Engineers News - December 2015

Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3
Vol. 74, #12/DECEMBER 2015
May your homes be filled with the
joy of the Christmas season. Here’s
wishing you a merry Christmas
and Happy New Year!

Enjoy a holiday message from the Local 3
officers.
May your homes be filled with the
joy of the Christmas season. Here’s
wishing you a merry Christmas
and Happy New Year!
from the districts
new this month
5........................... Looking at Labor
6.............................Financial Report
11....... From the Financial Secretary
14..............Kings Downtown Arena
22.... Honoring Membership Service
EVERY MONTH
4............................... News & Notes
8...................Public Employee News
10...............................Credit Union
11.......................................Unit 12
12......................................... RMTC
13...................Fringe Benefits/ATPA
16........................... District Reports
26.......Meetings & Announcements
30.............................. Health News
31................................. Swap Shop
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There continues to be work for members in Fairfield District 04 with large
paving jobs, such as the I-80/I-680 interchange project, above. Find out more
about what work is going on in this month's District Report.
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Financial Secretary
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Russ Burns
Mandy McMillen
John Matos
Ian Bright
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Editor
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
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crews could assist the communities in Rohnert Park District 10.
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A brief rundown of 2015
Many of us have a lot to celebrate at the end of the year,
and hopefully that means gathering with your families
around a good meal and remembering all of the things that
bring us closer. I wish you all the best for the holidays and
throughout the new year. As we gear-up for 2016 with a
renewed plan for success, it’s worth looking at the big events
of this past year.
The year 2015 started with a bang, as the high-profile
High Speed Rail project broke ground in early January in
downtown Fresno (District 50). Members and staff attended
the monumental event and even signed a portion of the
rail, symbolizing the start of the nearly $68 billion project
that will employ an estimated 20,000 construction workers
throughout its lifetime.
Other big projects of the year included the ongoing
construction of the $4.6 billion Transbay Terminal in
Burlingame District 01, which has skyrocketed an already
booming construction climate in the Bay Area. The continued
construction of the Honolulu Rail project in Hawaii from
West Oahu to Ala Moana has also helped District 17 enjoy a
massive increase in construction, and the district is reporting
a 20 percent increase in work hours at the time of this writing.
This year, the severe drought in California became a
national discussion. Labor responded to the crisis by helping
to implement many projects related to the conservation
and containment of the precious resource. Recycled-water
pipeline jobs, dam-removal, maintenance and construction,
and water-treatment-plant upgrades have been a big source
of employment for our members this year.
The drought also made areas more susceptible to fires.
Members in Rohnert Park District 10 and Stockton District
30 were impacted the most by the Butte and Lake County
fires, as many lost homes or joined forces to provide relief
and cleanup of the devastation. Many other districts were
affected as well.
As the International Union of Operating Engineers
(IUOE) made focusing on apprenticeship programs a goal
for 2015, we certainly did our part, as we have continued
to make progress at our new training site off of Meiss Road
in Sacramento County. Preparation for crane-training has
been ongoing, and many training classes were held at the
new site this year. Utah District 12 continued its successful
in-house training for Heavy Duty Repair (HDR) and Lube
Service Tech (LST) apprentices, as well as holding an annual
Apprenticeship meeting in the fall. This year, training
centers in Nevada and Hawaii also continued to thrive.
This past year brought a renewed dedication to the
cornerstone of our industry, organizing, as our districts
welcomed aboard some tenacious organizers and attended a
week-long training put on by the IUOE to discuss some new
top-down techniques and compare strategies with IUOE
locals across the western United States and even in Canada.
Landmark organizing campaigns, such as the successful one
spearheaded for a 57-member unit from Waste Management
in Woodland, resulted in the opportunity for new members
to pursue the wages and job security they deserve. In total,
72 new employers signed this year with Local 3.
Our public employee members have enjoyed some
notable successes this year, as some units are finally
receiving some increases after enduring takeaways since
the Great Recession. For instance, Plumas County members
banded together in force filling every single board meeting
since June in an effort to secure a raise. (The unit has not had
one since 2007!)
In similar fashion, nearly 500 Testing and Inspection
members came together this year over five ratification
meetings for the Council of Engineers and Laboratory
Employers, Inc. (CELE) agreement, and many of them had
never been to a union meeting before. The result was a good
agreement and a powerful illustration of what happens
when we come together.
Surveyors in the outlying counties of California in Butte,
Nevada, Sutter and Yuba enjoyed sizable increases this year
thanks to the data gathered by your staff proving that the
union rate should be the prevailing rate for field surveyors
in those counties.
At the time of this writing, our Unit 12 members are
involved in some difficult negotiations with the state. As
the details of their agreements unfold, we will let you know
more.
As is always the case, years are marked with good and
bad memories, and one of our worst was the political attacks
against Nevada’s middle class during the state’s legislative
session this past year. Senate Bill (SB) 119, which was signed
into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval on March 6, exempted
school construction projects from prevailing-wage laws.
Other cowardly attempts to decimate Nevada’s middle class
were also waged in the political arena in 2015, however, we
took none of this sitting down and were able to halt some
of these efforts directly and lessen the blow for others. We
spearheaded a massive outreach campaign in the state that
brought us together, made us stronger and prepared us to
face whatever political battles lie ahead in the 2016 election
year.
It has always been this administration’s policy to
meet problems head-on and handle them with integrity
and transparency. This year, we continued to update the
membership about the Slack and Mahoe lawsuits here and
on the Members Only portion of our website (www.oe3.org).
We have emphasized the fact that we have nothing to hide
and that slanderous, politically motivated lawsuits such as
these will be dealt with and dismissed accordingly.
Clearly the membership stands behind us, as your officers
and Executive Board members were elected unopposed and
sworn-in during a special-called meeting in September.
This union has been my life and the life of my family for
generations, as my grandfather, father and sons are Local 3
members. I can’t honestly remember a time in my life when
I wasn’t thinking about, talking about or working for Local
3. There is no greater honor than to serve the membership of
this strong union.
For a photo gallery highlighting some of the memorable
jobs of this year, please visit our website, and for a lookahead,
read my column in next month’s edition. Please
enjoy the holidays with your families, and remember: It is
a great time to be an Operating Engineer … today and tomorrow!
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Want more Operating Engineers news? Visit Local
3’s website at www.oe3.org for some exclusive features
we only post online.
Commitment to
apprenticeship continues
Local 3 purchased 1,500 acres in Sacramento County in 2013
to eventually replace the current training site at the Rancho
Murieta Training Center (RMTC), but it hasn’t necessarily been
an easy transition.
Every little bird, tiny red-legged bug, blue-bellied lizard,
long-horned elderberry beetle, or whatever else you can think of,
brings with it every kind of environmental roadblock imaginable.
Despite our commitment to being responsible landowners,
ensuring the protection of local wildlife, maintaining area
habitat and replacing each non-native tree we uproot or remove
with native species, any plans to develop our own property
seem to make it about as far as the paperwork we send over to
the county.
In order to make progress on the new property easier, we
recently purchased the 11-acre campus we had been leasing at
the Ranch where our cafeteria, training rooms and dorms sit.
Now we can transport our apprentices to and from equipmenttraining
without having to deal with the red tape that piles up
with even the suggestion of construction for these facilities at
the new site.
Despite the lengthy permitting/environmental process,
we have made steady progress at the new site thanks to the
Ranch’s incredible staff and particularly the patience of Director
of Apprenticeship Training Tammy Castillo. If you’ve been out
to the property recently, you can see the progress we’ve made,
as we have gotten most of the equipment onsite and a lot of
training has begun, including Supplemental Related Training
(SRT), journey-level upgrade training and International Union
of Operating Engineers (IUOE) side-boom pipeline training.
A big part of the work getting underway right now at the
new property is readying it for crane-training, and much of this
involves moving the cranes in. During this process, we made
the decision to auction off our old tower crane and eventually
replace it with a much newer model. This is just another example
of our commitment to Local 3’s apprenticeship excellence.
The RMTC training site has certainly served us well, but it’s
time to move on and train year-round. The new site will allow us
to do this. Every decision about the training sites has been made
carefully and with the future of our training program in mind.
That is why progress on the new site is so important and can be
viewed with so much pride. That progress translates into more
opportunities for our apprentices and our union as a whole.
(There’s a reason why we are the most-qualified and best-trained
workers in our industry.) Keep reading here for more updates.
Have a wonderful Christmas and new year, and don’t forget
to sign-up for some upgrade or certification classes at a training
center near you. See the contact information below. As you
improve, so does your union!
California: (916) 354-2029
Nevada: (775) 575-2729
Utah: (801) 664-6934
Hawaii: (808) 232-2001
Changes to Engineers News
Maybe you’ve had your photo taken for the Engineers
News at a jobsite, meeting or event, but never saw that
photo printed in the publication. With the limited space of
just 32 pages a month, it’s impossible to run every photo.
They do often find their way to our website, however, and
to make our readers aware of this, starting next month,
we will feature an icon on certain articles to indicate that
additional photos are available online, such as the one of
Giovanni, Tony and Tony Carrillo at a recent semi, and
Charles Huckaba, on the job below. This is only one of
several new elements you may notice in next year’s issues.
Other changes will include a monthly designated political
page to inform members of important developments in the
2016 election, ways to give feedback to the Engineers News
staff and more.
Unionists wanted
Visit www.oe3.org
for more photos!
Are you committed to your union? Want to see it serve
and represent its membership well, increase its strength and
influence, and ensure proper labor standards are enforced?
Perhaps you should give some thought to becoming a
member of Local 3’s staff. Information about job openings
is often posted on the homepage of our website. Check it
out often, because the openings don’t last long! Maybe you
could be Local 3’s newest business agent!
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Speed up? Sit down!
In 1934, the U.S. government declared the minimum amount
of money needed to live was $25 per week. General Motors
(GM) paid its workers $15 per week. At the same time, GM’s
profits were $3.3 million per week. By 1936, profits had risen
to $3.8 million per week, and the corporation was declared the
“World’s Greatest Money Maker”!
GM’s center of production was in Flint, Mich., a town with
a population of over 150,000, where four out
of five family heads worked for GM. The
company controlled countless public officials
and servants, including Flint’s mayor, city
manager and police chief, as well as the only
daily newspaper, the local radio station,
schools and pulpits. It also influenced workers
through company-supported classes, clubs,
sports leagues, choruses, dances, orchestras
and children’s activities. Housing was
deplorable. More than half of the homes in the
working-class districts had no private indoor
toilet or hot water, and landlords charged
exorbitant rental rates.
At the time, the American Federation of
Labor (AFL) was adamant about organizing based on craft lines,
so any attempt to organize the auto industry came with the
promise of at least 57 different crafts claiming some jurisdiction
to the work being performed. To make things worse, the local
union was littered with company “stoolpigeons” whose job
was to produce turmoil and derail any movement. They often
sought high priority tasks, thereby ensuring the work never got
done. All of these obstacles netted the union 100 members out of
45,000 eligible workers.
At a critical pivot point in 1936, the Congress of Industrial
Organizations (CIO), under the leadership of John L. Lewis,
authorized the United Auto Workers (UAW) to break from the
craft approach and organize the entire industry.
One of the worst conditions for factory workers was what
was known as the “speed-up,” a practice on an assembly line of
increasing the speed at which the line moves, forcing workers to
complete their particular task faster before the widget moves to
the next station on the line. The speed-up method was adopted
by GM to create inter-plant competition. Another particularly
unfair tactic used by GM was the “piece work” system by which
workers were paid for the number of pieces they produced,
forcing them to work faster. The company often changed the
price paid per piece for no reason and would sometimes pit
workers against each other by deducting pay from one group of
workers on the line, claiming it was necessary to compensate for
the “deficiency” of another group somewhere else on the line.
Because of these terrible conditions, plant workers had a
peculiar grey-colored skin tone. They commonly forgot where
they parked their cars, vomited daily and suffered other
symptoms of severe exhaustion.
A company propaganda piece from the period, the Saf-T-
Fax Paper, encouraged workers to blame themselves for their
illnesses instead of their work conditions. “If when your day
ends, your work leaves you totally exhausted, something is
wrong,” it read. “Perhaps insufficient rest the night before. …
It may be bad posture. …You may not be selecting a nourishing
lunch. Whatever it is, fix it.”
...plant workers had a
peculiar grey-colored
skin tone. They
commonly forgot
where they parked
their cars, vomited
daily and suffered
other symptoms of
severe exhaustion.
Workers refuse to leave
their stations at the Fisher
Body Plant in Flint, Mich.
GM had two main plants that stamped car bodies, the
foundation for assembly of the automobile, one in Cleveland,
Ohio and one in Flint. If the union could shut down these two
plants, they realized they could impact operations nationwide,
gain leverage and force GM to bargain with workers on a
national agreement. It would prove to be
a monumental undertaking, but it was the
company’s speed-up practices which gave
workers the necessary motivation to do it. In
1936, workers in both factories began a sitdown
strike.
The sit-down is a tactic by which workers
don’t walk out on strike but stop working
completely and refuse to leave their stations.
Management cannot utilize strike-breakers to
replace workers, and they don’t dare attempt
a forced removal of strikers because of the risk
of damaging their expensive equipment. It is a
simple method, yet extremely difficult for the
company to manage, particularly in a plant
like Flint that housed 4,000 workers. (The sit-down strike has
since been outlawed, as is to be expected when workers employ
an effective tactic to make their voices heard.)
When Cleveland struck, GM attempted to move the dyes that
stamp car bodies out of Flint, but Flint workers wouldn’t have
it, and the greatest strike in U.S. history began. Sit-downs soon
popped up against GM in Atlanta, Ga. and Kansas City, Miss.
In the coming days, workers sat-down in Anderson, Ind. and
Norwood, Ohio, as well. The supply-chain effect caused closures
in the steel and rubber industries in Youngstown, Ohio, as well
as GM divisions of Delco-Remy, AC Sparkplug, Pontiac and
Oldsmobile. Other GM plant workers in the Michigan cities of
Detroit, Janesville and Cadillac later joined the sit-down. In total,
135,000 of the 275,000 workers in the GM empire were impacted.
The company leaned heavily on the courts for support,
getting an injunction that didn’t stop at ordering workers out of
the plants but forbade picketing altogether. The presiding judge
had violated the law, however, as it was discovered he owned
3,365 shares of GM stock worth $219,000. Judges are barred from
participating in proceedings they are party to, but instead of
honoring the law, this judge pointed the finger at the striking
workers.
“This sounds like communist talk,” he said.
The company obtained a second injunction from another
judge weeks later, but the union refused to give in. The company
was ultimately forced to bargain, and a national agreement was
reached 44 days later on Feb. 11, 1937. It was an amazing moment
in the history of America’s working people, captured firsthand
by Henry Kraus, a former UAW writer who published “The
Many and the Few, A Chronicle of the Dynamic Auto Workers”
in 1947, with a second edition released in 1985. (Several of the
facts shared here are from that great account.)
After the sit-down strike, UAW’s membership grew from
30,000 to 500,000 within one year, sparking the beginning of a
decade of intense union activity in various industries nationwide
and giving birth to America’s middle class.
Until next time, the battle continues…
December 2015 |
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Third Quarter 2015 Consolidated Financial Results
During the third quarter of 2015, economic growth in our
nation’s economy rose modestly, with Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) only increasing 1.5 percent. While consumer spending
rose at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the third quarter and housing
rose at a strong 6.1 percent, inventory investments slowed in
anticipation of a weak outlook for exports. With lower energy
prices and the positive job market, consumers have more money
to spend. As we enter the fourth quarter, everyone is watching
the Federal Reserve closely to see if they will raise interest rates
by the end of the year. Even with the potential increase in interest
rates, the economic outlook is positive. Increased consumer
spending will likely continue as the holiday season approaches.
Auto sales and the housing market are expected to be strong, and
manufacturers are expected to increase inventories in response
to consumer demand.
Job growth during the third quarter of 2015 continued with
561,000 new jobs created. The private sector added 542,000
new jobs, of which 51,000 were in the construction industry
and 19,000 were in the government sector. For the first nine
months of 2015, over 1.7 million new jobs were created. The
unemployment rate across the country for September 2015 was
5.1 percent, down 0.2 percent from June 2015 and 0.8 percent
lower than September 2014. Within Local 3’s jurisdiction, the
third quarter of 2015 saw California’s unemployment rate
fall from 6.3 percent to 5.9 percent, Hawaii’s rate fall from 4.0
percent to 3.4 percent and Nevada’s rate fall from 6.9 percent
to 6.7 percent. The unemployment rate for Utah rose slightly
from 3.5 percent to 3.6 percent. During the second quarter of
2015, Local 3's membership decreased by 87 members, resulting
in a Year-To-Date (YTD) membership gain through September
2015 of 327 members or 0.96 percent. Total membership as of
September 2015 stood at 34,424.
Financially, third quarter 2015 results showed a net income
of $1,609,652 for Local 3. Consolidated revenues came in at
$13.7 million – a 12.7 percent increase over the same period in
2014. Consolidated expenses were $12.1 million – up 0.4 percent
from the third quarter of 2014. YTD through September 2015,
consolidated revenues came in at $36.7 million – $2,872,000
(8.5 percent) above the same period in 2014. YTD consolidated
expenditures through September 2015 stood at $35.9 million –
a $1,432,000 (4.1 percent) increase versus 2014. Overall, Local 3
had a YTD net income of $727,470 for the first nine months of
2015. Revenues for the first nine months of 2015 were positively
impacted by an 8.73 percent increase in supplemental-dues
hours, which resulted in a 13.3 percent increase in supplementaldues
receipts, as well as a 6.4 percent increase in window dues
and initiation fees. Expenses rose primarily due to increased
employment costs and costs associated with the union’s
paperless record-keeping initiative. For the General Fund, third
quarter 2015 financial results were $1,285,769 below budgeted
expectations.
Overall work hours for Local 3 through the third quarter
of 2015 are up in excess of 1,538,000 hours or 7.4 percent. On a
state-by-state basis, year-over-year pension hours for the third
quarter 2015 for California, Hawaii and Utah are up 8 percent,
20 percent and 4 percent, respectively, while Nevada's pension
hours are down 11 percent. By industry, while Rock Sand and
Gravel hours were down 8 percent during the third quarter of
2015, Local 3’s construction hours and surveyor hours are up 10
percent and 9 percent, respectively, versus 2014.
Fund Balances ($ in millions)
09/30/15 09/30/14
General $34.2 $34.0
Hardship, Strike, Lockout $6.0 $5.5
Emergency $16.1 $15.5
Defense $6.7 $6.6
Capital Maintenance $1.0 $0.6
$64.0 $62.3
Second Quarter 2015 Consolidated Financial Report
(Unaudited; in thousands)
Profit & Loss Statement
Balance Sheet
(September 30, 2015 - Year-to-Date) (As of September 30, 2015)
Membership Revenue $32,060 Cash, Investments & Deposits $57,820
Other Revenue $4,617 Employee Funded 457 Plan $1,823
Total Receipts $36,677 Automobiles $4,034
Office Furniture & Equipment $1,628
Salaries, Benefits & Taxes $22,664 Computers & Software $10,835
Per Capita Taxes $5,018 Communications Equipment $857
Office & Operations $2,888 Print Shop Equipment $1,012
Depreciation $1,139 Less Accum. Depreciation ($12,235)
Professional Services $884 Total Assets $65,774
PACs & Fund Allocations $865
Admin & Public Relations $2,491 Liabilities ($3)
Total Expenses $35,949 Employee Funded 457 Plan $1,823
Net Income/(Loss) $728 Consolidated Fund Balances $63,953
Total Liabilities & Fund Balance $65,773
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Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers
Pension Trust Fund 09/30/15
for Operating Engineers
Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers
Pension Trust
September
Fund for Operating Engineers
Pension Trust Fund September
30, 2015
for Operating 30, 2015Engineers
Plan
Plan
Assets
Assets
September 30, 2015
Plan Assets September 30, 2015
Plan Assets $
Total Investments
Total Investments
3,315,215,441
$ 3,315,215,441
Total Investments $ 3,315,215,441
Total Domestic Investments Stocks $ 3,315,215,441
1,292,692,428
Domestic Stocks 1,292,692,428
International Domestic Stocks 1,292,692,428
255,207,857
International Stocks 255,207,857
Domestic Fixed International Income Stocks Stocks 1,292,692,428 641,145,983
Fixed Income
255,207,857
641,145,983
International Hedge Fixed Fund Income Stocks of Funds 255,207,857 312,413,129
Hedge Fund of Funds
641,145,983
312,413,129
Fixed Real Hedge Income Estate Fund of Funds 641,145,983 700,813,709
Real Estate
312,413,129
700,813,709
Hedge GTAA Real Fund Estate of Funds 312,413,129 87,243,508
GTAA
700,813,709
87,243,508
(2) Real Other GTAA Estate Investments 700,813,709 25,698,827
(2) Other Investments
87,243,508
25,698,827
GTAA (2) Other Investments 87,243,508 25,698,827
(2) Other Investments 25,698,827
Plan Returns / Funded Status
Plan Returns / Funded Status
Investment Target Funded
Plan Investment Returns / Funded Target Status Funded
Return (3) Return Ratio (4)
Investment Return (3) Target ReturnFunded
Ratio (4)
1998 Plan Returns 17.8% / Funded 7.5% Status 108.9%
1998 Return (3) 17.8% Return 7.5% Ratio (4) 108.9%
1999 Investment 4.8% Target 7.5% Funded 110.4%
19981999 17.8% 4.8% 7.5% 7.5% 108.9% 110.4%
2000 Return (3) 3.2% Return 7.5% Ratio 105.4%
19992000 4.8% 3.2% 7.5% 7.5%
(4)
110.4% 105.4%
19982001 17.8% 0.4% 7.5% 7.5% 108.9% 96.9%
20002001 3.2% 0.4% 7.5% 7.5% 105.4% 96.9%
19992002 4.8% -6.6% 7.5% 7.5% 110.4% 100.6%
20012002 0.4% -6.6% 7.5% 7.5% 96.9% 100.6%
20002003 3.2% 12.5% 7.5% 7.5% 105.4% 94.5%
20022003 -6.6% 12.5% 7.5% 7.5% 100.6% 94.5%
20012004 0.4% 6.7% 7.5% 7.5% 96.9% 88.7%
20032004 12.5% 6.7% 7.5% 7.5% 94.5% 88.7%
20022005 -6.6% 6.9% 7.5% 7.5% 100.6% 84.0%
20042005 6.7% 6.9% 7.5% 7.5% 88.7% 84.0%
20032006 12.5% 10.5% 7.5% 7.5% 94.5% 81.3%
20052006 6.9% 10.5% 7.5% 7.5% 84.0% 81.3%
20042007 6.7% 5.2% 7.5% 7.5% 88.7% 83.5%
20062007 10.5% 5.2% 7.5% 7.5% 81.3% 83.5%
20052008 6.9% -25.7% 7.5% 7.5% 84.0% 69.7%
20072008 5.2% -25.7% 7.5% 7.5% 83.5% 69.7%
20062009 10.5% 11.1% 7.5% 7.5% 81.3% 71.2%
20082009 -25.7% 11.1% 7.5% 7.5% 69.7% 71.2%
20072010 5.2% 11.5% 7.5% 7.5% 83.5% 71.7%
20092010 11.1% 11.5% 7.5% 7.5% 71.2% 71.7%
20082011 -25.7% 0.7% 7.5% 7.5% 69.7% 66.9%
20102011 11.5% 0.7% 7.5% 7.5% 71.7% 66.9%
20092012 11.1% 12.7% 7.5% 7.5% 71.2% 69.5%
20112012 0.7% 12.7% 7.5% 7.5% 66.9% 69.5%
20102013 11.5% 20.2% 7.5% 7.5% 71.7% 71.5%
20122013 12.7% 20.2% 7.5% 7.5% 69.5% 71.5%
20112014 0.7% 7.0% 7.5% 7.5% 66.9% 70.4%
20132014 20.2% 7.0% 7.5% 7.5% 71.5% 70.4%
(1) 20122015 (1) 12.7% -0.7% 7.5% 7.5% 69.5% N/A
20142015 7.0% -0.7% 7.5% 7.5% 70.4% N/A
2013 20.2% 7.5% 71.5%
(1) 2015 -0.7% 7.5% N/A
2014 7.0% 7.5% 70.4%
(1) 2015 -0.7% 7.5% N/A
Notes:
Notes:
1) Notes: Returns are preliminary, gross of fees, and do not include a significant percentage of the Fund's 3Q real estate
Notes: 1) Returns 1) returns. Returns are The preliminary, 2015 are return preliminary, is 9 gross-of-fees months ending of fees, 09/30/15.
and do do not not include include a significant a significant percentage percentage of the Fund's of 3Q the real estate Fund's
returns. The 2015 return is 9 months ending 09/30/15.
Notes: 2) 1) third-quarter Other Returns investments are real preliminary, estate include returns. operational gross of The fees, cash. 2015 and do return not include is nine a significant months ending percentage Sept. of the 30, Fund's 2015. 3Q real estate
2) Other 2) returns. investments Other The investments 2015 include return include is 9 months operational ending cash. cash. 09/30/15.
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2015 HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN
BENEFITS*
Jan. 1-June 30, 2015
PLAN MEDICAL 1 PRESCRIPTION DRUG DENTAL
OTHER
DISBURSEMENTS 2
TOTAL
DISBURSEMENTS
TOTAL
RECEIPTS
NET CHANGE
NO. CALIFORNIA $ 66,626,904 $ 6,920,592 $ 7,703,532 $ 8,238,134 $ 89,489,162 $ 94,774,574 $ 5,285,412
PENSIONED $ 26,591,092 $ 22,455,573 $ 2,689,817 $ 3,583,060 $ 55,319,542 $ 45,879,957 $ 9,439,585
NO. NEVADA 3 $ 7,254,438 $ 1,622,694 $ 496,685 $ 929,752 $ 10,303,569 $ 9,513,156 $ 790,413
HAWAII $ 9,727,566 $ 1,795,790 $ 1,173,872 $ 780,869 $ 13,478,098 $ 10,874,522 $ 2,603,575
UTAH $ 6,000,721 $ 1,497,435 $ 517,017 $ 563,538 $ 8,578,711 $ 9,966,255 $ 1,387,544
PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
$ 8,536,316 $ 1,397,050 $ 1,079,995 $ 648,060 $ 11,661,421 $ 10,814,219 $ 847,202
TOTAL $ 124,737,037 $ 35,689,134 $ 13,660,919 $ 14,743,413 $ 188,830,502 $ 181,822,683 $ 7,007,819
Notes:
1. Medical includes regular and Kaiser medical (including Kaiser Drug), stop-loss and Medicare reimbursement.
2. Other Disbursements includes vision care, life insurance, burial benefits, hearing aids, physical exams, disability, chemical dependency and operating expenses.
3. Northern Nevada is on a fiscal year of Sept.1-Aug. 31; the numbers above are for the 10 months from Sept. 1, 2014-June 30, 2015.
*Figures based on unaudited financial statements.
December 2015 |
7

Public Employee News
By Rick Davis, director
'He's making a list ...'
It’s the end of the year, and another year further from the
Great Recession of 2008. Politicians say we are better off and
things have turned the corner, but how much of that is really
true? Whether or not you believe the recovery is happening
depends on your point of view. Some of our members have
started to get some of the money back they lost over the past
seven years, but the increases are small and slow in coming.
Gas is cheaper, but housing prices are climbing every month,
and rent and food is more expensive. The working middle class
continues to slip downward. I try to stay positive, and look
forward to a better 2016.
This is the time of year when I recognize certain public entities
as deserving a Christmas card for doing a good job or a lump of
coal for not. The El Dorado County Civil Service Commission
definitely gets a Christmas card for doing an outstanding job.
They are fair, impartial, look at all the evidence and make
intelligent decisions. On the other hand, the administrators
from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department and the
El Dorado County Road Maintenance Department get big
lumps of coal in their stockings for treating our members like
second-class employees. These people need to take a class on
“How to be a Better Administrator,” although that might not
be enough! They need to go to a full-blown course. The next
lump of coal goes to the Plumas County Board of Supervisors,
who make Ebenezer Scrooge look generous. They keep giving
themselves cost-of-living raises year after year, while giving
their employees nothing. The Rio Vista City Council also gets
a lump of coal, as they still have not learned how to properly
handle a city budget. The mayor of Stockton gets a Christmas
card for the support he has given OE3 this year.
Former San Jose mayor Chuck Reed and former San Diego
City Council member Carl DeMaio, two dead-beat politicians
who have twice failed to qualify their anti-public-employee
ballot measures attacking retirement benefits, have made my
list again. They have filed another anti-union measure, which
should be certified for petition signatures around the first of
this month. (They are like a dog with a bone; they just can’t give
it up.) So, they get a lump of coal in their stockings this year.
(You might also want to hand a piece of coal to anybody who is
trying to get you to sign their nasty petition.)
The biggest lump of coal goes to the Solano County Board
of Supervisors for giving a county executive a $375,990 yearly
pension. Yes, you read it right, $375,990 a year in a county that
has less than 500,000 people. It is because of this kind of abuse
by a public entity that politicians like Reed and DeMaio get
any press at all. In what world is this ever justifiable? In the
press, some are blaming unions for the inflated pension, even
though this county executive is not represented by a union!
He is represented by elected
board members, who should
be voted out of office. Solano
County voters, remember
this in 2016.
I wish all of you a merry
Christmas and a happy and
safe new year. Remember,
take the time to enjoy the
season, your friends and your
family. See you in 2016.
8 | Engineers News
Happy holidays from
Northern Nevada
By Scott Fullerton, business representative
The District 11 office in Northern Nevada wishes everyone
a merry Christmas and a happy new year. We hope you are
able to reflect on what you have and look forward to what you
would like to achieve. After writing articles about political
attacks, negotiations and staying involved, it is now time to
encourage you to enjoy this season with your family. What you
are able to provide for them is the result of your hard work.
The issues haven’t gone away and will meet us head-on again
next year, but spending time with family and friends may be
the way to stoke the fire needed to face the battle. Our families
and the lifestyles we create for them is what it is all about –
a roof over their heads, food on the table, good schools, safe
neighborhoods and anything else that provides a good life.
That is what you have fought for. Don’t take it for granted; take
it to heart. This holiday season, we celebrate these gifts, and
with the new year, we renew our resolve to protect them.
Along with taking the time to wish everyone a happy holiday
season, we thank those who put so much time and effort into
recent negotiations: Pershing County: Rachel Craspay, Vonnie
Hemp, Tim Ricketts, Darlene Vonsild and Leslie Stewart; Incline
Village General Improvement District (IVGID): Supervisors
Jeff Bendorf and Dave Jenks; city of Sparks: Supervisors Dave
Brant, Nancy Owens, Larry Kolstrup and Maureen Dyette, and
non-supervisors Lori Howard, Maurice Holmes, Les Lorber,
Shawn Dixon, Darlene Turner, Mark Reynolds and Cindy
Ingram; city of Ely: Ed Bell and Dave Berky; city of Ely Fire: Pat
Stork; city of Carlin: Steve Wilkinson; Elko Central Dispatch:
Kathy Baker and Karrie Hunton, and McGill-Ruth Water
District: Amy Garcia.
To all of you who walked door-to-door, filled out comment
cards to your local leaders and participated in meetings, thank
you as well. (There are too many to list!)
The Local 3 staff appreciates your support and wishes each
and every one of you a safe and happy holiday season.
From left: Rachel Craspay and Vonnie Hemp work for Pershing
County.
City of Sparks employees include, from left: Non-supervisors Maurice Holmes and
Darlene Turner and Supervisor Larry Kolstrup.

Why join a union?
By Allen Dunbar, business representative
1. Better wages and benefits. In most cases, wages increase
by as much as 20 percent when you join a union, and access to
health care and retirement benefits also increases. According
to a recent compensation survey published by the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics, some 93 percent of unionized workers are
entitled to medical benefits compared to 69 percent of their nonunion
peers. Unmarried domestic partners also have access to
medical benefits more often if one or both partners are unionized.
Unionized workers enjoy 89 percent of their premiums paid by
their employer for single coverage and 82 percent for family
coverage, while non-union workers only receive 79 percent
and 66 percent, respectively. About 93 percent of unionized
workers have access to retirement benefits through employers,
compared to 64 percent of their non-union counterparts. A lot
of other goodies, like paid vacation, holidays, sick pay, overtime
premiums, shift differential, etc., are generally better in a union
shop, while some of these don’t even exist without a union
contract – another reason companies resist being unionized.
2. Job security. If you belong to a union, bosses can’t just
walk up and fire you because they want to give your job to their
wife’s nephew. Nor can they lay you off out of sequence, demote
you arbitrarily or prevent you, without sufficient cause, from
promoting to the next higher job.
3. Leadership opportunities. As a union member, you have
the opportunity to become a shop steward and represent your
fellow workers, if they choose you. Being chosen steward is no
glorified popularity contest, however. (It’s not like being elected
class president or homecoming queen.) People on the floor pick
a person they deem best qualified to represent their interests, so
it is your responsibility to speak for the whole.
4. Seniority. Rules differ among collective bargaining
agreements, but in the event of layoffs, employers are usually
required to dismiss the most recent hires first and those with
the most seniority last, sometimes called “last hired, first
fired.” In some cases, a worker with a union job who has more
seniority may receive preference for an open job. Seniority can
also be a factor in determining who gets a promotion. The idea
is that seniority rewards experience and commitment, while
eliminating favoritism in the workplace.
5. Politics. This is where we all join forces to get legislation
passed or bring in the right person to address our membership
needs. We volunteer to phone bank and leaflet neighborhoods to
promote labor-friendly initiatives or endorse the right candidate,
who, if elected, supports our cause.
If you would like a respectful, powerful union that represents
its membership 100 percent, please contact me at (510) 748-7438
to help you join OE3.
Long-time shop steward retires
By Art W. Frolli, business representative
Richard “Rich” Gurbisz recently turned his last wrench in as
a Senior Heavy Equipment Mechanic (HEM) for the county of
Siskiyou, where he worked for 23 years and served as a shop
steward for the past 10. Gurbisz is no stranger to service, as he
completed a second career with the U. S. Armed Forces, serving
in active duty for eight years and as a National Guardsmen for
18 – that’s 26 years of military service. I want to thank Gurbisz
for his service to our nation and this union. He has been a huge
asset to me as a shop steward and is truly missed. I offer him my
best wishes on his retirement.
Members with the county of Siskiyou, include, from left: Jeremy Snure, Jim Cooley,
recent Retiree Richard “Rich” Gurbisz and Mario Burch.
Some city of San Jose members
may see increases
By Mary Blanco, business representative
Currently, OE3 is in negotiations with the San Mateo
County Harbor District. These members include harbor
workers, deputy harbor masters and assistant harbor masters.
They provide maintenance work for docks and piers; conduct
searches and rescues; fight fires on sea vessels; enforce district
rules and regulations; inspect vessels for seaworthiness, and do
landscaping. It was difficult to conduct a salary survey for these
members, as they don’t have comparable classifications at other
harbor districts.
These members are looking for cost-of-living increases
and equity adjustments. They would also like to maintain the
current level of employer funding for their medical benefits and
transfer their longevity health insurance premium payment to
the OE3 Trust Fund. Hopefully, we will complete negotiations
by the time I write my next article.
In San Jose, city officials recently conducted salary surveys
for classifications that the departments submitted as being hard
to recruit for and retain. The majority of the city of San Jose
classifications are not being paid wages comparable to other
government agencies. This is the city’s attempt to address that
as officials work to maintain current employees and recruit for
positions that are needed.
Human Resources made the final determination on which
classifications were proposed for an equity adjustment based
on the findings. The OE3 classifications in this group and their
percentage increases include: Park Ranger: 10.41 percent; Heavy
Equipment Operator: 9.5 percent; Senior Heavy Equipment
Operator: 9.5 percent, and Senior Maintenance Worker: 2.18
percent.
The proposed increases should have gone to the City Council
for approval by the time you read this. If approved, the members
should see increases in their next paychecks.
December 2015 |
9

Looking back and moving forward
As we reflect on 2015, we are thankful it has been a great
year for the Credit Union and its members. The economy
is still on the rise, as unemployment rates continue to fall.
That means more and more of our members are back to
work. OE Federal is also becoming stronger due to the solid
direction from our Board of Directors and management.
While strong leadership helps us navigate toward a bright
financial future, our members are at the core of our success.
Their continued loyalty and support is the key driver to
our strength. We thank you!
This past year, our 51 st , has been an eventful one for
OE Federal. We not only grew in size and stability, but we
broke some records along the way! We continued to focus
on the needs of our membership by relocating one of our
branches to Tracy, Calif., adding a branch in Martinez,
Calif. and welcoming the membership of IBEW Members
+ Credit Union. All of these initiatives grew our pool of
members (and potential members), which puts us in a
stronger position for the future.
During our Pre-Owned Auto Sale, we helped more
members purchase a vehicle than ever before. Plus, for
the first time, OE Federal’s team, “2 Hot Chicks,” won the
International Chili Society sanctioned XDI Chili Cook-Off
in Del Mar, Calif., which resulted in a $10,000 donation to
the American Cancer Society.
As we turn our attention to 2016, we are poised to
continue our financial growth. More importantly, we’re
happy that we are able to do so by standing by our mission
to build lifelong financial partnerships with our union members
and their families.
As you celebrate the conclusion of this wonderful year
with your family, make sure to tell them about the benefits
of an OE Federal membership. In doing so, you could
be giving them a leg-up on their financial resolutions!
Remember, not just anyone can join. We are exclusive to
union workers and their family members, and we are ready
to provide your family with the same quality products and
services we offer you. To learn more about OE Federal,
visit us online at www.oefcu.org or at your local branch,
or give us a call at (800) 877-4444. Happy New Year’s!
10 | Engineers News

The year in review
Each new year presents a different set of challenges for labor,
but also offers us the opportunity to learn and grow. This past
year was no exception. Let’s take a look back at the lessons
learned.
Mobilizing creates change in Nevada
For the first time in decades, the Nevada GOP, currently
dominated by anti-union extremists, controlled the Assembly,
Senate and the Governor’s Mansion during the 2015 legislative
session. Their newfound political power resulted in several
attacks, including Senate Bill (SB) 119, which targeted unions
and the standard of living for the state’s middle-class. SB 119
proposed eliminating prevailing wage on school projects,
opening the door for non-union, out-of-state contractors to bid
on them without paying area standards.
In response to these attacks, Local 3 went to work. Our
volunteers rallied in Carson City, made calls and wrote to elected
officials, letting them know we were paying attention. While we
would have preferred to see this and other bills scrapped, our
efforts lessened the blow, and a less-extreme version of SB 119
was signed into law by Gov. Sandoval. He claimed the legislation
would “allow school districts to use their limited resources to
meet some immediate needs,” but the true, underlying motive
of the law was to benefit those businesses that pay workers less
and pocket the difference.
Politicians in Nevada tried to use our members’ differing
political views as a wedge to divide us, but our fight was about
protecting the middle class, not about political parties. While
combating these blatant attacks on working people, we were
reminded that our best defense is to maintain our solidarity
and remain organized, as workers’ retirements, health benefits,
wages, overtime, and collective bargaining rights continue to be
assaulted.
Skilled workforce helps organizing efforts
There is an old saying that a rising tide lifts all boats. This
essentially means that we all benefit from an industry on the
rise, and while we might not all be in the same boat, we’re all
affected by the same tide. In order for us to benefit as a whole
from the rising tide we need to continually organize workers,
train the current workforce and mentor the next. This is where
organized labor comes into play, as contractors who want to
stay ahead of the curve in this industry must turn their attention
toward our highly trained and highly skilled members. That is
why in 2015, OE3 signed over 60 new employers, resulting in
over 500 dispatches. Additionally, our Apprenticeship Program
now includes over 700 apprentices.
When the industry ramps up, our dispatch requests and
member hours also increase. There is room for improvement,
however. Remaining vigilant and reporting contract violations
to your districts are key to your future and that of the entire OE3
membership. With your assistance, Local 3 will continue to set
the industry standard by ensuring the safest work environments
and providing the most skilled and productive operators.
From my family to yours, may each and every one of you
enjoy the holidays and have a great new year! Let’s use 2016 as
an opportunity to grow even stronger.
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State park mechanics do it all
By David Jake, business representative
Local 3 has two dedicated Heavy Equipment Mechanics
(HEMs), Frank Davi and Brandon Rettmann, who work
at Sugar Pine Point State Park on beautiful Lake Tahoe in
Tahoma, Calif. The two are responsible for maintaining over
200 pieces of equipment with gas, diesel and propane engines
and perform repairs on a variety of equipment, ranging from
lawnmowers, gators and boats to fire trucks, dozers and
excavators. They provide everyday preventative maintenance
like oil changes and tire rotations to complete engine rebuilds,
which are done in-house. Because of the shop’s remote
location, it’s common for the two to fabricate the necessary
parts needed for repairs.
Davi and Rettmann are responsible for the state parks
around Lake Tahoe and cover an area that reaches as far south
as Grass Valley and as far north as Grey Eagle. They handle
all of the equipment transportation and have a mobile service
truck, which allows them to do repairs off-site and in the field.
One of the many interesting locations the two are
responsible for maintaining is Malakoff Diggins State Park.
Since the park is so remote, it is not connected to the electrical
grid and must be powered entirely by diesel generators. Davi
and Rettmann are vital to the functioning of the park, as it is
their responsibility to keep those generators in top running
condition.
Heavy Duty Mechanics (HEMs) Frank Davi and Brandon Rettmann work for
California State Parks and are responsible for a variety of equipment, such
as Sno-Cats, above, and Gators, below.
December 2015 | 11

Here's to a great year!
From Construction Equipment Operators (CEOs) to crane
operators (KRAs), our apprentices and new journey-level
operators continue to impress the contractors they work for.
Congratulations to all of you for a job well done in 2015. I wish
you and your families a great holiday season and a happy new
year. Let’s make 2016 even better!
Robert Kaehler
District 10
Daniel Marsili
District 10
Aristotle Deering
District 04
Ramiro Espinoza
District 20
William Talbot
District 04
Jonathan Mariscal
District 04
Brandon Patterson
District 10
Jorge Arellano
District 10
Zach Bruce
District 04
Keith Moretti
District 10
Joe Granberry
District 70
Garrett Mayberry
District 20
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Retiree Association Meetings
The end of the road for me
Happy holidays! Enjoy them with family and friends, and
remember to eat and drink responsibly.
Be sure to pick up the phone and chat with those who are not
able to get out due to their health. We offer our condolences to
those who have lost loved ones during the year.
Thanks to the Local 3 officers and staff for their dedicated
work, and a special thanks to our Chapter Chairmen: Tom Aja,
Ephraim Bergau, Brian Bishop, Lewis Bratton, Curtis Brown,
Alban Byer (emeritus), Leon Calkins, Leo Cummins (emeritus),
Mario Dumlao (emeritus), Ed Lieberman, Bill Marshall, Norman
Morell Jr., Gary Morthole (emeritus), Myron Pederson, Jack
Short, Norman Smith, Randy Stage, Larry Summerfield, Del
Surette, Robert Toscano (emeritus), Marin Vallejo (emeritus),
Denny Wright and Bob Yturiaga.
On a personal note, I am retiring at the end of the month. I
know some of you are saying, “It’s about $*&% time! Look at
all that white hair. You don’t even look like your Engineers News
picture anymore!”
It’s been a pleasure working with all of you, and I wish you
continued success. I plan to sit with the Retirees at our union/
Retiree Meetings and participate in Local 3 as so many of you do.
I have learned from members’ efforts that input is important.
It ensures that our officers know firsthand how the union is
doing and how the benefit plans are working. We meet in the
spirit of union unity, compassion and brotherhood/sisterhood,
as they say in the opening ritual. Thanks to the Trust Fund staff,
and a very special thanks to all my staff, current and retired.
Nothing takes place in the Fringe Benefits Office without the
tremendous work you do. I am forever grateful.
Happy 2016! Make the best of the new year. I’ll see you at a
meeting or two.
District visits
District visits will be suspended for the month of
December. Visits will resume in January and follow the
regular schedule.
KAUAI
Monday, Dec. 7 6 p.m.
Kauai Beach Resort
4331 Kauai Beach Drive
Lihue
OAHU
Tuesday, Dec. 8 2 p.m.
Ala Moana Hotel
410 Atkinson Drive
Honolulu
HILO
Wednesday, Dec. 9 11 a.m.
ILWU Local 142 Hall
100 West Lanikaula St.
Pre-Retirement Meetings
REDDING
Tuesday, Jan. 5 6 p.m.
Operating Engineers’ Building
20308 Engineers Lane
YUBA CITY
Wednesday, Jan. 6 6 p.m.
Hampton Inn
1375 Sunsweet Blvd.
SACRAMENTO
Thursday, Jan. 7 6 p.m.
Operating Engineers’ Building
3920 Lennane Drive
STOCKTON
Tuesday, Jan. 12 6 p.m.
Italian Athletic Club
3541 Cherryland Ave.
FRESNO
Wednesday, Jan. 13 6 p.m.
Operating Engineers’ Building
4856 N. Cedar Ave.
MORGAN HILL
Thursday, Jan. 14 6 p.m.
Operating Engineers’ Building
325 Digital Drive
KONA
Thursday, Dec. 10 6 p.m.
Courtyard Marriott
(King Kam Hotel)
75-5660 Palani Road
Kalilua-Kona
MAUI
Friday, Dec. 11 2 p.m.
Maui Beach Hotel
170 Kaahumanu Ave.
Kahului
ROHNERT PARK
Tuesday, Jan. 19 6 p.m.
Operating Engineers’ Building
6225 State Farm Drive
EUREKA
Wednesday, Jan. 20 6 p.m.
Operating Engineers’ Building
1330 Bayshore Way, Ste. 103
CONCORD
Thursday, Jan. 21 6 p.m.
Centre Concord
5298 Clayton Road
BURLINGAME
Tuesday, Jan. 26 6 p.m.
Transport Workers Union Hall
1521 Rollins Road
OAKLAND
Wednesday, Jan. 27 6 p.m.
Operating Engineers’ Building
1620 South Loop Road
Alameda, CA
FAIRFIELD
Thursday, Jan. 28 6 p.m.
Courtyard Marriott
1350 Holiday Lane
ATPA - district visit schedule
Good luck, Charlie!
Tuesday, Dec. 1 Rohnert Park
Wednesday, Dec. 2 Eureka
Tuesday, Dec. 8 Burlingame
Wednesday, Dec. 9 Oakland
Thursday, Dec. 10 Fairfield
Tuesday, Dec. 15 Redding
Wednesday, Dec. 16 Yuba City
Thursday, Dec. 17 Sacramento
Tuesday, Dec. 22 Stockton
Wednesday, Dec. 23 Fresno
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We negotiated, we demolished and today ... we build
Kings downtown arena on schedule to open in 2016
By Mandy McMillen, managing editor, and John Matos, associate editor
Nothing says “high profile” more than a half-a-billion-dollar
sports arena. The concept, funding and current construction of
the Sacramento Kings downtown arena, recently named the
Golden 1 Center, has been met with applause and opposition –
two dueling responses that we in the construction industry are
used to. But no matter the sentiment surrounding it, the project
has benefited the region and gained huge publicity. Local 3 has
been heavily involved every step of the way.
“We knew that if the downtown Kings Arena project came
to fruition, it would be huge for our membership and the local
Sacramento economy,” said Sacramento District Rep. Rob
Carrion, and that’s just what happened.
District 80’s staff and membership worked hard to leaflet area
residents about its financial and community benefits, served on
community boards, attended city council meetings and lobbied
politicians to get the project approved and its construction paid
for. They also ensured through the Community Workforce and
Training Agreement that the job would pay the local prevailing
wage and that the priority apprenticeship component would be
honored. Once all that was secured, Local 3’s crews began their
work.
First, expert demolition crew Ferma Corp demolished the
existing structures, which included the Macy’s parking garage.
About 11 excavators, including one of the largest on the West
Coast – the CAT 5110 – were brought in for the difficult feat.
Then, Blue Iron came in to provide the shoring, while Malcolm
Drilling did the pile work. Griffin Contract Dewatering, Viking
Drillers, Inc., Granite, Navajo Pipelines, Szeremi Sweeping,
Sheedy Drayage, Signet Testing, Sandis Surveyors and Morton
Pitalo also got some action on the historic project.
Today, Bigge Crane is onsite erecting the awesome structure
that looks like the Roman Coliseum and will one day house
its own spectacles, such as rodeos, concerts and NBA games,
providing seating and state-of-the-art lighting and design for
17,500 fans. The tight deadline for the arena’s completion is fall
of 2016, in time for the 2016-2017 NBA season.
Beyond the glitz of the venue, however, the bottom line is that
this project has created careers for those in the trades and will
generate income for the Sacramento area indefinitely, impacting
tourism (more than 1.6 million tourists are projected to visit the
venue) and creating thousands of local jobs. (Seven counties
across the Greater Sacramento Region have already benefited
Last year, members with Ferma Corp demolish the Macy’s parking garage and other structures to make
way for the giant arena, as surveyors with Morton and Pitalo provide support.
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Jim Wagner works on the
downtown demolition for
Ferma last year.
from the local hire component of the $507 million project.) The
arena project has been credited in recent reports for helping turn
the Sacramento area economy around after the Great Recession.
The model used for the project, the CWTA and the Project
Labor Agreement (PLA) may be a blueprint for future jobs.
“All that time we put in was time well-spent,” said Carrion,
emphasizing the impact we can have as a union
when we dedicate our efforts for laborworthy
causes.
Want more ways to volunteer and make
a difference in your community
and your union? Call your
district office today.
Apprentice Adam Jacobs is involved
in the demolition to make way for
the Golden 1 Center in 2014.
Manuel Rodriguez operates the
giant CAT 5110 excavator last
year for Ferma.
This year, crane operators Dustin
Baker and Kevin Fitzgerald,
and oilers Justin Ballis and Tony
Victorino help build the new
Golden 1 Center for Bigge Crane.
Raven Singh works on the
demolition portion of the
arena in 2014 for Morton
and Pitalo.
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Future looks bright
468 Century Park Drive, Yuba City, CA 95991 • (530) 743-7321
District Rep. Ed Ritchie
Happy holidays! As another year comes to an end, it’s time
to look back at 2015.
January started slow, but the year ended with Dispatcher
Richard Hobbs struggling to find enough hands to fill employer
requests. Dispatches through the month of October were at
306. The operators in highest demand were screedmen and
finish roller operators, followed by finish blade operators and
gradesetters. We reached 15 percent on many of our lists, and
this allowed us to bring in new members, including some from
other unions who had been doing the work of an Operating
Engineer and not getting paid correctly. Needless to say, these
new members are very happy to finally be in the right place and
get the correct pay.
Other hiring halls are experiencing the same thing throughout
our four-state jurisdiction. It’s a great time to be a Local 3 member.
It's also a great time to get some certifications. There are training
opportunities for journey-level members and apprentices, so be
sure to take advantage of them.
We know some members are still traveling to find work
and get their hours up, and we tip our hats to you and your
strong work ethic. Our district primarily covers an agricultural
area with many wonderful small towns. We may never be the
Bay Area, but we have what they want: water and affordable
housing. Because of this, housing and water projects are on their
way back to our area. We are waiting to see the 10,000 permitted
homes in Wheatland get built, the 17,500 rooftops in Sutter
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Going the extra mile
This year has been full of promise and reward, but it has also
been mixed with anguish and loss for those members directly
affected by the Butte Fire. Many of our members in that area lost
their homes and property or have friends and family members
who did.
In early October, we received a call to our nearly depleted
Hall requesting as many as 75 operators (25 teams of three) to
respond to the needs of those communities affected. We are very
proud of the members who responded to the call for help, many
of whom live in the counties that were devastated.
The cleanup required the cooperation of many, as workers
needed to have a current HAZMAT certificate to be dispatched.
To help, the Rancho Murieta Training Center (RMTC) staff
organized a 40-hour HAZMAT class that very day. Ten-hour-aday
classes began at 7 a.m. the next morning and wrapped-up
the following Sunday, allowing our members to get to work by
Monday. It was no small task, and we thank all who helped the
training take place, as well as those who continue to work on the
fire cleanup.
Ongoing training, whether it is on the job or at the RMTC,
is critical if you wish to remain at the top of your game. Some
upgrade training to consider includes HAZWOPER, Class A
license, equipment, gradesetting and GPS.
The cities of Lodi, Lathrop, Manteca, Modesto and Mountain
House have been busy constructing subdivisions. Along with
improvement projects, these subdivisions have been providing
steady underground work. In October, Stockton City Council
members discovered they were charging an average of $20,000
more per home than other cities for new home construction. They
proposed dropping the fee by $17,000 to entice more developers
to build in Stockton.
Myers & Son Construction and Granite Construction
continue on the reconfiguration of overpasses and connector
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1916 North Broadway, Stockton, CA 95205 • (209) 943-2332
District Rep. Nathan Tucker
Point, the four lanes on Hwy. 70 all the way to Oroville, Sites
Reservoir and the Enterprise Rancheria Casino in Yuba County.
These projects are coming!
Improvements to Hwy. 70 and Hwy. 99 mean that commute
times to Sacramento have gotten shorter. Add to that the fact
that housing prices are increasing to our south, and it’s easy
to see why developers are scrambling to get new projects like
Magnolia Ranch approved. All of this is just another reason why
it is a great time to be a Local 3 member.
Beale Air Force Base (AFB) has been getting huge amounts
of money for projects, and we may finally see some union work
there. Butte County has plenty of work, including projects at
Butte College and Chico State. Housing has brought some of our
employers back to the region and helped contractors like Knife
River Construction enjoy a very busy year.
We’d like to thank all of our volunteers who helped with
the track project at Franklin Elementary School in Yuba City.
Being able to give back is a privilege Local 3 takes pride in and
represents our commitment to the community. Stay tuned for
more on that story.
We would also like to thank the membership at Recology
Yuba Sutter who participated in and voted on their new
agreement. It is only through membership involvement that we
can successfully negotiate fair and reasonable contracts.
We hope you have a wonderful holiday season, and enjoy the
time with family and friends.
ramps on Hwy. 99 and the modification of surface streets. O.C.
Jones continues paving on the rehabilitation/bridge construction
project on Hwy. 12. All of this work will continue into next year.
Work on the Crosstown Freeway west of I-5 moves along as
Brosamer and Wall, Inc. works on the extension of Hwy. 4 to
Navy Drive. The company’s BNSF grade separation project is in
its final phase. Teichert Construction Company was awarded
the more than $4 million highway overlay of Victoria Island,
with the majority of work being planned for this spring. R&L
Brosamer/Walsh is nearing the final phase of its I-5 project
through Stockton and is expected to finish in the spring or summer
of next year.
Paving has
been abundant
this year with San
Joaquin County
overlay projects
and several large
highway projects
for Caltrans.
There are many
paving projects
on the books
for next spring
as well. Local
plants are feeling
the demand for
materials coming
from the variety of
jobs in our district,
and it’s keeping
them busy.
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Smoke fills the sky from the Butte Fire in September.

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A 'Jolley' Local 3 career
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8805 South Sandy Parkway, Sandy, UT 84070 • (801) 596-2677
District Rep. Brandon Dew
You can’t miss Retiree Earl Jolley’s house, which sits on a
quiet street in a modest neighborhood in Ogden, Utah. In this
longtime right-to-work state, Jolley displays a yard sign with the
words “Proud Union Home” and the gold Local 3 logo across
the front.
“You like that?” he asks with a wide smile. “I picked that up
from the Hall.”
Jolley has picked up lots of things from the Hall, including
his first dispatch 50 years ago in 1956. His love affair with
construction, however, started much earlier, when his father,
who worked at a sawmill in Logan, brought home a TD14 tractor.
“He plowed the garden with it, and I rode with him when I
was six or seven years old,” he said. “This is what I wanted to
do, yes.”
This love of operating heavy equipment led Jolley to join the
Navy as a Seabee from 1956-1960. He helped clean all the logs out
of the ocean for sea planes to land in Washington, even though,
at the time, only petty officers were operating the equipment,
but Jolley “got on a dozer, went to work and taught them all
how to do it.”
Jolley is full of stories about his time in the field, which
included working at Echo Junction on the stretch toward
Evanston.
“I cut all that, the slopes and stuff,” he recalled. “My ripper
tracks are still in the sandstone up there.”
He has worked all over Utah, Wyoming and Idaho, and lived
in California for 11 years “to follow the money and the work.”
Throughout his career, Jolley rarely turned down work, no
matter how far away it was from his house. Yet, even with this
traveler’s mentality, Jolley made it a point to come home every
night if he was 100 miles away or less.
His wife of 53 years, De Ann, admits raising four sons who
were only three years and three months apart (they had twins)
was difficult at times, but her husband’s career gave them a
decent life and a future career path (two of their four sons are
Operating Engineers).
1075 Opakapaka St., Kapolei, HI 96707 • For all branches, call (808) 845-7871
District Rep. Pane Meatoga Jr.
Construction leads the way in recovery
This year could be summed up in one word: fantastic. Work
has picked up on all of the islands with moderate growth on
Kauai. The two factors that have driven the economy are
tourism and construction. The tourism forecast for the end of
this year has visitor arrivals at more than 4 percent and visitor
spending at more than 3 percent, while construction is expected
to close at more than 10 percent. Our district work hours are
projected to end with a year-to-date of more than 18.5 percent,
conservatively, with a monthly average of 277,190 as of July.
All indicators suggest continued growth for 2016. Economists
have predicted tourism at more than 3.5 percent and construction
at more than 12 percent, which will continue to dominate other
factors of growth next year. Our work hours are expected to
continue with low double-digit percentage growth.
The statewide recovery of 6,000 construction jobs out of
the 12,000 that were lost in 2008 is a good sign of how well the
construction industry has been doing. That kind of recovery also
means a broader tax base for the state and increased personal
monies being spent in all markets of the economy.
One of the problems we face today is fear. Technology and
science could be a major factor, but we see the ups and downs
with the projects on Mauna Kea. Public transportation is key
to a sustainable business environment, but there is stop and go
While Jolley’s big laugh matches his name, he is deeply
concerned about the plight of unions in this country. He wishes
more folks in his home state and elsewhere would understand
the necessity of unions.
“Right to work is a lie,” he said. “It’s
the same attitude you get with people
that figure freedom is free and you
don’t have to support the military.
Without the unions, the non-unions
wouldn’t survive.”
Jolley remembers when
the Davis-Bacon prevailing
wage law was repealed in
Utah in 1981. He said the
government didn’t bid on
any highway jobs for three
years, “because they didn’t
know how to put a bid out
without a prevailing wage
law.”
In 1997, Jolley retired,
but if he had his way, he’d
still be working. The recent
cancer survivor attributes
his energy and good nature
to dancing, as he and De Ann
waltz and two-step on Friday
and Saturday nights.
No doubt Jolley has made
a lasting impression on Local
3 and the infrastructure of the
West.
“I can still drive all over
Utah and say, ‘I did this.’ It’s all
still there.”
with the rail project. Energy is a necessity for an island state, but
we see uncertainty with Hawaiian Electric Industries’ merger.
Agriculture, which had a bigger role in the economy, is now
seeing heavy regulation on seed companies and big agriculture.
Sometimes we are our worst enemies. That is why diversity in
the economy is good, as it is an important way to stabilize and
sustain it.
The “slow growth” that the Global Economy is stuck in may
actually benefit us. Interest rates should stay at 0 percent or
relatively low in the next few years. This is good for the private
market and its investors. It is also good for the government, as
its bonds are sold to fund capitol improvement projects. Overall,
we can expect 2016 to be a positive year.
We have elections at the federal, state and county levels, so
be sure to get informed and support those candidates who will
support our industry and our families. Stay healthy so you can
look forward to enjoying work and retirement. Come to our
District Meetings and get important information firsthand. On
Oahu, the meetings are held in the four quadrants of the island
(north, south, east and west), making it easier for you to attend.
On behalf of Business Manager Russ Burns and all of us at
District 17, we wish you a safe and joyous holiday season.
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20308 Engineers Lane
Redding, CA 96002•(530) 222-6093
District Rep. Bob Vanderpol
What to expect for the new year
Season’s greetings! As we record another year in the books,
let’s run down some ongoing jobs and a few upcoming ones for
next year.
Tutor Perini is working for a mid to late summer completion
on the Antlers Bridge in Lakehead. Steve Manning Construction
will work next year on the Hwy. 299/Buckhorn Summit
project. (That project may continue through this winter as well,
depending on the severity of this season’s storms.) J. F. Shea
Co. will work near Ingot doing paving and road realignment
on Hwy. 299, and the company will also be working on a bridge
project near Hilt on I-5. C. C. Myers will continue the Hwy. 99/
Thomes Creek Bridge work near Richfield. Meyers Earthwork
will be performing site work on the Karuk Tribe Casino in Yreka
sometime after the first of the year, weather permitting.
A $33 million road rehab project is going out for bid next
season in Mt. Shasta/Weed on I-5 in Siskiyou County, as is a
$22.7 million bridge replacement on I-5 north in Shasta County.
In Modoc County, a $19 million road rehab/Hot Mix Asphalt
(HMA) job on Hwy. 139 will also go out for bid. We will also
see $1.5 million of overhead and roadway sign replacement
throughout Shasta, Siskiyou and Tehama counties go out for bid.
Members working for Pacific States and A J Diani
Construction Co. have put in many hours doing rehabilitation
after the recent fires, and remediation projects throughout the
North State have provided relief to those affected.
We welcome Northern Industrial Electric as our newest
signatory employer.
We wish you and your families a merry Christmas and a
happy new year!
Eureka
840 E St., Suite 20
Eureka, CA 95501•(707) 443-7328
District Rep. Dave Kirk
Local mechanic advances
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It is the end of the year, and it has been a busy one for our
district. It has been tough to fill job orders, but that’s a good
problem to have! Work is looking great for next year as well. As
the work winds down, don’t forget to call or stop by the Hall to
make sure you are on the out-of-work list, if necessary, and that
your information has been updated.
Congratulations to John Saldana who recently graduated
from the Apprenticeship Program. He has worked very hard for
the past three years as a mechanic at the Caltrans District 1 shop,
and we proudly recognize his accomplishment.
From politics to projects, District 70 is a very unique district,
and the membership here is second to none. Our members are
very supportive, and our Retirees are very involved. We thank
all of you.
Our District Seafood Feast will be on Jan. 30 this year. It is
always a great time to come and see old friends and make new
ones. Call the Hall to get your tickets early.
As we start a new year, remember to keep our Caltrans Unit
12 members in your thoughts. Winter is a busy season for them,
as they keep highways safe for all of us. Have a very merry
Christmas and a happy new year.
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A father looks back; son looks forward
Retiree Casey Bargas was born at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland,
the fourth of five children. His mother stayed at home, raising
the children, while his father worked at the Ford Motor Plant in
Milpitas. The family lived in San Jose, where they had moved
after Bargas’ father transferred from the Ford Motor Plant in
Richmond in 1954. Shortly after the move, however, tragedy
struck and Bargas’ father was killed in a car accident. The family
remained in San Jose, and Bargas has fond memories of growing
up in the area.
“My mom always took us to the park or to visit our cousins
in Fremont or Oakland,” he said. “Penintencia Creek was at the
end of our street, so there were always adventures to be had for
us young boys.”
It was Bargas’ older brother, Alexis, who introduced him to a
career as an Operating Engineer.
“He told me they were giving an aptitude test, so I took it,”
he said. “I was placed on their list, and a few months later, at the
age of 23, I became a member of OE3.”
His first job was as an apprentice working for Galeb Paving
and Grading. The laborers on the job told him he wouldn’t last
long, since the company boss had a reputation for being tough.
“I told myself that if I could work for him, I could work for
anyone,” he said. “I stayed two years with that company.”
Bargas became a journey-level operator within five years and
worked for Raisch Construction until a recession hit in 1991.
Despite the bad economy, Bargas worked with Granite operating
a 977 track loader for 10 years. Toward the end of that period, he
began gradechecking and eventually went to work for DeSilva
New journey-level Mechanic John Saldana, far right, stands with his Caltrans crew.
325 Digital Drive, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 • (408) 465-8260
District Rep. Manuel Pinheiro
Gates for three years. He worked another seven with RGW and
eventually retired at age 55 with 32 years of service in Local 3.
“It’s been a great career working outdoors, and I’ve met a lot
of interesting coworkers,” he said.
He wouldn’t mind working a few months out of the year, if
given the opportunity, but he enjoys his retirement. “Now I have
time to spend on my artwork (ceramics) and making displays
for my die-cast collection.”
Bargas’ advice: “All you new operators out there, take it one
day at a time, enjoy the work and consider yourself lucky to be
in a great union.”
Growing up in Gilroy, Bargas’ son, Casey Bargas Jr., always
looked up to his father as an Operating Engineer, and today he
is following in his father’s footsteps. He is currently working
for Graniterock as an apprentice GPS gradesetter,
having recently worked for
Curtis Drilling on the Lower
Silver Creek project.
“I applied for the
apprenticeship, and six
months later, I was at
Rancho Murieta,” Casey
Jr. said.
His advice to anyone
thinking about a career
with Local 3 is to go for it.
“Don’t wait six-plus
years like I did,” he said.
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1290 Corporate Blvd., Reno, NV 89502 • For all branches, call (775) 857-4440
District Rep. Rod Young
Despite winter slowdown, projects continue
From Reno
With the end of the year near and a couple of holidays behind
us, work in Northern Nevada has slowed a bit. This time of the
year is always a challenge, with not knowing what the weather
may bring from day-to-day.
Sierra Nevada Construction has crews working in Carson
City on the east/west waterline project. Road and Highway
Builders (RHB) is also in Carson City continuing work on the
I-580 extension. Q&D Construction is working in downtown
Reno on the Virginia Street Bridge and on a waterline project in
Yerington. Granite Construction is keeping members busy on
the second phase of the Southeast Connector in Reno, which is
scheduled for completion a year from now.
The end of the year is always a good time to update your
phone number and address and renew your certifications at
the Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC) training site in
Wadsworth. Call (775) 575-2729 to see what training is available.
We wish you and your family a very merry Christmas!
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From Elko
Ames Construction and NA Degerstrom are continuing
to work at the Newmont Long Canyon Mine project. NA
Degerstrom also has work at the Leeville Mine for Newmont.
Remington Construction is staying busy in the Elko/
Winnemucca area, and Sterling and Mountain Crane are also
busy in Elko and surrounding areas.
RHB will be finishing the Mountain City/Lamoille Highway
job by the end of this month and will be working on the Ely
Airport in the coming year.
Our contractors are bidding on upcoming jobs for 2016. We
will update you as soon as we have the information on any
awarded bids.
Newmont negotiation committee members are in negotiations
with the company for the new agreement. Keep checking with
the Hall for any updates. Our Collective Bargaining Agreement
(CBA) with Newmont expires Feb. 1, 2016. Newmont Membership
Meetings are at 6 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
828 Mahler Road, Suite B, Burlingame, CA 94010 • (650) 652-7969
District Rep. Charles Lavery
Members work on second largest building in SF
In the San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island and Yerba Buena
Island provide a landing for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge. Although they are two islands, they are connected and
commonly referred to simply as Treasure Island. It is here that
Independent Construction Foreman Isidro Ruvalcabra and
Operator Kevin McArthur manage a huge stockpile of dirt
taken from numerous projects in and around the city. This dirt
will be used as part of the multi-billion-dollar repurposing
of Treasure Island. Other signatories, such as TetraTech and
Japan Foundation Engineering Company (JAFEC), have done
remediation and exploratory work in preparation for the project.
On the mainland, the University of San Francisco (USF) is
revamping its baseball field. Go Dons! GraniteRock has cleared
and graded the field and installed new water and sewer laterals
under the direction of Foreman Darien Shirk and with Operator
Mark Dimas. California Caissons is also onsite, drilling holes
for new stadium lights and fencing with help from operators
Marty Di Somma, Mike Powell and Shane Scott. Inspector
Tony Thorpe with Signet Testing Labs is making sure everyone
is doing it right.
South of Market (SOMA) at 270 Brannan St., a new office
building is going up for Splunk, a San Francisco-based company
that produces internet software. The $55 million horseshoeshaped
building will have seven stories in the front and five
stories on each side. Tower Crane Operator Joe Raviotta works
on the project for Clipper International, and Sheedy Hoist’s
Logan Schenck operates the elevator. The project is expected to
be completed by February.
Just down the street in the Transbay District, at 181 Fremont
St., a half-a-billion-dollar residential and office tower is being
built. The building will stand over 800 feet, making it the second
largest in San Francisco. Brian Minor operates the tower crane
on this job for Clipper International, and operators Nick Winch
and Bob Murrin are onsite with Sheedy Hoist.
On Illinois Street, Roberts-Obayashi Corp. has started a
$40 million apartment building with 94 units and a basement
for underground parking. It will also have a roof terrace
overlooking the eastern waterfront. Granite Excavation is onsite
with Operator Bob Ramero doing the excavation, shoring and
underpinning. Raito, Inc. will provide the deep soil mixing to
stabilize the foundation.
Antonio Maravilla and brothers Rafael and Victor Rosas
with Rosas Bros. are replacing curbs, gutters, driveway
approaches, sidewalks and handicap ramps for the city of San
Mateo. Interstate Grading and Paving is grinding and paving
at various locations of the project.
In Half Moon Bay, Vulcan Materials Pilarcitos Quarry
continues to provide materials for jobsites around the Bay Area.
Operators include Jeremy Vaz, Frank Stafford, Jose Castillo
and Jay West. Peterson Holding Company has Heavy Duty
Mechanics (HDMs) William Hinds and Prescott Dorius onsite
keeping the equipment running. Northwest Paving is providing
work on 21 miles of sand-seal for Caltrans along Skyline
Boulevard. Operators include Foreman Josh Karr, Randy
Hughes, Jeff Rouse and Nick Pape.
If you are making plans or shopping for the holidays in San
Francisco, please consider union-made gifts or utilize a union
restaurant, hotel or service. Visit Labor411.org for a list of
unionized businesses and union-made goods.
We wish all of our members safe and happy holidays and a
happy new year!
From left: Heavy Duty Mechanics (HDMs) William Hinds and Prescott Dorius work
for Peterson Holding Company in Half Moon Bay.
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sacramento I
What goes up must come down
This past year has been a busy one. It seemed as though the
work and the dispatches would never stop, but just as Physicist
Isaac Newton once said, “What goes up must come down.” The
same holds true for our work. This is the time of year when we
see a slowdown in construction and an increase in inclement
weather. These ebbs and flows are just part of our industry.
This is also the time of year when we have colder weather,
shorter days and social gatherings to plan for and attend. Put
these together, and if you are not careful, you could find yourself
in a perfect situation to get into an accident. Please, brothers and
sisters, stay safe at home and at work.
So far, next year looks like it will be just as busy as this one; it
will also be a big year for politics. We will need your help with
precinct walks and phone banking, and we hope you educate
yourself on political issues that may affect your pocketbook. If
you are not registered to vote, pick up a voter registration form
at the Hall, fill it out, send it in and then vote! You are the union.
Without your support and involvement, we will lose what we
have worked for and the hard work of those who came before us
in making Local 3 what it is today. We must stand up politically
and in the workplace to keep our union strong.
Teichert Construction continues to work on the $7.2 million
Hwy. 65/Whitney Ranch overcrossing in Lincoln. The company
is also providing underground and grading on Garnet Creek
in Rocklin for a $2.5 million high-density housing project and
curb improvements one mile east of Clark Tunnel Road on a $5.3
million project, also in Lincoln. In addition to this, the company
was recently awarded a $2 million improvement project at the
Truckee Airport, which will consist of taxiway reconstruction,
drainage, grading and paving of the tarmac.
Martin Brothers Construction has a street rehab job on
Sunrise Avenue in Citrus Heights, building sidewalks, curb and
gutter and providing some paving. Delta Construction was
awarded the $1.5 million Tahoe Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) overlay
project in Placer County. Syblon Reid will be working on a $1
Fairfield I
3920 Lennane Drive, Sacramento, CA 95834 • (916) 993-2055
District Rep. Rob Carrion
2540 N. Watney Way, Fairfield, CA 94533 • (707) 429-5008
District Rep. Dave Harrison
Wine country cyclists get new Vine Trail
Paving has started on the $45 million I-80/I-680 interchange
project, a multi-phase plan to realign the three major highways
that intersect in Fairfield. Vanguard Construction completed the
concrete under-sections of the highway, and crews with DeSilva
Gates have been paving the westbound Hwy. 12 fly-over going
to Napa. Meanwhile, Viking Construction is completing the
overpass, which will allow traffic coming from Green Valley to
take either I-80 or Hwy. 12 west with less backups. This job has
kept more than two dozen operators busy since summer and
will continue into the winter.
Teichert Construction broke ground on the $2.1 million
Travis Air Force Base (AFB) west gate safety improvements
project. A bicycle lane will be added to the existing roadway,
providing good hours for grading and paving hands into the
winter. Teichert is also in a push to do some of the dirt work for
the Fairfield/Vacaville Train Station overpass on Peabody Road.
That project is scheduled for completion by the 2016 school year.
Ghilotti Bros. is in the middle of the $1.3 million Beck Avenue
rehabilitation project in Fairfield. In Napa Valley, the company
has operators Jon Kirby and Pedro Garnica building a 2-to-4-
foot retaining wall. The wall starts by the park-and-ride lot on
Redwood Road and Hwy. 29 and goes all the way to Yountville,
literally running alongside the Wine Train tracks. When it is
complete, area communities will have a new bike path, the Vine
Trail, that runs all the way to Yountville.
million gate-repair job on LL Anderson Dam at French Meadows
Reservoir.
Lund Construction will be working on the $5.5 million
Rocklin Front Yard Water Main Relocation project. Mountain
Cascade is working in Auburn on the $1 million Keena-Ball
Pipeline improvement project, which should keep members
busy until spring.
Q&D Construction was awarded the $3.3 million
Brickelltown Streetscape project in Truckee, which consists of
sidewalk and parking lot grading and building.
If you are on the out-of-work list, remember that your
registration has an expiration date. Put it on your calendar
or set a reminder on your cell phone to renew it. It is every
member’s responsibility to update their registration and contact
information. It is also every member’s responsibility to stay
current on their dues, whether they are working or not. If you
don’t remember when you last paid your dues, call the Hall and
ask. Do not let yourself go delinquent or suspended.
Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Surveyor Gabriel Harrison, left, talks with Senior Business Rep. John Rector.
In Calistoga, Pacific Infrastructure Construction is replacing
an old bridge on Greenwood Avenue as part of a $1.1 million
project. The city declared the bridge unsafe after last winter’s
storms and the most recent earthquake in Napa. The company
will replace the failed 15-foot diameter, circular, corrugated metal
culvert with a 74 1/2 -foot by 24-foot pre-fabricated, clear span
concrete bridge. The new bridge will require the construction of
two abutments supported by driven class-200 steel piles on each
side. In addition to the bridge portion of the project, the channel
will be widened to accommodate fish passage during low flows.
The channel bed will be constructed using a series of rock weirs
and pools. Planted rock slope protection will be placed on both
channel banks to protect the bridge abutments from scour and
erosion.
A $7.5 million project at the Napa Airport Corporate Center
in American Canyon has been proposed. This is good news for
our members and the future of our area. Let’s continue building
America, and keep our brothers and sisters working.
Please join us for the 11th Annual Operating Engineers
Fairfield District and Mission Solano Pancake Breakfast and
Motorcycle Toy Run on Saturday, Dec. 19 at the SMW Local 104
Hall in Fairfield. Breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. followed by
the toy run. See the back page in this edition for more details or
call the Hall.
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fresno
Rohnert Park I
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4856 North Cedar
Fresno, CA 93726 • (559) 229-4083
District Rep. Dave Mercer
Recharge Fresno will 'recharge'
economy
According to city of Fresno officials, the city’s groundwater
has dropped more than 100 feet, which amounts to all the water
in Millerton Lake. Therefore, the city is investing more than
$500 million in the next five years to ensure a safe, reliable water
supply and implementing the Recharge Fresno Program to
improve the water system facilities and pipelines that will catch,
treat and deliver water to homes and businesses.
One of the program’s many projects includes construction
of the new Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility, which is
anticipated to begin this month and last through August 2018.
The $167 million facility will broaden the use of surface water
allocations during normal years and reduce the overuse of
groundwater. The facility will be on a 58-acre property southeast
of the city between North Fowler Avenue, East Floradora
Avenue, North Armstrong Avenue and East Olive Avenue.
Another Recharge Fresno project includes the Friant-Kern
Canal Pipeline. Four-and-a-half miles of 60-inch pipe will
transfer river water from the Friant-Kern Canal to an existing
surface water treatment plant. This $20 million project began in
November and is expected to last through June 2017.
Just in time for the cooler weather, stylish Local 3 long-sleeve
shirts in black and brown are now available at our district office.
Christmas is just around the corner, and Local 3 gear is popular
among members, so shop early.
Merry Christmas to all of our Local 3 family!
Operator Rocky Pointer works for Security Paving Company on Hwy. 99 near
Chowchilla.
Members receive high marks in fire cleanup
We have had quite a winter with all the cleanup and
remediation work from the Rocky, Jerusalem and Valley fires
in Lake County. The government estimates that the Valley Fire
alone caused $1.5 billion in property damage and lost business.
The communities of Lake County have responded to this tragedy
with resilience, and Local 3 has been at the forefront of recovery
efforts. Some of our Caltrans members were out there fighting
the blazes, and even as fires burned, our contractors moved in
to help restore services and do cleanup work. Cal Fire and Cal
Recycle contracted with Pacific States Environmental to perform
the remediation on about 2,000 structures in Lake County.
We have had over 100 members working in Lake County, but
the work on the demolition and cleanup was HAZMAT-related.
We only had a few certified operators when our district received
the call for 80 to 100. Local 3 worked with Pacific States and
Cal Fire to hold classes in Lake County, and we put over 200
operators and other crafts through an emergency HAZMAT
class in just a couple weeks. Members received high marks for
all the hard work done on the fire cleanup, and many are still
on the ground helping to rebuild the community. If you had
your property destroyed by one of the fires, please call the Hall.
oakland
1620 South Loop Road, Alameda
CA 94502 • (510) 748-7446
District Rep. Mike Croll
El Niño means training opportunities
It’s been another amazing year. In every corner of our district,
the highways are jammed because of all of the work being done.
Most of our brothers and sisters made great hours, and the lack
of rain allowed contractors to stay busy all year.
At the time of this writing, quarries such as Vulcan Materials,
Cemex, Hanson Aggregates, DeSilva Gates’ Sunol Valley Rock
and Carone & Co.’s Diablo Valley Rock are working doubleshifts
and pumping out rock to many projects. Asphalt plants
are also busy. The Calaveras Dam project has just been extended
to 2019, and another project related to the dam is being bid
upstream.
This was also a great year for our apprentices as their numbers
are back up where they need to be. Currently we have over 100
participants in the Apprenticeship Program. (We haven’t seen
that number in years.) Keep up the great work!
Thank you to all of our brothers and sisters who pick up the
phone and call our agents when contractors are not using the
right craft on the equipment. Your phone calls make a difference,
so keep them coming. You don’t have to leave your name, just a
jobsite and location.
Forecasts for this winter predict the El Niño rains are going to
come and stay awhile, which means a lot of our membership will
be sitting at home. This is a perfect opportunity for members to
get their skills up. The Rancho Murieta Training Center (RMTC)
should be open all winter, so get yourself on those lists for
upgrade training. Call the RMTC at (916) 354-2029.
Next year looks like it will be another great one once the rain
subsides, and with a well-trained membership, we’re guaranteed
to make the most of it. Have a merry Christmas and a happy
new year!
6225 State Farm Drive, Suite 100, Rohnert Park, CA 94928 • (707) 585-2487
District Rep. Chris Snyder
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Business Manager Russ Burns presides over a recent District Meeting, as new
members are sworn-in by President Dan Reding.
The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) has a
program that may benefit you.
In the rest of the district, we see things picking up at a rate
not seen in years. The private market is improving with housing
work throughout Sonoma. Projects that we supported for years
are providing work now, and we are pushing for more in the
future.
We have billions of dollars of work along the Hwy. 101
corridor from Marin to Mendocino. O.C. Jones is continuing a
$70 million overlay on Hwy. 101 going north from Santa Rosa
to Windsor. Ghilotti Construction has been working on the
$50 million bridge realignment on the Petaluma River Bridge.
As part of the fourth phase of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail
Transit (SMART) project, Shimmick Construction received an
$80 million project to build Haystack Train Bridge, a SMART
operations and maintenance facility and park-and-ride lots.
With all the work coming up, please make sure you stay
current on the out-of-work list and call the Hall if you have any
questions. We are here to help. Have a happy and safe new year.
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Honoring Membership Service
Business Manager Russ Burns, the officers and the Executive
Board congratulate the following members with 51 years and more
of membership. Local 3 also has 3,403 35-year Honorary Members
with gold cards and about 265 members who will receive a 50-year
gold timepiece next year. Our 50-year members will be announced
in the July 2016 Engineers News. Operating Engineers Local 3
wishes all of its members and their families happy holidays and a
prosperous new year.
51 Years
Allen E. Adams
James C. Adams
Alex Alfoldy
Arthur “Bill” Anderson
Myron G. Anderson
Albert L. Armstrong
Michael V. Arthur
Richard M. Arthur
Neal K. Austinson
Leonard Ayala
John Baldetta Jr.
Henry Banuelos Sr.
Billy N. Barrett
Douglas B. “Cowboy” Barringer
Joe Bartholomew
Vern Bartlett
Charles Bradley Bate
A.T. Beall
Robert W. Beall
Ronald Beck
Russell Bennett
Alfred E. Bermea
George Bernal
Wayne L. Betts
Ronnie K. Blevins
Marshall J. Boné
Larry Braden
Harold Brandt
Lewis Bratton
Greg Brazier
Jim Breslin
Jerry M. Briggs
Edward L. Brown
Richard Bryant
Larry D. Bubak
Larry Bunning
David M. Burch
William Burns
Francis T. Butterworth
Franklin Callahan
James Campos
Norm Carlsen
Fred R. Carrier
Steven Casey
Roy E. Caster
Brad Caylor
Dwight “Red” Chaplin
Arthur R. Chapman
Larry Chapman
Melvin Chasteen
Bill Chaves
Gary W. Chock
Anthony Chung
Lane Chynoweth
Samuel Hess Clark III
Doyle Cole
Michael Conci
William Conn
Leland “Coop” Cooper
Eugene Corl
Jerry L. Cossey
Bob Cress
Paul Damgaard
Don Davids
Denny Davis
Donald DePonte
Albert DeSantis
Ascenci Diaz
Ken Dickinson
Cat Dillon
Malcolm Douglas
John E. Driver
Gale E. Easley
John Nick Edman
Henry Efhan
Gerald Elenberger
David G. Emery
George R. Erdahl
Walter P. Fahje Jr.
Paul Farmer
Terry Farris
John R. Fernandes
Guy Ferrari
Ron Fideldy
Keith Fontes
Harold Foote
Robert L. France
George F. Freitas Jr.
Tom Gallagher
Wayne Gilstrap
Manuel Gomes
Robert C. Gomez
Joseph F. Gonsalves
J. D. Grady
Ronald Gragg
Bill Gregory
Donald Grinstead
Loyd Hack
Don Hale
Jim Hamilton
Ken Hayes Sr.
Ray Helmick
Joseph A. Hendrix
William R. Hinds
Gene Hollifield
Charles Arthur Hope
Wilfred A. Houghtby
Philip Houston
John J. Hultsman
Marvin R. Husman
Leon J. Hutchins
Robert “Hutch” Hutchison
William B. Hysell
Whitney Iseke
Delbert Jackson Sr.
Donald L. James
Alfred Jaramillo
Daniel Johnasen
Bob “Boxy” Johnson
Troy L. Johnson Jr.
William F. “Bill” Jordan
William Billy Jose
Eugene Jud
Thomas H. Kaaiai
Francis Kaniaupio
Don W. Keele
Gary P. Kimmel
Robert Kirkbride
Robert Kitchen Jr.
Gary B. Knivila
Edward A. Kobata
Martin Krieg
William I. Ku Sr.
Gerald E. Kunz
Shigeshi Kurosawa
Leonard W. Kutz
Tony R. Landers
Earl E. Landingham
Dennis M. Lee
Jack D. “Jackie” Lewis
Walt Lewis
Joseph Lopez Jr.
Fred Loya
Jerry Lund
Peter MacDonald
Winford Maddox
George Maeda
Alan J. Majors
Ronald Makua
Leo A. Mankins
Robert J. Marshall
James J. Martin
Sam L. Martinelli
Hipolito G. Martinez
Floyd W. Mathis
Oliver K. Mattoon
Charley T. McCay
Melvin R. McDaniel
David McDonald
L. Melvin McDonald
Darrel G. McEuin
Raymond G. McEvoy
Ranny E. McHaney
Bruce McLaughlin
Jim Meagher
Ted F. Medeiros
Cliff Merck
Ray C. Mesa
Charles “Bud” Miceli
Reo C. Mitchell
James Miyashiro
Mike Mocho
J.C. Moore
Keith Mooso
James “Skip” Morford
Harry M. Morikami
John Q. Morris
Frank J. Munoz
James D. Neizman
Rick Nielsen
Mitch Nunez
Clifton L. O'Brien
Richard A. Olson
William H. O'Neil
Harry G. Ormonde
Charles Dale Orr
Juan S. Ortiz
Bruno C. Pagendarm
Crag E. Parker
Bennett M. Parker
Estes L. Parker
Wayne K. Patch
Earl E. Peterman
Raymond S. Peterson
Joe A. Peterman
Ronald D. Phillips
Paul D. Porter
Phillip J. Potts
Dennis G. Price
Elroy Rakstad
Frank M. Raymond III
Billy D. Reese
Gary L. Reese
Bill Reinhart
Jack L. Reynolds
Antonio Rigoni
Andrew J. Roberts
Dale Roberts
Jeremiah Roberts
Eldon E. Rogers
M. J. Rohde
Angelino Ronquilio
Joseph E. Sabala
Thomas A. Sanders
Richard Sant Agata
Vic Santino
Benny Schallberger
Dale D. Scheid
F. Kay Schiess
Melvin A. Schmidt Jr.
William H. Sharp
William “Bill” Shepard
Rodgers M. Shibuya
Waynard E. Simmons
Floyd Smith
James Smith
Kale Smith
Michael A. Smith
Thomas E. Smithers
Larry S. Sondgroth
Charles Spillner
George W. Stagi Sr.
William Harold “Bill” Stevens
Bill R. Stinnett
Joseph Strakowski
Saburo Sugai
Wayne Swann
Gary Swinnock
Mino Takaesu
Michael D. Tarpey
Bob Taylor
Lyle E. Taylor
Joseph Telford
Shoko Tengan
Calistro Terrasas
Toshio Tetsutani
Gordon Thurlow
Clinton J. Trefethen
Harry K. Tucker
Dale Twiss
Thomas A. Uemura
Alan Urricelqui
Seishi Uyechi
Masa Uyeda
Ellis M. Vance
Gerard Vincent
Peter Paul Vincent
Carl R. Wagner
Phillip A. Walden
Milton Webb
Ron Webster
Michael M. Weiss
William M. Wellman
Vine Wheelock
Neil A. White
Wallace D. Wickum
Frank E. Williams
Ralph Wayne Willis
Richard Wolfe
Berl L. Yarbrough
Carl T. Yasue
Dave Young
John S. Yu
Eulalio Zaragoza
Carey R. Zicovich
52 Years
Larry Adams
William Adolpho
Jim F. Aira
Howard Akamine
Ernest K. Akao
Reynold Ako
Gary Aksland
Alfred Anderson
Hal E. Anderson
Cleo Anthony
Gary W. Armstrong
Victor Baker
Duane C. Bakke
Ambrose Balcazar
Fred A. Barber
Edward Bardelmeier
Jesse Bates
Bill Baugh
Bob Baxley
Douglas D. Bender
Gary D. Bender
Truman Bennett
James F. Benson
Carmen J. Bernal
Victor Berri
Joe Bilbrey
Donald E. Bloom
August Bonfiglio
Milorad Boskovic
Ken Bottari
Danny Bradbury
Charles R. Brown
Jay T. Brown
Ed Broyles
Robert L. Bruce
Robert Brugger
Larry “Bob” Bryant
David C. Burns
Fred J. Bushnell
Marvin Bushnell
Arnold Caldeira
D. W. Callison
Buddy Campbell
Henry Campbell
Odell Campbell
Gordon Candee
David Cardinalli
Gordon T. Carreira
Bobby R. Carrell
Clarence P. Carrick
Renato J. Casetta
Sal Chaidez
Fred B. Christie
John C. Collingwood
Norris M. “Cookie” Cook
William Coyle
Paul L. Crawford
Larry K. Crivelli
Christopher da Silva
George Davis
Robert E. De Young
Frank DeBenedetto
Don Deeds
Dario Della Maggiore
Anthony J. Dent
Jim Dille
Carroll W. Dunkel
Wayne Early
Wayne E. Edelman
Floyd “Slim” Edwards
Jesse S. Enos Jr.
Herman F. Eppler
Felipe J. Espinoza
James H. Eubanks
Roger B. Farmer
Rafael R. “Raffie” Fass
Ted Fellrath
Leland G. Finch
Alfredo Francisco
Ambrosio R. Franco
Jim Frasier
Yutaka Fujimoto
William E. Galvin
Enrique Garcia
Robert Gavron
Douglas Gerstner
Jack Leroy Gingrich
Norman Ginocchio
Carlton R. “Carl” Gomes
Oliver “Ollie” Gomes
Kenneth J. Goulardt
Eddie “Ed” Gourley
Jim Grant
William A. Green
Jack A. Griner
James Grubb
Raymond L. Guerrero Sr.
James C. Haggard
Vernon J. Haley
Joe R. Halkyard
Allan B. Harmer
Glendale Harmon
Robert “Stubbie” Harper
Donald Harrell
Robert L. Harrison
Stanley Hashimoto
Bud Hayes
Jerry L. Hayes
Charles Heimsoth
Harvey Henderson
Ramon H. Hernandez
Leo W. Herrick
Asamitsu Hiromura
Ronald Hochgraef
Leonard “Slim” Holthouse
Richard E. Horn
Raymond Horton
Jacques L. Hough
Al Hylton
Don Incardona
Ron Jaffray
Frank Jardin
Peter Jennings
Gardell Jensen
James L. Jenson
John M. Johnson
Kenneth Jolivette
William Joseph
William Kahiamoe
Joseph Kaiponohea Kaili Jr.
Daniel John Kelleher
James L. Kinslow
Jim Klein
William Kaeo Ko
William Albert LaCosse
Bud Lampley
Robert S. Landes
Edward Latimer
Richard Lear
Chester Frenchy LeBlanc
E. J. Lema
Julio “Mugsy” Leos
Gilbert L. Liddiard
Jeronimo Longoria
Warren Lopez
Joseph A. Macho
Harvey L. Madsen
Don L. Maland
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Kenneth A. Mallar
Robert L. Malone
Louis E. Marenco
Leo Markey
John Martin
George W. Massey
Harold Jack Maxwell
Fred Mayfield
Robert McCampbell
Lou McClenahan
Albert B. McDowell
Jacob McKenzie Sr.
Loran McPeak
Odin C. Hap Miller
William L. Miller Jr.
Ron Mollo
Doug Moore
G. W. Morgan
Jerry Morlan
John “Jack” Moyle
Lothar Mumm
David Muratore
Raymond E. Myhren
Tsutomu Nakaue
Edgar K. Nakoa Sr.
Jim Nelson
Ron Nesgis
Robert W. Norman
Duane A. Nunes
Wendell D. Olsen
Raymond T. Orman
Howard D. Orr
Billy A. Osborne
Donald C. Parker
Glen L. Parker
Elmer Penner
Don M. Perry
Mike Perry
Russell Pierzina
Chevalier Buster Place Sr.
Ronald Powell
Loyle I. Preston
Don Pretzer
Bernard Primbsch
Frank Prindible
William Pryor
Jim Quilici
Charlie Raisor
Henry Ralar Sr.
George R. Ramos
Gary R. Readhead
Frank H. Ream
Neil D. Reamann
Dave Reed
Doug Reed
William Renwick
Robert R. Rhinehart
Arnold Richardson
John Richardson
Eugene L. Richmond
Donald H. Riggs
Les Riggs
Claude Riphenburg
Ron Rivers
Gary Roark
Will Robinson
Robert Rodrigues
Jess T. Rodriguez
Don Romine
Anthony Rose
Bill Roth
Lucio Sanico
Cristobal Santiago
Don Santos
Edward T. Sato
Tom Schweppe
Tommy J. Sevedge
Ken R. Shaw
Richard J. Sheats
Arthur J. Shinn
Richard G. Silveria
John William Sims
Richard F. Smart
Rufus Sully Sonognini
Joseph Soto
Cliff Spair
William Staack
John M. Steele
Robert Stefani
Ronald F. Stefani
Gerald W. Stevens
William Stoner Jr.
Jim Sullivan
Henry J. Tagami
Gary B. Teague
Aurthur E. Tonkin Sr.
Sal Tripoli
Jay Turley
Lyle E. Turpin
Walter F. Vaile
Jim Ventura
Donald J. Verke
John V. Voss
Barney Wagner
John Ware
Elmo “Al” Warren
Billy R. Waters
W. Lyn Watson
Frank L. Wheeler
Jack Whitcomb
Bob E. Williams
George P. Williams
Wendell “Wink” Winkelkotter
Lawrence Winter
Donald Wise
Arthur Wisterman
Duaine Worden
James E. Wray
Vincent Wright
Carl Wubbena
Raymond J. Yamada
James T. Yamauchi
Marvin M. Yegge
John M. Zilich
Paul Zinda
53 Years
A.V. Anderson
Gary Barker
Keith Barney
Richard D. Baxter
Norman Beal
John R. Bles
Jacquie Bowerman
George A. Bowers
Darwin Bradford
Boyd R. Braithwaite
Ernest Branscum
Merrel Brewer
Billy Brown
Harold Bruun
Guido Budelli
Richard A. Cadriel
John R. Caldera
Herbert Cannon
Fred Cargile
Gerald Chamberlain
Kenneth D. Clyde
Boyd L. Cole
Allen Coleman
Don Crane
Harmon Davis
Wain Davis
Danny Decker
Bob DeHart
Fidel Dulan
Robert Durham
Albert Eaton
Rudolph Elpel
Carl L. Essex
Fred Felkins
Charles Fish
Robert B. Fish
John Florey
Manuel Freitas
Paul Fuchigami
Billy Gaither
Donald S. Garrett
Ernest Gilmore
Gerald L. Goolsby
Herbert Goss
Harold Grant
Stan Green
William A. Green
Richard Grove
Bryan M. Hackett
James Halloran
Thomas J. Helean
Rudolfo Herrera
Jerry J. Hicks
Phillip Hinckley
Leonard M. Hollingsworth
Melvin Huntington
Edward W. Irwin
Robert Isaeff
John Jackman
Billy Jackson
Robert Jehs
Frank Johnson
Raymond Johnson
Richard Johnson
Richard Kahoonei
Bill Kaundart
Henry M. Kearns
Galen H. Kendall
Don M. Kleinman
Frank Kuntz Jr.
Carlos E. LaGrange
Edward E. Lazzari
Don Leivas
Donald Lindland
John Lopez
Max L. Lucero
Richard Mansfield
David Martinez
Harold W. McAfee
Dennis McCarthy
Guy McDermeit
Vincent McKindley
Stanley McNulty
Walter Meek
Richard E. Mehr Jr.
Frank Mendes
Faye Miller
Clyde Minar
John Mitchell
Willie F. Mixon
James L. Mora
Daniel Mulloy
Sandy Myers
Charles E. Nahooikaika
Lee Nelson
Allen O'Brien
William O'Donnell
Anthony Orlando
William Pace
Gerardo Paet
Ernest Paslay
Daniel D. Pecenka
Ernest Perry
Franklin D. Peterson
John Pimentel
William Pinkston
Sidney Powell
William Pritchard
Jerry Richeson
John F. Ringo
Elmer Roderick
Robert Rodrigues
Robert Roskie
Ralph H. Rowe
James G. Rumbaugh
Joseph Saraiva
Daniel Schuette
Gerald Sloniker
Frank Snow
Donald Sprague
Murray Stevens
Stanley Stevenson
Harley L. Stow
Donald R. Strate
From left: Sixty-year member
Dana Gollenbusch and 50-
year member Gerry Orme
first worked together on The
Geysers project in 1985.
Ray Stroud
Don Tarr
William G. Thorman
Wilmer Townsend
James R. Urquhart
John Welsh
James A. Wilbanks
Bob D. Wilkerson
Bill W. Wright
Earl Yoneoka
Clifford Young
54 Years
Jack Adams
Kenneth Anderson
Ossie Balbini Jr.
Ronald Barney
George Beltrametti
Jerry Bennett
Albert Bess
H. Steve Black
Donald Boldt
Harry L. Bradford
Marvin F. Brown
Rickie Bryan
Melvin Camat
William Casalegno
Danny Casaquit Sr.
Donald Case
Farris Cearley
William Ceasri
Billy Conn
Jim Copeland
Gerald Corbari
Jimmie Ray Corder
Cecilio Cortez
Bruno Dal Porto
Robert A. Danner
Gordon Day
Robert DeCarlo
Kenneth Dees
Frank Delfino
Reese Devere
Kenneth Doelker
John H. Dotson
Steve Doughty
James L. Dunn
Bill Dutra
Charles Dutschke
Richard Eagen
Richard Fargo
Gordon Ferguson
Simon Flores
Floyd H. Fortkamp
Earl Froscher
Larry Gandolfo
Darrell Goeden
Glenn Gramstad
Harry R. Hammers
Gerald Hammerschmidt
Bob Helton
James Henderson
Bobby J. Henson
Maurice D. Herlax
Russell Higgins
Henry S. Hongo
Harold Hopper
Otis Hopper
Charles J. Huff
Frank J. Huffman
Larry Hughes
Augustine Ikekai
Sam James
Thomas I. Jenkins
Charles E. Jones
John W. Jones
Everett Kaiama
Ronald Kanto
Kiyoshi Kato
Ray Kelsay
Keneth K. Kent
Michael Krawesky
William F. Kroeger
Lyle R. Larsen
Jim Leach
Kay M. Leishman
Marshall Lewis
Charles Loftis
Walter Long
Ernest Lopez
Ernest Louaillier
Norman Lund
Neil A. MacDonald
Ray H. Mason
Joseph McCarthy
William McGuire
Claude F. McIntosh
Robert G. McSorley
Roland J. McWilliams
Joe Mendes Jr.
Eugene Meyer
Ray Miessek
Marcello Mondido
Theo Nakoa
Jerry Nelson
Richard Nelson
John B. Norris
James Osburn
Charles W. Pacheco
Richard Parker
James Parrish
Alan Peugh
John D. Pugsley
Richard Rider
Michael A. Rodriguez
Jimmy Salaices
Roland A. Schaffer
David Schooley
Philip J. Serpa
George E. Severe
Bob J. Sheffield
Ronald Sousa
Dale Southern
Bert Sparks
Dale R. Strain
Lewis Styczinski
Charles H. Sutliff
Owen M. Taylor
Donald Teach
Aldo Teglia
Eugene Thiessen
Daniel Thomas
Glenn Treser
Gary W. Venable
Leon Verkist
Manuel Vilche
Foster Walker
James J. Walsh
Ray Walters
Carl Warren
Carl Wegren
Thomas Welch
Virgil L. White
Gene Whited
William Whittington
Robert F. Will
Douglas Woznick
Ted E. Wright
Robert N. Zine
55 Years
Garry M. Anderson
James T. Anderson
Phyllip Wain Arnold
Lynn Barlow
Kenneth F. Barrow
Joe L. Bengoechea
Ben Berch
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Frank J. Borges
Ralph Bowman
Jim Brashear
E. Gary Burghardt
Bernie Burns
Harold “Babe” Byer
John A. Camarra
Bruce Cameron
Jack Campbell
Cloyd Cavana
Bob Clifton
Donald L. Coleman
Bob Cooper
Larry A. Cossairt
William F. Cowden
Norvin “Pete” Cox
DeVerl Craig
Carl Davidson
Denny Dennis
Al Doty
Cecil Dougan
Mario Moe Dumlao
William Ebersole
Thomas W. Field
J. H. Fletcher
Adam L. Flores
Hugh M. Floyd
Gerald Foursha
Solfecio John Frias
Jim Gardner
Bert F. Garofalo
Robert H. Ghormley
Charles D. Gower
Jerry Guthrie
Donald E. Hackett Jr.
Norman Hagey
Ken Hall
Jim W. Hamilton
Ralph M. Hamlin
Kenneth Hicks
Eugene Hrobsky
Lily Y. Inaba
Masami Inaba
Raymond Jayo
Carl Johnson
Eric Johnson
Larry Jolliff
George L. Juhasz
Ralph N. Kahoopii Sr.
Clarence Kamohai Kaili Sr.
Jim Keenan
Bill Keller
Merrill L. King
George W. King
Russ Kite
Edward A. Knecht
David Kragler
Jack Kubo
Robert Lynn
Manuel E. Machado Sr.
Russell “Buck” McConnell
Dennis W. McCosker
Lloyd McCusker
Richard A. McGill
Albert L. “MAC” McKeague
John A. McKinney
Leland D. Millett
Roger E. Millett
Tony Minardi
Dennis J. Mohr
Jerry Moore
Raymond R. Moore
Edward “Ski” Morawski
Dale L. Morlan
Robert Nicholson
Robert Nilmeyer
Frank E. Parker
Reinhart J. Peterson
Leonard Preader
Carl R. Richofsky
Harold C. Rideout Jr.
Martin Rivera Sr.
Julio Robles
Felix H. Rodriguez
Don Rogers
Wayne G. Rose
Gil Rothweiler
Raymond R. Royer
Arimichi Sato
Ralph “Tony” Sgambati
David John Silveira
Richard T. Siri
Joseph M. Spiteri
Robert Stoddard
Edwin Suganuma
Richard Swanson
Lloyd A. Thill
Lee E. Thompson
Peter M. Thornton
Bill D. Tims
Bert Tipton
Sidney L. Usry
Daniel Waegele
William Waltz
Hugh Webb
David E. Williams
Richard C. Wing
Clarence E. Winter
David Woodard
W. A. Woods
Kenneth P. Wright
Albert Zayas
56 Years
Charles Alexander
Scott Allen
Lark D. Anderson
Eddie L. Ashcraft
Rafael Avila
Vernon Baumbach
Richard Belden
John Bengtson
Vic Berriochoa
Kelly Blevins
Phillip Bortolussi
Gerald Boyle Jr.
Bill Brewer
Larry E. Brown
Lewis E. Burkhart
Paul Butters
George Cairo
Marvin Charley
Paul Chimits
Ronald Coletti
Daniel Collins
William A. Coombs
Hershel E. Cossairt
John Cripe
Adolf Cruz
Manuel De Freitas
Augustine Delgado
Richard N. Ebitson
Bob Farner
Bob Flint
Norm Gebhart
Walter Gelien
Lawrence Giraudo
John Gomes
J. T. Haimes
Orin B. Hatch
Russ Hayes
Howard L. Herrington
Alva Holford
Paul Holt
Cy Houghton
Thomas W. Huntington
John A. Jaquysh
George Jenkins
William D. Johns
G. Duane Johnson
Harold L. Jones
Melvin W. Kruschke
Max Lennon
Richard T. Martinez
Virgil McAlexander
Robert McDonald
Manuel R. Mejia
Jim Meyers
Ronald C. Miller
Rudy Minjares
Robert Mongolo
Emilio Navarro
A. Carlyle Nelson
Clyde Nielson
Jack K. Ogden
Stewart Orchard
David Osborne
Bryce H. Owen
John P. Parker
Don Patters
Bill Porter
Donald L. Pruett
Larry L. Reedy
Orville Reitz
Robert F. Renfro
Alvin R. Rita
Vincent Rodrigues Jr.
Daniel Sandoval
Dwain S. Scott
Robert Sheppard
Ronald Sickler
Jerry R. Smith
Norman O. Smith
Mark D. Sorenson
Dick Taylor
Johnny W. Tiner
Ken Tronstad
Jim Vega
Clifford C. Wadsworth
Luther Walker
William Waters
Ulus Whiffen
Aubrey J. White
Harold H. White
Ray Whittle
Russ Wilson
Paul B. Wise
Joe Woodard
57 Years
Gordon Akuna
Fred W. Anderson
F. B. Archer Jr.
Martin K. Archuleta Jr.
S. Atkinson
William Bachman
John L. Barnard
Leon Barnett
Martin Baston
Jim Bean
Elwood Beckman
Norman G. Blair
Richard Boune
Bob Bowden
Jerry Brazil
Francis Bristow
Boyd L. Brown
Curtis Brown
Paul Bunten
Lynn Checketts
Don Colburn
Anthony Costa
James Dale
Donald M. Davis
Nick Demianew
Edd Dempsey
Edward Derby
Frank J. Dipuma
Arthur Dockter
Frank Dorr
Virgle Dryden
Carl R. Edmondson
Marvin Edwards
Samuel Eidson
James W. Every
Victor Eyheralde
Joe Frank
Herman Gaither
Paul Garcia
Stephen Gilbert
Frank F. Gomes
Alton J. Gordon
Frank H. Goulette
Eugene Hall
Kenneth G. Hamnes
Robert Harvey
Wesley Hay
Duane Hope
Felix Iturraran
Milton Jackson
Harry Johnson
Jack L. Jones
John S. Kerr
Louis Kinas
Allan L. Kotrc
Edward R. Kozacek
David Kuykendall
Mederic Lachapelle
James Lafond
Gary Lanterman
Elmer E. Lathrop
Harris Lawler
John C. Lesher
Cecil E. Lewelling
Antonio Luevanocastil
Wayne Marvin
Richard McDougald
Glendon Mills
Charles M. Moller
James R. Montelbetti
Peter Musachia
Esmenio Nelmida
Harlan Olson
Andy Paisley
Charles Pennington
Leonard Pereira
Charles O. Phillips
Bill Post
William L. Preston
Royce Props
Gino Quilici
Robert Reyburn
Robert L. Richards
Ronald Rocha
Chester Rudisill
Eldon A. Rummel
Margarito Sanchez
Gene Scarberry
Paul Schissler
Gary Schmidt
Carlos Serpa
Larry J. Smith
Emil Soljack
Jonathan Southwick
Richard Stack
Kenneth J. Stanko
Carl Stephens
George Stidham
Sam Sunseri
Ronald Sweet
Merl Switzer
Milton Taormino
Don Trull
Ray E. Voss
Lester Wahlen
Philip M. Wall
Calvin Welch
Paul Williamson
Lloyd G. Willis
58 Years
Robert L. Baker
Ray C. Basquez
Andrew J. Belli
Rudy E. Benno
Emilio Betancourt
Ken Bettis
Jack Bickerdike
Tom Bills
Raymond Bisaillon
Robert M. Blair
Ralph Blenn
Charles Boarts
Bobby Boggs
Bob D. Branaugh
Bob Brannan
John L. Brotherton
Merlin Buck
William Burton
George Bushton
Norman Cabassi
Donald L. Campbell
Marvin Capps
Lee R. Ceccotti
Odell V. Christensen
Mike Clarkin
Jimmy Clary
Iver “Ike” Clausen
James Cole
Ray Crum
Everett Crutchfield
Eugene Davis
Bert Dayton
J. Michael Devine
Vernon F. Dias
Mickey Dillon
Gardner T. Downer
David A. Dunaway
Rex Dykes
Victor C. Egbert
Wilbert Erman
Clarence N. Facha
Kenneth L. Felkins
Otto C. Fink
Donald E. Foster
Donald Frick
Manuel Garcia
Frank L. Gardner Jr.
Bert A. Gilcrease
Louis J. Gobbi
Richard Goodwin
Eugenio Gordillo
Danny Gray
James L. Hall
Stan Hansen
David A. Harlan
Niels Harms
Earl Heaps
Dan F. Heeney
Bill Henley
Frank Hernandez
Erech Hilbun
Kenneth J. Holley
Charles Holman
Charles Holzen
Arney Horton
Robert D. Hultsman
Stan Huston
Ron Ivaldi
Theodore Jamison
Raymond Jarvis
Orvil Johnson
Howard Kaurin
Louie Klein
William “Bruce” MacFarland
Ed Marks
Bill Marshall
Fred W. Mattson
Malcolm L. Maxwell
Robert A. McMahon
Ted C. McNeill
Gordon D. Melton
Rex L. Melton
Lloyd J. Morrison
Donald W. Morton
George Mosegaard Jr.
William F. Muller
J. K. Munn
John L. Nash
Raymond Neely
Glen B. Nielsen
Moises Ontiveros
Alvie L. Owens
Ralph Perez
Roger Glen Petty
Angelo P. Pitto
Andrew Ponsano
Charles E. Potter
Ron Powell
Russ Pyle
Frank D. Ramos
Darrell L. Robinson
Edward Rogers
Buz Sanders
Robert Sandow
Jack Short
Jim Sinnott
Vernon A. Smith
Jim C. Snow
Charles V. Snyder
Paul M. Stewart
Lonnie E. Stone
Richard L. Stone
Bucky Sumpter
Leman C. Turley
Leonard Verkuyl
Gus K. Vezaldenos
Stanley Watkins
Glen Alva Wells
Tom Westphal
Earl W. Wight
Mel Williams
L. Dee Wright
Roland Donovan Young
Robert C. Yturiaga
Jerry Zimmerman
59 Years
Frank Aguilar
Donald L. Allen
Finis F. Allen
Frank Alvarez
Melvin L. Anderson
Ralph Andrade
Norm Ash
William Avila
William Avist
Nick Banducea Jr.
Richard H. Banes
David Bardelmeier
William Bosworth
Dave M. Bristow
Glenn E. Buckner
Bradley K. Burghardt
Alban E. Byer
Douglas W. Carter
Raymond R. Chattman
Charles Franklin Cross
Al Crumb
Leo A. Cummins
Wallace F. Davidson
James P. Davis
Patrick Day
David Deboer
Stacey P. Delong
Daniel E. Delsanti
Geno Dericco
Ken H. Dillinger
Richard Kevin Donohoe
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James “Corky” Donovan
Melvin J. Elliott
Jim Eychner
Tom Eychner
Bill R. Fakes
Robert E. Ferguson
Don Firanzi
Albert “Al” Fowler
Robert L. “Buck” Frank
Kenneth D. French
Jerry L. Galvin
Douglas Green
James “J. R. Barney” Gruber
Herb Haskins
Kenneth Hathaway
Kenneth Henley
Robert “Bob” Herring
Rod Hocking
Ed Hunt
Earl L. Hutchinson
Warren Jennings
Bob Jimenez
Earl J. “Chuck” Kohler
Robert H. Lang
Donald Larson
Cleatus “Cleat” Ledbetter
Charles Dillion Lee
Dave Leonard
Vern Leonard
Bruce Leutholtz
James Ray Lewis
Don Liggett
William W. Lyness
Buck J. Madruga
James A. Mallonee
Bob Mayfield
Robert E. McCoy
James E. McGee
Lester McKindley
Jerry L. Menefee
Pete Montoya
Laroy “Buddy” Morris
Herbert Myers
Laverne “Vern” Nolan Jr.
Duane W. Nye
Robert L. Olofson
Loren Oswald
Joe A. Pacheco
Nicholas A. Paras
Donald M. Parker
Ivan Norris Pearson
Vernon P. Pendleton
Ted Perry
Richard E. Peterson
Clyde K. Rasmussen
Vern Rau
Raymond Raumer
Charles E. Reagan
William V. Rickman
Loren A. Ross
Vincent B. Russo
Herb Sawyer
Hastings Lee Schmidt
Marvin Seal
Bob L. Smith
John E. Smith
Richard Smith
William C. Spears
Wally F. St. Clair
Jim Sullivan
Douglas Sutterfield
Chuck Taylor
Clifford A.Teem
Orval E. Thompson
John A. Toney
Charles Ussery
Melvin E. Vandagriff
James Veerkamp
Pete Visalli
Terry Waddell
Kenneth “Duffy” Walther
Charles Ward
Eugene Wayman
T. J. “Tommy” Weatherford
John David Winchell
Thomas Zaro
William L. Zundel
60 Years
Robert Aguiar
Joe Aidnik
William H. Akins
Andy Anderson
Fred J. Bennett
G. A. Benzonelli
Robert Bleazard
Clyde Bonner
Raymond Bruno
Robert Cavallero-Aiaipixeh
Frank R. Chilcott
James B. Christensen
David L. Cook
William W. Cook
L. H. Cope
Leonard R. Cuillard
Tony Debenedetto
Louie De Martin III
George A. Dias
Gilbert Duran
Robert Ellington
Daniel Ellis
Douglas Ence
Ron Farrell
Warren J. Fenner
Ken Fetch
Walter R. Finnas
Richard “Grizz” L. Flanders
Clarence Richard Flick
Wes Frey
George Garrett
Len J. Genetin
Albert George
Thomas Glage
Ronald W. Glantz
Dana Gollenbusch
Tony Gomes
Paul Greney
Lawrence Harrison
Thomas A. Hester
W. D. Hokanson
Edwin Conner, 100 years
old, is also a proud 75-year
member of Local 3.
Jim “Doc” Holliday
Alfred E. Huntington
James E. Johnson
Curtis R. Jones
Harry Kunz
Jim Lehman
Luciano Malfitano
Edward Mamola
William E. Martin
Richard Martinez
Hugh Matthews
Robert McNair
Frank McNelis
Theodore A. Mertz
Ervin R. Millard
Robert Moebus
Frank Morales
Gary Morthole
Hank Munroe
Harold Nelson
William Revoe Parker Sr.
Alberto Paulazzo
Leonard E. Penrod
Arthur O. Peterson
Karl Poss
Merle Powell
Bob Powers
Lynn T. Reese
Jeff Ringer
Don S. Robertson
Stanley Rose
Ron Sindorf
Sam J. Sorce
Lawrence A. Sousa
Carl C. Stebbins
Walter Strate
Al Swan
Jerry Terry
Leonard M. Turner
Joe H. Vera
James P. Villa
Marland J. Wilson
John T. Wood
Leon C. Zach
61 Years
Nicola Ackel
James Alexander
Warren G. Amrine
Verlyn M. Andersen
Melvin Armstrong
Ed Barrington
Alvin Cardoza
William L. Cissney
Erwin E. Cripps
Charles Crohare
Dewie Dabbs
Buddy A. Dory
Alvin R. Foster
Charles W. Fox
Joseph Freitas
Thomas Garahana
George J. Giovannoni
Ray Gonzales
Sheldon Homer
Arnold Macklin
Larry McDonald
Carlos Murillo
Keith Nelson
Claude Odom
Caesar Palestini
Lewis Peterson
Dwaine Pierzina
Stanford W. Salonius
Charles J. Schafer
Ray Scott
Laverne Smith
Harold N. Steagall
Johnny Suazo
Gordon Taylor
Claude Thomas
Charles Tomlinson
Carl O. Torgersen
D. L. Tucker
Richard Wise
62 Years
Robert Bloch
George Carlson
J. E. Colopy
Jack Colvin
Chaunce K. Crittenden
John Davies
Darrell Davis
Reuben Dockter
Joe Fanfa
Thomas Findlay
Stan W. Fredricks
Herb Hachman Jr.
V. P. Harris
Hallvard Haugnes
Armand Herrera
Robert Huebner
Arden F. Johnson
Robert David Jones
James Kolesar
Thomas Koop
James E. Melton
Jordan Morse
Karl Nelson
Richard Nunez
Carl Rasmussen
Sammy J. Reynoso
Michael Robertson
Frank Shephard
Darwin Smith
Robert W. Smith
Stan Soito
Leroy E. Stanton
Clifford Trott
Robert Vandepol
Clifford Vincent
Marv J. White
63 Years
Neal E. Andrade
Earl C. Barker
John P. Bramlage
Bill Bridges
M. Gene Bruner
Claude E. Clark
Glen E. Daly
Clarke Eikenbary
Clinton Erickson
Lloyd Farwell
Manuel R. Francis
Ray Frederickson
Marvin J. Grana
Richard R. Hallett
T. Hawkins
Jimmie C. Hilton
Russell H. Hutchinson
Edward Jones
Arthur Junqueiro
Dick Lake
Harold K. Lewis
Blanko M. Markovich
Lawrence Marsili
Jack R. Mauser
Robert McDonald
John R. McFadden
Norman L. Mueller
Patrick Peters
Jimmie W. Posey
Kenneth M. Pruett
Jim Reeves
Natale Repetto
Ray Robbins
Edward J. Roberts
William N. Rogers
John M. Schwartz
Howard P. Thomas
Paul Vansteenberg
James H. Wallace
Robert Warman
Billy Williams
64 Years
Alfred Alviso
Les Arnett
Billy J. Austin
Everett Beckwith
Raymond Bond
Randall Chrisholm
Don T. Christensen
George O. Clough
Manuel Contreras
Donald Cooper
Eddie Cox
Don Cushman
M. L. Darrough
Byron Deleeuw
Fred Freitas
Herbert Hooper
Frank Knuedler
Henry Little
Floyd McLemore Jr.
Leslie Mears
Mike Mecca
Donald A. Medford
Donald Mitchell
Attilio Molinari
Roy Moore
Derl Olsen
Clyde W. Pitts
Clement Sala
Gene H. Scott
John Small
James M. Smallin
Jay C. Sulser
Robert P. Theron
George Varozza
Jessy Vincent
65 Years
Arnold Boehm
William Daugherty
Don E. Davis
John Dorton
Boyd Dresser
Eric Glasgow
L. W. Haymond
Donald Lebon
Charles Luke
Isaac Manley
Junior McKinney
Keith Milliron
Roy D. Moore
Sudduth Moore
Charles Page
Salvato Papetti
Henry Petersen Jr.
Richard Rego
William C. Squibb
Layton Stephens
Eugene Vierra
Floyd Webb
Oliver Wilson
66 Years
Ronald D. Buchholz
Charles H. Carlton
Richard L. Davidson
Romeo Grasseschi
James J. McNickle
Eugene Peters
Raymond Piombo
Jack Powell
James H. Reynolds
Fred Spaulding
John Tabacco
Clay Thompson
Ernest Walker
67 Years
Herbert Bailey
Dale Barney
Thomas Carter
John Huiting
Henry Matoza Jr.
Keith D. Mayne
Robert S. Miller
Alvin B. Petrie
Pat F. Rice
Cy Shephard
Robert Skidgel
Wayne E. Williams
68 Years
William Adams
Pat Campbell
Charles Casarotti
Bert Charley
Wayne Desnoyer
Albert Erickson
Keith L. Hardy
T. L. Huff
Eugene Keeley
Peter B. Madrid
Walter Proebstel
Richard Snow
Carl Straub
69 Years
Arthur Cereda
William Derby
Logan C. Elston
Frank Ferguson
Martin Lovrin
Gilbert Machado
Robert Shields
70 Years
B. J. Elston
John Goulart
Robert Nichols
Lonnie Pike
Donald Streitz
71 Years
Freeman Haas
Adam C. Holt
72 Years
Harold Huston
Sidney Jones
Ivan Woodford
73 Years
Carrol Madsen
Lloyd Northup
J. M. Speyer
75 Years
Edwin Conner
John White
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Reminders
Meetings
registration reminder
Please remember to renew your
registration on the out-of-work list before
it expires! Registration for individuals with
A-hire or B-hire status is good for only 84
days. After the 84 th day, your registration
expires, and you will lose your place on
the out-of-work list, if you don’t renew it.
We will do everything we can to notify you
in advance, but it is your responsibility to
contact the district office to renew your
registration prior to the 84 th day.
business hours
In California, Utah and Nevada, “late
night” will be as follows:
• November-March: Late night will be
the fourth Wednesday of the month.
• April-October: Late night will be the
second and fourth Wednesdays of
the month.
Office hours:
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Designated late nights: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
In Hawaii, please call the Hall to
confirm available late nights.
Office hours:
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Designated late nights: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Medicare NOTICE
Members and spouses covered under
the Pensioned Operating Engineers Health
and Welfare Trust Fund and eligible for
Medicare benefits who fail to enroll in both
parts A and B of the Medicare program will
have to pay more for their health costs.
Therefore, it is strongly advised that these
members enroll in BOTH PARTS.
District Meetings
All meetings convene at 7 p.m.
DECEMBER 2015
8 th District 17: Honolulu
Ala Moana Hotel
410 Atkinson Drive
JANUARY 2016
No meetings scheduled.
FEBRUARY 2016
22 nd District 30: Stockton
Operating Engineers’ Building
1916 N. Broadway Ave.
22 nd District 50: Clovis
Veterans Memorial District
453 Hughes Avenue
22 nd District 80: Sacramento
Operating Engineers’ Building
3920 Lennane Drive
23 rd District 10: Rohnert Park
Operating Engineers’ Building
6225 State Farm Drive
23 rd District 40: Eureka
Labor Temple
840 E Street
23 rd District 90: Morgan Hill
Operating Engineers’ Building
325 Digital Drive
24 th District 04: Suisun City
Veterans Memorial Building
427 Main Street
24 th District 20: San Leandro
Sheet Metal Workers
1720 Marina Blvd.
TOWN HALL MEETINGS
DECEMBER 2015
7 th District 17: Kauai
Meeting: 6 p.m.
Kauai Beach Resort
4331 Kauai Beach Drive, Lihue
9 th District 17: Hilo
Meeting: 6 p.m.
Hilo ILWU Hall
100 W. Lanikaula St.
10 th District 17: Kona
Meeting: 6 p.m.
Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa
at Keauhou Bay
78-128 Ehukai St.
11 th District 17: Maui
Meeting: 7 p.m.
Maui Arts and Cultural Center
One Cameron Way, Kahului
JANUARY 2016
No meetings scheduled.
FEBRUARY 2016
No meetings scheduled.
Service pins
In honor and remembrance of years of
service in Local 3, service pins are available
to members with 25 or more years of
membership. These pins come in five-year
increments from 25 through 75 years of
service. Please contact your district office
to receive your pins.
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24 th District 70: Redding
Operating Engineers’ Building
20308 Engineers Lane
25 th District 01: Burlingame
Transport Workers Local 505
1521 Rollins Road
25 th District 60: Yuba City
Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds
Flower House Building
442 Franklin Ave.
Meeting on Oahu.
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For more information about the Scholarship Program and how you
can give, call Rec. Corres. Secretary jim Sullivan at (510) 748-7400 or
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Announcements
Honorary Membership
Retirees with 35 or more years of service in
Local 3 are eligible for Honorary Membership.
Eligible Retirees receive their Gold
Membership Card and a reduction in dues. To
find out if you are eligible, please contact your
district office or the Recording-Corresponding
Secretary (RCS) Office at (510) 748-7400.
The following Retirees have 35 or more years
of membership in Local 3 as of October 2015
and have been determined eligible for Honorary
Membership effective Jan. 1, 2016.
Ralph S. Ardito
District 01: Burlingame
1786425
Lawrence J. Barba
District 90: Morgan Hill
1276799
Henry Gutierrez III
District 30: Stockton
1795570
Edward E. Hoohuli
District 17: Hawaii
2057668
Dolores Martinez
District 17: Hawaii
1837752
Charles E McKinney
District 20: Oakland
1600635
Deceased Dependents
Bowersmith, Sonja.
Wife of Bowersmith,
Kenneth (dec)
08-16-15
Casas, Linda.
Wife of Casas Jr.,
Macario (dec)
06-03-15
Cowen, Shirley.
Wife of Cowen,
Reese (dec)
09-09-15
Cox, Barbara.
Wife of Cox, Ronald
(dec)
09-02-15
Delrazo, Carol.
Wife of Delrazo, Fred
(dec)
09-05-15
Doi, Helen.
Wife of Doi, Henry
(dec)
09-24-15
Dzuik, Ann.
Wife of Dzuik, Rupert
(dec)
08-29-15
Patrick Murphy
District 01: Burlingame
1709788
Francis Nakano
District 17: Hawaii
1528260
Larry Panui Sr.
District 17: Hawaii
1451792
Reuben Pino
District 90: Morgan Hill
1775002
Gary Rose
District 11: Nevada
1225720
Elston, Eunice.
Wife of Elston, Logan
09-16-15
Farrell, Robyn.
Wife of Farrell, Gary
(dec)
09-01-15
Fells, Lucille.
Wife of Fells, Harry
(dec)
09-23-15
Harper, Wanda.
Wife of Harper,
Eugene (dec)
08-12-15
Hathaway, Susan.
Wife of Hathaway,
Kenneth
08-07-15
Hildenbrand,
Jacqueline.
Wife of Hildenbrand,
T (dec)
09-08-15
Johnson, Goldie.
Wife of Johnson,
Elmer (dec)09-10-15
Korbe, Irene.
Wife of Korbe, Albert
(dec)
09-02-15
Kupukaa, Janis.
Wife of Kupukaa,
Joseph
09-21-15
Menacher, Muriel.
Wife of Menacher,
Chester (dec)
08-28-15
Monroe, Kathleen.
Wife of Monroe,
Edward
09-15-15
Smithers, Lorene.
Wife of Smithers,
Thomas
05-02-15
Sutherland, Janice.
Wife of Sutherland,
Robert (dec)
06-01-15
Turpin, Marion.
Wife of Turpin,
Randal (dec)
07-15-15
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District 90
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District 99
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Jackson, CA
District 30
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District 20
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District 12
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District 17
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December 2015 | 27

Dear brothers and sisters:
As you all know, our local union is large and encompasses four
large states. All official union business, including the nomination
and election for union-wide offices, bylaws, elections and Political
Action Committee (PAC) delegates, will be conducted at locations
close to the main district office in your specific home area.
As a result of the large geographic jurisdiction of Local 3, the
business manager can, at his discretion, establish subcommittees.
Business Manager Russ Burns has currently authorized four
subcommittees to be located in Elko, Nevada; and Hilo, Kauai
and Maui, Hawaii. These subcommittees will have their own
PAC to deal with local concerns. Please note: The payment of
dues for subcommittee PAC members will be at the discretion of
the business manager.
If you are interested in becoming a PAC member, the business
manager strongly encourages you to attend your first quarter
District or Town Hall Meeting so that you may be nominated and
then elected.
Fraternally yours,
Jim Sullivan
Recording-Corresponding Secretary
Election of Bylaws Committee
Members
Per Article XXX, Section 2 (a) of the Local Union Bylaws, the
following eligibility requirements have been established for the
Bylaws Committee Member nomination and election to be held
at the regular fourth (4 th ) quarter District Meetings in the year
immediately following the election of Officers and Executive
Board Members by secret ballot vote of those Members present:
1. Shall be a registered voter (with proof of current voter
registration) in the District where he or she is seeking
nomination.
2. Shall have been a Member of the Parent Local of Operating
Engineers Local Union No. 3 for five (5) years preceding
nomination and not suspended for nonpayment of dues
during those five (5) years.
3. Cannot be an Employer or on the payroll of the Local Union
or a related entity.
4. No Member shall be nominated unless he or she is present at
the meeting, or unless he or she has filed prior to the meeting
with the Recording-Corresponding Secretary or to the
District Meeting Secretary on the day of the meeting before
the meeting commences, a statement in writing, signed by
him or her, to the effect that he or she is eligible to serve
on the Bylaws Committee and will accept the nomination if
nominated.
The date and location of the final fourth quarter meeting at
which this election will be held appears on page 26.
2016 Political Action Committee Election
Rec. Corres. Secretary Jim Sullivan has announced that in accordance with Article X, Section 9 of the Local Union Bylaws, the
election of Political Action Committees (PACs) will take place at the first District Meeting of 2016 in each respective district. No
Member shall be eligible for election, be elected or hold the position of PAC Member:
1. Unless he or she is a Member in the Parent Local Union for the two (2) years preceding nomination and not suspended for
nonpayment of dues during those two years and a registered voter (with proof of current voter registration) in the District
where he or she is seeking nomination.
2. Unless he or she was continuously a Member of the Parent Local Union for not less than two (2) years next preceding his or her
nomination.
3. If he or she is retired, is an Officer of, or is on the payroll of the Local Union or a related entity.
4. If he or she is an Owner-Operator or a Contractor.
5. No Member shall be nominated unless he or she is present at the meeting, or unless he or she has filed prior to the meeting with
the Recording-Corresponding Secretary or District Meeting Secretary on the day of the meeting before the meeting commences,
a statement in writing, signed by him or her, to the effect that he or she is eligible to be a Political Action Committee Member
and will accept the nomination if nominated.
The schedule of the meetings at which these elections will be held appears on page 26.
Proof of Voter Registration for all Bylaws Committee and
Political Action Committee (PAC) Nominees
To be eligible to hold office, all Bylaws Committee and Political Action Committee
(PAC) nominees must bring a copy of voter registration proof to the District
Meeting at which nominations take place. You can obtain this proof by going
to your county Registrar of Voters’ or county clerk’s office. If you are unable
to bring it to the District Meeting, you may fill out a voter registration card
at the meeting, before it begins. You may also fill one out online prior to the
meeting (and print a copy of it) by finding your state’s voter-registration link
on our website at www.oe3.org.
28 | Engineers News

Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3
®
Academic Scholarships
Two scholarships of
Two scholarships of
$10,000
$7,500
Two scholarships of
$5,000
Merit Scholarships
25 scholarships of
$1,000
• Children (including stepchildren and
foster children) of Local 3 members may
apply for the scholarships.
• OE3 Academic and Merit Scholarship
applications are available at the local’s
district offices, OE Federal Credit Union
branches and online at www.oe3.org.
• See full rules online.
• If you have any questions, please call the
Recording-Corresponding Secretary’s Office:
(510) 748-7400.
Applications
accepted from
Jan. 1 – March 31,
2016
December 2015 | 29

Health News
'Tis the season ... for saving!
It is better to give than to receive. That’s true in regards to the
holidays, but not when it comes to the costs of your health care.
Are you receiving the most “bang for your buck” for your
medical benefits? Below are some ways to use your medical
benefits wisely.
You’ve got a Watchdog
Many health care decisions can be confusing and costly. The
Operating Engineers Health and Welfare Trust Fund and the
Pensioned Trust Fund have partnered with Anthem Blue Cross
to create the Watchdog Service, which can help you locate the
best doctors and facilities in your area and track the precise costs
they charge.
Anthem Blue Cross representatives will provide you with
the quality measures and costs of over 400 different medical and
surgical procedures. They will also help determine your basic
benefits and estimate any out-of-pocket costs, and you’ll have all
of this important information before you decide which steps to
take next. All you have to do is call the toll-free numbers below.
• Operating Engineers Health and Welfare Trust Fund –
(855) 279-2128
• Pensioned Operating Engineers Trust Fund
(Non-Medicare members only) – (855) 229-7822
Having surgery? Being referred to a specialist?
When you make an appointment to see a surgeon or
specialist, ask if he or she participates in the Anthem Preferred
Provider Organization (PPO) network. You can also call the
Trust Fund Office at (800) 251-5013 or (510) 433-4422 to confirm
that any provider is in the network, or visit Anthem’s website at
www.anthem.com/ca to locate a participating network provider.
Click on “Find a Doctor” and select the provider and location
you’re looking for.
If your doctor recommends care that requires the services of
several different providers, specialists or facilities, make sure
they’re all in the Anthem PPO network.
Need more convincing? A participant went to an Anthem
Blue Cross surgeon for carpal tunnel and the surgeon referred
the participant to an out-of-network surgery center. The total
charge from the facility was $28,695, but since the Plan only
pays $500 for an out-of-network facility, the participant’s out-ofpocket
expense was $28,195!
The moral of the story: Always make sure you ask your
Anthem Blue Cross doctor/surgeon if the facility you’re being
referred to is an in-network PPO.
Before any surgery, find out if an assistant surgeon,
anesthesiologist or certified registered nurse anesthetist will be
involved. If so, call the Trust Fund Office to see if the assistant
surgeon’s involvement is necessary and if any additional out-ofpocket
expenses may result.
Need lab work?
When you need laboratory or pathology tests performed, ask
your doctor if you can use a Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (Quest) or
Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) facility. These are
two of the nation’s largest laboratories, and they participate in
the Anthem PPO network.
Services at these labs can cost 70-75 percent less than the
same services provided by hospital-based facilities and nonnetwork
labs. This means you can save the Fund $75 for every
$100 worth of lab tests your doctor orders just by asking for
Quest or LabCorp. For help finding the nearest facility, visit
www.anthem.com/ca. You can contact Quest or LabCorp
directly by phone or visit their website at:
• Quest: (800) 377-7220, www.questdiagnostics.com
• LabCorp: (888) 522-2677, www.labcorp.com
Generic medications – what a great idea!
Using generic medications instead of brand-name drugs will
not only save you money, but will also help the Fund control the
cost of prescription drug coverage. By law, generic medications
must meet the same standards for safety, purity and effectiveness
as brand-name medications, and on average, they can cost up to
50 percent less than their brand-name equivalent.
If you are taking a brand-name medication, find out if it has
a generic equivalent. Talk to your doctor about the benefits of
switching. You’ll be glad you did!
Happy holidays, everyone. Be safe. Be healthy. See you in
2016!
OE3 Trust Funds
Health. Security. Service.
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Swap Shop ads are offered
free of charge to members
in good standing for the
sale or trade of personal
items and/or real estate.
Please notify the office if
your item has been sold.
Business-related offerings
are not eligible for inclusion
in Swap Shop. Engineers
News reserves the right to
edit ads. Ads received by the
1st of the month will run the
following month. Limit two
ads per issue. Must be 60
words or less.
To place an ad, type or print
legibly and mail to:
Operating Engineers
Local Union No. 3
3920 Lennane Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95834
ATTN: Swap Shop*
Or call:
(916) 993-2047, ext. 2506
Or fax ads to: Swap Shop
(916) 419-3487
Or e-mail to:
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*All ads must include
Member Registration
Number.
FOR SALE: 1964 2DR
Chevy Impala Super Sport.
Unfinished restoration. Must
sell due to poor health. Has
1956 330CI DeSoto Hemi and
700R automatic transmission,
but can be converted back
to stock. Clean title. Needs
interior finished. Asking
$17,000 as is. Price negotiable.
Call Jim at (530) 357-3696.
Reg# 1950181.
FOR SALE: 2000 Ford Explorer
XLT 4X4. Well maintained
with new tires, new brakes
front & back. Clean record.
All maintenance services up
to date. Has sunroof, power
seats, air condition, keyless
entry, cd player. Reliable
transportation. 153,000 miles.
$3,500. Call (801) 423-6400
or text (702) 556-3523. Reg#
2603805.
FREE: Loving and affectionate
52 lb. dog named Wilma.
About 6-7 yrs old. She is a
people pleaser, knows basic
commands and loves animals
and car rides. Calm, sleeps
most of the time except for
food and treats. Learning
to walk on leash. Call for
pictures or schedule a visit.
(510) 329-4196. Reg# 2553692.
FOR SALE: 2013 enclosed
10’X6’ 1-axel trailer. Like
new. $2,300. Call Vic at (530)
923-4878. Reg# 1276105.
FOR SALE: Snowbird’s park
model w/Arizona room in
Parker, AZ. Cleanest park
on Colorado River. Rec. hall,
pool, 2 hot tubs, pool tables.
Fully furnished turn key, loft,
new furniture & appliances,
dual pane windows, 2 queen
beds & bed in couch. Photos
on request. $105,000. Call
(530) 877-3378. Reg# 1130324.
FOR SALE: Home in Hayden,
Idaho, 4,256 sq. ft. Upstairs:
3 bed, 2 bath, large kitchen,
breakfast bar, forced heat &
wood & gas, rock fireplace
reaches tongue and groove
ceiling. Downstairs: 2
entrance, 2 bed, 1 bath,
office/exercise room, kitchen,
forced heat and gas. 5.04 acre.
Equestrian arena, barn, shop,
orchard, RV parking, 2 car
garage. (208) 755-0256. Reg#
1812603.
FOR SALE: Approx. 26 acres
of bare land in Amador
Co. (has an old building on
it). Excellent location with
easy access to Sac. & Lake
Tahoe, Placerville, Jackson.
Nice hideaway for camping
or opening your own
campground. (208) 755-0256.
Reg# 1812603.
FOR SALE: 1988 21-foot
Galaxy weekender with V-6
motor. $3,800 or best offer.
Call Rick at (209) 470-0959.
Reg# 2487038.
FOR SALE: 18" Entek
compaction wheel for cat
backhoe. $2,500. Call Alan at
(209) 479-5146. Reg# 1774292.
FOR SALE: Jayco Designer 34
foot RLQS. (Rear living room,
quad slides) LOADED. No
other option was available at
the time this RV was ordered.
Fireplace, 42" TV, two 15,000
btu A/C units, etc. $26,000.
E-mail kpmullins@outlook.
com or call (559) 287-9808,
Reg# 0854155.
FOR SALE: Diving board for
in-ground pool deck. 10 ft.
fiberglass board with ½ meter
metal iron frame mount.
Excellent conditions. $400.
Call or text (209) 931-2058.
Reg# 1022395.
FOR SALE: Mighty Oak knife
set. Oak handles, stainless
steel blades with oak holder
cabinet mount, 3 lg. knives,
1 fork, sharpener and 6 steak
knives. New to excellent. $40.
Call or text (209) 931-2058.
Reg# 1022395.
FOR SALE: 2003 Tahoe
5th wheel travel trailer
toy hauler. Self-contained,
has generator, gas station,
microwave, air conditioning
and three-year-old tires.
Asking $11,500 or best offer.
Call Jack at (559) 906-8051.
Reg# 4054478.
FOR SALE: Record collection,
93 boxes (50 in each). Lots of
double picture albums, lots of
country, rock and roll, blues,
instrumental, soul, jazz, hard
rock and party albums. Over
50 years of collecting. (530)
510-1534. Reg# 0827031.
WANTED: Rifles, shotguns,
pistols and ammunition. From
one to a whole collection.
(559) 232-3545. Reg# 2123273.
FOR SALE: 2001 Raptor 660
for $2,500. 2004 TRX 400 EX
for $1,500. Call Robert at (559)
674-0721. Reg# 1709978.
FOR SALE: Two Elite
Traveler Go-Go scooters for
the handicapped. Almost
new! Regularly costs $1,300.
Asking $300 for each or $500
for both. Call William at (925)
699-0687. Reg# 1199157.
FOR SALE: Retired Holt of
California service technician
mechanic’s tools and tool
boxes. For details and
information call Ron at (209)
367-1142 or (209) 224-7697.
Reg# 1737629.
FOR SALE: 1.1 acres Rancho
Tehama, Ca. west of Corning.
Lot 373, 17127 Antelope
Drive. Oak trees. Power
pole in front. Paved roads &
improved dirt roads. Area
for mobile home/structure.
Runway for small aircraft.
Fishing/hunting. $11,500
cash or trade half value and
half cash. Call (530) 676-7063.
Reg# 1697158.
FOR SALE: 1972 Ford F-100,
360 2bbl. 4-speed, long bed,
power steering, two gas
tanks. Solid. Everything
works! Owned for 32 yrs.
Great for hauling, towing,
farm, general truck use.
Heavy duty bumper w/hitch,
full-size tool box. Receipts for
shocks, radiator, clutch, valve
job, electronic ignition, tires.
$2,800 (925) 899-2161. Reg#
2233664.
FOR SALE: Atlas metal
cutting lathe model TH54
with 3 and 4 jaw chuck. Lots
of extra tooling including
grinding attachment. Good
working condition. Call (775)
624-1950. Reg# 0678999.
FOR SALE: 1974 24’ Rinell
Cruiser boat. Replaced
stringers, dry rot. Rebuilt
Chevy 350. New battery,
upholstery. Good 280
outdrive, current license.
1975 EZ loader trailer w/
permanent license, 90 percent
tires, new wheel bearings,
master cylinder, wheel
cylinder. New hydraulic lines,
new lights. $3,500. Call Ray
(530) 592-5261. Reg# 2464922.
FOR SALE: Records 33. 28
rock albums, ‘60s, ‘70s. $90.
53 late ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s. Judy
Garland, Frank Sinatra, Herb
Alpert, big band. $165. Black
walnut slab natural edge 5’
x 18” x 3” $550 obo. (916)
725-8303. Reg# 2161164.
FOR SALE: Border collie;
male, neutered, 4 years old,
indoor/outdoor, family
friendly, with shots. Needs
new home; previous owner
died. (209) 642-2064. Reg#
4048047.
FOR SALE: Thunderbird
boat. Fiberglass tri-hull with
40 horsepower engine. Needs
work. $400 obo. Call Randy at
(408) 316-3890. Reg# 1797514.
FOR SALE: Tomberlin buggy.
Brand new engine, never been
run. Great deal! Asking $800
or best offer. Also selling 21’
flatbed truck bed with Omaha
style diamond decking, used
for hauling a backhoe, worth
$2,300 asking $1,000. Call
Lonnie at (916) 991-1530.
Reg# 0486196.
FOR SALE: 1992 Fleetwood
Avion. Top of the line
35-foot fifth-wheel with 4X12
pull-out. Price includes 1989
F-350 w/dual wheels & tow
package and 79,000+ actual
miles. $13,000 obo for both.
Call (559) 326-7372 or (559)
392-6208. Reg# 1118611.
FOR SALE: Brand new
Beautyrest queen-sized box
spring and mattress. Paid
$1,122; will take $500. (916)
991-1530. Reg# 0486196.
FOR SALE: 1939 65-ft Charter
fishing boat. Located in Moss
Landing. V12-71 Detroit 1,000
gallons fuel, 8-ton hoist,
lots of deck space. Must sell
or trade. Call Mike (831)
801-4865. Reg# 2412455.
FOR SALE: 40 acres with well
built 1,500 sq. ft. two story
house. All fenced, two barns,
two car garage, Subaru Brat,
JD model M w/back blade,
Massey Ferguson 1130, Ford
9N loader, square bailer. 479
NH swatter, stall, tact room,
3 hay sheds, cut & bail your
own hay. $270,000 ready to
ranch. (509) 486-0830. Reg#
1770647.
FOR SALE: Pool cleaner
parts. Fits Zodiac Baracuda
G3 or G4 – 3 diaphragms, 1
foot pad, 1 dual durometer
disc. Most new, all $40. Call
(209) 931-2058. Reg# 1022395.
FOR SALE: Sony Slimline
PS-2 Playstation set, complete
with 30 games (Jak, Ratchet,
NFL, Nascar, etc.) All ages.
Excellent. $200. Call (209)
931-2058. Reg# 1022395.
FOR SALE: D8H 46A CAT.
$18,000 obo. Double sheep’s
foot, $2,500. Single sheep’s
foot, $700. 8-foot cross-cut
disc, $600. 5-foot cross-cut
disc w/new cutting blades,
$500. 500-gallon dual axle
diesel fuel tank, $2,000 obo.
CAT D7 cable dozer w/
BeGe pump, angle blade
and rippers. $8,000 obo. Call
Randy (408) 316-3890. Reg#
1797514.
FOR SALE: Tri-hull 17-foot
boat. 40 horsepower motor.
Needs some TLC. $1200 or
best offer. Call Randy at (408)
316-3890. Reg# 1797514.
FOR SALE: 1993 Case 580k
Extend-a-hoe with 18’, 24’
and 36’ backhoe buckets,
also other brands of buckets.
$1,600. Call (209) 905-5696.
Reg#1043556.
FOR SALE: Homemade
welder with generator and
compressor installed on
portable trailer. $1,750 or
best offer. Call (209) 905-5696.
Reg#1043556.
FOR SALE: American Bulldog
mix (not a pit bull!). 80 lbs.
Female. Spayed, has shots
and is house broken. HATES
cats but good with other dogs
and loves people. She is a
sweetheart. Call Jane at (775)
401-1479. Reg# 1932952.
FOR SALE: Rebuilt starter
for a 92 series Detroit, $100.
Two Power Take-off boxes for
gear drive transmission, $20
a piece. Call (530) 346-2918.
Reg# 1271053.
FOR SALE: 1996 Correct
Craft Ski Nautique. 400
hours, wakeboard tower,
bimini top, tandem trailer.
Excellent condition! Ran in
fresh water only and stored
inside. $10,800 or best offer.
Contact Joe at (650) 400-6005.
Please call after 5:30 pm on
weekdays, or anytime on
weekends. Reg# 2545548.
FOR SALE: Two five-acre lots
with water and power on half
acre of property. Has septic
tank permit and is ready to
build on. Located on North
Shore of Lake Camanche.
Asking $30,000. Call (209)
274-0249. Reg# 1087730.
FOR SALE: Shurflo water
pump for RV, brand new,
never used: $49.91. Call
Duaine at (707) 678-1777.
Reg# 1123477.
FOR SALE: 5.2 acres
subdivided Box S Ranch 60
mi. south of Gallup. Wooded
sidehill overlooks valley
& sandstone bluffs of Zuni
reservation. 13 miles off
asphalt. Near Cibola National
Forest, hunting/camping.
Several full-time, some
seasonal residents. Worth
$16K. Will consider best cash
offer. No trades. Call (936)
588-5010. Reg#1369144.
FOR SALE: 2007 Harley
Davidson
Fatboy,
96-cubic-inch engine with
6-speed transmission. Very
good condition and many
extras, including windshield,
saddle bags, mustache engine
guards and 50 caliber wheels.
16,000 miles. $12,000. Ask
for Blevins at (209) 966-7905.
Reg# 1413853.
FOR SALE: Mechanics tools
and toolboxes. For details and
information call Jeff at (775)
240-0090. Reg# 2344388.
FOR SALE: Snow bird special
winter RV lot. Park model
trailer, RV hook-up, nice
shed. Lot has electric, water
& sewer. Mexican brick for
fence. Area has crushed rock,
electric wrought iron gate,
wrought iron walk thru gate.
Next door to a golf resort.
15 golf courses in Yuma
County. Asking $64,500. (209)
202-9955. Reg# 1225947.
FOR SALE: 2006 Kawasaki,
500 cc, 13,000 mi, 6 sp trans,
minor dents & scratches.
Great starter bike. Runs
excellent. $4,000 or best offer.
Ask for Paul (209) 229-5235.
Reg# 2193846.
December 2015 | 31

Join us for the 11 th annual
toy drive in Fairfield
Nothing brings the Christmas spirit quite like
Santa Claus delivering toys on a motorcycle. And
no holiday event brings more of that spirit to
disadvantaged children in Solano County than the
Operating Engineers Fairfield District and Mission
Solano Annual Pancake Breakfast and Motorcycle Toy
Run.
In its 11 th season, the union and community event
has been helping local families have a better Christmas
since 2005 and has become a holiday tradition for
hundreds.
Please join us this year on Saturday, Dec. 19 at
8 a.m. at SMW Local 104 Hall, 4350 Central Place
in Fairfield, Calif., for a hot breakfast. Then at 9:30
a.m., join motorcycle enthusiasts and area families
on a Christmas ride through town to deliver toys.
Everyone is welcome! (A motorcycle is not necessary
to participate.)
Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to the event or
drop it off at the OE3 Fairfield Hall beforehand.
Call (707) 429-5008 for more information, or visit
us online at www.oe3.org.