EDITORIAL J. J. Barry International President
Balancing TheScales OfFreedoRl
round Ihe world freedom is overthrowing the tight grip of com· A being reborn. Freedom is a munist control. must now gcar up powel1"ul tool for positive change; for Ihe fight to proteci the right · of unchecked il can be " frighlening workingpeoplc from the olher ,ide- mechanism of oppression and rc from the force s of capitali,1 excess. sistance. Where governments an d In Ihe Unit d Slates and anada. management are free to act at the July is the monlh 10 celehralc free· expon e of workingpeople, repre, Frank Lorcn7o embrace this view dom and the independence of our ,ion aml ,ubjugation are ure 10 of freedom _and they are paying the Iwo nation,. Bul wh ile celebrating follow. Bul where men and women price. freedom. lei us not forget the im are free 10 meet. peak their minds, To others. freedom mean work portance of balancing freedom so and live live, of dignity and re pecl. ers are free 10 work and the gov everyone' 5 rights are re pected. The an open ,ociely "ill certainly flour ernment i~ free to say w hen. where !BEW prides ihclf in being part of ish. and for how much. In the commu· the mo vement which rai cs tho\e OrganiLed labor i, based on the nist world. until recently. govern born with only a desire to work and propo'ition thai all men and women ments had dictaled a regimented better their life to the same le vel as are born free, and that freedom is way of life for their cilizens, leaving tho,e born with a golden rattle in guaranleed by undeniable rights. men and women free. they said. of their hand. Independent unions have Where inequalily in wealth and the uncertain ty of Iheir capitalis t broughl coll eclive ,Irength 10 Ihe power inled'ere wilh Ihose (ree· neighbors in the West. Commu individually weak, ,ecuril y and reo doms. un ions arc there togive work ni,m', collapse in Europe i testa spect to the workingmen and women ingpeople the leverage they need to ment to the futililY of such a view of Ihe world. regardless of Ihe po balance the ~calc'i. of freedom. litical or economic system to which To some people. freedom is an Organized labor. "i ince its birth. they belong. expression of the idea Ihat no in has acted as the mediator between Freedom will alway, be looked ,tituliun , hould get in Ihe "ay of the,e conflicting visions of " hat at through dilTerent eyes: all will the frce-markel sy tem. A'-lab· freedom mcan"i . In orth America use it 10 their 0\ n end. So a you ,ez·faire" capitali,t,. industrialists trade unions have alwa_ s been pro watch Ihe firework display this in Ihe 18th-century mode ,tand in tecling wo rkingpcople against tho. e month. remember organized labor' , front of waving nags and behind who wou ld exploil Ihem . And. as contribUlion to balancing Ihe scales words like freedom in their pursuit AFL-C10 President Lane Kirkland of freedom 0 we ,III might work of making mone y amJ treat ing their recent ly said. free and independent from a common Ie el of opponu· employee, as Ihey ,ee fit. Men like union:>. in Europe. in~trum('nlal in nity. J The Union of Hearts and Minds
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TliOMAS VAN ARSDALE lnremariOlUll rre8St1rer 158r11 HanyVanAr.;daIfJJr. Av(ln~ ~ . ~ , '" 11365 Vice Presitienb J o u R N A L FtmD$trict Sevemn lls-tnct KENJ, WOODS ORVILLE A. TATE JR. 45 Shei»ard A'IO. East 4400 Will Rogers Park ..... ay Suile 40 1 Sullo 309 OffKlOI Pvblicahon of !he l"tcmohOfRlI Bro!herhood of EJc,(tllcol Wo rl c r~ City or North York Oklahoma Cily. Oklahoma Volume 89. N umber 6 July 1990 WiDowdaJe, Dotarlo M2N 7:"08 5Vl Seconc1 Dfstncl EJa"lI>1'''_JON F. WALTEAS JOHN E. FLYNN 3J() ~ Avaooe. SUIt9 2(W Batt9l)'l1lOlfch ParlI PO. 8co: 51216 OWq, U.assachuserts Idaho Fall$. toaho 83t05 (12169 Mnm o-smcr ThIrd C.SUlCt S. R. McCANN FEAlVRES OONALD J. FUNK 1SO North Wigs\ Lane 16 Computer Dnvo west Suite 100 SUil e C Walntlt Creek.. California Albany. Ne ..... Y04'k 12205 94598·2494 2 Connecting For Foonh Drsulcr Tenln Drstricl PAUL J . WITTE EDWARD P. McENTEE The Future 17m Reading Road 10400 W Higgins Road Te l e~omnlllni ~a tion~ Surts' Swte n (l CW::inn
Intemational Executiwe Council 13 1.0. Walkers Do It Again Brenoan Boylan. SO!' ot 1.0. employee CLYDE BOWDEN Fourth Dlslnct 13 JaIllCe Bo ylan. af1)OVS the VIew along the ChaJrman HARRY BEXLEY WalkAmcrica W81~rnora louie 5818 N 7th Street 2253 Bon~"\lit Court, N.E. Phoonix, A.nzona 85014 AUant.a, GeorgIa 30345 flrsr Disllict. Filth DrstrlCl 14 Making The JOHN J. Mt:NULTY ROBERT MISSEY 431 Wyoming Averue 2 131 ·59fh Stree! Connections SoanIoo, Pennsyt.mrua St. lOUIS, MISS(IUIl I)3I1().2885 DEPARTMENtS 18503 IBEW H;"ory SInh Disrnct Second Drsmct R. L RASPBERRY JAMES F. MULLQNEY 1475 N Loop West 19 Let's Get Serious 6 Deacon Benham DTM! Houston. Texas nooe 20 Canadian LabDur Report Stow, MassachLJ5.8ns \Vumr.!n ' " ConfcrencL: 01775 Seveflth o.SVlCI THOMAS J. SWEENEY 23 Local Unes Third DisthCt 1918 Manln luther" King Way RI CHARD D. ACTON Qakland, Cabfornl8 94812 22 MS/DOS Computer 3250 Euclid Avenue 33 EducatiDn update CleVeland. Ohio 44 I 14 Eigmh Drstncr Sessions Expanded JAMES R. Uc:AVOY 27500uadm Street. Aoom 12 34 Tech Talk VICtoria. BritISh Cobnbia 37 Rallying For Canaoa VST 4E8 Workers' Safety 38 Research and Econontics IBEW Joumal Depamnent 43 Staft Member 40 Members in Hoe News Mourned 44 Safety and HeaHh Tips
J. J. Bitr'}', &1ifDf 46 Staff Retirements 47 In Memoriam Jou",., De_lme."""","" Mary.Ann Van Meter
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Preparing For Conway \I c!comed the delegates . Executivc As.i"ant to the Inter Telecommun ications national I're,idcnt Tom Hidman In the '90s addre"cd the delegation. l ie urged all member to upporlthc pending Jcgi..,lat ion 10 out law hiring perma nent replace ment workers during a nt crmllional Pre idem J.J. Ball'Y strikc I'cc "Labor Striking Back," I opcned hi; remarks at this lear', IIlt:W J tJllI'II(I/, June 1990]. Hc aI 'o Telecommunicat ion, Conference. , poke about the problem or health hcl
Some of 'he literature passed ou r to the delegates.
II!EW 'aEcO...... ·\HCJIITlOI'~S DEPARTh1ENT
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Telecommunications DeparlmQnl DIrector Perry (right) addresses the delegation, with l ocal 336, ChIcago. Business Manage r Tom Bea gley (lefr ) and Vice Preslden' Conway sealed 0 (1 the dais.
2 IB F.W JOURNA LlJU t. Y tQ90 FOR THE F TURE
prc,cnts challenge,. it also pre enl s oppo r'unifie~-()rro,-runiric~ to grow with the indu.try. oppor tunitico, to maintHin a pre sence a.., a repre'cnlalive of the people who will lead the industr)' inlo lhe n~xt ce ntury.' . Several guest 'peake!', addre"cd the delegate,. From lhe CWA . Vice Prc..,iucnt for Communicilliuns llnd Technologies Ji m Ir vine an d Vice Presid ent I'or Tck col1l mll nication~ T.O. Moses ta lk ed about the "IC cc.,., the IHEW allli the CWA el1 - Michigan Public Service Commfsslon Internal/onal Representative Art Korrt re Chairman WIlliam C. Long, a guest ceIving trfbute from the delegation after joyed wh il e workin g lngelher on speaker at .he conference. he announced his retirement the rcccll tjoll1t AT&T negotiation,. Invoking the mc:-.:-.agc th ai togethe r the (Wo union ' arc "}l rongCl". Brolher bor John Stepr gal c h" VIe W "flho "hUlIl legi''''l ion and regul ation: Irvinc ,aid. ··Our [lwO union,·[ gual,> colic live h~lrg;lI nilig cli mate.: and IBI ·. W legal toun,el Richard [{c, are the same: our fight i"" the ,\an1C: predicled 1.1 "llong future for orga niel-.. Amcrill.!ch Vice Prc..,itlcnt fur they cann ot ,cparale lI '''' Will iam nllcd lahor. Labor Rdatinn .... Paul A. Downing E. Lllng. chairman of the Mic hIgan 1'0110 '\ 109 th~ g.. "h.:ral ... c" ... ion. and E\cclIli\"c " j\ lant Hickman Puhlic Service Cuml11 i ,,~ i ()n. \pokc Ihl! uelcgatc:"J Pilll il"lpatcc.! in r>:tncl di,cu ... ..,ct! the prot"c""" . pitfall ... anti abou t hi" role in regulating lciccolll d,,\clI,, ... ino ... and v. \II ~ "hup~. Con rrofll\ of mcrger ... and arqubition\: IllllnlCalion:-, now and In the flllul"c . grc ...... h.mal •.IIIt! h.!dcral Cummu ni and Ilillo em" and Bille Shield And Depuly Umic"ecrelary of La- calion, Comml, ... lOn :1lI.h:" la ll-. ..:d I atiunal Lahor Office Director
Delegates view the fiber-optics presentation conducted by GTE cable splicer Steve Scholz and GTE General Manager Donald Bache.
WEW JOURNAI .IJULY 191)0 ING FOR THE
Donald l1Il\\cll muli enllcd a panel ic> of connicl rc,,,luIiOll ,lIld fiber Dire tor Perry clo,cd Ihe confer "ith BC & AS Managed Care Pro oplic n ' twork" Alld IIlEW SafelY ence on a very po .... it ivc note-tech gram , Exec ll tive Dircl:lor Ric hard and IJ eallh Deparll1lc nl Director nology may he bringing an unrrec Ma1Uri. United Au to Worker, So- Jim Duo,haw gtl\l~ it prc!'Jcntu tion on edenled pace of change 10 Ihe cial Security Department Director the dunger ... of drug' in th e work Icle om mllnicatiun, inu ll r... lry. but William IlolTman .lIld FirM Di Slrict place and the IIJEW', elTorl , \0 the I BEW i rcad ) On a broader In lcrmllional Vi c Prc,ilicnl Ken keep \\(lr~ ,i lc , drug free. The I\VO po ~ i l i vc cho rd . E\l!cutlvc A, ... i..,tanl WO(ld, 10 liI l~ abolll Ih e U.S. na da y, 1'1'101' III Ihe conference were Hickman c1o'ed hi , remark, to the tio na l hca hhcd rc ~ ri "'l\ an d the Ca~ cic\()lcd 10 Tcicphone Coordinal ing general ... c..,~io n with \vo rd ... which nadian ,y .... tclll. and Telcphollc S~'le lll Council ,poke to Ihe whole labor 1110 'C Wor~ , hop' were held on Ihe top- mec(ing~ . memo •. We h,1\ c to 'Ill} ahead of
From left , Undersecretary Stepp and CWA Vice Presidents Moses and Irvine on 'he daIs.
Some of Ihe delegates to the conference. UTURE
our enemies,"' he ~aid. " Righ l now, they arc tough, ,ophi ticatcci and well-financed; and they own the White H ow'Ic. But we have nn e thing they don't. We arc rig ht. Our pursuit is the pursu it of' justicc an I digni ty in the workplace, Our enc mie s have 10 lie and break the I;lw LO wage war wi th U:'. All we need From lelt, Vice President Woods, International Represenlarlve lena Kress and lnterna is Ih e truth _ _, landl in Ih e end rio"al txecutltle Council member Jim MCAvoy sir with of/Jer delegates. Some 01 the truth always win s." 'II people behind them are from the Canadian delegaUon.
Panel discussions and workshops were a major feature 01 the conference:
From left, Executive Assistan' Hlckman ~ Amerltech Vice Presl· From leff , U.,s. Telephone Association Vice President Ward dent Downing and 'SEW legal counsel Resnick dlscu$$ merg While, congreSSional tele<;ommunlcallons policy analysl ers and acquisitions. Gerry Salemme and FCC legal advisor Cheryl Tritt discuss legIslation and regulation.
International Vice Presiden ts Carl Lansden, Twelfth . Paul Witte. Dis trict; and John Flynn. Second District, parllc- ipate with delegates In a workshop on contllc. resolurlan conducted by Cornell University District mtector 8ernard Flaherty.
IJIEW JOUHN,ILIJULY 1m 5 Saving the Earth From Us) For Us
mis ion ' from automobiles and due to imprudem diversion of \ atcr E fac tories result in "darknes at fur irrigation. Ironically, the , alt noon" and air so foul that breathing blowing off the dry region ' of the il can conlribute 10 your dealh. For lake dama)!es produce. rice and cot examt)le, in Mexico Cit y the num ton crop:,. ber of vehicles and nat ural env ir n· Vi sit or ' to coastal U .. beac hes me ll i-thin air, mountain peak.;; . have (Ii ,covered accumulations of win ler thermal inversions-gener human an d indust rial ga rbage; med v ate an at mosphere whi ch Cn rl os ieal waste ; and castoffs from pica Fuentes. Mexican author. has call ed sure bouts. na vy ~ h i ps and com "garbage imprisoned." According mercial ve ·ei,. And what could be to a report in N l'fld(!,.',\' /JiJ,{lJ,\'I , nearly more heart wrenching th an seeing 70 percent of Ihe newborns in a ha s received immcdiate public it y, photos 01' do lphin, drowned in in study at the National In,titutc of rcw may realizc the worl i's largest idiot" drift nets or dcad 'cabirds Perinatology and the Ge neral Ho, .... y.... ICIlI of rre~h wa ter continu e:-" at who be ame ent angled in a castoff pit al in Mexico City contained ri,k or becoming the " dead
III EW .JOUIIN,\LIJU LY t9'JO and a hi gh slandard of li ving, wil h Ihing aboul it. " white paper to~:-,ed away by I h ~ accompan yi ng ha7ardou, building Hi s fig hling wor I, have IlIrned fc d" And yel Ihe Whilc Iluu,c ilnd and ind u ' Irial developmen!. ~4 per OU I {() be linte more Ih an hOI air, "everal govcrnmcill dcpal1111 cnts arc cenl ,ay they'd ral her have clean air G lobal warming i... a prohlem to hI.! ignoring the provisioll!\ of iI ~( r iC I an d wa ter. v\.!n wit h a lower ~ta n · 'il udicd . not one requiring immedi Washing tun. D.C .. rCl:ycl ing law dard or II vlIlg. ate action. Bu "h b d ievc~. even whi ch all hu"inc:-.,c ... and n.: .... I(Jcnc c ... th ough the nitcd Slatc~ produl.:c ... in the n;lIiUI1 '.., capital mll,l ob"ervc . 25 rcrcc l1l uf th e l'arhon dioxide The Imcrn,lIionat Office h'" imple Govemment Apathy said 10 ,'ontribulc 10 Ihe greenhou\c mented a rec ycling program which ~ ollowing th e Reagan admini"'lra effect. Some c\pcrt.., helieve the com pl ic" \\ nh the la\\ ;'UHJ invoh c ... lion', blil he apalhy IowaI'd cnvimn grccnlHHI..,c effect i ... at ka"'l par· every pcr..,oll in the hllild ing in :-.cp mental concern .... George BII''Ih 's li,lIl y rC'floll sibk for global w,,, m aral ing paper and cardboard \\"o.;lc . camp aign see med to offe r a " brea th ing. The anadian federal gllvern - of rrc:-, h air." Wh y. uu ring :In (llI t M (!;!m·vhilc, according to an ite m ment al .... o appea r, rci uclanl In for door cam paign speec h on Allgll st in Time magazine. the fc dcn:i1 gov mul ate ;'11 1 environmenlal policy and 11, I ~RX, he procl ai med hi mself "thc ernmcnl alvnc di,card, 273,750 {(ll" inVC\ligalc Canada':-t Co:"! l, for po l environmental candidate." Anti of paper ,,""unit y: in 1\l8~ II re lution prc\cnlion. \\(\,Ic di'po\;.d while he sweltered in the heal Ihal qUired I , ~ quadnlliun BTU, In rlln and con'cfvatiun. ome recent 1n day, he reas,urcd hi,auuicnce ahOul .S . facililic ... anll 0fk:ratioll\-': - Mance, dCll1on"trah.: thc need fur fig hling Ihe "greenhou,c erfecI": cry Arn..:r;c,m home coul d have been mC IR EW JO URNALIJ ULY 19<')1) incltlding hen/cne and toluene. Wlzile ome comjJanies (c ee gold in that pmcd 'cnou, halard, to the air. grounUWa lf.!r and !'! urfacc water. thar l?reen " and do little more than change Ikt'au>e ' he Uniled States and LabeLs to attract eco Logy-conscious consumers) Ca nada arc Ihe large" produce " of garbage in the wo rl d. it wou ld see m others are SeTiou 'ly involved in conservation Ihey ha ve a co III I' 'Iling dUl y to lead Ihe world in recyding and con er efforts . vat ion effon,. ' 0[ conlribule fur ther 10 the already im mcn,e prob icm hy va ill ating ,md appoinling yel more blue-ribbon commi"ion 10 , Iudy the environment. ferencc in Yello" knik. :-Jorl hwe,1 In March a smouldering pile of Territone ~ . rt!ccivcd repor t., abollt 14 millio n tires in Hagersvill e. On Business Takes a Shot PCS, and di oxin, heing generated lano. emilled bill ow, of blaek smoke in Ih~ 'Ollih and Iran,puried by and generaled fea," ' he melt ing ti res I lowe vcr. sOl11e response to Ihe wind. river, and l CCa ll currents to might relea. e up to 5.5 million ga l growing problen", uf the a"ault on ~ontal1li , mte po!;1r be IUI' W .I U lI Je, NA I.IJULY 1990 green," lind do little more than Union Viewpoint change labcb to a ttract ecology The AFL-CIO, at ih 181h Con cons iou'\ con'\u mers. ot hers arc stitLJl i(.H1al onvcnt ion in 19 9. ~Iatcd se ri ou,ly in vo lved in cO Il l:,c rva tioll il ~ support for fed eral. ~Ht t c and efforl, , It may have taken awhile, 10 nl lcgbliLlion and aC liun in :... cv but Du I'unl has I1nally de, ertcd eral environment al arca~ . incl lld ing ib 75 U-mi llion-a-year marke t fo r acid-rain control. oil -spill haurd" c hlorofluorocarbon" widely be chemi ill anti pc:-.ticidc ha/.aro:-.. Hllu li cved re'po nslble tor destrOYing globa l warming. Rt;fu rc..., la liun. en (he 070nl.! lu} Cl. e rgy clllhcn'alion, soil re mincrali - .OT11C arc t.!vc n finuing thdr ef 7Hlion and alternative-energy te ch forts profitable, T he 3M Company nology development \\ ill go :1 long encourage" i l~ employee, ttl de wa y to addre" c nviron l11 cn,," prob veiop poliUl ion-control program, lem... and 'rCH le nev. :t VC IlIIC:-. for whi ch abo , a ve moncy, Recycli ng joh' at the ,;!me time, the organi the trimming. .... from .. Po .... l-il .. pml" za ti on ,ail.! . and \I itching to w,ltcr-b,hed ad hc:,ivc-Iapc coating:"! are jU"It two or 2,5()() pmjcc" backed hy the com Battleground-Or Mission pelll Y in the hi,' 14 yea r..; S"vinC ... Of Mercy? of $4g0 million and elimi nat ion of .. Eco-gllcrri ll a" gro up ... gra h sOIl,noo ton, " I' pollution were re alilcd in the l1"t veal' alone. The headline, by fouli ng logging ma ctlmpany', gOlll i> to reduce pollu chinery. learing do\\ 11 PO\\ CI' li ne..., tion at Ih planh by 90 percent b) an" ' in ktng "haling ,hip" Oulra the end of 1991- mO!'lt endangered ... peck ... . the black gCOU: mEW ,IOlHNALdU L), 11)1)(1 Legislation, Technology Amon! clcgatc, from IBEW ulilil)' 10- D calli acro\:-. the nitco State" gathe red in Savanna h. GeorgIa: Nashville. TCl1 l1 c~~cc: K.llha" City. Mi..,..,ouri; and Hartfon.L Connecti· cut. for the 32nd l\nnu,,1 I BEW Regional Utilit y Conference,. Uti l ity Department Director Rohert W. Macdonald. a>sisted by In terna tional Rcprc~cntHli\c!ol fan ~ Ha~ CI;,. 1allLlcl Mcucro\. lame .... Ozzello a nd Paul hoop. conducI, the!>e cunference, for the be nefit of all local .... with electric. gl.l"-l or wah.:r utility jurisd ic tion . The fOlir con rerence, ;lir"nl Ihe Jclegalc, an lract neguliat ion ..... \\'orking co nd i rUIUre of the 1I1ilily in dll,try: At one opportunity to become a\\~lrc of lhc tIOIl' . ..,arCl} ano health i""ue, . or tlmt: a high \I,,':hool dip loma wa"\ not l..:gj,lalion. li:l t c~1 de vc!opment" in the utility gan i/ing. and a prerequi ite for emplo) ment. To indu\lry regarding technology. con- DlI"ector Macdonald ui,cu"ed da) (and in Ihe fUlurel a high' hool \c\"cral impol tant topic .... in hi'" re education 1\ \ irtllall~ a mU\1 if an port on thc tillt) Branch. in cluu cmplo~ ec WI\hc:, to progrc .... !\ be IIIg the Jeelme III nonulilitj ui,cr- yond an entr) -level po,ition. He ificatu.ln h, utility companico;. abo reviewed the propo'>ed amend nWliler Macdonal" HI", highli.,hl ed mcnl, to the Public Utility I/ol ding lhe imponan(:c of educa tion to th e Company Act. clca n-a ir/acid-rain International Representative Richard Collins of the Research and Economics Department discussed the collective bargaining information obtainable trom the department, among olher research services. A portion 01 the delegates attending the Utility Conference in Savannah. Guest speaker Robe'" W. Hale of Louisville Gas & Elef;fnc Company addresses the conference in Nashville. 10 lUI' " .I0t1R, AI.IjLLY 199<) ~hanges Facing Utility Branch legislation. healthcare costs. ·· ho n confe ren ce . Paul hoop disclIs\cd UWity Branch local union representatives c:-.ty" tc:-.h and U\C of halllJwriting orga ni zing an d the development uf attending the Kansas City conference concentrate on the presentations. analysi~ 10 "icrccn job appl icanh. the vi deo prc<..,cnla tiun u'-lcd during and the changing nature or the \\ or,," the conference. The idcotape and force. It "Iide !'!huw arc avail ahle fur Incal Clerical. Electric. GcncJ First District International Representative Bill Moore spoke in Hartfotd abour the Canadian heaHhcare system. Addressing the Hartford de'egafes is John W. Rowe of New Eng/and Elecrrlc In rhe reg;st.ration tine at the Kansas City mei!ting. System. m EW JOUU;.l;\I. JULY 1'I'I1l II i~ l a t io n affecting c mployec bcne fi t · and Social Securit y. Nancy Haye, discussed the prolifcration of "em ployee ,nvolvcment" programs. which theoretically arc dcsigned to increase employee ,;;ali·.Jat..:l ion, im prove pro du livit)' and reduce in du,trial- re latio ns frictio n" Director Macdonald also "cport ed on recent legal developmel1l , whi ch afi ect utililY 10c"l union,. The featured speaker' at thi, year's onrere nces were Robert W. falc , pre,ident , Loubvill c Gas & Delegates ar rhe Hartford conference consider the wealth of Informallon presented by Elcctri c Company: Drew Jennings. the utUity Department. pre ili ent und chi ef e xecutive om cer. Kan ... u!o, City Po wer anu Light Company: and John W. ROl c. prc,ident and ch, cf e~ec ut ivc offi cer. Nc\\ England Electric System. The large turnou t or Incal union rc rrc..; cnlali vcl'lo nt cah confere nce \ l"l a~ IC"\limon y 10 the dch:I'rni nHlion or IS EW leaders to keep abrca, tuf and deal wi lh 'he ma ny change, and chall enge, th e Utili ty I ra nch or the IB EW is cnnfro'H ing. fL Ano.her ~/ew of delegates 'n Savannah. Some of 'he delegates attending the Nashville conference. t~ 1111',\\ .rOUWr\A LlJL I 'r' I IJIJH arle8 ~ , sabies ~ ler ~• fortte alth lealllWaik n a beautiful ~pring day. 1.0. O cm ployee, and staff members. led by International Secretnry Jack Moore, gathered atthc Washington Monument grounds in the nation's capital for the 1990 March or Dimes Wal~America . Once again the LSEw demon trated it ommitmclll to aring by fielding the larg~t union contingent in the walk. The e pho to~ depict some of the volunteer at variou, s t age~ durin g the wa lk alhon. Following the wnlk, whi ch raises fund, to prevent birth defects. the volunteers returned to the Inter lIatiuI"11 Ornce fOI " light uulTet allli prai,e and thank from ecretary Moore. Kudos to all tho e who walked and who stuffcd the rest stop, along the way . fjJ WEll Jot HML JlJ L) 1'1\111 IJ 1 9 1 4 1 9 1 9 Making the Connections The IBEW and the Telephone I his i.1 Ih" fi/ih {Il'Iide ill 1/11 IS-p{I'" s"l'h'.1 (} II Ihe hi.II(}I'Y q{ Ihe I8EW. /r»n June 17.1914. thc last had formed an 113 E W local (7 polc in a tclcphon~ line ompri~ed of telephone op u'ctching aeros 'urth erators. But because of em Amcrica wa ' ,el. A genera- ployee turnover and intense tiun befure it \\a~n't pu,~ib l e ant iu nion pre"ure. the local to take a train across the wa~ short lived. Unitcd tates. but in 1914 it According to Jul ia was possible 10 have a con O' onno r. an early tele vcrsat io n with ;omeone a phone-operators organ izer conti nent away. Few inven and later President of the tion. in hi'lOry have altered IHEW's Telephone Opera lifc arOllnd thc world :I., lOr,' Department. "The fir,t Julia S. O'Connor, mu h as the t Icphonc. To permanent union of tele first Presidenl of day we an't imagine cum· phone operators in Ithe rhe ISEW's relephone Operators' Department. mun i 'ating withou t it. Unit ed Statesl was orga Thc I B ~ W hOI" been in ni zed in Boston . the chdltcr volved wit h the tele ph onc' be ing i,~ued by thc Interna p rogrc'~ a ll ,tio ng. 113 EW line tional Brotherhood of Elec men ~t r ung the \\'ire~. I BEW tric: 11 Workers in April crafl men built the tele 1911 .. .. This 130,ton organi phone them 'cl es. and lation camc into ex i,tence I13EW technicians built and almost entirely as a result of maintai ned the 'omplex the hard shi p and burde n im . wi tching ma chin ery whic h posed by th e long and irreg IOday make telecoml11u ni ca ular wo rki ng ho urs. an i the tions [los,ible. By 1 91~ the then infamous [double ,hift. II3 EW was invol ed wi th thc known as the] pl it trick." te lep hone >y~tem in anuther i ter O' onnor began or way . organizing the enor ganizing opera lOr. in the mow. net work of operator -. 1910s. In 192 1 she wrote a A, early a, I X97. Mary series for the I B EW Ullioll H u n L i~ of kvcbnd. Ohi t). '{"Ii'p/101I1' Ope,."",,. on the 1888 u ~ 08p.vtmen1 01 LabuI fI:IItabl.5hed WIthout ~. t atKJ Un tlld fi ne Wor\c:If. ~. j,rIC U 5 natlOt\4l Ieofr8I .Imployees organrzal!Ofl. 11'8 N~ar AssocI· rtel 5I&ndIng hon oil cf Ceme" 5nMNut "'nwl1.1~ Ad curbing monopoI et: 9s ....no . N.-w vat'! oecomt. pari 01 8f"ItIy kw mwnogranls, hl51 july aor;red,la:! !arna/e DeIeQate attends Amefan Feder.z1C)l'1 ot u· bar ~ Mdry EM 01 h RetdII CIefxs Br~rhOOd 01 OasebBl PIa.,-.s kwrned. htSl sportS Ut1IOfI history of the pu h to union counts: a pay rai\e. in lud phone operator, continued ize operator . She wrote. ing the establishment of a unabated ... With the hope of remedy sta nd ardized pay sale b,hed Julia S[mfield O'Connor ing [thel .. . injustices and on seniorit y; an eight - til wa, born in Woburn, Ma". o abuses It he operalUrs cight-and-a-half-hour cla y: ChU'ClI s. on September' 9. fa cedl . a grou p of opera and regul ation of the com 1890, to Iri sh-emigrant par tors employed 111 the pany practice of double cnh. She wa~ the you ngest I Boston] Toll office left ' hi ning. of four hilc1ren. he grew their work one day deter With it s Boston vic tori", up in the Bo,ton suburb of mined to bring about the operators' organi7i ng Medford , whe re, lik e many some met hod of re lief for mo vement preac1 through of her fellow female grad u themselves and thei r' fel Ollt New England an d the ate'. 'he beg(ln to work for low workers .... It W3\ de Midwe,l. cording to the telephone compan) a!'te r cided that the te lephone 0' onnor, "Organi/ation high school. operator logical ly be ,ent iment al., 1891 I Rm'h,,-,hnod IllIke agams' manu- VanCOUYUr 8ulkl.ng TraClel Fedtra!IQn fOlmD(l, 01 umar OOfpQfafon carneg,. Sleel Company CarnOts tOl.u',ded-l"s' puDl,e·sectOl unoon In CpnaCSU IInJ! fJl8v."'ong WilQlllaw passed tfI Kansu; oO'9hH'Our-dR", standard fat bu'kl1f'IIJ \IadllS won Ifl ChICagO 189l F.nanQ81 p&I1oC lHbl'lg lOut 'ilia'll begin" NAACP $1 L ~. Denver, Indianapalll and San FfDf"ICIIiCO. leadef WaItti Wtll. '$ oom I"Cllana Miss issippi Became 51tl 10, 18 12 BeCBme SIBle, 1 e, 6 Became State, 1817 Statc, 10 bnng regular hour, challenge which ailed for dOli 11 to clght find move to ma sivc amount'> of electri Il II I'd c,tablishing grievancc it y and th e manufacturing of rcview board , and st and ard electric-powered mac hinery. pay ,<:a l c~ - breakthrough~ The war changed th e map of whi ch enabled uniun leaders t hc world. cau,ed ove,' 41 in other indu -trics tu make million ivi lian and military progrc,' on the ~amc i~ uc . ca,ualtic, and brought a Betwccn the year" 19 13 level of mi,cry and hope and 1919. the IBEW ,all the Ie,~ n e., to Europe whi ch mo,t imprcs ive leap in many believe led di rectly to membershi p in its hi story the greater horror or the fl'Om 23 .500 to 148.072. U n Second World War. der the leadership of 1nt er Be au,e it had become natio nal Pre ident Frank J. l>uch a ital communication Mc lilt} and Intcrnatinmd link. ciming the war the Secrctar} CharIc\ P. Ford. IlIcrican telephone net work t hc BI'Ot hcrhood w'" pru - came under government pering . WOll d Wal I. wiJi ciJ 011 11 0 1. Julia OTUIIIIUI began in Eul'Opc in 191 4, by 'ervcd as labo r' s only rc prc 19 17 emhroiled the Unitcd '>cntative to the nat ional SlHtC., in the largest co nfl ict board. prc~idcd over b} the world had ever known. Po,tma tel' Ge neral Albert D'clRnng the "The Ar Burlc ·un. which set tele ,enal of Dcmocra 'y." Prcsi phone \ orkers' wage, and dent Woudrow W i l ~on chal ~lIpcrv i ,ed their working ICII !!"d AIIICI i~an wo rk~r , to cO II(.Iitiun" Telephone operators, produce the machi nery ne c The wa r confi rmed Ameri circa 1919. e ary to bring peace- a ca', place a, a world power. De/egales 10 the 15th International Convenflon held September 1919 in New Orleans. 1894 labor Day IS .g1'\8'ed WI U,S and Canaaa, P\II. C6t'1adlan Drench 01 W"t~n F~&I1on at ~.iMfS 1891 18:1ffi81 massacre- 19 kdlad ITWl sUlke by AAl@ncan RaIlway UnIon, Clelcattd oy 40 wounded whll. peacelult)o use 04 IrtXIpII ~ tlOUrt ."unctlOnS desuDY$ UNOn. pt'O(Mtll'o9 pnca ,I' U.S elf«t,vl!l"e$l, ~ t.oouI OJgani.IaOOn eslabitshed l"IWIoI"IQ~sstDr es. iJn W~ '-'\a,no\OOa - illinois ~Alabamll MI!;Rnml Became State, 1818 Became Siale, 1619 Bocn me State, 1820 Becama Stata, 1821 American manufacturing ,hifted into overdri ve: and when the armi,licc wa, dl! cl ared on ovember I I. 191H, America n con,umcr 'pending W,I\ up. factorie, \\ere produci ng good, a, fa,t a the public cou ld huy them and the Roaring Twen tic, were arou nd the corner. War's end did nol. how ever. bring an end to wO I'k An early PI adelphia switchboard. Position on the board was determined by type ingpeople' , light. In Ru "ia of business and name, alphabetically. the call WCOI out fo r "" or ~ er, of the world Itol uni te:' wa~ a "lIece,..., . and the tional Secretary, In hi , letter antl lhe commu ni t rcvolll union ', dClmlnd , we re mel. of r e~ i g n a ti on. Brother ti on there brought V.I. Accel erated uni un act ivit y in Mc lill y wrote, Leni n to power an d ,ent the Ielephone area prum pted Dllring the 16 yc,II', that shock wave, ,1!'LlU nu the the IBEW to ,cl up a de ha ve bcen an official of wo rld . In orl h America partmenl devoted w tele our Brotherhood. ,ome of working 'onu il ion , and phone organi Ling and ,up th elll vcr) lroublou, ones_ wage in many indll , t ric~ re port . it ha, ;II" ay. been a mained poor. In eptemher 191<) the source of gratification to In 19 19. tu prole st the II3 EW International Conven me that I retained the I,,,; k of progre,s in impnlV tion met in New Orlean,. confid ence of my ."soci ing wage, and working con The form ati on of the Tele ate ' in ,uflici ent mea,ure dition ' for tdephone opera phone Operator,' Depart that the policy of the tor,. Julia 0 ' onnor led a menl \Va, annollnced, and Brotherh ood ha , been at massive trike which ,hut Jul ia O'Connor \Va, named all ti mes along purely down phone se rvi ce in the it s hcau . With the beginni ng trade-u ni on line " East for "ll11o, t a week, It of new reeogniti n of the Du ring my tenure of of im porl ance of the te lephone fic e. I have had the pica b the IB EW. al,o came the sure of eeing th e Brother clo,ing of an era for the In hood grow from a I,mall] te rn ational. t thai Conven fac.tO!' in t he ge neral lahor tion. aft er 16 year, H' Pre,i mo ve ment to one of the elen t, Fra nk M Nult y mo , t powerful and effec announced hi ., retirement tive organizations in our from offi ce. He Wa, replaced country. despite Ihe va l' by J .1', oonan . e harle, p. iou, efforts made hy ene Fonl wa re cle tcd I nterna- mie, of our movement 10 Door PoItcy Ma!tee. ChIna lin tnl81 IJOt\aI 1900 InlernAr.onll Laches- Gannenl WOOo,8B Iounded. Ca 1898 U,S, o.clares waf on $p" n. U S IlooPS Inyad' fTlllr\(,,1 PhilipPInes Ill&u fI&chon agoH'lsl us rul& be neo,an Otpattf"Mot 01 Labour Cfea1td anthla()lle PutlrtO RICO ~ l iber8~ ~ from Spa", U S 8CQU"In gu\i, N9EW Changes 10 IBEW altlll adfTllSSion Q( c;:oal .trlke In U S aetlled w,lh 10 perctntln<:raas8 In HlWlIlIlIn Islands, Admll'al GeorlJlJ Drwoy caplllretl CaMdIan !CCQ, kUhO governor calli 11'1 Itcleral ,.,.,.: prohovorHSI Cwy Nal>()l'l leldt hrar bow. Manila Phlhoplnet.. U S CorIV'- pas6&6 Erdman IJOO9I OWIng I'IW'Irng Slnka al Got\K D AJe~ sm8'31'1lng r'le. Belle' ReoeIlIon In Cl1Ina, hundreds Act poO\lldlng lor medlolbon and amllratw)n on 1'811' 700 ftljl'trs arrt$Uld. OM comrlcleo at at Eumoe"" ktIed EngI:e.m. Gelm\U1V breqIt\ ,mo., ftq "*,, ..• • •• •. . Arkamsa s Michigan Florida Became Slale, 1836 Became State, 1837 Became State. 1845 retard its progres,. I feel ,ity. The Great Dcpre",ion. a leadership pm.ilion in the absolutely ,ure that \\ ithin whi h brought financial and labor movcment. Alway~ the near flllure it will take e c onomi~ turmoil to the willing 10 promo Ie and de its rightful place at the nited State, and the \\ orld. fc nd lhe right> of worker~ in head of the labor move and the ,o-called "open electrically related fields ment. hop" movement. hit the from telephone operators to As it turned out. the Brotherhood hard . But Pres utilily workers- the IBEW promi~ing futu re Brother ident McNulty wa, right: by had become the progressi ve McNulty predicted for the 1'J 19the IBEW had grown mechanism of po,itive I BEW would come only ilf in mcmbcp,hip. influence. change in the workplace it ter facing cont inued auver- po\\er and determination to remain, today. fomled their trades COUlleil . around 187,). agall1 In 188.3. i~lIin9 a convcnJlon call Unity Equals With this cxpa n~ion o( unity, the unions for tile Cllrislmas holida} period Ihatyear, realized how bcnencial an umbrella na· Delegates to this m eeting discusscd many tionallrade,ulliol1 organization migtrt be. of the resultltiolls previolls founding COIl Strength The Toronto and OttaW;;1groups discussed ventions had addressed. including exten lhe possibilities, then invited olher polen· sion of the franchise. pauper and assisted Uniting the Labour tial afnliates to a conference. In 1873. passage (rOI11 Europe. (actoryand sanitary Movement in Canada Although iI was (0 be sho rt-lived. the first legislation. and CJnplo) er liability when CilnOldian naUonClIId..bour organization was cmployccsarc illlurcd by Ullprotccted mao created al this conference- the Canadian chlnery, Agreement was reached on the Unlly of purpose among differing labour Labour Union. question of poliLical trwol\'ement: Work organizations isn't usually Uppenllost in A con')tilulion was adopted: and the ingpeople Ileeded to 11a\'C represelltatives U1e m inds of the rank-and-flIe members. IIllion representatlvcs declared one o r their from their ranks in the legislaturc. Their priorities lie wiU, the bread-and intentions to be: No rurther progress toward a national butter issues-wages ~md working COII "{agitatingl such questions as may be organization was a hieved after this con· ditlol1s. However. under cer(LI in circum (or the benefit or the working c.lasses. \iention until 1886. Thai year more than stances it becornes ob\'iolls lhc only way In ordcr Ulat ¥.c may obtain the cnact· 100 delegates atlended a meeting to ere to achieve some goals is through united ment of such measures by the domin atea newcenlral bodycalled IheCanadian erfort. Thererore. unions in Canada---as Ion and local legislatures as will be Trades and Labour Congres. This. orga did their U.S. c.ounlerparls-altempled to beneficial to us. and the repeaJ of all nizallon accepted members from eran combine Uleir individual organizations into oppressive la\\s which now exist. ,. unions and the Knights o( Labour (see p. local councils and. ultlmalely. a national Among other major activities the new 19. June 1990 IBf.WJoumalJ; and its (ocus group to address the concems or the group exp.:'lllded organizirlg. provided as was on legislative aclion, with organizing working class. sistance to unions involvcd In strikes or relegated to a subordinate position or The Toronto Coopers' Union seized Ihe lockouts, and Increased political involve priot'ity. Initiative In 187 1 by ca lling a meeting of ment. The CLU also vigorously opposed The "p'l~ tro rl11 of Principles" dl'awn lip representatives o f the city's uniolls. At this the use of c:ollvictlabour and Ule employ by the CTLC con tained 15 goals renecling first meeting flO authoritative action was ment of children under 10. the temper of the times as seen through taken, but the delegates agreed to return By the second convention of the ClU, the eyes of the working class; rree edu to their unions Wilh a call (or establish unemployment had taken Its toll on mem calion; Ihe eight-hour day; a locally based:. ment Qf a central organization. bership-(e\\,-er delegates were able to living minimum wage; public ownership A later meeting set up the Toronto attend the meeting. This trend continued; of utllity·type (ranchises (railways. water Trades Assembly and drafted its consti and ""hen the organization met in lan, works.. lighting. etc.); abolition or the ap tutIon, This group quickly asserted itself the occasion marked its demise. While it pointed Senate; tax reform.: use of the In Ih", ("ommunll) Ihrolluh speer;hes on didn'tsurville long. RI f. Coots. a Cilnadian union label; no c.lli1d labour under ilge 14. behalf of workingpcople, oversight of historian and eilrly editor o( The Labou.r and compulsory arbllration or disputes, ..... orking conditions and occasional me G.:tzeUe. wrote of thc ClU: to name a rew provisions . diatio n of employee/employer disputes. " It dcnned the aims o f labour In Ian· The name o( the CTlC would be changed Also Important on Ihe assenl blys agenda guage [whidl) stili requires but little sc\'eral limes until ) 9.56. when It became \\,'as the need for favourable legislation; modification; . . il position was con part of the Canadian Labour Congress. sllch as extending the franchise. secret sbtenUy sound rrom a trade·union But Its function as the natiollallrade-union ballot elections and a fair Mechanics' Lien standpoint .. organization or canada remained essen· Ad to sa feguard tradespeople who were Despite lhis and other rallures to de tially the same throughout the difficult O\'oted wages. velop a lasting nalional organization. the limes and changing priorities It faced in Ottawa. SL Catharines and 11amilton Toronto Trddes and L.aoour Council tried the new century. 1ll lhin~ John Ko, r~ i, cquali} Prc ... idcnl John E. Fl ynll atiurc'\'\l"tJ a, I' rc ll y~" I am IY"11 no 'he ronf.... ,, "'·,· dlO ring Ihe April 24 hod }' C\C I till!.. ... ahllU I hl:'\ hain.h~'\ ",c"I ... ion. Women 'S Caucus Plannmg CommiUee. from left. Kathy Wolfe, Local 455. Sprlnglleld, Massachusetts; Lorraine Paradis. Local 2320, Manchester, New Hampshire: Betty Ala. Local 300, Monlpelier, Vermont: and Debbie Boymon, Local 1837, Portsmouth. New Hampshire. Partial view of delegates during a workshop, IIIE" 101 H'iAI. JL LY 19t HI I~ CANADIAN LABOUR REPORT Working Ventures: A World's First here", nothing quite lil...c it 111 the world of p()c~et only S 1.000; because the worker re T looay: J milional inve~lmclll funu-dc ceive, a S 1.000 ta., ,aving, from hb RRSP "Iigncd to Ix!ncfit Canadian .. ~ nrJ.cr'--e rc ~ d("duelion ( ba~cd 011 his marginal lax rate of ..10 alcd h) hlhour ilse lf. Canadian!" may nov, percent) plus a 20 percent tax credit of 500. partlclp.He in n or/,:jllg \ elllmel. an invc"l A,surne the fund earn an ilverage annual cO ln IllCIlI fund prov iding pounded rate of retu rn working Canadi ans of 10 percent. After J5 :I n 20 IIl EW JOURNfII ./JULY 1990 for.. .retiremem. bUI a l ~o il great way 10 IIl EW .J OUR , AL/JULY 11)90 21 MS/DOS Computer Sessions Expanded rom the ouhcl. International contrih lli io n, fru m me III her", . FSecretary Jack Moore made the A, rcquc'Ied by previuus cun purpose of the 1990 MS/ DOS Com fe rence allcnlicc,. an c tra da y wa~ puter \CI' Conference qu il e clear: allolled to pruvilk ha,k training un to provide and di~cuss with ISEW the III E W 'lelll bcrshipIDuc; Ac comput er u:,cr\ the ~y~tcm:-, avai l ~ coullting Sy,tcili. cmphu,iLing pcr able fu r dficienl handling of local C~lp il:1 reporting anolhc ba ... ic rcpol't union bu~ine". pal1icularl y thc generator. In ad d iti n. trainin g on main tenance lit' acc urate mcmbcr olher packaged , "lhvarc. such ., hi p recurd.., . Thc~c '\y,tcllls in '" Wo rd Perfect a nd Fir.t elude oftw"re ror dai ly record Pu bli'her. Wa' pI' vided 10 ~ eep i ng-membc r,hi p record,. due, racilitillc local union cor accolillting. job re ferral. grievance rc~ po nd cncc and ncw, trackmg-as ",ell as spec ialized ICllcr production. software for rc ording IBEW/COPE Secretary Moore told til e atfendees. "The compu ter software offered to you by tile 1,0. was desIgned to help your local union serve your memberS by providing accurate membership records and generate custom reports more quIckly." Computer Services Department Director Larry McCarty ouHlned the advantages of using the specialized soltware provided by the ISEW (or Ifs local unions. Some 0' the local union compurer users who received MSIDOS compufer training. III EW JOURNAWULY t990 11\111111,1 011 AUi! II'C I" In full ~ Yo 'tn8. VITAL BILLS NEED j\n)I,"c IIltcrc,{cd III hdpmg. plc'L'>C SUPPORT LOCAL LINES ~·(lnl.;k·1 the It>. .. al I'llin" arc un der \\.:1) 1m J. le,lllI1onml dlllll{'r-dJJlu' 10 he 1,, 1 . l 1i.cm ... pu&rl .. l• .!oil . LIlLIS. held 1-ct., :!. II~II Inl R(·ps. (J(ollf' \ IU SIll~C Ihe ~l.R.'\ .... "'-\ c,\J.h \,IJ.nh .utd Ruberl jo.,; a'''U\xIv.,LI. ror II"h.:d III 11)35. It ha~ .. mud a ... he Tile jl1lrunry allli F t hrllary iSS Ilt! ,~ offill! InE\\' .Inurn ~ 11 are nkr "I'fjl;o;:r... Yo ill he h~morcd . ~drl)Lk on ",h1l'h ",ml..lIlp-mcn iln(1 heillg combilled. A ll locallll.ioll (odd· mId I'l"f'Hum.htrfil) H ..... c a -.afc Jml ('f110~Jhlc "Ullll1ll·t \\um<:n m.1) ICJ;.l)ll> plJh~ thcennch and retiree " / .m:tll UIII!.fi" (midI'+; illlf! l/detJ for IlIe,fie tWQ P\\ I ' Rl£D.PS Illclllnllhclr li\~" ltuvu~h ~:ill l crllH' b.Jrg.:lining. 11 '!IIIII r'l.'mJIIl " Ilu.·cncodi mo,,'" +; lUll \.( iii' rl!uin'd ill 11,., I "UI "Iltidual Oflirr IW later licIt luundJliun un .... ludl ,III labor 111011 I\"OI·t'lIIber 5. Ofl!31Hi'ltUon,> ba-.c Ih~'lr Icgillm:ltc n- 1" ICI1(;C. DICK SHEA Il.k ~q,() . .l bl ll"p(llhured b) \\'il RETIRES li um ('Ill), ( 0 · \1 1). ). '" rdl'rrcd 10 tile LINE·CLEARANCE C'h.lrl'>Cn Jnd Brill· ... Ohmann are the ('IlI11llllltcc (10 '-.tluL ,l llnn ,Iml L,lhol . 1',U'{lll l\C Bnolld 11ll'TlI hl' l ~ und S. ~ 112.:1b ill ~JX\II~orcd t'I} Ho .... · MILESTONE In'I I'1 1 fli t !l.IBU. B \\ ,lui MCllcnh,1U 1II CD O hm), I.. r ~fcrrcd tIl th e Commltll't' on II Lltll:!.n Re L.l . 17 (1I.1I,IcIl&l·l.h I. IIK fRorT, "mlrec" T hew bil l.. h.\ IC 111.:0,:' 1 i'-lln, ,\11 Owr ·trlO m"lllt.... ~rli arc wor~in .R dwee u to :11))cnd thc NLRt\ tn prevent 1)11 tA·Iri.lil Edl .. on ' .. pru j"lI!rty dum!; EVERLASTING dl\CII!T\lIllil iOIi bil"Cd on p a rtlclpOItion Iwe .. karan'\!' -.r-.:o: -trilll llling worl.. ill I.lbt>rdi .. pulc \, Thl: .Utl\ oflhili Ic~i~· AI! n \l': Tfl bcr~ IIv,lil,thle 011\: worlo.lIll!. MEMORIES 1!llmn ', III oUlla", the h.rint; of p(' rm a~ lind uddilio nal U1Jprcnlllo: .. h lr~ b;l\c 1..1 . 2:; (i.u •.- hl\C:.h' t. 1.0' G IS· Il l'lIt . ~' p l:il.:e nu·nl\ !\)r ~I nl m(l wor~ ~llIned I.ANI). N\'-Oll "~il :27 nur locll t"1"0 Thj\ is pr('lbal'ol) t h ~' m'I'" rar Through 101111 eHon, b) the JATC and Ihe ISEW .lmulon.lll) recogm.u:d I()n~ p,IO In Ihe "l·l.:und \nllual \\ uri.. rc.t~'hlllg; and \I\al I. l ht~r ;,:nJClml'nt local 3'. Duluth, MN , Ass!. Bus. Mgr. hne ,t:lear.. nn·-.IllfJreI1IICe pwgr.. m ha.) (t·" Memorial Oil) ob'cT\ aRCe. 11k: pr(lrl.N~d in deudc.. , J Im Da hlberg prlMnts reUrement Dc",n dppro\cd b) Ihe Dept 01' Labor. C\ el\l '" a.. held nn Ihe plll/a oflhe SI;.Ile A .. pan of our cnn'lIlumg polillc 'SEW JOURI' LIJULY ' 990 23 P'enrl .. COIl', FI"h Fr> .11.l'iU101'\ t:OIn NEGOTIATIONS munH) In\ol\cmenl effon OUT mem· he .... hum RlOtlllllngloll In\oh'etJ III tI DEADLOCKED mc:monal \("holllf{ihip rund·rniwrllfld/ OT a hclpllljl: han~1 from tIll.' C(IIl~!rul' I •. U. II I (o. u.elll , ml. ~llII&.rl h ), IJE N. rion unil for" I~cd) member. VEH , CO-Public Service Co. of r hllve hu.d Ihe opportunity 10 be in Co lorudoneJ::(ltl.II I(JI1~cndc d The Nc· Lot Sallc, Ch.lIl1p~i~lI, Dc ... :alur and gOlialion COlllmillcc for 0111 10(;111 1m, Bald ....· ill dunng 'hrhtmll" lind hllve notified Ihe COlllr:l1I) ,hdl nil unre· ~ i ~ltt'd U .II1~lI l e, Wond River. hcd i"uc\ v.en: bt-Hlg ,ubmitlcd for J:tdaonvilh: LUKoln. Clintt)(l .md arbltrutlon. Thh aCllon \l,-J ctillcIIlly Gal~burt: II', bruthcrtwud ..... hl~·h llece~.nC"goI13110fh v. ... rt: proceed h1l1d" u, lind IIIJ"e'l. u, ,tWill! v.he" lhe mj: slo .... ly...... It.) gel\ hllrd To be Unton mil) no. br Throughout 1.1 \C"lOfU v.C' al the u .. il: .. l. but ir .. tt.: ~"I \oI,iily 10 l!(I" lempled 10 mO\e IIie nc=gotlllllul1' At1coo )our union m\:ellnj; ; that'j, along.. bUI we l'ouldn'l [tc=t Ilk: com· whcll.' II ,III begin, pany 10 tiJl l.. othoullhc major I~'UC" I'~ue.!o ..... hieh v.ould dra\licall} .. rret1 1)0\11\1(' '' RIVAoR:A. P S our membe ..... We 1'olll11cd 10 .. pend limc tal l. lIIg .thoul Ihu,c i"II~\. bUI PSCo. WI!" n[lpllrcntl), Irylllg lO play an PROJECT old gam\!:: drag the Ih!g\)llItlltllh (lUI '0 ~i1h John,on Comro!'" I am \Io3mlng ~hcdulcd lu tlC com pl1!led h)' I ;\t~ COMPLETED we would hll"'c 10 qukLly fCsolve the )(1U I ~' lx- c:1reful Ib .. ed 00 mye'J'lCri Jlln .... Th ... pl$rtlc~ Wi ll \Ioor~ nul .u- 11'10.,1 Il1'Iportlll1l I')"UC') dtille 111\1 111111 encc.lhl\C<\lTlplnycan·t ~ tru .. tcd II 1'lU\~cnll:ll l , r~g"rd in ~ YvOl!!C' ..... mt.mg ulc--a gam!! v.c tdu\roto pi,,}. I_ t. 51 10.u&'I I. 'i/\ !. Tl../\Kt ( '1 rv, ...."ul" ,tl'pear Ihal If In the fUlutC" II condltlon\ :md b..!nc(l1~ for the unIon Although ncart) SO I~~UC" will bo.' lff-Thr IIiI.rumlS:;lon projt<1 (rom bc:l.'Ome~ expedil!:l1l (or Jllhn'oC)I\ Con cll1plo)~~ .... 11( ..... 111 he lrun .. rcllt'd going 10 .ubitroiliOfl. the nlo,l lO.pttr Slgmd 'Utr.UIIIOf'I 10 thl' Nc .. adll .. Iatc 1m" In In:al )00 I!,\ ~babbily .~ II "The 1111001' I .. lx-, IT~~, .... III hold II~ tam ones are~ drug ItlUt akohQl pohl·). line hon been ~omplclcJ "'llh an e:ud· tre"led tocal I U. II~ reprc...cnlall\CS .annual c:un[(tl:ncc nn ~PI .1 In medical in!>ur.lllt.:c ['In.'llllum .. re 1.... 01 Joh done b) tlK' mcmt-cor. rOt w ill n~" hnllale. Srlllltillcid. U T11~ Ih~In\!I\llhI:HtIl ured ell1pIQ)C'C~. lind ~uht:onlrat: lln g The: C(;Uf\OIn), i, 'Ii II '''If!ndl1t. and 'IAR)II.\U L JOf1'-'0'. 11 \I letClll.:oe .... '"I:'C "Wnl,", 1m Ihe Eke· The annulil picon: will be held 011 l l'lh pl)\IoC-t lind LIShl Co. iJ reJlk:ing 111111' \\url.,hur· pl.lll11cd 101ft' IIl1'" SepL 8 from noon 10 1 p.m_ "I Ihe (on;e,a1'lalll It h", eJ. ... l'~'lCd 24 IIM 10 5<11 OUt l)ullllt.;,,1 Ncv., 10 Inc ylv;an Dall' Ranth, )C\ Cit lillie .. wc,t men po\ition ... In aJdition 10 thai. 'H \1cth.1. PI"Jet:tllli: )-nul Image 10 Ihl' of Loveland on lligh~a) ~4 h,,'oc h.d tl\'~r 20 linemen u ;ul,fel 10 FUTURE HOLDS \It'"llol for tnloll O lfite,.... Il u\Oo 1..J~ )r The local 1111" lIl ~talled II new phone Padfic Po"er lind LIght Cn. in Ortgoll J(l'i ernor I'" on~ ot thl' aUlhor ... of Ihe en jlrc~cnted an I SEW \\ m EW JOURNAL/JUL \' 1990 25 bUlldln~. ~'Ofling IJ.8~K dl~ I Tlbu ~·Qrri!'C. cit;. Brll', h he', and ,," c.lIl11l! lion Ime. ~ondU("'ing some ne ..... h;ne lIgree<.llo O1}!anllc I~"'" ~cHo pole" (nl'i~ IIInn~ and hnrd ~ J l t. " nd gelhc l ~. Jl1ea-.c ghe c llher one nllhem k«pmg I ~ circuli working .a t JII Ileall. Ot':~ 1 ~I~he~ rorll hnpp)·ltlill fun l l1 ne ... Th l ~Jo b . which sumed 111 (kIU. rc llrcmC' I1! . [JIP bcr. i ~ compl eted. 11 K: locol ha~ u f1r~ .Ilnfm.'('jUl "IC li nd Our$lc'" and injured list i n(' l ud ~' s l hc .! progwtlllll \l bll! l'o lll m l ll'r'~ l'l}(Irs..: 111 fo lJ owlIIg: Tamnly E I ~ w lc l. . I).mell progress. We htl""" tll l,.lIllllllUC to ulfl'r Klloli. fl llly C()UIII ... Gary Fo ~ . Gary IllI llro\'ellll"nt ~·\IUrw~ h'r nur memo ~ hHllm, Raben Con eS(" Jr. bcr~ An nrBJ.nl/Hlg ..... h,,,,1 " lIl ....) Wi th \adne s I report t ~ deaths of l'ommg up soon n:lln:d 8 1"0'0 l a l nc::~ Chrrard KIl,\Q". OurbIOO\ldfl\Cwa .. beldnnJufll! III Paul Talley. Felix Thacker. Edgar ,1I 1h\! hall. We tt!::uIL ,hc f1k:nlt'lt!, ... Vohu !)wapr lint.! W illiam "Red" ",II On ha\ e been gcm,'rlIU~ enou(l.h 10 III~(-" the behllif Ortheorficer,;./mdmemben. ~e lime lojoin in thl\commum!) 1'rt)Jecl ('."( tend ('fUr (.ym p3thy to thcir lo ~ 'ed \krnl:it!K arecocollru{!~'d 11\ ~lIl'pon 01106 lheitlOC.1 l llud IIItl'ml rq;ulJI IIIl'l:IIIl~" JA MES L S AI.KFLD. 8 \1 held on Ihc fiN WeJnc-.da)" of cJth So"", of Loc.1 401 . Reno. NV. membe,. view hVdraullc condufl bencHl . IIlIl l1 lh .11 thl'. hJII The 'UPIMlM II I ullr mc mbers h ll~ been lerrlfi c In ,III JrC"~ . •1 11~t I'oe IO(lk for" IIn l In l'U lIllIlucd 85 YEARS April 27 \\, Ilh:1 good lurllOUI The Inl ... tl pport. I ..... ing uwa rds were ptt\clucd IIIH IJ II ~ \I ~r Boh \1ayhcv. Inll red Ihe locaJ3S7, l as CELEBRATED 1II1111 11'r Scr'lcc. \1, Cll rl!>Oll: Po l lll~'~1 n;:'W dinicaJ atkh lilln at It\\: V.A. V~.s, NV. S C I' VI~C Gar:!> !\clOhl"'). 'enlllr \ lcdll:al CC' nl ... r. The 26 ISEW JOURNAL/JULY 1990 and energy dr;'lm& '-\), VCI n'., ufu::n When <.UrnI.' of the largc IlrllJI,;"CI .. al· that our Ul)tlln conlmue, 10 CIt."t. HI! Cltl",he nn oul-nf-lililu ,,\I.: wtll 10- I.""'iler In panll,; lp.ilc. read}" planned ~':l underv.JY, the 'r\;orl. aho .. t:Ul!ulhllt .... e mu t &'=dk .. le our Cfl.'RI,C Ihe chnACe" of our cmpto)'cf" A \I.e cclt-brate our mdepcndl·ncC'. pICTUre ..... illloo\. ~ood (Of" a fe ... ),c3r ... y,orl fnr our famllil:' ami (lU~l\C'i bemg 'ulX~~rul .11 1.lfldlllg ,I huger \l.h} don', \\(: commll oursche, tn OUf!.t.,:\:\md .. prmg ba"t..elballlc"twe 8) dvllll1 'u. II will be t;uuJ rUI lilt: ~h"'~ nr Ihe conS!rUCIIOII work. help govcmmcl"II ..... or~. Wh:n 1!ood is. concluded on Marth 23; it lOumomcnt uni{1Il C(lI1tnk'IPf a~ '-'dl m, lite ClL"- r\ moment 01 ",Iellu~ "'d~ oh'icr\t'd democJac) If the pct'P1e don 'I panlu " as held the filtul ",ed. orlhe 1t:I.I1!ue. 10111cr. (or AIl)d lIaro;hman \\htl pa~~aWll)', r,ue. C... n \I. e tulle lrul! Ik:mocr3c) for alld fir~1 place \\ib y,on by [hll Ptnl 111l're "e~ cighl 19M5 gnldu:lt~ Our pl1lye,.., go 10 hi" family and f":~"~ filled y,llh IIp.nh)'·' Has ~port'i hp~' team. and rl\C I'IRq gradualc'i. OJ' Id Deau. fncnd~ 8mJ'I t MlchJle,hnd;the:atl alld T V. OOtollle lIIore Impm1anllll.lll M ,\kTl"i \\ t·_,>rr:.Rrllt u, P ~ RJ,~ mond Watle .... I1nd Gtl~ ' Srw\TJC{" nlllU-l. Ind I hope he I re~lm~ beller 18\10\ prOlectmg V.OOCJl and worl.e,,· up!!.r.ttlctllhclnla... "fICtl1U1II hum rc .. , J ClII~ eli \1ll.I\,S. r.s ngll .... ? When we re'>Oh:c II,} cnIT} oul tl.:oll,,1 wlr~'ml!n 10 jour~) IUJIl lO~ide our re<.ponsibililic'i 1L'i (:h i7l."n~. lhal':.. WIn.'1II1"1I GI\'nnS" il/CTgrnllulllcd It,U when \l.C will ha\'C l'kclcd offiCHII <'l1 r R"'ldl'IIlI,11 v. tll:llIIlIl C'l l lgtillUllillon~ II {wvc:mnlcnl Ihlll y, ('rl ~ f\)f u ~. II",. to "1llhe gnllhl;w!" 101 mn\'ln~ thl<'lIc BRO. STEWART Local " 911 , uln nnmg 10 see our gnllldpilrcnI .. ~lul nlln[l11~hIl1el1l Des Moines. MOURNED pOlrcnl'i dYing wuh M) (ey, 10 replacc Tomm), nlln~field. ~ccr~ l :u') of the IA. Bro. Ihem in the politic-a! Mc na . We owc it Rc .. uknll ,l l S lllxlllIUlllllcc, l'rc,clltcd Hledlk I..t .:'I7511). I'()lnSl't(lUTI-I. OH tn Ihe111 10 carry nU l flu r Il)jc in deIllO!; ' hi~ son, Jerry. Ihe Out:mmdlnji. Ap displays Ilc II rc .. olved Ilml ()lit hk:al cnlcr~d mt' )' prCl1 lll'C I\wurd fN Ihe IlJ tl.1C cl lt'" in It' mnu rnin!,! th ... dcalh Ilr Uro, Jumc~ p l ~ qu e . IJU)' union-nuHle, U, Il nd CIItUi ' D(lugll1 \ Sll'l)h;l tIl Wil~ ttlt: IlUl'illllldinl\ Stc .... art Jr. Bm. StCW,HI w[ .~ 1I111iall'd \It;al\ J'ltOlllICI:,>-YO UI jt'b depend<; on il. Itj>p rcnll(c for 14~I) .Col l l!ru ll' l ullo n<. ' into Ille IREW on I'cb I. 195 1. and JOf SI\"lNA, PS. Mall Y Ihllll'" III John Lute, Im11ling remllll1cd II lIlembel III ~(~ I ~ t !l n dillg c(IOrdinamr, "ho planned a lin e- b:t.n· IIl1 ltl hi~ d":.llh. TIle lucal t:.\II!lIdl\- il~ SHARING ljuel eOfl(J{l lenccs 10 hi .. falml), and friend, NEGOTIATIONS THE GIFT [K),~"LD C. KI!"YSI:R. 8 .\1 IN FULL SWING I_ l ', ,(99 (U). DES MOI~ ES, l A Th;: Blood CClllcr IIr Cenlm\ICI'-'1l hp .. LOCAL I_I'. 465 (u&lrlrl. S,\l'i DIEGO. ~\I,ardl'd R'llre\l RIU, Earl IlIedl~ a A-r\ ~ perce-nl y, .Igc inro:u~ '" 1111 plaque for (I(ltl;,illllg MO ptnt~ or 01110(1 VICTORIOUS an Dic@oGu. ... und Eltclm' y, :t~ nail· E.:trl bt:ganduoJltIIl! blood ill I%~ "ltd ticd h)' our membcr,alld relroaClI\,1! lu n=achcd Inc In·gallon p\QIC~U rt'. L, . 589 trrl. J A \1.\1( ',\. Lt. N\' \1an:h t989. In \1arch 1990 !.he enllre centl)'. The blood "iI!I. uonalcd Ulllk Se\cml 'lu:ce~!> ful "'1Clunc'i h.a\c been cUntrlKt 1Ilc1ud ing ..... ugt'" wa~ op!!ncli n3mc ofhi~ r~mll)' mcmocJ"'iand Ux-;J, I \\(10 iorOtlr\ocl11 Bu\, \1»r .JohnCoi1· with S.ln Diego Gd'i lind Electric lor 41J9. Btu_ f IIt·dl\. reltrcd In IIIX; Jller ill glum1 hu .. tnuml,hllOlI)' ),uc:ceedcd In ncgnlinl1oll<. . A \\\.- o yc,tr agreemeOl caretr \It IIh In.... 1 PO\~er LN "LPG ttC h it!'~lng Ihc rcin~l\l l emt m of Sis-Icr w;\, nlli fied wilh Snn Diego Trun:"l! In 1'11.1111. Wec(ll1g nnulitl c Itml forhelpmg DIAnn Allb3l.'k. c1eclncian, wllh full January. ~o many f'Cilplc IhroughllUI Ihc ),c",r" b.lt:K [l.IY fWIll II) IUL SI_tcr Allb 28 Il IEW.lO RNAL!JULY 1990 Ilml ..... e. iI!> 1I Hrulllt!riU.lt.d. ure tiC-if"'!!. tlur nc ..... c~1 fCIIlt.'C" Emmll Au,h,l!I. SACRIFICING ~lInl/m& prugfllm~ Lei ', c(mllnue 10 flltr competitors lind \\o;lI·round cili· \-lAx I l u~e,.. Roy Peu::rs. Leland I]~).. . mae Ihi, 3.11 Impon ltnl p:l.n of nur I.Clh. ~laro l d lI u~ll.Ul . Kenneth C'tCTVo ig. UNSELFISHLY ~lfoo .. m order In he: a heller lind W~·~ .. addenrll b} the dealh or Arlo POll!!). Robert Seolc!>. Dof1J!d ,ttafljltr urul in the " 'or!... loree. Bm~_ \1chm Tn .. h 1I1\~ Blll~ Hannum Lmtmmcr .ml,! Uc ..... e: an}d L l . 779 11 .It.clII&gm n. cnu 1\1· We're orumi ... llc III.u our Brolite-r nUf\. f ' f\ -BE&K I' nu IOllger~orl. · S, We e .... lend lOl\dutt:ncc~ and \}Rl' \1"Rt;, Mill I M. P S hood "an and \II ill m:l.l..c.t !!re.al come: IXLlh)' 10 dJeIl" famlh"" and friend~. m~ ..II Ihl' e\j1JII"on prt>JC(.1 ..II "Icad bad 1f\ Ihe f.. llure )ear._ 1IQ\\t'vcr, .... c: Cooled BOIU'I1 In Conooltm. AL. We TI"llnll"l GARREll. P,S need l'd~'h .lI1d .e\I!I)' iIIember pullin!! Ihan" Iht" IllCmht!r, of ,Ill UIlIOI! trade, hI' nr hrr n... n weight. We nC(d mem o HEROIC EFFORTS for Ihell' dfM!> in hlndbilllnj; and for be" u, be Ihe br~t al ..... hl1le: .. cr JOb Lhl:) SAVE LIFE rarUCll"DllIlg III rulli( .. 1(1 (:!role"l lhe do. Thi~ include.. illIC!ndll"lg union STEWARDS' bbur pr.1Lllc C ~ or BE& .... The- '"Iulillt} Illcc.'tllI~"imdbc i ngrl.'dd~ tOl"{lII lnbule t.ll. 159 l uI. I"ORT L,\ ll)F.R· of III110n llibor ..... n<.: Ihe \I, Hilling laclor .... hen In!eded. Our !lttltude mu,1 al· SEMINAR DALE., Fl"""""(irl'f (,olon SlAin ami $1\ HUI .. trugglc .1gam'il Ihol comp.ll1) ""0),' l"lt' (lne 01 "pllnw'lII und conon SUCCESSFUL MIron JllhlNm were prl.'...:nlcd JnI~W OUf \\>ork ,itulltlon l~ C)(eelll'nt: Ihe 11l',1 t .t(lh Ul (Iur..:h(hen rjdd 1.&1·, IQOk Life S:I\ing A\\,lId" which were ~IC' IllaJllrtl) II I lI.or k. I.. HI M C~ld. Miller will'!tn ou .... elves !llld our tl!lIow mCIll 1.. 0. ~3 ti&cm). COLUM I1US. l'ImlpalllCt\ h) ,I Idlcr of cnrnmcmlll EIc<.:lrk. J:u,;k"o(wille. I I.. h:l\ Ihe bet, for ~trcn,g l h and f<:n l\tude !Ii dv IIII-The Inc:,1 Ill!ld I! ~ fir,t ,cvcl Imn from Int. rrC~. U. BaIT}" Till: l' lel:lfll."Ill .... or'l. on Ihl! ne .... paper 11M' tmd tx= our vcry 1x'~1. chine, Miller I.. worh.i n~ 11\)0.1111 120 ~lcwlHds' elliS, (II Ihe hi'll!, Inl. Rep' prc~c-nllllloll" WC Te. muLle h)' 111 1. Ra:;p DON E. 1ti\\lI'IO'J. 1·.5, DUll [Jt1IlCr~ml nnd I inroid Ebcr.olc WilLIe GUilt:) lind Viet: Prc~ . h"ll ~ del'lt i~'idll~ 'l1i¢' cXl"ansl('ln rrojcci conducled an educational Ullinini! Leu;!)' ,\ddlw}ttully, Ihe Hurldu ,htllJhl 1'I\·.lk thlll monlh. ct1Iploym~ !)C'~lon fvr 4() IIlcml'lcr<> Th~ cia" .. Powcr Ulld LI~hl CurpOntle Llk :"a\ 250 -.'tKI people. Th..:n.: .... 111 be " Otl) II1Clllllcd procedurl:"ol! hn\\' toaddre,.. ing Award lind Ihl! N:nional R~d Cr(l,~ and 1111:hl ~htll .... 111t ~(lIlI":: U"'crtllIlC a grievance .lhC' Imf'Oftance or kccping Life S\l\'lIIg \"afll have: hcl'n prl' TIle cxpc(.lcd complC:llon d.llc i<, AN ACTIVE PAC (XI I :Ilcurille record .. :llld ho .... till! Nallon1.11 ..... nled 10 th'l: JI:.\cU('i".. IS VITAL Lab-en M3.nJgcnu:nt Act relate, HI Re('_ 5«-. D(ln \10 ...... didn'l "t.'C1. White rtC1'lflC i .. ,""nrli!l~ 110 de\:· 'It~""un"_ The ~l'mlllarre :JluredLl. \I Brothers and Sisters. we wanl you to have )lour ADDRUS CHANGE? From te n. local 12(;1 . York, PA . Pres. William Ort displays ralfle-drawlng JOURNALI When )Iou have prize as E·Bcord Sec. Waller a change ot address. please NAME Sprangl.r and A n, see. Walter let us know Be sure 10 In· Blanksllne look on. elude your old address and ~ EW ADDRESS please don 't lorget to fill In VOLUNTEERISM L. U, and Card No. This In· CITY STATE ZIP COOE formation will be helplul In STRIKES AGAIN checking and keeping our PReSENT LOC AL UNION NUMBER ______I ~ l'. IJ.:l7 ( 1.1 ). C It\ C I~i'lATI , Ini_ records straIgh t. On Amll union duc(; Incrt'a.o;t:d 2.00 CAADNU~BER ""~===-~~~~=O~C3------ permonth. Thl'" locrcilSe .... ," hdr .... lIh If you have changed local (It unIrrown. cMc* WIth 1.tJc. UniOn) cducallon on orlcnrauon j)r('tgram ... II unions. we must have CUARENTL v ON PeNSION 0 ..... ,11 also hclpco,·cr lhC'co .. \ of l'onlruCI numbers of bo.h. negotiauons and Inc Intem./llOnal Cl1nvcnllon If1 IIl9 1. OLD AOO RESS Mall To: Address (PiS8Sft a"" m8llrng leoel from m9gitZme) SIe.ve Delmer ,\ Zjmlller'~ m,: .... I'.K ccull\'C Bouro member. Slevc was ~c Ct1ange Depanment CITY STATE ZIP CODe Icc ted in March lind 'W;lS Plc\,lou .. lyc..If) International Brotherhood the Execulive Soard rrom Easl Bend. of Electrical Workers FOAMER LOCAL UNION NUMBER ______Tnt: local', ne .... ~ reclPIt:1l1\ of lhe IBE\\ LlfcSa\ingA,,;ud;1~R3) Ed 1125·151h Sireel. N.W Sulle 903 'N.)fd.~ .and RKhdrd CUl\lngt!r from Washington, 0 C 20005 Don't lorgel to register to vote at your new address. We 30 IBEW .JO RNA L/JULY 1990 ;ird In October I'HO b former Bu'i lin) ~)~tem uo Flom I.h. Local 1739. Ba fr le, Onl" Brol . Jim Wilkie, W.,net a nd WaVne Loea1 1385, Alblnv, NY. IlewlrOland otllc ef • • t Ihe- lamlnaf. MeRiner allha hall. IIIEW J OURI'I',\ L/JULY IV90 31 ~ Ilhothel hOJI"C' Vohen the Ikhcopltr Gr..!t~ P')'.tnn of Group bJ-I ~ured '-C\"C:red:. J.4,S-!\.V Jule Local 2293, Long Beach, CA, From lell , loca l 1959, Huron, S O, wllhlll hi" fomily 13m MaJor, I l n~ gram llllyOUt :.nd ~OIllC Cillllll:!t!-. iii I. e> Bro. Joe Ws. I'h BUll. Mgt, Pieper (diSplaying g 11l) l)C~'n II dedicated leader for our 1,x;:,1 rIlilnngC"lIal pfJ .. ltlun, hll'o't' pro\len 10 partlclpallng al and Bro. Joe Albrecht Trea., Dave fOT Illltll)" ),ellr,. Bm . D:l\'e DMcnport he beneficial. Thi, ~h()ulll IInp.lct Ike Informa StlJnler 1$ in the backgtOund. htl~ a~sumed these JUlie~ :lnd will no n)ccl\' upon nC'~lltiution ... Ilonal plc)tel dnubl do a fin~ job L.';';iiJ 11,\6~. Rcd\\"I~K.I CII),. CA. h.ld .l lhe main Our !>Ie\llanb .1I1t! ol"("ieer. \IIe~ mcmt.cr;' cOIlIt'Uclopcncd injun!: Wo:. gale ol lhe pm .1"Gct! lel hfl\(' recel'·cd the IIlI.!r· "i,h Ihelll rll)')JX'nly alK.! (:J;jll.'(;1 III"'()( shipyard along WE'RE MOVING nl1llll"o1l le"-unh Tramlng Cllh~ In able O;CIlICl1\cnl" ,,11't!:tth Ddl" ~tUJ lua: wl1h o'ol er 2,000 AHEAD! April The loca.l il indebled 10 1111. IOt:lllllllh The ~ III' lind \\-(lr"'mllll~hlp workers from all Rc.-:Jl' Rm<:o ~ll(d"ln Jnd Han' \Ia,.. c~ J.llhc<;e ..... olnl.n,fnnm·1 (.l~ililie .. hot\"(, trsdel . (or prC"Clllmll .1I\d Ica.L11U1g th l" pro\cn 10 be .lmon, lh\.' fjn~'1 111 Ih~ L U.106711 ..'tu J . H ":G I~ '. ~,\ ~ k. , cuuntf) Ke.!p lip tht good \\'ofk, Ollt locu1 hal. Slimed proceedll'll' IOor Bwther... .uu.l Shlcr~ g.mlLe Ihe hne con,trucl lOll !lldlNry Dou SMITI I. P.S. We 1'1l!I1;fi.llUltuC Ih.; ,oftl\..II1ICl1ll1S, In Sasktlll·hcwan. AfIcr l\11I1l} ),elll·:'I uf bol b .. prlllg .lIIiJ faIiIcHgue" nil hclng JUf"I-.dlcl lullal r.l1~pu l c"lIniJ l il\ l c IU:l iv pre!>Clllcd the S[K!n~tlIon,hip Aw,ud. ACT NOW! tly rus.. mtin1!, ltll'. ''''111.', Ille lott.1 WII ... GOOD NEWS Our fu"\t }eilr III the leagIJt: produc.:cd nv.JrtlcrJ the Juri~dlc l ion and I~ t:ulll I .. LJ. 221).1 tlLul!). LU;\,(; 1JI>:t\ ' 11 , AND BAD NEWS t\110 Irophicl. O,..a\Q~ CA-Durttll/: Ihe la,t >oIo(,cl. of J:llluary. milled 10 Ih" lil.'" We." lake Ihl'!. IIPJXlI1Unll), 10 rccoH The Or@lInilLngCwnflllHcc .... illo1'· L ol l. 1 145 1~o"'lJ. \ \LL ~.I{1 . CA lhe SCCrtHn) "r Oc(cn-.! prc'ol'J1Ie&:i nill! the o:((un, "'~cr1ed~, ,III the 101:01" .. ume Ihi..' dUIIO:'" 1(1 mille our organil OurmccllnN hall ~ill bI! pJidnr(in full Cnlll:1re~.,. \II uh II formal "" of ret"Offi around the coonu) Jurin£ ..I IlInc I)f whtch mg dlOfI~ ,ulcc~,ful The t:l"I1I11IIICC ~t~m," howe, ... r. \11("11 h4\"C (e\~er mcmkd O1lll1.1f) bJ.o,e h",u.-o: ... Ik.,pcralc ~ I-otetng Ihe "rlerrnlnh .... cloomc.san) Mlp~t 1Id,'tCC.)OU "'\\~ mc:mher .. luml.ocl. Unlonllrul1c1~·. con· \lll.l\ld(\l Lnn» \k~c:h ' .1\.1\ S"i~ .ird o( 1"0 de\lI,lalll1ll n.lIUril! dl'IN~·n . Ahhuu~h ...... I~h to wnlnhut~ We \II til kC"Cp )·ou ~truml" impoo-ed on Lb b:,! Con1J:r.:~ .. fmlll o,·u,,(m I' a fe"," Ime :Jnd com.truClton .;1\' .... ,. all~n~ informed on QUI P")gn:~, ilml .. ucle.... due to Ihe Pellce" r.aIlOUf "- ,JI hu\'(' I1lOltln, olf tpc>,",ibl~ in extollerl, lhe \Io,lh 'IlI.tm' ~Ite, Il'oldc, ..... enl mit! uc Sa/tly nnd \l!.url.ing eonditiOn~ h4~'C Illne III ali h 110\11 PI('lhC \.\riH.' }our MJrc Island NII""I Ship}ard rl..'tluu:d lion and 'pcrhm'llcd miracle," Thelf deu.'"fluruled m Ihe nUflul!ll11l \I:~· I ,,'r; P)' ll ... .;r 00 workers belween Scp 1cghllllur,' "'~ lruc plur IOC.ll union i! J.I ~l.l l b and prolc~~,on:lh~m ,h:tll ,80 and b«lLu~e ()(Iile ..c.udl),tlr 4\'.IlI.lhlc ICllIher 19LJUt hwlIgh \1l1 rch I(lbll),mg t'" lour behalf, b ut II ', tll~o 1991. Our down 111 hhlor) ." III11IULU:hcd Ir.unecJ jlCNlIlnd. the lim!.! I~ nvhl t~r ,-,I ller .. 1 \\ p ~;\T\h wHl "b o ~ .,fle\:u:l!, Iru ... llm\ 1\ ~'(" I \m\1 k llt:r lil ~()ur le.gl\ \VI.' e;(Jlr('~~ OUi ~YIllI)alhic~ It) th()~c u, 10 <'IrSlmlzc. IUIUf' i~ >oIoorlh 10 (oml leit er!>. Ilild 1111' II"I} (lilly be the bqp nnmg. who m .. v Iltl"c beel) IJlIUrcd Ili ld 1IIIhe The nonu nion Im~··con'lrucllon The economic Impl\u 10 Ihe em fnrn~he'· ..... ho lo~t mcm·bc", during Ihi, KUR" R. lill)'I;JlI.\. P.S sector halo been utljullmg more ullhe plo}·t!e, 1'.'1 11 he dpPH)\(tmUld) $130 rl."CO\1::1) errol1. You u,·,11 n:rn~m in our .... ur... v.hlle Ihe dlfe~'1 cmplo)~'1: {lull million_ Intlll'l:1:tl) It will cw.t ncarl} heM'" forever 11)"1 work (on:c ha~ been c,lntmuOlI""' S.t(KI rmlhan Imon(:) ~penl jnln Ihe 1"'-\ lOR,', (jl ,""n·lt._ P '\ ~hrln"'m, duc 10 lht I:Intl&OOhIlL, 4n· 1oc:\\1 b.I~ '\~4 C\:.\momy I'> R!':)c,;\C:o.i liumon gUHmmcnl pnh'·I("' apPf'()\lInoittl) 1\110 .InJ one half \lMl.TI' 'OWAJooOW!tKI. B.\I ·r.s IlIlle~) . 1bc r'Ioa\(, Itrm for ehmtnli linn of JDb .. ~Q~ origmilll}' (:all~d NEGOTIATIONS lIov. n't/ln~ Tht~ le," 32 IIl EW JOUfl NAL/JUL Y 1990 EDUCATION UPDATE Change Requires: Courage . Persistence • Skill • Negotiation • Confrontation vs . denial • Personal ownership/accountability • Personal change • Reinforcement • Focus • Discipline . It's Worth It Because It Generates: Enhanced self-esteem • Knowtedge • Energy and excitement . Group/individual pride . Greater sense of control . Role models . Unity of purpose/experience . Internal/external rewards . Personal development . Beller relationships • • Positive outlook . Training Calendar JULY 10·12 Bob Negotloting Skills. Semillur. Swisher Cornell UniverSity, It haca, New York (For Internotional Vice PreSfdenr& Steward and International Represenfa1 ives) Comments JULY 22·27 On Training Industriol Steward Instrucl0rs Exchanging Ideas during the April Nego Trom,ng Course, George Meany tiating SkU/s Seminar are, bilCk. Interna tional Representatives Jimmy Russ, left. Cenler, Sliver Spring, Maryland Program and Steven Stump; front , left, Bob Myers " 0foll o\\ ing remark, \\ ere made (For Inlernolionol Repre5enlollves) and Lena Kress. • b) BrOlher Bob Swisher of Lo cal ~71. Wichita. Kan,a,. following the April tcwtl rd Tmin ing Cour,e: , , tewan!> fo r the IB EW. wc have a lot of re,pon,ibilit y. Sin ce tnking the cOllr:,.c . we've had a trai n ing \cssio n on the contract: hcc(llI se the contract i..; what we I11 U '{ live hI' in o ur wo rki ng relationship with our e mployer. Wc' re beginni ng to educate fe ll, )w member' on wha t International Representatives attending a training course for steward-training Instruc· om tot's. StandIng, Susan Washington, assistant director, AFL-CIO Education Department; right, they have as e mpluyee,. lelt foreground. Lloyd Lynch Jr., Twelflh District; rIght foreground, Max Ladusch, Sev· We've learn ed lhat hcing a slev./ enth Ofsrrlctj left background, Ed MacNeil, First District: and right background, Donald ard i, a full ·time job in addition to Batterson, Fourth District our regul a r \\ a rk, Increa, ing uur communi cat ion sk ills ami di'itcrn For Your Information tionall y male·do minated in g facb and righb to in fo rmation (often higher· paying) j obs. ~ Irc area.." \\c ,... ill be \\to rt..ing on in nioni"m is a major avenue for Unio n abo bargain for be n· the fU llI re. Ueffectuating econo mi c efit which assi t all work T he ISEW Steward T raining equal it)' for women \ a rke r . ingpcop1c; such as improved Cour",c wa ..... a good one. because it In addillon to receiving bet- healthcare. better childcare made u all feel bellcr C4uiPpcd to ter pay than nUliunion and fa mil y leave. Unioni m handle our r"'pon,ihilitie,. We wome n workers-to the tune also help, creale a work learned we're more than j ust p.trt of an a crage $ J 05 more pe r place \\'hc rc \Iio'omen can vf the grievance pro cdul'C'-we're week- being in a unio n of- derive greater dignity and leaders, c d uca t o r ~, organiLc l"''I a nd fers women access to tradi· status from their jobs. coordinator . Ii' IBEW JOUIlNA LIJU LY t9'10 » TECH TALK The IBEW Amateur Radio Net-1 9 Years O ld And Going Strong! IEdilnr's NOle : Th,' "Tcch Tull" vora hle into Ala,ka and the I-lit\vai "cries Ofl the 11I sIO I'Y of e!('oriclIl I3n J ~ l a n d'-J . reciuw/ogy will cn nt inlle 'I i' \ / An imprC'i'l VC ccrt i fi C'~ lIe for mem 1II 01l1h .1 be" of Ihe nel wa; de, igncd b) now dece'b ed Brolher l uh n l . Fryer of embe" of the IB EW \l ho arc fonner Loc,,1 588 in Lowell. Mas» M licensed amateur radi o opera chll,ells. The I BEW ha, prinled Ihe.e tors held the fi rst meeting of Ihe cerlific3Ie\, und Ihe) arc ava ilable 10 !BEW Amateur Rad io et 19 year acti ve and reti red members after ago on Ma) 8. 197 1. The nel. r Ih ree check-in; 10 the nel. The Ihree network. is 311 informal one org ~ m · c h c c k - in ~ don't hnvc 10 be co n ~ec u iLCd for Ihe pu rpo A m ateu r Radio Operators lnlll:'IUo ,lonal QrolhcrhDOd 01 Bl«tlrlcal Wor"'~ , . N U TwORK 1'I...... o'JII M.1 ...... _...~"=~::==:::::::: "" nurntlr'f __ 111.- "'"lilt ::::::::: '""" ...... ,._ I ~·It.W\I"· ...... ~ .. ·~...,tQoIj ...... mw .r~ .... J.1ttI1 41 II... , ...... ~' ~ _I't~ Iru •• ~_""""'~_ ' 0. !t/l'" -."',..,. " ~ I'" nil (JH\ • ..,.... """'''',..., _In ,. ",._ ... # ___ II ... "' ''II'IJo_ 'D_n'''(IIcaI' ... r.mI!o . .... L''. \oI(I.,.. .____... ' .. 1 11 Il00 _ __ """_ ""'->rJr1 ______ IB EW .J Ot R;\i\L/JUL Y 1990 Brother Fred Hanger. locail393, Indianapolis, member-K9RGF, Local 11, Los Angeles. memoer Joe Call/ouel, N6PYY. ---- Brother Steve Page, N6RLG. makes an adjustment belore broadcasting. He 's a member of Localtt, Los Angeles, IllEW .I0UI1NA L/JULY 1990 35 Members Volunteer on Homeless Proiect SIster Carol Anne O'Mar/o, loft, of the Ord8f of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who spearheaded the creation of a unique haven for homeless women in Oaklsnd, California, thanks the ISEW craftspeople on the jobsile for their volunteer efforts. Members who worked on "A Friendly Place " included Journeymen Walt CarveI/o, Suzanne W;lUams, Barbsra SpaldIng, Mike Real, Mike PrIce and SIeve Real, and Apprentice Marguerite LethrJdge, The electrical work was coordinated by retired Journeyman AI Real. (Ph%s lumlshed by The LIIchl/eld Group,) Local 595, Oakland, California, BusIness Manager Thomas Sweeney, Jeft, and Brother AI Real review plans for "A Friendly Place. " Sparked by Local 595's leadershIp, th is project involved union craftsmen and contractor members of the Northern Cslffornla Chapter of NECA and other building construction Irsdespeopfe. IIlEII' ,IO RNAL/JULY 1<)1)11 41 Partners hip Or Dictatorship? FOur bus/oads 01 J8EW Local 134 apprentices and Instructors joined other unIon demonstrators In 11 display 01 solidarity lor the unIon employees o( the New York Dally News and against the antiunion actions of the Tribune Company in New York and Chicago. nion member and repre senta armed slrikebreaking troops ... and U tives from the Chicago Federa other tools of terror to scare the ti on of Labor and newspaper unions unions into ubmi ss ion or prod them surrounded the Fir>! Ch icago Center into a strike:' Brother McDonald in May to alert Tribune Company said . . harcho lders attending Ih e annual He cont inued. "The un ions [over meeling aboul th e company's anti the past 10 years I made $100 million union ca mpai gn aguinst the unions of in concess ions. includi ng an agree th e ew York Daily News. George ment to reduce the work force by McDonald. president of the Allied 1.000 employees Iso the company Printing Trades Council of Greater ouldl invest in new color print ing ew York . declared Ihat the ne wspa presses and other modem equipment per 's unions are willing 10 engage in .... No uch ca pital in vestmenl was fair nego tia tions; bUI Ihe Tribune forthcoming." Company, th e New 's pare nl corpo McDom.ld told the shareholders, ration. has Ihremcned 10 replace the "The bargaining table is the Ameri unions' members with sirikebreak can way. We arc prepared to meet the ers--evcn Ihough the unions have Daily Neil's and go at least ha lfway announced Ihey have no intention of the di Wnce to reaching suitable triking. " Manage ment has amassed agreements. egotiation are dem oll an anny of replacement workers, strably superior to confroniaLions." 42 IB EW JOURNAL/JULY 1990 Proiect Children Locsl43, Syracuse, New York, supports B · IBEIJ LU ·'13 program wh ich brings children from Northern ELECTRICIAN Ireland 10 th e Syracuse BreB to give them a resp/le every summer from the violence they otherwise endure th e rest of the year. IBEW Mourns Retired International Representative Donald Berryman t is with deep sorrow anll re throughout the j urisdic ti on in var4 I gret the lBEW annou nces the iou< capacit ies unt il his retirement passing of retired Sixth Di strict In in 198). lern at ional Representative Donald Don se rved his co untry during Berry n",n in April. Wurld War II in (he U . . Navy as Represel1lative Berryman was a radioman l1rst class from Decem born un May 10, 1921 , and was ber 194 1 toOctober 1947and served in iti ated int o Local 7t3, Chicago, in Ihe Soulh Pacific Fleel. He wa ' in De ember 1950. He served hi s a member and fo rmer trustee of the local as all ass istant husinc ~s llIan Moose Lodge in La raycllc; a mem ager from 1956 to 1962. Brother ber of YFW Post 11 54; a life mem Berryman was active in the labor ber of American Legion Post 75 in movement in Chicago throu gh 01' Delph i. Indiana ; and H for mer com ganil.i ng ~"nlpai g l1 s, negotiating munder of American Legion Post contraclS and aiding the member 446 in Chicago. ship. 1-te also served as a delegate The Brotherhood extend s it s to the state AFL- 10 and a member deepest sympat hy to Brothe r Ber of th e Chi cago Federation of Labor. ryman's wife, Doroth y; his son, On February 17, 1962, he wa, ap Ronald; his three daughters: Diane pointed an I. ntcl'll ational Rcprc!:Icn Vo ight, Pa tricia Ha milton and Donna tative an d assigned to the Sixth Bader; the rcst of hi s famil y; Hnd Dist ric t, where he serviced locals his friends. [1i:1 tllEW JOUKNALlJ UL\' 1990 43 you don't fee l well or work well, and 10 be carried away (hI' ugh cvapori.l Summer you ma), become dizzy or light lion. You can lo~c lip to a quart of Warning: headed. If these signs go unrecog w~ilcr and importanl millcraJ:... each nized or untre.Hcd. 'iieriou~ health hOllr YOLI sweat. Thb water mu!\t be Beware problems can occu r. You must know replaced to keep you feeling well and when 10 IIlterrupt activity and all ow hcahhy. Of Heat the body to recover from heal Ire~.., . I Ihe body's rate of heal gain i Stress! Here', whal happens: A healthy higher than its hea t loss, it'\ Icm pcra body tries 10 maintain a normal inter lure ri~cs and warning igns of heal nal tcmpera lU rc of abo Lit 98.6 de Slress begin. This i, the time to pay grees Fah renheit (37 degrees Cent i attention to what your body is (c lli ng grade) by oiltrolling the flow of you and avoid pos;ible ri,k of Over blood and rclcaliing exccr.;s heat into taxing your ability to cope with Ihe Ihe air from the skin's surface hot environment. leading 10 possible through the evaporation of swea!. '\Cve rc illness including heat \troke. Your activi ty level and the environ When the body', lemperalure-con mental condi l ion~ make the regu lator trol sy"em for shedding exec» heat system wo rk harder 10 inCrC3\C blood IS overloaded. ome form of heat greal nurn er of IIJ EW mem flow and ~wcn l prod uct ion. :-, Ircss Qccur!oi; and it may OCClJ r :-. ud bers spend part or "II of thci r A Your body tel" the blood vc>sels dcnly. "u mmcr working day' in hOI cnviron- nca r the ,kin '" \urf tU E W JOlJRNM,fJ L Y 1990 lo"iC' 100 Illtll:h fluid or "ialt or • Heal Rash- oJl1111only called dication-Avoid alc ohol an d both, ) m)}IOm,,: Hc.'lIvy ',wealing: priclly heat. may occur in hm. mrcli ca lion like "icdal ivc"O, tran quil WCi.l ~ IIC:""': nausea: headal:he: or humiu cllvironll1C llt ... where ~ WC'lt iLc r:-.. an ti d c: p r e:-':-''' Il t~ and ampheta l11oi~l, pa le :Ino clam11lY ,kin. Fir't i ~n'l eol" ily re ll1 0veci from the <.;k in mi nes. A~i d c fro m other :..afcty con aid: ReS! in " cool place: d r in~ by evapor:lliol1. When extcn~ i ve sidemlions. 'hey hinder Ihe body', enol wull!r. or (';<.l mplil:Hlcd by infection. he at ubility 10 co pe with heat. • Heat ' ramps- The body ab'orb, ra -:il can he <.;0 uncom fortable il Educatio n Aw arencss of the enough \V.lter but nnt I!llough :..H II. impair:-- a wor)..e( ... performance. need to re place tllli d:--, sa lt il il d miner ympIUln;,; : Cram p' ill leg and Jrm als 10s1 through :-.wc a tillg-~l lo ll g muscles or stotl1 HEAT HEAT STROKE FATIGUE IB EW.lOUIINAL/JULY 1990 4S Intematlonal Sluff Memben Retire International Representative Arthur KorH Announces His Retirement ntern.tional Representative Ar addi tion to ot her telecomm un ica I thur "Art" KorlT announced his tions duties. He wa recently hon retirement effective June I, 1990. o rcd at the quarterly Radio and I-Ic was the Director of the Cable Broadcasting Conference for hi ' Television Department prior to its contribution to drafting contract January I, 1988 , mergcr with the language which ha, brought about Telecommunications Department. an improved relationship between rl was initiated in November labor and management at C BS. 19048 into Local 1212 , New York An Air Force lieutenant colonel, Art served in World War II and City, where he crved '" busine" during the Korean conflict. He is a manager-finan ial secretary for four me mber of the American Legion , year . lie was appointed an Inter thc National Guard Association. the national Repre\cntative on March Olympia Lodge #808 F&AM. Clan I, 1973, a nd a"igned to the Inter of Scotland, Clan Mackintosh and national Office. where he was named the Board of Directors of t he Vir Director of the Cable Television ginia Scottish Game, Associatio n_ Department. Since the merger of He enjoys walking and bagpipe hi, department with the Telecom playing. The member, and staff of munications Department. Brother the IBEW wi;h Art; hi s wife. Ann . Korffha\ been working on the com a nd famil y a ll the best in the) cars puterimtion of cable contract . in to come. International Representative Louis M. Gauthier Announces His Retirement ntcrnational Repre;entative Loui, phone and other in d ustria l units in I I. Gauthier of the First Dbtrict Quebe . Brother Gauthier re pre annoullced his ret irement elTective sented the IB E W in the Quebec May I, t990. Representative Gau Federation of Labour as president thier wa, initiated into Local 2207, of the Hou,ing Committee and wa, Montreal. on Augu t 10. 1966, as a a member of the Conver, ion to the " BA" member. In ovember 1967 Metric Sy'tem and several other he joined Local 2142 (which later Canadi an Federation of Labourlob merged with Local 568) as an "A" bying committees. He attended member. From 1%4 to t966 Brother McGill University and Montreal Univer.ity a nd received bache Gauthier worked as a temporary a lor's degree in indu,tri,,1 relations. organizer on the Be ll Canada or A member of the Optimists In ganizing campaign providing poten ternational and Lion, International, tial members with insight o n good Louis enjoy:-, ~ai lin g, painting. cross wo rking cond itions, improved country a nd alpine skiing, water wages. health and welfare. safety skiing, swimming. and playing golr. ti ps. and other union-negotiated The Brotherhood thank. Brother item \) . Gauthier for his years of se r ~ice. Louis was a,signed to the Fi ... t loyalty and dedication and wishes District staff a an International him and his wife. Monique. good Repre,entative in December 1967 health and happiness on his well and ">signed to ,crvice the tele- deserved retirement. tIlEII' JOUR, AUJ ULY t99(1 IN MEMORIAM EWBA Death Claims Approved for Payment in April 1990 loCi! Sum.me Amount local Surn am t Amount Lo cal SUrtlaml Amoun ! Loca l Sur n.m, Amollnt 1 Luebben, J. 1.~0000 Pens (3 ) Phill ips, F. J. 1 ~OO 00 Pens (70) Barnes , R. E 1.400.00 Pens (178) Wi nston. R, M. 2,oH)O 00 1 8Ian ~en$h ip, O. J Pens Ripple. E 0 2.40000 13 ) 1 400 00 Pens (70) Kennelty, Eo W. 1. ~ 00 00 Pe ns (301) Brom !ev, J. H. 3 H ~sse lbee . W, E. 2.400 00 2 ~OOOO Pens (3) Romano. C. 2. ~ 00 00 Pells 17 1) Nol es~ne . ft , E. 3 Kola!. M. 2. ~ 00.00 Pens (302) S"'~ . w. J. 2.400 00 2 400.00 Pens 131 Schmerter, H. 2 400 00 Pens (73) Gien:e, W R 2.400 00 Pens 3 Sllllling. R F 1304) AdamI. A. B. 2.~ 00 00 2.~ 00.00 Pens (3) Sonntltf, C. A. 2 ~OO 00 Pens 176) Porte!, D, H. 2. 40000 Pens 1304) Proelor, I. l 2.400 00 3 Gavin JI " E, J, 2 ~ O O 00 Plms (3) Wal ker, H. I 2.40000 PCrl S (771 Bawless, W. J, 2, 40000 Pens (JUS) Wel12 , M. J. 8 Panralh, C. F. 800 00 Pens Well. J. 2.~ 00 . 00 13) 2.~00 00 Pens (77) Bere ns, A. E 2. ~00 00 Pens 1309) Boyel, C. D, 1.400.00 II MtGlmey, W. L. 1.200 00 Pens Johnson, W. F 14) 1.400 00 PenS (77) HttIderSOn, G S 240000 Pens 13 13) l. 16 Newc omer, W. A Pens Emerino. G. 2.400.00 2. 400 00 (5) Gower. A. l. 2.400 00 Pens (7 7) Nelton. A. N. 2. ~00 00 38 Smyiawski . M. Pens (3 18) Prince. A. A. 2. ~00 . 00 2 400 00 Pens (5) R o ta b ~ ugh . M. S. 1.40000 Pens 177) Ove rbecl , C. H. 2.400 00 P,,,, (322) Weller, H A 46 Eri IUI ... \\ JOURNt\ I.f.l ULY 1990 47 Local Surname Amoun! Loca! Surna ma Amoun! Loul Surn~me Am oun! local SlIrn ~m e Amou n! Pens (613) Gammigt. G. S. 2'00 00 Pens (762) Htrpy, R. G. 1 aDO 00 Pens (1249) Wemha rl. C. J. 2.400 00 Pens (I 0 ) frierson . K.. M. 2.40000 Pens 1613) Gri ... I. 2.400 00 Pens 1768) Hansea, It. H. 2400.00 Pens (1340'~ AdlIms, F. W 2.400 00 Pens 110) ",~" H 'II. 2.400 00 _1613) IIonu L F. 2.400 00 Pens (768) Woessner. E. W 2400 00 Pens 1'l3691 Frenci. W. L 2,00 00 _110) GtrSttI, H. C. 2.400 00 Pens (6131 TIppins. It. R. 2.00 00 Pens (769) Cola. C. 'II 2400 00 Pens 113n) OoIillYy • •. 2.400 00 Pens 110) Gn~Jr .• J R. 2.40000 Pens (6131 T... . R. It. 2.400 00 Pens (774) hRJn. P R. 2.400 00 Pens 11377) ",",. L A- 2.400 00 _ILOI Hatter, B 2.400 00 Pens (6171 FrisIor. G. L 2400 00 Pens (799) PilI_. H. F. 2.400 00 Pens (1377) _. S J. 2.400 00 Pens 110) H• ...,. I. F. 2.400 00 Pens (619, ...... J. c. 240000 Pens 18(0) .... U 2.400 00 P,ns (1388) _ . l J 2.400 00 Pens (101 H_. C T 2.400 00 Pens (6191 Swop •• E. D. 2.400 00 Pens (516) Olmem. J. C. 2.400 00 Pens 11393) Wa ll Jr .. C. A. 2,400 00 Pens (10) Hoonnan. A. C. 2.400 00 Pens (625) Dingle, R, C. 2400 00 Pens (816) Rotm. L •. 2.40000 Pens (1426) Bemamv, H. L 2 400 00 Pens I' 0 I Ho11t, G. w. 2.400.00 Pens 1625) G_. F. D. 2.400 00 Pens 18<1) Elliott. J. K. 2.400 00 Pens t1464) c.twrighL E. T. 2400 00 Pens 110) H,_J. 2.400 00 Pens (628) ValentiRe. E. R. 2.40000 Pens (8<6) Hams, J 1 2.400 00 Pens (150 1) Bryant, 0 W 2.400 00 Pens (I 0 ) Jackson, H. P. .2.400 .00 Pens. 1659) Lon;, L L 2.400.00 Pens (849) Gel1'1, H. L 2.400 DO Pens (1503) Trozen , P. E. 2.400 00 Pens (10) Jacobson. E. C. 2.400 00 Pens 1659) MeSSl!l, P. A. 2.400.00 Pens (850) Cla~ . M. J. 2.400 DO Pens (ISIS) Baranski, O. J. 2.400 00 Pens (I 0 I Kalros:ill , L. .. 2.400 00 Pens 1659) Plalko. l. B. 2.40000 Pens (852) 8ame n, H. l 2.400 00 Pens (1516) Hatch. J. 1. 2, 400 00 Pens (I 0 ) La"'tn, J N. 2.400 00 Pens 1659) Roemer. W. F. 2.400 00 Pens 1870) Gruv e k .. H. 1. 800 00 Pens (1520) Dam. W. H. 2. 400 00 Pens (' 0 ) Levan . J. W. .2.400 00 Pens (&59) Solberg. M. l. 2.400 00 Pens (880) Morin, G. F. 2.400 00 Pens (1547) MnslrOng. J. S. 2.400 00 Pens (' 0 ) Maberry, R. R. 2.400.00 Pens 1659) S1J~ s. S. 2400 00 Pens 1889) lta<~ . M. H. 2400 00 Pens (1547) Sauaders, R. B. 2400 00 PeAS (I 0 ) MWl. P. J. 2.400 00 Pens (&59) Wa nen:. N. E. 2.40000 Pens (893) Kussman . O. W. 2 400 00 Pens (1631) _ . C E 2.400 00 Pens (10) Mdnlosh . W. N. 2.400 00 'II Pens (1647) lazier. G. H. 2 400 00 - (666) T"". E. L 2.400 00 Pens (898) c.mIioId. A. 2.400 00 Pens (10) Meni1l.H. B. 2.400 00 Pens (666) Wakefieti. J. M. 2.400 00 Pens (898) Moort. H A. 2.400 00 Pens (1749) Woltonl. W. H. 2.400 00 Pens (' 0 ) ...... 0. 2.400 00 _ (667) GIiIio. J O. 2.400 00 Pens 1900) PWs. 'II. G. 2400 00 Pens (1924) ~ . A- H. 2 400 00 Pens (101 MIIJIbI. F. G. 2.400 00 Pens (6671 _.D. H. 2400 00 Pens (915) MoIIoJ. 'II. J. 2400 00 Pens (1925) Fran, L A. 240000 Pens I' 0) """"p. H. J. 2.400 00 Pens 1673) Tash, M. M 2400 00 Pens (920) Xing, R T. 2.400 00 Pens (2016) _ . D. L 2400 00 Pens (10) NelSon. A. 2.400 00 Pens 1677) "'OF. R. F. 2400 00 Pens 1932) _ . A-A- 2400 00 Pens 12 150) L."b>. l R. 2.400 00 Pens (10) Nitlw. R. G. 2 400 00 Pens (683) Bn6trIon, K. E. 2400 00 Pens (949) ..... le. 2.400 00 Pens (2150) MeytJ. H. J 2.400 00 Pens (10) Nor1on. H. 2 400 00 Pens (684) Copley, W. l 2400 00 Pens (949) Eriman. ~ l 2.400 00 Pens (2295) SmiIb • • . E. 2.400 00 Pens (10) Paine, D. K 2 400 00 Pens (686) _ . P.M. 2.400 00 Pens (970) POIrw:lerter. K. D. 2.400 00 Pens (I 0 I Abbe , O. W, 2.400 00 Pens I' 0) Prilller. V. M. 2.400 00 Pens (689) Biggerslall, B. E. 240000 Pens. (972) Nelson , W. I. 2.400.00 Pens. (1.0) Abbon. C. H. 2.400.00 Pens. (' 0 ) Powell. C. L 2.400 00 Pens (702) Borum. K. L 2 400 00 Pens (972) Ogden. J. D. 2.400.00 Pens 11 ,0 I Allde~on . H. L 2.40000 Pens (1.0 .) Rilling, H, D. 2 400 00 P, ns (702) Hunon, J. L. 2.400.00 Pens (10131 Cote. R. I. 2.400.00 Pens (1.0) BanjOlI, C. 2.400 00 Pens (I 0 ) Sarnl::wa$h, P. 2.400 00 Pens. (7 12) Matteo, J. 2.40000 Pens . (1049) MUmlir. J. J. 2. 400 00 Pens (1.0.1 Barnes. G. 2.400 00 Pe ns (1.0) S_,cIc1. l.C. 2.40000 Pens. (714) ""'''''M. A. H. 2.400.00 Pens POSI) Knudsen. G. E.. 2.400 00 Pens (I O) BIooo11ield. W. H. 2.400 00 Pens (1.0) Sell. G. 240000 Pens. (716) Gamel. T 2.400 00 Pens (1111) Mon. W. S. 2.400 00 Pens 11.0 I Blammer. L W. 2,400 00 Pens (1.0) Sl\aener. l , 2.400.00 Pens 1716) Kelson. W. B. 2.400 00 Pens 11116) C.oIo. C. L 2400 00 Pens (' 0) Blandon. l J. 2.400 00 _(1.0) SnoIlP· W. A. 2400 00 Pens (721) _ . J. B. 2.40000 Pens 11141) ~ . A. J. 2.400 00 Pens (I 0) Braune, P H 2.400 00 Pens (101 Slemle, F H. 2.400 00 Pens 172-4) M IBEW PENS IO N ELECTRICAL WORKERS' NAT IO NAL ELECTRICAL BENEFIT FUND BENEFIT ASSOCIATION BENEfIT fUNO Internatlenal Brotherhood Number admitted to pension last month 522 49] of EI.ctrlcal Workers Total number on pension ~670 47 ,602 Pension and Total pension payments last month S 4,985 ,117J8 S 15" 5 1 8~359 . 3.Q Death Benefit Payment To tal pension payments last 12 months 559, 046 565 .10 $172 230 727.76 Report Death be nefits paid last month ~3 .272 .5 9 $1 ,063 ,144 .00 April 1990 Death benefits paid last 12 months S 1.005 ,921.7.5 SJ 2,936,476 .61 m EW JOlCRr-'AL/JU L Y 1990 - IBEW· COPE Reminds You To Participate In The Election Process In Your State IBEW Journal Non·Profit Org , 1125-15thStrcct, ,W, U.S. POSTAGE Washi ngton, D.C. 20005 PA I D Address Currt."Clion Requesled Depew, N,Y, Permit No. 25 Symptoms: Hot , dry, spott1 led skin: high lempt!ralure: convulSIons and delmum , First Aid: Victim must be I~ to a hospital Put person I~ I cool place , aM sponge Wltti wat er until ambu lance . The oody loses too much ill or sail Of both I Symptom s: Heavy sweating: weakness, nausea. neadache, SKin thai IS morst. pale and clammy Flrsl Aid: Rest In a cool pial drink cool water Tile body absolbs ellQugh water bul not enough sail I Symptoms: Cramps in teo al aim muscles or SlOmadl I Tenos to occur 10 persons I dOing heavy phYSical labol Fir$! Aid: Rest In II cool plac dllnk sa lted liqu id Psychological stram from he eKposure Symptoms: Irritability . I drOWSiness. less alert. tess coordination First Aid: Frequent bleaks a~ plenty 01 water Commonly called pnckly heaj may Occur In hot anO humid ' en'l'IIonmenls where sweaT IS not easily remOI/CO Irom Ihe skin by evaporation When etlenSlVe or complicated by mlecllon heal rash can be 51 uncomfortable Ihal II Impalls worker's per10rmance