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As the decade of the 1980's m oves forwaJ'(i, the familial' them e of the labor move­m enl - "In Union There Is Strength" - takes on even gr-ea.ter meaning and significance. The m ore than one million members of ollr great Bro therhood throughout the United States and Canada have come to realize tha t a SIJ'Ong, vib rant union of electrical workers representing them is the founda tion o f economic security for the mselves and their famil ies. In tllis same spi ri t of brothe rhood, the IBEW will meet the many challenges of the 80's and achieve even greater p rogress for our me mbers and their families.

During the m onth of July, Americans celebrate Independence Day, a nd Canadians celebrate Dominion Day. We all can be thankful for the freedom s, rights, and guaranlees that our pioneer me mbers worked hard for; not only for themselves, but for all citizens in these two g reat nations. For withollt them ,':1 successful free trade union m ovement could not exist. It is approtriate, then, that we ,'ededicate oUl'Selves a t this imp0I1ant time of the year to the advancement of the principles upon whk h O lll' great union was founded nearly 100 years ago.

Chnrles II. Pillard Intcrnaliunlll Pre~idelll

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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS

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CHARLES H. PILLARD, Editor Volume 79, No. 7 July. 1980

FEI=jTLlI=jES AFL-CIO Ability Counts luncheon

Five ISEW Members Win 1980 Founders' Scholarships

Organizing Victory at Southside Electric Co·op Won

Foreign Imports Demonstration

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5th District Conducts leadership Training Course in Puerto Rico

NJATC Annua l Meeting

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Our Brotherhood Inside Front Cover

Reflect ions Inside Back Cover

Safety Cover - "C' man In - the water's fine"

DEPAI=jTIVIENTS Editorial Comment

Safety Tips Proudly Wear the Officia l IBEW Emblem

Research and Education Department

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In Memoriam

New England is the site of the beautiful photograph on this month's Journal front cover. Inside this issue. your atten· tion is directed to several fea · ture articles cOllerlng ellents of interest to our members. Of spedal note. the 1980 IBEW Founders' Scholarship Winners are announced.

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EDITORIAL COMMENT

Workers' Votes Are Most Important!

"MaJ.·c 11 0 miSlct/.-P about it, we as a lIatio" sta"d at (l very crucial poi"t. ;11 history."

• The forthcoming national presidential and congressional elections are but several months away. This means that both major poli tical parties, namely Republi can and Dcmocratie , arc in the last stages of preparing for their respective national party conventions. During the con ventions. delegates wi ll make their choice (or the Presidential race in November. Also at each convention, each party will present its poli tical plalfonll for consideration of the voters, and plans will be formulated for the full scale election campaigns that will bring ultimate victory to the chosen presidential candidate and his party.

Immediately after each of the conventions, the public wi ll be subject to full sca le political campaigning via the newspapers, radio and television. The presidenti al candidates of both major parties along with the politicians who seek congressional scats in the U.S. Senate and U.S. HOllse of Representatives will be seen and heard almost continually. Millions of dollars will be spent on purchasing prime time on radio and on TV and on full page newspaper ads informing the public of the cand idates virtues and why they should be elected to office.

Time remains betwee n now and the November elections for all members of our Brotherhood to become knowledgeable of the candidates. their politica l views. and also the voting records of the incumbents which arc most important.

In the months ahead. as members of orga nized labor. we wi ll have much to consider about what positions the candidules lake on the issues that are important and mos t vita l 10 the economic and soc ial welfare of the work ing people of Amcric:1. It is ou r hope Ihat all members of our Brotherhood and every member of their families will take an active interest in the campaigns and give full consideration to orga ni zed labor's views on the issues and the political platforms. In the months ahead, we will have much to say about platforms and voting records, and we will pass on infofmation and advice which we belicve is aUf duty to pass on to our members.

Read, study, discuss. and bc prepared. Working men and women should be alert that there are many candidates who will claim to be (riends of the wage earners. If you are unfamiliar with any of the candidates backgrounds or voting records, make an effort to secure the information from either your local or national COPE committee. Make no l1li~take about it. we as a nation stand at a very crucial point in history. How we vote this fall can have a direct bearing on our n3tion's course of internat iona l, economic and soc ial ac tions for generations,

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• International President Charles 1-1 . ' i!lard, who is an AFL-CIQ Vice Presi­~nt and is Vice Chairman o f the 'resident's Committee on Employ­nen! or the I landicapped, hosted the l.nnual luncheon sponsored by the \FL-C IO honoring high school SIU­

~ents who arc Ihe winners and finali slS 11 the nat ional essay conlest "Ability ... .. ~ounl s.

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the students that the IBEW has many physically handicapped members em­ployed unde r collective bargaining agreements with employers, and said Ihat all of labo r, management and handica pped organizations must unite in a common effort to assure that every American has the opportunity to do a job.

The luncheon was held during the annual meeting or the President's Com-

miuee on Employment of the Handi­capped. Guest spe;lkers included Com­mittee Chai ml0n Harold Russell and Kathryn Cade, project director for Mrs. Rosa[ynn Carter.

The studen ts' trip \0 Washington was paid for by Ihe AFL-CIO State Cenual Bodies and they were also given a sight-seeing lour of the historic monu­ments and scenes in thc Nation'sCapital.

n ternatlonal PreSident Charles H. Pillard served as toastmaster juring t he luncheon. To his r ight 15 Harold Russell, chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped. io his lell, 15 (:rNA President Glenn Watts, chairman of the ::Ommlttee's Labor Oillision.

Kathryn Cade, project director for Mrs. Rosalynn Cartef. spoke to the students and guests on the Support o f PreSident and Mrs. carter for tne employment o f t he physically and mentally handicapped

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!BEW members proudly extend their congr;Hulatiolls and best \\ishes for success 10 the li\e members of the Brot herhood \\ ho wefe recclllly awarded the mEW Founders' Schol:lr· ships for 1980. The Ii\ c wintlers, who were selected by the independent Scholar .. hip Selcction Cmnmifl(,{', nrl:

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Kenneth Dc Bacre, John R. Downs. John M. I lcnry, John R. M endon!, and Stanley D. Smith.

Each scholarship j<, \\orlh S2.5oo per )ca r for up 10 four )caro; of under­graduate study or urnil a b;u:hclor\ degree i" attained. whichever cornc .. fir~t. One scholarship i~ lIWllfdcd for cadi 25 qualified appli"UIlIS or IlHljor

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Each rlpplicant is judged on (1m basis of his/her Scholastic Test record, transcript of records for

The International officers get together with the members of the Scholarship Committee prior to the ludglng and selection of the winners of the 1980 IBEW :;~~;:'~::J Scholarships. Left to rlGhI. International Vice PreSident Andrew M. Ripp. International Secretary Ralph A. Leigon; International PreSident r.hl'lrlp.'i Walton Sharp, Director, Institute of Labor and Industrial RelatIOns, College of ,,;"~'"~" I Administration, UniverSity of Houston; D. Wilt Murphy. Director, DiVision Studies. Indiana University; and AlVin E. Egbers, Vice President, Labor R,'," oo" 1 Transportiltlull Di ... i:'IUIl, BUllington Northern, Inc. •

any college·level work already com· pleted and/or high school work. writ­ten essay on "H ow the Founders' Scholarships Will Benefit the Brother­hood and the Electrical Industry," a p~rsonal resume, letters of recom­mendation , and other evidence of maturity, initiative, ability, and lead· ership potential.

The Scholarship Selection Commit­ree, which determines the winners, is cqmposed of recognized academic, pro­fessional , and industry representatives. Serving on th is year's committee, were Alvin E. Egbers, Vice President, Labor Relations, Transportat ion Division, f}urlington Nort hern, Inc.; D. Witt Murphy , Director. Division of Labor Studies, Indiana Universi ty; and Wal· 10n Sharp, Director, Institute of Labor ~nd Industria l Relations, College of Business Administration, University of H ouston.

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"I Kenneth Dc Baere, Local Union 499, Des Moines, Iowa, will attend Buena Vista College at Council Bluffs, Jowa, where he will major in manage­;;olent systems and personnel. Brother Ik Baere has already received an Associate of Arts Degree from Iowa Western Community College. He is ~erving as chairman of his unit of Local 499 and as a steward and is an inst ructor for the apprentice lineman training program and the rubber glov­ing program. lie also assists the Fi­n;mce Committee at his church .

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tinue his studies toward a degree in electrical engineering at Michigan Technological University. He is an Eagle Scout and was graduated at the top of his apprenticeship class. He has served as the press secretary for Local 1070.

John M. Henry is also majoring in electrical engineering and will enter his junior year at SprJng Garden College in Philadelphia. He is a journeyman inside wireman from Local Union 98, Phil adelphia, and has served his local as an elect ion judge and teller, COPE job captain, blood bank solicitor, and steward. He is active in community affairs and serves on the Finance Com­mittee at his church. He and his wife, Doris, have three children.

John R. Mendoza, Local Union 68, Denver, Colorado. is a jun ior at the University of Colorado, majori ng in electrical engineering and business ad­ministration. An outstanding student during his years of apprenticeship training. Brother Mendoza also served as a substitute instructor in Local 68's apprenticeship program. He and his wife, Mary. are the parents of threc children.

Stanley D. Smith plans to resume his college education at the Univcrsity of South Florida, studying for a bache­lor's degree in electrical and/ or me­chanical engineering. He is a journey­man inside wireman from Local 915. Tampa, Florida. who was an outstand­ing apprentice. He has been serving as :111 instructor at the Local 915 Appren­ticeship and Training Center. Brother Smith is married and has one child. His hobbies are water sports and unt ique cars.

Scholarship Selection Committee, seated, left to right, Alvin E. Egbers, D. Witt !.<.~':6'.:;.t ;;',~"d~ Walton Sharp, determines that it has all of the applicants' records before ~ get under way. looking on, left to right, are International Vice President

. Wood, Director, Research and Education Department; International Marcus L. Loftis, Administrative Assistant to the International Presl·

Kenneth De Baere, local Union 499, Des MoInes, Iowa.

John M. Henry, local i phia; his Wife, Doris; and Children, Megan, John, and SU$an.

left t o r ight, Jack Spaar, Apprentice Coordinator, local Union 68, Denver, Colorado; Mary Mendoza; her husband, John, winner of one of the 1980 scholar· ships; and William Heffernan, Assistant Business Manager, local 68.

Cilent; International Secretary Lelgon; and International Representative Yvonne L. Stanley D. Smith, l ocal Union 915, Tampa, ,COleman. Florida.

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Organizing Victory at Southside Electric Co-op Won • In Februa ry of 1980 an agree­

ment was signed between IBEW Local Union 467, Lynchburg, Virginia and the Southside Electric Cooperative. This organizing victory culminated a series of events which had begun in carly 1976, and only after many legal battles in both the NLRB and the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Vir­ginia was this effort accomplished.

Southside Electric Co-op is a fairly large electrical utility company which spans ninctecn counties from the City of Bedford in Southwestern Virginia, to the vicinity of Petersburg, Virginia in the mid-Southeastern part of the Stale. The co-op employs approxi­mately 90 people. with 48 in the bar­gaining unil, organized by Local Union 467's Business Manager Roy Keatts, In ternational Representatives Lucian Bledsoe and Larry Hoean of the IBEW Fourth District staff.

The organizing efforts were ac­complished without any loss of work for the employees of the co-op, as this victory was won legally with no strikes o r lockouts being exercised by either side. Congratulations are due the em­ployees of the co-op who were without a raise in wages for over 2 years while the organizing campaign and later the negotiations were in progress. These members were faced with hardships which many union members never ex­perience in nn entire lifctime while at the samc time faithfully performing the duties assigned them by the co-op. The members faced anti-union attacks by certain individuals, but did not fall prey to taking drnstic actions which could have led thcm to a loss rather than to a victory in this ballic for bar­gaini ng rights.

The future should bring better labor management relations and prosperity to all Ihcse IIJ EW members ami also to the Southside Cooperative where they are employed.

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Front row, left to ri8ht are Sammy Jarrell, unit chairman; Business Manager Keatts; Joseph Holloman. steward; Second row. Robert Blankenship. steward; Howard Jenkins: steward; Robert Martin. recordin8 secretary of the unit.

Some o f the happy members who helped in the campaign Bre pictured In this photQ: graph , Not shown Is Harmon Barksdale, steward, who was on duty at the t ime.

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It is a weU-known facl that foreign imports to the United States arc robbing Americans of hundreds of thousands of jqbs. Even the flags carried by the American Olympic Team and their uniforms were foreign made.

-. Huge sections of the American market such as stee l, automobiles, clothing. color and black and whi te TVs. shoes, soun d systems, and many other products have been ~aplurcd by foreign corporate inte rests.

To combat this. a demonstration of over 400 trade union­~ts marched on March 7, 1980, in Pasadena, California, to protest the usc of West German made solar collector corn-

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Shown at the Pasadena, California, demonstration of over 400 trade unionists protesting foreign imports are, left to right, Pat Burns, IBEW International Representa t ive; Dianna Rodriquez,

ponents that arc being installed on a job at Ihe Home Laun­dry Company, Pasadena. California. as a solar energy experiment, and arc p:lrlially underwritten by the U.S. De­pnrtment of Energy.

Believe it or not, American tax dollars were used in this solar experimcnt. It is time to spend American dollars for American products

The demonstralion was coordin:lIed by the Los Angeles County Federat ion of Labor and the Los Angeles/ Ornnge Counties Organizing Commillee. AF L-C IO.

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Field Representative, AFL·CIO; Eusebio Alejo Herrera, Business Representative, IBEW Local 11; and Larry Tafoya, IBEW Interna· tional Representative.

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• The IBEW was well represented among the 300 delegates to the 1980 legislative conference of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department held May 12-13, in Washington, D.C.

The delegates heard AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland declare that America's manufacturing base must be rebuilt, industry must be induced to re­turn to urban arcas of the nation , and new technology must not be sen t over­seas to cheap labor markets, but should be used to restore Americ:I's competi­tive position.

The delegates, representing 33 un ions, participated in panel discus­sions Hnd were addressed hy union and government ofTicials on topics of con­cern to organized labor. Discussed were the opposition by unions to the Schwciker anti-OS HA legislation, inna­tion, unemployment, and priorities in the federal budget. A resolution was passed urging President Carter to ex­tend for a three-year period the import relief needed by the U.S. color tele­vision industry so it can save thousands and thousands of American jobs in the color TV industry.

The delegates were guests of Presi­dent Carter at the White House where the President told them of his opposi­tion to the anti-OSHA bil1 and his support for labor reform law. Speakers at the conference includcd Secretary of

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Labor Ray Marshal1 , OSHA Director Eula Bingham, Sen:llors Birch Bayh (D- lN), Bill Bradley (D-NJ), Repre­sentatives Andrew Maguire (D-NJ), Frank Thompson (D-NJ), Carl Per­kins (D-NY), David Obey (D-WI ),

and Joseph Gaydos (D-PA), and': Sargent Shriver. The IUD has held I five regional conferences across the i nation in prole~t of the Schweikcr bill.. I 5-2153, that would weaken and dest roy I the intent of OSIIA legi slation. ~

International President Charles H. Pillard, center. is shown seated with ISEW delegates dunng the IUD Legislative Conference. The tSEW delegates t ook an active part in the conference.

Left to right, are International Representative Mary Wh ipps. ISEW Director of Manufacturing Thomas Hickman. and International Secretary Ralph A. Leigon, who are listening to one of the guest speakers at the IUD Conference along With otner ISEW delegates.

IEC member and Business Manager of Local 1505 James Mulloney is shown at one of the floor mikes discussing an lssu during the IUD Legislative Conference. President Pillard is seated ill the foreground. ~

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Pictured seated at the IU D Legislative Conference are the leaders of ISEW manufacturing loca l un ions, system councils and Inter· national Representatives, who were delegates. President Pillard,

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Seven of the len aniliated local unio ns ha\'c con tracts e)(piring in 1982 and plan~ arc under way to coordinate the contract negotiations wit h Gould at that time. Although Gould presently bargains a National Agreement with the employees of their Ball ery Division through System Council EM-2, they have thus far resisted attempts by the represen ta­tives of E M·6 to form a eoordinaled bargaining committee. Talks are presently under way belween representatives of the company and representllli ves of m Ew'~ ~Ianufacturing Dcpartrnenl, which arc designed 10 provide our E~I·6 mem­bers with Ihe s tabililY and securilY that a n:llional bargaining relationship offers.

EM-6 and EM·2 arll nniliatcd with the AFL-CIO's Industr ial Union Departmen t Gould Committee. This group

of affiliated Internalional Unions mee" annually to discuss their rclauonship and contract negotiations with Gould. EM-6 Council officers Don ~haffer Leo Cronin and Ginny Carrell attended the IUD's September mccung in ~hlw:lUkec, Wisconsin. where they e)(changed information with other representatives of Gould employees from throughout the United Slates and Canada.

Attending the meeting were repre~en t a t ive5 of EM-6 affiliates from Loca l Union~ 49, 059, 1386, 169 1, 1710, 1740, 2046 and 2127. In addition, at the specia l invitation of the Council. Bu~ine~s Manager Morley E. Fi~her from Local Union 1590, Toronto. Canada. wa~ in allendance.

International Represenlati\e, Mary Whipps of Ihe IB EW Manufacturing Dcparlmcn l. John Carr of the Second Dis­tric t. To ny Buccella of the FOllrth DI ~!ricl. tI,'lelvi n 1·lorlon o f the Fifth District, and T ommy Hnmmer of the Seventh District attended and participa ted in the sessions.

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On Apri l 17. 1980, Fifth District International Vice President Dan II. Waters. along \\ illl slafT members I-Jerman HOlley and William B. Murphy, conducted a Leadership T raining COUfse for all oflkers of Locals 2296 und 2333, located respecti\cly in Juncos :md Barceloncta. Puerlo Rico. The program \\a~ held in San Juan and was well "Hended by the oflkcrs of each local union. President Johnny Torres. Local 2296, and President Hector Velez, Local 2333. arc 10 be complimented for their efforts in as~uring a goo(1 lUrnout for the meeting.

Attorney Jeanie Vizcarr:1 of the firm of Lope/-Lay & Vizcarra assisted in the program and acted as interpreter for those in :Hlcndancc who did not speak English. Following a very nice luncheon hO'iled by Vicc Prcsidcnl Waters. AFL­CIO Field Rcpreselltali\c Paul Sanchez ga\e a \ery in­forma tive presentation on the functions of Ihe AFL-C IO Central Labor bodie~ in PUCrtO Rico. Paul is an active member of Local 3 in New York and often assists the 1 BEW in Puerto Rico.

Subjects covered in the Lcadcr<;hip Training Program included dUlie'> of officer,>. how to conduct local union cJe,·tion<;. local union byla\\s, local union agreements,

Internallonal Vice President Waters is pictured. standing. fourth from right. With International Representative Herman Holley, sec· and f rom left. and Internat ional Representative Bill Murphy, second I rom r ight, with officers of Local 2333.

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DistrilO del Sindicato Intcrnacit'mal Dan I I. Waters. )' los representantes Herman I-lolly), William B. Murph)'. con- .. ducieron un cur'>o de emfenamicnto par:l los lidcres y oficia1cs de los Locales 2296 y 2333. localizados en Juncos" } en l3an.:cloncta. Puerto Rico. La Conferenda fue pre­\cn!ada en San J uan. Puer10 Rico)' los Locales (ucron bien repre~elltados par los Olkia1cs de eada Sindicato. Queremos fcli<.:it:lr al Presidente del Sindicato 2296 Johnny I'orres y ['residenle I lector Vele7 del Sindicato 2333 por

\lI<; esfuertos en haccr cst a confercncia 1l1uy bicn asistida. La LicerH:iada Jeanie V[7c<rrra dc 1;1 Compania de Lopcz,

Lay y Vi/tafm. ""i"'tio sin iendo de intcrprctc p"r;l [as ... prcsentcs que no cnticnden cl Ingles.

Segicndo el alnurerzo clc]jcio~o prc<;cnlado a lodos prc­,enles por el Vice Prcsidcllle Walcrs. AFL-CiO Rcpre­\cllIante Paul Sanchcz di(l un:! prC\Cnl;lCi6n sobrc los

International Vice President Waters IS shown. standing, third from right, With International Representative HoUey. second from lett, and International Representative Murphy, second from r ight, with officers of Local 2296.

International Vice President Waters speaks to the group through "'Iflterpreter Jeanie Vizcarra.

AFL·C IO Field Representa tive and ISEW member Paul Sanchez addresses the sroup while President Hector Velez, second from left . of Local 2333, and Internat iona l Represent ative Bil l Murphy. right. listen.

, sen'icios y fUIiCioll cs de las Ofici nas Ccntralcs del A FL-CIO .en Puerto Rico. Paul, 0 1):lblo, cs un micmbro activo del Sindicato Local 3 en Nucva York y siemprc asistc con los "dsuntos del IBEW en Puerto Rico.

Puntos cubridos cn la Confcrcncia induyen respon~a­'f bilidades de los ofici:l les, como se conduce las elcrcioncs

de l()~ ~ i rldlcato" locales. leyes y reglamenlos del los sindicatos locales, contratos y comenios de los si ndicatos, como \e <;o1icita autorizaci6n de hudga. documcnlOs Y ;lrchi\os del <;indicato y documcntos y asuntos financieros, los procedimientos legales, Y informaci6n sobre eI arbitraje.

~;-;;:~~ Hector Velez, right, and othcr officers 01 Local 2333, Presidenl Johnny Torres. left , of Local 2296 is shown wi th ot her , list en Intenlly al Ihe meeting. offu:ers 01 Local 2296.

Industrial Study Group Tours Canadian Communities

;"Iore than 60 industrial communities across Canada "e re the de~ t inatjon~ of nearly 1"0 dozen study group~ as part of

... the HRH Duke of Edinburgh's Fiflh Common"calth Study Conference. The ' heme of the conference. "hich look place from ~I ny 1710 June 7. 1980. was

I' "People in an Indu51rial Soc iely." The 300 men and wome n. who call1{,

from more Ihan 30 Commo nwealth eou n­", Irics fo r Ih is conference, !rave lled ac ross

Ca nada 10 visil pre·se lecled community

~lte~. Among lhe sludy group "a~ Lena Kre~1. Fir;1 District InternJtion.ll Repre­sent.lti\"(' of IB EW.

The sludy focused on Ihe impact of in­du~l r i;l l dcci~ion-nwking on people and upon the communilies in "hich they live. [ t l oo~ed al people in Ihe whole ranGe of industri:ll employment. em[llo~ees and managers ali~e. along "ith their f!lmi l ic~ and all other; in the cOlllmumty afre<:tcd dir(..'Ct l} or indirectly by indu,.triulilation.

or the 300 people "ho look pari in the conference. 175 were from Canada ,

First Distric t Interna tional Representat ive Lena Kress was among the study group that toured Canadia n communi ties.

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The Annual National Joint Apprellticeshi p and Training Committee Meeting was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, D.C. on March 9, 1980.

The meeting was jointly chaired by Allan M. Shapiro, Vice President in District One of NECA, who is also Co· Chairman of the Nationa l Join t Apprenticeship and Train­ing Committee, and Charles H. Pillard . International Presi­dent, International Brotherhood or Electrical Workers, who

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Director A. J . Phillips gave a comprehensive report of the· activities of the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee oflicc for Ihe preceding year and plans for Ihe l

future year, and the members present contributed their thoughts, experiences, and guidance 10 the activities or the NJATC oflice. ..

Assembled here is the entire group that attended the Annual Meeting of the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee in J,

Washington, D.C.

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NATIONAL JOINT MEMBERS OF

APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING COMMITTEE FOR THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY

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... Charles H. Pillard, Co.·Chm. International President, ISEW 1125 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005

Marcus L. loftis, Secretary ""'IBEW

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Robert f. Regan, Dir.-JATC

• ~~~~e~~on~ ~~~~~:. IBEW _Newton Center, MA 02159

Howard Grabert, B.M . , loeal Union No, 126, tBEW

2827 West Ridge Pike NOrristown, PA 19401

Neal Boyce, B.M. -local Union No. 972, IBEW

311 Second Street Marietta, OH 45750

_ J. G. Cain. 8.M. local Union No. 915, tBEW 5621 Harney Road Tampa, Fl 33610

fred J. Smith. B.M. "'1.oeal Union No. 117, IBEW 19 N. Spring Street

F Elgin, Il60 120

Robert D. Grinstead, B.M. local Union No. 12, ISEW 818 East 4th Street Pueblo, CO 81001

William J. Grost.ck, B.M. local Union No. 76, IBEW 3049 South 36th Tacoma, WA 98404

Arlie F. Heald, a.M. Local Union No. 265, IBEW 6200 South \4th Street Post Office BOll; 2725·$lallon B Uncoln, NE 68512

John A. Thomas, B.M. local Union No. 270, IBEW 270 North lincoln Circle Post Office Bolt 562 Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Representing the Nat ional Electrical Contractors Association

Allan M. Shapiro, Co.·Cllm. Allan Electric Company, Inc. 409 Mlnnlsink Road Totowa, NJ 07512

Mark W. Hughes, Treasurer Dir .• labor Relations, NECA 7315 WisconSin Avenue Washington, D.C. 20014

Edward T. little Central Electric Corporahon 8040 Philadelphia Road Baltimore, MD 21237

Andrew J. Phillips, Director, NJATC Robert M. Chessler, Assistant Director, NJATC

A. J. Pearson, Assistant Director, NJATC

R. T. Stephens, Sr. Eckardt Electric Company 3467 Pierce Drive Chamblee, GA 3034 1

Jack U. Klarr B. L Klarr Company 23179 Telegraph Road Southfield, MI 48034

K. l. Conwell K. L. Conwell Electric Company 3430 Princeton Orlve, N.E . Albuquerque, NM 87107

E. R. Christenson, Jr . Christenson ElectriC, Inc. 11 N. E. Sumner Street Portland, OR 97211

f. Oelano McKay Egan·McKay Electrical Contractors, Inc. 7100 Medicine lake Road Minneapolis, MN 55427

Frank E. Kading Advance Eleclric. Inc. 1519 E. Second Street Casper, WY 82601

Paul leslie All _Cal Electric 1098 Stockton Avenue San Jose, CA 95110

C. W. Stroupe R. H. Bouligny, Inc. Post Office Box 5465 Charlotte, NC 28825

International President Charles H. Pillard presented a service award plaque to NJATC member JOhn A. Thomas, business manager of Local Union 270, Oak

~Rldge. Tenn .

Pictured at the center 01 the table are President Pillard and Allan M . Shapiro, co·chalrman 01 the NJATC, during discussions at the recent NJATC meeting.

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THINKING OF HAVING SURGERY? Think about getting a second opinion.

Every dtly we make decisions. Some nrc casy, like what to wear to work. Some arc harde r, like whether to buy a house. When you must make a difficult decision, it helps to know as much 35 possible about the pros and cons.

The same is true when a doctor advises you to have non-emcrgcncy surgery. There arc risks wit h any surgery and you should know what these are. You should also know .... hal the surgery will do and whether other medical treatment might be uscd i n ~ l cad of surgery.

When thinking about non-emergency surgery. one way you CliO help yourself to reach a decision is to seck the advice of another qualified doctor. This advice is called a second opinion.

There arc differenres of opinion about medical problems. One doctor may rec­ommend surgery; another may tell you to wlli t a while; another may suggest an­other kind of treatment. When you ask the right questions, rC(:eive thorough m­formation, and have the opinions of two doctors, you increase your chances of making the decision that is right for you.

A second opinion sholl1(1 110/ be used to delay or avoid having an emergency operation. When there is time, a second opinion should give you additional in­formation to help you decide if sur!,.'Cry is the best thing fo r yOIl. YOIl have evcry right to that information.

Questions You Should Ask

Defore agreei ng to any non-emergency surgery, you should know the answe rs to these questions:

I. Whal docs the doctor sa)' is the mllller with you?

2. Wha t is the operation the doctor plans to do'!

3. What are the likely benefits to yOIl o f the operation?

4. Whllt arc risks of the surgery and how likely are they 10 occur'!

5. How long would the recovery per­iod be and what is involved?

6. What li re the costs o f the opera­tion? Will your insurance cover all

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o f those costs? 7. What will happen if you don't

hllve the operation? 8. Are there other wllys to trea t your

condition that could be tried first? Ask these and any other questions you

might have. The more ),OU know, the better prepared you'll be to make II

decision about surgery.

When You Should Get A Second Opinion

Sometimes surgery is do ne on an emer­gency bllsi~. It mllst be done right away. or "ithin a few days, as in the case of acute appendicitis or injuries from an accident. lJeca/fu (III)' (Ida), cOlfld be lile-threa/,."inR, secO/.d opinions are sel­dom possible lor IIriS kind 01 surgery.

But much surgery is not an emer­geney. You have the time 10 choose ",hen )OU want to have it. and even if you ",ill have it. Some operations that arc /lsI/ail)' not emergencies arc tonsillectomies, gall bladder operations, hysterectomies, her­nia repairs and some ellIaraCI operations.

An)"time a doctor suggests non-emer­gency surgery, you should consider get­ting a second opinion .

• Make sure that a short delay will not be hllrmful.

• Make sure )"ou have as much infor­mation as possible Ilbout the bene­fits and risks of surgcry.

• Find out if there arc any other meth­od~ of treatment that yOll and your doctor cnn try fir~t.

• Weigh the benefits :Ind risks o f h3ving the opcr3tion against the benefits and risks of not having it.

Gelling a second opinion is sland3rd medical practice. Most doctors want their patients to be as informed as possible about their condition.

How To Find A Specialis t To Give You A Second Opinion

If your doctor recommends non-<:mer­gency surgery, there are several ways to find a surgeon or another specialist in

the treatment of your medica l problcm:<-1. Ask your doctor to give you Ihe

name o f another doctor to sec. Do J not hesitate to ask; most physicians \\ ill encourage you to seek the sec­ond opinion.

2. If you would rather find another" doctor on rour own: .

• You can contact }our local medie31 society or medical schools in your , area for the names of doctors ""ho specialize in the field in which your ill ness falls. j

• You con call the government's toll­free number-(gOO) 638-6833- to. find out how to locate a spcciolist ncar you.

• If you're covered by ~ledicare. yOll can call your local Social Security ~ Omce (listed in your telephone di­rectory under U.S. Go\ernment, De­partment of Hcalth, Education. and J Welfare).

• If you're eligihle for !\·Iedicaid, yo~ can cu ll your local welfare omee.

How To Get A Second Opinion ,

Some people do nOt feci comfortable letting their doctor know that they arc ... getting a second opinion. Ho"'ever, if you tell your doctor, you can ask tha~ I your records be sent to the second doctor. In thi!> way, you may be able to avoid J

the time. costs and discom fort of hoving to repeat te~ts Ihat have already been done. r~

When gelling a second opllll0n, you I should lell the second doctor:

• the namc of the surgical procedure recommended, and ..

• any tests you know you have had. If the second doctor agrees that sur­

gery is the best way to treat }·our prob-- ... lems, he or she will usually send you back to the first doctor to do the sur!' I gery.

If the second doctor disagrees with the', fint, most people find that they have the fact s they need to make thei r own deci. I

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ECONOMY

DEPA~TIVIEI\IT OF RESEAJlCI-l I=IND EDLlcflTIOI\I

Industrial Robots and Workers

Batance of Trade ($·Mlllion)-

Producer Price Index (1967 = 100)

Total Unemploy· ment Rate-

• Seasona lly adjusted

- 839.9 (April, 1980)

263.7 (May, 1980)

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262.3 232.0

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It may appc.l r \0 some people thai in­dustry is lak ing a step into the pages o f science fic tion. but rcali~ l ically the step is another move in technological growth, as industry enle rs the age of robotics. N OI only arc several o f America's la rgest cor­porations making major commitments to ~Ising ind ust rial robots, hut a widening variet y o f manufacturers arc now buying robots. The IBEW has never opposed technological growth, nor have we op­posed Ihe introduction of industrial robots. We believe that te<:hnologica l in­novation and growt h arc essential to ~I

heahhy economy. productivity growt h. and improved living s tandard~ for every­one. We, as do most Americans, enjoy the convenienccs made po~,ible through technology; howevcr, wc also placc a high value on the lives of Amcrican workcrs, job sa(cty. and job sccmit) . Thcrefore, while wc do not oppo~e thi~ latest stcp in tcchnologiclIl growth , we do belicvc that it is nccessary to study thc impact of indus(! i .. l rooots on human .. in thc work placc.

We nrc full y aware of the fact th at cor­por:l.Iions arc in business to makc profit~ UIIJ tl\il t new technology is inlroduced 10

aid thcir competitiveness and enhance their profitability. Howcver. it is our be­lief th at corporations also ha\'c a social responsibili ty. which can be fulfilled only by thcir fully addrc~ing thc impact of technology on humans at the work place. Such rcsponsibility must include job safcty and job ~ccllrity. It is becoming fashionablc to say that technology dis­places workers. instcad of rcplacing workcrs. Unless consideration is givcn to new job opportunity through cmployer­assisted training andl or cducation or through transfers. displacement o f work· crs bccomes thc same as the replacement of workers--Qutrigh t job losses.

Thc integration of industrial robots with human workers on the assembly line creates the potential for dangerous si tuations to arise that could rcsult in in­jury to humans working alongside ur i,l

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Ihe ,' icinity of robots. An industrial robot on the assembly line could malfunction and cause ph ysical harm to human work­crs: it (Quid cause them mental diSlre~s: il~ progra mming could be changed hy error and cause it to re.lct violently. pos­ing safety problems to thc workers ne.lrby. Pursuant to the Occupation:11 Safety and Health Act (OSHA), it is Ihe respon~ihil ity of each em ployer to fur­n;~h to his empl oyces cmployment and a placc of employment which arc frce from recognized hazards thai could cause phys­ical harm 10 the cmployees.

The IBEW strongly believes that the social respon~ibility of corporations in­cludes the dut y of utili/. ing indu~trial

robol~ in those situations or work place~ in which workers would be exposed 10 IOxic matcriah. areas thaI would be haz­:trJuu~ to workers' health. or confined. cramped area~ in which human worker~ would find it impossible or eXlremel y dif­ficult to work for an appreciable length of time.

TylJCS of Robo ts

Although ~ome industrial rohot~ arc built like human torsos. en:lbling them to fit inlo assembly-line benehes like human hcings. they do not resemhle the mechan­ical ma n en\isioncd by mo~t people who he:Jr the word. robot. In fact. they usually look li ke just another piece of machinery, except Ihlll thcy have arm-like projections and grippers 10 do a~sembly-line work. T he first ~eneration rohoL~. nothing more than mer.:h::mical arms cs~entia[]y. have been utilizcd in many factories through­out the world for abollt 20 ycars. The new gcneralion of robot~ ca n sec with their TV camera eyes: the more sophi\­ticated robot~ arc able 10 "~ee" and "feel" wilh vision. tOllch. and force sensors that feed back into a computer. Generally. there arc two classcs of imJu~I' ia! robOh - limi ted-scque nce rohol~ lind com puler­con trolled robots. The limited-sequence type is the simplest version, pick-and­place robots thAt pick up something from

one spot and place it at another spot. They have electrically- or pncumatically- .. activatcd arms that move in 1 .... 0 to three direc ti on~, each movement rccorded in the robot's memory in seq uence.

Servo robot~. which include program­mllble, computeriled. sensory. and assem '" bly robots, arc the mO'lt common. They have o ne or more servo-mechani~m~:" which cnable Ihe arm and gripper 10 alter direction in mid-a ir. withoul having to trip a mechanical switch. They have five .. to seven direetional movements 1I11J up­crate from either electrical or hydraulic."' power. Programmable rohol~ arc directed by a programm able con1follcr that memo UI iZe, a ~eq\Jencc of arm-a nd-gripper movemenlS. The rout ine ca n be repeated continually. or the robot can be repro­grammed by having it~ gripper led through a new task. 11le computerized_ robot is. of course. run hy a computcr. and new in ~truc ti on~ can bc relayed 10 it" electronically. The sensory robot is com­puterized and ha~ one or morc artificial -~en~es. usually sight or touch. Thc as­se mbly robol is computerized and likely to be a sensory model: il is designed e~pe- _ cially 10 do :J~~emhly-line work. For li ght, balch-manufacturing applicatiom, thl"" arm of the as~emhly robot may bc fairly human-like. It i~ primarily for hatch- ~ IIssemhly operations, which comprise 75 percent of all manufacturing opera tion~.

th:lt more and more robots arc now be- .. ing considered. Robots arc already em­ployed in casting. spray-pai nting. weld­ing. loadi ng and unloading. and :l~scm-bling and sorting parts. ~

1~ IIr1h l'r Threats

Mir.:roprl)l;c"or:; are now making it po~~ible to have robots with multiple" arms andl or grippers. so that the roool\ arc capablc of coordinating many ditTcr­ent movements: microprocessors arc :llso , specding up the teaching process. devel­oping a "smartcr" line of robots. It is believed that the next step forward in the manufacture of robots will bc the integra-"

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AND CLERICAL WORKERS UNITED STATES CITY AVERAGE

SOURCE, U.S. DEPARTMEN T OF LABOR BUREAU OF L .... BOR STATISTICS

REfERENCE lASE, U.s. A.VERAGE 1961 = 100

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A.II I' ..... • l ,on,por- Metlk,,1 Mo nth ' " ' COll'lbin" ..... HOII . ing Up \ up I" lion Co.,

April 1980 242.6 249.5 257.8 176.1 247.7 263.1 March 1980 239.9 247.5 254.4 175.1 244.3 260.9 February 1980 236.5 245.2 250.5 171.5 240.2 258.7 Januory 1980 233.3 24 4.0 247.3 169.8 234.1 254.9 December 1979 230.0 241.8 243.6 171.4 228.3 25 1.7 November 1979 227.6 239. 1 240.7 17 1.3 235.7 249.1 O ctober 1979 225.6 238.3 237.7 170.8 223.4 247.2 September 1979 223.7 237.3 23 4.5 169.3 222.4 24 4.7 August 1979 221.5 236.5 231.5 166.2 220.7 242.6

April 1979 211 .8 232.7 219.7 165.4 203.7 23.5.2 April 1978 191.4 April 1977 179.6 April 1976 168.2 April 197.5 1.58.6 April 1974 143.9

NOTE: Con . ~me. P,lu tndu fa. all item. in.,eo.ed 2.7 indu pain" dy.in" the po", month, a. 1.1 ,... Th l, equalled on ontluol .ote of in«eo ... 01 13 2% (12 X 1.1). Th. incr.o .. in CPI d~. i n" the po.r y .... woo 308 poin!> a. I • . S,...

Pe,Un! ' ...... 0 .. be tw •• n two dole. i, "' teu loled by .ubl,ocling Ihe inde. numb,o. 10' the .... 1 ... dot. I.om IhOl fa. rh. late. dot. ond cl i ... idi"" Ihe ..... 11 by rh. indu numb,o. fa. rhe .... 1 ... clo le, Ih," muiriplyi"" by 100.

EXAMPlE, ,A. Ih. pe.iod of Ap. '1 1V19 10 Ap.il 19110 : 2d .6 _ 2118 = 30 8 ind .. POIn". 30.8 dMdflf by 2118 .U S X 100 = 1 .. ..5,...

p,.,po.,d by, Oepo" .... nl ol . ....... h and Educoljon, I. I .f .W. Hi4y, 1910

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX- CANADIAN AVERAGE SOURCE: STATI STI CS CANADA

APRIL, 1980 I V11 = 100

Inde. H ... lth & R.Cf.O· Dote An Item. 1.0n.po,. P' .",nol Ijon &

Mo"th V.O, Combin. d 'ood HOII.ing Clothing lo' ion Co.e Reoding

:loril 1980 20.5.2 2.51.5 197.3 177 . .5 195.3 19.5.0 168.4 orch 1980 204.0 250.7 196.3 176.4 192.5 194.4 167.9

Februory 1980 201.8 248.4 194.6 171.1 190.9 19 1.2 167.0 Jonuory 1980 200.1 245.0 193.6 167.8 190.5 189.0 165.6 December 1979 199.0 244.3 192.2 169.4 188.7 188.4 164.2 November 1979 197.8 241 .0 191.4 168.5 188. 1 188.1 164.1 O ctober 1979 195.9 240.4 190.1 166.5 183.1 185.2 163.0 September 1979 194.5 238.8 188.7 164.9 181.6 184.5 161.1 August 1979 192.8 238.4 187.0 160.5 179.3 183.9 160.9

April 1979 187.9 233.5 183.7 156.4 173.1 178.3 154.0 Ap ril 1978 171.2 April 19n 157.9 April 1976 146.8 April 1975 134.8 NOTE: Con"do'. C"n."m, . p.ke Ind •• I". all hem. in", oled 1.2 indu poin .. d~. i n g Ih. 1,," month

". 0.6 ow, . Th i. eqyoll. d on annual .01. of i"".o .. 01 7.2% (12 X 0.6). The increo .. during Ihe po.1 yeo. woo 17.3 poin" 0" .2,... ' , .cent chong. between two dar .. i. eolculo,e-d by .ublt ClCling Ihe ind .. numbe, fo. ,h, '0.1 ... do" hom ,hOI 10' 'h, 10'" dale ond di.idin" Ih, .e.ult by the indu number 10. rh. .... Iie. dare, th ... mult lplyi"" by 100.

EX AMPlE, Fa. ,I" pe . iod of Ap.1I 197910 Ap.iI 1980: 2OS.2 - 187.' = 17.3 indu poin" , 17.3 di ... id. d by 187.' = .092 X 100 = ' .2,...

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lion of sensory systcms with more­soph isticated compUicr sofl ..... ear 10 allow robots 10 "make" limitcd decisions. What it boils down to is that the newer gen­era tion\ of robots will be gla re sophisti. cated and will be able to perform more­complex jobs Ihat arc not confined to boring. harmfu l. limi ted cond i l i on ~: in other words. the more sophis ticated the rohot. Ihe morc soph isticated job it will take on. Where will Ihat leave American workers .... ho will be confronted with new challenge~ and ne .... problems? These con-ten uing chanf!Cs .... ill affect Ihe job~. liveli· hoods. and life s t yk~ o f worke r~. Work­e r ~ must nol be th reatcned cont inually by newer and improved robots. The in­crea~ed utili7a tion of roho l ~ will . of course. di~ place c ~i ~ ting joh~. While ~ome

joh~ will be el iminated . o thers will un· dergo joh cont ent change~ :m d ~k i ll re­qui rement ch.m ges. New jobs may also be c re:lled.

To the .... orker. the l o~~ of hi ~ job-­whalever the ca\l~e ( thc introduclion o f robo t ~ or any other changi ng t«"hnology. a rece~~ion , fo reign trade. etc. )-i5 a ma jor c:l t a~ trophe: the worker who i ~ le~~

educa ted and le~s ~killed i ~ further hand i· ca pped in find ing a new joh. Manage. ment mu~ t rea lize i l ~ social responsibi lity en :misti ng these displaccd workers .

Solutions

II ta ke~ :I long time from m:wage­men!"s ini tial study (lOd deliberations UnTi l ils deci~ion to invesl in addi tional tech· nology and then the actual i n ~ t a ll a t ion of ~ueh teChnology: in this case. roho t~. There fore. we bc lieve tha t it is incumbent upon managemenl to give amplc advance notice about plans for tcchnological cha nge and Ihe ex pecled effec ts upon the job ~illmt ion . We believe thn! robots should he i n ~t a lled in plants when dis­placed workers can be absorhed into other jom :md Ihal management should a~sist with the trai ning. re traini ng. and vocalional educat ion needed by dj ~ placed workers 10 perfo rm other jobs. Dccre:l~es

in employment should he accommod:lIed Ihrough attritio n- reduction of the work force hy nalural turnover. deaths. ret ire­me nl ~. and volunlary resigna tions. Dis­placed workers should be offered substan· tia ll y equi valent or i>cller job opponu­m ll C'>. a long .... ilh Ihe Ira ining or educalion needed to hold such jobs. They should be guaranteed adequate financial au is tance while tra ining for such jobs or wh ilc secking other job\. and they should be pro tected againsl the lo<;s of such bene­I1t ~ as vacation . re tirement. health and ..... e lfa re. e tc. We belicve Ihal Ihe \eulc· ment o f d j ffcre nce~ creaJed by the intro­duct ion of rohot ~ into industry and the negotiation of reasonable a nd humane means of pro tection for the workers should he met in collcctive bargaining sessions hctween management and the

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Sight: Your Most Precious Possession

There is quite Ok bi t of beauty to be secn in this land of ours- the lovely colors of nature, sunsets and sUnrisc'>. Illkes and rivers, flowers. bird~, and trees. We treasure the sight of a child, fricnd~. famili ar places, our home, old photo­graphs. and good books. We depend on sight to carn a living, 10 lCROl , and to communic:l!c.

It is a proven scientific faci thai we get morc information about the world through our eyes than all of our other scn5C~ combined. DUI wi th so much de­pending on good vision. it's still a su re bel Ihal most of us l::Ike ou r eyes for granted.

Rene Dc~ca rl CS was the first to com­pflre the eye \0 the camera in the ea rly 17th century. The analogy was good bul inadequate. The adva nced mooern cam­era i~ :I somewhat beller comparison. Consider the e)'e as a self·adjusting. fully automatic. color motion picture camera that instantly develops and projects Ihe image it receives. Like any camera. il requires light. which comes in the front. is focu~d by the lens. and is dircctcd to the photoscn~it ive film or plate a t the h:lck. The eye docs precisely the same thing; bu t the "pla tc" in the b:lck. the retina, docsn't ac tua ll y "see" the image in front of your eycs. As the light p:lllern fa lls upon Ihe reti na. it stimlilates lis ht­sensitive cells ..... hich react by discharging bursts of electrochemical energy Ihat are in turn carried by the o plic nerve to Ihe "seeing" centers of Ihe brain. These bursts of energy arc actually coded mes­sages that describe the light pattern on the retina. The brain decodes the mes­sage, inte rprets It, and Ihcn t e ll~ our con­sciou~nes~ what it is that we arc ~eeing­:lnd this i~ all done instant:lneously.

The eyeball is housed in a cone of cushioning {ally lissue so il is insula ted from the skull's bony eye socket. The hrow and cheek bone rid1,OC<; protect It from larger objects "'hile Ihe eyelashes and eyebrows catch some of the dust and dirt particles in the ai r before they reach the eye's surface.

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nea. lens. and humor conta in very few blood \lesscls (to maximize transparency) so they do not hcnl rapidly if injured. The retinal ti~sue in the baek of the e)'c is made up of mostly nerve~, and nerves do not regenerate if damaged. So the eye, being made up of such specialized t isslle. is more likely to sutTer pe rmanent damage from an injury than a foot or hand. for example.

I njurie~ to the eye arc more common­place than one might think. In a typical )car, about 140.000 injurie~ to the eye occu r with about five perccnt of those ending in blindness.

A recent study hy the Bu reau of Labor Stati ~tics shows th:lt the mlljority of eye injuries (70 I>crce nl) in industrial occu­pations arc caused by fl ying particles and resul t in mostly minor injuries. Eye con­tact with chcmical~, resulting in burns. caused 20 pe rcent of the injuries. and Ihe rest were anributcd to objects swinging from a fi1l:cd or anached position and com ing in contact with the eyc. The study a lso showed tha t IIlmost three out of fi ve of those injured were not wearing eye protection a t the time of the accident.

There arc nwny in st ance~, besides on th(: job, when safety glas5Cs arc recom­mendcd. In fas t action sports such liS racquetball. hockcy. baseball. and tennis, a ~ma[] object is t ravelling at high speeds and can hit the eye before lhe person can e\lcn see it coming.

S.1fcty a t home should Il lso be con· sidered if we W:lnt 10 pro tect our eyes. Mowing Ihe lawn can be an extremely hazardous job, with debri5 being scat· tered by a blade thai is often spinning in e'(cess of 200 mph . Chopping wood ca n IIlso send splin t er~ fl ying thllt can stri ke the eye in a spli l second. With the varie ty of 5.1rely glasses on the market today. there i~ no reason why many of these accidents ha\le to huppcn.

Today, about 11 0 million Americans wear eyeglasses or contact lenses. These Americans spend about four million dol­lars annuall y on profes~ionll l eye prod· ucts and scr\liccs. Mill ions of dollars lire also spent on sunglasses each year.

The usc of eyeglasses is lIot a new de­velopment, however. Probably the first eyeglasses were r:lshioned by the ancient

Chincse. All Ihey consisted of were two rough lenses held in place with weighted cords dangling over cach eye. In Ihe in­habitable parI of the Artic, nat ives de­vised a form of eyewear 10 pro tect agai nst .. the glare from the icc and snow. They cut narrow slits in a fl at bone from a Whale or seal and hcld it in place with strip~ of hide. Although there were no lcnse~ in these "glasses." they cut down on Ihc amount of glare and bright sun- .. light reaching the eye.

Down through the age~. these ideas have been refined as scientists dis­covered more about the workings of the e}c; but obviously the bulk of thc dis­coveries and changes have been in thi5 century.

Superstitions, old wives tales. and leg­cnd~ ha\le a lways been a pari of history. And the idea that the eyes have a special powcr besides that of sighl. has existcd from Ihe earliest of timcs.

Probably the oldest superst ition is be· lief in the evil eye. Any demon tha t wa5 believed 10 occupy a human body in ancienl limes projected its evil spell Ihrollgh the eye~. Some believed thai the evil eye could be warded off with the color red , which signals danger.

In some ancient cultu res in sevcral parts o f the world. men, when they marricd. were thought to nrou~e the ire of the dcmons. To protect Ihe groom from Ihc c\li l eyc. the bride and groom ... often switched clothing to confuse the demons. In our modern culturc, the idea of a best man in a wedding is a partia l throwback to thi~ custom . The best mlln is supposed to draw the evil eye off the groom.

The eycs have been cal1ed the "win- ~

dows of the soul." so we often associatc them with personality and characte r. "Shifty-cyed" people a re not to be trusted, "squinl)'-eyed" people arc dishonest and treacherous, and those who can " look • you ~ t raigh t in the cye" are considered reliable and Irustworihy. Although most " of these first impressions arc not lrue, we often judge peoplc by their eycs just as I countless people have for thousands of years and prohably will continue 10 do .'1 so for many more.

- LaCFlL LINES Attention Press Secretaries

Beginning wUh the September Issue of the Journal, deadline July 15, 19110, only two (2) photographs will be printed With an ar1lcle contributed by 8 local union lor "Local lines." Thank you lor your cooperation.

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- l ocal 1 Holds Annual Pin Presentati an LV, I, ST, I.OtUS, \lU, -AI our allnll;ll presclllolion, ~O_ and 6O·)~M p,n~ ",·tle 1""0 to mcmbea ""ho nrc I>cn~ioncd from our loe,,1. As hJ~ b«n lhc I:I"lOm u~er P~~I )"c~". the

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ginnrng o f the second gene.al rnutins in Aplil b)" Dusrnl"SS Managc. [Jon Hre'nan and I rn.ln· cial Secrclary Francis T rlle under lhc d"ewon of P,nident Don G r:llrkr_ Alrhou~h all o f Ihe pill rK'r,enl~ "·cle unable to 311end, lho:.e ," ncIII ~I""""" hUllulcd brfu .. , Ilrelf a'Ulhel~ 10 reeei.c Ille emblrm of recogn,tion dcpictrn& a lifetime of participalioll in Ihe IIn w. The~e ale the men who wtnt before u~. thO'le whose efforts helpcd makc llie local whut it is, Ihe mcn ",1I0S( places "'-r try 10 till. They rcturneu to recci"r the rcsp«1 due them. 10 speak a few "'·on.ls o f ~d\"icc 10 Ihose present, to share a trrM'''~'' c"enl with :I relati.·c and 'lOme old fl~nds. 10 know the pride of 3ceompl"hmcnl in spending a lIalf century and mo.e in :I ploud Olgan'lailon

We COnf'ralulnle BrOlher\ l. co D~rner. Kalph /' erscl~. Lawrence Har1oellben, GcorGe I ucdel"S. Clarence ]' Iosle. Koyal K,1 7, and Norman &:hrorder on 60 yeMs of mcrllber,h,p in Ihe tal W We conJlr3tuiaie BrOlliers [d"'·Jrll K unt~ and Charles Welch on SO )cal~ of mem_ benh,p_

On a mo.e somber note .. e w,sh !O alh,~ the membnsllip of Ille deaths nf the fullo"'rnp U.ot ll~ rs during thc month of M~rch I Idr~.1 II. KI~man, PloduClion. initiJted Aptli. 1977; Auslin MacClur&. maintenance, I ebruary, 1949: Jam" A_ Matejka • • 'ireman, (ktobr:"., 1966: <>..car W. Rosrnkocner ... ireman on pen\>on. December. 1937: G~r&e Lunz, plant mainrc. nance. January. 19..\S; and GeorJle /II I eld mann, "'·"cman on pension, Deccmber, 19.1 ~

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B.M. Organizes Club For Local 3 Women Members IA I. J. NEW YORK. N. l'.-On \b rlh 27. 1980, an h"loric mceling W.I~ c~ll('d by UU\\I1e\~ Man~lle. Tllom~.~ Van Arsd;rle. for lhe p~"flO~e o f eSIabli5hing 3 club of I"l ;" ~ I nea l 1 WOtlll'n members of all di,·isinns. Van Ar~d ale b,olll\hl IU the 311enlion of the meeting lh,!! the Ame. i. can trade union rno'emenl was lu lly behmd Ihe Fqua] K"hls Amelldment and thJt in I ,{)Cal " "' omen rreei'ed r-qual pay for cqu:I I .oll. li e all{) Slated that the club members ~houlll not he\'tJle to caU upo .. hj,,, fu, ,II'Y ~""l.""e Ih~t may be needed ,n its format,on

r dna lIartis. a Supply Oi.i,ion member em. prOlcd by I ighlQlre., call5uliJ'_ed Ihe fedini;.' of the 10 '-.... ~] ) ",c",bcr~ .. hu "' cre ple">elll at the foundin;: m~ling of the \\ omen·, Aeh'c Orpl1l1Jtionai Club by siJlinjl. ·'1 Jm Hr) happy 10 be part of Ihi~ ne .. ly furmcd 'luI> .. hich hJ$ been long oHrdu. in i)('ing ~IJrlcd '

Also prco;cnt 10 addr«;~ the metllnJl "'cre New York Ci ly CeOlul l abor Council l'rC"'>i denl II Jrry Van ArsdJle, Joint I ndll~lry nn~rd Ch~ilman Arm:'lnd D·"ngelo Jnd A'.'''tJnI lI ulll1n~ M~nage. Loui!; Siein, VJn ""dJit in· trodu~ed thret: young "'om~n 111 th~ apl'r~nl;~e. sh,I' pln~ram of Ihc COrtStruCIIOn n'H ... nn, .. h" ~pok~ o f their good experiences on the job :'Ind M IIpprenlice school A'~;'lanl Business "~n~ger L Ol'i~ Slein e\

pl.,ined 10 the group th"l Ihe ,0 membCr< I"C'­tnt ",ould he the I>olicy Cornm,IIU. bUI thai lh~y ""ere only the nucleus of an oll/an".I1i"" that h"d a,·cr 4,000 women members of 1 <Kal 1 10 draw upon for membersh ip. I Ie al'iO ~I:ued Ihat, in Ihe nOI 00 dislanl fu ture. he r ~ ptcltd

lhe club to become 3 ella I'll'. of Ille nalional O'iI-lIll/JI'On <':o:.oln,on o t l abor Unron Women

C LUW W~i founded \11 1914 with 1.000 "'omen n.uionJlly Ind hn ,ro"'n m te3PS 3nd hounds Sltlee then

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Broadcasting Goad; Membership Increoses

' .. l ' . .. , ST. l OUIS, "O.- Wcll. here we a.e in Ihe '8001 wllh rampanl innation and olher plob • lem' facing I,ll of u' n ul 115 fur 3S broadcanin& in 5'- l. ou,~ i~ concerncd. things arc looking /loud, ",h,,'h i~ mo~t l y due to Ihe fi erce compeli_ tion bC1 Wetn 51~ l ioll~ for q uality ~nd quanti ty o r IOCi' l prodllclS. U~rng some ballpark fillule~ let·, take D closel look

Will> the .are rn 1979 o f S~ KSD Radio f rom the l'ulitltr Grou,.. LO the Combined Communi· (allons-GJnnel GrOt/p. the $l311" haJ increased from CiRhl en/l,nce" to II : ahhough il donn·l 'KIund Ir~e much it"s a 311 pC.ceni increa'll!' in 5t., 1f

In early 1980. ownership of KTVI-T V ec ... },,· ncl1fA IlC) "'-a, l.nMferrell from Ne,,·hou'e to the ·1,m('"\· \ ·l rrror Ind starr incre:l~ arc on Ihe "'" Ihere " .. ~II. KTV1 ·T V had aheady come a lon, "J)" before Ihll »Ic, In 1915. KTVI had JO engmet' •• and fil'e ne .. ·s photogr:lphtfS. In 19110, KTVI hu 42 engineers lind 16 ne .. ~ rhOLOIl.aph~n

New hi re, hale been on thr inrrr_1Y ;n thr \.Ime t ime period :II independent KI'I. R-TV ami 31 K'iDK.1V (channct SlN 8C). At present Ihe ute o f )(D'lI .·TV_JO from E"an5 10 8 roneo /.I r03d(a,linll i, penllinG and hope e.i~h thcle roo for mort ~t3rr alldilioru.

Th,. summer the 5ucc"sful bidding for out. of-Io",n b3scb~1l flghlS by I' lliladelphia's Video F.'~I haJ rnc3nt D drnrna lic "'1( of local engi­neN, lor those telce,ms.

II ', ~lw:rYJ ~n$y to 11.lk "I' lhe ncgHli,·c' of ",h.u·~ h"l'l'eninll 10 tl< in I.oca l 4 ; hilt in the'e troubled I;mes it docsn't hun 10 lool Pt thf onrall picture. 3,,,1 Ihat's ~ IIU~ili.c unc T he Tocal'~ Slflle !'und is in lery Jood ~hape and rnembenhip i\ w~y up in the 1a~1 Ih'e ycan ' 01 mJny broadca\t local~ can boast abou t d<>ing thaI ,",cll, tet"~ hope that thjs "end con linue. in lhe '80\ as we commit our«ch·e$ 10 pUlling Ollt the hn! product that we can to help fu\rer ,rr.,ler aro"'lll and SUCCl"SS for uS ~IL

Some of lhe credit for thi~ ~fowlh m"~l hi' J"cn to Il u\lI1e" MJnaJtr Paul W"gntf, I ~no ... IhJt. b«JU'iC he·~ IIlways Ihe one to IlCI the hlJme 10 he muS! i)(' ,i\en some cled,t. If ~ou·\c &()\ any ideJJ o. ne .. ", ilems for Ihl~ column, Ict"' hear from lOU I can be reJehed throu/lh Ihc l(KaT offier:. or KSDK ·TV and I'd Irlt rQ h~ ... flom YOll

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Local 8 Graduates 20; Work Scene Holding Steady t .1'. H, 1011;1)0.01110 I oe~1 1\ i~ happy to "'tkOl1lc ~O JO\l,,!c~lIIen in'o tll~ loe"l. A com. 1'Id,,,,, h.''''luct "',r< held. "'hh the JATC Com, '",IICt, "'tmhet<. 'n\IIucto". "nd Il "e<t. in a(­tendance. '1 hi. i\ tht fir~t l ime Ihe local h3s "'omen .. "h JOurneyman ~lalUS acti'e in Ihe loc~ l .

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Retirees

Chalnnan Kkk lI «ktrn~ • • p" .. n,< 1IU; W .. al~h'" 10 lI o h MIII~f, S . " lind Trd J'wft • • th of Loral 8, T"I . fl n, Ohl .. , "n the IH'cw , I"" ,,' '''~lr ,,'I'~IIIC1I1 . IlruU ••• ""lI'nlilo ~""r<I ho'o I ... ",) IIi II "ht~nl b"" ... ·,. "'~n~.u.

Completion Banquet

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lhe IIrJdu~leS ~'e ,\ Iej~nd!l) Arli,Ig;l, Calhey Cilrey, \'''-,Ior Fscoba •. Glenn I·r"n~ •. I)~~id " 1). J."' Jonc', 1I ~"y J"n~. 11 11.011 Kendrick. r-.hdl,'cI K IJOW.'~I, I ddic " in~, It:'Mdy K mb,". J lln Knr/c'ich. h i Knlghl. Nancy Koepp. Jell" MeycI~, ",m Nels.on. Ken I'cny, I)ennt~ Siein. J un T Jnelll. MJdce Wisniew,ki. ~ml Mike Y"kir. I.ocal H " p , ull.1 10 wckotlle Ihem illio ils li'nh. COnl'lralu1.,I"'nS, BrOlher, :,nd Si'ICIS.

T he locnl is looking 10' .... ,"1.1 10 a "eady .... olk piclu'e in Ihe ncal fUlUre. Wor~ has held up sle,.dy ..• un;,,,lering Ihe fconnm'c "Iu;\lion. IInc's hoping the ~iUtallon wiIl contill"c IV "nIHO\·e.

1' lJns nrc und~, w.,y 10 luok mlo building an A"",e"l;ce ~nd Jo"",cym~n Fducalion Cenler. " /.on, had becn l.lI~ed ;,OOUI for year~. 1I 0~_ fully, wc'lt be seeinK Ihe .,[IIr,S lUln illlo :, 'e;,lity.

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Work Scene Deteriorates: Register and Vote, Says Scribe L.V. 17. nETMOIT, Ml e ll .- The wo.k sllua­l ion nl t.oe;,1 11 has de le';o. Mcd .ighl along wilh Ihe rCSI o f Ihc Michiglln cconon'Y. It !lCcm ~ d ifficult 10 believe Ihal only ~ few months ago. we had a cal[ OUI for linemen and nnw we ha~e men on Ihe bench. However, dc~pile Ihe bad economic limn, Ihe \oc31 men ~rc honging 10-ilclher bemulfu ll y. It secm~ thnt hard l i mc~ bring the mlnd~ of Ihe Loc~1 17 fIlen hack 10 Ihe ideals of unionism, brotl,prllflml, It is im­J'lo~~ibte 10 have Hnylhing bUI !'fide in " grollp nf mtn .... hn 'lie so willing 10 work for thc~c i(\c~l'. C"en in ,he wor.1 of timr~ Anyone ("n he a 1.';I."'o::alhcr friend nf Ihe \.,bor move­menl, bill il I"kt, rc;1I gul'l 10 ~ee Ihe union IhrOllj:h Ihe~c da,k d3y'l.

In 'J'lilc of Ihe hud lime<. Ihe,~ h"ve been several bright wots recenlly. M.,ny of Ihe lIee 1fimmer apprenlices who hove beeo laid off hO"e conlinued 10 allend thtir c1a~~c~ and are "ro­Ireqina well wilh Ihdr schoohnll. de'pile a le11lpor~,y luck 01 work. We inlerprel Ihi. as " VOle of confldcnee in both the IInion nnd Ihe c"cntual reeo'elY 01 Ihe economy, '1 hr wholc loc~1 O,"C( pr~i~ 10 Ihese young~lf" .... ho hJ"e !IO milch f~jlh_

We recently had ~~ feI Y !linner\ m sc~er~1 warehouscs honorin~ Ibe men of l ocal 17 for one. two. '" Ihlee yenr~ wilhntll a I()\I-limt acei,lenl. One w;.,chou~e I~ordcd 3 lull ytar wilhOIt! Ihe neceo.sily of evcn minor flr!1 aid The~e kind~ of ~;tlely rceord~ :"1' ~ignir,canl be· Cnl'~C Ihev ~how Ih~1 ollr joint union!COlllll;IIlY safely Ilrol\f.IIII' arc rcally "·Ulk;,,~, "he .... hole membcl~h;p lalutcs Ihe walfhou\e. Ih~1 caInI'd Ihese reco,d~, nnd "I' hope Ihal neryone .... ill be ~hOOI;nll 10 do CHn belief in Ihe fnlurc.

In eonclll~ulII, we wanl 10 c~",iu'l Ihe whole member~hir> Ihll Ihis i~ 3 "cry imporlanl elec­lion yeM. The labor mo~emcnl i~ in more dJn· lIer Irom nnli,union force~ Ihan il h,<' been in lhc p;"t 10 yc~r._ We urge all our mcmber~ 1(' lell-i'ill'r nnd '011'. Vote your cnn'l(:icnce, b\ll ... ,It! Htmelllber. lht man who docs nOI 10le ha. no li~ht 10 gripe.

Loca l 18 Gears Up For Negotiations

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L.l l, III, I.OS ANGEU:S, CA I . .--lIclln ngain, Brolhcrs and Si.,CfS. I know il h~, heen a while ~ince vou ha,c heard from liS, but we ha"e been prcuy busy :tlound bell' lalely. 10 ~111f1 .... ilh, we hJ"e been h3vinll numcrOIl~ mccling~ wilh our Yariou~ barll-nining commil_ lee~ .• inee Wt will be Icncgotinlinl 'e\'en agree. men" with Ihree d,fferenl ullllties Ihll )ea,.

The la'lIcst. l O'l AnllelC'< Oep.lltmenl of W"ler ~nd I'ower. has nlrea,ly ~Iarlcd meelin]! wilh II', ~nd Ihe Cily of I'a.adcna :u,d Ihe Cily IIf A1usa mcel"'~ will begIn shorlly_ rou", all inilial indicalions Ihis is goina 10 be a difficolt year. bUI Ihio; local union i~ wona and any phony Prc.iden1ia! guideline' are deflnilely III' for " d""k,,~e. I do nO! think I h~ve 10 e ' pand on Ih~l Sllbj~1 much more exce,'1 10 '1ly Ihol our member~hift is ready lor ,,!talner need$ 10 be done.

One utl,~, ,11,';0' p roblem WI! have i'l Ih~ 1 the "rm:' SeJward, is still doinl! Ihe lower line job on Ihe O Wl' I"operty. AI Ihis poinl, our court c~~ i1 al Ihe C3liforn;a Appcl31C Court Ie~el :,nd "·e arc w;tiling fnr a he~linl\ dJte. Ou. II rOlhen in l ocal 47 and in Ihe buildinl> and COnlllllCl iOn Irudes ha,"e hce" doing ~\)l\Ie in-101ll1.l1l0nal pichling in ,ualelic area, and nrc Irndtn~ ~fI Ihe support Ihey can Wilh Ihei. hell' and Ihe help of the Inlfrn:"tnn:,[ OllieI'. we Ihink we h"ve ~Ol Ihi' ",m" beal We do nOI wlltll .\Cabs In Californi .• !

On ~ lilhter nOle, on I he~ pJlleS lOU will see

Chili Cookoff

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some piClUlC~ of [ <>ca l IS's "~cc" chili cooking leam, 1 he lJurb,nk Unit"s learn. dubbcd Ihe "Sparllic;.IM," pJrli(iJ'lJlcd in Ihe nl"$l annu31 llu,bJnk ]ilchO~I~e Chiti Cookofr_ The cookoff w~, ~pon~nred hy our IInion Il ro\hcr, of Ihe lIurb"nk l ife r;Nhler~ l ocal 17M ", i' ("n,1 rai~cr 101 Ihe !:ihetnUn Oak~ Hurn Cfnler. O'er "" 4.1XIO ~ople 3uendcd Ihe 311 tI~y am,if .... "h J m~ny ~PO'I~ and 1I 0ilywooti ccleb,",t5 n, g"e~I\. All Ihe .\II"Ollndlllt nrl! fiGhlcrl' tocali lind numClOII~ OIher l'r"alciy ~l'ol1~o.ed <)r~~_

nolJlionJ l'~rl,e'"alcd In Ihe conle,' Although j our ch,lt (called lIl EW Ch'h) W.I' Ihe 001 in _ Ihe ~how, the ,ude~'. for ~nme ··lIue~I,on.lble·· • reason. ~wurded Ihe lOp Ihree I'rtlC'< 10 nther o\ltfil~. Afler ollr lemn drowned Ihe" d,~nn­poill!tnenl with union-made BIIII"ei'er, Ihey voted unanimously 10 Iry again nC~1 year, A IIreal lime wa~ had by all an<.l Ihe nenl wa'l D

hute r"':IIICi31 5l1ecess, with o"er ~4,OOO going 10 Ihe Burn Cenler.

On Mareh 2\ 26, and 27, III1,ine\'1 r.l.tn~gc r .... Ray T3ylo., Bu~ine§s Re"re~nlali.C\ Dick 1I0nn nnd AI la~ko, E~eclltive 11 00'1.1 member Roy Allen, T ,ea\urer 1l ,I1 McDowell, :Lnd my. self aUcnded Ihe Nin1h and Sixlh Oi~lri<'1 Uli!. II", Conl~rence al Ihe D isneyland l1 ulcl i" Anaheim. Calirornia. As usual, Ihe Ulilily De­partmenl p,esenled 3 '"ery inlorm~li'e l'rOll.am and all of II~ were nb!e to !earn" lot :obolll whal i~ goilill u" in Ihe Ulili!y field Conilratllli,tion~ ... 10 OirtclOr Vince O' Reilly and Ihe member' of his ~Iafl lor a job well done. and many Ihanh 10 Ihe UrOlhers and Sisters Ihal parlieipated in the conference for Ihe inl'''' nnll ideaS th~t were uchanged.

Well, I IJIICS~ il is lime 10 clo~. I know Ihere arc a nllmbe. of YOIl ;n Ihis >aSI I~nd Ihal like 10 hear Irom us. and we .... ollid like to hear from you, 100. I'm sorry I m'~'ed our formel ~ J'lresidrnl, I'"gene Itobin50n, Ihe i3SI lime he called, Don'l forGet 10 call al;·;n. Robbie. '0 1 "0 ean lalk aboul S1. l ouis nnd how it w~, in '66. On bf:half of lIustnl$s Manaler Ray I aylor and Ihe Slaff. 1',001.1 luck 10 aU of ollr retired membe". We hope 10 see YOll 'oon.

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I..U. 42, IIARTf'ORO, CONN.-lIy Ihe l ime this article is read by our mrmbrr<, we ,;hould haH a _m:a1l Iranimi~!ion job in 1M work~. In..! ho!,<,fully, some additional I"i!rood "olk should be under I'ay.

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Abo. a small JUhlraMn,,<.ion JOb " ,oln, to ho: in pr0t:rc~' ill Ve.mllnt. So. Ihin,\ ~Ie dcfinl1c1y look in!: up II lillie,

[t i, .. ith reglet that I rcpo.1 thaI 1'.1111 R,Ijolle I"" rei ired from Ihe WI W n"d ~I.o ~\ Ire:Uurer of the loca t. 1' ~11 1 put in many dedi· ealcd year~ amI he will be mis..ed. IJ rolhcl n on GIlcrrellc ha! B,leed 10 ","lime I'.IUI'S dutin 11$ Irea~Ufer and wn ap!"Oiote,1 by Ihe r~ecllti'e 1I03rd, The Board then filled I)on''! position 3f

lin I'\ecllti,-e lIoJ!\1 memher with BII.ter l ee n"sler certa;nly j. no slranller 10 the E~ecllli'e Iloanl. nnd his e~[)ericllcc will be 010'\1 welcomc.

T hnl L. ilbolll all the IlCWS for Ihis monlh . nuy American! Be American!

Nominations Held; Some Bright Areas in Work Scene I_U. 43. S \' RACI 1Sli, N.Y.--Nominalion. for officers o f Local 4) " 'ere held on M~y 6. 1980. T he il.uendance at Ihi~ very impollanl meetinll. lIllholl,h higher Ih~n mO'iI. ,,'a! sliII di~m.1l1y low eon\iderin, the fael Ih;u e.1ndidJln for union lc.ldc"hip ~ilion. "'eiC bein, ehOiCn­eandid31n Ih31 .. hen elected " 'ill be ehalJed wilh Ihc respon,ibillly of shapin, policin Ihal will afTecl lIlI of u"

I cannol slrn. Ihe impOl\n ncc of JuendillG Ihts( monthly meeling" An efkeli~e member. ship i, nn informed member~hif' RC~I as.ured. oLlr Oppo.ilion i, well informed we tJn'l af. ford nOI 10 be.

Speaking in tcrm ~ of cleclions, we should be~r in mind th~1 1980 WIll be an impo.tant year for union membe~ everywhcre. Officers from Ihe l'residCIl1 of Ihe Un ited StutC~ 10 ICNisla!or~ in snwll commullitie, will he cho~cn. II is of utmosl imporlnnce 10 II ~. a~ union memo bers. 10 know whele our vOteJ will be mO~1 cffecli'c.

AI the meelin" Ollsines. ManJ,cr Ed Mur· phy rcpor ted on Ihe " 'ork sil uation. Although Ihe wOlk scene remains dull , Ihc.e a le wme bri,hl orcas. The Carrier Dome al S)laeuo;e Uni~efsily b swinlling into high gear nnd Ihe Hancock Airport Gnrage work was awarded 10 Randa ll Electric. As of Ih i~ wrilin, Ihete i~ "cry liule aCliyily . 1 Budwciser or Ihe HOlel Syracllse renoyation..

The Credil Union inform'! me Ihal Ihcir new office. located next door in lhe Sleamfillers buildIng, is ope!)lin. and their haulS are II follows: Monday. Wcdnesday. nd Fliday from 11 :00 a.m. 10 5:00 p.m. T he ne~1 i,~ue of Ihe newslcl1er will inclllde the lesult'! of ollr local tleclion.

BllY Union! BllY American' S~MurL C. 8~.RII.. I' 'i

Scribe Writes About Power of Vote t.u, 53, KANSAS CITV, MO.-For the ~cond t ime in I c~, Ihan IWO ycars, membe" of t ocal SJ hayc witncssed jusl how powerful )our rillhl 10 YOle enn re~lIy be. In Ihe fall of 19711. I.ocal

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As has been reporled for the last 18 months, Local n has h«n on strike illUiMI Inde. pendente Power &. I i,hl. a elly.conllolled util. ily. II has been e,idenl 10 our local that one of the major ob~taclrs "'liS son,.: of Ihe eilY offi­Cill •. Recenl ly. there was it cily dection in Indepc'ndencc. $0 I oc~l 53 member. all"in toul to Ihe tamp~i!l-n Irail. lookIng for and <uppal 1-inll candidales who possibly could help Ollr eau5l'. The Ion. hall" and hard "-olk paid nIT. n 'IC,·cral new council memt>e •• "'·cle ... ...:I(d. rl".ulting in a eily ~ollncil with 1I mJjoJII'y "ho Drc no,,' in r .. ~or of rCOP\'llln, llC,oll.ltion\ be. I"'ccn Ihe euy alld 1 orJI ~\, Ahhouph therc i\ <Iill a long "'~y 10 'a bdore a settlement i, .eJched. we :ore now a 101 cl'KI'f than "'r h ... ( heen in the bst yenr and a half. We .. i<11 10 Ih,lIll:: all those who ,01 out and worked durin, Ihe e3mp~ign and ('[)ecially Iho<;e who 1101 OUI and "oled,

I lnow .. e ha'e all heard D lot of cotnrlain. inll aboul how our lo~elnmen l i§ br'nK Illn and how no one h~lcn. to the ,,"OIlIng m.IO Well. Ihese ''''0 recenl in<1nnccs in l ocal H .hollid ,how thaI the Walking man dOl:< have .vme S"y lind we c~ple.s lhal nOI by bickerin!l and compl.linin~ but by vOlinJl,. Ou, ,'nICS lell our elecled official. how we fet!, DIlII herc at 10(")1 53 we have 'i«'n il work 10 our lId'Jnlale, So, .emember thaI Ihi' is an declion ycar Dnd labor nC'('d\ a 101 of SUP/1OI I. so leI", gCI OUI and 'egiMer and \"Ole and pin Ihe support " ·e all Ilced.

Local" .. ill hold its annLlal picnic Augusl 9 31 Shelter No.2. Lake JJCOmO, from 10:00 :I_m, 10 3:00 p.m. The local ",ill pro~ide the mcal and liquid refreshmcnts. !lnd .11 who come ole asked 10 btine a co~eled dIsh. !,lallS h3'e been made 10 3"'Jld IBrw <;cnice pin'! at Ih,. )'u,'! ,cl-Io@Clher. We had a lood turnoUt IJ!t )cJr 3nd ate hopIng for a beuel one this yur

BrOlher Mike Kiley .. ·~s rc<:enlly a .. alded t ocal n's l ife- S.I~'"1t Award for S<lvlng Ihe life of Oral her Ken WaJroven. II rOlhc. Wal­rO"en WJ~ lellding the reel. of a ~1rinll,nll rill "'hen a guard mUClUte brole, droppin,lhc new conduclor into 3n .. nN,i(~ plima.y lie suf. fe'ed sc:'cle eleCllicJI \hock and bu.n\. n rorh." Kiley rushed 10 the 'iclim. who "J~ uncon_ SCIOUS and had 510ppe,1 brUlhin!:. anll admln. i\IC,ed C I'I( . r.,vi~i"1l Il rolher WJhO'Cll befOlc medical :tssi~Hlncc ~rri~ed and Ir~nspolled him to ~ hospila1. Urother Ki fey ill Ihe l ime w,,~ 110t a member of Ihe !!II'W and nol elilpble for lh~ IIJI:.W Life·Saving Aw~rd. 1I0 .. ·c~cr. 10 show our apprccl:llioll .:Ind sf3titllde, I.oc~l 51 pre. senled him ",ilh 3 similar ; " a,d.

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204 Graduates Honored At Testimonial Banquet ' _I t. 58, D ETROIT. M ICII.-A le.timon;,,! banlluel "'JS held al Ihe H iller~1 COUnU) Club M~reh 211. 1980, in hunor of l ocal ~8's 19711 and 1979 3"".enrice ,radu"t~. T,,'o hundred and fOllr grJdualC'S. ",duding one young bdy­Ihe fi rs l for l ocal 58 .. ere honored.

10<:31 58 l'le.ident T homaJ lIuller lold of Ihe 3d'Jnlages of holdin/1 ,I jall1neyman\ cald. bUI slr~o;('d Ihal il """5 up to Ihe lI1~mber to "please lhe customer:·

Don Mcfadden. f'IMident or Ihe SoutheaSI. ern MichillJn Chapler, NLCA. fUllh ~r ,Ire\>cd Ihal the indu'lry·S current ~u"clint: ""II nll1 les~n if a high Ie' el of l"ooucli'I\)' i_ nol m:oinlll;ned.

'>1:111 A.nold. <;cc.elir,,··t.c~\Urer of the Mich. igan Il lIil.lil1l( Tr:rdc, COline ii, clllpha';/ed Ihe ",or\;c.s· nced 10 be concerned ... ilh Ihe eu~· tamer·' job. nOI the ermolller·, condomlllium. yacht. etc. lie also ursed Ihe new journeymen 10 maintain Iheir Slandard of livinll hy "pro­lectinll Wh .:l l you"'e pined (ample f .. n~ bene·

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II It,ll_tal " ... q.,,1 .. "" Io~ld fM 1971 .. If I 'H ~d.~I"" nf l.unl 58. t)olroll. \l k lo. SI>o"·R I ..... .1.", I" Itll •• ~ "Ill " "If. ''''Inlnl dl.t<:IQf 0' Ihe n~rrtlh JA·t C, nan l)I~m"nd. b"jtn~~ ..... nMle., t.",·.1 n, 1"If) ShIll, ... hapte. m~nale •. S'IC 0' I'H; II : .... '~n IIrnold. , ..... '~tJ · I •• M'u.e •• MI . hl~. n M~I' "ulldln. T",d~. Couudl; I). Mun. o. Lot. I 58 J ,\ 't C ... t lllh ... ; lind J . "III" . eml,lo)u rtp(bUI~·

11-. . nd ~hal'''lIn u, 1M IATC. AIII,.talke .t<:th·_ Inl 101. dlplo .... b Pal A.nold ..... of Sian A.nntd, _r~III ') .lru""",. Mlcht ... Slait " .. l1dln l. T .. deJ CuuMII.

Jil ~. job "",clllit). hil'h ... alles) Ihlou"h Ihe ef-fo," of lour pled«(,,;soI ... ..

Will Tarnow of T arnow fiC<:lIio; Compllny presenled 3n .w~,.i 10 o~ !TlC'mtJ.c,r from ueh elas~ fm IlC'lfect ~uend~nee du.",* Ihe fouf )'C.:lI'. A~ thele .. ·e.e 19 [lC.feCI attcndance hold· ers hom Ihc 19711 cla~. and 16 flom Ihe 1979 cla<~. !.Chob'I;C matk, ' ..... lermined the winners. Guy II f~U and Michael Koehn.

J ac ~ "l.lI t. eh"irm"n of Ihe Joinl At'P lcnli,e shIp and T loining Commiuee, scr~ed as to.:lSI­n.aSle. for the nenina.

WILLIAM WO~P, OrR. Dn .olT JATC

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First Class Held in Electrical Training Center

I_V. 59. OALLAS. TF.X.-~lond:l.Y, February 4, marked the dale on ... hich Iht first cI:I5.s wu held in Iht Elec1r;cal Tr3ining Cenler_ The cl3§5 wu an ~timal0r, clas, spon'lOrtd by NEeA There w:1'I • full house with 24 utimators and young clrctrieal contractors in anendanct. The in~l ruclor WlIS Richftld Roters, l1' e~tnlly a part­ner in Gemini 1~1t<:ldc. Rogers W3\ nn ;nslrue­lor for ~pp,enliccs and journeymen for se'e,~l yurs ~fole &oin& inlo businns. lie still hold} his IBEW c:trd.

As one looked OYC' Ihe cbs, onc could See many mEW Drolher, in attendance lIS estima. ton and )'oung electrica1 con11aClOrs \hDI came from Ihe ranks of the IOEW. SeYctal of them had allendcd 'pprenlkr:ship cl~,.

The 'tllular apprenticeship, residential. and joumcym.1n Irainin. (Ia,Sd moved into the new location on Monday, March 17, from Skyline Career Center. Althouah the new location h.1\ not been completely remodeled. the move w)s mnde: with liule disruption of cb~se~. as classes were held ot Skyline Wednc$d.1Y night and ~t the ElectrKal Trainina Center the follo ... ·in' Mond.1Y e"enin"

Much or the remodeling .... ork on the T rain, ing Center ho. ~en done by Dpprentices and journeymen of Local 3\1. The local and the Appnnticeship Comn,inee is ,mtdul for the ir help.

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local 68 Nominates Members To Run for Office LU, 61, DENVER, COLO._Tho~ nominated for olll« at the May mewn. are u follows: president: Jonn M. Slirke, Jr .. Ed ChapiX'lI. and O.1ren<:e "Mac" McCl1Icken; vice p.esident. Leo T. ChavCl. Sr.. r-.bke McDonald. and Russ Rensink; recordin. secrel.1tY. Charles J. 1I ,lt1; trc.1surer. Chuck Clemenson; business manager· financ:ial ~letary·lnternalion.11 ConHntlOn delegate. Kerth Ibrlilf. AI Finger, Bill Ilcffer. nan. Sob Rensink. F . L " Bri(:k" Thompson, ud Jim "W.111y" Wallace.

Nomin.:ued for the E:accuuvc Board (se,;;' to be elected) were Doug Anderson. Jerry Bates . J im Camp~lI. Mike Cornish, Neil Dunoskovic. Ed Eub.1nk, Bill Hughes, l im Mantell:, Grca "GoYo" r-.h rtincr.. Joe Mc· Namera, Ray Nail, Pat Panian, J im "Tiny"

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50th W edding Anniversary

l"ltnd R.olhu K,n RMI'I of Lonl 68. D ... ~cr, Culo .. and hi' ""f. An" , . h l for" Ie ..... o ... ent ~ du.ln . Ihel . 50111 .. eddlna .nntyuury Plrty. Stan ... 1M. arf . on E". ob •• hlu hdy, .... _ Rob. Telua 1J .... ld I, ....... '11 I" " (101 .. 1110 lIer ...... d p .... Is.

Brolh~1 WaUt . CLr.,~, .Hflul hlJ 60" ... pl. fro .. IIU~tDeU r.hna.~. I,tltn".

r~terson, lim Riney. Tony Sirhln, and Henry Vera. Nominated for Ihe Eumlmn. Board (four 10 be d~cted) were I'at Adsit, Juan Armend3tiz, J im I'r~nch. Tom Gibbons, Ken Mackey ~nd Mark W, Marquez: Building As­.sociation "ustH'S (fi~e 10 be elected), Mike !lurch. 11m CloverS1rOI1l. Chuck DeMoulin, Lou Mnli to. and Ken Stockton.

lJy the time you rud th is, the tl~ction will ha>r ~cn held June 7. In the cne of our ]or;al'. cll'Ction, we all win. With the number of mcmbe" nominated, we can be sure that the nonllnecs made the effort to be invoh·ed. to continue prog.am5. and to institute new ideas. And tha i kind of jnlnest helps the local ,really,

Win or nOl, a ",ip of Ihe local union's hard hat" to all the nominated BmthNJ. who 13"e it their best shot. See ),ou at the local union me~ting. W~ need you.

While on the $ubJect of l ippinl the hat, we und loc~1 68's bnt wiJhu to IIrother Ken !lottel mnd his wife, Ann. who celebrated thcir SOth wedding annivcuory this past l1Ionth.

Another month is lOne, and it Is time for the members' vacalions. They will be leavin, town

for dlys or else take • weekend trip to the mountains.

A word to the wise: Play it u fe. Accidenll happen in just a split second.

Si,ninl off for this month; ue you II the local union meelinp.

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local 76 to Represent QA/ QC Personnel 1-(1, l6, TACO~ I A , WASII .- Local 76 lecently completed negotiations with LOld !'leeltic Com. P.1ny. Inc, for QA/ OC personnel that Lord has work in" for Ihem. An NLRB election was held in M~reh ce.1I!y'"l Local 76 u Ih~ ir barlaln' iOJ reprucnt:u,,·e. Th~sc Quality Control m~n are do;ns the

cheek·out of all electrical work done by l ord Electric, prior to Ihe pourina of eoncrele at the Salsop nuclear lite.

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I would like all apprentices in Local 76 to uk thcmuh'u how mnny union meetings they huve aUended this year? Every npprcnticc should malo.:e a concerted effort \0 attend every local mett;n, in his area. Get in the habit now, because your future and livelihood dCp<'nd on the happcnin8~ at the mcclina. tie nn informed member: utlcnd meeting"

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I..U. 77. SEATTLE, WASII.-There ha"e been several arbitrations over Ihe pasl few monlhs

... wilh the l'UDs in the Centra l Wushington 3re~ wilh Ihe Union winning some important deci­sions concerning new structural yards and dis­dplin-c:. The nUl one resulted in an electrid~n II the Pr ie~t Rapid Ilyd.o projecl being re-

'" turned to work: after he wu Ilred because he rdu~ed 10 perform work he fell wos uns~fe. X~on Nuclear negolialions have been com·

pleled with an o\"CralJ seulemenl: appro~imatcly 12Y.! percent raise. siructural Dml wage rate" and add ilion of a denlol plan. We won a Ilnd· m~rk: ded~ion April 24. We had Dclion pending since 1976 when members trnssed the picket line. worked, " 'ere charged and Ilned, but re. fused 10 pay Iheir Ilnes. We could not get them fired. as this lIanford is an agency 5hop. so we lIeeideli to sue them in Civil Court. After all Ihis l ime we won and IWO of them got juda'

.. menls alDinsl them, $),400 arid $),000; others gOI Stilled out o f eOllrt. Two lot away be·

• calise o f sloppy bookkeepinl on Ollr parI. Rec. ords must be vuy complete to win a case like this. Hanford Atomit Melal Tralle, is nOW in

• negolialion~ a,ain wilh the contract extension lerminatinl May U. We .re at loggelheads so we may hDve difficulty sdtling this one.

We were awarded a cont rac t for Washington • Public Power Supply Service employees over

the adminiSlrat ive agrcement .ivina them a pi minimum of 8Y.! percent leneral wage increa~

and one nddiliollal floa ting holiday. We got a long·awaited decL,ion to the Irbitration for United nuclear OperalOrs who were in trainin, durinl the fall of 1978, In aw~rd of six hourI additional vlca1ion cach .

The Wa5hinllton Wnter Power ballot on April 20, 1980, was turned down by the memberl. AI Ihis l ime we ~re ,till in nelolialionl under the direclion of the Slate mediator.

In other ncgotiJ!ion1 we Imve had 110'0 meet· in~s with Kootenai Rural Electrification A~so· ciat;on: no si,nilicant prollress was made DI this lime.

We .. ill be in neltotiations in the ncar futule wilh Citilens Utililies Company, Clcalwmer Power Company, Inland Power &: Li~ht, Uncoln F.lcetric Cooperalhe. Inc., Modern Electric and Water Company. Northern Ughts Inc., and Pend Orei1!e I'UD No. t.

The cOn$trllction work picture is unchanged­,'cry poor in this oren.

The I' uget Sound Power " Li&ht Company a[treemenl is out for a vOle of Ihe membership with a recommendation to accept. The offer in· cludes a 12 percent wugc increase ncroJ~the· board and improven,ent! in the medical lind denul progfllms, amon, other chanlllll. The Union and r.hnagement agree that Ihe 12 per· cent .... nge increasc should be considered within !he volun!ary guidelines because of the 5ur· rounding area's wage \cale nnd other fa ctorl.

There is currently a hirinl freeze at I' ulel PO"'er due to Ihe economic picture lind hilh inler(ll rales. The ume is pretty much true at other ulilities in the area.

IIighlighlS of our wage increascs this year came for Ihe employee! at Seattle Steam Cor· poralion. The second year of I Iwo-year con· tract provided a cos!·of·living increase of 17.2 percent ncross the bO:Lrd. Thi, brings the stcam engineer rate to $12.62 per hour. This repre­sen" aboul a )) percent inc ruse over the two­year contract term.

ScaHle CilY Lilht employees arc monilOling the City Pension 1Ioard hearings in which p stlldy i, being made on the eost-of·living formub after retirement. AIM included in the discuuions are providons Iho! would tap the prescnl syslem a nd embllk on a plan which would include Socihl Security Pension pay. OIent' in the cilY retirement formula.

R'CIIARO N. RooF.IS. 3.M.

Work Scene at Standstill; Credit Union Meeting Held I .. U. 80, NORJ'-01.Jo:, VA._Work in the area i, just obout at a stllndSlili due 10 many of the lrades on sl rike. Somc of the cm(ts h~vc reachcd a,.eenlenls and others are still at Ihe bargailllnil loble.

Muuy of our Ihothers arc on the bench ~w"jlinll work in the area or anywhere. Local 80 i.' well represenled over Ihi, srcat land of ours, ~, .. e ha~e members wOllinc in Ihe Slate o( Wa~h,",lon and all the way 10 Florida. A big "howdy" to all our o ut -of.lown Brothers. ond our wise ole journeyman ha.~ Ihis to say !O yOIl. "Always hold your head up, but be CHe· (ul to keep your nose at a friendly level." (Now Ihat is .0Dd ad"ice al aU times.)

lI usiness Manaller Gene Leach recenlly reo lurned 10 wDik IIfler :tnOlher operal ion nnd brief 5tay in Ihe hoopitai. We all wish him well and ,ODd health. J3ek Watson and John Clalk arc recuperating al home.

Conyrats 10 lhe followin8 who joined Local 80 at !he I:,st meetinll: Journeyman Robert Elmo.e and apprenticu Gene A<lon, John 1I"'h, Jeff Driskill, Richard Lambell, and Oavid 1101_ ton.

You ladies, don'l forget the Ladies Auilary of LOCfil 80. A lot of good fellowship is en· joyed at their meclinv. One of the ladies was overhel .. d layinl 10 another, "Sandwich splead is what you ge l from eltinl 100 much sprcad

Creelit Union Meeting

The Cud'i Unton ", t.o .. ' 10, NOffotk. Va., h.ld tl' annuo l mUII"1 a nd dlnn ••. Dn.ln~ the 1>II <h, ... ",ulhl~ Rl<hard SIkH b , "" .. n al .he ml<rop hont ., S . ... MoU., .uU, 10 10 k. 0 ... . Ab., ,h., .. n I .t C •• ..., •• Cou. OIU O.lrll" ."d MoIH'l H .... I .

1.110",. ... tnnt" "t Sl$, , landlnR . Idl 10 fl.hl .••• h",.J FI,,"·"', Cha.t~ H.",b • .." MI<"IIard ......... ". ~t". Allot Oaker, ~ I ... ' ''10'' Ta, I"., and JMk. C .. lUt • • ~ "UtU"., Crill. " au.han and Mr •. Bdtle 1l ) 'wrJ,

on your sandwieh." (All I can ,ay is m lot are catin, sandwiches with spread .)

Our eondolcnccs 10 Joe Wall on lhe death of his wife and to Roy Meyen on the death of his mOlher.

There was D 10Dd tUlnout at the annua l nltet· ina of Local 80 Fedtrol Credit Union. The dinner, prime ribs, was moSt deliCiO\l~. The whole ~lfair was just grc~t and the Credil Union officers are 10 be conarntulated (or I job well done. Door plizes o( S2S tach were won by L. W. Culli(er. Richard Lambert. Jame, I'low. cr., Charles Hembree, Joyce Toylor, and Belly ByMS. Mrs. Alice Baker received $25 as the oldest member pr~nt and Craig VaLiahan ., the youngest member present. Con,rats 10 each of you.

Word 10 the Wise: I' rnycr is th~ most power· ful form of energy anyone can generate.

1. D. 1I01.1.0Mo:.l, 111., I'.S.

Fellow Workers Pay Tri bute To Brother Kimble I_U. gl , SCRANTON, l'A._On February 29, members of I.ocal 81 and those of other Io<:al uniol1.' wDikinll in the Local 163 julisdiclion on the Su~quehanna Sleam Llcctric Pown Planl, p~jd l fibute to fetirin~ member of Local 8 1, Iliother Bill Kimble. lI ill had been employed on the site fo. a number o f years and was in charae of lhe CICCllici:Lfls' tool room. Afler wOlk, D party wps held (or lI iH in the Glcen. wODd seclion of Scranlon by his co·wolker •. II rothcr Jock CrOSlin was chairman (or the fes-

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uf, '0 rll:;lo' ar. 1>000 1I,'ao."", BIII '1 _ . .... 1 . .. ; t.o.ls Klmbl., BIII 'I _; .lId Bill K I.,blt, nllr .... .

Mart, 7 ... I~n."k and .tll.te Klmhle arc . ho .. .. "Uh Iht nllft" .... ' .U".

ti vitie" ably assisted by Toby 10Y'1:; and r.h rty :Ulsnack. Traditionally per forminl!. a~ 103~t· master, Marty handkd Ihe activities in his role as Captain "I." Odl WliS pr~nted with anum· Mr of lI fts. indud"" a ~t of ,01( balls and • polished brass Mit bud:11:; with an enllaved desi,n of the Susquehanna S,eam Elcct.ic Planl. On Mhllif of t~ om'ef1l and memMrs of I.«al 81. "I:; wish Ihe "ery bnt for BIll .n tllS rtlirt. menl!

I recently receIved • lelle, flom OM of OUI ' etiled membef1l. :\nd believe it ~hould be ~hared wilh other IBEW mcmMrs 10 ~how Ihe SC'flOUS. n~ of orpn~"'a ,long with Ihe prohlcms of ~u"'l'Clmll with the unorpru~ed: .1 ruds, as followl;

"Demr h 'k: I rcceived the monlhly leHer of the I«al and am sorry to htu tllal IliiniS are slow in OUI Hre~ Th.ng'! arc rtally booming down here and if it keeps up Illey Will toon

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lun out of tand 10 build on, Wil li the "Righi. to-Work" Law, Ihey cannot let enouah ,on­Jtru.ction WOlken. U you kno ... of any $6.00-I n.hour declrlcilnJ .. ho WIll work under Iny job COnditions, lell Ihem 10 head soulh, T he cont ractor is the boss lIere and you have to do what lie $a),!. or ebt! It is too bad the wOlkelS .re not unioniud. Beryl ,""d I I.c well al thc tIme of wlltin.; we ho!'C you Ind your family lIt well, too. Splin, il bustin, OUI aU o"er here. willi temperatules in the low 80s. OUI Howers and tomatotf; are 1110"'­in, like mad. It i'I rtally beauliful htlc, I 1m end05in, a 'lied for the COl'!: Dri~e, .nd 1I0pc it will help to further our cau~e. T~ke care unlil I II("r yrlll in Junc. God DIes,. Edwin Swal15, Sr." Brother SwailS enclosed a ~~O che,k (or

COI' E. At a l ime .... hen we havc I hard time conyincini the .... 'orkin~ IlJl'W memi>cr) to ,on· tribule 52.00 10 COI'E, 3 retired BrOlher memo ber on 3 fixed income-and ,truUlin, to make tnd, meet-kna..., of Ihe conditions first-hand in I "'i&l'lI·to-... ork .. Itatc, .nd of tht many thrtats to orpnized labor. Lei all ot us In the IHEW follow such 3 finc eumple. 0 11 down .'hile ),ou can, Ind "nd in )our contribution to COPE!

On Mha!! of the omcers and membels of Loul 81, we &.;ilute you, Il rOllier Ed Sw~"s, for youl con,ern-for our fUlurt!!

hn McNl'1IY, 8M.

, 978 Story on Foreign Imports Even More Timely Now

1 .. 11. 86. ROCII ESTER, N.\ '.-Rcctnlly. With tile IUrge luyoffs '" lhe nUlomoti.'c indu~try, the ~ffecled unionl and Iheil mcmbrr~ hnve em­barked on lin IImbilious larlle·sc~le protest of imported cars. T he UAW and IUE locally IIrc pidding udou) foreiln ,ar de3ler' '" an ef­fort lO mJh nware nnd cdu,ate the public of the problem. As of this date over 284,000 union auto workers have been furloughed or bid off (mole 10 ,ome). "CDtin, .ery KriouJ prob­lems fOI the worhls and Ille 'Ommunilies Ihal Ihey live in. The totul is by far the hIghest ye t in lhe ),ear-Ion, industry siump-aboul 36 per_ tent of tile Ii-ned production wOlk fOlce of the five manufa"urers Ind most of Ihlt numbel laid 01T fOI the first timc. C;o, lut in.'cntories He not beinll Icplenished, mllny ,al duleB are bein, for,ed into banlruplcy. and still our .overnmenl permilS tile uncon~rollcd importa_ tion of III~ "ch.cles.

The (ollow"" is an articlc lbat .ppuled in Ihi' column in the Octo~r, 1918 issue of llie Jnr"'lDl 3nd It i~ even more timely today:

"The slOIDns or clichrs ' Uuy Ame.ic;an, Ihe job you J3'e may be ),our own: 'Oon't buy imports. or buy a fOleign car-put ninc Amer. ic:"" out of work' hnl'c bcen prominently dis­played vin hllr"pfr ~t icke r~ Dnd Dds by union members fo, qUIte some time now It is inter­e~tinl to sec a ,row"" concern Hmonl olher Irollp', presently and rilh,ly so. More lind mort American people arc bein& nffeclcd by the on­,ninB brge yolume of imported products Ihat conllnue 10 M pur,II:a5C<i by theq, Vfry umt pcOplt. This sort of self-drslruction buyinl, It .s cSllmated. has CO$t Ihe Amellcan !'COple OHr t ... o million Jobs 5ln,e the mld-196(),;. with nUDI of Ihese products eOm1ll1 flom American·baSCd multln31ional corpOralions. These Imports. many of .. hich lie su!»tantially less '" "I'll Ind there_ fore more IPptahnl 10 the 'OMumcr. Ire !'Cr­milled to entcr Ihls country under impotl laws ~nd quolaJ thai are mlch:aic and in nctd of maior chanae. Ind arc the underlYlnl sou"e of Ihe problfm. namely, U.S. !lade ddle.t Chang" Ihat properly tu mullinatlOnal ,or1'013110n5 and IdditJonal tafllb WIth quota !Jmilallons arc II mU5t

" Ii !toe'S w,lhout saY"'a lhat I proper trade babn,e is neccuary, bUI reporls ttll us Ih3 t the

lUI time the Uniled Siales enjoyed a trade sur_ plus was in May of 1976. This cvtr·inere:uinl volume of imporu sustains or even Idds to our hl,h rate of inbtion, Maher pIkes for mO$t 'ommodities. ,ulbads in construction. h igh un_ employment, ct,. Buyini only Amerkan-made produCIJ and avoidin, imporU is heallhy Ind neccsury for OUt economy. AJ more Amerk:1ns are employed I I fair .... a.o. the entire count,y benefit, and eVtryone', standard of livinl im­pro.·o. Ameri'~n jobs that pay de<:ent W,lSCS to ... orlcerJ who spend those W31:" nn Aml'rican· made producu, ere:ahnl addilional demands for Ihose produ"J re~ultin, in more JObs, less 0' no unemployment. less welfare. less tues, et,.-and so the cy,le goes-i, Ihe way to 80.

"Uniled SUles labelins laws Slipulate Ihat products t'lIfiuly "'Ddt' in othcr ,ountries must be labeled with Ihe ,ountry of origin. So to be SUIt, look fo' the AmtrK:an-m3dc-union_made Inbd .... hcn makinil all pu"huu und do your ,hare to help prOlect American jobs and at Ihe 53me lime m3111ta;n a de,cnt standard of Ji~inl for all United States workers."

RICIIAIlO MlIClI[ll, P.S.

B.M.'s Son Wins Scholarship; Work Scene Improves Very Slowly

I..U. 90. NI-;W lIAVEN, CO~N.-AI "alious limes in prtvioul Jou,ool articles. it WlIS I pieUUlf 10 highJi&l'lI the sl'CCial a,hiuemen\.S of lIOns of mernMrS and livc Ihem some ",ell·

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Such il the t:lse in our lIrtkle Ihi!l momh. Rick Panalrossi. son of tile busine<;.s manailel, is 3 recent recipient of a scholar-athlete award Icholnrship 'ponsored by a grolll' in honor of a ,Iccc~scd loc~1 citizen .... ho was supportive dur­ing his "(NJme of the scholar·athiete.

Rick. a Sludent at Notre Dame lI igh School in Wnl Havtn, Connectkul. WJS chostn from a grnup of mor~ thon 30 ~ollc~c applica nts, ~II of wllom c~celled as both students and llhletes. RId; IS captain of his track leam. a Nalion31 lIonor Society member. and was clf"ed 10 "Who's Who Amonl Ame,kan H igh School Studcnts." lie ... ill allend Villanova University in Ihe full. lie is conaratulaled for his l,hitH­menlS.

Tht work sccne continues \0 impro.e nCr .. SO slowly. Pros!'«'ts Irc t""oura,inl on't de. .t!opments at many proje<:Is ac,eleratc.

Currently 50 wiremen are employed b)' Stone ~nd Webstci It the Connecticul Yankee Powcr Plant in lIaddham, Connecticut, and a sched. uled shurdown of th31 plant will rlli~e IMt num_ bel of wi remcn to approximately 75.

A "de.-eloping" cledil union here 31 Ille l«al union levt! may eventually be capable of providinl many of the finandll advanlages ,ur_ rently avnil:lhlc only al the local baoking n tab_ lisllmenl5. Expansion of servi,C5 is conlcm· plalcd. and wilh proper support from Ihe Icntral mcmbership, Ihe credit could drasti,ally upgmde its ~rvice potential.

ConlI3"0" le,enlly signed by the office of tht businns man311er ;n,lude Kamm "']ectr". o Ai: W Electric, JEBSCO Electric, Leger Elec­tliC. and Kingston [:J«tric. lIopcfully, these ,ontra"or~ will llourish in Iheir IItW partnership ","h Local 90.

Il ill Natale is recoverinl from open-hclrt "'rlery. !lob !.eion K home and reco"ering, U .re Charles Gordens. Bill Rtilly. Herman a .. ~l.lcI, Jut' Sibitl'l. T in"", Moort. P"ul P"nieo, • Frank Messina, Ted !l acussler. John Ahearn, and Joe Cumminls. Hopefully, all "'ill be well ocry soon

Built u( UUl ~(ctJries, Marge and Min. will soon dcp3rt for Ilalia 10 visit family. We wi511 them "bon voyage."

!lelio, AI Barone, in ~unny Florida!

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L.U. 98, l ' III LAOEI. Pl lJA. l'A._ln the sprina I'rim~ry dcctlOn~, I <'.>Cal 98 membtrs " 'cre a,a;n OU1 in force 10 elcct candidDtel .... ho ha~c been IIclpful 10 labor. One I)hiladelphi~ l~bor leader, T homa$ ~hgmnn, who is Ihe presidenl of the I'hiladelphia Ilu,ld;n; Trades, decided \0 10 one slep further and threw his hal inm the rin,. In 3 vcry clOK el«lion, wilh Ihe fin:.! c:ount jU51 completed, Mr Malrann h3, won the Demo. cratic nomination to run for the Fourth Con-1!'r<.5ional Dl\t'KI of Philadelphia in Novem. bf:, •• A, p.tsident of Ihe buildm, IradC'S. and :I

51alw;'Iri union Ie:.dc •• Tom hu been in~m •• mental in kttpinl " hiladclphia • union city Wilh his pro~en luder~lIip and ability, Tom MalTan" will make a fine U.S. tongrcs§man.

I' resident Fred Compton, Dt II (e,cnt union m(",tinG, announ,ed that John lIenry, D Local 98 journc~m:lR, hns bten the reeipienl of an IIJ EW Scholarship Award. John, who hDJ been attending Spring Garden Collelle in Philadel. phia for the b~t two ye3". inlends 10 conlinue his studies loword his dealce In declrical en· ergy enginct'rinll. All Ihe memben o f l ocal 98 conllrnlulnle John and wi~h him load luck in his 5I:hoolin,.

The Apprenlice Tr~lnin. Commillee an. nounced Ihat clo~e 10 ~oo young men Dnd ... omen sought applicalions to b«omc IIppren. tice<; in Local 9R. The commillee would like to thank all Iho\C members who l13\'e of Iheir lime 10 hel" silln 1111 Ihe~e applicants.

At Ihis time, Ihe locnl union office" would lile to wish all our membels, both 01 honte and away, a hn!,PY and ~afe !'ourth of July holl,13y.

1I 00u M~·"~Y, JI" PS.

Big Business Rolly a Success; Vote for Friends of Labor

L U. 103. DOS ION, \l ASS._The '·Big Ilu,i· neu Day Rally:· held at the " Illdeniial Center on April 17. w.>' a huge ~ucce5$-ns fnr u nl. tcndunce gCX',- Wilh approl<im;ltely 7.000 con· struction workers showinll up. A_~ nlw3Y5, I ,ocal 103 wa, well repre'ICntcd

Only time will r('.eal the far·ruching effect' of the March. but we ha.·e 10 I!et Ihe point acr ..... ~ t h~ t we won·t 5it still while bil bLls;n~s pick~ away at the union wOlker, who is only askina for I fair wage and ndcquate benefils to pro. vide for his fnmily,

On Ihe same nOle, labor "'Il~t JllppOlI ih fru,nds in the coming dection. I)on·t be dUpi.'d ;nlO thinking Ihal a ReJ/I.1n or Bush "ill do anythinl but elUc,fy bbor.

Brother Joe McQuire i~ 'iCe~in~ reelection ~, a state leprc'lCntati\'e in the W~l!ham a,e: •. lit hu 5en'ed as city councilor for 21 years. We hope that our l ocal I ~os Urothea will Slll'Mrt Joe IS we do, for he is a ~oice for labol in the Ma~S3Chu~l\s l.caislature,

Since my laSt anide, the bottom hD.'! dlOflJlC'd out of the job m)lht, with Ihe Inc.e~<.cd rale of inleresl hillin. 10 percenl

11Ie Copl~ l'luli I'rojecl, .... hich COMi~l\ of IWO major hotd, plus StOl" mnd offiCe<. hJ\ leccntly been appro~ed. The liroundb.e~king Should lake place in Ihe fall of this year.

Lneal IcfJ hns resumed hnndbillinl the Colon ial lI illon in Lynn, ~nd ha, been \UI>I>olIed by other lnea ls in the arc:.. Our thanks &,0 to Local' 2222 and H1 and the G E .. l'lnnt em· ployees for their hdp in lIettinll the me~'~\l.e to Ihe Colonial that we won·t sit still while they hand out I hr~ job, non·union

Red 531('5 r«"ently resigned from Ihe F.\ecLl. the Uoald and WQS .eplaced by Chuck Mona. han. There arc DI~ IWO repl"cemem, for \luel. inl E~ecuti.e Uo.1fd membelS, nob Leahy Dnd Pau l Buckley.

We are saddened by Ihe deaths of leliled

BrOlhers Charles J. McOrath. William Cole, Paul Prnelol. John C. Cokloup, lien T . Pdrine. and ··Long Tom~ Ticrn~. Morris BerkowilZ, a pa51 vice president of OUr local, also passcd away.

I was persona lly saddened by the dealh of II rother Frank Conlrada, who succumbed 10 burns 5ustained in the elcetrical fire at I.ogan Airport. Frank was an 3pprentice ela."mate of mine and a knowledgeable electrle.an. Our hearlS and pDye,.., 10 OUt to h~ fam.ly.

This accident should remmd u\ of the e\Cr· prtvnt danger in our occupalion,

Wilh cOntracl lime here, le!"s hO("H: th.1I our nelOliatioM will be fluilful. Ind Ihal II .. ,II nOI be necesiOlry for us to lake 10 the SIl«:I\

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M,. t· ..... k ' ·oou. labo, lI.b .... . OSII A, "'~o;tnIJ ~ ... lUin ' h of ap."~d. !I" n 10 D~Ir.no ~ I OII"') . , L.eona,d S<-h . .... de. . 1I .. ,ln<,u I\burr.. John C. M.ad.", RoMrl II. Ma ...... , and I)o nald It . Shal,utlJ ,,11. ...... 11 1\, Dr n ... , Colli.

Salety Aw ard

L.d l I .. rflIh l I • • RO>bc ,1 J . In,..." Jupr .. t ... t; Wa ll .. G Olden, hOldlnrr .JII .. y ... ~.("r . ... ' 01 : n d Ita l"h C....,ar" lla .

Mem bers Rece ive Award For 30 Years of Working Safe ly

I .. U. II I. I)t;N \' E~ , COI.O.- Local Il l 's memo bcrs who work at the Snlld:. lIydro Stolion, I' ublic Service Company of Color3do, were prcscnted wilh an a ... ·3"1 for working 10 ~e;J.r\ without a disabling inlUty. The recor<l·hepin& only IIOCS back 30 years and the depallment C3nnOl find any reco,ds of the S31o<la Ilydlo eHr ha~on& h.:.d a l05t·time accident In the 7~ :lea~ Ihe IWO hydro SlJlions h;l'e been 'n opcrJtron The hydro stations are Opc'rated by Loc~l III members. W.ller Golden and H. Ihlph CO§CareJla. who both h;l\"e been w"h the I'ublic r~ice Company lince 1964.

BrOlhcr Golden and his lo.ely wife, I..md~, have thrce children: a daullhter KeJly, o~e 19, and two sons. Casey and Waiter, J r. Kelly .... ill be gOIng into Ihe army ~neln and C~~ey will be lCmduatrng from high school. Waller Golden, J r., will be Ir3dualinl from Ihe We\t I'oinl Academy and will b«omc a com!'lny com. mandcr In 1981.

Brolher Coscarella ..... 5 born and raised in Salida. ColoDdo. In )anuary. 1919. Ralph Co§carclla was appo,nted to the Salida Cit)' Council and stood for 5uccessful clc(: l ion in No.· .. mber, 1979. Councilman Cotenrell,I and his charming .... ife. Ellaine, ha.e two children:

Collren Maric. I third Cn.der, ale 9, and CII. ric Kathleen, alC 7, who is in the firsl grade.

.s:r fely is. and muSI continue 10 be, in the mindS of 31i o f our membtrs, and Local II I , under Ihe dilecl;on of Business !'>bn3gtr John C. Meaders. will always encourage it$ memo btr5hip to work n fely. We are proud to be I

p3rt of a Joint S:l fety Award. such as Ihe S~hd~ Hydro's 11 ,000 accident·free worked man·hours..

I neal III held ;\5 Policy Comminee meellng in [knver, ColoDdo, on !'>fay 1. 1980. Inlerna. lionll Vice Pr~idenl Lawrence Farnan w:u Itrtvnt 10 ~("H:ak to lhe delegates. The h.gh. IiJht of the policy meeting was the surpli§e pI~ntlll;on of cellilk:nes of appreeiation by I rank TOOl:e. bbor Ii~ison. Occupational Safety and lIealth Adminimalion. M r. TOOle pre. sented BusineS1l Mnn3gtr John C. "leaders and a\,istants l C(ln3rd Schr~der, Robert M ~~on. Donald Shaputi" and Delfino MonloY3 wilh certificPt~ of appreciation in rC(:ognizution o f their outstanding contribution!. to the programs and objCcti.cs of the Occupalional SafelY and lI e~hh Administmtion in Region VIII .

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ClR Clause In Contrad Remains Unchanged

1..1). 124. KAf';SAS CITY, MO.-On April 9, there was a special meeting concerning the future of thc em clau'e ,n OUI contra,\. T he VOle was pOSlponed from an C3rlic, m«:ting be. cauJC of the imparlance o f Ihis i.sue. Afler a long and informati~e lloor di5l:us.sion, the d«i· sion was to Icave the C IR clause IS it is pres· enlly staled in the contract.

Conlt:alulations 10 Brother Dennis Lislon. former press secrelary, on his appointment as lIeasurer. Thi, post w:u vacated by Brorher Karl Schmidt, ... ho h:u laten a position as business reprnentali\'C of the local.

At our last re,ular meelinll, Brother Roy hckson was appointed direclor of this ye3r's ,olf tournament.

IJ lOlher T orn I ivin~ton reparts tha t a ch~m· p'on·,ile bass W3, caught by BrOlher John Ilatnc,

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Leadershi p Tra ining Program Formed

I..U, us, " A\ lI t TON. ONT.-Greetings nnd u lutat,ons to all our Il lolhus and Sislers and a special "elcome to all our II rothers and Si~. telS ~uth of the border. It is almost three years ~ince we grected you through the medium of our /01""0/.

We have e~perienced a new awaren~5S and parlicipat,on in local union matters. "hny of our members wne nOI aware of Our IrC3t herrt':'le in the IHEW, or the fortn:lt of opera· I,on of lit local union, or lite nrious dutin. of ilJ oflicers.. So il WIS :III their request that a leade.\hip tDinin, proClam be presentcd It .soon IS poss.ible.

Our president Ind acting business manaller, " rolher Wilham Dafoe. contacled Brother Ken Ro<e. Internalional Vice President of the First Dlmict, and rcqlle\ted a leadership traininll p.o,r3m. The prOlrnm "·as set up and o n Janu. ury Sand 6 of Ihls year. 20 members from our lneal. represent;nl all departmenlS o f Ihe planl, lave up the major part of thcir weekend off work, and sat down in our union hall and look a I"allership truinin, couue unde. the Cl<perl direction of IntCrnMion31 Reprtscnlati.·e Wil. lIam Moore. It w.:.s an e~cellent course, well prcJCntcd. and .... e came away feeling thaI the ....eekend was not waSleli. for we a ll learned a greut deal abou t o ur great lier il3l1e. how local unions are opera led , and the du ties o f the "ariou, offi cers, etc. All participants passed the

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Participants

Me-lifers of Local Ill. lI amlllotl . Onl .• look pari h. a lu ........ '" In'aln. p.o . ... m. p.., .... nIH '" I. IH ' aaU_a) R'PI'~_lalhe WIIIlam Moor~. ,110 ... . 1 t11..,_kfl.

Lile·Savers

I 8'01"", Ttd Rln . nd 8r1:o .. S .... .. . " d u M ... U A ...... d. r' .... Ihe ,,""..,1...., of 1M Ib.lh .... p_ It,....... ~·I.t t'.'"e.. A_la,,- lor . e ..... D. n.rte people .. 110 .. . tf Inl'pt'd III .. "',nh •• build· In •.

~our~ and. on l\!ond.IY, February II . 1980. UlOlhcr Wilham Moore plf$C'nted the tOlourful ccrhfic~tes 10 the tllndid,lt~. One of our memo ~rl .. ho dabbln in photogr:lphy took the pic. lure. It has rc.torcd our faith in brotil<'rhood lind we hop-e tl"'t this lillk secd pl;lnted here will grow a nd thnt we will Sl'C Illany more locals teljuesting 1e'ldcr,hip training program •.

La$t }'ear in the Idc r,lll. onc of our Can:!.d. iJn locals .. "a\ ende~>ouring to 'C'ck ~lIcr .... altli and "orlin, cond;liOM thloUlh the medium of coll«uoe barg:!.inin!;, I 'nfortunately they had 10 10 (In .trlke. as ;$ often the C3~. T hey ~nt oul un nl'pc~1 for fin,lnciul help :md "c responded. 1 hi' local W,lS f(1f Icmo'cd acolraphical1y from our immediate area. We .re in rectipt of I klltr from their bu~ines" man31tr .. ho ~l3tcd thai he neo'cr c\~ttd to r«cioe hclp from IQ far a .. ~y, bUI he \.lid In hi$ Itllcr Ihal this is ... h .• t brolherhood is all aboul. We eertJinly agree.

Ln~1 year we bade f.!fewell to l'he of ollr UIOIhN5 who h~o·c rdired. !>Omc. unfortunaldy. on dlSabililY pfn~.on. \\e ~re !i.~d becau'C' .. t "III miss th~ IIrOlhers on the job. but .. t "iih Ihem .. cll .nd ho~ thai they .. ill entay n1.lny years of h~Pllineu. This cominlt year "I'

will bi<l farewell !O fio'e more of ollr IIrOlher~. T hey 10() will he 1l1;.scd.

T his yeJr i, n bi, y~ar for our local. We cl«ted our officer, in June and the In.1JlIalion ccrcmony will ~ hcld 11\ July. AlloU, our currenl Conlr:lct e~pirn ~t Ihe end of Jonc Dnd "I' ,,<II be loolin, for $Omc Ico'sions in th,lt. onc of whi.:h we ho~ ... ill be tarty tctiremcn!. It would oc womklful 10 see some of our BrOlh· er, goin& 0111 Ihe door thiS ... ~y rJlhcr than having 10 tale II dIsabIlity ~ml()n \\e ha\c ""cn II few of 0 .... , IhOlhtrs .. ho ... trc jU~1 a fcw year' lhon of normal letiremcnl hao;nl 10 do th~.

FOT a nuntbtr of yeats now. Ollt "i'lers in Ihe local hao'c ocen 11l3ying b~,cb,ln in an in· tluwinl league. t: uch year Ihcy leI beuer. Our lIolfers also did very well 3g:J.in l h ,~ year al lhe lInnual golf tournament. ~bny of OUI mtmbcrs abo IIlrn OU I each Sunday mornlnl for hockey.

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In 1981. we will be ct lebratin, our " th an· nive~ry. We hope Ihll t it will be biucr 3nd bettcr lhan the SOlh one.

Thnt is all the neW) for this t ime. If any of our Canadian or American BrOlhcri or SiSiers arc Ira\'tling in Ih is area this yea r. be sure 10 d lop In Jnd say " hello." We would be ,bd 10 su you_ We do nol main tain a full ·time union hall, bUI OUr main office bund in, i, lotaled qUill' clO!tC 10 lhe ccnl re of our fair cily and I'm sure if YOIl d,k anyone in Ihat alu for the Ilydro Office UllildlllP. .• omeone witt d ir«1 you,

DoN~1 n W. A. NASH. It.S.

Company Makes Strict Rules For OSHA Inspections

LlJ. 141. l' n "·SOUKCII. l'A.-QIl' local re· cenlly learned o f the Duque:snt li;hl Company pOlicy for 5uper~isors IClarding Ihe procedures to lake when confronlcd by an OSIIA imp«' tion. OSIIA i5 nol allowcd on company prop­erly Wilhoul a ~Jrth warrant. If thcy ha~e a warrant. they mUSI be accompanied nt all l imes by Sll~ rvisory personnel Dnd D company sa fcty rCI'.t'lIcnt:!.th·c. If the insptelOr lerllse~ 10 wai l for Ihe company safety represcnl:!.livc. he is 10 ~ Ihrown off Ihe prO~IIY. Union safety teprc. 5Cnlalives. ho .. e~cr. arc only allowed if spe· cillcplly requeslcd. 1 he iMpeclor is 10 be shown only wha t he requC'I" to see. only work in pro;· rcs~. and no infor lllation is 10 be volunteered. If he makcs a test durin; which a 111i~la ke is madc. it is not 10 be pOinled out-thit way. Ihe Company can let the charle ooerturned lalcr on :I t«hniC"atity.

If 0511A inSpeClions It Duquesne U,ht Com. pany will nOI IIIrn up safelY violations. IlIcn O\lq\le~nc U gh! should wclcome in~peclions. In'lead . the Comllany policy is 10 help as lillie U pO:Ii..ible 10 provide OSHA with lin accurate inspection. While Ihis bc'havior is not itlcaal. ;1 certainly demomlrates Duquesne l i&ll,'s IJck of conecrn aboUI the hntlh 3Ild safelY of ils employees. Althoulh It's our work thai brings the bllc k~ inlo the company eoffen. providing :1 safe work cnvironntenl do<:s n'l bring them a cen\.

We h~\'e to fiihl for safe jobs in nCly way .. e can. both in Ihe planls and lhroulh outside :lICIKiet tile OSIIA The CU.renl .ltcmpl to lUI O'i tl A should ~ secn as an DUDtk on our s~fety and on our unions. T he cioul thaI a ~!Iong OSIIA hus in Meas of he:l l!h and sa fely is Ihe result of YC:lIS of wOlktn' s"ullin over lafely iSloIlCS- A Iillon, OSII A is probably the mO'l't impOrt:!.nl pin the labor moo-tmcnl has mJdt in rtecnl history_ That's ,,'hy the tom· p~niM and their riaht·wina politital reprC1enla. lil'u (and some so·called "friends of labor." n\ well! ) are wOlkinll 50 hard 10 IiI' OSHA's h'lnd'l. If our livn arc morc important Ihan hi/lh corporate profits, Ihen wc can'l .Uow Ihe coml'anin 10 gel lid of OSHA.

Tooo J Ail U. P.S.

Two Brothers Mourned; Recession Hurts Work Scene

l .l '. ISO. \' ALI\EGAN. II L -<>nee apin il .s my sad I~sk 10 report lhe passin, of two of 1 01:;11 150'5 Il rOlhrl~. Orolher Mel_CIne Ihr· 1;'1"' ... ho died in March. and Iholhn O.lli<l I'i.,een/ ..... ho pa~sed aWay in April

" Me!." .. ho relired in 1974. b«~me nn Ill LW nlcnlixr of local 600 in 1948. then In 19S4, he Iran~re"td 10 Local ISO. I d.d not "now llrolhrr HalriloUn ~".c,"ally. bUI .. homl'otr I Idll 10 al"ays .peaks of him .. ilh the hiphen rf~.ltd. Our S)ml'.llhy is uICnded 10 lhe liar· !I\On fJnt;ly. :\Ifl Will Ill: mi$>c<l ~c,y much in our 10<;;11.

IbOlher Oa>e I' i,lcen/n b«;lme a member of Local ISO in June. 1966. I was rri~ileltd 10 "OIk .. ith him on 5C\Cr.l1 jobs, IIc .. JJ • aoad

Mourned

llrotlu [);a'iel f'1at,1IUI hi _,ud It, lhe .e-. Mn of l.-aJ lSI . W.u· ~t1:an . III.

CPR Class

Rrol~ers 01 1.",",1 1st , mll'I, look lite CPR ~. L~II ID ' 1JI1" a.~ 1" ~!tIl('IOO" Wa,., II.<Ib"llIlI:. llrot .. • ... R ich (khoa. R' lH"t VtI"n .. .. · .. nk ", .. \ ... ,k. Mo" lII.rl" .. , JlIck " " I, Wnnam S.rDh l. R., 11 111>1 , JIon ",I.r~n . "'"rm I.auf. And, "'uoak. Rruu " IrKlnn~,. U .. aID Tllrllntll . and In. lnKlo. MUdl III . Uon. ld .

...... 1 10 tit hl ar't BrodM'" 0 ... 1" T!onlJl~a. laSlI'Wlor Mil .... IIIdloaaJd, C"r T.,looo, N _ u.ttC'. IIId II." ... Md' bo." ,

SI~lIdln t, 1. 11 I" rlahr . a,t 8.0Ih .. ~ RIID RI. I I" .... " M, 1101, 1. And, ",,, .. 1< : knullnll: In forr. ,ound, lI .ullo". R,"u \ ·ounl. Rubb' S. W" I. hl. lru,Ior \\ aJ Dr 8uhn l" •. ud B,OIh~r Nkh Od.oa.

electtician and. more Important. he was , ,rell humdn bc:inl- Oaoid had ,uch an tven lempfr. he ~1"'.IYs look C\'erything in $I!ide. Norman I'i,leen",. Da\id's brOlher. w~~ killed on lite job a few ytatS back: nnd his nephew Richard .. as leecntly killed in an accidtnl. OUI der~$1 sympJlhy is c'tended to Ihe P;3cenu bmily. local "0 .. ,11 101'1 renlfmbcr David.

A CI'R e13~ WJS held in iIobreh at the ap.­prenticc school. r~elyonc who look Ihc class s,lid il was rcally .... OIlhwhilt. Thanks 10 Brother Grcy Taylor for takinl the CI' R class l'ittUtU and gellin; all the informMion that .. cnt "Onl wilh Ihem.

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aff«ttd by Ihe receS$ion ..... hich t~ amiclins Ihe entire «onomy. Essentially, l uid~nli3.l buildin!!. is lit a sI3nd~lm. IDrlely as • consequence of hillh inlernl nun and the impossibilily of fi­nancing ne ... purcha5Cs. SlIIee r~idcnlial build. inl has been J.n Impollanl factor in our J.rca, lhere is D major shorta&e of work. and there docs nOI appe3r to be a SOIUlion III the nCOIr fUlure.

TIIOMAS M MOlTo~. PS

fish in'

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Brother Amundson Mourned; Training Meeting Held I_U, 160, MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.-1m- local union membership mourns the accidenlal death of Brolher Donald Amundson, a !loublemall for Northern StalCS Power Company. ",ho was killed ... hile he and his partner, IJ rother Donald Strom. were j.westiSPtln, " "Iillhls out" trouble call in a large condominium complex in do ... nto .... n Minneapolis.

Brother Amundson had been employed by the Donovan Conslrllelion Compnny from Sep­tember, 19S2 unlil he W35 hired by Northern Slales I'o .... er Company in Mny. 19S6. He worked as a Hnemnn unlil t.l:Iy. 1965 when he

ioined Ihe Trouble Dcpnttmenl of the No.thun SlalU Power Company.

Our s}!11pathy is e~Iended 10 his .... Ife. Alice. Iheir son. Craig, and their dau,hlcrs. Cindy and Lisa. and their bmilin..

On S:llurday, April 19. 1980, a ste" a rds tr:lin,", me~tin, w;u held at the I.ocal 160 hall. ApprOlimaleiy 60 stewards " 'ele in II· lendance lion, with Ihe bUSiness mal\3c.er Dnd busine» rel'r~nlaljHS. as well as """me of Ihe officers and Exccull¥e Roard members..

The inSlructors for Ihe mornilll SCS5ion .... ere Mallin Duffy and his 1J5istanl. G~ne D:!nicls from the Unj"ersity of Mmne50I.l -ubor [dUCD. lion Services. A film dUling with arburatoon was shown and D discussion on the arbllfltor'S award followed. In Ihe afternoon Ed Richards from the office o f Feder:ll Mediation d,scussed the roll of the mediator .... hen nel<lh,llrons arc stal~maled.

Th O$C: in anendance 311rud Ih3t il was 3n informalive session, Dnd the noon !lInch was uccllcnl.

Our thanks to all who 100 ]( D Salurday from

Ihen bu~y .schedule 10 allend this meelin\:- We also wanl to thank the instruclors ror thd, limc Ind efforu. The nell meelin, is tenta tively .scheduled for Seplember. 1980.

Somc members of Ihe Mmnesota Valley Con­struction Unil hdd a fishing pari)' al Ihe IJl ue Goose, G:lfIison. MiJlncsota. Ron and his staff werc ~ery coopclat,.·c. as ""ere Ihe fi§h. Anolher fishml Irip is planned for later Ihis summer. The men Ire lookin, for .... ard 10 this trip, IS I Irnl I,me was had by .11 on our laSt Irir.

T,,·o firsl aid c111.SSCS were heid-one in M m· neapolis and lhe other in Gr:lnd Rapids. Rath were ,'ery .... ell Ittended. Many of Ihe appren. lieD lot their fir51 lid cards, which are re­quired to become I jou.rneyman, We will ha.e about a doun apprentlc:o IIr~duating before fall. Dnd 51~ 10 10 Ir:ldualing every ycar for the ne~1 1Ie"eral years.

Many jobs ha"c becn complelcd in the Sllle J.O our work load is down at Ihe pl~nl, but the last half of 1980 and 1981 look like Ihinss will be pickinll ur again.

ALfR ED C. DI NE, I' .S .

Dinner-Dance

A .tU e from Ih Dnnl'al dlnl\u.danrc o f I.oul 165. Th ~ rM(tS . ho .. Ih. hl l,p'''.J< or .11 , ~rOU I"

Chicago local 165 Holds Dinner-Da nce I_ U. 16!, CIfICAGO. IU • .-lt W3$ a bf~utl f\ll warm night and cveryone .... as in Ihe mood to ha¥e a good lime. The nigh t was Aplil 19 and Ihe place was Ihe Sab'e Room in Ibckory 11 1111 "'herc l ocal 165 hcld its Dnnual donner_dance. T hirty-one retirtes were honored by our Brothers Ind Sisters.. We "ish them ,ood luck and happinns in the'l reli.cment lnl1, and may God bIns them all.

The .... 'nllers of our COPE dr~",n. "ere leroy Wilson ""ilh firsl rri.re of • S~OO U.S S3Vinp Rand, .rid secon.t. thitJ, and fourth rrue " 'onners of SIOO U.S S3'IRIIS ijond~ Nch .... ere Annie M Hallis. Thcrcg A Sc:hiClch, and Gcorle F_ Stock,,·ell.

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l oca l 175 Salutes Retired Members t.v. 175, C IIA·ITANOOGA. Tm"IN.- The nigh! o f February 4. 1980. had been )1:1 ~mle for several monlhs to recogniLc our rclned members. Finally. the niahl came and. ilS IO'C expecled, our mem~r5hip turned 0111 In fine fashion 10 §3 1U1C Ihese men who Ihoughl enouih

!lul. d. Idt ,,, .1~hI, w"' Wa" hnl l'l lubln. ~·.ank Bl r l~ .. ,~ , I rrne IJrI,h ... 1"h ~r*s. G rrbmkl . (. ..... 1,,' U" •• I.,u.'rni~ I •• ,. Ade lln t .... S .. h. Durt, . I. .. , kt" , F" d,lIe M,,,,. .. Franr.. i">"a' h. II nth Slra"'h" .... , A." nld W" hnu. III'Nh Strinkkt , I::""ln Srhl.kh ; ,' ~ "dlIl K' C,w.e Sl . .... kn'c lu. Wob~r1 Capm.n. l.arr7 SllIu, NOI m rk..-boof. Jim Bo) lt, John k,.".k, No ...... Drad l.,. NOI Kra"" Gil I. •• ko, Dill I,)n(h. AOIOJ M".dllh. Paul MraL. Wil bu. NeJ.on, ~1lI"'n i">"orll rom, T"m ~\annlnK. 1:: • • 1 O.bomr, Ind IIM,old No ...... n .

of the Brolh~lhood 10 11ay "lIh II thrOU£h Ihc Ihlcl and thin.

In COn"el13llon "uh se"eral of these D,olhers. thcy $,lid there " 'ere mJny times .. hen the loinl "';IS real Ihln. In conlrnl to these lean yurs. our IOC;II h.l$ enjoyed $Orne Ihick limn durinl the 1311 IS Y.3". bUI I quickly ",';1m 10 Idd. upecially for our younger members. thai ... e ha.e not JI ... ~yJ en;o),ed prosperous limes. These ohler Brothers COIn remember C31ChIRI slreel can and buJCS to lheir "ork siln. m3ny !"nn loaded do"n " 'llh 1001$. bdders. DX. In.t other m3terial~. They toM of bendrn, eondun Mt"'een dual tires on trailef1 and aroulld trees becauK there "'ere no benders. In Ihe nrly days o f our loo:al. .. hen the membership .... 3S ,.., :.11 lind th. number of member. ,,·orking nen smaller. Ihey 100uid all meel 31 Ihe union hall on FfI.tay and those wilh jobs would shale Ihcil "311~S .. 11h Ihl»( who .. cre unemplo)'~d . IIr Olh~r~, Iha1 wali renl brotherhood!

It i, from Iht5t men and their s3c titlcu Iha1 Ih i$ "real intcrnutionul organiZation ha$ emcrl:cd

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Retirees Sports Dinner-Dance

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•• Lon.I 115". 00.11.-.-.. T~ .• Iooooond Itl rot"'" S ...... II I ba1I .,....11<" !art CIMod< M.1oM 01 Lotal _~ SU I"'. Iffl 10 .taitt. art R. W. tottConl. n • . l ol"'l. III .• Md _ 011111 pl lcMn.. J •• CtH)Otl , J . R . 1I . .. U,on. AI a.rk. A • .., While, " .UHr" Moon • • nd 1I" ltIf ' GtI.t. ~ . I. nd'n.: C. II . Tlplon . ClaJr Wlbo n. F..tl Trund"' . Lal" I'.UI .... f • • Do)'" S ... UIl. G."nl MaiM",.. Bill !ilall­inn, Rted " ' I .... I .. Ie 11111 ."eI "",. Robe.IJ.

10 its promincnec today. We o .... e much in IIr~ t i. tude and IIppreci3tion to these strong. beloved pioneers. Men, we owe you more lhan we tin ever rep3Y, hut for the time beinll, accept our e~prcs5ion of ~pprceia tion Hnd the lime of rc· freshmenlS Hnd ret:ognilion liS our way of 13Y· inll, "We IliIl th ink: of you Bnd love you," In the tolden yurs of your retirement, ..... e wish you the h3ppin"~ lind 53 \i,f3ction you h~ve earned and dc~crve, (With sad regrels I must inform you of the death of one of these Broth. ers since thi~ mC'C1inll- Oral her Lawrence "Ikavc," Moore. SCaled ~i'lh from left in Ihe Dceompanyin,l photo.)

lIy Ihe time rhi, 3rtiele I!:DC' to pres', the Sequoyah Nudl'ar Pl3nt. I()(aled a fl'w miles nOrlh of Ch:all~nooca . lII'ill pO\~ibly be opeUlin,l I I full polll·er. They V'ere recenlly ,ranted • low·po .... e' licenq, for .... hich we lire "ery ,rille. ful. Thi~ is. or will be. the \Ccond nuclear po"'er pbnt in the Tenn~e Vallty 1010 on the line. AI you well know. Ihe lir~t 10 10 in operllion was Ihe three rcaCIor planl 1()(lItl.'d 1'11.'31 Athens. AI!l.bama (IIrowM Fl.'rry). Scquoyah is a IWO rl.'actor plan!. The'le He t .... o of the seven nu· ell.'a, pbnll beinl built by TVA in fhe Ten· nessee Valley, We are proud 10 have Ihrte o( Ihl.'u. plants ;n our jur;s(hcllon

We will ha'e D report in the nl.'~1 art;cle on the result.' of UIII negotbtions with Ihe Nr CA conItDClor~. C · U 3t the ne~t union mcctlOJI.

Wishinl1 you God's hesl. CIIUI I ~ D UtH<ING, I' .S.

KLN JAML5. ASST. I' .S.

Local 176 Sponsors Softball Team, Boxing Association

I..U. 176, JOLI ET. II. This )1'3r. t oeal 176 decidl.'d to 5pOI\S()r I softhall team. It will be a slow·pilCh &arne. using • l2·inch b:all, and the lea rn will have full un iforms proudly dis­playing "lBEW 176." Eilhtcen members II· tendrd the IirSI prlCIK-r lIC1o~ion Apri l 5 at Carl Sandberg School in Joliel. Games will be on Wednrsdays. Manajl:ers of the team from Joliel are Chuck IIdl and Wayne l.rwandowski. From Ollawa. lhe mana,l.'lS afe Stl.'ve Mar tin I nd Gary SchuclI. Best of Iud: 10 you. fellow.!

Also in Ihe spans corner, our I()(al has sponsorl.'d lhe Joliet Park Oi~tricl Midlolhian Oo~ing A~i:uion and Morris 1I0Kina Associa. t ion. TK-kl.'ts have been sold 10 aid in purch:u­inl equipmenl for Ihe hoy!.. We are pfood of all our Orothers who helped this Vl.'ry wOrlh. while cause by purchnsina t ickeIJ.

1 just want 10 menl ion Oll r II nnunl dinner. dance IIpin thaI .... OJ held March 8. It W3' a tremendous succen. I Ihoulht you millht enjoy secing a couple of snapshOiJ laken Ihat evening.

Rcmenlbe r to take 3n active inte rest in your local. 1I0pe to SCI.' you nt the nex t union meet· inJl.

Tun M. LellT. I'.s.

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VI.lund dllllnll • Ur • • lln "'1,1,," .. Ith the bonr. . re lI u ~lnt5f ManQtr Ge.e Frill. "'" l a.I .... of the FU •• lh't Roarel I) .. . \ bllallk. rll~l ; .. eI 1".I"ft Bn 'Iari.o, I . .. ~ItIt~lr.

Nominations Held By locol 177

I~U. 177, JA C":SONVILU;, .. t A.-Nominl· lions for officcrs (or I.()(al 177 ... ere hdd al the relular m~linB on r.by 6.

Nominalions for presl\knl arc Brother. ROBer Busb;;!, A. F. ~AU"ic:H " egl'beln. nnd Robert O. " lIob" \'ust; ~iee president : Orothl.'rs J . Lamar Ol lltk and Oen Johnson; bUl in", man· 3ger.fin3m-ial-SC'Cro:\ary: BrOlhers W II " DIU" Brommer. Uenry Koenig.. Johnny Miller. and John O. Taylor; cKecuti"e 8031d: HrDlhers Andrew "Andy" 1Ic11. Kenneth " Ken" Cornell . 11. E. " nob" FOSler. Cleve Loveland. lI ubert Ra y. J. R. "Robby" Slakes. Joe ThomM. and James ThompSOn; recording sec/etDry: Ulother John II . McN31ly; lIeUlirer: IIrothers 0 , C. "Don" Brooks and Roben W. " Bob" Smilh; E~aminin, Board for the Inside Oivision: Orothrrs J immy Cralla. Harvey New. and Edd~ !' ollldl; Examininl Doard tor Ihe Oul5ide

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Division: IIrothers Robert " Bob" Hammond. t llrry 110rnl'. and Sam Norman.

The clection judse will be Brotber Jerry O:av is.

WILLIAM J. NOUN. P.5.

Work Scene Unchanged; JATC Workshop Held I •. V. I' ), S I' RING t' IELD. IUR_Work in our .ru rl.'mains lIm-hanlt'd, wilh lbout 2j jOllrney. mcn and 14 apprenlK-es 'tIned up for employ· ment in lhc local jurisdiction. We Ire vcry IbunUul 10 l.a<:a l 146 tOf providing work: (or most of alii unemployed members al eilhu the Clinton Power Iiouse or on Ihe Kincaid .iob. HUJlncss Manaler Jerry Koehler I nd Repre. sentatives John T aylor and Bob Orilley ce, · tu inly have done an e~cellenl job o( handlin, the IInemployed of many local, in the IBEW.

With Ihe hiah interest notes. our residcnl13,l housinB and commercial build!n, hM beeo ofT at leul SO percent, bu t "-1.' 5-Ct. an apparenl

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Ldl 10 ,Ia hl .re lohn von~ . ~~.I"""" 1.0<_, 193 lATe; Gil lIuntH • .....,. , 19l R ... rUU .... ; Rill Nondl , Lota. If) hU51" fU r,p~ ...... I. llr, : .: .... 1' ' " .. ,nson. 1 ...... ' H' lATe, M. V. Sb'P"frd. t.oHI IU ... ,,1",",,1 m.n~Rtr; and Bob Cheulu, .Uhl.~1 dl'to 'o" NJATC.

I.ttl 10 ,It h, . " GC<)rU elf"', IMll'1Idor, lATe. CII,I'. Walt., I •• " hl , Ind ,.".n.; Pa ,,1 nuh, 'n.I ... r· 10 ' , CWU', IA1'C\ C.rl Sa ladla", ,".Inun, CWLJ', lATe; and Ylo)'d Sanden, 1,...,.1 5)'. lATe.

trend toward ~n easing or Ihe inlereSl rales rhpt should fC$uh in an inerease in new con­slruclion buildln, or both residential and com· mercial.

l ocal 193 hosted the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Workshop which WD~ hcid at tht Sheraton Inn, Springfield, Illinois, on April 22, 21, and 24, 1980, wilh nob Ch~slcr of the NJATC brinaina the inSlructors and the JATC eomminee presenting updated information on whM is new in apprenlice~hip and Ir~ining programs. Director Andy I'hill;p~ and hi\ enlire Slu ff have provided all local unions wilh th is important $ervice for many years. and we thank Ihem for alllhcy hue done.

Our local union had an opcn hOIl'IC for the jlanicipants in Ihis laSI wOlk~hop. lI.efreslunents and hors d'oeuvres were ciltered. We thank I' residenl Ron Smilh, Uu,ine~' lI.eprc~el1tnlive William Norvell. and JATC Direclor Clmrle~

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The highly $uccesdul ftnnual apprenticeship p3t1y was held May 10. 1980, at Ihe union hall wilh Charles Black serving as cllairman of the II.cfre~hmen! Commillec. l'lcnty of refreshmenls and fine food Well' available for 1111 who at· tended. 1I0rseshoes. volleyba!1, and baseball were aeti"ely panicipJled in by Ihis group of good young people. I. personally, enjoyed the invilDlion to attend and believe il should be held al the union hall ~&Jin nc~t time if Ihe apprenlices 50 dcsire.

I recently recovered from an illnC'Ss and reo tu rned flill time to work as of May S. The many teslS and X· lI. ays didn't come up with lInylllinll conclusive except Ihat it lIppcared I needed some time off for rcst and relaUlion. I ,..ish to thank everyone for their kindnesJ du ring this illness.

In closing, please support COI'E, buy union. mnde, American products and be an aclive member by nllending your next reaular union meet ina on tile tllird Friday of the month.

M. V, SIII!PItUO, P.S.

50-Year Presentation

nr<uhu M. 1_ Fnlll" n(.l~u hll S6'ru, phi 'rolll Ru.lntls M,... •• ' . JI .. Pa. IIOU 01 Loul 1". 1I,',,,a, MO"I. 1 ... 11 10 .I, ht are P'~" d'''1 Bob KoW". n~,I · n," Mana,e. Parsont, Brotbe. FnDu, and A.olher ArI IlUIOOft.

Brother Franks Rece ives 50-Year Pin I •. U. 206, HI·: I.ENA, MONT.-On April 8, 1980, Brother 11. . L. Fmnks. retired member of Local 408. Missoula, Montana (amalgamated with Local 2(6). received his SO-year pin from S lIsiness ~hnager J im I'arsons of Local 206. A~ Brother Franu was IInab!c to attend the

local's meeting. Missoula I'res ident Bob Kolski , chief steward Francis Craig. and retired mem· ber Art lIan$on accompanied !Jusiness Mun· agef PDrsons to the home of lI rother Franks for tile pre~entation.

lAMES L. l'AlSONS, 1I.M.

Election, Negotiations In Offing I..U. 211 , ATI. ANTIC CITV, N.J._ lIello again frOnl LOCill 211. Well. the election is coming up nnd we nrc expecling 3 bia turnout of memo bers 10 tun Ihis year for Ihe many pmilions up for grabs. Also coming up lire the ocgoti.llions for the new Dgrcement between the Atlanlic Oi_ision of the Southern New Jersey Chll.pter of Nluiomll Electricnl Contractor, Associntion lind Local 21 1, which will cnd September. 1980 .

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For~lI .. n Rob l.udJ an d J'tward ROM,I " Gom .. " Fc\ku are _how" .... he PIl/.J·boJ Ca§lno proj«l.

Joh. Ceo"" a Innll". 8rolb .... , Rk~ SIIIlIb 01 Loul 1 11. and lobn IJO",. a tn.tlln. 8ro.bu, .. 0 •• on ~"l lc h ~ .. r on .be PI~)boJ l,r"Jet t.

1 Broth' .. Ia ..... Tllm,nar.1l0 and Anl, lo Pruna a .. . bo,m In .he ... I.ch, .. r room .. ..... 1'1&,boJ CaMno I,roj«l.

There arc many new casillO jobs in progres, now. AI the Atlantic City ~hrina is Ihe ncw lIoli,JlIY Inn Comple~, in dO"'lItOWIi Atlantic City are the Golden Nugget job nnd Ihe Play. boy 1I 0t~ ! and Cn~ino, and in cenler city there is Ihe Grent Ilay. the Claridge, and Ihe Ilcnih3nu projects.

1'laM are ~Iso bein, made now for our an· nual picnic Ihis summer. A membership dinner will be held Ialct on this year.

Eo Il OO~N, P.S.

Brother Zimmer Elected To 'E' Board of labor Council I .. U. 212, C INCINNATI, O Ill O- Assistan t lJ u~inu, Manager Wal t Zimmer wus elecled to Ihe I~~ecu t ive Boa.d of Ihe CincinnDti Central

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Labor Council on April 2, 1980. lie Will op­posed by Lou Amshoff of Local 1)47, IHEW , BrOl her Zimmer will serve as the mEw r~p­r~ntative on the board. 'Thl, i, the fi rst timc LO(lll 212 hu been rcpr~$Cnlcd on thc Exccu. ti\'e Board Jince the carly "7Ot.

A tip of Ihe umon hat IS in order for the members of 1.00pi 2 12 who r«cntly completed thc bui" instroctors course in CPR. Th~ acnlicmcn r tc'~ived train ina from and wcrc certificd by the American Heart A.uoc:iation of Cincinnati. Thcy will usc thcIT skills to lrain our apprcnlic" In thc IIfe·supparling Icch. niques of C I' R. The new inslructors arc Chuck Fester, Jeff McAlravey. AI BOIICSS. Stc~c John. son, Bob Lewis, and Mike Brockman. This IS YC1 another efforl of the JATC 10 present the besl trained Ind hiahest qualificd apprcnllcu 10 the elect rical industry.

LO(pl 212 proudly moved Into thcir new offices May 11, 1980. ThIS mo'e has endcd '" long history of Buildilla CommIttees whMl; e~cr-5earching elfotls for our own home h~~e now ended. The local union o fficn Drc now loca ted at 12 16 I'. Mcr-l illan Strect. Onc can find our new office by lfa~ehnl on Columbia I' arkway to Victory I'arkway: travelina north on Victory I'a.kwa), to E. McMillan one can sce our building 81 Ih,s inlerJec tion on thc northcaSt corner. I' lease luke note of our new phone number-SS9·0200

Other Crafts Affected In Case of Strike in One L.U, 21.&, CIIIC AGO, II.I...-As ",'e know, loco· moti\'e m~inlenance and rcpair Invol"u all cufu in a mUlual de~ndcney, w mu"h so Ihat one craft nn ha\'e an untolved problem that can IlIeel III enJls if I mike ensues.

As of this lime, the Chiea,o and North Weslcrn Railway is facing a strike by members of the Uniled TranSpOrt91ion Union. Th~

service employcn do locomo\lve and .round sen'ice in 10 Ilate, in which the railroad optr. Dtes.

The possible strike rcsulls from a displlle over "'hcthcr or not trains of frtiahl will stop for crews 10 obtain food durinl a 14-hour run.

lI ~re are two pa ralraph~ hom the Edilorial Commcnt by Inlernational I' resrdent Charlcs H . J>lIInrd which all~nrcd in Ihe May, 1980 issue of the IRt."W JOIm lll/:

" In \lea lin. wilh inRaiion. COlleeti~e action must be direcled 111 specific problems: encrl)', food, housing, and social needl. Also Ihe J'ed. eral Resene " oard should have rcduccd the dis.count rale rather thin incrnsed it. Policies that lend to .Iow down Ihe ICncral economic pctivity and II\cruse unemployment 3re Ihe "' rong way to attack inRution.

"As ~bly Slalcd by the AFL·CIO Council al U$ mid·winter mttlinp. 'Wc are ready to belr our ~hare of a burdcn of austerity, but we in. sisl Ihat Ihc burden be fatlly 5h~rcd and trans· lated inlO prOlrc» in Icducina the rate of rnf!J,tio .. .' "

Roy I Cox, PS

Annual Bake Scheduled; Scholarship Banquet Held t.. u. 2!J, IINOC"TON, MASS.-Get tn the spirit. Rrolher~, our annual bllke will be hcltl August 17, Sunday. at Leach', Gro\·c. IlIidgc· water, at 12 noon, wrlh clam chowder. 1his year we arc llornl to pi tch In and do ,lour· $C1~e'. T hi, will keep Ihe cost down 50 e\'ny· one ca n CO llIe. Mnnny Andre will hcad the Iroops with help from lIuJinl"Sl "'h na,er John Re' il. ~ick Cashman, l'h,1 Stillin&!. Joe O J·

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.nd surely others. Thcre 11111 be ,nod food, game!, prius, refreshmcnts (liquid), and friend. ship which we a ll cherish and nccu. 1I 0pe 10 sec you all Iherc.

I jusl fi nished workina al PII,rim I .... ilh a lot of my Brothcrs: Ihe shutdown is Marly com· pleted and ready (or Jtarl·up. We arc hopln& our sj~ltI locals gel the con vcrs ion I t S rayden Point and S:lndllich which .re rcady to eon,'ert from oil to t<M1. This .... ill be • shOI In the arm for our arca.

I see we made another big stcr III helpina our cnemles. Cuba has sent all il\ thlc'es. mur· derers, and who kno .. ·, whal else, Tho'le boys in Wuhinllon sure e~n do Ihml-\ up brown. Thcy have our people itrarpeJ .... ,th the COSt or livinp" intc resLS, etc. No maltcr ... hat :II

young couple undcrtake tOOny. they both must have a job and thcn some; il will soon come to paM that thcy " 'on', be able 10 ha_e chil_ dren bec:IUSC Ihe bu,lllet will not allow I\. I say 10 the pcople in Wash'nglon: get Smnrt and help OUI Ihe mess hcre inslead o( bringing mOlc problcms to make it worr,c.

In respOnse 10 the knu~l.le he3d from Mame. be a man and sign your name to your rc· mnrk,; mine ac(on1pan,cs anything I WlltC.

Our 1oChoiarship banquet wilh Ihc local trade uniom was held on Junc 8. It is I ,fC:lt plea· sure to sec thc young people rtc'e"c )w,l.ds for their hard·earned d Torts.

Bralher Richard Glynn wlote an Dllide which was published in the Old Colony Mcmonal in Plymouth. MllSSIIchu!oClIs. It was on "/'liulc Workcrs and Orinkm," and "';15 a .. orl. of ar\. I havc alwa)5 seen hald"wOlk,n, mcn Inking a d rink .fter working hours. I ha\c been it Pil,rim I for ncarly mne months and nc'·er 53_ one man take a drink on the JIIC. Ne~

pa~rs prinl every Imle thllli 10 malc nuclear pawer look b;rd; I ha"e seen prelly bau thin&! lake pl~"c (In other non·nucleal jobs, with nothin, blown up to distort publIC opllllon. Whcn Will they smarten up and tcll Ihe real trulh,. The all In a place like Los AnKetcs is pOlluted and :II constant harm 10 ~ople's health. Nuclcar has not hurt, bUI pOllution in the b'llltr ci,,('5 su.e has lind is. I'rolesl to Ict things done there and Ihese prote~t~ may do some rcal llood.

Well, /J rothcrs, nil I can say is l eel' the raith; maybe somelhinll 1l00d "'ill happen in Ihe n~:1r future.

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Dinner·Dance Held; Contracts Up for Negotiations I ~Lr, 2J I, SIOUX C ITY, l A-local 231's sprinll dinMr-dance was a ,ala e.ertt this year ..... ith o~cr 400 people in IttclI<l3ncc. The food, music, and program lI·crc super. r lns were prcscnted to many of ou r mcmbers and sptelal reeo,ni· lion and a plaque was prC'SCnlt<l 10 Brother AI Thomr>san, .. ho has been in the contrlcl1n, busltlCSS for SO years. Due to thc four riclurc Iimil, I will ha,e morc in the nut issue. A bi, tha"k~ ,on 10 thc C(lmmillee. Ihc business man· lact, GalY Gilbert, and Local 231', 'lCCrciary, Loui'le Bryant. for all the h;ud .... ·olk ~nd time .pcnl pullin, an e~rnl like IhiS to&cther without • h'leh, Thanks a,ain.

We ha~e one contracl scUled and eight 10 80, Local 23 J"s construction conlrael was SCllled th" past .... cek, Aftcr sc'eral mecllnas, and some aood, hard. honMt nellotiatinll, thc commil\ee Clmc back .... ith D real good two·year agree· mcnt. All Ihe IImc and ellOri pUI in by both lide, is really apprcciated. On our side of the commillee werc Oary Gilbert. I.~rry Ntilsen, Larry Aronson, Uob Llcaeom, and J im K;l\a. na llgh T hnrks for a job well done.

All of Siou~ Cily's building Iradcs contracts IICfC sellled this year prior to expiration. That mcans ..... e had '10 sltikf's. Some of the Hadc, were on multi)"ear contracts, but "e u<u;:l1y ha"e somconc Ihat dacsn't settle. Mosl of Ihe siriku don't last lonG. but it's nice nOI 10 h3~c """ , for a change.

Work in our alca is not pick in, up 35 fast IS .. e .... auld Irke to see it, bUI the fUfllrc Mill look~ aood. Some bad nell's .. e rt'Cei'cd this I'a)t month was thai Neal No. S 1'0"Nhou<;c .. as set back one ycar, with Ihe pOSSibility of II be,n, movcd. If this economy doesn't chan,e " 'e may all be huninG,. Once our .... o.k ,~ts

Itartcd it should be good around herc for a few nlOnths anyhow. Thinll,S may look brighler by Ihis lime nC~1 month.

Congratulations go to the applenticcs ( .. ho lie about to tUln out) and Ihe journeyman wiremen ... ho took the cilY lesl this past month and passed, Keep Ihose licenses raid uP. gUYl­It'J cuicr than lakin, the test.

T he past nlOnth UusinCS! ManJlLer Gary G,I. ben was appOinted by President Ptllard 10 serve on the Council on Industrial ~elalions, and he ncccptcd. Conv.a!ulations are in ord~r.

T hat's il (or Ihis month. Kcep allcmirnl union mtt!inl:s.

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Lou! lJ I .~.lxn _ 100 ~tlred IlIdJ p,~' ,ur, ... ,. 10 rllth! . a re Rllu d ' P., .. ~U. C~ __ • 1'. J . P~r.w •• e" Aflilu. RyKa, .... Hoben SoIJ4f1". ";Of ....... a" "'Ida Mt"'u". " , ROt Ntboo • ..,d /l1) 1"Oft Scbo>U.

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Work Picture Steady; 198 1 Appears Good 1 •. U. U1, NIAGANA FA U .s. N.V.-The local WOIk picture is ~ICJdy but il aplXars thai we will have I 510101 fall and winter. 198\ looh Jood now thai the Somenct Power Plant h;u Slatted. Also the Umon Carbide Gas l'lant will be peali", for us in carl)' 11181. Carborun­dum and llooker Chcmi<::ai IfC plannrnl major plant construction projecU thai Nlal:a.-a bills is in the lunnrn; for. We hue o"cr \I percent unemployment in the area, so these plantJ .... o uld help consnuclion nnd Ille workers wllo have bun laid off.

T he bill Slory of Ihe monlh, which many Brothers lold me 10 be sure to write about, is the slory o f Caplain Rogcr Kelch. ROlle r i5 now

commander of the LIke Onlario Submarine I' alrol, OUlboard Division. II . 11 JI:artel:! .,..Mn he bouahl a nc:w boat from Orother J im De· LorelU:o wilh .11 the money he uvcd by not usin, his snowmobile lasl wmler. Afler bunc:h_ in, .nd drivinl OUI inlO the lake ... ilh his da uahter, he stOPped for a few minutes. The boat quickJy fillcd up with water-a p3Sl1mg friend sDid il was up to h is knees.

llis friend Ihen lold him that he nceded a plug for Ihe bonl tha t .houid hove becn in the boat when he boughl it. lie 101 the boal Itarted Dnd limp.ed back 10 shore, bailin, water as he went . I can \erify Ihi5 part but I'm told Roger .. en l and bouiht an F. S Box, • duplex reo cepllnl Dnd a ramlillht cover for the OO:lt. Thcn he found ,I " 'as the wronl k ind of plu&­Ilc now h:ls the plua in and is out on lOP of the watcr hoping • COOSlrUCl.on jub "om~ up so he c:m renl his boal out 10 pull submarine cables.

This month', hard·to.believe slory is th.t Gene Molack hIlS had J:!: m.,ers . nd he'. still 1I0ini- T his has been documented by the Guin· n~ Book of Records.

Vice I'resident Jerry Standish has announced Ihat the fnmily picnic will be August 2 at Fantasy Island Dnd a SIal picnic will be held Stptember 6 at the IF Club. NOlicu will be $Cnl out gi~ing deta.ls a nd timt5. The mcctings li re 5ull Ihe Ihird lhursday, 8:00 p.m, at the OCA W lIall, T,y to allend.

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Eight Apprentices Advance To Jou rneyma n Classification I~U, 24.5, TOI. t:OO, OIlIO-Ei,ht apprentice power plant rcpairmcn nnd one apprentice pOwer plant electrician advanced to the journey_ man classification, Thlt iI Ihe rcsult of the Apprenhce Education and Earcrience Evalua­lion pro,ram in the I'roduclion Strvice Dc_ p~rtment in Ihe FOSSil Po .... er l'I Jnl. The two stntions invol.cd .. cre Acme .nd Ibyshore of the Toledo [diwn Company.

The evalualions .... ~re set up on a po'nt sys­lem taitin, into eon~l..!eralio n past job CJI· rcrience, edl.lca lion, and record wrth Ihe Com. "any. T he Evaluation Cornll1"'~c ,on.i§led of I' red lI eOlney, umon repr~n l ali'e: Don 5to\'er, nppren\Lee supervisor: Jun lIenya, superin. tendant o f heavy maintenance; and one for~man from each of the variolls clafts.

The upgraded IIpprentic~ will recel\e jour· neyman wagcs; however, they will still have 10 finish out their time in tile nppr~n\Lce pro,ram.

The new conditional joulncymen are Dan Bobak, Tim Kreft. "aul Ra ndolph, 8 ,1] lI~tey, Terry Fef,u'>On, Sam D imario, John Caiman, Dave 0:111015. and I:r ic Shedy,

As repOrted in an earl~t ,nue of Ihe JOI<rIItJ/. our BrOlher, Tom K inll, bo ... led a pclftt\ lOCI &arne. Well , he did It ''1ain. Tom " 'JI bowling in Ihe Nine in Line Toulnamcnt II I Miracle /111Ife Lanes in Toledo on M",ch 2 "hen he gOI his second 300. II " toull Ihrce·i';lIne 10lal w:u 117, wllh games of 23~ , 242, lind his bill onc of 300, NICe going, T oml

Anistnnl Ilusincs\ Mun~lIer hm~ Gunselman and slewards Ron HUllon an..! Ired Hea ney attended Ihe Ulilily Wo.k Shop Conference held in 1.0uis\llIe, Kentu,ky, The eonrerence was .. 'ell nucndc..! and \ely produ,liH.

Tom Williams hn completed the AlBAT prOJum and is now .. orkinl for II,,,, Voha~ Sy§tems. Contfll~1 propm;;l~ for the (our·Slale I' ower and T~lephone ."ccments h3.e been $C nt In. The key i).~ue Ihis ye~r 15 the establish. inl of the ]lJ1. W·Dl5trKI IO·]'.LCA I'~ru;ion

I'lan. G;lry Stine, former ~tew3ld a nd ueculive

Iloard member, has been promoted to produc· tion manDger for \VTOL-TV.

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JATC Honors New Journeymen At Graduotion Party L,U, 146, sn :UBEN VIl.I.E. O IllO-Many peOple consider Ap"l 1 a day for joking, but for I I Local 246 8rothers it was Ihe long. IIwaited appr~n"ce graduntion day.

Local 246's nc .. 'cs\ journeyman wiremen in. clude Brolhe,., Greg Brindley, John CreaJ(>n, Bob Lnsell , Dave Gaucr. Dan KeUy, -TincH Kirl.ni"i" Ed U uyd, Robbie Martin, Jack Mayhew. John Monule, .nd Gwrce MUTf~y.

lhe Stcubennlte JATe :also treated their BrolhelS to a fine , radu:ation party, rcatunn, a plimc rob dUlAcr, at Ihe 1I01 id~y Inn, Wei rlon, West VIt'IDI~ . The Apprenticeship Comm,uce Inelud~5 II lotherl John lIabas.h. trainini dOTe<:. 101, Bob Swe3rmlen, 8111 S ... i~!.:, Joe Maroa!.:, TOllY Shrevc, and John SlIellDe.

T hc new aradUlItcs were eh~lIenged 10 a bashlball .ame by the sc<:ond·year lIpprenlic~. Thc challenaels lump.ed out 10 lin early le"d, fighlina olr mOlny rlllli~ by their older O'Olh. ~r'l. Then. Ihe younJPtcrs resorted 10 an unfa.r tactic-runnin&- The second.year team outran their older opponents en route to a 20·poinl \'ictoIY.

All the IJrolheu of Local 246 lire e~tremcly proud o f Ihothers RKh Oa\ is and DIll Jones. Brother< 1)3Y15 and Jones recently uhihited Ir(3t ~kdl and coural( eompellna in Ihe Ohio Valh.-y Touahma n COUlCS!, an ornateul bo~ln, exhibition.

The ContcSI, held in Whedinll, West VirlllD,a, was opcn to anyone wilh leu than five amMeur boUlJ in five ycars. OOlh OrOlhen, with no prior bo~ini e~pcrience, won their prdiminory

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bouts by un3nimou\ ded!ions Ilut, un rOrtu­nalrly, they bolh .. he ... opponenlS .... ,Ih 111'­complished oo"n, d,.llJ In Ihe la ler rounds, BrOlher Oa> 1S "'ao ehnnndled by Ihe evenlual \llnnrr In Ihe champion', nnHo-lut boul

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1'~ ..,_bc-n .h l ."~r a \)1. dllJ' of .. ork ., IJof <"3",p.

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Members Donate Work to Scouts; Work Still Progressing I_U_ 2111. WAT.:RLOO, IA.- Men of bullS8 ha,c jU51 finished .. ..orl day DI IJoy SeoUl Camp Ingawanil IOC:lted nnr Waverly. 10 .. ;1-

and Ihere wa, really a load tIlrnoul_ II leeDU like e~ery year when we make our annual Irip up Ihere 10 work. "old " 'TlInller" Glenn II pn§cn, who has the tloolK well in hpnd, lells u, thJI when we Me Ihroll,h we ,hOlildn'l It a"e to come up again Ihe ".XI r.ar. bUI RJ thmp tUln OUt, Glenn gOl'S UI' Ihele m the winter Dnd finds all kinds o f Ih ings Ih:lt n~ed 10 be dune. Con_ sequenlly. rhe IlIen tu rn OUI and III~e him ~ hand. John Slicker5 Dnd hi. wife, Je~n , 101 Ihe meal . eady which was scned uboul I ;00. We

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e'"rc:s.s appreciation 10 Inc See rlrcuk: Com­pany and to "lack !l awk Flrclril:. who pro­'ided Ihcir book lru tk, a Irouble Iruck. ond some suppli~

We arc in Ihe hcart of ncgoll~lions Ii,h l no .... and ,,'e ale not find.ng oul 100 muth al lhe plCKnl lime; bUI e'l'l)body else leems to be Ilening a failly drcenl §clllcmenl. nolhinl rully glcal. We will jU!l{ ha,c 10 wail lind 5«. 1 Iucss. On OUI tomminu are John Gales, Don Thomson. Dale 8 righl. wilh Roge. Harnes. Don 1 10'>1, and Presidenl Aldrkh >ery much in­.ol~ed

PrC"dCnl 11>11 Aldrkh IIl1cnded Ihc \VOIk Day 3t ScOUI Camp SPOrling a new cast flom Ihilh 10 ankle. It sccrn~ hI' W35 Ir)'lnll to show hi, boy how 10 ridc 3 mOlorcydc. an 801'.1' .. SOllle_ body sa.d. and he drd a "whectic," only he forlot 10 leI loose! III' h,., a brohn knee. li nd Will be .. caring Ihe caSI for ~i~ 10 eillhl weeu, all of whkh paims out thJI "I' ,houldn 'l ull Ti,le mOlorcyclC'l--or In' 10 ride 'em.

Work in Ihe area i, slill prOIl,e-s.inl fairly .. ell. We ha>e mOSI of Ihc !'Cople frum Mason C'ly who were down here, back home apin, amI "-e arc ~hd Ihnl we could lend our II mlh_ I'll a hand al thi'l lime.

We ha'e some new }ournrymen. as our ap­prenlil:es gradualed in June. Our commilLen • re m Ihc procC'lS of §clcct'"l It ,roul' o f new al'f"entil:es for Ihi~ )'e.lI; at Ihi, pOrnl II,s juSI 3 mauer of 10,.. .. mUll) ... e can Idle-.

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Presentation

SI"II I)hlrkl Vkf P~ld ... ' hmu .. , Ce>n .. ~ and .fmMr of L ..... I Z'l . Minnnpoll •• MIn.., n .. 'fr. ..... I"r>~ .. t"" _ " 1 ...... 1 191 'bl" to, ..... ~id~ .. , Jim "d~ .... and n ... lnfU \lan"llu O"f .. Scltl." .... n, ., .. r...,.n, mulin~ of Ibe Sialf EI«lrlot. 1 Co ...... U. [1>1",10.' .... \) ... 1" .... II, PK>ld~nl hm •• L. Adam •. )

H.re Inl.marlon .. 1 n« P.f>ldr .. 1 Con .. . ,. dl".IMH I"" IIa' , P.~nl ...... AI WIIlIt. SI-""I., C~llIn. P ... ldenl Jim Ada.... Urui. John", .. , R". int .. M.p.~la'hH John W-"ln ••. T_, ~1 .'"lo""I. and 1)1.... .... ....... , Vice P.1f>l6no1 c... ... ,. F. ... I .:rk"'-. Rill LH'Pf'I". lil. Brall ••• Rw.luu M .. _ qn 0.... Schlrbma.. \ 'Ir. Prn"k.' ~b .. "'U C ....... J. Jira Cta ..... ,..,d flw)l_ M.,. ..... ".,h. John Wlllbm •.

Olympic Winners Honored; Plenty of Work in Jurisdiction I~U. 292, i\1INNEAI'OI.lS. i\1ISN.-On I-~b-11I3ry 24, 1980, the U.S. Olympic Ilockey Team defeated Ihe Finland le~m to <ccure the lold medal and bestow a feeling of honor and unllY on all Americans.

In nppreeiation of ~ lask well done, D p~radc was he ld in their honor on thell relurn 10 Minnesota. The para"e Iwisted IhroulOh Min.

Parade

M .... "" •• of l .onllt2. Mlnllu .... Us. Mlnn .. Iura OOI ' 10 " . 'th lile p.rack! h~ld In ..,., ... " f lb. USA lI .... h' Tram, "IIlth " 'on Ih • • old ... dlOl.

neal"lOlj~ and SI. I'aul on one of Ihe coldesl and wmdic~t day~ of the !.Cason, bUI Ihat did nOI deter Ihe peol'le from coming 0111 to cheer them.

When the I)arade pas~ed our job sile. the l' lll~bury T owers, '-ocal 292 did not miu Iheir chance 10 s.ay thank,. The men piclured on Ihis page are employed by Egan-McKay who il do;nl Ihe eleclricul '}'Stem on both Ihe 22-and 40·s10ry lowers.. There arc I'resently men and women fr om Locals 29~. ) 1, 134,426,343. ond 1426 on Ihe job .

AI we know Ihcre is I'lenly o f ..... ork in our juriJdiclion. The Minneapolis do .. -ntown arn looh like a "Jr 70ne, with all Ihe old build_ Inp humll been reduced to holes in Ihe ,round I ~I u~ enjoy Ihe prosperity and ren.ember 10 keel' thc high qualily and eraftsman~hil' in our wOIl-atiribute!i otH jUli<diclion is known for.

Apin f,om Local 292, \II' thank Herb Ulooks and Ihe 15 younll men ¥I ho brought home Ihe lold 10 Ihe USA

Our thant.., to II rolher Lorry Reece for sub­milling Ihis informulion and 10 lenerJI fore­man Paul rnck. fOlemen Vince R~lka. John "Chuck" While, l owell Green, Gene Jesser. J im McGowan. slewards Hill lIecky and Larry Recce for making Ihi' occu,ion poSSible.

JAMES L. ADA"". P.u

Many on Out-of-Work list; Layoffs at Mines I •. U. 294, IIlRRI NC, MI:'\'N._ Our klcal and NI CA are .';1111 neloliating our eonllnCI al this time. A slIl le i5 slill po!)I;sible.

Local 292 went on slrike April 10 and. ~I

Ihis writing is 51,11 OUI. Three " 'ecks ago. Local )1 ended ils slllke .nd recei~ed a load conlracl.

We slill nave many Urothers on the oUI-of­wotk lisl and many II rotlrerJ on Ihe road. At Ihis lime we alain want to thank ' he many locob who are I'm~idinl them with ,,·ork.

On March I. 1980. II rolher Thomas I'ariseau wenl on pen,ion. IIrothcr Tom was in ilialed in October. 1952, and went on early retiremenl 50 he can fish full time.

On Apti l I. 1980, Il rother Guy W. Mallo. of Route 2. Gilman. Wisconsin, also wenl on flI:n~ion. II rolher Guy W31 initialed in AUllu~t. 19~7.

We of l ocal 294 wl~h bolh of Ihesc Bmlhcrs many ye~" of tnjoyable and heallhy reli.~ment, so .. ell duervtd

Inland Sled Mining Company announ,.-ed it will shul down ,rs Mlnorca Mm. in Vi'linia, MinocloOta, fOI IWO mon~h, Ihis summer. due 10 drclrninl steel orders and Ihe .nulling surplus o f iron ore !'CUet!. It WIll affeer 400 of (he HO tnll'loyel'S.

The ~il:e'l'tr5ident of opclulions s.aid Ihe Shuldo ... n i, lICeeuary bcc~u§c of the sharl'ly rtduted Ic~el of sterl production. One re3son i, Ihe ",nell' in. ~mo"nl of fOfeian st..,..,1 on the markCI.

I·.,,~ Mon,ng Comp~ny in 1I0)'t L:r.~es, Min. neSOla, i, layinp. off, Thtre arc also rumors Ihal U.S. St ~trS Minnlllc I'l~nt, E~elelh T aconile, lIlbbinl Tllcon;te. and M.A. H anna~' 'wo laconite planls a rc t31king of la),offs.

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.~ lAwa i 194, lUbbIR" ~lInll •• __ btn aft CHI 1M " eMil .. . .. Job Ito 8 .... leI)I. Minn., .. ltb ~blr_ £lHlrk

~ o f Vi,.Jnia , Mlna •• • ~ flftl,lul ' .,..'rKl..,. I.flt 10 rlkhl a rt R'Ofb.", R~. UolI" " I.II. f) • • • C. rl,.., .. , I)~,,)I Odo • • rd, Do,l. CO<l, .... , IOnd Car, II f nd , ltkS.

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I One lhinll Wc can BII do 15 pan Ihe worel 10 Oroiller' • .si~lffS. n.i"hOOr,. und 'riends tlial buyinl a forei.:n-m.ule car or truck does II lot more hum Ihan endan", Ihe job of Auto

... WOI~cr Union mrmbcrs.. Consid., ho .... many other union mem~f1 Irc end:inlCrtd In Ihe m.lnufacturing and $('r .. ~m. of ,hal dom~icall)' produced car Of uuck-like sled, iron ore, alumonum, PbSlics. ,Ius, painl, fobllCJ, elre_ triell paris, elet:lronic de,iccl, tirl'll, c:ndooar,J, paner, ett.

~ In m~ny ~asu Ihey I'ay much 1110re to huy these cars and truch. wIth parts and service

., many time~ more c~l'en~i"e then domutically made 'chi<;1c5. 25 nercelll of the au tomobile dealerihip' 3re predic'c,1 to clo.e this )e~" so let's pLit OLit Ihe w<l,d to he An~rkan and 10 buy American·made PlOOU<;\J and also look for Ihal union label. se.,ice button, slole card, etc.

8 rothers and Sisters, please see thaI YOLi pre registc red to vote. We need YOLir contribu tions

to COI'F (Comminee On I'olitical Eduution), whkh 5CC ~S an informed do.'C'tonl1e, top·"nklnK candidates. and Indi'd,,:!1 r""'telpation in pOlih' ca l Mfairs. We must insule our friends o f bbor to get Into o fli cc to protect our jobs.

Until ne~t month, did )011 know it Inkn only 17 mU'iCIe, 10 smile and 43 musc les 10 frown, so smile and conSCf\'e enerlY.

E. I.£Roy LA'Hl~. P.S.

Work Scene Improves; Two Retirees Mourned L IJ. 295. UTILE HOC K. AH:K.-our wOlk picture at tile time of this .... ritin' is imprO\IMg at a f"vor~ble r.ltc. and we have re~son to believe th .s SItuatIon will continue to imllfove dutlng Ille summer months.

It is wilh s:ldncss Iha l .... e report \Ile de3th of IWO of our retired Brolhers. 8rOlher Elmer A. O,arnu. who died April .5. 1980. was 64 yea .. of IIge. lie was initiated inlo Ihe JIIEW on April 4. 1939. and retired on Oclober I, 1977. I-Ie was a 4t-year member lit the time of his ueath.

Brother W. T . " Bill" Stnrnes, who died April 19. 19110, wa~ 73 yean of nge. lie was initimed into Ihe HlEW on Jllly ). 19SI, and relired on August I . t914. li e was a 29-year member at the time of his death. On behalf of our members, we wish 10 ut~nd ollr condolences to the lov~d onl'll of our deeea'ICd 8rotherL

Negotiations on the inSide and out",ide eon­lracts Ire under way, and we Uf&t all our memo heu to attend union mcctinv 10 yoiee your support and opinions to you, N~Q(ialin& Com· mittees.

This is a local union election year and nMur • ally all of 115 have hcard • multitude of humor_ OUJ and other wise remarks being made durina the spirit of Ihe \ariolls eampaigns [or local union offices. Perhaps one of the mO$t comical and possibly enlightening bils of S3lir;eal Wisdom to surface as a resull o f the spiriled election is the follo .... ,n' tongue_in·eheck desc:nption of D

Iypical m EW business manager: If he talks on a 5ub/CCt. he is trying 10 fIIn

IhinlS. If he is silen\ he has losl Internl in the orpnizalion. If he is St'en lit Ihe office, why dOl'Sn'l he get out? If he can'l be found, why docsn't he come around more oflen7

If he docs not agree thnt Ihe boss .s a skunk, he is a compnny man. If he calls the boss II skunk. he is ignorant.

J( he is not al home at nighl, he musl be out drinking. IF he i$ 31 homc, he is duck ina.

If he d0e5n'l beal his chest and yell strike. he is II eon'iCrvatiye. If he docs, he is a ndical.

If he doesn't stop to lalk. his job hps lone to his head. If he docs. that's III he has to do anyway.

If he ~an't Pllt a member to work ... ho lot into trouble. he is I poor Dlenl. If he does. thut is whal he is paid to do.

If he should gi"e somcone a short ans .... er, " We'lI gel him in Ihe nUl election."

If he &ives a lengthy answer. "lie is tryin, 10 lalk us out of somelhm .. "

If he \lIes 10 upbin 5Ometh,nc. he is playin, poIlIic5. If he doesn'l e'plain. he is a dlClator.

If he ,ets a load contract .... hy dldn't he .sk for more?

If his suit is pressed, he thmks he is • bi& shot. If Ihe suil is unprcs.sed, he is II bum

If he lakl'll a '·acalion. he has had one all yeM.

If he is on ,he job a short time. he is inu· pericnccd.

If he Ila~ been on Ihe job a long lime, ii" time for 11 ehange.

It he plu'lCs mO$I men. he is ~e~jnl feelec­tion. If he docsn·l. he is D "dead due"-."

A fellow told me lhal. IIceordinl to a sei· tntist, Ihrcc fifths of Ihe .... ortd i$ co~eled by waler. Dnd darned if he d idn'l think the other two fi fths mllst be co,'cred wnh Iranian studenls.

LLOYII K . L YNCII, ASST. B.M.

On Jobs

" ' '''Mrs of Lonl US . Llllk Rock. A . I<., _plo,rd by ~·.a.. ","Irk Com" •• y and .. o.klna oro 1108 ABY True~ Tr ... lna l a. North Lime Roek. Id. 10 rl.hl •• r, ' .. rrm~n I(J ..... ~ lIa.lnWD, Klellard Slr •• It, t: III,\ Btllr"" , and WIUlam PU''''" .

Wlftmr ll ellll,I" , 'td by On __ ","Irle Coca" ... "y and "on.Io,. O. Ihr .... YWCA " Lilli. Rock. Idl 10 .11II', • • t 'orr ... 11 Jlaro ld W"'lberfonS, Jobllll, MI", .. r • • I .. IT)' Crn!sh . .... nd J aaH W u llltrfonl.

M rmbers tmplo,'td b, Rra.t!. EI""lrk CO,",P"-"Y and " 0,1.111, on lb. II ... S., .... y .1 .. ,. a, Pine Blutr. A'k .. Idt 10 . tl hl, are J lm'"1 CoUbOIl, Don Moher. l ohn L)nob , ' .. , rul ... n E ... I HldN'''ay, . "d Do~ Sbk.

M.mbe,. .",plo, u by R ..... Itletl.1c Co",,, ... y and ..... U • • 011 lbe n _ .... ol ..... r' 11 lbe e,,", Sp.11I1:I Oapl h l 00 ..... I. Lint. Rod " It" 10 rl. hl •• ,e "PHIIII.ad. a, W. B. II ....... ). f.,.. ..... II .. s" .. · . rrs. lofl. Bart ...... and l orl T_ pli l. S; .... ""U .. ' ,..~ W ... IM rf ... .r and "bUIll' I .. a ...

Job Goes Non·Union; Loca l in Negotiations I_U. 3(14, TOI'EKA. KANS.-All the specu­lation on Ihe 51ecl tower line for SunHower REA is over. T he "rats" gOI the job by II.

wide ma'ain. Se",ard out of Portsmouth, Ntw lIampshlre. IS loins 10 bUIld il. If any of you II rothers h~'e had any dealin" with lhis out. fit, I "ould be: inlere~led in hnring from you. !'rom tht looks of Iheir bid. I'd say Ihat Ihty "brought" thl' job in the hope of gelling 50mc .... ork OUI there. They .re probably !:oing 10 let Bnolher $20 million worth of work in the ncar future.

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On Job

Moillt Em., u ••• ~bra~r b~" n .. , man •• e. of Lotal JOoI, To~"'. Kanl .. and C"njl'" cUon U .. I. mtmbtr, "orb 'Dr rhe Mld_W .... r Une HuIlM" , Ino . (HI ,be Jdlrrr 10 Councell C ...... J.t!·KV 11M, urll' fnm_ In. 1\5·' 00( ~II pol • ••

c.ary Iblltr ..... h on rhe Jame )01>.

K . t:. "Jake" hr"biOll .. " rt •• rlned up "lIh Ibl. d ..... ,.

Coreel Day

Slut ~Io\llln .... b ran . b .. ~lne:u Dlu •• er, Ind 00.''*1 VOCIn .. , c()flll ...... rl"" . "" .... U .... IlUlrlltlot', ..... . Ito ...... lth LotaJ J04'J dbpilu' ., ...... e .... " " " 5(11001 On C.r~r 0.,.

A'sislanl Busin.s, Manaler StcYr Moulin lind apprentice instructor elm.,.)' Young put on n display at Ihe Lawrence lI igh School Cureer I)ay ror Local 304. It was onc of the bctler dLsplays there.

Un1cn the economy 'hl'"l!~ anll Ihts. Ulility companies let some .... ork. we .re coina \0 suffer cOMidcrablc unemployment in our COMtruction Unit , It Iurt doesn't look lood at this t ime,

Our construction members surely set 11 record wu,~inll [u, Mid-WUt Line nuilders on Konsas !'ower and Light Compnny property, They built H milu of 34S-KV 1/ structures in 15 wcch. It had to be enerlliud by J une I. I'd like to ICC

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We a.e presently in neaotilllions with the Kansas POwer and Lilht Company. They made us an offer to the System Electric Crews and Line Dcpnrtmenlll for two-way ridina time II noon. I think It Is a fair o ffer. II amounts to 7S ccnts pcr hour on the journeyman lineman scale, We are in the prOCMS of YOIina on it now.

CUL r"'ULK, B.M ,

Scribe Extends Thanks To Many for Their Cooperation L U. 308, ST. l't:n:RSBURG, FI.A.-Some thanks are in order this month. First, 11 note of gratitude and nppreciotion is e~tended to Man_ ager lliU Collister of CEO Supply Company, Il il! inYited the .\e(ond-year appren ticeship clus to visit CEO's fa cil ities in St. I·ctersburll. The three-hour tour on May I was conducted by Bill and an employee. Mary Ridge. The end rc.,ult was a Yery yaluable Bnd rewardin. learn­ing e~pericnce for the cIa". We thank Bill and CED for this rme tour and their mnny other contribution, to our appren ticeship program. (l rOlher Chuck Kron~. our appren ticeship direc­tor, alJo deKrvu mention [or hii efforts in arrang;nll for these additional learninl prolrams,

Secondly, I would like to thank Brother Owen Sprallue, for hi.!: di'ICussion al the relular meetinK on heart attacks, Brother Spralue lauded Ihe arlicle in the M~y issue of Ihe IBEIJI JQlmw/ concerning heurt auacks nnd Iheir symp!Om~. lie shared with the membership hi, recent c~pericncc of open-heart surgery lind Ihe ne<:essity for early delection of hurt problem._ Owen, we appre<:iu(e thi, Ilcstl.lre of love and brotherhood.

Drother Mike W.lsh, SoulheaJI Regional AFL-CIO representalive, l lJo deservQ our Ihanks for his forward strides on behalf of organQcd labor. DrOlher Mike, through hi' diligence li nd uncompromising stand on brOlher­hood and p·olitical Dction. hu fostered new hope for labor in the stnle of FloritlR, Thnnh tn Mike's effort. and hi' contributions of paper lind envelopes. 90 letters were wriUcn to two 5Iate senators, afler our regular meetin&. by Ihe membership. One letter requested a Stnllior to """I""t th" up.::oming bill 10 restore the pre. vailing waae rate to StDle,financed publ ic works projec tl_ The other letter was to thank a senDtor for his strona support of Ihis bill. Each letter 10 II con8rcs~man is said to reprClCnt the feelings of 2S0 voters, Thus, our 90 letlers spoke for 22.500 people. If all the members who were in lown had attended the meel;na and written their letters we could have spOken [or 10.000 people.

I would like to thank Ihose 2' or )0 faithful members who do atlend Ihe meetinp every month. II's throLigh your carnQt efforUl Ind atlendance, Brothers, Ihal this local is ,lil1 alive and fUnctioninl. Our job would be much easier if we ,IIdn'l have to carry 10 much dead wood. TholoC consistent ly ubloCnl members arc I dis_ grace to the word "brotherhood" and 1 wish Ihat Jomchow we could rid oLir local o f their useless membership_ I also wish Ihey would Jlop hidinll behind the union label and admil to themselves that they are unworthy of the word " Brother," It i. Slid Ihat a person reaps whal he Jows. Don't let your harve" be the fruils of Inines, and apathy.

In e1osinll, I would allain like 10 thunk the true II rothcrs of Local 108 who live of their time Dnd ability 10 oraanized labor. Recolnition is also dLie the officers and elected official, of the local. A word of 'ppreciation is utended to those mcmbe" who h.ve served on commiueu this past year_ LUI, bLit nol leasl, thanks, Brother Andy Rupp. for YOLir many hours serv­ing .n o"r relllucnlutivc to Ihe Central Labor Union. ] urll~ YOLi to show these member. your apprecintion lhe ncxt lime you see them; Ihey Ireatly d~rye itl

S H l VIl ELLUMM", P.S.

In March

now ... tltfle 'hrH photol art __ b«I of LAxai )17, Ih,. U0Itoo>, W .Va., .. Ito pu1ldp.'tiI la 11M _anh 00> 11M . ,.te CapttOl \0 F .... Uort. 1[,.

Work Scene Slow; Members Join Morch I..U_ 317, n UNTINGTON, W.VA._The work picture has been slow for the paS! few months, on both inside and outside work_

Local 111 recenlly p'rticipated in. march on the Slate Cal'lilol in Frankfort, Kenlucky. The march was sponsored by lhe buildina tradu in the Slate of Kentucky and surroundina stiles.

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The buildina trades were joined by other ~ unions in their protcst o f legislation thai would c ri pple workmen's compensation, the prevailinl wage rate, and olher laws Ihat have helped workina people.

Loc.1 )11 was well represented in Ihe mlrch

~en~~;k;.e~~;:er~n .~ii~in':d6~)' ~::~~i~f ~~~ • trlveiinll Drothers who are workina in our jurisdiction. ....

The march was a partial succe" even though It WD.\ downplntd by Ihe press and other .nti­union people, This type of protest should be­come I tradition not only in Kentucky, but in any state where the legislature or aovernor is Inti-union. ~

Our eontrlcl talh have been halted ~ncl our case hDS been prepared and sent to .. bilralion. We are hopinll to receive a 1l00d cont ract to" help fighl the inHlltion Ihat has hil everyone_

OLir local union will be holdinl nominDlions and the elecllon of OfJi~CI~ in the next few months. Wallet Moore has organi1.cd a drive to get everyone 10 ICai"er and then yote in the upcoming elections this fall.

Cvans BU.I1LTON, P,S

Groduates Honored At Completion Ceremony Banqvet L.U, 354, SAI.T LAKE ern', UTA II-The Salt Lake Elecuicol Joint Apprenticeship and Traininll Commlnce held ilS completion ccre­mony banquet Saturday, April 19, 1980, at the

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lI olel UI~h for the gr~dLl.1linll arlfltenlicts. J~ph R. Lamoreall~ . presidenl o f Local 354

Land a member of the T rainina Committee, \11'35 mutcr of ceremonicJ fo r the evenina. The in_ vocalion was liven by Wayne T . Wells, a con·

• uaC:lOr, lind member of the T uininl Commiuec_ We had the flle;'lSUre of nOl hearin. f rom

. !~~~ :~~~~:~~. s~,::,}~I;~ ~:7~~~~ o~~~:~;~ or no where a substitute, Mill h ili, showed up. "The Seriou, Humorist." Mi, conlends thaI it', not the wrinkles in our skin l11nl make U$ old-

,#' iI's the wrinkles in our mind. And he d~mon . r 5\r:lted how a hcalllly ICI1Se of hUf11<)r can iron

• out I million wr inkles. To counteract lilt Slress an'" $lrain o f our c,'Cryday Ii >';n" he t'IKOU"

.aw liS \0 usc our escape vlIl"e--(lur sense of humor. Afle'r DU, it is impoMible TO wony Ind lough at thc §amc time. III' Iccpt the apprenTices and the aud ience laugh ins lI lI evenin,.

lIonore'd ,uests were Floyd N. Shipp, NECA • fidd represenTaTive: Eddie' MayneJ, president ,

Ulah Slate AFL-CIO: a nd Da n McPelle. u··

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lIional direclor o f NECA, San i'r:ancisco, Cali· fornl3.

Presentations of diplomas 10 the honorC'd Sladu3Td WC'IC' ma,k t>y Don Taft. Inttrmoun. tain Chapler m.III.I@C'I, NECA, Dnd Jack I'. Ander!1On, bu<ine,s manJler, Local 354.

There VleTe I~ 1I,.,dllate5. The followin, Icached journelman \t,I1"~: Tom N. Davis, Crail 0 lIerman. Rob<-II Mclnl()'ih, John '" IloSII~, RI(h:ud C. Cu<h.nll, KenT R. PUICe', l)tnms R Pcarson. ~lIchJd II . Thomas, Tony Eme'r,",n. Roberl T K:li~r, I' r:lnk D. Rydalch. ~lolly Lane'n, Kim Jbrracloush, Da\'t Hunler, R,clnrd Walla.e, AIJn L Green. 0 :111' Lobalo. and T om Bogus.

II Me:lk and lahsltl dinner VI~ S sened 10 The dcllWhl of pll, and e"Nyolle uemtd TO ha\'e :a 1000.1 time.

ConaraTlllaTions to all' TIIOMAS W Busts!!" • .:. P.S

Scholarship Winners

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Six Scholarships Awarded; Work Scene Still Slow 1 .. Il. J51, LAS VEGAS, Nt:V._On April 11 . 1980, at 'he gcn.,r.1 mectin • • Jill. college scholar· ~hip5 of $150 ~3ch were a warded TO six hiah school ~nio" ... iTh the hi.hat sch01a5l1c I~· onl ~ T he CerLlfiCa T e~ we,e plescnted by Local 3n ~holarship Chairlllnn lIob Ilarker. The rccipknl~ ar, daughters of Lot;-al 351 memllrrs in good standing. The winners were pick,d by a panel of /i_e /udJCll from the Cla,k Counly School Dist ricT. The six winners were Adrienne Coomhco. dJuglnu of lI .olhel Jerry Coolllbrs, Donna and Dian...., l>rCSI ... ,ch, ' ... ·in dauihler, of II roThc, Denn 1>le~t",ch; R,ta Spalhnl. daughter of Ib othC'r Irv,ng Splrling; Lynn S"w;n, dUlIghlcr of Si\te. Donna Sawin; a nd Den' -.e I'lI>on, d:lUghler of n roThc r Gus Filson. T wenty mpplicanls filC'd for 'he scholauhipS, and all had admirable scholaSTic reco rds.

The ""orle piclure is shll 510 ... ; hOlls;n. h~ , JUSI abou t Ilopped. 1lIcrc lIe I Ie .... PIOjcd1 IU51 o ff thl: d rawina board, bUI due TO the hIgh ,;I\e of inTe lesl, th~ prol~ts hMe hIt I snag and arc lIrens PUI aside II nlii monty at a re'asonablc inTe'rest nile c~n be Obtained. The' high interest rale has rcally pllt The skids on construction in This area. We hope Ih inl1 will chanle for the bellel In The ncar fllture.

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Dinner-Dance

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Ma. Ka ... " ·a. bo"or~d b,. <o .. mllto* ... ~ ... ~". Ldl '0 rI,M .,~ ".~\ld."1 SI~'. R. Sc","la, n"lIh .. , It' llIlam S.",tnak , Wit",", C,oom, 1'O_"n BM,,",' helm". t:noeSi . ' ,,",11 . N~b .... Mn_.ln.<, "'utn_ M.p .. ~~n'Mlh. I . " l llIlIk., and BIr~nJ l'1...,.r JII"~J C.Uah ...

local 358 Holds Din ner·Dance For Graduates 1_11. 358. r.:RTIl AMIIO'". NJ ,-Mo§t cer· ulinly wc mU~1 Ihank Iht hard· wo, );.inS Dinner .. D~ncc Commillcc COn~'~lInl of Blothers Nelson

Rosenvin&e. Norman BuMnheimer. Ernest Fcs­acll. William Seminak. and WilMrt Croom on a job well done. There ",ne 1"'0 dance floors. • D. }., a ITeal bind, • "'ell· prepared dinner "';Ih I n the trimminp, I nd I llell-ou\ crowd. Yo u did it all, Brothers.

Once apin "'e con,ratulate the individua l mcmMTS of our rettnt Ifldultin, dau and. in particular. Brothers Joseph Rlccuia and William McS",eeny who fin ished first and second in their dua for the four.yur period. We. the members o f Local 158, Ire equally proud o f both o f you. The effort displayed by you and your cl:15S will certainly lei I hip standard oC ucd!ence for Ih05C apprentices who have chosen to enter the electrical fidd.

Many thanks to International Representative Ed Troy. a member of International Vice Presi. dent Jack Barry'. ,uff. for I really top-notch job It Ihe microphone dUrinl tbe recenl dinner . dance held It the Chalnu. East Brunswick. New JerKY. InternlU ional Represenlative Ed Troy was ca lled upon a second lime to present 10 Brother Joseph Raccuia the Outstandinl Ap.­prentice Award for the Clus o f 1980. I'm very sure Brother Raceu!a will lonl remember th is honor and the rem:rrn made by Brolher T roy.

Another highlight of the evening was the markin, of the 20th anniversary o f our office manager. Mae Karu. BlIJineu Manlier James Callahan preKnted Mae ",jlh a Iir! mlrkilll the anniven.a.ry a nd for her service 10 the member_ ship of Local 1$8, which. incidentally, !taned with a temporary two-week job for fonner lIu~ine!lS Manager John "Choc:kie" Bo ll. The rmmbers of the Dinner-Dance Committee and a reprC'SCntalive of . 11 commjtt~a Mae worked with d uring her 20 years. presented Mae with 10nl·Stemmed roses to show their apprec iation to a realiy wonderful individual. Thanlr:: you. Mae. Let'. hope the IICAt 20 will be a. pleasant .. the pasl.

Remember, Brothers. it's to your Idvantale 10 supporl your officen and their efforts. Help. rather than hUrt. a Brother member whenever you can. You'lI find you' lI be belle. off for it .

ST£VI! R. Sr.nuN', l'a£.5.

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Two Brothers Retire; Brother Kubik Retains Office IMU. 375. ALLENTOWN. PA.-Brother Charles Sweiprd. Sr., has applied for retirement. lie is one of thc most likeable membus of our local . On and off the job Charlie wu con§idcrale. helpful. Dnd understand tng. lie worked as fore­man in a wise and calm manner. We Soet as I n eumple his ability for our appren tices. T eich. tnl apprentices was & rewardinl aspect of his life.

Brother Charles l'lllf abo is applying for retirement. Chlrles hn been on our siclr:: lisl recently. We WISh h,m. spredy recovery and an enjoyable retirement . lie also was a tucher of the apprentices.

Uusinc$S ~hnage r Andrew S. Kubik \IIill rc· tain his office. lie WlS unopposed in the recent nominations. The ollke o f financial secretary

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At Election

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hn been dis~nded. Our busines!t manlier will usume those r"ponsibilitics. Con,r.ltllilions, Andy! We Ire certain you will continue 10 perform your dulies in I n ucellfnt manner.

The Jednota Club o n Third Strecl in Allen· lown will not close. New £ffor!$ I re beinl made to k£ep il open. Jednotm hired union peOflle when feasibl£. We Ihould show our 'PPleciation by Jiving our support.

We congratulate Je3nette Reibm3n on hcr recent victory in Ihe Pennsylvania prima ry elec­lion for the U.S. Con,ress o n th£ Democrltic: lickd. She proved to be • friend of libor in the Slale Senate. May she continue to .dunce her leadership for UJ.

Our family picnic Is Kheduled for AUIUJt H. The annual clamb~ke will be held September 6.

Ik America n! Buy American! Bye now!

l ocal 380 Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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1..U, 310, N"OAAISTOWN, PA.-()n Siturday evenin" March 29. 1980, Local 180 celebrated hs SOth year of alfiliMion with the greatest union in the world. the mEW. We hnd the honol of havin, our lut survivinl charier memo ber. Jamn M . Dc<ker, in auendance to receive his SO-year pin for KtvK:e in Ihe 10EW.

Orother Ronald M. Rurode. vice president and busine§s repr~ntative. opened the evening with the introduction o f per50ns at the head lable. follow£d by the introduction of Brother John So·ler .. Ireasurer. who pvc 1M inv~at ion after RonnIe led Ihe Pledge o f Allellance. Brother Rurode then introduced Brother Robert J . Russell. president o f 380. th£ toastmnlitet for the evening.

Brother Runell. who Ittended alollC (his wife. hne. was confined 10 the hospitll prior .10 the banquet and the onkers and members WISh her a speedy recovery). lave the w£lcominl addres1 to the overllow crowd. A toast prcc£ded • Ireat feast.

8rother Ru.uell Introduced the .peake" o f the evening: James Swan. chapter manaler of l'enn. DeI-Jersey Chapter. NECA, extended con· gramlations to Loc:al 380. Thomas A. Mille r. I-CCr£tary-trC3surer of the State Buildinl Trades Council utended conlnllulations with kind woreb for the coopcrat~n aiven 1M State Coun­cil. Brother Uo Kabat!, Internltional ReprC'SCn­tative A§signed to the 1.0. sta ll in Wuhin,ton. D.C .• spoke on how the 1.0 . operales. Jle thanked Local 380 office" and members for the great opportun ity ofItred him as I member of Local 180. Our \'; ey speaker was OrOlher Joseph Sparks. In ternationa l R£prcsc:ntalive of Ihe Thi rd Vice-Plesidenti~l D istr ict. who nOled that chaner member Deck£r was born the same y£u the IB EW was formed. 1891.

Brothers RUlIKII and Sparn prcsc:nt£d memo bers of toeal )80 w,th p,ns fo r 10 or more yurs of service in th£ IIILW: 90 10'year members. 29 IS·year member~ . 20 20-year members. IS 2~ -yea r members. 9 lO·year mcrnb~rs. and $ JS-yea r members.

Srother Russell introduced all retirees and

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Locrol lit. Nor'hto .... ..lIhtnat)'. Ldt 10 rll:I>! Ire '""'-" /'tIlIler. _.c- ~ 1.17·t, UliU' .. 01 II.. Pun)),lu nll SIlte "uUdla. Tr.dt. CoulI.II; J"",ph SI'.'Iu. I nl~m.llnn~t HfP''''' Mnt.U .. ; J ...... M. Ifflkn. (h.,ler •• OIM, 01 L...,a! ,),16; Hobe" J . Hu~.., II, l ..... llIUoi ttr .... ,,!'til, .... , 01 t..r: .. JII; J ..... S ........ Ilat:tl~' .""QU. P,...·O'I..JHM,I' a.pt.r, NECA; l.H Kab.n. Inl .. _ os_a! R~~I.Uu . , ''"' 1.0 . "". I.onl JII ••• bn; ROIIalll M . Ru,., ~lte pttildt.1 of LO<1II3M.

Ltli 1o ,1.hI . n TllolII" Mnlft-, h .... 1 Iffl"'" Rw.lu ... M .... tr W . ~bJall (hldd •• ,. 10..,,,11 S".nJ. HoM .. Ru).., !!, ".co s ..... Leo K.ban, ' ROIII IIII RU,Ddt.

Ldl 10 ,I,ht .re st.," "- pili red pl. n' Ja ... u lit. DttkH; all" n~ l'h ....... J_ W . ~b,....l . pr~ H ,Uff; III' I _ pili Sp., " .lId HoM" HII_D, oII'H"'.'fi,.

widowS o f retirees of Local 380 and presented nch with a wristwatch from the omcns and rmmbeu of toe:!.! 180.

Endil\& th£ evenin" Brother Russell had charter mcrnber James M. Decker ,elcct two .­names from a can for the door prizes. Brolher Richard Robbins. who became a proud father two days liter. won I 2$-inch Zenith color TV, -and Brother Robert Campbell, who b movinl into I new home in Ihe near future, won a Stereo combination. We all wish them well.

I would like 10 lake this t ime to thank all of Ihe business manalers and Iheir wives who travded from IBEW's ConstruClion Conferenc£ o n S3tutday 10 attend our banquc\ a nd then lraveled back to Wash,nlton on Sundly 10 _ relister for Ihe AFL-CIO Building I nd Con· struction Trades Department Legislative Con­ferenc£. It is men a nd their wives like these who • help to make the m EW the ,reat Orlani1.3tion Iha t it is. end Ihis is what is known :1.$ "brolher­hood." Thann. lantl-

The tClt of the evening was spent ~ Isiting. <l

talkins. danc ing, and d rink ing. I would lik£ 10 report that Loc: . 1 J80 is'"

enjoy'nl steady wotk II this time, with • few travelinl Broth£rs workinl It limes. Th£ work picture in the fU lure looks lood at Ihis l imc. Our pOwerhou~ i, ~til1 not putting too many persons to work at Ihis t ime. as the job r~ being spread out over a lo n, period of time.

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Members Work 14 Yeo rs Without lost·time Acc ident I •. V, 386, TF.XAIU\ANA, AII:K.-Local 386 hal just appointed a new press secretary. Mack Dean, who will be lubmiuin, leuers to the Jouf/lQI.

Kerry Sullivan and Geor,e Clemons, sennal foretlYn for L. E. Meyers Comlruction Com· pany, Ind their crews Ire workin, in Hatfield, Arkanus. Ouliide work has been ,oad for L E. Meyers Construction Company in our aru 10 far this year. There will be two or three jobs coming up for bids in our area soon and we .11 hope L. E. Meyeu can Se! them.

I.. E. Meyers, Ken Tron, and Teurkana TV Cah[e Company contracts all come up for ncsodations latcr this year.

The Southwesttrn Electric POWtr Company division covered by this loca[ has completed 14 years without g lost·time accident.

MACK D. Df-AN, P.S.

.. Apprenti ces Toke Field Trip; Work Scene Not Good

f. I_V. 388, SnVt:NS POINT, WIS.-If one e~cludC'$ $Ome of the midd[e'I,ed journeymen in our local. there gre really no hot (news) Ilashes to leport.

Brother Lowell Hanke, who teaches our ap­prenticH 3t North Central Technical Institute, is conducting I field trip to Minneapoli,., Minne­Iota. for the Vpper Midwest Electrical Manu­facturers AssociDtron Trade Show. Our appren_ •

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tices arc providin, all necusary transportDtion by (orminl car pools and sharin, expense!:. I hope our load Brothers of Local 292 don'l have I picket line; if they need help, the boY' win help man the line.

The po ... ·erhouSC' under construction at Weston It ill hun't put Iny Sillllficant number of men to .... olk. Would you belieye four? Ri,ht now, there arc many men on book one of our referral books. This should ,ive you an idea of the stBlnant condition of our local dynanut market. place ctonolllY.

Thoug.hts In The 1I0b0 Junlle-In the Dc. pression or the ')&.1, our trayelinll BrothelS could tramp around free by "ridin, the rods" of our then·miJ,hty l1Iilroad Iystem. With the

: .... ay those in po .... er have been ~Ianninl our l'ConomY-ye5, it is planned_ .... e arc beinll rc­duced to hitchhikin, alonll the lnteutate systems we built. This can be perilous. Brother A[vin Darker had hi~ suitei\Se sucked in under the wheels of a passin, semi, losin, his dues receipt plonl with it. But, don't worry, remember the best brains in Ihe world Ire lookin, oul for our wdfare. Nut week they promise to let Alvinl (Alvin Barker u a fictitious 8rother.)

I know everyone ill flailt;"1 inllation, each in their own way---.ome by ]O$;n, their SlYinl', their homes. lheir jobs, tllcir future. etc. E~ery­one includes the bankers, I jus\ hJve one rl'Cur­rinl question, how come the banker alway. ends up the riche~t man in town?

Remember to be ,m/oll and bu,. ",,/on. ALLA~ MC(ACItEN. I' .S.

Spec iol Meeting Held; Service Pins Presented

L V, 391, CIIARI.t:sTON, S.C.-Qn April 2, a special Officcr / l' ~l'Curive Board meeting wu held Dt the IB I:.W 176 Vnion Hall and con_ tinued at Shoney's on Dorthester Road. The

~ 10pic of discu!oSion .... as "A C~t of !.iying/ Early Wage Adju~tment Rehef." The lueS! spt'akuJ were Inltrna lionul Keprescntative E. II . Massey and Local ?12 lJusiness Munager Royce II. " Bustel" ' brmon, More nellt month concerninl this meeting.

, Our [ocal union', condoleneu arc extended

to 398'$ pre5ident, IIHbert lIensley, on the de;uh

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Supper

Local Brothers " }oJ 1~ID,..h'tl I r 1M Dtn"lrk b.''*<wt Met chId ,", I""!>f"

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of his mother_in.I:"",·; Wilham Kelly rdrnunds on the duth of hu uncle; and Tle:lsurer/ I'ress Secretary Fred L. Smith on the lleath of an .unt.

William E. Dye W:1I in North Trident Rt ioonal 1l05pital. Brother Dye is a supervisor with the Charkston-Aeeabee Substation construction lind maintenance crew. David W. McAnany is in Koper lIospitul. lie is a meter rcader in Charles­ron. Rich~rd A. Morris .... u an in.()ut palicnt. lie u employed 3t Plant l lalood. Brother Dicky Eubanks i, re<:uperatinl and fee:lina better aU the time. lie plans to return to work in 1981.

On M~rch 4 in Columbia at the I'ine bland Club, and MlITeh 21 in Charleston, at the Leeds A"enue Conference Room, Local 3911 members

wue amonl the recipients who received service pins from SCEGCO rangmg from fi"e to )0 yea,...

The barbeque chicken supper on A~ril 10 m Denmark at the Fireman Uut, follo .... ing the reaulmr inland distrio:t business meeting. was OUllllandinr;, I personally would like to thank all those responsible for this event. I reaUy enjoyed myself On the way up to the supper I stopped in ReeyesYille where the St. Oror,e Ioetvice hne crcw were workin .. They were rUnninl power lines on the Uud$On HOC Plantation. I look numetous photos of this three· man crew but. unfortunately, found out I3ter that the film had broken. More photos wrll be taken of thi .. crew.

President lI ilbert lIemky appointed Clarence EdwDld 8rownlee:, Sr .. to aUend the 12th DIStrio:t PrO,Ie» Meetinl in Charlotte. North Carolina on May 12 and !l,

Our loc:.1 h:.s voted to suppar! Local ]1, Duluth. Minnesota. in its strike against the Minnesota I'ower &I Ugh! Company and the Superior Water Lisht '" Power Company.

A big eyent like the supper in Denmark i~ ~IDnned for Waltcrboro and Charleston .

Don't lose your voice-attend your union mee tings in Charle~ton, Denmark, or Walter­boro.

Get your moncy's .... ouh-union do[13T'S for union products and KryM;es.

Con,nl1ulllions to I'resident HIlbert Iknsley on the birth of his ,nanddaughtcr, Amber-Marie. born April 4, 19110, It ROpCr lIo-.pital. weighing in III Ioeven pounds, si ~ ounces.

FUOUICK LEE SI-HrI!, 1'.S.·TaEAS.

Three Apprentices Graduote: Four New Contra ctors Signed Up I~U. 400. AS8 U1U ' PARK, NJ .--Conyatula­tions to the most recent graduates of our ... 'eld_ in, school, John Jeryi" Rick Murphy, and Tim GllIce.

Due to a concentratcd effort by llusincss Mun. alet J im Grallon and Business Allen ts Fronk Van Duscn and AI WC!;t, our loca[ has signed up II new contractors in the past year. including the 8erkeley To wnship Municipal Employees. In the past 90 daY'. 12 men from non-union shops have been accepted in our residential pro,ram, Our representatiycs ho>'e alwllYs been active in orpnizina . nd have redoubled their effort' since Internationa l Vice President Barry requested this added elTort. In fatt. four new contractor! haye been signed up since his SUI!' ,cst Ion. T his should give our loca[ more work and added control [n these are3~.

We often wish our retirees good luck and happy yUT'S and now we'd like to leU you about one who is enjoyina his retirement to Ihe fullest lie is Fred Clayton, .... ho was iniliated into our local in 1921 Ind ~ryed as trt:ilsurcr. recordllli ~erelary, Ind on the Auditin, Commiuee. lie .. as .[iIO a member of the New JerSC'y StMe I]ectrical Workers A»ociation for 30 yeaT'S. Fred was our tleasurer flom 1942 to 191 1. IIc remember, the daY' when they uscd to hook up Ililb for Ihe bootle,acrs and when you had to carry the byla ... ·' on the job and put a sticker ....lIh your lllme on it on lhe .... olk you com­pleled. lie still doa chin-ups C>lely day and lItltnds our Retiree:s Club mulinp frequently .

As for hill ~ctivrtlCS since retlrinl. Fred and h~ lo~ely wife, Betty. arc now preparing for their \ilth trip to lIu .... aii. They have 011$0 COY­ered the tntire West CoaSt from Calgary, Canada, to Mexico, the .... ho[c Ea51 Coast from Gaspe. C~nada, to Florida. T hesc trips included !lCCin, everylhinl there .... as to sec. like Disney WOI[d, Capc Canaveral. foliaae tours. etc. The plocl":' listed arc not complete. but ~re enoulh to let you know what one man ill Iceomplishinl durin, his retirement , Many male happy trips, Fred and Betty, you've carn~d Ihem! (We

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Retiree

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AChat

I'hll Ilu ..... an. Idl, and l )un ThOfnr ' al~ '''l n~ O'fr afltt lht .. ,.lin •.

5houl" also Inc-Iude a IIII' thlough Ihe tnure Mid ... ~,-)

Did you know Ihlll "omen now numlMor :llmOSI half of this eounlly's labor roree~

0," you know thll 11.000 Iranians ha"e emere" OUI eounlry §ince Ihe clisis bellln~

Did you lno ... · thai Ille the O!)'mp,... "nl~ ~Iand for Ihe fi"e conunenu of Ihe ... ·odd ,ha,

New Construction At Neor Standstill

Jot M IloA, I'.S

LLI . .ws, (;.:n.\l1; RAI' IOS. 1'\.-\\el1 It !ot'em~ the money crunch hD~ finally st~.'ed 10 lake .I~ loll on Cedlr Rapids and the ~ulroundlnll ar'3 Do ... ·cll. Ne ... eon~IIUtll0n in Ihl arn ha. aimosl come 10 D slan""il1. The hou~inl mar leI is aimOSI non-cxislenl dnd Ihe )Ob malket is "Imost a,~ b~d. W~ nrc \,,,,,ing 10 ~CI a fc ... 1000al IhoJlher~

on Ihe tlendl now. a~ our 51Ster 1000;rI~ Dre nOI able 10 h'lp U! OUI much

Some of tM major 1>10)«,1, plJnned .n Ihe DIU "'ele hct ... back for a pt'liod 10 a"'JII Ihe OUleome of Olhcr bu,ldln, lIa"h eonlnet negoli3110ns_ So far. all ha.C' scule" bUI onC'_

The IIlInOUI for Ihe leccnt CI'R elass hd" :11 the hall "JS pitiful. r,euR'S 13nled frOni golf

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10 .~nl.min"'ednn. ThC',1' ,holll,1 he- "no,h('r elan SCheduled ~n so SOme more of you ean re<:erlify. These el~s~ :lre al~ opcn 10 Ihe fllmiliu of membt'u, $0 brio; your wi'n.

I ~hould halc IOmcLhinltO rC'POrt nc" monLh on the Ilob Novo" Ml'moriJI Golf Tournamenl, so w~Ith for Ih~ winnerj

UOII JONt:!-. I'.S,

Scribe Cites Gains of 40 Years in the ISEW

Lli. 4t!, KA NSAS C ITY, \lo.-rolly yenrJ ago, when Loeol 412 "~I COnll:lClinll With Kan'kl~ Cily l'uw('1 &I I i,hl Comp~ny. Ihe pur· POK- of formubhn. rh" .~Iecmcnt "·o~ C'Slob· J,'!hed 10 be: f:leihlalion of 3 flC';lceful :Idlu~lmcn l of d,lfelcnce'! Ih~1 might 3li'e from lime to tlille Imd to rorumotc harmony und cHielcncy 10 Ihe end Ihal the Company. Ihe Ifoc'''l unrnn, ~nd Ihe ~eneral public: mighl mUlu311y benefit. Thb PUIpm;e has been fuUillC' .... Ind now in 1980 OUI eonllact purpose of cslabliihinl ~abi1i'ed eon­dnlon! of emroloyment. includln& I:I/~ of p3), nnd wOIllllS eondnion5, ill view of Ihe rore~nl cconomu; 5I1u:ltion. is arororccialed.

We are fOllllRllle 10 hall' emplO),menl and ~alul' the .aen~ m:ld~ aIel Ihe IJ~I 40 years by OUI union ors,:lm/lllion. Some of IheK- la,ns :Ire nOle" here 10 emphuile Ihe !Irides in IHOllrC'~s.

Il efore the union W:IS created, safely eondi. rions were wllhout form and ~old Reeent ly dUlin, In ohl'lImels' remmij;('coce scs~,on. K.m, Wilder remlll"'ed his fellow 'elllces. Earl Ilur. nap. hrd 8urrows. and Tom IIOJC'. Ihal bael • n Ihe 1l00d old dJ),s IhC'y \haled 11 Geln.;)n World Wal II helmet, bUI tod:.y "'-e ale fUI­nished "llh an abundance of 5-1fety cqu'romC'nt, ineludmll "oliale leslers for el«l.ieians.

F mroloyee inpul inlO wOllinS eondllion~ i5 a malUl f:,I;CI uf C'",pluy~"· .. '~n.lllcnlenl . elalion· ships al Kan.us ClIy I'ower & I. liht Coml',lnY. IllIough the union orK~ni/ll1ion or <l1I, .. tcd y meel ings bC'lween the Compdny and Ihe Union on' tonl/aelin ..... ork. Ih. Joinl Apror~n""e~hlp .n'" Tnininl I'fOlram Commllle~. and the Ilulih and SafelY Committee, in eonjunction ... nh fClular planl »fety meelmlll fOI III em. ployees, Forty ycal" al'.O Ihl~ IYpe of eommll_ n>CJlion "'J~ unheard of 1h~nk$ 10 union rn\l~tenee on produet"e eommunicalion, .... e tod~y enjOy Ihe effotIJ t\pcnded hCle_

Sicl le:l\t pfl~lleses over Ihe pasl 40 ),C'"' h.lve becn ~~1'311ded 10 include nOI only ,klnes, and nceiden t benefits, bill "bsellce chalgeable to \lek lea.c fOi time ofT needed 10 :'lIeml 10 ~ duth in Ihe family. For yellS 'he IInmedlJte IJnuly IfI<'ludC'''' only Wife lor h.ublndl. ehlld. fdlhu, molher. s'Slcr, blolhC'r. fJlhC'I-IO-IJ .... and mother·in.I:L" II i~ only 10l-iea! 10 u,umC' Ihnl .f you ha\'c a mOlher·in.la .... or falhel·in. I~ ... ~h~"L<'~ ~IC 'ou '01'.11 hQH I brother·m·la ... 01 sisler·IO·la .... Ind in 1980. e.en IhoLlah it tool us 40 )'C'JII 10 pm il. Ihanh 10 OUI ncgotiatolS, Ihey h3\'C been induded in "nmC'­di;ltc LUiuly u an added brndll

In 1940 we were opprcsted ... ilh jobs alTere" only 10 ... hile men. $OCial rolo)'1 usc" by Ihe eomroJn),. 10~C'ni$lll, 10'" ""lIltS. no bid lilhlS. q" .. ~inn;lhl .. Ic:'ihn, proeeuLires. Job ~ombmallon la~tre" no o.ellime pa)'. no 5-3fety ploHs.onl. jOb lou fOI union 1O,·ol\'cmcnt. loss of s>ck leave sranled caeh yur. cnlpluymenl for "ho you ~now r~lhel Ihan .. hal )'ou could do, no pension-Jnd elC'n IhOUlh "c ~hll h3\e to fighl 10 keep ... hat .. e now ha.e, to,Jay in 1980 wc h~"e mJ"e IreJI I,Iin5 en all of rhc!oC area~_

0111 SInCCle npl'rrcimion 10 Ihose act"c Inem· 1>1: .. , 01 our unIOn holly .... 110 have been Inttru· mem~1 in pre!>CI\,na our unuy by ut~blrshln, slablh,c" eon,hllOn\ of emplo)mC'n" indudlnll "'l.'\lrable and In~.c3st" laiC'S of PJy (rC'lrooeh>C' 10 .10",,1 I, 19801. snd Im".o\cd ,,-olllnil eondi. I;"',n) for Ihe bJllJinmll unit hy ncltOlLJllnlt. agleeinlllo, and IJllf)-ma OUI ne ... 1980 eonlraet.

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l ocol 429 Holds Nominations; Organizing Campaign Successful L U. 429, NASII\'ILI. E, TENN.-As of Mon· day. Moy 5. 1980, our nominations for loeDI union offieers ale eomplelC'. T hose nominated arc as follows: "resi"'ent. GC'OIac Arnol". RObert Baskin. ~nd Larry P~ce: Vice I'resident, Joe Whilley: It ~rnrrl lnll 'iN"rrlar)" SCOII Oohlcr ~nd Randy Grlly: I' inanei:ll See,ela,y. Uob Ehres­mlln; Treasuler. E, E.. Cox :lnd Bob Griffilhs; Rusines, MDnller. Ross Hu<bon and Ollie PilrduC': I;'cculive 8olld. Charlie Applelon. Rill B~ker, J im CarlisiC'. Joe C:lrlisle, Lee CorniSh, Robert Drllmrigh l. Mike DUly. Robert Emery, Bill I'ulllhum. Joe lIaley, Franl II nC'lwood, Ilobby 1I1'3rn. Scott lIuds.on, Conrad liuCller. .. L:lllY !)Impson, Jamn Smith. IIorry Spain. and Tom Waller: Ex~n .. nrng Board (wiremen), Chnrlr~ I)oo"er, J r., Don KC'lIy. and Clarcnee Reynold,; E~nminrng Uoard (linC'mcn). I' hil LUlher ~nJ Jt_~ MtAdoo: l>cltaalu to Ihe International Con'enlion. Charlie Arplelon, J ,m Carli_lC', Joe CarlisIC'. Lee Cornilh. E. E.. Co~. Mike Dut)'. Scali IIud'lOn, Conrad Huel' ler. Cl3ude Lampley. RObC'rt Mawn, John Me. , IJ ridc, Raymond I' luin, James Smilh, Jnd D:I~id Taylor.

This is :I list of inlerested, ael;'e membrrs who ~re mJ"ine our, a ~rowinll. PloEressil'e, innuenlinl. and suce(';sfullocal. At this meelina. we were pleased 10 sec II aroup of cmployees from the Toshib~.Arnerica I'lnnl in Lebanon. After months of sweal, lear5. 10111 haulS, dis_ apl'OinlmC'nl!. ebbt and no ..... , our staff finally ilCCurC'd III good C'onlrael al Ihis faeilily WC' "'ele Wllnl'» 10 a fine orpnlnnl effort by RusinI'» Maanger ROS\ lI ud'lOn. P,esident Lalry I'ace, and our very earoable 1 ~Ih Dl\lricl St3fT

It is highly probable that our I!.IEW hll~ Ihe mOSI efTeelive orlJnilers of all Unions. When the chips arc down these mcn and "'omen 111'1 ,Iu..-.... ill> Ih~"I. "Nv""~ R~c" .... J~ great as far os il wenl and n.any Toshiba employees IhouSht Ihe fight WJS won wilh the cI~lion. Not true! The real work be,ins when Ihc el~­tion ends. and ...... how wmc IOJ~ of bilh II lhe normal delaY' encoonlered, We lire proud Ihat il 1111 ume 101e'thC'1 so ...-tll.

Cumbelland Sleam I'lant. TVA. is buildinl new pleeipilaton lind is presenlly working over. time. which m:ly 135t longer Ihan Ihe milial si~ .. eel predielion The job ilself should laSI f,on. t..-o to Ihree ),ea"-loo<I. slC'3dy cmploymem for ollr pcople in I hi~ area.

Wolfe nnd Tr3vi~ Electric has Ihe contrael on Ihe ll u'ICh L:,belinll l'l"n being built in Cbrh. villC', Thi~ job is "loulC'd" liS phasc one of a pO'lSibly very lallC job. Time will 11'111

Th.t US TobJeco Company bUII"'lng under COIl'lIlUC'lion on (i,hlh Av,"ue Nonh is the braeS! j.ob in land area in Ihc Nashville area

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at pl«cnl. The PIOI«t CO\'us ninc lind one·half ae rn .... ilh IDEW employee! of Fdcnfit"ld EI~. ~ Irie. Inc, pro\ill,n; Ihe .... irina. AflC'r a hald, slo ... "'imer. the job is rollin, along now ... ith two crt..-s.

Flltnlirltl ~!~n hn~ Ihr ntw M~rriolt II mcl job near Oprylund, which is scheduicd 10 start later lhis year, ;

Fudllraf Fleetric look 0,'(1 the dcclfieal Walk on the new 1I0liday Inn ~I !.Iriley PJrl .. ay and (1m lIill Pike afler Ihe open-shop cant rae· lor fuilC'd to pro. idc a suffieiC'nl h3nd_ FuellalJf also has Ihe wOlk on 3 hl~h·'isc m311 in the do .. nlo"'n ale3.

WC' do C'XflCCl 10 ha.·C' "'01" a\ailJble for ~me of OUf II IOlhus f,om olhC'r loeals ,hi\ summer, but p!ca'IC ai\'e us a cnll hefolc eomins_

In a bad l ime. our work i~ good und seen" 10 be roickinll I1ro. ['Ill cordul 10 remind myself ~nd my ffllow union n.en.l>I:rs Ihat nothing gel' .. done hy llself So many of us I .• ke our lood fortunC' for 'f3n'f .... aecepun. an ... ne'er qucs· lionlllil Ihe KlUI~e of 1hC' bln'in~

Gootl luck to all nomln~O'$. Gel OUI and "0/(

$0 you C3n "hllch" aboUI the pelfolmance of IhC' wmners

JAMU "Boots" SMITII. P.S.

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On Jobs

• l.arTy 1'1, ....... d '~"1' Thu"', an ....... wo .k­

~ III, a' .Iot C_mu"UI lIos.,UI ' I. BanJ.e Clull. ~II ••• llll~ b lilt .. U .... d.., ... d U c .. t. ...... mt ...

DoIoI IIlIUs and Tom Mo~ ." ~ ....... " ..-or" Ioo, for VHOOII EI ...... k I' lilt Com ...... I.,. 1I0lpl' I ' .. B.u~ end. 1I1 1.~.

!' Work Scene Slows Down; Scribe Visits Washingto n LU. 44S, IIATru: CREF.K, MICII.- Wor k in our ~rca h ~, ag.,in slowed down. Hopdully. Ihe

~ downtown area will belt;n (0 improve ,h;\ summer. Another few projecls may come .10na and then <nDullh work. wi ll develop to employ

=' all our local Brothtrs I' home apin. Summt'r is the lime ror vacalionl .• nd Wnh­

in,lOn, D C., is one place e~cryone should VISit

A \01 I hiSlo,), is being madc, and hal been made, in this town. !icveral monument, were erecled in memory of our past leadt.s. Muny

.. beautiful churches ~nd museums a rc ill the city and contain numerous hi"orical item,. As you

~ walk th ro uah Ihe While Iiouse or Capilol you can see and undertl3nd our Amel ican hcril3.ac.

Our family '111'3.5 ab le 10 see Washinaton when • all ',000 cherry Ire" wne in full bloom. It

was • brUlhtakini slah!. Lefs lei on down to Ihe neXI union m«linl

and 5uppon your union. L"uy NEW""N, P.S.

.. More line Work Expected; • Work Scene looks Good

I •. U. 449. J'OCA1·EU .O, 1I>A~loca l 449 has a line job over in T win Falls, with Wasatch Elcctric hnvina Ihe contlaCI. There were quile

tI a few men on the job. bul it is nearina com· pletion. We have lome more line work comina

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On Job

SII_. I •• ~ '''0 pl~.,,~ ate _.Mn 01 Lonl .f4 • • f'onrtllo, l<b., "",klu OIl • Hat lob ill T .. I, F".U • •

up, ,,·hich "t holX' "ill PUI aU our linemen to ... ork.

We nre in ncgolialion~ on our in~idc n~ree. menl. I hope Ihat by the lime you .ead Ihi~ in the 11"''''111. our negoti;tlion~ Will h;lve been cOllipletetl.

On 1I>e inside work. we nrc still ;Ibuu\ Ihe ~ame. We have some loeal men ou the book. as of Ih" wriliug. Our work piclure look\ 1000L for Ihe summer if everythina hle"b.

Smee we changed our m«IIngs 10 the fourtb Thu.sday o f each munth, "'e ale gel\mll a l,IIaer lurnOUI. I ho~ "e WIll sec more of our mem· bers ne~1 monlh.

We all " 'anl 10 wish o ur lelilinl: n'embers, [3rl Ibmmon.1, L I h «m.m, Troy C. Urin· son. and Wilham R. ScJlon. Ihe I>c-~I of lu<k in tile fulur~. farl w~s our l«oHlinll ~"l.'lalY for " ye~15. We ,..ill ,wely ",,~ .. hIm at ou, meelln,'.

1 hii is all for now. CI "ll NU: J o~ loll., I'.S.

local 465 Rejects Company's First Offer I_ U, 465, SAN Dlt.GO, t.:AL-San D~30 G15 and Ekelric Company union members rejecled Ih~ company's Iilsl olte! by a reeo.d vote. N~IOI;a'ions ar~ eonlinUln, and no dalH lIa,~ been SCI for the nc~t raliliealion meellO,"

Our annua l IU EW/ l mpLoyeeJi AS\QCiJIIOn picnic WIll be lIeld on S:ltll.dllY, July 19, :11 Uill Oak Rnnch in ~b.b;~on C:It1YOl1 . Il .in" your r~nti1 y a nti enjoy Ihe dny.

N"NCY IjRACt>M AN, I' .S.

Presentation

B.~ InUII /IIan~r I)kk Itobbl •• 01 LoaI -Uo5, San DI~eo. C.L, p~.b .. 18EW Uf~Sa.·lnlt ,,_. 10 101. _, JI • • IAiI 10 rialll an Rkk C-r, rKOrdt-a _~'.r" T .... ~I U.II: JI .. Robbins, ~ dpl~III~ bid Mllllbln; an. Earl Wrlpl, ... 11 cu.lr·

OnJob

-1'""",, ""ll laMI H""n~,,, /IIanun Rob Catk" an tIe<:Irk"I ... '0 llot K ..... ' £....,,,1< :Ualqll!"ll""", .... Con~lnotrlon o.-parllOtnl, II . too .... a l >00 .... "" Iht pol~.

Work Scene Improving; Graduates Honored at Banquet LL'. 479, 8EAL!\lO!'o'T, n :x ._Wtll. the arc.t " 'ork st1lf.nion il finall), slanlO, 10 implo'l.'. The lon lll Alco strikt is o\Cr, as is lhe Tl'laeo Slrit.e. Gulf ~ \Ii ll OUI but il is not ha"ing a great dfecl on eon~truction. It loob like Ihe work "ill be ,ood for quite ~ .... hile bUI in Ihk day and lime, )·ou ne,·tT know.

The banquet for the 1980 ,.adu;"ing applen • tiC~5 "~'i held MJy 10 anti a good time was had b), all who mtcnded. Our :Ipprcmice coordi· n:lIor, D;de MIller, did D p.ood job. as us",d .

Oncc all,lin, CO!lIl-,:ttulatiuM to I) rolher 1).If. " 'in D~inwOOI! for bl.'ing Ihe OlIN,ludlng ~pprcu. l iec in the ~t:lle of T~~as. 1).lIwin i, ~ n IL'~CI to Ihe local union ,IS well a5 Ihe intlu~l ry.

Our loe,lI county nnd ~t;lIe declions were held rttenll)' anti "I.' almost lost one o f our ~~t friends in (""nll.t'>', hck Broo~ •. 11 15 \ely dis:lppoinltnll 10 see how few labor people actua lly Jel out 10 '·011.', or .. hen th~y do. how they '0' 1.' ("onJI~,m.'n U.oot., has been " ffiend of l.,mn fOI ~~ }u'. ~nd h~tI il not been for Ihe 1l00d job G~he,ton did, "c "OUI.1n·1 hJ~e him.

T he ("1 1.',111 l 'niun i5 5tili in ~o.><l shJIH' e'en Ihough m .. u ... ), ,,:I hllle l ighln \\1.' ~\l1I h;L'e J

few peuI,lc "ho dun't scem 10 know how impoltJnl 1\ I) 10 pay Iheir hIlls.

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local 481 Holds First Dinner· Dance in Several Years Ll. ~1I1. 1",111 \ ", ,\1'01 IS, I;"O.-Oor local unIOn heM a .1IOnI.'.·d.IO'C \l3lth 17 al Ibe Ind iJl1.1 '1.lle 1 ,lill'''1IIn .... It "J~ th~ Ii ... t in !>e,er,,1 )(".tI~ .In<1 If }ou ""e ""lone "f Ihe 1,400 1>1.""",,11.' to .ll\end.ln,e, )UII rcali), mi"ed .on enJ,,).lhle fun nening.

The .. ' ",", .' ""'t' hulk!. ~n ,'~citing floor ,how by Ihc !letcnd,,"ly !)1Il~C". d oor PIt'C~ th3t indLu!ed " ,,·hcdb.lftuw (wnn by T om O'M ~nL) which co." I.linetl !iIILlor (won by I);tt\

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Dinner-Dance

T il ..... lo .. r P""'M .100" u rlo .... , .. tlt r •• nd ,,,. Ir . .. n l t . , ,'" dlnnu .... . nn 01 Lonl " I , In d lana p. o ils, Ind . IPII .. , ,,, b, 1." ' 011 S ... . p )

1I ~~hl), MlCi;l"1I111 wilh il\vit~(] gueslS ~uch n~ ConGressm~1\ D~I'e Evans, n friend of labor ,,'ho is beina suppOrted by our local. Finally. there W3S dantin. to Ihe mU5ie of the Tommy Wills Band.

We thank Sam ~rly, chairman, and Ihe enille dmner-dnnec eomm,Hct', the I,.3dies Au~iliary, and ~II Ihose who contnbuted thell lime and eneray 10 make Ihis dinner·dance 3 huge suceeu.

J"MU TAH.OII, P.S.

Scribe Writes About Three­Generotion Families of the loco I

I .. V. 488. UHIOGt;"OH:T, CONN.- Local 488 i~ now 67 ycars old, and amona lIS members lire many thrct'-.encr"ion el«tric.1 fllmilies, c:arryIRa on Ihe union traditiolU of lheir fore. fJothcr$. One or the fint familic$ is thai of chartcr member lIarry Abelclombie, who was also onc of the first members of the original conference tommll1ee, which obtained the rec· ognition o f the union from employers in 1913. 11 :111"5 oursUtn(]lna ability earned 111m tile early presidency of tile union for three turns, In 1921, he wenr into conrlllcling, hido. our members for 17 ye:l.rs, In ISln, he ba;:ll\1e the first union electrician in this city to scrve as electrical in­spector. Harry WPS pn excellent efaftsmM. He

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alwa,s u!;Cd ro Uy, "A journeyman $hould plw~ys be proud o f hi, work: slipShod wor k is J transgression J&ainsl man and God." It was Ihis credo which prompted him to establish the first clectric:!!l codn in Ihe eily of Brid.epOn, Connecticut. His son Roben is I brilli.nt tech­nician, who h35 supervised successfully m,ny difficult jobs durin, his ) 1-ye3< membership in rhis local. Bob's son ScOIl is also belinninl to follow in his father's Ind grandfather's fOOl· stepS.

Ch:lfter member Thom35 Nolan, also one of Ihe mcmbers of Inc orieln:!!l Conference Com. mittee, was elected many t,mn to the f.Kcculive SOlfd. I h3d the honor of work in. with him many months in the early '20s. and he WJoJ one of my menlnrs. A Icntle, erudite, and deep­thinking p<'rson, he helped to IOhe many com­plex problems in the tarly days of tht Union. II rs son WiIIi:lm and his .rJondlOn ' -hom35 both went through the apprenticeship Hainin!; pro­,Dm, became journc~men, Jnd lIrc still mem­b~r, of the locJ1.

Chronologi~al1y, the Whiting fUm,ly is nnt. William Whiring joined the m EW in California in 1912, Five ye~nI later, when he trans ferred hi, membership to Local 488, hi~ son Stiln was already one of the pillars of 488. Stilu scrved on Ihe Elecutive Board as trusurer, ~ice presi· dent, and president for many yean. Dunn, his lifc, he constantly suptrvi5ed large projects in Ihis area. H is credentinl, not only ranked him hilh in his work, but in human qua1itie~ ., well , flc wns a n unl.lersHI.ndinl, amicable, and com· passionate person. Il is son James Stiles inherited many of his falher's auributes .nd qU:llllics, friend!incs.s and albbility. lie alJo supervises many jobs tod:lY Ind iI • well·liked member, bccau5e he :l1w:lys trcats his men fairly ,

Chrles l. Kelly, Sr., is a nother pill:lt of l.oc:lI 488. whose accomplishmenl' are also legendary. He 5erved :IS lIeuurer, financial sec_ retary, Ex«utive B03rd member. vice president, and president. He W:lS also a union employer for mJony )"eJr$. During World W.r II he W35 :In electrio.l inspector for the federal lovern. ment in the Ntw En.bnd arc Upon the un­fortunate and untImely demise of Flarry Aber_ crombie. Brother Kelly became the el«lric:lI inspector of BridgepOrt. He continucd to en. foree lind improve the electrical codes. l1 i! son Charles, Jr .• lIfrer pU'ing hi~ test, became :I

journeyman. During I work slowdown ht took and passed ~ Ci~il Seryice test :and ba;ame a police officer in Il rid.epOrt. But in II perilous eneounter with a perpetra lor h~ WPI $('r iou~ly injured, and had to resign from the force. 11 0w. ever. he kept his 1000a l union cnrd in force and I§ still active in the orlDniution. Ili~ SOM John lind Charl~ III are also products of l ocal 488. For the P3St 1$ years or so they have both supcrvi!;Cd work for their r~pectiye employers on thc projects of this are ...

Next monlh I shall depicl IIdd'lional three. gener3lion f3milin, of which we are .Iw:l)"s 'cry proud. for they .re the e~ample. for the younger generations to emulate.

STE~IIEl'1 J. IhJ/'; VAOI, PS.

Members Make Nominotions; Fish Tournaments Held

I .. U, 500, SA N ANTON IO, Tt:X.-At our May meering, nominaliolU for officeR and E_«utive Soard members were held. Ne~1 monrh's iuue of the JorlTtwf will conlain Ihe results of rhe d«tion which was held in June.

Spcaling of Ihe tocal SOO elections. I as election judge was faccd "' ith the unpleasan t task of ruling OUI !;CI'eral inelrgihlc candidntes. This ,hollld seue notice to all I\1cmber~ how impOrtant parl icipatlon ~nd allend"nce are ar our local meetinp. T he International IIn(] our local bylaws are quite clear and mb\olure.

It', that time a.ain. folks! Fishin. tourna­mtnt$_lIlI rhe way from the fresh water lakes to the Gulf COD§II The Live Wire Club "arted

things off with a fresh water tournamen t al u.ke Corpus Christi April II through 13. Ac_ cordin. to Bobby Wahl. lOme 3S membel1l pn. ticip.ted e"en Ihoup I 4S·milt-an-hour wind and rough walel1l arrived bte Saturd:lY. Charles Kdlner uught the larlest black bass: lur.est cat, S ill WeJo"cr; b rgest crappie. Georle Grtlham; brgesl white bass, Fred Sarlor; and most pounds mixed fish, Richard Bauman.

Eastside Club held its tournament on May 3 and 4 on I,.3ke Mathis. Ln Totbell repOlled tha t I small ,roup of :lnaJers took P:III, with Fred B3;d nIching the heJovic$t black bass: heavint t:l1. hek 1I0u~; ht3viest stringer of .. cat, L.wrence Rcal: heaviesl stringer of bl:lck bus, tcs Tolbert: and heJovie~t combination strinler, Allen Lowak, son of hmes Lowak.

On April 18. the t a C:lrrella Ste~k I louse was the site of a dinner honoring the officen, JteWllrds. lind their ladies. The evenin. WlIS filled wilh run con~ersatjon, light spirits, and II louth of what unionism is all aboul at CPS, Thc I.dies were re:ll1y the honored guests, lince it is thcy who suffer the 1051 hours of not havinl thut union man around and having to ~hare his frustrations, daily defeats, lind sometime rnre victories. It was a Rreal way 10 start FicslD Week lind all that attended thank the member. ship.

Roo[l KuraSH, P.S.

Annual Banquet

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Recipients

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• L U. 50S, MOBII.E, AI.A.-Yep, we're doin .. il-we're pulling an article in the JO""'Il/. Some taid we WCle banned from writing for our JOI"no/; some said it was bccausc ... ·e didn't have a press $Ceretary: some said we weren't capable of "'riting an arlicle. NOI true! The pluidenrs of our local union have alwllys ap • ...­pointed a pren secretary for our locpI, but somehow, no articles from SOS were in the /tmmai because they were not wrillen and ~tn' in.

, Our annual banquet was hetd on Friday, May

2, :II the Sheraton !iOtel, wllh a huge crowd of our members and their wi,'es in allendance. The ' food ""3S great-fllet mignon and the trimmings.

, The music iKga" 31 9:00 p.m. "',th Bob Shoultz and his band, and we danced unti l the a.m. hours.

T om Purvis. ~hj'rilf of M obile County, WIIS our keynote speaker, and our own T ommy Sullan gave the invocation .

.J Thanks for II job well done \0 our Ibnquc\ Committee. It consisted of h cob Godwin, DOUR Bounds, Danny Perry, Ray Nail. and of COllrsc, Emmet t SPC:IIJ. our president.

T he presentation of 3w~rd, and plaqun to two of our retired members captured the hea!!! of nil our Rtothcr$ ~nd SiS1Cn.

r A !H).yc3r pin and II plaque wcrc presented to n ,mhcr Frank M. IIawkin5, Sr .. for his many

~• ,',',',,",.or dl'tlicluion and scnice \0 the IIIEW. Fronk relired from the IBr w on /'.hrch I.

1980. and also retired as charlier manallcr of the Gulf Con't ChapleT of NITA. I'll deeply mi.~ him, but I koow hc', a"ailnble for our

Il rothu AI Dahl was prescnted a 65-ycnr pin

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·· nnd a plaque thankin!! him for hi< eonlribution$ to the [S EW. AI i$ 87 ye~r\ young. Mony of

- our old-timers remember Al when he came 10 I Mobile in Ihe urI), 194011 and opened ~nd op-

r fnlled the old Gulf Electric Comp;lny.

We all e~lend to bolh of these dedic:ned RrQlhers our llianh and besl wishes for a happy retiremenl.

The work .iluation in this jurisdiction is St;1l ~ery bad. T he oon-union clement is eJling us 3!i~e. with [[rown and Root lind Daniel. ~ery

-. acti-'e in the nlea. WI.' all rcali7e Ihat Mobile i~ tnl~eted for a bnnm in indu.ltriaI construction wit II the TCI1I1-Tnln River projecl. ~chedll i cil to be completed by 1984. and hopefully hdole. 50 we must eominuc and intcnsify nur hallle al;;Iin51 our enemies.

lIy Ihe lime you read Ihis in Ihe 10"",01 our apprenticeship nnd tninins; f.tci1itics will be well under eOMtruclion. lI's being built next door to our local union building on land donated by the Fralernal A •• ociation.

We'lI try 10 kl.'ep our rCpOrlS to the " l ocal I inu" cominl: in.

Gro~(;1! F. [)l.\oo;. n .M,

Negotiations Begin with Copper; Organizing Campaign Begun 1 .. l l. 518. CLOUt:, ARIZ.- Contract n~Jloti~­l ioM ha\'e begun wilh Ari10na copper cOnt­

panies in our Jurisdiction where we rtprescnt appro~imatdy 400 members, Contracts .... ill u­pire on June 30, 1980, wilh In5piration Con­solidated Copper Company. Miami; Cities Scr~­ice Company. Miami; M~l:ma Copper Com­pany. Superior and Phelps Dodge Corporation. Morenci. II is hoped Ihat a SCl1knll'nt can he

,.. reached for onother three-year contracl without - Ihe need 10 strike. but if the p,,<t i< any imli­

cation. that 5Cel11~ hi~hly unlikely.

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Followinll 5uh\tunti~1 prel':onltion by Il u~iness M:103ger Charles lI ugBins, the officcu. Exceu_ l i"e 1I0ard. and Fumining Iloaru of 519 met on February I. 1980, to diS/:u$$ :I plan for Bn org:lOiling campaign. AI a ~i>C'cial mcelin~ held March 10. 1980. the ploJ>O'l-\"d campa;p:n .... as prl."lentl.'d 10 the membership lind appro' cd. Ily the lime this article is printed our organirinK campaign should really be rolling. Non·union contraclors arc doing a large p('rccnlage of IIII' electrical work in our jurisdiction. 1.'5pecially residential and commercial, Till.' I:oal of ollr campaign is 10 ru rn this trend around antI bring the non-union clement into the membership.

RON MAGOON. I'.S.

Negotiations Discussed; Work Scene Imp roving I_U, 545, ST. JOSEPn, MO.-At the May mceling. ncgotiallons for our ne .... contract were d iscussed; our present eomraci expired May lI.

Fathers and Sons

Work in 545'5 MC3 i§ impro~ing. finally. It loo~s great for the Summer, 31 11'351.

The Recrealion CommiUee is planning the local's picnic for Augu~1 2. Any suggnlions or recommendalions nle ,,·elcnme. Also volumeers to help are al .... ays greatly appreciated.

Sec you :11 the nnt union meeting. DoUG HOWARO, P.S.

Old· Timers Dinner Held; Work Scene Not Good LLI. 551 , SANTA HOSA, C AI __ I hope thP l c,·cryonc .. ho allcnded Ihe olu-Ilmns dlOncr ha$ recovered f.om a very nice e"~ninl: of food. rdre<hmenls, and dancin!!_ I' or those' ... ho didn'\ allend. you should ha~e.

We ho'e a 101 of pictures and I .... ill If)' to get as mJny of Illl.'m in tile Jou,lII.1 as pOSsible. but It will lake a few months.

Petaluma Hospital

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Old· Time rs Dinner

Ldl 10 .Ithl . 'o>r.,; ..... nd. F. • • I Skin .... . .. d ...... . . ........ Pt l._n . .... I vt Iht l . JO-,·ur plnJ f." ", V ..... · dn l I)" ", COlhat1i a nd " ,,,tn6;l l'bnDJt, II.tr ha rd Cb..,,..

The local had the pleasure of beinl\ hO>1 10 Intern:ttional Vice I'rcsidenl Jack McCann and his .... ife. Irnernal;on:II Represcntati_c Henry Zieman, I_oeol 332 lI usine$S Manallcr Il ruce lIaXler ond Ilis wife. Local 401 Business Man_ ager John Ilyrne Dnd his wife. and Local 401 A5Sistant Uusin .. ss Manager Wah Ducker and his wift. lI.other Nick Frye. our lonl:lime e~· busines~ manager, was also in 3l1endance. I'm sure Ihal I h:we o"crlookcd someone. so I will apOlog;/e before I 111.'1 the cards and kllers.

The wo.k piclur .. 3\ Ihis lime ;sn' t ~ery good. If the inlCICSI rales don'\ come down soon. Ihe hnusinll indust ry will really be hUrting.

Dow II . GOTII ARO. P.S.

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local Holds Nominations, Work Places Improved LU. 519, JAMAICA. N.V.-This il nomina. tion monlh for the el~ l io n of local officiab who will gu ide us for Ihe nc~ t th ree years. We know almosl everyone will use common sense in VOtinl for members who are willins to work wholfhM r1 wly for the union. The impOrtant thiog to remember is to pitch in and help those we el~l. They need help aod constructive cr iticism. $0 plnse don't crute diSS('nsioo. Unity is of utmost importance to the union $0

thaI il can carry on iu business. Our work places arc still being improved

wilh new machinery. New welfare facili ties lire al!.O plnnned. The only thing bad is that we have $Ome people working with UJ who do not take care of thinl;S they arc enlrusted with and those who cannot keep things clean and neat like they would in their own homes. Fellows. we are a family working together. $0 let's act like ii, We arc tryina 10 improve everything for you; let's not drslroy wha t we arc trying 10 accomplish.

Vaca tion time is now progressing. Everyone wanlS to get away with their bmilies and enjoy themselves. Let's not forget safety. We want you back on Ihe job happy, rc!a~ed . and in good health.

Retirees have been writing for addresses of those nOt living in our area any longer. If any retirees reading this column would like to have Iheir addresses printed $0 olhen can contact them while in their travels. they Clln flo Ml hy contactin, me through the local office located at 12!..()9 Libeny Avenue. Richmond Bill, New Yort 114 19.

ANTI[ONY COV[F.LLO. P.S.

Gradua tes Honored At Apprenticeship Dinner I...U. 5' 2. VINEI.AND, NJ .-On Fcbruary 1. 19110, our annual apprcnticeship gnJduation din· ne r was held al the Centcnon Country ClUb. This dinner is a proud cvent fot our local be. cause it reprcilCnts the hard work and dedication of both the teachers lind the appren[K:es. There is no bet lu way for an apprentice to learn thnn by having teachers who are journeymen in our indus try. T he blend of book learnillg and prac. t ical experience by bOlh the appren[ices Dnd tfaehers cnnnol be malched in any other type of school.

T rainees from both residential and indumial apprenticeships accepted their certificates mnd awards. Some of the luests in allendance were Ray Guice. Cumberland County Apprenliceship coordlOatOr; G ran[ Tate. InternatIonal Reprc_ ilCll lative; Ken Rin". chapter mallager. of NECA; Fmnk King and Ncil Bishop, U.S. De. partment of Labor. liuteau of Apprenticeship and Training: Jack Doren, businus manager Local 439. C""".kll. New J et~y. From ou r local were Robert Ball. prC$ident; Robcrt Fagoui. business mllOlIgcr; Joh n Schulde. as· sistant business agent; Zol tan Kerestcsy. Ap' prenticeship T rain;n, dircctor; and Henry ScaHo. secretary of the Joinl Apprenti<:eshi" and Tr,r,iniog Commillce. Congratulations and words of advice \0 continue their education and uaining wcre re13yed by the speakers to the graduateJ.

'"Apprenlin: nf the YCJr"' Award was pre_ sented to Edward Smilh. " Residen[ial T rainee of the Year" Award was presented to Har ry Purdy. Specbl conllralUbtions 10 Ihese men!

Again congratula tions to new journeymen

:~=r': ~O~k!:~~n~~a~~jli~~'in~~~I~n~' :;::~~ Smilh. Conaratubuons to new residential .... i.e· men Anlhony C inOl1i. William OlivtT. lhrlY Purdy. Robert Ridge .... Jy. and Paul Welch ..

Thank you once allain. tCllchelS. for 3 Job well done.

RO"'~LO J. DoLENH I. SR., P.S.

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Graduation Dinner

AI Ih~ a",,". t . Pllrrntlu.h[p , •• clutlon dlnn .. of Lout 591. Vtn.b.nd, N.J., ~ t • . Zol[an A. KUUfr.y • • p"..., .. U...,.hl" Inol"I" • .ll, u f"'. " &$ p.u. nttd " Ca11r..."[t of M •• l\ortoll, .x .... lu by tht U. S. In. "arlme .. , of .... 00 •• [HP • • fm ... ' of A p pteo[ku blp ... d Tno[ .. ln •• lor bl. o .. !>[ .... d[ ... perf ............ I .. .... uu[I ... \II" . pp. tnlka ... d lor hb d .... k. UOOI " nd " a .d .. orl;:.

Contest

Lcr[ [0 n i h, .~ I •• ....,. auk. 0 . ... ·1 .. 0.1 .... 00<1, Oou~I.J AI . .... II . Nun. ,"Oll .. t. and JImmy Rohn t· !iOn. II . al,,, •• n'[<," .. ho <on'I'.'rd [n [he 0 1.1,.[<1 S ...... Ap~r~n[t .. ' an'UI, h .. , [. d hy I.o<:a t 601 , AmMr[\lo. Tu.

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Loral 6Cl1 8 .. 0In • .51 I'ob ... u r Ray 11 111 . ' (MOII.I.man o f [h. 1>1>[ rl~1 eo ...... Ut •• , P •• !-tOIl , be plaq ue 10 O"Utl., AI ... ·. h , .. Inn •• of [II. <an[ U I.

loca l Hosts Apprentice Contest; l oca l in Negotiot ions I •. V. 60%, AMA RIl .l n. TF.X.-l .ocal 602 WII~ honored to host thc D,st rK:! Seven App.entiee contest on April I I and 12. Thc apprenticcs III

al\end~nce .... ere Sister Nona Young, Local 61 1. Albuquerque, New Me~ico; Brothe.s Dar .... in Dainwood, Local 419, Beaumont. Tc~as; Doug· las Alcwclt. Local no. Tucson. A.ilona; JImmy D. ~obert.son 11 . Local 1141. Oklahoma City. Oklahoma: and !.lIrry G. Clark. Lot:,l 11 1 . .. Wichita. Kanr.as. The appren tices were tcsted in three areas. code. theory. and practicaL We 3t Local 602 3re p.oud that Douglas A1cwal[ won

Sho"·" .,. ",.",bc:rl 01 Ihe a"l" utk . . .. dui lin. [he diSl/ict contt'St ~nd .... ;sh him the best of d an. luck.

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Brothers and Sisters, we want you to have your JOURNAL! When you have a change of ad­d ress, please let us know. Bo sure to in­clude your old address and please don'l lorget 10 lill in L U. and Card No. This Information wlll be helpful In checking and keeping our rec­ords straight.

" you have changed local unions, we must have numbers of both.

NAME

NEW ADDRESS

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CARD NO .•.....••........•••.••• . ... • . •• ......••. Cit unk" .... n - chK~ w"h Loul Uolonl

PENSI ON MEMBER o OLD ADDRESS

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Mail T. : CirCblatiltn Department Intefnltiml BfotherbllGd 81 Eleetriul Walkers 1125 15th Strtt~ M.W .. Washington, D. C. 200115

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< Wo: WQuld li\(e to welcome our I)IOlhcI5 at South Pbins Co-op. Our local i~ presently Mlotial;"& an a.rcemcn\ wilh South Plain' Co-op. We are also ncgolialin, our in~de and outside construction 1,Icements, ~nd IIC about \0 enler COPIXT nCJoli,l ion,.

oJ This yn,'s pic:ni<: will be: held July 19 a\ Elwood Park from 9 :00 ,. m I,ll 'n We win

I have conl~IJ in the fol1owi"l : horscshon. 42 domin~, C:OUnI dominon, Yolkyb~n, and pinochk. Enltl your shop, unit, diVision, or whatever. PIUk ,dvise the lac:.1 th ree ... tth prior to the 19th u to the numbe:r of IXrlon, 14 yurs or older who plan \0 attend. This 1$

imponant to in~urc pltnty of food Dnd OIMr i arr.lngcmenu for all in luend~nct. So plan 10 I attend and ha"c I I,ut time.

JOHN SIUI n, P .S.

r loool 605 Negol;o le, I .... Agreements

I - I •. U. 605. JACKSON. i\1ISS.- We recently I nC8.otimed worldn ll nGrecmcnt~ with twO of the • m~ln employers wilhin our juri,diction. And

I both "grccmcnts were promlltly mtllied by the member$hip rd atiye to their patlicular em· ployer.

~ One agreement inYolved I.ocalt 60S and 98S and Mississippi Power & IIJht Company. II is

_ elTcc:tive from October IS. 1979, to October H, 1981. ThMC neloti:uions were 'cry lana and dra ... ·n-out. TIme 5/X'nt al the table was 16'A daY5, eOHring ;I /X'liod of he mOnth5 and 19 days.

This delayed action wu due in parI to .. fed · eral aovernmcnt eonaromen,te of red t.1pe nlled "'N2le ,uidelinu"

The Company IlIlCes to imflrove the Retirc. ment Plan by Increatin, the computation formula for all mcm~rs retirin, on or .reer January 1. 1980. The Company Ihall Irant a aeneral walc increase of B.HI f"lClcenl, applied to the maJl.lmUm of each ctns.lkation. clT«ti~e Oclober H . 1979. and I like incle~§c of 9.00 f"lCfcent elTcc:tiYC October I'. 1980_

There " 'crc $Ome improvement in the tJI.­

pense allowance lind in the cloth,n, 311o" '3I1ce for certain emplo)'ceJ. Some new JolK were created a\ Ihe nudear plant al Grand Gulf

• The commlllCC5 were. fo r the Union; Dcwey Out ler, A. C. Currie. nob Dyrd. C , I' Dunaway. and J. C. Brown of I ()(a l 60': C. E. Thoma,. 1I0b Owens, Joe I' . 11 :111. Qucnton Miller. and A. D. COX of Local 985. And for the Company: 1. S. Fume, T . A. D~ltns. 1. F. McAlpin. C. 11 . Walters, J . E. Sherrod. R. C Loflin. C. K. McCoy, 1. R. Rider, W. 11. Walkc r. and 1..1 . Bennell.

,. The Olher agreement alluded to in the first parallraph of this rep-or. in,'olves I ocal 6O~ and

~ Southea~.ern line COnJ!ructors Chapter o f

I NECA. cff~cti,'e June I, 1980, throullh ~hy JI. 1981

Not much mne was in"olved in these nega­L liationl. as Loul 605 and the NECA chapter

l-were able to ruch • tentati,e a,reement on

Iheir second da)' at the bar,ainin, table. ~ Walc inereasci were ,rantcd for journeymen

of SLOO per hour and 61 centl per hour for ,roundmen, wllh all olher I1l1n bt,n, based on Ihat of journeymen. "hich '''" us I new ("3te for journeymen It SII 6J and "oundmcn at S705 per hou.,

The commi\lcCJ for thc§c nc,Oliations wele for the employer : Harold Weir, N[CA; Call Adams, T he t. F_ Myers Compan),: and Pete

• Durlemets!re. Khnller Electric Company; Ind fo r Ihe union; Kaymond Alld~y. Coleman John. son, and Paul D. S,strunk, 60'.

Incidentally, the neGotiations as mentioned above in both inJtanceJ for the UnIon h~d the leader ~hip and Iluidance of International Kepre­scnt3Ii,'c James Stuart, ll u5ines.~ Mnnallcr C. P­Shntfn, and Assis tant llusinC$s Manager K. t. h Shows.

It is always a pleasure to report these nela­tiallons, althoulh it is usually just one mllree­menl at I time. We sincerely congratulate all these line /X'op!e named herern, and WIsh for them many yUI"$ of 800II rclalionshlil.

J. W. RUSS(ll, P S

Vote for Lobar's Friends; Work Scene Appeors BeHer L.V, 606. ORLANDO, FLA_Promi§c l. promises-Ihat is aU ,,'e .fe ,o;nl to hear for the ne~t ~"eral month,_ I lection yur il upon us alain and hot air and promi~ ... ilI fill the ain>'ays and newsp3/X'rS

All the anli-union newspapers .. ill dnote pale after pJge to the "e"ls" of labor

This is one ycu " 'e had botHer forlet aboul promises and Slart lookinl at Ihe record, o f people running for office. Never mind that "ole, fresh new look." Somewhere all peo['le running fo r office have voting records or at lent made $[l<': c:c hcs thM re fl~ cted their a!lilUde toward organized I ~bor: if you nre 8 ducs·paying memo her, take n linle lime out to do some rescarch. Your welrnre and th1t of your families is at stake. Org~nizcd labo r has too mueh M sl3ke 10

cIcCi any more enemies to o ffice. Abo Ye all, we cannot alT01l1 to let the friends down who Dre now in office Th~y need all the help they can get.

A 1"·o·doLiar corE tk let would hell' A ,'ote from nery mcmb<"r and their families would hell' more. But, thOSoC COPE dollar. Ire vital. T,,·o dollars isn't much compared to .... hat hil business donates. but t .... o dol1all ,nd a ~ote mi,ht very ... e11 save your job.

I fu lly rcalilc this is an echo from I lot of scribes Ind union officials. lIut, orpnQcd bbor Clnnot alford any more defnu ..... hether Ihe)' be local, state, or O)liona1. 10 f~et, Ihc loel l scene is ... here It all ~ainl.

I don'l "'~nt this to sound lile I voke of "doom," but Brothers lind Sisters. do ... hat you can do.

Our work pic ture shows a liulc promi§c After the sielt we h.,·e ~n through. anythrn, would look good. Our line work hn been im­provins. It is good to §cc $tImc of the Irnemen back home. Our line Walk was really hit.

Some of the unus nre ge!linl ready lor ncan· ti ations but, hopdully, our Inside contract will be settled bdore this locS to press. Will report on it next t ime.

CI_IVli 1 C~LlAWAV, 1' ,5

Brother Getz Burned In On-the-Job Accident L U. 611, ALBL'QUERQUE. N. \I .-On Dc· cember I , 1979. one of our coad Brothen. Eugene Gel~. was seriously burned when I 480· ~olt disconn«l "blew" in his face,

BrOlher CCIL had juSI finIShed il\Su,lhn, I 200.~mrr. 480·~olt disconnect and .... as SI~ndlOl in front of 1\ .... h,le another Brother ener,iled the "main." To th is da)" invHtiptionl ha"e nO( tu rned up the exact eau§c of Ihe accident Brother Getl 5uf'lned K"eond- and Ihrrd·de,ree burnli on 40 pncent of his body. It literally burned the fronl of hIS shill and part o f his pants completely off

Thank loodn~. the aceio.lent blinded Ihother GdZ only temporalily. lie was wnrrna thermo underwear and the thermo anr .... 3$ unharmed, due 10 the fact lht it .... a~ made of eotlon, instead of polye~ter. il ,s Ihlrl, as stated by Brother Cetz. " 'as made 01 a ehnp, forei,n' made polyute r material . which acted as II fuel , causing the burns on his chest and arms_

I1 rOlher Getz will need three more opera. tions, and it will be at least another si ~ months before it is po"ible for him to return to work.

I1rothel Cetz is in very good spirits and has

Burn Victim

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IIrOl~u Cell IJ )!Io ... _o •• rln~ a.tr. \ "'IH}". ""I! ~t. I, _ Jrfrre,. Celt .

voluntecred for one of our 100ai union com_ miuc-cs. in oldel to lc-cp busy, He IS a membrr of Ihe Nalional Clo ... ·M AssociJtion and feels c\Cryone"s pray~rs hue hpt him on his feel ,nd ~re lidina h,s recovery.

E'en Ihough BrOCher Getz's urns. hands. and face arc ~1I11 in handJlcs. he has this comment for .n 8rOlhers ... 1"10 are " 'olkinlt on rneraiud cireulls. "Alw3Ys make sure the disconnect s .... itch is In Ihe dOl'd position ~fore lurninl on the main ,witch. Ne"er wear foreign-made polycsttr shim and doth ina; instud, "'Ur American.made clothinll made of callan." Brother G~tz wants to thank all Ihe Brothers 01 Local 611 Dnd the lIIEW for their support and for staying by his side all the wa y.

A s[,ccia! thanks and praise (:0 to the t"·o apprent ices who pulled IJrother Cetz from the burning loom nnd tore off his burning clolhe', II rothers Marvin Ginn and Carl Condi t. Thi t hlCill union and Brolher Gct~ will never for GC I their qu ic lc and unselfi sh actions.

We welcome our new p",ident of Local 611 . Brother Ed Mros. This will ~ his second time around and we know he will support our fine local. We wish him good luck in these chanSlng limn,

I wanl to personally thank the membtrs of Local 611 for HUSlrnll me as their pr~ secre· tary; 1"11 do my besl to kc-cp ar t"les in the /01""0/ II o ft en as possible.

Tucv IIAlL. r S

Election to Be Held; 11 Apprentices Groduate IMU, ,",'. IIAMI1.TON, OHIO-AI the recu IJr body meetinc on May 7, nomin;lIioM wcre held for the upcomrna loc31 eleclion Nomina­tion' .'cre made: for president, vice president. rrcordln, K"erctary, financial secretar),. He;!5-urCt. business manaJer. E~eculi"e Solrd, Ind Examinlnl Board Mo re on the results of the election ne. 1 month

Also lit the regular body meeting Jerry Fl ick .. ao obligl tcd as an apprentice in,ide wireman

During the month of Aplil. our JATC took R lll'li c~ t ion s for nex! fall's Dpprenticeship clDss. The next Step is to start intenicwina applicant ' . and thb! is goinK to he one tough job.

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Graduates

SI>o .. n . ,., I II. ,.pp .. n ll~t a ... d"~I" o r I.onl 60&" IbmHHMI. 01110.

On Job

llrolhus Bill Sulll'an and I.ulhn Bank) .. ·o.k on Kina's b land m. ln'.~.n .t.

This year's apprenlices who finished their schooling are BrOlhers Dan Bowman, D:tvid Chenaull, Dennis Conning, I)oug Hurley. J ames l eark, Derek O·Bannion. Donald O'Keefe, Mark Pelers. John I'hilpot, Gerald Rose, amJ Rundy Sherman.

A sp.ecial me.'ing was held May IS to re. queM prOpOsals ror the new working agreement. Negotial!ons star! in September.

Here arc some datu CO mark on your CQI· end .• r for ul"'oming local union events: The first Wednesday of nery month is union meet. ing nighl . On July 12 the COI'E dance w.1I be held 31 Ihe union hall. AUgU51 23 is the date of the annual local union lllcme. On December l) the firsl annual childrcn'~ ChriSlmas Party will be held.

Brolhers Howard Hurtis, John Vogl, law. rence Carito. Earl "urRinson, Hen Sunmiller. and Kenny Carpenter, Sr., are still on Ihe dis· 3bled lisl bUI a.e repOrted to be reco'crina; nicely.

The I\l iller B.cwery being built is still slow in gelling slarted. bUI we hope to hl'e more about it 'cry soon.

Special rhanks 3re ..... tendcd 10 sister Locals 8l of D ... ylon and 212 of Cincinnali for puning our out·of· .... ork 1I '0Ih':r5 to work.

We hope thaI if you .: ,·cr need help the way we have lately. we wtll be able 10 reciproca te in the same way.

Unri] neM month. p1C3o;e drive safe]y Ihi~ summer.

AlT T[l'Kr~, ]',5.

Work Outlook Bleak; Preparing for Negotiations t.u. 659, i\U;DFORO. ORE.-The outlook for wo,k in th,s loca] i~ ,ulher bleak. Inside wi.e· Ilwn's wo.k is .cul ~!irn a t this time and rcally noth)nll coming up in the neat furure. A lot o f us are on rhe r();ld again Outside line work i, also 510w. but il looks like Ihe 500·KV line (ComnlOn"calth job) w,lI brnk in our juris· diclion around Augusi. The work on this sec· tion of line has already Sln rt ed around limns, Oregon, in Local 125', jurisdiction.

The economy has taken il} toll at Ihe utili. tie} too, as they haye cut .. 'ay back on their construction budgets. Seems 10 be all right 10

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Swearing-In

1" ... memw n fr ..... Ihe Chy of R~b ....... '00"" be'''a ~ ... ono 1. '0 ......... 'St. Mt<l I .... d. Ore •• b)' Ttea~u.e. 'by 1.1.1. ... In bad , or 11:'- la b ... lelt 10 • I. h. , . rt Mike CIonlY, • ..,ordtn ~ ~crel~.,. Mu>t-bu •• Unll ; John Woodman . • Iet Ilte,'denr , R",ebu •• Unit ; lol a, Ztrkle; and J tm M<Lu n, bu, l"ou m.n~ ler.

Ne w lI.orh." and Sbl. " from Ibe Clly ..r I-to.e. bu •• ate s~o"n wlna , "'om In,

Unit O ffi cers

Sho .... lir. Ih. "nie • ., from rb. Ros.bur~ Unlr .

spend millions of dOllarJ 10 elecl some clown to Icll us things 3ren'I too good. but thM we ~hould still try to hold a tight line on tat,ng, clothing, ele.

Al the April RosebUl8 Unit meeting. the I'eo. pIc from Ihe city of Ro~chlltg were ,iven their obligations. Members of Ihe ]lX:al union'$ Execuli"e Board ..... ere presenl ~nd Brother Ray Zirkle, treasurer of Local 659 and p~st plesi. dent. swore them in. I took some piclur.s of the cercmony and hnvc enclosed them. Wei. come, new Brothe.s nnd Sisl~rs.

T he local union's Safety Commillee met in Roseburg on Salurday, Ap.~ 26. 1980, to up. date safely praetic" and procedulCS. I !i1opped by al 1:00 p.m. and Ihey were ha.d al work. The.e is one new meMlNI on this committee, George Koski, journeyman sta l ion wireman, f.om Ihe Springfield Utility !loard.

All of the business .epresenI3ti,·cs are gelllnJ inlO negotialions heavily again this year. and with the economy as 'I is. iI's prob3bly going 10 be a real benleal. Businc!Ol; mannite.! and .cprc.\enlative5 from LlX:als 71, ns, 483. nnd 659 arc meeling in l'Olllnnd in AUGu~t 10 di~. cuss ncgotiation~ for major Ulility agleements that opi:n in 1981.

Blother Joe Robert~. a local 659 member, W3S selected as the ne .... assi~tanr director of ,he Joint Appr.nrice~hi" and Training Commillee of Ihe NOllhwes! Line Con>tru~tion Industry. Brolher Joe has been an acti"e union member and was very aC live in Ihe apprenticeship p.o· gram p.ior 10 his sclec,ion 10 the new position. lie will assume the direclo,'S job " 'hen the

p.esent direc tor. Dale Snodgran, retires this fall. Congratulations, Joe, but we sl ill need .. good bean cooker for the annuol local union picnics!

That's all for this lime. Remember, you can help make Ihis 0 bigger a nd belter newsletter wi th a lillIe help. Submit your news items to me ....

II AROLO J. K LEVI!, P.S.

Be a Dedicated Member; Get Involved

L V, 676, l't: ;>;SACOI.A, F I.A.-Afler having • .ead "Local t Ines" for Ihe past 14 ycars. I find that au' local union's problems nrc typical of'" those in most all locals across this sre:1t n:llion . Where wOllld lOt he today if it wa~ not for the I"

d~dicaled few who allcnd the IInion meetings and Ihose dedica led few who arc concerned cnough 10 run for an office in the local unIon" Where would organized labor be without yo .. ? What hu,·c you done for your union 10d:lY? this week? this yenr? -

T his month I would like to share a leiter with you wrinen by Business Managu Gene Jernigan. The kUer was 51'111 to all membe.s of Local 676. bOlh act ive and rttired.

"We, the members of Ihe IBEW ar~ the most dedicated IImlc in the laoor mOvemen1. The reason for this ;1 thc obligalion and O~th which all members swea, to at Ihe lime of Iheir inilia. " tion. On page 79 01 Ihe IBEW ConSlilution you .. will find the obligalion you took when you bec~mc 3 member of the proudeSt brnnCh or organized lobor-A FL.C IO :

., ' I (your name) in Ihe pre ... nce of members of the Interna t ional Brotherhood or Elecrrical Worke.s. promise and agree to conform to and. abide by the Constitution ~nd laws of thc mEW and ;ts local unions. I will further the purposes for which the IIlEW ;5 instillltcd. I will beu true altegiance to it and will not saeri. fice its inlereSI in any manner:

"To further the purposes o f the I8EW and our ]ocal union we must all remember our onth and Our responsibilities 35 a union memo ber. Following is a list of our reSpOnsibilities and priorities: register to vote; vote in all elee- .. tions (absentee if necessary); attend 011 union meetings (when at aU possible); check wilh your loca] for endo.scmen15 or candidates. Hetween the non·union clement's pOlitic"1 sup· port and our own rumors 3nd speculations w~ are being divided and weakened. The non. ... union's pOlilical effons h:1"e won for them one of the larllest job} eyer 10 comc to our area, .. and many more smaller jobs. We :,11 rcalize Ihis :lnd IroW is the l ime 10 stop their efforts by rededicating ourselves 10 our own efTorts. The time is now and the way is polrllel.

" I'lea5l' help sa\'e our unions and OUI jobs; get in"olvcd; the "'DIS" ale killing each and every­one of us . Don'l wait for your union Brothers to do it for you because tha t is Ihe way your .... Il rothers arc thinking-they are waiting for you 10 take Ihe lead. Please take the lead Dnd gel c,·e.yone invohed. Every union mJn Jnd "oman nl'Cd~ 10 be a leader in their union and thcir neighborhood. Gene Jernigan, B.M."

If anyone h~s found a "'ay to get our own .. people in"olvcd ~nd united, plea51' le I this locui know. Our brgc "~i1enl majority" hu been. silent 100 Ions, Mean"hile. Pensacol3 is still fighting for Ihe cause.

The work siluat;on is still looking bad for our jurisdiction, bu t we are hopinK to get some of our 1I.0thcrs home, ma>'be by Ihe last Quar· ter of this year. •

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M . mb . .. 01 Loral 697 , Guy. ll ummond , Ind .• '0' _ .~ "rry do"al. d blood to lilt a",,~~r Rrood Dr .. · ~ ,

I Sbo "'" In II, ~ •• four phor05 oU ~"m~ of rhe donors,

local 697 Holds Blood Drive; Members Complete Course

- Lu. 697, GARY_IIAMMOND, IND,-On , Saturday, March 29, Local 697 held its annu:.1 ... Blood Drive. Urother Wilbur II rown was the

chairman of the drive "g:rin this year. Brother ~ lIrown rcported tha t the response this ye~r w~~

beller Ih~n last year. 1I 0wever, he is pbnnin .. l on :.n even better response next year, ~s we

again fell short of our quotn. The previous . :.Irive resulred in only I tS pinls. T his year, we

had a 10lal of 118 blood donors and 159 pints , were collccted . T hank yo" Again, Brother r Orown, for the fine work that you ha"e done.

and thanh to all of the Brorhers and their .. families for dona ting and working for the d rive,

Remember, by giving blood YOll might be help· inG not only yourself. but one of rhe othcr BrOlhe." Let'~ sec you ,,/I out there ne xt year.

.. I would a lso like to mention thnt it was very pleasurable working with the Red Cross nnd the people in Ihe Mobile Unit I h ~ t came to rhe

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Congr~ t ulalion$ :Ire in order for Ihe men who have just completed the Ir:1ininll ;n lend cable­splicing. Arter 20 wecl;:_~ o f work the men can now look for ward [ II Ihe smell of burning soldering paste, burned hands, and smelly man_ holes.

IJ rother I., KUtl7., J r., noll A. Speech Icy of Loca l 134, Chic3g0, Illinois, were the instruc. tors of Ihe clllSSCS this year. Loe:!! 691 had Ihe followin~ people complete the courSe: O. Les_ nick, D, Hill. B. Sitnma. G. Wallon. J . Crlil, R. Dcmbow.ki, II, Il.ufkin. I'. lIea ly, ~l1d T. D ickinson. 000(1 luck [0 you nil.

T IMOTHY J, DIC~INS()N. I' .S .

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Th~ "lIj .. r~ "r Ih New'"1l Unit o f I. ... ~I 702. WtSI .' . M"UO.l , III ., b~< k "'W, Itfl (0 rl~ hl . art k k ha.d S"·urln~ lon . 1)""n lJ Ol>lt ... kl , Stott "I" ~. U on L~ .. ~ud ; fronl rQ'" I_a rry C"lIIn~ and C.rol~ Q IK~rd.

SI . .. ~ rd, ~I n,. 1'1,,,,,," 1'0" '., SI~I I"" , 10'11 rn rl ~ ~I , .r~ C, to "W"""1" W~dr, .:. J, "'r.~ ",~ n , and k ob. " !laud"", ... .

Scribe Introduces Officers Of the Newton Unit t.u. 702, "'t:S1" !,'RANKt-OR1", ILl..- l'd like to introduce the offi cers at our NewlOll Uni l .

These officers serve the 193 employees of Cen­Iral lll inois Public Service Company's Newton Generation Sta tion, a 6QO.M G, coal-fi red sm­t;on whiCh features a double alkal i sc rubber and one of the best fishing lakes in the stnte.

Larry Collins, a control operator 3t rhe plant, serves a~ unil chairman. The vice chairman is Don Lawhead, al50 3 con lrol opera lor. T he recorder is Carole Vigard, :10 opcralor helper. Electlician Scoll King is the local union Execu. tive Board member from the NeWlon Unit.

Exeeuth'e Committee members are Kevin 1I0fTmciSlcr, operator assiSlant; Richard Swear­ington and Dennis OIS/ewsld, repairmen: and Frank Frceman. lubrication man, The Nego· ti:,ting Committee mcmbers of Ihe pbnt nre Larry Collins, Don 1. 3whe~d, a nd Dcnnis Olstcwski.

Negotiations are currently under way for OUI

second labor agreement at the plant. lJ usine~s Rcpre<;c11Iativt Herb M iller, who services the unit, i, prcSI'mly recovering from major surgery at home. AI his present rate of recovery, he will be b~ck to work before you read this.

I) AVIO 1\'lcNEHv, P.S.

Apprentice Graduates Honored at Banquet L U. 712, nEAVt; Il:, l'A ,- Thi. ye~r-s h:,n'luer to honor rhe graduating ~pprentices wns held on April 12, 1980, ~t Ihe benuli ful Seven O~ks Country Club, !ocilled in Brighton T ownship. Apprenticeship director " Red" Reisinger. ael· inll ~s MC for the dinner, introduced the memo ber~ of Ihe !;mduntinl! ctns'; l!rothers Ma,k Church, Donald Mason, Timothy O'Shea. Bruce Si~50n, Tilll T rible, John Uhernik. and Willinm Wheeler , Brother D~vid MelnS, ~raduate. wa5 !lot in IlIIcnd:lIlce. Two l"lrothcrs who changed cli.ssiliention from re,idellli:rl wireman to journeym:\n inside wirtman were Brother. O:O"id Allen and Flavio Tiberi:,.

Red inlroduced guest 'pca~crs Local 112 l'resillen t GeOr!;e Dcrb:mUl. Jr., B"sineSi Mon­a!;cr Edwin 11 ,11, and ~pt'<:ial It"esl International RCI',escntat"'c Michael Namll(bn . Other ,nlto· duct ions included d~dit,1te,1 indi>'iduals who work horll 10 keep our prOgr:'''' ill :. levcl of excellence, o"r instructor~ : first year, 10h1l Olu<o\" ;ch; second year, Ilob Clcnde!lllcn: third YCM, George G05 5; fourth year, Carl Ntlg~y; welding instructor, Tom Pross: cable splicing, Cllr] Naggy. 1'.-lcmbers of thc Ap­preilliccship Com",iltcc in :lIlend:.nce were Ch:.irrnnn Roy Turney, Seerel,.ry nob J-l incm:Ln. Denni, ShepaHI, Ron f:hdltHl. Myron Rugg les, and Mike Robinsor'l.

Spcci," pifts were pre<c11Ic(1 to IIrolhers Uoh Snow nIH' rred Neff, for rheir Inany hOl"5 Spenl sel\'inG on the Apprenticeship Commilter,

Cllrtc"tly in Local ":!, we h.,,·e 46 appren tice~, 11 11 of whom will he fini'h~(1 with :,nothcr year of school as of thi, writin~ , T he commit ­Icc h~ s ju,t fon,shell intcnicwinl= Ihe .1pplie:lnl< rnr the "pcoming ycar. nnd wc'lI I'"s< on th";r n.IIl'CS :1' the final SCIcCliol1~ arc n",d(".

The week of May ~·10 "':0, dC'il=natcd ''In· dl'SIfY Week" by the Ik"Cf COllnly Chapter of Ihe Red Cro~<. The concept, under the direction of Anthony Cue,"i, .... ' :1< I() ~I'''r Ihe in"ol\'em.:nl of SlIIlIllcr Ofl=:.n';:otion< in the Blood Uank I'rogr:lIl1 , All buihlinl= tr:,d~ "nions, indUlli nl: Local 7t2, ..... efe asked to p,u t(cipate. All COIl ­IribUling orpni7.'l1ion' werc recognize.!, and a cer\itic:ue for their don,ltion w,.s prcs('lltcd to ":och.

COIlHlalllial ions :olt:oin 10 ,he Graduatmg III" prentius and good h'ck 10 Ihe present fou"h_ year cl~~s on the ir upcoming journcym~n's test.

l'~ lSS COM M.

July, 1980 I 4S

At Banquet

AI I'" ba .. q"~1 Mid I .. _'" of I"~ appn .. lln K .... dnln of L.al 712 , "n'N, .... , Me " Mod" Rri. I ... ~ • •• h. I .......... ~II" .. .. AI 1M I_Ok, loll to rI.hl , ate D:ne All ... ~I ... dl ... ; 1·1 ...... 1 .. , O 'Shu, staled: _ .. d u, Ihe ul'~",~ ,I.hl, 'b,1. ('''''I'<h ,

~ ...... d .)n . apprt. ' I0~ .t. JI. MOlu. Jo"," SII-b .... II .... d ", •• Ia z..h .. I~.

"ron. Idl ate C t oflte Co ... I)" .. Rln , l)a"e Alltn and, ~UI.d. Hober! WoJI~I."I~I .

Many Members Retire; Local in Negotiotions LU, 71l. C IIICAGO. II L -So many mtm· ~r$ Ila'e elKled 10 rctlrc in tile p:l51 monlll tllat .. ·c could Ilaldly ~lte"e the hsl. The offi· ccr. lind membtr~ of I ..... 11 71] congralut:;l1t and "I~h all JOOd Ihings 10 relliteS from GTI Automatic EIKuic. Inc., Marie Staehde~. l OlllSle Radtke, 0113 Ikd. l ucy Brosc:alo. John "ajonk. Ray O'CampO. CharlN KIOI, rula Dobbs, Chari" I'aluth. Sielia I'olack. l filn;ud Mil:eli. Theftsi'! RIZlO. Viola Wells. I\hric Vanalas. Carol,n Waterman, Rose G'lIliO. l orella l'eIK", lillian Skorupa. Gladys lIyrmb.::a, Julian Zak, and lIelen Dobransly.

Al Ihi~ wri,.n~. nC80tbiions are in full 5 ... n~ wilh Illc Swilehbo~rd A,o;oeinl inn nu~incss Manager lI arry Wea'cr oml A~i.tanl Il u.~m"s I\!analltf Ac. Genn.o Dre conductmg Ihese negOliations. T he ne,ollalionl sllould Ilart 'ery shollly .. ilh Ihe Chicaao T' llll'llt AUlho"ly. ," il j, e~pc:cled that Ihe ~lbilrn!Or ""II hand down a dccl~lOn ~oon. 1'hc IlCIIU(I,I(I"", h,1\"c bren dc . la)'ed pendlna Ihis dcci~ion,

The serike II l' rOleelion Conllol" Inc, con· linues and Illain we urae all members to iUP'

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pori the Brothers and Sislers al Ihnt plant. The strike ;s now in tile si~11l monlh and Ihe picl.;el line continues 10 be m$nncd.

Work in some o f our shoPi has dKlllled some .. hal and we all ale hoping Ihal Ihis trend SlopS and Ihe economy en ters 111(0 an up<; .. III' \CI, ~Il.

L.\l;U NUODl'''. r S

Indiana Workers, Consumers Favored by Senalor Boyh

IHl'. 7lS. n : IUlE IIAlfTf~ INn._ On Tue,. dJy. Ap,,1 8. 1980. II ",'a, m)' plC3~Ule 10 meel .. uh U,S. Senalor Birch BJyh, A, our mcmbt'$ arc aware, Utrcll is Ille .u>nior ~cn.llor from Indiana and will be scc l inl! an un l>recedcnlcd fourth tcrm in Ihe No~el1lber c1CLlion\. Senator Oayh is a Melon, residenl of Ihe arnler Terre lIaute area ~nd maintains hiS permanent resl. dencc near Ihe small communily of Shitkievillc. just northwesl o f T erre Ihule.

I' rimarily due 10 hi, Slrong $ ~Ipport for lel1i,. lalion favorablc 10 Ihe workers and con~lImefJ o f Illc stale of Indiana. Birch Bayh hn bcen largeted for defeat by ,roul'S rcpresenlinl Ihe brae mul!inallonal corpo. alions o f the United St:llcs. The~ IIroups ,"clude T he NaHOMI As· SOCla llon of Manll faclLIrers. T he Nal iOMI "Right·to-Wolk" (for leu) Commilltt, and 1 he United States Chambtr of Comme.c • . Why do t hc~ groops oppose Senalor Blyh~ T he ans .. ·et i, \try ~imp!e . Birch will not support legislation sponsored by Ihese II/OUPS when lhe end result o f thaI legislation is 10 line Ihe pocket. o f the muililll i ional corporat ions at the upenSle o f their employees and lhe consum'IS

Senalor 8 lyh hu been in lhe forefront of op~;I"'n lu loins ... hicn would Illow Ihe eon giom.r3tes to pcqoire olhcr larle hold",lS. il lS suppOrt o f Ille buildin, t r~dc5' pOsllion on the D3\'15·0 acon Prnailina Wa .. e ACI and hi\ StrOn, suppof'l for labor la ... rdorm ;s not popular ","h Ihe con,IOmer<lles.

(her 3 period o f II years. I h).-r diSC:II!o\('d a vari.ly of probl~m.s ... iln 5(n3tOr Bayh 3nd his staff. I sincerely appreciate Ihe assistance tlley ha'·c provided mc in thcse matterl. l' IOb· ably Ihe most illustrative e13mplc o f his u. pcnin W:t!l Ihe role ne look in '~I'f'd i . inl red tape to prnenl furtner delays in the construe· lion of Hoosier Enul)' Divi~ion'. Merom, In· dhna Genua l;ng Sta t ion Comple~. WmkinH closely wilh Ihe uli li ty company amI Ihe huild. ing tmdes. Ditch was instrument!11 in I'ushin, the nect;:SSary (enplc l 5Inlc 'nen l~, I'el ",il>. and applica t ions Ihrou,h Ihe bureaucr:lcy. We no'" Ila"c 1.400 local buildinll lIade~ cl,I ftsmen em· plo)cd at "1(rom StallOn and Ihi, is .. 'Ilal I( IS all abou!.

We nlU.~t not lei ollr ~ood jud~n.enc he clouded by sin~le inlle I'Ololi", nor >holiid .. e lurn OUI any official on Ihe mele 1>;"'1 Ih,lI he has been in office too Ion,. Sen,lIm IlJ)'h I~ a "pcoplc" 5enalor, and I c;11I for 311 1111 W members' a~islancc in . elllrnlna li llch 10 W~ .. h. inglon 10 rcplesent us in th. crili~ .. 1 j·e31. ahe .. d

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Stewords Hold Meeting; SCEGC Contract Discussed

I_LT. 771. COll' \18IA. S,C.-On April 1'. 1980, our job sle,,;ltds heIJ the" '1uJ.lerl, meellng. I nternJlion~1 lI.eptC\l: nl~("· e 1I ,IIIn Ma>!t('y ... as the I!UC~I ~peah'. 10 ho ,po~e Jhout Ihe imporl!InCe o f cvcry member doing h" P~II to uphold Ihe union III c'ny IO' .. y If " 1\ 10 sun,,'C,

Thc up<.:omjn~ conll,,(1 ",Ih S"mh (' .. 101",.1 FlecHic and Gas Comp,lIIY .. ,._ :.1'0 .1 ' ''.Il1el of llreal ""I".lfl.lllce Ih"l ... ,"" l li ~<'IIss~.l I I nl~ I'Oller presenled a suney Ih,'1 " "ul,, sil'c IlIl' memi)elship Ihc Ol'pOrlUnlty 10 "oi"f Iheir fccl . ings and 01'IIIion5 concerninjl Ihe CuIlU;lCt

Meeting

Jollo "t ... rdJ of Lo.,.1 112, Collimbl. , S.c., .... ' 110 .... a' IMI. <lua,lt.l, "'ff'ln~ I. Iht,fe "'0 pbolO,"

fI'Olber Ro, "l11 ..... i dlJC' .... ft 1M p.obl~m •• 1 ha nd "lib Busl .. , o ~lan .. u R. II , lIa ...... " ... d Inlt"'I Uonal Ihp,..senta tht "ann i't.!~r.

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Follo"'inr Ih~ hll~inr~~ mcclilll: the cro .. d ... enIQ),ed ~ feJ~1 of Ii-h .. ,(h JII Ille "'mmlll~

NonllnallOn~ and Ihe eleclion of onken; And r,ecut"e lIo;lld membtr< alc conlma up. Sho .. )'our S"PPOll of )ollr candlda l C~, your cholcel, and )'OUI union- let OUI and '·Ole. ..

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Team Plays in Tournament; T rovelers Will Be Needed

1..1 '. 77J. \\I"[)SOR, O"".-On Saturday. \h",h 20. 19/10, l ocal 17\ pallil:lpalcd in I h~ IBI W OPe lIodey Tournamenl This }'car Ihc" loulnamcnl ,, ~~ h~le" by I.CKal I O~. 1I ,Imjllon Con~r.ll ul~lioM to tile lourn:lmenl wmnCI, .. I oo.:a1616. 1"O'OnlO, and 10 Illc rllnnn· up, 1.11.,.1 . qo, Sarnia.

In Ollr fi"l game . .. e .. ere malched a~,I""1 I 00; .11 ~K6. Oluwa. Wc pla"cd ~ fine IIln1C bUI IO~1 7·1. OU,IWJ pl.1)ed ~ety well, wmnin, bolh

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of tltelr ~,lmC~ :Ind allowing only IWO goal , m ... 1"0 lIumcs. In the secoml game. we playcd I DC!!I 196.:1, I'clcrborough: in Ihi\ game we ..ound up on the winning end by D iCore of 2·0. ,

Hockey Team

'U ~ ... b~n of 1M 1II000b, lu_ of Lonl 713. wl~d_. 0111., Idl 10 rI~"' .• r. Nfll M.IAaoo, R 01 $rot" R~~ LoI~_. 1( 8 .... " ldU. I>N.II $.",U. I)JlI~ SI ~Un!l, s., .. 11 M. PM._, Prle Kntd6dd. Doul

" lIo .. rll, ..... 1 Lol_: .... HU •• ' Sol ~'''''''. l ot S.an.JI, 11_ M.dUII""" , Vau Mil . ... R~. )Ianl· _. and Ch .. d i ~Hltl.n.

~ The hijthli,ht o f 'he weelend for us came 31 Ihe banquet b Ier Ih~t nighl us we finally "b,outhl home somc h:lrdw:lte." U,Other J ,m MacKinnon won Ihe Hophy fo, eldeSI player in ~e tournamenl J,mmy 5huwcd everyone there

that you slilI can mo~c on the icc 31 the younjt . _ age of 49. Conllr:llubl'OM. J ,mmy. from Local

. 173 Jnd your tcammal~. Thank you. local IO~, for hOSling a fine

lournament Jnd lhanks 10 our hQ)l. Uil1. fur showinl us a fine lime.

... On the local scene. worlo:: i~ \'ery pienliful;

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many Im"elins members "'III be needed heiC P:h is summer.

CongraluJJI,on~ to Orolhel T rJcy Adam 3nd his wife. Diane. on Iheir lecenl marriage: also. to Urother Jlln Kennedy nnd wife. Maureen, on Ihe carly IIrri~3 1 of II baby boy.

SlX'cial hellu Ihis month 10 ,elirce Ray Loillnon.

SOL FUR n. 1' .5.

- Pr~sentations

"Ilk ", ... b. _tl". of l.oc'aI '$6. SIIII.,u14:. -::a.L, P'rnl<k"1 Va .. M.pIM, "_"I, "",.....1) Je-}'tar

pllll 10 JOt' F. ," Io. Ifll , ... d AI 1I0,d, «"Ifl'.

.1 l oco I 786 Presents Service Pins I_ U, ,", SUNN\ ' VAI t:, CA I..-At a r~,ubr

., .... neeling held rec~nlly, our 101:31 had a p.ncnla. lion of ~r~lce pins, ThUly·y~ar PinS were prc,

M scnled to l oe F~"'to mnd AI lloyd. Moth m~n arc recognized 3J oUI,13nd'"l members fo r Iheir service 10 our 101:31. ,

Many o f yon may know Joe. fo, he is 51ill ac t ive as an Inlnnalional Il. epre~enla""e in the

Ii Ninlh Di~ lriC I nnd ha' altende,1 many of Ihe meetings hdd in other st ~le,. We npPlcci.'IC

• hit "in" Joe ",illl U~ beCllllSt of h i~ e~cellenl a~· siSlanee dn rinl ntIOll iuio,,~ and in othcr mal·

... tet,. Joe nl,o was a former president of Ihl' loeal.

AI lloyd is our financ ial secrel ~ry and we congratulale him for his long 5ervice plul hi, emcien! a nd ucellenl service as an omen of our local . lIe al$O hu allended olhe. uul..of slate meetings. AI was nominated by Ihls local lu .epresen! U5 Dt lhe 1980 EM.I Counc,l meel ing PI P~nama Oly. Florida.

AlSOLO 1 011-.501'01. It ,S,

Office Secretary

M ..... " .,~ fI'''I ''~' Gill ... I'~ " ~ and hi . hrldo .. lIh II, . .... ddln.!: I,,, ,It.

Un employment High in l ocol; Brother McKenzie New B.M.-F ,5.

1 .• If. 804. J..:ITCIIENt:R, 01'rro'T.-lI dl" n~~in (rum Local ~04. Work ha~ be~" \Cry slnw in our jU'i,diniun O"N Ihe !~Sl yCM nnlt one,h.M We ha'e h.,d appro\im.,ll'ly 2~ 1o H pc'~'enl unemployment and preS~'nlly ~Iill h.nc hi~11 unemplo)tncnl, hUI we nrc h(1pon~ thJI Ihl' wo,Io:: pieU!re "ill impru'e.

We wllutd iolo::e 10 Ihnnl. nil our ,i,ler I,K." unions, bOlh In C,.nJd., and $Oluh nf Ihe hur"cr. fur Iheir i' ..... "I.Ulee in pm'idong "'OIl fm "''' many members who chO>oe to u~,'d

M uy "'e e~lend our Ihanls III I oc.11 IO~ ll amillUn. Onl~riu . for hoo;ling a 'Cty ~u(,c<;,flll 1111 W Onl ... iu ",mindal CoulK'il lIod.e) TOUlnJnlcnl. Wt "'o.',e suece~~ful in ... inlllllll 01"

fi",1 s:.;IIIlC. hili fdl 10 dde~1 at Ihe h,'nlh uf I oc~1 6'6, T Olonlo. Onl.lllo. who ",h'I'I', .. 1I II'

and "'~nt Oil 10 becolile Ihc ""nn~ .. of Ihe lournament. \l Jny Ih~nls 10 "ur pIJ),fl' of ~I\.l

\\e ale <Oily 10 annOUlK'e Ih,1! "n' h,,,,I1<''' man:a,~r·lin~n(ul ~cr"I~'y. IIwlhcr 1( ,011''' Tet ,,!!",. 'C"!I"ncll a.' of AI'III I. 19MI, ,111.1 h. acctpled Ihe ;vb of e\CCUIl\C )C1:'eu,y f", ,h. 1111 W Con~Ir .. ~"on C"urn:il "f OllldFi", IIrulhc Tets'Jlni "'~, eledcd by Ihc 14 1111 \\ c"n,tlll~ lion locdl,.n OIll~Iio. \\ e e'lrnd ""h", for all the besl 10 II /Olher K.dph III hI> ende·",um. ~n.1 ,han" h,m fur hi~ hdrd "OIl alill <1".Io~''',,,n h' Ih~ local uni"n m", Ihe rJ'1 Ii ... " ),'.'" h, ~rHd a. uur bu,,,,C'd IIIJnJ~'r. 1 ,,,,,d 1I(1~ " indeed hunuu,ed Ih.11 U/Ulhe, · I ~,"~n, "'J' elected I" this l'O,ilion.

On Al'lil I . 19~O. the Iw""I"C 11 0.11.1 "".,nu"oll'lly ~I'I>oi"led Brulhe. ( 'h."I,·, ~k Kcnl,e iI~ hl""'c)S IIIJn""CI linane,.,1 "',,,el.I'\ Hrmher I\kK en;,e was lI.other le.,ill"i'~ ", ~i~wnl o"er Ihe Ihe·ycar pe","1. A. ,.1 AI'''' 14. (\lRO. lI ,other l\I eKcn7ic "1'1l"1Il1ed n ,nlhe, Je"y Wilson ~s assiStllll1 b"sill e.~ lII~nJGcr Il rmhcr Wilson h~s been a member of Ihe

l' ~eeu l i\'e Iluard fo r eight ye~rs. Best of luck to Brother Mc Kenzie and Brolher Wilw n in thdr new jobs.

We IIle presenlly in'CSlljt3ling the purchase of 3 huildinJ,. We fttl thi' ~ 50mtlhinl our IOI:~I h3~ newcd for $OIl1e yurs.

We would lite 10 Ih:lnk Ihe T rUSI«1 of OUI Health and Welh.e and I'ension PI3nJ fOI the excellent job IMY are doin" for Ihe membership. They arc now loolin; inlo • home and .010 gloup insurance ptan and wltl ha\t a ne,,\leller oUI Shullly. I don'l think "e realiu Ihe ... ·or k mnd lC1ponsibilily in"ohed in being a IrUSltt. $0 Ihlnks a&;lin 10 tht Urothef!..

Con,ralul31ions 10 Brother G,lIes f'3ri~ un hi~ rectnl mani3ae, Ind alw to our ~eltlaly. M'J, I(~nnie Bro"'n. "'ho has b«n "'''h u~ for Ii.,c yean

I .... \h III of OUr H'<'Ihe" and '),~te'~ in the IIIrw a ,u.:cessful 19110. And hello 10 all Ihe 1I~.~lonjt UrOlhef§ ..... ho h~"en'I been home fo. a few monlh~

loco I 806 Scribe Writes Ph ilosophicollette r

1.,11. 806. t: ll,t:N\,ILI. t:. N.\' .-"Th~l~ W;I~ a s,lence. a lonll. whd SIlence; it bcc~mt "nre,,1. ~cnlcd ~".l.Icnly filled ""Ih a noi-.e uf II~ o"'n, lhe n";~ of a t{)() lonl( silence" \\ho i\ 'e" ~pnn~ihlc fnr Ihe finJnc;JI troublC"1i and c1(to.;ng of auto pl.'nl~" Can Ihe f~ull lic ..... ithin "3

modelil p.ofil from a qua lily prO<lllct or II f~'1 bue" f.om 3 \hoddy nneT' Conlllcss ha' de. m.onde.1 IhJI \'ehidts he do.'~i~ntd wilh fuci. ~~"nl! dt,i,·~. 113'e Ihe " Il ,! J" concu"ed~ Amcrie~n. I'rOI~led ..... ilh purchJ"'~ of for.

ei~n c31, \m:lll a~ they m.l)I l>t. fuel ... ,.inll a5 Ihe)' may be. the imporl~ c~nnOI ",ilh,IJn,1 Ihe tivorum .lh" ..... of Ame,ican mOlori"\. The Icdmol"IIY nf Americ~n ~UIU dc~i~nel' i. Ihe he,1 "'<IIlJwi"e lIowncr. Ihe millhly doll3r ~ivn \hine~ hrillhlcr than Ihe <un When Ihe aUlu in,l"."y·' p.oduCI i, de<illned fur fllel \'1~inv~. " ""II'<oof. nnd nced nOI be feraired daily, lhclI will Amnican. r"rch~~ dOme\I;~ prod U~'I'"

A "lIIY i, 101" lhat mJny )'ear~ a~o a c,,· ""'d'" ..... in'cmed for the npcr.llion of 4(J 1I\"e~ In Iho.' 1I.,1l0n. 'I hc mc"h.,"i~1II W.I~ Quid!y ~1I1'1>,e,\('d, lI y whom1

"W •. Ihe "illin". Icqll1.'<I",1 by Ihe un~now, in". me doinll Ihe impo«ible for Ihe un~,,"eful, Wt' 11.1\1.' dune <..() much with SO lillie for SII Innv. "'t <lte no'" qu.llified 10 do anylhing Wilh nmhin~" We h.l\c become e~pcll$ III impro­,;"nl: 1Il.lle,i~l\ and 1001<.

'I he I 'n;tcd AUlo Wm ker! Union i. a, reo 'p/"l'ihle 3< Ihe mJnUfJClurel~ Through co­m.lln.uK," hel"cen and "'ilhin IOClI union •. m"nuf.,eIUlc'\ coulJ hJ\'e been c('Iml'c1led 10 he ~''''rlile in Iheir nf><'rJlinn,; I'toduel~ of pride ",,,ulJ h"H h<'en hculded in Ihe marlel pIJc". ~ """'\'''y fur e\i,tenct.

e"nll'''''''n i, dllcclcd to""JIJ <m;lll chil· dren. "h .. lrc (onfu<cd anoJ c~n'l comprehend n'''lI<'t ,'v ",.hti~,: Ihcy 3'~ depIIHd of Ihe n~(e''''I'n <of l'h.ldhood. 1 hJt ;~ Ihe Ir:ll .. dy of jrlf'r<",,,t>!C .,JIII" in the ailiO indll~l.y,

"y.,II"r. fIC"l'lc .1" nol I.no"" ",h;lt 3,e ;, anoJ nf,l fIC"l'le f"'~"1 ",hal )nulh "'~~. You"" pro­I'I~ mll\1 I"lt care of Ihe ofd peOple. I " n· ,: .. ,,'. thn .",' the roc...."n, )'011 ~oun!! peOple ate ~".n~ 10 he .. hen )"om hait is "'hilt and Ihe lone, "f ), .. ", h,,'e e"hcd yOll' bcn, I'cople dq'~nd upu" Ih,·,r r.'ilure~ anoJ accom ... h~h",enls 'II 11 ... 1 Ih,' fUlUre "ill h"r" rleJ~a", memories <If Ihe p.II!''' 'oilKC legi'l~tinn i\o,~e young peo­pte lhe ri~hl In ""..-, "~ry few hJ\'e accepted Iheir "·'I"'n.,h,lili,·,, The f.lihue 10 "Ole does ""I lln"lIIl'h,h "n~lh'ng in Ihe (ulUre for It Will' dIe, I1r Ih ... n"lion

" I he ll"ile" '>1.1I,·, 111 Allieliea i~ inlern,,· 1"''','1. II i. " he''''lil,,1 bl~n" IIf pc(lplc whost b.,,,kG,,,,,nd'l ,c.,d mID Ihe lauds of Africa. As",. I ""'r", "n~t Ihe isl~1II1s uf lhe ~C.". Amer·

July. 1980 I 47

ica speaks everyone's 13n&U31e 1 a m the foun­d3tion o f III businl'SS. J 11m the fonl of 111 prosperity. I am the p.lrenl of Itnlus. I ha"e laid the Iroundwol k faT e~try forlune in Amer_ ICII. I must be 10"ed before I un btstow my Ireatnt blnsmp and achieve my area test ends. Lo~td, I make Me purPOSeful and fruitful. I can do mole to ad,'ance a youlh Ihan his own 1',"~lIb. be Ih~y eHr 50 rich. Fools hl te me. Wi5e men lo~e me. I 1m represenled in evely loaf of bread that comes from Ihe o'en, in e.'ery tl31n that crossts Ihe conlinenl. in e~ery new~paper tha i comes off the pr ts,. Yo u cnn lislen to the SIlence o f younl people and le~tn from II. It has D Qualily !lnd II dimensio n all IIJ o .... n. II slrange bc~ullful tnllnc. Somellmes II lal"5. !)omctimes it ctiC!l. You can hrar thr p.!ln o f the .... orld III II. It hUrlS 10 listen 10 II. but you have 10."

Who is to be cen .• ure.! fOI Ihe ap31hy of the youn, ptople~ The old reople who for,OI Iheil youlh or poillicians who i,nore the fact Ihat youn, pt'ople ha.e emotIOns. 100! b therc none in the nalion .... il h ideas 10 cmse th,~ apalhy? YOllnl pt'orle h:we Idea~. 100. " Idcas should bc fou,hl .... lth Ideas. nOI blind p3",on."

t ou DlJlltl'lu. I' 5

Rally

Retiree

Brol"r. J.~~ " 001", I, . ......... lIh hi' .. ~I" ' .... • ..... d~" ... ,( f h ... . K""" h i ...... 1M .... n,lon of .. h ~Urfnlrnl.

locol 816 Joins Rolly At Kentucky Stote Capitol L V. 816, l'A-IlL·CA " . Ky.-on Murch 19. 1980. about 80 percent of Ihe mcmbrr~hil' of t oeal 1116 joined 3ppro~Im~lcly 10.000 10 I~ .• 000 olhl"1 con~lrUCllon ",olkers from aCIOS, Ihe Mal~ of Kentucky 10 rally 31 Ihe \Iate lapnol In i l3nHolI. Kenlucky. 10 prOlnt the pro­poo-;.ed cl'!lnlln III the ... ·olkman·'!; l"OmpenS-lllOn la .... and other b ... '!; Ihal ... ould be deunnrnlal '0 .,' ... ",,""" I .. b." n,~ u"'ll""u~Jtl<ln (h3nlU p3~d. bUI nOI .. ,thoul some :lIntndm~nIS IhJI welc Irlll~ ""lin than thc Olllln,ll bIll T~ ple'a,lln ..... ge .epeal on most JObs .. nh fed. eral money ~nd the "llilh t .to-wor ~ " movemenl were not "oled on a flU the ratly, Ol lJniled l-loor mUSI Mick togcther fOI Ihc good o f ~tI of us.

On March 18. 1980. Brolher Jack WOOlen Ie·

48 II8EW Jo.,.nol

OnJob

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"' '''''1 '0 batt .~t c;..t lIa,furd. billy C.mpll .. . and ~ d M. Sbobo ... on '''~ )til> . , r.radl'f Mr . ... "!an •.

Outstanding ....

Indu . .. lal planl flulrklans . nd In 'l,u",r~1 p"f'SOns • nd <on.lru~lIon ." ... rnll~h ... ~hr .. . he o alb by rtf'id~nl Rob~.1 C. " OI'tan.

I"cd ,flel 30 lears in L0C'31 11 16. lie "'JS hon. ored with a be3uliful cake and Klfts on bis !J~I day .101 ""o.k. The lIfts COn\liled o f II dozen ~nlf h:rll~. a rnlf h~r. nllrt ~ cU~lnll1·mactc ~nlf club. IIal'PY lollinl. h c!;

T hc Joint App.cnliccshlp lind Tlalnln, Com· mUlee is spollSOling a .... t!dlntt cb,s for Ihe journeymen of Ihe loeal. l'IJlIs lire ~,"g m;ldc for in5ITument mechanic tla$'e~. Alro. npplicJ_ lions have been .ccci"cd iLnd Ihe ne ..... appren· t,Ces .... iIl be se l cct~d soon.

Your union is ... hat YOIl m .• ke ,I. See you at the mcclmgs.

IiOSSI!; n~ .. n. I' ,S.

Our Notion Is Still The Greatest, Say~ Scribe I_ I '. 127, NE\\ARK. "J.-Once again • .-e ~dd"Jte Ihe t,irthdJY 0 ' our country. and ;n ... ~ do, "'e again find thc ""orld and OIlr country rn II ~ute of dl5alTay. As Ihl~ IS belnl .... ,,"tn. "e h,nc jU~1 .. "ncs§.Csd the ~bo.H.-d ~lItmr'l to {fCC the American ho\tJ~e, bt-rnt held in 11

foreig n c(Junlry for no Olher reason Ihan for being Americans. :,nd liS such. the obre<:t of ha1fcd ... hk h is imll<)Ss iblc for rational people \0 understand.

And. as in ~"ery olher cr is,s. wc IN: • hosl of our o .... n reople, afflIcted by the kCbickcn_ I ;lIlc" synd,omc, who run around proclaimin, __ the "~ky II hllrn,,"-thc .... orld is comins 10 an cnd-Amcr~a is finiShed 15 a rna",. po ... ·er.

Of cour§.C. thIS is so much non§.Cn§.C. as 1\ has 91 .. a)'l been br rore. but it is hard to convince JlC'OpJe o f binI heart Ihat Ihis coontry IIchie.ed -liS ple\Cnl al(;Jlness and h as succnduUY maIn­tained it be<.:lI u§.C of the elIor1S o f strong peo­ple durina 1he inf:lIlcy of OLir nalion, and by fnrJi~hlCd Dnd courageous pc<Iple .... ho I~ 10. meel e.c.y d l.dklll'c "Iu"i th" .... )y.

The'e alC IhoU". 100 ..... ho wke ~ sort of ghoul"h Illc:l'LIIC in e'Cry ob"~cle "'e en counler. ~nll alwJ'" 1'1.lce Ihe bbnle on Ihii cOLlntry. ICIl .. rdle., of f .. ct~ and hi.tory,

While 1\ i~ trlle OUI sociely is hr from I'er­f'·CI. lind surcly Iherc arc 3re", Ihat CJn be ImpwHd an.! .. hich .... il1 bc imp'o'ed. 'he fact rem~ins th .. 1 Ihis COUntry IS now. and h'" al .. "'JY' been. Ihe blll ..... k of freedom fOIl" reo· pIe. lind II Ic~dcr 'n Ihe c~u'c of hU9'Jn f,ee. I"

dam lind d'&n,ty. Noth,nl our inte,n.,1 01 e"ern~1 critks can

say WIll ch~nl'le Ih.tl facI and nOlhing they ,ny can chJnllc the perceplion of 1h:1\ f~cl by Ihe orpre~~d (>COple of lhe ,"arId.

T o th~ .. hn doubt this. I 5ugr:~t Ihal the bolt lIaO't bet ... cen Ib, ana and rlolidJ is no."" eomprised 0' AmerKJM flccing 10 Cuba. and there arc fe .. re,olded ca~ of Americans seck, ing ~nclualy rn forcign counlTin.

T h ... e i, .,,11 ",ud, to be done. on Ihis our _ counIlY', b"thd~)· ·and God .... ilhnlt-II ""ill be done:, and by JlC'opte of fai.h. and by J'COple .. ho unde"t .. n.! and SUpporl Ihe American ~ dreJm_

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Brothp.r Cormie Outstonding; New Members Toke Oath I .. tr. 161 . I.AK .. : CIIAHI!::S, I.A.- T imolhy W. COlmie ... as 'W."kc'~d I~ IIO OUl~landlni: Appr(n­lice by Ihe t3k~ Charl« Joint ApprenllCeshil' and Tlainlnl CommillC'C. T im allaincd an (1-

cellent Sl;holastic .ecord during four yurs of scboolln' ~nd on.the·job traininl. lie allcndcd'" thc 1980 Allprc"I~C COmpetilion in Itot Sp!mgs. Arbn,.;!,. May 1-4 . .. llue he ,,'U edgcd oUi by -a ftllow outstanding apprentice hom Shre.·c, poll. I OLIISI~n3, Conc!atula1ionJ. TIm . .. e ~now ~ you SolIe II your best and ... c·re 'ery proud of you .

The fol1o .. ,n, ncw membcrs .... cre ch'cn Ihe oalh of obligJ1ion ~t our !elular May me~t i ng ... industria l planl dc~t,,~i~lI' ~Ild instrument pCr· son\: Oonald Ale~andeT. Karen F. O .... yer. Vin· cenl J . Allen 11 . l"Iila"",h C. 1)a'IS. and Robrrl • I \\ hel.,". con\lIuction apprenlices, Kellh A II Dn~lllilr. Scali \lclnni\. Ricky McCoy. T u." .. I' !:oteln. i\.fJ lk A Wrigbt. Cathleen .. . GIbson . Glyn r Kin,. Teny L. Zimmerm~n. T imolhy 1 __ I ~rnum. Cml G . WIll iams. J r .. hmes W I'.."nn. ~nd R, lymoml r WeJlh~rly. Brother"", and S"len. you now brlonll 10 Ihe greateSI brolherhood in the .... orld. We hope YOIl ale 3S • proud 10 hc ;. p;,rt o f it as "c nrc 10 h~ve you, C()nunIHlI~lio"~!

You I(cci'cd your oalh of obli&3tion at Ihe f'

most IInp<orlanl metlinl held al Ihe local union meclin, h~l1. You also .... itnessed the most . impollanl CI'cnl wh~h lakes plJCC there-nomi· nlllon, 01 orhccrs for the upcoming thrC'C years--.­TIoo<;c UrOlhcr\ .. hQ "CIt nominated arc \Cry ded~ared BrothelS .... ho wanl to gi'c mole of ( Ihem .... I\(;) for Ihe Urolhtlh-ood It requires a lue of .. c(\Dnal 5-lcrlfiec on Ihtir part and their . familic\. While you arc ~ I home enjoying your fa m,loes. Ihcse II rorhers .. ,11 be atlendlnc mC'Cl· '"II-~ ;lOd l.lthellnp for the ,ood of the II rothc._ hood. you nnd me

By the lime you ha"e Icad this arl icle ),ou­.... iIl hale ulrendy I'oled for some of Ihese Iho' h~rs on June 2 and J une 16 for Ih~ lun-oIT , e!cetion. I only hope YOLl have voted for your

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choice of office rs on the ba~i5 of their qu~!ifica . lion' and ability, nQI whe ther or not ),ou like the persons. If your choice is not the winner lhen join in and trust ~nd $Ul'1'0I 1 lhe winners: The), may not ptway~ do wh~ 1 you, as an in. d ividual, think. j, best btcause it don nol suit your purpose a1 the time. but if you will ;ivc il lime you will lind tha I. in mml ca\('s, ;1 was Ihe best nnd propl" Ihin l 10 do for the U,othc,hood -and the Il rOlherhood is you and me

I~ We extend our condolcncc5 10 the family of • Ilrottlcr Louis Ihll !lonin. Ulol h~r l ouis passed

away in Apr il.

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We wish all our sick Br others ~nd Sblcrs lind th~ 5id.. family m~mbers of our Brulh~rs and Sislers a ~er)' specdy r eco~et)'.

1'1c:ISC allend YOUI union meetIMIl'.

M"ll rlN 111.OV, I' .S.

I· Workload Continues to Improve; Belknap Returned to Fleet

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I..U. 902. l' IIII .AUEII' IIIA . I'A .- The Walk. .. load continuc~ 10 ,mpro"c 101 tile el~clrie:tlllrolip

al Ihe I'h iladclplli., N"val 'ihipy:rrd, BOlh ~hOll~. 51 and 67, are hirtrlll eleclri",i.,"~ ~nd ele,lronic~ workers al ~I! IC\'cI~. Also, many of our people arc mO"in; lip lhe ludder 10 bigger 1111\1 beller jobs wilhin Ihe 'y\lem_ Th i, i, a he"lthy ... ork situJlion. and we hope il conlinuC'i

Afler many monlh~ of negoli.tlion~, the I'hila. delphi~ Naval !ihirYMd hns allleed 10 .upply

,. safely shoes 10 aU ... ·OIkers in the indu,ltiJI areils al gm-ernmerll e~p<:n~, T () the he\! of th'5 "'r>lerS kno ... ledge. Ihi~ i~ the first shipyard in Ihe counlry to $Upply u rNy ,hOC's to ,t~ worker$ al no npen\C, Much ~rcdll mu,1 be gi"cn 10 ),our foc,,1 union and Ihe I'hiladelphiJ Metal T rades COllnClI. T beir IlCr'Nence and de lerminJlion in your behalf fin"lly ~on'inced NAVSF.A il ... ·ould be m Ihe bC~1 mlcr<"t of the RO"crnmCnt 10 i,slte u~ 5.,fcIY shoes liS 1l~11 of our resular Safe ty equipment. Job well done!

I wish to announce tll 31 Slephen '1. O( Tomo, electronics mceh3nic, h'" been uppOinled \lcta! i Tt~de~ Council 5Iew.,rd by the Philadelphia

... Mel:11 Trades Council. Congtalulnllon, SIeve! I'm ~u re you'lI do II good job,

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Once aga in the t'hHllllcll,bia Naval Silipyard demonslruln Ihal il is "The M ilin ~ l lty of Ihe

. Fleet." On MilY 10, 1980, the USS II rlklillp, I< guided missi le cluber, wus returned 10 the fle et.

IJ dkuap, which w~, hea"ily d~mlliled in a colli· sian wilh the ai rcl~ rl carrier USS K<'IIttr.iy on the bish seas in 197', under .... enl on nrcnsi"e o\'erhhul at the I'hilildelphia Nav~1 Shipydrd. lIer 5Up>:I~truC Ill .11 w~s complelely rebu,1t and she w~s cquipped with tbe mOSI modern elec· tron,c eommllnicillion and guided mi~\lles sys·

. Iems. She ... as rClurned to the fleel ilS D rn~gni'i. crnt fi,hun; W"I\h'I). This tntly i, iI eledll 10 Ihe "c~n do" arutude of Ihe CI:lfl\mcn :n the f'h,bdelphia Na,at Sbipya, d.

As '*'1' enter tbe wnunrr months or 1980, Ihe "' o,k load in Ihe dccllical g'OIlP conlinues to be hCJlY. All shall' Ole &C3tin& up ror the USS {UlrtlIQ1:" • ... hieb i~ scheduled 10 artl"C at tbe

I I'biladelphia NaY~1 Shipyard in October. 1980.

~This .~ Ihe ti'~1 of file u.tCrafl c:lrrier, 11,1 be under thc Service I ,re E~lens"e I' rogram

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olclhauled at the I'holadclphin Nov.,! Shipyard (51 I I' ). Also in ~ ecpinll with the continuity or

~ Ihe IHo,ram, m:ony of ou, Brothers ~Olunleered to 110 to thc NOlfolk N:,val Shipyard. Norfolk, V"sini:o. 10 ... or k nn Ihe USS FIJUrJtII/, .... hich

! is Ihe nC~1 c"nier 10 be o~crh!1uled ot Ihe I'hiladcll'hin Nilv,,! Shil'y,lfd. The work load

.,. conlinucs to climb ut Ihe I'h ihldclphi" Nava l ShiJlynrtl.

Do What You Do The Best You Can, Says Scribe

I..U. 9 16, C fl AW:U:STON. S.C.- lIello all-p in fro m 916 in Charleston. Still more watcr Ita , ras5cd under the bridge, Of should I say work. crs through the ,:lIe, since I wrote 1 .• sl.

Can anyone do whal you do uny benc''> I' robably nOI. All thing!; considercd YOLl do what you do prelly dOllone well. After DII. no one has laken your job. And you lire catmg regu . brly. !Jut ha"c you c"cr considNe,1 what domll YOUt job iust a lillie Milt< might fl1e~n? Moneyt Cotd h~,d coin of the u'alm.

If each of u~ e:.rcd jusl II ~mi"l:\' mOre about wh~1 we do for 3 Ii~inl, "' 1' could uctualty hun thut in ll ~liOn3ry $1,ir:.1 ~roun" IIl'ller product •. belle ' service, nnd IM:ncr maMgcrnCnl .... oulll me~n s:n-ings for :.11 of us-savin~ of much of lhe cash ami fr~ycd ncr~es il i~ custing us now fur repairs and inefficiency.

lJy tnking more prie!e in our work .... e·1I mOIl' th:II' likely we America r~~ain;nll i l ~ Slrenglh in the cO!11rclili,·C world In,de :. rcna. When Ihe h:oI,lIlee o f pnyment- swings our w"y !lIl'IU', we w,1I be bcuer 01T ~onumic:, lI y. ~o y"u see, the un ly pn~on ... ·ho c"n do wh.11 yuu .11,1 :l!Iy b~nci 's yuu, and ~, n union member. yo" c"n .10 II hetter lhan any ,me cl~e,

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Open House Held in l oca l 948; Work Scene Slowi ng Down

1..1 1, 9-18. 1-1.1 .... r. 'IICII. Open hou'oC wa, held \l Jrch 22 at Ihe new 1 01: .• 1 \l-lH Im,un hall Oler 100 member. ~nd Ihe" f.uniJic\ allendlod, A ,hotl de.J", .• lIun scr,',ee .... 11 held .... tlh IJ rother J,m S ... ecl ulTer,"g Ihe dedicJIIOn pr:!>cr.

Juhn Bond. Oenn,s Schleiger, 11111 ".lInes, :!nd I :orry II rY3n dC\clle our t'IC .• t'$ tllJnkoi for pl,lnning 3 successful open hou'IC

'1 he .... ork Slin"tion h:.s ~lo .... c,1 down somc­... 1I., t this Sptlnll, w,lh :r few of our locJI men heing unemployed.

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Life-Savers

I rfl 10 , I_ hi, ",urhfr:l T urtl .... , k, . 1'I' .. nll .~ I l n~· man. and h . k S",~pan,~I. liu for'm~n, an ~ho • .-u hd"M 1" ..... 1 ... "hh 1;'~· ... ,ln. I,laq"" 1>1 Roll "nd ••• ,m, h",r" f" nun31<" of I,,, ... J 9~9 , "u~tln, Mh",.

Two Members Rece ive life-Saving Awards

1..1 1, 9~9, AIIS 'II N, MIJ'~N .-On April 11, 1\l~O, memhers of Unit 48, NOrlhelll Stnlti l'u"cr. an(1 Iheir .... i~cs gnlhCled for a sleak fry i" Winona. M.nm'sota.

iJu,iness Man"l!cr Koberl Ander.~on presented JJd S/e/cpan,"-; anti Tom Buck wilh pl:HIUC~ in rc<ogn.lion of their heroic life 5al'ing effons. On March J, hck and 'Iom heald clies for help. Upon inve'ligating the source of Ihe trie~. they diseo'ered three ~n1dfl cb.ldren in 11 locked hou~ ... hith "'3~ on fire. hc"- brule on the b,lC"­door but .... 's driven back by the inlense snooke. Meanwhile, 10111 had broken m tbe fronl door. 1 hey I()(Jle,1 the three ~mall cluldren and cal· lied two of them from the smolc·filled hou~. A b),lander a»i'lcd in rc~eu;ng the Ibird child, We lire p!ea~ed tu repotl thar. because of Ihc quick Ihinl.n, ami aClion of these IWO memo belS. the Ihree young children ~uffered no ill elTc~ls from their traumatic e~pcrienee.

It i~ indeed healtwarminll 10 know Ihal ""C hl"e membe" .. ho are willinll to place their hl'u in jeop:m.ly ttl an effurt 10 l:1'"e olhelS,

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Open House

llrolh~. Jim S .... el Mh .. s Ih . " .. dlnllun I'ra)'e. lit Ib" 01"''' hUll '. ~. rc",o .. lu.

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loca l 953 in Negotiations; Work Scene Very Slow f~U. ,n, EAU C I.AIRP., WIS_lIopefully by the l ime you read Ihis I nicle, ne,OCiations with Lake SUperior Distrkt Power Company will hvr. hl-rn rnm"lt.tt.1I Prtll;ll1lt inM I re flr~ntly ~in, made by Business t.hna,er Tom lIaley.

The eleo::tion of lonl un ion officers and the delegates to the International Convention will have boten completed at this time and we will aive you those rnulH in thc nell ~oc:.

Work is very slow in our Jur isdi<:tion: qu ite • num~r of mem~rs arc on lhe bench. All wc can do is wait and hope Ih:u Ihc fine wcather we 'rc c",oymg will break th inp loose:. Assistant Ocnnil McMahon is wDtching the interest mte vcry closely. Aren't wc Bin

May I , 1980, was the dDte for the apprentice_ ,hip gmdulilion banquet. There will be II fo l­low-UII in the nut issue.

We have been following all the statements being made by qualified proponents in the field of nuclclr enersy and somehow we Just cannot understand why all Ihe ftar7 Someplace along the line we hve nesleo::ted to kcep ptOple in­formed of the sa fety and necenity of nuclear ener~, Lct', ,"ct the facti out, not just to our membe"hip. but 10 the public liso.

Assistant Howard II re nhol t and m)'Klf arc presenlly in Ihe procus of orlanizing. After Ihe many years that I have betn involved in the union mo~emenl I cannot tru thfully ~"e~e that companies would wanl to spend lar,c sums of money. threalcn employees with loss of jobs. use scare tDt~. such as if you ,0 union we're movlns OUt and leUlng them we don'l need I th ird p.my to intervene for you: hell. you can come FiSht inlO our office and d iscuss working condition'! and wases wilh us any lime you want: afle r all. we' re human too and we tnke cnre of our employees. You bel they do. the firSI employee who complains will be on the outside lookins in. To run a company with fear in Ihis day and lit .hould be unheard of. but it i~ still bt'inS done. Freedom of choice i5 our bailIe cry ~eausc the eonlpanics want 10 bailie. Let's all live .nd preach unioni~m. Al_ way, buy union·made: after III. we ha'e to SCI the e~Dmple for e'erybody flit.

A speedy recovery to Ih other Dick Clu te. O_UCII MICIIAlU. ASST. B. M .

Stewa rd Kidd Saluted; Orga nize the Unorgonized I..U. 980. NORf--OI.K. VA.-I mentioned in some previous articles that I would bellin writ_ inl shorl Introductory biolraphics aboul the ~trwallb and other offiCers Ihpl represent our local. but baausc of space limnahons I have not done so. I hope to correct that si tuation this month by beSlnnins an article on the senior stew~rd in the Norfolk I inc Construction.

lI arl'cy C. Kidd hu ~en WIth the company 12 years and of those 12 YC;1I5 has been a steward eight yearl. Harley is prcltntly a line_ man io the Construction Department. Haney has been 'ery act,,'e m the Ulllt"o.l C"""nunity !- und. which Local 980 supports. and has taken cia"" throush the UCF so he can beller ani5t his fellow man AI present. he i:\ chairman of the Safety Commi"ff; coaehes Ind manlles the lillie l eague: plays .IoOftblll WIth "the boys": lind bo ... I!, on a ~pon'Klred lea,ue All of these Deti"lIes take a gTe3t dul of time and you knnw ..... hrrr all hi~ support comes hom-his lovely w,fe, Fran. and h,s tWO .loOns. Tony. ale II . and Christopher, DSC 8.

ConllratulMions ~o out to Konney Iiolloman. Bill l amb. Cario'! WillIams. and lIuSh Cassidy for passing the basic or ad, ancnl counselhng cour-;e offered thtoullh the United Community Fund. Their ~cr t i ticatn Voere prnented to them a t a d inner honorins DouS13s Fraser. president of the UAW.

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A Pause

H~.-. • .-. Carl Soou .. Bill L .... b , h ... 1'10 ....... ud Han., kldd 0# Lo .. 1 'U. Norfo'k , Va .. I. UA, • ",Id ...... 11 .. ,h .. to' J U,e I,.,t "'0" ." .. '" oIf I"~ H"a_.

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I would like to COnKr9luiote two r~een' srod ual" of Old Dominion Uni,crSlty: tinda Wnl. lace, who attained her B.S. in special education. and Carrol Collin~ ...... ho r ecei~ed her B.S in lIIology. M". Wallace i, the wifr of Cirnr Wallace, lead Ilncman and I Aecuti'e 80ard mem~r. M,ss Collins is Ille daullhln of 1I0ward Collins. Iud lineman. Norfolk DI~trict.

Your contracl ballots "'ere counted by Gene Wallace. Lenny Wise. and lI al Kina. Thc~ men work in Ihe Norfolk District. POf\J. I'ower, and Suffolk Districl. They were appointed by Busi. ness Mana,er Joe Stupk3.

As Ilway,. the mffllnp Drc the $econd Wednesday of every month and the L~ttuli'e Oo:.rd meets the precedina Wednesday. T ry and keep in mind that we still have 1 ,re3t r()pon~;bilily in uql .. niLjni- Ihe unor,anized. We w3nt the UEA to to IBEW. Support Mrs. Tnnya New in her efforts. She is dOing a Breat job. but a lillie encourallcment ne~cr lIurts.

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Many Educators Guilty Of Underm ining Unionism L U. 99S, BATON RO UGt:. I'\.-It has not ~en a .secret. For )'ears "profes'Klrs" of «0-nomies have tDught "'he "cnls of union"m" to collesc students. Until more recently. Ihis underhanded delulc of braln,,:.\h'nl .. as thoulht to be mostly at colle~e le,d This is no longrr tru,I

To la~1 me an llarmbt ... ·ould be In under­~ta!emcnt. I am al3rmed. I am Cl'iclled. and I'm concerned. Whal I am about 10 write about is no fabrication of a rrcJudl~ed mind. They arc e,'enls which. when piecrd tOlether. IUH ruson for all of us to be Ira~ely concerned'

The fir'll lillk tidbit look place It a "orthern Louisiana eollege. The brother.in-Iaw of an 1Ii1:.W member. along "'lth the reit of the el~u. was taken on a tour by tile "prof." lie took Ihe class through Iwo planlS. one union and one non-union. T he cbss wu told IhM unioni~m lOIns a dcH;mcnt to management's hillh profiul

local 995 Brothers

S~o .. n. Iffl 10 .hI:hl. ar~ 8rOlh~rs 1110 .. ,,1. f:dm",,_ . Ion and Sudrldu of Lonl "S, Batotl Mo ...... L •.

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T he s«ond e"ent concerns a statcment by a dclea;lte at a re~ently held AFt-CIO con~en- ~ lIon. The daughter of this d(leSlte confronted her {dIller Wllh Ihcsc words: "Wh~t 11000 are unions. l)addy1 Our teacher lold us thaI we could gct Jobs without joining n union"

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Numbc~ three Is truly a ~1a~~i~1 T he o.l~ull"tel" of a union mem~r informed her father that she chose 10 study labor law so she coulo.l hell' t those people th~1 "Ihe unions would not help~"

Number four tidbil is by far the $ncal,eit w~y I" 'e ncr he~rd for an educ~tor to "lind OUI" about unionism' Students werc ,i'en que<­tionn:.i'C" to fill out. The qUC"'ilion' pcrl;lined rntirrly ,n prohinJ into the 'ery he~rl of or­",nlled I~bor. I ..... as asked to "help" ... ilh two ' " I did not /1(". but I" m 5ure IhM the ICJcher "'3i

conful-Cd and dlJ.3ppointcd ... ith my an5wer;' .. All edU~JtOr5. thlnl God. arc not ,ulily of

thIS prachee. Nc'·ellhelC"SS. it brln,~ to nund the \9J05. when a muslachioed pai"ter with II "'Jrpcd mind was ablc to ,et students to "pimp" on their own parents. wllh the hell' of a few tea~he". Ih>lu,y h~~ tJluHi\ thJt Ihe first Ihina II dicl~tor docs ~flcr a 5uc~essful tHk.eo'cr is 10 destroy unionism lind br3inwush the '!Chonl kids.

For .. lonll II I clln remem~r. ort.miled

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< labor has been most kind and supportive of both Ihe teacher nnd llie farmer. I don', think we are geHing p fai r rtlurn for our efforts from eilher.

A conversation, 10 me, is not unlike a re ­... viv.l1 h 's a restoration of YOU f thouahts, be-

I lids. and fa it h concernin, the labor movement. -_ II is indeed a areal honor 10 be elected or ap­

pointed 10 represent your "hall," II conSliWlts trust. power, and authority and cannot be taken liatlll)'! A convention is • coll"llon of Ihe small, medium, and I ~r,e. Anendin, conventions

• is no small task. A deleaate returns from I convention high on brOlherhood and unionism, wilh hope in his he:lrl, only 10 face Ihe ellS_ tomary convention jokn, apathy, and indifJer-

'" cnce, wilh only abou t 10 percent of Ihe mem-

l bership prtsent to report to. Conlratula tioM Ilre in order for all the

I Bralhers and Sisleu workinl OUI of Lo<:o l 995.

'> There hu Men a ".ainin, down" of compli. ments from the 10<:01 Ind out·of. town contrac· 10". They lire happy with the altitude and work

~I of Ihe electriclansl Good shOl"l We will :won see how appreciative Ihey are.

, • A commode seat of thorns 10 Ihe Ci ly Falhers of Philadelphia I Sirangely enoullh, their $6)·million purchase of a product from hpan is one th~t i, bllill tight in l'h i11yl A drastic cut

• in the " t ill take" mlllht wate 'em upl Aboul 18 monlhs 11110, 11 percent of the

cars driven in the USA werc foreign ·built. To­day. months later, ollr Jo-<:alled leade,., silned

I . 'd Trad~ A'hr.ument ACI-21 pedrcend' of Ihe cars, rIVen m t IS country arc pro uce o_eneas,

wonder somelimes just who in Ihe hdl they are .t.,. helping.

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Brother Audry A. PiIanie o f Local 86 1, ,Ihuks for the very kind, complimentary lelte •.

It t.uly made my day! Your kind of lelte. makes it all so worthwhile ,

Sec you ne~t month. PI!TE M~c.l.uso, P.S.

DecJication

AI Ibl d~dluU"n 01 Ih. buUdlft, 01 I,nu./ 1105, N .... '., 01110, Idl 10 .I.hl. a.e ft. G. WlIU .... oa,

l!! 'nl.m.Uon.1 \ 'I<e ""~Id."t; RI<hard A<101, Inler· n. ll"nll £u<uu., Cown<1I .... 11"; Ind £1 .... <Jolh.N, bu~ln"l .. ,u.n.finurlll _ .. 111<,.

- loca l 1105 Dedicates Building; :.. Work Steadily Declining

I_U. 1105, l'Io";WARK, OIllO-The year 1919 was a good year for our loc:a1. Our most memorable p.ojeel was the eonsHuclion o f our

~ new local union hall. The 6.000 &quar~ · fool buildina is Sil miles norlh of Znnesville , Ohio.

• on U.S. Roule 60. The buUdin, has mn outside linish o f white split block and housH our o f.

I lieu, me~ling hall for 2S0, kilChen area, and r thr~c classrooms. Our appreciation ,DCS 10 our Buildin, Committee who did I superb job of

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finish in, Stnges. I Al lhough completed in &plember, forma l

dedication was October S. 1979. Speci:11 guests _~ included B. G. Wi1l!amson, Internalional Vice

President; Richnrd Acton. Inlern ationa l &­~ c utivc Council member: E. M. SCOti. Inter· natio nal Representative; Ilnrold EMrsole. bu,j .

ness manager. Local 688; Dill Emery. county commissioner: Orvil1~ Verasso. architecl; Gary MCAnally, archi tec t representative; and T ed Di~on, eonstr llclion superinlendenl, Devine Construction,

Work has been steadily declinina in our aru. and by early Slimmer. we may not be able 10 keep all of our Io<:al members wDlking.

ScOTI' L. SrrC'Kt£. P.S.

Winn er

Sblf. Unab"', ul I,.,..al 1106. MA~on , "1I<h" I~ Ibe lu<k, wlnnu .. I I". SO·SO d . ... ln~.

At Conference

AII.ndln. Ille Rutonl COl'.; Conl . ...... e. Iffl 10 .IKll t, a .e Ceor.e W. II" ~u.ela .t· I'u ,u,u. 1'011.111_ u n A~ I ... CIO; Daoe 10ba)On, 1,.,...1 1106 bw,lnUI ",.nalf'; AI B • • ka" , At'I,.CIO ",', 110" ,,1 COI'I: dl.«ru.; and BiU M .... I" • .lI, MI,hl •• n A~·L·CIO p.nldtnl.

B",,'nul M.n •••• JOllniOa add.f>M'.J Ille del •• , rn fro .. Mlcbll''', Ohio, Indl"" •.• nd 1111"015.

lIu,ln.1I M.n •••• Jolln.on 1I . .. n, 'J S. nato. Plrrh BIJII of Indl.n. >put.l.

Strikers Aided; B.M. Speaks at Conference IAU, 1106, MASON, MICII.- On April S. 1980. Lo<:al 11 06 proudly presented Silter lI ~ r· bara Linabury wilh a check fO/ $4J8. SistCT

Linhbury was the holder of Ihe winning Ticket in the Local 11 06 SO·SO drawing. The purpose of the drawina 10'31 to help our members on suike agJinst Mid· Michigan nlephone Com. pany.

The drawing look place on April I, 1980. in Ihe offic~ of Michigan AFt·CIO President Dill Ma rshall. wilh President Marshall drawing Ihe winning ticket. On Mha!f of Lo<:al 1106. DJn Morris p.esented the cheek to Sister Linabury I I I h~ O .... osso Unil meeting.

We were 311 prolld of D IIsint.'li~ Manager Dave Johnson as he spoke at Ihe Regional COI'E Conferene~ in Dearborn. Michiaan. Delegates from Michillan. Ohio, Indiana. and Ill inois li'llened u I)ave spoke on several subjn:ts­indudin, his c~pc.iencc in establishing the COl'!=. c~eck-on nareement between l OC:J! 1106 and General Telephone of Michigan.

Also spCaklng m the conference we.e Michi­linn AFt-C IO President Uil1 M ~rsh311. Senntor Dirch Ibyh of Indiana, and AI· L·C IO N!ltional COP!: Director AI lIarkan.

DAN M QRRIS, P.S.

New O//ice Building

l -he .... 0111 .. b"lIdh,. of SO"lh .. ei\ G u I, . h"..-n undtr fOn,r'I>< II_. 41'110105 sub ... Utd bl Lox-al 111 6. T ..... n.A.b.)

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Obligated

·1I •• oe nt .. """,be" .. ert ,,"Uur<d . 1 rhe ~I,,-, ",utlna uf I " .. I II Ii. Lt ll 1o rt ~h' '''t Tum \\""pl .. , '!'eny (;<>I'po<k. Ma.k \I<1,.u~"Un, " <ml na Tr: .. " Htn. ~I..c"'ml<k. /'Iotna ' ·al.o. Jon 11 •• 1 ••. M".), G.II"lhn. Pally M~Idon.d". Sle.e "111011. ~t • •• W,I.hl , "nd S .. ,.n SI .. I,.

Employees Celebrate First Anniversary in Tucson I .. U, 1116, ·I UCSON. AH:IZ.-A hen rty wel_ come to newly OrH!lI1il_ed TLC, Inc. T he Nego­tlm;n" Conunillee members hnve been elected nod Ihey arc 1)!lvid ""rchell. Sandy Domingue1. l' ~t Kiehne. Arlhur McKillip. Judith Osborn.

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Shir ley Pa rtington, Catherine RUQ, and Carol Wooster. The TEe meetings will be held the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the union hall.

Here is a short write-up from Sister Mary Kelley. a steward at Southwest Gas:

" March 19, 1980. was a day al\ employees of the Somh"'est Gas business office will re­member. T was thee celebration o f one year in T ucson. The first 26 employus began their arduolI5 task of selling up the offices as the t ransition of the Gas Department from T ucson Electric Power to Southwest Gas was to offi­cially Iranspire April I. So, on the ]9th of March trainin~ pro~r3ms were init iated . Today an additional 60 fellow workers enthusiastically hel~d celebra te the first anniversary at the EI T orilO Mnican Restaurant with a cod. tail hour and dinneT. Congra tulations, Southwest Gas. on your first year. A Margarita weI! earned. Esta"a muy Bueno!"

Congra tulations. Brother Jim Gonzales, for successfu] ly passing your six-month exam in Distrihution Dispatch.

Welcome new members: F rom TEP-Gaien DeWitt, Fred Garcia. Jon Aguirre, a nd Thomas M ill~: from Southwest Gas-T erry Coppock. Jon Ziegler, Susan Sluty. T racey Deming. and Rick Gon1.aIes. We are happy and proud to have you with us and I hope you will continue to be regular a!1endan ts at the meelings.

I do apo]ogizc for the accompanying piclures not being beucr. Goodness kno"'s, I certainly had prize matelial al the opposite end of Ihe nOI.loo·!rllstworthy camera. Brothers and Sis· tcr5. I need a new one·Slep camera-pronto!

lI an' 3 safe vacation. Ou MtLNE, P.S.

Belt-Tightening Measures Theme of Scribe's l etter L U. IU •. 1-: l.lZAIlETII , N.J.-r m siUing al Ihis typewriter pondering the IWO subjCC1s most impor lant and moq news"'orthy at Ihe mO­;ment. We are in the midst of contract negolia_ tions and the Company has announced plans for belt-1ightening measures. As far as Ihe can· lract talks arc going. 3t Ihis point they're not! T he Company and the union have bun meeting for se"eral wceh and ha"e li"le or nothing to report on. I ha"e no dOllbt tha t the tempo of the tal ks will quicken in the fo rt hcoming weeks: however. I have a deadline for submis· sion of this article so news on the contract will follow.

T he belt-lightening measllres the Company in tends to ;nstitutc arc ( I ) An offer of early retiremcnt to workers SS years old who ha"e att~incd 20 yeals of sen' ice. T here would be no early retirement penalty inyoh'ed and the Company would supplement socia] Securily benefits. (2) Force nearly 2500 white collar worker~ who now work 35 hOllrs a week. to "'ark 40 hours a week for the same pay. (J) Reduce Ihe blldget in new construction and dismi<s olllside contractors.. (4) Reduce Ihe payfOlI through 3l1rition.

1 certainly hope the ab<l"e measures aecom_ p]ish the goals the Company is shooting for. They are also mentioning the fact that if they do not mel'1 their bel t-tightening nuds, layoffs may be fOrlhcoming. To this I say. Ihe working men and women have suffered long enough; "'e 5:lcrifice in every area; "'e arc hit hardest by inflation and ;t5 chain_reaction effects. Work· ing men and "'omen comprise the very back­bone of this Company and thaI is the para_ mounl factOl for its suce~. It ·s high time Ihis high and mighty Company realizes Ihal Ihe people in the trenches are, and have Il«n. the most responsible for the many years of SIIC­cess it has enjoyed.

We all know it's easier 10 pass the biller pill on. rather than swallow ;t ourseryes. In other words . why not force the executivcs in the '"Ivory Tower" who are 55 years o ld , with 20

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yea rs of service, into r~l i ring. How about eu tl ing sa13 ries for those in the $60,000 range. and " p. Ho.... abollt a cut in e~~nse aeeounlS and limited usc of CompJny cars.. These sllggestions would surely contribute to a belt-lightening efforl.

F..oWARO J. J OSWIC K, P.S.

Work Slowly Pick ing Up; Scribe Stresses Safety

L U. 120S, GATNESVILU:' FI.A.-Brothers. at this writing things DIe still slowly picking up. The po"'erhouse in Palatka is "'orking about ]5 ~ople, the paper mill has abollt three crews. and there are still ]5 to 20 Brothers working in White Springs. Maybe by the time you re~d this article, they will he able 10 gel into the nuctear plant at Crystal River. So. taking all things into consideralion. we "re not to(l bad off. Of course, it's not all peaches and cream, as some of you know; we are slill havins prob­kms with the non'IInion e1cm~nt. We had a picket line liP al the Gainesville Powerhouse. Perhaps we can inform the pub lic of how their money is being misspen t.

I t is my painful duty to announce the pa<~ing of one of ou r reti red line hands. Brother Cow­boy McWat ters. I'm SUfe most of ollr Brothers knew "Cowboy." We wiU all miss his taln abou t hUnling. a sport he dearly loved. I wOllld like to convey the local's dec~st sym­palhy 10 his loved ones.. and I am sure he will be missed by his local Brothers. Here's hoping old Cowboy made it to the old hunting ground in the skies. It is also my sad duty to inform you of the passing of BrOlher A. D. Ramsey. Brother Ramsey ,,'as a journeyman wireman who had successfully practiced his Hade throllghoul the USA for many years.. I am surc he will be mili,<;cd by al1. and I want 10 convey condolences to his f3mily. &e you on that bi~ one in the sky, "A. D."

I ""ould like to say a lillte aboul Ihe nuckar planl in Crystal Ri'·er. The incident that re­cently occurred there pro"cs what we ha"e been saying all the t ime. atomic powerhollses are safe. There "'35 a malfunction, the safely systems look over autom~tically. and the plant was shut dO"'n withou t incident. T he s~stems functioned just as they were designed to. Maybe Ihese anti-nuclear people will wake up someday and realize these plants arc de,igned and built by highly qualified people. bllt then there arc always those who try 10 find the worst in cvcry. thing.

Il rolhers. Ihis month 1 would like to say a few words on the subjecl of safety. Many t imes we may be working unsafely and are not aware of it un t il it's 100 ble and someone gets hurt. Think before you act. plan yOllr mo>"Cs; often a bit of planning will make a certain project easier. and possibly safer. If you sec a ~rson doing somelhing in an unsafe mannn. lalk to him about il; maybe yOll can help a Brother to "'ork safely: after al!. Ihe buH you save could be your own. If yOll are on a job that holds 5.1fety mee tings. and you kno .... of an IInsafe condition, hell, speak up: by maling it kno"·n. something possibly could be done about it.

If YOll de"elop good safety habits. "ho kno""S, maybe some of it will rub off on others. and make safety·minded people alit of them. If you don't know ho .... to rig properly. consult some· one ... ho d~s; mo"ing or hoisling something that is nOI rigged righl cOllld "ery easily end up injuring a fellow worker. Some jobs require that you " 'ear safety glasses. We know that some people have difficllity wearing them. and for many they arc jllst a pain in the backside; bllt. Drothers. there arc some jobs where a worker reany needs 10 Welr safety glasses. A person should be able to tetl when they are really needed. If not wearing glasses or goggles could mean losing your eyesighl. then )"ou should really make an effort 10 wear them:

after all, a wireman wilh no eyes doesn't bring home the bacon for his family.

Another good item to talk about is the .. safety belt. Some people don' t like to Wear those, tither. They feel tha t they are surefooted Dnd have plenty o f confidence in the;r ability to work wilhout a belt: but let's face it, Broth_ ers, it only takes one little slip and it'$ bye·bye. Carrying materials that are tOO hea ' "y or too awkward for one man to handle safely could also calise injury. either to you or to some other Brother . .... 'hen you find yourself in this_ position. get some help and do it the safe way. If )·ou happen to be ... ·dding on the job, try to show a lillIe concern for your fdlow workers before )'011 slrike an arc or start 10 weld. Check to Sl'e if there is anyone below yOII. If so. warn them. so thaI they may clear the area and let you do your job without burning any- • one. If you're welding in an area where the re is a lot of traffic. put up a shield or warn people<' bdore YOll strike your arc.

Take care of each other and try to a!lend the ~ nc~t union meeting.

B ONES B RUNELLE. p.S.

Work Scene Very Slow; A Few Jobs Starting ] •. U. 1232, AI. I'ENA. MICH.-The work in our area at this lime is "ery slow. as we all know. but there are a few possibilities in the offin~ for Ihe summer. The compressor station al Waters seems to be taking off. and is taking a few men. as is the mill in Cheboygan. ~

Our building trades "ad"crtising" line at the constrllction sile on U.S. 23 Soulh seems to be havin~ a considerable effect. A hearty thanks ' 10 all "ho ha"e helped to uphold ollr part in the line. especially those lirolhers from Cheboygan for making lhal long dri~e. at their own e~pense, to atlend.

I'd like to take this time to say a few words of thanks to all those "ho arc on special com­mittees and / or arc delegates representing Local 1132 in the , .. rious Orpnil.ations and associa_ lions around Ihe area. Very few of u~. I fed. leally understand how much time. effort, and ~lSona] e~pense gn into 311Cnding the various';' funclions and meetinlls. so that our local and ollr union will be weI! represented.

The three Brothers I would like to single out to offel special thanks are Business Man_ .. ager A]fred Kerr, Financial Secretary Thomas Hollenb3ck. and COPE representative William Burnett. Th~se Brothers also represent us in a multitude of other ways. It is just another ex· ample of the unselfish few tak ing on the duties­and resllonsibilities of the uninvolved selfish many. There are many more, whom I have not • mentioned here. that also take on the rcsponsi· bilities of a local union. But Ihere are too many f(

of liS in the rank and file who al ... a~s leave the "'ork of running 3 union up to someone clse.

So. come on. Drothcrs, let's all pull together in these Irying times: attend meetings, add your'" support. lend a hand-ami care. r

NEtL R. BELLMORE. 1'.5.

Brother Kondravi Appointed To Executive Board L U. IHS, WIL\IIKGTON. DI-: I .. - The· vacancy created by the resignalion of Brother Majewski from our E~ecutive Hoard was filled C. at Ollr Apri] Executi,·c Hoard n.eeting, P icked to fill the v~cancy for Ihe duration of the term was Drolh~r William J. Kandra,·i. Brother Kandravi was s,,'orn in at ollr regular May meeting by I're'lidenl Conner.

Brother Kandra .. i has serHd as shop ste .... ard in Ihe Building Maintell3nce Department for the last five years. and also on "ariOllS com_ millees for Ihc local.

The loc,,] will be looking for a new treasurer.

Our present !rcuurer. Brother JMCph Joswick, .... ill be Ita";n. the loea! 10 accept D job in

• manalrmem. II rothcr Joswick served II trca­sUlcr for the last 18 months and alS() as shop steward fo r h is derailment fOt IICYCn YUII.

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Propos:.ls for contract nelGliations must be .~ submincd in "",il,n, to the E~~utivc Board by

AUallll I. 1980. This 1$ your oppOl1Unily 10 ch!lnce our pleienl conlrDet. Th IS yur's con· r tract is for:l 10lal new pach,c. L G EOl(;f F TI Nt/I U U , PS.

Locol 1245 Ratifies ~ PG&E Contract

1_11. noiS, WAI. NUT CREEK. CAI __ A Ihree_ ycaf contrac t wilh P~cific Ga, Dnd Electric

.Company was rJt ified May I , 1980, by an over· wl1clm ins majority of the physical membtrs employed by PC&E. Thi, ratification complctu the 19~O PG&E general bargaining u Ihe cleri­ca l I'G&E mcmbcr~ nt1ilied their contrpc t Jan-

- uuy 3 1. The cnntract~ inlprove wngn and workinG condition~ of over 1~,OOO LO\;~ 1 t24S member~.

NeGoliated b~ 4 1 members. divided into three .,<; u\)(:ornmillen nnd one general eommi11ee, the cont ract providu members n Ilrs!-~ear waGe incren~ of 9.~ percent, retroactive to December I, 1979. The second. and third_yur inereasn will be a combination of a )_pcrcent raise of

• tach employee's basic wage rite and I e05t-of. Ii,' in, adjUSlment of I cent pcr hour for each .l point increaJe in the Consumer Price IndC1.

All new employees of thc company must join ,.he union or pay an .cency (ee wHhin JO day, of eml'loymcnl. The lime limit had been six monlhs.

WHh,n Inc General ConSlluclion ~pulmenl. • new classillcalionJ ... ere established. C1pcnJe

wncs were redrawn. compensalion (or I second residence wu simplified, and about one-half of the employen rreeived inequity .... a&e ad­juslmenlS.

A fifth-year anniversary vacation was .dded after 20 yeafS. as is l1n extra week every fifth

...,Ye:!.t for employees using one-half or less of their annual sick le:1'e in the previous five yeatll. One 1I0ating holiday will Oc added January I,

~ 1981, and the threc·day funeral lenve was u_ panded 10 include the deaths of daughters-in-

• l~w and sons-in-law. Ten.day lcavel of absence for personal leasons were made more readity av:,ilub!e.

Shift pr~miuml ore increa~cd 10 4 ~ percent .lor the second shift ~ nd 9 percent for the third

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shift. The Sunday .... o rk premium will be equ~ l to the third·shifl premium .

Interes t will be paid on money owed as a resull of rein"alement (ollowin, discipline. de­motion, or discharge.

A number of inequity .... ale Idjustment.' ... ere made .nd • complete Gas [Hpartmenl rcstruc­turin& took place_

In the derie.l contract " 'c eliminated a much­hated job ,r.din& system. "CrO$shatch,~ which had slowl)' laken a .... a)' I II of our hi.h-payin& ckrical jobs. We will joinrl)' negotiate a new job evaluation system .... llhin 24 months or CO 10 bindinillbllfition on Ihe issue.

By I 5CpUa!e lentt agrumenl, benefit. lIe incrusc:d JO pcrccnt 10 member. who h~~e been on lon&-term disability for I number of ycals.

We arc pleased wilh the package. and would like 10 thank the members of this ynr', NcgO-1I31in& Commince. and Iheir spouses for puning up with absences over a IO·month period, for :1 job well done under vcry dIffiCUlt condilion~.

DUN Corn, B M .

Futu re Wo rk Scene Not Good ; Mem bers Praise Tra ining Program I..V _ 1249, SYHAC USt:, N.Y.-Local 1241}', work picture doesn't look very ,nod for the ncar future. O'Connell Elretric', crew Ihat has been work ina: on RG&:E', property fo r over a year has becn laid o ff. Thc distribution job in Syr~cw.e hu been completed. The T. D. 8 rO$J JOb in Fishkill is also windin& down Dnd should be finished within a month. One brip.t spot is that our telephone men and tree clearance mcn have quite a lot of work.

Six members from our local rreently IlIcnded a Product Service Trliniq prO&fDm on hy­draulic"! &iven . 1 the Tun factory in lI ud\On. Ohio. Five mcchnics were Stan Durant. Ilcrn~ Condes. Ken 8rown, Clarence Bolal and Herb In,ram. I was Inc salh rmmber.

The school was e~ccllcntly laught b)' inilrUC_ 10rs thai were nccplionally inlerestin& and vuy knowledgeable. The usc of cutaways p~c UI the chance to 5« Ihe Dctual construction and OlH'ralions of hydraulic valves. pumps. mOtors • Dnd cylindel$. There wcre several films and ,lide presenlation' that e~plained Ihe operatiOns of hydraulics. We were unanimous in agrceina: thai il was a nne trainin, prOlram on basic hy­draulics and hydraulic mainlenance of equip­ment.

Lct"s protcct our livelihood: Work sa felyl nuy union! Fight obstr\lc t ionist~!

RtCII .ul) FUl lOi'!. 1' .5.

Attention

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Press Secretaries

Beginning with the September

Journal , deadline July 15, 1980,

issue of the

only t w o (2)

photographs will be printed w ith a n artic le co n­

tribu ted by a loca l union for "L ocal Lines."

T hank you for your cooperation.

Jobs

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" Sdorr £ lKlrk tf~ .. · ..... .,. , .... w;., ,lpa., at "' '''!lS10I0. N .l ·. Da. \-\ 111 .... I, I" t ......... ~ ~I ... "I~ 514 M il ... lad LH \1 00d,r latt. to Rob La...:I." p ft l , oIlrKlOf.

Trlr" hone IInt ont n Clarenrt Man .... '""'" and Mon· roe Itou", I .., &h" ..... o n U.c ttl t pho nt Job In Nur .... h, N ." ., for lI . n ~.1.; &: lI1 "COl.

Hydraulic School

SIM"U . , ,~ 11.)4 ...... 1Ic- Sclloo t In Ih,dSOll. O hiO, .... 1 1<> ,I_hi • • t. Ku 8 , ....... SI.'·. \hlhuJ" IT • ..., . '.P~'H. I, lie", 10'1"'_' O" ... "U 8 o la', Btrnle C""dr,. and SIa" \)un"t.

Retirees Honored ; l oca l in Negotiations 1,.l t. 12.5 1, SA UI.T ST1' . JI.1 A R I ~:' J\ II C Il~At

our Icgular meetinG we honored the retirement of one of our mo~t 10YOlI and Out.t,.nding mcm-

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New President

Hr"th~r n .nl"]' r ot.","" "Rill, of Local 1151, Saull s •• , MA.I~, Mkh., ,uml o"~r hI' oftit. 01 pr.~ld~nt 10 Vtt. rruld~nt NI.hare! H. Som~~, .. ho p<t~nu • nll ....... n. pin 10 lho form.r pr~ld.nt.

Mrs of this local union. U .. xher IIenry Petrow. lie was initiattd May 28, 19S2, and ~rved u financial sccretary, ElICCUhvC Board member, and president, as well as temporary business manager and on many commillees. In N ovem, ber, 1919, Brother Olaf Nielsen also retired. AI this lime, local I2S I Clllends Iheir besl wishes for an enjoyable relirement to Ih~ IWO members.

Ne&otiations are in progress for Ihis local. Commillee ~mbers this year arc Pat Wyers, Dave Wyers, and Wayne Il"selinlc. Alternates are Marc Fournier and RiI! Noble. Good Iud, fellows.

The wo,k situol ion was on the downward trend Ihis paSI wimer, wilh a high po:rcenlPge of our members on the Moch. Now with Ihe warm ""eather, "'e are in hopes o f a change in the "'·0. 1c picture.

AI Ihis lime. we wish to Ihank siS ler Locals 498, T raverse Cily: 1232. Alpena; and 692. Ray Cily. Cor keeping several of our memMrs em. ployed fOT Ille 13sllwO years.

I wish 10 remind plI members Ih~1 the COPE Drh'e is on, so buy your 'olunlary COPE cards.

Wn I lAM G. NOBLI!, 1'.5.

Brother Lafleur Retires; Work Scene Very Good

LU, 1253, AUGUSTA, Mt:.-(iood luck :lnd many yeaTS of happiness to Brother ROMTI Lafleur, who reI ired I' ebruary 29 "ftcr 28 years in Local un. Bob spenl aboul 20 years wOllc. ing in T renton, New Jer~y. Local 269 and also .... orked in PenMyl~ania, Tnl$, North Dakota. New Uampshire, and the last few years here in Maine. Bob rlans 10 do some snowmobiling. fishing, and lake c3r., o f a biC ca rden. On B {)h'~ lasl day at worlc ..... e pre· senled him with a Incite cake and a gold walch. We'll miss you, Bob. Enjoy!

We would like 10 Ihank BrOlher J im Casey of Local 490, Do"er, New Hampshire. for having some of our euys .... o'k in his aru. Our prcscnl work situation is look.ing 'cry good. The summer looks profitable ror all.

In OcIOber. 1919. Cives Conslruction. using Commncial Welding as a subcontractor, signed a conrr:tc i for in,lrulllenlalion al Ihe Inlcrna· lion~1 Paper Company in Jay. Maine. T he work involves pulp mill rehabilitation and a new paper machine IO\tallal;on "'ilh o,'er 1.200 instrument loops consist inc of o,'er 3.000 ;n, SlTu~nu. BrOlher. involved in thi!; ""ark are Quentin Smith. Ue.b Spencer. Sy T hibuu. Sid Dupont. Don Morin, Norm Rodrigue. and Orad White. Local I2~J has held some in\lru_ mentation da5SCS which the aboH: Ilrothcrs, among othen. have attended. Some of the other work going on at 11'. consists o f a new supe. calendar, new winders, roll handling, .e. build of No.2 paper machine, and an all.new

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On Jobs

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I - . -( I Bob Winslow .. ands In " unl 01 ,h. pannI .<oun· .. ·.,.,d ~onlrol p~ n. l.

5, n lbnu. r .... B""h , (Coao ..... 'd al W, ldln.l, and Sid D .. pOn. ar. ""'0 .. · .. In fronl of Ih ••• bulld of lbe b.o .. ·n • • od <oatrol p~n.1.

Presentation

I· ... <ld. n. D". ld T.ld • • p,,,.nt, IIrOlhu Rob Laft . ur .. h b II ~old .. .,. .. .. 0tI " " .......... 1 d;u,

control room for NO!i. 1 and ::! p~per m3-chmes.

The National [Iecuic Code cbss has been compleled al AUGu,la and is nOW !>.,mg hcid in Ihe Jay area. AnOlher class will be COndUCled In WoOObnd as soon as the prc~n t Cl,lSS is concluded.

P. "idenl Tri,jer hJ\ !Il'roinrcd a NellOti~ljng Commillee and "'e ",.11 M hC3ding inlO '>CSs.ons shortly.

As " final nole. let us nOI f<)rget our fdlow Americans in h an. He.e .n o\I"jnc, "e $l'C

yellow ribbons "II o'·er the place: on tclephone poles, On lad," coalS, on men's hats. on trees In front of hom", etc. These are m .cnlem· bra,",. of our host3gt"l and will be displayed unlil Iheir 'deasc. God keep Ihcm safe!

JACQlJl.lIf"1l L COl>ILURD, I'.S.

History Repeats Itself

In Locol 1307 • L.U, 1301, SAU SBURV, MD._ In the past hue u~d Ihis art icle as a newslener, keeping everyone updaled on whal was happenin, in our loca l. Th is monlh's is special-.:omider il an editor;a1.

On April II. 1980. Local 1301 Presiden l Oland Mills ,"i,ned from office in an IlmOSI . ilknticil situation which caused the resignation o f his predecessor. Buddy Phillips. some seven yeal"l prior. Orland. like Buddy M fore him, did more than could be expected under the circum· 51ances. You sec. we ha,·c belween 100 and 800 ..... memberJ spread 311 over the Dclm~rva Penin· sula. Our me",belS fed the Ilre~idenl sllould be able to handle " monumenlal lask, such as reprcsenting them, on a pall_time basis. And to . add to the d,lemma, tht)' Ccel as lhou,h the pr"idenl should be able 10 wo,k Cor this Com· pany ci&ht hours a day, do his neccssary paper_ work in the evcninp and on weekendJ. be a~3ilable al all olhfl l imes to answer any ques_ t ions they may have, and receive ,'ery li llIe compo:nsalion for all Ihese duties.

111cre seems to be a small, bUI very loud group thai "'ere not salisfied ",ilh Ihe ,eprtscn- " talion Ihey ""ere gelting from Oland. or ror tllal mailer. I suppose, .11 Ihe officers. In many mailers, you h3"c to look decper than Ihe sur· face. In other words. somelimes thin,\ don't look Iha t eoOO. bUI if you lake Ihe lime 10 look into them more deeply, ~ou will $l'e it is Ihe only way to go for the Mncfil of Ihe group as a ,,·hole.

It is lime to end the tug-of·w3t "'hich has ' been goin, on in our local and all 51art pulling in Ihe same direction before il is 100 late. As Ihe song says, "United we siand. divided we fall and if OUr backs should e,'er be againsl the wall, we'll M togelher." Well, look around, lImthers and Sisters. Our backs ~re againSI the wall so let's get logether and wo.k 3.\ a team, We"'e ,ot a giant OUI there, so let's M like O!l,·id. We can fight il and, if we 3re togelher, we nn win.

It's 100 laIc 10 help Buddy or Oland. bu t .. dOn'1 let it happCn again. You have already had two very dedicated men fall by Ihe wayside. And anyone from any olher local readinl this. uk., hetd-this someday could be your story.

I sincerely hope the JOllnltJl will prinl Ihi!; in ils entirelY, because it was truly wr;lIen rrom Ihe heart.

Until nc~t lime : WOT k ""ion. be union, and . be togelher.

E, D. SPAns, F .S.

Local 1340 Holds Its Annual Banquet

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LU, 13-10, NEW I'OM1' NEWS, VA._ Las l . monlh Local 1340 held ;ts annual banquet. II has Ix-en 31 years sinee we fiT"it siened Ihe ( charter in 1943. Th., local has come a long way since Ihtn. Our terrilory has not ,rown 100 much in sile, bUI our manpower has increased.

We hne added 1"'0 more COntraclS to Ihe local. In 1969. wc slarted a ma;nlen:tneC con Imel willi the M;o"ernmenl at NASA. It began wilh jusl ele~tricians. It nOW includes every crorl ~ )'ou can thinks of, consisting of about ISO m~n and womrn. JUSt recenlly " 'e add~d anolher; t Ille Z,nsco " 'orkeTS arc al'lO MinI reprcscnled by 1340.

Needlrss 10 uY ... ·c have upuded beyond JUSt an electrical union. The word "union" means 10 come IOllelher as o ne. and this is whal we d,d v.hcn we combined different crafls inlo one local.

Fifty men signed Ihe original charter. Earl Bozark is Ille only surviving charter n>ember. Although ;nacl;' ·e. he is slill in good standrng, ,

Three Generations

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bUI rtl ire.1 In Iht mainlen.ln,e "".:lion. Junmy G rubhJ ·U\ hilt<l JJnuar), I. 1 ~69, ",hi~h malto. him Ihe Ii"t member in Ihe n •. ,nltn.'nce con·

". II is no '''(In''tr "'e h~d 10 Jet Iht Ch.lmbel. lain 1I0iti for Ihe b~nQutl. \\ nh all Ihe\(' I'COplt. the~ Iklinuel~ n«Je" .I IJrJEe ."U.

~ b'er)'one h.I'" a J:.e~t lime e ,hng ..... lncin~. an" just enJOyinll the frllo""h,l'. f he .-u'nm,uee d," 3 line job of pulling lhe b.,nquet l{l~(lhrr.

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New Contrect, New l inemen, "New Plant Work for loce l 1347

1 .1'. lJ.n, U .... C I:"OoNA II. 01110 ·(h er 1.600 mcmbe.) nf I ",",~ I I '·n .. m~ f,or Ihe Cincinnal,

- GJ5und 1 1e~lIic Comp,HlY ~n,llhe l 'nion l ight, II ta!, an" 1'"",..., Coml'any (If " enlUdy.

In July, 1979. the mcmhcl,hil' I ~tilit<.l J new conl, ac t and ~"nl C\1 a ,ul ~ e. 'lot ,ince 1967 lfa, Ihe loe;" bten on ~lIl k e.

A, of s.rl'tember, 1979, GCtllJ,:l' \bile has fi lled Ihe jub of pr(j" dcnl. and ~, of MJII;h. 19110, Robert Ibuck, Ihe job of hl"lnC\5 man· Iler. They ""II St"ne IInlil Ihe ne~1 election.

::t T rJinHlJ,: Clt"'S will '>OOn ~Iall fUI fUlure line. men .... hi~h mean\ mort """"1 joh. an,l n.o.c "''''''' help fOI Ihe line Cle"',.

\\ hlle union bui lden a.e con'llu"ing Ihe ,"t.mmer "u~le~. Pu .... er l'l.lnl in \lo'\Co .... Ohiu, Ihe fulule luu~\ good fOI m",e ."'''''' iotJ.- fOI I hi~ In.:a l

II "' oul" be Dpprcd~lctl if Ihe Drolhers li nd Si\lr~ of lh.\ line loc~J ",,,nI.l tI.op me a line.

" r;-lo Ihc bU'IIIh\ office .... ilh ne .... ~. l'iCIUIM. an.J namcs Ihey "'oulJ It ke 10 'oCe in Ihe } ouma/. Lei me ~no ... aboul il.

R"'\M O~D" IlRn\l l aM..,>I. 1'.5.

Brether Conner Named ' Pro of th e Year' I .. L. 13.59, (I IIC,\ GO, III . Our cunglatulOi' Ilon\ \<! J"n Conner o f Hidl:lclilml SI.IIlOn .... hu .... as ~c1e~I~" :1, " 1'10 of Ihe YC:II." T his is a COniC\! :11111"111 [lie 16 I:Ic n cr~ t i n lt \ tnli ')n§ of Ihe

··\ ·.d',on S}·,lcm in which :. I'e , .on i~ choscn as " " ro Of '111C Month" for w ille o\lt \ I ~ ndil1 g aC I perfo rmed while in the tO IIl.'>C of Iheir tI~ily wOII: . JIm, in this instance, I' re " ~ 'llcd the loss of

Pro of the Year

Jamu W. Connt . . .. nit o ... . al" • • , Common .... "h F.<I" ... CotnpanJ's Nidll;<rla .. d e.II .... II ... SI.U" .. . an d .... be. of L"""I 1.15". Chin"", III., .. ~ ... d f.o. ,*f, . p<ODd.,. 3cu pll III, ... ~.d u .Uflult p . .. . cl.lml ... hi. lb. Compa .. )·~ " P.o of ' ht Vur' •• "'" OI.i.m,.n J . m6 J. O 'C"".or, l~fI, .. IIlIt Co.· IItt'S nomlnalO •• slim URI"",, G,n ••• Wall, ... Oftd f,,,m . I.hl. lind Eu.,a lh. 'Ice P .. ~Id ... ' 8)."" l.rt. , Ixh l, look tla.

St"n ice [0 Edison CU~IOll1e~ when he detected t.ouble on an m·c . lo~ tle " Ifan,mi'sion line and h i~ d fom brought t hj~ ploblem under control. Aflc r beinK picked as " 1'10 Of T he ~l onth." he "' . I~ Ihen chosen flom mJny olher fclIo w emplo)ee, and ghen Ihe l'l!c o f " I'ro Of Ihe Yea," and olher ~"'J l ds. AI\(). I •• ~ SI~lion h.,'" Ihtir o"' n Fred Kohlm~n ch<l'o('n ~~ ""'10 Of lhe \lnn lh" for hi~ clfoll' in I<l<:Jlin. Ihe l'au'>C Ilf Un' l 19\ [lil'pin~ 0111 ",hen.lll ",Iem, "'efe N~(I." Il i§ ~I~rlne" fountl the problem. and "oce bcinR rttlif1ed. Ihe I"" of Un .. III h~~ ","en min.mued. To oolh of IhC"-C gentlemen. I o>:al l .l~1I t\len<.l~ ih tORJfJlu!ali"ns..

\\hcn "'e liN bcpn our ,./lkln in Ibe }"""Mf. "'e lelOl'd in (tn accidenl\. "'hi~h ... e fcll "'ouM makc oUr menl","" all'rt a\ 10 ",hal ~nu'" hal'r>en if lhey conlinuetl 10 "'olk in an un,afe m~nne •. Thi. 1'."1 ~ea ..... e nr>el~n"ed 10 1(I,I'lime accid.nI, ... ·h"h ('(luld ha.e rc<iulted in :I falaltly to onl' of OUI mrmbcr.; Ihi, .... 0'0.1 "f~I.,ltl~" ,hO()Jil mJ~C u. crin~c. for if' end fe ult me.ln~ a 10" of 'IOmeon. in Ihe fJmily a .... Id. mom. '''leI. or I.>rolhcr· -anJ ",hd ~an e<lmfOiI IlIo'e Ihal mouln~ ""rely not Ihe ,'<101-l'.onY. fnr all [hcy do i, ",hi ~ ~~c:m<')' in Ih~, tuh ~1~'"ficJ[ion and ;'noll\el I'el'on lill\ )·Oll. pi:tce. 1I U1 ..... ho liII. lhe pluce you Idl I\~hind in }'OUI f:muly? If }'Oll IM'C he,n [he ""I.lIner, thrir ~1I'lcnJnce j, ~onc; Iheir Icli.met nn )'.,,, h:l\ been :lbUflCd I1<:C.'1I ,nmcnn( f.IMd 10 Ihin~ •. Ifely.

We CJn hone.I!) 'late Ih~1 o\er 99 f'C'l<enl of ,(,i.Jent. Jrc cau,ed Ihrou~h m.'llenli\ene, and ,uml'lacenc~ and j,.s only h)' Ihe ~race nf God IIiJI "'e <lhln'l "'ind up a f~blily. Wc jU~1 can'[ kl Ul' on our ,Je,ire 10 "[h,"~ , .• fel)· an" ",o:~ '~fcly." 1 he Company ean·l. I e.,n·l. "nd }'our f~nlil~' can'l male )'ou ... ".~ ~,fcly if ~'"u ~hoo,c n,,[ 10. \ \ hen you ""oll; ~~reln'h, Iht" h~nJ· "'''Iinl: j\ on lhe \",11; an .,,~i,lrnl. ~nd .... iII i[ "'" J faIJIII'~ Ac.·"knl, h.nc hc:rn OI""nlinll: .... {In·' ~"n pic<lcC" 10 do 'OUI 'n~ 1>0.'.1 In LeeI' ~n 3~,·,tlenl from ,hoTl~il~uilin~ )our Itrc~

I he f"lIo"in~ '·l'f'\(.'" hon. Gud", Wo." I'":' " Ihi, "'~y. " Li.e j,,)ful1), "',Ih the ",fe .... hnOl Ihull Ime'l ~II the dJ~' of Ih~ I,fe "f Ihy '.'nil~ "hi.h lie h." gj'cn Ihe,· uodn Ihe 'un .,11 thy ,I.", "f Ih' \~nil'·. f". Ih.,l i, Ih~' ronj,," jn Ihi' life :lIld in thy I~t-o." "'hidl Ih"" I ,L~lh undcr Ihe .. un. \ \ h .• I''''''(1 Ihy h~n(! timkth '" .I". tlu ,I ... ith th~ n,,~hl. j,,. [I,,"c " no ... ",k. nor tic, icc. 00. l;.oo"' led~C". I1nr ,,;,"om in [he p'ra\c .... hilhe. Ihou ~,)C,! " r~dC",i~'lc~ II, \'el,eo 9 .10" 10. I hew ",,1,1, u( \\i"h'I1' f.1I \1" 1"'" :Iny "I fcty "I[i.:l,·, ... c ,'.,11 "liIC. \\ "n't yu" ,akc .he lime 10 Ol'~n )·UIl. II Jhle .. n.! J ..... ell l'l lOn Ihc'c wOl<I. of lIlith. '1 hey , .. n he )"'" ~lIi d clinc to a fruilful life lind I'crho l" ;' '''111-fl ;lll ~ pen,ion.

Our bes t wishes arc ntendc,1 LO Iby I{ eynold) of I i,k Stalion. May )·ou have all Ihe lidl

bless ings o f relircment . Also. ge t well wishes ale ulcnded 10 Ron Adkins, of Cr~wford SI~­l io n, who is rttoveling from a heart a!lllcl: .

There a re few. if any. jobs in which abIlity alone is sufficient. Needed also are Joyal ly. ~in celily. enthusiasm. and coopcralion. Many co'pora[ions are seeking lhis Iype of individual, bUI rca lly do nOlhing :lboUI looking among Iheir own lisl o f empJoycM. Whal Ihey ale roo~ing for r. 3 " )ts man" an'" "' e hne plenty of lh~. WhM "'·c n«d lod ay i~ the man who will Jay .,ide his own pcr~ona l g:lin and Sland ..... ilh lhe minorily on K.IICS hc and hl$ fellow man be· lie.e in and h~ " e Ihe "guls" 10 see Ihese ;,,§un Ihroup--c051 wh~1 il may. This ind illdua l CJn 'JY hi, head on hi~ pillo ... · a[ night and .fecp "~e II bJby, ·cau'W.' hi' conscience tloc~ n 'l a ... ~ ~cn him in Ihe middle of Ihe night. aC~II"inli him of btllayinll hi' God, his counlry, and hi\ fellow mJn.

Scribe Rube!> Recuperating; Proposals Sent to Member!>

1 .11. 067, CIlICA(;O. n .I..- While ""l illOlI Ihi, :I ll icit for Ihe July is'li ue of Ihe mrw }m m wl. I am ~t home 'KUperaling from m~jor 'UIIICTY· I had an /lecidenl 31 work and lhe lOl u ry rc<;ulted in a Cf\l~he " disc" in my nK k I ",ani 10 lake [he linle no'" 10 exl'r .... s my t h~n~'

10 "II my hien"', from r diwn for Iheir hO!>pi!.l1 '''itt. lheir nil,. an'" Ihe many eards for ,. 'f'C'(d)' 1(CO'er. Than~'. JU)·'\. 1 ~incelcly :l1'I'le­"'3Ie )'OUI concern

AI the MJI,h 19 r ,ecuti.e Roor.J mcellnll. Ihlee ne .... membel) \\cre pre'>Cnled 10 Ihe ""~"I for acceptance inlO I neal 1167; .... elcome. I 'rne<ol "iJnlhel. ulilily helpCl; \1 .~hacl Oohoney. jJni-10/. ~n<.l II elbell I o,,"e, Jr., uno.lelground helper.

l he lel'ulJ, mUlln!!. o f '-oeal 1367 "'a!i held ('n AplII 9 al lhe 1I 111"de Holidav Inn Ind 1',e-i.Jenl Allen 'oun~ presenled I'lol'O'oJh ... hkh Ihe l."nion Jlnd Comp;ln), 3IUted 10 ~no.l Ihe m.m~n 10 'o[e on by mail 1»1101. T he 1'",,,,,,,,,1_ ale 10<1 nllmerou, 10 prcstnt. '10 I ""II hi~hli~h[ Ihe mJm i""l'S; "" llltS S~ 96 an.J under, ~2 ccnK S~.91·<6 J1.1. ~9 eenl,; 'j6 11~· H.M, 66 Ctnl'; S1.U,·SII.4"\ . 71 cc n[~; SII.4'­W.H. 8..\ celli,. S9.:H·SI0 '0. 81 ccn l~; SlO. ll ~IO.1I9. 'j1.01. Jnd ~ II .OO and o~er. S1.I17.

Inaea<.e mcdicl i ll('rCen l ~lle from 80 percenl ! 20 j>("ltcnt [0 H~ pcI"tnl I ~ pCrcCIII; dcnl~1 (10m ~O percenl ~o ptrceRl [0 70 pertenl' 10 I>rICe"" ~IOUp II f" m\UllnCe (gl(t) from S2.Ol'K) III Sl.000. rna " mum. meal money jne.east'! flom $ UO 10 $4.25; nighl premium~ from 40 cenlS 10 ~O Cen[~; reasonablc lime off 115 re<j lliled in c:.o;e o f death ' 0 indu"'e son_in_IuYl' IInJ tI.I,,~h[er·in·law, an.J contract 10 be relroacti,·c 10 \IMch I, 1980. in"e3d o( Al'ril.

("ongl~1U13[jOn\ to Ihe fol1",. in11 celehr~ l inlI. UlmpJny ~nni'cI"aric\; \\ilh )5 )"t3r5. Alllhnny I ~Inanlia. 'loc kman, j uly ::n. 1945; 30 yea'\. I d", .,Id 1'lu17. huilding I(pairman. July 5, 111'1). In.J Juha 1)''''lla. jJnilnr. Chicago " o' lh, J uly :..\. 19~O; :~ leal". Cb.ence Kruc~et, "'nn,* ,,. ... kman. j uly :\ I II~\ and John H,bhy, ".tlh,· .• d clew leader. July I ~, 1955.

'1 Ill' le~ul~r Illeelinll of l ocal 1' 61 ... ill bt hdJ un Wtdn ...... ~y. Jul~ 9. ill Ih. II llhi"'e 1I "ItJ.,~ Inn 31 'UK) I'm. Shll'" }our SUl'f'Ort h~ h<.·m~ '" ""(nJ.,,,,·c. 1 he I \ c~,,[he noa,d metl· in~ .,1 ::: \\ "1 Ad.llI1\ ... iII be held on Ju l~ 2J, "t.OI[inll .,[ 7:00 11.111

In ~crl'inlt ... ilh Ihe 'I'i.i[ o f the Fourth of J,,1)', il i, ullly ~l'rlol'.i,'tc I" .-lose [hiS mUn[h', atli.le ... ilh [h i, IhoUllh!. " " I" h of the 10rnOI· 10'" "f Ameli~J le,l\ In the h~n"s of whal we ,I" 1",I.,y." I C[\ .... (" ~ [o~elhrr fo r On e. en Il, ca le> fu tu. e for Ameri,a. Also, take Ih~ t imc III remind Ihe ki" ~ or Ihe hanrds of lircwork ~; l'l c:, ~c d li, ,, c;" cfully nnd you'll be sure 10 lliwe I' ~,Ifc and happy holhb y.

RICU RUIIAS. 1'.5.

July, 1980 I 5S

Retirem ent Party

SIIf'''R a re I.n IbtU, J" hn lI eu .. ·tf, and Bill '1IIIt~h,.

Nominotions of Officers Held; l ocal Negotiates with lIlCO Lli. \381 , IIICKS\' 111 t:, N.Y.-In accord~nce with Anicle I II of the local union byla .. s, nOminalion of offic('ls took place al our b~1 gen~rJI nl .. m~flihi" meelmg.

T he offices 10 be filled for a Ihree-year lerm a.e those of "r .. ~ident. ',ce pre~ldenl .• ecordm, secretary. trcasu'er, bu~ineS5 manJger·tinancial secrelary. The Execu[l'e Board shall consisl of one mem~r from Nassau at I.a.g .. : Ihr« mem· bers from Hicksville: one member from SuITolk al large; one mem~r from Brentwood; and one member from Mineol3.

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Each cJndidale must ~ a mem~r of Loc~1 1381 in continuous good SIJnding fOT 31 leaM IWO years imm~d,alcly pr ior to nomination. II ~ or she must also ha"e attended J1 le~st one.half of the regubr mCCI;nltS of the local union for Ihe 12·momh IlCriod immediately plecedin; nominalion~.

On April n. Ihe main Nl'goliatinlt Committee of l.oc:Il 1J81 held their inilial meeting with Ll I.CO. On April 30, the main committee will begin to pre~nl il~ pro]'lOsals 10 Ihe Company. The commiucc will mJ~e every eITort 10 reach a reasonable condus,on to the ne&OIi~tion~ by July I. 1980.

The winnel< of Ihc ~OISO Cluh .... ere I ,ynda Burton. Customer Rel.llions; Bob DeI.lncy. Cus· lomer RdJlion~: and lim Oiwn. ReJI 1 'llItl' and ROW Keep u" Ihe ,uppon of Ihe club '

Oon't forgel Augu~t IS. 16. and 11. The IHI.W Sof\h;J1l Tnllrn;Jmcnt .. ill he held righl here on the JsI~nd.

Unul ne~1 month. AI.II(RT F.. SrLn~nICII , I'.S.

Mourned

Ru~in~s.s 'bn •• u I.n ul. K."mm~.1 1< mOllrnO'd b, 1I1~ mrmM .. DI Lo­cal I~Ol. Plu;.b"OI • • Pa.

l ocal Mourns Sudden Death Of Business Manager Krummert

L.V. I;${I!. PllTSBURGlI , PA.~The local mourns Ihe dealh of lI usinCl;s ~l3nagl'r Louis G . Krummer!. who died suddenly on his way home from wort a few days before Easter.

Louis started work with Ihe Sled City l'Ieclric Comp3ny~the pr~nl Midland Ross Corp.--40 years 3g0. DUrmg Ihn<e years he spenl many serving Ihe IlXal as business manager. Even Dfler he was oul of office for a shOll term, he was "oled in by popular demand.

He was an ardenl fighler for an adequllie p¢nsion for each union member; he made su.e Ihal " 'e Ihoroughly enjoyed I'Very banquel, "icnic. and every fUnclion voted o n by the com. mllice. II is ironic Ihat, in Ihe end, having ~en concerned aboul nil Ihe members, he died before sigmng the necessary pallCr~ which would have entilled his heirs 10 the re1ire~$ benetilS.

Brother Krummert is surd"ed by his lo-cly ... ife. Helen, ''''0 sons and Ihe;r children. 8 i1l r .ench and Our.r. SchwJrtl. SoCrv .. d as pallbearers 31 his funcr~1. Many members from manJl>e­men[, as " '1'11 as union mem~rs. 3nended funeral se.vice<; 31 Ihe church and Ih .. cemelery. WI' u[cnd our condoknees 10 his (amily.

\ \ .. also ulend condolcnces 10 Charles 8oo~5er. "'hl»C molher, II union member for many years. died_ We "e.e also saddened by Ihe ,udden den[h of I l3rry Gmies of the Tool and O,e [kpartmenl, Too. "'1' mourn [he death of a former union n.ember. Lce lIoofn3gle .... ho died on Florida.

II is eonlrJct lime al>Jin [hope negotialions will .. ork OUI SJII~fJctofily. God "ilIlng, ,ood "'aGes ... 111 resuit, G. 5halugJ "III tell you all aboul 11 In Ihe ne~1 iuue.

I ~~Iend n big "hello" to all my former fricnd~ and union members. I 10"e retiremenl.

SHPIUl'<tA BA~$tlO"St.:l, FORM. I' .S.

25-Year Record -

CO"'I'I~I~ t.OOIP of I~t S,-sl~'" M~lrr Shop, Co ... - L __ " 'ulth .:.11", .. Co .. pany, T .... h C"lu, M.y. ........ , III. Til" • • Ollp M I,o.,al lUI , \b,· .. ood. I ll., _~_ ....... ~_ .. h 15 , ....... .. II_I " Jo)t-Il ... ~

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__ '" !he o.I~ln. 1 S, ..... M~I~. Shop s l.rr. c:::ua...oa..r:aI.lt Edl_ Co",,,,,ny, Tuh C.nl~" ~,",:t·woad, I lL Ld, 10 .It bl .,~ W. llrr Wojcl~n"k , SIr ....... ....,.. 1'10)-0 lkhllltL, WHlI"", ~1~Culla, ... r.ltk J . O·Bo, I~. Ita", ...... t .... . sah" ( ba l"nan Bill J B •• ton .... ~Isor 1icJlfJ' C , lk_kl t, •• d . 10 .... . .... ·atd flnnk o. ... :tIO, r

Members Work 25 Years Without l ost-Time Accident l.U. loU l, MAYWOO~. IU .. -The members o f our 'lXal "ho 5tall Commonweallh Edison Company's Sy""m Meier Shop rec .. nlly achieved the milCl;lone o f work in, 25 years withoul a lost·time .ccident. This tremendous achievement .enl'CIS the professional ism and .. dedicalion Ihal h"e been a trademark of Ihis Wott group for many years. O~er the laSt several monlhs. a si,nificant

number of our members have decided Ihat 1980 is Ihl' year Ihal w,lI mark Ihe be,innin, of 11 n .. w li{eslyle for them as retirees. Some of Ihese members lire lIarold Sloldl, leon Nack, Ed Pitt. Pell't Ketschek, N~d Calderone, Ray Wenl­land. Steve Schuda. Frank Novak. WilbUr"" Knaak. and George Mosier. We wish all of you many years of ha"pine» and fulfillmenl .

During Ihe first IWO quaTlers of 1980. our " 'orklo,d shows a restrleled growlh. UopefullY' r I'(onomic conditions will improvl' suffieienlly du.ing the final Iwo quaTlers to allow at Ieasl a modemte improvement o f Ihe electlle ulilily industry.

To" MUTIN. 8,M.

Secretary of labor Marshall At locol 1470 Meeting I .. U, l.nO, KEARNY, NJ.~U.s. s..crel3ry of labor Ray ~brshJII 3nd local 1410 Presldenl AI V. Cerino eachanged ,reelingS and .ieWi during an un"recedented meeling at the union's' hudquuters on \lay 16. Of p.lrticular '"teresl and discus<ion "ere the successful tITolls by Presidenl Cerino 10 rC\'erse Ihe dechne in I'm_ "Ioymenl in [he Kearny Works and Clark Planl of the WeSlern Electric Company durin, Ihe period of 1915 to 1911.

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New Jersey State AFL·CIO Presidenl ehalles Marciante said Ihal Cerino's immediate action r­IO save Kearny "'oided a fale similar 10 Ihe byolls declared by the announcement of Ihe Ford MOIOI Company's closing of Iheir Mahwah ' Plant. ,

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At Union Headquarters

• " . -u.s. SKUI ... t of 1._ Ib, ' I ... /lall , ••• klod 1>1

,"",id.n l AI \ '. C •• lno al lb .... Ion h.adq ..... ~ 01 1.0 .. 1 I·n., ... . . nJ . N J .

T.n,un, Hob HI~ ... lind Rrco. dl .. , S ....... I •• ' Do" " tim }<>III 1 .• 1>0, !ote.tll"t Ma, Mar)h.1I ... d l· r~l· droll AI C.rlno lor ••• k l .. ... i. rron l "'Ihr hxal'~ stln.

N . .. J ..... , Sial. Afrl.·CIO l'I •• rd, .. ! eh,," .. ~brd.n l ... Lahnr S .. r •• la., M.) \I ... b~n. and

• Prr.ldcnl AI C ... lno ".'P hnd .• I .. " s~o" 01 ... li·

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darl l, In Ihr n.II"n'~ Ii, h! u~ln ' ! "n. ml't .. ) .... nl .nd , .. u •• I<l n u .... d bJ Inl"'Un ...

• R.pr"i-<OI 'alh. \ \1111 .. fl ..... aM P, •• ld .. n, AI C .... o .. r •• 11 ....... fI~ s....,or h,hl •. rUI., . al • ':0_ ._1 .. .....,. for wd .l •• )oII' and 10,11 •• "1"' .... 1.

SecrClary of I abor Ray Manhall ",';lS pre· sented .... nh 1I sped~l 1470 Jou,nJI OUll,ning Cerino's pro,r~m for It~il~ll1ing the Io.: e3,ny .nd Cbrl;: p,odu~lion oUllook.

The meelinll "'I IInion ht;rJquarce •• lias fol· lOlled by a lour or the mode,niled Ke~rny Energy Systenl5 building. lalcr in Ihe arternoon.

• graciously conductcd by Kealny " bnt M;rnagc. Ron lIuuelfield DnJ L~bor Reblitlrls MarlJllcr Andy O;r .. is. SecrClnry of l abor Mal'hall "'JI 'i~ibly imp,C'\sed by Ihe Kcarny 'f~eptjon and Ihe IIrQ<luclion fJd,lifs. Nt .... JCI'cy'l DepulY Comlllis~ione r or I ubor and h llh'luy, Joan Wis kow~ki, shMcd Lhe enlhu<iaSnl or Ih~ entire

.. group liS tcstimony 10 our slog.l n IhnL "Kc.lrny 1-' Alivc and Well."

Most o f the membership will be cnjoyinlO Ihe

summer "acnlion period durin!; July, and hope­fully. an enjoyable und rest(ul one (or all the members and Iheir famil ies. The loelll union eieclions should be hislory by Ihe lime you read Ihis. ~nd negoliations for Ihe new contraCI are under way.

A speci31 lelephone message num~t for news on rlegoti3tion! should be in ser~ice by Ihe lime Ihis itcm is printed. Check your unton buliClin boards for the number upon return from vaea. lion if you don't have the numbcr,

A, 1I result of Ihe "3calion ihuldown in Kelrny. our July and August reaular member_ ~hip mcetings hlve been "'.!ivcd. Our nClI \Chcduled fCJul;lr membership mCt'ting will be Au,un 19. 1980. 1I0wc\Cr, il i~ clpccled thai there .ery well may be special mcmbersl'lIp mecting(s) berorc Ihe-n on the new conlr;lel Any mee-tinp Ihal .. ill be sehcdule-d will be announccd and publieued in advance.

The mode-rnilllotion program continues and ",Jny of us. upon rcturning 10 wOll;:, might lind ou,)e1\'o in new .... 011;: area,. spacious. clean and. in m~ny ca$('~, lIir conditioncd.

Union hC3dlluarters will continue oper:llions on a summer schedule since Newark Gateway II and Conncclron will be working and our negotiations wilt conlinue into August,

So. enjoy your "lIc3tion and if you hllVe timc. come on down to )'IIUr union oflice and .·i5;t us.

Dol' ZUn', I' ')

Strike Against AmTote Ends, Negotiations Begin L.ll. 150 1. RAL·II \10MI-:. \l1l.-T ... ehe da)', after "'I' ",aIled off Ihe job 31 I\mem:Jn Totali. sator Company in a ",age dispute Ihat cripplcd (for:l period o r lime) racinl !hrOLllLhou! North I\melica. slriking I oeal I~OI Il'Chnlci.ln~ reached ;1 Ihree·ycar lenl .II"-e agrcemcnt "',Ih Ihe TO"' IDn. ,\hryland. Office I\mTole Company.

Afler dJY·3nd·night ncgOliJ!ion,. which N. gan T hursday. M ,lr~h 6. 19110, wn II-man I .e· (uli~e Boa,d of l.oc~1 1~01 re"ehcd tcntJlivc ,,,~onl ... ith I\mTole, I\ hhough delJil~ of !he conlraCI ... ill nOl be rc!ca~ed publicly unlll Lhc mcrnberlohip '-OLes. I .. chnil'i .• n, ""II return 10 ,",ork lod~y at appromn31cly 40 !f3c1.5 In Lhe (Ol,nlry. CanadJ. and \Ie.ico ... here pidet line\ hJ'e been up ~'nce I\IJr~h I. 19~0, I\flet lhe ....!Ikout beg.1n lhJI dJ)". no I.!I),,5 "'cle held unhl i\b,ch 6 "'hen r edcrJI Mediator Oon.lld Ilrod<ky brou~ht union and m:lnJlLemCnl 10' Reiher. Alone poim. rJ",ing at ~Jriou, thorough· brcd. harnc"is. and 'IUMIU horse u.ld~ was shul do .... n al IS 10c .• I,on. "'here non r!c"fi~JI

T eletrack Operations

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... orl;:er$ from olher unron~ suppo,,!'d pickel linel 3nd Icfu:scd to .... orl;:. J ,m Willi.mlS. na· titln~l r!'p,e)tnt,lIi't of Ihe Fcder~l Medlalion licr .. ict. said, '"Ii ,,;r~ 1I ".ry. ,-cry d,fficult Krin of ne$0Ii3Iion'" 1I00h sid .... mov.J from Iheir rc~pec!i'e pO~rtl0n~ on T uesd.IY. i\I.Hch 11. ... hKh siRnalcd Ihe seulement:'

Now lh:rl .... e h,,,c a Icnt,,",-c ~j!:rcemem .. ilh Am rote Comp.,ny ..... c ha"e to negol,ate ~ con· Iract for our l'lf'lrdck openllon5 which co'~rf the Ohio LOllcry. N,'w J ~r\('y Loue,y. New York Off T rad. lIeuin/! :lIId Connccliclil Ofr Tmd Deu'na. and Telclrnck, Ihe nc"c.t OpNJlion.

Our Ii,sl ~'$ion "';Ih the Comro:rny negOlia . lion~ m re!:.Hd 10 Ihi, conlf;lCl was ,'c.y cord,~1 ~nd "I' e'cn ,csoh'cd some issues e.en though

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Address CHANGED? Brolhers and Sisters, we want you 10 have your JOURNAL! When you have a change 01 ad­dress, please let us know. Be sure to in­clude your old address and please don't forgel to liII in L U. and Card No. This information will be helpful in checking and keeping our rec­ords straight.

" you ha~e changed local unions, we must ha~e numbers or both.

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Milil Ta· CirculatiDn Department International BrotherhoDd 01 Elet trical Workers 1125 15t~ Street, M.W., Washingtoft. D. C. 20005 L ______________________________________ _

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Negotiating Committee

A r, ~. Ihe 11-'''1 . .. ,h •• aln) 1 Anot . lna TOlall"",o. Com p."I , ... ultmtn l .... 1 .nthtd .. hh Amulua ToI.lb.,or S),>I"'., '-1..- rom.luH pklu",d he.e ..... IIM~.no M ...... ~. 01_ C.,~n. . .... , ... , ... 1I.00Mn 1,_" Sutrl_. R k hrd 7Jtk"I . ... ,. JI. Sc-~ .. IIt., TIl_a. I . Ro~. ' ""., . n" T _1 0.5.) 1 ....

the conlrnct (/ot~ not e~pire until June I, 1980 (the lirst meeting was held April 11, 1980). AmTOle Company should ,ake 50me notes. Aftu we ge, this straightened out-on to West­ern Tote. Canada, 10 5('1I1e their contract.

DION' F. Gum.tll, B. M._I'uJ.

'Scoop' Was Right Again , Sa ys local 1505 Scribe

I •. V. 150S, WA1.TlI AM, MASS.-I wmctlmn wonder "'hat the 'lIllie of our nation would IOO3y be had 'he Am('lican ekclor-lIe followed the Iud of \laSS3chu5('1l1 in 1916. Senator lIenry "Scoop" hck50n would ha>'e become I' rnident Jnckson.

What in~pir" this wonder i, anolher demon­sHalion of hclson's acumen. In 1956. he wrOle for a St~tllc new.paper an article in whkh he slal('d, "T he SoviCI Union has p:l\('d the Wcets of Knbul, the cap;I~1 of Afgh~n;st3n, and won another salellitc." No mnn ever so n('curHlely predicted a political de.dopm('nt 50 f:ir in Idvance.

Y('I, dt'Sp;le his undeniably OUI,tandin, .etord in Con,rcss on labor, rnergy. human lilhts, Jackson was singu13rly unable to all,act liberal sUPPQrt . T hey eould not ~mbmce him becau~e of hi, unaba~hed na tionalbm, hi, reserva tions about delenCe, and his advocacy of Slronl securily.

Jpekson Ilso never apologized for bein, American, nor 5('3rchrd for reaoon! 10 blame America for Ihe mi~l~eds of others. l lis allilude was r('!larded as quaint in those circlt'S where palriol,.m and parochialism are Ir('aled as synonyms, In such rhtist circlt'S. oophi~licalion is demonmated by IInal)'7.ing all world evenls in such n way liS 10 m:\Kim'lC Ameriean luih. Elitists are forever 8~si8ning us new thinlls to be ,uilly abou t. Our blest crime is the shah, whom. JI is claimed. we had Ihe indtc('ncy 10 uppon. Why. the rlilisl ~ w~ll. d,lI we do such II IhlM&~

I have no intention of dd('nding Ihe shah ~nd also none of apologi1in& for our support of him. lie was II brUle who rulcd a barbarian socicly in lhe brutish w~y il had b«n ruled IhrOU!lh most of il5 long hiSlOry. As a brute. he was probably more enliahlcned Ihan mOSI of his predtct'Ssors.

T hi. enlighlenmenl was tlclllon~trat~d by a land rdorm pro,ram ""hieh Iransf('nrd millions of acrt'S from t~ crown and cierI)' to the pen;r.nlS; by a campaign to secure equll ri&htl fOl women previously reprd('d merely u chattrb: by no educational ploltram which in_ c re~'ell lilcracy; by a program of eeonomic and technical modernization thnt brou8hl nuclcar rca('loTS, st('el mills. and rclinuic5 to Iran; by the ('rellion of :a husc' middle clau; and by the

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dispersion th roulh Ihe un ,veTS'C,t'S of Ihe world of hundrrds of thouunds of iranian stud('nLl (mlny of them women).

Still . he WaJ • brUle of the kind found in power in roushly 15 percenl o f Ihe wo rld's nalions. T he elitlslS profess horror at the thought o f supPQflin, such II dt'SPQt inslead of Hlec:ling a nicer brute. For my parc, J would wan t 10 ~ the oth('r bru,e first. (He mig,ht be a Communist and Ihry Ire the worst kind of brUIt'S). Bnidt'S, the shah was pm-American and ani i-Russian Ind I have a soft Spal for Iha t kind of brutr. The olher kmd is really :l.wful. Look a t Pol Pol.

Now. of course, ,he shah i5 out and he has been replaced hy an .nt i-American n.U I. Elili~IS tell me that nUIS are bellcr lhan brules, bUI I'm not so slire. I h;' H heard Ihat Iran is comin, apart at I~ scam~, Beforr I apologiu for my country supporlml I brute ""ho broug,ht han mto Ih(' 20lh crhlury. I "'ani to find out whit happens ",h('n Ihe niliS talc it bacl to the Illh.

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Scribe Reports on 44th Masters Golf Tournament

I..U_ 1579, AUGV~'TA, GA..-Again I submit my annual report from our Garden CIlY (Aulu§ia, Georli;r.) on this the 44th Masters Got! Tournamrnl held a t thr AUlu~la National CourH April 10 thrOulh April 1l of this ye:l.r. lIy the l ime of chis publication, this tournament will be history; howeYer, a few commenlS on Seycriano Ballcslcrof line victoT}l with a 275 HCm appropriatr. On Sunday, April 13, the

youn, Spaniud hi d I II on the froni ninc I nd was 16 under par and needed only I ]5 011 the back nine 10 equal Nicklaus I nd Floyd's record • o f 271 , but alonl clme chaos. H e bol ied 101 Ue double bo,ied 12 and bol ied I), makinlthe reeord no IOflge r a poS1ibi lily, but Dallu teros pulled h imself lo,e ther with D bird ie on 15 Ind pa rred in for his 275 makinl him the victor Ind the younlt'S\ Masler's Champion in this prestiaious evellt .

Ahhouah lhe 10Urnamrni lacked Ihe drama of the lut few yt':l.rs, therc were mlny momenc, of ruilclI\('nt and suspen'IC. Palmer Ind N ick_ bus brOUlhl back fond mrmori('S and Tom Wriskopf foun d his way into the r«ord books wilh his 13 on number 12 holr. ,

We, here in 1579, alw8yS arc profound ly proud '0 acknowledle our apprrcialion 10 CBS SporlJ for Ih(' privilege of such I ha rmonious Issocialion o>-u the Yrlrs, Ind it is our fen-en t dt'S;rc thaI Ihis relalionship will ('ontinue throug,h ensuinl yurs in harmony, frlLowship. and the bellcrmrnt of Ihe ISEW and o rlani1rd labor in it5 entire ly. ( Incidenta lly, T bring no te Ihal th is marks Ihe 2~th anniversary of , hi, eoyerale for Lou Scanna and AMislanl Business Manager Georle Nader and. I mig,hl add. I ,rut number of their eolieagut'S and techniei.ns).

Dusint'Ss Manager T. S. Ya,brou,h and As- . ,istanl DUlincss Manalrr Ed,ar Rooks. through ' ~ir preservercnce for 1S79, werc fortunate in .denin, 10 Brothers ,his year to CBS Ind the Masters: Brothers Murray DysOn. Richard Dyson, Clifford Harrison. Robert F ishrr. Richnrd Ilawk inberry, Charlie Vidello, Jr., EDtl Thompson. Ken Wheatley, Billy I-Iennrn. and by the skin of my leeth and some tuck, Ihi, happy reponer. From the consensus of ,hne Brothers' ... opinion •. ;t was a V('ry r('wardin, Ind enjoyable Issignment.

Our work situation, at Ih(' present l ime, is a tr ine 5101" .nd I'm reluctan t 10 be 100 specifi_ cally rncoural;nl but we just hoPt' and pray I ('an liYe :I more f:avorablt' report in ,he forth_ cominl i,sllt'S of Ihe / ollrna/.

I I saddens me 10 rePOrt the recent pauins of II rOlhers N~thDn Newman on Mareh 20. 1980; M. II . Fowler on February 11, 1980; and re­t;rcd Brother R. C. Benn.cu on January 22, · 1980. We e~'rnd our sincrre eondolenct'S 10 bo,h family Ind friend, of th~. our dec:(,D'lCd 8 rolhers.

Vnlillhe nrd issue, mny God bleH.

IVP Waters Presents Service Awa rds

GIlN'1! BANU, P.S.

I_U_ 153), PAl-ATKA, FI. A..-On March S. 1980, Inlernllional Vicc PrClid('nl D~n WateTS honored Local 1~83 with I ",sit 10 present 5('1V· ice awards 10 lonltill\(' union members and to meel lite othu Il rothers of the local.

After a tour through lite Geor,;u- l'acific . I' aper Mill where most of the member. are employed. Vice Presidrnl WaleTS, Internation)1 Rrprrscnlll;.r Ooyle Burnell, and Ihe loc;r.l un ion officers "tcnded I luncheon y,.llh G-P man~,emenl personnel. indud'"l Mr. Dan Mnrtin(,l. pbnl gcneral manalrr.

Foilowinithe lunehron Vke President Waters and the union IIlouP allended the local union meeling ot which lime the service awards were pr('scntcd.

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Vice Presidenl Walets concluded his viIi, • wilh a vcry informali"e and rnlilh,en;n. talk on our retent nrlOliatinl plans and Ihe rt'Spon_ sibililics of our members ;n pOlitical lTt'nas Ind Iocll communilY Iffairs..

Local 1 ~8J members wished Vice Presiden t Wale rs a safe r('tu rn home nnd laYe him a standing inv,ta l ion 10 return 10 the Sunshine '­Slate Dnd the Bass Capital of the World.

JUf' EMU.SO N', Pats.

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~ Construction Committee Meets With Management I •. U. 1600, H.;'I1IU;III·: ~ I , I'A.-The e ight

J membea of the Const.u C: lion Commince. a long with the Locnl 1600 stafT and I ntern~l iona l Reprt'Sentnlive John L. Sorvcli i. have met wi.h conslruction managemcnt and the Penn§ylvan ia

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C1 ......... b;r. Atanl .. .. " .. IIW s. ... IIJ. 1001<11 ...... IM' . a n Job IkF ...... RQ R. h • • J~ Saro..-" . 01 • • 18 V ...... nd . Nell 0-. ...... D • • Sanden. Rob ;\lor· Ion. and 0... \11111" of L .. n J 16M. RtI"I"'~ • • 'I. Po,.tr &. Light Company·s union relation, ~aff six timts to d:ue,

The first four mcclings " 'CIC primari ly centc.td on the implementat ion of Sll'Celfie tern· pOraries and Article X. 3 R of the llibor lI,r«­ment. Some tentollve concl usions on .hese ,tems havc b«n d iscussed 10 d ~ l e. as welt ~s an e~chansc or counter'propOsals in relatcd arcu. The commiHee hopes to have an interim I,'ce· ment on mutua l concerns an i-'ed al in the ncar future Ind 10 continue talks to formul;lIe • bue on which bolh partiC'S can build for the Ions t:l nse. When an 8sr«ment i$ reached 10 Itter the workins cond itions of the I frected em­ployees. Ihe local will set in motion a ra tillcat ion process for approva l by (he COn~tfl.lcl ion Dc. parlment members.

Local 1600 hos o~er 900 membe" in the Construction Dcpanmen( alone. T hese meel inl'l may lesult in I major change wilh .... hich thl t Department functions.

ROIII.lI R . FISGU. I' • • s .. F S.

loco l 1957 Negotiating Committee Selected I .. U. 1957. EAST BUTtER. PA.-II ·I hDHI to believe. but three years have passed Ind once altain II'S t ime to negotiate II new CO nll3c t. President Dcan Wilson has cholen his (ommillee and they have started to meet .... ith the Com. pany in hopei of reachins a favorable asree· ment. Represen ting our local durin, thae negotiations will be Dean Wil!lOn. Shirk,), Protz· man. lIa rry Campbell. Donna Vasbinde r. Don Schmnc. nnd Dob Polinsky. T he atternu te com­miue'e members Drc Larry Wehzd .nJ Carol 7..anell3. I'm sure cveryone is thinkin, back to the IJ-w« k work $toppale that we had in 1971 when we ,.·erc unubJc to reach a selllem(nt wllh the Company. lIoll'Cfully. we'll h IVe better rnults thi:s time.

Our membership was saddened recenlly by the Passinl of Brolher IIenry C leyer. lIen.y was a member of our local since 19H. Our .intere sympathy lotS out to his fam"y Ind loved ones.

Brolher Walter lIuliley relired recenlly. Wah joined our local in 1966. We 111 .... ish Wilt • Ions and happy re\lfement.

Presiden t Wilson recently appointed T immy Hartsell to Ihe ;ob of steward in the Photo Etch Department. Tammy hu been .... ith the Ioc:al since 1979 and thus be<:omts the ),ounles! ste" '3rd rn the orlPnialion. Also apPOInted by PrC'Sident WilJOn was Marse Cla.k to the job of ~tcward in the Bobbin Core i:kpartmcnt. foh r,e has been wilh Local 19$7 SInce 19$6 .

F..ach month we prt§Cnt 3n . ... u d to • memo ber o f our union for beins the most u fety­conscious " 'orker fo r the month. The winner this monlh is Cindy Smith. Cindy w~, liven this award because of he r alti tude towMd safe " 'ork hbitl. not o nly for herse lf. but pl$O for her fellow workers. T he rest of U'l should follow Ihe example Iha l Cindy has set. Cindy is cur· rently on n I c~ ve of absence. but she will r.cei"e the nw~.d when she return, to wOl k.

Pres ident Wilson has n~med I' am Sankey

"Steward of the Month." Pam was la rge ly re­SpOnsible for SwinS lhe machinists in her department upsraded from pnY-l rade 16 to pay­Irade 11. The entire membership of our loc~1 u,lults Pam for her tire less and unselfish effort. in nesOt il tin, th is pay raise for our belulucred machinUts.

Bos POI.ISSI:Y. P.S .

. ' l ocal 2046 Faces Four-Day Workweek

I_U. 20",' , M AJlYS"II. LE. OH IO-Due 10 in nation Ind OUt economy. ,.·c now face byolb and ~horter hours. The month of May ~s not too Ireal ror work. The silU:lIion It~W to the paint thai we l new the Company ... ould ha'e to do somethin,. It wu I layoff. a shutdo .... n. Ot a four-llY workweek. AI a mee ting With the Ohio Gpc:rations manaser. Re rnir Albens. and personnel manaJ.er Carl Suiter. it was stated thD t a shutdown would lead to difficul1its ... ith certain orders. Also. we have 50 many of our workers now laid olf that with another we would be too low to cope with sell ins eettain orders and specials out. So it stands to reason that we now have the four_day workweek.

This Cliled for a special meeting for the un ion to vote for this plan. which passed and was accepted by the members.

As you know. the Marysvi lle Plant has the new SafelY Improvement prosram. alonl with other Gould EI«lrica l Eq uipment Division~ all ovet Ihe country. It $Cems that Marysville is number one on the qua rte rly o f the yea r alon, wilh Ihe plnnt It McConnelsville. Ohio. and Ihe plant I I Mcmphis. T ennessee. Consra.ula lions. We thank 111 o r our members for their efforu in k«pin, us on tOp .

We consratulate DQrthy Fertcl on the birth o f a new Itanddnulh ter. T he proud parent, Dre Mr. and Mrs. T im !'errel. T im is the son of Mr. and Mrs. !'rank Fenel. and M rs. Fmnk Ferte l woru in our Welding Department. Wo"'! We. U of now. have a new Steal ·srandmo. hc t. T his is our own DQllhy Herron. Dorthy works in the baoe area in assembly. Nicole Marie. weighins seven pOunds Bnd 14 ouncts. was botn April 24. 1980. The mother i5 Annette Rillen_ house and .he Itandd3ushter o f Dorthy " erron. We olfer our best wishes to all of you and Ire,", happiness

DAII! ANN IlAll UO. I' .S.

Scribe Writes About Three Retirees of l ocal 2067 L.U, 2061, Jl EG INA, SASK_ Brothet Art Booth. journeyman meier repairman. Meter Shop, Kegina. Saskatchewan. retired from Ihe Saskatchewan Power Corporation in J une. 1919. Drothe, HOOlh Rarted work in June. 1941 with KClina City !.i,ht Ind Water. Then Arl $Cned Ihr« yUTS in the Royal Canadian Navy durin, World Wlr II .

Art's interests Ire sportS cenlres and Dcquel lames. pJllicubrly badminlon Ind lennil. lie was I member of the Wucana Winter Oub fot many years dUlin, which lime he $Crved II the club·, badminton pro. Art is a member o f the Lakeshore Tennis Club Ind has been coochinl younl pt'Ople in the fine points of th. pme for some time. An .,tII of spedal interest has been Ittendinl )ummer tournaments ... ith his t~nnl5

studen". All Ihe member$ of Local 2067 wish Art a

lonllnd happy retirement. Hrot her Flcd Checkowy. ut ili ty man I. Mcter

Rep~i r Shop. R~lina . Saska tchewan. retired from the SMkntchewan Power CO' pOu lion in September. 11179. Hrother Checkowy 518rt~d work in Ju nc. 193) wilh SPC and. durin, the n c ~t 131J:1 yUr! . he w~s a maintenance man. vehicle operato r. 5tOreman. met~r repairshop helper. and utility man I.

f led enjoys outdoor activities. particula rly

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hUntinl. fishinl. and gardeninl. Il l' is an active member of the Im perial Fron tiersmen Core pnd was a commissionaire for many years.

All the members of Local 2067 wish Fred and Ivy maoy ynrs of happy retirement.

Brother Bill Connery. ;aurneyman meter reo pairman. Meter Shop. Re,ilUl. Saskatchewan. ,cl ired f.om Ihe Sukatchewan Po.·er Corpo. ration in December. 1979. Orother Connery started work with Relina City Ligh t and Power in 1957 and ;ained SI'C in 1965 when the Lipt '" I'ower was pur~hascd by SPC.

Hill has b«n a member of the Elks Lodge for 26 years Ind is past president of lhe S:lskat. ~hewan Elks Auod3tion. lie is an '~Iive memo ber of tile W . W. Shrlllt: and the Mason..:: O.der. of ... ·hich he is put muter.

All tile members of I.OC:31 2067 wish 8 ill and I lclen a long and ha llllY rctirement.

A fro II ILL, B.M.·I'.S.

On Strike

0. April t , '981 .•• rlh .. frono 1 ... .-.' 2111 , W.I ...... low. . N .V~ ........ Ik pkhl I"'~ .1 Stell u d "Hur ea.p.llr. J'I1orl"I ..... Dh" ...... W.I~rtO .... N .Y.

POlif. mOft til 10 t nac l • ~o .. rt ord~. d_and~d b, .ht Com"all).

Strike Under Way At North land Firm

1,, (1, 2101, WATERTOWN, N.V.-Local 2101. wllkh rep'eRnls about 400 employtts at Ilic Northbnd Di\'Ision of ScOIl and Feuer Com. pany. Wate.to,,·n, New York, voted on March ~I. 1980. 10 'ejed • "final OffN"" by a m~rlin of 2-1. NegOliatlon~ hue been gOlOl on smce January, and o\er tile I'ast week a f~de/JI medi:llor has been involved.

DUllna; the mttlm. on I riday, MJrch 11. I ntcrn~liona l Rel're-.enlali\e Dorothy Ih,\ted lold Ihe membership Ih)t the ~If;ke could lut a eoul'le of monlh,. The final yme WlIS 208-IOS desl'lle thi' slalement from Inlernational Repre· senlative !lusted.

As a rtsuh. al I2~OI on Al'ril I, 1980. the doors were closed and the Milke began. And that WJS no "Ap,il Fool."'

Y"O~l'If S GUEII, P_S,

lacal2104 Holds Seventh Annual Retirement Party I .. U. 2104, NIAGARA .' AI,L'i, N. \ ·.-On Fri· day, April 18, 1980, memDcrs o f o llr IOCHI held our uvenlh annual lel,"ement pally III the Crown Restaul3 nl .

Four members who retired during the year

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1979 .... ere honored at Ihis dinner parly. Our reti.ees are J)aldwin DiCamillo. lI oward Fuller, Nicholas Gigliolli and Joseph Roth. Joe Roth was the o nly retiree who I;ould allend the dinne, and all the membe., were plused to ue him. Joe was preRnted wilh an IDEW watch by President Ed Lewi, and some gal "flS from his former co-",·orke.J. Abo I'resented to him was a caricature of himself 5ketcllcd by PASNY'~ own ""a rt is!''' Doug Mosher.

Baldwin D iCamillo and 1I0wie Fuller. ~ince December. have been rtsidcnts of sunny l'1orid~ and could not m~ke Ihe trip bad. Our chair· man. Joe Kepic .• ud 10 the members I;o"e· spondcnce we r«e;ved from Ihem. tellinl us of Iheir new lives and wKhmg us all well. Ni~k GIgliotti. who is an I\id lolfer. shlll,,~ in our 3.ea but was in North Carolina on a golrlnll tou.nament al tile time, We we.e ~orry he wasn't present bUI w"h hun " ell on hi' golllnl.

Also read 10 u~ were lellers from retiren BIll Braca1ello, now l.vlOl 10 FloridJ. and from JJm Justice f.om 1"'0.111 Carolina.

8 rightening our evening was the preseote of \Dnte o f our pa~1 retirees, It is always a plea~\lre to share (our e\'ening without fOln'cl co·worke.s, John l/olcllkiss. Hol,ln tl R,<ller, lI ill l~eJd , Ihy Schmillbauer, Lennie Sli\'erl, !.ennie Shuw, and Art Ness.

Oue to the failure o f SA M Relays in the S&R Building Rclay Room, we m;"Kd some of our regulars who had 10 $\3y on Ihe job thloughout most of the evenin~.

Congralula tions arc w'e ll deserved by the Re· tiremenl I'a.ly Commillcc wllo consisted of Joe Kepic, ~hai.man: Vince IJcdore: co·cllauman: Dave Fleck and D,ck Wahl, our ~olunlcel barlendelS; John 51,,",., •. DUlch 1I0I1an..! . Ind Ed Nor~ ... ho helped male this party a Ircal success.

Till 11:51, L. C41.0VISI, I'.S

Presentation

T .. ""o "T"" Nahnn .~<~h·~~ • tonltlme ~~ .. tre w .. wrd ',(Om " r~,ld,," 'I"ahon~ ud C a" lIo .. n o f l.on ,lUI, OMlo.twnd, C.t .

Big Business on the March, Says Business Manager IHU. 2131. OAKI.ANI>, CAI_-ollr bu,"esl ~eawn is upon 115 and unfortunalely I h~vc miso;cd a few de;ltltinc~ fo, Ihe Jrmma/, Ilow. e\'tT. I IOtend to spotlight uch of our 20 !>liars o\'el the l;omlOl monlhs, J() walch Ihis column for your ll\op.

Many membc'., arc under the miSlalen idea thll ew-porate ro"'er has been lamed-thai Sllle and fede.al Ia""" orgamzed labor, and lhe Democralic CongreJS hH~e curbed co.porale abll5eS, If you think thaI. ~on~ider the fol1owlOl: I .~sl year over 100.000 people died from cancer tlley gm on the job, in the air, in their food: yel big busin~s has launched I p'Opaganda war 10 undermine OSIIA, the Clean Air A~I lind Pu'e Food Laws. While prices jumped 13 pelccnt th", year. takchomc p~y (or wnlLe.s ,"'e Ie" th:1O 9 percent: yet bIg hllslRes~ spent almost S500 nllHion for profcssiom.1 union ·b\l~ICIi 10 CIII wag~s even mo.e. In thc past few ye: •• s there hD ~ been an eXl'losion of corporale crime-f.om 400 eomp3ni~ IIdmillinl payoffs 10 hundreds o f chemical tim~bombs like Love Canal: ytt bill

business opposes new criminal uncI ions as "o~er-deteHence ."" In 1978. big business spenl over S20 mill ion 10 elect their friends to Can· I'ess: yet, in 1910, Ihey plan to double Illat _ potitital action spending. From 1915 to 1978, lianl conglomerates increased by three-fold Ihe number of smaller businesses Ihey lobbied up: yel bil bUSiness opposc$ ne'" antitruSI laws IS violations o f Ihe " free market."

Make no mistake, big business is on the march.

Ai the hUle majority of honest union rep.e. senlati.'es continue 10 be lumped toaelher in the Pins ""itn the few Ihal arc (::reedy or lal Y, we become ty~J.)1 a~ 5I;oundreis. The many ,epre. • sentatiy" I lnow, wo.k very hard a,ain)t the most fru~lratinglael ics managell1l;nl ustS against the Il1I;mber~ in Older to ~\'e money or instill fear o f their ;lUlhollty. l

As Ille year~ go by we are findinl Ihal some membe.s begin to expect Ihe reprcscnt~I; .. e to fighl "'if/uml Ihe support o f the crew. or try 10 use Ihe power of Ihe mOHment for their own lains. Some will go $0 for as 10 Iry 10 pil one .. union 3gainst another 10 weaken the balgaininll strength or try to dC$!roy the unit because Ihey th ink they can wheel and deal wilh til e cOlnr~ ny 10 th ~ir o"'n benefit.

Now. with inR3tion C3 ting 3way your w~iej lind money neally impossible to borrow and the oil industry :lnd every olher duler in neceJ- ~ sitit'S taking. free ride on the backs (If the mcn and " 'omen doing Ihe work, you need to realize that Ihe union is the 0,,1,. orgftni13tion ~pecific3l1y created to help you fight for your h\·dihood. Compne the rtto.ds of your ulility comrany and your union: you pay Ihem a 101 -' more and not one of them has even alleml'tcd to boost youl caming po"·er. Your vocery uo.e accounts for :In extremely heavy percenl. r­

age of you, money, but when did the food in· du~try tell YOUI pl3nl manager Ihat you must have a beuer paycheck-the list is end IeI.'. Winding up with lhe governmenl. over 2S per­cent of your gros~ income suppons the two parties and yel only onto the Drmoc:rats. arc cyen ' emolely ~oncerncd wilh your earnin ... "hile Ine Olhers Dre trying 10 lut e\'ery bw designed to I"OICCI your right to bnlain, to work in 3 53fe place, or 10 imp.Qve your life slyle.

Needless to say, nOI 311 union~ work ~J well as they can 01 should. p.imarily h«IIUSC Ihe law frustrates them at every possible corner. Tile DcmOCralJ we have helped to rlect become overwhelmed by Ihe big monry inlerests. Com· p~nics of all si~cs arc working for the almilhty buck and "o1 to improve your life, When strong unioni heian, few courageous workers banded tosether to increase their bargaining slrength '" and now, 40 years later. Iheir gnndchildren can't Ke the ~Jlue of Ihat organilalion and many limn vote elmlrar,. to their own be!;t in· ICICSIS in the vrorl place. T ake the time to find out .. ho is Irying to pau 13"'5 10 help you and "ho is cuttmg you. Ihroat. It milh l very well be the dlffelence betw'een dignity on the Job or par3ly7ing fear of the boss with no union reo Courst in the fUlure. •

ROGEl! W. UNGIOIS. B.M . 1

Busi ness Manager Opposes SS and FeR Benefits Merger

I .. U. 214.5, VAI.U:JO. CAL_FirM. Ihe local newJ. Durinl the month of January. BUSiness ~ Manager Dan Sil\"erton attended a meetin, in SaclamenlO. This W'3S a henin, about Ihe pro- f pOSed merler o f Social Seculity and the Fed· eral Civil Retirement Benefits. Dan not only' auended Ihe mtttinl. bUI he delivered a tcsti· mony In opposition to Ihis ill·a(\viJe(\ merler. A similar Ill ee tinl W3S held during the month of February, 1979. We are still in the ael ion.

Detroit losl Ihe "war" in aulomotive I-3les' and ploduction h"gely bc.:auK they chose 10 be unrtspansive 10 the publ ... demand fo r Ihe

, kind of vehicle thlt Americans want, nnd are finding in hpunese products. Today, "Made in

.. Japan" i, synonymous with quulity, performance, and economy. This is why Amer icans Ire buy­ing forei&n cars, This is why alltomobile manll. lacturefll are ;n deep Itollble today. This i, why there i, unemployment in tha t industry. Thi' is (raaic. Th is condition is probably due 10 an incdtllOUI reblionship (hat uists within the inner circle o f auto body, engine, and bie oil compania, In these times of innillion and high

,tu", Ihe wale urner owes it to him'lelf to obtain the best possible V3111e for h is dollar. This is a mailer of individllal responsibility. Detroil i~ luilty o f Irog nCllilcnce. Det roit al. ways had Ihe technology 10 minimir.c the las. Illulin, chara(leristiCJ of most American alltos, if only by adding an overdrive component. T hey limply chose 10 ianore Ihe reqllirement.

Some hilhly favorable comments on my .. ~olumn; Mandalory Mulpraclice (January,

19801; A lot of people identified w,th rhrrt e~ ­perience, One person e~presJed SllrpH~ that an engineering officer " 'ould ha~e such limiled knowledge of the lechnolol)' he w,,, involyed in. Well, in Ihose days, it was mil a requirement that a mesl officer know how 10 f,y an en to qualify for that billc i. It wa~ an assignment, k emember thi~. J'f'" ale "t:\'~r right- if the boll

"';s ""O/JII', This is how ,t " . No one will eyu know what ,10", sinlle aCI of m,uboldinal,on cost me, and no one will eyer make il rilhl. Somelime' there is I COSt for beml ri,hl.

Chanlinl Ihe lime of our rellilM meeting sums to have hccn effecti>'e in doublonl '1-tendance. II tllmed out 10 be I lood move,

I h~Ye nOlictd that the Int i.war demonstra, 10rs who .... cle so articulate dillin, the ..... r in

.-.vietnam arc conspicuous by the'or unaccus­tomed silence, now I keep lenlnl the feeling th:at thOle dCmonUr.llions .. ere nol so mIlCh anti.wa, a~ anti.Ame.ican. ~ven ~t thi~ wfllinc.. they may ha>e found a new nusc. The " lIell no, .... e ",·on'l 10" bel ions are eonsolidatm, their foren on the campu~, and re,rouplnl­Soon the" ""denl >'OICes "', 11 be II page one item IIpin. alon, wuh their anJnhy, lind Iheir na~-burntnl- I hlwe no r~olle<:llon lhal they demonslr~ lell al-1inSI the kU~'lan octupalion

. uf lI 11npry. or C1echO'olov~lia, ur that ~n)'one even n~callJ IhJt they inv;,ded Ionlan ll in 1919.

On the l>O",ti." :lide of a nulot.lty con.o;rip. tion, Iheu' are th<»e that dceply re-.en! Ihe benefit, veterans recei.·e, nen if it i, ollly Ihe

• fI.e points of preference. This" an ellctllent opporllln"y for 50nle o f Ihem to jump on Ihis bJnllw;,~on, With a lillie hil o f Illd, tho .. e fi>'e poinl) could be pad.'yed into 10. (You lea.n ~ow 10 "dju,t 10 the di\Jhility.) 1I0"'c ' N, nOI e.eryone i~ .cady 10 make thai I,; ind of a com· mitment It is s;tfcr 10 rcscnt, w,thout llelttn~

in.'ol"cd /·ormer St".~icem~n ha'e made II not· ~ able conHlbuhon 10 this §hipyald Among Ihem - are ~1tl.;e ~'mmon~ (Andlew J.id\on). Id

!\.l3hler I~toncwall J,'ck!iOn), ud II11U M"'ltn ( I'lunge.). Theil scnke c~pellcnce has b«n II

dc-c,ded ad'JnlJl>e for Ihem and Ihe $hipyJrd. • JOI! St.A>'O~I, J. , I' 5

Two Brothers Save Man's • l ife in Restaurant

l L.U, 2Z86, Il EAUMOi"o'T. Tt:X._ The IIreale~t service an ind,vldual can ~onllibule 10 mJnlind

" Ihe .:;Iving of a. human life, . Whele CJn an md' .... .lll.ll belltn to th.'nl a

fellow man for his Iofe? II rolhelhood 111 "s lI11est sen'le IS rdlcctcd "hen un indl>·lllual re-

I. aCIS with plcsence of mind, prompt aCllon, and Kcnume concern 10 allempt to 5PMC Ihe Iofe of anothe r,

On No,ernbcr 19. ]97'''. M:,ck I. , H"milton, meteltnun lir,t clilSS, and M,hon k '"I(""y"

... W,II,,"us. shop ~nd field te~tcr, Or.,nge, Tcx~~. did indeed 5iWC the life of a fellow man during I' thei r lunch brcak in a loci'] eminK eSi:,bli,hrncnt. !.. A s these two Il[ o~hels were e:1111111 then hinch,

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they observed an dderly man app~rently chok­ing at I nearby tab le. Reacting inSI~ntly. Ihe two II rothers went to the aid o f the man and applied !he lleimlich Maneuver to disloole food that was blocking his air pUS3le. The genlle­man bel3n 10 breathe normally vuy qllickly thereafter, and was ffeli ng .... ell. The m~n lefl the restaurant apparently a lillIe embarrassed, but surely cratefll l for his life.

I am vcry proud. as I know the enlire Un:W membefllhip ". 10 utend ou, sincere Iralilude 10 Mack L. Hamilton lind Millon k , "Rusly" Williams for the very admirable deed Ihey per­formed, the ,",vina of a human life,

Mack and Rusty are two livinl eumpln of ....hat true b'Olherhood should replcscnt in all o f our daily Ii~ n,

loca l 2326 in Negotiations With Telephone Compa nies I ~U. 2326, MONTl'EUER, VT.-Unle" Ihe,e were some unfor~n delaY1, the New Fnalnnd mEW local$ arc silling down r~ 11l13r1y wilh the New England Telephone Company ' 0 barpin loeJI r.~ues, while the committe" of the Na­tional Dell Council 3re bargaininl the n3t ional issues at their joint meetints with AT&T, The. p,esent conlraCI e~pires AlllliSI 9, 1980. so we're loina 10 hllve some very busy and im· ponant times. OIl. demlnds are reasonable but "'e are dealing with an unrea!iOnable Company!

The Union is concerned with all prOlrDmJ Ihe telephone company develops 10 I;Ve our work away 10 the CUSlomer$. The latC"t onc i. rdefled 10 IJ DERP (Ddective I'quipmenl Reco>ery PrOlfJm), whereby the cuslomer brinp his defeclive equipment 10 a company $IOfe for re(lllir' Wh;11 Ihey don', l'Oinl out to the Cll)IOmer i\ th31 this Jcn'ice ha, ,!rudy been paid for by the cU~lomer (included in the amount they ply for ~scrvice and equipmcnt"), and ;1 would be an additional cO\t 10 them in time Dnd money to drive to Ihe company Slore. In an attem(ll 10 di5Courage Ihe eustomer from performinl our work, this local, alonl wllh the other New Enlltand Ielephone local"~ nn an ad in all the pape" in their stllt'S ICllina Ihe cllstomefll know that Ihis repair ser~ice is IVail_ able to them In Iheir own home, and al Ih~il own con,·en;ence by D skilled installer,repJir technician,

It is .epolled that TSPS in Rutland i~ p~r­l ially in tr~e and should be wmpleled by the time you lead this.

Traffic Uu'in~~s Reprt'SCntali,c Ruth lXin­inger reports that their comm,\let'S 3'e meellng regulady in p'eparation for bargaininll "'lth Ihe New Fnlbnd Telephone Company, with senior. lIy being ~ >'ery importanl issue

I nJoy your ~lImme.; if yOllr ,·aC3Iion pl:lM lake )'OU 10 VelmOnt, SlOp in and 'ICC II~ in Batre, Ihe "Granite Center of the WOIM."

\iAul tCI! "Mo[" l onrl., ]'5

Retirees Elect Officers For One· Year Terms kt:TIK F.f.5 ASSOCIATION 0.. 1..1 1, J, 8kOOll:' \ 'N C II ,u'TEII:- The Droollyn Chap­tN eondu,ted iI' annual e!ection of ollicrl5 by ~rrl b;,llot at ~ closed tneelinl. A ,tly dis, tin~uished and drdicatrd slale of >rly :1C1,ve members .... as dected.

The ~kctrd ollicers for the 199().19t!1 ttlnl are Bcrna.d Monrrosc, chairman; hek 1I .llpern, vice chairm3n; Conrad Schlilthei5, lIe;IJ!IIU; Mallin tcwi~, ~cretary; f.·I,lton I imlauer, financial .ecretary; JOlIeph DaYis, !!CI,rant al :Inm: Mendcl Kross. Anthony Re,.hnuto, Il ulIO Ullman, 1lUMees; J :,c~ Ilysen. I'aul Pau;. John O· Urien. Frank Radice. Edward I(u.~~cll. Con­stantine SlIcclITdi. Irving Schwatll.berll, and Drnj:,min We~l er, directors,

The omcer~ "we installed by ll r01l1cr Joseph

Jacobson, plcsident of the Relirees Association, :11 a form:1I luncheon on May 20.

T he newly elected o fficers ptedge to con1inue 1he chapter policy of espousing all causes thut enhance and benefit our indllSlty, Oll r union, senior citilens. reli,en, and the elderly.

JACK HALPERN, 1'.5.

l ocal 7 Retirees Hold Third Meeting II:t::1'IK£ 1) Mt:~If":RS CLUB Ot' I..U. 1. SI'fUNG"· lt: I.Il, MASS.--Qn April " 1980, Ihe Rellred Members Club held the Ihird meet_ ina of rts youna life. T here .... ·ere 14 men al the 10 o'clock meeting-a drop in 3uendance_1 u. pected )0, We d,d have some new fae", "hich is encour311n1 for the future.

Members from II Conneclicllt club plan to allend our next meel inl 10 offer Ihelr help 10 make our club beuer.

In other anod news, the Holyoke and North. ampton, MauachuJcll5, retiren asked if Ihey may allend Ollr meeting. Of course. a morion was p~sJed 10 welcome all of our Brothers 10 the north of UI and possibly combine two IIrOllP' 10 make a slronle, and more active Clllb. Iiolyol,;e is only eighl or nine miles from here, !iO we know each olher, having worked 10lether fo, a number o f yellr$. lIere'$ to I vuy nice summcr for all

BEINIE Popr, PS,

l ocals 95 and 1474 Retirees Very Active

Rt.,"TIR EI) MUIBt:RS CLUB OF' I .. U .. 95 "nd 141.&, JOI' U N, MO.-The Relired Mem­bers Club of l ocals 9S and 1414, J oplin, MIS­sou.i, .... '" org3niled in June, 1972, and "e think II i5 about lime we make ourselves knownl Clallde lIetron w~, Ihe first president. Claude has srnce lone to report 10 the "Chier in Ihe Sky," as ha>·e several of our olhe, members, bUI we kecp IrOWln1l and having IIood meelinll, We meet on Ihe filSl Monday of e3eh month for a co>'eled-dish luncheon al noon. USlially, "'e ha>'e an inlercsting program fOr the after­noon 5CSSion, or ""c play games li~e binlO,

We have in our fine ei~y 1"'0 grO"lng and progressive collelcs from which 10 draw pro­gram mnlCfip l, us well as a horde o r other pbc", We ha>'e h;1I1 rrpresc:ntatives from Ihe Empire ~/~lIic Company. Dell Telephone Company, Joplin I'olice DcpHlmenl, Joplin I ire IXp311ment, Ol.a.k Bible College. Ihe Joplin Blind A$SOCialion, Jophn Globe New~. paper, Dnd >'alioul local individuals wilh spe­cia l t;llenlS speal;; Ind pel form at our mectinp,

We held Ihe election of officers in ~hy. \\e "k~d our plcsenl officers so well ""r JUst re. elecled all o f them. Elmer Blllle",'orth is the prC'Sident. and Mabel Ne"ton is OUI secrcta.y . We wOlild not WJnl to forgel to I>"·e DUJin""s MJnagefll Raymond lI utchison of Local 9S lind John Rowlan of Local 1414 and Ihe .secretary for 1.0C31 9~, Mrs. Pal Darron, a biglhnk ),OU for their help and cooperation. We could nOI hJ"e o"r fine meetllll'l "·,,hOlit Ihem MIS. Bar. ron ~nds 0111 reminders and in~itJlionl e>ery mon!h 10 Ihe melnNrship, JIltI "lIulch," aJ "c lovingly call him, always set'S that we ha~e ~ plallc' of fried chiclen and a b,g ('an of hOI roll~ for our d'"ners. [>'ery Chri§!m35, Mr. lIutchison and Ihe locills lIe31 us to a lovely turkey nnd ham dinner. We think Ihey are lOpS,

Our Ilroup hns nOI been idle. We built II

c:tbinet and inlt.,lIed u stainles§ steel double 5ink and hOI ",Mer he,lIer in the ~itchcn :11 the union h"ll. whele we lite pri~ileKcd to meet. We hope to h:"'e II lefligerator in Ihe ncar fUlllfe, and perhaps a piano for our ta]ented folk who come to entertain U5.

tOIS BUTL!;Jl, I',S.

Ju ly, 1980 I 61

Potluck Dinner

TIlt !8 t~ .. 'tddln.: .b.l~t""rJ of 8rothn and M rs. AI J ohnJon , . 00 .... hert , ... ~ nkb .. ltd at the dln n~r.

Retirees Enjoy Potluck Di nner, An nual Pa rty

R ET IREt:S CI.UB OF L.U. 245, TOLEDO, 0 1110-The RetirC('s Club had a potluck din_ ner on April 8 and "'·c celebrated Brother and Mrs. AI John$On's 58th wedding annivcrsar)'. A few duys later, Al was taken to thc hospital. the vic tim of a strokc. The laSt repon was that his condition was improving, with no mention of parllly5is.

Le! Ulakcly and his wife returned from Arizona whele they spent the winter. T he heavy rains did them no damage, they said.

Joe Tobak repOrlS thai his fishing boat H­eaped d~mage at the $2 million fire 31 Anchor I'oinle J\hriM.

A retiree memoril.1 plaque has been pur. chased and plnced in Local 24 5'5 hall. T he names of the meml:H:r and spouse will be placed on the plaque.

l'lcnics and bo."lt trips ha"e mn scheduled for the summer months.

The club members wined, dined, and danced 01 the annual Local 'l45 party. put together by Chadey McGee on April 18. Retiree Emil l'llnninll won a $25 door prize.

GLENN REESE. i'~ts.

Luncheon

VI« Pusldtll t AJ C.om ... " U Maral appro,"a! as " . ,sld'"1 .'rank Sarl1h .. ,kIlIllU RrOlhn ClIIU M~>h 'o" al t~~tn l I UII"h~on,

Retirees Guests At l oce l 358's Dinner-Dance

RETUU: t:s ASSOCIAT ION 0 1<' L.U, 358, I' ERTH AMSOY, NJ.-AIter all~lIding the Dnnu!ll dinner-dance as guesls of honor of Local 358 on April 18, the mem~rs of the R~tircH Association were out in force the ~cry n~XI

mornina for Iheir regular meeling. To Ihe man, they c~pressed their thanks for a relllly ,relit time they and their wi~es had at the Chateau, and said they are looking forward to the nut one.

We thonk P,e-sident Frank Smith lind Vice "resident AI Cromwell for the part they played in ouraeting SO many members of the RetireH As:;ocialion 10 the dinner,dance.

Vice I' resident Al Cromwell rcqueslcd tha t 1 thank International Representa tive Ed Troy, o f T hird Discrict Viee President Jack Harry's statI, for the helpful ad~ice and otIer of hdp regard­inl our contempl~tcd preretirement educational program. We are certainly very proud and most grutdul to hO"e Ihis type of individual brother member on Vice Presiden t Jack Surry's staff. Thank you. Srother Troy.

We were "ery happy to welcome Urothcr Earl Lord of siSler Local 456, New Brunswick, New Jersey, to our April 19 meeting. Retired Hrothcr

Lord asked to sit in on our muting to gain some knowledge on t ile ways and means of forming D retirees assoc iation for Local 4 ~6. We welcomed S rolher Lord, and President Smith, 1-

along "" ith those relirees present, expressed a desire to hclp Brother Lord attain his goal. Quite poUibly, aloll& with PrHident Joe Stone of Local 262-which we o f Local J~8 helped .. organize-we could hO"e a tri-Iocal association for meetings eithcr semi·annually or annually for an exchange of prOatalllS and common ideas. ,

We thank Executive Do~rd Ch~irmAn Guy Clllbhan, Vice Chairman lIarry McDonnell, Financial S«rctary William McDonough, and BrOlhe. Dan Zboyan ror IlIkin, lime out from their busy SChedules 10 meet wilh the Relirces Association mem~rs to help plan our Pre· Relirement Educational program. T his program, whcll complele<l, will mOSI certainly help Ihe active members of all agcs think nn<l properly .. prepare thcmscil'cs mentally, physically, alld monetarily for those so-called golden yenrs 4

whkh can creep up very qukkly. I was ~ery happy to see a rested and well· I:!.llned Anthony Il u~nheimer back from Florid:!..

President Smith, along with Brotber Knute M. Jensen, eommcnle<l all the new fe<leral law which will affect New Jersey residenls who have recently retired and are seeking unemployment '" compensation benefits. Once alain, the senior citizen is asl;cd to get alonl on tt'S5 and te55 and lcss. More than c"cr, Ihe retirees must join forces, allend their aMOeiation meetings. learn thc faCI5, and .become more acti~e. If you aren·t a member of your Retirees Association, ~ join now. Retirees of Locill JS8 who are sl ill nOI signed up may contnc t Brother Arthur Tiedgen who has the fomu and will gladly sign " you up ;lny third Salurday of the month.

STI!.VI! R. 5EIII:IN, PlES.

l ocal 520'5 Re tirees

Club Active

RET IRE ES C LUB OF I~U, 5Z0, AUS11N, TEX.-The relired members of Local 510 ;lnd" their wives meet the last Wednesday of each month at the local union hall at I 1:00 l.m. •

After a brief businCl5 mcetillg we share n covered-dish ooon·duy meal. Immediately fol- " lowing the meal we pia)' 42, dominoes, blidgc, canasta, or whatever Ihe group miglll choo$C.

We cordially invite nny retired member o f the IIlEW who might be traveling in the Austi~ area on our meeting d~y to come down and meet with us.

We 3rc saddened to report Ihllt we lost se~· eral of our retired members this year: J. A. Baumert, W. II . Fuhrman, Will IS33cs, Jr., aod Charlc-s M. T ew.

MIlS, MIGNON WAGNF.~, P.S.

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Brotherhood of Ele[tri[al Workers - Pension and Death Benefit Payment Report

IBEW PENSION ELECTR ICAL WORKERS NATIONAL ELECTRICAL BENEfIT fUND BENEFIT ASSOCIATION BENEFIT FUND

NUMBER ADMITTED TO PENSION LAST MONTH 470

TOTAL NUMBER ON PENSION 69.781 , TOTAL PENSION PAYMENTS LAST MONTH $ 3,903,224.67 $ 3,225,941.70

TOTAL PENSION PAYMENTS LAST 12 MONTHS $46,418,357.85 $37,998,638.37

OEATH BENEFITS PAlO LAST MONTH $ 114,632.88 $ 695,044.59

OEATH BENEFITS PAlO LAST 12 MONTHS

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II\IIVIEIVIDRII=IM Prayer for Our Deceased Members

Falher ill IU!Ql'f!fI , agai ll we sadly flame those Brothers and Sisters whose 1I'ork all ,his Earth is no lV elided, and we thank YOII lor the time Y ou allotted them ;11 a liT midst. Their families hold especially pre­ciOIlS the memories o/ tlrat time the BrOlhers alld Sisters spel/t wilh IiiI'm. Comfort ,heir families. Father, lor Dilly YOII call lif t the bllrden 0/ sorrow from 'heir hearlS. Amell .

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sian. If }OU are confused by different · opinion~, you may wish to go back to. the fir~1 dOClOr to further di~cu~s your ca~e. Or you may wish to talk to a Ihird physicia n.

Batch processing-A manufacturing process involving comparatively·short production funs. Such short product runs arise as a result of limited demand for a particular product or from various style differences certain products are required to have.

How To Pay For The Second Opinion

Many privatc insurance companies pay for second opinions. You can contact · your health in~urancc representativcs for details. ...

"-'Ied icarc will pay for the second opin." ion at the samc rate it pa}'s for other services. Most state Medicaid programs. will also pay for second opinions.

Microprocessor- A single silicon chip con­taining the arithmetic and logic functions of a computer; often referred to as the "computer ·on·a·chip."

Roboties---The activities or operations which deal with robots, the devices that per· form various tasks of manipulation under the control of a program stored in a memory device.

Key Points To Remember About Second Opin ions

• You can gel a second opinion .... hc n- -(!ver non--cmcrgency surgery is rec­ommended. Most doctors approve­of patients getting a second opinion

IBEW Local 163 Recognized for Support of United Way Campaign

and will assist you in doing so. "

• Second opinions arc a way for you" to gel additional cxpert advice from another doctor who knows a lot about treating medical problems likfA, yours.

IBEW local 163, Wilkes·Barre, Pennsylvania, has been recognized for its outstanding United Way campaign performance in 1979. led by Business Manager Charles Crawford. local 163 helped make this campaign the most successful in the history of Wyoming Valley. With contributions by the local's electriCIans totalling $47.635. Shown at the presentation of the 1979 UnIted Way of Wyoming Valley labor Award are. telt to right. Walter Klepaski, Jr., United Way labor participatIon director; RIchard F. lauK. 1979 general United Way campaign chaIrman and eKecutive vice president of the UnIted Penn Bank; Charles Crawford. business manager 01 local 163 and co·chairman of the United Way Building and Construction campaign diVIsion; and Rosalie Brader, retired United Way labor pa rticipation di rector.

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• Second opinions can reassure you- -and your doctor-that the decision. to ha\'c the surgery is the correct onc.

• Second opinions arc your right as a pOlient. They can hclp you make· a bettcr, informed decision about I surgery.

T he fina l decision regarding non-cmer- + gency surgery is up to yOIl. After a11, it's your body. Isn' t your body worth a sec­ond opinion? ~

For additional copies of this brochure, • .... rite:

SURGERY HEW Washington, D.C. 20201

u.s. OEPARTMENT O F HEALTH. E~UCATION . ANa WELFARE

H .. lth c~ .. Financing AdmInistra t ion HCFA-021l4

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What Do You Think?

1)0 you think there is a man alive, Who looks forward to being 657 Do you think he expects to be pul '" on a shelf, To be waited on, not do a thing for

himself? Do you think he will say, " I loney, do

this, honey do Ihat, Dan' , forgel to wind the clock, and

pu t out the ca l?" Do you think when there is WOrk

that needs to be done, He will make excuses, such as " I'm · going fi shing and have SOme fun?" Do you think he will watch "soap

operas" with me ~)r insist on seeing the ball game

on TV? "My husband is retiring, so I soon will · see, How upset my schedule will be. I love him dearly, he is my heart's

desire; BUI please tell me, when do wives ~ get to retire?

MAbel Gr.y of \V i fe of ( h.-I t's R. G, • .,.

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Speci al Praye r I. 1 When the world falls down around f' you,

~And a prayer will see you through, ?ay an extra prayer for someone Who may need it more than you.

f or who knows when heart s are . breaking, ' In the silence of the night, JlJ st that ex tra prayer you whisper, May help someone see the light.

~very time you help a stranger, ~Vith an ex ira prayer or Iwo,

I You are building secret blessings, ' Thal will all come back to you!

· ', Ihu, A. Sl~ ngo Membe. o f loc. 1 1470

"11'urny, N.J.

The l o ng Islitnd C.lml>er

I see in my mind's eye, a cute little girl playing,

Who has gone away where the pine trees are swaying.

There by the sea and s,1nd , a place caHed Camp Integrity,

Where the tents arC' se t all around li ke a miniature ci ty.

She has a shy smile on her face, when she mee ts new friends,

One is (at, another thin , so me good ball players. another who dresses in the latest trends,

Who for two weeks will cal, sleep. swim, play, sing, laugh , and cry together;

They' re out there camping away in all kinds of weather.

The little girl who always hated bugs, is now a nature study scout ,

Identifying poison ivy and looking for lizards, frogs, and rainbow trou t.

Swimming through "giant" waves and saili ng across the boundless sea,

The counselor will tell us she got those sc ratches climbing a wild cherry tree.

I ley, Beth, don' ! feel bad. that deep down lonesome feeling is ca lled homesickness,

We have the sa me thing, only it 's called " miss-our-li ll le-girl­sickness,"

Yours goes away the minute someone says it's arts and crafts time,

We keep ours a lillie longer until we travel out there for pick-up time.

[lme. Beller Member of t out 3 Nf'W York , New York

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NEEDLESSLY, 7,000 PERSONS WILL DIE THIS YEAR IN DROWNING ACCIDENTS

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AN IIEW SAFETY REMINDER FOR QUA MEMeERS

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An estimated 7,000 persons will drown this year in the United States alone '

while swimming or playing in the waler. Summertime is when the news· "

papers are full of reports of swimming accidents. All of this can be pre· • vented. If adults and children follow some common sense rul es of water

sa fety, swimming can be both fun and safe.

Make certain you and your family follow these safe swimming tips this

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HAVE A SAFE SWIM THIS SUMMER! ;