1973-04 April IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...
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UNIONS<br />
REST IN<br />
PEACE!<br />
• A group <strong>of</strong> formcr union mcn<br />
wcrc having a gathcring. and Ih~<br />
conversation naturall), turned to the<br />
"good old da)>;" <strong>of</strong> union conditiom<br />
-the ~mployment and securit), th:1I<br />
one fclt in having the union protect<br />
him.<br />
It wa'i with grcat sadness that<br />
thcy lamcnted the dcmi"e <strong>of</strong> the<br />
un ion - its untimely death - and<br />
they rcmini\eed lIbo ut the joy :Ind<br />
happinc~s it had brou!!ht thelll.<br />
"Rcmember when \~~ would "how<br />
up a half-huur late for .... ork every<br />
day?" Joe a!lked. "It .... as a riot the<br />
way the foreman tried 10 g~t us there<br />
on time. I k wa .. lucky if we got ther~<br />
for the c<strong>of</strong>Tee break. Ren1l:mber Ih..:<br />
one job w..: were- on and the c<strong>of</strong>fee<br />
brea~ la~ted unlil lunch lime? Remember<br />
the way we u\ed to soc~<br />
him for the extra tnlvel pay? Remember<br />
the time the stock wa .. on<br />
thc job. and we covercd it \\ ith canva"<br />
and spent the next th ree da)\<br />
playing card ... supposedly awaiting<br />
the arrival <strong>of</strong> the material'! Yeah.<br />
.... e ~urc had some good times," Joe<br />
said, with a half smile on his face.<br />
" I was so tired on Monday (arter<br />
all, I had a couage at the beach to<br />
take ca re <strong>of</strong>), it was mua1!y Tuc~day<br />
or Wednesday before I even<br />
thought <strong>of</strong> starting to work. Thuse<br />
contractors never got wise to uswe<br />
had a eontr:lC!!<br />
"To hell with going to union<br />
mcetings.'· Joe continued. " I paid Illy<br />
dues and that was enough <strong>of</strong> a contribution<br />
as fbc I'll "ee you next week.<br />
fellows," Joe said :IS he put on his<br />
eO;lt and Marted to lea\'e, " Maybe<br />
we c:ln ha\'c a mecting in my cellar."<br />
(E(liror'J' nOti': The (1"0 1'(' (iclilimu<br />
Jrory was writ/en "y IJrf)/her<br />
Jeremitlh I). 'Hrear/Ii}" Local 7,<br />
Srm'l/g{ief(/, M ass., ami submit/eel by<br />
L oc(ll 7'.f press J'{'cretllr)" Frclllci.f X .<br />
Neyloll, Jr.)<br />
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