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EDITORIAL COMMENT

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Change

• The AFL·CIO Executive Council at its mid-winter meeting ex­pressed its strong concern over the Reagan Administration's bud· get cutting policies and the unfair treatment these policies will bring to workers, the poor and the elderly. These Americans are being once again targeted to bare the brunt of the in flationary economy that is plaguing our country. Again, they are being asked to become the victims of a lopsided tax cut that is both unfair and inequitable.

The AFl-CIO Executive Council has given much consideration in its deliberations on the economic conditions of our coun try and in determining what must be done to correct the ills of the inflated economy we are still suffering from. We agree that all of Presi·

dent Reagan's campaign promises and economic goals of reducing inflation, putting the unemployed back to work. improving produc· tivity, restoring industrial strength. and bringing more efficiency to government are exactly what America needs to return to a normal inflation·free economy. However, labor emphat ica lly dis· agrees with the Administration's announced methods and programs to be used to achieve President Reagan's goals.

The economic advisors to the new Administration, like those of past Presidents Nixon and Ford, believe in the old "trickle down" theory. This in reality means that unemployment and balancing the federal budget are used to protect the wealthy and large corporat ions, while workers receive ve ry little, if any. benefits from these economic policies and the economy remains stagnant.

For many of us in the labor movement, it is rapidly becoming apparent that only the names change over the years, but never the anti·worker, ultra'conservative, pro big business phi losophies.

Organized labor has always be· lieved that it is not necessary to take away billions of dollars from federal funds which have been ear· marked to support programs that are designed to create jobs and financially help states, counties, and cities.

The federal appropriations that are granted make it possible for the state and municipal govern· ments to have necessary roads, sewer facilities , better transporta· tion, educational programs, and others that will meet the economic and social needs of all the people.

Organized labor also believes that it is unfai r and inequitable to give lopsided tax cuts and large tax shelters to the wealthy and large corporations, while cutting pro­grams from the federal budget causing more unemployment which will bring additional hardships to the lower and middle class people of our nation.

It also means that the real problems of inflation, high interest rates, and unemployment will con· tinue to exist. Therefore, the IBEW joins the other affiliates of the AFl·CIO in aga in ca lling for action by the Reagan Administration and Congress not to cancel or curtai l federal programs that will put people to work.

Organized labor will continue to represent the peoples' needs by promoting policies and programs that deal with unemploymen t, energy, welfare, health, cr ime and other issues affecting the lives of American workers and thei r fami· lies.

The nation's economic problems will never be fully resolved until there is a total commi tment to a full employment economy and un· til there is immediate action taken to initiate programs that will put our nation on the road to full employment and full production. Until this happens, the economy will remain in the same weakened condition and American workers will continue to suffer hardships.

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I CHARLES H. PILLARD, Editor

Volume 80, No. 4

FE~TlIJlES AFl·CIO Mid·Winter Meetings

Canadian Building and Construction Trades Department Executive Board Meets

Red Cross Blood Program

labor Editor levin Oies

Annual Statement Of Electrical Workers Benefit Association

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AFL-CIO

MID-WINTER

MEETINGS

• Labor's programs 10 combat the nation's Jagging economy caused by unemployment, inflation, and high in· leresIs were the cen tral topics dis· cussed by the AFL-CIO Executive Council at its recent mid-winter meet­ings.

The members of the AFL-CIO Council agreed that America needs economic policies that will deal effec­tively and equitably with the causes of inflation and the hardships being suf­fered by so many unemployed workers and thei r families.

In a series of policy statements, the

International President Charles H. Pillard, right, Is shown greet­ing U.S. Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan during a break .. in the AFL.cIO Executive CounCil Meetings. Pictured center is Martin J. Ward, President of the United Association.

AFL-CIO emphasized that inflation must be reduced, the unemployed must be put back to work, and Ihe high in­terest rates that have been choking the economy must be lowered to mo re reasonable and assumable levels.

Also meeting were Ihe various De­partments of the AFL-CIO, including the Building and ConSlruction Trades Department, the Metal Trades Depart­ment, the Maritime Trades Depart­ment, the Union Label and Service Trades Department, and various spe­cial subcommittees of these depart­ments.

-The IBEW was well represented at these meetings by International Presi­dent Charles H. Pillard and several of his assistants. International Secretary ... Ralph A. Leigon represented the IBEW at the Union Label and Service Trades Department meetings. -

President Pillard, besides serving as Vice President of Ihe AFL-CIO and Member of the Executive Council, is a , Vice President of Building Trades, Meta l Trades, and Mari time Trades Departments. •

Particular attention was given dur­ing the AFL-CIO Council meetings to

Pictured seated In the upper left Is Intemational President Charles H. Pillard participatinS in the Mld·Wlnter Sessions of the AFL-CIO' Executive Council. President Pillard is also a Vice President of th e AFL·CIO.

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the Reagan Ad ministra tion's much~

heralded economic programs and thei r soon-Io-come impact on American workers and their families.

The Counci l Members expressed their concern ove r the Administ ration's budget slashing, lopsided lax cuts for the rich, and assailed the regulatory dismemberment which will bring a

... quick end to vital government pnr grams, which now provide essential employment and services for millions of workers, communities, and institu­tions.

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ganized labor's agreement with the Ad­minislnllion's goals of bringing down inflation, lowering interests rates, in­creasing- cmploymcnt, stimulat ing in­dustries, and making government more efficient, but disagreed strongly with the Reagan Administration's game plan. Labor specifically said thai inna­tion should be fought by reducing in­terest rates, not pushing them to even higher levels that ehoke the economy. They also urged that tax revenues be targeted to stimulate investments that would create jobs, and called for a re­industrialization program for the na­tion linked to the development of a modem transportation system .

International President Pillard Is shown with other building trades union presidents In a session of the AFl·CIO Executive Council.

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The Executive Board of the AFl·CIO Metal Trades Department is shown In session during the mid·winter AFl·CIO meetings. Pictured center at the table is President Pillard, along with other vice presidents of the Department and Department President Paul Surnsky, lower left .

• Pictured in session Is the Executive Boa rd of t he AFL·CIO Maritime Trades Department. Spell king Is AFL·CIO President Lane Kirkland, standing right . ISEW Director of Governmental Operations George Knaly, pictured In the center, represented the ISEW at t he meet ings.

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Prior to the AFL·CIO meetings, President Charles H. Pillard and International Secre' tary Ralph A. Lelgon met with the IBEW International Vice Presidents and Interna· tiona I Executive Council Members to dis' cuss policies and programs of the Brother· • hood .

President Pillard, who serves as a Vice President and a Member of the Governing Board of the AFl-CIO Building and Con· struction Trades Oepartment, Is shown in a discussion with United Association Presi­dent Martin Ward and Boilermakers' Presi­dent Harold Buoy during the Building Tredes meeting.

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The Union Label and Service Trades De· partment also held Its Executive Council Meeting. International Secretary Ralph A.

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Pictured in s8sslon Is the General Presidents' Offshore Agreement CommIttee. This committee Is composed of participating building trades unions and the Seafarers International Union. Seated at the table, on the left. afe PresIdent Pillard and International

Mr. Brock along with Carpenters' President William Konyha and United Association President Martin Ward. In the right picture, President Pillard Is shown having a friendly discussion with Governor Thompson .

Representative Ted Mosellty. This committee is Involved In secur· ing onshore and offshore construction, maintenance, and fabrlca· tion work for union members.

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L~BDLlJlI\IEWS Edilorial Comment by K. U . ROIC,

IH EW Fird Distriel Vice Pre.iflent

December 4, 1980 will go down in his­tory as a day of infamy for the govern­ment of thc Province of Quebec. On that day Bill 109 was passed, which took away from construction workers thc freedom of choice as to thc trade union to which they may belong. Bill 109 was passed to permit such workers thc right to choose either thc Quebec Federation of Labour or thc Provincial Building Trades Coun­cil as their bargaining representative in negotiations with thc construction con­tractors.

You may well ask "How did a char­tered body of Ihc Canadian Labour Con­gress, namely Ihc Quebec Federation of labour, become involved in collective bargaining?" This was brought about by the insistence of the Q.F.L of their right to protect an independent organization not affiliated to the Canadian Labour Congress, an independent who by its actions has embarkcd on a program to destroy the International Unions in Que­bec and, by their own statement, to create one union for all construction workers regardless of trade hislory. The ClC has laken no aclion to counter the actions of the Q.F.L in providing a home for that independent for over nine years.

The building tradesmen in Quebec re­fu sed to allow that independent to be a part o f the Quebec Building Trades Council and, as a result of representations made to the Quebec Government by the Q.F.l., Bill 109 was passed granting the

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le 4 dccembre 1980 restera grave dan .. I'histoire comme un jour d'infamie pour Ie Gouvernement du Quebec. Ce jour-lit la lOI-I09 rut sanctionnCe, enlevant aux travailleurs de la construction Ie l ibre choix d'association. La LOI-I09 fut sanclionnce afin de pcrmetlrc a eeux-ci Ie droit de choisir, entre la Federation des Travailleurs du Quebec et Ie Conseil Provincial du Quebec des Metiers de la Construction, leur agent negociateur vis a vis les Entrepreneurs en Construction.

On peut bien se demander "Comment est-cc qu'un organisme chartrc par Ie Congres du Travail du Canada, notam-

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federation the right to be recognized under the laws of Quebec as a bargaining agent for construction workers in Quebec.

That action in itself poses no threat ex­cept that the construction worker now has a choice of 5 representative associations who can rcpresent him/ her in such nego­tiations, namely, the CNTU, the CSN, the North Shore, the Quebec Federation of labour and the Quebec Building Trades, which only serves to ftlrther fractionalize the construction industry in Quebec.

Those belonging 10 the 3 former groups mentioned were not involved in the vote under Dill 109 but only the Q.F.l. and the Building Trades Council. Why? Because the bill was passed spe­cifically to enllble the Q.F.L to acquire bargaining rights for the construction in­dustry in Quebec!

That in itself is a violation of tradc union principlcs. However, representative bargaining associations are made up of locol unions who belong to parent bodies. In the application of what members in Quebec belong to whot local unions the Quebec Construction Office, a supposedly neutral body, has the dictatorial right, without appeal, to make such decisions.

As a consequence the IB EW finds that local Union 568 has been informed that 500 of their members have been removed from that local and, for the purpose of a local union vote under Dill 109, were transferred to another union apart from the lI1 EW. local Union 614 with 300 members now hns 34 members and local Union 586-4 now can only claim I member for purposeS of the vote.

ment la Federation des Travailleurs du Quebec, puisse etre impliquc dans la negociation collective?" Ceei est du a I'insistance de la FrQ de leur droit de proteger un organisme independant, non affili6 au Congrh du Travail du Canada, un syndical indepcndant qui par ses agissements s'cst dressC un programme d'action VOtiC a la destruction dcs Unions Intcrnationales au Quebec, el qui, de leur propre aveu, est de creer un seul syndicat pour tous les metiers de la construction sans egard allx traditions de ces derniers. l.c erc n'a rien fail pour conlrer les agissements de la FTQ qui a accueilli dans scs rangs, depuis neur ans, cet organisme independant.

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worse, if such is possible, becausc if the groups within which these members arc placed, VOle to join the Q.F.l., these members cannot be members of their former IBEW Local Union even if they choose to do so. Therefore, once the vote has been taken, it would mean over 600 ' IBEW members would lose their mem­bership in Quebec and would be subject to legal proceedings if they wished to re' main, even on a voluntary basis, a mem-ber of the IBEW in the Province of Quebec.

Such an autocratic approach can only be considered as a serious attempt to destroy the IBEW in the Province of Quebec.

From a trade union point of view, ex­cept for the Q.F.l., the necessity for Bill 109 is highly questionable: that the ap­plication of the bill is to deny the free­dom of associalion for a citizen of this country is, to say the least, iniquitous ~ (unjust).

Thai the Quebec Federation of Labour and the Canadian Labour Congress have neither said nor done anything to protect the workers in this situation is tantamount ~ to a gross denial of faith toward the mem­bers, the local unions and the organiza­tions they profess to represent.

It is true this law will have accom­plished its devious purpose before the end of March 1981, but its effects will last much longer. It docs serve to illustrate the power of government, and those who conspire with them, as to the injllfY they _ can impose on the unsuspecting citizens of our provinces and of OllT country.

Construction refuserent de permettre a cet organisme independant de faire partie du Conseil Provincial du Quebec des'" Meliers de la Construction, et comme r6iultat de representations continues par In FTQ aupres du Gouvernement QuebCcois, la lOl-I09 fut sanctionnec permet1ant a la FTQ 1c droit d'etre reconnue agent negociateur des Travail­leurs de la Construction all Quebec.

Cene action proprement dite ne souleve auclln problcme, sauf que Ie Travailleur de la Construclion a mainte­nant Ie choix parmi cinq associations representatives pour son agent ncgocia­tellr, notamment la CSN, la CSD, 13 SeN, la FTQ, oU Ie CPQMC, et qui De •

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Canadian Labour News:

Building and Construction Trades Department Executive Board Meets

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Government representatives v.cre told IhM the critical shortages of skilled

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The submission of the Executive Board explained thllt some changes arc needed to facilitate the mobility and develop­ment of tradesmen and that positive

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In order to promote the mobility of tradesmen the E.wculive Board proposed th3t Ihe Income T n ACI be amended to provide that all rca~onab le allowance~ paid to a worker for room and board nnd/ or any type of transportation be non-ta.'(3ble. Current provisions of Ihe Act which discriminate against unmarried "orkers and provide exemptions only for "rcnJOte si tes" should be deleted. The d is tnnce from a construction "orker's home to the job sile is the only criterion necessary 10 jusllfy transportation or living allowances.

The Executive nO;lrd asked Ihe gov­ernment to commit itself to a policy of promoting full employment and to the principle that every Canadian willing lind able to work III a producti\e job should be entitled to have one or rcceh·e. as a matter of right, reasonable unem ­ployment compensation. The creation of productive jobs will provide the economy with :1 much-needed stimulus and is a policy "ell-suited to addressing the seri· ous economic problems we face. PaJi t government efforts which have focused

primaril ) on fighting mflation have f:liled to control rising prices while the country remains beset by high unemployment, a lack of Ci:onomic growth. and a large gov­ernment deficit. More employment would be ~ ~trong stimtllu~ which would produce immediate dividends to the economy.

The government was also urged to make Ihe construction of planned heavy oil plants a top priority. Failure to com· mence on these projects has delayed employment for lip to 24,000 \Iorkers per plant.

Other recommenda tions in the briefs reqUC\t th3t : uniform standards of ap_ prenticeship training \\ ilhin each trade be promoted in all provinces: federal funds be concentrated on training program~ that follow the apprenticeship tradition and accept interprovincial standards: all con\truction "ork financed by public funds and/or loa n guarantees for plant con~truction or moderniz.1tion be subject to contracting Oll t and to the Federal Fa ir Wages and I-lours of Labour Act: to com­bal the impact of high interest rates, the federal government establish a program to allow interest paid on personal resi· dential mortgages to be partially deduc­tible from income tax.

Many of the issues and conccrns raised by the Canadian Executive Board on behalf of construction tradesmen came from the Second Canadian Con\'en· tion held lasl J uly in Calgary.

From left to right: Mem bers of the Canadian Executive Board presen t afe Mr. N. Wilson. Executive Director. Canadian Operations. Iron Workers; Mr. AI Kirton, Vice President, Heat & Frost Insutators; Mr. Ray Gall. Internationat Representa tive. Sheet Metal Workers; Mr .

• Ken Rose. Vice President, IB EW; Mr. James McCambty, Executive Secretary. Bldg. & Construction Trades Dept.; Hon. Gerald Rega n, Minister, Labour Canada; Hon. Uoyd Axworthy, Minister. Canada Employment and Immigration; Mr. John McKay, Deputy Minister. Public Works, and Mr. Tom Ebertee. Deputy Minister, Labour Canada.

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Cooperative Agreement For 8100d Donation Promotion Signed Between The Inter· national Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers And The American Red Cross

An agreement to work together to promote voluntary blood donations was recently signed in Washington, D.C. between the International Broth­erhood of Electrical Workcrs and the American Red Cross. International President Pill ard signed a Statcment of Understanding on the subject or blood with the American Red Cross. Each and every member of the m EW who can donate blood should be encouraged to do so, whether as a unit through sponsored bloodmobiles or by individ­ual donations to local donation faci l­ities.

l abor Editor Ruben Levin Dies

Ruben Levin , Dean 01 U.S. Labor Editors, died reo cently at the age of 78. He had been editor and mlll1aeer of Labor, the na· tional newspaper published by 14 malor ranroad un· ions. Rube, as he was affect ionately known, went to

work for Labor in 1938 as an associate editor and over the years he received many awards and honors including the Eugene V. Debs FoundatIon Award for labor achieve· ments in 1975. Before he came to work for labor Mr. Levin was a veteran news· paper reporter, working on three Milwau· kee, Wisconsin newspapers. The next years of his li fe were spent as a news reporter working on eleven dailies, nine in the United States, one in Canada and a Euro· pean edition of the New York Herald Tribune in Paris. Mr. Levin was a regular contributor to many magazines, IncludinS The Nlltlon, New Republic, Forum and many others as well as many railroad pub­lications. As editor and manager of Labor, he received a score of awards from the Internatlonal Labor Press AssocIation. Including special recognition as dean of labor editors. He was known throughout the trade association as a hard working professional lournalist and he wi ll be missed not by only his family and friends and all the railroad unions but all of or· ganized labor. Assuming the position of editor for Labor Is veleran labor writer and edItor Richard J. Calistr!.

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A cooperat ive blood donation promotion agreement is effected by IBEW President Charles H. Pillard and American Red Cross Blood Services Vice President LeweUys F. Barker, M.D. Also participating In the signing are from teft to right, David G. Oliver, AFL·CIO Community Services Representative with the American Red Cross; Walter G. ~ I Davis, AFt·CIO Community Services Oirector, and Everett Lehmann, Oirector, tSEW Special Services Department.

Information

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Additional IBEW Calendars For many years II has been the prac­tIce of the International Office to furn ish pocket calendars to every local union, without cost. for each of lis aCllve members. Work on these calendars be­gins In January and the Iinished prod­uct Is raady In July-at which time we compute our records and ready Ihe calendars lor marung.

Duo to tho many requests received each year from local unions lor addi­tional calendars, we will make them available at a cost of $25.00 for 500, whIch Includes shipping and handling. A minimum 01 500 must be oreared and no order w11l be accepted alter May 15, 1981 lor 19a2 calendars.

Remember, this is in excess of those sent automatically lor aCllve member..

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In compliance with the requirements of the Fraternal Ac l of various slales, we are publishina beklw Information contained In the annual statement of the Electrical WOlkers' Benefit Assotiatlon lor the year endina December 31, 1980.

Assm BONDS ••.. •• . • •••• . " . ' •• " .•••• " . . .. •••. $ 17,669,896

canadi.n Govemment .. . ....... ..... $ 4,880,502 Other Countries .... . . .......... . . . 1,000,000 Public Utilities . ..... . ............. 8,913,510 Industrial •• .• •.••• •••. .• . . •.. ••.• 2,875,884

STOCKS .... . ... •... ..••.. ••.•• , .. . Railroad . .......... . ............• Public Ulilitiu ............ . .....• . Blnks, Trusts & Ins. Co ...........•• Industri.1 . ...................... .

FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS •..•.•••••••• . FHA & VA loans . .... ... . . .. . .. . .. . Other Mortgage Loans . .. . .. . ..... . .

COLLATERAL LOAN .... ....... . ...... . INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE OWNED •• , .. • CASH & BANK DEPOSITS ............. . INTEREST & RENTS ACCRUED •••••••••• OTHER ASSETS •••••.•• • ••••••.••..• •

TOTAL ASSETS ......... .... ... ..

$ 264.000 7,636,601 5,563.788 8.485,058

$49,226,924 43,314,784

LIABILITIES AND RESERVES

Reser~e lor Ufe Cerllficate, .•••.••..•• Deall! Claims Due and Unpaid • .• •• .. . .• Other liabilities .. . . ... .. . .. .... .... . Speci.1 Reserves ••.•••.••.•••••.••• • Unnslgned Funds •......• , '" ..•• , ..•

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92,541,708

4,583,803 12,098,011 6,986,477 1,228,314

572.907 $157,630,563

$136,21JS,753 2,376,662 1,776,989

126,194 11,144,965

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SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS 1980

INCOME Membership Admiukln & Reinstatement fees •..•.... Interest on Bonds ••••.•••••••.•.•. , ••.••••.••... Dividends on Siocks ........ . ................•... Internl on Morlgage loans ..................... . Rents ••••••••••.• , •.• , ..•.•....••••.••••• , .••• Other Income ••.••••••.••••••..• , •• , .••..•• , .••

TOTAL INCOME ........... . ................ .

EXPENSES Death Claims •..••••• , •.•. . • , . . ..• . .•..••...• Intrease in Reserve lOt' lile Certific.tes •••••••••••• tnvestment Expense ••. " •••••.••••..••••••.• , ••• Oepreciltion ...... . ..................•......... Taxes ....•.•.•••.• , .•••••••.•••••.. . •.•••••••• Rent ......................................... . Salaries & Wages •• .• ••••• •••.•••.• •• .• , .•• , ..•. Printinil & Stationery . ... .... ... ....... . ... . , .. . . Actuarial, Auditing & Statistical ... •... • , . .• . .• . .•• Dividends to Pension Members . .. . ..... .. ........ . Other Expenses •• . .•••••.•••.•...••.. , • • , •.. , .• ,

TOTAL EXPENSES ••••.••••.. , •.••. , . ..•••...•• NET GAIN fROM OPERATIONS ............. ..

ElHIBIT Of CERTIFICATES

8enefit Certificates force 12{31/79 ...... . . Benefit Certificates Written &

Received during Year .. ... ...... .... . . . TOTALS •.. • , .. , • .••. •••.. ••.•••.••.

Benefit Certificates Terminaled or Transferrtd durllll year .••.... . ••....•.

Benefit Certificates In Force 12/31180 ..... . •

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20,830 361,502

15,774 345,128 =

$ 5,013,433 1,826,953 1,705,464 7,410,450 1,095,241 1.635,432

$18,686,973

$ 8,386,800 1,514,462 254 ,~ 249,331 35,099 47,040

554,505 2,749

52,785 1,011,917

11.012 $12,120.206 $ 6,566,167

"",",I $545,075,200

33,328,000 $578,403,200

25,238,400 $553,164,800

NOTICE

SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT FOR IBEW MEMBERS DEATH BENEFiT PLAN This is a summary of the annual report of the ISEW

Members De"th Benefit Plan, Employer Identification Number 53-0088380, a death benefit ptan, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1980. The annua' report has been flied with the Internat Revenue Service, 85 required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has committed itsetf to pay all death claims, Incurred under the terms of the plan, of "A" members belonging to local Unions in states, territories and provinces In which the Electrical Workers' Benefit Association does not operate.

Basic Financial Statement

The value of plan assets, after subtracllna liabilities of the plan, was $4,681,788 as of June 30, 1980, compared to $4,360,747 as of July 1, 1979. Ouring the plan year the ptan experienced an increase in Its net assets of $321,041. This Increase includes unrealized appreciation or depreciation In the value of plan assets; that Is, the difference between the value of the plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beslnnlns of the year or the cost of assets acquired during the year. DUr;ns the plan year, the plan had a total income of $507,497, Including members' dues con­tributions of $132,276 and earninss from Investments of $375,070.

Plan expenses were $106,304, These expenses inctuded $5,178 in administrative expenses, $100.450 In benefits paid to beneficiaries, and $676 In other expenses.

Your Rights to Addltion.1 Information

You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report:

1. An accountant's report;

2. Assets held for investment.

To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof. write or call the office of Ralph A. Leigon. who is the Plan Administrator, 1125 - 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005, telephone (202) 833·7()(X). The charge to cover copying costs will be $4.25 for the full annual report. or $.25 per page lor any part thereof.

You also have the right to receive from the plan admlnls· trator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompanyins notes, or a stata· ment of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. II you request a copy 01 the full annual report from the plan administrator, these two statements and accom· panying notes will be included as part 01 that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not Inctude a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge.

You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the main office of the plan, 1125· 15th Street, N.W" Washington, D.C. 20005, and at the U,S. Depart­ment of Labor in Washington, D.C., or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department 01 Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to: Public DIsclosure Room, N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Pro· grams, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D,C. 20216.

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SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT FOR IBEW MEMBERS PENSION PLAN This Is a summary of the annual report for the rSEW

Members Pension Plan, Employer Identification Number 53-0088380, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1980. The annual report has been filed wlth the Internal Revenue Service. as required under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act 01 1974 (ER ISA).

Basic F1nandal Statement Benefits under the plan are provided by members' dues and

investment income. Plan expenses were $50.437,547. These expenses included $1 , 185,381 In administrative expenses and $48.099,643 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries, and $1,152,523 in other expenses. A t otal of 355.428 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of the plan at the end of the plan year, although not a ll of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits .

The value of plan assets, after subtract ing liabilities of the plan, was $317, 108, 154 as 01 June 30, 1980, compared to $305,282,540 as of July I, 1979. During the year the plan experienced an increase in Its net assets of $11 ,825,614, This increase Includes unrealized appreciation or depreciation In the value of plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at tile beginning of the year or the cost of assets ac· quired during the year. The plan had total Income Qf $62,455,-003, Including members' dues contr ibutions of $34,618,534, gains of $679,059 frQm the sale of nsels, and earnings from investments of $27,106,379_

Your Rights to Additional Information

You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual re­port, or any part thereof , on request . The Items listed below are Included in that report:

AVAILABLE

1. An accountant's report;

2. Assets held for investment;

3. Loans or other obllgatlons In default;

4. Transactions In excess of three percent (3%> of ptan assets.

To obtain a copy of the fuU annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Ralph A. Leigon, who is the Plan Administrator, 11 25 - 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 2OIXl5, telephone (202) 833·7000. The charge to cover copy­Ing costs will be $11.00 for the fuU annual report, or $.25 per page for any part thereof.

You also have the right to receive from the plan administra· tor, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompa nying notes, or a state· men! of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the plan administrator, these two statements and ac­companying notes will be Included as part of that report . The charge to cowr ropying costs given above does not Include a charge for the copying of these p:!rtions of the report because these portions are furn ished without charge.

You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the main office of the plan, 1125 - 15th Street , N.W., WaShington, D.C. 20005, and at the U.S. Department of Labelr in WaShington, D.C., or to obtain a ropy from the U.S. Oepartment of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed t o: Public Disclosu re Room, N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, Depart­ment of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20216.

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Sf:lFETY TIPS for you and your family

FIRE The MGM Grand Hotel tire, with Its tragic loss 01 life, has brought forth a lot of public discussion about the need lor better protective measures in public buildings. The International Association 01 Fire Fighters would like to offer its fellow trade union members some practical help. The following information was prepared in the public interest by the fAFF.

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A major hazard to hotel and motel guests, If a fire breaks out, Is toxic smoke. Another Is confusion as to what protective measures you should take.

1 PlanAhead Ask when you arrive - or betore - about

fire safely precautions, such as sprinklers and smoke detectors. Familiarize yourself on arrival with the location of fire alarms and exit stairs. Know which way to turn from your room, and how many doors away the stairs are. Read the posted instructions. Keep your key on the night table, ready for instant use in an emergency.

NEVER try to use an elevator if fire breaks out.

cedure, you will protect yourself, help preve:" the fire from spreading, and warn others. Tell the hotel desk as soon as possible.

If you are warned of a fire in the hotel, follow the emergency instructions. Take your key with you. Touch the door to see if it is cool. If it is, open the door slightly to check for smoke or flames. If smoke is in the air, crawl to the nearest stairway. If no stairs are clear, return to your room, closing the door behind you.

3 If You Can't Leave Your Room Close all the doors and keep them closed.

Open a window If you can, and if there Is no billowing smoke outside the window, display a while or light colored cloth to signal for help. Fill the bathtub with cold water. Stuff wet towels or clothes around the room door to keep out smoke and fumes.

Hold a wet towel to your face and lie on the floor if smoke enters the room.

2 If Fire Breaks Out In the event of a fire In your room, leave

\. quickly, close the door, and pull the nearest , alarm. Use the stai rs. By following this pro·

DON'T JUMP FROM HIGH WINDOWS. DON'T TRY TO MAKE ROPES FROM SHEETS OR BLANKETS. Let the arriving fire fighters help you to safety. ~

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DEPAFlTIVIENT OF RESEA~C'" J:lND EDLlcflTION

On Balancing the Federal Budget

Indicator

Total Unemployment Rate·

Producer Price Index- Tolal Finished Goods· (1967= 100)

Prime Interest Rate

• Seuon. Uy .cIjusted

Latest

7.3% (February.

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262.4 (February.

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18.5% (March 6,

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Month Ago Year Ago

7.4% 6.2%

259.8 237.7

20-19.5% 16.75%

Sou..:e. , BLS. u.s. OeI»r1ment of Llbo.

The Reagan Administration, in its pro­nouncements of reviving the sluggish American economy and gelling the coun· try back on its fect. so 10 speak. has pro­posed massive slashes in the federal bud­get. II is a mistaken notion that there is something magical about a balanced bud­get and thai it will solve all the economic woes of the country. It is extremely im­porlant to recognize and appreciate the impact the proposed budget cuts can have upon the poor. the unemployed. the American worker, nod the economy.

The IDEW believC5 thllt the only fair way 10 balance the federal budget is to impro\'c and mainl::ain the health of the economy by directly attacking and doing away with the dual problems of innalion and unemployment. It i~ these two fac­tors, more thlln any other, which have brought about (and sustain the huge deficit in the federal budget and which ad­versely affect the health of the economy.

Inflation

Our current inflation r:ates. persisting at the 12-to-13-percent range. are likely to continue for some time to come. The excessive costs for interest. housi ng. health care, food, and energy (which nccount for 60 percent of the avenge American family's spending) are the mil in contributors to our inflation rate.

High interest rates are one of the lead­ing cauSC$ of innation because they add to the cost of all goods and services. They arc particularly burdensome for small businessmen, home buyers, and con­sumers who do not have the ability to shop around the world (or cheaper credit. They do a dual job of destroyi ng the federal budget, for they reduce govern­ment revenues, while interest payments on the federal debt itself are the fastest­rising expense in the federal budget. In­terest rates nnd the na tion's monetary policy affect the federal budget directly, and yet our current high interest rates

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Bo.rd of Governors. Fede..,,1 Reu ..... e Syilem

are. in large p3rl, due to the tight-money policy Ihal lhe current :administration fllvon. Mosl economists believe th31 in­terest rates will stay at a relatively-high level if money growth is to be curbed to the extent advocnted by the administra­tion. The lBEW believes that there must be a reduction in interest rat~ and en­dorses the policy of the AFL--CIO in call­ing for selective credit controls that would "direcl capitlll to productive in­vestments while curbing specuilltion."

Exorbitant mortgage interest rntes have brought about the current depression in the housing industry by delivering a triple blow of innatiomlry forces: (I) a hous· ing shortage that continues to drive up prices and rents, (2) higher purchase prices that reflect the added cost of in­terest on construction loans, and (3) higher monthly payments and rents for the life of the mortgage. Americans are unable to cope with higher housing costs. The government should take steps to make housing more affordable by ex­panding Ihe supply of low-income and middle-income housing. with below­market ratcs on mortgages. Another step in the right direction would be the dis­couragement of converting rental housing to condominiums in those areas where housing is shorl; apartment conversions to condominiums. after all, yield capital gains to the Wealthy instead of providing ncw housi ng for needy Americans.

Innntionary forces have cnused many ill and needy American~ to forego proper health and medical care, and now budget cuts are being proposed that will cut off nssistance to those most in need. The mEW believes that rdorms in health care provisions arc needed to hold down costs and to improve services. Risi ng health care costs must be restrained. Measures for the control of professional fecs. the control of all health care costs. and hospital cost containment must be enncted. America's health care system

needs 10 be revised 10 include a compre­hensive nalional health insurance pro· grnm thnt will guarantee quality care at nffordable prices for all Americans.

High interest rates are also con ­tributing to the higher prices for food and the sharp increase in farm bankruptcies. The prices for beef and other foods are expected to increase sharply during the first half of this year, and mllny analysts, including government officials, foresee a rise in food prices by ns much as 15 per­cent at the consumer level for the entire year. The cold weather that hit Florida during this past winter and the drought conditions thnt existed throughout many other sections of the country increase the likelihood of a poor crop year. This addi· tional factor and the effect of large export sales are increasing the rate of inftation in rood prices, indirectly increasing bud­gelary costs.

Energy costs for all consumers have soared in recent years, and it appears likely that a new round of inflation in energy prices will be the result of admin­istration policies. Even though price con­trols were in effect this past winter, natural gas prices increased; however, the ndministration's plan to eliminate a ll natural gas price conlrols by the end of September (Ihree years ahead of sched­ule) should more than double home­healing costs and inflict additional hard­ships on low· and middle·income fam­ilies. The administration's decision to lifl controls on U.S. crude oil prices could COSI Americans about $12-billion in 1981: already. the decontrol of oil prices hns allowed oil companies to raise gaso­line prices more than twice the amount predicted, and there is no reason to ex­pect that g:asoline and home-heating oil prices will not rise even further as a re­sult of decontrol. The IBEW endofSC.!l the AFL-C IO position of calling for standby oil price controls and continued controls on naturnl gas prices. We believe also that serious consideration must be given

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX- CANADIAN AVERAGE SOURCE, STATISTICS CANAOA

JANUARY, 1981

H_h" , Jlecr_ An lIem. T,on..,... •• 'enono' lioll & .. "~ reo. Combi".d f~d Ho ... i"l1 Clo,"i"9 lo lio .. Co •• bading

January 1981 22.4.1 278.5 213.1 184.1 221 .4 207.9 183.1 December 1980 221.3 277.0 210.2 18.5.0 213.7 207.2 180.5 Noyember 1980 220.0 273.9 208.7 185.0 213.1 207.1 180.0 October 1980 217.3 270.9 207.1 182.9 207.3 204.6 179.3 September 1980 215.4 269.8 205.0 182.5 203.5 204.0 176.6 August 1980 213.5 265.5 203.3 180.3 203.1 203.2 176.4 July 1980 211 .5 261.8 201.6 178.5 202.2 199.8 174.6 June 1980 209.9 259.5 200.1 178.8 199.4 198.2 173.2

January 1980 200.1 245.0 193.6 167.8 190.5 189.0 165.6 January 1979 182.7 January 1978 167.8 January 1977 154.0 January 1976 145.1

NOlf, Conocla'. Con ... _. P"c. Incl u fa. all "emo i",.,.......! 2.8 ........ pain', clu.i .. " ,h. 10.' ma .. ,h a . 1.3". n,io equalled a .. annual toll of i",. eoM of 1$.6% (12 X 1.3). The inCf ..... duting t~ . pa" ' flit wo , 24.0 polnll or 12.0"" ,

P.rc,n' u.ang. be'w .... two clot •• i. ~Iculalld by ... b •• oCling ,~. r ...... nu ... bet fa. the .o,n .. clol. !.om thai fa, 'h, 10 ... clall 0 .... diy;ding 'h' t .... ull b, I~' i ...... number fo< ,Ite .... Ii •• dot., ,h.n mul'ipl,ing b, 100.

EXAMPLE, for 'h , pe. iod 01 Jo nuory 1980 ,a Jonuory 1981 ; 224.1 - 200.1 = 2 • . 0 i ...... poin"; 24.0 diyided by 200.1 = .120 X 100 = 12.0" .

P,.pa,ed by , Oepart ..... , of • • _tch a .... Educa 'ion, IBEW, f eb.uory, 1981.

JANUARY, 1981 REVISED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX fOR URBAN WAGE

AND CLERICAL WORKERS UNITED STATES CITY AVERAGE

SOURCE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU Of LABOR STATISTICS

REfERENCE BASE, U.S. AVERAGE 1967 = 100

Appa'll All Item. & T.onlpar. Medical

Month Y.a. Combln. d ,.,.. Houllng Upke.p 'o,;on Co ..

January 1981 260.7 269.2 279.1 180.8 265.7 281 .4 December 1980 258.7 267.6 277.1 182.9 261 ,9 277 .6 November 1980 256.04 265.7 273.7 183.3 259.7 276.3 October 1980 254.1 263.4 271.0 182.8 256.6 274.3 Seplember 1980 251.9 261.9 267.6 181.4 255.2 272.2 Augusl 1980 249.6 259.2 265.8 177.9 253.5 270.0 July 1980 248.0 255.5 265.1 175.4 251.9 267.8 June 1980 247.8 252.7 266.9 176.0 250.6 265.9

January 1980 233 .3 24".0 247.3 169.8 234.1 254.9 January 1979 204.7 January 1978 187.1 January 1977 175.3 January 1976 166.7

NOff: Conou"'" P,I" I .. de~ fa, aU iI.",o inc',oled 2.0 Ind.~ poin" du.ing ,h. pOOl "'onth. or 0.8%. TI,i •• quaU,d on annual .0', o. In"ea .. of 9.6% (12 X 08). The , .... lOll In (PI d ... ing ,h. po., , .... wOo 27 •• poin" 0, 11.7 % .

P .. "n' 1""flIM be'we.n 'wo dOlt .. i, co!culalld by .ub,roe' in", ,~. ;nd .. number fa. ,h . eodl .. dOli I,om 'ho' ,A. 'h, lOll. dot. and diYid,ng ,h. ,e.ull by ' h, Ind ... ",mb .. 10. ' he eo,lier doll, ,h." multipl, ing b, 100.

fl(AMPl E, Fo. 'h, pe"od of Jon uo,l' 1980 ' 0 Jon uory 1981 , 260.7 - 2333 = 27 .• ;nd .. pointo, 27 •• diy id.d by 233.3 = .111 X 100 = 11.7%.

p"pored by, Depor' me n' of R .. eo«h and Educa tion, IBEW, Feb,uo,y, 1981 .

\0 Ihe proposed budget cuts in programs that were designed to increase our nation's energy independence. The AFL­C IO Department of Economic Research estimates that proposed cuts in funds aut horized for synlhetic fuel programs alonc will cost the economy $4.2,billion in plant construction next yea r and 69,000 jobs.

Unemployment

Proposed budget cuts in construction projects alone arc Ihreatening thousand~ upon thousands of construction jobs in Ihe const ruction and rehabilitation of in­terstate and other major highways, urban mass transi t systems, sewage treatment plants, and synthetic fuel demonstration projeel'. CUlling back on these projects today means that taxpayers will have to pa y more for the work to be done tomor­row. As innation and interest rales climb, so do eonstruction costs. As a matter o f f:lct, if Congress goes along with the pro­posed budget cuts in all sectors, more th:1II one-m illion jobs of America n work­ers will be losl. It has been estimated thM a deficit of $30-billion is added to the budget for every one· percentage-point increase in the unemployment rate. Most o f this deficil occurs because of the loss o f tax receipts from Americans who arc not working and the addi tional eosl of early retirements, increased welfare pay­ments, unemployment compensation, etc. Wouldn', it be wiser to reduce the budge! deficit another $30-biUion for every one­percent reduction in unemployment?

The eight-million Americans who are oflicially counted as being unemployed face analher Ih reat in the proposed bud­get cuts in the unemployment insurance system. One major change would force workers unemployed for more than 13 weeks to accept low-wage jobs; if Ihey refused to accept any job available which would pay at least as much as their \1Il­em ployment benefits, they would lose their benefits. In 27 states. unemploymen t benefi ts are low enough that this would include any job paying the minimum wage. Another budget cut proposa l would eliminate cxtended unemployment in~ur­ance benefits. Still another proposal would drastically reduce trade adjustmen t assistance benefits and provide for such benefits only after a worker's unemploy­ment insurance runs out.

We believe that such cuts are the "rong way of going about balancing the budget. We believe in direct, targeted job programs tailored to create jobs to meet Ihe speci fi c needs of the unemplo)'ed. We call for Ihe creation of public sector jobs for adul t and YOllih workers to provide new job skills and new employment op­portuni ties. We call 31so for business la'll reduclions Ihal will s timulate investments to crea te additional jobs and reestablish

(Contilwed 0" Pac~ 62)

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The Great Whale Watch Spouting whales winding slowly up the

CO:lS1S 10 Arctic wllters-a sign of Spring, as traditional as the return of swallows 10 Capistrano.

This migration is an event eagerly awaited, and celebrated, by growing num· bers of North Americans. Some peer through lund-based telescopes al the rna· jCSlic mammals (especially ;n Canada, where Ihe waler temperatures discourage a closer look). Their neighbors further south, from Washington Siale 10 Mexico, and from Maine 10 the Bahamas, more often venture Qui in boats or skiffs to "wh31c watch." From all reports. the risks of this activity are minimal, and the re­wards arc cXlrtlordinary.

How does it led to behold a fellow creature as long as II three-slory building. weighing in at about 40 Ions? llethe Thomas. writing for the Nrw Britai" /l r'lI/fl. pUl il this way: "Sccing a whale for Ihe firsl lime is like your first look at the sea. or your first snowfall .... First. I heard it. It sounded like a deep sigh. Then a fine mist shot up from the water, and a sleek, massive body lifted Ihe horizon."

The e1(citement begins. bUI docs not peak. al the first spectacular sight of a whale in its natural habitat. The real thrill of whale walching comes from the sense of communication that often takes place during these aquatic encounters. Whales frequently respond 10 the human pres· ence with friendly curiosity. They may approach the boat with massive heads lifted. to let their eyes focus in on their breathles. ... camera-clicking visitors. (Ex­ceptionally. they may press gent ly for­ward. and allow the incredulous people to stroke or scratch their skin.)

The watchers are more commonly re­warded with Levia than playfulness. Whales Illay tag along with the vessel. speeding up or slowing down on cue. And great whale·leaps up from the ocea n. called "breaching." never fail to delight. The June )0. 1980 issue of the New Yorkrr files this first-hand account from the waters off Cape Cod: "Gleeful shouts from now fully aroused human beings of 'Breach!' as whales a ..... esomely risco thrce or four in a elump. up from water like submarine missiles. sending arcs of spume into sky which become instant ra inbows. Seagulls goi ng crazy. Whales on both sides of boat, also off bow and stern,

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whirling. lunging, snorling. breaching-a whale dance all around, a humpback carnival. a three·ring cetacean circus."

Among the most avid watchers are scientists seeking ever more data on these elusive, 3\.\csome animals. Research is currently underway on the distribution. movements. behavior, and sound produc­tion of many whale species. Some of their special characteristics, however, espe­cially a fondness for !ravel and deep ocean dives, make them especially diffi­cult to track. Fortunately, whales have uniquely patterned tai ls (or "nukes"). much like human fingerprints. and thou­sands of photographs are helping to identify individual whales for observation and study. (A sampling of names drawn from the nuke-file: IJi-Slash, Spoon. Spot, White· Eyes. Dot-Dash. But equally well known are the whales more sub}cctively dubbed, such as Ishtat. Nacho, Morgan, Gigi. Louis. Garf. and Gertrude.)

Meeling a whale. for most people. is a thrilling, romantic. even mystical aperi. enee. And whales. for all their enigOla, ~em to display curiosity and excitement toward human visitors. Perhaps this affin· ity can be traced to our biological bonds.

Whales are not fish. but true maOlmals. Like us, they arc warm-blooded, give birth by parturition. and nurse their young with milk . Although greatly IIcclimatcd to the ocea n environment, they also obtain oxy­gen from the air, and must hold their breath when diving for food. (Upon sur­facing. this air is rclea$Cd with velocity through the nasal passage. erealing the familiar "spout,") These mammalian traits. as well as evidence of limbs found in fossils and residual bone structures, sug~cst that ancient whale anc(:'Stors w!llked upon the land millions of years ago.

All whales arc members of the Order Cetacea, which includes dolphins and porpoises. Eating apparatus divides ceta­ceans into two large groups. (I) Sperm whales. bottlenosc whales. dolphins. and porpoises have teeth for grasping prey. and they dine (variously) on smaller cetaceans, squid, and many kinds of fish. (2) The remaining species of whalcs. such as the gray. humpback. blue. right. minke. sci. lind finbaek . have developed fibrous plates ('"baleens") in their mouths lIsed to strain food from the .sea, They feed

largcly on plankton and tiny shellHsh. ~

known as krill. (One of the more vora­cious eaters, understandably. is the blue whale. This cetacean is the largest animal alive, or known to have existed. on carth. The adult of this species can grow to nearly 100 feet, and weigh as much as 200 tons!)

Man has yet to unlock many secrets of the cetacelln realm. It is believed. for example. that these marine mammals may be highly-evolved and intelligent. Their brain mllss to body size parallels the pro­portion in humans, and they may be capable of understanding chance. love. lind logic. Whales. lind especially dol· phins. have demonstrated communicative abilities which have been under study for several decades. Cetaceans also appear to have eomple ... social structures, :md have been known 10 exhibit carc-giving be· havior toward one another. Left 10 thcir ,. own devices, they lead an enviable. nearly ulopian existence. Predominately gentle and playful creatures. unencumbered by caste. class. or war, they live peaceably in their environment.

The 1980's, however, is a threatening era for the world'S whale population. The Orl;anil.ed hunting of whales. which be­gan with the Basques by the 12th century. continues into this decade. Their massive bodies provide a wealth of ingredients for the manufacture of cosmetics, margarine, industrial oils. perfume, soap. and pet ., foods. to mention just a few itellls. Sub­slitutes for whale products have been developed. however. and have gained .. wide acceptance. This fact. and the great decimation of whale species over the past century. have motivated many nations to halt, or control, whaling operations.

Some protection for endangered spe­cies is provided by the internationlll Whaling Commission ( IWC). This self· regulating body, founded in 1946, counts • the major whaling nations (Japan and Russia) among its members, and works to develop multilateral agreements on Ililowable kill quotas. The Iwe has acted belatedly in some cases. ho\.\ever. and has no powers of enforcement. TodIlY. besides ovcrexploitation. whales arc threatened hy oil and gas development in their breeding/feeding waters, pollu tion

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local Bocks Incumbents; Scribe Explains Benefits L.V. I, ST. LOUIS, MO.-As this article is being wrluen, toea! \'s Vo!uniliry 1'01it;';-31 Fund bas once again set up a phone bank op­eration, Ihis lime seeking help from our memo

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bership Hving in Ihe cily of 51. Louis proper, on behalf o f incumbent MuyaT James Conway. The mayor hus bttn in~lrumenlal in spear­beadins downtown commerdal development and has consistently sided wilb the local on maUCr5 of mncem to our membership. Allhough the primary election on March ) will have been oyer by the time you read Ihis, il ;5 CJ.pecled Lhal J im Conway's name will head lhe Demo· cratic tidet in the April election. Abo secking

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your assistance in this election is BrOlher John • Kocb, the incumbent alderman from lhe eighth

ward. Having overheard II lunch time discussion

earlier this month. there seems to be lOme gen· end confusion concerning the health and wei· fare benefits due a member who lakes an early retirement under the construction agree­ment. Such a member, retiring between aile 62-and prior to age 6S, retains full coverage pro­viding he hs been covered by the plnn for at leasl 2-ZO months (18Y.1 yun, not necessarily continuQU5) prior to retirement: at age 65 and beyond. the member is covered by a coordina· tion of benefits whereby the l !calth and Wd­fare Plan pays 2-0 percent of costS and Medi­care picks up 80 percent provided the member assigns a payment of appro~ i matc1y $9.80 to

~ be deleted from his Social Security check to reinsure himself Ihrough the Medicare pro­gram. Since this informalion is pertinent prin· cipally to lhe conll':lcl, and space prohibits the examination of every contract throughout the juri~iClion, specific infonna tion on one's retire· ment benefits can be obtained from the Health and Welfa re administrator (SJZ·S I01) or the fin ancia l secretary', office (647-S9(0). "'hen necessary.

Wilh spring here some of you may be feelinll lhe need 10 gel. weekend out of doors. Keep in mind the Missouri Electric Anglers. D group of avid fishermen compOSed predominately of local I Brothers who are always eager to ClI,­

pand their membership. Their monthly meet­ing is held on the first T uesday of each month al Re~'s Cafe. 6201 Michigan Av~nue, St. Loui ~.

Please be advised of the deaths of the fol· lowing Urothen in the month of December: Edward W. Fesler. wireman, initiated May. 1944; John Stege. wireman on pension, July, 1918; Oliver SipI', wireman on pension, Feb­ruary, 1946; Melvin A. Ointon, production, June, 1966; Doyle I-Iall, wireman on I"C'nsion, Dc<:ember 1940; Fnnk Young. mainlenance on pension, April, 1912.; Ray Officer. plant maintCMn,e on pension, March. 194); Ignatius Gronski, wireman. May. 19S3; Gcorge Lubben. mainten1ln,e on pen~ion, AU!lU5t. 1921; Leo D. Kelley. wireman, $(,ptember. 19SJ; Floyd Church, maintenance. January. 1962; Frank II . Loyher. production on pension. May, 19~1; Alfert I1 nrrold. production, O'tober. 1966; and William C. Studt, plant maintenance, May, 1961.

ROB~n EG~N. I'.S.

local 6 Mourns Passing Of Former Business Monager L.V, 6, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL-Lo,al 6 was saddened by the recent death of our fo r-

mer bU$iness manager. William M. Reedy. Brother Reedy joined Local 6 u an appren·

tice elecHician in 1931. After serving in the SeaBees in World War II, he became very active in the local union, holding various offices unlil 19SZ. ",hen he wa~ appointed D business represent8tive by Business Manager Charles Fochn. When Charles Foehn became the Nint~ DJ,trict. Vice I' resident. Bill Reedy was appomted busmess manager. He held thnt post until I'){iS. when he became lhe adminis­tralor of the &1n Franci'\OO Electrical IndmlTY Tr'"t.

Bill Reedy was a very strong Dnd dedicated union member Dnd was abo active in the San Franci~o Labor Council Dnd BuUding T rades Coundl, as well ns in the States Building Trades Co~ncil . Dill was well respected by the civic, bllsmess, and labor community and he ",ilt be dearly missed and long remembered.

Our deepest sympathy is extended to 11 ,11', ",ife and family in their greal lou.

FUNZ E. G1.tN, II .M.-F.S.

Scribe Reports On Organizing Efforts L.U, 1, SPRINGFIELD, MASS,-Local 7 wel­comes John Wawrukiewicz, who WlU S'NOrn in as a journeyman laSI January. Steven St. Marie was abo sworn in as II journeyman at the Feb­ruary union mccung. Congralulalions are in order.

Loeal 7 also c~lends il5 hand to Brother Dick Pnnagrossi, ollr new Second District Rep­rl:$entative. We welcome the opportunity 10 work with you lind to hdp you accomplish the goal! you seek to achie~.

I would like to bring our organizing enort, up 10 date. Assistant Business Agent OoUII Blanchard. who WM under the d irection of Il usines~ Manallcr Bob lIIill, attacked the non­union electrical conlra,ton with such enthusi· 115m that OoUII wound up pUlling in many l6-hour days. Il ls days consisted of laltinll 10 non.union electrical contl':lclon and customen in the day 3nd trying to organize the non· unio~ electrical contracton' employees in the e~mnl-"

After milch trial and error. impressive re­sults stnrted to appeH. Our sister Local 36 extemled Ooug'5 work by financing another three months of his salary as organizer. Doug's enorlS were well .... ortb it. lie lurned arollnd a 101 of work in bolh our local 1 and local )6 jurisdictions. Doug also increased the CO$t of operDtions of two of Springfield's large$1 non·union electrical shops. lie caused these con­tracton to give their emplOYee! beller than one dollar peT hour raises. paid vDcations. Bnd beller health benefits. All this, just to keep their shops from being organized. Large sums of mane)' " 'ere paid back to the employe", of these non-union $hoops because the court found them to be in violation of not paying the pre­vailing rate on some jobs that required a pre­vailing rue. Some contracton were known to gel ruther hostile about ollr effort5. The best resulls came Irom Doug's organizing thir cus­tomers. The customers apparently were not aware of labor'! unity, power. Dnd abilities. Our e/Torts d idn't ceasc when the (unds ran out. Local 1 plans an .Clive picketing and leaflet efforl to coincide ",it h tbe previous co:nmitmen.1S made during our organizing cam· patgn. Untt l furl her direction has been given 10 us by the International Office, .. e continue

to evaluate and as..er.s the re,ulh of our orga· nizing efforts.

The work pictur~ 't,ll loo"~ good. We are still holding our own ..... lIh '\Orne travden work· ing in the 3rt3.

JOliN A. I·AR(I"A. I'.S.

At Dinner-Dance

Sl ....... at tile dtnnt r..d.all .... col Lon! •• Tcottdo. Ohio, are BII"n_ Mana,o::~r Phil Ccolllilre. l~tt "'~ I IDnMl Vtce Pre~ldtn t Blick wnUamscon, and Toledo's "Lud" AJhlt)'.

F..t~rt.lnm~lu Comm1rln ... em~" "Qn dut)''' .1 the dinner_dance are Brothen DtnnlJ lJutr~1 and Jtm "K,,~" Ko~to .. ~.t .. ·Ilh thetr tadt ...

Work Scene Slowing In local 8 L.U_ I, TOLEDO, OIllO- The work situation in local 8's territor)' has slowed appreciably. Bein& related in many respects 10 Ihe ailing auto jndustry. Local S', work renects this slug­gish pace. I'owerhouses have hel~d local Urothen and $Ome traveling Brothers maintain work. With the inevitable end to the power­hou!>e construction (i.e. Fenni II, Monroe J'o .... erhou!oe. Davis·Besse). we're hopina for lOme good news from Ihe auto induslT),.

Urban TCvilalization has ~ntered as a strong alternative to the heavy industrial work load. Toledo h:l5 commill~d itself to much downtown revitaliza tion in an effort to bring the down· lown area back D$ the central hub of activity. Local 8 and jts officers, along "'ith other build· ing trades loo;als, are support in, Ihis efforl. This aClivity is changina the type of work that has dominated the 100;01.1 scene fo r the past decade.

At Local S's dinner·dance, held just previous to the dections. many local dignilaries appeared to gorner suppon in the upcoming vot~.

Brother Buck Wiliiom!;()n, Fourth D istrict Vice President. was ,ble to allend and wel· come the Brothen. Congressman "Lud" Ashley (nOt ree lected) li topped by.

We hope thai thi!!: periodic report "Local Lines" will be rosier the next lime.

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Officers of Retirees Club Installed L.V. 11, LOS ANGELES, CAL.-On January 14, 198 1, Local II had the pleasure of having International Vice President Jack McCann ap­pear before our Retirees Oub and inslall the new officen for 1981.

There were over 1.5<1 retirees and tbeir wives in Duendance. Jnck save a vcry inspirins speech relating the history of Local II, and what he upect$ in the future.

As most everyone knows, afler Ihe 1974 Convention in KanSll! CiIY, Dnd by direction of International President Pillard, Local II imme­diately formed their Retirees Oub. Our Re· tiree, Oub is onc of the most vital units of our loeal un ion.

Many of these members have been past offi­cers, business representatives, or committee­men. and their input into this unit helps make our union stronger in 11 11 segments. They arc very legislative·minded. very community­minded, and all of them know what Iheir union ha$ done for them durinl their lifetime. They also know they would nol he able to enjoy retirement without ;t.

Again, I want to Ihank Vice President Mc­Cann for coming to our retirees meeting. and laking a day out of his busineM. We fec i his appearance alone boo5ted the mora l of our relirees 10 where in the year 1981 they will Iry b~rder to gain all of labor's goals.

Srttvll IluJINCTON, 1'.5.

l ocal 18 Scribe Reports On Strike, Negotiations

::;- L.U. 18, LOS ANGELES, CAL-Grwinlls, -< Orothers and Sisters, from beautiful, sunny ~ Southern Calif"rn;a. As a mauer of fact, II's :J been so sunny oul here that " 'e've broken a Q record [or our longest recorded dry spell. Quile

11 difference from last yearl

,. ~I ere's an update on L.A:$ scene. We've

successfully renesotiated agreements with Los Angeles, ~usa, and Pasadena. Nol all of the Plreemcnts were completed in a friendly man· ner, bowever. especially wilh the Los Angeles

Dedication Ceremony

Pklorfll, lefl 10 rt.lIl •• re <:'11'0",'. SI.I~ Stcna' o. l oe lI-Ionlo)'10 M ..... Rod" KUCZ, M.Io. Cfnfnl Leo I . LeRI. "", and Drolhu I'hl! Rod.llrun of ...,.. • • II, Los AIIII<' I.,., <:'1 .. . t IIIe p.rk cHdlnUon «.~ ... oat .. hcmctr of ..... e. COfIKInl Reade J. Rootrtlun, US!"'C. who _ IIU," In It<tIon la Vlel .. a ....

Department of Water and Power. It look a highly-publicized five·day strike during Ihe month of AUlLust 10 achieve mOSI of our ob­jectives.

During this strike we tried a unique plan­we only struck the lIenerating facilities, start­inl wilh steam in the L.A. area and eventually pulling the hydro people. All olher facilities kepi on workinl and those stilt on payroll were asked 10 don~te 10 percent of their take_ Mme pay for the duralion of the slrike to the Strike Fund. The strikers. tOlaling 207. carried the day for over 1,200 represented employen. So far, we haven't eolleCled enough contribu­tions to lolally compen5;lte the strikers, but more money is still cominll in and we should achieve tbat gOal soon.

I won't go into all the dela iLs of Ihe strike nor of the asreemenlll because time and space won't allow for iI. Suffice it to say that, since we are involved with "public seclor~ utilities, our International did not sanclion our action here. We would propose a reevaluation of the 1.0:, position on Ihat issue and intend to lIa rner support for a change of policy.

L.A.'s five agreements generally received a mllllmum 10 percent increase wilh a $100 minimum for the lower paid classes. Addi· tiona l inequity adjustments for SO classi fica­tions, ranging from I to II pc"ent. were agreed upon. along with substantia l increa:ses in the Health Plan subsidy. a Dental 1' lDn a&teement. increases in the overtime meal and out-of·lOwn meal allowances, and numerous other contract wording changes. A I percenl reduction in the employees' contributions to the Oealh Dnd Disability Plans and Idditional mileage allowances were also included in the one-year agreement.

Pasadena's agreement included incremental inequity adjustments, wilh the 1351 onc becom­ing effective December I, 1980. Other bencfi t.s were increases in the two-year agreement wilh a wOlle reopener prior to July I, 1981. Increases in Pasadena were as high as 181/2 percent between July I, 1980, Dnd December. 1980.

Azusa's one-year Dgreement included a 9 percent increase in July ... ·ith an additional 2 percent in hnuary. Also increased were the Health Plan subsidy Ind lhere ..... re numerous chanles in the IIllrtement bnguage. Burbank is currently in the second year of 0 two-year agreement with automalic adjustments based on salarY surveys plus inequity bonuses.

The journeyman lineman's ralC for nch of these utililits, as of hnuary I, 1981. Ire u follows: Los Anlleles Department of Water and Power. SI2.64; !'osndena Service Depart­ment. $12.31; and A1.usa Light Department, SIL\l6 (includes 1 percent paid by City to StDte Employees Rellrement System). Looking at the recent alreements out West in the utililY business, we've 101 D long row to hoe this summer.

Une clearance tree trimmer Brother I'hil Rodriguezs son, Reggie, is being bonored by the cily of Monlebello by having a park named after him in his memory. Lance Corporal Rodriguez Willi k.iHed in action in Vietnam on

February 17. 1969, while in the line of duty. The dedication ceremony included many dig­nitaries lind friends of the Rodriguez family and was lelevised by lhe local news media in the L.A. area. II rother Rodrigucz, a long1ime member o f Local 18, bas alwayS been active in community affairs and youth activitIes in­cluding the Marine Reserve's Devi l Pup pro­gram and is an uample of most of our Broth­erhood's loyalty and patriOlism. All of his sons

Marines. Congratulalions. I'hil. Dnd thank

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LV_ 11, OMAIIA, NER.-It is with I sad heart that I take pen in hand to tell the Brothers of the loss of one of our Brothcn, Joe An:zelone. Joe was one of lhe best liked people ""M ever belonged 10 1...ocal 22. He served many femrs u our fin~ncial secrelary .., and for lour years as an assistonl business agent. Joe rei ired six years ago and moved 10 Minnesota. but still cftmc home a couple limes a year. We all will min Joe and his (riendly way with all people.

In Dc:amber a retirement party wu held at the Methodist .. espital job for a long·time member. Uill Poster. We hope Uill will enjoy his retirement. I personally .... iII min Bill a lot as I felt he was one of lhe besl electricians I ever worked ... ·ith.

JIM ScIiNEIOU.WINU, 1'.5.

Pension Investme nts Could Help Uni on Construction Industry L.V, 24, BALTIMORE, MD.-With all the bad news the IHbQr movement has been receivinll laldy. indudinl the loss of many of our politi_ cal friends in the ueeutive and lelislative btDn~hes of government, high inflation, Ind Unemployment. there appears to be D bright spot on the horir.on. The seminars. recently held around Ihe counlry by the National Uuildin l Trades on future pension money invutments. could be p3rt of the ans .... er to the problems of the union construction industry.

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union pens ion funds, and with 50 billion, of dollar! alread y IIccumulated in buildin. lrlldu pension funds, ... hy shouldn't th~1 money be inve:!Oted ;n conSlruclion plaice" with lhe 'l ip",' lalion thai the jobs be buill with 100 pc'fcenl union trades l ~bol1

We in DallimOlc an: qUilt enlh u~iaslic .bout Ihis proa,am :r.nd, hopefully, WIll have II "OUP of Iro~le" from the m3ny pen_ion plans in lhe 3rt:;!. .. or~ml IO&ether ""Ih ciYIC JudeI'$. de­velOpeR, and lendl"& ins\i,ulIO!lS 10 IIoeI up the machlne,y fOl weh I JlIOilam.

All of u< should applaud our NF.OF HUst.:" for the'r prudent mV~lmcnlS in union con· ,.rueuan ploJect<, hou_InIL dcvclopmcrwi, liS well as luoranl«d mO"llIge •.

No"" thaI II recent ,uling f,om lhe U.S. ~p3r1menl of i..llbOl ""Ied lhl, under «nain circum'lan«s, mLihiemplo)'cr pt'nslon plans may provide mortgage! 10 plan part','pants and bendkiaril"l at lo .... er inte rt't ratd, maybe 'lOme of our membero .... ,11 once all3m be pble 10 affUfd to buy II home, Our membef', and ,~ plans lendml money, 5hould Slipul:ue that lhe hou'<a must be built 100 percent .... lIh unio n bbor.

Recipie nts

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Members Welcome Hostages; Work in Area Slow L.U. 16, WASIIINGTON. n.C.-On January

~ 27, 198 1, local 26 and the W,uhinllOn OUlld· inl T rodcs had the pnvi1l'le of helping ,,«t the S2 American hoslal<" It Andre"'., All Force Base, Camp Sprin8$. Maryland. We ""ere 151<ed to help pu ' OUI the grnl Amt'riCll.n nag. ThIS nag '5 the larleSI uer conslructed. It coven two aerC'S and weighs ~~en tons. II took a

II ~ ~nne to unload it and over 100 bur ldrn l trades

workers 10 unfold it on the ,round. The cost of this n~1 WOOl $4 mrllion. ThIS .... as paid for by contribu,ions. It was a pfoud mOlf\('nt for • 11 of us who panicipated III thIS glul event.

When the Ai, Force planes ~wrl~d "lfIvmS. the pilot of Freedom I report~d upon touch· down that they could ISCO the !I III from ei8ht miles out. The hos tages reque~led permission

c to make an ClI t ra pass OI'U the field 10 thcy eould fee it Ilia in from the Ii I.

Local 26 members havinl the honor of this memorable occasion were Ibrry Carler and h is son, Scoll; Bob Miro; Tom nnd Fred Noone;

lIob McCauley: retired Brother He n Bowie; Dan McQuaid, his wife, manche. and his daughter, Ann Marie,

AI enry local union meeting ,"e have Ihe pflvilese of prC5C'ntinl lOme of our II rotben pins for 30 and more yun in ,he IIIEW. tast January 9. 1981 . .... e had Ihe honor o f pre­~nlinll )0. )5, 40, and 45 year pins 10 Will iam "Buck" Cumberland, Ta]made Cara"'3n, Mor­rio Brown, W illiam ikach, Wrll, )m Ilarrcn, Alvin B3m:n, Blai r Scrivener, A. C Cbawn. rranCls Coleman, and Gardner "DocH E1lms. Doc was the senior membe, It this meellnl and received his 45·yea, prn. Conlratulations 10 the'\.(: OrOthen.

Work in the WashmgtOn area for the morllhs of December, January. and reb,uary has been a lillie slow: bUI hopo:fully, by the end of March ... e ... ,11 have ,he books clured. 1980 was one of the best yean ... 'e hue had ,ince 1975. The electricians in o ur are~ wor~cd S'/2 milllon m~n·hours.

We do ha~e quile a few of our younlcr Drothers travdlnl and 10 c3ch and uery one of you we wis11 good health lIRd God', bles.~ml! while you are on Ihe road and a way from home. Also, thank. to our siSler locals thM have given them cmployment.

liAuy II. CU1(I. I'us.

Retirees

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Two Members Honored At Retirement Party

17, WAS III NGTON. I> .C._ l.tonard Daniel h ckson. Sr .. and lI errll Ond Schmnlt. two members of l o.:al 27. were 1:"·CI1 '1 letirc· menl party on Ol:ccmber 17, 1980. combined with the unll's Chrr.tmas party.

l eonard Damel JadlOn. Sr .. has lS yean of ~rv icc. /lnd lIermond Schmidt has 24 )'ur~ of ~r~rce with Genera l Se,vrces Admini, u allon at the White lI ulI~ Complcl.

JOlIl'l 11. . APlt l .. n.M.

Crew

lA" to rtaht aH '~Hnl ' 0 .............. V.nd~ ..... " . AI Rna. .. pn<o'.,..r lUll 1I ..... d~., T_ S ...... "' ... . Oale .... 0.. .......... IM .. or Ihe C ... ' ral n .. I .... .. MPoIIIL Compan7 lilort'. e"...l.nI f'~'" 1II1" lnl .' f DI~k 111011 and IIIlh .-Ir'h. (l'h,,'o ' ''''n,ilred b7 Lout 31. Ouluth, MIn".)

City Contract Ra tified; Work Scene Not Promising L.U. 39, CLEVELAND, 0111 0--11 '5 cold and snowy in Oevdand now. bUI all the llIembcn

are looking fo rward 10 the .... arm ... ·calher. The union will Slart ;ts annual gol f le3gue in the ~pring. The photo l ho ... 'S JUSt a few Drothers of last yur', coif league enjo)'ing lhe ye;n-end banquel.

I..ocal 39 members arc employed by the City of Oevdand in liS Di~;5;On5 of light ~nd I'ower, Tranic Si",al. MeIer, and Fire Signal. Contract ratification with the city fOI the firsl 'nne in ~~cn yun has been achIeved, The thlee·year rontnel ... ,11 bring U5 d(K('f to the nallOnal Ivcrase wage of the occupation.

The work scene here ISn't \00 prom,s,", Dt the p,c<;enl trme, but the future brings §Ome hope. T he c, ly would like to generate powel alaln. bUI thIS lime generation of electricity .... 111 be achle"ed by burning garb:!IC, of ",'hich Oeveb.nd hal a 101.

U thelC 's any ne ... ·' on opo:nings. fUlure let· lers Will be ~nl 10 the TnEW monthly maliD' Irne

GREOO.Y SO:.ruvtLl.II, T lfAS.

Gollers

Unemployment Bad For Inside Wiremen L.. U. "I, KU ...... AI.O, N.l'..--- I hope ,hal sprinl brines "'lIh II nOI jU5t lhe glimmer of hope. bUI §orne lood hard realilres, such as a beHcr employmen t picture. The ,""de woremen have becn put through Dn unemployment rlln that ilus been dcvlstating 10 many of our Il r01hcl'S. Applent ice\. who normally we re not affecled to any IIUI utent by layoffs. ha~e as a part o f thell tralllrng been e~~d 10 the han.h fact that al umes the economy can only do so much for so many. It c<-rtain]y is a credit 10 ,.ee the'\.(: young llIen and .... omen put m the elfOfl that they ha~e: gening first hand uperi ence in handbllhnl .... :IS D big plus. as "'as tilt'" comm,tment 10 the II lotherhood hy stay· .nl ,n the pro&t~m desp,te beinl I;ud 011 for utt'nded penod~

Ne,otoations wllh the inside ... iremen are gorn, full 1111. and it is upecled Ihat we'lI fare liS well as "'C pOSSibly Can. The members have liven their ~i~ws 10 tm, Ne,oti'ting Commrllee. and If the rolltratton pay allention. Ihis ne· IOIi3tlOn should benrfi, us I II. As of thIS "'"\, ,na. Markcl·Nutone ... ·ill erlher ha"r sculed a lood tontract for lhe mt'mbers or Ihe mrmber· ~h'p w,lI have e.o.crcisrd tlleir plcroga trve . Ar· Cata Gmphia ... ilI be in II\!: same positron: ,t would really be I )hame if the unll members wele unaware or unapprt'~iau~e of the long houri Ind hard ... -ark put III by their com· ",,"ees.

A1 O"""C5' M:onager Adams h~~ sa id t,me lind rime U8uin. the lob alld shop srcwards e:llch it from e.'cryone Dnd arc srldom thanke,l; it rtally ... ouldn·1 hurt to 5:ly "thanb" every now mnd again because your stewards are really your ~ lirst line of defrn50C III upholding our oondi· t;ons.

Don'l forget M~~ is the monlh for nomina· tions of all local and unit oHicers. Plcase don'\ 17

forget the part you play in your local; allend meetings and participate in any activity of your concern, We ..... ere fou nded o n basic union prin ­ciples and our goals haven't changed, but the obstacles have increased, as we all know. Get involved. It's your loca l.

Your etrorts and cooperation have been so effective we've received reports that non·union contractOrll aff: now claiming an affiliation with Local 41. Chrhtmas came twice last year, as our etrons turned Premier Liquor Store around our way, on of all days, Christmas Eve.

The '·tall.:ing proud" campaign is still hot. We, as memberll of the lBEW can not only tall.: proudly about our city, but we are proud of our kx;al and the continuing involvemenl it's having in Buffalo's r~urgence, Uopdully as time goes on, Buffalo and Local 41 can sh~re some well·deserved prosper ity.

After the amount of picketing and hand­billing we've been doing these past few yUTs, it may seem that a reminder of do's and don'ts aren't really necessary, but please take the time to read them.

1. Do NOI Talk 10 An),onl'. If there are any questions about the handbill, say: "Please rud the handbill" and "Thank you." If anyone ap­pearll friendly. or even if you know them, do '101, I repeat, do 1101 sp .. ak wilh Ih .. m. If there ale any questions concerning our activi_ ties . call one of the business agents.

2. Do Nor Block Ihe Drivewuy Or Tile Side. ,,·a/h. If someone stopS, you may walk over and give them a handbill.

l. Do NOI Waml", 0 .. 10 P';"al" Propt'r1y. 4. Do NOI Llllt',. S. Do No, Kno,.,jllg/y lIondbill Any Em.

p/oJ"US, Or Ally Dr/;,' .. ,y p..,-SOt's_ This is im­portant.

6. lIold No Com, .. ,so,ioll' Wilh An"olll', Including Truck Drivr,s 0, O,h"'l Who Muy AIII!III(JI 10 Muke Pickups 0, D..ti,·rries.

The-;e instructions, a. compiled by Business Manager Gene N. Adams, are helping insure th~t we won't suddenly lose our right to hand­bill and inform the public that things are not 3.~ they may appear.

Roatu P. KAszuBowsK', ASST, B.1\.1.

Work Scene Still Not Good; Health, Welfare Benefits Increased I" U. 42, HAR'rFORI), CONN.-Work is still stumbling along, with only a ver~ small mi­nority of the Construction Division emplo},ed. J. William Foky Company has just completed the 345 job in Ludtow, Massachusetts. anti has picl.:ed up another on UI properties, so .... e should be able to keep 3. few of the troops wO/king.

The SITUt lighting and traffic: control jobs have heen slo .... ed to a minimum. as we haye had a vcry serious frost problem. T here have been !;everal records hroken in our area 3.S fu as cold is concerned, driving fro,t down to as far a~ four feet.

[ believe some of the records broken go back to 1~11. So it has been a mo,t dillicult "'Inter.

I am pleased to report thOlt .... e havr been able to incre3.5C our benefits in the IIe:alth and Welfare Plan over tbe: last se,"eral months. The eligibility has been reduced and we are now paying doclor's visits for accidents and

...J illnesse.$. We have doubled the life iMUT3.nCe 0:: and accidental death and dismemberment, There ~ has been an increase in the weekly disability. :::J T hese increases in benefits most certainly oct make Our plan one o f the best around, and Z this has been accomplished with no additional g; costs to our memberll. I bc:lkve a vote of a thanb is due our trustees.

We have been able 10 successfully condude (5 negotiations at Teleprompter of Worcester and a:l the memberll have o,"erwhclmingly ratified a

new three-year contract.

18 We have also concluded a one-year agree­

men t lVith Lewis T ree Compan~, which covers

aU New England. We are in the final stages of ironing out the language at this point in time,

There is onc agreement left in the wings to conclude , and that is WJ'OP RJdio, I do hope to be able to give a complete report on that contract n ~)(t time around.

lAMES D. FUSE., P.S.

Swearing-In

Praldfllt Jim RJ ... of Local 43. S)'rafU5f, N,V .. SWUrs I II .pp~. lka TOIIJ ()p<ora. J i", Thebll, Mike Ry. n, " ehb Prtpon, .IId hm~ Do.IIII.

Brother Hassett, Instructor Su ll ivan Mourned L U. 43, SYRACUSE, N, Y.-In February our local observed a moment of silence in remem­brance of Brother Dick Hassell and Mr. Art SuUiyan, both of whom passed away reeently_ Brother Hassell. born on NO"ember 26, 1924, became a member of our loca l on April I, 1941_ He "'orked for many of the area con­tractors including Brooks Electric, Ridley Elec­tric, and BEC Electric. The s)"mpathy of this IOKal is extended to D id's wife Joan and their family.

Mr. Sullivan, our apprentice instructor for the past 20 years. will fondly be remembered for his expertise as a teacher and his willingness to help apprentices with any and all school problems.. Mr. Sullivan was an engincer for the Gf.neral Electric Company and his field was switchge3.r and transformer work in po ..... er­houses all over the eaStern seaboard. I-I e was responsible for one of the first nuclear safety classes conducted for journeymen in this IOKa!. Af1er he retired from teach ing, he continued as coordinator of the apprentice program, or. dering books and building control boards used in our program. He will alwa~s be remrmbered as a fine man and an ellcellent teacher.

At our February meeting, President J im Ryan gave a prl:5entation on Our Pension Plan. He explained in some detai l the provi. sions of the pl3n; questions pertaining to the plan .... ere fielded from the floor by J im fol­lo .... ing his presentation.

Five apprentices were recently sworn in as memberll of Local 43. They ate Tony Opera. Jim Thelan, Mike Ryan, Keith I'rignon, and lames Doring. A hearty "welcome aboard" was extended by I'resident Ryan and wishes for a long and busy career.

The allcndance at our local meetings, I'm happy to say, has grratly improved during tbe past se"eral months, Keep in mind that issues and information th.t affect our li"c1ihoods arc being discuso;ed and you owe it to yourselves to be informed. An effective membership is an informed membership!

lIuy Union! Buy American! S~MUEL C. IJ~RBEa, I' .S.

Christmas Party Held; Service Pins Presented L U. 48, PORTLAND, ORE.-A erO""d of ovcr SOO people allended the Chr"'tmas meeting­dinner. Each year the pin presentation$ are made at this time and the following recipients were present; 2S'year pins--Edward L Barnes, Leroy F , Barnhart, Lawrence C. Carey, Alan B.

Cassady, Donald B. Ch~nce. Norman W. Cole, Albert A_ Crone, Dennis E. Dalling, Leonard L Keith, Ennis A. Lane, Elmer L Rollins, Charles P. Schwab: 30-year pins--F. B. Elde r. Irwin Ho uston, Jeff Roberts, and John L Teel; n-year pins--lames Doucel1e, Eldon L Kellas, Leo F. Kelt, Bernard W. Shoemaker, and Robert P. Strasser; 45-year pins--Eric Ch ristenson and Francis M . Cook.

We will all miss Josephine Schneberk, who has worked in the office for many yearll. She began her employment with Local 48 in 1944. moved to local III for a short time, and re­turned in 1948. We wish "Jo~ all the ~t in her retirement,

In closing I would like to report that Local 48 members bought more COPE tickets last year than any other local in the Ninth District. Maybe this helped prevent a number of anti­union politicians from gelling ~lected in Oregon.

ROBEIT SmpucK, P,S.

Life-Savers

Brolbt r Sln~ .. A, R O'donbuah ~HI¥~ . .. IBEW Ut~ul .. 1t A ... rd h om AsslslaJlI Bu,ln~~ M all' .C~' B_btan.

l ocal 5 1 Moves Office; New Members Welcomed L U. 5 1, SPRINGFI ELD, ILL-Qn December 29, 1~80, Local 51 moved to i\5 new location at 301 E:m Spruce Street, Springfield, Illinois 62103. and the new phone number is 211-544-84SI. The settins-in process is over and it's business as usual.

Brolherll WiJlilm R. aine and Steven A. Redenhaugh have been awarded the IBEW life-Saying Award for their action in saving the life of Brother John J. Grillis on May 13. 1980. Brothers Bill aine, Steve Redenbaugh, and Joho Grillis were working on a 12-KV circuit on West Columbia StreN in Danville, Illinois, when Brother Griffis came into con· tact with the middle ph3.5e while hanging a 200-amp cutout. Brothers aine and Reden· baugh quicJ.:ly got him down and performed C PR to restore his breathing. Their quick ac­tions were rl:5ponsib!e for saving Brother Griffis' life, On behalf of Local 51, I want to congratulate Brothers aine and Redenbaugh for providing the greatest service to mankind, the saving o f a human life.

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A VOle W~5 conduCled on Deeembc'r 16. 1980. wilh Ihe emplo)'ees of WICS-T V Dnd \ITAX-R.dlo in Sprin81'kld. I1 hnoi5, 10 move Iheir membership 10 Local , L We ... ·cloome lhese members and sincelcl)' lIu~1 and pled8e '0 rep,nenl Ihem 10 the bc'~, of 0'" abi lll)'.

Wort for OUi conscruc,ion membe/5 l~ nOI good al Ihe pre'enl lime And lhe outlook for lhe ncar fUlure dot'sn'l loot mu~h belief.

Allend )'our "OIl metlln" Ihal"l ... here il all be"n,.

DuM Kivu .... P.5.

Secretary Norma Allen Retires After 34 Years of Service l..V. .5J, KANSAS C ITV. \\10. RelJlClllent may me~n man~ dlnelelll Ihmp 10 c3ch 01 u.r-pclh~p!> Ira"el '0 !o<)me or a new hfc-style 10 olheli, OUI recently 10 Loc~ 1 SJ reliremenl meant saymg good·bye 10 a loyal and good fflend. NOfn'a .... Ilen ... ho announced Ihar she would be relillng. Norma has been the seCfe· lar), 10 live b"~IIIt\s man~l:crs ~lId a Bood fdem! IU :1 11 rnclnben. lIavelcI~, and vi~ilors pa,sint! Ihroul\h th is hall for Ihe 1:"1 34 ),carl. Allhough nev(l an 3elu~1 member, ,here have been few .. ho h~ve been 3~ lo)'al 10 Ihl5 local Ind all olg3m~cd IJbor. ~he ..-ill be ml~ed by ~Il-Ibe office ... mtmbcr~. and Ihcir famllln .. ho w,1l alwilY> hold a ~peci~1 place in IhCil hearts for ber. We all "'"h Norma good luck and all Ih.e haPPiness """ib]e in her rellle· menl. We ... ,11 all mlu her 'er)' mu.h

10.1;0. ""e .. elrome Elcanure lieutl, ... Im ha'! laken over for Norma, and "'~h ber good luck Ind onci hn all lhe COOperaliOn we can give ,n her ne ... job, .s .. ·e all ~now bo ... d.flicul\ il can be 10 gel alona "',Ih a bunch of hne hands II I,mes.

We al;o ""ISh 10 npl~s OUI symp;l.lh)' 10 lhe famihlC5 of "Iolhers Maroon ·· Pu\h·' Pulum and Eamesl ··Buffalo·· rolt~ ... bo passed a ... ay since my ]asl arlicle.

1 would JUil Ioke 10 ta~e • few mil'lut" 10 give a fe ... pcBOnal vie,",polnu. I ha~e nOliced Ihat lhe attendance al Inc union m«lInES asaln seems to be Mlme .. hal small I Ihmk " 'e should all start '0 take D hllie more Inlcrc,j In .. hal is going on around U', elpcciully "lth Ihe rt ~enl changes in Ihe federa l Dnd 51ale lLIovernmcnl admiml"alions. Organi~ed labor i. 10ini 10 h~ve som~ lough b~1l1e~ in Ihe comml YC3/5 and .... e all have 10 pull rogc:ther 10 prolecl our inleresl; wc can bellm by allendll'a Ihe monlh ly meelinl1.S. Uniunj,m can sti ll provide and pro· leCI Ihe inICle'l of Ihe .... orking mDn bUI on])' throu8h dedic~lion and hard work h)' jls memo bef5. A prime enmp]e " Ih~1 of Ihe .... orken ,n Poland .. ho $lIuck for ,ecolnlllon and 1m· proved condi'ions. Granted Inc condilions and odd, Ihal Ihey face Ire fJ' dlnelenl Ihan Ihose: we face bUI Ihe fuel remainl lhal It is .... orking for them because o f Iheir belief ,n a CIUse Ind ,heir rdenll"' etTolI 10 achieve it. leI"' all lIke nole and reevalu3,e ou.....:lvC$ to sec if we .re pUlling OUI Inc ne«SSll)' eftorl 10 main· lain Ihe "andJrdl ""(: no .. enJO),.

Jl~ L "'"CII. I' .S.

Charlie Ahern Retires; Work Scene Slow I_V, 58, OETH:OIT, MICII.-Gleehnss from Detroil BrOlhe" Ind S"ICTIl-Thl\ pasl I)c· cember. II rOlher Charlie Ahern rei ired from Local n. Ch31he .... S In''I~led ;nlo l ocal 1 \86. lionolulu. H~w~ii, in 1944. lie came 10 Oc:. lroil Ind became a member of I.ocal '8 in 1946. He ha. been nCllve in l ocal " pohlics, bccomin, a member of the Journeyman T ruin­lng Commillee "nd Ihe Education Commillee in 1975. lie ~rvcd on bbor.m"nalemcnl in 1972 and has been electcll 10 tlK: Executive Board. As aClive as Chalile has been, I" m ~ure he wilt be ao liii>C1 10 Ihe H:etirees. Wive" and

Wido .... s Org3nil.alion during feliremenl. Good luck and bcl;1 .... i~hes. Charhe!

SpC3kin, of bem, acm·c .n Ih~ ]ocal union. .. ·hen WllS lbe 1:"1 lime )·ou par1lclp)led In Mln.elhing 10 do for l.ocal n~ And d.,..·1 Ihlnk mailing in )'our dul:'> or ~ho"'lng up II Ihe Ioca] picnic each )UOlmer qu~hllc. ),ou a. a ··p3flicipanl." Thue Dre man), wa)'1 ~ou can help: ask aboul srr~ms on a comnUIICC. help counl ballols for ele~lIono; lbe Emelullnmenl Commillee can al .. a)'\ "se hdp pUlUnS"" Iheir veal picnies, pickelma .. ·hen lhe busme'l man· lacr dtems il necu~lIr)'. eon\libulina 10 our blood driVC". running for an eleclive JIO'Iilion. and man), olher .,..DyS, .... hich Ire 100 numerous 10 menllOn, OUI Ihe mosl .mpollanl Wi)' 10 pu· liclpate. and cerlaln])' the le:ut Ilme-con.uming. is to allend )'our monlhl), membcMlp meel­inl'. Sounds (35)' enough. bUI where .re yuu people? I don·1 ... anl 10 hear llmse \ame old e"cu~~"1 forgol." ,· It w~, bowlinl nighl." "I didn'l feci ~." '·The cal "'a, 'Iek" The union metllng IS )'our ch~nce 10 hear .... hn \I

,oina on in lhe local. firsthand. When )'OU ask somebody "'ho asked some bod)' ... hal wenl on 81 Ihe meeling laSl niGh t. you mB)' only aCI one point of view or pos~ibly a few impor lant fa ~t' are lefl OUI. and Ihls misinformation .preads. Gel do .. n to Ihe hall. get 10 know Ihe flCI$ on issues. and sce .... hal tind of job ),our eleclctl OmeNS arc doing-I hey n«d your inpul. The" In 100 mcn who ~how up for meellnllS arc IUllning )'our local_alfeclin, you· pa)' Ind con· diliono. All of you h: .. e oa,d II one Ilnl(' or anOlher Ih31 you .. ·ould like 10 Jee Ih'l or thll changed. Wdl, ho ... mlny "'-r illcn propoSiIs dId ),ou ~ubmll 10 Ihe Ncgo .. a .. ng Commulee II the IaSI ronlrl~l? 11 ·5 lime >0" 101 in~ohed. Re­member. you COl your job Ihrough Ihe union hall, nOI Ihe conlractor. No mailer ,,·hl. Ihose COl'llr.Clon .... ilI k«p you only IS lonl IS U bcneliu lhem. Many of our members who hive been ... ith a conlf.Clor for I lonl lime Irt lulnmg Ihls impollPnl 1cslOn •• nd If Ihty lei condilions slide dunng this peliod. il II Ihey who "'111 ha,·c 10 suffer undu wme new " lIr01htr" who IS followona In Iheir old fOOl· Mel'S. If you are go,nl 10 betong 10 I UniOn, support n, pr;oclia. il~ behcf~, and you Will rcap the re .... ards.

I rcgrel 10 mform Ihe membcr~hip of thc dealh of ll rolhcr LeWIS Md CHan. P Iflircll n'ember of Local j8. Le"ls paned i"~y at hi5 home in Olremonl. California on January I ). 1981 ..... here he lived In rtUremenl Wllh hl~ "Ife . Irene. BrOlher McFerran had heen a member of Local 58 since 1921. lie "'ill be ~'tatl)' mis<ed by many friends. I would like 10 Ihank Irene for pas,;n, Ihis information 10 me Plld onvlle others ... ho have ,Iems of inleresl 10 do the same

The oul-of-"ork lisl stands II aboul 800 men Ind ... ·ork i$ 510 ..... We lllO haH aboul 100 apprenlicC$ oul of ,,·ork. ' -he unemployment pICture ;n Michigan IS bleak. Ilel,,·een ~hlrnpinl car ules alld Infblioll in Bentnl. we·re hurhna Buy American' Help fiahl il'lHationl

80. KINSOU, P.S.

Annual Awards Party Held By local 59 l..V_ 59. J)ALLAS. TF.X.-The annual Iward) pari)' fOl Local S9 ... u held II the Eaecullve Inn Friday. ~plember 26, 1980 .... nh nurly )00 members and ,,·ivcS auendm8 ..... fter • very cnjoyable donnel. an inlereslln, program ... 15 presenlctl and special. ondiv,dual recolnl1l0n wn Civen 10 those Brothers who havt sen.-td Ihe IUEW fa ithfully for !O years or more

The lonle~ny award, ... ere presented by Inler· nllional Represenlalive T ommy Hammer ;lnd Brolhcr Steve Corlcy, president o f Loca! '9. w,lh the ablc assistance of II rOlhtr Jumu I'orcman.

Among Ihe many receiving .... ard' ,"ere lhe " ,.year recipients: Brolhers Raymond Caruth, e. E. Ferau!;Qn, Ind E. L K,laus. Fml),-yur Pins were presentctl 10 BrOlhers lI ilt Cald .. ·cll, F. S. Caudle, R. C. Collins, W. U. Darsey. J . W.

Awards Party

T"~"" .'''r 8n\lhu., II't .. " ro ... Ittl 10 riIIllIl, .r. Clc •• L_lcr. SiIt"o ............ r$. J .... Wd>b, WUu.. .. Aa4tl'Wll. Ro .. 1d Sc1011. _ d S,..rt Wtlh; 11-=" to .. , Sa.. I'nullo..la. TN M .... IlI. , ....... KtII ... ,.. AIII_,. Lori.. 1)0,,114 IUlna .. "rtllI. ud T ....... . WlIro\u.

Johnslon. E. 0 , PI/mh. S. D. PellaO, Hen Po",·dl. Willy, Ray!. Bryan L Sands, C. M. Savalle, 0 R. S<:on. George W. Slalrr. Roland V~I. V.lion \\alla(e, Ind Jen W. Ward. T .. elve BrOlher, recrlved )'-y(3' p,ns; 20 rece"·ed 30· yUr pms; 18 rccdved 2~·)'tar pins; and 28 received 20-ycar p,n,.

The Iwards pally is Ihe one local union affair Ihal broncs III Ihe umlS of Local S9 logclhu. ~ueh II Ihe 5lan. eOnl1lu.lion. hnemen. ma'nle· nance. tIC. So II 15 nalUra!!y a lime 10 lealJ~.e

how wide'prcad Ihe LUEW really is and see ho ... each award il accrpled ... ilh a measure of pnde -each member is proud 10 be I pall of Ihe IDEW. Th" meeting of BrOlhers and Ihe swap· p'"a of lall lalel Ihal arc moS! electrify",. sori of run rampanl dUII/'1l the evening. " Man. you're "Ire IICl1l11~ grny." is a mosl corlllnon ,reellllll wilh the fa~! telponse. "That"s okay. II bn15 Iha l bald;n, shine you·re .. eanng. lIy Ihe ";ay, .. ho's YOUI hlirdreucr? The)' rcally did I ncal job of Slrelchin, your head of 5kin."

Then Ihere .. ·as the comment by one or Ihe 40-)'ur I'm recipients. '· 1 don·1 mind genma otd. u'$ IU)I Itllinll so old so )'OUnl Ihal bolhen mc."

"Look Ihrle. J,m·o Nit buek]e is lel\ln8 .... y OUI m fronl of h,m; he's jU~1 had 100 many samplings of Ihe liquid f,om Ihe val:'

And on and on II ... ·ent. All in all. " .... as I very enjo)'able evening and Ihe local union office pelsonnel Ind the A ... ards Pany Commlllee arc 10 be complimenled 01'1 • very fine evenil'l8·

R. P. O·RrLEV. P.s.

Write Representatives About Prevoiling Wage l..V_ 60, SA "'; A~"ONIO. T.;X._ Well, here .... e 10 Iglln_ Two yurs 110. .pproximately 10.000 dedic31ct1 umon Brolhcr~ and S'Sltn m3llhed on Ihe Slate Cap'tol. '" .... ustin. 10 pro­lell ~ bill before the k"is13lUre tha! would 300llsh the SIalc·, prevaling ,,·agt. abo known as " l illIe Davis·Dacon:· II rnlly .... as a rt .... ard­ina sillhl 10 see all Ihose union " rothers and Sislers come logelher. 10 show our stare leaders ho ..... e fee] .boul a decent Wille for "'Olkmg people. '9

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This session of Ihe !e"islalUre hardly ,ot 0 11 Ihe ,round before anothu bill was introduced to abolish the $late', "p~vailin, wage."

Let's hope "'e don't have to march on AUSI;n alliin. Write your rep~"t.tives and kl I~m know how you feel .bout ,ubstandard waaes.

You Brothers who n.ve becn on the rond for I while will be pkasanlly $urprised when you retLirn and see OLir new buildina. AhhoUllh we have been in it sin<.:e lasIILlmr..u . thi s is the lirsl <.:hlnce I've had to repOrt on il. It is not • hi,h­rise. but ;t serves our needs nry well. with plenty of room for upans,on. if ne<.:C'Ssary.

The Wireman', AssodatiOn held ils annual Clccl;on on hnuary S, and Ihe ne .... officers Ire H follo .... s: president. David Gontales; lirst vice presidenl. Oscar Glye; lC<.:ond vice presidenl . Rene Carreno: secrelary. Ro land Almenda rey: and Irusure r, John Weber.

I .... ould like to lake this oppOrtunity to say "hdlo" 10 our Brothe,., Ind Sislers in Lonl SUo GIGbc. Arizona.

I wish everyone. V('ry happy and safe EaSier holiday.

Remember, buy union. Ind see you .t the meelin ..

T OMMY DA.vts. I' .S.

Past Presidents

Negotiations Bogged Down; Tool Show Planned l..U. 68, DENVER, COLO.-Negotia tions for our local union's Inside Unil have bogaed do .... n. and I t the. presen l lime it Ioolu like we Ire hud· inl for Wash in,ton and the C IR. BrOtM'" BIll lierrernan. J immy Wanace. Ind John Gorton. our NegOliatin& Comm,uee. l ion, .... ith Ii roth! r J Im Campbell and mysel f ICrvln, 1.5 ahernltes. have held many, many meetinp ,,-ith lhe <.:On"ae· lor group; lOlllg is 510 ..... and .... ith many mI les to 10, we jusl ra n OUI of time. Ily the time thi s in ue of the Jmmw/ comes OU I. we will kno .... Ihe Coun<.:;l's dedsion.

\\fbile most o f Ihe inte.c~a here in our juris­diction is runn"'g alonl Ihe I",e$ of Ihe <.:unent nelotlation,. other thina' .re happen in,. The local unio n's Action Comminre held ilS fiut drawin, for a "Wed:end for Two." Brother Terry Thomas was the lucky ,,-;nncr ..... ho rnjoyed IWO days II the Denver Marrion 1I0ld, ddu~e room, mcal., and a ll o f Ihe trimmings, The Adion Commiuee i, alreDdy going Ihead with its nUt phllnned "Weekend for T wo." .nd 1\ Ihe pr~nt time it looks like it will be 01,11 of to .... n. with eilher Colorado Springs o r Esles

" a,k as the site. While I;"ketl for Ihe dnlwiq are distributed I I .11 of Ihe union meet in,,, the dra .... "'g is held . t the lenet.1 membership meetinl. firsl monlh of the quarter. All members arc eliaible for .he drawina.

Another item beinl initiated by Ihe local union', Action Commillee is • propOsed tool show. Present plan, (111 fo r April ", 9:30 10 S:30, It'l hoped that many of Ihe aru sale, rep resen. tativa .... ilI be anibble II lhe ~ho"" to show their product$, old as well ., new. We hope Ibt I II o f our members will comc on down ' 0 lhe unIon hall , sec these new products. and .<.:quaint .hem· selves with their u~e. Brothers John D. Nord· lande r and Glen A. I'endland. Jr ., Ire in eharae o f this projeci o f I~ Achon Commltlee.

The Eleclrical Federll Credi l Union will be holding it, annual meet ina laler thi' month, and should make for a report in next month', issue of the }au.,nQ.l.

" ast presidents of our local union were hon. o red I I the J lnulry meetinl of lhe: lenen l membership. as Urother Oalenc\' McCracken wu presented. lavel .. the newest pUt presi­dent. Olher past presidents who ",ere Ible 10 attend spOke. few words abou l 11'11' lime Ihey scr~ed .. president, Ind Ihe position', relation to the loc. l union at the presenl time. Bes ides BrOlher McCr.cken. Brothers hd: Spalr, Chl,les DeMoulin. ROberl T lylor, Ind Benny Feldman Were .ble 10 attend. Brothers MIke Dl iley. Ray Kukol. Ind Forresl "Brick" Thomp­son were unable 10 auend due to skkness or Irave]i n&-

I will dose th is monlh', repOrt with lhe: fol· lo .... inl: ~The quk kcsi and simplest wly to qui l c;garetlu is to "op smoking Ihem and Slarl ea ting them, If every time YOLi want to smoke I ciaarellc , you cat one inslead. pretty soon Ihe VEry si,ht o f a ci,lrelle will make you quile m.M

S« you It Ihe local umon meeting ... Thl l', where it's happen;n&-

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Senal .... ROIl J. ~llelit> .. llu or a....caJ 11. Sel' tle, W"dl., RlaiAH .... ' ''''110 SU'e Se .. , .... _I.

Three-Year Agreement Signed; Construction Work Slow LU. 11, SE.A"n·Lt:, WASI-I._The Hanford AtomIC Metal T"des Council ne,ol1alions Ire ovcr Ind they have settled fo r a Ihrcc·~ear agreement. On February III. 1980. toe.l11 went 10 court on Cha.ter Amendmenl No. , a,lenl Sy$tem) In Ihe C,IY of Selule. In early December I dn:ision " 'as rca;ved: ho,,·ever. it " -as un· favorlble to the local. We are now so"''' back 10 the Court of Appuls for reconsiderltion. and if necess-ary, to the Supreme Court. This will all lake l ime to ge t throu,h the <.:ourll. bUI if "e arc 10 have justice we have to keep on Ii,hlinl.

We just lin ished In arbitration case in the SpOkane area on flrsl aid cards as 10 who pays Ihe Wlln.. We should be lellina • de<.:ision on this sometime in hnulry of 1981,

BrOlher Ri<.:hard Ueck hiS been IppOln ' ed assi~ lan t business manaser for Ihe Spohne office and Brother Charley Silvernail' is now back in the SUllIe offi<.:e representing Ihe PUStl Power membersh ip. At Ihe lime of this .... ritin' construclion is Ilill very slo .... acron the state. We hope: to have some work by summer.

UI ,., fJlI "fJd 1M "06/«,," a/ au' fSEW CQ~lil/ • .,ion Q.nd ,r/,eJh ou.' ",rmo"rl oj ,lIif ,rrm "Q.dt UIIIOI' mOl'tmtm.

The 1980 elections are OVU but the COPE. endorsed candidates did nOI come Ihroulh as expected. Ilowenr. IWO members of Locll 11 won their eIC<.:I;On fo r Slate Uouse Repre~en l a·

tive and State Senator. Drother Ron neild· spacher from Granacville. Id~ho. employed as a journe)·man lineman for Washln,ton Waler Po .... er. retained his Id .. bo State .xnalOr·s selt. Ron has done a very goOd job III Ho;sc, and .... e wish him the beSt of luck, OrotMr Gary Scoll, .. journeyman lineman wi th Snohomi.h County P UD won r«IC<.:lion 10 his ,"ond lerm at Wa~h.

inClon State 1I0u'oC of ReprC$Cntalivn. Brot~r Stoll lives in Sillton, Washinston. and hu been B lonltime member o f Local 77. Hrother ScOIl hIlS done I tine job in 'he: lio use: of Represenla· tives. Good Iud: 10 both of Ihc<.e Brothers. With the over .... helmin. <.:h3nacs in lhe. kaislltive bou§CS, llbor candIdates wlll need a Irul deDI o f help from the labor movement 10 be able to hold off advcrK le,islation.

Negotiations I re loinl hot and huvy th,oulh· out the Siale. At every bargaininl table we are feelins a stilT rcsistMce which is directly atlribu. lable 10 the results o f the recent elec tion.

In behalf o f the members al $cattle City UJ,h1 we arc appt.hnl . n Idverse: de<.:ision to Ihe Supreme Cour l o~er the inslltution of I person· nel srSlem based on the merit system.

R'CIIA. ao Rr:x.EU, B.M .

Christmas Party

Rel!tftl a .... 1" lr wl.q ell,JoJ I Clorist ... ""111 elveD ID ,"I. bolO •• , LonII 10, Nocfotk , VL

Tb .... e 0' Ibe n llren "' Ihe lunchtoll Plr11 I.h time '0 ch. 1 .. IIh Sa"I •. LeI! '0 rI_hl aN Je .. t11 aak,.,., MI • ., TIIo"' ... Sanla U. D. iloilO ...... . Jr.). u. J .... o.'·lIlPOtI .

Retirees Enjoy luncheon; Many Members Not Working LU. 10, NORFOLK, VA.-SO fir Ihis yur. "'·c have had plenty of <.:old weather. bUI no snow or rain. Water we nced, Conservatlon o f our water in the four citie5 has been a moSI for many month, no ..... dut to IU the lakes ,o;n, dry. since we hive not had Iny rain or ,now. Many arus are pla<.:;ng fin es on w3ter users who usc more Ihan the amount anolled them. Fo r you 8rolh~n workin, out of 'o .... n. like those long hot 5ho"'e"'~ beuuse you can' l when you gel home.

The Wisc Ole J ourntym~n hRd this 10 say about years: " Yean are like women. ~ou Ilwa~s hope Ihe next o ne will be beIlU."

The relired members and thei r ... ·;ves ,,·ere invited to I very lpedal lun<.:heon jllsi prior to Christmas Ind an enjoyable lime was had by In.

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1'0/ Ihe pMI several yUr, Ihe local union has sponsored Ihese lunchwns pnd ge l-Iogelheu for our relired mfmbers. As In Ihe put. il WI. jusl ,reat. There was plen ty of food I.nd drink with lots o f ,ood run in sWlpping put history wilh one I.nOlher. As I've sl.id before, if you lib 10 Mar lal1 tales of 1M pHI, IMn you should be al one of these Ulitcc leHOlethetS- These BrotMB are a joy to be I.round~ Ii"enin, 10 Ihem makes you proud to be a membet of the IREW, We all owe I. ,rut deal to au. retired Ilrothers, as il was Ihey woo tauahl many of us Ihe tude .., I.pprenl ices. May ... e always remember our retired Drolhers in Inc dl.YS I.nd yeal'$ Ihel.d. God bltu.

The Ladies AUJliliary meeU on,e I month for ,000 fdlowship, Why not like lime and join this fine group of ladies and meet wilh Ihem?

Happened 10 overhear one of the fine ludies say 10 anolher, "Sometimes I wouldn'l mind being replaced by automation:' (My, I thouahl aU women', work has been replpced by IUIO­ml.tion, J U§i Ir.idd,n,).

NcW$ in a nut shell; The work bench is ~1I11 ple",y warm, IS

mnny are out of work: Greenbrier Shopping Mnll is coing both wRyS, some union, some non·union; neaotialions Ire jU51 about finished (will be by the lime you read this): many Brothers OUI sick with the "nu bu,": no new. on the oil rdinery or fUlUre coDI piers; DePaul IInspilal', addI tion Wfnt Union, electricaUy.

ltonard H. Saunders pused IWIY in January. Il rothe. Saunderl had been reti red about three years, III' had worked for Ocean f!lectric since Ihe belinning o f Ocean, I'rior to that he had been employed with Mechanical Enlineerl I.nd Mechanicl.l Ulilitics. lie will be missed by 1.11 who Itnew I.nd worked .... ilh him, Our deepest condolences to hiJ family.

Is thtre I.ny lruth 10 the rumor that dectr;" cians who won't wear hlrd hats don't rully have anything to prolect? A careless journey­man i~ just an I.ccidenl loin, $Omewhere to happen. A minute for $afety is beller Ihan I month fo. replirs. Today it the ItIO'It importanl dlY in u relY. The more you hur .bout ,..fely, Ihe Ins ),011 hear lbollt accidents.

Easter Sunday is only a few days from now, so don your new Euter bonnfl Rnd p:l tk up the family in the CDr Dnd allend Elmer scrvices al your church. In the life of Chri"ians every­where, Eas ter is a very special day-"Chri51 arose."

Word 10 the Wi$e; "God rommrmlt'lh l lis loo'r /U,,'prJ US, in Ih"" "'hile ,,·e "'rrt yt'l ,iIlIlUI, Ch,/s-/ llied lor UI," RQllluIII $;8

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Bowl ing Tournament Again Successfu l LU. '1. DAYTON, OIfIO-GrcctinlS, Il roth­erS and Sisters. I...o<:al u.'s bowling lournlment was a successful even t allin. Everyone bowling in it seemed 10 enjoy Ihemsclv~ (even if they didn'l bowl weU), Brother Ken White was the top pin bUSier for the dlY. lie .... on Ihe Iin,les evenl bowlinl ,I.mes of 244, 11), Ind 216 for I.n .ctual pins lotll of 66). W,th the 506 he bo ... ·led in the doubles event, K en al$o .... on t .. ·o trophies for lhe totll pins ,clual, 1,169, and 10lal pins wilh hlndicap. 1,36 1, Conllrllulltions, Kenl In the doublcs event Il rothers Paul Conley Ind 8utch Fergu~n won high I.ctU11 with I lotal of 1,146.. 8 rothers Jhan Iteh and Dou, Taylor ... ·ere the doubles evenl winners. They bowled 1,26-1 when III the pins had sellied I.nd Ihe handicap was added. Conlritulilions I.nd I. Wive of lhe bowlinl towel 10 these Dmthers,

The Loeal B2 intramural bnketball league recently ended and Drother Terry Che5~mDns' blue ICBIII was leallue winner with a S and I record . Good luck 10 all four lum, in the up-­coming tourn3ment.

I would like 10 take I few lines and report the nam~ o f some of our officers and represen­tatives. Officer. of our local .re Pre,lden l William J , Fj~hfr, Vice P resident Charles

I).orror. F inancial Secretary William Stewart, Recordinl Secretary Shelby ROlers, bnd T reasurer Thomps Ha tcher, Members of the Execulive I).oard are Brothers Wayne Ches~man. Kenneth Delancy, Doullas r.hhoney. Charles Toon. BusinCSli Manaf:tr Alvin LeWIs, As.\,'~lant Business Mana,ers Edwlrd J , Manley and II l.rry Travis.

I will leave you with this: I 1000 un ion is supported by ilJ membershIp. Be proudl Ill' union!

'Energy Conservation Is A Must,' Says Scribe L.V. 86, ROCIII>:sn :R, N.V,-Shortly Gfter reading with iniere'l President P illl.rd', Editorial Comment, "We Musl Become Enerty Indepen­dent," in the February is.~ue of our Jo,",,,,,I, a copy of "Energy Upbul," published by the Comminee for Energy Iwareness, passed over this desir., The January issue has several inler­eSling articles induding Ihe followinl ;

A Dedaration of EnerllY Independence When in the Course of lI uman Events the

people of I country face a serious Ihrut 10 Iheir economic welfare, independence of action a nd national secll,ity. they a re enlilled to prOleCt themselves aaainsl thai Ihrut.

The ucessive American dependence on im­ported oil ;5 jusl such a peril, We now mU51 rely on foreilln countries for half o f the oil we use. amounling 10 one-fourth of all the ener&y we COMume. This dependence jwpardlles the inde­pendence and welfare of our natIon and Ihe well-bein, of each indi'idual citi«n, The Irow­in, compelition I.monlill countries for dlmml~h· inl oil supplies is I. mDjor threat to world peace. We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident:

The Uniled Slates is blessed with the resources 10 secure our entrlY future. Coal, ai!, las, and uranium I.re abundant ''''thin our bordftS- Our lechnoloaical strength Ind spirit of innovllion can lead 10 still other ener,y I.lternalivC5.

By diminalinl "nte Ind by encoulali". development of all our energy resourccs. Ihe Uniled Slates c;>n free itsclf from foreign domi­n;>lion and beller provide U5, il$ ei tiuns, with Ihe prosperily, health, frecdom and peace that we desire. We. Therefore, Ihe Citilens of the Uniled Siales;

• Vow to reduce enerlY wlSte. p"'liculltly $aving on our usc o f oil;

• UrIC leaden of government and induSlry 10 speed up prodUClion of domestic al l and 11'1, 10 upand the use of eleclridly generated by coal, hydroelectric and nudear energy, Dnd 10 upe· dhe developmenl of promisinl enerlY technol·

olies, including solar enerlY, fusion, and syn­thetic fuel.: and,

• I'ledle to SUppo~1 the national effort 10 call allention 10 thes.e ,oa]s under the banner of American Enerl)' Week, March 15-2], 1981,

While American Enem Week, Ml.rch 15·21, is h'StOry, Ihe above Declln.tion i>e«>mes more applicable every day. Individual enftlY conser­villon is I. must, IS i, conllcling your Sl~te and federal 1; llSlatol'$ dem,ndml Iheir immediale Dllenllon to thi'! high pnorilY item.

RtCttuP MITcufLL. P.S,

l ocal in Negotiations; B,M. Appointed LR. LU. 90, Nt;W IIAVEN, CONN._N~gotjal;ons have bo:en going here at Loca] 90 for the pall Ih lee montlu. Proercss is slow. but recently il bllS shown some marked aetivi ty. with bolh parties belinning 10 approach the mailers 1.1 hand with. real sen$\" of concern for Ihe other's problems. Members of the union's Negolialinl Committee include H ugh McGuire, Giro I!sposi to, Tony Tomei, and Dick raMg,os,i,

An all-out cfforl is currently beina made by tltese members to secure the best possible pDck­ale for ' he unio n membership. We are ap· proachinl the resolve of thtse mailers with a ,enuine concern for Ihe dectneal induslry, of ....hich we Ire all I. part, ]1 is nOI I. unilateral type of approach that one takes in this ne,otl.· IInl proce,,; Ihe lesitimate concerns of one are the leliliml.te concerns of 1.11,

Together .. e mu~1 approach the problems of our industry and Illempi 10 find Ihe resolve thl.t IS mutually benelkil.l to both the union member­shlPII and to the conlractOf$ with whom we dul.

I 1m of Ihe opinion thlt ... e sl\ould not J.ook to the Council on Industrial Relations IS the vehicle with which we solve our loeal problem'!: those problems, no mailer how insurmounilble Ihe), may Ippear, should be handled by the rcspeellve parties al Ihe local levd, We know betler lhl.n I.nybody ... ·hal is hcsl for those whom we represe.nL An eftort to I.void bringinl our problems to the C I R is bejnl and will conlinue 10 be made.

An appoinlmtnl made recen tly by the office o f the Vice President here in Ihe Second DiSlriet made the membenhip Iware o f Ihe ract thDt they will shortly see a chan,e in their bminns mlnller, Dick Plnagrossi, incumbenl business ml.naltr, with service 10 Ihe local union extend· in, over I period of 10 yeln, has been appointed to tlte Second District stall IS an ln lernllional Representalive by rresident Charlcs II . Pillard, l 'his appointmenl was made upon the recom· mendation of International Vice President John

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: Address CHANGED? i tBrothers and Sisters, we NAME , , , , ,. , , ' .... " ...... ,.,',. , , , ..... " ...... " I Iwant you to have your NEW ADDRESS ,., ..... , ........ , ................. . I IJOURNAL! When you I : ~~::S, a ~~~~e I~~ a~~ . , ' , , 'c:" ' .... ,. , , , .... , 'st~!~' ...... , , , ... iiI>' ~ . ,. I I know, Be sure to In- PRESENT LOCAL UNION NO. ",., ... "', ... , ... ,', .. r '" (elude your old address I g: l and please don't forget CARD NO ... , .. ,.,"", .......... ,.,', .... ,., ...... I -

Itf wnkf,own _ el'lKk willi loe .. Unton) ...J 110 fill In L U. and Card I INo.Thls lnformatlonwlll PENSION MEMBER 0 I g: II be l~PIU1, In Check~9 OLD ADDRESS ......... ..... ... , , ... , ....... , .... " I ~ an eeplng our r - I ~

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I" IOU h..,e changed FORMER LOCAL UNION NUMBER ............. ,"',. ! 5 r local unlon_, we mUI' I --. I h81f. numberl 01 both. Mail Tt, Circulatiln Departllent I 15 I Interllliiollli BrotllerllDod I f Electrical Workers I CI:I I 1125 15111 Stree~ N,W~ Was. inVII, D. t , 200115 I -I ! 21 ~---------------------------------------

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Flynn. mnd II Wilt Imh tfftci in tarly April. The appointment ;~ looked upon u the conlinualion of a previollsly utcnded privllelte, that hav;nlt been liven by on" of Ihe finesl memberships in th" BrOlherhood. the membership of Loc.1 90. New ltav"n. Connecticut. The conunu.tion of Ihat pr;~,I"le pro~Idn for. rotrvice 10 ISEW membc., III .nolher capaclly.

The objecti'es of thai service ar", as thty have in Ihe II~SI. 10 make the orllDniulion and Ih" member. ~lrOIljj;, proud. and rCSJ>C'clcd.

SpC'a~inll for I)ick 1':mDllrossi. aJ Dick PanDo Jros~i; " It i, an overwhelminll honor Ind PliVllt,e, one Ihal i. Dpprtdaled .nd resJ>C'cled. and one, Ihe sour.:c from "'hieh II callie will nol be forlollen."

DICK l'ANAIl_ossa. n.M.

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QrOI~. Pal J',"~"",'. da ... hlu Klm""'rl, Nk'olc "" Ifqullnlrd .. llh Sanll uri, In Ilr •.

Work Scene Slow But Future May Be Bette r LlJ. 102. I'AT.;RSON. N.J.-DlOlhea. as of Ihis wnlln, .... ork ill sull slow bec.use o f the "nlher, We hope Ihll " ';Ih beller ... ·ulher Ihe iobs Ihal art on the boo~s will bellll 10 lei off the ,rOllnd.

T he Reallan adminislralion has laken oUiee and 11 iii 100 urly to tell jusl how Ihe chanlt of Ind"rship and ,hifl of power to ... -ard Ihe Re· publican Parly "'II] aff"ct our livehhoods.. liope­fully. the .... orkinl persan w.1I nOI be msk"d 10 ~houlde r Ihe whole burden of economic sacri. fice. called for b~ President ReDs"n. It seem' all 100 en~y fo, our ltaders 10 expe~1 the poor. Ihe disa trecled, and Ihe .... orkin' III~pay(f 10 tndure II d,'proponoonale amounl o~ Ihe hard­ship! in(uned in .ny remedy PUI forth 10 cure our "urlent e~onomiC .. on. The nch. the po .... er broke.s.. and Ihe Ilfle eompan," ., ... /lys man· a8-e 10 "nprove IhclI silualions while our s\l.nd. ard of h~inl ronunually ,hp$ back loward a darker I;me .. hen II "'orker W3$ nOthinl more than an induw,~1 ~rf.

I faol 10 ~" how deConlloll;nl oil and IIU p.kn "'IlL help reduce innllllon, Is Ihis d"conllol rulty necusary. c'pecially in light of record profils on lOP of record profils for the tasl Ihr"e years " 'ith one company 'el>< .... inll • prolil in ucen of $Sl.~ billion in 1980 a lone? The monty

doe~,l'1 appea r 10 be ,oin. ,nlO new exploration for 0<1 and 8U bUI into uplorin, olh". busi. ne5!>C5 lhal Ihey CDn buy and own, II siands 10 reason Ihal if it cou, morc money 10 manufac' lure an item and it liso ClHI' more to Iransporl thai ilem to Ih" mlrkelplac" due 10 hilher ener8-Y CO$I'J. Ihcn lhe prke of tha t ilem .. -ill h ... " 10 rise In orde, 10 co~er Ihe Increased (lHIS. Perllap$ our leaders know mo,e Ihan Ihey have shown us. I ("rln",ly hope sa for our sake.

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Business Agent Tay lor Appointed New Business Manager L.U. 10J. BOSTON. MASS,-In Ihe monlh of January. Ihe local was honored by Ihe appoinl­ment of Dick Mon.h.n 10 Ih" IBEW 51aff as rrprU('nlative for Ihe St'eond District. The &0:<:­ul,,'e Board .• ctml on hiS rtiilnalion. inlff_ vie ... ·ed applicanl, to filt Ih" void of busin"" manager unlil Ihe Jun" election.

Business Alenl lick Tlylor WIS selecled, and yo ... ·ed he would conhnut 10 press on wilh Ihe 5tronl and prosrts$iv" idell employed by his predecessor, Dick MonAhn.

Jack strv"d on the Examininl Doard fo r !hr« years. as vite pruidenl for li~ years. and busi· nen agenl for IWO Qnd one·holf yea rs. He ;5 a Iraduale of Ihe lI orurd Trade prOlram and i5 only a few CredllJ from reCl';Vinl his bachelor's delree I t Northea.lilern Unlyersity. Thesc 1",'0 m"n hue St'rvtd local IO) .. ell o~"r the yealS. .nd ... e .... i'h Ihem ... ·rll in Ihell new endeavors.

Work Wl$ very slow durinl Ihe .... in ter monlhs: Ihi, mlghl be IUribuled to Ihe ID Ck of fuel 10 heat lhe con"iructlon IIIU, and al$O Ihe prohib;liv" COSI of healina Ihue jobs,

AI Ihis .... flllIll Ihina~ arc pitkinl up, Mayor While announced . $ IOO-million job II De""ey Square. Exttn$ive COn~1ruction plans al Ihe Bird Island area of 1.0L;an Airport Drc IiOOn to be slarted .

We ar" slilI picketinll Shah Construclion on

Ihe walerfronl }ob wi lh hOI)d of pick.ng up Ihe neXI IWO phase.. Our hals are off to you II rolhers who have pickel"d Ih., job. for it has to be the moSI Idv"TSc ... ·cather condillOns we have come up .... "'St. I know your efforts Will ... nOI be in W'ln.

We hive rtlson 10 5USpect Iioney ... ell Ind Johnson Service may be: liublellinl Iheir com­puter-operGlcd "nerlY manalemtnl systems to non·union 5hops, If you come across .ny of ltie work b"inll done, please nOlify Ihe hall.

I am IlId 10 rcpor l Ihe dnlhs of Francis J. Fanninl o f the MBTA, Waller J. Lawless, Fr"d La .... son. Jr .. H. Tibbelts, Dick While, J{"yin Mulhtrn. Ind Jlmti Snow. Our sympalhy IOC$ out 10 Ihe families of Ihesc Orolh"($.

Thought for the monlh: " Imalinalion is more importanl than knowl"dge."_Einsle:n.

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Five Members Go Bock to Work; Office Manager Retires LU. 111. Ofo:NV.:R, COLO.-Local III was slIccessful in leuing fiye of our mtmbers back to .... ork, I fl er they had been terminaled. I t Ihe Public Service Company, Comanche Po .... er Planl. Four of Ihe members wer" OUI of wo,k for "ilhl monlhs before Ihe Company Il reed to

• put Ihem hark. The fiflh 8rolh"r Wali off IWO months before the Complny put him blck 10 '" work. The }ob of Ileninl our SrOlhers back 10 work wu a difficul! chore. bUI Ihe ucellent invl'$li,alinl done by Ihrold J. Sen. Ind Fflnk Ward, our lIe"'lrdli [n Ih" MainlenanCl' Depart· menl, made il possible 10 ICI our Urothen employ"d II.in. Droth'" St'na .nd Brolher W.rd showed same Irtmendous skills in the prelimi· nDry $lalleS of the grievance procedUre. Thanks. fcHows, for a job well donel

Members [OSlin asset in Morch. 1981. lucille Morelock. who hu been Ihe office manlger. will ,/ be: r"tired to a life of I"i'iure and "a~eJinl and enjoyi". Ihe arandchildren.

luey IS a mem~, of Ih" Office and Profes· sional Employees Inl"mllionll Union. Locl l S, AFL-CIO. Ind has worked for l.oc.1 11 1 for Ihe pasl 13 years, lIefor" Ihal. she was employed by Ih" Operalinl Enlineers, l.<Kal 9.

Mrs. Morelock was born in Shenandoah. 10 ... · •• and moved 10 Colorado Sprinp. Colo­rado, when she WII four yurs old, I.ucy II· tended public schools in Color.do Sprinls. In 1948 sh" married ClifforU MQrelock. " 'ho wu also wilh Ihe OpcrQ!inl Enlineers. Lucy Dnd Clifr hnve five chi ldren. Ka ren. SUlclle, lean· n"I1". Griffen, and Clifford, Oifford and l eantllc live in Denver Dnd Klren lives in Morrison. Colondo, SUZCII" li~es in Boslon. M.ssachu, selts. and O .. lJen I.ves in C.liforni •.

Many of I.ucy·, dUlics wilh Local Union III have been workinl wilh Lintta and lhe Pension Plan for the line Conslrucuon Unit, .nd in do;nl $0. she has made mDny liftlime friends of our travelinl Il rOlh"" and Sislers ..... ho some­tim" ca ll lonl disllnce jusl 10 lalk 10 Lucy.

LuciLle Ind Cliff will continue 10 liYe in South Denver afl"r hcr r"lirtmen t. bUI plan 10 PUt Iheir molor home 10 lDOd usc.

LUcille is Ih lillil member o f Ihe Office and Prorusional Employees Internalional Union who has relired from work;na fo r Local III .

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The local union lIaIT and members wlnl 10 wish Lucy Ihe very best in hu retiremenl.

Arter mBny monlhs of hard work and 10na hours, the Byla"'"s Commlllee m.de its recom· mendation to the Executive Board of 1..o<:al 111 , .1 ilS relular meelina in February. The Board vOled 10 roncur wilh Ihe recommendation. of the Bylaws Comminu. The firsl unil to hur the proposal voted unanimously in favor of the motion 10 propOse Ihe chonaina of the Bylaws.. Unit r. molion will S\Jrl Ihe democr.tic proc~ of havinl the recommend.tion of the Byl .... s Commltee read durinl Ihe month of April by tftc membenhip .1 ilS unil meelinl.

We would like 10 upre:u our .ppreciation to the Byl.ws Commillu; Brothu John Bac •. Uni! I; Brolher Wayne Oetken. Unil 4: Brother Donald Gibson. Unit 2: Brother DJvi\! Jon, Unit \8; and A"iSIPnt Business Manaler Robert H. Mason for the ucellent work they did.

Durina the lut wuk in Janu.ry the Triple One Credit Union held It •• nnuI I meclinl and clection of Board of DirectOIs.. Brother h an C. Moon was elected presidenl. Brother Moon is • lenior 510rekecper with Public Senice Company of Colorado. First Vice President Tommy Daniel was elected for anolher term. Rrothu Duniel is .n opeutor from Unit I ', line construclion trade. Gerald Klnl, pruident of Local III , was elecled second vice pruiden t. Brother Kina is a linemln ",·ith Public Service Complny of Colo­rldo. Assistan t Dusiness M.u,er Donald Shapuli, was elected to Kne •• treasurer 'alin. Dilne Gerslenberler lOla. elected Keretary; D iane work.! for Jerome McHuah and Asso­ciates.

The Credit Committu will consist o f Assist. anI Busine:u MID'ler Delfino Montoya, Brother Arlo Gentcnberaer, Ind Brolher Larry Brownin.. Brothu GerstenberlCf is I lead rqulltorman for r ublic Service: Comp.ny of Colorldo .nd Brolh~r Brownina i, • joum~y· man lineman from Unit I . Th~ Supcn isory Committee will consisl of

Gary Ind Janet McClellan. Gat)' i, truck oper.tor for the Public Service Complny of Color.do Ind Janel is • tncher', lid at Lumber, Elementory School in Edaewllcr. The thi rd member of the Supcnisory Committee b Brother Roberl Nielsen, I workin, foreman in the GIJ Shop of Public Senice Company of Colorado.

The Trip[e One Credit Union is localed at 360 Acoma Street. Room 30 1. Bnd it is I Credi l Union of the members o f Local 111. The office is run by Mrs. Joyce Shaputis and it b open Mondly Ihroulh ThursdlY, from 1;)0 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Business Manaaer John C. Meadcrs and Senior Assistant BusinelS Manager Leonard Schroeder will be attendina the Ulility Confer· ence in Salt Lake City. Utah, durina the w«k of April 6.

Attend )lour unit mectin" .nd have. voice. OUFlIoIO MONTO ...... , p.s.

950 IBEW Members Working In Jurisdiction LU, II%. KF..NNEWIC K, WASII.-We have .bout 950 IB EW members workina in our juris­diction .t this writin .. The three nuclear proj«~ owned by the Wuhin,ton Public Power Supply SystCm .t Ihe Hanford R~rvalion have been IIkin, mosl of the calls. There .re over 60 wiro;­mcn on Book [ Ihat Ire waitin, 10 be dis· patched, with .bout IS of them beinl Local 1[ 2 members. Ncorly 200 traYelin, Brother. are warminll the bench waiting fo r di'patches. We haven·t " nl .nyone 10 work from nook II since the June 10 lockout by the lIanford Contractors Association, lind probobly .. ·on'l for the nut f~w months. lJy Ihe time this is printed, we hopefully will have .U of our appren tices emplo~ed.

South of the border, in the Oreion half of

Loc.1 112·, jurisdiction, work is vCt)' slow. The K wage treatment planl at lIerm;$Ion b nearinl complet ion. It will be more Ihan a year before anyone is hired . t the McNary Dam Powerhouse .ddition; that is, if Pruidenl "by·Gun" doesn't "up" Ihe fundS for this project.

Up Ihe river II WaHula, Wuhin,ton .• cold Itorqe pl.nl ",·ill be built thll will put. amaH crew to work. Tice Electric o f Portland, Orcton, has the conluet. AI'IO .t W.llull, Ihe Boi'IC· Cucade Pulp MIll upansion is flnilly com­pleted. Further Norlh at P<)meroy, • school wiH be started this spring thM will ~mploy • f~w journeymen. On the Hanford Resen.tion, Pha'IC II of the Gable Mount.in storqe facility for nuclear W.lite is be,nl Slarted by Tri City 1Je<:· tric of Pasco. The Gable Mountain job ,hou[d pul a few of our Y.kima members to work. Tri City Electric .Iso has belun the sas lu,bine leneralor at the Fa§t Flux Tesl I'acili ty.

The construction of the new IBEW 112 Fed· erll Credit Union buildina has beaun, with the electrical contnct beinl Iwarded to Grins lIeatinl and E1e<:lrical Contractina of Pasco. The Itemcndous arowth of our Credit Union has made il ne~.ssary to Kek larler quarters in which 10 opcrale.

Our Ncsotiatinl CommiHCe has been selected. P ruident !Job Schrecenilosl hPJ appointed him· "If, nusinus Manager George Eh,in, Record inll Secretary Larry Caprai, mnd Brother Ray Black to represenl Local 11 2 .1 the barllinins lable.

How many timn hlye you been asked al work Ihe day .fter • union mutins, "What h.ppened .t Ihe meetina 1.51 nishl1" I like to "y, "Go to Ihe metlina nexl month .nd find out." Here is a load rule to follow: If you don't ao to the m«tinas, !hcn don· t bitch.

Jom" MY£Il5, P.S.

Fearless

............. ' ... 1.11 .. ""en tn B"'tllft ,I. CanD .... of Lo<2I 115, Por1l •• d , 0.., .... 11M "YUr\cu WI.., WIlke •. " li e II III""h,. I ...... "haM 0' the I,IM·KV te~( U.., .t Maro, Ore.

80th Anniversary

PI.tured Oil (he ....... ">n of lhe 1 ..... 1·. IOlb "nnl.e .. •• .,., kft 10 rl,~I • • te Don A ..... ~'e.ult •• Blla rd ; l'a .. 1 DobbIn .. Bobb7 A .. II<I", h .k M.a. ha m . bllt l. a_ ..,,,resenl.tlnt; Bill MUler, u " I ... nl 1I .. , lne,. .... "I.er; !lob A7U3, 1I ... tn_ ...... er; Walt Co •. noltr, p""t<k. I: Doll t:.o..,.,l, ' .1« pruldNl; JI . tl'h Mhldl, I'ft"Oniln. 1C.""'rll Joe hnlMn .. ItU,"fer; Lam WeI .. , Jolin 1'011 .. 11.. 11 , a.d pual, Rnltr, £."'"11.... Bo..-d "' .... bot.... Not plt llned h Jlar Wrll~t , (O~I",.II011 ;;'plUentall.e.

Negotiations in Full Swing; Construction Work Slow L.U, 115, PONTI. AND, ORF __ NtllOlia tions Ire in rull I",·in, now; Plcific Power and tiaht was Ihe lil"1t 10 hit the I.ble in December. We have nol ',reed 10 Knd .nythina OUI for. vote yet .nd ",ill meet 'S.m. Umatill. Co-op was tftc fil"1t to sian I contnet this year. They sot 10 percent minimum now plus a rudjuslment to Pacific Po"'·e r .nd Lilh!". final ralC, retroactive. plus improvemenls in the health Ind welfare. Oonneville Power .... dminislration is in the process of mail on, out. roniraci for Ihe mem­ben 10 vote on.

One of our member$. J im C.rmack, • lineman at Bonneville, is in • TV commercial ror Alcoa Aluminum where he walks the wire. J im got I nice lener from Alcoa referrinll to him as the " Fearles, Wire Wilker."

Construction;' slow now, but up until now winter hu bypaned us. If Ihe ,000 wtather holds. maybe some jobs ""ill open up. We hope ~.

llope 10 see you .t the unit meetinllS-R. W. AVI!RS, B.M.

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M_bct:I of lioc O~ hrV C-.UIH oIl.-aI 12 .......... 1., 01110, 11ft lioii K ........ ~ Ir •• C\aal .... KId, n ,.drwkr, .. d Tom CoII.lIlln.

Work Scene Slow; Annual Christmas Pa rty Held L.U. 12'. WRAIN. OIllO-Hard limes have hit the Lorain Counly Irel, as they have in moSI of the counlt)'. Unemploymenl of our Brothers i. u hish n it hIS been in recent )c:ars, but we hope new work comes with the warm wnther.

I.ast month the annual Christmas party w~s held, and as in the pas t. Ihe members and their fomilies enjoyed the fut;vities. The entertain· ment lOIn provided by a local radio personality. Ron Zaborniak, I magiciln. and I jUlllller, "'ho ntounded the cro",·d wilh hi5 physicll de~ltrity. A fpecial Ihanks to the members of our Christ· mas Party Commill~e. Chairman Rich lIydrosky, Tom Couahlin, and Bob Keopke. Jr.

Our hearts are .aain uddened by the passina of James M. Griffith. J im was iniliated into Local 295, Linle Rock. Arkansas. on Auau" 18. 1942, .nd lrande"~d into 1..o<:aI 129 August 21. 1947-bom May 22, 191$, died January ), 19111. A he<:k of. nice auy, J im ""ill be areally mined by Ihose '"'ho knew him.

WILLIAM II . ALCiOOD, J •. , P.S.

l oca l 134 Scribes Report On Recent Meeting

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I~U. 1l<l. C IlICAGO, I Ll..----Our January a:: meetin, .tarted 1981 with an jnformati~, well ~ conducted, and uniroc!! {«Iins by the BrotlM'n -and Sisters in attfndance. Our business man- ;;t BGCf, Tim Brc\nnh~n. reported how and why W1l Z

arc on the picket lines at a numlM'r of locations. ~ Ilusineu ~hnaler Br~nahan thcn slreli§l:d the g

Importance of combaling the union bustinl Ictivities Ihal nrc lakinl p1ac~, as were brought i5 to our .lIention by Intcrnational President I', l· al lard in our January JOflmol. B1.tSiness Repl~n· tntive J im Moore then repOned on a two·day union·bullinl seminar that was 1I0ing to lake 23

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place at one of the downtown hotels. President Pierce and Business Reprnc:ntative Moore led a picket linc in front of the hotel Ipin5t the seminar. This e~ustd great pressure on thc:l.e people, Ind as ;} re,ult the IiTlit day of mC(:lIn jJ was adjourned early and the second day of mccllnp was called o lfl It pays to wotk 10l\cther to combat OUt en(m":,,, who try 10 destroy frce collective bargaimnll and our risht 10 work liS union members..

ThIs brin~ to mind Ille top:thcrncss the whole country feH .. hen our hostages " 'ere freed. It·, wonderful 10 feel Ihis un;ly. Let '$ sec if we can k.eep it for our country. our International. and our particular unions. W, lh OSIIA in jeopardy In the fUlure it becomes more imporlum al thIS time Ih ~t the rules of safelY be enforced on cach and every job. And in accordance " 'ilh our byinws nery acci(knl mu~t be repOned 10 our lin.mcial secretary, hd.. Wolfe, a5 soon M pmsible.

rrom our Did You Know Dcp:lIImenl-lbc number " k~ps commll up .. ith the former hostal\cs. They " 'ere captured on November 4. They were in cap.IJ\·ity 444 days, I to tal of 14 month,. They were released durinll the inaullura· ,ion of the 40lh !'resident. T here were n how· tuges but eight men were killed trying to free 'hem-~2 minus 8 ~ 44. Abo, Imn has four Jet· terl. We're just happy they are hamel

We'd \ike 10 clO$C with the fC(:ling that one rt:uion together is in lune with our ri&hl 10 o r· pniu .nd our n&ht to re«I'e II hir WlIIgc fo r a fair day', work.

TOM StNCL\.I~. lUI.. CltAKLII! D UNN, B.R.

Local 137 Tops Lost Yea r's United Way Donation I..U. 1)7, ALBANY, N.Y._Another Capi lll.l Area United Way C<lmpail" hM once again been ~cceufully completed by lhe ;oint etrons of I.ocals 1)7 .nd 138~ in eooperalion with the Niagara Mohawk Po .... er CorpOration. The ovcr­.... hclmina respon~ by the members of 1)7 oon· stitutcd a total dollar increase of $4,3Is.)a owr the 1980 campaian. The tota l 1981 figurc of $5S, 149.96 shows a per capitn gift of tH.7S. up $6.06 per member over 1all year. The parlici"l1.· lion of the Ioc:!.l membersh.p W3S 9-4.2 pen:c:nt. a ,Iiaht (kcre:uc from 1980. The four United Way orllanizations in Ihe capilal area 10 which th~ funds ... ·ilI be diS!l Ibuted are Uniled Way of Northcaslern New York. Mohawk.· Hudson Uniled Way, Uniled Way of Schenec tady, pnd Uniled Way of Columbia County.

Whal this jumble o f facts and fi&urcs really meaM, however, is Ihal once allain the Brother. and Sisters o f our local have reached out and liven a helpinll hand to lhe ICSIi fortunate in our ((Immunity. This unsclliu. rcsponl'l! (kmon· 5lutes Ihe generosity o f our membership in time~ .... hen .... e are all experiencing our own money problems. Well done, Local 1)71

Now .... e muSI face 8 I~$ pleasant , ubject. AJ o f thi~ writing, the .... ork scene for many depar t· men" throughout the sY5tem is VeT:r bleak, with­out II. favorable "hanltC in sighl for the ncar future . On February ~. 198 1. System Council U-II and Niaaara Mohawk I'ower Corporation 5igned a "Memorandum of Understandin," re­tardina a tempOrary worl'5harint proaram.

In esscnce. th is mcmor:lndum slatcs that in order 10 avoid a acner ~ 1 luyofT, it has become necessary for some: employees 10 work out of their job clussification. The Company doe$ not promise there WIll not be a layofT as a result of this do<: ument and if. In their discretion. a b.)'QfI becomes necessa ry, lhe memor.ndum is imme­diately rescinded and ~omes null and void . Further. the documenl Male~ Ihal these tem­pOury tab assianments wlll be made in capital projccl, o r in projects normally performed by out5ide contrnctors, but Dllain. there is no pronlise thnl in the case of "extreme emergen­cies" the use o f contractors would nOI be con· sidered or implemented after diK u5!lion with appropriute union reptc~ntativC$.

The memorandum also states that its intent is not to attempt to permanently expand or chan~ ncllOLiatcd job specification!. All job as­~gnments affected by this memorandum will alro be di!>Cuned with appropriate union repre-5I:nlati~es. This memorandum remains in elfect unt il I)f:ccmher, 198 1 .nd rene .... s l\Sear .uto­matically each year thncaftc:r un til terminated or amended.

The language of Ihis document cJear ly ~W5 tMt. ror the pll!Knt and ncar future, the Com· pany is holding III the card!. Aside from the jobs "'e will be losing Ih rough attrition, we are now aoina to be I$led to perform wOlk OUIsl!le of our normal job spccifkmllons to .void I lay. air. Thi~ Ihlea t of a I"yolf must not force us into a position which will jeopardizc our un ity. We mUSI be determined to maintain the inlellllly and strenllth of our union. We mU$t ~eep f~ith in our union leader. and Jive them the neceMlry support to weather th~ difficult tlm"-

RO.ElT J. FAUV, P.S.

Christmas Party

AI '"" Orls_ INOrt7 ol ....... I.l'; lIa.Ut_ , O.I~ Krtuta M Ukr Tfftlus Iocr dfl 1.- S..,a CIa" .. Il rotMn .... , Tt d, u d Don .... ",,~ .. ' ff7 hanl.

81 Children AMend Christmas Party I..U. U I, HAMILT ON, ONT.--Qur thou,hts to ba"k to lhe h.phghl'l of the P;Ht year. We remember Ille tWO BrOlhetJ who Ic§cucd people from I burmna house. the number of OUI Brothers that reti red. lhe difficult time'! with our contrnCl. and Ihe strike whi"h brought a rea l scnsc of brotherhood to our Sislers alld Brothers. AJ we look fo rward in 1981, .. e trust that it will be I &DOd year and that ~ will enjoy mDny aood l im~ togelher and have the st renath and ,uidancc to tack le any problems.

We would IJ I:c 10 wnd a special "",U. 10 all of our pensioner. and !lust Ihu they are he:lith:r and happy. Although we do not sec them very often, we do thmk and talk about them.

On December 14, 1980, we held our annua l Cbri.';lma'l party at the Fire Fighters lIal1. Brother Don Blllini ton welcomed everyone to the party and introduced our prai(knl. lIarold Haines, who $lil.id a few words.. Joe Alderwood entcrtained al the oraan Dnd Owcn Anderson held the children spellbound wi,h his malic tricks. lben came the moment the duldrell wcre WIIitina for. Santa Oaus pve out pll!Knts-­from teddy bean to tripe recorders-to 81 children of local members..

There were six priu winner. for dinner at a local reslDumnt. The lucky winner. were Sister Donnie Wooster, Oair Zottnrelli. and Brothers Roy Frcdelton. F..d Armour, Bruce Barr, Ind J. W. Webster. lbc party WlIIS a areat succns due to Ihc help I recdved from my family­Sandra, Cheryl-Ann. and Robbie; also, many Ihanh 10 Brothen Ted Ri~. Bob MIller. Don lI lJlml lon, Don Schweil~er. Don Vernon. Gmnt Wood, nnd Kenny Gamble.

Yours truly WLU unable 10 be at the Chr istmn party Ihis ~ar .s I am 8 shift Walker in the Operat ing Department and it jusl happened thut my shift fell on Ihe day of the Christmas party.

I would like to thank BrOlher J im Crallt: for (al:.inl Lime out from a busy workweek 10 pre· paTe tbe foreloina anicle on the Chrislml5 party. Jim. I think )'Ou d id a veT)' fine job and I'm sure that 15 our Brother. and ~iste rs and our pensione rs read your remarh, they will Igree with mc.

In closing, we would like to repurt that we now have I very active and dedicated ,roup of Brotllen .... 00 are maklnll our Safety Commiuee a real workin, body and we a re looklnl forward to &reat thinl5 from them.

A special Ihanu is ~xtcnded to Drolher William Moorc from the First o.stritt office in Toronto for lak ing the time to come 10 our last safely meelina.

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Dinner Party

A dIn .... pam .... Mtd lor ollictrs and rommlttee­. ea ol LotaI 141, Whfttln., W . Va. t...11 I ....... hl a re 1I . .... tso. W. Pr". PI"UII il"Cft' lI.,., P. 110"" . Stt .. a ... pruldentt .... l'I1kllatl WI .... If"ftdOf'ft"f., Fln. nn Coa. .. tllte mtm~ • •

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Dinner Party Held For Officers, CommiMeemen I..U, 141, Wll E.;LlNC, W.VA_ A dinner party was held fo r I II officers and commiltcc:men who pvc of their lime for the &ODd of lhe local. It ... ·~s I smail ICSlure. at besl. ror their services durinl Ihe pMt yea r.

ThiJ particular dinner was IM:ld at Ernie'. Esquire Supper Oub. a very pmh e<otab" .. hment thaI employs mcmbers of our Io<:a l to do their dectrical work.

There will be more correspOnden(e to come. HUltSON W. FUY, P.S.

Nominations, Election Of Officers Scheduled I..U. 14l, llARRISIIU RC, rA.- l ll acco td­ance with Artide II I of Local 14J lIylaws. nominatiOll$ for om~er. will be made at the May 4 membe",h ip meeting. Any member in conlinuous JIOOd standing for al least two year. immedlltely prior to nominllion. ""ho has I t­tended one·half of the regular local Ulllnn meel· ings for the l2·month period immef.lialcly pre· cedina the month in which nominat ions ITe held. is eligible fo r office (Article III . Section 10 a and e). Eltcuscd absence for meelln" may be granled by the ElIecutive Board in compli ­ance wilh Section 10 <0 of Arlicle III .

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As a reminder, members in 100<1 ".ndong :tnd q ualified 10 vOle ..... ho exrecl to be unable 10 visit the poll~ on elec.ion day. moy al any time withon 30 days but not less than five days prior to .be date of eleclion. make applica.tion In "'r iting to the eleelion judge for .1'1 a~ntce ballOI (Arlicle III . !i«lion 4e).

Lc>c:a l union el«:lionl are the rornerstone of democrallc ~ction in our union. Each member has a vlla l ~take in thc procC!<S and It~ outcome. Our fUlurc is iiCriou~ bu~,"e'lS,

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1975 Job

106 Men Out of Work; Get Involved. Says Scribe l..U, 150, WA UKEGAN, ILL.- Work in our DfU is very ~Iow. As of this writing there are 106 men out of work in our local. This posH •

very hllStratinl situation fo r both our union officiab and our unemployed DrotMB. With no end to Ihis hir,h unemployment ra.e in si&hl we clln do not hing but wai t until a job comcs up or t ravcl 10 ano ther locil l in seareh of work.

Situations such as the o nc we ha ve now Cluses us to try and IIO'Ilu late why .. 'e .rc hu· inl such. s1owoo"'n in our aru. There is still work in ot","r dl\lriclS. Could it be that other locals ha>e .. lI lched the rate 31 " 'hieh .hey ac· cepted new members mo re closely Ih:m we hove? Might it be that the polillcians In other arell5 wcre more sympathetic to the labor movement and therdore actively souaht com· panin 10 build in Ih(:ir home di~tric15't Or per­hap5 the lax and iei'll structures in otber locals • re more beneficial towlfd corporltions.

All three of thcse ~ituations can he p3rlially contrQlled by u~. W~ un try to imprC'l$ on our employeR the need '0 limit our apprenliee clnSSC$. In doin, so we 1'101 only proteci our jobs, bUI we curlao1 the onnux of one-mJn ~holK t h~t can t>""nlUally become major competitors of OUt local contr~cton.

We mu~t htoom" more involved in Io<;a l pooli· tics. In doing w we can be tter acquain t o ur home politician! with the needs of tbe construc' tion int.!mlry and hopefully impre'lS upon tlKm how import anI it is for them 10 sa:k oul corpOr' Itionl and convince them o f lhe benefils of buildin, in OUI loul.

We also can uplain the needs o f 1'101 o nly

lower IUM for the ""orkinl man but 31~ tallts Ind laws Ihal encourage businesses to build he re.

All of these ideas take lime and J grcat deal o f hard work. Many o f our Brothen .. ·ho arc out of a job are more than capable of aetll'lg on th~ objeetivn. So plealoC. BrothelS, .f you nave tbe t.me don't jU5t waste II "'orryll'll about )'Our fUlure. ltelp shape .1 by ICHing invoh..,d.

Thanh to Brot","r .xott Br~itunl for lllpply­in, me ... uh wme picturM he took of the Lord " Taylor job when it was being butlt al Ilaw. loorn Center back In 1915.

The mceungs thl~ month arc Aplil I and IS. See you there.

THOMAS M. ~ lo.rON. I' .\;.

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,. ... I<KA t 1I "':lI he rt ,0' 10lrelher . nd H I liP • Cllrisl' ... 1 Plrtl al the D.C. Cooli Planl.

Work Situation Not Good; 100 Men on Bench L.U, ]5.), SOUl'I l liEN]), IN])._The work situll.ian i! not good afld there are 100 members on the bench. I hope we see more employment .nd less Inflation ~n.

Our contract will be up for renewal in June .nd our commillcc i' working on tbe new one. There IS talt of new "'ork in the Irea, bUI talk doesn't put a check in your pocket.

Our Uni t I bQwling te~m is stBrling o ff the second half of tile loCason with hoptll thaI it will be better than tbe first half. I'm not bowlin. the iiCcond half so maybe th.t will help! lIalll in there, boys.

Dill Haase, J r .. our apprentice coordinator, tells us that work on our new !iChaol i~ pro­Slessing. lie also asks anyone who knows o f any leamll'lll aids o r equipment that c~n be .otten very chnply to pleMe let him know. We wish him and our JA TC the besl of Iud wllb the new Khool .

BusinCloli Manager Lloyd Rob.n!-Qn and his assis tant, Randy l oste r, have been trying to organize a fe w more 5hoP'l and get the building trades doser together. Keep up .he good work, ,enllemen

You Brothers Dre .he union; support iI, lIo~ to sa: III of you II lhe nnt rna:lmJ.

Ellell Kt""I: , P.S.

Retirement Gilt

I,dt to . I. hl . tt Joe DHo"~kl, Ikmlt Cart" ."d M.J' Mina 01 LDtal 16f, lUl ..... po!k, M I"n .. .. lIh ,_ 11.· 1001 board • • d In llu _ . ... 10 " tlffd 1I". lnt» M ... ~I.lh·t Iknk C.ffJ'.

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Annua l Dinner·Donce, Prayer Meeting Held L.U, 164. J ERSEY CIT\', N.J._Our Innull dinncr·dance waS held again thili yCP ' on Decem· ber 6. 1980, at the Westrnounl Coun try Club in WtSl I' a.erson, New Jersey. The eveninl con· mted of • cocklail hour .nd eKcellenl food. oUllilanding muwc, Ind entertainment which belped to mike the Iftair • 10lal wc«:ss.

Reeogniuon and aW1lrds were presented by I nte rno'lon~1 Representative AI Giles for Vice President Barry to Il .others La wrence J. Casey, lien Kahn. and Stephen I'opp. Sr .. for SO yeat! of service.

Su.t,·ycar .... ards wenl 10 BrOthers Andy Barabas. George lIade. I-' l1Incis Koeller, Sr., Charles Lacina, Barney l.anl!, ChriS Schlu'er. lIerman Stcinel, Sam Steinman. Wilham Woehl· ken. Iloward A. Fds;ng, and John G. l ynch.

A speeial award was preKnled to IJ rothcr Joseph l.aGalluta for his many years o f service .s I member of lhe ~ecu\ive Board and alw for servinl as chamnan for many year .. Our con,ratula.ions and the be~t of Iud: to Joe III his future yea".

Brother Steve Sullivan. Sr., was presenled the Labor Man o f tbe Year Award. Conlnllula tlons, Stevel Also, Steve is now serving II.J president of our Retired Members OUb.

Special recognition .nd an award were p re­sented by lIus.inCS5 Manager Howard E. Schie r. J r., to Oare McCarthy fo r ber 2S years of 25

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d~dicated !.ervice to our local union u office mana~r.

Our local un ion would l ik~ to Ihllnk Larry Rosenblum and the commil1« fo r II most enjoy· able and fine eveninl.

A IrouP of .boul 20 BrOlhers pthered Ihu month just to pny the Lord. TlIe fellowship wu &.real. and they invile any of the Brothen who would like to hea r more about the Lord. F« r fr« to ca ll Il rOlher J im Ciccarelli IhrOIl&h our local union office for informalion.

On D«~mber 18, 1980. our annual Chriumu parly was held for the BrOlher members. Many pen§ion m~mberJ turned Out 10 celebrale with U5 fo r Ihe ev~ninll- The party wn enjoyed by all ",ho al1~nlkd. wnh plenly o f lood food and liquid refreshment for all who .1I~nded.

Service pins "~Ie pr~nled 10 ll rolher m~m. be" with Jj to )S years or urvice.

Our thank! B&ain Ihi~ year to BrOlher D an Solleder and his commil1te for anOlhtr fine cel~b .. tion.

TlIe annual chlld rcn's Chrblmu pllrty was h~ld on Deccmber 14. 1980. It WIlS a fine after­noon for all Ihe child ren who nttended, with an abundant amount of refreshmenls and &ifU for Ihis holiday occDsion.

A line job was done by Santa Claus (Brotber Oill Reed) Dnd Ollr Ihank! to Rrolher Joe Gausditis and h i~ eommi llee for B fine holidny celebrat ion.

KENNETH T . NAGEL, P.S.

Oinner·Dance

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8900 w SIS ST HICKORY HILL!>. ILL Goon FOOD. OPEN BAR, OINNE:R AT800PM. DANCING 'TIL MIDNIGHT IN THE • FLAME ROOM ~

Dinner-Donee, Election To Be Held

LU. 16S, CIII CAGO, ILL- l 'he local ... ish" 10 Invne all l.ocal 16S memlx" 10 il~ annual dinner·dance on April 2S, 1981. The dlltner·dance wmlx held at Ihe Sabre Room in Hickory 1I 11ls. III 1f10is. Info.malion mJlY be obtained by allins lhe UmOn busi~ office-) 12216.HII.

This leinl an eleclion ycar, the nomlfllltions o f officcrs Will tal;e place al Ihe . el/IIIM monthly meellns on May II, 1981. T he ek'lion .. ill be held by secrcl m~ 11 b~ 1I01 in June, 1981

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Buil ding Trades Counci l Elects l ocal 176 Members I_U. 176. JOUI-:1', II. L _ ln January. Ihe Will .t Grundy Counly lIuHdin!! Trade, C<>unci l held iI, election of omcen . Local 176 i. proud to have our busint'M mannlle r and JATe troining coordinalor, Gene rr itl, ~tyinll M trea~uler and bU$iness assislanl h ek Woodal\.l as ser&eanl It arms. h ck was elecled (or Ihe firsl lime; how·

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lien It a pbo'o of _e 0' lloe • .o.IIe .. "bo p.<tl­dp."d III tIw! blrlhda,/ .hank 7011 .lft '00 tlld. f" .... d, AI 80 •. m ... , at 11., " ... Id .. ood " .... ·e ..... nl. SII'ndln. In ~,a'''' a,e C ....... · ,It· .. h.~lo ..... anape. and l ATe , ... I.ooln. ~oo.dl .. lo., .. d AI Bora ... , d".I ...... 0' 'be E1e ... II~ .. IIoard for I.nta' 171.

ever, Gene wu elected for hi, ~cond tcrm .s lreasu rer, wilhout Opposilion.

As you all know, bein, a slew~rd is a bil job and lhose of you who hawc IiCrwcd u\ in Ihlt capacity know Ihat il il ~uany a PICII, thank· leSli job. AI Bozm~n, ... ho is abo the chairman of lhe Execulive Board for Local 176 h :o.s been doinl a gre31 job U "cwald on ou, Ia,&",t ~i le 10 .. id .. ·ood Powt,hou>c. L. K. Com~tock Com· pany) fo r seve'al yurs now. Since hrs birthday is in hnuary. the men on the job decided Ihat .... ould be an appropriale time 10 show Iheir apprec i31ion to AI. A colleclion ... as caken up and he W3~ pre!.enled .... ilh • dues receipt paid up Ihrough March of 19112. alonl " 'il h Ihe best wi~hes and thanb o( h., fellow worke".

A< many of you uhenlly know, Ihere b ~ n 8nnu~ 1 evenl al ;I high school in Joliel Ihal b done for charilY (und rai<ing ca lled "Jubilation:' This rvent covers the second and Ihird week. ends in I'.hrch and rr~mbles a mini ·l.as Vel" efTec t throughOUI Ihe enlire school. Our local 176 Ilre,illent. Ron lI1a~kovic h. is c h ~i rman of the ulensive work Lhlt is done in pleparation for Jubilalion and man, of our Local 116 IIrolhers handle Ihe deeldcal "'·ork . All of Ihi~ wOlk is done on a volunleer ba'is. We Ire proud of OU r BrOlhe" fo r lhe ucdlenl tab Ihe, arc doing and wi<h 10 Ih~nk them and Chairman Ron lIluekovich for roo lent,ously IIvinl their lime.

Tuu II CT, I'.S.

Annual Children's Christmos Party Held I_U. 177. JACKSONVII.U'., FI. A._ On Salur. day. December 20. Loc~ 1 177 hosled Ihe annLlal ChrislmaS party for Lhe member,' childr<'n. \\~Ih o,'er 200 children up 10 age 12. il looked like a long day for Santa, .... ho .rrived I t aboUI I 1:00 3.m. and Slayell unlll nfl er 2;00 p.m. I!.ach child wa~ gh'en ~ nice aift, and .norded lhe opp<)rlunily to indulge in utinll popcorn, corn do,"" c:anlly. and drinl..in& soft dnnh.

The pany .... ent real ,,·ell . While Ihe children were gelling a gift Dnd ealing, Ihe parenl' were able 10 ehilchal wilh each olher. This was &reat. as some of Ihe Orolher, had been on lhe rOlld and hadn't s«n some of Ihe Brother. for some time. Some of the children had a fear of dear old Sanl9; to case lhi, Situ3lion. Sanla hod II

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younl Sanla helper. The children all s«med to have. lood lime. Aside from lhe goodi~. there ...·cre clownl and balloons (or all.

IIrolhe. Lamar lIIack and his comminee, con· sistinl of !.evenl BrOlhers and 1heir .. ivC$ and ehildrrn, did • fanta§lic job of punin& il aU 10lelher. Our Ihanks &0 out 10 all "'00 helped on Iny way 10 make the plrly such • success. After Ihe parly WH over. 1he commin« com· plelely cluned the hl il . To be lrulhful the hall h~dn'l been Ihis dun in many a )·e3l. Once apin, t"-nks 10 all: you know . '00 you Ire.

Wllh the new year now her<', .... e find the work ,; tua tion changed a li llie. Wc slill have $everal members on the road at Ih is time. Our hope Ihal . 11 the members will be horne seems li~e .·e hne . ·Lwd for Ihis before. Ma)'be 1981 .ill be a good ,ear ror . U thi' to bppen. We here I t l ocal 177 wi~h to Ihank . 11 the local, that pro· vided work for our II rolhers durin, the past (ew years.

Ahhoullh the ""ork $ituation isn't the besl, we do h~ve some BrOlhers who have a1l31ned Ihe honor nnd righl 10 PUI Ihe toob ~side and rclire. Over lhe past few monlh, Ihe followin& IJ rolhers ha ve hd pen~ions npproved by Ihe body : Joe KIte, Frank Ibuell. Ind Robert Helms. To IhC$e Il rothers ..... e wish a happy and healthy reli rcment. ilopefully, they will join .... il h our olher retired members in lhe Rct;red Members Club. Our Relired Members Club has a IOO<l membership. ""ilh mcctin&! cvery monlh. OrOlher Auuie Kcgebein. Sr., is lhe prf:!;idcnt, .nd .... ould be gla ll 10 let our , elired UroLhers ~now all aboul Ihe club and iu funclions.

Wilh the ne .... ynr . Iuled. leI us Ihink of 198 1 not onl, M the Inni"el"'>3r, o f orlJniud lJbor. but II • )'ur Ihat .... iIl ,0 do .... n in Ihe booh IS one in .... hich AmericlI look several bil 'Ieps forward. May we find a IaShn& peace. Good luck and best .ishn to all for 1981 and lhe yun to OOmt.

BILL GDI .... P.S.

Negotiations to Begin Soon; Work Scene Down Somewhat LU. 181, UTICA, N.V~At our regulal meet. ing Ihe members .... ere rcminded Ihal ne&OLia· lions will be gel1in& underway soon. Keeping Ihis In mind it is very impOTlanl Ihat we an al1end rtgular m«ling 60 Ihlll .. ·c arc awa,c of all lhal delermines our fUlure:

Work in lhe area is do wn $Ome ..... hal and I'm sure lhe wUlher ... e have been upericncinll doesn'l help Ihe ,iluation an,. By Ihe time Ihis artiele appears in lhe / 'm".al, the temperBturcs $hould be more delightfu l. then some new .... o lk can let sta rted.

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5 __ " Ootelda ~Irk f~ ..... One Wtl~1I of Leal .1 . , Ulin. N .Y .. _ tile ..cIdltlo. 10 li l , L.l<e:I Uospllal Job.

There arc somt ,oud job. at Grllfilh Air Force Bl5e now in pmlless and SOlrIC' 10 rome in the nur f\lture, whieh lbould relieve the work litua,ion. Two additionl 10 51. Lukes Memorial Hospital Cenler are now in JHoJrtss. Oneida E1ectrkal CQnLraelorl is doing ont and KOgul Electric is <=o,ng the olher.

About. month ago I was surprised with' phone ca ll from Brother Dick Sawid.i woo now lives and works down in Tu:u. It was good to hear Crom him. lie $.aId I should JaY "l'Iello" to everyone fo r him. lie .db me he traded In his Inow 5hovcl for I pair of cowboy boots!

JIM O'Ll!uy, 1' ,5.

Business Mana ger Appointed; locol in Negotiations l-U. " 3, SI' RI NGFIELD, JI. I~-A5 most o f ),ou know, on December 31, 1980, Business Manage r M. V. Shephc,d resigned his office 10 puuue: other endeavors. All of the offi~ers and mcmbers of Local 19] wish 10 e~tend our thanks and aood wishe5 10 "Shep" in the futurc.

The E..ceullve lkIard has appomtcd Bill NOI­ven as bU!lillCS5 m~naJCr 10 fill "Shcp'5M un· expired lerm until our next regular election in June. Bill , in turn, appointed Jerry Schultz u assistant businu.~ manager and the Executiye Board appointed Gary lIavena r a5 vice president to fill Jerry's unexpired telm .

As you Iud Ihis ..... e will be in negotialions o n our in~ide. Ie!lidential, lind motor ~hop agree­ments. Hopefully, our NellOtiating Commil1ees will be able to obtain • much needed r:aise \0 offse t the high emt of living. We'l I:«p you posted on our prOBreM in negotiations.

Work in our jurisdiction is very slow It this writin, but hopefully, Ihings ... ·ilI pick up Ihil ,prin, and UmlMl. The Slate o f Illinois has a touple o f jobs being bId that should help let most of our members bad to work.

Our picnic will be helel June 6 Dt Ihe F..xpo~i. lion Building o n Ihe Fllirgrounds Ihis yur. A ,real de;o l of btlp is needed 10 make the pic:nlt • SUCce<i1, so if anyone tin help on a o;ommlll«, please oonl3CI Herb Ruder Or BIU Barr, our picnic to-chairmen, o r Ihe union hall. Get in­volved and mal:e Ihe picnic a ~UtCe!\S.

LeI's all supJl(lrt COPE in 1911 1 and remem­ber 10 buy American-made and union·mode. See you at Ihc next ,egular meelin,.

Gtu\..o A. SeIlUUl. I'.S.

Work Outlook Improving; Negot ia tions Entered LU. 194, SIlKEVEI'OKT. LA,-The number of men avaJl~ble for work has incruwd to .bou: 60. The work in tnc, juri~iclion is suI! slow. but lhe future looks brighl. The new multislory, S20·plu5 million add ition 10 the Louisiana State Univcrsity fl;kd, cal Ccnln ha~ ,round work under way. Cohn Elcctric Com· pany, Inc., I loc~ 1 electrical contrlclinll firm. h3s the clectric~1 o;ontrllc t. Hopefully. many of lhe tax do llars spcnt on thi~ projecl will remain In the state and cily. The contract fo r the ena:ineerin, and o"cneemg of lhe con~trucl,on of the downlown bolel has bc:en awarded 10 the Daniels Comp~ny. Who will worl: on Ihis job

and 1he future spendin, place of our tu dollars is anyonc's gUtS-'.

Local 194 and Inc, Shreveport Chapter of NEeA b~"e opened their contuCI fo r neaolil­lioM. Two meeungs have bc:en held 10 date .... ith tnc, prospeci of many more In the future. m EW represc nI3ti\'~ are Busmess Manager David l each, President Ilerben PrC!ilidge, John Davi$, Jo hn Shaw, and Oary Wall:e r. Local union members are asled and urllCd to help by allend· in, the union meetings and Pyinl It~" ideaJ and IUpport to their NegOliotin, Commillee.

The local bal onc:e "ain voted to sponsor I Klftbali learn. John Fuller, team member, ap­peared II the rebruary meeun, 10 requ~1 funds for enlr)' fees into Ihe league and tournamcnl5 and for some new equipment. Maybe Ih is ),ear the team can tlCt it aU together Ind come OUI II

"'"lnner. Good lucid One o f the pioneers of lhe clecllical con·

tractlng industry in the ell)' of Shreve POri, Henry E. Cahn, puscd a .... ay January 22, 198 1, It the 18e o f 90 yelrs. Mr. Cahn .... 115 chairman of the Ikrard o f Cahn E1ectrit Company . nd I past president Ind member of the Nationa l Electrical Contractors A15OCialion. Afler grad· ualin, from the UnivefSJly o f Arkans:l$ in 1911, Henry Cahn joined his blothel. Abry. m his eleclrical oonlraclin, busines-s .,-hich he had started in 1907 in the basement of hIS mother's borne. In aboul 19t2, Ihe Cahn brnthers entered the appliance business with the introduc tion o f the Royal vacuum t lune,. From a IlIle of 12 vacuum dune.., and a shop in I home base­ment, Cahn Eletlric has "own mto one of our lrea's largest wllh three Slorn Ind a bU5in~ of 12,$00.000 I yea r. They huye grown .... it h Ihe industry and kept up with modern t,mes.

O ... Y A. Wuua, 1'.5.

Happy 1981

On bohalf of I,~.J I tO, A U.nU~ CII,., NJ ., Sanla (Gene C " lQnl .. I~",., I tt I ~'PPJ lUI. (Photo .ub· mUted II,. T_ roaMII. p""ld~a'.1

TOPP Kkked Off, Chess Tournament Held L U. lU, CINCINNATI, O lllO-The Cincin· natl OUlldinll Trade, and Contractors Associa­lions haye developed a new promouonal pro­gram for tile Tri·Stllle Con, trUclion InduSlry_ This ne .... projetl W., cilled "TOPP." or Tum_ work on Profession.1 Projecu.

The union con~lIuclion industry has hIp hopes for lhe ,"cce'15 of Ihis progum and is loo king forward to olferinll Jt. .. serviCCi to the developers of the G rUler CInCinnati Area.

The offiCial I:ick·off date of the TOI']> proJeet ...., Januar)' 12 and ccremorllcs " 'ere held II the newly compkted Founlain Square South project. Many local politici~nl were on hand lhat day to hl'lp the projeci let ~Iatled. The governors of OhIO and Kentllcky as well as the mayor o f CinCInnati declared the ... «~ of Jan­uary 12 10 be ComlluClion Week In IhclI re· specliYe Sl al~.

The: Loc~ 212 ~ponso'ed chess team recenlly compkted lhelt second .nnual chess louma­mcnt ID November and December. first·place winner w~s Spencer COIIOn; second place. AI

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. ~ The .hflI lu. of Lc>tat Ill, Clad nalll, Oklo. "' ..,II\J' ..... Pleld IU ~ ..... 1 1001...-1. o.c: .... ~ ,.- IM>I_ .... , ... eo...IM s.,.1k, AI Bon.,.., J ... ,. Mcl':ar,. ... ... o. .. e IJIaMMtt.

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IloIlCSS; and Bob Johnson 1001: third. Qther ployers were Jerry McE,uyre, Gordon Smyth, and Dave: Blanchet. Along " 'ith Ih is tourney lhey also haye enlered the CincIDnati ChC$5 l.ea,ue's annual tournament Ihal ran rrom January !ill April. Tnc, cheM tum meels monlhly al Ihe union office on the fourth Thurs­da y.

Qn January t) Ihe I.ocal 212 Ikncfit T rust program held ils firsl Rnnunl panicipanls mee!­inll. This meeting W3' very insllUmentL in ,iy­in, our participatln, IMm~rs the t hancc to review in deplh our Benrfit TrUSI ProlUms W1th the Innte~.

ROHflU W. I BWI5. P.S.

l oca l Has A-Pl us Controctor; Work Scene on Quiet Side L.U. 2lJ, BKOC KTON, MASS._A few UrOlh­r rs and m~lf have been fOilunale to be wor~-10' for F. a nd M. Electric Company ~ine. last Seplember. 11 111 Fahey and Tom Mc Donagh, Ihe o .... ners, ure a couple of flne genlleml'n .... ho Irnl us leal grl'at. Thcy put on an ucdlent Chrrstmas plrty fo. aU lherr help and lave liS • JIC)Od sI3n..,II" for the hohda~ lhe day before Chmtmu. We .,tend • Iremendous "Ihanl you" 10 both men.

Work i~ 51111 on the quiel side. but Ihe bulk of the members lie working somewhere Ind Busi­neM Manaler John Revil i, hopeful or more work !lOOn.

I am inform in, the PfI~:sident of I Kllulion to ,et rid or !lOme of Caller's big mis tal:es. T al:e l li of th~ Cuban criminall Castro dumped on "'. , hIp lhem to Gupntanamo Hay, and on I dark nighl dump them back inlo C.,IrO'$ lap.

[t i, a ud ta~k to report 1hat Il rother Ear] L.lttleflcld I nd Thomas Wheuem hve passed Iway. Our .intcrat sympathy 10 their familiel. They " 'ilI be »dly mIssed by the" fcllow BrOlhe ....

I .m in hopes lhal the eo;onOm) w,lI take I fast turnabout and Jl'1 more wo,k 10 help my Brothers here and evcrywhere dse.

It seem. we have tasted tnc, biller pill Ionl enou&h. Our lrade unlOll' have pioneered many i'$ut'S to help .... orking people of Ih is o;oun try and have reeeiYed lillie tredit for o ur efforts. I! il 1.Jme all working people wah up and fip l openly allamsl lhe i'isues Ihal hUrl our work and well-be in,. Write or call your reprcsenla- 27

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tivu .nd tet them know you don't favor the law. and new tues Ih:u are being trammed down our thrMts. Mate noi5e5 and be heard, I know some of us b..Jn bttn doinl Ihis but • biucr number mUSI be bellrd from.

FUll/CIS J . 1AIIII\I01'll, P.s.

Unemployment at All -Ti me High in Loca l 226 L.U. 226, TOI'':KA, KANS.- Unemployment in Loco.l 226 is ot an o.lHime hiah. We were fortunate one year ago to have abom 100 travel· inl Brothers 'I"Orking bere. but now we have • bout 100 local Brothers out of ,,·ork. Thi~ slump began in May, 1980. Ind '/Inll probably last until MIY of this )'ear.

We wootd like to thank all of lbe k>c:Ils '111110 have been .ble to pro,ide work for some of our Brotben.. It is greatly appreciated.

Work h:u started on Unit J at the JetTrey £OcrI.\' Center, but il will be a while before we can put very many men on the job. Unit J should peak at about 100 men.

I am sad to re(')Ort that after 3 'even-month bout with cancer, Brother Ray Mike passe.t Iwo.yon December 27, 1980.

fn June, 1980, Gerald Dnd Julia Robinson, who attended the C PR eourse given by the Ladies AUllil illry, were able to $:Ive the life of one of lheir ncipbors who had a hUrl '1IIck. Ifter I'Cltinl OUI of his car. They used the le<:h· niques that wcre taupt in IllI' counc. Thanu, Jerry and Julia, fo r taking lilt time 10 karn.

Eugene Frantz. beller known as "Jug," de­cided to hanl up his lods on Deccm!!fr 24, ]980. Urother Frantz WIiS initiDted on Apri l 6, ]949. We all know Ihal when JUI wa,n't wo,k. inl, he was Ilshing. bllt nobody ever knew whert. His dry SCJlse of hllmor will be misscd on the jobs, bu t we will probably run into him from time 10 time on the creek bank. Good luck, JUl.

DoI'IAlO f:.. VOll~. I'.S,

Local Commended by Red Cross. Pickets Anti-Nuclea r G roup I-U. 229, VORK, r A._The Local 229 8100d 8ank WliS held on January ]9. 198 1 •• t our union hall. The local .. as commended by the Red Crou nOl only for the good lurnout, but alo;o for the use of our fncilitiei. Whi le "vinl blood may nOl be llie mO~1 plea,urtlble npul. cnce, Ihe bener.t ~ gained by partieipatml in th't progrmn outwcillh Ihe inconvenience or d". comfort. Two of our mcmber~. IIrother-. Jnmu Dennes and William Eisenharl ... ere dted by the Red CrOSl fot hllvinl donated a pilon of blood ovcr Ihe pasl yeJr5. Three cheers for 8rothers Dennes and Eisenhart and a ll the other members and tbeir (amilic:s .. ho p~rti.:ipale in our blood prolram

AI the JanuJrY local union mceting, four first·yc-ar apprenli~ look the obhl:1II0n of membership. They a.e Ch,il Collins, IIenry Koblilz, Mike Myc-,,- and Richard Sny.ter. Conlratu1ations and welcome to l ocl,1 229.

On Ihe chi lly mOrllin, of Junuury 17. ]98 1. n group of our membt", 3Sl!ilterJ in pkketlng and dislribllting literature al lIarrisbLirg Area Com· munity College, in support of nuc]eur power development. The demonstration w:'s org:ln;Jtd by the lI arr~burg and Centrlll I'enn~yhania 8uildinl Trades to protest a r.c:mlnar sponwred by a IrouP ealling ibtlf l3bor for S., fe Nuclear Po""er and Full Employmenl •• '00<e stance wat anti·nuckar.

The building trlldes fell that lh" ,IOUp did not ,epresent IlIl-ir vie"'S and 51agcd the pickel to inform the public. Participatin, from l.cx:al 229 .. ere lIusineu M:anagtr ROler Bitzel, As. sistant I'alll lloover. Keith CO'IIO'·e. Gary Good, Onrence 11nrmen. Mel Il endri~, Dale Mil ler, Chuck Reeder, Carl Thonmn. lind Ernie Unger.

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Local 231 Mourns Passing Of Retiree Burke I_U. 131, SIOUX en-v, IA.- lIob Burke, B retired member, pas.1ed away Januury 27 of Ihi5 yChr. lIe h~d been u member o f LoCbI2) 1 since 1949, nnd retired in 1978 due \0 hil poor health. Hob w:u well known and well liked in thi, area, lie had run many Ig'le jobs and had r.c:rved on the E.lceUIIVC BoIrd for many YUts. Bob was only ~7 ~ars old, which is; way too )'Ounl to die, lie will )urely be mo.»cd by our members, his friends. Ind family, We, the members of ~I 231, would Ille to upros our sympathy and M'nd our C()ndolenees to hiS "Ife. Vera •• nd hi' family.

A bil thank you goes to the Chrislmas Com. mittee members. Gera ld Grim~]cy, Charks Carn· ell. Dave Mitchell, Dnd their wive. for lhe ,ood job they did puttilll on the Christma_~ parlY lhi~ lnst yeur. I would also I1ko 10 muke nOle that these three young lenllemen nrc al!.!) appren­htt~, and I hope It wilt be an inspiration for more 3pprtnlkes to yolunteer for more of the commitlctS in the future.

U the re'lliers of thll JOU"IO/ Ire anything lile me. they u~ually c!!fck nch artide to see .. hal lIrea has tbe ml1St work lOin" Well. in one of thc:sc Inicles I nope to wnte lhal .·t are one of tOOse .,eH with a lot of work, but it i~n'l lOinl to be Ih'5 one. aithoulth by tbe time this is printed I hope Ihinp will be ~13nln, to pick up.

Thl~ Sioux CilY JATC ha~ .tarled a journey­man c()U1M: deaHn, wl1h metet inll. and Ihe few people that I linve lu]ked 10 ~ay il is 0. real interesting cour~c. I .. oulll li~e 10 wi~h Dave Brown lood luck in his fir!>! yenlure QI being journeyman in,lruclor for Local 211 Ihls year. aithoulh I'm llire Dave won't need much luck because be's qUlle capable of doinl a real good job.

Until nut nmnth. let us .11 hope for. bcller one.

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Brothe r Liljegren Ree lected President of Central labor Body L.U, 242, I> ULl)1'II , MINN.-AI II recent meel;nl of the Dulut h Cenlral l.abor Body. Enrl Li ljelren was reelected president for a fourth te rm by a white ballot. & rI i~ a vcry active and

v~ible member of our local. lie has served diligently on our Executive Board. as recordinl ICcrelary, and local president. In .ddition, Earl currently iJ vice prCSldcnl of the Minnesota AFL-CIO Fedctllion.

Plul Swanson of our Educlional Commll1ee reported on the succcss of I recenlly completcd hip-voltaiC splicing c1us. It 15 gratifying to sec 110 mDny of our members wilh a desire 10 improve thei r skills in our trade.

lIusiness Manager Whelan repons ve ry lew (alb 10 our local for help, Dnd our out-of-work lisl continues to ,row. However, he reporu iIOme IUcceB in oontaCling and signinl IIOme of the non-union "'ops in our IU'U •

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l oca l 245 in Negotiations; O utside Work Scarce L.U. m , TOLEI>O, OIllO--As of this writinl the Negoti.lin, Comm'uce has mel twice 10 go over their proposal~ for Ihe upeominl nelo, liatiol15 with the Toledo Edison Company. Every thin, in the contracl wilt be open Ihis yea, wilh the ex,fptlon or he~!th and welrare itelllS. The Vi~ion !,Ian WIIS agreed to be opened at this yenr'S nClolialions.

The ]98 1 NegOliatinl Committee conJisu of n,1I Tnoml5. president; Dave Bacon. I'owtr System: Curley Ddl .. Operat ion: Ron Burton. Une Department; John Ki<h. Conlro1 System: lI ,rry Osler. Unduground; Ray lytnowicz. D .. ~i!;·8euc; I..a C:ll13lin, Eastern DIVISIOn; Jim GUMC]man. ISSlSIDnt business manager, and !'red IIClney, busJOes~ represenlati"e. We ,,·i>.ll them ""ell In their endeavor Ind hope tMy can conIC up "'lIh another good eonlraet lIS in lbe pa~1.

Thete il vinually no outSIde work goinS on Bround the Toledo ' area. There hasn't !!fen Dny work all winte r and we hop<'l the work will piek up thi, Sprinl and in the coming months.

The lIC3vy Maintenance Department al Acme and Uay'oore has compleled major outale work on Baysno,e 4 Un.1 and PUI it back into ICrvice. Tbe turbine, boiler, and all the Du;o'lliariC'S wete ,one over completely and now the unit is e.­pt:<:ted to ,emlin in ~rvice for Ihis ycar. Durinl the oUla&e eon'truction ere"'S lied in the new preeiritalor 10 Ihe new st~ck.

Davis·DuIC \ is healin, up and expected to go on the line the IirSI of the monlh. The unit WDS shut down 10 replace reactor toolant pump ~nls and replace some valves "'llh additional pipe han,er support work.

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menial Kr/)u~ 011 the prOpl:rty. They IIorc ex­plaining all the benefits thai the cmployces have and the varlous Iy~ of insurance OOVU3BC Ihey have.

We arc geHin& ""dy for • &reat eveninl with Charlie Mc(jll« .nd his hard-working Dance Commiucc. The dale of toea! 24S's annual dance is Friday, Ma), IS, 198 1. WiveI' pre­dance ehed!: Iisl: baby iincr, beauty shop, .. at tc)'J from Junior, a new dre5S, (and don't fOr&e1 to gel OUt and prCS5 lbe old man', panlS). Invitations wilt be Kill OUI won 10 membcB.

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Brother Good Alerts Customer To Fumes, Probably Saves life L.U. 249, C.;NJ.;VA, N.V_ Robert J. Oood, a meier reader in Sencc:l Fall$, N.Y. lince March of 1914, discovered .... hde . c3din& melen on Janu!lry IS, 198 1, that the home of one of h is eustomen srrn:lIed as if the furnaa: Wat nOI working prope'.I),.

lie alerted the cUSlomer, Mrs, Kathleen Sullredini, o f the problem and was credued wilh probably savin, her life. She: had felt like she had the flu for two days, sullerin, ... ·ith ~vtre headDc~ The prior d~y another penon in Seneca Falls had died h om carbon monollide poi'lOning,

Upon further investigation, .t was discovered the chimneys of lhe Iwme lO'ere plugged with IDOl and a pipe 10 lhe fUl'nace 10'15 rolled out. Good is a Io«ond-generation meier re:ader; his father Joseph had been I meier rcadn .Iso, retirill' in 197),

!'ollowing Ihe December meeling, Local 249 shared D h" liday buttet Ind a good lime, We th ink of the ""liday ~ason as • happy one, bUI it was not 110 happy for one of our 8rolhC'rs, Emory WhilC, meter reader collector.

On Christmas morning. EmorY'1 home burned just IS the family wos about 10 open their alflS. Fortunately cveryone is safe lind Emory i$ plan­ninl on lennv.lin, the e~I~nn, sirueture.

BAnu ... D. LU,tOSD, P.S,

local 26 1 Forms Retirees Club LU. 261, CROTON, CONN.-For m.ny yun Loc,l 261 has earcd aboul the members who have retired; whenever pomblc, I relirement lutimonial Ind a check on behalf of Ihe mem­bership werc liven 10 each of Ihe reli.in, craft5-men IS Ihey passed throuah the golden .rches inlo ",tirement. As local ICI.vllies wcre planned by the ICliH' members, none ... ·ere complcte un le~s lhe: rtlired craflsmen wele inviled o r notified: for mDny years Ihi, was the utent of our unofficial relircmenl club, and most of the hmc Ihis seemed inadequale for I penon 10'1'00 spcnl I lifet.me building nucic:ar submanes.

Il usin.cu Manager Pinuton. realizing there is i common bond belween the: active lind inactive shipbuilder, 5('nt for Ind re«ived fro m inter· nglional headquaner, the necessary information IIRded 10 o,pniLe .n intern.tional Ind local­b.cled retirement club: the informalion received pointed out lOals to be achieved and a step·by· step pro«dure to follow 10 insure that once In offi"ial retirement club wus staned it would remain active,

Dusiness Mlnager Pinkslon .1110 leI il be known Ihat I ~um of money. up 10 $100, would be .nibble to the chartered members o f the club for bellinning e~pcn~es ~nd that the u~e of the union hall for meetin" would pose no prob­lem, Patricia WiIliam5. ElIccutive Ooard Com­millce woman. would Ict IS coordinator be­tween lhe IOCIII Ind Ihe retirees, and a retired craflsman would be !;Clected from I number of interested le\lr~d people to ael as liaison for the club members al pn early preliminary mecting.

Of the .ro loc~ 1 261 memben 10'110 competed for the: shipbuildin, apprenti«Ship proaram at tbe Eleclric Doat, IS were selected 10 )Iarl formal mari~ electrical Ind electronics trainm,

in hnuary of 1981; Ihis trainin, will continue for three yurs. The luil1Ca .re David S .... n. Kevin Mooney, Jack O'Brien, MlIrk Joh[l$. hy Merltr. Mario DeSimone. Gerald JllJ'be.u. Stephanie Ables, lIerben Shorter. Eugene Phelps, Donald Grillo. David Yearick. linda Evans, Robert Pounch, and Jon Provost.

Good luck and safe workin, day. to our new apprentices.

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Christmas Party

Negotiations in Offing; Dinner·Donce Held L.U. 162, PlAINt·IELD, NJ._ Wilh sprint here and a bruk in the wuthu. it can only mun one thin,: It is now lime fo r nelDliations 10 be,m apin. Our Negotiating Committee i$ hard II ... ·o.k lifl ina Ihrouah many new recom­mendalions from our Brolhen since our pres· ent contract e~piru to-hy 31. 198 1.

Our Olood lIank program. which ""as orig­inally IIlfled al Somerset Medical Center. 1$ now in the procus of heing rejuvenlted by our p.esident. J . Pal O'Oonnell, All members I nd their families will be notified lbout dates of dOnallOnS; Brothers. take tbis pro,ram to heart: il can only help you.

Our newest appointee 10 the local JATC is Euaene Dombrowski. Eugene has lUumed the position of 5CCretary fo r the JATC Ind can be found Ilmos\ cons tlntly at our hall dilillently work!n, toward succc!oSful1y lioin, hJ$ ;ab.

Our local has a new alidi tion With the arriva l of Shawn Kenneth Sander., Conaralulanons Ire in o rder for Rich Sanden and his w,fc, Yvonne.

Our local dmner_dance was hdli on Ma.ch 28. 1981. at the Redwood Inn in Bridgcw,l1er. A most enjoyable evening was planned for all those luendin&-

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Awards Dinner Held; Retirees Cited L U. 169, TREl'roTON, N.J.-The local union', annual .wards dinner wu presenled Ihi~ past Novemher. A,ain hcld at tbe Ccd3r Garden Restaurllnt. approllimately 250 people were in auenliance at lO'hat proved 10 he a fine utraVD­

pnu enjoyed by 111. A fine meal. topped later on by the Venetiln Dessert Table--uuly I "&ht to behold-was complemented by two mu§icml

Awards Dinner

Rent.III, lG-,u ..... . ob .... Flna ••• t SeenIUl' . .... M ••• lanle . ... c-ond t ..... It'l, and ".100 Pru-«na, IiJIhl. 1\' ''''18, I'" prurn,. II.,.. .... P .... kI .... Cart Kra .... tr. kit. &lid Tblrd DblriCt VI« P.Qi­IteDt 1M. J . BIln7.

,roupS providina enlert.inmenl to luil the taste of all present. This year's commJUee, which 5lwuld be praised for I fine effort. was spear­beaded by Presidcnt-cleel Carl Knlemer. J r~ Ind commillte members Tom DWler. MllrYm Powell. Oif( Rutherford, and IS always, Finandal ~e­retary Ff1In Marcian.e,

Joinin, us for the occasion was honored luest and Third District Vice I'resident John J. lIarry. w"" also participated in the pre5(ntllion of a""lftls, Ilong ""ilh lIu~Iness MaMgcr Don Ken­nedy ,nd P,esldenl Carl Kraemer.

Awards were presented to memhen unde r tbc followin, categories: )().year watches .nd pins: Pete I'r lSCella and Ff1In Marcianle (fioancilll secrellry): 30-year pins: How.rd Dubuque and Thomas Kelly: ll-year pins: Ross Oingerman and J im I' roctor; 2Q-yur pins: JOB Fay, Chri$ MarcianlC. Neil Skillman (Ellecutive Doard). Jack Lindsay. Gerry McTamney. Ind Bob Walsh. 1S·)'8u pins: Paul Adams, Bill Chamber­llin. Wilt Ford. leroy Hulchinson. Charles Johnson. I nd Dill Kraemer; 1(0)'8al pins: Dob Anderson, George Bacon. Tom 8runder, Roy Combs, Dill Curran, Dan Dalcssandro, Rich Ellis. Rich Gensamer, Stan G lad.ck, John Golden, Joe: Halsey, Jett B anesin. Rly Johnson. Rich Moser. J im P.rLin. June Pamo. lew PeMe. Ron Pon· mlln. Marvin l'owell. BiU 50011. John Scull. Walt Smalley, Tom Snyder, Dick Stone. Bdl Van Rymendal. Mark Waladke .. 'ics, GcorlC Walte rs, Ken Weyna. John Will iams, .nd Joel YesenoJky.

While yu,ly " 'e PlY Iribute to aClive mem­bers such as those .bove. lO'e Iiso Joke 10 keep the memhership informed as 10 Ihose who have tread the path over the )'Carl Ind have elecled the $IaltH of retirement. Retiring as o f January. 19SO were BrOlhers Howard Snyder IDd Larry COli. Brother Snyder was initialed into the local union III January. 1941 Ind Orolher Coli in Februlry. 1946. Receiving I disability retirement in March. 19SO wms Brother Ed Dickson. initiated into the 1oc~ 1 in June 19B. Orother Roland Handley relired in May. 1980. Ind ..... initiated in July, 1951. ChOOSing urly relirement Wal Drother Albie ChamberlaIn as of hnuary. 1981. lie WlIS initialed into the local in February. 1951, The membership ClI· tends i'5 very best to the above Brothus in the years ahud.

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member. on the bench, the off'lime Ilenerally has not been prolonged, T he warmer weather, hopefully, will herald a relurn 10 full employ. ment, IIow lon& it will I'~I into next winler is, at Ihis lime, difficull to lolly.

In d~n .. I reminder th3t the ~al union hIS kbedulcd a summer picnic for this ynr 10 be held al the Gennan·American P,cnic Grove in Yardville on AUIUSI I , 1981.

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Sho.... III Sulllltlo Cantu 01 tocaJ 171, Cllruci. Tu., .10<1 lob _, J.I_, _d11 oft" h ..... lIel. ,1I an d 0 ... IIU,.I. The ...... c baued all Ihe C.I. ln Stl' lu~e.

'Don't l et Apathy Be Another Enemy,' Says Scribe L U,11I. CORPUS C IIRISTI. TEX.-As dc· fined In Webster's, M Apathy: lack of emotion. Lack of intereSI, listless condition, indifJerence." There have been m~ny polit ical functions in Ihe past tbPl have been i",ored by our member.hip because of this lack of emotion. Many felt IS I did when it nll1e to palmal involvement Ind conlribution. All 100 many hmf:S I heard that our union dId not bekml In polilics .ince legislation did not afJeCI our livelihood because ... e were or,ani/ed. Brothers and Sisters .... e must change our Dltitude!. for to quole a famous Ulack leader. " I have been 10 tbe mountain top ... " In thIS cne it was Capitol lIiIl. I saw ho ... lon, hours of tenacious work by OUI Iobbyi$I ... as cut do ... ·n In less Ihan 10 minUle! on the Senate noor. We must not let legislation continue to whillie Dwny at our long· fought · for gonl~ and StandardS.

We hal'c b«n oontinually fenced in by bad legislation Dnd lhe future may someday be very bleak nOI only for unIOns in thIS Sl~te but also fOI lhe "'olkin, man in general. Oon't leI apathy be anOlher enemy. JOIII in the polilital Dctlvitiu of our union Dnd $Ce for yourself ho ... we arc nffcctcd by Capitol lIi1L. Inform YOUI' selvcs as 10 ... h~1 hills and resolullons afrect our very livelihood InlcrcM ralt5. ~sohne price", food. and uk, 1&.\ Ire resubtcd by Ihe Senate and 1I0u)('. 1I0w much closer 10 home do you wanl 10 let7 Wc keep scein. inn.uon eatin, . ... ay II our nel p:r.y. IIrothers Dnd Sister", it"s lime we fOllllhl hack. Join in on political .c· lion commlllee ... co"'millen on palltical edu· cation. and help your union help )OU. "Our cause i!! the (:luse of human JUSUC1:. human riabt", human !o«Ullty.M .5 slaIN In the IBEW Dedaralion.

Our nut prOjC'CI' ... ,11 ,"dude VOler ICII"Ira. tion droVe! .ntl Dctual parllC.pation in an clec' lion. ThM election w,1l afrect us locally It i1

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for the mayor's race and counci l PO~ition,. Thi~ election is mOSI imPOrlant lin,e city .overn. menl uffeC\$ us sreatly. Oon't forset 10 VOlc in April.

The loeai, as many of you have _no has tlken on I ne ... look. Remodoeiln. wOlk h:ls been completed and our hal l should no ... h.ave enoullh office space 10 facilillte Idmininralive work.

It i!! somelimes dIfficult 10 reach every memo ber througb my ... rilinp, bUI I do hope to hear from more of )"Ou IS 10 .... hal )"Ou would like 10 reid. If you ba~e I ~pecial IOlerf:S1 "ory. let me know lbout il Ind I ",-ill do my best 10 folio ... cp on il.

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L U. m. WATE RLOO, IA.-Ilere II Local 288 it·s a Imle bit on the chIlly SIde. But it didn't dampen the spirits of the peOple It the annual ChnSlmas party .... hich ... as D bnnll'up affair for both )'OUn& and old. The commillee, Rick Ind DI~ re E1efsrud. Randy and Deb lIenn, Oon I'rOSI and Janice, and Iheir volunteer,., II r:lnsed a pro .... am of mapc. refr~hmcnts, and a ,enial S:tnl:l (.13U$ ... 110 did a .... nl job of Iistenlll.and e",erll,n,n, lhe small folks and prcscnllnl them ... "h &ifu. We thank aU ,.'ho pilched '" anti put on such II great party.

We Iiso conaratulate lhe Mawn City lrea team ... ho represented local 288 Ind had I . 'ery ,uccndul scason.

On a I"tle dinerenl note. the Iut couple or months h;lve been 111 do""nhill 15 far as work IOCS in our area. Nothinl has started 10 bust out and it doesn't look too Op"mi~lic lisht now. We h;lve appredated the help from some or rhe , unoundin, ~3.ls in helpinl ... ,th our em. ployment !ilLlalion.

We have had some members ~I"e: Imonl them Floyd Nelwn and Ralph A. Cook. bolh of ""nom lipenl a good many year. in the locnl. We .... ish them good health und hPpplness l

We've nOliced the old nu bua is comin, around our area. as various memben arc mi5!lin, a lillie work now and lhen. a day .1 I lime. 110 ... • eYcr ..... e hope everyone had a happy holiday :ou~n and lhal 1981 will be a happy year (or evtryone.

W,LI.\AM J . BOI!.5nN, I'.S.

Donation

Ldl 10 na'u . ... J t. A ......... _"'~. t. MI"HIPOIu. .'oil ... ; BrotlH. VUIIIIII Cook, ... 11_; Owe" S~hteu..oan, bw.IHU .In.~u; .nd J oh" Wkk. P'""' tII I 01' the t.on.l n 2 Rtllrftll Club. BrotlH. WIck rt«1.-ed • lim 010 .... "- f.-- Local 291 001 btllal, 01' Ibt Sbbona 1I_ ltal 10' CrIppled CltU. d ... ('1Ioiof "PSI .. ed 1t1 ~lIlIb l o hnto •• )

llrolhen BIU i.HPt. aa d RIUI U.....,k, Eduullon COllllllllltt _",Iotn, Yowed ... Ilnd BrolIHn l olla Wkk . "d VentO" Cook IIHI. _lall dbJIlal lor PfOtIIou... lhe uk 01' dra .. I". Ikbts lor COPE ..u~ la Ihll c.!040, Ito. prhu "e.e Sit"," d~ tkllc ....

l oca l 292 Supports Shriners Hospital LU. 292, MINNEAPOLIS. MINN._ Brothers Phil Carm-y, reliree •• nd Brother John Wick. prts.idenl of local 292's Reti rees Oub. Ippeared before our ExecUt,VC Board retently on behalf of the T ... in Cilies Shriners Hospital for Crip· pled Children. These /JrOlhers e~plained to UJi

the .!.Crvices provided for crippled or burned children in their 21 hospitals in the United States, Canada. anti Me~ico, al no oo~t 10 lhe famil ies of these children. They urged Loc31 292 members 10 refer Iny known children .... ho could benefit from this speclali~ed care 10 any ZuhrDh Temple Shrine lodge,

Urot her I'hi] Carney informs us Ihat leM than 2 percent o f the monies contributed 10 the hospital is used fo r ~dminislntive ~lS. Mo re. Ihan 98 percent loes Ii"iclly 10 the patient', care. The. Shrine" 1I0spit:1i tale includf:S d,a.· nostic serviC1:. surgery, casts, braces. Irtificial 11mb,., X·rays, phy$ical lherapy, education, and recrealion. Outpatient care abo include! most o f the above. The Shriners Ilospitai accepu .11 ch ild ren from infancy 10 is years o f ace, re· prdless of flCC. religion. or relationship 10 a Shriner. The Shriners Hospilal does not .cC1:pl plyment from palients, lhelr famil,Cli or any Ihird pany. Bf:Sida the 18 onbopedic hospilal", the Shrine ha, three Shrine Burn Inslitutes for burned ( hildren in the United Statf:S.

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Steel Situatian Affects Taconite Plants L U. 294, IIlOOING, MINN.-All of us in northern Minnesota know firsl' hand the shape the steel induslry is in. Unlil it imprOVe! the tDconite plnnts will nol be at full capacily nor ... iII they expand Iheir operalions IS they had previou~y plonned.

Also aU business on the Iron Range i5 af· f«ted. w buildinll will not expand in r~identj.1 or commercial areas.

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Some [acts about the u.s. auto industry that me:ans 10 Illuch to our U.s. eronomy [ollow: One of ew:ry I.ix U.s. jobs i. rdated to the auto industry with over 4 million ;obs d,rect ly related \0 manufllcturinl autos. This aulO production consumes 2 1 percent o[ the nation's steel out­put, 60 pereent of lhe synthetic rubber. II per­a:nt of tbe primary aluminum. )0 pertent o[ lhe ferrous tllStin,." 25 pertent of the alass, 20 per­tent of the machine lools. abo plulia and eleClronic oompa~nls. 100 pbnt} are involved in the direct monufaclurinl procos and over 1.000 eompanics produce JOOCb primarily for the aUIO industry; nch )'i:ar Ihc$e companies purchase S40 htllion of equipmenl and mlteri::t.I from 5upplierll.

Imparls ha'-c risen by 60 pertenl between 1976-1980 and now have 27 percent of the U.S. market. Imports of auto parts have soared by 122 percenl between 1915-1979. Auto em· ployment feU by 289,000 durin. 1971· 1980. Employment in the primary steel induslry lell by 141.000 during 1978- 1980. U.S. aulO u les have plunged by 29 percent from 1979.

We mUSI contact our senalor. and represen­tatives and inform them that immediate action for imporl quotlS be taken to proteci our auto indust ry.

Three Lcx:al 294 Brothus are reli r ina:. Brother Leland and Fawning went on disabili ty pension, 1.0 .• relroactive to 1977. Drother Leland was iniliated on .... Ulust 8. 1957 .nd IivCl in Spana, Wisconsin.

Brother .... rnold DYldahl 10Cli on pension on April I, 1981. He beume a 294 member on May 4, 19S4, and lives in Grand Rapids. Min­nesota. Brotber Clarence Huribul became a member in .... uausl. 1957 and loves in Mooro­head. MinnesotL

AU of us al Local 21M ",·is.h these renrm. Brothen many happy, huhhy and prO$peroUS yean to enjoy their retirement. as they well do:5Crve il.

BrOlher Gary Black and his wife hd a baby boy, Mauhew Kelly, born on January 5, 1981. Besl .. i~hcs to Brolher GDry and hit fam,ly.

AI our annual Credit Union meetina beld hnuary 17, 1981. Ihere were ~9 members prcscnt. Elected to the 1J0ard of Directors were C. Von Wald Dnd E. Sevath. !'ro:5Cn l members still on Ihe IJo,ard .re H. Holm. P. Lunh. and ..... Slavnes. Joininl Mall Choheh on the luper­visory po'tS are Don Enaebret!On and OeoTle Hammond. Il rothc r Ken Reck won the door prize of $SO.

Until nut month please try to make the nut union meeting ..... bo protect an our un ions by buyinl union·made producls and "rvicu.

E. LI!ROY l .... tlDIi. P.S.

Volunteers

s .......... ~ .01.,"" ef Local 295. U ltle Rock. " .... .. 110 p., ... tMit wedin" to '-' 1M ~ 01 ~UIY uafu .......... III .... RI.r-I* I\ltbJ nul Hal'" 8"..1. ,,~ SCMdl ... Idl to n."I, ar. Ceoowe Italc". J_ Mk_1, JtDllDr J ones. A. C_ " " ..... ber. C'"' Spin .. CJ,Jo. C_; "RHUn., Lloyd L¥"""- CU,lts SIl l • ..., • • Cbrltl B" lk •• II ..... Moon. SI",. 8 " tIe •• IIIId BtU Mt_.

Members Volunteer To Ma ke Repairs L.U. 295. UTILE ROC": , ARK._Recently • number of our members performed some volun­Iccr work over the weekend, al the Reynolds Melal Company plant ~ar Bryant ..... 'kansas.. Some damage hlld been discow:rcd \() a con­,.!Serable amount of newly installed control winna in a newly con!l\ructed buildina al tile Reynolds Plant.

Realizing the impor lance of the job 10 our customen of lon, 51andml Ind belieyinl in Ihe IBEW tradition of prcsctv;na the reputation Ind int~rily of union craftsmanship, our members readi ly voluntC(:red to wOl k on the weekend to make correclions and repain.

Althoulh the cause of Ihe dam~ae wu never definitely determined, carelcs.snes.J or sabotage were two of sevenl possibilitil'S. Our members, b«ause of their pride and hi,h regard for their trade, wanted 10 eliminate any doubts lbout their cra ft smanship and motiYltions.

Our thanks arc utended 10 those fine I8EW volunleen [o r a job well done. Thanu also to Ihe m.ny othen who w,llinaly volunl« red. but were nol called upOn due to the swifl complo­lion of Ihe job. You have all performed In out­standinl 5Ctvice fo r the ISEW and your local union.

The annual holiday dance party wu enjoyed by our memben and ,uests on Saturday evOo­ning, December 20, 19S0. at Ihe local union hall. There was a Sood turnout of merrymakers who en;eyed the fun and fellowsbip until the wee houn of the foUowlnl mom,n&- There were snacks and afreshments. and the di$C jockey played a popubr m;'ture of music from Ihe ·SOs. '60s. and 70s. Conaratulallons 10 the Dance Committee chairman. Steve Butler, and his committee, Bill and j ohnnie Minor. Glenn GOS$, Charles BUller, Gcorle Inlram. and many othen ",·ho did Ihe pl.nnin, and hard work ncccuary to auanntcc Ihe success of Ihe yur ly pany.

From our Unquotable Quotes Department, we wish 10 pass on the folLowina quote: '· 11 isn·1 the Ihings that go in one car and out the other that hurt as much as the thinas thnt ao in one ur .nd let all mixed up hefore they . lip QUI the mouth."

LLoYD R. LYNCII. ASST. n .M.

Christmas Party

locol 307 Holds Annual Family Christmas Pa rty L.U. 3(17. CUMBERLAND. MO.-ChriJimll is not lUll for childrenl This statement was proven tbis year at our annual family Cbristmas party. The rea50n fo r th is WII due 10 Ibe per­fo rmance of ~Windy the Maai<:ian." He capti­Yaled the enlire ludicnct of adults and children WIth bis outstandml performance.. Windy, a profC$Sional ma,ician in the Cumberland arn, Is aho Louis Windemuth. I first-year apprentice. The hiahliaht of h is perfo rmance was when he l15ed a sword 10 II.b throuah the neck of S_ynr_ old Andy Danh. son of Brother Ed and Debbie Barlb. Andy was nOI the leasl bit ttuStinl'

Loui, WII not the only apprentice to show hi, extra lalents. First ·year apprentice Jobn Weiscnmmer, a ttired in a Santa Claus l uit, prov~d he cuuld also capt iva te the children. Sanll paucd out prizes to all Ihe children Ind posed for photOl with each child. The photos were tlken by Urother Bill Wille.

The memben of Ihe 10ClI1 also took Ihis oppor­tunity to honor our recenlly retired secretary Muriel McNeil. heller known as " Moody." She WII presenled a hlnd-caroed wooden plaque for her 23 YU11 of faithful service by Brother j ,m Combs. busmeu manager. and a Tno51 Fund for her gnndson from Drother Rob K!in&!er, president.

A special Ihank$ gOCli ou t 10 Brolher. Ernie Weiscnmillcr. B,II Wille. and Brad 1I0rnina. co-chainncn of Ihe Chri5lmu part)'. for a Job wdl done..

Boa BoVL!., P.S.

Busineu Ma nager, Assista nts Fight Unemployment L.V_ JIJ. WI LMINGTON. DEL.-Bu.sineu J

Manager J. P. Kerrigan, Jr .• and his a~istanll. a::: j,m HU S5CY. Jr .. and John Sallerfield. have re- ~ «ived the full cooperation of the !..abor Man_ ::;­aaement Committee and our local contracton < in th ti r errorl to overcome the unusually hi,h ~ unemployment we arc presently expeliencina· :::) They have come up with a plan that puIJ Ihe 0 majority of our jobs on fou r-day workweeks. .... thus putt ing more men to work. This coupled 15 with the w,llin,neu of the membership to like at Ihorl-term jobs bas hdpcd to reduce our un­employment problem. We have .Iso received considerable help from our sister locals who 31

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nu Is • 51i00i0 of lhe sortbaD lu .. of I..-al JU, W llmllld-. ~I. KotulloJ. ~I 10 rtl;101. ..., M . • ad ....... , D . Md.~I1~", eo..,.. R. M~, M . Leac h, J . Ku m J, If. MeA IIIi. " . ; " ... d lat: E. 8",h,­ard, G. lIahr, 5 . 110,..", D. IblU, C . D. SlcpallO. J . Cu",·ln.~ I. T. l o)'oe, M. C .. Onlo •• nd A. Conne ••

Pttildelll TolIJ' ~Luno ate",lJ U.e fourtb-l'l>M:e trw"" f..,.. ~ .. RI""~ Moore I ..... ~ ""''''' 1000"-"1.

h.'e put as min)' of OU I men to .... o rk U Ihey possibly can. The officers of l ()(:a l ) 13 and Ihose of us ,""orkinll. in our sistu lou Is ""I$h 10 thank those locals for all of their help,

Our annual lIolr wurnamenl is coming up in May. The comm;tu:e is already lOor .. in; on the plans tor the tournament As usual. Ihis will be • day o f rdualion .... ilable 10 all our mcmht:n, be they serious lolfen or not. so plan 10 leI in • day of run in rhe sun on the links. Don'\ forgel. 1111 you retired members. there. is no fee for you guys. 50 come. on out and join us.

Also coming up is the. Mginninl of the soft­ball season. I. IS coach, invite and e.ncour"e all of you BrOlher$ to COme oul and walch and supporl our learn. We arc spOnsorinl an l BEW lournament this yur. so Ihere .... ilI be somethin& more than just our regular gamcs for you to sec. A K hedule will be posted in the. hall and monthly reports made al our relular union meetings.

Congralulalions to SrOlhn Dan Creedon and his wife ,,'1'10 Ire the proud parconls of a bnond ne .... baby boy.

A few words of praise arc in order for Tony DeLuca. Jim Kerrigan. Sr., John Shields, and Ilaroid Padley. They are the trustees o f our lIulth and Welfare Plan ... hose reSpOnsibility it is 10 :lee Iha l the members o f Local 3 ]) receive the muimum benefits from our plan_and Ihey hive done jU51 Ihal! Keep up the goad ... ·ork.

Local 3])'5 !IOflball team won 2g of H games in 1980 for a .$QO.plus .season. We finished fourth in our dIvision of Ihe league in which we. play. This qualified us for the league. playoffs, It the end of which we wound up in ",xlh place in the league.. Third baseman Gary Baln and Icftfielder Tom "Beach~ Brainard were SCl«led 10 play in the league's all,slar game.

Local 313 also parli~ipaled in the Jerry Lewis Muscula r Dy5lrophy Softball Marathon. one local tournament. Ihe Delaware State Class C Tourn:unent, the Atlan tic Cily IIIEW Tourna· mCOnl, and in the Long Island mEW Tourna­ment. With the bulk: of our team working on lhe Chrysler job our lournament play rully suffered most of the yur. Although the players who could make il 10 the Atlantic City IB EW Tournament had a .... onderful time. we didn 't play very well at all on the field. Our thanks and congratulations go 10 the Atlantic City IBEW Tournament Commil\ee.

The Long Island IBEW Tournament was a dIfferent Slory. LoC'II 311 6nisbed in fourth pllce. which is the best we have ever done in Long ISland. The only teams to beat us wne from Detroit and New York City. As usual. we had a great time and we wish to thank and congratulate the Long Island T ournament Com­millee for a job .. ell done.

We also lake this time 10 conlralUIate Gary Baker on being named the MO$t Valua.ble Player for 1980. COlch Richie. Moore wish., 10 thank all the players who were parI of his 6rsl yea r as coach. the membership. Ind the Activi­IICS Commillee of Local 313 for all Iheir support throughoul the rea r.

RICttUD F. MOOlF~ P.S .

l oca l 325 Elects Officers; Work Scene Holding L U. 325, BINGIIAMTON, N.V..- It ·s been a while since an arlicle from OUt local has appeared in tbe Jounlal. so 111 try to give you an update.

M of the July mee ting, our officc1"5 arc presi­dent, Walter Harvey; vice president, Don Gioia; recording secretary. J im Gill; financial secretary, Jim Beurke t; and treasurer, Nick Freije. Execu­tive Board members are John Knapp, Glenn Blandinl and CH:orge Slavin. business manager. Congra tulations to aU!

Amo ng our retirees this year was a 3O--year pin recipient. who came up from Florida for a visit. He is Swinton " Max" Shimu. and is 80 years young. li e. wu rully surprised and pleased. lntunationa! Representalive AI M.nckler was in anendance and made the pr~nlation. This really made MIll's day. Thanb. AI.

Brother Shimer Slid "This is the best damn union loinl and I hope the young fellows of this union care enough to carry on for yea rs to come." Grea t " 'o rds of wisdom. Max!

Our local hOrRshoc pitchers look on the Rochester local. but Gordie and J im " 'ere no malch for Duff), and Smo! MaYM nut year?

Ibve YOU noticed that whenever labor is sho"'n on TV or in ne ... ·spapers. we arc always shown as hi,. mean. ugly. rough. Ind ready to beat 00 somC()ne?

Apparently we have to let Ihe medII and the community know of our charitable wo.k. of our monetary contributions to the United Fund. Children's Homu. March of Dimes. Cancer. Heart Fund. Ibndicapped. Bl ind Work AssIXi_ lIions. and many mOre.

We arc .lwlYs rememhered for our strike actiOM and pickell., bUI nC'\'er recoanized for our good deed$.. Spread the word. Brothers!

We r«ently hd an informllional pickel :let up on IWO job sitcs that " 'enl bad electrically. We Ife trying to let people know about pre­vailin~ wagc fltes. Maybe we Can SlOp non­union contra~to rs from paying substandard walles and possibly turn some of thesc jobs around.

Our work In the arU ~rM to be holding. thanb to the IBM Corporation.

Brother GeorlC Filzc retired in (k(embcr and a nice send-off was liven him by h l$ co-... ·orkers and many friends. Good luck and load health to YOIL Love ya. ya lillIe bugge.! BrOlhe~ altoough " 'e are di»ppOinted in our

national election resullS. ICI's not despair. We are a SIrOnl organization and we can help shape this coun try o( ouu. Even though we have los t $Ome of our (riends of labor. let's not sit ba(k and Jel gloom (all around us. Let's 6,ht for the rightl of our union pr;no;;pln!

I am sad to .nnounce the pa~mg on of ''''0 of Our Brothers. Mel Karle and Harry Dt SanCIis. May their lIOuls resl in pe.ce. Th~ will surely be m;s.sed.

Remember. meetin& night is always the third Monday of the month al 8:00 p.m. Sec you there.

DoN GtOt.l., r .s.

Awardee

Rn)fh~r R DfI R.J'mond 0' LMal lJl. S •• JOH, (tll ter. b l ho .. n rffehln. ",oo.ntul.non. P .... ldent Ed Lona, Idl, and Bu. lnull Man~K" Br .. .,. Baxte. on rfftl¥lol • b .. htlo.'. dfKrn.

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Member Awarded Degree; $909 Donated to COPE L.U. 3)2, SAN JOSt:, CAL- Orolher Ron Raymond wu one of Ihe recipients of the 1978 (BEW Founders' Scholarship. He completed his work and wu ... ·arded a bachelor', degree in vocational education (rom San Jose Stale Uni· versity. Ron h35 been a member o f Local 332 since 1965, ~rved his apprenticeshIp here, and is currently a member of the. EAaminm. Soard and lea(hlnl an apprentice class.

IBEW COP E contributions for Local 332 in 1980 totaled sm. This docs no t include the 1980 automatic deduction money "lIich will be rcported nut year. The following people con­tributed 510 or more to IBEW COPE in 1980: L D. C"opcr. Scoll)' Croft, Luana Croft, Dan Rhodes, Dick Conway, Ted Wilryk~ Marie StC'\'en!lOn, Gunn.r Ste>enson. Les RC'&-isler, Fern Masse. David Lee. Bob Baird. Pele Reyes.. Roben A. Flynn. H. W. Kirby. James Utman. Pat Rhodes. Gerald Greenlow. Oavid Kramer. Steve Raby, Art Hammond. Sem Solomon. Terry Lee. IJnda Lee. Don Wilkinson. Ed Wall. Ruth Wall. Marty Marovich. Lawrence lI ildebrandt, Al O·Donnell. Patricia O·Donnell. Ricardo Ar· mendariz, Fred Lane. Roy Siair, T erry Stai r. jack Odneal. Barbara Odneal. Patricia Maro­vich. Jeffery Cuffe. Gerald McLean. Jim Evans. Jean Autard. M.ke Conway. Fred Aslan ian. Orv11le Pickerill. Bru(c Baxter. ROler Somero. Ed Long. Ni(k Stclma. Al FinlOld. Henriclla Fingold, Ron K.si.ud. Bill Dooley. Jerrold L Lee. Earl Gordon.

RleHUD R . CONW ... ,. P.S.

Members' Sons Win Schola rships I.U. 339, T II UNDER BAY, O:-''T._ Winners of Ihe LoC'II 319 annual scoolaBhip! ... ·ere [krrkk Lindgren, son of Brother Benil Lind­Iren. and Cnoig StephanI., son o f BrOlher Richard Stephans. Our congratulations 10 theM' two fine young scholars. We wisll Ihem the vtry best in Iheir fu ture Khooling..

Now that Ollr new office buiLdinl is completed and " 'e have moved in, a ll the planning and

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EI.,.III EI.ICKSON, P.S.

Code Class Begins; Bylaw Changes Approved LU. 340. SA CRAMENTO, CAL-1 911 prom. ises a full schedule of aCliviti"- Code elau has s"rted, with the 1911 National Electrital Code bein, tlught by Manuel Artero, .upervisinl electrical inspector for Sacramento County. Plans now call for the 1981 code to be adopted by both the dty and county by lite summer.

I took the opportunity to IHend the annual Credit Union meeun, and review th 1980 finanda l report. With memb~", now hlvinl Ihe option o f havin, vltll1ion money deposited directl y hub the Credit Union. il seems we finally have mo re suers than bon owers. Presl· dent Gordon Snyder reported that the hi,hcst interest earned in the past yea r on fun4s in­vested by the Credit Union was 19111 percent. That is pretty lood Binee invutments wue short term 10 keep fund s Ivailable to members and shareholders It III times. Manager Lois Hembree 51lted that secured loans with In interest rate o f 1 percent per month are available. Loans can be obtained on motorcycles. (Irs. boatl, RVa,

• I.ailers. etc. The I perecn! rite ine]udes bor­rowers insurance for the amoun t of the loan. in ca~ of tota] dISability or death. Nomina tions for twO members on the Doard o f Directors .... ere held. Drothers Wally Cayton .nd Chuck Cake .... ere unanunolUly el«led. Brothers Ken Benbow, James Pallen, and ROJer Fnth com­prise the rest of tbe board.

The Retirees aub started the bill rollin, in 'I January with plans for 1911. !lope: to let I

schedule of events from Chairman Chit Parvin for fut ure publication.

Golf eJub-The resu lts of the lut tournamenl arc u lolloWll: first. Ray aaflOn. and Ion,est drive and eJ~t to lhe pIn, Gcora:e Pollard, Bro ther Ron Mlnu has the nut tournament

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The International hu apprQv~d our b~ l.w "fo chan,u, so now. omciall~, plans and preparl­

tions for a new hlJJ ean let underway. The «onomy willinl, Ihis could be a reality .... it hin Ihe nut threc o r four yun ..

Our curren t ',rcement. which hu been in effect since 1978. will expire on May JJ. IIcre's ho pin8 we can have a future rcport on succe~,­ful nClotiations o f • new contraCI.

ROCKY D. IlA u", P.S.

I• Retirees Receive Holiday Fruit Baskets I_U. 3.54, SALT tAK E CITY, UTA II- This plSt Ch"slmas our Eli:ecutive Board decided ;tIain to ,ive frull baskets to each retired memMr in the Salt Lake and Provo 'rel. It Hems fruit 1$ one food most retirees can cat and enjoy. while other foods may be reiitricled.

l-I t least to $Orne. Over 15 memMn volunteered to distribute

I Ihe baskets. Thcy met It the Union Ifall at 9 '00 a.m.. Deeember 19, and this ,roup W:I.I dmded into teams of t .... o to four for deliver)' o f the baskets. We hive over 100 retired members I I the present time.

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Just tonisht one rell rn: called and asked me if I could possIbly live him the names of those two Urothers thnt dtlivcred his fruit buket. lie didn't know the local had such "nke fello ws."

Our local held its Innual ho liday plr ty III the Travelodlle Hote l this yur on January 10. 198 1.

.. It was a de liihtfu l a ll. " , as I lw3)'5. and "'u aHended by nearly 200 persons. A social hour came fi rst. Then a bullet dinner WIS 5Crvcd and

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dancing followed. As in past years retired mem­bers were gue51s of the local and there were more retired Brothers present tbln ever before .

We "'ere pleased to hive Brother l ohn P. 8ymc. bUSiness managn o f Local 401, Reno, Nevada. " 'jlh us..

Congratulltions to the local and the member­ship for another fine party.

TIIOMAS W. UUSLNIlAI.K. P.S.

B ... lh«r P"Ie Cole 01 LonlI )$1, ...... V~ N,.~ CUlff, dliplals !be plaque 1M te«t.tcI lor "I' ,,, ..... of '''IIItM! ","tet .... lhe O«tiloll of hit ~1I~m.nl. J..ooI,;.lna o •• re Jh.stneu M .... er Ro, Smith. r1zhl. &lid p~,l dent Alben C . Wl'nn, Jr.

Laol Jun" •• roeher Pel" CDk wu ._ ... IUI. I"d Io, c.wll Grt.n .... '"" 0I« 11oa '" 11M IJffMtlU .. ~.

Executive Board Member Cole Retires LU. l.57, LAS VEGAS, NEV,- ]n January, 1981 . 8 rother "Pete" Cole resillned from the E1.«ullve Hoard. th us endln, many years o f faithful K noice. lie .... as liven an early .elire­me'" due to a heart cond ition. I Ie started his

career in December, 1946 at Local 640. PhoeniJ. Arizonl. He thrn traveled to Local I 13, Colo­rldo Sprin". Colorado, where he se .... ed as I member o f the u «utive Board lor six yun. and as bu,;ncw manl,er for si~ years. He then traveled 10 Local 351 and his tr.velin, urd was aeo:e pted in lune, 1969. In Our local he has ~r¥ed as rerording secretary for three years and as I member o f tbe Executive Board for I-ix yurs; he has also ~ .... ed on the: Byla"'" Commitln: Ind the Contraci NrJiQUliinl Com· miuee.. He hn helped out at the picnia Ind he has enlenllned the kids as a clown at the Christma, partlCll. and the apprenticeship gradu­Ilion ceremonics. Anytime he was asked he lue his services.

To this dedicated man we mUSI »y, "Tblnk )'ou. Pete." from the bottom of our hearts..

Brother Euris "ChuckH Grimes .... as chosen 10

fill the vacated seat on the Executive 8 0ard Ind to Chuck we say, "CongratUlations."

A U .IoN J. GLASS, P.5.

JATC Offers Courses; Two Members Mourned LU. 351. PERTII AMBOY, NJ.-Brothers. hue been asked by Business Manaller James Callahan and President Stephen Sehein to let 111 joumeymen kno .... that Ihe JATC is olledn, n"ht counc:s at the ball for all the journrymen who Ire interested. At prewnt, Ihey arc sponsor· inl I blueprint readinl course, " 'hich is bein, taught by Steve BandolL Those Brothers in Illendance arc Rich ie Luszczc:wski. John Mazu_ rowski. J r .. J im Ke nny, Ernie Sherry. Gcor,e Albr«ht, Ray Soporowski, Ro n Soporowski, Steve Schein. John Scll)'ei. Fred Anderson, Marty GoelZ, Ron Stramback. Richie Vena, John Terefenko. lake Sofield. and Ed Solield, l r. Those Brothers j've tal ked .... ith say that the course is well worthwhile.. The JAT e Hlso spon. sored D high voltage IoCmina r in March, .... hich wal booked solid.

Future courses for journeymen arc planned for September . Ind w,1I be on mOlor control, tau,hl by 8 rother Andy Bandola, and a code book undeT$tandinll course laullh t by Steve Uandola. The code course .... iIl tnch how and 33

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where 10 find ilefIU in the code book easier and more quickly. If you are inlerested, or wanl more information, you can contact lATC Brothers Bill Zanzalari, George Pribula, or Ken R~pach or the business office. Please hurry. Drothers, because even though the l ATe il presendy looking fo r members to fill these courses, it won't be long before they arc filled. Drothers lim Callahan and Sten Schein also asked me to upress their congratulations and thanks to all o f those JATC members, instruc:­tors. and journeymen attending these coursts making them a great suC\;css.

Brothers, it is with great sadness that we in­form you of the passing on of two of our local Brothe.-s. Drother Charles F. lJIad, J r .• who had been a member for 16 years. was well liked by everyone. Brother Barry Glikin. was a member for 12 years; he too was wdl liked and remem­bered as the trusurer of the Credit Union, and a paSt press secretary. Bolh of these Brothers were good union men and proud of it. Their passing will be mourned by all.

Well, Brothers. it is with grcat pride that we let you know thai Business Manager J llfDes Callahan. Presiden t Sieve Schein, and Treasurer William aauscn have b~n appointed ddegales 10 the Interna tional Foundation of Employee Denefi t Plans. This is a great honor and no one deserves it more than these three men, who have done so much not only for our Pensioo Plan but also the many other benefits they hive acquired for us. We'd like 10 congratulale you, Drothers.

At this writing. Fioancial Secretary William McDonough is jusl recovering from an opera­tion which was performed by Dr. Darsel. We' re pleased to say he is doing fine and we wish him a speedy recovery. By the way, our Brother. who have gone 10 D r. Barnl report that they are gening gre.t relief from thei r allergy prob­lems. The response to an earlier article hDJ also been tremendous. Would you believe that Dr. Barstl hu received calls from our Brothers in locals from T u.alo Chicago, and California? K~p up the good work, D r. Dlru\.

Drothers. can you guess which one of us has been certified IS an official referee for basket­ball, and is Ilso a lead scout for Notre Dame? Give up? Well, it's Recording Secretary Peter Marliak. Congratulations, Pete.

JOSEPH RACCU tA , JR., 1'.5.

Con!.truction Scene Slow; New Contract to Be Signed L.U. 369, LOUISVILLE, KY._The Derby City construction $Cene is very slow. We hIve be­tween 70 and 80 Brothers on the book, with scveral apprentices also waitin,. While the work situation appears dreary, at first look. there is I rainbow in those clouds. We sign I new contract Ihis spring. Wilh our share of the commercial work mDrket lagging we have strong stimulus, with our contractor's coopultion. to fine tune our tight commercial agreemellt with an even­tual reclamation of our fair share of the com· mercial market, IS a result.

A big job It the Ford Planl is rumored. The economy will probably dictate the fate of this project. Several Brothers are working at the Corvette Plant in Dowling Green, Kentucky. A big thanks to our Local 828 Brothers for their help. Ghenl Powerhouse 1$ .... inding down while the Marble Hill Nuclear Station may have cranked up by the time you read this. We Ire having our ups and downs just like the devator constrUCIOrs. Here's to you with bright hope for the future.

l oca l 375 Holds Christmas Party

JIM EACU'.sON, r.s.

IMU, 375, ALLt;NTOWN. )'A,-Our Christmas party wu held at the American Legion Hall in Whitehall. Pennsylvania on December 14. It WIS

a success Dnd I cannot list all those who gave their time and effort to make this gathering

Christmas Party

Iten: ani Wlllt .... Ne .. hanl, Jr .. ..,4 lab: kill brother -memorable. We wish to thank all who partici­pated. Brother J im Marr portrayed Santa aaus Ind made a hit with the children. Cookies were made by volunteers. Gifts of frui t, candy, etc., were liven to all members' children in aUend­ance.

Brother Larry Buss, Jr., sang I solo Ind had the group join him to make the day a jolly gathering. Sure enough, Ihe enthusiasm spread. Brothers of our local, thei r wives. and children sang to welcome Santa a.us.

Brolhers William Newhard. Jr., our recording secretary. Rnd hi! kin brother D an distributed icc cream 10 all the children. The Newhard brothers' father was a union advocate, one to be admi red and followed.

Brother Charles S .... eigard, Sr., retired recently. He was honored with the presentation of I wristwalcb for his dedication 10 our local. Presi­dent Stan Parks and Business Manager Andy Kubik reprcscnted the local in the presentation. We congratulue Charlie I nd wish him the best o f health and happiness in his retirement. May his yurs be abundant and enjoyable. c.barlie was past president and instructor of apprentices.

Be American! Buy American! 6 ye nowl Eow,ul) I . MtCEK, I' .S.

Work Scene Slow, But Picking Up L.V. 386, TEXARKANA, ARK.- We mus t still report that work in our Uta is ~w but is be· linning to pick up a little bit. L. E. Meyers put one mOre material haul ing crew back to work recently. It was also reported to me thnt a ullion eontraetor was awarded a contract in our Irea fo r the first time on Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative property, ~ we bope we may be able 10 put some of our members back to work ~".

Brother Eldon Ware has been appointed job steward at Flint Creek and ~ reportedly doin, I fine job.

AI our lUI regular un ion meeting Negotiat­in!; Committees were elected for L. E. Meyers. Southwf$tern Electric Power Company, and Southwest Arkansas Electr ic Cooperative. The committees will m~t soon to dr . .... up tbe ir con· tract propoSilIs for this yea r's negotiations.

BusinC$S Manager Marlin Woodruff attended the Utility Conference in NashviUe February I I, 12, 1l.

MACK D EAN, P.S.

Brother Meyer Mourned; Don' t Buy AII-Indu!.try Figure L.U. 38", STEVENS POINT, WIS.-We are SOrT)' to report the death of a good Brother, Norbert Meyer, workinl on a hospita l alteration in OUf jurisdiction. The local utends its sym-

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pathy to bis family. c.-Roger Sook. one of our local Drothers on our

powerhouse job, WIS injured on the job in November, 1980. He had been off over three weeks and was hu rting. Seventy-five o f his Brothers on the job donated to help Roger. He even receiYed donations from two visiting fire­men from our business office. It's nice to secl beDr brotherhood in action. I am also glad 10 report that lIS o f thb writing Roger has returned 10 work.

Our contract comes up neJtt June. lIere', ~ somethinl to think about: The DLS figures you bear all the time usutllly are an all·industry figure. Don't ever buy lin all-industry figure. September. 1980 consiruclion unemployment nne WIIS 14.) percent. Augusl, 1980 was 16.5 percent. You have been hearing all-industry fig_ ures hovering belween 7 and 7.8 percent. So, one can see that, if he enters the construction field rathe r than another part of indUstry. his chances -are double that he will be unemployed in any recession. The BLS figures in 197)-1915 back this up, also.

Watch the following very carefully now: One would UpeCI that construction wages plus fringes would be on I much higher plane than general unioni~ed industry. Also the rute of in­crease of wages and fringes should reflect the '\ ravages of inflation plus • compensation fo r being in a high. unemployment risk occupation. One would Ihink all construction workers should gel • percentage of wage/fringe higher than general union industry equal to annual ra te of unemployment. this to compensate us for al· wa)'$ being doubly unemployed. Also, in order to keep real wag"- 10 lal annual innalion nte , should be added a1so-1.8 pera:nt plus 12.6.,. pct~ent = 20.4 per year. The average first-year wage gain in a const ruction labor contract nego­tiated in 1980 was 1l.9 percent. General industry Wali 9.1 pera:nt. We would be pixilated if we considered any increase not over 4 percent of general union industry in Wisconsin.

ALl.AH McEACHIl.N, P.S.

las Vega!. local Bu!.y With Negotiations • L.U. 396. LAS VEGAS. NEV.-The yen 1980 proved to be a very busy one for Local )96, but 1981 should be even busier. We are cur­renlly conducling negotiations with Central Telephone Company. The Plllni Committee members are Bob fly. equipmentman: John Leonard, PDX man; Jennie Sue Smothcrs, ff1lmeman: and Connie Souders, line assigne r. ­The Traffic and Oericai Commill~ members are Alice lIall, traffic clerk; Brenda Kolar, commercial clerk III: Janet Savalli, acc:ounling clerk IV; and Elizabeth Walloce, operator. At this point, Mter II meetings, both commillee5 agree the company appears to be $talling the union in giving a fintll proposal or discussinl economic ilems. The pace of negotiatiom should pick up-it is 5t ill po$sible to conclude the . negotia tions by the lime our contracts expire, if the company talks about economics and doesn't try to cap our COLA.

We will be opening our CP National Hender­son agreement fo r wages only on or about May I, 1981. Local )96 Nevada Power Com­pany Plant agreement will upire the early pari ~ of 1982, which will mean that we wiD be busy preparing for the Nevada Power negoliations:' ill the lallef part o f 198 1.

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Alona wllh all of our aa,cemenl aC1l~ilY, Ihe local is progrcssin, wilh phln, for. new build­ina- 1M sale of our pre.sen1 qualler. 10 Local 3H was unanimou~ly approved by our leneral rnembeo.hip on November 21, 1980, Ind 1he memhen of Local 3H on Januuy 1, 198 1.

.. Mucb hu 10 be don~uildma permi!$, wnin ... land surveys, legal work, elC. Actual moveoQut from o ur presc:nl premi5e!o will not occur until Local 396 hn obtDi~d witable quallen ready for occupancy.

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We will also h:IVc our local nominalion'l and election of officen for the offices of bus,,,,," manacu/ linaneial !lecretary, ptCSIMnt, "icc presidenl, trCDsurer, recordin, .secretary. and C)l.C(:utive bl»rd members dutinl May and June of 1981. The prestnt officers and E.ucutive Board members arc : Bob Ely, presiMn1; Bru« Hughes. "ice presidenl: Pauline Snowden, IrC3S­urer; Jennie Sue Smothers, recordma .secretary: Merle Gile, businen mannger / linancial secre· lary; nnd Executive 60ard memhcr~, David Fowler, John le:onard. nml David Keele. As you can see, the locnl's SChedule i, hca~y, but by pulling 10lelher our local can continue to grow. See you at the I~al union meelinas.

W"LT 1'"vl.ow-sKI, P.S.

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.Scribe Submits News Of Local 398 L-U. 3'.18, CIlARI. FSfON, S.C.- In some late news, D,anne Smith, .. ,ife of 398 ItCDsurrr / press senelary, Fred Smilh .... on • fif$l ·place blue ribbon for her original cross·.lIlth dt'S;ln at the 1980 C03Stul Carolina Fair.

Our local union has t .... o Il rolhe,," reli ring ~ wilh 3S yeurs servi,e wllh SCEGCO. ~nd memo

bers of 398. Fred I . Tro .... ell rehred on hnuary )0: Fred

was employed ""Ih Ihe Wallelboro S",vicc Cen· ler. He W3'l given a rellrem~rll party on hnLl­a'y 30 al the Sen'ice Center.

John J. Sack relired on Februa,y I from Ihe Charleslon Ser"lte il.epresent91ives Deparlm~nt. Joe was alvw a rememenl party on January 30

,. at the Sand Dunes Club. IJ rolher SIlC ~ is Ihe ' currelll recordon, .ccretary and rcgislrar of our local, and uho a member of Ihe Exenlti\"e

Board. lie pl:ms 10 remain aCliye in the loc.11. We would hke to ... ·clcome the follo .... in'

m.n into the BrOLherhood . Dave WQOd, Challes· Ion Garage; Ed Mitchel. Chllloion Garlse; Larry W. Smilh. O"nmark Suinlalion; and Wer­ner lIanf. Plant IIagood. back inlo Ihe Brother­hood.

il. i,hn.d I . M!)().e. lhe loclers financial secre· tary. was in a very scriou~ auto acc,llent. After a shon Slay in lhe Charleslon CounlY 1I05pilal. Rick is rrcuperating II home and hopes 10 be back al work soon. RIck is employed II the HI;IJly..-ood Serv,ce Center.

As a member of a un,on you JMuid be aWOlrr of ... hal lhe local is doin" whal )'Our Joc:al officers are doin ... Ind ... hat )'Oil need 10 do to help. There is only one place 10 pm Ihis in­formalion and Ihal is lhe monlhly meelinl. Local 398 holds its me<:\lnllJ every finl Monday of the month at the IIlEW 176 Union lIall, 3347 Seiberlinl il.oad in NOrlh Charle~ton. And eve.y second Thursday of Ihe month either in Wallerboro al the American le:gion !'OSI 93. on Il ighway 15 North, or in Denmark at the Fire· man's IIut. off lI ighway 18. The Chartulon meeting Sian, al 8:00 p.m. and the Waller­bOlo/ Iknmark meelmgs 51art at 1:00 p.m.

Our local will soon be in the pr0cn5 of nominaling and elecling officen and Execulive Board members for 1981·84.

Always rrmembe. Ihat in any dISpute WIth manalement. you have lhe right 10 have • union represenlative pre'>Cnl. AlwlloYS ills!JI on Ihal rilhl!

See you at lhe mcctin.gs! Sign up Ihal non· union membcr and help eliminale "free riders and scabs."

FuvulO: LEI! SMITII, Tn"s., P.S.

Fisherman

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local 400 Scribe Congratulates Members L-U. 400, ASBURV PARK, N.J.- Congralul • • tions lIe in order Ihis ml;lnth for the {ollowlng '

Brolher Pele Maycl, ... ho lecently caught 1 3S-pound. slnped bass off Belmar. I'ele hili hcen surf fu.hmg for lhe pa~1 2S years (abo fresh water). II ,s bisgbl catch Ihus fIT .... . s • 36 pounder. also in the surf off Belmar. Pele says. "Vou don't have to ao to the Wesl or e~­... ·here for lood fIShing, ""e have plenty ri,hl here in our o .... n back yard ."

Brother Wayne Ed .... ards, a reeem apprcnlice·

Irlduate, for his alhlelic accomplishments. Wayne, besides playinl foolball for Shore Re­glomI! High Sdl!)()l, wu Group I and 1/ indoor and outd!)()r Siale champion in the shot PUt and lli,cus tventJ; for two yeDrs and .... as out-door ~tate champion III lhe djscu~ Ihro .... for one year.

BTl)lhen Pele Mayer, chairman. and Red lIorner, John Sisco, il. ich RUlledlle, Don, Dnd !'unl E:m .... ood for ~nother 5uccc:s&ful Blood Oank Drive.

Great Adyenture no .... has liS own 'pS Sla­tion. It is • fully rompulerozcd operalion .nd II all sct up for sclf-.se,,·i« .... hen New Jersey pDMn the la .... permllllni It. Wt are one of the few stales that h:u nOI ~ssed II III yet_ The job _ done by Frln:hold Eleclric under lhe d"ec· t>on of forem~n Bob Pringle ~nd shop ste .... ard Charley Wbdyh.

Gel- ... ·ell .... 'she5 ~o oul to hel Reddllli. Jack IS no .... home from ,he ho,pital and reco"cring nicely.

" id you know Ihat IS minulcs of jumping rope equals Ihree sets of singles tenni., or one hour of roller ~kating, or one hour of volley ball, or 30 minute\ of squash. handball. 01 racquetball. or 20 minUlrs of s .... lmming, or 45 minulcs of joJl.iinl~

That the " ennsylvania Tumplle is now 40 yean old?

That the Iverlse lenlth of a person's life in thc United Sllles has incre~d by more Ihan half durin, Ihi$ century1

J. M. 60". I' <;.

Work Scene in local 405 Not Very Good LU, 405, CEDAR RA PIDS, IA.-Well, the work picture for our arn loob hke the same old scene-men on lbe road. no work, and not much comins up in lhe ncar future. It .seemed like • Jon, wimer with 60 10 10 men on the book .nd working out of 10wn. bUI .... ith the w.rm wUlher, work ~hould be picking up soon. We would I,~e 10 thank our S,Sler locals for helpllla carry some of our men Ihroughoul Ihe winter. We apprecialed lhe work as much as Ihey appreciated the help.

The instrumcnlalion course put on by Ihe JATC is loinl .... ell . The poor work picture this ~ar made il hard for iIOme men to comm;1 that many nights 10 class time. but those who did WIll be walkin, pway wilh a lillIe bcllcr und~rsland· ina of process control.

Members Ire once apm invited to come 10 lbe lab fa cility 10 ,;t in on an apprrnti«!lh,p ellI$S Ind poS'libly relearn something you might hay~ fOIllOllen or learn somethinl you possibly never knew.

Don't forgel 10 come 10 the union meeting Ihi~ monlh.

UOII JONES. I' .S.

Work Scene Slow; Training Center Being Built L-U. 415, CIIE\ ' ENNE. W\'O.- .... \ the prC"S­enl lime, work is slo"'lIIl dp ... ·n in our ju"s<hc· tion. 1M Whealland Po ... erhouse job 1$ t~pennl off. but we Ire still kc-epII'Ig our o .... n people WOI~lIIa .nd Ire fOllunate enough 10 have some Iravehnl Brolhen on our jobs. Local 4lS sin­cerely appreCIPIC"S lhe help Ihal lravelers have II"cn us in mann,ng OUI jobs and Ihanks all or YOIl for a job well done.

ConltatulMions are III order ror M,. and Mn. JcMC Mar\lnu on Ihe bIrth of Ihei r d Juah· ler, Eloi~a Michelle. on January II. 1981. Also. our bc~t ... ·ishe' 10 out 10 Orolhers Doug FtC .... Dnd Ri.;hard VO$Ier,"'-ho hu. heen I\o<;pllalilw for surcery IMely.

The local is in the process of Iryll'l' 10 o;on· vinec our hrr c;onlraclors to open Our "Ifre­menl 10 allow Ui to res lore OUi heallh and .... d­far~ plan to il5 prcviou, levels o f proleclion. I.et's III hope Ihnl this etTort is iuccessful.

Recently. M,s\()u,; O'lsin omcials met with conlTaClorS and labor leaders. They l ave a 35

proaresJ repo rt on the project and slated ,lui Missouri U3$in iJ ~ery pleMed with the quolity o f work done on the Whcll tl~nd I'owcthou~.

Unit I d on the line and o~T1Itin, at a very hiah efficl!:",::y leYel. Unit 1 has re~ntly com­pleted the stcam blow prl)CCSI and i5 goin, wel l. The spokesm:an for Miuouri Basin told those allen din. the m«tin. that, in the future, there will he a strong recommend3tion to use union labor on any new projects this po .... er QC)O~II­tlve builds..

Our Apprenticeship CommiHee is in the proass of buildm. a new trainin. center for elunoom, weldona. and electronics laboratory work. From the pIons, it looks like we will have a .reat facility for trainin. our apprentKu. 1I0pefuUy, .. 'e will be Ible to starl usin. this center lhe next 5Chool year. We wi§h to thank the train in. provalTl'l of the other build in. trades who arc a"istlnl us in this effort_ We will al!lO be needina some volunteer help from our own members (journeymn and appren· tices). If you are called UJ'On. plea"" be willing to lend a bRnd in this importan t project.

The members o f Local 41 5, alonll with the oflicers, wbh 10 e~pre!'l our gntilUde to Brothe r John Occhipin ti for the dedIcation and service he hu devoted to this JIOSt for the past several years. As your new pre'IJ sccret3ry, I ho~ to serve as well.

In ell»ing, I would like to remind evuyone to think of I3fety lirst and ur,e "II members to support your union by a\tendin, ttle relulae meetingS on the lirst Wednesd:J.Y of each month at 7:30 p.m.

ScoTT McAfEl!, p.s.

Supers from Union Urged To Retain 'A' Membership t.u_ 42'" ED)tONTON, ALTA.-5evcral yeaT1 lao we adopted ttle policy of encoull!.gin. those membcT1 who tale a SlI~rintendent's posit ion to retain t~ir " A" membership in the Ioeal, evm lhou, h they are out~itk our Harpining Unit.

The reMOns \Ire did 80 are many. but the m05t important is the facl that ~t superinten­dents in construction come from tradn otilcr than c!cdrical. particul~rly on the "one super­intendent" jobs.

This being the ca'e. [t i. C3SY to understand why whenever there is • jurisdictional dispute, for example, the decision usually goes aSDin5t the elec tricians.

In fairneu, it should be stDled that In the case of jurisdiction-instrumcnlation Ninl the classic u~mpJe-the dccislon i, usually IIgainst the IBEW bec:lu.o;e tbe eieclrical is invariably subcontracted, and tbe general contractor ,..iU award the work to anothe r tude because they ITt. ,..orkina directly for the Imera!. and he Itts that work on I c05t-p'US basis, which of COUI'5C d money in h i, pocket.

However, the fact remains thlt a member who is in a SUperintendent capacity tan do much to protect and promote the inte~tl of the local and not just 0f'I issuc:s of jurisdk1ion. althouah he certainly would be a bi, innuence on those decisions.

It would aJso be e.uier 10 protect !be terms of our collective agreement. as well as such things IS lell inl an older member in places like tbe tool c:ribs or warehou5oCS and 80 on, rather titan the labourer o r teamster who usually is in there now.

...J tn short, life ..-ould be a lot more pleasant a: for the electricians on a project if more of our ~ memben (partic:ularly lOme of the older, elI­

_ ~rienced ones) would takt. ,u~rintendenlJ'

~ jobs. Oy retain;n, their membership, the local Z JliII WQuld have $-Orne "cont rol" (. poor word, ~ but for lack of a beuer one. wel1 use it), $-0 to o speak. ovcr their actions and dcciJions.. -, It follows then that our membership must be

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prepared to tlelp him QUt • l illIe, or even. lot, unt il thot member has lained the knowledge and expericnce thnt IOCS into the formini of a good superintendent.

Th:J.t means that from the apprentke on the

job all the "'3Y up the chain of command 10 the foreman ~nd ,cneral forem an. everyone may have to do a lillie ~xlU for Iwhile-pcrhapl even for lite duration of the .. hole job-until that su~rintemkn l learns.

The apprentice can u!.t more initi:rtive by doing thi~ 5Uclt 1$ carryina over more mile rial or conduit if his journeyman i, l ied up d !lewtrc:re for a while. T1te journeyman him5Clf a n do such Jimple things IS bring;nl to the foreman', atlen­tion the facl that a certain item is runn in, low in case the foreman missed iL

And, of course, tM foreman and central foreman will have to be prepared to work closely with the superintendent if he .. inexperi­enced. AboY<: an. don't take ttle cowardly "cop-out" of .. 1t'~ hi, job." or " It ', the super'. fautt." Be p.epa,ed to do a lIttle extra whe'n you Icccpt that foremln', job under a green lu~r.

The more members we can ,ct into l uper­intcntknls' positions, the more _rk ..-e11 hllve, and the better conditions .... il1 be on the job. Our interests are also their inteTeslJ to I larsc u ­tent_ Being a union electrician is I\Ot a on.,...,...y "ree\.

This reporter can rerncmocr !1 time in our local . few )'UI"5 ago tha t wiM:n a mcmber took a foreman's job, it was considered he'd iOne "company" and was then on the other side of the fenee.

Thankfully, we hue c~olved beyond that point, and perhlp$ soon the lame "'ill OCC\l f

with our luperintendenlS: otherwi~, .... 'e will be fo rced into trying to mute prOlr~ the hard way, such IS through protracted ncgotiation'.

DAVIl ANDEKSOI'I. P.S.

Work Not Too Pl entiful ; Two Members Retire t.U • .00, IL\CINE. WIS._ it i, the helinnina of Febru3ry and work is not IS plentiful as we would Itke. We currently hotve men off and work coming up does not look promlSlnl. The hiah interest rate sc:cms 10 be holdin, lOme projeclJ from starting. New house construction b almost at a standstill.

Charlie Smetana and Wi]hur II." havc both retired. Both Brothers Ire super people and I enjoyed work ins with both of them. I wi~h ttlem both the bes t o f luck.

L)'le Tryba'. wife had • b.by girl. DJie Johnson's wife had a baby boy. John Olson finished his apprenticeship in hnulry. Con­aratu lations to Mil of you.

Remember to buy American'lIIade products1 MICIIAI!L C. SaIl~O. 1' .5.

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Foreman's Council Holds Annual Dinne r t.u, 465, SAN DIEGO. CAt.-The Foreman'. Counci l held their annual dinner on Friday, January JO, It the blandi. Uyait in S;tn Dieao. Members o f Itle Foreman's Council are IDEW members who no lonacr hold union jobs, but hlvc retained their membership in the IDEW. At the present tI me thcre are n members on the , council. Bob Parsons is president of the coun­cil and PM ,5c,ittr d the vice president. lbey were both t~lecled for another lerm at the dinner.

Everyone enjoyed the dinner and door prius .nd had a good time "talking shop. ~ as usuall Special thanks go to Ruth Carley for orpnizin. ttle entire evening. Ruth i$ the office manaacr II of our Il)Cal. She pUI$ a lot of time and effort into the$e specilll dinners and the)' wouldn't run .. ~moothly 8.li they always do without her special touch. Thanks for another areat eve· ning, Ruth.

Membership in our local increased in hnulry, 198], by 19 fo r a toul o f 1.6~4 members.

N" NCV RALSTON, P.S.

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Work Scene No Brighter Than last Year's LU. 474, M E.' IPIil S. TF .... "N._Another )eat

'has ended and Ihmp .n Memph" don', look much brighler than lhey did last year. We Ilill h3we a lot of promisel of work, but for lOme reason the$e people aren't bUl]d]n, mu,h in this area.

Things ""~re bript .,ound the hall in Decem· ber. howe~r, as ""-e held our annu3] Christmas party and pin prexntahon. Brother Rick Boyd'l committee did another ua:Jlent job, as w;uII.

• Brother lloyd's committee l:I$t ~.u included Brothers LArry Johnson, Alben IIerman. Au· brey lIolloway. Mike Alberson. Taft l..Ister, Keith Bates, and severnl olhers-I've foriOllcn them all~in and I apologize 10 them.

oy the time Ihis is printed we will. no doubt, have a fuller bench than now, including almost

I· 20 of our members who have been emplo~d at , Ute International Ilurvuler l'lanl here which is clos ing il5 Memphis foundry. While Ihrvester doesn't blame all ils problems on imports, more

and more jobs are bein, lost because so much of our life i~ stamped wilh the words "Made in Japan."

When you heaT someone talk of buyin, these foreign loods, a lot of them lie uyin, ,,11al little they buy doesn'l hun anyone ,found bere, but • bunch of lillles makes • k)l. Sure, lhey m.y put just one man OUI of work in Detroil. but think of the pyramid in, effect thai it hu on the people who make paris for Detroit, then the people who make their parts, and 50 on. E~ntually, this &Cts back to .ffeclina us by Iosin, a factory that would ha~ lupplttd them. o r an office that would ha~ done businC$5 with them; before you know it, some aood old jour· neyrnan wireman hilS lhe bench or the road, if there is some place 10 10. So, StOP Dnd think when you buy somethin, and be quick to remind othen to think union and buy American.

KEnu B.nu, 1'.5.

Work Scene Slowed Down in Jackson Area L.U. 480, JACKSON, MIS [lad welther. tight money, and ~ cautiou~ public have i lowcd work in Ihis part of the cOlin try. We still have ,everal hundred "ave lin, Brothen workin, in tbe jurisdiction. most of them at tnc Grand Gulf Nudear job. This job will be wind;n, down until the fudin, date I3te this year, then what? Many of us. as wdl as people throuahout the country, are askinl the same questionl

Since the release of .he hoSIU,C5 from Iran there seenu to be • resurlence of paUiotum .weepinlthe eountry. It's. shame ,,-e eould not realize bow richly we .tre ble5.Std in bein, the dlizens of tbe ,",alat country on tanh before this.. It look disgrace and one of lbe saddest, humilialin, lets this country has e~r experi. ena:d to make us Wllke up.

The American union "'orkers lie the mosl fortunate on earth. Take nouce th3t the work· ers of Poland .re tiptm, for tnc thin ... that we t.ke for ,nnted. We hawe rOflOuen how richly blt»ed .. " are and have turned our bach on the: principle of brotherhood .nd trampled under foot many union pnn,ipla. Will it ta~e In Iran. disarace. and humilation to make u~ fall back in rnnks, to be proud of Dnd tight for our hilh and Iofly goals? Or will we not appreciate what we had until it is lone1

HAU," L IIAWl(tNs. P.s.

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Apprentice Completion Banquet Held t.u . 481, INDIANAPOLIS, INJ).-The list apprt'n ticcship completion banquet Willi hdd in lhe Arabian Oallroom of tbe Shrine Qub on No~mber 22, 11180. to honor 27 Iraduates.

Thi!; I radualion Wa! unprecedented by the lir.t woman graduate, Altho Cravey. We wb.h to

Apprentice 01 the Year

II • ...,. Southern of lloe '''' TC prtf..,l, tloe "'ppre ... ''''e o f the Yu. ", •• ,eI 10 ...... rTf Mila . ......

congratullte her .nd the other 26 gradu~lcs. Pr~ntations were mnde by William McFad·

den, U.S. Department of Labor; Jim Perkins, JATC; Bob Baldus, NEeA; Jerry P3yne. IBEW; .nd Jim O'Mlra Bnd Tom Chlllitain, JATC. The John "Jack·' Connor Outstanding Apprentice· Ihip of the Year Award Willi presented by Wes· ley I. TaylOI, IEC chairman. 10 Lorry SchmolL Con,utulatiotU, L.rryl

ConlntulatioM 10 Jim O·MDr~ who recewed a MeritoriOUS Service Award from tbe BAT presented by William McFadden. This left Jim !pCCchlcss but well deserwinl.

Lastly. happy birthday greetings are in order for our locll. We are 7S years established as of February Ill, 1981. Ibppy birthday. e~ryone!

JAMES M . TAYLOR, P.s.

local 660 Merges With local 488 L.U. "'I, BRIDGF.PORT. CONN_My leave of absence was short lived because of a K-r;es of ewents occunin, in I rapid succession. which needed .nention. Syrnhohe of lhe limes, todly'l eeonomic conditions. .(companied by lusterily .nd frustration. create areal upheavals in mlny plrt.l o£ lhe Innd. Whether they be of political • .ocial, or economic: nature, the r(Sults usually terminate in I catastrophic cabmilY for many of us. And the afttrmatll!l of these eruptions inevitably produce numtro~ unpleasant changes In OUf liwes.

A case in point: Local 660 of Waterbury, Connecticut, recently experienced an agonizinl transition period brOUpl ahout by a long siege or unemployment among its members, coupled with 0 seriom encroachment of non.union ele· ments In tbeir .rea. The officers and the ElIecutive Bolrd members of l.ot:ll 660. having uhauslCd all possible .venues of continuin, tM viability o f their or,aniution, reluctantly rec­ommended to their members .n immediate mer­ler with • more prosperous adjaa:nt $.ilter, Local 488 of Dridgeport, Connecticut.

The recommendation for thi5 disagreeable task was thrust upon the shoulders of our Inter­national Vice President. John E. Flynn, who is reaponsible for uphold,n, the ISEW interntJ in the Waterbury .rea. Brother Flynn, after • thoroup tnvt'StiptKm and. Irnt deal of soul· searchins. abo beClme convinced Ihat lheir decision was the only logical solution ror the proteClion of the members of LcKal 660. Now ~ with the faCI .ccomplished. lhe furlMr responsi· bility of maintaininl and promotinl the IBEW pnnciples in the area becomes the problem of two Local 488 BrotMrs It Bridgepon. Connect,· eUI.

They are Brothers Frank J. Carroll, J r .• busi· ness repre5Cnt~tiwe, and his as~istant, I'atrick A. Donahue. FOrtunalely, both of these Brothers are cxperien~ed and ulreme\y competent young Dnd ener,etic labur leade r~

They arc cxception3 IJ y ,,'ell versed in the fIeld of Orlllnizini and selllini problems amon, Ihe mony divel'1e element~ of the a~a. Moreover. they arc nOl only comp]el~ly dedica ted 10 carry· in, out the polici~ of the IHEW. but they bolh 37

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unlk~tand that the aspirations and the nccds of an average mcmher are thc ume, whcther he lives in North Canaan, Torrington, Watcrbury, Danbury, Bridgeport, or in anyone of the 49 or 50 \OWn$ and ' cities comprising lhe new juri$dic­lion of Loc:al 488. Brother Carroll, the: business managcr of Local 48&, has gro ... ·n in stature o,'er tbe decades of his union activities. Today it takes very little ob~rvalion 10 compare his modus operandi and his mannerisms to those of the great John L Lewis. Like old immortal John L .• Business Manager Carroll emulates him in many ways. He never falters o r cr inges in his presenlation of the cause of his union; he speaks in a low, forceful voice. but never in quivering lones o f some feeble mendicant asking for alms. He speaks in the determined voice of a captain of a mighty host demanding the rights to which all his men are entitled.

Past members of Local 660 need not despai r. Thcir interests are in capable hands and are well protected. If they but abide by the I8EW Con· stitution and the Lo.:aI 488 bylaws, all their hard·ea rned benefits. working conditions, and Ihe seeurity of their families shall be resurrected like the legendary bird Phocni~ of Ancien[ Egypt. wbo, being burned upon a pyre, rose out of his own ashes as a nCw Phocni~, bearty and hale.

STF.!'L1EN J. HUNYADt. P.S.

local in Negotiations; Antler Contest Held LU. 500, SAN ANTONIO, TEX.-There was a good turnout of members at your February union mee ting. Those in allen dance e~pected IoOme positive words as to how negotiations with CPS were progressing. but unfortunately th ings were at a standstill. Hopefully. by tbe time Ihis is published, we will have re3ehed an agreement with CPS.

Those who auended the February meeting voted unanimously to autborize this local to obtain legal counsel in order to pursue in court. if neces..ary. the long overdue matter of organiz­ing thc CPS main office personnel. We urge aU Brot~n and Sisters 10 keep informed on this very imp(lrtant malter.

Ea~tside Gub beld their annual Antler Con­test. Si~ bunters look pri:«: money ...... hich cov­ered both Soulh and Nonb Zones. South win­ners were Albert Habn and Ed Milhahki. North Zone winners ... ·ere Jerry Holmes. Charles Jen­scbke. and Dennis Sebmoekel. Brother Harvey Lindsey received the coveted Participation Award. By the way, Ray Williamson and John Gutz. made sure that the points and spreads "'"CrC properly certified.

R()(;u K LAERNEI. P.S.

Powerhouse in Springerville Goes Brown & Root LU. 51g, GLOBE, ARIZ.-Tbe coal-fired powerbouse that Tucson Electric Power Com­pany is going to build in Springerville. Arizona, has been awarded to Brown AI: Rootl

The Pbocni~ Building and Trades spent some three months negotiating a project agreement .... ith Mid-Vallcy Constructors, and aIter some laugh negotiations. an agreement was reacbed that was tbought 10 be agreeable to all, indudil\i; TUC$Qn Electrie Power Company.

But. it seems tbat this was only a play by Brown '" Root. !be parent company of Mid­Valley. to pin access to the agreement so !bat they themselves could bid tbe job. It WlU less than a week after the project agreement was negotiated tbat Tueson Fleclric Power began negotiating witb Brown '" Root in HOU5ton. Texas.

So. it ... ·ould seem Ihat Brown &: Root had IoOmetbing of an advantage when it came lime [or their turn at the negotiating table. This prac­tice is somewbat unetbical. to say the least. The Pbocni~ Building and Trades thought thM Mid­Valley was barga ining in good faith to cstab­lisb the requ irements Tuscon Electric Power

Company needed [0 build the powemouse. TIMl PboeniK Building and Trades is going

wage an all-out campaign ag310st Brown Root. It should be some task 35 this company is the largest non.union company in the world.

I think it is tUne for every union member in Arizona to stand up and be counted. This country is totally behind the Polish Labor Movement in Poland. If only we had the soli­darity they seem to have, I think we could.

RON MAGOON, P.S.

Presidential Pose

I BII$Io_ Mause. Waite. Tllllb-r.lall t of " 1051111, T~L, III" .... DeIlNKnlIk ...... ke,. POH Pral6ta l CIorlCf btro~ lite ,Ie~lio",.

Business Manager and Donkey News Feature L-U. 520, AUSTIN, TEX.- Local no Business Managcr Walter T imberlake made Tlmt Maga· zint and several newspapers a couple of wecks before the Presidential election.

With Walte r in the picture in Til/It Maga .... Ile

were President Cartcr and Walter's Democratic donkey. '"Mary hne." who Timberlake took to the Waco. Te~as, airport to gree t Carter on his campaign trip to Texas.

T imberlake. wbo is also president o[ tbe Austin AFL-CIO Council. hauls Mary hne all over Texas to Democratic rallies. meetings, and dinners.

Mary hnc has become a '"braying media e"ent.- wbich ne_ photographers seek out to pose witb politician~

Timberlake keepS bis Dem<><;f3tic donkey on his smaU farm soutb of Austin bet ..... een Demo­cratic Party outings.

JOHN W. CAalSON. Ja., P.S.

Christmas Parties Held; 20-Yeor Awards Presented LU, 540, CANTON, OIllO--The 1980 annual Christmas parly was held at tbe Canton Me­mori:ll Civic Center on Saturday. December 20, 1980. The cbildren', party began at 10:00 a.m .• with Santa Oaus the main allraction. The luneb was preparcd by the members, their wives. and some of the ebildren; and the morning pany was a greal succeS5 and enjoyed by all due to the many people .... ho volunteered their time in belping to make the morning pany 100 enjoyable.

The evening festivities bellan with a social hour, followed by dinner, the pre~ntation of watehes for 2().yeilf"l of service, and the award­ing of door prizes. The rcst of the evening was spent in socializing.

nus year. we bad only two membef1 who Te­

ceived their 2().year ~ recognition watc-hes and pins. Brother Charles W. Sandahl was presented bis watch and pin by International Representa­live George Chapple. ",1lo services ollr local union. The other recipient, Brother Melvin A. Wacker, was unable to be in a\1endance. All members who reached another live·year plateau in membership received tbei r se rvice pin~

We had many retirees pre~nt and Ibeyenjoyed visiting and renewing old acquaintances.

We feci this annual Christmas party is one

Presentation

J Left 10 nl"l .... In,., ... IIO<Ial ReprtUntatin G«Irtt CII.wk, fh .. lnus M an • • u Sam"" C. WUllaBu, CharkI W. Sandahl. and PrflIdnl Reno M.,kblo ••

of the finest functions given by • labor organiza­tion in the 540 jurisdietion due, in most part. to tbe effons of so many officers. members. wives, and children who participate in tbe nec­essary preparalions.

The evcning w as also enjoyed by our guests. ~ slleb as other IBEW local union busincss man· agers, contractors. inspectors. ctc .. who are all connected in one way or another in our in­dustry, and who help in securing work and other fo rms of necessary help to our membersbip.

It was a wonlkrful day and evening to share witb our many members and friends. The • weather was perfect, and Local 540 wishes all their Brothers and tbeir families well. and bopes .. tbis year will be a happy. healthy and prQS' perous year for all.

SAMU£1.. C. WU.1-IAMS, B.M.

Dinner

Sbo.... al a dJ .... e. _ .re .... '" IIId offinn of . Local .5~, W.I.,r10_. N.Y. Fronl ro .. , kH 10 nab!, _ P. Falla&, IE. LobeD. 8 . 1'-"" S. O"1lltiJJ'. T . Cb.ampnt1, L. Com!»; bac:" 1'0 .. , D . Y .......... C . CaIa, w. Esles. D. P~, C. o.u.n.a. A. AJldre, R. o.y" IE. V a. Ness, 8 . BoUye •• R. Hark • • Fortle Pla.alll, P raidnl EUi-oIl.

Stewards and Officers Hold Dinner L U. !S(, WATERTOWN. N.Y_--Our stewards and officers attended D dinner held at Dante's Restaurant on February 5, 1981. After the din_ ner we discussed at greal length 'be union's position on some current problems. and what we all can do as Brothers to stick together as one unit to maintain strengtb.

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Our congratulations go out to Brother RU5- ~

seU Greenwood, who won fi rst place in the 13th annual Sae!;:cl\'s Harbor Ice Fisbing Derby. witb

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• 14_pOund, I'-ounce northern pike. F",r first place " Morris" reedved • beaullful wood Ilowe and will ba~ his 16-ineh fish moun led for I tropby.

lie also receiwed sevenl e_ of beer and hu bad many offers to bell' dispose: of il.

Brother J im Picrie is on lhe (Cltld 10 , ecovery followin, • mOlor wehide .ccidenl. We are all &lId Ibal J im W'lIII nOI more seriously injured.

All members of Loc:al "" (Ind retirees) arc urSCd to ronlact me for any news ilems you would lite 10 lee in the "",mal. relardlnl our local. Remember. I can't write news if , dOn'1 hnr aboul il.

.. C .... Y I'ucct~. 1'.5.

Meeting Held to Combat Non-Union Trend LU, 5SA, S'''::FFU:I.o. ALA.-Greetmp. Brolhen. On January 23,1981, a special m«lina was hdd al our lI unl.!~ille Unit which. in my

_ opinion, was the best and most productin mtel-inl , have auended sina: beinl a!l<OCiated wilh orlani>:ed labor.

f'rest::nl al the meelinll were DoUIL Waltins. business manDBCr: Fred Allen. Lee IIroadfoot. and Gene Yell, assislanl bu~iness manBlLers: uniOn olliciab: and over 60 of the mOM inte r· ested and dedicated membeni I have ever seen.

The meeting was c:alled to prescnt Dnd d,s· - CUSJ possible SQIUI;ons for COmbalin" the con·

tinued spread of unfuir 1:lbor in the Iluntsvil1e· Dc:catur area.

Brolher Watkins chaired lhe mcctlO, and an open forum .... !IS hdd. Each member had the opportunity 10 upreS5 idns Ind to oommeni <.>n olher Brotherl( ide3S. Vety fe.... membe", if

-. any. failed 10 pUlicipale in the discUSlioM.

I. ' am sure Ih.1 many of you are juSI !Ike I

...... Ind dOIl't re;ahle lhe fITIvcnessof lhe silu3' hon. Our out-of·wort list 5CCmmaly ,rows Wnltt every day. RrOlhel'J, and in Ih" .ilullion in particul;ar il isn'l becau'>C work isn't b/:;nl bid. There ""fIlS 10 be I lot of work in lbe area, bUI in many cascs Ulllon (ontractor1 Ifcn'l

l gl>'Cn the opportunily to bid lhe job!.. In lhe few C.lSC'S where the union COntracto" do bid

»Ihe jobs, they arc faced wilh such od<is as sub5landllrd wages. and a vcry minute number of union conlractors pilled againSI an CVl'r·yrowing number of non·union conlractors.

During the meelings !iCvcrtll lood ideas .... ere presenled and discu~'>Cd. but Ihe most , urpr i~ing Ihin, to me wn lhe altilUde of the Ilrolhcrs. There 5Cemed to be a general altllude of find· inl not jusl I 5Olulion. bUI a &enuine defire 10

... find I permanenl .... lul1on. One of the main

II .. ph~s of lhe dlocus~ion KCmed to knd ilvlf

10 looking at what or,!lnind labor is doing .... ron.. r:nhel Ihan .... -ha l our adversaries are

i dain, righl. Funl.!y. Urolherl. ""I' have III secn jobs Ihal are our foes. bUI I person;ally h,\'( never secn one completed f.~ler or wllh any beller, if Il'!I eood, Cr aflSman~hip as or,anized labor can produ~. I am • firm believer Ihal O'laniled labor 15 by fDr .upcrlor in lraining and in craftsmanshIp. and lie have a hllher cali· ber of individuDb in our ranh. Wilh Ihis Dnd more going for us I f«1 Ihal we mu~1 be doin, 50melhing lI·ronl. ralher Ihan Ihe non· union doin, iIOmethin, righl . I fed thaI ""e are lookm, in Ihe ,illhl dlfel'lIon .... hen .... ·e search

.. ourselves internally. The question 15 ""hal arc ""e dolO' wron," I'lnse come 10 our m«linp Ind

"belp us find lhe wlutlon. Sheffield meelinp Ire held every se-c:ond Dnd fourth Mond;a)'J and Hunlsville UnIt meel;rI~ Ire held every fouflh Tues<iay; each meetinll be,m$ II 7:30 p.m.

W e sliII have quill' II. fe .... IlrothelS on lhe bench and nol much hope for Ihe nnmedinle lUlU/C.

I would 1i~e 10 gel 50me on ' lhe-job neW'l from ·you members, SQ please contael me.

GLYNN MUUAY, 1'.5.

Hunter

llrolbfc. CIH Eloncr 01 Lo .. t IUlt«l tk ~I .. hllcl.1t bud ... Arhon. I .. Ibfc PH' f ... 1 . . ... lie .... td II .... • mo»t dUIk.oI, '~O I-JOt 1 ...... , • dtad no ••

Hunter El mer Bags Prize Deer L.V. 570. T UCSON, ARI7 ... -8rolher Glen Elmer has hunted Coues deer In Soulhern Arimn. for Ihe hUI 17 year$. lie louds his own ammunilion and has huvcsled I) bucks during hi§ huntmg ear«r. This hunl;n, se3SQn Glen hM nOI had 'he oppOrlunil), 10 hUnl as he is workinl 01.11 of lown: bUI on Ihe 101,1 day of Ihe 5eaSQn he decided 10 give ,lone more Iry Bnd his eIToru paid oIT.

Glen killed one of the larilesl IIh'le1311 bucks rcwrded in Southern Ari~ona in Ihe paSI few yun. The rack had an inside sprud of 16v.:. inches and scored highly in the I~ne and Crocken rewrd books. Glen has. lrophy buct ,hal will definilely be hard 10 beat.

DoUll ALEWU.T, P.s.

Graduates

T ...... 1o .. n. DIn .. 10 lOOn ... journ.,.",u of Local HJ, Wancn. Ohio. lI~d, ro .. . Idl 10 rllhl . arc .... nil Ma"fl~, Jdl' lI,o..-n . Ihn D ... ~, I .. ".,. Yoho. Ra,,1 Ortiz, To ... Dou, I •• Runln, Bob Do ... ; fro .. , '0'" To .. Zl ... ",~ •• BDb S .. t ... , MI .. II ••. ......... K •• I" MUI ••• an .. 0 .... 'k .. ln •• r. MI»ln, fro- tN pho'o an 0IIf J_ ... d Lorocn.o "'u.t.

Apprentices

S- '0 otart Ihcl. thl.d l u r 01 • .,c .pp •• ntlouhlp ... 0 ...... bade ....... loft 10 .I, .,e, ••• Kcoln M.rt' •• 5ci>1I MoEI .. t.,. M . ... D • • I" RI~"'a"" lIabllk., Mill. "'tU'O>Io. I ..... R •• d,. Fe .......... ; , ...... 1 ...... , To.. D_..- .... M • • I .. tott.....,. ~U".I ... r ..... IN plNMo b W.,,,, K Hu... If.

Many Jobs Will Soon Be Starting I_V. 5111, MORRISTOWN. NJ.-At Ihe rcb· m ary union m«l;ng il w~~ discuned how lhe work outloo~ will improve in Ihc ncar fUlUre. Many jobs will soon be slaning and work should be good for a while.

We 3rc ~urrcntly negolialing for a new con·

tract. AU Brolbers $hould "gel oul 10 the meetina:s" 10 keep informed as to lhe Prolms of Ibe Ncaoualinll Commiu«.

Recenlly two or our Brolhers p;alSCd ...... y. Our deepest Iymp,thy goes 10 the f.mily of Robert J. Baker. H ;'! unlimely death has d. fccled lIS .U, Ind he will be greilly missed. Our deepeSl Iympathy 300 is exlended to the lamily of retired Brolher Wll50n Smilh. He $hall also he Ircally mis.scd.

To end on • less somber nOle--c:onllratula. lions to IIrolher Dilly Moore and his fine rom_ mlll« for pullin, logether Ihis year's lruly enjoyable Christmas party and for enablins Ihi' humble snibe to .... in rhc ~().SO. Thanits. II llIyl

RtCnARD W. GErsLu. r.s.

Turkey Bingo

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BUII" .. O ~"n.~u T. K. Mol"' .. and Prut .... nl P. Barnab,. of 1.0 .. 1 516. 011 ..... 0011 .... II n ..... h .... '0 ..... t.:..,. blnao kId ... I)u ..... bfc. II. I ... .

Dance

40 Percent Unemployed; Busy Schedule for '81 L.U. 5116, OTTAWA. ONl·.-11 hu been. few yean 5in~ 11'1' have conlributed to our WEW Jou",a/. bill 1I'lihoUI any nU1happemnp., you should be bearin, from me on \1 rellul~r basis.

The mosl importanl item is uncmploymcnl-4t) perotnt of our membef$hip is unemplO)'ed .1 of this dale, bUI the future loots a lillie briahlcr ... ith $400 millIOn .... ort projects com­in, up. Bul II "ill only start to ease the burden In the ble fall .t the earliest.

We h,ve • "ery bw;y yU! .he~d: January. our fbhin, derby; rebruary •• Valentine dance; April, lI'e hO$.I Ihe Of'e lIocley Tournament; June ... ·e ha"e local elections and 1>0$1 the All· Canada l'rOlrC55 M«lings. l.ale r~lI. we WIll be In the l'lrOCess of drawinl up a ne .... a"eemenl. on \1 provincial basis; De.:embcr. Our Christmas parly; plus . 11 the olher local Ictivities dUnn, the year. Vou can §ce " 'e have a busy §chedule for our presenl slale of onicen as ",ell as a ~Ible number of ne .... ones after our local cI«ouons.

Oor Ne .... Yeu', Eve parly 11'15 attended by IPPfO,timaldy 400 people. A 'commenl m;ade WD$ Ihal "The band was fabulous. bUI not cnoullh food." We . re now in the proc:ess of invesuptinll Ihis problem.

Our luesll included II fOlher Joe Havrilla. D_~~i5Ianl bu,inelS manager of Loc:al t 188, 'I'or<lnIO, and his wife; IIr<llher Bill Warcho ..... IU lernaliQnal Representa tive Dnd his wife; Jim Dodds, $Ccretary tD the Electrical Comractors A~5OCi a lion. and his "' ife; nnd a number of 3.

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Ioc:al rontractors ."d thodr wives. I will com· ment in more detail in future neW$lelien on aU the listed activities as they approach and pass by.

Jam. ijUNAIIV, r.t;S.

$1 ,500 Coll ected for Charity; Bar-B-Que Planned L U. 539, JAMAICA, N. V..-Io Janulry of th,s ),(:ar, the $Um of $I,SOO Wll!l collected by yours truly with the help of Joe Visochi and Nick StroHobno, in conjunclion with the. KniplS of Columbus. Ind ~nl to the Holy Anlels Nuncry. The year before we had collecled Sl,2S0. roo I mmt say "thank you" onc and all for your wonderful support fot these children born with defc<:lS and who cannot be cure:d. This year. 1981 will be the linlll drive. I will hud il lIS I intend to rctire at tbe year', end; therdore, I am ukinl all of you to help m~ 10 reach the almost ImpCKSible coal of Sl,SOO. C." \Ioc do it? Only you can ans ... ·cr Ibal qu~ tlon.

Our local hns been plnnning il$ first annual Bar-D-Que, $Ct for Saturday, AUgust 8, 1981. It will be held at the fircmen'S Memorial P:uk, Lindenhurst. Lon, IslaI'd. bc~nnin, al 10:00 I.m. This is a private arta wilh free parkin,. There are full facliilics, bolh indoors and out­doors. Also there will be a five-piece band. Your suppon is lequaled in many Wlys. If you feci you ... ·'11 1'01 be able to allcnd, your help is nceded II' $CUll', and buying SQ.-SO tickets evcry payday. Ask your commillecman for delails. This money will help defray ClI­penlots and will help keep lbe cost to I mini­mum. We also need volunleers to help direci ,ames and other Ictivities. This Bar. D.Que Commillee is workm, bard 10 ma"e this • mml ple;rsanl day for Loclll j89; lei', all be proud of whal ... ·e tan do to make Ihis lhe most successful alTnir tvtr run by your union. II can only fail if you fad us. Support Ihe jQ-jO wboleheartedly. ~eve Ervolino WIIS appointed commi!!ee·

man of the Third Rail Deparlment. Good luck, Stcve. Mike Nappi, commitleeman from the diesel IlI"U. has resi,ned dllC 10 a prolonged iUnal and h~s been repll~d by Ted Kiiolekas. We wish yO\l a speedy recovery. MIke, and Jlood luck 10 you, Ted. Angelo Melero was appointed 10 Ihe CO I'E Comminee_ This is • ~ery Icth'e commIttee and ... ·e wish you ,rtal e~peritnccs, Angelo. Also ... e have Joe M.nelo as a newly appointed commilluman on Ihe iCcond shifl at the Dunlon Shop.

We ha"e many ploblems f~cing our local. Too many of our people ne be,n, wliuen up for various rea:sons and broughl fonh to Itiab. 1'leASe, fellows, you have an obligalion 10 per­form eight hoUIS work I day and to pUI in 40 hou~ a weck. AI lhe end of Ihb ~Ir, • new contract will be nelOtiated and we don', need these lillIe problem~ now. Be cardul not to sign out unperformed work and do the btst of your abilily performin, work. You a5l:.ed 10 work ~re !IO leI", I II band togelher n one and ~how managemenl .... e can and will be • ~tronl unit.

Safety is still Ihe bi, m ue. Now Ihat .... e arc covered by lhe new stare law usin, 0511A lelulations, our carrier is finally belinninl to move a lillIe but nOI as .... dl as expecled. Our dormant items nrc be~il1ning to move rUld we will implemenl Ihe law on those Ihal don·t. We have been siomped on 100 long already. "fhc, next few weels \10', 11 determine jusl how 500n we will sirilc forth to see if thi5 IUlte law will work for us. In the meantime remember safely is up 10 you by )"our action'! on your job. Gel your hablls loti righl ... ilh your wolk 'rca, Ihen we can III venture out for biuer things.

I just returned from a $afety meetina wilh managemenl in hmalcl I nd lhe /I<Imc.'S arc $Iill being played but now we have a new liai!lO n man whom we rcquC$led from I'resi­denl Gabreski. Ilopefully, we can ..,1 Ihinas

rollin .. Our b'l problem WlI!I lhe rcwrdml of minutes corrcclly and now we msisted Ihal lapes be u~d to br ina about beller communi. calions With dillerenl department heads re. sponsible for needed action on ilems sub­milled. Th,s was one of many issues Ihat had liS holed up. 1I0pefully, Ihe light of dRY ha~ come and .... e can really gel rollinl on many issuc.'S al hand.

Your offi~n and I wil.b Happy EaSIer!

ANTIIONY COVI(LLO, I'.S.

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l ocal 592 Holds New Year's Eve Party LU. 591, VINELAND, NJ.-A~ you ~an see by Ihe phololraphs Inolher Irell New YClr', Eve party WIS held al Local S92. The buffet Wli fanlaSlic, the music great, and horns, noisc­makus, and balloons added I. feslive touch.

A New Year's Baby appeared 10 pUI the Old Year in the past and brin, in the Ncw Ycar. The band pla~d until after 2:00 wb.le III of the ,UCStS danced and cbeered and wei· corned in the New Year. A ,rcM time was had by I ll.

Local j92 .... ould Itke to wish the Brothen from all Ioclls throughout tile United St.tes a pros~rOU$ 1981.

RONALO J. Ool,tiNTIl, S ... , P.S.

l oca l 606 Wins Most Of the Golf Trophies L U. 606. O R.LANDO, . 'U_-One th,n, that alwa~ seems to be successful in OUI local umon is our IHEW golf tournament. This one was probably more successful than most, at lellSl on our part; we won most of the trophic,.

Aller liSlenin, 10 .11 lhe parlicipants il did !IOund like it was on lhe }evel. " was pllyed in our area and Drolher BJiI Green did In out5landin, job of pUlling il III 10lclher. " .... as played It Wah DlSMy WOlld .nd as usual eyerylh"" \Io'enl well.

The cour~ .... ere, lIS always, in perfec t shape and Ihe hosts Dnd host~s 11.1 Disney were super nice. Brother Creel' ac~pled lhe trophies for III his "troops," induding Roger Oaker, Robert ]l 'rle, Sid Clrling, Clrson Fuller, Oiflon Gilmore. Jr., )J,1I Green, Dick lI anley. Sr., Bill Il iII, Charlie Lindenberger, Unb Mor-

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rison. Jim Oil, D. D. RIdings, Bill Robinson, Jr., Gary Underwood, George Wynn.

Pictured is Brolher Aaron Uunsucker ac­teplinl his relirement side cULlers on his plaque. A1!1O shown arc DrOlher Frank 1111.1110,· Ion and Vice Presidenl Ricky lIyiton. Fr.nk is the one " 'lIh 1M dlllinJlui5hcd 100"'", beard. to

BrOlher Uunsuder retired directly 01T the Southern Bell job: one day you are working and the ne~1 day retired Ind unemployed. lie may have re:tired at lhe wronJl lime. Wc Irc just now supPO.!-Cd 10 have a lot of wOlk Ind everyone is supposed to be workinJl in the ncar fUlure:. (

BUI as Aaron "~ " You rC{ire llben tbe ( lime comes." An)"ll'lY, Aaron. I 101 of us have known you for • 101 of years and Ihc trlde wiU lose a IOOd penon bUI we Wish you a very happy reliremenl. Maybe now you can act tau&hl up \Io;lh thoK "Uoney Do" jobs.

CLIVI! J. CALlAWAV. I'.S.

Newburgh Goes All Out To Welcome Hosta ges LU. 63 1, N I-;WBURG II, N.V.-Those who " watthed the TV coverage of our relea)C:d boJ. tag(5' relurn 10 lhe Uniled Slllts ,Iso SOIW I lot of people from Newbur&h Ind lhe lur­rol1ndinR area. They saw 200.000 chilly coun­trymen waving Hai-' and yellow ribbollJ Ind a few .l-l1l1ed sips dlrccled at Inn. They saw 52 Baas Byinl hlp I t loo..fool intervals l Ion, lhe roule to Wes t I'oinl. Ind I clUSler of eigh1 . Baas II half mast in tribule to lhose who lost lbeir lives in tbe traaic rescue attempt. If one bad lra .. ded Ihat hip ...... y in Ne.... Windior the day before, he .... ould bave secn IS IIIEW clectrici3M tyinl American nap to l()'foot length' of Sleam pipe and Ihrusting Ihcm inlo holes thrOugh the frozcn lurf. The call lor b, dUly on Salulday lO"enl out the nighl be­fOl"e, and no one declined. "fhc,y wanted 10 , men; IS Showed up. We could have mustered 200.

For I few de!r&htful days.. IbIS unall up­Slale New York community Will lhe focus of world allrnlion .. our S2 rclealotd plisoners IriueTed I surge of patriolism many thoughl to be nonuistent. Certainly, Iny town or cily in tbe country could have SCf"vcd the purpose: Ind would have respOnded in lhe same WIY. ~ Ours was chosen by leason of a ncw 12,000-fOOl runway at an airport ncar West Poinl,

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lI.nI' . nI' AI lI.ndrklu, T_ ))oft.IO, who 1:1 pnsf-..... 1 of 11M 1'1 ... " Iotd_ II I. IMkal Sod • .,., Ao1 1IIari.u1, G., 8 1 ... Bob Wb_, Rk. F .... k k. IE. TIIomI , 0 ••• KflllIer, _ d Cui ~.

but lbc pride and national spirit was IlwIYS here just w:ailinl to be .roused. Few hlye ever _n ... -hole nalion on luch I palriolic

• hiG,h. We had a glimpse of It lenerated b)' our hoeke), team at L:I ~ e Placid .nd the space proxram of lhe 11I60s stirred man)" but the return of Ollr people from eapliyil), was spe­cial. We Ii~e 10 Ihinl; Newbura/l is special. 100. II w:as I rare p"Ylle&c 10 have been a pan of Ihcse bomecom,nl eYenlJ and il Ippen.

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l oca l 648 Holds Pig Nit; New Jobs Coming Up L U, 643, JlAMI LTON, OIllO- Whal is a P'a Nic? Local 648 held one.

• A Pill Nil: i'i • PII roUI. Loc.:II 648 held I pi; roast for Ihc Brotllen Ind tm:ir wives. No kids, just a night out for Mom Ind Dad. What a nighl il was-warm weol her on<.l a fancaslic dinne r Ih:u was beyond belief.

E,ver), Urol her had to brin, a covert<.l di> h and the varicty dispb)'ed was enough 10 caUK IIny diCier to ca ll a halt 10 the d'c i for Ihe night. The pig was PUI on to start roulin; about 6:00 •. m. and by 1:00 p.m. it wn ready to cal, . nd, BrolheR. if ),ou have never e:lten a pi" roasted outdoor!, )'ou are miJ;sin; a rcal trc:'!!. Mr. IIcrman Carpenter was Ihe

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Il1entkd this function and had a \'ct)l enjo),­able time.

Again this ycar we look up a donalion for our rctire<.l, disabled, IIn<.l dccrcuscd members' Chrislmu Fund Dnd Ihese chech were deliv­ered in December. Thc oollect ion was nOI lIS successful this )'ear M it had been in tm: pasl, so remember it later Ibis )'c:l r.

Drolilen Jim l'lle, Bob Wroot, and , It· tended a mini_workshop in Daylon, Local 82, in Novcmber. Brother A. J. PeaT50n, NJA TC. conducted lbc workshop, s.howinl new ways and new changes upcoming this nC:II1 year in our ~pprenliccsh ip elaSSd. Special thpnitJ 10 Brolher Bob Carver, Local 112 training daeelor, for hosting this work~hop.

Apprenliceship el~ arc procud,nl nicel)', wilh J,m Pate and m)'Klf conducllnl appren· ticeslllp claMeS IIId Brother Bob Wrool con· dUctml lhe joume)'man cour§C on tn5lrumert-talion.

Finl_year apprcnli<:es .. e Pllul ilMnh' lI , Ib)' Drown, Bob lIampbelJ , fJ ulch Caner, Chris Bam, Don Folt, Riel; Schulte, Richard Sahuzo, Mar), Anne Slaph, Joan Stilzel, and Jennifer WalL.er.

Finally. the new Miller Bre .... ery has lei a couple oC pach",s for the el~lric wolk, Wenle Construclion i'i doing the sile IiJluin; and Randall Electric was .warded the waSle water Irealmcnt planl, Brother Honk Irwin will be running 1m: job for Wcnte Dnd Drother Wilbur Ackman is the sencrll l foremnn fo r Ihe waste waler plant. Meehan E1eclrie is do;nl the addilion 10 Fort Ham, lton- ~I i"hes Hos.pilal, with Drother Ra)' Schwab nmning Ihis job.

Brother Price Tewarl pa§l;ed away on Janu· ar)' 2, 1118 1. He Wl$ • 55-),ear member of the IBEW. Ue ,,"orked for McGraw Construclion, in Middleto,,"n, for many years. Our tkcpe" s)'lrtpathy is e:lltende<.l 10 his fami ly,

Special thanb 10 apprentice Rrolhen Fronk Cloud, Terry ~I oldc rbllth, and Joe J'ribble for helpin; wire lhe back room al lhe hall.

BrOlhers Ra)' VOtl, hck Schied, Dout lI ur­Ie)" and John Phllpol Ire all home r«uperal· in& from rea:nl ilIn~ Droiller Don Schaffer is in lhe hospital, and Drother DII Fuersl i'i now in • nursin, home .fler a recenl ~Ia)' in 1he haspi lal.

Thanks 10 sister !'oeals 82, Dayton, Dnd 212, Cincinnali, for pUlling .some of OUI II rolheu 10 ViOrk reecnll),.

Scr ibe Writes About Christmas Party

Au T(I'''u, P.S.

I_U. 6S" , CII ESTER, PA,- It', not easy for I grown·up to wrile aboUI a ,hildren's Cbrislmu party. After all , as much ilS I love 10 5Ce the lillie ones enjoy il all . I IOrt of fed like I'm on 1he OUlSidc looklnl in, alonl wuh 1m: olm:r non·believers. Wc're no longer m Ihe club,

In It)'ing to recaplure some of thai magic I thoughl Ihis ),ear J mighl lake .long a $IIIDII inconspicuous lape recorder-foiled Dgain. In lhe filst place the tape wouldn't rC(:ord prop­el l),. Secondly, the relll charmers, Ille bonafide members in the San ta Claus Qub would

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hoar d!) lalk 10 me. After all, I wa~ jllS! another ,rown-up. 11Ic one 1m:), wanted 10 Illl~ wllb w:u Jittin, ovu there in the red sui\.

So I Ihought, lal;ing lhe recorder in hand, I'll go sUlnd olong side Santa. Wrong. They were whispering. He would ask their name, Ihe)' would lell him. How old Ihey were; tlJ<.,)' would tell h'm. Wh:" they W1Intcd for Chrostmps1 T hen Ihey would whisper. T hen he'd reach back to his sack of goodies and one of his helpen, ZiU)' Scndek or Bill Simmon!, would come OUI .. ·jth a filling present.

n ,ll), Bryant was bus)' all day filling balloons and I d,d manage to IItt hIm on lape with a couple of over·fills.

Making m)' wa), toward the food I met Mart)' Sinick dressing up some hoi dop. lie laid he dldn'l Ioke lhe way bis yoia: wunded on lape bUI he'd lei me listen 10 lhe noue of tbe kclchup falllnl- lie did 5.3)" kJokln' around, Mbn', it n,ce bow e"er)'bod)' takes good calC of their l;id$1"

J,mmy Conlof~ little bo)' was glad 10 13)" "Bye, Jeep."

I d,d ael Ihc chance 10 color "'i,h Lenny UW'I lillIe girl in ber new book-and &CI $Omc lessons in ba$lc coklrin .... I couldn't act nolhm' 10 come OUI of the cnyon till ~he showc<.l me; II had 10 louch lhe paper.

t.ha:icl Pure magic, and the)' gol il .\1, FUNels " Ju ;P" IIANLEY, I'.S .

l oca l 667 Presiden t Is Terminated LV. 667, I' VEHLO, COLO.--"This is 10 no­lity )'ou Ihal )'ou are termin.ated from the em­plo),ment t)f Soulhern Colora<.lo PO"'el for ),our perlOnal involvement on inmla"ng, encour~lIing, and parlicipalin& in a work stoppage on De­cember 12, 111110, in y;olalion of Ihe collective bargaining Igreemenl." Signed b)' L. K . Col Yin the pennnnel manager for Soutm:rn Colorado Power. Th is was lhe leller handed to Brother Mike Elro<.l, union presidenl of Loul 661, on Tuesda)" December 16, 1980, after he and J,m Ouello, busillCSJ mana&er, were called 10 the office of L K. Colvin for a meeun, ... ith Ed Andenon, dimiel manaler, and Colvin.

The wOlk stoppage lhe Comp~ny rrfen 10 in lhe lellcr abo'"e was a 5pecial union meclinl Ihal "lIS called for by Execuli~e Board mem­ben Runco lind Fnllerell i, on Dea:mber 12, 11180, II 9: IS a.m. for discussion of the di5-ciplinlr), action thai h;s,d been taken in the ... LIne Departmenl of Pueblo, Colorado, fOf lhe g: 1<"1 fe .. months and II:!ipecially the aelion laken ... '1~IrISI fJ rOlher Tom lI uteh,nwn on De«mber ...J

II, 11180. ii: Ilefore the special meeling was decided upOn

a shorl mcetinl was held witb Anderson, Line Departmcnt head; Graham; an<.l union men Runco, Elford, Frallerell" an<.l Palmero, sbop s~ewar<.l; 10 dlKuss ~m: aClion taken BIDInSI li utch'50n, Tm: tine Department personnel fe ll he WIU given a day 0 11 withoul pa)' before Ihe incidenl leading up to this h.a<.l e~en been in­yc.slil3led thoroughl)'. Anderson al Ihat lime Slaled, aceordln; to the four linemen, " If an),­one didn't like il they could fin d another job."

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carrit:d by Frauerdli and Elrod to Anderson; II thai time bolh linemen slated the only com­ment from Anderson was that "No one will be paid fo r lhe time they miS$."

As the news spread through union members on the job, compnny department heads allowed Iheir union members to anend tbe meetin .. Two Executive Ik:lard members from tbe main office. mail carrier Krb Palmer and credil represen tative Ella Bennell, asked for and re­ceived permission to go from their boss. Rich­ard Kosbak_

At about 2;00 p.m. on the ume day, Busi­ness Manager OueHo and Elrod met wilh Ihe Company. It was made clear to the Company al tbat time that this wasn't I work stoppage, and aU mcn were available for work in ease of an emergency.

On December IS, 1980, tile Company mailed out lCl\trs 10 only the Line Department em­ployees who allended the mceling, dedarin, thM disciplinary aC I;on would be taken the next time.

The union has taken Elrod's claim 10 the National labor Relalions Ik:lard and has filed a grievance. The grievance is in the Ih ird step awaitin, I lisl o f arbitrators. The National labor Relations Board has taken some depOSi· tions from some of the members and is awaiting the outcome of the grievance prOCfi!ures.

C. M. GII.LlSPl!!. P.S.

50th Anniversary

AI tbe SOth Innl"ern.., ~flob .. tkln ot Local 673. P.tnft1'llle, OhIo, p...,. ldenl Rlobl rd Ceo ... _all I SO.,..., ..... rd 10 Brother Gfl>...., 11011'_.

l ocal 673 Celebrates 50th Anniversary LU, 613, PAINESVILLE, OlIIO-People were standing in line outside the party center eo­trance. Men and women were lootin, their best in luiU and e~nin, gowns. I could teU most .... ere already in the party mood, ucited and alUlious to act inside to star t the evening', celehration.

On December 6. 1980, Local 673 held it' nnnual charter party and celebrated 50 years lIS a chartered local in tbe IOEW. It was an udtina dinner.dance affair with live music and spirit. As they entered, aU members and ,ueslS received a beautiful commemorative plate io honor 0 1 this milestone in our local union', h istory. ThBi evening, awarlb Bnd pitH were received by eligible memben fo r their many yeDrs of faithful service to the local.

This year's Iraduatin, clus of appren tices and graduatin, cl3S$ of tl1linees also received their certiricates. The graduating appren tices are Luther A. Hale, Scott C. Ilartman, Danny M. GaUo, Ted A. Daly. Ron lIamric, and Tom Cierbiej. The ,raduating trainees are Keith Dover. Vincent Murdock. Joseph Dnidoyicb, and Jerome J!l!;inski.

There was a very special award given to Brother George Hoffman for 50 years in the IBEW. Brother George is the only living char­ter member of Local 673.

Presentations were made to the following wiremen; JS years, John C. Toth; 30 years, Harold Carroll and Fred Epstein: 2S years, William Hannum, Jr., George U. Winney. and Uoyd N. Dreedlove; 20 years, David W. Bar·

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ton, Charl~ E. Kuhn. Charles M. Thomu, and Richard A. Rudd; IS years, Ralpb L. Monmirtb and Henry Stanich; 10 years. Dou&las M. CoI­bary. Kenneth F. Furcsik, Richard S. Johnson, David M. Kubacki, Michael C. Meehan. Ken­netb A. Lipovich, Paul D. MlLZe, Leo L. Pasko. and David D. Schulll:: S years, Timothy Durke. Lewb P. Cross, David D . OileliQ, Gregory A. Heinrich, Rudolpb A. Horton. Jr.. John R. Janek, Ralpb C. Mar.;ball . and Steven C. Sulzer.

Thanh are due thc Entertainmenl Commit· tee for the 11Irge amount o f wort and hours thai go into o rganiz.ing wch an event. This year'$ charIer pany chairmnn was Dale George and on bis commillee ..... ere Darryl Kel5ey. Jim Howard, Mike Meehan. and Kun Knight. Thanka, fell as, for I real nice eveningl

We, as I local union. cln be very proud.. Loeal 673. Painesville, Ohio, is SO years old. For a loca.l 10 reach thDt respectful aile just doesn't happen by itself. The roolS of the oriai-­nal 12 cbarter members had to be stron, \0 wealher the erosiOn of the Depression. The roolS that sprouted from them had 10 be JUSt as Itron, and determined in order for the local to i row and survive. We ,01 where we Ite today bec"ause we have stron, roots. Let us never forget where we came from, how we got be..." and where we are going. because If we do forael, we will surcly welken.

Consratulations \0 all members and families of Local 673 on your ~Oth anniversa ry.

STE~ C. SVUI!a, P.S.

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Members Donote Time To Rona ld McDonald House LU. 613. COLUMBUS, OIllO-Our local. along with other locals In tm. Columbus Build­in, and Construct;on T r1ldes Council, bas been diligently workin, toward completion ot the Ronald McDonald lIouse. Our members do­nated their lime, and the conlraCIOnl have donaled mBterial and lools. To show that our efforts are apprecinted, a painting was made by a terminally ill child, I patient al Chil­dren's Hospital, and presented to our local by oflicials of the OAK (Accent On Kilb) organi. ution. We are very proud of our Ronald Me· .. Donald House. and in a later issue ot the Journal, we will list all of the Local 611) memo bers who worked on tllb project.

Lon,time Columhus conlractor Floyd Mc­Carty passed away last JanuDry. Floyd was • -W-ycar member of tbe Columbus JOinl Ap­prenticeship Commillee and was recently elected president emerilus of Ihat board. Our tympathy to the family IIDd friends of Floyd and to the people at McCarty Brothers Electric Company.

The Columbus JATC is now interview;n, applicanlS for the 1981 apprentice cia$!!. They mUSI interview nearly SOO applicants and seicci the few people who hold the future of our industry in their hand5. Our hlIt's off 10 the people who perform this important function.

The first .issue of our new newslcl!e r came .. out in March. I wish 10 thank tile locals who Itnt me I copy of Iheir own plptr .nd invite the locals who didn't to do 110. Please JCnd • copy of your publication to: Terry Nicodemus. IBEW Local 613, P.O. Box 8121-Station A. Columbus, Ohio 43201.

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The loeal ,",orl pkture fur both insitk and outside is still qUlle slc.w, ,",nh mpproximattly l$ perceR! of our membershIp unemployed or workins out o f town. ~by I take this opporlunuy to uy Ihat l.onl

6BB is most appreciative of the employment "ven to our ufloCmploycd members. We abo appreciate the tine oommenu rcprdrn, the workmanshIp o( our travc:hn, mcmbers.

Nudle$$ to ny, our ,",-or" outlook for the com In, year is ,loll optimistic.

Our JATC acctpttd. apph .... tron5 bst month. They dId not seem qUIlt &lI bu~y II m prtvious yearl, maybe due to the .. uther condnions most o( \be month.

Once apin. I ur&t .U mcmber' 10 be~'Ome more active in local U/llon methnp and rom­munily Ictivih~ Ihat will bendt our purpo>e.

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l ocal 692 Holds Retirement Party L.U. "2. BAY C IT Y, M IC II.-On bnuary 17. 1981, we hdd the retm:menl party rn oonor o f 21 ne"'ly rctircd members. The party went off very wdl, thanks m pan to • hard-work.rn, commillu. Those lakin, part wcrc Aoyd Young, Erv Daucr, Jerry Barky. Tom lIubeau. .nd our office sceretary, JMnne Grerkc.

Many Ioc:tI dipilllntS _re in luelld,nce mn, with our S,xth Disttict VH:e Pr~ldent, James Conway. Orolber ConWlly hu a busy schedule and we are "ateful he could ta~e lime Out and hc:lp us honor lhe retirees..

The new retired members arc Russcll Auum. Walter 8utch, Loui'! Dodiek, Tony [)odick. Evert FOK. Roberl Gould, John GIlmour. Don­

I aId Griebe, Donalu John'lOn. Arthur Lar,cs. ~ Frank MaciejewskI. a.rk NI\.!.Ch~y. Donald

Patterson, Marion Rasmus, ('J,ffurd Wallaee, ~ Vernon T . Barber. William M. Ellr~. Mahlon

II . Il inds, 0110 Kocnia, David Skidmore, and lIenry Taylor.

Each of the retirees WIlS givcn a $100 mone, Tnry aift. Also loCrvke piM were handed Oul 10 members who had ~, 10. I~. 20, 1$, 30. H, and 40 yea" of .l-Crvice.

There was p!Cnly of good food and drink lor all . and, o f course, dancing, and I believe everyone had an eKcellcnt evcninll.

Dedicated

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lorgest Blost Furnoce In W. Hemisphere in Operotion I.. U. 697, GARY AND II AMMOND, INIl.­Lasl monlh I failed to write an aTtlde about LOClII 697'1 happenings for the Jou",o/. I've learncd never 10 accept responsibilily for not fullitlinll • deadlinc so I unprofessionally but immedIately blame my WIfe. Aetual!y. I'm not laying blame but offcring my heartfelt ppple­dation ~nd love 10 her for givins U5 our Ih"d child, Nieholas Andre .... Than~ you, Jani,!

Ironieally enough. lhe sub\olancc of the month's issue is the b,uh of the \at&ts! blut furn;tce in the Wcstern IIcmisphere-lnland Stu!'s No.7 bl:l!it furnace . Christcncd "Made­line," after the granddaughtcr o( Inland's foundrnS (ather, J05fph Bloct, the 321·(oot 'Ilructure dominates the billion·dol13r North· ward ExpanSIon arca which ellcomp:uses Ihe No. II coke ballcry, No. ~ boIler blo .... er house. No. 4 A.C. stMion and a raw male rial han· dlinll field.

Madeline boasts wme quite impreS5ive ere· dentials. The 124.()()(kub,l:·foot kettle hal four tapboles. 40 tuyeres, and IWO ea§thouses. Its SIOves arc the only e~lernal combustlon· lype desi," in the United StatCll. 1t5 insatiable appe­tite for iron ore Dnd roke is (ed by a 1,0Sl­foot conveyor Which enables the furnace to produce 7.000 Ions of iron a day ( ..... ith :II pO.

tential o( 10.000 Ions dally). Most noteworthy of its automat,on is its

life-support nervous system-elcCltieal. Dc­,ipcd from ),000 electrical prinls, the 20lh tcntury siant is controlled by a dual computer systcm. The control centN tomputcrs send out their impulses togetber " 'ith electrical di:itri ­bution throu,h ~O$.S mll~ of cable cont,ined in 80.86 miles of condUIt and 12.0 mikll of nble lray. The mu!ticompulcr s)'item monitors and controls more than ',000 points and ';mul· lancormy performs lUlls suth as futnace moni· tonng. 5C1-pomt control, error abrmma. and data loggin,.

This de<:ltical mar,'d .;as .CI:Ompl~cd by a triad of Kopper's 5uperv;so"" 8roli'rer Tom Edert, " '00 Willi in chlrIC o( ,,'Otk performed hy Meade Electric (ps deaning. slo'iO, fut­nace "'lIer, siocl.:house); Sloti'rer Joe Kiloh. who he3dcd up matcrial purehasrna. rec:clv;n, ipe' citle violalions; .nd lIroti'rer Tom Johns. who coordinatcd the work of Sar&cnt E1cctric (blast furnace. ea5thouscs, offite, and conlrol com· plex). Ti're manpo"'er peaked at )80 electri­cians woo _re ~pOn~ible fOI field wirin. Ind fabrication. supervision, material handlin,. and field enginurinl.

Wc're proud of li're job well-done. And ... ·e thank all of the travdin& IJ rothel'$ hom the United Slat~ and Canada for Iheir help.

Brother T im Colllns, chairman of t oe .. 1 697 Safety Commillee. has heen a vcry bUlly ind i­vidual a\ tcndins Slate and local OSI-I/\ con· ferences and compiling safe ty repOrI~ fur weekly work_relnted sa fety meetings. Periodi. cally. Tim will be 5ubmilling artIcles (or

Jm"""i readers. \\'e appreciate your work and Jpplaud your !ueccn

T im state.s: "The 697 Sa(ely Commillce would Irke to pOint out to the members IhM Ihcre ... ere too many work·related accidents in 1980. I( lhis trend should tontinue in 1981, .... e·re i'readcd for Iroublc ..... ith a cost too hiSI! 10 pay. LeI's strive (or safe job$ in 1981. H

I'lease n:potl aU accidenlS and injuries as won &lI pamble. Weekly pfely meelins m,­teriab arc available at lhe hall . Please ful (tCC 10 (XllleCI them and dl~tnbu'e 1hem on the job.

JUlES fl. MIClIA(U. p.s.

Negotiations in Progress; Members Pion to Retire I_U. '". ALEXANDRIA, VA .-As CHT)one know,," it is contract lime and a ne ..... o~ is to be nClOtiatcd. Many ,ood plopnsals were reo eeivcd and thank'! to 1111 ... ho submmcd Ihem.

e.eh member .. ill rective a b:lllol when it is time to vote. lklieve Ihis. folks. many are DOl returned and otben have dra ... inp .nd CUIC U)'lnp on them. thUll matins them ~oid. Make )'Our b:lllot count when the time com~! Som~ of the 10nSlime faithful Blothers are

disible (or retirement in June. We wish Ihem Sood luck and health in the futUie. Many of us enjoy bcncfilS Our older /J,olhen .... orkcd hald 10 obtain .

Our mectrnl'l are heins held ;n Ihe Holiday Inn al Route 66 and Route 123 unlil a perma· nenl hall can be found. At Ihe presen!. this location seems to be workins quile ,,·ell. n many of our memhen are attcnding. If you have somelhing you ... ·ould like 10 appear in the Jau,mll. brins il 10 thc mccunlJ, as I ..... oul<l be pleased to paSll it on. Thanh a;am and see ya Tuc\(/ay evenins al 8;00 p.m.

R1(:IIAlO II Cuv. I'.S.

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l oca l 702 Cred it Union Holds Annual Meeting L.U. 702. WEST I' RA NKFORT, II.L.-The an· nun l meetinll o f our Crcdi t Union was held Febfllary 8, 198 1, at the Lake of ESypt Coun· 43

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Iry Dub. wilh Merle lIoward. preiiJdenl. pre. siding.. He reponed Ihllt the Credrt Union now has 749 members Ind asselS of $44j, lI j.j l. Dividends in 1980 were $24.702.6) I nd the rrrie paid Oil ~harcs hnuary I, wa~ 7 percent. Lolln5 are avai lablc at 14 perccnl (.nnual peT' «nta&e ratC').

We wdrome Palli McLaughhn to lbe CrC'd.i1 Union. Palli .. m be /r;eeplO, our books and ~he romcs to U5 from the Mi,souri Pacific Credi t Union in St. Louis whcre she was branch manalC'r. If you wish 10 . dd to your account, open a new ICCOUnt. or I pply for a loan, call Palli at 618·932·2 102 Ind W can tell you about the Idvanta&e!l o f uvin, and borrowin, at your CrC'dlt Union.

Chicago Scribe Salutes Stewards

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LU. 71J, CIII CAGO, ILL_We lake thi, op­portunity to welcome aU our new Iteward$, 10 tbDnt the ~te ... ards who hue remained in Lhat cap~CllY. I nd to utend a Ipc<:ial Ihanh 10 those Mcwards who have seryed 50 ably for the pa~t year. The steward irouP i, thc base of contact betwttn Ihe rompany and the union members and llS luch u.cservu the than~s and roo~ration of nch member.

This locil is now InyolvC'd in .n orpniz.ing e!lmpaign with the Savin Corporation with headquarters in Elk Grove Village. The Savin Corporation manufaclures copy machincs out of lhe state Ind their local locltions bou:se the repair scrvi«. parts UlipmcnlJ Ind re«:ivais, Ind the ware bouse. The Nation.1 Labor Rda· tions Board hn scheduled In ekction. Grievan~ and Irbitration C&5CS still con·

tinue at a hip BtC. due to the slow work ricture and ~Iow rate o( recall.

In Janu.ry of lhtJi ynr. CC'I;a Fa,ln re:­tired from Williams ElectroniC$, Inc. Celia was the most knior union member al Williams. carryin, a seniorit y dlle of 5eptC'mber I, 1944; however, Cdia recl lb wortin, for Williams when they opcraled out of a IIB&e. before 1944. Celia nu always been )'Oun, II bean. admining to the same age as Jock Benny, 39. Ilcr friends at William, will miss this energetic union member, II will aU her fellow union membel1 at Loc:r.1 713. We w~h her many yean of contented retiament I nd congratulate her for her many yun of faithful union memo bership.

l,.,.I.uu M . NnOIlIO::. 1'.5.

Brother Rhodes Grateful for Negotiated Benefits LU. 7Ui, 1l0U!ITON, TEX_ Thi. month 1 would like 10 pass on I $lory to everyone aboul I member "'ho. .fter nurly 40 years U I member of the IBEW .nd l..ocJ,l 7 16, ClIn be thantful for hi. ne,oliated benefits. This Orother is Cecil Rhodcs. Brother Rhodn had open·heart surgery in Fehl1.lDry. and without our medical insurance: 'II"OIIld be facio, an .Imosl insurmounllhk ttICt of medical bills. Brother Horace Acock lold me of Brother Rhodcs' fcchnp of &TItitude Ind how thankful he w;u to ha ve such pxxI insul1lnce. because withoul it he would surely Mye had to pay the bilis all by h i"",,lf. Brother RI)' WiUiams tells me Brother R~ is recoverin, II borne and that he may have 10 tlke I disability re:­tirement. Best wishes for a speedy ,ecovery. Cecil. LeI UI trlOw bow you're doin,.

As o f this .rtlcle. 1981 loots IS thoup it's anin, to be I IJOCKI year for C'mployment in our jurisdiction. As of February, the Unit 8 ,eneutor at W. A. I'ori$h in Thompson had appro~imatcly 120 men and is upecteu to go to around 300 before complel ion. Also in carly February, Ousineu Manager R. L. Raspberry was in a meetinl on tbe proposed and still­pbnned nuclear unil, and which If started could employ leveral hundred union electricians.

Maybe by the time you read thl~ it Will be I fact and not just a rumor. If it docs lurn ract instead of fiction, it could do nothlO, but mike the wort picture look IOOd (or ""veral yun.

As I nOle of interest. iround has been broke'n and work hal belun on the second pen~ion InlSI building. It will be a I3'StOI")' luse bUild· in, whoen compiC"ttd. probably in the sprin, of 191J2..

Until nut month. I'll Ioee you al the union

JOHN D. Mu .. l., 1' .5.

Scribe Writes About Work Scene; fir st Aid, CPR Courses Offered LU, 723, FORT LAUD.;RDAU:' . ' LA,-Thc Ivailability of worlt in our line Unll is cur· ftntl)' ,ood, wilh thC' VIS! majority of our IOCIII Brothers employed. The normal nuctultion of worlt among contraclon in a Uf aru Will con­tinue but. hopefully, wHl not cause any lIiinifi· Cant unemploymcnl amoni our members.

Work on the inside is holdin, its own with no significan! unemplo)'ment It this tllne. The hi , h·interest rates we have beC'n uperiendng as of laiC have somewhat slowed the future deyelopment of condominium projects in the arca. Pol icies that have yet 10 be developed by lbe Reagan .dminbtration reprdml the ron trol o f interest rat~ Ind inHit lon .,I! un· doubtedly have a grnl impact on the future development o f south Florida.

The JA TC will soon be offerin, a first lid and CPR course to intercsted member .. Our bUJiness mana~r, Jim Wddon, has met with our training dlrKlor for the pU I"J>O!<C o f devel· oping this course Ind he hiply ~commcnds il to all o f our members. Unfortunately, ICci· !knt. occur all too often on construction sites .nd .t homC'. It mates kDSe to bave a many memben trained in fint .id Ind CPR 1$ PDf"" Jible_

Now the bad news and good news relarding thlee of our members. V. C. Wordrup. one of our re tirees, bd a he.,! IUact and Is in lIrow. ltd General Hospital. " UID En,&;I ItUI.ined a cru~d disc in In automobile accident, Ind Mario Gulinello is slill in 1I0llywood Me· morial hospital due to the serious injuries he ,uHerC'd in a motorcycle Iccidcnt. Thankfully, these Ihree members Ire doin, be .. er I nd we wish tbem a speedy recovery.

MIC ..... El. FOUIN, I' .S.

Negotiating Committee Settles Good Agreement LU, 756. DA nONA BEACH, FLA_Our Negotiating Committee selllcd our aarecmcnt for I nOther year on January 26, which was lon, bef\)re Marcb I, when our old qrccment u.pired. The committcc was Ible 10 Itl I 10 percent incfC'15e fo r our residentill Ind commercial wort Ind a 10~ percent increase for lhe Cape and any powerhouse work we mipt aet. In mone)' !corms, tbe tabes Ife SI.OO and SI.20, rcspecuvely. This is bC'in, wrillen jusl prior to our FC'bru.ry union mCCllna. and there is I grood possibilit)' that I porllon of lbe ra ise rna)' be put into our Pension Fund by our members. Altheup the lareement ca lls for U per~nt of any increase to &0 Inlo the fund, ira ()Ur past few I&fccmc:nlJ the amount has been optionll, with the mutual .ssent of the contractors. Anyway. our Neaotlatinl Com· millce , hould be commended fo r a job wdl done. The percentale of incrcase was as hiib rx hiaher than 5()0lC o f the rccent wa&e set· tlementl obtained by olher I BEW construction locals in the stille. Thote doing the nellOtia llna fo r our side were Vic Folsom, Fred Symon' . J' re$idcnt Pat C~in, and OusincM t.1iI nnlcr Don Morgan.

Our work scene has brightenC'd up a li llie bit. Catalytic a t the C.pe recent ly look 10 of our people off the bench and Olson'. ca lled for a couple of mcn for " U" I'ad on Comple~

39. Worlt at the Cape is lookin& up al Ihis point and we hope Jt will stay that way for. while. It is abo our hope that the shuttle will fty somed,y and tbere won't be any more de· lays. Most of you are aw.,e that the ddays .... ere causctl fir;t by tbe length of time it took to pllce the heat tiles on the orbiter Ind now it'l the fuel lank that needs repliring. An· other dell)' might be disastrous bearuse Ru­pn is .Iready Iookinl at the program with I tuyin. tnife in his hand.

We lost t ... ·o of our Orothcn recent l)'. Ed EllJ,worth d ied with can«r on December 13. and h mmy Wynn suffcred I fata! hoeart .lIlek on Januar)' 29, while al work in Olson'l Fab shop. aoth of these Brothers ... ·e re well liked and had many fricnd5 throughout the IDEW. ThC'y will be missed Ind our sincere condol· ences 10 out to their families and loved ones.

Evtry now and then I miss an wue of the 10"'"01 Ind last month ( Much) was one of them. Sometimes news ;$ hard to come by. With that line of thought. if any of you people on the road would like me to put 50methinl in the lournol (write-ups, pictures. etc.), feel frce to send the item to my addreu which is: Loui, lIedgecock. 30S lcogion I'lace, " ort Orange. Florida )2019.

If you Just want to dro p I line to say hello, thai would be fine 100. I will tl)l to answer any correspondence.

LoUIS II t;OO[cocl. I'.s.

Members Concerned About Brother Ehrhardt L.U, 75', .·ORT LAUDERDALE. FLA._ Evu 5in« the tragic ae<;idcnt in Broward Counly, on December 4. 1980, the concern and sincere inter~t 15 10 the condition of Brother Roben "Sob" Ehrhardt, • Floridl Power A lipt Company workin& foreman, has been over· • whe:lming. The Iccident occurred II lhe Ira in· inl Il te for bare-hand lechnique procedure I nd involYC'd one fatalit)'. and :>eriou5 injur), to Brother Ehrb.,dt. The cause of the: Iccidmt is suU under inYCSli,ation, thoup it is suspected that il WlS !be r~ult of an electrical ronllcl, IS well a • mechanical boom faiJure of I n SO-foot bucket tfuck.

Brother Ehrhardt, an instructor o f the bare· hand technique, has unduanne three major openoonJ 10 date in .n effon to rC'pair the dam.ae done when hc feU appro~imately 7) feet. The tremendous impact hi, body received whcn he , lammed aaDinst the side of the truck r~ulted in paralysis from the lower chest rcaion downward. He experienced numC'rous other injuries in lhe fall. but it is the doclOrs' opinion Ihal had be not been in such a physi. cally fit condition, the scvcrity of these injuries would have been much iTCoter.

After .pendini 64 da)'1 in Palmetto Hospital in Hllkah, Brother EhrhlU'dt, h is wife, JOIII, and their youngest daupter. Bonnie, were flown to Englewood, Colorado, on February S. where he is re«ivini specialized treatment al Crllil Institute. This hospital is considered 10 be the besl mcdiCliI hcilil)' in the country (or the Irn!mc:nt o f spinal cord dam.ge. Brother Ehrh.,dt will umkrJO I large number o f tests to dctermine the KyC'rity of his condition. a well II receive the best possible physical thoerapy.

All of BrOlhoer Ehrhardt's union Brothers I nd SiJICrs, his c&oworkrn at Pompano Service Ccnter, and his fellow workers throushout Florida Power A Light Compan), Knd him their regards and warmC'st ... ·ishcs for a spccdy re­covery.

Local n9 would like to take this oppor tunity 10 utC'nd thtrr '!inene sympathy to the wife ~nd 1011 of Steve Madsen. the yo una lineman from FI'L', Eastern Diyision who lQ!;t his life in the accident of December 4, 1980.

Anention rctir~: All .edrees please mai l )'Our current addlCSR!5 to your financia l $Cere­tar)" l.ocal 1$9 10EW, 1'.0. Box 7$9. forI Lauderd~ lt , .lorida )3302.

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• L.U, 773. W IN DSOR, ON'r.-lt is with much sorrow that I report the deuth 01 Brother Ray Loisnon on December 13. Urother Loignon had been n member of Local 773 fo r 3l yearl. Two of his sons are ulso members of lhe loelll uniol1. UrOl her Loignon, B rellred member. was y~ ry well kno wn and liked by all who knew him. EYen though re~red it was not uncommon to see him on the job sites and . 1 regular meet· ingS. Our oondolencu 10 out to hi, family.

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Also, our condolences 10 OUI to arOlner O. Markham on tM mOit tralic death of h;, daughter. Many membefJ did not lnow her ~rson.lly but our sorrow it )liI1 felt lor Brother Markham and his family.

The work scene in Windsor is very aood. At the lime of thIS writlnl .... e haye appro~lmately 17S tr.velinl memhcn worlinl out of our h:tll.

AI this time I would like to mt'nlion lOme-.. thinl mou imp6rtanl. While at work at lhe

new Ford E$§u Planl in Windsor. contracU lhat bad been awarded to 1.ocal contl1llcton ....ere liken back by Ford Ind Jiven 10 the: UAW. The: local knew th:u thll wal our future at SlIke and evcn thouah "'C ...-ere .... arncd of the shaky 1J0und we were walking on .. e fell we only had one alternative: call our

-; bwyer! 'The local union. alonl wllh the local bUlldinl lradC5, hired lhe IIrm of Robin' and r artnel'$ from Toronto. and they proceeded to the lubour board with a juriMiictional di~pute to gel this work back.

Many months have paJ~ed ~ince Ihen Dnd I am happy to reporl that appro~imately 16~,000 houn hnye been awardcd back to the: buildinM tradu where Ihcy belons. Il ut b<"\1 o f all np· pro~imntcly 10,000 hours nre: clectrical. A~ Ihe plant is being built, marc conlract$ ha~e comc out and been giyen to Ihe building Irades. At lhe time of Ihis .... rillng mostly all of the: new wolk heinl done at the plant is beinl done by Ihe building lrade~. Dnd the CMe is on hold with the labour board.

With all of our hearts we thanl: our lawyer AI Minsky. lhe beoit bbour la ... yer 10 the country.

On December 14, .... e held our annual l,di' Cbri>lm.as party. Once ap.in the party went ott .... ithout Iny problems. 160 children took pari in the feo;liyitieo; .. hich included movies.. ice cream, hoI clop, toys, clo .... ns, and the: IIlp, bnd Dancers. Thank you to everyone ... ho belped to put lhe d3y tOlCther and make il a SUCCCS$. Nexl year more actiyilies are beinl planned 10 make it .n e~en better e~t'nt.

That's all for this month. Remember Ihe Ioc:d is ... hat you pul into it. Auend your local's meelmp and ha~c .II say in .... h3t·s 10inl

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LU. 804, KITCIII': Nt:H, ONT.- After fillht months of wailing, we haye flna li1.ed Ihe pur· chase of our buildinll al 3 Forwel l Road. Kitch·

ener OntDiio. T he membel'$ shoul!.l be proud o f havinl their own Mil and omces Ifter rent ing for 38 years.. Also moyin, with us arc Sisler Locals 134S and 636. Kitchcnn.

On D«:t'mber 19, 1980, we held our Innual CbristmlQ part)'. In lhe: aflerllQOn, 4.00 children v5iled wilh Sanla OalK, ...-ho made h.s a nnual trip to lDc:aI BOA. In the enning, no Brothers Ind wiYes S:lt down 10 a tradilional Christmas dinner of turkey and plum pudding, after which .II dance 11'&$ held. A I~cial thankJ aon to tbe commillce who sbared their Imlt to malt' the party our most sUC<:t'$Sful one ever.

Our congratubliolU 10 to Brother Rocl Isaac ... ho. on Seplt'mber 26, 1980, was presenled Wllh the Med:tl of Bravery by Go~ernor·Gen· eral Ed Schreyer in a ceremony It Ollawa. "rothe:r baac received h5 award for rCKuinc I fellow worker from drowninl near W,ndsor, Nova Scotia. on July 20, 1911. The men .... ere caught in a lidal cun..,nl and Iliothcr Isaac wa.~ able 10 kecp his fellow worker, ... ho was a non·swimmer, afloat while they were cD rried fi ye kitomcteT$ by Ihe eurrenl before Ihey .... ere swept B~hore. Once l/lain, tonsratula· lions 10 Brolher Isunc.

Negotiations are sti ll lakin, plDce wilh EPSCA ..... ho hnye Ihc barsainlns r'aht ~ for Onlario Hydro. Hopefully, a ralificatlon VOle will be held in the ncar future. I will re/1'Ort on thil as soon as the yote is laken.

The work pieture is ~ery poor, wl1h 40 Pl"r' cent uncmployed and no rtlief in Silht for the ncar future. We .... ould like to Ihank III our $lster 1oca15 .... ho h3we given worl to our un· employed members.

Anyone who has any information lhey .i.h 10 submil 10 the Jo"",a/. please wbmll II 10 lhe office or St'nd it 10 my home Iddress, R.R, I, O_n Sound. On"rio N4K SNJ.

RODUT nl,C\I;U, P.s .

Scribe Voices Ideas On Various Subieds L.U, 806, F.LLENVJI .. U :' N. V .--M,,:hd de Montaiane : MI quote others only the bener to e~pre5S myself. M This WIll sulfke lhe quer," to lhe column. U.S. Supremt' Ju~lio;c Thurlood Marshall: "All authontarian reaime, are not eslablished by Q coup d·elat. AI lea<1 ~s often dicl310~hip beGins as a subllc erOSion of in· dlvidual liberty."

There are mllOy II rothers who are in(hlferent and negligcnl in Ihe concern of their benefi" until the moment arrives. Du~ine.., "hnaKcr Morris Miller ursu Brothcrs employed in other jurisdictions 10 me their reciprocal enrd~ imme· diately at Ihe end of each monlh wllh thc local union office, so thaI each benefit is pro· tectcd. especially to the Welfare I' und. Kepo rts from other jurisdicliom are normally later. It may IIK:11 he too late.

M!.et us buy ... hat we male- Buy union." To Ihe ladies and .... I~CS 01 Ihe unio n wolk. force: Do nol purch~ Perdue produclS­roasters, broilers, chicken part~. or Cornish lime hens al your bUlcher shop or .u~rmar· let counter. This conglomerate non·un,on com­pany buys union plants., Ind cIo:ses and reo~ns them with a non·union workforce. Wherever Perdue has a processlnc planl. the fcderal aov­ernmenl Ius cited that plant wilh numerous yoobtions of health Ind ufely subllandard policies. indudllli the pollut)on of ai r and water. Think of .. hat other foul you may be ~llinll in the fo .. l from Pcrdud

And many Jh .. fI loflow ,hcIr I"micioul .'0,,: by 'caJon 0/ .. 110m rhe ....... y 01 "",10 Ihal/ be e.·i/ spoken 01. !'eler 2:2. The: IrealeSt menace 10 the United States in the 971h ConlIeu is U.S. Senator Strom Thurmondl II IJ "lItude j, well described in "The Mourninl l!ridc" by Witli3m Congrcve: " Hea~en has no rDle, like loye 10 hntred wrned ; no r IIell a fury, like a woman scorned"_ince his bid and defeat fo r thc presidency 8' a Dixiecrat. lie mude the transition from a Democml to a Rcpubllcnn in 1964. He has diligcnt ly served his Siale o f

South Carolina, but ho.... ~rsPl"cti,·e of Ihe nalion in his many years in the: Congreu?

A, chairman of the Scnale Judiciary Com· millee, he has recrealed the former Subcom· mJllte on Internal Security, now titled the Subeommillee on s.:curity and Terrorism. TheTl~ is al\.o the: Subcommltt" on tbe ConsUlu!JOf>, wllh junsdiclion o,..,r tov.1 fllhlS, civil librrutJ<, and consmutJOnal amendmt'nts. 'The 1 .... 0 sub­committees under hIS lu,dan«, 1M wilch·hunl · on. commences as il ... as 30 10 $0 years aJO. Cicero: "Freedom supprn.loCd and apon n· pined bitn .. ilh keener lanD than freedom ne~er endana-ered."

Thomas P~ine : "Tho-.e .. ho ex~ct to rup lhe blt'Sinll of freedom mlHl, like men, underao lhe fatilue of supporunl il." In 19 14. Conlrn' enacted the O ayton Antitrust Act : uempted labor from anlitrust 13\11'"5 and declart'd puceful pidetinl lelal. Also in that lellisl3lion is "the labor 01 a human beina is nOI a commoditY or arlicle of commerce" u defined by Ihc Dnti trust la .... . Strom Thurmond seeh \0 repeal thi, sedion. tool

The turmoil of Iribul:,t;ons in the PD'I SO years. Ihe 19)0 Dcprnsion to the pre~ent, evcr), Iype bnrrlcade of 5Chism~ and i_ms has been orchestrated Dnd marshalled. systematically orien ta led wilhin /oulside lhe nation. includinG Ihree WU"", to eapsilc the night walch of de· mocracy.

Inasmuch as labor is proud of its past luders .. ho "sembled ltaislation 10 rtlie~t the suffer. inls of ''''eatshops and child labor. rl~yaled the slandlTd of liyinl condlllOns. creDted a heallhler and safer " 'orkshop, the Pl"oplc or Ihis nation must "lin Ilthn u one to pre~enl the dC\lIS' tltion slo ... l)' trerpinl upon th~ United Slain of Amnica!

!',oclalm lJI)CrI., Ihw",ho/lf rhe land unlO all rhe UthabilanlS rhe,rot L"" iricus 25:/0.

Lou Dut""ED. P.5.

Scribe Writes About Foreign Competition L.U, 1%7. NEWA RK. NJ .-The conlinuilli slump in the automobile industry. which b;a$ now reached epidemic proportions, shows that all lutO mlnufacturers haye suffered .remendous lo~scs to foreign compCtition. with Chrysler ncady forced into bankruptcy, its only $al~aliol1 tominK throuah federal loan guarantees, coupled with yoluntary "sive·bach" by Chryslcr workers.

All o f Ihis comes on the heels of the loss to Ih,. country. BKain 10 foreign competition. o f the once IreDt electrical aprliance markel for radio" TV 5C", etc.

Whcle will ,I all end and who is responsible for the continuing dedine in the produelion and sale: o f American·made goods?

We rccently rect'i"cd lhe following r~Pllnt of an luide in an unidentified publication. whilh ma)' contain Ihc an~ ... er 10 Ihis perp1uinl que~hon

" lie dro~e hIS German·made car of Swedish steel and In inlerior of Arlentinian leather to I lisoline 5tllion .. here he IIlIed up .. ith Arab oil ,hipped in a !.iberian IIn ~ff and bou«ht twO French lires eompOSed 01 rubber from Sri Lankl .... At home. he dropped hi' Mor(Kcan brideale. huns up h" ~hlrl made of Egyptian COllon, Ind donned hi' robe from Honl Ko". .... with malchinl slippers from T aiwan. ... More ~ comfortable now. he poured a hOI cup of .... Druili,n coffee inlO an Enlll~h mug SCt on a Muican pllcemat on .n Irilh linen labl~cloth Itop I Danilh table Vlrlllshed .... ilh linseed oil from Indil .... Thrn. he filled his Austrian pipe wilh Turkish tobacco. III ii, p,ckrd up hi, hpa· nesc ball·point pen. and wrOle a leiter to his conirusman d~mandina 10 know why there is 50 much untmployment here in the United States."

So who is Ihe primary culpri t? Sadly cnough, it is you·lnd·me and aU 01 us who snap at "barlains" and "p restiae ilems." and. in so doinl>. undermine the job securily o f o ur fellow union ilrothers Ind Sisters. '5

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Is it too latel I doo' t think so. It is my bclid the hme hu come to carduny u:am'n~ riel")' pUfchn~ .. e mah and to encoura,e our ram,h~ and friend, to buy only union·made products. made in Amuica by our fdlow Americans.

In othtr words-lie Amuican! lI uy Americanl I'lrrn 1. CASIlY, S(c·TIP..As.

Scribe Writes About Christma s Party, Work Scene I~U. 851. CORINTH AND T UI'ELO, MISS.­On December I ) we had our InnUII Christma! party It the Ramada Inn in Tup-do. MIUIUippi, with IpprOJumalcJy 400 prtscnt includlnl some of our reti red members. Also thne of our fine repruenta tives from the Fifth Dbtriet were prdent, Ilrothers Rob Kinl, J immy Ruu, and Joe' Davis hom our Imrrnallonal, Ind in Iddi· tion there .. ere IWO &!osislanls Ind the bUSlndS mlnller, DoUI Wilkins, from Local 5SS. We Ire sorl")' thlt wme of the Rrothen .... ho .... cre invIted could not I\lend becau.se of other com· milments.. I .... anl \0 Ihanl: Brother Dan Wilen fOf hayina hi~ Ihree representa lives Ihere. We Irc pllnn;nl a a·a·Q dinner for July o r on Labor Day. I hope Ihis .... ill help 10 It! Ollr Ii rOlhrrhood closer logether, or at lean ael beller acquainted. I fed we owe Ihis to our II rOlhc" since we have nOl had the opp()rtunlly In the P~M years.

On Ihe .. ark Kcne. Uncle Ronald and h" millionaire Ippoinlees have Ilrndy stalled cut· tinl a' us on Wille of OUr jobs by placinl a freeu on lOme of our federal jobs such IS TV A­I am lure mosl of you hue read his hSI of appointees who are all millionalfes Ind Ih i' should show us somethinl about Ihe workinl P«Iple and lI,here "'e stand. I am sure he got "'Tricky Dick'f' blueprints on ho .... to run Ihil tountry for t h~ n~xt fou r years, or mnybe even eight, but I hope not. I a m sure I h ~ 1 by June you .. on·1 find 2,000 P«Iple .... ho voted for the movie star from California. We are hopinl we can let Ihe money appropriated for our Tenn. Tom Bilbee WllerwlY. On our oUlSide .... ork we hive lOme li.-dl,. teo.hour .. ork .. eelr.s but I do not kno .... ho .... lonl il " 'i11 I"st. You hnemen Ind Iroundmen. ha\"( )OUr businC"li' mlnlle" call firSI before comina. It is I 500- KV bundle job. Ind .. e arc hopina to have t .... o 01 Ihrcc more like this coming up won, maybe IhlS year.

Alain, Ihali l s 10 an of the good Il rolheTl who hRve helped us aliI over the yea" by keep"'H our men "'orking who are nOI at the po .. erhouse at Yellow Crcek. Let's just hope Ihm! in '82 and '84 "'c can get our mcn back in Wl5hlnaton to help cure Ihe bruisn. I just hope we can leI enoush COPE dollars to PUI us back - where "'c belonl-" ith Klme people who will help us OUI. That's all for now. Sec you nut

JOE II . F lANKS, I' .S.

Service Pins Presented; local in Negotiations L.U. 161, LA".: CII.\ RLES, LA.-Conarllula. lionl, Brothers! Thl! is COnlfllulalions to all members Ippnrona al our monthly meellnll III

!'ebll,ary 10 accept Iheir .service pillS. Con. ,nlul.lioM also 10 Ihose .. ·ho weren'l able 10 attend or cuuldn' l make it for one rcason or anolher. lI avln, been Ihere, I know you .... ould have enjoyed It. Poor ,nendance can be an endle-s &ubJc~I. Although service pins spiced this meelinll, olhers III Ihe past have been lack. ina. lIey. Ippremiees! Why don'l you ,et off your duff. and drop by once a monlh. Even if c\U'ICS Ife Kheduled, you can drop in afle. dUi.

In adduion 10 Ihe service pins thlt .. ne pre· sented by PrC"lildenl Rodney Duhon. Ihe Isnm· bly voted to scnd Business Managel Gordon ReevC'l, Eueutive Board member. Robert Langley and Johnny Montalbano. and Il rolher FlufTy Morgan 10 the Louisiana AF .... C IO Con· vention \0 be hd d in lIaton Rouse. In an over· whelminl vale o f approval, the body okAyed

Presentations

Ihe pUI"hl!oe of the Iflnd champIOn 01 reserve chlmpion s"lIle at the Southwest Loulslanl Fat Slock Sho .... Ind Rodeo Ihat be,an Februal")' 19. Tbe 01· 11 aubl of America arc a youth-oricnted o. ganization and the money thiS local ,ives • 4· 11 membtr for his or her swine is money well spent .

Walmart Departmenl Slore and GrecnBllte Garden Center were added \0 the local', Unfair loll. Walmarl .... as bUilt "lIh "rlny" labor and WIthheld from a few local pololICians. Isn'l Ihat "Iht. Mr. Mayor SUmPICf~ t-Io .... the linle aardrner is the anli·llbor .dvocate thll WIS ~poh·sman for the area Chamber of Commerce blClCC§ al Ihe pre",ilina Wile .dorm heallnll in Baton Rou .. e. Wouldn't mInd $eeln, bolh come up a lulc empty and have to hIt the soup lines. ThDt'~ wishful Ihinkin;, Mcause al Wal· mart', IIrand openinl reports wcre that union fa n"lics may have becn the majori ly there. Tskl T skl Tsk! Also Lumbcr Compan~ 1101 (odd namc) on lI ighway 17 1 Norlh is beinl built by $Ome lo",·wale pay,nl. non.union oUlfit. Keep an cye on that one.

One very enCOUflSlnl bl! of information is thaI Conlinenlal 0,1 Company has d«ided 10 pllr;h thc upansion of Ihe Gillis operation back to flir ContrlCIOrS. Now! It 'l up to us and Ihc contractorl, .. orkina lotIClhcr. to prove that Iheir judgment .... al righ l. IIcy. Daniel'. Con· struction. lake your mllll;craft employee supre.­sive eon tracts and shovc ·em. Ilavini worked for a fair conlra"tor on the "lrt·Up of Ihe Daniel·built Unit at Continental, I've perKlna lly wltne:\Sed Ihe inadequate, unqua lified, undlsci· pllned Dnd pathelic cr.flsmanlhip Iha l their employeel pos5cSsed. Surely. we nn do I beller job.

If you've Mrn around lhe hall lalcly. you havc probably noticed the renovallons 10 the officC'l and Ihe parkona lot nUl door . It mUSI be ulleled alain Ihat, .... ithout a doubt. the purchase of the property and bui'dl11s on lhe east SIde and property on Ihe WCSI side was an au!· Itandins decision by Ihe membenhi~a truly WI.se Investmenl.

Business Manaler Gordon Ren~ rCpOrtl Ihll, Ifter ulenlive lalks and prolesl concerninl "O ... nge 8ook~ qTCemenlS. " appear, that we may just have 10 liu with il. TOUlh! Vcry IOUllh l lIy the l im~ Ihis column rcaches you. nellol;ationl .... ill be I I full speed . The lime Ihe Executive BOBl d members pllt inlo these nelD­I;alions is vcry much appreciated. Thanks, Il rothers.

Ahhouah politics are nOI runninl al a fever p,lch. as in the la" few monlhs. our ~Iovcd lawmakers in Washtnlton are not in a comalO$C stale. Whtn they decided 10 dere,u late oil and gDS. 1\ .... as only aOlll' 10 ae l us for a few cenls more per lallon. In lefl field? YOll bel. T en eenlS and sliII riSinl. Withoul I doubl, more b~ Ihe time you read thil. When it's in shortlle, Ihe price IOC'S up. When it's in surplus. Ihe price IOC'S up. It 's uselcss 10 complain abou t il. I JUdS. Uke spil ling ;nlO Ihe wind, or SClmethinl loke Ihat.

To end, lel'$ not for,et our IIrOlher mtmbers who arc III and disabled. Our wishel for I

speedy recovcry Ire scnl to lI .othen I ucky ~ Cro~by. Joe II ldallo, and AlvIII Duhon.

WADI! M USGIOVI!, 1' .5.

Work Scene Still looks Good in Tampa L U. 91 5, TAMPA, FLA._ In lookm. back our Ihe list sevrral years I'vc secn a delCfio­ra tion m brotherhood at local level. It', I

friahtenina si,h l. to say the least.

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I luppase Ihere never wa\ the utoPia we all lOulht. bUI il crrlainly wa, bener than now. Sevcral reaKlns could bc CIted Ihal brollghl those 10 this p()int of "self·survival"-Ion, periods of unemploymenl cau$Cd by IIIflalion. non·union clemcnl conlrolhnl the work. etc. Th,'l. of coursc. bflnp on ronfus,on and frustra· lion for each member. We ercate apalhy amonl Clch olher, loward our unIOn. and our lovern· ment. both locally Ind nalionally.

Yes.. " 'e ha.·c I lut of problems, bUI .. e can' l brinl about wiUllon5 10 Ihese problems uOIII ,,·to once Iglin Unile as Brothers 10 combat Ihtm IOlelher. not by combating each Olhcr.

rc~iIJr~~/~~~;~c~~~~n 1 !~: lllyw:n;'~:8~i~~~II~~ • Support your Internalional office'l Ind local union officn and be ICI;~e in your monthly meetinp and on COmmil"eS.

1' 0. Ihe benefil of 01,11 B.othen on the road and brother members of olher Io.:al union'l who may know them. I'm Iistinl the decu.scd ," BrOlhet1i of lUI yur.

The follo .. inl lI .othcrs "III be ml)!oed by III " and our love Ind sympalh,. 10 ou t to Ihtir famIly and friends: MIke Or!lbello, E. T . Kecver, I'rank HamIlton. I' rank SoPp. Don Mueller, E. n. Wate rs, Ray Thwcall, A. C. R u~.sell. Earl Jachon, AI ladson. and I.. H. Leonard.

The .. ork picllllt slIlI looks aoot!. bUI hlTlna i'l .e,y slow.

GUY W. Ihll. p.s. ..,

Retires

llrotll~. lilt llro .. " of Lonl t.M. KI,,_I, Te .. ., rute., 0. lhe ..., .... kHo of III • ..,11 ... _,,1 , h )100 ... .. "" ... 1lI S .... .." Bro .. " of 1_.1 '.M, Iotft • ..,d Mu IIro .. ·" of Locat 61J. Wllmo " 1 11011 lIucldtu· 1o • • )

Brother Bill Brown Retires L U. 934, KINCSI'ORT, TENN.- In my opin· ion, ant of Ihe Irealest honon of bellli a preu secretary IS to rep()rl Ihe reti rement of o ne of our most bcloyed Bro the rs. In March, 1980, Hro lher 1:1 111 Brown re tired. hvinl been an· ac,ive member o f the I BEW for some 38 yea rs . lJ il1 became I member o f Local 934 in AUI U51.

1942. lie served his country in Ihe U.S. Air Force from 1943 throuah 1946 in New Guinea, the Philippine hlands. Ind O"'lnawa u an eleetriciln.

Since then Bill hu wor"'cd 111 over Ihi, ,reat land. Ri,hl oft Ihc lOp of his hud he lillcd I few of the his ;obs he hu wor ... td on-the DuPont Atomic Bomb Planl in Aiken. South Carolina; in Los Allmos. Ncw Mnko, for TO. Cily Elcclric; in Uou§ton, Tnu. for Fit.Chbach and Moore; in Mllmi and West Palm Ikacb. Aorida. for Ukm Elcclric: in Ncw York City for Otis E1cvator on the World Tradc (A,ntcr; II W;ddows Creek, South CIorolinl, for TVA:

.. Ind al John Sev,er Stclm Plant ilJId Sequoy" Nuclur Planl in Tenncucc for TVA. Bill .... IS wor ... ina for TVA Jt Phipp Bend Nllclur Plant a, the lime of hi, rtliremenl.

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I .,ked Bill 10 ,ive liS a few words of wisdom lIained from his many years of ClIperience, and this was his reply: "A lo t of limes it ,etl rouah. bUI I always manaae to keep my union card , becallse that ;$ the only thinll a workina man has-the righ t to (OlltCI;ve bargaininll Ihrouah Ihe union."

Uil! ha, two SOnJ who are bOlh members of the lIIEW, Sammy I.. llrown, journeyman wire· man, Local 9)4, and William McArthur "Ma(" Il rown, journeymnn wireman, Local 613, AI· lanla, Georgia. lIiII has IWO daullhters. Ginger l awson and Penny Chase. Hopefully. Rill will now have time 10 tend to all of hiJ arand· children.

11111 lives al 2517 Sollth Wilcox Drive. Kings-­port, Tenne~e 31664. I'm sure he would like 10 he., from all of the Brolhers he hu worked .. ilh in Ihe paS!.

Rill, it has been ,rut .... or ... in' wilh you. Ind we all hope 10 ~e you II the union meetin, e,'ery monlh.

Boa lIuDDl.U"lON'. P.S.

Awa,clees

Memben .. , Lou l ,~" ""~"n, Mind .. cnll'h"ed b7 Tdu I t Its Ro.-h""e. l'IMni. " Un til " t.h'ed 30-lU. pin •. Ldl 10 .I_ht Mit !lden StdnJ<. l)onnl .... !t • • M. lcolm Good,u_n, LutlUe KuhhnMnn, .10 .. enn Qutnn, Ind Anna "'nrer. IInU ~h.lrman . Not pklur.d It Rnth Riser.

local 949 Concludes Most Negotiations L.U, 949, AUSTIN, MINN.-Tdu has reo ccntly moved il$ hurinl aid prodllClion to Ihe Rochesler f,dlity and is now produ .. inl heannl aids. We arc pr~ntl)' evaluallnl III dusifka· tions of .... or ... In Ihe hUrllll aid SC(1I0ns.

The local hu conelllded nelotiations in most areas; ho ... e>er •• 'e have I few smaller ,roupS ),el 10 be concluded 1\ Ihis date.

LUVElN'L SruN', P.S.

Work Scene in l ocal 953 ~ Jurisdiction Slow

LU. 95J, EAU CLA IR.:' WIS._ Business Man· aat. Tom lI aley and Vice I'resident Ray Holle came throllgh wilh an excellent pac"'3le for Ihe Northern Slales I'ower Companl employees. Nice work. guys.

Assislanl 8 usinen Managers IlrenholL and ,. McMahon arc hard al il with Dairyland !'ower

Cooperalive and Unlvcrul Tc\ephone; also our • rcsiden!illl agrcemen!. 1I0pdully, they WIll be

stil led by Ihe lime YOLi read this llt'tic1e.

Work in ou. jurisdiclion is slow II Ihis lime and we're lookin, forward to the .... uther b'U ... inll and then maybe Ihinp will SU.rt to pic ... up. Whal wilh all the ptomiscJ lhe new administration has made the economy should be on In upSwill&, in teresl rales should drop. and then Ihere will be plenty of work fo. everybody.

Now iI's time to JUrt planninl some lood. old-fashioned picnics. You "'now the "'ind-Iota of food. Iou of liquid refreshments. Ind I1lO$t of all, lots of fun.

No m.3ncr how hard you try there .re "Iways some nil.pickinl problems, but , IUeu Ihat's .... hy we h"ve I arievance p.ocedllrc. Well. it .. or ..... Bminess Manalcr Tom llaley and Inlel' nalional Representalive Orley Welker plovcd il. They won a vcry important .rbllr.tion casc al lake Superior D isuicl Power Company. An employee who was fired .... as o.dered rcinstated .... ith bae'" pay and seniori ty. The a rbilrltor ruled thaI the tirina of the employee was unwarranted and instead ordered thM a shot! lUJpension was more appropriate. It look quile I while 10 gel this arbitration sellled. The mem~rship of our local wishu to congratulate Brothcrs Iialcy und Welker for p Job well dont.

Dennis and I arc always glad to acccp t any news ilems that an~body wants to put in the Jmmlili. Don'l be bashful, people, leI', henr from you.

Rcmember, always buy IInion made in the USA. A!lend lour union meetinp. We .... ant your inpul.

Many Members Receive 2S-Year Pins LU. H5, MADISON, WIS.-Brothrrs Ind Sis-­ters of Local %.5 rcceiYed thcir 2S'rnr service pms. The pim were prcxnted to Ihe unit chair· min at tbe January Polic)' Comm,ttee meet in, Ind liven out by CI(h IOC31 unIt ch:alrm~n.

They Ife as folloWII: Beave. Oam-Ori$ D. Dennen, Robert Ikntley. Mary Cujll, Waller Erber, Myron Welch, Glcn Lmde; 8e1oil-Jess C. Nelson; Berlin_ Richard BUler, Vcrn Fill:. patrick. Jean JaNis; Blackhawk/Roc ... RiYer_ Wallace Bord, William Eberhardt, Kcilh lIall, Neil Hansen, Frederick J. Laufenberl, Oarence J. Mara, Robert D. Raymond, Robert E. Wells; Columbia-Verne T anner; Dane County­Charles Curran, Shirley K. Davidson, Morton Irwin. Kenneth I.emke, Robert Nee, Edwald Riley, Nancy Vent: J llOesvi lle- EdwMd L. Carl, D;l lc E. Merrick. Raymond Wiso7kl; l ake Ge. ne~a-Roger 1I01llcmy, Norman Steillna: Madi. son- Dolores Bartels, Loretta GolT, Joan White; Mineral Point- li ar ley Schwarl2. EYerelt D. Wright. Raymond Hanson, Robert KaiKr; Mon. roe-Robert 8ally; Nelson Dcwey--George Eck. stein, Donald J3chnke: Northern Area- Tommy Weider, Edward Ynpdal. Lester Melller; Por. talc-Roberl Manthey. Eslher Ramsay; Prai rie Du Sac-Arthur R. Stitz. Karl Peller; Shebar. IPn-UoW'llrd Buchler. Rueben Erdmann, Rich· Ird lIahn. Fred Le,"';P. Daniel C. Boone; Soulhern Area-Wilham Eddy. GcorlC Radel, Vernon Schultz; Tomah-Do.othy Jerdee. Jam" W. Rbchette; and GIC-Willard lIallinaer, Earl Wruck.

Local 96.5 wish" Ihese Brothers Ind S,sters man, productl'-c lea" of sen-icc.

1I .... 0U) VASf)[N'aUGOI, P.S

local in Negotiations; Mark Ballots Correctly, Says Scribe I ~U, 980, l"iORJo·OLh':. v A'-our contract ne· 10liations, as reported to the E~eculjve 1I0ard br Ihe businC'SS manlier, began on FebruDry 19. T he lint'S of eommunicallon have been drown up belween the Syslem Council deleaates Joe Stupka and Jack Wells 10 the Qfficers, EX~lIlive Board, and stewards. We will do our besl 10 deliver the information to you 50 Ihal YOIl may formulaIC lhe best answer for your ballot. 1I 0pcfull~, we will live you nOI only the

Get.Togethe,

"t lite onfer ~,.'_'Ite. of Lon! .... Norfolk, Va .. am G~ trIn to ,how Jar"" w..u. • • ..... nt • •. Abo , ........... Boll HllctMt aad M .... G"I<M7.

A tlu the orRen ud ""ru"-UIJ ~n to.e, Btu La.1I trIQ 10 .... u ... Ute table. WatdliJo . 111111 an ..... U~ CUtIle Flln:lo tlI ud DvJI AdklM, nub, uS...," 100' lite _ of 1M. houe-.

eorrKt information. bUI " daily a(counlin, of whit is to be upCCted.

When the ballou arc mliled out 10 YOIl. please mark them with you, appropriate Im.·cr 10 Ihe question. Othcr mar",inp on your ballD( may mite il void. The Jlld,e', verdict on I mutibted baUD( is final.

You're quile ri&lll in assumina that the num_ ber in Ihe corner of Ihe ballot belolllP 10 you. If that number were nOI lhere the quality of the ballol .... ould be m question.

You mBY now ask. if by kno .... ;na a number is usi,ned to a particular person, whether the knowledae of how he vOled can be "'nown. Th is concern i. lotalil unjuslified by Ihe mere bct of how the VOtes are handled. No one perlan handle, the Ilime envelope through ill openin~, recording, and check·off ,tagt,. The question of utreme imparlance Ihrou~hout these few para. graphi is Ihis: Did you vote?

I'm very huppy to announce lhe ,ecent birth on Ftbruary 9, 1981, of a baby boy to Albert L. Criffin and hi, wife, Paula. Their son weighed 8 pollnd$, 2 Ollncu and was born at DePaul 1I 00pilli in Nnrfolk, Virginia. AI recenlly trans-­ferred 10 the Norfolk Construction Departmenl u a aroundman. AI', falher. Albert W. Griffin, II Ihe treasurer for Ihc brothcrhood and worlts in the Norfolk Office (Gu Ikpartment). Con· I • .,ulations to you I II.

Ollr businCS$ manaICr, at the January meetin&. ,.ole in the fol1owIII' new members: M. W. li mes, D. L Bu,l, Ind Carey Purcell Burnell. Vice PrC'lidenl Carlos Williams 'wore in Ste'·en L. Girardin It the February, meelin .. COnIf1lIU' ImtlON to .11 of IOU from Ihe offICer, and membership.

Ve.y hcarty ICt·weU wishes lIe utcllded to Allan lIarris, Norman T rOller, and L M. ~Bunk"" CalVtfl. A 'peeial leI·well mHS3le loa to Al Marlin and we're hopinl for a lotal rKo'ery.

Try 10 keep the firu loina for the IBEW OrllanlLltional drive. We need Ihose clerical .... orkers (>rlaniud .nd in the lUEW. Tany New hili done a ,rtat job, bul no onc person ClIn do i~ all. A WOld of encouragement may be all Ih~1 IS needed-or e,'en a slap on the back. T ry and keep in mind thaI we need these people just as much D5 they need liS. Our first order of bllsincss is to orllani~ the unorganiud. We wal'l to win Ihis one. 47

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In 1M F~bluary Irlocle. I .... IOle Ih~ nlm~ 01 Mr. Eley (01 Mr. Pttle when I m~nlioned a dnlh in Ih~ Norfolk G~rl~. I'm lure Mr. EI~y was quile $urpn5Cd 10 r~ad about his sudden death. I'm Jure thut 'ny error has caused • 1iul~ hiLrdship with both familio and I am sor ry for thut. but I don't want 10 overlook Mr. I'eele's death. The lou of a 10Yed one il d ifficult enoua,h by i/Hlt. My most sincere sympathy 10 his family from the officen and Brotherhood.

Once apin and II Ilwl)'I: 5f:e you Ihe IoCcond WednadlY of nch month. 1:00 p.rn. II Ihe Iron Workers Ihn on Vir"n'l Beach 8oul~¥lrd. Norfolk. Villlinia

JACKSOS WI!I-l.S. P.S

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Have We Progressed Too For? Asks Scribe L.U. 995, BATON HOUCt, LA.-Wlth the Republicans in power. Ollr efforts to mon ah~Dd in Ihe labor movcmenl will hav~ to e.calatc. Havinll the ",hI people in Ihe ,i,hl plac~J at lhe: rilht lime is olso nece$S3ry to make pins In Ihe movement . The COSI is indeed h,p Ind Ihue is no one 10 "foot the bill"-Ihal IS no one bUI the IMmbe..,hip ilself. It iI mol( dlflkult 10 beljc,ve Ihll a wOlker enjoyinl our walO and bendits can deny a mere noo I yen to protect his or her livelihood. So many limes we }okinlly refer 10 a distance as "so many beers to ... " Well, it is aboul four beers or four packs o f ciiU'CIIU a ytar to prote<:t our 'nean! of support! l'ka5e lend your 52,00 nowl The Iddress aKlJi" is lBEW-COPE. Ill' _ ISth Strut. N.W .• WuhinllOn, DC. 2000S,

This month we remcm~r BrotheN D. R. McCluna. September. 1962: Norvin Holliday. February, 1963; and !ludaens I. Braud. MIY. 196).

I don't suppose thai too many membelll know and remember "rother John P. !lemmer. lie is 7S ycars old and spent 6Q·plus yearl in o',a· ni1.ed labor. This Orother considelJ his yea" In the IO EW 35 beautiful, He lIi1l loob for the union label and he still buys a COI'E card every year! He hal been writinl to me for Ihltt years Ind rarely, if ever. rc,isters Iny tomplaint, lie ii, thou"'. eonccrned about lhe inclusinl Mral wort~ and the Indif(er~nt "litLide of lOme m~m~ts. This ,enlteman nn enlilhttn yOLi in Ihe arl of brolherhood. lie can be reached II Route 3, Box 312. Joplin. Missouri 64801.

Make no mistake lbout ii, thousands. no millions, in Ihe labor movement vOled for Ronald RUlan. This wu the ultimate in "bilinl Ihe hand that fttds yOLl." Too mlny of L11 f.iled

in counlin& our blostnlS. Some of you "oice dup disapproval and lile easily when rudlOl aboul "ria/U-t().work" and polilics, Wdl, I lot of members disapprove of and J4:1 tired of see ing too many of 115 just makin, motion, and nOI doin, I damn Ihing.. For sure the times ~re ~ little rou,h, but you can believe "you ain't seen nOlhins yet."

SlIr~. the eOSI of !lv;n, is sky.ockelinl. but "'e a., /0 blame as well IS anyone elJoe. Our Ilec:d Ind l.u.iness hl~ 'l'Suhed in I chaotM: marketplace. Be<:auloC we dare not 'Ice • httle physical «erhon or discomfor/ our demands le~d 10 a pu~h·bullon world. MI. Cuter tried to tell liS 10 slow down Ind this wlrn'nl wal partly 10 blame for his meeting his Walerloo. Since transition is the bill word in Washington these days, leI UI us<: ill The transi,ion trip of • product. from the lime of ilS invention to iIS presenl form, COSIJ many unnecessary dollars.

The IImepiec:e Ind our mode of IraMportatlOn arc two 1l00d uamples. Of COUIlle, we could not SlOP wilh the sundial, but I walch thai does everylhinl but whislle ~DlJ,ieM and costs as much IS a car is ridiculous.

T ransportation is one of our biUest enemies where the hilh tO~1 of living is concerned. We walled and we rode anylhin, that we could ,el in or on. The Model A and the steam en,ine miahl have been a ,oud place to SlOp. Throulh the: miracle of nipl we cln breakfast in Doston, luneh in London. Ind have drnncr in Des Moines! Take II lood look II your car Ind you'll see Ihal it stdl IUM Ifler 80 percent of 'he lu:tulIl'5 are SHipped away.

1 would be bolh stupid and fooli§h 10 Ittack progrns but al/ pro,ress IS nOI beneficial 10 mankind. It IS be~ullru l if )'01.< ':<11, aOord il.

Look al some of Ihe Sluff Ihey hive taken from our daily rouline-opcning car .... indows. car trunks. and car hoods by Ihe touch of a button: you can answer the telephone while watehinl T V and Ihere'S no nud 10 ICI up 10 ehanle ehanncls. Look at Ihese transilions-outbouse to the pr.:sc:nt·dIY bathroom: lish;nl pole 10 • bass boat; WlIlkinl in the "'0Dds with I lun on your 5houlder, Ind on to I three.wheel vehicle. Hell. you can ItO on forever. Ust I bri", down the wrlth of womlnhood I Won'l let into the tOSI of their efforlless equipment. bUI I think I should menlion Ihe money spent ,n the transilion from I circle of stones to cool'nl with the micr().wave oven!

Because of la1.incss and our refusal to uercise a lillie frugality, we now lind it necelllary to pllrchase ;oUrnl apparel. 11m apparatus, diet pills, swimminl pOOls, Ind only the Lord knows what else! We hve prOJ,feued ourwlves into In unaftordable UlSlcncC!

Well. 1 IUess I've st,rred il enoup for Ihis lime. Sec: you nc:tt month.

PE'll! MACALU50, R.S.

l ocal 1001 Holds Christmas Bonquet L.U. 1001, PANAMA CITI', ' ;LA_-Our In. nual Christmas banque' was held De<:em~r 22. 1980. It was a aood oPPOr/unily for the memo belli and wives 10 leI l"Iether and spend lime WIth each OIher. This banquet ... as dedicated 10 our reI ired membef1l. It was good to ICe them and to be able to talk lind jole wilh them aboUI old limes.

A pen presentation was held for the members (ollowin, the dinner.

Thc highli,hl o( the niaill WlIS the entertlin_ ment . It went from country music to blue ,MIl",

Ind. 13.11 but nol leU!. to beny d~nc:inl. The count!)' music ... u by lames ClewIS Ind the DlndiIJ (}amI'S is the son of DUliness Manlier Buddy Ocwis) Ind the blue ,rass by Urothen Randall Lundy and David ClppS. The beUy dancing was done by Brother Robert Fenae.· loyely wife Amber. This was a banquet Ihal will be remembered by all for I lonl t ime.

JOliN PElley. P.S.

Christmas Party

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L.U. 11 16, TUCSON, ARI7_-Life-saving awards were presented to 8rothe.s Tim Brady and I'hil Nanel. Thank you. Brothers, for your humanilananismt II IOther Gene Penta ..... c extend r well.wishes 10 you for I speedy recovery. Broth_ N Penll was burned in In umkrlround ar;cident. I dtdn'l w~nt this kind or I story, Gcne!

Are YOII r"lirect I"""re or Ihe Southnn Ari_ zona Relirec Ind SPOUK Union Ollb? All of you are invlled to aUend the meet1np held Ihe third WednesdlY of cach month In the Car. pc:nters lIall, 606 South Plumer. Coffee and donuts Irc 5Crvcd It 9:30 •. m. and Ihe meeting· eonv~nes .1 10:00 I,m. Mark your calendars a nd attend: meel .... lth YOlir former mssor:i~lu. Th"

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roy, Jul~ Montano, Peter OJivlllI, louis Lutero, Jose Kama. TirnOlhy Ilu:tan, Willipm Vander­ford, Edward MiJ(PM, Richard CaVDlcue, ~ou Uradfldd. Rosemary Haabma, Gary Sanford, DcnlK Germain: from Soulhwc.J1 Gu-&ra UUlh, Willilim Hrandl, Tlimmy Kellen, Nancy MOil, Nalilie Robinson, Sharon 11011, Bill Kraft, Jane Wa&hcr; and from TEC-Ev.nae1m.:a Sa­bod, Marlha Z:I:I:ulo;. Diana Wcisbard. S« you PI the hall!

The cha1!cnce of the month_try;", to work emciently while the ceilinl is beinl lorn down around you for remodel in, of the Service Center Ouildin"

Urolhcrs and Si$tcr,. our economy is shaky. Your union needs you pnd your lupport 8!

much u you need Ihe union; think. of it as ulvllion!

Strikes Will Continue For lobor's Good, Says Scribe L.U. 1124, BItAOFORD, PA ..... A 10111 strike affectina; o~er 2,200 Penelec member., • four. yur presidency, and n American ho.U.ces th.t mushroomed inlo a nalional humiliation are behind us.

Sltikes will continue: to plllY a pall in labor's uphill Ii,ht for I fair wage and decent workina conditions.. Labor will continue 10 pl.y a part in the American Presidency. But, in prevenling another nalional humiliation, labor, mana,e­ment, bil whip, and cilizens from all walb of America', mainstrum Ire just maybe ,0;11, 10 hllve to lake. little closer look at whal General Hai, »id durin, his Senate confirmalion hear· inil; "There arc slilI some thinp worth fi,hling for." I.e!'. all prly it doesn't happen .,ain, bUI if il dOCl, let', not sec tllit great na1l0n lail to reaCI with the full force of a pOwerful and determined people, void of do-,oad draft dod,el'll Ind those bums who would $ell out tlleir country only for temporary ,ain for Ihemselves.

Roup sleddin, lor Ihe nUl four years appeal'll 10 be what lhe doelor hu prescribed for labor. We I()$I $Ome very powerful, long. term pOliticll friend' due 10 the conKrvltive movernetlt II the VOtllla: booth. This only ,on 10 verify what our labor lei de", have been uying all "011" Unlil I.bor registers and VOles, the ,oad ole boys from the conservative movement clln and will unile Iheir lorees and be., us into lhe ,round. Where don labor iO from here witll a President 10 whom we bave no political tin?

Ria,ht here in our own stile of Pennsylvania, we JUJI 101 a real shocker. Anli-Iabor GOP Senator Rober! Ku»e was jusl appOinted chair­man of the Senate Labor and Induslr')' Commit· Ice. Senalor Kusse has proven his l upport for labor by lIatly refusin, to meet ... ith the chair· man of the Warren County Centrl l Labor Comminee, but on December 18, 1980, he found. full day to meet with his bi, busineu­men supporters in Bradford and tell Ihem he had hiah hopes o f ieein, changes in OSHA which would put »fcly back where il should be and stop ," bilin, into the businessmen's profit.

The Nalional Labor Relltions Board hu in the PIost been lermed Iabor'l friend, bUI witb one $eated conKrulive GOPer Howard JenkiN, Jr., and two vacancies lwailin, GOP tiUinp, you ean bet your lut coon do, thl t conscrutive friend. of bi, business ... iIl c:ontrol the Board for a lon, lime to come.

Sometimes I lpC;).k OUI a liule stron, on the role polities play in job$, WlIJe5, and budtl, 001 for all our memben who don't feci polilies mean anything to you or your job, Iry Ihis one on for sile: In Pennsylvania this yeu, already 40 -.enalor. have gone on record ... upporting a Itate "right-Io-work" law. A short while a,o, these men wouldn't have dared PUI their politi_ CI] fu ture on the line, but wbat have they ,01

to feal now-<ertlinly not organized labor afler the dis,nlcefu] wly we look care of tllosc ... ho took care of UJ! " Ri,ht·to-work" laws only spen out the kriahl-\o-work for less." A,ain, I say 10 the non.believers, &0 to Ihe slatn that hiVe "riPI-lo-work" III'" and you 10 to I Slate ... he,e ytHI Walk for balf of what you .... o'k for now, but Jl3Y the ,;,me price at the euh ,cliSler. IJ there any ruson ... hy you should nDC donate • buck to COI'E?

local 1125 Elects Officers L.U_ 1125, 8INGIIM.ITON, N.Y.-Qn Janu­ary 7, 1981, Jack Humphrey WaJ sworn in u our new prnident. The other officers of the new administralion are Lew Davis, vice presIdent: Pat Verdon, recordina secretary: Paul Ihnot, treasurer: .nd Al DeRigo, financial .ceretary. In the nut three years I 1m sure these officers will do their best to see that OUf r lahts ne protected under our prescnt contract.

Neiotiations Ire lbout to sla" on our new contract, 10 don't ""il until June to ,et in· volved in ]oc:al business. Do il now and IIBy informed before the decisions Ire final. C~ltulation$ 10 Mary Stricker who aller

30 ~i"S relired on January I, 1911 . MIT}' worked as • customer accoulllin, cle'k " A" in the Commercia] Dc:parlment. A hapP1 .nd healthy reurement, Mary.

Brother Rea,an and Brothe r Buckley have been off for hellth reasons for $Ometime. Their inpul into loca] bU51/1CS1 has been a tremendous ]oss. I wO<lld like to Ihank our office fCCretary, Miekie Carr, for the nunent job she has been doinl for UJ ., 112~ .

P lease remcmber. it is cxtremely imporlant 10 work and drive ufely.

See you at II>c next union meetingl L EW DAVIS, V.P.

Brothers Bteidl. lish Aid Auto Accident Victim L.U. 1134, ELIZABETII, N.J.-Brother Joe Bleid!, chid lineman, and Brother Bob Lish, lineman Irade I, m.de a nliant bUI fUlile Illempt 10 pve the life of a scvell-YCIr-old boy .... ho h.d been slruc:k by a ClIr while wl]kin, to school. Breidt and Lith arrived al tbe scene: only seconds after the young lid. James Nnbill, of Elizabeth had been struct by Ihe lulO, 11"0 bloch from the Elizabelh Division headquarters. As they Irrived they saw the driyer of the acddent vehicle Iiftin, the strieken boy. Their knowledae Ind training regardin, a«iden" and safety Itainin, dictated thai cour$e of letlon to be improper. They ,enlly loot Ihe boy and plaeed him down, eovering him with Ihei r jaekets. Brother Sreidt immedialely summoned help through Ihe truck radio while Bfother Lish maintained surveillance over the boy'l yital siJIM. The follow in, day the young boy died. May he rest in peace.

We arc mOIl proud of the efforlJ o f these IWO Brothers, not only in the quiet thinkina and immediate .etion Ihey rendered, but in their deep and abiding coneern for lheir fell ow man.

Sorry I miued last month's artj(:le. See you It the nellt union mcctina..

EDWAlD 1 . J OSWICK, P.s.

local Negotiating Agreement; Rebuild of No, 24 Machine Done L.U, 1147, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WIs.-Our Brothers II tlle Wisconsin Rapids Water and Li&ht Company are III the process of nelotiatina their new labor allccmenL None of the par_ Ii<:ullrs hIVe been made public: as of yel. I ... iII repOrI more IS soon IS some information is relcased.

Now. I like to shoot the bull, but every once in I whUe I've lot 10 sit baek and lislen 10 a professional. I will have to wail a bit 10 ]isten 10 this pro, though. Ue won't be baek to work

for .... hile yet In the middle of January, Brother Gordy Muwell went 10 the hospit.1 for open-he;)." sur,ery. From what I have heard. he had I couple of byp:u.scs done and 1"11 on the operating table onr $even haul'S, About three weeks ilter, he looked skinny, lired Ind $Ore, bul, aU in an, in ,DOd spirits. Gel well soon, Gordy. We aU miss you.

The rebuild of No. 24 machine II the BlIon Division is done. The machIne is runn in, like a litlle kitlen pur l'll. We missed Ihe tar,eted start·up time by a me~sley five Ind one· hall hours. The first rccl of paper came 01T Ihe machine at ~;)O a.m. on Monday, February 2. Not bad! The f'(:build was cUI 10 days short Ind moved up 1'11'0 months. Over 200 craflsmen. includina ovef 40 electricians and instrumenl t«hnicians, of all !rades participated in Ihe rebuild. These men dId themselves proud.

GUY L. j,.NO!:, I' .S.

Christmas Party

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local 1167 Holds Christmas Porty L.U. 11 67, BELI. t:Jo' ONTA INE, OIlIO-Lcx:al ] 167 held its Chri5lmns party at the Welt Man,. field Conservation Club on O«ember 20. 1980. They dined and danced to Ihe music of the Country Gentlemen, I Bellefontaine arta bind.

Area merchanlS provided an array of lift, for door pr~es plus SUO in cash. We wilh to thank nch and every one on the eommiueel for doing their besl to make it an evenina to remember

Annuity Pion, Credit Union Discussed L.U, 1205, GAIN£SVII. LE, FLA.-AI our last m«lin, we receiyed reporlJ ffllm Ihe eommittces 10 form In annuity plan Ind • cred,t union. Repr_ntatives of the l tarlford Ageney ClIme 10 Illk 10 UJ Ind lind out what kind of proanm we are inlerested in Ind try to desiln a plan for UJ. We .Iso Imd • rCPOrI from the CredIt Union Committee which was more or leu Ihe commil1ce members nplnining 10 UJ how mueh thcy had lcarned about credit union, Ind lhe way they Ire run.

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Ihue pl~ns until ~11 avenuC$ have been e~hausled. This is definilely not a mailer in which .... e should make a splil dt<: ision. b«aulC Ihe facl is II milthl COSI you money for the 'C$t of your life. Arle. ~11 we have be~n "l.lklnl about lhue Ihinlll for quite sometime lind a few more months sUlely won't hurt.

I would al50 like to thank Ron7ell lIarrell and hili 50n D3.l for their work on the Chri~tmu hi\hllnl d.splay. I would also like to apoIOIl'~C for overlookinll them when I thanked the other 11COpJC who worked on this disp lay.

Jim WiUiams. our bu.~ine!\., manllgrr. il<ly~ wr have almos! full employment. T he work picture lookl leal good for this spring. Our nttendance lit OUt union meetings is real Ilood. Everyone ~ems interested in what he can do 10 have a beller local and union.

WU.lIAM I'. SMIIII. 1'.5.

Brother Atwood Mourned; local Approaches 40th Year I~U. 1224, CINC INNATI, OIIJO- Jt is with deep rellrcl ~nd a profound $tnle of Ion Ihnt I must report Ihe death of our former president ;Ind busincn manager, Brother James Frank AlWOod. J r. Frank. as he was known to most of II'. died Dtcember 29. 1980. at the ase of 74 in Cincinnati. Frank is survived by his .... ife. !'leano,. who 51ill resides at 3297 Diehl Road. Cincinnati. Ohio 45211. Frank is also survived by a son and IWO dauJthtels.

Frank ixpn his Cincinnali br03d~pslinl caleer and union membership October. 1939 "'hen he joined the F.n&ineefin, Depallmenl of Radio Station WLW and joined the American ~ociet)' of Ihdio Uroadcast Enllineers, an inde· pendent labor union which pred:01ed the formD_ lion of Local 1224 by two ye~f~. In March. 1941. Frank became a charter member of l..ncal 1224 :.nd wa~ elected president In 1946. a pOSI Ile held until poor health forced him 10 retire in January, 1977. A firm believer in the Irade labor movement. Frank ~rved his fellow mem, ber. Dnd Ilrolhcn for ovcr 30 yennr .... hlloUl once uSi n& his poSilion of trusl for personal gain. Althou,h Frank and I are not relatives. I was proud 10 call Frank my Brolher. A~ nur IOCHI nppro~("h('$ it, 40th Inniver~ary,

I am proud to report thaI our po5ilion is !lIonger than il hu ever been in ilS hiJlory. Despite II long period of decline in general enlplo~ment. our membership is up, our dues structure $Irons. nnd our tinn nCilo] position positivc.

We must nOl, however. allow a fllbe sense of securily lull us inlO II stupor. WI' will con· Imue to bce $tron8 employet allaeks on our !ladil ionnl Itllde juri,diction at lhe barlDininl table. Our enemies in Congren will redouble their attacks on all of orlanized bbor. New employment UI'I""'lu,,ilic •. ill field. din:elly relaled 10 Iradilional broadcaslinl. will conlinue to evolve with employers who remain non·union. The ehallenlC5 thaI await us are many. bUI SO arc the reward~. T hese rewardl will be OUII only if we remain strong and alert. Irue 10 Ihe prin~iples of the great trade bbor movement. I would hope thaI we can look forward 10 yet anOlher 40 yenrs of continued ~rowth ami service.

C. R~RMV A·!"Woou. J'~H. / Il .M.

Does Bone Cancer Follow Electric Shock? Asks Victim I~U, 1145, WALNUT CREEK, CAL.-U you have Imowltdse of the occurrence of bone cancer (myloma or 1ycema) lhut devdoped follo .... inS lhe suffering of nn electrical ~hock, Local 1245 would like your help.

A Local 1245 Orolher, Daniel Collier, is s,,(· fer;n, f rom bone C3ncer Ih31 wu diogno~ed during Ihe course o f trea tment nrle r he received a 7"OO·volt ~hock which entered hi, left hnnd and exited his lerl les.

His doetor ~U$peCll Ihe onset 01 cancer 10 be relaled to the burn, but needs morc medicnl

informalion lurrouluJina dccllic;II ~hock and Dnd deetr ical burn victim'!.

Accordin, 10 Collier. his doctor II~tel that il is possible Iha t the whftc cdls. Illh linl the sluffini of dead tinue due 10 the decuical burn may have cruted an imbalance which resulted 11\ the bone cancer. However. the elaim can' t be substantialed withoul more dDta.

Rrolher Collier IS requesllng that anyone ,,·ith possible informntion rcgardina the development of bone can~er afler receivinl an elec trical ~hock . please contnct him al POSI Office 1l 0~ 2~4. H DWthol"~. Ncvu.J" 89415. or to call collecl if posilive informl tion is DVD!lable, 702/ 945·5202.

JACII. McNAI.LY, R.M.

Skills Update

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Scribe Reports Good News on Work Scene L U, 1149, SYRACUSt:, N. l '.-A hllie aGOd news 10 report th;, month concern ina Ihe work piclure. T . II. Green wu the low b,d.Jer on I larae traffic lillnal job In Rochesler. It WOn' l by any means furnish work for 111 our unemployed members but il is I Iltp in Ihe r;lIht direcl ion. The tob repolledly should lUI up 10 IWO years for )0 to 40 men. I he Job COnSlSIS o f IOstallinll and main lainins I computeri7.ed traffie signal syStem in over )00 in terseetion'.

North Slnr Eleclrie. on Con Ed', properly. i, now waiting for Ihe Sled 10 come in. As ~oon as it dots. Ihey .. ·m be pUllinS men ba~k to work. lIy the time Ihis is prlnled thM job should be back in full Iwinl.

Massena i5 ill 110" I)!t) .. c~~ uf fOllnin, a municipal power company Ind t h~y ha"e let OU I bids to main lain their linu Ind equipment for. period of time. Several of our union tOnlnielors have bid. in for Ihe wOlk. Some of our North Country Brothers .... on· t mind "orkin. riah t at home for a 5pt"11.

Our Safety and Traonins COmmlllee is con· tin\linl\ its policy of journeymnn ~(\vnnr.'!1 t r"in. ;ng wilh scheduling of a Irdllc ';lInal School lo r updaling membl'fS all the IMesl .Jcvc!opment$ in tra llic signal$. The commillee al'1O is conlem· pla lins I live line maintenance .chool (pOssib ly in April) laught by A. I) , Chun~e. The li~ e line maintcnance school ha~ been in Ihe planning

s!allC for lOme time wilh Ihe support o f Business Manaler Sill Shuller .nd the cooperation of one of our conl ractors. Sill T iernan. The municiPl1 of Like Pllcid has offered the use of their lines for the trainins Sl'Ssion$. Quite a few members have shown an interest in allendong Ihe trainin& ~55ion when il IDku pbce.

t et"s prote<:t our livelihood: Work safely! lIuy union! Combal ob.tructionisls!

R ICI!~MD F ULTOI'!, I'.S.

Business Manager

lIu. t... ... 1'o!M"MKu SI.ml., E. Wall~e . Jr., 01 Lonl Me .. IJ . h" .. n "Ith he. lo.ely .. lfe,

Scribe Introduces New Business Manager I~U. U.5J, AUGUSTA, ME..-NOIhinll much IS going on this month so I thought I would introduce our new business manDaer. Slanley E. Wana~e. Jr .. 10 Ihe mcmbership. DrOlher Wallace hu been I member of Ihis local for about 20 yeHr~. In thM lime he h8S ser~ed on the Execu· tive lIoard, the Negotialins Commillce. and has bctn cbairman of Ihe Labor Managemenl Coun· cil. SIan is also a member o f the Greater 8.ngor Cenlral t abor Council and Ihe Tri·Cil), Cenlral Llbor Council. In the flCld. SIan has been fore· mun .nd Icneral foreman several times. Brother WaUace lives in Dillmonl with his wife, Joanne. and 1"0 5Ons. bolh of whom Ire presenl ly allendml colleae.

The member. of Local 1253 wish to express their deepest Jympathy 10 the families of DrOlher. Alber l 80ston. Lloyd Moore. and Llwrence " Dud" Stinson who have passed away in re~ent months.

On FebruQry 2. 3. 4. and S. a hish·voltage splicinl Ind lermination ~oune was PUI on by I-I ouslon Associlles and Plymouth Rubber Cor· potalion. T he Ilrsl t .... o nillht5 were fo r Bangor Irta member. and the laller nights fo r Augusta .rea members. The course wn allended by appro:dmnlely 40 memberl.

J ACQlJfLll'!1! L COUILLAllO. P.S.

Two Brothers Retire; local Prepares for Negotiations L U, IJ07. SA I. ISIIUI(Y, MD,- On October 18. 1948. Il rO lhn George Sevier IHarted in the Salisbury Shop u a radio te~hnidan. Georse held thaI job for his enlire empl()ymenl. lI is relirement became effective on January 31. 1981.

Urother Rollnd Powell I tarted as 3 laborer in Exmore, Virlinia. on January) I, 1949. On May 23. 1949. Roland wl'nl 10 groundman unti l he became I wrench truck operator on Aususl 16. 1954. This was the job he held unlil hIS retire· ment beclme effective on February I. 1981.

We would likl' 10 take this time to wi5h Orolhers Genrle Se~ier and Roland Powell I long and hapll), retiremen t.

We are now preparing fo r negotia tions with De lmur~ a Power on a new two ye~ r contra~ l . Our ~urren t cont raCt upires on June 25. 198 1. The members of Ihi, year's NC/li Oliati n8 Commitlee are as follows: Robert Murphy, Ray Mil/er. George While. Wanda Adkins. David Adkins.

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Iccepted tWO new membtrs: Martha J, White a nd Mildred W. Hamplon.

Unt il next timc: Li~e bener; work union, E. D. S~AlJ:5, F.S.

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Fight For Your Rights, Says Scribe L.U. 1347, CINCINNATI. OIIlQ-"U Iny min telll you he loves America. )'el hates labor. he is I lil r. U In)' min tdb ),OU he InlSIl Ameria, ),et fears labor. he is I fool."-Abnham Uncoln,

1 found this quote in I recen t publication of the IBEW fact book. There were two o ther informational facts I found, I think you willllnd tllem quite valuable.

First is a quotation from the Nationl] Labor Managcment Acl: "Employees shall have the righ t to scI( o rlaniUlion 10 form, joIn, or assist labor o rllniution'l. ..• It sha ll be In unfair ]Ibor prlctice for In emplo)'er-Io interfere with, reslrain, o r coerce employees in the u.er· else of the rilhl5 IUlranteed."

Somelh inl to think lbout! There Ire. 101 of people who Iry to 1"11)' both sidl"S o f the fence in fear of willi is riaht, There lTe celliin ideals thaI Ire impor .. nt in this nMion I nd you have 10 stl nd up Ind fight for them and no t let any one take what is rilht aWly.

The 5CCOnd is Ihe Decllration o f Ihe IBEW; il II.ltes; "Our cause .. lhe ClUK of humin justice. human ri&hts, human securil)' .. , . We will find and upell from our mimI Iny who milhl attempt In destroy, h)' subvemon, III thll we siand for."

This Brolherhood will ",nlmuc 10 oppose wrnmunism, natism or In)' other subvenive "ism," We will supporl our God. our nations. our unio n.

We the OroL hers and SisteT1 of th is union have 10 realize the imporlanee of Ihls BrOl her­hood. If we don'l sticlt tOlether, if we continue 10 lei o nly I handful of people attend our meeting Ind run our loeab, if we continue to lei Ihe non·union ide llS penetrlte us, Ihen we will become one o f the WOrSI nalions in Ihe wor]d­with ]010' Wiles. no lC(:urity, conditions, or benefits. And don't blame In)' one CKtept you r­sclf,

We have the !arlesl, Slronges t, and oldest union devo led udusivel), to Elec trkl l Workers.

In union Ihere is slrenllh, and Ihe IIIEW memo bership doesn't cost-it pays.

Reasonable and fa ir companlcs have no rea­JOn to feat thcir own emplo)'ees.

U ntil next month, Ihink dearly; ael wisely; 10 union.

R. UIOXTF.lM AN, P.S,

Why Not a Whole Slice Of Bread Instead of the Crumbs? LU. !l59, QUCAGO. ILL-Pull up • ehlir. like the Summlry Report of lhe Benefit Pllns of the Commonl'oealth Edison Company, turn to Ihe firsl page r ... ardinl the AnnullY System, and ask youl"Stlf. "Where 1m I in Ihis picture?" Right no ... you'rc in the background. but don' t you think it's lime you were in the fortfront? It ... ould have been .ilhl for the Compan)' to Illow ),OU 10 apporlion some of ),our PlY to the pension Ind that, Ilona with Ihe Company's portion during your yurs of scrvice. would live you a fair share. 1 fully real~e the Company' • conne<:lioll5 to invesl their profill in corpora· lions Ind receiving d ividends Ind profit Ilins and estlblishing a fund throuih which they and Iheir employees with lon& and flithful tcT"¥ice may bt rewarded. Dut, the slice o f cake could ha~e been much swceter and larler had the employee bten Ible 10 participate at his own discretion. lie would have had I voice IS to penaliud equilies Ind their apportionment. Then 100 he would have realiud the fabulous equilies Ihlt go to mlnagemenl penonnd atld Iheir spouses..

I don' l think any person in his relirement life spin Cln spend these sums liiolled them, even Kinl Mid .. proved Ihlt. When )'OU come 10 the realizalion Ihlt you liso Ire puninl th is whole "ball of wn" logether wlIh ' ..... eat. toil. and telTS, you begin 10 wonder whll your ,hire is,

When you receive your "prinl-oul" showinl your cut )'OU belin to wonder where you hive been III these yean Ind ..... here )'OU Ire ,oin,. Here'. I IUY with th ree homes. tn shelters here and Ihere, and when income IIJI time ,011$ around he Wills IWlY like I "bUflll'''; mean· wbile. poor ~o]c Joe: Doalts" files for blnk. ru ptcy, Go Ihead Ind Ilugh, then take lime to stop and think of whll you are ,Oina to flce in your "go]den years" if things kccp loinl Lhe WI), they arc. Somethinl hiS to be done Ind I trust it ..... ill: IS 1 stated before, "lie rcady Bnd you won'l have 10 be $Orry,"

Congratulalions to I. R, per~onncl; Lhe)' should hive been in the submarine se rvice o f tile Navy they're so 100<1 a l usinl "lorpcd05" 10 dcslfo), I worker', desire and Illegiance to Ihe Company. 1 don't need to live Iny nlmes, 'cause Ihey well know who the)' literally link. The an i)' th ing lefl is a salv1Ioie operation on the emp]o)'ee'. parI and ..... hen he lets Ih rough put· ling the pie<:es tOiether (if he does), he looks back Ind tees ... hal trust hIlS done. The C IA couldn'l hive done I belle r job. Your com­mander·in·chid is proud of you,

Gel this: individ ua l income amounl$ IIrcatn than or equal to $100,000 Ire recorded IS S99,999. 11w: Censlil Bureau in ill current popu­Iition SUT"¥CY refused 10 enler earnin&J above this lmount be<:ause its computers "'ou]d foul up. This mUllS that Ihe income of Ihe "chiC" from the sales of stocks.. bondJ, or other up;111 I.ins Ire nOI induded. More than Iwo-third. of capila] Ilins Ire realized b), 2.5 percmt of flmilies in this counlT)'. Who', chealinl wh07 Don't bother! (Ens. ISllislant main lcnance). This vaclncy is being posted II III Chicalo lener1lo1 Slations ... ith priority giyen to applielnll of station posting vlcancy. Such a .Iatcment is "all baloney," no maner ... hich W')' ),OU slice it, One supeT"¥;sor Silled thol if he couldn' t get a man from his own group it would sho .... lock o f ability and concern on his part. True words! Vet slltion' go outside. seleci a n unkno ... n, or else one wilh just enough scrvice to call him an employee. What docs thai lell you' To me it says we got one already chosen and this I, I formality ... e go throush. The Company does

nOI need 10 POSI management posilions; it ITICS 10 live In .mpression o f "fair play": instead ii', "foul I'll),," especillly for those ..... orken who have liven Ihcir 111 in the hopes of lelling into mlnlsemenl. Ask yourself, ... ·hy manasement' Wh), alisn yourilClf wilh people who scek evrl"}' opportunit)' to UJe you for their own gain1 Even amonl themselves there is no honor. and thcy're chup; look who likes )'ou OUI to dinner 10 hclp cdebrlte )'our )'ears of ilCrv;CC.

Conltitullt.ions to the Machine Shop ,rouP at Ridle]and Stltton woo have jusl completed nine )'urs without a Iost·lime accident, Ind they're still C()unting. Our very best 10 you. More Iccolldes to Fisk, Cra ... ford. and Ridle_ land SllIions for Ichievinl the status of one year without I 10s l-lime Iccident-three Slmlions situated throughoul the clly of Chicallo and suburbs cooperltin& to accomplish Ihis remark_ able fCit. Vour officers and loeal arc proud of you, especially )'our 51fety chairman.

Where Ire those piclures? 1 nud piCIUrl"S of our activities, personal or Company.

JIM KOLLBAUM, P.S.

Chicago Scribe Submits News of Local L.U, 1)61, CIIICAGO, ILL.-The regular meeling of Local 1367 ... ill be at the l1 iUside 1I0lidny Inn on Apri] 8, starting promptly at 8:00. Vour prcsen<;e is I'o'elcomcd b)' all in Ittendance; on the agenda is the wale rcopener. In Important mailer for III of us.

Th<: Eoecutive Board will meet on April 22. staninl II 7 :00 p.m, We have Frida)' the 17th orr for Good FridlY.

At the rellliu meelinl of Local 1367 on hnu. ary 14, Prcsident You ... Innounced the ne_ appointment of steward 10 Brothtr Kennelh Schultz, tue lrimmer. ChicalO North. Orother Rlymond Miller. scnior tree trimmer. Chicago North, rWlned but we Ihank him for his serv­ices II pasl sleward for Chicaco North.

A misprint on a tcrvice Innivfrsary-Ihe eorrcelton should read: Conlratublions with 4S ye;lTI 10 Thomu Griffin. substatton cOMtrw;lion eicelricil mechanic. January 1. 1916.

Con,rllU[ations on compan)' anniverurics to Ihe followi... wilh JO )'ears: overhead crcw IClder Edwin Sh ... iMki. April 30, ]9SI; over­head inspector Donald Dahleg.ren. Aprit 2, ]9S[; l ubstation construction eleclrica] mechnnic An­thony Viviano, April 16, [9SI ; and underground cable splicer lIenry Johnson. April 19, 19 ~1.

Conlralula tions witll 2S YClrs to underlround cable Iplicer R1Iolph Rudolph, April 16. 19S6.

This is just I shorl paragraph of rceO&f1ilion of the officers of Local 1)67 for their sclf "crince, patience. Ind lonl hoUri of worlt put in to bener our local. The paper worlt, Ihe phone ulls. th~ meetinp, Ind the travet;n, Ire .11 but I fr.etion of ... hat it lakes to serve our members. As is well known by all, it taka I

]ot of hard work dealing with the Company trying 10 improve our ra ises, medical and pen. sion benefits, ,rievance procedures, etc. Comin, up in June is the e[eclion for the Local 1361 officers, thc choice is yours, but you must make the errorl b), coming out to vote at 222 West Adami in JUM.

Wishinl 111 our members and their families a lIappy E.aster/ Pusover. Think summer!

Work Load Stable At LllCO

RICH Rua.u, P.S.

L.U. IJ81, IIICKSYILLF ... N,Y.- Due to the increasinl n.uural lOIS requests and the deereu­in, new electric requesls. the work load has prell)' much remained stable here al LlLCO.

We are vcry happy to $3y that as lon, II we have hid our orlllnized ]ocal. we hne never had I layon due to ... ork load.

What', happeninl in the CU510mer Re]ations Departmenl? Artie Pendlo a nd wife Lynn had baby Benja min, Berna rd Eterno and wife Joan had baby Danle lle Maric. and Steve lIermann.

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and wife Debbie had baby Meliua, all in hnu· ary. 11 mu" have been II ~old April!

A speedy r«overy wj,h IGeS out to Edward Vanderbeck, Crom R. ecord Center, lI icksvilJe. Ed had r«ent open heart J.LIrlery.

The Winners of this month', .5O/S0 Club were first. Kim Sniffen; 5ec:ond, r-hdelyn Ward; third, Marac Nichebon.

Keep up the support of the softball ~Iub. Until nellt month.

AUUl E. S[ll[NlI;lCH, P.S.

Sowling League- I 948- '949

c..n , ou lI"d ,ou ..... lf o ... then In thb ' .... '0 from L«al 140:, PlltJ.bllfllh, h .1 TOil ro_ , kft 10 .-111, .r, To .. """II. Ch ... a. Boo"""., To .. MIII"," , fllID. !K1I ... rtl, _ I ...... d ll"- _ !dentlfi"- ami aDd W .bOII : H U nno, RIo, S."II , So~ W,," . Ilk, IIID O·It .. llh. T .... T ... ,.." , JI .. TtonMI, ami H&n7 CIanCI bon"m ro_, VIM' Mu,," .. , Ed C;IlIon, ud , . , 1 IInlon , ... ldeal of Lonl 14111 VI~ Vcr­debt : kn« th •• , l ";l lH'utdcnl of Lont 1"*1. G tort:c J . Slcll'crt . ...... Idenltll"- _ Idcllllfic. , . ... DaI~1I

Ctrtodt: KJo«6 .. .. tl'Olll of D.lldo, £aU IIb.ua, IUD SI n " , ... YrH D 1ti7: ....... Itd 010 floor: R., " WI_"ff M Ule • •

Gold Wotches Presented To Retirees L.U. 1402. l'rrrSIIU ItG II , 1' ,\ _ Monday, January 19. 1981, retir«s were presented with 10111 watch" .1 a luncheon in lhe conference room. At the presentation were Ruth Brunn, \I ary Glu,,,,. OoIor" DabroWliki •• nd Thomas Tunney. Absent were John B3irha1ter. Malilda Terak. anll Peter Celnan~ky. The ,old w3t(hes are ~n,ra'ed with full name o( reliree. date began wo.klnl for the Company. pnll date retlfeoJ. Seniority· .... ,se. the yurs ac(umulated amonl thCS4! rc t lfeC$ ""me to 162.

Peter Cernand" bepn .... ork June n. 1936. and retlled on dll-OlbilllY No'·cmber. 111711. A~ of his December IcUn. he .... u en,oyin, IS ' ... ·eath · er in San lJern:ordlno, California. lI is fe .... wo.ds of adv;(e follow; " Re1lrement can be beautiful if you qUIt feehn, sorry for yourscolf and make up YOUI mInd to enJoy Ihe rC'l1 of your life feelin, sood, ,"YIn, load. and Ihinkinl aood"

Last monlh I reported the ... a5Slnl of Geor,e J. Sieffen on December 24. 1980. I nellt<;ted 10 menrion ,hal he wu Ihe ' cry n,SI pre~ident of l.ocaJ 1402.

1I0aliC'l ~Ie catchinl onl lIefore h is back injury Ihat kept him from work for two months, BrOlher h ell Il lIrbaulh sold 16 hoa,ie5 to factory and olllee both. Uroon his return. for lack of tIme, he wId only 41. The nexl sale

should be even ,reater. Afler an absence of about two monlhs. Janu.

ary 12, 198 1. sa .... the fint Sa fety Award d raw. inl o f $300. The winner happened to be "youfl truly. ~ If no acddents octur wilh time off hom work. the winners 10 from IWO in the nut w«k to three in Ihe third.

Bromer Bill Gall lefl Company anll Union for a job PS a civil HrVlnt attached 10 the Air Force IbH ncar the GrCltel Piusburah Airroolt. The iob will be in the Photop.phy Dcpllflment. Bill had his l raini", II CommunilY Colleae on tbe Nonh Side and al Lowry Air Foree Blisc in Denver. Colondo. Goad luck 10 you in a career well chosen. A Pie;nie; Commillee WIlS orpnized at JanWlry', union meetin. cOlUistin, of Sister Donna Mahaffey and Bro thers Tom Craft and Timothy Leech. This IS Ihe yea r for a Irnt picnic.

GIJIIUltiVIl SIIEl.1.I0A, P.S.

S,", ... ..... RKOrdlq liHreUlry Dooo 'Id_, .. _ t. "". 1 AI ~rtllO. Eae"," I~. IIoanI _t_bcr Nld Valtnu.e. Ttlb p,", to ".1 taku _In. the lie"

Scribe Exp loins Types Of Pensions L.U. 1470, KEA R'-'''V, N~.-The IUEW de. lim'S a pension as a de/e~,ed wa,e which is earned by t:,,~,e"l labor services and not as a gift from the employer. Peru ion cost Is ~ har,e· able as operalin, Clpensc in the same .... ,y that wales arc characd. The pension plln is. in fael. I part o f the pay wh"'h the workers "e to rcceive In Clehanle for Iheir services.

There are Iwo primary konds of pensIon fundS (plalU): conlttbutory and non-cont, lbulory. The worker's inlerest in a nelolia led pension plan is the same whether the plan ., contributory or non·contributory.

In a conlributor, pcmion fund, both tM .. orker and employer contribute to the fund. The workers ,hare usually is • pori Ion of his pay. A contribulolY pen~lOn funll is controlled and directed by both the .... orker anll employer.

In the non-contribulor, peMion fund the worker does not contribule. The employer or corrooration conl.ibu," a ponion of its operat. ing expenses. The employer alone hM full con· trol and dir«ts Ihe non.conr"bulory pen~ion (und.

Wcstern Electrjc (~nd all liell Sy~lem) work. ers arc covuell Rnll participa te in a non-con. tributory fund controlled and dirccted solely by the Company. T his plln Inll their rules are controlled by the employer.

This non-cont,]butory fund is a condil ion of

employmenl contained in Illl nell Syslem con. traclS which have been nelotiated by un ions.

Worker·vcsted interest is acquired throup either/ or both the lerms of the system pelUion plan', elilibility ndes Ind/or me ,overnment'. Employment Retirement Income Scturity Act of 1914 (ERISA).

The worker, when vested, becomes the owner of a portion of the ptlU;on fund. The fund (wjm vesled inte.ests) is no 10nieT the property of the corporation alone. It becomes the prop­cIty also of Ihe ~ted individuals in.-olved in the fund.

This fund, or investment, is U$uaUy pl.ced in Ihe hands of In .ctuary. usually a I",e bank, for investment and arowlh. However. the Ictu· Iry is under the control of directors aproointed by the corporation to oversee the depend. bility of Ihe actual)'.

Sjnce the aCluary Cln be changed at any time. al tbe whim of the cOlrooration. Ihe Com. pany has full COnlrol oyer me pelUion fund, even thoulh Ihe fund is no 10niCr their property. .. They can direct 1M investment of the monies in .( the fund in I ny direction Ihll they desire. Equity derived from the fund in the fonn of pensiolU is obtaincd by . n equal percentaae of wales earned by all vested parties times the service accrued by the parties. There i. no lid on the amount of a pemion that a vested individual can earn. For e.ump]e, the chairman of the Boord of ATIT. who carns a yearly salary of SS11.761 is vested for • pension worth over ~ $lOO.OOO per year when retired. The normal worker wh""" yea rly straight·time pay varies between $10,000 and S20.000 is vesled fo. an amount of Icss Ihan $1 0,000 per yeu 1.'11 a pelUlOn.

The real owners of the non-contribUlory pen. sion fund , the vesled partkip.1onts. are the Ileal majority; non·manllement employees arc union members. Uo .... ever. Ihey do not have Iny vote relardin, the investment of Ihe fund or the disbursement o f Ihe fund. Stockholders in cor· roorat>ons haVIC me opportunity to vote fo r the djrectors and the polkiCJ to be followed by the corporat ion. ThCS4! incquit>cs have bun unsuc­cenfully challc~ed in the courts. II appears that lelislation in the U.S. Conlress may be the only way to re~tiry the lituation. (

It i. properly lilt union', contention that .. vesled IndiYiduals in thCS4! pension fundi should have the .. me ripIS IS a stOC kholder in a corporation Ind that I corporltion should not hove unchallenleoblc powers oyer equity in which they have lillie or no vcsted rightll.

DoT ZUIV, P.S.

Brother l yle "Don" Stowell Retiresi locol lnitiates New Member LU. 14111 , I-:NTERI'RISF., FLORIDA- Brother Don Slowell hIlS finally hunl up his ilUtrument. afler more than 30 year. of service IS chid in~trumenl mechanic, and repl.ced them wi th an Ha .... aii.n lei. Oon and his wife have taken a trip to the beluliful blinds of lIawlii. to relu in Ihe sun. lurf in the ocean. and in lIeneral enjoy not havin, to do IlIYthln&. We wish the best fo. Don Ind his family as he enjoys his much.,..lmed retirement.

As of February 12. 11181, all ccmlractOl1 wcre out o f the DeLand Ilea. The .... ork reached such a level tllIt the local crews could handle it ; ho"-ever. the work i, still vel)' steady. There have been a couple of new jobs awarded Incally ; Iholher Thomas E. Lakin hIlS taken on the role of relkf troublemJn and Brothe. DaYid WHarry" Gierhart will try his hind at beinl a .roundman.

Local 1491 was happy 10 increase its member. ship by one It the last meeting. as Sister Janet Tatum WII inducled. h net', father was .... ilh the Company for many years, and we are jusl os proud to have her join the force.

D'other Ray Kruger informs me thl! Uni t ) is down for rouline maintenance on the boi ler, and Unit 2 is being taken out of dry retirement, and refurbished for fut ure use. While we have Brother Kruaer fresh in mind, this reporter

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Four of DeLand', loeal line ptuonncl escaped serious injury on the nlah! o f February 9, 198 1, whcn they and their equipment ~re summoned to replace a IOtlCII po~. Due 10 the Kverity o f thc .ilullion. it WI.lI decided by the commander of the grouP. Htothe r Don Sanden, thai seuin, a new pole and lying the old one to il would r~lify the maUer . , least until morn;n ... With professional fintSJ.C and many years o f experi­ence, UrodlCf AI " Bull" BriJIanle acnlly (3 rcssed

... Ihe controls of his Haker B· 10, and thc 4O-footcr was on its way to beinl planted. In the blinkin, o f an eye the old pole separated, Kndin. four o f DeLand', finesl setamblina to safety amid

I showers of sparu, flyin, debr", I nd oneomin, lraffic. Brother Mark Lacey should be com·

I mended for Ihe fine job he did 1taWn, traffic. mnd I fourth mlln, whO$C nllrm: wu unavlill ble.

r for the eoolness he displayw while handlin,

• Ihe radio. We're very thankful none of thCK men was hurl.

t overheard a lnod friend the other duy make the stalement, " You've never 10\ time to do it

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allJl_ Mati111ft' Gte.. F. C . .. rk of Local uti, ftaltlatctre; M.... IKOII" froao "''', c"'lI .. ttll ftrolMl'I A ll"'" lIerou ..... r.., ..... Le.u-q... "' BI ... Bolilltlt Ru .... III MOtIlttl l, with J\IJ. Jem HI........ of 1M T ....... I&II Rldnl Commlulon, H obl ", A ... lrall&, tookilll 00.

AI I I"KttII ..-lal ..... ar 11ItoHtN bJ' 81151_ Mlnq,.,. 010" F. C.'~ .. MOIII,,"I ... ., olIf· f •• toO' ~Iot _III ... w .... 001 .... bo.r. It J'0tI rKaD General JMlnom.II' ",Hlllb' Iooq;hl I Com_J' Ion. 11K.) "ho .11I .. fl "' .. rH nOl hlnl bill 1101 ..... tltlaa for taU ...... Oilier T Oil C_pIIIIH IIito ..... ,"ir t1I .. lp",.nl OJ! dlJplQ. A",Tolt bd 1111 dl:JplQ'.

President Completes l abor Education, Research Service

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ISO I I healthy Ind hiPPY year. To start with, o .. r prC$idenl, Dion F. Gulhrie. has just com· plctw I labor education Ind IC$Carch scrvu:e It Ohio State University. lie hat Ilso successfull y eompicted Ihe 19S0 Fourth District Ml nuCactul. in, WOlkshop Conferenee. Il is cer liticale was awarded on Ocumbtr 6, 1980, In tbe prescnce of Brother B. G . Williamson. Inlernational Vice

~ President of Ihe IBEW's ' :oullh Dlstri('t, Lesalized casino gambling may prove bene­

fi cia l to Ihe General InstrLlment Compa ny. It

will inerease job opportLlnl tles for oLir union members. while also add in, nu .. mcmbtrships 10 our locII union. In the futule . the job open­iDes in the pming ;ndusuy will become varied Ind unlimited. We must IlwlYS be prepared 10 enlarge our union membership with thilt VUI Ka o r iob opp<lflunilin. We mUSI look to the fulure IS I source of strengthenina: the blother. hood o [ OUI loci l union. while liso mainllining the demol;.,.cy Bnd equalily thai has Ilways precwed il. General Instrument has pined I strong foolhold in the u panding g:lminl indul' Iry. The phenomenal success and Irowth of General Instrument (and ils fulure projec tcd income) will reap «Iut benefits for our union members.

The improvin, qua lil)' o f OUI workmanship ,,-ill show the Company tha t we arc Ible to work tOlether in barmony. As of lhe prescnt I nd the future, I aslt all OUI Brothers to give an honest day's ""orlt for an honest d~y's pa)'. It it the union member's rC$pOlISibilily (10 his BrOlhen) 10 work to the best of hilt abilily.

Summin, up this month', Ir.i(' le. it n plain to sec Ihat strenglh and unil)' ale the founda· lions of lueecss[ul unionism.

Jeuv Wt"KI.I _, ,'.s.

Blood Donors Honored At Brunch LU, 1504, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Recen lly the Mal ion COLinly Blood Bank honored 21 o r our members IS gallon donors at a brunch. Arnan& those honored ""ilJ Vice PrC$idcnt John Waggoner.

John uplaincd that the bruneh W:lS Olpnized 10 show Ippreciation 10 lbose .... ho, during 1980. reached the aoal of &ivin, I pilon of blood or more s.inee joining the Blood Bolnk.. Some hive evm reached the five·pllon malk. These indio vidualll hive assistw in makina: our eonnibution to the Blood Bank the best in the community, Ichicvin, over 111 pelcent of up«led qUOII. or 139 pints for 1980.

llIc Blood Bank eooldillltol, Ernestine Me· CrlY, Ind all those who 10 ""illin"y live, corull~ntly prove they arc "people carin, for people." We arc proud 10 belonl to the " load Bank. and wl$h to eXlend I heartfclt thunks to tho~ who S(ve 10 make it work.

Gn:lon donors a rc Robe rt A. Bolander, h mes B. Bouihton, Michael L. Clayton. Orenda S. Cobb, Thomas H. Elmore. Dennie E. Fallcetl. Michael G. Ferree. Andrea N. Grant, Richard L ~I enderson. James P. Jones, ThomAi R. Kava· nalh, Jo Ann Keith, Kennelh E. KOItklmp. PrC$ton J. Lord, Uarold G . PalU. JamC$ E. Robinson, Barbara M . Rust, Radoslaw Spffmo,

Will iam J. Talc. Jerry L T omamichel, Moni('a V. Voorhis, John K. Waagoner. Ind Marilyn A. Wilson.

Two..pllon 01 more blood donon arc Thomll W. Iilrpel. ROler L Montgomery. Paul II. Thom. I nd Alben II . Wllters.

Muy MOI'<AGIIAIII. P.S.

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Brother Clark Retires; Picnic Planned L.U. 1513, WICHITA, KANS,_ Janliary 30 WD5 the 'a~t work day [or BrOlher Roy Clark, Wichita Divi,ion line foreman. Roy's relirement pany wu held at the Wichita !icryice " uildin&­Roy hu bun a line foreman since 1949; he bcg:ln his career with KO&E in AUlust, 19l5. ~I e has bun a Qlember of Ihe m EW since March 1942. seven months before the first con· Iract with KO&!E went into effcct. Roy has .n outstandinl 4' ~a" of serviet, and he said he eruoyed every one of them too.

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i Address CHANGED? ! I Brothers and Sisters, we NAME ............................................ I I want you to ha .... e your I I JOURNAL! When you NEW ADDRESS ............................. I I have a change of ad· ........................................... , ....... I I dress, please let us C,ly S'all l ip Coda I

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Roy was presentcd wilh seycral ,if IS al h is retir~ment parly. lie ~njoyed talk in, with many friends and his family. Roy abo receiycd from his crew a laid pocket watch, which he liked vuy much. Roy Ind his wife, Muine, will rctire to their home In ArkaMat, where tl'ley will cnjoy life. We aU wish thcm both many happy years.

We arc pbnnin, a local picnic for May. Keep a watch on your rialnJ",'u paper too. It will let you lnow when and where the picnic will be..

I would like 10 receive $Orne more on-the-job pieturcs. Ple:ue Rnd them to me. Thank you.

If it is union_made, it is made! Uuy union! Get involved: .\lend your IIxll union meet.

in,! TUIY FU.M1NO, I".S.

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loca l 1547 Turns Out Three lady Journeymen LU, 1541, ANCIIORACE. ALASKA_ AI· though we have had ICveral women !Urn out as journeymcn throuah various utdllY pro.,.:uns. December, 1980 marked' first for our Alaska Electrical App.enticcstup prOl11lm.

Our fint .... omen to tum out IS cun~truction journeymen are IJobbi Shephard, ' Journeyman wireman, Anita Schur and Laur. IJonner, both journeymen, Central Office/ PDX In~t.ller/ repair­~".

The E1ectric~ 1 Workers in Ala~ka led the other crafts In admil1ing women imo their Apprenticeship proaram and Dre the fiut to turn out .... omen construction journeymen.

KAY MONTOYA , P.S.

Members Reject Offer; Travelers Needed L U. 1579. AUGUSTA. GA..-A' our relular meeting held January 26, 1981, the membership rejected the offer mmde by our intown contrae-­taB (or a 1981·82 contract. so your NClOtialin, Committee .... i\I be meetin, ..... ilh the Council on IndUllriai Relations in Wuhinaton, D.C.

Negotiations bel!:an durin, February with "hiler_ Dunn Electric for a new contract at the Savannah K, vc r )'Iant, so It wa •• vcry bUliY month for Busil"lCM Manaltr T. S. Yarbrough. Vice President lIal Cromer, and m)'Klf.

With the liftin, of controls on the price of domestic oil, as v.dl OJ thc unprcdictnble aui· tude tow:ord WDae price frce~es and the unlnown rite of inft~llon for 1981, lhese nCJOtiations have been especially hard to Ioeule ""ith • walllC incrC8!ie th~t would be fai r to our mcmbers as .... ell as our contractors.

The work is continuina to pick up in this arca and the (u ture 100" ''C'I")' bright for our mem­bers \U ~II as lOme travdina Brothers \llho \lliU be needed to help us out.

A capacity crowd at our New Year's Eve party had nothina but praise for our Enlcrt~in _

menl CommiU« and the lilY' and p is who worked so hard to ensure everyOne who auended would have an enjoyable evenlnl. My 5incere thanks to you allt

It 's hard to rock the boat when you're blKy ro .... in .. so come on, Orothel'$. how about rock· ina this boat I little Dnd let your ofliceB know how you fed about the issues affectina UI I II today. Allend your local union mt'Clinp . nd help us improve our local and male I betler quality of life for ounclvo and our !amilit ..

If you happen to be work ina out of town and can'l anend the meetin&$. write \0 usl 110 '111' lbout it old tnovelin, buddy, "Red" Winchesterl

U you "'ould like for me to intludc: anythina special in my article each month 111 be happy to do so. Participate, Brothers.

A. W. "An EowAlD$, P.S.

loca l 1592 Prepared For long Strike L.U. ISlIl, w e K IIAVEN, PA.- Members of Local 1592, employed Dt Champion !'lIrts, Northc;ut Diyi$ion, Beech Creek. Penmylvonia, Ire on strike. The strike started midniaht Janu­al")' 21. 1981. Over )()() people Ire involved with the striking at planlll in Lock Haven. Mill 11 011, and Bee,h Creek. PennsylVllnia. Main issues concern"'g the 158-41 vote to rejcct the rom· pan),'s proposal were v.rmen in Ankle ~. de.l. ina with the seniority )Ylte,"-

Artide 5, ... hieh \li as prOpoSed by Champion PattI Rebuildus, would Itrip seniority riahts from emplo)","- Forty-one cmplo)tn have 20 )U.rs or more St"niority tblt \II'ould be worthlCSl if the cumpany', proposal \II'ould hive been accepted. Under Article 5 the plants in Lock !l ayen and Bce,h Creek .... ould be spIll. II. per_ IOn \II·;th 20 years' 5trvicc could go out the door v.hile I person \II'nh t .... o days sero'ke could re_ main .... or ldng.

Even though Ihe company ptopo~e.J a three· lUr contract \II'ith salal")' increase! of SO Cents. 40 cent •. and 50 cents I year rai)C. the .... alH recei"ed b), the Electti(al Workcrs are I I the boltom of the liSi.

One of the hard·li ne statementS by mnnnlle· ment .... I.!; to ""accept thi, th ing (the contract) or ao OUt the door," President Mike Smith Itated. With this type of ,oopcration Local "92 is prepared for a lonll I nd worthwhile st rike.

CONN III K. WA05WO.1H, I'.s.

Christmas Party

loca l 1601 Submits Its First letter LU. 1601, CAPE G IRARDEAU, /ll1O_This is our tirstlelter to the 18EW Journol.

Local 1601 is the barp-ininl unit for Superior Electric Produclll Corp., localed at Nash Road in Capc Girordeau, Missouri .

In 191J-1919. our membership reached a1m05t 800; tlus year, because of layolls, \II'C Ire oovm 10 lbout 316.

Superior Electric is a arowing company, and Local 1101 is • g.rowinaloc.t.

We hope \0 lei you !..now more about our local in future i55UCS of the JOllrnol.

J Oli N S. MA.TlN Ill , Pats.

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John Suman Becomes Full­Fledged Journeyman L U, 1608, FORT WAYNE, IND.-On Janulry 14, 1981, John Suman became a fuU.ncdlCd ;Ourneym.n of Local 1608. We conlutul.te John on this occasion and wish him good hIck u he a55 umcs his role in the long, v.·orkin, to improve lhe skilts learned over lhe paM four yea",

Foractfulncs$ on my part has caused me to overlook one of our members. Lenny I'arsons, who 01 the present time is on lona· term dis· ability retiTtment. It was I pleasant surprise to bave Lenny at our January union mcetina. He is lookin, fine Dnd the "Snow King" says he Is really enjoyina himself. I .... ould like to mention Orother Mark Pankop, whom J reported on in

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Our un ion was notified th3t, effective Janu­al}' 26. 1911. seven of our journeymen are to be laid off. We have th ree members who plan on exercisina their optional lelve riahts 50 only the four younlCst journeymen ..-ould be laid off. IU it latu 10 yeats of service in order 10 qualify for optional leave.

CunON T EIX .... IA, P.S.

Presentation

lIuJ_ M •••• e. Mike Morsld of Local nil, t.. "" ....... CaL, pfUnlled •• IIIII':W w.I~' 10 IlroIlIer II':d"lO'Ud T. CIsHIl . .... '1 10 rlahl .~ lIu. laell "" ... .. U Mo .. le., PrQldul lIenl B ..... nd Brother Cnell.

IBEW Watch Presented T a Brother Ciszek L.U. 1710, WS ANGELI'S, CAL-Edward T. Ciszek w:u presented an IBEW watch 1\ me January Jeneral meetin, by Business ManallCf MIke M. MOI"ales.

Ed was initi.ted into Local 1710 on April 1, 1965. Since Ihmt time, be hall been. very letive member. lIe was elected chid $teward 1\ the Dunker Rlmo Corporation, Amphenol SAMS oivisioo in 1967, and is still servin, in th3t clpacity. In 1971, he Wal elected 10 the Local 1710 Executive Board and in 1971, was elected president I nd served unlil June, 1980. Ed hall ~lso served u pr~idtnt of Manibew, Inc., a holding corporation for Local 1710, and has hcaded up all neaotiatioM It Amphenol SAMS.

Local 17 10 ClItend!! our thanks and deep appreciation for his lon, and fai thfu l IoCrvice.

MIKII M. MOkALI:s. D.M.

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Christmas Dance Held; Golf Tournament in June L.U. 17a8, TORONTO. O!'IT.-The Hydro Christmas dBncc held December 12 was en­joycd by all who allended. 1l\.i$ succcss was

panly due to the drorU of Coul Wilson. who or,nnizcd the dance, and Ralph Lemelle. the disc iockey. Doth Doug .nd lUo]ph .re mem­btn of Local 1788. Our thanks to bolh of you]

If Brothe r Ken SIal! isn' t Jrish, he cer­tainly has thc:it luck. He won $100,000 on tbe Winlario d rlw recently. Con,ratu]ations, Kenl

The Local 1788 lolf tournament will be hc]d in JUlie fo r aU memben. An invitation is u· tended to all of you to feci free to brinl a luest. Remember. the lasl tournament was • huge SUe«U, so le t your clubs ~hined up and rudy to gO. Why don' t we sec some of thc auys from the Druce project at this tournament1 (A hin t to John Johnson, Wayne ]vall, Ind the rest of you.) For more informltion. contact Brotbcr Barry Cassell, of the Pickerin, "8" project_

BIIAN M . Sc .. NOallTT, P.S.

Holiday Dinner

Holiday Dinner Enjoyed By loca l 1791 L.U. 1791, WAUSAU, WIS.-We celebrated the bolidays with. dmncr, door prizes, Ind dancinJ. I .... , even one of the lueky ones who won I door prize.

MaRPgement was invited to the dance and a tun time was hPd by all.

We of l...oeal 1791 hope you have a 5afe and prosperous 1981.

o"NI[L J. RI I!OItII!l, p.s.

'Work Together' Key Words Of a Strong lobor Movement LU. ItlJ, fT. MYERS, FLA.-Chln&e5 in the labor movemenl .re • certainit, B the second year of the new decide be,ins. Change is often • difficult thin, to aeapt, but as Brothers and Sisters workin« ali I team 10j;Cther in the fight fOT continued fair 13bor conditioru we an face these chances B ehaJlenccs- If Wi:

take a look back throuah histol}', we see th3\ the labor movement has (aced m.ny problems, but with people strivin, loaelher fo r the same causes, much was accomplished.

In Poland. the people unitcd Ind star ted work­ina together for the same eause, and it is brin.-

inl .bout resu lts. If we we stock or thc:ir actioll5 we sec that the key word!! 10 the DCW challenBe' we race arc " working toaether." Let III all, Bro thers and Sisters. Mwork IOFther" for the cause of buildin, •• trongcr labor move­ment, by luppani", our Ioc.aJs throuah rneetinl IIICndance Ind active p3rticip.tion, and by g.ivin, our tal.] suppar1 to all who fight fo r the cause of orpnized labor.

The local is now in the process of oraalUin, a Retirces Cub. Thi, will allow our retired Brothers and Sisters active particip"ion in the labor movemcnt. Eneouragin, thc e]dcr]y to Ict involvcd opens up to thc )'Dung year. of wisdom that they have yet to lain. By ]istcnin& to thcir cllperiences wc can sec that the , Itu.'ions we face only nry sliahtly with the onca th3t they 'ICed. We can gain knowled,e or how to be&in corrective aClions to current problems by listenin, to tbe uperienccd Ind the wise. After all, !be elderly an: the key educaton of the )'OUT\&. Be strDOL feUow Brothen Ind Sisters. and .."rk bard together so th31 me,c upc.omin, ch:mgcs mlY be ror 13bor and not .pinsL

Sus.u~ M. AlO1tONY, p.s.

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L.U. 1965, TALLAIIASSE£, FLA.-HearIY congratulations 10 the followin, yOUnt men wbo were recently obligaled IS apprenlice wiremen ; Mark IIl1lJfield, Scoll Frazie r, Noah Mims, Dale Raldilt, and Theedis Jordan. Welcomc to the Brotherhood. We wish you well in your careers. ...

Throu&h an oversigh1, I failed to repo rt pre- g: viously on I significant community .train effort ... by I group o r aUf members. B~ek in November. ::! 19110, K1mc IS of our members donlled their a: time and .kills 10 the temporary dectrifieliiOD of ~ I l efferson County, Aorida, histor ic landmark. ...... Maleria} need!! and wark ass.ignmenlJ were ~ efficiently bandied by BrotheOi J . 8 . auk, busi- ~ ness manaFr, and Tommy Slover, of T .• S. :::) Electric Company. Thanks to lhis joint effort. 0 me Monticello, A orid., Opera lIouse is now -. providin, various eultura] events (ballet. etc.) 15 for the people of our community. Each member m of our ]oul who helped in Ihis effort was sent a leller of thanks as well IS a complimentary lea· son's ticket. Thanb, alain, Brotbers. These 55

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job continue, to wind down. As a preludt to its completion, • night of brothe'rbood WIIS recently enio~d by the' Brothers on the' job. and thC'ir wivn. Brothe'r Larry Olnnstine. Local 1205, Oainesville. A otida, job 5uperintendenl for Pax~n Eleclric Company. provided all pre!lenl with an e~cellent steak dinner and all the trim· mings.. Fo r those who chose: to indulge. an open bar was al50 available, A word of thanks to Paxson EI~etrie Co .. LIIrry Gann5line. and 10 job steward Leonard Bell for their efforts in making th i, nighl I succus. A line tinte WIIS

had by all. Proud to be unio n! This luitude 5(ems 10 be

growing u is evidenced more and more in our } OUTnIlI. Did you rnd the February, 1981 anide from Local )23. WCSt Palm Beach, A orida? Let's a ll work 10 make our enti.e country ""ion ro",,'ry, and be proud 10 be rmiolr r/Ullfdans, Ihe besl ilr Ihe ,,·orld.

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Members of Regina l oca l 2067 Retire LV, 2061, REG INA. SAS K.-Here Ire 5(lme brief write· upS about members of Local 2061 who ret ired recenlly.

Brotber Harry Ackrill ( Unil .) retired on Ocl~r 31, 1919. 1$ utility man I from the SPC Power Stations, Estevan, with about 29 years o f service.

Brother Oeorge Goddard (Unil 1) relired on December 31, 1919, ... n internal combuslion $Ialion mechaniC' from SPC KindenJey Slltion with about 26 ycaTi of service.

Brother Fred BaMClt (Unil 6) retired on December 11, 1919 ... I mechanical foreman from the SPC. A. L Cole Power SIJtion, SMU' l.JOn, wi th IboUI 28 yurs of se""Jce.

Brother Fred Checkoroy (Unit 1) retired on Sliptember 30, 1979. lIS • utility man T from the SPC Metrr Shop in ReginJi with about 16 ~an of service.

Brother BHI Connery (Unit 1) retired 00

December ]1, 1919, IS I journeyman m.eter re­pairman from the SPC Mett r Shop, Reaina, with about 2 1 years of serYlce.

Brotber un Goeru. (Unit 4) retired on November 30, 1919, II I Jleam JIllion charge enginetr from the SPC Po~r Station. £,sleyan, with .bout 26 years of service.

Brother Lance Funnell (Unit 6) retired on Murch I, 1980, U I distr ict maintenance opera· tor {rom the SPC Saskaloon uTJCr District witb .bout 29 ~ar' of service.

Sister Oladys D lceon (Unil )) retired on June 30, 1980, as In electric.1 distribution clerk I from Ihe SI'C Electrical Service Centnl, Re­sina. ""ith aboul 20 ye3D of service.

Brother S. Gudmundson (Unit» rel ired on March 31. 1980, as an assistant district operator from the SPC Reginl wacr District wilh lbout J] yeaT$ of service.

Urother Ted Krasilichuk (Unit 4) retired on May 31, 1980, as I utility m.n I f rom the SPC Power Station, Estevan, wilh about 10 )'i'al'S of !lervice.

Brother Iiuhen Catlin, (Unit 6) rctired on December 31, 1919, ... steam 5tation charge engineer from the SPC SlUkaloon Power Station with abou t 31 ~ar1 of service.

Orother 1..tslie FOMiyth ( Unil 6) retired on May 31, 1980, IS • steam !itltion char,e engi· neer from thC' SPC S:Hhtoon Power Station with about 31 years of service.

Urotbcr J. Zimmerman (Unit .) retired on June 30. 1980, as I steam station opemting engi. ncer from the SI'C I'ower Station, Estcvan, with about 21 yun of service.

Brotber Matthew Rislinl (Unit .) re tired on July IS, 1980, as a steam sll"ion usistant opera· to r from the SPC Power Station, Estcvan, wilh about 21 yeaTS of service.

Brother Vince Jensen (Unil 4) retired on October 31, 1980, 15 I ItCam slation charge cngineer from the SPC I'o~r Slat ion, Eslevan,

""ith about 26 yean of !lCrYice. Brother Jerry Krupka (Unit 4) retired on

September 30, 1980. IS a tourneyman mechanic from the SPC Power Station, Estevan, with about 23 year. o f service.

Brother Lloyd Ros¥Old (Unit 10) relired on October 31. 1980, IS I disulcl operator from the src Electric Distribution, TIwale with abou t 12 ~ar$ of service.

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Brother Lawrence Smith (Uni t 9) retired on January 5, 1981, as an assistl nt service and mlintenance operltor from the SPC LlIrlCr District, Prince Albert, wi th about 38 years of !lenice.

Brother Donald Walker (Unit 6) retired on December )1, 1980, as a stcam sta lion operating engineer from the SPC A. L Colt Power Sta· lion. Saskatoon, "'itb lbout )0 ycars of service.

Brother Nick Pis;ak (Unit J) retired on November 30. 1980, lI$ I special equipment opera tor from the SPC Electri~al Distribution, Rcgln. Line Crew with lbout 21 years of IItrvice

Brolher Charl ie Reed (Unit 1) retired on December 31. 1980. as I Senior Meter Inslaller from the SI'C Elect rical Distribution, Regina. with about 27 YCDrl of service.

The memben Ind officen of Loca.I 2061 wish all tMse mcmben and tbat families good health and I happy retirement.

A.. A. Hn.t., B.M./F.S.

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Negotiations Beg in; Unionists Honest People I~U, 2131. OA KI.AND, CAL-Now that spr in l h3S Irriyed I number of negotiations arc rndy to open. including United P13Sties, WaI· ncco I n~., and EJectrical Products Corporation. We must be lucce-uful du ring these negotiations bc~ause the COllt of rlising I family continues to risc at ~n alarminll r~te.

nus month I would like to address an i55ue that seems to be 10 widesprnd that most people take it H trut h hecausc it'l 5(lmethinl "every­body knows." Have you ever heard a busiT\CSI' man, or even a Brother or Si~ter member, lalk about how corrupt unions are1 Or how most union fC'presentativn get "plid-oft?~ Well. I've betn in th is office for ne.dy silt )'can and no one has evcn oOrred to pay me Inythinl "under

the lable," and I can'l find anyone in the bus;· nw who has. Most are Ifying to do the best lob they know how, and all o f u.s succeed de­pendent upon ability, backing from the member­ship, etc. I'm no t "yinl all union reps I re candidates for halos because there are thieves in C'vcry phase of human endeavor; however, the nut time you hear tha t kind of noisc com· p.re the records of unions yersus corporations, and even banks.

Fo r evcry $1.00 slolen from unions by em­bculement, corpDnuions lose S99.20; for evcry Sl.OO that unions lose, banks lose S98.80.

The Surety A5IO(:iation of Americl which compiles statistics on bonding-insuring execu· tive officen of organizations against their poJ­

"lilt thicYery-hal found that officers o f labor un ions are bellcr risks than government execu· tives, corporate uecutivcs, and especially bank prcsiden \J.

In 1911. 711 Surcty companies reimbursed banks 10 lhe IUlle of SI69 million for their oman' chiseli",; corporations rccc:;yed claims in the amount of S238 million, and unions only a little over $2 million.

n-e nut time )'Ou see an anli·labor theft story in I maglUine o r • newspaper or on TV, remember who the worst risks in the counlry reany are in cases of embezzlemenl and theft. They Ire certainly not un ion leaden.

In facl, the cost of bonding union represen· tatiycs hn gone down continually since il wal fint required. Unions and their fC'presenlatiyes hive I riJht to be proud of the work they do.

Rooli!I W. u~LOtS, B.M.

Ap prentice Graduation Program Held L U. 1145, VALLF-lO, CAL - LoS! among Ihe mllllY holiday parties durin, lhe lu t months of Ihe year 111'11 the shipyard Ipprentice 8rldualion program. Since this simply has to l>e one of the ml jor events of the ~ar, not only for those that gudu~te but the sh ipyard as wetl, this function was nOI Iosl by tbe yard. The 5bipyard commander', comments. . ppropri. lcly written fo r the o~cas.ion, were reminiscent of somcthing I had wriuen on thil 5ubje~ t one year 19o.

Apprentice graduates Ire a Iong·term inycst· menl for the Company. From these unks will em.erp! the mlnageD of the fil'lJ'l-in .bout 20 ye~d lhe line supe rvisors of the next four or fiye yeaD.

Amonl lho$e who graduated Ire the m:w journeymen of shops 51, el((:trical; 61, elec­tronia; and 36. electron ics mechania. If any of them would aspire 10 bccom.e line supervisoTl, there is 1/1 abundance of exemplary role models that can be observed.

It is hoped lblt som.e o f you will become inte rested in the labor movement .".ithin the shipYlrd. The ultimlte ob;e.:tive of Ihe uoion movem.ent is to mike I rood pl lce in which 10 work I belfer place. All this takes is I combina­tion of lime, elTon, Ind I ttention. You should keep in mind that the .Ire-Itd positions o f busi . ness manager and union president alTer excellent opportunities for both responsibility and mM­IgemeLlt Cltperitnte. You should remember that some of our best superyison had been shop stewards at one l ime.

Many of you wHl be called upon for dcmon· strationl o f dedi~alion thaI will approach Ihat poinl described as Mlbovc Ind beyond the cllI of duty." For some of you, this demand of time and effort will impose an additional slnLin on thC' fabri!: o f your ma.i tal relationship. I would utile )'Ou to be management·oriented, and to regard your sick l(aYe as I long-Ierm investment.

I have evcry confidence Ihat the sln>c:turcd inte,rity o f this manallemenl-oricnled Iraining p.ogram will continue 10 produee men like Emmett Hardy, John DiMauris. Terry Undley, P. L. Andcrson, mil Brt w, John Rosenberg, Curtis Walton, Dan Silverton. Walt Bundat, John Robinson (president. MTC·Mll, but what ara we doing 10 replace men like Larry Prusbko, Bob Atterberry, Joe Camacho, Ed G atlin, Mari-

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nus Chril;len5en, lim Phipps? 1101" aboul Renon HoJey-who ean 1111 her .hoes? These people funclion II lhe nuts-and-bolts le¥d.

Mlrinus Chrislemen .... 1lI e\e(:led 10 ser¥e III c:ha.irman of the Shop RecrUllon Commlnee. What tbis yard needs .re more people lIke Chris, who Ire wiJlinc to 60nlle theIr time .nd dort to the rommon cood of the flcility. We nord people ""bo .re willinl to ICrve on ¥;ar)0U5 commil1ees, and if need lx, oon.te lOme of their time and effort to the CIUiie. Ript now, how many delcpll:ll doe, our shop h~¥e reprnentml us al the NIYY Ylrd AsIociat>on meetinl$? None, 111 bet. Why not1 This is I semi.¥ital function. I was the sole rtprtsentati¥c for oyer fi¥c yeaB. People are needed to make these org:1nizatioM structu red to help )'OU function. Thi, is true of the: MlIStcra and ForcmeM Asso­dation, the Supervisors AS5QCiation, the Metal T rades Council. your local union, or the Shop Recreation CommIttee. At each level of cn· dCllYour, nch onc of these or,anizations pro­¥iod a $enice for someone. We need booslers. These are Ihe people who make thcse pros rams work.

In my opinion, anyone who sern's in /lily capaci ty for 11 period ot about two yean. whether il is as shop sleward, chairman of the EEO, delcsalc 10 the Navy Yard Association, in¥oI¥cmenl in the Su~r¥iSOfS A.uoc:iation-1lt aU lenlr--o;:reditable ser¥ice \0 lhe scneral cood and welfare and Ihal would include beinC presi­dent of a un>on, or the MTC---1.hould he creditcd witb points in any ev.luation for merit promotion eonsiderations. Why not? The!;e in­dividuals have dell\OMttlted by their individual contribution th.t lhey Ire inlerUted in m.king lhe 5bipyard a heller place in which to work. Why shouldn't this extra effort count fOf some­IhinC? It should be rCCOJrlilCd and rcwardcd­and lhis will $erve as an inducement for others to $ervc.

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Business Manager of local 2 156 Doing Good Job LU, 21 56, GA INESVILL ...... FLA.-Recenlly Slopped by the union hall to talk 10 Susan Wilson, our business manlIer for the past eight months. Sus.an hu done a marvelous job as bus;nus manPier since former Ilus;ness Man-

ag~r Frank Beazlie resicned. She h1l5 l'Iel~d our financ;al picture improve, increased our memo be.-ship enrollment after a slump in the early part of 1980. and has done • 101 of Other &nod thinp for our local union 5uch as workinC on complaints. smvanen, .nd other problems that involve our membeB.

I asked Susan whal !>he Inributes her success 10. Whit 5be thinks will hive 10 be done 10 eontIDue impro¥ing our lonl', imacc .nd ",hat .bout her runninllC for busineu mlna,er in May?

Susan's reply Will as follows: ~My JUCCC$I with In increased membe.-ship wu simple. I asked the stewards. officers .• nd other mem­ben to ask people to join, they responded and we got new members. Some of the: problems weren't quite so simple, bUI with penistence most worled out. I feel thai the main thins thllt would help our local would be for the memo bers to rtmember that .. -e have bariained lonl lind hard to gel what we have today. We mliSI not ~t la1.Y and think everything will continue to our advantage without continued hard work. We need more members to be aClive and care about .... hat happens in our local union. AI this lime I don't plan to run for business manallcr in the upcoming election."

I .... ould like 10 welcome all our new members and invile cveryone to our nellt monthly mee t· ing. Remember Ihal nominations will take pl.ce. See you lhere.

LUlU!.!. J,.,..U;5 I'un. I'.s.

Negotiations Underway With H. K. Porter LU. 2173, LYNCHBURG. VA._Nelotiations between the manacemenl of II. K. Porler and Local 2173 are well under .... ay. 11M: eommiLlee is workinc hard on upcbtinc mntnci lancuase. the pension plan. the denial plan. insurance, COLA, and many other benefilS for our mem­bers. At this lime it is 100 early to uy whol the outcome will be.

K. T. Carwile has been chosen., our mem­ber ot the month. Kyle came to work for H. K. Porter on April 4. 1961. He is • chlrter member of Local 2 173 .nd has been active in our IInion as vice presidenl. Ifenurer/ tlnancial secretary. reeordinc $ecrelary. Eltecutive Board member and a member of the Grievance and Nrgotiatinl Commillees. It is load men such ., Kyle who make our union what it is loday. Our congralulations go to K. T. Carwile II member of the month.

We !)clong 10 thc crnlest union in 'he world, lhe IIIEW. Due 10 the changes in the labor laws and the many ~ople .... ho are trying to deslroy the unions all ",e know them. il is time that ",-e aU cot involved in union policy and procedure. There wall a lime ",hen in the com­munisl countries you didn', !i~ak out Icainn Inythinll or you would be shot. AU of Ihi, changcd when the labor force in Poland did speak out and they won. We are cngll,ed in a struggle; the outcome will determine lhe future of our union. Let's be Brothers and Sislen, stand shoulder to shoulder, rejoice and suffer tOEetber, and when it becomes nCCCSlary 10 show our strength, kt'. all Itand up and be counted.

In closing. remember, auend all union meet· ing. if poss.ible--the fourth Sunday each month It S;OO p.m. )612 Clmpbell Annue. Lynch­burl. Virginia. Until nelt month. tale care and Slay wcll.

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Volleyball Season Begins; 50 loid·Off Members Recoiled L.U. 2 1sa. SHREVEPO RT, LA.-Our 198 1 ladies volleyball $eason i~ oil 10 n bouncin, Slart. SeYen teams are compelins fo r trophies 10 be awarded by local President Uob Myers. Many of our mcmbers arc also takins advantage of the aerobic dance exercise dusts olfered Monday and Thursday Dt the union hall . Wc

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encourlce .11 our memben to plrticipate in union·sponsored activities.

We are happy 10 $ee SO employees back II work IS tbe Company begins to call back somc of the employees who "'"ere laid off last May. We ho~ to see the economic condition impro~ enoullh 10 have all laid-otr employccs back 10 work in Ihe near fu ture.

Remember our local un>on meetin", afe the fi"t Thuraday of each monlh. Anend lhe meet­inl$ and help keep our local union StrOnl- See you at the nut mcelin,!

G".y FISIIU. I'.s.

Workers Organized Many Hundreds of Years Ago L.U. 2122, BOSTON, /\IASS,-Thc year 1981 is bein, touted as the 1000h annivenary of Ihe modern labor Il\Oveml'nt. Why lhe labor move­ment is being divided in to modern, antique, prehisloric, etc.. is • complete m)'S1cry to me. The ob¥iaus significance that can be aLlacbed to the year 1881 is the formal ion of the orgDniUl­lion thaI would in 1886 be named the American Fedcration of Labor. If there's a need to dif­ferentiate this orCBniution from any OIher or­ganization that pr«eded it, the need eSl,;spes my ILlentian. Groups of .... orke" have organized 10 protect their "ShlS for thousand.> of yean prior to the formation of lhe AFL.

These though!S are in no way meant to de· IraCI (rom the AFL or any other as~ct of the labor mo¥ement as .... e know it in 1981. What I w.nl 10 do is to remind eacb ot you that our 51ruaale is timeless. During the Roman Empirc 's heiSht of po .... er. a aentleman named Spartacut., .. "ho was a sll¥e aladialor, led the empire', -< 'lues in ..:beUion apinst the mipt of Rome. g: Labor ,uihh have uisted in civilized nation, ... lince workers bave rCCQgniled the need to pro­ted their craft. Wan have been fought thai were direelly .Uributable to the .... orkin' and livins condil>OM of lhe muses. The roots of our Revolu,ionary War were strona,ly tied to lhe Crievances of colonial ",orkers .... bo bod to com~te with moonlighting British soldie" and laito", .... hich led 100 the Boslon Ma§sacre.

Many labor organiz.ations existed in this country between 1715 and 1881, from the ImaUesl of suild. 10 the Knisht' of Labor with dose to a million members. Many of thtse early orlanizalions ",ere form ed to meet ad hoc conditions and .... ere §hort-livcd for Ihis reason. 57

Many Othtrs coll"p\cd ~cause they "'cre I bit ahead of their urnes Ind lucked the necessary lonl-term ,upport. Out they all existed for I reason and they all promoted the cause of labor. The foundation for the mighty A FL-CIO wu built of the crushed hopes of worken since the bc,inninlt of time. I'erhaps a cenlLlry from no .... tbe A FL-CIO will be pari of tbe foundation of an e~cn lIuter oraamlation. Whatever we call ourwhes in another century, bo,.~ver _ mlY ~ianlte that period of our hi$lory. "'1:11 still be loded in the limeieu "ruuJe apinst humin ,r«d Ind Ihe power of capital. Any ancmpl 10 label oUlKlves II IlOmethin, different or to Slamp our efforts as something outside the relent less cur~e of history is folly. We are Im­p'mont only for what we do today or will do tomorrow, and thcn we pau it alonll to .nother ~nerllion. We can't afford to be hun, up on munll'l,lrss dales and pointieu IInnive ..... ties.

EoWUD GUlY, B.M.

Len to tl_hl art Pnlldenl/ 8usln", Manll ff SantOI, " lirteJ Rolando dtCOII'1 I nd Jo .... NIII DS, Inlu· ni lioul Rt pr_ nlaU.. Dltk SlIya, Illd ... tlrt. Jotfplll Qutn il i. R.UtH 1'10 .. 1. Carooo II ..,1 . ho ....

local 2255 Ha lds Open House I~U. l Z5!'i, FALL JU\'J.:R, MASS.-On Janu· ary 21, 1981, Local 22SS celebrated II significant mil~lon~ in ils history, whkh dates back 10 1968, .... ith a lalu open hou!iC at our ne .... heall­quarter:l II 1640 Norlh ~hin Slr«t, Fall Rivtr, MII$5achu'lell5.

Joe Sant~, our fourth presidenl, $Crvell ., official .,«ttt to the local membcnhip, invited union, dty, .nd sl.le officials., and I'!:presentl. liVe!! of Aluminum l'rocCMin, (employer of tbe local membcl'J). Also for the first time in its

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Prai§e from lbose who aUendcd 10':15 ,ener­oll$ly liven 10 Joe and hi. membership for thei r

.ccomplishmenl$. The complete renovation, which included the lIlstaliation of ollicc space., was done by our members Ind now SllInds ,t • landmark to be proud of and appreciated by all,

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Christmas Party

lI~re h a ke.e of I.... a rtsblall par17 01 Loul 117t, Willallli lon, 0..1. Show •• re Brol .... r aarlts WOr1ltam .. lIh Brolh.r S IU~II MtCo nn. 1I anc! his witt.

locol 2270 Holds Christmas Party L V, U 7I, WlI. .. \lINCTON, DEL-On the nllbl of December 20, 1980, our local held ib Christmas patty. The .trlir .... as held al 1M Elsmere Fire Hall, Wilminllon, Dela .... are. Thne were 110 members in allendanee includina reo tlr«. woo were Dlso invited 10 the e~ent.

Local I'residenl William Bohne and our Party Commitlte did a fine job providin, lood food snd aood m~c entenainment. Con~dcnnl lhe IDort time in .'h'ch the event _ orpniud IIId the h:ard work in~olftd in pUllinl the p.rty toa:ether, the p.ny .... as extremely luc:ceu!ul. The pany .... as well received by the member.hip.

KAMEL AIlMrcn, P.S.

President

AablU' 111, 1_ MIII_ t ClaJ"loa R. p.., 01 Lotal 1191. Allmtd&. CaL, ... _IIJO tkdt d III 11M ollkl of ' .... ldtal of tbe Ft<kral £.ptolu l ~'tl.1 Tl'lcItI COUMU 01 Oaltlud, AI'LCIO. eo •. ... ,ull ,hll , Ita Is Bralhu Atka II. Caall.

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Brother Pao President Of Metal Trades Council I~U. un, ALAMEDA, CAI..-Cisylon R. I'ao, assistant bu~inCSl mana,er, W!U recently elecled by acclamalion, 10 the position of presi-

:~n6a~e::~~1 :;~:~I ~t!;:cl~~e;:e:':t~ o~er 1.300 feden! workers emplo~d throu&J!oul na"ill inslallations in the S:an Fn.nei'lCO-O.d;Jlnd .rca. Congratul:atin, President Pao on his de .... lion was Brothtr Allen B. CoalS, Irand repre. scntative of Ihe Metll Trades Department, AFL­CIO. Incidenlally. Orother Coat! i~ abo a mem­ber o f the !HEW.

Local 2297, Fed~ral Government I!mployecs. has a load reason to be proud. Orother John I"ory recently completed his apprenllcahip pro­.,Im at the N:aval Alamed:a Rework Fltlloty, in electronics. Ivory is abo an active IBEW memo ber IIId .is currenlly a trustee of the local.

RICIIAlD C. RI;YNOUIS. I'.S.

Dinner~Dance

lisle Locol2310 Celebrotes 10th Anniversary L V. 13tl>. LlSLE.IU .. -Loca.l2lI0 Is lOy tars old! We celebrated 1M anniversary of our chart· ering al a dmner-dince Illenckd by )00 mem­bers .nd their IUC$LI. MII$ic for the OCCUIon Will provided by lhe band Transition. In 11_ tendan<:e Wtre nme of the oriJinal chafttf memo ben, as well IS represenllti~e!! from I number of othtr IDEW localS. April Moreno won the door pr~e of a decorator phone, and IDEW wBtche$ were won by Millie Andnejewski and EUltne Wiedmann.

In 1970, emplo~es were located at plants in Addison and Dow/letl Grove. In J.nu.ry, 1911, a!] 350 hourly members were mo~ed to our present facility in Lisle. We lie now 900 lirai'll-

Durina Ib~ lut couple of monlhs, the local has been sellina cookbooks to benefit COPE. This was the brainstorm of COI'E Chairwoman Nlncy Clark, who did much work collectin, recipes from local members and cdi tin, the book. If anyone is interested in purchuin, one. they arc $CHin, for $6.00 plus postlle .nd can be ordered throuah our local off..:e. 1109 Oaden Avcnue. Lisle, IIImOLi 60532.

BIITSY 1I0LUI'IO, OrF. St(:.

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for ollr economy. Innation runs ntmpanl, un· employment ligures rist, the prime rate is hia./l, and the national deficit i$ hel\dlna toward the trillion mark. President RealM hus removed the controls on oil.

We .re expericntinl the coldest winter lince the 1801'b. We are liso havina I record nllmber o f hollJC fircs in the Merrimack VllIey Iru. These fires hve been .uributcd to impropcrly installed woodstovcs, smokin, Ind fmulty heat· i", s)'Stems. We uriC our mmlbe~ to buy smoke detectors. The protection tht'y providt' IS

well worth the investment. Due to the efforts o f Jackie Cement, .ssislant

business aaent. our union office will have nvnil· able for membe~ the "Complete EnerlY Sav. Ings Ihndbook for Homeowners" by James W. Morrison. This book is full of eneru·savinl tipS that will help lave your money. With the severe cold temperltures we·ve been txperienc· in .. this informative booklet will be most help. fill.

Another book auillble is "Take earl' o f Youl'5elr'_1 Consume~ Gllide to Medical Care. This handbook provides Icl f·diaiflosi" chart, nd home treatment information for 68 of the most common health problems--every. thinl from sore throalS to lhe Hu, sprained Inkles, 11ld arth ritis. All it takes is a elll to our union office to obtain these books.

The clinic in Lynn will be offering • new JCtvice to Ollr members. Dr. Glmbllil .• podia· trist, will be olferin, his JCnioes in the near fu ture. Jackie Clement will have available a list o f prices.

Within the ne:<t two months the Lowell Clinic will be offering kpl .nd eycllaSJ sel"Yice. Take • dvantlle of the lavin" these senices give you by usm, them.

John Nicolini, business mannler, and Tom Conway, assislant busines.s manaacr, have htcn " Falmouth, Cape Cod, attending the Arbilra· lion Commiuu meclinp. Besides Irbitration the MLT culs lire also bein, di5CU:I5Cd. A benet understandin, of the busin~ mana,er's opinion will be .v.ilable nut week.

Not only Ire we havin, , problem ton~rn· in, MLT, but Lawrcnoe DA is tl~in .. Our union is doin, the best tht')' cln to resolve these problems.

I' r~nk Kenney, Local 2)21 pruident , has in· formed members that a copy of the d ifferenl ~rvicu i~ available tllrouSh the credit union; il cove" such items as loans, 5Uvings, elc. This copy WIll be available al Ihe union office.

Jaekie Ckment .• s.sistant business manaICr, IItended I COPE mutin, in Boston It the Parker House. Ground (\lIes ... ere laid Illectin, future el«tions. Unton members are urted 10 become in>olved in electin, cand,datQ.

In dosinl I would like to lemmd our memo bers thnt Local 2)21 is very Ictive in work in, tow~rd beller workins condllions for member~, and IIns the best inlereM of ull members at heart.

Thot: To win is not 0lW3YI SUCCCS5; to lose il not always failure,

Support )'Our Un,on! ANNr;rr1! L COLSON. P.5.

Progress Accomplished In local 2358 l...U, 1358, JACKSONVILU:' FLA.- Between our aood deed of livlna I child a visit from Santa that would have otherwise been IIb$C'nt last Chriltmas and our membership keepin, the faith in the local leadership. we en)Oyed I ~ery pro,reulve January. Good duds alw;,.)'S come home. We have had I 104·member increase III the past }O da)'ll, Ipp;l.ently a p.)·back from ChristmaJ.

We have enjoyed everythinlt aoina in our fa>or and I am confident we WIll ,el a favor· .ble a'lUment .... ilh our employcr, the Jackson. _ille Electric Author;ty, WIth in Ihe nellt two

wuks. Oul mcmbe~hip hu been busy contact· ii'll City Council people and attendin, Council I' manee Committee mUlinp, IS the WlIIt Ind hourly work periods are in their ball park now in accordance with Stale Df Florida Public Employee Relations CorUIU;lsion. The JEA ad· miui5lrators have worked very hard in our favor, makin. stalement! that even a drunk on Ikid row would queslion. These statemenUi were m;,.de tD the City Councd Finance Commltlee. The Finance Committee blundered on January 26 when tht')' met Ind II\t'mpted to carry on • (onlinuation of • public he:arin, lhat wned on bnury 20, Ind would not 1110'10' Inyone to speak. They were app~ren t ly actin. under reo quest Df lEA admini~trators. We ha>e let them huna themselves because now we huve addtd anDther item in Dur line·up of items, ShDUld we have to file a bad fai1h bargainin, suit. The dunce ehairin, the Finance Comnlluee on the 26th was IK)ne other thlln former school ~rd member William Cliler. Needless to say our public school J)'lItem is IU51 now r«overm, from I period Df digccreditation. We thank you for your blunder, William.

On this dpy, January 18, Mr. Ron Baker, Employee Relations director f,om the mayor's office, comacted Rick Hutler, our president Ind buslnc$5 manlller. Mr. Saker requested I meet· ina PI 10;00 a.m. on February 2. It is the ,en· entl feelinl of the membenhip that the JEA blunder crew Ind OUI city fathers, who hne pla~d the part of the godfather, have em­barrassed the mayor and his administration by bern, completely incapable of negotillin, , couple oC reopene~ in our present Igrctment. II is apparent the m1lYOt·, administralive crew is ,oin, 10 attempt to sweep the baek doors oC JeA Ind the C ity Council since they clnnot sweep their own .

We thank the news media for &ivin, us u· cellent coverage. The televisiDn stltiollli, both airway and cable, the radIO network. Ind news· papers have presented the facts to the public in the mOSI aecurate ways. I work in a hia./l public contact job Ind many of the public have com· plimented the professional way we hIve tlealt .... ,th the nc,otiatin, problems.

Practice lilt Golden Rulc, it"1 proaressive. J01ll'-I BLAISE. P.5.

l ocal 2368 Ratifi es Three-Year Contract L.U. 2J61., ELK1·0N, MD,-On Auaust 16, 19110, the membership of l ocal 2368 ratified I three.year contract with I waae increase of SS cents the first year, 4S ct'nts Ihe second year. Ind SO unU the Ihird ~ar. We h.d increases in the follow in, policies: major medical, life Insurlnce, and the pensIOn plan. We were un­sueecuful in ,eUin, • tost of livlnl-

We he:ld our election of offi(ers. The resulUl Bre as follows: president, Beatrice Lester; vice president, Ralph McCmckin; treDSurer, Jean Forrester; recDrding seclctary, Vir,inb /Ubury; financial secretary, Doris lI itcheock; Examinina lIoard members. Lena Kniaht. Belly Roseberry, Norma Smith, Kathy Stacey. and Madline Unly.

Our Christmas party was lively and beaulieul, one: Ihal Will be renKmbered for • long time. The meal WII the most scrumptious around.

We thank the Neaotl.t'"a CommIttee for the wonderful ;ob they did.

We wish speedy retoveries to the followin,: Mary WhIteman, Earl Reynolds. Eleanor l'cn$C'I, Mac 1Dlln5On, and Vir,inia Asbury.

LOIIETTA H ~M~I'I, P.5.

Retirees Donate to Italian Earthquake Fund lu;rIREES ASSOCIATION OF l.U, 3, nROOKLVN CIIAI'TF.R- During the regu· lar monthly meetin, of the Orooklyn Chapter, Local 3, ISEW, Retirecs Association. the leld· ership made an impauioned plea on behalf of

the homeless .nd stal"Yin& victims of tile Itali.n earthquake. The membership was IIr,cd 10 opcn their hnrUi and pocketbooks to do what they could to help lileviate lOme of the pain, luf. fe rina, privation, and hun,er endured by the victims.

A 5ubsllIntiai contribution was voted 10 be donDled by the chapter from its treasury and, with individual don3tions Idded tht'reto, lhe: lum of S2t8 WIlJ collected and ~nt to 1I0~ lne., Itllian Earthquake Fund, with I (OVel leller SllIi", that tile moMY shall be used for food, medicine, Ind she:lter.

It is lillin, that In times of need all peoples, reprdless of rmce, creed, (OIOf, reliaion, or ethnic ori,ins, should help one another in the name of humanity and a.cordin, 10 the "Golden Rule."

Income t3:1 t ime is here Plllin and the IU· payer is once I pln cDnfronted with the burden. some chore of filin, I relurn. Senior (itizens and the elderly Ire panicularly eonfU5td Ind uninformed, not only aboul (omplelln, the tn forms, but about uemplions, deductIOns, and other crediUl due them.

As in former years, and 115 a service to the community and Ihe elderly, Ihe lIrooklyn Chap­ter hu a class of trained volunteers 10 aid anyone requirina nssi$tllnce in the preparation of Ihcir return. lhis clau of u~rrcnced Ind IRS·trained volunteers Ire pan of the VITA proaram and Ire Ivail~ble ot various locations throuahOllt the Boroup of Brooklyn, IU listed in our newsletter.

The voluntur ellSS con5ists of the followin, Brothers: Jack Hillpern-coordinalor. Bernard Montro5C, Gerald Gothard, John Dimond, Mel· ville Wolfe, Solomon Sosonkin, Samuel Sch5Ck, Harry Davidson, Ind Mark Zipper.

JACIl H.u..ul'l, P.S.

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Shu .... II.., Lo. Clrraw, Pnoldellt, Loc.' J So .. n, Plurtda Reltru. Auadartan, lind 1 .... ln. Dobllln), ..J ..,untl1 I ppOlnted II) Safet, Specla1t11 for Dade Co .. nl1 Flnrlda Coo)rrptUoII. g:

Members Honored At Annual luncheon RETIREES ASSOCIATION OF l.U, 3, NEW VORK, N. Y., SOUllI "-LA. C IIAP'rER- AI the South Florid. Chlpter'l 6th AnnUl ' Lun~h­eon Presiden t Lou Cha5C o f the South Flo rid . Chapter Retirus l...U. 3 sprllng I lurpri5C on two of the hard workin. officers who have been doin, In utrcmely ,oud jDb for m.ny yurs.

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P residenl Chase romm~nded David H inch for his untirinl efforts lakinl care of Ih~ blood bank and med ical sution o f the elub in addi tion to the den tal plan many members han lubknbed 10. Rdunnl to Harry Coll lieb, P residen t Chue thanked him for «inl most tfficic:nl in al' t~ndance I t the board of directors m«linp which is most importan t in planninl {o r tht member,' activities and happiness. Prt'siden l Lou Chase al so thanked Mrs. Hirsch and M rs. Gatt· lit'b for thei r undt'Btandinl of tht' necusity for the club 10 hue such outstlnd inl officers.

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Retirees Hold 10th Annual Christmos Party RETIREES CLUB OF L U. 6, SAN F RAN· CISCO, CA.t--The Senior Sixn, retired mem­bers of Local 6. held Iheir 10th annual Christ· mas party on ~cember I L. Seventy members. wives. and friends allended . Th~ food and liquor, supplied by the members. was superb.

All enjoyed thl: entertainm~nt provided by Joe Zilf with his malic act. Ralph D~II is still trying 10 filure out how Joe 101 his shirt all withoul lemovinl his coat! Joe is well known in the Bay Mea for his clown II'I Ind his malic ICI. He enlertains at the Boys Oub, ShriOC" " aspilal, convalescent hOt1l5, :and m3ny ch;uil' able orpnwllions.

The Senior Si_c:s arc s.:addened by Ihe de31h of Bill Re~dy, adminislr1HOr I)f the 53n Fr3n· cisco Electrical Industry Trusl. He had ar· ran,ed 10 h3H our monthly ~Iin, nolices mailed OUI wilh I)ur pension ch«ks. We will miss our lood friend.

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RETIREES CLUB 01' LV. 7, SPRI NG FIELD, MASSo-Hi, all YI)U relirttl I)f the IBEW. II is a plusure I)f I)ur livn to meet and renew lhe days of I)ur lives, meelin, Ihe men .... ho w,red 311 Ihose .... I)nderful IhlOIS-IUtO pl3nts, bo3ts, power p!antl. Ind. yes, even the doorbell of OUI

home. As l ir~ makes ils ..... y to the final punch li51

I)f time, I hope that 1 will pass God', dose. bUI fair, judJ.ll1ent.

Local 7 retirees are nl)W ~njoyifl& the fruils of lheir long and sometimn rough 40 and 50

years of .... ork. A5 I la!k and mill wilh Ihem, I know Iha l ali the small wrl)np have nl) plat~ in li fe. I ask for&ivencu I)f those .... hom I have wronled. 1\ has lak~n a lifetime for me to tnl) .... Iha l. I uud II) burn bUI now I sml)ld~r

and know Ihat I am Vl)winl I)lder. In f~ct, I tnl)w Ihal Ihe tir~ has gl)ne out.

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lU..'TIREES CLUB OF L U. 31, LIMA, 01110 -We arc prl)ud 10 announce Ihe establishment o f our newly or,aniud Relirets Oub. The fol· lowina ue lhe currenl officers: presidenl, Frank Nusbaum; secrelary·lreasurer, Robert Chapman: Kr&unl .t arms, Fred Graessle; Eaeeulive Board, Earl Ch3ndler, Harold Hamel, Rusull Landfair, Herbert Slrickland, Dnd Fred Graessle.

We had s.ad news in learnin, of the recent d~ath of Brother CI3yton T. "Dud" Brock~fI. lie .... as p;iSI prc:sid~nt I)f Ihe local and had served the union as 51~ward on $Omc large jobs in thc pasl. Hi, passing was mourned by all and we extend our deepest symp3thy to his widow and reiativC'S.

The local hps )0 of its m~mbers travelin, at Ihis lime. Our busines.s manlier, Denny Erman, reporn Ihe prospects of propo$t'd .... I)rk 'n the aru is good and Ihe local members should a,ain have full employment in this area.

The more si,nificanl part of OI.If union acti,· ilic:s is 10 secure for QUrlChc:s and families, Ihroulh our collect],e efforts, • hipcr slandard of living, beHU wl)lkin, conditions., incre3.SCd health and safely awareness, and I ,enuine can· sideration for the beuermcnt o f our communilY and country.

As an old·timer I can Iruthfully 53y .... e ha,~ made much procress, bUI alan, Ihe W3y in I)ur elfl)rts to manufacture more, salisfying people's wants and desires, we have inadverlently crea ted lOme new problcms--ai r and waler pollu tion , chemical poisons, and haz.:trd0l.l5 r3dullion drs­posal methods. These issues must be dealt with.

Life itself is cl)mprised of lhe sweet and lhe biller, the 1l00d and Ihe bad, Ihe fust and famine. This we of len e .. peritnce in conslruclion work. As a younl man who cre.... up in Arkansas durin, the Depression yean, I r«all the story I)f the old mounl3ineer who lived "',Ih his wife in a lillie cabin in the hills. They had their cow, chick~ns, hop, and a squirrel dOJ, hut they had nl) money 10 buy feed (I)r Ihe animal5. One day as the old mounlaineer s~t on his p(lrch, his wife brOUghl oul a biscuil left from breaUaSI. As the:y never wast~d. she pilched il OUI for Ih~ chickens to eal: as il rolled down the hillside, a young hen near wher~ il 13nded SIPrl~d arter il. The I)ld rOOSler s.aw Wh31 W3S h3Pl'C'nin, and Started dt~r Ihe biKuil 100. The Yl)un, hen Ihoucht Ihe I)ld rClOSter .... as afler her 3nd she did lhe: natural thin&. stopped and squalled, bUI Ihe I)ld rClOSler " 'ent risht on by he:r afler the cold biscuit. The mountaineer, who ob§t'rved Ihe whole scene lurned 10 his wife and s.aid: " I hope I never Ctl th31 hun,ry." I too hope I)ur Brotherhood never uperiences such bad limes.

II(Uo.T E. SraICKuND. P,S.

l ocal 35 Retirees Enjoy Christmas Party R£TIREFS C LU B OF L U. lS. IIARTt'ORD, CONN~AI our November meelin, we had aboul 2S members present and il was decided II) hold a Christmas party in conjunclion wilh the reBular meetin, on Dcc~mbcr 10. This is an annu31 evenl and is looked forw3rd 10 by all lhe: wl)fk~fS. Our Christmas parly 'N3S a success .nd about 40 m~mbers attended, but we all missed Fred Rocker ..... ho is laid uP. and George Gl)ulel. whl) has just Cl)me hl)me from Ihe hospilal. Our besl wishes gl) 10 tile§t' 110'1) members for a I11pid r«overy.

Our d ues for Ihe Y(3" past haH been $12.

but because of risi n, costs, il is with revet that we mUSI raise them II) S18.

Several o f our eommillee membeu bave been tryin, to meel .... ith the Joinl Board of Truslees of I)ur parenl Local 3S, in an effl)rt 10 raise Ihe benefits o f relired members, bolh in welbre and pension.

Three of our members h3ve passed away, Jack Libin, Dave Silverstein, and Clarence ' 'Tim'' Carlson. Apprl)priate me'llorials were Unl to Iheir f3milic:s. C\:I.r~nce, in spile o f hIS handicap (Iwl) wood~n Ices), had been a failh. ful IHendee at our meetinp. He drove his hand-operated car with such proficiency th3t at times he was used as an inslruc lor for other handicapped driv~rs.

II is sad 10 ae 50 many members droppin, off. Ml)ral-don'l ,et old!

WILLIAM BvaNS, P.5.

l ocal 38 Retirees Enjoy Annuol Christmas Party RETIREFS CLUB OF L U, 38, CLEVELAt"'D, OllJO-The events 1)( 1980 were very much enjQ)'ed by many of our relired members and their wives. These included a tour of NASA [oILowed by a splendid lunch, a Sillhl·seein, boat ride along Lake Erie and Ihe Cuyahoca River, topped I)ff by a fine dinner, visitinl the Cleveland Aquarium and City Agricultural G3r· dens and Greenhl)UU. and a&ain IDOd fellow. $hip a~comp3nicd by lunch and dinner.

The insl3Ualion of new officers Il)Ok place in July. Mr. Harry Telzrow was el«ted as QUr new relirees prcsident; Robert Flynn was el«led vice president, and A. Flynn was elecled secre· tal")'·trcasurer.

No .... we cl)me 10 our most enjoyable time I)f 1980-tbe relirees' Chrislmas parly held on December 9. The festivities bellln wilh a cock· tail hour, warming everyone present wilh good chter, lood will, 3nd lood fellowship. At 1:00 p.m., we were urved a fine dinner, followed by a sharI meelinl called 10 order by our presi· dent, Harl")' Telzrow. Our Speakers were Pres/. dent J. Gilbert Steel~ of Local 38, wishing Ihe very besl I)f health and happy holidays 10 our ,roup, and Ernie Scotl. International Rep, who pve a short talk, brinJ,in, &OQd Wishes from Ihe 1.0. to our relirets and Ih~ir ladies.. Dick Acton, bU$iness manal~r of Local l8, paid a fine Irlbut~ 10 our r~lired unior members as bein, Ihe bulwark of our industry. He also s.aid we shl)uld remember Ihal Ihis cl)untry just elected a 70·year·old senior cilizen as President o f the United Slales. A wl)rd of gralitude must '" to Local 38 and ill office" who picked up Ihe tab rl)r this fine and ~njoyable Christmas party. A hearty rl)und I)f applause was given Brolhers Bill Garapic, Ralph Schumann, A­Flynn, and the commiHee for ullinl up this ,rul p,arly.

We ~ould usc a much belter alleQ(bnce in 1981, plus a reminder 10 lhose .tlned members who as ).t\ have not jl)ined this fine croup tl) dl) so. Come in and ;oin now, and enjoy Ihe good fello"'ship and clClSC tits of , fine r~lired brotherhood.

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RETIREFS CLV B OF L V. ",I, BUFFA-WI N. V..-On December 22 I)ur Christmas party was held :1I the Elks .1311 in Amhel1it, New York.

Dcspi~e the cl)ld .... eather, we h3d a ,oad IUrnl)UI. 1\ delicious roast bed dinner was ~fYed after Ihe cocktail hl)ur. Then th(,re ... as an t'\'enin, I)f dancin, for lhe youn, at heart, I wine nme for Ihe lucky ladies, and lime for visitinll.

1 ut~nd sint~'e Ihanks II) Ihe ~I)mmillee who made il all pl)SSiblc. A gr~at lime was h3d by all.

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Thanks 10 Bill ~hrenactio, we: had an utel. lenl leclure on t"ar.tlS of Ih~ e:y~ .nd lhe dif­f~r~nl proccdures for removinl Ihem; liso on Jc:ns impbn~

Aflenrl,ds we h~d our lunch. whio;:h u always 1'1'11 real ,oad.

II wal lleDl 10 I« Gcorcc Adrian back. "'ilh U5: he looks rnl ,000, like hi, old .KIf Keep up th~ ,000 work. George.

Also " 'e were Ilad to hQ"c John Muranyi join the club.

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Local 113 Retirees Hold Christmas Porty RETIRF.o ~n:MD.:WS CI,U B OF 1..U. Ill, COLORADO SP RI NCS. COLO.-Qur m~m­bership U Irowlnl . nd bfcomlnl more acliv~ tach day. We held our Chrislmas parly mtttin&. D«ember 10. in the club hou.K of tnc Cim· muon lI ills Condominiun", with member Charln Kilchms . nd hu wlfc. Jun. IS hosl and hostesJI.

We had 34 people prescnl. wllh some COminl lonl dislances, to m.ke thu reun,on. Vern Juth and wife came from Salida, Colorado. and Frank Grt" and Wife came f,om Dueu Vista. eolondo.

Gif" were uchanged. aftcr a fine luncheon. wllere eacll family broughl II covered dish and the club futl\i5hed the ham. ro]l5. pnd drinks.

The wC31htr was heaullful. wilh the lempera. ture al :I, degreu. makinl it possihle for $0 mllny 10 lIttend. We wcre wrry 11131 IIOme mcm­bers were unable 10 come. due 10 health prob­lems. bUI 10 all. we wish lood heilllh and happy relllrns for 1981.

JIM SUDO~llll. I' .S.

Loca l 175 Retirees Hold Christmas Party KETIR£ES C LU B OF 1..U. 175, C IiATfA· NOOGA, T.::NN.-On December 20. 1980. Ihe relired membel'$ of Local 175 held their first Chr~tma5 dinner al Ihe Clubroom on Volunlccr Drive. II was a bountful ftlUl due to the culinary PIIS of our ladies and we wish 10 thank lhem for Ihe feDSt and ChrlMmlls decorations. In addition 10 Ihe rClired mcmbers we were honored by the presence o( lIusinus t.1Pnager DiH Lowery, Ass islanl Dlisineu Manascr Charles Dunninl and his wife, As$istant nusi­ness Mana,er Kenneth James and hIS w,fe. IU­sislanl Business MDn~,er Bob FOIter. and Presi­dent Palll Gas". A 'cry enjoyable lime was had by all.

Allendance III Ihe reaulat monthl) mtttin, could slill be improved and we believe thml if other relired membf" would attend OM mc:etin, thty would find Ihl il would be wonhwhile attend in, (U lure mUlings.

In addilion 10 Ihe regular nlcelina on the first Monday of the monlh we lIave ,Ianed a "get-Ioge,her" Ihe third Salurday of each mOl\lh al Ihe c lubrOOITIs for &Cntral conversa­lion and flln. Th is is held from 1:00 p.m. to

':00 p.m. and all rtlired membe" an!J lheir wives are urged 10 allcnd these sessIOns.

So please remtmber lhese dales, fil'$l Monday. 10:00 a.m., Ihird Slturday, 1;00 10 ' :00 p.m.

See you Ihtre. R. " . "DICII~ Tv.",u. P.s.

E. C. F~OVD. I'.S.

Retirees AHend Dinner-Donee, Christmas Party K~TIREf.S CLUB 0.' L.U. 180. VALI.EJO, CAL.-Rel;rCes were 'IK'$IS at Ihe old·timers dinner and !Jance at lhe D:lIl Foley Cullural Cenler on Seplember 12; lhe many who It­lended reported a wonderful lime, and Ulend a hearty Ihllno to ils parent local for ill hospi­talily an!J supporl. Of tnc )S members rectivin, pins that night, 16 of Incm . te relued, leaving nine of them still working in lhe Inuk. Of those 16 retirees who received pins, only about five of them reJ,!ularly attend Ihe retirtts m«tin". We would like 10 .KC more of you come oul on lhe firSI Wedncsl1ay of tach month- fur Ihe good of the club.

On S<:plembcr 26. nine retiree mcmbers made a Irip 10 San Francisco 10 !iCC lhe filmin, o( the TV show "Over Easy." hosted by Hugh Downs and Frank OI~ir . All said il w:u a very in leresling aflcrnoon.

The November meeting wu one of our brl' cst mectingS, wilh H membeu and IIUe~!5 in attcndance 10 hear representatives from Blue Cr05li insurnnce d, s,cuss the plan. They upbined that I recenl changeover 10 a computet system was responsible for errors Ind 51o"'ed service Ind l5ked the membership to havc p:lticn«. Personal .Krvi« will Jlill be lI'tn to l.oc.1 180 relirtts, even nnder Inc new syslem.

A successful rime held in Oclober boosted our lreasury so Ihn the clllb can reimburse delegates for npcn!iC$ involved in thC'ir Iltend­ano:. 1.1 various conferences lhey arc uked to Inend.

11>c annual Chflslmas luncheon held Decem· ber 3 II lhe Golden 8ubble rest.urlnl in Villejo was well "lcnded by membeB Ind IllesU. F..dna Krlkowsky was ch3lfperson for thil ev~nt and is 10 he commended for a fine job. Door pri1.cs were awarded, and Ihe afternoon WU 5pent visi l­ing. An enjoyahle l ime was hod by all.

There were no illnesses reporled al Ihe Janu· ary meelinl, and \l'C are hopeful Ihe new year will he one of good health Qnd peace of mind for all.

M. Wtun. P.S.

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Retirees Christmas Party A Success RITIRU:;S CLUB OF L.U. 145, TOI.EDO. OIIIO-Local 245's Retirees Oub held Iheir .nnual Christmas P:lfly on Oeamber 9, 1980, with the !argot I"endance 10 dale. Ninely-sill people were presenl, toppinl lhe November al­tendante by 11'1'0. 11>c ladies. :u u$ual. furnished I delicious JlOlluck luncheon, which was enjoyed by all. Drinks were served 10 mate Ihe occasion more enjoyable. and il W35 I 5trictly social fun c­tion. wilh everyone having a good time.

Howtver, il has been Ihe opinion of Ihe ofli­CCI'll an!J comminee, and al50 the membership,

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that in union there is sttCnath, and we should tn!kavar 10 male ou~lvC5 bc:~rd in thoK quar­ICts of polilical Iclivily from wbich ~ may benefit. So ... ilb the help of our bll$iness man· ager, earl Yenriclr, and our loea.l union office. 1'1'11 have been sucCC$Slul the pMt )'Car in aequir· ing a pension incrcase from Inc Toledo EdIson Company. This came at D lime when il wa~ badly needed. especially for Ihose who havc been rc!irc!J for as lonl 35 20 ~al5.

Wc hlvc wr;lIen 100Iers 10 our conGressmen in suppor t of the hill before Congress making bar,aininl for rel;ren mandatory.

Carl Y~nrick has SCI up a denta l plan wilh River EaSI DenIal Oinic, I SO toh in Strcc" Toledo, Ohio, where club members may let dental service It a reduced nue and an euct CSlimale before the job il; done. John DavIeS. I clinic repl1$Cnlative, was present II ,he Janu· ar)' m«tm, 10 expllin the plan.

Mary Pit Moore from Rivtrsidc HCJ!ipilal in Toledo explained I melhod of .Kndin, in speci­mens for lhe dclermlllation of CJnCl:r of Inc colon and rectum. Thil; service U free Ind un be Joenl to lhe bospllal by mail. Ed ROlers, our Joe(;Klary, was rcsponsib~ for her presence 1.1 our meelin,.

Thil; is ,,'m It is IU about-helpin, one an­other 10 belp ourselves.

Some of our membel"l are Ill. We sincerely pray that the Lord above w,ll blc" them, al\d lay Ii i, liujing hpnd on Ihem jf il is H i. will.

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Retirees Club Ce lebrates Fifth Anniversa ry RETIK£f.S CLUB OF 1..U. 191, MINNEAP­OLIS, MINN.-The Local 292 Relirees Oub of Minneapolis bcld their annual gel-to,ether on Dettmber 2. 1980. This was our fiflh Chrisl· mM luncheon. To telebrale our wooden Inni­vetsary, ~ bad a.ndy o;.a.ncs for favors.

BusinCSII Mlnaser Owen Schleisman of Local 292 p~nled I 6'·yur service pin to Earl I lan· JOn and I 40-ycar IIC.rvice pin 10 Dwight Uohn-

~" We had 103 In allendance. with Oscar Nor-,ren and w,fe Irene Illendlni IlJld represenling lhe Nltional E1eclrical Contractors A5s0c:iation. Owen Sebleisman. business mana,er of Local 292, James Adams, pre:5idenl, represenl;n, Local 292. Ind Ron Utlms representing the IATC were in Ittendance. You know this is where our (uture retuees come from.

We pvc ovcr SIOO worth of Individual prlZCS. I mun nothin, Will over SIO, thereby Jivin, prizes to more in!JividuJls .nd matin, them feel beller, I hope.

The Rttir~ Oub mee" on tnc .Kcond Tues· da)' of tnc montb in Room 211 of Inc labor Cenlre:, II 112 Cenlral Avenue al 12:10 p.m., Ilaning Wllb colfee ,nd rolls. No invi tation is necessll')' 10 allcnd.

Officers inducled on January 13, 198 \ were Vern Sauby, presidenl; John Wick, vice pre:5i· denl: Oarcncc Johnson. IICcrelary·treasurer; John Millard and Joe Gumbus. Executive Uoard: I nd one of our newest and youngesl members, Wi lly Pale, as serlelnl al arms. 61

A policy started al our picnic in June. 1980, of mailing to each member I copy of his or her picture (if il turns out O.K.) ., a souvenir. The policy was continued for the Christmas paTty and those pictures thaI lurned out were mAited to the respeclive penons.

LMt Chrislmas one glll said I was always taking pictures, but Ihat the members ncvcr IIIW them. SheW., wrong. a, all pictures ,aken Irc on display II lbe nt~, legular meeting aftcr each even\.

We also. al each met,jng. lame off five An· thony dollars: the SilC of them is about cqual 10 Iheir value, but still cost a buck 3S I souvenir. We also. al eacb meeting. lake. collcction from the men only, witb tbe option Ih31 no donation is necessary.

Tnvders supposedly in warmer climes are the Lillydahls and Phil Carney 10 Florida. Onyt Elstad and Gayle Marschault to Tua5, with the KIII~cheuers going Dgain to Calirornia, with a side trip to Hawaii.

aem Rahn. our prcu !leeretary, Ifter the lunchron, had an 3Pl'Ointment 10 enler the hospItal for a eheck·up and IrCatmcnt. Eslher Snuby had a cat~ract opcrnlion Ihe week before the luncheon, but lhe slilI made it.

I :t.lso wish to txt .. nd ' he club', thanks to Lonl 292 and ilS members . nd officen., for tbrir ful] eoopen.tion 10 make this RClirus Qub • ~ueccss, or if not I 'UC«55. 1\ I .. asl 3 meeting place once each month for all retirees. I think the retiree! haye 10 make their OWII success.

cl.,uu.rcI! JOtlNSON, SEC •• Tau!.

Retirees Club Mourns Passing Away Of Two Members Rt::TIREES CLUB OF I_U. J47, DES MO INES, IA._lt is "ith ~ deep sense of sor· row that "e rtport the de3th~ of t"o members of our Rcti~ Club. It so h3ppens that both of Ihe$e Il rolher5 ... ere areally in~olved ... ,th youth aTOUps which al1tslJ \0 the flne charaetn of these \"·0 oumandina mtmben of l.o<:al 347.

Brother Robert "\lob" Mal1loOn ".a$ lhe leader of a boys chorus and was aClive in his church. IJrother LeRoy ~[over was a Boy Scout Itader and wa, acti,·e in that organization. These two oul5tanding Dralhers will be mii'>Cd by the local community :H .... ell IS by members of the local union and thtir families. On behalf of our

(Colllillru!llfrom Page 6) fait que fractionner davantage I' lndustrie de la Construction au Quebec.

Les travailleurs rcprcsenlcs par la CSN, CSD, Oll SCN ne sont pa~ concemc~ dans Ie scrulin ordonne par la LOI·109. eelle·ci sc limilant n la FTQ el 3U C PQMC. Pourquoi en cst·il ainsi? Cesl parce que la LOI fut $anctionnee dans Ie but spCcifiquc de pcrmellre a 13 FTQ de devenir 3gent negocialeur d3ns !'indus· Irie de la construction au Qu.:!bec!

Ced meme, est line violation flagrante ... des principes syndicaux. Cepcndant. ccs g: memes associations representatives sont ... formces de sections locales provcnant de ~

divers syndieals. Dans I'application de la ~ Loi, a savoi r, quel membre au Quebec ~ esl considcre comme etanl membre de ~ tel ou tel syndical pour fins de votalion, 0:: est determine par rOffice de la Con·

g ::;;l;:'i~~e~tune~~~~~i ~.~nt vl~r;:~:~~;~ ~ Ie droi t sa ns IIppel, de prendre leUes dcci­ID sions.

Consequemmenl, noire Fralemite 62 const3te que Ie Local 568 a ctc inrorme

Retirees Oub, .... e manIfest our m~t s.tncere Iympathy.

We are happy to rcport Ibal Brother Ivan 1I0ider has retired .nd has joined our dub. Aetu311y, we need all the members we can get In order to muSler I quorum to qu~lify for our pri~Pte meeting plate. This is especially true conSIdering the number or "~ow birUs" .... ho ... ent South for lbe ""inter. Db .. ·cll, now Ihat the f.ir ... ~ather is here, the Brothers should $OOn be with us Ipin to improve our allend· anee. l'e rsonally, I am perusing Ihe ~d cat3· logut'S pnd fondHna my fishing equipment an'" am anllious for wllrm wcather.

FUD 11. roWU!, P 5.

AIlIBEW Retirees Welcome To l ocal 349 Retirees Club Rt::1"IREES CLUB OF L.U. 349, MIAM I, FLA.

We believe we have • w:ry eood Reti~

Oub of Local 349, .nd durinl our last relullr meetin&. scycral members suggested .... e extend In in~itation 10 any IOEW relirees visilina this area, 10 join with ,,, in one of ollr meelinllll. Therefore, we are enclosing a leIter of invitalion 10 be in'>Crtcd in the tHEW /(mrl1at.

In January, • aroup of 42 members ~penl • vcry lovely dlY. leavIng Mi.mi by chartered bus for rort uudrrdale ""here .... e had I 12:00 noon lunch and then uw a comedy, "Eat Your IIeart OUl," a m~tinee at Ihe Oa~land West Dinner Theatre.

Following is H lellrf of welcome 10 all IIlEW retirees:

Dear IBEW Retiree: Congratulations on your new venture in

hfe. Now you ale one of u\ and .... e hope you wilt join UJ the lecond Thursday of lhe month at 12:00 noon for a short business meetin&. lunch. and I few games of bingo. We will .... deQme you as I visitor in our arta-meetinr: II 16S1 N.W. 11 Avenue, Miami, Aorida-phone 32S·I)J1.

1ncre are other activities planned during the year, ~uch as Dis.ney World. R3Ce\!ack, 5how and dInner theatre, hoal Irip. CIt.

E'·eryone has a II(!Od limcl Come out and see for youllelr. We believe you ",,11 enjoy being ... ilh friends and fellow "·orkcr5, and look forward to ",,·cleoming you at our meet ings.

DolOTIiV T. EDwn.DS, SEc.-Tau$.

qlle les noms de 500 de scs mcmbrc~ ont ctc retires de III liSle de ses effectifs pour fins de votalion SOliS les dispositions de la LOI·I09, el Iransfcres sur la liSle d'un alltre syndical qui ne (3il pas partie de nOire Fraternite: Ie Loca l 614 con~tit\lC

de 300 mcmbres se retrouve avec 34 membrcs, el Ie Local 5864 ne pollvant r&:lamer qu'un seul membre po"r les fili!I du scrutin.

Dans I'appl ierttion mcme des disposi. li ons de 13 Loi, Ie pire eSI encore possiblc. puisqlle, si les groupes aU'(qllc1s nos mcmbrcs sont designes pour fins de \'ota· tion. optcnt majori!airement en faveur de la FTQ, ces m~mcs membres de notre Frlllerni!c nc pCllvenl plus demeurer membrcs de leur section locale de In FIDE sans cgard a leur propre clloi" individuel. Consequemmenl, une fois Ie scrutin terminc, ced veut dire que pres de 600 membres de noire Fraternilc per· dront Icur statui de mcmbre de la FIDE au Qucbec, ct pourraicnt etre sujels iI des poufSuitcs judiciaircs s'ils conserv· nienl leur slatut de mcmbre de la FlOE au Quebec, ml!me sur b3se volontaire.

(Co",j'w~d from Page J3) industries and communities that haVe been devastated by Ihe forces of recession and import-c.1used job losses.

We reilerate our belief that the forces that erode our economy and which pre· clude a balanced federal budget arc infla· lion and unemploymenL Unless-and until Ihe lime when-these dual ills are directly tackled and conlrolled, it will be virtually impossible to balance the federal budget and 10 achieve a healthy, growing economy. Amcrican workers musl be put to work in order to contribute their fair share to a viable economy. Inflation, especially the inflation brought abolLt by high interest rates, musl be defealed in order for the nation to achieve a b313need budget.

ECONOMIC/COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TERMS

Full employment-In organized labor's view, an employment level which provides job opportunities at reasonable occupa­tional levels, pay, and longevity com· mensurate with ability and skill for all who want employment and are willing and able to work.

Inflation-A continuous or persistent up· ward movement of prices typically characterized by a decline in the buying power of standard units of money.

Tight money-Condition that exists when credit is expensive (high interest rates) and of restricted availability, usually generated by Federal Reserve action in contracting the money supply.

Une !elle approche autocraliquc doi! eire considerce comme line scrieusc len· talive de destruction de notre Fralemite dans la Province de Quebec.

Du poinl de vue syndical. sauf pour la FTQ, III nccessilc de la LOI· I09 cst mise en doute, mais Ie fait que dans I'application de celie Loi, un c:ito),cn se fail retirer son libre choix d'associalion. est pour Ie moins injllste.

Le fait que la F6dcralion des Travail· Icurs du Qucbee el Ie Congres du Travail du Canada n'aient rien dit ni rien fait afin de proteger Ics droits des travaillellrs dans celie affaire cst I'eqllivalcnl d'un r\:fus flagrant de regard vis a vis les members, les 5ections locales, el les organismes qu'ils pretcndenl representer.

II cst vrai que celie Loi aura alleinl scs fins douleuses d'ici la fin de mars 1981, mais 5C! effels reels dureront beau· coup plus longtemps. eeci demontre jusqu'~ qucl point lin gouverncment pellt, avec quclques conspiraleurs. imposer des torts aux dtoyens sans dcfianee de nos Provinces el de notre Pays.

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II\IIVIEIVIDRII=IM Prayer for Our Deceased Members

Lord, the season of rebirth /ills our senses and heightens ollr grief for the dearly departed. Grollt ,hem, we pray, changeless bliss on the shores of Your heavenly home. Let Ihe slrong light 0/ Your love melt away our sorrow, like the SIIOWS, and may we {ind peace in acceptance 0/ Your Di"ille Will. Amen.

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Worke rs - Pension and Death Benefit Payment Report

IDEW PENSION BENEfIT FUND

mCTRICAl WORKERS' BENEFIT ASSOCIATION

NATIONAl ElECTRICAl BENEFIT fUND

NUMBER AOMITIEO TO PENSION LAST MONTH

TOTAL NUMBER ON PENSION

532

70,766

TOTAL PENSION PAYMENTS lAST MONTH

TOTAL PENSION PAYMENTS LAST 12 MONTHS

DEATH BENEFITS PAID LAST MONTH

$ 3,979,396.35

$47,213,022.74

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of the oceans with pesticides and heavy metals, and even harassment by unsavory watchers who d ismpt or maim them.

"Saving the Whalcs" is not a typie31 crisis of resource management. To some expcru it epitomizcs the problem of short-term need versus long.lenn gain which endangers many of our common resources, and may eventually destroy the balance of nature beyond repair, And people at the grassroots level tend to lake the issue very much to heart. Dceals,

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bumper stickers. tec shirts, petItIOns, poems. songs, sculpture. painting, dance, boyCOIIS. running marathons , , , these arc expressions of unusual regard for a valued, intensely likeable, fellow creature.

Among the whales' most rervent friends arc those who crowd the eoasts to share some time and space wilh them. The growing popularity o r "whale watch­ing" may measure more Ihan the affinity between humans and these magnificent mammals-it may reflect the spirit oC stewardship needed to assure our mutual survival in the coming years.

$ 4,278,124.69

$ 838,201.72

IT PAYS TO KEEP

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shofe Stand., IIlI'; 1lH.'I.lllic 1iolj~on 01 Thonl.l ' I\IV.l (dj<;on.

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r <;,1\ \ 111(' Lhlf'r Bunny Ilopping down thl' g.lrdcn \\ .llk, So b(J~y hidin g lillie L'~m<' Ilc h.ld no IlIlle for 1,llk.

I decidC'd then to \\ ,Itch him, As he hid each Ilule trCJt. IIC' \\ .,\ pl.King th('m so (.lrcfllll~' To <lvoid our C1rclcss fCCL

And unc!Nt)C,1 ,h ,he l!l.le hu.,h, I S,1\\ .1 lowly .,;ghl -TIH('(.' tiny ('gg5,.1 elm\ ny dll(!... To (,it nw wllh deligh t.

I 1001..<'<.1 .HOWlcl Ih(' PJtl\ jc~ And there 10 m y S llrp(l ~ l' ,

S,1\V c.1ndy f' ggs ,n ,> hadl'~ ~tJ IJr Ight I h.ld to blink tll)' eyes.

I w.1h.hrd Ihat L1SI('r Bunny, IlIdlng pr('~ent~ tull of to)'. lit' \ .... lIlled ali l hese lillie grih for som(' goud girl .lOd boy.

r In'llly h is 1.1.,k W,lS o .... er. lie hopped ~lo\\l y to\\ ard the

gat(·, Then \\ igglt'd 1m nose and

C.lu tioned Ille " They're for [.lster - you ' ll h.we

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All the) eMS th.1\ !> ll'ct c. h before me

\Vhat 's beyond tomorrow's door? Some ~ \\'eel drt'.llll, lost ,md

forgo tten ~ PrJ Y [ ell-tll~t \\h,11 i~ in store?

\Viii t ri se [0 famc Jnd fortune? \vililranqud,[y 11(' IllUle? Willi \\at ch thc \\cary pdgr ims Journey d o\\ n ,1 lonesome line?

What \\ill be my testimony? Surely something Rood al best. Will r le,)\c ,1 fine e"ample? \\illl P<1 SS the ~\J~ter 's test?

I do not know, hut I \\ ill stru ggle To be honest, ki nd, and [rue. I cannol sec beyond today But I will stnve to follow through .

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The love of God

Wilen fl o\\ ers dot the hillside ... When they push up through the

sod .. . When therr lovely fragran ce fills

the air ... Th(,.'n I sec thc h.:lnd of God.

When I hear the lovely songbirds lift thcir voice so sweet and dear, \Vhen thClr lovely singing fill s Ihe

air, Then I know thaI God is ncar.

\Vhen my heart is Jlloved III

,,-onde r, lIMt my l ord would die for me, Bearing all my sin upon ;he

cro~s ... Then the love of God I sec.

So l ,lke me now, and use me, May I bve lord , just for Thee. r'v\.lY Ihe \\ odd , whom I meet

daily, See Thy lovc, dear lord, in me.

~.oIhri,,~ AltU! T. )lo, WH~ "I I . B. '.olio, . ,etired 1" .. 1 bO, S." Anlonio, hUI

Hand Traps are a Hazard Around machinery, watch out lor the

HAND TRAPS

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SHEARING

The shear type 01 machine can chop a finger or hand right off. Form work habits that will keep your fingers safe. On many jobs. lor in­stance, it's safer to push work into a machine with the fist.

ROTATING A machine wi th a rotating or spinning motion requi res spe· cial ca re. This could be a toothed, spiked or jagged edge like a rotary saw that can CUi into hands, or II may be a drill that can twist right through a hand, or wind up a sleeve or your hair. Or it may have irregular projections that can come around and stri ke fingers and hands hard enough to break bones.

IN-RUNNING NIP The in-running nip is a grab­ber that can mess up your l ingers and hands. Wherever there are inward-turning rolls, gears, a chain and sp rOCket, a belt and pulley, or any other combination that can nip or grab and pull in, there's dan· ger 01 serious inju ry.

SMASHING A fou rth·type of hand hazard is the smashing action. You should have plen ly 01 respect lor presses thai can form a chunk of steel into a useful item in one smashing blow.

MI'ltll ' 10 ' Ihl. safe ly pOlte , CO"'eI 1'0'" I~ . Nmll ona' Site ly Co~ncil

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Guards are there to pro· tect you. Never remove them unless it's necessary to make repairs or adjust· ments.

Shut down the machine and lock or tag it out lor repair or adjustment.

Never override two·hand controls or other safety devices.

Gloves are taboo around machines. They can get snagged and pull your hands into the works.

Don't wear rings or other jewelry around machinery. It can catch on almost anything .

Loose fitling clothing or long hair can catch in moving parts. pulling some part of your body in with it.

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