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 <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>International</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> 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. • 46 Fifty ,foul Luul970 members and "I"ndl lurn oul lor Ihe b. nqutl hunoring Mel', 22 yu .s <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> wOlk. Loss <strong>of</strong> money by g01ll8 union! I douht II wllh lut yeu', WEyeO pl<strong>of</strong>i15 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 <strong>IBEW</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>flct h's probably gOLOgtc) be a d.,mal sum me l, with all <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> 'PPlccial1on. The <strong>of</strong>fl. CtTS and membel. would like 10 thank them for .. ,----------------------------------------1 I I I Address CHANGED? : I Brothers and SIsters, we NAME ............. , ..................... ... ...... . I want you to have your E ADDRESS ~ I JOURNALI When you N W ............................... ... . . I I have a change <strong>of</strong> ad- ....................... , ............. I I dress, please lei us C'I)' Sill. I Ip Coda I I know. Be sure to in- ~ elude your old address PRESENT LOCAL UNION NO .......... . ............ . . I and please don't forget CARD NO . . _.............. .. ....................... I to fill in l. U. and Card (II un~n .... n - cll.ck Willi Loc.! UnIon, I No. This information will PENSION MEMBER 0 '" be helpful in checking and keeping Our rec. OLD ADDRE SS . . .. .. ........ .. . ....... . I :rd:o:ra~:: changed ...... C;I; ............... '5;~'; . . . . .... ii p ' i:od. !' loca' union •• ... e mu.' FORMER LOCAL UNION NUMBER . . .. .. •.•...... I have numbe,. 0' bolh. Mail To· Circulation Department I <strong>International</strong> <strong>Brotherhood</strong> .f Electrical Wolten :~ 1125 151b Street, N.W., WashlnltOll, D. C. 20005 I I ~___________ ---------------------______ 1
Charter Members La.it Rori~oD . Idr, Ind tlarry SimplOD, ." 1"'0 cha,,,, mtmbeu <strong>of</strong> loul 9'1J, Kamloopt, B.C., who art l,iII workins II iourntymln wiremen. Hut Ih,y a.t "UtDld wilh plaquu 01 .pp.td.· lioll_ , Award • Peu. P~ .chc" ..... p.ueow:l wllh the IB EW lile $.aviol "word lor hil ItKllf 01. woman from ;'" WI'tn. from It II 10 rich • .,t Rllilorn ."'.n'lt' W • .,at de Oflle1'. Ptlf' PM-until, and ',uldtol Aioh Hovt. th,,, lona. hl.d foulht blnlu wh.eh maku th'J o'l!:an'UlIon .. plu,u" 10 M • p.ft 01 B,o,he. PtlU Pouchtk wu p.ucmw with Ihc . IRFW 1,1 .. "'''111£ ,,"... anl Ptu:, I11l1 k hiS hfe Inlll h,s own hand, when he dOH mtO ICy walt" 10 ""e I woman from d,owDml ahe. ,he had dnven hc, car over an embankment mUI Mart Lakf The OffiCCIS and mcmb
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