Vol. 37 No. 6 the Boilerma k e r Nov • Dec 1998 The Official Publication of the In t e r national Br ot h e r hood of Bo i l e r makers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Re p o rt e r Helpers, AFL-CIO

Stove Workers, Metal Polishers EL E C T I O N gather for SFEAW conference AN A LY S I S First conference for both Union voice parts of SFEAW Division gets heard emphasizes education High turnout of union L O C A L LODGE LEADERS f rom the families puts pro-worker Stove, Furnace, Energ y, and A l l i e d candidates in House Appliance Workers (SFEAW) division of the Boilermakers met at Paducah, UNION MEMBERSmade a critical Ky .’s Executive Inn on Oct. 23 and 24 to d i ff e rence in this year’s elections. discuss the state of their division and Nationwide, unions joined together learn ways to improve service to their to educate their members, get them members. Nearly 90 people from 26 reg i s t e r ed, and then make sure they local lodges attended the second voted. These efforts were successful. S F E AW conference – the first one to N u m e rous exit polls on election include members from the Metal day show that nearly one-fourth of Po l i s h e r s . all voters came from union house- Speeches, discussions, and work- Intl. Vice President Thomas Kemme opens the SFEAW Division Conference, with holds. More important, union voters shops provided opportunities for all Intl. Sec.-Treas. Jerry W il l b u r n (l.) and Intl. President Charles W. Jones by his side. w e re well informed on the candi- attenders to learn more about how the dates and voted for pro-worker can- International operates and what they bers get out the vote for candidates Mexico. Plant closings threaten the via- didates by a two-to-one margi n . can do to assist local lodges. Delegates who support our positions.” bility of the entire division. Experts had predicted that the had ample time to speak to Jones told members how much trade Intl. Secre t a r y - Tre a s u rer Jerry Z. Republican Party would gain a fili- International staff and discuss some of policy affects the SFEAW division. It is Willburn opened his remarks by prais- b u s t e r- p roof majority in the Senate the difficulties they are facing. d i fficult to bargain with a company ing the division for holding onto mem- and add 25-40 seats in the House, Intl. Pres. Charles W. Jones was the t h reatening to move your plant to Continued on page 3 giving the radical faction of that first speaker. He asked those assembled party the inside track on passing anti- to work hard to get out the vote for pro- worker legislation. worker candidates in the November But neither prediction panned out. elections. Harkening back to his own Tri p a r tite conferen c e Workers succeeded in voting out youth, he reminded the group of just two of labor’s most visible and vocal how recently the U.S. passed the laws opponents in the Senate, Al D’Amato establishing Social Security, the mini- keeps building steam (R-NY) and Lauch Faircloth (R-NC), mum wage, the 40-hour week, and and kept them from gaining any legalizing unions. All those laws were More than 300 owners, employers, & Boilermakers seats in that house. In the House of passed during the 1930s, in the midst of Re p r esentatives, pro-worker candi- the Great Depression. Now, many meet for productive three-way discussions dates picked up five seats, forc i n g members of Congress, most of them Speaker Newt Gingrich to step down Republicans, would like to do away THE TRIPA RTITE a p p roach to the officers who support them made and leaving the GOPin disarray. with all of those laws. a d d ressing issues within the boiler the first day of the conference sound N u m e rous state-level initiatives “W e need people in Washington who industries is gaining momentum. More like a Boilermaker testimonial. that would have harmed workers will fight for working people, not contractors and owners show up each International Vice President Michael we r e also rejected by voters, includ- against us,” he told the crowd. “We [the y e a r, and the ideas and cooperation Murphy welcomed guests and moder- ing an attempt in Oregon to silence International] are fighting hard for that result from these meetings contin- ated the conference, followed by open- un i o n s . your interests in Washington, but we ues to contribute to improvements in ing remarks from International The legacy of the 1998 elections can’t get anywhere unless our mem- s a f e t y, pro d u c t i v i t y, and Boilermaker Pr esident Charles W. Jones. remains unclear. The GOPstill con- ma n - h o u r s . I V P Newton B. Jones made the first tr ols both houses, and they still pro- This year’s tripartite conference in p resentation, updating members on mote an anti-worker agenda. But the Myrtle Beach, S.C., hosted 62 owner the Boilermaker Advantage marketing results show that unionized workers re p resentatives and re p re s e n t a t i v e s pr ogram. He showed the slide pres e n - have clout. Candidates ignore our f rom 70 dif f e rent contracting firms. tation he has developed to assist local votes at their own peril. Praise for the skilled work and can-do See page 8 for more. attitude of Boilermaker craftsmen and Continued on page 3 L-83 members build Davenport’ s biggest drye r Nearly 13 feet high and 100 feet long, this steam tube dr yer is largest in co m p a n y ’ s 115-year history

WEIGHING IN AT466,000 pounds, this 12-foot, 10-inch by 100-foot stain- less steel steam tube dryer is the large s t rotary steam tube dryer in Davenport Machine’s 115-year history. It was built by Boilermakers, of course – out of Local 83, Kansas City, Mo. It took two 60-foot long flat rail cars with specially designed pivoting sad- dles to deliver the dryer. Located in Davenport, Iowa, the company employs 15 Local 83 mem- bers who produce dryers for the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and mineral p rocessing industries. Chartered in It took two rail cars to deliver this 100-foot long steam tube dryer built by Local 83 1916, Local 83 has rep r esented employ- members in Davenport, Iowa. Photo submitted by L-83 member and shop ees at Davenport Machine since 1947. ❑ st e w a r d, Ken Ehlers. the Boilermaker Reporter 2 Nov • Dec 1998 H I S T O R Y IST Gilthorpe’s grandson makes donation to arch i v e s

Thomas Gilthorpe “Gil” Reiling (r.), grandson of Intl. Sec.-Treas. William J. Gilthorpe (1894-1914) donates photos to Intl. Pres. Charles W. Jones (c.) and Archivist T om Wands for display at the Boilermakers National Archives in Kansas City.

THOMAS GILTH O R P E “Gil” Reiling Ship Builders in 1894. He served 20 was only five years old in 1915, when years in this office, retiring in 1914. his grandfather, Intl. Secr e t a r y - Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1844, Tre a s u rer William J. Gilthorpe, died. Gilthorpe came to America with his But he still remembers his grandpa and b ro t h e r’s family in 1859. In 1860, he the Boilermakers union, where his became a boilermaker apprentice in m o t h e r, Clara Jane Gilthorpe Reiling, New Orleans. In 1865, he was one of 13 worked as his grandfather’s secret a r y . boilermakers working on vessels when In October 1998, Reiling donated they became engaged in battle at photos from his personal collection to Mobile Bay. Reiling remembers his the Boilermakers National A rc h i v e s . grandfather saying that he was so busy He and his wife, Mabel Anne (who working on the boiler that he didn’t passed away in 1994), had spent nearly realize he was in the middle of a battle! four years collecting these photos while Gilthorpe joined the local orga n i z a - gathering information for a family tree. tion of boilermakers in 1866 and was In return for Reiling’s donation, elected financial secretary in 1874. Boilermaker Ar chivist Tom Wands pre- Reading about the International sented him with copies of photos Bro t h e r hood of Boiler Makers and Iron a l ready in the A rchives’ files. He also Ship Builders in 1890, Gilthorpe con- made Reiling copies of biographical tacted the union and formed a branch information on his grandfather from a in New Orleans – Local Lodge 41, 1908 issue of the Boilermaker Journal wh e r e he served as rec o r ding and cor- and copied a charter that included Intl. respondence secret a r y . Se c . - T reas. Gilthorpe’s signature. Upon consolidation, Local 41 was Gilthorpe was elected international renamed Local Lodge 37. Local 37 se c re t a r y - t re a s u r er at the first consoli- Boilermakers continue to work in the dated convention of the International shop, construction, shipbuilding, and Bro t h e r hood of Boiler Makers and Iron marine industries. ❑

This 1902 photo from the Boilermakers National Archives shows the offices of Intl. Se c re t a r y - T rea s u r er William J. Gilthorpe (1894-1914), who is pictured at left. In the back left is Gilthorpe’s secretary and daughter, Clara Jane Gilthorpe Reiling. The Boilermaker Reporter is the official publi- the Boilerma k e r cation of the International Brot h e r hood of L-34 member Larry Morris donates Bo i l e r makers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Fo r gers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO. It is published bimonthly to disseminate information of use blacksmith tools to arch i v e s and interest to its members. Submissions from Re p o rt e r members, local lodges, and subordinate or LA R R YR. MORRIShas donated sev- af filiated bodies are welcomed and encour- Nov • Dec 1998 Vol. 37 • No. 6 eral blacksmith forging tools to the aged. This publication is mailed free of c h a rge to active members and re t i re d Boilermakers National Ar chives. Charles W. Jones, In t e r national Pres i d e n t members holding a Retired Members Card. He purchased the tools, estimated to Jerry Z. W il l b u rn , Intl. Secret a r y - T rea s u re r Others may subscribe for the price of $10 for be 50 to 60 years old, from the Santa Fe th r ee years. Standard Mail (A) postage paid Ra i l r oad Company where he works in In t e r national Vice Pres i d e n t s at Kansas City, Kan., and additional mailing La w r ence McManamon , Gr eat Lakes of fices. ISSN No. 1078-4101. the blacksmith shop. Michael S. Murphy , No r t h e a s t POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Amember of Local 34, Topeka, Kan., Newton B. Jones , Southeast since 1974, Morris says the tools were Ge o r ge Rogers , Central The Boilermaker Reporter once used to handle hot metal in the 753 State Avenue, Suite 565 Jack Sloan , Wes t e r n States Kansas City, KS 66101 fo r ging process for the railroad indus- Ri c h a r d Albright , Wes t e r n Canada (913) 371-2640; FAX (913) 281-8104 tr y . ❑ Alexander MacDonald , Ea s t e r n Canada ww w . b o i l e rm a k e r s . o r g Jim Hickenbotham , At - L a rg e L-34 member Larry Morris picks up a Thomas B. Kemme, At - L a rg e hand-hold from the box of tools he is Editorial staff donating to the Boilermakers National Donald Caswell, Managing Editor Printed in the USA Ar chives in Kansas City, Kan. Looking on is Ca r ol Dillon, Asst. to the Managing Editor Ar chivist Tom Wands (r.). Aprize-winning newspaper the Boilermaker Reporter 3 Nov • Dec 1998 H E A D L I N E N E W S GenLime employees vote UnionYe s ! Unit adds 57 members to The contract covers mechanics and electricians and employees working in CLGAW Division the production, maintenance, and per- sonnel departments. ON JULY 22, EMPLOYEES of the Intl. Vice Pres. Jim Hickenbotham GenLime Group, Genoa, Ohio, voted thanks Intl. Reps. Bob Simmons, Carey “U n i o n Y es!” joining the Boilermakers Allen, Ron Lyon, and Bill Smith union. On September 21, the new mem- (re t i r ed) for their organizing efforts and bers ratified their first collective barga i n - gives a special thanks to Hattan. “Wit h ing agreement, securing a significant the positive attitudes of both union and in c r ease in wages and benefits. management, I can see a most prod u c - The four-year contract includes an tive future for all,” said Hickenbotham. immediate pay raise of $1 an hour and C h a r t e red as Local D597 under the raises of $0.40 an hour each year for the B ro t h e rhood’s Cement, Lime, duration of the contract. Gypsum, and Allied Wo r k e r s The company will also contribute to (C L G A W) Division, the unit rep re s e n t s employee 401-K ret i r ement plans, and 57 employees who manufacture and other benefits are part of the package. Negotiating the first contract for Local D597 members at the GenLime Group are, l. to distribute lime for the GenLime Grou p . r., committeeman Jose Lopez, trustee chairman Gary Lipstraw, D597 Pres. Jeff Hattan, “This brings us up to par with other The facility specializes in the proc e s s - union lime plants in the area,” said ❑ plant mgr. Keith Hille, and IVP Jim Hickenbotham. Not pictured are Intl. Rep. Car ey ing of dolomite lime. Allen, vice president of operations Todd Kempainan, and attorney Terry R ya n . newly-elected D597 Pres. Jeff Hattan.

John Bre w s t e r, vice president of cuses allow each group to identify Tri p a r tite conference draws Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., issues they would like to see the tri- talked about the changing work force . partite committee work on in the com- Br ewster put his neck on the line to get ing year. rec o r d number of owners Boilermakers back to work on Cajun Though on the surface these cau- Electric jobs – and at full pay! His gam- cuses might not seem as interesting as Continued from page 1 in before. In other instances, we are get- ting back work that we had lost some- ble paid off. Boilermakers completed the presentations of the first day, they lodges and International re p re s e n t a- time in the last 30 years. the spring and fall outages ahead of ar e vital to the success of the tripartite tives when making their marketing MOST Administrator William J. schedule, with no lost-time accidents. a p p roach. They provide a forum – p resentations to owners. He also dis- Palmisano led a panel discussion on the Thomas Householder, operations unique in the industry – for owners, tributed full-color paper copies of the many MOST programs to enhance support manager for American Electric contractors, and Boilermakers to com- slide presentation. safety and pro d u c t i v i t y, assisted by Power Service Corp., explained what municate directly with each other The Boilermakers in attendance had MOST rep r esentatives David Haggerty MOST programs mean to owners. re g a rding the most pressing issues as high praise for the marketing prog r a m and Bridget McManamon. The panel La w r ence A. War go, planning super- they see them. and the many aids that Newton Jones a n s w e red questions from the floor visor for First Energ y, and R.L. Not every problem can be solved has prep a r ed to help them. Every vice reg a r ding how contractors and owners Hammond, manager of maintenance th r ough these meetings, but the num- p residential area now boasts success can get the most out of MOST. for Sterling Chemicals, gave pres e n t a - ber that have yielded is impre s s i v e . stories on how the marketing prog r a m The success of the MOST safety pro- tions on the future of energy and multi- Common Ar c and all of the MOST pro- is generating more Boilermaker man- grams was underscored by the NACBE skilling, res p e c t i v e l y . grams have grown out of these cau- hours. In many cases, our marketing safety statistics, presented by John The second day of the conference is cuses. There can be little doubt that the ef forts have earned Boilermakers new Erickson. These numbers continue to always reserved for caucuses among fu t u r e of this industry will be stron g l y work in facilities they’ve never worked im p r ove each year. the three groups present. These cau- influenced by what happens at the tri- partite conferences. ❑ SF E A W conference brings division together Continued from page 1 S4 member wins bers. In a time when unions every- union-made stove wh e r e are losing members, the SFEAW division is holding its own. Wi l l b u r n ME M B E R S OF LOCALS4, Belleville, gave a brief rundown on the financial Ill., raised $423 selling chances on a situation of the International. Despite 30-inch deluxe sealed burner gas some difficult times in the last two fiscal range donated by their employer, years, the Brot h e r hood is operating in Peerless Premier Appliance Co. Local the black again. But we still need to S4 officers sold tickets at the SFEAW keep our belts tight and to hold on to all co n f e r ence as well as at home. our members. The stove helped them raise local Intl. Vice President Thomas Kemme lodge unity with the money, when talked about Local S105, Effingham, Ill., 4,000 union members took part in which went on strike against the Labor Day festivities, displaying the Fedders Corporation on Oct. 12. ra f fle prize on their parade float and Despite improving earnings, the com- local union booth. pany refuses to offer any improv e m e n t Intl. Rep. Gene Bridges (l.), who r et i re d Kathy Stallings and Butch Dur ha m , Local S4 member Philamae in wages. Oct. 1, was wished well by many, both of Local S234, Dickson, T en n . , Nephew was the winner. Pro c e e d s Following Kemme’s explanation of including Intl. President C. W. Jones. study sample forms during a workshop. fr om the raffle will be used for a T-s h i r t Local S105’s situation, the group took and hat fund to pr omote unionism. up a collection that netted nearly $900 department. In addition to conducting On the second day of the conferen c e , to help the families of those on strike. res e a r ch into the companies our mem- Cindy Eads and Susie Skinner dis- they can enact any kind of legislation Leaders learn how to serve bers work for so local lodge leaders can cussed the duties of the secret a r y - t re a - they want and we won’t be able to do ba r gain contracts more effe c t i v e l y , the su r er in providing membership rep o r t s anything about it.” members better department provides steward training and other information to the Adinner on the evening of the first and other classes for local lodge leaders. International. Few members re a l i z e BETTER SERVICE FORmembers was day of the conference provided an Pam Dumler, also an assistant in the how much work a secret a r y - t re a s u re r opportunity for President Jones to pre- the goal for the conference. Wor k s h o p s R e s e a rch and Collective Barg a i n i n g of a local lodge performs, often for no and discussions provided valuable sent pins to those members with 15 or Department, provided an analysis of pay or very little pay. mo r e years of membership. training in the often complex work existing contracts within the division. Legislative Director Ande A b b o t t that lodge leaders must do for their Several people also took that time to By learning what other lodges are and his assistant, Bridget Martin, dis- honor Intl. Rep. Gene Bridges, who members. negotiating, lodge leaders and cussed political issues that affect our Special Technical Asst. to the ret i r ed Oct. 1. Following those events, International rep r esentatives get ideas members. Abbott underscored every- Intl. Vice President Thomas Kemme International President Gene Lofley about what they can reasonably expect thing President Jones had said on the used sample forms to show attenders surprised many of the people at the fr om employers. first day of the conference, expanding co n f e r ence by announcing his coming the proper way to perform and submit Administrative Assistant to the his points on many issues. He pointed quarterly audits and Department of ret i r ement, effective Dec. 31, 1998. International President Joe Stinger out that many of the most important Sale of raffle tickets throughout the Labor and Internal Revenue Service talked about the duties of the pres i d e n t , votes for Boilermakers in Congress in reports. Failing to file these reports on c o n f e rence raised over $800 for the local lodge bylaws, rules of orde r , and 1998 were won or lost by a few votes. Boilermakers Campaign A s s i s t a n c e time or filing inaccurate reports can election pro c e d u res. All unions are “The only reason we are able to stop the lead to serious problems for a local. Fund (CAF), which provides financial closely monitored by the Department Republican majority from taking away assistance to political candidates who Wade Davis, an assistant in the of Labor (DOL); failing to properly elect all of our rights as workers is that we R e s e a rch and Collective Barg a i n i n g support the Boilermakers’ positions in of ficers can result in the DOLreq u i r i n g have the filibuster in the Senate and the Washington. ❑ Services Department, explained the ser- the lodge to run the elections again. P residential veto. If they get a veto- vices off e red to local lodges by that pr oof majority in the Senate [67 seats], the Boilermaker Reporter 4 Nov • Dec 1998 I N T H E N E W S Excellence awards go to Good Job! seven locals Bo i l e r makers Earn Praise for Outstanding Perfo rm a n c e Outstanding efficiency in Thanks to L-11, Midwest has waiting for the tower rep a i r , CTS and one put forth extra effort and rose to the safety, quality, teamwork, Local 592 performed various turn- occasion to get work done ahead of and productivity recognized no trouble selling union labor ar ound projects on other units within schedule. The most noticeable was THE BOILERMAKERS of Local 11 the re f i n e r y. Local 592 completed the when we were at the end of the Unit #1 WHILE IN MYRTLE BEACH, Brad deserve a big pat on the back and a heart- p roject ahead of schedule and left a outage with six to seven days of work Br a d f o r d, eastern operations manager felt thank you for their help in complet- very satisfied owner. left and Unit #2 came off line with a for Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co. ing the Montana Refining Company CLAY TO N HUG H E S , senior mgr. tube leak. Everyone pulled together, (B&W), and Cajun Electric Vice Pre s . boiler retube project ahead of schedule C o n s t ruction & Tu r n a ro u n d got out of Unit #1 in three days, and John Brewster presented an achieve- and on budget. This was a hot, dirty job Se r v i c e s was able to complete Unit #2 in the ment award to Local 582 BM-ST John that took a lot of sweat to complete. scheduled three-week time frame. Simoneaux on behalf of the L-582 The crew you sent me on both shifts Owner looks forwa r d to The amount of work done during members for the outstanding work performed like the craftsmen of old. In working with Local 592 again the Unit #2 outage was a major accom- they performed at the Cajun Electric this day and time, as I travel across the plishment in itself. Besides the normal fall 1997 and spring 1998 outages. co u n t r y , (a crew like this) is something I U LTRAMAR DIAMOND S h a m ro c k items we were able to install 11 water- Boilermakers from the Baton Rouge, very seldom run across. I appreciate the would sincerely like to thank the wall panels, repair 139 broken econo- La., local worked over 90,000 man- e ffort put forth by your stewards to Boilermakers of Local 592 for their mizer hangers, and install new tube hours with no lost-time accidents, fin- help keep the project ru n n i n g excellent job in the replacement of our shields where they were never ishing the projects ahead of schedule sm o o t h l y . They were as much help on FCC Main Column Tower that was installed before. and under budget. Southeast area IVP this project as most foremen are in damaged July 13, 1998. The unfortu- We also appreciate the suggestion Newton Jones and IR Dennis King other areas. nate accident could not have hap- made by Boilermakers to improve our we r e also honored . This was the first project for the reo r - pened at a worse time for us, and the continued problems of broken econo- In return, Jones and Bradford pre- ganized Midwest. We had a gre a t conditions for the repairs were unbe- mizer hangers. Several suggested sented an award to Cajun Electric’s safety rec o r d, left a very satisfied cus- lievable. As usual, the Boilermakers of modifications were made and John Bre w s t e r, for ensuring that to m e r , and last but not least, made a lit- Local 592 braved the adverse weather installed in Unit #1. Anew design was Boilermaker craftsmen got paid 100 tle money on the job. These are the conditions and provided an expert suggested and installed on seven pe r cent of scale in an area where 80 to t h ree major ingredients necessary to repair and rebuild. Alot of work was hangers on Unit #2. Next year, all these 90 percent is the norm. keep any company going. I will have accomplished during weather which suggestions will be evaluated and the Boilermakers working on B & W very little trouble selling union labor as averaged over 100°F daily. The job was best one will be installed on the res t . pr ojects have not had a lost-time acci- long as we perform like this. st a f fed with qualified and experienced We’d like to give a special “thank dent in almost three years while work- I have nominated Local 11 for a CTS supervision, and the Boilermaker you” for the cooperation of working ing over four million man-hours. NACBE safety award, presented to craftsmen exhibited the experience together with Alliant-WP&L, UDC, M. Br a d f o r d also presented awards to the customers for safe projects worked and expertise of master craftsmen. Lukas, API, and Patent, for without following locals: ac c i d e n t - f r ee by Boilermakers. Th e r e was obviously a lot of very diffi - this cooperation we would never have BM-ST Charles Vanover accepted an ELD O N PIT T S E R , const. mgr. cult rigging, fitting, welding, etc., and gotten the work done. aw a r d on behalf of Local 374 members, Midwest Industrial Services, Inc. t h e re was not one repair or “pickup” Again, thank you for a job well done. Hammond, Ind., for their work at the on the tower welds. The can section We look forward to working with you Culley Station Unit #3 Project for South L- 7 4 4 ’ s job perfo r mance earns was egged (egg shape), and rou n d i n g in the future. Ca r olina Gas & Electric. kudos from Simakas it up without a roundup ring, or the EDW I N O. HAL L E T T , recurring project BM-ST Steve Speed accepted an need for stress relieving, saved a lot of en g i n e e r , Wisconsin Power & Light aw a r d on behalf of Local 108 members, MYS U P E R I N T E N D E N T S and I want time and money in our schedule. There Birmingham, Ala., for their work at the to thank you (Pat Gallagher, L-744 BM- we r e many places where added effo r t American Heavy Rigging & Alabama Power Plant Miller. S T, Cleveland, Ohio), your staff, and and expertise saved us on the sched- Hauling sends kudos to L-29 BM-ST Ray Ve n t rone accepted an your members for the outstanding job ule, resulting in getting the FCC unit aw a r d on behalf of Local 154 members, they did recently at the emergency out- back up several shifts early. AMERICAN HEAV Y RIGGING a n d P i t t s b u rg, Pa., for their work at Ohio ages at the Avon Lake and Lake Shore Again, let me express my sincere s t Hauling Co. would like to take this Edison’s Sammis Plant outage. plants. We called for men late in the day thanks for your support in getting our opportunity to emphasize our utmost BM-ST Pat Smith accepted an award on a Friday, and were provided well- refinery back in business. I look for- a p p reciation and gratitude for the on behalf of Local 40 members, qualified foremen and boilermakers. w a rd to working with the Local 592 most skillful and qualified boilermak- Elizabethtown, Ky., for their work at The tube work was of x-ray quality and Boilermakers on the next job. ers (Members of Local 29 – Boston, the East Kentucky Power’s outage at passed with no problems. The job was STE V E HOWA R D , planner/scheduler Mass.) that we have had work for our the Spurlock Station. completed well within the time frame Ultramar Diamond Shamroc k company in a long time. The men BM-ST Larry Snellgrove accepted allowed and the owner, First Energ y, worked very hard to accomplish many a w a rds on behalf of Local 199 mem- was extremely pleased. L-107 members earn praises di ff e r ent tasks. Most of all, we want to bers, Jacksonville, Fla., for their work at Again, thanks for a job well done. fr om contractor . . . commend the Boilermakers on their Je f ferson Smurfit and Gilman Paper. We look forward to working with safe work habits, teamwork, and lead- BM-ST Don Hensley and Const. Div. Local 744 in the future. I RECENTLY R E C E I V E D a letter er s h i p . Intl. Rep. Dale Branscum accepted an LYL E R. FIS C H E R , pres i d e n t ( reprinted below) from Wi s c o n s i n Thank you, Boilermakers Local 29, aw a r d on behalf of Local 69 members, Simakas Company, Inc. Power & Light (WP&L) on the perfor- for a job well done! Little Rock, Ark., for their work at the mance of AZCO Inc. on the most rec e n t GEO R G E TAN N E R , field oper. mgr. Gr een Bay Packing Proj e c t . Co n s t r uction & Turn a ro u n d outage at Units #1 and #2 in Portage, American Heavy Rigging & All of these jobs were performed on ve r y happy with work of L-592 Wis. I would like to thank the Hauling Company or ahead of schedule with no lost-time Boilermakers (Local 107 – Milwaukee) accidents. Bradford says, “It’s this type C O N S T R U C T I O N & Tu r n a ro u n d assigned to that project for the excellent Williams Power Corp. cred i t s of job performance that sets the Services (CTS) would like to nominate job they performed for AZCO, as well Boilermakers above all other crafts in Local 592 (Tulsa, Okla.) for the Can Do as the outstanding safety quality they L- 2 9 ’ s past perfo r mance for their dedication, commitment, team- Awa rd . maintained throughout the two-month securing more work in 1999 work, and desire to excel.” ❑ CTS and Local 592 Boilermakers outage. This type of performance can THE WILLIAMS P o w e rC o r p o r a t i o n w e re called to assist Ultramar only solidify to the owner the impor- wants to thank Intl. Rep. Bill Carey and Diamond Shamrock in A rd m o re , tance of a quality union contractor and Local 29 Bus. Mgr. Larry MacAdams IVP Rick Albright Okla., after a refinery fire badly dam- union employees on difficult proj e c t s for their help in landing work with the aged a 12-foot diameter tower. Nearly th r oughout the WP&Lsy s t e m . reelected chair of Public Service of New Hampshire 60 feet of the tower’s lower section was Once again, thank you for your sup- Merrimac Station SCR. condemned and had to be re p l a c e d . port and for supplying quality BCTD Exec. Board Our competition on this sizeable Tower replacement became the critical employees. p roject included nonunion labor, but p roject in the shutdown. Within a JOH N T. TRO T T I E R , vice pres. of const. INTL. VICE PRES. Ri c h a r d C. Al b r i g h t this customer was swayed primarily week after receiving the last section of AZCO, Inc. has been reelected to his fourth term as by the continuous good work per- the shop-fabricated tower section, the chairman of the Building and formed by the Boilermakers fro m new section was welded, and the top C o n s t ruction Trades Department’s and client, too . . . Local 29 during past outages under section was set, welded, and (BCTD) Canadian Executive Board. Williams’ maintenance contract at that hy d r otested. CTS and Local 592’s por- WE WOULD LIKEto take this oppor- Made up of one member from each of st a t i o n . tion of the tower work was completed tunity to thank AZCO, the 14 affiliated unions, the board carries out Please extend our appreciation to the eight shifts ahead of schedule. Sixty- Boilermakers (Local 107 – Milwaukee, the decisions and instructions of the Local 29 members and let them know four Boilermakers worked 20,586 Wis.), and the other trades for a job BCTD conventions and ensures that the we look forward to working with them man-hours with no rec o r dable injuries well done on Columbia Unit #1 and #2 actions taken are adhered to. Board on this project when it starts in 1999. during the proj e c t . spring outages. members also work closely with local JOH N CAM M U S O , proj. mgr. Due to a shortage of feedstock, other Besides the good work done on the and provincial councils. Williams Power Corp. p rocess units were shutdown. While scheduled maintenance jobs, there Albright has served as chairman we r e several occurrences where every- since 1990. ❑ the Boilermaker Reporter 5 Nov • Dec 1998 I N T H E N E W S L-693 to build large s t Knoxville building trades/MK- ever U. S. cruise vessels Fe r guson earn excellence award It ’ s been 40 years since crui s e pr ofitably improve our Hawaii business. These state-of-the art ships will prove the ships were built in America tr emendous capability of U.S. shipyards MEMBERS OF LOCAL 6 9 3 , to construct large cruise ships and they Pascagoula, Miss., will soon be build- will provide us with modern vessels for ing the largest U. S. cruise ships ever the Hawaii cruise market.” built and the first large cruise vessels As parent company of A m e r i c a n built in America in more than 40 years. Hawaii Cruises and the Delta Queen American Classic Voyages Co. Steamboat Co., AMCV announced (AMCV) and Litton Industries’ Ingalls plans last year to more than quadrup l e Shipbuilding division of Pascagoula, its passenger capacity in Hawaii dur- Miss., have signed a letter of intent to ing the next seven to ten years. c o n s t ruct two passenger ships for Ande Abbott, director of the Hawaii inter-island service with options Boilermakers’ shipbuilding and leg- to build up to four additional vessels. islative departments, said this project is Jerry St. Pe, senior vice pres. of Litton a direct result of legislation that passed The Knoxville Building and Construction Trades Council and MK-Ferguson accept Industries and president of Ingalls last year. The U. S. Flag Cruise Ship the 1998 Tennessee Labor-Management A wa r d for Excellence. L. to r ., Sh i p y a r d, believes this project is ideally Pilot Project Statute was passed by Bo i l e r maker L-453 ST Vinson Harper, Operating Engineers L-917 BM John Holiday, Co n g r ess in 1997 to revitalize the U.S.- Pipefitter L-102 rep. V ir gil Waddell, Carpenter L-50 rep. David Stapleton, Ir on w o r k e r suited to both Ingalls’ facilities and its L-384 rep. Becky Basler, MK-Ferguson gen. supt. Mike Sparks and oper. mgr. Al employees’ skills. flag oceangoing cruise ship fleet. This legislation should create more than Fail, Knoxville BCTC Pres. Danny Maples, and MK-Ferguson indus. rel. mgr. Mel L-693 Bus. Mgr. and Secret a r y - T rea s . Schuster and const. eng. Herb Brunty. Truman W. Fairley Jr. agrees. Few ship- 5,000 American jobs, sustain this coun- ya r ds can match the Ingalls’ rec o r d as try’s naval industrial base, increase U.S. far as diversity. Members of Local 693 tax revenues, and offer competitive Local 453 members recognized for cooperative have constructed luxury liners, general vacation options to consumers. efforts, saving customer millions of dollars ca r go vessels, container ships, and oil The agreement between AMCV and tankers for the Merchant Marine Fleet. Ingalls Shipbuilding is expected to lead MEMBERS OF LOCAL453, Knoxville, nized at the conference’s 11th annual They have also produced hundreds of to a design and construction contract by Tenn., and other members of the aw a r ds banquet, August 21. amphibious assault ships, submarine April 1999 for the first two ships, Knoxville Building and Constru c t i o n The Tennessee Awa r d for Excellence tenders, destroyers, ammunition ships, planned to carry 1,900 passengers each. Trades Council have earned an award is presented each year to an employer- and nuclear submarines. The estimated cost of the two initial for excellence from the Te n n e s s e e employee partnership located in Ingalls is the nation’s leading systems ships will be $400 million each and the L a b o r-Management Conference for Tennessee which excels in leadership, company for the design, engineering, first vessel is anticipated to enter service their cooperative labor - m a n a g e m e n t employee involvement, employee co n s t r uction, life cycle, and fleet support in late 2002. Each ship will be approx i - relations with the MK-Ferguson of Oak training and empowerment, and for the U. S. Navy and international mately 71,000 tons and 840 feet long. Ridge Company. employee diversity and morale. navies, and for commercial marine struc - American Hawaii Cruises creates an Cooperation between the Knoxville Local 453 members work mainly on tu r es of all types. In continuous operation authentic Hawaiian experience aboard building trades and MK-Ferguson has s c rubbers and tanks at Oak Ridge, since 1938, and currently celebrating its its steamship, the “S. S. Independence,” saved their customer, the Department a c c o rding to L-453 Sec.Treas. Vi n s o n 60th anniversary, Ingalls is Mississippi’s on its 3-, 4-, and 7-night itineraries visit- of Energy’s Oak Ridge Tennessee facili- H a r p e r. They also do a lot of contain- l a rgest private employer, with 10,800 ing up to five ports on four islands. The ties, millions of dollars in the last seven ment work, including the installation of workers. Local 693 has re p re s e n t e d Delta Queen Steamboat Co. provides 3- years. Their joint efforts were re c o g- one-fourth inch stainless steel floors. ❑ employees at this facility since 1939. to 14-night vacations through the heart- AMCV Pres. and CEO Philip C. Calian land of America aboard its authentic said he is “excited to work with Ingalls steam paddlewheelers, the “Delta Shipbuilding in a partnership which will Queen,” “Mississippi Queen,” and Local 1652 member Gary Kraak “American Queen.” Both companies revitalize America’s commercial ship- ❑ building industry and dramatically and ar e headquartered in New Orleans. ea r ns George Meany Awa r d Farm subsidies growing despite ‘Freedom to Farm’ Agribusiness gets $15 billion in Yet Congress keeps voting to use handouts just in time for the elections m o re and more taxpayers’ money for these handouts. In July, it voted for $500 LOOKING FOR WA S T E in govern- million in “disaster payments” to farm- ment? Check out the $15 billion in ers, and for an early payment – just subsidies agribusiness will get this b e f o re the November election – of $5 fall, according to an article by James billion of next year’s handout money. B o v a rd in the October 21, 1998, Wa l l In September, when Newt Gingrich Street Journal. and other Republicans rushed to pass B o v a rd, an expert on farm policy, another $4 billion in aid, Pre s i d e n t writes that the 1996 Freedom to Farm Clinton upped the ante to $7 billion. Act, which was supposed to reduce sub- Co n g r ess eventually voted to give them sidies, has actually led to a tripling of $6 billion. Gary Kraak, second from left, a 25-year member of Local 1652, Kenosha, W is . , cash handouts to farmers in 1996 and Co n g r ess claimed this money was to receives the George Meany Scouting award from, l. to r., Don Van Winkle, exec. 1997 over what they would have compensate farmers for low prices, di r . of the Boy Scouts of America SE Wisconsin Council; Bill Buzza, Kenosha AFL- received under the old law. He cites a De s although there was no reduction of CIO Council pres.; Robert W ir ch; and L-1652 Pres. John Mickelson. Moines Registerreport that wheat farmers handouts in 1996 and 1997 to compen- got 50 times more in subsidies than they sate taxpayers for high food prices. La b o r ’ s highest award for est honor for service to youth throu g h would have gotten under the old law. A c c o rding to Bovard, farm disaster se r vice to youth throu g h the program of the Boy Scouts of Pa r a d o x i c a l l y , these handouts actually p rograms have long been rife with Am e r i c a . raise the cost of farmland and food pro- fraud, waste, and rew a r ds for damag- scouting goes to 25-year P resented by Kenosha A F L - C I O duction, making American farmers less ing the environment. The federal gov- Bo i l e r maker member Central Labor Council Pre s i d e n t competitive in the global market. ernment spends $500 million a year to William Buzza, the award re c o g n i z e s Arecent A g r i c u l t u re Department subsidize crop insurance, but most SINCE 1992, GARYKR A A K has been Kraak’s years of volunteer leadership study found that landowners, mostly farmers don’t bother to buy it because helping Boy Scouts in Kenosha, Wi s . in the scouting prog r a m . pension and insurance companies, have they know the government will bail He has trained 125 new Boy Scout lead- In addition to his scouting activities, responded to the subsidies by raising them out if there is a drought. ers, helped 102 boys earn the Am e r i c a n Kraak has served as the local union’s rents, so most of the subsidies end up in Neither political party has a gre a t Labor Merit Badge, guided 25 boys United Way campaign re p re s e n t a t i v e their hands, not the farmers’. rec o r d on removing these unnecessary earning religious medals in both the for five years. He also teaches English Higher rents cause higher food farm subsidies, but the Democratic Catholic and Lutheran faiths, started a to adults through the Laubach Literacy prices. Higher farmland prices also cre- C o n g ress in 1993 did manage to do new scout pack which brought 24 boys Action, Kenosha Literacy Council, and ate a barrier to those who want to buy away with honey, wool, and mohair into scouting, and worked as an St. Peter’s Church . their own farm, while increasing the subsidies. The GOP C o n g ress seems American Labor Merit Badge coun- Amember of Local 1652 since 1973, chance of an eventual bust in land val- intent on spending as much of our tax selor and counselor for five other Kraak has served as re c o rding secre- ues. Many economists cite falling land money as is necessary to buy votes ba d g e s . His efforts have earned the 25- tary and steward and currently serves values as one of the causes of our most fr om farmers and farm land owners. ❑ year member of Local 1652 the George as a committee member and Local 1652 ❑ recent rec e s s i o n . Meany Awa r d, organized labor’s high- tr ustee. the Boilermaker Reporter 6 Nov • Dec 1998 S A F E T Y Book shows how to reduce sprains, strains MAKE IT SAFE CPWR manual shows how to known to cause muscle pain. The six workers reported reduced pain to their Solvents in Construction in c r ease productivity while shoulders and legs. Heart rates were reducing heart rate and pain reduced by about ten percent. Take precautions • D o n ’t get solvents on your One improvement – arranging scaf- sk i n . Don’t use solvents to wash THE CENTER TO P rotect Wo r k e r s ’ fold components in the order in which when working with o ff your hands. Use gloves, and Rights (CPWR), the res e a r ch and edu- they would be assembled – was esti- dangerous chemicals check the manufacturer ’s instruc - cation arm of the AFL-CIO’s Building mated to improve productivity ten per- tions to make sure the gloves pro- and Construction Trades Department cent, an hour a day per scaffold erec t o r . WORKING WITH SOLV E N T S tect against the solvent you are (BCTD), has developed a 32-page man- Musculoskeletal injuries are the most can be dangerous. In fact, it can be using. ual designed to reduce work-re l a t e d common nonfatal injury in constru c- disabling or even deadly. But you • Wash your hands before you musculoskeletal injuries. tion and cause about three of every 200 can protect yourself by following smoke, eat, or drink. If you don’t, “Reducing Sprains and Strains in c o n s t ruction workers to miss work these prec a u t i o n s . you can swallow solvents by mis- C o n s t ruction Through Wo r k e r each year. Arecent study of gradual- First, be able to identify sol- take. Don’t smoke, eat, or drink Participation,” is a manual devised for onset low-back and upper- e x t re m i t y vents. Solvents are liquids used to wh e r e solvents are used. managers and workers. De v e l o p e d d i s o rders estimated they cost more dissolve greases, oils, and paints, • Try not to breathe solvents. Use during a pilot project with two scaffo l d - than $23 billion yearly in workers’ com- and to thin or mix pigments, the smallest container you can. er ection companies in the Netherlands, pensation claims nationally.* paints, glues, pesticides, and Keep lids on solvent containers the book includes examples from scaf- epoxy resins. when they are not being used. fold erection, but the program outlined How to order manual . . . Solvents are in adhesives, carpet Th r ow out rags that have solvents in the manual can be applied to any THE 32-PAGE MANUAL, “Reducing glues, cleaning fluids, epoxy on them. Keep your face away er gonomic problem in the construc t i o n Sprains and Strains in Constru c t i o n resins, hardeners, lacquers, mas- fr om solvents. in d u s t r y . th r ough Worker Participation,” is avail- tics (asphalt or coal-tar), paints, • Work with solvents only where The six-step program covers setting able, postpaid, for $5 from Publications, paint thinners, and primers. there is fresh air. You can’t up a worker-management committee The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights, Th e y ’ r e used to clean tools, too. always smell solvents. You may while obtaining participation of all 5th floor, 111 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Examples of solvents are alco- have to work indoors or in a con- employees; identifying the main causes Washington, D. C. 20001, telephone hol, benzene, epichloro h y d r i n , fined space with solvents. If you of sprains and strains on the job; prop o s - 20 2 - 9 6 2 - 8 4 9 0 . esters, glycol ethers, heptane, do, set an exhaust fan to pull the ing solutions for the problems; trying P reparation of the manual was hexane, ketones, methanol, miner- fumes away from you. out the solutions; evaluating the tryout; funded under a small-study grant pro- al spirits, naptha, toluene, • Use respirators and gloves and implementing the most eff e c t i v e vided by the CPWR, using money from t r i c h l o roethane (methyl chloro- when nothing else helps. Paper solutions. the National Institute for Occupational form), turpentine, and xylene. dust masks will not protect you Pr ograms based on worker input are Safety and Health. Earlier res e a r ch for against solvents. You need at least much more likely to succeed, because the manual was supported by Ar b o u w , The hazards a half-mask respirator with a the solutions are likely to be practicable a labor-management health and safety black organic-vapor cartridge. f rom a worker’s point of view and re s e a rch program for the Dutch con- SO L VENTS CAN MAKEyou feel And an organic-vapor cartridge workers are more likely to enthusiasti- s t ruction industry. The BCTD com- dizzy and uncoordinated, like a may still not be enough against cally support the effort. Having work- prises 15 affiliated international unions, dr unk – or cause headaches, nau- some solvent vapors that can ers and management work together including the Boilermakers. sea, stomach pains, skin rashes, cause cancer, like methylene chlo- fr om the beginning ensures that all par- * Barbara Silverstein and John Kalat. “Wor k - re l a t e d Di s o r ders of the Back and Upper Extremity in Was h i n g t o n cracking or bleeding skin, or irri- ride. For these chemicals, the ties have the same goals and the same State,” 1989-1996. Olympia, Washington: Wa s h i n g t o n tated eyes, nose, and throa t . Occupational Safety and Health plan for reaching them. State Department of Labor and Industries, 1998. ❑ Some solvents can blind you, Administration (OSHA) and the The res e a r chers, Ernst Koningsveld, de s t r oy your kidneys or liver, or National Institute for Peter Vink, Ilse Urlings, and Annelise de af fect your nervous system. Some Occupational Safety and Health Jong, selected scaffold erection to Workplace deaths solvents can add to your risk of (NIOSH) recommend only sup- develop the worker- p a r t i c i p a t i o n i r regular heart beats, which can plied-air respirators with air ap p r oach because more than 80 perce n t rose in 1997 kill you. Some can cause cancer. hoses. Respirator cartridges must of Dutch scaff o l d - e rection workers You can be exposed to solvents if be changed regularly – often once ATOTA LO F 5,150 workers were killed reported that serious physical strain was yo u : per shift, or more. on the job in 1997 and another 1,068 a common aspect of their work. • Get them on your skin. Many • O S H A says you must have a died as a result of work-related suicide Changes recommended and tried out solvents can go through your full respiratory protection pro- or homicide, the National Safety by workers at two small companies in skin. For some solvents, it’s as gr a m if respirators are used. This Council’s annual national safety rep o r t 1994 involved materials and proc e d u re s . d a n g e rous to get the solvent on means proper selection and fitting says. The total number of work-rel a t e d The worker-management teams identi- your skin as it is to breathe them. of respirators, medical scree n i n g fatalities increased by two percent over fied better ways to transport equipment • Swallow them. Solvents get of workers for fitness to wear a 1996, the council says, although the and arrange scaffold components. into body fat in the skin, nerves, re s p i r a t o r, and worker training. overall fatality rate – 3.9 workers per Follow-up evaluations indicate that and brain. The MOST respirator test, fit, and 100,000 employees – was unchanged. most changes were beneficial. • Breathe them. Solvents evapo- training program will help you The current death rate from work- The procedural changes reduced the rate fast. Many solvents can catch meet these criteria. related accidents is the lowest it has amount of time scaffold workers held fi r e, even in cold weather. • Put rags with solvents in spe- been since 1934, the first year for which their hands higher than 60 degre e s , Very small exposures over cial containers to prevent fires. statistics are available. ❑ thus reducing awkward posture s many months can harm you. So • If you think there is a problem, can one large exposure. A v e r y exposure levels can be measured la r ge exposure can kill you. with special equipment. Or gan donors are the ultimate ca r egi v e r s If you have a question, call the Center to Protect Workers’ Rights EACH DAY AB O U T 55 people rec e i v e Pr otect yourself What can one person do? (202) 962-8490, NIOSH (1-800-35- an organ transplant, but another ten • Read the label and MSDS NIOSH), or OSHA. E V E RYGOOD THING in the world people on the waiting list die because (Material Safety Data Sheet) started because of the actions of one not enough organs are available. be f o r e using a solvent. DO N ’TTAK EU N N E C E S S A R Y RI S K S . person. As of December 10, 1997, there The very existenceof a countless • Replace solvents when you AL WAY SP L AY I TS A F E. we r e 56,476 people on the organ trans- number of children and adults c a n. Wa t e r-based (latex) paints, A N DW H E NY O UA R E AT WO R K , plantation waiting list. You could help depends on the charity of an org a n don’t req u i r e the use of solvents. d o n o r. Medical re s e a rch, tools and 50 people if you decide to donate your M A K EI TS A F E! te c h n o l o g y , and the amazing skill and or gans and tissues: dedication of organ replacement surgi - • Your heart could beat for a child born Make your goal 100% safety cal teams continues to grow , while the with a defective heart. availability of organ donors remains at • Your lungs could breathe for some- THINK 100 PERCENTis impossi- 100 percent perfection, especially its initial level. Productive and useful one struck down by siliconiosis. ble? Think again. Look at what when it comes to safety. We need to lives are being needlessly lost for lack of • Your kidneys could free two people would happen if America per- strive for ZERO ACCIDENT PER- donors. The sad part is that too many of fr om dialysis. formed at only 99.9 perce n t : FORMANCE every single minute us put off or ignore what is quite simple • Your liver could save the life of a •20,000 people would get the of every day. – signing up to become an organ donor. patient awaiting a transplant. wr ong prescriptions this year In the next year, your heart will All you need to do is say yes to orga n • Your corneas could give sight to two •12 babies would be given to the beat over 37 million times. If it and tissue donation on your donor card pe o p l e . wr ong parents every day decides to perform at only 99.9 per- and/or driver’s license and discuss • Your bones could help repair other •22,000 checks would be cent, that means it will have to stop your decision with your family. people’s damaged joints. deducted from the wrong bank for eight hours and 45 minutes. Talk to your family members about • Your skin could help heal numerou s accounts EACH HOUR. I don’t think you want that to or gan and tissue donation so they know burn victims. O b v i o u s l y, darn close just isn’t happen. Work 100% safe today so your wishes. Don’t put it off any longer. S o u rce: U.S. Health Resources and Services good enough. We need to strive for you can come back tomorrow . Administration and the Dept. of Health and Human Sign up today. Se r v i c e s the Boilermaker Reporter 7 Nov • Dec 1998 S H I P B U I L D I N G L-696/Marinette Marine secure contracts Largest monetary contract in Nearly 600 Local 696 members work at Marinette Marine, a privately- shipyard’s history to provide owned shipyard founded in 1942. The employment through 2004 Coast Guard award re p resents the l a rgest monetary contract in the com- MARINETTE MARINE Corporation, a pany’s history and should pro v i d e Local 696 employer in Marinette, Wis . , continued employment for Local 696 has been awarded a contract from the members through the year 2004. U. S. Coast Guard to build two Juniper Marinette Marine also has a work (WLB) buoy tenders, with an option backlog of over $450 million, the for nine more vessels at a cost of about biggest backlog in the company’s 56- $309 million. This award is in addition year history. to the five-vessel contract they are Local 696 Vice President Thomas working on now. Gr un said this contract helps to solidify Dan Gulling, Marinette Marine pres - Marinette Marine and Local 696 as one ident and CEO, recognized the effo r t s of the nation’s premier shipbuilders of of Local 696 members in securing these their size. “Our continued association contracts in a September press rel e a s e : L-696 members, Marinette, Wis., working at Marinette Marine Corporation, move a with the U. S. Coast Guard and the U. 225-foot, 1550-ton Juniper Class (WLB) buoy tender to its launch site. “The Coast Guard has been a great cus- S. Navy will help preserve our ranking to m e r . Our employees deserve a lot of as one of the finest maritime orga n i z a - cr edit for their work on the current pro- tions in the world,” said Grun . Marinette Marine earns Navy contracts gram to modernize their aging fleet of gram and for their efforts on the pro- ships and aircraft. Marinette Marine is posal which got us this work.” MARINETTE MARINEis also work- working with other corporations, but ing with the U. S. Navy again. will be responsible for all ship assets. Although they primarily build ships This program has been divided into for the U. S. Coast Guard, Marinette t h ree phases; contracts should be did build Navy watercrafts in the late aw a r ded in 2002. It’s time for 1970s and mine sweepers in the early Gulling believes Marinette Marine 1990s. and its team are a perfect match for the In August, the Navy awarded them a Coast Guard’s shipbuilding needs. Justice at Avondale $32.5 million contract to design and Although it will be several years before c o n s t ruct two berthing barges, which these ships are built, it would mean will provide living accommodations many more jobs at Marinette Marine if Avo n d a l e ’ s business is Avondale the largest court case since for Navy ship crews during a ship they win the competition. booming, but too many of its the inception of labor law in 1935. repair or overhaul period. Since 1942, Marinette Marine has Meanwhile, American taxpayers are These crafts are capable of being built over 1,300 ships, including land- workers are dying keeping this giant lawbreaker afloat. towed, unmanned, in open ocean and ing craft, barrack barges, workboats, M o re than 80 percent of Av o n d a l e ’ s coastal environments. One barge will IT’S BEEN OVERfive years since the tugs, launching craft, and mine coun- revenue comes from U. S. Navy con- go to Norfolk, Va., and the other to San employees of Avondale shipyard t e r m e a s u re vessels for the U.S. Navy, tracts. While flagrantly violating its Diego. Production should begin this voted to join the Metal Trades union; and harbor tugs, ferries, and re s e a rc h workers’ rights, Avondale profits from winter with anticipated delivery dates yet, they are still waiting for their vessels for commercial customers. $2.7 billion in taxpayer dollars flowing of August and December of 2000. employer to recognize the union. C u r re n t l y, Marinette is constru c t i n g th r ough its biggest customer, the U.S. seagoing and coastal buoy tenders for The Boilermakers union is just one Na v y . In fact, Avondale has even used More good news for shipbuilder of the affiliated unions which will rep - the U.S. Coast Guard. tax money to directly violate its work- Ch a r t e r ed in 1952, Local 696 has rep - resent the 5,000 Avondale workers ers’ rights, harassing and threa t e n i n g IN A U G U S T,the U. S. Coast Guard who build U. S. Navy warships resented employees at Marinette them in massive mandatory meetings chose Marinette Marine to participate Marine since 1953. ❑ designed to protect U.S. citizens. But and then billing the Navy for the in their Deepwater Program, a pro- it’s the basic freedoms of these work- workers’ time. ers that are under attack now. On October 23, union officials told a The Avondale shipyard workers are state legislative committee that the the target of a vicious war, waged by state of Louisiana should withhold Local 104 uses mobile their employer and funded with mo r e than $40 million in financing and American tax dollars, that is aimed at incentives for Avondale until the com- cl a s s r oom to train welders keeping them from improving their pany negotiates a contract with the lives with a union. union and corrects its abysmal safety Working at a shipyard where more re c o rd. “Public money should come workers have died since 1990 than at with res p o n s i b i l i t y ,” they said. any other major shipyard with Navy For more than five years, Avo n d a l e contracts, the Avondale employees has gotten away with violating its cite safety as the number-one re a s o n workers’ rights – their freedom of they formed a union. speech and assembly, their right to Shipbuilding itself is the second do better for themselves and their most dangerous industry in the fa m i l i e s . nation, second only to the meat pack- It doesn’t have to be this way. We can ing industry. Yet among shipbuilders, shine a spotlight on Avondale’s behav- Avondale has one of the worst safety ior and expose the secret war going on and health re c o rds in the country, in Louisiana. We can insist that if making it one of the most dangerou s Avondale profits from our tax dollars, it workplaces in the United States. must honor its workers’ choice, guar- Workers fall from unsafe scaffo l d s . anteed by law, to form a union to They are struck by falling ship parts. im p r ove their lives. Cranes drop weights on people, or rol l The Metal Trades Council is joining over them. Workers fall thro u g h workers, clergy , elected officials, mem- u n c o v e red manholes and drown in bers of Congress, veterans, and other the ocean. They run out of air in concerned citizens in a Justice at enclosed spaces with no one there to Avondale campaign by writing letters Local 104’s mobile welding trailer found a new temporary home at Mar co pull them out. Avondale workers go to to the U. S. Navy and Avondale CEO Al Sh i p y a r d, Seattle, Wash., so members could brush up on their skills before taking work every day fearing for their lives. B o s s i e r, signing petitions, holding the yard’s difficult hiring tests. But five years after voting meetings, speaking out at rallies and Un i o n Y es!, the Avondale workers are news conferences, and praying in wor- Members get chance to Sh i p y a r d so members could brush up still waiting for a change. They have ship services. on their welding skills in order to pass been stalled by their employer’s mas- You can be part of making sure br ush up on their skills the shipyard’s difficult hiring test. The sive and illegal campaign to thwart Avondale workers win the respect and be f o r e taking shipyard’ s test includes a 1/8 7018 open square them. A judge has found that dignity they deserve. Send a message g roove root vertical weld with back- Avondale broke the law more than a to Avondale and the U. S. government di f ficult hiring test gouge and innershield down on a 3/8 hu n d r ed times, including illegally fir- that it is no longer acceptable for pri- plate, which must pass the bend test. ing 28 workers. Yet, Avondale hasn’t vate business to profit from public WHEN MARCO SHIPYA R D, Seattle, Their efforts paid off. Thirty Local paid a penny in fines or reh i r ed a sin- funds while violating basic Am e r i c a n Wash., received a contract to build two 104 members passed the test and gle worker. American labor law is so values and freedoms. 105-foot, Z-drive tractor tug boats for s e c u red employment at Mar c o weak that despite the judge’s verdi c t s , For more information, call the Baydelta Maritime of San Francisco, S h i p y a rd. Now the shipyard has Avondale has been able to use loop- Justice at Avondale campaign at 504 they advertised for innershield received another contract for a second holes and endless appeals to tie up the 43 6 - 4 1 11. ❑ welders and shipfitters to man the job. pair of 105-foot tractor tugs for workers’ union in court, making Local 104 moved their mobile welding Baydelta Maritime, with delivery trailer from Todd Shipyard to Mar c o expected in May and July 1999. ❑ the Boilermaker Reporter 8 Nov • Dec 1998 1 9 9 8 E L E C T I O N R E P O R T Winners & Losers

WORKING FAMILIES SCORED st u n - corporate profits, or congressional pay ning victories on election day, defeating raises. When the minimum wage floor 1998’s last paycheck deception mea- goes up, millions of people working su r e in Oregon, turning a projected 25- above the minimum get raises, too. to 40-seat loss in the U.S. House into a Now that the economy is doing well, five-seat gain for working family- it’s time to re w a rd the workers who backed candidates, electing a governor made that possible. in the most populous state, and throw - • Safe workplaces. Congre s s i o n a l ing out two anti-worker senators. leaders are trying to keep the govern- Although the Republican Party still ment from even investigating the c o n t rols both houses of Congress, the biggest danger to workers in off i c e s , elections made it clear that working factories, warehouses and other work- men and women aren’t happy with places: Repetitive Stress Injuries. Ye t Co n g r ess’s anti-labor agenda – and we each year, more than 700,000 workers aim to do something about it. have to take time off work because of The AFL-CIO reports that union and what it all means for working families these injuries. What’s more, Congres s members made 5.5 million personal keeps coming up with a parade of new phone calls before the election, and sent voters replaced Fob James, a funda- • Fast Track to expand NAFTA bills that would further gut workers’ 9.5 million pieces of mail to union mentalist running mainly on rel i g i o u s t h roughout South America. Clinton legal protections against being maimed households, providing each incum- issues, with Donald Siegelman, who and many other Democrats want it. or killed at work. bent’s voting rec o r d on the issues most talked about worker issues. As one Republicans want it. Wealthy cam- • Campaign finance reform. Major important to workers and their fami- Alabaman put it, the governor’s race paign donors who profit from shifting corporations feel they can buy up our lies. These voluntary efforts were nec- was between “a candidate who wants jobs across borders to wherever they democratic system for hard cash. Their essary to counter anti-worker business kids to pray in school and a candidate can pay workers a pittance and pollute political committees gave $653 million in t e r ests, which spent nearly half-a-bil- who wants kids to have jobs when they fr eely want it. Only the American peo- to candidates in 1996 – 11 times the vol- lion political dollars before Oct. 1 to finish school.” ple seem to be against it. Will our voice untary political donations raised by all advance their corporate agenda. As an indication of where the country be heard? unions put together. (Unions are barred We may not have that kind of money, could be headed, Tom Vilsack won the • Democracy in the workplace. by law from donating dues money.) We but workers outnumber corporate Iowa governor’s race by condemning Powerful forces want to legalize man- must destroy the stranglehold corpo- executives and people who live off their factory farms, which despoil the envi- agement-dominated “worker grou p s ” rate donations have on the A m e r i c a n stock holdings. Union members are ronment and force small farmers off the to go around democratic unions (the so- political system. e ffective when they take grass-ro o t land, attacking health insurance com- called “TEAM Act”), reduce the action, educating their members and panies for denying benefits to those in authority and effectiveness of the Your vote does count! the community, and making sure that need, and suggesting that economic National Labor Relations Board workers go to the polls and vote. development should be about raising because it supposedly favors workers IN 1994, ONLYone out of seven voters the wages of working Iowans, not giv- too vigorou s l y , and allow companies to came from union families. The res u l t ? Who won, who lost ing tax breaks to out-of-state, multina- f i re or refuse to hire workers who are The most anti-worker Congress in tional corporations. union organizers. American workers modern history. STRONG VOTES BYworking families must demand that Congress stren g t h e n In 1996, when union voters made up knocked out some of the most anti- What can we look forward to workers’ rights, not weaken them. nearly one in four voters, our vote worker incumbents running for in the 106th Congr es s ? • Health care reform. Just before the made a diff e rence. With more pro - Co n g r ess. Sen. Lauch Faircloth (R- NC), election, the Senate defeated the worker members, Congress voted who had a lifetime voting re c o rd of S M A L L AS IT WA S, the Democratic Patients’ Bill of Rights, which gives down Fast Track, dropped schemes for only 19 percent on Boilermaker issues, gain in the House should stre n g t h e n patients the right to sue HMOs for mal- management dominated “worker” lost his seat. workers’ role in determining what laws tr eatment. Why should HMOs be pro- committees, protected OSHAjob safety Vince Snowbarger (R-KS, 3rd) never get passed by the 106th Congress. The tected in ways no other business entity and health protection, repelled most voted correctly on a single Boilermaker legislative issues working families is protected? When they make mis- attacks on Medicare, and stopped a issue and even refused to speak to our must be ready to fight on include the takes, the harmed individuals should drive to deny unionized workers our members who went to Washington to fo l l o w i n g : be able to sue for damages. Meanwhile, political rights see him. He lost to Dennis Moore, a • Protecting Social Security. Many 41 million Americans — most of them The 1998 union family turnout was as moderate Democrat who actively voters didn’t fall for political ads workers and their families — have no st r ong as in 1996. That made a big dif- courted the union vote. pr omising tax cuts. They knew the only health insurance at all. We have the fe r ence, and gives us a better chance to In Pennsylvania’s 13th district, Jon place to get that money is the Social most powerful economy in the world; make prog re s s . Fox, who had a 38 percent voting Security Trust, which has a temporary we can affo r d universal health care. Keep working. Stay active. Let the re c o rd, lost to challenger Joseph surplus. When you re t i re, will the • Paychecks you can live on. The mini- union voice be heard. Make sure Ho e ff l e r . Democrat Rush Holt unseated money be there? It won’t be unless you mum wage (along with most workers’ Co n g r ess takes care of the people who Rep. Mike Pappas in New Jersey’s 12th get active and work to preserve it. wages) is not keeping pace with infla- make America strong – workers and district. Pappas had a voting rec o r d of tion, improvements in pro d u c t i v i t y, their families. ❑ only 50 percent on Boilermaker issues. Republican losses in the House f o rced Newt Gingrich to give up his S p e a k e r’s chair; he is contemplating New Speaker is no friend of labor resigning his House seat as well. Go v e r n o r ’s races provided some vic- HIS SUPPORTE R S call him a pragmatic leader. His enemies ene chloride, and cosponsored a bill to partially privatize tories for workers. Voters in California call him an old fashioned pork barrel conservative. He says Social Security and raise the re t i rement age. To his cre d i t , elected Gray Davis governor by a 20 he’s ready to compromise with the Democrats. Some conser- Livingston supports a few issues that benefit Boilermaker pe r cent margin, ending 16 years of anti- vatives say he has already given too much to the Democrats members and our families. He has supported the Jones Ac t worker rule by governors Pete Wil s o n (as Ap p r opriations Committee chair). He flashes an amiable and voted for a resolution against moving too quickly on lim- and George Deukmejian. In Al a b a m a , smile, but sometimes his temper flashes as well. iting greenhouse gases. So just who is Bob Livingston? Still, on a wide range of issues, Livingston’s views are He talks of compromise and moderation, but his re c o rd those of the radical right and the corporate donors who tells another story. It was Livingston’s appropriations bills finance his campaigns. For the 1998 elections, he got 95 per- CORRECTIONS that caused the shutdown of the government in 1995. During cent of his campaign money from business intere s t s . that episode, while hardline radical Republicans put our Avondale Industries, one of the worst violators of federal IN THE SEP. - O C T. issue of t h e country in grave jeopardy to satisfy their egos, he lost his safety and labor laws (see page 6), has accounted for at least Boilermaker Reporter, the te m p e r , flailed his arms about, and shouted, “We will never, $12,900 in donations to his war chest in the last ten years. Co n g r essional Scorec a r d contained ne v e r , never give in. We will stay here until doomsday.” Whatever else he is, the man who will most assuredly be two error s . On his web site (h t t p : / / w w w. h o u s e . g o v / l i v i n g s t o n / ) , he brags the next Speaker of the House, Robert L. (Bob) Livingston, is • Bruce Vento (D-MI, 4th) voted that he prohibited OSHA f rom issuing new standards on no friend of the working man. Rep. David Obey, the top c o r rectly on HR 4579; his 1998 e rgonomics (although 700,000 workers suffer re p e t i t i v e Democrat on the Ap p r opriations Committee, expects little to re c o rd is 100%, and his lifetime st r ess injuries annually), and cosponsored the National Right change. “With Livingston, you’ll get roughly the same pro- rec o r d is 92%. to Work Bill, legislation to repeal the estate tax, and the Union gram you got from Gingrich,” he told Nando Media. “You ’ l l • Robert Menendez (D-NJ, 13th) Right to Know Bill (an attempt to silence union workers). He just get a little better working rel a t i o n s h i p . ” voted correctly on HR 2621; his doesn’t mention that he also cosponsored an anti-salting bill Cl e a r l y , workers must keep a close eye on this man as he 1998 rec o r d is 100%, and his lifetime (making union organizing more difficult), tried to stop assumes one of the most powerful positions in our govern- rec o r d is 89%. O S H Af rom protecting workers against exposure to methyl- ment. Watch his actions, not his lips. ❑ the Boilermaker Reporter 9 Nov • Dec 1998 E C O N O M I C S Riding high or struggling to get by . . .

Which side of the wage and wealth gap are you on? Mo r e workers see their incomes fall by David Kameras for AFl-CIO affi l i a t e s Pe r centage of adults whose family income fell over the decade ack in the mid 1950s, Joe Kreuser of Menominee Falls, Wis . , made about $8 an hour – good money in those days – work- 60% 1970s ing in a UAW- o rganized Nash Kelvinator plant. His wife 53% A u d rey made about the same doing garment piecework. 50% 1980s To g e t h e r, they could buy a stone house for about $12,000, with money left over to host dinners for Au d r ey’s large extended family. B 40% In 1998, their daughter and son-in-law, both in their mid-30s, each earn 40% about $12 an hour. They’re working just as hard, and they have the same 33% 33% modest dreams. But they’re struggling just to make ends meet. 30% 28% 25% What accounts for the diffe re n c e ? 23% 21% 20% We’ve been hearing good news about But the wage gap is just the beginning. 20% 18% the economy. Stocks and corporate Many of us wonder how we’re going to 16% p rofits are up, unemployment and aff o r d health care for our children, our 13% inflation are down. But unlike the 1950s aging parents, and ourselves. We find 10% and 1960s, the good news isn’t ref l e c t e d our children locked out of access to a in our personal lives. Sure, the rich and quality education. We wonder whether the super rich – whose incomes rank in we’ll have enough money to ret i r e. An d the top one or five or ten percent – are with more family members working – 0% riding high. But most of us face a diffe r - and working longer – we have less time All Lowest Lower- Middle Upper- Top ent re a l i t y, because the United States to spend with our families. 20% Middle Middle 20% has become the most unequal rich Unions face another challenge as well nation in the world. – attacks by corporate interests and the Income Group The great divide separating the 1950s political leaders they have bought seek- Note: Adults defined as 22-48 years old at the beginning of the decade. One-fifth of all families are in f rom today is a gap between the ing to roll back more than a half century each income class. The one-fifth of families with the lowest incomes are the lowest fifth. The one-fifth wealthy and the rest of us – a vast dis- of pro-working family, union-backed of families with the highest income are in the highest fifth, etc. Source: Prosperity Gap: A Chartbook of c repancy in wages, health, and re t i re- achievements, such as Social Security, American Living Standards ; the AFL-CIO’s Common Sense Economics for Working Families. ment benefits, education, and even free ho u r -and-wage standards, and work- time. Projections indicate that by the place safety. Unions have to take on bat- year 2000, three percent of adult males tles already won, using time and annual $1 million compensation pack- cuts workers’ real pay. Despite low in the United States will be in prison. At res o u r ces that could otherwise be spent age and a net worth of $600 million, inflation, a trip to the grocery store still the other end of the spectrum, the Wal l on organizing new members. Ca r ell was named by Fo r b e s ma g a z i n e means a tough stretch for the paycheck St r eet Journalreports that eight million as one of the richest people in Am e r i c a . because wages haven’t kept pace with Americans live in gated communities. The wage and wealth gap The stock market’s surge in re c e n t even modest price increases. And many Voluntarily and involuntarily, we’re years has meant an exponential basic necessities, like housing, health becoming a society behind bars. THIS COUNTRYHAS SEENa dra- i n c rease in wealth for those like ca r e, and transportation, cost more than Although wages have risen slightly matic shift in wealth over the past quar- M i c rosoft CEO Bill Gates, whose net ev e r . The solution isn’t more low-pay- in the past two years, working families ter century. In 1976, the richest ten worth exceeds the gross national prod - ing, no-benefit Wal-Marts – it’s higher have not rec o v e r ed from the rec e s s i o n p e rcent owned half the wealth in uct of Central America. But working wages and better benefits for a better of the 1980s that eroded their buying stocks, bonds, and other assets. By 1995, families haven’t shared in those gains. st a n d a r d of living. po w e r . Not coincidentally, union mem- they owned 70 perce n t . “The stock market boom of the 1980s bership reached its lowest point during On one side of the wage gap are and 1990s has not enriched working The health care gap that same period – a decline in collec- middle- and low-income families – families for the single reason that work- tive power that reduced the ability of workers like Diplomat Parking ing families do not own much stock,” CE N T R A L PARKING CEO Carell can unions to make the economy work for (owned by Central Parking) employee a c c o rding to a study by economists buy all the health care he needs. The working families. Since 1973, 80 per- Ernest Nelson, who has been parking Ja r ed Bernstein, Lawrence Mishel, and same isn’t true for Nelson – or for a cent of us have faced largely declining cars in Washington, D. C., for 30 years, John Schmitt. huge number of working families. In st a n d a r ds of living. earning the city’s minimum wage, Wall Street cheerleaders like to point 1979, 71 percent of private-sector “Robust economic growth in re c e n t now $6.15 an hour. out that real wages went up in the last employees between the ages of 18 and years has done little to turn around the On the other side of the divide looms couple of years. What they don’t tell 64, who worked at least half time, were long-term trend toward incre a s i n g a huge and growing concentration of you is that real wages last peaked in in s u r ed either through their employers in e q u a l i t y ,” says Kathy Larin, a policy wealth, such as the exorbitant income 1973. To d a y, we’re still not back to or a family member. By 1993, that figure analyst with the Center on Budget and reaped by Nelson’s employer, Central w h e re we were in 1989 – nearly a had dropped to 64 percent, with the Policy Priorities. Parking CEO Monroe Carell. With an decade ago. Eroding purchasing power biggest drop among those who had the least coverage to begin with, accordi n g to the Economic Policy Institute. The The ads make ret i r ement look grea t TH E WA G E A N D WE A LT H GA P U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 41.7 million Americans had no health insur- I N RE T I R E M E N T ance throughout all of 1996, up 1.1 mil- – golfing, boating, traveling the world – lion from the previous year. In the past eight years, employers Let’s close the gap shifted such a large portion of the cost of health insurance to workers that But how good will it TOD A Y’S UNIONS AR E America’s most potent force for eight million workers and dependents ret i r ement security. Because union workers earn more, we’re lost employer health care coverage be for you? able to save more. And because our unions bargain with between 1989 and 1996; 76.4 percent of employers for benefits, we’re more likely to have pensions – the decline was due solely to rapid and those pensions are more likely to have assured pay-outs. gr owth in req u i r ed employee prem i u m BECAUSE REALWAG E S declined substantially over most The Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust has contributions, according to a new AF L - of the past 20 years, working families have been able to save over 66,000 participants and plan assets of nearly five billion CIO study. Paying More and Losing little for re t i rement. People who had plenty of money to dollars. The Boilermakers National Annuity Trust has over G round: How Employer Cost-Shifting Is invest have done well in the stock market. But for most of 36,000 participants with plan assets of over $323 million. E roding Health Coverage of Wo r k i n g us, the investments it takes to turn re t i rement into the Another 127 Boilermaker-re p r esented facilities have com- F a m i l i e s estimates that between eight “golden years” have been out of reach. Aworking family in pa n y - s p o n s o r ed pension plans negotiated into their con- million and 12.5 million more workers the middle fifth of income groups could survive only 3.6 tracts, covering 15,648participants. And numero u s and their family members could lose months on its savings. Boilermaker facilities participate in 401(k) ret i r ement plans. coverage in the next five years. Fewer working people are covered by pensions today, Unions are also leading the fight to strengthen Social Employer premiums for individual and more of our pensions lack guaranteed payment Security so it will be there for us when we ret i re . workers rose 79 percent between 1988 amounts. Now, many in Congress want to take the security S t rong unions mean working families have a better and 1996 – yet workers were hit with a out of Social Security by switching to individual investment chance to enjoy the good life in our later years. 284 percent cost increase. During that accounts – exposing our future well-being to the risks of the S o u rce: Retirement savings: The Prosperity Gap: AChartbook of same period, employer premiums for stock market, so Wall Street brokers can make a windfall. American Living Standards, Economic Policy Institute, 1997; AFL- family coverage increased by 111 per- They may not need Social Security, but workers do. CI O ’ s Common Sense Economics for Working Families. cent, while workers absorbed a 146 per- cent increase. ❑ the Boilermaker Reporter 10 Nov • Dec 1998 L O C A L N E W S L-45 retiree, Howard Crone, Local 363 dedicates new hall establishes memorial fund to Anthony R. Moceri Outstanding apprentice, Johnny C. Goldizen Jr., is first recipient VIVIAN CRONE AD M I R E D her hus- band’s devotion to making Boilermakers high-level craftsmen. When she passed away, Howard Cron e J r. decided to do something to honor both his wife and the appr e n t i c e s h i p pr ogram he loved, so he established the Vivian Crone Memorial Aw a rd in recognition of Local 45’s outstanding ap p re n t i c e s . As winner of the first Vivian Cro n e Memorial Awa r d, Johnny C. Goldizen L-45 outstanding apprentice Johnny Jr . received a $1,000 check for his hard Goldizen (l.) receives the first V iv i a n work and dedication in learning the Cr one Memorial A wa r d from David MEMBERS OF LOCAL 3 6 3, East St. 363 Trustees Bob Jackson and Gary skills of the Boilermaker trade. Haggerty Jr., MOST rep.and former L-45 Louis, Ill., have dedicated their new M o o re, Intl. Vice Pres. Larry C rone joined Local 193 in 1939, as a BM, (c.), and L-45 BM Frank Hartsoe. union hall to Anthony R. Moceri, who McManamon, Moceri, L-363 Inspector Boilermaker helper. In 1966, he trans- ret i r ed in 1984 after serving 21 years as Dennis Johnson (in back), Intl. Pre s . f e r red his membership to the newly- but continues to give back to the orga - the local’s business manager. Local 363 Charles W. Jones, Passiglia, L-363 Pres . nization that helped improve his way ch a r t e r ed construction lodge, Local 45, ❑ BM-ST John J. Passiglia Jr. says it was Rick Eller, and L-363 Vice Pres. Roger in Richmond, Va. He re t i red in 1979, of life. Moceri’s administration that led to the Mo o r e. Following the open house and building of the local’s new hall in building dedication cerem o n y , over 500 Belleville – a hall every member of people attended a dinner/dance spon- Local 363 can be proud of. Joining in the s o red by the local at the Fischers Local lodge leaders attend ❑ training program in Peoria ribbon cutting cerem o n y , l. to r., are L- Restaurant in Belleville, Ill. Taking a ferry to work for $1.20 an hour

St e w a r ds of Local 158 (Peoria) and 195 (Kewanee) attend a training pr og r a m , August 28-29. Front row, l. to r., Arnie Lisk, Damon Mitchell, Jeff Cr ow d e r , Mark Putman, Benny Hernandez, Terry Eggimann, and Wayne Adams. Center row, l. to r., Lester Gayton, L-158 Pres. Dave Chadwick, Tim Cheatham, Res. Asst. W ad e Davis, Norm Reichert, Mike Far me r , and L-195 Pres. Doyle Stoner Jr. Back row, l. to r., Dan Jenkins, Mike Damm, and Bob Davis. IN 1947, THESE BOILERMAKERStook a ferry to their job site in Jamestown, Ky., St e w a r ds from Locals 158 and even the ones who have been aro u n d wh e r e they earned $1.20 an hour working for CBI. Living in the Robinsville, N.C., for years picked up a few pointers.” ar ea at the time, Arnold Straton took this photo early one morning on the way to 195 participate in two-day Asst. to the director of res e a r ch and work. Pictured, l. to r., are Frank Jordan, Odis Odom, Pearly Odom, Wade Crisp, education seminar in Illinois collective bargaining services, Wa d e Earl Blair, and R. C. Phillips. Mrs. Phillips submitted the photo; her son, Ton y , now Davis, conducted the two-day course, works as a Boilermaker, too. ❑ S T E WARDS FROM LOCAL 1 5 8 which focused on the duties of the (Peoria, Ill.) and Local 195 (Kewanee) st e w a r d, effective grievance handling attended a steward training pro g r a m (f r om investigation through analysis to Find financial aid on the ‘net at the Peoria Labor Temple, August 28- p resentation), steward’s rights and 29. L-158 Pres. Dave Chadwick was so responsibilities under the National Going to college? The Internet offe r s i m p ressed by the training pro g r a m , Labor Relations Act, the Duty of Fair a lot of sources for scholarships, that he believes “it would create more Re p r esentation, and struc t u r e and ser- in t e r est in unionism if all unions could vices of the International Brot h e r hood. grants, fellowships, and loans aff o r d to hold these classes. Intl. Rep. Larry Foster coor d i n a t e d “The turnout was amazing,” rep o r t s the event, with 17 stewards from Local THERE ARE MANY so u r ces of financial assistance for col- Chadwick. “Almost all of our stewards 158 and seven stewards from Local 195 lege. The more res e a r ch you do, the more opportunities w e re present. Everyone learned a lot; in attendance. ❑ you will find. Here are some good places to start: Always check with your own union first. Many local lodges offer scholarships to dependents of their members. L-107 member Corey Wheir wins The International Bro t h e rhood of Boilermakers off e r s scholarships to high school seniors who are dependents of national bodybuilding contest Boilermaker members (applications are accepted yearly, postmarked between January 1 and March 31), and the Years of work earn him placed first in Southern California in Union Plus Credit Card offers scholarships to union mem- the tall class and overall divisions. bers and their dependents (application deadline is January 31). his dream – a pro-card While in training, the five-foot-ten-inch Then look into federal student aid programs. Call 1-800-4-FED-AID, or fill out dru g - f r ee boilermaker consumes 6,000 an on-line application at the U.S. Department of Education’s web site C O R E YW H E I R, a member of Local to 8,000 calories a day, eating eight (w w w. f a f s a . e d . g o v ) . 107, Milwaukee, Wis., placed first in the meals – one every two hours – and con- The Internet’s largest free scholarship search is FastWEB (www.f a s t w e b . c o m ) , heavyweight class of the U.S. national suming two to three pounds of grou n d which matches your needs with a database of 400,000 scholarships, grants, fellow- championships, realizing his dream of bison daily. ships, and loans. Similarly, the College Board’s Scholarship Search (www.c o l l e g e - earning a pro - c a rd in the Wo r l d His contest weight is 210 pounds and b o a rd . o rg) lists hundreds of sources of aid. The Princeton Review’s web site Natural Body-Building Federation he trains four to five days a week by lift- (w w w. re v i e w .com/college) has a “best colleges” section that tells you what types of (W N B F ) . ing as much weight as possible in low aid are available from specific schools. The Financial Aid Information Page Wh e i r , 29, has been earning titles in repetitions – three sets per body part – ( w w w. f i n a i d . o rg) from the National Association of Student Financial A i d ❑ bodybuilding since 1991, when he for 90 minutes each session. ❑ Administrators, includes a “scam alert” to help protect you from bogus aid services. the Boilermaker Reporter 11 Nov • Dec 1998 L O C A L N E W S Local 1633 hosts annual picnic Union skills spur MEMBERS OF LOCAL 1 6 3 3 , Raceland, Ky., enjoyed their company growth annual summer feast as local lodge officers cooked for active Tog e t h e r , Local 128 and Kel-Gor are meeting the needs of and ret i r ed members, families, Sa r nia and exporting to new markets far from home and guests, including General Chairman Pete King and L O C A L1 2 8( To ronto, Ontario, members of Local 249, Canada) has re p re s e n t e d Huntington, W. Va., who work employees at Kel-Gor Ltd. in locomotive repair shops. since it was incorporated in P roviding a chance for the 1969. Since then, the shop and members to share stories about c o n s t ruction local has wit- their work at the car shops, the nessed Kel-Gor’s aggre s s i v e annual picnic, held at the Members, families, and guests at annual L-1633 picnic at the expansion into new markets in Kentucky Green Lake State Park. Kentucky Green Lake State North America and countries Park, also featured a friendly in the Asia-Pacific rim. The horseshoe pitching contest manufacturing facility still between active and re t i re d does about 75 percent of its members with the old-timers pe t r ochemical industrial work pr oving once again that practice in the Sarnia area, but its cus- ❑ makes perfect. tom fabricating skills have L-128 member Len W ay b r a n t An officer and a cook? That’s the primed current export grow t h welds at Kel-Gor, where custom double duty these L-1633 members and now complement the fabricating sales have incr ea s e d pull at their annual picnic. Front row, l. company’s core business as a over five-fold since the company to r., Rec. Sec. Dallas Lemmings, Sec. expanded three years ago. Treas. Jon Layne, and Pres. Jerry mechanical contractor. Chapman. Back Row, l. to r., Chair ma n Ch a r t e r ed in 1947, Local 128 R. G. Goodwin, Track Comm. Marvin rep r esents 80 employees at Kel- “ We have the people, the Imes, and Vice Pres. Jim Skaggs. Go r ’s manufacturing and shop equipment, and the prog r a m s facilities. Kel-Gor also hires L- in place here to handle just 128 field construction workers about any job that comes our Local D12 members go back to school during boom times in Sarnia’s wa y ,” said company pres i d e n t Chemical Val l e y , handling con- Barry Solness. “We also feel FIVE MEMBERS OF LOCAL st r uction of new plants as well that we have the skills that are D12, Oglesby, Ill., employed at as maintaining and re f i t t i n g necessary to complete a major Lonestar Industries, have com- boilers and fractionation towers pr oject on time.” pleted the maintenance certifi- for local refineries and gas Many of the people Solness cate program at the Illinois Val l e y plants. While there has not been is referring to are Boilermakers Community College. Earning a a lot of new construction this out of Local 128. With their certificate in industrial mainte- past decade, there has been a skills and can-do attitude, Kel- nance are, l. to r., Joe Saros i n s k i , fair amount of upgrading work, Gor is poised for success in Mark Kozell, D12 Vice Pres. Rick usually during scheduled plant today’s competitive global St r uglinski, D12 Pres. Al Sienza, shutdowns, which can employ ec o n o m y . ❑ and Richard Johns. Johns also as many as 500 tradespeople (S o u r ce: Special Supplement to earned a certificate as an indus- during peak periods. Trade & Commerce Magazine 19 9 8 ) trial electrician. ❑ L-453 has three generations of Tip t o n s MEMBERS OF LOCAL 4 5 3 , RAILROAD NEWS Knoxville, Tenn., can boast of a th r ee-generation me m b e r s h i p , thanks to the Tipton family. U.S. Railroad Division James William Tipton, who re t i red in November 1986, members eligible for joined Local 453 in March 1957. His son, Steve, became a Local 453 member in Marc h fr ee vision benefits 1972. Now both of Steve’s sons are Plan offers choice in a re selected that cost more Boilermaker apprentices. Clay than $75, the patient pays the was initiated into L-453 in Ap r i l pr oviders with annual d i ff e rence in cost. Contact 1996, and Marshal became a The Tiptons – front row, l. to r., Marshall, James, Steve, and Clay exams, bi-annual lens lenses can be chosen instead member in June 1998. ❑ Tipton. Back row, l. to r., L-453 officers – Rec. Sec. Steve Tr ot t e r , Pres . Ricky Smith, and Sec.-Treas. Vinson Harper. and frame rep l a c e m e n t of glasses. If so, an allowance of $105 will be applied BEGINNING JANUARY 1 , t o w a rds the doctor’s usual D263 members earn organizing awards 1999, U. S. Railroad Division and customary cost of con- members are eligible for tact lens service (further eval- FOUR MEMBERS OF LOCAL vision benefits under the uation, fitting, materials, D263, Clark, Nev., re c e i v e d R a i l road Employees follow-up care, etc.). Can Do Aw a rds at the local’s National Vision Plan. Services can be re c e i v e d annual picnic for their in-plant Ad m i n i s t e r ed by the Vis i o n th r ough a non-VSP pro v i d e r . o rganizing efforts at Eagle- Service Plan (VSP), eye If so, the plan will pay up to, Pilcher Minerals Work in 1997. exams are available once but no more than, a set Intl. Rep. Michael At c h i s o n , every 12 months and correc - schedule of allowances. This left, presents awards to Joe tive spectacle lenses and dual choice feature assure s H o w a rd, John Shipley, and frames are available once complete freedom of choice Mike Little. every 24 months. Elective in selecting a prov i d e r . Not pictured is Mike White. ❑ contact lenses are available Detailed information about in lieu of glasses. the benefits were mailed to all When services are rec e i v e d U. S. railroad employees in Tawnya Toivola earns L-151 scholarship th r ough a VSPmember doc- November 1998. to r , a patient will receive an V S P is the oldest and TAW N YAJO TO I V O L A, sec- eye examination and neces- la r gest provider of managed ond from left, is the recipient of sary spectacle lenses at no vision care benefits in the a $1,000 scholarship fro m out-of-pocket expense. If cos- United States with over Local 151, Erie, Pa. metic or elective lens charac- 22,000 provider locations Pi c t u r ed on Tawnya’s left is teristics (such as tints, dispersed through all 50 her father, Eric P. Toivola, a coatings, and no-line bifo- states. All VSP pr oviders are Local 151 member who works cals) are obtained, the patient private practicing doctors at the Arthur Louis Steel Co. in will be req u i r ed to pay extra (mainly optometrists, but Ashtabula, Ohio. At left is L- for these items. Frames hav- also ophthalmologists; no 151 President Charles A . ing a retail cost of $75 or less retail chain stores) who pro- Goodman; at right is shop ar e covered in full. If frames vide exams and glasses. st e w a r d James DiMare. ❑ the Boilermaker Reporter 12 Nov • Dec 1998 B O I L E R M A K E R F U N D S Annual summary reports of national funds

Bo i l e r maker – Blacksmith ence between the value of the plan’s Insurance infor ma t i o n tributions of $36,225,570), re a l i z e d assets at the end of the year and the gains of $4,085,641 from the sale of National Pension Trus t value of the assets at the beginning of THE PLAN HAS AC O N T R A C Tw i t h assets, and earnings from investments su m m a r y annual rep o r t the year or the cost of assets acquire d Pr ovident Life and Accident Insurance of $31,599,447. during the year. Company to pay all life and accidental THIS IS A S U M M A RYof the annual The plan had total income of death claims incurred under the terms You may request a report for the Boilermaker-B l a c k s m i t h $906,975,467 (including employer con- of the plan. The total premiums paid for National Pension Trust, Employer tributions of $84,104,908), gains of the plan year ending December 31, 1997 complete copy of each Identification Number 48-6168020, for $244,539,794 from the sale of assets, and was $1,320,774. report . . . January 1 through December 31, 1997. earnings from investments of Because it is an “experience-rated” $5 7 8 , 2 3 0 , 9 3 5 . contract, the premium costs are affe c t e d The annual report has been filed You have the right to receive a copy of with the Internal Revenue Service, as b y, among other things, the number Minimum funding standar ds and size of claims. Of the total insur- the full annual report, or any part re q u i red under the Employee t h e reof, for each of these funds on R e t i rement Income Security Act of ance premiums paid for the plan year AN A C T U A RY’S STAT E M E N T request. The items listed below are 1974 (ERISA). ending December 31, 1997, the prem i - shows that enough money was con- ums paid under such experience-rated included in each rep o r t : 1. An accountant’s rep o r t ; Basic financial statement tributed to the plan to keep it funded contract were $1,320,774 and the total of in accordance with the minimum all benefit claims paid under the experi- 2. Assets held for investment; 3. Transactions between the plan and BENEFITS UNDER THE PLAN a re funding standards of ERISA. ence-rated contract during the plan year was $1,224,500. parties in interest (that is, persons who p rovided in whole from trust funds. have certain relationships with the plan); Plan expenses were $231,138,905. These Boilermakers National Basic financial statement 4. Transactions in excess of five per- expenses included $20,474.264 in Health & Welfare Fund cent of plan assets. administrative expenses and In addition, the Boilermaker- $210,664,641 in benefits paid to partici- THE VALUE OF PLAN AS S E T S , after summary annual report subtracting liabilities of the plan, was Blacksmith National Pension Tru s t pants and beneficiaries. Summary Annual Report will include Atotal of 66,261 persons were partici- $172,709,120 as of December 31, 1997, THIS IS A S U M M A RYof the annual co m p a r ed to $131,082,053 as of January the following: pants in or beneficiaries of the plan at report of the Boilermakers National 5. Actuarial information re g a rd i n g the end of the plan year, although not 1, 1997. During the plan year, the plan Health and We l f a re Fund, Employer experienced an increase in its net assets the funding of the plan. all of these persons had yet earned the Identification Number 36-6090694, a And the Boilermakers National right to receive benefits. of $41,627,067. The increase includes Multi-Employer Plan, for January 1 un r ealized appreciation and deprec i a - Health & We l f a re Fund Summary The value of plan assets, after sub- th r ough December 31, 1997. The annual Annual Report will include the fol- tracting liabilities of the plan, was tion of the value of plan assets; that is, report has been filed with the Internal the diffe r ence between the value of the lowing: $4,947,983,680 as of December 31, 1997, Revenue Service, as req u i r ed under the 5. Insurance information including c o m p a red to $4,272,147,118 as of plan assets at the end of the year and Employee Retirement Income Security the value of the assets at the beginning sales commissions paid by insurance January 1, 1997. During the plan year, Act of 1974 (ERISA). carriers. the plan experienced an increase in its of the year or the cost of assets acquired The Board of Tru s t e e s , during the year. During the plan year, To obtain a copy of the full annual net assets of $675,836,562. Boilermakers National Health and report, or any part thereof, of each of This increase included unre a l i z e d the plan had total income of Welfare Fund, has committed itself to $131,376,092 (including employer con- these reports write or call the office of V. a p p reciation or depreciation in the pay all medical claims incurred under Keith Reed, executive administrator, value of plan assets; that is, the diffe r - tributions of $74,063,843 and contribu- the terms of the plan. tions from participants eligible for 754 Minnesota Avenue, Suite 522 (Suite C O B R A and re t i ree coverage of 400 and Zip Code 66101-2762 for the $5,372,401), realized losses of $152,617 Annuity report), Kansas City, KS 66101- How to Apply For a f rom the sale of assets, and earnings 2766, phone - (913) 342-6555. fr om investments of $15,441,465. The charge to cover copying costs of Plan expenses were $89,749,025. the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National These expenses included $5,792,193 Pension Trust Summary Annual Report Boilermaker in administrative expenses and will be $59.50 for the full annual rep o r t , $83,956,832 in benefits paid to partici- or 25 cents per page for any part thereo f . Scholarship The charge to cover copying costs of pants and beneficiaries. the Boilermakers National Health & BOILERMAKER SCHOLARSHIPS ar e open to high school seniors who will be entering Wel f a r e Fund Summary Annual Report their first year of a two- or four-year academic program at a degree-granting, accred i t e d Boilermakers National will be $6.00 for the full annual rep o r t , college or university within one year of their high school graduation and are dependents Annuity Trust summary or 25 cents per page for any part thereo f . of Boilermaker members in good standing (includes son, daughter, legally adopted child The charge to cover copying costs of or dependent of active, ret i r ed, disabled, or deceased members). annual report the Boilermakers National A n n u i t y Scholarship awards are based upon academic rec o r d, extra-curricular and Trust Summary Annual Report will be outside school activities, career goals, and performance on a written THIS IS A S U M M A RYof the annual $12.75 for the full annual report, or 25 e s s a y. Candidates must submit an official application (post- report for the Boilermakers National cents per page for any part thereo f . marked between January 1 and March 31), proof of rel a t i o n s h i p Annuity Trust, Employer Identification You also have the right to receive from to a Boilermaker member, SAT and/or ACT test scores (for U.S. Number 48-1029345, for January 1 the plan executive administrator, on citizens only), a high school transcript, and a 300-500 word th r ough December 31, 1997. The annual request and at no charge, a statement of essay on a specific theme. The 1999 essay topic is: “What report has been filed with the Internal the assets and liabilities of each plan and should be the role of organized labor in today’s local or national Revenue Service, as req u i r ed under the accompanying notes, or a statement of legislative issues that affect workers.”Applications for the 1999 Employee Retirement Income Security income and expenses of each plan and aw a r ds will be available in mid-December. Contact your local lodge for Act of 1974 (ERISA). accompanying notes, or both. mo r e information and an application form. If you request a copy of the full Some local lodges have their own scholarship programs. Scholarships are also avail- Basic financial statement annual report from the plan executive able through the Union Plus credit card program (see following notice) and some state a d m i n i s t r a t o r, these two statements and regional labor councils. For information on their scholarships, contact these orga n i - BENEFITS UNDER THE PLAN a re and accompanying notes will be zations direc t l y . pr ovided from trust assets or throu g h included as part of that report. The insurance or annuity contracts. Plan c h a rge to cover copying costs given Union Plus credit card scholarship program applications available expenses were $15,370,522. These above does not include a charge for the expenses include $1,802,646 in admin- T H E1 9 99 UNION PLUS Cr edit Card Scholarship program will award $250,000 in schol- copying of these portions of the rep o r t istrative expenses and $13,567,876 in because these portions are furnished arships to deserving students in 1999. To receive an application, qualified entrants (a benefits paid to participants and benefi- union member in good standing for at least two years, his or her spouse, and dependents) without charge . ciaries. Atotal of 36,066 persons were You also have the legally pro t e c t e d should send a postcard – with their name, address, phone number, and international participants in the plan at the end of the union name clearly printed on it – to the Union Plus Credit Card Scholarship, PO Bo x right to examine the annual reports at plan year. the main office of the plan, 754 9389, Minneapolis, MN 55440-9389. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 1999; award rec i p i - The value of plan assets, after sub- ents will be notified May 31, 1999. Minnesota Avenue, Suite 522 (Suite 400 tracting liabilities of the plan, was and Zip Code 66101-2762 for the Guide lists union-sponsored scholarships, awards, student financial aid $323,839,899 as of December 31, 1997, Annuity report), Kansas City, KS 66101- co m p a r ed to $267,252,957 as of January UNION MEMBERS CAN receive a free copy of the AFL-CIO Scholarship Guide, a direc - 2766, and at the U.S. Department of 1, 1997. During the plan year, the plan Labor in Washington, D.C., or to obtain tory of 3,000 scholarships worth nearly $4,000,000 that are offe r ed directly by individual experienced an increase in its net assets unions, state federations, and local central bodies. Scholarships listed in this guide are a copy from the U.S. Department of of $56,586,942. This increase includes Labor upon payment of copying costs. normally only available for union members and their families from the union sponsoring un r ealized appreciation in the value of the scholarship. If a scholarship is awarded to the general public, it will be indicated in the Requests to the Department should be plan assets; that is, the diff e re n c e ad d r essed to: Public Disclosure Room, eligibility part of the specific scholarship listing. between the value of the plan’s assets at Single copies of the guide are available without charge for union members only. Copies N5507, Pension and We l f a re Benefit the end of the year and the value of the P rograms, Department of Labor, 200 ar e $3.00 each for all others. Requests and checks (payable to the Secret a r y - T rea s u re r assets at the beginning of the year, or the AFL-CIO) should be sent to the AFL-CIO Department of Support Services, 815 16th St., Constitution Avenue, NW, cost of assets acquired during the year. Washington, D.C. 20210. ❑ N. W ., Room 209, Washington, D.C. 20006. The guide is also available online via LaborNet The plan had total income of in the General Information Library. $71,957,464 (including employer con- the Boilermaker Reporter 13 Nov • Dec 1998 S E T T L E M E N T S You don’t get what you deserve . . . New contract summaries . . . you get what you negotiate A brief listing of recent agreements signed and ratified by Boilermaker local lodges UNION LEADERS, like these pictured here, work long hours to negotiate the best benefits they can for DNCL – National bers of Local D73, Medicine who work in the shop and L-132 – Galveston, TX Bo i l e r maker me m b e r s . Cement Lodge Lodge, Kan., who work in repair low pres s u r e boilers the production and mainte- at C. G. Johnson Boiler Co., ATM A LAR R Y TUR N E R , BM-ST CHA R L E S HUN T B A C H , CLGAW nance of gypsum wallboard ef fective June 1, 1998 to of Local 132, Galveston, Division direc t o r , rep o rt s (d r ywall) and plaster prod - May 31, 1999; and 17 mem- Texas, rep o r ts contract rati- contract ratification, effe c - ucts at Gold Bond Building bers who fabricate steel at fication for 59 Local 132 tive August 17, 1998 to Pro d u c t s , a division of the Sauder Custom Fabrication, members at Co n t i n e n t a l August 31, 2003, for eight National Gypsum Company. In c . , ef fective Aug. 29, 1998 Emsco Co., effective Feb. members of the National Local D73 has rep re s e n t e d to Aug. 29, 2001. 16, 1998 to Feb. 15, 2003, and Cement Lodge who work in members at this facility for ten members at the production and mainte- since the mid 1930s. M100 – Albany, GA Fa rm e r ’ s Marine Copper nance of Portland Cement Works, Inc., effective Feb. INT L . REP . MIK E WIL S O N 1, 1998 to Jan. 31, 1999. at the Mo n a r ch Cement D76 – Sun City, KS Negotiating the first contract between Local 104 Co m p a n y in Des Moines, rep o r ts contract ratifica- and PacShip are, l. to r., Local 104 Bus. Mgr. Michael Io w a . INT L . REP . NIC K ADA M S tion, effective Aug. 1, 1998 M146 – Kansas City Anderson, PacShip CEO David Bain , Intl. Rep. T om rep o r ts contract ratifica- to July 31, 2001, for 43 mem- Kendall, and PacShip VP James Coleman. NTL – National tion, effective June 27, 1998 bers of Local M100, Albany, DAVI D LAWR E N C E , fin. sec.- to July 16, 2001, for 14 mem- Ga., who work in prod u c - tr eas. of Local M146, Transient Lodge bers of Local D76, Sun City, tion and maintenance at Kansas City, Mo., rep o rt s Kan., who work in the the Ma c G r egor Golf. Co. contract ratification, effe c - WIL L I A M LM O N D J. A , direc t o r qu a r ry mining gypsum roc k tive Aug. 10, 1998 to Aug. 9, of the National Tra n s i e n t for the production of gyp- L-104 – Seattle, WA 2003, for 18 members of Division, rep o r ts contract sum wallboard and plaster Local M146 who work at ratification, effective July pr oducts for Gold Bond the Missouri Plating Co. 10, 1998 to July 10, 2001, for LOC A L 1 0 4P res. Al Black Building Prod u c t s , a divi- and Bus. Rep. Tim Carr 16 members of the sion of the National National Transient Lodge, rep o r t contract ratification D160 – Sigurd, UT Gypsum Company. Local for 12 Local 104 members, Kansas City, Kan., who D76 has rep r esented mem- work in the shop at the Seattle, Wash., who work in INT L . REP . MIC H A E L ATC H I S O N bers at this facility since the the production of wood rep o r ts contract ratifica- Negotiating a five-year agreement between Winbco Tank Co., a pro- mid 1930s. Ge o r gia Pacific and Local D160 are, l. to r., Paul ducer of storage tanks and chippers and sorters at the tion, effective June 1, 1998 Ac r owood Corporation, to May 31, 2003, for 25 Collins, Bill Price, Justin Holm, Stan McConnell, IR co r n syrup absorbers in Mike Atchison, and Kile Kridelbaugh. Ottumwa, Iowa. L-79 – Lake Charles ef fective April 1, 1998 to members of Local D160, Ma r ch 31, 2000; for 12 mem- Si g u r d, Utah, who manu- INT L . REP . DEN N I S KIN G bers who work in the pro- fa c t u r e wallboard at L-191 – Victoria, BC ratification for 12 Local L- 5 7 – P o r tsmouth, VA rep o r ts contract ratifica- duction and maintenance Ge o r gia Pacific. 647 members who perform tion, effective October 1, of tanks and heat exchang- WIL L I A M MOR R I S O N , Local maintenance work at INT L EP TE V E N EA L . R . S B 1998 to October 1, 2000, for ers using alloy steel at the rep o r ts contract ratifica- L-182 – Salt Lake City 191 BM-ST, Victoria, British Industrial Welders and 39 members of Local 79, Alaskan Copper Wor k s tion, effective March 10, Columbia, Canada, rep o rt s Machinists, Inc., effective Lake Charles, La., who pro- Fabrication Division, effe c - BRA D JOH N , Local 182 BM- contract ratification for 65 Sept. 1, 1998 to Aug. 31, 1998 to March 10, 2001, for duce heat exchangers at tive Aug. 31, 1998 to Nov. 3, seven members of Local 57, ST , Salt Lake City, Utah, members of Local 191 who 2001, and for two mainte- Ohmstede, Inc. 2003; for 20 members who rep o r ts contract ratification work at Nicholson Mfg. nance workers at the Po r tsmouth, Va., who work pr oduce water heaters at in ship repair and manufac- for two members of Local Lt d . , effective Aug. 15, 1997 Kenny Boiler and the A. O. Smith Wat e r , effec- turing (buoys) at the U. S. L-83 – Kansas City 182 who repair heat to Aug. 16, 1999, and 60 Manufacturing Co. Pr oducts Company, effe c - tive July 1, 1998 to June Coast Guard Integrated exchangers and pres s u r e members who work at tive Feb. 1, 1998 to Feb. 7, 30, 2001. Su p p o r t Command Center. LOC A L 83 Vice Pres. Larry tube vessels at Ha r ris Tub e Ramsay Machine Wor k s Horseman and ABM James 2001; for ten members who Se rv i c e s , effective May 1, Lt d . , effective March 31, Be r ry rep o r t contract ratifi- work for the City of Seattle, 1998 to May 1, 2000, and for 1998 to March 31, 2000. L-659 – War ren, PA D73–Medicine Lodge cation for four members of ef fective Jan. 1, 1998 to seven members who Local 83, Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 7, 2002; and for 25 fabricate structural steel at INT L . REP . STE V E JEW E L L INT L . REP . NIC K ADA M S L- S 2 7 2 – L a v e r gne, TN who perfo r m boiler repair at members who build and the Wes t e r n Steel Mfg. Co., rep o r ts contract ratifica- rep o r ts contract ratifica- Plibrico Sales & Servi c e , repair ships at Pacific Ship, ef fective May 1, 1998 to INT L . REP . TOM CHA S TA I N tion, effective Nov. 1, 1997 tion, effective June 27, 1998 ef fective Sept. 1, 1998 to ef fective July 1, 1998 to May 1, 1999. to July 16, 2001, for 61 mem- rep o r ts contract ratifica- to May 31, 2001, for 64 Aug. 31, 2001; ten members June 30, 2003. tion, effective Aug. 1, 1997 members of Local 659, to Aug. 3, 2002, for 305 War ren, Pa., who work in members of Local S272, the production of steel A summary analysis of these contract settlements La v e r gne, Tenn., who make er ection storage tank parts air conditioners at the at Pitt Des Moines, Inc. Whirlpool Corporation. Pre p a r ed by the Research and the Boilerm a k e r- B l a c k s m i t h accident indemnities. Of these, on years of employment. Collective Barga i n i n g National Pension Tru s t . 20 pay a set dollar amount Twenty-five agreements start L-905 – Wil m i n g t o n De p a r tment of the Interna t i o n a l Contributions range from $0.20 ranging from $75 to $445 per vacations at one week. All 31 D314 –Daleville, VA Bro t h e r hood of Boilerma k e r s to $2.90 per hour. Av e r a g e week. Averages are: first year – pr ovide two weeks vacation. INTL. REP. STEVE BEAL in c r eases are: first year – $1.14, $248, second year – $255, third Twenty-eight agre e m e n t s INT L . REP . J. C. TOD D rep o rt s reports contract ratifica- THIS ANALY S I S of the 31 second year – $1.17, third year year – $259, fourth year – $261. have provisions for thre e ag r eements outlined above is contract ratification, effe c - tion, effective Dec. 3, 1997 – $1.21. Each year increa s e s The remaining agree m e n t s weeks vacation. Tw e n t y - based on information prov i d e d tive May 1, 1998 to April 30, to Dec. 2, 1998, for 55 ap p r oximately 2.5 percent. p rovide a percentage of the t h ree agreements pro v i d e in the Contract Summary and 2002, for 83 members of members of Local 905, Eleven facilities offer a e m p l o y e e ’s earnings. The four weeks vacation. Nine Transmittal Report form s . Local D314, Daleville, Va. , Wilmington, N.C., who 401(k) plan, ten off e r length of time off ranges from a g reements provide five These 31 agreements cover a who work in the prod u c t i o n work in the production c o m p a n y - s p o n s o red plans, 16 weeks to unlimited. The most weeks vacation, and two total of approximately 2,910 and two facilities parti c i p a t e common is 26 weeks, found in a g reements provide six and maintenance of and maintenance of lat- employees. in the Boilermakers National 15 agree m e n t s . weeks vacation. cement at the Ca ro l i n a s tice boom cranes at the Cement Co. American Crane Wage Increa s e s Annuity Trus t . Life Insurance/AD&D Paid Holidays Corporation. T W E N T Y-EIGHT f a c i l i t i e s Shift Diffe re n t i a l This is the first collec- T W E N T Y- F I V Ea g re e m e n t s TH I R TY AGREEMENTSpro v i d e L-614 – New London received pay increases in 1998, T W E N T Y- N I N Ea g re e m e n t s pr ovide life insurance, ranging paid holidays, ranging fro m tively bargained contract averaging $0.62 an hour, or 2.61 p rovide a second-shift f rom $4,000 to $40,000. The seven to 12. The average is ten. ME M B E R SO F LOC A L 614, New for this new Boilerma k e r pe r cent. Twenty-four facilities pr emium. Of these, 25 pay a average benefit for the first London, Conn., have ratified local, which was charte re d will receive pay increases in c e n t s - p e r-hour pre m i u m contract year is $13,720. Other Prov i s i o n s ef fective January 1, 1998. 1999, averaging $0.44 or 2.61 a contract, effective July ranging from $0.10 to $1.05. Twenty-two agre e m e n t s pe r cent. Twenty facilities will T W E N T Y- S E V E Na g re e m e n t s 27, 1998 to June 29, 2001, The average is $0.37. pr ovide Accidental Death and receive pay increases in 2000, pr ovide funeral leave. with the Electric Boat Twenty-four agre e m e n t s D i s m e m b e rment (AD&D) L-1851 – Springfield averaging $0.45 or 2.71 perce n t . Paid leave for j u ry duty i s Co r p o r a t i o n . Local 614 rep - p rovide a third - s h i f t insurance, ranging from $5,000 Eight facilities will receive pay found in 25 agreements. resents 416 of the 2,041 INTL. REP. VINCENT premium. Of these, 20 pay a to $80,000. The average is in c r eases in 2001, averaging Union leave language is c e n t s - p e r-hour pre m i u m $17,909. Agreements prov i d i n g employees in the Metal DICLEMENTE reports con- $0.40 or 2.50 percent. Five found in 16 agreements. ranging from $0.15 to $1.05. an increase for these benefits Trades Council unit at the tract ratification, effective facilities will receive pay F o u rteen agre e m e n t s The average is $0.49. during the term of the sh i p y a r d owned by the Sept. 1, 1998 to Sept. 1, in c r eases in 2002, averaging p rovide all or part i a l The remaining pay on a ag r eement averaged a $1,000 General Dynamics Corp. 2001, for 550 members of $0.43 or 2.50 perce n t . reimbursement for the pe r centage basis or prov i d e in c r ease per year. Local 1851, Springfield, pu r chase of safety shoes. Pe n s i o n full pay for a reduced shift. Mass., who work in pro- Vac a t i o n Four agreements provide a L-647 – Minneapolis severance payment package, duction and maintenance ALL FACILITIES pa r ticipate in Sickness & Ac c i d e n t ALL 31 AGREEMENTS pro v i d e and three have a Cost of PAUL PENDERGAST, Local 647 at the Spalding & some type of pension prog r a m . T W E N T Y- T H R E Ea g re e m e n t s for paid vacation, ranging Living Adjustment (COLA) Evenflow Co., Inc. Sixteen facilities participate in BM-ST, Minneapolis, pr ovide weekly sickness and fr om one to six weeks, based cl a u s e . Minn., reports contract the Boilermaker Reporter 14 Nov • Dec 1998 C O N S U M E R N E W S Appealing Appliances ‘I get these benefits because Bo i l e r maker and other union-made kitchen prod u c t s I’m a member of IF YOU ARE PLANNINGon buying F r i g i d a i re by White-We s t i n g h o u s e Modern Chef, Roper (for Whirlpool) new kitchen appliances (ref r i g e r a t o r s , Electric Co. (Electronics Wo r k e r s , and Holiday (for Lowes), by Pe e r l e s s - the Boilermakers’ ranges, or microwave ovens) one way UA W, IAM). Premier Appliance Co. (Bo i l e r m a k e r s to make sure you’re buying quality RA N G E S, STO V E S, OV E N S, MI C R O WAV E Local S4 in Belleville, Ill., IAM, Glass, UNION PLUS pr oducts is to look for the union label. OV E N S:Amana, Caloric, and Modern Molders, and Plastic Workers); Roper CREDIT CARD And while you are looking for the Maid by Amana Refrigeration Inc. by Roper Corp. (IAM); Thermador and A credit card is union label, you might as well look for (IAM); Comstock Castle ranges and Masco by Thermador Corp. av a i l a b l e . pr oducts made by Boilermakers, too! ovens by Comstock Castle Stove Co. (Boilermakers Local S54 in Maywood, Following are brand names of appli- (Boilermakers Local S3 in Quincy, Ill.); Calif., IBT); White-Westinghouse by For information call: ances that are union-made in Am e r i c a . W h i t e - Westinghouse by White W h i t e - Westinghouse Electric Co. 1- 8 0 0 - 5 2 2 - 4 0 0 0 P roducts made by Boilermakers Consolidated Inc. (IAM, IUE, UAW ) ; (IAM, UAW, IUE); Wolf Gourmet by appear in bold-face type. Dishwashers, Hotpoint, Spacemaker, Lift Top, Prof i l e Wolf Range (Boilermakers Local S106 LEGAL SERVICE trash compactors, and garbage dispos- Line, and Radiant Range by General in Compton, Calif.); and Tappan by Fr ee and discounted als will appear in a future issue of t h e Electric (IUE); Broil King by Hudson WCI Range Division of AB Electrol u x ❑ legal services. Includes Boilermaker Reporter. St a n d a r d Corp. (IBT); Pr e m i e r , Eagle, (Steelworkers). fr ee consultation (up to REF R I G E R A TOR S : Amana, Caloric, and Magic Chef, Heritage, Mark Royal, 30 minutes). Modern Maid brands by A m a n a Refrigeration Inc. (Machinists); For information call: F r i g i d a i re, Gibson, Kelvinator, and 1- 8 0 0 - 4 5 2 - 9 4 2 5 Wh i t e - W estinghouse by Frigidaire Co. Credit a bit shaky? (U A W); GE, Hotpoint, and Pencrest by General Electric (Electrical Wo r k e r s , New loan program from Union Member Mortgage LIFE INSURANCE Teamsters, Operating Engineers, Sheet Ter m insurance is Metal Workers); Maytag, Magic Chef, and Real Estate might help you get a home av a i l a b l e . Admiral Designer Series (Montgomery Wa rd), Cro s l e y, and Jenn-Aire by UNION MEMBER MORT G A G Ea n d at higher interest rates than conforming For information call: Maytag Corp. (SMW, IAM, IBT, Offi c e Real Estate now offers an alternative loans and re q u i re a larger down pay- 1- 8 0 0 - 8 9 9 - 2 7 8 2 and Professional Employees); lending option for members who ment or more equity in the prop e r t y . Northland and Marvel brand free z e r s might otherwise be turned down for a The alternative financing option does DENTAL SERVICE by Northland Corp. (IBT, UAW ) ; mortgage loan. not include mortgage assistance fund This alternative financing, known in benefits because the loans cannot be Of fers pred e t e rm i n e d Econocold by Refrigerator discount fees for Ma n u f a c t u r ers Inc. (SMW); Wh i r l p o o l the loan industry as “non-conform- serviced by the regular program ven- ing,” “B/C,” or “sub-prime” lending, d o r, Chase Manhattan Mortgage. For dental services and by Whirlpool Corp. (B o i l e r m a k e r s pro c e d u re s . Local S272 in Lavergne, Te n n . , has become more prominent over the m o re information contact the Union past few years and is designed for Member Mortgage and Real Estate For information call: E l e c t ronic Workers, Paperworkers); ❑ W h i t e - Westinghouse, Electrolux, and members with less than ideal cre d i t . Pr ogram at 1-800-848-6466. 1- 8 0 0 - 2 5 7 - 8 3 5 2 Alternative mortgage loans are priced MO R TGAGE & REAL ES T ATE Win t e r ’ s coming – need new tires ? Buying, selling, refinancing made Check the code and buy union-made tires in U.S. and Canada ea s i e r , more affo rd a b l e . THE U. S. DEPA RTMENT o f near each tire’s wheel-bead – looks like brand” tires. The codes on those tire s Special savings on rea l Transportation (DOT) req u i r es that all this: DOT AC L9 ABC 036. will be the same as those on the com- estate agent servi c e s . t i res sold in the United States carry a The two symbols immediately fol- pany-name brands produced at each of For information call: code which identifies, among other lowing “DOT” are the ones to look for. the plants. things, the company and the plant that They will be either two letters or one The following list is adapted from the 1- 8 0 0 - 8 4 8 - 6 4 6 6 made each tire. It is molded into the letter and one number. In the example AFL-CIO’s Label Letter. By comparing sidewall of every tire. We can use this used here, the letters “AC” designate a the code on tires you are considering DRIVER & TRAVE L E R code to assure that tires we buy for our t i re made at the General Ti re plant in buying with the codes on the list, you can An unbeatable motor cars and trucks are made by ru b b e r Charlotte, N. C. be sure you are getting union-made tires. club with towing, car workers covered by union contracts. In addition to company-name All tires carrying the Michelin rep a i r , and maintenance With rare exception, the code – found brands, many of the plants also pro- brand label are on the AFL-CIO discounts, and a cash- duce “associate brand” or “private nationwide Do Not Buy! list. back travel servi c e . COMPANY/BRAND – LOCATION COMPANY/BRAND – LOCATION COMPANY/BRAND – LOCATION For information call: COD E (P a r ent Company) COD E (P a r ent Company) COD E (P a r ent Company) 1- 8 0 0 - 5 4 7 - 4 6 6 3

AC GEN E R A L TIR E – CHA R L O T T E , N. C. JE GOO D Y E A R – DAN V I L L E , VA. VE BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – DES MOI N E S , IA (C o n t i n e n t a l ) JF KEL L Y-S PR I N G F I E L D – FAYE T T E V I L L E , N.C. (B r i d g e s t o n e ) AC C I D E N T AD GEN E R A L TIR E – MAYF I E L D , KY. (G o o d y e a r ) W1 BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – LAVE R G N E , TN IN S U R A N C E (C o n t i n e n t a l ) JH KEL L Y-S PR I N G F I E L D – FRE E P O R T, ILL . (B r i d g e s t o n e ) Workplace accidental AN UNI R O YA L GOO D R I C H – OPE L I K A , ALA . (G o o d y e a r ) YD BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – DEC AT U R , ILL . death insurance is (M i c h e l i n ) JJ GOO D Y E A R – GAD S D E N , ALA . (B r i d g e s t o n e ) av a i l a b l e . A9 GEN E R A L TIR E – BRYAN , OHI O JN GOO D Y E A R – TOP E K A , KAN . YE BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – DES MOI N E S , IA (C o n t i n e n t a l ) (B r i d g e s t o n e ) JP KEL L Y-S PR I N G F I E L D – TYL E R , TEX A S For information call: BE UNI R O YA L GOO D R I C H – TUS C A L O O S A , ALA . (G o o d y e a r ) YT BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – DEC AT U R , ILL . (M i c h e l i n ) (B r i d g e s t o n e ) 1- 8 0 0 - 8 9 9 - 2 7 8 2 JT GOO D Y E A R – UNI O N CIT Y , TEN N . BF UNI R O YA L GOO D R I C H – WOO D B U R N , IND . YU BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – DES MOI N E S , IA MC GOO D Y E A R – DAN V I L L E , VA. (M i c h e l i n ) (B r i d g e s t o n e ) UNION FAM I L Y MD GOO D Y E A R – GAD S D E N , ALA . CC YOK O H A M A TIR E – SAL E M , VA. Y7 BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – LAVE R G N E , TN $AV E R S (Yo k o h a m a ) MJ GOO D Y E A R – TOP E K A , KAN . (B r i d g e s t o n e ) OO D Y E A R NI O N IT Y EN N Savings on everyd a y CF TITA N TIR E – DES MOI N E S , IOW A MK G – U C , T . 1C BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – OKL A . CIT Y (T itan Wheel Interna t i o n a l ) MM KEL L Y-S PR I N G F I E L D – FAYE T T E V I L L E , N. C. (B r i d g e s t o n e ) consumer prod u c t s CH PIR E L L I – HAN F O R D , CAL I F . (G o o d y e a r ) 2C BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – MOR R I S O N , TN and services – (P i re l l i ) MN KEL L Y-S PR I N G F I E L D – FRE E P O R T, ILL . (B r i d g e s t o n e ) including Hertz car (G o o d y e a r ) CV FID E L I T Y TIR E – NATC H E Z , MIS S . 2M BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – BLO O M I N G T O N , IL rentals, Disney Wor l d (T itan Wheel Interna t i o n a l ) MP KEL L Y-S PR I N G F I E L D – TYL E R ,T EX A S 3M (B r i d g e s t o n e ) (G o o d y e a r ) hotel stays, hearing DA DUN L O P – BUF FA L O , N.Y. 4D BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – MOR R I S O N , TN (S u m i t o m o ) PJ KEL L Y-S PR I N G F I E L D – FAYE T T E V I L L E , N. C. aids, and more. 5D (B r i d g e s t o n e ) DB DUN L O P – HUN T S V I L L E , ALA . (G o o d y e a r ) 7B BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – DEC AT U R , ILL . (S u m i t o m o ) PK KEL L Y-S PR I N G F I E L D – FRE E P O R T, ILL . For information call: (B r i d g e s t o n e ) DY DEN M A N – WAR R E N , OHI O (G o o d y e a r ) 1- 8 0 0 - 4 5 2 - 9 4 2 5 8B BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – DES MOI N E S , IA (Pensler Capital) PL KEL L Y-S PR I N G F I E L D , TYL E R , TEX A S (G o o d y e a r ) (B r i d g e s t o n e ) D2 BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – LAVE R G N E ,T N For more information on these PT GOO D Y E A R – DAN V I L L E , VA. (B r i d g e s t o n e ) CANADA COMPANY/BRAND – LOCATION me m b e r -only benefits, call E3 BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – LAVE R G N E , TN PU GOO D Y E A R – GAD S D E N , ALA . COD E (P a r ent Company) (B r i d g e s t o n e ) PY GOO D Y E A R – TOP E K A , KAN . NI R O YA L OO D R I C H IT C H E N E R NT FO FID E L I T Y TIR E – NATC H E Z , MIS S . TA GOO D Y E A R – UNI O N CIT Y , TEN N . BH U G – K , O . 1-800-452-9425 (T itan Wheel Interna t i o n a l ) (M i c h e l i n ) UP COO P E R – FIN L A Y, OHI O BOILERMAKERS UNION HY BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – OKL A . CIT Y D9 UNI T E D TIR E – REX D A L E , ONT . UT COO P E R – TEX A R K A N A , ARK . PRIVILEGE BENEFITS (B r i d g e s t o n e ) (Pensler Capital) RI D G E S T O N E IR E S T O N E EC AT U R LL VD B /F – D , I . JU GOO D Y E A R – MED I C I N E HAT, ALB E R TA H8 BRI D G E S T O N E /F IR E S T O N E – OKL A . CIT Y (B r i d g e s t o n e ) PC Pr ogram restrictions may apply to members (B r i d g e s t o n e ) outside the continental United States. UK the Boilermaker Reporter 15 Nov • Dec 1998 I N M E M O R I A M WITH DEEP SORROW the International Brot h e r hood rec o r ds the death of these members as rep o rt e d 16 9 Ro b e r ts, Clarence C. 43 3 Lee, James E. 67 7 Volak, John to the Intl. sec.-trea s . ’ s office and extends its heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families. 17 5 Adle, Levi 43 3 Stevens, William R. 68 1 Ladino, Paul A. 17 7 Pa n z e r , Richard L. 44 3 Koeppel, Ver non E. 68 7 Ch a n c y , Moye N. 18 2 Clark, Gerald B. 44 9 Anderson, Robert E. 69 6 Fr onsee, Kenneth L. LODGE & NAME 28 Segalla, John 92 St o c k h o f f, Lawrence E. 28 Serpe, Vin c e n t 92 Thomas, Mack T. 18 2 Crane, Calvin 44 9 Belter Sr., Robert E. 69 6 Madsen, Lauren c e 1 Krause, Ernest E. 29 Hu r l e y , James C. 92 Tul l e y , William J. 18 2 Ho l b r ook, Venile O. 45 3 Br ooks, Louie A. 69 7 Porath, Otto A. H. 1 Larsen, Carl 29 Smith, Russell L. 92 Un d e r wood, Ver non B. 18 2 Ma y , George R. 45 3 Pe r ry, Robert T. 73 6 La w r ence, Richard H. 1 Lindbeck, John G. 30 Wright, Gordon H. 94 Saputo, Peter J. 19 3 Albright, William W. 45 4 Ne w b y , Clinton C. 74 4 Davis, Arna C. 5 Cr oteau, Henry D. 37 Cook, Kenneth 96 Schmidt, Robert S. 19 3 Ba rt l e y , Earl W. 45 4 Ritchie, Oscar F. 74 4 Mc We e n y , James P. 5 Finnegan, John 37 LaFrance Jr., Lionel 10 0 Wal k e r , Willie E. 19 3 Smith, Raymond A. 45 4 Robbins, Andy R. 80 1 Lowe, Willie L. 5 Ga rd n e r , Daniel 37 Russell, Raymond R. 10 1 Hu f f Jr., James W. 19 7 Br a l e y , Douglas E. 45 4 Sherlin, Mervin D. 90 3 Hall, Dennis 5 Li t c h m o r e, Albert G. 37 Smothers, Ledell 10 4 Bale Jr., Clarence M. 19 7 Fox, Robert J. 48 3 Ca r rigan, Francis E. 90 3 Sm i t h e r man, William S. 5 Pe n d e r gast, John 39 Hotzel, Frank 10 4 Ba r ron, Thomas R. 19 9 Hill Jr., Berna r d 50 0 Doake, Paul K. 90 8 Sexton, Patrick W. 5 Roti, Veto L. 40 Young, Dewey E. 10 4 Be r ge, Donald 19 9 Ke l l e y , Elliott N. 50 2 Abbasteh, Rahman 10 7 7 Mc E l d e r y, Robert C. 5 Thompson Jr., Edward 60 Knight, Raymond J. 10 4 Bickel, Herbert E. 19 9 Swearingen, Sherman V. 51 3 Holsman, Spencer S. 12 3 4 Larson, Gust S. 5 Webb, John 60 Sh e p h e r d, Orin M. 10 4 Coates, Ben F. 24 2 Mason, Reuben 52 4 Lo c k h a r t, Jeffe r y J. 12 4 0 Bu z z a r d, Kevin 6 Baca, Aaron 69 Pritchett, Ivison C. 10 4 Elders, Leonard 26 3 Du f fy Jr., Patrick O. 54 1 Overland, Chas E. 12 4 7 Turn e r , Leo 6 Behnken, William H. 72 Desoto, Jem 10 4 Funk, Jack L. 26 3 Honeycutt, James E. 54 9 Plemmons, Raymond 12 4 8 Baich, Mathew 6 Bo r den, William A. 72 Di e r i n g e r , Gerald A. 10 4 Johansen, George 26 3 Rodgers, Raymond B. 54 9 St o v e r , S. D. 12 4 8 Br een, Marga r et F. 6 Bre i t t e r , Rudolph 72 Ha r rington, Michael R. 10 4 King, Fred 27 1 Gosselin, Nelson 54 9 Welch, Elmo 12 4 8 Mateja, William P. 6 Dunn, Lloyd 72 Lesins, Val e r i o 10 4 Larsen, Lloyd 27 1 Gravel, Guy 54 9 William, Joe L. 12 5 2 Rosenwald, Robert B. 6 Dy e r , Edward E. 72 Schmidt, Herman J. 10 4 Matthews, Chester M. 27 1 Mi l l e r , James 55 5 Davis, Walter W. 14 2 0 Br a l e y , Gilman H. 6 Hillesland, Thomas 72 St a n i n g e r , Earl M. 10 4 Nelson, Wayne T. 29 0 Dawson, Doney W. 56 8 Brisco, James E. 15 0 9 Neumann, Robert O. 6 Johnson, Milo 72 States, Chauncey E. 10 4 Smith, Rodney 30 0 Kowalcheck, Jacob 56 8 Ho w a r d, Charles T. 15 0 9 Rupich, John M. 6 Koonce, James 72 Sukau, George 10 4 Warn e r , Rickey L. 30 5 Wagner Sr., Henry A. 58 2 Hutchinson, Stoney C. 15 0 9 Woz n y , Howard F. 6 Long, Orin D. 72 Templeton, Albert H. 10 4 Woo d a r d, Theodore E. 31 6 Gr a n d s t r om, Sven A. 58 2 Kling, Maxwell P. 15 6 5 An d r echuk, Wal t e r 6 Nelson, Arnold E. 72 War e, Timothy G. 105 Liston, Carl E. 35 5 Scott, Arthur G. 58 2 Miletello, Joseph S. 15 9 3 Hall, Eva 6 Payne, Edward C. 73 Ri l e y , Leo C. S1 0 5 Davis, Donald D. D3 5 7 Cochran, Ivan D. 58 2 Mo r gan, Arthur H. 16 0 3 Funk, Kendall C. 6 Sims, War d R. 74 Lawson, James T. 10 6 Wooldridge, William J. 35 8 Be t c h e y , Wil l i a m 58 2 Robin, Gerald J. 16 0 3 Mo n t e r , John E. 6 Via r , Chris M. 74 McDaniel, C. B. 10 8 Milam, Joe A. 35 9 Ingram, Thomas C. 58 2 Smith, Bobby G. 16 2 7 Dedmon, Johnny L. 7 Bienko, John J. D7 5 Al l r ed, John L. 10 8 Uptain, Wil f r ed M. 35 9 Lo r ette, Leon C. 58 3 Johnson, Robert C. 16 3 7 Ciprian, Emil P. 7 Long, Metro J. D7 8 By r ne, Marjorie 11 2 Sm t h e r man, A. E. 36 3 Campbell, Charles E. 58 3 Mo r ris, William M. 16 6 7 Gleespen, Daniel K. 7 Wilson, Lyman L. 79 Lejeune, Ovey W. 11 2 Sp o o n e r , Floyd D. 36 3 La m p l e y , Virg i l 58 3 Pa r nell, Ben 16 7 0 Sh e p p a r d, Mary 10 Ho o v e r , David C. 79 Myrick, Robert T. 11 7 Britton, Abe 36 3 Layton, Robert J. 58 7 Ba k e r , Edward L. 18 5 1 Dru m m e r , Robert 10 Win t e r , Dudley 79 Woods, E. J. 11 7 Solem Jr., John 36 3 Mann, Donald E. 59 2 Niccum, Richard C. 18 5 1 Wes t b r ook, Andrew 13 Gough, Edward 83 Al c a n t a r , Frank V. 12 8 Couzelis, N. 36 3 Ra t l i f f, Cecil E. 59 2 Wolfe, Tra v i s 20 0 0 La r ge, James D. 13 Halat, Frank G. 83 McLamb, Harold D. 12 8 Sa n t a v y , Cyril P. 36 3 Tice, William T. 62 7 Abel, Lillburn J. 2000 Roman, Anselmo Q. 13 Ka z m i r oski, Sigmund M. 83 Mo r rison, Lawren c e 12 8 Sgoifa, Vic t o r 36 3 Welch, James R. 62 7 Gr uenwald, Donald J. NT L Bunda, Harold J. 13 Ko g o y , John F. 84 Mandl, Berna r d W. 13 2 Colvin, Earl 37 4 Aders, William J. 62 7 Ke r win, Daniel A. NT L Go d d a r d, Eugene D. 13 Ras, Stanley M. 85 Barat Jr., Andrew J. 14 6 Cooman, Roger M. 37 4 Gee, Paul E. 62 7 Molton, Arth u r NT L He l v e y , Carl R. 13 Sacchetti, Louis J. 85 De w e y , Irvin S. 14 6 Imeson, Ray 37 4 Hendershot, Larry E. 62 7 St o m b e r g, Harley W. NT L King Jr., Mack 13 Salverio, Mario 85 Ha n n e r , Bobbie J. 14 6 McKenna, James E. 37 4 Keelen, Omer J. 62 7 Wyrick, Hiram E. NT L Ma r tin, Ernest G. 13 Westog Sr., Michael 85 Lewis, Jimmy R. 14 6 Suian, George 37 4 Long, Carlton H. 63 8 Banks, Peter P. NT L Maxwell, Wayne A. M1 8 Stapleton, Elizabeth 85 Sanchez, Caesar A. 14 6 Trach, Raymond A. 37 4 Mi l l e r , Gilbert 64 7 Magnuson, Hilton G. NT L Mazzei, Michael R. 26 Waters, Robert D8 9 Wright, Burrel L. 14 6 Wern e r , Raymond 37 4 Na w r ocki, Marti n 64 7 Peters, Donald V. NT L Meaux, Purvis A. 27 Be r tram, William H. 92 Base, Albert 15 4 Henderson, Thomas C. 37 4 Rost, Charles O. 64 7 Sc h o r n, Thomas F. NT L Me rc e r , Leonard W. 27 Gr eimann, Henry 92 Br own, Donald J. 15 4 La w r ence, Edward 37 4 Trzupek, Tony L. 64 7 Wehvila, Uno NT L Ro b e r tson, Milton G. 27 Ha l i n a r , John A. 92 Jaquez, Robert A. 15 4 Mi l l e r , Darwin G. 39 3 Otto, Ernest R. 65 1 Hoyt, Edward F. NT L Rowlan, Otis E. 27 Kn e f f, Fred 92 Ka s p e r , Joseph T. 15 8 Di v e r , George W. D4 0 8 Duvall, Wayne D. 65 9 Po r t, Daniel O. NT L Smith Jr., Dale C. 27 Sims, Lester L. 92 Le o n a r d, Elmer 16 9 Chislea Jr., Joseph E. 43 3 Boissonnault, Peter 66 7 Duncan, Earl NT L Thompson, William M. 28 Bobinski, Peter P. 92 Soto, Antonio M. 16 9 Daniel, Arley B. 43 3 Ho r ne Jr., Everet t 66 7 Workman, Mansford D. NT L Williams Jr., Levi L.

D E AT H B E N E F I T S IF YOU HAVE NOT yet been furnished this information, contact your local lodge, secure the beneficiary fo r ms, complete the req u i r ed information and forwa r d to the Administrative Office of the Pension Fund, THE DEATH BENEFIT PLAN under the Boilerma k e r -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 Boilerma k e r -Blacksmith National Pension Trus t .

LODGE, NAME & BENEFIT 92 Gr ommes, William M. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 26 3 Du ff y , Patrick O. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 64 7 Donovan, Francis J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 92 Jones, Lawrence J.C. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 36 3 Moceri, Nick 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 64 7 Hagan, Roger F. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 1 Be r glund, Robert M. $3 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 92 Soto, Antonio M. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 36 3 Ra t l i f f, Cecil E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 64 7 Klimmek, Wal l a c e 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 1 Campbell, Frank 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 96 Ho l l y , Lloyd H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 37 4 Mi l l e r , Gilbert T. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 64 7 Sc h o r n, Thomas F. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 1 Rimkus, Stacey G. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 96 Tidwell, Thomas M. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 37 4 Stevenson, Thomas J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 64 7 St a d l e r , Lawrence C. 54 8 . 1 6 5 Finnegan, John Joseph 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Bale Jr., Clarence M. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 37 4 Waszkiewicz, Matthew 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 65 1 Blake Jr., William J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 5 Ga rd n e r , Daniel 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Be r ge, Donald A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 43 3 Cre a m e r , Arnold L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 66 7 Fi s h e r , Frank A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 5 Pe n d e r gast, John 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Brill, Richard H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 43 3 Finke, Howard A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 66 7 Too l e y , Charles B. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 5 Roti, Vit o 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Ca r p e n t e r , Robert M. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 43 3 Hopkins, Donald S. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 67 7 Volak, John 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Baca, Aaron 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Elders, Leonard L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 43 3 Raulerson, Amos 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 67 9 Dunn, Wil b u r n L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Da l y , John D. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Funk, Jack L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 43 3 Speidel, William P. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 68 8 La d n e r , Austin 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Dunn, Lloyd 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Heming, Charles John 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 43 3 Wal k e r , William Harve y 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 69 6 Cahl, Arno l d 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 He r rington, Roscoe 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Larsen, Lloyd I. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 43 3 Williams, Allison B. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 69 6 Fr onsee Sr., Kenneth L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Ho w a r d Jr., Sedalia D. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Long, George T. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 44 9 Be l t e r , Robert E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 69 7 Kloehn, Karl F. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Igne, Alfred M. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Pa r ry, Joseph C. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 45 3 Pe r ry, Robert T. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 69 7 Strassman, Lawren c e 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Johnson, Milo 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 4 Tab e r , Vern u m 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 45 3 St o o k s b u r y, Robert O. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 79 9 Widitz, Donald 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Ladino, Paul A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 5 Gr a y , John E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 45 3 Thompson, Kenneth 1, 8 5 1 . 6 2 80 2 Billick, William J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 McInis, Edward N. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 5 Liston, Carl E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 45 4 Cox, Thomas J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 80 2 La V ana, George R. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Res, Edward 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 7 Beuth, Herman J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 45 4 Sherlin, Marvin D. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 8 6 Je r man, Stanley 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Vigil, Eloy 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 8 Milam, Joe A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 46 9 Co n ro y , William T. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 12 1 2 St e w a r t, Charles L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 War ren, Joseph B. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 10 8 Winslett, Thomas O. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 54 9 Br own, Andrew J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 12 4 8 Baich, Mathew J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 13 Gough, Edward 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 11 7 Jazdzewski, Stephen A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 54 9 Ca rr i k e r , Ver non G. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 15 0 9 Neumann, Robert O. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 13 Potts Sr., Joseph J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 11 7 Klindt, Lawrence H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 54 9 Da r rah, William L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 0 3 Funk, Kendall C. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 13 Ras, Stanley M. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 12 4 Bransted, Floyd 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 54 9 Saputo, Peter J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 2 4 Ca m e r on, William Roy 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 13 Westog, Michael 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 15 4 La w r ence, Edward 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 54 9 So m m e r feld, George 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 3 7 Ciprian, Emil P. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 26 Boyd, Jesse Lee 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 15 4 Rashlich, Frank 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 56 8 Ba k e r , Paul R. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 7 0 Marshall, Robert 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 26 Br own, Irvi n 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 9 Ba t c h e l o r , Ver non R. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 56 8 Briscoe, James E. 3, 9 1 1 . 8 2 17 0 2 Dr a y , Francis A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 26 Br owne, James P. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 9 Bouldin, Jimmy L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 58 2 Hutchinson, Stoney C. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 17 0 2 Schoenfield, Philip G. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 27 Essen, Berna r d A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 17 5 Adle, Levi W. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 58 2 Ledwig, Stanley 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 In t l . Blake, Gwenith M. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 28 Windas, Edward R. 8, 0 0 0 . 0 0 19 3 Albright, William W. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 58 2 St e w a r t, Hannon E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 In t l . De M a r ea, Frances 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 29 Pietila, Onni A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 19 7 Biance, Ralph J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 58 2 St e w a r t, Harold W. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 In t l . Rozich, Ann L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 30 Allman, Everette Lee 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 19 7 Br a l e y , Douglass E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 58 7 Ba k e r , Edward L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 NT L Clayton, William L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 37 Davis Jr., George 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 19 7 Fox, Robert J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 58 7 Cox Jr., Dewey M. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 NT L Link, Robert S. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 37 LaFrance, Lionel 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 19 9 Peel Jr., Berna r d H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 58 7 Wright, Burrel L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 NT L Newman, Keith 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 37 St e l l y , John A. 2, 9 1 2 . 7 0 24 2 Mason, Rueben A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 59 0 Ba r nett, William G. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 NT L Ro b e r tson, Milton G. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 45 Anderson, Robert L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 24 2 O’Briant, James D. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 63 8 Banks, Peter P. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 NT L Rowlan, Otis E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 60 Knight, Raymond J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 72 Connett, Darrell E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 72 Co r nell, Leroy J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 72 Hi e b e r , Eugene H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 72 Sukau, George 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 72 Templeton, Albert H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 Mo v i n g ? Tell us where . . . Mail form to: 74 Ha r t, Austin G. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 74 McDaniel, Clovis B. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 Na m e 83 Flood, Virg i l 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 Publications Departm e n t 83 He r nandez, Jess 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 New Addres s 83 Lee, Henry J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 753 State Avenue, Suite 565 84 Ohmes, Charles A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 Ci t y 84 Schmidt, Friedrich K. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 Kansas City, KS 66101 85 Ha n n e r , Bobbie J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 85 Krieg, Lawrence F. 1, 6 9 4 . 2 5 State or Prov i n c e Zi p 92 Base, Albert 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 Local Lodge No. Register No. (Allow five weeks for change of addres s . ) 92 Brigham, Durwa r d A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 92 Br own, Donald J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 (Also please notify the secret a r y of your local lodge.) the Boilermaker Reporter 16 Nov • Dec 1998 C O M M E N TA R Y Elections show the union vote is strong Union voters help turn a projected 25-seat loss in Congress and we replaced anti-worker Senators Lauch Faircloth (R-NC) and Al into a five-seat gain for working family-backed candidates D’Amato (R-NY). These losses con- tributed significantly to the decision by VE R Y BO I L E R M A K E Rm e m b e r nonunion workers from similar back- House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) who went to the polls on gr ounds. We vote for candidates who to res i g n . ENovember 3 and voted for candi- will protect our jobs, our wages, our Yes, you can all pat yourselves on the dates who support our legislative benefits, our safety, and our right to back and be proud of what you’ve agenda deserves a big pat on the back. or ganize in order to collectively bar- accomplished. If you took your family or others along gain with our employers. But politics is an arena in which the and they voted for pro-worker candi- And we get involved in the electoral fight never ends. Bob Livingston (R- dates, you deserve two pats for every pr ocess. In many areas of the country, LA) will be the new House Speaker. He person you got to the polls. And if you our members – and sometimes entire may not be as arrogant and irritating as we r e one of the many Boilermaker lodges – have been commended for Newt Gingrich, but he is every bit as members who got personally involved their tireless efforts in supporting the much of a threat to working families. in the election process and volunteered campaigns of pro-worker candidates. On his web site, Livingston brags your free time after work and on week- Our efforts helped turn a projected 25- that he “prohibited OSHA fr om issu- ends to help a pro-worker candidate to 40-seat loss in the U.S. House of ing new standards on Ergo n o m i c s . ” get elected, you deserve far more than I That action alone may cost thousands can put into words . of workers their livelihoods when Charles W. Jones Our efforts are paying off. The vote they develop repetitive stress disor- International President fr om union households was one of the When Congress goes into ders from the work they do. He also most important factors in this election. money from corporations. He is not sp o n s o r ed a national right-to-work going to do us any favors willingly. Nearly one-fourth of voters came from session, we must go into bill and co-sponsored bills to silence union households, and they voted As soon as the 106th Congress goes battle all over again. The the political voice of unions, to dis- into session, we must be ready to go solidly for pro-worker candidates. courage union organizing, and to par- Media analysts have, for the most part, good part is that now we into battle all over again. We must tially privatize Social Security while continue to fight to preserve Social overlooked the significance of our con- know we can win. raising the ret i r ement age. tribution, but the numbers speak for Security and Medicare. We need to The media are saying that Bob make sure that Congress uses any themselves. Livingston is evidence the GOP is Our educational programs are work- budget surpluses to save those pro- hoping to make its image more mod- grams, not to give tax breaks to their ing. Union members are more knowl- Re p r esentatives into a five-seat gain for erate, but Livingston is no moderate. edgeable reg a r ding the issues and the working family-backed candidates. We wealthy contributors and friends. He is right-wing and anti-worker. He The good part is knowing that, with candidates than nonunion workers. elected a pro-worker governor in gets 95 percent of his campaign ❑ We vote in higher percentages than California, the most populous state, the right effort, we can win.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR and when they do they take no part in su ff e r ed for this right. Was our suffe r i n g could make the diffe r ence in whether the process to help resolve the prob - in vain? Was our suffering worthwhile? or not he gets the next job. Family of L-169 ret i r ee Carl lems facing us, think that a letter in The AFL-CIO has 14 million mem- STE V E N DEE M , L-667 Mott Sr. grateful for the Reporterwill change all the things bers. This could easily become 28 mil- Cl a r k s b u r g, W. Va. ex p r essions of sympathy they are unhappy about. lion votes if we would just vote! An d If Brother Lee, or any member of this we must become informed! You can’t ‘I am very proud to be a THE FAM I L YOF LOCAL16 9m e m b e r International, has a problem with any pick up your lunch box, go to work all Carl “Hard Rock” Mott Sr. would like to decisions being made on behalf of their da y , and then stop at the polls and bo i l e rm a k e r ’ s daughter’ thank the Boilermakers at Erickson local, they should make it a point to vote for someone who will vote M YD A D D YIS Ernest Bruce Dinkins Station, D. C. Cook Power Plant, and the attend each meeting to voice their against you in the state houses and in Sr . His fellow workers call him “King of ficers and members of Local 169, opinions and share their ideas to help Washington. I proudly cast my vote in Dink.” He spent his entire life boiler- De t r oit, Mich., for the beautiful plant resolve our prob l e m s . each election and I proudly support making. He ret i r ed out of Local 26 in and caring thoughts expressed upon the LAWR E N C E MAC ADA M S , L-29 BM our friends in Congres s . Savannah, Ga. He loved his prof e s s i o n passing of Brother Mott. Initiated into N. Quincy, MA STAN L E Y COM B S , L-40 ret i re e and misses it so badly. Even though the union in 1962, Mott transferred his Je f fersonville, Ky. his health has deteriorated terribly, I membership into Local 169 in 1978. He L- 2 9 ’ s Birolini on 800 number ED I T OR’S NOTE: Union households believe that if he was able, he would died August 27, 1998, at the age of 73. for Health & Wel f a r e fund voted in a higher percentage than go on a job today! I love my daddy nonunion voters, accounting for about and mama; they raised six children on L- 2 9 ’ s MacAdams responds to IN ALMOST EVERYissue of th e 16 million votes, or about 22 per- his boilermaker salary. Now, it wasn’t Lee on reduced contracts Boilermaker Reporter, our cent of all voters in the always easy, but we ne v e r did with- International leaders have ref e r r ed to 1998 elections. out. I am very proud to have been I READ BROTHER Michael Lee’s letter our union as being “prog re s s i v e ; ” raised a boilermaker’s daughter. in V37 N4. I agree. Nobody likes to work ho w e v e r , we still do not have an 800 DEL L A DIN K I N S HIL TON , daughter under an agreement that is not 100 per- number for members to utilize of Ernest Bruce Dinkins, L-26 ret i re e cent of the negotiated contract. I also when they need to make calls know that there is not one elected to the Health and Wel f a r e Ir on Workers local is International officer or business manager Fu n d . grateful for Local 744’s help who would accept a reduced rate unless Let’s look at the finances. On he was absolutely sure it was necessary. January 1, 1989, the value of the PLEASE ACCEPT THIS LETTER The onslaught of nonunion workers Health &Wel f a r e Plan assets, with much gratitude for the mem- into the boilermaker trade has worked after subtracting liabilities of bers of your local (L-744, Cleveland, against us to reduce wages and condi- the plan, was approx i m a t e l y Ohio) assisting us in our manpower tions in many parts of the country. $77,543,000. On January 1, 1997, needs during a shut down period in Although we have suffe r ed more than the value of the plan had Middletown, Ohio. most trades, because of the limited in c r eased to $131,082,000. It With your assistance, we were na t u r e of our work, we have tried to appears to me that there is able to fulfill the requests of our con- work with Boilermaker contractors to enough to provide what many tractors during this period. If this keep them and our members employed members have been asking for local union can ever assist you in any in a very competitive market. – please listen to them. ma n n e r , please do not hesitate to call. Due to deregulation in the electric Re m e m b e r , “Aunion earns GEO R G E L. KRAT Z E R , business mgr. industry and the implementation of new its salt by its service to its members.” De e m ’ s is concerned not all MIC H A E L E. YEZ Z I , business agent laws governing it, our business is chang- JOS E P H M. BIR O L I N I , L-29 Intl. Assoc. of Bridge, Structural, ing, and if we are not a competitive part Ocean Bluff, Mass. welder rec o r ds are upgraded Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron of that change, we will be left behind. THE COMMON A R CP rogram has Workers Local Union No. 290 As business manager, I have always L-40 ret i r ee, Stanley Combs, been very beneficial to the welder, con- weighed the greater good of the local wants you to vote tr a c t o r , and the company. The welder Tell your fellow members and its membership when considering no longer has to face as many welding what you think! whether to allow a lower rate to pro- HOW CAN A br other or sister of this tests, and the contractor, as well as the vide jobs or allow a job to pass to a or ganization not register and vote? co m p a n y , has saved money throu g h SEN DL E T T E R S TO TH EE D I TO R TO: nonunion contractor.This is never a Ar e we a democracy when only 30 to multiple testings. But a problem has The Boilermaker Reporter popular or easy decision to make, but I 50 percent of our reg i s t e r ed voters developed. Not all contractor quality 753 State Ave. Suite 570 was elected to make these decisions. actually vote? Ar e we being ruled by co n t r ol technicians are rep o r t i n g Kansas City KS 66101 As a member of Local 29 for 33 welder qualifications to Common Arc . the majority? FAX: (913) 281-8104 years, asst. bus. mgr. for ten years, and It saddens me to think that 47 years Some specialty welds, like a heavy- E-mail: [email protected] business manager for the past five ago, I, along with thousands of others, wall weld which is x-rayed on the job years, I am always amazed that mem- was wounded in the war prot e c t i n g site, are not being reported. This fail- or [email protected] bers who rarely come to meetings, de m o c r a c y . Forty-seven years ago we ur e to update a welder’s qualifications