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

is quitc a feat 10 beCOlllC ccnificu on
our nuclc;lr powerhott'>C. \ 1.lny of Il~
ca ll ourselves ",ehkr"'i. ~nd mO~1 can
··m~l..e a pa,,' on thc majoril} tJf our
jons. httl cl'nify. no!
Cenilication ;~ hnrd 10 oht;lin. ;,nll
ma ny of our jOUTOl')man \Iiremen are
relUclOint 10 hother \lith Ihe e~lr. 1 dTort
requiTell. I h;l\c hcen in Ihe hiling hOllis
o f nlany local unions "nu h:ll" e.\peri·
efll:cd the fru~lralion of lwl h~inJl referr"d
out. 0\1 ing 10 Ill) in:,hilil) 10
mect l-crtifilation. I Ihinl.. Iha: man} of
our capable BrOlhl'r" ~houhl 11":,;n them·
",l\cs to meet t·erlific;ltion. not unly for
Iheir 0'" n good. bUI .. I..u for Ihc gOo.Joll of
Ihc IB FW ;tnd Ihe e1e(;tri~,,1 iOllLhtry ;1 '
,I "holc. If \Ie don·t tlll"t:t thc n~e (h of
Ollr indLlstr}. "e a Tl' nOI upholding Ia·
hor\ eflll of Ihc !>arg;lin. We mUll prole..:!
our worl... :md \lclding in the clcc·
Irical iOlItI~lr). "hcrc ,.ertilk'llion i,
required. i, ccrl:linl y our wnrL
h i~ \lilh p1e:I,ure Ih:11 I rCr'Qrt Ih;tt
our luc;tI union h:11I i, "ell un th ... II"y
10 heing paid for. We 'Ire 'cry proud of
ollr huilding. hut h,1\e he~n ..·oneerncd
:Inoul Ihc I11vr1~"l!e ag:tin,1 it. I hanl..­
flll1 ). Ih i, mUI tgage h'l~ bl'en dr;l,tkall}
reulh:cd. and "e lo()1.. fot"llard 10 11
··m()rtgage hurnin{' p'lrly Ihi, .!IIntner.
;" I ~ ~ongr;\tul.lliun. 10 Ihe tn~111hcr~ of
Ihb lueal IInion. anti the lI]"(lth~rh ood lI~
~I "hllic. for I hell· part in r~d!ll.:ing ollr
dcht.
TWll memher, of I oeal 1~05 rctired
on ~ 1 :trch "1. BrO lher '1. F " I· u"
Shield,. jOH rnl'Yllwn Ilin:l11l1n. i ~ rei iring
"ilh ol"cr 26 }'~ar~ of at·the ",rvice. Mr.
"Ed:· il ha' hcen :t ple'I,,!!fe III he a,~odated
"ilh Y()II b()lh () n [lnd l'IT the joh.
flrother Willi,lnl E. \louJ y. ground·
man. ; ~ retirinl! wil h o,er 20 y e ;l r~ ()f
:KI;ve ~l·n· ice . I ha, e nO! hau the ple:I"
ure or \\orl..ing \lith BrOlher ,\I(loll). hill
congralltlmion' :Ir~ ~cn"il1h 111 onkr
Cong.rawlation_ anu 1h;1I11.. 10tt. Brolher~.
ror )Ol1r 'cni