International Operating Engineer - Winter 2017

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Operating Engineer
WWW.IUOE.ORG • WINTER 2017
Digging in Deep
Training opportunities expand for
in demand Operating Engineers

i n t e r n at i o n a l
Operating Engineer
Winter 2017 • Volume 160, No. 1
Brian E. Hickey, Editor
Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor
08 Prevailing Wage Under Attack
States and Congress seek to repeal wage laws
10 Stationary Engineers
Mastering skills old and new
12 International Training Center
Construction is underway in Texas
14 IUOE Sportsmen Pitch In
Donating time and equipment to save a lake
Departments
05 From the General President
06 Education & Training
08 Politics & Legislation
16 Canadian News
18 HAZMAT
20 GEB Minutes
26 Union Death Benefit
[cover] WSDOT, 7/26/16
[right] 18-foot wide culvert being installed in Washington
State to enhance fish passage under SR 16.
[photo] WSDOT, 6/29/16
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From the General President
New Year, New Opportunities
HAPPY NEW YEAR, Brothers and
Sisters.
We enter the New Year on very solid
ground throughout the International.
The work outlook is strong and although
our movement continues to face some
serious threats, I am confident that we
will rise to meet these challenges with
the collective strength that has been a
hallmark of the Operating Engineers
for the past 120 years.
First, let’s look back at 2016 and
the progress we have made together.
We conducted two very successful
trainings, one held on each coast,
for 110 new Business Managers and
Business Agents.
We also delivered our Jurisdictional
Best Practices training at twelve
different locals. These trainings were
attended by roughly 100 Business
Managers and Business Agents.
This training is our “all hands on
deck approach” and it has led to
the successful resolution of eight
impediment of job progress complaints
filed before the PLAN, without any
rulings going against the IUOE.
In addition, due to a renegotiated
Jurisdictional Agreement between
the IUOE and the Teamsters, we have
prevailed in some arbitration regarding
Articulating End Dumps, when a PLA is
in place.
The Operating Engineers National
Charity Fund, administered by the
General Executive Board, delivered
checks totaling over $1 million dollars
to assist over 2,200 brothers and sisters
affected by the Fort McMurray wildfires
in Alberta, Canada last spring.
On the Canadian work front, we
were extremely active in securing
various agreements in the pipeline
industry. On the $12 billion dollar
Trans-Canada Pipeline Limited, we
secured an agreement providing first
right of refusal on all their projects
when entering the construction phase.
We also successfully lobbied the
Canadian Federal Government for
approval on three projects involving
Enbridge Energy Partners, totaling $7.8
billion and Kinder Morgan’s Trans-
Mountain Project at $6.8 billion.
And just a few weeks ago,
TransCanada re-submitted their
application to build Keystone XL,
the 1,179-mile (1,897km) pipeline
from Hardisty, Alberta to Steele City,
Nebraska. Operating Engineers in
both countries will build the line under
a project labor agreement.
For Stationary Engineers, we
assisted several Locals in establishing
their own Registered Apprentice
Programs. In addition, we are now close
to finalizing joint efforts with Locals
for nationally recognized Department
of Energy Credentials and Standards
covering Building Operators.
The year closed with the U.S.
elections. Donald J. Trump was elected
our 45th President and the Republican
Party retained majorities in both
chambers of Congress.
I had an opportunity to meet
privately with Mr. Trump a couple
of weeks before the inauguration. It
was a good opportunity to introduce
the Operating Engineers and our
priorities to the new President and
I look forward to further dialog
with his administration, especially
around transportation and energy
infrastructure investments.
However, just days into the new
Congress, there was a direct attack on
prevailing wages. Senator Jeff Flake
(R-AZ) has introduced a bill to repeal
Davis-Bacon prevailing wage on
construction work that receives federal
funding. There has also been talk about
pushing a national right-to-work bill,
which was part of the Republican Party
platform passed at their convention
this summer.
[James T. Callahan]
In addition, we face some serious
legislative challenges in state
legislatures around the country. Antiworker
majorities in several states are
wasting no time going after organized
labor. In January, we saw Kentucky
go Right-to-Work and repeal its state
Prevailing Wage. Missouri and New
Hampshire are moving quickly to do
the same.
I urge every member to reach out
to their state representatives and
members of Congress and let them
know that you oppose these attacks
against collective bargaining and
working families. Cutting wages and
benefits and weakening collective
bargaining will not make our country
great again.
There is no doubt, we have some
tough sledding ahead. But I am
resolved to push forward. Where
there is common ground, we will work
together to pursue opportunities that
benefit Operating Engineer members
throughout North America.
Where there are differences, we
will fight. We will support our Locals
and represent every single member of
this great union with the same level
of energy and passion we always do,
no matter who controls the levers of
government.
I wish every member a healthy and
prosperous New Year. Work safe.
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Education & Training
GPS Training Keeps IUOE Instructors on the Leading Edge
IN TODAY’S CONSTRUCTION
industry, the use of GPS technology
is almost guaranteed to be used every
day on the jobsite. To keep Operating
Engineers up to speed with training
on the latest GPS equipment, the
IUOE National Training Fund offers
comprehensive Train-the-Trainer
courses for IUOE instructors. Last year,
a Trimble GPS class was held at IUOE
Local 158 in Glenmont, New York and
a Topcon GPS class was held at IUOE
Local 17 in Buffalo.
[right] Topcon Training : Gregg Strede
L478, Jeff Nedjoika L9, Len Casteel L324,
Doug Fay L98, Mike Kuklok L49, Mark
Printup L463, Travis Diez L463, David
Oliveri L478, Kelly Roblee L17
Tradeswomen Gather from Around the World
Conference continues to draw workers, sets attendance record
WOMEN BUILD NATIONS, an
annual conference designed for
women in the trades, was held in
Chicago last year. The 2016 conference
was the largest to date, with over
1,500 registered attendees, including
Operating Engineers from various
locals around the country.
Representing Operating Engineers
Local 3, were apprenticeship
coordinators Cat Lytle and Holly
Brown. Also attending were journeylevel
Operator Kristi Tuemmler and
Apprentice Meg-Ann Pryor.
Women came from all over the
United States, as well as Australia,
Canada, India, Nigeria and the
Philippines, to get tools and
information to further their careers.
Tradeswomen from some countries
discussed their battles, which women
in the U.S. have already won, like being
excluded from skilled trade positions.
[above] IUOE Local 3’s Kristi Tuemmler, standing, joins from left, Apprenticeship
Coordinator Cat Lytle, Apprentice Meg-Ann Pryor and Apprenticeship Coordinator Holly
Brown at the Women Build Nations conference.
[photo & article] IUOE Local 3
Local 147 Celebrates 50 Years of Apprentice Training
[right] IUOE Local 147 celebrated 50 years
of Apprenticeship Training at their Annual
Picnic. Operating Engineer and Virginia
Commissioner of Labor, C. Ray Davenport
read a resolution issued by Virginia
Governor Terry McAuliffe congratulating
the local on the milestone.
The Local also honored Apprentice Mike
Poole, who won the 2016 Apprentice of
The Year Award.
Pictured left to right: Chris Macey,
Instructor; C. Ray Davenport , Virginia
Commissioner of Labor; Mike Poole;
Gerald Simpson, Training Director; and
Lacey Parks, Instructor.
[above] Trimble Training: Gregg Strede L478, Darin Justis L147, Tom Gordon L14, Mike Gonoud L14, Dennis Manown L66, Mike Kuklok
L49, Bill Gray L158, Steve Payne L158, Chris Silveira L57, Steve Contillo L57, Nick Jorgenson L150, Kevin Ackert L150, Chris Yanos L150,
Nichole Hall L370
[photo] IUOE Local 147
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Politics & Legislation
Prevailing Wage Law an Early Target in New Congress
Anti-worker “Right-to-Work” Laws Advance in States
SENATOR JEFF FLAKE, an antiworker
Republican from Arizona,
wasted no time in the newly sworn-in
115th Congress to propose the repeal
of the Davis-Bacon Act. On January
24th, Senator Flake introduced S.
195, the Transportation Investment
Recalibration to Equality (TIRE) Act,
which would eliminate the prevailing
wage requirement on all federal
highway construction contracts.
In his press release, Senator
Flake said, “By suspending onerous
prevailing wage provisions on all
federal highway construction projects,
the TIRE Act will ensure that tax dollars
go toward projects and jobs, not
overpriced union labor contracts.”
The prevailing wage applies to all
construction workers, whether a union
contractor wins the bid or not. Senator
Flake is saying that an Arizona Backhoe
Operator making $17.37 an hour, with
$3.85 in total fringe benefits, which is
the current Davis-Bacon prevailing
highway construction wage rate in
most of Arizona, gets paid too much.
The Davis-Bacon Act is a commonsense
policy. It requires that contractors
on a project with federal assistance –
whether through federal loans, grants,
or other types of financing – pay
construction craftworkers a minimum
wage that is established by the U.S.
Department of Labor through a local
survey of wages and benefits.
The law simply prevents the federal
government – a large, influential
construction owner – from using
our own precious tax dollars to
undercut the wage standards in our
communities. It prevents large out-ofstate
contractors from undercutting
local businesses. It ensures that
bottom-feeding contractors can’t
win a public construction project by
lowering workers’ wages in a neverending
race to the bottom. They must
compete on a level playing field with
IUOE union contractors. And, while
it’s no guarantee, it helps ensure the
quality of construction that taxpayers
ought to expect.
The Davis-Bacon Act has no
effect on total costs of construction.
Opponents of the law invent imaginary
savings to justify their crony-capitalist
positions. Numerous studies have
revealed that productivity makes up for
any additional labor costs, essentially
eliminating any cost-savings if the law
was repealed.
Senator Flake’s political career
has been a tireless assault on working
families. He is trying to lower wages
for blue-collar workers. It’s that simple.
He thinks making less than $18 an hour
to build highways is too much money.
He ought to tell his constituents that he
thinks they make too much money. But
you won’t hear him say that.
Members of the International Union
of Operating Engineers will beat back
Senator Flake’s most recent attack, as
we have successfully done in the past.
As General President Callahan has said,
“Together, we can successfully combat
these anti-worker attacks against the
members of the Operating Engineers.”
We must stay vigilant. Call your
Senators and Representative. Let them
know that you support the Davis-Bacon
Act and oppose S. 195. We’re tired of
the TIRE Act and its assault on workers.
Call the Capitol Switchboard at
202-224-3121.
[photo] IUOE Local 324
IN JANUARY, Kentucky became the
27th “right-to-work” state in the United
States, joining every other state in the
South.
For the first time in decades,
Republicans took control in the
Kentucky House of Representatives in
the 2016 elections. They wasted no time
enacting anti-worker policy. Governor
Matt Bevin, who surprised election
watchers and pollsters by winning
the governor’s race in 2015, actively
supported “right-to-work” throughout
the election cycle.
Once anti-worker majorities were
in place in both chambers of the
legislature, they didn’t waste any time.
Within weeks of convening, legislation
to repeal the state prevailing wage and
enact “right-to-work” were sent to the
Governor for his signature.
Unfortunately, that is not the only
bad news from the elections of 2016.
IUOE-backed candidates lost races for
governor in two key states that are now
likely to go “right-to-work:” Missouri
and New Hampshire.
HHHH ACTION ALERT HHHH
New Missouri Governor Eric
Greitens says he will sign “right-towork”
legislation when it gets to his
desk, making the “Show Me” State the
28th state in the country to intervene
in labor-management negotiations to
prohibit “union security” clauses.
Other parts of the country are
not exempt from the challenges in
the Midwest and the South. New
Hampshire currently has a “right-towork”
battle on its hands. The IUOEbacked
candidate lost to Republican
Governor Chris Sununu, and,
unfortunately, he is expected to sign
“right-to-work” legislation, perhaps
even by press time. It would become
the first state in New England to pass
such laws.
With twenty-nine states likely to
be “right-to-work” this year, it will not
be long before anti-union politicians
attempt to push a national “right-towork”
bill in Congress. Senator Rand
Paul (R-KY) sponsored the law in the
past, with the support of the Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
• Fight back against national “right-to-work” legislation.
• Visit www.StopRTW.org for more information.
• Call your Senators and Reps at the Capitol: 202-224-3121
• Tell them to “right-to-work” is wrong for America.
WHAT IS
“RIGHT-TO-WORK?”
“Right-to-work” laws insert
the government into labormanagement
negotiations,
eliminating “union security”
clauses in collective bargaining
agreements. These “union
security” clauses simply
require workers who benefit
under a collective bargaining
agreement (CBA) to pay their
fair share for its administration.
To negotiate a major contract, it
takes time, legal costs, financial
research, strategic sense, and
commitment to get the job
done. To put it simply, a good
CBA is a lot of work.
Union security clauses do not
require union membership.
No one can be forced to join
an organization in the United
States of America. “Rightto-work”
laws compel union
officials to provide services to
workers under the agreement
without asking the worker
to pay his/her fair share to
support the maintenance of
the agreement. “Right-to-work”
laws even allow an individual
worker to avoid the union’s
cost for taking up a grievance
on their behalf. Yet the union
still has a duty to represent
the worker. “Right-to-work” is
wrong. It is wrong for workers,
employers, and they’re simply
un-American.
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Stationary Engineers
UIC Engineers Master Boiler Operation That Spans the Ages
BUILDING MAINTENANCE OPERATING processes and
procedures have changed significantly over the last century
– from coal to oil to dual-fuel to the automatic gas train. The
operators from each of these eras had their own specialized
training. We recall the highly labor intensive coal burning to
the risky days of manually lighting and operating the gas and
air mixture rates to the automated fuel efficient combustion
systems installed today.
From the manually operated combustion systems of the
vintage steam power generation plants through to the PLC
controlled gas systems of the modern engine rooms of today,
they all require a highly trained and skilled team of union
operating engineers. In today’s operating environment, it
is rare to see multiple fuel systems in operation in a single
plant, but that is the case at the University of Illinois at
Chicago (UIC).
The seven high pressure steam boilers at UIC’s cogeneration
plant integrate both the “old” and “new”
technologies. Currently, the operating process of yesteryear
is still utilized and some of the original boilers have seen the
transition to state of the art controls.
Imagine the operation in 1949, seven high pressure
boilers—two of which are Babcock Wilcox 4 Drum Stirling
Boilers—are fired up to maximum capacity and in full
operation. The physical demands on the plant engineer and
fireman to keep steam pressure up and the plant functioning
in normal operation mode is tremendous.
Then imagine having to learn the new processes and
procedures that came with the transition to gas in the mid-
1950’s. Minor upgrades to the pneumatic controls—which
include the installation of a 6” gas main, the addition of
a manual reset Maxon gas valve, and a new operating
procedure—the engineers now can operate the boiler
through the purge cycle, manually set the gas valve, “open
lite” the pilot and slowly open the gas valve by hand on each
of the four burners, and then manually open the air registers
for proper combustion.
Jump forward to 2014, where there is a need to upgrade
to meet new regulations that require hospitals to operate for
96 hours on an alternate fuel, in this case #2 fuel oil. Once
again the union operating engineers are required to learn a
new process and procedure for day-to-day operations.
The new control system incorporates a state of the art PLC
system which controls eight Maxon double block and bleed
vented gas valves – one for each burner and one for each pilot
of the burner. The gas header has pressure switches that work
with the PLC logic to supply precise gas pressure to each pilot
and burner. Each burner has a custom feedback enabled fire
eye that allows the operator to be able to light each burner,
this elaborate purge system has the operators enabling each
step of the ignition procedure from a touch screen computer
located on the front of the boiler. The only item that was not
able to be automated were the air registers for combustion
because of lack of space for actuators.
When asked to compare the automatic and manual
operation of the boilers and which one the UIC engineers
prefer, Chief Engineer Kevin Casserly said, “Each boiler has
its own unique characteristics as does each engineer, so it
really would depend on which engineer you ask.”
As far as energy savings, the automatic gas train is not
only more energy efficient, but it also carries with it a safer
operation. Incorporated into the gas train are safety features
for each of the four stages. The engineer has the ability to fire
in a remote location for an added safety feature.
Chief Engineer Casserly is proud of his entire staff and
the persistent training on safety and operating procedures.
He also pointed out that having skilled union engineers on
staff means identifying issues, which if not resolved can
potentially turn into hazardous operating conditions. He
also remarked on the ongoing education needed in order to
stay current, to search out more efficient and safer methods
of operating the co-generation plant.
Chief Engineer Casserly and his UIC crew take particular
pride that although the plant is located on a busy campus
with thousands of people passing by each day, the anonymity
of their facility is a testament to the fact that they are always
operating quietly and efficiently.
[this page] UIC Engineer Kevin Nagle
operating the gas valve.
[opposite page] Kevin Nagle next to the
latest addition of PLC controlled gas train.
[photos & article]
Tom Phillips, IUOE Local 399
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International Training Center
CONSTRUCTION OF THE IUOE International Training
and Conference Center began in July. The goal is to build a
world-class training facility to augment and enhance training
opportunities for all IUOE members.
A blue-ribbon panel of local IUOE Training Coordinators
from across the United States and Canada worked to plan and
develop the very best training facility, designed to meet the
needs of our members and our industry. Every local union
will benefit from this innovative training and conference
center.
Located on 225 acres of land in Harris County, Texas, the
facility is in close proximity to major airports in the Houston
area. The Texas Gulf Coast region is at the center of the oil
and gas industry and its offshoots such as pipelines and the
petrochemical industry. The renaissance of United States oil
and gas production has spawned huge development in the
Gulf Coast region and it is an area that has unlimited growth
opportunities for the IUOE.
Plans for the site include construction of classroom and
administrative buildings, mechanic shop, warehouse, central
utility plant, and a 228 room dormitory. Outdoor acreage will
be utilized to conduct pipeline training, crane training, and
heavy equipment operations. The building facilities will have
built in redundancy for key aspects of the physical plant to
allow Stationary Engineers to have hands-on training in real
world conditions.
The training and conference center will also host trainthe-trainer
classes, journeyman upgrade training, and
apprentice training. In addition, the facilities can be used
for organizer training, new Business Manager/Business
Agent training, and educational meetings for contractors,
government officials, and local union and International
representatives.
When completed, the IUOE International Training
and Conference Center will provide comprehensive and
customized training services to meet the needs of the entire
International. This state-of-the-art facility demonstrates our
union’s commitment to high quality training to our signatory
contractors, general contractors, and owners.
[from top, right] Arial view of the 225 acre property; conference
center, dorm building and central plant under construction;
architect’s rendering of the training center.
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Local Spotlight
IUOE Volunteers Pitch in to Improve Lake
Local union sportsmen raise funds, donate labor to help community
THE VOLUNTEERS, close to twenty
in all, gathered at Chief Cornstalk
Wildlife Management Area to help the
West Virginia Department of Natural
Resources replace a damaged culvert
along the lake. Now DNR maintenance
crews will be able to drive their
equipment to the dam side of the lake.
“We were told this situation had
become a real problem for Wildlife
Management,” West Virginia AFL-CIO
President Kenny Perdue said. “More
than a dozen union members stepped
forward to bring the needed equipment
and provide the manpower to get the
pipe properly replaced and repair the
culvert.”
Randy Moore, USW District 8 subdirector,
said the Union Sportsman
Alliance, a national group of union
members dedicated to improving
outdoor recreation areas, and the West
Virginia AFL-CIO raised funds at the
annual Union Sportsman Alliance
dinner that were used to pay for the two
20-foot corrugated pipes.
“We have a large number of union
members who live in this area, so I
contacted the folks at Chief Cornstalk
to see what the Union Sportsman
Alliance could do to help, and was
told that the washed-out culvert was
putting the whole lake in peril,” Moore
said. “We put that on our list as the first
thing we should do.”
IUOE Local 132 provided an
excavator from their training facility
and hauled it to the site on one of
their trucks. Chuck Parker, business
manager for IUOE 132, said he and
Training Director Allen Nelson were
more than happy to help. Parker ran
that excavator while Nelson navigated
the semi-truck hauling the excavator
along the narrow road leading to and
from the lake.
“We want to do whatever we can
to protect the lake so that families can
enjoy fishing and camping there for
years to come,” Parker said.
In addition to Perdue, Moore,
Parker and Nelson, among the other
volunteers who spent the day working
on the project were WV AFL-CIO
Secretary-Treasurer Josh Sword and
his son, Cohen, union members
Charlie Lewis and Rick Lewis, along
with DNR employees Heath Miles and
Jeff Hansbarger.
[left] IUOE Local 132 Business Manager
Chuck Parker and Training Director Allen
Nelson were part of the crew of union
sportsmen who volunteered to imporove
conditions at Cornstalk Lake.
[photos] Union Sportsman Alliance
[article] Stacey Ruckle, WV AFL-CIO
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Canadian News
Local 987 Committed to Training Apprentices at Home
Project to Create Standard Practical Assessment for Crane
Industry Reaches Milestone
WHEN THE INDUSTRY required
tower crane operators, IUOE Local 987
answered the call. Last year, Manitoba
was experiencing a tremendous
amount of growth in a very short
time. From hydroelectric projects in
Northern Manitoba to numerous high
rise projects in Winnipeg’s city center,
work was booming.
Manitoba being a smaller market
could not fulfill this manpower call out
without serious skills training taking
place. Tower crane training had never
been available in Manitoba in the past,
therefore a number of steps had to be
taken before training could commence.
One of the driving forces was the overall
benefit this would mean not only to
industry and the province, but also the
union since they sought to keep their
current market share at 100 percent.
Apprenticeship Manitoba, as well
as the local community college, were
both on board and fully supportive of
this huge endeavor. Tight timelines had
to be met. IUOE Local 987 purchased
a Potain MD-365 tower crane and
excavation started immediately. In
one month the crane was up and
operational.
By July, twelve apprentices had
completed training through the
Operating Engineers Training Institute
of Manitoba, written their Red Seal and
entered the industry. This is something
the union, as well as the training
institute, are extremely proud of.
Having a tower crane available for
training puts Manitoba on the map
by allowing apprentices to complete
their training at home, not having to
leave the province. Going forward,
all apprentices will now be given an
opportunity to experience operating a
tower crane while going through their
schooling. It also opens the door to
other smaller provinces, allowing them
to potentially take tower crane training
in Manitoba.
[photos & article]
IUOE Local 987
THE ASIA PACIFIC Gateway Skills
Table (Skills Table) has released the
National Mobile Crane Operator
Demonstration of Skills Test (DOST), a
turnkey package consisting of products
now available for use by Canada’s crane
industry.
DOST can be used to assess the
practical ability of a mobile crane
operator to safely operate cranes
to Occupational Health and Safety
requirements and industry standards.
It is comprised of the DOST Protocol
and Candidate Guide, each designed
to complement the existing Red Seal
endorsement. The DOST Protocol
includes standardized questions for
written assessments, an Assessor’s
Guide and checklists. The Candidate
Guide provides standardized
information to candidates undertaking
the DOST and includes information on
the scope of the assessment.
For the past two years, the Skills
Table has led a project committee of
industry representatives to develop
DOST. During the development phase,
the project committee provided
strategic guidance and sought input
from a technical working group of
industry and crane subject matter
experts in jurisdictions across Canada,
with testing completed by training
organizations throughout the country.
“We are pleased with the final
outcome of the report and are happy
that our industry partners came to the
table to assist us in the development of
the DOST,” said Lionel Railton, Project
Chair and Canadian Regional Director
of the International Union of Operating
Engineers. “We remain hopeful that
the Canadian Council of Directors of
Apprenticeship will adopt the DOST
as part of the Red Seal Mobile Crane
Operator program.”
Industry has long touted the need
for a standardized DOST to increase
employability for crane operators
relocating for work, reduce red tape
for employers, lower costs for all, and
improve safety. The DOST is a solution
for jurisdictions without existing tools,
while those that have a DOST can use it
to compare systems in place and make
improvements. Employers can use
DOST to conduct in-house assessments.
Efforts were made to include
the DOST as part of the Red Seal
assessment process for mobile crane
operators. As the Canadian Council of
Directors of Apprenticeship is focusing
on harmonization of apprenticeship
as its strategic priority, the Canadian
Hoisting and Rigging Safety Council
(CHRSC) will assume the position as
steward for DOST. The CHRSC, a key
strategic partner and project committee
member since the inception of DOST,
will continue its advocacy position for
DOST as part of the Red Seal assessment
for crane operators.
In addition, CHRSC has committed
to actively communicate with industry
and respond to DOST-related inquiries,
and ensure the DOST Protocol and
Candidates Guide is publicly available
online. The CHRSC will also review the
DOST Protocol at least every five years.
DOST Protocol and Candidate Guide
documents are available for download
by visiting cadmobilecranedost.com
The project was managed by the
Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table and
funded by the Government of Canada’s
Sectoral Initiatives Program.
[photo] IUOE Local 115
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HAZMAT
OSHA estimates that the
proposed rule will prevent
96 premature deaths each
year and prevent 50 new
cases of CBD per year, once
the full effects of the rule
are realized.
OSHA Issues New Beryllium Standards
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
and Health Administration (OSHA)
has issued new standards for General
Industry, Construction, and Shipyards
for the prevention of chronic beryllium
disease and lung cancer in American
workers. About 62,000 workers
are exposed to beryllium in their
workplaces.
The majority of workers exposed
are in General Industry operations
such as beryllium metal and ceramic
production, non-ferrous foundries, and
fabrication of beryllium alloy products.
Approximately 11,500 Construction and
shipyard workers are exposed who may
conduct abrasive blasting operations
using slags that contain trace amounts
of beryllium.
Key provisions of these rules are: (1)
reduces the permissible exposure limit
(PEL) for beryllium to 0.2 micrograms
per cubic meter of air, averaged over
8-hour workday, and (2) establishes
short term exposure limit (STEL) of 2.0
micrograms per cubic meter of air, over
a 15-minute sampling period.
Employers are required to:
• Use engineering and work practice
controls (such as ventilation
or enclosures) to limit worker
exposure to beryllium;
• Provide respirators when controls
cannot adequately limit exposure;
• Limit worker access to highexposure
areas;
• Develop a written exposure
control plan;
• Train workers on beryllium
hazards; and
• Make available medical exams
to monitor exposed workers
and provide medical removal
protection benefits to workers
identified with a beryllium-related
disease.
Both the General Industry 1910.1024
and Construction Industry 1926.1124
standards are similar, but there are
industry-specific elements addressed
within each standard which include:
• Competent person designation -
1926.
• Hygiene areas and practices
(showers) - 1926.
• Communication of hazards - 1910
• Disposal of contaminated material
- 1910.
• Work areas - 1910.
Compliance to all three standards
will take effect on March 10, 2017,
after which all three sectors (General
Industry, Construction and Shipyards)
have one year (March 12, 2018) to
comply with most of the requirements.
All sectors have two years (March
11, 2019) from the effective date to
provide any required change rooms
and showers, and three years (March
10, 2020) from the effective date to
implement engineering controls.
Revised Silica Standards Are Released
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
and Health Administration (OSHA)
has issued two revised standards,
Construction ¬¬1926.1153, and General
Industry and Maritime 1910.1053, to
reduce lung cancer, silicosis, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and
kidney disease in workers by limiting
their exposure to respirable crystalline
silica.
About 2.3 million workers are
exposed annually to respirable
crystalline silica in their workplaces.
Over 2 million construction workers
drill, cut, crush, or grind silicacontaining
materials such as concrete
and stone. Approximately 300,000
workers work in general industry
operations such as brick manufacturing,
foundries, and hydraulic fracturing,
also known as fracking.
Provisions to both standards include
the reduction of the permissible
exposure limit (PEL) for respirable
crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per
cubic meter of air, averaged over an
8-hour shift, and requiring medical
exams to monitor highly exposed
workers to provide them information
about their lung health.
Employers are required to:
• Use engineering controls (such
as water or ventilation) to limit
worker exposure to the PEL;
• Provide respirators when
engineering controls cannot
adequately limit exposure;
• Limit worker access to high
exposure areas;
• Develop a written exposure
control plan;
• Offer medical exams to highly
exposed workers; and
• Train workers on silica risks and
how to limit exposures.
In addition, there are industryspecific
requirements including
the establishment of an action level
of 25 micrograms per cubic meter
for workers exposed - 1910; and
establishing specific exposure control
measures when working with materials
containing crystalline silica -1926.
Both standards became effective
June 23, 2016, after which industries
have the following schedule to comply
with most requirements:
• Construction - June 23, 2017, one
year after the effective date.
• General Industry and Maritime -
June 23, 2018, two years after the
effective date.
• Hydraulic Fracturing - June 23,
2018, two years after the effective
date for all provisions except
Engineering Controls, which has a
compliance date of June 23, 2021.
2017 Trainer Course Schedule
The National HAZMAT Program released its 2017 Trainer Course Schedule in December 2016. If you are a trainer and did not
receive an email or need copies of the Enrollment Form or OSHA Pre-requisite Form, please contact the HAZMAT Program at
304-253-8674 or hazmat@iuoehazmat.org.
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Don’t let
billionaire
CEOs rig
the system.
The crony capitalists want the
federal government to interfere
in free bargaining states and
eliminate unions – so they can
maximize profits on the backs of
working families.
Rebuild the middle class – Oppose “right-to-work”
Workers in “right-to-work” states earn 12% less than workers in other states.
That’s nearly $6,000 that families need to make ends meet.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 12/9/14
Put workers first – Oppose “right-to-work”
Jobs in “right-to-work” states are more dangerous. Without union training
workplaces are less safe, and the rate of workplace deaths are 54% higher.
Bureau of Labor Statistics; AFL-CIO 4/14
Respect states’ rights – Oppose “right-to-work”
Every state has the right to workplace rules that work for their local
economy. We don’t need Washington politicians interfering to pick winners
and losers.
For more information
and tools to protect unions,
visit StopRTW.org.
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Union Death Benefit
July 2016
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Allen E. Adams
Buddy Campbell
Dewie Dabbs
Daniel Deponte
Thomas D.
Eychner
Floyd Gaither
Gino Magri
Richard
Mcdougald
Charles Sutliff
Carl Swendsen
Maurice Trejo
Local 009
Denver, CO
Herman Evans
Leonard Roderick
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
Carson Beahler
Jimmie Bean
Arthur Bean
Richard Bundy
Laurence
Castruita
Vernon Chase
Ernest Heinrich
Tony Hernandez
Henry Hurst
George King
Laurence
Marquez
E. Martinez
James Northrop
James Salazar
Gary
Schmahlenberger
James Shults
Melvin Sigwing
Harland
Stevenson, jr.
Albert Wilkins
Russell Wilkinson
Odis Wise
Fred Young
Local 014
Flushing, NY
Thomas W.
Gleason
Leroy G. Morello
Gaetano Polito
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Thomas Fleming
Victor R.
Loguercio
Philip Noto
Sebastian
Salonia
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
Ronald E. Eckert
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Earl W. Bowen
Ronald L. Butler
George O.
Charles
Emery T. Cline
Raymond F. Fidel
Deane Linser
Frank Maslanka
Thomas J.
Preston
Harold L. Rooks
Ronnie Snyder
Robert J. Zeiger
Local 037
Baltimore, MD
Richard Mroz
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Andrew J. Bozin
Thomas D.
Horner
Chester Leoni
David R. Lohr
Hubert J. Majetic
Local 103
Indianapolis, IN
Dean L. Skinner
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Warren Cardinal
Hubert G.
Clesson
Clinton D. Hiles
Robert B. Isenor
Jim Kubik
Ashley W.
Macleod
Anthony Perrino
Harold F.
Williams
Local 138
Farmingdale, NY
Alfred Briskie
Francis Mills
Angelo Sposato
Thomas Walters
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
Roger W. Beahm
Eugene Becker
Paul Bratz
Richard R. Dunn
Robert W. Krines
Kenneth Laur
Howard E. Le
pine
Donald
Leiterman
Maurice Mc
bride
Ernest H.
Reynolds
Donald R.
Simpsen
Local 147
Norfolk, VA
Henry O.
Brankley
Charles Warren
Local 150
Countryside, IL
Dorcey E. Best
Ronald Coffman
Richard L. Cole
Merle Koehler
John J. Oudes
Giancarlo Poli
James B. Powell
Raymond L.
Reuss
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Truman L.
Schrage
James H. Smith
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
William T.
Blewett
Charles C. Bower
George F.
Hastings jr
Milford M. Lovett
Jack I.
Polmanteer
Local 181
Henderson, KY
August E. Franz
Bynum R. Geer
William A.
Keeling
Buddy Singleton
Local 302
Bothell, WA
Jack R. Barker
Louis E. Bell
Robert E. Elzig
William A. King
Alan D. Raddatz
Gerald R. Vietzke
Carlton C. Watt
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Douglas A.
Conger
John F. Irving
Donald W.
Marmolick
William Noland jr
Robert L. Price
William A. Rogers
George Thomas
William H.
Vanwasshenova
Local 370
Spokane, WA
Dennis G. Green
William L. Guinn
Donald P. Kerby
Dale D. Payne
Benefits paid
July, 2016 - December, 2016
Jerald C. Thorpe
Local 399
Chicago, IL
Martin J. Cleary
Raymond E.
Fletter
James E. Mc
phillips
Local 406
New Orleans, LA
Joseph R.
Gaspard
Local 513
Bridgeton, MO
William D. Morris
Robert Shannon
jr
Local 520
Granite City, IL
Elmer C. Weber
Local 542
Fort
Washington, PA
Joseph Gross
Charles Oconnor
Local 609
Seattle, WA
John L. Hueffed
Local 612
Tacoma, WA
Victor D. Lanza
Local 649
Peoria, IL
Gerald L. Humes
Local 653
Mobile, AL
William O.
Anderson
Local 701
Gladstone, OR
Benjamin Beisell
Jack Carston
Charles Rollins
Local 793
Oakville, ON
Rynder Klomp
Local 825
Springfield, NJ
Jessie Workman
jr
Local 841
Terre Haute, IN
James Belser
Local 865
Thunder Bay, ON
Donald Cassidy
Local 917
Chattanooga, TN
Bedford
Hatmaker
Local 965
Springfield, IL
Dale Kaiser
Raymond T.
Smith
Wayne L.
Thompson
August 2016
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Glenn Dusky
Robert Isaeff
Dale P. Lapointe
Norman Mueller
Marvin Reed
Darwin Smith
Gerald Thayne
Lawrenc
Whipkey
Local 004
Medway, MA
Stavros
Alexander
Peter L. Mancini
John R. Plant
Local 009
Denver, CO
Max Debusk
Tito Garcia
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
Dewey Camp
Norman Canfield
Jack
Chiaramonte
Larry Fairbanks
Robert Gound
George Hill
Lewis Latzel
Louis Thomas
Local 014
Flushing, NY
George W. Lynch
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
George Christy
Anthony Olivieri
Charles Vasquez
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
Aristides Villa jr
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Richard G. Cole
sr
Local 034
Frank H. Bokusky
Local 038
Frank J. Sykora
Local 039
Sacramento, CA
Henry L. Cash
Robert Dean
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Roy L. Anderson
Lawrence P. Buck
Kenley Chapman
Donald Dobb
Luke Fast
Glen Gambill
Allan F. Hohman
Stewart R. Holt
Arnie Jensen
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Kauko Latola
Warren J.
Mattson
Milo Rahier
Steve H. Straus
Jerome J. Tix
Robert Werner
Local 061
Edward J. Mizia
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Charles N. Beck
Norman Haibach
Clarence L.
Rutherford
Daniel R. Soda
Local 068
West Caldwell,
NJ
Richard Plunkett
Peter Straub
Local 070
White Bear lake,
MN
Gerald M. Tri
Local 071
Albert F. Ceisner
Local 095
Pittsburgh, PA
William T.
Hoffman jr
Local 098
East
Longmeadow,
MA
George Deveno
Local 101
Kansas City, MO
Gerald
Richardson
Local 103
Indianapolis, IN
Robert R. Luce
Local 138
Farmingdale, NY
Patsy Iannacone
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
John P. Fox
John W.
Johanneck
Local 148
Saint Louis, MO
Edward K.
Kowalczyk
Edgar A. Morris
Leonard G.
Trampe
Local 150
Countryside, IL
Edwin A. Lueck
Thomas A. Mack
Robert W.
Mauger
Russell W. Mc
kanna
Local 181
Henderson, KY
Carl R. Hill
Arvester W.
Stephens
Local 302
Bothell, WA
John H. Boody
Robert E. Knox
Eugene W. Webb
Local 318
Marion, IL
Freeman Barnett
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Huey P. Langley
James H. Page
Local 347
Eldred L. Doty jr
Local 400
Helena, MT
Rex Cowie
Local 406
New Orleans, LA
William J.
Culbreath
Lee J. Guidry
Local 407
Lake Charles, LA
Norris Myers
Carl N.
Newhouse jr
Local 409
Buffalo, NY
Carl P.
Lamancusa
Local 410
Harry Henderson
Local 478
Hamden, CT
Michael S.
Pizzuto sr
Local 501
Los Angeles, CA
Domenico
Comacchio
Clarence
Hillquist
John L. Kirby
E .C. Roberts
Local 520
Granite City, IL
Vernon J.
Kremmel
Local 525
Dean Melton
Charles E.
Moultrie
Local 542
Fort
Washington, PA
Roger A. Benson
William W. Root
Charles
Scaperotto
Local 564
Richwood, TX
Olis H. Middleton
Local 647
Knob Noster,
MO
Clayton D. Young
Local 649
Peoria, IL
Larry B. Fancher
William Mcnulty
Franklin M.
Shutter
Local 701
Gladstone, OR
Glorian Hansen
Local 825
Springfield, NJ
Walter B.
Hampson
William L.
Kerstner
Raymond
Stpierre
Local 826
Billy R. Davis
Bobby Hogue
Local 832
Rochester, NY
Robert A.
Guilliams
Local 841
Terre Haute, IN
Morris L. Ferree
Local 882
Coquitlam, BC
Lawrence E.
Gerrath
Local 891
Brooklyn, NY
Joseph F. Fagan
Local 917
Chattanooga, TN
Harry D. Parrott
Local 965
Springfield, IL
Arland R.
Morrow
September
2016
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Richard Cathey
Leo Cummins
George A.
Jenkins
Robert Kipp
Harry Kunz jr
Cleatus
Ledbetter
Robert J.
Marshall
David Martinez
George Massey
Junior Mckinney
L .Miller
Gordon Morgan
H .Nakagawa
Myron Pederson
Charles O.
Phillips
Donald Pretzer
Richard S. Rego
William Schultz
Cliffor Spair
Carl Straub
Robert Swanson
Gordon Taylor
Gordon Thomas
Kenneth Williams
Frank Williams
Local 009
Denver, CO
Daniel J. Bauer
Leon O. White
Norbert L. Wilson
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
R. Andermatt
Jesus C. Briseno
Steven Burrows
James M. Crane
John F. Doyle
George Dudrow
W. Ferlanie
Ruben Garcia
James Garrison
James D.
Griswold
James Guin
Waymon Halsell
Ronald
Hammersteadt
Ace Harklerode
James F. Hicks
Eugene Holding
Thomas Holland
B .R. Johnson
Martin Killeen
Leo Lorton
Dale Marah
Edward
Montanez
Earl C. Moseley
Walter A.
Moseman
Robert Najera
Walter Newell
Frank R. Pease
Henry
Ponteprino
James Ritchie
James Schreiner
William Scougale
Milford L. Shears
Wallace E.
Slankard
W. Walker
Ronald Wimberly
Local 014
Flushing, NY
John J. Esposito
Joseph F. Farrell
iii
Richard Geniti
John J. Lennon
Ronald D. Nolan
Merrill Smith
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Joseph Beladino
Joseph A.
Bernardo
Michael A.
Durante
Joseph E. Ehle
Jose A. Freire
Carlos P. Masson
William F. Sanner
Local 016
Wriley G. Conrad
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
Richard Chaffee
Raymond W.
Freier
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
George
Alexander
Everett Blanton
Ronald E. Burk
Cornelius M.
Cahalane
Billie R. Evans
Marvin L. Gesell
David R. Houser
Max M. Kendrick
Robert L. Niese
Michael J. Obrien
Woodrow
Puckett
Glenn Rayl
Robert D. Taylor
Claude W.
Walton
Richard A. Wells
Frank Wisecup
Arthur N. Wolfe
Local 025
Millstone
Township, NJ
Clifton D. Duvall
Local 036
Richard E. Rick
Local 037
Baltimore, MD
Eugene
Anderson
Charles W.
Haines
Glenn O. Lesley
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Raymond O.
Clemensen
Ralph E. Krause
Edward L. Mecl
Bernhard L.
Sailer
Donald A.
Tousignant
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Robert D.
Barnhart
John W. Dugan
Charles A. Grant
Donald B.
Heinbaugh
Fred Herrmann
Mario Pacific
James E. Rodgers
jr
Paul N. Schaeffer
Local 068
West Caldwell,
NJ
Sebastian Cutaia
Harry G.
Lehmann
William
Mcgroarty
Local 070
White Bear lake,
MN
Union Death Benefit
James Regan
Local 095
Pittsburgh, PA
Carl Mock
Local 098
East
Longmeadow,
MA
Robert E. Clark
Dominick
Frutuozo
Floyd J. Gove
Local 101
Kansas City, MO
Sorn P. Anderson
Robert E.
Chrisman
Donald L. Herpel
Delmer Janovec
Floyd A.
Schlodder
Local 106
Glenmont, NY
Louis E. Emerick
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Thomas Wolfram
Angelo
Zamprogno
Local 123
Welch, OK
Elmo Cole jr
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
Robert Salzman
Dellwyn Sievert
Edward W.
Tanner
William C.
Wadinski
Local 147
Norfolk, VA
Edward P. Snyder
Local 148
Saint Louis, MO
Robert E. Hodges
Henry W. Macke
Bud S. Martin
Local 150
Countryside, IL
John F. Benedict
Charles R.
Bonner
Thomas
Cavanaugh
Ralph Daugherty
James F. Earley
Frank W.
Eckhardt
Howard J.
Fetterer
William H. Gray jr
James Hadrys
Craig R. Jorsch
Leonard E.
Kubinski
Krist K. Larsen
Mike D.
Lingafelter
Harold
Nowakowski
Clarence E.
Rademacher
Thomas G.
Riemer
Irvin H. Rohl
George T. Shead
Harold L. Simcox
Kenneth G. Vileta
Carl D. Wagner
Peter G. Welzen
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
Dominick F.
Grant
Bernard A.
Grome
Calvin B.
Kilbourn
Robert E.
Pemberton
Roger D. Wall
Local 181
Henderson, KY
George E. Baker
Jerry Fox
Billie G. Harrison
John Howell jr
Curtis Niece
Charlie Puckett
Daniel L.
Smallwood
Robert L.
Stoudemayer
Local 234
Des Moines, IA
Donald L.
Jordison
Local 302
Bothell, WA
Kenneth E.
Dorman
Ellis L. Lewellen
Ernest A. Mann
Charles F.
Marthini
Seth F. Reading
Richard A.
Russell
Raymond L.
Stermer
James W. Terry
Local 305
South Range, WI
Desmond Kieser
Local 310
Green Bay, WI
George Nugent
Herbert
Wehausen
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Leonard
Andrews
Virgil J. Blair
Henry Bouvet
Don R. Drumm
Karl Ferris
Cecil R. Jenks
Duane G.
Macgregor
Jerome J.
Mankowski
Anthony J. Perris
Norbert Roy
Paul Sweet
Joseph C. Tomich
Allan M.
Troyanek
Henry E. Wolgast
jr
Samuel N.
Zimmerman
Local 351
Borger, TX
C .A. Dancer
F .C. Holliman
Jack D. Lowe
Local 399
Chicago, IL
Thomas W.
Hanrahan
Richard H. Mc
gathey
Local 400
Helena, MT
Clayton F.
Grabinski
Local 450
Mont Belvieu, TX
Billy W. Walston
Local 487
Miami, FL
Frank M. Cesario
Local 515
Burl P. Green
Joseph S. Hunter
Local 520
Granite City, IL
Eugene T.
Guebert
Burl Walton
Local 525
Gerald R. Ross
Local 542
Fort
Washington, PA
John W. Crane
Charles P.
Dinunzio
Gus Disanto jr
Benefits paid
July, 2016 - December, 2016
Joseph E.
Hinchey
Edwin L.
Kleinsmith
George G. Miller
William
Nickerson
Clifton T. Pearson
Frederick
Rhoades
Matthew T. Spott
jr
Michael T.
Staffieri
Andrew Uhrin
Local 564
Richwood, TX
J .D. Schaefer
C .M. Wilson
Local 612
Tacoma, WA
Gary D. Current
Local 627
Tulsa, OK
Charles T.
Hamilton
Clinton Perry
Local 649
Peoria, IL
James H.
Browder
Eugene N. Dir
Charles Ebersole
Kenneth
Grosenbach
Richard S. Lee
Local 653
Mobile, AL
J .L. Buffler
Aaron A. Regan
Local 701
Gladstone, OR
H. Johnson
Charles Marlin
Local 772
Hamilton, ON
Arthur A.
Ridgewell
Local 793
Oakville, ON
Wilfred J.
Gliddon
Nick Romano
Glenn P. Tanner
Local 825
Springfield, NJ
William E. Decker
Local 826
Lloyd E. Thomas
Delva D. Tucker
Local 841
Terre Haute, IN
Ansel Bertram
Joe A. Burleson
Local 865
Thunder Bay, ON
Maurice
Gascoigne
Local 891
Brooklyn, NY
Richard Gilbert
John Rogovich jr
Local 917
Chattanooga, TN
Joe M. Crabtree
jr
Carroll Shockley
Local 950
Milwaukee, WI
George Schulist
Local 955
Edmonton, AB
George Scott
Wendell
Woodside
October 2016
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Boyd L. Brown
Dave L. Cooley
Roberto
Gonzalez
Ivan L. Hall
Duane A. Nunes
Murl Walker
Local 004
Medway, MA
Daniel M. Alho
Joseph A.
Lipoma
Local 009
Denver, CO
Allen Auerbach
Elmer E. Spriggs
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
Glen Boyle
Haskell Carper
Emory Dobson
Richard Doro
Earl Kennedy
Dennis Klessig
George Kraft
Carl Mitchell
John Myers
H. Pemelton
Clarence
Poindexter
Luis Silveira
Otis P. Stoltz
Joe Wagner
Local 014
Flushing, NY
Kevin Harney
Michael J. Sitler
Eugene Stadnyk
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Felix H.
Boatwright
Jack C. Green
Walter
Haverkamp
Ellis Mayper
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
Frank J. Caffery jr
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Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Rollin F. Bullinger
David L. Dubois
Joe Patten
Local 037
Baltimore, MD
George J. Deal
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Robert W.
Eshleman
Marvin Herwig
Roy Mackey
Local 057
Johnston, RI
Edward J.
Imperatore
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Clifford E. Black
Mario
Depasquale
Ray R. Harris
Howard Neal
Edward Schrello
Eldon Shonce
Fred Stefan
Local 068
West Caldwell,
NJ
George Cerefice
Anthony Iannelli
Local 098
East
Longmeadow,
MA
David E. Clancy
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Roy Anderson
Richard C. Byers
Luciano Crema
John Kleine
William C. Mcnab
Kenneth N.
Mitchell
Gordon R.
Palliser
Frank W. Warren
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Local 123
Welch, OK
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