International Operating Engineer - Winter 2018

i n t e r n at i o n a l
Operating Engineer
WWW.IUOE.ORG • WINTER 2018
Job Corps at Jacobs Creek
Carving career pathways for over 50 years

i n t e r n at i o n a l
Operating Engineer
Winter 2018 • Volume 161, No. 1
Brian E. Hickey, Editor
Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor
09 Training for the Worst
Operators team up as first responders
10 Seeking a Citizen Veto
‘Right to Work’ heads to the ballot in Missouri
14 Feature: Job Corps at Jacobs Creek
Carving career pathways for over 50 years
16 Persistence Pays Off
Organizing drive at Canadian dam project
Departments
05 From the General President
06 Training & Education
10 Politics & Legislation
12 Healthcare
16 Canadian News
18 HAZMAT
22 GEB Minutes
28 Union Death Benefit
[cover] IUOE Job Corps trainees at Jacobs Creek have gained
from hands-on experience for over 50 years.
[right] IUOE National Pipeline Training at Local 66 JATC in
New Alexandria, Pennsylvania. [photo] Jay C. Lederer, IUOE
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From the General President
DURING THE TWO WEEKS that
the Olympic games were contested,
millions caught a glimpse of some of
the most talented athletes in the world.
What they didn’t see is that they are
also the best trained in their field. Just
like the seemingly effortless pick by a
crane operator or the smooth new road
left in the wake of a road crew, most
people don’t think about the hours
spent perfecting those skills.
Training is what makes IUOE
equipment operators and stationary
engineers the first choice among
owners, contractors and building
management companies. Right now,
IUOE members are in demand like
never before. Our pre-apprenticeship,
joint apprenticeship, pipeline and
stationary training programs are
flooded with applications, steadily
adding new equipment and expanding
training opportunities.
The amount of work and increasing
demand for skilled Operating
Engineers makes the Great Recession
seem like a distant nightmare. But it
wasn’t that long ago that we had over
twenty-percent unemployment in
construction.
During those down years, we also
endured a barrage of coordinated and
well-funded attacks on labor unions.
They blamed working people with
collectively bargained contracts for our
nation’s economic misery. They used
their political muscle to pass ‘right to
work’ laws and repealed prevailing
wage protections at every opportunity.
They divided working people.
Now that we are in the midst of an
economic and building boom cycle,
these same opponents say things like
“skills gap” and “worker shortage”
to further their anti-union agenda.
They have also called for expanding
temporary foreign worker visas to fill
the so-called gaps. And they continue
to divide working people.
They are scam artists and can’t
have it both ways. They can’t cut
wage standards and then yell “worker
shortage.” They can’t call for more
apprenticeships, while defunding
programs that would expand them.
And they can’t revoke legal work status
for immigrants who have acquired
skills and hold union cards here, so
they can replace them with temporary
workers with no rights at lower rates.
We must not let them divide us
anymore.
The fight back has begun where it
should, at the grassroots. In state and
local elections and at county council
meetings and legislative committee
hearings, working people, including
many IUOE members, are stepping up.
Working-class candidate and proud
Local 68 member Dahlia Vertreese was
recently elected Mayor of Hillside, New
Jersey. The Sussex County Council in
Delaware listened to the organized
opposition of their union constituents
and voted down a ‘right to work’
ordinance. And Locals 101, 148 and
513 helped lead a successful statewide
petition drive in Missouri to put
a repeal of ‘right to work’ on the ballot
later this year.
I applaud those who have decided
to take a stand and fight back in the
political arena. We need more folks
like these. A simple check-in with
your Local at a membership meeting
or through a phone call or e-mail will
get you plugged into the efforts in your
community.
In addition, we should continue to
showcase what we do and how great
we do it. I have been fortunate to
travel throughout the International,
visiting Locals and seeing first-hand
the value we bring through our training
programs.
Many locals already hold annual
or semi-annual open houses to
allow public officials, industry
representatives, and thousands of
[James T. Callahan]
young people to see us in action.
Others go out to recruit at job fairs and
career days. These events engage our
local communities and put a positive
face on our members, our union and
our movement.
The surge of new Operating
Engineers entering the trade and
moving through our various training
programs is coming at an important
time. We are not only building the next
generation of Operating Engineers,
but we have a chance to build another
generation of union activists. I know
many members share their experience
and expertise with these mostly young
men and women. Take a minute to
share some union wisdom too.
The systematic weakening of
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 little by little, we can stop this race
to the bottom.
Thank you for the work you do each
and every day. Thank you for taking the
time to mentor a new member. Thank
you for stepping up in your community
to serve. We have an opportunity
to make positive change this year.
Working together, I know we will.
Work safe.
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Training & Education
NTF Wraps Another Successsful Training Year, Looks Ahead
Local Training Expands to Meet Operator Demand
THE NATIONAL TRAINING FUND
finished out 2017 with two classes;
Teaching Techniques 1 (October
23 – 27) and Intermediate Teaching
Techniques (October 30 – November
3). Both were hosted by Operating
Training Trust Local 12 in Whittier,
California.
The Teaching Techniques 1 focused
on course objectives, teaching outlines,
participatory techniques, and case
problems. The class was attended by
24 new and seasoned instructors from
eight different locals from around the
United States. Attending this course
also helps keep our training programs
in accordance with the new Federal 29-
29 Apprenticeship standards.
The Intermediate Teaching
Techniques builds on the TT1 class
and focuses on developing more
participatory techniques, team
teaching, PowerPoint and class room
set up. This class was attended by 13
instructors from five different locals.
This year, all the Teaching
Technique classes will be held at
the new International Training &
Education Center in Crosby, Texas.
[above, kneeling] Ken Kroger, Instructor and Skip Turner, Instructor
[second row] Daryl Sundberg, Local 12; Mike Loera, Local 3; Mike Davis, Local 501; Paul
Nunez, Local 501; Mary Michelle Bickle, Local 3; Dwayne Spray, Local 3; Mike Brierley,
Local 12; Rich Rose, Local 12.
[back row] Scott Marsyla, Local 70; Jason Smoot, Local 12; Jeff Vincent, Executive Director
IUOE National Training Fund; Mark Worley, Local 12; James Nightingale, Local 12; John
Leemann, Local 158; Mike Rivers, Curriculum & Distance Education Coordinator, OSHA
Master and Qualified Trainer, Operating Engineers Training Trust; IUOE Local 12.
[front row, L to R] Sean Poyner, Instructor
Local 150; Ken Kroeger, Instructor; Skip
Turner, Instructor.
[middle row, L to R] Drew A. Brodeen,
Local 70; Eric Kilcoyne, Local 101: Steve
Koleno, Local 66; Mark Lozon, Local 420;
Roger Rodriguez, Local 420; Dwayne
Plummer, Local 3; Mike Owens, Local 20;
John Hopcus, Local 12; Alan Stolze, Local
12; Don Saurette, Local 12.
[back row, L to R] Adrian Brown, Local
20; Ronald Schulte, Local 3; Raymond
Schmidt, Local 3; Clint Grambort, Local
420; Norris Chambers, Local 12; Tracy
Mayes, Local 3; James Harrod, Local 101;
Ken Wieken, Local 70; Jim McChesney, Local
3; Michael Ball, Local 66; Nicholas Paul
DeMars, Local 406; Chris Gascon, Local 3;
Warren Renfrow, Local 12; John Altenhof
Local 12.
CALLS FOR MORE SKILLED
Operating Engineers continued to rise
unabated last year. The forecast for the
new year is much the same, as more
large public and private projects are
slated to start up.
“As the demand for our skilled
crane operators continues to grow, it
is a challenge to keep up. The pictures
attached are Local 470 apprentices
assembling another crane to be
utilized for training,” reports Local 470
Business Manager Jeff Britt.
Repoorts like this one from Local
470 in South Carolina ring true
throughout the country. Employment
in the heavy construction and oil & gas
sectors has remained strong for several
years in a row.
[photos] IUOE Local 470
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Training & Education
Michigan Operators Team with First Responders
to Simulate Disaster Rescue Missions
Open house highlights Operating Engineers’ nearly 20-year
partnership in disaster response
deployed by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) in the
event of a disaster.
Starting with instruction in rigging,
Local 324 and MUSAR began their
partnership in 1999. MUSAR began
using the facilities in Howell for
training in skills inside and out of
the Operating Engineers specialties.
Today, there is a large section of the
Construction Career Center dedicated
to both MUSAR and First Responder
training to keep the public safe during
natural and man-made disasters.
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL
324 and their Michigan Urban Search
& Rescue (MUSAR) partners opened
their training facility to more than a
dozen state legislators and local leaders
to demonstrate training exercises
done that prepare first responders for
disaster.
The open house included
demonstrations of a trench rescue,
K-9 rubble search and rescue, building
stabilization with crane operations
and Michigan State Police Bomb
Squad post-blast at the Local’s 555-
acre Construction Careers Center in
Howell, Michigan.
“Operating Engineers do the
important, difficult and dangerous jobs
that keep our state’s economy running
and bravely dedicate their time and
talents to keep us safe both in Michigan
and beyond,” said Lee Graham, Local
324 LMEC executive director. “I’m
proud to have had the opportunity
today to share our nearly 20-year
partnership with MUSAR with local
leaders and lawmakers in Lansing.”
MUSAR was founded in 1991
by municipal first responders from
around Michigan who receive special
training in technical rescue operations.
These volunteer responders are
organized into task forces that can be
Operating Engineers are no
strangers to emergency response.
From rigging and hoisting to heavy
equipment operation, many of the
skills and tools necessary when disaster
strikes, are the things Operators train
and work on daily. This includes
Stationary Engineers as well, whose
knowledge of boilers and large complex
pressure systems, keep us safe daily,
from schools to nuclear power plants.
In the unfortunate event of a disaster,
Operators are often on the front lines of
the response.
In September, Michigan’s Task
Force 1 was deployed to Florida in
the wake of Hurricane Irma, and two
Local 324 Operating Engineers – John
Haberkorn and Derek Sather – were
among the team dispatched. This
was the first out-of-state deployment
for the 45-person Task Force, which
is made up of disaster relief certified
doctors, heavy equipment operators
and structural engineers.
Their skill, expertise and training are
an integral part of this quick response
unit. MUSAR stands out as one of 28
Task Forces organized under FEMA’s
National Urban Search and Rescue
(USAR) Response System. Local 324 is
proud to partner and work with MUSAR
and other Emergency Responder
groups, and looks forward to continued
collaboration to help ensure safety and
fast response in times of trouble.
[article & photos]
Dan McKernan, IUOE Local 324
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Politics & Legislation
Missouri Voters Will Decide Fate of “Right to Work” Law
New Tax Law Brings Changes to Rates and Deductions
FOR MORE THAN five years, antiunion
politicians and corporate special
interests have been spending millions
of dollars in Missouri to pass so-called
“right to work” legislation. In 2015 there
was a close call when the Republicanled
Missouri House of Representatives
passed so-called “right to work” by
a 92-66 vote and the state Senate
vote was 21-13. Then-Governor Jay
Nixon vetoed the legislation, stating,
“Right-to-work is wrong for Missouri,
it’s wrong for the middle-class - and
it must never become the law of the
Show-Me State.”
Despite an aggressive campaign
by Operating Engineers and others
in the labor movement to support
Attorney General Chris Koster in his
bid for Governor, the November 2016
election saw anti-union gubernatorial
candidate Eric Greitens surge in the
last days of the election to swipe victory
away from Koster.
Greitens did not waste any time
on following through on his antiunion
platform. On February 6, 2017,
Greitens signed so-called “right to
work” legislation into law. The Show-
Me State was on its way to enabling free
riders to take advantage of other union
members by demanding services from
the union, but not paying a dime for
them. The law was set to become
effective on August 28, 2017.
However, Missouri labor unions
did not give up the fight. IUOE Local
Unions 101, 148 and 513, along with
other unions, created the We Are
Missouri coalition. Through that
organization, they worked diligently
collecting signatures to place the
legislation on the ballot for a “citizens
veto,” allowing voters to decide the
issue.
The Missouri Secretary of State
requires 108,467 signatures to certify
a voter referendum. Ten days before
the law’s effective date, the coalition
delivered a record number of signatures
to the Secretary of State, placing a
referendum on the ballot in 2018 and
“staying” the right to work law. We Are
Missouri collected 300,000 signatures!
On November 22, 2017, the Secretary of
State certified that the referendum had
sufficient support.
We are Missouri is continuing the
campaign to educate the public on
the impact to the middle class if this
proposal becomes law.
At press time, the vote is scheduled
for the general election ballot this
November. But the Legislature and the
Governor believe that they would have
an advantage by placing the anti-union
measure on the August primary ballot.
They expect a lower turnout in August,
and they expect a strategic advantage
with fewer voters. It is just one more
attempt to silence the voices of working
people.
The Legislature must pass a law to
change the election date to August,
so the Missouri labor movement is
preparing for either election date. No
matter when the election occurs, the
IUOE will be working hard to mobilize
the middle class against these antiunion,
anti-worker policies.
To learn more about the campaign,
please visit the We Are Missouri web
site at http://www.wearemissouri.org
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ON A STRICTLY party line vote,
Congress passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts
and Jobs Act, which made significant
changes to the nation’s tax law.
President Trump signed the bill at the
end of 2017. The changes will go into
effect for tax year 2018; these changes
won’t affect your filing for 2017.
INDIVIDUAL TAXES
In a nutshell, the bill modestly lowers
individual tax rates for most American
households. The bill also increases the
standard deduction available to most
tax filers. (See a tax professional about
how the changes may affect you and
your family.) But the legislation also
eliminated key deductions for working
people and middle-class Americans.
In particular, the bill eliminated the
following deductions:
• Purchase of travel, transportation,
meals, and local lodging related to
work;
• Union dues and expenses;
• Work clothes and uniforms if
required and not suitable for
everyday use;
• Work-related education; and
• Limited the state and local tax
exemption to $10,000;
• The mortgage interest deduction
will be capped for homes up to
$750,000
Those will be big hits for many
middle-class taxpayers, including
thousands of Operating Engineers.
For many taxpayers, the increase in
the standard deduction will more than
make up for the loss of those workrelated
and other deductions. Again,
consult a tax professional about your
personal situation.
CORPORATE TAXES
The bigger changes to tax law took
place on the business and corporate
tax side. The corporate rate goes from
35% to 21%. The bill allows businesses
to immediately write off the full cost
of new equipment. The bill reduces
rates on “pass through” companies –
a major boon to professional service
companies and real-estate developers
like the Trump Organization. The bill
lowers the rate on foreign-sourced
income and is expected to “repatriate”
those profits back to the U.S. The
legislation lowers the repatriated tax
rate to 15.5%. That’s down from the
traditional corporate tax rate of 35%.
Past legislation has proposed to use
these international tax changes to
finance public-works investments. But
this tax law swallows up the revenue
and fails to assist financing investments
to rebuild American roads, bridges,
and infrastructure.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The tax legislation basically
eliminated the ability of state and local
governments to refinance municipal
bonds. Eliminating that tool will save
taxpayers about $18 billion over ten
years. But eliminating it also raises the
cost of financing roads, bridges, schools
and other infrastructure. About onethird
of all municipal bond issuances
in 2016 used these refinancing tools.
The legislation also eliminates three
small tax credit bond programs that
help finance school, energy, and other
infrastructure projects. Other changes
were proposed throughout the process,
but public-works advocates fought off
bigger attacks on infrastructure.
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Healthcare
Generics Prove a Safe and More Affordable Alternative
Anti-union politicians
want to cut your pay.
AS HEALTHCARE COSTS are
continuing to rise, generic drugs offer
a path to help save families money.
Did you know that choosing generic
drugs can save you and your Operating
Engineer health & welfare funds 80-
85% in costs compared to a brand
name drugs?
What is a generic drug? A generic
drug is a lower-cost version of a brandname.
A brand-name drug and its
generic version must have the same
active ingredient, dosage, safety,
strength, usage directions, quality,
performance and intended use. It’s
important to know that according
to the Food & Drug Administration,
generic drugs must meet the same
high standards as a brand-name to be
approved and can be trusted to have
the same level of quality.
Generic drug maker’s costs are less
since the product has already been
researched, tested and developed by
the brand name company. Brandname
drugs have higher initial costs to
develop, market, and sell. It’s estimated
to cost $2.6 billion to develop and win
marketing approval for a new brand
name drug.
What is the difference? The only
part that can differ in generic drugs is
the inactive ingredients, although, they
must be considered safe by the FDA.
For example, inactive ingredients can
be dyes, binding materials, flavoring
or preservatives (making the pill look
different).
Generic drugs may also have a
different expiration date than brandname
drugs. But even so, the generic
must keep its effectiveness until its
expiration date, just like a brand-name
product.
The makers of generic drugs can
pass the savings along in the form of
lower prices to you and your health
& welfare fund. In summary, when
choosing your prescriptions, ask
your physician or pharmacist about a
generic prescription and if it’s right for
you!
Who’s taking your pills?
1 in 4 American teens has misused or
abused prescription drugs. Most get
them from the family medicine cabinet.
Help stop prescription drug abuse. Drop
off your expired, unused or unwanted
medications for safe disposal.
Crony capitalists
and their friends
in Washington
keep attacking
the prevailing
wage laws that
protect Operating
Engineers. We
can’t afford to
let them win.
Taxpayer money should
support skilled workers,
not greedy contractors.
The Davis-Bacon Act requires that
workers on government funded
projects be paid equal to local
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.
epi.org/publication/bp215
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
productive. Studies show that cuts in
wages can actually raise the cost of
construction projects.
faircontracting.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Wage
differential-method-critique-Duncan-2016-1.pdf
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Feature
IUOE PROGRAMS AT Jacobs Creek Job Corps, located
outside of Bristol, Tennessee, has completed a multitude of
projects during the past 52 years. One of their most recent
endeavors takes place at an elevation over 2,400 feet. It is
one of the highest mountain valleys in the state of Tennessee,
rightly named Mountain City.
In 2016, the Johnson County School system of Mountain
City requested the assistance of the NTF Job Corps heavy
equipment program to develop, engineer and build a
roadway system above the location of their vocation and high
schools.
The project provided Job Corps pre-apprentice trainees
with hands-on experience in a real-world work setting.
Based on the success of that 1.5-mile roadway system, the
county gained additional approval for the IUOE instructors
and students to undertake a new project engineering and
building a new ballfield.
Each of these project sites had to be cleared of heavy
timber at the onset. They also required pre-apprentice heavy
equipment operator trainees learn to assist in conducting
the engineering for both projects. The pre-apprentice heavy
equipment mechanics also gained valuable training while
making equipment repairs and performing heavy equipment
maintenance during the ongoing projects.
Ms. Mischelle Simcox, Director of Johnson County
Schools, remarked about the work. “Not only are these
projects helpful, they are attractive. The countless hours of
digging, grading, tree/stump removal and landscaping have
definitely paid off! If contracted, this venture would have
cost Johnson County Board of Education several hundred
thousand dollars. Those funds can now be saved and passed
on to students in other needed ways. We would not have
been able to complete this development without the crew of
young adults trained by Job Corps.”
Job Corps at Jacobs Creek
Carving Career Pathways for Over 50 Years
The training parameters of these projects are “project
driven”. The IUOE Job Corps program utilizes a performance
based measure for trade completion, therefore, instructors
incorporate equipment operator performance testing on
the grounds of the project location. On average, students
complete the required IUOE Job Corps training in 12 to 14
months.
The NTF Job Corps works closely with IUOE Local Union
apprenticeship programs to provide pre-screened, preapprentice
applicants, either through direct referral to IUOE
Job Corps or direct entry into an apprenticeship.
To learn more about the NTF Job Corps Pre-Apprenticeship
program, contact NTF Job Corps National Director, Sharon
Mumpower at: smumpower@iuoe.org
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Canadian News
Persistence Pays Off in Site C Dam Organizing Drive
AS 2017 BEGAN, the International
Union of Operating Engineers Local
115 faced major challenges. BC
Hydro, a government corporation,
had begun construction on a project
that represented the largest public
expenditure in British Columbia’s
history, the Site C Dam. Located
just outside of Fort St. John in BC’s
northeast corner, the project promised
to employ hundreds of Heavy
Equipment Operators.
value that unions play on construction
sites, BC Hydro chose a managed
open-site model of construction
that demonstrated a clear change in
the labour relations model that had
been used in dam construction and
upgrading in the province of BC for
over 50 years.
Peace River Hydro Partners (PRHP
)had won the main civil contract. At
$1.75B, the contract was the largest
Association of Canada (CLAC), and
was hiring Heavy Equipment Operators
from across Canada.
CLAC is widely regarded as an
employer-dominated union whose
collective agreements undermine
those of unions with strong trade union
principles such as the IUOE Local 115.
They are not affiliated to the Canadian
Labour Congress or the BC Federation
of Labour, and were suspended
January 2017, to change
the certification at Peace
River Hydro Partners and
give the employees the
representation that they
deserved – representation
by IUOE. Understanding
the importance of this effort,
General President James
T. Callahan extended his
support, providing both
financial and “boots on the
ground” assistance for this
campaign.
At the time, BC had a government
headed by Premier Christy Clark, a
government that had spent sixteen
years attacking worker’s rights and
enacting legislation to weaken unions.
Site C was no different. Empowered
by a government that dismissed the
single contract to be awarded on the
Site C project. PRHP was a consortium
consisting of Samsung, Acciona,
and Petrowest, a fledgling company
facing serious financial issues. The
joint venture had secured a collective
agreement with the Christian Labour
from the International Trade Union
Confederation before withdrawing
their membership.
To defend the jurisdiction of the
IUOE, Local 115 began an aggressive,
bottom-up organizing campaign in
International Special
Representative David De
Sousa assisted with a strong
commitment organizing
workers in temperatures
that regularly dipped below
-25 Celsius, and worked
days that often began at
4:45am and ended after 10:30pm. The
campaign was one of the largest in the
history of IUOE Local 115, with other
IUOE Locals across Canada sending
organizers to airports and remote
locations within their own provinces to
talk to workers from Site C.
Unfortunately, instead of granting
a new certification, the British
Columbia Labour Relations Board
decided that the workers should not
be given the right to vote on which
Union they wanted, despite the fact
that 289 workers had signed organizing
cards. It would have been easy to feel
defeated after such a result, but Local
115 was determined to ensure that the
commitment shown by the General
President ended with members of the
IUOE working at Site C.
During and after the organizing
drive, IUOE Local 115 conducted a
multi-faceted campaign to persuade
British Columbians that the BC
government’s Site C management
approach was bad for local businesses,
bad for local First Nations, and bad for
all British Columbians. The Local Union
staff worked tirelessly to ensure that
the BC New Democratic Party formed
the next provincial government as a
May election grew near; they ensured
that Site C remained an election issue,
and were rewarded when NDP Premier
John Horgan was sworn in on July 18,
2017. During the same period Local
115 positioned itself to take part in the
next phase of the Site C project.
With bids for the Spillways and
Generating Station contract submitted,
Premier Horgan ordered BC Hydro to
refrain from making an award until his
government could review the project.
Within weeks, Jessica McDonald, the
President and CEO of BC Hydro was
replaced, along with the Executive
Chair of the BC Hydro Board.
After the dust settled, the Generating
Station contract was awarded to
a consortium (Aecon-Flatiron-
Dragados-EBC) committed to a project
labour agreement that includes the
IUOE, with the government voicing its
support for an expanded PLA model
that will benefit working people and
communities. The efforts of General
President Callahan and IUOE Local
115 have ensured that the Operating
Engineer work is conducted by IUOE
members.
When work begins this spring,
members of IUOE Local 115 who
are dispatched to Site C will accept
that work understanding that it
was made possible because of the
commitment and support of General
President Callahan, the IUOE General
Executive Board, Local 115 Business
Manager Brian Cochrane and all of the
dedicated staff and membership that
participated in this effort.
British Columbians will now be
rewarded with a project that is built
to the highest standards including the
skilled members of IUOE Local 115.
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HAZMAT
IUOE Safety and Health Instructors Take
Advantage of Courses Around the Country
HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer (TTT)
Twenty-five instructors from 16 IUOE Locals attended
the HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer course held in June at
Local 66’s training site in New Alexandria, PA. Successful
completion of this course allows the instructor to teach
the 40-, 24-, 16-, and 8-hour HAZWOPER courses, and the
8-hour HAZWOPER Supervisor course.
The instructors gained knowledge in the basic concepts of
the HAZWOPER standards, teaching techniques, industrial
hygiene and toxicology, hazard communication (includes
GHS), respirators and respiratory protection, personal
protective equipment, instrumentation and monitoring,
confined space, medical monitoring, radiation, heat/cold
stress, emergency response, decontamination, work zones,
and drum handling. At the end of the course the students
participate in a large-scale, hands-on Hazmat site cleanup
simulation exercise that incorporates what they have learned
in the course.
OSHA 2264 Permit-Required Confined Space
Six instructors from five IUOE Locals attended the OSHA
2264 Permit-Required Confined Space course held in June
at Local 513’s training site in Silex, MO. The instructors
gained knowledge in topics such as identifying a permitrequired
confined space, hazards of confined spaces, safe
confined space entry including proper air monitoring and
upper and lower explosive limits. Instructors participated
in a demonstration of air movement in a confined space and
several simulated confined space entries.
Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA) Training
Workshop (Part 48)
Fourteen instructors from seven IUOE Locals attended
MSHA Training Workshops held in June and September at
the MSHA Safety and Health Training Academy in Beaver,
WV. IUOE instructors must compete this course to apply
to become MSHA instructors and be able to train members
to work jobs under MSHA jurisdiction. Once an instructor
receives his/her MSHA teaching credential they can then
teach the 24-hour New Miner and 8-hour Miner Refresher
classes.
[above] HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer
[below] OSHA 2264 Permit-Required Confined Space
[above] Rigging Safety/Signaling Safety Trainer Course
[above] OSHA 510 Standards and OSHA 500 Trainer Course
[below] OSHA 510 Standards and OSHA 500 Trainer Course
Rigging Safety/Signaling Safety Trainer
Twenty instructors from 12 IUOE Locals attended the Rigging
Safety/Signaling Safety Trainer course held in July at Local
14’s training site in Montrose, NY. The instructors gained
knowledge in topics such as slings and rigging hardware,
sling configurations, rigging plans, rigger qualification
criteria and protocol, and signal person qualification criteria
and protocol for issuing cards as qualified rigger and/or
qualified signal person evaluator. Exercises included cable
seizing, Christmas tree rigging, and effective weight among
others.
OSHA 502 Update for Construction Industry
Outreach Trainers
Thirty-nine instructors from 25 IUOE Locals attended the
OSHA 502 class held in July at Local 478’s training site in
Meriden, CT. The course used the new format of facilitating
discussion instead of requiring instructors to prepare and
give a presentation. This format is very informative and
provides them with more materials they could use in their
own classes.
OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for
the Construction Industry and OSHA 500 Trainer Course
in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the
Construction Industry
Twenty-five instructors from 13 IUOE Locals attended the
OSHA 510 standards course, and 23 instructors attended the
OSHA 500 Trainer course. Both classes were held in August
at Local 49’s training site in Hinckley, MN. The instructors
gained knowledge in the OSHA construction standards,
policies and procedures, and how to use and read the 29
CFR 1926 standards during the OSHA 510. The OSHA 500
requires instructors to give an OSHA presentation with
special emphasis placed on those topics that are required in
the 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach courses as well
as applicable topics that are the most hazardous to Operating
Engineers. Completion of this course allows instructors to
teach the 10- and 30-hour OSHA Construction Industry
Outreach courses.
An additional OSHA 510 standards course and OSHA 500
Trainer course were held at the Maritime Center in Baltimore,
MD in October/November. Twenty-nine instructors from 13
IUOE Locals attended the 510 course and 34 instructors from
nine IUOE Locals attended the 500 course.
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HAZMAT
OSHA 3115 Fall Protection
OSHA 5602 Update for Disaster Site Worker Trainer
Twenty-one instructors from 13 IUOE Locals attended
the OSHA 3115 Fall Protection class held in August at
Local 841’s training site in Universal, IN. The instructors
gained knowledge in the state-of-the-art technology for fall
protection and current OSHA requirements. Instructors
learned the principles of fall protection, the hazards of
working at heights, the components of fall arrest systems,
the limitations of fall arrest equipment, and OSHA policies
regarding fall protection. The instructors participated in
simulated fall protection exercises for a number of scenarios
where various personal fall protection systems would be
necessary and in a fall-related rescue exercise.
OSHA 521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene
Eleven instructors from eight IUOE Locals attended the OSHA
521 Industrial Hygiene course held in September at Local 30’s
training facility in Whitestone, NY. The instructors gained
knowledge that can then be applied to a number of other
safety and health-related classes they teach. They learned
about human systems and toxicology, permissible exposure
limits, OSHA health standards, respiratory protection,
hierarchy of controls, sampling and instrumentation, and
many other related topics.
Instructors get to understand how many of these
industrial hygiene applications work through hands-on
laboratories for air, noise, and heat stress sampling; fourgas
monitor calibration including a bump test; choosing
the correct respirator cartridge based on information given;
differentiating airflow for length of piping for a confined
space; evaluating indoor air quality; and using a ventilation
chamber to determine appropriate ventilation rates among
others.
OSHA 5600 Disaster Site Worker Trainer
Ten instructors from seven IUOE Locals attended the OSHA
5600 Disaster Site Worker Trainer course held in September
at Local 673’s hall in Jacksonville, FL. The instructors
acquired new knowledge, skills, and attitudes with regard to
disaster site work and demonstrated how to properly don,
doff and inspect air-purifying respirators. Guest speakers
from the Jacksonville Fire Department who are with the State
Urban Search & Rescue (SUSAR) unit talked about the value
of their working relationship with IUOE Local 673. They also
discussed the importance of having this working relationship
to prepare before disasters occur, including training together
and having logistics set up to contact the Operating Engineers
when they are needed for rescue and recovery.
[above] OSHA 521 Industrial Hygiene Course
[above] OSHA 5600 Disaster Site Worker Trainer Course
[below] OSHA 5602 Update for Disaster Site Worker Trainer Course
[above] OSHA 2225 Respiratory Protection Course
[above] OSHA 501 Trainer Course
[below] OSHA 511 Standards Course
Six instructors from five IUOE Locals attended the OSHA
5602 Update for Disaster Site Worker Trainer course held
in October at Local 302’s training site in Spangle, WA. This
course updates the trainer with new technical and regulatory
information related to disaster response. Instructors had the
opportunity to share “lessons learned” and refreshed their
knowledge based on various recent disaster scenarios.
OSHA 2225 Respiratory Protection
Eighteen instructors from 13 IUOE Locals attended the OSHA
2225 Respiratory Protection course held in October at Local
17’s training site in Lake View, NY. The instructors acquired
knowledge regarding Respiratory Protection Programs, fit
testing, NIOSH-certified respirators and cartridges, cartridge
replacement, and numerous types of respiratory equipment.
They learned the advantages and disadvantages and how to
don and doff the different types of respirators.
OSHA 511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards
for the General Industry and OSHA 501 Trainer Course in
Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the General
Industry
Eleven instructors from eight IUOE Locals attended the
OSHA 511 standards course, and 13 instructors attended
the OSHA 501 trainer course. Both classes were held in
December at Local 399’s training site in Chicago, IL. The
instructors gained knowledge in the OSHA general industry
standards, policies and procedures, and how to use and read
the 29 CFR 1910 standards during the OSHA 511. The OSHA
501 requires instructors to give an OSHA presentation with
special emphasis placed on those topics that are required
in the 10- and 30-hour General Industry Outreach courses
as well as applicable topics that are the most hazardous to
Stationary Engineers. Completion of this course allows
instructors to teach the 10- and 30-hour OSHA General
Industry Industry Outreach courses.
IUOE National
HAZMAT Program
Phone: (304) 253-8674
Email: hazmat@iuoehazmat.org
www.iuoehazmat.org
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Union Death Benefit
Benefits paid
November, 2017 - January, 2018
November
2017
Local 002
St Louis, MO
Malcolm R.
Morris
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Warren G.
Amrine
Billy J. Austin
L .Chapman
Paul Garcia
James Gunby
Edward Hunt
Manuel Santos
Robert Webber
Local 004
Medway, MA
Thomas S.
Emanuello
Wallace F. Grant
Edward
Mccolgan
Fred D. Morse
Frank R.
Richardson
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
Frank Boskovich
Marion Calvert
Jack Carpenter
Thomas Davis
John Davis
Robert Doyle
Larrie
Funkhouser
W. Gentzler
Allan Jordan
Earl O’krakel
Oliver Roberg
Pete Serrano
Ralph Silva
John Thompson
Ray Verzani
Floyd Wilkinson
John Yost
Zacarias Zarate,
jr.
Local 014
Flushing, NY
Arthur W. Berry
Fred Speranza
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Ronald Janelli
Gerald J. Loftus
Edward Orlando
Howard J. Rippel
William
Vonthaden
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
Glenn Earle jr
John C. La fleur
Robert J. Smith
Jerome L.
Steffenhagen
Ronald G.
Wittmeyer
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Donald R. Baker
Leland L. Goon
Gareth A.
Hanson
Gerald L. Hart
Clyde W. Pinney
Charles C. Potts
Robert R.
Reamsnider
Orville
Robertson
Robert L. Ruff
Harold L. Shaw
Richard I. Welch
Ivan E. Woods
Donald R. Wulff
Ernest Wyatt
Norman H. Yager
Local 025
Millstone
Township, NJ
Carl Di mattesa
Herman P. Jarius
Local 037
Baltimore, MD
Herman H.
Hofmann jr
Robert Watson
Local 039
Sacramento, CA
Richard E. Dowell
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Raymond
Helseth
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
William Binkney
jr
Victor W.
Duchess
Camille George
Ronald H. Hough
Joseph Johnson
Kenneth
Mcelhaney
William B. Nigro
jr
Paul J. O’block
Norman M. Ritter
Waldo Shelton jr
Local 068
West Caldwell,
NJ
John Giblin
Joseph Reilly
Justyn Zysk
Local 101
Kansas City, MO
Harold Lahue
Arnold Rozell
Bill Wheeler
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Armando P.
Batista
Eugene J. Dion
Robert I. French
Arthur Katzel
C. Robinson
Art W. Schmale
Ron K. Tupper
Local 132
Charleston, WV
William M.
Church
Local 137
Briarcliff Manor,
NY
John Martinez
Local 138
Farmingdale, NY
Fred Penna
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
Waldemar
Eichhorst
Robert D.
Hansen
Robert F. Nickel
Elroy O. Podewils
Robert J. Zima
Local 148
Saint Louis, MO
Lee H. Mentel
Hubert E. Sides
Local 150
Countryside, IL
Richard W.
Bohne
Thomas P.
Derrick
Dale R. Drader
Thomas
Filipowicz jr
Robert Goudy
Walter Johnson
George H.
Krueger
Ivin C. Lant
Billy J. Meyers
Calvin W.
Overton
John I. Powderly,
jr.
James P. Simon
Emiliano Tazzioli
John F. Turner
Howard Varvel
Herman
Woldhuis
William Yadron
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
Thomas M. Carr
Bernard A. Dolan
Edward E.
Vanalstyne
William Zabala
Local 181
Henderson, KY
Jack P. Bragg
Charles E. Brown
Harvey E. Gogel
Jerry N. Lee
Raymond C.
Meadows jr
Henry K. Smith
Local 234
Des Moines, IA
John H.
Dobberthein
Joe L. Fatino
Local 279
Billy G. Cross
Local 302
Bothell, WA
James E. Cushing
James Gilbert
David E. Johnson
Ted Letz
William E. Ren
Paul L. Stanton
Local 305
South Range, WI
Donald O. Flaten
Local 310
Green Bay, WI
Simon Zuiker
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Robert M.
Bursley
Leonard A.
Charboneau
Dennis V. Cooper
Chester E. Fry
Ralph Olger
John M. Stroud
Local 399
Chicago, IL
Lester Blaul
Local 406
New Orleans, LA
Clovis Alphonse
Local 407
Lake Charles, LA
Orville A.
Anthony
Local 410
Nathan N.
Gallow sr
Local 428
Phoenix, AZ
Michael L.
Conner
Local 487
Miami, FL
Herbert A.
Tillman
Local 501
Los Angeles, CA
Salvador C.
Sanchez
Robert Stock
Local 513
Bridgeton, MO
Junior Branson
August J. Herbst
Bill Jones
Bobby L. Miller
Perry E.
Richardson
Local 515
Lyman P. Meyers
Local 520
Granite City, IL
Lenard Moss jr
Local 564
Richwood, TX
J .L. Gilleland
Local 701
Gladstone, OR
Leland Berry
Emerald Glover
Local 793
Oakville, ON
Patrick Maley
Ward Schmidt
Luigi Zaccagnini
Local 825
Springfield, NJ
Dominick Fusco
Local 865
Thunder Bay, ON
Allen E. Larocque
December
2017
Local 003
Alameda, CA
David W. Callison
Ronald Farrell
Herman Gaither
John A. Jaquysh
Warren Jennings
David Johnson
Donald Lebon
Stanley Mcnulty
Wendell D. Olsen
Don M. Perry
Claude
Riphenburg
John Small
John A. Tabacco
Local 004
Medway, MA
Robert C. Barnes
George Dupuis jr
Gerald E.
Marcotte
William H.
Melanson
Local 009
Denver, CO
Max D. Haas
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
John Aguilera
Jerry Bollier
Thomas Carter
Robert Dye
Joseph Fine
John Greek
Kenneth Herring
Forrest Hogue
Earl Holder
Garry Lewis
L. Olson
Thomas Ray
William Smith
James Stark
Jason Swim
Ellsworth Ward
Dick Yackley
Local 014
Flushing, NY
William Barker, jr.
Robert J.
Bleidner
Donald R.
Bunora
Michael Gonoud
John J. Savarese
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Ralph Cristo
Local 016
Albert L.
Mcculloch
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
Warren Flading
Leroy E. Miller
Richard K. Voss
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Frank Black
Donald Borovy
Arnold J. Carter
Daniel R. Groth
Joseph Kalt jr
Earl E. Kline
Patsy Lusardo
Tom A.
Mihalovich
Dallas L. Ward
Robert Whitman
John A. Yatson
Local 049
Minneapolis, MN
Vernon L.
Rosenau
Jerry Sewall
Local 057
Johnston, RI
Anthony A. Pizzi
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Homer D. Baker
Jerry D. Mayers
Henry Stadelman
Local 068
West Caldwell,
NJ
Christopher Kroll
Local 098
East
Longmeadow,
MA
Thomas
Monahan
Local 101
Kansas City, MO
Noble D. Hall
Fred H. Ricketts
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
Floyd Jones
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
Eudell G. Dahl
Robert L. Melkus
Kenneth V.
Rommes
Local 150
Countryside, IL
Pete Baker
Samuel R. Boal
Eugene L.
Burbach
William R. Hanley
Jimmie D.
Keilback
Curtis W. Meyer
James B. Olsen
Lloyd C.
Reinhardt
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
Herbert Farr
Howard
Vandenburg
Local 181
Henderson, KY
Opal C. Burden
Marvin R. Hoke
Local 234
Des Moines, IA
David K. Hart
Max J. Sharp
Local 302
Bothell, WA
Dennis D. Green
Thomas O. Lakey
Glenn O. Winter
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Charles E. Adams
James T. Aragona
John J. Dunn
Jack O. Foreman
Robert J.
Groholske
Jerry Heykoop
Albert Tapio
Local 399
Chicago, IL
Richard
Masiulewicz
Local 400
Helena, MT
Robert L.
Kenaston
Local 406
New Orleans, LA
Wilburn L.
Brooks
Charles L. Harris
Local 428
Phoenix, AZ
D .N. Morrison
Local 513
Bridgeton, MO
Edward L. Acey
Leroy A. Schatz
Local 520
Granite City, IL
Albert D. Downs
jr
Local 542
Fort
Washington, PA
Jerome C.
Cnudde
Francis R. Rossi
Peter Wasenda jr
Local 564
Richwood, TX
C .D. Mcclendon
Local 589
Mike Simovic
Local 612
Tacoma, WA
Herbert Halcomb
Local 647
Knob Noster,
MO
Cleo E. Lutz
Local 649
Peoria, IL
Terry W. Waldo
Local 653
Mobile, AL
John H. Jefferson
Leo Smitherman
Local 701
Gladstone, OR
Calvin Hunter
Local 793
Oakville, ON
Frederick T.
Smelser
Local 825
Springfield, NJ
Charles B. Apgar
David S. Bodine
Richard L. Cowan
James R. Decicco
Paul J. Gagliardi
James R.
Saverine
George
Steelman
Edwin P. Stivaly
Local 912
Columbia, TN
Charles Bassham
Local 926
Rex, GA
John B. Land
Local 965
Springfield, IL
William E. Stork
January
2018
Local 003
Alameda, CA
Albert Bess
Edwin M. Conner
Bill Post
John H. White
Local 004
Medway, MA
Albert J.
Sabbatelli
James J. Sablone
Local 009
Denver, CO
Larry R. Dean
Joseph A.
Kleewein
Local 012
Pasadena, CA
Robert Bickel
Frank Chambers
Harold Ewell, jr.
Kenneth
Foremaster
Roy Guy
John Hill
James La core
James Mcallister,
jr.
Darrel Miller
Perry Robberts
Gerald Smith
L. White
Leroy Works
Local 014
Flushing, NY
Joseph D. Slevin
Local 015
Long Island city,
NY
Michael J.
Sadowski
Robert Weber
James P. Whalen
Local 017
Lakeview, NY
Paul M. Dowdall
Owen T.
Kavanagh
Local 018
Cleveland, OH
Peter J. Banker
James A. Oster
Local 030
Whitestone, NY
Robert J. Molloy
Local 037
Baltimore, MD
Kenneth E. Minor
Local 066
Pittsburgh, PA
Donald E.
Chambers
Daniel Chuberko
Donald D. Everly
William A. Hauck
Edward R.
Kreuzer
Vittorio B.
Ledonne
Robert G.
Mccombs
Carl C. Schultz
Daniel S. Taylor
Richard E. Wills sr
Local 068
West Caldwell,
NJ
Eugene Lynch
Local 077
Suitland, MD
John T. Canova
Local 101
Kansas City, MO
Joseph M.
Daniels
Local 115
Burnaby, BC
John T. Bell
Sergio
Marconato
Gary R. Morden
Frank Palazzo
Larry I. Sudchak
Local 139
Pewaukee, WI
Richard A.
Hermanson
Sheldon W. King
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Union Death Benefit
Benefits paid
November, 2017 - January, 2018
January
2018
Local 150
Countryside, IL
Harold E.
Anderson
Clyde E. Bassett
jr
Ervin Bottlemy
Bernard N.
Brucher
Gordon A.
Buvarskis
Sam Consolo
Robert W.
Gaylor
Eugene J.
Glauner
Paul E. Keiner
John A. Kopp
Donald Linn
John M.
Mcdonald
Ronald L.
Menke
Larry R.
Patterson
Glen A.
Reinhardt
Jack M. Roher
Victor Saunders
Calvin C.
Thompson
James H.
Zachary
Arnold Zenker
Local 158
Glenmont, NY
Lance Collins
Allen E. Laird
Local 181
Henderson, KY
Howard Estes
R .C. Spears
Local 234
Des Moines, IA
Don Geuder
Local 302
Bothell, WA
James L. Mc
crea
John G.
Posthumus
Richard W.
Tjersland
Local 324
Bloomfield
Township, MI
Charles D.
Allemon
Marvin Brewall
Bernard
Bronakowski
J .C. Byard
Robert L. Coates
Alvie E. Covell
Dennis E. Dyell
Norman E.
Eiseler
Ernest W.
Rogers
Frank E.
Stancato
Stuart J.
Trombley
Marvin F.
Westrick
Local 400
Helena, MT
Charles D. Muir
Local 406
New Orleans,
LA
Thomas C.
Burros
Local 428
Phoenix, AZ
Jack W. Burris
Local 513
Bridgeton, MO
Darris R. Dalton
Marvin L.
Hattemar
Andrew M.
Johnston
Local 520
Granite City, IL
Wayne Cripps
Richard H.
Garren
Local 612
Tacoma, WA
Bruce R. Healy
Local 649
Peoria, IL
Willis R. Rowell
Local 701
Gladstone, OR
David D. Vossen
GEB Minutes
WEDNESDAY
July 12, 2017
Call of Meeting
General President Callahan
called the meeting of the
General Executive Board
executive session to order at
8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July
12, 2017. General Secretary-
Treasurer Hickey then read
the call of the meeting,
whereupon the roll call was
taken which disclosed all
members of the General
Executive Board were
present except Vice President
Michael Gallagher, who was
excused. Also present were
Chief of Staff Joseph Giacin,
General Counsel Brian
Powers, Associate General
Counsel John Leary, and
Associate General Counsel
Matt McGuire.
Tenth General Vice
President Louis G. Rasetta
announced his resignation,
effective October 1, 2017,
due to his retirement.
General President Callahan
and other members of the
Board thanked him for
his service. In light of the
vacancy in office created by
Brother Rasetta’s retirement,
President
Callahan
accepted a motion, which
was seconded and carried
unanimously, to elevate
each General Vice President,
from Eleventh Vice President
to Fourteenth Vice President,
one place.
President Callahan then
placed into nomination the
name of James T. Kunz, Jr.,
Business Manager of Local
66 and International Trustee,
to fill the unexpired term as
Fourteenth General Vice
President. A motion was
then made, seconded and
carried unanimously to
declare James T. Kunz, Jr. to
be duly elected to the office
of Fourteenth General Vice
President.
Due to Brother Kunz’s
election as Fourteenth
Vice President, a vacancy
was created in the office
of International Trustee.
President Callahan then
placed into nomination
the name of William Lynn,
Business Manager of Local
30, to fill Mr. Kunz’ unexpired
term as International
Trustee. A motion was
then made, seconded and
carried unanimously to
declare William Lynn to be
duly elected to the office of
International Trustee.
President Callahan further
advised the Board that Bruce
Moffatt, Local 955 Business
Manager and International
Trustee, had also announced
his retirement, effective
August 31, 2017, and that
this had created a vacancy
in the office of International
Trustee. President Callahan
then placed into nomination
the name of Brian Cochrane,
Business Manager of
Local 115, to fill Brother
Moffatt’s unexpired term
as International Trustee.
A motion was then made,
seconded and carried
unanimously to declare
Brian Cochrane to be duly
elected to the office of
International Trustee.
Due to these retirements
and the ensuing elections to
fill the unexpired terms of
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