Vol. 37 No. 5 the Boilerma k e r Sep • Oct 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 L- 4 0 ’ s Hester wins national competition IVP Michael Murphy receives national recognition award

“WINNERS EACH AND every one of them.” That’s how Dan Evere t t described the four contestants of the Boilermakers 11th annual national out- standing apprenticeship award compe- tition, held in Kansas City, A u g u s t 16-20. Everett, who serves as the national coordinator for the Boilermakers National Ap p re n t i c e s h i p P rogram (BNAP), hosted the annual banquet which followed four days of gr ueling competition. This year’s national winner, Jeffre y Joining national award winner Jef fr ey Hester, fourth from left, are, l. to r., IVP Newton Elect Our D. Hester, re p resented the Southeast B. Jones, Mrs. C. W. (Ursula) Jones, Mrs. Jef fr ey (Jodie) Hester, Intl. Pres. C. W. Jones, Ar ea. In accepting the national award, L-40 BM-ST Pat Smith, SE Apprent. Coord. Doug V an d i v e r , and BNAP board members Michael Brown (Babcock & Wilcox) and Stephen Speed (L-108 BM-ST). Hester found it difficult to control his Friends to emotions. “I bet you never thought AT RI G H T – 1998 Outstanding Appr en t i c e you’d see a big country boy fro m Je ff r ey Hester (holding award) and BNAP Congress Kentucky cry,” he said. But his business National Recognition A wa r d rec i p i e n t IVP Michael Murphy (back left). ma n a g e r , Pat Smith, stepped up to the U.S. candidates m i c rophone and bragged, not just recommended about the skills of this “country boy, ” tion in much the same way, by first competing with apprentices in their by the but of all the apprentices. Amember of Local 40, Elizabethtown, Ky., Hester local lodge and then earning their spot Boilermakers ...... 7 had earned the right to compete in the in the national competition by winning national contest by first winning a com- a contest in their area . How your petition between Local 40 appren t i c e s Robert Dolce, a member of Local 7, representatives and then winning the Paul D. We d g e B u ffalo, N. Y., re p resenting the voted ...... 9 Memorial Awa r d in a contest between Northeast area, earned second place in outstanding apprentices of the the national competition. Also compet- Southeastern area. ing were Stephen Aweeka of Local 549, How your P i t t s b u rg, Calif., re p resenting the senators voted . . The other three national contestants 11 had earned their place at this competi- Continued on page 3 Study the L-104 secures double win at Pacific Ship issues, get to Sh i p y a r d recognizes union know the and employees ratify first candidates, contract all in the same day! register and EMPLOYEES OF PACIFIC SHIP Repair and Fabrication, Seattle, Was h . , VOTE Nov. 3. unanimously voted to ratify a five-year collective bargaining agreement the same day the company re c o g n i z e d union rep r esentation, securing a sub- stantial wage increase, $4.11 per hour in benefits, and increases of three and one-half percent a year for the follow- ing four years. Employees of Pacific Ship Repair and Fabrication, Seattle, Wash., give a thumbs- up sign after ratifying their first union contract, securing a substantial increase in Continued on page 3 wages and benefits. L-549 earns award for helping stop Prop. 226 Ar ea labor councils commend Local 549 membership for excelling in every area of campaign

MEMBERS OF LOCAL549, Pittsburg, Calif., have earned a Can Do Spirit Awa r d from Intl. Pres. Charles W. Jones for their efforts to defeat Pro p o s i t i o n 226 in California. “P r oposition 226 would have gagged unions and union members fro m speaking out on political issues and Tom Baca, L-549 ABM and Contra Costa County Central Labor Council (CLC) vice candidates if it had become California pr es., (l.), celebrates defeat of Prop. 226 with council officers, l. to r., CLC CEO John l a w,” explained Jones. “Lodge 549 Dalrymple, CLC pres. Pam Aguillar, and Dist. II State Assemblyman Tom T or l a k s o n . members used phone banks and walked precincts to wage a fierce war also earned them commendation from Local 549 is one of the smallest, yet they on this worker gag law. Their intense their fellow trade unionists in t h e had the largest number of volunteers ef fort resulted in the successful defeat Contra Costa Building and Construc t i o n working to defeat Prop 226. of the odious Proposition 226.” Trades Councilfor their extraordi n a r y Gr eg Feere, chief executive officer of Local 549’s efforts not only gained fight and victory. Of the 94 aff i l i a t e the Contra Costa BCTC, said, “Local 549 the attention of the International, but members of the Contra Costa BCTC, Continued on page 2 the Boilermaker Reporter 2 Sep • Oct 1998 L E G I S L AT I V E I S S U E S Local 549 instrumental in campaign against Prop. 226 Continued from page 1 his gratitude for Local 549’s eff o r t s : “Local 549 served as an East County excelled in every area of this campaign, campaign headquarters. With their fr om phone banking to precinct walk- help, we achieved a great victory for ing, from putting up “No on the entire labor movement. Local 549’s Pr oposition 226” signs to hanging door contribution of $8,000 motivated other hangers and poll checking. locals to help build the war chest “In every campaign there are those needed to fight Prop. 226. who provide key leadership and put “ A special thanks also goes to To m out that extra 110 percent effort. Yo u r Baca for his leadership,” said assistant business manager Tom Baca is Dalrymple. “Tom coordinated phone that individual,” said Feere. “His dedi- banks every week, assisted with cation and unrelentless hours of hard pr ecinct walks, and oversaw volunteer work provided that winning marg i n rec r uitment. His work on the campaign we needed to successfully defeat made a real diff e rence. Local 549 Pr oposition 226. In fact, the effort was played a key role in a successful cam- so good in Contra Costa County that paign to protect the political power of we were able to defeat Proposition 226 working people through their unions.” by twice the percentage points that it International President Charles W. was defeated overall in the state of Jones presented the award citation to Ca l i f o r n i a . ” the Local 549 members, stating: “Local John Dalrymple, executive secret a r y - Lodge 549 and its members can be tre a s u r er of the Central Labor Council p roud of this ‘Can Do’ performance. of Contra Costa County, also expres s e d You truly have a ‘Can Do’ spirit.” ❑ Mc M o r gan supports labor, takes stand against Prop. 226 Donates $50,000 to help U.S. or create a better option. To date, no one has. stop anti-union legislation “W e believe it (our contribution) was IT WASN’T JUSTthe efforts of the labor an important statement to make in sup- movement that helped defeat port of our clients and colleagues in the P roposition 226 in California. labor community.” Companies like the investment firm of M c M o rgan & Company, located in M c M o rgan & Company helped, too. San Francisco, serves as one of the Mc M o r gan contributed $50,000 to the money managers for the Boilermakers’ campaign to defeat Proposition 226. national pension, annuity, and health Pr esident and CEO Terry A. O’Too l e and welfare funds. Intl. Pres. Charles recently wrote that “the pro p o s i t i o n W. Jones said McMorgan and was crafted to squelch the labor com- Company not only showed solid sup- munity’s voice in the political proc e s s port for union working men and and that would have been bad policy women and their unions through their for all concerned: labor, management, opposition to Proposition 226, but they and the political process overall. That do “a really good job of investing our p rocess may not be perfect – we all tr ust benefit funds. I salute McMorga n complain about it from time to time – & Company for showing empathy but from what I can gather, the rest of with working men and women and for the world is still trying to emulate the supporting our rights as citizens of the United States.” ❑ L-524 raises money for CAF

The Boilermaker Reporter is the official publi- the Boilerma k e r cation of the International Brot h e r hood of Th r ough the teamwork of (l. to r.) LEAP committeeman David McCoy III, Sec.-Tr ea s . Bo i l e r makers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Terry Paris, and safety chrmn. Mark Rincon, the members of Local 524 (East Chicago, Fo r gers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO. It is published Ind.) raised $518.25 at their annual picnic for the Campaign Assistance Fund. bimonthly to disseminate information of use and interest to its members. Submissions from Re p o rt e r members, local lodges, and subordinate or Funds help our friends in money by sponsoring political rallies b e f o re their monthly membership af filiated bodies are welcomed and encour- Sep • Oct 1998 Vol. 37 • No. 5 aged. This publication is mailed free of Congress – candidates meetings and co-sponsoring a raff l e c h a rge to active members and re t i re d who support workers with the Indiana State AF L - C I O . Charles W. Jones, In t e r national Pres i d e n t members holding a Retired Members Card. Local 524 LEAPcommittee member Jerry Z. W il l b u r n, Intl. Secret a r y - T rea s u re r Others may subscribe for the price of $10 for David McCoy III ran the raffles at the th r ee years. Standard Mail (A) postage paid MEMBERS OF LOCAL 5 2 4, East In t e r national Vice Pres i d e n t s at Kansas City, Kan., and additional mailing Chicago, Ind., know the importance of picnic, assisted by President Johnnie La w r ence McManamon , Gr eat Lakes of fices. ISSN No. 1078-4101. “Shorty” Johnson, Secret a r y - T rea s u re r Michael S. Murphy , No r t h e a s t contributing to the Campaign POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Assistance Fund (CAF) – the Terry Paris, and safety chairman Mark Newton B. Jones , Southeast Rincon. One event raised $271 by raf- Ge o r ge Rogers , Central The Boilermaker Reporter Boilermakers political action fund. 753 State Avenue, Suite 565 Jack Sloan , Wes t e r n States They raised $518.25 at their annual fling off donated items, including three Kansas City, KS 66101 picnic, August 15, from donations and entertainment books, Boilermaker T- Ri c h a r d Albright , Wes t e r n Canada (913) 371-2640; FAX (913) 281-8104 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 two raffles. But they aren’t stopping shirts, and a JVC portable stereo radio. Another event raised $212 in what the Jim Hickenbotham , At - L a rg e t h e re. They are selling entertainment Thomas B. Kemme, At - L a rg e books to raise funds and considering local called its “50/50 Raffle,” with the Editorial staff f u t u re raffles to make additional winner and CAF each getting half of Printed in the USA the amount raised. ❑ Donald Caswell, Managing Editor money for CAF. They’ve even collected Ca r ol Dillon, Asst. to the Managing Editor Aprize-winning newspaper the Boilermaker Reporter 3 Sep • Oct 1998 N E W S M A K E R S Ar ea winners compete at national apprentice contest

National award winner Jef fr ey Hester Second-place winner Robert Dolce Re p r esenting the W es t e r n States, Local Terry Weaver (L-374) measures an ar ea (Local 40) pr ep a r es equipment for the (Local 7) per fo r ms tube-rolling as part 549’s Stephen Aweeka is tested for his wh e r e he must place a glass-lined rigging portion of the competition. of the hands-on skills testing. welding skills. vessel during the rigging exer ci s e .

Hester places first, Dolce system to determine whether or not the Murphy receives national award Nominees for the 1998 Recognition pr oper skills are being taught correc t l y . Aw a rd included International Vi c e places second, and IVP “The national competition is a way to IN A P R I L 1988, the National P resident Michael Murphy of the Mike Murphy earns encourage proper training, put pride in Boilermaker A p p renticeship Board Northeast A rea and Harry Hines of the areas, and add ambition for the established a Recognition Aw a rd to Parsons Construction, chairman of the recognition award ap p r entices while they are serving their honor those individuals who give Western States’ employers negotiating ap p r enticeship,” explained Everett. “The unselfishly of their time and knowledge committee and a past member of the area Continued from page 1 m o re attention in order that the and national apprenticeship boards . Western States area, and Terry Wea v e r given to quality skills of the Intl. Pres. Charles W. Jones J r. of Local 374, Hammond, Ind., who training, the more Check out BNAP’s new Boilermaker craft announced this year’s winner – re p resented the Great Lakes are a . competitive our web site at www.b n a p . c o m can be passed on to Michael Murphy – who spoke direc t l y Contestants from Canada and the a p p rentices and fu t u r e generations to the contestants, asking them to rel a y National Transient Lodge were unable journeymen will by means of the this message to their brothers and sis- to attend this year’s competition due to become thro u g h- o l d e s t - k n o w n ters when they return home: “When I scheduling conflicts. out the Boilermaker industry.” learning process – an apprenticeship. was a second-year apprentice, I was Each of the national contestants Pe r haps the banner displayed at the Nominations for the award are made pulled aside and told by a fellow received a plaque recognizing their a w a rd’s banquet Thursday night by Boilermaker employers and union Boilermaker that I was part of an elite participation in the competition. summed up best how Everett feels members and voted upon by area. Names gr oup – a Boilermaker apprentice. He As first-place winner, Hester about the national contest: “There are of those individuals receiving the highest- told me never to forget that I was part of received the Boilermakers National lessons to be learned from competition, number of votes per area are then submit- this elite group, and I don’t want you to Ap p r enticeship Awa r d, a sculpture of but fear is not one of them.” ted to the national board for final ever forget it either.” ❑ an apprentice by John T. Cody. Hester selection. also received a check for $1,000 (which he quickly handed over to his wife). As second-place winner, Dolce Chapin Employees Assoc. joins Boilerma k e r s received $600; each of the re m a i n i n g contestants received $300. In t e r national charte r s Each year, the home local of the national award winner also receives a Local S82 for 172 workers framed picture of the national award , at R. E. Chapin Mfg. Wor k s which includes an engraved plaque of the winner’s name and winning year. ON AUGUST 5, 1998, the members of The national competition began the Chapin Employees A s s o c i a t i o n Su n d a y , August 16, with a written exam Union (CEAU) said “yes to affi l i a t i o n , ” on all four years of related studies and becoming a chartered local lodge of the OJT modules. The contestants were also Boilermakers union. tested on their knowledge of re f e r r a l Motivated by their desire to rules, national agreements, laws which s t rengthen their union and impro v e af fect the boilermaker industry, contrac- workplace conditions, the members tor responsibilities, and labor history. overwhelmingly voted to affiliate by On Monday, the hands-on testing mo r e than a two-to-one margin. began as contestants were judged on Intl. Rep. Rocco DeRollo first skills such as rigging, blueprint rea d i n g , a p p roached CEAU Pres. Martha Fo r mer CEAU President Martha Beechler Fo r mer CEAU officers – l. to r., Tr ea s u re r layout, tube rolling, rope splicing, knot Beechler about affiliation earlier this (l.) and Secretary Sue Cherry sign the James Gr em e r , President Martha tying, welding, and burning. y e a r. DeRollo and Deputy General ag r eement to affiliate with the IBB as Be e c h l e r , and Secretary Sue Cherry – E v e rett served as test coord i n a t o r. Or ganizer Robert Heine Jr. met several Local S82 of the SFEAW Division. oversee the voting for af fi l i a t i o n . Each area had two delegates serving as times with the union’s board of direc t o r s judges – a union and an employer rep - and made a presentation before the Bro t h e r hood’s Stove, Furnace, Energy , Works, Inc. of Batavia, N.Y. Chapin is a resentative. en t i r e CEAU membership. and Allied Appliance Wo r k e r s leading producer of plastic and metal Re p r esenting the Great Lakes Ar ea as Chapin employees have been char- (S F E A W) Division. The unit rep re s e n t s co m p r essed air sprayers. We welcome judges were Dave Snead of Local 27, St. t e red as Local Lodge S82 under the 172 employees at R. E. Chapin Mfg. our new members in New York. ❑ Louis, Mo., and Ray Walls of J. S. Alberici Construction. R e p resenting the Northeast A re a we r e Jack Multerer of Local 7, Buffa l o , Local 104 secures double win at Pacific Ship N. Y., and James Horka of A m e r i c a n Continued from page 1 and political assistance as the shipyard reserves, Bain also added contract lan- Boiler & Chimney. was bidding on a large five-year contract guage so these employees could rec e i v e Tom Kendall, a Boilermaker Intl. R e p resenting the Southeast A re a to do maintenance work on Navy air- two-weeks pay for their active duty each Rep. on loan to the Pacific Coast Metal w e re Intl. Rep. Michael Peterson and craft carriers in the Puget Sound area. ye a r . Bain said, “This is going to be a win- Trades as an orga n i z e r , first contacted Michael L. Brown of Babcock & Wilcox. Anderson pointed out that Pacific Ship ning agreement for all of us.” He hopes to Pacific Ship employees about orga n i z - Re p r esenting the Western States area would be in direct competition with employ about 450 people by April 1999. ing early this year. In April, the employ- w e re Collin Carter of Local 182, Salt other union shipyards and would need In matching the area’s economic ees suggested that Kendall speak with Lake City, Utah, and Tom French of to match their economic packages if he package, Pacific Ship granted employ- company officials about the benefits of Dillingham Const., Inc. expected to compete for skilled man- ees a substantial raise in wages. In addi- signing a union contract. Pacific Ship Re p r esenting the National Tra n s i e n t po w e r , training, and political assistance. tion, they secured $4.11 per hour in Vice President Jim Coleman discussed Local were Intl. Rep. Dick Hardin and Because the Boilermakers can pro- their benefit package and raises of three union contracts in the Seattle area with Ed Smith of Graver Tan k . vide all these, Bain saw that the union and one-half percent a year for the fol- Kendall. The competition is held annually as a gave him an advantage as much as it lowing four years. By mid-May, Local 104 Business way to motivate Boilermaker appren - did his workers. Bain not only matched After working with Bain and Manager Mike Anderson and Pacific tices and local, area, and national train- a rea contracts, but he off e red double Coleman in contract negotiations, Ship CEO David Bain had joined their ing programs. time after ten hours worked instead of Kendall says he understands now why meetings. Bain explained that Pacific The contest not only recognizes the the usual 12 hours. Since a number of the Pacific Ship employees are so dedi- Ship was interested in securing qualified outstanding apprentices, but it prov i d e s Pacific Ship employees are in the military cated to their company. ❑ a way to identify “weak links” in the skilled manpower, training prog r a m s , the Boilermaker Reporter 4 Sep • Oct 1998 I N T H E N E W S Pension benefits increase October 1 Pensioners receive 3% increa s e ; granted on or after October 1, 1998, will MAKE IT SAFE in c r ease from 47.75 percent to 48.25 per- calculating factor increases by cent of total contributions credited to one-half percent for new ret i re e s the participant. For example, the monthly basic pen- THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESof the sion for those retiring on or after B o i l e r m a k e r-Blacksmith National October 1, 1998, will be 48.25 percent of HAZ A R D ALE R T Pension Trust announce the following all contributions made on the partici- plan improvements, effective October pant’s behalf, divided by 12. 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NION MEMBERS KNOWthat collective bargaining power means better health and retirement benefits, more Unions Increase Pro d u c t i v i t y Usecure jobs, bigger paychecks, and a brighter future for their families. In d u s t r y Union Productivity Effe c t But it can be tough to get that message across in organizing Ma n u f a c t u r i n g 19 - 2 4 % campaigns – especially when more and more workers hold part- Co n s t ru c t i o n 17 - 3 8 % time jobs, or toil under contingent and other nonstandard work Cement Plants 6- 1 2 % arrangements. To be effective, organizers and activists need to arm Ho s p i t a l 0- 1 6 % themselves with the facts that prove the union diffe r e n c e . Ba n k i n g 0% Union pay is higher Incomes are higher in Fu rn i t u r e 15 % for nearly all types of fr ee states R I G H T- TO-WORK LAW Sa re a bad So u r ce: Dale Belman, “Unions, the Quality of Labor Relations, and Firm Perfo r mance,” in Unions and wo r k Economic Competitiveness, eds. Lawrence Mishel and Paula B. Voos (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.: 1992), deal for workers because they hinder pp. 41-107. Prep a r ed by the AFL-CIO. UNION WORKERS EARN 34 perce n t their ability to exercise collective bar- mo r e than nonunion workers, accord- gaining rights and lower the average ing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In pay for everyone at the worksite. These 1997, that meant $640 in median restrictions result in lower union den- weekly earnings for full-time work, sity: the percentage of workers who c o m p a red with $478 for nonunion U n i o n s R a i s e Wa g e s belong to unions is 7.6 percent in right- wo r k e r s . to-work states compared with 16.8 per- especially for minorities and women Union membership brings one of the cent in free states. g reatest pay diff e rences in the pro t e c- This is a clear bread-and-butter issue. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 1997 tive services, where members earn $724 In 1996, the average annual pay in free per week, compared with $418 for states was $29,100 and in right-to-work nonunion members – a diffe r ence of 73 states it was $24,000 – an 18 percent dif- $7 0 0 $6 8 3 Union Nonunion p e rcent. The union dif f e rence means fe re n c e . that union machine operators earn 50 $6 4 0 pe r cent more than nonunion operators, $5 7 7 and union administrative and clerical Unions increa s e $6 0 0 $5 3 9 $5 3 3 workers earn 35 percent more than $5 0 6 employees who don’t belong to unions. pro d u c t i v i t y $5 0 0 $4 7 8 The union advantage in earnings also RECENT STUDIES INDICATE t h a t is substantial in farming, fish, and unions increase prod u c t i v i t y . The voice $4 1 1 fo r estry (74 percent), laborers and han- that union members have on the job – $4 0 0 $3 7 1 dlers (64 percent), transportation and which helps them share in decision- $3 3 1 moving (46 percent), precision, craft, making about promotions and work and repair (45 percent), and technicians and production standards – incre a s e s $3 0 0 (20 perce n t ) . p roductivity and improves manage- ment practices. Better training, lower $2 0 0 Union wages are tu r n o v e r , and longer tenure also make union workers more prod u c t i v e . higher for minorities $1 0 0 and women Union workers have UNION WOMEN EARN40 perc e n t gr eater job stability $0 m o re than nonunion women; A f r i c a n Tot a l Me n Wom e n Af r i c a n La t i n o American union members earn 44 per- S I X T Y PERCENT OF union workers Am e r i c a n have been with their current employers cent more than their nonunion counter- So u r ce: U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Earni n g s , January 1998. Prep a r ed by the AFL-CIO. parts; for Latino workers, the union for at least ten years, but only 30 perce n t advantage is 53 perce n t . of nonunion workers can make the same claim. Union workers have minorities and whites. That’s why union Workers of all ages g reater job stability, in part because membership can be particularly impor- Union workers have t h e y ’ re more satisfied with their jobs, tant for women, African A m e r i c a n , belong to unions get better pay and benefits, and have Asian American, and Latino workers better benefits UNION MEMBERSHIP I S h i g h e s t access to fair grievance proc e d u re s . who face ongoing discrimination. among 45- to 54-year-olds, 29 percent of UNION WORKERS A R Em o re likely to M o re important, most collectively- African American men and women whom are organized. In addition, receive health care benefits, accordi n g ba r gained agreements protect workers have the highest unionization rates in almost one million union members are to the U.S. Labor Department. In 1995, f rom unjust discharge. Nonunion the country – 20 percent and 16 perce n t , younger than 25. 85 percent of union workers in medium workers are “employees at will” who re s p e c t i v e l y. In 1997, Latinos were as These facts and more are part of and large establishments had medical can be fired at any time for any reason – likely to belong to unions as white Th e c a re benefits – compared with 74 per- or no reason at all. women (11 percent), while Latino men Union Difference: Fast Facts on Union , available for cent of nonunion workers. (13 percent) trailed white men (16 per- Membership and Pay, 1998 $1.95 each from the AFL-CIO, 815 16th And organized workers are also cent). The unionization rate was 13 per- Unions are importa n t St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, 202- m o re likely to have re t i rement and cent for Asian American male workers, 637-5042. Another useful booklet in short-term disability benefits. In fact, 79 for women and and 12 percent for females. While union telling the union story to nonunion pe r cent of unionists have defined-bene- membership has declined for white workers and community allies is fit coverage plans, which are federally mi n o r i t i e s and African American workers since . Contact the number i n s u red with a guaranteed monthly 1983, the first year data was rec o r ded, it To d a y ’s Unions BECAUSE COLLECTIVE b a rg a i n i n g above for ordering information. payment, compared with 44 percent of has risen 20 percent among Latinos. emphasizes equal pay and fair tre a t- (S o u r ce America@work.) ❑ nonunion workers. ment – union membership narrows the The number of women union mem- historic gap in pay and opportunities bers has risen 7.4 percent from 1983 to between women and men, and between 1997, from 5.9 million to 6.3 million. the Boilermaker Reporter 6 Sep • Oct 1998 E D U C AT I O N / T R A I N I N G Bro t h e r hood sponsors 41st annual summer institutes

Basic Institute – July 12-17, 1998 Advanced Institute – July 19-24, 1998 Local lodge leaders attend week-long courses at University of Wisconsin School for Wor k e r s

THE INTERNAT I O N A LB ro t h e rh o o d Pr ogram, and the National Pension and s p o n s o red its 41st annual summer Health & Wel f a r e Trust Funds. training institutes at the University of I n s t ructors include professors fro m Wisconsin School for Workers in the School for Workers, International Madison, Wis. Twenty members partic- Bro t h e r hood staff members, and rep r e- ipated in the Basic Class – July 12-17, sentatives from the national funds 1998; 21 members participated in the of fice. Classes are held at the Friedrick Advanced Class and seven members Center on the shore of Lake Mendota at participated in the Construction Class – the University of Wisconsin. At t e n d e e s July 19-24, 1998. listen to lectures, view training films, Each year, the Basic Institute offers a participate in class discussions, and course of study on the principles of col- role-play various parts of the grievance lective bargaining, contract administra- and arbitration proc e d u re s . tion and grievance handling, labor Afive-day course on producing a Construction Institute – July 19-24, 1998 hi s t o r y , occupational safety and health, local lodge newsletter and adapting communications, public relations, and print materials for use on web sites was Lodge 1162 in Milwaukee, Wis.; Miguel Fairley of Lodge 693 in Pascagoula, political action. off e r ed but canceled due to a small par- Co r onado and Mynor Urrutia of Lodge Miss.; Kenneth Phillips and Michael The Advanced Institute is for those ticipation res p o n s e . 1255 in Chicago, Ill.; Shawn M. Day and Tanguay of Lodge 696 in Marinette, individuals who have pre v i o u s l y Attending the 1998 School for Roger A. Reading of Lodge 1509 in Wis.; Mark J. Zuern of Lodge S699 in attended a Basic Institute, or who have Workers were: C u d a h y, Wis.; and PEP D i v i s i o n Menominee, Mich.; Felix Colon, Oscar received approval to attend by Len International Representatives Steve Or ellana and Edward Wilson of Lodge Beauchamp, director of Research and Basic Institute Bauer and Juston Parker. 1255 in Chicago, Ill.; and PEP Di v i s i o n Collective Bargaining Services. This July 12-17, 1998 International Representatives Steve week-long course covers arbitration Advanced Institute Bauer and Juston Parker. pr eparation and presentation, topics in Scott Setchell and Howard Wiemken of July 19-24, 1998 collective bargaining, labor law, and Lodge D81 in Dixon, Ill.; Robert Eyster Construction Institute political action. and Joseph Messersmith of Lodge 295 William Faust and Robert E. Walker of July 19-24, 1998 This is the sixth year that the summer in York, Pa.; Allen Pick of Lodge 374 in Lodge 26 in Savannah, Ga.; James Berry institutes have included a construc t i o n Hammond, Ind.; Vanny D. Ethridge of Lodge 83 in Kansas City, Mo.; Dean Roger D. Brasher and Tommy Earl training program. It is specifically and Ernest (Buddy) Kyzer of Lodge R. Johnson and Glen L. Stevens of Smith of Lodge 108 in Birmingham, designed for construction lodge busi- D465 in Oklahoma City, Okla.; Robert Lodge 117 in Superior, Wis.; Brian J. Ala.; Billy Herring and Hugh Turner of ness agents, their assistants, and other L. Levart of Lodge 482 in Wood River, Hartlaub, Walter Homeyer, Bill Krcm a , Lodge 112 in Mobile, Ala.; Jack Fro s t lodge leaders. Class curriculum Ill.; Timothy McGinnis and Edward and Mark Lorenz of Lodge 443 in and William “Mark” Vandiver of includes construction labor law, build- Paluchowski of Lodge 684 in Norfolk, Manitowoc, Wis.; Freddy J. Hill of Lodge 455 in Sheffield, Ala.; and ing the union, construction safety & Va.; Dave McMahon and Louis Neilio Lodge D465 in Oklahoma City, Okla.; C o n s t ruction Division International health, and a review of the of Lodge 696 in Marinette, Wis.; Gloria Michael Morgan of Lodge 684 in Re p r esentative Dale Branscum II. ❑ C o n s t ruction Division, the MOST O. Eichhorn of Lodge S699 in Norfolk, Va.; J. J. Criddell and War re n Menominee, Mich.; Calvin Parks of L-1 graduates appren t i c e s How to Apply For a Boilermaker Scholarship BOILERMAKER SCHOLARSHIPSar e open to high school that time. Contact your local lodge for more informa - seniors who will be entering their first year of a two- or tion and an application form. f o u r-year academic program at a Some local lodges have their own scholarship de g r ee-granting, accred i t e d pr ograms. Scholarships are also available throu g h college or university the Union Plus credit card program (see notice This year, every member of Local One’s fourth-year apprentice class earned heli within one year of their below) and some state and regional labor councils. ar c tube welder certification prior to graduation. Achieving journeyman status are high school gradua- For information on their scholarships, contact these John Beckwith Jr., David Buchanan, John Conly, Robert Jomant, Michael tion and are depen- or ganizations direc t l y . Mikowski, John Nolan, Robert Osuch, David Osuch, and Coy T ow n s e n d . dents of Boilerma k e r members in good Union Plus credit card scholarship En t i r e class earns heli arc tube Graduates include Dave Buchanan standing (includes son, pr ogram applications available (Local One’s apprentice of the year); da u g h t e r , legally adopted child welder certification, Buchanan John Conly; Robert Jomant; Michael or dependent of active, ret i r ed, dis- T H E1 9 99 UNION PLUS Cr edit Card Scholarship pro- named apprentice of year gram will award $250,000 in scholarships to deserv- Mikowski; Coy Townsend; bro t h e r s abled, or deceased members). Robert Osuch and David Osuch (a first Scholarship awards are based upon academic ing students in 1999. To receive an application, IN JANUARY, LOCAL ON E , Chicago, qualified entrants (a union member in good standing for Local One to graduate bro t h e r s rec o r d, extra-curricular and outside school activities, Ill., honored graduating appre n t i c e s ca r eer goals, and perfo r mance on a written essay. for at least two years, his or her spouse, and depen- fr om the same class); John Beckwith Jr., dents) should send a postcard – with their name, with certificates of achievement from the son of State of Illinois Boiler and Candidates must submit an official application (post- United States Department of Labor. Not marked between January 1 and March 31), proof of a d d ress, phone number, and international union P re s s u re Vessel Code Enforc e m e n t relationship to a Boilermaker member, SAT and/or ACT name clearly printed on it – to the Union Plus Cred i t only had each apprentice earned jour- Supervisor John Beckwith Sr. (also a test scores (for U.S. citizens only), a high school tran- Ca r d Scholarship, P O Box 9389, Minneapolis, MN neyman status by passing a thoro u g h Local One graduate apprentice); and script, and a 300-500 word essay on a specific theme. 55440-9389. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 1999; test of Boilermaker skills, but every class John Nolan, son of Cliff Nolan, owner Applications for the 1999 awards will be available aw a r d recipients will be notified May 31, 1999. member also earned heli arc tube welder of Nolan Boiler (a Boilermaker in mid-December. The essay topic will be announced at certification through the Common Ar c employer). ❑ pr ogram prior to graduation. the Boilermaker Reporter 7 Sep • Oct 1998 C O N G R E S S I O N A LS C O R E C A R D Vote for candidates who will work for you & your family

AR IS BEING WAG E D against Am e r i c a ’ s b u s t e r, our only fallback position is the workers and their families. This war is pr esidential veto. Early next year, Congres s being fought not with bullets, but with bal- begins rewriting the Social Security laws. It W lots. Multi-national corporations, backed is frightening to think what might happen by powerful U.S. anti-worker lawmakers, are trying to that program if anti-worker candidates to defeat workers’ issues on the federal and state lev- ar e elected. els. Statewide ref e r endums, such as Proposition 226 in California, would remove workers and their We need action no w unions from the political process while placing no restrictions on corporations or other orga n i z a t i o n s . AL THOUGH CORPORATIONS rou t i n e l y outspend labor by as much as 20-to-1, we can win this zines – to discover each candidate’s position on While the American public has been distracted by worker issues. Some recommendations were decided the Clinton-Lewinski scandal, anti-worker forces in wa r . We can win by drawing on the more than 30 mil- lion potential voters living in union households based on help the candidate has provided to the 105th Congress have been active – and nearly suc- Boilermaker locals. cessful – in overturning some of the most important ac r oss the country. worker protections in our laws. In the 1996 elections, 152 congressional seats were Study this list – vote for these candidates They have attempted to amend or repeal laws that decided by only 20 percent or less of the eligible vot- req u i r e time-and-one-half for overtime and 40-hour ers. In 1998, the balance of power can be shifted – in THE CANDIDATES LISTEDbelow will be the best work weeks. They have tried to modify pension laws favor of workers – with just a ten-seat turnover in candidates for each listed race. Endorsed candidates and the National Labor Relations Act. They have tried C o n g ress. We need to elect friends of workers to include Democrats, Republicans, and independents. to stop funding enforcement of regulations by the Co n g r ess so they can support our interests. Party doesn’t matter as long as the candidate is going Occupational Safety and Health A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , Th e r e’s only one problem – less than half of union to be helpful in the 106th Congress beginning in 1999 whose main job is to make sure you are alive at the households are reg i s t e r ed to vote. and completing in 2000. end of the work day. They have tried to take away To elect our friends to Congress in the 1998 elec- Please study the candidates that are running in your political voice and give the president fast-track tions, workers must get active now. your area and vote. First, we must register all members and their fami- authority to extend NAFTA. They have attacked Election day is the M e d i c a re, Medicaid, Social Security, and pension lies. Second, we must ensure they exercise their right to vote through absentee voting, home voting, or last day to vote! Make Key to Endorse m e n t s laws in a number of ways. Meanwhile, they are trying use of the absentee to use the surplus Social Security funds to justify mak- going to the polls on Election Day. We must mobilize, ballot. NR = No Re c o m m e n d a t i o n ing tax cuts that mainly benefit the wealthy. educate, and empower our members to vote for pro- We must make sure that union members and their worker candidates – reg a r dless of political party – in Remember to take a * = In c u m b e n t families turn out the union vote on November 3. If we No v e m b e r . friend and a neighbor Go v = Go v e r n o r lose too many seats in the Senate, we lose our ability to The recommendations given here were derived to the polls also. Se n = U. S. Senator filibuster anti-union bills. Without the ability to fili- fr om personal interviews, voting rec o r ds, and using AL = At-Large the available public rec o r ds – newspapers and maga- Ev e r y vote counts!

ALABAMA CALIFORNIA, continued COLORADO, continued FLORIDA, continued ILLINOIS, continued LOUISIANA, continued Go v Don Siegelman 15 t h Dick Lane Se n Ben Nighthorse 23 r d Alcee Hastings* 16 t h Donald Gaines 2n d William Jeffe r s o n * Se n Clayton Suddith 16 t h Zoe Lofgren* Ca m p b e l l * GEORGIA 17 t h Lane Evans* 3r d NR 1s t NR 17 t h Sam Farr* 1s t Diana DeGette* Go v Roy Barnes 18 t h NR 4t h NR 2n d Joe Fondren 18 t h Gary Condit* 2n d Mark Udall Se n Michael Coles 19 t h David Phelps 5t h NR 3r d Joe Tur n h a m 19 t h NR 3r d Robert Reed Kelly 1s t NR 20 t h John Shimkus* 6t h Marjorie McKeithen 4t h Don Bevil 20 t h NR 4t h Susan Kirkpatrick 2n d Sanford Bishop* INDIANA 7t h NR 5t h Bud Cramer* 21 s t John Evans 5t h Ken Al f o r d 3r d NR Se n Evan Bayh MAINE 6t h Donna Smalley 22 n d Lois Capps* 6t h Henry Strauss 4t h Cynthia McKinney* 1s t Peter Vis c l o s k y * Go v Agnus King 7t h Earl Hilliard* 23 r d Dan Gonzales CONNECTICUT 5t h John Lewis* 2n d Sherman Boles 1s t Tom Al l e n * ALASKA 24 t h Brad Sherman* Go v Barbara Kennelly 6t h Gary “Batts” Pelphrey 3r d Tim Roemer* 2n d John Baldacci* Go v Tony Knowles* 25 t h NR Se n Chris Dodd* 7t h James Wil l i a m s * 4t h NR MARYLAND AL Don You n g * 26 t h Howard Berman* 1s t Miles Papoport 8t h NR 5t h David Steele Go v Parris Glendening* ARIZONA 27 t h Barry Gordon 2n d Sam Gejdenson* 9t h NR 6t h NR Se n Barbara Mikulski* Go v Paul Johnson 28 t h Janice Nelson 3r d Rosa DeLauro* 10 t h Denise Freeman 7t h NR 1s t Irving Pinder 1s t John Cox 29 t h Henry Wax m a n * 4t h NR 11t h NR 8t h Gail Riecken 2n d NR 2n d Ed Pastor* 30 t h Xavier Becerra* 5t h James Maloney* HAWAII 9t h Baron Hill 3r d Benjamin Cardin* 3r d Stuart Starky 31 s t Matthew Martinez* DELAWARE Go v Ben Cayetano* 10 t h Julia Carson* 4t h Albert Wyn n * 4t h NR 32 n d Julian Dixon* AL NR Se n Daniel Inouye* IOWA 5t h Steny Hoyer* 5t h NR 33 r d Lucille Roybal-Allard* FLORIDA 1s t Neil Ab e r c r o m b i e * Go v Tom Vil s a c k 6t h Timothy McCown 6t h Steve Owens 34 t h Grace Flores Go v Buddy McKay 2n d Patsy Mink* Se n David Osterberg 7t h Elijah Cummings* ARKANSAS Na p o l i t a n o Se n Bob Graham* IDAHO 1s t Bob Rush 8t h Ralph Neas Go v Bill Bristow 35 t h Maxine Wat e r s * 1s t NR Go v Bob Huntley 2n d Rob Tul l y MASSACHUSETTS 1s t Marion Berry* 36 t h Janice Hahn 2n d Allen Boyd* Se n Bill Maulk 3r d Leonard Boswell* Go v Scott Harshbarger 2n d Vic Snyder* 37 t h Juanita Millender- 3r d Corrine Brown* 1s t Dan Wil l i a m s 4t h Jon Dvorak 1s t John Olver* 3r d NR Mc D o n a l d * 4t h NR 2n d Richard Stallings 5t h NR 2n d Richard Neal* 38 t h Steve Horn* 4t h Judy Smith 5t h Karen Th u r m a n * ILLINOIS KANSAS 3r d Jim McGovern* CALIFORNIA 39 t h Cecy Groom 6t h NR Gov Glen Poshard Go v Tom Sawyer 4t h Barney Frank* Go v Gray Davis 40 t h NR 7t h NR Se n Carol Moseley-Braun* Se n Paul Feliciano, Jr. 5t h Martin Meehan* Se n Barbara Boxer* 41 s t Eileen An s a r i 8t h Al Krulick 1s t Bobby Rush* 1s t NR 6t h John Tie r n e y * 1s t Mike Th o m p s o n 42 n d George Brown* 9t h NR 2n d Jesse Jackson* 2n d Jim Clark 7t h Edward Markey* 2n d Robert Braden 43 r d Mike Rayburn 10 t h NR 3r d William Lipinski* 3r d Dennis Moore 8t h Michael Capuano 3r d Sandie Dunn 44 t h NR 11t h Jim Davis* 4t h Luis Gutierrez* 4t h Jim Lawing 9t h Joe Moakley* 45 t h Patricia Neal 4t h David Shaprio 12 t h NR 5t h Rod Blagojevich* KENTUCKY 10 t h William Delahunt* 46 t h Loretta Sanchez* 5t h Robert Matsui* 13 t h NR 6t h NR Se n Scotty Baesler MICHIGAN 6t h Lynn Woo l s e y * 47 t h Christina Ava l o s 14 t h NR 7t h Danny Davis* 1s t Tom Barlow* Go v Ge o f frey Fieger 7t h George Miller* 48 t h NR 15 t h NR 8t h NR 2n d Bob Evans 1s t Bart Stupak* 8t h Nancy Pelosi* 49 t h Christine Kehoe 16 t h NR 9t h Janice Schakowski 3r d Chris Gorman 2n d Bob Shrauger 9t h Barbara Lee* 50 t h Bob Filner* 17 t h Carrie Meek* 10 t h NR 4t h Ken Lucas 3r d John Ferguson 10 t h Ellen Tau s c h e r * 51 s t NR 18 t h Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 11t h Jerry Wel l e r * 5t h NR 4t h NR 11t h Robert Figuaroa 52 n d Duncan Hunter* 19 t h Robert Wex l e r * 12 t h Jerry Costello* 6t h Ernesto Scorsone 5t h James Barcia* 12 t h Tom Lantos* COLORADO 20 t h Peter Deutsch* 13 t h Susan Hynes LOUISIANA 6t h Clarence An n e n 13 t h Pete Stark* Go v Gail Schoettler 21 s t Lincoln Diaz-Balart* 14 t h NR Se n NR 7t h Jim Berryman 14 t h Anna Eshoo* 2 2 n dN R 15 t h Laurel Lunt Prussing 1s t NR Continued on page 8 the Boilermaker Reporter 8 Sep • Oct 1998 C O N G R E S S I O N A LS C O R E C A R D Boilermaker-endorsed candidates MICHIGAN, continued from 7 MONTANA NEW YORK, co n t i n u e d PENNSYLVANIA , co n t i n u e d TEXAS, co n t i n u e d Key to Endorse m e n t s 8t h Debbie Stabenow* AL Dusty Deschamps 1s t Michael Forbes* 5t h NR 21 s t NR 9t h Dale Kildee* NEBRASKA 2n d Rick Lazio* NR = No Recommendation 6t h Tim Holden* 22 n d Hill Kemp 10 t h David Bonior* Go v Bill Hoppner 3r d Peter King* * = In c u m b e n t 7t h Curt Wel d o n * 23 r d Charlie Urbina Jones 11t h Travis Reeds 1s t NR 4t h Carolyn McCarthy* Go v = Go v e r n o r 8t h Bill Tut h i l l 24 t h Martin Frost* 12 t h Sander Levin* 2n d NR 5t h Gary Ac k e r m a n * Se n = U. S. Senator 9t h Bud Shuster* 25 t h Ken Bentsen* 13 t h Lynn Rivers* 3r d NR 6t h Gregory Meeks* AL = At-Large 10 t h Pat Casey 26 t h NR 14 t h John Conyers* NEVADA 7t h Joseph Crowley 11t h Paul Kanjorski* 27 t h Solomon Ortiz* 15 t h Carolyn Kilpatrick* Go v Jan Laverty Jones 8t h Jerrold Nadler* N. CAROLINA, co n t i n u e d 12 t h John Murtha* 28 t h Ciro Rodriguez* 16 t h John Dingell* Se n Harry Reid* 9t h NR 13 t h Joe Hoeffe l 29 t h Gene Green* 5t h NR MINNESOTA 1s t Shelly Berkley 10 t h Edolphus Tow n s * 14 t h William Coyne* 30 t h Eddie Bernice 6t h NR Go v Hubert Humphrey 2n d NR 11t h Major Owens* 15 t h Roy Aff l e r b a c h Jo h n s o n * 7t h Mike McIntyre* 1s t Tracy Beckman NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 t h Nydia Val a z q u e z * 16 t h NR UTAH 8t h Mike Tay l o r 2n d David Minge* Go v Jeanne Shaheen 13 t h NR 17 t h NR Se n Scott Leckman 9t h Rory Blake 3r d Stan Lieno 1s t Cynthia McGovern 14 t h Carolyn Maloney* 18 t h Mike Doyle* 1s t Steve Beierlein 10 t h NR 4t h Bruce Ven t o * 2n d NR 15 t h Charles Rangel* 19 t h Linda Ropp 2n d Lily Eskelsen 11t h David You n g 5t h Martin Sabo* 16 t h Jose Serrano* 20 t h Frank Mascara* 3r d NR NEW JERSEY 12 t h Melvin Wat t * 6t h Bill Luther* 1s t Robert An d r e w s * 17 t h Eliot Engel* 21 s t Philip English* VERMONT NORTH DAKOTA 7t h Collin Peterson* 2n d Frank LoBiondo* 18 t h Nita Lowey* RHODE ISLAND Go v Howard Dean Se n Byron Dorgan* 8t h James Oberstar* 3r d Jim Saxton* 19 t h Sue Kelly* Go v Myrth Yor k AL Bernie Sanders* AL Earl Pomeroy* MISSISSIPPI 4t h Chris Smith* 20 t h Benjamin Gilman* 1s t Patrick Kennedy* VIRGINIA OHIO 1s t NR 5t h Mike Schneider 21 s t Michael McNulty* 2n d Robert Wey g a n d * 1s t Herbert Bateman* Go v Lee Fisher 2nd Bennie Th o m p s o n * 6t h Frank Pallone* 2 2 n dN R SOUTH CAROLINA 2n d NR Se n Mary Boyle 3r d Chip Pickering* 7t h NR 23 r d Sherwood Boehlert* Go v Jim Hodges 3r d Robert Scott* 1s t Roxanne Qualls 4t h Ronnie Shows 8t h William Pascrell* 24 t h John McHugh Se n Ernest F. Hollings* 4t h Norman Sisisky* 2n d Charles Sanders 5t h NR 9t h Steve Rothman* 25 t h NR 1s t NR 5t h NR 3r d Tony Hall* MISSOURI 10 t h Donald Payne* 26 t h Maurice Hinchey* 2n d Jane Frederick 6t h David Bowers 4t h Paul McCain Se n Jay Nixon 11t h John Scollo 27 t h Tom Reynolds 3r d NR 7t h NR 5t h Susan Davenport 1s t William Clay* 12 t h Mike Pappas* 28 t h Louise Slaughter* 4t h Glen Reese 8t h Jim Moran* 6t h Ted Strickland* 2n d NR 13 t h Robert Menendez* 29 t h John LaFalce* 5t h John Spratt* 9t h Rick Boucher* 7t h Donald Minor, Jr. 3r d Richard Gephardt NEW MEXICO 30 t h Jack Quinn* 6t h James Clyburn* 10 t h Cornell Brooks 8t h John Griffi n 4t h Ike Skelton* Go v Martin Chavez 31 s t Amo Houghton* SOUTH DAKOTA 11t h NR 9t h Marcy Kaptur* 5t h Karen McCarthy* 1s t Phil Maloof NORTH CAROLINA Go v Bernie Hunhoff 10 t h Dennis Kucinich* WASHINGTON 6t h Pat Danner* 2n d Shirley Baca Se n John Edwards Se n Tom Daschle* 11t h Stephanie Tubbs Se n Patty Murray* 7t h Roy Blunt* 3r d Tom Udall 1s t Eva Clayton* AL Je f f Moser Jo n e s 1s t Jay Inslee* 8t h Tony Heckmeyer 2n d Bobby Etheridge* NEW YORK 12 t h Edward Brown TENNESSEE 2n d Jack Metcalf* 9t h Linda Vog t Go v Peter Val l o n e 3r d Jon Wil l i a m s Go v John Jay Hooker 3r d Brian Baird 4t h David Price* 13 t h Sherrod Brown* Se n Charles Schumer 14 t h Thomas Sawyer* 1s t NR 4t h NR 15 t h Adam Clay Miller 2n d NR 5t h Brad Lyo n s 16 t h Peter Ferguson 3r d NR 6t h Norman Dicks* Budget surplus? Only if we 17 t h James Tra f i c a n t * 4t h Jerry Cooper 7t h Jim McDermott* 18 t h Robert Burch 5t h Bob Clement* 8t h Heidi Behrens- bo r row fr om Social Security 19 t h Elizabeth Kelley 6t h Bart Gordon* Be n e d i c t 7t h NR 9t h Adam Smith* OKLAHOMA LET’S GIVE CLINTON his due. system for the federal budget. In an 8t h NR Go v Laura Boyd WEST VIRGINIA During his pre s i d e n c y, the federal ef fort to disguise the growing deficits, 9t h Harold Ford* 1s t Alan Mollohan* budget deficit has declined more than the federal government began using Se n Don Carroll under any other president in history. the Social Security surplus to offset the 1s t Howard Plowman TEXAS 2n d Bob Wis e * In fact, 1998 shows a budget sur- deficit in the rest of the budget. 2n d NR Go v Garry Mauro 3r d Nick Rahall* plus, something we haven’t seen since If we use the same accounting sys- 3r d Walt Roberts 1s t Max Sandlin* WISCONSIN 1969. And the Congressional Budget tem for 1998 that we used in 1969, our 4t h Ben Odom 2n d Jim Tur n e r * Go v Tommy Th o m p s o n * Of fice (CBO) is projecting a combined federal budget shows a deficit of $41 5t h M.C. Smotherman 3r d NR Se n Russ Feingold* surplus of $1.5 trillion over the next billion, not a surplus. What’s more , 6t h Paul Barby 4t h NR 1s t Lydia Spottswood ten years. over the next ten years we would see a 5t h Victor Morales 2n d Tammy Baldwin OREGON These facts have inspired many combined deficit of $105 billion. 6t h Ben Boothe Go v John Kitzhaber 3r d Ron Kind* Republicans in Congress to begin Any tax cut passed by Congre s s 7t h NR Se n Ron Wyd e n * 4t h Jerry Kleczka* p romising tax cuts if they are re - would actually be a loan we would 8t h NR 1s t David Wu 5t h Thomas Barrett* elected. But before we let Congre s s make to ourselves from our re t i re- 9t h Nicholas Lampson* pass a tax cut that mainly benefits the ment fund. Eventually we will have to 2n d Kevin Campbell 6t h Thomas Petrie* 10 t h Lloyd Doggett* we a l t h y , we ought to look at two key repay that loan, either through higher 3r d Earl Blumenaur* 7t h David Obey* 11t h Chet Edwards* historical facts. taxes or lower ret i r ement benefits. 4t h Peter DeFazio* 8t h Jay Johnson* 12 t h NR First, one of the reasons the deficit Make no mistake, our budget is in 5t h NR 9t h NR ballooned so quickly under Reagan is better shape now than it has been for 13 t h Mark Harmon PENNSYLVANIA WYOMING that he instituted tax cuts (for the decades. Under Reagan and Bush, the 14 t h Loy Sneary Go v Ivan Itkin Go v John Vin i c h wealthy; workers saw increases in deficit rose nearly every year. In the 15 t h Ruben Hinojosa* AL NR pa y r oll taxes). His “supply-side” eco- past six years under Clinton, it has Se n Arlen Specter* 16 t h Silvestre Reyes* 1s t Robert Brady* DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA nomics was based on the belief that declined every year. Those are re a l 17 t h Charles Stenholm* AL Eleanor Holmes reducing taxes on businesses and dollars. It doesn’t matter what 2n d Chaka Fattah* 18 t h Sheila Jackson-Lee* No r t o n * wealthy people would stimulate the accounting system you use. 3r d Robert Borski* 19 t h Sidney Blankenship GUAM e c o n o m y. Instead, his policies led to But those rosy surplus numbers are 4t h Ron Klink* 20 t h Charles Gonzales double-digit unemployment and deceptive. We are still borro w i n g AL Robert Underwood mo n s t r ous federal debt. money from Social Security in order to Second, the so-called surplus we balance the budget. And when it now enjoy is made up of money from comes time for us to pay that money L-614’s Donovan seeks seat in Social Security’s trust fund. In 1983, back, we may wish we hadn’t bor- Reagan instituted a new accounting rowed so much. ❑ Connecticut’s General Assembly Former Electric Boat Washington, D.C., numerous times to Pr ojected Federal Deficits & Surpluses, 1998-2008 worker runs in 43rd lobby Congress on behalf of workers in In billions of dollars his community. Now he hopes to go to TERRANCE DONOVA N, a 23-year H a r t f o rd to serve that community as 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 member of Boilermakers Local 614 in their elected rep re s e n t a t i v e . G roton, Conn., is the choice of Donovan joined the Boilermakers Budget Deficit/Surplus After Borrowing From Social Security Trust Fund when he began working for Electric 63 80 79 86 139 136 154 170 217 236 251 Democrats to try to unseat Republican Robert R. Simmons in Connecticut’s Boat in 1975. He was laid off by them in Budget Deficit/Surplus Without Borrowing From Social Security Trust 43 r d district, rep r esenting Stonington 1995. If elected, Donovan will focus on -41 -37 -46 -45 1 -10 0 5 44 55 64 and North Stonington. economic development, keeping money in the community, education, So u r ce: Co n g r essional Budget Office Budget Projections, August 31, 1998 As a Boilermaker LEAP c o m m i t t e e ❑ m e m b e r, Donovan travelled to and senior issues. the Boilermaker Reporter 9 Sep • Oct 1998 C O N G R E S S I O N A LS C O R E C A R D How Your U.S. Representatives Voted

Bills voted on in the House of Representatives, Jan. to Sep. 1998 4. Union Reporti n g / C a m p a i g n Finance (Vote #306) – H. R. 2183 against labor for our efforts to speak out 1. Right-To-Organize/Salting The House rejected language that on issues that are important to working (Vote #78) – H. R. 3246 would have re q u i red labor unions to families in the 1996 elections. T h e The House passed H.R. 3246, which report all financial activities by category, Boilermakers OPPOSED the measure makes it harder for workers to org a- imposing on unions burdensome reg u l a - and it was DEFEATED on March 30. nize. This bill prohibits “salting” as an tions no corporations or other member- or ganizing tool, makes single unit bar- For: 163 Rep.; 3 Dem.; 0 Ind. ship organizations have to follow. Th e gaining more difficult, and shifts the Against: 52 Rep.; 193 Dem.; 1 Ind. Boilermakers OPPOSED the measure. National Labor Relations Board’s case It was DEFEATE D on July 20, 1998. cost from the employer to the Board . 3. Most Favored Nation - China For: 148 Rep.; 2 Dem.; 0 Ind. The Boilermakers OPPOSED the bill (Vote #317) – House Joint Res. 121 Against: 72 Rep.; 175 Dem.; 1 Ind. 6. Tax Cut/Social Security but it PASSED on March 26, 1998. Despite China’s continued human (Vote #469) - H. R. 4579 For: 194 Rep.; 8 Dem.; 0 Ind. rights violations and unfair trade prac- 5. Fast Track for NAFTA (Vote #466) The House passed a bill that threa t e n s Against: 20 Rep.; 179 Dem.; 1 Ind. tices, the House failed to pass a res o l u - – H. R. 2621 Social Security by using surpluses in tion removing China from Most The House rejected a measure that the Social Security Trust Funds to pay F a v o red Nation (MFN) status, which 2. Union Dues/Campaign Finance would have given the president fast for $80 billion worth of tax cuts over the gives them favorable trade tariffs. Th e (Vote #83) – H. R. 2608 track authority to extend NAFTA. Th e next five years. President Clinton had Boilermakers SUPPORTED the reso- The House defeated the so-called Boilermakers OPPOSED the measure asked Congress to make Social Security lution to end MFN status for China “Paycheck Protection Act,” which and it was DEFEATED 180-243 on financially stable before voting a tax but it FAI L E D 166-264 on July 22, 1998. would amend the Federal Election September 25, 1998. cut. The Boilermakers opposed the bill Campaign Act to make the use of union For: 78 Rep.; 87 Dem.; 1 Ind. For: 151 Rep.; 29 Dem.; 0 Ind. but it passed on September 26, 1998. For: 210 Rep.; 19 Dem.; 0 Ind. funds for political and legislative activi- Against: 149 Rep.; 115 Dem.; 0 Ind. Against: 71 Rep.; 171 Dem.; 1 Ind. ties more difficult. This bill is ret a l i a t i o n Against: 11 Rep.; 183 Dem.; 1 Ind.

Na m e CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE % Na m e CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE % ALABAMA CALIFORNIA, continued Key to Votes in House Callahan 1st W W W W W A 0% 14% Harman 36th A R W R W W 40% 58% CD – Congressional District (AL – At Large) Everett 2nd W W R W R W 33% 24% Millender-McD 37th A R W A R R 75% 76% Riley 3rd W W R W R W 33% 27% Horn 38th W R R R W W 50% 49% 1 – Right-To-Organize/Salting Aderholt 4th W R R R R R 83% 50% Royce 39th A A R W R W 50% 23% 2 – Union Dues/Campaign Finance Reform Cramer, Jr. 5th R R W R R W 67% 59% Lewis 40th W W W W W W 0% 17% 3 – Most Favored Nation - China Bachus 6th W R W R W W 33% 14% Kim 41st W P W R W W 20% 14% Hilliard 7th R R W A R R 80% 84% Brown 42nd R R W R R R 83% 81% 4 – Union Reporting/Campaign Finance ALASKA Calvert 43rd W W W W W W 0% 5% 5 – Fast Track for NAFTA Bono 44th V V W W W W 0% 0% Young AL R R R R R W 83% 54% Rohrabacher 45th W W R W R W 33% 22% 6 – Tax Cut/Social Security ARIZONA Sanchez 46th R R R R R R 100% 75% ‘98 % – Percentage of Correct Votes, Jan. - Sep. 1998 Salmon 1st W W W W W W 0% 11% Cox 47th W W R W W W 17% 18% Life % – Percentage Right Over Lifetime In Offi c e Pastor 2nd R R W R R R 83% 78% Packard 48th W W W W W W 0% 6% Stump 3rd W W W W W W 0% 11% Bilbray 49th W W W R W W 17% 14% Name in bold type – Republican Shadegg 4th W W W W W W 0% 8% Filner 50th R R W R R R 83% 81% Name in Roman type – Democrat Kolbe 5th W W W W W W 0% 8% Cunningham 51st W W W W W W 0% 14% NAME IN AL L CAPS – INDEPENDENT Hayworth 6th W W W W W W 0% 8% Hunter 52nd W A R R R W 60% 29% ARKANSAS COLORADO Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE % Berry 1st R R W R W R 67% 69% DeGette 1st R R W R R R 83% 87% Snyder 2nd R R W R W R 67% 69% Skaggs 2nd R R W R P R 80% 75% GEORGIA Hutchinson 3rd W W W R A W 20% 22% McInnis 3rd W W W W W W 0% 14% Kingston 1st W W R W W W 17% 22% Dickey 4th W W R W W W 17% 19% Schaffer, B. 4th W W R W W W 17% 19% Bishop 2nd R R R R R W 83% 75% CALIFORNIA Hefley 5th W W R W W W 17% 19% Collins 3rd W W R W W W 17% 16% McKinney 4th R R R R R R 100% 88% Riggs 1st W W W W W W 0% 14% Schaefer, D . 6th W W R W W W 17% 17% Lewis 5th R R R A R R 100% 92% Herger 2nd W W W W W W 0% 5% CONNECTICUT Gingrich 6th W W W A W W 0% 0% Fazio 3rd R R W R R R 83% 78% Kennelly 1st R R W A R W 60% 69% Barr 7th W W R W R W 33% 27% Doolittle 4th W W R W R W 33% 27% Gejdenson 2nd R R R R R R 100% 95% Chambliss 8th W W R W W W 17% 14% Matsui 5th R R W R R R 83% 76% DeLauro 3rd R R R R R R 100% 89% Deal 9th W W R W R W 33% 22% Woolsey 6th R R R R R R 100% 89% Shays 4th R W W R W W 33% 27% Norwood 10th W W R A R W 40% 17% Miller 7th R R R R R R 100% 94% Maloney 5th R R R R R W 83% 43% Linder 11th W W W W R W 17% 6% Pelosi 8th R R R R R R 100% 86% Johnson 6th R R W R W W 50% 38% Lee 9th V V R R R R 100% 100% HAWAII DELAWARE Tauscher 10th R R W R W W 50% 63% Abercrombie 1st R R R R R R 100% 97% Pombo 11th W W R W R W 33% 27% Castle AL W R W R W R 50% 22% Mink 2nd R R R R R R 100% 94% Lantos 12th R R R R R R 100% 92% FLORIDA IDAHO Stark 13th R R R R R R 100% 92% Scarborough 1st W W R W R W 33% 27% Chenoweth 1st W R R W R R 67% 32% Eshoo 14th R R W R W R 67% 70% Boyd 2nd W R W R R R 67% 63% Crapo 2nd A R W W R W 40% 22% Campbell 15th R R W R W W 50% 44% Brown 3rd A R W R R R 80% 80% Lofgren 16th R R W R W R 67% 73% Fowler 4th W W R W A A 25% 14% ILLINOIS Farr 17th R R W R R R 83% 84% Thurman 5th R R W R R R 83% 71% Rush 1st R R W R R R 83% 83% Condit 18th R R R R R W 83% 62% Stearns 6th W W R W R W 33% 27% Jackson, Jr. 2nd R R R R R R 100% 94% Radanovich 19th W W W W W W 0% 8% Mica 7th W W W W R W 17% 11% Lipinski 3rd R R R A R R 100% 80% Dooley 20th R R W R W R 67% 51% McCollum 8th W W W W W W 0% 3% Gutierrez 4th R R R R R R 100% 94% THOMAS 21st W W W W W W 0% 8% Bilrakis 9th W W W A R W 20% 14% Blagojevich 5th R R W A R R 80% 80% Capps 22nd R R W R R W 67% 67% Young 10th W W A W W W 0% 19% Hyde 6th W W R R W W 33% 24% Gallegly 23rd W W R R R W 50% 16% Davis 11th R R W R W R 67% 63% Davis 7th R R W R R R 83% 94% Sherman 24th R R W R R W 67% 69% Canady 12th W W W W R W 17% 11% Crane 8th W W W W W W 0% 5% McKeon 25th W W W W W W 0% 5% Miller 13th W W W W W W 0% 11% Yates 9th A A R A A R 100% 89% Berman 26th R R W R R A 80% 74% Goss 14th W W W W A A 0% 9% Porter 10th W W W R W W 17% 25% Rogan 27th W W W W W W 0% 13% Weldon 15th W W R W W W 17% 14% Weller 11th R R W R R W 67% 35% Dreier 28th W W W W W W 0% 3% Foley 16th W R W R W W 33% 16% Costello 12th R R R R R R 100% 84% Waxman 29th R R R R R R 100% 86% Meek 17th R R W R R R 83% 83% Fawell 13th W W W W W W 0% 11% Becerra 30th R R W R R R 83% 79% Ros-Lehtinen 18th R R R R R W 83% 54% Hastert 14th W W W W W W 0% 5% Martinez 31st R R W A P R 75% 79% Wexler 19th R R R R R R 100% 88% Ewing 15th W W W W W W 0% 11% Dixon 32nd R R W A R R 80% 78% Deutsch 20th R R W R R R 83% 70% Manzullo 16th W W W W W W 0% 5% Roybal-Allard 33rd R R W A R R 80% 81% Diaz-Balart 21st R R R R R W 83% 65% Evans 17th R R R R R R 100% 95% Torres 34th R R R A R R 100% 92% Shaw, Jr. 22nd W W W W W W 0% 11% Lahood 18th R R W R W R 67% 35% Waters 35th A A R R R R 100% 94% Hastings 23rd R R R R R R 100% 89% Continued on page 10 the Boilermaker Reporter 10 Sep • Oct 1998 H O U S E S C O R E C A R D

Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE % Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE % Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE % ILLINOIS, Continued from page 9 MINNESOTA , continued NORTH CAROLINA Poshard 19th R R W A R R 80% 75% Vento 4th R R R R R W 83% 89% Clayton 1st R R R R R R 100% 89% Shimkus 20th R R W R W W 50% 38% Sabo 5th R R R R R R 100% 89% Etheridge 2nd R R W R W R 67% 69% INDIANA Luther 6th R R W R R R 83% 68% Jones, Jr. 3rd W W R W R W 33% 22% Visclosky 1st R R R R R R 100% 86% Peterson 7th R R W R R R 83% 62% Price 4th R R W R W R 67% 75% McIntosh 2nd W W W W W W 0% 8% Oberstar 8th R R W R R R 83% 89% Burr 5th W W R W W W 17% 19% Roemer 3rd R R W R R W 67% 57% MISSISSIPPI Coble 6th W W W W R W 17% 11% Souder 4th W W R W R W 33% 24% Wicker 1st W W W W W W 0% 6% McIntyre 7th W R R R R R 83% 63% Buyer 5th W W W W R W 17% 8% Thompson 2nd R R R A R R 100% 97% Hefner 8th R R R A R R 100% 88% Burton 6th W W R W A A 25% 26% Pickering, Jr. 3rd W W R W W W 17% 13% Myrick 9th W W R W W W 17% 11% Pease 7th W R W R W W 33% 19% Parker 4th W W W W W W 0% 14% Ballenger 10th W W W W W W 0% 9% Hostettler 8th W W R W R W 33% 19% Taylor 5th W W R W R A 40% 44% Taylor 11th W R R W R W 50% 19% Hamilton 9th R R W R W R 67% 62% Watt 12th R R W R R R 83% 86% MISSOURI Carson 10th R R R R R R 100% 77% Clay 1st R R R R R R 100% 92% NORTH DAKOTA IOWA Talent 2nd W W W W W W 0% 8% Pomeroy AL R R W R R R 83% 73% Leach 1st W R W R W W 33% 27% Gephardt 3rd R R R A R R 100% 91% OHIO Nussle 2nd W W W W W W 0% 5% Skelton 4th R R W R W R 67% 67% Chabot 1st W W W W W W 0% 0% Boswell 3rd R R W R W W 50% 30% McCarthy 5th R R W R R R 83% 68% Portman 2nd W W W W W W 0% 3% Ganske 4th W W R R W W 33% 11% Danner 6th R R R A R W 80% 67% Hall 3rd R R R R R R 100% 83% Latham 5th W W W W W W 0% 3% Blunt 7th W W R R W W 33% 25% Oxley 4th W W W W W W 0% 9% KANSAS Emerson 8th W W W W W R 17% 12% Gillmor 5th W W W R W W 17% 18% Moran 1st W W W R W W 17% 13% Hulshof 9th W W W W W W 0% 6% Strickland 6th R R R R R R 100% 94% Ryun 2nd W W W W W W 0% 0% MONTANA Hobson 7th W W R R W W 33% 22% Snowbarger 3rd W W W W W W 0% 0% Hill AL W W W W R R 33% 19% Boehner 8th W W W W W W 0% 8% Tiahrt 4th W W R W W W 17% 16% Kaptur 9th R R R R R R 100% 86% NEBRASKA Kucinich 10th R R R R R R 100% 94% KENTUCKY Bereuter 1st W A W R W W 20% 8% Stokes 11th R R R A R R 100% 89% Whitfield 1st W R W W R W 33% 24% Christensen 2nd W W R W W W 17% 5% Kasich 12th W W R W W W 17% 8% Lewis 2nd W W W W W W 0% 19% Barrett 3rd W W W R W W 17% 8% Brown 13th R R R R R R 100% 92% Northup 3rd W R W W W W 17% 13% NEVADA Sawyer 14th R R W R W R 67% 73% Bunning 4th W W R W W W 17% 19% Ensign 1st W W R R R W 50% 16% Pryce 15th W W W W A A 0% 3% Rogers 5th A W R W R W 40% 28% Gibbons 2nd W W R W R W 33% 27% Regula 16th W R W R R W 50% 27% Baesler 6th R R W R R R 83% 68% NEW HAMPSHIRE Traficant, Jr. 17th R R R A R R 100% 78% LOUISIANA Ney 18th W R R R R W 67% 35% Sununu 1st W W R W W W 17% 6% Livingston 1st W W W W W W 0% 14% Latourette 19th R R W R R W 67% 38% Bass 2nd W R W R W W 33% 8% Jefferson 2nd A A W A A R 50% 83% OKLAHOMA Tauzin 3rd W W W W W W 0% 11% NEW JERSEY Andrews 1st R R W R R R 83% 79% Largent 1st W W W W W W 0% 0% McCrery 4th W W W R W W 17% 6% Coburn 2nd W R R R R A 80% 26% Cooksey 5th A W W W W W 0% 0% Lobiondo 2nd W R R R R W 67% 56% Saxton 3rd W R R R A A 75% 29% Watkins 3rd W W W W W W 0% 0% Baker 6th W W W A W W 0% 6% Watts 4th W W W W W W 0% 8% John 7th W R W A R R 60% 47% Smith 4th R R R R R W 83% 73% Roukema 5th W W W R W W 17% 24% Istook, Jr. 5th W W W W W W 0% 6% MAINE Pallone, Jr. 6th R R R R R R 100% 84% Lucas 6th W W W W W W 0% 8% Allen 1st R R W R R R 83% 81% Franks 7th R R W R W W 50% 38% OREGON Baldacci 2nd R R W R R R 83% 78% Pascrell, Jr. 8th R R R R R R 100% 94% Furse 1st R R W R A A 75% 77% MARYLAND Rothman 9th R R R R R R 100% 94% Smith 2nd W W W W W W 0% 6% Gilchrest 1st W W W W W W 0% 6% Payne 10th A A R R R R 100% 91% Blumenauer 3rd R R W R P R 80% 73% Ehrlich, Jr. 2nd W W R A W W 20% 19% Frelinghuysen 11th W W W R W W 17% 8% DeFazio 4th R R R R R R 100% 86% Cardin 3rd A A R R R R 100% 86% Pappas 12th W R R R R W 67% 50% Hooley 5th R R W R W W 50% 63% Wynn 4th R R R R R R 100% 86% Menendez 13th R R R R W R 83% 86% PENNSYLVANIA Hoyer 5th R R R R R R 100% 84% NEW MEXICO Brady 1st V V R R R R 100% 100% Bartlett 6th W W R W R W 33% 16% Wilson 1st V V W R W W 25% 25% Fattah 2nd R R W R R R 83% 78% Cummings 7th R R R R R R 100% 87% Skeen 2nd W W W W W W 0% 8% Borski 3rd R R R R R R 100% 86% Morella 8th W R W R W R 50% 32% Redmond 3rd W W W R W W 17% 7% Klink 4th R R R R R R 100% 94% MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK Peterson 5th W W W W W W 0% 6% Olver 1st R R R R R A 100% 89% Holden 6th R R W R R R 83% 81% Forbes 1st R R R R R W 83% 56% Neal 2nd R R W R R R 83% 81% Weldon 7th R R W R R W 67% 46% Lazio 2nd R R W R W W 50% 38% McGovern 3rd R R W R R R 83% 81% Greenwood 8th W R W R W W 33% 16% King 3rd R R R R W W 67% 59% Frank 4th R R R R R R 100% 89% Shuster 9th W W W W R W 17% 14% McCarthy 4th R R R R R W 83% 81% Meehan 5th R R W R R R 83% 72% McDade 10th A R R A R W 75% 53% Ackerman 5th R R W A R R 80% 79% Tierney 6th R R R R R R 100% 94% Kanjorski 11th R R W R R R 83% 78% Meeks 6th R R W R R R 83% 83% Markey 7th R R R A R R 100% 89% Murtha 12th R R W R R R 83% 83% Manton 7th R R W R R R 83% 81% Kennedy, II 8th R R R R R R 100% 84% Fox 13th W R W R R W 50% 38% Nadler 8th R R R R R R 100% 92% Moakley 9th R R W A R R 80% 77% Coyne 14th R R R R R R 100% 92% Schumer 9th R R W R R R 83% 75% Delahunt 10th R R R R R R 100% 94% McHale 15th R R W R R R 83% 76% Towns 10th R R W A R R 80% 76% Pitts 16th W W W W W W 0% 0% MICHIGAN Owens 11th R R R R R R 100% 92% Gekas 17th W A W W W W 0% 17% Stupak 1st R R R R R R 100% 84% Velazquez 12th R R R R R R 100% 92% Doyle 18th R R W R R R 83% 65% Hoekstra 2nd W W W W R W 17% 5% Fossella 13th W W W W W W 0% 0% Goodling 19th W W R W R W 33% 24% Ehlers 3rd W R W R W W 33% 14% Maloney 14th R R W A R R 80% 81% Mascara 20th R R R R R R 100% 84% Camp 4th W W W W W W 0% 8% Rangel 15th A A W R R R 75% 74% English 21st W R W R R W 50% 43% Barcia 5th R R R R R W 83% 70% Serrano 16th R R A R R R 100% 83% Upton 6th W W W W W W 0% 8% Engel 17th A R R R R R 100% 92% RHODE ISLAND Smith 7th W W W R R W 33% 16% Lowey 18th R R W R R R 83% 76% Kennedy 1st R R R R R R 100% 92% Stabenow 8th R R W R R R 83% 81% Kelly 19th R R W R R W 67% 35% Weygand 2nd R R R R R R 100% 94% Kildee 9th R R R R R R 100% 86% Gilman 20th R R R R R W 83% 57% SOUTH CAROLINA Bonior 10th R R R R R R 100% 89% McNulty 21st A R A R R R 100% 74% Sanford, Jr. 1st W W R R W R 50% 16% Knollenberg 11th W W W W W W 0% 8% Solomon 22nd A A R W R W 50% 41% Spence 2nd W W R W R W 33% 22% Levin 12th R R W R R R 83% 78% Boehlert 23rd R R W R R W 67% 61% Graham 3rd W W R W R W 33% 22% Rivers 13th R R R R R R 100% 86% McHugh 24th R R W R R W 67% 54% Inglis 4th W W R W R W 33% 22% Conyers 14th A R W R R R 80% 80% Walsh 25th W R W R R W 50% 43% Spratt, Jr. 5th R R R R R R 100% 84% Kilpatrick 15th R R R R R R 100% 94% Hinchey 26th R R R R R R 100% 89% Clyburn 6th R R R R R R 100% 86% Dingell 16th R R W R R R 83% 81% Paxon 27th W W W W W W 0% 5% SOUTH DAKOTA MINNESOTA Slaughter 28th R R W R R R 83% 86% Thune AL W W W W W W 0% 6% Gutnecht 1st W W W R W R 33% 8% LaFalce 29th R R W R R R 83% 81% Minge 2nd R R W R W R 67% 54% Quinn 30th R R W R R W 67% 54% Ramstad 3rd W W W R W W 17% 5% Houghton, Jr. 31st A R W R W W 40% 38% Continued on page 11 the Boilermaker Reporter 11 Sep • Oct 1998 H O U S E S C O R E C A R D

Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE % Continued from page 10 How Your Senators Vot e d TENNESSEE Jenkins 1st W W R W R W 33% 19% Bills voted on by the U.S. 2. Immigration/H-1B Duncan, Jr. 2nd W W R W R W 33% 24% Senate, Jan. to Sep. 1998 (Vote #141) – Senate 1723 Wamp 3rd W W R R R W 50% 30% The Senate passed S. 1723 to Hilleary 4th W W R W R W 33% 19% 1. Union Dues/Campaign amend the Immigration and Clement 5th R R W R W R 67% 57% Finance (Vote #17) – Senate Nationality Act, increasing the number of visas for foreign work- Gordon 6th R R W R R W 67% 68% 1663 Bryant 7th W W W W W W 0% 5% ers, particularly high-skilled On a cloture vote, the Senate workers in the high technological Tanner 8th W R W R W R 50% 46% refused to end debate on S. 1663. Ford, Jr. 9th A R A A W R 67% 76% in d u s t r y . This bill does not prot e c t This bill would have amended the American workers from being TEXAS Federal Election Campaign Act to laid off or replaced by temporary Sandlin 1st R R W R R W 67% 69% forbid the use of union tre a s u r y f o reign workers nor does it Turner 2nd R R W R R W 67% 63% funds for political and legislative re q u i re efforts to find A m e r i c a n for workers’ rights to organize. It activities, including education Johnson, S. 3rd W W W W W W 0% 6% workers before using the visas to would have allowed businesses to and publicizing the voting rec o rd s Hall 4th W W W R W R 33% 22% h i re foreign workers. This bill refuse to hire workers because of of legislators, without first req u i r - their interest in unions, not their Sessions 5th W W W W W W 0% 6% opens the door for incre a s i n g ing each r e p resented worker to conduct. This bill eliminates a law- Barton 6th W W R W W W 17% 14% other types of visas, such as the H- sign a permission form. This legis- 2B visa for skilled craft workers. ful organizing tactic that dates Archer 7th W W W W W W 0% 5% lation would skew the political The bill was OPPOSED by the back to the 1930s only because Brady 8th W W W W W W 0% 8% balance of power in A m e r i c a Boilermakers but PASSED 78 - 2 0 employers are finding it effe c t i v e . Lampson 9th R R W R R R 83% 75% against working families. This bill on May 18, 1998. The motion to stop debate was Doggett 10th R R W R R R 83% 78% was a direct attack on union fami- OPPOSED by the Boilermakers Edwards 11th R R W R W R 67% 69% lies for their efforts to speak out on For: 51 Rep.; 27 Dem. and was DEFEATED 52-42 (a Granger 12th W W W W W W 0% 0% issues that are important to work- Against: 2 Rep.; 18 Dem. t w o - t h i rds majority/60 votes Thornberry 13th W W W W W W 0% 5% ing families in the last elections. we r e needed to cut off debate) on The measure was OPPOSED by Paul 14th W R W R R W 40% 33% 3. Right-To-Organize/Salting September 14, 1998. the Boilermakers and was Hinojosa 15th R R W R R R 83% 81% (Vote #266) – Senate 1981 For: 50 Rep.; 2 Dem. DE F E A TED 45-54 on February 26, The Senate refused to cut off Reyes 16th R R W R R R 83% 81% 1998. Against: 1 Rep.; 41 Dem. Stenholm 17th W R W R W R 50% 33% d e b a t e on S. 1981, a bill which Jackson-Lee 18th A R W R R R 80% 75% For: 45 Rep.; 0 Dem. would seriously erode National Labor Relations Act pro t e c t i o n s Combest 19th W W W W W W 0% 5% Against: 10 Rep.; 44 Dem. Key to Senate V ot e s Gonzalez 20th A A A A R R 100% 78% Smith 21st A W W W W W 0% 3% 1 – Union Dues/Campaign NAM E 1 2 3 ‘98 % L IF E % NAM E 1 2 3 ‘98 % L IF E % Delay 22nd W W W W W W 0% 5% Finance Reform Bonilla 23rd A W W W W W 0% 8% ALABAMA MAINE 2 – Immigration/H-1B Frost 24th R R W A R R 80% 75% Sessions W W W 0% 0% Collins R W W 33% 20% 3 – Right to Organize/Salting Bentsen 25th R R W R W R 67% 65% Shelby W W W 0% 29% Snowe R W W 33% 32% ‘98 % – Percentage of Correct Armey 26th W W W W W W 0% 5% ALASKA MARYLAND Votes, Jan. - Sep. 1998 Murkowski W W W 0% 15% Mikulski R R A 100% 89% Ortiz 27th R R W R W R 67% 69% Life % – Percentage of Correct Rodriguez 28th R R W R R R 83% 80% Stevens R W W 33% 25% Sarbanes R R R 100% 96% Green 29th R R W R R R 83% 78% ARIZONA MASSACHUSETTS Votes Over Lifetime In Offi c e Johnson, E.B. 30th A R W R W R 60% 72% Kyl W W W 0% 4% Kennedy R R R 100% 93% Name in bold type – Republican McCain R W W 33% 7% Kerry R R R 100% 89% Name in Roman type – Democrat UTAH ARKANSAS MICHIGAN Hansen 1st W W W W W W 0% 8% Hutchinson W R W 33% 10% Abraham W W W 0% 43% Cook 2nd W W R W R W 33% 31% Bumpers R R R 100% 86% Levin R R R 100% 75% NAM E 1 2 3 ‘98 % L IF E % Cannon 3rd A A W W W W 0% 8% CALIFORNIA MINNESOTA OREGON VERMONT Boxer R W R 67% 86% Grams W W W 0% 36% Smith W W W 0% 0% SANDERS AL R R R R R R 100% 92% Feinstein R W R 67% 82% Wellstone R R R 100% 71% Wyden R W R 67% 76% VIRGINIA COLORADO MISSISSIPPI PENNSYLVANIA Allard W W W 0% 0% Cochran W W W 0% 8% Bateman 1st W W W W W W 0% 14% Santorum W W W 0% 21% Campbell R W R 67% 48% Lott W W W 0% 7% Pickett 2nd R R W R W R 67% 54% Specter R W A 50% 52% CONNECTICUT MISSOURI Scott 3rd R R W R R R 83% 89% RHODE ISLAND Dodd R W R 67% 79% Ashcroft W W W 0% 7% Sisisky 4th R R R R R R 100% 71% Chafee R W W 33% 36% Lieberman R W R 67% 79% Bond W W W 0% 18% Reed R W R 67% 89% Goode, Jr. 5th W W R W R W 33% 28% DELAWARE MONTANA Goodlatte 6th W W W W W W 0% 5% SOUTH CAROLINA Roth, Jr. W W W 0% 11% Burns W W W 0% 21% Thurmond W W W 0% 14% Bliley, Jr. 7th W A W W W W 0% 6% Biden, Jr. R R R 100% 75% Baucus R W R 67% 50% Hollings R W A 50% 88% Moran 8th R R W R W R 67% 62% FLORIDA NEBRASKA SOUTH DAKOTA Boucher 9th R R W R R R 83% 81% Mack W W W 0% 22% Hagel W W W 0% 0% Daschle R W R 67% 82% Wolf 10th W W R W R W 33% 32% Graham R W R 67% 50% Kerrey R W R 67% 61% Johnson R W R 67% 70% WASHINGTON GEORGIA NEVADA TENNESSEE White 1st W W W R W W 17% 8% Coverdell W W W 0% 18% Bryan R W R 67% 68% Frist W W W 0% 11% Metcalf 2nd R R W R R W 67% 54% Cleland R W R 67% 50% Reid R W R 67% 82% Thompson R W W 33% 18% Smith, L. 3rd W W R W R R 50% 35% HAWAII NEW HAMPSHIRE TEXAS Hastings 4th W W W W W W 0% 6% Akaka R R R 100% 93% Gregg W W W 0% 11% Gramm W W W 0% 8% Nethercutt, Jr. 5th W W W W W W 0% 8% Inouye R W R 67% 88% Smith W W W 0% 11% Hutchison W W W 0% 7% Dicks 6th R R W R W R 67% 73% IDAHO NEW JERSEY UTAH McDermott 7th A R W R W R 60% 78% Craig W W W 0% 7% Lautenberg R W R 67% 79% Bennett W W W 0% 7% Kempthorne W W W 0% 7% Torricelli R R A 100% 89% Dunn 8th W W W W W W 0% 6% Hatch W W W 0% 7% Smith, A. 9th R R W R R R 83% 75% ILLINOIS NEW MEXICO VERMONT Durbin R R R 100% 100% Domenici W W W 0% 14% Jeffords R W W 33% 46% WEST VIRGINIA Moseley-Braun R R A 100% 78% Bingaman R W R 67% 75% Leahy R W R 67% 70% Mollohan 1st R R R R R R 100% 92% INDIANA NEW YORK VIRGINIA Wise, Jr. 2nd R R W R R R 83% 81% Coats W W W 0% 7% D’Amato R A A 100% 62% Warner W W W 0% 14% Rahall II 3rd R R W R R R 83% 86% Lugar W W W 0% 4% Moynihan R R R 100% 57% Robb R W R 67% 68% WISCONSIN IOWA NORTH CAROLINA WASHINGTON Neumann 1st W R R R R R 83% 32% Grassley W W W 0% 7% Faircloth W A W 0% 19% Gorton W W W 0% 18% Klug 2nd W W R W W W 17% 16% Harkin A R R 100% 81% Helms W W W 0% 14% Murray R W R 67% 79% Kind 3rd R R W R R R 83% 81% KANSAS NORTH DAKOTA WEST VIRGINIA Kleczka 4th R R W R R R 83% 72% Brownback W W W 0% 0% Conrad R W R 67% 75% Byrd R R R 100% 96% Roberts W W W 0% 0% Dorgan R W R 67% 82% Barrett 5th R R W R R R 83% 78% Rockefeller R R R 100% 82% Petri 6th W R W R W W 33% 24% KENTUCKY OHIO WISCONSIN McConnell W W W 0% 32% DeWine W W W 0% 36% Obey 7th R R R R R R 100% 89% Feingold R R R 100% 79% Ford R W R 67% 68% Glenn R R R 100% 61% Johnson 8th R R W R R R 83% 81% Kohl R W R 67% 68% LOUISIANA OKLAHOMA Sensenbrenne 9th W W R W W W 17% 16% WYOMING Breaux R W R 67% 71% Inhofe W W W 0% 11% Enzi W W W 0% 11% WYOMING Landrieu R W R 67% 50% Nickles W W W 0% 7% Thomas W R W 33% 11% Cubin AL W W W W W W 0% 8% the Boilermaker Reporter 12 Sep • Oct 1998 L O C A L N E W S L-154 members demonstrate Ho n o r s so l i d a r i t y , win back work

Pins awarded for 40+ years of continuous membership INTL. SECRETAR Y-TREASURER Jerry Z. Wil l b u r n rep o r ts that the following members earned their pins for 40 or more years of membership, June 23 to September 28, 1998: 60 Yea r s Ro b e r t Colt L- 1 5 4 C. W. Cooper L- 5 3 1 Ar nold Erickson L- 1 0 4 John Deluca L- 2 7 A. P. Delgado L- 3 7 An d r ew E. Gayan L- 1 4 Jackie D. Dickson L- 2 7 S. A. Dickerson III L- 3 7 4 N. H. Johnson L- 6 4 7 John C. Dominguez L- 3 7 William Dill L- 8 3 C. C. Lawren c e L- 5 3 1 Bobby R. Dorma n L- 5 8 7 William B. Dixon Jr.NT L Woo d r ow L. Wol f L- 2 7 John J. Dorsa L- 3 7 Ha r ry A. Doak Jr. L- 2 7 Earl Duncan L- 6 6 7 James L. Dodson L- 6 6 7 55 Yea r s Charles E. Ervi n L- 2 7 Ge o r ge S. Duncan L- 6 8 0 Jay B. Bonine L- 1 4 Ed w a r d R. Foster L- 8 3 Bobby W. Eads L- 3 7 4 The solidarity demonstrated by these Local 154 members helped win back work Carl B. Cantner L- 1 5 4 Ro b e r t C. Frazier L- 8 3 Julius Eaves L- 1 0 8 at the Johnstown Mill Project in Pennsylvania. William K. Holt L- 2 9 0 Roy E. Fryff e L- 6 6 7 Ed w a r d L. Eddy L- 6 6 7 J. W. Langham L- 7 4 Mo r ton Halterma n L- 6 6 7 Ed w a r d J. Eichman L- 1 7 7 Local members send but for all of organized labor. The suc- He n r y J. Lemon L- 6 8 0 cess we enjoyed at Bartech, because we Fo r d Hancock L- 3 5 9 Jack Y. Garra r d L- 5 3 1 message – we will not b rought this injustice to light, should Roy C. Marti n L- 5 3 1 Lynn D. Harma n L- 6 6 7 Eldon P. Gold L- 1 9 3 stand by while our work not only remind contractors to honor John Millican L- 1 4 Frank J. Hefley L- 1 5 4 John C. Grov e L- 5 8 7 their agreements, it should most Peter J. Noce L- 2 7 Ri c h a r d L. Heiden L- 1 6 9 John Gualtieri L- 1 5 4 is assigned to other crafts importantly show what can be accom- Thomas M. Parlow L- 2 7 Stanley Hesson L- 6 6 7 Earl E. Gum Jr. L- 6 0 plished by working together and Allen Peterson L- 2 7 IN ADE M O N S T R AT I O N of solidarity, standing united,” said Ven t ro n e . C. H. Hinke L- 1 9 3 Dwight S. Haley L- 6 6 7 the members of Local 154, Pittsburgh , Floyd T. Ramsey L- 8 3 Ve n t rone wants to thank all of the R. H. Hodge L- 2 7 Homer R. Horto n L- 6 6 7 Pa., rallied together to win back work Local 154 members for their partici- O. O. Schumacher L- 6 6 7 Gerald W. Howard L- 1 R. G. Humphrey Jr. L- 2 7 that was being assigned to other crafts. pation, especially the members who Joy T. Smith L- 3 0 Alvin C. Hudgins L- 5 3 1 James C. Hurlow L- 6 6 7 Sending a message to both contractors worked the night shift at Homer City 50 Yea r s Leo J. Hurlow L- 6 6 7 Melvin T. Jamison L- 2 7 and other craft members, the and then came to Johnstown to put in Ke r mel H. Jarrel l L- 6 6 7 Van Kitchen Jr. L- 6 6 7 Boilermakers let it be known that they an additional four to five hours on William A. Adams L- 5 3 1 would not sit back and let others do He r man H. Jorda n L- 6 6 7 Marlon D. Knight L- 3 7 the picket line. “It is this display of Melvin H. Aym a m i L- 3 7 their work. unity and support that is re p re s e n t a- Bobby E. Bannister L- 5 3 1 No r man A. Kelley L- 1 0 7 Marinus Kocken L- 1 2 8 When work they had previously per- tive of our union standing together Raymond W. Baur L- 1 6 9 Homer H. Kessel L- 6 6 7 Roy D. Laabs L- 1 7 7 formed was being assigned to other as a Bro t h e rhood,” said Ve n t rone. He Boyd L. Bonnewell L- 6 0 David E. King L- 3 7 John B. Leisk L- 1 2 8 crafts at the Bartech Industry’s also thanks Intl. Reps. Joe Bazy and John E. Lyo n s L- 6 6 7 Lloyd B. Lemon L- 6 8 0 Johnstown Mill Project, members of Bob Heine, and Local 154 business James W. Bray L- 4 5 5 Local 154 formed a picket line. They Willis H. Brya n L- 5 3 1 Ray N. Mahaffe y L- 6 6 7 Charlie H. Lindsey L- 3 7 agents Tom O’Connor, Dan Quinn, did not go unnoticed. Their display of Sean Murphy, and John Nuccetelli No r man M. Camp L- 5 8 7 John D. McCray L- 5 3 1 Ri c h a r d H. Lloyd Jr. L- 6 6 7 unity and support on the picket line Er nest W. McDavid L- 6 6 7 Wayne H. Love Jr. L- 6 6 7 for their efforts. William G. Carne y L- 5 3 1 won back their work. L-154 Business “This is only the beginning,” Charles W. Coburn NT L Jack McDavid L- 6 6 7 Ge o r ge Lyd i c k L- 1 5 4 Manager Raymond C. Ve n t rone said Ve n t rone said. “We are not going to William A. Edgar L- 3 5 9 James P. Moody L- 7 4 Philip L. Marte l L- 3 5 9 their message was sent and heard, “a stop here, we are prep a r ed to fight any ❑ Willie D. Fergu s o n L- 5 3 1 David Nolan L- 1 Joel C. Mason L- 1 4 significant achievement not only for us, adversity that may cross our path.” Julius D. Gibbons L- 5 3 1 Joe B. Padilla L- 6 6 7 Ri c h a r d L. Massey L- 5 0 2 Mo r ris F. Hanne L- 2 7 Macy M. Parne l l L- 8 3 James F. McDavid L- 6 6 7 D3 6 4 ’ s Noble gets safety award Chas T. Hensley L- 3 0 Le r oy Perkins L- 5 8 7 Fr ed D. Mincher L- 1 4 Ro b e r t C. Hill L- 5 3 1 Dale N. Powell L- 6 6 7 Gerald R. Miskell L- 6 0 43 years on the job with no Ga r rett E. Jones L- 5 3 1 Al f o r d C. Rhodes L- 6 6 7 F. C. Neiggemann L- 6 0 James E. Joyce L- 1 5 4 O. M. Richards o n L- 5 3 1 Otis H. Nicholson L- 2 7 accidents or missed days Ge o r ge S. Medvitz L- 1 5 4 Charles J. Riffl e L- 6 6 7 Charles E. Parsons L- 6 6 7 Joe T. Rudd L- 5 3 1 K. G. Pentecost L- 8 3 ST AN NOBLE(l.), a 32-year member of Willis T. Owen L- 8 3 Local D364, Paris, Ontario, Canada, Elmer W. Phelps L- 2 7 He n r y W. Sealman L- 8 3 Bu r tis H. Perme n t e rL - 5 8 7 receives a safety award from Stouffv i l l e James P. Quinn L- 1 5 4 Le o n a r d G. Seiler L- 2 7 E. L. Poolson Sr. L- 3 7 plant superintendent Ron Graham. Jim Reyes L- 8 3 C. D. Somervi l l e L- 6 6 7 Keith G. Power L- 3 5 9 Noble earned the individual safety Frank W. Robinette L- 6 6 7 H. H. Tas t e rm a n L- 5 3 1 Lynn A. Rawlins Jr. L- 2 4 2 aw a r d by working 43 years on the job with no accidents and no missed days. J. L. Sencibaugh L- 2 7 B. Tol e r L- 5 3 1 Earl J. Reed L- 1 6 6 6 Allen P. Tra h a n L- 5 8 7 William D. Rost L- 2 7 A g g regate Producers’ Association of J. Sencibaugh Jr. L- 2 7 Ontario presented the award to Noble Francis E. Simpkins L- 5 3 1 Wilson Tra h a n L- 5 8 7 William R. Sams L- 6 6 7 for his outstanding safety and health W. H. Zimmerm a n nL - 2 7 Allen White L- 5 8 7 Charles W. Sanker L- 2 7 rec o r d upon his April 1998 ret i re m e n t 45 Yea r s War ren H. Zaph L- 1 5 4 Arlan O. Schlosser L- 2 7 fr om Lafarge Construction Materials’ 40 Yea r s He r man Schultze L- 1 4 6 St o u f fville Pit. ❑ R. C. Ballantine L- 1 5 4 J. C. Sheppard L- 6 6 7 Hollis H. Albin L- 5 3 1 M. D. Beaumont L- 8 3 W. C. Sheppard L- 6 6 7 Louis H. Allen L- 2 7 Troy L. Bennett L- 5 3 1 Ro b e r t Shilot L- 6 6 7 Boilermakers are getting on line Je r ry W. Arth u r L- 3 4 He n r y F. Benson L- 6 6 7 M. Slayton L- 6 6 7 Eddie W. Bain L- 2 7 BOILERMAKER MEMBERS ar e surf- If you’re connected to the internet, Trestis P. Blyzes L- 2 7 Lewis C. Stone Jr. L- 1 5 4 Li l b u r n L. Ballard L- 2 7 ing big-time, these days. Surfing the come visit us at Charles O. Board L- 6 6 7 Joseph W. Suda L- 2 7 internet, that is. ht t p : / / w w w . b o i l e r ma k e r s . o r g Ed u a r do Barajas L- 5 3 1 Al f r ed J. Boerne r L- 1 5 4 Charles T. Tay l o r L- 6 6 7 The International’s web site is getting John H. Barnh i l l L- 6 6 7 You can check out the new web site William E. Boggess L- 6 6 7 Ed w a r d Tem p l e L- 5 8 2 dozens of visitors every day. They for the Boilermaker apprentice pro- J. B. Beckwith L- 5 8 7 check out the latest legislative action La r ry C. Bolls L- 6 6 7 Jack Thomas L- 6 6 7 gram, too. You’ll find that site at Ver non W. Bell L- 6 6 7 bulletin, read up on news of interest to W. E. Bonecutter L- 6 6 7 Oliver A. Thurm o n dL - 2 7 ht t p : / / w w w . b n a p . c o m C. E. Boyer L- 6 6 7 workers, and leave their email Ro b e r t E. Bowling L- 6 6 7 Vincent W. Tus t i n L- 6 6 7 Charles H. Bradley L- 2 7 a d d resses so other Boilermakers can Have a look and let us know what Billy G. Bradford L- 6 6 7 Frank H. Verg e L- 6 8 0 keep in touch. you think. ❑ Carl A. Broo k s L- 2 7 Ri c h a r d E. Bradley L- 6 6 7 Ronald T. Wat e r s L- 6 0 Ronald Brou k L- 2 7 Garlen R. Burto n L- 6 6 7 Charles W. Wed g e L- 6 6 7 Life insurance available for Boilerma k e r s Ha r old S. Brow n NT L Willie E. Bush L- 6 6 7 Rex H. White L- 6 6 7 Clift R. Buxton L- 5 8 7 James W. Cannon L- 2 7 Clyde Wil l i a m s L- 5 3 1 UNION INSURANCE GROUPis now ance reg a r dless of health. No medical Allen M. Campbell L- 6 6 7 No r man G. Carne y L- 5 3 1 K. E. Wil l i a m s L- 6 6 7 allowing Boilermaker members to exam is re q u i red, and there is no G. R. Campbell L- 6 6 7 e n roll in a group life insurance pro- penalty for tobacco use. A c c i d e n t a l Carl F. Carri n g t o n L- 7 4 Bobby J. Wil s o n L- 6 Ray Campbell L- 6 6 7 gram designed for union members. death and dismemberment is included. Lester N. Carte r L- 2 7 John R. Wyland Jr. L- 2 7 Ar dath E. Casto L- 6 6 7 Life insurance policies for up to For more information or to enroll, call Clayton Clark L- 6 6 7 Chester S. ZalnaskyL- 1 5 4 J. A. Cheuvron t L- 6 6 7 $50,000 are available at group rates. Union Insurance Group toll-free at John G. Clark L- 3 5 9 Boilermakers are guaranteed life insur- (888)-200-4545. ❑ the Boilermaker Reporter 13 Sep • Oct 1998 L O C A L N E W S Local 680 raises $1,850 for victim fund in Ontario, Canada Po r t Weller Dry Docks sponsors “Dress Down Fridays,” adds $500 to donation MEMBERS OF LOCAL 680, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, have raised $1,850 for the Fren c h / M a h a ff y Victims’ Integrity Fund through a one- day plant gate collection at Port Wel l e r Dry Docks. In addition to the gate collection, the s t a ff of Port Weller Dry Docks con- tributed $500 to the victim fund over a t h ree-month period of “Dress Down Fridays,” where participants donated to the fund for the privilege of dres s i n g causally on Fridays. Nationwide, Members of the Local 680 Executive Board present a $1,850 check to Mrs. Donna L-680 Sec.-Treas. Mike Latour (l.) and BM Canadians supported the cause on Fr ench for the Fr en c h / M a h a f fy Victims’ Integrity Fund. Pictured, l. to r., are St. Dave Brown display a certificate of April 3, with a “National Dress Down Francis High School Principal Maurice Charbonneau, Dave Brown, Mike Latour, ap p r eciation from the Fr en c h / M a h a f fy Vince Marsala, Mrs. French, Ron Allard, Mike Simons, Earl Craig, Eddy Baker, and Victims’ Integrity Fund in recognition of L- Day for Justice.” fund organizer Greg Kelly (photo by Jeff Clarke). 680’s contribution (photo by Jeff Clarke). The victim fund was established to help defray the $500,000 legal costs of video and audio evidence of such i n c u r red by the families of Kristen horrific crimes to their loved ones. Local One participates in Fr ench and Leslie Mahaffy , whose bru- While the perpetrators receive fre e tally murd e red bodies were video- legal counsel, the families of the victims taped and broadcast on television. The ar e placing themselves on the verge of DAD’s Day events families have taken on a fight to prot e c t financial ruin in order to protect the the innocent. They are battling in court dignity of their daughters. Their effo r t s to make sure no one suffers the pain will benefit future victims and their and humiliation of the public viewing families. (Source: Dock Tal k . ) ❑ L- 6 8 0 / P o r t Weller Dry Docks offer tour

Raising funds for DAD’s Day in a softball tournament are members of Local One, Chicago, Ill., front row, l. to r., George, Gregg, Mike Kavanaugh II, Mark Matelski, Local One Pres. Jack Benz, and Jack Ruby. Back row, l. to r., Zachary Gustafson, John Scott, Local One BM-ST John Skermont, Gary Conboy, and Pat Polick. Members raise money in funds for DAD’s Day. On June 20, the day before Father’s Day, members softball tournament, (some joined by their families) collected collect over $1,800 at over $1,800 for diabetes res e a rc h . INTL. VICE PRES. Alexander “Sandy” MacDonald and Intl. Rep. Stan Petron s k i Participants included Vice Pres. and joined officers of Local 680, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, for a tour of Port fund-raising event Bus. Agent Robert Schwartz and his Weller Dry Docks (PWDD), where they congratulated company officials on the wife Celine, Duane Shue and his son signing of a CSLcontract for three new forebodies. PWDD officials credit Local MEMBERS OF LOCALLODGE ONE, Jo e y , Joe Bogusz and his wife Dorot h y , 680’s negotiation of a five-year labour agreement as “a big factor in obtaining the Chicago, Ill., participated in two fund- Stan Finley, Rich Bartos, Dan Bastick, f o rebodies” and hope the labour agreement “may help secure other new con- raising events for Dollars A g a i n s t Matt Brennan, Jim Martin, Pat Polick, tracts.” Pictured, l. to r., are PWDD Gen. Mgr. Charlie Payne, L-680 Pres. Mike Diabetes (DAD’s Day), raising nearly Dave Kosiek, Jamie Crandall, Lloyd Simons, IVPSandy MacDonald, IR Stan Petronski, L-680 BADave Brown, and $2,000 in what’s become an annual event Wright, Dave Nolan Sr., Art Adams, Syl ❑ PWDD Human Resource Mgr. Ross Serianni. Photo by Jeff Clarke. for the shop and construction lodge. Lopaczynski, Bobby Stewart, Jerry On June 6, Local One joined other Davis, Buzzy Eibel, Tommy Kirkland, Locals One and 1252 attend Haymarket members of the Chicago Building Rus Flagg, Jeff Hartley, and Paul Trades in a softball tournament to raise Gu r gone. ❑ Ma r tyrs monument rededication National historic landmark represents struggle for a just and better world

MEMBERS OF LOCAL1252, Chicago Heights, and Local One, Chicago, Ill., attended a rededication of the Haymarket Martyrs Monument in M a y, when the National Park Service designated the monument a national historic landmark. Seen as a shrine to the Bill of Rights, the monument is a symbol of the continuing struggle for social justice and the American stan- da r d of living. Attending rededication of the Haymarket Martyrs monument are, l. to r., Amy and Colleen First dedicated in June 1893, the mon- Fraley, with their father L-1252 Rec. Sec. Daniel Fraley, UAW L-588 Dist. Comm. Frank Angel, ument is located in Forest Home and L-1252 Pres. Eddie Esteras. Not pictured is Local One Inspector Ben Kosiek. Cemetery in Forest Park, Ill. Sculpted First dedicated in 1893, the Haymarket Martyrs monument was rededicated as a by Albert Weinert who took inspiration pate in a nationwide strike. Chicago police began firing; four were killed national historical landmark in May 1998. f rom the figure, La Liberte, from the had the largest demonstration, with and several were wounded. The legend F rench Revolution, the monument 80,000 workers marching on Michigan of the Haymarket Riot was born. bomb throw e r , but for their public criti- honors the Haymarket martyrs – work- Avenue. Amass meeting in that city’s All across the country, unions were cism of corporate America, which the ers who lost their lives in 1886, while haymarket ended in disaster. Rain raided and the movement for an eight- courts ruled inspired the bomber. supporting the movement for an eight- caused the crowd to dwindle. As the hour workday was de-railed, not to Four were hung, one committed sui- hour workday. last speaker was concluding, 176 police become the national standard until cide, and three were sent to prison; they In May 1886, all workers not yet on o fficers arrived demanding an end to 1935. Eight union members were pros e - we r e pardoned in 1893. (S o u r ce: The Illinois the eight-hour system were to partici- the meeting. Abomb was thrown and cuted, not for aiding the unknown Labor History Society.) ❑ the Boilermaker Reporter 14 Sep • Oct 1998 C O N S U M E R N E W S

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We urge all rep r esentatives, proceedings on behalf families. outside the continental United States. the Boilermaker Reporter 15 Sep • Oct 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 to the Intl. sec.-trea s . ’ s office and extends its heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families. Dick Wim m e r , long-time Boilerma k e r

LODGE & NAME 74 McKeown, Cave J. 16 9 Delikta, Sylvest member and employer, passes away 74 Mudd, Darrell L. 16 9 Fitzgerald, James J. 1 La s k y , Robert A. 83 Flood, Virg i l 16 9 Goodson Jr., Dee $43 million in 1979. He also increased Boilerma k e r 1 Mo r i a r i t y , Pat 83 Ha r ris, Kenneth D. 16 9 Johnson, Homer G. man-hours by directing his focus on steel mill, utility, 5 Glibowski, Stephen J. 83 He r nandez, Jess 16 9 Jones, Emmett ref i n e r y, and automotive work where he negotiated 5 Sebastianelli, Bres c i 83 Lee, Herny J. 16 9 Smith, Leo R. maintenance contracts. Through his leadership, 6 Ar evalo, Joseph C. 85 Frank, Benny J. 16 9 Tarasick, Nick Michigan Boiler flourished, becoming a leader in 6 Br unning, Benjamin E. 85 Ja q u i l l a r d, Howard E. 16 9 Yates, David P. both shop fabrication and the construction indus- 6 Co u r t, Lawrence E. 85 Ma n t e u f fel, Arnold A. 17 7 He l n o r e, Maynard S. tries. A strong supporter of close labor-m a n a g e m e n t 6 Cu r tis, Glenn 88 Jones, W. E. 18 2 Champion, Eugene relations, Dick served on negotiating, ref e r ral, and 6 Drake, Theodore H. 92 Ar rowood, Dave 19 3 Ed w a r ds, Andrew W. ap p r enticeship committees. 6 Glidewell, Kenneth H. 92 Cro w d e r , Ramza 22 2 Bu r ton, Ray J. In 1984, Michigan Boiler was sold, but in 1991, 6 Jensen, LaVer ne E. 92 Dishman, Carl J. 26 3 Ca w t h o r n, Vir gil G. Dick joined his son, Richard Jr., as a consultant at 6 Jones, Arthur W. 92 Gonzalez, Manuel V. 35 9 Bi c k l e y , Steve J. M o n a rch Welding & Engineering where the 6 La n d r y, Alexander R. 92 Ho l d e r , Jimmie M. 35 9 Grandison, Stuart R. Bo i l e r maker tradition continues. Over the last five 6 Mucha, Joseph 92 Jeziorski, Stanley 36 3 Baughman, George L. years, Monarch Welding has been the larg e s t 6 Plevin, George A. 92 Moyle Jr., Kensett 36 3 Cole, Elmer L. Michigan employer of Boilermakers, and Dick’s son, 6 Swank, Claude E. 92 Pe r ret, Albert J. 36 3 Landolt, Leonard 6 Yee, Win g Ri c h a r d Jr., and grandson, Frank, are also members 92 Spoto, Frank 36 3 St a n d e f e r , James K. L. of Local 169. 7 Br own, Joseph H. 92 Staton, Jesse W. 37 4 Charlton, John D. Dick is survived by his wife of 57 years, the forme r 7 Sm a r t, John R. 92 Th u r man, Lige 37 4 Ku p r es, Steve M. M7 Schofield, Aubrey D9 9 Ga r za, Alfred 37 4 Oden, War ren C. RICHARD “DICK” G. WIMMER SR., 77, a Boilerma k e r Jane Cuthill; his son, Richard Jr.; daughter, Marga re t 13 Be rg g r un, Theo B. 10 1 Gibbs, Robert H. D3 8 7 McKenna, Robert member and employer, passed away July 29, 1998. A Mitter; eight grandchildren; and 11 grea t - g r a n d c h i l d r en. 13 Fr ederick, Kassimir F. M1 0 1 Fogt, Arnold F. 44 9 Je a n q u a r t, Alvin H. member of Local 169, Detroit, Mich., since 1939, 13 Jones, Joseph B. 10 4 Aldo, Robert E. 44 9 Voeks, Wallace C. Wimmer worked as a field construction boilerma k e r 13 Smith, Otto 10 4 Ashbaugh, Bill 45 3 Ch a n d l e r , John G. in industrial plants until becoming vice president of L- 5 2 4 ’ s Serrano is 13 Waters, Edward A. 10 4 Beck, Edwin R. 45 3 He n r y, James A. Michigan Boiler & Engineering, Inc. in 1950. This fam- 20 LaMee, Charles J. 10 4 Bennett, Malburn E. 45 5 Drake, Quincy T. ily-owned business had been steadily growing since alive and well 26 Br own, Arthur G. 10 4 Bl a c k m o r e, John E. 45 5 Mauldin, Freddie E. 1918, when Dick’s grandfather, Frank Wim m e r , first DUE TO A REPORTING ERROR, F e d reic Serrano of 26 Br owne, James P. 10 4 Ga r men, Albert 45 5 Pa r tain, William H. st a r ted the small boiler shop in Detroit. In 1949, Dick’s 26 Co n l e y , Gwennion L. Local 524 was mistakenly included in the “In 10 4 Hamilton, Harold D. 45 5 Smith, Fred M. fa t h e r , George Wim m e r , also a Local 169 member, 26 Nease, Sidney J. Memoriam” column of the Jul•Aug issue of t h e 10 4 Ha r oldson, Tor gus A. D4 9 4 Fitzsimmons, Flody became president and brought stability as well as 26 Wilson, Francis E. 10 4 Haws, Merle W. 51 8 Foltz, Irving S. Bo i l e r maker Reporte r . The local has informed us 30 Allman, Everette L. continued growth to the company. that Serrano is alive and well! As Mark Twain once 10 4 Henderson, Ernest R. 52 4 Ha r ris, Alfred In 1969, Dick became president of Michigan 30 Ru r cell, Lawrence S. 10 4 Hughes, Nicholas P. 54 9 Br own, William C. said, “The re p o rts of my death have been gre a t l y B o i l e r, increasing sales from $6 million in 1970 to 37 Davis Jr., George 10 4 Skotheim, Edwin P. 54 9 Co r nelius, Earl M. exaggerated” (Cablegram, 1897). ❑ 37 Lindemann, Jack L. 10 5 Bush, Norman D. 54 9 Fa l v e y , Chas. A. 40 Wilson, Bobby G. 10 5 Wilcox, Samuel R. D5 4 9 Hatten, Ulysses 60 Os t e r man, Homer S1 0 5 Hall, Edward 58 2 Co u r ville, Clement P. 66 7 Be rg e r , Willia, F. 90 0 Daood, Ali H. 16 6 7 Al e x a n d e r , Gladys A. M6 8 Buechel, Sylvester J. 11 0 Da v e n p o r t, Howard L. 58 7 Fifield, Jonathan F. 66 7 Ca rt e r , Jeffe r y A. 10 5 4 Ab n e y , Ver die L. NT L Anderson, Harol d 72 Buck, William O. 11 2 Jackson, Opal J. 58 7 Ho s s l e y , Harry 68 1 Joyce, Robert E. 11 3 0 Sa t r e, Arne P. NT L Ayr es, Tom m i e 72 Casorio, Antonio 11 2 Ja r man, George W. 58 7 Pe r ry, Sam W. 73 5 Peterson, Charles 11 4 7 Stevens, Stanley NT L Ba r num, Johnnie W. 72 Davis, Sam D. 11 2 Williams, Marti n 59 2 Hu n t e r , Charles H. 74 4 Fl e e n o r , Robert L. 11 6 2 Schuppie, Fred NT L Hampton, George 72 Eastman, Raymond A. 11 3 McConnell, William H. 59 2 Turn e r , Edward 74 9 Ce r velli, Abo 12 3 4 Na r dini, Guy NT L Hanks, Oliver C. 72 Hitchcock, Lloyd R. 15 1 Hayden, Michael 59 9 Anderson, George D. 74 9 Phillips, Russell N. 12 4 7 Renda, Frank NT L Hu b b a r d, Maurive C. 72 Johnson, Robert J. 15 4 He p l e r , Cliffo r d O. 64 7 Gipple, Geo A. 80 1 Annibale, Frank 15 9 2 Wea v e r , Carl F. NT L Phillips, Robert C. 72 Trad, Edmond 15 4 Ke e n e y , Kenneth G. 65 6 Cuningham, Eugene 80 1 Zdon, Michael 16 0 0 Lindquist, Wil l i a m NT L Thompson, Kenneth 72 Trojan, Arthur W. 15 8 Br oz, Joseph F. 66 3 Cook, Edwin 89 7 Kabobel, William J. 16 1 8 Athanasapulos, Phillip NT L Too h e y , Coleman

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 .

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2 Wolfe, Tra v i s 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Bo r den, William A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 92 Bracamontes, Daniel A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 9 Evans, William F. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 62 7 De c k e r t, Harley A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Bre i t t e r , Rudolph 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 92 Ho u s e h o l d e r , John H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 9 Goodson, Dee 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 64 7 Pr eston, William H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Br ychta Sr., Benjamin 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 92 Jaquez, Robert A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 9 Kr ynak, Robert J. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 64 7 Wehvila Sr., Uno 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Dy e r , Edward E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 92 Kuhn, George R. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 16 9 Ro b e r ts, Clarence C. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 65 1 Cl a y , Vera H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Ghoston, William E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 92 Sh u b e r t, Joseph B. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 17 5 Yer don, Carl E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 65 1 Hoyt, Edward F. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Koonce, James 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 92 St o c k h o f f, Lawrence E. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 17 7 Pa n z e r , Richard L. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 66 7 Dunlap, Cecil 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 6 Long, Orin D. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 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3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 NT L Maxwell, Wayne A. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 30 Wright, Gordon H. 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 11 0 Wal k e r , Willie Earl 3, 0 0 0 . 0 0 54 9 St o v e r , S. 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Ac c o r ding to an analysis of money from Social Security Gingrich’s tax plan by Citizens for Tax Justice, 60 percent of the advantages OB PETER TO PAYPAUL. The budget surplus exists only fr om the tax cuts will go to the two per- That’s the Republican tax because the federal government has cent of Americans who earn more than strategy. They want to win been borrowing money from Social $200,000 a year. seats in this election, so Security since 1983, when Ronald Those people do not need to rely on R Social Security for ret i r ement. Newt they’re offering tax cuts. They’re say- Reagan began the practice in order to ing that the federal budget surplus is hide his deficit spending. Since then, Gingrich and Bill Ar cher don’t need it; so large everyone in America can get $647 billion has been borrowed from they have a lucrative pension of their a reduction in their taxes. Social Security’s trust fund to pay for own. Their wealthy campaign contrib- It sounds great, but it’s not exactly the ordinary expenses of govern- utors don’t need it. But workers do. tr ue. The money to pay for those tax ment. The CBO projections that show Without Social Security, most workers cuts can only come from one source : a budget surplus over the next ten cannot affo r d to ret i r e at all, much less You r Social Security fund. years are based on the government to ret i r e with dignity. Newt Gingrich (R-GA) won’t tell borrowing another $1.6 trillion from For years, Republicans in Congres s you that. Bill Ar cher (R-TX) won’t tell Social Security. have told us they would be happy to Charles W. Jones you that. The Republican running in As we all know, you can’t keep bor- see Social Security “wither on the International President your district won’t tell you that. But rowing from your ret i r ement fund for- vine.” This tax proposal is just one mo r e step in that long-term plan. We even a brief look at the budget proj e c - ev e r . One day, you’re going to ret i re , go to work anymore, you’re going to cannot let them get away with it. tions from the Congressional Budget and that money has to be there for you. need that Social Security check. If you The GOPtax cut promise is cynical Of fice (CBO) makes it clear. The $647 billion already borrowed will don’t take steps now to counter their and devious. They know that prom i s - The CBO projects a combined budget have to be paid back some day. So will pernicious campaign strategy, that ing tax cuts is an easy way to win surplus of $1.5 trillion over the next ten the $1.6 trillion in projected future bor- check may not be there for you. votes. They know that most people years. But every penny of that surplus is rowings. There are only two ways to Act now. Alert your families, friends, don’t pay much attention to where the fr om the Social Security trust fund. repay those loans: higher taxes and coworkers, and neighbors about this money for tax cuts comes from – or Without using Social Security funds, the lower benefits. Higher taxes for you devious scheme to defraud Am e r i c a n even who benefits most from the cuts. U.S. government will have a combined and your children. Lower ret i re m e n t workers of the ret i r ement security that But we’d better start paying attention. deficit of $105 billion over the next ten benefits for you and your children . Social Security funds provide. Some day many years from now years. That is not my opinion or some The GOPtax plan uses your Social Don’t fall – and don’t let others fall – when your bones ache and your mus- wild guess. That figure comes direc t l y Security ret i r ement funds to pay for tax for the Republican tax cut lie. ❑ fr om the CBO (August 31, 1998). cuts that mainly benefit people who do cles are tired and you just don’t want to

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Local 83 shop members play I look forward to working with Mr. finished the rattlesnake, the toad, and didn’t get any. I walked picket lines in Deem. It seems there are still a lot of the vampire, he had some awful sub- the rain and snow, but for what? I feel major role in Arkansas outage good Boilermakers at Local 667 I stance left with which he made a scab. like my union has let me down when I THE LAST ISSUE fe a t u r ed a Local 69 haven’t worked with yet. Ascab is a two-legged animal with a need it the most. I was a good union job at Arkansas Power & Light’s GRE G ARM A N , L-667 co r k s c r ew soul, a waterlogged brain, a man. I’ve always believed in the union, Nuclear One facility. Members of Local 87.5% appren t i c e combination backbone of jelly and but I don’t think the young 83 (Kansas City, Mo.) are playing a New Martinsville, W. Va. glue. Where others have hearts, he car- Boilermaker has much to look forward ries a tumor of rotten principles. When to when he ret i re s . major role in this job, and for Ar k a n s a s ’ De v e r eaux on out-of-work lists a scab comes down the street, men turn JAM E S E. MOO R E , L-1 upcoming Nuclear Two outage. their backs, and angels weep in Winfield, Ten n . Working for Thermal Engineering SOME OF OUR LOCALSsu f fer from heaven, and the devil shuts the gates to EDITOR’S NOTE: Brother Moore qualified for a small disabil- International’s heater shop in Joplin, time to time, with little to no work for hell to keep him out. No man has a ity pension in 1992, based on hours and contributions from Local 83 members are machining the weeks or months. I have actively been a right to scab so long as there is a pool of 1989 through 1992. When he attains age 65, his benefits will support plates and tube sheets, as well “boomer” (not out of choice), for a few water to drown his carcass in, or a rop e in c r ease to reflect a 60% vested pension due to his break in as other work these outages req u i r e. At years because of that. My comment to all long enough to hang his body with.” se r vice in 1988. All pensioners under the Boilerma k e r - the locals is when we call, at our expense, Blacksmith National Pension Trust (including Brother Moore their Pittsburg, Kan., location, Local 83 These words were penned by Jack as of 1992) have received the following raises since 1990: to find work in other locals, why can’t the members are fabricating the new tita- London many years ago, and they are Ef fective Date % Increa s e BAs or dispatchers at least answer our still true today. October 1, 1990 5. 0 % nium tubed bundle assemblies these question: “Is there any work in your local, outages are using. I am a proud ret i r ed Boilermaker October 1, 1991 5. 0 % when will you need boomers?” Some are and am still an active voting Democrat. October 1, 1992 5. 0 % Both facilities are currently without a October 1, 1993 5. 0 % downright rude to us and few are rea l l y BIL L SIM O N , L-85 ret i re e collective bargaining agreement; yet, helpful. We, the workers, pay their salary; July 1, 1994 2. 5 % Port Charlotte, Fla. No increases in 1995* these Local 83 members are continuing we, the boomers, help their local when October 1, 1996 3. 0 % to put out top quality work even in the they need man/womanpower. L-92 ret i r ee likes to keep up October 1, 1997 2. 5 % face of adversity. Also, why are all the by-laws diffe re n t October 1, 1998 3. 0 % as to signing the out-of-work list (B list)? with Boilermaker news * Due to a poor investment year in 1994, 1995 was the first ROG E R ERI C K S O N , L-83 Pres . year since 1979 that pensioners did not receive an increa s e . Kansas City, Mo. Some locals you can stay on their list by I AM WRITING to let you know just just calling in every 15 days, others you how much I like rea d i n g the Reporter. I L-13 ret i r ee says be skeptical 90s apprentice responds to have to physically sign the book every like to keep up with the Boilermakers 15/30 days. That, in many cases, puts a and all they do and the training that is of campaign prom i s e s letter about pulling fair share real hardship on an out-of-work boiler- pr ovided for us. I have been ret i re d OUR INTL. PRES., Charles W. Jones, REGARDING STEVE DEEM’Sletter to maker needing work, who may be 1500 now for 22 years, but with the Reporter - 2300 miles from a certain local/locals. commenting in the Jul•Aug issue of th e the editor (V37 N4) on the “90s appren - I can keep up with what they are still Boilermaker Reporter, gave us a wise tice.” I’m a “90s apprentice,” inden- LEE A. DEV E R E A U X doing, which to me is very interes t i n g . L-433, Tampa, Fla. and timely warning of the agenda of tu r ed in June 1996. I took the written The Boilermakers always stayed international environmental zealots as behind me in all the jobs, I used to go test and did well on it. Thanks to the L-85 ret i r ee Bill Simon is e x p ressed by those at the Kyoto test I was able to become a “90s appren - up to the hall, but at my age I don’t do Co n f e r ence on world environment. tice,” but there was a catch, I had never pr oud to be a Boilerma k e r much traveling. I am now 87. A pr esidential primary is just arou n d welded before my first 144-hour GEO R G E LEA D E R , L-92 ret i re e IF THE LOCAL568 member (his letter the corner and one of the most extreme of ap p r enticeship class at the hall’s shop. Be l l f l o w e r , Calif. en v i r onmentalists, and an avid booster Thanks to the good welding instruc t o r s ap p e a r ed in V37 N4) does not apprec i a t e his union membership, let him devote all of that conference, will be a front run n e r . at class and the good welders in Local Disabled Boilerma k e r Remember well what he has said in the 667 I work with, I passed my Common his time to nonunion Am w a y . Our health, backs, and feet deteriorate from disappointed by benefits past and consider what he says on the Ar c test within two years by welding in campaign trail with skepticism. class and on the job. honest labor – something an Am w a y AS ADI S A B L E D , ret i r ed Boilermaker, salesman would not understand. ARN O L D SUT E R , L-13 ret i re e As to always picking up my hood, I I would like to know why we are not Gibbstown, N. J. have yet to weld a tube on the job. I get I ret i r ed at age 57 after 30 years as a receiving raises on our monthly my hood when asked to. I’ve been for- Boilermaker with a wonderful pension. checks? I received two percent in the tunate as a “90s apprentice” to have I want to remind him and others that last year, but did not receive any raises Tell us what you think! worked with some good Boilermakers you only get out of our pension and in the three or four years before that. SEN DL E T T E R S TO TH EE D I TO R TO: other benefits what you put into them. in the short time I’ve been in Local 667. What is happening to our money? The Boilermaker Reporter I’ve been involved in a lot of aspects Amember who cannot live on a I was a member for 25 years in our Bo i l e r m a k e r ’s wage is living too high 753 State Ave. Suite 570 of my job – rigging, cutting, chipping, union. I only get $134 per month and Kansas City KS 66101 grinding, bull work, welding, etc. I feel of f the hog, or thinks he is a Republican. no insurance. I have heart prob l e m s FAX: (913) 281-8104 that I carry my end of the load, and This thankless member brings to and sugar diabetes, and my medicine being a “90s apprentice” doesn’t mean mind an article penned by a famous costs me $300 a month. I asked for help E- m a i l : dc a s w e l l @ b o i l e r m a k e r s . o r g that all I want to do is weld. wr i t e r . It is as follows: “After God had when I had open heart surge r y , but I or [email protected]