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JOURNAL •<br />
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JULY· 84<br />
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EDITORIAL<br />
COMMENT<br />
,<br />
Labor's<br />
Endorsement Of<br />
Mondale Was The<br />
RightThing To Do!<br />
For the past several months our<br />
<strong>Journal</strong> has carried editorials and<br />
fcatmed tlnidt:s which have favored<br />
the acti on <strong>of</strong> the AFl·CIO<br />
and its affihalcs, including the<br />
lBEW, <strong>of</strong> endorsing Walter F. Mondale<br />
for President <strong>of</strong> the United<br />
States.<br />
We arc now more than ever <strong>of</strong><br />
the firm opinion that labor's cndorsement<br />
<strong>of</strong> fonner Vice President<br />
Mondalc was the right thing<br />
to dn. We have received many<br />
expressions that commend the <strong>of</strong>ficers<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Brotherhood</strong> on our<br />
judgment and the stand taken on<br />
the Mondalc enrlursclIlt:IH . We<br />
have also received a few letters<br />
taking exception to the endorsement.<br />
As we have emphaticall y<br />
pointed out before in paSt statements<br />
which also have been printed<br />
in the /ournal-evcry man and<br />
woman in our <strong>Brotherhood</strong>, and<br />
every man and woman in our<br />
country <strong>of</strong> voting age or over, has<br />
the right and privil ege <strong>of</strong> voting<br />
for the candidate who in the voter's<br />
opinion is the best qualified<br />
to admmister the affairs <strong>of</strong> our<br />
nation. That righ t is pan <strong>of</strong> an<br />
individual's freedom given under<br />
our wonderful democratic system,<br />
a system that we are most fortunate<br />
to live under and one that<br />
never should be changed. But there<br />
is one pomt I want to mak e very<br />
clear. Your <strong>of</strong>ficers have an obli·<br />
ga ted responsibility to the members<br />
we serve to advise them on<br />
all matters affecting their welfare<br />
as we look after their hest interests<br />
and that <strong>of</strong> our <strong>Brotherhood</strong>. This<br />
includes keeping our members informed<br />
and knowledgeable on political<br />
and legislative matters that<br />
affect their statuS in life as union<br />
members.<br />
Political :1ction, whether we like<br />
it or not, has become an integral<br />
pan <strong>of</strong> the trade union movement<br />
and its programs to obtalll the<br />
necessary legislation that brings<br />
econom ic progress, protection and<br />
security to union members and a ll<br />
workers. Politic-'ll action by unions<br />
is also needed to help fight against<br />
the enemies <strong>of</strong> organized workers,<br />
who for greed and pr<strong>of</strong>it have a<br />
fervent desire to wipe legislauon<br />
<strong>of</strong>f the books that was enacted to<br />
give workers the right to join<br />
unions and to bargain collectively<br />
with thei r employers. Today in<br />
the White House we have a president<br />
and his administration who<br />
a.re most insensitive to workers'<br />
needs, hostile to unions and who<br />
arc predominantl y working in the<br />
best interests <strong>of</strong> corporate business<br />
and the wealthy class <strong>of</strong> our<br />
nation.<br />
Since taking <strong>of</strong>fi ce President<br />
Reagan and his administration<br />
have, through their economic policies,<br />
undermined the wages and<br />
living standards <strong>of</strong> the workforce<br />
<strong>of</strong> America. Also, in their futile<br />
attempt to balance the budgct<br />
through "Reaganomics," they have<br />
also brought untold misery and<br />
suffering to millions <strong>of</strong> unem <br />
ployed workers, the elderly, the<br />
poor, the sick and the disadvan·<br />
taged.<br />
Never in the history <strong>of</strong> orga·<br />
nized labor has there been a morc<br />
anti-union atmosphere generated<br />
by a president and his adminis·<br />
tration. By regulatory powers they<br />
have decimated the protection affUlded<br />
workers under OSHA,<br />
Davis-Bacon, minimum-wagc-andhour<br />
laws, and have stacked the<br />
NLRB with people who have made<br />
successful careers working for u l<br />
tra-conservative, anti-union organizations.<br />
Even the U.S. Supreme<br />
Court, evidently caught up in the<br />
fever to bust unions, handed down<br />
a horrendous decision which al <br />
lows employers to escape their<br />
obligations under a union contract<br />
simply by implying bankruptcy,<br />
nOt proving it.<br />
There is only one answer to help<br />
end the war against the effect iveness<br />
<strong>of</strong> the trade union movement-<br />
rid the White House and<br />
the Congress <strong>of</strong> the enemies <strong>of</strong><br />
organized labor. One great step in<br />
the right direction is to keep workmg<br />
for the election <strong>of</strong> Walter F.<br />
Mondale in November.<br />
r!l..k 9/ iJJLd..<br />
Charles H. Pi ll ard<br />
<strong>International</strong> President<br />
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD<br />
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS<br />
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JOURNAL • JULY • <strong>1984</strong><br />
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CHARLES H. PILLARD, Editor<br />
Volume 83, No. 7 <strong>July</strong>. <strong>1984</strong><br />
FEIlTLlIlES<br />
<strong>1984</strong> AFL-CIO Union Industries Show<br />
President's Committee on Employment <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Handicapped<br />
Labor leaders From Great Britain Visit the United<br />
Slates<br />
28th Annual Telephone Conference Held In Seattle.<br />
Washington<br />
ISEW Honorary Membership Awarded Astronauts<br />
George D. Nelson and James D. van Hollen<br />
New York Labor Rally for Energy and Jobs<br />
Canadian Federation <strong>of</strong> Labour Convention Held in<br />
Edmonton, Alberta<br />
<strong>1984</strong> Founders' Scholarships Awarded<br />
Mondate For President<br />
OEPAFlTIVIENTS<br />
Editorial Comment<br />
Research and Education<br />
Safety Tips<br />
Local Lines<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Rellections<br />
ON OUR COVER-nils refreshing<br />
summer scene is 01 Pomt AtkmSOl1<br />
llghlhouse in Vancouver, British<br />
Columbia. Canada Inside this issue<br />
ala articles on the <strong>1984</strong> Telephone<br />
Conference, the Canadian FederaliOfl<br />
<strong>of</strong> Labour Convention, the <strong>IBEW</strong><br />
Founders' Scholarships, and other<br />
Important news items<br />
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<strong>1984</strong> AFL·CIO Union Industries Show<br />
Thousands and thousands <strong>of</strong> the<br />
public III the Memphis, Tennessee,<br />
area wttncssed the Skills, excellence<br />
and productlvuy <strong>of</strong> union workers<br />
that arc available Ln the United States<br />
when they attended the 39th AFL<br />
CIO Union Industries Show held an<br />
Memphis May 11 - 16<br />
The mEW exhiblt, one <strong>of</strong> the more<br />
colorful booths in the show, drew<br />
the attcnuou <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong> visitors.<br />
Six 13 ~ Zenith color TV sets<br />
were given away in free drawmgs<br />
held nightly, and one 2 5~ Zenith<br />
color TV set was given away III a free<br />
drawing on the last night <strong>of</strong> the show.<br />
A list <strong>of</strong> the Zenith TV wlIlncrs is<br />
printed in this article.<br />
The free trade umon show IS produced<br />
and managed by the AFt-ClO<br />
Umon Label & Service Trades Dcpartment.<br />
The Union Industries Show<br />
IS intended to display the many prod·<br />
uCtS and services produced by umon<br />
members and their employers. It IS<br />
organized la bor's best opportunity to<br />
show the general public the prevailing<br />
atmospherc <strong>of</strong> mutual coopcra <br />
UOD that is characteristic <strong>of</strong> most<br />
labor-management relations. Also, It<br />
gives the pubhc a first-hand look at<br />
how union workers and their employers<br />
contrlbutc to thc nation's<br />
economic wealth through thelt sktlled<br />
craftsmanship.<br />
The show makes a pomt that union<br />
members arc found working In vi r<br />
tually every manufacturing industry<br />
In the United States, including can·<br />
structlon and the mechamcal trades.<br />
Many union exhibits had live demo<br />
onstrations <strong>of</strong> the skills and se rvi ces,<br />
and these proved very popular to the<br />
visitors during the show.<br />
Winners<br />
FRIDAY MAY 11<br />
13" Zenith Color TV<br />
J. G. Walker<br />
2400 Forrert<br />
City, Tennessee 38112<br />
SATURDAY MAY 12<br />
13" Zenith Color TV<br />
Phillip Clark<br />
6355 Fawn Hollow Circle S.<br />
Memphis, Tennessee 38115<br />
SUNDAY MAY 13<br />
13" Zenith Color TV<br />
Stan Sandridge<br />
1604 Vera Cruz<br />
Memphis, Tennessee<br />
MONDAY MAY 14<br />
13" Zenith Color TV<br />
Robert Bigham<br />
5797 Foxdale<br />
Memphis, Tennessee<br />
13 ~ Zenith Color TV<br />
Gail Reed<br />
7600 Raleigh Lagrange<br />
Collinsville, Tennessee<br />
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TUESDAY MAY lS<br />
13" Zenith Color TV<br />
W. T. Ross<br />
3478 Faxon<br />
Memphis, Tennessee<br />
WEDNESDAY MAY 16<br />
25 ~ Zenith Color TV<br />
Nora Bledsoe<br />
2669 Moss Valley<br />
Memphis, Tennessee<br />
Shown here Is an ovttmead picture 01 the at·<br />
lrectrYe <strong>IBEW</strong> booth which was Vlsrted by the<br />
thousands <strong>of</strong> the public who attended the <strong>1984</strong><br />
AFL·CIO Union Industries Show<br />
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Shown on the nghl is Internabonal Secrelary<br />
Ralph A. Leigon as he participated In the<br />
rlbbon-culllng CtIf"'1lOI1Y lOr U\(I <strong>1984</strong> AFL·CIO<br />
Union Industries Show. Others assisting in the<br />
ceremony, lrom the lett, are Memphis Mayor<br />
Richard Hackett. Shelby County Mayor William<br />
Morns. FOOd and Commerdal Workers<br />
President William H. Wynn, Union Label &<br />
Service Trades Department President James<br />
E. Hatlield, AFL-CIO Secretary·Treasurer<br />
Thomas R. Donahue and Secrotary Lergon,<br />
who Is a vIce president and member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
UnJOf1 Label & Service Trades Department<br />
Executrve Board.<br />
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PlClured<br />
at the <strong>IBEW</strong> exhibit booth on opening<br />
day 1118, left to righi, InternatiOnal<br />
RepresenlalNe Grady Paru, Twelfth OIstnct<br />
VICe President John A. Hightower.<br />
<strong>International</strong> Seaslory Ralph A. leigon. AFl<br />
;;- CIO Secretary Thomas A Donahue, AFt-CtO<br />
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Union label & Service Trades Department<br />
President James Hat/ield, l U 474 President<br />
Joseph Neyman, ISEW <strong>Journal</strong> Department<br />
Director Robert McAfwee and InlamaliOflal<br />
Representative lloyd lynch<br />
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WorkJng at the lBEW 8xtdbit on openIng day<br />
were, lett \0 nghl, Twelfth Dlstnd Vice<br />
Presldoo\ John A. Hightower. Internalional<br />
RepresentatIve Harrisoo West, LU. 1227<br />
President Bonnie Crawford and <strong>IBEW</strong> Pur·<br />
chasing Director Leo Kaban<br />
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Local .. 74, Memphls, Tennessee, sponsored II<br />
booth In the show displaying the skills <strong>of</strong> the<br />
members 01 Local 474. Pictured In the booth<br />
IIrB, left 10 right. ISEW Purchasing Qirectex<br />
Leo Kaba". Twelfth District Vice President<br />
John A. Hightower, l.U. 474 President Joe<br />
Neyman, <strong>International</strong> Representatrve Robert<br />
MeAlwee and Training Director, Memphis<br />
ElectrICal JATC. Edward Frank, Jr<br />
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<strong>IBEW</strong> members 01 Local 1268 are employed<br />
by !he MemptllS Ught, Gas and Water Depar1.<br />
ment, who sponsored a booth In the show<br />
Piclvred at the booth ale. lell 10 right, Twelfth<br />
OIstrlcl VICe PreSIdent John A.. HIghtowel,<br />
ISEW Purchasing Director Leo Kabat!, Local<br />
, 288 member TJU3Illa Redmond, Union Label<br />
Department PreSlden! James Halfield, Local<br />
1288 member Eva Harvey, AFL-CIO Sectelary-TreastJrer<br />
Thomas Donahue, Local 1288<br />
member Billy Graves. Intemattonal RePfesen!<br />
alive Harrison Wesl and IntematiOf1al SecretaI)'<br />
Ralph A Leigon<br />
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ThIs .",actlYe booth was sponsored by the<br />
Zenith Company. whO employs <strong>IBEW</strong><br />
members in several planlS across the country.<br />
VlAWlng the large screen are, left to fight,<br />
Zenlth representative Jerry Lynn and Twelfth<br />
District VIce Plesldent John A. Hightower,<br />
Smiling happily Is the Wlnnef 01 the 25- Zenith<br />
color TV, Nora Beldsoe, a member 01 <strong>IBEW</strong><br />
Local 1561. Also shown are <strong>International</strong> Representative<br />
Grady Parius. L.U 1227 President<br />
Bonnie Crawford and rBEW Director 01 Pur·<br />
chaSing Lao Kabatt<br />
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Being congratulated by Secretary Leigon is<br />
Phillip Clark, a member 01 Local 1288, who<br />
woo 8 13' Zenith color TV, Also shown are,<br />
left 10 rlghl. Int"mational Representative<br />
Harrison West, Local 1288 Assistant Business<br />
Manager Cary Ward, Phillip Clark, Secretary<br />
Leigon and ISEW PurchaSing Director Leo<br />
Kaban. who is I'IOldlng Chris Clark, son 01<br />
wlnl'l9r Ptlillip Clark,<br />
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WIM8r 01 a 13" Zemth color TV was Local<br />
47" reliT" John Green Walker. Shown, left 10 _<br />
right, are <strong>International</strong> RepresentatIVe Grady<br />
Parks. Brother Walkm, Mrs Estelle Walker,<br />
Local 1221 President Bonnie Crawford and<br />
IDCW Director 01 Purch3s1ng Leo Kaban ....<br />
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President's Committee on Employment <strong>of</strong> the Handicapped<br />
Dunng the conference <strong>of</strong> th e President's<br />
Committee on Employment<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Handicapped, recently held 111<br />
Washmgton, D.C., national winners<br />
<strong>of</strong> the AFL-CIO State FederatIOn<br />
.. "Ability Counts" essay contest for<br />
high school students attended a<br />
luncheon as guests <strong>of</strong> the AFL-CIO.<br />
.. Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>IBEW</strong> Special Services<br />
Everett Lehmann, who served 3S<br />
toastmaster, lold those prescnt the<br />
• American labor movement IS deeply<br />
concerned that the handicapped and<br />
disabled persons who want to work<br />
3rc able to participate in the nation's<br />
... work force, and through ItS overall<br />
employment, safelY and health policies<br />
and directly through th e coll ee-<br />
Shown on the daIS, back row, lett 10<br />
right, are lEe Chairman Wesley Taylor, ~<br />
First O\Slrict VICe Presid8l11 K8I1 Rose,<br />
Ninlh DistrICt VICe Preslderll Jack Mc<br />
Cann; <strong>IBEW</strong> Telephone Department 0. ....<br />
rector An Perry; al the podium, Inlerna·<br />
lional AePfesanta\lve Mary Ann Van<br />
Meter, Inlemational RepreS8l11ative 8111<br />
Davis and lEe member Glen McCall<br />
First row, lett 10 righl. are Second Dis<br />
tric1 VICe President John Flynn, Filth<br />
District Vice President Dan Waters.<br />
Sixth o.strict Vice Pre5ldenl James<br />
Conway, Eighth Dlstnct VIce President<br />
Jon Wallers. Twelfth Districl Vice PreS!<br />
denl John Hl9htower. and IEC member,<br />
James Mullaney, Jack McNulty,<br />
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Dick Acton and Roben Missey<br />
28th Annual Telephone<br />
Conference Held In<br />
Seattle, Washington<br />
The 28th Annual Telephone Conference<br />
was held In Seattle, Washmgton,<br />
at the Red Lion Inn on May<br />
2, 3 and 4, <strong>1984</strong>. The Conference<br />
was ca lled by <strong>International</strong> President<br />
Pillard and was conducted by Telephone<br />
Department Director Arthur<br />
Perry and <strong>International</strong> Representatives<br />
Wilham Davis and Mary Ann<br />
Van Meter <strong>of</strong> the Telephone Department<br />
staff.<br />
The dcicgrllcs were welcomed to<br />
Sea ttle by Marvin Willtams, presIdent<br />
<strong>of</strong> the WashmglOll State Aft·<br />
C IO, who gave an inspired talk on<br />
the urgent need to "get out the vote"<br />
In November and defeat Ronald Rcagan.<br />
He reviewed the horrendous labor<br />
record <strong>of</strong> the Reagan admllllStra<br />
Hon, particularly wuh the alltl-Iabor<br />
appoll1tccS to the NLRB and federal<br />
Judgeships. An additional welcome<br />
was extended by <strong>International</strong> Vice<br />
PreS1{ICnt Jack McCann <strong>of</strong> the Ninth<br />
District, who brought grectlngs fmlll<br />
PreSident Pillard and expressed thanks<br />
and appreCiation to all the local UllIons<br />
for their support over the past year<br />
Director Perry, scrvl11g as Confer·<br />
encc chairman, tntroduced the Inter·<br />
nauonal Vice PrCSldents, Ch:lLrman<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>International</strong> Exeeut!\'c Coun'<br />
cil Wes Taylor and thc lEe r1l1,:mbers<br />
from the respective Dlstncts, all <strong>of</strong><br />
whom attended thc vanous sessions<br />
and tOok anllctive role In the success<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Conference. A speCial wei·<br />
6 I <strong>IBEW</strong> JOURNAL JUl Y <strong>1984</strong><br />
come was extended to our Canadwn<br />
Brothers and Sisters <strong>of</strong> the First Vice<br />
Presidential District who conducted<br />
their All -Canada Telephone Confer·<br />
ence In conjunction with the inter·<br />
national Telephone Conference.<br />
Director Perry then gave the An·<br />
nual Report <strong>of</strong> the Telephone Dc·<br />
partment highlighting the act\vllles<br />
dunng the past year iO hargatning,<br />
legislation, regulation and organtz-<br />
1I1g. Sevcral cont ra cts were renegotiated<br />
in the Telephone branch in<br />
the Untted States and Canada, Illeluding<br />
the Bcll Syslcm agreements,<br />
and although those settlements were<br />
nOI as Significant as some m the past,<br />
the Bargainmg Committees were<br />
nevertheless successful In turning<br />
back many <strong>of</strong> the company's demands<br />
for " glve·backs." Unfonunately,<br />
many <strong>of</strong> those successes were<br />
unattamable without strikes, whIch<br />
has not becn necessary 10 the telephone<br />
talks III the recent past.<br />
In the area <strong>of</strong> regulalLon and leg·<br />
Islation, 1983 was the year that "de·<br />
regulatlon" was to take full effect III<br />
the U.S. with a Strong movement to<br />
the same end takmg place III Canada<br />
as well. It IS generall y accepted that<br />
the entire move to deregulation has<br />
done Ilttlc, If anythlllg, to aId the<br />
custOmer and continues to be diS'<br />
.IStrouS to our members' ,ob secunty.<br />
To lhat end the mEW continues to<br />
press for legislative reltef to assure<br />
ISEW Telephone Department Director Art Perry<br />
is shown making his repon to the delegatM<br />
Director Perry also conducted lhe Conlerence<br />
Nlnlh District Vice President Jack McCann Is<br />
shown welcoming the delegales to Ihe Tele· ...<br />
phone Conference on behal! 01 PreSident PIllard<br />
pension and benefit portability tor<br />
our members who arc dln:ctly af· ..<br />
fecled by divestiture.<br />
Director Perry urged all local 1lI110ns<br />
to actlvciy orgamze the unOlgalllzed -"'1<br />
III the tc!ecommulllcauons field and<br />
rcponed favorably on the more than<br />
ISO mterconnect companies that hav(' ~<br />
been brought tnlO the mEW over the<br />
paSt tWO years. Currently the <strong>IBEW</strong><br />
IS actively workm& on an orgalllza<br />
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ImemallOOal Reptesenlal!Ve Roy Dickinson slX'ke<br />
to the delegate's on the problems 01 health cale<br />
COS!S and colieclJV8 bargaining<br />
(LOl1rd drive to bring some 45,000<br />
Sisters and Ilrothcrs into our <strong>Brotherhood</strong>.<br />
Tills gruup is presently represented<br />
by the Tciccomnllmication<br />
<strong>International</strong> Uillon with members<br />
employed In Connecticut, CW York,<br />
Pennsylvania, Delaware, IllinoIS and<br />
California.<br />
Brother Perry, In closing his re-<br />
• marks, thanked all the delegates for<br />
their unllflng efforts during the past<br />
year and praised them for their 3Ccompllshments;<br />
but he also urged<br />
them to "get out the vote in November"<br />
so that we may turn away the<br />
anti-union sentiment that IS sweep<br />
Ing OUf tWO countnes today.<br />
The remainder <strong>of</strong> the first day <strong>of</strong><br />
=. the Conference was devoted to a<br />
"role-plaYing" b:ngainmg session<br />
conducted by Roy Dickinson, assistant<br />
director <strong>of</strong> the <strong>IBEW</strong> Research<br />
and EducatIOn Department.l1le mock<br />
bargallllll& sesSIon was staged by the<br />
_ <strong>of</strong>Accrs <strong>of</strong> TCC-l (National Belli and<br />
TCC-2 (General Telephone) Council<br />
s and respectively chaired by <strong>International</strong><br />
Representatives Mary Ann<br />
... Van Meter and BLlI DaVIS.<br />
The delegates were treated to an<br />
excellent presentation <strong>of</strong> a manage<br />
-- ment demand to cut the employees'<br />
InternallOnal AepresentaltVe Mary Ann Van Me<br />
Ier IS shoWn Cl\alrlng Ihe WOfkShop repons.<br />
medical expense p[311 . Althnu~h the<br />
session was made more elltoyable<br />
WIth some nuxlIlg <strong>of</strong> humor, It nevertheless<br />
brought home a message that<br />
has become all too fanlllwT at many<br />
<strong>of</strong> the bargalOlIlg tables recently<br />
"give-backs." A general discussion<br />
followed, with selected delegates<br />
plaYlllg the roles <strong>of</strong> a doctor, hospital<br />
adminIstrator, Insurance representative,<br />
and a rank·and·file member<br />
who would be most affected by the<br />
company's demands.<br />
The Conference was then divided<br />
Into six workshops that were charged<br />
with the responSibility <strong>of</strong> developing<br />
a union counterproposal. At the conclUSion<br />
<strong>of</strong> the workshops, the full<br />
Conference was reconvened and In <br />
ternational RepresentatIve Roy<br />
Dicklllson had reportS gIven by each<br />
<strong>of</strong> the workshops. Each delegate was<br />
given a binder entitled Faclllg rhe<br />
Problem <strong>of</strong> lIea/lh Care Co .~ls-A<br />
CriSIS in Collec tive Bargalllll1g that<br />
was developed by the <strong>IBEW</strong> Research<br />
Department. [n additIOn to the excellent<br />
material contamcd m the<br />
blllder, the workshop minutes have<br />
been transcnbed and dlstnbuted to<br />
all the Telephone local Uluons. ThiS<br />
segment <strong>of</strong> the Conference, whIch<br />
Intemational Repi"esenlallve BI I! DaVIS IS Shown<br />
IntrodUCIng lhe Telephone Council and Cana·<br />
dian Telephone Con/e/ence Chairmen<br />
was well received, set the tone illl(l<br />
central theme <strong>of</strong> the 28th Anmlill<br />
Telephone Conference.<br />
Although the Canadwn delegation<br />
IS not directly affected by the same<br />
medical problems we face statewide,<br />
due to their government-insured<br />
health plan, they nevertheless partiCIpated<br />
fully and gave the delegates<br />
compansons <strong>of</strong> their medical coverages<br />
vs. those available to U.S. members<br />
under pnvate insurance carriers<br />
Thesccond day <strong>of</strong> the Conference was<br />
devoted to workshops that were broken<br />
into four groups: Tralfic, inside Plant,<br />
Outside Plant and Commercial Accounting,<br />
and Clerical and Directory<br />
In addJtion, a demonstration <strong>of</strong> the new<br />
fiber optics, electrical supply wire and<br />
telephone and data ClrCUIl conductors<br />
was gtven to all the groups. On Friday,<br />
the last day <strong>of</strong> t.he Conference, workshop<br />
reports were presented to the del <br />
egatcs, as well as an update <strong>of</strong> the past<br />
yea r'sactivilies with theTdephoneCo·<br />
ordinating Councils and a repon from<br />
the AJ I-Canada Telephone Conference.<br />
ludging from the enthusiasm dunng<br />
the sessions and the numerous responses<br />
since, the 28th Annual InternationaJ<br />
Telephone Conference was a<br />
huge success.<br />
A mock presQf1tatioo 01 a management demand 10 cut the employees medICal e~pense plan was held. PIC\ufed below are the delegales who<br />
...... potIrayed various roles Lell to right. are " Insurance CaHier Representahve" Roo MacDougall. business manager. L.U. 2222, " UniOn Member Patient '<br />
Gay Schmidt. business manager. L.U. 723; "Hospilal AdmlntSlfato(' Bob Benton. business manager. L.U 824: and ··[)oct<strong>of</strong>" Ray Kull. vice president<br />
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General Sessions,<br />
Workshops and Panels<br />
PlCt\Jrec! in photo on nghl. IS larry Meierollo, deputy mayor,<br />
City 01 Saaule, welcoming the delegates 10 Saaule. Other ph0-<br />
tographs ate pictures 01 delegates to the Conference shown<br />
altending the general sess1ons, worXshops and panels held<br />
during the ISEW Telephone Department Conlerence. The<br />
wor1\5hopS were well ettended: and <strong>International</strong> Representa><br />
trves from the Vice Presidential Districts, with the assistance 01<br />
various delegates whO acted as recorders, conducted the<br />
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<strong>International</strong> Secretary Ralph A. Lalgon. right. Is shown presenting an<br />
ISEW Honorary Membership Card and accompanying letter to Astronaut<br />
Jl'lmes D. van Holten.<br />
Shown admiring his Iramed ISEW Honorary Membership Card Is Astronaut<br />
George O. Nelson, which was presented \0 him by <strong>International</strong> Secretary<br />
Ralph A. Leigon, who Is holding the accompanying lellar<br />
<strong>IBEW</strong> Honorary Membership Awarded Astronauts<br />
George D. Nelson and James D. van H<strong>of</strong>ten<br />
Pictured at Ihe presentation ceremonies aro, left 10 righi, <strong>International</strong> Secretary Ralph A. Leigon;<br />
NASA Astronaut James D. van Heften: Mrs. ValieTie van Hollen: Fifth District Vice President Dan<br />
Waters; NASA Astronaut GOOfQO D. Nelson: Mrs. Susan Nelson; Administrative Assistant to Ihe<br />
President Anthony J. Salamone and Business Manager-Financial Secretary Thomas l. Ogden,<br />
local Union ?O88, Cocoa Beach, Florida.<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> <strong>IBEW</strong> Local Union<br />
2088, Cocoa Beach, Florida, which<br />
represents technicians, data processors<br />
and other suppOrt personnel involved<br />
in the Space Shutlle Program<br />
at the Kennedy Space Center, voted<br />
unanimously at their May, <strong>1984</strong><br />
membership meeting to recommend<br />
consideration <strong>of</strong> NASA Astronauts<br />
George D. Nelson and James D. van I<br />
H<strong>of</strong>ten for lBEW Honorary Membership.<br />
J<br />
The presentation to the honorees _<br />
was made on Friday, May 18, in the<br />
mEW Auditorium at the <strong>International</strong><br />
Office in Washington, D.C.,<br />
by <strong>International</strong> Secretary Ra lph A.<br />
Leigon.<br />
Astronauts Nelson and va n H<strong>of</strong>ten,<br />
3l; pa rt uf tLt: GVI:-ma n crew <strong>of</strong> "-<br />
Space Shuttle Challenger's Shuttle<br />
Mission 41-C, helped make history<br />
in the usc <strong>of</strong> space vehicles by successfully<br />
proving the ability <strong>of</strong> astronauts<br />
to work on sophisticated space<br />
equipment whi le experiencing onsite<br />
weightlessness. Astronauts Nelson<br />
and van H<strong>of</strong>ten successfully deployed<br />
the Long Duration Exposure<br />
10 I ISEW JOURNAL I JULY <strong>1984</strong>
Facility {LOEFI, and retneved the<br />
ailmg Solar MaXImum Satellite, reo<br />
~ palfed J( on board the orbiting Chal·<br />
lenge!, and rep laced it in orbi t, uSing<br />
the robot arm ca lled the Remme<br />
.. MaOlpulator System /RMSJ.<br />
The rep:med satellite Solar Max,<br />
which was sent al<strong>of</strong>t three years ago<br />
to mOllllQr the sun's activities and<br />
had eqUipment malfunction whtle In<br />
orbit, Will now be able to stay 10<br />
orbit ulltll1991 to com pI etc ItS mls,<br />
SiOn<br />
The mEW acknowledgcs thaI all<br />
the astronauts past and present arc<br />
courageous and dedicated indlvldu·<br />
als; and t he presentations to George<br />
D. Neison, Ph.D., and Jamcs D. van<br />
H<strong>of</strong>tell, Ph.D., were 10 recognttlon<br />
<strong>of</strong> thcn pan III the program as members<br />
(If the team that was Involved<br />
10 another NASA celestial space ac·<br />
complishmellt that will beneAt man·<br />
kind and the world.<br />
, The mEW IS proud <strong>of</strong> the part our<br />
members played lfl the NASA Space<br />
Progralll_ The <strong>Brotherhood</strong> IS commilled<br />
to the success and future <strong>of</strong><br />
.. the NASA Space Program and its<br />
sca rch for technological advance·<br />
ments that will serve 10 elevatc moral,<br />
.... intcll cclllal and social cO~ldi ti o n s <strong>of</strong><br />
mankilld. The adventures into space<br />
havc, so far, provided many beneAts,<br />
and th ere arc more awaitlllg discovery.<br />
Other <strong>IBEW</strong> local untOIlS represent<br />
Standing In Ironl 01 the <strong>IBEW</strong> emblem are. left to right. Anthony J. Satall'lOne. Administrative<br />
Asslstanl 10 President Pillard, Astronaut George 0 Netson: Astronaul James 0 van Hohen and<br />
Int&matlOll3l Secretary Ralph A Lelgon<br />
support employees at dIfferent NASA<br />
locations, such as Houston Space<br />
Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base,<br />
Goddard Space Center and other<br />
NASA space tracking st3tlOns. Since<br />
June, 1971 when the Arst Honorary<br />
mEW Membership was Issued, the<br />
lBEW on a very selective baSIS has<br />
bestowed Honorary Membership on<br />
only 108 IIldlvlduals. Astronauts<br />
Nelson and van H<strong>of</strong>ten will mcrcase<br />
that number to 110. Those receiving<br />
Honorary Memberships have tneluded<br />
congressmen, senators, management<br />
executives, judges, gover·<br />
nors, ambassadors, clergymen,<br />
medical pr<strong>of</strong>eSSIOnals, and now the<br />
astronauts_<br />
PiclUred here are members or Ih& tBEW Inlernallonal Office slaH and <strong>IBEW</strong> employees who allended the presentation.<br />
<strong>IBEW</strong> JOURNAL JULY <strong>1984</strong> I 11
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MONDALE WILL<br />
WORK FOR US<br />
J b<br />
Through a full employment policy based on<br />
o S "ehllilding vital public works and providing<br />
incentives to stimulate housing and industrial<br />
modernization.<br />
Trade<br />
By standing up for Am erican wo rkers<br />
and American·made goods in<br />
inlernational trade.<br />
· By devoling adequate resou rces<br />
E d t<br />
uca IOn and leadership to in sure rigor·<br />
ou s educational standards, tougher discipl ine and<br />
enable the children <strong>of</strong> workers to attend college.<br />
ro-y By achievi ng energy security through<br />
1"0. expandlllg productIOn <strong>of</strong> od and<br />
Ene<br />
natural gas, and encouraging development <strong>of</strong> new<br />
energy sources s uch as solar, geothermal and<br />
synfu els.<br />
Health Care By reducing health care<br />
costs through Iim lls on<br />
hospital spending and physician services in order to<br />
make heallh care affordable again.<br />
T ax<br />
By enacting a minimum<br />
R e f orm corporate tax to make th e<br />
!JO,OOO pr<strong>of</strong>itable U.S. corporations that aren't paying<br />
a penny in taxes pay their fair share.<br />
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~ WALTER MONDALE<br />
JOURNEYMAN IN THE<br />
' CRAFT OF GOVERNMENT<br />
By Robert A. Georgine<br />
• W aller Mondale is the kind <strong>of</strong><br />
leader that. building t.rades<br />
workers need in the White HOllse.<br />
... A journeyman. skilled in the<br />
crafL <strong>of</strong> government.. Mondale<br />
understands what it. is like to<br />
work with your hands. to build.<br />
to create a bel.ter fut.ure.<br />
"- Much has been written about<br />
Walter Mandale's experience as<br />
U.S. Senator and Vice President.<br />
Few people know about the<br />
earlier experience <strong>of</strong> WalLer<br />
Mondale. the significant events<br />
...,.' in his life which molded him into<br />
the leader he is today.<br />
fiorn in Minnesota. Mondale<br />
was shaped in his eady years by<br />
AMERICA<br />
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT. , AFL· CIO<br />
,.,,,'., .<br />
make ends meet. !l is mothel'<br />
gave piano lessons. and she anti<br />
Walter <strong>of</strong>ten performed at wedding'S<br />
and parties. lIis fatill'r's<br />
w1 his way through<br />
family faced ad- (; ""'~t-'io 6\0 school. Walter<br />
\'" ~,.<br />
versity with dig· &\J\\"O 1 ,. Mondale heg-a n<br />
nity and strength. ..... his career ;:IS a<br />
When fire destroye.d ','\';:':.::.. . .....,.,...,<br />
../:..::.:: young labor lawyer.<br />
Hevcl'cnd Mondale s ..,'::::;:..... .... Ilifi firsLjoh ouL<strong>of</strong> law<br />
church, he rehuilt it- "' ;::::'::'::;:;';.).~':"/:::::::' school was as counsclto<br />
larger and more beautiful.<br />
the AF <strong>of</strong> L Scrvice EmploYl'cs<br />
When his farms failed during local in Minneapolis.<br />
economic hanl times. the family Latcl', as attorney general<br />
lost everything except its laith. <strong>of</strong> Minnesota. ;\Jondale<br />
When Theodore Mondale's first learned from the I3uilding 'Ihtdcs<br />
wife died. he worked hard to Council about n string <strong>of</strong> phony<br />
hold the family together.<br />
"trade school~" that were victim.<br />
Walter Mondale was bOl'n into izing vcterans and students. He<br />
a family who worked hard.<br />
gathered evidence on their fit/se<br />
struggled, and made it. Born claims about training- and job<br />
in the depths <strong>of</strong> thc Great<br />
placement progl'ams, and used<br />
Depression, Walter ~londale the po wers <strong>of</strong> his <strong>of</strong>fice to shut<br />
drew on the strength and faith <strong>of</strong> down the "trade school" racket.<br />
his family.<br />
And he never quit working fOI'<br />
As a boy. he and his brothers huilding tradesmen or other<br />
worked the family garden plot workers. Throu,!{hollt hi s carcer<br />
and sold their produce to help in the Senate. he compiled a ncar·<br />
perfect record voting in support<br />
fOl' OUI' issues. As Vice President.<br />
hi~ was the voice <strong>of</strong> working<br />
people in the While lIouse.<br />
f\.."<br />
Effective, understanding h ..'adcr<br />
sh ip is a Mondale hallm,u-k .<br />
Walter i\londale is no fail"<br />
weather friend. nol' fad follower.<br />
He remembers where he came<br />
fl'om - his roots in a st rong famil.\'.<br />
As a lahor lawyer. as alt{)rnl'~'<br />
gl'lwral <strong>of</strong> i\linnl'sota. as a l 'nited<br />
Statt.'s St.'nator. as Viec Pn:sidellt<br />
- he sl'I'ved his aPPI·l'ntit'eship.<br />
Prilz :'I10nd.lle has learned how<br />
to Kovenl. how to lead and, most<br />
importantly. whcrc to lead<br />
America.<br />
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NEW YORK LABOR RALLY FOR ENERGY AND JOBS<br />
Some 5,500 sign-wavmg union<br />
members, from 9.S far away as Buff:110<br />
and Long Island, converged on the<br />
state CapilOl in Albany, New York,<br />
on May 2 lO hear speakers on the<br />
need for a viable statewide energy<br />
policy. Many <strong>of</strong> the demonstrators<br />
journeyed to Albany in 87 chartered<br />
buses. Accordi ng to Capitol police,<br />
the demons nation was the largest<br />
prOtest rally in Albany since the<br />
protesting <strong>of</strong> the Vietnam War.<br />
<strong>IBEW</strong> construction and utility locals<br />
from across the state, the largest<br />
group at the rally, were led by <strong>IBEW</strong><br />
ThIrd District <strong>International</strong> V,ce<br />
President lohn ,. Barry, who urged<br />
the group to m eet with their local<br />
State legislators after the rally to seek<br />
support for completion <strong>of</strong> the Shoreham<br />
and Nine Mile Point Nuclear<br />
Plants and construction <strong>of</strong> the Prattsvil<br />
le Pumped Storage Hyd ro-Electnc<br />
Plllnt.<br />
In addi tion to the <strong>IBEW</strong>, locals<br />
from the Carpenters, La borers, Op·<br />
eratlng Engineers, Pipefitters, and<br />
Ironworkers were among the sea <strong>of</strong><br />
workers wearing red, ye ll ow, green,<br />
and white hard hats.<br />
Former Secretary <strong>of</strong> Labor and now<br />
President <strong>of</strong> the New York State<br />
Building and Constructlon Trades<br />
Council Peler Brennan urged Governor<br />
Mario Cuomo to draft a Slale<br />
energy plan that would provide for<br />
"ou r own future needs-not dependent<br />
on imponed power or Arab oil."<br />
Hopefull y the Jabor rall y helped<br />
make the point to Governor Cuomo<br />
and the New York state legislatu re<br />
that an economy shan on energy<br />
Will be shon on lobs.<br />
Vanguard <strong>of</strong> 2,000 ISEW members from the 12iocals that comprise ISEW System Council U-' t<br />
shown on the way to the state Capitol building In Albany, New York, for the energy rally.<br />
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View <strong>of</strong> a portion <strong>of</strong> ISEW utility and construction<br />
members, along with other building and con·<br />
struction trades locals, massed before the state<br />
Capitol at Albany during the May 2 energy rally ......<br />
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Third District <strong>International</strong> Vice President John<br />
J. Barry at the mlCtOphones on the west steps<br />
<strong>of</strong> the state Capitol at Albany. addressing the<br />
6,000 ISEW ond building trad8s demonstrators<br />
On his lell is Harry Landau. secretary-treasurer,<br />
New Yor1\ State Building and Conslrvction Trades<br />
Council<br />
Third District <strong>International</strong> Representative John<br />
F. McDermott. Jr , al the podium dUring the proenergy<br />
development rally<br />
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OF LABOUR [FL FCT<br />
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Pictured are tt1e <strong>IBEW</strong> delegates 10 the Second Convention 01 the Canadian Federation <strong>of</strong> Labour which was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.<br />
The delegates mel in caucus 10 review and lake action on convention business.<br />
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Canadian Federation <strong>of</strong><br />
Labour Convention Held in<br />
Edmonton, Alberta<br />
The Second Convention <strong>of</strong> the Canadian<br />
Federation <strong>of</strong> Labour [eFL)<br />
..... (Federation Canadicnne D~l Travail),<br />
- was held in Edmonton, Alberta, May<br />
9and 10, <strong>1984</strong>.<br />
Two hundred and thirty-Ave delegates<br />
from unions and councils af<br />
~<br />
filiated to the e FL attended and participated<br />
fu ll y in the business coming<br />
- before the Convention.<br />
Besides the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Brotherhood</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Electrical Workers, other<br />
unions scated at the Convention were<br />
<strong>International</strong> Association <strong>of</strong> Heat and<br />
Frost Insulators and Asbestos Work-<br />
__ ers, <strong>International</strong> <strong>Brotherhood</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders,<br />
Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers,<br />
<strong>International</strong> Union <strong>of</strong> Bri cklayers<br />
and Allied Craftsmen, <strong>International</strong><br />
Union <strong>of</strong> Elevator Constructors, <strong>International</strong><br />
Union <strong>of</strong> Operating En-<br />
-'l gineers, Operative Pla sterers' and<br />
Cement Masons <strong>International</strong> Association,<br />
In ternational <strong>Brotherhood</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Painters and Allied Trades, and<br />
United Association <strong>of</strong> Journeymen<br />
and Apprentices <strong>of</strong> the Plumbing and<br />
Pipe Fitting Industry <strong>of</strong> the United<br />
States and Canada.<br />
President <strong>of</strong> the CFL Jam es Me<br />
Cambly was the delegate from the<br />
Federation, and de legates Peter Salisny<br />
and Don Backs represented the<br />
Alberta and Northwest Termorics<br />
District <strong>of</strong> MacKenzie Council <strong>of</strong><br />
Labour. Brother Sa lisny, a member<br />
<strong>of</strong> lBEW Local 424, Edmonton, Alberta,<br />
is the president <strong>of</strong> the recently<br />
chartered CFL Council <strong>of</strong> Labour for<br />
Alberta and the Northwest Territories.<br />
There were 16 fraternal delegates<br />
from six national and international<br />
unions or regional and proVincial<br />
organizations present. Fraternal del·<br />
egates represented the following Ofganizations:<br />
The Pr<strong>of</strong>eSSional Institute<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Publi c Service <strong>of</strong> Canada,<br />
The Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Radio Operations<br />
First District Vice President Ken G. Rose served<br />
as chairman <strong>of</strong> the Resolutions Committee during<br />
the Convention. VICe President Rose also<br />
chaired the <strong>IBEW</strong> delegation caucus .<br />
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Group, The United Food and Commercial<br />
Workers <strong>International</strong> Union,<br />
The Internatio nal Brothcrhood <strong>of</strong><br />
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen<br />
and Helpers <strong>of</strong> Amen ca, The<br />
United Carpenters and Jo mers <strong>of</strong><br />
America and The Manitoba ParamedIcal<br />
Associ.Hlon.<br />
Sixty-sIx delegates and 12 alternates<br />
from the mEW met m caucus<br />
Tuesday, May 8, to rcview and take<br />
action fo r thc <strong>IBEW</strong> on the resoluuons,<br />
repon s and other buslncss submitted<br />
to the Convention.<br />
The <strong>IBEW</strong> Caucus unalllmously<br />
elected IVP Ken C. Rose as vice<br />
president and member <strong>of</strong> the Executive<br />
Committee <strong>of</strong> the CFL.<br />
Brother James McAvoy, busmess<br />
manager, Local Ullion 230, Victoria,<br />
Bntish Columbia, was introduced to<br />
the mEW Caucus by IVP Rose as the<br />
new <strong>International</strong> Executive Council<br />
member fo r the Eighth IEC D istrict<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>IBEW</strong>.<br />
TEC member McAvoy addressed<br />
the caucus and was warmly welcom<br />
ed.<br />
Similar to the lBEW, the other<br />
affiliates to the Federation caucused<br />
prior to the openmg <strong>of</strong> the Convenli<br />
on to review and take actIOn on<br />
the resolutions, po li cy papers and<br />
various reports.<br />
On Wednesday morning at 10:00<br />
a.m., Temporary Chamnan Peter Salisny<br />
call ed the delegates to o rder for<br />
the Second Convention <strong>of</strong> the C Ft.<br />
The combined Cadet Corps from<br />
the 19th Alberta Dragoons, the 745th<br />
CommuOl cations Squadron and the<br />
Canadian Airborne Regiment paraded<br />
the flags from Canada's ten<br />
provlll ces and the Maple Leaf fl ag to<br />
the podium prior to Brother Roland<br />
Thivierge <strong>of</strong> the lBEW Singing a very<br />
surTing rendi tion <strong>of</strong> the Canadian<br />
National Anthem.<br />
Aiter the invocation was given, the<br />
Temporary Chairman Introduced the<br />
Mayor <strong>of</strong> Edmonto n, Mr. Laurence<br />
Decore, who welcomed the delegates<br />
and guestS to the ci ty <strong>of</strong> Edmonton.<br />
Brother Salisny then presented the<br />
<strong>of</strong>fiC ia l Convention gavel to the Pres<br />
Ident <strong>of</strong> the CFL James McCambly.<br />
President McCambly Introduced the<br />
general presidents fro m the af filiated<br />
unions as well as special guests<br />
who were In attendance.<br />
Brother McCambl)' III his opening<br />
address to the delegates urged the<br />
delegates to combine the large pool<br />
<strong>of</strong> capital created by their pensIOn<br />
fu nds to create a unIOn-funded and<br />
controlled real estate 1I1vestment<br />
corporaUOIl 111 o rder to create lobs<br />
for union members.<br />
President McCambly also stressed<br />
the need fo r unions to become active<br />
III shaping their own destiny by becoming<br />
IIlvolved In the deCISionmaking<br />
process. He also suggested<br />
that trade UIlIOIllSts must not bury<br />
their heads in the sa nd, but !lUISI<br />
reach out for new Ideas in order to<br />
meet the challenges <strong>of</strong> today and<br />
tomorrow.<br />
The vanous committees for the<br />
Convention were IIltroduced, and the<br />
mEW was represented o n a ll committees<br />
by the fo ll owlIlg members:<br />
Constitution and Laws, Jack Kearney,<br />
secretary; Position Papers, Aus-<br />
Shown speaking 10 the delegates is AUSlJn<br />
Thorne. business manager. local 1620. Brother •<br />
Thome is the newly elected secretary-treasuler<br />
01 the Canadian Fedelal101) 01 labour.<br />
tin Thorne, secretary, Resolutions, ~<br />
IVP Ken Rose, chainnan, Rules and<br />
Order <strong>of</strong> Bu sllless, Paul Gill, L.U .<br />
264) Credentials, Chuck McKenzie, ....<br />
L.U. 804, secretary, Elections, Jim<br />
Henneberry, L.U. 1133, secretary,<br />
Officers Repons, Dale Ashton, L.U. -'<br />
348, secretary, Report <strong>of</strong> the Labour<br />
Edu cation Program Administrative<br />
Committee, I. R. Roland Thjvierge.<br />
The Honourable Andre Ouellet,<br />
Federal Minister <strong>of</strong> Labour, was ..<br />
scheduled to address the Conve ntion I<br />
on the first day; however, due to a<br />
sudden illness his address was given<br />
to the ConventIon by the Honourable<br />
Bennett Campbell, Minister <strong>of</strong><br />
Veterans Aifalrs.<br />
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At the microphOne IS VICe President Rose during the caucus meeting <strong>of</strong> Ina <strong>IBEW</strong> delegates
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Mr. Campbell urged the delegates<br />
that in these rapidly ch:m glOg times<br />
unions must focus on the issues such<br />
as technological change, pensions,<br />
training and rctrainlng and be governed<br />
accordingly when takmg ac·<br />
tion.<br />
In what was descnbcd by Resolution<br />
Committee Chairman K. G. Rose<br />
as the smgle mos t important step<br />
the Canadian Labour movement has<br />
taken, the delegates gave unanimous<br />
support to the esta blishment <strong>of</strong> a<br />
real estate investment corporation<br />
for union pension funds.<br />
The delegates also unanimously<br />
adopted a resolution to support pension<br />
reform which would guarantee<br />
the retention and growth <strong>of</strong> multiempl<br />
oyer penSIOn plans.<br />
The delegates gave unanimo us<br />
support to a resolution proposed by<br />
the Executive Council empowering<br />
the Executive Council to proceed<br />
with the creation <strong>of</strong> union dental<br />
clinics, where demand indicated such<br />
clinics would be feasibl e. A study<br />
conducted by the CFL ExeCUtive<br />
CounCil mdicated that dental COSts<br />
could be reduced by 35-40 percent<br />
by the establi shment <strong>of</strong> umon-sponsored<br />
denul c1mics.<br />
Resolutions dealing with NatIOnal<br />
Economic Strategies, Cutbacks in<br />
Public Fundmg; Proposal for Federal<br />
Government Gam Sharing Plans;<br />
Worker Savings Institutions; Attack<br />
on OrgaOlzed Labour and many other<br />
matters crucial to the advancement<br />
<strong>of</strong> the trade uOion movement were<br />
supported by the delegates.<br />
Austin Thorne, business manager<br />
<strong>of</strong> lBEW Local 1620, S1. John'S, New·<br />
foundland, was elected unanimously<br />
as the Arst fu JI -ti m e secretary-treas·<br />
urer <strong>of</strong> the Canadian Federation <strong>of</strong><br />
Labou.r.<br />
Partial views 01 delegalltS who at1ended the <strong>IBEW</strong> caucus<br />
The Honourable Marc Lalonde,<br />
Federal Milllster <strong>of</strong> Finance, ad·<br />
dressed the de legates on the second<br />
day <strong>of</strong> the Convention. Mr. Lal onde<br />
indicated the federal government<br />
planned to invite labour representatives<br />
to join the boards <strong>of</strong> selccted<br />
Crown Corporauons 111 an attempt<br />
to Improve productivity through cooperation.<br />
The Anance mmlster urged<br />
trade unions to pi ck up that cha l<br />
lenge in order to mcet the needs <strong>of</strong><br />
the future.<br />
Several other speakers <strong>of</strong> note addressed<br />
the de legates mcluding<br />
Thomas d'Aquino, president, Business<br />
Council on National Issues, Mr.<br />
Mike McCraken, preS ident, Informetrlca;<br />
Frank Chalfc, Workers<br />
Commission, Canada Employment<br />
and Immigration Commiss ion; The<br />
Honourable Les Young, Millister <strong>of</strong><br />
Labour, Government <strong>of</strong> Albena;<br />
Brother C liff Evans, vice president,<br />
United Food and Commercial Workers<br />
<strong>International</strong> Union.<br />
Doctor Ratna Ray, director, Women's<br />
Bureau, Labour Canada, addressed<br />
the Convention on women's<br />
issues.<br />
Doctor Jim Lees acted as the resource<br />
person on the proposal for<br />
uni on dental clinics and addressed<br />
the delega tes on that very important<br />
proposal.<br />
Similarly, M r. Ray Koskie from the<br />
law firm <strong>of</strong> Koskie and Minsky addressed<br />
the Convenuon regardmg the<br />
real estate Investment proposal.<br />
Shown In discussion during a break In the convention proceedings are, left to right. <strong>IBEW</strong> delegate<br />
Austin Thome. newly elected secretary·lteasurer 01 !he Canadian Federation 01 Labour, Eighth<br />
lEe District member Jim McAvoy: and. standing. First Dlstricl Vice President Ken Rose.<br />
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he <strong>International</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficers meet the memo<br />
bers 01 the Sd'IoIarship Selection Commit·<br />
tee Left to right, <strong>International</strong> Secretary<br />
Ralph A. leigon; Russell Allen, deputy dl·<br />
reclor, George Meany Cenlsr for labor<br />
Studies, Silver Spring, Md.; Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Emory F. Via, director, label' Educallon<br />
and Research Center, University 01 Oregon,<br />
Eugene, Or.; David Trezise, vice<br />
pfesldenl, Industria! Relallons, Wesllng·<br />
r.ouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.:<br />
and <strong>International</strong> President<br />
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Founders'<br />
Scholarships Awarded<br />
The Scholarship Selection Committee receives the applications to be considered for the \ 964<br />
<strong>IBEW</strong> Fwnders' Scholarships and linal Instructions from 1.0. <strong>of</strong>ficials. Seated, left to tight, Mr.<br />
Allen, Prolessor VIa, and Mr. Trezise. Standing, Robert S. Wood, Director, Research and Education<br />
Depanmoot: <strong>International</strong> President Pillard: <strong>International</strong> Represenlative Yvonne Coleman; IntM'<br />
nationtl' Secretary leigon: and Thomas J. Hickman. Director. Manu1acluring Department<br />
The committee members<br />
begin their evaluations <strong>of</strong><br />
the applicants. Laft to<br />
"ghl are Mt Allen. Prolessor<br />
Via. and Mr Trezise.<br />
1B 1 ISEW JOURNAltJUlV <strong>1984</strong><br />
Five mEW members have been<br />
awarded the <strong>1984</strong> <strong>IBEW</strong> Founders'<br />
Scholarships, each <strong>of</strong> which is worth<br />
53,000 per year for up to four years<br />
<strong>of</strong> undergraduate study leading to the<br />
attainment <strong>of</strong> a bachelor's degree in<br />
a Aeld contributive [Q the development<br />
and improvement <strong>of</strong> the electrical<br />
industry_<br />
The Ave winners, chosen by the<br />
independent Scholarship Selection<br />
Committee, are Richard W. Blake,<br />
Loca l Union 160, Minneapolis, Min·<br />
nesotaj Wendy J. Callander, Local<br />
Union 46, Seatue, Washington; Ricky<br />
L. Husk, Lor.:.t1 Union 640, Phoenix,<br />
Arizona; Jacqueline Kurland, Local<br />
Union 611 , AJbuqucrque, New Mexico;<br />
and Daniel Wessler, Local Union<br />
II, Los Angeles, California.<br />
The congratulations and best<br />
wishes <strong>of</strong> the <strong>International</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficers<br />
and all members <strong>of</strong> the mEW a.re<br />
extended to the winners <strong>of</strong> these<br />
scholarships, which honor the wiremen<br />
and linemen who organized the<br />
IREW in 189l.<br />
The scholarships are awardcd an·<br />
nualJy, on a competitive basis, to<br />
qualiAed members from all branches<br />
<strong>of</strong> the mEW. One scholarship is<br />
awarded for cach 2S qualified appJj·<br />
cantS or major fra ction there<strong>of</strong>. Each<br />
applica.ot is judged on the baSIS <strong>of</strong><br />
his/her Scholastic Aptitude Test reo<br />
cord, transcript <strong>of</strong> records for any<br />
coll ege· level work already com·<br />
pleted and/or high school work, written<br />
essay UII " How the Founders'<br />
Scholarships will Benefit the <strong>Brotherhood</strong><br />
and the Electrical Industry,"<br />
a personal resume, letters <strong>of</strong> recom·<br />
mendation, and other evidence 01<br />
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matum y, initia ti ve, ability and leadership<br />
potential.<br />
The Scholarshi p Selection Committee<br />
is composed <strong>of</strong> recogl1Jzed<br />
academic, pr<strong>of</strong>essional, and industry<br />
representatives. Pr<strong>of</strong>essQr Emory F.<br />
Via, director <strong>of</strong> the Labor Education<br />
and Research Center, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Oregon, Euge ne, Oregon; David Trezise,<br />
vice president <strong>of</strong> Industrial Relat<br />
ions, Westtnghousc Electric Corporation,<br />
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;<br />
and Russell Allen, deputy director <strong>of</strong><br />
the Gcorge Meany Center for Labor<br />
Studies, Silver Spnng. Maryland,<br />
served on thiS year's CommHtcc,<br />
Scholarship Winners<br />
Ri chard W. Bl 3kc, a Wireman, will<br />
apply hiS scholarship toward hiS<br />
studies for a bachelor's degree In<br />
electrical engineenng at the Umverslty<br />
<strong>of</strong> North Dakota. Marned and<br />
the father <strong>of</strong> four, Brother Blake has<br />
been active in community volunteer<br />
work, political action groups, religious<br />
organizations, the Boy Scouts,<br />
and the Parent-Teachers Club. His<br />
hobbles IOclude automobile mechan<br />
ICS, home rehablluatlon, computers,<br />
hunting, and fishll1g.<br />
Wend y J. Callander matntalllcd a<br />
9S-percent grade average during he r<br />
apprenticeship and m issed only one<br />
class session during those four years.<br />
Currently claSSified as a journeyman<br />
Wireman, Sister Callander is attcndmg<br />
Willamette University in Salem,<br />
Oregon, in pursuit <strong>of</strong> a bachelor's<br />
degree in chemistry. She is ac tive in<br />
the women's SportS program at W!l·<br />
lamette.<br />
Ricky L_ Hus k will start his college<br />
study under the <strong>IBEW</strong> Founders'<br />
Scholarship thiS fall at Arizona State<br />
UniverSi ty. His field <strong>of</strong> study is<br />
bUSiness administration/accounting.<br />
Brother Husk, :1 lourneyman wi reman,<br />
received a commendation for<br />
Outst:lOdmg academiC excellence from<br />
the Phoclllx Electrical Joint Apprenticeship<br />
and Trammg Committee.<br />
He is married and has performed<br />
volunteer work for handicapped chil <br />
drcn and as a rcader for the blind.<br />
HIS hobbies arc canoemg and rackctball.<br />
Jacqueline Kurland IS also a lour'<br />
neyman wireman. She mamtalned a<br />
96-pcrcent grade average during her<br />
apprenticeship and won the New<br />
MeXICO Outstanding Apprentice<br />
Contest in 1982. She represented the<br />
State In the SeveOlh District Out·<br />
Richard W Blake. Local<br />
UnIOn 160. MinneapolIs,<br />
MInn8SOla. with his lamlly.<br />
In lhe Ironl row. Mrs. Kath·<br />
leen Blake Wllh JeSSICa and<br />
Michael In Ihe back row,<br />
Brother Blake wIth ShoIom.<br />
on the lelt. and Aaron<br />
Wendy J Callander. Local<br />
UnIOn 46. Sea111e. Washing·<br />
,on<br />
Ricky L. HUSk. Local Union<br />
640. Phoenix. Anzona<br />
standing Apprentice Contest and fin ·<br />
Ished runner-up to the first-place<br />
winner. Sister Kurland has served as<br />
a steward and has performed commumty<br />
volunteer work. She will<br />
study at New Mexico State Ul1Iver·<br />
sity for a bachelor's degree in electromechanical<br />
engtneenng.<br />
Daniel Wessler is a racha-tcle\,jsian<br />
techlllci .. n who will maJor 10<br />
commUllicaliOns at California State<br />
JacQueline Kurland. Local<br />
Union 611 . Albuquerque.<br />
New MeJuro<br />
Daniel Wessler. Local<br />
Urnon II, los Angeles.<br />
Cailiomla. WIth his<br />
daughter. Mansa; Wile.<br />
Raqual. and son, Morgoo<br />
Polytechlllc College In Pomona, Cal <br />
ifornia. HJS camera and cape wurk IS<br />
seen on teleVision spans-news pro·<br />
grams al local, network, and subscnptlon<br />
levels. Brother Wessler IS<br />
lookll1g forward 10 worklllg dUTIng<br />
the equesman events <strong>of</strong> the <strong>1984</strong><br />
OlympIC Summer Games. He fre <br />
quently gives <strong>of</strong> hiS time 10 n.lln<br />
new personnel. Brother Wessler and<br />
hiS wife have IWO children.<br />
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department <strong>of</strong> Research<br />
and Education<br />
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As tI /a/Jaw-up /0 an earlJer article,<br />
"Resolved: To Advertise Organized Labat"<br />
(January, 1983, <strong>IBEW</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>), the<br />
Research and Education Department has<br />
prepared the following tlrticle on helpful<br />
tipS on settmg up a public relations<br />
program.<br />
Public ReI:llions<br />
Bnefly. publLc relations can be dcscnbed<br />
as the art <strong>of</strong> promoting goodwill.<br />
In other words, It IS lhe molding <strong>of</strong> public:<br />
opinIOn to create a favorable ImprC:SS lon<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> all, for us III the labor movement,<br />
public relations IS caring-canng about<br />
what the public thinks, canng enough to<br />
prOlcct, at a[1 times, the nght image about<br />
organized workers on the job, at home,<br />
at play, involved 1I1 commumty and CIVIC<br />
affairs and charLlablc works. Umons have<br />
alw devoted SUbS[.lOtlaJ tlmc and<br />
money to many eommunuy, elvie, and<br />
chant;lble causcs-a natural outgrowth<br />
<strong>of</strong> labor's broad commitment to improv'<br />
IIlg social and human wclfue- and 10<br />
the education and training <strong>of</strong> thelT memo<br />
bers. We can let the pubhc know how<br />
much we ca re by estabhshlllg a pubhc<br />
relatlons program.<br />
Once your local unJon has decided to<br />
se t up such :t program, conSider the<br />
foll owing StCps: (I) Appoint a chairper·<br />
son, who will be responsible fo r the<br />
planning. coordination, and e)Cecution <strong>of</strong><br />
the program. (2) DeSignate a spokesper·<br />
son, an informed local umon member<br />
With authOrity to speak, who will rep·<br />
resent the local union in meetlng~ with<br />
media representatives. (31 Appoin t a pub·<br />
he rdallons committee, composed <strong>of</strong><br />
local union members who wtll check on •<br />
the accuracy <strong>of</strong> medIa reports on labor<br />
aC ll villes and who will proVIde Ideas on<br />
new stones, fe:lIurc Slones, and addllIonal<br />
means <strong>of</strong> getting publicity. (4) SCI<br />
yom goals, l.1 kl11g into consideration<br />
whom you WIsh to reach, by which most<br />
effecllve means, and what you expect 10<br />
accomplish. (5) Establish a realistic<br />
budget-determme If you can afford paid<br />
advertising (newspapers, radiO, and tele<br />
VISion, III particular) and pr<strong>of</strong>eSSional<br />
aSSistance or whether you must take<br />
advantage only <strong>of</strong> all the free advertising<br />
you can get. (6) Prepa re a union fact sheet<br />
to leave wuh your media contacts or to<br />
mad or hand to publicllY directors who<br />
may request such lIlIormatlon. A Uluon<br />
fact sheel would normally contain your<br />
ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAM<br />
local ulllon name, the Intern:\tIonal and<br />
you r affihallon wuh It, your local unIOn<br />
<strong>of</strong>fi ce or ch.urpcrson's address and telephone<br />
number, the names <strong>of</strong> your local<br />
union <strong>of</strong>ficers, the name <strong>of</strong> your des i/o:<br />
nated spokesperson, and background InformatIOn<br />
on you r local unton. The fa ct<br />
sheet should be one page preferably, typewntten<br />
ami JuuLlc-spaced, bncf and 10<br />
thc point. (7) Prepare a list <strong>of</strong> newspapers<br />
and radio and teleVISIon Stations that<br />
cover your area geographically. Includc<br />
the key med ia personnel wLlh whom you<br />
will keep III lOuch and their phone numbers.<br />
Keep the It St current and aval13blc<br />
at all times.<br />
Fir.st Cont'lf.:h<br />
Before embarkmg on any other contacts,<br />
be sure that your local union members<br />
arc kept IIlformed and up to dale on<br />
nallonal and local labor stones. You<br />
Month<br />
Apnl<br />
March<br />
February<br />
January<br />
December<br />
Novembsr<br />
October<br />
September<br />
Apnl<br />
April<br />
April<br />
April<br />
April<br />
should be able to reach you r memhcrs<br />
effectively through local ul\lon meetings,<br />
newsletters, posters, bullelln boa rds, and<br />
direct mallLngs. Every member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
BrOtherhood, aftt.:1 all, IS a publL e rela·<br />
lions <strong>of</strong>ficer. In their dcnllllgs wllh nonmembers,<br />
employers, and the pubhc, our<br />
members represent the !BEW. Each<br />
mcmber can do a better publtc re\.;H1ons<br />
job for the <strong>IBEW</strong> and your loc.1l union<br />
than the highest· paid, pr<strong>of</strong>eSSIOnallytrained<br />
publiCity staff III the world. Em <br />
ployers, non-members, and the general<br />
pubhc m ust respect our organization for<br />
liS accompltshmcnts and liS record. Results<br />
speak for themselves. The more our<br />
memhcrs learn about getting on with<br />
people and having pride In the products<br />
and services they proVide, the more goodwdl<br />
they Will build up over the yea rs.<br />
An IIlformed membershIp IS also able<br />
to reach workers who don 't belong 10<br />
REVISED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN WAGE<br />
AND CLERICAL WORKERS<br />
UNITED STATES CITY AVERAGE<br />
SOURCE: u .S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. BUREAU OF LASOR STATlSTtCS<br />
REFERENc e SASE. U.S. AVERAGE UHI1 • 100<br />
APRil. <strong>1984</strong><br />
Apparel<br />
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Yeel Comblnltd<br />
,.... Housing Upkeep<br />
<strong>1984</strong> 304 1 302.3 322.7 1982<br />
<strong>1984</strong> 3033 302.1 322.9 198.0<br />
<strong>1984</strong> 303.3 302.1 324.2 195.4<br />
<strong>1984</strong> 302.7 299.4 324.7 195.3<br />
1983 301.5 294.0 324.2 198.1<br />
1983 3014 292.6 324.5 199.7<br />
1983 301 .3 292.9 325.2 199.8<br />
1983 3008 292.6 325.3 199.3<br />
1983 2949 2921 3203 1948<br />
1982 283.7<br />
1981 266.8<br />
1980 242.6<br />
1979 2118<br />
Trantportellon<br />
311 9<br />
308.9<br />
3<strong>07</strong>.7<br />
3<strong>07</strong>.9<br />
308.2<br />
308.2<br />
306.9<br />
305.5<br />
2935<br />
Mltdlcel<br />
Cer.<br />
373.2<br />
372.6<br />
371.3<br />
367.5<br />
364.3<br />
362.9<br />
360.9<br />
359.2<br />
351.2<br />
NOTE The Consumer PrIce Index kif aH Items lOCfeased 0 e index pOinIs dunng the last month or 0.3%.<br />
nus eQUalled an arnual .ale 01 mease 013 6'!1. (0 3 )< 12) The lOCfease dunng lhe paS! ~ear was<br />
9.2 Index poLnlS. 01 3 I"<br />
Percent Incfease between two dales is cak;IJlaled by sublractlng the lode. numtlef 101 !he earlier<br />
dale lrom thai IOf the late, date and dividing the result by lhe Index number IOf !he e8r1ier dale. Ihen<br />
multIplying by 100.<br />
EXAMPLE; For !he period 01 ~, ~. 1983 10 Apr ~. <strong>1984</strong> 304 1 - 294 9 92 Index poInlS. 92 dMded by<br />
2949,.. O3t )< 100 31 '"-.<br />
Pfepaled by. Depanmenl 01 Research and EdVclltlon. ISEW. MaV. <strong>1984</strong><br />
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the union. OU T members C3n sell the<br />
<strong>IBEW</strong> 10 non-umon workers by being<br />
(ncndl)' and helpful and by being In'<br />
formed on ou r umon and orgamzed labor<br />
In general so that they can answer questions<br />
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II IS also Import:mt thot your local<br />
umon mamtam frequent contaCt with<br />
other labor Uluons and with the labor<br />
press 1Il your area. Send press rel eases or<br />
keep in touch by phone with State and<br />
cLly 13bor papers, those sponsored by<br />
stale fcdcmuons :md elly central bo(hes.<br />
Your puhllc relations program will be <strong>of</strong>f<br />
to a good SlaT! when you keep fellow<br />
Uluon members and all others who read<br />
labor papers, as well as your own members,<br />
mformed as to your actiVIties.<br />
Other Channels<br />
Now you arc ready to conSider other<br />
public rcJ:ltIons media or channels <strong>of</strong><br />
commulllcauon. Dependmg upon the goal<br />
you have sct and your budget, your choice<br />
<strong>of</strong> channels can range from public speak·<br />
mg, newslellers, dueet mad, pamphlclS,<br />
posters, exhibits, and bu lletin boards to<br />
billboards, newspapers, and radiO and<br />
televIsion stallons. Your deSignated<br />
spokesperson could serve as a speaker<br />
before school asscmbhes, parenlS' b'TOLLpS,<br />
CIVIC, communLlY, anc! other publLc m·<br />
terest groups. Bu lletin hoards can take<br />
the form <strong>of</strong> your own local union bulletin<br />
board, communllY bulleHn boards, pnnted<br />
bullet III hoards III newspapers lespecI:Illy<br />
111 local and COLLnty papers), and spoken<br />
bulletin bo.nds lor publLc servIce annoullct.'mentsi<br />
on radIO and teleVISIon.<br />
In dealing ..... lIh newspapers and radIO<br />
and televISIon stauons, the Arst hne <strong>of</strong><br />
buslllcss should Ix a telephone call Ito<br />
make an appollltmemi or a personal VISit<br />
on the part <strong>of</strong> your spokesperson to m·<br />
troduce himse lf and to get acqualllted<br />
wit h the papers' and st:lllons' methods <strong>of</strong><br />
operat IOn and key personnel wllh whom<br />
he should keep LIl touch The spokesper·<br />
son should develop a Iflendly relation·<br />
ship with the reponers who arc assigned<br />
to covenng publicity on orgalllzallons,<br />
the metro or local news editor who Will<br />
uillmately deCide on u!.lIlg your local<br />
union news and feature Stones, and, <strong>of</strong><br />
course, thc advertiSing managcr If your<br />
local umon IS uSlIlg paid newspaper and<br />
broadcastmg ads.<br />
Your contacts could he L1lVlled to at·<br />
tend your SOCIa l act!Vllles, award cere·<br />
momes, and other appropnate local union<br />
functions. Mad them copies <strong>of</strong> your<br />
newsletters, and send them press releases<br />
on news and feature s[Ones on a regu lar<br />
baSIS Be open wuh suggestions on medIa<br />
coverage <strong>of</strong> labor news, <strong>of</strong>fer to rebut<br />
anll·labor news coverage when you feel<br />
the public has been mlsmformed. Set the<br />
record smllght. Do It promptly. Be bnef<br />
and accurate. Perseverc If your rebuttal<br />
goes unpublished or unanswered. Suggest<br />
story Ideas to your media contacts. Your<br />
local umon membershIp IS the source <strong>of</strong><br />
many Intercstmg stones-members who<br />
have saved ILves and won the m EW Life<br />
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX- CANADA AVERAGE<br />
SOURCE: STATIsnc s CANAOA<br />
APRIL, <strong>1984</strong><br />
1981 - 100<br />
Ke.tl h & RK r ..•<br />
All th/m, T., n, po
S~FETYTIPS<br />
for you and your family<br />
NOISE-AN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARD<br />
Do you find yourself turnmg up the volume <strong>of</strong> the TV or<br />
radio when others thmk u 's And<br />
Do you have trouble h CD IIII& conVCf3.H lOns when there's<br />
background nOise, such as at a party! Docs your family<br />
complam that you arc speakmg too loudly when you feci you<br />
Me speakmg in normal tones! Do members <strong>of</strong> your famil y<br />
seem to be mumblms or slurnng their words, making th~m<br />
difficult to understand!<br />
If you have experienced any <strong>of</strong> the above. It IS quite possIble<br />
that yOli arc suffering from a heanng loss and need to sec a<br />
doctor, preferabl y an otologIst or otolaryngologist (car speclal<br />
Istl·<br />
Most deafness today IS caused by exposure to excessive<br />
nOise. The human caf IS a very del icate Instrument.<br />
The ear<br />
I .. d . ..... c o, .. n.<br />
... r~·.<br />
<strong>of</strong> sound power that vanes from a to 194-the lowest to the<br />
highesl sound levels that can occur. It can be measured,<br />
accorellOg to the (requency <strong>of</strong> the sound, by several ddferent<br />
formulas, or "scales" as they arc known. The "A" scale most<br />
nearly IIpprOXI013teS the frequency response <strong>of</strong> the human car<br />
and IS therefore used for most standards. Decibels measured<br />
on the" A" scal e- slow response arc generally deSignated dBA.<br />
The deCibel scal e IS II logarithmic scale, so that any in e rca~c<br />
<strong>of</strong> 10 deCibels means the sound has increased \0 times. Thus,<br />
70 dBA IS tcn times as loud as 60 dBA, and 94 dBA IS 100 1\0<br />
x \01 times as loud as 74 dBA. In general, an mcrease <strong>of</strong> 3<br />
dBA means the sound level has dvubled so that 83 dnA 18<br />
twice as loud as 80 dBA.<br />
While most standards in Canada and the U.S. prohibit<br />
exposure above 90 dBA for an eight-hour period, or above liS<br />
dnA for tllllCS as short as IS rrunutes, experts have for years<br />
mdlcated that exposure to above 85 dBA for any length <strong>of</strong> time<br />
can be damaglllg. Exposure above 100-11 5 dBA can cause<br />
permanent damnge even though the exposure IS for a short<br />
time.<br />
AmpltAed rock musIc IS <strong>of</strong>ten III thiS liS dBA range, as IS<br />
a car hom. A let plane at the ramp produces approximately<br />
120 dBA, and on take<strong>of</strong>f thiS mcrcases to the VIClOlly <strong>of</strong> 14$<br />
ISO elRA.<br />
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,-<br />
(<br />
L ~,,, ..,\<br />
~"''' '" \,"M""<br />
... nl .. n,n, ,he<br />
h." .. II,<br />
SUluld IS caused by Vibrations. Any sound, whether from a<br />
violin smng that has been plucked or a piece <strong>of</strong> metal that<br />
has been struck by a hammer, on glnates as a vibration. These<br />
Vibrations compress and expand the all particles nexi !O them<br />
very r3pldly. These air parlld(" movements spread as " waves"<br />
through the surroundlllg au. These waves arc similar to those<br />
caused by a stone thrown III stili water, III that they cominue<br />
outward from the source III all directions, unless deflected,<br />
and they gradually decreasc III IIltenstty as they travel.<br />
Upon stnkmg the human car, the Vibrations arc transmuted<br />
by the uny bones m the middle ear !O the cochlea, or mner<br />
car. This deilcate organ IS filled with flUId and thousands <strong>of</strong><br />
tiny hairS. As the vlbr:1t IOnS from the middle ca r arc transmitted<br />
to thiS flUid, the tiny hairS Vibrate, and transmit signals through<br />
nerves to the bram. If these tiny hlurs arc caused to wave tOO<br />
far or tOO much, they can become damaged, causmg heanng<br />
loss. 1111s loss IS noticeably worse m the first hour or twO <strong>of</strong><br />
exposure than thel(~ after . Durmg thiS lime the tiny h:urs III<br />
the cochlea become fa tigued, and while they may recover If<br />
not exposed to excessive nOise for 24 hours, they ma y be<br />
permanently dnmaged If the exposure continues.<br />
Unfonun:ltely, mlmy times our cars MC cxposed to damagmg<br />
sounds. Our youth wear stereo headsets, have stereos m their<br />
rooms or attend rock eoncens where sound levels are ohen<br />
dangerous. Many lob sites or work activities expose us to<br />
excessive noise.<br />
Sound h::vcls are measured by deCibel s. The decibel IS a Ulllt<br />
WHAT CAN OUR SAFETY COM.MITTEES DO TO<br />
PR EVENT HEARING LOSS FROM EXCESSIVE NOISE!<br />
Committees should urge special meetings with employers<br />
on cnglllecnng controls to reduce the noise level at the<br />
workplace. Many times Sim ple measures will accomplish great<br />
r edllr.. ll o n .~. Remember, a 20-dBA reduction means that 99<br />
percent <strong>of</strong> the noise was eliminated (1/10 x VIII: 1/ 100 or I<br />
percent <strong>of</strong> the nOise IS left1. Every possible effort should be<br />
made 10 get the level to 80 dBA or less.<br />
Committees should inSist on hearing prOteClion If the level<br />
IS not reduced to below 85 dBA.<br />
Whtle the <strong>IBEW</strong> fecls thllt earplugs or eannuffs are not<br />
adequate protection, and that noise should be engmeered out<br />
<strong>of</strong> the workplace, there may be occasions where such protecuve<br />
equipment becomes necessary. Sdon: using such eqUipment,<br />
howevcr, the worker needs to be tralOed not only 10 the proper<br />
fitting and wearing <strong>of</strong> the protectors, but also In proper methods<br />
<strong>of</strong> malOtalOlOg It. Earmuffs, while prOViding a maximum<br />
u:Juetlon <strong>of</strong> 3O-JS deCibels when properly adjusted and fitted,<br />
may only give a 10-dBA reduction if their seal IS broken by<br />
hair or eyeglass temples or by sweat. In addition, they are<br />
uncomfortable 11\ hot places and may cause headaches from -,<br />
pre5Sure on the head F..1rplugs can reduce nOise reaching the<br />
middle car by 1$-20 deCibels) however, they mUSt be md,vldualJy<br />
fitted to have any appreciable effect. No twO car canals<br />
arc the same shape or Size. Earplugs are easily lost and difficult<br />
to keep clean. They can cause car infections or irntation and<br />
can onl y be worn m healthy car canals. Sweat and physlC-.11<br />
activity can cause leakage, makmg them less effective. Still,<br />
until we succeed In getting the engineenng controls necessary,<br />
these so-called protective deVices :tre better than allowing lh e<br />
nOise to destroy our heanng!<br />
"<br />
22 I lBEW JOURNAL I JULY 1964
•<br />
-<br />
LaCflL LII\IES<br />
Retiree<br />
WIlJI~o\ L !:Iraun, ".-"cm~n on fl':Mlon,lune, 1946,<br />
~od Paul G S~IlN, ,eparr t.::tkll1elan, April. 19~1,<br />
R()~lMT [ and Assiuant<br />
Bu ~ intU ,\b na gt . ~ Dnid R. ,,'lings and Rob,n<br />
I'ier.oll,<br />
thell fellow n.cm~,s<br />
NOI only .... e.e Ike rcltJee~ rumples oi good<br />
wOlkcr$, but above .11 thy .re fine eumplu <strong>of</strong><br />
qualllY UOIOn members ,,·ho have paId thetl dues.<br />
laken all a",.·C part 3t Clo. munlhly meellngs and<br />
al IImon·sponsnted aCIIVl lles, We shall n"5 ~ th~nl<br />
on Iht lob, bot Ihe frIendshIps they ha~e maJc and<br />
Ihe u ampl'::5 Ihey hnve 5ct wllllasl forc~c .<br />
All Ihe be ... n ,ke lut<strong>of</strong>~ 10 00, "new" old<br />
IImel$ lohn Angel. S~m Sonomo. W,lllam B'an<br />
IUn. P •• uek Oo)·le. 1'.lf1tk GaJbgh.::r Joseph Gaska<br />
lohn Hanr.kan, BIll Henncssey. Rogc r Kell\. Theo<br />
do.e " Kay" Kocurek MerVIn Llndd<strong>of</strong>. lost'ph MIg<br />
hI), Theodore Marc, FleJ Menke, John Pk,lhp~,<br />
Henry I'odclck, WIlham RI>C'hcf. DOllald Rowe,<br />
Kaymund SUand, Henry SZ,lrat, nommle Tllbualll,<br />
Alldrcw VecellIO, 13mtS Kennedy, I'au! Koa. lack<br />
Lcchm~n_ f,ank !:Iarnu, W,llum B~t(ey , Ir"llll!<br />
S"k. Slgmond OobuSI~"'ltt. loseph T G rady, hank<br />
K,ley, I'CIN KI~pa,da fl~nel$ Lynch. Oould M.,<br />
lin. ,,,hn />bn. Frank Mo' phy, AI~xandtr Pa"I $
Together w~ can make the Local 9 n o,u~ Ihe<br />
bluest, the besl and Ihe onc~ Ihal people wIll<br />
remember, long 2fter par~d~ day The phone nUllr<br />
~ r i5 626·9000<br />
Brother Scarpello Receives<br />
Community Service Award<br />
L.U. 22 [I,rl s.!up.l, OMA Il A, NEII.- Hcrc at Lng<br />
celemonieS welc held al 4 00 P m, 10'<br />
Ihe openlnJ: <strong>of</strong> Ihe Balumore federal Bank Il .. ad<br />
quanels bu.ldln.&: The 20,slory n.uelure t5 localed<br />
On Ea
du.:s cuunl_ :md ,I you ~,eD'1 ' ("~I~re,j IU VUlt, do<br />
• II We nced 10 be: hu.d rn Novcmbe:.<br />
~hyllt Iher .. w,J] lit ~ood newl nUl munrh. Scc<br />
IOO~' the nUl un"/M meclIng'<br />
GR I .. liAr.,. I'S<br />
New York Energy<br />
Rally Big Success<br />
L.U. ~ I !i,n ,fru &'pl l. UUFFALO, N. Y. ·AI Ihe<br />
... gulu meelln!\. Tuew~y, luly 17, l,>(;al 41 WIll<br />
tnJlalilhe newly fleeted o!t1teu, Ind as.s CUSlom<br />
a.y, Ihele w,n be: ,ehuhm..",! sclvcd hy Ihe newly<br />
,<br />
,worn /M <strong>of</strong>fittu Th.1 merllng. whIle lendmg 10<br />
the vcry !Knous bu.me.s 01 Local 41, ~HOIds Iho~<br />
prescnl. " h ~nce 10 opcn up IIlld relu ~~ I) usually<br />
the UJe when ,ollie "lX>d·n~turcd "bc~ a. e scnt<br />
• The Mcmbor .. Only OUlln& ..·.11 bc: held Sa'UI<br />
I<br />
day. Augu't 18, at Ihe t..mm P~I Be JUle .0<br />
rU1(hue you. nckcl\ c.uly Tieken un be I'UI<br />
chlsed thlou,h yoo. tlewuds. <strong>of</strong>ficers Or at Ihe<br />
"" IOCll UntOn <strong>of</strong>fier<br />
The F~ m Ily P,cnlc ~I D~nen Lah IS well on ItS<br />
way to becomIng as b.,; a .ucccn u lut YU" and.<br />
m bCI. " all &OC-J a((UIJmg 10 I'lln, Ih,s yur S<br />
r'cnK WIll be an ..-en glcaiC. succeu Onc( agam<br />
.,. plu)e pUlchas( YOUI Itckets cady<br />
Eve.y once m a whIle II', mle'eStlng W lecall<br />
an evenl from Local 41', h.SIOlY While nOI ncc<br />
UUI"Y h.slollca!. Ihe blcst bos IIIp 10 Albany<br />
skilled being hyncf1ul Mu.phy·, Law wu used.<br />
ahlued and the orde. 01 Ihc day, only Ihe ~ood<br />
nUUre 01 thc mem,",,, wbo we.e Ihe.e kepI C"CIY<br />
thinK In I'e . sp
houl 10 1 each <strong>of</strong> the thlee yurs, and the fI:ud mul<br />
and trmporary hue Ind uuel Illowlnets welc<br />
Imrroved. A oomplc!w,nllve agreemcnt WIS ruched<br />
wh.ch prov.de, lor thc u~ 0 1 lemporary emplOY«5<br />
In the Engine(,lLng and Construction fidd Forc('s<br />
DivisIon.<br />
On the negative IIde.1 lower enlry I ICP for most<br />
cnu y·level d UsHlellions w~ s implcmcnled. and<br />
thl lOp stepi <strong>of</strong> thou cb uiflul10nl wele nOI<br />
,n(' rnSl'd th.s yu. ahhOUllh all p.e~nl ('mrlo),ecs<br />
were " p~odlathered " 10 as to 001 bt: affecled<br />
The Brothers and S,sten ,,·o.k.nll on the Edison<br />
rrOflt H), arc 10 be conlltalubled 101 their IUrpon,<br />
and a srecial ,hank, goes '0 OUt Bargaining Com<br />
mJllee mcmbels: Sonll 1m HoI. I:halrpersllD l H"<br />
poll IO Tnarez, Dave Campb.:!I, Ron HUII I and<br />
Local 41 Pres ldenl loel WIlliams, lor their dedi'<br />
Clllon aDd hard "'\llk dUlinllhe PUt months<br />
Rt.l E SAro:KlaN, 8,.., F S<br />
Other m ~m b f'J lin 11111 lob Irf, Iclt 10 , ISht.<br />
Strward Jerry Gaudl. 0111 Vtrla and Bob "in, ou .<br />
Scribe Notes Work<br />
Picture. Coming Activities<br />
LU. 58 t i ,e m .! p a~ "b l, DET ROIT, MI CII .-Grcet·<br />
'ngs from Duro'l Brotlle" and SIsters. Our work<br />
.HuniDII hal ,mploved shghtly, but Lt scem. Ihl\<br />
uch ume we send lOme members weI. 10 wOl k<br />
thele arc some bem, laid olf to replace them on<br />
the book. By Ihe lime ),Oll rcad Ihi5 lellcf. the<br />
Chlyslel Sle.hng lob $hould be !lOLnS Slrong wllh<br />
200-J00 members employed unu] the ehanlle,ow N<br />
end. 10 AUgu51 o. September Tnanglc Eleeule hn<br />
the ncw Slec! mil! at the Fo.d Rougc Complex .<br />
Su~rintcndcn l brl Ri,h /Old me Ihey would<br />
rlobably be pUlUn, member' 10 wo.k on the job<br />
Ihl' bll. Hop< you need a 101 <strong>of</strong> cl eCll1e.anl, E.rI<br />
Many <strong>of</strong> OUI member, arc 511 11 working on Ihe Enl<br />
CO
ton-htton that defies the truth, I eo~ llIlon that I!<br />
.. not mterested tn the p. e,entallon <strong>of</strong> the Irulh, tl<br />
15 I con-lItton Ihal ts e l e~ lmg a plopagand~ ballaMC<br />
agamst the Amuic:an WOlke. Those who would<br />
!.Cek 10 destroy 'u Ire pllLcmly walling 10' us 10<br />
- e.ute OUT own mIstakes and OUT own lIoublu In<br />
I !.Cnse, ..,t I.e OUT own Wo.M enemy II IS OUI lob<br />
10 Agule ouliO Ihe bUI 01 OUI .b.ILl Y ho ..' we un<br />
M"I flltVenl IhO!
Tom N~,lson ~nnounccd Ihe apI'helllOnslol loelll<br />
98·, Applenllcuh,p Plo,,,,,m ended .... "h ncally<br />
500 men and .... umen arpIY'"II. Wnh lourneymen<br />
and aprlcntlcn (uncnlly on ,he bench. Ihe lIum<br />
be. 01 Ihost arply,nK IhlS YUI ...... much lo .... el<br />
Ihan '" ,he 1151 couple <strong>of</strong> yu.,. The Commlttce<br />
... ould hkc 10 thank .11 ,hose member. who ,ue<br />
us thell lime to help "'''' up Ihe ~I'phcanls.<br />
Tht membels <strong>of</strong> Loc.1 98 ... ould hkt 10 wish<br />
everyone ,n Ihe tHEW. $lIe Ind Hapl'Y Fourth <strong>of</strong><br />
luly hohday<br />
H LNIIY MURR"V, lR., P.S<br />
At School<br />
Committee Meeting<br />
Credit Union Has<br />
New Treasurer<br />
LV. 102Ii&.0), PATE RSON, N. I._B.OIheH. Ih,s<br />
momh I lurn over our column 10 Brolhcr Harry<br />
Ba.am, OUt ne ... Cledlt Union ueuurcr<br />
The ,udden r~.uIOK 01 OUI Credit UnIon uus·<br />
urel, Paul loyce, came at a shock 10 all <strong>of</strong> us. I'aul<br />
WIS ,hIS Cledil Union's "eUU,C. 510ec liS mcep<br />
"on I] yuu aKo He blouj\hl U5 Ihrough some<br />
dlllicuh IImc •. and Ih.nks 10 hIm wc lIe ,,,II here<br />
Ind growlOl as well. 01 eourst, I'aul w,ll be mlsscd<br />
nO' only fOI the Walk he bad done bUI mort: so fOI<br />
Ihe Ane ~rson he lruly .... u . Our dee~$1 ,ymra<br />
Ih,es SO ou, 10 hll WIle Helen and h,s chIldren,<br />
eingcr and Paul<br />
I ... ould bC' .em,,, ,I I .hd nOI mcnuon thc<br />
mcmbC'rs <strong>of</strong> the Cledll UnIOn Commmce who<br />
wo.kcd wllh I'aul and whose contrlhutlons havc<br />
hcl~d bnolt u. 10 ... here "'e ale loday. As volun<br />
leen Ihey have K,ven up many evenlnss ave. the<br />
yurs fOI Ihc bencfh <strong>of</strong> the CledLl Unloo. lulu<br />
Velehrad~ky , OUI Ples,dent. M,ke L,ebc. mlln. He<br />
IClary, Leon Acke.man. 5Ie\'e MOlliCa, Tom Kaine.<br />
Bob MeBnde. John McHugh, Lou Ha .. ~ka ~nd loc<br />
C,ard,na make up yOUI Clcdl1 UnIon Comminte,<br />
They .!hc,,~ II"'''Y Ihank.. AI> new lIea5Ule, <strong>of</strong><br />
Local ]01'1 Federal C,cdLl Ulllon, ] 10llk III.wald<br />
10 ... o. klO& dllscly wIth thcml .nd hopefull)' to·<br />
,ethel ... e can pro"lde b,ggel an.! bC'ttc. serv,ees<br />
10 all our mcmbC'ls and IheLl familln<br />
In closln, I uk ~II our mcmb.:,. III IUlJI.'lIlwald<br />
10 a numbel <strong>of</strong> ne ... Ind d,l/erenl PIO""ml In Ihe<br />
not-too·d,nan, IUlllrc I hoJIC to sel OUt some<br />
newslellen PC" odIC'!!)' 10 keep you abreast 01<br />
wb.,le.vlcu .lId Ananci.1 prol"m, Irt avaIlable<br />
to you Ulllil Ih~n I hope you WIll lI,ve us An<br />
opportuna), to .elve you. Harry Baum . .,casurcr.<br />
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ma.nt'lIled by Amenc.n labor unrons<br />
AI Ih,s Wr1llllJl. conllaCI ne,oll'"ons arc III full<br />
,wIn, By the lime you .ead thIS, we hopelully<br />
wIll be wo/km,!! undc/, new and !ruulul contract<br />
ncgou31td by au' Syslt'm Counrll<br />
Many thanks to lac ~brtm, steward m the North<br />
Albany SlOleroom, fOI Ihe PICtUIU <strong>of</strong> Ihe par.de<br />
and lally al Ihe Capuol loe hu als.o proy,ded<br />
plelUIU for u. fOI paJ' newslelters<br />
Thai's all 101 oow See you It Ihe nUl unlOO<br />
meelln,!!<br />
ROB[IlT I FAin, P S<br />
At Jobsite<br />
Shown in Ihis pfclure allhe 600 lin' Ro.d<br />
' rf, flont ' ow, lfll til .l, hl, Paul I'ralhu,<br />
Vrddu, Bob l) rew5, lilt Sltbtl, Mogt l Andcrton,<br />
Do n ROWf .nd ,\l.ike WiSSiM, hek lOW, left to<br />
ri , hl, Ro n ,\l. eyfl, Tom Cl illfn ton, Phil Lojkll .. ie,<br />
Rosu Willll ms, La rry Doh., Of nff' tid ly, ,\l.ikt<br />
Flf min,!!, Sltve Tomcult . nd 1M ,\l. eNilf. [Ph IlIO<br />
.ubmiltfd by Local ISO, WUl lte,.n, III .)<br />
Scribe Announces Local's<br />
70th Anniversary<br />
L.U. ISO li,em,mA.p'), WA UtiEGAN, ILL- In<br />
Seplember Ihe locil IS ,Oln& 10 have I b,nque, m<br />
honor <strong>of</strong> our 70th annlYC I1ary It will be held on<br />
Satulday. September 1'1, 19S4, at the Hobday Inn<br />
10 Munddlen, IIImols The COSI 15 ~ pel couJllc,<br />
whIch II a smlll pnce 10 ply 10. a &.en nlVII <strong>of</strong><br />
tockt'lls. dlnoe. aod d,nCIllI' Let 's Ke • good<br />
IUIOOUI'<br />
The p'(llI,r ,h" mnnth "from the<strong>of</strong>flce bUlldinj\<br />
al 600 Hart Road, whI ch " a threc-story. 90.000·<br />
t-quare·loo, complex It 15 bel", pushcd for com·<br />
"Itllon early thl.summel because mon 01 the arel<br />
has .lrcady been rented ThIS II one 01 the many<br />
olfleu ,olllg up around the COUnty ['m ,I~d 10 sec<br />
the county 15 p .cklu~ up iOllie 01 the new tr ends<br />
toward I new paperwork socIety that has becn<br />
p.ed.cted III the lUI few years<br />
Thele are more bablcs to announce IhlS momh<br />
Con&IItulallons 10 theK moms Ind JIOPS .\\1 and<br />
M" Ken GC'lIe. , I baby boYI lerry and Kim<br />
MlhourloYlch, a boYI and lot arid DCIlIK BaIllS. a<br />
blby gill<br />
I was .ble 10 come up wIth • hSI <strong>of</strong> • few<br />
bu.,nfSSCI arouod ,he county th" you may chooK<br />
not 10 pallOlllzt betlUK they uKd noo·ulllon<br />
dcclncllnJ' Golo's Restauranl &. Motel. Larry's<br />
RUlluraol &. Bar, The Car Wuh, The I.velln<br />
Restaulant, SeVIlle Rutaurant, Chuclt E. Cheese's<br />
Pl.:.u T,me Theater, Full Moon Rutaurant and<br />
The Av,loo Restauranl<br />
I'm sad to announce Ihll Ihrte 01 our members<br />
appbed for dlub,!"y penStons lardy because 01<br />
bad heallh lod Inlury Thcy are W,lley Johnson.<br />
~ Fonnl Rose ,nd JIm WUlphae. Hope you,el belle.<br />
&DOn. men<br />
~ fm,Jly • few WOlds abuUI look.n& for the UllIon<br />
::::) label and bUYln!! 10.etS" loods A, L1nlnn membeu.<br />
., we enloy a good SlIndard <strong>of</strong> Itvlll, which needs to<br />
...J be prolecled by Iteepmg OU r money in un.ons and<br />
~ m the U.S Whcn you buy lorc.gn 1100II5, you nOI<br />
c: only worsen the tradc deflci" but you .150 hUll<br />
R unrons bec.use mOSI non'US lloadlare nOI m.dc<br />
~ by unIons .Ioure, tomellme, It'. hlrd 10 find tCIIM'"<br />
~ Item. thaI are made by ullIons Thai's why Ihe<br />
[j AFL,CIO pUll OUII drrectOlY Ih.1 "515 compalllCS<br />
!!! and Ihell ullIon made p.oducts, luch IJ TV" l.clIl<br />
""ue, huYy mathlnery 'lid e1olhllll\. A copy <strong>of</strong><br />
30 th;. dl reelory c.n be lound at Ihc h.1I and It many<br />
hb,~",:~. S" toke a peek ~I II neXI lime you're ~I<br />
the hal]<br />
Remembe., every lime you makt 'puf(hne 01<br />
fore.gnmade goods. a smlll chunlt <strong>of</strong> gold gelS<br />
moycd from the U S depOlillory .oom to anothe.<br />
100m at the federal Rese. ve Bank In 'UIl1. the<br />
federal Restrve Board sees Ihli as les~ cuh CII<br />
culltllllllll ihe US, whICh (aUsts them 10 lack up<br />
Ihe In.e.est rale, And we III know what thllleads<br />
.. '<br />
Four Generations <strong>of</strong><br />
Kenitz Family in 166<br />
SUllEN L STlIITeli. P S<br />
L.U. llili [j,ef5.m,n b,lovl,IAuIV!, SCII ENEC<br />
TAOY, N.Y.-Our loul oniun IS extremely proud<br />
01 Ihe Kenllz bmlly legacy wHh the fourth gtn<br />
CIIllon &DOn to be IlIIlLlled IntO Ihe loc,1 ullIon IS<br />
an apprentice<br />
h all started In AUStill In 1867 wtlh Ihf b",h<br />
uf E.lwud Adolph Kenllz LearnlllJ; Ih~ decUital<br />
lIade In Europc, servmg hIS apprcnllcnhlp m ,h(<br />
s~rYice <strong>of</strong> Kai sel Wllhelm. Edward A KCIlIIZ tlay<br />
cJed Oil 1001 through Ausilla, CClmAnY, l'o!llld,<br />
Turkey, Ukll",l, RussLI and Ctcekosl.Yak ..<br />
leaml!!! the lanllu.ge <strong>of</strong> ueh country In order 10<br />
surYlve.<br />
Em1gr.ltng 10 ,he United SlitU III 190~. lie<br />
became a mill cleclrtclln in I'USllt, New lersey,<br />
and 111 19<strong>07</strong> moYcd !O Scllcncct.dy and lomcd UUI<br />
locil unIon Wllhln ,h" lime he WIS able 10 lelln<br />
to reid and Wille our bnllualle. mallln,I' hlsrl,)lIh<br />
Iln,u'ge In 1912 he paned hIS mu,e. ciecUlclln<br />
exam and becamc a contractor, which he pursued<br />
lor about 2S yells, late, becommll a mlLnlelllnce<br />
and conSIlUCIlOn deelILClan unlll hIS IClllcrnent<br />
In 19$3 Allhe"e <strong>of</strong> 93.n 1960. he cxplled being<br />
remembered IS' Iree-splliled and lunloYlng pet<br />
son Some <strong>of</strong> our olde. members ean .ull .ec.ll<br />
how he was so lond <strong>of</strong> .clhng poor tokes 10 anyone<br />
he could collar<br />
In 1912 h,s .on, Edward G Kenllz. was bom AJ<br />
a young boy Edward Co Krnllz IIdjli:LI illS falh cr<br />
J.O I1 malerl.l Iha, wn nceLled on the lOb!! ]-Ie was<br />
InllLlled 1010 the loc.1 umon In 19-16, fCllIIII3 III<br />
1975 due 10 poor health<br />
Edward A tiemu:·s grandson, Edward P Kenlll_<br />
Sr, WaS born m 1937 and ,n 1961 was Inlllited<br />
Into Ihe local unIon as an a pl'rc"h~~. SUlee thu<br />
lime he has been a very ac ltve member. holdlnK<br />
m.ny rUJIOnSlble Job5 and for AYt years has been<br />
an app.entlce IIl5truCtor He turrently holds.<br />
ma5tCr eletlllelan hcense wllh the City uf Schenccudy.<br />
Ed ward P Kenl tz. It .• lhe grCI\glan.lSOIl uf Ed<br />
Wi ld A. Keml:. was born III 1959 and has been<br />
selected mlO ou. 'pprenllce p.ogram He WIll be<br />
IlIIltated IIl'O the loc.1 union III ruly, and who<br />
knows, IWO decades down the road Ihc.e could<br />
ve,y well be anothcl Edw .. LI Kcnllz In our 1I.0th<br />
elhoodl<br />
At Ih,s IImt, In .ddltulIl '0 the above. OUI local<br />
umon and oUllotalrATC •• e proud loacknowlcdlle<br />
SIX lou.neymen who haYe compleled lour yean <strong>of</strong><br />
aPJlrenltcesh.p They are as follow. Edward O·<br />
Connor, Barry Palmateer, Dlnld Pllmlollo, lohn<br />
Rllrovalo. 10Kph SI Gcor,e and Charles Tomlin<br />
son Congratulations to Ihese finl': younllll.olhen<br />
Ind speclII eon,.lIul,,,onllo lohn RIIIOyar O who<br />
earned the hlpcst avel~e 197181 A very speelll<br />
award IIOH \0 Dame! PalmlOllo for mllou,".nt<br />
perlecl allen dance 1Il.1l <strong>of</strong> h,J lour yurs <strong>of</strong> relalcd<br />
mSIlUCllon<br />
The COnstrucllon work here hn been very poor<br />
for the p151 SIX yells wllh many <strong>of</strong> our Blothe",<br />
tr.vell", fOI the first time The economy m th"<br />
area depeods on Ihe salu <strong>of</strong> G E tulbmu Ind wllh<br />
nuelcar cne.gy bemg depressed fOI Ihe paSI lew<br />
years, so has Ihe overall economy III Schcnec.ady<br />
If ,he members 01 Ulg~ni2ed labol don', get the<br />
YOles out thIS Noyembe • • nd PUI a Iflend III Ihe<br />
Whllc House. m~ny L111101l1 WIll not be uoulld 10<br />
help m Ihe elecllon proceJ5 In 1988, so leI'. gel<br />
movmg. The mosl effecuye thm,!! we haYe lefl IS<br />
our VOle. Jf or",mlcd labu. could YOIe I w ILd<br />
bluek, nO one could ~at u •.<br />
8U,NARD MrRICL[, II M<br />
All Contracts Settled;<br />
COPE Response Good<br />
L.U. 175 11,0.em,cA ml), CHArrANOOCA,<br />
T,£NN._Thanks 10 you In our membershIp who<br />
hne pUlchased a COPE IICket or, m some elscI,<br />
• boolt o. books_ ThIS 15 thf mOSI succe,sful yen - 1<br />
wc h,ve known m a Ion,!! lime, and you. beuuse<br />
<strong>of</strong> you. eonce.n and mle.al lor Ihe welfart <strong>of</strong> the<br />
wOlklll1l man .nd h.s IUlu.e. ha~e done you.selYCS<br />
proud Keep up the good work; .nd we WIll Ke Ihe ,~<br />
le5Uh~ ~un,~ NuYember, <strong>1984</strong> The u~ullve JIo"rd,<br />
our lOb steward. and many IIldlYlduals have 1I0ne<br />
beyond Ihe cllI 01 dUlY on Ih.s JllInl cffort; Ind we<br />
fllte our hIls <strong>of</strong>f 10 you<br />
A~ 01 Ihe wlltlllg 01 ,hiS allie/e. we lI.ve 92lotll<br />
men on Book One. I would "y Ihe.e lie at Iusl<br />
JOO trudm, IIrothen on Book Two The tragedy<br />
IS we do nOI st~ any real . chef dowo the road, .0<br />
.1 you h,,·c employmenl, pleasc Stay PUI M~I <strong>of</strong> •<br />
OUI people felt wnh thtS bem, an declLon yca.<br />
thaI employment would pick up, but thIS hu nOI<br />
been Ihe Cist. aod 11 SUre dueill'llook tClO'I In Ihe<br />
nell fUiure .;<br />
I wlluld lIke 10 lake thIS oppOrtunllY to th.nk<br />
8w,her Waync Moore 101 all the jobs hc has helped<br />
prOVIde lor our people m the lUI several yelrs<br />
Wayne, It ont lime, wu .hc scnbe <strong>of</strong> Ih.s 'lIIcle.<br />
and '1 now wo.klllil at w.dows Creek-once more, -.<br />
Wayne. Ihank you for your commnmenl 10 ,he<br />
lDEW<br />
We ale saddened al the numbe. 01 deaths til OUI<br />
membersh.p In Ihc lait Icw weekI, .nd 10m wllh .4<br />
the McDonald hmlly. Iht r;,la famIly. the Echols<br />
Ilm.ly and Ihe Hnnnll'On f.mlly In ,hell los~.<br />
10.01 now. all <strong>of</strong> our ContllCIS hayc been stlllcd,<br />
and we want 10 Ihank you as a body for belli,<br />
pallenl wllh UI, ~5 we h"'e (the <strong>of</strong>flce 5taff) betn<br />
lied up '0 nc,r;ou."ons SlIlte lUI Septembe. We<br />
hne scllied s.ome seven packlgo anLl .I,Ll f.llly<br />
..·ell 101 Ihese economIc lime •.<br />
Rcmembe. NOlhmll dunoy, Ihe lruth /auel ..<br />
than strelchlnl 11 Ma y God blen' CU at the nUl<br />
unIon mcellng<br />
C. E DUNSING I' S<br />
KEN 1""'-1[$, ASST P S<br />
Retiree<br />
Piclured, Idl to " lIhl , ar~ P. esidenl f.ed Baltu, ,.<br />
P. ul W. Robinson. ' 1':liree tit Itobinlon. Funk O.<br />
Robi,m m and BUl inus Mallagl':' I.tk Parker <strong>of</strong><br />
Loul 183, Luinllton, ti y.<br />
Retirees Club Formed;<br />
Brother Robinson Retires<br />
L.U. 183 li,tmAspl), LEX ING TON, tiy._Ou.<br />
greellot' 10 our IIrOlhef5 and SISICrs <strong>of</strong> Loc,1 183<br />
Qu. news 15 nOI Yery,l!ood but we hive a lew<br />
artldes ul mle,,,,,t to you membe"<br />
The local umon has formed, R~urees Club The<br />
lim meeungs have been raled good Relllel': Jene<br />
Muey hn been Ihe dllYIIl, force 10 ,!!el the Club<br />
Slartcd, and hIS eflolls have been ycry commend·<br />
able We look p,Clurcs a. thell lUI me~ltn, but<br />
lell the quality was nOI IIiLlabie for the /oumol au -.<br />
P'C'U/U 01 ,he Club WIll lollow III .nothff alllcie<br />
OUI mcmbershlp LS Yery proud <strong>of</strong> thl'l Club<br />
Brolhcl Eli Mobmsun lelllcd with 43 yc~rs <strong>of</strong><br />
serVice in the IHE W ElL wu ~ tru e tradesman Ind<br />
!hould hive Ihe re~ p ect <strong>of</strong> all our memben Two<br />
sons..,1 Eh have lollowed hIm IIlto the trade and<br />
havt m.de,!!ood memben by.ll our atand"ds The<br />
lonl 4rC franklin 0, Rob.nson, 21·ye" member,<br />
aud P.ul W Robinson. IO' yclr member. Beyond<br />
any doubl IIIIS famIly has been union wilh all
honou All <strong>of</strong> OUT compliments should be extended<br />
10 each <strong>of</strong> these members<br />
Work 10 our arta is stitJ ycry bad, II looks like<br />
thert will be no improycm~ot unl1! tht economy<br />
Improves Qu, best roall our members. Remember,<br />
work unIOn, thmk Union bo.' unIOn'<br />
l",clt PAIlKEY, 0 M<br />
•<br />
Dinner<br />
were on Jl!cndanceon the bright Salurday mornons,<br />
over~hadowcd by the billowmg smoke lrom the<br />
Sun 0,1 refinelY, iust onch~lf mIle hom (he mect ·<br />
m/( place As the two·hOl" ra ll y concluded, the<br />
rally membo!rs took to the S!leCts. Arllvmg at the<br />
Sun Ollmamgal(, we lomed 111 "soltdamy fOle"cr "<br />
and chamtd "boyeul! Still'" Wuh 21mS utcnded<br />
OVCt hIS head and eyes lifted high. one UnlOnlSI<br />
decl~ r ed, "Together, the~ un't beat us"<br />
The need 10 bc a /(oad unum member and be<br />
"'valved In your local IIIlIUII, K5 well as SUPPOIlIll/(<br />
our 1j..,lhcIs and SIsters III ulher Ulllons, IS "now"<br />
ThaI can h..' accomplIshed by hccommg ~CUye III<br />
your untun and gOIng 10 the "OIm,lt booth to "ole<br />
Out the pcuplt thaI ~re presently ,nempllng 10<br />
destroy untons and elimmale the secUIllY and<br />
call1m/lab,lllY <strong>of</strong> .lllhe wOIklllg class, blue colla.<br />
mIddle class Amcncans Un lied ..... e stand, dIVided<br />
webll<br />
11M ROBE~TS, P S<br />
Retirees<br />
.Iclt is tht fllod line 1.1 Ihe Gamc Oinnc •. Thc t",·o<br />
on Ihe .ight are looking fOf bu lltu.<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> Loc~1 212 . Cincinnati, Ohio, 2S thcy<br />
p.rlkipat e in thf fu nenl fill NECA on ,\bleh 30,<br />
<strong>1984</strong>.<br />
Members Maintain Vigil<br />
During NECA Dispute<br />
L.U. 2 12 (i& ol, CINCINNATI, OHIO- The 1'0.<br />
tlon,l Eleclrlc,1 Contractors A~~(lClatH.m INECAI<br />
forrnatJy eSlahllshed a Imlllng ccnter for Industry<br />
helpcls on March 10, 19R4 NECA has pTlludly<br />
staled thu they can ~nd will !tall! 300 helpers lor<br />
Ihe electl1cal mduslly, II m bCI there 15 an ceo·<br />
nonlle 5tr1ke n comr~ct's end Qunc to the cun<br />
nary, tht members <strong>of</strong> lQCal 212 hove suce"ssfuJly<br />
malnt.;l.Ined a p .. aceful "'11,1 I! Ihe tramm8 cente.,<br />
the success <strong>of</strong> whIch Ix-came eVIdent when the<br />
tr a lnin~ center consolidated thei r class SC!SlOn 10<br />
Monday, Wednesday, Friday from the ulIglllal<br />
Monday Ihrough Saturday P~rtlClpallng lTamCe1<br />
h.llvc mformcd local member~ Ih.llt poor 311cndance<br />
" and pOOl a\lllude wu the cause lor the class<br />
changes. We ale proud to say Ihat our peacdul<br />
",gII hJs been and WIll conllnue 10 be a success as<br />
members 01 Local 212 eonllnue to IIIlonIt Ihe<br />
lIalllees 01 thell lights and thcll future II Ihey ue<br />
placed In a lob wllhm the mdustry, Two palliculal<br />
events had a pr<strong>of</strong>ound dfcci on the school Filsi<br />
was the presence <strong>of</strong> '" !unclal processton at the<br />
s.::hool u members 01 Ihe lou! ulllon pondered the<br />
demise <strong>of</strong> NECA. The funeral proceSSIon "'.J' com<br />
plcte with e.:ukels, pallbealeu .lind tombslOnn 101<br />
all <strong>of</strong> the parucipatlllg conuaetors, The second and<br />
conllnulllg eVent 15 the conSunt plcsenlauon <strong>of</strong><br />
1.1100,'5 fcchng throu!\h boo, son!\s<br />
NECA has Slated lo r rn~lIy Ihat !abm umons<br />
wltilin CIIlCtnnatl WClc very docllt. ThiS statement<br />
hu become the cat,lyst that has Imgcd ~ men!<br />
benhlp 10 the trutSI meamng <strong>of</strong> sohdullY We<br />
shall overcome<br />
ROII~RT W LEWIS, P S<br />
Employment Trailing Off;<br />
Game Dinner Held<br />
L.U. 237 (i), NIACARA FALLS, N,Y.-As Aplll<br />
starts, the local sull has 11111 employment The<br />
Somersct Power Planl scheduled losun m OCluhcr<br />
Isslowmgdown and manyo( OUI traveling Brothers<br />
arc hem1\ 1a,,1 <strong>of</strong>f. The AlbIOn PrISon lob should<br />
5000 IU.t .10 meo and has to bo.' done by Deecmhe.<br />
II looks h ke a slow Winter<br />
On Febluny 2J the local SIck COnllnlllee had a<br />
Came Dmner 31 Ihe Crown Resta" . ~nl IU r ~ls e<br />
money for sltk and dIsabled IIrothers Thelc ""ere<br />
149 people tlt~re 10 cal ~nd WIll Iltt 70 dunated<br />
dour priZes. Thc cflch~ITmcn, luhn Po!!~y and Itld<br />
H~rpham , WIsh 10 th~nk ~veryonc wllo hought<br />
tickets, don:ued V(ll1son 01 othcr I\~rne ~nd BIll<br />
8l1Sso who dId tht cookmg<br />
The slag campaU! WIll bo.' al Camp J2 on Sep·<br />
tember 21~2J<br />
Don'l lor8("1 thc meCI1I1~ on the thlld Thursday<br />
at 1100 p.m ~t tile Elks H~1l Try IU ~t1cnd<br />
lAMES T[RII[KlMRY, I'.S<br />
Contract Expires ;<br />
Members Unite in Solidarity<br />
L. U. 2 45 (o, u ,~ o v t & rtb l, TOLEDO , OIllO_M,y 1<br />
markcd Ihe Cxp,ut
Pin<br />
Local 265, lincoln, Ntb., prtsrnl rd a 50'rur pin<br />
IG Linn Willtr. ri C lur ~d, leh 10 right , u e P"'~ id e nl<br />
Jim Pdley, Linn Witl er, R.Z. Mundurl alld Lo cal<br />
265 Husiness Managu Orvm~ R(m~.<br />
local well In the years pall, and OUr decpc$\ $ym'<br />
pathy goes oul CO theu famlhes and Irumds.<br />
W,lh ,h,s belOg an decuon feu, I urge everyone<br />
10 suppor! COPE COPE tickets Can be pUf(:hucd<br />
al the hall 01 al any UnIOn rncclI"~ ~u IICAI 'UllC<br />
you're there, kLck In a few dollars 50 lh31 the<br />
candld.res we endorse haye a blotter chancl' <strong>of</strong><br />
bemg clecled. I also urge every member and the"<br />
SfIOUSC 10 VOle. JI rOlI'le ntH regIStered, do 11 loony<br />
and make sure you VOle. \\IlI h a new admU1l5ua·<br />
!Lon, I'm sure good urnes arc around the .orner,<br />
hut if we have fou r more fUrs like the pasl, the<br />
UnlOnf cannOi liurVIVe much longer<br />
On May 8, <strong>1984</strong>, remrd member Linn WlIIer<br />
recrrved hrs SO·year pm hom the JBEW R Z<br />
Muodorf wu c;1l1ed upootO Plueotthrs fioe 3W~ld<br />
to Linn. LIOn was Inillated mto Local 265 00<br />
.... ugUSt 16, 1934 The 11I11lation fee at Ihal tunc<br />
was $7.50. Jack Coho wu busmcss maoager Ihen,<br />
and in 19~0 Linn became preSident <strong>of</strong> Local 265.<br />
LInn served on vallOU' other commlllCCS a~ well<br />
~s bCl1lgasslstant bU5111css manager fOi Arlie Heald<br />
Linn .clllcd m November <strong>of</strong> 1970, and we W;1I11 1()<br />
Ihnk hIm aod WIsh hIm many mOrr yea. s vf " lhe<br />
good hfe "<br />
Local 165 has had ,c\'elal mrmbe,s apply for<br />
dl$abllllY pension n wdl as sCYe.al mrmbers m<br />
Ihe h05Pll31. We WIsh Ihe beSI fur Ihese membe.s<br />
and hope soon they arc back on then feet<br />
.... good number 01 memhtrs auended the la$1<br />
local unIon meeung. Hopefully II WIll be thl' good<br />
al eve.y meetmg. Rememher. It's YOll.local unIon,<br />
If you have something ro S;1Y. let 's hear II at Ihc<br />
meeting,<br />
CWOT BUII.Gf. P.S<br />
Mourned<br />
Au stin "Aus" Tute.<br />
-.., longtime m~mbel <strong>of</strong><br />
LlIc~1 275. M" ' [;. ~8uu,<br />
M; ch., ..'ho passed a"'ar<br />
Aplil L 6. L 98~.<br />
Brother Tarte Mourned;<br />
Some Jobs Starting<br />
S L.U. 215 [;,em&' cn v1, MUS KE GON, M10 l._ "h<br />
.... " wtth deep SOtlOW LOC;11 175 announces the death<br />
...J <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> Its Icvered brothers, " .... us" Talle, who<br />
~ passed ;1W;1y On Aplll 16, <strong>1984</strong> HIS presence and<br />
a:: stU'lee WIll be mIssed by aLI <strong>of</strong> us and loog r~m~m ·<br />
~ ~Itd. ·· Ih~ abov~ words were taken from the<br />
"'"i mlnUles<strong>of</strong>theLocll1215meeungolApnl17. <strong>1984</strong><br />
~ AUJ had belonged 10 Local 275 fOI over 30 yeus<br />
[j and had lU.t retired tht end <strong>of</strong> [983 He had worked<br />
"<br />
lin • lot vf ,ob. III ,llc Mu.k~ !!un ~I~ ••, ... dl u<br />
on the road m Grand Rapid., Lans,ng al\d Kal a·<br />
32 mazoo. HIS last lob befole retilement was slock·<br />
room mlln for ladwn Eleetrlc al the I R Sims<br />
e rand Hav~n. Mlchtgan, Powel Plant ThlSIOb "'as<br />
about two yealS In durallon Tarte was also ~n<br />
~vld fisherman and was known as the fI~hlu!lc~l'eil<br />
<strong>of</strong> Local 275. Tarte'. Dad was also a member uf<br />
275 fOI a number uf years lind retired frOlll Local<br />
275. Cliff Tarte hiS beell deceased now for several<br />
yca". Till"" allllt!.el case where the Widow doc.<br />
not get the SJ,OClO hfc tnsuuocc ~nefit hom<br />
Mlchlgao EI~etflcal Employees Health Plan, ;15<br />
whcn you lemc the I'lan drop$ yOOI dnth benefit.<br />
.lw Ihe SI ,!;()() CXIU Accldenul (karh I\.cncfi r<br />
Pe lsonally I do not thtnk thai IS light<br />
Things are still ~ Io'" In our area although at thiS<br />
\tmc the SI te cJcarlllg IS underway fOI OUI HILtun<br />
Hotel prolett and the cvnstfO cllOO 0/ Ihe Harbol<br />
Towne Maflna and COlldnmlrlJUms IS fiully mov·<br />
Ing. At tbls wri t ln~ our neW raCe track and our<br />
Cross Lake Milwaukee Ferry arc Malkd due to<br />
t
Brother Johanyak Appointed<br />
<strong>International</strong> Representative<br />
LU. J06 (illo), AKRON, 0 1110 _8. 01111."' Dt.nnl1<br />
loh,lly.k, wbo has bcc.-n <strong>IBEW</strong> local J()6 busmen<br />
ll1ana.r;e. ·financi••• I."CIC I.ry Since 1969, was ."<br />
polllttd lnlcrnallotul Rcprcscnl All vcdfecl ivc lun"<br />
I, 19~4 BrOlher Johanyak has been assigned W Ihe<br />
st.II ul Founh D15111C1 tnlcrnallOn~t VICI." I',cs,dcm<br />
Be Will,amson O~e l the \;151 L ~ yr.u. 8,0Ihl."'<br />
lobanyak, alon, Wllh h,s aUISlan!, Blother Icrry<br />
11010'1."11, h'S&IH'" unsdfhhly <strong>of</strong> h" Ilm( and cffoll~<br />
to p.omlllc and I'lOtcel the mIC 'c"~ uf OUI men!<br />
~r5hip He has succeeded In nuking Local lot!<br />
what [ conSider CO be OnC <strong>of</strong> ,he Anesl local, ."<br />
.he c.-nlIfC BrOlhe.hood Brothe. lohanyak w,1l be<br />
mluc.-d, bUI h,s many ulcnu un bene. "''''c .11<br />
<strong>of</strong> u, and Ihe <strong>IBEW</strong> as an Inl"mal1on.1 Acr,cunl<br />
alive. The rob uf busmus manl.r;N IS nuw on the<br />
vC ly c~r~ble hand. " , his auntanc. 8roth ... I~ n y<br />
Sowel' Conll. alu]atlOn5 and IltKMi luck 10 buth 1>'<br />
Ihese oUlstandlng 8rolhers<br />
A IpCtlal unlun me~ung wu held on May 4,<br />
<strong>1984</strong>, 10 hur Iht proposal concerning Ihe 'ngc<br />
po. tlon <strong>of</strong> au. contract ,.,h.ch expLled lunc I 10,1114<br />
Eafhe. Ihl. yur Ihe NegotLau", Commwee ~nl<br />
Out qUUllonnallCilo all aCIL~e membe:n .equeS!<br />
Ing In'o. mauon on the dllceuun the Ntgouaung<br />
Comnm.ee should lakc dUflng ntg(lILalLons. E.,t1l1Y<br />
percent <strong>of</strong> the qu e~uonu " cs returned suggcucd .<br />
wo~e f.eue and Ih~1 IS what the NcgolLaung<br />
Commlllee p.e$ented to the body on May 4, 10,1114<br />
After an InformaILvt dt$Cu.slOn ptILOO, a VOle wu<br />
liken, and Iht boo.Iy ~otcd to ac cepl the r .opo»1<br />
10 Irene Ihe hourly ule at LIS prCKnl Ic:~d, wllh<br />
_ ,mUllnUm huhh .nsulance maLrltcnancc upkeep<br />
uf 2S CentS an huu r, " nceded Thc NcgolL alLng<br />
Com mittee 1)1 8rolher. ~nl1lJ luhanyak, ICilY<br />
IkIwcn and ICilY SuI. I think did a line lOb, and<br />
Ihe r.oposal Ihat was acceptcd IS Ihe be:st thing<br />
Lotal 306 could do eonsldtung III Ihe faclou<br />
IUvnlYfd. E~ erybody, my$tll mcludcd, would hke<br />
10 receive a pay ",erca,., eve.y yu., but .teps haH<br />
II) be: .. ken 10 combat Ihe nOIlUllll)n elemcnt wh.le<br />
Ihe.t 1$ 51L1I ILme A wage f,etn, or a cut for Ih~1<br />
m,nt •• • s nl) 'U.,.nlee Ihe re Will be mort wOik,<br />
bUI II
UlJ l 1 0
Officers<br />
Si"t'. Cath y ROl ch ii tht leco.ding ~t(ft r "f <strong>of</strong><br />
Loul ) 52, Lln ~ ln " I" lch,<br />
Blothel Stue Simpson II ¥ice p.e$ ldcnt 01 the<br />
locaL<br />
Scribe Spotlights<br />
Two Members<br />
L U, )52 !01, LA NS ING, MI CH,-Iuly, the IImt' <strong>of</strong><br />
Ihe fear when the wrathc. here m Mlchlg,n IS<br />
normally hotl Some 'humanoIds" WIll undoubt<br />
.. edly be complalmngabour the hen and hum.dlty,<br />
[orgemng thll lUSt a shol! tllnc ago that Ihey wtle<br />
complaining .burH the 5now, ICY .oad, and hutlng<br />
b.lI~ I myself p.dcr " Indl~n Summel," bu. ,he<br />
good laId wlllrng. I Intend 'a spend many happy<br />
huuls II l ake Lan5mg !Ingham County Pukl s w'm<br />
mlng and enloYln, the sunshme and f,uh all' It<br />
IS my hUJ'
~ral f o r"m~n, Edw~rd W,lhams, Doug Ge:II, KUI~<br />
Crawford, lohn Sitpamln, Mark Reisel, Chiton<br />
Cuwlold. w.Jium Lundy •• 11 <strong>of</strong> Local Uniun 164<br />
."J B.u,h",. Roben Anlkuon and K ~nn~ lk A"y <strong>of</strong><br />
Local Un,on JS8<br />
AllhoUllk 8.othel Schne,de. wa~ ... nh LIS for onty<br />
I "r.y skore lime, ke ...,.11 cerealnly be lonll remem'<br />
brred and mrned by.1l "I us<br />
S r u·"~,,,, R Sf'lrl"', P~H<br />
Work Holding Its Own;<br />
Get Out and Vote<br />
L U.364 (l.lm,lIs,li p.lll rnvl, MOCKFOMO, ILL_<br />
BUlball. wece., p.~n'u .nd Ihhin&-n'S Ihal IIUlI:<br />
<strong>of</strong> th~ year Spnnll IS wuh us. It was a lonll Wlnler<br />
wllh plenty 01 SnOW lor all tho", snOW buff~, but<br />
now U" ou •• u. n, and we a.t pr~ylnll 10/ sun. It<br />
$u.e" CllCI',nll to Slarl 1~lkonll about the upcom.ng<br />
Annual PICniC Iml gall OUlln"lhat arc held YU lly<br />
,n).ud 01 how cold It ., 01 WIll be.<br />
WOlk hIS been koldlng III own In OUI locil wllh<br />
only I Ir",' ,nurneymen on Book I The Byron<br />
Nuclu. Inh had I .50'm.n byoll 'n Aprd, but we<br />
hnpc thaI evelYOM die un J1 lu~t m.ke n 10 the<br />
cnd ol.he yur<br />
Think aboul ho'" ""0.10 hu been In YOUI JIU<br />
T.ke thaI fn.r~lIlt10n Ihal you f~cl , Ind help labo.<br />
put peopk In <strong>of</strong>fice tha. know .nd care about wha.<br />
w~ ue 110m, tk.ough<br />
l,uM rece,ved I leller f,om I'hll Cunc erlIlC'IIn,<br />
Ihe Democrat conlloll~d Houseol Repruentauvu<br />
IIc's Idhnl': us now thll " IS Ihe HOLlse Ih.1 .S<br />
UUSIn, .11 the: prohlem., not the pres,denl luSi<br />
lour Iholl yca" alto, I helld I plom.se Ihal, "If I'm<br />
elecled plcsldenl, I w,ll bal.nce Ihe budllCl by<br />
198. " Well, Mr Rea,m, you WCle clccnd, and<br />
now Ihe budget ddkll look, IJ though 11 w,lllCieh<br />
$183.7 bllhon IhLS yca. Wht.e ...·ill II slopl Poe<br />
m~mbrl 10 ,CI out ami Walk lor Ihe C'lnd,d.tcs 01<br />
you. chOICe<br />
tile Nanonallabor RdatLOns BO:trd has lC((nlly<br />
.utned do .... n a luhng Ik~1 was passed In Ihe 19JO~<br />
prmecttn, wOlkers 110m unbu bbol placllces<br />
Ruhngs like Ih'5 mUi l Sto" If we af( 10 fUlVlve<br />
Unlll nexl month Wllhoul counsel "u'posu<br />
.rc d,upromle:d "<br />
Ten 50-Year Pins Awarded;<br />
Brother Receives Back Pay<br />
L,U, Jt>9 I I,o , u ,l m , rtb , rt ~,u"~p;oJ. lOUISVILU ,<br />
KY,-The <strong>IBEW</strong> ret~ntlf Iw.rded 50~ut mern<br />
~nh, p r'n' to 10 LocI! J69 m~mbelS. Con,;ralu<br />
11"On510 Enrell Balks, A a Ch,sm,lamn Be:nnIC<br />
lanCl. W.lham Dc Leurl Walter Lmdky, Samud<br />
r-lIrtm, Edl\.' Rub,nJon, Noel Sterhens, Lcgu M<br />
Von and GcolJe G Wcsterfleld Several <strong>of</strong> Ihe!C<br />
BrolhelS were abk to anend Ihe AprLi meennll and<br />
.... cre plesenlcd rhell pm' by BUSlnClI Mlnager<br />
Chuck Klmberlm aod I'ruldenl I,m McNay<br />
DUlin, Ihe he"ht ollhe M~lble: H,ll conmuc·<br />
non ,ob, B. olhel Gene O .... en' was unlunly fired<br />
The , " evanec .hal followed wu reccnlly .el1led<br />
and Gene I(ce,ved a b~ C' k pa~ check from tke<br />
contrlctor fOlthe amounl <strong>of</strong> $9,393.06, thus pIOVtng<br />
th~t 11 pa)' to be union If Ihe (l1lfrnl .dmll!<br />
15111110n m Ihe While Houw conliOUCI 10 nack<br />
the NLRB and Ih~ Surleme Coun wllh aOliunlOn<br />
people:, IU" nltkment~ t uch u Ih'5 w,lI bre:ome<br />
:l marc d,fflcult 10 obllln Von 10' labo. endorscd<br />
!5 cand.da." 10 Nnvembcr<br />
Finally, IhlS montk leI me mennOn Ihat many<br />
~ <strong>of</strong> our membe.s lie sllll .... orkmg Ln olhe. I, ...,d,c·<br />
~ hans and w.$h 10 acknowkd,c Ihe b.otherhood<br />
Ihal hu been .fforded Ihem<br />
~<br />
~<br />
Q Brothers Receive<br />
Service Awards<br />
~<br />
'"<br />
LU. 31Stl), ALLENTOWN , PA.- B,olhcli Andrew<br />
S. Kub,k, bU5LnCSi mana,e. ·flnanelll sccrelllY, Ind<br />
John Ohl werc recen.ly pleJenled wi,h .helt 3S·<br />
36 yea l <strong>IBEW</strong> wnnwllch 'Wilds. Brothe. Kub.k wU<br />
Service Awards<br />
flu_inu, Mlna,e. And.ew S. Kubik, 1,,,. Iff ~i v inl<br />
his 3S·ynr w.i ~t""'lC h ,,,,"d from Pre\idfnt Ri ch·<br />
ard Foltz, Loul J1S, Allenlowo, P,.<br />
P.uidenr Folll, leh, . 1.0 presenltd. )S·YUI 10',;11.<br />
wltt h award 10 B.lllhu lohn Ohl, I fo.m" bee·<br />
ul;'e Bomld '"em h •.<br />
vcry llra.,fied and uprn.u h,s thank) 10,11 mcm<br />
bers for Ihel1 lIene,o.I1Y He IS mosl dnen-m, 01<br />
tk" award HIS r."ulliion and chuacle. arc 10 be<br />
~dmll.d We eonglltuille Andy and w,.h h,m .... ell<br />
8.othe. Ohl has 11'0 brcn acu"e 10 our local .nd<br />
,.,,"cd on ou. (nculI"e brd. Hc give. speech<br />
on h,s past expfllence:, and th.nks au. local for<br />
Iktll COnCern<br />
It '~,",'L1h deep relvel I report the pa~.,nr. nl IwO<br />
01 UU. rc\Lrees, BrOlhen W,ll.~m W" ·I.k and ' uhu.<br />
Ray We ClIr.cn tlUI condolences 10 Ihell lo\'cd<br />
ones<br />
Ik AmeneJn' 8L1Y AmCllcani 8yt nowl<br />
Enrll( MK' ~K I' ~<br />
Scribe Calls Telephone<br />
Conference A Success<br />
LU. 396 !ulllll, LAS VEGAS, NEV.- On May 2.<br />
<strong>1984</strong>, Telephone Department OllCe:101 Art Perry<br />
called 10 order Ihe 1IIth Annual <strong>IBEW</strong> Telephone<br />
Confclence m Seatlle:, Wnhmgwn The Local Umon<br />
J96 delegation, .I\n,,, .. nr: nl Rnb1<br />
lei me menuon Ihe pr~scnt Offlcell, Exccullve<br />
Solid membell, e:tc Pres,denl Ronald B KOSlff,<br />
Buslncss Allent CI • • ence E Brownlee, F,n.ntlal<br />
s.,NCUry RICh.,d I Moole. Treasurer F.rdenck J<br />
Lee Smuh, Recordm, Scerellry lohn I Sick .nd<br />
VIC'e P,u,d.nt Thoml! l folallin The Execullve<br />
Board mtmbeu lie Henry L. Bennetl. fred L<br />
Sm ith, loho 0 M.h~ffc)' , Ben II. Stolon and Donlld<br />
I MlSnLck C E llrownle~ Ii also the Con~rn"nn •<br />
delega" and COPE challman, Ind Fred Smi,h 15<br />
the preIS u,rctary<br />
leI me don .... ,Ik Ihue meua,cs l,fe I'" ,~me ,<br />
but you muSl be rlcsent 10 Win' " Sul~ly lie hllh<br />
borne ou. ,IIeis and e:,:uned OUr $Orrow~" IhllRh<br />
''''<br />
hm S"-tITII, TUM PS<br />
Hall Receives Face-lift;<br />
Members Go to Conventions<br />
LU. 40S (I,'pl8L nbl, CEDAM MAPIOS, IOWA<br />
Noth,n, new to repoll as fa. IIlhe work Illuallon<br />
,un. I would hkt 10 Ihlnk all the B'Olhen and<br />
Snle.s who III~nded Ihf d.strlel eonve:nUOD, .nd<br />
.... ,11 be mOYIn, on to the 51~1C and, lor a few, .hc<br />
nauona! COnYentlon, The B.othe" oul 01 our loc.1<br />
were Cliff " 'II&,ns. CI ... Scali, Bob Nov.k, lllry<br />
WhIle, lohn J{cry Ind Tom Debney 1011 he: Second<br />
D,s"lell fOl lhe Third D,stnct we had lohn Young<br />
and Dow '1011. Think ~ou, B.o,hell, for lI.endin,<br />
and uk,"g P'1I ,n the rolruu! p.occ.. The can·<br />
•
~tn\lon$ ton~ ene.J I . to 00 a m ~mt WelCn'l over<br />
~ un~! ~:dO :1I~r~eva'l.ng wage mike n Ihlough the<br />
House 3nd had enoup VOles 10 Kel II OUt <strong>of</strong> Ihe<br />
Sena.e, bu. IuId a senalo' deC! 10 not leI II QUt <strong>of</strong><br />
commnlee. So th" II one JenalO' thaI we ha'-c<br />
- lalge.ed fOI defeat thlll.1l1<br />
For thosc <strong>of</strong> yOIl thaI .re aw.y. there h., been<br />
qunt I bee-hfllng done III 0111 II1110n hall It hn<br />
becn completely pamted on the mSlde Now II 1$<br />
also Kellmg a lacehh un Ihe oursrde I'd I.ke to<br />
thank Ihue B,Olhelt 1m I lOb wdl done lohn<br />
Kery. 10hn Voun" Denny tlel.nd, 11m Vlck, La.ry<br />
Foster BIll BUIck MIke Marcham .nd Plul Kusler<br />
WIth conllaCI tlmc hele I know BrothelS Bob<br />
Novlk. Iklb Dale, Lany While and 1I1111"ns Man<br />
agcr Clair s.cOIl have tlle.r work CUI OUt fo. Ihem'<br />
Wc haYe lIad some ve.y lIuled and lcn,ll.hy mcet<br />
IIIg' .Iw on Ihe Second D,strlci I'ladorm Com<br />
mlllce_ l.ke unlll 2 00. m I<br />
The May 30 meellllg WU ~ery busy. with con<br />
tllct talks. nomm"lon <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fieelS. etc I w.1l Sl~n<br />
all wllh thc thou,llhl tll.iII OUI unum hall w.1I be<br />
.. full nnl muting It I' you. unum .nd only as<br />
good as you make II<br />
Brother<br />
B,O. hfl Uond C'}fr 01 Local 4 1 ~ , Edmonton,<br />
AlII., b sho"'n helf with I ellmplelfd O' lIlien box.<br />
Members Do Quality Job;<br />
No Big Projects in Sight<br />
· L.U. 42~ (i,0,u, rr , nlo , ,,b . ru ,~ p a.eel,fI.enra.U). ED<br />
MONTON, ALTA.-To Slart With . his month.<br />
Local 424 announces thc rC$Ip!llIon <strong>of</strong> B'Olher Ian<br />
O. WIlson as yltC ple"dclI! We Wish 10 Ih.nk him<br />
Imccldy for all Ihc lime spell! and Inllpt <strong>of</strong>fcrcd<br />
toward Ihe bcHe,mc," <strong>of</strong> Ih.s local Wc Wish hIm<br />
cvery succcss '" h •• Itturn 10 Aos"alra YOllI help<br />
WIS much . p". ecl~led. lan. and we thank you<br />
" Anoehe, Ihank you" due 10 Ihe m~n who were<br />
cmployed on thc Ulllon Ca rhlde ploiect u I"CnIlU.<br />
Albena Thue men. while workrn~ 1m Fluor Can<br />
ada Ltd, exhIbited Illc cllaracterlStlCS whlell we<br />
behcve 10 be an mlcIlI1 pall 01 e.-cry umon mem<br />
be r, and that IS Ihe abIlity to do I qUllrty lob for<br />
I utllfled euSlomcr Fluor Canada Lid .n w1llml<br />
10 UI, staled Ihal Illey we re aJlr,eCllllve <strong>of</strong> Ihe<br />
quahty I.boullelll.o", work from Ihe lob _Ieward,<br />
3nd the '·h.p-cahbel tradesmeo supphed by Ih"<br />
locil whIch lesulrcd III I soccus/ul r rolecl Ih ••<br />
was compleled wllhm budge. and ahead 01 -.:hed<br />
ule " Thcy also rral!.C.l OUI effoln III "on !lIe<br />
"aJnlnl cou.ses." whICh WCre <strong>of</strong>fered IhlOUPOllt<br />
Ihe dUllllon <strong>of</strong> th.t rrolect Thanks. fdlu. fa.<br />
Icenfolellll the bcnefllf <strong>of</strong> UOlon labour 10 our<br />
tmplo)'ell<br />
Shown In Ihe rhoto IS B.othel L.oncl Clyer<br />
Slandlnl be"de a compleled .nlllument enclosule<br />
called an O'BIlen Bo. MOle Ih"n ISO such IIISlru'<br />
mentS wllh cleclnc, rneumatlc and clectlonle<br />
eqlllpmenl we.c bUJIt on plemlsesll Cuu Electllc<br />
In Fon McMu .. ay Needlus 10 ny Ihar local<br />
Plpefille.' we.eo ·1 ovelloyed to lelrn Ihat our boys<br />
werc urab1e <strong>of</strong> dorng Ille wo.k, ...·h.(h I. II,IIhtfu!ly<br />
oun anywayl All Ihe enclosures WIll be 05ed III a<br />
$I 2 billron dollar Syncrudc expanSIOn due to gel<br />
undel WlY 11\ a yur o. so<br />
And now for Ihe blld ne ...., The wOlk p,ctu,e III<br />
Nonhe.n Alberta II bleak and dlsmal'llhe rrelenl<br />
time AI <strong>of</strong> AplII L. <strong>1984</strong>. OUI 10Cit hn been<br />
operl!>nl at about JS perceot unemployment It IS<br />
expeclcd Ih at . his flgu re WIll rCi ch . he 60-70<br />
i"
You can Ice somc <strong>of</strong> Ihc '.UIIS <strong>of</strong> Ih~ I.bo. mov~ '<br />
m~m hued above and some <strong>of</strong> Ihe p.oblcm, the<br />
I.bor movement wasn'I5uccnsluJ wllh ITali Har·<br />
tlcy, 1947). Thc~ fcw dalcs In hislO.y I'.on OUI<br />
nted to M lunnl pollllcally Wc ncc.! lelll, lIlion<br />
10 ~"d OUr cause, and ..·c need .el'.CHntaUvrt th.1<br />
leOccl au. VICWI<br />
M ala.gc g'oul', our polillcal !"cnllih coul\llld<br />
II~~' unlnnlS1S, con'umers, uXl'ayc.s, .nd cmuns<br />
<strong>of</strong> au. land Our votes do count, but wc need mo.e<br />
suppOrt. We neve. h.d anything handed 10 105 , we<br />
.lwlYs fough t for what we wanted. lI ill money and<br />
bIg buslnus don't favor au. cause, we diR IntO<br />
tlte" I""nl& Wt w~m mOre Ih,n f." wmkmg<br />
."etmenu, ulely, equality. educalion .nd demOC:rlcy<br />
IfC' vLtal to us<br />
Re"ner 10 VOtC Ind help our causC' We hue ILII<br />
CktOMr 9, <strong>1984</strong> 10 .epstcr lor thC' general clecuon<br />
Make the syslem wo.k, vOle! VOIC' 10. th ~C' that<br />
WIll atd you. cause:. lC't us not 10", Ihe ~InS we<br />
hue made In the fl . " century 01 au. Ulstcnce<br />
Wh,t wat handC'd to us must be- protccted and<br />
.dded to WC' eon d.own In OUi ~(lalhy<br />
On the local scC'nC', wc 11051 celebrated our 50th<br />
.nnlvcrs.ary The celebrallon wu held A(lI11 18,<br />
<strong>1984</strong>, al the Knlghlt <strong>of</strong> Columbus I'lall In lohns·<br />
lown IThI, uude WIS wtlnen 10 A(lnll We patd<br />
tribute 10 Ihe .em.lnln, chanel memben by (lrc<br />
Knllng them WIth SO,yea. pms I.om the Intc.nl<br />
nonalOlflce The SOYCI. members ale Carl Ca.·<br />
ney, Roy Carney, Paul Hcmmlng. Charlu Lmk,<br />
lo,cpb MlkulC, Mt.edHh Smilh, Robt" Spence,<br />
and Ira Wel,le. Flink O'B,,"n and Glenn ~rksncI<br />
ser 101 4S·yul pms<br />
Scribe Writes About<br />
Meeting, Booklet<br />
L.U. 466 (I&.m), CHARLESTON, W. II A. Work<br />
in the area ' 551L!! sluw, and the ,"'m~,h"e IUlu.e<br />
docs nOI look II il II WIll .mrlOv" vCly much<br />
I'lans ..·e.e made by oUlloc:,1 lor Ihe Fourth D'sllici<br />
Propess MrelLns. held herr 10 Charleston In lune<br />
WI! hope Ihal eH'yonr th~1 anendrd h.d an en<br />
10yabl" SI'y while n the meelLn,<br />
Many umes throu~out Ihe yUr, IXIr membtn<br />
lie on 10M th.1 arc mspeclcd by Ihe OccuJluloul<br />
SalelY and Health AdmI0151 •• lIon OS ~I A now hu<br />
• pocktlsizd booklet ~ovennl cOMtrucllon hu,<br />
.rd. 10 mlorm wOIk"n <strong>of</strong> standa.ds 10 the wOlk ·<br />
place The 69pI,c booklet, enutlcd Con",ocUon<br />
Induslry, OSHA U.ll, IS available /rce by w11l101<br />
OS HA PubliuUQnI Olflce. 200 COnSILlUUOn Ave,<br />
N W Room N4101 , Washlnglon, 0 C, lOliO<br />
Mlc~u W KI";"EII., P S<br />
Two Brothers Spotlighted;<br />
Register, Vote, Says Scribe<br />
L U. 4 7 . 11,0,tm,n b, lu a. s~I, MEMPIIIS, T [ IIo N.<br />
Th" Irude plOVCS thn the membt" 01 the Inl'"<br />
"'"00.1 Blolhclhood <strong>of</strong> EI"C'lneal Workers h,.'c<br />
lUIS and eoura~r Larry lohnson wlil M • rllchc.<br />
for OUI lasl pilch s<strong>of</strong>tb.llleam IhlS yur Th"lhmg<br />
thaI makes him dLffe lent 15 Ihat La"y II legally<br />
blo nd A ... c discue has left him wllh blu""d<br />
eenu .1 viston in bOlh cyes. Ithmk I would bc ve.y<br />
n",voul wl lkml IntO the bailer'. box knowm& the<br />
m.n who 15 I'Lfchml is leplly bhnd I .Iso thmk<br />
h" WIll M nervou~ II • hne dnv" " hit back at<br />
hIm II 1 wo,e I h,1 Id uke LI <strong>of</strong>f to him fo, Ihe<br />
Srmt. courage anti lUIS he .s .howmg<br />
Anlek Smtih, • BrOlh". In ou, Ioc:al IJ one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
mo,e talented IfIlSIJ <strong>of</strong> l\-1emrh". Amek lecelved<br />
I pc:OIonal mVllilion 10 takc fivc <strong>of</strong> hIS wmh 01<br />
In m hme <strong>of</strong> 1983 to Panl, France, to ,he Cenlle<br />
Inlern.llonal An ConlemPOlilO Out nf over 200<br />
p.nielrlnu, one <strong>of</strong> hIS works .. as .elccted fo r<br />
publlc,"on to Ihe Pans EI~t Three Exh,blllon<br />
Llt.lo,ue<br />
All 01 us umon membt" n«d to know how the<br />
prCJldentlal candld.tu stand on w.y. Ind means<br />
10 help the troubled economy (rc(eulon, dep.u·<br />
Slon (II whatcvcl they lie c1asSlfYlnll Ill, Our local<br />
has endorsed Mondale. I hO(le that everyonc who<br />
38 ,uds Ihll .n.elr " ,cminded 10 .egille. and von<br />
lor the man who they think WIll bt bt,1 fo. aii 01<br />
our (muns and 1101 bIg bU~lncu<br />
010. lunc, <strong>1984</strong> decllon 01 <strong>of</strong>ficclS WIll be ovel<br />
by thc IImc thll II In I'nnl I would hke 10 WISh<br />
all who .~ cleCl~ the Vlry bto
Good Will<br />
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~nch f,,, Ihlt IJm~ <strong>of</strong> yur Thl5 h IU rr,I,In& In<br />
1I~11I 01 Ihl' 'g'Ut ~conomlc r~co" .. I')I" w~ ~I" In<br />
RUlan couldn'l he Iymg to us. could he!<br />
Spuk,nlt <strong>of</strong> p.u,dent 10uch' 11 hurts lUSt to say<br />
11'\ Ro.mle lI.a1" II.npn, II ,~ ud IU levu" Ihat,<br />
at IhlS wtlung. he has '~Iumed from China Ino<br />
doubt due 10 Ihc popular dem.nd <strong>of</strong> Ihe Chinese<br />
rwrle). lI.eagan wlluld have 5tayed longer If It<br />
welen 'l for • "".""J~rsl~ndml H" IIlcnd, r.mu<br />
Wall wid him Ihat the Chmue peorl~ were<br />
"mscrutable " RUlan Ihought he mCalll "un<br />
Krfw.blc," so be dIdn't sec any ('Oil" m SIIyen&<br />
When he 101 back, ho"''''''', ht wafled no lime<br />
10 .!'poenunl IIX M ROlen '0 blf Umpal~ ItaFl<br />
Fo. thost <strong>of</strong> you unfamlhu wllh the n.mc, he '.<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the blunt non·uOlOO II.e_ '"'II "I Contl'CU'"<br />
m Ihe counllY N~"" we uy mo.t!<br />
If )'Ou hne nol I~ IiSle rd by the lime you rud<br />
Ihll, 1\ w,ll be 100 laIC. II you hnc, and belle¥(<br />
Ihll II.calan WIll chanle hiS w'YI.nd rduce defldt<br />
5pi:ndm& III the nHt lour ycar., .emember no<br />
aCIO! wann to hear the wo.d "CUI"<br />
Unlll nHt lime, r~membc. to auend the unIOn<br />
me~lIngs and surporl all unions<br />
'>("orr I "OTl(ARn, 1'.5.<br />
Dow H COTlIAIID. r s<br />
Local Presenting Pins;<br />
Work Still the Same<br />
L U. SS8 li,o,u,nlv,nb,lu,tmMupl), Stl EFFI [LD,<br />
ALA .-Creeul\&s, Brothers. Oil. loul unIon IS Still<br />
pru~ntl0l pins to Ihose who have been In good<br />
nlRdm, wllh the l oc~l uo,on 101 Ihe pau2S yu ••<br />
Th,s p.eSentatlUn IS very ellCIUng. nOI only lor<br />
Ihou who . ce~ ,,·e Ihe ptRS, bill '01 IhOle who . rc<br />
pruent 10 he .. stories 01 some 01 the hIOtUlY "I<br />
OU r local union fr om some 01 the .~c'r, enu Many<br />
<strong>of</strong> our S.other. hive some vel')l tRI(rCnm& upe·<br />
licnen 10 tell and some don't mind Irlllnl II .11<br />
W., 1I1~,t" JOU lu come loour local unIon mccllnp<br />
10 sha.e Ihe en(oymeol <strong>of</strong> thIS honor wllh UJ<br />
Oul work IlIu.llon ~em$ 10 be .boul the umc<br />
wllh m.ny stili OUI <strong>of</strong> work .nd other, workml<br />
OUI <strong>of</strong> IlIn, .. lIcllon I know Ihll " suml like the<br />
same old nary, npeclally 10 Iho'e who are OUt <strong>of</strong><br />
work, but wc do have •• ay 01 hope, howeve. Imall<br />
II may be. The.e IS some Io'ork coming up II<br />
..,'.. ryth,nl work, Out The lObs I am .derr mr. rn<br />
ue like Ihe Reynolds' Rivel Road p.oleet, ,orne<br />
COnltruCllon work II Rernolds Alloy. and "'HI.l<br />
small commercul JObs_ Althou,do Ihe,.. tobs cel<br />
la.aly won I ~IVe u, full .ehef, Ihey ce"ltnly ...,lI<br />
ust Ihe pam a lillie<br />
WhIle WC'le on th~ sub,eCt 01 wOlk . ... e at SS8<br />
are ,ratdul 10 local IImons who hive plovtded<br />
employmenl to Our iocil union membcll We wbo<br />
have had to t.ke advantage <strong>of</strong> Ihel r kond IcnelolllY<br />
Want nch <strong>of</strong> YOIl 10 know that we 'rrreci. le you<br />
very much We ccrtamly hope that In the nel.<br />
IUlule "'e WIll be Ible '0 .~tllm YOU I kmdne ..<br />
wbleh you h ... c dlspl'yed 10 UI bolh on and <strong>of</strong>f<br />
the ,ob Should Ih .. OCCl$IOtt eve, .IIU and we lie<br />
,n thc po,mon .a do so, we WIll ce.uonly be mOle<br />
than happy to .elllm Ihe fuor<br />
As the presidential election ncarj, "''' ul UIK
•<br />
Working<br />
Mfm~n <strong>of</strong> Lout 6 11, ".hou, C a., wo,k on .he<br />
"Tnl' <strong>of</strong> Allon •• " rr.uiu l hf ld In April. From<br />
Iff. 10 .i,h, 1ft Ri ch •• d Smilh, \\ n dtll \\ atd, ,.1).<br />
Cain and ,'I.,.k lIilbop.<br />
Chilli .. Mo"an, Iff. , and Iff.y Rott man •• t shown<br />
wo,klns inside belo . .. tht fu linl.<br />
mtnl, fireworks .• Ia~ . show, .nd Sp.dt,man<br />
cl,mb.o,down .he 40 Mury Bell To ..... All In all,<br />
d A}(.1 613 and 0131 (OOIl.CIOI< gO! • 1m <strong>of</strong> ,000<br />
publiC Id'l1on~ 0131 <strong>of</strong> OUr (OO,"bUllon to ,h..<br />
KIdney Found.lI!m<br />
v We Will keep yuu mformed <strong>of</strong> flltor .. nems<br />
h ..... l TAn ••. P 5<br />
Work Scene Bright;<br />
Good Contract Negotiated<br />
L U, UI ,;Afm), NEWB URG II, N. Y.-The Int<br />
_ ~ommur\lu"on frum NewbuIgh 10 I\ •• ce Ihne<br />
p.,n wu an accoum <strong>of</strong> ",ood fnn une which had<br />
",me OU I way The ,oy <strong>of</strong> full employment ~nd<br />
' ,he 0l'(lOrlunuy 10 provIde wml< 10. fO,ou . nml<br />
Btolbcn can ,ully bf: ,pprecl.ced when we reull,<br />
11151. $hort time 'liD, II w~, our PC(lple who were<br />
the tuvelelS worklnll In SI1rCI loc~l~ H~pplly, I<br />
can Itport OUI bounlY conunuCi<br />
Rtctnlly our Ncgollallnll Commalee unproved<br />
. t>u. 10. Wi th a new concr ~ cc which plov,dc$ for a<br />
6.5 pc rcent \ntleuc In uth <strong>of</strong> the IWO years agreed<br />
upon I happened to ~ wOlkln~ with " ru,del1l<br />
rack D,VI1 dUnn, the pe n od <strong>of</strong> dd,beul1on, Ind<br />
~I' flut hand a"eounl <strong>of</strong> Ihe IImc .nd tll,l, th,s<br />
Commmcc gocs IhlOUgh 10 $Ce a new 'glcemenl<br />
sucee$lfutly concluded Wh,ch bnn" 10 mind,<br />
there arc a lot 01 JIOOd m~n OUI IhClt lookl(l, out<br />
fOI YOUI wdl beln, Includln, fund II US'en The<br />
"-heahh and w dl~le ,uY' ale stubbornly 1hOPPlnll<br />
101 a benel deal on OUI medical eoveulle. wh,le<br />
,he annullY INStCn look 101 on&ln '0 gel h,~el<br />
IOlcrUI on YOUI money The keepcn <strong>of</strong> Ihe Vacl<br />
uon fund hive aheady Improved OUI Ulnln,s OVCI<br />
lUI yeal and the pcn~lon peorle IU~I 1101 a 1.I5C<br />
for OUI letllul and uppcd ,he dollu multIplier 101<br />
Ihose <strong>of</strong> us who w,ll pack II In In the futule<br />
On I pel50nal no,e, I "nilly have I g.ng wnh •<br />
~lOuch <strong>of</strong> elaS!! On.n Aplil mOlnln&. I opened the<br />
pOb lu,lcr and thele on my plan uble wu a<br />
~au\lful bouquet and. pit wrappcd ,,~ pack al~<br />
with aUld ulolhn, m, ded,C.1I0n U S«' CIIry,<br />
' ecoldon, and rrus While .dmlnn, the UIAaIlOIU<br />
and 'PP,op""e "eenery, thc Ihou(tht nevel en<br />
,ered my mind ,h'l ' eeme,ery wat sltua,ed a half<br />
mile up Ihe roa d, alld my a.Jmllcn had , he good<br />
. ,~",e ,a know I wuulJ c hoke on a un <strong>of</strong> be~.<br />
whIch had no unllln l,bel It wU II del'ghtful<br />
'UlptiK Ind I detected not even the .hllhle51 hint<br />
<strong>of</strong> tongue In check whIle "VOllng , htu "ft and<br />
high PIIiSC Maybe nex. Na tional s.cCrct .. tlC5 Week,<br />
Dolch Ind Davc WIll like me 10 BU I!:tl Km, 101<br />
lunch<br />
C ... ItL E T lmNN, S~, )' S<br />
New Members Welcomed ;<br />
President Attends Workshop<br />
LU. 636 (U.H,~pd. ,, ). TORONTO, ONT. -On<br />
behalf <strong>of</strong> Ihe [u~utlve IIond. I am rlc~~d 10<br />
"'e!tome Into che h> heclme 4ultC cleat Ihu lhls hleak,low\l<br />
was \lot ntccsSAllly caused by any ac""n III IOAClion<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ihe k.dushlp Th'$ problem mu" be de"lt<br />
WIth lake uplamed our ,lnlCture and 'he cum<br />
mumc .. llon cHorn <strong>of</strong> Ihe ISEW and Loul M6, ,nd<br />
felt rloud brcausc "'( are Kcond ,,> nnnt .nJ .n<br />
u.mrlc 1(1 mlny<br />
lIu1men Rerlc5enllll~c R,ek Wache~kl .nd In<br />
terna"onjl Rep.~senTaIl.·e 11111 Moo.e w,1l he u<br />
lendmJl: a meconll haYml '" do ..."h the ··Jl:llY<br />
"U~"ln .he Con~uucllon He~hh And Safety Ac,<br />
These Ileas cons,St <strong>of</strong> wo.k co he pClformed ind<br />
... hlt regulallnn~ Ihey come under, I c .. lice ,"m<br />
mm&. hnc ma'nlenance .. nd en'Cnnt o. cunlined<br />
ipaeC$<br />
Co",,,,ul .. lIons to oul 10 MI'tIXVI)!; hom Unll<br />
Ll, Wmd..,. Sh~ won the filM 'iO/~O dllw h" the<br />
19S4 UIII"y Council Golf Tournamen,<br />
Unll. nexl lime have a ~,Ie
«cur~lIooll group to anothe., but remams wh(le<br />
earned. Even though the dIsplaced employee has<br />
wo.ked unde. P'OIUt from the other employees,<br />
apparenlly he hu accrued senLOllly 10 thaI lob<br />
~unn& Ih ... h.~ .. g,,(val"~~ ~nd twu ~.b'lIallulI~<br />
ThIs Is unclea, and possIbly could be Ihe baSIl or<br />
another dispute shol.lld all the hclper' cnler the<br />
occupallooal group II , urn .. fumr .. time. The po·<br />
slI10n <strong>of</strong> the UnIOn tlll.lst b~ advanced io ~ccord~nce<br />
""tth its best iudgement as to the best tnte.e$t$ 01<br />
the Barg~inlng Unit as I whole, mmdful <strong>of</strong> the<br />
tmpollant 5eOlo'IIY and p,omOllon pOhcl~ that<br />
theu Iwol/b,tUIIOnS have betn IOIlVoI nvrr Thl!.~c<br />
arbllrJllOn deCISIons hive proven that Atk~n" 5<br />
Powe, and l,ght should have filled the tllKhel<br />
classlficalLon vacancy by promoTIng the ",111m<br />
helpc" not by outside hire, and ,hat fltntu ~nd<br />
Iblllty 15 ddined In Ihe conuaCI could nOI be<br />
'",ared m lavO! 01 compleling an m-plaD1 uammg<br />
coune. Also, these arb,",IIOM were U,penSIYe,<br />
and any deCISIon that could be grlcved by the three<br />
rcmammg helpcrs would have only added 10 Ihe<br />
expense. In Ihls legard, the union's poS1tiOn muS(<br />
be that because 01 the wrongfUl aCl ions 01 the<br />
company in hltlng the employee Into a rosition<br />
that should have been HUed by promOt""', Ihe<br />
comp~ny IS ob"gatcd to tllke ca,e <strong>of</strong> hm. by allow<br />
109 hun 10 lIaoslcr to Inolher localion 31 the same<br />
job and pay talC, without bYJ'lusmg anyone at the<br />
new loeallon<br />
Local Celebrates<br />
45th Anniversary<br />
L. U, 65~ (i), ClifSTER, I'A.- We ec!ebr :u~J 01.1'<br />
45th annivusary 01 local 654 .... l1h a hnquet al<br />
tbe Br~ndyw1De Club on february 25, 19A4 ThIS<br />
was a ~ery pleasant allau witb a surf·and·tl.lrf<br />
dlnncr, Ielruhm~nts, awards, good musIc and cn<br />
IC"aLOmcnt and, n~lu/ally, ~ peecbe5, B.,.nll III<br />
elCCl10n y e ~., I mstincl1vtiy bllccd myself fOf the<br />
usual Ilme·worn chehes, Ihe phllseology and th~<br />
!helOne, but I wu pleuanlly surpnsed They were<br />
Ullcrnun" ~IJJ Ihey m~de sense<br />
john McNulty <strong>of</strong> Ihe IDEW Exccul1ve CounCil<br />
besan by conglliulallng 654 On our aecomph ~ h '<br />
ments In 45 yUI$ and on 01.11 COPE check<strong>of</strong>f<br />
contnbolLons. Ht made ,eference 10 the ncw In<br />
urumtnta110n Agreemenl belween the Unned As·<br />
SOClallon and the <strong>IBEW</strong> as a pos.lLve step LD the<br />
IIghl dLlection, and he boped 10 COme back and be<br />
wrlrnmfd hack io fivc yean 101 01.1' 50lh Aonl·<br />
ve l$I1Y Thomas M.ller, plcsldcm <strong>of</strong> Ihe Pennsyl·<br />
unia BuddIng Trades Council, plOmlscd to be<br />
bILe! in his congratul31L0n" and be .... as. Cong'cu,<br />
man Bob Ed!!al Slid he had no speech l{)t the<br />
CVCnIDg, bUI, ralhu, a poem, and he procced~d by<br />
$aym, he Ihoughl <strong>of</strong> 19B4 IS a year 01 future and<br />
that "Jabor 15 angry" He made reference to Ihe<br />
I.ctthal we h~d hterally been dLlecled 10 "1(J()k LO<br />
the ""ant ads, you ungrllclul slobs." Long.rnsman<br />
Edgar may nOI have saId wh.1 bbor wanlcd 10<br />
heal, bUI be did say what labor ought 10 beed Ih'<br />
rhyme WIS mOle polll1caltban J'lOc, U I 'Ir~ llilk<br />
COnYerts e1eCtronl II) photons and tben back Be·<br />
s.des the oplLul flbel, thele 15 a hght lource, luch<br />
as a laser 0, ilgbl·emHting dIode, and a deleCtOr<br />
<strong>of</strong> light, such as 0 photodiode The nber oplic link<br />
also cont~ins 11 IiILver, wh ich conVertS Ihe logic
On Job<br />
BrOlbul I ~ Bun;nl "', S,., Ind " ., mfmben <strong>of</strong><br />
Loul61), Plinu~m t, Ohio, I" ,ho.n making a<br />
6bu opde Ittminulun in Iht control ' "0m <strong>of</strong> Ihe<br />
' Perry Nud nr P"Wff Plan I.<br />
to wOlk Oil<br />
At Jobsite<br />
" ...<br />
Rrrkl ~)'<br />
MIc hael GoinJ<br />
rail), Tn., plCpl lin,; 10 ~Ia "<br />
Okllunj"" I'u"·,, rla"t,<br />
Illite r .. "cnl~le ul ou. local men WUlkln8 10 OIh(.<br />
,'Ca~<br />
r h,s ran monlh Iwo<strong>of</strong> our BrOlhers hl'o·c ret.red<br />
un)' Dc .... 1II and joe: Kloberdanz Bolh <strong>of</strong> Ihc";<br />
men lIe ,0!K con,'~tub.ed 1m the ,oud they haH<br />
eonlnbu.ed 100UI luul and to OUI counlry. Bolh<br />
h.ve helped m .. ny 01 u, n wr h"'e ..·orked to·<br />
8(,he/. Now We would like 10 u)' Ih.nk you ,·cry<br />
much and enlo), you. well ealncd ,,,IIIeOlcnl<br />
Wo,k al tllc new s
Scribe Stresses<br />
Urgency <strong>of</strong> Voting<br />
l,..U. 692 (iaip'). OA v C ITY, foU C H.- lt IS U <br />
!femely Impo.ullt lhal Walter Mond.l,. ukr oyer<br />
Ih~ (If Ace for presldent <strong>of</strong> the UnIted States. The<br />
ILmc IS commg do,u £01 election day, and the<br />
a!lacks on labor will ~comc mOlc vicIOUS U<br />
pollucal campaigns move forward. B'g sum! <strong>of</strong><br />
money will be fpcnt and fancy slwrr.hr_, wIll be<br />
made to Ity 10 Influence union mcm~r5 and Iht<br />
general publIC 10 VOlt agama' bbo •. No mallCI<br />
,,·h., a pohUt lan uys, the only way 10 sec .1 he .1<br />
OUr fncnd is 10 lei his record do hi' speaking.<br />
Hopt" all lhr mrmhc,,' WIYCS had I beautiful<br />
Mother'5 Day and eyeryone'. Memorl.l nay was<br />
an enjoy.ble oncr<br />
Election Nominations<br />
Taken in May<br />
LU. 700 [1,0&5/1'), FT. SMITII, ARK.-Time SUIt<br />
has a way <strong>of</strong> sllppmg by. Ii's loul union CkCl101i<br />
lime once agam, and nomin;ttlons WCre held lllhe<br />
May meeunll By Ihe lime thIS IS punled, we will<br />
hive eie"ed the ludcuhlP <strong>of</strong> the local onu av,n<br />
These ale uylllj; urnes, and the pcople elecled to<br />
Steer the locil will have !O have a glcal deal <strong>of</strong><br />
patiencc, WIth ilOmc wisdom and cumpaulon ,h.owo<br />
In for good measure<br />
Fat IholC ...,ho rcmeml>tr h~rk a way,: 1 ~' ISllcd<br />
wtth B,olhel Bob Eaton for I ,hon IImc a few<br />
weeks back Hadn 't s«n Brother Bob io awhile.<br />
He looks grUt, aod I cn,oyed the ViSIt Brother Bob<br />
took a disabtillY ,etl/ement about 12 or 14 years<br />
ago Bob goes hMk a Inng way wa h organized labor<br />
He served Local 700 well, but goes further back 10<br />
trying to help organll'e some <strong>of</strong> the canneries III<br />
the Spnngdale alea I feci that pt'Qple like BrQthel<br />
Bob have made II possible fOI U5 10 have a lonl<br />
IIninn and that It', liP 10 us to uy and keep the<br />
...,ork and nOl jun havc another " 5ullcue" local.<br />
Bob, I hopc youl retiremcnt IS lonll and your palOS<br />
arc sma!!.<br />
Our cQndulcncn !O the family <strong>of</strong> Bruther james<br />
Worlcy who dlCd April IS.<br />
At the Iut meellng Ihe relllement papers came<br />
aCIOSS the Hool faT B.other Dick HUll",. Wc all<br />
WISh Blothel DICk a long and good letilement.<br />
Wotk has pIcked up with Ihe r.bc Steel plan!<br />
Komg. ThIs wtll sive many <strong>of</strong> the B.othcrs a chance<br />
to pby '·utch·up. " Hopefully more Will b
·<br />
·<br />
On beh ~lf <strong>of</strong> thl~ loc ~ 1 lnd u~ olllc~rt, I w,sh tu<br />
u.tend our SinCere _rprCClanon to Local 201l1l'~<br />
buslnus man.,er, Tom O,dcn fOI hI, "ubllc If<br />
InlOns effons Ihar led to some Inlorm.1 ,alk\<br />
bc:1 ...'ten the Lockhecd Corrounon. BUllneSS Man<br />
a,el Dun M DI~an and Ihc S"ace C();fU BUlldtn,<br />
Tradn Thc oh!eClI' e 1110 conVince L",kheed thn<br />
II "'ould be a beuel COSt dfcCII~e 5nU~""n I" l .11<br />
eoneuned II Lockheed would apee 10 ..,mc kInd<br />
<strong>of</strong> maln.enance 01 blue book allrcemcn •. uuh:<br />
Int bulldlnll Ifadel Unlnns to "tom"h,h .heu<br />
~auelcd mo.hRuHOn con~"utu"n I)'~ w,>lk at<br />
KSC At Ihn lime lockheed ...:em5 le((JIIt"e tn<br />
Ihe bUlldrnl\ nadu CnnfillUUIIIln hut hn n"l hdJ<br />
any fo.mal me~un~ o. ddinlldv 'Old fe, ,>I nn<br />
aboUI Ih,S 5itUlIIOn<br />
Now lUI ~ lillIe wmclhln, on the hPiICI "de<br />
Blolhe ••. maybe you o. your flmllln h~H WII<br />
neued iIOme <strong>of</strong> the I,,[lowln!! SIltUt"'n, In OIl!<br />
'ecelll IImu A woman In Ihe j;,occIY StOIC wuh<br />
• !ffimcwhal blank stalC on hel facc. IwuchlllJ: hel<br />
head InICrmlttently, poSSIbly pultln!; hel chIld tnlO<br />
a , Ioce,), ba!; lI1~ t ca.! oj ~ I OCCIIUI m r c'ha,,~ ~<br />
woman ' r e~klnK ~ornc krn.! I)f Ilbberr'h nil lint<br />
can "ndelsland. whI le she sllck~ Ihe cat In the<br />
was hing 1ll3chrne an.! gIves he, pile uf I ~ Ulld l y d<br />
sa UtC' 01 mIl k, ur a woman ~ "d child ren r h~t<br />
,cream, '''11. hld~ and call the po hct btc~u~c I<br />
snange Illan lUSt entcre'! thc hou~c Ur! /Jul lit<br />
u~utly ulall,,~tI' Whal yuu have seen ~ ft the Wilt<br />
an.! chIldren 01 a 1.tH" UI110n o/AccI I" CUlnmmCe<br />
perMlI1. trytnllto mllntlln theu unllY and cndule<br />
Ihe str ain 01 Iheu husband', comlanl ~b).Cncc due<br />
to Ihe '!cmandtnll schedules <strong>of</strong> Iheu prOfC\'lOn<br />
COO bl~u you l,.!,es th.1 h ... e SUlvlved Ind man<br />
',ed (0 hold the hnme 10,elh(1 An.! I double 1IJ1<br />
01 Ihe lUI 101 the women Ih.t hive the d"uble<br />
snam 0/ Ixtnll ~ mOlhel and unIOn olAecl<br />
Thll's II fo, no ..' Keep Ihe fillh. BIO'h(l)<br />
Fun C Sy"" ...· P S<br />
Scribe Notes<br />
Meaning <strong>of</strong> <strong>July</strong> 4<br />
L U. 82 7(I.fma.Ut fl. EAST WI NI>SO It, N.l. luly<br />
". <strong>1984</strong> mIlk, Ihe WRth anmvClury <strong>of</strong> Ihe ",:nm.!:<br />
<strong>of</strong> the I>cd'r'lton oIlndept'ndence by, tonk t-ln.!<br />
<strong>of</strong> 56 men, In let whICh chanlled the (OU' U "f<br />
hluolY fOI .llltme Whll k",d <strong>of</strong> men we le they/<br />
They wC/~ IlwyerJ. tradelmen, shopkcq''''', mer<br />
chanu. lumen All <strong>of</strong> Ihem h •.! .chlned • .!e,:rec<br />
III ,CCullty-an.! all III them v~luc.! freedum I1Ivrc<br />
And, In Ihe course <strong>of</strong> '"nc, the)' gue up lhat<br />
SCCUnl Y They lo~t thCII fonu"c~ ~n.! III Illme<br />
casu Ihell ve ry li v" 10 Ih al freed"m could bI:<br />
oun<br />
In so dOlllg, Ihe)' SIIl'd a natro!) <strong>of</strong> nvC r nve<br />
mU llon fi rm., qUle ...!lIagcs, ~ r c ~1 citlcs thaI never<br />
Jle~p, along wllh thlce m!ll,on §quarc mIle' <strong>of</strong><br />
fo,uh. Adds, mountainS ind dUtlU, wllh nudy<br />
HO mlllton pt'or!e w"h IX'dl,r~C5 whICh Indud~<br />
C~try blnodhnt In tht wOlld, hVlnll,n peace wIth<br />
ont anothel<br />
Therc h",e becn rc~olunon$ belole and "nce,<br />
but Ihey Jlmrly (h~n,ed (Inc Set 01 rules. and<br />
rulers. /01 ~nolhtl Out) "·a) a .evolullon whIch<br />
ch~nllcd nery concerl <strong>of</strong> ,o~emmeO\ -nery<br />
where<br />
let Indercn.!cnce Day ,Iway, selH to remind<br />
1,1, Ih~1 here, In thIS I~nd, fur the flltt tune net<br />
II wu de(ldeJ Ihll men ~,e bo.n "'lIh (elUln Gud<br />
II1Vtn nihil thll ,0H,nmenl IS nOlhlO, mole IhAn<br />
a 1001. (Iuled ~n.! man~,:cd by Ihe people. "'lIh<br />
no ro""CIJ 01,,1 OWn utept those ,,,nred by Ihe<br />
pt'oplc Thn IJ Ihe ,"UI (enu,1 truth the dllt 01<br />
luly 4 commemo.ates .• truth thai shouM neVcl<br />
be lorll0lten and fOlcve l Iulously lIuald"d<br />
IAMn N DL"cAltn, St ... Tltl'"<br />
Parents Should Teach<br />
Children to Vote<br />
L. U. 86 1 (la.ol. LA KE CII ARLES, LA.-We pUI<br />
EU lc, behmd us wll h I Pa rt y I nd Egg lIunt fOI<br />
the child. en The Pi n y and Hunt WCle held on the<br />
local unilln ~roun .! " Ind " was apparenl Ihal . 11<br />
In ~lt end.n t e had an enloyable lime They also<br />
Th b pielu.e . h o w ~<br />
In s ~ .<br />
Easter Party<br />
Ibt rhlld,t n du rin, the ' n<br />
had a I ~W er.g IU" 101 Ihe chlldrcn We wl)h 10<br />
,hank BIOthel MIke Itu.och. Win'!. Troy. 10 Ann<br />
Wlnilc)' Mo"a l'>by ~nd Cllnnle Edwuds fo r a Ice rlOU neXt m.mrh<br />
~1 ,~"" h .• ,Y. P ~<br />
Michael Filinuk Appointed<br />
Vice President <strong>of</strong> Local 902<br />
l.U. 902 (,0"'), PIIILADEL PIHA. PA , Mllh~d<br />
f lhnuk, Ir wn _rpoln.e.! by Ihe ExecutIve (j,u ld<br />
to All Ihe uncxptrc.! te lm <strong>of</strong> Rnbcn Daley, whn<br />
re81l1ne.! In accep • • I'USlllOn ~ t . ht N~vv ~tlpply<br />
Ccnlcl<br />
MIke, who rlc.cn.ly works oUt 01 Shop .1,1 ~~ ~n<br />
clcctllcalle11 tn,petlttl, hu been ~ mcm!r..·1 <strong>of</strong> UUI<br />
l,lC ~ ! ~!ncc 19H He IS ~ ~flduate clecUleal ~"<br />
r.entree, and 1'''01 to hIS p,esclll lob In In5,,~ctron<br />
he wurktd In the SWllchbo .. d seCUlln III Shup 51<br />
In lIu,ldlOI: 1000 MIke IS a welcome.! ad.!mon 10<br />
ou, staff. Ind I'm (o"AdcllI he "',I! do a Ane lob<br />
WOlkl~.! conunues to be heny In Ihc dcclllcal<br />
lI'Oul' AI r,uelll A.'c "'arshlps ale Undel,CHn!!<br />
theu le,ulll liver haul. Many nc ...· clcct"eranl have<br />
been hued In Iht electrical "OUp with a call OUt<br />
101 mo'e<br />
We would hkc .0 '""(leome mlo ou, 1,lul the<br />
clC(II1CIIM from the IBE .... Ioa l ~d~ hu bc~n Ollgllll1l;<br />
lor 4 \ yc .. ~ Brother "Sambo" hu emcllamc.!<br />
chrldr~n yUllng ~n.! old fOI many "I thos~ yen~<br />
Iialt <strong>of</strong>f It> 1Iff1lhel Gill fOI 3il Iho~e huu" 01<br />
cumm" "'ly ' prrlt ~n .! dedic.llon<br />
Wurk In the lur"d'(IIOn IS 51111 510 ...· AI Ihl~<br />
wrl""K the JtJll)l.u, ,ob gmng IIlhe Gannon "n.. cr<br />
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Address CHANGED?<br />
Brothers and Sisters, we<br />
want you to have your<br />
JOURNAl! When you<br />
have a change <strong>of</strong> address,<br />
please let us<br />
know. Be sure to Include<br />
your old address<br />
and please don't forget<br />
10 fill in L U. and Card<br />
No. This informatIon will<br />
be helpful in checking<br />
and keeping our records<br />
straight.<br />
I" ,ou lin. ch.nged<br />
I IoQI unions, •• mulf<br />
I ltD. n.,..."'" 01 ""Ih.<br />
I<br />
NAME ••..••.•<br />
NEW ADDRESS<br />
PRESENT LOCAL UNION NO.<br />
CARD NO ••<br />
PENSION MEMBER<br />
OLD ADDRESS<br />
C,ty<br />
o<br />
.. 'si", ............. zit>' c~ .. .<br />
FORMER LOCAL UNIO N NUMBER<br />
Mail 11; Circulltlln Deptrtmnt<br />
<strong>International</strong> 8ratbrboad .f Electrical WaBers<br />
1125 m~ Strut, ItW .. Washinlt .. , D. C. 2DDIl5<br />
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Clown<br />
,<br />
Br
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I<br />
·<br />
hIm 1n10 .\c~IC"<br />
\lonc (Ii nul prnducl~ ,,,IJ m .h~ Unlled
Champions<br />
licit 15 Ih ~ r hampion,h ip hoder IUm ,pon~Q .td<br />
by Local 1010, o\h.qutllf, Mk h. Front row, It It to<br />
.i,hl, aft 8m ROUtl, Eric lIamQ'''iiI' om, 01'"<br />
'budio, ".\lrk NUon, Ch,;t Limback, Doul Gu.<br />
lOW, ,'M.ikr O,vine, Brian Caulr., Ind Tom Nrudl,<br />
hack row, It II 10 .ill;hl, a.r Ani!lanl Coad, Ion<br />
Nrbd, Call BudillKtf, Mau Andrnon, Pelf! P'fmUll,<br />
8 ' ),ln Whlman, SI"'l' MIIChiol, tiu •• Llhlinrn,<br />
Jim Kortum, Tim Ritl', Tim BI .. mbuI Ind<br />
Coach Durdl Slum.n.<br />
Tht InP CUI to", Gvr, SR.noo, raIsed mamly by<br />
raffle IIckel nics, a fund .a!!e. and pnvut dDOI<br />
lions from tht Muqueue (ommuoIlY· On Ihe-Iob<br />
collreuonl Wtn, ukrn by 0 .. 1 membership Ind Iht<br />
Inpon~ WII G,'uwhdmml Enouy. money wu<br />
ral~ 10 IUY the boys' IIlvd (l{pcnses, mcludm,ll<br />
.,,],ne bre, motels and meal •.<br />
In the nallon.h Ihey faced lcams hom IIllno."<br />
New Yo.k, New JelKY and PennsylV1n,~ They<br />
Iwept the,r d,v.s.on In four stra.ght WinS 10 pUI<br />
them In the final conlUt Sunday. They .hen faced<br />
the ddend,o, nallonal champs, the Cb.Cilto l-bwk5<br />
In an evenly lought game, Ihey were able to Ihm<br />
OUI the Hawks wh,le $(Olln& th.ee loall 10 g,ve<br />
Ma.quette III fi.,. nillonal champ.onsh,p IlIle<br />
Co.alre Enc Uammenuom ,01 Ihe drutoUt Tnm<br />
mem~' Doug Carrow wu vOled .he Touml.menl',<br />
molt valuable pbyer Ind WII awnded a 1'''' <strong>of</strong><br />
hO'Ckey skalu. The Win capped I year <strong>of</strong> travel.nd<br />
uh,bH'on gamu wah OVer 9,000 mile, n .vded<br />
ThclI season .eeold Itand. at 45 win., 16 lonu<br />
.nd th.ee uel They carneJ Ihe utle " N.lloul<br />
Champ.on! " Congratulall o n~ to all <strong>of</strong> the team<br />
and then coaches from Ihc mem~u 01 1<strong>07</strong>0 10. a<br />
,ob ..... ell dooe,<br />
HonoOlble menllon 10011 our to the pa.cnrs who<br />
pa.d m01t ot the c:rptnJts through the yur Oor<br />
local IS proud 10 5ponSOI.hrs finc poup <strong>of</strong> atMe.u<br />
Th.s IS one mo.e cumple <strong>of</strong> how our ]oClI umon<br />
IS In"olved wllh our commonlly_<br />
BART R lAIll'1NEN, ASH I'_S<br />
Strikers<br />
SuikioJ lQul 1<strong>07</strong>', TolcdQ, Ohio, sill:! worh",<br />
lef. 10 'i,hl, ue Bill Pllmer, 51e"'lrd, 8u,incn<br />
MaDl,U Tom Curley, Sam Sehadlfll 8u~inu .<br />
A,enl lohn Welch, Dick Cobb, Don Youn, .od<br />
Armond Ihmbu'l.<br />
Strike Is Successlul;<br />
, Shop Receives Award<br />
~ LU. 1<strong>07</strong>6 (rm",rU,ml,mlr.J,a.5p.), TOU,DO,<br />
a: OlllO-We rc(~nlly conciudeJ OUI mOIi!IUCCt5S<br />
~ Jul smke nCI The ,ucen, 01 ~ s.nke IS meuu.,d<br />
by how ntldy we ~ccompl!sh our ohJeclI~c Alu.<br />
~ !-everal weeks <strong>of</strong> whl' mUll ~ charactc":cd as<br />
~ concu5.onuy bafgarnmg. our mcmbl' .. vUled to<br />
sUIke. Not ~cau.e they were asked 10 le(:ep' a 60<br />
ccnu J!
.<br />
·<br />
Arn onl Ihos~ Loci l IH S, Walnut Creck, CII.,<br />
mrmbr n at tht t h y 01 Cridley 10 bt included in<br />
Iht: . t Ct nl , tll ltmCnl Wtrr , IfFt to I ; ~ ht , Gr ne<br />
Smith, utility hlltman, 8a,b.,. Robt ll &, Iccoun·<br />
tant II, T om Wlln, . p~l f nl ;Cf lint m an, and Al<br />
.." , Bride, inlcr;m lirr chid.<br />
Gridley Employees<br />
Settle Agreement<br />
l..U. 1245 (O, II ,I,UI,UIY ,lrll,gO"Ili.PCI I, WALNUT<br />
CR Il EK. CAL.-flve yean agn, bbor .dathml be<br />
Iween Local 1245 and tht tIll' <strong>of</strong> Gndl,,), (ould<br />
nOl have been much WOI$( Altc •• fr ultratlng lei<br />
<strong>of</strong> n",Ollatlons whIch dI d nOI plodllCC aglcement<br />
on any mllOI ISlun, Locil INS membeu I. the<br />
City <strong>of</strong> Gndley In the 1.11 <strong>of</strong> 1918 Went on linke,<br />
"hllllnl the I.dew.lh" at .la1l dueh lucmi'" 10<br />
gel bUI:llnll\& monn,. Thty wuc R,w IlmOSI<br />
tmmcdlllclyand Ihe en), Councd vott'd to deecl'<br />
Illy the IHEW, much II P,csllknl Relpn dId wllh<br />
the Au T"ffic Controllcn rn 1980<br />
Fo r scvcIII yea", Ihe eny Ind Local INS puuued<br />
Iheu problems rn COUrl, Ind nothlO, wu done 10<br />
Ihaw Ihe relaltons In 1982 aDd 198J, howcyn, Ihe<br />
.ebu.ld.n, p.ocns bel'ln FtrSI, elly employ«s<br />
wOled a,arn 10 be rep.escnted by Ihe <strong>IBEW</strong> Desplle<br />
lu paS! p.oblems wllh the unton, the CIlY CouncIl<br />
'peed 10 .eeoJO':.t Ihe 18EW Ind 10 bepn 10 meet<br />
and eonfe. In an efforl 10 ""We at lI.eement on<br />
Ihe lelmS <strong>of</strong> a memorandum <strong>of</strong> under!tlndrnl<br />
Nexl, Ihc Caltfornta Sup.eme Courl ruled on Ihe<br />
appeal <strong>of</strong> a lawsun brou&hl by 1.0<br />
Empire I'laza to IIslen 10 sperches SUp pOlll n~ NIne<br />
Mde II, l 'r~tlsv l ll(, and 5hOtehJm Unlmtun"tcly,<br />
ou. pro1ect, MOlty,South was all bUI IInOted by<br />
,II but ou, eonllngen •. bUI their ",ere Juffielent<br />
numbers 01 bodlcs p,escnl /01 the medII and ho;>pe<br />
fully OUI polllt(uns to;> like nOllce<br />
Our lUI unIon mcellng was held fOI nomlnatlOnJ<br />
fOl <strong>of</strong>fice TheIr IS COmpellllon for several 01 Ihe<br />
<strong>of</strong> lieu, whIch should resull In an exc.llng clec\lon<br />
I'lOlccl yuu, ""c!lhoodl WOlk safdy' Buy uilloni<br />
And combat obsuueliomsis'<br />
Rrc" ...,,!) fULTON, P S<br />
Scribe Mentions Bills,<br />
Course, Retirement, Contract<br />
LU, 1251 (I!, AUGUSTA, ME __ T he IRS! Do . hey<br />
have anylhln, to do "'lIh o' jlanized erlmellf nOt,<br />
they should NQI only do Ihey rdenlle$sly claw<br />
Ihe m.ddle clus, bUI (onsuuctton worker, arc f"l<br />
becomIng I ('0(1011' pre),<br />
AI PIUCnt we lie e.penencmg UOlUS' audllJ on<br />
OUI lu~el clllm5 Th,s ICllon b'nds uplhoound5<br />
<strong>of</strong> Indl~ldual dollars They ate J!aPPIOI us Ilowl"<br />
blue'(ollal wo.kersl "-lIh double sundatds Typ'<br />
cai! Yes, the)' den)' us_ bUI nOI olhe. rroluSlo",<br />
I c. lawyels, doclors, J.;Ilcspcork pollllcuns, elt<br />
You know, lObs WllhoUI Ihe IInl' around the call ..<br />
and IImpllS. Whyl Tell me Ihll Ihele', no ad", 10<br />
Ihe IT feces<br />
Our only (hanlle, a.e two b.lls 10 Ihe legl,lalu,c<br />
10 remedy Ihll dlscrimlllltolY p,ac"ce They ~.e<br />
BIll HR700 IHouKllnd 8111 S 1J5l lSenalc) which<br />
Involve IWO lull years 01 ClIptnKS wnho;>ul Iny<br />
1',001. Please Wllte your senllOIS and ~ongleupeopic<br />
let them kno .... Ihal you wan. In un~mended<br />
~o l e II you don'l know who Ihey are, look In Ihe<br />
phone book, call the h~ll 01 eonslllt YOUl AplII I I<br />
lleW,lellN Remembe" II', your moneYI you'll<br />
hdplle II up If you don'l Wille<br />
The followtng membelS ,u~~es~lully completed<br />
Ihe Plogl~mmah!e LogIC Contlolle. Course· Down<br />
CUI arca-Chet A,mlIlOnll, NO;>lmao Lane, C. r!<br />
Ross, San SllIndeli and Tom Smllh, Bangor .. ea<br />
Shllley Blldcen, Ow.&I!t Bu:ull, WallCl "Wa-W,'<br />
Cammlck, SlUe Cunnln,h.m, Pal GUImond,<br />
Wayne Le8.elon, R'eh .. d Lenletl, lohn Nason and<br />
LinWood V.ndtz, 5,., 10Ullh·yul Ba0lO;>, appren<br />
uce_lhld, Chow-Schlech,el, P~I DauphInee,<br />
TeTry DeRcdln, Marc GIbbs, Alan PerklnJ, EI,I<br />
Tumel Ind lmwood Vande:, II Congralulallons<br />
10 III on YOU I newly aequlled ,lulls<br />
Rell.emcnl pens,on .pphcanons wele , .,nted<br />
10 BIOthels Flink Lockhart and Harl}' Raye 81nthel<br />
lockhart nOI only g~ve h.s selYlces IS an e!celll<br />
etan, but wu. fOlmc l COntraelor, lruslce for Ihe<br />
Health and Well"c Fund Ind Pens.on Fund, a<br />
lormer 1I. ln.nl dlleelOI fOI (lUI NIATC p,op.m,<br />
handled Ipprenltcuhlp r ' OI,am, f(lr the 51ate <strong>of</strong><br />
Milne, Ind dUllnll the laS! scyen ye,rs, be wOlked<br />
wIth the Sllie <strong>of</strong> Mame BUleau <strong>of</strong> Labor IS In<br />
Ipprentleeshlp spcCllh51 B' OIhel Raye served IS<br />
busmest managel fOI Ihe fO;>lmer 8ar Harbol 1.o
Show<br />
Rally<br />
na""n .hal .mru"~ .'cd The Unll(d Stile. ""ms<br />
once ,he wotld', greale" shIp prooucC\ No ....... e<br />
only bu,ldJ re.eenl <strong>of</strong> Ihe wOllds Ih,p I nnnal!~<br />
.. nd In' th.n , percenl <strong>of</strong> Ihe ,hIp, In Ihe .. orld<br />
fly Ihe .... menCin fill:-<br />
The w~y IhlOgs lit ,0tllL"'C won't hne OIuch<br />
ul.n)'th'n~ left thaI IS manufaClurcd 10 the U!>A<br />
Do you know ,hal 40 percent 01 Ihe Boeing 767'!<br />
ate made ovenell, and Boc:m& ,s talkmg wllh I_pan<br />
.bout bu.ldm, 0¥tr5eul This ... ould result ,n tht<br />
101101 1'>,1XlO lobs lapan even bu.ld, f 15',10' Ihe<br />
U.S All fOlce' Soon the USA w.lI onlv M known<br />
I~ Ihc wOlld', suppiLtI <strong>of</strong> nuc1ul weapo", and<br />
5Oybcln,'<br />
Tht.e was once a lime ... ·hen Ihe pt'oplc nI thIS<br />
lIIeat coun"y Wert proud 10 be .... meltuM They<br />
lookw nut 101 one Ino.hen' lobi, lOok pude to<br />
bclOl .... mt .. tlns Whert hn Ihll 'pml looel ~1'1<br />
bnng Ihat '1''''' back. Tell you. I"endsand bm.ly<br />
to buy Amtnean_ and do ,·tUI pa".o 110$1 'mpolunr;<br />
unemploymt01<br />
Bu,.ntu Mana,e. Sine Slump was leceruly<br />
appol11tcd 10 Ihe CounCIl on Induu • .,1 Relallon.<br />
IuS! a handful <strong>of</strong> people lit net Ipl'Qtntcd 10 ,h.)<br />
Counc.1 (;onI!IIIUbuon5. StCye'<br />
lam touy 10 . eport the palOSlO, <strong>of</strong> II/olkel Ralph<br />
Anlel I ~sk that you . cmember Ralph III YOUI<br />
pllyel~<br />
Amrl1tJ " btaulliul-buy .... mttltin .nJ un.on<br />
made r '.,.Juu,<br />
•<br />
,<br />
[00'1 GUll \' P $I S<br />
~<br />
1)<strong>07</strong>', uhlbil al rhe Union Jnd Indun.y Show In<br />
5.11,1:1".,. ",.ryland.<br />
Fuller ~nd 1110111yMcm CounCIl, I:u,ded<br />
by Intnn.uon.1 ReplnCnlallv( '.ck McOc.mol1,<br />
i .. ailed ..... 1111.01" .. to let .hc., membefl 101leth\,r<br />
/01 the Ihowdown May 2, <strong>1984</strong> Loc.l IJJ\I hdd<br />
::; .n emerlency mcellnl 00 Satu.day, .... $1111 28, Ihe<br />
~ flnt luth meelln, at our nCW hall, 10 mfo. m the<br />
enme m,mMuh.p nlthc facn .nd 0$1110'" Op('n<br />
-' 10 us u a local Beln, Ihcre wu lUll .bout the<br />
~ ~U I Ut Ihow 01 power I have evel sten The hall<br />
a: wu oye.flowin, with Intcrencd membtu who<br />
?: look the time on a Saturday to be Involved With<br />
"i Ih e bell plcsented Ind the mOtiOn made and<br />
~ ,ccondtd, we were 110,", to Albany, Head count.<br />
!!I_ .... ele taken by the steward" .... hole hdp wu ."<br />
... vlluable The buses wCl e o.dNed and 01/ .... e wen.<br />
... Ith leven bu.es hum oUllocal alone CoopClallon<br />
50 by the comp.ny in ,he lorm 01 . lIowm, all OUI<br />
IUM ~ few 01 the mtmbfll <strong>of</strong> loul un, 8uff~lo ,<br />
N,Y., who m • • r h ~ d on ''',y 2, I\lU.<br />
m~m""u who could ~ Itlund 10 I3kc a day's<br />
utauon 10' the m~lth , proyed ,dyan ' ~gcou5, The<br />
linemen and olh~u who ... otked numerous hours<br />
bt:tausc 01 a seyere wmd~torm OOa .ded buses, 10mt<br />
U e ar!~' as J a.m" ~,y ln l( up .hei' '(51 Ilme .n ,h~<br />
P10CCSS They , hollid hi' .hanked by everyone III<br />
the ""'lit lucal lot Ihelr unselfishness and pMtlt<br />
'pallOn<br />
And th~ gnd new, tame' AS you should all<br />
know, N'n~ M,le 2 .t lOlOlI 10 bt bu.lt . .... U ,he<br />
n~"', arudn ~"d 'Olmouncemcnn by Governo.<br />
Cuomo and Iht PSC ,he ... eek <strong>of</strong> May 6 made aU<br />
'he lime and work put .nlO Ihe march wonh Iw.ee<br />
liS valuc, You d,d 1I-,hOle ... ho spent May 2,<br />
<strong>1984</strong>, tn .... lblny $landmlt up for Ihcu bd,eil and<br />
,hell robs, did It NICe [toin,' AI the rilly Raymond<br />
Schule. , pres.denl <strong>of</strong> Ihe State BuStnt,! Coune,l,<br />
remalked that the Ilite polmclln. ".hould ,ake<br />
you ,.,,,ously , Alh,.. Ihan wnte you <strong>of</strong>f as I bunch<br />
01 lOughnecks who dun 't ,.ye a damn " You ob·<br />
vlously do .nd d,d May 2 I should menuon COPE<br />
helt' In deta,l, bUI )OU lult:e IU ,mponance no ...<br />
mOlt Ihan eyel' The mOSI well lecClved spe.ke,<br />
1\ Ihe MIY 2 lilly WII OUI u ... n Inlem allonal<br />
Represental.ve, lack Mcl)t"mott Thcnc ... ho,,·e.e<br />
Ihere w,ll .cmcmMI hll lOvolvml add.ess 10 Ibe<br />
enOrmOu5 c,o"'d <strong>of</strong> hlld hau In lack', "'oros, We<br />
arc an enuty who mUSI bt delh with " Oul ,'O'(U<br />
art nOl onlylnud. Ihey.re .110 determIned, whetbet<br />
"'e arc $IIl&ln,lhe "Nallonal Anlhem." "God 8\eu<br />
Amenca" 01 vOIC101 OUr btl,d. on o,,,n.ud labo.,<br />
... e wcrt May 2'<br />
The rally Wa" JUeccn Ihan"10 lack, al~ Loc.l<br />
iJl, AlhallY, "'h~ O' P01lO1t1onal Plct""IIIOO made<br />
SY5lem Counc,l U, II 'I partlc'patlon Ihe keYStone<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ihe enthe .,Uy .... nd tu yuu ,h" ,unnku, who<br />
took a day's YICallun 10 I"end Ihe . ally, ...·e alt<br />
10Ieth(l, lel'l ~tay<br />
thalwlY'<br />
M ... u B Sn"",'1_ P S<br />
Business Manager Stump<br />
AppOinted to CIR<br />
LU. IJ40 (i,o$.~m), NI!W POMT NEI-'IS, VA._In a<br />
lecent union bbtllellCl, !Iud Jon't nartllnl! lac"<br />
that I would like 10 ,hale with you The tllk 01<br />
Ih .. uude Wat "Only USA pl.Clices 'flee Tnd ~' "<br />
[n 1983 ~ Bu.ck R~I!~1 .old In f' p.n 10' $26,500,<br />
wh.le th~ same Ca r ,old III A"' ~ .; ca 10' 58,500_<br />
How many Dauun~ ... ould bt luid III Am
!I;I~t union mem~r$ trme ~nd ~ner~y .n t~ktn..:<br />
,dvan"ge <strong>of</strong> agency benefits The coun~c101 IS a<br />
rdernl 'gent, a pumt <strong>of</strong> contact ~!wttn the<br />
memboe-I wHh a r toblem ,nd the bnl !
f
Ahe, d.nner I',esllient W~h(. U 'bury wd<br />
tomed the !tue'II, omcc.~. and members and .h,,"<br />
.nuooucrd the &0($1 5fl'1'~kcf, 8ernud l flahcny,<br />
~ l~bO/ .dallons sJH:cl~lin from ,he New Yurk<br />
SUle S
'\."<br />
.".'. ,"<br />
'..'<br />
Accident·Free<br />
This b the " 8" shift <strong>of</strong> Cluellnd Consolidated at<br />
Pl~n t Voglle ..·ho Irt mClI1beu <strong>of</strong> Local 1579,<br />
Au~uua , Ga. T h .. y wue reco~nized for onf ynr<br />
wi.h no 10SI·I;m .. uddcnu.<br />
"~lIludc on beh.lli .., all cunurnNlhatl acknowl·<br />
edge and bnnlt ,ceO(l:nu,on ,n Ih.s ,uue 10 thc<br />
foJ1owlnlt Clafls 101 thell indIvidual COnrlhulIOnS<br />
and eoncern. Calpem .. n and 'omer,.. Loca! Union<br />
18J. $391.50, Pamters. Loul Umon 17JO, S122,<br />
Plumbc".nd SlumAtln~ r onllJmon l!i(l, 51,742,<br />
5hcelmetal WOlkers. Local UnIon 86, 5254, Gen·<br />
cla[ Tumslc." Loul UnlOn,52B, 5106, and ,he<br />
Intel!l~IIuna[ B 'OIh~Ihood <strong>of</strong> E[ .. clnc.[ Wo.ke.s,<br />
Local Union IH\', 52.J7J, ConltralUlallons, II rOlh·<br />
cr., and may we keep Ak.l 'nd h" bmdy earnestly<br />
and fervcntly In 001 rlayers<br />
As I eOnlmue wllung 10 a eOl\l;raloblOry nend.<br />
I nOte rOll·an'" wonhy Ice0llrl",on In "B" ,h,ft,<br />
Cleveland Con,ohdaled, at Plant Vagi Ie for a . e·<br />
wrd one yell wilh no OCCOlflnlll05t·ume accident,<br />
from Much 21. 198J, to Mu~h 21, <strong>1984</strong>. with<br />
B.olhel'.mcs WI"'IIl~ as Job )leward, lamu Lake,<br />
gencral lupe-nnlendent, Wiley Yarbrough and Chff<br />
Halluon, Itenclal forcmen, C R. Fulmel. Billy<br />
Gallen, Billy Whlt.kel, Fred jones and Boyd YII<br />
bIOUP, forcmen, Swede Sw.nson, »fclY coo.dl<br />
nllOl, .nd Pelll:Y Thomu, <strong>of</strong>Ree Th .. &Ceompa<br />
ny'nl! photo w,lI Idenllly the remllnder <strong>of</strong> Ih,S<br />
K!tel Shlfl<br />
In rf C~ nl ,,'cek. we have recl.'lv~d ' r proval 01<br />
OUI byl,ws dungcs n submil\ed hom Ih" lunl'.<br />
Bylaw Committee Irom Plesldcnl Pillard leIallvc<br />
to meCllIlJl:S Henccfonh, OUI ItJl:ular UOlon meel<br />
lOp Will be on Ihe Ihlld Monday nl,.,tll 01 neh<br />
monlh at 8 pm and the Eaceu" .. e Solid wIn<br />
meel on th .. 5econd Mond.y nlpl <strong>of</strong> neh mon.h<br />
at 7JOpm<br />
1'110. In ou, lUI mcellng. those In .\lfnd.nee<br />
Welt tluled 10 , lurp'lse Idlc.hmcnl builel, and<br />
I'm mfo.med Ih,l addlllOnalsUIPIIs.cS ate III stOIC<br />
101lhoJe 01 u5 wh"a,e fu,' .. u~\e e!lough 10 be ~blc<br />
to Ileal away from the home, Ihe Wife and children.<br />
ell.' on leguln UOlon mecllng .. Yemngs<br />
In on~ 01 my a",elu. I had failed 10 nlllt Ihe<br />
IWO wage scales on our new a,ll.lcemcnl In town<br />
•"ecmt'Ot. 515 ,00 pe-I hour cffec"v, Aplll I <strong>1984</strong><br />
• nd SRP .gle.. menl . .II S5S ~I hOOI, cffeellve "by<br />
I. <strong>1984</strong><br />
To those H'olhell who art conllned at prescOl,<br />
whcrhcl n home 01 ho~pllaltzcd wllh IJinnSCS,<br />
ren auured thaI we arc IClIIcmbcllng you and YOI"<br />
famlhu In Ou r puye.s and wllhlng you God sp .. N<br />
,n youl eonvalneence, !Ccovery and .elurn '0<br />
wod<<br />
1 lellcrate m remmdmJl: neh <strong>of</strong> you 10 rell,.I ..,<br />
In \"oir ~nd ynle 10 Ihe !o"heomm,¥-,ncr.1 elccllon<br />
,h'l No.'ember<br />
Unemployment is High;<br />
Members Pull Together<br />
L U, I6IS !a,t,mt"'utvl, ST. 10Jl1\'S, 1\fLD.<br />
:;J 1615 members arc emplo)N by the gOHromCnl<br />
L. ownN uultty, Newfoundl.nl1ln,1 bhradOl Ilydro,<br />
a: and .. wilh Ihe matomy 01 gov .. romcnt .... olk'"<br />
~ .CIOU C.nada, WI.' are hardut hI! .... hen " cornu<br />
~ to wage resnalOU .nd contr.ct $tr1pp'ng In.<br />
::1!: provlOec <strong>of</strong> 4{/ ~rc .. nt unemploym .. nt, the prOVIO<br />
iii_ CI.I loveroment'. eConOmIC .... olve ,. In '\l.alO<br />
place lhe responsibility upon the bonom lung ,n<br />
the laddc._lhe low wage CI'ner<br />
54 In C.nada govefOm .. nl gu,delln ... on wap;u have<br />
betn 0"): ,n): 'lnlt 1\176 Newfoondland·$ Tory<br />
I"' .. fOmenl hal IUU 1I"·en us a Iwo·yea. w.~<br />
fr«;e <strong>of</strong> 0 pcrHnt .nd 0 ~.cenl Whit nexl ahel<br />
o ptrcenl, OnC aoh' That·, not hud III flltu .c<br />
Well, It'r; nOI .hut·u~ Jnd put.up 161S, ,lulI8<br />
",'Ih othel (Lv,] S,'IVH;t umons 'J ··fighlln! fmck.··<br />
\\'nh new.pape-I .d•. r(l'Ional Itlltls. and mosl<br />
Importantly. becomlnll rohlLcally mvol~cd, Ihe<br />
combined att~ck uf c,v,1 'eIVlCe un,ons .... apply·<br />
Ing prcuule on Nc .... loundlall"·' r.n~r.nm~nr 10<br />
,mplement snuod economIC plat"ces In fOl~lIll!<br />
IheLl finane,,1 WOCi m~lfad 01 plaemg Ihe burden<br />
Cntl/ely on the back~ 01 Ihe wOlkel<br />
On a pcKUlve nOIC The «O~ClnmCnt) ..... lte<br />
1I'"~II~m .. h.\· .. ht-.. n a calalyst 10 bnnjllO, New<br />
foundland ', c,vil setY,," IImons closer IOKe.her<br />
So ! guess Ont should thank lhe lluvClOlllcnl fm<br />
blln,,,,~ aboul unIOn tolrdalllY<br />
Will kcep m touth<br />
Contract Meeting<br />
Membtu <strong>of</strong> thr Big R;nfl Unit <strong>of</strong> Loeal<br />
Iblen IS Canllul propoul~ are ...... pbined .<br />
Local Accepts<br />
Two Contracts<br />
LU. 110 1 !i,u,.. I!.~ ... l, OWENSIIORO, Ii".-The<br />
Big R,vels UnLt 01 Loul 1701 voted J41-8~ to<br />
acc .. pl • neW eonllaCt olfc. from the H'g R,vCls<br />
Electnc Corporallon Undel Ihe new, Ihr«·yur<br />
'glcement. employ .. e wagn ,,·,11 "'" J Jl
~Iollnd II ..., r u,>vlnce In th~ "nHI. Th" II noted<br />
~nd showl Ilgns <strong>of</strong>. h~~hh y ~Imllde In 0111 mcm<br />
ben. lor oul local and Iheu own af/aus Rcm cmbf:, r,<br />
Smlhe .. and SUINS .• p.rhy II • form <strong>of</strong> IIvlnjt<br />
duth luvlnA thiS world, with alongh,r <strong>of</strong> th,nA'<br />
th., you cOlild <strong>of</strong> and Ihould 01 done. bUI didn't<br />
do, for Iht btllellntlll <strong>of</strong> YOII'$tll nd rhosc around<br />
you II no way 10 ~p and<br />
WmslOn hm wu cenlmly SlIlp"'Cti. anI! hc h~<br />
our be" wl5hes 101 ~ healthy and hippy lel lrcmenl<br />
Dcsplte some IceCn, IJyolb In Ihe plalll, Ihe<br />
Immediate IU'lire eQnunuu 10 look good In IaCI.<br />
...·e hope Ih~t Ihese lalti<strong>of</strong>f mcmbrn ale blck with<br />
u, by the lime IhlS amelc appean In the loutn<br />
bUSiness manlger One IhlllJ: IS abJo/vltly cer<br />
ta,n_anyone KkclCd 10 leplace the P'C$tlll seclClary<br />
Imel Will br IIlfinncLy younJ:'" and much -'<br />
~<br />
bellC' luoklll" and Ih~t m'glll be an Improvemen. ~<br />
Well," you m,ghl uk. " What hn thar gUI to a::<br />
tio wuh ~ClllnJ: Iht lob done'" E .. erythlllg mus· 5<br />
HUlon If you fC~d Ihc papers, you Will have ,ud -.<br />
abuul lint candldale Ihll '" lunning 10. puhllc w~<br />
olAc. and haa amassed a 5ub5lanllal amOUnt <strong>of</strong><br />
,uppan by ehangmg hiS Image. He hn taken \0 !!?<br />
emllllllllg the I~,t Presldelll Kennedy I undC ISI.nd<br />
Ih. t he walks like Kenncdy did, lalks like Kennedy 55
dId, and even bas his 111m Il~ed the way l'.es,dcnt<br />
Kennedy used 10. Thus It should be obVIOUS 10 you<br />
that the "image" criteria is being used today by<br />
candIdates running fm I'uhllr. <strong>of</strong>fice. One sc~mmt<br />
<strong>of</strong> the voting population is supporting thur candi·<br />
d~le "mply becausc Ihey feel that they Can id~lUifr<br />
w'lh hIm. They call his suppotecn yuppit$ Good<br />
name 10. them. Wha t else can you call peoplc Ih~1<br />
can ",delltify" wllh a polnieal eandid~te that proj"<br />
ects a (Quuterfclt 'magd<br />
There ate some ""c,csling "birds" In politle,.<br />
In polilics if il walks hke a duck, quacks like a<br />
duck, and looks like a duek, it could luro oul CO<br />
be lun anOlher IUlker<br />
J guess AlVin Moure could h~vc allr ~ clcd. cool<br />
200 vUles if he wanted 10 run on a different image.<br />
Try 10 visualize him as, for example, Marilyn<br />
Monroc. Boy, what a votc-atuue"ng Image thut<br />
would be. But with Alvin, what you sec iJ whut<br />
you gel. I'm p,euy much lIke that myself<br />
Right now, my b'Unt ~'C~ <strong>of</strong> concern i~ no! in<br />
I:~lllng reeJetted, bu t III cOtnmUflltallng to you<br />
thaI YOUl iob 15 III ieopardy. It IcaJly is, Another<br />
group <strong>of</strong> Americans are dtl~mpllng to replace ),011.<br />
Right now, 'omchody wanu you11Ob, and they are<br />
makmg a tOnUnuous, agg rcssive and Jetummcd<br />
eFforl to t~ke it away Irom you U you arc Interested<br />
m continuous employment, then you are going !()<br />
have !U make an equally continuous, aggre'Slvt<br />
and delermln~d d fmt to keep Ihem lrom tak,ng<br />
you r lob away lrom you. I'll tell you one Ihmg. fOI<br />
most 01 you, your P'CSent SlatUS as a government<br />
employee, may wei! 1M: your only long "'nn in ·<br />
veSlment m your fUlu,e<br />
How Important IS your lob to you! A hnc m a<br />
song 'hal was popular seyeral years ago wenl, "You<br />
am't nOlhlO' but a hound dog," and that must be<br />
preuy well how a guy leels when he's 1051 hIS ,ob.<br />
There is a lo's <strong>of</strong> self-uleem, and if yOU are OUt<br />
<strong>of</strong> work long ~nough, you arc gOIng to lu'e an<br />
awlul lot <strong>of</strong> othel things The be5t possible Illdt<br />
"~UJr ul huw ""punam the IU!"~ '" the ",J,v,J".1<br />
11 b,s attendance record No matter wh~t else you<br />
may have gOlllg for yOU in the way <strong>of</strong> cxp~nencc,<br />
trainlllg Or educallon, you arc not much good 10<br />
your superVLsor Lf you Qr~ not thel. when you are<br />
supposed 10 be.<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> you \leVe' heatd <strong>of</strong> KeVin Wood KeVIn<br />
IS your Iyplcal nJC~ , unauuming, ~oung Idlow H~<br />
docs hi' Job, iii there wben he L$ ,u pp o~ed to bt<br />
and is 5erlOU5 .bout hI' work On~ day in April<br />
Kevin learned thaI he had been sclL'ctcd lor mechamc<br />
<strong>of</strong> the month, Everybody Ihal was anybody<br />
Camr m to pay trthll!c' tn Krvm I ran tell yo" Ihal<br />
thM dee,sion must bave g,ven his supervisor, M,<br />
Flane Clevenger, a Icw sleeplcss lIlghlS, You ,ec,<br />
Kevm 15 not the only "ace," in that scetlon In<br />
that section meIdy bcmg good Isn't J:ood cllou~h .<br />
I can also tell you thD! I have not heard one slIIgle<br />
ptotCst The honor was well dcserved, It could not<br />
have happened to a nkct guy.<br />
One day durmg the monlh 01 April, the shIpyard<br />
commandel, Captalll E. J Stheyder, mUlatcd Ihe<br />
n~wly mstalkd shIpyard publtc addlen syStem<br />
"'lIh an mnoyatlve ltddrCSl, lit' u~ed thIS I)CUSIOII<br />
to pay t"bute to some <strong>of</strong> OUt fellow workers. I-k<br />
spoke <strong>of</strong> the ,ndrvldu.l aceompltshmenu <strong>of</strong> a<br />
number 01 ou. shlpya,d employees on ~ fipeclal<br />
assignment, He mentioned Ihem by name, and<br />
assigned 10 Ihem th~ ,ueccssful OUlcome 01 that<br />
uSlgnm~nt. I dId man~g~ to catch some uf Ih~<br />
name. 01 people ,hat wue famlh~r to m~J they<br />
were Chris LaBorde. LIIl Yan ior was il Lm Chanl.<br />
(b Don Garre." Milton Pong., Keyin Wood, and matty<br />
a. others.<br />
~ a~:;Sth:h;~:~:: o~~~l::ns~~~~~ r ~' ~:: ! d~~~;:~::'~~<br />
.., to malty. One <strong>of</strong><br />
Ihe separatcd enmle., ATaT Inj orm~li
,.<br />
-<br />
they .... e.~ not "'calln/: then rubbel /:Ioves, dId not<br />
IrOlind \llIcks and rqull'men! Ind dId nOI lise<br />
prolecllve C(lvel on cne."zed C" CUItS, OUI safety<br />
rulu ue Mlmethm, that ....·e should use Ind be<br />
p,oud <strong>of</strong> The nut lime you thInk about takon,<br />
th~1 ShOllCUt, 0' ,cachln/: around a hot conducltl,<br />
w"houl you, ~ovu_ thInk apln ha.d. do" safely.<br />
.nd 1:0 home III you, famIly healthy<br />
lUll'" A C"v,,,, I'S<br />
Club Notes Activities<br />
At Recent Meeting<br />
R[TlRU;S CLUB Of LU. 11, LOS A "C[LU,<br />
CAL The APIII, <strong>1984</strong> Issue olthc nauun.1 /ullr<br />
ntll cont.oncd • mOM Impllll.nt me".,e Ir"m<br />
Ch •• lu H l'III~.d , Inte.n. tlonal p.cSldent, .... h,rh<br />
II lmport"nt enuu,h In bc Icpflnlcd and .c.d hy<br />
all A lull ecnnUm,t rcco~e'y WIll nevel I.ke<br />
placc IInl1l Ihne " lull employment, wllh sub<br />
51.nn.lly ,educed lede •• 1 dcAnts .nd lu'" mteru,<br />
ralU " Th, ~ <br />
attack on M.y.a lie WIll be mlS~ at Our mon.hly ..J<br />
,cUlcei mcellnl:' ~<br />
Elections Held , Three<br />
Officers Step Down<br />
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RETIKJ.[S ClL'JI O f l.U. 149, I~U A MI , fLA.- ~<br />
Today was elecllon day Today we elec,ed PICS! _~<br />
dent Fled MIIIIOI, VICe r.eSld~nt AI RllbieT, Sec ·<br />
.etary Tleuu.cl BellY Rl1I1ey, Selgeant " Arms<br />
AI Pozzessele and AUlStanl Se.gelnl al A.ms N,ck 57
Ddeunl. H. L~~".m~ K,,~ •.! membcu ~re Lell<br />
f.~~n LulU' R.lOY, Juhn M.I~ .. hnent, Hugh Boll<br />
rn,:;. r"hn ~ .hn J ky Ind M.kc Ch,l.n,j Mally Chew,<br />
u. IIK"I r ru,denl, '1'I51~II "d Ih" <strong>of</strong>fi cers, The<br />
ufricc rl "er plng down 1.1 the eml ol lhe.r lerm arc<br />
p.tsldCnl "Slim' Edw"r,js, xClclary,"ifeuu' cr<br />
[)ouxby td""r;!!. and V,Ct Plu.denl Danny MOl<br />
IIwn The hetulI\'c Boald mcmbers we.e Oon<br />
Pulvel , I,ek H,"'kln_ AI Rubler and LoW Edelen<br />
Than .... 10 .11 Ihue peorle Thn' d.d • ~ lob.<br />
we had. ,ood YUI<br />
'Corky ' Ind lo .... rhme Edelen hive « fved well<br />
lor Ihl! lelm .nd are I.vmll up thcLI lob <strong>of</strong> d.t<br />
plaYing the lood fOI ou r buhcl They 10',11 be "uly<br />
m,ntd The Kolhnll5 ale lak,n, ove. on Ih.~ dwr<br />
~,<br />
'" mouon wu mlde ,nd ru~cd \0 rurchnc Ihe<br />
h.1 01 dOC'lon 'h" accepl med.cal ass'Inmenu<br />
There wu an cnthus.ut!e gloup" attendance lor<br />
the d ee nDn, Ind Ihey eOfoycd ~ fine lunch Mr~<br />
\1aleehe.en rlepa,ed "aL~d I, ..". 10 go wllh Ihe<br />
delI CIOU' ve~ctablc5 and dU'-l:rt5 We hd a n ~ ....<br />
member lOin ul loday wllh h," flanet Wc 10',11 Ix'<br />
!tlld to See more <strong>of</strong> you rctlleu hele to ,nc l~lt zr<br />
wllh us, The OrcutU brou):hl novelty wm,j lOy.<br />
Iu, door priZe!, .nd Amd". D,.by broughl In<br />
,eveul "'muylhl rllnt.<br />
Scribe Announces<br />
New Officers<br />
TI l' AUCR. P - Ha rmon rackson, hrt i)cl""clcI and AI !outre"<br />
;! A 10lal <strong>of</strong> lJ members .nd "'IVCI attcnded 'hi li<br />
• meellnl They "'cle Ru ssel "',,·c, li dcn Awe, Bob<br />
-' Bunnllon. Rol.nd C'Ylid. Bill Clarida, 5r, EIII<br />
g Dr, .... 'f!er. Hc rb FeldhausCl, Ha rmon I,ckw n. Ray<br />
... ummelt. H ~nIY Lon" Mit Hen" Lo"" Sob l ow.<br />
~ Bllhaulo ...., Paul Mahlffey, Perry M.lIel, MarvlD<br />
"'i Newby. C,lben Plrm HermlD l'elctJon, frank<br />
Pumphrey. Bob Sellle, Al SUllell. RIY V.lla and<br />
~_ '.mu Walker<br />
.... Som~ <strong>of</strong> Ih( Iteml d'leuned . 1 the meelln)!. w~ . ~<br />
the need 10 lorm CU mmltlees, SClttn& aCllve pOlII<br />
58 ~c.lly and fu ll.Lle mccllnga. ACt lOII.e, hc' 5 an,j events<br />
New Club<br />
R e,ircc ~ Club Pfu id.nt Ru u cU Awe .nd hi) wile<br />
1I. I. n arr . hu .. ·" pnp • • i" l .I, ~ u" 1o. lit. no.n"<br />
h"5.<br />
Members<br />
lin. i tt th. mt mben and .... in~ <strong>of</strong> tht Re liltu<br />
Club <strong>of</strong> Loul Union 756, Daylona Bueh, ria.<br />
Ailef the m""nt,. memhcl~'p canb ".,e lundcd<br />
OUI . nd Ihe .nnual dues <strong>of</strong> $12 wu eollKtfll Th.<br />
membels ~Iw helped Ihem..,].e) 10 • dehefOUI<br />
luncheon .pre,d Ih~1 wu rlepa,ed by Helen Awe<br />
FlU) C ~y"'(l'" I' S<br />
Members Keep Busy;<br />
Two Brothers Mourned<br />
RETIREES CLUB OF L. U, ' ''8, FLINT, MIC II,<br />
L()uI9 ~ 8', Relllers Club mcmho:-.. Irf hMk ID 'hr<br />
landscrapm& bUSIness ala'n Ih" lummer We h.~e<br />
• enewed OUI ag,cemenl wnh Ihc Bu.ldmg Com<br />
mnlCt lu mow the gru. and t~ke ca.e nf the<br />
grQunds around Ihe un.on hall<br />
Sl· v r . ~ l <strong>of</strong> nUl mcmhcIJ ate 1 1IOVln ~ b~ck home<br />
~ltel migrallllg ,outh fOf thc W,,"er l ou r .... eltome<br />
mat 's out 10 them A few motc 9411 mcmheu<br />
rOlned th. I.nlcs <strong>of</strong> lell/Cment ,ece ntly lick Coil,<br />
Clad" Le w,. and leo ROil lie <strong>of</strong>fl c,ally •• ",.0,1,<br />
11m SttW,If1. OoUI Mdve. and 8.11 KellY hHc<br />
m,de ~rphcalL on<br />
Wc ,nvllC .11 <strong>of</strong> yuu 10 lOin oul<br />
poup and lake p,n ID our .eIlVIUU<br />
Our membe" and Ihell WIVes look a I1na' 10UI<br />
<strong>of</strong> A,,'oworld May 5 before \I olfleully openl Iuly<br />
4 Agim "'e ullte ali lBEW membels 10 V,," Ihll<br />
Iheme palk ded.calcd 10 the hl5l0lY 01 Ih e aulD<br />
mob.le<br />
5lnee my lUI "'lIlLni Ictlled BrolhelS Ibtold<br />
Ph,lI,ps and U.'HY Pudey h",c rUled . ..... y OUI<br />
deepe51 ~rm ralh y 'oc> 10 '''.11 bmll.u<br />
Cln,"-I NIU'H, P ...<br />
Brother Currie Honored<br />
At Recent Meeting<br />
RETIR EES CLUB Of BRlVAR!) COUNTY IL. U.<br />
2088 SPO/llSO R)-At ou. May 2 meCIIn" alte r ,he<br />
I'ledse 01 Allegiance 10 the naS momcnu <strong>of</strong><br />
s,lence "'cle ob'cned fOI deceased BrOlhcrlla,vey<br />
P'llcy <strong>of</strong> ,''" Club. Aug't K~sebern 01 LOC'al 117<br />
Remers and I'olly P"nt k <strong>of</strong> locil 606 Retuen<br />
Many l~lSrngCI , l1e1d r(plC5entalL~e <strong>of</strong> the rlor<br />
,da Stale AFl,ClO, showed a shOll Can.d"n film<br />
" Mousel.nd" and u plalned the pUIJIOse <strong>of</strong> "on<br />
Ille-iob can v",, "She also pruente.! an !HEW .sO<br />
year (erUACllc 10 lack Cume Jack·, wi le Hallie<br />
,", vc him Ihe pln_oufe butS ,be nredlc '<br />
50-Year Member<br />
"bu y uuln l ~ r . field n plCnnuli ... <strong>of</strong> Flo,id.<br />
Staff AFL-CIO. plfsenu an IB EW SO-YUI n ltlficalf<br />
' 0 J a~ k C UrT;f, ,·icc prtilden1 <strong>of</strong> <strong>IBEW</strong> Re lirtfl<br />
<strong>of</strong> Blt urd Cou nlY. Fla.-Local 2088 sponsor.<br />
lohn Kla ~tl v , k y, who was lor scve,al tcrms r>'ct<br />
.denl, Ihen h""ness manag~ I Qf Local 671 III tht<br />
LallAI Lonc, dc,clLbed the "Clun·Up '84 " move<br />
ment, wh.ch 1I10lldly backed by Ihe flollda Sute<br />
"'FL CIO It would u labhsh as a pnnc'r1c that<br />
Eac" re.son has a flghl 10 a healthlul en~\fOn<br />
men'" by an ~mcndme nt 10 Ihc SIIIC COIIJI,'ulloo<br />
CUCits Induded .etlrees hll C'lOer <strong>of</strong> lout<br />
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11\1 IVIEIVIDRII=IM<br />
Praye r for Our Deceased j\\t'mbcrs<br />
Look Will! It/vor upon the Brothers 11Ild Sisters who me no longer wlfh us. our FmlJer. They have<br />
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REFLE T<br />
Some never gCI the leading role.<br />
Some never win the game,<br />
Some never sec their name in<br />
pri n t,<br />
Or make their way to fame.<br />
Some never see their greatest plans<br />
Come true like they'd expected.<br />
Some never ge l 10 Broadway<br />
O r be president elected.<br />
• Although it may seem you have<br />
failed<br />
And you think you must give in ;<br />
Hey, you've just los 1 a battle,<br />
The war's still yours to win.<br />
Many men have succeeded<br />
, W hen the fu ture looked quite<br />
blue;<br />
They never once gave up, and<br />
won,<br />
And you can do thai , too.<br />
So if your future looks quite bleak<br />
Just remember what I say:<br />
Have some courage, don', give up<br />
and you'll succeed some day.<br />
.<br />
•<br />
Success<br />
MM:lwllf Holm.", .II~ IS<br />
D. ush1e< <strong>of</strong> N(lfm. n Hoi,",,"<br />
lou' 510, AUSlin, I n .<br />
Anna<br />
W hen a ma n meets a lady<br />
And he likes what he sees,<br />
He asks 10 meel her another day<br />
Thai is if she please.<br />
She looks him over from head 10<br />
foot,<br />
And she notices his eyes are blue,<br />
His hair is black and he's ralher<br />
lOl li, 100.<br />
And she lells him, " I would love 10<br />
see you again."<br />
Then after six years <strong>of</strong> sleady<br />
company,<br />
The wedding took place and a<br />
happy one, too .<br />
With its good and bad limes, we<br />
paid Ihe price,<br />
And raised three children, and they<br />
were all nice.<br />
After 55 years, I losl what I gained;<br />
And may I meet her again , but I<br />
don't wa nt to wail<br />
for 55 more, for Anna.<br />
WiII • • d Megonig.o l<br />
Membe. <strong>of</strong> l OColl J Il<br />
Wilminglon, Del.<br />
The Park<br />
I was at the park one day<br />
And saw the children play.<br />
They had dirt on their hands<br />
Which mothers never plan,<br />
But they wash them <strong>of</strong>f<br />
With neat lillie cloths.<br />
When it's time to go home,<br />
They grump and groan.<br />
So mother promises them<br />
Icc cream cones.<br />
Then they go home<br />
And it's time for a nap<br />
And they all snuggle up<br />
To mother's tap<br />
And dream <strong>of</strong> playing<br />
At the park another day.<br />
("n•• R~ Collim<br />
D""KhI~ 01 CN.1e!; Eo Col l;~<br />
loui n. Se.U~ . WoISh.<br />
The Class <strong>of</strong> '84<br />
They started out new back in 1980;<br />
Their class was young, wild, and<br />
crazy.<br />
Although they were just beginning<br />
back then.<br />
four years have gone by and now<br />
it's th e end.<br />
New friendships were made that<br />
will last and last,<br />
As they face the future<br />
remembering the past.<br />
So good luck to you graduates, I'll<br />
say it once more:<br />
Congratulations to my friends<br />
In the Class <strong>of</strong> '84 .<br />
o.,bbie P.""ni!i<br />
Wiff <strong>of</strong> Stc"" P .~".1n;";<br />
loc.1 6. SoIn f'r.nciKo, CoiL<br />
Election Time<br />
The campaign ta lkin' has begun,<br />
The presi dent's act ing should be<br />
done.<br />
If you believe in lies, Brother. then<br />
vole Reagan's slate,<br />
And I'll guarantee you , Brother,<br />
you'll have an empty plate.<br />
If you believe in Reagan , you'd<br />
beller be a millionaire,<br />
'Cau se if you're not, Brother, he<br />
really doesn't care.<br />
We had better wise up, Brother,<br />
and vole out this novice,<br />
And clect a Democrat who can run<br />
this <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
Ronnie was an actor; he wasn't<br />
even good at that ,<br />
But as our president he really fell<br />
flal.<br />
The soup lines are lo ng, the<br />
promises unfilled,<br />
If you vote for Reagan , Brother,<br />
you're really unskilled.<br />
If you' re a union Brother, you<br />
should be very proud,<br />
But if you vote for Reagan , I'd<br />
whisper in a crowd.<br />
The Republicans fight labor and<br />
always will,<br />
So vote Democratic and gCI a job<br />
still.<br />
The administration is now trying to<br />
turn a new leaf,<br />
Bu t please, Mr. President, wherc's<br />
the beef?<br />
E. I. Bowl'$<br />
Member <strong>of</strong> loc.l "<br />
l~ An8ck'S. Coi l.
EXCESSIVE<br />
SOUND LEVELS<br />
CAN<br />
D<br />
A term<br />
DECIBELS-<br />
sound enerDY- 'm;~:'.:.,<br />
Increas. <strong>of</strong> 3 DBA<br />
the sound has doubled.<br />
A 10 DBA Incr ••• e mean.<br />
the sound has Increased<br />
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