Vol. 42 No. 3 the Boilermaker May • Jun 2003 The Official Publication of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com Reporter http://www.boilermakers.org

IN THESE PAGES The Shipyard Workers Union votes to affiliate with the IBB Affiliation offers strength and security to former members of independent union

MEMBERS OF THE SHIPYARD WORKERS UNION (SWU), an independent union established in April 2000, voted to affili- ate with the Boilermakers International Union, effective March 27, 2003. The new lodge will maintain the name Shipyard Work- ers Union, but will be known internally as Local Lodge 1998. The SWU represents over 1,700 employees in the San Diego, Calif., port. SWU represents workers at Hopeman Brothers Marine Interiors and has organized 70 percent of the workforce at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. On the Job Robert Godinez, former president of the independent union, A look at what our members do . . will continue to serve as the new local’s president. Intl. Pres. 4-5 Charles W. Jones has assigned Intl. Rep. Steve Eames to service the lodge and has also appointed Godinez as an Tax Cut Deception International rep. and general organizer for this new unit. Package is not what it seems . . . . .8-9 “The future of shipbuilding and ship repair in San Diego is very good,” said Godinez. “Both of our employers have con- tracted work until the year 2013, and we plan to continue Settlements ...... 12 organizing about 2,000 more employees on the waterfront.” Joseph A. Stinger, who became International vice presi- dent of the Western States Section on April 7, wrote Godinez to welcome him and SWU members into the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers union. “I look forward to working with the The vessels are the first Jones Act lin- members of the Shipyard Workers ers built specifically for the Alaska Union,” wrote Stinger. “I know the SWU trade. Though the ships have not yet will become a powerful local union, and logged a single nautical mile, they have we are all looking forward to working already received environmental with these members, offering training awards from Washington and Alaska, programs, and establishing a new union and a U.S. Coast Guard Bronze Star for hall for this local lodge.” incorporating a double-hull fuel-oil Letters to the Editor Work performed by members of tank system, a contained freshwater- L-271’s Levesque writes about trip . . . the Shipyard Workers Union at the ballast system, a gondola-aft hull form 16 National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. to minimize oil pollution from shaft- (Nassco) was recently featured in the seal systems, and a reduced-emissions American Ship Review 2002-2003, an diesel-electric plant. annual special issue of the Profes- The 839-foot vessels have a strength- sional Mariner. ened bulbous bow, as well as a 20-foot The article by Brian Gauvin features wide band (from the 13-foot to the 33- construction of two Orca-class roll foot marks) extending from the bow on/roll off ships: Midnight Sun, floating back almost amidships. These areas and nearing completion; andNorth Star, have 1.25-inch plate and double stiffen- When SWU members built the Midnight Sun taking shape in the graving dock. ing for icebreaking. ❑ (top) they reinforced the bow (above) for icebreaking. Photos by Brian Gauvin L-502 members are working on the railroad, Engine #1 Volunteer members retube brought the locomotive to Fairbanks, 1899 engine for park Alaska. It was retired in 1922. In the summer of 2000, the Friends LOCAL 502, TACOMA, Wash., may of the Tanana Valley Railroad, a non- represent construction workers in profit organization of volunteers, Alaska and Washington, but since decided to bring Engine #1 out of the summer of 2000, L-502 members retirement. Working with JAFFA have been working on the railroad. Construction, Local 502 members That’s not entirely true, but they donated their time and effort to help have been working on the first steam restore Engine #1 to its original condi- locomotive to travel in the Yukon tion. Members retubed the engine and Territory — Engine #1. rebuilt the coal car. Built in March 1899 by H. K. Porter Engine #1 now operates on selected & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., Engine No. 1 is dates during the summer at Pioneer Park, formerly known as Alaskaland, in LOCAL 502 MEMBERS, l. to r., Richard a 0-4-0 steam locomotive that ran in the Pope and Charlie Winston, stand in front Yukon Territory from 1899 to 1905. In Fairbanks. Local 502’s Charlie Winston ❑ of the Yukon Territory’s first steam loco- 1905, the Tanana Valley Railroad is one of the part-time engineers. motive, Engine #1, built in 1899. 2 the Boilermaker Reporter May • Jun 2003 Mississippi one step closer to having labor department

L-13 members take worker issues to state capitol EACH YEAR, MEMBERSof Local 13’s have made the journey. PAC mem- MISSISSIPPI AFL-CIO members show support for creating a state department of labor political action committee (PAC) travel bers going to the state capitol city at a Senate committee hearing. The measure was passed by the committee. to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capitol, this year included Local 13 BM-ST to discuss issues of importance to James Banford Jr., Local 13 President THREE DELEGATES from the Missis- annual legislative conference. workers with state legislators. Bill Hill, Rich Crouse, John Gushue, sippi AFL-CIO testified for passage of a Two Boilermaker representatives This was the seventh year the Jim Heron, Bill Morgan, Mark bill to create a state department of labor taught classes at the legislative con- members of Local 13, Philadelphia, Strachan, and Granville Strachan. ❑ at a Senate Labor Committee meeting in ference. Intl. Rep. Howard Cole pre- Jackson, Miss., with dozens of other del- sented a steward’s training course egates showing their support in the and Pam Dumler, asst. to the director gallery. The speakers included Missis- of the Boilermakers’ research and Letter shows anti-union sippi AFL-CIO President Robert Shaf- collective bargaining services depart- fer, former president of Boilermakers’ ment, conducted a class on the Fam- aim behind new DOL rules Local 903 in West Point. ily Medical Leave Act. They were Their efforts bore fruit. The Senate well received. Gingrich said new rules will reading aloud from a list of seven crim- Labor Committee voted to send the bill Shaffer told the Reporter, “The dele- ‘weaken our opponents’ inal cases involving IAM locals. to the Appropriations Committee for gates were very impressed and would What she did not say — and did not further action. The testimony occurred liked to have taken another day for A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Act let Buffenbarger say — was that all during the Mississippi AFL-CIO’s both of the instructors.” ❑ request has uncovered a letter written seven cases had been brought to the in 1992 by then-Republican Whip attention of the Department of Labor by Newt Gingrich that reveals the true the IAM itself, as a result of internal ‘Rule clarification’ will end audits in compliance with the current reason behind Labor Secretary Elaine Chao’s new LM reporting rules. LM-2 reports, which are adequate to overtime pay for 644,000 Gingrich wrote to the first President uncover wrongdoing. The amounts of Bush’s labor secretary, Lynn Martin, the misused monies were $218, $377, MILLIONS OF AMERICAN workers The Labor Department says the rule and Clayton Yeutter, the president’s $744, $780, $13,175, $13,500, and $14,067. who rely on overtime pay may be in for would affect about 644,000 workers, but domestic policy adviser, urging them Chao is using isolated cases like a pay cut under a “clarification” of the critics put the figure much higher. Mike to institute changes in the LM-2 union these to justify new rules that will cost Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) being Leibig, general counsel for the Interna- reporting and disclosure form exactly unions millions of dollars. considered by the Labor Department. tional Union of Police Associations, like the ones Chao wants to implement Victoria Lipnic, assistant secretary for says nearly half the nation’s police this year. These changes, he explained, Bush administration shows employment standards at the U.S. forces could be negatively affected. would “weaken our opponents and pattern of union-busting Labor Department, says the proposed The rule is open for public comment encourage our allies.” changes are intended to “protect work- through the end of June. The Labor THESE REVELATIONS are the latest ers who were not being protected.” Department does not need congres- Chao insults union presidents in a long series that suggest the Bush Labor leaders see it differently. sional approval and expects to put the White House is actively working to The new rule would deny overtime rule into effect next year. GINGRICH’S LETTER reveals that destroy union representation for work- pay to workers making over $22,000 a In addition to this rule change, the these changes have nothing to do with ers. Bush’s appointments to agencies year, including those who supervise Bush administration hopes to get a bill helping workers and everything to do that oversee workers have consistently other workers or perform work “of through Congress that allows employ- with weakening unions. Perhaps that gone to antiworker candidates, his substantial importance.” Those at risk ers to substitute compensatory time off is why Labor Secretary Martin advised executive orders have rolled back of being reclassified under the new rule for overtime pay. Both of these propos- the first President Bush against them. worker protections, and he has used range from administrative assistants to als weaken the most important worker Eleven years later, DOL Secretary the cover of national security to deny factory machine operators, health care protection law on the books (FLSA), to Elaine Chao had no such qualms about federal workers the right to be repre- lab technicians, and firefighters. the substantial benefit of employers.❑ insulting the heads of dozens of unions sented by labor unions. at an AFL-CIO meeting in February. In AFL-CIO President John Sweeney has called this “the most antiworker The Boilermaker Reporter is the official publi- answer to a question from IAM the Boilermaker cation of the International Brotherhood of President Tom Buffenbarger, she began administration in recent times.” ❑ Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO. 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LOCAL 696 MEMBERS participate in a six-week strike against Marinette Marine. Their efforts led to a four-year contract with no concessions and wage increases each year. Six-week strike softens company demands FOLLOWING A SIX–WEEK strike, This left only ten holidays, of which the 449 members of Local 696, Marinette, company wanted five to be floating Wis., voted to accept a four-year holidays to be designated at the com- agreement with Marinette Marine on pany’s discretion. March 6, 2003. “The company also wanted to be able “This was a very difficult negotia- to change the workweek on a weekly WORKERS LEAVE A JOBSITE in Lebanon, N.H. Photo by Ferguson & Katzman Photography. tion,” reported Intl. Rep. Len Gunder- basis; i.e., working four ten-hour days, Submitted by Susan Garritano, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. son. “It was the first contract with or three 12-hour days, or any combina- Marinette Marine and the Manitowoc tion within the shipyard. Another issue WHEN THE DAY is done, all those in moment’s inadvertence. Many indus- Corp. I hope the next one goes better.” was time off for union business. The construction have the right to head try organizations and companies make Negotiations began with the com- company wanted to restrict this to only home in the same shape as they safety the highest priority because it is pany demanding concessions on vaca- five days off a year for union business arrived at work — or better. the right thing to do and, more sec- tion, health insurance premiums, for local lodge officers, stewards, and But as everyone knows, reality is not ondarily, makes good business sense. overtime, and the workweek. committee members. They also wanted so forgiving. Each year, the industry In 2003, we hope that the construc- “The company wanted to eliminate to eliminate the right to honor a sanc- kills or injures its people in numbingly tion industry is just as dedicated to overtime during the week, and only tioned strike. familiar ways and 2002 was no excep- making a bigger dent in accidents, allow it on the weekend after 40 hours “But the biggest issue was health tion. Falls, electrocutions, falling objects, injuries, and fatalities. of work. They wanted to eliminate insurance,” Gunderson said. “The trench cave-ins, equipment mishaps, A good place to start is not letting double-time and retest all our journey- company had been paying 100 percent and vehicular accidents combined to the press of schedule push people into men and reduce the pay for any who of the premium. They proposed elimi- kill hundreds of people on the job. unsafe practices. did not pass,” said Gunderson. “They nating insurance for retired employees In its reporting, ENR tries to call the Reprinted from Engineering News-Record, industry’s attention to best practices as copyright the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., also wanted to eliminate two weeks of Dec. 30, 2002/Jan. 6, 2003. All rights reserved. vacation and eliminate two holidays. Continued on page 7 well as to the tragic results of even a Solidarity is winning factor for L-449 Darrin Pavlik secures right to recall, Scott Delarwelle and Theodore Brauer receive cash settlements

SOLIDARITY PREVAILS at Local 449, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., where members banded together to rati- fy an agreement and secure a settlement for three of their own. On January 22, 2003, Local 449 members reached a settlement with the Bay Shipbuilding Company that MEMBERS OF LOCAL 449 picket Bay Shipbuilding for LOCAL 696 MEMBERS show solidarity by joining L-449 secured a one-year leave of absence with right to unfair labor practices. members on the picket line. recall for one member and confidential monetary set- tlements for two others. ing in concerted protected activity; on March 8, 2002, Unions only strike as a last resort. When negotia- In exchange for these undertakings, the union for, among other things, disciplining Theodore tions came to an impasse, the members initiated a agreed to withdraw all charges and dismiss a com- Brauer for his concerted protected activities; and on four-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. Their plaint pending before the National Labor Relations April 29, 2002, for discharging Scott Delarwelle in efforts did not go unnoticed. Board (NLRB) filed by Local 449 and the Pipefitters retaliation for his union membership and activities. “The ULP strike had a great effect on the bargaining and Carpenters unions. Problems began almost two years ago, when the col- committee,” said Gunderson. “They came back to the The unions had filed a joint complaint against Bay lective bargaining agreement expired on August 31, table ready to revote and vigorously sell a proposal.” Shipbuilding accusing the company of changing 2001. A new contract was finally ratified in May 2002, Local 449 members ratified a four-year agreement grievance and vacation policies and discriminating after the union filed several NLRB charges against the with no concessions and several language gains. against workers for union activity. company and the workers participated in solidarity They secured wage increases in each contract year, Local 449 had also filed charges against the ship- programs, informational pickets, and a four-day strike. an $800 signing bonus, an annual $50 clothing/tool builder for failure to bargain in good faith on “The members used the solidarity program very allowance, more vacation days, and increases in October 11, 2001, and March 8, April 12, and well,” said Intl. Rep. Len Gunderson. “They met at their annual shoe and prescription glass allowances, December 30, 2002. the gate in large numbers, pressed the grievance pro- accident & sickness benefit, and lead-man and sec- Additional charges were filed by Local 449 on cedure to the max, worked to the rule, etc. Members ond-shift premiums. February 4, 2002, for failing to offer recall to Darrin of Local 696, who work at another Manitowoc-owned Chartered in 1942, Local 449 has represented Pavlik because of his union activities; on February 14, shipyard in Marinette, Wis., took a bus on their own workers at Bay Shipbuilding for over 30 years. 2002, for refusing to make contributions to the time and traveled to Sturgeon Bay to participate in an Manitowoc Company is the parent company of employee health plan and threatening termination of informational picket line with Local 449.” Bay Shipbuilding. ❑ health insurance in retaliation for employees engag- 4 the Boilermaker Reporter May • Jun 2003 Local 28, Nooter complete FCC revamp Boilermakers revamp the world’s largest catalytic cracking unit and make Nooter’s largest single lift ever

MEMBERS OF LOCAL 28, Newark, construction to accommodate the N.J., have successfully completed an crane’s rear crawler, which carries 5.4 FCC revamp project for the Nooter million pounds of counterweight. Construction Co. at the ConocoPhillips During this turnaround, Nooter refinery in Bayway, N.J. made its largest single lift ever — 704 This 14-month project on the world’s tons at a 287-foot radius, by combining largest catalytic cracking unit, culminat- Nooter’s rigging engineering with the ed with the mechanical portion of the capabilities of the Lampson crane. turnaround being completed in just 35 Besides setting a new lift record, days — ahead of schedule, under budg- Nooter was able to cut the owner’s et, and with no safety incidents. downtime in half by fabricating the The pre-turnaround work for the proj- replacement head, plenum, and ect began in Aug. 2001, with the fabrica- cyclones during the pre-turnaround. tion of a new 1.625-inch by 50-foot stain- Historically, all the components are less steel regenerator air grid, which was assembled in place during the turn- successfully completed in Jan. 2002. around, resulting in downtime that lasts The balance of the pre-turnaround 70 to 80 days. By fabricating these com- work included fabricating a new one- ponents as a single unit during the pre- inch-thick hemispherical regenerator turnaround, the mechanical portion of head with four-inches of refractory; the turnaround was completed in just installing the plenum and 20 pairs of 35 days, enabling ConocoPhillips to be cyclones; constructing the crane foun- back in production in half the time. dation; and setting up the crane — a During the turnaround, one high- Lampson LTL-2600, known as “the pressure water cut was made around world’s largest mobile crane.” the vessel’s 55-foot, 10-inch diameter to LOCAL 28 MEMBERS use the world’s largest crane, a Lampson LTL-2600, to complete Furnished by Lampson Intl. LLC of remove the old regenerator head and Nooter Construction Co.’s largest single lift ever — 704 tons at a 287-foot radius — while Kennewick, Wash., it took 178 trucks cyclones. The Lampson crane was then working a turnaround at a ConocoPhillips refinery in Bayway, N.J. to deliver the crane. A Nooter subcon- used to place the new head and tractor built the crane’s foundation, cyclones as a single unit. When the unit and ship out the Lampson crane. and Nooter. The customer is very which took 13,850 tons of stone and was back up, L-28 members scrapped Nooter Construction VP Pete pleased. Nooter wants to thank all of 600 cubic yards of concrete. Nooter out the old grid, cyclones, and tempo- Cimino wrote, “This was a very the Boilermakers who contributed to and ConocoPhillips engineered this rary stands, while helping to dismantle impressive job by the Boilermakers this very safe and successful job.” ❑ L-169 members retrofit Michigan boiler Boilermakers participate in 77-day pollution control project with over 260,000 accident-free man-hours

THE KARN-WEADOCK Generating significant upgrade to the plant’s exist- Complex hasn’t seen this much con- ing electrical system, which couldn’t struction activity since the D.E. Karn handle the increased load of the SCRs. plant first came on line in 1959. The outage work also includes a par- Owner Consumers Energy, general tial overhaul of Unit 2’s two turbines, contractor Babcock & Wilcox, subcon- installation of a dust removal system, tractors, and the building trades are in upgrades to the plant’s digital control the midst of a major outage affecting system, installation of a 4160 bus exten- D.E. Karn Unit 2, a coal-fired boiler sion and transformers, condenser tube that is being retrofitted with federally- replacement, and replacement of mandated, pollution-control upgrades. reheat inlet tubing. On Jan. 11, more than 900 workers The safety record thus far is phe- working two shifts, Local 169 members, nomenal, with over 260,000 man- Detroit, Mich., among them, began the hours worked without a recordable IN THE BOWELS of the selective catalytic reactor, Local 169 members install a 77-day outage, taking Unit 2 off line. safety incident. series of catalyst blocks, which weigh a ton each. (Source: The Building Tradesman) To reduce pollutants, Consumers “There’s been a lot of planning for this Energy is installing a Selective Catalytic project,” said Chuck Westphal, an asst. sure we have a place to park. A lot of already an 86-day outage scheduled Reduction (SCR) reactor in both of its bus. mgr. for Boilermaker Local 169 and companies talk about teamwork, but for retrofitting the Karn Unit 1 boiler — coal-burning Karn units. president of the Tri-County Building Consumers Energy actually practices the tie-in is scheduled for the spring of Constructing the SCRs involves build- Trades. “I think they’ve thought of what they preach. We couldn’t have 2004, and L-169 members are expected ing a multi-story support structure, everything — even down to having a asked for a better situation.” back to do the job. ❑ induction draft fans, ductwork, and a snow removal company on call to make Speaking of planning, there’s Source: The Building Tradesman Working together for a safer job site KCP&L, Enerfab, and Local zero, enhance safety awareness, pro- cated to the employees prior to starting The committee, however, is not mote worker participation, and serve the repairs. resting on its laurels. They intend to 83 strive for zero accidents as a benchmark for tripartite relation- •Completion of daily JSA checklists to continue to meet, plan, adopt, and SPRINGTIME 2002 for Kansas City ships and safety programs. review new activities for potential haz- implement whatever it takes to These individuals, along with com- ards and encourage safety pre-planning. achieve their goal of zero accidents. Power & Light (KCP&L) brought a mittee members Jim Prothe A mid-outage safety break for every- Each committee member recog- new and different approach to safety, • as well as to the owner, contractor, (KCP&L), Mitch Cauley (Enerfab), one on site, with the committee distrib- nizes that safety benefits all parties and union (tripartite) relationship. and Larry Horseman (Local 83), uting donuts, cookies, and a reminder through reduced labor costs, planned and adopted several meth- of the importance of safety. increased productivity, a better work Ralph Boehm of KCP&L, repre- ods to accomplish their stated goals: A final post-outage review. environment, and improved morale. senting the owner, Greg Purdon of • Enerfab, representing the contractor, • Rewards for zero accidents and best The result — 56,935 man-hours com- Most important, this tripartite safe- and Local 83 BM-ST Roger Erickson, attendance (awards included gift cer- pleted with only one recordable acci- ty program ensures that workers will tificates, power tools, and a grand dent, no lost-time injuries, and a 3.51 return home safely to their families representing the union, met before a prize — a 27-inch television). OSHA incident rate. From these results — healthy and whole! four-week scheduled outage to ❑ address a tripartite commitment to •A clear explanation of safety rules it would appear that this tripartite Source: Ralph Boehm, KCP&L safety that would reduce accidents to and emergency procedures communi- approach to safety was a success. May • Jun 2003 the Boilermaker Reporter 5 Locals 92, 104 build Good Job! award-winning sphere Letters of Praise from Owners & Employers

Quality of L-647 crew makes struction talent in the Navajo Nation that makes up Local 4. It is reassur- contractor more competitive ing to know that when we bid work I AM WRITING TOthank you for the in any area, manpower shortages quality of men you furnished to will not be a problem as long as we Criner Companies for the construc- have this source of quality manpow- er to draw from. tion of the fabric filters and scrubbers GEORGE N EAHR , ARB project mgr. at the Olmsted County waste-to- energy project in Rochester, Minn. The entire crew received great Fluor Constructors receives praise from our site superintendent champion of safety award and the management of the owner, as well as Hannon Research Cottrell, the FLUOR CONSTRUCTORS equipment supplier. International, Inc., celebrated a Both the quality and the productiv- record-setting year in 2002. Our part- ity of their work were outstanding, as nership with the AFL-CIO’s Building was their attitude and cooperation and Construction Trades Department with all parties on site. and the local building trades councils Criner Companies won this project in the United States and Canada has competing against both nonunion proven once again that the industries’ and union air pollution specialty con- best performance comes through tractors. This kind of performance labor/management cooperation. from union craftsmen is a must, and We want to thank the men and has to be constant for Criner Compa- women of the building trades who nies to continue to make in-roads not only helped amass the record-set- with nonunion projects. ting number of man-hours, but also We at Criner Companies would established the record-setting safety welcome the following Local 647 performance within Fluor craftsmen on our projects, anytime, Corporation. We believe these and anywhere: Michael Abts, Curtis records* stand out as benchmarks in Bendickson, Phillip Bendickson, the industry. Dennis Frank, Timothy Fuller, Dou - With the dedicated leadership of glas Helwick, Harold Kirchberg, building trades like you (the PSF Industries earns Los Angeles, Calif., for the field erec- David Nivala, Richard Poukka, and Boilermakers union), we look for- tion of an experimental project to test Duran Sailor. ward to many more years of safe, fabricated product of an airborne laser system. We will bid future projects with the quality construction and mainte- the year award from The project was completed ahead of confidence that you can supply this nance for our employees and clients Steel Plate Fabricators schedule, within budget, and with no type crew, or an equal quality crew, to throughout North America. accidents. perform the work. Thanks for a job R. P. C ARTER , executive director of PSF INDUSTRIES, INC. combined the According to PSF President Stanley well done. labor relations, Fluor Constructors talents of two Boilermaker local lodges R. Miller, the members built an 87.5- JIM MOSS, vice pres. of sales Criner Companies, Inc. * The Fluor Corporation presented Fluor to win the 2002 fabricated product of foot, self-supporting vacuum sphere Constructors with a Champion of Safety Award the year award from the Steel Plate Fab- that is 1.375 inches thick. The sphere has for completing 30 million direct hours and 14 ricators Association, Inc. 13 legs, an internal high-pressure spray ARB praises Local 4 for high million subcontract hours in 2002, with no fatali- PSF utilized members of Local Lodge system, and 84-inch ductwork. It was ties, significant improvements in safety perform- built to ASME Code Section VIII, Divi- quality work & productivity ance, active safety promotion, visible safety partic- 104, Seattle, Wash., for the shop fabrica- ipation, firm management accountability for safe- tion, and members of Local Lodge 92, sion 1 requirements for the Edwards Air I AM A THIRD-generation ty performance, and safety leadership by example. ❑ Force Base in California. Boilermaker from Local 92, Los Angeles, Calif. I completed the Boilermaker apprenticeship program Dakota Gasification Co. Local 502 members in 1971. I spent 28 years with Chicago credits Local 647 members Bridge & Iron, the last 20 years as a for successful restoration project superintendent/site manager. I build FCCU converter went to work for ARB, Inc. in 1998 as ON NOV. 28, 2002, AN explosion a project manager on various power related to the Donna gasifier occurred with the largest cyclones weighing Crew’s motto comes plants and refinery projects. My expe- at the Dakota Gasification Co.’s over 20,000 pounds each. true — not one Band-Aid rience covers all facets of boilermaker (DGC) synfuels plant. Fortunately, no Internal welding included 304H construction, so I think I am a good one was injured during the incident, stainless and post-weld, heat-treated MEMBERS OF LOCAL 502, Tacoma, judge of construction talent. but there was significant damage to chrome Molybdenum steels. Over 800 Wash., have completed 25,000 man- I started a project in Moss Landing, equipment and piping. welds were radiographed, PT, MP, hours — working in confined spaces — Calif., that was going to peak at 200 I am pleased to inform you that on completing a quality job on time and PMI, and Ferrite-tested with only one workers and the local hall could not Jan. 9, 2003, the Donna gasifier was weld repair required during the entire accident free. supply the needed manpower. I con - successfully returned to service. The installation. Working for J. H. Kelly, Local 502 tacted Nate Begay of Local 4, and he required restoration work was com- All 25,000 man-hours were per- members successfully installed an not only had welders, but fitters and pleted ahead of nearly everyone’s FCCU converter, designed by TOYO formed in confined spaces without one riggers as well. expectations by at least ten days. In first aid incident. USA, for Phillips Conoco in northwest I started hiring Local 4 members. addition, the work was performed in “Considering the complicated rig - Washington. The Moss Landing project not only a safe manner. ging procedures and the ever-present After they erected a 580-ton pres- finished ahead of schedule, but under The outstanding performance of potential for injury working in a sure vessel — the heart of the new unit budget as well. members from the Boilermakers union — they began installing over 720,000- restricted environment, this result is a ARB, Inc. would not have accom- — Local 647 (Minneapolis, Minn.) — credit to the professional approach and pounds of cyclones, dip legs, piping, plished this without the major contri- played a large part in the successful teamwork demonstrated by the con- and other internals into the con- bution from the quality hands dis- restoration. By working cooperatively verter construction crew,” reported verter’s shell. patched from Local 4. Frank Secreet with other crafts and with DGC per- Work began in August 2001 and was Local 502 BM-ST Randy Robbins. of Local 549 was very helpful in clear- sonnel, a quality job was delivered in a “Great pride was achieved in the qual- completed one year later. At peak, 40 ing the Local 4 members through his time-effective manner. ity result, and, more importantly, dur- Local 502 members were on the job. All hall and mixing them in with local Thank you for the quality crafts- ing the execution of the work, the of the installation was performed in members and other travelers to make manship, excellent work attitude, confined spaces and required the exe- crew’s motto was realized —’Not One an outstanding crew. and concern for safety in completing Band-Aid.’ cution of complicated rigging proce- I want to thank the Boilermakers this project. “This is truly an example of a good dures. Components required multiple for organizing this vast pool of con- FRED R. STERN , DGC plant manager job, very well done,” said Robbins. ❑ rigging transfers inside the converter, 6 the Boilermaker Reporter May • Jun 2003 The Role of the NLRB ULPs ensure company complies with NLRA The NLRB does not solve grievances, but makes sure everyone—companies & unions—complies with law ★ ★ ★ Star Stewards ★ ★ ★ NCE UPON A TIME . . . shows an unwillingness to bargain. Goldilocks formed a union. What good is a contract if the company OInstead of just hoping she’d get can block your attempts to make them L-92’s Alf Kargaard keeps what she wanted from the three bears, stick to it? she entered into a collective bargaining So the NLRB issues a complaint, say- morale, productivity up agreement with Three Bears, Inc. ing that the way they see it, Three Bears, The agreement requires Three Bears Inc., is committing an unfair labor prac- to supply three bowls of porridge, three tice by withholding information neces- Steward earns respect of oritize his work. “He is rational in his chairs, and three beds. It goes on to say sary to the grievance process. members & management decision making in regards to the that at least one bowl of porridge, one If Three Bears, Inc., and Goldilocks crew he oversees, and fair-minded chair, and one bed must be “just right.” can’t come to some agreement about WORKING FOR PSF Industries, Inc. when dealing with any negotiations One day Goldilocks shows up for this information, the complaint will go at the Edwards Air Force Base, Alf or disputes,” wrote Franklin and work, finds the just-right porridge, sits before an administrative law judge Kargaard is serving as a job steward Lamont. “He is even tempered and never allows his frustration or anger in the just-right chair, and goes to lie (ALJ), who will hold a hearing and for the airborne laser project, where down. When she does, she discovers issue an order. Local 92 members are building a vac- to deter him from making the proper that all three beds are too hard. In this case, the judge orders Three uum sphere. decisions.” Immediately she knows that Three Bears, Inc. to give Goldilocks the infor- Kargaard, a 22–year member of Kargaard has been serving as job Bears, Inc., is in violation of their collec- mation she requested. When they do, Local 92, Los Angeles, Calif., has not steward for this project since March tive bargaining agreement, and she tells she can proceed with her grievance. only earned the respect of his fellow 2002. (For more information about Mama Bear that she wants the just-right workers, but he’s impressed the on- this award-winning project, see bed she is entitled to. Don’t confuse the grievance site superintendent and general fore- page 5 of this issue.) Mama Bear tells Goldilocks that all with the unfair labor practice man so much that they nominated beds are the same, so she’s just going to him for our Star Steward column. Do you know a Star Steward? have to pick one and call it “just right.” THINGS WENT WELL for Goldilocks Superintendent James Franklin and DROP US A LINEwith the name of the steward, That’s when Goldilocks decides to because she understood what the Foreman James Lamont wrote that the local, the company, and a few words about file a grievance. NLRB does and was able to make the Kargaard “keeps the morale of the why you think this steward is so special. Send a But first, she needs to know more proper request. men in good spirits, which ultimately photo if you have one. We’d like the world to see about the beds, so she writes a letter to What would have happened if allows the job to continue functioning what a good steward looks like. Three Bears, Inc., requesting informa- Goldilocks had simply told the NLRB effectively.” Send info to this address: Star Stewards, The Boilermaker Reporter, Boilermakers International, tion on all beds in stock, particularly that the company was violating the They also praised Kargaard’s abili- 753 State Ave, Suite 570, Kansas City KS 66101. information as to whether they have contract by not giving her a just-right ty to multi-task and successfully pri- been tested for just-rightness. bed? In that case, the NLRB would have Papa Bear reads the letter and calls said they couldn’t help her and Bears to open their records. But what deserves, you may ask to see the com- Goldilocks into his office. He says he deferred the case (sent it back to the happens if Goldilocks’ investigation pany’s payroll records. That is, indeed, isn’t going to give her any information company and the union for resolution). shows that one of the beds she said was “personal” information, but if those about what beds are in stock or how Too often, an inexperienced steward too hard, had tested just right. She records are key to determining whether close they are to just right. or union rep. will have good cause for a would lose her grievance. your grievant is being treated unfairly, “That’s company business,” he says. ULP, but will make the wrong argu- the company must open them up. “We run this company, not you, and we ment to the NLRB. When the case is The courts have given unions However, some information — e.g., don’t have to tell you anything.” deferred, they go away grumbling that medical records and aptitude tests — is Goldilocks does not give up easily, so the NLRB is useless. In truth, they have broad access to information truly confidential. In these cases, the she writes a second letter. In the second simply not yet learned how to use ULPs THE GOLDILOCKS case involves the law protects the privacy of the records, letter, she reminds Papa Bear that there to get what they want. single most common ULP charge stew- and the company does not have to pro- are two parties to the collective bargain- Just because what the company is ards make: refusing to provide infor- vide you this information. ing agreement. She says she is entitled doing seems unfair doesn’t make it an mation. Whether through ignorance of In “right-to-work” states, employers to a just-right bed and the only way she unfair labor practice. Only violations of the law or plain arrogance, many often incorrectly believe they do not can determine whether there is, in fact, the NLRA are grounds for a complaint. employers deny union representatives have to provide information on non- a just-right bed available is to examine In general, the NLRB files complaints the information they need to process members. If the union needs that infor- the records. Papa Bear tells her to eat for refusal to provide information, grievances or bargain a new contract. mation to conduct its business, the her porridge and go to bed. interference with employees’ Wein- The NLRA and subsequent court company must supply it. So Goldilocks takes her problem to garten rights, company retaliation for decisions have given unions broad For example, one local asked for the the National Labor Relations Board union activity, refusing arbitration, or access to company information that is names and addresses of all bargaining (NLRB) for help. creating barriers so the grievance/arbi- necessary for the union to do its job. unit employees prior to a contract tration process cannot go forward. You may request relevant informa- negotiation. The company said they What does the NLRB do? Nearly everything else gets deferred. tion at any point in the grievance would provide only the union mem- When the NLRB defers a case, we say process — during your initial investiga- bers’ names and addresses, saying non- THE NLRB CAN BE a valuable ally, if it has been “Collyerized,” after a 1971 tion, when preparing for a grievance members are not the union’s concern. used properly. But if you don’t under- case involving Collyer Insulated Wire meeting, when deciding whether to But the NLRB sided with the union stand the role of the NLRB, you won’t Company, in which the NLRB estab - drop the case or go up another step, and when the local argued that they needed be able to take advantage of their help. lished the criteria for handling cases. Here is where many locals go wrong. when preparing for arbitration. to be able to contact all bargaining unit You can’t go fishing — that is, you employees in order to learn what They expect the NLRB to step in and Proceed with your grievance must request specific information that changes they wanted in the contract. solve their grievance. while waiting for NLRB decision That’s not what the NLRB does. The applies to your case — but nearly any Although nonmembers do not get to NLRB’s role is to ensure that companies information the company has must be vote on the contract, they must live ANOTHER COMMON mistake is fil- made available to you if it applies. under it, and the union must consider and unions comply with the National ing with the NLRB, then forgetting Attendance records, company memos, their input when negotiating. Labor Relations Act (NLRA). about the grievance. Filing a ULP does disciplinary records, job assignments, They do not get involved in griev- not stop your grievance clock. Once payroll records, personnel files, reports, ULPs are useful — used wisely ances themselves — nor contract nego- your deadline has passed, you have lost tiations. They step in when the union or studies, and supervisors’ notes are all your chance to file. THE VALUE OF ULPs is clear. If com- the company charges the other party fair game if relevant to your case. If the NLRB issues a complaint after panies were able to derail grievances by with failing to abide by the NLRA. If a You may also make a general request you have already lost your grievance refusing information, threatening company or union strays from the pro- of a type: “Please supply all documents because of the unfair practice, you may or records which reflect the factors caus- employees with retaliation, or simply visions of the NLRA, it is committing be able to revisit the grievance. But you ing you to reject this grievance.” Though refusing to enter into arbitration, we an unfair labor practice (ULP). cannot win a grievance you haven’t it doesn’t name the documents, it speci- could never win any grievances. How can that help Goldilocks? filed. There’s usually no recourse once fies an identifiable group of records. But they must be used correctly. The NLRA requires the company to the time limit has passed. If you’re thinking of filing a ULP, it’s a bargain with the union elected by its Often, the company will deny a Keep in mind, too, that winning the request because the information is good idea to check first with your Inter- employees. Refusing to give Goldilocks complaint does not mean you’ll win the “personal.” For example, if you’re national rep., attorney, or the Interna- the information she needs to investi- grievance. In the Goldilocks case, for investigating a member’s claim that he tional’s Department of Collective gate a possible breech of the contract example, the ALJ could order Three is not getting the overtime hours he Bargaining Services — 913-371-2640. ❑ May • Jun 2003 the Boilermaker Reporter 7 L-502 stewards meet Eastern Canada in Alaska,Washington hosts steward class Members attend two-day program for ship, shop, cement, and construction workers in New Brunswick

ON MARCH 29 AND 30, 2003, Local Brotherhood, then the group divided 73, Halifax, Nova Scotia, hosted a stew- into two sessions. ard training program designed for Branscum led a construction semi- members in the cement, construction, nar, discussing craft jurisdiction and and shipyard industries, as well as for dispute resolutions. He reviewed boil- those who work in shops. ers (water & steam cycle, conven- In attendance were members who tional, and heat recovery steam live in Eastern Canada and belong to generators), and single cycle and com- the following local lodges: Local 73, a bined cycle power generation/emis- shop and construction lodge; Local 203, sions control. This session also a shop and construction lodge in St. included discussions of emerging John’s, Newfoundland; Local D324, a technologies, with the attendees view- cement lodge in Havelock, New ing a video on boiler erection. Brunswick; Local D406, a cement lodge While Branscum led the break-out in St. John, New Brunswick; Local construction seminar, Beauchamp con- D454, a cement lodge in Brookfield, tinued the stewards training program Nova Scotia; Local D579, a cement for the remaining delegates discussing lodge in Lantz, Nova Scotia; Local 580, the importance of knowing your collec- LOCAL 502 MEMBERSattend one of the steward programs the lodge sponsored in a federal shipyard lodge in Halifax, tive bargaining agreement and provid- Washington in Sept. and Nov. 2002. Classes were also held January 10 in Anchorage. Nova Scotia; and Local 680, a ship- ing an in-depth review of effective Over 50 stewards attend in Washington, and in Anchorage, building and marine lodge in St. grievance handling as well as other stew- January 10, 2003, for members who Catharines, Ontario. ard duties. programs held in fall and live in Alaska. Instructors included Len Local 73 BM-ST Kent Oliver was winter of 2002-03 The classes covered such topics as Beauchamp, director of research and pleased with the seminar. “I’m glad we duties of fair representation, focused collective bargaining services, and were able to host this training program LOCAL 502, TACOMA, Wash., has on what it takes to be a union leader, Dale “Skipper” Branscum, director for our members in Eastern Canada. sponsored three steward-training and included an in-depth review of of the Construction Division, who Not only did members of Local 73 get a classes for its members in Washington Local 502’s contract language. was assisted by Mark Vandiver. Intl. chance to continue their education, but and Alaska. Local 502 BM-ST Randy Robbins Vice Pres. Sandy MacDonald, Asst. to members from surrounding locals Conducted by Len Beauchamp, was pleased with the turnout at each of the Intl. Pres. Stan Petronski Jr., and were able to take advantage of this director of research and collective bar- the programs and will be planning Intl. Rep. Mike Watson were also in service,” said Oliver. gaining services, Asst. to the Intl. Pres. additional training in the future. attendance. “I want to thank Intl. Vice President Tony Gallo, and Intl. Rep. Steve Eames, “The education of members and job Nearly 55 members participated in the Sandy MacDonald for making this the classes were held at the local’s stewards plays a key role in helping two-day program. Beauchamp con- happen and extend our appreciation to offices in Puyallup in September and the local develop a strong and commit- ducted a joint session covering the struc- the instructors for the tremendous job ❑ November 2002, for members residing ted membership,” said Robbins. ❑ ture and services of the International they did.” Locals P1, 344 attend collective bargaining class Members learn how to to condense the program into one ses- sion to accommodate the members’ prepare for negotiations limited time and schedules. Intl. Rep. Mike Zordani attended the ON JANUARY 10, 2003, members of session to help him prepare for train- Local P1, Denver, Colo., and Local 344, Ridgecrest, Calif., attended an eight- ing programs he hopes to conduct in his area. hour collective bargaining class in “Negotiation preparation may not Denver. Conducted by Intl. Rep. be the most exciting part of this, as a Howard Cole, the seminar focused on what to expect in negotiations. matter of fact it is quite time consum- ing and tedious, and sometimes down Cole helped the attendees prepare right boring, but it is all worthwhile for negotiations by covering such top- when you walk out of negotiations ics as what information to request and how to request it, how to cost-out holi- with what you were asking for and then some because the company came day, sick time, and wage increases, and in unprepared,” said Zordani. “All of how to prevent an impasse. the attendees left with a much better He also reviewed bargaining tactics used by both the union and the com- sense of what to expect when they MEMBERS OF LOCALS P1 and 344 attend a one-day training program on collective reach negotiations and are looking bargaining, Jan. 10, 2003, in Denver, Colo. pany and discussed how to avoid com- across the table at their respective com- pany traps. pany representatives.” Normally this class is taught in two 344 President Ralph Legler and Vice members Mike Beattie, Kim Lockwood, Participating in the class were Local ❑ eight-hour sessions, but Cole was able President Les Dykes, and Local P1 Walter Moore, and Jason Coleman. Local 696 members say ‘NO’ to concessions Continued from page 3 “The members were very support- Wages will increase by five percent in ive. They congregated by the hundreds the first and fourth year of the contract, and charging employees $28.55 per and the solidarity committee worked and by four percent in the second and week for single coverage and $72.44 per vigorously to put pressure on the com- third years. week for family coverage.” pany,” reported Gunderson. In October 2000, the Manitowoc The company never got around to The result — no concessions were Company Wisconsin purchased discussing wages, pension, or contract made in the contract, with the excep- Marinette Marine, one of the largest duration, instead focusing on these tion of health insurance. However, shipyards on the Great Lakes. Char- concessions. Members overwhelm- Gunderson said, “We kept the retiree tered in 1952, Local 696 represents over ingly voted to go on strike at midnight, insurance for all employees hired prior 700 employees at the shipyard, where January 21 — of 600 members in atten- to ratification, and ended up with very workers build mid-sized commercial, dance, only one member voted against low, locked-in premium rates and a research, and military vessels. ❑ the strike. frozen-plan design.” 8 the Boilermaker Reporter May • Jun 2003 Checkbook Economics Economic developments that may affect your family or personal budget

sumers took out $3.5 billion more in in the union is cutting programs or rais- Behind education act, without provid- loans in March, following an increase of ing taxes to contend with shortfalls. ing the money to pay for them. ❑ $1.5 billion in February. ❑ When the federal government cuts taxes, it hurts the budgets of states in Pension proposal leaves older 59 million Americans lack health two ways. First, reducing taxes means workers unprotected insurance some time during year reducing the budgets of federally- funded programs. States must either THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT has NEARLY 60 MILLION people lack make up the slack or eliminate much- issued a set of guidelines opening the health insurance at some point in the needed services. Second, most states way for companies to convert their tra- year, the Congressional Budget Office with a personal income tax tie their tax ditional defined benefit pension plans House votes to make bankruptcy (CBO) said in a report issued May 12. to the federal income tax. Reducing fed- to “cash-balance” plans. The regula- more difficult for individuals Members of Congress, administration eral tax rates reduces the amount the tions offer no protections for older officials, lobbyists, and advocates often state collects by a similar percentage. workers who often lose significant ben- ENRON, WORLDCOM, and other cite the Census Bureau when they With reserves depleted, many states efits from the conversions. multinational corporations bankrupted declare that 41 million people have no are desperate. The governor of Mis- Companies often claim cash-balance and their top executives escaped liabil- health insurance. The CBO says this fig- souri has ordered every third light bulb plans are “more democratic” and allow ity. But don’t try it at home. ure understates the number who are unscrewed to save money. In Okla- greater flexibility. However, many In March, the House of Representa- without insurance for at least part of the homa, teachers are doubling as janitors; long-term employees have stayed with tives passed a bill making it harder for year, usually because they change jobs in Oregon, they are working two weeks their employers because of the defined people to use bankruptcy to eliminate or are laid off. without pay. Connecticut is laying off benefit plan they would get on retire- debts. Supported by the credit card The report said that “about a quarter prosecutors, and Kentucky is releasing ment. The conversion to a cash balance industry and the White House, the bill of the nonelderly population” lacked prison inmates early. plan takes away money that these passed 315-113. insurance at some time in 1998, the Medicaid, which provides health workers have already earned. ❑ As passed, this bill includes a loop- most recent year for which reliable care to 50 million Americans, and hole that allows wealthy debtors in five comparative figures were available. higher education have taken the brunt Will deflation worsen economy? states to shelter income in luxury The budget office conducted its of most of the funding cuts. homes, yet strips many working fami- study at the request of Representative Families with members in college SOME ECONOMISTSare worried that lies of the protections they currently Bill Thomas, the California Republican will be hard-hit. When states cut their we are entering a period of deflation, have under bankruptcy law, making it who is the chairman of the Ways and higher education budgets, state-run that is, falling prices. Lower prices may harder for them to make a financial Means Committee. Mr. Thomas said schools must raise tuition. All 50 states not seem like such a terrible thing, but fresh start. It also forces parents who are the report offered “some good news: raised tuition at their state colleges and deflation can be harmful. owed child support from someone who fewer individuals are long-term unin- universities in 2002, some by as much If prices drop over a long period of declares bankruptcy to compete with sured than previously thought.” as 24 percent. The national average was time, corporations will see their profits other creditors for whatever money is But Senator Jeff Bingaman, Democrat ten percent, nearly four times the shrink, leading to more layoffs. available. Senator Orrin Hatch said he of New Mexico, said: “The report nation’s inflation rate. In addition, deflation hurts people intends to bypass a committee vote and underscores how big a crisis our coun- Next year, many students will face with long-term fixed loans, like mort- ask the Senate to act directly on the try is facing. On any given day, more additional hikes of 10-20 percent. Writ- gages, because they will be paying back bankruptcy bill, reported Reuters. than 40 million Americans live with the ing in The Nation (May 19), Stanley the loan with money that is worth more Ninety percent of individuals who prospect of facing financial ruin in Aronowitz says, “The situation is so (can buy more goods) than current resort to bankruptcy have come to the order to pay for their health care, or grave that for the first time since the end money. Lenders tend to benefit from financial crisis because of job loss, med- going without care altogether.” ❑ of World War II college may become a deflation, but long-term deflation ical emergency, divorce, or other cata- financial impossibility for a quarter or causes people to stop borrowing. strophic event, according to the Nearing bankruptcy, state more of our nation’s young people.” There’s no point in paying interest on a American Bankruptcy Institute. ❑ governments cut programs The National Conference of State loan when you can just wait until the Legislatures issued a report in April price of what you want to buy is low U.S. consumer borrowing rises AT LEAST 34 STATES are facing bank- saying that the budget cutting of the enough that you can pay cash. $3.5 billion in March ruptcy this year or next because of the last two years has not worked for most Japan’s ten-year economic slump is federal income taxes of 2001. This states. States also accuse Washington of tied to deflation and a dramatic drop in CONSUMER BORROWING through year’s tax cuts and the slow economy forcing them to enact expensive pro- real estate prices. If the U.S. housing credit cards and auto loans is creeping make matters worse. Nearly every state grams, like Bush’s No Child Left market undergoes a similar collapse, higher, Bloomberg Newsreports. Con- we could be in for hard times. ❑ American Dreamers

A GALLUP poll might explain why so Workers at all income levels share many working-class Americans vote this hope. More than one in every five for political candidates who promise persons earning less than $30,000 a Tax-cut sunsets aren’t pretty tax breaks that only help the rich. year sees wealth ahead, with the share When your tax cut ‘sunsets,’ your taxes go back up They hope to get rich. climbing to 38 percent for those earn- Only two percent of those surveyed ing between $50,000 and $74,000, and THE 2003 TAX BILL INCLUDED SUNSETS*for all but one tax cut — the one said they are rich right now, but nearly all the way to 51 percent for those who that lowers the tax rate in the highest income bracket, for families and individu- one-third (31 percent) said they expect make more than $75,000. als making over $307,051 per year. to be rich “some day.” How much do you need to qualify Reality doesn’t match the dream, as rich? The average income of the Tax Cut Provision in Who Benefits Year it though. Economists who study finan- richest one percent is well over $1 mil- 2003 Tax Package Most from Cut** Sunsets cial mobility say that earning just 20 lion a year, but you qualify for this percent more than your parents bracket making as little as $373,000. $1,000 child tax credit Middle class families 2004 earned is extremely rare. Is vast wealth in your future? 10% bracket expansion Lower middle class 2004 In fact, citizens in “old Europe” You’ll never make that much money countries are more likely to move up punching a time clock, and you’re Tax breaks for married couples Middle class families 2004 the economic ladder than Americans. more likely to get struck by lightning Increase AMT exemption Middle class families 2004 Only a handful of entertainers, profes- than to win the lottery. sional athletes, and lottery winners But there’s another version of the Bonus depreciation Small businesses 2004 rise to riches from the working class. American Dream — a safe job, health Yet more than half of survey respon- care, a guaranteed pension, enough Expand business expensing Small businesses 2005 dents between 18 and 29 said they income to take care of your family, and Dividends & capital gains cuts Income over $1 million 2008 expect to get rich, and one-fourth of time off to enjoy life with them. those between 50 and 64 are still hold- That’s enough wealth for most peo- Top-bracket rate reductions Income over $307,051 Never ing onto that dream. ple. More important, it is truly attain- * Tax sunsetting refers to when a tax cut ends and the taxes go back up. Even eight percent of those over 65 able — not just a dream. And your ** Based on analysis of the tax-cut package by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. still believe they’ll hit it big some day. union can help you reach it. May • Jun 2003 the Boilermaker Reporter 9

Cuts will most likely lead to A Masterful Deception more tax sheltering THE EVENTUAL COSTof this tax package may go even higher because The 2003 tax cuts aren’t parts of it invite individuals and corpo- rations to abuse tax shelters. Nearly all individual tax shelters take what Congress & Bush say advantage of the difference between regular income tax rates and the lower they are — and won’t do capital gains rate. Shelters turn income normally taxed at individual income what they say they will do rates into income taxed as capital gains. By reducing the top capital gains rate JUST AS THE ANCIENT GREEKS from 20 to 15 percent, this package gave the Trojans a gift of a wooden widens the gap between taxes on horse only so they could sneak into the wages and taxes on capital gains, city and destroy it, Bush talked of his encouraging high-level executives to tax plan as a gift to the American people take more of their pay in stock options. so he could get their support. Eliminating the tax on dividend But when you open up this gift, what income sweetens the pot even more. jumps out is not lower taxes, more jobs, In a May 22 column, Wall Street Jour- and prosperity, but higher deficits, nal news analyst David Wessel pre- fewer jobs, and tax cuts that mainly dicted creative accountants and tax benefit the richest one percent. lawyers will find “clever ways to use Americans expect politicians to lie. the new law to help wealthy clients Comedians have been poking fun at the avoid taxes.” Michael Graetz, a tax dishonesty of politicians for 200 years. expert at the Yale Law School and for- But the lies and deception used to mer deputy assistant secretary for tax gain public support for the latest round policy at the Treasury in the first Bush of tax cuts are no laughing matter. Administration, was quoted in this col- President Bush and Congress — with umn as warning “[I]t’s ‘Katy, bar the the silent collusion of the media —have door’ on tax shelters.” enacted a tax package that is not what they claim it is and will not accomplish Cuts will not create jobs what they claim it will accomplish. They used accounting tricks to hide PERHAPS THE WORSTlie told about the true cost of the bill, exaggerated the the tax package is that its purpose is to average taxpayer’s benefits, and dis- stimulate the economy and create jobs. Anyone in the White House or Con- torted the impact of the package’s most ried couples, expansion of the ten per- would raise after-tax income in 2003. gress who believes that has not been lis- popular and most expensive features. cent bracket, and reduced alternative Here is what they found: Worst of all, they ignored reports tening to their own economic advisors. minimum tax — all sunset in 2004. Bottom fifth by income: no increase • The Joint Committee on Taxation from their own advisors — the Congres- Cuts in taxes on income from divi- Second fifth from bottom: 0.3 percent • released a study on May 8 that says the sional Budget Office and Joint Commit- dends and capital gains, however, Third fifth from bottom: 0.8 percent • long-term economic effect of this pack- tee on Taxation — that the tax cuts will don’t sunset until 2008. These cuts Top one percent: 3.6 percent increase • age will most likely be negative. The not stimulate the economy, but will in mainly benefit the top one percent. Income over $1 million: 4.4 percent fact have a negative effect. Instead of • Congressional Budget Office, headed The reduction of the tax rate for the As a percentage of after-tax (take- by a former Bush administration econ- creating jobs, as Bush promised so highest income bracket never sunsets. home) income, the richest one percent omist, says it will most likely lead to many times on TV, it will reduce jobs. If workers mobilize against future will get more than four times the slower growth, not faster. tax cuts (as we should, because increas- increase that middle-income taxpayers Budget gimmicks hide true Economists across the nation are ing the budget deficit will probably get. People with million-dollar incomes nearly unanimous in this conclusion. cost of tax package raise unemployment), Congress may will get five-and-a-half times as much. As Dean Baker put it in Economic leave this tax law as it is, giving workers That’s in 2003. In later years, the fig- Reporting Review, “President Bush’s tax NEWS REPORTS have repeatedly a tax increase in 2004 that the wealthy ures become even more skewed toward stated that this tax package will cost cut proposal is actually unusual in that would not share. high-income households. $350 billion over the next ten years, but there is so little evidence or theory that the true cost is likely to be from $800 bil- Cuts not as big for working Most workers will still pay suggests that it could make any posi- lion to $1 trillion, according to the Cen- tive contribution to growth.” ter on Budget and Policy Priorities. families as Bush claims tax on dividend income Economists need complex models that perform thousands of calculations House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R) BUSH OFTEN CLAIMED that the THE CLAIM THAT the tax package to reach their conclusions, but the agrees. On May 22, he said, “The $350 average tax cut would be $1,000. He got will end the “double taxation” of divi- underlying logic is not all that complex. [billion] number takes us through the this figure by adding the total cost of dends is a double lie. First, most of the benefits go to the next two years . . . But it could also go the tax cut, then dividing by the num- First, it doesn’t end taxation of divi- up, because this stuff is extendable.” rich, who are more likely to save or re- ber of American households — a dends for most workers. Only people invest the money than to spend it. To The problem is that all but one of the deceptive way to calculate an average. who use the stock they own for spend- stimulate the economy, you need to put tax cuts will expire (“sunset”) between The reality is that more than half of all able income will see any benefit. money into the hands of people who 2004 and 2008. Because sunsetting a cut families (53 percent) will get less than Most workers who own stock have it is the same as raising taxes, Congress will spend it — such as working fami- $100, while the top ten percent will get in a pension fund. Dividends increase lies and the poor. will be pressured to keep them. an average of $18,571, and families the size of their fund. When they begin Second, the tax cuts will increase the In the past, sunsetting has been used making more than $1 million a year will drawing pension benefit payments, federal budget deficit, forcing the gov- to hide the true cost of legislation, but get an average cut of $93,500. they will pay tax on the entire benefit, only for relatively small costs. This bill ernment to borrow more money. All Nearly 70 percent (69.5) of all benefits including the portion created by divi- loans and investments come from the hides potential losses of $430 billion in go to the top ten percent of taxpayers, dend income. same pot, so increasing government its tenth year — 2.4 percent of the gross while only 8.6 percent go to the bottom Second, dividends are not taxed borrowing reduces the money avail- domestic product (GDP). 60 percent of taxpayers, according to twice. Corporations pay income tax on How big is 2.4 percent of GDP? It is able to businesses. When their source of analysis by Citizens for Tax Justice. their profits; stockowners pay tax on loans and investments shrinks, busi- triple the size of the Social Security A staggering 50 million households their personal profit from dividends. nesses can’t expand and create jobs. shortfall over the next 75 years. Social (36 percent of all taxpayers) will get no These are separate taxes, because cor- Third, debt must be repaid. When Security trustees place the size of their benefit from the tax cuts at all. For porations are separate entities from the that happens, the government will shortfall at 0.73 percent of GDP. example, a single taxpayer with no chil- people who own their stock. need to raise taxes — and that future The cost of extending all the cuts over dren who owns no stock and is cur- If they were not separate, individual increase will have to be bigger than the next ten years is nearly $2 trillion. rently in the ten percent tax bracket will stockholders would be liable for the today’s cuts to pay the interest the loans see no benefit from the legislation. actions of corporations they own stock will have earned. Benefits for workers end in Some people argue that the wealthy in. Being able to profit from a business The president may call this bill an 2004, but not for wealthy deserve bigger cuts because, after all, without being personally liable is what “economic stimulus” package, but in they pay more taxes. The only way to makes stock ownership attractive. The reality it is a transfer of wealth from SUNSETTING SOME CUTS but not judge fairness is whether the tax pack- income tax on dividends is a very small tomorrow’s working families to others is another trick. The cuts that age treats income levels equally. price to pay for this protection. And 36 benefit working families — the child today’s wealthy taxpayers. Fair enough. The Tax Policy Center percent of dividends come from compa- It’s a beautiful horse, though. ❑ tax credit, increased deduction for mar- analyzed how much this package nies that pay no corporate income tax. 10 the Boilermaker Reporter May • Jun 2003 ACH presents safe-driving Lord Provost of awards to L-480 members Glasgow surprises George Estabrook Local 154 retiree excels with 31 accident-free years

TWENTY-THREE mem- bers of Local Lodge 480, Jacksonville, Ill., received awards from ACH Food Companies for their years of driving without an accident. Topping the awards list is George Estabrook with 31 years of accident-free driving. Awards went to LOCAL 480 MEMBERS RECEIVE awards for their number of years driving for ACH without an these Local 480 members: accident: l. to r., Ken Willis (26 yrs.), Bill Foiles (29), Rich Gaige (25), George Estabrook (31). 31 Years - George Estabrook 10 Years - Gary Lemons and Joe Kirbach 29 Years - Bill Foiles 7 Years - Randy Rollins L-154 retiree John Littlejohn (r.) presents a Boilermaker jacket to Alexander Mosson, lord 26 Years - Ken Willis 6 Years - Jerry Ruyle provost of Glasgow, Scotland, and brother’s friend. 25 Years - Rich Gaige 5 Years - Bruce Dietrich and Wayne VanBebber 23 Years - Glenn Bristow and Billy Ruyle 3 Years - Tom Edwards Glasgow’s Lord Provost Alexander 22 Years - Doug Foiles, Rodney Mutch, Terry Surratt 2 Years - John Kitselman Mosson apprenticed as a boilermaker 18 Years - John Dirksmeyer 1 Year - Brian Dawdy, Steve Goodall, Chris Norris, 14 Years - Jim Atterberry and Steve Reed. ❑ JOHN “SCOTTY” Littlejohn, a 40-year member of Local 154, Pittsburgh, Pa., is a retired Boilermaker who makes his home in Ohio. He read an article about an upcoming Celtic L-60’s Miskell restores cars Celebration in Wheeling, W.Va., that would feature Alexander Mosson, the lord provost (similar to 40-year member mayor) of Glasgow, Scotland, as a guest speaker. still works with steel “Glasgow is my hometown,” said Littlejohn. “The article reported that Mr. Mosson had served his SOME PEOPLE would apprenticeship as a boilermaker. Since we were the call it the ideal job — same age, I thought I might know him. getting a monthly check “I went to the celebration the following week and and spending your days met Mr. Mosson. When I started to introduce myself, restoring old cars. Mr. Mosson interrupted me. He said he has a very Don Miskell, a 40-year good friend named Littlejohn — Walter Littlejohn, member of Local 60, who he has known for 35 years. Walter is my brother. Peoria, Ill., probably “It really is a small world,” said Littlejohn. ❑ wouldn’t argue. He may have retired from construction boil- ermaking, but he still Members tour works with steel — Detroit steel — restoring headquarters vintage cars, like his cus- AFTER WORKING on a job near Ashland, Ky., mem- tom 1954 Mercury, bers of Local 4, Page, Ariz., and Local 92, Los Angeles, LOCAL 60 RETIREE Don Miskell poses with his custom 1954 Mercury. ❑ shown at left. Calif., stopped by International headquarters for a quick tour before heading home. In the top Brotherhood Building gets facelift photo, Con- struction Divi- Local 83 members repair facade sion Director of Brotherhood Building Dale (Skipper) Branscum (back MEMBERS OF LOCAL 83, Kansas City, Mo., working to camera) chats for Woodley-Griggs Boiler Repair, L.L.C., are making with Local 4 repairs to the front of the Brotherhood Building, 754 members (left to Minnesota Ave., in Kansas City, Kan. right) Salena Steve Locke and Bob Ramsey are removing an Dickie, Van awning and marble facade in preparation of a new Edward Tsosie, stucco finish. The Brotherhood Building houses the Rufus Dickie, Brotherhood Bank & Trust and the offices of the Boil- MacDonald ermaker National Funds. The International pur- Sonny, and chased the two-story structure in 1920, added three Johnson Poyer. stories, and renamed the building the Brotherhood Posing with Block, known today as the Brotherhood Building. International In 1948, the International built the New Brother- President hood Building, 753 State Ave., a ten-story structure Charles W. Jones adjacent to the Brotherhood Building, which houses in the bottom the offices of the International. ❑ photo are (left to right) Local 92’s LOCAL 83 MEMBERS Bob Ramsey (l.) and Steve Locke George Roan- repair the front of the Brotherhood Building as Intl. Sec.- Treas. J. Z. Willburn (l.) and Intl. Pres. C. W. Jones look on. horse, Intl. Pres. Jones, L-4’s Quincy Gishal, L-92’s Milton Gishal Jr., and kneeling now able to print in full color on all The Boilermaker Reporter in front, L-92’s Will Gishal. Send photos pages, and we need 35mm glossy 753 State Ave, Suite 570 Members of Locals 4 and 92 have been helping Local GET YOUR LOCAL LODGEmembers in prints. If you use a digital camera, Kansas City KS 66101 40 (Elizabethtown, Ky.) man a job in Louisa, Ky., at the the Boilermaker Reporter! We are contact us beforeyou take the photo. [email protected] American Electric Power Big Sandy Powerplant. ❑ May • Jun 2003 the Boilermaker Reporter 11 Local 13 members L-363 celebrates 100 serve their country

LOCAL 363 BM-ST JOHN PASSIGILIA (l.) accepts an award from Local 363 mem- LOCAL 13 MEMBERS, l. to r., Corporals Ben Coe, Ranzy Penn, and Joseph “Chris” bers honoring his 15 years of service as a lodge officer, and L-363 Pres. Bill Murray are marine reservists serving their country in Iraq. Mulconnery (r.) accepts one from Dean Andrisevic, Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) honoring B&W’s 100-year relationship with Local 363. Members have been home trade to support their families and are only 12 weeks in two years grateful for the support they are receiv- Local Lodge 363 has represented the event. Guests included Intl. Vice ing from their Local 13 brothers. construction workers since 1903 Presidents George Rogers and Larry Source: Joe Murray Sr., retired L-13 BM-ST McManamon, as well as retired L-363 THREE MEMBERS OF Local Lodge Bus. Mgr. Wm. Mulconnery and Bill 13, Philadelphia, Pa., have been serv- MEMBERS OF LOCAL 363, East St. Palmisano, administrator of the ing with the 15th Marine Expedi- More Local 13 Reservist News Louis, Ill., celebrated their 100th Boilermakers’ MOST program and for- tionary Force in Nasiriyah, Iraq, since anniversary, March 29, 2003, at the Hyatt LOCAL 13 BM-ST Jim Banford Jr. Regency-Union Station, St. Louis, Mo. mer Local 363 business manager. the war began. Chartered March 22, 1903, Local Corporals Ben Coe, Joseph “Chris” reports that Corporals Coe, Murray, Active and retired members joined Lodge 363 represents approximately Murray, and Ranzy Penn are marine and Penn are not the only Local 13 honored guests for a brief presenta- 415 members who work in the con- reservists serving with the 2nd Battal- members who have been called to duty tion, followed by dinner and dancing. struction industry. ❑ ion/25th Marines Echo Company’s to serve their country. Local 363 BM-ST John Passiglia hosted weapons platoon. Local Lodge 13 apprentice Robert This is the second time they have Shipe is serving on an aircraft carrier in been called to active duty since terror- the Persian Gulf and Local Lodge 13 L-480’s Don Slater retires ists attacked the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. Rec. Sec. Paul Immordino just returned In the last two years, they have been from Cuba, where he was guarding al- ACH forklift operator ends ❑ home only 12 weeks to work at the Qaida prisoners. 36-year career, 28 years as local lodge president

DON F. SLATER, a 36-year employee MEMBERSHIP PINS of ACH Food Companies, Inc., retired Feb. 14, 2003, as a forklift operator and Local 1, Chicago, Ill., Ray R. Swistara, William M. president of Local 480, Jacksonville, Ill. Tishner, Carl C. Wanerus, Slater served 28 years as the local’s presents membership pins Anthony Weimer, Robert West, president, 20 years on the credit union JOHN SKERMONT, BM-ST of Local James R. Wright; committee, and has been a member of 1, Chicago, Ill., reports presentation of 45 Years — Marvin D. Stickney, the safety committee since its inception. pins for continuous years of member- Bobby G. Warman; Before coming to ACH in 1966, Slater ship to the following: 40 Years— Otis Byrd, Ray served four years in the U.S. Navy. 25 Years — Rudolph Acosta and Dillingham, John M. Dyer, John J. He has earned several 110 percent Walter Wielicki. Guertin, James Hartzog, William awards from ACH, where he worked Kuntze; in many positions before becoming a DON SLATER retires after 36 years on the job Local 101, Denver, Colo., 35 Years — James W. Berg, Alfred L. warehouse forklift operator in 1980. ❑ and 28 years as president of Local 480. presents membership pins Coghlan, Gregory J. Covetz, Giusepp Grillo, John N. Hall, HENRY McCOY, BM-ST of Local 101, Jackie D. Hughes, Aldred (Babe) Workers must act locally to Denver, Colo., reports presentation of Jenerou, Stanley S. Lesiak Jr., pins for continuous years of member- James R. McCrum, Gerald T. defeat bad state laws ship to the following: McKinney, William R. Meissner, 35 Years — Edward Fernandez; Bruce L. Neddow, Gerald R. ALEC’s ‘model’ bills undermine veritable who’s who of corporate 30 Years — Glen Dashner. Pedrys, Edward H. Richter, worker, consumer protections America. Through ALEC, oil, tobacco, Stephen Salewsky, Jerry J. Starr, telecommunications, chemical, phar- Local 169, Detroit, Mich., John R. Valiquette, Clayton J. MAJOR CORPORATIONS are operating maceutical, energy, and manufacturing presents membership pins Vanslambrouck; behind-the-scenes in state capitols across companies can work in near secrecy to 30 Years — Donald C. Abbatoy, the country to promote an industry- change laws affecting their industries. JOHN MAREK, BM-ST of Local 169, William V. Bass, Ivan S. Beal, friendly agenda through the American ALEC boasts of seeing hundreds of Detroit, Mich., reports presentation of James Berg, Thomas G. Booth, Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). its “model” state bills become law each pins for continuous years of member- James C. Dodge, Dennis W. Etter, ALEC calls itself a membership asso- year. Many of these bills undermine the ship to the following: David B. Hagaman, Richard L. ciation of state legislators, but corpora- public interest on issues like health 60 Years — Clyde W. Ferebee, Hall, Steven R. Kosnik, John D. tions and trade associations finance care, employee benefits, worker protec- Robert Postlewait, Delmar Visser; Martin, Charles C. Oyler, John L. virtually all their activities, including tions, tax policy, and education. 55 Years — Raymond W. Baur, Paul Sample, William R. Schultz Jr., gifts and free trips for lawmakers, fol- The Boilermakers Legislative Educa- H. Haberkamp, Leonard H. Darwin J. Scott, Robert H. lowed by heavy lobbying for a wide tion-Action Program (LEAP) does a Hetherington, Gernard LeBlanc, Sharkey, Sherman R. Usher, John range of industry-friendly initiatives. good job of following legislative devel- Alphonse Mercier, Kyle L. D. Watkins; and Issues ALEC supports include end- opments in Washington, but it is up to Robinson, Robert S. Showers; 25 Years — Joannes Bartels, James ing living wage laws, privatizing pris- local lodges to get active in their state 50 Years — Willis J. Bass, Marvin L. W. Berg, Larry Campbell, Richard ons and schools, and outlawing union AFL-CIO in order to defeat anti-worker Cartwright, Edward H. Etter, L. Carlson, J. D. Garner, Paul security clauses in collective bargaining initiatives at the state level. Charles E. Forbush, Lawrence R. Steve Germond II, Dale Goerbig, agreements. Though it has a carefully To learn how you can get active, con- Louzon Sr., John S. McLeod Sr., and posthumously John Degel. cultivated “good government” image, tact Legislative Director Ande Abbott, ALEC serves its corporate sponsors, a (703) 560-1493. ❑ 12 the Boilermaker Reporter May • Jun 2003

New contract summaries You don’t get what you deserve . . . A brief listing of recent agreements signed and ratified by Boilermaker local lodges . . . you get what you negotiate UNION LEADERS, like these pictured here, work long L-5 – New York, NY tion, effective Jan. 1, 2003 ratification, effective Dec. 182 members who make hours to negotiate the best benefits they can for to Dec. 31, 2006, for 112 2, 2002 to Sept. 30, 2006, for food and beverage tanks for Boilermaker members. THOMAS KLEIN, vice presi- members of Local D50, six Local 104 members DCI of Utah. dent of Local 5, New York, Catskill, N.Y., who make who fabricate metal for N.Y., reports contract ratifi- Portland Cement at St. Wayron, LLC. D208–Martinsburg, WV cation, effective Jan. 1, Lawrence Cement. 2003 to Dec. 31, 2004, for S105 – Effingham, IL INTL. REP. RALEIGH EVERSOLE five members of Local 5 M67–Los Angeles, CA reports contract ratifica- who work at Quickway M ICHAEL WILLISON , president tion, effective Nov. 1, 2002 Metal Fabricators, Inc. INTL. REP. HENRY JUAREZ of Local S105, Effingham, to March 31, 2006, for 155 reports contract ratifica- Ill., reports contract ratifi- members of Local D208, NEGOTIATING A SEVEN-year agreement for Local L-6 – Oakland, CA tion, effective March 18, cation, effective January Martinsburg, W.Va., who D469 members at Holcim U.S., Inc., are, l. to r., Gary 2003 to March 17, 2006, for 15, 2003 to January 15, make Portland Cement at Morrow, Don Bellings, Intl. Rep. Carey Allen, Tommy M ICHAEL GRABOWSKI, BM-ST 77 members of Local M67, 2006, for over 200 Local E. Craig, Lonnie Robinson, and Charles Price. of Local 6, Oakland, Calif., Essroc Cement (formerly Los Angeles, Calif., who S105 members who make Capitol Cement). reports contract ratifica- work for the Valex Corp. air conditioners at the tion, effective Sept. 1, 2002 Fedders Corporation. L-242 – Spokane, WA to Oct. 31, 2003, for 20 Local L-83–Kansas City, MO D400–Vancouver, BC D596 – Chester, PA 6 members who work in the D140 – Knoxville, TN MARLIN MCCURDY , BM-ST of ROB LAUZON , BM-ST for INTL. REP. RALEIGH EVERSOLE JOHN SEWARD of Local 83, forge shop of the Western Local 242, Spokane, Wash., Cement District Lodge D11, reports contract ratifica- Kansas City, Mo., reports INTL. REP. RALEIGH EVERSOLE Forge & Flange Co. reports contract ratification, reports contract ratifica- tion, effective March 1, contract ratification, effec- reports contract ratifica- effective Nov. 16, 2002 to tion, effective Jan. 1, 2003 2002 to Feb. 28, 2007, for 50 tive Nov. 1, 2002 to Oct. 31, tion, effective March 1, M13 – St. Louis, MO Nov. 15, 2006, for 113 mem- to Dec. 31, 2006, for 62 members of Local D596, 2005, for 23 Local 83 mem- 2000 to Feb. 28, 2005, for bers of Local 242 who make members of Local D400, Chester, Pa., who make PATRICIA THOMAS-DAVIS, BM- bers who work in the shop members of Local D140, boat and utility trailers for E- Vancouver, BC, Canada, roofing materials for ST for Local M13, St. Louis, and perform field repair for Knoxville, Tenn., who make Z Loader Boat Trailers. who make concrete roof Certainteed Roofing. Mo., reports contract ratifi- Shamrad Metal Fabricators Portland Cement at Cemex. cation, effective Nov. 28, in the custom fabrication tiles for Recon Building D282 – Wind Gap, PA Products. 2002 to Nov. 28, 2005, for of steel, aluminum, and L-154 – Pittsburgh, PA L-661 – Florence, NJ eight Local M13 members stainless steel, ASME INTL. REP. RALEIGH EVERSOLE AIP SEAN MURPHY reports D469 – Clarksville, MO INTL. REP. ROCCO DEROLLO who work in the produc- code vessels, and the reports contract ratifica- reports contract ratifica- tion unit at the Diamond contract ratification, effec- service of process and tion, effective Dec. 1, 2002 INTL. REP. CAREY ALLEN tion, effective Feb. 1, 2003 Plating Co. heating boilers. tive January 1, 2003 to to Dec. 1, 2006, for 22 mem- reports contract ratifica- to Jan. 31, 2006, for mem- January 1, 2004, for 33 bers of Local D282, Wind tion, effective Jan. 23, 2003 bers of Local 661, Florence, L-27 – St. Louis, MO L-88 – Essington, PA members of Local 154, Gap, Pa., who make shin- to Jan. 22, 2010, for 140 N.J., who work for D.C. Pittsburgh, Pa., who pro- gle-type home siding at members of Local D469, Fabricators, Inc. D AVID SNEAD, BM-ST for INTL. REP. ROBERT H EINE JR. duce steel pressure vessels GAF Premium Products. Clarksville, Mo., who pro- Local 27, St. Louis, Mo., reports contract ratifica- and small storage tanks for duce Portland Cement for reports contract ratifica- tion, effective May 19, 2002 L-677 – Kingston, PA tion, effective Jan. 1, 2003 Witherup Fabrication and D359 – Edmonton, AB Holcim U.S., Inc. to May 19, 2006, for 34 INTL. REP. ROCCO DEROLLO to Jan. 1, 2006, for seven members of Local 88, Erection, Inc. DONALD M AES ,asst. bus. mgr. reports contract ratification, Local 27 members who L-482–Wood River, IL Essington, Pa., who work representing Local D359, effective Jan. 13, 2003 to work in production and with custom polymer and L-182 – Salt Lake City Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, INTL. REP. JAMES PRESSLEY Jan. 12, 2006, for members maintenance at Jones & acrylics at Esschem, Inc. reports contract ratification, reports contract ratifica- of Local 677, Kingston, Pa., B RAD JOHN, BM-ST of Local Lockhart Welding, Inc. effective Dec. 1, 2002 to tion, effective Jan. 24, 2003 who work for R & H Mfg. 182, Salt Lake City, Utah, L-104 – Seattle, WA Nov. 30, 2006, for 123 to Jan. 23, 2004, for three D50 – Catskill, NY reports contract ratification, members of Local D359 who members of Local 482, CHUCK HUGHES , acting BM- L-725–Springfield, MA effective March 1, 2003 to make Portland Cement at Wood River, Ill., who fabri- INTL. REP. RALEIGH EVERSOLE ST for Local 104, Seattle, Feb. 28, 2006, for 23 Local Lehigh Inland Cement Ltd. cate steel at Circle T Steel. INTL. REP. ROCCO DEROLLO reports contract ratifica- Wash., reports contract reports contract ratifica- L-483 – Alton, IL tion, effective Feb. 9, 2003 Prepared by the Boilermakers’ Research to Feb. 8, 2007, for mem- A summary analysis of these contract settlements and Collective Bargaining Department INTL. REP. JAMES PRESSLEY bers of Local 725, reports contract ratifica- Springfield, Mass., who THIS ANALYSISof the 30 $2.50 per hour in the first con- Sickness & Accident Vacation tion, effective Feb. 1, 2003 work in the Storms Forge agreements outlined above is tract year. Average cents-per- TWENTY-SIXagreements pro- ALL OF THE agreements pro- based on information provided in to Feb. 3, 2007, for 106 Division of Doncasters, Inc. hour contributions are $1.28 vide weekly sickness and vide vacation. Twenty-five the Contract Summary and for the first contract year, members of Local 483, Transmittal Report forms, covering accident indemnity. Of these, offer one-week; all offer two- Alton, Ill., who make mining L-744 – Cleveland, OH approximately 2,465 employees. $1.31 in the second year, and 20 pay a set dollar amount weeks; 29 offer three weeks; $1.33 in the third year. equipment at Joy Mining ranging from $135 to $440 per 26 offer four weeks; 16 offer PATRICK G ALLAGHER, BM-ST Wage Increases Twenty-six facilities offer a Machinery. week; the average weekly five weeks; four offer six for Local 744, Cleveland, TWENTY-TWO facilities 401(k); nine have company- rate in the first contract year is weeks; one offers seven sponsored plans; one has a Ohio, reports contract rati- received pay increases in 2002, $275.30. The most common weeks of paid vacation. Four L-524–East Chicago, IN fication, effective Sept. 1, averaging $0.48 per hour or 3.30 profit sharing plan, one has duration of time off is 26 agreements offer vacation percent. Twenty-four facilities an Individual Retirement weeks found in 13 agree- pay based on a percentage of INTL. REP. CLAYTON PLUMMER 2002 to Aug. 31, 2003, for will receive pay increases in Account (IRA), and one has ments. The remaining agree- their earnings. reports contract ratifica- Local 744 members who 2003, averaging $0.47 per hour the Registered Retirement ments pay a wage percentage tion, effective Dec 9, 2002 work for RCR Services, Inc. or 2.66 percent. Twenty-two Savings Plan in Canada or have a state-funded plan. Paid Holidays to Dec. 8, 2005, for mem- facilities will receive pay (RRSP). The RRSP is similar ALL OF THE agreements pro- bers of Local 524, East Life Insurance/AD&D L-1600–St. Charles, IL increases in 2004, averaging to the IRAs found in the vide for paid holidays, rang- Chicago, Ind., who work at United States. $0.38 per hour or 2.72 percent. TWENTY-SIX agreements ing from eight to 13; the aver- the Union Tank Car INTL. REP. HOWARD COLE Sixteen report wage increases Shift Differential provide life insurance. age is 10.43 days. Company. reports contract ratifica- in 2005, averaging $0.40 per Twenty-one report a set dollar tion, effective March 31, TWENTY-NINE agreements Other Provisions hour or 2.96 percent. Eight amount ranging from $2,000 to 2003 to April 6, 2007, for 30 report a second-shift premi- D533–Hagerstown, MD report an increase in 2006, aver- $75,000; the average benefit ALL OF THE agreements pro- members of Local 1600, St. um, of which 27 report a vide funeral leave. Paid leave aging $0.35 or 3.14 percent. One for the first contract year is INTL. REP. RALEIGH EVERSOLE Charles, Ill., who make cents-per-hour premium forjury duty is found in 25 contract reports wage increas- $25,773.81. The remaining reports contract ratifica- water purification machin- es in 2007, 2008, and 2009, not ranging from $0.10 to $0.90; agreements calculate the agreements. Union leave lan- tion, effective Dec. 15, 2002 ery at Walker Process. enough for an average. the average is $0.42 per hour. benefit on annual salary. guage is found in 20 agree- Twenty-seven agreements Twenty-three agreements ments. Twenty-one agree- to Dec. 14, 2007, for 370 Pension have a third-shift premium, of provide Accidental Death & ments provide all or partial members of Local D533, L-1664–Maple Heights TWENTY-NINE facilities par- which 26 provide a cents-per- Dismemberment (AD&D). In 18 reimbursement for the pur- Hagerstown, Md., who ticipate in some type of pen- hour premium ranging from of the agreements, the set dol- chase of safety shoesand 25 make vinyl siding and vinyl INTL. REP. RON LYON reports sion program. Ten facilities $0.10 to $0.90; the average is lar amount ranges from $2,000 for prescription safety windows for the contract ratification, effec- participate in the $0.50 per hour. The remaining to $75,000; the average benefit glasses. Four provide sever- Certainteed Corporation’s tive Jan. 1, 2003 to Jan. 14, agreements pay shift differ- Boilermaker-Blacksmith for the first contract year is ance payand six provide paid vinyl siding group. 2005, for 61 members of National Pension Trust. Nine ential on a weekly or wage $26,138.89. The remaining leave for those spending two Local 1664, Maple Heights, have a cents-per-hour contri- percentage basis. One agreements calculate the weeks at military encamp- Ohio, who produce bar bution, ranging from $0.25 to reports a pay differential for a benefit on annual salary. ment each year. steel and wire for RCS 12-hour shift. Cuyahoga, LLC. May • Jun 2003 the Boilermaker Reporter 13

Boilermakers National Health & Welfare Plan Summary of Privacy Practices For participants in the Boilermakers National Health & Welfare Plan MAKE IT SAFE HE BOILERMAKERS NATIONAL HEALTH The plan may disclose your PHI to the plan and Welfare Plan (plan, or health and 1. sponsor (the board of trustees of the HAZARD ALERT: Twelfare plan) is committed to protecting Boilermakers National Health and Welfare the privacy, confidentiality, and security of your Fund, or a subcommittee of the board) as a personal health information. matter of course for purposes specifically Safe Work with Power Saws In the course of administering health care authorized in the plan documents, such as benefits, the health and welfare plan receives reviewing appeals of benefit determinations. THOUSANDS OF WORKERS are any wires, make sure they have individually identifiable health information Other uses or disclosures which may be about you and creates records containing this 2. made as a matter of course. seriously injured each year by gas been disconnected. type of information. A. We are required to disclose PHI to the or electric power saws. Some are OSHA says you must not use This article summarizes our privacy prac- secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and killed — most by electric shock. worn electric cords or cables. tices. To obtain a copy of the plan’s full notice Human Services, or her or his designee, when OSHA says electrical equipment of privacy practices, contact the fund’s admin- the secretary is investigating or determining the The Hazards should not be used in damp, wet, istrative office at 1-866-342-6555 (913-342-6555 plan’s compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. or very hot locations — unless YOU CAN BEbadly cut or burned, in the Kansas City area). B. We are required to provide your PHI to approved for such use. Copies of the privacy notice are also avail- you upon request, as described in the using a power saw, if you are not Cuts and amputations. Make sure careful. You can get sprains and able from your local lodge and can be viewed “Individual Rights” section of this notice. We the saw blade is not touching any- strains and lose your hearing. Grit at the Boilermakers’ web site are also required to provide you with the PHI of thing before you turn on a saw. (http://www.boilermakers.org). any individual on whose behalf you are acting and dust from using the saws can OSHA says a circular saw must have New federal regulations limit how the plan as a personal representative. hurt your eyes. Dust can hurt your may use and/or disclose your protected health C. The plan contracts with individuals and a guard above and below the base lungs. If you dry-cut masonry or plate. Keep the blade guard and information (PHI) and provides you with cer- entities (called business associates) to perform stone that has silica in it, you can other safety devices on the saw. tain, specific rights concerning your PHI. various functions or to provide certain types of get silicosis and it can kill you. An PHI is your individually identifiable health services, that would otherwise be performed by Make sure the blade guard goes back information, including demographic informa- the plan, on behalf of the health and welfare electric saw can electrocute you. A to the fully guarded position after tion collected from you, that is created or plan. These entities use and disclose your infor- gas-powered saw can cause carbon you cut. Do not drop-start a chain- monoxide poisoning and kill you. received by a health care provider, health mation, and protect the privacy of your informa- saw. To start a saw with a starter plan (such as this health and welfare plan), tion, in the same manner as the plan does. cord, put one foot on the back han- your employer, or a health care clearing- D. The plan may use or disclose PHI when Protect Yourself dle, put one hand on the top handle house, that relates to your past, present, or such use or disclosure is required by law, so to keep the blade off the surface, and future physical or mental health or condition; long as the use or disclosure complies with the READ THE OWNER’s manual the delivery of health care to you; or the past, law and is limited to the requirements of the law. before you first use a saw. Keep use the other hand to pull the cord. present, or future payment for the delivery of E. The plan may disclose PHI for certain blades sharp, clean, and oiled. Hold a saw with both hands. Do health care to you. public health activities, to report and request Inspect blades for cracks. not use your leg to prop up a saw. PHI includes information such as your name, protection and assistance for victims of abuse, When you use a saw, wear gog- To help prevent kickback, hold address, telephone number, social security num- neglect, or domestic violence (in certain cir- gles or safety glasses with side your forward arm straight and do ber, and information about your health or visits to cumstances), in the course of a judicial or shields, even if you wear a face not cut above chest height. a health care provider. The plan is required by fed- administrative proceeding, to a law enforce- shield. Do not wear jewelry, such as After you turn off a saw, hold it eral lawto maintain the privacy of your PHI. ment official for appropriate law enforcement chains. Do not wear loose clothes. If away from you until the blade You have the right to complain to the plan purposes, to coroners or medical examiners or you have long hair, tie it inside your stops turning. Do not prop the saw and to the secretary of the Dept. of Health and funeral directors to enable these individuals to Human Services (HHS) if you believe your pri- carry out their duties with respect to the dece- hard hat. Wear hearing protection. on your leg while the blade slows vacy rights have been violated. You will not be dent, for organ, eye, or tissue donation and Do not cut unless you have a down. Turn off a saw before you retaliated against for filing a complaint, and transplantation purposes, to avert a serious clear work area and solid footing. carry it anywhere. your complaint will be kept confidential. If you threat to health or safety, to comply with spe- Do not use a power saw when you Burns. What you cut can catch have any questions, comments, or concerns cialized governmental functions, and to comply are on a scaffold. Keep other peo- fire from friction. A spark from a about our privacy practices, or if you wish to with workers compensation and related laws. ple away from the saw when you saw can ignite any gasoline leaking make a complaint about a use or disclosure of Specific limitations apply to each of these. are using or refueling it. from the saw. Make sure there are your PHI made by the plan or by someone else Upon your request, you may review and be pro- Training: OSHA says you must no fuel leaks and the fuel cap is acting on behalf of the plan, contact the plan’s vided with a copy of the plan’s detailed policies be trained in general workplace tight. Turn off the saw and let it administrative office at: and procedures related to each of the above cool down before you refuel it. Office of Privacy Practices types of uses and disclosures. hazards, electrical hazards, and Boilermakers National Funds The plan may disclose your PHI, provided personal protective equipment Sprains and strains. When you 754 Minnesota Ave., Suite 522 3. that you are informed in advance and (PPE). Here is how to protect can, put your work on a solid surface Kansas City, KS 66101 given the opportunity to agree to or to prohibit against the main hazards: at waist height. Try not to work bent 1-866-342-6555 or restrict the use or disclosure, to a family Lung diseases. Do not dry-cut over or in other awkward positions. Effective April 14, 2003, we are required to fol- member, other relative, close personal friend, masonry or stone or you can get Carbon monoxide. If you use a low these published privacy practices. They will or any other person you specifically identify, lung disease. Cutting brick, gas-powered saw where there is not remain in effect until we replace or modify them. specific PHI directly relevant to that other per- cement, concrete, or stone can a lot of fresh air, carbon monoxide son’s involvement with your health care or Uses and Disclosures of Protected make a lot of dust — and there can can kill you fast. This can happen payment for your health care. The plan will be silica in it. (Silicosis can kill even in a crawl space or a big park- Health Information presume that your spouse, if you are married, you.) Wet-cutting is the best way to ing garage. You cannot see or smell UNDER FEDERAL LAW we are permitted to use is involved in any health care and payment for carbon monoxide gas. Fans can help your health care unless you tell us otherwise. control dust. Local-exhaust ventila- and/or to disclose your protected health infor- keep fresh air coming in, but fans are mation, without your expressed consent or Any other use or disclosure of your PHI tion can capture the dust at the authorization, for treatment, payment, and 4. requires your written authorization. The blade. As a last resort, your boss not always enough. If you can, use health care operations purposes. plan has authorization forms which you may may give you a respirator. If you an electric saw instead of a gas-pow- In order to administer the plan, we need to use to authorize other uses or disclosures of use a respirator, OSHA says you ered saw. OSHA has special rules for collect, maintain, use, and disclose certain your information. You may revoke any authori- must have a full respirator pro- controlling toxic gases in closed information about you so that we can carry out zation at any time by sending written notice of gram. This means proper selection spaces and for PPE (personal protec- the terms of your health plan. revocation to the plan. and fitting of respirators, medical tive equipment). A trained person In the regular course of operating the plan, Your Individual Rights screening to be sure you can wear a should monitor the air with special we may use or disclose your PHI for treatment respirator, and worker training to equipment while the work is done. You have the right to request that we place purposes, such as First Health’s case manage- use respirators. For more information, call your local union, the ment services and to facilitate your health additional restrictions on our use and/or 1. Electrocution. An electric saw Center to Protect Workers’ Rights (CPWR) (301- care provider’s treatment of you; for payment disclosure of your PHI for treatment, payment, 578-8500 or www.cpwr.com), the National purposes, such as determining whether bene- or health care operations. needs to be double-insulated or have a three-prong plug in a Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (1- fits are payable for your claims, determining You have the right to request that we com- 800-35-NIOSH or www.cdc.gov/niosh), or OSHA your eligibility for benefits, coordinating bene- 2. municate with you confidentially about grounded outlet. And the outlet (1-800-321-OSHA or www.osha.gov). Or check fits with any other health plan covering you, your PHI, by communicating in an alternative needs a ground-fault circuit inter- the website www.elcosh.org. © 2001, CPWR is etc.; and for health care operations purposes, means and/or by sending communications to rupter. Unplug a saw before you the research and development institute of the such as general fund planning, development, an alternative location. change a blade. Be extra careful Building and Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO: management and general administrative Subject to certain exceptions, you have when working in wet grass or near CPWR, Suite 1000, 8484 Georgia Ave., Silver the right to inspect and/or obtain copiesof activities, business planning and development, 3. a puddle. If you are cutting toward Spring, MD 20910. and conducting or arranging for medical your PHI that we maintain in our records, and review, legal services, and auditing functions, to request that we amend your PHI. including fraud and abuse detection and com- You have the right to receive a summary of pliance programs. 4.all instances in which we have disclosed Safety tips in Spanish your PHI for purposes other than payment, treat- Federal law also permits or requires us to THIS ISSUE’S SAFETY COLUMN, “Safe Work With make available in camera-ready form to any lodge use or disclose PHI without your written ment, health care operations, or pursuant to Power Saws,” is also available in Spanish. that believes they may be useful. authorization in certain other circumstances. your authorization. This summary is also known CPWR has supplied us with a number of safety For more information, contact the Boilermaker as an accounting of disclosures. 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WITH DEEP SORROW the International Brotherhood records the death of these members as reported to the International 169 Kilpatrick, Herbert 487 Paplham, Maynard Secretary-Treasurer’s office, and extends its heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families. 169 Yates, William 500 Weil, Robert 190 Kaltenberger, Thomas 502 Dumas, Richard LODGE & NAME 28 White Sr., Conrad H. 104 Cuccia, Johnnie C. 191 Allen, Edward W. 502 Eixenberger, Terry NTL Bowman, James 31 Baker, Ray A. 104 Deleuw, Adrian J. 191 Cooper, Thomas W. 502 Larson, Jack NTL Byrd, Emmett E. 32 Westpfahl, Ernest W. 104 Holen, Wilfred A. 191 Hancock, Russell P. 531 Bristow, Jesse NTL Cooper, Truman L. 37 Cowart, Willie J. 104 Larson, Charles 197 Melancon, James 568 Kubrista, Val G. NTL Dennison, Daniel 37 Johnson, Charles 105 Davenport, Stewart 197 Oppedisano, Angelo 582 Schutzman, Clifton NTL Piefer, Joseph C. 45 Battle, William 105 Dwyer, Donald A. 199 Crews, Marvin 587 Lynn, Lester 1 Chaney, James W. 45 Hood, Gary 107 Collins, Martin 199 Shimak, Steven 592 Cloud, Roy 1 Fitzpatrick, Patrick 60 Burress, Oatley 108 Milam, James 237 Pelletier, Richard 614 Bartnicki, Edmund 5 Romaniuk, Theodore 60 Cottingham, Everett 112 Davis, Mark L. 237 White, Clive 627 Oldham, Robert 6 Brovelli, Nathan S. 60 Mulligan, John J. 112 Watford, James 263 Oswalt, Robert L. 647 Kaufman, John J. 6 Depetrillo, Patsy 69 Giles, Joe 128 Dalziel, G. 357 Hunt, Claude 647 Keefe, Robert H. 6 Goodwin, Eugene T. 72 Brown, Francis R. 128 Docherty, Robert 359 Allen, Peter J. 647 Kenney, James J. 7 Malcolm, David 72 Johnson, Harold C. 128 Freethy, Kaye R. 359 Beauregard, Roger 667 Wayne, William 9 Grossetti, Mario J. 73 Chisholm, William G. 128 Hall, Vincent O. 359 Cook, Gilbert J. 687 Linville, William 11 Cassidy, Monty 74 Cotton, Robert 128 Hefford, William 359 Cunningham, Walter 696 McGivern, Clyde 13 DeMeter, William 74 Johnson, Albert L. 128 Jackson, Gordon 359 Donaldson, Terry W. S699 Banaszak, Anthony 13 Dipaolo, Aurelio 79 Alford, Edward 128 Malenfant, Gratien 359 Erickson, Norman L. 744 Barker, Joseph L. 13 Doyle, John J. 83 Boes, Lloyd F. 128 McKeown, Joseph 359 Gaudette, Lawrence 744 Pennybacker, William 26 Helmly, Andrew 83 Bromley, Larry 128 Needham, Harold 359 Harper, Edwin J. 801 Rink, Roy G. 26 Mosley, Hubert 83 Reynolds, Paul 128 Nolin, Marc A. 359 Kelley, William H. 900 Daily, Vernon R. 26 Newman, Thomas E. D83 Schendt, Joseph 128 Preston, S. 359 Moreau, George 900 Liddle, Charles C. 27 Bain, Ellis J. 85 Davis, Jeff 128 Shannon, A. 359 Morrison, John W. 900 Tornton, Willie A. 27 Montrey Jr., Henry 85 Hernandez, Manuel M128 Limas, Domingo 359 Young, Robert J. 1509 Citko, Tony 27 Thielemann, Lucius F. 85 Kleeberger, Gerald 132 Sandoval, Marcus G. 449 Neddo, Kenneth D. 1509 Nowak Jr., John P. 27 Wille, Clinton O. 85 Mutchler, Albert 146 Brandingen, Norman J. 453 Banks, James 1570 Stewart, John B. 28 Bockis, Karl 92 Kinney, Delbert 146 Mackay, Robert 453 Murphy, C. L. 1592 Ruth, George A. 28 Crosby, Arthur 92 Kucera, Clarence 154 Vavra, Frank D. 454 Murphy, Charles 1600 Cluchey, Joseph 28 Lamedica, Michael 92 Sleeker, Webster 169 Bushong, Earl 455 Nichols, James 1934 Wagner, Fred E. 28 Pero, Charles 101 Roggow, Eldon L. 169 Heiden, Richard 469 Fisher, A. V.

DEATH BENEFITS IF YOU HAVE NOTyet been furnished this information, contact your local lodge, secure the beneficiary forms, complete the required information and forward to the Administrative Office of the Pension Fund, THE DEATH BENEFIT PLANunder the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust has 754 Minnesota Avenue, Suite 522, Kansas City, KS 66101, at the earliest possible date. NOTE: These addi- paid the beneficiaries of the following deceased members who were covered by the plan tional death benefits can only be derived for members who worked under a collective bargaining agree- since the last issue of our publication. ment with an employer contributing to the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust. LODGE, NAME & BENEFIT 104 Mautino, Joseph 6,000.00 S500 Kaszubowski, Alvin 2,250.00 647 Piotrowski, Andrew 1,269.43 Intl. Grossetti, Mario J. $6,000.00 104 Reed, Knute C. 6,000.00 549 Elinburg, Marvin E. 6,000.00 661 Noll, Theodore A. 6,000.00 104 Reichel, Carroll S. 6,000.00 NTL Bailey, Thomas D. 15,000.00 549 Owens, Willie Lee 6,000.00 667 Horne, Roy A. 6,000.00 104 Young, Robert A. 6,000.00 NTL Bivins, Jeffery L. 6,000.00 574 Bialecki, Felix 6,000.00 667 Thompson, Richard 6,000.00 104 Young, Steve F. 6,000.00 NTL Bowman, James F. 6,000.00 577 Crawford, James M. 6,000.00 679 Harvey, A. B. 6,000.00 NTL Edwards, Loyd H. 6,000.00 105 Bayes, James G. 6,000.00 582 Hillard, Henry L. 6,000.00 687 Schmonsees, William 6,000.00 105 Davenport, Stewart 6,655.23 NTL Hubbard, Billy F. 6,000.00 582 Schutzman, Clifton P. 6,000.00 693 Vickers, Bobby D. 6,000.00 105 Nichols, Walter C. 6,000.00 NTL Meade, Roy Giles 6,000.00 583 Hyde, Clifton 6,000.00 744 Lyons, Arthur J. 6,000.00 105 Sweezy, Robert C. 6,000.00 NTL Overfield, Lloyd E. 6,000.00 583 Watson, Albert 1,500.00 802 Sarcy, Dallas E. 6,000.00 112 Watford, James F. 6,000.00 NTL Samuel, Casmier 6,000.00 587 McLaughlin Sr., M. A. 6,000.00 1086 Hill, Charles F. 6,000.00 1 Courtney, Ronald L. 6,000.00 124 Michek, Frank 6,000.00 587 Rodriguez, Jesse J. 6,000.00 1154 Pund, Anthony 6,000.00 154 Hall, Gary D. 6,000.00 1 Hauser, Gus 6,000.00 627 Oldham, Robert C. 6,000.00 1234 Zilla, Daniel J. 6,000.00 154 Hopkins, Wallace G. 6,000.00 1 Wills, Lyle L. 6,000.00 627 Young, Richard M. 6,000.00 1248 Bednarski, Victoria M.6,000.00 154 Leive, Robert M. 6,000.00 6 Coffee, William H. 6,000.00 647 Dressely, Robert L. 102.38 1670 Cummings, William 6,000.00 6 Hankins, Earl J. 6,000.00 154 Milesky, Anthony 6,000.00 647 Keefe, Robert H. 6,000.00 1670 Nameth, Mickel 6,000.00 6 Main, Joseph G. 6,000.00 169 Bushong, Earl E. 6,000.00 169 Koller, Fred 666.00 6 Middleton, John A. 6,000.00 OBITUARIES 6 Montoya, Jose R. 6,000.00 177 Schleis, Albert A. 6,000.00 199 Reynolds, Douglas D. 6,000.00 7 Malcolm, David B. 6,000.00 had given him everything he had,” said Hebert. 13 DeMeter, William R. 6,000.00 300 Gatti, Daniel F. 6,000.00 John J. Mulligan, Local 60 305 Hill, Willie C. 6,000.00 “It’s a shame that labor can’t thank him now for 26 Helmly, Andrew L. 6,000.00 JOHN J. MULLIGAN, 53, was a Boilermaker 305 Wappler, Joe E. 6,000.00 everything he gave.” 26 Taylor, John H. 6,000.00 and vice president of the General Power Con- 316 Ramsey, Edward T. 6,000.00 27 Hudson, William C. 6,000.00 struction Co., where he had worked for 22 358 Hammond, Riley 3,000.00 Kee Thomas Lane, Local 4 27 Turner, Willard T. 6,000.00 years. He passed away on Jan. 20, 2003. 374 Blue, Mack E. 6,000.00 28 Crosby, Arthur S. 11,000.00 Mulligan joined the National Transient Lodge on KEE THOMAS “TIGGER” LANE, 55, joined Local 374 Ritter, August W. 6,000.00 28 McNally, James F. 11,000.00 Oct. 16, 1974, and transferred his membership to 4, Page, Ariz., on April 11, 2000. He passed 433 Creech, Ramie L. 10,568.16 29 Johnson, Harry H. 6,000.00 Local 60, Peoria, Ill., on Oct. 31, 1984. “Not only was away on Jan. 31, 2003. 449 DeGrand, Donald M. 6,000.00 37 Sheasby, Reynolds O. 6,000.00 John a brother Boilermaker, but he was a friendly Lane helped build the local’s training facility. He 453 Banks, James W. 6,000.00 60 Cottingham, Everett 6,000.00 contractor,” reported L-60 BM-ST Ed Hebert. “John donated his welding machine to the center and was 453 Campbell Sr., C. E. 6,000.00 69 Giles, Joe D. 6,000.00 would go out of his way to supply tools to make sure there every day to help in any way that he could. 455 Burks, George W. 6,000.00 72 Brown, Francis R. 6,000.00 our jobs went easier or smoother, and he worked He was a team roper and let Democratic con- 455 Dunn, William M. 6,000.00 72 Harlow, Glen L. 6,000.00 with his employees whenever they needed time off gressional candidate Roger Hartstone ride his 455 Ellis, Ellsworth O. 6,000.00 72 Johnson, Harold C. 6,000.00 to attend to family needs,” said Hebert. horse, Window Rock, in a 2001 parade. 455 Nichols, James T. 6,000.00 72 Thomas, Clarence W. 6,000.00 “He was influential in the development of “We will always remember Lane for his smile, 455 Tatum, Russell W. 6,000.00 83 Bromley, Larry L. 6,000.00 Local 60’s training and education fund and laughter, and jokes,” said Local 4 BM-ST Nate Begay. 500 Weil, Robert W. 6,000.00 83 Jones, James O. 6,000.00 served on its board. John once told me that labor “He made everyone feel good about themselves.” 83 McKinney, Donald J. 6,000.00 502 Pierce, Thomas C. 6,000.00 83 Minier, Jose M. 1,542.30 83 Nasalroad, Earl D. 6,000.00 83 Woods, Norman E. 2,893.50 85 Murrell, Vernon L. 10,992.73 Moving? Tell us where . . . Mail form to: 85 Mutchler, Albert J. 6,000.00 Name 92 Cerny, Jerry J. 6,000.00 92 Cook, Francis W. 6,000.00 New Address Publications Department 92 Hall, Walter L. 6,000.00 753 State Avenue, Suite 565 92 Kucera, Clarence 4,000.00 City 92 Russelavage, Mike 6,000.00 Kansas City, KS 66101 101 Johnke, Bruce D. 3,403.85 State or Province Zip 104 Bren, Harvey E. 6,000.00 Local Lodge No. Register No. 104 Crum, Marvin 6,000.00 (Also please notify the secretary of your local lodge.) (Allow five weeks for change of address.) 104 Klein, Kenneth James 6,000.00 the Boilermaker Reporter 16 May • Jun 2003 COMMENTARY Bush, Congress must like red ink Tax cut, budget will raise deficits, slow down the too. Instead, we lost two million jobs over the next two years. economy, and benefit wealthy at expense of poor Sure, I am happy that the average middle income family will pay $217 F YOU THINK the destruction of gress passed Bush’s tax cut that gave less in taxes next year. I wish it could be Saddam Hussein’s regime was $1.3 trillion in tax breaks to the wealthi- more. They need the money. Iaccomplished in record time, take a est Americans. That was the first nail in And I’m happy that some working look at the U.S. federal government’s the coffin, sending us from surpluses to families will get checks for about $400 budget and our country’s economy. record-high deficits in only two years. per child some time in July. I wish those In just two years, the U.S. has gone Now Congress has passed a second checks could go to all working families from having a long-term budget sur- Bush tax cut —one that will cost at least with children, but Congress chose to plus, a strong currency, and a decreas- $350 billion and will, according to leave workers at the lower end of the ing national debt into a country with a nearly every economist who has ana- pay scale out of this tax cut. long-term budget deficit, a weakening lyzed it, have a negative effect on the They also chose to end this tax break currency, and soaring national debt. economy over the next decade. in 2004, along with the tax breaks for We have gone from a surplus once That’s right: Negative effect. That married couples and lowering of tax forecast at $5.6 trillion over ten years to means fewer jobs, not more. rates for many working families. an estimated deficit of at least $2 tril- President Bush keeps calling it an Of course, the reduction of the tax Charles W. Jones lion, a reversal of more than $7 trillion. “economic stimulus package,” but the rates for the highest income brackets We haven’t seen a reversal that big since only economies that will be stimulated International President will continue indefinitely. the Great Depression. are those of his wealthy backers. But the worst part is that the federal How did it happen? The Congressional Budget Office, government is going to have to borrow Health care for everybody? Too Don’t blame the recession. These pro- Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxa- money to pay for these cuts. In 2003, the expensive. Prescription drugs for the jections assume moderate economic federal budget deficit is projected to be elderly? Can’t afford them. Pension growth. If we have another recession, over $300 billion — even higher in 2004. protections? We don’t have the money. the deficits will be even larger. Health care? Too expensive. Borrowing to pay for tax cuts simply And in ten years, when the full effect Don’t blame Saddam Hussein. The Pension protections? Can’t shifts the burden of payment from of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts becomes $100 billion Bush budgeted for invad- afford them. But we’ll go into today’s taxpayers to tomorrow’s. obvious, no doubt we will hear mem- ing Iraq is less than one-third of the debt to pay for tax cuts. When the bill for these tax cuts comes bers of Congress say, “Social Security? 2003 deficit, and these projections do due, some future president will have to Can’t afford it. Medicare? We don’t not include future invasions. Of course, raise taxes. It won’t matter whether he have the money.” if we invade Syria, Iran, or North is a Democrat or a Republican. We won’t have the money because Korea, the deficits will get even bigger. tion, The New York Times, The Washing- And because debts earn interest, that Congress and Bush will have spent it Don’t blame Osama bin Laden or the ton Post, and every independent future tax increase will most assuredly on tax breaks for the wealthiest Ameri- war on terrorism. Don’t blame the economist in the country have warned be more than the $217 you get this year. cans, while our economy was losing French. Don’t blame the weather. that the tax cut will reduce jobs over the In the meantime, these tax cuts will 2,700 jobs every day. Blame President George W. Bush and long haul —not create them. give Congress and the president a con- We’re in a hole. Congress and the a compliant Congress — Democrats We’ve been here before. Bush’s 2001 venient excuse to delay spending on president should be helping us climb and Republicans alike. In 2001, Con- tax cuts were supposed to create jobs, programs that help working families. out — not digging deeper. ❑ Letters to the Editors

There is something wrong when the Plant manager Fred Stern wrote the I have instilled into my child’s mind people of the U.S. put up with these local a letter (see p. 5), complimenting that the only reason we are not walk- wrongdoings, and when only 40-50 the Boilermakers on a job well done. ing around doing the goose step with percent of the registered voters vote. Boilermakers need to see more of a bayonet up our backside is because There is a movement in this country these letters. Boilermakers are no dif- of the courage of so many of you, your to destroy labor unions. We don’t want ferent from anyone else. A simple brothers, uncles, fathers, and friends. much, just a decent job so we can raise thank you or a handshake makes all The only way for my family and our children and grandchildren. the difference in how one leaves a job. me to thank you for your sacrifices is STANLEY D. COMBS, L-40 retiree TERRY C URL to write this letter and say, “If you L-271’s Raymond Levesque Jeffersonville, Ky. Local 647 Rec. Sec. need my help, call, and I will come.” MATT THOMSON, Local 128 takes trip of a lifetime L-5 retiree working on Local 37 boomer wants a Toronto, Canada THIS WINTERI realized one of my Vietnam Veterans reunion better way to get on ‘B’ list dreams when my granddaughters, Rachel and Sandra, both 18, accompa- THE FOURTH ANNUAL campout A BOILERMAKER since 1980, I have Got something to say? nied me on a trip to Asia. After three reunion for Vietnam Veterans will be seen good and bad times, as we all months traveling in Vietnam, Cambo- held July 25-27, 2003, in Freehold, N.Y. have. What we need is a plan for WE WELCOME LETTERS of less dia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Sin- For more information on attending or boomers to get on a “B” list without than 150 words on topics of interest to gapore, I came back a changed man. I how to make a contribution, please having to travel all over to sign a our members and their families. wish every grandparent could have contact me at 1-518-966-8503. book. Who can afford this system? the opportunity to live this wonderful THOMAS G. M AY, L-5 retiree Would our brother representatives adventure. Greenville, N.Y. please address this issue so we can all RAYMOND L EVESQUE, L-271 work and prosper at our trade? Beauport, Quebec DONALD W. BROWN, Local 37 Curl wants to see more letters Iron Mountain, Mich. L-40’s Combs says there is from owners, contractors something wrong when . . . ON THANKSGIVING DAY 2002, the Local 128’s Thomson regrets Dakota Gasification Co. in Beulah, Canada’s lack of war support THERE IS SOMETHING wrong when N.D., had an explosion which dam- the president of this nation and our aged an exchanger. Boilermakers from ON MARCH 17, 2003, Prime Minister Congress become union busters; when Local 647 (Minneapolis) were asked to Jean Chretien announced that Canada they knowingly and willingly work work 12-hour shifts to lift the vertical would not support the United States in SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR : toward destroying the Constitution of exchanger out of the gasifier building, its war against tyranny and terrorism. The Boilermaker Reporter the U.S.; when they knowingly and then lay it down horizontally and Please be assured that he does not 753 State Ave. Suite 570 willingly allow corporations to move retube it — including Christmas and speak for those of us who respect and Kansas City KS 66101 offshore to avoid income tax; when New Year’s days, if necessary. appreciate all the brave souls of your FAX: (913) 281-8104 Congress accepts an $18,000 per year As always, Boilermakers rose to the great country who so willingly gave E-mail: [email protected] pay increase while refusing to raise challenge and completed the project their lives so that we may enjoy the or [email protected] the minimum wage. ahead of schedule and without injuries. freedoms of democracy.

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