1984-04 April IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

Hlnglll thClc docsn't scem quite applopllate. We
all know that togtther, united as one, you'll do
the iob When the economy srallS to gel back 10
normal 'altel the neu eleclionl and Ihe wOlk
plClurr staltS 10 look beller and Ihe recession
comes 10 a hah, Ihen and only Ihen will ""e know
thaI you succeeded Remembel, Blothels and SISleIS,
unllY IS the backbone of OUI ,,"cat unIOn and
unnrd "'e ,hall lema",
Ag"n as a rcmmder 10 .11, I(gisle. and VOle
Your onc VOle docs count. You hive an obhga"on
to YOUISc!VU as free American C'''%.tnS 10 eXerCiSe
Ihn one freedom you .,,11 haYe left Do it! Vote!
Ahuys look for Ihe olllon label and buy Amel'
• can made Support YOut Brothen .nd S.uus
Attend your union meet.ngs, Kel IIIvolved. You arc
Ihl' nnr, I h~1 m~kr it ~"nng Thl~ 1~ ynur ulllnn.
B Lt.uc~ M'CHAU£, ASST. II.M
Instructor
Mdv; 1I and Gladys h de u on at the Retirement
B.nquet Kivu in their hOllor by Loc.1 970,
Kdso-lonKv ir w, W'lh
Banquet
Aplil hn IWO mam holidays Kno ... whal they
lid 80\h Involve a lamb Look up Genu.s: 11 and
[ Pelc. 1'9 Our proyerb fOI thc moolh IS, " A fool
veolS all his feelings, but a W,J( man holds Ihem
back" PR 19· 11
1.0 " HODCIE" HODGu, P.S
Award
ShOwn prutnl;ng Iht IB EW life S. ~in g
Ri cha,d Long, Ct nler, . rt Pru idtOI David
Rogers, ItI., , "d Buslutu r\hn. gcr Nul S. 8yu,
'ight, .11 of Loul 972, Mariena, Ohio.
Member Receives
Ufe Saving Award
L U. 972 (I), MARIETTA, 0 1110-1.1 the January
4, 111114, 'f_I!"lal meeting nf tocal 971, an IflE W
L,fe Savmg Award was presenled 10 BrOlhel R.ch·
lid L Lon" along ... "h a lette. f'om International
Pre"denl P.llard .nd Intelnatlonal Secretary LeI'
gon commendm~ Brolher Lon~ lor h,s qUick re·
sponst 10 c.lls 101 help and h,s dec.s.vc ICl10n .n
pulltng lohn 8,edenback and VllleeOl ,..\tlle, from
Ihe wuer ahel Ihell boal had caps.zed on IUM 4,
1983. and was luponsrble 101 s.vlllg thell 11ves
DAVW B ANe ERT, P S
On the Job ,
lillf men Irom Lou1988, SIdney, Monl., t mployed
by Monllna-Dlkou Utililin II!d lowtl Yellow,
StOnt RE C, wo.k 10gClhf' to ciUI' pole during .
h ou~e mOHo
aVOId havmg somcone Iry 10 s ... ay YOUI vo te. it'S "
my hope Ihal you will huen 10 all the .ssues.
bo ring .nd . epMilive 38 Ihey may be. m.ybe even
do a lillIe home·study, and th~n gc t Out .nd vO le
There ale Ih05e who .,C belling on you nO I 10
vote, betting Ihll you won 't become involved and
try 10 make. difference They lIand 10 gain .f you
don'l vote Our prcsent .dmmisuiuon would be
Included 'n th,s gloup belling apm" you s.-
In fUlure articles I WIll be poLIIling 10 ploblems
wllh cunent government po11cy .nd 111 III effects
on I.bo, (Ihat's usl _ Please don 'l Ihro ....... ay you.
,uue lUSI 10 1Y0.d Ihe poILues
As summtr i. app r ~thlllg .nd wOlk will be
plcbng up, lel' •• 11 make.n dfort 10 ""olk safely
In Summer Ihere lie alway. plenty of dislr.cuons
10 keep you, mmd mmepiace Olher Ihan whe.e II ,
should be Work logelhel with YOU I crew members
10 nOld h.vlIIg those dllllacllons hUll mmeOnt
STCVR C_ MlRRllL, B.M.
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Fifty ,foul Luul970 members and "I"ndl lurn oul
lor Ihe b. nqutl hunoring Mel', 22 yu .s of lelching
' pp.enlicel.
Instructor Retires;
Negotiations Continue
U I. 9711 I I ~rI.Ol , "f.U O-LONGVIEW, WASH.­
Melv.n Pede.son completd 22 yurs as .ppren­
Ilcrsh.p ,nstructOI 10' Local 1170. He has laughl all
fOUl yeals, and for several ycars all four glldcs at
one I1mr, spend.nlt lour n.lthts a week ,n class. We
Ihank h.m and h,s ... ite Gladys for Iheil slIong
eonmbul1on 10 Ihis Joc.l Among Ihe S4 pelSons
allendmg Ihe banquel [mosl of whom we.e h,s
aprrenllCU at One IImc) wne several e,,·busLDen
"""nlS and !nlemananal ReprtsentallVes, such as
Woody Woods, Hank Conovtr and E IL &avers
Dan Jacobs ... u the maIn speaker. Md, may YOUI
rell rement be ,real, and if ... t know you, il won 'l
be spent 111 a lockm' chall' Mel has taught Over
100 'ppICnl.CU OUI of a 2.s0·man local, Ihal'S nOI
bad!
At thIS wlllmg there 11 nothmg ne ... 10 repoll
on th~ WEveO ~glCeUlcul n.ey ~1J1l tb,h'''" 'u
go open shop In qUUllon is $1.50-600 million of
wOlk. Loss of money by g01ll8 union! I douht II
wllh lut yeu', WEyeO plofi15 up In pelCent!
The hosp,ce IS completc ~nd functionmg. Tht
Cnllre bu.ld.ng ... as done by ~olon\Ccr umOn cr.fts,
lIIc1udmg mOle th.n 34 volulllcers from IBEW 970
Thank!, Idln"".1
We '''' C wQuld I.ke 10 gel ou, IOQ·plus Book
Ont mm back til wOlk Wish I could give a good
report, but the work p.clu.e nill looks down.
Scribe Asks All To
Get Involved and Vote
LU. 988 (u), SID NE Y, MONT.-It hn been ~veral
months Imee I wrOle one of Ihue ILltle eompO~i·
1I0n~ lorihe /oulna/ I IIUU' I lacked the .nsp"llIon
10 sil do""n 10 Ihl' lype ..."ltl) bUI "nce Mr. Reagan
has announced h,s fOlmal 'nltnllOn 10 seek re·
cl~cllon, IIIspII.tion "n'l hud to find We must
VO l e him OUt of offlct
h's probably gOLOgtc) be a d.,mal sum me l, with
all of us bemg ovelwhelmed by politicians and
poltucal advertising lIelicvc me, I'd ralhe. be
fish.nR, bu. hc'n~ mvolved m politlc~ IS un. void
ahle. You ... ould haYe 10 be • complete hClmJ( 10
Many Honored Guests
AMend Christmas Party
L U. 993 (i,O,Cllvllem ), KAM LOO PS, B.C.-On
Decemhel 16, \1183, Loca!993 ... n honoled 10 hlvr
m me speclII guests p,cselll II our Annual eh",,· ..
mas PallY
Brothers LauILe ROlison . nd Hllry S.mp&On lie
two out of II membe., who chartered Local 993
on November 1, I!N7 80th Brothers arc the only"
aellve chartci membe.s slLll wo.king II !ourneyman
wiremen 8,0Ihe,s HallY .nd laUriC ""tIC
pru.nled "".Ih plaquu of 'PPlccial1on. The offl.
CtTS and membel. would like 10 thank them for ..
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