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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD 

OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS 

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JOURNAL· JANUARY • 80 

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CHAR LES H. PILLARD, Editor 

Volume 79, No.1 January, 1980 

FEIlTLlIlES 

IBEW Well Represented at 13th Annual AFL·CIO 

General and Departmental Convention 3 

6th District Training Institute 10 

IBEW Local Union 1096 Representatives to Oversee 

New Training Program 11 

ISEW Bowling Tournament 18 

Official lBEW Ca lenda r for 1980 

Wi nd Chill Chart 

Inside Front Cover 

Back Cover 

DEPAIlTIIIIENTS 

Washington l abor Report 12 

Sa fety Tips 14 

Resea rch and Education 16 

With the Ladies 19 

l ocal Lines 20 

In Memoriam 63 

Reflections 

ON OUR COVER - The New 

Year is brought in in style with 

t he ringing of t he bells pict 

ured on t he f ront cover o f t his 

issue of t he Journal. Of special 

interest to union members in· 

side. t he various conventions 

of t he AFl ·CIQ are covered in 

photographs and stones. 

Inside Back Cover 

AFL.·CIO AND CL.C 

P~'NTED ON 

UNION ""AOE 

PAPI!:~ 

POSTMA"!R: Ch.no- 01 .dd .... u,d. on Fo.m 357i aho .. ld b ... nl 10 Inlom.llonll B.OI .... r1Iood 

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Meeting the 

Challenges of a 

New Decade 

" 'Fe in tlte IDEJJ7 joill the 

AFL-C IO in lVo rking against 

any plans or ecotlOttlic 

I)rograms that call Jor anything 

bllt lull cmploymcllt." 

EDITORIAL COMMENT 

Once again we are enlering into a time period of a new calendar year. 

One of the most interesting things aOOlll having a new year ushered 

in is the amount of speculation and predictions that come forth from 

many sources which forecast all sorts of events and happenings that 

supposedly will guide and shape o ur future destiny. One thing is sure 

regarding the prognostications about what has been written or said 

about the futu re of the AFL-CIO and its afliliales: the Federation wilt 

continue to expand its efforts and do everything possible in order 

to protect and improve the rights of a][ workers. 

The future aims and goals of the AFL-CIO for the coming years 

came out of its recent convention through resolutions adopted by the 

delegates representing the millions and millions of o rganized wo rkers in 

the Un ited States and Canada. The objectives that will be sought 

are to properly and adequately seek solutions to existing problems 

facing workers and to gear programs to face the trials and tribulations 

of new difficulties that arise. 

The challenges will no doubt be rel ated to those we have been facing 

down through the past years of the seventies. The issues we face in 

this new yea r are of grave concern because they have a direct bearing 

on the basics of lire that are so important to workers. Employment, 

food, housing and energy, all necessary to have, and what is most 

necessary. the opportunity to have them all. 

Certainly national problems concern organized labor, national and 

international crises do reach down and affecl the local level of life 

and labor is deeply concerned with those issues too. However, to 

working people, the bread and buller issues top the list. Gravest of all 

the conce rns affecting workers in the next yea rs is the outlook that 

unemployment will sharply increase and that certain policy makers sti ll 

advocate slowing down the economy by having unemployment as 

one way to curb inflation. 

We in the IB EW join the AFL-CIO in working against any plans or 

economic programs that ca ll for anything but full employment. 

lobs and more jobs are defini tely needed to bolster the economy. As 

part of the picture for our economic future we must look to wh at 

exten t controls will be placed on the exorbitant high interest rates that 

now exist and what we can do to help bring about more consumer 

protection. Medical costs and health insurance 100 arc of great concern. 

Rich people should not be the onl y ones who arc capable of having 

proper medical allention. 

Politically, the new ye,lr is most importa nt because it means 

organized labor win be called upon to protect its legislat ivc friends and 

will encounter some tough fights to defeat its enemies who would like 

to take control of Congress in order to weaken and destroy all labor 

laws on the books that protect the workers. Future collective bargaining 

rights must be protected. Unions must have the right to organize 

workers and to represent them without having the employers able to 

use illegal methods 10 overcome the in tent of the existing labor laws. 

Yes, the next year and those to follow will be a challenge to 

organized labor and as we enter the new decade, a new period of labor's 

history, I am certain that the IBEW will continue to be a leader in 

effectively working for all the aims and goals of organized labor. 

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BEW WELL REPRESENTED 

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AT 13TH ANNUAL 

AFL-CIO GENERAL AND 

DEPARTMENTAL CONVENTIONS 

AIlIBEW Branches Represented in Washington 

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• Unemployment, energy, inflation, 

human rights, social \\clfarc, new 

liadc policies. legislative programs and 

actions 10 bolster worker's rights and 

a'::lion programs to counter-act the onslaught 

of anti·union employers and 

Politicians who wish to destroy the 

Inlde labor movement were among the 

~y issues and themes of Ihe rcsol u 

(fons presented to and acted upon by 

the delegates to the J 31h AFl..-CIO 

6>nvenlion and various AFlrCIO de 

",rtmental conventions held in late 

November in Washington, D.C. The 

'.BEW was well represented at the 

conventions and look an active part 

on convention committees, in Executrvc 

Council session s and participated 

in the floor discussions thai took place 

in Ihe daily sessions. 

~ Witnessing an historic change in federation 

leadership, nearly 900 delegates 

representing 95 national and int~rnationa 

l unions. 9 departments. 51 

stale councils and 206 central bodies 

took action on 309 resolutions. 

The conventio n marked the last appearance 

of George Meany as AFL 

C IO president. After serving as the 

I+rst and only president of the federa 

(; on since its merger 24 years ago, 

President Meany, still keen of mind, 

was forced to retire because of a phys 

~ al condition of his hip. He was 

elected by the convention delegates to 

the first president emeritus of the 

*FL-CIO. Lane Kirkland, secretarytreasurer 

of the AFL-CIO for the past 

lilt) years was elected as the new AFL 

C IO president and Thomas Donahue, 

former assistant to Meany, was elected 

to replace Kirkland as secretary 

\II·easurer. Both new AFL-CIO leaders 

were elccted by acclamation of the 

convention. 

President Emeritus Meany said of 

sis successor, "Lane Kirkland has had 

a tremendous wealth of experience in 

the Irade union movement" and is a 

~all of "great integrity" who has the 

know-how and the motivation and 

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dedication for Ihe job of leading the 

AFL-CIO. 

In his acccptllnce speech the new 

AFL-CIO chieflain, Lane Kirkland, 

who is a member of the Masters, 

Mates and Pilots division of the I LA 

union, rel,lIed to the wonderful record 

and achievements of George Meany by 

saying, '" I cannot promise to match or 

even approximate the record of 

achievement of George Meany-but I 

am reassured by the certain knowledge 

th at neither could anyone else in our 

time." President of the United States 

Jimmy Carter also praised George 

Meany in his address to the delegates, 

as did all the congressional leaders 

who spoke at the convention. In their 

remarks President Carter and all the 

political leaders related to the energy 

crisis and the different views of the 

White House and Capitol I-lill, and 

the difference between the Democratic 

and the Republican parties on various 

labor mailers. Senator Robert 

Byrd, (D-W.Va.) and lIoward 11. 

Baker. (R-Tenn.) represented the 

Senate and Speaker Thomas '·Tip" 

O'Neill, Jr. (D-Mass.) and Represent 

ative John J. Rhodes (R-Ariz.), 

Ihe I-louse. Other speakers included 

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a member of the AFL·CIO Executive Coun· 

cil. served as secretary of the Committee 

on Constitution and is shown the 

Shown seated during t he 13th AFL·C tO Convention are the IBEW delegates and members 

representing state and central bodies. Leading the delegation were International Presi· 

dent Charles H. Pillard, left. and International Secretary Ralph A. Leigon, right. Seated, 

clockwise. are Mary Ann Gaul, L.U. 1944: Richard Stover. L.U. 124: Peter Puglia, 

RR S.T.C. 7; Jack McCorkle, L.U. 24; Spiro Apostotou, l .U. 743; Charles Hortln. 

L.U. 2262; Edward Welch, L.U. 567; Mike Morales, LU. 171 0: Duane Nordick. L.U. 1523: 

John Meaders,L.U. 111: IR George Knaly; IR Kim Parker: IR Robert McAtwee: Peter 

McManus, LU. 17; Chris Plunkett, L.U . 3; Norman Schwltalla, RR S.C. 16: Eugene Ruff, 

L.U. 379: Pat Damlana, Sr., LU. 363; Vice President 8. G. Williamson; and former 

International Treasurer Harry Van Arsdale, loU. 3 . 

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Secretary of Labor Ray Marsha ll , 

HEW Secretary Patricia Harris, Fraternal 

Delegates Lord All an of the 

British Trades Unions, W, C. Y. Me· 

Gregor representing the Canadian 

Labour Congress, NAACP Executive 

Director Benjamin Hooks, National 

Urban League Director Vernon Jordan, 

Wayne Horvitz, director of the 

Federal Mediation & Conci liation, and 

secretary-treasurer of Histadrut. Yeru- 

cham Meshc\. Other prominent trade 

unionists from foreign countries were 

introduced. 

The IBEW delegates were led by 

International Presi dent Charles H. 

Pillard, who was again elected 10 serve 

as an AFL-CIO Vice Presiden t and 

memher of the AFL-CIO Executive 

Council. International Secretary Ralph 

A. Leigon was an active participant 

in the conventions and was elected as 

a Vice President or Iht: AFL-CIQ.. 

Union Label and Service Trades Deparlment. 

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Th e following resolutio" 0 " George 

Meany was adopted by the J 3th A I· ~ 

CIO convention, NOli. 16, 1 979~ 

Washington, D.C. 

Wll ereas, Geor(:e Mean)" Ollr ,riemt, 

ollr leader, ollr brother, has diOSel! 

"ot to seek re-electiOIl as ,he presidelll 

olllle AFL-CIO aller 12 con- 

IBEW was represented from coast to coast. 

Shown during the Afl·CIO convention are 

delegates Mike Morales, business manager 

of LU. 1710, Los Angeles, California, and 

Edward Welch, business manager of L.U. 

567, Portland. Maine. 

Shown representing the tBEW at the 13th AFl·CtO Convention are seated c1ockwis\. 

George McNabb, LU. 725; Eugene Ruff, loU. 379; Norman Schwitalla, RR S. C. 16; 

John Meaders, loU. 111;Ouane Nordick, loU. 1523; Edward Welch, loU. 567; Charle~ 

Homn, loU. 2262; and Spiro Apostolou, loU. 743. 

This photograph taken at the 13th AFl-CtO Convention records the address to the delegates by President of t he United States Jimmy 

Carter, who pledged his support to the programs of the AFl·CtO re ga rding inflation, energy, and employment. Seated at the feft ~ 

the podium is Thomas Oonahue, who was elected AFl-CtO Secretary-Treasurer, and to the right is George Meany, retiring presiden~ 

of the AFl·CfO, U.S. labor Secretary Ray Mar5half, and l ane Kirkland, who was elected t o head the AFl·CIO. 

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seclltire lerms as lire head of the larg 

~st nationa f trade IInion center jll the 

free world; and 

" Whereas, it was George MeallY',f 

l';sioll that brollght about the merger 

..Jllal crea/eli this organizolion of Iree 

,:workillg mef' and women in 1955 ami 

his determination thai III/ited liS ill 

"spirit as well os ill name; and 

Wh ereas, George MeallY, Iliroll8" 

his lailll in the labor mOl'ement, his 

commitmelZl 10 its IIlgllest ideals, lIis 

dedication to achic1'illg ilS goals, his 

willingness to gi\'e all his energ)' and 

wisdom 10 promoling the imerests of 

working people, has set (I ,Handard of 

cOllduct by which trade III/ionisis shall 

measure therl/selves and Iheir fUfIlre 

leaders; and 

Wh ereas, George MeallY'S .ftrOllg 

l'oice has always bee" raised 011 behalf 

of workers; in support of his CO/ltl/ry; 

ill pl/rsujl of freedom, democracy and 

dignilY for all people; in defense 0/ the 

oppressed yearning for freedom and in 

condemnation of the oppressors for 

their inlumllmity; and 

Whereas, George Meany has always 

displayed ill(! col/rage so a/ten lacking 

in political leaders, the plain-spoken 

honesty IIIIllsllal in Ihis time, the compassion 

for OIhers that typifies the 

trade Illlioll mo\'emem, the leadership 

President Charles H, Pillard 

.t::onvention matters with newly-elected 

Treasurer Thomas H, Donahue. 

is shown 

AFl·CIO 

discussing 

SecretaI)" 

Standing is lane Kirkland, newly-elected president of the AFl· 

CIO, accepting the gavel of leadership from George Meany, who 

had served the AFl·cro as its president since its formation in 

1955. The Federation elected Brother Meany as its first president 

emeritus at the 13th Convention, 

During the conventcon. many resolutions and amended resolutions were presented to the floor l or diSCUSSion and considerat ion by 

' he delegates. Shown standing al the podium on the reft is International President Charles H. Pillard, along With Afl·CIO President 

lane Kirkland, listening to floor discussion from a delegate standing in the foreground . 

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59th AFL-CIO 

METAL 

TRADES 

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to insist upon Ille righ, (but sometimes 

unpopular) positions lesser men avoid 

ill pllrmit 0/ popularity; and 

Whereas, by word, deed and personal 

example George M eallY has re~ 

hi/arced those ,'alues so impo rtoflt (0 

a free and democratic society-honesty. 

love of family , God and country. 

CJnd Jif/gle-",l"ded dl!volioll to dllty; 

a"d 

Whereas, those who are privileged 

/0 have personally known and worked 

lI'ilh him-as well as countless millions 

0/ workus at home and abroad 

who never mel him bllt II'ho also considered 

George M eallY their feaderhave 

been enriched by his leadership. 

encouraged by his optimism, buoyed 

ill limes of trouble by his streng,h and 

\\,Qrmct/ by 'ris humor and C(lmpOfsion. 

"rere/ore be it 

Resolved thar 'he J 31h COlISlilulional 

Convem;on of 'he AFL-CIO 

Pictured are the IBEW delegates to the AFl·CIO Metal Trades Department Conventiorf; 

nght to left at the front table, President Charles H. Pillard; IR George Knaly; Harvey 

Fryer, LU. 702; Thomas Sweeney, L.U. 595; J. D. Dixon, L.U. 2113; and C. F. Grimes, 

loU. 733. Second row, right to left, are AI Graham, IBEW, Panama Canal; Robert Cope, 

loU. 2293; IR Robert McAlwee; and Chris Plunkett, L.U.3. .... 

Shown delivering his report to the AFL·CIO Metal Trades Department Convention is Departmental President Paul Burnsky. Seated 

the dlas, are the vice presidenlS and executive council meml>e.s of the Department. rifth from the right is President Ch 3rla, 

Pillard. 

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MARITIME 

TRADES 

DEPARTMENT 

Convention 

International President Charles H. Pillard 

'Hi shown at the Maritime Trades Depart· 

ment Convention of the AFl·CIO at a floor 

microphone, speaki ng in favor of the re so· 

" ution supporting nUClear energy. 

exttmds /0 George MeallY ilS IIcart/ell 

appreciation for his leadership, its love 

alld respect and its sincerest best 

lI'ishes tor (I fong and happy lite; ami 

be it further 

R esoh -cd 111m, for 'he reasol/s aloTl'~ 

said, 'his com'cmioll holds inadequate 

for, and inapplicable to, George 

Meally 'hat portioll 0/ Article V, Sec· 

(ioll 9 of the COnstilUlioll eS/ab/ishing 

'he amOUII/ 01 the 0""1101 cOlll/Jensalion 

10 be paid to a presidcllt emeritus; 

,ltat it declares George M eollY 10 be 

presitlMI emeritlls 0/ the jederalioll 

lor ,he period 0/ his natural life. lind 

il determines that George Meany be 

compensated as presidem £'fllerilflS by 

(he federatioll jor life. ill all (lmllwl 

0"'011111, payable weekly. eqllal to 

either the highest ammol salary received 

by him as president of the fed. 

era/iOIl or thereafter paid 10 a succeed· 

;118 president, whichever is grcater, 

logelher with such olher perqu/Sllt.'s 

mill bellefits appropriate to his status 

as presidem emerillls, and be it finally 

R esolved Ihat Ihi.~ resolution be 

made part of the permanem records 

of the AFlrClO and that a suitably 

engrossed copy be presellled to 

George Meany, lI'ilh the warmest 

tlrallks of tile grateful labor movemelll 

he served so fOllg, lI'ilh hOllor and dis· 

IllIctioll. 

-,,·,.om ,'FUIO p,.t'S;llenl I.ellle 

K irk/muf , lI(lIIrf'U 10 ,he jeduulitH" 

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Full Ahead 

What hOllor can approach that of 

being lIominated by George MeallY to 

Ihe office lhat he has filled so completl'iy 

alld etlhanced so nobly, for so 

mallY fruitflll years? 

LBEW delegates are pictured at the foreground table at t he biennial convention of the AFl ·CIO Maritime Trades Department . Pictured 

left to right, are IR Ted Moseley: AI Graham, Panama Canal: Franz Glen, loU. 6, Wade Sheriff, Jr., loU. 26: Rick Diegel, loU. 278: 

i R George Knaly; and President Cha rles H. Pillard . 

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SERVICE TRADES 

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Only olle-fllM ""/rich )'0 11 lral'l! iI/51 

Kinm me; the vote of con{idell(:c of 

the (incst body of men ami womell 

that call be auembletl ill this or allY 

other land, the ,ldegates /() a collvcntion 

oj the AFL-CIO. 

I am deeply consciollS 0/, bill comfortable 

wit'" tile respollsibilif)' tlrat 

{lows from Ihis occasion. I COllllot 

promise to march. or evell approximate, 

lire record of achievemcnt 0/ 

George Meally-bill I am reassured 

by tire certai" knowfedgf' lIwI neither 

could anyone else ill ollr lime. I call 

promise tlUlI I will gil'l! yOIl and the 

cause we share aff thaI l 'I'c got. 

IVhatevtr capacities I can claim 

'.eN! have beel! enriched by close associatiml 

not ollly with George M eany 

hilt mallY othl'r great {igures of tile 

labor movemellt; SOnll' 10llg gOlleolhers 

happily still all the scene. 

Those associations (lml thm 10llg e.tperiellce 

have tallght me tJwt flO flU/t 

Ier how complex or cOlllrol'ersitl1 

others may fi nd all iHllt', the proper 

COllrse 01 oClion beco /1ll'J simple, easy 

(lnd clear ollce YOIl have {If/jwcreJ tlwl 

first necessary question: which side 

are YOIl on? As president 01 the II FL 

CIO, I tell yOIl now 111m J am 01/ our 

side-first. last and alway.v. 

I take slu'cial /laI C 01 your injunctioll 

to explore anew Ihe aUiliatioll 01 

those organi1.Otiollf flail' all/side ollr 

ranks. and J propose to do so, Wilhill 

the terms 01 that resoilltioll. 1 say 1I0W 

to those 1\'110 stand olllJide that J "Q\'e 

too high a regard for the caliber 01 

their leadership to beline Ihal Ihey 

can really be gOI'emed by petty pt'rsonal 

or peclllliary ('onsideratiotlf, or 

allciefll {md ledious gll{dges. 

I remiml them that tlley call ;'Idllfge 

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ill t/rc luxury 01 solitary seif-rt'gan/ 

arid tIll' nrrmimlai fowning attention 

0/ opportllnists-political ami otlter ... 

wise-ollly becallse of th e continIlC(? 

slrengtl! (lIIfJ vigor of tltis celllral /ederatiOll, 

II'llicli tllriw.'s de,fpile till' ab! 

sellce of ,IIdr contribw ioll to tile eom ~ 

mall weal. 

Tlleir IJfide lind pelf {Io II Ot eqllal 

II'hal thl'y are mlssillg. bectw,le- lf; 

borro\\' jro/ll Ille New York er's at: 

leged I'h'w oj the 1I'0r/(/-eI'erytltlllR, 

o/ltside the A FL-CIO really is /loba:. 

ken. t" 

AU lilll/Crs belollg ill 'he chllreh: all 

citi:,clls owe jealty to tlteir COlli/try: aU 

wnrkl'f.f belollg ill 'he IllliOIlS of tlte;,.. 

trade or illt/lulry; alld all true ImiOTiS 

be/oTig jll the America" Federation 0; 

Labor and Congress of Industrial 

Orgalliwlions. 

Tltis AFL-CJO is tlte steward of the: 

Many important issues and resolutions were discussed at the AFL·CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department Convention ie 

support of the union label. union service!>, and union shop card programs. !BEW delegates to the convention, left 10 right, are W, G... 

Denton, L.U . 295; Peter Lombardozzi, L.U. 532; International Secretary Ralph A. Lelion, who was elected as a vice president of the 

Department; Arthur Perry, Jr., L.U, 827; International President Charles H. Pillard; and IR Charles Walker. .. 

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·common good of tile trade union 

mOI'f!T1l1mt. I ts defegates dislifl from 

'lilt! namral conflicting passions and 

'Prejudices 0/ workers at large the best 

and most generOIlS impulses and qualiries 

0/ American labor, You have 

.,",oven that lime and again. 

II is a high privilege to be onl! 0/ 

J.his band 01 brothers and sislers, and • 

./0 t(lke Ol'er the WDICh, in your sen ';ce, 

And flQW I declare the speed and 

Course: Full ahead. Steady as she goes! 

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tee on Resol utions and other convention 

committees, the delegates ap 

.proved 122 resolutions, a rcaffirma 

'tion of AFL-CIO policies across the 

--broad spectrum of labor's interests. 

Deali ng with issues close to the 

daily headlines. the convention called 

l or a strong windfall profi ts tax on oil 

companies an d urged the Presidcn t to 

'yeto anything less. It voiced its sup- 

,port of the President's action on Iran 

in light of the seizure of American 

Itostagcs and called for worldwide ef· 

forts to stop the Holocaust·like 

Iragedy in Cambodia and speed ship- 

ment and dist ribution of relief supplies 

fO millions facing hunger and death . 

.." The convcntion pledged new efforts 

tp expose and counter the professional 

union-busters and the companies that 

e mploy them in adopting a series of 

resol utions on o rganizing and related 

Neas . 

• It called for trade and economic 

/i:Plieics that would hall the destruc· 

lion o f American jobs and erosion of 

Hie nation's industrial base and proposed 

a detailed program for fighting 

lJlflation and recession. 

~ The dangers of corporate concentration, 

the need for financial instituiton 

reform, implementation of the 

I.lumphrey·J-lawkins Full Employment 

Act, measures to deal with plant closings 

and relocations and the continuing 

and insistent need for tax justice 

and tax reform were all dealt with. 

In a wide-ranging resolution on 

labor and the world, the convention 

reaflirmed AFL·CIO policy that 

hum an rights must be the heart of 

American foreign policy and stressed 

the need for a strong and secure defense. 

The del ega tes heard firs t-hand of 

the struggle for human freedom and 

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Shown is an overall view of the delegates who attended the AFl·CIO Professiona l 

Employees Department Convention. The IBEW was represented by President Charles H. 

Pillard and.Jack Kal n, director of IBEW Broadcasting and Recording Department. 

IBEW COPE Presentation 

Ourlng the AFl·CIO Convention, local 26, Washin[rton, D.C., presented a check to 

national IBEW·COPE in the amount of $5.081.00. loU, 26, for the second consecutive 

year, has had a 100 percent voluntary COPE contribution, Pict ured. left to right, are Presl· 

dent Charles H. Pillard, International Secretary Ralph A. lelgon. receiving the check from 

Harry Carter, LU. 26 president. Looking on are Walter Shoemaker, Jr., loU. 27 financial 

secretary; and Fourth District Vice President B. G. Williamson. 

Jolluary, 1910 I 9

slxTHT'-al· nl· ng' : 

DISTRICT • • ~ : 

Institute ' 

A three-day institute was held 011 the 

School for Workers at the University 

of Wisconsin in Madison from September 

9 through September 12. 1979. 

inlcrn:lIionai Vice President James P. 

Conway sponsored the institute. The 

program was designed by Sixth District 

I BEW personnel wilh the cooperation 

of the University. 

The program was designed for stewards, 

chief slcwan.Js, amI local union 

leaders in the everyday handling of 

disputes. The program focused on 

recognizing a grievance, use of the 

This local union team prepares a grievance 

for presentation at one of the sessions. 

grievance procedure, collecting information, 

preparing the grievance, writing 

the grievance. and presenting the 

grievance. In addition, films and materials 

were used to aid those in auendance. 

These films and materials will 

also be lL.

, 

LOCAL UNION 1096 

REPRESENTATIVES 

To OVERSEE 

NEW TRAINING PROGRAM 

• 

.. The Specialty Metals Division 

(SMD) of Westinghouse in Blairsville, 

iPennsylvania is putting the finishing 

rouchcs on an important new training 

program that will payoff in a big way 

(or participating employees and the 

Pivision in the years ahead. 

It's the Maintenance Training Program, 

slated to gel underway before 

i)le end of the year. 

The program will qualify particijJanls 

fOf journeyman status as pipefitters, 

millwrights. or electricians de 

'jtending on which craft training they 

pursuc and succcssfully complclc. 

Training in thosc crafls will be comprehc!.sivc, 

wi th special emphasis on 

skills and lechniques needed to perform 

' maintcnance tasks in SM D. 

A six-member committee of SM D 

management people and IB EW Local 

1096 represe ntatives will oversee the 

entirc training program, which meets 

the Standards of Apprenticeship and 

has been registered with both the Pennsylvania 

Apprenticeship and Training 

Council and lhe U.S. Departmenl of 

Labor. 

Serving on thc eommillee are union 

appointees Jack Ropp, Nelson Gundy, 

and Joe Kabnla and management appointees 

Ben Baklarz, John Carrera, 

and John Catanese. All arc involved in 

maintenance functions and will share 

Ihe responsibililY of monitoring 

trainees' progress and providing guidance 

or a s~ i s lance as needed. Also 

providing key support in the overall 

administration of the Iraining program 

is Barry Adams, a professional employee 

in Works Engineering. 

- Seated at the table, lett to right, are John 

'Catenese, an electrical and works engineer 

and member of Union Management· 

'Maintenance Trai ning Program; Earl Lloyd, 

a representative of the Apprenticeship 

and Training from the U.S. Department 

of Labor; Edward NadJI, apprentice 

for electrician; Wilbur Cessna, apprentice 

for pipefitter; Nelson Gundy, IBEW 

member and union representat ive on 

Union Management Council. Standing, 

left to right, are Ben Baklal'%, Manager of 

Works Engineering and a member of 

,. the Union Management Council; Barry 

Adams, industrial engineer and supervisor 

~ of records for the Maintenance Training 

Program; Joseph Kurnocik, apprentice 

for millwright; Will iam Petro, apprentice 

~ for millwright; Donald Ankney, apprentice 

"'for millwright; Robert Borland, apprentice 

for electrician; John Carrerra, supervisor 

"'of maintenance; Robert Jeffrey, president 

of ISEW Local 1096: and Joseph Kabala, 

IBEW member and union representative 

on Union Management Council. 

Seated at the table, left to right. are Ben 

Baklarz. manager of works engineering; 

John Catanese. electrical and works 

engineer and member of Union 

Management·Maintenance Training 

Program; Edward Nad]i, apprent1ce for 

electrician; Wilbur Cessna, apprent ice for 

pipefitter; Nelson Gundy, ISEW member 

and union representative on Union 

Ma nagement Council. Standing, left to 

right, are Joseph Ku rnOClk, apprentice for 

millwright: Donald Ankney, apprentice 

for millwright; Robert Borland, apprent ice 

for electrician: John Carrerra, supervisor 

of maintenance: Robert Jeffrey, president 

01 IBEW Local 1096; and Joseph Kabala, 

ISEW member and union representative 

on Union Management Council. 

Ja nua,y, 1980 I 11

Washington Labor Report 

• 

• 

, 

Ten COPE Area Conferences are 

scheduled for 1980, beginning Jan· 

ua ry 18-19 in New Orleans. 

The conferences will focus on the 

theme " Fight for Your Union." They 

will deal in detail with the political 

assault against workers and their 

unions by the fast.proliferating corporate, 

trade association and right 

wing political committees which, 

among them, are expected to have a 

$100 million compaign war·chest 

for anli·worker, anti·union candi · 

dates. 

A new COPE film on check·off of 

voluntary political contributions by 

members will be shown, and COPE's 

registration, eduCCllion and get·outthe·yote 

programs will be discussed. 

"Fight for Your Union" COPE Conference Theme 

Members of Congress will address 

each of the confe rences. 

Con ferences and states repre· 

sented follows: 

New Orleans, La ., Fairmont Hotel, 

Jan. 18· 19-Arkansas, Louisiana , 

Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, 

Texas. 

Atlanla, Ga., Hyatt Regency, Feb. 

12· 13-Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 

Kentucky, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, Tennessee. 

Washington, D,C" Sheraton Washirrglo,), 

Feb, 29-Mareh I-Delaware, 

Maryland-D.C" Pennsylvania, Vir· 

ginia, West Virginia. 

Portland, Ore., Portland Hilton. 

March 1l· 12-Alaska, Hawaii, Idahn, 

Montana, Oregon, Washington. 

Los Angeles, Calif" The Biltmore, 

March 14·15-Arizona, CalifornIa, 

Nevada, 

Denver, Colo., Oenver HilIon, 

March 18· 19- Colorado, Kansas, 

New Mexico, UtClh, Wyoming. 

Dearborn , Mich" Hyatt Regency 

Dearborn , March 24·25-lllinois, 

Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, 

Minneapolis, Minn., Radisson 

Downtown, March 28·29-lowa, 

Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota , 

South Dakota , Wisconsin. 

New York, N.Y., The Biltmore. 

April 12-New Jersey, New York. 

80ston, Mass" Boston Park Plaza , 

March 12· 13-Connecticul, Maine, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 

Rhode Island, Vermont. 

, NEWS RELEASE FROM VETERANS ' ADMINISTRATION RETRACTS ARTICLE APPEARING IN 

DECEMBER 1979 IBEW JOURNAL 

• u.s. t axpayers cont inue to carry the bur den of a hoax perpetr ated for years 

• concerning dividends on Veterans Administration insurance policies . Thousands 

0f 

4 veterans have been led to believe that they are entitled to an insurance 

dIvidend on their World War II GI insurance . VA is receiving thousands of telephone 

• calls and letters weekly from World War II veterans and others who have been 

deceived into expecting dividends on Gl insurance they allowed to lapse years ago . 

~ The manpower and postage required to respond t o these inqUiries is exorbitant • 

• The only dividend that the VA pays is on policies that a re still in force from 

Worl d War II and Korea , S. W. Melidoslan, director of the VA Center in Philadelphia 

4 expl ains . He said that the ho ax crops up each year when officia l-looking 

. application forms, complete with a n address where they a r e to be ma iled, 

mysteriously appear in various part s of the country. As a result, Melidosian 

said , news stories and reprints of the phony application are appearing in such 

· publications as those put out by unions, company personnel offices and Some 

·vet erans' publications . VA has been paying a n annual dividend on thos e pOlicies 

.. still in force. This i s customarily announced at the beginning of each yea r and i s 

usually paid aut omatically on the anniversary dote of the policy. Thus, the 

~director i s quick to point out, there is no need for a veteran to make a ny contact 

with VA about this pa yment. The Philadelphia VA Cen t er , whe re the insurance 

aoperations are handled, has been r eceiving between 200 and 400 letters a day, and 

~ bec au s e each has to be acknowledged the cos t is staggering to the government 

and t axpayer because of man hours and mailing costs involved . The hoax has been 

-viSible s ince 1948 , but the director said the bogus applica tion may have surfaced 

~ a fter a special dividend was paid in 1950 and 1951 . All payments under that 

program , however, were ended by an act of Congress in 1970. The annual dividend 

paid on policies in force announced at the s t art of each yea r may be another 

~re ason tha t the hoax surfaced, he said. No application is necessary to collect 

this dividend. 

(COntilllll.'t/ jrol/l paNt' 17) 

had contact from time to tlllle during 

... that period with his local union about the 

employment situation, that could help 

establish [h is point. II could also prove 

'advantageous to Ihe worker if he could 

"poinl out variou'i faclors that cau5cd him 

to beheve th at hi~ employment :11 the job 

~ ite away from home was always con 

...I;idered by him and perhaps the employer 

as being somewhal temporary in nature. 

In other words. were there layoffs from 

'time 10 time or job cur la ilmen l ~ or :lny 

Other previOUSly-mentioned factON pr('~ent 

rekvant 10 [his job? 

"'!' Oth('r informatIon that could pro\c 

J lseful would be that "hich would illustrate 

that lOU "ere some" hili aCli\'cly 

involved in community affairs. voted in 

Tocal elections. aucnded local union mect· 

i l1g~. clc. in the locality of your ta'l. 

.!!ome .. Datil such a.~ that should clearly 

cslablish your tiC to your ta'l. home. 

Recordk«ping 

It is extremely imponant to maintain 

~ record of travel and other e .'l.pen~es in 

~urred in connection wilh employment . 

y ou should endeavor 10 document at or 

nca r the timc Ihe expenditure takcs place. 

a-hi~ practice lends ilself to accurate ac· 

counting. Records for substantiation be· 

come even more crucial when one opts 

10 elaim Ihe actual expenses incurred 

rather th ::1n the mi lellge standard given for 

automobIle transportallon co ..". Needless 

10 say. should onc's ta'l. return be 

ch'lllcnged by the I RS and shou ld thilt 

person desire to prove his case, it would 

be imperalive f(lr thai person to have 

c ~ t,LbllshcJ elear documentation of the 

('srcn!>cs cbimed, If your tax relurn i~ 

challenged b)' IRS. you should become 

r.lnlili!!r \\I[h IR S income 1.1:( alldll proced 

ure and income tax appeal procedure . 

In ~11Jl1. you should keep a record of 

the dates of )our Iravel and Ihe :lmOUl1t~ 

of expenJi l llrc~ cxperienccd Oil Ih o~e 

dale\ in a timclr fashion. R eceipt~ for 

e\pendilLlrcs InClirred "hlle "Clrking 

awa\' from home ~hoilld be mallll:lined 

along with )Ollf Dlher record .. of c\· 

pense

l 

------s-~-FE-TY--T-IP-S-------· 

for you and your family 

WOOD AND COAL BURNING HEATING STOVES • 

The u.s. Consumer Product Safety 

Commiuion estimates that there were 

900 burn injuries treated in hospital 

emerge ncy rooms last year involving 

wood and coal burning heali ng ~IOYCS 

nod free stlmding fireplaces. 

T o (/I'oid fires (1m/ (lccidellllli /11lllry 

w lll'1I IISill1: wcxxJ allfl coal bl/millf,! 

StOI"t!s. il if imporlum to install litem 

propufy and kup pall/lllobll' nhwrtf 

Q1'I'4Y Irom ,h,.m. 

CPSC case histories show [he following 

accidents involving Sloves: 

MR. BARKER INSTALUm A 

STOVEBOARD H E T HOUGHT TO 

DE NONFLAMMABLE AGA INST 

T HE WALL, ABOUT 14 INC IIKS 

BEl-liN)) HIS WOOD BURN ING 

STOVE. AI-IER H E NOllCE!) TIlE 

WAtL WAS GI:.TfING HOT. T IIAT 

NIGIIT, liE A WOKE TO SMOKE 

ANU SAW THAT T il E S1'OY":. 

80ARI) WAS BULG ING AND 

GLOWING RED. liE TH REW IT 

OUTSID E IN TIME TO ":SCAI' '': 

INJ URY. 

A 65-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IMD 

OPENED THE DOOR OF IIER 

WOOl> HURNING srOVE TO ADI> 

WOOl> TO T HE I-IR E Wil EN 

I ~ LAM FS IGNITJ.:(> H ER N IGIIT 

GOWN_ SHE DI ED FROM TI l E 

BURNS SHE RECEIV ..:D_ 

THIN KI 'G TI-IAT THE FIRE IN 

illS HOMEMADE WOOD BURN 

ING STOVE HAD GONE OlIT, 18- 

YEA R-OLD HANK THREW GASO 

LINE ON THE NEW WOOl> TO 

II ELP LIG HT IT. A SPARK I' ROM 

WITIIIN THE STOVE IM MED 

IATELY IGNITE» THE CASO 

U NE AND ITS VA I)()R, WIIICIl 

FLASHED BACK TO HANK'S 

JACKI:.I_ HANK SPENT A MONTH 

IN TIl E HOS PITAL WITJ-I SE\' ..:Rt: 

BURNS TO HIS CHEST, NECK, 

H AN I>S, A"'D FACE. 

These IIccidents illustrate some of the 

following causes o f IIccidental injury a~ 

socill ted with wood lind COllI burning 

Slaves: 

I , S t OVf~S (Illd flues C(I n become I'Xtremely 

hOi and start {ires 0 11 adjactnt 

walls, floors (Inti flirn islJings, 

The National Fire Protection Association 

recommends kceping a 

3-foot clearance on 311 sides of 

stoves, Fireproof materials should 

also be placed undernetllh stoves 

:.nd on nr:.rhy walls, 

2, COII/aci lI'ilh Ih(' flame or hOI 51/rface 

area- Your clothing can ignite 

from the name and cause 

SC\'cre burns. Falling 3gainst or 

touching Ihe outer surface can also 

cause burn Injuries, 

3. Using f/amllwblt' fiqllil/S to stelrt or 

"slokt" (I fire-Flammahle liquid~ 

such as gasoline must not be used 

or stored in any room where there 

IS an open flame , Flammable 

vapors can travel long distances 

across the noor of a room and ignite 

if they reach a name. 

4. Carbon Aftmoxidt' poisolling 

Burning ruc1~ can prOOuce deadl)' 

quantl !l e~ of earhon monoxide. 

You need adequale fre sh air when 

you use s IO\' e~ to avoid Ihis hazard. 

If is e ~ pecial1y important to 

see that the heater b ilJ~talleJ 

properly, and that the flue, connected 

according 10 local building 

codes. i~ cleaned frequently. 

T he U,S. COMuIller Product Sa fety 

Commission offers the following suggc~tions 

for the sele(·tion, in ~ t allation. ~afc 

use, 3nd maintenance of v.ood and coal 

hurning heating sloves: 

",lrClion 

- Before }OU buy. asl your local 

bUilding IIlspector or fire department 

for any requirements for heating 

stoves. 

- Look for a Stove thai has been ap· 

proved hy a nation:tlly recognlud 

testing agency. 

- Buy a sto\'e that can he vented 10 

the outside. Be :tv.are that an older 

stove may be accidentally cracked, 

allowing deadly quanti ties of carbon 

monoxide to escape. 

- Heating equipment for mobile 

homes should be selected with special 

care. Only equipment listed by 

a nationally recognized agency for 

usc in mobi le homes should be used. 

Check With your bui ld ing inspector 

for these requirements, 

Installation 

The stove should be installed by a 

qualified pc~n. If )'ou musl install 

it yourself, fi rst cheek with your 

local huilding cOOc onicials or lire 

marshul for install :.rinn req uirif. 

men ts and recommendations. AI ~o. 

carefully read the manu facturcr's 

installation direclion~ . 

- Somc local gO\'crnmenls require t h ~ 

hu)'crs of wood burning SIO\'CS g~ 

a permll to install them. Officials 

mUSI he allowed to inspect th' 

~toves for safety aft er installation, 

- To prevent overheating and isni tioli 

of floors and wall coverinss, the 

Slo\e should be placed on a brickplatform. 

fireproof stovehoard, 0 ' 

other noncombustible materials. at 

least 36 inches from side v.alls (uOr 

Icss specifically advised otherwise in 

the mllnuf:.cturer's instructions for 

a product thai has been approved 

by a nationa lly recognized lestin~ 

agency). If you need 10 inslall a 

sto\e closer 10 the wall, see ),Olll' 

huilding code onidal fur lillJ~ r.l 

fireproofing to be installed on 

nearby walls. .. 

- Don't put a stove ncar dtllpcs, 

furniture. or other nammahlc rn a" 

terials or nea r traffic lanes, 

- Don't usc II pipe labeled "vent" as t, 

chimney since it cOIn get very he: 

(",ent pipes arc only a single thick· 

ness of metal). Use instead an alrlo 

masonry Chimney or one certified 

by a nallonally recognized tcstinf 

agency as an "all-fucl" chimney ( iI's 

douhle insulated or tri ple wallcd, ail 

cooled) . 

Tu relK)rt a product hazard or II ~j 

prod uci-relll!ed injury, write to the 

U.s. Consumer Product Safety 

CO lll m~ jon, Wash ington. D.C. 

20207. In Ihe continental Unit ed 

Siaies. call the toll-free hotline: J 

800-638-2666. M llr)land residents 

j 

only, call 800·492-2937. Thr ttltt)'/lt' 

/lvl/irlc for Ihe .ft!af is 800· 

638-2690. M aryland residems only. 

call 800-492-2938. Tht TTY op· 

trUll'S from 8:]0 a,m , to 5:00 p.m. 

EST. 

14 I IIEW J.w ...... 1

• U .. 

- Keep a window slightly open when 

you usc a heal ing stove to provide 

enough oxygen for proper combuslion 

and 10 prevent carbon monoxide 

poisoning. 

- Keep kind ling, drapes, newspapers 

:r.nd other fl ammable materials away 

fro m Ihe stove. 

-Use the proper fuel: 

.. To prevent overheating, don', use 

coal in a wood burning stove. 

.. .. To prevent explosions. don', use 

flammable liquids on a wood or 

coal fi re. 

t 

To avoid cnrhon monoxide ancl 

other poisonous gases, don', use 

charcoal or other fuels not intended 

for these stoves. 

- Keep children away from sloves because 

they cnn be burned simply by 

touching Ihc hal surface. 

-Keep the siove door closed or use a 

metal screen while the fire is burning 

10 keep sparks from flying. 

- Don', store or usc gasoline or other 

flammable liquids in the same room 

with the stove. Never usc any of 

these to start a fire . 

- Try to kcep a fire at a moderate 

heat, neither too cool nor too hal. If 

the fire is too low, flammable ~ases 

may explode when the door is 

opencd. and residue, such as creosote 

may build up in the chimney 

causing a fire. Tn addition, a 'ow 

name may cause moisture to condense 

in the flue and lead to corrosion 

of metal parts. 

- A glowing red stovepipe is dangerous! 

Nevcr stoke up the lire so hOI 

that it changcs the color of the 

stovepipe. Cool the fire quickly by 

closing the Slove's dampers lind partially 

closing the stovepipe damper. 

If that doesn't cool it fasl enough, 

put a few shovels full of cool ashes 

on top of the burning wood or coal. 

-Use chimney guards since squi rrels 

and birds' nests can stop up chimneys. 

-Make sure :lll the wood used is dry. 

Oreen wood e:ln cause corrosive 

and/ or fl ammable deposits to form 

in the stove and flue which can deteriorate 

the metal . 

... - Don't dispose: of paper. polystyrene, 

or trash by burning them in the 

stove. 

-Don·! transfcr ashes from the stove 

to a cardboard box, Hot ashes may 

be "live" for more than 24 hours 

and can clluse delayed fires. Place 

ashes in metal containerJ only and 

dispose of when cool. 

- Don't hang clothes near the stove to 

dry since they may catch fire . 

I\hiitltcnance 

- Have heating stoves inspected once 

a year to insure that all linings and 

chim neys are intact, and thllt the 

stove is properly adjusted and clean. 

Keep the chimney free of soot and 

blockage and have it inspected and 

cleaned al least once a year. 

--Check SIOvcS for accidental cracks 

or faulty legs and hinges. 

- Re place loose or missing guards, 

and defective parts of the stove and 

chimney. 

- Keep on hand a fire ulingui5her 

that is suitable for wood or coal 

fires. 

Safety Council Honors President Pillard 

National Safety Council's Labor Conference recognizes International President Charles 

H. Pillard for his dIstinguished service to safety at its October 13, 1979 Chicago meeting. 

Inlernlitionlil Vietl Pnlsident Jallltl$ P. Conway accepts the award on his behalf from 

Conference Chairman Joseph Leonard while Charles H. Tupper, dIrector, IBEW Safety 

Department, looks on. 

Railroad Council Implements COPE Checkoff 

IBEW Railroad System Council 20 signs an agreement with Santa Fe Railroad for 

Implementing voluntary paYTolI contributions to the IBEW Committee on Political Education. 

Contributions are to be deducted from members' pay once a month. Seated 

left are Arthu r J. Cunningham, general chai rman, System Council 20; C. H. Herrington, 

manager, labor Relations, Santa Fe Raitroad; standing left: Peter Pesole, dIrector, RegIon 

I AFL·CIO. COPE: and l. L. Berkshire, assistant manager, Labor Relations, Santa Fe . 

.$aIlUO OY, 1910 I 15

DEPAFlTIVIERIT OF 

RESEAFlcl-ll=lND 

EDLlcFlTIORI 

Personal Tax: 

Payments· 

($-Billion) 

Corporate Tax 

Liability· 

($-Billion) 

ECONOMY INDICATORS 

$ 282.2 $ 267.1 $ 244.6 

$ 94.6 $ 88.2 $ 87.5 

Employment·Related Travel 

and Transportation Expenses 

Real Per Capita 

I 

" 

$4,487 $4,510 $4,461 

• Su~onall, .dJu~ted 

SOURCE: U.S. Oep3rtment o f Commerce 

• Most of us look upon Ihc beginning of tI 

new year as a joyous occasion and rightly 

so. Bu t we have also become conditioned 

10 recognize thaI as Ihc first of Ihc year 

approaches. so does income lax lime. The 

task of reporting our income and deduclible 

expenses can pro\'c to be not only a 

frustrating one but also very costly if 

mistakes afC made in filing onc's income 

lax return. Therefore, it is extremely 

important 10 be aware of Ihc variou~ lules 

and requirements thai could impact on 

}'our lax. 

DcduclilJlc E !l:pc nses 

Travel and transportation expenses incurred 

in connection with employment. 

under certam conditions, are considered 

as tax deductible expenses. IRS categorizes 

travel expenses as those expenses 

which lire ordinary and necessary e.~· 

penses incurred in traveling away from 

home in pursuit of employment. Deductible 

travel expenses include but arc not 

limited to: air. rail, and bus fares; operation 

and maintenance of your automobile. 

meals and lodging (when you are employed 

away from home); cleaning and 

laundry expen~es: telephone expenses; 

etc. T hese expen~es must arise from duties 

thai require you to travcl or live lcmporMily 

at some place other than your 

principal or regular area of work. 

According to IRS, you arc traveling 

away from home if your duties require 

you to be away from the general area of 

your tax home for a period substantially 

tonger than an ordinnry day's work allJ, 

during time off, it is reasonable for you 

to need and to get sleep or rest to meet 

the demands of you r employment. You 

need not be away from your lax home 

for the entire 24-hour day or from du~k 

10 dawn so long as your relief from the 

job during your absence is a sulliClent 

period of time in which to get necessary 

sleep or rest. Do not confuse travel expenses 

with transportation expenses. 

which wi ll be discussed subsequently. 

Tnx Home 

Generally, your tax home is you r 

principal or regular place of employment, 

regardless of where you maintain your 

family residence. Gcographically, the entire 

city or general area in which your 

employment is located is your (ax home. 

For example, for a construction worker 

his tax home would be considered the 

normal or regular job market area in 

which hI; works. It is ~igllificant to note 

what constitutes your tax home because 

it is those expenses which you incur wh ile 

away from ynur tilll hnme in the course 

of your employment that arc considered 

deductible expenses. 

Ttmporllry Assignment 

Although you regularly work within 

the city or general area of your residence 

you may find it necessary, at times, to 

become employed at distant places from 

which it is not practical to return to your 

tax home at the end of each day's work. 

IRS contends that if your work away 

from your regular job area is strictly 

temporary (that is, if its tennination can 

be forcs!;!;n within a fixed and reasonable 

short period), your tall home does nOl 

change, and you lire considered to be 

(IW,'y from homc for the cntire period of 

such employment. IRS construes temporary 

to generally be a work assignment 

of less than one year. This does 

not mean that the Job Itself must be 

completed within a 12-month period, but 

that the work assignment for the worker 

would generally be less than a year. 

While IRS applies rather limited and 

ineqllitable criteria to defining temporary 

employment, it should be poi nted out 

that the various COllrts have not always 

agreed to IRS' interpretation. In fact, 

there have been situations involving construction 

workers' having periods of I; HIployment 

considerobly longer than a year 

who, because o f various ci rcumstances 

pertai ning to their emplnyment , have had 

courts rule in the ir favor in detennining 

that such em ployment was tempora ry. 

Additional comments will be mnde in thi\ 

article later on temporary work assign;.. 

ments. 

T ransportatio n Expenses 

T ransportation expenses include thtcost 

of travel by air, rail, bus, taxi, etc. 

and the cost o f operating and maintainins.. 

your automobile, but nOI the cost o~ 

meals and lorlging. Hence, from these 

IRS ca tegory descri ptions of travel ex; 

penses and transportation expenses. we 

can sec that the laller category applies 

strictly to the expenses experienced in 

getting to and from a job. 

If you have: n temporary or minor 

a~~igllmelll beyond the general aren o[ 

your tax home. and return home each. 

evening, you can deduct the expenses on 

the daily round-nip transportation. Ho""," 

ever. if you receive an allowance or 

reimbursement from your employer fof 

such expensC$, you must take the amount 

received into considerallon In determinin( 

what portion of the expenses incurred i$ 

deductible. 

A standard mileage rate of 18.5 cen5.f; 

a mile for the first 15,000 miles of business 

use each year and 10 cents a mile' 

for each succeeding mile of business usc 

annually may be used by an individua,l 

instead of actual operating and fixed ex; 

penses and depreciation in determining 

the deductihle costs of operating a p~ 

enger car (including a pickup or panel 

truck). The standard mileage rate may 

be used even if the reimbursement for 

expenses is less than the amount computed 

using the standard mi leage rate: 

Obviously. you ca n elaim the actual 

transportation expenses related to yOl~ 

employment should you elect that option 

but be sure to keep documentation of 

~uch ellpcnses. IRS says that you must 

maintain adequate records 10 establish 

the actual business m ileage you d rov~ 

your car and that estimates arc not 

acceptable. 

16 I IHEW Jo ... nal

, 

-, 

OCTOBER, 1979 

REVISED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN WAGE 

, AND CLERICAL WORKERS 

UNITED STATES CITY AVERAGE 

SOURCf, u.s. DEPARIMENT Of LAWR BUREAU Of LAlOR STATISTICS 

• Manlh Yea, C .. ",bin"t , 

REFERENCE BASf, U.S. AVERAGE 1967 = 100 

.... Honin, Upkeep 'alion Co •• 

Apparel 

All I'em, r.an.po._ M.eI, ... 1 

• 

Octo ber 1979 225.6 238.3 237.7 170.8 2234 2472 

September 1979 223.7 237.3 234.5 169.3 222.4 244.7 

August 1979 221..5 236.5 231.5 166.2 220.7 242.6 

July 1979 219.4 237.1 228.4 164.5 217.8 240.5 

June 1979 216.9 235.4 225.5 165.3 213.7 238.2 

May 1979 214.3 234.3 222.3 165.7 208.6 236.3 

Aprit 1979 211 .8 232.7 219.7 165.4 203.7 235.2 

Oc:tober 1978 200.7 216.7 209.1 163.6 190.3 224.9 

October 1977 184.5 

October 1976 173.3 

OCTober 1975 164.6 

October 1974 153.0 

- October 1973 136.6 

"l NOl(, Co .......... P,;" Ind ... '0. oU h ..... ,,,,,eol'" 1.9 indu po;n" d ... ing the po.t mon'h, 01 

0.'%. Th" equolled 0" onn .. ol '01, of in"eoM of 9 6% (12 X 0 BJ. Th, ,.."eo,. i" CPI 

dU';"g th, PO" ~'o. woo 2".9 po;"" 0' n " 'K. 

P, •• ent 1 .... eo .. belwee" two do'e' ;•• 01 ... loted by ... blrO("ling 'he ind, . n ..... be. for the 

eo,lie, do" 1'0'" thot 101 'he lote, dOl, "nd di"leIi"g !h, ..... It by Ihe 'nd.. "umbe, fo, 

I .... eo,/i., dot •. Ihen ",.. ltip/yi"l1 by 100. 

.. EXAMPlE, fo, Ihe pe.jod of OcIObe. 1918 10 Octobe. 1919 22.5.6 _ 700.1 = 2" 9 ind .. poinl.; 

'''.9 d,,,,ded by 200.7 = .12" X 100 = 12 ,,'" 

Prepo,.d by, o.po.'_'" 01 Re .. o«h o"d Edu.,,!"'''' I.B. E.W. No ........... 1979 

, 

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• 

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0 

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - CANADIAN AVERAGE 

SOURCE, STATISTICS CANADA 

OCTOBER, 1979 

1971 = 100 

I"d.~ 

Heolth & 1''''0' 

Dote AU Ite"" T.o",po.· 'e...."o/ I", .. & 

Mo",h y~, 

COfflbi...d ,.... Hou,;ng C/olhi,," ,,,Iio.. Co .. Reodi"g 

OClober 1979 195.9 240,4 190. 1 166.5 183. 1 185.2 163.0 

September 1979 194.5 238.8 188.7 164.9 181.6 184.5 161.1 

August 1979 192.8 238.4 187.0 160.5 179.3 183.9 160.9 

July 1979 192.1 140.0 186.1 158.3 178.3 181.8 159.5 

June 1979 190.6 235.9 185.3 158.5 176.2 180.1 158.4 

May 1979 189.7 234.8 184.2 157,4 176.3 179.5 156.9 

April 1979 187.9 233.5 183.7 156.4 173.1 178.3 154.0 

OClober 1978 179.3 214. 1 178.6 150. 1 IM.5 169.4 151 .3 

October 1977 165.0 

October 1976 151.7 

October 1975 142.8 

October 1974 129.1 

October 1973 1157 

NOtE, Co....do'. Co,,"' ..... Price I .. d •• 10' oil il ..... iftC.eo .. d I." ind •• polnh du.ing Ihe 10.1 

month o. 0.7"'. "'i. equolled on .. nn .. ol .Ole of i .. ",eo .. 01 8 . '1'0 (1 2 X 0.7). The 1,0< ...... 

d ... lng !tie poll .,.eo. wo. 16.6 p"' .... Or 9 3% 

P .."n' .ho"lIe "'Iw.." IWO d .. le. i. ,ok.. lol,d by ... bt,octing Ih, index ....... b •• fo, ,h. 

...,Ii•• "'.. t. 1,0'" Ihol for the lote, dote o .. d di"iding the .e",1t by th. ind ...... mbe. 1o. 

,h....,11•• d"'e. 'he" ..... hlpl,lnll by 100. 

~ EXAMPlf, F .., th. p .. iod of Octobe, 1978 10 Octob .. 1979, 19.5.9 - 179.3 = 16.6 h,d .. poln .., 

16.6 d''''d.d by 179.3 = .CWl X 100 = 9.3%. 

Prepo .. d by. D.po.t .... nl 01 R ... o.eh o .. d Educolio ... I.B.~.W. Nov.mber. 1979 

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Naturt Or Construction Employmt nl 

For tht most pari, construction workers 

find employment in the general area 

in ",hich they maintain their normal 

residence; howe .. er. from time to lime. 

they are required to travel substantial 

di s tance ~ to job sites and to work aW3y 

from their normal t3X residence 3nd job 

market. Oftentimes. the particular job or 

project they arc employed on will have 

3 period of duration well in exeess of a 

}-ear. Con~equently. there are times when 

construction workers will 31so work berond 

a period of a year on these jobs. 

Ne\·erthe!ess. bcc3use of the various uncertainties 

auendant to the nature of 

construction work and even though these 

jobs Illa)' last for a period longer than a 

year. Ihey arc still viewed by construclion 

'o'or"en ,IS a temporary assignment. 

Even 'o'hen conslruction projects may 

last for four. five. or mOle years. they do 

not provide construction workers job 

sec unly simply because these jobs do 

not provide for lasting employment. 

f\l crreover. construction workers' emplo)nlcnt 

on such projects is subjcct to 

termination ut various stages during the 

con~ tni c i ion process. On some of these 

job~. there arc delays in conslruction that 

rcsult from periods of inclement "'cather. 

matenal shortages. insufficient constructIon 

funds. en .. ironmental problems. government 

contract cancellations. ete. that 

can. without being foreseen. result in 

termmalion o f employment for construelion 

worJ..er~ on these projects. Because 

of Ihe

, 

IBEW BOWLING TOURNAMENT" 

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS 

It sta rted thirty-five years ago with just a phone call. 

It is known as the lBEW Bowling Tournament. 

The tournament originated in 51. louis, Missouri, in 

January, 1945, when the late International President, 

E. J. Brown, who happened to be in St. l ouis, learned 

that the 51. louis Contractors Association was sponsoring 

a twelve team league made up of members of 

local Union 1. President Brown, aware of the fact that 

the Milwaukee Contractors Association was also sponsoring 

a league, suggested a match between the two 

cities. Arrangements were made that matched the 

three top teams of each ci ty in a three game match. 

Each team bowled at home and scores were relayed 

by telephone. 

The 5t. louis team won and was awarnp.n the President's 

Trophy donated by President Brown. 

5ince that time, the tournament has been open to all 

local unions. It has visi ted twenty-three cities in fourteen 

statt:s and the District of Columbia. It has traveled 

from Michigan to Florida, New York to California, and 

many points in-between. Participation has grown from 

the original six teams to as many as 284 teams. This 

year, the 36th Annual IBEW Bowling Tournament returns 

to the home of its originator, St. l ouis, Missouri. 

Since its ancient beginning, bowling has grown to 

become the largest family participation sport in the 

world. This growth was due largely to the creation of 

the American Bowling Congress (ABC), for men, the 

Women's International Bowling Congress (WlBC), for 

women, and the American junior Bowling Congress 

(AjBC), for the youth. last season, ABC registered more 

than 4.5 mill ion, WIBC over 4.2 million, and AJBC over 

820,000 members. To Signify this growth, ABC is constructing 

a Iiall of rame, located in 5t. louis, financed 

entirely with contributions from its members. 

Hosts for the IBEW Bowling Tournament are chosen 

from local unions submitting bids approved by their 

memberships. 1 he bids are voted on at (he annualtcam 

caplain's meeting and awarded to a host local. The 

tournament is held over a three-day weekend designated 

by the host local. The festivities begin on Frid ay 

with registration and a hospitality night. Bowling takes 

36th Annual IBEW 

Bowling Tournament 

in SI. Louis June 13-14-15 

place on Sa turday and Sunday. On Saturday night, 

bowlers and their families arc provided a delicious, 

banquet and delightful floor show. The host local, 

arranges hotel accommodations, the banquet and floor 

show, reserves the bowling lanes, and schedules Ih(.& 

bowlers. This information, along with a Bowling Entry .. 

Form, is mailed to members interested in participating. 

To aid the host local in its prcpMJlion, an International 

Committee was formed. Comprised of Past-" 

Tournament Chairmen, this committee provides in: 

formation and practical knowledge to host locals. 1f1 

1976, an International Chairman was elected to promote 

the tournament and provide locals interested in" 

hosting the Tournament with the written informati on 

to submit a bid. 

The tournament provides members an opportunity to. 

travel. Parlicipants have enjoyed the Florida sun on the 

beaches of Miami, visited Churchill Downs in louis"'" 

ville, competed against the "One Arm Bandits" in I il~ 

Vegas, vacationed in Disneyland in Santa Ana, toured 

the Nation's Capital during the Bicentennial in 1976, 

and loved in Niagara Falls near Buffalo. Many members· 

have tumcd the tournament into memorable three-day" 

vacations. 

The tournament also promotes fierce competition 

between hundreds of bowlers from different parts of 

the country. Members can tes t their skills against other 

bowlers on neutral lanes. This is a handicap lourna- 

ment, so everyone is competitive. Prize money and 

trophies are awarded including the coveted President's 

Trophy for the Best Team Score. When a local accom- 

plishes that feat three times, the President's Trophy is 

retained by them permanently. Th is is not an easy ta sk~ 

It has only been done five timps in the history of thotournament. 

This year's tournament hosted by local 1, 51. louis .. 

will be held June 13-15, 1980. Entry forms must be. 

"ldiled by March 31, 1980. All members of the lBEW 

are invited to participate and join in the objectives of 

the lBEW Bowling Tournament; to cultivate a feeling_ 

of friendship and brotherhood between our members 

and their families, and to enjoy the pleasures of 

competition in bowling. - 

Ken Hunt 

International Bowling Chairman 

~ 

local 26 Washington, D.C. 

ENTRY DEADLINE DATE: 

MIDNIGHT MARCH 31ST, 

• 

Mail your requ est to: 

ELECTRICAL WORKERS 

LOCAL NO.1 

5850 ELIZABETH AVENUE. ST. LOUI S, MO. 63110 • 3 14 /6 4 7-59 00 _ 

18 I IIEW Joutngl

: WIT'" T"'E LI=IDIES 

.----------------------------------- 

• 

The Joy of Indoor Gardening 

• 

Indoor garden ing, whether it's ntising 

houseplants for fun or growing 

· tomatoes and green peppers to cat, has 

~ become extremely popular in the J(lst 

several years. Pl ants arc available in all 

-" sizes and in all price ranges just about 

· everywhere one looks-supermarkets, 

drug stores, bazaars, an d even the five 

and-dime store. 

Almost eve ryone, alone lime or an 

~ other, has had some Iype of plant 

_srowing indoors, whether they've received 

it as a gift or bought it for 

. Ihcmselvcs. No doubt there have been 

many successes in getting these plants 

• to grow and nourish; bUI just as often 

• there are failures, 100. How rnllny 

limes have you heard someone say, '" 

- must have a brown thumb; I kilt every 

plant I touch?" 

Therc's anothcr type of indoor 

- gardening that's been around for quite 

some time and can substantially in- 

· crease the win-loss score of any indoor 

_ gardener. It's water gardening. Also 

called hydroculture or hyclronics, water 

llardcning involves growing plants with 

.out dirt. The idea of growing plants in 

watcr gocs back about 300 years to :1 11 

Engl ish botanist namcd John Wood- 

"' ward. Hc tried the idea of growing 

'plants in water while doing experiments 

~to (.Iiscove r how they receive their 

nutrients. 

Depending on how involved you 

would like to become with a water 

_ garden, you can spend anywhere from 

- five minutes per week on maintaining 

it to hours if you're Ihe type of person 

- Ihat likes to dote on your plants or 

~ talk to them. 

To get sln rted, the basic requi rements 

are qui te simple. You'll need 

~plants (or plant clippings) and any 

container that holds water. Note, how 

...,ever, that contai ners made of copper, 

brass, or lead should be avoided as 

.... they generate harmful chemic'lls when 

interacting with water, 

There are literally thousands of 

• vessels th at can be used, whether th ey 

are clear, opaque, plastic, or cemmic. 

This is a real opportunity to display 

interesting vases, jars, pitchers, 

bottles, or some of those antiques that 

have been in the closet. Look through 

cupboards, in the basement, or in the 

attic wi th your water planl display 

in mind, The search may yield some 

very interesting containers. Out when 

selecting your favorile containers, be 

sure to include some glass ones, as it 

is just as interesting to watch the rootS 

form ' and develop as the leaves and 

stems. Certain rootlets arc pale t;lI1, 

others pure white, and some dark 

brown. They grow in interesting shapes 

and p;lIterns and may get as big as the 

planl itself. 

Maintenance of the garden can be 

as easy o r as time-consuming as you 

want it to be. 

Probably the most critical part of Ihe 

gardening is the water. Tap w:lIer 

usually works fine as long us it is not 

heavily alkaline or acidic. If you know 

it is one of these extremes, you can 

easily corrcct the problem. To a ga llon 

of very alkaline water, add u few drops 

of vinegar; or to very acidic water, add 

a fcw drops of a sol ution of bicarbonate 

soda. R:lin water and snow are 

excellent so urces of water as they arc 

much purer than the water from the 

kitchen tap. Remember that a large 

amount of snow melts down into a 

small amount of water. 

When refilling your containers once 

a week or so, be certain that the water 

that's poured into the vessels isn't icy 

cold or extremely hOI, as this can 

dam;lge the roots. It isn't necessary to 

completely change the water in a container 

unless it begins to show signs of 

algae growt h or stagnation. In th:1I 

event, just sc rub out the container, 

rinse, and refill with water. 

Water ga rdcns may be grown on a 

windowsill with a number of containers 

toget her, or spread singly through thc 

house; one on a shel f, one on thc 

kitchen si ll , and, of course, some in the 

bathroom. If they are on a shelf across 

the window, the light can shine through 

the glass cont;l iners and highlight the 

rools. Water gardens arc also tremendous 

for centerpiece decorations. 

Before a dinner party or luncheon, go 

to your containers, choose several different 

types of pl ants and arrange them 

together in a container, add a few 

colorful marbles or pebbles in the bottom 

.md fill with water. 

By its nature, a water gardcn may 

also become a friendship garden. 

Friends with ivy, philodendren, or 

coleus might like to share a spray or 

two and thus you may acquire a lot of 

your material at little or no cost. 

Water gardening can also yield beautiful 

flowers thaI you wouldn't normally 

see at this lime of year. Spring 

bulbs, like narcissus, hyacinth, crocus, 

and lily of the valley, grow in water. By 

bringing these bulbs indoors, and following 

the directions on the box, you 

will make the bulb "think" it is March 

or April in January or February. The 

flowers will enhance the room and add 

:1 fragrance to your home that's usually 

not found in the winter mOl1lhs. 

Another way to enjoy flowers in your 

home in the winter is to bring in a few 

branches of ;J pussy willow or forsythia 

Iree. Pl ace them in a container of 

wilter and have spring in your home 

well ahead of time. They can also add 

color when placed among your other 

plants. 

In Europe, water gardening is already 

a very popular hobby; probably 

as popular as regular potted-plan I 

gardening is in Ihis country. Some 

slores even specialize in glass and ccramic 

containers strictly for hydroculture. 

These usually consist of fancy 

outer pOlS and inner containers of 

gl ass. 

Water g;lrdening is certainly a delightful 

and easy way to grow and 

display indoor plants; it's rela tively inexpensive, 

carefree, and creative. Although 

it won't yield a bushel of cucumbers 

or a barrel of apples, il can 

be a fUll hobby fo r people of all ages. 

Give it a try! 

Janua

LaCflL LII\IES 

Attention 

Press Secretaries 

AU letters concerning Christmas parties must be In 

Journal office on or before February 15, 1980. 

Christmas reports received after that date will not be 

printed. Than k you for your cooperation. 

local 1 Hold s Rome 

For Re lief C omm jll ~e 

I_V. I, ST. LO UIS. MO.-The draw;n, of lhe 

"Jlunlcr. 51'«.",.1" n.mc: tickets benditin, 1..0

If you look lime 10 read Ihrough Ihal list of 

names you mi&hl Ihink It ~t ranle that 01M' of 

lhe apprcnlices goes by the narTK' of Mory. 

o Stranae prrhaps, but then if you WII! rcmcmber 

• a few ycars ago, Johnny Cuh lold us Dbout a 

boy named Suc. 

.... But alas, upon a scruliniution of the accom· 

panying pholographs one di'ICovers Ihat this auy 

~ is 1'101 D IUY at all, but a 119 11 

Mary Doyle dotS in faci btar the distinclion 

of beinl the one and only distaff rmmber of 

~ Local 16, 

MDry isn'l the firsl woman that has ~cn In 

j our apprenticeship pro,ram, but $he is Ihe first 

to Ilicit wIth il Ihis lOll&- The others quit for a 

,. variely of reasons.. OIM' 131 quit afler three 

weeks becaU5e she couldn'\ f\'member which end 

- of a scrcwdrivcr 10 PUI in the slol. Another fell 

by Ihe WlIysidc when she found out thai \My 

dl dn'\ mpke 1001 pouches bll enoulh to Dccom· 

• modate her makcup. Nobody .aid thM it WDJ 

• ,oil'll to ~ tasy. 

I don't know M~r y personally. but jUdging 

. from .. II reports that filter down to me, il lICems 

that she truly enjoys hu wOIk and is doing II 

fine job. I believc thai thi~ is one ga! who, two 

~ years hence, will not only lilY claim 10 bein, the 

first femple member of Local 16, bUI will also 

become our /irsl journeyman inside wirewomnn, 

I can vh'idly rermmber a few short years ago 

• when Loeal 16 firsl found out thM it was loing 

to have to offer job opportunities 10 me:mbers of 

.. Ihe Opposite K.I. Thll ne:., e:rC:Dted I grtal 

amounl of ",rmoil wilhin the membenhip, No 

1 01M' could imagine: that 1.01;.1 16, • male !>ution 

for some 7S ye:ars, had succumbed 10 $h3ven 

lep Ind Jl3ntyhost. 

• BUI, IS uluM!y is the ea.se with adverse Ie· 

action, the passin, of lime brings wilh il • 

• mellowing of harsh fce:lings. What was once the 

main top;'; of converslIlKm on the job SItes now 

~ lakes a bad: Kat 10 the hashin, o,'er of the 

weekend fOOl ball games. 

T he times. lhey are I changin', and failule to 

'CCt-pl some of those chanles will relelale us 10 

• the statu! of the diflOJ,;luls. And we .11 know 

whal became: of Ihem, don', we1 

SltV!! IIfNNII'IO, r.s 

Jobs Scheduled to Begin; 

~ Progress Meeting in Detroit 

· I •. U. 17, Dt;TROIT, MICII.-Winler is :llmost 

upon U5 ugain and our work piclllfe ha~ begun 

10 change. Our commercial contraclors nrc 

... bclinningto wind down sevenl jobs which have 

~ kept our mcmbc",' work ina OVCI the put Ie"emf 

months. Some of the mOlc able·bodied of the 

commercial me n Dre swinging over to the over· 

"'hcld conllllct unlil wOlk on the commcrcial 

larce:ment pic.ks up Ipin. There arc. couple of 

- jobs scheduled to begin .ftcr lhe first of the: 

yur, which may PUI 50mtl of the commercial 

men bact to "olk early in the sprina. 

The put few m(lnliu hlvc bten extrcmely 

- busy in our jurisdiction, We have recently 

settled the Clly of WYlndolle contract .nd 

_ Dchie"ed several new condilions on this Ilrcement. 

One of Ihe most lillnlficant is the roll,in 

~ of the COSI of living to lhe ba!ie wage. This is 

an important step forward bccuuj.C percentage 

il\Crea~ from now on will reRect Ihe hiaher 

base crcaled by Ihis roll· in. T he 6-17·UTT con· 

-tracl was recently negoliated and includes the 

· hightSl dollllr value leulemcnt in the hiSiory of 

this particular conlrnct. The 6.17.A (Overhelld) 

_ contraci IS now unde:r nelOliallonl and we have 

hi,h hopd of making impOrtanl improvemenls 

... 01'1 Ihlll eonlract. In Idd,lion to 6-17·A, our 

nc,ollations with lhe Thumb Electric Co-op nrc 

also under way. T he enlile contract is open Ihis 

ynr Ind while tht'$C nelotiations are histork:llIy 

,. dlflicult, we look forward to lClveul imporlant 

• changes in Ihe basic :l1,ecment. 

In addition to the items already mentioned, 

I,ish Night 

hl. h NI~h l 'us ~"onso . ~d by Lo ... ls n I nd 58 ", 

Inlroh. Ml' h, Sh" .. n I .e Inl ~.nw!lon~ 1 "I.. I'nol· 

denl ~nd 1\1 ... bnl" C"n"'ay dWlld"l 10 ti,. "Wild 

I.hh No ..... t .1It dan •• h.d .1 I.onl 11', haU r". 

Ih. d'''lIal.~ 01 Ih .. Sblh UISI.ld "r"Rr..' Me .. UnK, 

Sho" ..... m .. mbu~ 01 th. otall . , I ....... 11 ,,1\0 

"0'"'''' b •• d I" ... kt .M p."y ujot. "I", 

we havc had several events of special si,nilkam:c 

at our local. We ha"e kickcd off the Appr~n\lce 

Tr311'111'1, plogram fnr our tree t.immers and 3re 

upectill& ,reat thin;s from this more form.afll.ed 

Iraininl. We had • relirement pally for one of 

our me:m~rs. Do ...... ld MeL.ughlll'l. I longtime 

member of thit local and an old and dear friend. 

001'1 is npecially well remcmbered by lhe apprtnlict'!i. 

Many ne:w IlI'Itnlen \lamed under him 

while he was a member of the Joinl Allllrentice. 

$hip and T raininll CommIttee. Also, Ihe South. 

eastern Michillnn Eleclric Associatiull held II 

formal dinner · d;ln~e 

at the Roosterl811 Re~tau. 

rIInt, one of the more fall10us nightclubs in 

Ddroit, 10 celt'brate the tOOth nnni'ers:uy of 

the lighl bulb. T his event "'as wdl nllended by 

a de:lelation flom Local 17 which included 

I'rnidt'nt Russe:1I lI ubblc, Busll'leu Manaller 

" eltT J. McManus . • nd se:,"e:ral membcrs of Ihe 

E.J.ecuti,·c Board and Iheir wi"fs. We " 'ere 

apetially pkasrd 10 be imroduccd 10 tht areat. 

,TIlnddaughler of Thomas A. Fdl!;on. 

The most UClllng C'o'e:nt of the leeent pall 

.... as the IDnJI·IWllitcd relurn of Ihe !)'~Ih DIStrict 

Plo.,-CSS Meelin, 10 lhe Dc:lron arca, The ItlC'CI· 

in, W31 wcllallended .nd offered an oppOt!unlty 

for many of Ihe dlStrict'I officus .nd business 

manaacrs 10 meet .. ilh the ncw ::'I~th DlSlrlCl 

Vice President, James Conway. The meetinll 

wn a vcat tflumph and S(" 'crlll of , he e:venls 

hosted by Ihls local and our sistcr Local S8 

were an unqualified success. " Iflsh Ni,ht" at 

Local 11'1 hall. co-hosted by Locul S8 lind 

Local 17, was the hilhhjlht of the entertainment 

for the delcllates 10 Ihe Pro,ress MC'tI;nl. Any. 

one: who saw Vice I'residt'm Conway . nd Ilusi. 

ness Manaler I'eter J. Mcl\lanus danein, Ihe 

Iruh jl, lO,clhu ...·ould surely aaree Ihal lhe 

llbalions and music loosened everyone up. We 

want 10 lake this oppottunity 10 IlUbllCly thank 

Business I\13n3gcI Dan Diamond and Ihe staff 

at Local S8 for their drorts in iMurinl Ihe 

succe:ss of the Irish Nlghl party. 

Among th e other pro/cc" provided for th e use: 

(H" emenainment of Ihe ddcplCli was .1'1 infol· 

matlon table at the r~ slT .. ion desk which many 

vlSilors Ind deleples look advanlDge of, Ind 

tours of the Henry FOld Muse:um and Green· 

Ileld Village. Bolh Loc.ls J7 and 58 look 

forward 10 lhe swifl re!Urn of the Prolrcss 

Metting to our jurisd;';lions. 

Alwly. rtmembcr that the oldest lineman in 

your Jurisdiclion may not have bten lhe flUiest 

man on the property, but he wu probably the 

safcst. 

See you ne:Jt month! 

Graduotion Exercises Held 

For 92 Apprentices 

I..U. 26. W ASIIINCTON, D.C..---- Ninety·lwo 

Brothers lraduated from our Dpprentic~hip 

prol,am at Iraduation CJercises held at the 

Shortham Americana !lotel on Friday, Novem. 

ber 2. We congratulate tht$!: IIrolhers and wish 

them well in Iheir ,prccrs as journeymen, 

or Ipecial note in this cluss, the rollowing 

Urothers had pelfCCI ol1cndnncc during the 

entile four·year program; Urothers Paul Abbol1, 

Dc~tcr Aird. Steven Collins, I)cnnis Guque, 

Konald Ilarris, Larry Jones, Michael Shoemaker, 

and William Whil1. 

IJ rOlhcl1I Koben Agamcnnonc. Phillip Ander· 

~n. Malk Gales, James lIumphrey. Mitchell 

Lock, Michael Lynch, Larry Miler. and Glry 

Koche had only one absence during the four 

years. 

Blother Richard M. Donaldson, the dau 

$pokuman, had an impressive Ill+ aveu,e over 

Ihe four years. and he deli"ered a most IMpirational 

tilt to all ",'ho allended. 

Lut year, our local staned a scholarship 

p'Ojlram for any child or ,randchild of I mel'll· 

ber in good standing for the past live years. 

We .re now acceplin, al'plicalions for this 

year'. scholarship, Last year's winner is currently 

in hIS second scmCSler at Virginia Poly. 

technIC In51nule .nd State University II Blactsbu,a. 

Vir,lnia. 

We lie proud 10 announce: that Brother Larry 

Greenhill has come on bo:

Father-Son Team 

R' O~ htt Chullt Md •• ~ l hlhl , r1~IU , . nd _, Rr o th ~ , 

.:I ... ~ , Md ...... hlln. ar, hoth ~")Ion .. t mbf! .. o' 

1.0(".1 " , 8 .. lak>. N.V. 

The Pension Fund i5 also in ,re:1I sha~, u 

tile r«enl ,ai5e to lhose ,oin, on ~nsion. and 

10 Ihose alo~aJy 0,\ l)Cnsion. will rcRcel. II', 

nice to I.y to make il n liule easier for Ihose on 

a fixed income i)eCOIiSC the cost of Jivine has 

,iJcn so much. as we all know. If our work situa. 

tion would implove half as much as the fund~ 

ha\'e in the past years, "'e "'ould be in ,real 

shape loday. 

Of COUI~. aU th is would not bne bap~ned 

wirhoul Ihe inpul Ind inlelliacnce of th05e 

direclly lesponsible. Ou, Ihanks many limes 

over to our IrUSlttS, namely, 11ealth Fund: 

Norm ~l ap tr Orl1 Dnd Mike Francy; Pension 

hllld: Ed Hili, Jr .. Dnd Joe: O'C~nnor ; Annllity 

Fund: Frank Mahoney and Don HallnK!. Kct'p 

up Ibe ,reat work, men! 

While we Ire on Ihe 5llb)«1 of ,ood Ihinas, 

we mUSI menlion UrOlher Pelc Kerr. Pete Wi) 

p,esented wilh I Special Award from I'resident 

",lIard·s otHcc for hi. lir~'»\'i nl effoTts on 

behalf of Brother Jerry Fernccio. It seems that 

Jerry had I problem with a 5lig.ht aUack and 

" cte nC led ,wiftly usin, the C PR method of 

first oid amI kept him in good shape lIntil olher 

lid arrived. Good job, Pele! 

sirn anOlhet nice f .. l1.1 unique Ihina aboul 

l oul 41 d Ihe McLau,hhnJ.. Both Charlie Ind 

his JOn Elmer are on pt'nsion from the 1.0. Ind 

Ibe local union, I fae! Ihat we wanted to mention 

for a while. Charlie wenl on ~nsion in 

1963 Dnd Elmer in 1976. Elmer's JOn Dirk hopei 

thai he C~n m~l" 110JJ a~ 1 a lrio someday. I don't 

know how many father and son teams are on 

pension around Ihe country, but we are proud 

of our two. 

Speakin, of around Ihe eounlry, plaudits 

,hould alS() ,0 OUI 10 our Hrothel$ in l ocal 237 

in the Fills. A f""" " f I)ur UrOlne" bue had 

!he opportunrty to ..... OIk in their jurisdiclion 

over Ihe past couple of year' lind they relurned 

with reports of friendship, comraderie, and true 

brOlherbood. I myself found some interestln, 

Ihinas there. I had Ihe pleasure of mttlina I 

bionic JOurneyman that d~, everylhinl u cep 

lionally well, a very elassy foreman who wrOle 

Ihe book on llon Vivnnt and drives "ou/stanish" 

carJ.. A. ROler, wbo constanlly tries 10 "kelch" 

an Indian masque .. dJO, 1.1 Millard Fillmore, 

mllktn,l mlSlake (""hkh he never wiI1), and an 

unselfish (, j.,,,d who wn alwl)'l willinl 10 help. 

If you cver needed to know where Bnylh'nl wu 

located, he would alwl)'l 58Y to you in malt 

lIuent ethnic. "Comon, I Choboy." Thanks, 

Urothcf"$. fOI bo:in, JO nice and for your ~nse 

of humor. We hope we can do the same for you 

5Or1\~,J~y. 

GU;B "GA'O_" UACIIO,,"SI(I. P.S. 

Work Scene Bod; 

tocal in Negotiations 

LU. 41, IIA KTFOIU), CONN.- I missed leltin, 

I n ar1kle in the 10u",111 in (}clabe'r and I 

am catchina it from I II an,ln, 50 I had beller 

22 I IIEW Jou..-I 

be SUre and 1"1 one JO euh month. 

Since our work wcnl down Ihe drain in ." it 

has become II lillie more difficult to ..... rile " Iiel" 

of interesl for the conwuction people. It seems 

Ihat we kct'p hearin, lboul job5 that Ire cominl, 

bUI few materialize. It lei!! vc ry discourDlin, 10 

have to ""rile Ihal there i5 no Walk in the area 

month after month. 

Lord/ Mass have 101 their joint venture job in 

New lIaltcn under w.y .1 lonl 13$1; al Ihis 

point we do have .I few IUY5 OUI there. 

I do wanl 10 Ihank our sister I~I~ for lherr 

eO(lperation in usinl our people in Ihe variow 

locations around the country. 

We arc in nelO\iatlon~ wilh WRCH Radio and 

I do hope Ih~t ...·e will be: all ","rapped up by the 

lime Ihis issue of the lo"rnll/ is pubhshed. 

The nellt SCt of ne,OllallOns '" the offin, is 

Asplundh Tree rn "'""'ern M3Ssachusells. We 

are now cemfied by lhe NLRB to represtnt 

Warner Cable TV emplO)'ttS in f'lI l$field, Ma.UI. 

chust" .. There a,e approxImately II prople em. 

plO)'~d in Ihe unit. 

Welcomc 10 Ihe IHhW, folks. We ",ill do the 

best wc can to nelloliale the best ngrecment 

possrble. 

T haI is about all lIIe hU\'e for this month. nell 

"'ISh" and good lliCk to IU ou, members tra.el. 

ml alound Ihc CQUnlry. 

Members Urged To 

Join Credit Union 

JAMIS Fusl., I'.S. 

t .V. 43, S \ ' I(ACVS t:, N.Y.- The oflicers of 

Local 4) "'ould likc to ClIlcnd to all members. 

'elirttS, Ind Ib~ir famil~ a happy, heahhy, and 

prO!pelQU5 New Year. 11 is hoped Ihal Ibe 

belmnrng of Q III!W deeade will also mark lhe 

belinn,ng of • new political awaren~~1i lmonl 

our members. At part of a Irnt orllamud labor 

mo~emenl. ""e ha"e I responsibility to oursches, 

our union. and Ollr fnmilie~ to be pOlilically 

awake regardinK the (llndidmcs, their philo»!) 

phiu, and Iheir lecords concerning labor. Thi, 

is In imponant prcliidcntial el«lion )'enr Rnll 

we can't afford 10 be "Icep. I can assure you 

tht our Opposition 15 wide a..-ake. 

"""I wishes to reecnl re mccs John Orunel, 

" UUl" Walden. Uob Wcnlworth, an!! John 

Corbell. 

The C,cdu Vnion .... ould li],::e In Ihank ils 

members for their conlinued support dUlinl Ihe 

p351 Ihree ond one-half yea". We have 208 

aClrlte mcmbers and ...·c have granted 8' loan. 

for I lotal of OVtr S9"OOO. In Ddd"ion 10 our 

S600 Slln~lu,e loan, youl Credit Vmon d now 

I,,,nll"l loans up 10 14,000 fu, Mulumob,les I I 

reduced inlercsi rates of 9 pt",cent and 10 pe,. 

cent If you quahfy. 

We in"ite an rnembo:rJ and employees of Loc,,1 

4) to join and hdp promote financial securilY 

for nil of our BrothelS. COntacl Ihe Credit 

Un ion 3\ Ihe Irx:al union office un f- riday aftel. 

noons for llIorc infornmlion. 

Thanks 10 the ' ct'lprocal nilleements wilh 

va,iou. local, rn Ihe Thud DtStrkl, the PensIOn 

and Uealth and Welfare Funds ale hoklm, 

th eir own in Iplte of low employment rn nil' 

area. This officc ha, been ablc to se~ure somc 

new al'ct'mcnt' wllh ~arious locah, Hnd the 

International ts Dllern pling tu help us in thi, 

a,ca by communiclllln, Ihei' fcehnJ;.i 10 other 

local union, Icgard'n, thew allr«mems. The 

ntar future lool Is 10 ha~e the entlle Third 

District under one master agreemenl and ulli. 

mately to h,,"e a nal;on" ide m;lster ""ct'ment. 

Thll would assure thai no nlaller ... here a mem. 

ber Ira.·cls, he "'nuld not 1O

lliothrr Chuck Flowers was the retipicnI of the 

ho nor. Mr. aM Mrs. Flower,' It1Indchildrcn. 

,C'rrJc. Lind., and S,u Koehonowski, alonl 

... with Scott .nd Beth Ryake, Mike, Jeft'. and 

Dave Grubich, decofaled Ihd, home with I B 

rolls of dllferent colored bathroom liuul'. Chuck 

....... m .lwa)'1 r~mbc'r the YI.st"' luneh thaI .... u 

packed by his lovdy Ind ch'nn'"1 ..,fe, Ruth, 

- on that lUI day . 1 wo11t. 8rOl~r A owcIs was 

honored by fellow WOlke,., '1 • rl'lil~nl party 

.1 Rolando', Supcr Club in lIenM!,in WM.C old 

· ',mes and fond memories wne rcmlnisco:d. We 

• all wish Chuck and Ruth huhh .nd happiness 

in Ii'll' yUII ahead 

As I close this first article o f 1980, let 

• of us 51ri y cach 

l' for • 53ft Gnd accident·flee YEar 

at home and on Ii'll' job. 

CPR Class 

DoM R!YAlA, P.S. 

. 5_ ... ~ rM lint'Jnr app"",kH 01 1. • .,.1 56. 

En.. PL, _ "'" .--...,"" 11M Cl'M ,_• • ad IMtr 

• ...... 00("'_ SIA,""ho". 1ft. , ..... 10., are Ih"'.,. T __ , 

SI ... " ..... 1 . ..... 1 IInu. _ _ .., IIru.looo. 1'..4 Poll 

~ . .... '.)1'10

slderable concern to the m~mbers in the Inbnd 

Empire aru. We ... iII be mDkina evtry effort in 

our comiq MaOlillions and in lhe job eval!Ul_ 

tion process I t Wuhinaton W.tcr Po ... er Comp)ny 

10 COntel tntle p'0:Yi iMquities Ind briltJl 

the .... Ie ri te in O\lr arta into proper pers~live 

with the rDle of our local union utility com_ 

panies. We are askinl for the $uppOrt of every 

member to accomplish this loal. 

The con~truction picture in the Spokane area 

is still very good Dnd we IInticipate it will con. 

tinue. In fact, we Dre It ill enjoyinl full employ_ 

ment thtouahout the state. Some of our overtime 

jobs .re ... inding down althO\lah we still 

have jobs 10ini 61!s. Our future looks vcry 

1000. We are It ill in need of JOUrneym.n line 

",en in all phases of our work. 

Our members, lIon, "'ith many truelinl 

Brothers. hIVe taken full advntage: of the over_ 

ume and ,000 job conditions thIS ~ea r ; hollC' 

fully, thIS trend will conlinue. 

It is our plellsure to ~nnounce th~t after 

almost one and one-half yeDrs to .ltemptinl to 

oraaniu a credit union, I federal charter wu 

sranted on August I to the members of J8EW 

LOCDI 77 to operate I credit union. Any member 

of Local 71 and his immediate family I.e Quali_ 

fied . nd eneourDled to join. A minimum d~ pos it 

of SS I plus a SI.oo fee is required. Inillal un_ 

s«ured IlC'f$Onal loans of S500 and 5C

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l trcmendoWi dron 10 look out for tile ~nefil 

of OUf mtmben •• nd is not only commended 

but also recommended to a ll sister locals in the 

.SEW. Sincerest thanks to our Safely Committee 

for their efforts on behalf of our memo 

.... ben, namely. Danny O'Rourke, Will Sordon, 

Bob Lesniak, Paul Cuparro, Dave Davis, Sr., 

Marty Zc1JnDc lr., Dennis Mcintyre, Joe Dowdell, 

Mike Walsh, Bob O'Leary, Mike Holmes, . nd 

John Kearney. 

~ COPE-Remember, the only way ... c can fiahl 

Unemployment Compenulion and Workmen', 

; CompellSlllion, Davis-Bacon, pn:vailin, wa,es, 

~C .• is by pUltin, our monies on the line to 

elect rdpOlIJivt lClislators. Suppor' COPEtoday, 

lomorrow, /ou\'ul 

• 

JACK MCNuI,.TY, ltM. 

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Bowling 

locol 86 Hosts 

Inter-City Bowling 

I~ U . 81i, ROCII ESTER, N.l',-On October \J, 

1979, Locol 86 had the pleasure o f hostin, the 

• fall meet of the Inltr-City Bowling, In affair 

that has takcn place for many yeaB. The 

pl~nnin, of this meet and lhe success of it 

would not have existed without Mr, A Mrl. 

Don Peters and retiree Jim Pierce .... ho ill the 

$OCial direclor. the prns secretary. and you 

name it. of this , roup of IDEW bowlen. 

The ,prina and fall meet. are rotl ted amona 

many cities thrOulhout New York State. The 

cities involved arc Binghamton, Utica, Geneva, 

OswelO, Syracusor, Rochestcr, Buffalo, Niapra 

FaUs, ElmiJ'3, and Jamestown. If I missed any. 

one I IpOlo;.iu. It is my undcrstandina tha! 

new citi" are I I ... aYI welcome to join in the 

annual event. In this particula r meet, five cities 

participated. 

At this particula r meet the bowlers, 50 in all, 

were I t SUllKl UI\oCI in Rochester to punish 

the p'ns, cat a buffet lunch I t SUllJCt, and 

indulge in I few liquid libaliol\ll .... hne the 

women, some 20 in number, took over the 

chartered bus of Buffalo Ind ... enl on a shOflpina 

spree. At Ihe end o f Ihe day all were invited to 

journey a few milct to the LOoCal 116 buildinl 

where the club bar opened and AI WilcoJ, ... ith 

his '"Nice" Easy" one· man band, let loose wilh 

some music for aU 10 enjoy. Many thanks to 

those who auended and .Iso 10 the Brolhen 

that worked hard to make Ihis a succcu. A 

Ipee,.1 thanks 10 Brother Ted Cook, toeal 41, 

for supplyina the photos. 

Smlll evenlS like thil are impOn.1nl in the 

strides of keepin, the B in ID EW Ito ... in .. for 

Ihere is always room for brothe rhood and we 

can telJ you from e~perience that Ihis affair, 

every year, reestablish" thai fact. It is a great 

fedina to have not only the bowlers and their 

ladies att end, but th is time. aJ many lime. 

before. Bud Thorpe, busineg manaaer of Local 

328 OS .... ego. and his .... ife, Kaye, journeyed in 

10 5:lY "hello." do ... n a few eool On". I nd meet 

wilh old friends. The next event In 'pri"" .... iII be 

hosted by loaIl 32S, Bin,hamlon, New York. 

The date will be annoUDCed l at~l. 

Some inteuslin, .tllislies for the bo ... kr, Ire 

hiah se r ~ tied, Ron LeiI'. Local 41, sn. I nd 

Willia m G1eichauf Local 86, '38: second hilh 

selies, V. Lankes. LOoCal 4], '32, high game. 

J. Miller, Local 4 1, 208. second hillh lames tied, 

D. Carriero. Local 41, 204, lind William Glei. 

chauf, Local 86, 204. 

On the brighter side we also hl\d some low 

bowlers; W. Drcder, Local 41, 87. and J. Ef· 

finaer, Local 86, 101. 

In closing we should 5:lY. let's k«p it anin, 

for ml ny yea11 to come and hope more join in 

the fcstivila enJo)'ed b)' your BrOlbc11 I nd 

SwelL 

Rlenuo W . f-hTCIIElI., I'.S. 

New Hoven locol Admits 

11 New Journeymen 

I •. U. '0, NEW II An :N, CO NN.-This local 

union hu increlsord its member ~ hip rc

Outing 

Brol ..... JI .... bill'~7 dol ... III. " M •. CIna" 

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Picnic 

IlrfJ!hu 1) 0 11 Ak." coo . d l " a!~ d MIni"'! 1111 "r III. 

p' ~ n' e .fll,I,I., fl)' Ihe " Iroop.," 

Graduates Honored At 

Dinn er-Donce 

L U, 1!6, l'IIIl.AJ)t: I .I'II IA, I' ,\ ,-Th~ 241h 

annual graduation was celcbratcd wilh a dinner· 

dancc held al the Emm,r.~, QU811' y Coun "·I ot~l 

in CMli~lc. l'enn5ylvnnia. on S~tllrd~y. October 

20. 1919. The dance was held to honor 10 new 

graduating apprenticr$. 

Thomas Leach, di,ector of the Local 126 

OSI-I&E Trust Fund, WD5 maSler of ce.emonir$. 

Aftel an in"ocation. delivered by b rry Menge!, 

Thomas Leach introduced thc followlnl; speak· 

us: Howard Cram,rt, business nmnaGer of l.ocal 

126 and member of Ihe National App.enticeship 

and Training Committee; Will"m OoUI5. assist. 

ant chilptcr manager of the I' cnn· Del·Jersey 

Chapter. NECA: and Bernald lhgan. chairman 

of the l ocal 126 NJATC Subeommitt«. 

The new journeyman linemen honored this 

>'eu were Edward Costello, Juli~n Oil.on, Clif· 

ford FO"~lhc. Slc'cn Her ~h. Fr.tncj~ KU! lCr. 

B~ny Rh oOl(!" Donald Kunkle, Gary Tunkersley, 

Ste"e Wihon. and Greg wright. 

l're'>CntaIlOns consIsted of Ihe NJATC cenili. 

e:lte by IlowDrd Grabert. Ihe NJATC medallion 

by John Fa~r: the I' ennsyl~ani a ~partmcnl of 

Labor und Industry certificate hy Larry Mengel. 

Ihe U.S. Depilr1menl of I.abor certificate by 

Percy O·Neal. and an inscribed Elgin .... ristwalCh 

by B~rnard lIapn. 

The Apprentice of the Yenr Aw:ltd, a line· 

man's rinl! 10 the outstanding i!pprenlice of ~ hc 

year. lIi~en in honor of Buck Faus~, ~ pioneer 

eommillee member, was presenled by ikrnard 

lIag.1n 10 Donald Kun~le , This .ward ;5 Ili~en 

no~ only for ,cho!.l\!tc ~biri~y nnd qua"ty of job 

performance. bUI also to the individuul ...·ho is 

considered 10 bc Ihe besl all·round apprenlice 

of hIS class. 

A $100 U.S. Salinas Board. presented by John 

Faber ;n memory o f Adam Miller, ano~her 

pioneer committee member. W35 given to 

Francis Kul ~cr, 

IIOWARD GUBfn. B.M . 

Recording Secretory Resigns; 

Work Still Plentiful 

L U. 130, N~; \\ OltLEANS, I.A.- Clhng pel' 

wnal considerations us his reason for leaving 

office. Brother Clinton Ourso has decided 10 

resign IIII' position o f recording secrelary. ]n a 

rebli'ely shorl period of I;me, Clinton lin com· 

piled an outslPndin. record of service 10 Ihe 

loc;!.]. III' hM been a steady performer as chair. 

man of Ihe COI'E COlnmillee and rClliSlrur 

of "olcrs, as .... 1'11 as rcco.diog secrClary, lI is 

exam,"e of aell\'e p:lrlleip;!'lion has been one 

others would do well to follow. liil absence 

will cerlamly be felt . E"cn so, l'm confident Ih e 

E~ecutivc Hoafd will act wisely in selcel,ng tl 

suilab]e repbcemenl 

Work in our prea remains plentiful. That cer· 

lainly enhances the enjoymenl of thl!! fesli~e 

timt o f year. Sanla Claus can be more geoc

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Signmen 

Softball T earn 

Seminar 

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A T ...·,.. L«I H1>I'~nrall. · e e~pW .. _n.1oro of 

H.lal ok. 1« '0 _n nilnus . , lloe GPO ........ 

•",Inl• • H IIII •• r of t.w.1 168, MlnnUPOlb , Mlnll. 

, 

Tow er Setting 

A Break 

1 ..... 1 160 ... ~ ... ...,u )I.nd b, E. · ~r,.r~~n ~,-Cn." 

h.II ~"'''e r u~d '0 HI alu .. lnum 10"." 011 Ihe 

500·" y Ih, . In no.lhun ~U"H!>O.a. 

Instructor 

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8.aad.". ... r ..... of .... I""'" .M, ,,~. kit 10 

nlllll, "" IhvlMn IlIa.nc II ........ ,,"" Joh" t~ . 

Work Scene Good at Present; 

Boll Team Wins First Place 

I_U. ISJ, SOUTII BEND. IND.-Wort Jooh 

,000 for now; there is I call for 25 more men 

lit th e Cook Nuclear Plant. 

We took in )0 new apprentices III of J UIMl 

I nd we have our firsl (emalc journeypcrlOn. 

She lOpped out on June I. Con,ratulalions, 

Sally I'lOke/'lon. 

8us i~ Manager Lloyd Robill$()n is .nending 

I mllional building !rades meClln, in )an 

Diego. Orother Robinson is vice president of .he 

ln di~na ll uildinG Tr ~des Council. 

Our local softball learn to(lt firsl place in 

!he South Bend City uague. The lIuYI went alit 

lind did il when II cOllntcd; Ihey had 10 win 

!he I3sl seven PI1'>CS 10 tllte the championship. 

It look I I leasl thrcc praclice ~sions for each 

pme played. so thl'Se guys and Iheir familia 

dewrvc a hand fOl domlling so much time. 

We thank the SpOrts Commiuce. nut vnly fvr 

sponsorinl the sortball learn. bUI other leams 

throua,hout the year. 

Membc" of the championship softb.dl team 

are MD.k Donoho. Randy FOSler. Julius lIorVUlh, 

Jul", L .. ~l"ll"l. Lon Munrin. I'aul Rend, Tt.ry 

SMu1, Dan Sch~ubert. Rn Smilh. Enrl Ulb.ichl, 

J. T. Wi llionl§, John Wi ~ko t on. Torn ("lrm'In, 

lind COllch I:d TafT. 

Your livelihood is your local, so see ~ou III 

the mte!inp. 

a u L 1I ... ul!, P.S. 

ElIcit KUN!:. I'.S. 

2t IIEW JOII.nol 

" "'."" .. \ '1.,.. 1 Z . .... e...,. Rut 1I .. ,r, Jr., and M ~ ... 

DOIIobo tllJo,I", • 11ft •• fler Ih. ulon .. « tiD,. 

Operating Training Seminar 

Hel d by l ocol 160 

I_U. 16(1, M INNt:AI'OUS, M INN.- The Missouri 

Vall.y Openlor Trlin,nl p.O&ram for 

loxal 160 is now in ils 5eCond lnr. laSI lur', 

progrom had thrcc men who su,,,. Ib ..... n nplaln) lloe m. lhod or CI'R 10 I.otal ~ 

160 III . "~'I. 

Retirees 

\ '1« ..... " •• , '" IU ••• ..-tOAd f ..... ""fl. 15 ........ 

.. I,~ '~",u'" 100'. 10 .111111, Rarodr ... r •• _. ell 

Noun" ... , .nd "" .. II:r n narc. 

N.F.., M inneJpo1i~, Minnesota from 8:00 a.m. 

10 4:00 p.m. Opcmtor trainees. card.holdinll 

cquirmcnt operatoll. and all inltrC$lcd m EW 

mcmbcn ale wtlcome and urged to attend. 

Coordmator for the local prolram is Richard

Garner, Swatara, Minnesota. Phone (21B) 697- 

8238. 

From AU l\Ist 20 to Scp tem~ r 14, 1979, a sky. 

crane helkopler was used to set 440 aluminum 

towers for a SOO-K V line between Baudette and 

H ibbin" Minnesota. Three 12·man tatchin, 

-..,..(reWS set he to $even towers per hour. The 

fastest one Soet took one minute 10 seconds 

from the time the tower touched the ground 

until the load was cu!. 

The prescnt schedule allows for the tcltin, 

• of an additionnl 22 1 towers (56 miles) in late 

.. 1979 or early 1980. Wire is now being strUns 

on the sooth end of the line near H ibbins, 

Minne.!.OtD. The entire line is 20) miles long 

... and is to be completed by May I, 1980. 

Upon completion of the seuin¥:, the project 

crew and Local ]60 members fensted lit a 

barbecue giv(n by Commonwealth Electric to 

celebrale D sa fe and successful opeTation. 

On Sept. IS, 1979, 17 Local ]60 members 

_ attended D multimedia first aid course or,Dniud 

by Ilrother Pat Garman. i nstruction was ,iven 

in CPR (both one and two person methods), 

• bandagina, air splinl5, and th e use of Ie, and 

arm liuers for carryin, persons. Several filnu 

were shown. The IO-hour course was tau&!t t by 

Da"e lIa"",n and Joe Kelso. Those attendinl 

r«eived a multimedIa first aid card and a CPR 

- card. The workshop was enthusiastically re- 

- ceived and was a big sucCCS5. More will be liven 

in the near futu re. 

The Construetion Department of Northern 

StatU Power Company recently held its 10th 

1 annual old_timers pally. The members who reo 

tired in the past year were Denny FlygaTe, 

Ramly I'eterson. and Gil Neuman. Vke Prcsi· 

dent Dine presented mEW pins to the honored 

retirees. 

ALFRED C. Il IN~, I'.S. 

At Convention 

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~ 1 ~lalfS r,e>m I_a! 1M, Okale>. III .• art abe> .... 

al Ihe Siale Coa.·t nlie>n ta Sptl.,field, IU. 

"j Organizing Works, 

Says Scribe 

L.U. 165, C IIICAGO, I U~_ Lo ca l 

two successful orgnnil.ing campaigns within the 

Illinois nell Telephone Company recenlly. Two 

NLRII elections which we have won decisivclyand 

another one coming up soon_have so far 

resuhed in some 70 new union members. We 

~ feci acod ~bou t this and are cominuina our 

efforts to see k OUt others whom the companies 

try to hide. We imagine that othff companic-$, 

particularly in the telephone field. aTe busy hiding 

workers from unions. What wit h the con· 

linuing automation and computeri>:3tion of 

everythinl, we believe one of the ways to aund: 

this is to ,0 get th ose new wOlkers si,ned up. 

~ Organi>:in, internally has led to Olher organizin, 

campaigllS and we hope to report

Seminar 

Retirees 

L.ou ' meDl~'" '111>.,.. 1"'" uti .. I." • • e .110.... al 

un'ollls . ....'u. Hid b, Lon' 177, J .. k.lOn.III., 

' b. 

8'lIllIu B . .. 11I •• I.bo l ~'" .. II hb " '11,, 1)011 .. , 

~ " · .. r III ..... aN ... , .. ,. d ' 0 100, 

Straw Ballot 

I I 

1'h. m.m~."hlp , IIpp.U llcH, . .. d .. I ~ •• I .. , .. ow l 10. 

&Ir ... lIallo, .. u .ln, bardhli 10 Iho .. Ih" .. ,,,.n .. , 

I ~bor. 

virlnal ~a of hardhlll$ IHound Ihe porr .... site. 

Labor sho .... ed Ihal il wu indeed a force 10 be 

rec koned with. 

A receplion wu held al Ihe Communicalion 

Wotkers lI ~rr by Ihe AFI. ..·CIO for Ihe newly 

elecled officinls of h chonville. Representing 

' he lBEW ...." I'residenl John Ta ~ ' O/, ll usinH5 

t.hnacer BIrr Bromn.e., 5e~erlll memben, Ind 

Iheir ,,·ivcs. 

AI Ihe lu, spn:iarry tilled m«lin, on inside 

neloliations, lile body voted 10 III 10 Council. 

This decision was ,uehed ~rtcr monlhs 01 

unsuecessrul ne,olialions. 

WiLLi ..... J..~"s NOl "1'1, p.s. 

locol 19 1 Honors 

Retired Members 

I. .. U. 191, t;Vt:Wt:n ', WASII ._ l.ocal 191 look 

the oppartunily recent ly In honor the rclircd 

membcn woo .... ere lhe backbone and drivina 

force behind lile condllions and IIo'a,es we enjoy 

1()(13y. 

Our relired lisl numbers belltr Ihan 100 

UrOlhe r$, and despile ad.Cf$C "calhcr, II was 

greal 10 see how many ... crc able IU ullcnd. 

Vou of Ihe retired , unk, of Local 191 are 

a''''a),$ foremo.t in our mind,. The e(J n dition~ 

we en joy today-.... aan. hc~tlh and welfare .. 

"acalion fund, trainin,. penSIOn, and credit 

union aYDillblll1Y--llre a ll aJfls handed do .... "1 

Ihe hard work and sacnllce of you ... ho 3re now 

Loul "I, EHrtU, Walll., .«UU1 _ot~ d Ilf .. lIud .... "' ... n. 

relired. Th ~ person:!1 sacrifice," heu of money 

lu I.lIjn Ihese frin,cs thai benefil U5 all "' .. Ihe 

Iruln, aifl and k,acy Ihal could have befallen 

" !,lease accepl our hearlfell "Ihank you" and 

may you enjoy Ihe Holiday Season \0 its fulle51 

lind may thtl Ne'" Year hold nnly Ihe beSI for 

you. 

1.. EU:I!, I'.S. 

Negotiating Committee 

Mem ... n Of tile ell, N'lIlalin. Com ... lrtH. leI! I. 

tll ~l ..... Willi .. C . Sethr; W illi . .. J . No",II, 

..... Inu. "'''....-1. ...'.: lII atTtI V, .s"'pb~.d , 1 ....,· 

" b. "' .""~•..fi....""" . 1 """'''f)', I.oul ttl, Sprt,,!t' 

fi.Id, 10 .; 'fHodort I . S ... llh .... d Karl F.. V"",l 

..... !toben II. O ..· ~.I is -ot pklllrtd. 

JArC 

lAI! 10 riP! '"' Dooo Nkllok, I..onoI Mi t lATe lot 

. "lttlor: "".tnl V. Sltep""', 1 • ....,.1 ' U b ... IMY 

........ . Ii ...... la' _ ' U"f)': ."d O.,IM M . lIamr, 

L.ou' 'U l ATe i ... lr .. clo •• 

Area Work on Upswi ng; 

Register to Vote, Says Scribe 

I_U. 19J. SPWINcnEI.O, II. I..-A happy. 

ilea'lhy, prospc r ou~, and JOyous Ne ..· YUr to 

all. 

Work in our area is a,nin on Ihe uPsw"'l. 

and banin, any unforeseen problem" Ihin" are 

improying ..... ilh 1110'0 journeymen and two apprenlices 

nOI workina in OUr local. 

When you arc laid off or workona in analiler 

loepl union Ihal docs nOI participale '" our 

he~lth and ...·elfate, you m~y self-cunl, ibutc. 

You mUSI ~Wrt I'ayina Ihrough the IOCDt union 

based on a 40·ho"r week al " cenlS per hour 

frum Ihe firS! week you afe unemployed. The 

impartant paint is 10 nOlify you r local aRke 

;nln~dl"I~ly thai you wish 10 pa)'. You Ibo 

m"~1 re reaiSler every ]0 d~ ys in you r OuloOf· 

Work Book 10 rem:!. in eli,ible for referral. This 

~PP"f:' 10 IU insi"'e :!.nd outside members where 

the referral procedure is a pan of Ihe conllDCI. 

Effec, ive January I , 1980, if your dun arc 

$54,54 per quarter, Ihc new qu~rterly rale is 

$56,04; if Ihcy arc $53.04. Ihe t ate is $54.54. 

$1.50 per qualler 1.0 . per e~pila adds 10 whal' 

uer your eurrenl dues are. Nell yen, January 

I, 1981, anolher SO cents per month will be 

added to all dues. Vour dues breakdo" 'n is as 

folioWI, effec",'e January I , 1980: 

$ 1.88 Union I.abo. Life I n~urance 

2.00 Local Union PorI ion 

).20 General Fund 

10.00 PensIOn I' und 

.12 Journal Fund 

.11 Ddensc-AMistanee 

.01 Con"enllon r 

.10 M,"lary AS5CSSmCnl 

1.20 [)('ath lIcncfil Fund 

$18.68 per month X 3 = S56.04 for journey' 

men, apPlenlic:n I nd olners 51.SO pcr quaner 

kss. to,."ni S54.54 per qUUler. 

Our ulilily MIDliations ,,"'enl "'cU, wilh • 10la1 

of 11.6 per~nl inereue for all elaMificlllions 

for a Iwo-yur C()ntract. We ha~e a 10-S, ' A.- Things arc 

goin, .... ell for

• 

Grounding School 

M •• ben of Lonl IN. Coda. Rllpld$. la., lI.e .,. 

lewdl". 1t ....... I1 ... ocloool. II .... 1". ' ..... 10. G . V. 

!klint.... lI ......... b ..... 10.1"1 .. Itb n arold Oobbl •• 

on U" '''"II.dln. p .. ellch. 

Jo~n S .. ul1 •• U, In 11. 11' colonel .blr!, .",I.I"ln. 

t~ ..... wlldUlrull nd p.ouch", ... 

I 

,:lIn;.., un:' c:onsiitJ of Ronald Moorman. 

Iloone. Iowa: NII~ Lanmn&. our new prltS,d~nt 

hom Nevada. Iowa; Larry xhmidt. 800",,; Jim 

Schwake. Manh.lltown: and W lyn~ Euers, 

M a~IIlIo ... n. 

After a lon&. hald mugle . .. e got our Apprenticeship 

and Safely progllfTU under ... ay. 

We il3ve appointed Dennis Stuclrey. 8oone. 

Iowa. as app renti~shi p coordinalO r and ~ ret y 

director, Mic hael Plotz, Cedar Rapids, and 

Norm Squier, Creston. Iowa. are on the Safely 

Commillee. Fred lIa7.C. Earl Osman, and Larry 

Schmidt arc serving on Ihe Apprenticeship Com· 

mince. Mr. Sluckey ii in thc p r

second nitc. first 10 ntt; closest pin-President's 

Trophy. Lt:stcr Hudson; bU5inesi agent. Chuck 

King; golf stein. Karl Rotherl; golf figu ring. 

Andy Crawford; and longest dri"e, Kirby Mas· 

den. 

Elc"cn members of the I'cnsionecrs Club w~rc 

present as " 'ell a~ nine other members who 

IUlended th e festivities of Ihe 19th·hole PJrty. 

There was plenty of liquid refreshment and 

rood for all. We wuul

• 

-' 

Sworn In 

Apprflllkn of !.Msi lJl, SIooo .. ell,.. I •• sloo ... k 

Ilo ........... It,. I',r-"H"I I .. ..,. 1'1.11 .... , Itll 10 

. ipl, an TOIlS MIlIt. , "eoi" LIK .. ,., Fr.a"'" B~ nlc k , 

J" (brrlloohlllon ')ultl,' a nd 0 • •,.. 

S lol~ ; ""ull...: D .... ". rku .1Id C.1'7 C.I". 

More ......... B a, .. Jlrun Chan" •• Idl. u d J .... l 

E"llo. 

" ............ n ,,,jo)' •• IIIe 'ate ... ul ... n .... flu 

I .... aolf .~ ... , . 

labor in Siou" Cily pul Ih.rr man on the 

councrl Ihis p;l11 ..... k. Lor.n CaJlendar. Ihe 

labor·backed c:l. ndld:ue. wu 'he top vOle·acU.r 

in the "eolian. Although .he ~o.er wrnollt wu 

light. We Iliborini people u(complished whnt 

we wanled 10. A bIll ,han~~ 10 YOll .. ho voted. 

and shume on ylm who dldn·1. II II"" to show 

tMt If we 'lid: tOlltther we ton accompli5l1 our 

1I03b. 

For Ih05e of you ... ho may hH~e forgollen. 

union mceling, ~re held o n the fint F dduy o f 

c,w, month Ut the Elk, Club. 

101 ~ IOT RUSH, !'.S. 

Work Expected to Continue 

Through Winter 

I_U. lJ7, NIAGARA FAU.s. N.Y.- Th ... or~ 

pieture i$ ~liI1 11000 as o f Ih. filst of November. 

We have.s-o trlVeler$ in [he area. Work will -'lIn 

10 slow do'A'n as t~ snow !tailS 10 tall. The 

llook", Ch.mit;:ll Company', "Waste 10 E~rJ)l" 

job is Ihe bi!; .mploy.r. I ndu~lri.1 I'o~r Ind 

Lipi is the contractor and has ,OM Oft twO 

$hifts. The pbnt will burn ""bale from mosl 

of wesl.rn Ntw York 10 fuel boIlers 10 make 

5Ieam and 10 ,eMlate elC'c:trieity. to be u5Cd rn 

lhe chemICal plant. Anol~r JOb JUSI startin, ,~ 

• 20-Slory «:nlor euiuns apartment bUlldrnl al 

Nrnth a nd Cedar in Niag;!nl Fill •. McCabe Ind 

Corcoran a re th. deollical eontt:lctOI:J. Thoy 

hope 10 close in $!X floors before Chli~tm3l. ~ 

"olk "III conlinue Ihrough the winlel. 

On Frid.1Y. Oclober 25. we had a s!,,«'al meet· 

m,. called by nusinc.s ManallCl Bob Cb,kJOn, 

on Ihe Somersel Power Plant prOject aRrecment. 

8 rother Clarkson read the entire Illreemeni Ind 

Ihen an$"' ~red many Questions that the membcr$ 

had. T h. "Rleement passed by II bi, matority 

and has been scnt to the Im.rnationul Officc tor 

apploval. The cool·fir.d pow.r plant ~hould 

"art in the sprin, if all the olher build;n, Imdcs 

come to agreement. Two tradC'S hllve not alteed 

yd. 

The local Sick Committee is lunning Iowan 

funds beeau5C people arc not buyrn, the rame 

or purty hckets. We shQuld all support th" 

group of 8roth.rs who arc helpina those who 

ale sick or injured. Rem.mber, this is D brother. 

hood, and you could be on. of them. 

The me.tinp are slill held o n lhe third 

Thursday. 8:00 p.m .• at th. OCAW lIall. 24th 

lind Bufrulo Avenu •. 

h-"(5 G. T[ UlBflaV, I'.S. 

local 245 Gearing Up 

For Negotiations 

I .. U. 245, TOtEI)O, OIllO_ The 1'1110 Nelo, 

tlDtinll Committee has been formed and lime i, 

now beina .Jl('n1 preparing for our nelollallons 

WIth th. T oledo Edison Company. 

Members of the eommillce arc CDtl Yenrkk. 

business manager; J,m Gunsclman, "uisumt 

bUSIness manager; 8il1 Thomas, presIdent; Gil· 

bell 8rown; Kic:hard Wnl; l arry CnsleeL. Ron 

IIlIrlOn; Lyn'an Uatn; Da\ld B,lcon; and John 

Kish. 

The eontmct wrth Toledo Ediwn .~"jrC'S on 

May I , 1'180. Already a 101 of n .... ploposals 

h~vc been submitted and the eommillee will be 

.onsid.nna each one. Th. commIttee has btcn 

mcetinll one. a ....«k and WIll probably .0ntlOue 

10 do $0 unlil II contr:lct settlem~nl hat been 

rcached. 

All hcalih . nd "'dfare il.Ol~ plus Iddllions, 

""ales, lhe 1.lirffll.nt income plan. s:l\ IniS .n· 

ccnt"·c. hospitalization. surlical. OlaJOI m.dICII. 

IfOUP hfc insuranc~. and drul plan. are III 

open for re~_ . E.\ptrlS in Ihe uno ..., fi.lds 

and also r.prcsenlDlI\cs from "~IIO"'S cOfIlpanics 

proposlnl n.w ptanlS .. m meel ...·lIh the com· 

mllICC. 

It is .... lIh deep Iceret and SOHOW th31 "'e 

repot! the dUlhs of four r.tired members Ind 

one Ict"e member: Vincent "NIp" WISC. who 

set'cd 245 as business manager for many )ears; 

leKoy I' prlrrdge •• Ionglrme slt .. ~rd. Charlu 

U. Wilson. a ton§truclion m.mbc:r~ and Alben 

J. Mnli:!:':I. who was on d.sab,luy pensIon; Qlso 

Kobe" I.. SmIth. II Journeyman hm:man ... ho 

was killed in li n airplane cl3sh. 

A !hre.·year conllat! for prO

offered; lOme Ihe)' auended deah with "Whal 

Labor Educalion Clin 1)0 for Ih~ Union Mem 

Nr" and " Wor kman', Compl:nlalion Chanaes 

in th ~ l lw for 1979:' On~ o f Ihe hiahh&h1J o f 

Ihe eonvenlion " u Ihe IppcaftllKe of Connecti_ 

cut's GOHrnor Eib GrJUO. T he Govnnor 

spOke and lave her ~ie"'1 on the «OnomK; 

S;lualion for 1980. The Ihree·da)' con,'enllon 

was truly a lnrnlna upcricnce and our ~Iecled 

membc-,., came back much richer in facts and 

information .nd Nuer equIpped 10 scrve l ocal 

261 mcmNrs. 

A special Ihanks 10 Arluro GrnnadO$; h is in· 

tuest made Ihis arlicle pO$.\lble. 

Conar-nubllOnl 10 Alan Champaane and 

:)tc>'cn Knower; eaCh leceoved $1!j4.27 lor Ihell 

suueslio n that wIn save Ihe Llectric ikoat 

$1.8-17.27 on nch nuclnl subman~. Their 

su"ntion dealt wuh a modIficatIon of a wire· 

wa)' for the dclulI~lul I'o"e, a...,,,,I.>IJ of II,,: 

missile conLrolllluncher. 

TItOMU J . McGov[al'l. P.s 

Golfers 

5100 .... II I I"ff"nt " In" .... Ii •• ." I ... ·. 1 W. 

T ..... '_. /'oJ .. .. Ih OlM. " •• Sl.1IL ................. ..... 

• Il~ ' . .. hll 8 ... IM" T_ O·C"nn" •. kll. Cbrtie 

Can. II. JI.en ... n. ~a,~.,ollnd ..... lI" b n a"~. 

Locol 269 Accepts Female; 

Three Members Retire 

I..U. 269. 'nu::\'TO:'ll. NJ.-A hynolc hrS! lo r 

Ih e local union has been Ihe induction into Ihe 

organi1.IHion. elilly Ihls p~Sl ~ u lllmer. of OUI 

first rem i. le member. Ucina ~ prol>onenl or Ihe 

Equal RlllhlS A'l1endmeni nnd reatly and wilhu ll 

always 10 u"hold Ihnl helrd for those ljual,r,etl, 

the local union hi., IIecepte,J Ih e applIcatIon of 

eMherine Foy as n bon .• fitle arprenlice in Ihe 

....'IIJlliulion. Cunently on Ihe Job S,le of Ihe 

new JlUlice Coml'le_ In Cenler Cily. under Ih" 

tulelage of iU!'Clrnlentlenl Uick U,louie. Si~ler 

Calherine IS qu"Uy adal'lIIIg hCl§C'lf 10 Ihe 

me«n 

in a !iuper\lJOry eapaeily ...·,th Ihe " oky 111'("111' 

Comp;ln), for sc'eral yea". lIer blOlhel 1 um 

Foy, anolh"r name .. e III /e,o.. n.tt, '5 a puc. 

tieina attorney Ind ;, liso IRihat"t.! ","h Ihe 

Ne .... Jerk'Y Slale All-CIO heatlquartns ... il]1 

I'rnident Charln Maleianle_ All Itpom 10 t.!ale 

have been full o f rtllk' for Calhe"ne am.l ha'e 

more Ihln juslllled her sclCClion. We ""h S"ler 

Calherine: eonlllluet.! 5ueCe1>5 in her al'l',enll(:e· 

~hi p prO\>,an' 10 the d~y "hen ~he becomes a 

fuU-fiedled. ea, t.!,cDII)';n. member. 

An update on local IInion lelirt" lisls rrank 

Keo, kl e. Jr .. CDlly .eliremenl; I ero), W . De nsel. 

disabilil), reliremenl; and Ken SI.IIII1I3n, early 

r~tiremenl. IIrOlhcr Ktorl.le·, Dnd Brolher Iknser. 

let1remenlS bolh became dTccti~e 115 of 

r ebruary, 1979. OrOlher Ken Skillman. who 

cOllld C3.:;.ly be labeled the Narand old man of 

l ocal 269" afler I lenure of Jl JUII wilh Ihe 

Br oth~ rh ood, elected 10 lake an carly rellremenl 

a nd miarale to Ihe WlII.me. elimn of l'Iorid;t 

Placid L;okcs. SpeCifically. The abo,c descriplion 

1~ ;t misnomcr IIctu;tlly becausc IIrother Skill· 

man, in SPIlt of hIS ~h3 .e of snow on Ihe , oof 

It age 62, $1111 ebim! a 101 of fire is left in Ihe 

furnace. II rOlher Ken was iniliated Into the local 

in DccemNI. 19-17 and hi~ . elucmcnL jx,came 

tflective in April. 1979. Spca~ina on behalf of 

Ihe enlire local. Ih.s Willer w.shn Ken and his 

famil), lhe ~Ny beSI of heallh anti h3ppme» ,n 

h.s rell.emenl ye~rs anti "an,-, hIm 10 ~r>Ow that 

JUSI bemg aSSOClal(d wnh h.", over Ihe )(3r5 has 

been Our pleasure_ 

The local mourns Ihe passina a"3Y of BrOlher 

Charles ' ·Inn. retrletl. who tloc:tI Ih,s past AuauSI. 

II rolher Finn. 011\11111.11)' out of l.oc~1 400. 

A~bur)' I>a.k, ,,'as m,haled mlO 269 III l>CCcm. 

ber, 19~1 and retiletl on Oclober, 1%8. Ih, 1011 

Dick. is an aeli"e member of Ihe local umon. 

Our dee~1 $)'mpalhy (or Ihe loyed ones hc 

lellvn behintl. 

Al 1I'.'OIINO. I'.S. 

Picnic 

Lei, I" dl.l. JlroIM .. J,1f " a,,,a. Ani,",,,," ll oo ~e •• 

and AI .. I .... Dl n . ~i ... Ip , ••• 1M f""'hns ., .... 

plulf II' Lcrnl 116. Su, ... III" "I,. 

Locol 276 Holds Picnic, 

Enjoys Full Employment 

18( 1. 276, Sl!I'EKI OK, \HS.-On Auau'it 18. 

our summer ...·as made eomplele b), a fine picnic. 

An OHrC:lSl rnarn.n. lurned inlo ;0 .... arm and 

5unn)' alle.nOOn. pc.lecl lor an), oulln&- IhahliahlS 

of the day included ",flball aamn. tlra ..... 

111115 for pri/cs. racn fOI chlldl .. n alld adults. 

anti. of cour~, plenty of aood food anti refreshmenu. 

T he 1"LnIC Commiltee w"s he~dcd bJ 

Brolher Da,id 'I ellller anti his .... ife. Muine. 

.... ho prepared mOSI o f Ihe food an,J did a 

superb job of pullina it all logether. A special 

Ih Dn ~'i 10 )'ou t ... o. Ind our Ihnnb Dbo 10 mil 

of Ihe local conlraclors lind busonl.'»n .... ho 

helpcd U5 OUI. 

As of Ihil Wrilina ....·e a.e enjoyina full em· 

IIloymenl. 10 1l11.ana l'ae,fic's new wafer bo:Ird 

planl has emplo)ed mo,e men Ihan upCCled. 

anti Superior's new Mariner Mall Dntl a few 

olher projectS Malllna up In Ihe a,u Show 

I'ro,mlie of II pro~pcIOU _' Wlnler, 

I am >'e,y sad 10 , eport the paS.')ing o f Brother 

Robert E. Olson. Urother BOb. a longlime mem_ 

ber of l ocal ;!.76. passctl away in his home after 

II ihort iIIn~5.. AI ....'}"s with a kintl word, always 

III good !pims, Brothel lJ.ob will be mir.se d by 

all of 0'1. Th" following Brolhers also passed 

away: Marlin S. H ill. Hallow Moore, and 

b Rnd, Whlll:ok"r QUr "ery dtCpt'51 Sy mpalhy 

10 Iheir f~I11;lin and f,iend,. 

The. folio," ina Il lolhers h«ame new dads jusl 

recenll),: Urad Carlson, Alex l .apln~I. ;. KentiaU 

~l3n son. T om Sanel, and bmu Tftzner. Con. 

U;"UUlalions 10 Ih" I',oud parenls! 

Don'l fOl ge l to wo,k lind dme safely. We'U 

see lOU lilt the nt~1 unIOn m«IIII&- 

ROil u 1. G ...."lj!us. 1'_5. 

Scribe Urges Members To 

Become Involved in Union 

1 .. 1 1_ !9J, 1II1l1l1:".G. " I:'II."II.-\\e ...·Jnl 10 .. 1.10 

all our IIrothcrs Dntl S"ters a \'er)' Illpl'Y ~nd 

PrO']'ICrou. 1\( .... ~ eM_ 

\\ e 1111 mu,1 ~eep up the Ilood ... ork in 011 1 

pollli.:al :lfenn 'Iud :.1", rrrnember Ihi, )"e:11 ... ill 

be 3 ,·cry Impoll.lIlt one .... ilh candid .. tc5 all 

... or •• ng for ~ttcntion "nd fullowcr\. /J ot n0051 

of all. "C mU,1 I.r(1' up OUt pllhluCli,,,y. ~now_ 

'"II 1/ 's hard to beat a It.,ined and e~!'CrlCnccti 

union Oafl\m:m. \\ e ~I ..... mu.1 gellll,o/l·ctl .. ilh 

our kKal unIons anti l':rrlrcll'3Ie '" local Un,on 

/l1('ellnl-~ . 

Th" ~"enl;.lh anJ "tallty of any un>on is 

tntlfely derendent on Ihe IIllcre,1 and ,,'"IK' 

palloll of ,IS n",m]x,,,hlp. 

On 1)",;emN' I. 1979. l oul 29J members 

"ho "'OI~ ,n 1110101 ~hul" ;.nt.! utr!rllel hcltl Ihelf 

(,h"'lm;" Nlly at Ihe U,'O Uk, dub In 

l,'delh. ~"nne\Ot~ 

On IlNernJx,r I~. 1979. (lUI main l ocal 29-1 

lin II hdt.! Ih Ch"'II"~' I'Jlly at Iht Chi.holm 

!\J tlun~1 VIIJr,J ,'rn""y '" Ch"holm. MlIlnesot~. 

On tile , ...,,.. n,v!,: I ••.,1 ;:Q-I's urnl 2 held ils 

Ch">lm ... I,~.I' .11 , I \\ "'lib rooms '" 

IkmlJjl. '),nne..... ., 

I gI'l lhe mf.lI "" 

lhe f"lltl ... ,n~ 1",.1; U"'thers arc on pension- 

\ Imlon \\ n II. III.IIt.! I an>l.3. Air 

T. Matl .... n. J"hn f) \t...... 11. dnJ Leiler O;u. 

We all ""II ,,,,r ,,, .. I, ,clllet.! BrOlhtn 1I 

lona an.t enl")d";,· 'c't II,,", Ihe d.llly ."nd. 

'Ihey ".11 ]x, m"",t.! bs b), fellow 

"'OI.er ~ anti arc Cn\l\'" b)' lIlan),. 

II rolher JellY I'(nbelton o f Utmitlji, Mlllne- 

5013. too~ fourlh I'\;!ce in Ihe mlernalionol 

mu~l.ic 10urMmenl on Seplember 9, .... ,Ih 11 

H -lIIch-long. J.!-pOunJ. $·ouncc musl.,e. It was 

• 

, I 

34 I IIEW JDII' IKI'

the IOlliut cuullll but 1I0t the hea~iest. It WUS 

cauaht in Ca" L. ke. 

Work ill our juri§d;ction is 510wina up • liule 

now. We wanl to thank the many Brothers who 

c:ame to work In our .rn. to help us man the 

jobs. 

Until n e~t month, be union and buy union. 

E. LERoy LAn DE, P.S. 

Outstanding 

On Job 

THH ...... ~1 ............. ..,.Hn art '.Polo," 

~ 1 C '" C £ lKilk C_P'" 0_ , ... Oun. .. oint 

WIIU T.u_., 'lanl ... r Little Rock, Lelt 10 

rtall.e .,.., f......... Larr7 CIuiI, W, w, n.o""OI. 

upert.lt_dt.t, C!uo, Iu .'oIc1'>·." .... d La",. R.d, 

Football Team 

Clambake 

Rr G 'h~.. " ~'''' WII,,,,,,,, ""'I, ... d no. Lllcy, bo.h 

)aIo",~)""a.... t ..... ~ n 01 Local 195, U ..... Rork, 

A .... , ..... ,uuety pruu,. d .. II~ O .. I ..... dlll. 

C ... It •••• ,,Io1$t A ... ,oIf; .... ri •• un ... lI," .... _ ... 

br ,he CO.lil .... ' kHo Ad~uu mtnl r ....... m 01 

A' Io:.:o .. I .... 

Between Jobs 

Con.ra,"lallon, 10 0...," 1"_., ... d Willi. VIII' 

tue, eo .~.ka•• "'P4'nw Mary D •• 1s. ... d 

,be ....... rf .............. plly _ tIM rlll"l ... d-IIt_ 

)car... ld footblll lu., ..... lIfO .... d b, !..oul 29S. for 

1I •• lna ""I ti,.t pIKe .... tMI. dh-blo. 01 the B .. m. 

PI,k L"'lI1Ie . , 1'0«111. Llltle R ... k , 

JII ..'nt)'....... I . .... an Cba,ks G ... ... I ~", and .1" 

'''''''''1' .. Irtman .:ddlc Crl.., ... drl.I"., a .... em· 

,,10).d br ""Ibon £luIII. COlli"", and .. e .1>0.... 

I. 'M .. nln erwk bf' .. u. jobl ., thry ..., .,.n ·'•• 

... d '''"al... n,k al Unit Mock , 

Outstanding Craftsmen Honored; 

Work Scene Slow 

I ~ U, 19~, 1.ITll.E KOCK. AKK._ Tw .. nty_two 

OUIS\andml craftsmen of th .. Bu,ldinl .nd Construetion 

T'lldes of Arkansas were recently 

honored at a d,nner and awards ceremony 

at Camelot Inn . nd Con'·ention Cente, in Linle 

Kock. The Out ~tan djn g Craflsmanship Awanh 

Ilanquet is sponson:d by the Construction Ad 

~lIncement I',ollram of Arkansas alld admin. 

• iSlered by Ihe A~i~led General Contractor. 

A

50red by Local 2S. The team had a "ery enjoy. 

able tune. Thty would like to thank Local 2S for 

a ,rUI ti~ and ron, ratulale them o n ",nnin, 

a line tournament. The ba.seball team plMI on 

winninl nut year. 

M«tlOp are the third /!Olonday of the nwJ1th 

al 24 Emma Street. Those wl\o care Will be 

there. 

ROBEIIT J. SMOLINSKY, 1'.5. 

Americans Ridden With 

Fears, Says Scribe 

L.U. 327. DOVER. NJ .-'·The only thlOl ... e 

h a~e 10 ftar IS fear it.selr." Tho~ ... ord •. 'poken 

by !'ranklon D. Roosevell dunn, the Grut De. 

preuion. helped 10 bol§lff lhe Spinl of a 

founderin, nalion. 

I belic,e "" c have come full d;cle to a lurn. 

in, polOl In our nalional ik'stiny. It appeal'S to 

me thaI we .re $0 ... rap~d up in our furs thaI 

... e nre unable 10 nct in a resolute manner. It i~ 

lonl past tile lime for Ille nalion 10 d isavow tile 

trcmb"nl and fear· ridden preachinl'" of a small 

but powerful group of al3rmiSIS who would 

have U5 turn o ff everything and 10 back to tile 

caves. 

The li5t of thinl'" 10 fear is lrowin, C,·tt 

lon,er and lllU'e ';di~utous. We are told to fell. 

Ihe radial ion from n~'clnr p(lwcr planls, the 

poisonous la$SeS from burning coal, the deadly 

fUIl1H from bumin, aas. the DO~ious pollulants 

from burn'nl leaves, ad infini.um. We are reqUired 

to fear the Russians, the Cubans, the 

Panamanians, the Koreani, the VietnamC1C ad 

mfinitum. 

We have reached such a point o f mass hys. 

teria tlml we even fc ar for olher c reatures far 

below Ilomo sapiens in the animal kingdom, 

We fcar for Ihe hny snail darter lish, we fear for 

the muttd \WRn" "ill fcar for other Clealures 

not even discovered yet. Our timidity and !rem. 

blinl in thi, reprd een.er, upon the b¢licf that 

extinction of " SpecieS--DO mailer how iMiI' 

nificant_would be lin unforlivable sin. 

Somehow, the Amcrican middle class union 

Ill(mbeu and batkbone of this c()Untry'. work 

force hale DOl made tnt endangered species list. 

There is " bll of irony for you. Puson~lIy . I 

relllly don'l Ki"e m hoot Ihll\ Ihere ale no more 

dinos:.urs. 

Aton, with all thcse dreads. fri,hls, alarms. 

PIIRlC, hysterm, and terror, "" e Dre beinl asked 

10 survive; we ~re nlso beong asked 10 ,It Jd ly 

hy while we liulfer ourselves the ignominOlU falc 

o f finD ncial lape III tnt hands o f our lovernin, 

bodies--Ihe oil conglomeralCS. 

The lime i., here 10 repbce fear with resolu. 

lion, replace trcpid"ion with fortitude, replace 

dread with mellIe, We 1001"" ~ ... n 10 much 

while fu.her to the rCS! of tnt OUler world, our 

satelhte picturc must look like one b" fa l al· 

bino turkey, I havc had enough of Ih is d!ame. 

ful beha~ior. lIerc's an idea: let's vote "II those 

appeasin, coneilialOrs OUI of office and then 

nationaliu the oil companiu. 

W"'LTta II. YOCUM, I' ,S. 

Progress of Non-Union 

Movement Must Be Stopped 

I.,V. 358. I'EW:TII AMIIOY, NJ ,-Anothcr 

year is about to dawn. another year Ihal we 

must not only tOnlinue, but double our elfons 

to Stop the pro,ress of the C"cr' llowin, menace 

of Lhe non·union movement in our .ren,. As 

slaled by Third Disllicl Vice President John J. 

Barry Ind 8u~one" Manaaer J alTM's J. C.llahan. 

...·e nnnot afford 10 let down nen for one 

moment; for our ICry e~i~tence is on the line. 

A srron, and united effort by nth and every 

one of us will be needcd now more Ihmn ever. 

Since we seck increa~d rm yme,u fo r Ou r bbu" 

we 11111'1 nlso be willing to conlinue our pro. 

ducti~ity o n the job. Support your local union 

and ilS cfforts to J.eep the non·union clement 

Sollball Game 

R, .. lnu. R ~I>'QC'.I . tI>e Jam ... MI""Id

Volunteers 

Vow to Be Better Union 

People, Says Scribe 

65th Anniversary 

> 

" 

Theft Brothel'S" of Loca.t ;Uf, Lou t ,... It ~, KJoq . ". 

... e .... d Ihe u ll fM . o l un l ~ ~n 10 hnl ne .. U.hU 

10 lbe lab II lbe . pp .... o.lcnlllp ~hoo l . LeI! 10 riVo l 

... 1M ~t wd.d , Aady n artlJlae, .ad o.a Doc"n • • 

The IIoa.a on lbe b lackboa rd •• y', " Anothe. l ob 

'" " IN:ord T .... e by Yau • • '. Iendly l\I. a f ....... ;U9," 

Brolher Joe Mudd I t .. o. k oa lhe la b 1I .c ~lial 

pro,"I, 

Family Picnic 

I..U. 369. LOUISVILLE, KY.-Onee al ain "reso 

lution lime" hu ar r i~ed. As we make OUf 

annual New Year's resolutions, let's vow thai 

we will be belter union people. Let's re50lve 

that we will look fo r a union label nch lime 

we go shopping; Ihal we will take one nitht 

from each month to attend the union meeting; 

Iha t we will make eltra effort to conlribule 

IIOmething 10 our organizalio n. It is far e ~ sier 10 

complain Dboul problem$ and place the blame 

on others Ihan it i5 to offer consltucti"e ideas 

and contribule 10 Ihe IIOl utions. As we enter 

this new de code. we need 10 confront squarely 

the many problems we are encountering as 

union Iradepersons. Each year. the non,union 

el~mcnt i.'l ab50rbing a lrcaler percentale o f t11e 

work Ihat ...·e ha~e traditionally claimed as our 

OWn. There arc many possible solutions 10 the 

problems we arc facin&. bUI the firsl prcrequisite 

is Ihal we unile and fight Ihem 10lClher. We did 

not become the great organiUlion that we are 

by ho.~ing each small IIroup 110 Iheir .separale 

way. Through lhe yean we ha"e made greal 

strides through a con

ownership h ~ve ristn tremendously. ~elining 

value of the dolla r is another drawback. Profits 

continue to war. Sacrificts by the wealthy Ind 

banker, in business must be made. The 10V' 

ernment must stop profit·padding and CJ!,orbi. 

tant interest Tatcs. Unions arc WIlling to do 

their share of in nation fighting. Other, must 

cooperate. 

The retired members were our Gue~ t ~. II rother 

lIoward Leonard wns presented with the hend· 

table nowerlliccc for his 45 years of fuithful 

service. Other membership 3wards will be lIi~en 

at a future union meeting. 

Malt Gillespic', fine orchestra pro~ided music 

for our dancing pleasure. Thanh to all Who 

3l1cndcd. we had a "cry good repre

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, 

Family Picnic Held; 

'Sa fety' More tha n a Word 

I_ U. 399, S I' IU NGFlF.LD, 11.1_-1.35\ summer, 

when the sun was high and the t~mpoenuu re in 

th e 90s, Unit 1 in Quiney, Illinois. held II 

family ,,;cDic. This fC'Slivt occasion look place 

in the All-American City Park. This is ont o f 

Quincy's many beautiful parks and is located 

just across the bay from the Quinsippi Island 

Ie

One of the methods in wh i~ h the Board is 

comina to v ips with these problems is by tryina 

10 revitalize our flawna ;oint (om mi llen. 

Thouah our local un ion commilletS Ire runctionina 

well, lhe problem wilh the joint commiUtts 

;$ in ende:;J.voring to rueh accord with 

the other haIr of the unio n team-the union 

employer ... 

Their reluctance to come 10 a de

If Ihe union movement depended on )'OU 10 

survive Bnd , row. how lon, would it lutl This 

... question .is nOI U rid iculou, II II mialll Kern. 

J USt as a chlin ill no Rron,er than ilS weakest 

• link. our orpn Ll.I tio n is no IIron~r than ilS 

""eakest member. 

l et's all eel back in the habit of aUendin, 

every mtttin, and takin, PlIrt in union businaa. 

- W ... a, ... n ...... d ... d! 

IIARU 11 ...... 1/ .. 5. P.S 

• Season's Lighting 

• Sho .. n Ire 1I,0.h~ .. 0' I.on l 4't. Ind ll n lPO II ~ , Ind., 

.. 110 1IIo .. ltd 11101. II .." 10 pU I liP tr.bt. ' or Ihe 

• holiday In)"n. 

H ~' " Ire JOUle nf Ihe bll~k t l It,,~h Ih tonl"",IOri 

,ro.'lded. 

• Members Donate Time To 

~ Put Up Christmas lights 

- loU. 4". INDIANA.POI.IS, INO.-On No· 

vnnber 10. the IGalI unIOn membe .. donated 

their time and enero 10 decorale _ 60 Irea 

with liglllS localed around monument circle III 

dO""ntown Indy. in the true IPIII! of corn- 

_ munilY se",K:

tion, eight fishing tournaments, the Nationlll 

Industrial Sort bnll Tournament, labor·manage· 

ment dinn~r, and gave emugeney disastu aid 

to our fellow TuanJ in Dallas and Wichita 

Falls. These ~venu could not have been repOrted 

in this column wi. haul the ucrllent help of 

Doug De Salme, Charloe Carruth, Carl Dietrich, 

Gene Langner, Mu Zoeller, Chet Kolod:tiej, 

Cammie Jones, Mike White, I ~ lton Seewald, 

Rudy Manka, and Eddie Ibarra. 

Have a happy and prosperous New Ynr! 

RocEl KUllNH, P.S. 

On Jobs 

App.~nllu Joh.. BeaUy, "fI, .nd Hl"Olhtr Ron 

G,llIin of t.oc-al $$1, Sut. Mosa, Cat., ar •• h ...... 

Mndln, w ... e pVC. 

Dam. T hey are the last of the pictures donated 

by Brother Herb Miller. I would appreciate 

picturC1 from Ihe other iobs in the area if any 

of the Brothers would care to donate them to 

this writer. 

At the last regular meeting. Brother Don 

Wilt5Ce suggested that the local put together 

• I15t of what stewards and foremen shOuld do 

and should not do on th e job. Since Brother 

Wilwe made the SlIggestion. he was appointed 

to mak.e out the list and gi~e it to the business 

manager. 

From this writer·s viewpoint. the job of 

steward and its duties is up to the business 

manager and the Brother he appOints 15 ~Iewlrd. 

As to Ihe Brothers who become foremen Ind 

aeneral foremen, that is a different 51ory. AI· 

though a foreman is supposed to become part 

of managermnt when made foreman, I feel Ihat 

the Brother is still a union iourneyman and 

owes his loyalty to the union. I feel thai the 

foreman can do the job for the contflctor 

and still protect the union's interest in the job. 

But. it is slIange how some of the Brothers 

ha~e a change in pco>onality ",·hen they are 

made foremen. It must be the feclina of pOwer, 

or something, thpt makes them change so much. 

One thing th at should be lemembered is that 

on the ne~1 job you will be just another journey· 

man. 

This is all for this month, Brothers. Will try 

Bgnin nut month. 

Dow II. Gonl"'''o. P.S. 

form for us. By now you may ge t the picture 

of what', hap~ning with sa fety on th e Long 

bland Railroad. Tak.e notice-we refuse to gi~e 

." 

Mony people have asked about Ihe wa ll in 

the Armature Room at Morris Park.. This has 

been a 10ng·stDnding baltic for your safety and 

health chairman on Ihe welfare of our men 

concerning their health. As you can see it mUSI 

h3ve been impolIDnt enough because ;1 is 3. 

major project and a $uccrssful one for us. Only 

one Ihml I ask of .11 our union members i:s 

tht when we do leI the carrier 10 concede 

and gel proper equipment for us either in 

safety. health, or work, plcase lake proper care 

of it. It isn·t that easy 10 lei and it docs COSI 

money. 

Not only good WQrke,s but good l8EW union 

men make our local suongc. by selling in 

~ol'· ed and attend.ng mectrngs. Keep up Ihe 

good work, rclJ ows! 

ASTItosy CO~I~Ll(), P.s. 

New Building 

• 

• 

Rail Electricians 

Sh ...... IJ the n~'" otfire bulldln. o. Loxal 601, 

Ch .."pa IM n ·Ur b ~ " a. III. 

Sio-Pitch Softbaff Team 

elect.lclan. of the E I '~ trl, 

T ..... llon IMp •• ltllent, "'embe ... Of Lonl $19, h · 

mlOlu. N .Y .•• , ' UII" ready fa • • ""ther h. nI day', 

.. ·.,..k. LeI! t .. rt_ht t b~, ar. A. p...,lfi.o. lit. Pon tlllo, 

J . Ba.,. M. MMh." and J. " Rock," I'lotra'u •• 

App,~ .. lIu C ... t, FolO " .. 1,1 .... ba"k ... lI.hr. 

t .. be u~d .". " I_ hi wo,k. In Ihe b.d.rround ... 

Ib.n 10 .. ·110'" tun ..... I. tIM Ibm. 

B .... ...,. Ou.lle CnMku cIolDI to ......... I .. t uu~e 

.. n ".lIp ..... t" .... 

Duties of Stewards, Foremen 

Should Be listed, Says Scribe 

I_U. 55 1. SANTA ROSA , CA I ..- Grec!in8~, 

BrOlhers. By Ihis lime I hore all the ilrolhers 

and Ihcir famil ies had a ~ery nicc Chri§lnms. 

I also hope Ihat all of Ihe Urothers h"~e reo 

co~ered from their New Year's Eve parties. 

As me ntioned in the IMt "'ticle, the three 

pictures in thi~ article arc of Ihe Wartn Springs 

Negotiations Break Off; 

Scribe Attends Safety Meeting 

L U, 589, JAMAICA, N.Y.-Negotiations have 

been broken off and the mediator has given 

us • relellSC. so we now ha'·e 30 days to wait 

on calling our shot. Lei us aU put our shoulders 

tOgether for a united effort. 

We lUSt had a Tt1O!>t pleasant surprise this 

past week., as our good friend. General Chair· 

mpn John Douglas. came up from the south 

country, Kenluck.y. for • ~isot to our shop and 

wu vcry much amazed al OUf shop and the 

wo.k. that we do here. Stop in apin when you 

gtt the opportunity. John. 

I'resident John CaUiano and I attended the 

National Safety Congress Meeting in Chicago 

and welt ~ery impressed. We learned quile a 

bl! and found many answers to questions we 

asked of anyone willing to lislen. Our 1oc.1 

was the only railroad local .epresented at the 

IBEW meeting set up by our Washington Safety 

Department at Ihis congress meeling. We did 

learn .hat the railroad industry is II forgOllen 

,ndu,,,y ns far a5 safely ;5 concerned. The 

Fe(]eral Labor D~parlmem put us of{ into a 

dark corncr. Our questions could not be an· 

swered here, bUI we must be infected with SOniC 

WIt of disease be

, 

60-Year Member 

." E. " Doc" DoddJ '"thn bit "'1"' pili ... d 

,wan! ,.... BIlJ'MU l'II .... u Jack H""k~ ... d 

PruJ.d.oa. CloD. M...,lk •. T ..,..,uru c • ...., .... 1 ... .. 

Ion Is In the b. ~ . t.., und. 

In the Streator area, the LaSalle Counly StD. 

- lion, II nuke, is stow in, down. This project, 

being built for Commonwealth Edison. em· 

ployed I JOO dectrkions this past summer. 

I would like \0 post II warn;"1 10 anyone 

who would bet Il usiness MaMger Jack Hensler 

on the outcome of II ba1!game: Get it in writing. 

lie has ban known to payoff in livestock! 

Brothers, if you have a ny neWi ilems or 

pictures for the /(mrnol, plea~ cOn tDct me and 

I will see Ihal they are fUrned in. 

~e ya next month. 

Energy Shortage Is Reol, 

Says f orm er Mayor 

GENE L YNCH. P.S. 

L.U. 605, JACKSON, MISS.- A Mi ss is~ippi 

Power &/; Light Company vicc presidei'll said 

rce

$2,000, Dart Fleminl, Kilchener; $500, hmic 

Fraser, Dc:scronlo; $100, Roberta Crail. Kinl 

"VOl, $100, AI Bv ....."'.., B ~,,"', $100, R. C 

Gorllon, Orilla; Sloo, U. B. Bainbridge. GnI\'enhum; 

Sloo, lI elen Bro .... n. Windsor; plUI ten 

SSG .... inne's. 

All in all it "'""s a grnt tournament and a 

bi, IlKCeg. Much c,edll is d~rved by John 

Campbell. Gary Uarl. and Jamie I'nsn ... 1'10 

o,gJn~cd thIS yca,'s tournament Well done. you 

IUYs. S(!

An avera,C' outfit run$ about $100 alone, mak. 

mg it $1 0,000 to $20,000 by the lime they out· 

fit a oomplttc un;l. 

You ~ n imaatine how bad weather. rain. 

snow, or hip winds tan wrtak hav(K: on th ese 

... elaborale C~l umdi. It would bt a catastrophe if 

tbtir su;u "'ere dammled, aI thty counl on Ihe 

Show of Shows, held in Convenlion lIa1l ,ub 

$equent 10 Ihe New Yc:u's fesliv,llt$, u a main 

50urce of re~enue . 

Included arC' 50me pietufdl Eddie sent 10 mt 

of the Woodland Sirinl Band al the 19711 Mum· 

mers parade. 

If you'll look close and lislen ",ell you tan 

almost hur them Il.5 Ihey march do .... n Broad 

Str«l: 

Oh! ~m Golden Slippcrs. 

Ohl ~m Golden Slippcr~, 

D3. Oa I)a. Da 03 Oa Da. 

Oa. Da Oa, I)" Dum ___ _ 

T. FaANc is "J[I!I''' IT ''roILEY. I'.S. 

Work Scene Good in local 

659 Jurisdiction 

I_ U. 6511, IIU:I>I'O I( U. OIU:'_The .... ealher i ~ 

chanaing quickly here in Ihe Pacific Nonhwcst 

and it hn, an effect on construction work. Kight 

now. thinp Are goin8 lenl ,00

member of Loc31 668 for 26 ye3 rs. He will be 

mis~ed by everyone. 

On r.l ay 1$, 1979, the graduation eeremol'lY 

WaJ held in the Purdue Ul'lion lI uildil'lg for our 

grodualirlg apprerllic". Brother Ralph Ilorris, 

busirlcss marlager, was ~neral chairman and 

emcee, We would like \0 thank Brother Harris 

for a fob well done. Those completing their 

apprenticeships arc Brothers Mike Simpson, lI i1l 

Emery, Ilob FTn?;er, Mike Lane, StCI'C lI ewin, 

Randy T hompson, Ned Anderson. arid John 

lIoUllhton, John Vautaw, Dennis Taylor, Mike 

Jon6, Curl Carter, Tom McGhee, John Trout, 

and Robel! McKinnIs. We would like to con. 

grutulate these Brothe", on the completion of 

the apprenticeship program. 

The wotk situQtion has picked up. We h~I ' e D 

few tmlelen in the jurisdiction. 

CUARLES II ~ST, I'.S. 

Blood Donors 

At Progress Meeting 

- 

• 

Retiree 

, 

R,otht r \ 't.non Sh.m!.l

Ne' .... com, Donald Il ryant, Ralph Myer, Keith 

" arker, Barney Skarbek, Ed Waaner, Robert 

... Knoth, Charles Ambrose, Wilber! Comst«k, 

Raymond Moore, Lloyd C. Rowley, James 

Ruuel, Gordon Irvine, and Rober! Walstra, 

,. On beh~lf of aU of the Ilrothers of 697, 

eonaratulatiom to BII of tl""$I: fi ne men fot 

the work they have done. 

In addition to saying good·bye to these 

Brothers, we also welcomed several new apopr~nticH 

as new members. There will be more 

~ on them ne~t month. 

At the conclusion of the meeting, refreshments 

...·ere Krvrd for III in .ttendance. 

T. 1. Dtctusso .... P.S. 

OnJob 

l ' ''~ pltotos _how _ _ tHon 01 I .... tal ' 00. Yon 

S .. IIII. Ar .... wlto .~ .. ont" ll _ ArLaQaI N ... .,... 

... I. s..- 01 ' Ioue _ .. !Mn .... ·r bH . ........ r .... I' 

, un. l1w, .~ 1)000 N k " ~ U ... u ..... " RI, CutS, 

.. d 8 0b M ~Alble •. 

.. 

\)on Se llo"" nan", Lane , JUI")' Pope. 00" MUd. 

rll, and S h ~"u u" \ '0"". , 

Doru, S'dn, II.,.. Brill., I . R . Tho .... I, A. 51. 

tt .. ,k, ·I·f .. , W. ldo, . "d Jake lillIe. 

Member Calls off Honeymoon 

To Join Picket line 

I~ U. 700, .-ORT S~ tlll l , ARK.-Alex Rusk.·s 

friends ull him a 1000 union man, On Friday. 

he pro\'cd it by callina off his honcymoon to 

}oin a pickct line. 

Rusk. said be and his bride, Doris. were just 

,etting ready 10 depart when they heard of the 

strikc at the plant wbere they both work.. 

So, instead of a wed:end PI the resort of 

Ramsg3lc, Rusk went on sirike while his .... ife 

stayed home. to cook.. 

BtLL M. OoUEY, 1'.5. 

Scribe Gives Adva ntages For 

Joining Credit Union 

L. U, 702, WEST FRAI'ro'KFORT, ILL.-I'd lik.e 

to share with you this month the advantnlcs of 

IIlvinl at your local', Credit Union. Thc 702 

lO EW Credil Union ""u chartered in 1969. The 

members own it and determine its policy. It is 

managed by the Board of Dircctor$, elected at 

the annual m«tin, each February. All Local 

702 mcmbers and lhcir famiUcs are e1i,ible for 

mcmbenhip. 

Each accounl ;, insured up to 5-40,000 by tbe 

National Credit Union Administrltion. In .~ncy 

of the U.S. government. Credil Union members 

are provided with a matchinl amount of life 

Insurance for rach dollar put in "vin" up to 

the muimum of Sl,OOO, 3t no cost to the 

member. To be eliaible for this amount of 

Insurance. the amount muSI be dcposited before 

the aae of ~S. Insurance on JavinJ5 deposited 

after ale SS is at a reduced rate. 

Over the last 18 months, 6-pcrccnt dividends 

have been paid on savings. In addition, the 

Crcdit Union offers Jhare cenificatetl thlt are 

now paying 6 ~ -f'lCr«nt and 7·percent interest. 

The Credit Union ill located 1\ the 1«. 1 union 

office, 106 North Monroe Strccl, Wcst FnnkfOr!. 

Illinois. Office hours are from 8:00 I.m. 10 

S:OO p.m. Monday throuab Friday, uccpt on 

holidays. If you hlven't opened In account or 

Idded to your account to tak.e Idvantaae of the 

life insul3nce, now Is I good time to do so. 

A three·year _.reement wu ~1\led with 

WN BD-TV in Pcoria, illinois. A one-year a,reement 

"'." ~tlJed .... ith Mt. Clrmel Public 

Utilities. 

DAVID McNEELY. 1'.5. 

loco I Holds Annual Picnic, 

Ha s First Fema le Apprentice 

I~U. 70 ... I> UBUQU[, IA.- I_IXI I 704 held its 

annual picnic. While some 704 members too1r: 

advantaae of the beautiful sunny day by pllying 

volleyball or just sining around shoolin, Ihe 

brec~e. Ilrother Milt AvcnariuJ, the belt steak 

man this side of the "Ole Miu." displayed his 

culinary lalents. 

Local 704 has lona represented sister members 

in the Themlolyne llar,aininl Unil and, morc 

recently, the clcric.l worker. ~t Dubuque T elepromptcr, 

but on July 19 of this year the Wiremans 

Unit saw I first. Julie Kalb became: the 

fint 704 female apprenticc, anti tbe membership 

wlS proud to welcome her into ..-hat had pre~ 

viously been an all-male society. 

Winter is upon us once Ipin, but this year, 

unli1r:e lUI year. we could be fDcinl IOmC uncmploynlent 

. Wor1r: seems to be holdina up fairly 

well in O1lr ncighbOlina loca15 50. hopefully, our 

Brothers Ihould be ablc to nnd lempOrPry employment 

reasonably tlose to home. Good luck. 

Dnd hanK in there. 

EI) R OSENOW. r.s. 

Picnic 

AI the .... ual plcnk IIr Local TN. P " b\lqIl4', lro.., 

BroU,u 111111 Ayrtll rh't dlJpll,. IliI nllAII7 calc . ... 

local 712 Members Do Well 

In Bowling Tournament 

L.U. 7 12. REAVt;R. PA.-At the 1979 m EW 

Bowlinl Tournamcllt, held in Hprrisbur1l, Pennsylvania, 

the members of Local 712 did ver)' 

wdl. We h.d one of our teams finish 11th in 

the team cvellts. Two of our Brothe .., Tom 

ukovich Ind Bob Christncr. finished 27th in 

the doubles: Four of our Brothers. Dun Waaner 

finished fourth: Slln Iloden, eiabth; Chess Fryer, 

231d; and Dave OshOp. 66lh, ill lhe $inales rvent. 

Srother Dan Waancr finished 12th in all e'·cnlS. 

We wanl to eon,T1uullle all of our Brothers ",.110 

participated in the tournament. A special thonks 

to Local 143 fOf" belnl lhe host local. We Ire 

loo1r:ing for ...·ard to ICcina everyone apin nut 

yelt in St. Louis. 

The ne .... year mDlks the 2S Ih consecutive year 

that Loc~l 712 has fielde d a bo .... linl 1cD1lue. 

lI,olhe" Russ Bowser, Bob Trenschel, alld Ed 

Leek have been mcmbers of our league since ilS 

inception in 11155. It. current enrollment of 4{l 

includcs 1$ office .. Butch Leek., presidenl: T om 

JoPluory, 1910 I 41

vice president; Emmy Aigers. 5n':re 

C~kovic h . 

tary; and Don Dowdy, treasurer. It is a mixed 

league. and affords Brothers and their wives a 

few hours of rec reation and good fun every 

Friday night. 

Curr~ nl l y bowling ot Imperiol Lanes in Conway. 

Ratph Bicrline leading the men wit h a fi ne 

177 .v~rag~. Don Dowdy. 160. and Jeff Jones. 

1 ~6. round out the Imn's top trio. On the 

women's side. Betty Bowser posit a 156. Agnes 

Monahan. lB. and 5yl~ia Leek has a 141 

av~mge. As of mid·November. the " Hot Whip. 

pers" team is leading the league (or the first half. 

We'lI p 3S~ on the name of the winning team for 

the fiut h8lf. and cover the roll_olI in later 

.rtiC\u, 

Som~where in the neighborhood of I~O per. 

50ns n\lend~d the canc~r scre~ning at Ihe union 

hrlll during October. Nice to ~e so many took 

udv~n t 'lge of one of the many benefits offered 

by our fin~ or8anitDtion. 

Work continues 10 be aood in our area. AI 

Ihis time of year. when we count our blessings. 

we should reflect on th~ officeu of our local. 

past Dnd present. and alt of the hard·worldng 

members who have made mnny sacrifices so 

Iha t we all benefit now, 

Shorl notes: Looking forward to suing our 

retired members as guests of honor at our next 

m~etlJ\lI- Signs of winter-smiles on hunters' 

and skiers' fac.-s; frowns on boaters. Off siek~ 

Onve Bender. Harold Boodley, Frank Mc· 

Cracken. Jo-e Nemctz, Tom White, Gerald 

Zuhniser. Vcrn Bialko, J im O'Connd, and lim 

\loyce. 

U you know of anyone in need of special 

help, ~OnHtet 

millee, 

the CommunIty Services Com· 

Negotiations Continue With 

Numerous Companies 

I'R IlSS COM M. 

t ,V, 1 13, CHI CAGO. ILL.- At this writing. 

negoli~tions continue 01 Zenith Controls. Chi 

C3ltO T ransit Authority, \lplly ManllfaclUring 

Corporation. Electro/ Dynamics, Stern Electron, 

ics. R II. A Distributing Corpormion. and Protcc_ 

tion Conlrols. which hal bun on a strike since 

November I. We s:llute the members at Protcction 

Conlrols and congratulate Ihem fo r their 

slIpport of the strike. On the first day every 

mcmber at that shop showed up for picht duty. 

LoyalLy like that cannot be ignored. 

In the past few monthS. the .g.eements at 

Alleom Florence and Williams Electronics have 

been seltled. to the sAtisfaetion of all. 

Recemly Ihe local union office had a call from 

Mrs. Na~t. wife of retiree Clarence. Mrs. Nut 

told us that Brother Nast will rench his 80th 

yur in March, 1980. He WDS oblill3ted in the 

1.0 . in 1920, retired from Petnson Electric 

Pand in 1965, and is now on pension from the 

1.0. l ie is not in the besl of health; however, 

his wife said there has been much improvement 

in Ihe past eight months. Brother Nast was in 

the hospital and in a nur5inl home but is now 

able to be home_ Brother Nast, we are sorry 

you've been ill and hope 1980 brings impro"ed 

health. Our greetings and congratulations on 

your long membership in the Brotherhood. 

As .... e emer a ne w decade let us hope we 

enter a timc of growth Dnd strength for labor. 

We urge all union memocrs 10 support labor on 

the llK"al and national leo·ds. Remember the 

hard-"'on advancements of our Ipbor forefathcrs. 

and protect them alwQyS. Never become comphlcemem 

but remain fore"er vigilant. 

It is wit h regret Ihal we report the dcnth of 

members Dolor.-s Dusinl from Stern Electronics 

and Roman Szwarila from Zenith, On behalf of 

the membeBhip our sympathy has been e~tended 

10 the famili" of these m~mbers. 

48 I IIEW Jour .... 1 

L AulI.,I. NAROOICK. 1'.5. 

1979 Gave local 716 

Excellent Employment 

I"U. 116, 1I 0 USTON, TEX,-The hope of a 

prosperous and full-cmployment yea r in 1980 

goes out to a ll our sister locals fro m the officers 

and membetJ of Local 116. 

As .... e look back at the past year, we can be 

proud to SlIy it was a year of full employment, 

employment so good. in fact, we had the picas. 

ure of having some 250 to )()() traveling BrotheB 

from all over lhe country working in 0111 juris· 

dietion. 

During lhe last quarter of 1979. under the 

chairmanship of Brother Bill Butler, Ih~ Trad~ 

Union Study Commiltee was reactivated. Some 

of the topic, studied during the course were: 

the origin and structure of the IO EW; employus 

right, undcr the Texas Work man's Compensalion 

l aw: how we as union members are 

affe

Democratic Caucus 

" u.k>n .tOlbcn of Lonl 15', 0.,."", . ....... h. Fla •• 

t_1 • al ... p,-Ill. ''TIN W lNkl .. ~I t • • w_. 

01 fioriU. H at IN VolI.)I. COIUIll lHmocnUe 

U ueuJ oa O"' obe' IJ. 

• 

Delegates 

Local 7s.i .tmbtf1 £arl I ~ •• Pat cata, • ...,k ... 

dIaaaa, __ Ja. 810'" at lila M"'- 11"" C,-. 

......... cMkltalU 10 l.be Democrallc PII11 Coot"'a' ...... 

.. t ... toted II, 

other labor or,an~ations in the area of electinl 

our people u ddeptes. This C&fl'Ioe as a dISappomtm~nt 

to many of UJ because 1\ was our 

()cOple, espcci3l1y SteYe Sullens. ",ho .tirred up 

the interests of Ihe surround!n, labor unions 

and theIr members. Thr~ of our members will 

go u altel natCl 10 the convention. They are 

Don Morpn, Steve Sullens. and Bob lIer. Alter· 

nate po81lion5 WIlt be important in a ICnK thot 

if I delelate is not presenl durinl Ihe vote on 

- an issue, an al!ernate will take his or her place. 

AllO, I am lure, Ihlll Dl!crnate$ will be ablc to 

I"'C in Ouence in Democralic party policy or 

in mukins up the platform thut Ihe party will 

sllind on. 

Whatever th e October 11 caucuses and Ihe 

Democmlic convenlion will do for labor remains 

to be seen. but thcle is one good Ihm, th ot has 

alru.dy been done-it lot lhe workiTII people 

- of thiS state 111 toaether on the same day for a 

smglc purpot.e. 

AI Ihis wlllin" the wOlk in the jurisdiction 

h;u slowtd to I halt IS fir as hlrinas arc 

concernc:d. Catalyllc and Superior Uectric at 

the Cape ha\'e hid recCllt layotls. It ilin't enltrdy 

acculale to I'Ye a eurrent wort picture in the 

) o ...",al, because there IS a pe Tlod of a monlh 

betwecn the time thai this .is knt in until lI'a 

published. So, if you arc workin, out of Slate, 

ull the h.all 10 act a current up-to-date .eport. 

Loul$ II EDGECC)CIC, 1'.5. 

CPR Program Doing 

Very We ll 

• 1..U. 759. FT. I.AUDEMDA U '.. I-'I.A,-Tht 

cardiopulmonary resuscitatIon (CPR) pr08ram 

.... It our local is almost I complete suecn,. Thc 

Joint Safety Committee, between our System 

Council U-4 and the utility company with wh om 

we contract our labor, Is onc of the Imponanl 

lealOns for this, but I fee l the mOSI important 

reason is the dedication of our CI'R instructors, 

all of ""hom lire membe,., of our local union. 

" Because of these Uulructofl our member. have 

CPR 

RlOlbe. RId! T OM" 0 1 Lot., 1!', Fl. I."ok,dale, 

I'll.. CPR lall....... aad • cHtlfitd p .... edl~ . 

elled'JI RlOlher F..,ddle ,-

At Job Sites 

Paul Codcnoi'l •• IOllll1ae .. ember 01 Lonl "" 

Cha r~s ' o., s.c., ... d one 01 II •., toc-I', _IOSI roll 

' ....,10"... . 110 ..·.. " ' the Geollltl ......, S.C., pu,,·e ... 

h" ,,>'e job ~ lr t. 

II D ~ ln es. M~n .. ~u /It.. L. Mitch .."" C • • I Drum, and 

C. W. Epps a rt , h., ..·.. AI Ihe P MP~' mlll III GtorJIO 

,....... S.C. 

Ca.1 D ..... lI"d C. W . Epps a' .. ork (MIl '~ t P'~ ' 

",III job In Gfl>~ IO" '" S.C. 

Job Done 

run 0' 1.1,,,, done by 1 • ...,.1 77' IIIemJHo" " ' the 

/It. 

,,,,... rhou,e In Ceo'ltl., ..·.., S.C. 

local 827 looks to 1980 

With Confidence 

I .. U. 827, N.;WAH K, N J .-As we begin the 

new year, we look back towArd the old while 

plun .. ing for the ycar ahead. 

The ycar 1919 was ont of our busiest, with 

nearly 250 grie'lIlKc cases beina proceMed al 

lOp level, lind .\e,·cral hundred more bein!! 

scllled al lower level. Funhcrnlolc, over 60 

cases were filed for arbilrlllion, 26 of which 

have not been finalized as this i, being written. 

In addition. work was completed on OUr new 

headquarters buildinz, which was dedkattd on 

Dccembcr 2; so. all in all. 1919 will go down 

as one of the htavy yurs. 

so I llIEW Jou,nol 

The year IIhead is one which holds promise 

of challenge-and reward. Our statewide eleclions 

will lake place and everyone seeking office. 

from cnft ddeptes to E~ccutive Boord membcrs 

and offictrs. must stalld for elections. 

Following the elections. we must bc ready 10 

consider the negotiations for a new contract in 

Bell, Plant, and Accounting. as well as I full 

eOntracl with Ihe HiIlsbolough '" Montgomery 

Te]ephone Company. and a waac reopener with 

Unit ed Telephone Company. in Newton. Add 

to this the numerous CATV contracts to be 

negotiated and it bceomes obvious that 1980 

will SCt SOtTK: kind of record for aClivity. 

So thai b the challenge of the yea r ahead. 10 

seek and find equitable solUlion$ to tile many 

problems that beset u$-and all other labor 

organizations-and to win for our members a 

greater share in the profits and a greater dellree 

of jQb security in Ihis automated industry. 

II is a challenge we must meet and it is a 

ehallenac we will meet. and we look for .... ard, 

with confidence in our organi~alion. to the yea, 

that 11M ahead. 

P ETER 1. C."SBY. SEc .. T RJl~S. 

Representative Explains 

Optical Plan 

LV, 8JI. SAN ANTONIO. TEX._ At our 

last regulur monthly meeting. Patty Phi1!ips 

from Union Optical lold our members of the 

35- to 6S · ~rcent sa>'inl!! on a ll gla§scs and 

~rviees, including the optometrist. Our local 

provides cards to be pre~nted to Union Optical 

when thcir sen'ices arc required. 

It wus reported lhnt Gregorio Hernandez was 

home siek lor two weeks lind has rClurned to 

work. Still off sick alter o~rlltions are larry 

Burrel and Jerry Holmes. We WIsh them speedy 

lceo>'eries. 

Joe A. Santoy and Alcjundo Silva were sworn 

in as new members on No~embcr I. ]979. 

I missed a promo,;on in last month's arlicle 

Sidney M . Moczygemba WIS promoted to leak 

crew foreman on October 8. 1919. Also, Donald 

E. Owens .... 11 promoted to equipment o~rator 

on No~ember 13, 1919. 

The Executive Board reported to our members 

that a letter has been sent to management 

concerning the openinll of Ilcgotiations for a 

new working contnct. It should bc effe

As ev~ryone know. the hiah interest rites in 

th is country [or housin, Ire 10 hish the lvenlae 

~lSOn Clnnot buy I home Iny more.. To OWII I 

.home is every Americ:l.n', drum. UnlCU ~ 

thin, i$ done about thit in I rUlOnable amount 

_of lime, ho usina will face a severe recession.. 

Interest ralet now avera,e 14 percent. A yOWlI 

couple could never buy. home at thl t rile. All 

it amounts to is I lot or cheap money c~ 

inllation, clusin, unemploym~nt aDd rflO:cuion. 

The government beller let on the ball I nd aolve 

·this crisis before il Sell out of hi nd. 

r hope ev~ryone knows thl! our conpe:Momen 

and senators hive ju.st received I c05to()f.livins 

.... aise amount!n, to more tha n $),000 a year, 

wh ich brinJ.'l their ulary to over $60,000 per 

_~car, plus $500,000 in other &nluities. Every 

mc:mber of Conlfess COSIS the tup.y~rs $1 

million each year. Whal a 5hlm~! 

_ On behal( of Loc~1 865- ilS mcmhcl'5 and 

.officers--I wish all U, othe,s Ind Sistel'5 everywhere 

a Happy New Year, 

PA UL O. RICKBTIS, P.S. 

Retires 

Drive 

BoD Da.u of Loal til, NOft'oU

I had someone as my provider. 

Now il is differcnt, 'couse I 10lla 

This time around-I'm the provider! 

No joke. a depression. but laulhler will k«p 

away a mental depression. 

I don't suppose that we. here in labor. will 

ever be able 10 tomplclely rclax. The rightwinlcrs, 

NAM. lind thc C of C will never let us. 

I do think, thoUlh. Ihnt at this point we c~n 

tnke a well-carned breather, We have worked 

SO hard on helpinl "our tandidotcs" and voter 

rellistration. we shall soon know if we did our 

home work in 1979! 

Word is OUI that a bill will be inUoduced in 

Wuhinlton which, if passed. will o ..',a .... unlom! 

Maybe it will be JUSt. feeler. but this is how 

it all lot starled, An unsilned leuer layinl the 

Floridn Ltlislature will get this same bill is in 

,irculn\1on. 

You have 'on,,;nced me that I ha"e wriuen 

entirely tOO much for too lonl about " right·towOlk." 

It is just Ih:u I'm no/ convinced that 

tM need to "'rite aboul it is ovel! The only 

solutIOn. or rather alternatiye. is ",/Waf! The 

only job s«urily we have is our conliDct. Com· 

petitive cnpilalism is the rca$On we need I 

contract. The only Italul Ihat we. II workers. 

have In indu§try is the contrnct. Our need to 

earn a liyi", will hardly chanle. It is no se

of himll:1f, his knowledge, and time to euide 

these younpterl and helpine them become 

lcadcrs as adulli. Brother flrown had a horse 

....(all on him Bnd was seriously injured. These 

• youth of thc 4-11 and their plrcnUl hove hcld 

sevcral fUrld .raisin, evcnts for Brother Brown. 

-These unselfish acu certainly reveal lhe true 

lcader Drother Brown hDJ been to Ihem. My 

. hat is off to each 4-lIer. ThaI is the best medicine 

in Ihc world! K«p on improving, Brother 

Brown. 

• Do you know what "vote" mUM1 The voice 

of till Inpayen. Use your riiht and e~pr css 

• your choice. 

BI\.I. MILl'll!, P.S. 

~ · Greate5t of Challenges Face 

Unions in the '80s, Says Scribe 

-L,U. 1124, BItAIWOItO. I'A.-Chllllenges fac- 

--tng the unions of the '80s have never beCri 

greatcr thnn th Ole which lie ahend, both for UI 

.. u members of American labor un ions and as 

American citi~en'. Our country is be ing plagued 

• with unrest within the labor force. Ihe political 

arc ria, $OCial orca, and nonstop innatiorl. not 

10 merit ion the erlcrll,)' shortages that have dealt 

such a critical blow to both America', indu$o 

-tries arid her citizeriJ. Whfll cOUrilry but America 

--could fnce such miseivinGs with such high expe

Mourned 

Fo..... . Pr., lde,,' Roblad 

W . FI ..... of I.0I:1l1 

IUS, Walnu l C.uk, 

1't11~ h .. III mou ... ed by 

tile ",embe.. of I"" 

.... ,. 

Ron', climbing partner, Tom Mo

~ 

"ironment. In addition, PCDs biomagnify in the 

food clulin- that is, thc)' accumulate in the 

..vssutJ of Ii ...;na arianism. and as they move up 

, the food chain toward man, their concentration 

1nercucs. These facts are signilinnl be

Old and New 

C."n~n C ... 'I"~ III , tf,l..,d business mana~ ... r.n. n. 

d~1 Stcnlar)' o f l.....,a1 1377, CIt'-eland, Oblo, 

• hake. "~"d s ..-!til it"lph C • ."rndU, "",,-11 .ppolnted 

bu,I" ... mu~¥.r"'n~~laJ Hr.elary, 

l ocal 1377 Busi ness 

Manager Retires 

L.U. IJ77, CU:Vt:I.ANO, OIllO-C3rmcn 

Carpinelli l'lns retired from his position of 

busincs, munage, and financia l secretary of 

Local 1311. Brother Carpinelli has held this 

pQ5illOn for th. 1'351 12 years of hl5 29 years o f 

scr~ice 10 the IBEW. 

By way of lIi$lol), he toolrL over as head of 

Local lJ77 upon ,eliremcnl of the lale Peter 

J. Zicarclli. S,nce that lime this local has en· 

joyed tremendous success in negotiated wnges. 

benefits, Dntl union member tights as r.Heeled in 

aU of our contracts, which number over ~O. 

co"crinl some ~.()()() members. 

Further, tllroul\h his leade~hip and dedica. 

tion he carried our local from the depth of 

financial crisis 10 financial stability which permits 

us to deal wilh any employcr from a posi. 

lion of strenglh. 

lIis particiJ'ation as a member of the Laws 

CommlUt-e at the 1978 IBEW Convention and 

as VIce pre~ident of Cleveland Federation of 

Labor in Cle>cland are but a few e~3mplcs o f 

Ihe prC'!iligc: he has added 10 our Lora] 1l77. 

WhIle all Ihe officers and members wish him 

well in his well·earned retirement, let it be 

known thlll he will never be forgollen. 

In his place the local union Executive Board 

has appOlnled Ralph R. Carpinelli to fill the un. 

upired tnm of that office. Ralph, ",110 is • 

10nllll1l1e member, comes 10 uS WJlh a back· 

ground 05 an anorney and assistant business 

nmnngcr. lie is a vice prC'Sident of Cleveland 

l'cderMion of Labor and has been recently 

"ppointed to the Laws Commitlee of lhe Ameri. 

ean Arbitralion Associalion. We 3re looking for. 

wDrd to his leadership 10 be carried on in the 

$~me fine tradlllon as his prcdccc:s.sor. 

local 1470 Makes Great 

Strides in Past Years 

R. Roy MILETI, P.S. 

LoU. 1470, Kt::AKNY. NJ.-Time sure whiuu 

by-1977. 1978, 1979-3nd now here we arc 

inlo 1980, the bellnning of a brand ncw decade. 

Great ~Irides were made duringlhe above ycars. 

with a rc,·ers,,1 of Ihe decline in Kcarny and 

implO\·cmenls negotiHted for Ihe benefit of all 

our rnember.\_ lhingS thai were unknown in our 

contraclS JUSt fil·c years ago, such as supple. 

menlM income protection, long lerm disability 

pian, plant.wide seniority, amI the Bell Syslem 

Sal·inp I'bn. If it is snowing and it is your 

ehild·s birthday and you fed like laking lhe 

day orr (wilhout losing Ihe pay); you can do 

thai, 100, with our paid excuscd work days in 

our contraci. Thcse are excellent improvements 

in our contract, in the bce of many ncyalive 

Dnd dIsmal rumors II\3t Kearny would dose. 

Oark wa.s dead, Cerino eouldn·t speak dfec· 

tively, and olher trash rumors. 

What 11 ,rell.1 surprise when we look back Dt 

.56 I IB~W Journol 

N .. ~lrLo. I"" If nOI 

ud un!on m.mtMo., 

.~ ~en l IInioD m~.lIn •. 

1~ 70, "~ At "" N.J.) 

Members 

I.-bo. C.,.du C .... Ch.I,mta S.I Melillo and H ..... 

1",mllO .t. I II" ........ nfrmn.l a, u" l0~ lltadq ... t. 

.... ",lIh W~u 1 ..",,,11.. ClLolnaall Wa ll., NIIU.', 

ernln. 

"hM really did happen: hundreds or former 

empluyees wcre rehired-Clark is goinll rull 

blnst lLnd tlicre is more overtime: we repeal, 

more olCllime Ihan wc have had in the dccade. 

··I're

Locol 

Work 

~ 

1579 Has Three Run·Offs; 

Scene Favorable 

~ LU. 1579. AUGUSTA, GA.-We hI'~. quite 

probably, ~t II. prec:tdcnl In the IBEW with one 

ntraJ election and Ihrnl rul'l-()lfI in I period 

"tIf fout months bdore the omc~ of presidei'll 

. and business manaacr Ind financial s«rcllI.ry 

could be officially filUllilcd. 

In the first run_off, President Art [dwards 

•..,ent in by t OUt, ~OI" o'"cr Brother Richard 

D}'$(In. and BU!II'\CU M ana,er Tommy Va. 

"brough edged Blother Rot lI uff by one VOle, 

which resulted, by dircction of the International 

-Representative prncnt, in alt officers bcina 

installed. 

~ Due 10 certain discrcpanictll_ Vice ]'ruident 

Walen of th e FIfth District directed the Election 

Commiucc, with the assistance of Fifth District 

Jmcrnational Representativcs \0 conduct an 

..>Jlhcr election. 

In Ihe second run-otT ]'(uidenl Edwards won 

out over Ulothu Dyson by D votC of 214-166, 

ind Business Manolltr Yarbrouih and IlrOlher 

Huff lied al 1111-1111. 

.. Thi$ tic, of course, eonslituted a thild run.off 

for the office of bUSiness mana,er and financial 

secretary, u officially lallied on Novemlxr 3, 

' 11111 ( LRs present). BUlintSS Manaacr YII 

-tJrough, 2111, Brother !luff, 168, a majorily of 

51 \'otes for Tommy. 

_ All throu,h life, we wmelimes win and sometimes 

10$e, and occasionally. it's disappointing 

-to Ix on tile losin, end; howe~er, II would 

behoove the losina (acuon, herc '" 1 ~711, to 

plcdge Iheir all,oul luppor t for the prl'SCnt 

.,ldminislralion Ind, despite pelllonality con· 

iets, makc c\'ely effort and endea\'or 10 ha'e 

armony in Ihe hall and on aU jobs Ihrou;h. 

out Ihe jUlisdiction for Ihe bettcrmenl of OUI 

iJames, our communily, our local and, pau_ 

mountly, our Blothelhood, 

Our wOlk situation. o,crall, remains \'try 

favolable with all our local Bloth elS dep ' 0'" Bobbl. Rutn. B. rb 

Cen, tor, t'",a 1',ldl. 1I •• b W.lk", Ju n Coo~. 110M 

S

hard 10 nelotiale a rair and juSt conlnel for 

our member$. 

l.o;:al 1985 recently won its ei&hI I rbilrllion 

ease in the l3$t II months, The offic:el"$ .re 

arbilralinl our own UIIeJ Dnd have been prelly 

luccesllful. Much JC hoollnl and st udyinl of 

DNA cases are required to be $ucceM(ul in this, 

but it proves to be very interestinl and finAn. 

dally sound. 

TIIOMAS E. COOK, PR£$.-B.M. 

Clomboke 

L ...,.I lM14, A m . t ~"I~m , N .Y., fff~n ll y kid h. 

clambake. U fl 10 ,Iahl . ,. P. ~sld~ n l Ann~ lI ~ 011· 

mond and "'~m~" VI .. t~la Oos ll~ , Fnnd. 

Z I~.bI , ... d Elaln. W.bil. (POOl", by Vke prtJi· 

Hal 11_01 Pal .... I~1 

TKtill ... r IU~hard S .. ln,,,,kl, ~~ t reme I ~I!, uillna I 

.. Innl na numb .. In the duo r p.I •• dr ... tn,. 

Members Have Rig hts And 

Responsibilities to Union 

LU. IGlO. COLUl\t RUS, OIIIO-lIp"e you 

el'er heard one or yOIl. fdlow workers say, "I 

pay my dues and I have my ri&hts." Well, yOU 

do have ri&hlS, IS • uniOl'l ~mber. You . Iso 

have responsibilities to the union. 

Maybe you think you don't owe nnylhinll 10 

the union, but do you owe nnythinl to yOUr 

kids? Don't th~y desene the ri&ht to arow up 

with 100er Ale. McEachen, journeyman mv 

eh ~ ni c, retired rrom the Sashtthewan Powe~ 

Corporation in September, 1979. lie Itatted 

with SPC in 1941. Ale. enjoys crou-countrt 

. kiin .. prdenin .. and fishine. 

Brother John Robinson. mac hinist mech anic~ 

retired from the Sashlthewan Power Corpon. 

tion in Septtmber, 1919. He started with SPC 

in 19S9. John', hobbies include Itill and movie 

photography, a music collection, and spectoto, 

spom. 

s","" 11,"" S

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from the Saskatchewan Power Corporation in 

& ptember. 1979. He starled with SPC in 1956. 

-Jlcnry enjoys woodworkiol . music, and lardening. 

~ Brother h elt Wallingto n, utility man I, retired 

from th e Sas katchewan Power Corpora. 

"'lion in Ck:Iobcr, 1919. He started with SPC in 

1950. Ja ek'~ hobbies inclUde radio, declrie-al, 

..:Ind mechanical "'0I1t. 

Brother Harvey Wallman, utilll)' man I, retired 

from the Saskatchewan Power Corporation 

,in October, 1919. He slarted with SPC in 1956. 

• Hor vey enjoys curling. carpentry and fishing. 

On behalf of the Execuuve and the members 

of Local 2067, I wish these rel;rea and thdr 

",j,'es lood health and happy relircmen!5. 

To terminate the Powerhouse Social Club 

-+'und. the m EW stall of the Region Power Plant 

decided to donate money, in the amount of 

5213.42. 10 the Cancer Society and $213.42 to 

"'he SaskaTchcwun lIeart Foundation, with the 

J.:.nowledge thnt it will be put to work for the 

betterment of mankind. 

A. A. HtLL, B.M.-F.S. 

Clambake 

Annual Clambake Held 

By Syracuse l ocal 2084 

t _U. 2084, SYRACUSE, N,V.--On Saturday. 

August 25. 1919, Local 2084 (Crouse-Hinds 

Company, SYr,!CU5e. New York) held lbcir 1 0- 

nual clambake al HlIlerwadel's Grove in North 

Syracusc, New York . 

In attendance were 410 members and 284 

su~ts. The 41 0-mcmber count included retirees 

who gave many years of th eir service to Crouse 

Hinds . 

One hundred door prizes were awarded. Price 

of admission tickets was $8.S0 for members and 

511.00 for gUe1;ts. The day turned OUI beauliful 

and sunny and made for a very nice atmosphere 

for those in attendance. 

Some of Ihe union oRkers I came in conlact 

with wh ile at the clambake were Pr~i d e n t 

Robert DePcter, who announced the door 

prizes and very much enriched the atmosphere 

at Ihis 1~ l iv i ty. Vice Pr~idenl R~rt Girdner, 

the bake chairman. WQS much involved with the 

games and making sure the b~ k e ran smoothly. 

Financial Secrelary Thomas Flannery Ulumed 

the responsibility lor the financial aspec! 01 \hI! 

bake. The union appreciates Thomas Flannery'. 

commitme nt in making thi, Clambake the success 

that it hss been accustomed 10. Buline:s.s 

Manager Jack Normoyle is to be credited lor 

Ihe publicity and administrath·e work involved 

wilh this bake. 

The food at the clambake was all very Pppeti~ing 

and delicious; it included shrimp, clams, 

chicken, $3usage and barbequed bed sandwiches, 

scallops, and mllny other delicacies. A va rlety 

of 1I1ImeS helped to liven up the happenings. 

Some of the ga~ were the en tossinll CODtest, 

waterballoon (O$!I, and softball. It is reported 

thnt everyone had II vcry nice time. 

A thank you is in order lor all the committee 

members who contributed to the 5UCCC$$ of our 

annual clambake. 

NUNZto 8 ,\.IlLlI:RI!, I'.S. 

Officers 

no.. " ".,. "k ~ I ". o .... ~n 01 '--""'a' lUI. Oakland, 

Cal., ..,ared , lefl 10 I1t hl, .re Vlu Prald,,1I1 Ro~ . 

MeredUh. P ... ~l dM I Joe flelll hone, Mu o.dlnt Sttrelat)" 

l)onn. o.,.l>OOt. Eueur\ye Board OfIi,(e • 

... tm h ckson; scud"'.-, BIO.II_ Mall..," R.,.. 

W. Lant lot., . eoabc-r J UT" Ko h •• E' ...,ldu Board 

ollker No,",11 J'oI" ·u , E.""ull u floard olliu. Sony. 

T. fell ao, m. o,!> ... t;d Sodl. t;.,uullve Board o ll'ice, 

Jo ...... Canda ..., ... e ... ~ . John Burh, u ti E1l1

arbitratoTl in seeking impartial decisions, it 

couldn't hurt to kno w . little Dbout how they 

think.. 

T he Ed itorial Board of the Ne .... sletter would 

like your help in providing up-to-date e,·ent.S 

and pOSsibly even photolllllphs. Call the union 

offi~c fo r the person to ~onto~ t . 

ItOGu W . Lo.I'IOLOlS. 8.M. 

Is Malpractice Cause Of 

Accidents? Ponders Sc ribe 

t ,U. 2145, " AI.U ·:JO, CA L-This ~olumn is It 

departure from my usual. T his mall3zine is cssen 

t i~lIy dedicated to mechanics. )l.lechanics, as 

defined. arc men that arc capable of converting 

manual de~tcrity, It praclical IIpplication of 

tnde theory. knowledge, e~perienee, and vDrious 

and sundry tools into a salary and. in some 

instooces. into a career. It is no secret that some 

lradumcII, plumbers, for example, are capable 

of carning /IImt than some collcge graduates 

we know. 

There arc all sorls of me~hDni~s. There are 

aUlo mcchnnics. electricians are mechanics. so 

arc plUmbers, and so are men Ihat .... ork on 

airplane enllines and air-framcs. This column is 

going 10 be nbout men Dnd machines, men that 

.... ork with 10015, and problems that may develop 

in that area. Well, one problem in particularmll/pracrice. 

In the ncws these da>'s, airiliane mechanics 

are coming out aod testifying that they have 

becn uq,lirl'd to ignore eondilions that should 

h:!"e been eonccted dllring the rOliline inspec_ 

tion; that SUjl('n'isors were placing on the the 

flight line airplancs that should hove been 

grounded in order to correct these deficiencies. 

ThiJ iJ in the interest of maintaining Hight 

schedules. (Well. sometimes you get a .... ay wilh 

it.) 

I overheard IWO men discussing an ;Iem il\ 

the local paper on this subject. One of the men 

said, "Nonsense, this cO lild nevcr happen:' As 

I 1i~lCned, I recalled a long-forgotten personal 

experience, and I did a linle thinking on this 

subject. I decided thDl it might be the basis for 

un interesting column. 

Yes. it certainly can happen. I .... as personally 

involved in exactly such a ,ituation. A great 

many years lillO, I did a stint in what was then 

called the U.S. Army Air Corps. During this 

IJCriod, I was all3ched to an air transport squad_ 

ron. We were functioning out of an air strip 

in New Guinea. It may have beeo tbe summer 

of 1944. We had made the transition to the 

Curtiss C46. ThiJ .... as a huge tw;n-engine job, 

with two-row radial-Prall and Whitncw R-28oo 

cnaines. Each engine had 18 cylinders. with tWO 

spark plugs in each cylinder, for a combined 

totnl of 72 sparl.: plugs. There seemed 10 be D 

regular epidemic of spark plUILS breaking off in 

the cylinders during Il sparll: plug change. If 

111"0 plugs .... ere broken in the same eogine, you 

had a real problem. There always seemed to be 

:I couple of planes down, for that reason. The 

engineerinll officer. recently promoted to c::\Jltnin. 

took this as a personal affront, and decided 

to resolve Ihat problem. once and for all. 

H is conclusions were prescnled 10 us at a meet· 

inl: of all of the ere .... chiefs. His "opinion" WD5 

that Ihe plugs were breaking off because they 

were installcd with a wrcnch. In his opinion, 

spark plugs should be installed "hand light." 

The asscmbled crew chiefs roared in prOln!. 

and indignation. The captain was not interested 

in tech manual engine ovelhaul specifications, or 

approved procedures for installing spark plugs. 

1·le was gi~inll an order. H is edict was thnt, 

immediltcly. anyone using a wrench in the in 

SlnUalion of spark plup would be charged wit h 

disobeying an order, and subject to a eourtmartial. 

This was absolutely unbelievablel lie 

rcpeated his o rder. He th en waote\! 10 koow 

whose plane was due for a loo·hour inspectioo. 

The clerk told him. ( It was mine.) He addressed 

his order to me, again1 

The entire squadron wa tched my inspection, 

with inlernt, Dnd some with concern. I changed 

the plup m~l r. as was my euSlom and used a 

wrench.T he fli ght chid mel me wi th a jeep. He 

drove me to the enllineering office. I had told 

the flight chief that T uscd a wrench. He was very 

s~d. We were frie nds a long time. The captain 

asked me about the pJUgli. and T told him the 

truth. I was placed under arrest Ind confined 

to qunrters under guard. 

During that period, most of UI held fligh t 

engineCls ralings and, as such, flew with the 

plane on an almost daily basis. Our mission al 

that time WIlS transpOrting cargon of 55-gallon 

drums of hundred octaRC I13soline, peDOnnd, 

equipmcnl, casualties, ammunition, sometimes a 

drop mission, As 8 mechanic, I kotw, as did the 

others, that a loose spDrk plug causes a IOs.J of 

compression. and thDt a really loose plug would 

cau~e raw gasoline to collect in the cowling, 

creating an additionnl cootribution to the fire 

hazard pOtential. 

The captain did not issue a wriuen directive 

authorizing that all spark plugS be installed 

hand tillht- Ihe order was a verbal one. If T 

had been employed at that time. I would have 

been fired- for non-compliance, and the dismiual 

charge would have been incompetence. 

If Ihe plane had crashed on take-off, the 

resultant fire would have dl"Stroyed the e v iden~e, 

and Ihe probable cause of the crash would haye 

been aUributed 10 pilot error. 

Even as I write this, 35 years laler. the recol· 

lection filis me with D feeling of outrage. I can't 

help but wonder bow maoy plane crashes, 

deaths. and injuries have rnulted as a conse_ 

quence of people like thai captain in a positio n 

of Duthority. As for me. I like to think that T 

rnDy have averted a possible diSliSler. 

In a situation like this, when you are ordered 

to involve yourself in an act of deliberate nulpraelice 

by D higher outhority, whom can you 

turn to? Confronted with this at a later time, 

he would 19u9h at you and tell you he never $.lid 

any sm-h thina. 

It is interesting to note that things like this 

are still going on. I thOUgh t thai wu an isolnted 

case. (Shortly afterwalds, his order was re· 

scinded.) No mailer what craft you are io· 

volved in, there will be a time when yOIl will 

be required to compromise your personal integrity. 

Thcn )"OU will have to moke a decision. 

JOSl!l'ft ScAVONE, h ., I' .S. 

Report Given on Fl orida 

State Convention 

I.. U, 2156, GAINESVILLE, F I.A.- AI our regular 

meetinll in October, Jackie Ward gave a 

rCpOrt on the Florida State IBEW Quarterly 

Convention. ....hich was held in Hollywood, 

Florida recently. 1'3t Hodges nnd Jackie Ward 

were ddcptC"S 10 that Convention. 

Uusiness Manager Frank Ueazlie had an opportuoity 

to ollend u reception for Mr. Mondale; 

United States Vice President, after the 

convemion. 

Following our regular mee ting a voter registration 

lablc wu Ht up. U leralure wu p3$$Cd ou ~ 

on Ihe Alachua CounlY Democratic CRUCUS. 

After the mecting Uusiness Manager Funk 

Bca~lie and members of Ihe Executive Board 

went to N.E. I ~ irst Sireet nnd N.E. Fifth Avenue 

to look at a piece of properly that is up for 

s.ale. 

At our regubr monthly meet in, in Alachua, 

Florida, on November " 1979, it was learned 

thot a committee has been formed to look into 

the feasibility of buyin, propeTly for our local 

union. This committee will report its fi ndings 

to the membership Dt our ne XI meeting. Attend· 

Registration 

Follo"tn, til" "lIulMr _ , Un, of LO"al l l~ 

C atnu~U ~, Fbo ... ,'OIU " Ibtntkm b b!e _ I HI 

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JOlla S"U I pnpans for ,... De" lKnt~ cau .... ~ 

puttlu on a car II l ~h • • u dln. "111 Bt "TMn." 

Fl • . At·L-CIO. 

Office Secretary 

once at the November metlin, was SO perCCIII 

higher than at the October metl;ng. Make your 

plans now to Itllend our ne)it meeting. Meetings. 

are held on the first Wednesday of each month, 

;n Alachua, Florida, at the Women's C lub on 

South Main Street. ~ 

The results of the Alachua County Democrat ... 

caucus .... ere very disappointing. Registered voters 

did not suppOrt the labor slate. You must register 

if you wanl 10 "ote in any dection; you e 

re,ister at the ne~t meNing if you need to be 

registered. 

!kSt wishes for Ihe year 1990. 

L EMUEL J. I'UIIV, SII .. " .S. 

ATTENTION 

PRESS SECRETARI ES 1 

All letters concerning C h ri st mas parties 

must be in JOURNAL office on o r belore 

february 15, 1980. Chris tmas reports 

received after that d ate will not be 

p,'o"'. Th,"k Y'" to' yo", ooop",tioo. ~ 

60 I tlEW Journol

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Give Serious Thought To 

Negotiations, Says Scribe 

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J-U. 22". BEAUMONT. TEX.-I n Ihls ncw 

year we beein 10 pl~n our liv~ for the nexl ye:1.T 

wilh high hopes li nd determim!.lion. Arc we 

;Zvina thai lame Krious IhouJ,h1 \0 the upcom. 

ina ncgot~liollll? Are ,,'c, .. union memMl'$, 50 

tJ noonccr~d wilh the health lind well·beina of 

our union thai we can', be bothered wilh a ny 

thou&hts of "ontracl nCJOli31ions and the poss;. 

!'Ie consequences of Mlotial;nc • 5OIid, beneficial 

a orkinc _,t«ment? 

We Should all beain now to live serious 

' hauah! and considcl1llian to the IUt:U in which 

UnproH'menl is ntC'dcd within the conlf1lcl, and 

mIlke those feclinp Dnd opinions known to 

ihos.e who have been (hosen \0 repretenl the 

membership, The lime \0 lay the founl/nlion wit h 

which 10 build II Slronl labor _,feement Is DOW, 

t)iS(:uss your virws and IUlldlions for improve. 

ment witll your fellow Brotllers and Si5ter. and 

then wilh your Neilotiatinil Commiuee. so thnt 

(,Jeryonc involvcd will be awarc of Illc ~icwi 

of th e members a nd thc commillee can thcn lake 

jJlose vicws and U$t tllem as best Iht)' canto 

ne80tiate II good working agrt

Retirees, Wives Enjoy Trip 

To Letchworth Po rk 

R~:T I REES C LU B OF L.U. 41, BUF I' ALO, 

N.V,-We held our regular meeting on October 

9 and had a good turnout with S4 members. 

There was a good discussion about the health 

plan Local 41 worked out for us. It is a good 

plan Bnd every member should take il. 

The regular luncll was served after the meeting. 

On Oetober 12. a ,roup of retirees and wives 

enjoyed a trip to Letchworth Parle. We entered 

the park on one side, drove through a benutiful 

array of colored foliage, stopped at Glen Ino 

Inn for a visit to the museum, and enjoyed a 

delieiou!i lunch, complere wilh iee crnm and 

binhdhy c.1ke for dessert. The miny, cool 

.... e.1lher did not interfere with the happy lIfouP 

as we sang " Happy Birthday" 10 Rita Rioce. 

We then continued through the palle: and saw 

more be:nrtiful foli~ge and a view of Mt. Morris 

Dam. Then we returned home. 

As our summ/:r and fall aClivities draw to a 

clost. we can look back and say a good time .... a5 

h.1d by all. 

Sincere thanlci are extended 10 Ihe men who 

made the DUling poMible; also, thanu 10 Ellen 

Wciu for the above. 

GeORGI! C. "So~pr1l" K ~I!JN 

Retirees 

'J''''', U lrome 

Inl ~ ", .Jlon. 1 \ 'Itt PrtSidUI Jo h ... 

k'fl, &lid BII, lnUi at_Mlltr DI~k 1\1 __'''"1 of Locat 

10l, IIoslon, 1\1.,." u lrtm ~ Ii,hl, _ . ......" .. ltlo 

retl r~. I!.II Sla.r, 65 Jean of an, a .. 11 ~IJ fall,er, 

Herb Slaar, 'Xl ,'UnI of a~. anll • 70'lu r m.mbtr, 

a .." Snapp •• t;et~rt , 91 run of all~ a .. d a 10_,'ur 

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Locol 103 Retirees Preparing 

For Winter Activities 

IBEW RETIRt:D Mt::\1Bt;HS CLUB 0 " I..U, 

10J, 1I0S'rON, MASS.-We·re all gelling ready 

for the .... inler ",onths and a 101 of our retirus 

will be southbound for sure. 

In September, we .... ere guests of the local at 

the annual clambake and approllimately 45 of 

our elub took advanuge of the invitation. two 

of .... hom had found the heal of Florida too 

much ~nd .... cre also able to come. 

At our October luncheon, we had lOS for 

the meal. Among tllcse were 4S business managers 

from the Se

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Prayer for Our Deceased Members 

Ollr first sad task 0/ ,Ire new year is the listing of names of Ollr Brothers and Sisters who have 

passed from our midst. We ask You, our heavenly Failler , to welcome them into Y Ollr l old and free them 

from their earthly corcs alld pains. And, Fatlrer, we ask Y ou to comfort the families of the departed. 

Watch over them alld help them through this difficilillime 0/ grief. Amen. 

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rens.os3l Ctillitb, I. W •• 1,600.00 Stiff, O. 1.600.00 

" n$'o~ Slneck, H. Eo •• 1,600.00 ,enS'(1.0,! Milch", J. [•• 1,&OO.r. 

'1"'.(71. Gentf}'. R. D ••• 1,600.00 N .. b, W. '::::: 1,600.00 'eM.(l PilI" L f •..• 1,500.00 PIU.(I.O. Mchth, J. R. " 1,600;1 

Pfnl.(716 S~h"sl, C, ..• 1,600.00 Wlloner, ,. S. 1,600.00 'en$.fI981 WIllIe, C. W ••• 1,600.00 "'111,(1.0. " enller, A. ••• 

penl.(119 [Ikins, R. • ..• 1,600.00 ItIwkins, W, H. 1,600.00 PeM.I20I7) :/.''', II. M ••• 1,600.00 pens.{I.D. Me,.r, T. E, 1,600.00 ',"" 

Penl.(798 Poulin, T. J .••• 1,600.00 D.yton, t. H. 1,600.00 

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PIn,.(20851 eGa nnell, C. C. 1,600.00 l',nS.(1.0. Mooney. R. E ••• 1.6001: 

Pens.(S03 Dud ley. W. M .• 1,600.00 Moor e, A. T. 1,600.00 Pens.(229S 

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Ptns.(U5 Andillon, O. .. 1,600.00 Allen, W. 

p'·'ro, 

" 1,600.00 pens.u.o·1 Acen, II. J. . .. 1,600.00 Pens. 1.0. Plrillt, W. F .• 1.600.00 

Pens.(ll6 ewreJ, E. N •• 1,600.00 ./ones., E. L 1,600.00 Ptns.(I.O. AndffSOft, A. W. 1,600.00 Pins. 1.0. PIIlllps, M. J, . 

Pens.{S49 

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lilleoln, It B ••• 1.600.00 Miller, W. L. .. 1,600.00 Pen •.{I.O. Clement, C. O. 1,600.00 "/ls.{ LO. RIUtf, L P ..• 1,600. 

Ptns.!8S2 Benson, H. H .• 1,600.00 Clfrl'lln, R. B. 1.600.00 "nS·II.O. tronlilld, M. t. 1,600.00 Pe/lI.ILO. AnI, 

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Pens. 812 Bolen, G. F .•.• 1,600.00 Outll, M, .. 1.600.00 Pells.{LO. G.ul, C. W .•• , 1,600.00 Pells.(1.0 . Schuler, W. A. 1.600.00 

Penl .{900 JohnseYt C. H .. 1.&00.00 Pluso, T. " t . " , 1,600.00 pens.\I.o. GOell. V. W, " 1,600.00 Plns.!l.o. Schuc~, G. J. .. 1,6OO~ 

penl·ta Aolle, . W •.. 1.600.00 p.lca, M, 1.600.00 Pfn,. 1.0. Gr,yes, L C. " 1,600.00 Ptnl.LO. Smltb, L E. 1.&00. 

'tns. 932 CllngerfIUIlI, O. r. 1.600.00 BfJaII. 

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'fll" 930t Hely,y, J, W. 1,600.00 wtlltl, f .•.. ,. 1.600.00 't/lI.ILO. HerllhJ. T. F •.• 1,600.00 "/11.11.0. Teese. H. R. 1,600.00 

Ptu.(94lI Bell, M, 1,600.00 FreYff mvlll. M. M. 1,600.00 P,nl.II.O. HIck, O. W .... 1,600.00 ,,",.\1.0. Thom~son, I, E: 1,600.00 

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'enl.(9Sl T.imm, E. H. 1,600.00 Wynn" E. M ..• 1,600.00 "M.ILO. Llplfootl, L. W. 1,600.00 Tot.t Pllments .. . .$620,861~ 

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International Brotherhood of Eledri,al Workers - Pension and Death Benefit Payment Report 

NUMBER ADMIn£D TO PENSION LAST MONTH 471 

TOTAL NUMBER ON PENSION 69,025 

TOTAL PENSION PAYMENTS LAST MONTH $ 3,908,122.15 

TOTAL PENSION PAYMENTS LAST 12 MONTHS $45,874,127,59 

OEATH BENEfiTS PAID LAST MONTH 

DEATH BENEfiTS PAID LAST 12 MONTHS 

IBEW PENSION ELECTRICAl WORKERS NATIONAL ElECTRICAL 

BENEfIT fUND BENEfIT ASSOCIATION BENEFIT FUNO 

$ 132,970,93 

$ 620,863.34 

279 

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$ 3,188,2Q6,59 

$36.199,121.81 

(C'mrJ"".. u lrom Puge 61) 

in Florida; it's lone now. lie WlIS Ihen our 

...·mklnll buddy on the Ft. Lauderdale lIigh 

Schoo] and Broward Junior College. 

Woodruff ser~ed Ihe local well after lcavinll 

the eonlfaeting field as unit chairman and str~· 

inll on eommiu«s. lie was the election judie 

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Whitclockcd 

The winter evening, while; 

With snow hiding the world 

In side insidious drifts. 

Windblown while fin gers 

Rea ching across the carlh 

Clasping me within its 

while cmhr,lcc. 

flex ible, frozen, 

Powdered perrnancnce; 

Feeding the cold 

Of nights knotted brows. 

Th is frozen Sa harit reveals 

Frosted minerel s, frozen mosques 

Where Ali Baba never steals 

The treasure o f (roze n diamonds 

Hiding below the snowy eves. 

Icy sparrow, hid ing; 

Feathered despair; 

Fearing the crust of bread 

Where he dines today, 

Tomorrow wan' , be there. 

Has he forgouen Spring? 

Then why won't he sing? 

White wrath 

Howling about the door, 

Driving me deeper into the 

warm nest 

Of my rocking chair 

Where t watch the 

delec table frost 

Coldly creeping, 

Pain ting patched patterns 

On the window panes. 

Carniverolls and crass, 

Translucing the glass with 

cold breath. 

A covering cancerous crust 

Creeping over the window panes 

Un til all sight is lost 

Except for flawless fros t 

To remind me of the drifting 

winters night. 

The warm sea of my rocking chair 

Gently lapping at the 

kitchen floor. 

Back and forth the thought 

is rocked: 

Whitelocked, whitelocked, 

Whitelocked, whitelocked. 

l eon S. hn;ler 

MemlJer of Lou! Union 19' 

Di~on , III. 

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The Bailed Hook 

To lighten every household chore, 

New products woo me by the 

score. 

They promise me more leisure 

hours 

And rooms that smell like 

springtime flowers. 

Frozen foods and cut-up fowls, 

Detergents, sponges, paper 

towels, 

To ilet tissue's playful voice 

Can make a woeful heart rejoice 

Wi th names that flow like 

lyri c verse 

To make their inroads on my 

purse. 

There's magic glue and spray 

paint cans, 

Sandwich bags and no-stick pans. 

They beckon me to come and buy 

With samples I am urged to try. 

1 could name gadgets endlessly 

Whose purchase helps the GNP. 

But what will this great nation do 

Whe n all tha t's left is 100.U.? 

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say 30 o F, it sometimes seems a lot colder than 

on other days. Of course, the difference in feeling 

is due to the amount of wind that is blowing at 

the time. The below Wind Chil l Chart will help us 

to determine the protection we should use 

under various conditions. 

TEMP ~ 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5 

-10 - 15 -20 -25 -30 -35 --40 --45 

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WIND 

MPH 

WIND CHILL INDEX 

(EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE)-Equlvelent In cooling power on e~posed Ue9h under calm conditions 

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5 10 fir 11 12 1 , -. 

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10 II 

VERY COLD 

2 _ 2 

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11 - 15 20 -26 - 31 - 35 -41 -41 - 54 

- 15 -22 -27 - 31 - 36 -52 

-" -5. - 64 -70 -17 

15 - 2' -33 -40 -4' -51 -60 - OS - 70 - 76 -., -90 

20 - 32 -40 

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76 41 

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25 7 - 15 - 22 - 2' -37 - 4' -52 -56 - 67 - 75 - 63 49 - 9' - 104 -112 

EXTREME 

30 5 - 2 -11 16 - 26 -33 -41 _ 4' - 56 - 63 -70 -76 - 67 - 94 - 101 - '09 - 117 

COLO 

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40 

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- 15 -22 - 29 - 36 - 45 - 54 - 62 - s. - 76 47 _ '4 - 101 - 107 _ 116 - 128 

EXPOSED FLESH FREEZES 

45 - 17 - 24 - 31 -36 - 54 - 63 - 70 - 76 - 67 - 94 - 101 - 108 - 118 - 128 

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50 0 - 7 _ 17 - 24 - 31 -3. - 41 - 56 - 63 - 70 - 79 - 68 - 9' - 103 -110 - '20 - 128 

Wind .peeds gr •• ter than 40 mph haye lillie IIddlUonal chilling effect. 

The U.S. A,my Wind Chili Ind • • 

To use the charI, find the estimated or actual wind speed in the left-hand column and the actual temperature 

in degrees F. in the top row. The equivalent temperature is found where these two intersect. For 

example, with a wind speed of 10 mph and a temperature of - 10 F., the equivalent temperature is -31 

F. This lies within the zone of increasing danger of frostbite , and protective measures should be taken. 

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