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EDITORIAL<br />
COMMENT<br />
AFL-CIO<br />
PRESENTS<br />
PLATFORM<br />
On behalf <strong>of</strong> ItS affiliates, the AFL<br />
CIO has presented platform proposals<br />
to the <strong>1984</strong> Dcmocrallc and Republican<br />
Party National Conventions. The<br />
platform expresses the AFL-CIO's<br />
concerns on jobs, international trade,<br />
monetary policies, mterest rates, labor<br />
law enforcement, social needs, foreign<br />
policics, defense and other national<br />
needs. The following arc excerpts taken<br />
from the AFL-CIO's platform proposals.<br />
After three years <strong>of</strong> favoritism <strong>of</strong><br />
the few at the expense <strong>of</strong> the many,<br />
American workers arc looking for the<br />
redress <strong>of</strong> multiple gn evances. The<br />
AFL-CIO, with 14 million members<br />
m 96 national orgaruzatlons and 50,000<br />
local umons, IS the most inclUSive<br />
cross section <strong>of</strong> the American populauon<br />
that ClUStS. Its members live In<br />
every commumty and work at every<br />
trade and occupation. It IS to that<br />
world <strong>of</strong> work that the current administration<br />
has done ItS worst damage<br />
since II tOok charge. Despite more<br />
than a yea r <strong>of</strong> rccovery In the bUSiness<br />
world, recovery IS nOt even In Sight<br />
for the 8.5 million who arc stili unemployed.<br />
For those sull holdmg a<br />
lob, average real wages arc 3.5 percent<br />
lower than they were four years ago.<br />
The future for most <strong>of</strong> our children IS<br />
gnm. To reach full employment by<br />
1990, defined as 3 percent joblessness,<br />
thiS COUntry will have to generate 20<br />
million more iobs. If Jobs arc created<br />
at a rate no greater than that <strong>of</strong> the<br />
last seven years, the shortfall will be<br />
7.5 million Jobs. As for youngsters<br />
who have been forced to abandon the<br />
dream <strong>of</strong> higher education, thiS<br />
admirustration proposes to throw them<br />
on that depressed Job market at less<br />
than the mmimum wage. We believe<br />
the platforms <strong>of</strong> both major partlcs<br />
must also be concerned with the plight<br />
<strong>of</strong> the poor, working and non-working,<br />
who have been written <strong>of</strong>f and deprived<br />
<strong>of</strong> the help and encou ragement<br />
<strong>of</strong> their government for the past 3.5<br />
years. In early 198 1 when the Reagan<br />
Administration's budget and tax proposals<br />
were unveiled, the AFL-CIO<br />
immediately responded that they posed<br />
a "high-nsk gamble" with the hves<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Amentan people. That analYSIS<br />
grew from pnnclples deeply held by<br />
Amencan workers and their unions.<br />
The labor movement has always opposed<br />
the belief that plimg more bcnefits<br />
on bUSiness and on the wealthy<br />
will allow enough to " trickle down"<br />
to satisfy America's working men and<br />
women. The conservative economic<br />
and political thinking em bo
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD<br />
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS<br />
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JOURNAL • AUGUST • <strong>1984</strong><br />
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Volume 83, No. 8<br />
FEI1TLiI1ES<br />
CHARLES H. PILLARD , Editor<br />
Second District Progress Meellng<br />
32nd Annual Broadcasting and Recording<br />
Conference<br />
Vice President Barry Honored<br />
Support ISEW Members "Calt and Buy Union"<br />
<strong>International</strong> Executive CounCI' Meeting Mmutes<br />
Mandale for President<br />
DEPAI1TIVIENTS<br />
Editorial Comment<br />
Research and Educallon Department<br />
Safety Tips<br />
Local Lines<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Reftections<br />
ON OUR COVEA-Summer In the<br />
Grand TetonsNabOnal Park, WyomIng.<br />
Is pictured on this month's Iront cover<br />
01 partICUlar importance In this <strong>Journal</strong><br />
Is a SIOf'Y on page 7 emphasizing the<br />
need to buy AT&T CommumcatlOflS<br />
and thus suppor1 our ISEW Brothers<br />
and SIsters<br />
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SECOND DISTRICT<br />
PROGRESS MEETING<br />
HELD IN HARTFORD,<br />
CONNECTICUT<br />
The Second Distnct Progress<br />
Meeting was held on Ma y 29, 30 and<br />
31 , <strong>1984</strong>, In Hartford, Connecti cut.<br />
Vice PrCSldl.!nt John E. Flynn chai red<br />
the General Session; and, {01l0\.,, 111&<br />
hiS remarks on the progress made III<br />
the Second District, as well 3S a<br />
report on the orgamZlIlg endeavors<br />
111 the Second District, Vice PresIdent<br />
Flynn Introduced the following<br />
speakers: <strong>International</strong> Treasurer<br />
Thomas Van Arsdale; <strong>International</strong><br />
Executive Council Secretary lames<br />
Mulla ney; IntcmatJonal Executive<br />
Council Chairman Wesley Taylor,<br />
John O 'Malley, director, New England<br />
RegiOn AFl-C10; John ,. Dnscull,<br />
prc~Ic.JCl1l , Connecticut Slate<br />
AFt-ClO; and Richard Egan, labor<br />
director, e llY <strong>of</strong> Hope N3t1onal Labur<br />
Counci l. The remarks <strong>of</strong> each<br />
speaker were attentively it slened to<br />
by the delegates as they receIved the<br />
very useful mformatlon.<br />
lntematlonal Secretary Leigon then<br />
took the podtum and gave an in Spir<br />
Ing and enlightening speech on na <br />
u onal politiCS. He spoke on the part<br />
al1 <strong>of</strong> labor must pla y In helping Fritz<br />
Mondale achieve the presidency and<br />
also the need to elect those senators<br />
and congressmen who have proven<br />
\'. ting records as friends <strong>of</strong> labor.<br />
Secretary Leigon could not have better<br />
stated the cnse, and the delegates<br />
evidenced their pleasure and concur·<br />
renee with Secretary Lcigon's remarks<br />
by affordmg him a standmg<br />
uvatiuli.<br />
During the General SeSSion, the<br />
delegates also viewed the thought·<br />
provoking and Illtcresting film<br />
t/<br />
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Second Dlstricl <strong>International</strong> Vee President John<br />
E. Flynn, who chaired the Second District Prog·<br />
ress Meeting. is shown delivenng his remarks<br />
to the delegates.<br />
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" Amenca's Vamshmg Power." Al so .<br />
a videotape was presented on the<br />
AJ-L·ClU and ItS affi ltated untons'<br />
endorsement <strong>of</strong> Walter F. Mondale<br />
as the Democratic Party candidate<br />
for president in the November elec· •<br />
lions and Included an introduction<br />
by Inte rnational PreS ide nt Charles<br />
Pillard.<br />
The second day was devoted to<br />
workshops conducted for the Utility,<br />
Telephone, Manufacturing, Se rvice<br />
and Construction Branches. The<br />
workshops were chaired by Ihc In ·<br />
ternattonal Representalives who<br />
service lhe local UllIons in the var'
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Shown registering delegates are <strong>International</strong> Representatives Kata<br />
Mulvey and Richard Monahan<br />
A partial view 01 the delegates who sllended the Second District Progress<br />
Meelir)Q<br />
A partial view 01 the delegates who aUended the Second District Progress<br />
Mee\lng<br />
Pictured are some <strong>of</strong> the Construction Branch delegates<br />
Pictured are some 01 the Construction Branch delegates<br />
PictUled are some ollhe Telephone Branch delegates<br />
Shown during a coHee break are some <strong>of</strong> the Manuladunng delegates<br />
to the meeting<br />
Several delegates ale shown Viewing President Pillard's videotaped<br />
message on the candidacy 01 Walter F. Mondale.<br />
ISEW JOURNAL AUGUST <strong>1984</strong> I 3
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Shown at the Annual ISEW Broadcasling and Recording Department<br />
Conference are. left to fight. <strong>International</strong> Representative Reggie Gilliam<br />
and Department Director Jack Kain. The Conference was chaire
These two pictures show partial views 01 the delegates who aUended the 32nd Annual <strong>IBEW</strong> BroadcaSlnlQ and Recording Depanmenl Conference<br />
which was held In Boston, Massachusens<br />
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Left to fight are LU 292 delegales Charles Berger and John Slaberz and<br />
LU 715 BUSiness Manager Walter Clare<br />
Left 10 nghl are LU 1228 goest MIke Goldberg, president, NABET, LU<br />
18: LU 1228 BuSIness Manager Ken Aanagan; and LU 1228 PreSIdent<br />
Harvey Moms<br />
Left 10 righ t are Internallonet Representative Jon Gardner and LU 58<br />
delegates Noel Mullen and Joe Boyles<br />
Left 10 nohl are LU 45 Asslslant BUSIness ManagOf Paut Wagner and LU<br />
4 BuSiness Manager John Mondeflo<br />
• Shown in a full·dress Uniform 01 a<br />
BriUSh Colonial Infantryman Is<br />
Ed Docks, member <strong>of</strong> Local 1228,<br />
and his son, laft, Ihey did a fine .lob<br />
as tour gUIdes <strong>of</strong> the local historic<br />
areas<br />
Delegates are shown as they toured the newly remodeled WCVB Studios.<br />
<strong>IBEW</strong> JOURNAL I AUGUST <strong>1984</strong> I 5
32nd ANNUAL BROADCASTING<br />
AND RECORDING CONFERENCE<br />
(Continued from page 4)<br />
etc. A built-JO motorized shutter provides<br />
greatly Improved slow-motion<br />
and slop-action quality. Mr. Gaydos<br />
informed us that plans 3fC under way<br />
for prodUCing an EFP-typc camera In<br />
the ncar future.<br />
The balance <strong>of</strong> Thursday afternoon<br />
was spent dlscussmg new cqulpmcOl<br />
shown at the NAB thiS year, progress<br />
IcpOll on new technology III the In<br />
dU5try and on safety ~ tudlcS being<br />
conducted on non-ionizing RF radw·<br />
lion levels by the EPA and others.<br />
On Fndo y mommg host Local 112~<br />
provided buses for a de legate tour <strong>of</strong><br />
WCVB-TV's facilities In Needham,<br />
and for the families a tour <strong>of</strong> Min <br />
uteman National Historic site In the<br />
Lexington-Concord area where Local<br />
Uni on 1228 member E. D. Dooks, III<br />
period costume, acted as host, fol <br />
lowed by a hosted luncheon III the<br />
area.<br />
The WCVij·TV MetromedHl property<br />
IS JUSt completing a 4.S- lllllllon<br />
expansion and renovatIOn <strong>of</strong> liS fa<br />
CIlities. In the large new studio :J.<br />
demon~tratlo n <strong>of</strong> thl' mOlUllzcd<br />
lighting grids and the computerized<br />
hghtlllg Control system was given.<br />
Sma ller groups were conducted<br />
through other an'a.:; <strong>of</strong> the station<br />
which IIlciuded the Art Department<br />
Ouantel Palllt Box and stili-store<br />
demonstration, one <strong>of</strong> the dual master<br />
control switchlllg and speCialeffects<br />
rooms, the muillple cameracomrol<br />
and camera-maintenance facility.<br />
the CMX- I IIl ch edltlllg SUite<br />
and the renovated news room areas.<br />
The groups w(,r(, guided and Ill'<br />
structed by Dave Fo lsom, chief engineer;<br />
JIIll Gilbert , superVisor, Dick<br />
Ober, supervi sor; <strong>IBEW</strong> technicians<br />
Jerry Milot, Tony Coleman and JackIe<br />
Klass; and Chief Steward Bill Freewa<br />
ld . The tour wa s followed by a<br />
local lInion-hosted IUllcheon at a<br />
nearby restaurant.<br />
The afternoon dI 5,11"'''ons were<br />
devoted to Broadcast Department<br />
sUbICCtS. Director K:lIn covcred FCC<br />
regulatory action on operator li censing<br />
ruling. pending status <strong>of</strong> the 7-<br />
7-7 fule, progress in LPTV and AM<br />
stereo, bills on the CommullIcallon<br />
Act pcndlllg In Congress and the<br />
COUrt ruling on home videotaping.<br />
Reggie Gilliam rerml/., r! on
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Support <strong>IBEW</strong> Members<br />
"CALL AND BUY UNION"<br />
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Dunng the next two years you will<br />
be asked to make a choice which<br />
could have a significant impact on<br />
the jobs <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong> your working<br />
Brothers and Sisters. The divestiture<br />
<strong>of</strong> lhe Bell System has forever changed<br />
the telecommunications industry in<br />
the United States. Americans are<br />
now required or wi ll be required to<br />
make choices rega rding telephone<br />
service and telecommunications<br />
.. equipment which they have not previously<br />
had co make.<br />
Consumers nationwide WI I! be<br />
asked to choose between a number<br />
<strong>of</strong> competing long-distance telephone<br />
carriers. The starting poilll<br />
was Charleston, West Virginia, where<br />
I> customers we re reqUiTed to select a<br />
carrier by July 15. In C harleston the<br />
long-distance carriers se t up sales<br />
booths on city streets and shopping<br />
mails, scnt thousands <strong>of</strong> pieces <strong>of</strong><br />
direct mail, badgered potential subscribers<br />
over the phone and blanketed<br />
TV and radio waves with ads.<br />
... It will be the same all across the<br />
United States as the discounters<br />
. which are non-union try to grab a<br />
share <strong>of</strong> the market. It is a once-in<br />
.,- li fctimc opportunity, so these nonunion<br />
carriers are throwlOg caution<br />
and pr<strong>of</strong>it marglOs to the wmds 10<br />
. their effort to capture some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
S40-billion annual long-distance<br />
'<br />
market.<br />
You may think these firms
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III'<br />
6
MONDALE'S RECORD STRONG<br />
ON KEY WORKER ISSUES<br />
Edlton Nole:<br />
As this month 's issue <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Journal</strong> goes to<br />
• press, Democratic presidential candidate<br />
Wafter F. Mondale has just announced thaI<br />
[<br />
New Yaft Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro<br />
is his choice 10 be his running mate in the<br />
November presidential election race. Representallve<br />
Ferraro , who is serving her third<br />
1 term In Congress, is the first woman ever to<br />
.. be named to a major polilical party licket.<br />
Her COPE lIoting record is excellent.<br />
A deciSIVe factor 10 organized labor S SUPl>Ort<br />
<strong>of</strong> Waller F. Mondale"s bid for the DemocratiC<br />
presldenttal nomination was hiS firmness In<br />
taking pOSitIOns on bedrock Issues thaI affect<br />
• the quality <strong>of</strong> hfe for working people and their<br />
families<br />
The AFL -CIO and Its afllhates, before endorsing<br />
Mondale, looked closely at hiS policies,<br />
examining not only what he has said, but also<br />
what he has done-and at hiS speCIfiC Ideas<br />
for the future <strong>of</strong> the nation under hiS leadership<br />
• What labor found was a candidate With a<br />
Slrong allegiance to the goals <strong>of</strong> working people-and<br />
With a record <strong>of</strong> public service to<br />
back It up<br />
The AFL-CIO's analYSIS <strong>of</strong> Mondale's record<br />
brings him into sharp contrast With PreSident<br />
Reagan-both In philosophy and in actJOn-on<br />
the issues that deeply concern workers and<br />
their lamllies.<br />
The agenda ranges Irom the Critical need to<br />
rebuild the nation's Industnal base to Ihe economiC<br />
health <strong>of</strong> both CIIleS and farmlands , the<br />
fading dream <strong>of</strong> home ownership, the affordability<br />
<strong>of</strong> health care and education , a safe<br />
workplace , a clean and healthy environment<br />
and protection from the economiC havoc wreaked<br />
' by plant closings.<br />
The damage already done to the Quality <strong>of</strong><br />
life in America under the Reagan Admlnlstratlon-and<br />
the prospect <strong>of</strong> more <strong>of</strong> the same If<br />
Reagan has a second term-led to the AFL<br />
CIO·s early endorsemem <strong>of</strong> Mondale as a proven<br />
ally <strong>of</strong> workers who shares thelf view <strong>of</strong> Amer·<br />
Ica 's luture needs.<br />
One threat 10 that luture IS the erosion <strong>of</strong><br />
the nallOn's ··infrastructure"-roads. bridges.<br />
water supply and waste treatment systems ,<br />
railroads and other public facilities<br />
The Afl-CIO supports programs and lundlng<br />
to gel the rebuilding eHort started qUickly In<br />
both urban and rural areas<br />
The Reagan Admlfllstratlon , however, has<br />
anacked and cut the federal programs to do<br />
the job, guning a range 01 community development,<br />
economic development and enVIron·<br />
mental programs and the agencies that once<br />
administered them. In their place , PreSident<br />
Reagan proposes "enterprise rones " which<br />
translate mto big tax giveaways to busmess .<br />
takeaways <strong>of</strong> wage and lob protections lor<br />
workers and fewer publiC services for communities.<br />
In contrast, Mondale strongly supports programs<br />
to restore the infrastructure along With<br />
urban and rural programs aimed at rebUlldmg<br />
the nation's strong economic base .<br />
The AFl-CIO also backs a comprehenSive<br />
national transportation policy that would msure<br />
the system's strength and the contmued aval"<br />
ability <strong>of</strong> all forms 01 transportation to clllzens,<br />
business and industry, and both urban and<br />
rural communitieS.<br />
The Reagan AdminlstrallOn has slashed funding<br />
for transportation programs. ignored the<br />
chaos created by deregulation and mounted an<br />
aClJve campaign to destroy salety standards<br />
and other protections for transportatIOn work·<br />
ers.<br />
Mondale, In comparison, has pledged strong<br />
government support 01 programs to rebUild the<br />
transportallon system .<br />
Many workers and thelf commuflltles have<br />
already lelt the devastallng losses <strong>of</strong> jobs,<br />
mcome, stabilrty and publiC resources that come<br />
from corporate or government deCISions to<br />
close or relocate plants<br />
The Afl-CIO supports passage <strong>of</strong> plant cfos·<br />
109 laws reqUiTIng both pnvate and publiC<br />
employers to recogntze thelf responSibilitieS to<br />
workers and their commuOilles before they shut<br />
down.<br />
Mondale is already on record on the Issue<br />
While he was a US senator, he sponsored<br />
plant clOSing legislation that paralleled reforms<br />
sought by labor.<br />
Mondale·s record also IS clear on occupa-<br />
1I0nai safety and health. Throughout hiS career.<br />
he has been labo(s solid ally In seekmg workplace<br />
protecllOn; and he has pledged to continue<br />
that alliance<br />
Beyond the workplace , the future IS clouded<br />
for many workers and their lamilies by the skyhigh<br />
interest rates produced by Reagan poliCies .<br />
These rates have put home ownership beyond<br />
the reach <strong>of</strong> many middle-income Americans<br />
And many jobless workers have suffered or<br />
laced mortgage foreclosure and the loss <strong>of</strong><br />
their hOmes<br />
For the elderfy, mlO<strong>of</strong>llJes, and lOW-income<br />
people, the Reagan Admlfllstrallon·s hOUSing<br />
budget cuts mean that not enough shelter IS<br />
being bUilt to meet their needs.<br />
The AFl·C IO has called for credit controls to<br />
help keep mortgage rates down, relief from<br />
mortgage foreclosures for the lobless, and<br />
government aSSistance In bUilding hOUSing for<br />
the net11y<br />
In hiS poliCIes, Mondate stresses the link<br />
between the Reagan budget dehc.ts and Interest<br />
rates and their Impact on home ownersh1p and<br />
on construction employment . He proposes con·<br />
trolling the dellcit through genuine tax reforms<br />
and a more moderate growth in defense spend<br />
Ing<br />
The Afl-CtO and Walter Mondale also agree<br />
that the raging Inllatlon In health care costs<br />
Jeopardizes the ability <strong>of</strong> many Americans to<br />
pay for heallh services lor themselves and thel'<br />
families.<br />
An upward explOSion In premiums for pnvate<br />
heallh Insura nce plans has prompted employers<br />
to demand takeaways to tTlm costs. And millions<br />
<strong>of</strong> jobless workers have lost coverage lor<br />
themselves and their families<br />
The Reagan Admlfllstratlon ·s budget cuts<br />
have added 10 the cnsis by reducmg health<br />
services for the elderly, the poor and other<br />
disadvantaged Americans: and the AdmlnlstralIOn<br />
is eyeing even deeper cuts in the Medicare<br />
system.<br />
The admln.strallOn 's " blame-lhe-vlctlm ··<br />
answer to high health Insurance premIums IS<br />
a plan to tax workers on the benellts they<br />
receive.<br />
Mondale, In contrast, actively supports cost<br />
contamment legislatIon to slow the Increases<br />
In hospital costs and doctors' fees He has<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered a program to prevent the collapse <strong>of</strong><br />
the Met1icare system Without hurtmg beneflclanes,<br />
and he IS on record in support <strong>of</strong> comprehensive<br />
national health insurance.<br />
Today, workers are also worned about the<br />
health <strong>of</strong> the nallOn·s et1ucational system<br />
Among the Challenges Ihe system faces are<br />
the need for hIgher educational and teaching<br />
standards, access to education for every student,<br />
more classrooms and essentIal courses,<br />
and adequate teacher salaTles<br />
While aft educaliOn costs are gomg up. the<br />
price <strong>of</strong> higher education is particula rly straining<br />
many family budgets .<br />
The Reagan Adminlstrallon has gutted federal<br />
education programs, mcludlng sharp restnclIOns<br />
on student aid<br />
As a program . Reagan <strong>of</strong>fers only tUitIon tax<br />
credits to reduce the cost <strong>of</strong> private school<br />
education al the expense 01 public schools<br />
Mondate sees eye to eye With organized tabor<br />
on the need for a federal role to restore and<br />
strengthen student aid programs and insule<br />
that schools have the faCIlitIes. funds and staff<br />
needed to teach. He also backs a program to<br />
provide scholarships to attract talenterl students<br />
Into teaching Mondate IS on record opposing<br />
tUItIon tax credits while favonng measures to<br />
assure that private as wen as publiC school<br />
students share in a variety <strong>of</strong> other federal<br />
programs.<br />
<strong>IBEW</strong> JOURNAlf AUGUST <strong>1984</strong> I 13
~ deparbnent <strong>of</strong> Researc<br />
and Education<br />
-'<br />
•<br />
The Housing Predicament<br />
The state <strong>of</strong> the housing IIldustry<br />
in the United States traditionally<br />
foretells the state <strong>of</strong> the economy.<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> the dependent relationship<br />
between housing and 3 wide<br />
range <strong>of</strong> auxili ary industries, the condition<br />
<strong>of</strong> the housing indus try at any<br />
given time strongly affects the rest<br />
<strong>of</strong> the economy. The ripple effect<br />
from a weak housing industry quickly<br />
reduces demand for durable goods<br />
such as carpeting; furniture; and re <br />
frigeratOrs, ranges, freezers, televi <br />
sion se ts, and other home appliances.<br />
It also adversely impacts industries<br />
supplying such basic building materials<br />
as electrical wiring, bri ck, cement,<br />
lumber, ro<strong>of</strong>ing, and other<br />
equipment and industries engaged in<br />
the const ruction <strong>of</strong> sewers, roads,<br />
schools, stores, utili ties, etc.<br />
The housing industry, aided by an<br />
Improving domestic autOmobile<br />
manufacturing mdustry and a some·<br />
what·lower imerest rate, was s lowly<br />
leading the econom), out <strong>of</strong> a deep<br />
recession. Housing StartS were up III<br />
1983, and residential construct ion<br />
was mainly responsible fo r the in ·<br />
crease in the va lue <strong>of</strong> to tal co nstruc·<br />
tion put in plaee that year. That old<br />
bugaboo, high interest rates, was sull<br />
hanging in there, however, and now,<br />
the nightmare has worsened. lmcresl<br />
rates are ri sing further, and the hous·<br />
ing industry is reeling.<br />
Interest Rates<br />
During the past year, hom e mon °<br />
gage rates had declined, but far less<br />
than the prime rate, the lower rate<br />
that banks charge for loans to their<br />
best commerc ial cus to mers. The<br />
prime rate has a bearing on the rates<br />
that banks charge on many other<br />
loans, especially on loans to md]v]d·<br />
uals and medium· and small·size<br />
businesses. The prime rate has grown<br />
to the 12.5·to· 13 percent range, as <strong>of</strong><br />
late June, <strong>1984</strong>. Following SUit, 30·<br />
year, fixed·rate mortgages fo r 30·da y<br />
delivery have climbed from a post ·<br />
recession low <strong>of</strong> 12.5 percent to 14.88<br />
14 I ISEW JOURNAL! AUGUST <strong>1984</strong><br />
percem , whde VA rates have now<br />
reached 14 percent. The Ve terans<br />
AriTninistr
other recent ncgal1ve indicators as a<br />
drop in the production <strong>of</strong> construction<br />
supplies, a drop in the price <strong>of</strong><br />
lumber, a drop in the number <strong>of</strong><br />
potential customers looking at builders'<br />
model homes, and a drop in new<br />
.,. home sales clearly point to a slowdown<br />
in housing StartS and money<br />
invested In building new homes.<br />
Builders, after all, tcnd to be morc<br />
cautious about starting new can·<br />
structton when Interest rates climb.<br />
They fear that the bottom Will drop<br />
J out <strong>of</strong> the hOUSing market again.<br />
The prospects for future houslI1g<br />
activity 10 <strong>1984</strong> and 1985, therefo re,<br />
don't look good. Interest rates arc<br />
expected to increase marginally this<br />
year and substantially next year. Af·<br />
" teT the presidential election, h OllSII1 /oj<br />
starts could plunge.<br />
Housing Stans<br />
It has generally been accepted that<br />
the annual rate <strong>of</strong> housing st:ITtS<br />
~ needed In the Umted States to pro<br />
Vide for new households and to replace<br />
old housing IS 2.2-mllhon. That<br />
numbe r has not been attained. In<br />
1978, when mortgage interest rates<br />
we re at .1n average rate <strong>of</strong> 9.5 pe rcent,<br />
·0<br />
,<br />
I<br />
'.<br />
hOUSing starts reached a record high<br />
<strong>of</strong> two-millio n. As interest ratcs rose<br />
in 1979, housing starts dropped back<br />
to 1.7-million; and by thc time the<br />
rates reached an average <strong>of</strong> 1 S. 7 percent<br />
in 1982, the numbe r <strong>of</strong> housing<br />
starts plummeted to 1,062,200.<br />
Mongage rates fell to 12.5 percent<br />
in the summer <strong>of</strong> 1983; and in that<br />
year, housing starts rose to !. 7-mi/<br />
lion. Although housing starts were<br />
strong ea rl y In <strong>1984</strong>, they like ly will<br />
drop <strong>of</strong>f dunng the second half <strong>of</strong> the<br />
year, primanly because <strong>of</strong> the n sing<br />
interest rates. Houslllg sta rts in<br />
<strong>1984</strong> could total 1.8- mllilon, carried<br />
only by the strong early shOWing;<br />
1985 start s could be as low as 1.57·<br />
million.<br />
Price <strong>of</strong> Hous ing<br />
In Ma y <strong>of</strong> thiS year, ncw ho me<br />
constructton dropped by 10.5 pe r<br />
ce nt, and sales <strong>of</strong> new, slngle·famlly<br />
homes fell for the third consecutive<br />
month. The IOventory <strong>of</strong> unsold<br />
homes reached ItS highest level since<br />
September, 1982. With mortgage m<br />
terest rates rising, the prtce <strong>of</strong> housing<br />
conttnues to ri se. The average<br />
sales pnce has now reached SIOI ,OOO.<br />
REVISED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN WAGE<br />
AND CLERICAL WORKERS<br />
UNITED STATES CITY AVERAGE<br />
SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LASOR, BUREAU OF LASOR STATISTICS<br />
REFERENCE SASE, U.S. AVERAGE 1967 • 100<br />
MAY<br />
,-<br />
. <strong>1984</strong><br />
Ap~.el<br />
A1I 11. ma<br />
Tranapo,-<br />
Month<br />
•<br />
Y ••• Combined Houalng Upkeep I.llon<br />
May<br />
April<br />
March<br />
February<br />
January<br />
December<br />
November<br />
Oc1ober<br />
May<br />
May<br />
May<br />
May<br />
May<br />
<strong>1984</strong> 305.4 301.2 325.2 197.7<br />
<strong>1984</strong> 304.1 302.3 322.7 198.2<br />
<strong>1984</strong> 303.3 302 1 322.9 1980<br />
<strong>1984</strong> 3033 302 1 3242 195 4<br />
<strong>1984</strong> 302.7 299.4 324.7 195.3<br />
1983 301.5 294.0 324.2 1981<br />
1983 301.4 292. 6 324 5 199 7<br />
1983 301.3 292. 9 3252 199 8<br />
1983 296.3 296.6 321 .3 195.3<br />
1982 286.5<br />
1981 269.1<br />
1980 245.1<br />
1979 214.3<br />
3146<br />
311.9<br />
3<strong>08</strong>9<br />
307.7<br />
307.9<br />
3<strong>08</strong> 2<br />
3<strong>08</strong> 2<br />
3069<br />
297.5<br />
Medical<br />
Cere<br />
375.0<br />
373.2<br />
372.6<br />
371 .3<br />
367.5<br />
364.3<br />
362 9<br />
360 9<br />
352.1<br />
NOTE The Consumer Pnce IfIde)' lor aI nerr. 1I'ICfea.sed 1 3 onOe~ poonlS dunng tile '-5t month Of 0 4">0<br />
ThoI equalled an annual .ate oIn:reaM 01 4 "" (0 4 '" 12) The ~_ durng tile put year 'Oo1l5<br />
9 1 iI\doe)' poontS. Of 3 "<br />
Percenl I'lCrease Detween two datU II calcul
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I';ellllfd, If II ,,, riSh! , art L(lc.J I, 51. Laui ~, ,\I II.,<br />
mtmb .. ~ Ilank Vfiuc", I)on StoppclnuJ\11 and<br />
.... 11m M fi~ . at Ih ~ ;Ir olthr incident. (Not ~ ho ... n<br />
it Arc ,"UfM " )<br />
Reelected<br />
local J. Ntw ' ·o.k. N, Y .• 8u ,inr~s "'hnagrl and<br />
hU rlnOliunal T.u,,, ..,. Thonu\ Vl n A .. dll ~, Idl,<br />
and I' .t sid.", Groljt. SC IlIl Ck, , •., cunjtratlllalr each<br />
oth •• " fIOn Ih.ir ' U lrC lion ", l ocal J's jt.n. nl<br />
<strong>of</strong>fi n n ,<br />
whIch w~) , .."flcJ and punched bt-Iure he LlI )he<br />
emeled ' he poll, AitcI !cavlIlg Ih .. booth ~n I<br />
vOled"' sral ..... a' aftlllcd to Ihe" onnm calJ)<br />
A (OnStant lIow <strong>of</strong> Votea slrumeJ Ihfn~, wu the Cc.Hcr<br />
III (I'mlln. hustle and bustle hllm J 00 a m to<br />
6 00 P m ...·hen Ihe vOle COllnl wn .eco•.I...1 and<br />
the ~OI'ns machmCJ "",err ItKked m ca.e ",y<br />
d,~,eranelu ""'elt e1armed<br />
A, c.rly mOll11nS'1 Illtht ... hen the fi " t ~otell<br />
Weir admllled, Iht wook ~ccornph$hed by 1"~SI<br />
dent Gcorg~ Schock and hIS cnmmLlt .. e wos ...·ell<br />
m rYulcnct Voltnjt ml(hlnu ...·e.e III pl~cc ludy<br />
10 Iccold Ihe daY'l VOle, the vOllng ~Ie. wu<br />
b",htly ..,hied and tablu wllh Ihe galleys wllh<br />
the nlmu <strong>of</strong> every eh"ble votel In loo:;al J were<br />
Jel "I' lind m~nned by d,vls.onal ~ommllle .. mcn<br />
beh VOle. had to r.e~cnl h" r a.d op unIon CIIJ,<br />
Sho ..·o in Ihis piClult lie, .op lOW, left 10 ,;, hl,<br />
[rlwald fi, ont, IA TC m' mbel, and apPle"lic"<br />
larry f o ...·I .. r, Dan \'lIolelo. John O·Rou.k" Tim<br />
Don( ..·.n, Dnid T uhnn. I)on CII ..·.on. Rich Dro·<br />
u mle. l rs Ni"u\i"i and Kei.h S".'el. Secolld ro w,<br />
leil 10 riSbl, alt Tommit lonn, Larry IIti). , B,un<br />
Bach,el, ,\\ ike 8ilJak , Patricia Smllh, ,\\onl Gu,<br />
Ri ch Farah. lohn Garland anrl l;m ,"" eKn iShl. 801-<br />
tom l OW, Iell ' 0 ri8h., lIt apPlen.ice Cctald<br />
Thomp~on wilh IATC l1l r l11hl ~ Ralph 11,,11 and<br />
Tom McClu.r, Hu . I" t~~ Rrp.nrnta.i~t Rich Ihm·<br />
btl,tr. ,ATe membel lack McKnnl. DA S A","I'<br />
~nt Chief Sandra BIOOkl, SFECA Eneu, h e ,\\In<br />
I,,, Burltll Didl.!on, Communi. , Collr,t<br />
Ch~nctlloill iluy Iisu and IATC mr mbel Rob,,,<br />
,\\IIOOn. Th, o c e a~ion wa ~ lilt . ppr t nlkt jtra dllarion<br />
<strong>of</strong> Local 6. Sa" Fr. "cisco, Cal.<br />
'I" ~ . '\!' . \ is '~~~ " ,,; . '.<br />
I .. I II .'<br />
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, ~ 1. V .' -' I~ - ~ j L<br />
.... ..... "ll ~ I.i .<br />
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The Ipprcnlicu ~ hll wlI In Ihi ~ pict"r~ arr, .op ,uw, ~<br />
loll ' 11 .i, hl, Ke vi n JiuShu, Rob, !! AllfO, Ron C)<br />
Goldman, Eu,tn« [ Ii .. h en, Alan Nul, h ndra ~<br />
lolchit, Te,unft ,\\eGuire and Ed Fi,oor. Second<br />
10"', Ifh 10 lilth., 1ft Bob OO)'lt, lim Fillpatrick, ...J<br />
lobll All en, .... illl. m .... 1I!on, Ri ch Rrnink. lim ~<br />
Gib~ o n , loe '\\olin.. land 11m R,.,n. In Iht bOllom II:<br />
row, Id. 10 ri, hl • • rt IATC mrmbtls Ralph M. §<br />
Bdl and Tom ,\\CC III'f, 1I ,, ~ inus RrprUenlalive •<br />
Richard A. IIlInbrrlU, lATe menl~' lack Mf ' ~<br />
I(rnn~ , OAS Au i".nl Cbid Sandra BIOOh, SFtCA W<br />
heell';"e '\\. na~r r Balliell Dichon, Community ~<br />
Collt,e Cbanullol lI il"f Illu and IA TC member<br />
Robt n Ma,on". 17
Local Graduales Two<br />
Apprenlice Classes<br />
LU. 611,0&"). SAN fRANCISCO, CAL- The San<br />
rrancl!;co loml Arpr~nllc.!h,p and TIJlmng CommIllet<br />
Wis plOud 10 host Ihe 1983 AI'prcnllcc5hlp<br />
Comrlellon Ceremonies DLnner·Oancc, hddn ,he<br />
Faumont HOl el In San frnnclSco. Two d assel<br />
completed Ihelr app. en[IcuIIlP '0 1983 wllh a total<br />
<strong>of</strong> 41 aprlfnllCCII<br />
fllAN'J! E GU">l, B '" f.5<br />
Award<br />
Thi5 p k lur~ s how ~ Slt,n,d AI C ianla. p.Utnl;nl<br />
the loul 17, Dctroit, Mich., SaltlY A"'I.d 10 Suiot<br />
Sltwud Joc Ignagi 01 the Cranc and Elc"IIO.<br />
Di~i5ion I'IT 3.10,000 hou •• without ~ It",-,ime<br />
.~cidrlll .<br />
Retiree<br />
AI Ih Duke O'Marl Rfti.emtnl Puty 1ft, leh In<br />
ri ghI, Jot Douhut, llarlan, Duke O'Mara , Bus;·<br />
nu~ M ln'~~r PCIU McManu'j and lrUtHt M.<br />
Adam~ , S"v;n Planning, Dt:.<br />
Classes Resume in Fall ;<br />
Work Piclure Still Slow<br />
l.U. 17 [o&u), DETROIT, ,\\lCII.-Local 17 h~.<br />
In , he lu. 10 yeals suffered some 01 Iht mosl<br />
dtv;u,a.mgse,back$ .ha.1 dall' uy any local union<br />
hn 1II Ihe (OUnlfY. bUI we ha-'e wenhtred Ihe<br />
S' Orm We hav!! lEcn our BrOlheu lose Iht'lr hnmr~<br />
los "'e do,<br />
We WIsh 10 express .he gUUludc 01 .ht' cnllre<br />
BIOlherhuod for all OUI~.andlng ~ak l y achlnemenl<br />
10 the CI~ne Jnd Elev~lor DIVISIOn ollhe Dtlloll<br />
Ed,son Cunll'.ny Theil falll~"" safe.y ,(curd,<br />
wllh 330,000 ho"'" lUI 211 membN~ wlthou. a losl'<br />
lime 101"'y, dcs~.vcs mOle Ihan mer;t OUt newcs.<br />
C,ane and Elevalo, ~teward, Al Ciam ••, r,(scllled<br />
.hc S~fety hwud 10 one <strong>of</strong> our s
1-<br />
land', fit$( lady IIu5 year the ~ta t e 01 Maryland<br />
IJ uleb .~un l: Ihe J50th annJV~lu,y 01 '11 f(lundlnl<br />
alone <strong>of</strong> Ihe o,,~,"al I J ,,,lnnle~, .nd. aprl<strong>of</strong>'l'<br />
I,dy. tht ,veol wu hosted II Ihe Mukllteon<br />
TUCIn whIch d'IC~ !>ark '" Ihe ~eu 1140. The<br />
purpOse <strong>of</strong> these CC I ~mOn1U wu to Icknowlcd,llc<br />
Ihe I:oy,. nor's active SUl'ptJn <strong>of</strong> the tu.J~ union<br />
movement LA Ma/yland and 10 show 'rt:tI~1 lp<br />
p,cclluon fOI hll .ccompl,shmentS on ~hall <strong>of</strong><br />
worlnnl\ men anJ women In the lun Th,~ alb ..<br />
WIS .lIanced and coo.don"td as I COOPCUII\'C<br />
cnduvol In conlunCIIQn wllh the pohuc.1 aClion<br />
plog ram 0/ Ihe Balumore BUlldmg .nd ConslIuc,<br />
lion Tude, ,.-.th .nmance from oul [BEW COPE<br />
hod<br />
The pn, <strong>of</strong> the council now<br />
Kn'e on the Maryland Apprenllceshlp and T,am<br />
lOll C
in<br />
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~_<br />
CPR<br />
SYU~ U If,<br />
"<br />
N. Y., punitt mouth·tOo<br />
mouth rnuscilal;on and CPR on Irain;ng manne·<br />
quin during the rutotly complcltd filS! aid da)~<br />
conducltd by tI'Ir I" TC <strong>of</strong> Loul 43.<br />
ploblem and ... ,11 COnllnUe 10 do 50, If you h~ye<br />
aoy questions On you. rcgisulllun 5laulS, call the<br />
alRet. ThIS is another area Ihal due,v,,! OUI full<br />
Involvement. and we can't afford IQ ~ complacent<br />
Buy unIOn. huy Amellcanl<br />
S"MU~L C 1l ...... IIH, rs<br />
Pins Awarded ;<br />
Work Scene Bleak<br />
L U. " 6 (i,c&cm), SEATTLE, WASH. C .c', B '"<br />
Local PAC Successful;<br />
Code Classes Scheduled<br />
L U . .a8 ji&rt5j, PORTLAND, ORE.-LocJl .as's<br />
Polllical Action Commlllce, PAC 48, has secn<br />
~o",~ lIut~blc succus from 115 rccent cfforrs IR ,he<br />
May O re gon pnmanes. Our PAC endmsed 24 un<br />
dldates in 51ale leg"latiye laecs, and 21 we,e<br />
eleClcd In one ,aCe OUI candld~ , e tr~,l~d hy 18<br />
vOle~ on ciecllan IIlghl bUI led hy 25 aher the<br />
~h3"n.ee hallots ...·ere counled Flom luch a close<br />
,ace as Ih'$, we un sec , he Import~ncc <strong>of</strong> OUI<br />
SUppoll fm the candlda.es. Wh o say, a tIngle vo,e<br />
... dOe~II ' 1 .."unll<br />
1'01 thIS sp"ng" plimanc$ PAC 48 urplllzcd<br />
20 eyenlng meellngs for mcmbe,s , odon~le thei. labor<br />
to hell' wllh rlllllJc~ 1 nU"IIl~ ~ lor ~alld ldnC$. The<br />
work Jnyol~ed mo~ tl y lahelinR. "n~c1o p e stulfin&.<br />
$tallng caJnr~lgn hler~turc ~nd sartIn!! 11 1010<br />
pretJnns 10 U.-c OIl rna.1,ng COSIS. On ... ghl mplS<br />
51 PAC "oluntcers wOlked on 82.(X)() pl«CS <strong>of</strong><br />
camr~lgn hlculu.e, The uIlma,cd uymgs 10 the<br />
cand,d~lu w~, $3,100 total, or S400 fM an even",g's<br />
work for each candidate<br />
I'AC 48 .... i!! be organtzmg mailings thIS bll III<br />
help cand,daleSln the Ken,,"] elecllons in NO"em<br />
be r Wllh ,he cont",ued suppurt <strong>of</strong> our members.<br />
PAC 48 ha, rlans 10 expand 11$ mllhng' 10 Illclude<br />
some congreuional d,smcts, III a.MlllOn 10 Ihe<br />
leg,slallye ra ~cs. Our dfoTls c~n m~h ~ dllk'ence,<br />
conllCIPAC 48 10 yo!unteer In, a ma.lIng thIS lall<br />
Unlortunately, Ihc ...·olk plClUIC In L()Cal 48's<br />
Iun$diction conllnucs to bc 1'001, wah nut much<br />
wOlk In StJ:hl At Ihe Ilme thIS ~ruc1e was .uh·<br />
mUI"d in m,d IUne, LO(;al 411 bad ~boUI 490 con·<br />
structlon members On Book II Ih,s 15 ncarl y Ihc<br />
h'ghe" we have e"el had The connCCllon bet ...·cen<br />
Ihe Rupn administration's f1sc~1 poIICIC5, high<br />
InlerUI ,ales and lack 01 conStrUCllon wotk should<br />
hc ohnous We can rio ~o melh",g aOOUI thIS. We<br />
urge youl surr<strong>of</strong>l for W~1t C I Mondale lor ple$ldent<br />
He has Nen tndo.$td by the ISE.W Jod AF l ·CIO.<br />
and h~ IS a fllend <strong>of</strong> labor<br />
Mtlfo lOlllt ApprCnllcuh,p and Trallllllg Com<br />
m1lt~e took In J50 arphcallonl III Ap,,1 10. app,cntlce<br />
IIlSlde ...."emen The Committee IIlter·<br />
VIewed the applicants and seleclcd 035. There arc<br />
no il1b5 )U51 yel 101 Ihese new app rentices. They<br />
wdl be pu, 10 wo.k os , he need allse5, wllh a fI,sl<br />
te. m dau 5Iaftln!\. hopefully, In September<br />
Metro IsuhcduhngduUS$llrtlng In Seplember<br />
10 meetlh" new conll""".r;~d ..,.1I10n ,cqu"ement<br />
10 rene ...· an Oregon clrcillcal llcens~ An e.,dtl<br />
houl code reYlew class coyellng Ihe mOSI .eCent<br />
changes In Ihe Na'ional Elccll1cal Code WIll he<br />
,cqullcd ' 0 rCnt'w .n tlcttllc.1 hccn.e In 198.1<br />
Contact Dan Faddl> Or Ken F, y al MellO 10 SIKIl<br />
op<br />
IU51 a .('mInde' aboUI Loc1148's Summel PICniC<br />
1115 scheduled lor Septcmbel J. labo, D~y, at Blue<br />
Lake Pa,k Labo. DIY has be"n procblmed Soh<br />
dal1ly Day by the OreKon AFL·CiO, and labor<br />
o' g.nizallons ate bemS 3sked tU hold thcll annual<br />
picniCS an Ihis da)·. Be sUle ' 0 ma.k Ihis one on<br />
your calenda, lor a good , ime y.slIlng wllh u11l0n<br />
members and an cducallon.1 polllleal r.Uy<br />
Life Savers<br />
1111 llTT ~"'N. P 5<br />
Locll 51, Sp.;ng6dd, 111., members Oonald Hes$.,<br />
,'t\arv;n RobiMon and Tony Usn.;, ltll to lighl,<br />
arc I!lEW lilt Suin, A ... ·ard Itcipienu fmplayed<br />
by Cfnlfal Illinois Ughl Company in SpIingli..Jd.<br />
Ill.<br />
Five Members Receive<br />
Life Saving Awards<br />
L. U. 5 1 (u, u,I,ea.yll ...,bj, SPRINGfiELD, ILL.<br />
F,ye mcmbe'5 <strong>of</strong> lBEW Loc~1 51 have recently been<br />
aWal dcd lBEW life Savlllg Awards. On behalf <strong>of</strong><br />
the B,o,hcu alld SiSters, We extend our conglalu<br />
lalloru and gla,"ude The fi,·c a.e u follo .... s<br />
Brolhels Don~ld J Hesse, f>\Jn'm 0 Roblllson.<br />
Tony LJ L.,o/l ...·ho ~re ~mployed by Ccn .. ~1<br />
IIl1r"", lllthl C"mpany III Sr"nsficld, and lamu<br />
r W"Rh. and Cary 1._ McMullen, trnpl rd III 1946 and ~ga.n In 1948. Hc<br />
be~amc preSident .n 11150 and h~ld tha, <strong>of</strong>llc( unl11<br />
19(,2. He dcclll1cd 10 run fo, <strong>of</strong>fice the follow'"l1<br />
eJecrlon bOl I(> 1966 '~ n and wa < elecled 10 ,he
Father·Son Team<br />
,.....-- ---.<br />
Shown in this picturt , lth to ri Jllt. art Tom Bud~. ,<br />
bus;nu, manage. \fo lme. p,uidul, <strong>of</strong> Lonl 58,<br />
Oteroi" Mich.; Bob Ru shford, reMion m~mber<br />
Ilormtr pru;dcnt)1 Mike Hogan, pr esident; and Rill<br />
K ,,~hfo rd , usiSI"nl ad ".i niSI ralll'. Eltet .iul Work·<br />
rn In Sll lann fund {form .. p.u idtnt'.<br />
Graduates<br />
Sho ....·n at Ihf ApPlenlicp.hip COmpl~l illn l>innel<br />
<strong>of</strong> Lonl 59, D.lIas, TH., .r!, Ironl row, Iffl 10<br />
.ighl, Guy NicholJ, Rand y Slagle, lohn Abbo!!.<br />
Joey Shrlton, Ricky Davis, Chitin Fleeman, LUI)"<br />
Good, Cia) ton \h.",;ck, RU Uf.JJ MaUio, Robert<br />
Wilks, Tr rry "''l"nne, Randy Richlldson and Gary<br />
Oub; sHond lOW, Ie/11o fi ght. Train;ng Direelol<br />
A.C. McAlt'f, Kathy Ihmill. Roy Hicks, Craig<br />
lirin, Muk lonts, TUf Y Ca rd. Mushall Ellis, Kill<br />
8u.lel. Dnid TUrnel anJ Leon Crutch6eld, back<br />
lOW, If II to . ighl , Eddie B. yanl, Roben Shine,<br />
Richard McPeck. Larr)" Wilc o~.un, Randy lIarris,<br />
F .. nk Mortno. Ki nl Ko)arin, Au~ir lou, Rich .. d<br />
Forrman .nd Tra~is K~o""'n .<br />
Dula, who Iiso wu rrt$enred Ihe Lawlcnce /ltarlm<br />
"w~Td and. check fOI $150 by Ihe Naltonal<br />
Eiceillul Contratlon " 'SOC"IIOn<br />
8y the time .bat you ate Icad,ng Ih" article, "<br />
WIll be t,me 10 S t~rt Ihmklng ~bout ioumeym~n<br />
llllOmg classes fOI the I~II 1/ you arc In.crested<br />
III sIgmn,l: up lor I'IO/tlammable Controllers, Ad·<br />
vaneed COOl', IIt OIOI Con tr ol~, 01 Cable Splicing<br />
clHses, please gJve the Apprcntlcuhlp and TralO·<br />
lOt Olfice a call.<br />
A C. Me Arn, P S<br />
•<br />
The OU1Sianding Apprelllice <strong>of</strong> Local 60, So n An<br />
Ionia, T ex., Is Mi charl Cunningham, shown herr<br />
"'ith his 10Hly wi"-<br />
~<br />
~h to light ill Lhis picture I,f Ralph WOfSsner,<br />
Bob " Admi,a'" Nelson, Ca,'ol Cardona, Kuhy<br />
Knapp. Tom Thiboduu and llarry BalMI ..·o.king<br />
II tht C h')'~ lf' Su"ing lob.<br />
presidency IIoh serve"! un numerous comm !tt~ csJ<br />
an d dunnll hIS tenUIt, benefits ~\lc h u the Hulth<br />
and Welfare I'roglam, PenSion pbn and Holiday<br />
and Vatauon Plan became put <strong>of</strong> local 58<br />
8tll was Inlualed mto localS" In 1941 and has<br />
37 yc ... s II. the !DEW Ht .ec(wcu hiS 35yta, PI"<br />
In 1983 . He was PIC ~ ld e nt from 1975 II' 1977. In<br />
1977 he wu appolntcd ~SS'"t~ nl admumHalu, <strong>of</strong><br />
the Elcet/lnl Workers InsUlanee Fund, where he<br />
$tlil SCI\"U uxby Conl: r ~lUlu".In~ 10 Bob Jnd B,II<br />
fOI a fine famtly ellon on be hJlf 01 L oc~1 S8<br />
CenelJJ MOlors announced IhJI the dosed pbnl<br />
11 Pontiac Morors ....·,11 be reopened, anJ Temotlcl ,n):<br />
willukc place on Ihe bu,IJing' ~d, ac cnl<br />
Our new tOntr~C I was vOled on In lone, $0 when<br />
the r tsult~ a.e final , I Will pus along the pUlleo<br />
la ..<br />
Our pleke. Iones have lumcd a couple <strong>of</strong> ,obs<br />
Ifuund The pickel! dcse,,·c a hlg pat on the back<br />
101 gcttHlg uS Ih,l ba(liy needed work I'lease<br />
.emember to pIckel wheo II 'S you. IUro, il benefilS<br />
all 01 uS<br />
Don'l 10fgN 10 campatgn 10' Mr Mondale and<br />
Ihe Democ. allc Pany-ll's a m~Ll er <strong>of</strong> su ,vlv~I'<br />
I'kast plan 10 allend Lhe local ptcn,c on Augusl<br />
4, <strong>1984</strong>. ThiS ycal IS su re I
60-Year Member<br />
Shown iJ lh~ p.utnla, ion <strong>of</strong> I 60-yu. pin to<br />
Hnman SWlyne, Iflt, by Joe C. Eppu~on , !",mt.<br />
businfU manager <strong>of</strong> Lonl 66, UOIl51"", Tn.<br />
to attend<br />
A 6O'rn! pm was g,ven to Hermln Swayne.<br />
Forme. bUSiness mln~geJ <strong>of</strong> local 66 101 16 years.<br />
foe C. Epperson, aftN . ccc,vlIIg his 50·yeal pm,<br />
mad" ,h'l presemall .. n 10 Helman and thcn g.:IVf<br />
QUI III the other mcmb.:'$I"" I''''S, Congr~!UI~lions,<br />
Herman. and to ,II Ihc olhe. ''''''llL"nl$. I<br />
Un't hdp bUI thmk <strong>of</strong> them whc" , know Ihey<br />
ne Ihc ont! respons.ble 101 makmg the conditions<br />
we have In Ilus local belle. for uS younge. mem o<br />
bers. Sume ul th"~c Bouthen .n sull ac\!v~ l!1<br />
1I1l10n .flairs and a. e rcsponsihle 10. seem!: thn!<br />
the rulu ue uphdd by some <strong>of</strong> OUI younger<br />
members who ue not as educated In ullIon pro·<br />
cedures<br />
Th~ "DnUNCIlOn work SIIUQIlOn hen II b,J ,nd<br />
Ihe hnure d""sn't look tOO p,omlsong Thelt arc<br />
about 50 hK;d hands on Book One ,nd qultt a kw<br />
113vc1ers<br />
We ~.e proud 10 repon Ihal Ihe Houston Lighting<br />
& !lowe. Com p~ny (Onillel has be"n r~lIfl
l oe,,] I!O JUSt une <strong>of</strong> It) oldut ",,"kLnIt Immlwr!<br />
In lun.:, B.othe. 1\ W Pfft: lI.othf' I'~tt;::. AI thf<br />
'ef <strong>of</strong> 81, h,d ~rrh.:d fa, ICllltmtnl throuRh l,,1<br />
L St Lou". '\\1'501.111, ",htle he had been "'urkm,<br />
10. many ~ean up and unlll hlsdnth He had becn<br />
.tll.ed lor t"'O months and had nOl even .eccI\·cd<br />
hIs lirsl .elircmcnt (heck" hIs duth We to loc.1<br />
80 ex tend 10 h.J bmily 01.1. deepes' condolcncrs.<br />
Ind mly Cod be CIOK to th .. m 10 Ihell lime 01<br />
SOIfO'"<br />
Swcdlstl Provrrb '·Sha. .. d lOY'S double lOY, and<br />
Jha ... d SOIlUW IJ lull t-orru", " COIlIt.atulattunJ 10<br />
Apr.enuee Randy Bufflneron Ind h.J ""I.. ",ho<br />
bt
to Bm Walker over Gcorge I. Holland, Ir ., v.ct<br />
pres,dent Went 10 Paul I. Ward ovcr Ted Mahcl,<br />
lecordmg secretary went 10 Chuck Monahn over<br />
Ken Nadeau, Ananclal secretary went to lohn I<br />
Farrell Iwe r D"k Kelliher, lohn O'Oonnell reulned<br />
.h~ ""~MjLel '5 ]'>Osmon runn.ng unnpposed Qnd<br />
lack Tarlol held nn as bUSiness managel Over lim<br />
Wallace Our new Execulive B(),;Lrd members arc<br />
Blothel! Donn I, BellY, RIll Horan, RIchIe Gam<br />
bmo, Frank Nigro, Richard Leary and W']Ii~m<br />
Cleary The Exammlng Board mcmbcu a.c Brnth·<br />
ers WlllyGnffln, Ir., Marty A.kens, BLiI McI.neaux,<br />
Malty O'Connelllnd J.m Smith Locallnl w,ll be<br />
sendmg loe Nlgm, joe Gambino, Donn I Ik:rry,<br />
Paul I. Ward, loe Sheehan, lohn I. Farrell and l,,"<br />
Purcell, Jr., tn Ihe <strong>IBEW</strong> Convenllon, al the Stalt<br />
COnven!>nn locil 100 w,ll be r@prCiec>ted by Pa ul<br />
I. Ward, leo Pu rcell, Jr., Joe Nigro and Joe Sheehan<br />
On luly 10 at our legular meeting nur new <strong>of</strong>ficels<br />
wele ,worn In,<br />
On behalf <strong>of</strong> Ihe members <strong>of</strong> local IOJ, I would<br />
like 10 thank all <strong>of</strong> the candidates, as well as Ihe<br />
many members who go. mvolved 10 Ihe campaigns<br />
Now with the decllon, behind us, we mUSt<br />
harne" the WISdom and energy <strong>of</strong> OUI members<br />
an d direct il lowald Ihe obsucles our local unIOn<br />
will be challenged With as we move tOtO the futur~<br />
rrom wh,t [can set, the hattIe to protect the gains<br />
thai olgaOlzed labor has achIeved for all wOlktO!!.<br />
men and women w,ll never cnd. The.efore, Ihe<br />
load on the shoulders <strong>of</strong> local 100's membersh,p<br />
'5 hu~. BUII'm cellatO OU r membersh,p can handle<br />
il. I'm eC rlatO beUU" l ocallOJ, Without queStiOn,<br />
hu Ihe highesl pe rcentage <strong>of</strong> union ICllv,SIS to<br />
the lilate AFL-CIO and possibly m the entitc AFl'<br />
CIO, Local 103 must help Iud the W~Y tn uvly<br />
unite all <strong>of</strong> OUt BlOlhus and Sisiers 10 the trade<br />
union mo\'emcnl .1 we hope to be successful in<br />
clU$l"ng th~ Qn~d< .• from Ihe anli·worker anti ~nll'<br />
Umon forces thaI we w.ll face 10 Ihe years 10 come,<br />
h .s imperalLve for neh and every one <strong>of</strong> uS 10<br />
take $Orne umc and th.nk .bout the sClLousnns<br />
<strong>of</strong> these allicks. Also we should Iry and imagine<br />
whal our futures will be hke II we lail to mcet the<br />
challenge. There are many ways and many prn·<br />
grams Ihat OUI local can IOslltute 10 combat Ihe<br />
non·uOlOn, open·shop employer, bUI we mUSI im·<br />
plement Ihese suateg.es logether. We "Innol ClI'<br />
peet the few elected <strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>of</strong> OUI local union 10<br />
ha"" all the answers It I~ nur jnb as rank·and·Hle<br />
members 10 us,S! Ihe <strong>of</strong>ficers 01 our local un.on<br />
and, il necessary, 10 duect them as to which<br />
programs are 10 OUI best IntC rCSIS, Th.s IS why we<br />
have UntOn meelingsl Next lime you have a hee<br />
momenl, kick around somc ,deas in your head and<br />
PUI them on Ihe Ooor al Vul UILl"" nleetings for<br />
d,sonJ<br />
wLlh Tampa Electric Company. If nOI, the s.g.<br />
WIll eOl>l;nuc next mOl>lh.<br />
We are having ~ difAcult lime 10 OUr negoualLons<br />
With Puhhc Gas. It seems Ihey fcc!, wuh the cold<br />
wealher behind us, thele 's no need 10 negouare<br />
lallly ...."h local l OB or Ihell employeu, Wr Ire<br />
now usrng a federal medlllOr 10 nrgotrauon, and<br />
hne Aled cha.ges aga"'!1 the company wnh Ihe<br />
Natronal l abor ReI""ons Boud, PublIC Gas has<br />
t~ken Ihe po,"'on thaI Ihey've moved 3S fal li<br />
Ihcy intend to move, We arc, Iherefore. al an<br />
impasse and leel the company .s atlempung 10<br />
break us by forCing a sUlke. We fcel we must<br />
conunue to do what .5 necessary In lC50lve these<br />
nrgnuauons tl al all poSSible. If we can't do so,<br />
Public Gas olAc13b should rcallu Ih.t the cold<br />
wUlhcr w.lI .eIUrn, and we are fUst pa\Lcnt enough<br />
10 wait thll !ong if we must<br />
Earh er I mentroned Ibe NlRB, I would like 10<br />
elabolile a hllle on Iheil poslIlon eoncernmg<br />
orgamzed Jabor ..., most <strong>of</strong> you probably know,<br />
labor i$ h ... ing a very hud time gelling a f .. !l r shake<br />
Irom any government agency Ihes~ days, and IhlS<br />
",eludes the NlRB h.s .lmosl ,mpou.blc 10 w,n<br />
• cemAtallon elecllon because the NlRB aHows<br />
employen 10 vlo[ne Ihe bw With no worry 01<br />
leplIlIls, and Il 'sgelling worse. The "labor Bnard"<br />
would be more app r oplI~ldy called tbe "Big Busi<br />
ness Board" nowadays Funher, II docsn'l bt:neflt<br />
us 10 appcal any deciSIon 01 the labor board 10 the<br />
Supreme Coun any longer cllhel I hope al! 01 you<br />
in labo. are .,urc 01 ",'hal the hlghut COUll Ln Ihe<br />
land has done to I.bor reccnlly, It .s $cary<br />
The only I"cnd. we sr~m to have ale OUlSelvU<br />
Thul IS why we must work loge,he. 10 O,'CrCOme<br />
Ihe anll union cHm al~ IhaL rlleva,)s 10 our gleat<br />
country beeausc <strong>of</strong> ,his admlOlitr31ion To Over<br />
~011'e Ihesc problems we must gCI ,nvolved .n<br />
polnlcs Rc~gan 's adlmOlstrallOn has completely<br />
destroyed the value <strong>of</strong> the NLRB tODlgan.zed labor<br />
Ihrough hiS appOintments; and If he 15 leelecled,<br />
he w.1I ha>,e foUl mOle appoLnlmentS 10 the Supreme<br />
COUll. h IS obvIOUS we can't afford four<br />
mOle yens wnh Reagan to <strong>of</strong> Ace. We mU51 gCt III<br />
OUI members leglstered to Vale, and Ihen we muSt<br />
be sure they show up al the polls in Novembcl. In<br />
domg thIS, we WIll be hclpmK no one bu! ourselves.<br />
Let 's bt:~t Reaganl<br />
11<strong>08</strong> BtNeTtI., P.S<br />
Retiree<br />
r'nid~nl lerry, righI, i5 shown p.uudng Frank<br />
Pellt ""i lh an appredalion plaqut honoring his 32<br />
ftar. in <strong>IBEW</strong> !.ueal Ill, Ofn\'(f, Colo,<br />
Bruther Pelle ufl a few wo.ds after rtceivin8 his<br />
plaquf.<br />
Local Tree Trimmers<br />
Prepare to Strike<br />
LU, I I I (o& u), DENVER, COlO.-SlIlke plepa·<br />
.allons have been made, App roxlmalely 1:' umon<br />
tree IIlmmers in Denver, Gr~nd lunclion, Alamosa,<br />
and Chey~nne h~ve voted 10 Strike ag~inSI four<br />
tree-trimming companies Slgnalory to local 1 II.<br />
The tree trimmers, ba~ed III Deliver, work U.·<br />
elusively on crew5dearmg trees from utl1ilypo,,'er<br />
lmu Employees vOied Ma y 24 to sinke Asplundh<br />
Tree Expert Company, Kent, OhlO I Nelson Tree<br />
Company, Dayton, Ohio, and Wnghl Tree Service,<br />
WC5t Du Momes, Inwa The dispute between the<br />
union Ircc trimmers and the lour companies Cen'<br />
ters on the rcJusal <strong>of</strong> the employers 10 assume Iny<br />
pall 01 Ihe COSI 01 reCent large healrh ltISuranCe<br />
mcreascs leVied on companIes ~nd employecs,<br />
SinCe May, 1983 10 the present, the health 10'<br />
sUranee C.tlTler, lINECO, has .ncreased Its IOSU.·<br />
ance ratcs SB8 per month, :.:. ctnu pe r hour, per<br />
employee. The em"loyees ate w,[lrng to absorb Ihe<br />
past melcases by Ihemselvcs, but Ihey wanl n'<br />
suranccs from the tom panICS that Ihey will share<br />
Ihe "~L uf fuLuTe Increues, wh.ch mclud~5 ~n<br />
anlLe.pated S40·PI:' month, 2:'·eenu·per·hour In·<br />
creue OUI january,<br />
The lice compames ha\'e not only refused 10<br />
share the heavy Increnes <strong>of</strong> Ihe pUt, but are<br />
rtlc"ing shiHn~ the coSt <strong>of</strong> future mtrcascs or<br />
even openlOg Ihe COntrael nCllt January to discuss<br />
antic. paled mcreues, The \l tc companies ar ~ beins<br />
asked to p.ck up tht anlLelpalCd Increase next<br />
January <strong>of</strong> 2:' cenu pe r hOUI , the employees w.]!<br />
ab"'lrb the SS·cents·pel·hoUI mcreue stnce 1983<br />
'1lee Illmmers received an 8.2 pCICent w ~&c<br />
tncrease m May, 1982 and a 42 percent wage<br />
InCrUSe In May, 19S.l The hca!th msutance e01l<br />
.n 1983 and <strong>1984</strong>, howcver, effectively Cui the<br />
wage lalse to an average <strong>of</strong> 2.6 pcrcenl for tWO<br />
yea" Th~ n,mpanlr.5 have olfered a " 4 percen t<br />
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wage mtluu Ih'li yCI I, bUlloulIlcyman !llll\mCI~<br />
""ould aC lually receIve less In w.ge~ . wah the<br />
.. " iK, Ihan they did In Ij)S2 II they mU~1 ,bwlb.<br />
S4Q'pc'1 monlh hcallh In,ura nce 1n( ' USC: nUl Ian<br />
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The oo(·ye
emlS, Impl o~~mtnI 5 In tht DtntalVlan, .11oU bolh<br />
b.asie ~nd mllor , tryteu , I reVISed Life Insuranet<br />
Plan lor employees hIred after lul y I, <strong>1984</strong>, and 10<br />
be <strong>of</strong>fered as ~n optwn 10 eUnent employec',<br />
Penston phn tm proyements, an tmplO,,hchad<br />
Brcnner. l,m CUU51110, R~nd~lJ Clestolka. Dcrr"k<br />
C1-~.neekl. Larry Domb, o.mald freel. Ir , Ntd<br />
F,u.bum, Leroy Corden, Ir" Dantel H llr~k , Robo:rt<br />
Hud,on, Richard Huc~l , R[chard C. Humphley,<br />
POllick 1!.1I, Tlmuthy Klwka, Ronald Ke.elhut,<br />
KlIk l>bckhng, Thomas NallY, Mtchael Orl[e"",<br />
Pa\llck RIchard" Carey Schloemer, Din W Sones,<br />
Wesley SII(el, K"k Taylor, Mlebael Van Arkd,<br />
Koben Vorcis and VIIICCllt Wdltmln. Harold<br />
Campbell. Ir , ..'as named Apprenllce 01 the Year<br />
for 19H2, ~nd Larry Doroh took Ihal huoor III 1 ~SJ<br />
Eycrybody's finally 10Pl"'d out Now you. school·<br />
m, rully SI~n~ , guys Remember ho ... · well I<br />
tre~ted you when I gCI OUI lin you. lob<br />
Further, congllt' to the guys on the other elld<br />
<strong>of</strong> the spectrum IIlOth., R~y R,nk handed out 55,<br />
and SO-yur pm~ II the last meeunll· Fifty Ov.·<br />
year plR ~ ,",'er ... a ... ·arded 10 Ken Clawson and Bacil<br />
Dick, IIId Paul Rhode and W~lkel A/yen got Ihe"<br />
50·yea, PIns. A couple 01 Ihcse "uys wOlked 10.<br />
one Contractor longe. than mO$1 uf the reS I <strong>of</strong> us<br />
b~'·e been al,,·~. fonurullely, Ihese guys hl'·c slo ... ·cd<br />
do""n II', embltrraS5"'1I 10 be outwo.ked by a 7!i·<br />
ye~ l · old BIOlhN lIopefully, ...·e can follo .... ,., th~~<br />
!ellas' IOOlstcl'S They "'·cre oul Ihere ",·hen lob<br />
condll1ons were no mOre than ~ IIIIIlOr and saefl'<br />
Ilced quilt a lot 10 IIIY~ us thc wagc, and Mndlls<br />
that ...·c hi,· ... loday. Thank you, IIrothe.s; you left<br />
us a hellu,·a lel\."cy I hope we ue up 10 Ihe<br />
challen,e<br />
Kudos are also cncnd,·d 10 OUI Man ol lhe Year,<br />
Mlk~ Dnnnhn. A pasl president and Executive<br />
lIoard member. MIke has also St'ryed 10 the ncgo·<br />
Il~tron. and as deJega.e 10 Ihe [nlfln~lIonal Con<br />
v~n"on MIke and hiS brolher Mark lour U5t5tanl<br />
bUSIness man~ge.1 ba'·c earned on the If~dlllnn <strong>of</strong><br />
theu dad, th~ latc Wayne Donoho Wa yn~ had<br />
many y~aTl <strong>of</strong> Sel"ICe rn rhe local belor~ h[s<br />
untimely dealh, and h" son, have pIcked up where<br />
he left <strong>of</strong>f Kcep up Ih~ good work MIke, you a.e<br />
an 11151'"allon 10 us atl<br />
Alrer what seemed ltke yealS <strong>of</strong> no deaths among<br />
UU I local Brothers. we havc suddenly had many<br />
more than OUt , hale. ! am ud 10 report th~, I ~Stl"l<br />
IIII~hncr , lohn SfIC.hO$kl, W[lbur March, Raylul<br />
C ../Ath frank Machu!." Howard N[vens, lames<br />
[Xardorif, Clarence Towne and Gene W a l1~ce haye<br />
died since our laSt article I would hke IU extcnd<br />
Ihe sympalhies 01 the cnllle local to these mtn's<br />
fauul,e. W. WIll truly In[SI ,h~m<br />
Now 10 the buslOen <strong>of</strong> Ihe uptomm, deellon<br />
I am surc we ha.·c all made up our mInds whu w ...<br />
a[t gotng IU VOte lor in NU"ember, We nOw have<br />
twO dUlles The mosl [mpOIl~nl is tu gel uu t and<br />
ra~t that "Ole 00 ElectIOn D~y But ano.hel dillY ~<br />
IS to leS
<strong>of</strong>llce w"houl any Or pOSllIOn m Junc's elecwlIl<br />
T h ~ results <strong>of</strong> the ciectlOn <strong>of</strong> [Jrccullve Ho~ r d<br />
<strong>of</strong>flcers ami cuuncll delegates arc nOI au,bble II<br />
Ih,s lime<br />
BrOlher loc Egan, after 35 yea rs <strong>of</strong> dcd,cned<br />
~Crvlce 10 l ocal 165, has dec,ded 10 call 11 quil!<br />
and uke the euy life from now on Brother Egan's<br />
lecord shows a long hS I <strong>of</strong> UOLon and labor SerVICe,<br />
Brother loc w ~s a SIC wa rd m locals 368, 381 anJ<br />
371 befo re he wu clccled 10 Ihe Eucu"ve Board<br />
fo r local 165 He served on the Ikurd from 1966<br />
unlll 1915, Ihe laSI Ihree yurs uf whIch he wu<br />
cha"m~n. In 1975 he was dccled .ecOIdmg·flun·<br />
Clal seclelary ol lhc unum, a poSH,!)n he held un" l<br />
luly nf Ih,s yeu when he r ~lLrcd Dun ng Ihe last<br />
yeu, Blolhel Joc EIC"n had Some setbacks", h,s<br />
hcahh bUI Ihc /Cood lord SaW III 10 ~et h,m free<br />
agam 10 good health Cood luck In.:. and Cod blcss<br />
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lA"RIN1L', A'i~T _ I',S<br />
Unionist Rebuts Attacks<br />
On Labor<br />
LU. 117 (i&o), IACKSONVILLE, fLA.-In IhlS<br />
Issue, 1 would like to shale .... Llh you some thoughls<br />
<strong>of</strong> MI. jlm Valgas, president <strong>of</strong> the Amcllcan Posul<br />
Wor kers Umon <strong>of</strong> jac k,on"IHe. Mr. Va rg.s WlOtC<br />
• leLle r 10 Ihe d,u)r 01 Ih~ Florida TImes UnlOll<br />
which was pubhshed on lune 10, <strong>1984</strong>, in whIch<br />
he usailed column,st lames I K,lpatnck and car<br />
\Ooms. Ed Camble for whal he c.lled II'OSS mlSlepresent""<br />
nns <strong>of</strong> ... hat un,ons and w.! M COAt>, P S<br />
L U. 180 {illlo), VALLE IO, CAL.-At pr~ss \Lm~,<br />
we arc sull cxpeILencm,L!; 20 percem unempluy<br />
ment Hopefully by t h~ lime IhlS 's pubt..hed thaI<br />
figu rc w,jl be reduced<br />
Address CHANGED?<br />
Brothers and SIsters, we<br />
want you to have your<br />
JOURNAL! When you<br />
have a change <strong>of</strong> ad·<br />
dress, please let us<br />
know. Be sure to in·<br />
clude you r old address<br />
and please don't forget<br />
to filt in l. U. and Card<br />
No. This information wlH<br />
be helpful in checkIng<br />
and keepIng our records<br />
straIght.<br />
NAME<br />
NEW ADDRESS , ••.••••••••••• ,., .. ,"", •........•<br />
en,<br />
Zip Cod.<br />
PRESENT LOCAL UNION NO .•.•.•.. . .. , .. ,',., •••• • •<br />
CARD NO.<br />
PENSION MEMBER<br />
OLD ADDRESS<br />
tn un ~ no .. n - c~ec ~ .. I I ~ Loe, l UnIon)<br />
If you halle changed<br />
FORMER LOCAL UNION NUMBER<br />
1oc.1 unIon., we mud<br />
h .... numbe,. <strong>of</strong> both. Mail h· Circu lation Departmeat<br />
IntenatiouJ Bratberhaad " Elettrical W.Iters<br />
112S 15t11 Strut, It.W., WashinrtOll, D. C. 20DDS<br />
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The .... nnuall'lcmc will be h~ld on 5eJn~mbel 8,<br />
<strong>1984</strong>, at lake Solano fr om JO 00 a m ulml dark<br />
Plns~ pbn to
11:<br />
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forw;t.d under the Ril l"] [mp,oHnI"m r..." ,tm<br />
and IS progressm, ur,d!,. Loul 206 w,lI h.,'., 10<br />
lobi under 5Upc,vmon In "'UltrA M"rlt;J.n~ Ihl!<br />
yca. IV" arc ~lIti InCu rrl nll mlny problcm~ due ,c::,<br />
IlIer~ arc ~ I", <strong>of</strong> ,11"'&5 ,hal h~pJ>Cn~' a mtCllnjr:<br />
ciecl1on . ,,,II, '!lntract, n"m",allnn~. c"mmLII~u<br />
and duc!t-""CI},h"'il: IIn r 'IIIl11l Illal Y"11 ~lIuuld<br />
be (nnterned abuUl Ik Ihe.el<br />
Members Receive<br />
30-Year Pins<br />
eLL'" II "'R"'~"I, P ..<br />
LU. lJO \' ,o,..,f,.m,u,,·$.marl, 'ICTOJl IA, R,C ...<br />
As a I,,]]ow up 10 ,II.. M~~ '''''''wI. Ihf 1,,11I)""'g<br />
l'lCal 2.10 n'embe. s ,ceclvcd lhe" .10 yeal p ll1~<br />
They a,e Pftt' Karpel, Illk l~""C, /lalfY lIcd<br />
nc~ell, Cu.d,c Ells, Inhn G"ld,mg, Tn'" Kcy~, I'l'l~<br />
illidge, Calli $IU.II, LJllY ~wcc"'t, lohn naln"n,<br />
F •• nk IIrand5urlle" W""~~n~ ~Iocrzn Gemg ..<br />
Clles, An I~nkc. C n Walke" MIke p,,>c::n Ea,ley, trUSu,er R.ehard Hunsakcl. Ex<br />
eCUILH Board. lJITY Arnnwn. TelfY Bernllard.<br />
ChJrlu CJ.oell. Ronald Pottebaum. lIILol flu,h,<br />
k,eha,d Ry,u. LxamlDL11jr: Boa,d. Cord"n Bur .. n:<br />
I)un Kessle, and M~"L11 Sull<br />
I would ILke 10 lake Ihls 0Prortunny 10 thank<br />
Ille followln/t OU'IlO"'" olfietn lor Iheu COt'I"'U<br />
I10n and ~f~'C" 10 our IlICal unIon I'rc\.dcnt<br />
R,cll~.d Ry'lJ, Tre~$u.e. leny lI~glcy, E1IttulI~e<br />
Soa.d mcmlM:n lauy Hcn"c,~ey, Gary t: r ~ unemployed, work ,. rICkln,!; up Casle.<br />
[Je'"'' Company W~\ Ihe successful low b.dde,<br />
on .he neW Ca'lIlll .efinery planl, .... h"h w,1I lIelp<br />
,,,n,,derJbly If IhLll1:S COntlnuC' jr:01nll OUf " 'ay, we<br />
.h.. uld havc III~ I>c::" lear that ,,·,,·,'e lIad III Ille<br />
IJ" R.C'<br />
Work Still Good;<br />
New Members Welcomed<br />
L U, 2H [I), NIAGARA FAllS, N,Y._The local<br />
... ",11. rltlUre IS ..,II gnod Evc' I'nne I. wo rk.n, and<br />
'hul
~h,p. Tom addd Ihal In o.del for Ihe union<br />
\uJelsh,p 10 be dleclL ve, Ihe lesponse lrom our<br />
fie ld r ~ pr csent ~ t! v cs is mand3101Y."<br />
A . cnlallve ag.ccmen l was rcached bClween<br />
Loc~l 1H 'lOd Ihe Tokdo Ed!wn ("om p ~ny. This<br />
i. a three·yur .greement wuh only basu: wages<br />
Ind meal allowances open in Ihe thlld yu. ,"OUI<br />
Negot iating Commntee spent apPlo.'mntiy II.<br />
months in prepa.mg and balplnmg connat;:1 a.\I·<br />
tin. Recognition .~ III O"!N In r their pe r SeY~ l tn(e<br />
and unending dt"Yolion Pete Gramza, Powel Sys·<br />
lem.; Bill Baley, FtKsd MainlenanCt, Fled Dnlu<br />
mann. Undcrground, DIck Welly, Fond 1 III C,<br />
Ray Z}'ChOWICZ, 1 &. C DaVIS Be,se, Harold Hums,<br />
Fn .. d Opuallnns; Brad Muon, Line, and lack<br />
ThoUIOI. WU lcrn DlslIlel<br />
11M ROBll\n, I' S<br />
lions, bUI, BTOlhel' Ind Sisle.s, you have to do<br />
youl p~1t also. Remembe •. ii's 10' Our own good<br />
as people Involved in l ~hor and the l.bOl mo,'emen!<br />
I also hope to have mOl~ ml"'IlUI"''' on our<br />
reolganizll1on <strong>of</strong> Ihe CouncIl and I
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L U. u s li.r ..,&u c.'1. M U ~ " EGO N, MI CII.<br />
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fur I )'ea. nuw ~nd occupIed by New I,'r~c)' lIt'll<br />
AnHlm JJ nr ~ l1ng cnmpkuon and "'mum III 11m<br />
~'n, dQl.td In ",II be occupred by drV I $ I On~ <strong>of</strong><br />
"'em l Lynch 5
~wald cel!lfi c~u ~n,j 50 )'e~1 pm by BusIness I\bn<br />
'gel lames Shellel In the <strong>of</strong>fiees <strong>of</strong> Loul 301.<br />
Blothrr Muchell was initiated IntO <strong>IBEW</strong> mem<br />
hl:nhll' on Augusl 1, 19.N, 10 LQ
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bIllions <strong>of</strong> doJbrs fOi UJt by the pnV~IC tectOI<br />
[nsltd he hn In"tuC'oJ thtdelle., by 100 Jl('lttnt<br />
He Ihtd h" own bud~ 1 director b«lUse the man<br />
1010.1 h,m thmg, that he d,do ', Wlnl 10 hear, and<br />
because ,he man dar~d III uy publicly , hal ,he<br />
Amenean government hu ~en nculy bankrupted<br />
by Re!"ubhClns<br />
Dunnlllh" p.e·.,t"cuoo Ru,~n 'Calltllelevumn<br />
_ dcb"c, Ru"an u.d. "If anyone In boo, hn lUclVallons<br />
aboul me, I remind thnn ,hn 10' run<br />
I WIS l'lIu,dc:nt <strong>of</strong> a labor unIOn" Ik meant Actor's<br />
EqUIt)'.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> h" Ilr~1 aCI S U r.ts,dtn, wu 10 deulo)'<br />
Ihe: Au Tufile Controllers union Tht Reapn<br />
Uc:liuucuon <strong>of</strong> PATCO wu Ihe helflRnml <strong>of</strong> Ihe<br />
dttlme <strong>of</strong> Amenean orpmzw labor !tupn ,hnwtl, Ions<br />
,ob<br />
EddIe Kaplan, OUI Eummlng BuIlJ member fOT<br />
over 16 )'UIS, deCided to IIkc .Ionc'oveldut rcst,<br />
due 10 health !Casons, he w.1I be ml~scd hy many<br />
8rOlhers and SIS/CIS m 349 Edd,e wu a dedluted<br />
BIIIlJ member We hopr ,&:ood hnlth lelurns to<br />
Edd.e !lInlClime 'DUn, and he Will rC ' ... Ul And ",!>.k<br />
In some carac1lY in OUI 10um }eIlS, bur .. e arc dOlllg<br />
well In Apnl. <strong>1984</strong> our unrmployment was 61<br />
!"Cr(ent .n O,dr COUnty. When Y()U ,tach an un<br />
employment IC"el bel"w 6 pClCent yo ... Ire Ipr",~chlOg<br />
1 ... 11 employmenl T h., Iclls 10 re~I"y<br />
.... c ha~e 10 Jel oU, wo.k luck from the non unran,<br />
thIS liso m e~ns all ISEW members muSI go out<br />
Ind !uppan 01,1 . boor UndldJle, Wa[cer Mnndale,<br />
Ind o ... r DcmocI~lIc Piny<br />
Wc had a blood dllve on lunc [6 and w.lI h.~c<br />
allUtltel unt later 10 lite Yf'1. IIc ~ blood dunor, get<br />
In much wllh " M! Blod" lohn K,ocrrcn, IOU '<br />
1I["od B~nk JIICctOl<br />
Brotheu anJ SlJltll, be a pin 01 you,loeal union,<br />
come 10 the nlerllngs, attrnd regularl),. [am ..... 111·<br />
Inl: thll arllcle In hupn <strong>of</strong> fu ture bIg allendance<br />
[ WIll meet yo ... 1\ Ihe cud table In lhe b~ck .nd<br />
sh.ke YOUI hand<br />
Until nUl monlk, may God rrotrct and be w"h<br />
YO ... and your famIly<br />
CUAlllS E 'Ik.. n·' EUK)IT, V r P S<br />
Officers<br />
PIClUld Is Blolher Oo"'SIl! R, Batts, financial<br />
.urflllY <strong>of</strong> local )52, Lans;n&, Mich.<br />
Shown herc Is Blothcrl.ck A, Clingtr who IC r~ n<br />
a, IfUlou.cr <strong>of</strong> Local )52,<br />
Scribe Spotlights<br />
Treasurer, Financial Secretary<br />
L U. )52 ,... ). LANSING, ,'liICII._Brother DouCias<br />
R blU, age J5, IS Ihe linanctal.sccrellry <strong>of</strong> Local<br />
J52 He was betm In LanSing, MlChlpn, and 1\' i<br />
tended EUlern H.ch School Dou' has wo,ked for<br />
Ihe BoarJ 01 Wue •• nd Llghl lor 12 ycars and hn !i;<br />
been I memhcr <strong>of</strong> the lural lor 12 years, Prcscnlly :::><br />
he worh ., .n cleClflc SYSICn" Orc ' ~I'" "C" ,t c)<br />
Elrclnc 5Y$lems Opcralloos Ioc:alo:d on Alpiu SlIecl, ;[<br />
Lans.ng 110, hobb.es a. 1I11C1CSIS arc ,.rdemn, and<br />
land~ap1l11\. and he and hIS Wife Susan havc IWO ..J<br />
chIldren, GIC&' age 9, and Idlrty. ,!(e I They rUlde ~<br />
In G rand Ledge, Mlchll(an<br />
1I1"lh.r lIatcs srrvcd Ih. local as 3 stCw" J at ~<br />
Ihc Ott~w~ I'ow~ r Planl p"or 10 bt,ng elected ,<br />
Ilnan~ta[ s~(rctary, and hIS philosophy 01 cllnccrns
!a.<br />
WI'~ ,ne.usu and bendlu we now f"l"Y llLlt <strong>of</strong><br />
the,oodnusol Ihtn huns II Ihne Wt.e nu onIons<br />
If Ihty ~ns,,'e. uoth/ully, they "auld be ,ble 10<br />
,« ,,'hy We nttd IOlldatily now mo.t Ih~n CVCI<br />
and nu"p'<br />
.f ., NECA! and IO!itph R. Lamo.taul, businu.<br />
nllnlle., Local 15 • .<br />
way, R,chald It Coo.vlllr, DI",d "' Edvahon,<br />
M"k K. "'.phn 1.J~vld C GIIII.dte.,I'~ul CHallis.<br />
Robtn L Haslam. Cha.l" V Holll!!.e •. Dav.d "'<br />
I(lY. luhe K LeRoy. Gregory L Kellel. Kelly Ken<br />
nedy, Boyd Maulhan, 0 Kenl r.\au~han, COIY I"<br />
OIJen. lose"h It l'nk1O$, Sieve K 1'lIlman, Tony<br />
E Rclv., lett)'"' S.ory and 8.11 WunK<br />
SpeCIal Iw"d, "'cle I"'cn at Ihc Cllmplc"on<br />
Ce.tmonlu $]00 $lvm, bonds w~re plesen.ed<br />
'0 Challu I-Inlhuc. and Tony Relv. lor hlghcn<br />
~'Idc I'OIDI ~velll':n. $100 ~'~In,.i bond. wele<br />
I',uelllcd 10 R'chud CooIY.lle. Da".d Edvalson,<br />
I'aul lialll', Chilies 1I011"lel. D'v,d luy, GrOllc<br />
L.an~!o,s, fluyd Maughan, Kenl M.ulhan, Tony<br />
Itet~a and ICily Sloly 10. th(lIlou. years 01 perleel<br />
attendanct II .chool<br />
Ion WAlleiS. E.ghlh D""'CI Vtec .'Iu.denl. "'a'<br />
Ihe keynote lipuke. for Ihe rvenml Everyone<br />
prescnt seemed 10 enlOY Ihem~lvC$, and 10 add,<br />
It(ln 10 .h. ce.en,ony, a d~I'gh.ful "mnc. was<br />
HIved Con~lItu1auons to all .nd u~e .. lIy 10 ou.<br />
ne .. jomntyml'n<br />
TltO"-lM A BU\I N ...... U. PS<br />
Brother Grove Presents<br />
Life Saving Awards<br />
LU. )57 ' i ,o.u~l, !.AS VEGAS, NEV._B.olhcr<br />
hneman Dunald G,ove, "'Qlktn~ a. the Nevada<br />
Ten Slit for REECO, WIS worktng on 10" 01 •<br />
~u "fIOKdly dud 69,(I()().volt lIanliOlmel He lurned<br />
10 UCJl on • I~dd~r '" ge, down <strong>of</strong>f Ihe tllnslmmet<br />
.nd ume 10 (IInIlCI wuh ~ 69,OOO·voll bu" bar<br />
and sholled 1\ '01101lnd tic wu ."gulled 10 a<br />
fireball .nd WIS hiown .n .he ~Iound FIve lI.he.<br />
a,o.hers wnlklOg "ca.by lushed 10 hll .Id and rut<br />
OUI Iht file At Ihn lime Dc)O'1 vu.1 ~'",s "'ell'<br />
ntP"\'e, he Wl$ dead Linemen \\'tl"am Watlen,<br />
Au,ust Schrllhal
Walkers<br />
Apprentices<br />
Service Award<br />
f ,<br />
(<br />
Thl~ photo ,110"-' Iht IIlfmWts 01 Local J6), Nt ...<br />
City, N.Y., who p,luitip'lfd inlh. Ap,il 19, .9U,<br />
March 01 Dimu TumW.lk.<br />
Business Manager Is<br />
County Labor Chief<br />
l .U. 3ft] Il. u ,l,tm,n l~& tt"~ 1 1. NEW CIT Y, N. Y.<br />
Ap n1 29. <strong>1984</strong>. was the Ma.~h <strong>of</strong> Dune. TcamWalk<br />
and again JIIEW Local 36J rncmhcI8 ShllWCl! thcu<br />
..... community ,upporl in ont 01 our _Hongc,1 (liuns<br />
yel It I' ,uulYIn!: 10 see Ihe pa'l1clf'allon 01 our<br />
app.e.mcn. bee.u~e II IS eflort, like Ihc~c Ihal<br />
help 10 budd. strong un\Un Th~nk, 10 all those<br />
who nme ou. The pho\O showl .hose who par<br />
IIclrateJ<br />
On M.y 6, tIJ~4, "'e hell! OUI HrM Annu~IIBLWI<br />
ARC P;mcake IlIeakb'I Wuh ,btlut ~OO pt!ople<br />
anendlnlt, 11 lurneJ oul 10 be a huge luccen A<br />
lOb wel] done 10 Ch.llle Iteyna. whool~nl:ed Ihe<br />
hlcakla51 and \0 Ihe mcn In Ihe kllchen<br />
Bu"nen Manal':e' Cosmo E Dam lam wa~ ap<br />
POInted 10 the pOIlIIon <strong>of</strong> COmmlUIOnel 01 bbol<br />
<strong>of</strong> RocklanJ County He was ,,,'oln In In thIS<br />
po'lllon on r.hy 9. <strong>1984</strong><br />
Ou, s<strong>of</strong>tball Itam .1 once 1&'ln out Ihele try,n,<br />
to pro\'( they alt ~lIn younl': Thll yeu they Ole<br />
p]aYIn& In Hl ghtaml M,lt, ond .ft UndC I I new<br />
co.>chm, &tali COnSl5Un, 01 TImothy Riley ,nJ<br />
Thomas Sc:hla!fo We ale hOf'lng lor anolhe. wm<br />
. mn, scawn<br />
We mil hal'c some IIIEW f,ve C •• nJ Club IlCkets<br />
,val]ab]e Plu.$< pu.chue one .od hdp m,ke thIS<br />
Club. luceen Pk.~ attend OUI loc.I umon's<br />
meeungs 1I0pe you had a nle sum mel<br />
MU,;lIAU OIM[ .......... A'H I'
m;nage l ·flnanclaI5~crc!ary, deserves c.cdilio. OUI<br />
sound flnanclal J>05ll1on wblcb .lIows us tb"<br />
ben~llt Tbanks, Mc.le, f,om all olusl<br />
... 150 new wu th~ <strong>of</strong>flcial implemenlatHm <strong>of</strong> OUI<br />
new no·coS! G.oup Legal Benefll Plan. The Plan<br />
.1I0ws unlimited flru·contaCt legal dvice Ibrough<br />
Ihe local's counsd. Th,s "mcmber'·only" benefll,<br />
combmed wnb the previously announccd due,<br />
reductIOn, dellve.s a one'IWO punch 10 prospective<br />
members, shOWing clearly Ihe bencflu <strong>of</strong> prog.es<br />
"ve unionism<br />
OUf pruent nC~OllallonJ 'or the Ncnda Power<br />
Clcncal Conttact have been uue battles and con<br />
unut al Ih,s lime. Publ" outcry has lorccd ulII,lles<br />
to M.r&JilO harder wltb .hell people In order to<br />
COOtinuc lneteasinlJ; I'.<strong>of</strong>lts. We o ... ·e a 101 O. ~.at <br />
itude 10 OUI Ncgol1allng CommIttee lor the sltug<br />
cit they Jhuulder In our behalf<br />
Lay<strong>of</strong>fs conllnue at a spDladlc pace on Ihe Cenlel<br />
pr~ny , but nOlhlnl <strong>of</strong> Ihe magnitude s~en callier<br />
In Ihe yeu Most pleeanous IS the position <strong>of</strong><br />
opelalOU due 10 the pOSSible ,elocation <strong>of</strong> penon·<br />
nel OUI <strong>of</strong> the uu by'" T&T ... nother dcregulallOn<br />
wh.mmy'<br />
Remembel- support COPE-only Ihrough<br />
brotherhood and unHV can vlcto.y be won,<br />
WALT P"VLOWS!!:!, I'S<br />
Members<br />
Some <strong>of</strong> the Brot hers 01 ).MIl 398, Charluton,<br />
S.C., atr s hown 1\ the dis trict mePtinK in Wa1tu_<br />
boro.<br />
,'I1r ~ . ... nd"", C. Smith,<br />
lilt fonne. "'manda F I)'~<br />
Bendeuon.<br />
Bride<br />
Nominations Hetd;<br />
Steward School Possibte<br />
L.U. ) 98 (U), CH ... RLESTON, S.C.- Hello alJ;Im,<br />
Brolhers and SiSter!. from Loul J98 10 Sou.h<br />
CURhn. ThiS month we have a little newS 10 pass<br />
on to you<br />
;Ii Noml"aU005 for l()Cal umOn <strong>of</strong>flce.s, Executive<br />
Boald membe.s, and the <strong>IBEW</strong> Convention delegate<br />
~ were .ecclved and aecepled on May 71n Charleston<br />
=> al thc IIIEW hall; on May" 10 Waitelbom al Ihe<br />
(!) "'mencan LegIOn POSt 93 hall, and on May 9 10<br />
~ Denmark ~I thc Fllcmao's Hut The nomlOIIIOn5<br />
wNC presldenl, C E, Brownlee, ,'Ice flreslde"t, T L.<br />
I Scribe Denounces<br />
~ Subminimum Wage<br />
LU. ' SOl l u ,t m&.u ~l, JOHNSTOWN, PA.-A ~cry<br />
.mponan. 'lUlit is cUllently making news that<br />
could wdl .dwcrnly affcci OUI chIldren and dILl<br />
d.en yet 10 come If we IrC 10 $lOp the adm,n,!ullion<br />
hom changing current klllslallon on Ih,s<br />
.. luue, we will have to 5~ak up and be heard<br />
I The Issue., a submInimum wage for youth Fast<br />
fo'lOd .ntilurant cham, wan, Ihls a, well u many<br />
,"d\lslnc~. The curr~nt adm,msuatton wInl1 II,<br />
Libel. Seclctl., Donuvan wanls.t and Senall' r...bor<br />
CQmmmcc Chairman Halch "'arIlS" Employcn<br />
would be allowed 10 pay ...·orkc.s l,Indc. Ille 20 only<br />
75 rcrcent <strong>of</strong> the minImum wage. This dcAnl1dy<br />
IS .1olt.1oonu Ihe purpose <strong>of</strong> ,hee flu Llbm Sunduds<br />
r+ ACI , and the rl1ntlrlc 01 equal P'lY for (qual wQlk<br />
Many h:d hu~mcu leadeu would tuhSlIlUIC<br />
.eenagers In lobs .... helt older worhrs recelVt<br />
minImum w~lIe DUllnll ptnods <strong>of</strong> poor e,onom"~~5<br />
lilke b~ek In IheJ(h1. ch,ldren "'ould be busy<br />
",·ork.ng ,nd nOI ,ece.vlnl tdutallons The curr cnl<br />
mInimum W'8C <strong>of</strong> SJ.lS ~n hour Isn't a good ratt<br />
f conllderlng CUllent P"CCS and InICrCSI raIn We<br />
... mU51 all 511 back and retlecI on why we needed 10<br />
~el child labor b"", r used 10 bellln w"h E)mlLn~<br />
lawl alre~dy allow employers 10 slart studcnlS al<br />
85 I"'ICenl <strong>of</strong> the mllllmum wage In :afl" school<br />
lObs and summel empltlymenl I urgc you 10 wllte<br />
you. rcp.tscnrallves .n Cong.cu and havc Ihem<br />
oppose Ihll Issue If "'c don 'I, " may JCally Come<br />
b.1ck 10 h,unl us LeI', nOI mlke Ihe youlh 01 our<br />
counrry IUbSlanlb.d 8'g bus,nUs hu a b.1d .ecord<br />
., when II comn 10 abulln'; II , bbo.c.,.<br />
' On Ihe lo
We ue emering the last phase <strong>of</strong> the summer<br />
season and vacallon ttme. Salclyon the lob is what<br />
keeps all <strong>of</strong> us around so Ihat we ".. n enloy thaI<br />
rreciou5 lime wllh our bmilles. Somellmes we<br />
Neome 50 involved wllh oLir llme <strong>of</strong>f Ihn we<br />
lenc safety behmd let's keep safety numher one<br />
'0 that we Wtl! remcmher tlte good lime! Instead<br />
<strong>of</strong> tht hd<br />
Ro( .. ~11 KLAERN[R. pS<br />
Business Manager,<br />
President Retire<br />
L_U. 5<strong>08</strong> (i&.o), SAVANNA " , GA.-In tht month<br />
<strong>of</strong> July, due 10 tetircment, 5<strong>08</strong> lost tWO <strong>of</strong> its<br />
OutS13ndm8 luden Durmg their years in <strong>of</strong>fice,<br />
Local 5<strong>08</strong> and the area labor movement dvaneed<br />
Nyond any expectation and IS loday recngmzed as<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the outstanding locals 11\ the Brothclhood.<br />
BuSlOcss Managel Mtchael J Counthan and Pres<br />
,dent Waller M Cra ..... ford, Sr., eombmed, have<br />
conmbu.ed 82 yea.s 10 many areas <strong>of</strong> the labo.<br />
movcment_<br />
Whe n M,ehael1 Coumhan took olflce m 1948,<br />
Ihe local WII fla. broke, cau5mg sal,"C! 10 be<br />
volumallly CUt There ..... as no local umon pensIOn<br />
or health ~nd ..... elfare Today .he local.s flnancLally<br />
sccule and IS saId 10 have Ihe best IIc~hh and<br />
weJfate and PensIOn I'lans 11\ Ihe Fifth District<br />
and ,~ con51dered one <strong>of</strong> Ihe leadll\g locals io Ihe<br />
Southeast The fol1owlI\g .eeo.ds WIll speak For<br />
thue mcn<br />
M'ke Coumhan was initiated ", M~y <strong>of</strong> 19311,<br />
elected busll\us managelll\ 194B and has hdd thIS<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice 101 36 years. He hold!l a maStCT elecUlclan's<br />
hcense 11\ Chatham County, Geolg'a, served as<br />
plelldent <strong>of</strong> the Gcorgu State Electrical WOIkels<br />
hom 1962. served five months 15 preSident 01 .he<br />
GeorgIa State AFL-ClO, was rUSt D,stll.-t " icc<br />
pluident 01 the Georg,a State AFL-CIO and exec·<br />
utive v,ce preSident <strong>of</strong> the Georg.a Stale AFl·CIO<br />
for 15 years Mr Counihan has !).,en plesldent ot<br />
the Savannah 8ULld1l\g Tudu Couocll fu r over 20<br />
years, a delegate 10 the Savannab Twles and Labor<br />
Assembly for over 30 y .. us and a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Savannah 10lnt AprrenllCtshlp and TTaimng Com·<br />
mmce lor ovel 30 years<br />
Honors given to Busme5s Manager Counihan are<br />
"1959 Labor Man <strong>of</strong> the Yur, Fllst Congreulonal<br />
DlItnct," and 10 1960, " Man <strong>of</strong> Ihe Year," so<br />
named by the Georgia Tude Unton CounCIl <strong>of</strong><br />
Hl~udrul. An Ekclflcal De pallment was named<br />
III h,s honol at Ihe Amal School In Israel In 1978<br />
the M J. Coumhan Award was estabhshed to be<br />
presented to the out5undlOg app. enlLee <strong>of</strong> each<br />
gr.duaung class 101 achIevements dunng a foo r<br />
yur apprenueeshlp<br />
MI_ Coumhan has been heutenant colond a,dedc<br />
-camp, governol'. staff, lor GovernOi S Ernest<br />
Vandivet from 1959 through 1962 and Governol<br />
11mmy Carte. from 1971 th. nugh 1975. 8usmcss<br />
Manager COUnihan IS I IIfellme member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Fust Volunteer Reg,ment <strong>of</strong> Georg,a, [ne., and<br />
fo rmel member <strong>of</strong> the 118th FIeld Artillery, Batlery<br />
E, Irish lasper Greens Mr Counihan holds memo<br />
beuhlp m the H,bernlan So
Th~ ~ lr r tr lciaM ell l onl !iS I, Sa nla Ro ~a, C.I"<br />
makinl a U rr ~r ae OWR art, "11m Ide eo ,i,he,<br />
rUr, Pac Our, Tim Wlln" \ irkit \\ hilfho.n, Sandy<br />
and lonnif E.-i" f.llm I ~f, .0 ril hl,<br />
ironl, art AI Pauon, Bod Oll'il, M i k ~ Throdora,<br />
L1o)'d Itoppe .nd Superinltnd rnl Ibrold Phillip!,<br />
Power Plant<br />
"Thr world', prtllirM powrr pfan l" brin, buill by<br />
ehr C.liforni. Drparlmrn' <strong>of</strong> Wat .. and Rr'IIUr{r\,<br />
sevc.~1 <strong>of</strong> ehc~t n~wsleu thank Ihe membe.s lor Ihe kond cum<br />
menl\ a""OI tt,,, column We dOl our be.t .nJ .. ,II<br />
try 10 keer It ,nt "mall"e and entclI,onlnl'; UnlOl<br />
Ihe nC11 ne .. ~lcttn .ttend YLlu. on.on meelOnr:s<br />
.nd WP P" II I-OUI 1(0,.1 UnIOn<br />
And)' Cu~o, [allon Lac",l J67 Ed Troy and AI<br />
Cllu Icplcscnted 1
I ~I "odo~m"h'".,"""<br />
How", ....."o.. ..<br />
~ thl, I"uauon Be sU re thlt you inti your bmlly<br />
• ;1ft ' ''/l:llltl('1I to Vale, ind liD to the poll, every<br />
lime throe II an elccllon ;Ind VOle ..... nd VOle for<br />
the candld~le who bellCves In bUlt human dll\.flllY<br />
<strong>of</strong> all peorle, 110 \ IUSI Iht light <strong>of</strong> thOle who hve<br />
and who wanl mOrC U Ihe t'XPt'nsc <strong>of</strong> those who<br />
don'l hne .... nd If you have lIoublc In decldmg<br />
.. which cand"b\u WIll best ,cp•..,cnt you as a<br />
.. orklnll pc"jOn, don '( hUl1 au~ 10 ca ll you. clecled<br />
I,InlOn olA elals 10. Ihe c~ nd"blC " fH>SlUon On<br />
151ue5 .ffectlng )'ou. Also, the endorsed candidates<br />
by the Cenual Labor Council, AFlOQ, have been<br />
K !Cened cartfully a5 III theH pOIIl,,,.1 philosophy<br />
and Ire alway, 1100f Ihe membe:uhlp would do thell<br />
dUly ~I obhpled memh.'" uf Ihe IBEIY II you cue<br />
len cnou,:h 10 \·nt~ then keep ~OU I g"pes and<br />
nr'ntuns 10 you"~11 The.e ate 100 many people<br />
who led I hallu~t paying thclI monlhly dues makel<br />
Ihcm rhglble fur all the bendlt~ a local unllHl<br />
I>l f c l ~ "'1 any ute, fur yUIJ who Jle Inlc.e~tcd, ..... e<br />
ull" our cun/:rJtlJl ~lI uno 10 JlJ thuad.unncr, Club mee.sevcry<br />
thud Fllday 01 the month ... 1,., all membcn ul Ihe<br />
IHEW arc welcome 10 come d"wn and )oon L~I "<br />
sec lOme <strong>of</strong> our oul uhlale Brulher$ ,et down<br />
here and partiCI pate Included to Ihe monlhly<br />
meellnlt~ alC a ddiClou~ ca.ly mornlO, b,ukl.SI,<br />
Cntcrummenl, ~peelal !:U(515 and helpful hints<br />
Ihat ""II benefil e~eryone Officers 01 thIS p,em<br />
,'OUS dub Include 8.othel! ' ,mmy W,lliam. as<br />
presIdent, rohn Wolfe as nec rlt" dent, Mall y<br />
MannlOlt u ( hallman 01 Ihe hecu\lve Boa.d. and<br />
members uf Ihe heeullve Baard lIarold Washbutn.<br />
5Jndy BcJeh. ltm "bmn and R~-d Ande.son BUHher<br />
1Y,lham, tells me Ihlt Included 10 the nut few<br />
month, ue In award ce rcmony for members wllh<br />
over 25 yea.,ol membe.shlpand a health eduUllOn<br />
P' 0lt.am that "'III help memheu la ke n . e 01 themselves<br />
by pwpe. exe.clse and d.el<br />
I ",ould Itke 10 put OU t a personal requtst lu all<br />
01 nu . mcmbers I am cu rrently wUlkln ~ un a<br />
IC I~p boo k Ihal wtll ~uvt r Ihe membershIp and<br />
loundln,ll uf Local 6 ~O IInC~ II first adopted .IS<br />
chille. I nerd rholo,llur hs, documents and any<br />
olhe. Items IhJI WIll brrnjt b~(k nt)Julgle meml><br />
IIe$IU the mem"""h,p The book WIll cover cventl<br />
Ih,. occurred In Ihe pasl u well u the p,e&en t<br />
Clm.ence <strong>of</strong> Local 640, If you have anylhlng thai<br />
I mlghl U5e, please add.e$! n 10 ·· I'rtss Secretary"<br />
and ma,l It 10 .he hall<br />
Well, that aoout "'.ap' II up fur anul htr monlh<br />
Unlll nUl munlh lei', all ,hlOk brmhcrhood<br />
RAT I '''L~SKT, I'S<br />
Scribe Urges<br />
Self-Examination<br />
L. U. 611 lu), LITTLE ROC K, ... ltl\,_ '" IIlbllCi I<br />
u a m p l ~ <strong>of</strong> K II eummallon 15 Ihe leachmg aooul<br />
,emoYmjl: Ih~ beam (~ long plcce 1>1 heavy umber)<br />
Imm I>u r OWn eye iO ... c can sec clearly how IU<br />
.rmo~r the mote lcomr~ I" ble .0 a ~ pec k 01 w.",<br />
dusI1 from oul b. other'1 cye. Usually .... e enltl tnlU<br />
Illmt <strong>of</strong> selleuminallon In Occtmbocr and makt<br />
re!OI UIIOns lor Ihe new ycar I ""lte~e we ~hould<br />
pucllee II on I mure frequent baSIS looUt ncr~thmg<br />
thai hu In effcCl on our It~e$. both here and<br />
hercaft~r<br />
SlOce thIS IIllcle I~ nUl f". a srlntual puhht~lIon<br />
let us eons.der lOme IhlOJ:J Ihat h.-'e an efien on<br />
our hves here Pohllct, 1m eumplt. b.ve a bllt<br />
mOuence on OUI h~CI Do "'e bte"me mformed<br />
abc:Ju l Ihe candIdates and Ihe" a,,"udes on InuC$<br />
thaI are Import~nt lu uS as wOlkmg men aod<br />
women l Huw aboul Iht vOlln, record, <strong>of</strong> Iho"<br />
~hcady In <strong>of</strong>ficer "'n old sa~ lng IS, "The bad<br />
<strong>of</strong>fiC Ials arc dec ted by the ,r.nod untun membcu<br />
"'ho lorgol 10 Yore I wnuld add Ihat some good<br />
<strong>of</strong>fic.als and Inends <strong>of</strong> labor luse thell vlAcu for<br />
Ihe same rusan .. hen the Inu on,oo !:rours ra'let<br />
Ihcm 10' ddeat<br />
Our r r Cll ld~nt !rum Ill/l') to 1':1119 WIll Itkelv<br />
apPOint a malOIllV <strong>of</strong> the mcmbersl>! ,he Sup.cme<br />
COUll 1>1 the United 'ilatts lusllCcs <strong>of</strong> ,he Sup.eme<br />
C"U II regularl y se. ye 20 or ml>le )'eau The ne~t<br />
p. esldent ""Ill 'Pl'otn! I tOU II Ihal w,lIlCr~e well<br />
mto the 21S! cenlulY If II IS RUgan, hIS InUuencc<br />
v·ll1li,·t long after he .. dead E~er }' lhln g II thang<br />
lOt. not only Ihr COUll, bUlthe ","mid " ehanl\lnjt<br />
... It Ielau"nshlr S. ,ncludlng boor and mlna!:~<br />
men!, are III lIaMlllon Ind euntenllon In ,he end<br />
dl5put~5 come nenlu~lJy II> the Supreme COUll<br />
Do we wan! Ru,r.an lu choose Ihose ",·ho wtll make<br />
the Anal d eel~lI>n/ The appOlnlmenl ul Donald<br />
OoISOn as UJIJI~nt tec.cIJryolbbc:Jr wudeSCllbed<br />
by some as "USlllntn!: I lo~ to gu~rd the chICken<br />
coop." "'s cha llman 01 the Nallonal La bc:Jr Rela<br />
lions liN rd. he leU, a COnltreutOnal o .·e r ~llth l<br />
heanng Ihat the NLR8 now has Ihe laigeSl backlog<br />
01 casu In the agen~y', h,SIO.)· Mc ~nwhl l e. untOn<br />
ICp.urnta,,~cs e~ r' e~, Inlense frustratron with<br />
NLRO 's dela~ 5, malnralnlng Ihal the 8oud·s "u<br />
IIemcly sluw dCClJIOn maklllg" has leduced Ihr<br />
Taft "'CI'S gua'Jntce 01 rcp.uenlatlon II,IIhl5 III a<br />
" bughlng mallr. 'aecmd,ng 10 BN ... ,s Unron La<br />
bot RrpcII!<br />
Remembt:r P ... TCOI I have SCr n a cupy uf Ih~<br />
leltel CandIdate RcagJn "" Ole ask,nlt (1)1 Ihtu<br />
suPPort, aeknowled,llln, the ll probleml and pltd,<br />
Ing hIS IoU ppoll ,f eleeted IYc know ,he . Clult<br />
US ... TCO CSllmates Ihe unsu(c~sslul SUlke WIll<br />
Cull US lupaycll mmc than SJ b,llmn, whld<br />
lOcludes IIalOlO': for Ihe SInkers' .tplaeemenlO,<br />
the fedrral ,:o~Clnme nl 'S polenual hllgauun COStS<br />
IIllhe ~p~als ploceu hUI 109 COnI rollen ' pCt I t Ions<br />
10 •• e'n5t~lement, ClC Afte. dUIIl>ymg Ihe unlun_<br />
10 my oplOlon. he eOllld have let .he traIned all<br />
nilfie e"ntrollel5 lelurn ' 0 .helf lObs. saYlIl!: u.<br />
mllhons 10 nlmmg eo~1S<br />
1I0w about Klf.nalmnillon III ourscl,·cs II unmn<br />
membersl Do we vl>lunree. 10 ier~e on eomml!<br />
tcesl 00 "'e a\lend ,he qoartcrly tnformallon meel<br />
IO,S and the monthly bu'nnus mtelln, when<br />
po$s,blel Do we ttudy the worklO!! agreement 1<br />
BrOlhcu and StlltlS, be warned, don 't let hl5l01}'<br />
r!'peat ,ud! wllh 'UpeCl 10 the laool mOYe menl<br />
... nOlcd bU51nen lead" oncc saId, " "'n ,n5lltUIIon<br />
may spread luell uve •• he cnllle world and employ<br />
a hund.ed Ihlluund rcorle. bUllhe uelage pcrson<br />
wtll Il>rm hIS ludKmeOl <strong>of</strong> II through hIS Cl>ntaet<br />
with one mdlvldual II that p.;lSOn " rudc 0 1<br />
,neffiClent_ 1\ w.ll like a 101 !If kmdncsi and<br />
efficlCney 10 OYcreome I bad ImpresSIOn [very<br />
mcmbc,o. <strong>of</strong> an OIg.101Ullon, who, on any capacity, !1<br />
eomcs 10 conlaCI with the pubhe, " • $aluman, ~.<br />
and the Impress",n he m~kClIS an advcrl1semen l_<br />
good Or bad ,. ~<br />
BoB Mo
I would hke W m",nllon .h", lucal'. Trap Shoollng<br />
Tum II was fo.med by Bro.hers C.ry Mmmonl,<br />
w"~man ~pr r "nllce, and Rod Ward, Wl/emln The<br />
Tum rallrCrrat"'. in .he Olin L",a~", n",l}' luCIdlY<br />
mlhl for a le.m <strong>of</strong> II w«k1. By .h", 11m", thl$<br />
Itllde mak"" r''''55, .h", ItI.I;ue ,houl.! tit wOlIn"<br />
. 0 I tlO'lt Th" ..... h" ra,u" rll~ On .h", T"'am<br />
tltsld" Bltul,.r, Sammun, ~nd Wa.d were Bro.hers<br />
linIn McM~h()n ROll 0 Dell and Chnl Smllh<br />
Thon who~.t mltres.cd In 1""lInll,hc lum, rYen<br />
If you ale already aCllve In rhe lca;;uc Iyou Olin<br />
Brurhcu ""11111 h~~e a lum I dnn'l know ~boUI,<br />
bu, mo.e .bout ,hal Incl ), 6hould tonuel Cary<br />
Sammon, or Rod Wa.d oeX' y"'''' lnd mcruSlJ slindsal IIX WIOS,<br />
IWO ItKHS hlla5, you'.e all "ghl<br />
... 11 "lIhl I nt'vel 5,ud I ..'a•• Illeury ,;enulS I<br />
m.tr mluakt'5. spdlrng mmakn n~clilly fLul<br />
Brmh"r Bill Downey, now Brolher O."e Mchen<br />
tlcre II n, Oav ..-my apnlnglu. ln nOI McG,veu,<br />
11 IS Mclvcu In . h", Iutulc. "Uny 10 exerelle .. bll<br />
more onv ..'lignlon before I assume I knuw ev"'ry<br />
ont", name In Ihe local Excuse me"'e'"<br />
I have been wnlln~ Ih,s column no ...· since<br />
November, 1983, I hne enl
CI", ""'''' Com,,,y,, "OW" ,h, nm ,h.K<br />
01 m~nLlf;lCILlnl\' Honty .... tll connol J'~ncll Th.s<br />
IJ. new ventule fOllhe comrm)" and rroducuon<br />
and quality <strong>of</strong> Ihlt lit'" product arc dOlnSllCal<br />
MR KLllY, I'S<br />
" ...<br />
Hrre it another photo 01 the Hon ey we ll control<br />
plod.<br />
Travelers<br />
.... lIclr Iff u,mt Loca168J mcn,bU5 who "t working<br />
On MiI!s,on .. PQWU 51.llnn Unit No. 3: Mike Sloan,<br />
Lrr Moo.e, Jo r Clld .. ~ U , JOt Wall , Lauy Burn',<br />
M. arl Y RIlC hus, 8i11 Burns and lohn 8ro"'n. Also<br />
wOlkinl at ""muonc Uf Loul 68J m"n~n lim<br />
Gloyd.1kacon ,\\ceILl", (d FilZpatrid,. Bob ShMu,<br />
Glfll Robe.u , loe' "';llhl, lim Kuli ~. La"y DOt.·<br />
urn. Tt d Glui and lohn GbSi.<br />
0 Local Conducts Graduation<br />
Banquet, Election<br />
L U. 681 II&cm ), COLUMBUS, OIllO- WIIII '-CIY<br />
hl~h uncmrioymcnt In OU t 111flsd,cuun, mill)' <strong>of</strong><br />
"U' (1lcmbctS arc tr~vcl1llg around the tuum.),<br />
piYlnlllhcu tr~de In tht I, .... ,d'cllon (If Olher IIlEW<br />
Joc~ls Tht Local flU members wu.kln, on Ihe<br />
I ,\1Ill,lonc Nuclur Po .... cr Slalloo h~.-c ~,kt.! me<br />
t to conny thell "alllude to the memb
hll III Lhc'h.nd~ ~h l~ 10 wOlk, we ....,.h ~ll the<br />
"hinds" uOlblc I' ""III I Vtr)' speed)' lecu~cry<br />
II loob hke 'h""nJlle Inll ~ ollr Clnd,dlle<br />
to n.ln '~lnU ", RU&-III In Novcm~r No ...<br />
Wlhc' MonJoile mol), hJ"c lome thtolS &010, fu,<br />
h'm ,h.l )'OU might nUl hke, we III run Into Ih"<br />
problem from lime LO lime The b'I'S!U" IS, tan<br />
he help )'OU, lJ I WOrltIO); mAn, m~kf ynul ~ l l ndal\l<br />
<strong>of</strong> IIv"'l beltCI llhink hli llool lecord proves hc<br />
e.n and w.1I It would ,ule be glUI If all "I Ilbtll<br />
'" ulJ "ay 10lclhel ;IIod pUI IhlS mm O"tl Ihe lUI'<br />
anJ "urv \It Reagan Ih'5 Novemhcl We un If we<br />
wolnl t" f,JJlv enough<br />
8uy "'rI1CII~Jn buv unlUn, buy COPE<br />
Roo'l[v G~[lM, l' ~<br />
Students<br />
Piclurcd are Ihe jllUrnt ,m. o Mottll Conllol<br />
File Alarm C II~~u IIf LOCiI 716, lI oun on, Tn: •<br />
.... h 10 lighl lie In ~ ,," e lnl t H O " "lIoml n, li ne<br />
IIIf1i5, Ra ymond llickt)', Bllln lonu, Di n Polin"<br />
S' m \ 'iQu, loli.n TOflu. Ton), E" n gcl i ~ lI , E,,·<br />
elcu Malk, ""ill McCulchin, Ron ROlhmln, In·<br />
~ IIO C IOI Wlyne Dennl1, PCle ,\1U"; ~, Tell. Sub\t n ,<br />
Eddie Rowland Ind Pcny Wh ootrn,<br />
Anniversary<br />
50· Year Member<br />
Brolhc l llalold C. "r),der, I membel 01 Lou1 1U ,<br />
FI, W,yne, Ind., i ~ shown with his So-VUI Mem·<br />
buship Packel, which hf .eccind 11 his homt 10<br />
Fl ulida, .. hr le he hu Ii.·ed since his IfliitmU I in<br />
1'58.<br />
Graduates<br />
J<br />
Pictured IIC Ihe ",embtl'S nl Ihe 8ul lin;nl Com·<br />
min te ntlolilling wi lh Robinso" TnnJformel<br />
CompaQ,. Lell 10 lighl nt lohn GilbcfI , ,'hu hl<br />
Pllkel, Ni la " U IOn Ind 80bbit DeBc ll c.<br />
Bargaining Begins With<br />
Robinson Transformer Co.<br />
L U, 702 ! 1 ,o, u ,uow ,tm , ru, tl b,~ pl , l kun l, W.<br />
FRAN"FORT, ILL.-Locil 702 ha5 opened nelo'<br />
ILaUUM wllh Robinson T ran~lormc l Compan)' <strong>of</strong><br />
Robinson, IIhno,s, 00 uur ,hlld labor agrcemtnl<br />
Imct orgolmzlng Ihe compan)' In 1978 Rubmson<br />
Tlinsformci 15 I subSldlll)' 01 Tuosformtr Min<br />
ubctulefS Inc, <strong>of</strong> Ch,cI~.l1hoOls The)', 100, arc<br />
It("CHOled b)' Ihe <strong>IBEW</strong> The plaOI emJlloyslbout<br />
70WOlkc,S, al rleHoll1l have Icturned from 11)'011<br />
The IUll5lormen manufacluled a le u$ed Jlllm~lIlr<br />
In Ihe commumcatlon ~nd elecnonic mdu~IIY<br />
Tht Ba lg~lnmg Comml11ee COn5'~U 01 M~I~hl<br />
ParkC I. 10hn e,lb.." N,I" Prulon anJ D,vld<br />
McNeely<br />
Many Classes Offered<br />
At JATC Center<br />
OAVLO Mc NulY, P ~<br />
LU. 7 Ioli,l.em,ruatsp'1, IfO USTO~ . T l X,-Thu<br />
moolh I would ilke 10 lell ""eryone lboul Ihe<br />
eonlloumg eduCollloo COUI~ olleled 10 tourne),·<br />
mcn at OUI IATC T,~'olng Centcr AhhOU&h clnSl't<br />
al~ "ul t..:.ng held du"n!!: the summer, ther do<br />
ollel i9 cou rses lanllln8 1,0m mOil" conllul, the·<br />
ory, cude and fi,e Ib,m all Ihe wa)' 10 f1b.., OpllCJ<br />
An)'one m lele51ed m In)' <strong>of</strong> the above courses 01<br />
wanll a full couue aVlllahlHtr I,,, (:.In c.OOlaCI Ihe<br />
Tllining Ceolel T hese COUISt!S alc uffered 00 10<br />
on so\n, baSil dU ling Ihe school 'lUI, rcqulllng a<br />
mm.mum 01 12 people 10 51gn UJ! bdolc .I clu,<br />
cao be ~1~lIc d<br />
Thc l'>by p"rna"tS are hl:I:al unIon Wllh over 5~ )'ca'i m the<br />
On"o L " Dud" Burns Ind \' iol ••• nior inl Bud',<br />
r rl i r~mcnl ho m Ihe <strong>IBEW</strong>. The)' " 'ill feltb .. le<br />
Ihtir 6Slh wedding anniHnary in AugusI,<br />
18[W Omlo ,t 8.1 .nd hll "'!Ie v,oltl II 82, ~nd<br />
thty art entoymg hIS lellIemenl In New WI"c.ly,<br />
TeXIS<br />
S,nce our Ian oIIlIcle, II II m)' ICIltl 10 ,nlorm<br />
you Ihal Ihe loUowmg memhcll fUssed ~".~ y<br />
W,lhe R "DlCk EllIS, W 1\ Bryanl, Charles F<br />
T unic, II , E W " Rtd" l'elgu50n, C E " 1\,11 " \\'11<br />
son and CM Goohby I'llyers Ind Iyml'uhr ale<br />
e:llended 10 Ihell famillell", Ihe)' Will be mln.,J<br />
by Ihtn l"enoJs m Loui 716<br />
Until ne:ll lime, hopt 10 sec III 01 you al the<br />
ne.1 umOn meellng<br />
fOilS D Mum, I'll<br />
Scribe Reports<br />
Election Results<br />
L U. 121 Ii,o,em,m atsp'!, FT, LA UDERDALE,<br />
FLA.-AI our geneul mccllng on lune 4, elecllons<br />
Were hdoJ n,l.' .nult, ale ~! 101lllWI- r' es . d~nt,<br />
lun 011, Ylce p,eSldenl, 80b Mendenhall, f1naoclll<br />
sec.clny, n.ln,uffl Itcoldmg Hcre"ry treasulcl<br />
Clare Frosr, businell manl&el. lamn A, Weldon,<br />
becouvc nilaN, ClyoJc Cu,,, I,., M,k., Chfton,<br />
Bob NIchols, HallY lIa)'tI Ind Ie/f Manning, b<br />
amming Doald, C.rlo O,Bon, Bub Hendm, Tllry<br />
Baker, " m D",ham and Duu& Wmg, delcg~les 10<br />
Ihe <strong>IBEW</strong> ConHnl!on, limn A Weldon, Clll Ii<br />
WUUI, lohn L Someu and lohn R Ranken, Iltel<br />
naln 10 <strong>IBEW</strong> Connnllon, RI)' Arm~lIon" Ray<br />
Flach. Bob Mendenh.1I .nd 11 lackson 'Will hive<br />
.hf 'Clulu; <strong>of</strong> Ihe lun (l/f elrtllon 1m pl~,dcm and<br />
finanna! secrCU.y .n 01.11 nUl alllclc I would Itke<br />
III lake IhlS opronunlly 10 congralulatc III our<br />
oillcels on Ihel! decl10ns<br />
OOllns.dc Un" nrr.",'.I",nslrc uode, "'IY, Ind<br />
hOJIClull), nUl month I will h~"e a pll1glCU leroll<br />
We ha\'( IWO membe" who hl~e been placed on<br />
the dIsabled hSI Thc)'lIc W,II,am W " Red ' HIli<br />
,uulncyman wllem.o lod eCOt/:'" C ROU$$05,<br />
loulneyman hnenun<br />
I "'ould like 10 e .. ~nd II0f ~ymr~lhy 10 Ihe<br />
Sho wn in lhit pinure, lelr to righi, lit g .. dullu<br />
Peny !rtil1rr, III, Donald Cook and T )' C"bb <strong>of</strong><br />
tocal 156, 1)'),lOn. htach, Fla.<br />
H ~I~ , Id l 10 iI, ht , lIe MUle. <strong>of</strong> Clremonf.- All<br />
Ih ... e~, Olin Cook Ind Don Morg,n,<br />
Ind Inend.s 01 Blotber Anlhon), r Cr.15'<br />
l~m,l)'<br />
lourneym.n wucmln who reeentiy puK1llway<br />
M,atAH FOMTl.'I P 5<br />
Apprentices Graduate;<br />
Annual Picnic Held<br />
L U, 156!1,0&u" 1M VTONA BEA CII , FlA,_FIVC<br />
~pprenllen wele I\raduatcd Ihis yeal OUI LU'"<br />
jl. 1 ~lullllons go 10 Glolla Anderson, T)' Cobb, Oon<br />
Cook, I'eny MIliC I, III, aod Sohb)' Plquen e Thfr<br />
OUl5landlll/: Apr ,cnllce Award wem 10 I'clry MIliC I,<br />
III, I pla"ue ."oJ 5250 Runnrr,uJl Don Cook Ie'<br />
celvcd SIOO Abscnl at Ihe May 15 eelcmon),. due<br />
10 IUneu. "'cle CIon. Ind Bobby. 5pt'elll conltflu<br />
10 eloll~ 101 bemg Ihe li lst /emile 10 endule Ihe<br />
IpPlenllcnh'Jl Jlrogum and II.dullf In ·'lo1lrne),'<br />
min I usc Ihe lelm "Iourneyman'· m a ltenellC<br />
Sfnse only ... qUick glance b)' aoyone IUdlly<br />
cslahllshe. there IS no wa)' Gloll. could hi:< mis, '"<br />
lahn lor .nythlnl ,cicIJ cd to wllh "m.n" In Ihe<br />
mle'<br />
Our Anno.1 I'ICnlC "'as held IJlam at Clmp<br />
Wmona on May 26 Onlyabnul 200 mcmbell and<br />
dependtnu WC le In .lIendance OUt 10 uvcle rlln<br />
and WllloJ III .od .boUI Ihe area, many IIsumed<br />
the pICniC would hc"W.shed OUI SUI lOch was nOI<br />
1
lhf elSe and I good lime wn h~J by "II there<br />
AI you .11 know, ... e h~vc Moen "ylng 10 srllthc<br />
<strong>IBEW</strong> bUlldm& on 1I,,,lgcwood Avenue On lone 4,<br />
the ulc "'U flnaJ,:cd raclS and fl,u.cs .... ·Ill he<br />
reporled 1.\1:.<br />
Brolhers, ] know ~ lllhal5ccnl5 IU be ,unSlstently<br />
menuoned he re hefore arc IlImp Ih~. we as mem<br />
Mil hue 10 "«PI and adapt 10, 10 "Y tomamtam<br />
tht work and the conlllCIDIS we hue Make no<br />
mlslake about II. the o/fice.! and )~c,al commit<br />
In memMn <strong>of</strong> Ih., loul Ill"C hUI nne, two-pili<br />
~l keep the employment ... c hne and try 10<br />
.educe the number <strong>of</strong> uncmrluycd W,lh ,,·hat<br />
conSldeutlons that have been gIven the cantu.:·<br />
ton, Ih., scnbe thinks II IS abuut !lfOt lor some<br />
polltlYC Icauhs. I hope the conLtatl
Annual Picnic<br />
Held in June<br />
L U. 86 1 (i&o), LA KE CHARLES, LA.-We extend<br />
ou, condolcnce$ 10 the hmlh~s u( Bwthe., HorAce<br />
r Young and W H "Bill" I' lcwitt, who pused away<br />
recently. We also "",sh all OUI sick Brothers and<br />
Sisters ;I speedy 1"G"cry<br />
Our Annual Barbecue was hdd Saturday, June<br />
2, al the Bunon MeIDullal A,cn~ , ~nd, "cal lime<br />
was had by .11 whoancnded. There were Iurbecued<br />
pork Ind chIcken Ind many, many side dIshes <strong>of</strong><br />
.... "OU5 Ihings 10 Cal Vanous games were held for<br />
the chIldren, meludm, lhe ptgchasc Twcmy small<br />
pIg. were lu",cd lOMe 1(>1 the v.nous age group.<br />
to catch Each dILld .... ·ho caught. pIg became the<br />
owner 01 that pIg and could lake II hOllle o. sell II<br />
al Ihe .UCllon which was hdd lollowu'l& the cbase<br />
Thclt wu also a hOlSuhoc· pHchmg contcSl for<br />
"dull. lO"d bingo fo.;all<br />
By the time thIS arlld~ I~achcs you, polmc5 ,nd<br />
polmc.arlS "",11 be In full $wmg, so get out and gN<br />
behmd your choIce <strong>of</strong> candIdates and ..... ork hard<br />
for hIm 01 her. You arc Iurc to CnlOY the wOlk,<br />
and YOUI cand,date w,lI be gbd 10 h,ve your help.<br />
Whcn a Irt.:' gets so bIg and '1$ loliage 50 dense<br />
that the lIo""e15 beneath il arc strugghng lor sur·<br />
Ylval, then 11'5 time 10 , emove the tree<br />
Scribe Reports On<br />
Election Resulls<br />
MARTIN TRO~ , P S<br />
LU. 915 liAml), TA,'rtPA, f LA ,-The mun.!' ... f<br />
lune b,,)u~t about lomc changes In nU l local UntOn<br />
oHieeu Th.i decl10n has been rather lo",,·keyed<br />
compared to paS! ones, In spIle <strong>of</strong> lour contenders<br />
for the busllIcss manaIlN', olfice.<br />
Because many <strong>of</strong> our llrolhc.s ale on Ihe road al<br />
th.s t"nc, ...·c had l iS absentee votes out <strong>of</strong> .p.<br />
proxlm.tely 660 ellg.blc vOlen. Elccllon ..... as held<br />
In Tamp. In our general assembly hill on Harney<br />
ROld Polls we re o~n at 8 00 a m and dosed at<br />
6:00 p m T""o hundred and l""cmy·t""O votcd in<br />
pelson Lesler Rob.e rlS was election ludge and wit<br />
ass,sted by t""n lellers, Cary Palsons and Robert<br />
Schulel Also asSISIHI~ ""as altern.te teller Mike<br />
Tonry and Ihl1sborough County Elecliun Offlcl.l<br />
Howald Duncan.<br />
Th~ rcsults are Ihe follo""Lng lor the pnmary<br />
decllon •. pres.dent Ind imernational delegate,<br />
Tim McMurry, Vt ce presldcm, run<strong>of</strong>f betwccn Kcvin<br />
Ranks and Jimmy McKendrce, rcco rdLng secrelary,<br />
Pat Berry, trUSurCl, run<strong>of</strong>f b.etwten Dav,d D ..""dy<br />
and JesK Ha.lls, bUSIness manager·flnanc .. l Stt·<br />
rClary and Internat,onal Con"~ml on delCgalC, run·<br />
<strong>of</strong>f bel""cen CelTY Cam Ind Gary ~hll , Excculive<br />
Bo.rd l Hill 5bo l ou~ COUnty), Bob Sadler and B,lly<br />
Tew, E~e cuI IH Board (Hardee, Hlsh'lnds, Polk<br />
and DcSolo COl1nti~I J, 11m Bowman and 11m Ph,l<br />
lip., Execul1ye Board (Ch.rlottc, Lee, Manatee,<br />
Sarnota and Collins Cuuntlcs!, Clenn Deemer and<br />
Ed Payne, Exe~ul1ve Board at Iarlie, Carl Tuckc rl<br />
Exammmg Board, Denms FIeld, Alan Lane and Al<br />
Lyons, and hl1ernauonal ConvenlLon dckgatc, Bob<br />
Killer<br />
Fmal results WIll be m nexl atUck<br />
so. KAISU. P"<br />
Local Holds Election,<br />
Code Classes<br />
L. U, 932 (1&(1, c o os SA Y, OR£.- This momh IS<br />
election time for the local W,th SO many <strong>of</strong> nur<br />
m~mbelS on the road and very Icw workmg 1\<br />
home, 11 ""Ill he an almOSI unammuu'! ball"t fOt<br />
our 11)t'
Honored<br />
Shown in tht group tllEW LIlt SI";ng "wild<br />
n lemony, IfI, 10 ' Igh . , are Larry Lenhardt, plul.<br />
drnl 01 local 96S, Mldho", WI)., Ea.1 flood, Llny<br />
Lirdh, l.Iuy s.:ouh and Mit harl " Mitk" Kcwhlu,<br />
bu.in .... IlInland finanfial ucrrlUY <strong>of</strong> Lon196S.<br />
Retiree<br />
Sho" 'n II th .. ((Iitemrnl P"')'. Idl 10 right , • • r<br />
Mli. Ulun Villart and B.ot he. Ca.1 \'ilbu.<br />
m"'~lnl\ the hne lIuek there blr, ~~,d h,' wuuld<br />
scc If he lOuld Inch It from til .. po,"mn h~ wa,<br />
SCI up In Lan y Kouke ualled up the pole and wu<br />
belled oil by the telcphone cabk ....·hen Ihne wa'<br />
an ale Juwn U~C I h,s head, ~nJ whell dIC, IInh<br />
oturl'ed lie lonked Jown lind Od~ and keep Ihe mune)"<br />
Thmk about II<br />
1",11 ha"e mnre nUl momh<br />
SAW}II M R(l~I""""", I ~ I' \<br />
Pictu.ed i, BrOlhel [".<br />
lent " Rd" E'll.,<br />
membtl 01 Lonl \l86,<br />
Norwalk, Ohio, w;,h Iht<br />
,\tinh Gilloway A .... ani,<br />
wblch be .eeei~ed 10'<br />
oUlillnd in, ~e"i(t 10<br />
Ihe union , upon Ih .. 0(.<br />
u~ i on <strong>of</strong> hh re.i' f·<br />
menl .<br />
Honored<br />
Brother Eagle Retires<br />
Aher 23 Years<br />
L.U. 986 (t), NOR WALK, OIllO-On Ih ur .... ay.<br />
MlyJI, the D1 .e".emenl w,ll<br />
'nvolve m~n~ "honey do' r.Ol«15 MCaOK hl~<br />
lo~dy w,fe M"&llel al)(l .ellle" On the ~me day<br />
IlIO.h ..... Ea,lc wu ~lloO p.ncnl~d Ihe loc.I·,<br />
MInh Callow.y A .....,d whIch was es, abhsheJ III<br />
honol <strong>of</strong> SI~ t e l MUlh Galloway who gavc m~ny<br />
yea •• uf d~vot~d , outsl andll1 ~ ~erV1Ce!O thlsloul<br />
The M'rth Galloway Aw~.d Wd~ ~",abhshcd w<br />
rccog",u loc.l mtmb"rl .... hn 1I~"c ou,"~n " lIlg<br />
Kf\',eC ,0 ,he union N." IInlr d,d 8101he. Eagle<br />
,,~e 2J yurs <strong>of</strong> luyal.y'O the un,on, he aIM> selved<br />
~I vallOUS limn U ~ uew~ . d. unn ch,ef 5lew"d<br />
I.Inll chl"mln, [UCU!!\( Hoa," memM •. ElltCU<br />
IIV~ Boar" , h. llman In" as a mtmMI <strong>of</strong> senral<br />
Ncgol1.lm, Commlllcc, It ha'li becn my d'MIIlel<br />
pleasure ,0 havc been ~ brolhel mcn,bo: r III Ih"<br />
Ulllon w"h 'II..,, " Eagle<br />
I L A ....... AH, 8\\<br />
Scribe Says, "Be A<br />
Union Believer"<br />
LU. 988 (1.1 1, SIIlI\. EY. MONT, '>'nee 1 am a "nlllll<br />
o//lce. , II Jecm, u Ihoul\h eVCTyone 1 t.lk ...."h<br />
h .. en~ I ... my ne,y wm" a' ,I .. hat I ,",'.5 .... ylll~<br />
w~s Ihe olficlal oron,n "I ,he IB[W u apr"l\'c"<br />
by P,e5ldent PIllard hcn "".1oOn.llllend5 look I'"<br />
me I". Ihe "unl(>O', po"""n And.s Ihey walk<br />
a ..·.y. I gel the leellnr; ,h~, my label, .. hen mr<br />
".'cn n.me " not uscd. ,~ "Ihal un,on .. dlul<br />
A" malleI 01 tat!, bcll1K I~bdcd a "ulllon •• d,c~l·<br />
bothcrs mc I much prckr ' " be bhded a "union<br />
belt ..."cr "<br />
Of (.OU' K. ,he lonc 01 "",~e uf Ihe 5peakel r;'"u<br />
a 101 "f mnnllll \0 Ihc wo.d ......'col .., hUI ba"call~<br />
,he word hu • nep""( eficCl on mo" penple'~<br />
Ih,nklll~ I ,uen ,hiS 15 the b.~I' 101 my dl~l,ke 01<br />
bclll~ called. "omon " ",ul The 'ermlllolollY<br />
'mpa,,~ • nell""'c Wne 10 d"e:05SlOn. <strong>of</strong> 1.1>
.'<br />
I<br />
"<br />
....<br />
AI~o shown II Ih~ 3nnlUi pa n y p.Utnl;ns Ihe<br />
Loldu VI,tu /twud '01 lOp apprentlff lineman<br />
for ''.ISla.' Blolhu Rloh 1I0H Ind BlOlhrr Sam<br />
/tun;n, rht aWl,d wlnnu.1Srr Inlde In tht IIh)',<br />
" 84, lourt/ol, pholl>~ ~ "bmillfd by P.us Stt,tury<br />
Wa yne N. dt De ll r y.!<br />
Scribe Honors Deeds<br />
Of Mine Organizer<br />
L U. "S l ; ,o, nb ' '' ~&~pll, BATON RO UG ..., LA.<br />
few mcmbcr~ In the IIIEW know Mlchacil.'\'(Mb<br />
Mr Llvod~ W~J liken by h,s Maker on March .iI,<br />
<strong>1984</strong>, al Ihe aKt <strong>of</strong> 96 In "'hy. <strong>1984</strong>, rhe I she, <strong>of</strong><br />
IhlS I\cntkman WCIC I.ken !O I she, the luJI"w<br />
Monument, wh.ch IS sltulted wen <strong>of</strong> Jn tcrsu\c<br />
2.'i, aboul 14 m.]u nonh 01 Trlnldad, Co l or~do<br />
Th,s IS the SIte <strong>of</strong> the mfamous Ludlow Muutrc,<br />
nal one <strong>of</strong> the many duk chaptelS In the lon~<br />
led")115 march u~nenecd by Ihe men, worn,,"<br />
Ind ch.ld,en who Cln be c.cdud wllh .he ~~.m.u~1<br />
success <strong>of</strong> .he I~bol mo~~men.<br />
On M'JI.embe. r 13, ]9]1. a VOup <strong>of</strong> , ... ktnA<br />
fOmen u. ur' .ent coluny whcrc .hcy hvcd wllh<br />
.h~1I WI~CS aOl! chrldrcn, .111:1 bern!; dn~en from<br />
.hc hou5e5 owned by .he mmrnA company A.<br />
]0 10 a m on APfl120, I 1114, m~chrne ,un5. rn the<br />
hands 01 mrnrn, comr,ny seculllY gUlrds, wme<br />
who "'cre members (>1 th~ sta.c m.htla, we.c .utned<br />
on .he Ihm~y .ents, klllrn, pu)'m, ch,ld.en, women<br />
who "'er~ hanlm, clo.hes ;lod • I~w mmen.-16<br />
men women anJ ch,ldlen all tOAe.her' In .he<br />
umed tipun, .ha. Inllnw,,1 ,"me mrne ~uud$<br />
... elc kIlled O.h~1 ~U!krnl: mrnel1 ... ere lound<br />
btally shot or buten '0 du.h, and Klme IUS'<br />
d.sarpt'Ilcd<br />
l,vud, Wil ... un"m urjl;'",zc. ~nd led .he mem<br />
be.rsol Ihe Unr.cd Mme WUl~~'~ '" u nku '1'1111'<br />
.hc mrnm~ cumJ!ilI1!C5, The mmln~ comJ!any ga"e<br />
I.S guards o.dcrs 10 ~hoo. M. llvuda on sl~h •. and<br />
100 . h,s rc"Un .h., man walked by OIghtlu leerUI.<br />
members fOI h,s uOlon On one rn.:CiSlon M. llvuda<br />
wu eaugh. by mlmnl: tompany ,u"ds Ind be.'len<br />
~o badly .har he c.awled all m,h •• 0 .neh Walsenburg.<br />
Ih.ee mllu .wayl ThIs ,emleman I,.el<br />
le,,'cd as a Unlud Mine Worke .. Ylee r,uldent,<br />
and In the u.ly I'HOs WU rill ,n r.h"le 01 I<br />
CIVIlian Consc.vallon Corr~ r.olCtt west <strong>of</strong> IXn'<br />
'" .'.I. JIohchad l.vuda WI) born In YUf!us!aY1iI nn<br />
OClobe.r 22, IllS?, Ind came to Ihl' eoontry althe<br />
lie <strong>of</strong>] 7 IIf lolned .he UMW rn Bolt~. MOIlI.n,<br />
H~ ume to Colo, ado rn 1910. E.pt yurt ago he<br />
and hts wtle Kathelrne mo.-cd .0 New O,lcan! .0<br />
be. nnr .hell .iaUp.CI Ind ,!:randchtldlfo. and .h.5<br />
tl ... hc.t hIS .'bk~. clltcd hIm '0 h., Rn.1 home<br />
Thinks 10 Bmlhcl Wtlbu. L Rllthff for .he<br />
.bove Brother R."hh '5 a reuled <strong>IBEW</strong> membe.r<br />
who ... as Inltlatcd In local 8" ... tlanta, CeOlf!,a,<br />
In M'ptembe, 1926 ThLl Blolhc.'s c~.d hu .ulcd<br />
In Local 446. Monloc.louI5lIOil, Loe,,1 J211. Shleyc·<br />
poll, lou,!il.n,. Local 861, Lake Cha rl c~, Loum·<br />
ani Lrn.:al 1 9~ Sh'C'o'eporr, LOUISIana, .nd lrn.:.1<br />
J57. las Veps. Nevada I only hop.: hUI ! nrc"<br />
• 0 mee. and .alk 10 lit Lllcnlleman, lor htl dlop.e.<br />
IIH' hc re rn 8uon 1I.0ullc<br />
Th" may '(line It I !iUlrrr5C'0 .hosc ul you who<br />
hue duclled Ihe r"nelrles <strong>of</strong> those ... ho came<br />
belolc you when you .h1Ok .ha. Ronald RUllan<br />
w.1I be: a shoo·1O Thc battle hnes have be.cn d.awn,<br />
.nd Ronlld',luek 51111 has a long IIme.o hold oul.<br />
The Democ.atS lie ,vthelln, therr ConStltllenC ICS<br />
Onlom, mrnOlltlu tnd Ihe flderiy, and .he ReJ!lIh·<br />
heans arc g(lrn~ .101 to doOl lookIng 101 Rugan<br />
sympalhlze", Cabmel olflceu , 'poll' IIllS and<br />
4B enle.uineu wJ\l hdJ! In Ihe "Rugan R(Jondop"<br />
If,\lr Rl~pn·, luck h old~ OUI h 10'.11 be. back_<br />
bUI ,ItCI .... "~cmbe. r ~II hell ",,11 b,uk loosc Ind<br />
5howcI dO"'n uron u§! Solid 111(11"1111 hom .hose:<br />
who a.e h01l101 because (II RnllanOtnltl w,1I put<br />
M. Mond ~I, m nfflcr<br />
ThIS'5 .he lecord <strong>of</strong> blnk b ,III'CI ~.nCe 11171. In<br />
1971 SIX bank, faIled, 191/1 ,cyen, 1979. 10lthe<br />
samc 10' 1911O Ind 19811, 1"'"1. "2, and ,n 198J.<br />
' 8' CUllen.ly m 198' J.J banh hIVe faIled .nd<br />
tire rDic 1045 675 J..onlu on Ihe r, obl~m hul Yel<br />
thc shIp <strong>of</strong> ltate SIlt. on, It I. a d'$UICI w'lILnl:<br />
10 h'ppt'n \Ir Ru"n must be. Knl back .ored person·<br />
all y by Chuck Mc.'Ii11fn, local 1106, M'son, Mich.,<br />
Elfcu.;ye BOlld memM' out 01 the Ad.ian U,d •.<br />
Then kids had I "ear . ime this ,'CI' Ind did I<br />
srul job 01 bowling. Our coogratula.ion!i.<br />
Honored ,.<br />
8.0lbf r Bernard YUun" Ifft. <strong>of</strong> Local 1116, Tucson,<br />
A.il., i, shuwn re ce;Yin& a commendalion Ind<br />
awa.d from Execu.h'e Dinero. Ed Puku 01 United<br />
Wa y on behalf <strong>of</strong> labo. and .he United Way. Con<br />
I .Itulation., Brrnie!<br />
Pension Talks Be~ i n ;<br />
WBKB Talks Continue<br />
LU_ 1106 1 ,"clI~ l, MASON, ,\'Il e li.- Pens.on b .. ·<br />
,ltalnml was scheduled 10 Star! wi.h CTCM on<br />
lone IJ In LansIng The present ag.ecm(n. expilcd<br />
In luly The Ulllon III' jI;ainmg Commillec WIll
~ COn)lbl <strong>of</strong> Busmcn Man~Kc r Oall Mo. rl), As~'sunl<br />
BU5mus M a lla l' ~J Camille Stout, Prc).denl Shell<br />
Aspey ~nd ExecUIIYC Hua rd m" m bc' AI Pal mer<br />
Su,"cY$ we.e scn! ou t In the local's newsleller and<br />
were ' '''(''Lved back In the <strong>of</strong>fi ce fo r tUC III delCI<br />
mm.n): rflorulc~<strong>of</strong> the mcmb..·.shtp 101 ha.gmLnlnS<br />
We thank those who tllllk the nme IU rc~pllnd<br />
The firM umt ouunft <strong>of</strong> the yea. "'as III All'cn~<br />
on func 12 Th,. ~nnual rHenie I~ ullcd a Steak<br />
fry becaus.c! you bIL ng and cook yUill own mea.<br />
LUI yeAr wmwnc eyen .h"wed up Willi half oj a<br />
hmdquonc. <strong>of</strong> f.o:en YCm~nn<br />
Nc~m,"lIons wllh the newly mg,m,;"d .d""<br />
,lUll .rJIIOn In Alrcn. I'C sull gOl!1~ nn "'''In D.e/ln·bJ
I rat Eut Sytacu!U: Fuemen's FIeld (loomIS Field)<br />
and wIll ~ PUI on by Smokey's Catenns Servlcc<br />
RCPOIII uc that Smokey pUll on a sood bake, so<br />
we are hopm, 10 ,el • ,nor! au,ndanr.r from Ihe<br />
membershIp<br />
On Arlll 7 a TI.ffk SII'ul Tralnin, Cou, 1I
~ .,,"'"" 0" 't:1n!! the ch,d 'H·.... a.d 11 C,~"<br />
ImJ, r al(~lld a ,""nlhl}, S~ ! ~IY Cummtllee meet<br />
tIlJ:. Ib \'\n~ [\c,·~, heel! ", 11sk tu ~llend Ihelt<br />
rnnnthlI mC"lIn);" I Un "nly 1\1) hy wha, I ,e~d In<br />
r~"'}f" ~"J by ",,,.d ul tnuu,h ltom r~orlc on the<br />
r,~k SalC'l C"mm.It~( It ...."ul.I 'c"m II! mt tha,<br />
,he), Ue un ,h,' "Ji:h, 1I~~k lht w ~)' I ,~t II, Ihe<br />
PU,pO)~ ()I the ~~kty Cmnmllle,' 1> In IOv(,u,lta,c<br />
~nd 'er()rt ~~ t\ ("" acc,L1ellt. ",hi "'IUIlC' ~n(1 W<br />
Hnd 'he c~u'e ,,) ,he ace.L1,,,,. not '" pb~~ I>I~me<br />
but I .. nuke , c~"tnmelld~""ns '" th~ C""'r~n" "n<br />
1"
Anniversary<br />
Award<br />
Retiree<br />
Pk,urrd art Bro, htt Don Cnutns, Lou' 1J61,<br />
Chic~IO . I II., and hi. wilt Pa' , who ttleb.a •.,d . hti.<br />
18.h ..,tddinl annh·t rnry on ' unt , .<br />
Party<br />
Shown arr .hr IBE" ur .... ld5 •• Ih' h.d 1" 0101<br />
Co mpanY'l Clndand CUlln,; and t!nllnr Pbnt~<br />
. fe .. i .. in, th ad K ~ •• I .. Award from Thr Salval;on<br />
Arm y 1011he;I cUtIIllln the 1981 C hl;~tmas Food<br />
Dr;.". From left 10 .I, hl alf Donnn Dow, Ron<br />
Smith, Rot· ,\\il • • ; Ind IDe l.ol 01 l ocal U71,<br />
CI,,· .. bnd, Ohio.<br />
plo~ .. e~<br />
Mil!)' Kdly plntnred 10 ChId SlCwlld Roy<br />
Mllell and Slew"d, 10C' Lilt, Ron Smith and Dun<br />
can Dow, Ih( Red K"IlI" Aw ~ ,d ,n leto&nlllOn oi<br />
Ih"" j(cncmll5 ~c r v,ce III Ihe comlnunll y Ihroullh<br />
The SaIYatlon A.my Ch Il S llll ~' dloll dOling Ihe<br />
]983 holrday ieUOn<br />
Th,s," IUSI one rumple ollhe lClV1Ces Iha. Ihe<br />
!In... rd~ In Loul un tiC dOln, In Iherr com<br />
mUnl1lC5<br />
l.ocal 146 1, ",_ok".n, III., P.esidenl Sieve Kr'<br />
nuie, I;,hl, co n&luul.1C1 :rt. T'flo. on hi, 30<br />
)'UU 01 "r~;rr al lou"on III.<br />
Press Secretary<br />
Thts ... I.t .omt or tht Bunts "'ho attended tht<br />
ft,i, trntnt p.ny on Malch )0, Idt to . i~hl .. t<br />
Gu.," Mud, ,ohn Vrhonky, C, Dolan, Lou Rich,<br />
Loul 1l67 Yin JI,tsidrn' lohn Qunly. ltw Kn nt,<br />
' Of Simkin., e harln Oowdl., and Don ,"th,ln,.<br />
The AUl\u~1 7 mttung <strong>of</strong> Sysu:m Counc,l U 25<br />
will be held al CECa, LQI(O%O, illinOIS Rerrennllng<br />
Loul1J67 .... 11 be I'lC5.dcnl Alito Younll.<br />
V,ce "fuld... n, lohn Ounly. alld lI .mh~,~ lIob<br />
!k.,lalk R"h.,d Ruhas, Cabe f.gunoa ,am,e<br />
Hrbc •. 11m Evan. and " m Riordan<br />
Con,'~lubuunl to Iht 10U"w,o" who alC: cdc<br />
bUllne company anmVtrUIlU ... IIh JO )un<br />
hnrman .\pcc,al. Overhead Oc: p;utment, Geuo,!: ...<br />
Reed, .... UI\U51 26, 195 ~ , and eleCUlcat mechaniC,<br />
SlIbnauon Ikranmcnl, Edward Hoth5, AlIglI'126,<br />
]954<br />
A specral Happy Wedding Anru vcnary wl5h I'<br />
ulcndcd 10 Brother Oon Clrstcn, and hI, WIfe<br />
Pn, who cdrb.alcd IhcII 281h ~nnl"c,uIY on lune<br />
9 BUI w.ahu 10 Ihe happy courte<br />
In dOSing, rcmrmhr. 10 rah Ihe lime 10 Ihlnk<br />
II IS Ihe !.Oulce <strong>of</strong> POWel, take Ihe lime to wo.k,<br />
II IS Ihe rllCe <strong>of</strong> succus, lah the lime 10 play. II<br />
" Ihe Seercl <strong>of</strong> ptrpclual youth , lak.e the lime 10<br />
M I"endty. " I, the road 10 happlnus 'T.t nUl<br />
monlh<br />
Jl.K·U R uu~, P S<br />
Local Stewards Receive<br />
Red Kettl e Award<br />
L.U. u n (c l1l,nH,rcs,bo,. u&rtb), CLEVELAN D,<br />
OIUO-Local IJ77 lI'IembclJ, In conlunCllon wilh<br />
i olhel employees wo. kll1& al Ihe Clc"climd ford<br />
MOIOI Comrany's Casnn!: and Enpne Nann, pa.'<br />
I- tlCI~IW 111 ~ Food Dnvc 10. Ihe ncedy dUlln!: Ihe<br />
'" 1983 Chftslmu SUSOD On March 21 , <strong>1984</strong> Paul<br />
~ M Kell y,Dlv,S,onaICommandClol l hclNolvlllon<br />
:::: A.Il'lY, Ind hll' stall Came 1010 Ihe Clevellnd FOld<br />
Plants 10 thank Ihe employees 10. Ihc lood Ihey<br />
..J COnUlbOICd 10 Ihe needy<br />
3: A leuci o/commendallon was!:,ven 10 Ihe <strong>IBEW</strong><br />
... fOld emrloycn 1,0m Thc Sal"'lion ArmYlhankll1K<br />
;(: Ihem 101 theil ,uppon _nd p;alnClrallon ,n Ihe<br />
~ Food Olive Ihal neued OVCl $1 6,000 worth <strong>of</strong> food<br />
poss,bk II s p ~"allo~~ from Ihe mcrnb~ l s <strong>of</strong> l ocal<br />
1461, In m~mO ll am, g~s 10 Ihe fam,ly 01 lohn<br />
Bu::ull and the brtuly <strong>of</strong> T Canu ell<br />
Eu .... I'III~'NS, I'.S<br />
Scribe Writes To<br />
Relocated Members<br />
LU. 1410 \c m&' u l"I, KEAR NY, N. I._Th,s amele<br />
IS lu"t1y fOl Ihe Mnefil <strong>of</strong> all <strong>of</strong> 0111 memMr,<br />
who hne relocaled 10 oth~ I AT&T Technology<br />
lobs and alJO to 0111 mem!J
n~",'r. 10 umllolhlljt mc,hul cu,u Llkc""SC.lhe<br />
Jdmm'~lrJII"n', d~,m Ih~1 Ihl' ch~ng~ ,5 lIeets<br />
~a r )' '0 I'wdut" muney '0 heir h~IJnce ,he hudget<br />
mIsses thc POIII' h's '''''C IhJI we need 10 fcdu cc<br />
Ihe ledcul Ildk" hd",e ,\ b .. nkrupu Ihe economy<br />
BUI lei', t..;, IJrr ~boUI " f>.bklll,lt. qu~r
Th. "'W h .. ,h". m'mb", h", " ,,,.h,,,,,,<br />
rlmOln, for <strong>of</strong>fict, and ont <strong>of</strong> OU I members from<br />
Ketchikan hu .Iw HIed_ wonder/ill! ,~ Tlle ... na<br />
LJ funnm, lor Ihe Senatt, C rt/: Quku, 10. House<br />
D,Ufle! Il. and Danny Rtpuky ",.I he was SOing<br />
10 Ale 10' H OUK OUtnct 14, from KClch,kan, we<br />
have Wayne ThompMln Wha, do you Ih.nk lowe.<br />
48, how about ill If we un-you , ... nl And th" IS<br />
what ii'S 1I00n, 10 like. If the pollUCIlnS .te somg<br />
10 hdp " ,un" Ihe COUnlfY, then leI's be lOme <strong>of</strong><br />
,hose pohtlclans<br />
Lo .., Provn, " 5<br />
Union Busy With Merger;<br />
Nominations Held<br />
. L U. 1567 (u', WEST NYA CK, N. Y.-Oul unIOn<br />
has been \'C , y busy w'lh dlc upcoming mergef<br />
RighI now the peopk on the PIOP(IIY 01 Olangc<br />
and Rocklond UUhllU arC ,cprucmcd by Ih,te<br />
local unIOnS<br />
The bylaws 10. the new umon WCIC r~ "cd on<br />
May 14, ] 984 Since thu ume we hue had rhe<br />
nommation 0/ 01f\cU5, and we USt ou, b'llon by<br />
mall t,c,twcen lune JO .nd luly 18 fo' l oul 1561<br />
th'l will Ix a Illst fO I ... , vOlln~ by mall<br />
Live bettc, wu,k ... nlon<br />
Scribe Writes About<br />
Members' Activities<br />
L U. 1!J19\i!ll.o), AUGUSTA, GA._[n an dlort to<br />
&-Jin somccxpc» ...,e fO{ !iC've,al crew 8.othell th.ough<br />
th.s medl ... m. I have asked their tenlatlve plan,<br />
rdatlve to s ... mme. vacation, and pelloth <strong>of</strong> 'pnc<br />
I1me Ind he.ew"h a.e thell md,v,d ... a[ .e
56<br />
We .... ould lIke to take the opponunlly to thank<br />
aU the hflpeTJ who made the event. hu~e ,uccu~<br />
Specl~lthankJ to photopaphel Brothel Ken MOYf r<br />
~nd to Eaue, Bunny Oonn~ Murray, daughter <strong>of</strong><br />
Siste, Eduh Mu rray, fOI a job wdl done<br />
G1Jol)YS WUtl'llCItI, P S<br />
Scribe Notes Reagan<br />
Administration's Problems<br />
LU. 19<strong>08</strong> lu), COCOA, FLA.-Due 10 being al<br />
Turkey Pomt Plant lOT m05t <strong>of</strong> Aplil amI .. U <strong>of</strong><br />
Ma y, I d,dn't hne an alllclc m lUI month's<br />
lOl.l,tl(J/<br />
WhIle ,omg through my back inues <strong>of</strong> the AiL·<br />
C/O News, I found many articles about what Ihe<br />
Rfa,an IdmmUUiUOO Isdom, 10 hUfllhe wo,km,<br />
cbu In thl' country. At; mOil <strong>of</strong> you know he hn<br />
511ckrothe NLRlI wllh an!1·wmh, rIo hll"ne\.~<br />
.ppomlen ThIs 15 ill,cady naruna to lhow, U<br />
mosl ot the rccent deel510n5 hne ,one agatn51the<br />
wo.ke. Many <strong>of</strong> Ihne have ~en reverul.<strong>of</strong> ea.her<br />
dceISlon ...... hen Ihe Boild WIS madeup<strong>of</strong> lmpalllal<br />
m("mt....~ Nn .... anorhe. laellC 15 hem, uled, delaym,<br />
deCISIon. for even. lon,el pertod <strong>of</strong> lime<br />
Reagin has nen dcbyed appoint 109 I Cene r~1<br />
Couosell and now Ihll he hu, the penon l' con'<br />
sidered bolh mexpcncnced and pro·hu~me)5<br />
In thc Labor Dcputrnenl thIll" ale nOI much<br />
better Only Ihe court5 have stopped the ,Ullin,<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ihe DaVIS Bacon ACI and the allOWing <strong>of</strong> home·<br />
work The Labor Departmenl hn ,.Iso allempled<br />
to weaken Ihe child labor]aws. chan,e Ihe Selvlce<br />
Comract ACI .nd IS pu,hms for a sub mInImum<br />
wage for tcenlgen Suffs hue been CUI 49 !'Crcen.<br />
10 lob IUm,", and employmenl plo,rams, 2J per<br />
eem In OSHA and 2l pereeol 10 Ihe enforcemenl<br />
<strong>of</strong> labor standard •. The only mcreas(S have come<br />
IR the cIlIninalmveSli,ll311on dcpartmcnt and Iud·<br />
11 011 10 look lOlO umon aCliv;IIU<br />
The Rcpubhcan·conuolled Senile It holdlRlI: up<br />
Ihe biokruptcy refolm law thit paned the lIouS(,<br />
100.1 " once igam Ifymg 10 amend Ihe lIohbs ACI<br />
10 make plekel hne \"Iolence on Ihe \'Iall <strong>of</strong> I linton<br />
member a federal <strong>of</strong>fenS(<br />
Can IIntOns hold <strong>of</strong>f Ihue lypC5 01 illlCkl lor<br />
four male yraul Can we as workrrs ma.nta,n the<br />
!itandlld <strong>of</strong> hVing we have ach,ued Ihrollsh unton<br />
ne,ollated con lTa", and fed seCUle .n ou, lnln If<br />
we lose our unions! I doubl 1\ ~lnce day one Ihe<br />
\'I1C$ent .dmlmsu illon hu tiled to wukcn ou'<br />
un.ons, eilhN admm.strallvely or thlOugh b.lls<br />
mtroduced IR Ihe Senate Granted, thele a,e orhel<br />
,uuu IRvolved when camng youl ballol, but to<br />
me, my w'ge), benefits, worklP' conthttons .nd<br />
lob srcurny arc al Ihe lOp <strong>of</strong> Ihe hSI When r VOte<br />
In November, I'll remember Whal PrC5ldent Rugan<br />
has med 10 do 10 unloos .nd IhcII member,. If<br />
you ile nO! reSluered 10 VOlt. I urse you to Sel<br />
rCll5lered now, ,f YOII.re rcglSlfrcd, I U'lI:e YOIIIO<br />
VOle IR November<br />
Hope to ~ee YOIl at Ihe hall on Augusl Ij II 8 00<br />
,m<br />
Local Hosts Gall<br />
Tournament. Clambake<br />
LU. 2<strong>08</strong> >& [e m), S VRA CU~E, N.V,-On luly 14,<br />
198>&, Locil loa" parllClpalCd In the IOlh Annual<br />
<strong>IBEW</strong> Coif Tournamem In West Monrot:, New<br />
Yo.k AI50 palllc'pallng IR Ihe Tourney WClC Louis<br />
79 and 1484 ThIS \'ur Locil lOIN wa, thc<br />
hosl local <strong>of</strong> IhlS annual event<br />
Hlnelwadcls Glove, m Nonh SYlltu~e. "'e ...<br />
York . .... ,11 be Ihe snr 01 Local 2<strong>08</strong>4'. Annual<br />
Clambake Wnh plemy <strong>of</strong> food Ind dnok for III. a<br />
1004 IUlnOUI "(JIp«I(d<br />
AI I reCent monthly mcclln" Sandy Ahhoif <strong>of</strong><br />
Ihe SClew Machine oeputmenl <strong>of</strong> Crouse lhnds<br />
Company wu sworn In u Local 1<strong>08</strong>4'. newnt<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the Eucullve Bond laming Sandy on<br />
Ihe Boud ale hm Chlppcrncld, T.m O'CIIIOII,<br />
Sam f iumara, LIZ o'\'IS, Keilh Bamn, rohn Kohansk<br />
• • nd DOllS Wallace<br />
'Ol iN M FILAPUI ... " S<br />
Retirees<br />
Rflired B'Olher lohn Di manrl, <strong>of</strong> 1.lI
. Protest<br />
Shown are m t ,uhrs 01 L,,~al 2166, fu'd".ic' on ,<br />
N.B., ill I,o.u <strong>of</strong> ,hf Lrghia''''r Bu ildin.ll til h .d·<br />
",k lon, N. II •. during ,hr "'I ,' ) pro,,, ...<br />
Raising Money<br />
Ernit Whitr 01 f.ed r .i ~ IO" Un;, hdp, 6ghl M .S.<br />
wilh hi ~ 8own ~ in .hf FI~dt.i c ron Mati un "'ay<br />
~ : 11 .nd 12.<br />
Unity<br />
Sho"'n, leF, 10 righi, alf Booktl CUI: , p.esiden.,<br />
Loul 22 17, G. T. OUS), p.u idfll', loul 2171,<br />
~ Lynchburg, \' •. j and Roy Kults, bo. inn, manas e'<br />
<strong>of</strong> Loul 4 />7 .<br />
Pinu.fd hUf, Idl 10 .ighl , I .e Bookr. CUI, Ru,'<br />
"un.. lI ill C,u~r , R. L, fifkeul, lIilly Tom lin,<br />
Crne TUlpin and K. T. Ca.wi1t.<br />
m~nllU pU'lIn ~omc moncy on Inc alrutly ~, ...,,:J<br />
prOleCIS and on Ihc schetlulcd p I O,CCI~ afOund Iht<br />
PfOVLnCC Ha vrng an un~rnploymenl u .e ul mo.e<br />
. h ~ n 80 p e , c~"1 ,n 001 Incal, we ~ f C lurerng .he<br />
~uvcrnmcnr rn nan lhe sch"ols. pltS"!!' ~nd ho.<br />
p"als Iha, ,hey plOm,scJ Ut do. m, Ihe last elcc·<br />
ltonS<br />
Du"ng M~y. IlIlN OUI 10.:,,1 w.~ Invulved In<br />
'''' S 1 n~ money lor .hat .c.nble d l sea~,· ul mulllrie<br />
sderos.s. AJJ un us Wel t sell,ng /l owe," I", .he<br />
dUease, and We Clme up with SI,129. Cunglatu<br />
la llons to . 11 mcmbcn who pa l',elpued III I h ~1<br />
lund L.ke Ihe ad ~ys, <strong>IBEW</strong> 1166 hel" . 8,hl 1\1 S<br />
TIll next trme, d"vr un·full y<br />
Luc C" .. s~t, P.S<br />
Three Locals JOin<br />
Forces to Survive<br />
L. U. 1 171 1" ",1, U ('.( IIIIUIle; , VA.- n"'I~ " a<br />
defint.r WI):~ "I unt.y ... "h'n the .h,e... <strong>IBEW</strong> lo,~!\<br />
h(f~ In L)-nthl>ol~ Th, nUkns "I Loy~ l!'111 Leple~u t"ll~l\ed SI'iO ~nd dunated " Itl<br />
M" Plan) tiC br;;"" matlc jOl Ihe U!"'Omtnll . a~"<br />
fm "I \ when ...... cumb,ne 100c,,~ with ,be 11m'"<br />
m~n'~ A."ICI.uun !II ,."r mm ... y ~I . he '~JlUU~<br />
'd c. !J J~k, I II 'e ~ h",,,, hJ,tI ",.. J<br />
~hr",1 "I .hem. hown\"! ....-lIh Ih. memb" I,h,p'<br />
suppou Ihey Can ~ccClmpl,sh much Attend Y"'"<br />
unll "'c'·llng'. a,k 4" .... w"'s .nd, al>I\"c an. h.""<br />
f .. uh '" ~"o. COmln"l(t Iht)· alt ... 'n.ktn~lor l"u'<br />
CtHl' .... I'rrOl_' I'~<br />
Two Picn iCS In<br />
<strong>August</strong>, September<br />
L. u. 2121 Ilp So !! I. MIOI>Ll:.TO:'ll , ,~' A SS.-The 10<br />
ul's hm,ly I',eme w,lI Ix hdtl nn Augu~. 26 ~I<br />
Cmub,c l~kr til S~lcm, Ne ... Ha mp,hue. A )mot<br />
l:a,burJ Will havall.hk 1m'" I! moo,I.DO r·m T h,'<br />
.m"SClncnt "tlci ... ,11 bo: up ..." "I uS hom n'M'"<br />
unit I II 00 P m ThIS I~ all ucclknl Upportunlly<br />
101 ~ rk~\Jn, iummel
ehlnt nemed co bll mto hne The 100II, Iht mUSIc<br />
.nd, 01051 Imporlantiy. the p,escncc <strong>of</strong> many lonl<br />
MIY,ee memben made for an atmosphele <strong>of</strong> nos<br />
Cllpa and remlnlsccnccs. We alt looklnl forwaed<br />
10 nUl ytal'l alb" ta,l;e lly<br />
By Ihc tlmc Ihll aruclc appeau In Ihe <strong>Journal</strong>.<br />
we will once apm hue drawn a Wlnncr 101 our<br />
51,000 $Cholarsh,p. The scholus hlp proYldes higher<br />
educallon for. son 01 daughttl 01 our .CIIVe or<br />
reliled membell Hopciully we will be able 10<br />
InC lene .he dollar amounl beforc too much longer.<br />
OUI local. as OIhelS In New England. " slIlI<br />
letllnl the ImplCI 01 the diYCJlilure 01 <strong>1984</strong> It<br />
appelrs thai wc have lc~td on "Spice Mounl.in"<br />
Ilnce lanu.,y wilh ,II <strong>of</strong> the ch.nln Iha. IIC<br />
OCCUlun .. It If pl.,n 10 ~e .hl! Ihe umon and liS<br />
membeu w,ll be to.dy Icsled onl ,he nUl lew<br />
rcaf1 '0 leliln Iheu hard·tamed beneflu won .1<br />
tbe coll«IIYe balplnlnl IIblu OVC' 'he rca.s<br />
M.n.gemem I) uklnl a hllde. hnc .nd • lirme.<br />
sund on luun Ihl! we.e hlldly Ilanecd I! yells<br />
alO D'$Clplonc wuhln the loc.1 " .1 an all nme<br />
hllh 10' UIIOUI .cuons. w me wQnhwhllc. wme<br />
"" Some 01 our membe.s have been awa. ded SIPI'.<br />
wb,,;;h " die ~~lVlIy'" fur SU l rl'lch,e",~1 1, \~oLl\e<br />
PIOIeClion Plan Ind i, an enly reticement Inten<br />
liyc Many mO lt <strong>of</strong> OUI membeu lie ,eekinl SII'P<br />
Wc Icd II I. about lime Ihc Company announced<br />
III pohcy In replds tu .h,s p.ol,am !IO that we<br />
n"'r leI on with our d,y·lo·d.y ,obi wllhou(<br />
walllni for the "Cold",o Handshake .•<br />
On I no.e <strong>of</strong> "dnus. Loc.1 1313 utendI lIS<br />
I,nce.ut .ympllhl"" .0 ow Imeinallonal Vice<br />
P.u,dent lohn E. flyno 00 Ihe Ion 01 hi. Wile<br />
Vupnll VU11011 WIS a IQyelr lady. p
w.sh.s to l~~d IIJrl ~nd Mondal~ 10 Ih~" rO.llce"ve<br />
po litIcal demise Wh y, fo r rClLlons unknown, don't<br />
H.all and Monda!t cxto! the demc"'. <strong>of</strong> the reV'<br />
crtnd, 01 which WI.' know how much he bvor~ the<br />
murderous I'LO and thell CIUle With enlbracmK<br />
LIS Icade r m public He hn asslulted ~nd abu$ed<br />
~ race <strong>of</strong> people as " II Ynl lu" and the CILY they<br />
live In 1I " Hymictown " Funhc'lnK Ih., In5ult he<br />
dem~nd5 thell ,upport wllh an apoloKY The ' ev<br />
.. eIend should IC lud hIS Blblc and denounce hlJ<br />
Incndshlp wILh Muslim ludel Fallakhan Th.s.s<br />
,ncon511.enl wllh a man <strong>of</strong> .he doth, nor d~. II<br />
fi l In wllh one who keep' rrcaehmll: .boUI CIVIl<br />
"ghls.<br />
For yuur mformallon the 10llowmK wu ,ll.leaned<br />
Irom Ihe PUUJtif maga:me, "'1',,1 I. 19114 nlln,ll. <strong>of</strong><br />
plt$,dcnl$ D .... lghl D. Elscnhowel -a man nf JV<br />
) crage ,ntdhgentc, not COUIl,ll.0UI, not hald work<br />
mg, bUI he knew ho .... 10 ,O'P"' connd"nce and<br />
had one oUISlamllnR assel luck, "11n,ll. I,cale <strong>of</strong><br />
\-IOI ~ , I F KennedY- lnleillgent Ind .... dl edu<br />
catcd ....,Ih ~ .... ry sense ul hornLJr, h ~ d a falal"lIc<br />
view 01 life, he unden",od Ihe preslLlency .nd u'c"<br />
II lIS an mSllurnenl 01 n'I">na l lude r ~hlp .llh"u~h<br />
he was mOle caU\lO US than hll preWI\I day Irn~):e l<br />
rallng-8, R N,xon- h" pM~"",a ""~raced Ihe<br />
I presIdency ~nd Ih e nal"'II, he cund"cte" ~ ''''ili
voluntcel 101 the huemluon;al CouncIl 01 S .. ruOl<br />
CltUen5<br />
On ou. ~,ck hM we have ChilI Doyle, who" m<br />
the h05Plt~l . and Tom Mornney, who had qUlle a<br />
lon, $Ieg .. <strong>of</strong> ,lInt'U, I wish Ih .. m bolh ""~II and<br />
ho~ they w,lI bc al OUI nexl meeunt<br />
Sme .. Ihe lUI column was wrtuen, thel" hJve<br />
bccn many n .. w remen Flan S""ncu. Roben<br />
Cave. Dave 10hn50n, /1m Malone, Ed Lannm"<br />
Waher Mall, W,lliam Mun,cr. Paul Rlbuo, Robkmbcn Club<br />
<strong>of</strong> Local L 15 held II, monthl~ me~lIng on May 7,<br />
<strong>1984</strong> Due 10 the sudden dcalh <strong>of</strong> the Club p'e,i·<br />
dCIII, BIVlhe. GeuI);c R. l e"~tn. h . on AprIl 10,<br />
]984, it became ncce55ary 10 RlItha! Club <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
vacanty by advanCing Vice Prc5ident Frank Tron·<br />
cah 10 Ihe <strong>of</strong> Ace <strong>of</strong> Club prcSldenl Club member<br />
A.lfred "AI" CI.rk WAS Ihen elected 10 be new VICt<br />
p.esldent <strong>of</strong> Ihe Club to All Ihc vacancy lefl by<br />
Troncah. The new p,c51dcnl and viCe prnident<br />
bolh took <strong>of</strong> Ace .mmedlltcly and plcslded al Ihll<br />
meclln,. Thus, a ,nod, conJl. uellycly plcas.nt<br />
p.ocedural tranSlllon nf both <strong>of</strong>Reu tran!plled,<br />
and .he Club can now hopefully mOVe on 10 fUlule<br />
aceomphshments I'leue olle. you. praye. ~ fo. all<br />
the Club mcmbe", bUI mOll npcclally 101 <strong>of</strong>Ace·<br />
holden <strong>of</strong> Ihc Club, Ihal they w,lI always Iry to<br />
promole honUly, fairness and IOICtrlly wllh ha.·<br />
mony for 10m 0110""<br />
On Ap,,1 ]4. 198 ~ . membe" <strong>of</strong> Ihe Club hdol<br />
Ihell Cakc Bah and Ya,d Sale as prevIOusly planned<br />
It was I huge SUCCUS, IUSI as we antic,paled "<br />
would be It became ObYlOU5 Ihal there a'e some<br />
"noll "ra k~ · hakr.~" In .ht riuh, ~Lntt thc ~eve.al<br />
cakes broughl 10 Ihe sale IUS I did not lUI vcry<br />
long. The ploceeds from Ihe sale will be pl aced In<br />
funds fOI Ihe Club', SpeCial aClivllles and future<br />
prOlect!. All I{em) donatcd 10 Ihc salt and 1101 ,old<br />
{hal day Wele donaled to an O'gatllUllon Ihat helps<br />
olhers IU5 fortunate Ihan Item donotl_<br />
May 7, ]984. a memollal serVice was held by<br />
Ih~ Reuled Members Club <strong>of</strong> Local 175. hono.,nll<br />
Ihe Club', d~ceued membe.s, namely. Brolhers<br />
;b W H. Ashmore, G D Clark, leiter Faulkner. George<br />
C7> R. Icnsen. ,. and lohn GIleS, the deceased Wlyes<br />
a.e 0'01'$ EmeSII1>b '"'CII Dodd, Mrs ,ames lLolaJ<br />
t;; G.enoll. Mrs. Giani (Robellal Malheny Ind Mrs<br />
:::) Robert (Ve.a K.' Hafflnglon P]ease nOlt th" M.s<br />
g Robcn !Vcra K.' Hamn,lon "Iended Ihe May 7,<br />
« <strong>1984</strong>, memollal servlcc 10' deceased Club memo<br />
~ ~ ' s, bUI wu herself slnekcn by. he," all~c k and<br />
~ d.ed May] I, ]984 Her nam .. was added 10 Ihe<br />
II: deceased membe.s list by Ihe aUlhol <strong>of</strong> Ih .. (01<br />
~<br />
~<br />
w<br />
.. .m"<br />
The memollal sc.v.ce honollng the decused<br />
members <strong>of</strong> Ihe Rewed Membe.s Club <strong>of</strong> 175 wu<br />
a sacredly beaullful ccremony <strong>of</strong> . cmembraneCl,<br />
whe.elll Mrs Ed (Margie) Hlnk. rendered a s<strong>of</strong>tly<br />
played background <strong>of</strong> " Sweel Hou. <strong>of</strong> I'ra~e •. "<br />
60 whilt al preCISely the p I Op~' lime. M •• Robel!<br />
IAnnI McCord, .celled the lollow'ng word, <strong>of</strong><br />
mem<strong>of</strong>lal and trlbule: ' Death has entned .nlO our<br />
.anks. and we pause to pay tribute 10 our mem~fI<br />
who h~n' passed 10 (he Grul 6c:yond,"<br />
The memon.1 setV\Ct dosed wllh a s<strong>of</strong>t .cnds·<br />
lion <strong>of</strong> " How G.u. Thou An "<br />
The Rtured Membcfl Club <strong>of</strong> Local ] 75 held<br />
th~11 monlhly meelln, June 4, <strong>1984</strong>. with. pro·<br />
,resslyely conSIlUell.-e membclsh.p Palllcrpallng<br />
In planlllnll luturc aCUVllles_<br />
The Club held II,l; Annoal PICIIIC al EI5I lake<br />
Pa.k in Ihe cit~· <strong>of</strong> Challanooga from! I 30 a m<br />
I ... 3.30 p,m un Ma)· 16, <strong>1984</strong> A ",~e '"ue w.,<br />
leponed by Ih05e a\tend,ng, ahhoollh there were<br />
stve.al mcmber~ unable 10 311cnd duc ,0 vaflous<br />
rcason, And CircumStances beyond l1.ell rndl\',dual<br />
controls. Thnc ~r t ~Iways these conditIOns. crr<br />
cumstances and probkms prevalenl "3th day III<br />
our Club whe.em seve •• lllld'Vldualmemben can·<br />
nOI allcnd mectlngs and lake aCtive parl ~ in Ihe<br />
Club aellVlIles and plcasu.ej <strong>of</strong> thell .curemenll<br />
(qual 10 othe. s. Much <strong>of</strong> {hc~( problems .d.. e 10<br />
a ...·Ide y~rielY <strong>of</strong> allmenlS mcludmg he .." allacks<br />
and olher hCJrt p.oblems, broken bones, siomach<br />
a,lmcnU, limlled healln, and vmoll. and «ene.al<br />
huhh brukdowns and mfirmlllcs anoc,aled wllh<br />
agm, processes, wllhoUI concernments <strong>of</strong> Ihose<br />
nOI ~truek by Ihese problems. It should be ad<br />
d.cssed by thon nol al p'CSCnt .eally affccted by<br />
Ihe problems today, ~cause 10mOffOW-OUI Ihere<br />
somewhe. e at a «,,'en lime and date- II may be<br />
you Ihal becomu Ihe Ylctim<br />
We llhe Club)sl,lt have several member~ needlll'<br />
your da,ly concernments and honestly SlOeere<br />
ptaye.s eYery day, among wh.ch arc Ihe 101l0wlII,<br />
H.Olhe. W R. Kelso and wlic, B.othN E E, " Red"<br />
McDalliel and wife Elsie, B.Olhe. L E Wilson and<br />
w,(c Ik~t,,~c. B.olhc. R,H. TUllier ~"J w,lf S.lly.<br />
Brolhel Homer Wynn and wrfc, and Iliolhel R G<br />
Matheny who ,USI reccnlly los! h,s w,fe<br />
Rccclved 3 lellCI d31ed May 1.3, <strong>1984</strong>, f,oll'<br />
BrOlht. Cccll C. Pennmgton lnd ....,fe H.:d now<br />
livin,1O Clrlllon. NOllh Ca.olrna. near thell 'on<br />
and g.andchIldrcn. They send thell beSI ,egards 10<br />
members <strong>of</strong> ou' Remee's Club, CeCIl ~Iso ex·<br />
p. cssed IhcII kllld app.cciauons Ind en,o~m~nt$<br />
<strong>of</strong> alllcln in the /ournal <strong>of</strong> <strong>IBEW</strong> 5ubmltted by<br />
thl ~ aUlhor III effons 10 help spread plcasanmu<br />
and news for olhe.s 10 enlOY and appreelale Thanks.<br />
fncnd5.<br />
Rec enllya .cmed mem~,f.om NashVIlle, Ten<br />
nes.ee. Loc~1 UnIOn 419. BrOlhe. lack D. CUllle<br />
and wlie, VI511cd au. l ocal 175 RelUed Mcmben<br />
Club facilmcs. They compllmenled OUI IIIce place<br />
Rxed fo. thc Rellred Mem~1$ Club Yu, 1I IS a<br />
IlIce place and eCflalllly appreciated by mosl <strong>of</strong><br />
Ihose Ihat lake the lime 10 elllOY our Club and lei<br />
nthrlS likrw\.~ rlllny ," brlli"r .• W~ U~ Ihankful<br />
10 OUr younger member5 <strong>of</strong> Local 175, ou, elected<br />
<strong>of</strong>fiCIals and apP
, Al the r~bru~ry mce!ln~ local l~lem PrcmJcm<br />
HIldebrant and nill "Arllly" Kuener pruenlcd a<br />
prO!:fJrn <strong>of</strong> slldel l.ken on a lUI" ove rseas lhfOUj\h<br />
England, France and Genna"), Ucr ... ccn camera<br />
ShOll they sampled the nllny fine OCt" <strong>of</strong> Ihne<br />
COUomC5<br />
For our "'hlch mCCtlll~ We woke up fO And a<br />
bhzurd and Lce, hU I )0 hearty souts showed up In<br />
'" hea. our gunt 51'1"111."" lohn Howald, hom the<br />
Beucr BU5mcss Bureau He m(l"med Ihe htany JO<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ihe many way. lhal we can "be uk"n" by<br />
unSClupulou$ com l'~nl U III' al~o mfunned UJ 01<br />
the many hanul busmc~. mgamz.lltm5 whIch arC<br />
.ccommended by Ihe 11118 Thl% I~ rmporunI In<br />
formation /01 our mcmbcn, an" We pia" to ask<br />
hIm 10 relurn<br />
The fc.tu,cd speaker at the Aplll iIlccung ....,<br />
. Will,am NI~hoUJ, Ylce prnldent <strong>of</strong> the Owens<br />
illinOIS Company, who wu c~plmed III Ca r~cu,<br />
Venezllel~, ~nd held h
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Meeting<br />
RET IRIES CLUB Of L U. ''0, PHOENIX, ARIZ.<br />
OUt 10 dlnct' E m'55nl nUl Maleh and April<br />
brukiUIJ bUI ...·15 well enough 10 IlIcnd Olil M~y<br />
b . t,kI~51 FilS!, [ "" 15 sII.pJlud to &cr a vc ry large<br />
&adll~rm.r.. and ~tcondly. [noueed how many mem<br />
lieu lod fncnd' we rt talking and rt'mrll,sc1n,ltahnUI<br />
PUt evcnn. rtc. It remmded me <strong>of</strong> thc .,,·(~Ilcd<br />
g;lIhcl\n~ <strong>of</strong> thc dan"<br />
A mlnll" 01 51lem pli)"r! w., IJhs~rvcd for OUI<br />
,cc'mlly drpan...:! mcmbt:r, Perc Sh .. ~CI. whn ~"'cd<br />
OUI Club 1;lIth/ully In m~ny Ulrltllrle~<br />
We had a bnd bUI mfo,mim'r t~lk"~ \11 llll"l!<br />
R"v,c,( r.o,dcn! <strong>of</strong> thc UnlUn !inLnIC\ and L .... n<br />
A}~,alh>n and n 15 my undcutlmhnl,har .... hcn<br />
,hCII luli quola 15 ruched. II ..-,lib. Ihc flul un/ron<br />
""lnl:' and l~n auocUIlon '0 rhc Unlled Statu<br />
I hopt I am corr .. ct, SCI any <strong>of</strong> YOLI ... ho wanr 10<br />
buy thalU kIndly '~I In lauch wlllloUI d~]ly Wllh<br />
NaIman Rudd ~I 266-4754<br />
Our ~nle ll~lnm~nr wlS f urnlsh~d by larl Ron<br />
and hll dancm)!: 1l,,15 <strong>of</strong> Sun Cur Is~nlnl curzcOII<br />
who ptrfalmed ~ v~liC l y <strong>of</strong> dance ~ I eps In ~ mllslcal<br />
backglound If ~Jllhe lad.e, could keep rhel ' kll\,<br />
elC ., nice U thtsc dancers, Ihey would SILl! hc~r<br />
thon wolf c~]]s "<br />
All members ~nd qu~hAed renonnel ~ook malnlalned by OUI htSlonan. 1.mel<br />
Cummlnlls The.e 'Iems WIll be cop,~ and Ie·<br />
Iurned 10 the owne., If .cquuled ThtS 5Crapbook<br />
.heady hH SOme InttoUtlnll. items Evelyone hopei<br />
you all had a harpy, pll)~rtruus, .nd healthy sum·<br />
m"<br />
Club Needs<br />
Press Secretary<br />
RETIR[(S CLUB Of L U.1S., DA YrO:'loA BEACH,<br />
FLA.-II', Jood 10 !.Ce 10 man.,. <strong>of</strong> OUt !Cu.ed<br />
members Lnle'UI~ In Ih" ReUlen Club I don't<br />
tu,"c any IOlo.m~\lon on lecenl acuv",~ 01 Ih~<br />
Club Re.!ldlO, 10 Ihe South End .• he only ume<br />
rm usually In eOnl.e1 ""Ih ' ''IHed members IS II<br />
the unton mC(,1101I rerh~p~ one 01 the .e",,,d<br />
B.others would volunteel as the\l p,ess secretary<br />
and have mtHe comrlete COYCI~~~ <strong>of</strong> Club ICllvl<br />
lieS<br />
Wllh the lo~t~ . I h~v(' "I th~ (,.;Iub, ~ l1owmg IlUe<br />
01 , WI) ncepllon., \hl~ ."ibe has had th~ I)PI'U'<br />
tuolty IU "'mk "'nh nch lind cHry one I consldel<br />
thIS an honm and a r"v,I('J~ !Wme members 01 OUI<br />
local WIll nnel haye The IVCI.,,,, lime <strong>of</strong> uOIon<br />
sc,,'tce 01 the Club I~ ~rploXlm~tdy .lO YUls ]<br />
ho~ Ihe youn,er membe., 01 our local,.,.,llhem<br />
11\1 IVI DRIFIM<br />
Prayer for Our D('ccascd Members<br />
f ather /IJ /lea ven, we ask. YOII to b/e~\ all OUT Brothers and S,sters who have lefl rills world. SholV us,<br />
Lorc/, who make this prayer, how to extend a hand to aI/ who need II , so rhal when our tIme comes<br />
to lea ve tIllS earlh. we shall find Your hand lovingly extended to us. Amen.<br />
,<br />
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REFLE<br />
T<br />
Michael, Our Son, The Graduate<br />
In our mind's eye<br />
We're watching the parade<br />
Of your life's fabric go by.<br />
Dad, in the forefront. Mom by his<br />
side,<br />
Brother and sisters close behind.<br />
The older genera tion is accounled<br />
for:<br />
Grandmas and gram pas, uncles and<br />
aunts,<br />
Neighbors, and coaches o f all<br />
sorts.<br />
All have hel ped mold you al home<br />
and in sparl s.<br />
Your friends are o f both gender.<br />
The girls, enjoyi ng a spot in your<br />
heart, since an age so lender.<br />
Your cousins and friends sharing a<br />
.. part<br />
In your boyhood capers.<br />
Life is an adventure~<br />
You must have taken the best we<br />
had to give,<br />
Because today you stand confident.<br />
stalwart and eager<br />
looking ahead, desirous <strong>of</strong> all<br />
there is in life to live.<br />
Another, unseen by you.<br />
Is helping to shape you, in all that<br />
you do.<br />
The lord's task is daily<br />
Until you say "adieu."<br />
-. So go ahead, son, take life by the<br />
horns,<br />
Step ou t <strong>of</strong> the crowd and conquer<br />
the thorns.<br />
Walk tall, be proud, no need to be<br />
slow.<br />
Know Ihal you carry our love with<br />
yo u<br />
Wherever you go.<br />
Shirlt·y R " lhw ~ 1I C.br.1<br />
Wift <strong>of</strong> Mm.n,1 C ~hr~1<br />
loul '04, 8 .... ,.,n, M.~ S.<br />
Dawn<br />
Awake the day for soon will come<br />
the noontime heat and flowers<br />
will thirst beneath th e oven's<br />
blas t, while robins wait for<br />
fountain spray to s<strong>of</strong>ten earth'!i<br />
hard , crumpled face.<br />
Awake the day and sha re again Ihe<br />
cool sweet breath <strong>of</strong> dawn.<br />
Vlrsin;" BI.l ......... ,l' Moody<br />
W<strong>of</strong>r nf a"ighl L Mood}<br />
t oc.14T2, K.nY5 City, Mo.<br />
The Re.lga n<br />
Once upon an ciccI ion dreary<br />
While we were unaware<br />
Came a reagan al our door<br />
To still all unions forevermore.<br />
Ghostly, grim and ancient reagan .<br />
Wretch, I cried. who has senl him<br />
Emerge an unhappy masler<br />
Who's only plan is sheer disaster.<br />
A reply so aptly spoken,<br />
The litle " union preSident " he<br />
once bore,<br />
'Tis no mystery, all wind and<br />
nothing morc.<br />
A.nd the reagan never fJilling. slill is<br />
silling. still is si lting<br />
Presently my soul grew stronger<br />
Union sir and madam, I Implore,<br />
let's pull together m '84<br />
Or quoth the reagan nevermore.<br />
Bu l Ihe reagan still beguiling<br />
All my soul into smiling.<br />
Because his eyes have all meaning<br />
Of a man that is dreaming.<br />
By Ihat heaven thaI bends above<br />
u,.<br />
By Ihal God we all adore,<br />
Unions stay forevermore.<br />
Th "I1l . ~ C;. M
LEARN IT • USE IT<br />
SAVE A LIFE<br />
1. DETERMINE IF<br />
VICTIM IS<br />
UNCONSCIOUS<br />
Tap or gently shake the<br />
victim's shoulder. Shout,<br />
"Are you O.K.l" If no<br />
response shoul " HELP!"<br />
(Someone nearby may be<br />
able to assist.) Do the AIR<br />
WAY step next.<br />
2. AIRWAY STEP<br />
Place one hand on the<br />
fo rehead and push fi rmly<br />
backward. place the olher<br />
hand under the neck near<br />
the base <strong>of</strong> the skull and<br />
lift genlly. Tip the head<br />
until the chin points<br />
straight up. This should<br />
open the airway. Place<br />
your ear ncar the victim 's<br />
mouth and nose. LOOK at<br />
the Ch