International Operating Engineer - Summer 2016
The quarterly magazine of the International Union of Operating Engineers.
The quarterly magazine of the International Union of Operating Engineers.
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<strong>Operating</strong> <strong>Engineer</strong><br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • Volume 159, No. 3<br />
Brian E. Hickey, Editor<br />
Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor<br />
18 Zika Virus & Outdoor Work<br />
What to watch for and how to protect yourself<br />
10 The Doctor is In, Down at the Hall<br />
Healthcare comes to the union hall<br />
12 Cover: Peace Mission<br />
Apprentices blaze new trails for wounded warriors<br />
20 Union Plus Scholarship Winners<br />
Meet this year’s worthy recipients<br />
Departments<br />
05 From the General President<br />
06 Education & Training<br />
07 HAZMAT<br />
16 Politics & Legislation<br />
18 Canadian News<br />
24 GEB Minutes<br />
30 Union Death Benefit<br />
[cover] Some of Local 139 members involved in building a<br />
handicapped-accessible trail at Camp American Legion.<br />
L to R: Woody Wickersheim, training center site coordinator;<br />
apprentices Mike Jole, Matt Melvin, Leroy Miller, and Terry<br />
Tilson; Instructor Mike Burt; and apprentices Chase Freimark<br />
and Dave Sutter. Apprentice Nick Franda on roller.<br />
[photo] Dave Backmann, IUOE Local 139<br />
[right] Local 478 <strong>Operating</strong> <strong>Engineer</strong>s working on the<br />
Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project, a natural gas<br />
pipelline in Connecticut.<br />
[photo] Albert Muzzi, IUOE Local 478<br />
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