1973-04 April IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

gunge Inborntories. electronic caril·
Ion. antcnna distribution systems.
clock and program systcms. and
low·voltage systcms such as visu!!1
nurse call and audio·visual nurse·
call systems, doctor's entrance reg;·
ster syMerns, and low·vohage signal·
illg systems nol required or specified
to be in conduit, wirclllold, or race·
ways.
The original agreement, negoli·
ated in 1969 with the association.
uccomplished by Local Unions 158,
159, 494, 577, and 1147, as~isted
by Donald L. Crevier. Intcrnation:,1
Rcpresentative. Sixth District, covcf\,!d
six sound employers. AI the
expirnlion of the ngreemcnt in 1972,
there wcre 26 employers signatory
to the contract. Thc type of work
pcdormcd under this contract fe·
quires the employers to move from
one end of Wisconsin 10 the other
at limes, following thc jobs. For th is
reason, all the local un ions in the
stale soon becamc awarc of the or·
ganizing advantuges of thi s type of
agrecmcnt.
When the new 1972·1975 con·
tract was lIegotinted in Grcen Lakc,
Wisconsin, ratificd in Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin. und signed in Wbconsin
Rapids. Wisconsin, Local Unions
127. 135. 158. 159.219.276.378.
430. 494. 577, 890, 953, and 1147
parlicipntcd. thcrl!by making this a
trul! statewide agrecmcnt.
In the pasl. radio, lV. and sound
shops show...:d up on jobs and per·
fomlcd their work non· union. Those
duys arc ovcr now, beeausc any
sou nd employcr want ing to work on
construction jobs in Wisconsin is
given a " letter of assent" to sign
before progressing. The amount of
sou nd work included in construction
of hospitals, schools, hotcls. and
motels is growi ng rapidly, An cx·
umplc of this is lhe sou nd and com·
munication system installed by Mid·
west Communications & Audio. Inc.
at the Fox Valley Technical Insti·
lUte in Applcton, Wisconsin, at a
cost of S 135.000. IllEW members
working undCr this agrc\,!lllent man·
ufactured. a!'>!'>embled, and installed
all thc cquipmcnt along with
275,000 fect of wire. Anolhcr segmcnt
of this operation that is gain·
ing continuously is thc fubrication
C'oo/;'WI'II 0/1 page 16
Bob ladd, technician. Local
577. Appleton. Wisc" tests
fabricated units.
Kenneth Tronnler. loumey·
man technician. Local 158.
Green Bay. Wlsc., tests out
panet for Holzem Sound and
Communications Service in
Green Bay.
Mike Jahner, assembler. Local
577. Appleton, Wise .• as'
sembles units.
Jim Massey, assembler, Local
577, Appleton. Wisc .. works
on the punch press.
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AprIl, 1973
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