International Operating Engineer - Fall 2018

i n t e r n at i o n a l 

Operating Engineer 

WWW.IUOE.ORG • FALL 2018 

Brotherhood 

Has No Borders 

Operating Engineers unite and build bridges 

between Ontario and Minnesota

i n t e r n at i o n a l 

Operating Engineer 

Fall 2018 • Volume 161, No. 4 

Brian E. Hickey, Editor 

Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor 

06 Remembering Giblin and Coutts 

Former leaders leave a lasting legacy 

08 Games Encourage Kids to ‘Dig In!’ 

Digital platform reaches out to future Operators 

12 Labor’s Voice is Heard 

Mid-term elections produce pro-worker gains 

16 Brotherhood Has No Borders 

U.S. and Canadian Locals make lasting connections 

Departments 

05 From the General President 

08 Training & Education 

12 Politics & Legislation 

18 Canadian News 

22 Local Spotlight 

24 GEB Minutes 

28 Union Death Benefit 

[cover] IUOE Local 49 and Local 793 members stand on 

the bank of the Rainy River near the existing Baudette 

International Bridge. 

[photo] IUOE Local 793 

[right] At the Newton County Landfill in Brook, Indiana, more 

than 40 IUOE Local 150 Operating Engineers are at work 

pushing 1.2 million yards of dirt. Approximately a quarter of 

the operators are first-year apprentices, picking up valuable 

on-the-job experience and honing their skills. 

[photo] IUOE Local 150 

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general officers 

James T. Callahan, General President 

Brian E. Hickey, General Secretary-Treasurer 

Russell E. Burns, First Vice President 

James M. Sweeney, Second Vice President 

Robert T. Heenan, Third Vice President 

Daniel J. McGraw, Fourth Vice President 

Daren Konopaski, Fifth Vice President 

Michael Gallagher, Sixth Vice President 

Greg Lalevee, Seventh Vice President 

Terrance E. McGowan, Eighth Vice President 

Randy Griffin, Ninth Vice President 

Douglas W. Stockwell, Tenth Vice President 

Ronald J. Sikorski, Eleventh Vice President 

James T. Kunz, Jr., Twelfth Vice President 

Edward J. Curly, Thirteenth Vice President 

Charlie Singletary, Fourteenth Vice President 

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From the General President 

AS A PRODUCTIVE and successful 

2018 comes to a close, we look to keep 

the momentum going into the new 

year. Work hours and job placements 

for our skilled H&P, Stationary and 

Pipeline hands remains strong. Our 

investments in recruitment and 

training have scaled up to meet 

demand. Our union is poised to take 

advantage of every opportunity and 

tackle any challenge 2019 has in store. 

The Labor Movement scored some 

significant victories in the final months 

of this year. In August, we had a 

huge victory in Missouri when voters 

rejected that state’s anti-union ‘rightto-work’ 

law. A massive statewide 

campaign, in which all of our Locals 

were heavily involved, culminated in 

a resounding 67% voting against the 

effort to weaken and silence Missouri’s 

unionized workers. 

That energy carried through to the 

November elections and labor unions 

again played a major role across the 

country. A record number of people 

voted in the 2018 mid-term elections, 

and IUOE members and working 

families everywhere helped to elect 

pro-worker candidates from both 

parties. 

We deployed International staff to 

the battleground states of Michigan, 

Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania 

and Wisconsin to assist our Local 

unions in mobilizing voters, while 

IUOE Locals in California and Illinois 

ran comprehensive campaigns as 

well. These efforts led the way to 

victory, racking up significant wins for 

working people in races for Congress, 

governors’ offices, state legislatures 

and ballot initiatives. 

Labor’s election efforts nationwide 

were monumental, with over 2.3 

million doors knocked and almost 

5,000 worksites visited. When the dust 

settled, nearly 750 union members 

were elected to various positions at 

the local, state and federal level. Best 

of all, we helped defeat the two biggest 

anti-union governors in the nation in 

Illinois and Wisconsin. 

Now we must build on this success 

and hold those we elected to account. 

Many of our favored candidates ran 

on policy, not partisan politics, as they 

should. On the campaign trail, many 

talked about healthcare, family wage 

jobs and infrastructure investments. 

These are among the bread-andbutter 

issues that our union considers 

a priority and why we supported 

candidates, both Republican and 

Democrat, who shared this vision. 

On infrastructure, we have heard 

a lot of promises from members of 

both political parties. Now we need 

to turn those promises into bold, 

forward looking policy proposals that 

are paid for with real money. No more 

accounting gimmicks that patch things 

for the short term and put off the hard 

choices for a later time. That time is 

now. 

Congress need only look at states 

like California and New Jersey where 

voters recently backed raising funds 

through the gas tax as long as that 

money was 100% dedicated to fixing the 

state’s crumbling roads and dangerous 

bridges. People want safe and reliable 

infrastructure and they are willing to 

pay for it. 

In addition, when we invest in 

infrastructure we are investing in 

ourselves. Studies show that every $1 

billion in construction spending leads 

to 5,000 direct onsite jobs. This figure 

has been found to be same in the United 

States as well as Canada. Ramping up 

investments in infrastructure will lead 

to millions of new job opportunities 

in construction for current and future 

Operating Engineers. 

The elections revealed that our 

membership can be a powerful agent 

of change in our communities and 

our country. Today’s politicians know 

[James T. Callahan] 

quite well how many people vote in the 

district they represent and which issues 

matter to them. We must keep up the 

pressure to create more middle-class 

jobs and protect our rights to collective 

bargaining. 

On a more somber note, we recently 

mourned the passing of two great IUOE 

leaders, former General President 

Vincent Giblin and former General 

Secretary-Treasurer Budd Coutts. Both 

men spent their careers working in 

the trade and working to improve the 

trade for every member of this great 

International Union. 

During their time, both gentlemen 

strengthened our membership, 

raised our political clout and set 

a new standard for what a vibrant 

and progressive trade union can 

accomplish. We stand on their 

shoulders and, because of them, our 

union is capable of great things. 

I wish every member a peaceful 

holiday season spent with friends and 

family. 

See you next year. Work safe. 

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In Memoriam 

IUOE Remembers Giblin and Coutts 

THE ENTIRE IUOE family mourns 

the recent passing of former General 

President Vincent J. Giblin and former 

General Secretary-Treasurer Budd 

Coutts. Dedicated trade unionists and 

strong leaders, both men made lasting 

contributions to the International 

union that will be felt for many years to 

come. 

Giblin, a 54-year member, served 

as General President from March 2005 

until his retirement in November 2011. 

He previously had served as General 

Secretary-Treasurer starting in 2002. 

Vincent J. Giblin 

He began working in the stationary 

engineering trade in 1964 in his home 

local union, Local 68 in New Jersey. 

He was elected business manager of 

the local in 1975 and held that position 

until 2004. He was also a graduate of 

the Harvard University Trade Union 

Program. 

Giblin was elected an International 

Vice President in 1989, a position 

he held until his election as General 

Secretary-Treasurer. In addition, he 

served as president of the Northeast 

Conference of Operating Engineers 

and chaired the IUOE Stationary 

Committee. 

Outside of the IUOE, he served 

in various capacities on myriad 

government and industry endeavors, 

including the New Jersey Economic 

Development Authority and the New 

Jersey Department of Labor’s Office 

of Boiler Pressure Vessel Compliance. 

He also served as chairman of the 

New Jersey Casino Reinvestment 

Development Authority and Chairman 

and Board Member of Horizon Blue 

Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. 

Devoted husband of Patricia Giblin; 

loving father of Vincent Giblin and his 

wife Paula, Denise Costanza and her 

husband Joseph, and Dennis Giblin 

and his wife Stephanie; cherished 

grandfather of Audrey, Brianna, 

Cameron, Isabella, Annabelle, and 

Brooks. 

Norman Budd Coutts, hailing from 

Local 955 in Alberta, marked his 60th 

year of IUOE membership last year. He 

served as General Secretary-Treasurer 

for nearly 13 years until his retirement 

in November 2002. 

Coutts initiated with lUOE Local 

115 in British Columbia in 1957. He 

transferred into Local 955 in Edmonton 

four years later, rising through the 

ranks to become business manager of 

the local in 1971. 

He immediately developed and 

implemented numerous progressive 

programs, including the local’s 

Training Fund in 1971 and its Pension 

Fund in 1972. During his tenure, he 

presided over a several-fold increase 

in Local 955’s membership. Today, the 

Local’s Apprenticeship and Education 

Centre proudly bears his name in 

recognition. 

Coutts was elected an International 

Vice President in 1978, making him 

the youngest individual ever elected to 

that position. Four years later, he was 

appointed lUOE Canadian regional 

director. 

As General Secretary-Treasurer, 

Coutts oversaw many technological 

advances put in place at the 

International headquarters, advances 

that facilitated financial reporting and 

Budd Coutts 

membership listing requirements for 

local unions throughout the U. S. and 

Canada. 

Coutts is survived by his devoted 

wife and best friend of 58 years Joan; 

his son Cam (Tracy); daughter Yvonne 

(Maurizio); his five grandchildren 

Hannah, Anitta, Kyla, Eliseo, and 

Cairine. 

What’s your favorite holiday color? At Labor 411, we 

are partial to red, white and blue. Whether the gift is 

something to eat, wear, play with or just plain enjoy, that 

special present will always be measurably better if it’s 

American made. 

Filson clothes and bags 

Kauai Coffee 

Cutco knives 

Chateau Ste. Michelle wine 

Omaha Steaks 

Harley Davidson 

‘Tis The Season! 

American Made Gifts 

for the Holidays 

It’s not always so easy to find a truly American-made 

gift. The list below contains some of your favorite union-made brands that are either 100 percent 

domestically produced or very close to it. These items are made by companies that treat their workers 

well. By hunting down these ultra-domestic products, you will bring a smile to the gift recipient, and also 

help strengthen the middle class. 

Jack Daniel’s whiskey 

Buffalo Trace bourbon 

See’s Candies 

Ghirardelli Chocolate 

Stanley Tools – American Heritage collection 

Turning Leaf wine 

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Training & Education 

Local 66 Encourages Kids to ‘Dig In!’ 

IUOE LOCAL 66 has partnered with Simcoach Games 

to develop free game apps that simulate operating heavy 

equipment as tools for educating and recruiting potential 

apprentice operators. 

The gaming company, also based in Pittsburgh, developed 

“Dig in: An Excavator Game” and “Dig In: A Dozer Game” for 

the local. They introduced their first game, “Hook: A Tower 

Crane Game” last year. 

“We’re trying to educate kids who are in middle school 

according to industry officials. 

Kunz said Local 66 has 375 apprentices — the most ever 

— going through its training center in New Alexandria. He 

said pending Baby Boomer retirements and a need for 

construction workers is driving the influx. Apprentices are in 

the program for four years and receive paid classroom and 

on-the-job training. 

They’ll can earn as much as $60 per hour working after 

they graduate, Kunz said. 

International 

Union of 

Operating 

Engineers 

2019 Construction Training Course Schedule 

- General Membership - 

Location: International Training Center — Crosby, Texas 

and maybe even a little earlier just to let people, and 

especially the kids, know there are good, long lasting careers 

in the construction industry,” said Jim Kunz, International 

Vice President and Local 66 Business Manager. “We realized 

that we had to find other ways to communicate with the 

generation that doesn’t communicate in the ways that we 

used to in the past.” 

The games are available as free downloads in the main 

app stores. 

Players move dirt, dig holes and make lifts using their 

thumbs to control the “joy sticks” through varying levels 

of proficiency and difficulty. They also receive messages 

connecting them to real life apprenticeship opportunities. 

With construction booming throughout Western 

Pennsylvania, union locals are advertising on television, 

radio and social media in an attempt to attract candidates, 

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Tom Melcher, business 

manager of the Pittsburgh 

Regional Building and 

Construction Trades 

Council, said all building 

trade apprenticeships are 

operating at full capacity. 

“To be quite honest with 

you, every apprenticeship 

program right now is 

just overwhelmed,” he 

said. “There’s so much 

work out there. Every 

apprenticeship school 

right now is recruiting 

heavily.” 

The unemployment 

rate in Southwestern 

Pennsylvania hit its lowest rate on record in May at 3.9 percent 

and union officials say more work is on the horizon. Melcher 

said thousands will find jobs building the Shell petrochemical 

plant underway in Beaver County and Pittsburgh is booming 

with new buildings. 

Jessica Trybus, chief games officer for Simcoach Games, 

said the company specializes in developing apps for 

workforce development and career awareness. 

“The idea is really to even have a small game that’s fun 

and engages someone into possibilities. That can be for an 

industry, an occupation or a very specific skill set,” she said. 

[article] The following was excerpted and edited for space from 

TribLIVE.com Read the full text at: https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/14159750-74/construction-union-using-video-games-tointerest-kids-in-apprenticeships 

Schedules may be revised periodically as new courses are added. Check www.iuoe.org for updates. 


Training & Education 

Healthcare 

IUOE Job Corps Augments Recruitment Efforts 

Know the Facts About Pain Medications 

HISTORICALLY, THE CONSTRUCTION industry has 

maintained a steady balance between people leaving the 

construction industry through normal attrition rates and 

people entering the industry as apprentices. As the balance 

begins to change, pre-apprenticeship programs are being 

utilized to screen and refer program graduates to Local 

Unions. 

Currently, the IUOE Job Corps Training Program runs at 

11 different locations within the United States that work to 

provide quality Apprenticeship candidates to IUOE Locals 

across the nation. They offer training for future operators, 

mechanics, paving and stationary engineers. One way they 

do this is through recruitment at the high school level, 

identifying students with the skill set necessary to become 

capable apprentices. 

Whenever possible, IUOE Job Corps collaborates with 

our Local Unions to assist them in recruiting efforts. 

Recruitment presentations walk through the opportunities 

and realities of a rewarding career as an Operating Engineer. 

If a potential candidate is selected for training, they will 

enroll in one of the IUOE Job Corps’ programs that offers a 

solid career path that often leads to becoming an Operating 

Engineer journeyman. 

Training programs are competency-based and completion 

can take up to 14 months, depending on previous 

experience and learning ability. While enrolled, students 

earn OSHA 10 certification, forklift certification, High School 

Diploma or GED if needed, and acquire seat time on many 

different pieces of earth moving and material handling 

equipment. 

Prior to completion, students must pass a Job Corps 

Performance Test that was developed to mirror the Training 

Standard Performance (TSP) utilized by many IUOE 

Locals to test apprentices. The tests are used for evaluating 

operating competency on each individual piece of heavy 

equipment. IUOE Job Corps has the flexibility to offer 

machine specific training to students if requested by a Local 

Union. 

Pre-apprentice graduates are trained on construction 

workplace safety, preventative maintenance, the 

expectations of an IUOE member, in addition to hands on 

equipment operation. 

Upon the completion 

of the IUOE Job Corps 

pre-apprentice program, 

students are prepared to 

enter the world of an IUOE 

Apprenticeship Program 

and have the experience 

necessary to be successful 

for both the Local Unions 

and the employing 

contractors. 

For more information, 

please contact: 

John Saunders, IUOE Job 

Corps Coordinator 

jsaunders@iuoe.org 

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL labels opioid 

abuse an epidemic. What do you need to know before you 

say “yes” to pain relief? All of these opioids are powerful 

painkillers and prone to abuse. Even though opioids are 

prescribed medications, they are extremely addictive and 

can lead to overdose or death. 

Benzodiazepines (Klonopin, Valium, Xanax) a 

tranquilizer used to treat anxiety and other relation 

conditions. 

Codeine used to relieve pain depending on dosage for a few 

hours. 

Demerol (Meperidine) used to treat moderate to severe 

pain. 

Dilaudid (Exalgo, Hydromorpone) mostly used in a 

hospital setting used for short term pain relief. 

Fentanyl (Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze) 100 times stronger 

than Morphine, used for cancer patients or post-surgical 

patients with severe pain. Extremely potent, can reach 

deadly toxic levels if not managed within FDA approved 

limits. 

Hydrocodone (Lortab, Norco, Vicodin, Zohydro) used 

to treat moderate to severe pain resulting from a chronic 

condition, injury or surgical or dental procedures. 

Methadone (Dolophine, Methadose) mostly associated 

with helping those trying to quit heroin. However, can 

be used part of a physician monitored pain management 

program. 

Morphine (Duramorph, MS Contin) used to treat severe 

pain related to cancer or cancer treatment. 

Oxycodone (OxyContin, Percodan) a popular opioid 

prescription painkiller used for an around the clock 

treatment of moderate to severe pain. 

Oxymorphone (Numorphan, Numorphone, Opana) used 

to treat moderate to severe pain. 

Percocet (similar to OxyContin but contains a combination 

of acetaminophen and oxycodone) used to treat moderate 

to severe pain. 

Going in for surgery or in pain? Ask your doctor about 

alternative therapies. As a recent New York Times article 

reported, a combination of Tylenol and Advil worked just as 

well as opioids for relief of pain in the emergency room, a 

randomized trial has found. 

What are symptoms of abuse and addiction? Taking 

medication more frequently than prescribed, using 

medication for other symptoms than pain, requiring higher 

doses to get the same effect, taking others prescriptions or 

compulsive behaviors. 

Where to get help if you think you have a problem? 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration’s National Hotline at https://www.samhsa. 

gov/ or call their confidential hotline: 1-800-662-HELP 

Visit Facing Addiction’s online Addiction Resources Hub, 

https://resources.facingaddiction.org/ 

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Politics & Legislation 

IUOE Gets the Vote Out in Key State and Federal Races 

LABOR’S VOICE HAS returned to 

Capitol Hill and to many State Houses 

across the nation. Americans voted in 

record numbers in the 2018 mid-term 

elections where IUOE members and 

working families everywhere helped to 

elect pro-worker candidates from both 

parties. 

International Union staff deployed 

to Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, 

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to assist 

local unions in mobilizing union 

members for the 2018 elections. Local 

unions led the way to victory in all of 

those places, racking up significant 

wins for working people in races for the 

House, Senate and governors’ offices in 

all five states. 

soundly defeated in a race that election 

handicappers did not see coming. The 

House Republican Caucus is likely to 

retain over 40 Republican supporters 

of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages in the 

next Congress. 

The new Democratic majority 

in the House has vowed to take up 

an IUOE priority and move a $500 

billion infrastructure bill through their 

chamber over the next two years. The 

Democratic chairmen and Republican 

leaders of the key committees for 

Operating Engineers – the Energy and 

electoral effort in history. Driven 

by conversations between union 

members at the doorstep, over the 

phone and at worksites, the AFL-CIO’s 

program also deployed massive radio, 

digital and direct mail campaigns. 

Membership polling this cycle found 

that persuadable voters trust their 

unions more than any other source of 

political information. 

The massive effort succeeded in 

putting over 740 union members into 

elected office at the local, state and 

national levels. 

General President Callahan 

congratulated Operating Engineers on 

victories around the country. “It was 

a big night for Operating Engineers. 

We beat the two biggest anti-union 

governors in the country in Illinois and 

Wisconsin and saved thousands of jobs 

rebuilding California’s transportation 

network,” said President Callahan. 

Voters in California resoundingly 

turned back the effort to repeal the 

recently-passed gas tax through 

Proposition 6. Despite facing an uphill 

battle, a sustained campaign, focused 

on safety and accountability, carried 

the day, continuing millions of hours of 

work for members of the IUOE. It was 

a huge victory for IUOE jobs and the 

safety of California drivers. 

Democrats took the majority in the 

Unites States House of Representatives. 

The only thing unclear at press time 

is the exact margin of victory; there 

were still ballots being counted in 

many close races. The IUOE lost some 

Republican allies this election, both at 

the ballot box and to retirements. 

Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R- 

NJ) retired after a long, distinguished 

career in Congress. He led the 

Republican Labor Caucus and was a 

senior member of the Transportation 

and Infrastructure Committee. He 

educated his colleagues on “the sanctity 

of the collective bargaining agreement” 

and was a stalwart supporter of 

the IUOE. Dan Donovan (R-NY), 

Congressman from Staten Island and 

close ally of the IUOE, was perhaps the 

biggest surprise of the night. He was 

Commerce and the Transportation 

and Infrastructure Committees – will 

continue to be strong Davis-Bacon 

supporters. 

Two IUOE-endorsed energy- 

Democrats lost United States Senate 

races in Indiana and North Dakota. 

However, we helped re-elect the 

Senators from Montana and West 

Virginia, and flipped the seat in 

Nevada. Senate races in Arizona and 

Florida had not been called as of this 

writing. 

Scores of IUOE members 

volunteered from coast-to-coast. They 

took part in the Labor Movement’s 

largest 

member-to-member 

[above] IUOE Local 12 members John Flot, 

Mike Cavasos and Jim Sargent were part 

of the Nevada AFL-CIO get-out-the-vote 

program in Las Vegas. 

[photo] Emmelle Israel, AFL-CIO 

[opposite page, top] Mark Maierle, Joe 

Hinely, Josh Neuhauser spread the word 

on union baked candidates in Green Bay, 

Wisconsin. 

[photo] IUOE 

[opposite page, bottom] Visting union 

households on Election Day 2018 in Las 

Vegas, Nevada. 

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Member Spotlight 

Local 77 Members Turn Rescuers for Fire Victims 

Thousands of Tradeswomen Gather in Seattle 

AN ORDINARY WORKDAY quickly 

turned extraordinary for some Local 77 

members when a major fire broke out 

at an apartment complex for seniors 

in Southeast Washington, DC. The fire 

sent flames and black smoke shooting 

from the roof of the Arthur Capper 

Senior Public Housing complex, 

forcing neighbors and bystanders, 

including local Operating Engineers 

and some Marines, to rescue residents 

while waiting for first responders to 

arrive. 

The three alarm fire erupted as Local 

77 Operating Engineers employed by 

Clark Construction were working next 

door on a CSX rail project. They quickly 

noticed the fire and were among the 

first to notify authorities as well as lend 

a hand in the rescue efforts. Firefighters 

used four ladder trucks and multiple 

ground units to bring the blaze under 

control. 

The Operating Engineers joined 

neighbors and about ten Marines 

stationed at the nearby barracks to 

aid in the evacuation of the residents, 

many of whom needed to be carried 

out. The apartment complex had 162 

one- and two-bedroom units with as 

many as 190 occupants. 

Five days later, Local 77 members 

working for Crane Service Company 

[above, L to R] Local 77 members Danny 

Church, Dennis Sheehan, Dutch Baldwin 

and Andy Glista assited in the resscue of a 

man trapped in his apartment days after 

fire severely damaged the buiding. 

[photo] Steve Faulkner, Local 77 

were on site to help with the fire 

investigation when they were called 

into action to help rescue a 74-yearold 

man who had been trapped in his 

apartment at the fire-damaged senior 

housing complex. Engineers assessing 

the structural integrity of the building 

heard him yelling and used a crowbar 

to pry open the door of his second-floor 

apartment. They found him sitting on a 

couch. 

The man was carried out of the 

rubble after spending several days 

barricaded in his room, but emerged 

without serious injuries. One of the 

Local 77 Operators apologetically 

offered the man his peanut butter 

and jelly sandwich, to which the man 

replied, “It looks like steak to me!” 

Clean up efforts are still ongoing and 

Operating Engineers are still leading 

the way. 

WOMEN BUILD NATIONS, an 

annual conference designed for 

women in the trades, convened in 

Seattle this year. Now in its eighth year, 

the conference continues to grow in 

popularity with over 2,200 registered 

attendees, including 78 Operating 

Engineers from the United States and 

Canada. 

Before the formal meetings kickedoff, 

over 60 attendees participated 

in a community service project to 

help build small houses for the city’s 

low income housing institute. Linda 

Hamilton, IUOE Local 132 member 

and International representative on 

the NABTU Tradeswomen Committee, 

described the day. 

“There were five IUOE women who 

took part in the service project. It was a 

lot of fun, along with some hard work. 

The houses already had the bottom 

frame, so we built the sides, roof and 

painted the house. We were able to 

complete four houses,” Hamilton said. 

Other highlights included the 

annual banner parade through parts 

of downtown Seattle and union 

caucus meetings. The caucus meeting 

allowed all the IUOE members to come 

together and discuss ideas. Marge 

Newgent from host IUOE Local 302 

made arrangements for the operators 

in attendance to go on a duck boat ride 

and meet at a taco truck for dinner. 

Local 302 also had special IUOE tee 

shirts for the women donated by 

Garner Construction, a local signatory 

contractor. 

“It is my hope that there will be 

double the amount of women at next 

year’s event. I believe the conference is 

a good opportunity for the apprentices 

to attend, because they are able to 

meet and talk to other women in the 

field, ask questions, and get advice on 

how to grow in the industry,” Hamilton 

remarked. 

[right] The three-alarm fire ravaged a 

Senior Center in Wqshington, DC. Local 77 

members aided in the evacuation of 190 

occupants. 

[photo] www.hillrag.com 

Next year’s conference is planned 

for October 4-6, 2019 in Minneapolis, 

Minnesota. The event has been 

renamed to “Trades Women Build 

Nations.” 

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Canadian News 

Brotherhood Has No Borders 

Ontario & Minnesota Locals unite to build bridge 

the rigging and promote safety and cleanliness of the barges 

and job site. He has also taken direction on some of the other 

equipment, and is proving competent on the mini-excavator, 

loader and spud winch.” 

“Chris [Carmody] is a wonderful teacher. He gives me a 

chance to do things with all of the equipment, including 

the crane operation at the end of shift, so long as I follow 

his direction, and do things safely,” said member and 

apprentice Wilson-Hajdu. “I love Local 793 and this 339-A 

apprenticeship program.” 

The new bridge will be located 3.3 feet south/upstream 

of the existing bridge and will tie into the existing U.S. and 

Canadian Port of Entry facilities. Two aluminum arches will 

be installed in the middle of the bridge at the location of the 

international border. 

[opposite page] L to R: Local 49 Randy Schoen, Local 793 Chris 

Carmody, Local 49 Jean-Guy Trepanier, Local 49 Brandon Benson, 

Local 49 Luke Zabel, Local 793 apprentice Sam Wilson-Hajdu. 

[left & below] Concrete is pumped into a test pier at Rainy River 

bridge. 

[article & photos] Kathryn Peet and Danny Celia, Local 793 

A HIGHWAY BRIDGE connecting northwestern Ontario, 

Canada with northern Minnesota, U.S. is scheduled to be 

replaced in the next few years. 

This $20-million CAD project started in June 2018 and will 

finish in late 2020. It will replace the Ontario Highway 11 / 

Minnesota Trunk Highway 72 border crossing bridge from 

Rainy River, Ontario to Baudette, Minnesota. This crossing 

is the terminus for the world’s longest street - Yonge Street 

(Highway 11), which originates in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Prime contractor Lunda Construction is performing a 

multi-year construction and demolition project. Lunda will 

build the new Rainy River – Baudette International Bridge 

and demolish/remove the existing bridge. Veit is a subcontractor 

installing the drilled shaft foundations. Lunda 

is partnering with Canadian sub-contractors to build the 

Canadian half of the bridge and complete the roadway work 

in Ontario. Sub-contractor Facca Incorporated is doing work 

on the Canadian shore. 

IUOE Local 793 in Ontario has two members on site 

working from barges and five members are on site from Local 

49 in Minnesota. 

Local 793 Ontario members are Chris Carmody, Crane 

Operator for Lunda and Sam Wilson-Hajdu, Oiler/Backhoe 

Operator for Lunda and a 339-A mobile crane apprentice 

under Carmody. 

Local 49 Minnesota members for Lunda are Randy 

Schoen, Tugboat Operator, Luke Zabel, Crane Operator, 

and Daniel Hanken, Tugboat Operator. Local 49 Minnesota 

members Jean-Guy Trepanier and Brandon Benson are Drill 

Rig Operators for Veit. 

Guided by surveyors, Local 793 Ontario members Chris 

Carmody and his apprentice Sam Wilson-Hajdu used 

Lunda’s Manitowoc 2250, a 300-ton crane, to drive the H-Pile 

beams into the river bottom. They help guide the drill rig for 

placement of caissons. 

“We have installed eight temporary piling as formwork for 

the caisson guide. They are 55 feet long and are vibrated by 

the 300-ton crane with a vibratory piling hammer,” said Local 

793 member Chris Carmody. “The piling goes approximately 

20-feet into the river bed.” 

“Working from the barge has its challenges. Most often we 

are working by radio, as my view is obstructed,” continued 

brother Carmody. 

“The Local 49 Minnesota operating engineers are great 

guys, well trained and experts in working from barges 

and around the water. Pre-planning of the job each day is 

excellent, and their radio communication is exemplary. Their 

approach to environmental regards is second to none.” 

The river current has been a challenge. To counter this, 

barges were bolted together, with long spuds digging into the 

river bottom. 

“We have needed to use the tug boat to help stabilize the 

pile before driving it into the river bottom with the vibratory 

hammer,” added Local 793 Ontario member Carmody. 

The Caterpillar caisson drill rig drilled a test hole in 

the river bottom, to see if the caisson would withstand the 

pressure. On Monday, October 29, the caisson protection 

was removed. The caisson was nine feet in diameter, weighs 

40,000 lbs, and is 40 feet long. The caisson was used for 

containment of the Pier materials during the drilling of the 

test hole. In total, eight caissons will be drilled to support the 

bridge structure. 

Local 793 Ontario member and mobile crane apprentice 

Sam Wilson-Hajdu is working as on this project as an oiler/ 

backhoe operator for Lunda. “It is a neat experience working 

from a barge. Any leaks are my responsibility to clean up and 

contain quickly, and we need to work safely.” 

“Sam has been a great first year apprentice and is very 

willing to learn,” said Brother Carmody of his apprentice. 

“We talk about the pre-op inspections each morning, check 


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Canadian News 

Local 115 Looks for More Community Benefits 

Opportunities in BC 

“The Community 

Benefits model also 

restores the union 

presence to taxpayerfunded 

construction 

jobs. The record in BC 

shows that unions make 

a big contribution to the 

stability, productivity and 

safety of major projects.” 

“The alternative – the 

low-bid, low-wage, unionbusting 

approach taken by 

the previous government 

for more than a decade – 

was an embarrassing mess, 

with huge cost overruns 

and project delays.” 

“The new ownership allows us to re-set 

the labour model,” said Brian Cochrane. 

“The federal government has an 

obligation to make sure Canada’s workforce 

benefits from this $10B project. If it’s going 

to be a world-class project, it needs skilled, 

experienced workers.” 

“Prime Minister Trudeau and his team 

have said encouraging things about the role 

of labour in society. Now it’s time for them to 

deliver.” 

Cochrane communicated the union’s 

views to Patty Hajdu, Canada’s Labour and 

Skills Development Minister, when she 

visited the Local’s training site on September 

18, 2018. 

Minister Hajdu took the opportunity to try 

out our new Manitowoc 8500 crawler crane, 

purchased with support from her Ministry as 

part of a program to support union training. 

AFTER YEARS OF being shut out from public construction 

projects, British Columbia’s building trades unions have 

signed a far-reaching agreement with the Provincial New 

Democratic Party government elected in 2017. 

The deal, concluded in summer 2018, promises 

opportunity for greater union engagement on public 

construction projects. There are also priority hiring 

provisions for local residents who are looking for a career in 

construction. 

IUOE Local 115 is a party to the Community Benefits 

Agreement through the Allied Infrastructure and Related 

Construction Council (AIRCC). Non-union contractors are 

still free to bid on key provincial projects, but a new public 

agency will act as the employer of record, supplying labour to 

all contractors. This model guarantees fair wages and working 

conditions for all employees on key public projects. It also 

provides guarantees on apprentice training and priority 

hiring for women and Indigenous people on construction 

jobs. 

“It’s a historic step for BC,” said Local 115 Business 

Manager Brian Cochrane. “It opens the way for a new 

generation of construction workers to get the skills they need 

and gain experience in a positive work environment.” 

To prepare for the 

expansion of the BC 

construction work force, Local 115 and allied unions are 

supporting the provincial government’s focus on recruiting 

women. The Local hosted a Young Women in Trades 

session in October to introduce high school students to 

the roadbuilding, crane and mechanic trades. BC Minister 

of Advanced Education and Skills Training Melanie Mark 

attended, along with 29 young women. 

roadbuilding, crane and mechanic trades. BC Minister 

of Advanced Education and Skills Training Melanie Mark 

attended, along with 29 young women. 

The first test of the BC Community Benefits Agreement is 

scheduled to come in 2019 with a start on the Pattullo Bridge 

Replacement, a $1.4B project at the heart of Metro Vancouver. 

Meanwhile, IUOE Local 115 and allied unions are looking 

for opportunities to expand the Community Benefits model 

to other jurisdictions. 

The Government of Canada recently acquired the Trans 

Mountain pipeline, where a scheduled twinning project 

attempted by Kinder Morgan of Houston, Texas was going 

nowhere. The twinning is designed to provide valuable export 

access to the Pacific coast for Canadian oil. 

[left] IUOE Local 115 Table Officers 

met with BC Premier John Horgan 

on September 11, 2018 to discuss 

the application of Community 

Benefits. L-R: Local 115 President 

Wayne Mills, Assistant Business 

Manager Josh Towsley, Premier 

John Horgan, Business Manager 

Brian Cochrane, Financial 

Secretary Don Swerdan. 

[above] Canada’s Labour Minister, 

Patty Hajdu, with IUOE Local 115 

Training Association Instructor 

Wes Bauder. 

[right] BC’s Minister of Advanced 

Education and Skills Training, 

Melanie Mark, back row second 

from right, with Local 115 E-Board 

member Goretti Guilbault (in blue) 

and high school trades students. 

[article & photos] Ian McLeod, 

Local 115 

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Canadian News 

Helmets to Hardhats Helps Another Soldier Find a 

Placement with the Operating Engineers 

MATTHEW MAGINNIS 

SPOKE at the special e-board 

meeting on September 22, 

2018, as the IUOE Local 793 

area delegate for Toronto, 

Ontario, Canada. He was 

initiated into Local 793 

Ontario in February 2016 and 

came to the union through 

the Helmets to Hardhats 

Canada® (H2H) program. 

H2H provides opportunities 

for anyone who has served 

(or is currently serving) in 

the Canadian Forces to get 

the required apprenticeship 

training to achieve journey 

person status in trades within 

the building and construction 

industry. Local 793 Ontario 

is a proud supporter of the 

H2H program which also 

offers seminars and career 

workshops to provide an 

easier transition to civilian 

life. 

Maginnis retired from the 

military in 2015 after nine 

years of service. He wanted to 

be a mechanic and work on 

truck and coach and tractor 

trailers. The owner of the 

garage was slow to want to 

sign him up as an apprentice. 

Maginnis found it hard to 

find someone willing to 

invest the time and money 

to bring his skills up to the 

standards required. 

In the summer of 2015, 

Maginnis spoke with 

his wife’s friend’s father, 

member Dennis LaRiviere. 

He told Maginnis of the many 

benefits of belonging to Local 

793 Ontario. That your rights as an 

employee are respected, how safety is 

key in the work environment, and that 

people on the union job site are treated 

with professionalism and respect. The 

conversation re-sparked Maginnis’ 

interest in getting into a trade where his 

work would have value. He enrolled in 

the H2H program in August 2015 and 

was initiated into Local 793 Ontario in 

February 2016. 

“As soon as I signed up with Local 

793 it was almost instantaneous that 

I was in an apprenticeship program,” 

Maginnis commented. 

Currently working for ALL Canada 

Crane, Maginnis is a 339A mobile 

crane operator apprentice under 

brother Mike LaPierre and previously 

apprenticed under brother Rob 

Rybarczyk. Maginnis likes the on-site 

learning experience and exposure 

to different pieces of equipment. He 

is working on the Toronto Transit 

Commission (TTC) expansion project 

with Metrolinx across Eglinton Avenue 

in Toronto, Ontario. Mike LaPierre is a 

22-year Local 793 Ontario member and 

a 30-year employee with ALL Canada 

Crane. 

Maginnis says that he likes the 

structured aspects of the work and the 

training and that it reminds him of the 

military. “I show up early. I’m half an 

hour early than I’m asked to be there,” 

he said. And this dedication translates 

into an affinity with the union as a 

family and his chosen career. He is 

truly a brother. 

“When I joined 793, I thought ‘this 

is my last placement,’” he says. “I felt 

at home and comfortable with my 

job and surroundings. When I close 

that book as a union member, I’ll be 

settled. Local 793 is my forever until 

retirement.” 

[opposite page] Local 793 member 

and mobile crane apprentice Matthew 

Maginnis and Local 793 member Mike 

LaPierre working for ALL Canada Crane. 

They are operating a TCC-1100 110-ton 

Link-Belt Crane for Metrolinx on the 

Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) 

project in Toronto, Ontario. 

[left] Matthew Maginnis speaking at IUOE 

Local 793 special e-board meeting on 

September 22, 2018, as the Toronto area 

delegate. 

[article & photos] Kathryn Peet and Danny 

Celia, Local 793 


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Local Spotlight 

Local 150 Raises $500,000 for Military Families 

Proceeds from annual golf event supports SEAL Family Foundation 

LOCAL 150’S CHARITY golf 

fundraiser helped raise $500,000 for the 

Navy SEAL Family Foundation at the 

James M. Sweeney Classic in August. 

The event hosted more than 500 

golfers across four golf courses in 

Lemont, Illinois and the check was 

presented to retired SEAL Captain Mike 

Argo, who serves on the SEAL Family 

Foundation’s Board of Directors. The 

event brought together a cross-section 

of workers, business leaders, elected 

officials and military families. 

“The union construction industry 

is proud to support military families,” 

said IUOE Vice President and Local 

150 President-Business Manager 

James M. Sweeney. “Veterans are a 

big part of the union construction 

industry, and we are proud to welcome 

returning veterans to our industry with 

open arms. It is an honor to be come 

together and give back to those who 

have sacrificed so much for us.” 

Congressional Medal of Honor 

recipient and active Navy SEAL 

Ed Byers, Jr. was present to thank 

supporters and share the importance of 

the charity’s work for military families. 

The SEAL Family Foundation 

focuses on creating individual and 

family readiness through an array of 

programs specifically targeted to assist 

the Naval Special Warfare community 

in maintaining a resilient, sustainable, 

and healthy force. 

U.S. Navy SEALs ability to stay 

ready determines the success of every 

mission; part of their job is to facilitate 

that state of readiness at home by 

ensuring every Naval Special Warfare 

service member knows their family is, 

and will be, taken care of. 

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[above] IUOE Vice President and Local 150 President-Business Manager James M. Sweeney 

(third from left) presents a check for $500,000 for the SEAL Family Foundation to SEAL Family 

Foundation Executive Director Captain William Fenick, Gold Star Spouse Cindy Axelson, 

and retired SEAL Captain Mike Argo at the James M. Sweeney Classic Golf Tournament on 

August 13th at Gleneagles Country Club in Lemont, Illinois. 

[article & photos] Ed Maher, Local 150 

The foundation’s motto is “Taking 

Care of THEIR Families While They 

Protect OURS.” 

The SEAL Family Foundation 

programs include hosting family 

introduction dinners upon graduation, 

spouse and family retreats, children’s 

educational support programs, family 

readiness group grants, emergency 

assistance, wounded warrior and fallen 

hero family care, and bereavement 

support. 

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Union Death Benefit 

Benefits paid 

July - September, 2018 

IUOE Code of Ethics Receives Review 

at the Ten Year Mark 

ON THE TENTH anniversary of the adoption of the IUOE 

Code of Ethics, the General Executive Board considered both 

the Code and the Operating Rules and Procedures for the 

Implementation and Enforcement of the Code, to determine 

whether any changes were warranted. No changes were 

made to the Code of Ethics. In consultation with IUOE Ethics 

Officer Joseph McCann, there were a number of changes 

made to the Operating Rules, effective December 1, 2018. 

These changes will streamline procedures, provides that 

complaints be filed in a timely fashion, and avoids duplicate 

proceedings arising from election protests, internal charges, 

or the filing of lawsuits relating to the cause or controversy 

that is the subject of an Ethics complaint. The General 

President will play a role in determining whether complaints 

have sufficient merit to warrant referral to the Ethics Officer. 

We are pleased that Joseph McCann, a principal in the 

law firm of Murray and McCann, will continue to serve as 

the Ethics Officer, a position that he has held since 2013. Mr. 

McCann is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the 

Eastern District of New York and was the Chief Civil RICO 

Attorney for that office. He also has served with distinction 

as a monitor or ethics officer for several local unions. He is 

an attorney with impeccable integrity and knows the labor 

movement well. 

You can contact Mr. McCann at 100 Merrick Road, 

Ste 514W, Rockville Center, New York 11570 or his toll 

free number 1-866-380-3495. Complaints or inquiries 

concerning the Code of Ethics or Operating Rules can be 

made to the Ethics Officer or by writing General President 

Callahan at International Union of Operating Engineers, 1125 

Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington DC 20036. Complete 

copies of the Code of Ethics and the Operating Rules can be 

found at the IUOE website at www.iuoe.org. 

As provided by Article VIII of the Code of Ethics, the Code 

does not include or encompass grievances by members 

that arise under collective bargaining agreements or to 

complaints or allegations arising from the IUOE Constitution 

or Local Union Bylaws, unless such grievances or complaints 

involve an allegation of conduct prohibited by the Code. 

The International looks forward to a continuation of 

the Code of Ethics as part of its commitment to the highest 

ethical standards. 

[above] IUOE Ethics Officer Joseph McCann 

JULY 2018 

LOCAL 003 

ALAMEDA, CA 

DAN F HEENEY 

ROBERT L 

DRAKE 

JOE VINGO 

WILLIAM H 

AKINS 

LEE BROWN 

HASTING L 

SCHMIDT 

KENNETH D 

CLYDE 

LARRY HUGHES 

HERBERT 

CANNON 

LOCAL 004 

MEDWAY, MA 

WILLIAM T 

HOWELL 

BRIAN B 

SIMONELLI 

LEO L LOVELY 

ROBERT P 

DEPASQUALE 

CHARLES A 

MACKENZIE 

LOCAL 009 

DENVER, CO 

JOE ARAGON 

ELMER D ROBBS 

LOCAL 012 

PASADENA, CA 

J. T. HARRIS 

FRANK L. 

GARCIA 

LEROY H 

VOLLMER 

FRED R. 

REINHARDT 

JAMES D. 

CAMPBELL 

DONALD R. MC 

KINNEY 

WILLIAM A. 

SEAVER 

MANUEL D. 

SILVA, JR. 

WALTER M 

MICOZ 

UTAH C. BROWN 

P. S. PERRY 

RONAL C. 

WOODEN 

JOHN L. WALL 

DAVID D. 

BRANSON 

GENE BEATTIE 

PATRICK A. 

MCGUIRE 

LOCAL 015 

LONG ISLAND 

CITY, NY 

JOHN R CETIN 

JOHN D GALLO 

VINCENT ALFISI 

LOCAL 018 

CLEVELAND, OH 

GEORGE DOBRA 

RICHARD P HEFT 

JAMES W CRIPPS 

ERNEST 

SCHMELTZER 

BERNARD L 

MAERKISCH 

ROBERT DRAVIS 

ALBERT M 

CASTELLI 

ROGER 

BERNATH 

PAUL B 

SAUNDERS 

PAUL FISHER 

LORENCE K 

HALLOWELL 

LOCAL 025 

MILLSTONE 

TOWNSHIP, N 

FRANK MALTA 

LOCAL 037 

BALTIMORE, MD 

ARTHUR 

MORRIS 

LOCAL 049 

MINNEAPOLIS, 

MN 

ARTHUR VOCE 

VICTOR A 

WENZEL 

CHARLES M 

RATH 

ARNOLD 

KLEINSCHMIDT 

DON 

EGELKRAUT 

WAYNE WENZEL 

LOCAL 066 

PITTSBURGH, PA 

RICHARD H 

CARLSON 

JOHN C 

THOMAS 

LOCAL 098 

EAST 

LONGMEADOW, 

MA 

JOSEPH J 

ALIBOZEK 

LOCAL 101 

KANSAS CITY, 

MO 

R T CAUTHON 

LOCAL 103 

INDIANAPOLIS, 

IN 

RICHARD D 

STEINER 

LOCAL 115 

BURNABY, BC 

RICHARD F 

SCHAFER 

ALEX TARANKO 

QUINTIN D 

DAVIDSON 

THOMAS F 

OWEN 

ART R 

ENGELMAN 

LAWRENCE H 

MCCUTCHEO 

SIEGFRIED 

REIDIES 

BRANKO 

MIHALJEVIC 

LAWRENCE 

RACINE 

GARY R 

HAWTHORNE 

JOHN N 

CUNNINGHAM 

LOCAL 132 

CHARLESTON, 

WV 

JEEMS E CASTO 

LOCAL 137 

BRIARCLIFF 

MANOR, NY 

EDWARD A 

LUCAS 

LOCAL 138 

FARMINGDALE, 

NY 

ROBERT BLAKE 

LOCAL 139 

PEWAUKEE, WI 

JERRY L DULL 

CHARLES G 

PAQUETTE 

JOHN H BYRNE 

LOCAL 148 

SAINT LOUIS, 

MO 

GLENN F 

EGGEMEYER 

FLOYD W HILL 

ALFRED J ELAM 

LOCAL 150 

COUNTRYSIDE, 

IL 

GERALD J 

GREENAWALT 

WILLIAM F 

SWEENEY 

ORVILLE G 

RITTMER 

RICHARD L 

GILLILAND 

DARREL R 

SCHLOTTERBE 

WALTER W 

WINKEL 

LOCAL 158 

GLENMONT, NY 

WILLIAM C 

TRUMBLE 

LOCAL 181 

HENDERSON, KY 

ARLIE R ROSS 

OTIS KEOWN JR. 

GEORGE W 

JOLLY 

LOCAL 286 

AUBURN, WA 

WALTER COOK 

LOCAL 302 

BOTHELL, WA 

JOHN W 

ASHCROFT 

LEROY FOSNESS 

DOUGLAS J 

LATHROP 

LEROY R 

HAUSER 

PETER M 

MOODY 

LYLE D TOSO 

LOCAL 317 

OAK CREEK, WI 

JOY 

SCHUMACHER 

LOCAL 324 

BLOOMFIELD 

TOWNSHIP, 

KENNETH C 

GRINDLING 

ARTHUR J 

DEGRAND 

RICHARD E 

VANFOSSEN 

ARTHUR G 

MARTIN 

ARTHUR L 

MILLER 

ELI M LUX 

GARRY R LA 

JOYE 

BURNETT 

LILLARD 

ROBERT F HALL 

TERRY G 

SHAUGHNESSY 

HARRY D 

SUNDMAN 

LOCAL 347 

HARVEY H HERN 

LOCAL 351 

BORGER, TX 

E T DACUS 

BILLY R THOMAS 

LOCAL 382 

BUEL SWAIM 

LOCAL 399 

CHICAGO, IL 

EDWARD 

PRANGE 

JOHN C 

PETERSON 

MICHAEL REILLY 

MANUAL H 

JURMAN 

LOCAL 400 

HELENA, MT 

JEROME H 

FRIEDSAM 

RICHARD C 

DANIELS 

LOCAL 406 

NEW ORLEANS, 

LA 

BOBBY R HANO 

LOCAL 407 

LAKE CHARLES, 

LA 

J C FRANKS 

LOCAL 428 

PHOENIX, AZ 

DONALD G 

HEIGLE 

JULIAN K 

SCHOENFELD 

LOCAL 474 

POOLER, GA 

JOYCE A SHARPE 

LOCAL 478 

HAMDEN, CT 

HERBERT 

HARRIOTT JR 

LOCAL 513 

BRIDGETON, MO 

LARRY PRINSTER 

BOB J 

SEABAUGH 

RUSSELL W 

MOORE 

CHARLES D 

HENDRIX 

LOCAL 542 

FORT 

WASHINGTON, 

PA 

ROBERT J DALY 

JR 

FRED D FISHER 

LOCAL 571 

OMAHA, NE 

ABE VANROEKEL 

LOCAL 612 

TACOMA, WA 

EMIL VALENTA 

LOCAL 649 

PEORIA, IL 

DOUGLAS G 

BROOKS 

CHARLES H 

MAAS 

LOCAL 653 

MOBILE, AL 

ROBERT D 

MITCHELL 

LOCAL 701 

GLADSTONE, OR 

KEITH 

HARRISON 

LOCAL 793 

OAKVILLE, ON 

LARRY D GREEN 

LOCAL 825 

SPRINGFIELD, NJ 

JOSEPH 

MCCABE 

LOCAL 832 

ROCHESTER, NY 


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RONALD W 

WILSON 

LOCAL 841 

TERRE HAUTE, IN 

PAUL G HARGIS 

CHARLES E 

MARSHALL 

LOCAL 917 

CHATTANOOGA, 

TN 

FRANK K 

HERALD 

LOCAL 965 

SPRINGFIELD, IL 

GEORGE T 

WILBER 

JOHN W ALLEN 

AUGUST 

2018 

LOCAL 002 

ST LOUIS, MO 

HAROLD 

BAECKER 

LOCAL 003 

ALAMEDA, CA 

SIDNEY JONES 

GEORGE O 

CLOUGH 

JAMES R LEWIS 

GEORGE A DIAS 

ALBAN BYER 

GERALD 

FOURSHA 

EDDIE GOURLEY 

CARL T YASUE 

RONALD 

LOANDO 

ROBERT 

TOMLINSON 

LOCAL 004 

MEDWAY, MA 

PAUL E DUFOUR 

CLIFTON H 

CAMPBELL 

LOCAL 009 

DENVER, CO 

DONALD FEURT 

ELMER D ROBBS 

LOCAL 012 

PASADENA, CA 

PAUL T DEECKEN 

FRANCIS L. 

CROUSE 

WENDELL 

GOUDIE 

LOCAL 015 

LONG ISLAND 

CITY, NY 

JAMES W 

MCCONNELL 

DANIEL J 

MOSCATELLO 

JOSEPH L 

SCEPPA 

LOCAL 017 

LAKEVIEW, NY 

DANIEL EBERT 

PAUL CARTER 

JOSEPH KLISZAK 

LOCAL 018 

CLEVELAND, OH 

JACK J 

BECKELHIMER 

RICHARD C 

SOLON 

EDWARD O 

HARDEN 

DONALD 

LINGAFELTER 

WALTER FULK 

HERBERT P 

MAUTZ 

LOCAL 049 

MINNEAPOLIS, 

MN 

ARTHUR VOCE 

DUANE 

WESTLUND 

GERALD NOEL 

WARREN L 

UTECHT 

W C LONGEWAY 

JIM E JABAS 

LOCAL 068 

WEST 

CALDWELL, NJ 

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LANGO 

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LOCAL 095 

PITTSBURGH, PA 

GEORGE E 

HENDERSON 

LOCAL 101 

KANSAS CITY, 

MO 

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STOCK 

LOCAL 103 

INDIANAPOLIS, 

IN 

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GORDON 

RICHARD 

YEARLING 

THOMAS E KRILL 

LOCAL 115 

BURNABY, BC 

KENNETH R 

CLINE 

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OLSON 

HANS G 

SCHLEGEL 

LOCAL 132 

CHARLESTON, 

WV 

WADE R 

CALDWELL 

LOCAL 139 

PEWAUKEE, WI 

RICHARD M 

LOEWEN 

ROBERT 

STECKBAUER 

ARTHUR LA 

MARCHE 

HARLAND L 

HIRSCHFIEL 

ROBERT E 

YANDRE 

DONALD 

WERNER 

RONALD H 

HANSEN 

LOCAL 148 

SAINT LOUIS, 

MO 

HENRY R 

WAGNER 

LOCAL 150 

COUNTRYSIDE, 

IL 

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HOFF 

JOHN B 

CONSIDINE 

WILLIAM H 

HARMELING 

RICHARD E 

BROWN 

MARCUS 

OWENS 

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GILLILAND 

JAMES E 

MANLEY 

FREDERICK G 

VERGEN 

JOHN FOX 

LOCAL 158 

GLENMONT, NY 

GERALD 

GAGNIER 

LOCAL 181 

HENDERSON, KY 

JAMES O 

MANNING 

JAMES L 

DORROH 

LOCAL 234 

DES MOINES, IA 

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LOCAL 302 

BOTHELL, WA 

MORRIS M 

LANGBERG 

LOCAL 317 

OAK CREEK, WI 

NORBERT PUTZ 

LOCAL 324 

BLOOMFIELD 

TOWNSHIP, 

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MARVIN TAYLOR 

GEORGE E 

GRIFFITHS 

GABRIELE 

PACIOCCO 

EDWARD A 

WOLAK 

STANLEY R 

BEACH 

DARCEY E 

WHITE 

DANIEL 

MORAUSKI 

ANDREW 

FONTENOT 

LOCAL 347 

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GARRETT 

LOCAL 406 

NEW ORLEANS, 

LA 

MILTON B ALLEN 

LOCAL 407 

LAKE CHARLES, 

LA 

PERCY R 

DEROUEN 

LOCAL 478 

HAMDEN, CT 

CLYDE E 

WHARTON 

JOSEPH L 

GLAZIER 

LOCAL 513 

BRIDGETON, MO 

DENIS 

HOERSTKAMP 

LOCAL 542 

FORT 

WASHINGTON, 

PA 

PAUL E SNYDER 

JOHN A 

CIABATTONI 

LOCAL 564 

RICHWOOD, TX 

W J ROBERTSON 

LOCAL 571 

OMAHA, NE 

RICHARD W 

WALKER 

LOCAL 589 

THOMAS J 

KRUPP 

LOCAL 647 

KNOB NOSTER, 

MO 

LARRY E BLACK 

LOCAL 701 

GLADSTONE, OR 

RAYMOND C 

DENISON 

LOCAL 825 

SPRINGFIELD, NJ 

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SHARWELL 

ANDREW A 

ZAHN JR 

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SACKELOS 

MEREDITH W 

HARRISON 

LLOYD J 

SPILLANE 

RAY ESTES 

HARRY 

CHOWANSKY 

FRANK P 

ENDERLEIN 

LOCAL 826 

GEORGE W 

BRYANT 

ROLAND L BEAL 

LOCAL 900 

OAK RIDGE, TN 

C E ONEY 

LOCAL 912 

COLUMBIA, TN 

ELLIS H AGENT 

SEPTEMBER 

2018 

LOCAL 002 

ST LOUIS, MO 

FREDERICK L 

VICKERY 

LOCAL 003 

ALAMEDA, CA 

LYNN T REESE 

RUSSELL 

HIGGINS 

MARTIN 

BASTON 

JAMES R 

MONTELBETTI 

KLETON 

SCHRAMM 

KENETH K KENT 

JOHN R BLES 

WILLIE B KELLER 

WALTER 

ROBBINS 

DAVID 

HARMESON 

GEORGE 

FRESQUEZ 

LOCAL 004 

MEDWAY, MA 

EMILIO 

FEDERICO 

THOMAS 

DELZOPPO 

MICHAEL J 

SHANNON 

DONALD E 

NADEAU 

HAROLD 

PINGREE 

LOUIS J 

GLORIOSO 

RICHARD J 

DONAHUE 

RICHARD 

PAULDING 

LOCAL 009 

DENVER, CO 

VIRGIL J KALEY 

LOCAL 012 

PASADENA, CA 

HAROLD A. 

BARTHOLOME 

PAUL T DEECKEN 

BILL F. 

WILHELMUS 

LUIS ADRIANO 

JAMES R. 

NELSON 

JOE 

DOMINGUEZ 

JACK C. 

CRANNEY 

CHARLES W 

SAMSON 

DELBERT W. 

RUSSELL 

JOHN BURNS 

DANNY M. BLAIR 

JOHN L. WALL 

CARLOS A. 

ALMEIDA 

GEORGE COOK 

RUSSELL A. TINZ 

WILLIAM H. 

LAWDERMIL 

JACK HODEN 

PETER 

KOEDOOT 

FRANK J. SHAW 

ROBERT L. 

ROPER 

ERNEST ALBERS 

GORDON G. 

KEEBLE 

Union Death Benefit 

RICHARD R. 

ROSE 

GREGORY 

CAMP 

JAMES A. 

ROMINES 

LOCAL 014 

FLUSHING, NY 

JOHN 

BERTRAND 

JOHN J FOLEY 

LOCAL 015 

LONG ISLAND 

CITY, NY 

ANTHONY 

VITTIGLIO 

WALTER J 

CORBELLINI 

LOCAL 017 

LAKEVIEW, NY 

WILLIAM E 

MCCOWAN 

CHARLES 

SCHUYLER 

RICHARD 

SLATTERY JR 

SHELDON L 

ALLEN 

LOCAL 018 

CLEVELAND, 

OH 

CALVIN L CARR 

CHARLES J 

BENDA JR 

WILLIAM E 

BARTON 

RAY 

FRANKHOUSE 

RICHARD 

SULLINGER 

RICHARD A 

KNAPP 

VICTOR J 

BANDO 

RONALD O 

WOODS 

RICHARD P 

DUGAN 

LESLIE R DULL 

EDGAR L BELL 

LOCAL 037 

BALTIMORE, 

MD 

GEORGE O 

BRIEN 

LOCAL 049 

MINNEAPOLIS, 

MN 

DARRALD B 

SHENK 

DUANE 

WESTLUND 

CHARLES L 

JACOBSEN 

CARL J 

SCHNEIDER 

DAVID J ZILA 

LOCAL 066 

PITTSBURGH, 

PA 

ROBERT F FIFE 

ROBERT W 

GRABB 

ROBERT M 

NOSKO 

ALBERT W 

PARTOZOTI 

JOSEPH T 

ORIENT 

JOHN E LLOYD 

DONALD P 

SMITH 

HOWARD 

EVERETT JR 

SAMUEL HABIB 

LOCAL 091 

GEORGE H 

LOWES 

LOCAL 101 

KANSAS CITY, 

MO 

JOE D 

MCDONOUGH 

LOCAL 103 

INDIANAPOLIS, 

IN 

M E 

RICHARDSON 

LOCAL 106 

GLENMONT, NY 

JAMES A 

GOODMAN 

LOCAL 115 

BURNABY, BC 

ELTON E 

CARLSON 

EDWIN K WALL 

IRVIN J 

SHARON 

ROBERT J 

FISHER 

LOCAL 139 

PEWAUKEE, WI 

JERRY C 

VISSERS 

ALVIN A 

KRASZEWSKI 

LOCAL 147 

NORFOLK, VA 

EDGAR 

LINKOUS JR 

LOCAL 148 

SAINT LOUIS, 

MO 

RUSSELL P 

BUECHLER 

JOHN J 

SCHMISKIE 

LOCAL 150 

COUNTRYSIDE, 

IL 

BOYD A 

FARNER SR 

ROBERT E 

HOUCK 

GEORGE FABER 

WILLIE DAVIS 

JR 

MERLE T SLUIS 

MORRIS D 

BUCKNER 

ROGER L 

COGDAL 

JAMES W 

KELLEY 

MATHEW J 

PRESHIREN 

MARSHALL L 

HOLLIS 

ROBERT E 

BOSHAW 

VERNON M 

MCMILLAN 

LOCAL 158 

GLENMONT, NY 

JOHN E 

DONAHUE 

RICHARD P 

DIANGELO 

STEPHEN 

SULLIVAN 

MICHAEL E 

CONTE 

LOCAL 181 

HENDERSON, 

KY 

MARVIN R 

HOKE 

LEONARD 

PRITCHARD 

LOCAL 234 

DES MOINES, IA 

DARRELL B 

GREIMAN 

LOCAL 275 

VINTON, IA 

WILLIAM A 

HESS 

LOCAL 302 

BOTHELL, WA 

GEORGE A BEST 

BILL B 

MCFADDEN 

JOHN D 

GREENWAY 

HOWARD MC 

KINNON 

DELMAR D 

PERCIVAL 

GLEN P MOORE 

TODD HONDA 

DANIEL J 

NEIGEL 

WILLIAM A 

DAVIDSON 

ED BENNER 

DON P 

MITCHELL 

Benefits paid 

July - September, 2018 

LOCAL 310 

GREEN BAY, WI 

ROLAND F 

ZEINERT 

LOCAL 324 

BLOOMFIELD 

TOWNSHIP, 

THEODORE A 

GROMEK 

LEWIS R SHANN 

CLARENCE 

WILSON 

CARROLL 

ROGERS 

JACK BLALOCK 

CARL MORGAN 

JR 

GEORGE T 

MURRAY 

ROBERT J 

RENAUD 

LEONARD 

GONIEWICHA 

LARRY E JAMES 

WILLIAM J 

HALL 

RICHARD A 

DAGUE 

ROBERT F 

REETZ 

GREGG A 

NEWSOM 

JAMES M 

COSTELLO 

WILLIAM F 

FINKBEINER 

LOCAL 399 

CHICAGO, IL 

ELMER 

PSIHODA 

LOCAL 400 

HELENA, MT 

KENNETH E 

KAIGHN 

BENNIE M 

HOWARD 

DALE J WING 

LOCAL 406 

NEW ORLEANS, 

LA 

JIMMY L GUNN 

LOCAL 407 

LAKE CHARLES, 

LA 

CHARLES W 

MORTON 

LOCAL 428 

PHOENIX, AZ 

RICHARD A 

SCOTT 

LOCAL 450 

MONT BELVIEU, 

TX 

JOE P POWELL 

JR 

LOCAL 513 

BRIDGETON, 

MO 

MARVIN MEYER 

LEONARD A 

ELY 

LOCAL 515 

JOHN R 

LAMBDIN 

LOCAL 520 

GRANITE CITY, 

IL 

THEODORE 

DRESSEL JR 

LOCAL 542 

FORT 

WASHINGTON, 

PA 

HARRY E 

MCGREGOR 

HAROLD J 

MONTROSS 

WILLIAM KLINE 

THEODORE R 

HOFACKER 

LOCAL 649 

PEORIA, IL 

SAMUEL B 

HYDE JR 

LOCAL 660 

PAUL TICE 

LOCAL 701 

GLADSTONE, 

OR 

JASON E 

BREAUX 

MICHAEL 

MCLAUGHLIN 

LOCAL 793 

OAKVILLE, ON 

JOHN J 

RINTOUL 

DOMENICO 

DICARLO 

EDWARD B 

LOVEJOY 

MICHAEL J 

COYLE 

JEAN L 

GUERTIN 

LOCAL 825 

SPRINGFIELD, 

NJ 

JOHN 

LOCRASTO SR. 

ROBERT CAUDY 

RUDOLF M 

ALTINGER 

HARRY 

CHOWANSKY 

LAWRENCE C 

HULL 

LOCAL 841 

TERRE HAUTE, 

FRED C CRAVEN 

LOCAL 953 

Albuquerque, 

NM 

OSCAR A SIMP- 

SON JR 

LOCAL 955 

EDMONTON, AB 

JIM S FLAHERTY 

F ROBERT CLIN- 

TON 

LOCAL 965 

SPRINGFIELD, IL 

CHARLES W 

MURPHY JR 

MARSHALL 

TANGMAN JR 


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