January/Febnlary 1998 Kudos on Fost Truck EXECUTIVE OFFICERS INTERNATIONAL Congr.ltld.ll ion .. un rour nl'\\ k;IIIIf1..' 1.l.1t1..'r" [fl Ilh' I'dll OI II \\,1'" ,1i .. ".1 J J BARRY VICE PRESIDENTS plc •.l"'un.: '11 1~" l d Jlltl'rn;lllolldl I'IC"'H.k.'nt.l J B.IIT\'" IIl1h'h ~'dll"II,d 11..'J.,:.lId k'11 ...... IK ... Pf~1 Forst Dtslnct 109 tilt.: In..... oj Joh... 10 our hnnlh.·,.... ;111<.1 'l.. t1..·,", "I Iht' IISI \\ .IOLI (nht:r Ulllon "2;161 51 NW DONALD LOUNDS v..~on C C 2OOO!i Ir..u.k' .. dUl' 10 ,\n \ .101.1 Pn.... llknl ClII,hllf ... prl' ...... 1II l' 011 thl' 1I011"'l' III .5 S~ b.~ £.51. Sible 4( Co", of Norl/l YOlk W.llOWdale Hl'pfl.' ...... ·I1I,HI\l·.... lor p.I ...... I,Ltt: 01 LI"'I -' r.ld; .\ .. 01 '\O\l'lIIht'r iii hO\\I.'\l·r. EDW1ND HILL OntaflO, CaNlC! M2N 5'yl ,"1lIf~ t 01'IIII Se:'.cllt''r I he- rre-... id"'lll h.I .... \\ilhdr.I\\11 III.., l"lll p,ll~n 101 1.1\).. ot \011.: .. 11\1\\ ... ,m th ...'rl· 112!) 151h SI NW SfICOrId DlSlnd he rJ II Ir:IJe" gloh;dh \\IH:n. ,I'" l "', :-',:n;lIol Ih' ltllI [)ClIg.1I 1 IIi" 'unit Wa!n "OIDn 0 C :10005 FRANK J CARROLLJR, J),lkoT;l 1,1 Ikm("H.:r,ltl put II In P"''''''!l\.'tl.\t: \\flh Ih\.' \\old .... I ... It I.llr felr THOMAS VAN ARSDALE no FOftIM Aoe(t. s.,,'le 404 \Jne:nl;\11 \\ IIrkl'r... 10 h.I\ ...: II I "Ol1lpe:l . ,\ It II l'lh:lgn prfldu\.l'r... Ih.1t lure: t 1111 rnmllWtlOn/ll T,f!aSUlol! e,..'1'''' MnsachuS81U 156-11 IiMTy ,'lin Atmata ~ Aoooer1ue 02184-27OS dRn PUI Ihl'lll In un .... lk \\orkpl.lll' .... P;I\ Ih ... ·I11.1 dill" ,Ill hCHlr ~)lIuh' Ihl· I1g ~,,... 'tbI 11::w1!1 \\.lh:T .Inu .lIr .Ind tlll'n ...... nd 11ll'1I plodul.l'" III ... tor~· ... hd\l·... III lilt.' l \:. Ttwo Dl. tuTlOl'llt 85014 7710 Reading Roed. $..1'1(0 9 IBEW Local 102 retiree. Berlin. Maryland Cnorwwt' Qt.o 4S2.J1 FilII o.,·-.ct JOSEPH A McCAfFERTY F,fTh Otstnet c/o I!lfW looII JaJ. 3')00 RdQfI P kf1 MELVIN WHORTON CoIIegeoI,11e Pt5nll5'(lvanIo119426 No 2 Melroplllx Dflve, $wID JI BillTWIgi'llm A..tbam •• 352Q9.61 Giving is in His Blood s.cond Oltlne1 PAUlJ WARD SootI OI!I'lrICI I "H~ \\ nllll~ 1I11'" kltl" l(l kl ~ Oll "110\\ Ihat t il\' Im... ".ll1d. );1I11l· ... I I kk.I~, cJo IBEW Loc::aI10l JEREMIAH J O'CONNQf 2506 F'eeoon SltEt(lI lomlL'r llli..'IIII>l.·r u l 1.0<";11 Inl Ho'ton ~1.I ...., .1I1t! 1.Ix.II J.!h 1_1\\ n'nn' [\.1.h.. 2200 Sou1h ~ Suae' Surte:: Dorenel ~t102'22 (rcflft:"tll \\,h r"''1.c:''nth hunol'l:'d h~ till' 'l'\\ I n~I,ll1d Kq":lnn III th(,: \111\:11(...'" ... UII'flD!Ifd 60148 n.d DlsIIIC! tku Cr( ...... JIIII rl'"dll-U ..t 1l11!...... tIJnl· III dllll.lling _)" Jot.Jlltllh I !~() 1"111"') (II WALLY SICKLES ...... " """'" ORVILLE~ TATEJR. hk)(xJ do 18E'oN l«eI 7 I 4400 W. Aogo!'l'S ~way. S!".te 6322 O'HM~ Road \X\.' hot h ...·n l o~ rl:';ldll"~ Illl'/OW'",,1 ml~tlom!I Qrv. Q1r:lanoma 73H Galloway ()t1IQ 43119 Eleanor N . D ek as FO·l.lnn o.!llnCI Eighth DI·STtICI local 326 re tiree spou se. Brighton. Massachusetts LANCE BLACKSTOCK JON F WALTERS cJo IBEW loc.' sse 3JO SOO\lo Avenue. Suite- 21)! PO BolC579 pO 80;. 51215 Stay Active in Retirement Sholt.elrt ~1"I'III1'l66O Idiho FitllS. IdahO ~ '\ 0; .1 rl.'lir... '(\ 10.. ,II 11 ILo... '\ngl'in Llhl I dt"{ Hlt ... n I \\, lull! III mr\\ hh· f Itt Dl51'~ N nIh OIstnet rl'It1lnt.i .,11 t\.'lITl·l· ... 1L'.H"iJn.u. thl'" Ih,1I .dllillu,.:h 111\,,'11 \\nrkln,)..! d.I\'" 1lI;1\ h ...• LYLE KEITH QUERRY MICHAEL S MOWREY :/0 18fW Local 63 o\cr IIlL'\!' lIl1\on d,l\" ;Ir,,' not (,L't 1111l.·r"' .... tl'd 111 tour Ilx.1I IlnHU"" I .. ·llrl.·t· ... 150 Nann Woget lane Suna II 1100 E Adm" Blvd Walmll Cree;:. YhtOlnll. 94598-2 (Iuh. dnd II thl..'l .... , ... ne)!,.... Ihink .lh( IUI .... t,tl1l ng f)lll' III ~t ' tli I()( ,1 IC,tn U CIty Mllsoun 64106 rltf"llh Orslnct \\l' her\.' III Ih\.' IIM.>li II 1k'lIr,,'l'" ( ilib .Ir\.' \\.'r\ .1t\1\"· III p(lIII"'" lIlOt,,'rn Six!n Des'nCI DANIEL L DAVIS BILLJ MOTLEY Ill)! ,III \\/lrklng pL'opk' In our lll\ "";1((,: ,and lounlrt \\ \.' kn')l ;thrt\I"i1 01 10400 W HIQ9ln5 Rc.:I, SUi!ft 1 DbI8fWl.oaIIII41 PO Bo"Wll38 flQ_rrau,..-os s001e..l73c UplClllllng l'k'1.1101h \\ hidl roliuu.II1'1 .lTL· l ..l"Mlf nrl\ 1'\'\.'1..1 ,lIul Il'\ll'\\ Ihl' Iq,: I"JkllltunaC.ry Ololehl:II"I1.73I48 ,...I.UI\t.' hill... ltlllUIlJ.: up "II \tl' .. • \lol1tll" "'Pl"lkt..·f' "-t:, .. p " .. lip III d.ltt..· Slhet"lrl CMlr", -"'""'" 01 \.:l1ur"'l·. \\.l.' JR' .II-..c) o,."(l11u·rnt:d \\11" hClllh l.lfl' \Inlll.tr\- "'('ll.ll MILTON L FOSTER RAYEDVvARDS ::10 18E\'V local 191 JOO ScMI) J6Herscn. Sl,I:e JQ .... l'('Ufm, l'lI .Intl \\l. "'liII II,I\\.' ">I)(I,I I I I"'llllll1"', I'IP'" plllll~" .H,d 111 ~l'n Z81Z lo~'dA,,""1,III Spnngf,&Id, M.ssour 658J6 1:'r.1 1 e nl'I~ln~ (ili l rl'll rl·t1ll'll\ Ever.lI. Wasnll1Qlol'I9EI201 Twelfth DI5tnCt Gilbe rt S. Hand Equn D

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(( Generating Jobs L al 19l A nswers the II to Replace Massive Generator at the Grand Coulee Dam. On Ihe cover- 11'\1: Cl"lOnl-hUllllifting nxturc dt.. ~ ignl-'d Lo fil the CX1 .. lmR l ,C)(XJ-lon ml(lr g.antry n ane, which (h . rfo; LcxJ I 191 "\'ork~ ...... ImOyen- the n ...·\\ Sl:ltor 111lr> place

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D E P A R T M E N TS What We Do I~ Local 43 Training 4 11 J\ Snap. hOI of IBE'X nter Dedication ISEW Currents mcmhcr~ at work "'yr: ll'II .. I.' Tr;ll l1 lll.'-! Cl'nll".'r g,t.' t" a f.u11Ik lr n;unc! rerllufC "; IBFW tt: h.: - 8 Pn:!"llh.:rH.lJ Barf'\. lk'dkall'u h i...., ho nK' l oc~l l'<; Organ izing Wi re n(.:'\\ ,.\T< f,u. .-i1iry In ,I hOlllt."'Loming l',:f'ClIlony on ""-'ptt.'mlx-, l')'r O~ Jn lJ'lng 'lc" .., from all J.!_ over 'JoT,h Amt'l'icl

12 Around the ~~ The New Labor Movem ent R designed Madc: In 1 ,)A '_11",,:1 ~1 .iOd. l rd f\ I.I U11.1 10 C•.' d , Tc;'t-11Cf"> 'xrm: lB EW Journal '\\'II<,r O l'){.llllJ'lllg \\", I'I To serve 14 I~ Ninth Di trict o ur readers Utilitv Watch better and utili ze our l) el''':~lI l.ll il JJ1 ~ 1 C' 1 ~ t., r. ;l n d Progress Meeting resources Otht.:r ChJng~~ J\ llcl1lng the hltl.'rn:lIiOIl..ll.lnd f).,lrio \"til.' r~.. ·""'r"- ·(II\I·"'IIII in the most Uillih IlIlIu .. '.) , ..... u\.· ...lnt l "lr.w,:)ul."' .In° .. hMI.,III~ ddl:gah..... ,It effective manner, ,I II.' 'i..-\rJ AJlnu.JI \k'tO' lng J t t.J h ' l .dKIt..', '\l-\,ld.1 26 we needed Technology Beut t o make changes, 28 ~~ lEe Minut Local Lines hen the I ~bor movement loob hack on its \cgislarive accomplish­ ment~ of 1997, the most memorable event was a vote that didn't happen.

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IBEW JOURNAL, JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 1998 3 Ph iladelphia Shipyard Bounce Back

In ,I ill ()Ve [I) srill1uhllc jnh llPI'unUIl Ilic:. the COlllllllll1l1 ealth lit" Pcnn­ ~y I V' llli il .1I11ll)unced [hm an ,lgn:e)l)ent had heell reached wiLh ElInJpc" largest :. hi phllildcr. KI'acner/AS,1\ ,,(Nllr\\'~y. to n:llpcn the Philndclphia

alai ' ltil')'arJ alld LllIIlTn it intl\;t i,l(t1 iry [I) huild I1llll1lcr -i:1\ \'C.,cb.

"Ill\. prOll''''!. .1:-. It')'Or1t'tl III III\. '\1I\\..'Jlll~'1 ":;111 th,,'u ,Iup'." I.. ,tlld '\\l1t ,.11 Ill\' "orl.. l'J4r 1 ~·.lIl' ill Huntllllt 111\, 111.:\\ .. ll'lh r 01 111\ pl.lnlh.. d I I II Ih\ I.h iI, ,lI\d ,ll1phUlldlll,1.!. Ilw CUTLER AND HAMMER \\,trllIl1W Tradl" I k p ,lrlllll'nl. i .. t.·\.pl'~ I(,d lo \\nrh h,(\,.\.' \\!ll lI l lItll~L1\.·I, h •.: 1.200 I ,K(IO STILL IN BUSINESS lfl·;l!l" .... 1II,IIn ;1" (1 ,(1(" 1 I"b.. 11) (lil' .. olu h ••:.,'I· "Ir.!n~ '111\\ p l.1I1 II' (otHl".lI.. 1 11\11 1 II I lI.:I 1111,.. A newspaper called \\ il" Iht.' Ir.ltit', ern 1'"'n,, .. \1\ ,lnl,l n').!\lIn. 1"."gIiUllng In thl" .. 1I1ll huildill~ 'Trouble Shoote, which IIlc.. r .11 liN,", "-\.I\."I)l" h." l4'11l11l111l'd 111 \\(Irl-. I' Ilnck"',I' ItIl .1 l1l.hh1fW \\,111 ,I Illay be syndicat ed In 1m c"llng '" 1(,:;. ItIIlllol1 Inlo Ih\.' ~ .u\1 (1\1..', .1 I'; huO.uno tnn titling l.lp.llIl\ 11Il'\ \\,11 IJl·j.t1n )'l-\I r f X'rill" ,Iod 11.\, pl,l n .. hi rflH.hIlL' I I]CHt' 1H111 1 ,~ h ll "ll1phutldu... "'UlIld llllt." in LU l ' ]I}':)H paris of the Un, le d (. 1 J1l1pll'\ \i,...... l'l ...... lid, ,I ' U tl l'\.' .. I liP' I (ll1llll~'n~ ing ". II h. or) t.\llkel " ;\llll t'~'igltlvl" III States, printed a letter I. ck:;11 91"1. Phll. tdl.'lphl,l, Ilt'l~r1"'~ h.IIl1.1. Hu", Illi.: hq.:111 H1!l.!.!. ,llld Lltt.·r J,~t)l lI g n il 10 hudd from It con S ~ Jmer w ho nt'..... \1.lI1,I,I!l" .1111111 1>lltI.~lll:rt, Il',ld\'r' 'll IIIl (nll"l' ,Iur' Ihl ... lnv..... \I.lrl,I).!\·r J)ollghl'l'I\ \\,1' saId he ul1derstood that l'c1\n~\ h .\\",\ H\llIdtll~ ,,,,~J Cu,,",nh hnn lo.... tnJlI\\.·nl.\1 111 Pll\\U1~ th,,' .Igll..·\.·ll\elll \U~\ ,\wr Tradl· ... C:.lIl1l .. il .Ind \l.llltlllh.: Ir.ltk, 1h..·pJII ... uu(·,:-.Iull\ .mtl ntullh~... ·r ... IllOk IIH'\\,lrd (1l l he Cutle' and Hammer, a m~1ll lI:pn.. · ... ..:r llJII\l· ... 1Il\.·\ on Ih'u'll1hl'r 12 Irt.'1I1l'nd. \Lh tuh .l fr\.·.Ii.1. rnaker 01 CirCUit bre-skers 199.... \\'lIh 1\.,.1\.'111..'1 10 tOlllplc.:!c..' .1 II\\.' 'l!.lf and other elec flcal .lgrl·I.·lllc• ..n1 \\1111.h \\,11 pn'\'ldl.: Illl) ... {(Ir unlun memher... "'\~I(..'n\.'r\"" . \ ,;lId Ih.1T 'h\.'\ will I1nl equIpment was ou of dt.,:tl "'Ih .InY \\lIlkc:r-. \\ho ,m,' nul UnI"n \0 bus,n 55 The co umn o cor eel

The idle cranes at the Phil ~c1p. 1J111i a Na vf\ 1 Shipyard witt hum again under 'he new agreement 10 bring commercial s hipb .... ild­ ing 10 the facili1y.

4 ISEW JOURNAL, JANUARY / FEBRU ARY 1998 NEBF Appoints New Investments Director

The trustees of the retirement programs WIt NatIOnal Electncal Benefit assets of as much as $52

Fund (NEBFI 0/1 Novem­ b,ll,o P"or to 1010ing Bear Ohio Voters Reject ber 1. 1997. appointed Ter Stearns Mr Molozn rence S. Molozn,k to Ihe served In varIOUS Jnvest­ Workers Comp 'Deform' POSition of ExecLlt(ve ment positions for major Director of Investments. Talt·Hartley lunds. On Election D hut the bi""est victOl)' work- ma)'or,,' , '"'~ fo r labor-management) pen­ Internattonal Foundat on of ing people did not involve a candidate at all. Sion fund," the United Employee Benef ts. and

\", 'Il'" III

1t1Iun.:d \\(11'''''"'''' h ...·Ill.-flt ... lIll;tdIU"'h:d h~ bU(I[". of J.,~i.: 01 O"lU' National Electrical Vietnam veteran p:1110n, ...'\\.'0 though 1111.' \-'1.\ II""U Itld 'uu Ih;11 'h,,' gllKk ... Annlll1V Plan (NEAP) The NEBF Tr st ... llOulu not lx' 1I ..,,-'\.1 .1" "'1It. II Mr Mo oznlk ees IBEW Inter Organ II.":...! bh{11 III Ohio, IIll (utllllg llit !HI \\. Inl [ht' IIU1.!!.... preViously served as an nallonal Secretary Edw 10 PUI LIIl' hill (Ill ,hl" h.11101 .k"- .1 n... ic.:r..-ndulll I ...... Ul· Ohio union.. g.llht'n-J I" iu." .1'" IIl.JIl\ .. ign.ltun.·.. " .. n",'I,.""""1"'\ 1\1 plot ...... the Investment consu tant to D. Hill and Execulrve l1Ie~l .. lIrl.-· 41 11 the 11;11101. 1 h..- 1I1110n ....11:-0 "1I1t ... J( )(xl ;111 adH·f!I .... · Taft-Hart BY firms for Bear President John Grau of the Ing h.lrr,I.l!e "["I()!l .. n rnl In 111L' In .. llr.llltl' {:omp ,)n i t.:' ... .Jnd hlg Steams. one of the largest NatIOnal Efecmca Contrac hu ... i nt..· ...... \ ... i )hill \!-L·Lli ~ l'Il.-·"llkllL Bill Bmg:t IIPtCti. \\l'"n: full service Investment tors Assoclat on 8 d prO\~'n [Ii.ll In 0[110 pl.' opk' l',lll IH.' 11101'1..' I'()\\(-'rlul 111.1 11

Il l< ) 1I t:'~ banking f"ms In the 'Wlth the proven Invest Afll'l thc \'utc, (,m "PlIlOi Idl ,mu ()!lH:l .... 111 ,11<.' h ll"'lll l''''~ United States He worked ment expertise and raft (,()nlilltlnil\' "i;lid tl1.ll tlw pllhlk \\,1' "U)T1ttht'd" ( l\l'l' tlk' i"i .... l lC:-. directly With pension Hartfey ex per ence Mr till (,I, l'd, Llh,)t "','lIllll'n,:d lIlat till' \ ' Iler'- funds rang ng from 520 Moloz k br ngs 0 au 11111..1\.'1"";11)(1(.1 qUill.' c!l,',lrh tlUI

II IlJ1nl\lO~ Iht:' 1')1, 1\[0111 [!Ill.' ,II ml Ion to $18 bilion n team, the pension benefits llll: ,,:,p""n~l: (lr Illlur... ·...! as ets He also prOVided 01 IBEW-rep esenled pa work\.-r... i...... imph .1 Investment counsel ng to tIC1pan15 n 9 NEB nl.lnite .. I.ltion I fl Ihl,' publ c off clal and state NEAP w> con\J \\01"'... 1 "lIld III torp" r.lh: ,IIlJ POlilK,d leg slators regard ng state va secu gn.:\,'d

IBEW JOURNAL, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1998 5 co nt in u e d

ATTENTION A u tralian for Solidarity Vietnam Vets In keeping with the IBEW's commitment to solidarity wirh workers \'ll'tr1,11l1 \cl~r.tI1 ... \\.ilo .... 1I1 l l'r from prO"LI I L' {";lnL· .... r around the world, Local 326, Lawrence, Massachusetts, re enrly 111;1\ :111PI\ lur I .... Ih:p;lrt~ welcomed an Australian lIti liry union offic ial on a tollr of th alcm Illl..·nt nl \'(·Il·r.m .. I\lLlir-. ( \ 'i\) I-lmbor ' ration, owned by New England Electrical ystems (NEES ). tli .... ;l hllll\ Ullllpl·ll .... aIIO I1 If tht.·), .... (·I"\'l·d in \ Idn.11l1 during

"JJ l i~ln, 11 In ciu ... l11,11 All11..·rit..... 111 \\(III,t'r:-. in l;·lll'I'),.!) Indl l ... 'II .. · .... C"'PL'­ d l~1I \\';() (JIm!",,) 9. 1962 10 RI'''' ~' ,l r(" h O ffifl'r or tlw Cl1n~ l nJt linn hm·Mry. l lallv milling ~l11d p~m i,,!r gl.·lIl:f.1UII!l. I kl' \ 1.., 11 ;\l;lr- I IF':; I ~lImng ;Ind 1:!1l'rg\' llnio l1 (CF\I ElI) 01 1\\1 .... was lilllcly ~ I '" Ihl: \1:1 ...... IC,,·hll .... t"lh k'gl .... l;l II I f'1..' \ '1 1..'111,1111 \ I..'tl'r:.l r! '" ..Lrt' not Ir.IIi.! \'t"1ll·tI lilt' Bn"lon .He;1 :h P;1I1 I II Ih.. · \\,I .... l..llIl ... II!t;·nn!-! [III..' dt.·c,:lm Ll lilH)" d l· lq~ll LItI ( .n r ..~qllln·d [I' pnJ\l' l''' p O ... llrc: 10 \11l.l.'fl t..111 C\:ntCf rur Intcrn:ulon;!l Laho! ..... 011· hill :11 th:1I LUHl' bl'l.. ~llt hl\ \\;l1l h. p. II of A~":111 (Ir;II1j.tL· .1 liL'riUClL!c.:· d.lrlt~ A11 -CJO \hltor ... PrClgr,1111 :')I"'h:r .I.ll·g\.'r thi ... i';;<;lll'). Thl;' uHlcL'r .....H"Id 1111..'111111.."1"'" III !.Ix.1l 1I ... t:'d 1.·;\.1l"""1\ l' l ~ dllnn)! I hL' .I ntl other \u .... l r.llian trade lIl1ior'u .... '" nl\.'1 \\ 11 11 :'\26 .II,,} !..";!n1cd .1 .L:1l.'.1t lk·.11 .lh()~11 till.' dl;ll­ \\ .Ir 1 h\.· \ t\ pn...... lIlnL·:-. .1Il} th.. '11 l-('llllltcrr).lrt.. in \\.hIHn,gto n n l .tnJ 1n Il..'ng.. ·" bong l'TlI,:rg\ \\"ol'l,,,'r.. 1Il \ tL"Ir.I II~1 .I~ n:ter.ln \\ ho "''''r\,nl \\ nhm "I." l ra l ... 1.11 ..'.... \\'hik' in Flo..,!!)n. "'I .. ter .I,II.:gl.'f Ih;.!1 ({)lInl~ ...... I Jll'-l.\\nl;·d dnlrll IIl1lilie.... Ift:" Ihl.· Ixm.l,·ro., of ."'outh \1~1I1.1m \ I... llt·d 111,,· "',11\.'111 IIMhor pl.tnt. \\ hKh I'" ~ .pcr­ 111 lhl.' pmu.. · ..... 01 lX:lng pm .ttlll:d or III .ltll.1t l'l1l \\ :ltl..'f'·· \\ J. ... ~l1cJ ,IOU malntJhK·d h~ m .. 'l11h ...,1':'- ul LOLli 12h. ,1,..,' cr.\WI ,.. ,llhfi,II"'d \\ IIh Ihl .\ u .... tr.IIi.1n 1..'"\j1(",,,'d 10 Ih .. ' dlL'lIlh·;t! \...... P;:(;I111 Bu ... 1l1e ..... \IJI1;tgt'r \lerrril IJllkhll"l... on LlI){lr P~Irt\ Ihe lOtllll11 ... flld ...· .... 1 !~ ,hlil.li r.H1\ Inform.llion un till.., ~lnd

.lnd I nh:ro.llional Uc.:prc..,clllall\ I: I .d\\ .11"1.1 \u .... tral!;111 unuJn!- h.J\\.' "1J.:llIhl.1Il1 ml1uL'nll' ntlll'r hendlh .1\ .Iilahle 10 Collin ... 01 Ill\.' x'nllld J)i ... trk"1 ~1,ltI c"",-onl.'tl ht"r u' .... r rht:'" p.lm· .. 'l'l!.... I.III\l· .lgl'nd.1 \11 :lg1'l,:'~1 \ .... ler:lIl... 1.111 ht· round 111 .LI1 (11"1 lour. \\ wa.., Ullluw.. t.. h~ Ih;LI In Ollllln ..· .. 11;1\ I.' lIIu{h to Ih,,· hilh ·d BrUle umun ... bUlh .. )·c r. I ~t' \ \ h.lOdhnuk. r"'d­ ~lIIllh. (Jut:! rn~InL'\.·1 :.It "':11"':111 1 1~lIt)or 11';lfn Irom 1..':1..-11 olll1.·r .1'" ch ..· Ir"'nd low.lnl cr::iI BI:Il!..:III'I lur h'IL'nln'l Jnd "1 .... 1.. ·r J.I,,·gl...'r W,h c"pl.:l"i;llh inh..·fl..· .. lnl in 1r..llhn~llit.n. . 11 II\\I1L'I .... hip III t.'r1('rg\ trlnlr;lnlc:-, 1)t'I)t;·lldl·lll.... ,'hl' 11.ll1dl)(){Ih. k.lming ;lI1(lut thl' 1111P;\(. .' 1 oj le .... lnKllullIg Oil ;!ndCI":t LC". dl.';o.,"'nlw ... nLlIlll.'rt>tI:o.. Ix'n~ li i:"l ,Inti 11 ... 1.... lddn·..,:O"I· ... . llld pl10l1l' 1H11I1hn:- for .11 1 VA b"-'I1I..' I1 \;-, 0 1fill '''', Il1t'c..ltla l {'l.·ll· Ilr... n,II II\l1,1I (Tml..' l l 'l il.'·~. CO H I1~l:hllg lvllll·!." ;.Ind ol lll'r Llcil il it' .... Ilw h,lndbooh. l,'o:-.h .$:5. ')\1 p,,'r ,,111'\ '-: 'I'll,,· 10 "'llperin~ t .. 'n(\I..'lIl of f)IUlillll'l1h . 11.0 1\111\ ~-19'\ I. 1' llhiJUI,I.,d 1. J'A 1~.!~()_-()tH 1 lCl-tlllL·..,t (;P

,,(1)4,)" IHllI1lx'r 1)~I·01.){}-00111~ I -l1u •..,,, Il1h·rt·"It.'d l.1I1 .Kn:·...... 11ll,;.· J1.IndlllXI~ I"n.·l· "r d1a~L' on rhl' 1111\'1'111'1 .11 IlIIp: \\" \\ ,\.I.,I.!.()\ h,,·rwht-..htlllp or Ihrough \ \ 11Il·lith.. •. ,11\ ..:1 .. ·(.:· Bruce Smith (lett). chief engineer at Salem Harbor. discusses the lacll.tv's operation With Imnu bullL'11Il bo.ml which Australian trade union official Marika J aeger_ At right is Local 326 A ssist~n t Business Manager he ,,,',11 hl·d \ 1.1 11lPUCIn :It Merrill Hutchinson, ,

• tDEW J O URNAL. JANUARY/FEBRU ARY 1 998 ummer Vacation- Union Style

Two Massachusens summer Interns who benefined from men ~ taring by IBEW members were Sothear Nou lIeft) and Sara Hayward (second from rig"t ). shown here with Congressman John liernp.y {!\Ar.ond from left) l'tnd Local 2321 Business Manager Frank McKenney.

n ,199(1. II 1,1I1.1',WIllc..' III ,I[ l'l\ (If l~)h~ for III\.· :-.lllllllll..'r. I '\) " ' \ ,tppICMlhi!d .\ ...... 1 ... Ill\,.' ,llIlh.'nh \'\ho 1(llned Ihl" 1,1111 B" ... "u,· ...... \1 .1I1.1J.!(,.'r 1>,1\c..· I BF\\ for thl' dur.1l10n of till'll' \Iorn.... 01 IC k,,;lI .}~.'1 \l1ddll' t~mpll1\ Ilh'nl .11,'1-(1 n'I·"lh'd ,I Ion. \1.L...... lllu.... l ·lh •.• hout do,,>\.' 0 1 l.lhol .... dtll,:;llion u:ntlllmg Ilh."rnIK'r:- 10 ~l·I'\C..' throllgh 1hI..' I 1lI\'cr~ll\ 01 .1' 1Ilt:>IlIIlP, In ·.Illllml'r lI)h,'nh \1.1·,· .• It.:llu·,~lh. I.lm I!'II Llhnr ,hrClu,.:h ,J rro,.:r;lIll n(l\\ t.\ll..·II"'IOIl Dl'P;lrtllll'nt :lnd ~t e Jl k'd !'-< hool 10 \\'nr~ ~ "Ill\.' lour o j .111 old mill .u u)\\t.'lb, gll.11 \\, .... 1\, III,t"'-t.· tilt.· 'lIlIlIlIc..'1 lil'lil,I,L:l.· P.III-.. \-.1 I i...! I 11'UI:' Ifill.... III ttJl· ... e ~ Ollll,g ,"x·qple.: ,Ill':'" \\ (Jrh.lI1g tt InJlllt)U' in)1lI lIIore lIll·.lIlInglul .lI1d l'duCI [Il(: p.I:"!1 Il1m.11 fly P;III IlI,.·llng Ihl,.'!H , "" Rep. J()h n TiL'rne) lD­ \\ Ith l.· \ IKn,,:nl'l'd ",mh'''''' \(A) n Il11ph1l1cntL't1 Iht' I13E\\ --., IImrlh..'r I\,lorr!'" ironed mil l'lton ..... "',I\'1 11g ~11\1 .... lIrl' Iii\:" l lil'

tu ll III Ill' l'lIIplp\i..·\." 10..,1 .11\\ ... k lll a ltHlg .... II.k.. ,IIL'lr Uillon \\ Ilrh. [llrough Ih\.'ir ... erVllt.' rlll.'mor..; \\'ill lo ng rot'I1H.'mhc..·r II) 'Il,,' p rogl,ull I k Ihl"; 'UIiUlIcf, !lot only ror hl'lp~'d r '( nllt 1M. tlll.' .. kJ!L... thc\' lc..':.l rn- lIH · nlfH ... \\ Ill) l.'

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IBEW JOURNAL, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1998 7 (Ed. Note- This is a new JejJartmenl in the JIll/ mal which will highlight tile IB E\':(/'5 ongoing e!forlS in til(/( 1llU~( crieical of all uni()l1 aaivi lie.~--() rgani:::ing. included in this ection will be [es[il11m1i(lL~ f1'l)171 new/;! orgnni:;:ed members .)

Action in the De rt

" 1m hl'fl' [n Iell 1!i. -II;.; n ..'ullt Ihl:- ;1111 t thl..' )..I~llvd hiT !l (I Iill'flllh ,dlq.:vd ", I ~l \lol.lllon .... \'\'il <-l \'\It ,,,, Lln~1I1orl:'. th l'n:· ... ,I IW\\ h:lI1d 0 1 011 d Ll Il'I L"1l1 ptlhll ~ I) Illnc.k·d P!( I)t.'l h Tn Cdi "hl'rirl:... :11 1 over tilL' \VL'~L ;ll1d 1\ I: ~C jl 1:;0 oj iorni,l. "'HII inill.ll \\ It11 11 01 dlll,Lt .lnLl pe!1:ill)' them with OR' toddY t h)-Hilt':"> til 1ll'.III> "()IHI,IJlM) \X hill." no W)\l·rn· "f11CN.: "or(b from Prc .. idl'nl [tIm' ... p,lrkl'd 1111.: 1)[ II1 \l· ... llg:ll IUU" ()t IIL"lI:\ 11;[\,,' \l'( ht.',\HITl Ihfc'I..T()\vd of hll1khng Lmdl..· ... 1llt.'IIlIx.-r'" ,II ,I 1.llh ( 1I1Iht-' ",=:,[lIt ll1i11u,n PIII>lhh··llllldl.'d I\k(,arr:m to <;upport "Inking 1kltx ('It.'<.1n .. worhl..'r.-, In 1';1" g:II\."" il'\p;tn'111n. \\llIkcl' h •• ,\., hl'gun uninn­ \C!!i.I'>. '1..'\,11;.1.1 1'n,....,IJr.:1l1 1i.IIT) 01).." lold 11k' tl'1T1g 10 ,Iddn'~' plOhlC"1I1' lin 11ll' loh 111.11 crowd, \'i;l' \\on l lei Iklt\ hUild 1111'" UI\\11 I I) If1dlldv IIhu lfi ~ Il'ne :o.1,lflinp,. [oo! ... Illd IlUli..'rJ rllr1nln~ roughshod (l\1.:r \\'orkt..,,,,, 1:\\','1"\ IBF\'\" .It.... to <.qmplL·lc dL'('lrll,d \\(111...... lld~ dennc i:m In till!'! to\\ n and I hrn\l~ ho tl l thl-" \'I(l.· ... r nTOP f.... ,I lolnt rroll'l l of 1111.. ' IIlcmher

i ... fl.'aching mIL to l'\ 1.'1)' I ldi, FlL'tl1'1l L'rnp!( lYl'l' unio n ., III thf,.' ISlllld ing ;1I1d CnlbtnLl 11011 rr:tUl'''i on Ihi..' joh. II) C"L'ry ... kdk·d IMnd. In \\l'kn!11 L lkp.II·I IIH.:nt /\ I' I. -ClO, in .... ludlllg tht' 1 13! ~ \V l.':ICI! :lnd L'\L'I)' Ont' 10 nur Bruthcrhood. BTOP I'" tht· 111..,1 1•.' Hor1 In lllodl'rn IlIlll'" to Pre"'lclenL BMry, .... CCTL·t,l ry Ifill .Lntl nlOn' orj.t~IIlI/l· all Il.ltk.·.., Ul ,I ..,mglL· m:lrkt..·\ in ,. Ul1i­ than 3';0 lBE\\, Ql"gil llll.l·r ... ·wcn.' in LL., \....'~.I ... , lil'd In.lnnl'r '''''ct.' ·OrA.lOl/ing. Tr:llI1l1lg. '!(..\\ attending .In rBF\X' u~.'nll'ln,Ll t.onlL-rem e rhl: Il-thuolr''':lt·, t.. t.') 111 "ullln.' o t Cnn ... lnl{linn t'ntirt:' group turnl.'d oul 10 ... uppnrl "1\ \Iemlx-r.... IIW\~ /(JlIIlIfll . .!lInl! 1')tlF. p X} nOmmlt1n ,,·lTlpIO\il·il· ... 01 Ileli\ rlil'ltrk whn \,'I)(..:n \\urkmg 011 i\h..Lll1".tn \lrpuTt" ... Tl'fTl1lO,1l Below. President Barry. Union members urge nonunion f) g:H~", Ix:g;m dll lInf.ur IJhor pr:lltKl' "'llll-. ,,· Secretary Hill and Eighth IfI workers in the shell of the DistriC:l Vice President TIll.:' mE\X' hdd lhl'" 1':111) In hl'"lp Ihl 1h ..' lh .,tf'1 k ~ laQuinta Inn to join them. Walters join the niarchers Cp, l 'onYl;\' Ie, fell ow lh.:I I,\ l' lCLtill cmr1o)1,.· ...· ... to show nOlluniol' workers \vork1l1g on thl' 1.,1 Quinta l l1n , lhe rlIl.' ... :..:lg ...· Ih.lI that they have "the rlgnt

WCJ l kt· ..... h.n l' tlw right 10 Clr~~lni/t.' M to organize." .... "onl\" :.I fl L'r \.'lIlplo) ct.· .... ~lt 1 kll Fkulil hcg,m In org;tni/l:' .1 union (;1.... ' II H)J)lh . the (."hTl1p'lIW h...·~.tn In lmimlill.H\. .IOU IhrcJIL'n 11H..'m Cililr~c" .11I1,.'glng Ih,11 ..-..orkt'J' n~llI to (lrg:lnll\.' h;I' hcen .. 10 I.lh:d W\.'ft' tiled b ... , w\.·il'k 11\ Ih,,' Budd­ m~ TrJde .. Orf(,;1I1 i71Og Proj\.'d ( HTO P I "llh tin: kdl·r..d gcn'... ·rI1l1l ...· 111 ' ',tllu!l;11 l':lhor HL'l.lllun, ])0.11"(1. In :ldditio!1 [0 Iwlring 11...'lix \\'orkt'r...... , ho ""''' nl [0 llninni/t.', nTOfJ .uld 11 1t' IBE\\; -" ;m' ... aulinl7lng Ih ...· .... ;an 1)1 ...·)!:(1 h:t .. \.·d l."onl r;ltln( ... hu ... l11\.,,·..... pr..H"lin:." "'0 Ih,ll prnh· It.:m ... ..'n t olllllert'li in ( ..lllfclrni,1 dll III II 1n\ .I(k· '\C\;lllt 1·I.f t:;\;Illlpk" Ih.:h\ ha, 1lL'l!11 ImL· ... [1

8 IBEW JOURNAL. JANUARY ( FEBRUARY 1998 TOWN AND COUNTRY ••• MORE THAN SALT Local 159. Madison.

Wisconsin. has been par1l~

'patlng In a statewide action agamst Town and Country ElectriC Town and Victory in Scranton Country. based in Apple­

ton, Wisconsin IS best 0\ ..." 100 clllpl(l'~·oe.: ... \\ (lrkm),! ;11 LI'l' \T,x"' CIII Cl.:"n [cT 111 ~cr.:lnl()n Penn...,,"h;1I1i,1 \"flh:d known as the plalOtlff In f(lr rBE \,' fl:'pn..'"",-·IlI:u i')!1 I): ;111 ()\l·ndll·11l11 1l,l;! the Supreme Court ruling \ ULL' IJll ouuber ,;0. I 'fr. Ih i .~ .I~ nJll1 p li~lI. lornwd an d e l re!.'l \\ crL' colln.ll·d AIIl'" "I.::'\·l:r;ll w hich held 1hat workers 1lll:'111 b .1 IrihLll l.' 10 lurd wnrh. p r\:p, l r,H ion. [ nl'<..'t1 !l ).:~ \\ 1II 1 :-'cr;rnlOl1 Ar..x J officiab. till' who accept employment 1r.l1l1111,!! dnd (t)opt.:r.J!iQr1 ,l llliln):! "'1.,'\1.' 1';\1 I B F\\ org:mi/cr .. k m .' \\ tlUI I h l ' cornp:IIl\' \\"ol1ld 1101 iurt:'r III Iht" .... IIlW junsd,c!lon throughout the 01 "'pl.·<.I:d I'ro)<.'"."r.... \brtll:1 I.t·hlllgl.·r IBL\\ 10( ;11. Ille In hou ... <.: COIll!llII h..'(': :md ;11 1 thl' state by ten construction Din:'l[or III I:JuLllitln, ,lJ1d \like Pricl.·. Ink'ln;l­ l.'f)lplo~l·l>' ,II Ihl.· \'1&'1' :-'cr;!111011 fMilil} [ltm:ti Ikrn.. '~l·Fl!:l! i \l'. U:lllll'd llil" I11IrI\ I I\t' \\ ()rkl'!..l l'm}.! :LI1U lun.l te I \\ III rL'pH.''lt.'IlU[!on. unions In WisconSin who 1l:'l l lp(lr;Il") ()rg:lni/'l."'r~ "it"\t:'i1 1I1L.:'lnh,,:r ... p! Ih,ll nll.: \'It!lW\" h If)r II\()~(. · .\ '1\,\:"]' \'lll plo)"l't,: ... are coordinating the dJ~:-' \\~' !" l' fnJll l 1.ocLI I') I I. w ho ,'PIl'd l o r .1 hettl'l" !tfL' lor Ilh:'m"L'hL';o, :m d monthly pickets Local 159 On Juh 2.-;. u nio n ,,!f iccr... Irom 1., )(,;11 19 II tllL'ir billilil·... B~ \(Iling j el[" II\F\\ repn ..' :'ot:'nt;l­ has been continuously ~IIlJ ... t:dT IIH.:llIllL..· ..... fI'l)!l1 til',: Th!l'd 1)\"'11 it..! ;111<.1 tlon. lill.'\· 11:1\'<..' nilt onh 1H.:lp<,,'d I hL'IlI:"-l'h t:~, \\·" ... hiI1J~[on l ook .. I IOllr 01 till.' 'xT.tntOIl \ IL'\:T hUI dbo L'xi ... tin;.! ;111(1 tUI UJ'l' elllpl( I\·l.'t.'''' 01 thl' picketing Town and Coun· offill.: ;lIld nH.:t "lilt tlw 1Il.111,lg"'I11t..·nl 01 Ilul 'n.I1l(lIn Xl &T Ltllht\. Ihl" tHE\'\ ;Lnu thL' try at the Madison Wal­ I;(l"ilin TIll' <.':IIIlP:lij!.rl Iud 1X-'j.HIll. 'III~' org.. lni/· I.lhor 1110\,'-'IIIL'nl I\·t.'n -\T&T \\ ill Ix'nel1l from yreen's diS! nbutlon center er.. 1H.IJt.. ,,:nnl.h.:I ... \\ilh .... , r..1 III IJI1 \TL\.T ,I }!t 1t,J fl,Lrlic lIl"hip \1 ilh it ... l'mph)\ L'l'''' :mJ Since November 4, 1997 • l ·llIplll}t..·...... \0 In·hou ... t., lIII11l1111tl'l:' \\ .. 1'" thL'ir lInton t

IHEW JOURNAL, JANUARY , FEBRUARY 1998 9 contin u e d

te )nlr.ll!l )r ..\d, .l n rv rll'I. lru . Inl T hl..' Ih.u WO\\'l h i .. tTlli i.11 10.11 1 11-1\,: ,11 uninns tche orll,1Il1/111g h.\I111 Ia .... ,tl'>() rt..'tclI ll> lOIll ,inti th.1I ;Ul .ill {) ~It l'lIon 10 "'1":1) ~Ind ur pl~'h:d .10 org,trll/lng \1(kOI::l IW th.1t ,,,In l '"rc;lte..· ne\\ nmlr;H lor" j., \ 11.11 10 Ihe Orga nizing Ik prl..' .. t.'lllcd 10 nonUI)inn work,,'r .. III 1 1Itllr~ (\uhmlfll·d hI (,ore 'l-! W'lIf.;bire. Pickets m(nm, \I"-'In .1\"1UU\ 1\"" mE" Int.' him 1:-' /'I·l"""" ..... ·IT{'lm''l .. 'IM•." ,,( IlfH in 11ll' lnrm of .1 dCU.:1I1l1,,· 0I;tr) .Ind I.m",d III.:!. P.l1('r,on. '\c.:\\ Il'r,.,'\ ,In"'\\'-.'I':. 11IIl-.1 01 the gener.a! tJ\11' .. t1 t In .. Paradise by tile Bay fll;lkc" ron11l1UOU .. ;\ I'u ll' in oT}!.lniIJ n ~ IIt,1l ;1 nonunIon pe rson h. l:-. 3ho u! 10111- P:11'!Id isl' F!t.', Inl, on,· tit ch ., I.lr~ e·;1 their (en nuI) .mel Ih~) 11:1\ <': lIlcrc.t'\..'u I n ~ tht> 1131'\'\' Tlw; h l1,"' Y 1t'.1111 , .. ,II .. ., cur t:ulllll1t.'rd.11 C.O nll;lltOI ... 111 Ihe nonlll.'3"'\ lOl1lrol O\ · t..~r their ,vork rl'n tl)' nC),:l)tnlIlI1A <'-011 11':1(.'1:. with 1\\'0 '"1 .l1) rr;\nci ... co H.I\ ,Ire,l. \1;\ ... ~ 'gn~d f\ t :1 tIl\.' ItuilJlIlft .. Ill' of new \'\:11 · l'ol11 p,lni('''', Th e loc.11 .111'10 h.. ... an ~LR13 ,t~rl'l' Il R' nt!-t wnh ;!fl';! IOl "b I l u hle lu ~rL't' n ... In Fl mwood !'.Irk. ri (' k ~ lin s-t l~t"l' fik.'d tor 1\\ "'nl> one..' \.... orkc(... \\ lau li nd q ll ,lilficd t.·!...:,,1 rin;\Il", P. I r;,H h ~ FI~c .. hfUU);tht Ib no:\\ .. anJ "h,.:n the c1c.:l..lri<.:. d \\t.'rt.' lh"(,flIlI1I1;1I,,'d :11!," lI n~t In !'Ic:ckll1g [rit [ook the .Id\'l(t.· 01 [.01...11 .~ Il , P l~t .... cOlUmCi \\ ••" 3\\.lrd('d 10 J uninn con­ l'mplo\ 111C:11 1 l'nhmlllt1d bl' \1 aile' .I Jnt 111 11. L.thlornu, lJl'WInII.t..'r Fr:mk \!;uo Ir.II.. lof. \lU rlc«.tru: BU .. lOt.: .... Agent 1k'1I//f." '. Pn,\\("( n·/lII),. Lot..-a/ , J .lOci o;ign<"d up P.Ir:uJi" ... h.I'" .. lr~;lCly PJtm.:"- Udk't.;,w'i ~m.\fkt:d. ··l1unk:-. in 11Ifl-d l'lghh.·l·n ~)urnc..·\l1Icn .Ino .Ippn.·n­ .111 lIlt., mcmht.'I"'> \\ hI) p;1I1icir~'lh:J III Ih.: Local 12 Grows tK·e ... !roll\ !llt.' 111r1 ... dlc.11011 .toll pl.lO:-' on pRkt.'1 linl' '" li\\;' Ill'\.\ "lgn.II()~ ..."tl nlr.lt.-!or.. (.\,,11I1ul .. \\.1\ fk""t.l lit .1 1)d .... lInn);}r Oeclric ... i ~H'I II)~ nt;' ... :-. \1.1O:I~l·r l~lI'i\dl .... Irunk Jnd /('(1 J~' /(uJ) (,'n n~tL'(UI, Bus. , 1 {~,.. Loc:.al I.!J J.);!rt..·cI1R·nt .... (.\lfl"1/11Ie·d I~ ) ' lWlu!/ Cml' .<\..,,, .. 1;11)( Bri.l d ~ll)ke..'" rdu .. ,,'o In ~I\l" up IIII'l'" Pn'" ~·l'c1'('ltln. i ncai /02) T he C:lln p:lI ,Kn for ;111 c...· ll.dll\ - ·l'l11pl(}y~e Gaining Market Share I Xlrg,li n il1~ unit hl'g;1I1 0 11 l\' hruuy I Settling ULP s in M isso~ l ri LU\."I i)Q, r-., I.: w \-hwl.:l1. Cunn'-!l;\l\.\.I\, 19t)'7 , ' \111.: l ily l \ 1\ M I "l,; l' :-"h l l\~ I. \)nu,:~\\!d Im:-. ;m nollll('cd Ih;lI anOllh_'r opt.'11 ... hop 11i :1I Ih(' :-o{,;\ en working torl'I I1 C" .. Imultl LAX'.d 2.:;7 111 Jefrcr..,on City. M i,-;ou ri, l'ontr:l(.'lClt h,I" hecome J ..;ign,llof)· .,:on· ht· ('o\'('rc.'J h ~ II1\.' I1nll .11 .1 f1uhlil. hear· h; 11'I "'1,.· 1I1lxl unf.tir I..bor pr;,lCtke .. :tg,lilbl If.llIur \It,:.\\ E n ~ l al1J C;l hlt'. Inl- of 11l,g In.:lt! in Apnl. Thc.:n. \\hl'lI Ihe eiL'c­ r.I .. t.:o i\1.l nuf.I<.lUrUlg Ul Eloun. \\lIh 1\\0 JlJmc..icn. m",plrcc..i hy II .... nc..·cu for Ir.linl:'d Lion \\.~l.'" held o n Ouohcr l.!, tht.· unum union ... uppo r".. ''''''' being :tw:mkd ,ournqmcn. tUim:u Ihe mnk~ ul other won by ~I 2-1 l1urglll \\ IIh .1 ~5 to 26 "\ _~.nO(). tm"al 2~- h-a <:; al">O oflt'\ni1t..-tl l"OOlfilUOr-. who h;l\1:' ... 1!:Tlcd 1t:1t,,·p. of VOle 1..01 .. ~) I h.lnl \\ orh. 0 1' IllI.' pMl of "nlllh I;,. ,m .. ,I'" CII } Fk'Clm;. \'\ 11101Il},! hy ;1 a"'o\.'n l \\Ithm the l;t ... t ft:\"\ )'c~r" . :ol11m­ I Ill' l'lllplo}e..·e..·" .lnJ 1r,1L'11l.lIullul J{ern:­ 2· 1 1ll:lrgm. The IBE\'!; I al .. o wclco l1u:", '\l'l. InL, IOlempl 1t.' .... )' ... 11Il'L.... I: (' Inc ... {·l1Ia l l\t· ... Ir~'cI Complon :lncl C.ld ~f\( I' I()Urnt..'ymen Jin1 Fr:tzcc K~ '\'in Collin ~ Eleclric Co, Inl .m el . 1'0\ I:' Tmorino \\ t.'n! m i n Ih~ l.m1p,tl}-tll " O'Brit'n, Mik,,· '\ ldr i cl~ C' Jnd ,Ippn:ntiu: Fk llrk. Inc ,Irr.: ~ tli r,,~,l plllg Ihe hencfn ... 1..(1(.,;11 753 I" ;11 .... ) lll\ohl:d In ~ n ol hcr jefi Arm .. ted_ ( ')l/!Jmlflnl 1)1 ' 111011 ,\ 01 l'lllploying I I\\>:W c\t.'l'lric'inJ"l:•. Thl.: l':llllp:ngn \\ ith \llI! ell)' 01 Hr:ln·,on, \1i<; I/ulzer /'n~\ Sec"~fmr, local 25- ) L l hor-.\I,tn;.Igt'Olcnt Coopn;llinn ( Iml" ... ouri Tht" 11)(",.1 10; \\,.1111111-\ hll IlIl' "'1 ,11,,· Inlll l'",. I ~rr)lIr III '.IECA lonlr:lt..lor,\ :m u Uoard o f l\ kdl~ t tI I Jl) 10 "I..'t . 111 dl.c't.·tion Local 5 "Arlvances" IIiE\~ l'U:'III'-.::''' Illd11:''';CI'I, I,.Ol1lillut.":-, lu llll luf th\.: ntt\ \.:lllplll\U: ... \\h\-, "-d l)l h -, '-ex..11 ,. Plthhur~h. I),,·nn... ) h ,IOIJ . I'" (11 ... <.."0\ cr n l'\\ ;IOU mocn .lIh l' w~t) .. In join rhe 11\1"\\ ('ii/mIll/cd hI \audra plcJ"-t.-xl In wl'lnJllk' .1 ret:enl h organilt..'(1 rl'g.lin m.Jr~t:'1 .. h.lre Loc...11 90 know ... .lIl1cbeli. Pres., ~'t'(,r{'lll"', /(}(;(I/-:)jl a

10 IBEW JOURNAL , JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1996 .. . NO 'RUST' ON ORGANIZED Voices • THESE WORKERS Jeff McDonald \\tlhn.l..!nl...' ..... \0 .... h.ul.' hllnwlt:dge \\ it lt cadi Luca1532, Billings, Montana olhef i..; Jho llifh.'f<:111.. ~)JIH..: nonllnion cle( tri­ leW Local 453, Springfield, \ 1;111 ... h;l\l.' Iht;' .lIIiwdl.'" th;!1 Ihe 1110r1..' the'l luouri. celebrated an I r"--'t'llh~H \\()rJ...11l~ for .1 nO!l1,.lnltll1 t:k:lUll.Il hnO\\ ;lIld the Ic,' ~(I\I kno\\ Iht;' IX'lh.::r lhl.~r U)llIr.Il!Or \ .... ;l1l IB[\X ... i~ n .IT()f\' nmtr.I("I(lf 11.1" lM portant victory rast year .lfe II ·... ill .... ' IIll' oppo"'lf/..' ,, 1[11 IBE\ \ L'lt.. .',-tn· IlIJllr th ITen:Ilt: t..·;-. \\hllh lOIn . lI f"-" ~( .In ll.II)~- IItl" lHtln- We I\ now. [he IWller It'l' ;\1\' i .... hen they succeeded in win­ cmpltl\·\.'!.: 111011..' I hI..' phtl() ... ()ph~. &.-11\,.'\ (: Illl", IluI nuk e~ ng a representativa election Workmt! ,I" .1 tlll.OJ' fllc'rnl">l"r (lIke .. mort: .111 Iht.' l.hltl'n:nu: in 11ll' \\orld Rust Constructors, Inc_ThIs oprcmuOl[V for c.:dUCUIUIl l1lc.:' lIlll('n .Ippn.:n rhl...'rc .IR' 1lI.1l1~ (hOltl:"'" Ii If ,Hh·,lncI..'ml.'nl tic~ .. hip progr.lm ....Irt.' n,'r\' (horough .tnd it of t 13 members Is the 1"f)...... llullllL' ... \\ IIII 1111.: II~E\\ . If 1\1... lp I'" nt'-'dl'd d.:' \.':"p3 ntlLllg our "ldll .. lr~ lh;lngt'" Th ...... ,: hrolher.... 1I1d .... 1 ... ",.(..... Ire willing to lend ,I Il.Inti. ch,lO ~c~ an:;\ m""t'N.'nding cilallenge fill (t UN.' I b\ Ill}.; IlL'en o n hoth ... u.k-.. , r h..nO\\ ii" ... ;\ \l' I)' ust Constructors. owned by who ..... h rK .;,. ...• 10 I~ ;1 ploh." .. ional in thi ... lield lighT'" hnndt'd group (II pvopk .. IBE\\ and Il" (..:ontrJlln[" h;I\'"I.: m;Lnd,I!(I": eon Corporation, a com­ -nk' .... . tk ·'\ I If""" I ..... 1 prioriry with Ihl.'" IBF\\ . \1.Hl~ . Irr (t'n licc~hir'" for tll ...-ir 111\..·nll )(..'r:o. nl.·\:·dul,I..t .. Ill which has contracts 1l0nUniOn UJIlII;lt 101 .. "';l\ . "Ill ... , )!t:1 Ihl:" inh \ "cr) IIllllunl(lfl n.nlr.I\",,)r.. l.'dlH,::.a1II Hl .. Il'" tlone.:- ,tlld f.hl 4."eral labor u nions ft'qu irt.." t-xhIGlIion .. nor .\fI.. ' ,11\'\ \\ illtng to .. h'lIl,· rhl: IBF\\ I'" hlk·tI \\ 1111 Oppolll1tlifY' \\llh [hl: c(J~l o f "lIeh ~I rr(J~r:11l1 1111:" rHf\\ ,11"0 h.h .111 IBF\'C jllUrnt·\nl.Ul \\ tn..'l1l:m llt'kl'l. I Ill' ab il ~ a {'ontil1lllng l'dll(::Jl IOn p ro g r:1111 pm\ ILIIII}.! ]l 1l1 1 oyees I ' ~ 1(1 IlH J\L' ,u ( lu nd Ilh.: n;L lio n i ... \.'ndlc...... B\.'nL'· nl,.·YIlb::'!l " illl 11l."edcd Cf(xlih for rene', ing :-[:11(.' ~ a contract which COY­ It ..... \\ Il hlll ' h.... IIW\\ .Hl' ;t1~1 l11ll i lll1lC"d rhe 1In.:Il.<,L--:- .. All d:I ...... • ... l.n "l:" rt:'tl :I the ...... · 11" ,n tr,tl .... \\.I~l:"".lrL W.l\· ,t1)f.)\l IHU1UIlI()fl W.IJ.,!C .... I'"CUft.:- f'8d Issues of concern during Ih(:' nOl1unlOl1 tion or t:o .... ( Ilu( t'lIlplnH"L.... p .. l~ 1lIelll pbn .... ,lIld .1I1fluil\ prugram ...... hl..'.llIh In.... ur· organiZing campaign: \ollumrm pc:oplt: ;lIe .tho limill"ll in tlil.' ... dl.·,:- .1Il1\. .Ino dcl1t;lll.()\t·r.lgt' .Ife IIILlImr).lr.lhk [lOll 01 COUf'l·.... Ofr\..'fc.'d, ,t .. lC)l,;IILIlIl , benefits. pension, and :1:'1 "dl till' r \\ til .tl" . I ~" rt' llWmhL'f I ht' nonun ion t'k'c- in Ihl.: :-.t3le nli!~lI1 l ng I t ~ l, d I(xlgmg .tllL! 10",,,, oj nee and arbitration pro­ Irit'i;llls ,h:1I ... h; !1 f,:d I 1111 L' ;l l1 d I.. mm l l'd~L"' ",ilh 10 I l \\ agL:" peupk' n ~t.·(,l i n~ hI.' LI...... e:-. HIt' \\ hile 1 \\-;1'" working tho..,\.' l'I.!,,!llI yc.lr ...... \1\ dure • . The contract is E \\ I .. h for lh\..'m .111 I'" 11t.1 1 .... nnll..-oJy I 1ll.1\' ero...... Ih\"if path ..... ~lIltf tlul tl1l.·\. 100.. will h.IH· lhl.'

ct Act at Fort Leonard pm ill.'gl." t ,I hl'ing Ilrg.. tnil\.·d Into 111(.' IBE\\' ood, Missouri, which The LhlllU.: I .... tll".l f ,Ind thl.' lim\.' I'" nm, ;md ,11\\ ;l\' ..... ! M;ll..l' th \..· UL·u .... l on th.1t \\ ill (h;tn~t' st.aJ)lishe5 minimum ~O lLl ' lik Inn'\('r \.hll' I IlIUIl 'rT:-.! IliE\\! Y' )ll ages and fringe benefits l~1ll tOllnl ( I n II' , 'sid to employees in vari­ us work dassifications. The victory comes er two unsuccessful rganizing attempts, in and 1992. when he company was wn.d by Harbert lternational.

IDEW JOURNAL. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1998 " O said David Flory, spokesman for Hollings ID-SC) and Spencer Abraham the Made in rhe USA Coalirion, after IR-MI). In onlv eight weeks, the Abra­ Sthe Federal Trade Commission (FTCI ham-Hollings bill earned the Cu-,pollsor­ decided unanimously on December 1, ship of both Senate Majoritv Leader 1997, to maintain the current standard Trent Lott (R-MS) and Minority Leader requiring that 98 percent of a product's Tom Daschle 10-50), and fully one-quar­ value be produced in the United States ter of the entire U.S. Senate. in order to qualify for the "Made in Senator Abraham, who introduced a USA" label. The Director of the resolution to oppose the change, called agencv's Bureau of Consumer Protec­ the CommiSSion's ruling "a victory for tion remarked. "When consumers see a American workers and consumers." And 'Made in USA' label, thev expect and Senator Hollings hailed the decision sav­ wanl It 10 mean jusl lhall" ing, " Polluting the Made in USA label As reported in the JulV 1997 issue w ith non-American products makes of the IBEW Journa/lsee "What Con ­ about as much sense as calling polv­ stitutes Made in the USA?" IBEW ester a natural fiber." Journal, July 1997, p.19), the FTC UnIon Label and SArvlr.A Tr~des had proposed to allow the Made in Department President Charles M. Mercer USA label to be affixed to products praised the FTC for its decision to con­ that were 75 percent U.S.-made or tinue to require that merchandise labeled whose components were "subs1an· or advertised as Made in USA must be tiallv transformed" in the United "all or virtuallv all" made in the United States. States. He added, " Seldom have we Congressional reaction to the seen the kind of outrage that Americans FTC proposal, announced in mid- expressed when they learned about the 1997. was swirl. 111 thtt Huu5e. FTC's proposal to weaken the standard RepresentatiVes Bob Franks IR­ governing use of the label. Unions, NJ) and John DingelllD-MI) intro­ union members, other workers. business duced bipartisan legi sl ation owners, consumers, members of Con­ (H.Con,Res.801 opposing the gress and others are to be applauded for FTC 's proposed weakening of letting the FTC know of that outrage in the label. That resolution was unprecendented numbers. And, the FTC co-sponsored bV 226 members IS to be apptauded for listening and of Congress, In a rare level of responding to what it heard." bipartisan support that consti­ Interested parties can obtain a copy tutes an outright majority of of the ruling and a list of the members the entire House_ In the Sen­ of the Made in the USA Coalition and ate, bipartisan legislation information on the campaign by calling oppDsing the FTC plan (202) 861 -1960, or see the Made in the (S.Co n.Res.52( was intro­ USA Coalition 's Internet websllA­ duced bV Senators Ernest www.u5amade.org

18EW JOURNAL, J A NUAnV/ FEORUAR V 1998 t a recent press conference in Washington. D.C., AFL Labor ACIO President John J Sweeney announced the federa· tion's support of a boycott Supp'orts against the Regal Cinema movie theater chain called by the Inter­ nalional Alliance of Theatrical Slage Employees. Moving Pic­ MOVie ture TechniCians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States and Canada (IATSEI. IATSE Inter Theater national President Thomas Short claimed that the theater chain is engaged In " union·busllng­ Boycott clear and simple." President Short stated that he is "extremely gratified" by the support from Presi­ dent Sweeney end the labor federation, and predicted that working men and women from across the country will support the boycott "because our cause IS just." He said that while Regal Cinemas recorded record revenues AFGE's Sturdivant Dies of 51698 million in 1996, and is continuing to expand nationwide, the company has systematically sought to John N. Sturdivant. prasldent of Ihe Amerlcen replace family wage jobs that have prOVided health and Federation of Govemment Workers IAFGEI and a retirement benefits with part·time, low-wage pOSitions, member of the AFL-CIO's Executive Council. oHering neither f,,"ge benefits nor job security. p-.d away on October 28, 1997, alter a year­ In recent months. IATSE members employed in the· aters in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Akron, Ohio; and Richmond, long b8ttle with leukemia. Sturdivant led the Virginia, have had their jobs terminated. In addition, Presi union through two tumuhuou. government dent Shorl stated that IATSE members In Youngstown, ahutdowns in lete 1995 and 1996, winning OhiO, have been given a chOice between a deplorable sev­ gu.,ant... of back pay for federal erance package and the complete elimination of their jObs. or 8 drastic wage reduct10n In order to preserve onlv employees who were locked out of their a small fraction of those jobs. He added that IATSE mem­ job. and gained new-found public bers in Cleveland were forced to respect for federal workers. He also led accept an exorbitant pay cut along the ca mpeign that won AFGE's 20- with a drastic reductIon of year goal to allow federal employee. work hours, while eliminating nearly 60 percent of the jobs. to be pOlitically active wllhout "I'm not going to stand by undue restrictions. and allow corporate greed to " John Sturdivant was one of eliminate union Jobs held by the nicest, most decenl leaders men and women who are raising families and whose contributions and one of the molt effective are Vital to their community. We fighters America's working didn't ask for this fight. But we are f.mili •• have ever had.' going to do whatever It takes to said AFL -CID Pr.sldent win it. And we are committed to achieVing ECONOMIC JUSTICE for our John Sweeney. AFGE members Iworking at] Regal Cinemas," Shorl said. In Secretary· Tre.surer December, rallies were held in 10 Cities-Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Cleveland, Richmond, Indianapo' fill out th. remain­ lis, FOri Wayne, Miami, Orlando, and TampaiSt. Peters· der of Sturdivant's burg-to kick oH the boycott. term. • IBEW JOURNAL. JANUARY I FEBRUARY 1998 '3 (Ed, Note- This is a new depanmenl in Ihe Juurnal [eciI!/Ting ShOTI news ilem~ Public Still on deregularion. mergers and OIl1 er changes affecting Ihe tlnllt)' mdusn)', The keptical

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'4 IBe W JOURNAL, JANUARY/FEBRUARV 1998 Derq..:ulation in Illinois

The Illinois Senate, In ovember 1997, passed an electricity deregulation bill requiring Commonwealth Edison and illinOi s Power to cut reSidential rates by 20 percent and grant hous&­ hokls the ability to choose thel( elect"clry prOVIder by the year 2002. f'.s this ,ssue of the Journal wem to press, the bill was expected to win final passage before the end of 1997 O ntario Splits hordc.:r where 11 u...' fX) \V \:" r l!'l Although IBEW locals In illinOIS did not 1000laily support turn ..:d o)\ I.,.' r ( (I .1 I '" pt.)\\cr deregulation, It became clear that the sentiment tor such a bill Power Company romp .ln} ror "' ~IIL: 10 Lon s ll m~r .; In the legislature was strong. The IBEW worked to cra ft legisla­ I ndcr ~l prm mu:d gU\ lTn 1\1.:\ \ tl,S n.~~ll b' in l' :­ tion that would protect Its members and have an effective m~' n l p l,1n 10 d l'I'IL·gU I.U"-' I hI..' CIH:OU r.lgC c..Olllpt.:lltllIJl 111 lit t.' IOI..~ : !1 r)O\\ 't:'r 111;1fhC'l , Onl.l no vOice in the debate. Said Loca l 51, Springfield, illinOIS, Business p(l\~ l'r mdU';ll) I lrtiro. ' 0 11 h AlIll.'f\{,.I'" b r,ltL·:-t Manager DominiC Rivara: "If the local had other options. we hy gi\ illg Cln:l~ d l:'l.'l ric utilil ). will hl.' ... p lil dtln (Omp;lni...·", would not support deregulanon Since thiS wasn't the case. we 11'11 1) I h fl~t:' t:'nl illt'.... c:nd ll) ~ ,I the opp o rtu­ felt that this bill provided the best protection and safeguards lor m~H\\, t:l'mll f)-~oId mnnnpoh, nity In Du ring. ,hl.· n ..' \1 1'\\'0 yl.":l1 ..... our members, consumers and the environment We have pro­ OI.trk t.· 1 O nt;m{J H\'dm \\111 ... phl in ILl lIIded for reliabilitY and safery standards, tralnrng language. ran­ din:t:lI~ to thr'l.'l,' (,(JlllP ;IIlIt."'t I I~ ~O.OO()­ ,,-'on .. unh..'r'> Slllon plans and legislative language transfernng wage an d ITIt?g.lW.l1 l oe(\\ork will C(lIllp~lnle .. substantially eqUivalent terms and conditions 01 employment 10 h ,,-'(,Pl1 ll' ~I ~t: p , l r. tt e ont'o ll!oo Hri li ... h Colulllb':1 It tUItion Ir.I I1 .... I11 I.; ..... ,on I, nl's \\ il l successor organizations. also prOVides reimbursement, ;md ...\ lh t:n;1 h;l\ t;' Ix'cn 141\ e n h t.'C.llllll' Jlllllht.'r Tht:' third health insurance and severance pay for those negatively penn l,.. inn b ~ (he t' ~ Ft:'d­ \\ .II ),t' .1 gO\ l.· ftlllll.." llt -rull affected by deregulation." This plan will take precedence over ....o r-a! En crg} Ik,lWl.1l01} LO ll1 ~ l..' nril Y O\·er .. ~ ein~ th e' r owel' lIli' ''lon (Il~ RCl 10 .. ell power any eglslallve mandate that comes from the federal govern­ l h:-.trlh u tlon S\·:,lcili . T hl.' but: r d in.:{ t l ~ to t1" l'u "I(llller'> ment that may not Include these safeguards. \\ III .. ecl.: to l.' n!'illre Ih:ll O nlMIO Ilr u m ,lil t! Q l h,'hl,.'(: th e m arkel The bill reqUIres Commonwealth Edison and Illinois Power Ilyd ro h:lVl' Ix.:"-'Il h. ,m ..',- !, 11 m ... fun :-- f:ml ) to cut residential rates by 20 percent by May 1, 2002, all ow f~ r, from rn.lking din..'n .... ;tiL' .. lor :dl pro- h~t.,HI"c:' FERC Omli3! .., Mc ut,lnles to recover stranded costs and grant choice to corn­ " ornctl Ihal thclr IX) ... ,lIon" a ... mercial an Industnal users by December 31 , 2000, and to monorolie .. in C.1I1 ;IU,1 ,g," "-' reSidential customers by May 1. 2002. tht'1lI .111 unLtir Jlh .Inugco O n tariO U\cor L "'>. IX'''t:'f pnKluct.T>. II ~ p r ~ ... t'n lh tlro Onf.tnO I h'd", lu ...1 dd)( "ref3 [ t:" ... ri fo ..... fu el. IO~lu (If Ilion: th.Ul . 21 hillion, d rod,,-'uric.. l1 u dL'<.Ir h~ ;.mu "l.. lud\ "'~l~ ,KqUln.:U 1..\1ll.'11 th,,-' gel1l..'r.Ulllg p l.lnl'> I'mpont,·IlL.... pru\'inn.: 1II:\(.le . 1 11t.',1\ \ COIll­ helrt.~\t.' tlrJ[ u i\ oj 1111.' pttn id­ Illll m!;n t I n nlH I l~; l r pn\\ e r ing ()ntano I huro ..., III t R':lI C Tkll bllfdcn tnggcrcd :1 r ~llc . 1 l.·ompL'ti l ivl.' pow "-'r 11l,lrkl'l inI..Te:t<"l' whic h hd pl'd 11111 1<1 in L.l n .. d" .. b rge'>t p rt l\'IIl<" "-' p r l..· ..... un: lor I h l' hn:OI k tt p The hr~"'lk llp 1'1.· p rL'se m'i ~l Until It:-. f1l1 :mu.d tl,ffKldllt.':-­ .. tL' jl 10 \\ .1 I'd intet4r,ll ing [li t:' are re .. nl\ ed, il b unli kl..·l y 111 .11 Ca ll.ltli.l n and l. ~ (Jntlrio H) dro w il l pow(:r grid :-. into onl.' he .Ihk lel p ur .. ul.· lClmp l'l lI h l' m ;lrkct ""gnifit.lll! ..,;\le ... In \\ \1\ .... prl..' :-' l 'lH . thl..' '- Illtcd ClIuci i;l n cnJ1l ­ "I I J I t" .... Th,,-' p ~ l nll'" roullnd) rl.ln j .. thl.· m:lrk"-'l Po\\ cr lO n...... ~J1t III .1 IlIng­

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IBEW JOURNAL, JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 1998 15 LonJon ailing

In .1 prl· ... ' Il'1cJ't.: f n.1Ill continu e d t '\{"', )'\ .1 puhlH ... t.:r\·ln~ u n iol1 (11 1.\ llhllU' I .ngl •• no, <.1:rLl' d 1h.·ll·tHhl'!' l 19')'. \\,orl.. l..·r ...It Yotbhir\' 1'Il'l'lnc· II ) \\l'll' ... ttltl1l1..'\\ III li nd nUl Ih:1I It)!) IPh.. \\(lulc.1 hl' d nlll­ Parm r hip n.tll·u-I",·,I\ 11l).t .• hoU! .'\011 pt.'C)­ Continu ",It.. In ,hl' (OfplIl.HL' ll'nh.. 'r l'ht.. : loh 10 ...... ".... 1I1\'(IIH ... nme mn\ LOl,11 12.;. \\ ;tlnUl As the debate about electrocltV delreguI8'tiorli1! oj lil t,: \,,( Illlp.1I1) .... ll1o,1 l·'p.:ri­ C lt.'\.· h. , Calil"lJl lIlJ, .Hld P•• I. Ilil. t,' nn .'d ' 1.1 11 \\ ho .In.: 1t.·;ldmg ( •• 1 .. &. Fief!! ." (,0 II/ ( ~ &F J place around the country, one l.sue ofIenJlJlrI9"!'lf l1l'rlornwr... in ,h\"' II' til'l L! .. J lI ... t h~LH' n.!Jlfirmcd I h ",'lf tontll1 l1- the tax revenue states stand to "'sa 0 oe \\ hI) , .. oulu uc~d ... w.;h ~I hlm\ inA l"OnUllIl mL"' nt 10 laho r 111. 111 - IS mandated Ix.:t'oft' till' Clm"'lnl,t, 11011 <.1 .. \,;; 'l~cmCI1l p~l n ncr.-Ilip In ;1 kth.:r The Arizona CorporatlOfl Comrr \\ Iw IWo \ mt:rll... ln dt."(.lflc..'t1) .. Ignt:d on Oc;lolwr l I'.>l.-"t' Pt. .&F 1,,·lll ploycf,." ;lI1d prof­ thl' 1It.'au IIlliu.: 111 1.4..'t'u-". lIahlllty for P(;b.1 rl'llth.:l'd Thl r .... Iud 'llrl:'at.iy The nri)t.in.11 p.lIlnl·r.. hip IX"CI1'1 6 pcrn'nl t.ul III luh~ j.!rc\\ out of heated hauk..... on:f III thl ('()!np.lm· -"IOn pri\,:lI i- dll\\ n ,'JlnA ,f) I I)C)~ \\h"'11 1.1I 101l. hom - I ~ II) 'NO- lAx .. ) 11 6 (: h;'lt),:l-o th.1l \\or"-­ 11ll' ciCl U 11I1\ u I ... lnhullo n \ \ ",'1\ .' h.ullll llg fol'('(" rt'tlu(.uon ... .Intl "I11pply htt ... I"e...... t.' .. f l:.'m;lin addnlon, ,s competition dnvetl down ~ ....""'N , .. ervin' rc liabllil) .•1 .. \\ dl .'" \\ II h t ill' YClI k ... h, rl' Fll:'(tr iL iry revenues Will a fall PG& I'>' :lh lli t~ to r ...· ... p(md so as peopl lake the mo"";;:'1fIj (,rllup, \\ hill., thl' gt.·IIt..' r:lIlon dft·c.:l i,c:!v In .. IIHm... 1Ilt! nthl'r save on electrICity and spend ~ en 1hi~ that hll.,rm.·." \\ III lx.' 'l'l li p w!lh :.J l.·l11l' r~enc. I \'"'" 'x'\ l:rt.' \H.';Hhc.'r be taxable "'''·r~lr. Ll l 11\\ nl· ..... hlp .;,rnu;t un: in LllllorOl;( dllnn~ th.1t tune tllm nr.qn'! l",lIflll~ln uj Wh e some may disagree wit prm c.."lI th.1I Ilk." 100c.JI ... pn.'\. .iJt..: \orl.. ... lnn· I"IntrKII\ ;1Ot! dw.!1 few dOubt Iha1 Iha economy In tlonlt \\'l'fl' ;i(.:lllrall' A/a0ll8 L'~l'CUll\l' III \ F P .Iod \\',1\ n.... In \ pnl 1')9:;, PlJlS:E (..111 B,unl·ttl. \Ill' "h.11I111<111 01 ldl'U the HOt) 1:I)'olf~ .Inti becomes competitive Utlhtl. In At zOlia pay '1'01 bll1H: and PH':-" Ilk.'nl or p k-d~l'd (1 \\ ork IO i11 11y .. ~ ir h '\C! ... ,tld, I hi ... 111, ln; lgl:'lllL'nr lion '" state and local taxes througllthelr electric thl' Ulllon III dC1l'rt lll11 11 1g how I l'.1111 h •• , nll\\ t Il·.l l l·d th L' 1I1;i IlV \\'or k ,,~ ,I n.: 11'·I.'c.lcd lO $332 millIOn ,n state property tal Irf UUUhh ;Jhout our 111 11 lll.J 1 11i.1t \\ h, 1I h.l pP\·m·<'\ In o ne inll'nI 10 kcl.'p I hl"l p;.tr1n ..... , llIp ler but uti ltV workers would be tonJed ~";>':';j"";; l'mll1tr~ Il'r'lth III h .•prc.·n In on lOUfX', ',.UU \ ll,.. 11\ , ;U1odlt..'r I It.'rl· ... till pfuol I

,. IHEW JOURNAL. JANUARY/ FEBRUARY ,998 f 1:"rI .\nf('-- "U hal U ('

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he IU:;UI 01 >111\ Id.. ,\ 1"lIm "'!.lIlon i .. till' Brolhc.:r '()~.. ·ll-..l,:I,"1 I ll·~t.,11 I1h:lIdx'l' 011111.." mn\ ,... Throad, ;1'" ('"I1It'r Tt,.- "f"lIl' olthl' In equIp-- ,10 l',pl.·ril.·nl\·d Il·t.·hnll.tI dln.. "lIOI. opl.:r.illT1~ 11K' ltIenl in Illl\"( ." the ...... : I.ldlilil'" I'" \l,.h;\1 ('(1011'01:0- '\1.'\\ Yorl... \\ hich hro;ltI· till' J m ~I,gL" '" th .1I .!rl..' p ut on tilt.: ;11 1 Ihlllllgholit till' t.;l~r,.. .! I h OIll," .1 da) In b m~ldt\ I ', 1 d;l)" II I~lkt" ... ;o..oliu prolt:"~ I O II .II " til l.'n~lIr ..· thl' ph1no ,11H.)\'c, Brothl'f Ihill tht: ri!:lu pf\l!:r;t11lI11il1~ .md l·OI1lIllI.:rl·I;lb ;In.. ' Yon 1..1..'1 '" u"ln~ .1 LOlu h rom· rciaved 1(.) \·Il'\\l' ..... on linK' ,lIlt,1 in Ih,,: P'OPt..'f urtlt'r. plllt.'r III kl't,'r 11ll' I.'k'llnm Ir.lllit' \\ hidl io; Crud.l1 In .10 Inuu~tl'\ \\ h«..'f,"' c.'ac.:h "'l·c.tll1d n{ 1\\ 111).( ~111( 'Ptllh I H l'f Ihl' .UI"\\.I\ 1..'''' i-; wonh Ihotl.... Jn'-f.. oj doll.ll'''O 111 m, lm tl'lL"\ IMOn \Y,-' olll'n ,...... lIllI\.· 111.11 il11.I~~'" \\111 ht: Ihere

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IDEW JOURNAL. JANUARY IFEBRUARY 1981 17 Syracuse Training Cente Gets Familiar Name eptember 12, 1997, was a proud day for IBEW In t ma­ tional President].]. [larry. O n a briglll FI id" a(lemuoll , the officers and members of Local 43, yra U' , Nw York, Clnd the local chapter f d, National Elccuical Conrracmr A - iation ( E A ) dedicated their new apprenticeship facility- named the John J. Barry Training Center. Local 43 is Presid nt Barry's home 10 al uni n.

nlt! ('efCmUn) W:J.:-. P;lll of:1fl t.:~Pl-'(·i.I Il )' (ommilmt'nt to l.'dUC.\ IIIOn ,Ind tndning, l..lx':.ll 13. IIKhl(.\mg m~ father ~I nd m:.mv p11.)Uu \\'..."ek.. :nd for Local Lt ..b il nAI,'_ ", ,n' nnn\uU\,\\ "f1\.' ,t:h, Pre"1(.Il'nl mhc:r'i hrmed it.. lOOIh ;l nlll\~r~Jf) lhe.: nC,'M d:'IY. 13:tn,)' CIPJX, nMIlt: nl.~y lk.: 1I1.'o<.:nlx."C.I on lIu!" -Lo(..:.d -1.1 I:' proud to \\ I.:kOlIlC \:Jging ,lit: honor I1t.· ... l o\-\I.,"-' 011 111m h) hUlklmg,H Pn:slclenl 11:111)'

the IBEW/ i\.ECA Training Cl."nI~" 10 l~ (:~ ll.-..e <}f the g(xxl \v .. k t ,1 fe,' 1111.1.· J tlt.lIl~ lOU ffUli1 tlt~ "uuom or nl) ht..-an International Pr.:."idc..Anl B trt;;menc.luu:-, honor. ·1111..'> I'> m~ 11Ilion uf h l:-' ~ignlfica ll! comribullon."; III h(.· (, H U~1: Ih(' "piril of coO)nliU llcni III our home. All 01 you :.I re Illy ex!cndt-"'lI f:uuily Iltt: 1I 1"' lI lb\.',~ 01 lIII,' IUE\'.:' ,l n t.! Ih(' Indu:-:.u-y Hild ttl lilt., prlndplc:-. of tr.Ltil' 1\0 maner w hal nff.ct" I have (.·vcr utlainc<.l communilY. - .sev~rJI "pc~lkcr. .... Indud UOlOl1L..,m- hdd dl'.lrly hy the million ... 01 in thl.· lUEW. nOllung make:- !TIl' pmucicr inl' 'iynl(':u'>L' Mayor I(ur B,,:rn:lfdi, mcnlh,.'~ who h,l\ f.: 111.:'1.:11 ;am.! ilfl' 111 our Ih.J1l to (.·:..Im· .J l.":Ird from Local -13. I \\ ere on hand 10 pr~H,"'l' LO('~ II 1.1 for '''' f;lllk.. '\\Hull.! m:vt.'r h:lVC adll~\'cd .my· rt...-dg{' ,hal I \\ill never LaX In Ill~ ~:omntil- lon~ history of prom(ne n c~ ,,) ~yr.\<':"'Iy.: 1hm).!, In hfc w\l hm.1t the gUIClancc ••1">..., i... 11'lent \1) reprc:-.cn\ m~ Inl..:a\ :md c:nry on and Pre'iid L" nt l'\:Irry for hl~ hft.: long \;II1('l..' :and ).!I:nu inl.: (.I r i n g o j tho,"'c 111 lE.... l1~idl t ion.'l :.111 thl:' day" or my life." 01

18 IBEW JOURNAl.. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1 998 District Progress Meeting

At the 53rd Annual AII l'r IlU .. lIlL· .... \1.1I1. 1 ~t:''' ,h.' ln" D.I,-id. 110"" rL'pr(· .... L·nl.uht.· Itlr Ir'll..1 1 ,"", 1)1;IIIHmt l It lr (;;1 11- L(x;d ,01, IkllO, 'II..'\,ld;l, (allL:d ti n;: 111L:L'l in,L{ 10 l(m l l;1 Ninth District Tlul:t.: \\lllk ... 11 11Ih d l HHIi'lilh 'd 11\1,.' -.c.. ' 1 ( Illd ( 11(.11.; 1'. Ninr lr 1)1",(11\1 lntern:lI in n.d \ 'in.' Pr\: .... d:l\ of tlw pro~IV""." t11c,'l'tllIg till' !S tOadr.I"l Progress Meeting, dl.'lH I\ l lt.:lr:wl 1\ 1C)\\'r ...·~ IlIll'udllU.:tl u I TILI.: r ~ alld l\·ll< p holll,.· (, (1\ ('rr1ll ll'1l1 \X "( lrk"hllr. Ivd hy held October 8- 10, dignil .ll'il.'''' (0 dl'lt'g,lIe'" PI'lt''ot.'1l1 \ \ "1..'1'1.' 111 1Vn1.1 In! '111:1 '1(111;, 1 l(q}ll'''L' l ll:I!I'L' ~ 1~llh;lfd IS.l1'ru" lion:!! PH.::- rdl:nI .I. .1 B:rm'; Intl.:f1l.1li(JIlJI 'x·u ... · ,Ind Ul;.rl~·" "Ihl·rn.tll': 1111.' \I:!IluLH'lurin,lt I IIli­ 1997, Lake Tahoe, 1.11) I"d\vin Ilill !-.l'n rClr r Xl.'("utiv\..' ·\ ...... 1->[ ;1111 10 lll'" \\c ltk ... IH Ij1. 11rl· ... I.'r\II.'t l l l\· IlHl't'n.llillrl.d lh.. p Nevada, delegate 111\: Pl"l· ... ,d clli. \ ·m ...... · lll (rlh:JIl): Il.l t IUln !l;l 1l 1'(· ... I..'IlI.l lt\l·.... \ 11 lIm('''' ,l lld Hid1.lnl I{ngc.:r .... ,IIKI CI)<.II· Howdl'n, :-' \" '\'\"'11111 1) b lnd JE<: 111l'mhl 'l, 11lL' (.OIl ... ln" Ilnll \~ l l r1..... hu p. kd hy lnH.:rI1.l· were provided I\lillul1 h;"lL'r; II IE W nin':l\(lr nr Hyl.l\h 111d Ill l1lal l{L'I }tl· ... I..·rH~ltl\l' .. 1) .111 l'I I\\l"" ,rilL! .1411\1 1 another opp rtunity Apl","':r l'i CI.l il' ,~ro lt , II~r\\' i)irL'C1or 01 Fd uc, 1 I luI1 h'r, PI'L".,ldl'tll It IlT,!, :'ll'('fI'Ltr\ IHIl :Ind 11 lf l'dol .... 1,. 11\1 ,til ,·0I1111hlllt,·d .111 <.1 p:ll l idp,UI..'d to share their IIt ll1 1\ 1,l rLllcl 1.I..'I "ll1gl,:I': .Iml FXl-'L'U Li\t:" l) i l(;'~ !I )1 Jlnwr'lon ' 1.llIlI lton 01 11K' \~ 'l·~l<.'rn J{1.:gIOll 41f 111 Ihl' \\olk .. ltop,.. I dULlllnn Ikp .l !'!l1u.'1l 1 experience , their IIw \.,lIlon.1I Fk'crrK,11 (:OI1(It1 1)11"\.'<101' l l'hingL'1 ,It.l\t: .1 \\ l'II ·rl.'i.l"l\l·d p l·l.. ·.L·"· issues and strategie In II!''' addle,...... l'rc''' ldl'llI l};tm' pr.tl',.. ~... d 11w I.ltlllll nn IJII/MII/I.! 'h<, 10(,11 I UIOll, .il t!'.'!' \\'Ilkh dd1.'g;l It! .. Inr Iht'ir 1'.... 1 org.ml/ing. ,lIlti Cllnlllr· 1 from an International ;\gl."'d th\?111 (0 H: d(l~ l hk d l( ll h \O\\ d rtl o rg,t n i7 I I'd \'fllt~ ]111' ,.\ 'hI' '/tllo! 1II..;lo"lIIl'lIr 'If our and District-wide Illg Ihl' lt l1o rg.IIlIIl'll. I k' ~lalL:d Ilut It I~ lIl" .. , lIlH'III.r.W 4J/'rhc' ,I)lr J'/'URn' ...' I fto{.'IIII,~.' ! perspective. IIFlpor1.ln l 11l .1t dl'kg.lI l· .... incrv:I."l.· 1' 011 111':1 1 .I\\'arL'Ill:~" III tlll'll H,:," P1.·I.!i\ L' :I]'L":L~, to prepMl lor thl..· l:h.:l1iOI1 l'\TIe IlI..;1 ,illl'. •d l'n':"llk nl

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\nd .... 0 Llh.: Ill'\\ IIU \\ juur/1U1 <.:une New Look, New Format, In hl.:. New Style Serves Readers Better 01 tOlIJ"L', Ille J1I,I,I.!:.IIln~ 1:-'11'( .. 01.::\\. ... \\ h .11 ~()1I .11 ... ' holding .' th .. · 1,11 .. ;~[ im.'u r- 11.1I10fl "j 11\1.' IBF\\ ... ollk:wl pubhc.llion "It IVa. lime to Jl1lhing a little Jifferently," ~aiJ IBEW Ih.1I d.tln h,llk 101114.' f.'Mite .. 1 d;ty~ of (he Int mammal Pre ident ).). Barry in 1997. "We neeJed ((] ma ke lJ1110n \ .. I Ill: 11\1 \X rrn~n.~~'''l:d and changes in the 1BEW j cmmal in orde r to oervc uur reaJer; prllllm).: h.. · dl1l o1()g~ .I(.l\:mn:od. Ihe jw(r­ /101 Il,nl,:c.tl'U 111,1','" dl~II1 1-tl:" on'r the herrer fi nd util Ize our reSllur e~ in the m0,t effective manner (\'-"\.10\.· ... The.: h"'Ie.. 1I11!-'lOn of the !lug:.­ ['ossihle for the good of fi ll ou r member,. ' IlIll', h(m C\ 1..'1 n:I11.lIn'" the :-O;lInc: to _--I Wr\I,.' ,1'lh L' IIIlK I,,1 HlllL' of thl' !BE\\', to pn l\'id... , 1llI..',l)h"',, \\1111 111.'\'''' .( bout their

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When the Grand Coulee Dam Needed Expert , Local 191 Memb r Answered the Call

he a:.s ignment \Va" ::t tough one: Replace a m::t sivc generator at the G rand Coulee Oflm in thc state of Wa-hi ngron with min­ imal down t imc flllci wirhrna el i curhing the rotor inside. This looked like a job for IBEW members. And so it wa, . rhl' 1,Id iny .l1 Ih.. , (j r.l nd COll k'\.' 1).1 111 hOll:'lc ", Ihrl.'\..' la rg,,-' "'uo 1lII.'g:\\\ all g l.' l1l'l .1 tor... OnJ.! lIlall) hUiIl .In<.l in ... "t1 h.'d In thl" I.l h ... I {ro .... th .. · ... I.: dlll'lI. \\..;lh,'I" -( o\Jkd gt.·n ((mIll/Nee! W1 I/(~,'f /1(1,L,I( 'j --

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J 2·fnot·h lgh eXI<;llI1g .o., t.ttor 'i"'ould hl..· IIKhllk·d l lnion Ill\.'1I 11K... ' rron l lll\.' 1'nlx::-,. rcmovt·J-in ont;.' piCli..:-lI'llhorll (11:"1111'/)­ 1I1 !:til" ,"p rln,\.( ot 199~ . 1.0c:1I 191 dc(·· iN~ the mlOr '111 . n\.'w sl.ltor wCHlid tlR'n IlId.ln ... Ill·g.", p l ep.IJ.lUOIl' tor one of 111 ..· be lowered over the rotor .Intl (I;.'.. :on­ 1l1~1I0r cl~LlnLlI :ltll\'Hle"t-~ 1 ;1I0r \\ Intimg m.'lh.. .oJ (0 tit\.' ..:XS!)lUlg plant ..... ~lcm.'·•. ilhl.IIl;llIon -111", "'l.lIor ,,·O .. Il· ... 1,'<'lnt;lin C;·W For ..,ueh ..In "unCUt: toh. qU;lhl~ h:th­ ,1(11' ..... Ith of \\ tilth h{lltt.. J lOp JmJ OOl­ niciJn ... "ere net'ded Sie.nel'l.... Pm\~1 tom rnclll.'l h.l.. nll'~' h.lr\ ;It\:' lIl"ol'nt:d Corpomllon. (lit: Gennan comp:.Jn) Ih.ll into ,101 ... "1Ih .1 h.lld u1nnJ!. p.l ... t ...·-fill...:d pm\ id{'d the new cnmpol1em.... hJU Ih\.' "r.lppt·r .lI1d ;-,101 \\~'dgl ' !'o .lI"t· lIl!'ltJ.lk"lIIO choice of hringlng In its own (1('\\ 01 hold II Il' h;lr.... III plan' \,('orkl' r .. ,tl ... n tcch n K i ~ ln'" from theIr \Ilh... ~1lI h.t."C. \\'1., hl.I/I,:d t ,OH(I 'I.lle,r h.1I t·urr.. '!ll iHtd \\ .Ilt.' r consin. b<'10ry o r luring 1(X':d !:thor. From c;onn ...·lIlom on thL' :-l.l1or IXIr \.'l1t L... , :1', the heginning. there wa..; no qllc:"'lion th;'lt wl'll ,L... nn tltt, rin~ hu ... (...-ClOIll.·(,tor .. '1"'11'"

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('{)fl' ,and cOndlJt.IL'd 1I1,,',ht,.lft-'Illt;1l1 (ht'lk .. fm n.IUI\UnL""'~ i.l nt.! hClght Ihb I n.. ''' oj ,Ipproxim:lh:lv 'Ii", III ""I!-:hl UJfI .,Tlkll, \\ nrking 6U h(lur'" .1 \\ ...·l·k. u)mpklcd ~L .. ... mgk ('Oft' In Ic" 11t.1n 1\.\0 month", Prl.' vl()l1'I~. con:' ... m.tllcr th.m lJr.lIlu Cuulce hJH: IJh'n mtll.·h lon~l'r ~qU1nng largt:r • ...-r'I,.· W'" .md J.(klilion .. 1 ... hilt .. he lJOlqUl·I"h..· ..... 01 thl'" pmlc(.'( \\.b thl.: ~\JIUIOU\..'Ci output of • dl..·Oril..il\' lrom Ihl old gt.:n,,:r· .llor \~ hi!.: thl,.· IlC\\ "'(.!lor \\ .1'" hCIIlH IOM:.III .... J. \\lII(h r·~IIi/"-'t.1 ;Ihourl'''' 'i 10 million In rl.:\l'I"IUc-re\ fnlle th.1t \\ mild hr LO 520 million, gl\ l'n Iile Jel ll.11 10 .....

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30 IBEW JOURNAL, JANUA RY / F E BRUARY 1 998 Members Follow Through Displaying their ~1t:r kk \\';1" the rccipil'llI o f thc­ 1. I 12"1 ht.tl&l, HI POKTLA.. "\(} ser'olil::e aWt:r­ Of{ \\"': ~"Ilul,j hl-..: 1'1 Ikmk .tl i are, from left, "kl' Trade .. Coun .. ll· ... '-\"\ .l rd (II Local 143, Ln(:;J1 12'; m~,:l1Ihc,:r~ \\hn fnlluw ..:O ~lt.:ril Harrisburg. PA, Ihrr.tUp:h on C;11111l~ lht:lr I,~ I. Illl TIll;' ,~Slh o\nn u31 AW J.rd 01 ~Ienl 50'year members gn.~""ltln.ll n:'prt:~l'nl,I"\l'" on III( Dlnf1t:'r \\.1" hdl! OL1 1 II/,,'- .ll lh.... William Mattern, h~'" Ih~ dt.·llflL Illil \1"'r\ rt.·-fl.·l.!uLI Ervin "Bub" Dl'~mollLi \mL'nGI1U HI hOJ}l1T Bu .. lion hill. Fackler, James \1j..'T t\h:rick' Inr hi .. <.kdi<.:;IIKm Iud \ \ 'L' .m ~·"nI1l1Um!! lIur dlorb .11 Fackler and mnulner.lhk contrlhullnn-; ttl Ihl.' Ih(" ..... ~(t.. ll'\d III I )rq..tflll Iml \\<1 ... 11 Harold Cook. and lthnr lIl(lH'lIlenl l••• : hl~h..:r r.ll<..... I ..nk " ,HIt! Non ( ~I11~'~I.ln l:lIt: ... 1'h1" m~; l n .. IhJl ",'m~ Ir.lll ",n Kllhl I ..... nI..... 1 ;lIl1letlL bcilll\ I" it (krq,;ukuinn nHl'~ ... " lrullinn. C{IIl~r:lI u l: l1J /) n ... Ikrml.'. Inr ;tn '\(Jrkl.'r~ \ ... ho \\ill he wllrl-ing nn ,lh"UI 10 0pl'n, l1 ... h"'riIlP In the nL'XI 111<." I .., D"pL \If hll'rg\ Il'IL' J,,,,ed .J h\mor wl'll (\ ..':><...1'\' .... <1 '!it\' you con· plI.:\,l iII1 1~ W,I.'!,,' I')])' 1\;1\1 111:-01 uj..I'T' \.T,! 01 B,ld,!.;I ·1 1~1I11~'" ~p<1' fl ..... h;KI .1 )'ltl.­ a n Illlg.IJ in,1! !'Hllef l, IH munt b ... 29 pcn,.. '11I- \'llho Ll1 t.lII ld ll1).: l'uhli( PI' f.. tl l~ up "'IX·l-': i. hLT 10 (.'oll!inuL· 1(1 pill pr ""~"lIrl' nn hll1~ kd pn 'II·\ t' For .1 rq)f)f1 I III 1);II'I IU IX1l11 In ,,!• •I~ )t·;L:i ... l.lTur-. If I lL~l' .'\1r~11W (,III till' 11,i-; );,ml,· I ~ 1.lr tmm Oll'r, ,mel 11f III Lt.·~I ... l.lInr.. ,In' I~~ ... Ilk ..., I\ 10 01 Lo(',11 1;9 I1IL'ml~' r- in ",;ul..'wi.:.k· \\1..- 1V1 1l1 r" ('1 I...~,-,p ,·\,\'r\onl· 11 1)'111- 11\;1 1.. .., ..l).!t:'j [.1:1 .. Ix· "' Ufl· In I.... ' ,h\·m kmJ\\ hem U)\lI' 1 dJ~~<·" .lrL· .. 1:l\t·d luI' 1.111..' \ 1 prL...... ·nl ~"I Irl- r .. ·m;ull.. ..t L~.llh impon.lnt (hi.. l.lr-r",'.Id,,"(! J...... u~ b 1.1II11.ln ,mil 1,1i.:' I d"nI,l~ .II III(' lor lIur ntl.'1l1 lw.:r- \\c.: hop;,.' II 11' "c lrl..l·r.. ,mu l~lhor l ..'mpk 1(1(:.11 j=;1) wa,.. r ... '(:I)~ \\ III rl'1l1,lIt'1 1><1 Ihn .... l,L(h 11k: \\ mIn EUZ:\Bt-TH t-I ... HI 'UK. p .... nllnl .J.~ nrll' lit I h L (uP'" In lhe .,1,11~· t1'1· ll.runIHII'(Hl~ Agreement Negotiated (IHIJ.:rJII.l.lllnn ... ,lI\d I.. · .... \\I .. IIL.... New York State Assemblyman LI III I u I.U&...... • ... I. \\IIII;U'{i Your Civic Duty In nur T\Tt.:nl n:fln.·.. :' ... I .lme.:- Hn:ib~· Paul Tonko (Ieftl congratulates \\ \-'\1 dll" '''Tllln[! III 'O\l1l1hI'T I. I 1;11 II Ih ... lu&l· ... 1. \\ U 111. .... 11>1111\ •. \\.lh.Lm H.IIL''', 1)01l;lkl local 166. Schenectady. NY, BU5 , Mgr, Bemie Mericle {right! On \\orl.. h,,:rc i..... I{jwin~ .... JlU.,;I\ll.Il ;I'" KI'( \'. 11- \ ... \\ ... ~111t.· mill 11w.· 1\<11', J)oll,dJ hlM:n J{nfx'n reullll).!" receiving an Award of MeriL \\ Imf..'1 ,Ippnxldh:" ~ rlrOln I In 11\1- t'll·" \l·Jr, ho...... WI~hc...... In .1.11 101 J rr.!nt.. .101111 .. 0111 \)on '.H:hrc!nl.'f. 10>11 {hKIo.: Dc.. ,l1 ,II It.\ ..'r ( IWIIII ).!Ufl\1 \ ...·.Ir .lh,·.lll l\flli pk-filiful \1.11"111 P I.~t'f""f1. 11111~r Illtt:" J\"ul (';It-. 111.1} hdp I. ..·t'(1 t"UIPh l\I1lI.'fI1 \\lIr \.; tor III "tUll'I/, Darn'l T IIIII ..' r ;m,j 1t' .Idfn'oll " lImrfil CI!IP .1 rXlp'l.-1 ,111'1, 1.111111 11 .... mJ Hllf IJlllIll...... (age 84). Haro ld Slettemark (79 1, III R(, P\ Tlu: \.(lmlll .u\\t.·;lhh 111111 111 "-L'fTU\1I.IIIl.1 BL'.u h tl ,lOt! \'\ 1 .... 1>' I nHUn.... (I .... Willard ScoM 187 t, Georga Headri.:;k (·.IUrl, In .In lllll'Hlhlr..Jwd 11I1111U1';1I1 1901. and ErneSI Carlson 1971. n.~IUl·"'U.'c.1 Ih:1I Ih.: . l1l11lun\ rL·ul.~ dUI1l 0plmon, I\;h 1111<,1 an 1II111nl Their combined years of service as nut' Ilk' linton a .. Ih... • ..:,d,I",\l.' h;lr 1"111 ..IA.!I11'" till. ... 1..I1t: lh:11 hl{)•• I-I,.'~1 Successful Building Season ISEW members tot1:1 1<'1 Award of Merit .... 11 ,m.! In"lnlll)<"nl.III"n Ilt'pl Ilk:

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O J1 - l k rq.~lIl'lIion (011- \X-e JIV ~,lIjd",n l.' cl b} Ihl.' fl " l'n! ~·ontlllllH1J.t tIll' p:lt'l· If IIllr ( !lnlml.'· jY.Hch I(l ;! ...... tlrt:' Ih.11 om Ilwn J()h ~ II r'lUl:'.~ [() Ihrt';lll'I' ,hI:' fUIlJrt 11, dl' dl':llh !If 1I t1 l:'c Llll' mlX'r. ~nl~ \X :lr IOn, .Irc "u co,;C_'i.'ihli In Ihe bidding :!rI: fil k 1:J h ood (If " ur IIlilil)' 111 ~'ltlht' I "', :11111 for rl.!n Buo- RO;lrk, \XlilliJ Ill ~ liu ck ' ;( llim" ,Int! w l:" .....'on In~ I.lr11 Pud· Our ;tnn ual ~ ervk l.' l1in :lw:mb our lI lili l ~! I1ll· T1I I'W.:r~hir t'fmti1Hll'" 1(1 dlllg IIbm. 1111' wtll hI.' /m prnhll.'1Il l.ddH";IIIOI' \, .1 .' hdd 111 !-o l:ptl'm1X:1 dcdlnc With o,;~lllllnll inp. LiO\\.-I,si7Ln;:t L;I~I.·v and Ch.!rlll· .'Iklk m:l'y. Our \'\'l ' WCI\.· slckk'ncd b)' thc dt:d l'H'm \\'" well .ml..·ndl-'(I, ;mtl H W:I' g(1("I.1 Ill'\\ ", , ... Ilul our o\tl,ltil' ('I Jil P;OI.)"[ In M.'t.: Ihe ro,;t! tec ... KI..')'notl <;Iruuion juri:,dklion L, pllking up. ( ':!UI ,I I I.ll-\.lrit·'s work p klUfe .IW: I~ · 111 t\ UJ,tll"'l I(1Jlo\\ 111J.,t ,In lllnl."So" l it.- \\111 hI,: !tll ...... d ~pca kcr I\mth Dt...r.n1.1 [nl KI..·p BIll ;h .HI.' 1II,1Il\ of o ur :''-l .. ll~r IIK,II~ J IlI)k~ ~ood \.. ith ~t l'.ltJ} l'rllp lo} TIunk .. to our Offi(;l'r-, mcmlx·..... GnNlck ' I)elkl' lin thl:" "nport.lOll:' '\l't.'llk ...... 1'1 .... Iy \H' t .m u",' lult' Llll.:nl G TE nl'J.:0II.llllm ... Jll,'!pn 1:t~1 Octoher \.\oilh variou .. If)pk, un Ill..,: .lIu] ol)!.. m/t'r. \ \ t' 1\.1\ ..: fi kd nunWT­ or or}.r.ln izin~ Uu.. ~1gr ~lihon ro', I1K·n. \~ .... ;In' ;11'0() InnkinJ,t tor (lll.tlt (Ill' lmf.tIf lallur \lr:& a '1ltll '-l1Ik,ltl'fll lllanJ,; ... In Ihl.: '>l:'1n ,lOti !lit' '-'t111li1l1Ul"t.: for m;lk inA o..:f\\'l'o.:"l1 f )hio 1:t;1i;..(1O .lnJ C... ntl.:nor /JOtlH( mcmhcr- who look tinlC' I)ff \\()rk Ih~ J ~n.-; I t l" \Cmn~ for ,I II Enl:"Q.n Thl' Ul lli!\ lompafUO:" to 'Ipph' Ilil' I "h~ ,ld\l· rt",~ 1 Thl: L'n itl-u l'ninn \X'umen O1 ...'\.'t involved .Irl· Toledo t:",h"oll (0 Beware of fOi tnc ....-cond l"UNU) of C':l(h montn Ck\'d,md r k'\-1rK lIIumin.lIlil,l: Co. Unsanctioned Pickets '111.""0(;' d l on ....1Il: 1I11port.lnl 10 ~" nl.,,-'(I .11 .. P III UlbIOlU·.. ;H 111l' ho,;'rt-'Il 3nd Ohm F.c..I I">f1ll CII 1111." .... III nn\-\ L I 2"'" h.n ... _">I,l...l"l.... .IIl1.o,;""i&mlll. n,l' lor oq.:;:mllm~ "~<; hl~h hJ.,:hll1'1 I.... 111\: lIoforluf\.1to,; t.il.".. lIh of l..:IhQr Te.:mph: In pro/nelle nl1 .... mk.. III.-' l:llll'tl FiN rnl.·f).:~ ;md \\ III I ..· ..... \LD I, OR-Oq!:mi/l.'d 1r:ltk-"'IIlt'n .111 l·k.... 1ml;ln .. Iwlpc.·1 l'1llpl,)\l.... lll) 109. ",'duc.llion .tnd ....uppo n f()f .111 Ihl.: 11th 1,I~l''''1 m\·..... I.!f' (,\\ nt..'(.i \Itil h.lH· .II\\.I~' h:!c...I lhe Ihrc.lt 01 J unlun \\ UI1I"'O rht-- (l:'lhnKI .. n .. 1[\ In th\. UM.II""-. (.Olllnlllnll...Uton, Jlllk"'1 J:'" ,m", of thl" h.lrx.l1ntn~ nlCCI eH'1) "'-'toml ltu.··.. d.l)" .11 (, .mll IlIl't.·ltnJ.t ... "11IL .111 the 101..11 .. lhlp" In 11lt-'ir 'n~}tIIIIJlin~ IlInl pm ;11 Ihl..· -.;Iml:" 1(I~.;illlln "nit-'S\..' lmnh~d :Ifl' lakm.!.; pl;lu' hox ~ [n the Paditl' ' onh\\-l· .. 1 mt.-cunAs J.rc In addition 10 the rt.'~ .. I.uc-.tl 1·6 h ..dll'tlukd fur ~ rq.,. m.lm lUI \\ kx-~I uniOn.", h.1"· ,1 n<> ul.lr tlmnn n'k't."lm~ ... In Iklltngh.J.m ft--..enl.lllt," H,Il' .11 1"(.1 l .. lhll·~I .. ;t"" ">IlIh· d.tu .....• In Ihe'/r .. gn::l·ml."u.... \1l1unt Vernlln \1( "'n:l1l-hel' and fJ! ' .lI1h"l-.l (1lml Th~' 1.I1nl~lJ.tn :">lill 'o()lIIl1.UI1<...... Int-..I uni()n 1II1.'1ll E\·c..:r\11. All nlL'l"lin~.,..m: ('IIl'O to •• 11 Ihl'r\: I'" ~O!OI.! \\l·1I "nh II,,' .. lnln).! hL'f':-. h.J\· .... to nukc Jo..'<.i.,i,on .. n.'~.ud­ mcmh...... of t~ IBr~ :-.uppon ut tho.: \\nfl..~·t"- Abn nn Ihe tT1~ ptd..l'i-. plJl~1 un ",'&hl'''' .. h\ \1(FH~TR \X ~TFPII~\' p., Or}!.1I117ing rront. our Illcll ha ... fJlhlT union:-- Ont" of Ihe lurn.·nt ue .. l·lllpt--"i..l.Jn ()UI ... It1,· (.Im ... ru" pkJ.etin~ ... tr.II<:gil... ,In plal'" .m COPE Gear ing Up lion I'l.In Juno" \\ IIh Ih"" Ili:tn III ";1",'..1 ,l.mciuci, prll'C flO .1 ~ Ih: I. t 2tH (u~\t). rJ-J)AR HAI'ID:-. pl.lu,· \\1.. \.\0111 Il·J,:.;tnl nur IOdu':1) \\ IIl'I'l ont· unum Iu ... .I IUrl'o(llt L-\ --<:nn~r.lIUL I IMllh III fil111lL"I nu ... LU(..I1 1:,.'1 pl.In" III .IAATt· ... ~" l'" 111>11 I' dl'lllUt: \\/lh :mulhl'f unum \1W_ .... l't1 ,,>,IJ.t:lr 011 III" Au~ 1.3, ll)lr !I10nllf,r IUlnU1l1i1n 1.IflIf:HII ..... 1(1 II, lmJ'nturult-' Ih;ll \\l' I" .. O~J· ek.'l"t ..W1 ;,I'" L't(;o;.'Uti\-(; ' <:n"l1;.ln· Tf"l";l '-"'\."~HI..' .! k,d pl.t}ln.,: ,,\.Id 1111 "llr 1117. \1 \.U1'I ..,II1" 111."">11 II.lck~.... "lo..:ll) h.l\'( local 288" Waterloo. IA. Bus . Mgr. ,Uf('r of th ..: IOW.l reder.Hum of unum .. -OOlt.1( \tit .. •wel 1'>ru\ ,d\, .1 10 "t...... unum pltll'tl ,Ig.un'ol: tlllllln Ri tchie Kurtenbach congratu lates 1..111I}f All t,( I'" .11 I... )(,Ii .?H 1 \~ III n1L...... dl'll'!1I "'1.1I1<1.lId til h .. Ul~ a\1~!uI\ 1111" 1;!('lt I..nnfLl'ot:" .. 111\.'1nh,-·" \\hn ser",ica award recipients Jerome Ken. hlll Ih\.' '>late 01 !O\" ,I WII! bl'llC ~1f1d Ir.Jl!1lI1~ ,iftc..:n J<, nO( havc..: ... ulflc1\.·nt infnr· Mackin Inow deceased). Forest iii from hh ,",rl>n~ k·.IlIo.:r.-hip l..t\ltHY T~.Cl Jr' l' 1\ \\ IlLIIIIIII 10 1II.1kl· .n) 1I1 fonlwti d\"ll' Havi9 and Harold " Curly" Shultz.

32 IBEW JOURNAL, JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1998 .1 1l111l-UnlC1!l .. hop 111 (ll,.lr ar.. ·a Tht: Bros, (jl'n~ l~\\ h .. G:.lf)' Carlt .. ll' \IJ!T JIIll Ik..T~\::r. Ame Minor Jr. ;.100 orgam7.er. Many pt..'Opll' w ould nUl Cflnt r ~1I tor Im'otved W : I ~ finl'd )llme<; ~cn11'11.. D:tv id Cnrri gil 11. l'veryonc who ht'l p~ d w llh IIIIS h3Vt' w:.mle(j tn give up such a S76.CX);.) hy l()\\.l-OSIIA 1)\;,\\;1)'110,;' \ 't'rrnillion, M:!rvin Tk nlon Itnrx'rt:11l1 c .... ent g(XJ(J, .stt:ldy job for o ne thaI !I'I3JlY Olll locil lll"ld il., fiN c harity g.nlf .lnd j3me., Rudolph Plt:';1M' femem­ We are !...Tl rmnuJng to bring non­ con... iocr th.lI1kl~ . Hul Ro~".,o; loyal­ ruurn:Jlll~m :Ind. with Lhe help of hl'f I h wntm~ We Milh.:r :InO Pal Wardlmv irir <'l:l1mg mg.' ;Iml Wi im l)l\~"'tl grow T11cre b power ;!.xi .,o;:t r,,'l y In Ih:mk Ko}' for :111 hl~ l'ffon.., (and IIp th l.' \:'\t'n! ,1I1el " r I l llT)k"l; nn~ Ii I UO DICK MELTO~ .. A:'ST. ID-l n Ul l1l)t:." r ~ or~:! nj ?tng rl!quirc..· .. lut:; of effort) II ;1~:l1!l nl.'xt yl':lr. \IIGHAEL }(AY DII.U Ert, p~ and w ish him :.lncl hIS \\ lfl:, T~rri, \IIKI' \tlLLE~. P'-l labor Wins Again Ihe 1)6( LL" 301 ti,n,n.-...""p.(}. \'l.£'A5.A .."\.I A Tribute to Bro. Rassm&n OUf n",\\ orgamzer i!'i Be-.Jrnan A New Stadium? lUlL. Ct\--Our t.."CoOo1mr ~... houm­ I I ::HO (u,I~:a:at\i). POl'GH~ ~~t....oorn. our former pres:. seCI'CUC}'. L.l 191 (j ~·m.nh,n.".~PJ&~O\'j, Ing. ,md Iht:' unt:'lT1plll~ ment nul' I~ KEEP"IL '''---0n ~i>l. 30, t<)IT". He Will keep Ihl.: tUOlnenturn !hit \of),'.'EAPOLl:-. ..'""-Our \Im ,II .In ,Ill-IIOW 1<1\\ I Yl'l, 1.111;'. 1.. ,l't the Fn1l':-1 I' ~Raz.z" Rassmao mafk\:d Roy {a nd Jay James hcforc 111In) Ih:"ol,l L,,'gi~l.ll ll r t· 1:-' I k'tl: l lln~ whok "lOry, \'('ltill' profit.!> :1r1c' ~t:tck­ hl" 'jOI!) !'-.... rviu:! a!1!1IVer~ary wll h h llilt f(llli ll ~ GO(l(J Illck. 1l;:r.ll1on In hi.~ hUfl(")t" w::J..... held ;II the apprt't:L:!It:." thell hdp.. pnl\ Ilk-d wllh :1 I\<"'W 1"l;1"",,"xdl -u­ With thl~. Iht.: 13,IY Ar..:.r ~.rrld Rt..-c..I llook \ F\\'1, and h .... W3~ pre­ I'k'd ... t· gl't invoh'~-d in }'our 10C31 oillrn ", or lhi,.. \Hltlng 111 '\(l\t'!11' Tran~it UI~lfil:1 (1\AK')"1 \\!lrk!.:'r., "l'ntt..'(j the' IRE\V "l"r\icc .. w:ml and and your communlt)·.. Gandl ":ud, hl'r. 1'0 Ut:'ll," IIHl h;I" } l'l ilL'l'n bL'WIn :J ~ t rlkt: that pul tht.: hmkt:'­ plaqull..' from Local )20. In :l1Ien .. ·Wh.llt:'v .... r you UI' will "r:t.:Tl1 n':l\lwd ( ;l1l~rw.:II(lTl Ilf .L nl'\\ ~ta­ o n rmn::;purtarion in SeplcmlX'f '97, d:rrlu.: fm ~l lI.~ ~ rthu t t' W t'fe hI" falll­ mSlgOlfi<'::lnl, but II j .. very Imp! II1;lnl diurn wOllld pn l\·id.. · our .lrL·,1 wilh.l .md Ihl" lInp;ld \\.I~ felt IhTnu~hout il)' ll1emhcr .... Hl-\\ ork .... r!>, fri ... mJ.. thai yml du II.· lot of work thl" It,\ \r"";1 and rnmp,"lIlY mall.. 1gl·mcnl AL-\:\ L WTITE.'lKA P.!'o cllln.·l1Ih Ihl' \\lorIo, PIUUII' III !Iur In Ih,,· :Inion, Ih...... r"\'ux' and ;1.re.1 I .. \t.~ !-!und .\... flf Ihi .. \\ riunp. Ir:Hl!'it union.. tORl'ltK-r J.fgu ..-d th.11 "41L.L••• Local 320, lhue ;m: 6S ~mfi!lt..x1 dll~ In lhc w~ ITkt'r'l \\ ,1J.!t:'''' I>hou Id fl..·flll..·l t .3 Thanks tor Poughkeepsie. h.( \1. wllh .lI Nlilt 2.0() tr:II'l'li:r' \\ork­ ~h,trt:' nl tht.: t·nmnlll}.... p m!!t... Till' SO "tus of Dedlaled NY, m ember In).!. in " ur 10(:11 TIl!'> ;llIlOlI l11 of llllinTl" t!!I1crj.t..-d vktoriollsly from .3 5en."ce 10 Ernest F. work I' I.:xp...·t1.. 'tl [0 continue well "i IX .. d3Y .. tnKl· ,In effu rl wbilh CenUiI1 Hudson Rassman was thmuJth Iht· \\ 1Il11'r Th~r~ .m: int.iudl..'ti elllllln;ulon ~l! ;r l\~U-IIl'r honored on nUnllt-'rllt.. .. jlrllll''lI'' .HllUnJ luwn 11;1\ ","'Icm. wllll.:1i h;lo allo\\ ..-d tilt.' Loca--l n.O-- IIEW the occasion mdudtn~ rl\ L' 11\'\\ lI11iu... town" t:ompID) 10 Iowcr W.l1-!I...... rnd dlvitk of his 50th oown!O\\ n uiliunl"'rn h} 1); I }in~ nt'\\ hire'! I.. , ..., •.. the L"'''''''''~~~'''· anniversary Our 1l!"g,u1i7ing ~'ff(}' 1 ... h;I\(: J.;nrll· lor l:ljllal '-1.'1\'11 t:.". with Central .... l'fV 1,\ l'i I II ...... ·!" IltL' 1':1'1 ,"'l':lr \X I:' \'1; '1.0' a l l.u(.1d 'S(J2 wcr.. · 111 "trony Hudson and h:I\[' chnll11:l\t'ti 111(.' lowu P;{~' "J,:ak ;ooup p on o f the BAI{T \ .... orkt·f... ' tile local, rl.c.lch:nll.tI r;1l<.: '0\\ .lil Ihl' lIl:.ldo.: cfflJrt~ .. lid u1n}.:r,ilut:ltl· ,111..'111 "n I'I1In1t·\1Ul·I~. tl)fllt1 ..;, .. ,;!1 :lnd rl'''l IllL'lr \IClOr. R.1IL. 1)t'g..In h~ Glft'tl" with U:n­ tknll:I!. :1Il' .... Iminj.t. I!I\,.· .... "11<.: pol\" Fur t.k:uib of ;I recent I..octl \02 tnl Ilud'oCln :1" -' 'Wllundman- In Amtrak Developments and do IX>lh comnwfu,tI ,Ind tI."l (J(~! promoted tn work .. DC-A1 .hl" \v ntHl).: In 111l' f;tll, Iltl.: have IWell .Ih!t· ~II "T).Plli/t· 1T1 :H1)' I:l ill this mOll th"l>j(lllnw{ In).: forr:II1.1 11 , the rXl.~l li un hI:' CUf­ I:l"l kw month...; il,l\'l' hc .... n fu ll of nlOfl' d ...... clr"lcun, ... Int! ~·OTllt: l tlUr.. hr RI CIo.. 't LY~'\ .. P.'\ rentl\' holtb. 1k- 11:1' '["X'nt his r:nure ,l m.Il'I}' .m liLil');tti!JT1 ,md 'rt'cub~ "n'l'nn~ ,) mlldlllllln' :11I1":1111\l' r.11l' Clrl'l'1 .. t,'r\iidllg. (U."\Ollll'r" m lion Our lncal W:I" p r l'p:lnn~ \I) 111"11:1, \\,Ih Ililllln'o(li(""IH prol)k"l11~ New Training Facility l)ulchl'ss County .. I Ie completed honor picket 1i1"h.."'S In Ihc event Ilf ,I un wl"k.t.ht:r It 1~ r...... I<.!l·ntu.1 or l:om .. 1..\ .. -il)lJ (l.o,u.rb,"p.IKl1.U). r~·H.. nlfiullon ,10...1 pule lop rL""-1..I1:' !>Inkl:' h\ tht:." Brulht-rluxxl of \bm­ lIleR!;11 WI.ri. COI.IJ'''''II.I1. 1I.-IJ'X;,i1 ~,.) I" prll in Au~u!oot I')q' It'J'lallll' III' W;J~ F.. mrloyl.'I..... (B\I\'('F I ,\i'\ll'l ...,'OI'E. !'" r.vl', ..hll~ \\lth It-. T\<..'\\ rr.I!T1U)/4 ff)[fl\.' pll~"'lhlL' 1.1f).:\'-' ,oh, 111 ~h l.: l!I1 pn)\<.·TI1L'nl t1.I!', .. t', fll!' 1111Ifnl'\'- iii', (1l1l1tnuin).: 'o/.'I"\ll"· to Ihl' tlmtlll ]91)7. ,I tl:nl;!li\ e .. t:."ttll'lIlcnl it.l:>. \I,.ork~. \'I; 'i(h ""ITI<..· 1, llk l hl.'~v j(lih 1\10.:11. t'1c..' :\l1 d \I!~' m;,}' ll:-.c 11Il' n ..·\\· ;Int! ( .:t·I1tf'.l lllmL" lll h\.· ~'n rL':lchnl hl'Hv (.'l.:n Amtr,(];; :md will WJLlII f.lllli!~ If If Ilr~pn.17 1( 1).\ Il H.Tl ln Jo1.~ r.\'l)' lli :lnk .. ttl Clurlo...·s "Chick- the..' It\I WE, :H'l'rlrn).! :t ~lrikl'. ()UI .1)1rllen~l\ L' \\ Ir"'111L'n ..tfl· "lit COligr.iIlll,III-on' to ·(.cno· HI(h.ml 1..llIri:t jill' Ill." umlnhu(illTl III wriltn).: Whdlwf {h"'11 lnntr:lcl , .. ill .~t:'l I.. 'nn!-: bL"I.~1I1"'" 11 I" lun! fill Ih~m III 1111 hI,," f"l'1Irt'IIW111 (;<:'011 r:.lU5!ht OUT Ihl!> anJt"k" Pfl'l.I.'t!t·nl I'm uur \'lifltmc..1 OI.'go!i:I" IXld: tho:ir 1l;1~" .Lnu lind ""rio; \\i..' lin.. 'm;m appn.'ntM:I.'"S I()f 2') \ .. t!3r'- Ill' JE"rFFK 'FI \IA" . V..., !klll"'; l," "'lilund.. ;:ar hopt· 199H \\ill hi.: IX"UL'r I,.,...... " .. 1)' I'\.'tuh:d !h.... Ih.m!..- or .111 nluul'll.: .... On ..tnothll..-r ImpcJC1 JOI nflcC'. c,ur 11I1t:' .11 .In .1\\ .IIc!!-. U'("'I1I\ln) \\ l' \\I,,1t Roy Stair Retires IIl1...11 l11embt.'r!-. ;III..' t"ncullr:l).!,t:."t.1 10 \'I;'l' .l fL' '-1 111 11 IIL' flll,\<: ,c~ lltl l' yl'l:1n 111m :dl thl' Ill'.... III lite )'t:'aro ;( li e;lu I 1 5;9. (i, lI .l"' I ~'{t'l·,,). !-,Ar"\.1( }..,F. lIl{ I'l.:':l!"ol· l hl'll Il'\d 0 1 e..'du{'::uion \\ i f"\..·m~1!1 d:I~"'l"" ;Uld pLIT1 W l:(Hl .. \\ '0..; elKolirage I'AC nH1lfilll.llion:o. CA-(:nngl"t1tlli:lllcm:- 1111 Ilh fl.:llr\,.· .. "hl'!l IX) ..... ible. Aml;.!k is :-. I xm~m­ IIllII\,." \\ltIL thr.:"~· \h.·mIIL·l' tlll~ 'r l(llll\ th..: IJ}1..' llIlx'f.~l lI p 10 Iud, 1;lh' >I ' Ilwnl 1\. Org.lni7,\'·r ~n)' !'ot.:l ll , \\iho In).'. l'oll\::h~ 1",\·~ll..-'U'IlT~t'!oo t;lught Ill:ft-"' ~· .. tt:'tI III " llt'ntl lllJ..: .1 ll ...... 111.1\ 1nc..-'flL1I~ POiJlllt.Ill" \\l' .. re fnnnubt­ b.I' -ru1k'(.] the pm' ;lftL'1" II) yl~lf' In \\: ~l..jllnl4on IJ\ ' nflhL'fl1 \'iI"H11lt:;1 llllll.IO 1),111 \1\, -\11-.1(" .If th.. · hll.ll nIl!, Ill."\\ II.k~I' to I.U'~: I1Illrl' !Hllnl') .1";1 ITII."IHhcr III ult..11 jjl ('...Illlllilunll)" (~llll'Rl' rb ...""· ... lu'lll 11111<111 0111( L' III \ltn Cn1\\ tlL'r :11 till' (hl'r Ih~' "1I1l1111<1.''- tlf l'}r Wl' r.!l,*'J No\ \\:1 .. mill:ttl'd III 19,'" Hl' r.1I1 1\\,10• .' a \\ ..""k. staned In OC1.otx.'r. .IPI"If(''f1110.: .. hlp .1I Ii<... ,-ull"I,trUi;11 IlInd~ Inr 1'/\(" \\II/r ~ goH :1 lo( of work III thi~ \':1 11I:y until ·n\l.· "unin~ \''llmnllum ~"IU h... for Our -;ic:k ,Illd il1illn..xl Ii"'! il1dud.. '''' l(lllrn:UIl<:nt. 11);111]('" 10 \ ,,1 Bll,. 1991, \\·I II.'n he W:I~ ,(sk"d to h\.' 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IBEW JOURNAL. JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1998 33 ,LIld 111;111 1 1-. 11 I, .1 .1"" "'lll u .. ·'"h l ll~ Festival of Lights Local 379, ~P l1l pl •.:I .. :d ~\ III I\,l\"l' ;1 \ .tlu..: 01 lI m.: ~.: l. ( -011)'1 11.. 1.·l ll.I l ..... ~p,l.('.III .. It1I.e' Charlotte, NC, tll·d ll;-. 1\ 1.lny t~rt 'llI 1111- \\ 11lI:·mhl'r... ,"\l·L' ... i, HOCKl'(lltn. \I Om ...' .. 1 ~Pll\ Bros. Malcolm Bently (leh), Bruce h,lq' , 1 \" ltl ~·tI ' " ...· 1I1't·l\t· ... of t il t·", l.J.Jl'. il -\(1'1 p.1l1Inp.. I1 I ·" 111 111 ...• h ..· ... III .l 1 Dil le Ie enter) lind (1.1'",,-" t.1L 1~\l1 on tht: pl\:m l ~.' I II I I)-:I II ~ l'.duhit .1\ ... hm l:-',lflPI 1'''1h Bus. Mgr. lawrencft JHFRI'Y \\ NA(, Y, I'''' iT1 II(xkfo rd. [ k-rlrkl,ln ... 'nlunt..: .... r E. Reynolds ~rightl Hum hour, r'i! I h l.~ P lo )l'l l .I nd ,firft Just III few of I IlOII .... nHb !If !j,'"idt· r1\ ... Vtt'\\ ,ltc' the many local 1I~lll ....d displ.l y:. Tll.I nk ... \() .111 who union members p.ll llllp.tI&J 111 pI'Ollln\lIl~ tILL' IBI· \'.; who helped ' !l l lll~ p,:':l r '~ )lrl"'l'!lt.IIU II I renovate the loca l's U tg;lni7.lng rL·m.!In .. " Ill.' o j till' building for a l,lLII ·.. jlllll l.lI \ UlIln'll l:' III l ilt' p.l-.r new union hall. 11\' .... p'::IT"< .. I. ,)~·:tl .~l l IIJ" ilion: lli;11I d l lll!.h ... d 1)1 11 nL lI ll!"",,! of .. i,.:n.!lllry ,lpprl,.·llti ct: J:<..IcJ i<.... \ton.- and "'L'('ond ­ LO(,JI I I'S 1I'r.:mlx:r ....1ft nUl nl work (·nfllra(·tt\r~ .lntl .I! pl .. ·".·nl 1m', ~ I h , ,ul )1"lr .I IlJl!t'nliL l:' D (;'m~~' (...Imlit) til flUI 11111 .... ILtllon. ;ttit! ~wn ~· .. Ir... · 1.. (01) m\C'm ih.: r:. Commulllcll l' ln., 111\',/1 lll1l(111 Illl·I,."III1f.t.~ ... ]'111 ,!I I, 11;1\ ...·11I1~ \,\ 'l' hup .., wv (.I n pilI .111l! R'·"ldt'l1l\,11 wtlrk h.IH· ht'UI!1\l' p.lI1. rhi.' JE, \X' Y- I' ~'" D.I\lll.! Jl.irhC'l! 1'11\11.- ';jm·.~ D.ly p.lr:tlk ill Til!}. IHtr IIIlU· .Ij,.!.Il1' ... h OI\ I'cI II, M araia lor tho Politicfll Action 1..'1'\ I~r.: I\;wr.: he,,'n don.... hI,' IIld(:'[X: n . IP)'>(l1 l1 lt·1 1 Ihl' 111 11 11\\1111-1 11IL·l nhL'r.. I I , ~.~ I Fund proceeds generated bV the dL'nb 1<) 1111..' '~'~(llir llt n,l: Cnll1miltl..'L' for II\\Ohl'Tlll'T11 1!1 l'1J 1!L1l jllllll )' ;11· tl lIl­ annual goll ouling. l W'" \k·TI\hl..'r" pro~ldl) (lur I.olill ~(, I h:l~ Iruly hCl'l)llW :1 tllo.' In"'ll..k con tr;1L1 l1 L'gl'I I.ltlon ... \\ Ith ,.It'rk'u h,mn... ! .Hld \\On" T· ~ h ll l ... 1\ It Ihe ha'ol hr.:rh(}OC1 Mo.. t of mlr llwll llIL'r .. '\1 ('\ \\yoml ng (h,Lpl l·r. C 1t ...·V(' llnC Ii j)1\.·" " l!l~ ,\lark \ ·;lII'n/lld.l, 1{It'k~ I BI \\ 1<1).\11 11,1: 111\' Iwopll ' IUI'IIL'd Communications Course iLod It ~ ~b ,) II IL'lr I l'~1)(1I1"lil di ll f() k.~'l l tpl~r. I{ll.'k \ lo(ltl)' • .11>(.'1 /l,1r.:K~I.·. 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'Xp ... ·l .. lt·d t(.1 1"~1 Re novated { 1111"'ll l l.I~ 1),l r : l de~ III t k l1 ll'l- :llld II ~r "'I1I1W tmK' C1!l.'ll· lI llt: 11lL' 11 11. 11 It" .. !· I(lol with the I l j7!.) ( 1,Il,t ·m & I I h l. <:1 \ ,\1{- IBf:W banner .. thlr Commlll,lt,tl uln ... U lllr ~l I ~ '-( !U;HL' ~ 1 ~1l~ Irf.": ll lIrillj,l III I..' l il).to~ 01 I (j ITF N{,-TIII' \llhn·r:-. an d lk"'lg!lt:d Itl help l\lI'l tll1l'f', "'" 1\rull1l..'l' ,lIld "'1"'10.'1". clti'm" ridJ r I1h 11.ltOl n A wi ll l,II I i1 r i ~tm:l~ II~hh I\. hi) d 'lIl:1tl:'cl I lwll' 111 111..' ,Ind dlrm PfI)\IOl' r!o!IU l'IK~ III~ II1'L... t ~r ('om I \II~. MW. 13CJ!, " t.L>' h t·I'" rL'\':cl~'('d Bol l \ 1.lllIllq" "nd to TtS. ,1 I knnc;1 I II ' elCI ll w work 1( 'qIlITI'" Il1 tllll1 our 11 1 1 1TI1 ~:1 1 111I 1 \"'" " 1).( 1o~ ... \l:I'l:'. lA2 ... y~ h't l" I ' r l OI11 \'\'VnIl1I Tl '>; "'I'ml l/lro; C')fp . lur lliL' 1I~l: \If Il ldr h lll,.k,,·1 Ill'\.\. hll i lJin~ LII\O a hirin).: h;l \I ~CI1l imlJ]Ln j(Jl1 .... i<.: .II~ ill l it.. ' pl:lIlni T1J,: ~t,IP;\' •. Il)tl ,I t.... \\ f1 ro~'llk \\ ork fvr 0\.11 Ir.LI-.:lln,u 1"hL' Prl nl Ipll ' COn~lnl<. l l(Jn rl·" il l ... "111L'Y Ill·t'i.llllI Iltl' hdp t·;H,..·h ,1 1' ...• tn lil t' hiddinK prlKl· ...... ~·"er: 11 IIIL·n.h l.' I .., 1\ ~ r L'''''m''''n l .l lld Ik"I... kmial Agrcl" clf u .. ~'all ~I\" r.: If) b• • ~1I{el!Mru l I'lich Local 415, m ...·nt .. \\l·r,· n:nt·j.:Cflti:l tt'U ,lnJ 111 ;lI1d hdp II rnthl'l~ .1IIt! "'I~ tl'r~ It Cheyel1l1ll, WY, .Ipprm .. d b)' I ll<.' J I ,) Dn :'!-Cpt. J. 1',1111 lor Ih<.: IWIll'lu 01 ollr jr'lCJI PreS.. Oa ... id 1C}t)-. \~ 'l! hJ\r.: .1 I .... ! TL'Ilt'gllll .I ' ...·" au:'o. ;\ Ig r !.JWfr.:IKt.: I. Ikyn"td .. Ba rk&e li nd I.,)lllr.I U ... r~ll 11 11.' lolll l\\ lIlg LJI'U"'~ .Ind I,rr.u;,r... u( l ill' 1m ;1 1 h,IVl' "PilI! Tobias Gulierrflz Ikrn"kl ... l\k·I;1 1, I !1l ll 'd \,\'.IIL'r.. T ()I\ 11 o,,(lrL'd .1 l {{· tlrr..'l'~ nuh II k·.I"'L· ,,(.:'t' J r. wIred this !III' ' Iklirc ·(· .. • "'I '('({on o f [ il l.';' III \I"nrut· 1111 r.'1 I't·t lmologk",,, Colorado mt)lllh ., /rlllr1lrll 1'111 l11o n ' mlom!>1 Towll o[ TIIXi:dl). vmJ~t· o r TlIXr.:dl) Englnearlng It;.lrk. TOWI1 o j I'IIXL"(ln I{;ldlo D I... • tIIll1 allolil tlw dull mnural gas p.llt'hr.:r .... m c! till' 1"\\f1 of !.lOll! 1tX'.11 P') i ... pl'f ,ud to ,lt1tlOlllln' ::-t(l lion testing \ nd .1 hl~ ..... dU1!lIl· to ow Ill·V. tl l ,1 1 th\.· J\urth L lr"llll.1 lhop! nr IBdlity fit e rIIt·lIlhr.:r ... 110 111 I Ill" !O,.... n (11 1 ~lhor 11.1 II1 L'(1 t;wo 01 (IL! 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34 ISEW JOURNAl.. JANUARV / FEBRUARY 1998 BfI), '\ n RnhI.!n~ h.I" .... Ifkrnl ,I Organizing Endeavor inltlllll.1I11,n 11<1111 JIll' I I. " Ikpl 01 I1Ilurm:Hillll .lhpul 111 1... i:-.s u,,·. rind !'trmk.. ,lfId I'" rdl.lhihLIIHl.l! .Il I h~' " 11>'5 (U&It:ILI. :-..\' mn:-; f) Llho l Im1!;I11.I ... \\orklofl.:..: Do..:\·d ­ I)\ll Ih,· I. ln.~ hdlln: \C111 -.ell !If Ir.ld .. • hld\ t\lIf'H1j.! 1I{l1llL" III ( "hl'"'-'" (.A-\)lIr 1')I I ~r .I ' llJ. lll1' n.... 1nJ 1)0[ ....1 "p")<..·nt.... 111.1 Lll iion (1.)1I"'1..1 1\ L" h.l r­ .1Il} '\·\.'\"cn ..." .... h \\'~. \\ l'TI..' ",H.kI,. .'n~'tI hr tht; p.I...... · \~I ... ltl..., nn lu~ n1In"II1L'nl '10 l"nIlL"T g.ltnlll~ .lglI·,,·II1'-"l1h FU'nlll\<" BoIXlrc! 1II\·1I111.:r r nlll~ inA (,I Bw RnJ\L" \\ 11I1.1It .... .1 1 .ll-!\· ,0: 'Inth DI'>I:rn::' lilt k.·p Rulurd 111>1-.. 1 11,,: n~\1 ruJl'.~. II Imp!t.·nwnH"I.1 p.I\j .. r"·L'1.'11I1~ .llIl·llt!t-d th,,' lir .. l {Alndl~L"Ot.l"" gu ""I hi 111" t.lIlllh hin.. Dkk \\.1..., Ih.. · hu."lnt'" m.1Il \\ III l·n"'Uf... · IluI \\ .IJ.! .... r;II~ ... .Ir... · n.ltitm.d mr\\'" \\ 1>0"11.'11 " (~.okn·lll"'· H "(;"'1.\ \1(1)C' )'\ \Ij), I· ... .Igu 111 1..1l.11 Ie., t'rum 1"-1 III h.I ...... 1 on rl'll.lhlL l.ill.l .. I lIl·kln prt)­ 'ht' r<'pon .. tlL11 tlllN.· rIlt'mlx"" III 1'1X.\. \\ h,·n hI" .ILlL"PIL·d 1111' \ "Illig .I k.,\·d plJ.\m1,; hdd Ie'r '~p .lIIl·rn.lIIIl.L· 1'-IIIK't.1 ~ ]o!fl".11 de:11 hum Organizer Appointed ~lrr-lInTn\l.:r11 ,I" Inlnll.III(lIl.1l R~r IIl.1hlL" ..·ol11f':l('tnr ... , j ... hmg 10 hId fin 1111..' \llfllL'n.:m.:c Tno III 1111.: 111.ljor l L 1 1 j l (I to.r1h.n","p.UI.l:tH \\1: ilul1k hilI! 1m .111 hi" "\"i_lIm­ InJl.In.I" J'"Iuhllt \\0If.,;,... l)nllt..'t:I'" I ..... U ...... ,h"'4.lI ...... "(1 \\'''"IT .. h.u.1 \.m: tllf ,'{.·1I11. !'OCArUlO. In.... - I would pll',,1111l1'11'''' nil I'"'-·h.M !If uUf I"... 11 It III' F\ \'''." .... \\1lrl.lIlg p.H,,"nl.... lIlLl "'''(ILLII I"U\ li,r 11 11.1' I~) .1II11011 OUI 11~1I11/"1 .11111 1110' 1)t"\h.... local 557. 1r.ILtOf for ....·\ ..:r: 11 'L':U", IlL- \\111 .!ddlllon [I ' ,It .... !1\{:11 IInum ... utl P.U Saginaw. "tlllI ...• nL'\\ to "nly .1 -!ton 11m... ·. hUI hrin~ jn"'l~hl till: lu~ "'... • .. :n Ih:H' MI, slaff an nl).!,.I!''''t.:r p(hil1 lJn .md 1.1Il gd Ihl' .. h,· h.I'" .II1,"';ld\ h ..,:1\ H:I"\ .11 ... 11\\ inlormation­ 14•1. 1..141111..' III 01111 I.. ugll" .... ' .I11J miN 1111 i"tllt.lm al pickel lit \X 'ork h ~t ill i1nlding In 1111' Il!J.:.lIltll!lg ,·u.k aH.r, 1.:";1((·11 1(1\\.lrd the site of a \1.Ij.!11 V. IIIL"\ .11t'.!. h\ll 11 1:-. "ltm 111 Ill... ' dt·ri...' ;tl \\('rk~r'" .1 1 .....1 11 nil.!)!!"> Ilonunion Ill\' F:hIL'l l' IlI.lhn ;1f"1 ':1 \\'Ill I ...... " il l ".1:. .Int! l'lnt(l, construction pl~J1\ i h l f in Ill ...' "'UrTI)llntli Tl ).,: jCI\. .'. il;-. ·1111' IUl.11 t ... 1,11l..,Jd,:1il1 g ... \:1,'1.11 job on a \\L tll.l nk ,ltl' foll"\\ III,t! 11lt'1ll- Clp l1<, n .. f .... g:lI·dl11g:1 lu rlln' \\,.. 1> .. ,11' Burger King. 1)0.'1" I' lf Ilu.. 'i f lllnt l il ll1 l1 +'I1." 1\1 tilL' \X ...' \\" ill 1\;1\·... ' d "" ~"lro nic m.111 .l<':( ... , ,;~ 11'0:;11 ,Ind ,\i... ll them ,I IW.1 Jl hy ,Inti [t •• !I ..... ·n til' .In .ldc lili CII1. 11 .1 \l·l1m' "f pro"p""l'oll:-. rdlrl'I1l,'nl I'r... ·:-.t,m , IIIl IlIllHlll';II I'UI \\L' \,ill ~ l · I..·P \'1111 Meeting the Challenge 0 1"' 1' 11 \\i l fmd .\ III:-'Iln. KL"nTwrh in lcllnWI I. L'I IIIJ] wnl~ Lt111 1\ l }c l'I'" 1I1Ipl ..• ...... d U ')"'}""' f 1.r1~.s."Jl~j1. \ \ ( itf\ \\\'. Ili~~in ...... John 111 .. lrn... · 110\\L" LUI) ";jm:cr... · "ymr.!llty w...:~ .1Ul Il nll r UpOIl Il ll' u'(:.!l "iN> 1 1 1~lIlh.. :r~ .11 .1 \ 11 \ 1 Ilu'> \\llIlng III till" t.tli III "r "OIOIlHln ;md Bilh \'\;uk· \,\ .·'11 1'lcI111~r~ ;! nd f.!1ll1 1i 1'''' \\1111 h.ll \;' ~ ...· n'·I.lI llk·mh\'r..,hip m".... 111lg Ill.!! \\~ .•Ir,' IIiL' 1" .. 1 In\l',II"w~ I hl~ \L',I I bu"'r willi ..:h.!lIt·n:::l.' e,r IBI-\\ .~ \~01nl"n n1l'"11IIlI"'" .!rl.' \t'n " r",.I11I1 III).: ,1'1.11\ 111L"" Infnrm.Hum.11 ,",OIU-ItT J BODFLL IS \1 \ 1J ... ·n~l \HlIr mOl1 l hl~ unJl IIll'L'I· .... ·1 .. "1 ... .1hl1l11 Ihl'lI rok ... In tilt.' 1Ojl..'" II) h.~'t:P ~llrrl'!ll ..n ! ...... I!~ ..... th.n JIlt "L'h h;1\ t' h'Trl IIhll'llll'd ;H union .Incl thl: lndll~11"\ \ ~·onkr­ l liu ld ,lfh"(1 \01.1 Hr 111111 IIntl l\('HiIIHI>11 1II"1... i,...-.. ;.t11t.. .. lit ... It~ d ...,uon .. lr;.tll· .1111.1 1\IIiI'nH'I .... \\ Iltl p,Jnlup.l ...·d III "mIl.' ImpI~·lI1C"IlI:lImn. \ h.lo" .1Ilt! "'<1hd.l(lt\ 1'''111 ... 01 Ih~·w I..·flmt... thl.' I nh \ !lnll,11 Um.. ILln ... 11110."\ III c.:oni"lt ... i(ln h.I\'''' Ilt.:l'n IJ"I\: w<.kr ,I rt ... ult In .1 j.!.11n fIJI IIniUll blloCli ;md "'.IIl .... ' .. ("in \10 01 !h ...· I H \\'.11..111!4 1'1<.~lpk· \\i.' :If"· 111'tLl1Iu n ~ hu ... mt'...... , t ~ \\.I~l· 11I111I1I1 1I ,,'l'" .Ipprt·n1IU...... r.lTh\lp.illIl~ m ,II," I~ln ... tf11\.' \\""rk Ih.ll \\(lIiM Jun' .t!' lf\\" :11I':lI1pl 111 d"'ll'ntllllL' "cm .. lr1ltfUlll IL"oI Un", " 1I1~ .. I bm ...... '1l .Ilkl I'm' \I.CJ.!L"" lInl..kr th ... n,,'\\ 1.\\\ IrKll.tn.l ll(,d "11'" tur l.to(.d ;;(ll.,l !tIllnL·... \\ h" p.I ...... ·J .1\\.1\ 1 .I~i local 457. Meriden. CT. members IllIpk·nll'nt rnl ..: .. IU lb.1I \h·mItL"r ... lup tn. rt.·.I..,~·tI, tl,.. '\I'lh. :".1I'""lnf,,-r .\1.1\ hi" ..... , III p.-.Il\· from the East Hampton Unit con· ~·I"'"r . · 1'1.-1<114' 1I1Ipru\\'d .. In,1 lilt' IIK .• I ... \ ... \\t. l"nh'r till' Ilt·\\ \I"U 1"1'" tribute their support and pledges \\ .tj.!,l· l..1'nlmill... ·L''' 1,,110\\ 11IL· .. t.lllill..· to 8ro. Tom Judd as he gets readY' .1'" ."nUnl 1111.,",1 •• 1 "illl.lltnn Impr(,\,,·tI .l'" \\dl all "'n\ ..· '" W:lkl·.1 1"·Il~1 U!lI<'l1 .and .I lxllL"f \\<>r].. ~n\"lroflm.. :nl l ..... li" to set out on a 160-mile bike ride I nd.·, II,,· plllp"".·.1 mit·.., clu' l>n Ill\' \\.II~'1frllnl II l~ '''·p"r''''t.1 along the Cape Cod. MA. coast: in I:". hO':l1d \\lItlILi 'I\L·"""'·I· h,.\, 1, ... :11 Ih.ll Ilil" IllLlr lI1;m.I~L·I11"'l1l n\HI""" rdr.un hum pt.·tI, hlll.,·nnj.: .Illd the annual American lung \\.lJ-W .. OlllmHh' ..· ... dl:tL'rmiliL" Ihl: t.1 '\\..... 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40 ISEW JOURNAL, J ANUAR Y/FEB R U AR Y 1998 local 130. New Ik t ,I~'" ~ \ h,h ..:.dll· II 111 ,I III Ie" pl~ ~ .... ,,1.11"\ I '\t.'\.UIII'· (11'11U1i1 Orleans, LA. II l'lI nM 'l1·hl\ I ~', 11"~ J~r" \\ I ~. >11 It'\ IIII·mlll·l .... ,n... · (..In,1 Iltll ~All1!ll" Retirees Club I' Ih... .1<'(JnI.l ,11.1 1111.11. .1I1t! 1)11 ..· HII.. h LIlli \].IOnn 'OIl!1I members who lh ...... Ih.II,II" I, h" "dill}; ..... 'Tl·l.lr\ l 1111 .... Mlll.h .111,1 lit.' 1111,1'11,,1 received 18EW .1Il..! IIILIIl"lo,1 ,.,..., u111' \\.llt ""l .1111. PIl·"l+.ll·lIl ....·Illll.·nol service pins at a III 1)'1I~1oI.f '1- .,.'nk ..< pjn.~ \\.,.'fl' I,'" It'II~'l'' t., "1.1Il' 1~·~I~I.tI, Ir" "11 Sep'cember 1997 1~,.,.....ltt ... \.1 I •• tJ.~ ,. ,II. ".11110: ..... 111 ...,,1 ITI 111\,1 .. lOn .... rmng r .. "'.. · ...... Ind meecing Jirl. "' ..... I" I'll '" II I' Ihl' ')";111 ~lll>" '11111':1\' .... \h' \\111 n," I" .11111.1\ <'1 .... u \ 1>11I111t1 \\ lh"r \1~;.!,. I. 1\ 11

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I \\'{Hd d Hke to tll:mk l ile IBE\,(' lor Illelr suppon in my ('(In I[nuing c-d UGllinll l\!y 011)1)), LllIr.l t>.fotl, [T1wmhc'r nf}IJ)c.l1 121'; [\'(:a lnut Lreek. C::!I if.1. ellol.'our:.tge<.l IIle to appl~ for rOllf '>t:hobr HOW TO REACH US sh ip \,ht:'n~h t' re:ld Jhout II in the l 'li!il\' Reponer in -'dnllary We welcome le tters from our readers. The w riter should It)lF I re.llly didn't think lh'll I h;:ld .1 chanl,:t:" . hut I filled {lui Ihe Include hIS or her name, address and. if applicable, (BEW local paper\\ork i.lIly\\a~. I h:l\c no\\ rccelved Ihe fjr-.I :)')00 11l:-.L;.tll­ union number and card number FamIly members should tnelude ment' I ;Jill ;JUt'nuing tnivt'N~11 T\:''(:hnical In:o-.lll1lb: in PtH'II.·nlX .. ri£nfla, and Ime it II i, through IH}!'1Il1:r"lllt1n.., 11k ..... your.... tlUI I the local union number of the (BEW member to whom the Jour­ kno\\' I will ..;ucc\.-'Cd. '!1unk vou \'ClY nlllt.:h. l)dIIS 11'1<;11100. Pleo~1;! keep leU\;;!I~ <:1$ bfl~1 CI::; 1JO::;~ll..Jle, TIl~ JuullltJl N ick Mot' reserves the right to select letters for publication and edit all sub­ Local 1245 family m ember. Phoenix. A rizona miSSions for length S e nd letters to: Cornpuserve: Journalmedla Thoughts on Social Injustice leners to -he Editor, IBEW Journal. OR Cnngr~mllJl i om, on omci:dl~ r~('ogni7ing Ihe rl'LlIu)f1ship 11 2515.h St. NW.. Room tOOl. Internet: journalmedia@ hel\\Cen I.mio n" ;lIlc.l (-I\il IihcI11l.',)1 rnll' \\f1lI.;r i .... rer.... rrin~ HI Washington, 0 C 200053 compuserve.com Pre:-;idenl B:lm··" ..:dltomll in lht: O<.lolx:r 19"r i:-,:,ul.'i, I r..:qu..::-.t