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JOURNAL ' AUG' 77 • intenm between our 1946 c conventions, the Taft-Hartl' . which has created vemendl problems for the labor movemel and has considerably hamperec ellorts to organize new The IntematlOl'1el m"mb.". was passed. BrotherhOOd of Eleclrical Workers is al old as 1M In 1947, the permanent National commerCIal I.IS8 ot Apprenticeship and Tralnir eleclnClty 11S&l1 IllS m8 was set up. oIdesl. as well as lhe were also made \ largesl, elecillcal unron in the world Thos IS the our apprenticeship twenty·lhlfd In a se rre sol In order 10 step up our spec ls i poster$ tracIng \0 industry, the tuslory Ol lhe IBEW In September. 1948, our 23rd 23 :i~~2~':i'~:.~wasI anen\lon held In Atlanticat this C was given to the nEi l Law and the anh-Ial legislation I promulgated In numerous states. 24th ConvenllOn look place Florida. In 1950. Again, l ..., """·11.",,, legislation and Its elle played a prominent part In offlc~ reports and floor diScussions. significant development in the Interim between the '48 and '50 found In 1 ~~~:~~~::~Issuedwas by Intematlor 1 President Tracy and our Intematlonal Executive Council. May, 1950, In which the IBEW clearly stated that it p re ferred p rivate ownership of utilities to public ownership because of thE more favorable climate for collec' bargamlng With the pnvately-owf companies FollOWing the 1950 convention, I was an expensive one fOf. Union, a re ferendum vote of our membership established ••••.,. conventions every four years Instead 01 every two, as our Constitution had p reviously In October, 1952. a lull-lime dire( of apprenticeship and training '1\ apPointed by the IBEW and NE( On January I , 1953, as a result ( referendum vote, "B" memberst elimmated, and all member reqUIred to transfer to "A" "SA" membership. 'II On April 15, 1954, President Tr c resigned. and Secretary Milne '1\ appointed by the Internatlonat ExecutIVe CounCil to take hiS pia Brother Tracy became Preslden Ementus, To serve as Internallol Secretary, PresIdent Mi lne apPOinted a long-time member the Brotherhood, Joseph D. Keenan JOURNALoAUGUSTo77 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS CHARLE S II. l ' Il, Li\lUJ t..U ....... Ii<m al I' .~ ';d",,' 11 25 15( h St. • N.W. W ,..h inlrl.O n. o,e. 2000~ ItALl'lI A. I.EIGO N hu..... .. l ic>a'" Su~I"TI' 11 25 I ~t h SI... N.W. Wuhillll"lOn. D.C. ~OOO~ OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOO II AIUlY VAN AItSOA I.E. J It hl~""' I , ...al T._.~. OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS 1&1- 11 J~ ..el A nn_ .,... lIi"lI' . N.Y. 1136:' CHAR LES H. PILLARD, Editor VICE PRESIDENTS i ~'i""l mltricl. K. G. !lOSE S .. lt~ 401 Volume 76, No . 8 Au gust, 1977 ~ G Sh<lppaffi Avt. Ensl W lllo wdAl~, Ontario M2N ~ YI s...c""tI Ul.tr lct. J OHN 1::. FI.YN N 128 u nlet 1'1..... llu l1di n ~ ~~o Fur t- Hos,1 FEATURES ll ....i ntr~ ~ . M...... oh"..,UI O~I ~ 1 Third OJ,uk!. JOHN J. UA lutY 2 ~2 ~ 1 .m"' l'(In ~..,k A.'"",,< Are Nuclear Power Plants Needed? YE S! 3 Wh ite l'lahll, Ne ... York IO'O~ ~·""r .h Vlouie!. 1.1. C. WI L I.IA MSO N 7th District Progress Meeling Held in WichIta 4 7710 It~."hnl< ItolUl Ambc:rltown J:::,.""utl.'e 11 1<111'. In Sulle !I 2nd District Progress Meeting Held Newport 6 Cinoinnati, Ohio 4 ~231 6th District Progress Meeting Held In Peoria 8 ~ 'iflh OI.I,iol. DAN II . WAT I::IIS No. 2 M 'lrol>~" Drh~ Suite 113 Reali ties of Metrica tion-Th ird Installment- Hlrmlnlrhllm. AIR. 15~0'.1 Metric Conversion Act 11 Si".h Dj;t. iel. T . ~:. M,\I.oNE • Com m",,,,,, I'lau. Th."", SUll~ ~70 M.A. Williams Appointed 12th Di strict Vi ce Pres ident 13 20" S,'Flnl{ 11"",1 O.k Urook. II lInoi. 60~~1 International Exec utive CounCil Minutes 14 Se"~nlh Ui'l . i~l. IIA ¥MOND C. DU " ~; t701 Av~n ... };. Mal S"il~ 41 2 A.UnlflOlI. T u .. 1iOII Ejll:hth Di~lricl. I.AWItENCE C. )'AItNAN SU,I" 2«C DEPARTMENTS ! 460 West !6lh An !)tn,·u. CoIo.a<io a0211 Ed itonal Comment 2 Nlnlh. I)i,t.lel. W. I. VINSON 1100 South iCl C.m,..., Itnl Canadian Labour News 22 Ilor~ Sol ....... Suit.. lOt San &I .I~, C.Hrornl. 9 U o:! With the Ladles 24 Tcnth DIstricl. A NDlU;W M. n ll' I' O · II .r~ Olne.. lI ulidinlO: I. Sullc ~ OO 26 10,00 W. IliWllinl n"." Re search and Ed ucatIOn-Energy and the 110km,,"I. illinois 600IM Field of Transportation !-:I~vcn t h Diltriel. J,\ C" F . MOOJ U: Uank or l;pr in"ndd ome. c"ntcr Safety Tips 28 300 South Jdl'enon. l;uit~ 300 S),.lnlolndd, )!iuoori 6~OI Local Lines 29 ,·,,·,.I(th Dln.iet, M. A. WII.I.I,HIS t'. ankHn U",I,IInl<, l;"it~ ~I:, Dea th ClaIms 71 Chananoo!l&. T .. nll_ lHll INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON OUR COVER W );SI.t:Y I 'TA Y I.OI1 Clwll''''OK 1331 N. !)tl.",•• ~ St . Indlnna1)Q1I1I. Ind lnna ~6~O~ F'hl n:.lricl, IIA I.I'II IIAI.I.l)lti\ N c/" I.ocal 139, IIiEW ON OUR COVER- , ~O~ Col1<!$1 .. AHnuc I·:hnl ••. N"w York )4901 SeNn,IOiII.jet, JA M);S }' MUI.LON !::Y U~ Cllnto" Slr~"'1 Th is month's Journal front cover fea· )1".1110'0. Mnopthll... ttl 0115: tures the beautiful scenery of Emerald Thi>d 1),,1, ict. 1I 0WA IW D. GiCO It GI: ;:":'~I Tk,Uhi..., II,U. I1r" ,· Bay, Lake Ta hoe, Cal iforn ia. Inside this \\ill".. "hl,y. Oh,., U'l\It . - issue, Progress Meetings in the Second. Fou.th 0, U't1. IIA ltHy lIiC!<'''~:'· :.eLI 1·IIUi .... SI.. S. \\ Sixth, and Seventh IBEW Districts are Atl.nl". G.oofll:ia lO3l~ tif'h Oi.tr .... UOIiERT MISS!::Y reported on, and beginning on page 3 • ~~~O ):!iubo:th An. SI. 1.olliJ. MIMQur; ULIO is a special article on nuclear energy. Sinh Diotrici. TIIOM,\ S II . FURS!.t; Y 4~~3 ,h~n"" I" .• CAI"I'IiI"n. 'Td31 77G~Q Se\·~nt ll L> 1' I.jel. S. n, McCANN 530 Cont." c...la HI..,!. 1'1",,"nl 11111. C.lirorniK ' lli2~ POSTMASTE R: C~~~ge of oOddrn. 'lI.ds on Form JS19 lh~lIld 1 ~:i .. hlll I) j>lr!~I. II II . • 'UI.TON ~ 'e~' Ie- !n t er~~!io~~1 Brother~ood 0 Eilldr'cel W~,I~". 1125 , 134 South lI orold SI._ F;fte~n!h Street, N W, Wo.~;n'l ! on D.C. 20005. Pub"$hed ""'on!~ly 'Thunde. !lAY. Ontario. C~n",h. lind second dll's PO,t'90 po'd III Wo,hin910" D.C. S"bscr,plio~ price' Un·;ed SI,,·e. lind Conlldo. $2 par yea. i" IIdvaNe. P,inted in U.S.A. This JOURNAL ",:11 nol be held respon$,bl. fOf vie"" e.pre.. ed by corre,polldents. The firot of oach month l' ciminq doOle. All copy mil" b .. in our hendl on or before thi, limll Paid p~m HD ON UNION MADE PAPU oOdvof,;,in9 MI eccepted. Publiclliion No, 21 402 editorial cOlnlnent , • The baule lines have been drawn and once :Igain cedural delays. and these unfair employers profit more the AFL-C10 and its 3mBa!c,> arc engaged in a legislative when Ihey violate the law because they arc able to write and political fight :lgainst the foes of WOI kill!,; peuple who uff Ill e ' II1ti~ul1iu l1 tilelk:. a~ business expense. Labor be~ arc now calling themselves the National Action Commil licvcs it is unfair that employers should be able to con ~ tee. This group, traditionally anti·union. includes over 100 tinue 10 cause delay after delay of ordered National corporutions in big business. [nldc llssociulions, and spe Labor Rel ations Ooard elections and to use othcr escapes 10 cial interest groups along wilh the U.S. Chamber of Com UJaI :IUOW them to avoid recognizing a bargai ning unit merce, the National Association of Manufacturers. the eJeeled by the workers under NLRB rules. Organi7.cd American Farm Bureau. the Aso;oci ated Bu ilders and Con labor wants American workers and their families 10 be tractors, the National Small Busi ness Association and the better protectcd under the laws of the land. s(Hulled RighHo-Work Committee. The AFL·CIO believes that the National Labor R e l a~ These long-time enemies of organized labor 3fC once lions Aet of 1935 needs reform in order to revive its again rai sing a financial war-c hest to be used in trying to miginnl purpose and which is the protection of the Ameri~ block passage in Congress of the AFL·CIO's legislative e:1II worker. L.1bor wanlS to restore the Act 10 its original goals thiS year, espeCially labor Jaw reform, I hiS large high value as the country's principal labor law. The employer-dominated coalition claims credit for the defeat National Labor Relations Act is the single law that eon~ of the construction situs picketing bill :lnd is staying in lains the bulk of the provisions protecting the American business 10 mass a newspaper blitz, attacking unions and worker's right \0 be represenled by a union. Amended opposing all the legisl:lt ive programs supported by urga· twice by Congr.::ss, ollee in 1947 under the Ta[t~Hart1ey nizcd labor.