Summer 2009 - International Union of Operating Engineers

Two Local 15 maintenance engineers and one operator of the Broc drilling machine are seen
during a break.
An artist’s rendition of the completed WTC complex.
Three Local 14 members who operate Favco Tower Cranes at WTC 1/Freedom Tower are,
from the left, Tom Gordon, Tim Brogan and Ivor Hall.
Charlie Noeth, Sr., a Local 14 member operating a Liebherr LTM1400, is setting the
Survivor Staircase at the WTC Memorial. Noeth had the opportunity to have his
son on the job with him. “It was an honor and a privilege to be a part of this historic
event,” he said. “Having been at the site in 2001 and seeing all the devastation, it felt
good to be part of the rebuilding process. It was an honor to be a part of placing this
important and significant piece of history in its final location. I’m proud to be a Local
14 Operating Engineer and proud to have my son as my oiler on that historic day.”
Local 14 officials and members standing before the first Freedom Tower column set on December
19, 2006. From the left are Tom Gordon, operator; Jim Conway, director of Industry
Advancement; Ken Klemens, master mechanic; John R. Powers, business representative; Edwin
L.Christian, president/business manager; Tom Chorusey, master mechanic; Hugh Manley,
business representative; Mark Fattibene, operator, and Michael Fattibene.
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