" A\lh'IICil ",,"\1"
lIl IHI!H.;1 ~UI.·I.V)l:hl""C:: Ihal \\e ,1(r,:
III Ih~ IlISl t.ttUl1h!J ullhe \'C;"\I ,lilt! \\111
Icr I ~ JU~l llwunu the C(lrn;,:r.
I hl' l!Ilml:11 1111" \"" iCrL',c~~ nl I '~I~C I ri~
Gllif ~ta~ ...·11$ hdd ~cpl.111. LI1 I ~ II[ lUll
lello .... ,hl(l dntl .~oud Iun \\.,:rl' cnlll~o,:d
h~ Jl! \\hll ... lh;rlJ~u. t.:\cn if Ihen ~IIII
)!.111lC \\a.. n·1 11('1 h) par~ Thllllb III Uti>
"1[hIml /1.1,1\1111 nn all hl .. l'Ilnrh IIU!.II
nlJmg Ihl!o lun r,:\..:nl!
A dmm:r'll'lnl;e pm pr(''o\'"I .. lIll1l "'1l~
hdd OCI. 1)01. 11m l".:nt I~ helu e\l'IY
olher ye;n, ,II Inl:rc wcre a JOl ll! JIICfll
bers in ,11i or mlltc. vou WCHlder aholH 1111
i lll! chan1!i!\ lil ~\< h",'£: '\'CI1 in Ih\'11
union. Work In!! Cllntlttions. b,nelll
Ihld.i"lge~. Ir'"n1n~ "nll It:chnnlo~y Me
iu .. t a re\l, "I Ihi! .uC.t., thai h .. ~l'
impfO\cr.lln Ihllll1rm: flCn,1t.I JU~llhinl.
\lher~ i~UI uown ""ul") he tndll\ II
Ihl'~~' m1;n hllJ \1\11 heo 1II~I,hl:tI ·~u
next 111m", IUc';iH1i1 mght. ull!1'1 1ll11ke
C"'U ~ e~ a l'>OtIl whv \tIlL ~an'l \11 jl~C II
Gel thad l h j\ I '~ ilOw }Otl CUll hdp
.. nur~cl i ;I\hl ~Ilur ll lllltll ~rt!\\ IlnJ
Imprl1\\!.
Dl-US) S]!i:'\(lM,I'
PIN PRESENTATION
CEREMONY
L , l.Ii51i, III I .r l ~ & ~ II1I ) . I.INI 'OI.I"I .
Nf: -l!llli' hl ~r ,miJ glJou ch~~1 \~ert.:
,It,li eu 11\ Il1l!mhcf'> illllllhl'11 Illmlhe~
l'n Aug tl iii I ;I("dl !(,~'!!> alll\u;llllkni~
In tlilJl1 llln III iI \"Iltluclo:. ~hrm_\!1 1lf\J. lhe.
~decllon 01 ddu;Hlu ... me .. l\ ]l1l~p;Ht'd
h~ Uro 1m \\ IlhaOl~, III,,;r.: "erc l!.Jmt,;,>
ror Ihe ~1I1 ~ .. 1 hm'l' .. I1(~ tum nl\~ncnl.
h1l\ .il~' ;1II(j II rllt rrc~l! lIt:t li"\I ~uhJI 11O nr,
rill" \Vc r ~ ,Iwil rdcd l u nUl 111 1:11111",-.,
"'1111 .to nr more year ... o r mcmbcl'hip
\\ ..: .. alule tll..: .. c [nnll,.. t:IIHII11g. memo
tJcrs. \htn' Ihotlll,,~ \!O Iu nru\ Ro\
( Lmh II J~m (h(1(,;\\IC/. ,,\,,\1,' I hall
.ana Rl"I) Limit 111r -..cllmg u(llhe pICIUC.
It W.iI" ,I ~I('

fev. whu (,"hn~c (0 .. U) tv hdp As!'1
HI&. Mi!r OI~UlII .. r O,tU 'IeAh\lcl In
('Iur or,!!ilni7Jng camraign Wl·,lun); ow
\I~'CI lucal~ lor JlrmKlmg lIo'urk 1m uur
tn..:mhtn. In lIur hnll' !if n\;~d 'lndal"l1
thunk I'ur mcmhcrs r{lr helpmg orgn
ni;,e lllJl l,:tlIlIPClllu,,",
Bu~, Mgr. Jim ..:nltln lind A~ I Bus
\ Igr \

Some of th ll tocol 3.5 1, Winslow, NJ, membe, ~ who were employed on the constfUCnon
project CI' &oUy'1 Pork Place Wild , Wild Wett (Ilsino orll pichJred ollhe ca sillO
joluile,
" ,,\1 .\ ,( ~,I \ \111\..: 1 "T~': 'lilt .... hl) 1n1'~I:J
Ihl' lint' nUl III 1Tl ;l 1..c: Ihe ml\l.t l ~' III
m l"lnll II nl:\\ y\:llr I h.H\k\ 1\1 lhe
m Ull \' \'llIU II II,.'C I' l\ nU I,I. m~l'lI ', II hl1l ~1
h l lll i . k~ th l' I'lcnio.. ~uC' h ,I ~ u\"c"
A ., III Ihl' "'''llI nt: ..... 1: .11''': III !he
pHw.::~' ... L)f pl.lllll m!! ~ l u r fin-I ,llIInl.:r
dlln~~ f hll , t.ovld ~ h(' liJ 'IIrn..: llmr
I.:,uh no.: \ 1 H.:,II 011 line III IIUI 1,..1'11111'
l' ka\c: pilla 1\1 attc:nd .nll m"I\!: .un
h ,..,L llmll':I-.JJntt ,1\!Kco.:"lull1t!.·
Our C\mdnlc nt:..:, ~\I . 1111 III Ih\' 1.L1m
11(" III .tl! tlUl rccc ll ll~ d..: r .ln~·J Un1lh·
\,1 .IIl,I 'mler, .
I'k,,,( rcnh; mher ltl .lllc n tJ \" UI
10\, ,,1, UII II!l1 mc..: llnt' O ur I UIUH'
J..:' ..... IIJ I (ttl II .
\lcrr. nm~lm'I' h.'I'P' h

JUIlC 1~2tl C,JX"Ci>l1 gU~h aHcndlll.p Iht
rnl..'c:ling "'~n:: Inl. Pre: .. JJ Barn,lnt
So..">(' E-..t1~Jn 0 11111, Cighlh District Int.
\'u;e Pre:~, Jon r \\iIItC'~. and 1I11!
Eighth DJ"tnct Inl crn;'jtlonllll~crr,~~n·
tltl i \(!~
We Me ple,,~ct.l III WdClIlIIC nell
IBEW ~ignatory cuntrnctor Encr~l}
Eh::unc lItHJ h'nk lorw.ud III worLlng
.... jth the company Thi~ ~ut'cc"s came
abuul Ihrough It meellng otrrangcd by
Local ]~ Or~nOl,cr Chartie Dockham
""JIb thl: JOInt dfnrh of Lutltl ]2:! Uu~
\I!=f_ O.llddnd l."~al 41S nU) \Igr
\Ia,ho.:w and Local 1250. Rapid (il}.
SD. Bus \1[',r. Rand\ Slamhn)uk
1..oc-II14JS 1\I~h~ to II-clcume the 1.)1·
I"wing nl'W "f\ ~ memoc'" IntO Ihl.' local'
Joume>'mllll "·irt:l1Icn Rohert IImill l ('lll
Bosworth. Frank WaLson. K~vin Gus;,:
amJ lar~ lean~n; tint! lIpprentit'c\
Dllvid A J one~. Thllmib (' f\h:Bnl.!c.
~Ih D Hilmt'lurgcT Coll;I) Vlcrl!ret~.
Alan T Cdl"\Cf .Ind Clll11011 R l·uqu.1
Sus.an lema"lcr i.s planmn, I C"hnst·
mn~ parl~ lIlT Ihc clulJlcn III hi! helLi In
DcC\:mht!r 1111: k,d· "ult t'>I:.lthle h) ploa>"
gaml,... ,enJo} rdte§hm\'nt . ha"l: II go at
pll'l8la .... amJ rnlk 111 S.mlll II )UU l\t)UltJ
like to \OIUnIC;;f for Ihis C~CIll. canUlel
eilher Su~an ur Ih~' u!l inn hll ii.
As "'~ !;Il In pn:~~. IIi\;; wc)(L III mn
)urhlll,'Ij(l!l is- t'I~'glllning to PIC).:. up
I"hen: are p({JjI:~ch In Ihe plunmng ~ 1 ; II!.t.:
and a kilt''" the l"lttkhng procc ... ~, So!~·er·
aJ or our mt.:nll~f'> arc out 01 1\ol"L. In uur
juri5dlclItm. ,",ul v,1: hopt.' ~o,; COln pU!
Ihem 10 " 'o rlo;" ~wn \~ a Tc\uh \If Ihe
,1o,", \IIork here. '>I,!\t.:lal nlt~mber .. are
1T1"cling w~ thank our ~""I~'r local~ fOI
hdflin!!. flut M)me 1)1 ,lur memller~ hi
..... ork in our 'lACk pcrir ... h.
Ill)"!} O~1I0I t r., 1'.S
NEW BUILDING
PURCHASE
L.U • ..t.tJ (l.o.. ~&n5l . SASTA A '/\ .
C-\-('onpdluI311UII~ ItI.ill 1'lY7 graLi
uallng apprO\;nlio..~. '-'Ih~1 .II..: nt"lv, L0C41
-'ol l'" ne .... Journ~)mc-n Thl~ ;;111 ...... h;J\
i1"l;uk ib marL. dnd uK-.11 .t-H will he
C'uunung. un lhe grlidualc\i In carr)' lin
Ihe Inll.htion uf g~u.)d unUlll Bmlba,
anJ ~i:.ler.
Dvn RO~fln \\a~ ~lcc l -cd II~ ,\prr.:n·
liel' 01 Ih e- "CdT In adulIllllL 1)011
RIJgJn anti ld Caner wcn: n:cognl2cd
fur then perle..:! hllcmJancc. and Munu
Pc=m for his out.sIJnUinlt.111~nd4nc".
Our guod ~ .... ) hen: -al Lucal J"I h
lhal Ih..: Californu I.:ttM\Om, ha .. rllda.'J
up, and \\or" I~ lilnk1J)~ gtwxJ 101 It'Cal
memhcn, /\ ... a .. i!!" of Ihe ImH:~. Ihl.:
memhcr011. Ja;on: dlluglut!r.
t.:errj , ,md all whit r..ne~ hIm. II I~
al\\'

and pra)e~ go uut to the ranlll,' 01 Urn.
Mnrn,h In Ihelr lillie uf llnef
j \\lIull\ like III Ih.lII\.Ihe Illc il l~ 111
CU lIlllhl llnd Ih..: Umtcu Sllltc.: ilj . I\LTQN,
II Ircct lll~ :tml hOlPP" 1 h,IIIL~ ~I \' I11 ~
Itl ItIL The mo.:m~r ... ot l. oco1l M~ and
the !flOln) IrJ\t:lc" 'Nhll 11.1\': 110m Lcd In
tl'l .... 11 .. ,1 ~houIJ~· th,lIIllul to, Ill\: r im·
Pl'ruU\ \l'ar \'I \, hll\>': Iuu! '-ll flit wur"
h!t~ hee" plc::nlllullhttluv,hflUI mu 10 stalld up pmUlJ IlIltl he ellll
gratulat

IMmben of loc:al 697. Go~ or\d t-\ommood. IN. mofch to the ~nd of bogpipes in
Indiono ' ~ o&detl Labor Day po~ .
The fin.t·shih (flIW of Loto1143. Reoding. PAl memben; are pktured 01 tfle iobsife of
° Sorgent Eledric project otlM Kellogg's pIonl in londlf\lil~ . PA..
which 10 "-: thllnUul. One h "",4Irk . '\1
Ih.lI "I.' C,1I1 hun..:\lh ,upporl ULH I,UlII
Ii\!~ ,II ~ JctCnl ..... I!!\!. Othl:rl> .H~
I k~lllh .. lid WcI(un: l'11:nc(lh lind retire'
menl helll:III\. 1Il;IJC pm'lhlc h~ IIUI
having JOined IIIlJdhcr. III rnl\ldc lor
{Iur cIlIIIlIlumi! ncccJo.
\\..: h~\1: Ih,' 1tc:'>1 It~lnlll~ rwgl,LI11'>
thitl ';'I;hl ,lnl.! .... c bll"'c .. mCII'" II~
'>h.m: nur dl.,\:umul.lIcd LI1I1"lcd!:c .... ,Ih
uch ~UC;:":.~I'c IlCllcf;Unln ur dCl:lfI·
tUfl~.
\\ (:' h~H:.m mglll11,,,I Il1!1..1 lJfI1lhcr
h~W}d. Ihlll ..... 1' 111\'cn to U~ 10 l'!.!rrl.!lU
nle fm Ih(I\e \l llII lillhm 1""'1.'1111 Wi.'
;:n uld 41(. il ,11011>.:. I th,n', Ih ln~ Ih,11
"I\UIJ he hI' lit< he'l When "C ~Innd
Ittgdher. we IHo.: I!IH:n lh~' UrrtlrtUllih
h. ~hm'. Iholl Yo': 'Jr~' f\~1 OIIlL ADothdlu
III t>c[l.in hBrRilimng._ The: romr.1n~ ~1l11
!elu....:,. ;md Ihc'l'll\.o: slllkd
1 h\'\ >,;lIn lll1u\.' In meel t:\{"r~ :,undtl)
Wi th Orgrlnl7C r Jim ('ouch. and they
hll\ l' 1(llm..:d ~C"·i.'I. 1 1 L'''llImlllc ... ~ fllr
\Miou.. 1.I."k,. tmm c.llIlnllJOil" d\\JfI."­
n

cd to Inl. Sec. Edwin D, I hiland ~J\ a
huge "ul lI l lcd nUl dntli III11J
rog.gy; but Ihen, Eh lion un!er. Ihe ,un
Clime (luI and Ihe h!cc/c plckeu lip III
creale "heautifuilla) \I n ur pCllpk
hale Ibat much. po .... cT. poli\l(lan~ \loll"
h"l 1: 01) tcg.m.l fur UIIII)II I,-,Ue .. helh;r
.... ulch (lUI
What m.lI,co. pl;lllIlg m " ufllnn lour
namcn! ,0 gr": 111 1 .. lhL: ~ rlrll Ilf "rolher'
huod b 'c n if yLIU un nnt ~now )ilur
j'llayiJ) l;': Ilarlll el' Ih;1I \lei! lin lhe hr~1
lee. hy Ihe c nt.! nf Ih..: round Yt)U i1T~'
,lcadfll" fnemh
F U I l ile' ,I.:\.UIIJ \1:"1 III .. H'''. h.hll
Papp .... un LtI'" ( iTO .... ,1111.1 I l1n~e,(
Dri\c; 1..,,\\ Nel .lIld nthe,' 10 Ihe rill
lI...:fe won h\ \\'Illium HU"~'JI Hrll,
Pa lricL. l or;!.', 11',1" Ihl' )Cill·, \lml
I Jonest GolfL!r,
rim. )'C:H ullOlher I{) .. ~ tlrh'e "wllld
wa~ e~lllh l j 'hctI. !fMC)", M", I I r:Hd~tl
Golfel a .... anl 1 hi .. il\.\anl " ... nl In "Ir
(,b,trh:.. 0\.:\1101 fthc 1,llhl.:r l1i 11 m ..
Cha rlC"!> DeViw and rh(.mll" 0 1:\'1141),
\\ibn Hllne~ hum 1IIIIIua ~·'H:h ICilr 1(1
panlclpale In our IOUmanll.:nl
C'(lnl:\H111 l lalilln~ tl) ul1 thl' Wlnnl'l~1
\\ I\ IUU·l\ I' () 1\ 1- 11 1, 1('"
STEWARD
EDUCATION CLASS
1.. • 1055 ~1I). 1·[~ Si\C 01.A . n.­
Our CU I TI:nt Cnntl ,n;l e~ Jlll c' 1)11 i \ U~,
IS, 1'I'l!t A llc\\ NC~ Ll Ii.111I1~ «(lmmil·
I ~'C will h~ elcCIC d f(lr Ihe upeom i ll~
nl'gollnuplI­
Ih) j.:.lX" IKJI III Ihdr (Jmlli\,;~
\lIcnd l uur unll ml'clm~ .. ;1Ilt! I Ole.!
'nlll "',m:errh ,lOll l~,I' (,;t .... ur~pla.:c
mlpTtlVCmenl" II. ~ III111e PH\I, 1' \I,'Cll­
IIH' Hullall11ecI111 ~ .. IJrC ;Jhl,I~', open III
!H ' ~ l11 ~ mber \\oho 1\(lu!d like It\ ~1I ~ nd .
J.\\ M ~'1I111 1'\
HOW TO CLOSE
THE WAGE GAP
I"U. 12U5 (I,o.u,cm&I!:Ol O, GAII't~ S·
\111,1 E, J·'I.-{ircctm!!, . Bro l iler, Hnd
~I'ih.:n. I hln)!~ ,HI.: gl1l1l!! \\n III Ihl,: tI)JI .... One
c.m 4Ut"hlt: {I\C' Uel,1I1~ hUI Itlt· h,Nl'
1.1l! .. Cu.
1I1.ln\ ~i.ll1dcreJ l'ilmo.: had coich
\cur III !!tect \lId fn emJ

\\ .. 11,,,,-,,0 1·(~cll'''''~'I'N.cd''"O\.t\un
·\U! 7. 11J91. ICIer I IU"I= ilml (ount·
P:CUU\ hanle "Jlh (;um;CI 111 l~XI Hrn.
1'11\11-1;11 hCJlan ~ork In (mh;ln RI"~ I
J~n .... ~r I'lan l 8\;' nt.llnh:llltlll'C heiller.
In PI>l1 he: Irull,IcrTcJ 10 ').ll i,buf} in
Ilk: Sut'ostaHon Dept It\ if "lIh'ulwmnn
!tnll rrn~rc\\cd III ,'pprenl11:c"U In
II"MI dep.trlm..:nl tlo.:llIflO 1M", inlo Ih(
I inc ("rc'" In \\c,tmcr In \\C\'O\·cr.
\\.tll~ mmcd up IhfUU~h Ilk: oIf"'l'h;nlll:c
rrl'!lrlm a.nd "'a~ .....,d,.d th,. lob or
rIlUllu.·)m.1n hnl.'molll In 1"'11 \\c ""II
All'" nrt). P,mdt. anJ ","c c'(lend Qur
ctlflJnlcn~c\ 1(1 hi, lamdv \ 1.lv fi nd
hle\\ }IIU. W,III} .•
On d Ilghlcr nllic. Urn C"h in A.
f',lIner... u.'l lrC
hall sinh. Mr. Angelos' lahor union
background \!ncnm pa"'I.'\ hI'> enlire­
CA reel lie rcrre'Co!nh Ihe tI,tlllmorc
nu ildln~ unL! Construcl ion Trull c!>
Council lI nJ Ihe IiIl~eI .... mkc" llnH'"
Jnd h.u a,hll!\"!!J landm .. rk §c1I":ml:n~
for "'·orken. .... hl' b3\1C had Ihe., henlth
nllned b~ C!~puo.urC! II, a..~ll"I"
Mr. An~IOi I) a plainltrr, III~lfnC\
and.;'I f"rr.l:o IncnJ uf labor rh ... ~ un ...
ollhc: re-.. ,{m~ labor \10 as \Urpvrh\e "'
hi~ bid III foml Il coahtlon hi pUTl.:h.,o.e
the IHluhh:u BClhleh.:m Sled "1';1111)1'."
Poml Sh lpYo'r kaJe .... IlftJ 0\1'; kJ ..,.....
HJ1\ nil I" Hw I rnUl ("CC~U rr~"'1
dc:nt "r lJur AFL·CIO (""(luneil. fm Ih(
OUI~;tllnJII'~ loh hI' ,tnlJ h" \1.111 lin\e
pcrlmmcil 111 I11ttlll1/; Ihe'c COPI ,1m·
ncn. stich OUl'lI:tnJIII!J, ' II Cl:C!l~'I
IIII )\II\ .. J I(n~rhn",'Kr,lt ...
VETERANS DAY
OBSERVANCE
LU. 1 ~5 ~c l11 ) \\ A lTH \~1. /\1 " -The
1I10lllh or lI"ulemllCl hnng-. U~ " h,)hll.IV
111111 ilil hlO nltl. n I ~ O\erillokcd 111
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CoiIoghtl!a k c~: that memb(:nI of
organi7cd la hor, muo;l get
involved in politics and !'llay
invo lved and even run for office..
olidarily no longer applie.s only
10 bargaining. IB I:.~ members
must sland together 10 clect o fficiale;
at all Icvcb of government
who wi ll supp n workers and
legislation that will guarantee
fair pay for a day's work, good
h"ncr..". educali n for our children,
and safel), in the workplace,
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