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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 />

•<br />

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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD<br />

OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS<br />

•<br />

JOURNAL • JULY • <strong>1984</strong><br />

I<br />

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 />

2<br />

5<br />

5<br />

6<br />

10<br />

14<br />

15<br />

18<br />

19<br />

Inside Front Cover<br />

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22<br />

23<br />

59<br />

Inside Back Cover<br />

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UNION MAOr.: PAP£R<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 />

•<br />

2 I tBEW JOURNAL I JULY t984


,<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 />

..<br />

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 />

•<br />

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 />

•<br />

I<br />

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 />

•<br />

<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 />

<strong>IBEW</strong> JOURNAL JULY <strong>1984</strong> I 3


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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 />

..(t<br />

•<br />

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 />

•<br />

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 />

4 I tSEW JOURNAL I JUl V <strong>1984</strong><br />


'.<br />

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 />

•<br />

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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"<br />

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 />

,.,,"'"<br />

..<br />

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... ...,..­ .<br />

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8 I ISEW JOURNAL I JUl V t984


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<strong>IBEW</strong> JOURNALf JULV <strong>1984</strong> I 9


-<br />

<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


,<br />

...<br />

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 />

"<br />

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12 1 1BEW JOURNALfJULY <strong>1984</strong>


~ 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 />

I <strong>IBEW</strong> JOURNAL/JULY <strong>1984</strong> 1 13


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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 />

·1<br />

I<br />

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 />

-..<br />

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•<br />

,<br />

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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CANADIAN FEDERATION<br />

OF LABOUR [FL FCT<br />

~<br />

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 />

~<br />

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 />

<strong>IBEW</strong> JOURNAl/ JULY <strong>1984</strong> I 15


; .<br />

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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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 />

Charles H. Pillard.<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 />

Aliitemi<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 />

,<br />

,-<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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enelty, produced m pl.n,s bUIll, opera.cd and<br />

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 />

5


~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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\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!


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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 />

44J. Monllt


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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 />

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