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

It j, too soon to tell if Ihis approach
is working. bUI il is Il fac l Ihat a lot of
people. parlicularly Ihose requiring
mainlemlnce and those doing ~tnlll1
building. do nol ~now who i~ lind \lho
is nOI a union conlmctor in Ih i~ panicl! '
lar nreu. ThrOugh Ihese arlic1c~. the
Cemm] t ailor Union hopes 10 enlighten
Ihe people as 10 whom 10 do bu~ine~,
with.
I.ocal 7 inle ll d~ to gel Ihis \lork hal'~
:lnd also maim:lin control of Ihe lurge
building in the area. This is a hig joh.
hut for :1 local Ih:1I has been in bu,i n e,~
for 80 }'curs. \\-c ~ hould be able 10 handie
it.
FIt,\NClS X . NlytON, JIt" 1).5.
SO Years Wed
Life-Savers
BU51nen Manager Pele McManu., Lo(: fi ne peuple.
Vic hll ~ heen retired since October.
1965. hUI \Ie HII re memher him with a
lot of re'pecl.
Presidenl W. I . Miller am' Farl Oil'
more 111,0 :llIended the C"~lebr; l lion. I!I~­
"ith them :1 c:_-.e of champagne from
the local.
~r\N II \ F . J OII NSON. AS!!'L IJ .M .
life-Saving Awards Given;
Work Picture Very Good
L.U. 17. IJETKOIT. ~ II C II.-AT the
1:t ~ 1 genern! membership meeling. LOCHI
17 was proud to present mEW Ufe-SHVing
Awards to [OUf yery deserving melli-
Ap'U, 1973
bcr~, All four nrc credited with Milling
Ihe life of Brother to ltlrian l)en11p. ,1111)
~ul rcr ed electric , hock und e~te n,i\e
burn ,_ we belicH: Ih:'1 any rnnn \lho
Cllrn\ onc of Ihe'\C all:lnh lleserves :111
the praise that ca n be ~i\ en him. We
arc I lI.·~) to have Ihi~ culiber of people
in Local 17 und the IBEW.
t\rter ,orne !on ~ and ledious negotiation,.
Ihe members " or~i ng for the "lib.
lie Ughting Commb~ion recehed 11 new
contract a nd some n:ry rewardmg and
"eleome ret roactille c h ec~ ...
Thc "orl piclure slill loo~~ ,cry good
;II Ihi' \lri.ing. and a few di"rihul ion
linemen :Ire needed. There 3fe sc,er.11
Ir.tn,mi"ion jot" allllO'O' feltd), 10 hreal.
:1\ IIIO)t of Ihe right·of-\lay proh!em,
h a~e I--een resohed. The un\cllwnahl)·
\llIml we:uhl'r during January eau~cd II
,hUldo\11I on one job. a~ the conlr:lclor
couldn't mOle hi ~ equipment oyer the
road ... II :.1\0 made il miserable for O Uf
unllcrground rrc ws 10 make liny head­
\1:11' on their jobs.
Wc arc ~ho ~ I~rling nn illlder1J;ro\IJuJ
,piking c Ollr~ for 30 more men. '1 here
will he tl\O d",scs of 15 men e(,eh. :In,1
the three·hour clas~es will he hcld once
:1 \led for eight wech. The'oC people
nrc in great dcmand once thcy complete
.he couTs