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

I.be families, for, as I ~ I id before. our
remodeling program should b aucnding 1I." UUI in che operatiun. on ...
awfully·importanc p-crwn hn, Ilt'en ne·
glecled-Ihe ~on~lruclioll 1I.0r"er\ \'ife.
Ldmllnd J. c CH'n
nine.
M} "01.1 Man" will cume home :,11
e.xciced ill'oLit :' high Iinc.
I load lip Ill) cr:lcJ...ed di,he., in h,H,"
go my pan\.
He he:rrd 00\111 ac Iho: ,\lilch)ard. Olll
WI''>I Ihe} nc~t! hand~.
He ru~hc~ 10 rcnt II U- H:lul, ,',)m,',
homc. and ,cart~ 10 10:"1.
I hurry to pa..:1.. our ,,"I,·a-..:,. '0 \\C
e(ln hic Ihe ruad.
Believc me. I'm nOl complaining. t-c­
C;W'iC I thin).. 11\ Itne,
Graduates
I'm one cramp's "Old Lao)''' lhat hn'l
lefl behind.
I've Irnveled a ll o\·cr-North. SOlllh,
Easl, :Ind West;
Whcre\cr my linemnn go.:s is Ihe
place I li"e beSI.
In a n.::w Cown we go. an lLparlment I
find:
T he new landlord a~ I.. ,. " '"lOll' long i'
I C:l~c Ihi~ Ii meT'
They If) 10 la"e ad\;HlI;,g don'l e,tre.
The) nlll L" all lramp ~ l>!:eau'\C "e
travcllh..: l:ml1.
Hut Ihal cilY "ouldn'l ha\e pov.er
\lilhOUI:l "journcy" linO:nI:lr1.
They huild (he high·line, u\er moun·
l ain~ and ~cre:llns;
!.ook LIp. OlJl you peopk. a ~lecJ Iowa
\dll bt.: \e\'n.
We don'c (arc if che 10lln gj\C~ :l
uamn or noc:
If il "eren'c for a Cn,,"p linelll;Ln,
Ihey woul,It!'1 have 1I "at!'
T hnn~ YOII, FloiM!, I chil1~ e\'er~'lll\!
"ill enjo)' )our lilerarr efforl.
Sr" 110\\ L ,_ R.S.
First Contract in 16 Years
Settled Without Council
LL 80, =-,O ltl-'O LK. "A.-{\mgralUlu·
cions are in order 10 OLlr h "rJI~ur"ir1!!
"'.,to:guli;lling Commiuee. I he l:ommil1ee
lIecLHllpli,hed something clWI ha,n'l hccn
donc ill 16 YC(ITS, gening a complele ,ccckmen!
\luhoU! going co Ihe council.
\(Ier .,cI ... r;11 \leeks of he(ldl..nocl..in!!
;111 0.1 /;i\c·;tnd-cll"e. a eomplcl~ agreem~nt
"n all i'SLLC~ was reached b>' nuth parlin.
F ;I~1t I'.Ll cy fel! il hlld !:;,ined mueh
in che baTguinillg, umJ boch plLnies ar,'
\,ll i'tied. '\1 chi~ lime, th ~ agrcement i\
in Wa~hin!:lUn for apPfLIl(11 h~ Che smanment.
Sin(c il hasn'c bet'n o flieiall>
Apprenlice graduates of Loca l 80. Norl(lik. Va were h(ln(lred at the Annual Gradual;(ln San·
que( by the JOint Apprenticeship and Train,ng Comm,Uee. rront row. teft (I rlg ... t. Ray Mu,·
ray (school): W. R. Sykes and F. M. MaUer. comm,ttnmen; Edward H(lpklns. John Kelling·
I(ln, Larry Ounn'ng, Ronnie Bauswell, M,Cl1ul Teels. Juper Gam.el. and Th(lmas B~ , (I.
g raduates: lind J ohn CUlchln. Jr. (BAll. Back row: CurtiS WIlliams, NECA; PL ,,101' J ones, Jr"
R,aduate: G. E. Leach, Local 80 Businen Ma"uger; Kennell, Bunting. g raduate: A. C. Lip.
fOrd. commlttuman; Ronald Bradshaw. graduale: R. A. Meye ..... commllleemBn; Robert
Dunn and Gene Davenport. g raduates: Jack H,cks. Local 80 President: Butch HOdges. g.ad.
uB le; J . D. HOII(lmon. Jr. (d" Ktor): Ronald Gus!"I .... n, graduate; and J . E. Saker. commit·
teeman.
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