UfuOfthe - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

LA.OR DAY ' 95 

AQavintbe 

UfuOfthe

, EOIIDRIAL 

J J. Barry, International President 

Putting the Labor 

Bacl{ in Labof Day 

Wh

The Uni~n ~, Heg,'s gnd Minds 

OFfiCIAL PUBLICATION Of THE 

! TERNATIONAl BROTHERHOOD 

Of ElfCTRICAI WORKERS 

VOlUME 94, NUMBER 8 

SEPTEMlIER 1995 

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12 Eledfm Supef'ltlletldent iOf1 

Gobrick (leFrt ~J os 101m PaullS' 

rnokttJ. Of! oC;lJ1fme(If 01 1M Aubum 

I?ecycling foe';lty. on mr.mcl'ive project 

fot loco/567 POftkmd Mo'ne 

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A ,Vew 

Pa rtller'shill 

Local 567 En!~rs A 

Un ique Partnership 

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IBEWrl('l 

Part 1- 

A Usa's Guide 

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Ar mo VICA COf'I"rpelitior), ludges 

jim BooJerJ. tcxo/124 rrOln ifl9 

DifN:/(Jf (lop! and refired 1/Xo1124 

member G!!f1e CrcrwfOfd {bottom} 

8KOmrl1C rl1 6 q Illy and accuracy 

of (] w nfaslotll'5 c/eclrir:oi work. 

16 

Building The 

Skills or 

Till' Fulur'e 

\BEW Sponsor; 

VICA Wiring Contesl 

18 

The IBEW-.V) K\ 

NEXT STEP 

I'r'ugl'alll 

Tccnnical Trai ning 

For Ihe FUlure 

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I 131m ~h' llIb('I'S 

\Iaking \ 

Oillert' n('(' 

··Th\! nion uf 

I-I~arls and ,\1ind,,·· 

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IJrogl'rss 

~ h't'ling Reports 

Third. Fourlh, 

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CURREN T S 

Aussies 

Pay a Call 

ThL' qui p, n ~\.v fil~ t dnd rur i o ll~ wilen 

LocHI 595. Oakland. ;d iforniil . 

rece nl ly pltlycd h O~ l 10 a group of 

A u .... trnlian llade union I ei.H.lL:rs. The 

rca"OIl"! rhe AW'I lralian o;; arc pari or 

CEPU. II large. amnlgamatcd union in 

lilill L'Uuutl )' wh ich rcprcc;cnt:-, communica 

tions worker'. cI~c l ri c ian s. and 

plumoel'o. 

Bi ll Davi,. A~ s i~tant Secretary of a 

branch o j C I~ P U 'I\ pllllllhing division 

(and no rela t ion to the IBEW's 

Teleconlm II n ica l i 1I1l ~ Depa rt m en t 

director) Jo ked: " II isn't that much of 

a :-.t r c l,c h to imagine plumbers an d 

dcclrici:lI1>; in I h i.! ~ al11 c union. They 

both ~ rcnd it great deal or their working 

li vc~ in:-.tallin£ pipe lhat tran spur t:-, 

a product. I-:. Ic.::clriclans ~ I rivc to do il 

~ I rai g h t and le \. cl: plumbcr~ are Ics:-, 

fll""y- (II)wnhi ll i" ju:-.I fi ne." 

The rca ... on for th..: c re ation of 

(,E PU wa~ 11 0 jo\"'ing matter. The 

l10 nllnitln ... eclor ur Am.tralhl's consl 

ru ction I I 1(J lI~t r wa" making serious 

inrwul .. into the u ll i lln~ ' ~ h H r ..: of th e: 

market. 'I he AusI.:ICS report thm their 

un ited from It"s " n"bled I"hor to figh t 

back ~ lI ccc:-.,s ru ll y . 

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Local 1579 Business Manager T.5. Yarbrough 

(righ" welcomes Robert MO~l1ing home from his 

stin' obroad oncl accepl$ a souvenir of currency 

from one or the (armor Soviet storos. No word on 

whether the local accepts dues payments in robles. 

Welcome Home! 

"Bnck in the USSR,,'

Iowa Tt'ades Get 

New Advanced 

1faining Center 

While the right wing claims to wa nt to 

get govcrnmel11 off the back of urdi~ 

nary citize ns. 18 E\V L OCH I 3..J7 . Des 

Moines. lowa. a nd o ther building 

trades in cemral Iowa

LABOR DAY '95 

From the North Atlantic to the Far Pacifi< 

The first MOl/tlfly ill Septembe.r marks file holir/ay ill 

IlIl' Un;(l't! Itlll\\' {'aJ/ed Labur Day. Origm nlly 

gmmeti to {)I'O l r idf! working Pl!Op/f! wilh fI day's 

f(' \'p ;rp f rom Iilf'ir /a/)on', Ihell becomillg (I tiny '(I hOllor 

lVo rkllr~ people. Lahor Day (ada seems olllv to "llIrk rhe 

lJlld nf b('neh season, lilt 1m, weekend be/uft} lel/ou! Marts. 

m/(I (molher of several tftree-day weeke" ds where th e llOrel 

pllt c!vcrytltil/g 0 11 sa/e. 

This Labor Day. rh e IS EW Journal sa/Illes S(Jlff(' of llit' 

[illc"'SI I1WJ/ and lVo m ell in th e IWJrld. O/(r m emhers, 71lis flrti· 

de f!.\ amilllf.'t justll fell' of Ihe mony jobs pelfumwd hy In EW 

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11 :59 p.m., Northern 

Mariana Islands 

4 • 

.7 ~~. The warm cean breezes 

drin over the island of Saipan, 

one lime z.one we t from the Interna 

Ii n3 1 dale line. It·, mostly quiet 

except ror the occasional ring of a lelephone. 

The teleph nc sy~le m on 

Saipan is maintained by members of 

nil 10 of ISEW Loca l 1357. based in 

Honolulu, !Jawaii. 

The world 's day 81ariS at the Int ernfllional 

1J('J"\' (l l 'ery day from rllt' rocky ("vasts of At/(lnric Canada 

to rllf .wlldy shores of tlte J 'acijic is /am/so with om wllk h 'he 

UI/ired Sw(es and Cal/ada would come 10 a gri"di",q Ita/I. We 

also look at the many tasks im'o/l)ed ill the day · (o~(iay nm 

IIillR uJ all 1131.:;W focal. iJeClItt.\t1 fhe umOll l.~ a vital part vi 

II'h(l{ make., North America work.. TIll' Jou rnal 1Vi.\/tes fO 

,hank all who cmrlribllferllO thL\ (If/ide and IV so/we ellery 

sil/gll' lIIan wrd woman who (ogf)f}wr form ril e I B E1V fomily. 

Come with IfS HOW 011 (1 trip ,Imr sjJans JO rime ZOlles. Th e 

day cmlld hr:' filly day, bill ,hi' stnrif'S fllld Ihe work of rhe mc" 

flnrll1'OIneH oflhe IIJ EW (ln J reul. 

Morning in the East 

ness M nnagcr John MacKinley sl(lrts 

his clay as a techn ician nl N va colia's 

ATV t clcvi~ i o n stat io n. The sun 

first hilS the North American continenl 

in enstcrn Canada; thc only parl 

of orl h A meri ca in (In ea rlier time 

70nc is cwfounJlaml. which is one 

half hour tl hcad of Nova cOl ia. As a 

mail er of fact. MacKin ley says. "when 

the Slin comes lip from the o cean , 

we're usually hooting il for usc on 

uur li ve morning show, ' Breakfast 

Television.' ,. 

Mw.:Killley uegi ll ~ \VUI k at 6:00 t.:!Hl:h 

morni ng, with " Brea kfas t Tclevi iOIl" 

going on the air at 7:00. In iJdd ilion 10 

A I'v. whIch re"ches peopl e III I he 

Hillifax ilrea. M acKinley':. stillion also 

hroadcasts from a sat ellit e on A 

which reached viewers ~ I I ve r eastern 

Cr-lnndH :md nOl'l h CfI) N ew Englund. 

Local 13 IS Susiness Manager John MacKinloy 

stands in fronf of the ASN disk ;n Hafjfa)(. 

NOI only is MacKinley resp nsible 

for running prechecks and checks on 

all th e hroadcasli ng equipment before 

hi [irst show airs, but as business 

manager. he also has a loeOlI 10 fUll . He 

said he tric ' to set aside lime after 

work lor ulllon b USIIlCSS, bUi that he 

usuall y sta rts answering quesli on::. ilt 

6:00 a. lIl. and he la kes a 1111 IIf c.lls at 

home fit night. lie snid doing both his 

TV job and hIS un ion job "cnn be 

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E\VMembers are at Work 

ovcnvhclming:' espt:cially because his 

local is grO\\ ing. "\ c ha\c a hig operation 

here: ' he ald. "w e 11li:l) 100" 

smaU. but we're not:' 

2' 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time, 

:j. Upstate New York 

As "Breakfast Television" 

goes off the air in eaS le rn 

Canada. Local 2032. Massena. New 

York. memhers Ben Harvey and 

Nancy LaBaff are beginning their day 

at {he Robert 'In:,cs Pow I.!f Dam on 

Lhe c\\ York·Canadian border. The 

po\\cr station i'\ driven b~ the Sl. 

Lawrence River and i~ jointl) owned 

by Ontario Ilyd ro and the Ne\\' York 

Staw Power Authority. Harver sa id, 

"There arc 32 generators in the plant. 

the Canadian~ have 16. nod we have 

16," Some pO\\ cr comc'\ to the stalion 

from Ouehec. ,lIld most of the Quebec 

power. comhincu with the power the 

planl producc

LABOR DAY '95 

2' 10:00 I.m., Eastern lime, 

:1, Long Island, New York 

"A bu~incs;,; IrUi nager 's d:1Y 

i:-.. a day when a guy \: ears a 

lot of hats:' "laid Local 25. Lo ng 

Islnnd. New York. BU'i i lll:~!I M ~ II ( l ge l 

Bill Lindsay, "A lypic,,1 day for me ;, 

mle n,-!.!, and fill ed wilh so many differenl 

problems th at, at tUlles, the job 

~Ct! I11 S impossiblt!. ,. 

Of coursc, for Bill :1nd Ihou

Using the larest 

,"'10-61-"->" 

equipment Loco/ 

1805 member 

Ruth Ooley, worla 

on a mkrochip. 

equipme nt to manufacture and 

develop microelectronic assemblies, 

RF Ub';;yslcms manufactures comple); 

mulli -chip modules ('I eM) and 

microwavc modllies (MWM) for CII' 

tUllh.:r'!lo r"Ulging from Oiwi:l.l to landbased 

10 airhorne 10 space. Of Ihe 230 

pcr;on work force III tha t particular 

unil f Ihe compa,,) . 150 are Local 

1805 member;. We gct the Job done:' 

11:15 I.m" Eutero lime, 

florida Keys 

It \ a halm)' day in tbe 

" ulhcrnmo'::lot poinl in lhl.! 

nilcd IlIle, KCl West. and Ihe gencnlling 

racillty on neighboring Slock 

Island. Local 1990. Ke) West. Florida. 

Prc\iut!nt-I3u,inc\'\ \lanager Randall 

Rober .. Sr. i\ cnjo)ing life. Like Local 

1318', John lacKilllc). Roberts jugg 

l c~ h" union dU lies wtlh a full-lime 

job \\lth the mUnici pal ut ility of Kc} 

\V C~I, Yet. he wouldn't have It an)' 

o\h ~ r \\a)', 

AI the Siod 1,land Generating 

racllity. Rohert .. works as a 

\l c l d~r- - cncra llon 

Technician. I h: \\ elus 

equipmt!nt hack 

together if il 

break\, anu 

designs 

and fabri 

cal~ new 

pieces if 

necessary, 

T he plan I 

works hfl ~ i 

call y a, " 

back up to 

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p wer brought in from the malnland, 

It \ also used ~I rook-de mand 

times tu ~u ppl y aJJitil llhd PU\\CJ m 

needl!d. 

Rohc rt'i. in his hU ~lne,\ manager 

capilci\), repre...ems men and \'.omCn 

both

LABO 

DA 

11 :43 a.m., Eastern lime, 

Nashville, Tennessee 

"We're fighting back." said 

Loc:ol 429. N:oshvillc. Business 

Manager Bob "B1acki." Emery as he 

walked Into his office. Local -129 has a 

large and divente membership. cover 

Ing construction. manufacturing, ulil 

tty . and profe>sional and clerical 

workers. Righi now. politics is o n 

Bruthel E lilt: I ~ ''\ .llilld. H e'~ ju~t 

returned from a meeting \\ ilh other 

Nashville labor leaders . .. Labor took a 

licking in the 'overuber elections:' 

he ,aid. 

Brother Emery explained that labor 

leaders In ashville have banded 

together. " It's what we call the Work· 

('n° CUlllif;UIl for Beller Go\'er1lmelll. 

We're 'Harling with the ma)orai campaIgn 

here. and onl) promoting candIdate.., 

\\ c choose." Dave Hickc}. \\ ho i\ 

courdlllHtmg the campaign. arri\c~ for 

a meeting,. " Brother Ilickey will over 

'\l'(.' the Hcti\ ilk.., or Ihe; ('ollliliO I1; \H! 

fund-""," through voluntary COPE 

conlrihulIolh from our l11~mber~. \Vc 

ar~ gom£, 10 have a great Labor D:tV 

parade thili year. focusing on lh ~ 

i",~uc:-,:' Brother Emery adds. 

The Day Moves on-Central a 

'10 '" }" t' :r 

1 :00 p.m., Central lime, 

3· Eastern Iowa 

.- .7 Ii tl The pace is Iwt ~lI1d hl.! 

work 10 the traclio n mOlar department. 

repairing electric drive motor::;. 

.. A 1(>cornOlive in the shop doc nOt 

carn its keep:' says Heyland. "Every 

time one's down. it cost · mone • ~o we 

have 10 gel them out by a certain time 

bccau~c another one's wai ling 10 come 

in." TIle engines will haul freight n 

the Burlington orthern acros the 

northern half of America \\c~ 1 of the 

Mi~issippi Ri\ler. The biggest single 

commodit) >hipped on the Burlington 

ortht:nt is coal, mOMI)' to be u ed at 

utllit> plant. 0 the locomotive that 

Local 452 m(!mbers are working n 

could soon be used to haul the fuel 

that other IB EW m 'miter ' will con· 

vert In to electricity. 

t ledricKJn 

crone opero' 

Jors from Locol 

452 movin9 0 

Iocomo/i", 

during repair. 

lDcol499 member George f""ll' 0 weide, "" Midwe, 

Gos 

t 

in Iowa, ;s working on 0 broken gas roo;n. 

. ·u 12 J' 

'to 2' 1:30 p.m., Central nme, 

·0 3· Centrallowa 

.b t . 

.1!.» Local 4~9 . De Moines. 

Iowa , mcmhcr George 

rong has been on the job for six 

hours. I-It: i ~ a we lder for I idwe t 

Ga:,. and he repairs leaking natural 

gas lines. 

He said that mo>t of the neW lines 

his company ino;;lall" today are made 

oul of plastic. ~o hi~ \\clding work is 

confined to fixing older lines a nd 

mains. and making and repairing M;: ts 

for meters. Even lhough he \\Io rk s 

when the linc ~ arc nul live. Ihere is 

plenty of daneer of a cas explosion. 

He sa id he doe~ a~ much \\t.:lding as 

possible in the shop. 0;;(1\ ing II'; lillie as 

he can for the field. 

In addition to the danger the gas 

po cs. a nother reason Fong d oes 

much of h i~ wekli ng at lilt: ~ hv p i llat: 

heal. " In th e ~ u mI11CI. when il gels 

hot. it 's nasty." he sa id. lie also o ft en 

has 10 work in light and uncoml-on· 

a ble ' pOlS. H e saId he's worked in 

wate r up to his neck , and in high-up 

sPOlS o nl y accossihl e by a bucket 

truck. 

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Mountain Time 

,'10:u r; "I' 2' 

·9 3· 

I, 

Z:OO p.m., Central lime, 

Eastern Kansaa 

.7 6 ~ LIke Local 499', George 

Fong. Local 304. Tupcka. 

Kansas. member 011 Il iidehrandl IS 

worried about the heal. He is a Journeyman 

I ineman for K :.tn\;I,\ Power 

and Ligh!. alld wilh all Ihe rubhcr pro· 

tective geHr he wears, he "':lld. ·· It docs 

lend get a liule warm." ThIS sUI11mer il 

reached lOR dcgrt!l:

LAB 

the from pouch of hl~ co\'e ralls. Il L' 

look" up ilod !lomite:'!. ~b he pUb pl'ncits. 

nOICpuu mul circuit 10000\1I.:r in the bi b. 

nnu u hammer in Ihl! right side hip 

loop. "I'm i.1n old-timer. amJ lhis i~ my 

clail~ routine: ' 

011 Ihh Ild lln.:ukll Jllb. BH..Jl hC::f Hr.tlten 

i~ one of three eh:clricians on the 

hu~!'I dUCI cn:\\. Although he i", nOi a 

foreman . he iii; Ih\! "old-timer. and 

therefore. the dc!;ignatcu ~ceker of 

mfumlallon from the foreman. " \Vell. 

j"\(' got tu ~n III "(lr~ nm":- he said. 

a.., ht..: (HJjllliit~t.I hjl,~ \'ur~ paraphernalia. 

.. !t't;; all in i.1 U ;:I~' \\ork.. . ilnd I proud 

to h(: a union mun,' 

Electrician Stu Hatten beginJ his day. 

9:30 a.m., Pacific lime, 

The f\JJgged Area 01 

British Columbia 

" \ VM"Il tn knO\\ "hat fll} 

\\ or king da~ i ... like?" a",k'" 

Brot her Mnrvin \Viggcf-; . lit:: i~ a 

O Ualll) lililily Arhorhl ill L

4:00 p.m., Alaskl-/18wall 

lime, HonolulU, Hawa 

It", heen;j hll "Y tI ' l ~ in lilt" 

51,,1 !.tale. lB E \ I11 l.: mhcr'i 

\\ (J rklllg fOI 11.J\\aiian Tdcphom.: hav..: 

hcc n riB o \ cr the varied IOrllp,raph) 

and fac iluil:-s o f these beaulirul i~lanu .... 

One cr\!\\ has heen \CrvlclIlg. telep 

ho ne linr.:~ for Ihl ' Internationa l 

Oh"'CI'\CltOnc,,> '-Lw na K l.";1 Oh,cr\a· 

1011'. nut her ere \\ lu~ hcell \\ or"-tng 

in t he 13.000·foCll mountain arca ! 

1\IJnagcr GL.!orgc \\ a ia ll- ale Icn n ... 

IOr\\ ;lrt.l and pl!cr:. O\l.:r n,:pOl I !o. from 

hi' far tlullg Ulllh, H\! and o l lh.: r", .Ir..: 

rout inel) ill Ihe air. t rml.!llng to :-.er· 

vice the unit' on t hl..· \;.l riou ~ i'!ohllld, . 

In e:xpl'lI lllllg the di\'cr,c and ... Ollle· 

lilllCo;; Ua ll f!,(.'rou , Job undert a ke n h" 

hi, mC01 h ~r'). \Vaid1cal..: 5.ccau, c jl'c;; live. :llly 

thing can happe n. 

At Ihe moment 'ti)ilhara IcaH:"i Ihe 

building into th ~ nlOi!o.l night, a wo rld 

a\\ ay in Ea ... tcrn ~H1 ada. IOC\V m~ m 

ber;. arc w;l klllg up lO "BrL' a ~ 

fitst 1 eh!\ 1'.lon.·· M ca llwhl k , 

over in SalJla n. iI's 10:00 p.m. 

Local 1351's Untt on that isla nd wi ll 

soon fini'h the ti u Ih a t lB E \ 

m e m bt~-r!o. III I hI" nii will ju ~ t he 

w n ing in (lne minute. 

"I he world turns : time 

pa$!,Cs: ),cl al any lime o f Ihe 

d ay or I1IAIH . I B I ~ \V mem· ~

Local 567 Members Enter A Unique Partnership With 

J 

() In is nOl unusual at ali these days for a contractor to 

gotiate incentives into their construction project to 

get the project done on time. What i unu ual is when a 

contractor does it and then shares Ihe wea lth when the 

work i' done with the men and women on the job. 

Project Equity 

Account Trust 

Local 567. P rtland, Maine. Business 

Manager Milton McBreairty said 

that his local entered inlO a neverberore-used 

arrangemem with Stone 

and Webster Engineering Corporation. 

whereby both the workers and 

the company put up money to be paid 

back to the employees. with interesl. if 

the project came in on time and on 

budget. The called the unique runding 

agreement the Project 

Equity Account 

Trust (PEAT), and it 

Wa' negOliRted jointly 

for. and administered 

jointly by, Local 567, 

by the other building 

trade, locals On the projcct 

(lhe building 0[111c 

Virgin Pulp ubstilUtc 

Facility in Auburn, 

M aine). and by tone 

~nd WCb!)I~ I . 

The I rust workcJ as 

follows: T he unions 

involved in .he I(X) percent 

union job, building 

the state-of-the-art recycl ing plant in 

Auhurn, neglltiat ed a pay rate equal 

to 100 percent of the loca l prevailing 

wage for each trude. All benefits were 

calculated and paid at Ihat ratc. The 

workers I hen received 90 percen t of 

t2 

Rep. John 80klacci fD-Maine) 

helped I.ocol 567 and 

5/oM & Web, .... k .. p ,.. 

Aubum project on target. 

lhal rate as. regular wages. with 10 

percent put into the combined 

employer/employee " risk pool. " Stone 

and Webster al 0 conlributed to the 

ri k pool. Three milestones were 

agrced 10 by the part.es and if Ihe 

work was completed on time for those 

milestones, which it was, then the 

money wa to be p~tid , with intercst, 

back to the employees. In ract. despite 

ove r 300,000 fee t or additional cable 

bcing ad ded 10 .he original projcct 

design. almost $700.000 waS paid back 

to the workers, who finished 

th e work under 

budget and two month 

ea rl y. 

Ir the work had not 

been compleled on lime 

ro r any or the tbree 

milest ncs. and the joint 

labor- management 

board of Irustees or the 

trtl l determined it was 

becau e of poor la bormanagement 

performance. 

then I he risk 

pool money would have 

been held in escrow and 

used to pay ror any cosl 

overruns the prOject would have 

incurred . And if the work wasn'l done 

in time, but there were no cosl overr 

uns, the money would hnvc been 

donated to :1 M aine tate college 

ontractor in Maine 

cnd product that displaccs " corresponding 

product thai IS more energy 

lntcn~I"e. and lhat u~cS mure chemicab 

Ito produce I." 

BU'illlel\S Manager I cUrc~\lrt} s~l1d 

lhal the uburn plant wa~ the fin,l of 

its dc~igll to bt: built. There arc plan~ 

for '" many 3'i 10 more additi na! 

plants to be bui lt in lhe United Slalcs 

lIsing. lhis design. J Ie f..aid it was one of 

the la rgest projects for the local in 

years. employing up lu 65 electricians 

HI n li me. He ali\o ~aid e\cral pol ilii 

a n~ . including .S. Rcprcsentati\'e 

John Bald.cd (D·Maine). were instru· 

mental in keeping the pr jcct going. 

From the respon~s McBreainy g I 

from people on the site during COn· 

')tfucl ion. building the 

uhurn recycling plan t 

wa, more than just a 

ju ltlUJ jub~ arc too 

few and far between 

in today·s soft 

co nst ruction 

market in 

the area. 

The PEAT 

invohcd trust 

and cooperation. 

Everyone 

has heard a lot 

about labor· 

manag.ement 

coopcr~tio n , 

b lit the workers 

in Au bu r n . 

Maille. sawall 

that talk lurned 

into act ion, and 

yc,. cold. hard 

co,h 1\" in all. the 

uburn plant \\cI~ 

rewarding indeed 

fnf t he member .. 

of L c"1567. J 

IIIEW JOURNAL/SEPTEMBER t995 

The rOO-percenr-union.bull, Virgin Pulp SLlbstiM'6 Facility in Aubum, Maine. 

EIComining.some of tM proiMt'$ i!lertril"al worlr ore.' (from left) Foreman Paul St. PiefT8, f/~drkal 

SupMintendonl Ron Gabriele twho is a member allSEW i.ocaI325, BinghomlOO, New YorIe}, and locol 

567 membeo Sieve Chorest and Michael St. Pietn. 

Second Oislnc, V-"e PreslcI&nt Poul tcughran {for 

righr, standing} mel wifh leey members « tho 

loboromatlOgemenl foam thot made the PEAT proiecl 

0 success. loco/567 Business Manager Milt 

McBreoir1y is third 'ron, left in the second row. 

t3

Part I: The Basics 

For Beginners 

Earl ier this yea r, the I SEW look 

a major leap into the Infoml.· 

tion Ap,e with the initiation of its 

own online computer network 

called 18£Wl1el. 18£lI'lIel is many 

things. as will be di us cd below. 

but first and (oremo t. it is a means 

to facilitate communication and the 

exchange of informalion within the 

entire structure of the IBEW 

18£IVllel is open to all IBEW 

members in good standing. .' 

\ hat is the purpose of •• 

18£IVlIel? In a nUlSheU, It is 

to give the I SEW a place i., the 

rapidly expanding world of electronic 

information exchange. known by the 

world's most overused metaphor. the 

Information Superhighway. Because 

so much of this uwlred" world is new, 

the fuU uses Of uch a y tem are yet 

to be defined. One thing i clear: we 

bave before us an opportunity to 

make communications within the 

entire membership of the IBE\ 

faster and better than ever before. 

Since April, Some 200 members 

have signed onto 18£Wnel. In com· 

parison to some other networks. that 

is a slrong rate of growth, but it only 

scratches the surface of our potential. 

Many of the initial u er are computer 

veterans who have been on "the et" 

for years. Othe rs are ju t beginning. 

We also suspect thot mony local om· 

cers and members are still just begin· 

ning to become familiar with 

computers, and thus are hesitant to 

jump head first in to a strange new 

world with ItS own language. 

The purpo e of thi series of articles 

wi ll be to provide a users' guide to 

18£WI1e1, and the larger network of 

WhlCh it is a pan. Given the limitations 

of the print (annal, we cannot convey 

the full impact of whnt it' like to be 

online. We can, ho\ eve r, answer 

many questions. from the most 

14 

basic to the advanced. 

We've al 0 included a 

glossary of computer 

terms. The 

first installments of 

the series are dedi· 

cated to those of you who 

8re beginners. As we progress, we will 

d.iscuss more advanced concepts. 

An old Chinese proverb states: 

"The journey of a thousand miles 

begins with one step:' 18£Wnel is • 

vehicle that could take us on a journey 

measured in light years, not miles. 

Let's lake the first step. 

OTE: The tutorials in this series 

will be based on the WinCIM" (the 

Windows CompuServe Information 

Manager) software, the sign-up ki t 

most often requested by IBEWn" 

subscribers. Users of DOS and Mac· 

intosh· system. are urged to call lhe 

~uppurt numbf.!.~ listed in lhis article. 

Whalls IBfWn8f? 

18 EWner is the I B W's 

priva te area within the 

AFL·CIO 's private rorum called 

LaborN £T on the "CompuServe 

Information Service," lBEWllet has 

three components: (1) a library area, 

contflin ing a variety of in formation. 

uch a press relea,es, issue papers. 

ec n mic data. branch-specific items. 

and graphics; (2) II messnge area 

where members can correspond with 

other members in a public area or prj· 

vatell' bye-mail; and (3) a c nference 

area where members can gather for 

live conversation to discuss issues of 

common concern. 

How can I know whelher I 

have Ihe right com puler 

equipmenllo inslall 

IBfWnef? I'm Ihinking 01 

purchasing a compuler and I want 10 

know Ihat II will be adequale. 

You will need at least a computer with 

a ke board and a modem. at least one 

noppy drive. a monilor and a mouse. 

A rrinter i. nlmn" e .. ential hecause 

you will probably want to print some 

of the messages or library information 

that you see on your computer screen. 

The following i the minimum com· 

puter hardware required to run the 

WinCTM software: (1) an IBM-com· 

patible PC with at least an 803 6SX 

prnces or and 2 megabytes of RAM 

memory; (2) the Micro oft Win· 

dows'" software (version 3. I), running 

in enhanced mode; (3) an EGA or 

Itigher resolution monitor compatible 

with the Windows'" graphical e nvi· 

ronment; (4) a modem and a standard 

phone line: (5) one hard di k with at 

least 4MB free; (6) one high·density 

n ppy drive; and (7) a mouse or other 

pointing device that is compatible with 

Microsoft Window..,nf, 

Why do I need a modem? 

n,C modem links your per· 

sonal computer to the world 

of networked computer in the global 

information inrrastructure. You need 

a modem because you mtlSt make the 

pulse ratc f tho computer acceptable 

to telephone equipment. 

The speed of th e m dem is 

ex pres cd as " ba ud rate. such as 2400, 

tBIW IOURHAL/SEPTEMBER t995

's 

9600. 14.4 (14.400) or 28.8 

(28.800). The faster the baud rate 

Lhe faster the infonnation can be 

tran,millcd. In most geographic 

area~ ompuSeTve currently 

accommodates a maximum baud 

ral C of 14.4 hut can accommodate 

a 28.8 hau d ra te;n ome 

area codes. 

How does IBEWnel 

relate to LaborNET, 

CompuServ and 

the Inlernet? 

IBE\lVncr is our pnvate area of 

LabarNET. which is carried 

exclusively on CompIiServe· . a 

commercial online communication 

and information service. 

LaborNET and IHEWne, are 

"private" because acee s to them 

is limited to indhidual who are 

currently affiliated with the 

AFL-CIO and the I BEW. 

The CompliServe$ network is 

connected to the worldwide communication 

network of compulers 

known as the [n ternel. The 

Internet connect univer itie . 

government agencie • military 

branches. research institutions. 

corporations. unions. and even 

individual users. Although their 

computers may operate on different 

systems, r nternct users share 

data by using a common me t.hod 

of exchanging inrormation known 

as TCPITP (see glossary). 

~ 5 

I've never Installed a 

computer program . 

How do I know whether 

I can Install the 

kit successfully? 

Your kit contains a tloppy disk(s) 

and step·b ·step, wri tten direc· 

lions for installing the software. 

Once you place the disk in your 

Hoppy drive and initiate the 

in tallation. simply follow the on- 

IBEW JOURNAL/SEPTEMBER t995 

creen instructi ns. If you do run 

into any problems. you can Icle· 

phone the !BEWn"r SY~()P for 

assistance. 

How can I get a kit to 

6 installlBEWnelon my 

/ compuler? 

You can rcqUl:S;1 a free Com· 

pUSene Information Manager 

kit by contacting the IBEU'Il(!{ 

YSOP (S)stem operator) in the 

Research and Technical ervice 

Department at the 1.0. at 202- 

728-6113. Be ready to give your 

local union number. your IBEW 

card number, the size or the 

floppy disk you require (3.5" or 

5.25"). and the computer platform 

you are using (Windows"'. 

MS-DOS' . or Macintosh ). 

Requesting a kit does not 

obligate you to ubscribe. 

Installing the kit on your comp 

uter enables you to sign up with 

CampuServ,' through your computer. 

The kit does not provide 

access to any services until you 

initiate your subscription. 

If I live In a lural area, 

will I have 10 pay for a 

long -distance lelephone 

call to connect to 

IBEWnan 

Many urban and rural areas of 

the United States and Canada 

are acce ~ible to the Com· 

plIServe· network by a local 

telephone call. For specific information 

about your area, contact 

the toll-free CompuServe 

He l p 

L ine on 1-800- 

848-8990 in the 

United Stale< 

or (~l) (614)- 

529·1340 in 

Canada. 

Glossary 

baud - A unit for measuring 

the speed 01 data transmISSion 

One baud is 1 bit per second. 

TYPICal modem speeds today are 

as high as 14,400 (14.4) baud or 

28.800 (28.8) baud. 

blt - Acronym lor "binary 

dlglt.- either a -one" or a "zero:' 

used in computer notation to 

represent a number A bit IS the 

smallest uOlI of InlormaiJon rec' 

ogmzed by a computer. 

byte - A grouping of adlacent 

binary digits (or "bits") which 

the computer handles as a umt. 

The most common byte contains 

eight bits. The faster personal 

computE rs handle information 10 

16·blt units or 32-brl units 

cyb.",pa ..- 

The universe of 

networked computers 

cyben;urting - BrOWSing 

around Ihe large rnternatlonal 

computer network known as the 

Internet 

EGA - Acronym lor "enhanced 

graphics adapter." descnbrng a 

Video adapler thai can dISplay up 

10 64 eoto", 

e·mail - Abbrevia1ion for 

"electronic marl," the process of 

sendrng and receiving inlormalion 

over a computer nEtwork. 

hard dISk drive - A storage 

device mounled either outside 

or inSIde a computer. Software 

programs and directions lor run· 

ning the programs reside on the 

hard dis dnve 

high density lIoppy drive - 

A drive (either 3.5" or 5 2'1 that 

will accommodate lIoppy disks 

With a storage capaclly ot t 2MB 

or 1.44MB. 

Internel - The worldwide ne - 

work of computer networks that 

use a cnmmon protocol (or style 

01 cnmmuOitatlngl called TCpnp 

megabyte (MB) - Approximately 

one million bytes (about 

1.048.576) of Information 

modem - Acronym for "modulatorldemodulator 

" A mo dem 

makes the pu lse rate of the 

computer acceptable to telephone 

equipment. The modem 

proVides communicatIon capabrlltles 

behveen networked 

computers over telephone hnes. 

mouse - A deVICe llSed to 

move a cursor or other object on 

the screen or to dIck on a button 

or area to perform a function. 

A mouse can be a small device 

connectEd 10 the compu ter with 

a cord or a small rolling ball on 

or near the keyboard. 

online - Adjective used to 

describe persons or equipment 

that are directly communrcating 

with a computer or a net\vork 

01 computers. 

processor - This is the central 

proceSSing unit (CPU) of the 

computer; the microprocessor 

chip that pertorms most 01 the 

work," a computer. IBM·compatlble 

microprocessor models 

are denoted by numerical reler· 

ences. such as 80286. 80386. 

80486. Pentium', etc. 

prolocol - A method agreed 

upon by dillerent com puter 

systems for communicating 

with each other and exchanging 

informallOn. 

RAM - Acronym for "random 

access memory: This IS the 

working memory 01 the computer. 

where programs are 

called up and executed. RAM is 

measured rn megabytes (MBI. 

TCPAP - Acro nym for 'TransmiSSion 

Control Protocol/lnternel 

Pro tOCOl ," which IS a set of 

protocols that regulate how data 

is transferred between compu t 

ers on the tnternet 

15

Apprentice 

Sandy )0 

Swafford 

Jhow$ how 

i,', clone. 

IBEW Sponsors VICA Wiring Contest 

In keepi ng wi th its philosophy that 

trai ning and ed ucation are crucia l 

to the future or members and 

potential l11 embers, the ISEW 

once again playeu a lead mle in helping 

VICA in ~lillth e spirit of pride aod 

quality in yo ung workers. 

Vocational Ind ustria l Clubs of 

America (VI A), a nati nal student 

organization r r those in educational 

programs for trade, technical and 

Iwalth occupa tiolls 1 sponsors, wit h 

industry. an annual skill USA championsh 

ip. 

For th e past 27 years the ISEW. 

with NE A's Cls sis ta nce. has sponsored 

the Residential \A/iring Contesl. 

This conteS!, planned annually by the 

Residenti al Wiri ng Technical Commiltce, 

consisting of member of the 

ISEW. co nt racturs. educators and 

ma nufacturers j, dc~ignt!d to test tbe 

skills needed for successful e ntrylevel 

pe rformance in residential 

wiring. 

Contcstnn ts in n:~ i dcntia l wiring 

wen.: tt:s lcd 0 11 their abililY to install 

wiring of a residenlial sy"tcm from 

drawing and specification~. The COIltest 

co nsisted of IWO pari S: cond uit 

bending a well as simulated wirin g 

of H ga rage. bedroom, and an ali-purpose 

room. 

T he judges for this year's contcst 

were officers and retired members of 

L cal Union 124, Kansas it y, Missouri, 

and the director and instrucLOrs 

or the Kansas Cit y E leclric,,1 JAT _ 

ocal Union 124 members nn u 

retirees also assisted in setting up several 

of the 54 different trad ~. technical 

1md hC(lhh contests 

T p ,\inners in thi~ c nlest: first 

p lace secondary. Daniel D wdl'. 

Mayridd_ Kentucky: fir't place POSl 

The fechnico/ (ommjftef.! 

and judges 

of the VlCA 

Residential Wiring 

Contest. Local 124 

Business Manager 

Lindel/lee is third 

from left in the 

back row. 

Fronk Patfon of D.F. 

Patton and Associolej 

(Iront, Ieh} and Ken 

fdworcis, diredot' of 

the IBEW's Research 

and Technical Services 

Deparfmeflr (fron " 

right) presented 

medals 10: (Fronl raw, 

lelt to right) >

~ 

Technical Training jar the FUl1lre 

ageT to prepare for (he comi ng 

E high-Iech "orkplacc. lBEW mcmhe" 

employed h)' Y L . arc gelling 

ready to sci ""ide Ihe" hard-hat;. 1001 

bell\, and clllnhc~ for nne day:1 \\cck. 

Afler J anuar~ 1996. , Ia ndard tool 

pouchc, will pcriodicall) he rcplaced 

with laplop compulers. malh and 

graph calculaloN: :tnd work prin ~ and 

cabk plaLS "ill be e,chang.ed for college 

tcxthool.. \. 

In taci. al l 'l"alofied YNIoX 

cmplo)'cc~ . incl uding clerica l and 

::tdlllini~lrali\lc orflce personnel. will 

havl! the opportunity to attend collcgl: 

du!!!!-c~ one day n \\cc,", on company 

lime. They an.' seeking to advance 

ltWIT ca rl'L'r'i b} lIJldilting 11w'ir ....!..iII... 

\\ith the la i c ...! Il.!c hnology. Recenl 

lahor contraCh between the IB E\V 

and NYNEX oroughl fo rth Ihe 

"\,ty , EX Un1 \ CNlty Project. which i') a 

portIOn of the nl'\\I}' fOTmcJ NYNEX 

NEXT STEP P, "gml11. 

Olflecr, and memhers uf IB EW 

Local 23:!O, 1i1nL'hc~lcr. New Hamp 

~ h irc : Locctl 221.1. \Va:-; hingLDn Mill s.. 

New York: clllt! thl.! New York-N ew 

16 

England L\chdngc ( Y\lEX) an' 

~orling \\ ith local lInivcrsitic .... h!chni· 

cal schools. and community college,. 

through" hieh Ihey "ill dc\e1op Ih"" 

own degree prog.ram- an A\~oclatc 

Dcgrce in pplieu Sci~ncc in 

rClccOmmllIllC:1t10n\. Thi

lum. l ie said that IUEW l1l~m b l! r facilitating 

cJiI::'SCS were fo rmeu 10 ~ I..; si..; t 

uthe r Illcm hcr'= in pas .. lng an n~'\Or1 - 

menl of c!'lIn test"l Ull c:ol1lptrny tim!..:. 

with union tcchllit.::ians a~o.;l..;ting olhc r:(· 0/ 'he JWllre will IU!(!(/ /0 

rt'lJ 011 IN.:nrJIwl i",:,t'Wlily 1111(1 

('(('(lfn'il),. TIll' "',ilJly 10 IIlIIiZl' 

Ihe.\~ Imi,\ 11'illlln a lI'orl.. font' 

h'ill be lill' mO.\I ;mporlmJl fOol 

mor/ern COut/Hlllll',' 11'111 hovi'. /1w 

JW\'('r-emlmg d/{lIlgf" ,lUll \(''-'01 fn 

keep (",["hiiIlK b, ",,, hHHn£'u 

mlfl work cJtl'irollllf('''' 1.\ II repel" 

lion oJ ,1m. hm litH .wrpri\lllgly; 

rechnology . • ~roh"1t (llId ( hw/lil! 

are ~ymJl1y"'(}I/.\ lI'i,II 1/,,· I JJ I:. HI .. . 

Thl' NEXT . TF:P /'roJ.:ram '." 

YNEX Ullh'(·niIY. 01/ IIJEW. 

Nl'NEX {Jartm'/'JliiIJ, (!.u'mp"fies 

(Jllr '/c'ilicariol/ 10 (I {'(JIlliIlIlOIiS 

(lml e\'a -Krol\'illt: h·tlrlIIH~ em'ironllll'n/ 

in 111/,. work 

Im'u' jor 1"1' /illlIl'll, " 

Th i ~ jl)int part ne rshi p d Cl1lon~ l ratc~ 

po~i ti vc mutlwl-g;!i m. IHi rgail1ing. Hilt! 

promises O;;UCcesS rm Ih .:: union Icchlllcian 

of the fLlIure. 

Ed, NlJIl!- rile [U/lUll'illg (!l.W1Y on LabuT Day I,'as .HliJlllillcd hy P,Ner Camerato, 

IJrt!J., Secrelary of Loctl/ 1505, \¥althcms, MaStillcllllsCIIS. WI' include if 

as part of our Labor Day issue MIming r/li' work nf III I£W J//emll er~. 

September 4 is 1..1OOr Day 

in the United States. For 

those of Wi who Inil in 

lhe employ of (Illolher, it 

i a day of rcc;;1 from our work. a 

cJ .. IY of recreation with our familie~ 

:J nd fric lld ~. lJnu tt day to rencei 

upon what We have ga ined as 

members uf the trade union 

movement here in the 

United ' tates. 

B ecause of th e 

un ion movement and 

th e banks being. 

rough t fur the working. 

men and women of 

thi. cOllntr) by org" 

nil.cd l'lbuf. we enjoy i.I 

\ilandard of living and 

a qual'ty of life un,urpas!oJcd 

anywhere in 

the world. nlike the 

unror tunal e children 

of Mahlysia who toil 

fo r pellnies. 12 -15 

hours a day making 

snc'lkcn. thai .... ell at 100 a pair. 

our child ren enjoy a publ ic sch 01 

system. 3 system that is available 

to all childre n through the effort" 

of organized lahor. Unlike th e 

uc~pcratc young girls in T haihllld 

whu are prisoners in the clot hing 

fa cjori e

The Union of Heart and Minds at Work 

IB EW members are making a difference in cummulliti"" aero s the United 

Slates an I Canada every day. ll1ey are living proof that the I B W 

known a~ "The Union oC Hearts And Minds"-is dedicated to giving back. 

to helping those in need, and to maki ng a bell er li fe [or lho e wh se live 

touch the lives of its members. 

Here are just some of the stories out there of IB W members lending 

a helping hand: 

Illmning for LiIe 

st ricken with leukemia. come togethe r 

in lhe Run for Leukemia roau races. 

In the Washingl n. D ..-area it i n'1 

" I t ' ~ a great feelj ng." he ~" id . 

unusual to hear about someone running 

for something. It IS unusual. howster', 

is one \Vashington race where 

One thing is for sure. Brolhe r Fenever. 

10 hear that [hey iUC running for everyone from both sides o f Ihe aisle 

s",nolhing Ihal has nOlhing 10 do with come., out a winn r. 

politics or e lecti ve omc~ . 

Local 26, W ashinglOn. apprentice 

Fred Fenster is running to help raise 

mone to fight le ukemia. In fact he 

and ct few parlner..; are rganizing a 

scric of road race::.. being run th is 

!olummcr and fa ll lO cullect money for 

hili cause. The firs! race was scheduled 

for lasl month. Ihe ,ccond for September 

9. and the third fo r e plember 23. 

Brother Fenster ~Hid the c ri es of 

rll CC!ol is calleu Tri-Fitn c~s Sports Run 

for Leukemia 5K Series. All the race 

proceeds. min us the costs to stage the 

events. will go lO the Leukemia Socicty 

of America. 

n avi d runn er. I3ro ther F nste r 

has run in thc W •• h- 

ington Marine Corp 

Brother Fender at a 

Marathon. a nd thi

,. ~ ' ~'-l3& ;jrdMJ . ~ .tn !f''1 ' 

~! I" III n. f~ I~/.J!II'I i : H If/1l. J"~ 

Pr""'~11!/ the 516.700 che

Labor 

Legislation 

Protects You, 

The Worker 

Purl VI: Labor, 

lanagemenl, Onlll 

TIle RillIway Labor I\ cl 

The Railway Labor CI , covering 

workers employed in the railroad 

and airline induslri"" i. Ih" oidesl federal 

law d irectly affecling labor-management 

relari n . J-Iowever. among 

olher workers. the RLA i probably 

the least weU-known of .S. labor la" 

CondiUons 1"r4'c4'dillg 

The Law 

Railroads were indispensable in 

transporting people and freighl 

Ihroughout the Uniled Stales. In fact. 

the pidery proad of Irains trans· 

formed the Uniled lale from a 

nation composed of i,olaled. self·sum· 

cient farming communities into an 

tndustrial. urban-centered colos us. 

The railroad was also a key faclor in 

the settlement of the American West. 

Railroad companies encouraged easlerner 

and immigrants to se ttle the 

vast tracts of open land surrounding 

Ihe rail line Ihe companies bui lt. A 

Ihese settlers shipped agricultural, 

mineral and limbt:r pruducts East, 

they depended upon relurn shipments 

of manufactured good. In addilion, 

raIl ti nes between cities encouraged 

growth and creali n of areas surrounding 

cities called '!uhurbs. 

The rail baronlii who owned the carrier~ 

pressed the advantage of their 

vita l p sition to gai n mo re advantage 

and more wea lth. Unlawful financial 

l ran ~ac ti ons between pol il icianlii and 

IN FOCUS 

bureaucrats. and natIOnal Hnd interurban 

rail operators. resulted in favorable 

trculment for large produceI"'; and 

hippers at the expense of smaller 

operations. Legislalors set Illri(f level 

depending not on length of haul. bUI 

n the presence. or absence. of a competing 

carrier. 

T ward the end of the 19th cenlury, 

complainLS about exorbitant rales and 

againsl Ihe praclices of Ihe giant rail 

corporal ions finally spurred ongre 

inlo considering ways 10 curb the rail 

barons' po\\er. The IDlers-hne Commerce 

ct of 1887 r ulted from tbese 

effon . The act t an importanl legisla 

tive precedent: Congress had (he 

power to regulate Ihose aspect of the 

economy considered vital to the nation 

and to institule agencies 10 enforce 

th""" regulalions. 

One aspecl of railroad operalion 

oon idered vilal 10 the nalion. , nd thus 

subject 10 congressional 8uthonty. was 

Ihe ckpondahilit)' of th rat lroad, ser· 

vice. incc labor-management disputes 

could disrupl the railroads' dependabil 

II)' througb work toppages-thus 

arre ling the public inler">1 and not just 

Roifroad workors around the tum of the century. 

arfaifli bel ween employe" and cmployee>- 

Ihe governmenl felt il had Ihe 

right to ulIcrvenc in these di~pll \ e . Al 

first. g vernment aCled quickly and 

forcibly on the side of tilC arriers. Frequently. 

federallroops were dtspatched 

to cru,ure the regularity of mai l. freight 

and passenger runs Unionll;, no mallf'r 

the legitimacy of their grievances 

against the carriers, were vilified as the 

demons of Ihese strikes; and public di 

satisfaction usually went against them 

and supported the carriers. 

Legislali\'c Conll'ol Inilialed 

Beginning wilh :>"Iaryland in I 78. 

slales led Ihe way in pas ing legtslation 

to promote amicable adjuslmenl 

of mil labor-mamlgement disputes. 

Many of Ihese laws provided for form 

of voluntary mediation. Massachu ell 

and 'ew York cnacted laws also providing 

for arbllrallon. The e t01ual 

allempt at developing a framework 

for ,ell ling lahor-managemenl dis· 

pules in Ihe railroad induslry formed 

the foundalion fo r laler legislation by 

the U.S. Congress. 

From 1886 through 1923. mainly in 

22 

.BEW JOURNAL/SEPTEMBER 1995

UNI1!O STATES CANADA 

(PI·W 

(PI 

Monih Yeor 11 982·84=1001 11 986=1001 

June 1995 149.9 133.7 

May 1995 149.6 133.7 

June 1994 145.4 130.2 

YEAR TO DATE 

ISO 

U,S. CPI·W lnCteasecl Q.:) lnde)j poInl.S dsrIroo!he lasl month 

or O..N. TtM W1Crlase dut1ng Iht pasl ,.ear was 4.5 II'dex 

100 pojnts or 3.1% 

CflnedI cpr f4mBlned me same dunng Ihe last mornn. The 

IJO 

InCteIlH (U!r9!n11 pasl year was a::. 11108)( poIrU Qt' 2 7'tI,. 

120 So.""" US Dep;rtmenl 01 labor 

and $taU5tltS Canada 

liD 

100 

~Id II'J ISEW [Mplnmenl 01 Aeselrch.nd 

Tlkhnlcal ~Ic: ••• Juty 1995. 

response to continued lab r lrife in 

the indu try. Congress passed several 

laws governing the way carriers and 

workers handled their grievances. 

F.ach of lhe~e IHw~ ntirled pror.r. rllIrel1 

which the parties might usc to :octtl e 

th eir diffe rences without st rikes and 

without vio lence, For example. the 

Arbitmti .. n Act of 1888 provided for 

volun tary lI rbitralion and investigation 

by il U.S. presiden ti al cOInm i:;si n. 

(See box f r other example,.) 

The federal government asserted 

(:01"11..11 V\ ctl tll ~ • aillOau UU I il lg \Vodu 

\Var I. and the policies instituted h tJ1C 

Rai lroad Adlninistration o;;trcnglhcned 

the position of ullIons Q\cr the carriers. 

\Vorkers. could not he discriminated 

against ba~ed on union membership. 

alional adjllidenl Coolidge signed the R a il w~, y 

Lubor Ad intu la\\ on May 2U. 1926. 

AI., amcndl:d over the yean>. the R3i l ~ 

WHy ~bor Cl merit" lhe distinction 

uf heing the oldc~l continuous federal 

COlleCll\fe bargaining legio;lation In 

.s. h"'tory. 

i'otc: 'Ve'(( "'(JIlr" JIlt' cUflcltufe our 

H' rlt'S "n U.5 lohor luu'., by dCj{'rihil/g 

till' pr(}l " ~in1ls uf ,Ire Railway Labor 

I\t"t nJ1d OIltlming steps ill its colleclive 

hargaining procedure. 

23

thDistrict 

r, 

UTAH 

WYO 

50th ann lla~I~--..J..---__ J 

Eighth District Progress Meeting 

was ailed to order June 22. 

1995. al the Shilo Inn in Idaho 

Falls. Idaho. Local 449. Pocatello. 

Idaho. Business Manager-Financial 

Secre,"~ry Robert Chandler 

served as temporary chairman 

while Local 291. Boise. Idaho. 

Busines Manager-Fmancial Secretary 

Benjamin Antunes led the 

Pledge of A llegiance. International 

Representative Ted Jensen 

delivered the invocation. The 

gavel \Va then turned over to 

Eigh th District In tern ati ona I 

Vice President Vice President 

Jon Walters. 

Idaho AFL-C10 President Randy 

Ambl!.ehl welcomed the delegates. H e 

thanked the IBEW for its contin ued 

support of all of organized labor in the 

state. He then spoke about the need 

for political change. both in Idaho. 

and In the entire United States. 

International President J,J . Barry's 

keynote speech focused on alLaining 

three goa ls for the fBEW: to organize. 

to educate. and to be innovative. He 

also urged local union leaders to communicatC' 

as well as they can to their 

memberShips. To Ihal end. after President 

Ban"y's speech. Vice Prc~id c lli 

Wallers presenled awards LO Eigh lh 

'nlomofional President JJ. Barry' (rigM and '.""""tionol Secrelorr Moore (second from the lehl ,Iond 

with local 44, Sulle, Monlona, Su!S;nas.s Manager-Financial Secrelory Slon Dupree (center) after Local 

44 was presented with the "'Jooma'/ News/etrer Award" at the Eighth Di5trict Progress Meeting. 

International Treasurer Van Arsdale (left} and Intemational Vice President Walters (at podium) are in 

the background. 

Districl local unions which showed 

"outstanding commitment"' 10 the use 

of " Local Lines" published in the 

fBEW JouJ'/lal. 

Internatiooal Secretary Jack Moore 

reported on the union's business malters. 

and gave a political roundup. 

Also addressing the delegates were: 

International Treasurer Thomas Van 

Arsdale. Nint h Dim ict lnternationa l 

Vice President S.R. "Jack" McCann. 

5ghth o;, /rict delegate> in a woOOhop. 

lnternational ExeCUlive Council member 

T homas Sweeney. Execut ive 

Assistant to the Inrernational Presidenl 

Mike Lucas, R esearch and Technica 

l Services Depart me nt Director 

Ken Edwards. International Representatives 

R ick Saer. Ken 01 en. 

and Don hapulis. NECA Western 

Regional Directo r Dan McPeak. 

and AFL-ClO Region IX Director 

David Gregory. ~ 

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IBEW JOURNAL/SEPTEMBER 1995

dDistrict 

T", .o,h annunl 111ird D15- 

IricI Prollr C.,~ Meeting o pened 

June 29. 1995. In Allnntic CiIY. 

c\\ Jcr'I)Y. y~lcm Council -3 

Pre idl)lll Willi s Warde ll Jr. 

wei ol11cd Ih e delegales and 

in lroduced 11lird Dislri cl [111 r 

national Vice Pr c~itk nl Ed Hill. 

who chaired the meeting. 

Int 'rnm innal Pres ide nt Barry, in 

h i~ adclr~sf\ to Iht! dckgutioll. said 

" We have th e caprlhllllY to survive 

the n(:w clwll engcs. the 111 0:,1 di ffi· 

cult in memory," Tn do )'0, he said 

J BF W loca l union le"ders "must reenergize 

Ihl! '1 1)iril of activism in OUT 

mcmhcr\ an d organize ." International 

ecrcla ry Moore also "tressed 

th e need for rencwed actlvi m. concenlrallll[J: 

hi" rcmnrk, nn ITInl ivill ing 

the mClllbcr,hip to he come more 

aell'e polilically. lie presenled 

aWhop> during the 

mccling\ ~cc(md cJa ~ ongrc5.sman 

Ron KllI1k (D· Penn.) spoke on the 

The TllIfd DI,lrict held their 

nnnual \Vomcn'!o, C~lUCUS June 

2ll. the da~ before the opentng of 

the 'nlird Di ~ 'ricL Progress Meeting, 

inlerna,ional President Barry 

addrcsc;;ed the th: leg,ue!-J. lrc ~s ing 

th e need fur Jlolitical ed uca lion. 

and ever) mcmhcr', involvement 

in 1111' 1"gi'I~II\'" prn ('t'v~ Internationa 

l Vice Pre~idt,;nl Hill al 0 

urged the dclcgtllcs lu IH~ come 

third day, ttiv in g lhc d-.:\t!galc'" an 

overvi w of i~!iiue~ pcnding before 

Congress. Dr. Arthur Shmlak of Ihe 

George "kan) I.ahortutitc< Cenler 

and tnternational Trc ..\..,urcr \ ~\Il Ar~dale 

also addrc"cd the t1elcgatc,. , 

polilicall) in,olved. Irc meml>cr 

McCaffcrty spoke to the ca ucu, 

delegation iI> \\cll. 

Workshop' were held on developing 

communication, !)k11l .... The 

workshops were conducted hy 

Dana Patton of the George \lean) 

Labor ludie'S Center, nlC participants 

then u1'tL'd lheir nl'\\ ,~ill\ 

during di~cu'\l o nl'l 

on klhor-onented 

Icgtslalivc I~SUCS . , 

25

thDistrict 

OM 0 

E,nh Di ni , Vi " Pee,'· 

dent Pa ul Wi tte convened the 

Fourth District Pfoj&a "'330" business mana9ers and organizing ,oorc/inalors m&t with Vice President 

Witte (seoted centerJ. Naliona/lndustr;a! Organizing Director Freddy Allen (slOncJing, !econd lrom the 

left). end District Orgonizin9 CoorrJinolor Tom Curley (sealetl, rig"tJ, 

199) Prog ress Meeting at the 

Canaan Va lley Resort and Con 

[ercnce e nt er. in Wesl Virginia. 

on June 2() and 21. Welcoming 

the dclcgntl~s 

Rt the ge neral. e. 

sion was President Bill Ferrell, 

West Virgin ia Slate Association; 

Preside nt Joe: Powell, West Vir 

' inia Labor Federation: and Secretary-1'rcasu 

"cr Roy Sm itb , 

West Virg inia ta le Bui ld ing 

Traut.: '. 

The keynote 1'Ipcakcr Wl:I'-, Intcrnl:llIonal 

Pr es luenl J.J . Barry, who 

i1d dr l.!~sl!d Ihe economic rcgrc&sioll or 

worki ng people and the widening 

gnp between them and the ",e"lthy ill 

Amcricnn ..,nch':IY. Inlcfrlmiollal Secretary 

"tick Moore gave 11 detailed 

report on I11cllI hl! r ... hip. pensions, and 

IBl · \V ~ PI , Hnd fl!v icwcd the Icgi'ilalive 

and politictll scene. Following 

their rcmHrkl.i. hot h Prc

thDistrict 

L-10th DISTRI" 

0, 

on Bloomington. 

Tenth District' 

J"'" 15 ""d 16. 1995. 

M innesOia. the 

199- Progress 

Meeting was convened. International 

Vice President o rman 

Schwitalla int roduced th e International 

Officers and guest and 

called upon Intern ati onal President 

1.1. Barry to deliver the 

k~ynUll! ~uure". 

Pre,ident Bu rry ' poke of the many 

cha ll eng"' f:,ced by IBEW mem bers, 

but c~pi,!ci!:l ll y the. l o~s or johs due to 

rai l merge rs and job abolishment. He 

warned of lhl: cro~ i o ll of l.inc:ial g;lin'i 

enjoyed by I13L IV members throughout 

th e yca rs- induuing thc attacks 

on ceial Secunt)'. Railr ad Retirement 

"nd MediclIre. 

In tcrnatlonlll ccretary Jack .\Iloore 

111 hi ~ dlhJ r c~~ hig hli ghteu political 

iss ues in the Lnited Sta tes and 

Canada. One speci fi c area uf concern. 

he sa id, IS chrlllgc~ In legislation that 

would permil unadian railroads to 

undertake the spin-orr or rail Iinescrc~lIng 

a se vc r~ Impaci on the signal 

and communications membership. He 

then presenlcd a n ,Iward 10 Local 

1146. Amarillu. Te,",. ror the highe t 

pcr capna. p.:r memhcr IBFW·COPE 

contrihution, ,n the Tenth Di' tricl. 

Other speaker"! at the progress 

meeting were r .ggy Shea Colangelo. 

AETNA Insurance: Michelle Katl. 

MEDCO. \\ IHI introduced and 

rc"icwcd hcn ll it-care benefit: and 

R ob~rt B-.:rgcrlll1. f\.,~btnnt 10 the 

Lahor Member of the Rail road 

Rc.:IirclllC nl BOArd. In ternational Rep- 

1t.:~~ nt "' li ve RichilJd rnwshaw led an 

orgallizing wo r k~ h p. \vhcrc special 

tBEW JOURNAL/SEPIEMBER 1995 

em pha~I'ii \\ a~ placed on teamwork. 

The " or""hop covered all "'peels or 

an organi/lllg ca mpillgn oeginning 

with miual con' ac' \ 0 the ce rtification 

election. The llftcrnoon sc Slon fca· 

tured a tk!ncrilS presenlatlOn by Dan 

~I i ll er. Tra\ eler.. lob urance. 

Vice Pre_ idem chwnalla opened 

the Fri rl fl) morning 'iI'''! Ion with informalion 

on orga ni7ing. and introduced 

Canadian Int crnntional Represen tative 

John E. P\(\ I\ who presente(\ a 

co nci;;;c ex planation of activit ies in 

Cana.da, I Ie..: 11 0 1l,; U Ihe continu ing 

drain on rL:~nlll'CC S posed by ra id ing in 

Canada, incl lld ing SQnh!

, 

, 

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SA F ETY & 

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.Av- 

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H EA LTH TIPS 

OSHA 

Reform- 

1995 

Workt'rs Call Call Il 

"Tht' Death ;\lId 

11 j IIl'y i\(',1 01' Hm:;" 

Anotiler antiw rker. anti·OSI I A 

hill Wtl"i introd uced in the U. , 

(J ouse of R eprc!

( 

pe ti tion OS] IA 1 revoke an exis t· 

illg slandard unless Ihe benefils o f 

the standard outwe igh the costs. 

• END JOB SAFETY RESEARCH. The 

bill e liminate::, Ihe National lnsti · 

lute ro r Occupational 

Safety and Heahh 

(N IO II)-Ihe 

o n l y fcdc r" 1 

a gency that con· 

uu c t ~ resea rch o n 

worker sarcly and 

lacalll , prohlems and Ihe only fed· 

eral agency Ulat conducts \yo rksih! 

hased research (to j ob hazards. 

• WIPE OUT PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN 

MADE. Job '\.:tfelY cond itioll!> in Ih e 

United State, havc improved in the 

la,1 25 years. Nationally. 140,000 

I,vco,; have been '",veu si nce 

o HA's passage. 

ongres 25 working men unu 

women died in the tragic 

;:\ fire at a North Ca rolina 

poultry plant '! This was 

~ : ~ a tragedy Iha l could 

~ have been prevent ed 

had JUSt one 0 I-IA com· 

pl iance orficcr performed a walk· 

through inspecLion. He r she would 

havc fo und Ihe lo cked r: ~ ~ 

exits. the railure to have f)~-'

LEG I SLATIVE UPDATE 

Labor Savors 

Victories In Congress 

The labor lllovemt;nl twice in 

recent wcck~ ... I opped the 

Repub lican controlled Con!!rc>' 

rrom rolling Q\ cr worker protections 

and rights. In 1\\0 vules 

in two separate cummille!.!'>. 

labors allies in Congrc» heat 

hack plan!'! lO gUl prol cclIonl} 

flla ranleed by Ihe Railway 

Lahor Cl. the Davili-Ilacon 

Act. (he crvice Contract Act. the 

Fair Labor Siandard, Acl (I'LSA). 

and lhe Walsh-Healy Act. 

Amtrak Reauthorization 

A s reported b) Ihe FL-C10. 

"The I l ouse RaIlroad l"uhcommillCt.: 

reported the Amtrak rCHulhori/..LItion 

hill with

L 0 C AL 

LI N E S 

UPDATE ON 

CONTRACTS 

I"U, 1 (i. I : IU '''IHl& r l ~J. S r. 1.!l UIS, 

\10-0n Mny:-l l Ihe nh: !ll hcr~ hip uf 

Luea l t l'l'p rm·.;d [I new three-year 

Cnll .. llllClttlll Cllnl rll CI. IndUlled 111 thc 

ag(\)cme nl ate 1!l Ither li cf llUIIOIl\ uf 

scope of \\l1rk. inCfeli\cd Ilmld llltt. cod 

Ifl l;(lI,11 11 uf \Hlrk , h ll rin1t IMflI1\h::leJ1;, it 

!11onl.! l

LABOR DAY 

PARADE 

LU. 17 (o.lI j 

lc lI&CI1H1). Ol

Loc.al 51, Sail Lall_ City, UT, memben 

pCII1icipo_ in riM kM:al'. Foutrh Annual 

lineman', rodeo held June 10 of 

l,Qgaon Amu~~t Pnr~ 

Lmeman-" RodeO' on Junll II! "' 

La200f\ Amu'oCrnenl Park LocalunJon 

mrmbt'n \Olunlcelcd Ihell IlIn(" on 

weekends and .dte! worL (or O\\:t I 

monlh 10conslruC1the lodeo pale ~Ird. 

Although It had raintd in Ulllih {or Ihe 

pa~1 month Rodeo day l urned OUI to 

be: a perfect one; for Ihe P4111tll"anlo;, 

Ihelr lam lites and Inend~ I enjoy thefc!>Ii,,"llie-.. 

(h!:1 600 pc:Hple 311ended Ihe 

c\'o:m. After the- compe-uuon. /I barbecue 

and an aw ulll ~ ccrcm(ICI)' we held 

in the Davis Pa\il!on IH I.agoon. We 

had II I t Unl'l nnd 2~ IIpprentice. com· 

1l~ling Ihls year. TIn:: Iwtl 1Io1lt1ll!1g lelllli~ 

and the winnlns apprentice will now 

compctc 11\ Ihe 12th hnnuull memltn'~ 

Rodeo in Kansas Cil) on Sept 23, 

Al Ihls wntHl8 wc were lookm" forward 

10 our annuli] gulf tou l nam nt 

hosted by Local n. The e\e nl Wi'll 

scheduled lor Au~, 1M Bnd III thl'> ,ear 

It has IIu.a)'5 b~en a hUle ~ucces" 

enJo),cd U) all the parllelpilnt~ 

AIIC!nd rour untl mllelmgs-. And 

remtmbe:r to v.ork saCci). pia)' arcl)' 

and he safe' 

TAKE AN 

ACTIVE PART! 

I..U. 71 (o,rlb&ltu ), (,OI.Ul\1KU~. 

OH-Summer once "glm "dnaWln!lto 

a dtXC. ,lnd Ihc dd)\ arc ~CUmp. 'Shur1· 

Ct. The i\ullulel ;;,( ' 95 ~11I b!) 

Re~)tt III \\< C!.I VIt!:1J1I1I 1111: \\ e,1 

Vi rginia Slale Am)!;' hl'lStct! Ihe c\'cnl 

and did II wonderfulloh 

U ro~ John Lcv.'U. Dick Dumpcn and 

Dale. \ Inrlin dki 111 c'(cellcnl Job reprc· 

"cnting the A plundh T ree E"perl 

members on the ' ~got i aUnB- (.\)(1111111- 

lI::e co\enn@ the CinCinnati Glb dnd 

Eleclnc Clmt"''"' The Ullhl) compames 

au()~ th e coullIr\ h;lH~ delled 10 

dClltra~' Ihl mlltkc l and ba\'( forced 

our 11Il>: dc.uilJIce mcmbc,'i'o 'll>OIt for 

,ubslantialiy lo","'r \\apc~ and reduced 

h:nchlS 

Construction "'\.trL: In our jun.d~lInn 

ha .... 10","(.1 00"'" c~m~lderabl) . \~'raI 

ullhlll.~s hint d~i,:lIjeu nol 10 conlr,let 

u.«d.. (II Ihc ltJ.f' C\\ Ih31 fe~d~ OUI 

(ami lie!>. "nd thlnl. \1( .. "'01\ \\lU can 

heir I.'tlllllnut Ih.: IrlKhl1nn reaa: 

J(hl PilI \\ o\l '" JR r 

BRO. SHEEHAN 

HONORED 

l. . 10] t'lcH. UQHO'_ '1A-On 

\oll1l1by_ \1,) ~O , Mil mcmbcn and 

thelt gueo.l\ .. UcndcJ ,I 1c~ \lmMlIlIaJ dm· 

n~r-d~n~' (" (or f{'nIl.:r Du~ Mgr Rw~clI 

~hcehan u.hl' nlly. hlls mlHeJ ,In 10 

hecome Ih~' lIdmlni~tr

anolher IR I c.lm~ Iced off al I p.m 

hr;1 JlnJC fur the murnll1l1 prnup wen t 

lu Ilu~ I .. dll, uf JOIh,. \1II,I\ell, J.lek 

Con"er e. l:d \Ia(~ell pnd ('ha rl H:: 

Bergl.'wn I he .. Hemnun ~lOl1Inl.l. team 

111'. 

made up or I'aul Carrc!, O...,.en 

rantl Kalph Pt·un ;ln cl Drnm" Prn· 

ne" J,m Ferriera \\(In Ihe ralne prot. a 

complcte '(t (If ,t,1f dun.. Second rrut' 

\lcnl to \1lkc Gr,l,w,ki o f I.(Klt l %. 

Worce3h:f. \1A 

('onlJihullll/l§ of nlore Ullm S~.IMHJ 

\\crc rabo.:d for Ih~ t'lcndit or the Droth· 

erhood fund Once: a~al/l, nl3ny Ihanb 

10 the G(llfCvlllntlUce lInJ I I ~d".lJmll'n. 

Ed Keough . the hu me" m(UlII~eJ" 

office:: the (1O:II1CI,11 \e:,rcl.u~·§ n((u;c; 

and mostlmronomly. the p llOCC and 

thill ~c;taQl;e In eJur.allon and mJ.IO ' 

1I1n1d~ a IX'"ItI\1" and prot""'''"r JlfI!. 

tude 1\ lmpmt.anl 

[I is with re~r(;t Ihal we rcpoM the 

death of Bro Er~ Doc" Jone ... \\e 

c'(tcnd OUt ~in'ere )mpalh) 10 bi§ 

fllm!])- 

Rem~mher to altC'nd local union 

mcellOp. Be union and buy uruon! 

FlL", .. 5n'RBLF'G. P S 

JOB TARGETIN G 

SUCCESS 

l.U. 141 (I.O,U&'fftl. \\IIEEUKG. 

" '"' -Con~lruclion worl>; In IhlS area 

remams C'xtremeh slo~. with o\er 50 

mcmben 011 ow Book I list. Some of our 

\I!femlen and apprentices ba\e found 

~ork in nCirby Ohio local!. 10 Canton. 

\ian~rleld. and Steubcn\llle We are 

j.fIltfuJlo these. ~ (or thc:ir dfora. 

ThrouJl! a comhlnauon of JOb targel· 

ing funds and contractor sacrifice. a 

Sun Tcle\"lilon anJ Appbance Slorc 10 

be built ;at the Ohio Valin \1aU has 

been 'A~tlcd aowll)' from the nonunion 

element The p!lectncal muallauon "'111 

be done b\ mEW memhe,... emplo}cd 

try Erb EI«tric. 

Training IS conhnumg In fiber optICS. 

COMET. OStiA u!el~ and other lopics. 

Oul ppprentice In IruC10N are prepann. 

10 .I!tend thIS )ear'lI- 'JA lC ,,"ationa! 

Training [rutllule In Knoxville. TN. 

\1ay was a parlicularl~- ~orrowful 

month for us. as three of our Brothers 

pas~ed a Vl ay Rellred 8ro HO\lard 

'fuzzy" Klein. II 4lH'eat member, 

LotCl1 141 . Wh"ling. WV. aro. Corson 

COli i, pictured working at a recent 

C:ONSOL projecl. 

pas!ied aW

Corcoran. Paula Dulin. Jerry Miller 

amJ Tom Lemen!>. Ell!ct~d to tbe 

Examining l10ard are: Billy II mclson. 

J~rr}' \ftl'{ncr and Tim Haloe} Congralul3tiOUT declcd n;p 

TC~ntllti"cs 10 ,'oice lou. view:. ou Ihi::. 

matter. 

It IS with regret th:ll we: report lhe 

recunt passmg of aros Darrel I-hggJn5 

11111.1 nub A~e. Ollr ~ympal t llC!> go OUl lO 

their families. 

Rememotr III be an acli\'c un Hili 

member. llnd bu}" only Xorth Am rican 

madc produCl":. 

STEVE BE.RSt"'Ci, P S. 

local16S, Chicago/ lt, Bro, Ray Kull, 

who Hrved the local in numMOUI 

copacities oYer th yscm, pa"ed aWllY 

May 27. 

BRO. RAY KULL 

MOURNIID 

L U. 165 (I), CHI CAGO. lL-Local 

165 mourns tbe death of 1I dedlclued 

and fallhfuJ union man, Bro. Ray Kul~ 

who pas~d a .... a)' Me., 27 at the age of 

70. Ral sel"\'ed as a Sie."ard from 1948 

to 1969, first ....'\h former Local 31ll'lnd 

later for Local 165 following Ihe amal· 

glUl.1atlon l ie ..... as eJecled to thc I:XC(u· 

live Board in 1969 lind served In that 

posh!on until 1971. when he WllS e!cClcd 

85 vice presiden!. He served as Vice 

(lrr~i r1 r.nT fro m l q11 Tn l(jqo Hi\ nthM 

du lles includcd serving 0:) b u ~me s 

agent fOr Local 165 and .~s co·chalr of 

Ihe Heallh and Welfare Committee of 

the \'"alional Bell Countil He was t!1ec\ 

ed numerous times a5 delegate to the 

IBEW (nte.rnatlonal Con\cnuon find to 

Ihe TeC·] Tel~collummiclltioJl~ COli' 

fe rence As admmlStralOl of linlon 

Healrh BenefitS. he a~ged hundreds or 

memben solVIng problems they encollJl 

Ined \",th health rdaled N:nefu ... 

Bro. Kull is SUT\'iHd by his wirl:", 

An.!t1t'. \on, Ra) Jr~ tlauglncn L~ru:tlt 

and Laura: llnd Ihree grandchJldren. 

All of us here 81 local HiS Ulend (lur 

deepest regreti and ,)mpa.lh)' 10 the 

famll\ of Ra,· Kull 

Th'e local'!> annual retirement lun· 

chl!on Wa$ he ld (II lhe Golden Flnme 

here in Chictll!u un \1.1)' 21 J hc hili 

ch..:on Ii held yearly for newl~ rclitcu 

membefs dtld tllClr tluesl~ Pre~ tJu .. 

\lgr John r Chene-man \I, In III('n· 

!.lancc to ~ I~h all the retiree' Jood 

health .1nd prospctll ror Ihe (Ulur.: 

Thanh and besl wuht's to all our 

1r:llIl:Q t 

DAVID M ROI}RIClLlL P 

SUPPORT 

YOUR LOCAL 

L • 175 (l,fJ.CIII ,(",IlII ,u&klt ), eIlAT. 

T NOOGA. ~- , hore this column 

finch. each of }'ou .... ell nnd wQrklng. On 

June 5 Locol 17S cleCted Ihe fl)lIowilltl. 

IllflCC f S I(H II til ll!t'·yclir lcrlll Bus. 

MSdF'iu, S.; .., P~1U1 L nl~~, l'reN 

DWlg hl 1 Wilholl, Vice Pre~ MMk 

Wheeler. Trea~. Bru

Jlh::a~e get Involved when: )'ou clln. and 

support your locul hlbor-fncndl) cumi1 

d.'tr:!J_ If yl'lu llf~ called 10 donate. ~omc 

lime. pleose do so if at all pos Ible. 

hen Ihoullh mun} of us may nClI like 

poilli(;'\. il i~ extrc.mely imponanl Ihal 

~ (' hil\C' pl111ll(,1l1 rlolll 

~t:e mU.1I the nC'I"1 meetmg! 

BL'G BrRM~ P,S 

NEW MEMBERS 

SWORN IN 

LU. 2Jltl.u.rtb&§pal. SIOUX CIT'. 

li\ -He't .... ishe~ 10 Bro~ Rntu:rI 

O~lcrmiinn anJ Chesler Mesner Ofl 

the II ,hSllt'lthty rcliremenlS. Bro. Qiu:r· 

mann \\;" milmll'o.nlo the union Dt~ 

:!. II}~lJ, II..; worked b 3 journe}man 

..... Iremon (or vanou~ oonlrtU.1('1r" In our 

~rC'a lie rclln:d In "member 19~4 

Oro. Me~nu Jomed the union \11) 6. 

11J5~. and ht' retired 10 Qct()ocr ICN4 

Oto. \Ic~ner v.orked as a journcrman 

IIncmM for I-'Ivrnouth Electric CQO~r 

Dti\t' of lc\t.&~. IA. Good luck 10 t:acll 

Ilf them In Ihclr ~\iTt;mt:1I1 

A~ '" rr$uh of our Iocar~ organlLlng 

eHOT1~. tbe follo\\ing nC\I, membc~ 

.... ere S\loLlrn III M Joume\rnan \Iolremen 

al tbc June meetin,8.: Oros Da\-id 

~hure. Rohert Walrod and OIl\"ld 

\\lllkr. ConF:f,lIulallons and good luck 

10 our ne\l,c~t unIOn membe~ 

The .. mnu.1i IDEW Crescenl El.ectm: 

Golr Ouling IUS held May 10. We had 

a record lurnoul of ~7 golf~~ thiS ~ear 

nnol plJc~ ~(:nl 10 Chuck Carnell end 

\1 811 Y()ung;. Thank .. 10 Bill \1a\;on . 

clec.;led Ilrc as. fol lows: Dus. Mgr. I .cr 

old J 7cll: Pres, Gefald W John~l!n: 

Vice Pres. Chllrles Ca.rri Fin. S~C. SlllHn 

Klnan; TreBS Timothy Reed. Bnd Ree. 

Sec, Nicholas J ankowski E:cceuthe 

Board members afe; John Baird. Jon 

Kloostcrlllnn. Ronald Ll:pmc. O c;nt!~ 

Man71, RUS5ell OU3ranll!l lu ,Ind 

Rlc.;hard Stoneham, On Ihe E~dmmmg 

OuanJ are, Ra lph 80re11l_ Frll ncis 

SZlllChl1l Ilfld James Sliochta. Bus, Mgr. 

Icll wn~ elect ed a5 delegate 10 lhe 

Inll:tnal ional Conn!nlion. "nd Pres. 

Jnhnwn 11$ altemate" delcgule. 

The Slag ampout .... 111 be hl'!!d Sept 

22-:;!J ~t Alk!:dll) 51alunng the nam('~ ot our 

\ 'e teran~ 

Kelnember to attend local UOLon 

meeting' htld the Ihird Thuhda~ () j 

each momh at 8 pm t111he ElL I,oolte. 

UiOS 3rd A\I! .. town or Niagau 

J.v.tESTr.RREfJ.fRR', PS 

OUTSIDE WORK 

PICKING UP 

l.l . 2"~ IfI.lI.go\·l.rth~lrll ). TOI.f.· 

no. OH-Qur outside worl.. IS picking. 

up "Ith Ihe ~[ar1 of tnc C1c\cland ('·10 

proJect, Tbis is a \Ioelcome rchef. 8\ 

.... nrL on the outside has been Vl"r\ 

slow. 

On the Toledo Edi'ion propefl),. 

eHorh. 10 reduee cosa and become 

more rompctill\e ronttnue. In bolh the 

1M lac.aI231 , Sioux City. IA. mird·,..or oPpt"efltic. don ijOifled by inltrudor Duo,.. 

Wonomol.o" SClCOnd from right) 9CJtnen few 0 photo~ from I.ft, lenni, I(n"'l. Bob LM 

111, Dcrrid Hobbl, 18"rey ~en , John Jo9ft'" Jr. and Korel Wolten .. 

JerT) Grimsley, Tom Prince and C'\'ery· 

nnr whn helped make Ihl" OUllnr a 

~Utte\!t. 

('onllraIUICcunng JObs 

\\ lIh our oontraC'!oB. 

8e'il \l lshes 10 III for 8 "afe and 

happy Labor DOl.) 

PAl1llCK VAUGU!' . P.S 

GRADUATION 

DINNER BANQUET 

L.U. Z7 1 (i,rlb.rt!.&!tpa). WI lin , 

KS-ComptctiolJ cc remOnte, ror Ihe 

1995 graduatmg dass were held at the 

Airport Ramada Inn In \\lchlla on Fri· 

da~. June 2. The dinner banquet ""as 

al1ended b~ graduate!.. IheH fllim llics, 

JATe memben and r.eprestnlall\ e of 

\ ECA .and thC! IBEW ThC! ma~ t er of 

ceremonies was JATC Chmn. James 

Wh itell. CO~O \lo

locol 291 , BoiH , ID, 8Ui. Mgr. knny 

Antunes (1eftt cong,-otulotes 8ro. 

Dwaine Strand on hi). retif1lmenl. 

wl!>h OIUlnc IIml hlOi .... de II 'f~JII 

rellrement 

On f\ pnl Z9 TraIning Olr Don I ~ory 

5ch duJeJ .1 cI,,~ .. un fibcr Opl lC) fhe 

C 

Don Mclver. Chuck Smilh Bnd C.tl 

Rodgl!l1I, Hnd rehree, Fllrl K IIJ~e\u. )', 

Gemld Wil hom' aniJ Jllmci Rudolph 

We Wish clleh or tnl:m II speed)' rCCll" 

" Y 

I look fnrward 10 iU:cmg )'I)u at j)ur 

neXI union meetIng! 

DICK M HTON. A ~q' It.M 

TRAINING 

DIRECTOR 

APPOINTED 

I..U. 311 .5 (l&sl' llj, 1"0 1

~nd his ramil) We HII 11m .. 111m ... cry 

nllJch 

On the \11 m !; ;Jny Joke hnd hl~ henrt 

31t,1Cl., Bro, Keitll KclJ.\c~ ~I Jl r(: r cd II 

"primn ry conlllct" I1nd Will k,lh:d 

mSIHfLlly. I\pp.m::nlly he Wfl~ 1101 WC;lf 

in.e. mmlntrd rubhc r !! I ovc~ or nlhcr 

pcrson.{l l p rCllL'el lvc elj Ul pmcnl We 

ha\i~ been dctpl) s.addencd hy Ilus Ullg, 

ie tll't'lclenL We have h,o;11I Hrolhct, M\I 

more 111'I1",rl:IIIII)',:l t.lIIllIy" deVa~lIlh.:J 

lind ehikJrcn nrc rnlhcrlc~~ Our ~lIIcc rc 

~YlllPIl\ll 1(l lhe Kclgc\ fUlIlIl,. 

Brother anll Si ~ len, w1.' all mu" t 

II:.lrn lrulll eh" Ir!lgcd~ IInu femember 

Iv ~I"II}' "'VI1. 1,,_ Jut1 Hafd; N.~ 111.11· 

It:r ho"" ru.. hcd we ure. nn mutter "h,1I 

I~ gOin.ll on in nur Inc), we mU!>1 take 

the II1n(' to Ihmk ab.)ut whrll Wi; 1m: 

,foin!; t1rUI milk., ~ur,· "" lin II "'Ifd,. 

\'0 JOt'! b: nllih f-lIl1shurlt. 'Y An 

o\lcrwhc1mlll& lurrlnut rc~uhed III ,11'1 

llUN(lndm, dl\)' or fun Antl memmenl 

rh~ d rn 'lkriuh. It:'uJ "\I.t."!l Wllhnlll thelll )IIU callnol 

be cenlfied in tht.-st: \pcciuh\ ficltb. Jlld 

nut lu~mc ccrldlC,j can leel' )OU (In 

cenairl job ... Su, 111 1n!.llll.' )'llIIr (1.11 un: 

cmpln)mCOl, c:tll ilnJ silln uft fOI Ihe~ 

d.u.scl> .... hen the)" .lIe ufrelf.:d 

ThIS year'!' dnmhake ~ III be held 

SePL 10 UI Ihe Gennan \ IUloilIlK 1II)II\e 

In Tappan. NY l ickt:h are $30 per ret 

5un The: d'l) heglR~ \\ll h hrt llk(ust. 

~OC"S InIO lunch Bnd conclude!. WIth um' 

ner Fur rccrCIlU(ln . Ihc Irjdltlon~l 

gamc~ WIll be OfleH'u ( iet YUUf rl!.\cf 

""'Ion,\ enrly 

LOCAL UNION 

ELECTION 

(itl\i\ '\1 .\f'll I',S 

I .. ... 01 ji. CI.rt\," &. ~ I). K,.; ' 0 , NV 

By Ihe tllne you rend 1111 .. tlnil:le III 0 11,: 

)cl'tcrn bcr i~~ue. our memhe r will 

IhlVC c!cetellll husiness m:llllll!cr/fimm 

(i111 ~ccrelnry lind .l ))r~sj J~t ll ill :1 

IUIllIIf c!ccll\lfl NUlle or Ih,; carultdutc~ 

fliT Ihe .. e tl'ot) offIces received the 

r,;qllHcd 51 l)crr,;O;: I1I u( Iht: \011: in the 

"artkr lcx:u l union \'Ictlion, r\ runof( 

t:ll'Clwn hud been 'iClll~dlllcd, but had 

1101 ytl Inken plru.-c, 111 thl.' time 01 Ih is 

"'fIl1l1!!. j' r:lnk -(iruh h~-- (.rlJ n~ll' lId 

find Jerry 1').I\'ld "-ere Ihe candidate.;; in 

the runt,rr df..'ClIon lor hUSHlI$," m:\lm~· 

I:l tr1lM IH ..'1.11 st 3 !!ood 

I~U )c:lr~ Thl! rollo\.\iug conlraclors 

huetJ mO~1 ,'llhe mEW rncmtlCl"'i on 

Ihl!> JJJo,tXl Fi .. k Ekunc.I laRSt'n Elec· 

tric. Rooiln EIcC1nc, SturgCl'amlch 

C'tJI,,.OIW 1if{j[,I'IIS I>.!\ 

AnEND UPGRADE 

CLASSES 

I ~ IJ . " t ;- ( i , II .(,& ~ II If I , CIII', ' 1 ·, i\ N ~ : . 

\\'V-Work continues 10 Improve III 

the luri"-thcllOn Uut Conlfathll"'i un,' 

domg c'~l") l t'llllg th~" ~Il (U~Ufe lhe 

,ob~ thal ure n\':l lllll'lle fur t'iludmg. 

Hllwc\cr. stirnI!' tl .... ner~ huch 1I~ 

EchMl3r. a rompany Ihbl m"nu(llClurQ 

hi!lh.tc{'h ~telhh' dl\hes) ('ho..e 10 ~I\C 

their "ork to I.1UI·,,(·.,I,11I.: 110nunu.ul 

MEMBERSHIP 

ON THE INCREASE 

L, , ",, ~ .\ ( l , r ih . r1 ~, ~ l l a~"' I!" '· I) , S I' RI NI.:. 

" IEI.I), M4'>-Orowing p

j!.;,h,:, 10 Ih e In lcrn "'lOrllll Con"e ntlOn 

arc ~Ieh i n l). W~)ndrin,. Vern ~· I 

RII~ II I(uherl I At;hhU II ~ h Dl1 l1 l1ltl 

IIval. CI ' ~"I1 '~") SUllt h ~III I Oun ... 

Stn re> 

Goil,g tlHl1ug h .111 cle.:.:t llm 1'0 ul .... np 

a hectic rnN:c"'~. rh\ ~ t:\cClion rcq t 1lr ~d 

. '~ln l l' ffnr1.1h II .... ;., IJur II,.." ~ 1IIt,: t,: Ihe 

illnalj!arn,Hllln o f three l ocal~ intu unc. 

LUI.:.114'W We Ulllnl. Ihe " leclIlln ("vm· 

millcc for all Ihe ume Ih l.:)· dl.:\(lleJ ttl 

make Ih" ciC(':\llln har~' n In an urderl\ 

anJ prc,;i,c n ... nncr n.un- fumpl. lIl' 

wn .. Ihe JudJl.e (If Ck CI Hln(. ltcliion 

l ellen \lCrt: , I ~ lollu .... ~ (ir.;,~ l ll1cm.ln 

(£:.ne); Ru:l tkl. lc) (\ !' am:n). J (~ rh 

Kilmer (("I c arf H~ILI ); Vuujl.hn 11r1) 1 

(To-wanda); Rol"ll!rl lianle ... (Juh n 

' Io .... n); anll Dclllm li nnr,:nc!. (IJrnd 

ford). 

ConI1T:uul:lllons and wckiJmc III !lin 

nc .... uffl!':cr-.. hU.lld memhcr. .IIkllkk 

gall:'> \\'e 1001. fOf"la rd 10 .... urLlOp 'A-.lh 

lhem \\

chll. Jeff ~!I~~, Aaron Scott, Ke"ln 

Stoltcnht:rg, Ken Viltarubia. Mark 

Wi lkenon Ilnd 'orm:1n Wilo;(JIl 

JOE I-IEtSLFR JR .• P.S 

CONGRATULATIONS 

TO GRADUATES 

I.. U. 611 ( LO. U.I.U I\ .IcIl•.s pa&e-!i), 

AI RUQ U ..: IU)Uf_ \l-fnr Ihe fir;1 

tlm~ In t\'oO \1!;l1'5, 1he; llX .. 1 \\ill be grad· 

uating IMide opprenttces. The ne\\. JIJur· 

nC~'mnn Wlrem!!n a rc Todtl 8ecenll, 

Lloyd Beebe. Gar)' £loyd. larry Etsllty. 

Joseph Gurule. C'hntlc'i Humiston. 

Kenneth M,ldrld, Andr!!\\' f!.kck. Flo- 

rencio Romero. Mutthev.· Sl~nerorl \Io!! lU.'it l} dcscf\C 

r ollowing is a listing of the local 

union officer!> ell-cted on June 24. Hu ~ 

Mgr.lFin. Sce. Jack Tueth, PI . Fred 

Redd. Vice Prc-~. Rogcl laughlin, 

Trea~. Ouugla'l MC(I)rmu:\.. ,md Rc.;, 

Scr. J Ul1ICS HCll1o..:monn 

Executh c Board members arc: Tom 

Kin~dla (Clark Oil): Randy Cough lin 

(llll':lll:ln); Edgar Jon!!" and Charle" 

I ling (Ol in): Mart in Culp and David 

Mahanay (Shell Oil): Aaron Fitzgcrnld. 

James Hamilton 3nd Terr~' Wilhite 

(""rcmcn); Denms Fu nk. and Chalks 

Yancey (Union Elr.'ct ric) EumlOing 

lloartl members arc: Kc:nt Reid (Clark 

Oil): Don Baker (Llllon Elcclnc): Jef· 

frey Ihclu and J.S. Si,son (v.iremen) 

Randall Malone is our delCI!RI;"! 10 the 

stale AFL·UO Cunference and the 

dc1e.@ilk 10 the IBE\\' CQoH.mlloo 

Cons,H1tulatlOns 10 all ncu.l} C'looetl 

officer!.. We than k all v.ho ran for 

office und lhose o;(f\lOg on the ... anGUs 

comm l tle~s for their commilmt:nt of 

lime and effort for the loca l. 

GORDON LAm.IIRE. P ... o;; 

l..o

Modi c, Fin. S.:c. Ron illnglllCOml) , 

Pres, John oall Jr , 1 ren rom Go . 

llnd Rec ec ('ral& I ';~eht"d AI Ihls 

writing a runoff election w,,~ ~hC!Jult!d 

fo r Ihe offH,:c ()f "'Itc rrt\ldenl ExttuliH 

Board mccnbcrt arc. AnlhCln), 

Gamba le!;c, I)anl I LIil SIOlll and 

I hu ulJ R,,;::JcI. r"" UIIIIIIU!( Ih ... IlIJ mCI1Iben: 

are: R o~rt Gamiere. Gary 

1·logan. l lmolhr I Jl fl e~, C"harllt' HOSt 

and Richard blanka 

II 1\ Wllh Llct'pl'''' IClirel ,hit \Ioe 

repon Ihe Jealh of Om AntJre"" ilIarl. 

He was II I~)fj friend 10 (\'(rronc he 

mt.:1 lind a 1001 !,Mlner e\'Cf)"one ""!Shed 

for \\e c'I;u:nd our ~lnccre I),mr.alhv 10 

hl~ fUlml)' nro Andrew l!o ml~~d Dnd 

lliill nc\cr be forgonen 

('ongnuuhlinn", 1('1 our n:'ccnl 

rellrees.: Rnlph Lasltmo (With J4 )'ea r ~ 

of ervlce): fJne C!\mpbcll ('" Ith 41 

~'eal~); Don "iml1h (VI Ilh J8 years); 

Gary R,,}buck (w llh )7 )'ean); li nd 

Harold Breedlo\'e (... 1Ih 41 yeart), Con· 

gratulallon!> and hesc ""I~hcs 10 aU 

PREVAILING 

WAGE LAW 

Cit 10 EOEIA,,"O. PS. 

L U, al ~ I&e m l. ' 01.. Mit " QU 

At Ihis wming our Slate Ilrcvnilingwage 

IlIw was under IURck In the Ohio 

Lt;gi~IIIILlre . Elich week dunng May 

and Ju ne, we fl r.ode d the Hou~t' of 

Reprcsenlll lh'es hea ri ng rooms where 

Ihree bills 10 n:pcnl (or '§C\crcly we"it· 

en) the pH;,)!C nt 1,,1',' were h ~ lI ro, I he 

liouse 9uOCOmmllll!e hcnrinQ,l his hill j 

loaded I'ohh H C ll ut1l1clln~ who ,ecm to 

dislike Iho! pre\,\iltn!! wu.sl! 11Iw, 

til! , we were working to klllihe bill 

io COIl1I11!llee; hcc lIll ~e wllh Ihe ptco;cnl 

gnng of h! g l ~1tutHS nm! un nlill unIOn 

govemor, \lot! face nn extremel), difficull 

hme In p rc~c l\ inS II ,, ~ law If II comes 10 

a \·ole. We Ih'-IIIL Ihe 1{)(.11~ lrom ocr(l~S 

Ihe "llIle .... ho ~I' nl r eJl r r.'i c' n tAlI\t'~ 10 

Ihe C{lmn\lllec hcann g..\ 

\VorL h3\ tlCl!n !!oocJ III (1111 IIn:,llhl~ 

past'iumml:t We thank 1M local, from 

around the C(lUiliry wtltl hUH' hclpt'o tI~ 

man I hl~ \Iomk 11:t\11I1: mure \\\lr k Ih •.111 

\\oorkeh I~ dlrrer~'n t fO I Uti. a~ II h:t~ 

be('11 Ihe ollac ' WI!\ Mound In recent 

~ea ~ 

I Ihis wrillng Voe \Io'ere lookln! forward 

10 Ihe 'nl!" MuJ .... csl ~ohball 

Toumamt.nt sch~dulcd hcre for Jul) 

Remembr:r: )'Clur union and )our 

orgonlwig lllOl\rnm h nnh' 115 1:00lI a

Pic1ured are Local 953. 

few Clalf .. WI .. voIu,....,~ 

wtto contribur.ci m~r tabor 

for 0 youth (amp ptoject: 

from WI, slanding, Bf"os. 

Jeff Secraw, AI F.rb«, AI 

Oro .... ,.n. Ikk Reidtert. 

Sherwin N.wman, JeR 

Sonda and AI Nova"; 

Ie_ing, ann. Ntcl!: LKhI 

and Brien Schitla. Da .... 

Novak Ikneeling. righll. the 

iOn of Bro. AI Novo", alla 

helped oul. 

On t+.e oawion 

of m. inJIoIotion 

of offici" for 

local 1031 . 

Chicago. It. 

newfy alee"'" 

Bus_ Mgr_ JOM 

A. Caaz (righll il 

joined by Sj .. tft 

Ojlrricllnl. Va 

Pra~ . Jomti P_ 

Conway Icen,.,) 

and Int. Rep. 

Timothy J. Collins. 

men employed b)' ll arron '" leelnc 

CoOperall\C recently spent approxi· 

matery SO labor hours hell'ln[t with II 

~ummer )outh camp plulee! The Clmp 

Pblillps COPE Project pnmde'i -·ChB I 

lengmg outdoor pcfS(JlI.al c);f'Iottlence' 

fur looUt 5.000 c.mptn eacb ~C'ar II 

c. 

NY-Qur local receRtly loo k pUrl In 

Ihe Wal"Amenca fund ·ral~er for the 

Ma.rch of Dimes. Bus ~'lr Rich ard 

Redmond. local unIOn off~"_ hecu· 

II\C Board membeA and office 'Iaff. 

1Dg(:lher \\ollb loci! IOJ9 mem~" .nd 

Ihelr famlhes. pullcd together to rltI~ 

O\cr $3.200 for the drj\( 

In Januar) Com mun llY Sernce~ 

Chmn. Wilham Gmh.llm and commlllec 

members Jllme~ Ca mpllello. Ch Ml e~ 

Grebe. Ra lph Morales and Warren 

O'Neill began planning Ilnd work Ins 

wi th the. Murch of Dime, ~tllif 10 Pfl.\· 

parc for the e\lent . 

When nil " "Iker; and "orkel~ ~Ign ed 

In on \Ioall: day. they \Ioete entered In a 

prize r1Iftle. &i~·en • local 1049 T -

on compa ny ea rnings. The !lCC()nd yeM 

also ~ i ll hring an impro\'cmen l in Ihe 

rel ircmenl plan. another increase in 

shift differential nd I'll/He minor 

changes In the medical plbn, 

Our local bas bet:" sadd!::ncd by tht 

de atb of Bro, L. Steve Brown e, who 

passed awa)' un ~' !; Ir 13 tcve began 

work in Denton. MD. a~ II laborer on 

April 10. 1967. He then moved 1010 the 

tine crew as II groundman On Aug. 21, 

1967, and progrl!ssed Ih tou!lh the 

appren tices hip to become a journey· 

man Imeman in 1971. He acceplcd Ibe 

poSI tion of lea d Im crna " in heSlerlown. 

MD , m 1981 and remained In 

thaI Job un iii his tleath of lin apparent 

hean allack. 

On a hgill er nOle, "-'C welcome the 

members of rormer Locals 1707 (Dcn. 

lon, "\to) lind 2120 (Parksle:),. VA). 

which wcrt amalgamated into Local 

1307 in June:. Former Local 1707 WAS 

the bargaming agenl for Ihe cmplo)'cc$ 

of CbopHank Electric- Co-op, On lhc 

EaSlern Shore of Maryland. loClll 2120 

represented the employees of A&N 

Co·op on tb~ Eastern Shor~ or Vir· 

glnia. We aIC! loo1iln~ 'Qr"~' ard ID 

strength in numbers and fed all pantes 

.... 1.11 be able 10 benefit tn' Ihls move 

Until next time: Be u~ion. bu) Ul'lion. 

ED\\AMD O. St'ARI(

(fomlCr bu.~IIIC'iS mann~c rlfina n tlnl o;ecretary): 

Vice Pres. Eu K oberin~ki (for. 

mer ~il.:e chRlr. Unit b): l reas, Edward 

Plumb (incumbent); Rcc. Sec. \V llync 

Giraudier (former chair, Unit 17), 

Elct'tt!d 10 the E"ccuth ~ Board liS the 

memher nt·large was Doug MorTISon 

(incumbent). 

Voter turnout was a lew, 49 pt:nxnt 

We had expected a larger turnout. 

gi\ cn the number of members running. 

fOT office and the major change.!> forth· 

coming al S(l~kPower. 

Those elected 'A il! haH: been $"'\)01 

in dunng Ibe Exea.liye Board mcctln,g 

In July, and the} look forward 10 the 

nexi lhree )eal'S. Congratulations to our 

newl\' elected officers. We also thank 

paSt officerS. and dU who ran for orflct 

for their hard lA'ork ilnd dtdicauon 

Our locars second Education Conference 

was held May 12-14. Like the 

fir:!jt conference. thl'> one ,",'as a huge 

success. Guest speakers included First 

District Int. Vice Pres. Ken 1. Woods: 

Kanssa Job{L'Q)n (Wastunglon 100ema· 

lIonal Energy Group); Ro~~r Shant· 

man (Prairie Coal): and Jack M~er 

(Sask.Power) The speahrs Informed 

our ml!:mbe:rs aboul the busin side of 

the electric utility industry and dlScussed 

(he upcoming changes in (he 

industr)'. ~ delegates left thc confer· 

ence v;uh nev; knO'!o'ledge aooul hov. 

the companies tber *orL. for will be 

operated in the future. 

Thanks to aU lhe ddegales for laking 

Ibe lime to ~mend. and thanks 10 tbe 

conference committee ror helping 10 

m.aJ,:e lhe e,'enl such a suCttSS.. 

We hope e\'e.ryone bas enjo)'ed a 

safe and happy summtr. 

GoRD LAVERDIERE. ASST. 8.\1. 

APPRENTICE 

AWARD 

L . 2685 (i&I.I)_ WI NNIPEG, MR 

Congratulations ,are: In order fOr Bro. 

Tim Senko"". ",bo \loBS named by the 

Manitoba Apprenticeship TfalOing 

Program as i13 lop graduatin.s. electriatl 

construction apprentic(" In 1~)9J The 

' fA TP saluled Tim OIl a eradw.tion ce.r 

("mony held at the legislati\'C Building 

on Frida). April 17. Local 2085 plesented 

Tim wilh an engra\'ed IBEW 

walch al Ihls ceremony_ Represtonta 

In'c:l'i o( \1anilooa mdUSII}'. communlt) 

colleges. organized labour aod the go"· 

ernm~nt ~ert! on hand for the presen· 

talions. 

Local 20S5 mourns the pamng of 

cbartoe r member Bro. An Cameron. a 

lonner bUSiness manager of our local 

lie p!l55Cd 3wa~ March 21 following an 

illness \10 ilh cancer Bro Camuon 

se .... ed our local as business 1'Il3nager 

from 1971

unit ~ m p l oyec:s wtre "n:classified " to 

fill positions In other classifications and 

lines of progression. We do expect Ihis 

lTend 10 continue. We now fa ce daily 

issues regard ing "contractor utilization'· 

d uring this lime. 

At Ihis wriling in June. fomla! contrac 

t negotia tions were scheduled to 

begin in late July or earl )' A ugust. 

Local 2337 has planned 10 eOm;entrate 

II signIficant amo unt of effort on the 

isslles of bentfits, ~spccially the fund· 

ing of the retirement plan. 

As a result of the widespread reduc· 

t ions in force ;m d employeeimemtw::T 

changes. the loca! will be seeking 10 

secure appropriate stewards for all bar· 

gaining unit groups. 

Bus, Mgr. Mike Speer has been 

involved in the legislative (lSpccts of 

-reliHI and wholesale v.hcding o f 

power" in the Siale Capitol, and he has 

worked on these issues in conjunction 

wi t h the Texas late Associal1on or 

EleC1rical Workers and the Texas AFL 

C IO. For additional infonnation memo 

bers may call the local. See rou &1 Ihe 

mettings, 

STEVE w. AlJ~""'IN. PRESJ ASST. H.M 

Brothers and Sisters, we 

want you to have your 

JOURN AL! When you have a 

change of address, please let 

us know. Be sure to include 

your old address and please 

don't forgello fill in L. U. and 

Card No. This information will 

be helpful in checking and 

keeping our records straight. 

If you have changed local 

unions, we must have 

numbers of both. 

Mail To: Address 

Change Depanment 

International Brotherhood 

of Eleclrical Workers 

" 25~'5th Street. N.W. 

Suite 903 

WaShington, D.C. 20005 

ADDRESS CHANGE? 

NAME 

NEW ADDRESS 

CITY STATE ZIP CODE 

PFI ESENT LOCAL UNION NUMBER 

cARDNuMaER ______ 7.7C7~~7C~~~~~~------------- 

(if unlmown, chtJck With local Union) 

CURRENTI. Y ON PENSKJN 0 

OLD ADDRESS 

soc. Sec. No. _____________________ _ 

(PleaSfJ afIiJf mailing labsl from mi1gazlne) 

CITY STATE liP CODE 

FORMER LOCAL UNON NUMBER ____________________________ _ 

Don" lorgel lo register to vote at your new address. 

INTERNATIONAL RE PRESENrmTlVE RETIRES 

Ricbard 

H. Mills 

I 

nlernalionai Representative Richard 

Haywood Mills announces his r e l i re~ 

ment from the IBEW effecti e Septem~ 

ber 1, 1995. 

Born in Camden, ew Jersey, Brother 

Mills began his service [ 0 [he I BE W in 

March 1960 in the Research and Eco~ 

nomics Department in the International 

Office. After a tour of duty in the U.S. 

Army: hc was assigned to the 1.0:$ Manufac 

lUring Departmem . where his duties 

included both servicing and organizing. 

On May I. 1966, he was appointed an 

l ntcmational Representative. 

While working in the Manufacturing 

D epartment. Brotner Mi lls has b een 

involved with negotiations at General 

Electric an d Westinghouse. Rockwell. 

Square D, Sylvania, and a va ri e ty of 

companies in the wire and cable industry. 

He participated in the chartering of 

EM-4 (Genera l Ca ble) and EM,S (Ge n- 

eral Electric). In 1965 he worked with 

the group wbich became the AFL~CIO 

Coordina ted Bargaining Committee of 

G e nera l Electric a nd Westingho use 

Unio ns (CBC). eventually serving as the 

group's treasurer. The eBC concept and 

struc tu re was la ter adopted by the 

!BE W and other companies. by other 

unions. and by the AFL ~ C IO 's InduSlrial 

nion Department (IU D) as an effecli 

e way of negotiating with multi-plant 

companies. He bas also served on the 

IU D's Committee to Preserve American 

ColorTY. 

Brother Mills gr aduated from the U ni ~ 

versity of Maryland with a Bachelor of 

cience degree. He and his wife. Barbara, 

have two grown sons. Scott and Steven. 

and three grandchildren. 

The Officers, members, and employees 

of [he tBE W wish Bro ther Mills all the 

be st as he begins his retirement. , 

tBEW JOURNAL/SEPTEMBER 1995 

A5

1994 Summary AnnuaJ Repor't for the National Electrical Benefit Fund 

This is a sununnry of tbe annual report 

for th e National Electrical Benefit 

Fund. number 53 -0181657. for the year 

ended December 3 1. J 99 -1. Tht: annual 

report has been filed with the Inte rnal 

Revenue Service. as required under the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ER ISA). 

Busic H nanclal lill(' ulcnl 

Benefits under the plan arc providt:d by 

a (rust Plan expcn:;cs \\ cre -3 .9 7.545. 

These expenses included $20.748.420 in 

ad ministrative expenses and $288239.125 

in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. 

A total o f 363.578 people were participants 

in or beneficiaries of th e. plan at 

the end of th e plan year. although not all or 

these people had yet earned the rigu! to 

receive bcncEils. 

The va lue oC plan aSSl!IS, after subtracting 

liabilities of the plan . was 

$4.823.085.465 as or December 31, 1994, 

compa re d to $4.988,682,237 as of January 

l. 1994. During the plan yea r the 

plan experienced a d ecrease in its net 

assets of 165.596.772. Thts decrease 

includes unrealized appreciation or depreciation 

in the value of plan assets: that is. 

tbe diffe rence between the value of the 

plan's asset at the end of the year and lhe 

value of the assets at the beginning of lhe 

year or the cost of ~l s"c l S; acquired during 

lhe year. The plan had tO lal meom\.· of 

$ 1-U.390.773. including employer contributions 

o f $201.684.5 16. losses of 

145337313 from the sale of asscl~. earning~ 

from irl\c~lD1c nts of 5.129.100. and 

oth...:rInCOlTIe of$I.914.470. 

'linimUlIl Vunding 8laudar ds 

An actUi.IfY·~ statement shows thal 

enougb money \\ a~ contributed to the plan 

to keep il funded in accordance wah the 

mintmum funding standards or ERI A. 

\0111' RI~I'S 10 t\ddil icuml infur maliull 

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the fu ll annu

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IDEW PENSION 

NATIONAL ELfOR'CAL 

Intematlonal 

BENEfIT fUND 

BENEffifUND 

Brotherhood of Number admitted to pen.ion lo.t month ~ 381 

Ilectrical 

Total number on pension 90633 

Workers 

Mn1 

Total pen.ion payment. lo.t month $ 5332,200 52 $ 2543339076 

Pension and 

Death Benefit Total pen.ion payment. lo.t 12 month. $ 63.7877096J $ 296 824 606.00 

PaYlllent Report Death benefit. paid lo.t month $ 1 403933 02 

June 1995 Death benefit. paid lo.t 12 month. $ 16248 31 975 

INrL REPRESENffiTIVE MOURNED 

John W. 

MitcheU 

4B 

The Brolherhood is saddened 

. lo announce th e deat h of 

Fourth Di strict Inle;:rn old. 

BrOll1er Milchcll was bo rn 

April 14. 1938. in Mal'S Lick. 

Ken lUck) lie wa') inll iated into 

Local 1>17. Cincinnati. Ohio. o n 

June 31. 1957. where he \o,.orked 

a, a lineman fo r the Cincinnat i 

Gu, & Elcclric Comp;:my. IJrothcr 

Mitchell !:ien 'cd os recording 

secre tary and huslnt.!ss manage r- 

financi:tl secretary of 

his local. and was also 

a member of the 

loca l' s Executive 

Board a nd Examining oard . 

\Vithin his local. he scl"\ed on th e 

I egOl iaung. By-Laws. SafelY. 

Building Fund. Picnic and Social 

Commillccs, 

On April I. 1976. BrOl hcr 

Mitchel l W3:) appointe d an 

In terna t ional Represenl3live 

and assigned to the Fourth DIStrict 

laft. Hi Pilrticipalion 

on labor-re la ted committees 

includt:d work. with the AFL 

C IO U nited Way Commillcc. 

the Cincinnati Labor-Ma nagem 

e nt Committee. and Ihe 

Nationa l Council on Alcoholi 

~ JIl. He wilS (lctive on th e 

Boone oun,y RClardcd Chil· 

dren's Association. From 1955 

10 1960. Brother Mil c h el l 

served in the U.S. Army and in 

the .S. Arm Reserves. He 

allcndcd Northe rn K entUCky 

laic ollege a nd Thomas 

More ollege. and he \Vas a n 

lwid SpOrISIlHIO. 

Surviving him a rc hi~ wifc. 

Barhara; nVC 0;.0 0 5. John Jr .. Jeffrey. 

Jason, Jared, and Joshua: 

and six grandchildren. The cntire 

Bro therhood, a nd his ma ny 

fri e nds, extend Ihe lr dcepesl 

symp:llhies to his fam ily. He will 

he grelllly missed. I. 

.BIW JOURNAL/SEPTEMBER 1995

A Real Voice on the Job 

Newt Gingrich aod 

others LO Coogress 

want to trample your 

democratic rights by letting 

employers control worker 

organizations. That way 

employers would be free to 

cut wages. slash benefit 

and reduce job safety and 

no one would be left to 

stand up for workers. 

H.R. 743, the so-called 

"TEAM Act.'· would let 

manage ment create phony 

unions and fak e employee 

committees. The bill would 

allow management to hand 

pick the leaders of these 

groups and then act as if 

these non-elected puppets 

were the voice of workers. 

Here is what you can 

do to stop this attack 

• 

on our UlllOn: 

* Register 

to Vote 

Today! 

* Call 

• 

m 

or Write your 

U.S. Representative 

and tell him or her 

to vote NO on 

H.R. 743! 

* Ask 

yom 

Local Union 

how you can 

get involved in 

IBEW-COPE! 

* VOTE 

mevery 

election! 

T1MI Men ami Women 01111. 

AA. -au -I..odIlllllIIe f\ghllor 

Amerlel's WorIIlnR miles

m EW JOllnwl 

1125-15Ih Slr"ol. ,W , 

Washi nglon , Dr 7 1111O ,~ 

I' r i lll~ ~1 illlhl.'lI.S,/\ , 

MAKf:S JOBS SAFER· MAKES WORKERS MORE PRODUCTIVE 

Fit the job to the ~=i 

person, not the ~ 

person to the job. ~ 

Design the job and 

the equipment to 

be user friendly. 

A Monthly 

IBEW Safety 

Reminder 

Work smarternot 

harder!

UfuOfthe - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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