on m '" w Z ::J ..., -' " z a: ::J o ..., 28 ani), made $IB7 mliliun laSI ycal and can't qUl t t: pODY up enougb money for the people who made them lh~ir money We'rt: told the "utra" mOOlts :ue not In the proJected budgeL Columbia Rlv!H PUD .should olive theit COntf Juurnal In IhemalL We would like to thank Pat H:ubl!On lind thc other members at Columbia. River PUD for thclr help In Qlganl2:lnJ: this prolcct. Tne: conslruetlon baUot will be gomg oUllurlhe Ihud time I\pr1l12. The CQntractors have "bottom hned" the '(llIr locals and slatcd tbat the next l ime we HlIt)lIlUI iJlu: 1111:: ,:,rfCI thc)' mdkc nedrly 3.5 we]1 u the first Ih.ee Ihey made. Everyone be: su.e lind wnte your congressman reg:udmg Ihe tax:ulon <strong>of</strong> benefits. Donliid RCKan, the prc.sldent'. chief "dvlsor on tax pobcy, hIS proposed taxing employer·paid lifc IDsur.anCe pre· miums, laXlng 100 percent <strong>of</strong> ullemployment Ln· iurlnce, IOOpercent 01 wu,kcrs' compensa'ion And 100 perCcnt <strong>of</strong> 1I1l)' l"mployef·pald educaILo1l31 benefhs Remember, thtst arc not consHlered m creased tax
on lOP <strong>of</strong> him, She wu scrtaming thai she could not movc her leg The heat from the burniog bUilding wa s now Intense: So. Brother Regan Clilr nt:d the. gil l $e.vt'-rOlI Joors down the Strcct and placed her on the step. <strong>of</strong> a houK, By now the fir~ dep:mme:nt and re"C.m: squad had ;arrived .. nd took thiog. In hand For rus unscl6:.h ction and (or nsklllg his r,lwn wdl being tu ll'4SISt In thc rescue <strong>of</strong> the two )'oun,lt gil Is, Brothcr Regan received the NUlg:na Mohawk wfe Saving Award. ThiS Award was prest:nted by M IKe ahill. Caplul Area gt:ocr.l1 manager, at a luncheon al Ihe Albany Fo rt Orange Club, AlbUiY lI.nt: SttwarJ fom Pllmero u:pre.sentcd Local 137 at the preKnlAlion. 8.0lher Regan's mother and Wife wcrc "aclously UlVired by the Comp.my (0 attend The Honor;lble Thomas Whalen, mayor <strong>of</strong> the City <strong>of</strong> Albany, and several <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the AJbany Fare Oepanment were also presenl On Much 29 Brother Regan's heroic aCIiOllS were honmed by the cily <strong>of</strong> Albany at City 1-1:111. /lobyor Who len presented Tom wnh the Key 10 the CiIY He IS only the third person ever to recel"'c such an honor Brother Rcpn'! .cuon! have bc:en revu:wed by the Uec.U ll ve Boa rd, and approval was pven 10 PreSident Dave Wnght 10 nommate hIm (or the: IDEW lIfc SaVinA AWOIrd Thu's ,II lor now. If you ha ... e any ilems <strong>of</strong> lo tcrest you would hke to sec JD OUI local ncws· letlcr, plc;ltllc CQntact me ROBERT J FAtlY, P ,S. Shown in this plelurr: arc lOme <strong>of</strong> Ihe members in alttndancc at the SIC'wa rd Tr.in1ns Meedns ht!:ld by Loul 160, Minneapolis, Minn. Award P!cturd Iclt to ript:llt Geolle Koehlel l president, Local 160. presentin, Brother EugeDt <strong>June</strong>5ki wit b an IDEW life Suin, Award. Local Conducts Steward Training Class L.U. J60(0&.u), MI NEA PO LIS, MIN ,-A Stcw. a.rd TralnJn! Mei:tlli& waS. hdd on Marc.h 9, <strong>1985</strong>, lithe local uOlon h:all wIlh52pcopie In :attendance We wele pie ned IU sec 50 many pve up ;II warm, beautiful d.lY The mOmJng session wu pre.se nted by BII1 Bnan and Connie Howard (rom the law firm <strong>of</strong> Robms, Zelle, Larson &. JUpl;!n, TheIr tOpIC <strong>of</strong> diSCUSSion wu """rusmtnt In the Work Area" The :after· noon session was conducted by the local UniOIl staff and Wiu gea.red 10 gnev2.nc.es and Lhcu proper handlJn~ , ketpmg 10 mmd the wrller <strong>of</strong> the grlev· ance, the stcwlud's Icsponse, ExecUl ive Board ac· tion And the business miUlager'. response, A lunch was prOVided 9t the noon break, and a free social hourw ; l ~ pro"'lded by Sam furer from theAn'lcnc:.1n {neome Insuranc;e Company. The commentS (,om those In ;ltlendancc were all positive, Wc wish 10 thank the members and partlcipann at tb is trainrng se slun Al II rc«m membershlp1Tle~'mg, PreSident Couge I Ko~hler presented the (SEW Life ~a"'1D8 Award to Brother Eugene Juncsk} fo r hiS dfilln In Stl Vtng the hfe 01 Brother George Zurbcy_ The local unHln agam ukcs IhlS opportunity to DICe' congralul:a· tum! for Il ,ob well dum::. AI o:n the mecung PreSIdent Koc=hlct JlteKOled • 'emee cap 10 Brothu John Backstrom Brolher Il:a ckSlrom cxrlles~eJ hiS thanks and uld he was proud 10 be: pan <strong>of</strong> [he (HEW and In r~ruculH <strong>of</strong> LoaII60 Retirees ALf RlO C Blst, P .5. Pictured lire- some. <strong>of</strong> Ibe newly retired membell <strong>of</strong> Local 1'5, Chkag(), UI. Fi r/:it row, stilted, leh 10 fiShl, .re Bernard Adolpb, fnnce! V. Barker, JamltS " Brennan, Robert E. Carl, Leonard C. Chri t!.t n ,,"on, Jllne!i Derrico, Harry J. Fanning, Edith Glt,· lon, Helc.n Jouf:at, £Iean or S. Karko lind I."eo"a l.Jtbudd'l back row, sunding, left to right, a rt~ Rilym ond unge, RlIfmond A, Lundsglllrd, Ray· mond Marci niak, f.OIrline unn, O,ari t" A. Peler Itn, DOl ls J. Pete.rson, Richard H. Proet Ul, ele:a nQf nlley, Roman S. Szubka, Marjorie V, Va nDorn, Ite.oc C. Wisniewski, Joh l! L:a lly and Oould W, NOl ds t rum, Brothers Haak. Mackey, Sister Hill Are Winners LU. 165 til, CHI CAGO, I LL.-The follOWing pea· pic were left <strong>of</strong>f the relnces list we s uhlnJlII:d recently, Abo rcurmg in 1935 lu e nernard Adolph, lames Demeo, ,aml::s Gaonon, Edith CICaSoll, Elc:lllor Kurko, RIchard Proctor and lames WaddIck COlll{ratulullons ;Ind good luck, Winners <strong>of</strong> OU r COPE RaIne: first prize . .II SSOO U Savings Dond to P;lul E. 1-i2ak, ,econd through slx,h flflZC$ <strong>of</strong> $100 U _S SaVin&:, Bond, cach went to D;ave Mackey, SylVia HIli Pu Ja ckson, Bill S.;aUhCff and JJrne:s Leamy l,.I\WIt(NC£. F BIUlL p,S Scribe Looks Back To Local's Beginnings l..U. 175 (i,o.em,c&'mc), CHATfANOOGA. TE N.- An old mOUDI~tnecr from WC-SI VU/l:lnllll wu celebrated for his wisdom. "Unc:le Zed, ,. a youn8 man asked, "how did you get so wlsd" 'Wa n', hard," Slid tbe old mao. " I've gOt good ,udgement Cood ,udgement COrnU hom upcn· enec And expcnence-wdl, that coma from h .....- 109 bad ,ud&cmcnL It There's:I lot <strong>of</strong> truth 1.0 the above !'!llIteme:ntwe've all been there, There h:15 never been J (UIUIC without II pasl, and II d0C"5 us good to look b.lck to our pll~t to chart our course:: fur the 'ulure, I\s many <strong>of</strong> you know, our local WII! ch.allc::red b;ac.k in 191 2 dUllng. lime when It ..... u might)' unpop· ular to h ..... c .. unllm card, much less ~ found wuh one on your person In those days there WAS Vi!ry little <strong>of</strong> anYlhulg, espccHl lly moneYI bUI o-..r loal <strong>Brotherhood</strong> sacnficed to s.:e thll t OU I local sur· vlved those hard times, and 11 nOI only Iurvlved but 11 has lived to see:: the days we n()w enJUY, It Will not unusu3.1 lor chose few who were employed to meet at the local hall on Fnday lind divide up tl1ch cllrfllnl!.S wllh those w hu were nUl fortunate to have II Job Bro thers :1Od Sisters, th:at 's c:aUed Officers Pielure.d . 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