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IBEW Local Helps Repair USS Cole A symbol uf Atw.:ric'I':, cJdl

anI .. pi!'i l ~lgal n''' 1 tl...' ITori.sm is 1't';1 d y for :lLti t1 , thanks IJrgc..:J)·

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Yemen, k illing, 17 Cl't:W 111\:,111

The Arlelgh Burke-cJass destroyer USS Cole (DOG 67J Is back in the waler. Cole was relaunched In Pascagoula, Mississippi, after repairs on her hull were completed. U.S, NallY Photo

hcl'''i Though thL' ~h ir slIst:ur1t'd <'(;:'rioU." dal11agt:.:!. il hu ... Ix~n rL\'I..'d wlll1 thl.' h(;'lp of J1hlli l1 l;.' d C"-'trieJ I /tJul'I1eYnll.;'n ttlcml'X!li't o f tltt: IHEW'-"i()Ir«"· of Ihl,..' ..;.;m1t' memhc.'f.'t

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1'I!e', tll1·f'HJ\;VCr g(, l1cra tion anu d l,o,trihulio l1 11t.!l worl-t, .. It'~ ,I tlo3ting, cit)!."

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gin In, nexl April. •

I IHEW JOU~NAl. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2001 3

I ~ [ W 1111[~~~ 1 1~~~ l

From Start to Fi1 Puts IBEW Pride,

The 36th lntcrnationa l Convention opened with a burst of

patriotic fervor for the United tate and Canada . It ended on

the sa me n rc, but in a world that was vastly d ifferent. :"')OIlW L.6oo IISEW ofllt'{'(':-i. dclt;;",g,\t(.' ....

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:t\\'okl:' on T ue"KoIi.I )', '-It,:pll'lllhcl" I l. to the

!ll'W:' Ihat It::rrorL..,1.'l had :J1 t:lckcd the.' World Trade Cl'nlt.:r :u1d tIl<..' PentJAon , T ilt, ~n'>l.:

()f IlIl ll y anJ ~obdanLY Idl 111 lht: h:.l Ll :.tt San Fr~lI1cisco ' s ,\Io.''i·('on(' G ... ·nll.:!" 1"1'0\ id,,'d snlllL' 1'11I,.'<I::.1I f"c.: of ('umfort fln 111:11 lragic:

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:l tl1\.·ndll1\.'11f ... 10 till' IBEW Con ..,(i luLion,

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if nc"c:-....." tr~ to I'll." ... ·Ill th ... , II H~\X from

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l)eleg:ut's rl'jc(,lcd ,I 1I1.mLi;lItJ1"y 1,t.:lift.:nll'lll

age rur Inh.:nwlion:li

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tion :1 1...,0 :JUl,.'d on 'i7

n •. · ... u l llllOll ... (,.'cJ\ \ :dng ;1

wl<l~ rdngl' uJ h"'llt;~.

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lhe 13 r'l l lhL'rhuud. T lto..: IHE\X' wch :-,ilc

lilt luded ,I n i1l 110\ :11 i\ l' liSt' 01 Il1l l'rnd

l\.'t'ill101ogy hy r~<lturin!4 ;"Ii1Hy ... lrl..·:llIllng

\11.10...·(.1 hiHbli).;ht repurr... or l't1llVt.:t1I \OI' ,l t1 1\ '-

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Convcntion In 199(), ;"Id t..'~,lte::- 1'l'(.:I,.'I\,cd :1

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lht.'-"~ pll blk:~l1ltln!ol \\ere p iaCl'd on Ill<.'

IBE\X"o; \\'l'h "i l l'. wl1kh al o;o fl..'ilt u rl,d

11 11 lllerou ... photos ~)f 1.':1<...1, day':, :.tuiun

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dent EJ\\ in D, I iii I and

IntL'lll:l t llll1<t l ~I "'n' t :l !y

Tn.', I 'iIIl'Cr JI.:"fcml.II1 J. PreSident Hi ll opens the convention.

T he 56th 11l tern:,I

fional Conv~"(lt il)n w tl l

<11';0 Ix· n.: 1111..'11I1k:red 101 11:-;: plon(,·t:nng 1I"1'

01 tc('h nol{)~')' In..;lt.'ud

of fn.:c:-.l :rlltltng tluOI'

1I IICI'C)phoni.'~, d""it-g,l l ~"; ",i."hing It I ::-pt."il t..

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(ll., IllCI prio r !o 11k np\:ning of II1\' l{iT1-

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,I IH.I l1lCII- :LI • .: tlvc l } p:lnlt' i p~l l \'xl In Ihe

mc(;;ullg dL' ... IW1 .... U 10 hrlng nlll indl\ idu,l l

stor ie .... o f . 1(;' hil·\ Ctllcr11 :lIld U"'l.' LIHl'ie

l,;!)"px: riL'm.I.:'l \0 h\..\ \\ \.\ .1 ",\ml1~t.:r mE\'\r.

AI-,o lor tlw I1 r....r t inK', .I tllttting 01 Ihe

Cle('tricll \\'u rkl.'r'" ~lrn()l Il } C:llI(,II:o. \V:!:,

IIdtl ;I~ p:.tn o f tlie prl'w('1l1wenl io n :lgl'ntl:t

Thi:-. n'1l'(,!lllg ll )O dfl.:-\\ ;1n d e'!.n e ~ I nd (0111-

111 111L'd ~rOLlp of ddcg,lll"" who d i'icl\(-,.sed

O 'Cllllllor wun clL'ulon 10 Ilvl'-Yl'':lr 1\'1'111 ...

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... inn: "'lld1 <.1 ~\'Ml'lll \V:I • ., m:lI1d,Ht:d hy thL'

j'ith Inll'rn:uion: tI Convent ion III 199(1 Ivli\

Ion I Fmlf' f \VCln I ''''nion :1," CII:mman or lhl.' Inll'rmulon;d EX<.:CLllI\,I.' Council. All

ill <...·UI1 1 h~n l Inlt:rt1 i.l l ional Vil,:<.· Pn..::-.idt.·n t:o.

WI..'!'l! I\·-dech:d. II l{lOk IlICll llx.T"\ :1[ till'

Fi ['. ... l i)blnt'l GU!(.·U:o. tliret: Il'k.· .... III hl'e~I" ,I

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o n ;11"1 h~ l l l! :o.It..' PPt..'d up lo 111I (,' r :I<..:Ih'1..'

h.i o::. k ... , swiped tll .... lr encoLkd pld ... lk'

IXleigl'''', ~I nd were .Ihll' to InLiI( .11t' 10 tnter

r1 .1 liOfUI Prc"ll.h..:nt llil l whcth""f lh(;~1 werc

"' rx:J.kLn~ 1m or :l~:lln!O;1 :t motion or \,;d~in~

a qu~:-.liol1 or poi i'll of 1,.)(,(,11.:'1'. TllI~ "')',"'I ~tll,

dl..'''pitl..' "'Otl1L' ~Ltld I t.:.~ , proll1()[l'c.i ,I full!..'r

and faln.:r !lex)r c.kh.llt! .mel t'1l.lhk:d Ih ... :

Intern.llilln:!1 Prc!-oidl.: t1t 10 allo\\ d illen:nt \ \1..'\\'" It) bt.: Ilc~mJ.

lDEW JOURNAL, OCTODER / NOVEMDER .2001

~11~f~) I ~H ~ !r ) ~ ~fr ) 1~~

'sh, 36th Convention Determination on Display

".1)'" II) -.In: nXllicn UnI!\' ,Iud p;lnJ{ IIXHIOI1

111 union .111.11 ..... . b h;lppl'lwd .Il ,h\., prt.'\'i

ou~ t.'llnn:nlltl1l. Ihl' l'oIlIK.1I Lt:~I .. LHIH·

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t'l-:o. .md P;lnI(.IP;lIlb LJIJ\ed ,lboU! ~r.llc.-.cll~

hll ,,·h..-'([lng pro-I.thor Clnlhd,lh:'" 10 ullkl:.

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Members who did not attend Sep~mber's 36th International Convention ,ad the next best (hlng: comprehensive halO, video and news coverage availble through www.ibew.org.

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Delegates Inaugurate Interactive Kiosks For the f iCst time, speakers on the floor of the 36th International Convention

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(,;{Jl1 d ~I ... lcd hi ')L'lTcl b:l l1o t .1~ req uired

lI nd~r the 111 1" \\1 .tHHtitu t ion, a'

;lI1kndcd hy il l\.' JiLh Jntl.: fl Hlllon:il COI1-

\-",'nllon in 1!.,)lX), The ddt.'g.Lle., Vt11Cd to

:ldopt the repo rt of the ('omrnjU('e.

Nomination and ELection of OJ!leers

A:; n.:qlllrc.::J hv lhe cOIwr2ll1ion rullo''' '

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n:l l jrlnal S~t·reLaI') . T r~,I 'lIn:r .In ti

Ch.li rman of til"" Inlcrn:llIOI I:t1 E..XL'ClIIi\'!2'

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I\lan:lgemen[ Ik\;lti un:-. 1)( ~L: I(),.,u r'l' A<':l

(l.~IRDJ\ ) of 19SfJ, Pr~"ldcnt I Jill read the

:o,lXllon of th:1I I.IW gm t:' I't1illP. >L'CI\:I ~h~d ~

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t l Wrl~ would ht:' CIne fh e-minull' 11011lin,1l·

ing .. p~'(;'c h ;II)\.I no <,econds

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Eigh th Dir,lrir,.l ~b' ;omed thL' l h:.l1 f fUl lilt:'

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11OIllin:lIion" Inr the; orfl<':c of 1!l [L'rn;l

lion:ll Prc: ... idt'111 and rCi.:ognlzl.'d Mike

~l'ol t. bu:, inL':',o; nUlnngl'l' {)j Locu l ~ l L .

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delll I h ll s 1I:11 111.' In nomlna([nn .

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• IDEW JOURNAL, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2001

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Mike SCOll nomi nates Edwin D. Hill.

Barry Smith nominates Jeremiah 1. O'Connor.

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IBEW JOURNAL, OCTOBER / NOVE M BER 2 001

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9

President Hil l opcned the afremoon c' ion wi th a video presentation of dIe IBEW ECA Millenn ium Beacon installcd by lBEW member atop a l.mdrnmk Chicago buildmg.

C •• hforma Governor tr;l~ Din I "

'H..Id(t.!~,,(.'d Ihe CQnVl.;'n!um .,flt:r bCII\~

inrmdll( 1.:,\1 h~ Pn~ldt~nl 1-1111 ,1."1 01 rart!

(:xampk of !I pohi lClI le.lder \"hl) <Jctuull)

doe..;; In office \\ hm h~' prnnll."",'lI nn Ihe

(..lmp~lIgn l rail.

-On:'f lhc I'd":>! l\';() yea r~. Gm·1.!rno r

Davi .. :"Ind all C:,llfomi:lI1!'i han .. ' confl'l mtt'ti

.. n u n rr~cl:."dl..'l1IeJ .;n1,.'rgy t n .... I. ... ," ~~ li tl

Presidt:nt l1ill . ~'nlrou~h II :111 , Govcrnor

Dans h:.l" aCled respon'>lhl}' .mu :I::' fa irly >1S po..,.,it Ie t ic ha::. ~O\ ~rncd ",un ;1 f.lif

:md !)lcali) h~1Ilti. o.;t3nding up fur working men and \vuJlk'll III lhi:, 'l-Wle. "

Guvernor 1):\\'\" (~l ,(' pt18r? 1-1) .,pukl: of the carlier predic:tioll~ ur SUI11I111; r bl:lck· nub 111 the :,ta lc :md (Tcdltcd the "1;':'\ [1110[

uin~lry work r IBE\V member:, :i.'l p:ln 01 the rethc;m lho!lC bl~H,:kmll . .;, d id nol oc~ ll r

H~ slid mEW m,,-·mbcr .. have hdjX."{\ PUt !oIL,,{ new plant..; on 111L' ,l.!nd. ~l n.:c.:ord lor

C.1 lifornln HI..' l.:mph"~lzcd lhJl h~ ClIllOh

union InclllbcN ,I" ~orklng p.lnnt,;:r'l \\ho

~h3\'e hdped u.;, crcah .. ' nC\"\ poi1( Ie. .Inu

;1(1\ ,ante;: th~ IntCrL~t.<., of all C1!i1orlllan... .. ,

_An Pul.1.5ki. dud ot ILcr or Ihe C':'llilmnia Llh{Jf feder:.llion. \\~I''i inmx.JucL""tj III

lhe c.:OIl\ ~lIl1011 II~ Pu: .. idclil I lIlI ;1. .. the

h ..... ad nt Hont=' of the ""\ion', hiAAI;"'\l ~.H .. • AFl·CIO .... JI1C.J on'\! of Iht:' be_"'1 Art Pub .... ki

I~ one oJ boor ... (nle J1~lt1onal h ... rot· ... : ... Iid

Pn.-Silk·f'lt Hill "· l1uf:. h,,-.ac:l.u·~ h~ I~. UI1~

o r thc JI't'iUlL'Ch of :t ~fl.':U ()r~'IIllI.t:d bbor

VIl10f). the 1 9t~ dde'~1( of Pmp<t'litio n llh

here in C .. ;llifomIJ." he ~lld. "Ami \\ t." Jrt.·

t.~"'I:x.",("I;lIh proL1d of Ihl" mit' (If IJllr l lil-W

hrudlcr'I ,Ind ",i ... lt,'f', III Ihm 11l~lonc: \·iCU.m

o f defeJllng 1ht.· Puy<:ht..ock O(:ceplion 1"1:11-lot .11 ~,e flUlb.

I'Ui;L"ki (SI!1.' (1(IR,e I;) brou~hl a IIlL"'!'.

<.,;lgc JhnLU I~bor' !; !;u-L'nglh in Ih ", f;lct.:' llf

thl.: "t.ltc-., ~nel}.'" cri .. i .... I I ~ pr.U"l·u i:Jbor

1m 01\ 1.'I11cm in the '.Hl\p~1*n lh~\\ or~.\-

President Hili greets Governor Davis.

niZl·J puhlic d l' I110n'\lr;lI ion:-. ,1~,lin::. 1

Illu!'llly OIU .. n t-SI:I IL· !X I\ \I,'r gt: nl.'r~llor, ... lor

iJ1tbling "hole .. :tk.' pntt: " , t'dusing e.ldit:r

\\ ldl.''''pn .. ;;ld fXm cr tli"n.IPtil.ll~ ano .,()ak~

iog (he ... 1.111,.·· ... Irc""uIY. lie also (' rl'di[(.'d

rl11" mE\\ Jnd u llll'r uniOn .. lor h 'cping up the prc ..... illrt.' on Pre'>"..!t.'nt Lemgl..: \X

BU!'Ih and Iht;.· h:UL'J:lL EJ\l:~~ 1h:V.~ltatory

C{Jl llmi ...... ion UJ1tll they fin.llly rde.:l1tcJ anu

IIllPO'k'd prict:' c:ontro\ ... on wholt:c;.tlc p(')\\cr pnw ....

·Our 11I.''I\:t "'pc.lkt.:'r i.., a It, ing Ul"'pl.l\ 01

... ulid.1(jl)· .1nd fighting ~rlnl lor 'l,.m frao

f.,l'o(.O lIl110n .... ~ "'lid Pre-;idl.:nl Htll Ul !nUl)'

du(.'mg ).!llC"" "'rk:.lker .\ltk<.' Cl ... t:' · Ihe

prc ... il..k·nt or Loed 1.. ullhL' HOlel El11plu~

t..>t:!', and Kt."-,t.JlIr:lnl r01pl()~c..'t'!'t tIlEHE) in

S:ln Fi.1nn ..... o. - Ill"" :1 k.l{il' r o f th~ fight

101' lUllun rl."('ognilio n at Ihl.' !\ IJlTiuu HOld

here." PrL· ... itl~nl lIil1 ... ~lIrJ -\ i<lIliOIl 111..'(1 10

ih t'mplo, n-"t Jhmll recognizing th~ union. tllal fighl IX'C:UllL' ~\'elyonc ... fight.

Ca:.cy ( .'W,'f.' l>tlp.t' 16) t·ongr;lIu tllt.-'t.l 111t.~

Iln:\\ fur It" mIt' kl pn .. ..., ... minr. thl: ht.>ld tu honor II. ... L'lllrloy,,-'C~' \\1 .. 11 lor :\ 'OI{X:' on

Ill\:' ioh Ill' told the ddt..:g,Hc ... Ih.11 Ihe

1\\\-'\\-:-, lk.'\.'i'>il'r(\ 10 pull otH of the l\hmiutt

~I:-' i1;" (.·l.ln\t.'l1l1nn hl';ldqu:111l'ro; hOld W;I" .1

m.qo! ... lcp IOr\\.trd lur d Ie.: h)(:.1\ :111<.1 h:L'"

in"plrcd OdlL'\ UillOlh :111<.1 org.l11izalions 10

~r.1\' out .1 .. well Ik 111\ Ilt2d thc ddcg~ut.·s (0 i\)l1l hL-. 10(:,11 In PI( kt":lInR lht:' '\\Ml'lOll

on \X",dnL' .. d;.I\" "'t;'pl-:mhl:r l 1. \\ hl('11 drl:\\ r()lI~in~ t.ht."\.·f',

.... C(,;fC\:.lf\· Tr~a""lIr'L'r OTorlllor tht.:n :mnutlnt'cd Ihe 11;}llll,.· ... of Iht., J1k' lHht'!"o

\"\ ho .... t."rH:u un Ihe L.I\\ , Ih.· ... oilllion ....

Cm'\.tOt'e .lOd Appt·.lh. lnlt:rn.lllonal PrL~

iela·IlI· ... RI~f'lori . IIlIl'rnatlo n:J1 ..:cr<:t.II1 -

TT\.~I.,urt.'r'~ Heron, IntL'mati()O.11 i:'\L-'(.lIll\ e

Counril'<; Ih.' l"'Klrt , Fin;IIKL'. ,md ~rge.mkll

.r\ rrn .. <.OllUmUt.. .. l ::-.

I k "~licJ lil31 as oj 1 p.m .. there \\ ere

2, 10-1 ut:'leg.ue ... n.::gl'olcrcd .lnd 209 .Iller·

n~llt.·., .

In hi-. i.lhr.:rnoon """) nOlIo: "'l~l:'t·h , Pl\:'~i·

t.le.:nl HilI ( II(~\'I pa~t'J laid 0111 ;.1 hlllt:pnnl for .( nghting r\l lun: Ut:l.hc..":llCU 10 O\·en·om·

in)! ... \lC..:Hk ohsuclc~ \0 prOlc(tiog. .\nd

c.:.:rxlntiing (.'oJIt.-'Cti\t,' hargalll\o~ . o~.l ni/·

lng, lr:..unll1)..! :mcl ('ffL·tll\t,! politic",! .ILlion.

Ol'g.lnizing i .. going to m .. ':111 lll~l"'lt'rul1!

It"Ch !lU\ug). Pn:!~llk:n1 Hill .;,aid, n.ntl hL

cilL'd lhe new voit.t.', (1;It<.l, " ic.ll,"(l l ~d1l1ol ,

o~~ ~., "rt'q lllnng ~111 entirdy 11e\\ -.c\ ul

~k l!l :-. l h~l l \\ ill create .. l ~,,'p~lr:' I1 !..· \\ 'or" forc(

\\ 'ithin Ihe ill ... ide hr:mc: h, "

Tuo man) pllhlk nfficiah. ... Ill! get ~Iwa)

wilh hreaking (hell' \\ ord :l lI c r Ihe\"rc::

t:'11{1t)('o.L·U. lie !'I~lId .Intl tOo tH.II)Y \.Ituor

I1lcmlx.'rs arL' >;[i11 nut 1',,')!I::,lt.:n:J 10 \ OIl.'.

I II,;, '-;lI'e''''L'U th~1I "oppuntlnilY b Ilhf

th,\t- -.\ chann.-' ltl ...... \\:cet.'o. \\ l~ nUl ~

gu;u'an1t.-'t.:' Ikln~:t part uf .1 lIniun IIIL·.III'

hl.l~ Ill);: in[ .In \(1"::1l-.1 helief in "'t,me·

thmJ.t \:lrgL'r [11)(\ 'Ix'ncr dun Olll'- ... owr

-.e1l-1I1H.:n..-*'J..

Alu.:r hi, kL'\'1l0I l' :-.rlo: .. -'cch. rour gL'n~'r.I ·

tion!-, \"crt' r ·prc'lol.·uh,::d on ."tI;lgc rlr ... ,

Prt. .... 'dcnl I-IIn-... d~llI~!lIer Jnt! Iv,o )trand

'o()I):-, rre<.,t,'nleo him \\ Ilb (,:ongrJlu);uon

h~lIlnQll" 111l!n c..':lI1ll~ :1 r~nllndC'r of lh~

prt."\ lOU.., Hcm.:r.llion when 111. ..... hume..' UK."":I

- U prewntt.'\l hun \\ nil :.l. fr:III1LxI copy 01

hi ... 19;6 " pprcntK ·.;,Iup cR-uenli31 "'1}ml'L

b~ Ill." IJl\.' bllwr. \\'ilh.Ull 11111.

Afl~r an ,~nllQl..\\KeI1\t,;m \h:\\ \ 'Ot\.: ... \rmr

(hL' 1.:.l rh,,'r dc...·won f(lr lEe C:h .. lin11an \\eR

sull IXAmg nmnlL'tI, the aflt:moun ............... 10r

\\;,~ .,d~)unwd :mt.l ddc!:t:.HC"t \\ t-m to Ihcll

district <.<lUCU<;t,'!'! ItJ nomin.ut:' l,.alnUldJte: for Im<;.' rn:ll iona\ Vio.: Pn •. ':'1iul",'nl Jnu Inlt.T

n:lllon,ll E"c...·ullj\~ c..OlllKil.

10 lBEW JOURNAl, OCTOBER / NOVEMBeR 2001

International President Edwin D. Hill' Keynote Address Allow me to begin th is keynote speech by adding my welcome to

this beautiful city by the Bay. I cannot begin to express my feelings at

th is time. However. as some of you already know, I'd better be careful

or I' ll al low the emotions of the moment to run away with me.

But before I say a single word about the present times and the future of this great Brotherhoocl of ours. allow me to

spea k from the heart for just a moment. I WIsh all of you could see this convention from my perspecti ve. here on Ihis platfo rm. I can tell you wi th the utmost sin

centy that in this room and across this vast North Amencan continent. the IBEW is alive and well.

Many of you are Involved In leadership posit ions in all parts of the trade union

movement. not lust In the IBEW But for

those of you who give much of your lives to the labor movement. allow me to say

thank you. thank you for giving me the

opportunity to lead such a devoted and sincere group of men and women.

ThiS convention, thiS great gatheri ng

of the ISEW. IS the fountain of ou r

democracy, the highest governing body of our Ul1lon. We're here to do the busi

ness of our union and to fulfil l our funda-

mental miSSion as leaders of thiS great Brotherhood to which we all owe 50

much.

And how do we best define our miS

sion? It goes by many names, The workIng man. The average Jane. Joe six-pack. The little guy The working stiff. Rosie the

Riveter. Call him or her by any name you

want, it all comes down to a fi ght for the rights of working men and women In the

United States and Canada and, indeed, all

aro und the world , That's what we're figh ting for, Tl1at's what dnves us to do

what we do. And that. brothers and SIS

ters, is what brings uS here 10 San Fran

CISCO

A business may have a bonom line, A nonprof it organization might have a spe-

cific legislative ob,ectlve. A cha rity might

have a fund-rais ing target. An association may have an ongoing mandate to protect

their special interests. Bu a trade union. there IS no limit to its work. Our task is

eternal, our miSSion never totally accomplished.

Dignity, equality and social justice are

never fina l and never secure. We must fight to win them, fight to protect them

and fight to expand them . We knew tha t

when we signed on as IBEW leaders and act ivists, lust as our founders did

when they lit the spark of the IBEW 111 1891 We know It sti ll ,

ten years Into our second centu ry as a Brotherhood. We know It now at the start of a

new century and a new mlllenmum. And it wi ll be rell1-

forced when we light the

new IBEW Beacon that

will shine the way to Ihe bridge 10 opportuni ty. ThiS beacon will shine over Chicago as a les tamen I to the IBEW's dedica tion to the fu ture

to the future of all working men

ThiS union of ours has weathered 110 years of hIS tory. W e have achieved much We have suffe red much. But.

most of all, we have served as the bridge to opportuni ty for countless thousands of members, spouses, relatives, neighbors, and untold numbers of men and women who have crossed over from poverty and uncertainty to the shores of a decent sta ndard of living because of the Interna

tional Brotherhood of Electrica l Workers.

As we galher in thIS city that's the site of two of the most as tounchng bridges

ever built by the ha nd of man, we take their Image as our theme for thIS 36th

International Convention. We, as pall of

the IBEW. are here loday to make sure that tha t bndge to opportunity remains

sl rong, proud and able to withstand the

Winds of change, as wel l as the treachery

of our enemies. In a convention keynote speech. the

temptation eXists to recite a laundry list

of tasks to touch on and issues carefully selected to appeal to the various

branches with in our Brotherhood. Now,

there's no doubt that speCif ic goals are Important. and we Will, in fact, be dealing Wi th the details affecting each and every

branch and operation wi thin our union as part of our business at thiS convention.

But, we owe It to ourselves and we owe

It to our members and we owe it to future generations of ISEW sisters and

broU1ers to lift our heads higher al this.

our firs t convention of the 2151 century. We need to tap into our Wisdom and

expenence In order to take a hard look at the big picture as we forge our place In the future And hammer out our own

place. we must do. Those of us w ho came of age In the

1950s and 1960s were ill prepa red for the change In fortune that our lillian and all of organized labor experienced In the

decades that followed. Our first reaction was to damn our luck and hope for the

good times to return . Now, I th in k it was a baseball manager

who once said, "Luck IS the reS idue of design," And It was not until we took responsibili ty for our own future and took charge of our own fate that we started on

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International Pre ident Edwin D. Hill's Keynote Addre (Cum/lilted j;'om page / J)

the road back. The perspective of our 11 o-year history shows that waiting for good times is not a pastime with a whole lot of success In fact, since 1891 , times have more often been bad than good for organized labor, As people seeking to speak for the worker and uniting to exerCise our power, we are not and we have never been popular with the powers thar he. Nor has our message of changing the status quo been welcome by working people themselves, Yet we surVIVed, we grow and we continue to be the bridge to opportUnity,

Local 712, Mike Scott. business manager, and John Kochanowski, president, present President Hili with his original apprenticeship credential.

Since the IBEW celebrated Its centennial in 1991, Ihere have been many of our otdest and most established local unions who have also marked thelf 100th anniversaries Each of these celebrabons has gIVen many of our members a fresh appreciation of the tremendous odds that the pioneers of the IBEW faced. Their enemies, like our enemies today, had wealth, prIVilege and a compliant legislative process and the power of the media at thelf disposal But our founders had courage and an age-old long.ng for something beller and a chance to share in the wealth created by IhelT labor, a bener life for Ihelr families and fa. a bridge to opportunity,

The fact tha our organizat.on .s slill here, stili strong and proud and able to gather In this great c.ty in thiS greal hall today, IS a testament to the essential justice of our cause and the strength of the human Will. Those corporate emprres, once thought InVincible, are disappearing as global capitalism consumes itself Yet, we're st.1I here.

We did not survive by warring ior good times. We persevered and prospered by putting .nto action the time-tested values of solidarity, organizing and self reliance, Brothers and sisters, I submit that we need those values now more than ever to create the kind of future we want lor our families, ourselves and future generaM

lions of IBEW members. So, how do we

go about our mission? How do we put our values .nlO praclice to keep that bndge 01 opportunity open?

We must Sian by protect.ng collective bargaining It sounds Simple. We have had long-lasting barga.nlng relationships with so many employers In so many mdUSlnes that It's easy 10 take the process for granted Some of our work-109 partners from the industnes we represent are With us at thiS convenoon. and we're happy that they're here. But ma e no mistake about It, there are faeces out there that seek 10 destroy our fight to bargain. And, If they succeed, they will squeeze those enlightened employers and furce lhern 111lo lht: ~dme kind of noWin, low-wage competruon that presently afflicts the North Amencan trade pOlicy

The greatest s.ngle Instrument fOT human d.gnlty .n the modem world IS the collectIVe bargaining agreement. It IS the embod.ment of decency, it's the guarantor of Justice In the workplace. The union contract knows no dlvisions of race. class, creed or color. II opens the doors of opportun.ty for all. Protecting It must be our highest prrority Now, lllis IS an Issue

that cuts across industry lines. It IS of foremost concern in uti lities, where restructuring has changed the rules of the game, as companies sell ofl generation and transmiSSion, and conglomerates are growing In size. huge, with leverage enough to gobble up these assets.

Wi tness what has taken place here In the Bay Area PaCific Gas & Electnc, once the largest Investor-ovvned utility 10

North Amenca, stands today In bankruptcy, thanks to the dereg-ulation of the market and the greedy profiteenng of generating companies, among them Emon

and other Texas-based fnends of the BushlCheney Admlmstratlon. It has all been well documented

We have been fortunate enough to preserve the collective bargaining agreement at PG&E dunng the bankruptcy, But, you now, we cannot always count on deIOg the same the next time deregulation dnves one ot our represented compan'es .nto a financial abyss.

Look also at the fight being played out .n 11110015 where members of Local Un.on 15 employed bv MIdwest Generallon have been engaged In a bmer stnuggle to WIn a fa" contract. The former units of Commonwealth Edison are now part of an energy conglomerate composed of some of the most ant.umon players In lhe .ndustry To make matters worse, Mid-

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west Generation has retaIned the ser

vices 01 none other than the Burke Group, that notorious consulting I lrm who helped Orl9,nate the practice 01 unionbusting tha t has done so much to harm

I the workers In the United States and Canada. This is a clear signal that the

I company wants our union oul . They've I drawn a blueprint for therr fu ture. and

we're not In It. Take this scenario and play It out

across the country. Understand that companies like PECO from Philadelphia and Duke Power and BG&E are pa rtnerlng with others as the Industry res tructures. More often than not. the antiunion sentiments 01 these and other predators destroy the constructive and cooperative instincts of other utilities. And you can be sure there are other changes coming In the util ity Industry tllat have yet to be

. seen. Put it all together and we see that our long-term presence In thiS key Industry cannot be taken lor granted.

Now, let's take a httle look at telecommunications. Last year, ou r locals at Venzon weathe red a 15-day stnke and emerged with a solid contract But Since then, the picture has not been so rosy. While our agreements for tt,e core bUSIness at the regional companies remain strong. our efforts 10 grow In the rapidly expanding segments of the Industry, such as broadband and wireless. have been met with tremendous resistance.

You 'll notice the black-covered booth In the Expo. We were approached by AT&T after they spun off their portion of wireless and asked to put a booth there We asked tllem very succinctly and very senously 10 honor their commitment for card check and for a kind of neutra lity agreement that they wouldn't beat us up too badly wl1en we tr ied to organize. After many conversat ions, many meet

IlI1gS, I called Ihe gentleman and he said. "Well. we' ll get back to you " I said, " If you don't, you are not welcome at our Expc."

All the words In the world that they tried-they'd say. well, w can do thiS and we can do that, but it was very important to me thai we not put a booth there, so, hence, the black draped one.

I hope they get tI, message. I hope we can talk to them In the future .

Because we cannot maintain a strong col lective bargaining presence In telecommunications If we have a presellce in only one sector. No matter how strong we may be In that core business. we will be Increasingly Isolated If we do not expand a UI reach and organize and negotiate lor workers In the other growing diVISions.

I n the manufacturing branch, one would be pretty hard pressed to find a growth area. While we still have some 94.000 members working undel 727 collective bargalnrng agreements, collective bargaining is being eraced in the whole Industry.

Lucent, once the crown jewel of our manufacturing branch with Its promise of higl1-tech and high-skill employment, has been broken Into several pieces Lucent made Ihe basic deCISion that they didn't want to be Involved In manufac· turing anymore While many 01 our members ale hold ing tll elr own working for the new companies of Agere and Avaya, the sale and the closure of other plants has cut many from our rolls.

tion matenal. Is h open? Clear In the back. There you'll see a name. See It? Thai

name, brothers and Sis ters, IS the name of a member for whom you are responsIble, figuratively speaking. His or her livelihood and the well-being of hIS or her family rests squarely on your shoulders and the action that you take as an Individual unIon member. Your protection of the collective bargaining process and the eXistence of the trade union movement wrll have a profound effect on Ihe lifestyle of that person as well as your own

No, we've never been able to ensure that everyone's job IS safe We probably never will be That IS why we stress soli-

likewise, our members In consumer electroniCs continue to feel the pinch of NAFTA and other economiC cond,trons Ihat are dnvlng ,obs overseas So, where do we go from here? Are we Intimi

dated by the challenges staring uS III the face? Wil l the nega live forces overcome the pos Itive work of the IBEW and all of organrzed labor'

The answer has always been NO The answer IS presently NO,

President Hill receives congratulations from grandsons Ch ristopher, 9, and Patr ick, 2.

and the answer always Will be. IDelega tes shouted "NO "I

Thank you As I said, this IS 110tl1,ng

new. We've always had powerlul enemies and always had challenges. We've always done our lltmast to protect each and every member that belongs to Ihe Brotherhood.

Now, if you'd bear With me for lust a moment. Come With me, I would like y u 10 do someth ing fO I me. Open your three-nng binder, please Open It up. Come on. I would Irk you 10 look al Ihe inside of the back cover of your conv n-

danlv That is why we stress the fact that we are, In fact, our brother's keeper. That is why we help each other In bad times and consolldale our strel1gth in good times, because, broti1ers and sisters. t!18 t

is our Job, that IS our calhng, that IS what we Signed on to do. 5 let's get about dOing It and dOing It nght

Like all skilled workers, we know tha t you can never stop lea rning. As we sharpen our skills as tradesmen and ·women, we must also work hard malntalnmg our edge as trade unionists.

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Acceptance peech of International ecretmy-Treasurer Jeremiah J. O'Connor Ple:;ident Hill. fellow officers of the ISEW. distinguished Quests and

brother and sister delegates. 42 years ago I raised my hand and was

initiated Into Local 701, ISEW. On that day I swore that I would uphold

the principles of the Brotherhood and be true to my union brothers

and sisters. That was a very proud day for me, and I was determined

to do my best as a craftsman and as a union member. Even tho prido I

took on that day cannot compare with the feelings that surround me

now as I stand before you. You the delegates. elected

to speak for our members-775,000 strong. working from the shores of the Arctic Sea to the Panama Canal. from the rocky coast of Nova Scotia to the islands of the PaCIfic

Text of But of all of the circles ,n which I've trayeled, I can truly say that no group. no organization has the dopth and the level of talenl that IS to be found Within the IBEW And that makes thiS moment all

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O'Connor's acceorance

speech

Ocean-you have elected me to one of the top two Jobs In this BrotherhOOd, and for 11115 great r.onor I can onty say th.llk you, thank you from the bottom of my heart

Throughout my career I have worked with members of other Unions through central labor bodies and local building trades councils. I have sat across the table from some tough but fair managers. IlIav", 11It3t 111a,'lY political leaders

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the mare shining for me-to be chosen by men and women of your caliber, my own brothers and sisters, IS truly overwhelming

I am honored to be the working partner of Ed Hill . He is dedicated to our Brotherhood. he is reflective, he IS deCISive, and he demonstrates every day, as he goes about the bUSiness of thiS great union. that he really cares about the working lives of all of our members_

v E N T o N

Thank you vcry much for giving me the opportunity to continue to work With him.

Now. let me tall you what you're gOing to get In the next five years. What you're gOing to get from Ed and me is teamwork and hard work. The enemies 01 the ISEW may occasionally outmaneuver us, but they Will never out fight us, and they Will never out work us

Every ounce of my energy and ability will go to working and fighting for all of you and our members back home. Take that to the bank.

The passing of the 20th centurY brought more than Just the turnll,g of the page on a calendar It marked an end to the boom limes that have been good to many, but not all, working people fl, tight economy In the United States an~ Canada means that we have to work harder. think smarter and. If necessary. do all of that to keep our Brotherhood moving forward. Every branch has chal· lenges Nothing is guaranteed to anybcdy

We Will work even more closely With the good employers to cement our partnerships and grow together And we will

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alifornta Governor G ray Davis

Californ ia Governor Gray Oa\tls

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Fol/owm9 are e,cerpts from the speech by Gove/nor Gray Dav/s.

As Ed Hili said. we've been working hard In thiS electriCity CftSIS Our own operator of the ~rid In California predicted 32 hours of blackouts thiS summer. A national organization of utili les and generators predicted 260 hours. HapPily. there has nOl been one moment of blackouts Since June of thiS year. thanks In pert to he hard work of ISEW members who, working wnh us, have put SIX new plants on the gnd, a record for California

All of those ptants had prOlec labor agree· ments. and I thank the hard-working men and women who made that poSSible Two of those plants came on seven wet::k!i eady

There are a couple other things that made It

poSSible for us to get through thiS summer without a blackout/ and I'm not predlctll'9 we won't have some blackouts a1 some point In the future

But thu; far. through the extraordinary work of IBEW members. through wonderful conservatIOn on the part of Californians, we saw at least 9 per· cent reduction from usage last yeaL

And finally. we beat up on the Federal Energ~ Regulatory CommiSSion, and after one year of fal~ In9 to do their lob. they finally gave us some poee It!lier gUlny fUIWdid so people can no longel

charge us $3,200 a megawatt hour as they did In January and now he most they can charge is $100 a megawatt hour. All of those factors have led us to the situation where the lights are on ano the prospects are good We slill have 14 more plants under construction There's a lot more work to do, but we are gOing to get through hl~

together

I think we have a formula that succeeds In Calt fornla. .1 have proclallned today ISEW Day In the state of Cali fornia. ,

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Internat ional Secreta ry-Treasurer Jeremiah J. O'Con nor

roll up our sleeves and go after those w ho have no rega rd for men and women who work for a living, whether they are present or potenllal employers of IBEW members. This IS no time for the fain t of heart .

And I think It is high lime that we make it very clear to pol itical leaders that

we are not gOing to sell ou r principles

for a few crumbs from the table. The Republican money mach ine is in full gear. and too many Democra ts have

grown fat and happy from the corporate contributions that have dominated pollbcs rn recent years .

In Canada and, espee,a lly. In the United States, our so-ca lled leaders have preSided over the dismantling of far too great a share of our Industria l base. In the name of Simple lustice, basic nat ional security and common

human decency, we must put a stop to that now.

No one wants to see pro-worker governments In both of our naltons more than I do. But I want to make sure that they are truly pro·worker, not JUSt those that take our support and vote against us end the Interests of the average working man and woman in North America.

As a p,oud nat,ve of IllinOIS. fet me quote from our most il lustnous son, Abraham Lincoln He said, "Capital IS on ly the frUit of labor and could never have existed If labor had not first existed . Labor IS t/'e superior of capital and deserves much the higher consid· eration, If a man tells you he loves

Chief Cal ifornia AFL- 10 Officer Art Pu [ask i

America yet hates labor, he IS a liar" As usual, Honest Abe got It nght,

and hiS words remind us of why we are here. It was not so long ago, from a hlstoncal perspective, that our forerunners In the IBEW had to struggle for their daily bread It is a struggle that still goes on, even In thiS continent of

plenty, and certainly In other lands. The ri se of the globa l exploi tation of workers only serves as a sobering reminder

that what we have can be taken from us If we do not have the wi ll to preserve it.

This convention is an opportunity for each one of us to rekindle our paSSion for our cause and our determination to suc· ceed. Whatever I can do to advance our cause will be done. Whatever sacnfice I must make to move the IBEW forward. I will make It. I am Jerry O'Connor, your brother, one of you. and I rededicate myself to the pledge I made so many years ago In 1111I101s: You will never gel anything less than my very best effort so that all of us can move forward across that bndge to opportunity: that we have always done it and wi ll do it again together Thank you, brothers and sisters. Let's build an even better l illian in the 21 st century. •

Following are excerpis (rom the speech by Art Pulaski

Th,s story is about geltlng rolled over You see, th,s year in Callforn,a, they tried to roll us over They ca lled It roiling blackouts As a lesult of lut il lty l deregulation, we had energy companies comlll9 If' from out of state, many of them Irom the state of Texas. They decided to create shortages so they could increase der-nand and increase prices ar ... d rrp

off the people 01 Cahlorn ia

Energy Regulatory Commlss,on. and those new power generators from out of state who meant to

np ti11S fine state off. The preSident sa,d he would never J/npose price con trols agarn, but after our

ca mpaign, they bac' d off and, 111 fact, th ey Imposed some temporal)l price controls.

And we lought back. We organized a campaign. which began w rth the unions, that said we're not

gorng 0 take thiS anymore. We're going to go aher

the bad guys, ti1e rea l bad guys, those who created rolling blackouts We decided we would cal l ,t " rolhng blackmail"

We crea ted rallies and demonstrations around tl1e swte. We wanted to let the public know who the (rue bad guys were, and w e began to turn Ihe

hea l up on Pres ident George W. Busf1, the Fedelal

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And we were pfoud tha t labor got r cognized fOI IIg l1 tlng on behalf of every working fa mily In the state of Calr fornla

We're prollel of the way tl1e IBEW came forward when we had that great fight a couple of years ago, Proposilion 226, tha t eftort to Silence tile VOice of every union member In til lS state. We

came fmwar d, and we won.

I wat11 to acknowleelge also, '11 Ihe energy f,ghl, your leaders Ilere Pat LaVin [bUSiness manager]

Itom Local 47, Dave Moore Ibustness ma nagerl from Local 465 111 Sal1 Diego, Perry Ztrl1l11ennan Ibustness managerial Local 1245, and Bllall D'Arcy Ibusiness managerl f, om Local 18, Los Angeles Officer Art Pulaski

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HERE Local 2 President Mike Casey

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HERE L cal 2 Pre ident Mike Casey Following are excerpts from the speech by Mike Ci:'Jsev

San Francisco IS a strong ur"lIo r~ town. I'rn proud to say, the Hotel and Restaurant Employe s Union represents 80 p rcent at t ile Class A hotels, al l of which you are staying In,

We have a 11Ug8 fig 111 gOlllg on here In San FranCISco It's at the Marnott Hotel and it started In 1980 when the company pledged tlla t they would not resist uniOnization. Wh n they opened In 1989, they violated their word And between 1989 a~d 1996, our umon loughl hem wit l, d monslraUons and In a lawsuil, and, ultimately, In 1896 WA WArp. Ahle 10 gel them to live liP 0 the tern"lS of an el, forceable card check ag reement

We organ ized the 900 workers there In about three months, We beQan negotiati ons in Novem-

ber of 1996, and since then we hav been bargaining With this company

When President Hili , who was secreta lYtreasurer at the time, came to San FranCISCo a year or two ago and we met With hlll1 , it was qu ite heartelling because we 11ad not mavArl A huge conv ntlon or en1 ire group out of Marrrott as 01 that lime, Everybody said, oh, no, you can' t do It because we have already set thIS Ihlng up and WA can 'l find other spaces,

President HI li said 110, there are other rooms in San FranCISco, and that 's where we're going 10 stay If thIS hOlel,sn'l union, A deciSion had to be made, and I'm pleased \llal our sisters and brothers In the Electrical Workers stood up. Since th ISEW has moved out, we've had over a dozen other major convenl ions and scores of dIfferent I]uslness groups pull out of the Marnoll, ,

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International Pr sident Edwin D. H ill's Keynote Address (Ollltilluet/ Ji-olll ptt)!.!! 1.3)

To use a popular expression of the day, we' re here at thiS convention to talk

the talk. But when we return to our dayto-day responSibili ties, we must walk the walk.

/( I had a laundry list of ar1swers, I'd read them now If I were a magician, I'd wave my wand and do whatever they do and make everything better. But we gave up believing In fairy ta les a long time ago. We need solid, concre te action at every level to keep the traff ic Ilowing on all lanes of the bndge to opportunity How w e do that will be decided in many places throughout Canada and the United States. In meetrngs, negotialfons, public forums, anywhere the Interests of the IBEW members are at stake, we Will be there doing what needs to be done in each It uatlon.

But here, as delegates to thiS convention. we need to conSider elernerHs of a grand strategy that wrll 11elp us protect our members and the right to collective bargarnrng across the breadth and the scope of the IBEW.

One topic tha t I've always cOllsidered vi tal IS to master technology You know, electnclty Itself was on the cu tl rng edge of tec l1 nology at the end of th e 19th century. II stili is, especia lly as we use power t o power the explosion of the communications technology that's shaprng the world around us tOday. This tech

nology, wh rc h we refer to as VO ice/da ta/v ideo, IS already hav in g a tremendous Impact on the Inside construct ion branch.

You know, at firs t we saw it as an extension of the Inside w ireman's work. We were w rong. It IS an entirely separate ca tegory reqUiri ng an entirely differen t set of sk ills. Presently we have a comm ittee of vice presldel)ts who are work ing on an agreemen t tllat Will shape our future in voice/data/video. It Will create a separate work force w lthln-wlthln-the InSide branch _ We ca nnot afford to walt un til all of our eXisting Journeyme n have been cross-

trarned In thiS work and our apprentice

shrp programs have been fullv eslablished.

Now, I say thrs knowrng tha t many inside locals have done a remarkable lob In a very short time of prepa ring to train and win this work. BUI we mus t now begin to organize those who are already out there doing It If we walt until we are tota lly ready, we will be eating the dust of those who are out there gorng after the work rrght now as we speak.

Those who have anended our cons truc ti on conferences and ou r Jo int NECA-IBEW vOlce/data/video conference have heard me say that the tra in is leavrng the stalion. Wel l, brothers and sisters, It pulled out; but r1's sti ll rn View, maybe only th rough the eye of an eagle, but stili In View nonetheless, There may be still t ime to catch It But there 15

absolulely no trme to dally on the dang pla tform.

There's nO way to sugarcoat th iS Issue. We're ta lking about a mala r change III one of our core occupational ca legories. like all importanl changes, rt Will not always be smooth and it Will not make everyone comfortable. But the time has come for us to recommit ourselves to the fu ture of our proud trade by deed as well as by word.

Our very future 15 a stake and we are not going to go down In the IBEW history as the generation that lost the fu ture. The future has always been ours. You and I are not gorng 10 be the ones to allow it to be taken from us ; and we certarn ly are not going to lose It through our own sho rt sightedness , That IS my solemn pledge, and I make it here to al l of you today.

The debate on whether to organize was se ttled years ago, or so we thought. Presrcient J SCO l t M"ne In

1954, at Our 24th Intematronal ConvenIron, said, and I quote, "We must organize and organrze and organIze some mors . Wheneve r there is ar') electrica l worker rn any branch of our industry who has no union protection, we must bnng him mto our Brotherhood, 9rvlng

him the same strengths and benefits that we enjoy"

Pres ident Gordon Freeman at Ihe 27th In ternatronal Conventron rn 1962

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said, and I quote, "What else must we

do 'f we are to move forward in the eleot"cal era? We are gorn9 to have to organ ize in sp it e o f th e oppositron encountered. We are going to have to make better unron members out of the members that we have. And we are gomg to have to have more regard one for the olher."

In 1966, PreSident Freeman quoted from the forward of our first Constitution saying, and I quote, "We earnestly InVite all belongrng to our trade to come forward. join our rank::;, amJ Wt;l know of no

other means to accomphsh thiS tllan by orga nizing." At tha t time, he sa id that there were as many as a million outside Ihe labor movement. and he challenged us in 1966, you and I, many In thiS room, to go after them and bring them Into our Brotherhood where they belong,

PreSident Charles Pillard stated at t l1e 29th Internatronal Convenllon rn 1970, "The IBEW must contmue to organize electrical workers under the banner of tile IBEW, Orga r1lZing is a basic objective

(;OIllillflC'{/ Oil page 8.,"1)

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I. !U;I;W JOURNAl, OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2001

Re..,erend Ce(;i l Will iams

I I

Resolutions Committee Chairman Brian DtArcy and Secle tary Balbala Musacchio

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Convention Honors IBEW Centenarian Tho IBEW Is 110 ,ea .. old Ind Joe Jacobson has been around almost a. long.

Brother Jacobson I. 103 years old and a 78-y •• r member of the tBEW,

20

local 3, New YOl'k. City. From the floor of the convention, Prelldent Hili recognized Brother Jac:obson, who w ..

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IBEW SENDS $341,500 TO FIGHT RIGHT'TO-WORK

The IBEW contributed $341 ,500 at Ihe 361 h Internationa l Convention for a

final push thai fell lust short agalnsl right-to-work in a September 25 special

AIAr.!lnn In Oklahnma. RighHo-work was enacted by a margin of 6B.000 votes

out of 825,000 cast

ISEW President EdWin D. Hili announced to the convention Wednesday Iha l

IBEW Local 6, San Francisco, contributed $25.000 and Local 1141. Oklahoma

City. sent $100,000 . a total matched by IBEW-PAC's poli\lcal education fund.

That announcement was followed by word of $25.000 from Local 613,

Atlama. Georgia: $25,000 from Local 164, Jersey City. New Jersey: $25.000

from Local 53. Ka nsas City. Missouri, $10,000 [ ,UI II Lucal 292. Minneapolis,

$21 ,500 from Local 58 In Detroit: and $10.000 from the Ari zona Stale ASSOCia

tIon. KeVin Blackburn, bUSiness manaoer nf I nr.al 1007, TI rlso, 1honKed Ihe corWitJ.

litor!=; on behalf of Oklahoma's seven lBEW locals Blackbu rn also relayed tho

Ihanks of Oklahoma State AFL-CIO Presidem Jim Cu rry, who gave a forewarning

on Ihe outcome when he said labor's opponents " have very deep pOckets." •

IH!W JOURNAL, OCT08ER/NOVEMB E R 2001

Pre"Jem Ilill opel1ccl [he ,,:~,ion hy '111nouncing rhm rhe Incal Red Cro~ C ' p re~~ed irs deepesr 8pprccimion I(l r rh l: ISEW\ o((e r to "<:1 Up:l bitlOJ donati oll celll er at the CtlllVC11I ion, hUI thar they wcre overwhelmed wid, dOllors 1I1ld had no ' 1'lff to C0 11le to th e.; Mosconc Center. He ;1Is11 noted I hm the planned Ninth District con crt for the evening h8d heen canceled.

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thl! I..On ... l n lt "llI m 11;1(\1.·..; Presiden t Hil i we lcomes Presiden t Emeritus John J. Barry.

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International Presid nt Emeritu ] obn J, Barry Fifteen years ago, I stood on a imil ar stage in Toronto, at the

33rd International onvention and told the delegates that the time £ r talking wa over, {ini heel and the time for fighti ng and

wlLU1ing victories for working people was at hand, N o v in a new

century and a new mHlennilll11 , let history sh w that we answered the call,

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Excerpts from rile speed I by In/amational

Presidem

through supplemental unemployment benefil funds, training and education and aggressive organizing, and we are able to reap the benefits of the upturns

Emeritus Baity In the cycle. Ii rlOA,n'l mAII.r If

that we have fought our way back to the peak.

thiS is YOllr first convention or your tenth It doesn't mattel if you are a long-time officer or a rank-and-file member elected to be a delegate to thiS great gathering Each 01 you has a part to play,

We did not let bad times destroy us or good times lure us into complacency, We

planned for the oycles of the economy

International President Emeritus

John J. Barry

Organizing 15 often Cited as one of our great accomr"'hments over the past t 5 years. If we accomplished anything it was restoring thiS VItal activity as our number one priOrity, But more Important was the fact that the sens. of purpose for organizing was reSf("lr~rl

throughoul the union Thank you

lor working Wl lh me and be i ng my brothers and :ilstArA as

we fought to build that record

together. I would like to thank the good employers with wham I have worked over the years. Labor unions exist 10 figh t for the rights of workers. Conflict, where it IS necessary, IS part of OUI lull deSCription , And we have never backed down and Will not ever back dawn when the rights of our members are threatened .

Employers who choose the path of cooperat ion ineVitably prosper. They I,ave found In the ISEW a Wi ll ing partner for progress and mutual gain. I wou ld hope that the new century bnngs about the creation of many more working partnerships , But those who choose the path of corporate autocracy and engage In the mistreatment of workers will find the ISEW to be a fOrlllldable adversary.

I left all Ice knowing that toe reins of the Brotherhood were in good hands. I hAve known and admired Ed Hili for more than 30 years. I thank 111m for Ihe many years of adVice, support, and continUing friendship. In Ed Hill. the IBEW has a leader of character, vision and unparalleled dedication. With Ed HIli at the helm, the good ship ISEW will be on a sound course for the future.

Many of us are proud of what we build and maintain In manufacturing , We are proud of the skill and craftsmanship and Intelligence that go Into our work. Sut there Is nothing we have built ,n OUI lobs that can equal the magnificence of the union that we have built together The ISEW is a monument to tile dignity of labor, a notion tha t IS Widely scorned today but that must always be our cause_ <

•• I DEW JOURNAL. OCT08ER/NOVEMBER 2001

CONVENT o N 5 PEA K E R 5

Oklahoma Observer Editor Frosty Troy Followmg are excelPts from the speech

bV Frosty Troy Thank you. If you come to Oklahoma

today, there's only one newspapel, I'm

ashamed a say, In tl)at entire state that's pro-union, and you' re looking at the edi tor.

You wouldn' t believe the venom and ugliness of the ads promoting nght·to~

work, I never thought I would live to see my fellow newspapermen and edltonal wnters In Oklahoma wrrte the kind of garbage that they've been wnting about organized labor there

God bless the unions. Last year, I was sluing In my office, and thiS young couple came by They both work In the warehous at Hobby Lobby In Oklahoma City. And they said, "We're trying to organize a union, and you wouldn't believe the fear and the Intimidation and the threats ..

They said this super Chnstian who owns the company brags about the fact that they don't open on Sunday, But the warehouses do open on Sunday, w ith

forced overtime. And the young man said, "They sta rted bullyrng me and telhng me that I was gOing to be In real trouble physically If I didn' t shut up and if I circulated any more of those union cards to sign," I'm so tired of people uSing Chnst's name 10 oppress some~ body III thiS country

And our governor II) Oklahoma, Frank Keating, says, "Well, un ions were a good thing once upon a time. but they've out· lived their usefulness." But I will say thiS for Governor Keating He does tl18 work of two people-Laurel and Hardy, The ht~ tie Jerk

Do you know why Wal·Mart can say, .. Buy Amencan, we sel l on ly Ameri~ can" 7 Because Amencan Samoa IS an Amencan possession and they're only paying $2.60 an hour, when they pay anything at all. So tha t 's a lie that corporate America tells .

And one day, It was my mlsforlLi ne to hear Rush Limbaugh on the radiO. Oh.

Californi a Building and Construction Trad s Council President R bert Balgenorth

Fallawmg are excerpts

from the speech bv Raben Balgenarth

contmul ng construc

tion boom. The IBEW knows that providing highly skilled and well~ tramed workers IS no accident To supply the workers that are necessary to bu il d the state 's energy supply mfrastructure, Cal iforOIa labor unions spend ovor $200 million a

In Cal ifornia , can· structlon unions In the last year have seen full employment. Com· mercial buildings, resl· dentlal construc tion,

mafor power plants and highway construction are being bu ilt at

record rates. ThiS can· structlOll doesn't Just provide new bUildings and construction lobs, It creates the busi

California SCTo President Robert

year to opera te major

apprenticeship pro· grams all over the sta te With over 57 ,000 apprentices

nesses for thousands 8algenorth

of workers. It's really what makes the economy grow.

Despite a slowdown in our nation's

economy, our state cont inues to enJoy robust growth, largely because of the

enrolled In union programs, thiS represents 91 percent of all students In Job training In the state of Cal~

Ifornia- 91 percent.

Union members are actively Involved In building power plants under PLAs. But

IHEW JOURNAL, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2001

OJdshoma Observer Editor Frosty Troy

boy. IS he a unron hater And the guy that called In was the president 01 the Amerl' can Pi lots ASSOCiation because American Airlines was gett ing ready to go on strike. And Rush Umbaugh was practically beSide himself saying, "Well, I Just can't believe people With your education and your trami ng and at your salary level

woulel want to affiliate with a union " Let me see if I can say thiS s~I-o-w~l~y enough for Limbaugh to comprehend , How the hell do you think pilots got those benefits except through a union?

these PLAs require every subcontractor to sign the local union's master labor agreement

The owners of these projects have a history of uSing non·unlon labor through· out the country, So what made the dlffer~ ence? CURE, the California Unions for Reliable Energy

CURE IS an rganrzatlon formed by the ISEW construction branch, the IBEW utility branch, the Boilermakers and the UA; and I'm proud to be ItS chairman.

The PLAs and neutra lity agreements tI)at were negotiated by CURE ensure the IBEW utili ty branch the exclUS ive right to organize tho plant's operators And the ISEW construction branch got the construction of all 23 of these plants.

From these successes, a growing

powerful coalit ion of unions and environ· mental groups has emerged You think about II. All of us care about he fragrle environment and Ihe finite resources that we've gOt 0 protect So now, even the Sierra Club IS publicly supporting unron construction and the use of project labor agreements.

23

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Above, Local 3 delegate Chr istopher Erickson reads resolution honoring James O'Hara.

lett, Chairman John Dougherty and Secretary Rita Sweeney present report of International Presidenl 's Report Committee.

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President Hill welcomes back Vice President Carl Lansden. who returned on third day follow ing recovery from a mild stroke.

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5 p E A K E R

lEC Chairman Mitton L. Foster

2.

Followmg are excerpts from Milton L Foster's speech.

II someone had told me a year ago that I wo uld be standing here today, as chairman 01 your International Executive Council, I wouldn't have beheved 11. I have been fortunate enough to earn honors In my lile, but there has never been one to top this one. And I thank you for that

The locals In the Seventh IEC Chairma n Millon L Foster

lEe O'SI(lCI. whom I repre-sented the last four-and-a-half years, know that I listen carefully to the I( Views and work hard to represent them fal(ly

and fUlly I plArlge to do exactly the same for the entlle Brotherhood

ThiS convention IS our opportunity to shape our collective

future. Let's discuss and debate the issues wiLli passion, And let's leave here united and ready to face he world and ItS many challenges. We've got to organize, protect our current members, w in the high tech work of the fu ture and lT1obiliL~ UUI political strength. Everything we do in our daily lives, no matter how sma ll or how routine, must be part of our effon to achlBve our goals, We can't le1 the crush of normal bUSiness weigh us down.

The lEe IS a vital part of the democratic structure of our great union. As your chairman. I want to be cesPQnsNe to all va ces ,n the Brotherhood as we go about Our bUSiness And I wan 0 see the lEe conunue to speak out for and act In the bes interests of alf members We know what we have to do.

Is It a ta lf order? Yes. Will we shnnk from our duty? Never. Those who went before us In Ihe ISEW didn't let uS down, and we Will not let down future generations

The lEe Will do ItS part to carry our unron forward. Let's face the future together and build a new day for the ISEW.

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International ecretary Em ritu Jack F. M re

Inlernational SeC:l'etary Emeritus Jack F. Moore

Followmg are excerpts from the speech by Jack Moore

When you have had the honor and pflvllege of serving thiS great Brotherhood In a leadership capacity, you want to pass on the union In good shape to your successor, and you wanl to see your suc

cessors take It even higher and do a better job than you did

I watched With pnde when Ed HIli took over the International Secretary's Job and went on to do great things with II. He led IBEW COPE to even greater heights and set in motion a tremendous grass roots polrtical effon Ed and hiS working partner Jerry O'Connor have already made thelf marks and have proven that they are

ISEW JOURNAL, OCTOBER / NOVEMB E R 2001

the team of the hour They Will see that the IBEW conttnues to grow and prosper

But the tOP officers of the IBEW do not pull the SWitches In Washington and cause things to happen all over the conti· nent vou are the ones who provide the great foundation on which thiS union IS

bUilt You are the heart and the soul of the ISEW and always Will be.

Like most of you, I disagree With George Bush most of the time. I prepared a different speech than I·m deltverIng now, but I strongly feel that we are Americans first and must unite behind our President tn thiS ensls

Keep up the good fight Stay strong and untted. vou are the greatest

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TbirdTJm, I I II I K I H ~~~ Convention Ratifies Caucu

TI)C convemi(m formally ratified on \Xlcdncsday the a pprC)\ '~l l , I ntc rna tio nal Sc Tet a ry-Trcasurer

election of IntemationAI Vice Presidenrs and Intern,)- 0 ' on nor cast a un:lI1il11()us h:lllO[ for " II 'I I f

tional Execmive oll1mince members chosen Mon- the Intel'l1a tional Vice Presidents, th<: e ight mCI1l

day night in thclr dlstrl t caLlcLI es, Under the IBEW her, uf the Internationa l Executivc Council, and

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in these meeTings hy secrN ha llnr nn rh" ha,is nf nne Prcsid nr llil l rhen l'xTl'ncl,' ci rl1<." Th ,rnks or The

local, one V(ltc, The successful candidates arc formally c()nvent ion 1O the judge and tell e rs (or the elec

placed in nomination he (ore the iLlII convenrioo; the tions,

candidate accept the nominati n and the COI1l' n- The fo llowing are excerpts from the nominat-

tion then officiall y ratiii ' the action of the C"L1ClI C" ing ,peeche6 and tht: "ccepta ncc.: rem,rrks of tht:

Alter the nominaltolls, with [he onvention 's lVinn it lg candiclJtes,

FIRST DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT

Nominator Joe Fashion, Local 353

Joe Fashion, Local 353, Toronto, Ontario: I am nominating Donald Lounds H has done a tremendous lob for the First D,slrict. and he Will continue to do a trem ndous rob for the First District I'm very happy that you people had the patience to walt for us In Canada to make our deCision

Vice President Donald Lounds

Vice Pres i dent Donald Lounds: My appreciation 10 the delegates from Canada In the First District for electing me to another term 01 thIs great Brotherhood, I'm look, ing forward to working With all of our locals In Canada and bringing them all together

SECOND DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT

Nominator

Patrick A. Donahue, local 488, Bridgeport, Connecticut: I preS8nt (0 you today a man that I have known and worked With for over 35 years He has worked melessly, bnnglng tOgether all the branches of (h8 Bro(herhood Into one strong Iron t In New England, The overwhelmll19 chOice of our caucus 's my Inend, Frank J Carroll, Jr

Vice President Frank J, Carroll : I'm a tlwd generation IBEW member, My son IS a foulth. We have wha l we have because of Ihe IBEW, I am very proud 10 accept thiS nomination on behalf of the besl dis tricl in Ihe Brother, hood , And I appreciate so very much what they've done to gIve me Ihe opportunity to serve each and every one of them

Patrick A. Donahue, Loca l 488 Vice President Frank J. Carroll

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3 Choices for IVPs and IEC Members THIRD DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT

Nominator TImothy Moran, local 29

Timothy Moran , Local 29, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : It's a priVilege to nominate Larry Rossa, who has been an officer In JUSI about every capacity In the IBEW from union seward to Vice presIdent. I've known Larry for the better part of 30 years as a friend and a colleague. and our caucus meeting on Monday unanimously elected Larry as our Vice president for another term. I respectfully ask your concurrenCe,

Vice President Lawrence e. Rossa

Vice President Lawrence E. Rossa : In my wildest dreams some 27 years ago, I would have never beheved I would be elected as vice president of the largest and finest dlstllct In the Brotherhood I want to thank my local back In Pittsburgh and all the delegates In the ThIrd D,stnct and I want to thank God for glvmg me the opponunJly to serve thiS Brotherhood

FDURTH DISTRICT vtCE PREStDENT

Nominator Donald Vldourek, local 648

Donald Vldourek, Local 648, Hamilton, Oh io: I place the name of Paul J Witte. a member of Local 648. Haml~ ton, Ohio, Into nominatiOn for V,ce Presiden for the ensuIng term. Vice President Witte has the unanimous support of the delegates 0

the Fourth District

Vice President Paul J. WiHe

Vice Presiden t Paul J . Witte: I want to thank you all for all the cooperation and blotherhood demonstrated to me and to each other throughout thiS week I pledge to use all the God· given talent that I have and ali the efforts I can make to continue to strive to make the Fourth D,stnct the best It can be

FtFTH DISTRICT VtCE PRESIDENT

Nominator Robert "Tiger" Hammond III, Local 130

Robert IlTiger" Hammond III, Local 130, New Orleans, Louisiana : I nominate my fellow New Orleanla l'l Brother Mel Horton. I could list many things Mel has accomplished but personal accolades are not what Mel IS about Mel's about making Ihlngs happen, pOSitive, progressive, proactive tillngs. Mel's about demonstrating an abllrty to get tile lob done


Vice President Melvin W. Horton

Vice President Melvin W. Horton: Theodore Roosevelt said, "The cred,t ,n life does not go to the crnlc who stands on the Sideline but to those people who are actually In the arena whose faces may get marred by sweat and din and blood. who If they Win, know the thnli of high achievement, and If they fall, at least fail dailllg greatness the" place would Ilever be with those very cold and tln-ud souls who know neither vlCIOry nor delea " I want to thank the leadership and the memb rshlp of the Fifth District for proViding me With hiS honor to continue to serve

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Convention Ratifies Caucus ChoicE

SIXTH DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT

Nominator Paul Wel nak, l ocal 494

Paul Welnak, Local 494, Milwaukee, Wisconsin : I'm very proud and honored wIth the un an"l101l3 suppo rt of the Sixth District to place Into nomi nation the name of Lawrence "Pa t" Curley

Vice President Lawrence P. "Pat" Curley

Vice President lawrence P. UPat" Curley: I'm proud to accept the nommatlon of V'c PreSident, the best distrtct with the best staff and the best loca l unions, An d I'm happy and proud, aga in, to be able to serve you for the next live years,

SEVENTH DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT

Nominator Troy Johnson. Local 2021

Troy Johnson, Local 2021 , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: I have the honor of giving you the nomination and our unanimous choice for the Vice President, OrVil le A Ta te As PreSident Hil i stated, I'd ask Ihal all of you keep him and his fa mily In your prayers , Hi s lathel passed away at the early palt of Ihe week

Vice President Orville A. Tate

{PreSident Hrll noted tha t Vice Presrdent Tate /lad teft tile convention ro attend rhe IUI1~ldl ullllS father }

EIGHTH DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT

Nominator Robert Chandle r, LOC<:l I 4 49

Robert Chandler, Local 449, Pocatello, Idaho : It IS an honor to present a fnend and brother, Jon F Wallers, who has served diligently In this position Since 1982 I have known Jon since 1970 and can tesllfy that In ~U ot h\c loca l and Int rnat lonal offices, he has always rnamlalned an open-door potlcy He has always made ume to talk to anyone needing help.

Vice President Jon F. Walters

Vice Presidenl Jon F. Waiters: We In the Eigh th District have a lo t of st ro llgwilled leaders. We do a great job, We have the push and the drive, and we will conunue that dnve

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NINTH DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT

Nominator Ted Hall, local 639

Ted Hall, local 639, San luis Obispo, California: I place Into nomina Jon my good and (rue I"end. a man I know to be of exemplary charaCler. a diligent and persevering figh ter for al l working people. a man whose leadership IS based on the principle of serv~ Ing others. by the strength and wisdom he finds In his faith and the Bible he quotes to us. The overwhelming and enthu· Slastlc choice of Ihe Ninth D,strict. Michael S. Mowrey

Vice President Michael S. Mowrey

Vice President Michael S. Mowrey: I (hank my Lord and Savior Jesus Ch" st for the ability and the opponu~ nlly to serve In (his capacity I thank the Ninth D,st"ct dele~

gates for trusting In my abilities and electing me. I hope that I can serve Wi th the Intent that I have In my heart for our great union.

TENTH DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT

Nominator Brent E. Hall, local 1288

Brent E. Hafl, local 1288, Memphis , Tennessee: Brother Lansden has devoted his entire hfe to the IBEW and the advancement of hiS membe,s This dedlcallon and loy~ ally IS why the delegates of the Tenth DIstnct have supported Brother Lansden In the past and Will continue to suppon him In the future He's a true statesman In the labor movement.

Vice President Carl Lansd~n

lEd Note-Tenth o.lsrncr VIce Presldenr ear' Lansden suffered a mild stroke on Sunday. Sflprember 9 He was nor present when hiS name was placed rnto fIOI1llnatlCNt bur he came ro the Moscone Center from the hosp,raJ and appeared on stage latel In lhe afternoon to fhuflderous applause Here are hIS rernark.s., Vice President Carllansden: Good afternoon brothers and sisters I want to thank you for your prayers. because I had a few tough days. But with tha effon thaI you displayed as brothers and sisters. those days were few In number Thank you so much And It's wonderful to be here

ELEVENTH DISTRI(;T VICE PRESIDENT

Nominator Lindell Lee, local 124

Lindell lee , local 124, Kansas City, Missouri: It IS,

Indeed. an honor to place ,11 nomma Ion a member who has served thiS Brotherhood for 36 years. my fnend and bro her. William C "Bil l " Eads Bill has organized In ali branches of the Brotherhood Today, many 01 you In thiS audience, regardless of what part of the country you're from. know Bill. as he was probabfy one of the organizers w ho brought you Into this Brotherhood.

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Vice President William C_ Ead$

Vice President William C. Eads: Throughout the years I have always had the suppon of a lot of f"ends. members allover the country, my local union. people I've met on the road. locals I've serviced Some people have always meant a lot to me. And one of those is up here. Vincent O'Reilly (senior executive aSSIstant to the Internationa l Presl~ dent! Jack Moore. another very good fnend. has gUided me I'm honored 10 be the Vice PresI· dent of the Eleventh D,stficl . and thank you

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Convention Ratifies Caucus Choice

FIRST DISTRICT IEC MEMBER

Nominator Edward Gant, tocal 351

Edward Gant, Local 351, Folsom, New Jersey: I have th e good fortune to represent Local 3G1 rom southern New Jersey I nomlnale Brother Tony M cCa fteny, whose dedication and hard work IS second to none, as representatlve for the First D,stnct for the lEG,

lEe Member Joseph A. "Tony" McCafferty

I EC Member Joseph A, "Tony" McCaHerty: I thank: you for another opponunilY to serve you ThiS convention and thiS city are son of special now, I happen to be first generation IBEW I stand before you with the second generation, my son, sitting as a delegate.

SECOND DISTRICT IEC MEMBER

Nominator

Joseph Menezes, Local 1196, Pawtucket, Rhode Island: It IS a distinct 110nor and pleasure to appear bel are you to place in nomination RUI Garnnho. Brother Carnnho has been an I BEW member for 4~ years, and has been elected a d legate to seven International conventions.

IEC Member Rui M . Carrinho: It IS an honor to accept the nomination as the IEC Member for the Second Dlstlicl. I'd like to pay special attention to the Second DIstric t delegation fOI thelf total confidence In me r rank Car· roll, you are the greatest and I thank you very mllch for It.

Joseph Menezes, local 1196 IE:.C M ember

Rui M. Carrlnho

THIRD DISTRICT IEC MEMBER

Nominalor William Cunningham, Local 212

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WiUiam Cunningham, Local 212, Cincinnati, Ohio: Today I have tl1e honor and privilege of nominating the indiVIdual selected by the Thrrd Dlstnct tEG caucus. ThiS indiVidual safeguards lile mterests of the ISEW Bnd the groot locals In the Third IEC 0 15-

tile! The de legation Ms selected Inside lourneyman wireman and business man· ager or Local 38, Cleveland, OhiO, Salvalore "Sam" Chilla (1$ OLlr nominee to the POSItIOl1 01 Thlfd Dlstnct lEe.

lEe Member Salvatore "S;)m" Chilla

lEe Member Salvatore "Sam" Chilla : The feel ing I have loday, I related it to our caucus, Just after the electlon .. and the leel ing the firs t time I was elecled io my local unlOO, with the trust and the fa ith tl18l was r"1 in mp. I have relt the same every time".And to all the Tlwd Distnct, all I would like to say to you is that ye,teludY WaS yesterday, tomorrow IS lomorrow. Go IBEW,

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for International Executive Council Members

FOURTH DISTRICT IEC MEMBER

Nom inator T. S. Tarbfough, loca l 1579

T. S. Tarbrough, Local 1579, Augusta, Georgia: It gives me great pnde and honor to place the name of my good fnend, Lonnie Plott. before the convention.

lEe Member Lonnie Plott

IEC Member Lonnie Plott: I'm very humbled to accept this responsibility and this office. I was very elated. but then yesterday tragedy struck us all. and members In my lEe dlst"ct In Washington were put at great danger To the guys In Wash,ngtor)-{)ur thoughts and prayers are with you. and our fnends In Local 3 I pledge that I Will do everything that I can to carry on the tradItion that our prior officers have left us

FIFTH DISTRICT IEC MEMBER

Nom lnal,or William Rose, Local 53

Wi ll iam Rose , local 53, Kansas City, Missouri: I nominate for offIce an mdlvtcf. ual who has been a member of thiS great unron for 44 years and has relentlessly dedicated himself a perpetuating the Ideals of Henry Miller and other founding fathers HIS uncompromiSing beltefs and dedication to servrng members rise above any po"~cs or personal ambitions. He IS Lyle Keith Querry, whose name I place In nomination.

lEe Member Lyle Keith Querry

IEC Member Lyl e Keith Querry : Thank you, Billy. He's a lourneyman lineman. He works With the tools every day I know no other pro esslcnal life other than Within the IBEW. It has been a mothe, to me, 11 has nur~ lured me, as I know It has you I want to thank the delegates and the members of the Fifth lEe Dlstnct In my opinion. you are the best of the beSt. and you allow me to be a leader of equals

SIXTH DISTRICT IEC MEMBER

Nominal'or RyleJ. Carlin, Local 1116

Ryle J. Carl III, Local 1116, Tu cson, Arizona: I stand before you today to place In nomination a person that I call Inend and brother, William H. Turner. who I believe Will do the lob as well as Brother William Motley did and Will serve the members of the Sixth lEe District

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lEe Member William H. Turner

IEC Member William H. Turner: It IS With great pnde I accept (hiS nomination Thirty-seven yeals ago wilen I was a first-year apprentice, I didn't know what the lEe even was, nor did I ever know that I would be standIOq up here 10 accept thiS nomination. I thank the locals and delegates who sup· polled me, and I will support every loca! and delegate, not only 111 the Sixth District. but throughout lhe ISEW

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Conventi n Ratifi s Caucu Ch ices For InterrtationCll Executive Council Members

SEVENTH DISTRICT IEC MEMBER

Nominator John O'Rourke, Local 6

John O'Rourke, Local 6, San Francisco, California: Pa t Lavin began his career as a journeyman lineman In Local 9 in Chicago, He has worked In the "t ilily rnrillstry as well as for signatory NECA cont ractors in numerous IBEW local unions, I know Pat to IJe a man of honor, Integnly, dedication and unwavering loyalty Pat has led his membership through the adverSity that has come With deregulation and 1t

IS my pelson1:l1 tlOllOI to caU Pat Lavin fnend and bro ther,

lEe Member Patrick Lavin

IEC Member Patrick Lavin : I'm honored and I' d like to tha nk the de legates of the Eighth and Ninth IV,ce Presidentlall Distri cts of the IBEW who partiC ipated In the democrat ic process of the Seventh IEC caucus, and I'm honored to accept th is nomination.

EIGHTH DISTRI' CT IEC MEMBER

Nominator Ray MCBfide. Local 1432

Ray McBride, Local 1432, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: I am honored to nominate a good friend nd brother, john Cole, business manager of Loca l 37, New Brunswick, Canada, for I EC Eighth Distnc!.

lEe Member John E. Cole

I EC Member John E, Cole: It IS With thanks that I accepi the nomination. I pledge thai I Wil l continue to actively represent Canada and, at limes, our most un ique viewpoint Maner of fact. sometimes I tl, ink I'm on missionary duty when It comes to the healthcare systems and those types of things. I thank you, brothers and sisters ,

Delegates To Oth r Conventions

AFL-CIO UHW lI lio n (2) Rall'h Ranghcl ll Lac"al 10-19. 1..ol1g l~hlnd, l\ew Yoll,

L:.rry ScOtt

Local 16. EV<ln.wl1lt', lndl.ln;J

Canadian Labour Congress (2) GeraJd Shanahan I.oc:d lfl'::;2,.5 L1ney, 'Jma :,colli.l

Jonn Uriegcl Loc,.1 2S'l, Qllg:II)'. Ailx-na

Metal Trctdes Department (2) William "Ch ico" McGill bx:u l 73~. Pa .. cuguul:l, j\ lb:-.L'i:-IJipl

Gwendolyn Lee LOLli !6, ~L'at11(', \v'ashington

Maritime Tratles De/)armlem (1 ) Union Label Qnd Sen/ice Trades De/Janmen t ( 1) JOIUl O 'Rourke Lorraine TU151ey

Lcx':l l 6, S:lO Francisco. L difurnta l.JJc:al 1010, I I.lrtlnrd. Connl.'t:tkul

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PacifiCorp Director f Labor & Empl vee Relation hip Fred Horvath

PaclffCorp Director 01 Labor & Employee Relationships Fred Horvath

Following are excerpts from the speech by Fred Horvath

The Winter OlympIC Games begin Felxuary 8 and dose February 24, 2002 There are Will 3,600 athletes Irom over 80 countries paruclpaung and the openIng ceremonies Will be witnessed bV over 3.5 billion people around the globe, and over 13 billion w ill w itness the games over the 17 days.

Through our 10lnt logistical committee, led by Blaine Newman, bUSiness man· ager of Local 57, we are working to ensure the quali ty and sa fety of the games Safety takes on a new perspective, based on the tragedies of yesterday

I encourage you 10 look at the IBEW web site as we proceed through the games, as It Will detail a number of events celebrating the partnership of PaclflCorp and Local 57

President HIli has agreed to work with us In partnership for OlympIC AId, which IS gomg to focus on the mdllons of orphans created by the HIV VIrUS around the world, Over the nexl four years there vvll be 35 million orphans In Africa alone from the HIV virus. The most lucrative black market In the world today IS gatherIng these children together and seiling them as slave labor In Third World coun-tries •

National Electrical Contractor A ociation Pr ident Rod Bord -n, ] r_ FollOWing are excerpts from the

speech by Rod Borden, Jr Our two organizations share a century

of history, and we Will shale a bnght future We are-and thiS IS no Idle boastthe recognized leaders In our Industry But. unfortuna efy, we don't have any me to rela. and enJoy our poSitIOn.

The 21 st century IS beginning With Widespread acceptance of the Internet, fiber OptiCS, photovoltaics, and even newer technolog!es as novel to us as eleC1ric lights were to the gas lamp and candle generations of the 19th century It is our Job to help make the Installation of current and emerging technologies as Simple and cost effective as poSSible so that we remain the Installers of chOice.

Over the years, we have Jointly adopted a number of programs which are the benchmarks other organizatIOns stflve to meel. The National Electric Benefit Fund forms a foundation for a dlgntfled retirement after a career well spent In our Industry The National JOint Apprenticeship and Training Committee offers both the tra ining of a lifetime to new entrants Into the Industry and training fOI a Ilfeume to fourney fevel workers. Perhaps our proudest achievement together IS the CounCil on Industnal Relallons.

The CIA IS the oldest disputes resolu-

tlon body In the construction Industry Since Its first decision, Issued March the 15th, t921, the counCil has rendered more than 7,200 deCISions tha may have averted stnkes or other JOb actions. WOIk stoppages and loe outs donOt help us They don't create fobs or weekly paychecks. They only create potential Job openings for the non-unton to 1111

The CIA IS not perfeC1 Its deciSions leave both Sides disappointed Although most NECA chapters and the If local unions. enJoy a poSitive relationship. some areas face seemingly unsolvable problems Through the NLMCC, we can send in speCially trained faCilitators to help the local parties examine and analyze thel( relationship and develop strategies to achieve our 10lnt goals.

But we cannot allow ourselves to be fooled The hIgh volume of work Will not last forever In fact, signs of a slOWIng economy are all around us. Much of the growth that our Industry has enfoyed has come from the VDV segment Whether we call It teledata, telecom, sound, VDV or other names, It IS a field where we should be able to command a SIgnificant share of the market, but It IS also a field which Will demand a slgntflcantly different approach.

We have already recognized a need to


National Electrical Contractors Association Presiden t Rod Borden, Jr.

train differently for thiS segment and have registered a telecommunications Installer/technician apprenticeship program to deliVer the highest quality construCtion at the most cost-effectrve pnce. We are poSItioned to meet demand If we listen to the customer and If we think of our collective bargalnmg agreements as tools to meet the market's needs and If we, craftsmen and oontractols alike, fully utilize the training opponul1lt1es offered by our JATCs and NECA to learn to work more effiCiently ,

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PresiJenr Hill opened the convention ar 9 a. m. and introduced

the Reverend Margot Campbell ross of the Fin Uni tarian

U niversnl ist ocietyof an Francisco flS L)ne of the ac ti vist of

the Bay Area rgan lzlI1g ommittcc, a coali tion of rc ligiou ,

union , nd ac d mic group-. The ( alti n is currently ra llying

support t I' the- righr of rhe Marri tt Hotel workers to hav!:!

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E A K E R

In temational ecretary Emeritus Ralph A. Leigon

International Secretary Emeritus Ralph A. Leigon

Followmg are e,celpls from Ihe speech by Ralph A Lelgon

For all of Ihose conven\JOns, for all of those years, I've been deeply Impressed

by how many ["s[.I lme delegales were anendlng and, oh, how deeply Indebled we are 10 you who are atlendlng your firsl convention or otherwise beginning your IBEW careers

Without you Ihere would nOI be an ongOing, hlgh·ach,evong Brotherhood to foster Ihe me mones, 10 S{lf Ihe hopes, and to bnghten Ihe fulure for all of us.

Relatively good economiC times have reminded us Ihal we mUSI never, ever underestimate Ihe strength of Canada and the United Sla,es. IWO of Ihe grea tesl na~ons In the history of our planet Just leI me reiterate nghl now thai our brothers and sisters hom Canada are full·llme.

I DEW JOURNAL, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER ,200 1

equal-opportunlty members 01 Ihis great Brot/1erhood

Never underesllmate Ihe strenglh of lhe working people When Ihe Sovlel syslem collapsed and Its greal symbol, the Berhn Wall , came lumbhng down, [il was a movement[ started a decade earlier by a group of working people In Poland They were doing 'he work of Ihelr unoon, ,he work of Solidarity, and Ihey had the courage to stand up and say " No" 10lnlus· tlce, and they changed the world The work you do here, Ihe principles you chng 10, and the seeds you sow for the lutule dISplay what IS best lor working people

Lasl year, we ran the mOSI effective political campaign In our history. What a wasle 1\ would be In follOWing up on lhat effort If we didn' l involve our ISEW retirees.

43

c o N v E N T o N s p E A K E R s

Building Trade Political Fi ld Repre entativ Ke in 0' ullivan

Building Trades Political Field Representaf/v8 Kevin OISullilian

Followlnl) are excerprs from Ihe

speech by Kevin 0 'Sullivan

Our front-line, coordinated grass

roots campaign eHort wnh all 15 bUIld

Ing /fades unions workmg logether rargeted 16 congresSIOnal d,slncts In

two states, Mchlgan and Pennsylvania, Thanks to your hard work, we

won 12 of those races, propelled Deb

bie Stabenow Into the Senale and carned Pennsylva(lla and MChlgan for our

presidential ticket. Voters from u(llon

households made up 26 percent of

the electorate, higher than ever. and

two-thirdS of our building trades mem. bers voted for Gore-Lieberman And

Ihey supported progressive congres

Sional candidates by a ratio of 7 to 3.

IrOnically, In lust a matter of days

fafter President Bush's ExeculoVe Order

bannrng PrOfect Labor AgreemenlsJ we were approached by the While House seeking support of the PreSident's

energy bill . They came to us because

Ihey knew the lobbying power of the

bUilding trades, The result was a partial VictOry The President agreed to grand

father all PLAs where contracts had

been let, and that saved some big prOJ

ects such as the Big DIQ In Boslon. This year and next, our leglslallve

plate IS full , and we Will gel ready lor

the mid-term congressional elections

In 2002 We call 'l lake our eye off the ball on Capitol Hill. We'll be calling on

all of the aHlliales and local unIons for grassroots pressure

We've also been faCIng chal enges

to our mulu-employel health and wel

fa re funds by the Pallents' BIll of R,ghts, which IS suPPOrted by some

unIons One of our grealest challenges

In protecting our multKlmployer plans IS thai many members of Congress,

and even most labor leaders OUISlde

the building rrades, ruly don't uridersrarid how our plans work.

We In Ihe building Ifades have

many nallonal obstacles to overcome when It comes to organIZIng, closed

lis l s, 11Igh mitla llon lees and, of course, we have to uphold our skills

standards But bUlldmg trades unions

are S!ill declining as a percentage of the worlcforce In the real terms We

have to lurn that around

Californic1 onsumer Power 'mel onservC\ wm hai nnan ,Dav id Freeman

Follo\,\ltng are e.\celJjcs from the speech b) 5 DilVld Freeman

Everyone rom a lover thiS natlor

shOuld pay be d TO .... vhat happened ,.,

California the 1.%1 TWO year" illm beware YOll IUSI don'l la,e a leap all Ihe I11g11

board and dSSLU1,e U,ere's 20 feel of waf r down rllWt;-then lind onl\,' fhree feel and YOU Sn1asneo your head

Never agal!' Will thiS scale be pur a: the mercy of the pllce gougers By the

way. everybody that wa5 chal{lH1g flvo

buclr..s a gallon for gasoline yesterday OU9'11 to be PIJt In lat

aeals Nlth any SI~Ua{IOI"l thd( comes up,

and t '"leeds to be II ne hands of tile

peoele

We s:and here tOday oeoendent Ipon 011 loppl es Trolll ... oLln nes that

11ato us Over half of OUf 0' IS coming horn over~oas. It IS unbelievable thnl we are tile superpowel Or1 ear I, and we

are dependen t upon l'dO. Irar and ot hel (OUn pc; that Ilate us fOI getting to

WOfl< In II e Inamlng

California Consumer Power and Conservation Chairman S, David Freeman

We need 10 get ang'y dt a whole lot more than those terrorists tha t bornbed

LIS We need 10 get ang ly al Ihe fo lks I\-)(lt have been r pPlllg us oft and slay

dJ1Qry We have to have R reserve oj

rKlwer s.Jpp y 'hroughou1 ~he nal10f that

VVe \Ie got to \.\,a).,e IIp and recogl1lze that \.-\oe"vB yot to become much more

self-sutr Ie", I/'.,"e""e gOI 10 gel lr.e peer pie f 1"1 S ountry bad to war" agall1 10

reoulld the tnfrastruclul of (hiS counuy We'vr:> gal to becomA Il1I.lch more self slIff.clent wl'l le we rench lit 10 the re.:;1 of me world to iorm a Uf110r to whup hose terrOrtstS •

44 'SEW JOURNAL, OCTOBER /N OVEMBER 2001

lntemariona l Trea urer Erneritu TholTla Van AI' dal

Internationa l Treasu rer Emeritus Thomas Van Arsdale

Followmg are e1(Cefpts (rom the speccl) by Thomas \{In Arsdale

A ler 18 veals wllh Charles H P,I· lard as Our president. 15 V ars WI h

Jack Barry as Our presld nl. and now Ihe aweSOrne res ponSIbil ity In the

able hands of Edwin D Hlfl. the IBEW has been and will continue 10 be a most outstdnd,ng Imerna lonai of he AFL-CIO and Ihe Canadian Labour Congress

We seem to have been faint hearted In regard [Q tne neF!ds of Ihe

trade Union movement-thinking that If we open tIP some QuestIons, well be worse off 'han when we sta ed

In the DavIs-Bacon law we have tolerated an unfair Circumstance wher the law says Ihat the low bidder must pay the pre,alling rale which IS In elf ct at the time Ill e lob IS award d We think DavIs Bacon should be changed 10 read tllal lIlt! low bidder must pay

the prevailing rate which IS In effect at Ihe time Ihe work IS done

We beheve state law shoulo say hal the govelllrnen i may not use the

vOler reglstfatlon roUs when they're selectmg jurors That has been a great

deterrent 0 union members who can-

1101 afford to iake the lime off to serve

on he jUt)' and, lmforl'mately, they give up ltlelf fig~t to vale,

One of my notes here reminds Ille

of what one of our old Journeyman friends used to say 'Give me hills 10

climb and s reng h to climb them" Whalevel success I have had IS the

resul l of a team effort bV the grear trade union nlen and women I have

known and worked With

Ed Cleary was president of Ihe New Yorl Sate AFL-CIO for about 15 years, and h iS successor, DeniS Hughes. who IS a delega te to thiS can'entlon, IS also a member of Local 3. And also. we're very proud of Brian

McLaughlin of Local 3. who has been elected and reelected president of Ihe New Yor, City AFL-CIO sl~ce 1995

IBEW General ounsel Laurence Coh n

18EW General Counsel laurence Cohen

Followrng are excerpts from the speech by Laurence Cohen

I recognize that we all are stand/n9 behind President Bush at thiS time of need, but we can't lose

Sight of the fact that his domestic poliCies are adverse to our IOter~

es ts In e,ery way One of his first acts as Pres/dent

was 10 sign an executive order that

banned prolect labor agreements. not only on (ederal construction prol ects, but on any construction project that received any kind of federa l assistance

Last mon tl1. tl1e federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the executive order and said. "The executive order unquestionably conflic ts with the NLRA." which IS exactly what we had argued to him

There have been some s,gnrf,cant developments affecting construe Ion organizing slOce Town & Country Electrrc. In the lasl (,ve years. ABC has tned a number of tactrcs, such as s<>-called neutral hirIng poliCies that are anythll19 bu t

neutral. to get around the Town &

ID EW JOURNAL, OCTOB E R / NOVEMBER 2001

Counrry deCISion Virtually all of them ha,e falfed

In Mlssrsslppr Power & LlfJht. the Board finally accepted our arguments and held that d,strlbubOn dispatchers In the utility Industry are not supelVlsorS.

President Bush is about to name three new members to the NLRB, which only has l ive members.

And finally. Mr Bush Will have four years, and hopefully only four. to load the federal courts wrll1 conservative Judges. In the Supreme Court where the labor mo,ement IS already In trouble. hlngs can only gel worse for us.

The bottom line IS that we're entenng a new era. At first we feared

we would be returnrng to the Reagan era. Well, we were wrong- It's

worse. The ideological poliCies and predilectIOns of this admlnrstrabon are actually more conservative and mole hostJle than those of Mr. Reagan

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Chairman Duane ndwell (left) and Secretary Allen Shur deliver Finance Committee report.

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c ;tll 11],"'011.

Pres ident Hill' C l ing Remarks lEd, Note-The followmg is the reX!

01 rhe closing remarks President Hill IIltended to make on tile linal day of the convention, I

Brothers and sisters, we are coming to the close of anothe r Interna tional Convention of th iS great Brotherhood, Before we sound the final gavel, there are some things that must be said,

Any convention Involves a Herculean

effort , Any convention sees a tremen· dous amoun t of bus iness conducted and related activities undertaken From our prelim inary conferences-the COPE, Women's and Minority Callcus meetings-to our great Expo, to the festivities of last Saturday, to our upli fting opening ceremonies, we started our 36th convention off With great pride and celebration,

And then on Tuesday, the world changed, The tragedy and outrage that engulfed al l of our emotions On Tuesday were overwhelming It was, to say the

least. difficult to carry on the busrness of the convention under those circu m-

stances, Yet you persevered, and, as you showed on Wednesday morn ing, you will not now-nor ever will-be beaten.

Words cannot begin to express the deep sat isfaction and apprecia tion I feel, and we al l Sllould feel, at the way we cond ll cted ourselves til lS week. The level of solidarity and coopera tion among delegates was tru ly ou tstanding. We

ISEW JOURNAL, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2001

faced Situations that had the potential to divide us, We had lively debate on several issues. Ye t, the spirit of unity won the day every time, A fine example IS the outpouring of support for Ollr Oklahoma brothers and sisters In therr fight against nght-to-work. ThiS convention was yet another reminder that when you are part of the IBEW, you walk a difficult road sometimes, but you never walk alone.

We are proud to be Amencans We are proud to be Canadians, And we are proud to be the IBEW I am extremely proud to lead all of you, We leave With sadness In our hearts for ou r fa llen brothers and Sisters, But we also leave With a stronger splnt, fresh determlna· tion, and a renewed will to sflape a progressive future.

Brothers and Sisters, please take care on your lourney home, May God deliver us all sa fely back to our homes and fam· Illes And may we take the Splnt of thiS convention and strengthen our bridge to opportunity, Thank you for being the very best labor has to offer. •

53

Officers and Sraff Compensation ARTICLE III, SECTION 8

T IJ'S O/m'lulmeu' {",:reases (be forlIIula Jm' delenn/fllng anlll/tli sflillry

Increases /0/' Internal/ollttl o.Dln'f's, IlIter·

lwllollal n:/JrescIi Jall, ttJs, nS .. <;/slmtls flud

dlre(:t 0 1"s. Tbe c/Ja llg(' maRes $11 "

Increases C!qlltll to (be {;omoi"ed (If'el'fl.'Jf!

of the perCtf,tfllge '" crcases IleRoflaled / 0,. /Ile",bf..~t's Ibroug /) collecl/III! barRa/II/ug

agll."(!Im:nls. Prel'iousl)\ suel' officers' mut staffs Increases were 1i",1/('"10 -; percent

oJ fbell (II'f 'mge.

!>aldri~~ of th~ Inlcrn.uion,11 Prt'sldel1l.

International &"CTc!(aly-Tn.:a~urcr, Intern .. -

tiona I \ icc.' Pre ... idenl~. I E, . 1n\.'mJxon.. E..xL"CUtin.' .·\.',.",I.',Wnl<.;. DlfL""<.tOr- and ~nior

Inlt:rniuion.11 Repre"t'nt3t1n:'i 'ihall he incn!J'>Co annu:.1U) on Ottul"lt.'r I The

I ~2E~~;&Elf.~~:§§ manufaclunng. (t:,kphon~ Jnd utilit\'

hrnnche'> oj the m[\X

Pension Benefits for International Officers, Represenrati-ves and AssiSlal1ts of Llie IBEW

" ARTICLE III, SEcnON 11

T IJ'S mmmdme'" l'IIU{WCCS (b l} beli

e/it beill.1!. flald lu all of tlJ()SI! /Jar-

,\, . I

onstitutj Adopted by the IB

lirljJrlllls (or IblJir b{"J('jic/arh's) u'!Jn

rei/red p r/o ,. (() lbe IY96 ;II(-'-f.:(I$( ' III

IIJ!! vasl, jJl'IIS;O'" 11 alsn l'II/J(H/('CS Ibe

basic.' b(l ll Pflr /nrmn/n fO" '/Jose 11011 'ac/iI'e /){II" Id/)(IIIIS who 1'('111'(' III tI)I'

fl"W't!, FluflllJ ~ II a/so Im/lfOf·t!S I/}(' pre-

n!!irem(!"t .'1JO IIS(·~ /)(' "£'}7/.

h j.; ,Ippropri:ul' tu Llull.ll' Iht:' pU ... lllve

rln,mdll l lUnthlllln of th~ PLll~i()n Plan anu 10 liM.' it ill a m:lOn~1 \\ !i ILh wlll I mpl'ovt.~

the 1X'l1dlh oj the PlJn lor Ixail tho:-.c who

rClJred prior IU O(lOb~ f' 18. 1996, .1I1 e1

thu-.c: \\ hn ;m.: l'IlJII actl\'t~ cmpl ~ l'C'" ;lm.l \\ho \\'111 I l:un: In the flllllrc~ Jno 'llKh

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• For ;L fl'l u'L'C UI' lJ1~ 0 1 ha:r \\.1f\1\·ing

I~ndklar)" cur'rl'mly In pi!) M.IIU'> \\ ho \\l~11I Inr ri.l~ "'1;11l1~ prior 10

Ol10h".'f 18. 19tXl. (he.: lX.1x:fil ... hill! ht..~

1.1lhJI'k:t:t.! ,>',I n ing o n Janua~ 1 2(()1.

hy I;U lL ... tntot hL.., or her ;.IU\I,ll ..,;II,l~

;100 ~ C.lr-. elf -.t>1'\ ic~ .lI1d 1'\.'(.'ak""ulJung the ht.ndlt undl.·r lhe Inrmub wbkh IX,(,~Ul'''' l.'jh."C1ivl,· ;L" ur {)(:t(~lCr 18, 11)96 f ~I m.l\.IIllUIll pUIl'nll.aI uf "'T, pt.:rn:ntJ; ;Inu (I)) Ill( I c;J"'!in~ Ih,lI

fi'CJlcuIJh,."(llx'Tldil b, un.' l:U"-I..oI·th JIll( 111<'1'l';I"C:o. pre\ lou .. l, ,Ltl\ t'n IU

'illdl n :ItI'L'C or bcncf'iuJr)

• Emplo) \'cs \\ ho rl.'1u\.: un o r ,lfiC!r the -\Oth d.l) rollowln..: ,u:.!0rtion o f thL",!

r(''''ioilitlon ... hull l'e<':I..'I\.C .1 lx'ndil

ha ... cd on IhfL~' :lI1d t hrcl,.·-qu:lncf~

pcn.:cnt (3.-5 PCIl.'l:I)t I 0 1 tht.: .1 n:·j.I~l

.10111..1,11 '-1 1.1 f"\ for 1111': tlnce (j) p •• "'":.l!'!'>

(.hln ng \\..hit:h Ihl.:' hlgh!..: .... 1 .... 11:11'\ \\;L"

1':1) ahle to the II,OIVldll,11. Prc\'lou..;l) Ihl' hmllub was ~,"i percenl

• t:fft."(,1i\,1,;' 30 (L'lp - aftf.'r till.' J.uoptJon uf the rc:,oilLl ion, future "Pfl.'~Rt'lir~

menl ~P()ust'l> Henc: Hl... "h~1I bl.: i n(.f,,:;\~c:d trom -50 percl:nI 10 100

perct'm

Per Ca/)ira Tax ARTICLE IX, SECTIONS 2, 4 AND 5

T b'S Illllflll(/lIl£ml seeks 10 pre,·(11t1 Ibe

IJm,IJer/)ood fivm goluB 1,,10 deftcil

spending jJrlor 10 Ibe He .... ' Cmwclltioll. II

a UTho,.l zes (I I m o"tbl)' pel' capOo

Iltcll:as(! unjrlllll"'·Y I , 20()..1, OJ' earlier if I1eces.'WIJ:

\eCtinn'O 1 :lI1d -4 .. haU lx: ,.unenuoo to rcnc,'(1 J on t.' clollM ( 1) inc rt:tlsC io

Ihl.· 111omhl} per c.'apna tax. dTl"CU\C' JotnU

") 1.200-1 If .h<' IE<.. <ie'cmtin",. durin/( an)' f.,.

lJI ~4:'Jr prior to )Jnu311 ) .2()(H. 1hal !.he rro~<.1t."tI bud!-lct for that YCM will r~sull

in deficil spending, the lEe I!) :1Ulho riLeO

10 ID(.:n .... I')t! thl.' monthly per Carl l ,l for aU

mt.:mhero .It Ih;':11 lime.

Pension Benefit FlInd ARTICLE XI, SECTION5 1,2 AND 3

This llllWlUlme,,1 mCrl'(/ses tbe pell·

sloll /o l'mula for l~ l1unual, ea"l;~

disability tllJd lJcsted pe"slons. Second fbe resolullon mtopis a ~/)()P-IIP " pm",',

Sf 011 l or membe,.s 1I'1.JQ are mU'llJjllg (I

,""('{III"'.'11 0/)110110/ spo llse's benefit III /be

ell(!l11 t/Jelr s/xJIIse prp(len'oses 'bew 0 "

Ibey a,.t' dlt>f)rCf!lL.4 ntl /lJe mlwfIllmen/

Iuclwises Ibe maximum deatl) benefit

Dna en ments EW 30h International Convention

payaiJIl? 1111(/(';- tbe plm/lor d eal/Js of n ON

retired ':-," m('",bet's tifler .wplember 10. 2001, 10 6, ,!;O ( III' fro m S,IX)(I) fo l' tI

natural deal/; tllltl S 12. '50 f) (uP f rom $10,000) fo r lUI flcc/dell/tli (IN Uh. Tbe

amemlmen/ ~ cffe<:t l f re date makA.· tbe 15

percellt Im:Il!flse fII 'tl ilabte 10 jamllles Of lbe IBm\' - I IICIII}f.~ of 1/)(' a lit /c.' /.! 011 rbe

Wmtd '[ hulL' CtmleJ:

IkI.H<. 8('11(1" Ponmt/(I An t\ " rn .... mher

who rel ire ... under ,I nonl1i11 or ""old) pen·

~ion . l')ccon n,;.· ... c!j ... :lhl<:d, or b appnNl.:d for

a YC:.h ... "'<l j>t:'n.'tlon .Iht:r D< .. 'n'llllX'r 31. .IDOL sh311 he ~ntltk'd 10 heoehl'i O)mpull-d on

the b.I .. If., 1)1 ~,50 per momh for each f'llll year o f <.'o n tinuoll~ HAt' m l.'l11 h t> rl'lh ip

C<.lflll."lI through 19"r and I. SO l"K:f month

ror e3.rh lull \'C:lr of 'A H ml.'mhcr.,hip

t'3 0"11.-d ul .lI1d 'I Ftt'r 1998

Optiol",' Spvu.:>e':> Bencfit Impro\ t's

lhe! 0p"on:11 !-IJXllL-.e ' ~ Benefit efll..'nin~ ~IS

0 1 J:lnlUry 1, 2002, ~(1 th;1I ,I m~mht:1'

who If., I'I,;Cl: iv ing :.t bcm:fi l wlm.1t wa~

reduced to n.·nl.·(·[ th~ c1l't' lion 01 an

option.11 ... j)()u"t: ..... bcm:fll. Will ft:l.l'i\ call

I ncrc:l~cd h<:m:fh by h3\'\1l~ hi ... benefit

"pop up" :md be fili~L--d 10 thl' a ml HJ ni of

th~ rt.' ..... pc<.tl\l· ,x.·rblon that \\ ~I "" III dfe.. ... t

at I h~ I1nw of Ih:u member., P.Olll~ 111[0

l~nt:fll p.lYl"t"nl ~l a IU " ir .l lh'f (:()m~

mcncl llg hi .. b 'nent elthcr ill" <l nu his

.')rou~ arl.' d iH)rccd or hl ... ~POll"'t.· prl..,<:le·

('~"I"<"" him

Deal" J1em'fl1.~ Upon Ihc tlc.::!Ih ;IFll'r

ep((;'mhcr 10, 1001 of;J nonr('I! I'l."tI A"

member \, ho I h~m h .. '1'" Jt ll."'ht :.IX !lu')mh"

iii i , iii ..

(ontlnuou~ ;Inu .Iltl\e ~o()d .,tanding. Ihl'

bendici,ll1 10 1't:'Ct:'i\ t: Ih(: cJc:.Hh hc:nt:fih

~hall I)f: p~lid the ..,um 01 .6.ZSO 1f the memhcr dlt..'d o f nalllr:l.l c,Hl,e'" 01 Ihe

sum o f 11500 ir the ml:!mhcr llll.'d from

~KcidcmJ I ml.'::!n.. In <Iddltion. lor f\.'til"L-d

mcmbt.· ..... lhe <..it..'mh ~ncfit ,11J1I be COlll

plltcu by ~lIhu~KlinJ.: from S6,2~O :111 1')(:11-

sion ht'ndih re(.'ci\c='d frol11 Ihe p ... n.,ion

"lknerit Fund. 1"hI: dc:uh hcndn. ho,\ever. 'ih::! 11 1101 lx' le .. s than S3,()Ofl

Rules for Local Unions ARTICl.E xv, SECTION 3

T b('\ amcntlwent (OIN!I~~ the /l limiJer

01 m embel's ,.equi l-ecl 10 co" stltule II quo rum /0 1' 1110 111/)1), (oclI i 11111011

meetlJlgs oj smaller l oc({ls,

An\, 10..;.11 union f,lilillg to hold J rcgubr met.'lul): for .1 ~tiocl of one: IllOnlh "haJJ forfel l 11:"1 ('han~r, unlc!'\..") it ... h \\~ ~(xxl

l11 11~ [01 not dl )in~ 'oQ. :X' \ 'l'll mr:ml)C;:f'; Ln

goexl .,I.mding .. Il:dl COn. ... UtUlc ,I quontm

pro\' ided thl' 10(.":11 unton h;l ,I nlt'nll~f

~hip of "'1) 01' mme. Lf the Jo(,,11 1lI1JOn ha.<.;

IC!:-:. du n -.;; memiX'N, thl'n IIvL' ~ha ll (.'on

titinut: J quonlm

Appli ants ARTICLE XX

C bons es u'(!,.e made to p rofllt/e (/)t ll

IIfHJU! S of fI/Jpllcnms can b~ r('(llior

posted (1/ a ''('/l ulllr m eelfng. 1/.100, obl/ga

tiOtlS oJ mt.'mlx.",·sIJlp CaN lx' gil 'CII IIOU'

by tue BusIness J/mwKer. or /)JS flt'sig

noled "-"'/J,-esentalil re lJ'lJlciJ Is In addl·

tio" to IIx' p,.'(!s;t{errl. o r ' 7ct! Prt"Sll/U,,1 or

Recording Secrelm)(

TIlt.' loed umon ... hall h;~n.' t.:J('h ;lppli«.11'\1 t,lkc the ohlig.Hioll Ix·lofe..' ;1 IC~1I1.1f

mt.-..:ting or ouL .... idl· the t'~gu la l' lilt..: -ling 1I1

Ihl..' pfe~nn..' o f [he president or the \' ice

prl..~u..ll.'nI f.)r the bll ... i.nt· .. ~ mana,J{l'r or lh~

blCtincs.s man:lgl.'rs ucslgn.lH·d 1'(·I')rc .... l'n· I'ot l ivl.' (')1' Ih ... recording "'l'(:n .. ' I, II,}

Distributed Energy and Renewable Energy Generation ARTICLE XXVI, SECTIONS 4 AND 5

,....-v.1t' I lltenl of liN IT!solutio'' Is 10 Idell-

1 t lf)' ,,'cbllolo~ic(ll adt '((fK(' IfI(!lIts ill

our fllllusoJ ' mlfl im:ol lXJI'{IlC IIJ(!'" Into

lIJ(! olLJllIWlcJU 1/ sO'0 1IB(V emp lxrsl::es

IImt 11)(' j urlst/letion of Ibe WEll I" , /udes

tl/slr/bltletl vlrerRY (lml I'W/(!l(l(lble energy

81!IlcmllOll sm,:}) (I;~; so lar jJbo t(J t}Olloic,

groll.x.·rmal. wlntl. lJ;omfl.~, 1l'(JI'(!, etc.

The IBF\X' ConMlIu tion will be

:ln1endl.:"d to :.dd Ihe folkm i ll~ ;11 AI,idt"

26, ~'"(Jl()n 'l .. \lid S, aftt.'f the 1.1")1 par-a

gr.lph It> n.:;)cl Rcnc\\ Jhk dl'~'lriGII

energy "OUfCt;: ..... uch .1'" ... ol.lr phmo

\'ult3ic, ~e(Jthc rlll 'll , WInd, IJH)lll~b~,

\\':\\'1.: . I".'t{' ,lOd other clbmhult,cI l'nl".'['g)

in", .. Uation4, ... uch ;1. .. ttlt'i cd I .. , l11il.: rorur

blllc~. etc n~o1l1g cun'M1.KtlOn Jnd Uldu't,ri:ti (Jfg~tn i 7. tn!-\ df(Jn ~ ;1 1l..' 10 uld uue

wo rkers. \..' l1lplo)'l.:t.'s .mcl (:~I,lhllshml'ms

o~rallllg In Ihc~ Industrie ...

i . I i. i i. iii ill iii i

TIn! jo/lwrillf, IS (f :mmll1(ln' 0/ (he rl/solutfous adopled by tbe deleRales lu tbe 18En· .... ~ j61h Com'<'I1II()n

ItcsolUi..\on No. I tecon)m~n(h, IIt .ll :lll

local UI1IOI"l:-i alT!hate and r=lnidp:lH~ in

the aff:lIN of the N:1I iOl"l.1I S.tfery COllnci l

,Ind its i.flbo( Divi .. ion.

Rc~ollllion \;'0. 2 rc:coln01I.::m.b the IBEW

... upport the: contmuallon ;md ongoing

lmpr(l\t:m~m at the. Job", UOard on the IBF\"\;' ,"\'eh .,ilt! for conslrucUun members

md .'d.n'C ror 100 lX!rcenl pJnicip3lion of lucal uninn.. \"\ith Con.,trullion iun .. wc

lion: Jnd lh:.u. :dl participating local

Unions c()nlinuou~l~ ll[Xlolte and pU!'f. uti

ioh in(orn1iHjon. The commiltcc rt,.X'"om·

rnt.:ndt..u that the 1.0 c:""pJnd tht: IBEW' lobs Blurd 10 all "ppllcablc branch",.

Rcsolulion 'lo. 3 notes th .. H Iholls;.m<.b ur

mE\~' nlMlllfrll..lunnJot mcmtX'N h:'t\'{' hen.

~fitcd frum the En h:mct.:d TrJilling

Oppoltllnl[Y Program (ETOP) and recommends rh~t a jOintly .ldl1l i nhl~rt;:."d lr:'lIlling progmm be eswblbht!d for eVl.'l)' IBEW rcpres":'llIt:'u )).lIg;li ning unit; that ., 11 slich progr.lfll'i bt:colllc pan or Ihe collecti,",: b~\rgatnlns Jgre\.'m\!nt; \h:\\ \.he con\'~n

tion ~ndor!lc 1:.-rop "IS the: lr.uning pro

gram 01 chou.:c lor ll1;lnuf.H:ll1tJOg

membCN: .. md Ih,1I emplo) cr.s uf IBEW manutlclliling memocrs he encoul':lgcd

to Ullhzc 1:.101'.

R~:tohluon ;\;0, I condcmn.'I exce'Si\'t~

corporall' P~I\' Jnd ret·ornmcnlh the I13E\X,' pledge to expo. ... ~ ;.hu"L~ 10 oorpo

mle executive c.:ompens.uion . • .lOd con

lInue to .. uppon tHgt:'lcd sh:lrdloldt"t re.solutiuns oJ!) well as h..:-~i~lation 10 c.swb

h5h a CilP III Ih., rant! or CEO pa) ~o llUll

01 the :wl..'raglo' wnrker.

Hc<;olutiun Nu, :; puts thl.' ('olwent ion 00

Summa ofR Adopted at the 3 th IBEW In record ill 'iuppun 01 the "Kallon:d COil'

:;umcr., LC:J.f,;lIC S Chtld I.,hor Coalition

(etC), which ~ork., to end child labor

cxploililllOIl .Inu t.:XPO,'it.: ... r~.lirons;hll.:'

comp:lnlt:~,

1{t:sc,lli tiOIl No. 6 ca ll. ... for ~lIrport of nuclear energ\ tl1rOltAh Ic.gb lntr\ t.' inilial i\c=",. IcgUI<l tOry re fmm, rescar{' h and

ue"clopmcnl ,tlld olhc:r rnc:a:-'lIn:... The.:

commit tee fOLIIHl it could nOI cvncur wllil une lJOn\on of the re:-,o\lItion -:,t-atinp.

lhal nlldear cl1~r~)r- I!- the ·only prn<.1Ic;tl .Ind economic;,) lar.Rlo·-.'i("~lle ~Ol1tce 01

deClrlury th.ll does nOl I')()UlItc the 3.lr.

Therefore. lhe t·ull1mltl(..~ SUb ... lillJtL"tI a

rcn.o,cd rcsolulInn in 'iUpPOI1 of nudt:i.lr

energ} ~W[ing tilal Iludcdr energy is a"

practic;ll and l'('"onomical brgc-sc.tle source ot elct.1rkitv ll1.l1 dOt!s not pollute

the ~lIr.

Resohuion No, -. calb rc)r II:H~:\X ' r.;upp()n

or em'rt!> to ella '1 <l li\'lnp. W:lgl' :mfficlcnt to r;JI.>;C a ramlly's income ~lhovc poverty

levl.'L

Itt-solution No, R rccomrnc.:ntb t ile mEW pn:\'CI1I em plover 11lI11.I'iions i11l0 work~

en" p!iv,IC), 'anti "uppC)n legi.,l:uion to resttill and rC~lIla le ~rll for111~ of t:l<.:clfon lC monlloring and electronic." work

ev~luJtiol' of t!mrloyec .... .

Rc!!;OlUlion ~o. 10 rccommencb. Ih,-' tBE\X negOfialc: an Jgn .. -,:mcnl ,\ Illt thc '\~lIion:t1

Building and Con .. '\IN<"1ion Trad~'\. COuncH

( IK .. IC) 10 uphold the juri:-'lhc.:uollal ClI":\C eI~ri'.11 , ... an.d InterpretatiOn 01

the BU:'-lIlc~!<. ,\IJIl:tger"c, Con:,\truction

Juri .... dk1ional IIJndbot1k, knO\\.11 :J.!:> the ~ Grl;!l.'n Book~ : .md rt'ln..,lIfUl c :""dlt..'gi:mc~

to lhe !>~Plcmlx~r.1, 19H8. re'·i~c.I edition of till.' "Green Book ,N The (omrninct:!.

h:1vin~ ck.'lt;;nnmcd lh~1I II,e NBcrc is not

res pon .... iblt.! fl)r cn forcit'g juri'icl ictioll,

slth.'!olillltcd :1 revised resolution th~l lhe IBEW lake a ~trollg po!<.lt1un \\ ith the

othe.:r bwlding IrJc.ies 10 uphold the IUn.~dic t i()n~ll O{\A c1el·lric:.ll work) (ntcrpn:-

1:11\011 of th e.: GrJL:\!n Dook," .1I,d that

tht:re be :1 rdn ... tiClllion or .11 1t.'~ian('c 10

1hl.:: J\lan:h I. 1000, revised edi tion of Ihe

lllri~dk'iun:rl handbook

Re~o l utioll No, J I pUIS the IBEW on

record in SUPI)(II'I of tht: i\huch uf Diml,;· ....

Resolution 0 12 "'llppon~ thcIBEW':-,

dl'ft:n~c of Prolt:c.I lahor ;Igreement'i (PU-\~) on l;lrg~ puhli( con>;trtKlIon pn>je<:t"i, ,1'0 PlJ\., ,Irt:' c.:urrt:ntly under :1l1a('k

by the Bu. .. h Jdministr.nion. ,Ind decl.IJ\:~

161\\' rf'SOh c: 10 sUpJXlt1 pa::''i:lg..: or Icgl:"~ tallQ') to aUu\\ COmr.i{1.Offi and union ... to

,·ohmt~rily ~l1Ier Into rrotecl I.toor agrt:;c

mem..,

Resoll1tion Nn. 13 rut:-o lhe COJ1vcnllOn on

re,,;ul"<.l in ':>1.Ippon of 'he D~l\is~B:I('"On ACI

(now under ~L"''i3ul t 11) the Bush :ldmhli;-.

lration), \vhic:h reqllll' Ihm nil worker:; on federally fll nded nJIl'SlrllC{ion projecls

wi ll he paid Ihe area·'" pt"ev~i1ing wu~t'

and i"'>l:ndl , .. , 'nle rC.'iOiUlion t'~I11.~ lo( the

mE': ' 10 lL.~l:' every m~ans ~11 iL'i di:' I)()~a.l

10 prl''ier"\ c Ihe pn,.'!\"~d lt ng WJgc :It hoth thl.'" rl;.'"u~r .. 1 ;lIld :-.1:1t..: 11"\Cd

Re ... ()lulion '0 11 rccollfinns th .... IB£\V~ suppan of bhor invoh emenl ... , Ith younll

~opl~ and \\ ilh hdrmg c.,IJhlJ!,h )Jhor

.. --dlll.."allQn p~r.lm ... 111 l'uhl1 and prh;\1c

schoob.

Re~olullon Nos. 1':::' and 16 (which

~I(kln: .... ., lhl' l~ ... ue of ""rollo'lo'l' of lr.lVding conslrm.Uon ,\.nrkcrs· PClbl(>O I~nt'

(tr:,J wcr'\! comhined lor con .. i(hmHiol1 b)

the Re:'ioluti()!)"i Committee . Rc~olulu:m

No, 16. wht(.:h exprt!s:.es the intent o !

hOlh re~()l ll t ion~, PUl l{ Ihe COlhtntiofl on

~solutions ernational Convention record in support of ,111 ilppropri.uc dian. .. to t."l1ham:c the: POl1d hdtt) of Irm

elm.).; paruc.:irXtIlL't. and n.:qlH.· ... ' 't the I I' and 1ST I (.Ike ... t~£h in Ih,lt n:gMd

lk.<.;olullon '\0 .... , 17 11. 11 ,md 23 pen.tin

to t>.lrlie r f t' l irl,;'!l1t:nl. TIle <.:omlllJLtcc com

bmccJ the four :lIld .,uhmlllcd .-1 suh<;tinne

resolution oruppnr1lng Ihc-.e l'Ol1lCph ,mel

reqllc!![ln~ Ih:1I f\1!Hr IruS(( .. 'C'; ("(mllml\:.' \()

.. tnn' for .:I lower age for full retirement. as \\1:11 a ..... 10\\\:( dgt.! fOI carly re tire

ment opponunilil.:'" with le .. -,er penJltie .. ,

\\ ilhin lc:g;ll Jnd .H.tuarial gulddtn .... ~.

Rc. .. nlulion I\;os IN. 19. 20. 21. 11 Jnd 26

c.11I lor C'xp.lOdmg :,\EBI plJn JangUJHC

to I..'llher unpn.n t.' Ix'nl.'nl~ or to adopt more lilkral pbn LIO~U~lgC. nll: conunll ICC: lomblOcd Iht.' :-'L'\ rc .... olullOlh :md

..,uhmint..-o a "'UhSlU\lle resoltltio n r~ m

mt'nJing 10 Iht ,\F.Bf lfll ... tt."\.'~ th~u tht:~

litl\C tilc.'oC i.,.,u~ due c'()n'ild~r.Jtion; ~tnd

th.1l (he trustee<; anempl 10 .lchu;'H: l ht:'>l:'

improvcmcn .... \\-hllc m:unt,lImng thei r

nducia rv rC!tpon ... ihilitie.., in acCOrd:1IKe

\\llh ;ll, .. tlmrial ~l1ld legal guidelines.

Resohl tiu n !th 27 ,lJld 28 poinl Olil. lhe

abu:tc, under the CXl!oillllg bbnkct righl

to-R'll ..... 1 language in the ..,I.lndlfd 1Bf\,"'

'Jrc \ Relcrral Pru<.:C:c.lurc; put Ihe:

(om cnllOIl on rc(:ord to ",uppol1 of ,I

change in Ihi ... prO\ ...... ion in Ihe Rdt:rr.11

Pn ... :c...--dun: \\ 11Il:h \\ ould aUO\\ a right-ttr

retc<:t onh for C.lU~' .lIld would rt.;'(luire

an l'mplo\'t'1' 10 rrO\ide the fea.;,(ul lor

rCjcttltm of ;111 OIpphcant: and calls on the

tBE\\ to ml.'C1 \\ lth 'LeA to ~k nl'"

I,m~·ll.lgc...· 10 ,In:omplio;;h Iho-.e ohjd'tl\ c::..,

Rc:..olu(\u" '0" 1.9 rl"affinllS Ihe IBE\\;',

commitmenl to fi~hl all torm. ... o f di~imi-

n,lti(ln Jnt.! h,".I ..... l1lenl : rc~h·c . .., th~11 all

IBE\,\; ' IIlcrn!x:f'I ... hall he trented wuh lhg-

ni[)" and re;pc<.1 and ~I rrordctl fa ir reprc-

~nt~IUun 111 IlJm.lllng o f (lI~t:nmin;lIion

1S.~lh .. ~; ,Inti rL ... oln'o;; thJt Ihe IBF\\~ \\ HI

(.'(:mllO li~ 10 I~ad h> c-\.,.unplc 111 l:lkl n~

pro~IUI\ ~ <;tc:p't (0 reinforcl' IlIk'r::mce .Incl

di\'t'r:... it\' in it" lX)lkie .. , p~ec.lurc." t:uu

Guion program .... and t!l1lplOYIllCnt pr..K

lkc~ ,

i(csoluul)n "O~ 'i 1 :md 31 fl'qUt:"'1 th.1I

Ihl.' 10. continue ib 0PPOSllillll to t.lcrcg

lIlJtlfl~ Lilt.: det.tm· uulit) Hlllu"'lry. ,up

pon loc] I union"! in Iheir dfon 10 fi~ht

utiJit~ d(;'rc~ul.ltlon ~lIlti prO\ Ide :l<.lth

Ilorol :-.wfflOg for Ihls ~non: and put the'

connmlion on ft:'t . .'Oru in -.;upport oj pon"

(:lplL~ tu t:11 .... ufe a n..:hahlc ..... re and lo\\"·

,·ost ~upplr or \.'Ie<.lrid!\" throughout

\;Or'lh AmericOi

Rc<;olution ~o. j3 pUh Ihe ml:\\' €In

n:\.:onl In suppon of lIu.: :LlInu;l1 Lmh .. xl

WilY ClllltXlign

Rc...-wlulio n ;:\(). Y; urgc,; all 113[\\ lo(';iI

union" to 'Rippon t"nde3\·o ..... or Ihe \";lri

elY Club, <In Or~al1lZJliOl1 Ihill :1I<.l'i child rell Ul nt't'-d

R(;'~~ol u l l()n No" 56 deab w ll h InlMl'e..;hip

and .Iddrcs"i.e" tht' l·onducl 01 h5 ignl''''

tru~t:I,;"" \\·hik lII,ulllitmmg lht.: affJir- uf J

!0c.11 union \\ "tlh cmmmlln" { 1.!fifie,1

Lion~, Ihe r~'50lution \\ a<; ,H.lOptc:t1.

Re!'t()lullon. o. ~ put., Ihe...' ("t'n\r..:lllion on

rl."COrd In suppon 01 Tht." Girl Guide ... 01 " ll,tJJ .tncJ lhe Gift S(:ouL" 01 lht' L ~ .. \

ne.o;;o!ution .:"0 .• \lJ I\:'la[~ to t:'111p1~t:"t:' p.lr

lidp;JIKm progr;1I1l!>; <ith oc.. ... Il. ... lOIlUIlUru

Gillon hl"1\Vccn 1:ll>or .lnc.! ma~l~t'mt:'nl;

Jmnn.'> the concrel~ hond of (hI.:' colla.lhe

b;trgainll"lg a~rcl:mcnl: :lIlt.l l'mph,,"'lze ...

th,1l cnlplo~ cc p:lt 11<.:lp:ltam pnlgrJ.01<; 1 1ll1~1 rt:'I1l:lIn .. t:parJll' :llld cli ... l inCt lrom

the col k-ctin~ h~Irg.1ining :lgn."t'I11t'nt

Rc.",olutlon r\n ,0 regMds intern;lIion'll

tradt: ,lnd t.he global c~onon1\". ;tUV(){"31L'.'!: cOnlUlued IBE'X dck'n<;c...' of laOOr inter

C'l'i ;md workers righl~ in rhi ... ;In:n.l: ,II1U

put ... Iht:' ('(m\"enllun on rc<':ON J') pronloun~ COf(;' com n110n'i of the Jntl'rn:l

lionJI L1hor Organi.7..ation

Rc:-.ululi{)n ~o. ·ft pUL ... IIw I lin\;" on

r«oru in "lIppOI1 01 thl:" Bo~ "'oub 01

Amen<..1 ,lOd c'mJdl.

Ik'\Olution \0 12 dt':ll ... \\ ilh ;lpplicl.I ion

of Ih~ mrw , .. co,udl 1I.lrJ<;:,utcnt pohq.

:\!though the o>mmittf't> endo ......... d mn"il

01 rh\.' · \"herea!'i~ c1J u:-.c .... II ("mild nol. III

\Il'\\ of it'i flllcling ... on Cefl~1 1I1 !:-.sut:'i,

COIKlIr ,lOd thercforl.' "uhmille<i .1 ... ub .... Ii

lulf:' re';'(llullon Ihal Indude,., rCdlTirmaiion

nf the 1Bf.\\ "i <.:omnllllllellt to tighl \Cxu.1I h~lr,I:-i"ment

RL':'oOliuiOn '\0 13 concern" '«:10.11 ';ecurit~ ;lnd R.tilroad Reurement: 'lJ<.Jr~~

the Uclnm1.11Wl UnpJ{1 th;lIpri'·JtiLllion·

could hJ\"f' on So...i.ll SeclIrily; Jnd ... up

pon~ pa!->'-t.;IK\.' of the 1~lIlnx1(1 R<..'urt'nlent

,U r\·I\·O~ .md Imrro\·cnlt..·nt~ Act of :mot in lh entlrc:l)·

Re~·,()IUli()n:\o II procl.lim ... the lOO-plll~

year-. of '5Olid;lnl) hdwccil Ihe Brother

hood· ... Canadl:m .lOd L". IllcJ11ht:I'>. '-"Cit'.

hrJll'1; tht., <."entt:'nni.ll 01 {hJI lIrllty; and

~uppon.:, l'Ontinucd .. Ind Illcr"':.1 '0 :o.oli

darit)

l{t.!SOluuon \'0. -11 pUb Ihe Conn.'nLion

on rl.."'Cord procl.ullling the IDE\V·1.j 110lh :lnni\cr-,:u)" and cnn.lur.t~(."!:1 all mcmber,.,

to rc(·ognlzl..' Ih i.< .lnnin:~r .. ~lry Ihrough

appropriate fUI1<.1ion'" Jnd fe-.ti\llie.,.

HC'iolulIon 'n ... 6 I.jurr0n. ... lowering the

IC)·\'t'Jf pension \t:''''lin~ ft:'qulrt'TllCllt

under the Railro-Jd ReurcmCI1I ,\Cl ami

deduc.. .. "',nmg ,\upron for pa .... "i.Jg'-" 01

thl.:' Railm.ld Rel.iremenr \("1 01 1001 in ih

t.'"nuft'l)

Rt." . ..,ulution :\0. ..- .,uppon . .., prescripti n

drll~ rcfonn 10 the IIllcrt.'"~"" of okh:r AlncntJru. anu rc(·ommcmh thai I BFW

\\00.. \\ilh Ihe ArL·ClO 10 inlroducl.:' It:"g

i "btiol1 rt.'"g~lrdillg preo;;cripliun Jru..:

pnc .......

Ii

Prior to rhe open ing of an IBEW convention, ,~v·

eral clllllmirree, meet to revielV impormnt ma ll ers

and prepare the reports necessa ry to the effic ient

Name

Iknuis McS(K.--don , Chairma n Mi('hael F ilzgc ........ ld, • L"Creta ry My" :'), ·,.lvcy Juseph Pash.ion PauJ Gass Debra L kl"rgcl William D . . MilIer. Jr.

Name

Orhill D'Arcy, Ch :J irman Barbara Musacchio, Secret'a'1' Harold Di,l:-' , Jr. l 'imm Oris oU Richard P_ ambino Brent }-(all Donald Her-cog

58

L.U.

\

I.lI 2112 J;~ 1'""1:;

2300 p' -'

L.U.

IX 1:\1< 1 I.\'>C 2 11;,11 10.1 11~

:;52

City/State

:\1.,.'\\ Yurko ,\ Lhll • . IAt). IL BU"lu n . ~t\ IOrllnlo. U.'\ UI;UI,ITltX)g.1 T' ;'\unhglcnn. co Punl.tnd.OH

City/Stare

1.0 ... Angdl!'t . C \ HI( Ii..,\ ilk', I\Y lIono[u[u. 111 1\ 111\\ .Iuk .......... , \'.:, I Ho ... lon. ~ I-,\ t-kll1phb. T"I BillJI1g.." [\ IT

conducting ,f business. Below >Ire the dc le~arc ' who

gave of their rane ro se rve on comm ittee for the

36th Internar iona l Convcn rion.

Name

"1.k.h~cI J. Pt:ndcrgolSl Rohel'1 W. Picn,ou Ralph F. Ranglu.:Lli J am,h _ 'Reptl Cc

J inlmy un'\" 'On T. S. Yarbrough

Name

Dan.id S. Hetzel John /\leGr .l\\, 1-lo1\'ti rd 1... llit chk. Jr. Robbie.,. Spiuks Jamc~ A . VOYC

j\;farlc'H! \Vi]son

L.U.

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1IJ.J9 19R:; ~lO

1"- 9

L.U.

,-9 6A 16 212i II 19- '1

law Committee members (sca led, left to right) Pendergast, Miller, Secretary Fitzgerald, Chairman McSpedon, Harget, Pierson, (standing, lett 10 right) Yarbrough, Ranghelli , Calvey. Sunvlson, Fashion, Repace and Gass,

C;ty/Stale

~\ l.n1..1h. :-'1 Chic-J.'to, IL I.ong !-!.Ind. ;.., 'urth C.lnton, 0 11 \ lL-.[II'l TX AlIgU .. 1;l. GA

Resolutions CommlHee members (seated, leU to right) Dias, Wilson, Secretary MusacchiO, Chairman D'Arcy, SparkS, Driscoll . (stand ing. left to right) McGraw, Gambino, Hall. VOlJe, Hetzel, Herzog and Ritchie.

City/Stale

1k.::lU11l01lt, TX \ ',1111.:0\.1\ t: r. Be \Xo·llil hll1gl011 . DC Atbnl.I. GA I ufr"ll>. :'>II' Om;l l li1 ,NE


_.Me ... d Appeel. Committee

Name L.U. City/Sla te

]c.."s lc:1 LOg;IIl , Chalnvom.tn 12211 Chic.!go, IL Und c lJ I..(.'C~ S<."CfCl<lry I ~I K,m"',h ( il~ . \ I() J:lnu."S M . !:Ie ll 221 Orl.lndo. n. Lloyd D. Blankensh ip .·\h~ I\.no\\ i llt.~, '1'''-Joseph P. Cal:lbro I J -=\l'( '\ t:'\\ M" \J frankLi.1l E. Conner 1 " Iou" . "0 ~ohcn f :L.-.on III I>eO\\.'r. co

Name L.U. City/ State

Joh n Dougherty, CIHlirman 9~ Phd.llk·lph ia. fI.\ nita Sween ey. S.:-"CrCll1'1' 1., I ., B r:.IIIlU·l·I .... \1 \

Michael A. D •• lilln 1-+';;;':; .... 1. Low .... .\ [0 An ilur Ft:rrmndez 01,19 \1I.1I1l1 . H Man'in Knlpkc II L< .... ,\J1t(I..·II..· ... (,.\ Hrian 'F. Man.ley II ::; ' T",,"-'r. l'X J 'hcph .\'far.Jia .16.1 '\l' \\ em. '\ \

IBEW JOURNAL, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 200 1

Nom e

David 1~. Mnran Jo:-cph Sao(()s

(.' r.\ld J\ . Sh,m ed lan Slt' \'cn M. Speer WUli:'lJu H. Starr Lloyd ''\ ·ch ... lcr

Name

nohin MUb lIIaine Newman {'..eraI'd O'Ul' illy William O 'Rourke J ;u:k \~'db.

Paul Wdnak

L.U.

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lK'i2 610 I, .,

L.U.

1:;'91 ,-lel.!(1 . .:;:;, 'iU I') I

Grievance and Appeals Commi ttee members (sea ted , left to right) Moran. Speer, Calabro. Chairwoman Logan. Secretary Lee, Conner, Sanlos, (standing, lett to right) Shanahan, Blankenship, Mason. Webster and Bell. Nol pictured is commln ee member Staff.

C ity/ S ta l'8

\kleln. 01 1 Chd ... l·.I, \11\ ~)dnl.·' " PhOl'ni\, -\/ elm.I,clI. II ffolh \\.)t K.1. ( \

International President's Report Committee mem· bers (seated, left to right) Fernandez, Maraia, O'Rourke, Secretary Sweeney, Chairman Dougherty, Mills, Kropke, (s1andlng, left to right) O 'Reil lv, Manley, Welnak, Dati llo, Newman and Welfs.

City/State

COI1\\ .1) . "iC

:-':dt Lak!.' CII~. 1 .... , . .101m ..... '\T "-pnn);tIlL'ld. \I \ !tit hrl10l1d. \.\

\hh\.\ukt.·I..·. \\1

59

Convention Committees

Name L.U. City/State

F..c:h .. a rd R. LlI l7_ Chainuan 11- Cllotll). IL Alll)("1")' O. l::I.r~ Sccrcwry III I ('lllir'l<.JI1. \ 1'-1 Kev in Bklc kb urn 11)02 lul .. ,I,O"-J Ohn f . Brh.-,;d 2:;. ( .dgoll", .. \H Gary A .. Brooks I ~I- \ 1)1, hOr.l);!C \" J o h n F)al1:lg..'l1l HI ,,(, "lnH,ln. P\ J ack t\. G'ltlin '.-1 \ h.·1I1phi ... 11'\

Name l .U. City/State

Kei th Ed~'.'~\rds, Ch:lirm:1Il IH Punl.lI1d OJ{ lloyd L.. ... " jn. Secr e tary .!!(l h)pt.·k~l . ....... Ucnj iunhl Antunes .!91 BOl''''', It> l..;:lUrcn cc Ch am ocrla ln ('" I \\ 1(.l1il;1 r~III't. TX L W, Coch r.11l .:;O~ :-"a\.lnn;lh, (i \ Otlvid Cockcroft .... (, CllJrk':'llon, "c. Kn lla ld D. l~a.rrcn lilt ( l ,u.lr I~apkh . I \

6.

Name

D io n F. Gu thrie Cory t\(.'soph.!\1:l ng ianl ~l

I: r an cis J. M cKenne), Curtis Murphy Ricky 1_ OakJand J ames H. \Vagncr

Name

Go r d Gunoff Jam~ 6 . K:mflinan . J r . ~anci O. 1u1zc l Iknni"lI1l1an .jr. Oavid Ring 'itlt!ve Ru~

tnterna llonal Secretary-Treasurer's Report Committee members (sea ted, lett to right) Blackburn, Briegel, secretary Clark, Chai rman Lutz, Flanagan, McKenney, (standing, left to righU Guthrie, Aesoph-Manglaruca, Murphy, Oakland, Brooks. Gatlin, and Wagner.

L.U. City/State

1=i01 1tlilllllOrl' "D Ibll OIll;t\lJ. ~ r 1~2: 1 \lIddkton \IA lXI,J, G ullpn n . \1;-,

:t?2: Cl'lx'r. \\ Y Ilfl \. P;IUI. \1'\

lEe Report Committee memo bers (seated, lett to right) Coch ran, An'tunes. Secretary Lavin, Chairman Edwards, Mulzet, Cockroft. (stand· lng, leH to right) Rose, Ring, Chamberlain, Gunoff, Garre" , Phelan, and Kaufmann.

L.U. City/State

20()"" Rc-$!lnJ, .... l\. 1, I u .lllIl11un . .', MU 1'::'22 \lh.:ntc)\\ n. 1>:\ 120 \\'llI.:rhul), CJ Ion ~linnCjl)()h..,. '\ 1 ~

~l "'.Ik~m. R

Rnanc:. Convntttee Members

Seated, leH to right: McCoy, Duffey, Chairman Tidwell, Secretary Shur, Pusateri, Carl, (standing, left to right) Lei , Suggs, O'Donnell, Gusta, McDowell , Lennon, and McBride.

IDEw JOURNAL, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2001

Nam e

Raymond Me lv il le , Chainn':'ln Domlld L Adams Steven AlJ;cr Kennell! Andersoll nona.ld M. Boline

Joseph R. Bechtold Ja .-ncs E. U('!ss ine

John Bourne Glc ll n Bra nllc n JCI'ry O. Br;'l n son W iJliOlJlI Br:t.~ fOIl

Donilld L. Otne mme r Doug!..'1!' M, Ch aJ'peJl John L Chi lders , Sr, John It, C.lrtrke AnUlony Co" l olZZO

Luc A.. COLI lUre WiUimll D<lnicis Carol DcAlbcro Eddie 1_ Dcdl Don Joltn IJiTusa nichard K. Orcssd naymond A. Egelhoff L.'1rr)' Fanne r Mich~lcJ J. Fenger Ma.ry Ellen Foh.:y Senll Fulme r David GainJorl h

Nam e

Duane L TidwcU. Chainnan AUcri h ur, Secretary Ryle}. Carl Den n Is C. Duffey fran k Gusta o lm R. Lei ames P. Leunon

Rav fcBrid c Dr. le McCoy Paul McDowe.U ThOlJl,I$ O 'Donnell I)c(cr A. I.tusatCri R. noyd Suggs

L.U.

\ 'l4j~

.!() I 1\ / -1.1 .\ 1.1 11. 19-f "!6 1 17 18 1.-:'7 ·1-\1 21';;~

1 / 1 JlJI-I

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h'J I)~H

.~III

I.~ I

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L. U. (oR ;69 1116 8 16:\.J 16:l8 % 11.'\2 3R6 201 / ~I 1169 IOH

City/Stale

i\C\\ YprJ.., '11' f\ l l1hile. ,\ 1 ltroton. CI l.hll~l,~O, II. Fort \\ ':1' Ill:. I l\\.!\\ York. \JY Buriill).(1t Ill, lA Um:du, '\1 .... lm . .:\ ~rort. LA Amon.1. I I. \\ '; dduJ!, j\ )1)

.k· ffL-r .... un CiIY, _".10 .... ,1111,1 ... \ n;l, C,\ Bt.nh:nn, TX \\ '!It.-dI!1l-!. W\ · I I.u,\,,\(.l\. PA I ICllIl1l1n,l.lflird. PQ Thunder I·tl' . 0 '\ '\11..'\\ York, 1\"'1 /Ji.l ... ollnllc. rl '\fl'\\ \urk. 1\ \ iL'f'1.'\ City. \IJ "'l:.l\ti ... ,. \\:\ ~hdfk'ld, .\L I(x:kfnrd. lI. Chicagu,IL Cohunhl;l. "'C Oll.m ,I ():\

C ity/State

Dt:nYi;!r. CU $;,m Diego. G \ rUl'~n . AZ T"I"do. 01 1 Qxalville. IA

oh[rip. MT \\ 'orl:Csh:r. MA Charlutlctc)\\ n. PE T\!'{:1rk:tn;l . AH rka\·er. P.<\. lnc.lidll<1polb. IN !'-all Fr.l n~·I"""'CI, CA T~ll1lP;\, FL

I BEW JOURNAL, OCTOB ER / NOVEMBER 2 0 0 1

Name

Chris Grillstcad Kirk Grncncndaal Mich!lcI Grum .lId Daniel). I:b mmcJ noh<:rl F. Ham mond I~rk l-I:I nscn

An hllr .I ;;lm es Lynn Joh nson Ilona ld W. Jones Brad Ki n g TimolhYJ. LUl:uS Anhu r H. Ludwig Joh n E.l\-hlrsh;tU Greg M 'lsie 1): 111 N. MC1\lis((:r William O. McG ill c;,'.ry M ;Ichell L>avid A. Moore lames Moore Timot h y MordJ1 Allen Pa ... 'is, Jr. Ch a r les IJ. P:lllOn Russ Po nder Jim Prlz.mic.h George Prough J eff Radjcws ki Gary L Ho:m Gregory P. Roch a.1l Michael S<:ou(J Ro ben Shake LOll is B. i.rnms Paull. Smith Uoy d Soblc .Manuel E. SOiL":1 '~1ayne S.-.cnccr Terry l ':III"'cr lI arrisun L l ·hurnJ.i11 Lorr:liJlc Tinsley L;.u"r y TSl.:ht.:l"ne Jim W;llkc r Hobert E. Ward James A. Weldun MkhacJ W. Yar brough

L. U.

(lI','i(, - I, -0/ 1.111 .~ -')(,

,')9 6')1}

I -I) I

(>H.~

iO I 151"\ ()U

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1.19 13 / -O~

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'iR -U2 211') 20()(}

2"'K 81-.:!()20 ;U2 1203 U, It) j~2

H! I III HI 16 tl.)( l

W I -1H 302

The Sergeant· at-Arms Commit1ee memberS pose w ith President Hil l and Secrelary· Treasurer O'Connor. Chairman Melville Is in the front row on the far r igh t.

City/State

Pm'hlo. CO Frw, p.\ '1".11 . .'0111;1 , \'C\

J)lIhll'JlI~. 1.\ r..('\\ Orlo.::m. .... I,.A 1'$,'\, \ m h. . ~\ Doth.ln. I\L 'k~ 1\ IOllll.·'o. 1;\ \ k'd lord. OR P;l ri .... TX Colull1h~I'i. 0 11 LI ... lc. I l \\i )1'('1':"' ll.:r. ]\'1; \

\VIII".·:lII.II1<.1, \\"y

Lrll!c.· Uoc .. k. AR P:I"'Cl~(HJhl . ,\ I~ Llllk- IhK k. AH S:ll1 1)11':).\0. C .,.\

Ckhurnc. T.'\ PilhhurJ.,:h. P. \ Kno'l;\ 111(.'. T~ Flmtr:I, $" Chll:;I~(). IL 1)C0l l'r, CO l\r)i~1.: JI)

Dt'l roll '11 , 're.." l"r.mkfon. IL 'c\\ ()rk':lIl ... L \ \{' " ,If).;. \}

Cnrpu.., Chn"'lI, rx '\~W Yurko '\ ') Cul'Hllhu ... 01 t :-.t. luhn.2\B P,IWIIKkl:t HI 1JI.:.'I1;1. l ~r ~;mJ)'-l.·. L\ Talllp:l . FI I-I.mlortl. CT rulc,:dn. OH

'-.ihL'r Cit\ \(\1 Bn. ... Uln 1\1.\ FI. Lludertl:II l'. FI. Pk:;I ... ~U1t I-ldl. tA

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82 IBEW JOURNAL, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2001

ISEW JOURNAL, OCTOB ER/ NOVEMB ER 200 1 63

District Photographs

64 IS Ew JOURNAL, OCTOBER / NOVE MB E R 2 0 0 1

9th Dlstrlct- Alaske, CelHomle, Hawal., Neve., Oregon, 'WashIngton, Paclflc .".nd.

1 Oth Dfsb1ct-Arken .. s, North caroline, South Carolina. Ten""S"

IBEW JOURNAL. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2001 65

Activities The actual hu ine of an IBEW convemion is only parr of the cene at the e massive gatherings. Delegate and gue ts also meet in conference to di CliS important i lie affecting working people ami take time to renew the bond of solidmity hy imply getting co know each other better. The many facets of the lBEW were on display in an Franci co ftom eptember 7-9. The following pages show the [BEW in a\l its range, depth and di er-ity in the day leading up to the opening gavel of the convention.

IS EW JOURNAL, O C TOBER/NOVEMB ER 2 0 01

I ~ I H!

Conerence Political Activi ts Study What's Needed for Success In 2002 [BEW po lirical activbrs \\'ere

congrawlared on rhe record

hreak ing 2000 effort, hur cau

t ioned ::1b<lllt what fllrure

successc; wi ll require. 11111.:rn .lI11 ,n.l l 'X-Cfl't,lry Tn',huru' II..'r"

O-Connor 101<.1 lh ... , p,)h ti<.11 llml\.'II,.'I1U:

Ih,1I '-Ien.llol ,)1111 knord., p.ll'!) ... " Ill'll

Lfllilti not I',IH' IJIi 'U!.t!lt ,lh, )UI n ... ·nl\)t!' ,1 -

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lip rnltn .1 Pl'l" iou .. high o f .. Ll mil lulIl.

Delega tes heard from

pundi ts and politicians.

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'ml~t '>(>tIlU.i .1 \\;lfl1lllg Ill)t\.' 1'01 .!INI.!

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IDEW JOUANAL, OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2001

Hili (above) and Poli tical! Legislative Department staH challenged delegates to

\\ork"r n\. \1, ... thl' ,oh ... 11..'\\.1«.1 ,me.! "0(1011

up th\.' In11..' 11111 '-lie.! -n1L' Ilt' ... ' m", ... IJ.!l'

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67

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hrn~w wnml:-. III lite nUlIlbl.:r of polilll"..d

;14 .. 11\ I'l:- 111\ 0 1\ l.'d 111 tIll.' n;1I1o n:d (BE\"';

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llent III ne.\.t )"l.';I('" dL:~U n~ .lOd heyond,

'\011''' ,~lt"'flon ,an,ll~ it ChMIt.· .. Conk told the ddeg,I$·.., Ih;ll hl..,tul) \\oukl 1"1\.'·

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l ion, oil' - lhe llof1ll.ll 011 ~t'.tr Plllll.,IHn)1. "I

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Senator Barbara BOJ(8r (O·CA) said labor and environmentalists won' t be divided.

PoUlical analyst Charles Cook predicted Democratic gains in '02.

Kudos to local 269 Business Manager Marciante for outstanding ISEW PAC contributions.

Oregon State Representative and Local 48 member Dan Gardner addresses conference,

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Missouri State Representative Delaware State Representative and Local 1 member Tim and Local 313 member Michael

New York County Legislator and Local 43 member Jim Corbett

New York County Legislator and Local 25 Business Manager William Lindsay Green Mulrooney

Oregon State Representati'-le Dan Gardner (c.enter) with Local 48 officers, Robert Palandech. president (leN> and Keith Edwards, business manager

What Public Official Could Win Under The e Cond itions?

PartiCipants in the political conference before the 36th ISEW International Convention were asked w hat public official could win under these election rules:

Your opponent starts the campaign with a list of all the voters. You don't.

Your opponent has access to all the voters every day, but you are forced to try to hnd them on their homes

Your opponent can purge any voter off the registration lis t. You also face dozens of other handicaps, but If you win despite all

that, your opponent can ignore the resufts It might be a couple of years before the eleclion board makes a ruling on the outcome.

It sounds ridiculous, said Liz Shuler, ISEW International Representative In the Political/Legislative Department "But those are the rules for workers when they tty to have an electron to form a union, " ~

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with the cutting of a rihbon.

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(Left) Presidenl Hill and Secretary· Treasurer O'Connor openlhe Electrical Industry Expo with commentary

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'01 Olympic hopeful Mark Hoaglin explains the aerodynamics o f a bobsleigh.

The souven ir Journal covers were a big hit.

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UWho wants to be a Unlonaire:' based on the popular TV show, was a popular attraction at the Research and Technical Services booth, as were the souvenir photos (below right).

AT&T Wireless· not to be confused with Ihe well-known companv from which it splltwas "uninvited" when It refused to nonor a negotiated agreement to remain neutral in organizing campaigns.

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Ronnie Dunn ( left), O'Connor, Hili and Kix Brooks at the Cow Palace

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The barbecue, music and enler' tainment (above Rid<y Skaggs) were popular with delegate5 and families.

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Signs 0 · tinction

Many J , legate, ,how their pride in their

distinct ive and c'l lnrful sigm lhat adorned

th rahles in rh l' collventi ,ll1 hall. ,

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Flags and maps expressed both the distinctiveness of locals and union solidarity.

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of a union, Orgal1tzlng IS an ever~continu

"'g oper~ li on of this and any other un ion. We must either organize or cease

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Charles Pillard, again at the 30th Convention In 197 4, further stated , "You know, If we don't organize the unorganized and train and retra in our members, we'll lose contro l of the electri cal Industl)l Ihat is nghlfully ours."

At the 1978 and 1992 conventions, PreSident Pillard cont inued to encou rage

organiz ing as an Integral part of our exis~

tence. A lot 01 you will remember th is

In t 986, at our 33rd Convention. Presiden t Em erl\U S Barny, wh ile discllsslng Ihe goals of the founders of ou r great Ill lt:1 rnatlonal Union, said, "The growth

and progress of thiS Brotherhood has probably succeeded beyond any dreams thaI they, our founders, may have envISioned.

"However," he went on to say, "their ultimate goal to organize al l electnca l wlHKel s ha::> ~el lo be atta.lned,"

Now. as we assemble in tI"s great ha ll , we all know, 8S stated at every con· ventlon, that thiS Issue of organizing is a

pnmany goal of thiS Brotherhood B,athers and sISters. I su bmit to you

tha t for the most part, we have failed. W,,/vt:: ra iled to protect our own future. lei alone Ihe luture 0 1 those who wi ll come after us. There may be some In thiS great gathenng of uOion leaders that do not believe in orga nizing. Well, brothers and sisters, organizing IS the Job of eveny local union, to prot ect the IBEW's Junsdlctio(l

Should you choose not to organ ize

the Juri sdiction w llh w hi ch you have been entrusted, I will send someone to your loca l un ion to ass ist you But I slwuld also men Ion that It will be at your expense. you r loca l U l'lfOn 'S

expense. All you need to do IS reques t It. A ll you need to do IS ask. Or shou ld you not request a('\y aSSistance and absent Ihat request, you will have failed to fu lf ill the obligation tha t you agreed to

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when you took your oath of offl c The strategy on how we organrze has

been shifting com;tantly, and our record In organizing In the Inslcie branch has been a model for other unions to lal low BUI it's nO! enough We are stil i keeping those who are quallfled QUI of aU I ranks, and they' re gaLntng In strength. We m ust bnng them Into our ranks, and we

must teach th m, te tlch those who are In need of addit ional t ra ining ,

We have begun an aggressive and ambit ious ca mpaign In the outSide branch tha t has already begun to bear frUit. We ' re res tructllrlng our Ra ilroad Depa rtment and hope tor a revitalization of thiS branch to Includc an all Ollt organizrng drwe , We're rncreaslng our e ff orts

In blOadcastlng and related Industries that Wi ll affect our members rn th at branch of ou r Brolherhood

The right \0 organize, f,ee from employer Interference, has been a malor focus of collec tive ba lga ining In the teleCOmlTlUnl cat lons Indus try We 're now fighti ng to make employers who agreed to certain th ings live up to those cla uses tha t they agreed to. Witness the booth In the Expo. The cl1anging utility industry offers nwnerous targe ts. new largets \0 organize. The same IS true for rai lroads and broadcast lflg and among the gove rn ment w ork force Over the next five years. we w ill bUild a mllch stronge r record across the board In orgaI1 1ZII19 rf we are to cont inue to budd a bnghl luture

Now, contra IV to what the nayseyers wo uld have you beheve, we're r"lot in dying Industries. All of our Ifldustnes are changing and evolVing Into something different But there's no shortage of targets ou t th ere, not a shortage at all. There IS no lack of jobsltes cnylng ou t for un ion representat ion, And there IS no end to the need for all of our members, every one In thiS ha ll. 10 slep up to the plale and take their sl,are of responSibility fOI organizing ,

Now, If the (abor movement means anything, ir rank-and-fi le partiCipation IS to be real. tllen we must Ilghl I I,e fire of organizing all across tl1e United States anel Canada, up in Alaska and across the PaCific to HawaII, t he Island Termories and down to Puerto R ICO. OrganIZIng

goes hand III Iland With our effectiveness If' the publi C arena A well organized un ion IS one that can makF! l Is

voice heard and can legUlfnalely claim to speak for Ihe majonty of workers In the

Industny Organizing's tWin sister is mobl l i za~

tlon for action, especl8lly In the publiC and the political arena

You know, I think it 's t ime that we evalua te the strengths and the weaknesses of our poll1lcat/legislative program. And we rank as one of the most respected organ izations, not just am ong

Unions, but among any organization in our nation's caplta\s and our state and prov inc ial legi slatures. Our Politi cal Action Comm ittee is among the strongest on tillS continen t. and In the pas t twO elecllon cycles, we have shown that we are redlscovenng our touch at grassroots com munication and mobilization,

But there IS room for Improvement. You know, I was deeply concerned by the fact tI,at so many of our members were not registered to v te in the lest national election In the United St ates: and worse yet, there seemed to be far 100 high of a level of apathy toward the election or evan h05til ity towa rd our involvement in it. Too many members, brothers and Sisters, fall prey 10 the slick politiCia n who would use wedge issues like guns and abortion and convince our

members to vat against their own eco~ nomiC elt-Interest

This IS mr:JdnoGG. We neod to con~ vince those In our own ranks tha t haVi ng the !lnle or the money to hunt and to be able 10 support your ch ildren in a decent lifestYle that they deserve IS t ied IIrSI and loremost to your emp loyment opportu ni t ies-not lied (a you r fears. Prejudices never put one spack of food On the table. All 0 1 thiS te lls me t l, at there IS an educationa l cornpollen l to

our pol itica l program that we need to shore up The time to make sure Ihat our members understand the important role tl1e political process plays in their ruture is not whon we're OGkll"'lQ tham to vote lor a labor-su pport d candidate al elec tion t ime W e need to lay the groundwork long befo re that , because we all know something that no politician

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will admit: There is no perfect politician. Getting all 01 thi s done will be among the top priontles of the I BEW

There IS also a need for organized labor to ho ld elected officia ls more accountable. We spend time and money and effort to get people elected. We

I need to let our Inends know, as well as j our enemies, that we want thelf support

on Issues affecti ng our working lives. We want the ability to earn a decent livIng without the threat of havlIlg lobs shipped to MeXICO, ASia, or any other explOited region In the world. We don't

want our communities devastated when such action IS taken by the greedy. We must ask tough questions of our offiCials and demand stra ight answers about employment Issues

There Will be no room for excuses and evasions by those that we help elect. We have the power We saw how an II-labor forces tr ed to silence the vOices of working people through PropoSilion 226 nght here In Califorilla and other paycheck deception measures all across the United States You have beaten them all bac , but make no miStake They're stili out there trying to shut

your mouth and keep It Shut any way they can. They wouldn't do so If they didn't fear you Thev wouldn't even

I bother with you If they thought that you were not he agents of poSitive social change that puts people-brothers and sister-before profits

It IS lime that we use our power a the lullest and change things for the better. Brothers and sisters. there are some specific Issues that I want to louch upon that we'll be addresslllg here at thiS convention. We've had some problems In the construction Industry With the "fight to reject" In our referral system I've had conllnual heartburn With that Issue since I, was a bUSiness manager A resolution I is In the hopper to be voted on that would requ ire a reason be fore an employer can exerCise hIS right to reject our brothers and sisters

Passing that resolution here at thiS convent ion IS the rlghl thing to do because it Will benefit our Industry and enhance the morale of our construction membersh ip However, tied to tha l issue IS the obligation of our local union

offiCials to police our own ranks, to see that our members are not on ly the best and the brightest workers, but also the most productive We must and we Will come down hard on unauthorized work stoppages and wobb les w here they occur. We must be able to display to Ollr customers thai we ale th re to do their work, do I( on ume, and do It righ t the first time Without Interr uption.

That's what we have to sell as we attempt to win back the major share of the market. Our Labor-Management Cooperallon Committee IS spending hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to promote our membership and our on-t ime, on-budget work e hlc. But when we have a Job that our members are constant ly walklllg off, smlllg down, or leaVing a Job for whatever reason, or for no damn reason at all, our productlv· ltV suffers. and we look like we are not Willing a live up to the standards that we claim to believe 10. That 1$ not how we're gOing to succeed In the modern world.

One other Issue I'd like to talk about. and that's the CIR We're very fortunate, brothers and sisters. to have one of the greatest conflict resolution systems In all of organized labo, It's been studied and It'S been emulated by others, and we're proud of that fact But the system has become suspect to roo many among us. I Intend to become more inVOlved In the process with my counterparts hom NECA We have become the greatest trade union 111 thiS country In the construction Industry, and that was largely because of the CIR, not despite It But no sys em IS so periect tflat It doesn't need to be examined or reexamIned a time or two and changed where necessary. See, I believe that both Sides of our partnership have the very, very best In working partners, and we all want to do the figh t thing lor our Industry. And we Will.

Now, I've spoken a lot about oPpOrtunity todav, reflecting the theme of thiS conven tion Opportunity IS lust that. a chance to succeed It IS not a guarantee Opportunity only te ll s our members we have taken away the bamers. Now It'S up to you to use your ski lls and ta len ts to succeed. JOlntng a unIOn IS nOl lhe

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same as bUYing an Insurance poliCY. Our organ iZ ing efforts Will fali and our attempts to build a stronger movement Will falter If we let our members and our potentia l members Ihink li ke that. Rathel', being a part of a union means bUYing Into an Ideal, a belief ,n something larger and better Ihan one's own self-Interest. ThiS IS what the IBEW has represented to generations of working people In the UllIled Sta tes and In

Canada lor 110 years. That IS what motiva tes us a bUi ld and malll talil bndges of opportunity over the troubled waters of inJustice, Intolerance, and exclUSIon.

I look. Out over thiS marvelous crowd, and I see faces beaming Wi th success No lailures and defeats I see people who have partIcipated In the promise that the United States and Canada held and holds lor alf 01 ItS citizens.

I see people who have crossed the bridge to opportunity and seIZed ItS rewards And the sense of pride that I feel we should all feel because of thiS is as IIldescr,bable as It IS IUStl led But shame on us If we let our guard down. Shame on us I we allow the bridge wh,ch we have had the good fortune to have crossed fall IntO dlsrepa" It must remam open and strong $0 that future generations of IBEW members and potential members from all walks of Ille and from any corner of the world can tread the same path that we have followed

Now, let us go about the bUSiness of thiS convention In a manner befitting the flnesl trade unIOn members In the world Let us be gUided by the Wisdom that has gUided generations of IBEW members since our beginning Let uS never allow our will or our spln ts to

slacken. You know. thiS IS a tOllgh road we've

chosen, and It Wi ll take all of our courage and solldanty to travel It And let us do all In our power to keep that bridge open, a proud svmbol of lustlce, freedom, dignity, and opportunity

Tha nk you God bl ess each and everyone of you Brothers and Sisters, seize Ihis opportunity. Let's cross thiS bndge together. We can make a difference So brothers and Sisters, bring on the future •

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APPLICATION FORM

Name:

Address' ______________________ _

lJpIPoslal: _____ _ Home lelephooe it- ( __ ) __

Ss/SIII #: _ __________ BI~hdate:

Member 01 L0o.11 #: ________ Card #:_"""=======;;-__ jOn IBlWkllmMAddrWlatltl or OJP..I RectlPlj

Ininated inlD IBEW : __________ ==::;-________ _ IlIo1ihfi.)

MOSI recenl employer:

Job Classlficabon: _____ _ Wwk lel<!thone ii, ( __ ) ____ _

I WISh 10 sludy lor an ril,,1 bachefors degree In __

(IIOT£; Field of study must be conlnbtitlve to the developmen/8lId Impro,emetll 01 the eree/flcal mdusuy as

determined by the Fouooels ' Schoiarsfllp AdrrnntSUlJror.)

USI yOUi lirsl ' lid second ch~ces for colleye:

2, ________ _

Did you com~el' hotih school Dr Ihe GEO? 0 Yes 0 No (Send l1ansU/{)lS 01 Olhet e,.,def1ce fl) the Scholats.htp Commmee J

Old ~ou have the opportumty to take apprenticeship or sklllltnpruv9rnent trarmnu? 0 Yes 0 No (Send /!8f1S CI,pIS 01 yOUl coorses 10 Ihe Schofafsh!p ComnlJsreo.)

Do you have any educanoo Ce<lrticales or prulession~ icenses? 0 Yes 0 110 (Send erKJence to rhe Scholarship Commrllee.)

Have you lakell any coIege COUI""? 0 Yes 0 No

(Sf", franWIpIs 01 aI CtJI<ope """'" "rhe ~p ~"e<J

Name used on class records

Wh en did you take Ihe SAT" Ihe AGT?: _______ ,,= = ______ _ (iJ.oniliiYCIr)

(lo suhmrt new lesl SODres, ills stranyly suyyested Ihal you take Ule SAT I, We will use your hiUhesl score;

therelore, ~ is in yDOr besl inleresl lD relake the lest)

My signalure • ew1ence thai I ooderslllnd and .gree to II lhe rules g""mlllflih. scholanlllp " isled on the a[lllficalllll

(Date)

Mall applicatlllll materials postmarked prior 10 March 1 10:

IBEW. Founders' Scholarship Committee 1125 Fifteenlh Street, NW Washlnglon, DC 20005

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