International Operating Engineer - Spring 2018

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Operating Engineer
WWW.IUOE.ORG • SPRING 2018
Training at the Center
World-class facility sets a new standard
for excellence in skills training

i n t e r n at i o n a l
Operating Engineer
Spring 2018 • Volume 161, No. 2
Brian E. Hickey, Editor
Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor
06 Training at the Center
New International Training Center opens in Texas
12 Anti-union Bills Defeated in Congress
Bipartisan support retains worker rights, wages
14 39th General Convention
“The Future is Now” for Operating Engineers
16 Community Building Standards
Policy promotes IUOE training, benefits communities
Departments
05 From the General President
06 Training & Education
12 Politics & Legislation
18 Canadian News
20 Health & Safety
22 GEB Minutes
28 Union Death Benefit
[cover] The International Training & Conference Center in
Crosby, Texas.
[right] Pipeline training at the new International Training
Center. [photo] Jay C. Lederer, IUOE
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From the General President
I WAS HONORED to receive the
unanimous support of the delegates to
the 39th General Convention to serve
as General President for another term.
The delegates in attendance—over 600
strong—took to heart our theme “The
Future Is Now,” and conducted the
important work of charting a successful
course for our union heading into the
future.
As I reported to the delegates, we are
on very solid ground throughout the
International. Over the last five years,
our union has worked hard to dig out
of the economic recession that gripped
North America and concentrate on job
creation.
The improving economy and
increasing demand for skilled
Operating Engineers are creating
opportunities to capture an even
greater market share. The work outlook
is strong and our training programs are
brimming with new talent.
A core element of our future is
training new Operating Engineers.
To cement that commitment for
generations to come, we recently
opened the International Training and
Conference Center, a state-of-the-art
facility built on 237 acres just outside
of Houston, Texas. A blue-ribbon
panel of Local Training Coordinators
and IUOE staff from across the United
States and Canada worked to plan and
develop a training facility designed to
meet the needs of our members and
our industry.
The training center includes
classroom, conference and
administrative buildings, mechanics
shop, central plant, a 227-room
dormitory and on-site meal services.
Hands-on training using the latest
equipment for pipeline training,
crane training, and heavy equipment
operations are conducted on the
outdoor acreage. Inside the physical
plant, built in redundancy for key
aspects of the facility’s systems allow
Stationary Engineers to have hands-on
training in real world conditions.
The National Training Fund (NTF)
continues its mission to narrow the
gaps in training capacity between
Locals and promote consistency in
skill standards across the International.
The NTF focuses on supporting Local
training efforts and receives Local
Union input on a continuing basis to
help address training needs. Each year,
the IUOE invests over $180 million
in training, with local unions and
signatory employers sponsoring 100
independent training programs in the
U.S. and Canada.
Since the last convention, Operating
Engineers across North America have
raised the political profile of the union
in the halls of Congress, Parliament,
State and Provincial Capitals, and local
governments. Our union maintains a
nonpartisan, common-sense approach
to politics in all these contexts.
Operating Engineers are battling in the
political trenches to improve wages,
pension security, and health-care
coverage for all IUOE members.
Each year, multiple attempts to
repeal Davis-Bacon prevailing wages
are put forward in Congress and every
time the IUOE and its allies have
defeated it.
However, 28 states now have socalled
“Right-to-Work” laws on the
books. A major campaign is underway
in Missouri to repeal its recent passage
of the legislation. We helped secure a
record number of signatures to put right
to work on the ballot later this year. We
will marshal our forces, mobilize and
win for our members there and across
the country.
The attacks on our collective
bargaining rights and prevailing wage
standards is a serious threat. We won’t
reverse the damage in one election or
one legislative session. But I pledge to
stand and fight these forces; and little
by little, we will stop this race to the
bottom.
[James T. Callahan]
Organizing remains a top
priority of the International, and we
remain committed to increasing our
membership and our strength at the
bargaining table. The number of Local
Union Grant Organizers has increased
dramatically, and we created the
position of International Organizer.
Strategic researchers have also been
added in the regional offices and in
Canada.
Shortly after the last convention,
we made some changes to strengthen
our efforts to protect our hoisting and
portable craft jurisdiction. Training
materials about protecting our
jurisdiction and resolving disputes
were developed. To date, over 30 H&P
local unions have hosted the training
and over 270 business managers,
business agents, organizers and legal
staff have attended.
Finally, I want to say a word about
our finances and retirement funds. The
International and the various funds
are financially sound and properly
managed. Our fund Trustees, Directors
and Staff deserve heartfelt thanks for
their diligence and sound decision
making that have kept our funds in
the green over a tough period for the
financial markets.
Brothers and Sisters, our union
is poised to grow stronger than ever
before. The future for Operating
Engineers is now! Work safe.
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Training & Education
International Training & Conference Center Opens in Texas
World-class facility sets a new standard for excellence in skills training
International
Union of
Operating
Engineers
2018 Construction Training Course Schedule
- General Membership -
Location: International Training Center — Crosby, Texas
Course
NCCCO / OECP Practical Training & Testing
Dates
To be offered alternating months starting in May
Trenching & Backfilling Operations June 4-15, 2018
New Crane Technology & LMI Operations June 4-15, 2018
Load Charts June 11-15, 2018
Grove Truck Crane (TMS9000-2) June 18-22, 2018
THE INTERNATIONAL TRAINING
& CONFERENCE CENTER, the
largest and most comprehensive
training facility for union Operating
and Stationary Engineers in North
America, opened its doors in April. A
blue-ribbon panel of IUOE Training
Directors and staff helped design this
world-class training center, which will
meet the needs of members and our
industry.
179,200-sf, two-story administration
building with two attached threestory
dormitory wings. It houses
administrative offices, a grand
ballroom that can be divided into eight
large classrooms, dining facilities, and
a commercial kitchen.
The outdoor acreage will be used
to conduct pipeline training, crane
training, and heavy equipment
operations. There are 12 crane
pads with brand new equipment.
The exterior site structures, or field
classrooms, have the functionality of
Introduction to Crane Operations:
Components, Set-up, Load charts, Etc…
Excavation & TLB Operations/Working with
Trench Boxes
Excavation & TLB Operations/Working with
Trench Boxes
Advanced Crane Operations:
Pre-Lift Planning and Hands-On Execution
June 18-22, 2018
June 19-23, 2018
June 25-29, 2018
June 25-29, 2018
Mobile Crane Set-up/Inspections/Operations July 23-August 3, 2018
Dozer Operations (Basic) July 24-28, 2018
Dozer Operations (Advanced) July 30-August 3, 2018
“This is a real milestone for our
union,” said General President
Callahan. “One that will benefit
not only our current membership,
but future generations of Operating
Engineers to come. We have built
something special down in Texas and
I encourage every member to take
advantage of the resources we have
there.”
Sitting on 237 acres, this flagship
facility was built for the entire
International. The main building is
a stunning, multipurpose venue. It
will host classes and meetings for a
wide range of groups and includes a
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Crane Boom Inspection Criteria August 7-9, 2018
Advanced Crane Operations:
Planning & Execution of Two Crane Lifts
August 13-17, 2018
GPS Machine Control (Trimble & Topcon) August 20-31, 2108
Assembly/Disassembly of Mobile Cranes August 21-25, 2018
Assembly/Disassembly of Mobile Cranes August 27-31, 2018
Dedicated Pile Driver Training
Foundation Drill Training
Dates to be Announced
Dates to be Announced
Revised Schedules schedules may be will revised be periodically sent out periodically as new courses as are courses added. Check are added www.iuoe.org throughout for updates. the year.
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Training & Education
a traditional classroom setting with
glass walls to reference the equipment
outside during their lessons.
The National Pipeline Training
Fund was one of the first programs to
utilize the new campus and will now
call it home for a majority of it’s classes.
They will offer Intermediate Sideboom,
Intermediate Excavator, Intermediate
Angle Dozer classes along with
HDD, Pipelifter, Hydro-Excavation,
Excavation class for Hotlines, and the
Pipe Bending Class. In the Past, the
NPTF conducted Advanced Training
from time to time. Now with most
of the program’s equipment in one
central location, the Advanced training
is going to be conducted on an annual
basis.
Stationary Engineers will have
hands-on training in real world
conditions in the physical plant. It
allows an entire system to go offline
for training while redundant systems
stay online, to service the facility.
There is plenty of room for trainees to
spread out and study equipment from
multiple angles and a viewing area
from the control room so students
can see changes being made while the
changes are happening out in the floor.
Another highlight is the mechanic’s
shop building. With so much
equipment on site, it is important
to have a state-of-the-art workshop
for training and maintenance of the
equipment. A few amenities include
a 10-ton overhead crane, welding
simulators, and computer numerical
control technology. The shop floor has
railroad tracks built on footings so the
heavy machines don’t crack the floor
when they come in for cleaning and
maintenance.
This campus was designed to
prepare IUOE members to meet the
changes in technology and equipment
in the construction and stationary
fields.
General President Callahan talked
International
Union of
Operating
Engineers
Intermediate Pipeline Training
One or Three week class for Side Boom
Date
Location
June 18 – June 23 – 2018 IUOE Training & Conference Center – Crosby, Texas 6 students
June 25 – June 30 – 2018 IUOE Training & Conference Center – Crosby, Texas 6 students
Advanced Dozer w/emphasis on winching class
Three week classes – one instructor – four Dozers – 8 students/class
Date
May 29 – June 15 – 2018
July 2 – July 20 – 2018
July 23 – August 4 – 2018
August 6 – August 18 – 2018
August 20 – August 31 – 2018
September 4 – September 15 – 2018
September 17 – September 29 – 2018
October 1 – October 13 – 2018
October 15 – October 27 – 2018
National Pipeline Training Program
2018 Course Schedule
Location
Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Local 66 – New Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Deckhand Pipe Lifter Training
One week classes - one instructor – 6 students
Date
June 11 – June 16 – 2018
Location
IUOE Training & Conference Center – Crosby, Texas [6 Students]
Date
May 21 – May 26 – 2018
2018 Bending Engineering Classes
one-week classes – one instructor – 5 students
Location
IUOE Training & Conference Center – Crosby, Texas [6 Students]
Beginner Pipeline Training
One week classes for Excavator
Date
Location
May 21 – May 26 – 2018 IUOE Training & Conference Center – Crosby, Texas 6 students
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Date
June 4 – June 9 – 2018
Vacuworxs Pipe lifter Training
One week classes - one instructor – 6 students
Location
IUOE Training & Conference Center – Crosby, Texas [6 Students]
Schedules may be revised periodically as new courses are added. Check www.iuoe.org for updates.
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Training & Education
International
Union of
Operating
Engineers
2018 Stationary Training
Course Schedule
Location: International Training Center — Crosby, Texas
Course
Dates
Commercial Food Equipment Maintenance June 19-21, 2018
Indoor Air Quality for Hospitals (ICRA) June 19-21, 2018
Mission Critical June 26-28, 2018
Pump Maintenance June 26-28, 2018
HVAC System Commissioning July 10-11, 2018
about the design process. “We had
a blue-ribbon panel of our training
instructors from both the H&P and the
Stationary side come in and give us
ideas. And it was through their vision
that we tried to fulfill all of their needs
here; training on the latest and greatest
equipment.”
Please see the schedule of classes
published on pages 7, 9, and 11 for a list
of current offerings. These schedules
will be updated frequently. Members
can find more class information and
registration forms on the Members
section of the IUOE website (www.
IUOE.org) Registration forms also
are available through local training
programs.
Members who are accepted for
training will have transportation, as
well as room and board costs, covered
at no charge.
Training Center Overview
This state-of-the-art facility
contains everything needed to
host, support, and develop the
skills of IUOE members.
The International Training Center
offers:
• 237 acre campus
• 8,120 square foot
conference space with
seating for up to 900
people
• 15 classrooms and labs
• 12 pad crane field
• Simulator rooms
• Heavy equipment
mechanics shop
• Welding bays
• Central utility plant with
training redundancies
• 227 room dormitory,
fitness center, and full
dining facilities
• Proximity to major airports
in the Houston area
Boiler System Efficiency July 10-13, 2018
Chiller Efficiency August 1-3, 2018
Building Automation Systems 1 August 7-9, 2018
Chief Engineer/Facility Management Seminar August 7-10, 2018
Torches and Tubes for Stationary Engineers 1 August 21-23, 2018
Rooftop HVAC Troubleshooting & Maintenance September 10-11, 2018
Healthcare Equipment Maintenance September 11-13, 2018
PLC Programming, Installation, & Troubleshooting September 18-20, 2018
Water Treatment September 18-20, 2018
Emergency Generator Operation & Maintenance October 2-4, 2018
Torches and Tubes for Stationary Engineers 2 October 8-10, 2018
Thermography and Vibration Analysis 1 October 16-18, 2018
Cooling Tower-Operation/Maintenance 2 November 13-15, 2018
Drone Operation Train-the-Trainer December 3-7, 2018
Photo Voltaic System Troubleshooting December 5-6, 2018
Lighting Technology & Efficiency December 11-12, 2018
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Schedules may be revised periodically as new courses are added. Check www.iuoe.org for updates.
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Politics & Legislation
Legislation Would Eliminate Workers’ Rights on Tribal Lands
In April, the United States Senate
voted on legislation that would strip
hundreds of thousands of American
workers of their fundamental rights in
the workplace, if they worked for tribalowned
businesses on Native American
lands. In his letter to senators,
General President Callahan called the
legislation, “the biggest rollback of
labor law since the passage of the Taft-
Hartley Act in 1947.”
The legislation is focused on the
tribal gaming industry – a $28 billion
enterprise in the United States – but
would also extend to every other
operation of the tribe. Operating
Engineers are employed at some of
these facilities at locations all over the
United States, from Connecticut to
California.
The legislation had already passed
in the House of Representatives, but
stalled in the Senate when it failed to
obtain a required supermajority of 60
votes to overcome a filibuster. Eight
Senate Democrats supported the bill
and voted to eliminate workers’ rights.
They are both New Mexico Senators,
Mark Udall and Martin Heinrich,
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin,
Montana Senator Jon Tester, North
Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp, both
Virginia Senators, Mark Warner and
Tim Kaine, and Senate Independent,
who aligns with the Democrats, Angus
King of Maine.
Twenty-three Democrats voted
to strip workers’ rights in the House
of Representatives. Only fifteen
Republicans voted with the IUOE. They
are some of our closest Republican
allies.
The IUOE secured the support of
one Senate Republican, Rob Portman
of Ohio. His vote ensures that it is
impossible to secure the 60 votes
necessary to overcome the opposition.
The bill died and is unlikely to come up
again this session of Congress, though
efforts have been made to include it in
other must-pass legislation.
The bill, S.140 (as amended in
the House), changes current law
by exempting the National Labor
Relations Act (NLRA) from tribal
enterprises on tribal lands. Native
American tribes own ski resorts,
mines, commercial farms, golf
courses, sawmills, construction firms,
restaurants, entertainment facilities,
and other businesses. None of them
would have to comply with national
labor law, if they are operated by the
tribe and not a management company.
If a management company operates
the facility, the workers retain their
private-sector labor rights.
Hundreds of members of IUOE
Local 953 are employed at a coal
mine that is owned by the Navajo
Nation in Farmington, New Mexico.
The mine is currently operated by
another company, not a Navajo tribal
enterprise, which means that it would
not be exempted from labor law. The
tribal business must also be operated
by the tribe, not a management
company. There is, however,
currently no definition of “tribal
enterprise” anywhere else in law, and
if this legislation passed, “creative”
definitions of tribal enterprises would
no doubt be tested in the courts.
This bill is a poorly disguised attack
on workers’ rights. Passage of this
bill would strip employees of tribal
enterprises of their right to form unions
and bargain collectively. Close to
700,000 people work at Indian gaming
facilities. Over 600,000 of them are not
Native American.
Hundreds of Operating Engineers
work in Native American gaming
operations. Local 30 represents
hundreds of workers at Foxwoods
Casino in Connecticut and recently
added 45 workers in an organizing
drive. Locals 39 and 501 also represent
hundreds of members at tribal gaming
operations.
The tribes maintain that they want
to be treated like a state government.
They argue that exempting them from
private-sector labor law is a matter of
sovereignty. But states don’t operate a
$28 billion dollar gaming industry with
700,000 workers.
Testimony from the Native
American Rights Fund laid bare the real
reason for the legislation: The tribes
want it because it will keep unions off
the reservations. Another tribal witness
said that they want to deny workers the
right to strike. Make no mistake, this
legislation is a business proposition
for the Tribes. They are wielding
their political power in an attempt to
squash the fundamental rights of their
employees.
According to the National Indian
Gaming Commission, Indian gaming
generated $28 billion in revenue in fiscal
year 2013 and operated 449 gaming
facilities. Indian gaming enterprises
also collectively paid 250 lobbyists over
$24 million to lobby Congress in 2014
and they contributed over $14 million
in the 2014 election cycle to federal
candidates and committees, according
to the Center for Responsive Politics.
[left] Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) voted to
support the rights of Operating Engineers
and other workers who are employed
by tribal-owned businesses on Native
American lands.
Operating Engineers Beat Back
Another Attack on Davis-Bacon
ANTI-UNION ZEALOT, Congressman
Steve King (R-IA), for the fourth time
this Congress, introduced legislation
which targeted the Davis-Bacon Act.
King introduced an amendment to
H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of
2018, which would have ensured that
“no funds made available by the FAA
Reauthorization Act could be used to
enforce prevailing wage requirements
required under the Davis-Bacon Act.”
Like Rep. King’s previous attacks,
this legislation was also defeated on
the House floor. With the support of
57 Republicans the amendment was
defeated by a vote of 172-243 on April
26th. We were happy to welcome the
following first-time Republican supporters
of the Davis-Bacon Act – Rep.
Don Bacon (NE), Rep. Mike Bishop
(MI), Rep. Billy Long (MO), and Chris
Stewart (UT).
Congressman Steve King believes
that construction workers make too
much money and the Davis-Bacon Act
increases overall construction costs.
However, the Davis-Bacon Act is just a
common-sense policy which requires
that contractors on a project with federal
support – 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 precious
tax dollars to undercut wage standards
of local workers. It helps ensure quality
construction, and it prevents large
out-of-state contractors from undercutting
local businesses. It ensures that
bottom-feeding contractors can’t win a
public construction project by lowering
workers’ wages in a never-ending
race to the bottom. They must compete
on a level playing field with IUOE
union contractors.
Furthermore, the Davis-Bacon Act has
no effect on total costs of construction.
Opponents of the law invent imaginary
savings to justify their anti-worker
positions. Numerous studies have revealed
that productivity makes up for
any additional labor costs, essentially
eliminating any cost-savings if the law
was repealed.
As long as Rep. Steve King remains in
Congress, the Operating Engineers
should expect more of his anti-union
attacks, but King should expect the
Operating Engineers to continue to
defeat his anti-union agenda with the
help of our members and supporters
in Congress.
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39th General Convention
DELEGATES TO THE International Union of Operating
Engineers 39th General Convention voted unanimously
to elect James T. Callahan to a second full term as General
President. The vote affirms the IUOE’s commitment to
training the best union construction and stationary engineers
in the world and creating family-wage jobs throughout the
United States and Canada.
Also re-elected to lead the union for another five-year
term was General Secretary-Treasurer Brian Hickey, along
with all 14 current International Vice Presidents and five
Trustees who represent members from every region of North
America.
“I am honored to lead a union of dedicated and skilled
trade unionists who build and maintain North America every
day,” said General President Callahan. “Once again, our
union is called to action. We must train the next generation
of Operating Engineers to fill current and future demand for
our highly skilled members.”
Callahan continued, “Now, more than ever, we need to
make bold investments in infrastructure to rebuild North
America, create jobs, pay a fair wage – a union wage – and
support middle class families.”
The International held its 39th General Convention, which
began on May 6 and ended May 9, at the Diplomat Hotel
& Convention Center in Hollywood, Florida. During the
convention, more than 600 delegates passed 32 resolutions
dealing with skills training, occupational health and safety,
prevailing wage, economic and labor issues, and pension
and healthcare benefits.
A partial list of featured speakers at this year’s convention
included U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta; Canadian
Minister of Labour Patty Hajdu; Los Angeles Mayor Eric
Garcetti; former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon; Richard L.
Trumka, President, AFL-CIO; Douglas McCarron, General
President, United Brotherhood of Carpenters; Terry
O’Sullivan, General President, Laborers’ International Union
of North America; and D. Taylor, President, UNITE-HERE.
The convenmtion theme, “The Future is Now,” was
prevelant throughout the four-day event and delgates left for
home energized and united to meet the challenges that lie
ahead.
[clockwise from above]
General President Callahan addresses the delegates attending the
39th General Convention; Secretary-Treasurer Brian Hickey reads
out the call of the convention; AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka
takes the stage as a guest speaker; and members of American
Legion Operating Engineers Post 139 from Wisconsin present the
colors.
[following pages]
Delegates conducted the business of the union and heard from
various guest speakers during the four-day General Convention
held in Hollywood, Florida.
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U.S. Secreatry of Labor
Alexander Acosta
Canadian Minister of Labour
Patty Hajdu
Hillside (NJ) Mayor
Dahlia Vertreese
Former Missouri Governor
Jay Nixon
Los Angeles Mayor
Eric Garcetti
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Canadian News
Local 115 Promotes Community Building Standards
AFTER 16 YEARS, British Columbia has a government that
recognizes the benefits that unionized construction workers
bring to construction projects. The previous government
had rejected project labour agreements on major projects
and had suffered significant cost overruns using a “low-bid”
strategy on infrastructure projects as a result. Apprenticeship
completion rates have fallen to new lows across the province
as BC faces a looming shortage of skilled tradespeople.
During the 2017 election campaign, NDP Leader John
Horgan committed to using a “best-bid” strategy and
committed to a modernized project labour agreement called
a community benefit agreement. He explained that when
the government builds projects “there should be something
more” than just a completed structure. Since becoming
the 34th Premier of BC, he has announced that the Hwy 1
expansion from Kamloops to the Alberta border and the
Pattullo Bridge Replacement will be built using the new
community benefit agreement. IUOE Local 115 is negotiating
the terms of the agreement.
In support of the use of Community Benefit Agreements,
IUOE Local 115 in cooperation with the IUOE Canadian
Regional Office and the other pipeline trades have initiated
a new campaign supporting a new Community Building
Standard. The Community Building Standard ensures
that, through the use of Community Benefit Agreements,
major projects are constructed using three core principles
– a commitment to safety and quality, investment in trades
training, and leaving a positive community legacy.
A new website (www.buildingitright.ca) with supporting
Facebook and Twitter accounts support and promote the
campaign.
Two people that stand to benefit from the renewed
commitment to trades training are IUOE Local 115 member
Donna Ive and IUOE Training Association student Sidney
Dash.
Donna was employed for 10 years at a waste company,
operating a forklift and loader - she also helped to train
others. When new owners took over the facility that she
worked at after undercutting her employer’s bid for a contract
renewal, she and 87 others were out of a job. The new owners
slashed wages in half, cut benefits and got rid of the pension
plan. “Garbage is definitely different than dirt,” she says,
“I wanted to learn how to move dirt efficiently and operate
other equipment.” Now in a course to upgrade her skills at
IUOE Local 115’s Training Association, she looks forward to
using her skills to build it right on major projects.
22 year old Sidney Dash grew up around heavy equipment.
The daughter of a Heavy Duty Mechanic, Sidney loved riding
on the haul truck at the annual IUOE Training Association
[left] Local 115 member Donna Ive
[above] IUOE Training Association student Sydney Dash
[below, L to R] Assistant Business Manager Josh Towsley, President
Wayne Mills, Business Representative Mike Mayo, Business
Representative Tom Kinnear, B.C. Premier John Horgan, Treasurer
Frank Carr, Business Manager Brian Cochrane
[article & photos] IUOE Local 115
Open house. Sidney has worked low pay, low benefit jobs
in the retail sector since high school. When an opportunity
came to learn new skills at the IUOE Local 115 Training
Association, she took it. “I definitely think these machines
are extremely powerful and they create amazing things in the
world.” She looks forward to a career in the IUOE that will
provide her with a good wage and the ability to operate heavy
equipment.
“By promoting the Community Building Standard, IUOE
Local 115 is leading the industry toward safer, more inclusive
workplaces that give people like Donna and Sidney the
opportunity to complete their apprenticeships on projects
that create positive community legacies,” stated IUOE Local
115 Business Manager Brian Cochrane.
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Health & Safety
Revised DOT Substance Abuse Regs Now in Effect
Rate of Workplace Injury and Death Still Too High
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2018, the Department of
Transportation (DOT) established revised drug-testing
requirements for pipeline employees performing safetysensitive
work to be drug tested. DOT regulations require
pre-employment, post-accident, return to duty (after positive
drug test), reasonable cause, and random drug testing.
Prior to 2018, employers were required to test for
marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines (amphetamine and
methamphetamine), phencyclidine (PCP), and certain
opiates (codeine, morphine, & heroin). Effective January
1, 2018, DOT revised its drug testing regulations for safetysensitive
transportation industry employees. This include
IUOE members working on pipeline projects.
The DOT has also added four semi-synthetic opioids to
the drug screening panel hydrocodone, hydromorphone,
oxycodone, and oxymorphone. These drugs are found in
prescription medications including Oxycontin, Percodan,
Percocet, Vicodin, Lortab, Norco, Dilaudid, and Exalgo. Also,
as of January 1, 2018, pipeline contractors will be required to
increase the amount of random drug testing from 25% to 50%
The Medical Review Officer (MRO) will review the
test results. An MRO is a licensed physician, that meets
requirements set out by the DOT to be an MRO. Should there
be any discrepancies in a drug test the MRO will contact the
donor to discuss the results and/or discrepancy with the
individual.
Should the MRO verify a legally prescribed medication
that would likely make an employee medically unqualified
or would likely pose a significant safety risk, CFR 49 Section
40.135(e) requires the MRO to tell the employee to have his/
her prescribing physician contact the MRO to discuss the
MRO’s concern about the medication. If the prescribing
physician does not speak with the MRO within 5 business
days of the MRO informing the employee to have his/her
prescribing physician contact the MRO, the MRO will report
the information about the legally prescribed medication to
the appropriate third party.
Can the MRO report that information to a third party
before the 5 business days have elapsed? Yes, there could be
instances where the MRO would not have to wait 5 business
days to report the information. For example:
• The prescribing physician speaks to the MRO before 5
business days have elapsed and significant safety risk
remains unresolved.
• The employee expressly declines to have his/her
prescribing physician speak with the MRO
• If, during the verification interview, the MRO learns of
a medical condition or diagnosis that is likely to result
in the employee’s being medically unqualified under
a DOT agency regulation (e.g, FAA, FMCSA, USCG),
the MRO must report that information under the
procedures in € 40.327. The 5-day pause provision in
€40.135 (e) is inapplicable.
It is advisable for IUOE members that may be taking
prescription opioids or other drugs that are screened for by
the DOT test, to come prepared with current prescriptions
to any pipeline job. Members should also have available
the phone number of their prescribing physician and/ or
pharmacist. (NOTE: IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO SHARE
THIS INFORMATION WITH THE MRO IF CONTACTED BY
THE MRO, NOT THE CONTRACTOR).
A letter from their prescribing physician stating that the
medications do not affect their ability to perform pipeline
work, to share with the MRO as well.
Members may want to consider talking to their physicians
BEFORE beginning work about whether they can prescribe
an alternative medication that will not interfere with job
performance.
Members may be required to wait several days after
their drug test is performed – potentially without pay – to
resolve any questions regarding their use of prescription
medications. At this time, bringing prescriptions to jobsites
is not mandatory, but suggested and will likely reduce lost
time.
The IUOE has met with the other NPLA crafts (UA,
Teamsters, Laborers) and the PLCA to address the new
regulations. These meetings may lead to changes to the NPLA
Substance Abuse Policy and other procedures relating to
drug testing.
THIS MARKS THE 27th year
the AFL-CIO has produced a report
on the state of safety and health
protections for America’s workers.
It features state and national
information on workplace fatalities,
injuries, illnesses, the number and
frequency of workplace inspections,
penalties, funding, staffing and
public employee coverage under
the Occupational Safety and Health
Act. It also includes information on
the state of mine safety and health.
In 1970, Congress enacted the
OSH Act, promising workers in this
country the right to a safe job. More
than 579,000 workers now can say
their lives have been saved since the
passage of the OSH Act. Since that
time, workplace safety and health
conditions have improved. But too
many workers remain at serious
risk of injury, illness or death as chemical plant explosions,
major fires, construction collapses and other preventable
workplace tragedies continue to occur. Workplace violence
is a growing threat. Many other workplace hazards kill and
disable thousands of workers each year.
In 2016, 5,190 workers lost their lives on the job as a result
of traumatic injuries. Each day in this country, an average
of 14 workers die because of job injuries—women and
men who go to work, never to return home to their families
and loved ones. This does not include those workers who
die from occupational diseases, estimated to be 50,000–
60,000 each year. Chronic occupational diseases receive
less attention because most are not detected for years after
workers are exposed to toxic chemicals, and occupational
illnesses often are misdiagnosed and poorly tracked. All
total, on average at least 150 workers die each day due to job
injuries and illnesses.
During its eight years in office, the Obama administration
had a strong track record on worker safety and health,
appointing dedicated pro-worker advocates to lead the job
safety agencies who returned these programs to their core
mission of protecting workers. The Obama administration
increased the job safety budget, stepped up enforcement
and strengthened workers’ rights. Landmark regulations to
protect workers from deadly silica dust and coal dust were
issued, along with long-overdue rules on other serious safety
and health hazards, including
beryllium and confined space entry
in the construction industry.
Opposition by business groups
and the Republican majority in
Congress thwarted action on a
number of initiatives. But at the
end of eight years, the Obama
administration had put in place
important protections, policies
and programs that made jobs safer,
reduced injuries and illnesses, and
saved workers’ lives.
With the election of President
Trump and Republicans
maintaining their majorities in
Congress, the political landscape
shifted dramatically. President
Trump ran on a pro-business,
deregulatory agenda, promising
to cut regulations by 70%. Since
taking office at the end of January 2017, he has acted on that
promise, issuing a number of executive orders to roll back or
review existing regulations, including one order that requires
that for any new regulatory protection issued, an agency must
remove two safeguards from the books. He signed more than
a dozen bills overturning regulations issued by the Obama
administration, including two major worker safety rules.
The Trump administration has moved to weaken recently
issued rules on beryllium and mine examinations and has
delayed or abandoned the development of new protections,
including regulations on workplace violence, infectious
diseases, silica in mining and combustible dust.
These are challenging times for working people and
their unions, and the future prospects for safety and health
protections are uncertain.
What is clear, however, is that the toll of workplace injury,
disease and death remains too high. Workers in the United
States need more safety and health protection, not less. More
than four decades after the passage of the OSH Act, there is
much more work to be done.
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Union Death Benefit
Benefits paid
February - April, 2018
February
2018
Local 002
St Louis, MO
Louis T. Barber
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Ray Anderson
Neal Andrade
Frank J. Borges
Odell V.
Christensen
William R. Early
Gene Feliciano
Stanley Fredricks
George D.
Morgan
Ernest Perry
Edward T. Sato
Ken R. Shaw
Donald Sprague
Melvin Williams
Paul B. Wise
Delbert J. Wood
Local 004
Medway, MA
John J. Demers
Vincent Tonello
Local 009
Denver, CO
Herman Lewis
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
David Barry
Robert Bowman
Vicente Caldera
D. Chipman
Francis
Fleischacker
Aundon Hinkle
Jack Kellogg
Harley Loop
Jack Stewart
Ronald Strong
Thomas
Thedford
Local 014
Flushing, NY
Gregory J.
Lacava
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Joseph Itro
Michael
Pascarella
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
Edward B. Kelly
Keith E.
Schuessler
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Arnold Adkins
Charles W.
Brenkus
Jack A. Campbell
Douglas Colvin
Kelly Dunn
Lloyd N.
Gamertsfelder
James L.
Lipstraw
Carl F. Lyon
John S. Tucker
John J. Welty
Stanley E.
Westfall
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Virgil Burfeind
Arthur Dolalie
Elmer Herdt
Frank J. Huber
Gerald G.
Huffman
Wallace W. Keller
Lavern G. Kieffer
Chester Livgard
Max Lupei
Gary L. Schrader
Lee Stephens
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Edwin R. Baker
George G.
Gumbert jr
James P. Quinlan
Arden L. Saul
John T. Sheliga
Local 068
West Caldwell,
NJ
Alfred Fantuzzi
Local 098
East
Longmeadow,
MA
William Paquette
George Robie
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Douglas W.
Mcdermott
Local 132
Charleston, WV
Clifford R. Davis
Garry Harper
Local 137
Briarcliff Manor,
NY
Frank Ferraro
Rocco Zacarolli
Local 138
Farmingdale, NY
Arthur
Goldhammer
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
Donald J. Allard
sr
Walter A.
Bembenek
James Berger
Harold W.
Matuszak
Local 147
Norfolk, VA
William D. Head
Local 148
Saint Louis, MO
Gene R.
Schwoebel
Local 150
Countryside, IL
Walter L.
Altenburg
Joseph M.
Amoroso
Tom Farrell
Howard E.
Karnuth
Roger W. Larson
Joseph Letuks
Donald W.
Montague
Virgil E. Morton
Rex A. Smiley
Leonard
Speckman
Richard W.
Zimmerman
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
Robert H.
Vandyke
Local 305
South Range, WI
James E. Jackson
Local 317
Oak Creek, WI
Emery Medinger
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Gerald Bodrie
Donald J. Gillies
Clayton E. Lau jr
Howard Mciver
Merle D. Phillips
Gino Viel
Jerry Wright
James R. Yates
Local 347
Mack Garrett jr
Clarence S. Rorex
Local 399
Chicago, IL
Robert A.
Landvogt
Local 400
Helena, MT
Leo F. Grismer
Theadore C.
Slough
Local 407
Lake Charles, LA
H .G. Broussard
William E. Day
Herman S. Siegel
Local 450
Mont Belvieu, TX
Golden B. Lanier
Local 513
Bridgeton, MO
Walter L. Schatz
Local 520
Granite City, IL
Stan Erlinger
Lewis Lorenzini
Local 542
Fort
Washington, PA
Leonard W. Betz
Jesse T. Judy
Joseph Perno jr
Local 564
Richwood, TX
Frank F. Foster
Local 589
Thomas A.
Dunning
Local 612
Tacoma, WA
James H. Grace
Local 627
Tulsa, OK
Robert E. Hall
Local 649
Peoria, IL
Walter Hopple jr
Local 675
Paul J. Liquori
Local 793
Oakville, ON
William Howard
Donat Seguin
Local 825
Springfield, NJ
Roy Branham
John D. Bush
Earl R. Huskey
Robert W. Paye
Emmett R.
Pittenger
Paul G. Ryder
Local 843
Frank
Fleischacker
Local 912
Columbia, TN
James E. Spears
Local 926
Rex, GA
Lucius O.
Paradise
Local 955
Edmonton, AB
Richard K. Neill
March 2018
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Joe Aidnik
Reid W.
Anderson
Chaunce K.
Crittenden
John Manees
Lloyd Mccusker
Keith Milliron
Local 004
Medway, MA
Charles A. Bucci
Americo
Dibattista
Harry Moniz
Robert A. Parris
William Pugliese
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
Grant Gragson,
sr.
Lee Johnston
Allen Kelley
Martin Kordick
Frank Kuster
Eugene O.
Mccarthy
Robert Ostler
Ernest Reaper
Billy Rushing
Setsuko Shimizu
James Summers
John Taylor
George Yanos jr
Local 014
Flushing, NY
Donald A.
Chaisson
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Thomas M.
Anderson
Michael O’keefe
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
Robert W.
Daigler
George Dewald
John F. Haley
Paul H. Schaffer
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
William H. Blazer
James W. Cripps
Rodney
Ferenbaugh
Walter J. Fry
Thomas L. Hiles
Bradley Maines
Richard E.
Moeller jr
William R.
Morrison
Ervin Myers
Local 037
Baltimore, MD
Earl D. Cremen
Edward Sesker jr
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Robert Erickson
Donald J. Farl
Waino Heikkila
Gene Kaehler
M .Riordan
Edward D.
Zemlicka
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Donald D.
Berkebile
Richard J.
Kunselman
Tony Scariot
Robert L. Vesey
Local 094
New York, NY
Robert W.
Mccloskey
Local 098
East
Longmeadow,
MA
Edward
Alexander
Ronald J. Widelo
Local 101
Kansas City, MO
Joseph R.
Mcculloch
Hobert L. Watson
Local 102
Alphonso C.
Burwell
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Merril R. Field
Giuseppe Guzzo
Norman E.
Jahnke
Gordon R. Parr
Arthur Teske
Local 132
Charleston, WV
Bernard Bailey
Max Shiflet
Local 138
Farmingdale, NY
Joseph Attonito
Nicholas Biscotto
Peter F. Brala
John R. Michele
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
Thomas C. Heller
Ronald L. Kraus
Bernard Louis
Raymond W.
Meyer
William L. Pies
Local 150
Countryside, IL
Lawrence
Ammenhauser
Charles F. Brock
Ronald H. Brown
Donald D.
Chandler
Chester A.
Citterman
Thomas M.
Dobrino
James
Lindemulder
Joseph L.
Rozanski
Wilmot Tisdale
Bob D. Whisler
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
J .Bianchine
R .A. Clemente
Earl L. Gould jr
Gary P. Johns
Local 181
Henderson, KY
Gene Emmitt
Local 302
Bothell, WA
Loran L.
Cartwright
E .C. Denney
Ronald O.
Douglass
Thomas E.
Falsetto
John R. Heigis
Albert S. Nichols
Victor R. Tvrdy
Local 310
Green Bay, WI
Henry J. Welsch
Local 317
Oak Creek, WI
Gerald Ott
Kenneth S.
Rogers
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Americo
Accettola
Hugh L. Babcock
Robert W.
Ferndon
Arno L. Grueber
Arthur J. Myers
Local 347
Jake Linkey jr
Geraldine L.
Phillips
Local 370
Spokane, WA
Karl G. Brown
Local 399
Chicago, IL
Arthur G. Carlson
James Loumos
Local 406
New Orleans, LA
Leldon Parton
James D.
Trosclair
Local 428
Phoenix, AZ
Anthony
Laguardia
Wendell C.
Robins
Local 434
Paul A. Kamradt
Local 450
Mont Belvieu, TX
Cecil H. Merritt
Local 513
Bridgeton, MO
Fremont Dorsey
Local 564
Richwood, TX
R .L. Fields
Local 571
Omaha, NE
Milo E. Lynn
Local 653
Mobile, AL
Geary W. Polk
Local 660
Levert Crutch
Local 670
Ardmore, OK
W .J. Thomas
Local 701
Gladstone, OR
Robert Dyer
Local 793
Oakville, ON
Donald G. Furry
Ernest Johnson
George W. Mc
clinchey
Local 832
Rochester, NY
Dominic Muto
Gerald Sullivan
Apri 2018
Local 002
St Louis, MO
Elmer K. Luckett
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Ben T. Bautista
Fred H. Davis
Frank Delosa
Donald Dupriest
John Frias
Frank H.
Goulette
Joseph
Matteucci
James E. Melton
Keith Nilson
Robert Roberts
Robert Shields
Robert Vargas
Ray A. Whittle
Berl Yarbrough
Local 004
Medway, MA
Gerald F. Sivret
Local 009
Denver, CO
Dale R. Bird
James C. Mckune
J .C. Wilkinson
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
David Allen
James Autrey
Cooper Boyd
James Brown
Rudy Camacho
Robert Fennern
Gary Giddings
Wesley Goodwin
Conrad Jordan
Dennis Kolodge
Joe Martel
William O’neil
Arthur Perez
Lawrence Roney
Robert
Wainwright
Local 014
Flushing, NY
Bernard Keenan
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Harry M. Amond
William S.
Carrigan
John M. Doherty
Ralph Facciolo
John Long
George
Raymond
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
James C.
Bugman
Donald J. Daigler
Albert Damerau
Fred
Lautenschlager
William A.
Snyder
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Carl Dingus
Delmar L.
Ferguson
George C.
Fleming
Rudy T. Hendrock
James L. Hill
Hermas A.
Howland
Laurence Keller jr
Gary Kothera
John Macintyre
James H. Neff
Alphonse
Visintainer
Local 037
Baltimore, MD
Curtis G. Collins
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Darwin W.
Berglund
Donald H. Preuss
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
William R. Fisher
jr
Jack Kirchartz
Robert G.
Sechrist
Gerald R. Stoner
Local 098
East
Longmeadow,
MA
John F. Fitch
Local 103
Indianapolis, IN
Ernest L. Bentz
Haines E.
Mckibbin
Local 106
Glenmont, NY
Harold E. Slater
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Lionel T. Carter
Henry I.
Colebank
Jerry J. Krivsky
Laverne W.
Mcbride
Roderick R. Miller
Alfred Nahke
Maurice R.
Weatherly
Maurice Yergeau
Local 132
Charleston, WV
Richard L.
Wilfong
Local 138
Farmingdale, NY
Luca Coacci
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
Fred M. Gerdes
Roger R. Kershaw
Robert D.
Strzyzewski
Gaylord Stuve
Philip E. Testin
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Union Death Benefit
Local 148
Saint Louis, MO
Glen J. Janes
John W. Snyder
Local 150
Countryside, IL
Roger H. Cull sr
James Feld
Lawrence E.
Fitzgerald
Stanley D. Hann
Vincent H.
Modaff
Roy D. Schmidt
Gordon M.
Sherman
Rolland W.
Smith
Robert E.
Sticken
Richard
Swanson
Glenn A. Waspi
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
Raymond K.
Donley
Jack N. Smith
John D.
Vanderwarker
Local 181
Henderson, KY
Campbell
Anderson
Billy R. Johnson
Local 302
Bothell, WA
Sheridan L.
Goodwin
Hugh R. Maffei
Local 317
Oak Creek, WI
David M. Brown
Local 318
Marion, IL
James A. Sisk
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Stewart A.
Bowden
Gerald L.
Darrow
Emmett Foster
Keith E. Paul
Oliver Rose
Robert E. Titus
Francis J.
Walraven jr
Leo L. Walter
Local 399
Chicago, IL
Michael
Boggins
Local 406
New Orleans,
LA
Wilfred Ardoin
C .D. Carpenter
jr
Ashton J.
Leblanc
Joseph C.
Simon
Turner E. Slayter
Samuel R.
Upton
Local 407
Lake Charles,
LA
Cleve L. Christ
Local 428
Phoenix, AZ
Harry Marcott jr
John B. White
Benefits paid
February - April, 2018
Local 450
Mont Belvieu,
TX
Richard W.
Moore
Local 463
Ransomville, NY
James J. Verost
Local 497
Jerry Franks
Local 513
Bridgeton, MO
Donald W.
Couch
William G. Day
Eugene C. Kelso
Kenneth J.
Mitulski
Norman J.
Schroer
Local 542
Fort
Washington, PA
Michael
Donchak
Michael J.
Mullery
Local 543
Richard L.
Peterson
Local 564
Richwood, TX
R .E. Luster
Local 612
Tacoma, WA
Donald Doubek
Franklin D.
Murray
Local 649
Peoria, IL
Jerry W. Fate
Alfred L.
Neuendorf
Merle D. Wolfe
Local 758
Dubuque, IA
Lavern A.
Pfiffner
Local 793
Oakville, ON
Reginald E. Tyler
Local 825
Springfield, NJ
Ned Bayconish
Billy J. Sexton
Local 826
Acie W. Phillips
Local 917
Chattanooga,
TN
Clarence J.
Mitchell
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The Davis-Bacon Act requires that
workers on government funded
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prevailing wages for similar work so
tax dollars aren’t used to undercut
workers’ pay.
Repealing Davis-Bacon
means more workplace
injuries and fatalities.
Untrained, low-paid workers mean
unsafe working conditions, which
lead to more injuries and fatalities.
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The federal government
sets prevailing wage
rates, not unions.
The prevailing wage rate is
determined by a survey of all local
construction wages conducted by the
US Department of Labor.
Prevailing wage does
not raise the cost of
construction.
Workers paid a decent wage are more
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