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i n t e r n at i o n a l
Operating Engineer
Summer 2016 • Volume 159, No. 3
Brian E. Hickey, Editor
Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor
18 Zika Virus & Outdoor Work
What to watch for and how to protect yourself
10 The Doctor is In, Down at the Hall
Healthcare comes to the union hall
12 Cover: Peace Mission
Apprentices blaze new trails for wounded warriors
20 Union Plus Scholarship Winners
Meet this year’s worthy recipients
Departments
05 From the General President
06 Education & Training
07 HAZMAT
16 Politics & Legislation
18 Canadian News
24 GEB Minutes
30 Union Death Benefit
[cover] Some of Local 139 members involved in building a
handicapped-accessible trail at Camp American Legion.
L to R: Woody Wickersheim, training center site coordinator;
apprentices Mike Jole, Matt Melvin, Leroy Miller, and Terry
Tilson; Instructor Mike Burt; and apprentices Chase Freimark
and Dave Sutter. Apprentice Nick Franda on roller.
[photo] Dave Backmann, IUOE Local 139
[right] Local 478 Operating Engineers working on the
Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project, a natural gas
pipelline in Connecticut.
[photo] Albert Muzzi, IUOE Local 478
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James M. Sweeney, Third Vice President
Robert T. Heenan, Fourth Vice President
Daniel J. McGraw, Fifth Vice President
Daren Konopaski, Sixth Vice President
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Terrance E. McGowan, Ninth Vice President
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From the General President
Facts Trump Fiction Everytime
Don’t be distracted by Donald’s three-ring circus
IT’S BEEN SAID that just because
you don’t take an interest in politics
doesn’t mean politics won’t take an
interest in you. This is absolutely true
for the members of this union and the
millions of other working families in
this country. In a few short months,
someone new will occupy the most
powerful position in our democracy
and we all have a stake in the outcome.
That is why I feel so strongly that
the men and women of the Operating
Engineers must play an active role in
this election. The stakes couldn’t be
higher.
We have been fighting against the
rollback of our collective bargaining
rights and the repeal of prevailing
wages in the states and in Congress
for many years now. Some of these
fights have made their way into the
courts and will likely be decided by the
Supreme Court.
At the same time, the National
Labor Relations Board has been
working diligently to level the playing
field between workers and employers
after years of one-sided decisions that
put working people at a disadvantage.
Many of these decisions may also
find their way into the courts or be
overturned by a new administration.
That is why Senate Republicans
have made it clear that they will do
anything— mainly by not doing their
jobs— to block any new judges from
being named to the court. They know
that having the power to appoint
federal judges and Supreme Court
justices is one of the most powerful
tools a President possesses. And the
decisions those judges make can last
for generations— greatly affecting
our rights on the job, our wages and
benefits, and our retirement security.
The power to appoint judges that
have so much influence over our
rights is only one consideration for
evaluating Presidential candidates, but
it’s a big one. The next President will
probably appoint two, maybe three
new Supreme Court justices.
Clearly, the Senate Republicans
are betting on Donald Trump. They
know that Trump will appoint extreme
conservatives who will side with
big business over the interests of
unionized workers. With Trump, they
will continue their assault on working
people and union rights, move forward
with a national Right-to-Work law and
repeal Davis-Bacon prevailing wages.
The circus that is Trump’s campaign
this year has been quite a show so
far—noisy, rowdy, full of comedy
and tragedy— but mostly mindless
entertainment. And like any circus
parade, after the elephants have passed
by, all that’s left is a big mess.
Trump claims to be on the side of
blue-collar workers. That he’s the only
one who can create jobs and make the
middle-class strong. That he knows
how “to build things.” But what the
former “reality TV” star fails to mention
is the actual reality behind his bogus
claims and empty promises.
On being a so-called friend to the
working class, the truth is that he fights
unions and tries to stop workers from
organizing. Workers at his Las Vegas
hotel voted to join a union despite
Trump’s company spending over
$500,000 on union-busters.
When Trump visits a “Right-to-
Work” state, he tells audiences that
he “loves the right-to-work” and that,
“my position on right-to-work is 100
percent.” When he holds a press
conference at the site of his new hotel in
D.C., he trots out a non-union laborer,
who is not being paid the prevailing
wage, as a prop to claim his solidarity
with workers.
And what about those buildings
[James T. Callahan]
with “Trump” on the side of them?
When he was developing condos and
hotels in New York and Atlantic City in
the ’80’s, we were on the job. Because
our market share in those areas is so
strong, he had no choice. But what
about when Trump has a choice?
A report by the IBEW found that
for every union-built development
outside of New York and Atlantic City,
Trump built nearly two non-union. If
there is no PLA, Trump hires union
workers once for every four projects
that go non-union.
Our choice this year is very clear.
In Hillary Clinton, we have a proven
champion for Operating Engineers
and working families. She is a strong
supporter of the labor movement and
understands how important unions
are in building a strong middle class in
America.
Hillary has stood with us on
prevailing wage, collective bargaining
and project labor agreements. She has a
plan to invest heavily on infrastructure
and has made it a priority for her first
100 days in office.
So let’s not get distracted by the
sights and sounds of the three-ring
circus. Let’s stay focused on what’s
best for Operating Engineers and our
families. Let’s turn out, work on behalf
of pro-labor candidates and then cast
our vote.
Have a great summer and work safe.
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Education & Training
To Be the Best, Learn from the Best
World-class training starts with a solid core of instructors
HAZMAT
National HAZMAT Program Takes the Show on the Road
Regional trainer courses score high marks from participants
THE NATIONAL TRAINING FUND
(NTF) strives to have the highest
caliber training instructors who in
turn produce the most skilled workers
in the world. The first Basic Teaching
Techniques class for 2016 was held
in April at the Maritime Institute in
Baltimore, Maryland.
This course has proven to be
instrumental for new, as well as
seasoned, instructors and is one of
many instructor training courses
available annually through the NTF.
The union’s commitment to worldclass
training starts with a solid core of
instructors.
Find out more about future NTF
train-the-trainer courses at www.iuoe.
org
[L to R] Seated: Jack Mucciarone, L877; Chris Treml, IUOE Director Construction Training;
Skip Turner, Instructor; Ken Kroeger, Instructor; Frank Magill, L66.
Second Row L-R: John Kilduff, L877; Preston Cole, L501; John Osika, L324; Tom Mc-
Donough, L835; Melson Goodloe, L25; Jeff Braun, L649; Shane King, L624 Job Corps; Jeff
Nedjoika, L9; Daniel Elliott, L66; Scott Reeves, L25
Third Row L-R: Jeff Kimbrell, L835; Ed Lieber, L 835; Andrew Franzen, L4; Justin May, L318;
David Litwhiler Jr, L542
THE NATIONAL HAZMAT Program
took a new approach to its Peer Trainer
courses this year and began offering
them regionally through collaboration
with IUOE local unions. Regional
classes give instructors the opportunity
to take classes closer to home and
observe what other training sites have
to offer, while still receiving the gold
standard training they have become
accustomed to from the IUOE NTF’s
National HAZMAT Program.
The National HAZMAT Program
would like to thank the following local
unions for hosting the completed Peer
Trainer courses to date this training
season:
Local Union 18 hosted the CPR
Trainer Course at their Miamisburg,
OH training site.
[above] OSHA 2225 Respiratory Protection
Trainer course held at IUOE Local 926 in
Ellenwood, Georgia.
Local Union 302 hosted the OSHA
502 Construction Industry Trainer
Update at the Bothell, WA union hall.
Local Union 926 hosted the OSHA
2225 Respiratory Protection course at
their Ellenwood, GA training site.
Local Union 12 hosted the OSHA
510 Construction Industry Standards
and OSHA 500 Construction Industry
Trainer courses at their Las Vegas, NV
training site.
Local Union 37 hosted the
HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer at their
Baltimore, MD training site.
In addition to rating the training
instructor’s knowledge and
participation very high, Peer Trainers
attending these courses also indicated
they attending within the regional
locations as was one of the best things
about these courses.
HAZMAT
Working Safe After Major Flooding Events
AFTER HISTORIC and catastrophic
flooding hit the National HAZMAT
Program close to home in West Virginia
this spring, we would be remiss not to
give IUOE members everywhere some
safety information on the hazards to be
aware of after floods occur.
Severe weather events can happen
anywhere at any time without much
warning. That is what happened in
West Virginia communities along small
mountain creeks, not larger rivers. The
rain fell so hard and so fast that the
creeks caused major destruction from
flash flooding.
Now comes the clean-up and
rebuilding of infrastructure. Many
times when there is a natural disaster,
operating engineers find themselves
living and working in the affected area.
Some may be dealing with personal
loss or damage, but they are also called
upon to work on the clean-up efforts
and to rebuild critical infrastructure.
On the job or off, if you are involved
in the clean-up or rebuilding after a
flooding event there are hazards you
need to be aware of to protect yourself
from being injured or becoming ill.
FLOOD CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
Class 2016 Dates IUOE Local
Union/Other Site
Location
OSHA 502 Construction Industry
Trainer Update
August 2-4 Local Union 450 South Dayton, TX
(Houston area)
Rigging Safety/Signaling Safety August 15-19 Local Union 150 Joliet, IL (Chicago area)
Trainer
HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer August 22-31 Local Union 3 Rancho Murrieta, CA
OSHA 511 General Industry
September 13-16 Local Union 501 Las Vegas, NV
Standards
OSHA 501 General Industry Trainer September 17-20 Local Union 501 Las Vegas, NV
OSHA 2264 Permit-Required
Confined Space
September 26-29 Local Union 15 Howard Beach, NY (NYC
area)
OSHA 5602 Disaster Site Worker October 4-5 Local Union 14 Flushing, NY (NYC area)
Update
OSHA 5600 Disaster Site Worker October 10-13 Local Union 324 Howell, MI
Trainer
OSHA 521 Industrial Hygiene October 28-31 Local Union 95 Pittsburgh, PA
OSHA 510 Construction Industry
Standards
OSHA 500 Construction Industry
Trainer
October 28-31 Maritime Center Baltimore, MD
November 1-4 Maritime Center Baltimore, MD
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Safety & Health
Zika Virus and Working Outdoors this Summer
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
(OSHA) and the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) are monitoring the Zika
virus outbreak and have issued an
Interim Guidance for Protecting
Workers from Occupational
Exposure to Zika Virus.
Zika virus is primarily spread
through the bites of infected
mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can
become infected when they bite
infected persons and can then
spread the Zika virus to other
persons they bite. Aedes species
mosquitoes are the principal
carriers of Zika virus in the United
States. Aedes aegypti (yellow fever
mosquitoes) are typically concentrated
in the southern U.S. as well as parts
of the Southwest (see map). Aedes
albopictus (Asian Tiger mosquitoes)
are found in much of the southern and
eastern part of the U.S. (see map). In
some instances, having contact with
infectious blood or other bodily fluids
of an infected person can result in
transmission of the Zika virus as well.
Approximately one out of five
infected people develop symptoms of
the Zika virus, usually 2-7 days after
exposure. Symptoms are usually
mild and can last 2-7 days. The
most common symptoms of Zika
virus are fever, rash, joint pain,
red or pink eyes, muscle pain, and
headache. You may have also heard
that the Zika virus has been found
to cause neurological problems
in adults. The Brazil Ministry of
Health has reported an increased
number of people who have been
infected with Zika virus who also
have Guillain-Barre Syndrome
(GBS). GBS is an uncommon
sickness of the nervous system in
which a person’s own immune
system damages the nerve
cells, causing muscle weakness, and
sometimes, paralysis. The Center for
Disease Control (CDC) is investigating
the link between Zika and GBS.
Outdoor workers, those doing mosquito control, healthcare workers, and others with potential exposure
to bloodborne pathogens may be exposed to the Zika virus. However, because outdoor workers may be at
the greatest risk of exposure to the virus, OSHA along with NIOSH have developed recommendations for
protecting them from exposure. These recommendations include the following:
• Use insect repellants.
• Wear clothing that covers hands, arms, legs and other exposed skin. Wear hats with mosquito netting
to protect the face and neck. Wear socks/boots that cover the ankles and lower legs.
• In warm weather, wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing.
• Get rid of sources of standing water (e.g. tires, buckets, cans, bottles, barrels) whenever possible to
reduce or eliminate mosquito breeding areas.
• For females who are or may become pregnant or males who partners are or may become pregnant,
talk to your supervisor about your outdoor work assignments.
• If symptoms develop, seek medical attention promptly. Discuss any possible exposure to mosquitoes
or infections spread by mosquitoes with a healthcare provider.
You have to take into consideration the recommendation along with the type of work you are doing to make
sure the recommendation itself does not create a hazardous work condition. For example wearing loosefitting
clothing if it could be caught in moving parts on a piece of heavy equipment. Heat stress must also
be taken into consideration when wearing clothing that will cover exposed skin during warm/hot weather.
CDC’s Response to Zika
ESTIMATED range of Aedes albopictus
and Aedes aegypti in the United States, 2016*
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* Maps have been updated from a variety of sources. These maps represent CDC’s
best estimate of the potential range of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the
United States. Maps are not meant to represent risk for spread of disease.
MD
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are
more likely to spread viruses
like Zika, dengue, chikungunya
and other viruses than other
types of mosquitoes such as
Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
These maps DO NOT show
· Exact locations or numbers of
mosquitoes living in an area
· Risk or likelihood that these
mosquitoes will spread viruses
These maps show
· CDC’s best estimate of the
potential range of Aedes
aegypti and Aedes albopictus
in the United States
· Areas where mosquitoes are
or have been previously found
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Healthcare
The Doctor is Now In, Down at the Local Union Hall
SUPPORT AMERICAN JOBS!
CHECK THE LABEL!
MEMBERS OF IUOE LOCAL 101 now have a new option
for their healthcare, their union hall. The Union Health and
Wellness Center is open to the Local’s 4,500 members as
well as their dependents and about 450 retirees. The Local
encompasses 56 counties in Missouri and all of Kansas.
Local 101 partnered with North Kansas City-based Cerner
Corp., a health care information technology company, to run
the health center.
Members can see a primary care physician for physicals,
immunizations, tests and other medical needs. It’s the first
health care center for a building trades union in the Kansas
City area. The center will be free for eligible users and there
are plans to add a pharmacy to the clinic.
The 5,500-square-foot center has three rooms ready for
consultations and exams.
Stacie Totta, Cerner’s
director of population health
services, said staff members
at the facility will learn what
ailments are common among
operating engineers. Once
they have that information,
they can adjust the health
center to meet more specific
needs.
Totta said union members
can expect little to no wait
time. The Cerner model for
on-site health centers revolves
around the patients, and the
focus is on prevention.
General President
Callahan spoke at the center’s
opening. He said he sees great
potential in the memberfocused
health center.
has seen centers like it. The former Kansas governor said
companies have found that on-site centers save money in the
long run. Another benefit is healthier employees.
“If it’s not convenient and it’s not easy, people will wait
until there’s a crisis and then they’ll go to the doctor,” Sebelius
said. “The easy choice should be the healthy choice, and
that’s what this will be. It will make it far easier for people to
actually do preventive care and take care of their own health.”
But convenience isn’t the only factor. General President
Callahan said Operating Engineers are the hardest people to
get to the doctor.
“We are all supposed to be macho and not go to the doctor
until we have to,” he said. “When there’s an incentive there to
get them, that’s how you can check these things out.”
Nabisco/Mondelēz is slashing good middle-class American jobs and shipping them to Mexico.
Do YOU know if your favorite Nabisco products are MADE IN MEXICO?
Nabisco/Mondelēz has plants in Monterrey and Salinas, Mexico where low-wage workers, in
workplaces with lax regulatory standards, are producing Nabisco products.
Make sure your family only purchases Nabisco snacks made by your fellow American workers.
CHECK THE LABEL on the back of every Nabisco package (near the expiration date and UPC
code) before you purchase.
There are TWO ways to tell if your Nabisco snacks are
1
Check for the words “Made in Mexico”
MADE IN MEXICO:
2
Check the plant identification code:
DO NOT BUY:
MM = Monterrey, Mexico
MS = Salinas, Mexico
DO BUY:
AE = Chicago
AH = Portland, Ore.
AP = Fairlawn, N.J.
AX = Atlanta
AZ = Richmond, Va.
XL = Naperville, Ill.
DO NOT BUY Nabisco products made in Mexico and tell your grocery
manager to stock ONLY AMERICAN-MADE Nabisco/Mondelēz snacks!
“This thing is going to grow
because of the fact that it’s
their organization, their union
and their wages that pay into it,” he said. “I see this being
the model that will be duplicated all around the country,”
Callahan said.
[L to R] General President James T. Callahan, former Health and
Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Local 101 Business
Manager Scott Rettig, and Cerner Corp’s Mike Heckman cut the
ribbon at the ceremonial opening the new healthcare center in
Kansas City, Missouri.
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www.fightforamericanjobs.org
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Former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius was also at the opening of the clinic and said she
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Feature
THE ECHO OF 9/11 still is heard here, resonating against
the hilly pine forests and rippling across the serene lakes of
north-central Oneida County.
Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, increasing
numbers of physically and emotionally scarred Wisconsin
veterans have signed up for a week of healing at the 300-acre
Camp American Legion. Many of these survivors fought in
the Wisconsin National Guard or in Army Reserve units. They
served multiple tours of duty. They witnessed friend, foe and
noncombatants maimed and killed.
As it has served since 1925, the facility is a place offered
free for weary servicemen and servicewomen to rest and
decompress. It’s a place to swim, fish, play yard games and
card games, to work at crafts, to try to rebuild the soul and
to begin to reconnect with spouses and children who are
welcome to stay with them in 21 lakeshore cabins.
Peace Mission
Apprentice Operators, most veterans themselves,
are tasked with clearing handicapped-accessible
forest trail at American Legion rehabilitation camp
Turning off Highway D, southwest of the main camp, the
Operating Engineers have built a handicapped-accessible
trail through 228 acres, owned by the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources and leased by the American Legion.
The path follows an old logging trail, roughly 12 feet wide. It
winds for about a mile through the American Legion State
Forest adjacent to McGrath Lake. The paving surface is milled
asphalt, reclaimed this spring from the rebuilding of nearby
Highway 51.
Mathy Construction Co., Onalaska, supplied the milled
asphalt. James Peterson Sons Inc., Medford, donated trucking
services to haul the material from Highway 51 east to the
trail site. Case Construction Equipment, through its Miller-
Bradford & Risberg Inc. dealership in Sussex, furnished
two dozers, two excavators, a compact track loader, a wheel
loader, a compaction roller, an asphalt paver, and a motor
grader.
David Kurtz, American Legion state adjutant, describes
the trail as a symbolic path for veterans to follow in a manner
similar to that walked by the man for whom it is named – Local
139 member and Medal of Honor recipient Gary Wetzel.
“This is the trail ahead for younger veterans, following
Gary,” Kurtz said.
[right] Local 139 Apprentice Chase Freimark, a Marine Corps
veteran, runs a wheel loader to pile sand while creating a parking
lot on one end of the forest trail.
[article & photos] Dave Backmann, IUOE Local 139
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Feature
“He served in Vietnam, had
injuries, found a career through the
Operating Engineers, and has provided
leadership for other veterans for many
years. Now others have to navigate
their trail ahead.”
Kurtz said the Operating Engineers
were a natural partner to carve out
the trail largely because of Wetzel’s 41
years in the construction union and
lifetime membership in American
Legion Oelschlaeger-Dallmann Post
No. 434 in Oak Creek.
Camp American Legion Director
Kevin Moshea added, “To me, this
trail is the first, initial step in an overall
development plan for that land.” Future
additional uses may include camping
and hunting.
Local 139 President/Business
Manager Terry McGowan noted
that while the Operators could
provide manpower and machines for
constructing a trail, the union was
looking for a community project on
which apprentices could enhance their
skills.
“We are extremely proud to partner
with the Wisconsin American Legion
on this project,” McGowan said. “This
is a natural extension of our Combat
2 Construction programwhich aims
to help our veterans acquire career
skills and find employment with our
signatory contractors.”
Apprentice Operators cleared and
grubbed, excavated, and paved the trail
over about a month in April-May. Most
of the apprentices are veterans such as
Leroy Miller of New Berlin.
“I learned about the Camp
American Legion project at our union
meetings,” said Miller, a second-year
apprentice who served in the Army’s
10th Mountain Division, was wounded
in combat in Afghanistan, and was
an Army Ranger instructor. “I had a
compelling feeling of wanting to serve
[photos clockwise from top] Entrance to Camp American Legion in Lake Tomahawk,
Wisconsin; men and machines crowd a section of the trail through the woods at the start of
the work day; the trail is named in honor of Gary Wetzel, a Medal of Honor recipient and a
41-year IUOE member.
my country and, after leaving the
military, I wanted to continue that and
to build for America.”
“When the project started, Woody
(Local 139 Training Center Site
Coordinator Woody Wickersheim)
called me and asked if I wanted to be a
part of it and I said ‘absolutely.’
“To provide this type of service for
other veterans is an overwhelmingly
emotional experience for me, to get
veterans out of their daily grind,
veterans who are restricted to their
homes, or their wheelchairs, and to get
them out into the woods where they
need to be for healing reasons. It’s also
medicating for me.”
Another Army veteran, Mike Burt,
supervised the trail-building project.
Burt is an instructor at the Joseph J.
Goetz Jr. Training Center in Coloma.
He watched some of the apprentices
return to the site in the early evening
hours of May 4, after eating supper
at the mess hall at Camp American
Legion, so they could get additional
seat-time operating heavy equipment.
“It’s fulfilling to watch them grow
as Operators, from being tentative to
being confident in what they’re doing,”
he said.
“We cut a hill and created a slope
maybe two or three times. But that’s
OK. That’s why we’re here, to learn.
“These apprentices are learning
basic techniques that we teach at the
training center, like excavating below
subgrade, topsoil stripping, and slot
dozing.
“Our days are the same number of
hours as we would put in at the training
center and even longer, sometimes,
because some of these guys volunteer
to come back and work after supper.”
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Election 2016: Special Series
“In America, we put
common interest before
self-interest. We stand
together because we know
we’re stronger together.”
Clinton has Real Plans to Create Real Jobs
Infrastructure to be focus of first 100 days in office
SPEAKING BEFORE A largely bluecollar
crowd in a Los Angeles suburb,
Hillary Clinton committed to sending
“a comprehensive infrastructure
proposal to Congress in her first 100
days in office” if she is elected president
this fall.
“We will start working immediately,”
Clinton told those who gathered in
Buena Park, California in May, calling
her infrastructure plan, “the most
significant increase in infrastructure
investment since Dwight Eisenhower’s
Interstate Highway System,” a 1956
act that built 47,856 miles of highway
across America.
“The state of our infrastructure
is a national emergency,” she said.
Clinton added that roads, airports
and public water needs to upgraded.
“We have bridges that are right now
too dangerous to drive on—although
people take a deep breath and drive
right across them,” she said. “We have
airports stuck in the mid-20th century
instead of the 21st century.”
Clinton’s infrastructure proposal --
which was first rolled out at a November
event in Boston -- will cost $275 billion.
The plan looks to increase infrastructure
spending over the next five years in
order to “bankroll upgrades to roads,
bridges, airports and public transit.”
The plan also includes establishing a
$25 billion national infrastructure bank,
which would put up federal dollars to
attract private investment.
“To build a strong economy for
our future, we must start by building
strong infrastructure today,” Clinton
said in Boston. “I want our cities to be
in the forefront of cities anywhere in
the world. I want our workers to be the
most competitive and productive in the
world. I want us, once again, to think
big and look up, beyond the horizon of
what is possible in America.”
Increased investments in
infrastructure will keep thousands of
Operating Engineers working and create
thousands of new job opportunities
over the next five years. Sixty-eight
percent of jobs related to infrastructure
investments are in the construction
sector, generating good jobs for IUOE
members and other construction crafts.
“Think of all the people we could put
to work,” with her plan, Clinton said.
[top] Hillary Clinton joined striking Trump
Taj Mahal workers in Atlantic City, NJ. The
union is fighting for fair wages, decent
healthcare, and secure retirement benefits.
The Truth on Trump: No Friend to Veterans
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Donald
Trump has been vocal about the need
to take care of our military veterans.
His campaign materials promise that if
elected, he’ll “put our service men and
women on a path to success as they
leave active duty.”
However, Trump’s words ring
hollow in light of recent controversies.
The recipient of a draft deferral
during the Vietnam War— he got four
student deferments and a medical
disqualification for bone spurs in his
foot, despite being a student athlete—
Trump’s actions on behalf of veterans
fall well short of his campaign rhetoric.
In May, Trump was asked to account
for almost $6 million dollars he claimed
he had raised— including $1 million of
his own money— and had distributed
to various veteran organizations.
By having his public statements
“There’s nobody bigger
or better at the military
[Donald Trump on the
than I am.” O’Reilly Factor, 6/16/15]
scrutinized, he had to admit that only
a portion of the money was raised. It
wasn’t until Trump was called out that
his own pledged dollars were finally
sent to support veterans. Instead of
admitting his failure, he attacked the
media for pointing out his shortcomings
on the issue.
Even more disturbing than his
dishonesty towards charitable support
are the documented accounts of
veterans who have been mistreated by
Trump businesses. A number of the
controversies revolve around the now
infamous, for-profit “Trump University”
and associated companies.
Veterans Who Attended “Trump
University” Claim They Were Defrauded
The so-called “Trump University”
was never an accredited institution of
higher learning. “Trump University”
was actually a for-profit limited liability
corporation and despite its use of terms
like professors, adjunct professors and
tuition, it was never an actual university.
“Trump University” collected an
estimated $40 million from up to 10,000
students between 2005 and 2010.
During this time frame the New York
Department of Education said it was no
longer allowed to call itself a university.
The company changed its name to the
Trump Entrepreneur Initiative and
then promptly shut down in 2011. By
the time it ceased operations, “Trump
University” faced several lawsuits
and multiple state attorneys general
investigations.
Many of the alleged victims of
“Trump University” have told stories
TRUMP CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
The IUOE has taken the time to research the records of the candidates on key pocketbook issues important to Operating Engineers. We
understand that your vote is a personal decision. We hope that you find this information helpful when you make that decision in the privacy of
the voting booth. Please see www.engineersaction.org for more information.
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Canadian News
Ontario Apprentices Go For The Gold In Skills Competition
BC Provincial Government Invests in Local 115 Training
BRITISH COLUMBIA MAY have
received record-breaking rain on
Saturday June 18th, but that didn’t
stop more than 700 people from
coming to the IUOE Local 115 Training
Association annual heavy equipment
rodeo and open house. The event, held
yearly, gives children and adults alike
the chance to try their hand at being an
equipment operator.
[above] Local 793 apprentices competed
in an event recently at the Ontario
Technological Skills Competition at Rim
Park in Waterloo, Ont. From L to R are: (back
row) Walter Hollasch (instructor), Craig
Giles (OETIO lead instructor), Riley Geerts,
Samantha Grant (Skills Ontario), Cassidy
Frey, Grant Brown, Dalton Goodhill, Avery
Moodie (instructor) and (front row) John
DiRisio (bronze medalist), Bruce Cringan
(gold medalist), Joe Dowdall (OETIO
director of training and apprenticeship)
and Nick Grolway (silver medalist).
[left] Third-year crane apprentice Riley
Geerts was one of seven Local 793
crane apprentices who participated in
a competition recently at the Ontario
Technological Skills Competition at Rim
Park in Waterloo, Ont. Riley, who works for
Mammoet Canada Eastern Ltd., was trying
to lower a drum filled with water into a
cage. Judges put the apprentices through
a series of practical exercises. They also
had to complete a written test. Local 793
apprentice Bruce Cringan was the gold
medalist. Silver went to Nick Grolway and
bronze went to John DiRisio.
This year, however, it wasn’t just
curious future operators who showed
up. Provincial government officials,
including Maple Ridge-Mission
Member of the Legislative Assembly
(MLA) Marc Dalton and Maple Ridge-
Pitt Meadows MLA Doug Bing were
in attendance to deliver some great
news for IUOE Local 115’s Training
Association (IUOETA). At the event,
the BC government announced they are
providing $323,000 to IUOETA through
the end of March next year to help
support trade training in the province.
The funding amounts to 160 training
seats at IUOETA, which means better
safety on worksites in the province,
and more: “The ministry has ensured
the next generation of trades people
trained by the IUOE Local 115 Training
Association (IUOETA) receive industryleading
training unmatched in British
Columbia. I appreciate the ministry’s
continued support and strengthened
partnership. We look forward to working
on future initiatives as we continue to
build BC,” says Brian Cochrane, IUOE
Local 115 Business Manager.
The investment is part of the
government’s objectives to help bolster
demand-driven trades training, and
IUOETA’s programs, including heavy
equipment, mobile crane, asphalt
paving/laydown technician and boom
truck operator, were identified as highpriority
trades.
In addition to the training investment,
the BC government also approved a
10-year extension of the lease for the
unique Maple Ridge training facility,
which will allow IUOETA to expand
programs in a secure environment. The
facility is over 40 acres with more than
30 pieces of equipment used in the field,
and simulators to help students learn
controls in a safe environment. The
state of the art set-up allows instructors
to give students hands-on training with
realistic job site conditions.
[above] A bird’s eye view of part of Local
115’s training site.
[below] L to R: Brian Lefebvre, Assistant
Business Manager IUOE Local 115;
Jeff Gorham, Administrator Training
Association IUOE Local 115; Jerome
Rodriguez, Manager of Industry Relations,
Industry Training Association (ITA); Marc
Dalton, MLA Maple Ridge – Mission;
Shannon Hanson, Apprenticeship Advisor
ITA; Dr. Doug Bing, MLA Maple Ridge – Pitt
Meadows; and Brian Cochrane, Business
Manager IUOE Local 115.
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IUOE Family Members Awarded
2016 Union Plus Scholarships
Winners Honored for Achievement and Union Values
UNION PLUS RECENTLY awarded $150,000 in scholarships
to 104 students representing 32 unions, including five
winners representing the International Union of Operating
Engineers (IUOE). This year’s group of scholarship recipients
includes university, college, and trade or technical school
students from 32 states.
The Union Plus Scholarship Program, now in its 25th year,
awards scholarships based on outstanding academic
achievement, personal character, financial need and
commitment to the values of organized labor. The program is
offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation.
Since starting the program in 1991, Union Plus has awarded
more than $4 million in educational funding to more than
2,700 union members, spouses and dependent children.
Union Plus Scholarship awards are granted to students
attending a two-year college, four-year college, graduate
school, or a recognized technical or trade school. The
selection process is very competitive, and this year over 5,700
applications were received from 55 unions and all 50 states,
plus the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories.
Visit UnionPlus.org/Scholarship for applications and
benefit eligibility.
Meet the 2016 IUOE Honorees
IUOE Local 18—Jonathan Clevenger
Clevenger, whose mother, Lisa Clevenger, is a member of IUOE Local 18, has been awarded a $500 scholarship. A 2016
college graduate, Jon begins pharmacy school in pursuit of a doctoral degree this fall and hopes to work in a hospital or
as a research pharmacist. He earned bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and mathematics from Shawnee State University in
Portsmouth, Ohio, in May. Jon was a member of the Shawnee State Honors Program and the chemistry club, for which he
served as president in 2015, and he was named the 2015 Shawnee State Biochemistry Student of the Year. He was an assistant
production chemist at Hadsell Chemical Processing during the summer of 2014, a pharmacy assistant at Relevant
Compounding during the summer of 2015, and a sought-after math, chemistry,
physics and English tutor at Shawnee State beginning in 2013. Salutatorian of
his high school class in 2012, Jon was a member of the National Honor Society
and was his school’s Wendy’s High School Heisman winner. He was baseball
captain as a high school senior, leading the team to the state title, and he was
a four-year Quiz Bowl team member, serving as captain his junior and senior
years. Jon’s mother has been an IUOE member since 1984 and his grandfather
was a United Steel Workers (USW) member from 1965 until his retirement. “I
believe that our country depends on the strength of its citizens and that unions
stand up for those citizens’ labor rights,” Jon said. “The benefits that our family
has received through union membership have been irreplaceable.” Jon looks
forward to supporting the union labor movement by joining a pharmacy union
when he embarks on his career.
IUOE Local 18—Alexander Comshaw-Arnold
Comshaw-Arnold, whose mother, Kathryn Comshaw-Arnold, is a member
of IUOE Local 18, has been awarded a $500 scholarship. Alex is an honors
mathematics major at The Ohio State University and expects to graduate in
May 2019. He plans to pursue graduate degrees in business and law, with the
goal of becoming a prosecuting attorney and ultimately a judge. Alex is an Ohio
State Stadium Scholar and an Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
Jonathan Clevenger
Scholar. A 2015 high school graduate, he finished in the top 10 at state in the
2013 Veterans of Foreign Wars essay contest and won Canton Repository Teen
of the Month in January 2015. Alex is an avid powerlifter and placed first at the
2014 push-pull high school state championship. He began enrolling in college
courses as a junior through his high school’s post-secondary program. Alex’s
grandfather was a member of the United Communications Workers union, and
his mother sought union jobs while raising her family but endured substandard
working conditions until being able to join IUOE. “She soon discovered that
people were there to support her,” said Alex. “She had brothers and sisters in
the union who became lifelong friends. And with the union’s help, she was able
to let all of my five other brothers and sister go to college.”
Devyn Everts
IUOE Local 39B—Devyn Everts
Everts, whose father, Scott Stutz, is a member of IUOE Local 039B, has been
awarded a $2,000 scholarship. Devyn is a life sciences major at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She plans
to continue her education with a graduate degree in veterinary medicine. Devyn, who works at the Riley Library in Roseville,
Calif., is a 2015 high school graduate. A member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation,
for which she also served as president, she was named Spanish Student of the Year and a California Girls State delegate as a
junior. She was cross country team captain and Impact Athletic Honors recipient as a senior. Devyn was a freshman mentor,
refereed for local youth-league games, was a teacher assistant at a local elementary school, and was a senior intern in her
church youth group. As a working student, Devyn is grateful for the effort of unions to ensure reasonable work days for the
American labor force. “My life was one of those impacted and improved by the labor unions,” Devyn said. “Unions fought for
a better workplace environment and caused the creation of child labor laws. On school days, these laws limit my work day
and allow me time to accomplish all my tasks as a working student.”
IUOE Local 147—Taylor Mullins
Mullins, whose father, Edgar Mullins, is a member of IUOE Local 147, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Taylor is a business
major at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, one of the nation’s top liberal arts schools, from which she expects to
graduate in May 2018. She has completed a year-long internship at a local insurance company and aspires to eventually open
her own insurance firm. Taylor began taking classes at Virginia Highlands Community College while in high school, graduating
with honors in 2015 with an advanced diploma. She was cheerleading captain, volunteered with local Remote Area Medical
(RAM) events, and participated in her church’s back-to-school food drive. Taylor said her family experienced the value of
union membership in 2012 when her father, who worked in the coal industry for two decades, was laid off and found a new
job through the local IUOE. “It is because of the opportunities the union has provided us that I am able to look to my future
and know that it will be great,” Taylor said. “Through my father, I have witnessed how the union positively affects employees’
lives every day.”
IUOE Local 150—Rion Schulz
Schulz, whose father, Alexander Schulz, is a member of IUOE Local 150, has been awarded a $750 scholarship. Rion is a 2016
high school graduate who plans to major in mechanical engineering at Illinois Valley Community College as a precursor to
pursuing bachelor’s and master’s degrees. His goal is to work in machine design and hydraulic system manufacturing. Rion
was a National Honor Society member, Illinois State Scholar, and Illinois Premier Boy’s State participant. He was active in
band, Scholastic Bowl, and drama, where he served as section head for lighting, and he fosters dogs through the Humane
Society. Rion worked several jobs throughout high school and plans to continue working through college, using that money
to defray education costs. His father joined IUOE seven months after Rion’s birth in 1998. “I grew up in a proud union family
and learned about the organization and purpose of unions,” said Rion, whose family was aided by IUOE when his father went
through a period of unemployment. “The union was always there to support us in times of need.”
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POLITICS
In June 2016, Limon told CNN that
the course material was useless and
devoid of any advanced real estate
techniques. The one tip he does recall
came from an instructor who detailed
the benefits of paying off unpaid tax
debts of elderly people— keeping them
in their homes until they die— but then
taking ownership of their properties.
“When I saw that teaching, you had
to steal somebody’s house? This is not
right,” Limon said. “We were ripped
off.”
Veterans Employed by “Trump
University” were Fired
Veterans also worked for “Trump
University” and associated companies,
and at least two veterans have claimed
that they were fired for their military
service.
Air Force Senior Master Sgt.
Richard Wright, was fired from his job
as a mentor at the Trump Institute, an
affiliate of Trump University, after a
deployment to Afghanistan.
The Trump Institute hired Wright as
a tele-consultant or “mentor.” His job
was to speak on the phone with clients
who had purchased “memberships”
in the Trump Institute, and give them
advice about investing in real estate.
During his employment, Master
Sgt. Wright’s reserve unit was called
up for active duty and he spent three
months serving in Afghanistan. Upon
his arrival back home in Florida,
his bosses told him that, “all of your
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absences” had forced the company
to “reevaluate your position with the
Trump Institute.”
TRUMP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17
It is a violation of federal law to
FLOOD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
like that of retired Navy veteran penalize an employee for absences First and foremost remember your
Felicisimo Limon. Mr. Limon believed
the billionaire wanted him to achieve
success, but after charging $26,000 to
caused by military service. Wright
sued for wrongful termination under
the Uniformed Services Employment
training! Remember what you learned
in the safety classes you’ve taken at
your local union, all of the same safety
his credit card to enroll himself and his and Reemployment Rights Act. rules apply.
wife in the program in 2008, he now The company ultimately reached a
feels differently.
settlement with Wright that forbids him
from talking further about the case.
Iraq War veteran Corinne Sommer
was fired from Trump University in
2007. In a deposition filed as part of an
ongoing California court case, Sommer
said she believed Trump University
terminated her because her military
commitments as a reservist interfered
with her work as an events planner for
the company.
“I was fired because I was in the
military,” she told attorneys as part
of an unrelated fraud case against
Trump University. “At the end of my
[performance] evaluation, they wrote
that it was a problem that I was in the
military.”
Sommer was an Army staff sergeant
who had deployed to Iraq in 2003.
After returning from active service she
remained a reservist. Her reservist
commitment amounted to two days a
month, she said. Following a lawsuit,
Trump University also settled with Ms.
Sommer.
Is Donald Trump really a champion
for our veterans? The truth is that
his actions don’t track with his bold
statements from the campaign trail.
Find out more details and read further
examples about Trump’s treatment of
our veterans at www.engineersaction.
org.
HAZMAT
There a number of additional things
to think about in floods because this is
not a normal work environment. The
list below is not complete, but hits
on some of the important things to
be aware of when working in a flood
disaster area.
• traumatic stress,
• heat stress,
• sunburn,
• eye injuries,
• noise,
• breathing dust contaminated with
toxic materials,
• piles of debris and unstable work
surfaces,
• handling a variety of sharp and
jagged materials,
• flood water contaminated with
raw sewage and other hazardous
materials (chemicals),
• carbon monoxide from gasoline or
propane powered generators,
• heavy equipment or tools,
• the use of ladders,
• operating a chain saw,
• structural integrity,
• mold,
• trench foot (immersion foot),
• food-borne disease,
• insects and insect-borne disease,
animals and animal-borne
disease, snakes and reptiles.
Stay safe and healthy! Watch out for
each other. Co-workers/helpers may
not notice a hazard nearby or behind.
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Union Death Benefit
Benefits paid
May, 2016 - June, 2016
May
2016
Local 002
St Louis, MO
David W. Brown
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Edward D.
Bellato
Leonard Canto
Don E. Davis
Wesley
Farnsworth
Fred Freitas
Paul C. Long
Estle Mclelland
John Myrick
Fred Smith
Local 004
Medway, MA
Eugene F.
Balerna
Charles E. Frost
Nelson E.
Gosselin
Edward J.
Humora
John P. Moran
Frank J. Sousa
Local 009
Denver, CO
John T. Turkovich
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
Robert Aparicio
Bob Boone
Elmer Bowen
Frederick Brown
Rosviell L. Brown
jr
Doc Castellano
Harold Charlton
Edward Cisneros
Richard Doyle
William Ford
Charles H. Hill jr
Aubrey Kneisly
Jerry Lanham
Harold Lindsey
William Mains
Jake Mitchell
John Montoya
O. Morrow, jr.
Lloyd Mullican
George
Mutschler
A. Muus
M. Nix
Albert Oddi
Charles Puga
Henry Reynolds
Clyde Richards
Lawrence
Salmela
Henry Simpson
David Smith
James Stevenson
Dewey Trippler
Edmond Vadnais
Dennis Wade, jr.
Robert Webb
Ross White
James Wiltshire
Robert Zock
Local 014
Flushing, NY
Stanley C.
Drayton
Roy C. Ledger
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Joseph A. Basile
John J. Byrnes
Carmine Meluzio
Joseph J.
Muratore
John F. Rice
Giuliano F.
Stasolla
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
William Glynn
Lynn W. Scudder
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Harold R. Dick
Dennis
Flueckiger
Clyde Gipson
Dan M. Gleason
Robert Johnson
William L.
Leibrock
Vivle Orsborn
Ray Ranallo
Charles E.
Thornton
Local 034
John Vados
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Emil O. Jabs
Eino Koivisto
Lawrence
Peterson
Gerald L. Schultz
Russell W.
Walberg
Lloyd E.
Weckwerth
Richard Weiss
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Leonard E.
Beegle
Richard J. Book
Robert D.
Caldwell
Robert W.
Kovaloski
Richard C.
Lopinto
Fay Sharp
Edward W. Swink
Local 068
West Caldwell,
NJ
Vincenzo Iemma
John Kalinowski
Local 070
White Bear lake,
MN
Everett S.
Anderson
Local 087
Bernard G. Petty
Local 094
New York, NY
Martin R. John
Local 101
Kansas City, MO
Ralph M. Cook
Darrell C.
Henderson
Quinton L. Piper
John Poyner
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Harley P.
Cochrane
K .Defehr
Jean Le tallec
John Melnyk
Maynard Morrow
Eric Nielsen
Cliff N. O’neill
Clarence F.
Simon
Frank J. Slyman
Local 143
Chicago, IL
Charles
Edgeworth
Local 148
Saint Louis, MO
William L. Croft
Darrel R. Schmidt
Donald H. Sweet
Local 150
Countryside, IL
Ronald C. Balmer
Charles M. Best
Eugene F.
Chidester
James L. Downer
Gerald Flanagin
Floyd E. Hill
Harry L. Jordan
Francis H. Kurtz
Art L. Lynest
Edward R. Lyons
jr
Bradley N.
Mallder
Donald J.
Mckenna
Charles Oplawski
Richard L.
Schneider
Kenneth F.
Tonyan
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
Bernard E.
Robinson
Robert Wargo
Local 181
Henderson, KY
Robert A. Riggs
Local 234
Des Moines, IA
Garlyn Ash
Craig Clark
Ora N. Robuck
Local 302
Bothell, WA
Francis
Elmendorf
Ralph Gilliam
Anthony P.
Kauzlarich
Jack C. Lozar
Donald N. Myres
Local 310
Green Bay, WI
David Denoble
Ralph A. Schaff
Local 317
Oak Creek, WI
Max G.
Lukasavitz
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Steven Fisher
John E. Fogg
Raymond A.
Hiltunen
Elwood R. Kinsel
Local 370
Spokane, WA
Justin D.
Albrethsen
Robert B.
Campbell
Ralph T. Jones
Local 371
Delmer Bradway
Local 399
Chicago, IL
Irwin J. Lejman
James P.
Sheehan
Local 400
Helena, MT
Ray Johns
Local 406
New Orleans, LA
Gasper Lemoine
Local 428
Phoenix, AZ
Gilman T.
Johnson
Ramon C. Taylor
Local 501
Los Angeles, CA
Buster Blan
William Collins
Gerald F.
Gunderson
Henry W. Ringger
William L.
Saunders
Richard S.
Thomas
Samuel F. Uptain
Duane A. Wilson
Local 513
Bridgeton, MO
Roland Kettler
Local 520
Granite City, IL
Thomas J. Neff
Local 542
Fort
Washington, PA
Joseph D.
Dannunzio jr
James J.
Dougherty
William Girvan
Frank Malloy
William Nathan
Local 564
Richwood, TX
Charles Russell
Local 589
Frank H. Bartlett
Local 627
Tulsa, OK
Marvin Osborne
Local 642
Norman L.
Sparks
Local 649
Peoria, IL
Forrest E. Davis
Weldon E. Fogle
Local 701
Gladstone, OR
Boyd A. Leibelt
Gerald F. Mills
Sylvester Solberg
Arthur Spor
Local 800
Bar Nunn, WY
Forrest Brownlee
Local 832
Rochester, NY
Fred Saraceni
Roger L. Tay
Local 835
Drexel Hill, PA
Louis Fragment
Thomas Pratley
Local 841
Terre Haute, IN
David E. Baker
Clifford L. Floyd
Local 955
Edmonton, AB
Austin J. Sorken
Local 965
Springfield, IL
Darrel R. Parker
June 2016
Local 001
Thornton, CO
W .W. Lloyd
Local 004
Medway, MA
Anthony J. Fusco
William H.
Goddard jr
Joseph M. Renzi
Thomas E.
Sullivan
Local 009
Denver, CO
Tony J. Lopez
Howard L. Self
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
Henry Alexander
Calvin Collier
William Dahlke
Jerry Duty
John Jones, jr.
Donald P. Krugle
Charles E.
Lefevre
Robert Marlowe
John Mullin
Harry Oaks
Ysabel Ponce
Duane Pusey
David Salazar
Albert Saline
Bob Schildts
William Smith
Byrd Smith
Lyle Tatman
Harley Timbs
Ricardo Tovar
Glenn Trott
John Williams
Donald
Wooldridge
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Michael C. Iosue
Stephen Koronic
David Migliaccio
Peter C. Murphy
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Dennis M.
Biedenbach
John Coljohn
George A. Dailey
Edward C. Drown
James R. Flint
Albert F. Klaus
Lee O. Ridenour
Alger W. Sine
Donald E. Wolfe
Local 020
Cincinnati, OH
Bernard Smith
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Willard Esala
Jerome M. Henry
James R. Janusch
Local 062
Peter P. Stonis
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Bert Dickinson
Randal Reeder
Local 068
West Caldwell,
NJ
Robert Parker
Local 087
John R. Hibberd
Local 098
East
Longmeadow,
MA
Kenneth Locke
Local 101
Kansas City, MO
Eugene F. Clark
John E.
Mcconnell
Local 103
Indianapolis, IN
Lynn D. Goodrich
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Chuck W.
Hoisington
Gilbert H.
Jackson
Local 132
Charleston, WV
Lewis D. Adkins
Hollie Bailey
Bobby Moore
Kenneth M. Orr jr
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
Harold Aldinger
Marvin Gohlke
James A. Graff
Joe R. Kaiser
Frank Majewski
Local 143
Chicago, IL
Le Ficht
Local 148
Saint Louis, MO
Thomas G.
Alexander
Edward A. Staton
Local 150
Countryside, IL
James M. Conrad
Edward Czys
Robert C. Greiff
John C. Latimer
Charles Lenz jr
James R.
Marksberry
Lloyd E. Reinking
Joseph A.
Reynolds
James E. Sharpin
Gerald A. Smith
Harold D. Tolbert
Audry C.
Wedding
Jerry Winemiller
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
Wilbur C. Abel
Jacobus J. Fey
Joe W. Fox
Local 280
Richland, WA
George May
Benjamin H.
Smart jr
Local 286
Auburn, WA
Paul J. Beckstead
Local 302
Bothell, WA
Floyd Boltjes
Gary D. La fon
Jerry E. Miller
Roy A. Petersen
Robert J. Walli
Local 310
Green Bay, WI
Warren J.
Bernardy
Kenneth A.
Hejdak
Ira A. Ropson
Local 317
Oak Creek, WI
Arthur M.
Nowack
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
John L. Akins
Paul Duff
Douglas D.
Patterson
Lawrence W.
Rhein
Gerald
Ruthenberg
Granville Stepp
Dale Stoddard
Benjamin Viau
Leslie L. Webber
Local 347
Edd Massey jr
Local 370
Spokane, WA
Hugh D. Davis
Local 381
El Dorado, AR
James R. Welch
Local 387
Willie Rogers
Local 400
Helena, MT
Arnold Rudolph
Valuent D.
Thompson
Local 406
New Orleans, LA
Chester Clark
Billy R. Corbin
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Local 407
Lake Charles, LA
Arney V.
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Local 478
Hamden, CT
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Local 501
Los Angeles, CA
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Rodgers
Local 513
Bridgeton, MO
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Forster
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Charles J.
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Mark P. Mohan
Thomas Pruitte
Local 515
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Local 520
Granite City, IL
Alvin G. Moran
Local 649
Peoria, IL
Robert L.
Blackford
Clyde A. Rickey
Local 793
Oakville, ON
Anthony Senack
Matti J. Vainio
Local 800
Bar Nunn, WY
Jack E. Shafer
Local 825
Springfield, NJ
Thomas Ham
Avenel D.
Monroe
Edward Robbins
Louis J. Talerico
Local 826
V .E. Boyd
Local 832
Rochester, NY
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Laquitara
Local 900
Oak Ridge, TN
G .M. Martin
Local 912
Columbia, TN
Lester T. Bennett
John W. Pigg
Local 917
Chattanooga, TN
Gene Brannon
Local 925
Mango, FL
Ralph S. Martin
Local 926
Rex, GA
Robert Sprinkles
Local 965
Springfield, IL
Gordon Lugibill
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