International Operating Engineer - Fall 2017

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Rebuilding Community 

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Operating Engineer 

Fall 2017 • Volume 160, No. 4 

Brian E. Hickey, Editor 

Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor 

09 Member Spotlight 

Memorial wall dedicated to Wisconsin veterans 

10 Election 2017 

Supporters of infrastructure win big 

12 Feature: Rebuilding Community 

Operators respond to series of natural disasters 

16 Making Way for the American Dream 

Creating new neighborhoods in Southern California 

Departments 

05 From the General President 

06 Education & Training 

08 Labor Notes 

10 Politics & Legislation 

18 Canadian News 

20 Union Plus Scholarship Winners 

22 GEB Minutes 

28 Union Death Benefit 

[cover] Hazmat-certified Local 3 operators with Anvil 

Construction provide wildfire cleanup lot-by-lot in the 

Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, CA. 

[photo] Mandy McMillen, IUOE Local 3 

[right] IUOE Local 115 members employed by Conair 

Group Inc. battle the British Columbia wildfires. 

[photo] Susanne de Montreuil 

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Brian E. Hickey, General Secretary-Treasurer 

Jerry Kalmar, First Vice President 

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James M. Sweeney, Third Vice President 

Robert T. Heenan, Fourth Vice President 

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From the General President 

The More Things Change... 

The year of change that really wasn’t 

IT’S HARD TO believe that another 

year is coming to a close. When it 

began, we were promised a time of 

great change. But as the old saying 

goes, “the more things change, the 

more they stay the same.” 

There has been plenty of drama 

coming out of Washington, DC all year, 

but not much has really changed. The 

economy has continued to chug along 

and demand for our skilled Operating 

Engineers remains high. However, 

there has been absolutely nothing 

done on the much promised and 

much anticipated $1 trillion-dollar 

infrastructure proposal. 

At this writing, Capitol Hill is 

consumed with so-called tax reform, 

but none of the proposals deal with 

infrastructure investments. It’s a 

missed opportunity to create real 

middle-class jobs and doesn’t bode 

well going into next year. 

On a positive note, the concept of 

“apprenticeship” has come roaring into 

fashion this year. Seems everybody 

has suddenly discovered what we have 

known all along—apprenticeships are 

the best way to grow young talent into 

life-long careers in the skilled trades. 

This year’s National Apprenticeship 

Week in November garnered national 

and local media attention. Some IUOE 

locals, along with other unions in the 

building trades, have had great success 

marketing themselves in this new 

environment. 

The newly found interest in our 

apprenticeship programs is a real 

opportunity to showcase all of our 

top-notch training, including the preapprenticeship 

and pipeline programs. 

Our training is what makes the 

Operating Engineers stand out above 

the rest and how we best grow our 

market share. 

The Department of Labor also 

marked the week by convening the 

first meeting of the President’s Task 

Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. 

Already, there have been some mixed 

signals about where our federally 

registered programs stand with this 

Administration and we will have 

to keep an eye on what this group 

produces. Fortunately, the building 

trades are well represented on the 

committee. 

This year was different in a serious 

way when, over a short period of 

weeks, both the United States and 

Canada were subjected to a series 

of deadly and destructive natural 

disasters. Many IUOE members and 

their families were directly affected by 

hurricanes and wildfires on a scale not 

seen in generations 

As is the case during events like 

these, many IUOE members in the 

affected areas braved the elements and 

brought their skill and determination 

to aid emergency first responders. 

Many more Operating Engineers 

have answered the call to help in the 

recovery efforts. 

I am pleased to report that to date 

62 Locals and 142 individual members 

have stepped up and donated nearly 

$850,000 to the IUOE National 

Charity Fund. These funds have been 

enormously helpful to members who 

have suffered severe, and in some cases 

total, losses of homes and property. On 

behalf of General Secretary Treasurer 

Hickey and me, we are very grateful to 

[James T. Callahan] 

the generosity of our fellow Operating 

Engineers. 

I also want to highlight a special 

group of 36 Operating Engineers 

from Locals 14, 15, 478 and 825 who 

volunteered to help the people of 

Puerto Rico after hurricanes swept 

through and paralyzed the island for 

many weeks. These members joined 

300 other union workers from other 

skilled professions who flew to the 

island together as part of an AFL- 

CIO sponsored relief mission. The 

two weeks these members spent 

assisting others is really what the labor 

movement is all about. Well done and 

thank you all! 

So, it’s been a year of ups and 

downs, challenges and opportunities. 

We don’t know what next year will 

bring, but I do know that we will face it 

together as a strong and vibrant union. 

I wish every member a peaceful holiday 

season spent with friends and family. 

See you next year. Work safe. 

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Education & Training 

Job Corps and Local Union Partnerships Benefit All 

New Facility at Local 649 Welcomes NTF Instructors Course 

NATIONAL TRAINING FUND 

(NTF) Job Corps Heavy Construction 

Equipment Mechanic training 

programs operate in eight locations 

throughout the country—California, 

Georgia, Indiana, Montana, 

Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, 

and Wyoming. These programs train 

young men and women to a preapprentice 

level, preparing them to 

enter apprenticeship programs and 

placing them on a career path to 

becoming an Operating Engineer. 

NTF Job Corps students receive 

training in safety, hydraulics, engines 

and engine systems, power trains, 

electrical, final drives, airbrakes, 

equipment service, first aid/CPR, 

OSHA 10, forklift operations, hand and 

power tools, as well as welding and 

fabricating. 

In the past, training has been 

centered around the service and 

repair of equipment used to train 

students in the NTF Heavy Equipment 

Operator programs and the use of 

mock-up training of major engine 

and equipment components. We 

have recently expanded training to 

include assisting Local Apprenticeship 

Programs in maintaining and repairing 

their equipment as well. 

The most recent projects the Job 

Corps program has completed include: 

rebuilding a loader bucket for Local 9 

in Colorado, forklift repair for Local 800 

in Wyoming, and a backhoe repair for 

Local 400 in Montana. The Anaconda 

site in Montana is currently scheduled 

to begin extensive transmission repairs 

on a grader from Local 9. 

The NTF mechanic program in 

Pennsylvania has a strong partnership 

with Local 66. The partnership has 

proven beneficial for both, as the 

creation of work-based learning 

opportunities for Job Corps students 

at the apprenticeship training facilities 

provide students with valuable 

experience and the Local receives 

maintenance and assistance with 

repairs on heavy equipment. These 

students spend up to eight weeks at the 

local’s apprenticeship site; providing 

the Local with the opportunity to also 

assess the students’ abilities to become 

successful Apprentice Mechanics. 

To date, many students 

participating in the work-based 

learning opportunities have entered 

the respective Local’s Mechanic 

Apprenticeship Program. 

To learn more about how the IUOE 

NTF Job Corps Mechanic Programs 

can assist your local, please phone Joe 

Dixon, IUOE NTF Job Corps Regional 

Coordinator, at 724-675-8022, 

or by e-mail at jdixon@iuoe.org. 

[above] Students in the Job Corps Heavy 

Construction Equipment Mechanic 

program get hands on experience at the 

Anaconda, Montana site. 

THE NATIONAL TRAINING FUND 

(NTF) conducted a Training Standards 

Project (TSP) Train-the-Trainer course 

October 24th-26th, 2017 in Illinois. The 

event was hosted by Local 649 JATC 

and utilized their new indoor training 

arena. 

The TSP course has proven to be a 

valuable practical evaluation tool for 

Operating Engineer training programs. 

The TSP is a time tested instructor tool 

that has become an industry standard 

over the years. This class is held to give 

the instructor a better understanding 

of this evaluation process which can 

then be used for each local’s specific 

needs. 

[above] IUOE instructors that participated in this Train-the-Trainer were: Brian Gabor (Local 150), Mike IzzareIli (Local 150), Jeff Watson 

(Local 150), Todd Peterson (Local 150), Greg Fieders (Local 150), Bill Cinnamon (Local 649), Dave Ludlow (Local 150), Tom Milianti (Local 

150), Lonnie Land (Local 701). Also shown in group photo: Local 649 Training Director Mike High, IUOE Construction Training Director 

Chris Treml, Local 649 Apprentice Coordinator Dan Hollenback, Local 649 members: Delilah Russell, Austin Dabney, Jim Trockur Jr., and 

TSP course instructors: Todd Shreves and Matt Ulm. 

Stationary Engineer Conferences Span Coast to Coast 

THE NATIONAL TRAINING 

FUND and the IUOE Stationary 

Department sponsor regional training 

conferences each year. Pictured here 

are attendees at this year’s Western 

Regional Conference hosted at Local 

286 in Auburn, Washington. Attendees 

discussed new trends and technologies 

and learned of resources available to 

Stationary training programs. Many 

thanks to Business Manager Richard 

Spencer and the dedicated staff of 

Local 286 for making their training 

center available for this year’s event. 

Additional regional training 

conferences were held at Local 70 in 

White Bear, MN and Local 68 in Atlantic 

City, NJ. Thank you Business Manager 

David Monsour (L70) and Business 

Manager Thomas P. Giblin (L68). 

[above] Back, L to R: Carl Luisi (Local 95), Tom Ervin (Local 501), Dane Rawlins (Local 286), 

Richard Spencer (Business Manager, Local 286), Mike Davis (Local 501), Carl Goff (IUOE 

Regional Director), Lynn Sherman (Local 148), Paul Nunez (Local 501), Tony McNamara 

(CH2O), Jeff Vincent (IUOE National Training Fund) Front, L to R: Tery Chapin (Local 286), 

Mike Bolling (Local 286), Derek Donley (IUOE), Greg Kane (Local 286), Jeff Alexander 

(Local 286), Russell Duke (IUOE), Jim Pyette (Local 286) and Christian Dube (Local 286) 

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Labor Notes 

Fair Contracting Group Gathers, Callahan Named to Board 

THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE for Fair 

Contracting (NAFC) recently convened 

their annual conference in Nashville, 

TN. NAFC is a labor-management 

alliance of fair contracting 

organizations, contractors, and labor 

unions committed to promoting 

fairness in public construction 

contracting across the nation. 

Member Spotlight 

In Vietnam, He Fought With His Back to the Wall 

Local 139 retiree dedicates ‘transition wall’ for Wisconsin veterans 

The conference focused on 

prevailing wage surveys and 

enforcement, health and safety 

in the construction industry, and 

infrastructure financing. In attendance 

were the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa 

Foundation for Fair Contracting (IIIFC) 

and compliance staff from various 

IUOE Locals who administer other fair 

contracting foundations. 

MARYBE MCMILLIAN BECOMES 

the first woman to lead the North 

Carolina labor movement after being 

unanimously elected President of 

the North Carolina State AFL-CIO 

during the 60th Annual Convention in 

September. 

McMillian grew up in Hickory, 

North Carolina. She became involved 

with union organizing as a student and 

is passionate about organizing workers 

in the South. MaryBe frequently speaks 

to groups around the country about 

the importance of building a strong 

labor movement in the South. She is a 

member of IUOE Local 465 in Durham, 

North Carolina. 

“I look forward to working with our 

affiliates to build the movement we all 

want – one that is constantly growing, 

that is both big enough and bold enough 

In addition, General President 

Callahan was recently invited to join 

the group’s board of directors. The 

board includes representatives from its 

member fair contracting organizations, 

contractor organizations, and labor 

unions. In accepting the board 

position, Callahan said, “I am honored 

to set the agenda and drive our politics, 

that is unafraid to hold our politicians 

and our own leaders accountable – a 

movement with the power to change 

this state and this nation,” McMillian 

said after the election. 

to join such a distinguished group 

of construction industry leaders. 

NAFC has an important role to play in 

guarding against any further erosion of 

fair industry standards and fighting to 

get back to a more level playing field.” 

North Carolina’s Labor Fed Elects First Woman President 

[above] IUOE Local 465 member MaryBe 

McMillian was elected President of 

the North Carolina State AFL-CIO in 

September 2017. 

[article & photo] 

NC State AFL-CIO 

ON JANUARY 8, 1968, Army Sp4c. 

Gary Wetzel had his left arm blown 

off on a Vietnam battlefield. His 

subsequent heroism earned him the 

Medal of Honor. 

Far away in time and location, 

on July 7, 2017, the retired Local 139 

member served his country yet again. 

Using a wheelchair and crutches to 

maneuver and to stand, the 70-yearold 

helped dedicate a “transition wall” 

that memorializes all veterans while 

inspiring service to country. The wall 

symbolizes the rocky road veterans 

typically follow as they exit the military 

and re-enter civilian life. It also marks 

the main entrance to the Gary G. 

Wetzel Way nature trail, built for 

disabled veterans in 2016, mainly by 

Local 139 apprentices who themselves 

were veterans. 

The wall stands in a tranquil forest 

clearing near Camp American Legion, 

a place where Wisconsin veterans 

have been coming to rebuild their lives 

since 1925. It begins as a pile of strewn 

boulders, turns in a different direction 

and becomes a series of gabion baskets 

filled with smaller stones, changes 

to mismatched types of building 

materials, then turns into a uniform 

brick wall before angling off to a wellorganized 

conclusion. 

The wall is living monument that 

will evolve, said American Legion Post 

139 Commander Mike Burt. Already, 

some veterans have inked the names 

of fallen commrades onto the stones 

in the baskets, although writing on the 

wall proper is not permitted. 

“It’s going to be growing and 

growing,” Wetzel said. “It’s about life, 

not death. I’m proud as a peacock to be 

here. God bless America.” 

[above] Plaques in the wall recount Gary 

Wetzel’s heroism and list the organizations, 

including Local 139, that sponsored 

the adjacent nature trail bearing 

Wetzel’s name. [below] Daniel Seehafer, 

commander of The American Legion Department 

of Wisconsin, invites all present 

to touch the wall as part of its dedication 

ceremony. [left] Wetzel returns a salute 

from Seehafer. 

[article & photos] 

Dave Backmann, IUOE Local 139 

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Politics & Legislation 

Election 2017 – Supporters of Infrastructure Win Big 

Lawmakers Try to Subvert Labor Standards After Disaster 

ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 

7TH, voters went to the polls in New 

Jersey and Virginia to elect governors 

and legislators. In addition, New 

Yorkers voted on whether to hold a 

constitutional convention in 2018. 

In the Garden State, Democratic 

candidate Phil Murphy faced 

Republican Lt. Governor Kim 

Guadagno; after two terms, Governor 

Chris Christie was term limited. Most 

polls throughout the election had 

Murphy up by double-digits and those 

polls proved accurate. Governor-elect 

Murphy won the general election by a 

56-42 margin against Guadagno. 

Major infrastructure investments 

were a key part of Murphy’s platform, 

including his strong support the New 

York/New Jersey Gateway Tunnel 

Project. Murphy was endorsed by 

Locals 68, 825 and JNESO. Down 

ballot, Democrats maintained their 

control of the state legislature and even 

gained a few seats. 

The Governor’s race in Virginia 

between Democratic Lt. Governor 

Ralph Northam and Republican Ed 

Gillespie, to replace term-limited 

Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe, 

had a huge amount of money spent 

to sway voters. The final results had 

Northam beating Gillespie by a 54-45 

margin. 

Northam pledged to make major 

infrastructure investments, including 

supporting two natural gas pipelines 

through southern Virginia if they win 

regulatory approval. Down ballot, the 

Democrats won the Lt. Governor slot 

and retained the Attorney General 

position. They also made historical 

gains in the Virginia House of Delegates, 

picking up 15 seats, narrowing the 

Republican edge to 51-49. 

New York State voters 

overwhelmingly rejected a ballot 

proposal to hold a constitutional 

convention by a 78-16 margin. This 

proposal would have a allowed a 

convention to amend the state’s 

constitution and possibly result in 

essential labor rights, such as prevailing 

wage and collecting bargaining, being 

stricken from the state constitution. 

New York Operating Engineer locals 

were very aggressive in educating their 

members about the ballot proposal 

and getting their members to the polls 

to successfully defeat this anti-union 

measure. 

The November 2017 elections also 

saw the city of Boston re-elect their 

mayor, labor leader Marty Walsh. 

Mayor Walsh easily captured 65 

percent of the vote. 

In other election news, a special 

election for Washington State Senate 

District 27 had IUOE endorsed 

candidate Democrat Manka Dhingra 

defeat Republican Jinyoung Lee 

Englund to flip this seat and ultimately 

control of the Washington State Senate 

from Republican to Democrat. 

This election was a tremendous 

win for union friendly candidates that 

made investments in our infrastructure 

a top priority, along with an agenda 

that seeks to benefit working families. 

Let’s hope this momentum 

continues into November of next 

year and we are able to elect more 

candidates that will fight for the 

bread and butter issues that matter to 

Operating Engineers. 

[above] N.J. Governor-elect Phil Murphy 

with IUOE Local 825 Business Manager 

Greg Lalevee and members at a February 

endorsement event. 

[photo] observer.com 

DISASTER RESPONSE TO the 

recent hurricanes put a spotlight on 

a key labor standard for the maritime 

and shipbuilding industries. The Jones 

Act came under fierce attack from both 

Democrats and Republicans. The kneejerk 

reactions misplaced the blame 

for an inadequate response in Puerto 

Rico on this key policy for Operating 

Engineers, maritime workers, and the 

domestic shipbuilding industry. 

The Jones Act is a “cabotage” 

law that requires American-flagged 

and American-crewed vessels when 

shipping goods between U.S. ports. 

Cabotage laws are common and 

operate in virtually every country and 

in other transportation industries— 

airlines, for example. What makes the 

Jones Act unique is that it also requires 

that the vessels be manufactured in the 

United States. 

Since its inception, it has been a 

key element of economic and national 

security policy and it has been 

supported by the IUOE for generations. 

Although the United States has shed 

thousands of jobs along with its 

shipbuilding capacity, the Jones Act 

and the Buy American provisions in the 

defense industry sustain what industry 

still exists in the country today. 

The Jones Act also ensures that an 

American fleet can be commandeered 

in the event of a national-security 

emergency to move goods, materiel, 

and armed forces around the globe. 

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, 

longtime opponents of the law— 

mostly traditional anti-union, antiworker 

voices—were joined by liberal 

Democrats in calling for a waiver of the 

Jones Act. Democrats sought a yearlong 

waiver. Right-wing opponents 

called for a permanent end to the Jones 

Act as it relates to Puerto Rico. 

They argued, without any evidence, 

that it is inefficient and expensive to 

require Jones Act-compliant shipments 

to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the 

disaster. Here are the facts: 

• Jones Act vessels readied 

shipments to Puerto Rico before 

the hurricane struck land. 

• Foreign-flagged vessels already 

deliver 2/3rd of all shipments to 

Puerto Rico. 

• Most fuel is shipped to Puerto Rico 

by foreign vessels. 

• It takes less than four days to ship 

goods to Puerto Rico from U.S. 

ports, increasing efficiency. Most 

foreign vessels take about 14 days 

to reach Puerto Rico. 

• U.S. vessels ship American cargo 

containers, which allow tracking 

of consumer goods through the 

supply chain to the point of sale, 

increasing efficiency and lowering 

costs. Foreign vessels ship 

containers that don’t permit the 

same tracking. 

The unfortunate political 

developments around the hurricane 

response ended with a limited, 10- 

day waiver of the Jones Act. In a letter 

to Congress, Dr. Alexis Rudd of the 

Maritime Administration stated, 

“Waiving the Jones Act now will not 

provide any additional relief to the 

hurricane victims on the island.” 

During the ten days, only one foreign 

vessel reached a Puerto Rican port. 

Despite attacks from left and right, 

the middle appears to be holding. 

Bipartisan support for the law still exists 

in supermajorities in Congress. And 

the momentum behind suspending 

the law has waned. The IUOE will 

remain vigilant in its advocacy for the 

Jones Act. 

[photo] Crowley Maritime Corporation 

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Feature 

OVER A THREE month span, record breaking hurricanes 

and wildfires left a path of death and destruction through 

parts of the United States and Canada. Scores of IUOE 

members and their families were forced to evacuate their 

homes, with many suffering significant property damage. 

Some lost everything. 

In the aftermath, Operating Engineers are hard at work 

helping family members, neighbors and complete strangers 

begin the long process of rebuilding their homes, schools 

and communities. Individual members, Local unions and 

the International have all stepped up with offers of assistance 

– both financial and physical. 

The IUOE National Charity Fund has received nearly 

$850,000 in donations from Locals and individual members 

since August. To date, the Fund has paid out $570,000 to 

IUOE members who suffered damages related to the storms 

and wildfires. In addition, members have travelled far from 

home to assist in the recovery work. 

In late August, nineteen separate wildfires merged to 

create the largest wildfire ever recorded in British Columbia’s 

history. The massive Plateau fire consumed an estimated 

520,000 hectares (2,008 sq/mi) and displaced thousands. 

BC firefighters, along with dozens of aircraft piloted by IUOE 

Local 115 members, fought more than 123 wildfires within 

the province during the season. Aerial firefighting is a highly 

skilled and very dangerous profession, and the Local 115 

members employed by Conair Group Inc. are among the best 

in the business. 

Around the same time, the Texas Gulf Coast was walloped 

by Hurricane Harvey. It inflicted nearly $200 billion in 

damage primarily from widespread flooding in the Houston 

metropolitan area. In a four-day period, with peak rain 

accumulations of 64.58 in (164.0 cm), Harvey is now the 

wettest storm on record in the United States. Over 100 

members of Locals 450 and 564 sustained serious property 

damage and have received help from the union relief fund. 

Local 564 Business Manager Charlie Singletary said, 

“Whenever our family is in need, our brothers and sisters 

from the IUOE always step up and show what big hearts they 

have. I’m damn proud to be an Operating Engineer.” 

TEXAS 

TEXAS 

Rebuilding Community 

Natural disasters put Operating Engineers 

on front line of recovery efforts 

TEXAS 

TEXAS 

[top, left] Local 450 member Dwight Chandler’s house in Texas. 

[top, right] The Local 564 hall was not immune to Harvey’s rain. 

[middle, left] Local 450 member Ted Koch begins clean-up at his 

home. [middle, middle] Local 564 member Marc Garcia, his wife 

and daughter escaped their home with an inflatable life raft that 

he kept in storage. [middle, right] Local 115 Conair Group pilots 

battling wildfires in BC. [bottom, left] Conair’s CV580 fighting the 

Kaleden fire. [bottom, right] Local 564 Business Manager hands 

member Marc Garcia a union relief fund check. 

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BRITISH COLUMBIA 

TEXAS 

BRITISH COLUMBIA 


Feature 

Two more major hurricanes would impact the southern 

U.S. in September. Hurricane Irma first came ashore in the 

Florida Keys. The storm was so massive it spanned the width 

of the state, affecting both coasts as it moved north, and 

inflicted an estimated $50 billion in damage from high winds 

and flooding. 

Ten days later, Hurricane Maria made a direct hit on 

Puerto Rico. The electrical grid was smashed, causing an 

island wide blackout. Along with severe damage to roads, 

bridges, the main port and airport, a serious humanitarian 

crisis quickly escalated. 

Answering the call for help, 36 Operating Engineers 

representing Locals 14, 15, 478 and 825 volunteered to 

fly down along with 300 other union first responders and 

skilled volunteers—including nurses, doctors, electricians, 

carpenters and truck drivers—to Puerto Rico to help with 

relief and rebuilding efforts. They spent two weeks on the 

ground helping local communities throughout the island. 

In October, Northern California wildfires erupted 

quickly and destroyed at least 8,400 homes and buildings. 

The bulk of the destruction took place in Santa Rosa, where 

the Tubbs fire ripped through major residential areas. More 

than 30 members of Local 3 lost their homes to the blaze, 

with hundreds more temporarily displaced by evacuations. 

The cleanup effort in California will take months to 

complete and as many as 500 Operating Engineers could be 

called upon as the rebuilding process ramps up. Clearing the 

burned out residential areas also comes with the added risk 

of exposure to toxic debris and ash. Most Operators will need 

the 40-hour HAZMAT certification, prompting Local 3 to run 

extra, concurrent training classes to provide enough certified 

Operators to meet the challenge. 

Despite personal hardships, IUOE members from all of 

these hard hit areas and beyond answered the call. The work 

has transitioned, from emergency response to recovery, but 

the need for skilled Operating Engineers has only grown. 

Millions of tons of debris must still be cleared and vital 

infrastructure repaired and replaced. 

PUERTO RICO 

CALIFORNIA 

PUERTO RICO 

[above] IUOE Local 15 members who traveled to Puerto Rico to assist in the recovery effort are pictured from left to right: Joseph McGrade, 

Santiago Linos (IUOE Local 825), Marie B. Sullivan, William Arroyo, Anthony Pierce, Lawrence Mirro, Sheldon Austin, Howard Mignott Jr., 

Dasolal Narine, Joseph James, Joseph Beksinski, Timothy Hornbeck, Rafael Greco, Randy Kral, and Joseph Bradley. 

[photos] Gonzalo Salvador, AFL-CIO 

[right, top] IUOE Local 3 Apprentice Zach Strickler removes debris from what was once the residential neighborhood of Coffey Park in 

Santa Rosa. [right,bottom] Argonaut Constructors Local 3 Operating Engineers Colby Noble and Raymond Vega provide cleanup for the 

prestigious Fountaingrove neighborhood in Santa Rosa. [photos] Mandy McMillen, IUOE Local 3 

CALIFORNIA 

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Local Spotlight 

Making Way for the American Dream 

Local 12 Operators create new neighborhoods in Southern California 

THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT 

company Pardee Homes has begun 

construction of the Skyline Ranch 

Project in the city of Santa Clarita, 

which lies in the northern section of 

Los Angeles County, California. Initial 

excavating and grading work for the 592 

acre site was awarded to Independent 

Construction Company. 

Local 12 Operating Engineers will 

be moving approximately 26 million 

cubic yards of material. Within the 

592 acre residential portion, mass 

grading will provide for major roads 

and infrastructure, establish drainage 

patterns and the creation of building 

pads for the various land uses within 

the project. 

The finished development will include 

1,220 single-family homes, a 10 acre 

elementary school site, and a 10 

acre park along with 5 additional 

recreational areas. The project will also 

include two 1.5 million gallon water 

tanks. 

Model homes are scheduled to be built 

within 18 months and completion of 

the excavation and grading is expected 

to take two years. 

Independent Construction Company 

has deployed 75 Local 12 equipment 

operators that include grade checkers. 

In addition, Local 12 heavy duty 

repairmen and welders are also on site. 

As the work progresses, it is possible up 

to 20 more Local 12 members could see 

work on the project. 

[story & photos] IUOE Local 12 


FALL 2017 

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Canadian News 

Climbing Crane Procedures Now Part of Local 793 Training 

FINISHING TOUCHES HAVE been 

put on a new tower crane and six-story 

steel support structure at the Operating 

Engineers Training institute of Ontario 

(OETIO) campus in Oakville. 

The yellow Liebherr 85 EC-B5 was 

erected and a support structure was 

built around the base so students can 

be trained in both top and bottomclimbing 

procedures. The structure 

is necessary for the tower crane to be 

raised and lowered, like it would be on 

a worksite. 

Training staff, apprentices 

and representatives from Morrow 

Equipment Co. recently completed a 

bottom-climb test of the crane. A topclimb 

test was done earlier in the year. 

The crane has a lifting capacity of 

5,000 kilograms and is equipped with 

an extra-large cab for training students. 

The OETIO is the only training centre 

that offers top- and bottom-climbing 

crane procedures. 

“This new tower crane is a great 

addition to our fleet of cranes and 

training equipment,” said Local 793 

business manager and International 

Vice President Mike Gallagher. “It will 

complement our existing program and 

crane simulation and puts us at the very 

forefront of crane training.” 

Preparations for the tower crane 

began late last year when an existing 

tower crane was dismantled and sent 

to the OETIO training campus in 

Morrisburg. 

A concrete pad for the new tower 

crane was poured last December 

by Local 793 member Craig Agar of 

Pumpcrete, using the OETIO’s own 

concrete pump. 

The crane was erected in May. 

Crews then began working on the 

permanent support structure. Vertical 

columns of the structure were erected 

first and them beams were attached. 

Several floors and a staircase were 

installed later. The steel structure was 

designed by Mark Wojcik of Burrell & 

Associates Inc. 

Local 793 operator Paul Creighton, 

who works for Niagara Rigging and 

Erecting Company, helped with the 

steel erection. He operated a 50-ton 

LinkBelt rough-terrain crane. 

The crane extends three floors higher 

than the surrounding steel structure. It 

is now operational and instructors at 

the OETIO are developing a curriculum 

to train tower crane apprentices and 

operators in top- and bottom-climbing 

procedures. 

Business manager Gallagher said 

the crane was purchased and installed 

because the union wants to ensure the 

OETIO remains a world-class training 

facility. 

“By purchasing and installing 

this crane, we are really showing a 

commitment to our industry and our 

contractor partners,” he said. “We are 

always looking for ways to improve 

our training and offer new courses 

to members that are relevant to the 

industry. 

“By investing in equipment such as 

the new tower crane, we can continue 

to train apprentices and operators and 

contribute to the growth and prosperity 

of the construction industry in Ontario.” 

Local 793 vice-president Joe 

Dowdall, who is the union’s director 

of training and apprenticeship and 

worked as a tower crane operator, said 

it’s important that preparations for topand 

bottom-climbing a crane are done 

according to the instructions in the 

crane manufacturer’s manual and also 

that post-op procedures are followed. 

“Crane operators and apprentices 

are the ones who sit in the crane after 

it has been raised and are responsible 

for its safe operation. They need to 

understand the importance of ensuring 

that all aspects of the climb have been 

followed. 

“They need to understand what 

areas on the crane or tower they need to 

inspect during daily operations as well. 

This type of training is long overdue 

and I’m very happy that we now have a 

tower crane and structure where we are 

able to perform this type of training.” 

Dowdall said he was very pleased at 

how smooth the crane could be bottomclimbed 

within the climbing frame and 

how it was top climbed when a section 

was inserted to increase the height of 

the tower. 

“The hydraulic system worked 

effortlessly and we were able to raise 

and lower the crane to the desired 

height without any problem.” 

Dowdall said he is confident the 

OETIO will have the best training 

curriculum developed soon to make 

sure apprentices and operators are 

trained to the highest standards for the 

industry. 

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Training staff and work crews recently 

completed a bottom-climb test of a new 

Liebherr 85 EC-B5 tower crane at the OETIO 

campus in Oakville. 

[article & photos] 

Grant Cameron, 

IUOE Local 793 

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IUOE Family Members Awarded 

2017 Union Plus Scholarships 

Winners Honored for Achievement and Union Values 

UNION PLUS RECENTLY awarded $150,000 in scholarships 

to 106 students representing 31 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 35 states. 

The Union Plus Scholarship Program, now in its 26th 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. 

IUOE Local 4—Mackenzie Brooks 

Brooks, whose father, David Brooks, is a member of IUOE Local 4, has been awarded a 

$1,000 scholarship. Mackenzie is a 2017 high school graduate who will begin college 

this fall. She has aspired to be a pediatric nurse since she was young and will pursue a 

degree in that field. Mackenzie has worked at a grocery store since 2013, saving money 

for her college expenses. Her maternal grandfather, who at age 20 immigrated to the 

United States from Newfoundland, Canada, was able to return to his union job after 

serving in the Korean War, and experienced many other union benefits. Mackenzie said 

that union membership has provided her family with support, reassurance and financial 

stability through the years. “The union provides one voice and sticks up for each person 

who is affiliated with them,” Mackenzie said. “By doing this, they are taking care of each 

individual in an immediate and extended family.” 

Alexander Comshaw-Arnold 

Since starting the program in 1991, Union Plus has awarded 

more than $4.2 million in educational funding to more than 

2,800 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 recognized technical or trade school. The selection 

process is very competitive, and this year over 5,100 

applications were received from 65 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 2017 IUOE Honorees 

IUOE Local 18—Alexander Comshaw-Arnold 

Comshaw-Arnold, whose mother, Kathryn Mackenzie Brooks 

Comshaw-Arnold, is a member of IUOE Local 18, 

has been awarded a $1,00 scholarship. Alex, who 

was a 2016 Union Plus scholarship recipient, is an economics major at The Ohio State 

University. He has a passion for business and plans to pursue a Master of Business 

Administration after graduating in December. Alex will have completed his bachelor’s 

degree in less than three years after completing two years of post-secondary education 

while at Fairless High School in Navarre, Ohio, where he graduated valedictorian in 2015. 

He works as an economics research assistant for Dr. Daeho Kim at Ohio State. Alex’s 

mother is a second-generation union member, and he believes unions affect families and 

change lives. “Labor unions have a proud heritage in American history and played a vital 

role in healing not just the economy but also families,” he said. “I am proud of my union 

heritage and prouder still to be part of a union family.” 

Ashlyn Darnell 

IUOE Local 399—Ashlyn Darnell 

Darnell, whose father, Matthew Darnell, is a member of IUOE Local 399, has been awarded 

a $4,000 scholarship. Having graduated high school in 2017 with 34 college credit hours 

and a certified nursing assistant (CNA) certificate, Ashlyn will enroll at Southern Illinois 

University Edwardsville this fall as a nursing major. Between her junior and senior years she 

joined the U.S. Army and attended basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. 

She will attend advanced individual training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, this summer 

and will participate in Army ROTC while in college, continuing to serve in her engineering 

battalion. She intends to graduate as an active-duty U.S. army nurse officer with the rank 

of second lieutenant. Ashlyn was recognized by congressman John Shimkus on the floor 

of the U.S. House of Representatives for her Army service while in high school. Ashlyn, 

whose mother, Melissa Darnell, is an American Federation of Teachers (AFT) member, 

said the labor movement has been the fabric of her life. “My values and personal character 

traits have been heavily influenced by the dedicated union people in my life,” Ashlyn said. 

“Collective bargaining has enabled our family to enjoy a middle-class livelihood and good 

medical insurance coverage, and will ensure a dignified retirement for my parents.” 

IUOE Local 3—Breanna Kjoll 

Kjoll, whose father, Tore Kjoll, is a member of IUOE Local 3, has been awarded a $2,000 

scholarship. Breanna is a 2017 graduate of The Davidson Academy of Nevada and will 

begin college this fall as an animal science major. She aspires to become a veterinarian and 

is interested in exploring how animals can help people with diverse needs and disabilities. 

Since February 2016, she has been the sole high school intern in the University of Nevada, 

Reno, animal nutrition lab, working with undergraduate and graduate students. Breanna 

also interned for an environmental engineering lab in the summer of 2014. Her mother is 

a member of the Nevada State Education Association, and Breanna has supported unions 

and fair labor practices as president of The Davidson Academy’s Social Justice Club, which 

she founded as a freshman. “My parents have always made it clear to me how important 

collective bargaining is and the importance of labor unions in their lives,” Breanna said. “I 

support the message of inclusion and fairness that makes unions such as IUOE so strong 

and essential to the American dream.” 

Breanna Kjoll 

IUOE Local 3—Christopher Pham 

Pham, whose mother, Vivian Pham-Nguyen, is a member of IUOE Local 3, has been 

awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Christopher attends New Jersey Medical School as part 

of Rutgers University’s seven-year BA/MD program. He completed his undergraduate 

degree in biology in January and has been a research lab assistant at the medical school 

since beginning at Rutgers. Christopher aspires to become a researcher and physician 

specializing in gastroenterology. He was valedictorian of his 2014 graduating class at 

Piedmont Hills High School in San José, California. He is certified as a shodan (first-degree 

black belt) by the International Aikido Federation, based in Tokyo. Christopher strongly 

believes in the labor movement and said his mother’s union membership has a positive 

effect on his family. “Because of the union’s efforts, she benefits from stable wages, health 

insurance and pensions, which give her the opportunity to spend more quality time at 

work and with family,” Christopher said. “I can honestly say that the reason I can go to 

college is because of the union’s achievements and work.” 

Christopher Pham 

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Union Death Benefit 

July 2017 

Local 002 

St Louis, MO 

Adrian W. 

Sackett 

Local 003 

Alameda, CA 

John Bajo 

Bobby Berry 

Deverl Craig 

Bert Gilcrease 

Harold Harmon 

Herb C. Haskins 

Raymond 

Johnson 

William Keller 

Attilio Molinari 

Gerardo Paet 

Merle Powell 

Victor Santino 

Elden 

Stembridge 

Cliffor Thorn 

Charles Williams 

Local 004 

Medway, MA 

Francis X. 

Flaherty 

Paul A. Reynolds 

John C. 

Saltmarsh 

Local 009 

Denver, CO 

Allen Gayhart jr 

Local 012 

Pasadena, CA 

Keith Adams 

Wesley Allen 

Happy Berry 

Fred Bristow 

Donald 

Carmichael 

Gabe Chrisman 

Henry Dekker 

Leslie Dodge 

Conrad Giersch 

Lamar Givens 

James Hamill 

Lee Harrison 

Jerry Koch 

Robert Margetts 

Hilary Mauzey 

Joe Minniear 

Dennis Pappas 

Joe Perez 

John Phillips 

Larry Steele 

Ernest Stirnkorb 

Lester Vasquez 

W. Vattendahl 

James Wimberly 

Local 014 

Flushing, NY 

Robert Mungo 

Local 015 

Long Island city, 

NY 

John W. Aquilino 

Robert Dale 

Leon J. Martin 

Cornelis Mulder 

Frank A. Tornone 

Local 016 

Herschel 

Barnhart 

Local 017 

Lakeview, NY 

John Gelyon 

John E. Richards 

Local 018 

Cleveland, OH 

Pat Bartoletta 

Dennis C. 

Brillhart 

James D. Girard 

David W. Goss 

Gregory Hartung 

Chester Johnson 

Walter Ketchesin 

Donald R. Kruty 

Salvatore F. 

Mideli 

Thomas E. 

Mitchell 

Charles Potes 

Harold W. Prosser 

Duane Ricker 

Marvin P. 

Schlauch 

Harry E. Thomas 

Richard A. 

Williams 

Local 037 

Baltimore, MD 

Herman Kahl 

Local 049 

Minneapolis, MN 

Vernon C. 

Benson 

Norman L. Bill 

Herman P. 

Dittrich 

Henry L. 

Grabuski 

John L. Harju 

Marvin Steffen 

Local 066 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Walter F. Gibbs 

Owen D. 

Hershberger 

Roy Hollenshead 

Harry Mohney 

Local 068 

West Caldwell, 

NJ 

Arthur Strickland 

Local 099 

Washington, DC 

Donald R. Green 

Local 101 

Kansas City, MO 

Paul E. Mason 

Richard L. Moore 

Gene R. Ryals 

George A. 

Steinberger 

Forrest G. 

Williams 

Local 103 

Indianapolis, IN 

Verl L. Johnson 

Robert Kreager 

Local 115 

Burnaby, BC 

Sebastian Biegler 

Harry E. Dill 

Robert J. Ealey 

Al Warkentine 

Local 138 

Farmingdale, NY 

James Gholson 

Walter H. Hodge 

Local 139 

Pewaukee, WI 

Harvey R. 

Hermsdorf 

Edward 

Ouimette 

Marvin S. Piwoni 

Local 148 

Saint Louis, MO 

William Smith 

Robert L. Wilcox 

Local 150 

Countryside, IL 

Robert F. Bailey 

William S. Brooks 

Wilfred A. Hish 

Kenneth J. 

Lanahan 

Paul Miletich 

Donald A. Miller 

Stanley L. 

Olszewski 

Vincent W. Randa 

Joseph P. Riley 

Vincent M. 

Rogalski 

James N. 

Tiggelaar 

Local 158 

Glenmont, NY 

John C. Beagle jr 

Joseph Miller 

Vito T. 

Pasquariello 

Charles H. 

Whalen 

Henry J. Zysk 

Local 181 

Henderson, KY 

Donald E. 

Bowman 

Benefits paid 

July, 2017 - October, 2017 

Gerald H. 

Reininga 

Donald R. Thorn 

Local 302 

Bothell, WA 

Ronald R. Elliott 

Joel B. Hefty 

Russell W. 

Kentner 

Junior J. Larson 

Local 310 

Green Bay, WI 

Alfred H. Loritz 

Local 324 

Bloomfield 

Township, MI 

David A. Dale 

Mayford J. 

Gardner 

David E. Groves 

Robert S. 

Milbocker 

Floyd R. Reed 

Alfred Rossi 

Donald L. 

Sandefur 

Henry H. Schulz 

Leonard 

Shaddach 

Local 347 

Adam R. 

Anderson jr 

Local 399 

Chicago, IL 

Edward R. Lee 

Local 400 

Helena, MT 

Ernest W. 

Cartwright 

Local 407 

Lake Charles, LA 

Clifford Helmer 

Frederick H. 

Stephens 

Local 428 

Phoenix, AZ 

Burt H. Morgan 

Logan J. Wilkins 

Local 450 

Mont Belvieu, TX 

Charles E. 

Bonner 

Local 501 

Los Angeles, CA 

George Grosso 

Local 513 

Bridgeton, MO 

Raymond L. 

Johnson 

Paul J. Stock 

Local 520 

Granite City, IL 

Francis Hartlein 

Local 542 

Fort 

Washington, PA 

Thomas J. Kelly jr 

Elmer D. Martin 

Anthony J. 

Quercetti 

Leon D. Ribble 

John L. Schoch 

Local 564 

Richwood, TX 

James P. Bennett 

Local 612 

Tacoma, WA 

Richard W. 

Greear 

Leonard M. 

Jensen 

Wayne F. Ricker 

Edward A. 

Roehler 

Local 627 

Tulsa, OK 

Clois D. Mills 

Local 649 

Peoria, IL 

Lee Williams 

Local 793 

Oakville, ON 

John P. Arsenault 

Arthur Johnston 

Daniel J. 

Mccormac 

Simon L. Soucy 

Local 825 

Springfield, NJ 

James V. 

Gallagher jr 

Joseph Hrabec 

Harold B. White 

Local 826 

Weldon M. 

Mccollum 

Local 832 

Rochester, NY 

Melvin G. 

Dickinson 

Local 841 

Terre Haute, IN 

Clyde R. Smith 

Local 882 

New 

Westminster, BC 

Charles F. 

Fawcett 

Local 912 

Columbia, TN 

Thomas Johnson 

Local 926 

Rex, GA 

Clifford M. 

Sutton 

Local 955 

Edmonton, AB 

John Marsh 

Local 965 

Springfield, IL 

Phillip Starr 

Local 966 

Melvin T. Hamick 

August 2017 

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Local 003 

Alameda, CA 

Robert L. 

Richards 

Local 004 

Medway, MA 

Rocco S. 

Carrabes 

Local 009 

Denver, CO 

Joseph R. Svercl 

jr 

Local 012 

Pasadena, CA 

James 

Glendenning 

John Granger 

Thomas 

Holleman 

David Langston 

Leland Nelson 

Verlie Robinson 

Roosevelt 

Snowden 

Lloyd Sweet 

Lowell Zornes 

Local 014 

Flushing, NY 

Robert P. Selby 

Local 015 

Long Island city, 

NY 

Ronald L. Keene 

Local 017 

Lakeview, NY 

Thomas Higgins 

George J. 

Ortolano 

Joseph Zablotny 

Local 018 

Cleveland, OH 

Earl P. Schilling 

Local 025 

Millstone 

Township, NJ 

Charles Collins 

Local 030 

Whitestone, NY 

Patrick 

Montgomery 

Local 037 

Baltimore, MD 

Martin J. Knecht 

jr 

Local 039 

Sacramento, CA 

Harlan 

Christensen 

Edward 

Kattenhorn 

Local 049 


Wilbert Haller 

Fredrick G. Lafky 

John L. Sundean 

George J. 

Tuchscherer 

Local 057 

Johnston, RI 

Joseph Silipigni 

Local 066 


Richard E. Horner 

Louis Kurcsics 

Douglas E. 

Laedlein 

Local 070 

White Bear lake, 

MN 

Melvin Carter 

Local 094 

New York, NY 

Edward T. Carroll 

Local 098 

East 

Longmeadow, 

MA 

William C. Bowen 

Ernest W. 

Desrochers 

Robert C. Skoll 

Local 101 


John E. Webster 

Local 115 

Burnaby, BC 

Thomas C. 

Dennie 

Joseph T. 

Husereau 

Robert E. Pollon 

John J. Senger 

Gus 

Vanhullebush 

Local 139 

Pewaukee, WI 

Eugene G. 

Bennett 

Charles Caya 

Roger Haerterich 

Kenneth A. 

Peterson 

Henry J. Roesler 

jr 

Richard Schwartz 

Local 150 


John B. Bowler 

James R. 

Cyborski 

Chris H. Johnson 

John Magyar 

Thomas 

Odonnell 

James L. 

Regenauer 

Travis Sherrod 

Henry A. Vierow 

Kenneth P. 

Wright 

Local 158 

Glenmont, NY 

Richard N. 

Dames 

John J. Dimura 

Richard A. 

Dingman 

Robert H. Peck 

Robert M. Prego 

Local 302 

Bothell, WA 

John D. Buffer 

Robert Fritz 

Local 310 

Green Bay, WI 

Wilfred Gries 

Donald 

Waldschmidt 

Local 317 

Oak Creek, WI 

Gerald E. Gall 

Thomas G. 

Laszewski 

Local 324 

Bloomfield 

Township, MI 

Otto A. Becker 

Wendall J. 

Krumm 

Local 399 

Chicago, IL 

William Aird 

John Kilmartin 

Lester L. Misch 

Local 400 

Helena, MT 

Clarence H. Hein 

Local 406 

New Orleans, LA 

Sanders J. Boone 

Leo F. Harper 

Local 407 

Lake Charles, LA 

John W. Sirman jr 

Local 478 

Hamden, CT 

Harry E. Brower 

Local 513 

Bridgeton, MO 

Richard T. 

Cuddahee 

Stanley Schwartz 

Fred W. Sikes 

Local 515 

Lyle E. Lock 

Local 542 

Fort 


Ira Ninzeheltzer 

Alfred H. Smyth 

jr 

Leonard S. 

Stover 

Stanley S. 

Strause 

Local 612 

Tacoma, WA 

Leroy E. Boser 

Local 627 

Tulsa, OK 

Cullus R. Jones 

Local 647 

Knob Noster, 

MO 

Carl G. Conklin 

Local 793 

Oakville, ON 

G .W. Clements 

Bruce A. Lee 

Albert Turner 

Local 825 


Sam Battiato 

Walter J. 

Benjamin 

Local 882 

New 


David W. Knight 

Local 912 

Columbia, TN 

Sherman O. 

Mccrary 

Willard Temes 

Local 965 

Springfield, IL 

Edward E. 

Kincade 

September 

2017 

Local 012 

Pasadena, CA 

Leonard Jessen 

R .F. Martin 

Edward Radant 

Charles Rochelle, 

jr. 

Euhlan Smith 

Richard Tribett 

Local 017 

Lakeview, NY 

Donald J. Bird 

Local 018 

Cleveland, OH 

Kenneth C. 

Lahey 

Anthony Sarvo 

Local 049 


Allan Anderson 

Lindo I. Mancini 

Rolland Nadeau 

Local 057 

Johnston, RI 

Anthony Aguiar 

Lorenzo Guarino 

Local 070 

White Bear lake, 

MN 

Edward Deeg 

Walter R. 

Oesterreich 

Local 071 

Laudia M. 

Wallace 

Local 098 

East 

Longmeadow, 

MA 

John R. Brill jr 

Local 132 

Charleston, WV 

Ernest Fox 

Harold E. Nichols 

Local 143 

Chicago, IL 

John P. Flynn 

Local 150 


Robert Demarr 

Jay M. Heivilin 

Kennon 

Whittington 

Local 158 

Glenmont, NY 

John C. Cross 

Local 216 

Baton Rouge, LA 

D .C. Furr 

Local 234 

Des Moines, IA 

Robert E. Scott 

Local 302 

Bothell, WA 

Gilbert A. Whyte 

Local 310 

Green Bay, WI 

Patrick Francour 

Gerald G. Phillips 

Local 324 

Bloomfield 

Township, MI 

Lewis A. Bernath 

Robert Kirk 

Jewel Ryan 

Joseph Walls 

Local 400 

Helena, MT 

Jimmy R. Hintz 

Local 406 

New Orleans, LA 

Paul Deshotel 

Andrew J. Fisk jr 

Local 450 

Mont Belvieu, TX 

Paul Amway 

Local 478 

Hamden, CT 

Richard H. Waller 

Local 515 

Billy Jones 

Local 525 

James D. 

Mussatto 

Local 701 

Gladstone, OR 

Gary L. Dawson 

Local 825 


Thomas B. 

Loiacono 

Joseph P. 

Oravsky jr 

Local 832 

Rochester, NY 

Howard F. Ertel 

Local 912 

Columbia, TN 

Kenneth D. Travis 

October 2017 

Local 002 

St Louis, MO 

Herman J. Willen

Union Death Benefit 

Benefits paid 

July, 2017 - October, 2017 

Local 003 

Alameda, CA 

Ernest K. Akao 

James Cole 

Donald Cooper 

Albert Errington 

Yasuo Higa 

Raymond 

Horton 

Samuel 

Jenkinson 

William 

Kahiamoe 

Jack Kimzey 

Keith Mooso 

Henry F. 

Munroe 

Joseph E. 

Sabala 

Robert Sandow 

Al Silva 

Richard Silveria 

Vernon Smith 

Robert 

Yeghoian 

Local 004 

Medway, MA 

John G. Aruda 

John R. Hogan 

John R. 

Maynard jr 

Gordon P. Peters 

George A. Pye 

Local 009 

Denver, CO 

Edward Stede 

Local 012 

Pasadena, CA 

Bernie Bos 

Edgar Brinkman 

Clifford 

Johnston 

G. Jolliff 

D .L. Lawrence 

Harry Lottine, jr. 

Charles 

Maberry 

Franklin 

Mckinney 

Lyle Millage 

Augustine 

Moran 

Howard 

Newman 

Nicholas Novak 

S. Realmuto 

James Richards 

J. Roberts 

Chester Smith 

Norman Wiles 

Local 014 

Flushing, NY 

William J. 

Harkins 

Local 015 

Long Island 

city, NY 

Saul Altkin 

Albert S. Freis 

Peter J. Murray 

Charles J. 

Panarella 

Jack D. Scott 

Local 017 

Lakeview, NY 

Harvey R. Keller 

Donald K. Killion 

Local 018 

Cleveland, OH 

Ronald D. 

Armstrong 

William H. Beck 

Jerry E. Cramer 

Daniel L. Deats 

Joseph W. 

Downing 

Joseph Felter 

Charles L. 

Gregory 

Dean A. Jones 

Helmut R. 

Lapohn 

Harold P. Mcnish 

Kenny H. 

Mullins 

William P. 

Sanders 

John T. Schreck 

Philip O. Warren 

Local 030 

Whitestone, NY 

Daniel F. 

Donnelly 

William F. Ryan 

Local 037 

Baltimore, MD 

James W. Mccoy 

Millard 

Newcomb 

Hugh Walters 

Local 049 

Minneapolis, 

MN 

Leroy Kelly 

Elmer L. Winch 

Local 066 


George 

Anderson 

Frank Brennan 

Alex B. Ferrante 

Alan T. Huber 

Clarence D. 

Kelso 

James V. Kuhns 

Joseph J. 

Mango 

Thomas C. 

Melisko 

Eugene Mills 

Joseph Rizzi 

Harold O. 

Shoemaker 

Leroy A. 

Sulkosky 

Charles Volk 

Local 068 

West Caldwell, 

NJ 

Jacob Filmore 

Dominick 

Tansey 

Local 087 

Gerald B. 

Heinemann 

Local 095 


David R. 

Buechele 

Local 101 


Curtis C. Lynch 

Herbert B. Redd 

Harold Ritzinger 

Asa J. Tunks 

Local 115 

Burnaby, BC 

Peter P. 

Chernoff 

Walter 

Parfeniuk 

Floyd Werning 

Local 132 

Charleston, WV 

Ben Comer 

Local 138 

Farmingdale, 

NY 

Theodore T. 

Borkstrom 

John J. Broder 

Ralph Cutillo 

Albert 

Degregoris 

Local 139 

Pewaukee, WI 

Jule F. Brill 

Robert M. Byrne 

Glen Clasen 

Marlan L. 

Dykstra 

Robert H. 

Krueger 

John Martin 

John D. 

Renstrom 

Arlyn Rose 

Vernon N. 

Ruzicka 

Kenneth E. 

Schlagel 

Deane D. 

Sharpe 

Local 150 


Richard D. 

Alexander 

Donald K. Barr 

Earl H. 

Cutsinger 

Charles R. 

Downer 

John Duffy 

Laurence A. 

Fosse 

John Gordon 

Kenneth Heine 

Richard D. 

Hughes 

Robert Kabbe 

Herman A. 

Klix jr 

Jerome B. Loar 

Lendell C. 

Mansfield 

Joseph S. Miko 

jr 

Nicholas J. 

Schaub 

Harold Schriefer 

Robert D. 

Sharkey jr 

George Studer 

Edelmiro 

Vasquez 

Donald E. Wade 

Robert F. Wood 

Local 158 

Glenmont, NY 

Edward Apholz 

Howard Forney 

Robert J. Young 

Local 181 

Henderson, KY 

Walter H. Harris 

Frank F. Hughes 

Local 302 

Bothell, WA 

Lloyd A. Foster 

Kenneth 

Jorgenson 

David S. Larson 

Douglas C. 

Lockhart 

Ronald R. 

Rowley 

Ernest E. Siler 

Local 310 

Green Bay, WI 

Maynard G. 

Huber 

Local 324 

Bloomfield 

Township, MI 

John J. Apley 

Harold W. 

Josephson 

Albert C. Ockert 

Russell T. Ross jr 

Richard Seavey 

Ned Vermilya 

Warren R. 

Wilcox 

Local 351 

Borger, TX 

Elmer L. Smith 

Local 399 

Chicago, IL 

Carl H. Sedall 

Local 410 

Ward J. Brewer 

Local 428 

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