Vol. 41 No. 5 the Boilermaker Sep • Oct 2002 The Official Publication of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO Charles W. Jones, Editor-in-Chief http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com Reporter http://www.boilermakers.org

IN THESE PAGES Navy commissions USS Shoup Local 693 members Letters to Editor ...... 2 build destroyer at Northrop Grumman WITH A SHOUT of “man our ship and bring her to life,” a crew of about 383 U.S. Navy personnel yelled “aye, aye, ma’am” while running on board to claim the USS Shoup. The ceremony, held June 22, 2002, in Seattle, Wash., officially entered the destroyer into naval service in a tradition that stretches back to the commissioning of the first ship in the Continental Navy. Getting a ship ready for commis- sioning is a process that takes about two years. Some sailors were working on board while members of Local 693, Pascagoula, Miss., at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, were still Training & Education building the destroyer. Intl., Council, and Local programs . . The Arleigh-Burke class guided- SAILORS MAN THE USS Shoup, built by members of Local 693 at Northrop Grumman 4-5 missile destroyer is 509.5 feet in Ship Systems in Pascagoula, Miss. length, with a 59-foot beam and dis- LEAP Issues ...... 6-7 placement of 9,300 tons. Powered by Fairley Jr., and District Lodge 57 BM- employees. The AFL-CIO’s Metal four gas-turbine engines, the ship’s ES Sam May. Trades Department represents the speed can exceed 30 knots. The Pascagoula shipyard opened in shipyard’s workers, with Local 693 rep- Endorsements ...... 8-9 Attending the commissioning were 1938, and is Mississippi’s largest pri- resenting the largest unit since 1939. ❑ Intl. Reps. Dennis King and Warren vate employer, with nearly 11,000 Steward’s Sourcebook A grievance log can help ...... 11 District 5 holds first convention New district will serve members in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi A BETTER FUTURE FOR Boilermakers in the southern Mississippi River basin was the goal when elected delegates from five lodges in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi created the Boilermak- ers Mississippi River District Number Five on August 15, 2002, in Gulfport, Miss. By combining their efforts and Local News working together, the five construction The higher you are, the safer? . . . . lodges in the district expect to increase 13 total man-hours, improve organizing and recruitment, and take advantage of from home and disappoint our Boilermaker closer to home. And cus- the greater efficiency that comes employers and their customers. If work tomers can be assured there are enough through collective effort. is slack at one local, those members will Boilermakers within the district to man The five lodges included in the dis- benefit from the abundant work at one their jobs, regardless of what might be trict are Local 37, New Orleans, La.; of the other locals in the district. Instead happening in any single local. Local 69, Little Rock, Ark.; Local 79, of booming halfway across the country, Lake Charles, La.; Local 110, Hatties- they will be able to earn a living as a burg, Miss.; and Local 582, Baton Continued on page 3 Rouge, La. Work has been erratic throughout this part of the country for many years. Nov. 5 is a critical In the years when work is scarce, mem- bership declines. When work becomes abundant again, the lodge may have election — vote! difficulty manning all the jobs, further adding to the downward spiral. The First elections after 9/1l will racy work unless the candidate with formation of this district is an attempt the most votes wins? to stop the downward spiral of jobs test U.S. faith in democracy The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and and members. RIGHT AFTER the attacks of 9/11, the subsequent anthrax attacks have fright- John Simoneaux (Local 582), who country was swept up in a pro-Ameri- ened and angered Americans. Can we was elected district business manager- can patriotic fever. But that patriotism justify personal freedom when it leaves executive secretary, explained it this has not brought voters to the polls. us so vulnerable? way, “We have had a tough 20 years. In President Bush has done his share to the good days, everyone was making In many states, voter turnout in the primaries has been at record lows. demean democracy. When a military money. Now we are suffocating. We coup removed the democratically have challenges ahead of us. Changes No doubt, American faith in the democratic process has been tested elected president of Venezuela, he said are hard to accept. But we are not back nothing. Later, he publicly called for in the 1960s and 1970s. We have to more in the past two years than at any time in living memory. the removal of Yassir Arafat, the Pales- move forward.” tinian leader elected by an 80 percent Pooling their resources through the The presidential election debacle of 2000 saw Al Gore win the popular vote majority of his people. Can we believe district, these lodges will be able to by more than half a million votes, yet in democracy even when it elects peo- avoid the great fluctuations in available the Supreme Court appointed George ple we don’t like to office? work that force members to boom far W. Bush president. How can democ- Continued on page 8 the Boilermaker Reporter 2 Sep • Oct 2002 LETTERS Letters Good Job! Boilermakers Write to the Editor Letters of Praise from Owners &Employers Sartain is grateful to union Dennis told my dad that he would take care of us. We ended up follow- I JUST WANTED to tell you how ing his wife, Kelly, to their home proud I am to be a boilermaker. I start- where Dennis spent his Sunday after- ed working with the boilermakers in noon fixing our car (with a smile on the mid-1960s. I worked 19 years as a his face). National Transient member. During Dennis did not have to do this, but that time my mother and brother because he was a fellow boilermaker became very sick, and thanks to two from Local 169, he did. Kelly was kind wonderful boilermaker representa- enough to give us anything we needed, tives, I was able to work near home. including a place for my daughter to They were E. W. Smith of the NTL play. I don’t know what we would and Carl Phillips of Local 455. have done if Dennis had not been so In 1986, I transferred into Local 108. willing to help us. It really proved what I worked nine wonderful years out of my dad has always told me about the Holding a $5,000 check for Local 146 apprentice awards, are, l. to r., Dale Green Local 108 before retiring on disability. union and the brotherhood within. of Edmonton Exchanger, Keith Doitson of Shell Caroline, L-146 ABM Cory Boilermakers are the best people in Channon, L-146 BM-ST Dean Milton, Lloyd Skalicky and Don Lenny of Edmonton Thank you Dennis and Kelly for all of Exchanger, and Roger Stillwel of Shell Caroline. the whole world. I love you all. your help; it was appreciated so much. JOHNNIE B. SARTAIN HEATHER (TOBIASON), TONY, AND The summer 2001 deadline for Morris, Ala. MCKENNA ROSS Shell Caroline donates $5,000 to L-146 apprentice program completion of the new generators, a Be proud of slogan deadline viewed by many as unreal- Why do we have to be at the ONCE IN AWHILE, a contractor will istic, could not have been met with- MR. WEAVER(L-599) expressed some mercy of the SSA? write a letter of thanks to a local out the superb efforts of the members discontent with the slogan, “You don’t of 14 labor unions. And no union was I AM A 22-YEAR Boilermaker veteran. lodge for their help during a shut- get what you deserve, you get what down. On occasion, they write a more important or committed to the you negotiate.” I have been having lower back project than the Boilermakers. problems for over 15 years. In Oct. glowing report that gets sent tothe I would give anything to be able to Reporter for this kudos column. But I also want to cite the singular con- say that in my livelihood. I am an NFO 2001, I hurt myself again. I couldn’t tributions of Jerry Connolly, not only walk . They discovered four more Shell Caroline, Shell Canada Ltd.’s dairy farmer. My husband works as a central Alberta operations, took their in providing outstanding leadership boilermaker. There is no reason we herniated discs (outside), along with to Local 5 during the installation of Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis (one thank you to a whole different level cannot make a decent living working when they donated $5,000 to Local the generators, but also in effectively the farm. If the complacent farmers in vertebrae), and arthritis in my back making the public case for construc- and hips. Now I’m sitting here waiting Lodge 146, Edmonton, Alberta, for this country would negotiate as a their apprenticeship awards. tion of these units and other, larger whole, we would get what we for a decision from Social Security power plants in New York state. In before I can get my Boilermakers According to Shell representatives, deserve!Mr. Weaver should be very it is just their way of saying thank legislative hearings, public meetings, proud of the company he keeps! pension. Why do WE have to be at the and other settings, Mr. Connolly has mercy of the Social Security office? you to all the members for their out- SHELLEY MORNEAU, NTL spouse standing performance at a recent consistently set out the need to build WILLIAM R. K RAUSE, L-13 shutdown. clean, new plants to meet future elec- EDITOR’S NOTE:NFO stands for Auburn, Pa. tricity requirements. National Farmers’ Organization. It’s No union was more important Thirteen months ago, Mr. Connolly the closest thing they have to a union, EDITOR’S NOTE: If the Boilermakers- presented to me the American flag as it collectively bargains prices of Blacksmiths pension office conducted than the Boilermakers that had flown over the construction commodities. their own disability evaluations, the site for the first two of the gas-turbine added expense would reduce benefits I AM WRITING to express my appreciation for the extraordinary generators to begin operation. That What about cement workers? to all pensioners. So they accept the remains one of my most memorable Social Security office‘s determination. role played by members of Local 5 I AM A RETIRED cement worker out (New York, N.Y.) of the International moments at the Power Authority. The of Local D50 (Catskill, N.Y.). Years ago, Alabama Boilermakers are Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and flag will be prominently displayed in the Cement, Lime, and Gypsum Jerry Connolly, Local 5’s business our headquarter’s office, along with a Workers Union joined with the proud to be union manager, in the successful comple- plaque, as a constant reminder of tion of the New York Power what we accomplished together. Boilermakers Union. Why don’t we SOME BOILERMAKER MEMBERSin ever read anything about the cement Authority’s PowerNow! Project in Now the Power Authority is Alabama took offense at signs dis- preparing to build a 500-megawatt industry, or about what they are played by Local D208 (Martinsburg, New York City and on Long Island. doing, or what is going on in our area? This project entailed the installa- natural-gas-fueled plant in the W.Va.) during their picket. They read, Borough of Queens in New York All we ever read about is boilermakers. “Scabs are bred in Alabama.” The tion, in a period of several months, of Don’t you care about cement workers? 11 clean gas turbine generators that City. This combined-cycle facility will signs referred to nonunion workers be one of the cleanest and most effi- JOHN R. PETERS Capitol Cement had imported from have supplied a total of about 450 Saugerties, N.Y. megawatts of urgently needed addi- cient power plants in the city’s histo- Alabama to bust the local. Alabama’s ry. As with the gas turbines, we look Boilermaker members want everyone tional generating capacity. The gas EDITOR’S NOTE: We publish what turbines have been essential in keep- forward to working closely on this to know that plenty of Alabamans are project with Mr. Connolly and his we get from members, local lodges, proud to be union! ing the lights on in the city and on and officers and staff. If you want to Long Island, both this summer and Local 5 members. We know that they have a story in the Reporter, send us last, and have also provided signifi- will again do the Boilermakers proud. the information. Got something to say? cant economic and environmental EUGENE W. ZELTMANN, pres. & CEO benefits at other times of the year. New York Power Authority A lesson on brotherhood WE WELCOME LETTERS on topics of interest to our members and their ON AUGUST 18, 2002, I finally families. Keep it short and sweet. The Boilermaker Reporter is the official publi- learned what the brotherhood of a Avoid profanity and personal attacks. the Boilermaker cation of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, union is all about. Forgers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO. It is published My husband, 18-month-old daugh- bimonthly to disseminate information of use ter, and I were driving to our home in and interest to its members. Submissions from Reporter members, local lodges, and subordinate or the Boston area after visiting my par- affiliated bodies are welcomed and ents in Muskegon, Mich. We left early Sep • Oct 2002 Vol. 41 No. 5 encouraged. This publication is mailed free in the morning and stopped for gas at Charles W. Jones, International President of charge to active members and retired 9:30 a.m. in Port Huron. and Editor-in-Chief members holding a Retired Members Card. As we pulled off the exit, our brakes Jerry Z. Willburn,Intl. Secretary-Treasurer Others may subscribe for the price of $10 for started to grind. Since it was Sunday three years. Standard Mail (A) postage paid International Vice Presidents at Kansas City, Kan., and additional mailing morning, there were no gas stations Lawrence McManamon, Great Lakes offices. ISSN No. 1078-4101. open with mechanics working. We Michael S. Murphy, Northeast POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: found a Sears, but they did not work Newton B. Jones, Southeast The Boilermaker Reporter George Rogers, Central on brakes on Sundays. 753 State Avenue, Suite 565 I called my dad, Dwight (Toby) SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don Lacefield, Western States Kansas City, KS 66101 Tobaison, a member of Local 169. He The Boilermaker Reporter Richard Albright, Western Canada (913) 371-2640; FAX (913) 281-8104 called Local 169 President Tony Alexander MacDonald, Eastern Canada Web sites: IBB.workingfamilies.comand www.boilermakers.org 753 State Ave. Suite 570 Jim Hickenbotham, At-Large PUBLICATION AGREEMENT No. 40010131 Jacobs, who in turn gave him the Kansas City KS 66101 names of a couple of boilermakers Othal Smith Jr., At-Large FAX: (913) 281-8104 Editorial staff who lived in the area. Printed in the U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] Donald Caswell, Managing Editor My dad called Dennis Bishop, an or [email protected] apprentice whom he never had met. Carol Dillon, Asst. to the Managing Editor A prize-winning newspaper http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2002 3 NEWSMAKERS L-483 members win back-pay at Joy Mining ALJ rules company should reinstate strikers when they uncondi- The National Labor Relations Board On August 16, the company threat- have rehired workers even tionally offer to return, even if that was represented by Christal Key. ened workers with permanent transfer though it had moved work means firing the replacements. Joy Technologies manufactures deep of the clutch and brake work to another According to Boilermakers Intl. Rep. mining equipment, machines that bore facility — a second ULP —and did, in LOCAL 483 MEMBERS won a major Jim Pressley, the company had devel- into coal seams or slice coal from the fact, begin moving work to other victory in their dispute with Joy Tech- oped their negotiating strategy several wall of a seam. Local 483 members at plants. When the workers made an nologies, Inc., when Administrative months prior to the expiration of the the company’s Mount Vernon plant unconditional offer to return to work Law Judge (ALJ) David L. Evans ruled agreement. He said, “Their strike con- repair these machines, which can on Sept. 10, the company committed a that the company owes 160 Boilermak- tingency plan could have been devas- weigh up to 100 tons and cost millions third labor law violation by refusing to ers an estimated $4 million in back-pay tating. However, this ALJ’s decision of dollars. reinstate striking workers. because they illegally refused to rein- will give companies reason to pause The Mount Vernon facility includes Joy used the excuse that they had state employees participating in an before attempting to carry out such Joy’s “Brake and Clutch Center of already shipped the work to other unfair labor practice (ULP) strike after strategies and will strengthen and Excellence,” where brakes and clutches plants. Evidence showed that in many the employees made an unconditional encourage union solidarity efforts.” for these machines are repaired. Repair cases the work had not yet been started offer to return to work. work is a big part of Joy’s business. on equipment shipped to other plants. This decision is noteworthy because Ruling lifts members’ morale Because repairs must be made quickly The Boilermakers union filed charges the ALJ held that the company must to get the equipment back on the job, with the National Labor Relations reinstate the workers, even though they LOCAL 483 PRESIDENT Bill Staggs Joy’s employees often work overtime. Board on all three ULPs. On July 12, had already moved the work to other said, “This ruling gave our members a However, the contract has always stip- 2002, ALJ Evans ruled for the Boiler- facilities. When workers engage in a big lift that we needed to continue ulated that overtime is voluntary. makers on all charges, ordering the ULP strike, the company must reinstate negotiating with this company. I want On March 17, 2001, the most recent company to rescind the mandatory them as soon as they make an uncondi- to thank Intl. Pres. Charles W. Jones for contract expired with the company and overtime policy, reinstate all of the tional offer to return. Joy Technologies supporting our efforts and give a spe- the union still unable to agree on new employees who had offered to return to had argued that they had already cial thanks to Intl. Rep. Jim Pressley and terms. Local 483 members continued to work, and to “make the unit employees moved the work to other plants, so they (Blake & Uhlig attorney) Mike Manley work, but refused offers of overtime. whole” for any wages they lost because would reinstate the strikers as new for their help. We couldn’t have done it On August 2, 2001, the company of the company’s illegal action. work came in. without them.” established a mandatory overtime pol- Joy Technologies is appealing the But ALJ Evans held that the company IR Pressley also credited the team icy without negotiating with the union. ALJ’s decision. should assume the risk for moving the effort, saying, “This victory had all the Workers who refused overtime were The Boilermakers union has repre- work out of the plant and that strikers ingredients required to make the Boil- subject to discipline. On August 8, the sented employees of Joy Technologies “who were the victims of [Joy’s] unfair ermaker Solidarity strategy successful: Boilermakers started a ULP strike to workers at their Mount Vernon, Ill., labor practices should not be required The commitment and support of Intl. protest the company’s illegal action. facility since 1978. ❑ to suffer” because they engaged in pro- Pres. Jones and IVP Larry McMana- tected action against the company. In mon; training and input from Dir. of his ruling, Evans said that the company Collective Bargaining Services Len had “created its own dilemma” and Beauchamp; Mike Manley’s legal guid- Bush okays importing that employees at their other locations ance; the leadership of the Lodge 483 where the work was sent “are properly officers and negotiating committee; electricity from Mexico viewed as replacements.” and the most crucial element, the During a ULP strike, companies may patience and discipline of the members Mexicali Plant will sell The only people Bush’s Energy use temporary replacements, but must of Lodge 483.” Department consulted about the pro- electricity to California posed Mexicali power plants were the IN THE 1980s, President Reagan estab- corporations who will make millions at the expense of American workers and lished the maquiladora system that District 5 convention allowed Mexican factories near the U.S. the environment. border to sell their products in the U.S. without paying tariffs. Since then, hun- U.S. workers lose two ways dreds of U.S. factories have shut down BUILDING POWER plants in Mexico and moved to Mexico, putting millions that export their power to the U.S. is a of Americans out of work. double whammy for U.S. workers and Now President Bush has issued spe- taxpayers, according to Boilermakers cial permits for “energy maquiladoras” Legislative Director Ande Abbott. in Mexico —power plants built in Mex- “These plants export jobs and import ico for the specific purpose of selling pollution,” he said. “Not only do we electricity to the United States. lose the construction and maintenance The first one is being built by Inter- jobs, but we lose control of the power Gen in Mexicali, Mexico, four miles supply for one million homes in Cali- from the U.S. border. It will use natural fornia. They can shut down or raise gas from Texas and will sell electricity prices at will. Nothing they do will be Mississippi River District Lodge officers include, l. to r., BM-ES John Simoneaux, Pres. to California. subject to U.S. laws.” James Anderson, Vice Pres. Tommy Hebert, Trustee Mark Stracener, Rec. Sec. & This plant is “what free trade is all Because Mexico has no right-to- Trustee David Simmons, and Trustee Bill Cason. about,” an InterGen spokesperson told know laws, the power plants were the New York Times. under construction before anyone had Continued from page 1 But environmentalists and labor an opportunity to review the plans. unions in Mexico and the U.S. have a Even if they had known about them, International Vice President for the different name for it. there would have been no legal or polit- Southeast Newton B. Jones said that by U.S. Representative Bob Filner (D- ical mechanism to stop the plants. uniting as a district, these locals will Calif, 50th) calls it “environmental InterGen concedes that their Mexicali become stronger individually. They imperialism.” He explained that “the plant does not meet California’s pollu- will not lose their local identity, but will Border Patrol has not yet figured out tion standards and would not be become part of a stronger whole. “Each how to stop air pollution.” licensed on this side of the border, even of your locals is a tight-knit group,” he Although it is within walking dis- though more than half of its power will told the delegates. “What the district tance of the U.S. border, the InterGen go to California. builds for us is an even tighter knitting, plant is being built under Mexico’s lax A second Mexicali plant, being built so we will be able to respond to the environmental laws. It will pollute the by Sempra, will emit one-tenth as market and get back some of the work air in California’s Imperial Valley, but much pollution, largely because it is we’ve lost.” citizens of Imperial Valley have no being built to meet California’s emis- In addition to John Simoneaux, the voice in how the plant is constructed, sion standards. Though cleaner than John Simoneaux (Local 582, Baton and they will be unable to collect any convention elected the following dis- Rouge, La.) was elected district business InterGen’s plant, the Sempra plant will trict officers: James Anderson (Local manager/executive secretary. damages for the pollution. also pollute the Imperial Valley. And 582), president; Tommy Hebert (Local Steve Birdsall, director of the Imper- because they built it in Mexico, the 37), vice president; and Mark Stracener regarding the bylaws and referral rules ial County Air Pollution Control Dis- company will not have to pay Califor- (Local 79), Bill Cason (Local 69), and for the new district. They worked hard trict, estimates the InterGen plant will nia to offset the pollution it creates. David Simmons (Local 110), trustees. to find language for the bylaws and send more than 3,800 tons of pollutants All 600 megawatts of the Sempra After the officers were installed, the referral rules that all the delegates a year into the air. He criticized Inter- plant’s electricity will be sold to Califor- trustees met and chose David Simmons could live with. Gen for ignoring California standards. nia. Combined, the two plants will gen- as recording secretary. Local 26 Bus. Mgr. Douglas (Bubba) “They are the epitome of corporate erate enough electricity for more than Delegates from these five lodges met Robbins and Local 74 Bus. Mgr. Ron arrogance,” he said. one million California homes. in Gulfport to do committee work, Keck attended the convention as The Bush administration has been Ernesto Martens, Mexico’s energy Aug. 12-14, 2002. These committees set observers. They were picking up point- criticized for developing their energy secretary, says these plants will be the the stage for the convention, making ers for when they help lodges in their policy in secret, but that hasn’t stopped first of many built in Mexico specifi- many important and difficult decisions areas form districts in the near future.❑ them from cutting back-room deals. cally to provide power to the U.S.❑ http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter 4 Sep • Oct 2002 TRAINING & EDUCATION Local leaders attend School for Workers 45th annual summer Instructors include professors from the School for Workers, International training institutes draw 67 Brotherhood staff members, and repre- local lodge leaders sentatives from the national funds office. Classes are held at the Friedrick ENROLLMENT IN THE Interna- Center on the shore of Lake Mendota at tional’s annual summer training insti- the University of Wisconsin. Attendees tutes nearly doubled in 2002, despite listen to lectures, view training films, the fact that the Construction Institute participate in class discussions, and was not part of the program this year. role-play various parts of the grievance In 2001, class enrollment may have and arbitration procedures. been low because the International held Members attending the Basic Insti- its 30th Consolidated Convention that tute, July 14-19, included Intl. Rep. summer. But the increase in 2002 is Anthony W. Palmisano; William F. most likely a result of local lodge elec- Finnegan Jr. of Local 5, New York, N.Y.; tions, which were held this year and James W. Banford Jr. of Local 13, School for Workers — Basic Class every three years. Philadelphia, Pa.; Donald E. Thurmond Sixty-seven local lodge leaders of Local 27, St. Louis, Mo. attended the International’s 45th annual Wilbur F. Brown Jr. and Joseph D. summer training institutes, compared Howell of Local 45, Richmond, Va.; to 35 attendees in 2001. Held at the Uni- Gerald Bullock of Local 85, Toledo, versity of Wisconsin School for Workers Ohio; David Lanciano and Ronald D. in Madison, Wis., these classes provide Weaver of Local 88, Essington, Pa.; Bob a wealth of important knowledge and Henson and Mikell W. Robinson of skills to help local lodge officers and Local 108, Birmingham, Ala. stewards serve their members. Daniel Longoria and Larry Seger Jr. Thirty-eight members participated in of Local 374, Hammond, Ind.; Terese the Basic Institute, July 14-19; 29 mem- Broeckert, Carol Dallman, Greg Lar- bers attended the Advanced Institute, son, and Craig Sprang of Local 443, July 21-26. The Construction Institute Manitowoc, Wis.; James Hebbleth- was not held at the School for Workers waite, Tommie B. Murray, and Steven this year. Instead, 17 new construction R. Price of Local 482, Wood River, Ill.; lodge business managers were invited Terry A. Kickbusch and Gary L. Veeser to attend a week-long educational pro- of Local 487, Kewaunee, Wis. gram designed specifically for the con- Newton High and Jim McClain of School for Workers — Advanced Class struction lodge leader in Kansas City, Local 650, Lake City, Minn.; James P. July 29-August 2 (see July-Aug issue). Culbertson of Local 656, Chattanooga, Those attending the Advanced Insti- Richard Geniesse, Steve Gromala, Each year, Basic Institute classes offer Tenn.; Chris Howarth and Kenneth D. tute, July 21-26, included Michael J. Richard Kanitz, Louis Neilio, and Mike a weeklong course of study on the prin- Rich of Local 802, Chester, Pa. Fogarty, John Johndrow, and Kevin Tanguay of Lodge 696, Marinette, Wis.; ciples of collective bargaining, contract Dave Adamson, Jerry L. Dobbins, Sharland of Lodge 29, Boston, Mass.; Andre deLaGrange, Billy A. Leavell, administration and grievance han- and Robert Joseph Jr. of Local 900, Bar- Jim Calouette, Michael Card, D. Frank and James F. Rose of Lodge 900, Barber- dling, labor history, occupational safety berton, Ohio; Lonnie R. Farnsworth Golden, James Kaffenberger, and ton, Ohio; Ken Carver and Dave Gill of and health, communications, public and Terry M. Krafft of Local 1012, Richard N. St. John of Lodge 169, Lodge D209, Speed, Ind.; and Dave relations, and political action. Cumberland, Md. Detroit, Mich.; Marlin McCurdy of Borths, Carl Johnson, and Joyce Winter The Advanced Institute, for those Ken Carver and Dave Gill of Local Lodge 242, Spokane, Wash.; Barry of Lodge S699, Menominee, Mich. individuals who have previously D209, Speed, Ind.; Shawn R. Putman Berglan, Brian Brooks, Dave Smith, and For more information on training attended a Basic Institute, covers arbi- and Bruce L. Wood of Local D480, Tom Stevens of Lodge 357, Peru, Ind.; programs sponsored by the Interna- tration preparation and presentation, Charlevoix, Mich.; and Joyce Allgeyer Earlene Meneskie of Lodge 374, Ham- tional, contact the Research and Collec- topics in collective bargaining, labor and Joyce Winter of Local S699, mond, Ind.; Marchall C. Stork of Lodge tive Bargaining Services department at law, and political action. Menominee, Mich. 693, Pascagoula, Miss. International headquarters. ❑ L-40 completes 17th year of training National program shares history with that of Kentucky Local Lodge 40 FOR 17 YEARS,Local 40, Elizabeth- town, Ky., has offered classroom train- ing for its apprentices and journeymen. And in December 2002, their new class- room building and the expansion of their welding shop will be complete. The history of Local 40’s educational program crisscrosses with that of the Boilermakers National Apprentice- ship Program (BNAP), as two of its national coordinators are former busi- ness managers of Local 40 — Dan Everett and Pat Smith. Local 69 apprentices Local 40 started its training program while Everett was in office in 1985. They based it on an apprentice and journey- complete second year man upgrade training program created Members continue to He also credits four Local 69 members by Resource Systems International and ABOVE: Todd Miller and Josh Harris, for the apprentices’ success in the hands- later purchased by the International. third-year apprentices, perform Mig excel in classroom, on training. Following the classroom ses- The Bureau of Apprenticeship and welding at Local 40’s training facility. hands-on training sion, Local 69 members Mark Tucker, Training approved the 576 hours of ABOVE RIGHT: Local 40 apprentices will Bill Cason, Frank Brown, and Don Mock curriculum, which is divided into 297 spend 297 hours in the classroom and TWENTY-ONE APPRENTICES of conducted a 50-hour weld class. classroom hours (52 percent) and 279 279 hours on hands-on training before Local Lodge 69, Little Rock, Ark., fin- “These members took time out of hours of hands-on training (48 per- they can become journeymen. ished their second year of classroom their busy schedules to provide the cent). Local 40’s program closely fol- and hands-on training, scoring a class apprentices the necessary skills to learn lows that of the national training Smith have been with the program average of 91.4 percent. or improve their weld procedures,” center’s, and includes 120 classes cover- since it was created in 1985. Graduate Local 69 BM-ST Don Jones credits the said Jones. “Proof of this was shown at ing 19 different subjects. apprentices of Local 40 have won the Southeastern Area Joint Apprentice- the Common Arc testing held two Today, Asst. Bus. Mgr. Joe Medley national apprentice award once, and ship Committee (SAJAC) and SAJAC weeks later. Out of 19 second-year coordinates Local 40’s program. Local the Southeast Area Joint Apprentice instructor Mike McClusky for the apprentices who participated, 12 40 instructors Terry Barnes, Jeff Everly, Committee’s Paul D. Wedge Award apprentices’ high grade-point average passed the Common Arc testing. This is Rick Hope, Billy Kouns, and Dwain seven times. ❑ by providing the class with the neces- a 72 percent pass rate for second-year Smith teach the classes. Barnes and sary materials and instruction. Local 69 apprentices.” ❑ http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2002 5 TRAINING & EDUCATION Industrial councils sponsor training

RESEARCH DIRECTOR LENBeauchamp conducts a class on duties of a local lodge OFFICERS OF TENlocal lodges attend a workshop on the duties of a secretary- president for members of the Great Lakes Area Industrial Council #1. treasurer, August 2, 2002, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ONE GREAT ADVANTAGEfor local July 29 session, assisted by Intl. Rep. reports, a local lodge bookkeeping sys- Local D533, Hagerstown, Md.: Local lodges who unite to form industrial Howard Cole. Two Department of tem, quarterly audits, and government 151, Erie; Local D173, Wampum; Local councils is the increased opportunity Labor representatives led a session on reporting forms. 295, York; Locals 397 and 398, East for training of local lodge leadership. duties of a secretary-treasurer. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Key- Stroudsburg; Local 648, Fulllerton; Lodges in the Great Lakes Area GLAIC#1 affiliated lodges include stone Industrial Council, the workshop Local 802, Chester; Local 906, Donora; Industrial Council #1 and Pennsylvania Locals M6, M10, D12, M24, M45, D81, was attended by representatives of the and Local 2000, Chester. ❑ Keystone Industrial Council recently M94, M114, 158, 357, 524, 1162, 1234, following affiliated lodges, as well as availed themselves of this advantage. 1239, 1240, 1247, 1255, 1509, 1600, 1652, and 1703. Great Lakes Area Industrial Local 237 members Council #1 holds program for Pennsylvania Keystone local lodge officers Council holds seminar on duties of secretary-treasurer learn orbital welding FOLLOWING THE 2002 elections of local lodge officers, the Great Lakes ON AUGUST 2, 2002, representatives Area Industrial Council #1 (GLAIC#1) from ten lodges met at Local 154, held a one-day local lodge leadership Pittsburgh, Pa., to attend a workshop seminar for the presidents and secre- on the duties of a local lodge secre- tary-treasurers of its affiliated lodges. tary-treasurer. Len Beauchamp, director of the Conducted by Internal Auditor Research and Collective Bargaining Bryan King, the workshop covered Services department, conducted the retention of records, membership Construction Division discusses jurisdiction Workshop addresses national & local issues, and disability insurance

REPRESENTATIVES FROM 67 LOCAL 237 MEMBERS learn how to use a “D-Head” during a class on orbital welding. Construction Division lodges met in Durango, Colo., for a jurisdictional Members learn how to and experienced welders to those con- workshop, August 20-23, 2002. tractors that use this type of specialty Intl. Pres. Charles W. Jones opened use specialty equipment equipment,” said Local 237 BM-ST the four-day meeting reminding the IT TAKES NUMEROUS hours of Anthony DeFrancesco Jr. delegates that “this workshop is a Thanks to the Northeast Area welding training to become proficient direct result of 1996 convention action in adjusting programs, perimeters, Apprenticeship Program, which pro- that calls for educational programs for vided the equipment, Local 237 is able and making the necessary corrections construction lodge representatives.” needed when fit-up and tolerances to offer these classes to both appren- He discussed problems he foresees tices and journeymen. Construction Division Dir. Dale Branscum vary. That’s why members of Local with a national Building Trades agree- 237, in Hartford, Conn., are taking a Training includes learning the correct ment, which he has refused to sign. leads a discussion on craft jurisdiction. use of a “D-Head,” a weld head that is class on orbital welding. “Dale (Construction Division Director “Our goal is to provide fully-trained powered by a Magnatechs, Pipemaster Dale Branscum) and I met in Mike DiCicco, Branscum’s assistant, Model 510 power supply. ❑ Washington, D.C., to point out how discussed changes to the National this agreement could be used by one Construction Agreement. craft to raid another craft. And now six Representatives of Local 146, or seven other crafts are supporting the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, talked Local 108 conducts Boilermakers’ position, something that about jurisdiction strategies they used doesn’t happen too often,” said Jones. to secure assignments on a supercriti- training in new center Branscum then provided an update cal boiler job. on jurisdictional issues with the Iron Bill Loweth, of Employee Benefit First-year apprentices Jr. in conducting the class, June 3-12, Workers and Pipefitters unions. He Systems, Inc., reviewed a proposed excel in classroom 2002. Brasher and McCloud completed also outlined beneficial changes that new Sick and Accident Non- their apprenticeship instructor course Occupational Disability Program that could come if the Building Trades TWENTY-EIGHT apprentices of Local at the International’s national training Dept. accepts agreement changes sup- has been designed specifically for the center in September 2001. construction Boilermaker. ❑ Lodge 108, Birmingham, Ala., began ported by the Boilermakers. their first year of training at Local 108’s The first-year classroom curricu- lum includes first aid and CPR train- new facility, scoring a class average that impressed both their instructors ing, safety orientation, mathematics, wire ropes, blueprint reading, rig- and Local 108 BM-ST John Helvin. “The apprentices were eager to learn ging and rigging safety, weld theory, mechanical drawing, boiler steam cir- and receptive to all the information we provided. It clearly showed that the culation, and drug awareness. The apprentices will soon begin the instructors and students were doing their part when the grades were tallied next phase of their training — 50 hours of hands-on welding, oxyfuel burning, for a class average of 94.3 percent,” said Helvin. “We are awfully proud of our tube preparation, and fitting. They will be the first class to utilize Local 108’s apprentices and the fine job that all the instructors did.” new training facility, which features nine welding booths and all the state- Mike McClusky, an instructor from the Southeast Area Joint Apprentice- of-the art equipment these new mem- ship Program, joined Local 108 instruc- bers will need to learn to become field ❑ L. TO R., LOCAL 146 BM-ST Dean Milton, ABM Cory Channon, AIP Dwight Harris, and IR tors Roger Brasher and Carl McCloud construction boilermakers. John Rowe discuss the Genesee Phase 3 markup for a super critical Benson boiler. http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter 6 Sep • Oct 2002 LEAP ISSUES Send corporate coddlers a pink slip Candidates who ignore family needs and give money-grab, it would actually make ers in those offices are currently union such abuses easier. The Senate has not members, while the other 120,000 are in to corporate greed should be sent packing yet acted on this bill. protected by civil service laws. Bush ●A Homeland Security Department claims he needs to bust those unions IN THE PAST TWO years, Congress into the rest of South America. NAFTA bill that deprives workers of union and take away the workers’ civil serv- has not been kind to working families. has resulted in the loss of millions of and civil service protections. Passed by ice protections in order to use the Just take a look at a few of the many good-paying manufacturing jobs in the the Republican-controlled House of department effectively. ways this Congress has tried to help U.S. Now Bush wants to expand it Representatives, this bill has stalled in But union membership didn’t keep corporations at the expense of workers: throughout the rest of the hemisphere, the Senate because Senate Democrats firefighters, police, and rescue person- ● Elimination of the alternative mini- and our pro-business Congress has want to put in language that would nel from rushing into the World Trade mum tax for corporations, resulting in given him the tools he needs. protect workers’ rights. The House- Center to try to rescue people. And no huge tax breaks for corporations that ● A sham prescription drug benefit passed version would make it illegal one in Congress has even attempted to successfully use accounting tricks to for Medicarethat provides subsidies for Homeland Security Department describe a scenario in which union avoid paying taxes. For example, this for pharmaceutical companies, but no personnel to belong to a union. membership or civil service status bill gave Enron a $250 million tax guaranteed drug benefits for seniors. would hinder the department’s opera- rebate, only months after the company (For details, see the story on page 7.) They use our fear of terrorism tions. Currently, federal employees are had manipulated their employees’ ● A so-called “pension reform” bill to destroy workers’ rights allowed to join unions and bargain col- 401(k) accounts so executives could sell that would cut even more workers out lectively with the government, but they their stock holdings before the stock of company retirement plans and make IN THE DEBATE over the Homeland cannot strike. price fell, but workers had to wait until it legal for mutual funds, banks, and Security Department authorization, the stock was nearly worthless, losing insurance companies to give advice on Republicans (especially President Collective bargaining rights their retirement savings. their own products to workers whose Bush) have repeatedly played on the are a part of national security ● Fast-track trade authority that will 401(k) accounts they manage. Passed by public’s fear of terrorism to justify their help President Bush expand NAFTA the House in response to Enron’s 401(k) anti-worker agenda. Bush has even AS THE ELECTION approaches, the accused Senate Democrats who want to national debate has turned toward protect workers of being unAmerican invading Iraq. All Americans oppose Public supports union rights for and has threatened to veto the bill if it terrorism and want our country to be gives workers in the new department protected from invasion. Homeland Security employees the basic worker rights that all other But national security is more than federal government employees enjoy. protection from invasion by a foreign Should employees of the Department of Homeland Security have the Bush’s proposed Department of nation. Security also means having a same job protections and rights to union representation that other Homeland Security does not create good-paying job, access to medical federal employees have? new agencies. It merely merges parts of care, and a pension we can count on. Not sure several existing government depart- Support candidates who care about ments and agencies into one massive workers —not ones who coddle corpo- 12% department. About 50,000 of the work- rations at workers’ expense.❑ Should NOT have same protections and rights 14% as other federal employees L-28, John Devlin are Should have the same 74% protections and rights as winning combination other federal employees Elected to township council, Devlin develops From a national survey conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, August 10-13, 2002 relationship with governor WHEN UNION MEMBERS unite behind a candidate, they can break Why our union endorses down barriers. Local 28 member John Devlin learned that firsthand. In 1997, Local 28 Bus. Mgr. Ray so many Democrats Devaney (since retired), Newark, N.J., THE BOILERMAKERS UNION is The Republican Party supports a appointed Devlin legislative director of nonpartisan, yet most of the candi- pro-business agenda. They introduce the local’s LEAP committee. In no time, L. to r., Kara and John Devlin meet with Dina dates we have endorsed (see pages 8-9 and support legislation that helps cor- Devlin was deeply involved in Jim McGreevey and Gov. James McGreevey. of this newspaper) in the coming elec- porations and the owning class at the McGreevey’s campaign for governor. tion belong to the Democratic Party. expense of working families. He learned a lot by working on the in the township. Their Get-Out-the- How can that be? For example, the tax bill passed in campaign and got to know many of the Vote campaign brought more voters to The answer is really very simple: March that gave Enron a $250 million politically-active union members the polls than ever before in the history Our endorsements are based on each tax rebate was a Republican bill. It was throughout the state. of Wall Township.This time, Devlin candidates’s record. We endorse can- written by President Bush, supported Although McGreevey lost that elec- won by a wide margin. didates who have helped us in the by congressional Republicans, and tion, he was impressed by Devlin’s So did Jim McGreevey, and he past. Candidates who have consis- passed by Republicans. work, and he encouraged the Boiler- quickly earned a reputation as a pro- tently voted against the Boilermaker Every single Republican in the maker to run for local office. In 1999, union governor. His first act was an agenda will not get our endorsement. House of Representatives voted to Devlin did just that, making a bid to executive order supporting project As other people in the labor move- give Enron that tax break (along with become a committeeman for the Wall labor agreements. ment have said, we do not have any other large corporations). Only ten Township. Devlin had his work cut Devlin credits the support of his local permanent friends. We only have per- Democrats supported the bill. out for him. Wall Township is a lodge and the New Jersey AFL-CIO for manent interests. Republican Party leaders put a great Republican stronghold. his victory. “They had vanloads of deal of pressure on party But he also had the support of his guys going from door to door cam- members to support Presi- local union and the New Jersey AFL- paigning for me,” he said. “And I got dent Bush’s anti-union CIO, which has developed a successful financial help from unions all over the agenda. Those few Republi- program for helping union members state, from all the trades.” cans in Congress who help get elected to public office. They put Some of them want Devlin to run for unions must oppose their him through a school for candidates at higher office. Local 28 Bus. Mgr. Ray own party leadership. Rutgers University, where he learned Cushing, who has supported and When they do, party tricks of the trade from some of the best encouraged him from the beginning, is leaders can withhold cam- practitioners. For example, his public among them. paign donations and com- speaking teacher had been Bill But for now Devlin is just working to mittee assignments. Bradley’s speech coach during his bid get re-elected in 2003. “It’s a lot of So it shouldn’t be sur- for the presidency. work,” he said. “Your family has to sac- prising that Democrats usu- Devlin lost that election by only 114 rifice. I can’t work any overtime.” ally have better voting votes in a township of about 27,000. But he can’t ignore the exposure he’s records on our issues than There was little doubt he’d try again, getting. McGreevey still comes to his Republicans. And that’s especially with more encouragement fundraisers, and he’s worked with Sen- why we endorse far more from Jim McGreevey. ators Torricelli and Corzine on envi- Democrats than Republi- In 2001, Devlin built a team of 60 vol- ronmental issues. cans for federal office. unteers, mainly members of Local 28 “People like to be associated with a and members of the 800 union families winning team,” he said. ❑ http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2002 7 LEAP ISSUES House Medicare drug bill is no cure

SENIOR CITIZENS hoping for a solu- that participate. They are free to change tion to the problem of high prescription benefits without notice, jack up premi- How Much Seniors Pay Out of Pocket drug costs lost a key battle this summer. ums once customers have signed up, The prescription drug bill for seniors and even exit the marketplace the way Under Democratic & Republican Plans passed by the House in July offers little many Medicare HMOs have done in and guarantees nothing. the past few years. Republican Plan Democratic Plan Meanwhile, drug firms and HMOs Note:The Republican plan would be run by HMOs and insurers, not Medicare, so scored two big wins. Who will offer these policies? actual costs may run higher and/or benefits may not be available. First, House Republicans were able to keep a Democrat-backed Medicare THE BILL OFFERS no guarantees that prescription drug bill from coming to anyone will even sell these policies. The $4,500 SOURCE: Families USA the floor for a vote. That bill, supported drug industry group, Health Insurance by senior citizen groups, consumer Association of America, is on record $4,000 organizations, and labor unions, would saying policies based on the Republi- have provided prescription-drug bene- can plan are not viable because only $3,500 fits for seniors directly through the people with high prescription medica- Medicare program. tion costs will buy them, making the $3,000 Then, under the guise of offering pre- premiums prohibitively expensive. scription drug coverage to seniors, The plan sets target benefits, but does $2,500 those same House Republicans man- not require private insurers and HMOs aged to pass a bill written by the HMO to meet those targets. $2,000 and pharmaceutical industries. Even if private insurers and HMOs House leaders and the Bush White follow the Republican plan’s benefit $1,500 House immediately began crowing levels, seniors will pay far more for pre- that they had created a prescription scription drugs than they would under $1,000 drug program for Medicare. Experts, the plan proposed by House Democ- rats. Families USA points out that the however, say the bill is a sham that will $500 do very little for most retirees. Republican plan requires seniors to pay the majority of their drug costs. No guaranteed benefits, just The Republican bill costs seniors a $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $396 annual premium, plus a $250 subsidies for insurance companies Total Annual Drug Expenditures deductible. After that, seniors pay 20 ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED Americans percent of the first $1,000 of drug costs, Above costs include annual premiums ($396 for Republican plan, $300 for Democratic). President George Kourpias calls it “a then 50 percent of the costs between hoax and a fraud —a total sellout to the $1,000 and $2,000, and 100 percent of between food and their prescription dates to brag that they passed a bill pro- insurance and pharmaceutical indus- drug costs between $2,000 and $4,900. medication. They are right. But you viding a prescription drug benefit for tries.” The nonprofit health care con- A retiree whose total drug costs are can’t buy much food for $2 a day. Medicare recipients. Don’t let them get sumer group Families USA points out $3,000 would pay $2,296 under the The Democrat plan carries a $25 a away with this half-truth. The bill they that the bill “deliberately bypasses the Republican plan, if he could find some- month premium and a $100 deductible. passed does not provide a guaranteed Medicare program.” one to sell him a policy. Instead of pay- Seniors then pay 20 percent of prescrip- drug benefit for retirees on Medicare. Instead of offering a guaranteed ing $250 a month, he’d be paying about tion drug costs up to $2,000. And that’s Even if you are lucky enough to be Medicare benefit, the Republican bill $192 — a savings of less than $60, or all they pay. able to buy a subsidized insurance pol- merely provides subsidies to insurance about $2 a day. A retiree whose total drug costs are icy under this program, your drug costs companies and HMOs that sell pre- Campaigning for office, politicians $3,000 would pay only $980 under the will probably not go down very much. scription drug policies to seniors. The have been saying that retirees on fixed Democrat plan, a savings of $162 a America’s retirees deserve to be able to bill has very few rules for companies incomes should not have to choose month. The Democrat plan is also a buy the medicine that keeps them alive. guaranteed feature of Medicare, not a We must demand that Congress pass privately issued insurance policy that is a guaranteed prescription drug benefit subsidized by the government. for seniors on Medicare that makes a SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS During this fall’s campaigns you can significant dent in the high cost of pre- expect many House Republican candi- scription drugs. ❑ Employment ● $163,600 —Median sales price of exist- ● 5.7% —U.S. unemployment rate in July ing home in August 2002 ● 1,800,000 —U.S. workers laid off in mass Consumer/Worker Confidence Seniors protest sham layoffs, January to August, 2002 ● 58% —Americans who say they are dis- satisfied with the state of the economy Health Care Insurance ● 33% — Number who said the same prescription drug bill ● 56% —American workers who say they thing last year will delay retirement to keep employer- ● 44% —Americans who say they have Retired Americans demand hold politicians accountable on that subsidized health insurance less job security than last year drug benefit for Medicare issue. Several speakers pointed out that ● 69% —Americans who say the rising ● 45% — Number who say they are con- congressional Democrats have pro- costs of health care and prescription drugs cerned about their economic future CARRYING SIGNS that read, “Drug posed a Medicare prescription plan are serious problems ● 24% — Americans who say they are companies are making us sick,” nearly that seniors support. Republicans ● 78% —Retired Americans who say completely confident they can retire with 1,000 senior activists marched in Wash- passed a phony bill, supported by these rising costs are serious problems financial security ington, D.C., Sept. 5, to send a message PhRMA, that does not really protect ● 15% to 25%— Expected increase in ● 34% —Number who say they are not to Congress and the pharmaceutical seniors from high drug prices. health care insurance premiums in 2003 confident they can retire financially secure industry: Seniors need and deserve a Five members of Congress spoke at ● $6,300 —Next year’s projected average ● 39% —Workers who say they have real, affordable prescription drug bene- the rally — Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D- insurance premium for employees of large more negative views regarding large cor- fit through Medicare. Mich.) and Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. (D- employers porations than positive views Activists attending the Alliance for N.J.), Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), ● $3,150 —Average premium in 1998 ● 58% — Americans with negative views Retired Americans’ first national con- Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) and Karen L. regarding corporate CEOs (a bipartisan ference Sept. 3–5 marched, rallied, lob- Thurman (D-Fla.). Four union presi- Household Income stance — 57% of Republicans, 59% of bied members of Congress, and dents also spoke. ● 2.2% — Decline in U.S. median house- Democrats report negative views) planned their legislative strategy. A survey, conducted by Peter D. hold income in 2001 (first decrease in eight ● 31% —Workers who trust employers On the last day of the conference, Hart Research Associates for the years) ● 53% — Americans who believe corpo- hundreds of seniors rallied in down- Alliance and released at the conference, ● 0.4% —Increase in U.S. poverty rate in rations pursue profits at the expense of town Washington and marched to the showed that 87 percent of respondents 2001 (first increase in four years) their employees headquarters of the Pharmaceutical say they would be more likely to vote ● 50-57% — Americans who believe Research and Manufacturers of Amer- for candidates who back a prescription Housing Sales employers are falling short on providing ica (PhRMA), the industry’s lobbyist, to drug benefit. The other top issue for ● 1.7% —Decline in existing home sales their employees with health care cover- protest high prescription drug prices. seniors is preserving Social Security, in July (Wall Street economists had pre- age, retirement benefits, and job security “We are going to fight for the right to according to the survey. dicted a 1.3% increase) ● 61% —Workers who say employers are save the lives of seniors,” said Tony Several prominent members of Con- ● 6.29% —National average rate for a 30- not doing an adequate job of sharing prof- Fransetta, president of the 112,000- gress addressed the conference, year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage in its with the people who make those profits member Florida Alliance for Retired including House Minority Leader August (lowest since 1971) possible —the employees Americans. Seniors on fixed incomes Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), House should not have to choose between Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi (D- Union Support having enough money to eat or to buy Calif.), and Reps. Rosa L. DeLauro (D- ● 59 — Percentage of Americans who say more workers need unions the prescription drugs they need to Conn.), John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), to protect their jobs, wages, and benefits from the ravages of corporate greed. live, he said. Fransetta, a retired mem- Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif.), and Janice ber of the UAW, said the Alliance will D. Schakowsky (D-Ill.). ❑ http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter 8 Sep • Oct 2002 CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS Election Make Your Vote Count Vote for candidates endorsed by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers200 2

Continued from page 1 Candidates listed on these pages have demon- Reporter and are available on our web site at strated they can and will support legislation that www.boilermakers.org. Click on “LEAP.” Then the nation was assailed by revelations that helps working families. Many of them have worked It is rare to find a politician who will support us on Congress had paved the way for corporate abuse on a with our legislative office on specific problems in their every issue, yet many of the candidates listed here scale not seen since the robber barons waged war on districts or states. Others have shown a consistent pat- have 100 percent voting records on Boilermaker workers in the 1890s. Does democracy work when tern of support for the legislation we want to enact. issues. Their opponents have consistently voted our elected representatives do the bidding of wealthy against our legislative agenda. campaign donors instead of the people they have Reward friends and punish enemies Don’t let corporations and the wealthy buy the elec- been elected to represent and serve? tions. Democracy works for workers only when ELECTION DAY is the day we send Congress its most workers vote in their own best interests. Democracy works when workers vote important report card — the day we reward those Make your vote count. Support the candidates who have helped us and punish those who haven’t. listed on these two pages. ❑ ALL OF THESE EXAMPLES merely demonstrate While they hold office, we do our best to work with that democracy is not perfect. The history of our every member of Congress. But election day is judg- nation demonstrates that democracy works. ment day. November 5 is the day we reward our Election day is the last And we know from experience that democracy friends and punish our enemies. works best when workers vote. Voting records of all current members of Congress day you can vote We cannot afford to influence politicians with cam- appeared in the Jan-Feb 2002 issue of the Boilermaker paign donations. Nor can we spend millions lobbying MOST STATES NOW allow voters to vote ahead of Congress. Our only power is the power to vote repre- time by mail-in ballot or by going to the elections sentatives into office —or to vote them out. office. That sure makes voting a lot more convenient. Workers in Oklahoma demonstrated that power When we all vote together Don’t wait until Nov. 5. Something might come up this year by defeating State Senator David Herbert, we can make a difference. that keeps you from going to the polls. Contact your the legislator who was the driving force behind a law local supervisor of elections and arrange to vote passed last year that did away with union security in Take this list of endorsed candidates ahead of time. that state. Herbert was a political veteran; his oppo- with you to the polls to ensure your On Nov. 5, you can relax knowing you’ve already nent was a union member who had never run for vote has maximum impact. taken care of your civic responsibility. office before. Workers got behind their candidate and Maybe you can use that free time to help a few of ❑ put Herbert out of office. your friends get to the polls! Boilermaker-endorsed candidates for Governor, U.S. Senate and House Candidates for the House of Representatives are listed by 35th Maxine Waters* 1st No Recommendation HAWAII congressional district. Endorsements are also included for 36th Jane Harman* 2nd Allen Boyd* Gov Mazie Hirono those states where elections are being held for governor 37th J. Millender-McDonald* 3rd Corrine Brown* 1st Neil Abercrombie* 38th Grace Napolitano* 4th No Recommendation 2nd Patsy Mink* or U.S. Senate. An asterisk by the name indicates that 39th Linda Sanchez 5th Karen Thurman* candidate is an incumbent. In a few races, no candidate IDAHO 40th No Recommendation 6th Dave Bruderly Sen Alan Blinken earned our endorsement. 41st No Recommendation 7th Wayne Hogan 1st Betty Richardson 42nd No Recommendation 8th Eddie Diaz 2nd Edward Kinghorn 43rd Joe Baca* 9th Chuck Kalogianis ILLINOIS ALABAMA 1st Mike Thompson* 44th Louis Vandenberg 10th No Recommendation Gov Rod Blagojevich Gov Donald Siegelman* 2nd Mike Johnson 45th Elle Kurpiewski 11th Jim Davis* Sen Richard Durbin* Sen Susan Parker 3rd Howard Beeman 46th Gerrie Schipski 12th No Recommendation 1st Bobby Rush* 1st Judy McCain Belk 4th Mark Norberg 47th Loretta Sanchez* 13th Jan Schneider 2nd Jesse Jackson Jr.* 2nd No Recommendation 5th Robert Matsui* 48th No Recommendation 14th No Recommendation 3rd Joe Turnham 3rd William Lipinski* 6th Lynn Woolsey* 49th No Recommendation 15th Jim Tso 4th Luis Gutierrez* 4th No Recommendation 7th George Miller* 50th No Recommendation 16th No Recommendation 5th Rahm Emanuel 5th Bud Cramer Jr.* 8th Nancy Pelosi* 51st Bob Filner* 17th Kendrick Meek 6th No Recommendation 6th Tom Berry 9th Barbara Lee* 52nd Duncan Hunter* 18th No Recommendation 7th Danny Davis* 7th Artur Davis 10th Ellen Tauscher* 53rd Susan Davis* 19th Robert Wexler* 8th Melissa Bean ALASKA 11th Elaine Shaw 20th Peter Deutsch* COLORADO 9th Janice Schakowsky* Gov Fran Ulmer 12th Tom Lantos* 21st Lincoln Diaz-Balart* Gov Rollie Heath 10th Henry Perritt Sen Ted Stevens* 13th Pete Stark* 22nd Carol Roberts Sen Tom Strickland 11th Jerry Weller* AL Don Young* 14th Anna Eshoo* 23rd Alcee Hastings* 1st Diana DeGette* 12th Jerry Costello* ARIZONA 15th Mike Honda* 24th No Recommendation 16th Zoe Lofgren* 2nd Mark Udall* 13th Thomas Mason Gov Janet Napolitano 25th Annie Betancourt 17th Sam Farr* 3rd Denis Berckefeldt 14th No Recommendation 1st No Recommendation 4th Stan Matsunaga GEORGIA 15th Joshua Hartke* 2nd Randy Camacho 18th Dennis Cardoza 5th Curtis Imrie Gov Roy Barnes* 16th John Kutsch 3rd Charles Hill 19th John Veen 20th No Recommendation 6th Lance Wright Sen Max Cleland* 17th Lane Evans* 4th Ed Pastor 7th Mike Feeley 1st Don Smart 18th No Recommendation 5th Craig Columbus 21st David LaPere 22nd No Recommendation CONNECTICUT 2nd Sanford Bishop* 19th David Phelps* 6th Deborah Thomas 3rd Jim Marshall 23rd Lois Capps* Gov Bill Curry INDIANA 7th Raul Grijalva 4th Denise Majette 24th No Recommendation 1st John Larson* 1st Peter Visclosky* 8th Mary Judge Ryan 5th John Lewis* 25th Bob Conaway 2nd Joseph Courtney 2nd Jill Long Thompson ARKANSAS 6th No Recommendation 26th Marjorie Musser Mikels 3rd Rosa DeLauro* 3rd Jay Rigdon Gov Jimmie Lou Fisher 7th Artur Davis 27th Brad Sherman* 4th Stephanie Sanchez 4th Bill Abbott Sen Mark Pryor 8th No Recommendation 28th Howard Berman* 5th James Maloney* 5th Kathleen Fox Carr 1st Marion Berry* 9th No Recommendation 29th Adam Schiff* DELAWARE 6th Melina Fox 2nd Vic Snyder* 10th No Recommendation 30th Henry Waxman* Sen Joseph Biden* 7th Julia Carson* 3rd No Recommendation 11th Roger Kahn 31st Xavier Becerra* AL Steve Biener 8th Bryan Hartke 4th Mike Ross* 12th Charles Walker Jr. 32nd Hilda Solis* FLORIDA 9th Baron Hill* CALIFORNIA 13th David Scott 33rd Diane Watson* Gov Bill McBride Gov Gray Davis* 34th Lucille Roybal-Allard* Continued on page 9 http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2002 9 CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS

Continued from page 8 3rd No Recommendation 4th Betty McCollum* Make election day a family affair IOWA 5th Martin Sabo* Gov Tom Vilsack* 6th Janet Robert Take your children to the polls to age person in your family is registered to vote, Sen Tom Harkin* 7th Collin Peterson* experience democracy in action knows the issues, and votes for candidates 1st Ann Hutchinson 8th James Oberstar* who support workers. Our strength is deter- mined by the number of pro-worker voters we 2nd Julie Thomas VOTING RUNS in families, according to a MISSISSIPPI study by the Council for Excellence in Govern- get to the polls. 3rd Leonard Boswell* Sen No Recommendation ment. Children who go to the polls with their As the percentage of Americans who vote 4th John Norris 1st No Recommendation parents are more likely to vote when they continues to decline, it is more important than 5th Paul Shomshor 2nd Bennie Thompson* become adults. ever that we pass along to our children the KANSAS 3rd Ronnie Shows* The study found that 75 percent of the young importance of being involved in the political Gov Kathleen Sebelius 4th Gene Taylor* adults who grew up in an environment that process by voting. Only one in five young adults votes, according to the National Associ- 1st No Recommendation MISSOURI included political discussion were registered 2nd Dan Lykins to vote. Only 57 percent of young adults from ation of Secretaries of State. Sen Jean Carnahan* Let’s reverse that trend. 3rd Dennis Moore* homes that did not include political discus- 1st Bill Clay Jr.* sions were registered to vote. This year, take your children with you when 4th Carlos Nolla 2nd No Recommendation The Boilermakers union has always stressed you go to the polls. What they learn by your KENTUCKY 3rd Richard Gephardt* the importance of making sure every voting- example will stay with them a lifetime. Sen Lois Combs Weinberg 4th Ike Skelton* 1st Klint Alexander 5th Karen McCarthy* 2nd No Recommendation 6th Cathy Rinehart 23rd John McHugh* 5th No Recommendation 20th Charles Gonzalez* 3rd Jack Conway 7th No Recommendation 24th Sherwood Boehlert 6th Daniel Wofford 21st John Courage 4th Ken Lucas* 8th Gene Curtis 25th No Recommendation 7th Curt Weldon* 22nd No Recommendation 5th No Recommendation 9th No Recommendation 26th No Recommendation 8th No Recommendation 23rd Henry Cuellar 6th No Recommendation MONTANA 27th Jack Quinn* 9th John Henry 24th Martin Frost* LOUISIANA Sen Max Baucus* 28th Louise Slaughter* 10th No Recommendation 25th Chris Bell Sen Mary Landrieu* AL No Recommendation 29th Amo Houghton* 11th Paul Kanjorski* 26th No Recommendation 12th John Murtha* 27th Solomon Ortiz* 1st No Recommendation NEBRASKA NORTH CAROLINA 2nd William Jefferson* Sen No Recommendation Sen Erskine Bowles 13th Joseph Hoeffel* 28th Ciro Rodriguez* 3rd No Recommendation 1st No Recommendation 1st Frank Ballance 14th Mike Doyle* 29th Gene Green* 15th Ed O’Brien 30th Eddie Bernice 4th No Recommendation 2nd Jim Simon 2nd Bob Etheridge* 5th Rodney Alexander 3rd No Recommendation 3rd No Recommendation 16th No Recommendation Johnson* 6th No Recommendation 17th Tim Holden 31st David Bagley NEVADA 4th David Price* 7th No Recommendation 5th No Recommendation 18th Jack Machek 32nd Pauline Dixon 1st Shelly Berkley* 19th No Recommendation MAINE 2nd No Recommendation 6th No Recommendation UTAH Gov John Baldacci 3rd Dario Herrera 7th Mike McIntyre* RHODE ISLAND 1st David Thomas Sen Chellie Pingree 8th Cris Kouri Gov Myrth York 2nd Jim Matheson* NEW HAMPSHIRE 9th No Recommendation Sen Jack Reed* 3rd Nancy Woodside 1st Tom Allen* Gov Mark Fernald 2nd Mike Michaud 10th No Recommendation 1st Patrick Kennedy* VERMONT Sen Jeanne Shaheen 11th No Recommendation 2nd James Langevin* MARYLAND Gov Doug Racine 1st Martha Fuller 12th No Recommendation Gov Kathleen Kennedy SOUTH CAROLINA AL Bernie Sanders* 2nd Katrina Swett 13th Brad Miller Townsend Gov Jim Hodges* VIRGINIA NEW JERSEY NORTH DAKOTA Sen Alex Sanders 1st Ann Tamlyn Sen Frank Lautenberg Sen No Recommendation 2nd Dutch Ruppersberger AL Earl Pomeroy* 1st No Recommendation 1st Jo Ann Davis* 1st Robert Andrews* 3rd Benjamin Cardin* OHIO 2nd No Recommendation 2nd No Recommendation 2nd Frank LoBiondo* 3rd No Recommendation 4th Albert Wynn* 3rd Jim Saxton* Gov Tom Hagan 3rd Robert Scott* 5th Steny Hoyer* 1st Greg Harris 4th No Recommendation 4th No Recommendation 4th Christopher Smith* 6th Donald DeArmon 2nd Charles Sanders 5th John Spratt Jr.* 5th Meredith Richards 5th Anne Sumers 6th James Clyburn* 7th Elijah Cummings* 6th Frank Pallone Jr.* 3rd Rick Carne 6th No Recommendation 8th Chris Van Hollen 4th No Recommendation SOUTH DAKOTA 7th Ben Jones 7th No Recommendation MASSACHUSETTS 8th William Pascrell Jr.* 5th Roger Anderson Sen Tim Johnson* 8th Jim Moran* Gov Thomas Birmingham 9th Steve Rothman* 6th Ted Strickland* AL Stephanie Herseth 9th Rick Boucher* 7th No Recommendation 10th No Recommendation Sen John Kerry* 10th Donald Payne* TENNESSEE 1st John Olver* 11th No Recommendation 8th Jeff Hardenbrook Gov Phil Bredesen 11th No Recommendation 2nd Richard Neal* 12th Rush Holt* 9th Marcy Kaptur* Sen Bob Clement WASHINGTON 10th Dennis Kucinich* 3rd Jim McGovern* 13th Robert Menendez* 1st No Recommendation 1st Jay Inslee* 11th Stephanie Tubbs Jones* 4th Barney Frank* NEW MEXICO 2nd No Recommendation 2nd Rick Larsen* 5th Martin Meehan* 12th No Recommendation Gov Bill Richardson 3rd No Recommendation 3rd Brian Baird* 6th John Tierney* 13th Sherrod Brown* 4th Lincoln Davis 4th No Recommendation Sen Gloria Tristani 14th Steven LaTourette* 7th Edward Markey* 1st Richard Romero 5th No Recommendation 5th No Recommendation 8th Michael Capuano* 15th No Recommendation 6th Bart Gordon* 6th Norman Dicks* 2nd John Arthur Smith 16th No Recommendation 9th Stephen Lynch* 3rd Tom Udall* 7th No Recommendation 7th Jim McDermott* 10th William Delahunt* 17th Tim Ryan 8th John Tanner* 8th No Recommendation NEW YORK 18th No Recommendation 9th Harold Ford Jr.* 9th Adam Smith* MICHIGAN 1st Tim Bishop Gov Jennifer Granholm OKLAHOMA TEXAS WEST VIRGINIA 2nd Steve Israel* Sen Carl Levin* Sen David Walters Gov Tony Sanchez Sen Jay Rockerfeller* 3rd Peter King* 1st Doug Dodd 1st Bart Stupak* 4th Carolyn McCarthy* Sen Ron Kirk 1st Alan Mollohan* 2nd No Recommendation 2nd Brad Carson* 1st Max Sandlin* 2nd Jim Humpherys 5th Gary Ackerman* 3rd Kate Lynnes 3rd No Recommendation 2nd Jim Turner* 3rd Nick Rahall* 6th Gregory Meeks* 4th Darryl Roberts 4th L.D. Hollenbeck 7th Joseph Crowley* 3rd No Recommendation WISCONSIN 5th Dale Kildee* 5th Lou Barlow 4th No Recommendation 8th Jerrold Nadler* Gov Jim Doyle 6th Gary Giguere 9th Anthony Weiner* OREGON 5th Ron Chapman 1st No Recommendation 7th Michael Simpson 10th Edolphus Towns* Gov Ted Kulongoski 6th No Recommendation 2nd Tammy Baldwin* 8th Frank McAlpine Labor Comm Dan Gardner 7th No Recommendation 11th Major Owens* 3rd Ron Kind* 9th David Fink 12th Nydia Velazquez* Sen Bill Bradbury 8th No Recommendation 4th Jerry Kleczka* 10th Carl Marlinga 13th Arne Mattson 1st David Wu* 9th Nick Lampson* 5th No Recommendation 11th Keven Kelly 2nd Peter Buckley 10th Lloyd Doggett* 14th Carolyn Maloney* 6th No Recommendation 12th Sander Levin* 15th Charles Rangel* 3rd Earl Blumenaur* 11th Chet Edwards* 7th David Obey* 13th Carolyn C. Kilpatrick* 16th Jose Serrano* 4th Peter DeFazio* 12th No Recommendation 8th No Recommendation 14th John Conyers* 5th Darlene Hooley* 13th No Recommendation 17th Eliot Engel* WYOMING 15th John Dingell* 14th Corby Windham 18th Nita Lowey* PENNSYLVANIA Sen No Recommendation 15th Ruben Hinojosa* MINNESOTA 19th No Recommendation Gov Edward Rendell AL No Recommendation Gov Roger Moe 1st Robert Brady* 16th Silvestre Reyes* 20th No Recommendation DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Sen Paul Wellstone* 2nd Chaka Fattah* 17th Charles Stenholm* 21st Michael McNulty* AL Eleanor Holmes 1st Steve Andereasen 3rd No Recommendation 18th Sheila Jackson-Lee* 22nd Maurice Hinchey* Norton* 2nd Bill Luther* 4th Stevan Drobac Jr. 19th No Recommendation http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter 10 Sep • Oct 2002 SAFETY & HEALTH Boilermakers help earn awards for Detroit Edison MAKE IT SAFE

HAZARD ALERT: Lyme Disease in Construction

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS the vaccine does not always work. who work outdoors are at If you are outdoors a lot where increased risk of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is most common, You can get Lyme disease after a you may want to ask your doctor deer tick feeds on you. about the vaccine.) The deer tick is found in most of Check for tick bites every day. the United States. But the Lyme After you have been outdoors L. TO R., RC&MSafety Dir. Wes Horner, RC&M VP Bill Christy, Detroit Edison reps. Bill disease problem is worst in north- where ticks might be, check all Kiehl and Paul Fessler, RC&M VP Ron Horner, and NACBE Exec. Dir. John Erickson. eastern, mid-Atlantic, and north- your skin and hair for ticks. Many central states: Connecticut, people get a spot on their skin in TWO DETROIT EDISON power efforts to complete more than 89,000 Maryland, Massachusetts, three to 30 days after a tick bite. It plants have earned recognition for man-hours without sustaining any Minnesota, New Jersey, New looks like a small red bullseye that maintaining a safe work environment injuries reportable under Occupa- York, Pennsylvania, Rhode is spreading out. during six-month-long boiler tional Safety and Health Administra- Island, and Wisconsin. Look carefully. Only 12 of the improvement projects that were com- tion (OSHA) regulations. Doctors on Long Island, N.Y., workers who had Lyme disease pleted earlier this year. Representatives of Resource Con- tested 396 building trades work- on Long Island knew they had Ben Kiehl, director of the Belle River tracting and Maintenance (RC&M) ers and found 43 had Lyme dis- been bitten. Power Plant in the East China Town- joined John Erickson, executive direc- ease. Three of them had the dis- ship, and Paul Fessler, director of the tor of the National Association of Con- ease long enough to need intra- Deer Tick Monroe Power Plant, accepted struction Boilermaker Employers venous antibiotics for six weeks, plaques recognizing their workers’ (NACBE), in presenting the awards. ❑ costing thousands of dollars each. REMOVE TICKS FROMyour The rate of infection among the skin right away. Hold a tweezer construction workers who worked on the tick as close to your skin as Big Business paid $500M outdoors on Long Island — 13 you can and pull. Kill the tick percent — was twice the rate for with alcohol and save it to show a the whole Long Island population. doctor, if you can. to kill ergonomics rule If you are bitten, see a doctor. REPETITIVE STRESS injuries cause In the two years before this vote, 272 The Hazards Your doctor may want to give you nearly two million injuries a year, but groups and businesses spent more than a blood test to see if you are infect- corporations have always opposed half a billion dollars to kill it. A total of LYME DISEASE AFFECTSevery- ed. (The Lyme blood test may not laws requiring them to protect their $496,391,549 was spent lobbying one differently. Some people get show up positive until two weeks workers from it. For many years, they against the rule. Another $36,728,848 sick in about a week. The first sign or more after a tick bite.) The doc- succeeded in keeping the Occupational was donated to the campaigns of politi- may be a rash near the tick bite. tor may prescribe antibiotics. Safety and Health Administration cians willing to vote against it. Other people may not seem sick Watch out in your free time. If (OSHA) from addressing the problem. The National Association of Manu- until months or years after a tick you spend free time — hiking, But by 1990, OSHA could no longer facturers created the National Coalition bite. The disease can permanently hunting, camping, or fishing — in ignore the fact that repetitive stress had on Ergonomics (NCE) in order to lobby damage your nervous system and tick areas, watch out for tick bites become the single most frequent cause against the standard. Businesses paid joints. Sometimes joint replace- then, too. of work-related injuries. $5,000 each to belong to NCE, which ment is needed. If you have questions, call your On Aug, 30, 1990, OSHA Director spent over $100 million opposing the local union, the Center to Protect Elizabeth Dole (wife of Republican ergonomics rule. Protect Yourself Workers’ Rights (301-578-8500), or Senator Bob Dole) called for a new Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO), the National Institute for OSHA regulation for repetitive stress. who led the House campaign against DEER TICKS ARE TINY— the Occupational Safety and Health Big Business continued to fight it. the standard, pocketed $322,819 from size of the head of a pin. The ticks (1-800-35-NIOSH), or check the After 11 years of research, OSHA the measure’s opponents. are found in brush, woods, and eLCOSH website: issued an ergonomics standard on Jan. The only way to win this battle is to tall grass. May and June are the http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/elcosh/elcoshom.html 16, 2001. The Republican-controlled vote out of office those congressmen worst months, but the ticks are Congress immediately repealed the who do not want to protect workers . active in all warm months. © Copyright 2000, The Center to standard, and on March 30, 2001, Bush Vote for worker safety on Nov. 5. Wear long pants and long- Protect Workers’ Rights. All rights signed the repeal. Vote for pro-worker candidates.❑ sleeved shirts. Put your pants reserved. cuffs inside your work boots. The Center to Protect Workers’ Tuck in your shirt. Light-colored Rights is the research and develop- BNAP earns recognition clothing may make it easier to ment institute of the Building and spot ticks. Construction Trades Dept., AFL- Local chapter presents its lifesaving training. On Sept. 12, 2002, Use a tick repellent. Spray a CIO: the local chapter awarded the 2002 repellent with permethrins in it CPWR Business Partner Award Health & Safety Services Business Part- near the openings on your clothes, Suite 1000, 8484 Georgia Ave. such as the bottoms of your pants THE WYANDOTTE COUNTYChap- ner Award to BNAP for providing con- Silver Spring, MD 20910 sistent, reliable education and training and the waistband. Apply the per- Edward C. Sullivan is president of ter of the American Red Cross has rec- methrins once a month; they don’t ognized the Boilermakers National in injury and illness prevention. BNAP the Building and Construction instructors Donna Ruck and David wash out every time. Do not use Apprenticeship Program (BNAP) for Trades Department and CPWR. Crawford accepted the award.❑ them on your skin. Production of this information was On your skin, use a repellent supported by grants UO2/310982 that has DEET (N- diethyl-meta- and UO2/312014 from NIOSH, the toluamide), but no more than 33 I chose to look the other way National Institute for Occupational percent DEET. Be careful not to Safety and Health. I could have saved a life that day, Now every time I see his wife, use too much of the repellent. Do But I chose to look the other way. I’ll know, I should have saved his life. The contents are solely the not use DEET on your face. responsibility of the authors and do It wasn’t that I didn’t care, That guilt is something I must bear, (In the United States, there is a I had the time, and I was there. But it isn’t something you need share. not necessarily represent the offi- vaccine for Lyme disease. But you cial views of NIOSH. must get at least three shots and But I didn’t want to seem a fool, If you see a risk that others take, April 9, 2001. Or argue over a safety rule. That puts their health or life at stake. I knew he’d done the job before, The question asked, or thing you say, If I spoke up, he might get sore. Could help them live another day. Safety tips in Spanish The chances didn’t seem that bad, If you see a risk and walk away, I’d done the same, He knew I had. Then hope you never have to say, THIS ISSUE’S SAFETY COLUMN, “Lyme that we can make available in camera- So I shook my head and walked on by, I could have saved a life that day, Disease in Construction,” is also available ready form to any lodge that believes they He knew the risks as well as I. But I chose to look the other way. in Spanish. may be useful. He took the chance, I closed an eye, Don Merrell CPWR has supplied us with a number of For more information, contact the Boiler- And with that act, I let him die. J.R. Simplot Company safety columns in both English and Spanish maker Reporter at 913-371-2640. I could have saved a life that day, Don Plant Training Center But I chose to look the other way. [email protected] http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2002 11 STEWARD’ S SOURCEBOOK

Grievance Handling A grievance log helps categorize facts

YOU’VE PROBABLY HEARD the term Perhaps the language is unclear. Or “information age” used to describe maybe the language is clear, but it is today’s world. When you hear it, you unrealistic in your work setting. ★ ★ ★ Star Stewards ★ ★ ★ may think of television and mobile The steward who is handling the phones and the internet all providing grievance should be indicated on the the average person with more informa- log. Not only does this let you know tion than we have ever had access to at who to go to for information on a par- Cecil King is a star steward any other time in history. ticular grievance, it can give you insight More than ever before, our success in into how many grievances each stew- Years of experience rules vary from one job to the next. life is determined by how well we man- ard is handling. If some stewards are “Boilermakers do not realize the age and utilize information. That’s also overloaded while others rarely file makes Local 454 hardship and trouble that our stew- true of your success as a steward. grievances, you might want to shift member exceptional ards go through on the job,” said In the last installment, we gave you some responsibilities. Penney. “They are pulled from both some insight into how to create an Including the step that the grievance IRREPLACEABLE — THAT HASto sides and we need to support them.” effective filing system to keep informa- has reached to date and the final resolu- be the best compliment a steward can According to Penney, King “is ded- tion on your grievances. tion of the grievance lets you see at a receive. And according to Local 454 icated to the welfare of the member. In this installment, we will give you glance the progress of each grievance Rec. Sec. Billie Penney, Chattanooga, He tries to help each of us to the best tips on arranging the files to make them through the process. They also provide Tenn., you’ll never find another stew- of his ability. He is kind, caring, and more useful. Specifically, we will dis- valuable information on how many ard like Cecil King. understanding, and you will not find cuss a very useful information manage- grievances go to arbitration, how many King, who also serves as president another Cecil out in our world.” ment tool called a grievance log. are resolved at each step, and what of District Lodge #57, has worked as a King plans to retire soon, and Keeping complete, accurate informa- kinds of resolutions can be expected. job steward for several years. And his Penney asks each and every one of us tion on all of your grievances in one You might also want to track theshift job is not an easy one, as contractor to “take our hardhats off for him.” central grievance log allows you to or the department in which the griev- track trends, monitor issues, and help ance occurs. You might even include administer the collective bargaining the supervisor for each grievance. If ances. This, too, is good to know. Evi- one and two of the contract as vacation agreement. any single shift, department, or super- dently there are not any “trackable” scheduling grievances. visor is responsible for more than their problems in these areas Suddenly, in year three, vacation A filing system is more than share of grievances, you might want to Graphs can be reproduced and dis- scheduling grievances are up while an archive of old grievances investigate why. tributed prior to soliciting our mem- overtime grievances are down. It’s got- When you have all of your grievance bers for proposals for negotiations. We ten to where you simply cannot take a AT THIS POINT we hope you have information laid out in a table, it is easy always want more money and more vacation anymore. taken our advice and are making sure to see patterns. If one supervisor gets a time off, and you will always get these Is this really a problem, or is the com- each grievance has its own unique filing lot of grievances over problems with proposals. But what if we are having a pany creating a false problem because number and that all of the information job bidding, while other supervisors significant problem with job bids, or the contract is getting ready to expire? necessary to handle each grievance is don’t, your problem is more likely to be overtime equalization, or some other If they can create a false issue, then kept in its own folder. For large files, the with the supervisor than with the job area? Graphs will reveal these problem solve it in negotiations, they can dis- folder should include an index listing all bidding language in the contract. areas and we can solicit proposals that tract you from the contract’s overtime of the documents in the folder. As you Similarly, if one steward often gets may solve the problems. language, which is clearly not working add documents, add them to this list. satisfactory resolutions on discipline- What if we find out that all of the for your members. The grievance log is a document used related grievances while your other overtime grievances are in one depart- Your grievance log and the graphs it to track all grievances you have investi- stewards don’t, you need to learn his or ment or with one supervisor? Our helps you create allow you to speak to gated during the life of the agreement. her secret and share that knowledge. grievance log not only helps us see the the company in the kind of language Just as the index helps you see at a Be careful analyzing your informa- problem, but helps us demonstrate it to they understand. For example, multi- glance what documents are in the folder tion, though. To look at the big picture, the company. The company won’t lis- plying the average number of hours a for any single grievance, the grievance you may want to calculate some per- ten if we just say Ned Barnes is a pain in steward spends on a grievance by the log gives you a quick overall picture of centages. For example, let’s say that a the neck; if we show them a graph of his average wage tells you how much each how many grievances have been filed, quick glance at the grievance log shows grievances compared to other supervi- grievance costs the company. You can how often, what departments, what you that Ned Barnes, shipping depart- sors, they may pay attention. then point out how expensive all those supervisors, what issues, and how ment supervisor, has been involved in Graphs also help us see trends. Vari- overtime grievances are becoming. grievances tend to get resolved. twice as many grievances as any other ance from the trend can be indicative of You can also determine how much Grievance logs can be customized to supervisor. Look deeper before you a problem. Figure 2 shows our graph those grievances are costing the local. contain whatever information you jump to conclusions. If Barnes super- for grievances in two areas, overtime One thing you’re bound to discover if think is important to track. Copies of vises three times as many workers as and job bids. Note that overtime griev- you do this analysis: Grievance logs the grievance log can be distributed on any other supervisor, then his griev- ances were twice as prevalent in years can be a very helpful tool. ❑ a regular basis to stewards and com- ance ratio is actually pretty good. mittee people to help them see any new trends that are developing. Grievance Graphs help you see trends Figure 2 How good is logs are also valuable for keeping mem- your memory? bers informed of their grievances as AFTER A BIT of time into a new con- 30 Your log’s they move through the process. tract cycle, you can begin to build a written record graphic representation of your griev- 25 helps you chart Customize your grievance ances. A simple bar graph showing activity over log to suit your needs how many grievances have been filed several years. on each issue (and the corresponding 20 THE SAMPLE GRIEVANCE log pro- article in the contract) helps us visualize Overtime 15 vided on this page (Figure 1) illustrates problem areas. Assignment the basic types of information you For example, if we average one or Grievances might want to track on your logs. two grievances a month on overtime, 10 Knowing dates is always valuable. It over a year we should have between 12 and 24 grievances. The same should go Vacation helps you determine how frequently 5 grievances occur and whether they for other issues. Some articles in the Scheduling tend to occur more often at certain contract may not generate any griev- Grievances times. If you’ve been getting about one 0 grievance a week and suddenly you’re getting five a week, obviously some- Figure 1 thing significant has changed and you need to find out what happened. GRIEVANCE LOG Or maybe you notice that the last Number Date Article/Issue Steward Step Resolution Department Supervisor week of every month you get a lot of complaints about overtime. You need 02-1 1/05 Art X Overtime Davis 2 4 hours pd. Shipping Marks to see if you can figure out why that is happening and put an end to it. 02-2 3/21 Discipline Smith 3 Pending Arb. Qual. Control Barnes The issue causing the complaint is another key bit of information. When 02-03 4/07 Art VI Job Bid James 2 Denied Maintenance Samson possible, you will want to tie the issue Committee to a specific article in the contract. Clearly, if one area in the contract is 02-04 4/28 Art V Sec 2 Davis 2 Company will Qual. Control Barnes causing a lot of grievances, you’ll want Safety provide PPE to address that issue in negotiations. http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter 12 Sep • Oct 2002 SETTLEMENTS

A summary analysis of these contract settlements You don’t get what you deserve ...... you get what you negotiate Prepared by the Research and the third year. the first year is $264.58. Of week paid vacation, 18 provide UNION LEADERS, like these pictured here, work long Collective Bargaining Department Twelve facilities offer a the remaining agreements, a two-week paid vacation, 17 of the International Brotherhood hours to negotiate the best benefits they can for 401(k); eight have company- two provide a percentage of provide a three-week paid Boilermaker members. of Boilermakers sponsored plans; one has a the employee's weekly earn- vacation, 13 provide a four- THIS ANALYSIS of the 19 profit sharing plan; and two ings as the benefit and one week paid vacation, ten agreements outlined below is based participate in a Registered offers long-term disability. provide a five-week paid on information provided in the Retired Savings Plan (RRSP) The most common duration vacation, one provides six and Contract Summary and Transmittal in Canada, which is similar to of time off is 26 weeks found seven weeks of paid vacation. Report forms, and covers the Individual Retirement in six agreements. Of the above agreements, five approximately 1,162 employees. Accounts (IRAs) in the U.S. provide vacation pay based on Life Insurance/AD&D a percentage of earnings. Wage Increases Shift Differential SIXTEEN agreements pro- FIFTEEN facilities will receive SIXTEEN agreements have a vide life insurance. Of these, Paid Holidays pay increases in 2002, aver- second shift premium, of 12 have a set dollar amount ALL OF THE agreements pro- aging $0.35 per hour or 3.25 which 15 report a cents-per- ranging from $7,500 to vide for paid holidays rang- percent. Fourteen facilities hour premium ranging from $41,000, with an average ing from seven to 12 days. NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT for the members of will receive pay increases in $0.10 to $1.00. The average benefit for the first contract The average is 9.74 days. Local D37, Seattle, Wash., at Lafarge are, seated, left to right, Intl. Rep. Mike Atchison and Lafarge 2003, averaging $0.32 per for those in the U.S. is $0.33 year of $19,333. The remain- Other Provisions representatives Steve Brooks and Joe Penning. hour or 2.40 percent. Thirteen per hour, for Canada it is ing agreements multiply Standing, l. to r., Local D37 members Ken facilities will receive pay $0.68. The remaining agree- wages by 2080 hours, or pay EIGHTEEN agreements pro- Robinson, Gary Hrisko, and Kevin Anic, and increases in 2004, averaging ment provides a percentage equal to or double the annual vide funeral leave. Lafarge’s Bob Campbell. Their settlement was $0.40 per hour or 3.33 percent. of pay as the premium. salary as the benefit amount Fourteen agreements pro- reported in the Mar-Apr paper and is not part of Six report wage increases in Sixteen agreements pro- Fifteen agreements pro- vide paid leave for jury duty. this issue’s contract analysis. 2005, averaging $0.42 or three vide a third shift premium, of vide Accidental Death and Twelve agreements have percent. One reports an which 15 provide a cents-per- Dismemberment (AD&D) union leavelanguage. increase in 2006, not enough hour premium ranging from insurance. In 12 of the agree- Twelve agreements pro- for an average. $0.10 to $1.00. The average for ments there is a set dollar vide all or partial reimburse- ment for the purchase of Pension those in the U.S. is $0.43 per amount ranging from $10,000 hour, for Canada it is $0.72. to $41,000, with an average safety shoes. EIGHTEEN facilities partici- The remaining agreement benefit for the first contract Thirteen agreements pro- pate in some type of pension provides a percentage of pay year of $19,958. The remain- vide all or partial reimburse- program. Four participate in as the premium. ing agreements multiply ment for the purchase of the Boilermaker-Blacksmith wages by 2080 hours, or pay prescription safety glasses. Sickness &Accident National Pension Trust. Their equal to or double the annual Five agreements provide NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT for Local D81 mem - contributions range from FIFTEEN agreements provide salary as the benefit amount. severance payment pack- bers at Dixon Marquette Cement are, front row, l. to $0.90 to $1.40 per hour for the weekly sickness and acci- ages, and six agreements r., Jim Kinney and Scott Setchell, and back row, l. first year. Average cents- dent indemnities. Of these, 12 Vacation provide paid leave for those to r., Carey Allen, Bill Dewald, and Mike Kresanek. per-hour contributions are pay a set dollar amount ALL OF THE agreements have a persons who spend two $1.14 for the first year, $1.19 ranging from $100 to $450 per vacation policy. Fourteen weeks at military encamp - the second year, and $1.21 week; the average rate for agreements provide a one- menteach year. New contract summaries A brief listing of recent agreements signed and ratified by Boilermaker local lodges

National Cement Lodge of Local M18, Buffalo, N.Y., L-146 – Edmonton, AB to June 30, 2006, for seven NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT at A. C. Humko for who work at Keystone Corp. members of Local D274, Local 480 members are, l. to r., Mike Roach, Don CAREY ALLEN ,working direc- DEAN MILTON, BM-ST of Winnipeg, Manitoba, W. Slater, Don F. Slater, and Clyde Mitchell. Not tor of the CLGAW Division, D66 – Fort Dodge, IA Local 146, Edmonton, Canada, who work at pictured is committee member Ken Willis. reports contract ratifica- Alberta, Canada, reports Lafarge Canada, Inc. tion, effective June 16, 2002 CAREY ALLEN, working direc- contract ratification, effec- to June 16, 2005, for four tor of the CLGAW Division, tive Nov. 1, 2001 to Oct. 31, D364 – Paris, ON members of the National reports contract ratification, 2004, for 29 Local 146 mem- Cement Lodge who make effective June 14, 2002 to bers who work at Altex INTL. REP . M ICHAEL WATSON Portland Cement at June 13, 2005, for 60 mem- Industries, Inc. reports contract ratifica- Continental Cement in St. bers of Local D66, Fort tion, effective May 1, 2002 Louis, Mo. Dodge, Iowa, who make L-151 – Erie, PA to April 30, 2006, for 50 wallboard at the National members of Local D364, L-S3 – Quincy, IL Gypsum Company. INTL. R EP . BOB H EINE reports Paris, Ontario, Canada, contract ratification, effec- NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT for Local D584 mem- who work in six sand and bers at Linwood Mining are, front row, l. to r., Mike INTL. REP. DAVID LAWRENCE D81 – Dixon, IL tive Aug. 14, 2002 to Aug. gravel pits and at two Houy, Tom Lowder, and Everett Fisher; back row, reports contract ratifica- 14, 2005, for 33 members of asphalt plants for Lafarge l. to r., Ed Carstensen and Carey Allen. CAREY ALLEN, working direc- tion, effective April 15, 2002 Local 151, Erie, Pa., who Canada, Inc. to April 15, 2005, for 12 tor of the CLGAW Division, work in the warehouse and members of Local S3, reports contract ratification, fabrication shop at the L-480 – Jacksonville, IL Quincy, Ill., who make effective May 31, 2002, for Arthur-Lewis Steel Co. stoves at the Comstock 114 members of Local D81, INTL. REP . JAMES PRESSLEY Castle Stove Co., Inc. Dixon, Ill., who manufacture D173 – Wampum, PA reports contract ratification, Portland Cement at Dixon effective May 19, 2002 to L-5 – New York, NY Marquette Cement. INTL. R EP . MARK KELLY May 21, 2005, for 232 mem- reports contract ratifica- bers of Local 480, AIP BILL CAREY, Intl. Rep. S82 – Batavia, NY tion, effective May 1, 1999 Jacksonville, Ill., who manu- Bob Heine, and Gerald to April 30, 2004, for 151 facture cooking and food Connolly, BM-ST of Local 5, INTL. REP. ROCCO D EROLLO members of Local D173, reports contract ratifica- oils at the A. C. Humko Corp. NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT for the members of New York, N.Y., report con- Wampum, Pa., who make Local 1620, Portland, Ind., at Portland Forge, are, tract ratification, effective tion, effective June 1, 2002 Portland and slag cement D506 – Flat Bay, NF seated, left to right, Jerry Laux, Steve Laux, Pat Dec. 1, 2002 to Nov. 30, to May 31, 2005, for mem- at Cemex. Bennett, Dan Wandell, and Marc Pendel; standing, 2004, for four Local 5 mem- bers of Local S82, Batavia, INTL. REP . E D MATTOCKS l. to r., Ron Johnston, Doug Burke, Fred Lingo, Bill bers who make fiberglass N.Y., who work at Chappin D239 – Three Forks, MT reports contract ratifica- Bailey, Bob Smith, Bill Coleman, Fred Horning, and tanks at Cardinal Fiberglass Mfg., Inc. tion, effective July 15, 2001 Mike Landess. Not pictured are committee mem- INTL. REP . MICHAEL ATCHISON Industries, and effective to July 14, 2003, for 30 bers Dick Steveson, Jim Pressley, and Tom Ancich. reports contract ratification, July 1, 2002 to June 30, L-83 – Kansas City, MO members of Local D506, Their settlement was reported in the May-Jun paper effective August 1, 2002 to Flat Bay, Newfoundland, and is not part of this issue’s contract analysis. 2005, for five Local 5 mem- JOHN SEWARD, a bus. rep. for July 31, 2006, for 42 mem- Canada, who load aggre- bers who repair ships at Local 83, Kansas City, Mo., bers of Local D239, Three Thomas J. Feeney reports contract ratifica- gates and other materials 2006, for 27 members of reports contract ratifica- Forks, Mont., who produce at Western Logging. Enterprises, Inc. tion, effective June 1, 2002 talc at Luzenac America. Local D561, Weeping Water, tion, effective July 19, 2002 Neb., who manufacture lime to July 19, 2007, for 31 to June 1, 2005, for 11 Local D561 – Weeping Water M18 – Buffalo, NY 83 members who make D274 – Winnipeg, MB for Kerford Limestone. members of Local D584, INTL. REP . ROCCO DEROLLO underground and surface INTL. VICE PRES. JIM Buffalo, Iowa, who make DON MAES, ABM for D584 – Buffalo, IA reports contract ratification, gasoline and oil storage HICKENBOTHAM reports con- lime products for the Cement District Lodge D11, Linwood Mining and effective June 1, 2002 to tanks for We-Mac tract ratification, effective CAREY ALLEN, working direc- Manufacturing. reports contract ratifica- August 1, 2002 to July 31, Minerals Corp. May 31, 2005, for members tion, effective July 1, 2002 tor of the CLGAW Division, http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2002 13 LOCAL LODGE NEWS The Fords of L-455 National board elects Bill Carey as member THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors has elected Asst. to the Intl. Pres. Bill Carey to serve as an advisory committee member. Nominated by Intl. Pres. Charles W. Jones, Carey will represent organized labor on the board. BUDDY L. FORD joined the became a member in 1999. The National Board was created in Boilermakers union in 1958, and all “Following in a father’s footsteps 1919 to promote greater safety to life four of his sons followed in his foot- was once common place,” said L-455 and property through uniformity in steps. Sons Gary, Steve, Burl, and BM-ST Ed Vance, “but now it’s an construction, installation, repair, Darryl are all members of their oddity in this new global economy.” maintenance, and inspection of boilers father’s lodge, Local 455 in Sheffield, Pictured, l. to r., are Steve, Burl, and pressure vessels. Workshops Ala. Gary joined in 1981, Steve and Darryl, Gary, and Buddy Ford. ❑ include seminars on boiler and pres- Burl joined in 1992, and Darryl sure vessel repair, boiler inspection, data reports, pressure relief valve repair, welding inspector training, L-1 honors Reynolds and welding procedures. ❑ NTL elects officers

ON JULY 27, 2002, the union and thanking Reynolds for the signifi- employer trustees of the Local 1 Legal, cant contributions he has made over Supplementary Unemployment the years. MEMBERS OF THE National Rec. Sec. & Trustee Shon Almond Benefit, and Training & Education “With his help working families Transient Lodge (NTL) have elected Trustee Matthew P. Dixon. Funds honored Harry Reynolds, pic- prospered and the funds are sol- the following local lodge officers Pictured above from a 1999 file tured second from left, for his years of vent,” said Skermont. “We will through a mail-in ballot: photo are, l. to r., NTD Dir. William service as a trustee. always remember his honesty and President Ronny E. Vanscoy Almond, Hinojosa, Almond, Dixon, Local 1 BM-ST John Skermont, friendship over the years.” VP & Trustee Chrmn. Gary Scott Scott, Vanscoy, Intl. Pres. Charles W. Chicago, Ill., at right, and Richard Pictured at left is Bill Gordinier, BM-ST Wilfredo Hinojosa Jones, and IST Jerry Z. Willburn. ❑ Mooney, fund chairman and CEO of fund administrator and exec. sec. of Hayes Mechanical LLC, second the Boiler & Tank Contractors of from right, made the presentation, Illinois. ❑ National Funds Office News

Members can now call toll-free ● Specialized maternity services. Expectant moms can now get health The higher you are, THE BOILERMAKERS National risk assessments, educational infor- Funds office now has a toll-free num- mation, guidance, and more. Partici- the safer you are? ber. For questions on your health and pants should call First Health® as welfare benefits, pension, or annuity early as possible in their pregnancy to ACCORDING TO 31-year Local 146 fund, just dial 1-866-342-6555. Mem- get the most from this program. member Marvin McCormack, bers in the Kansas City area may The clinical management services Edmonton, Alberta, “the higher you phone the office at 913-342-6555. described above are available even if are in the air, the safer you are because the fund is not the primary health care no one can drop anything on you.” Health and welfare plans add benefit provider. For example, if a par- And he has the photos to prove it! clinical management services ticipant’s primary coverage is In 1977, McCormick was lifted by Medicare and the fund provides sec- helicopter to the top of a 200-foot stack FIRST HEALTH® now provides clini- ondary coverage, the participant can to replace a cable that was weather cal management services to Boiler- still get these new services. damaged. Donald Yakichuk assisted makers and their families who are him through radio communications eligible for the Boilermakers National Track your pension contributions with the helicopter pilot. Health and Welfare Fund’s health care McCormick said he didn’t hesitate benefits. Participants already save KEEPING TRACK of payments made when he received the work order, stat- money by using doctors and hospitals toward your pension is the best way to ing, “It was my job, I’m a rigger.” participating in First Health® Net- ensure you get your full benefits when When Local 146 ABM Cory Channon work. Now, they can take advantage you retire. asked him if he would do it again, he The photo was taken from the top of of these valuable new clinical manage- Hold on to your pay stubs.They not said, “In a second.” the Urea Tower with a telescopic lens. ❑ ment services: only let you double-check the annual ● 24-hour health information. Partic- report you get from the Boilermakers- ipants can call and speak with a nurse Blacksmiths Pension office, but they case manager any time of the day or provide proof in the rare case that pay- Local 128 members night — 24 hours a day, 365 days a ments do not get properly credited. year. (Does not apply to mental health Compare your pay stubs to your or substance abuse.) annual summary. Each year, the pen- celebrate Labor Day ● Pre-notification. Participants can sion office sends a summary of the call the number on the back of their hours and dollars credited to you in Boilermaker eligibility card before non- the previous year. Make sure the emergency hospital stays. First report and your stubs agree. Health® nurse case managers with clin- The pension uses a July 1-June 30 ical experience will help guide them to fiscal year, not the calendar year of the level of care that is appropriate and Jan. 1-Dec. 31. When you add up your save participants money by locating hour and dollar amounts, be sure you network providers for them. are comparing the correct stubs with ● Case management. If a participant the funds office report. has a complex health condition, a Contact the funds office right away nurse case manager can be assigned to if you believe you’ve found an error. OVER 400 MEMBERS of Local 128, above participants included “AFL-CIO help navigate the health care system, The sooner you let them know of the Toronto, ON, participated in Labor Day Sec.-Treas. Joe Maloney (a L-128 mem- maximize benefits, and send educa- discrepancy, the easier it will be for parades across the province. L-128 ber), Intl. Rep. Stan Petronski, and if we tional health information. them to solve the problem. Trustee Matt Thomson reports that the are lucky, a few future Boilermakers.” ❑ http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter 14 Sep • Oct 2002 CONSUMER NEWS Members Only Good grades can reap great rewards Live & learn with Union Plus dependent children (foster children, The money-saving programs step children, and any other child for See if THE UNION PLUS Education Pro- whom the individual member pro- listed below are available only gram provides a range of services vides greater than 50 percent of his or Union Plus to Boilermaker members and designed to help union members and her support) can apply for a Union their families build upon their educa- Plus Scholarship. Participating union can help their immediate families.* tion and job skills training. For mem- members from Puerto Rico, Canada, bers, it’s more than just learning — it’s Guam, the Virgin Islands, and U.S. citi- you stay an investment in their future. zens are eligible. in school. 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This is their only obligation to the union, objections to funding expenditures which are not collective bargaining process are those made for FLOWER SERVICE regardless of the wording of the clauses. germane to the collective bargaining process. political purposes, for general community service, Call: 1-800-667-7779 Individuals who are members of the Fee-paying nonmembers who choose to file such for charitable activities, for non-worker related Boilermakers pay monthly dues. Individuals who objections should advise the International legislative activities, for members-only benefits, are not members pay fees. Brotherhood of Boilermakers in writing, in the and for certain affiliation costs. NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES These dues and fees, which are authorized by form of a letter, signed by the objector, and sent In considering these matters, you should be Call: 1-800-524-5533 law, represent your fair share of sustaining the to the International Secretary-Treasurer of the aware that only members have the follow- broad range of programs offered by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, 753 ing rights: Boilermakers in support of you and your fellow State Ave., Suite 570, Kansas City, KS 66101. The • to vote on the terms of your collective Go to our web site for more information: workers. The most important job right you can letter must contain the objector’s home address bargaining agreement have is the right to collective bargaining. The and local lodge number, if known. Upon receipt of • to participate in the development of con- working conditions of all bargaining unit employ- the objection, the International President shall tract proposals www.unionplus.org ees are improved immeasurably when the union provide a description of the procedures to be fol- • to nominate and vote for local union officers gains higher wages, better health care and pen- lowed. This objection must be filed every year • to attend the International Convention as sions, fairness in the disciplinary system, over- during the month of November, or within the first a delegate BOILERMAKERS UNION time pay, vacations, and many other 30 days in which the objector is required to pay • to participate in strike votes PRIVILEGE BENEFITS improvements in working conditions at the bar- dues or fees to the union, or within 30 days after • to numerous other benefits available only to gaining table. Because they negotiate together, the objector becomes a nonmember. members, such as those described at left. *Includes retired members. Program through their union, employees who are repre- Examples of expenditures germane to the col- It is clearly to your advantage to continue to be restrictions apply to members outside the sented by a union typically receive higher wages lective bargaining process are those made for the a full, active member of the International continental United States. Phone 1-800- and better benefits than nonunion workers doing negotiation, enforcement, and administration of Brotherhood of Boilermakers. 452-9425 for clarification of eligibility. similar jobs in the same industry. Strength in collective bargaining agreements, meetings with Only through unity and solidarity can we bet- numbers is what makes this possible. The employer and union representatives, proceedings ter our working conditions and reap benefits for stronger your union, the better your contract. We on behalf of workers under the grievance proce- ourselves and our families. http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2002 15 IN MEMORIAM

WITH DEEP SORROWthe International Brotherhood records the death of these members as reported to the International 242 Green, Robert 502 Ostler, William Secretary-Treasurer’s office, and extends its heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families. 263 Brackey, Charles 524 Rogers, Carl 263 Hurlburt, Edward 530 Critchfield, Larry LODGE & NAME 37 Murla, George 110 Hillman, Don 359 Beckman, Lee 531 McDonald, Thomas NTL Bolli, Marvin 39 Lincoln, John 112 Bell, Woodrow 363 Johnson, Frank 541 Horrobin, Jack NTL Green, Daniel 40 Rice, James 112 Sasser, Bryant 363 Kelley, Joseph H. 549 Chadderton, Robert NTL Lauderdale, Paul 45 Smith, Columbus 128 Cassidy, Frank 374 Ashworth, James 549 Shaw, Larry NTL Perry, Tommy 72 Milligan, Kermit 128 Morehouse, Kevin 374 Crownover, William 568 Richardson, William 1 Morrell, Amos 72 Muller, Donald 132 Arnold, John M. 374 Kaczmark, Matt 582 Lott, Percy 5 Russo, Gregory A. 72 Simons, Victor 146 Ferrier, Brandon 374 Quisenberry, John 582 Richardson, Andrew 6 Brookins, S. D. 72 Snider, Edwin S. 146 Reichenauer, Robert 374 Schultz, Donald 627 Mendoza, Roland 26 Sapp, Addin 73 Hebert, Roger 146 St. Onge, Norman 433 Howard, Charles 636 Blackwell, William 26 Smith, Robby 79 Condon III, F.W. 154 Carte, Willard 433 Jones, James 647 Pratschner, Richard 27 Boesing, Joseph 92 Sanborn, Thomas A. 154 Hefley, Frank J. 433 Peters, Thomas 647 Sabrowsky, Nestor 27 Bradley, Charles 101 Soderlund, James 169 Pankow, Walter 433 Powell, Tommy 656 Beckner, Clarence 27 Dickson, Jackie 104 Aahl, Albert 169 Westphal, Stanley 453 Blizzard, Floyd 656 VanDyke, Wallace 27 Martin, John 104 Jacobson, Wesley E. 169 Wimmer, Clifford 453 Fischer, Clyde 656 Wade, Newell 28 Gerard, Maurice 104 Murphy, Lyle W. 175 Dunsmore, Lawrence 453 Solla, Roberto 667 Riffee, Wintfred D. 29 Donahue, John 104 Reynolds, Cecil A. 182 Romano, Lou 483 Wilson, Willard 744 Schoenfelt, Earl 29 Flynn, James M. 104 Rutherford, Doyle 191 Schanzenbacher, Karl 500 Clinton, John 1086 Pigon, Richard 30 Daves, John C. 104 Smail, Charles 193 Musick, Melvin 502 Allery, Gaylord 1509 Palubicki, Daniel R. 30 Wenger, Johnny A. 108 Blevins, Bobby 193 Renner, Richard 502 Hilyard Jr., Charles 2000 Clark, Howard 108 Rutherford, Richard 212 Riley, Joe W.

DEATH BENEFITS IF YOU HAVE NOT yet been furnished this information, contact your local lodge, secure the beneficiary forms, complete the required information and forward to the Administrative Office of the Pension Fund, THE DEATH BENEFIT PLANunder the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust has 754 Minnesota Avenue, Suite 522, Kansas City, KS 66101, at the earliest possible date. NOTE: These addi- paid the beneficiaries of the following deceased members who were covered by the plan tional death benefits can only be derived for members who worked under a collective bargaining agree- since the last issue of our publication. ment with an employer contributing to the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust. LODGE, NAME & BENEFIT 108 Rutherford, Richard H. 6,000.00 549 Bradley, Herman 6,000.00 667 Horton, Homer R. 6,000.00 NTL Constable, Maxfield $6,000.00 109 Powe, Walter A. 6,000.00 549 Shaw, Larry G. 6,000.00 667 Price, John E. 6,000.00 109 Thomas, Toby K. 1,444.73 NTL Fields, Calvin L. 6,000.00 549 Thomas, Robert L. 5,142.87 687 Albertson, Iva W. 6,000.00 NTL Hale, Charles L. 6,000.00 112 Bell, Woodrow C. 6,000.00 568 Bartlett, Forrest 6,000.00 688 Edwards, Marshall N. 3,420.03 112 Lick, Margren E. 6,000.00 NTL Jackson, Gerald C. 6,000.00 577 Borel, Joseph I. 6,000.00 744 Bennett, Jim L. 6,000.00 NTL Parker, Vernon H. 6,000.00 113 Salzer, Clara J. 6,000.00 582 Allen, John 6,000.00 744 Dawson, Vernon E. 6,000.00 117 Pederson, William P. 6,000.00 NTL Perry, Tommy J. 6,000.00 582 Brister Jr., Jesse C. 6,000.00 744 Harrison, Walter S. 6,000.00 1 Coughlin, James E. 6,000.00 124 Raymond, Francis A. 6,000.00 582 Coon, Thomas L. 6,000.00 744 Schoenfelt, Earl H. 6,000.00 132 Arnold, John M. 6,000.00 1 Cruz, Pedro S. 4,500.00 582 Hopkins, Herbert 6,000.00 802 Foley, Leo A. 6,000.00 1 Jackson, Andrew A. 6,000.00 132 Wiley, Michael E. 6,378.13 583 Hoss, Gary M. 2,683.94 802 Hope, Paul F. 6,000.00 151 Mozdy, Stanley 6,000.00 1 Preble, William Dean 6,000.00 583 Woodward, Robert L. 6,000.00 802 Rideout Jr., Linwood 6,000.00 5 Pais, Irving 6,000.00 154 Ferris, Richard W. 1,187.25 587 Dugas, Lawrence J. 6,000.00 807 Brooks, Walter M. 6,000.00 154 Frost, Jack C. 6,000.00 6 Cole, Mack Duffie 6,000.00 587 Hare, J. D. 6,000.00 1086 Pigon, Richard E. 6,000.00 6 Lowery, James L. 6,000.00 154 Hefley, Frank J. 6,000.00 587 Locklin, Donald F. 6,000.00 1191 Dull, Valerie L. 6,000.00 154 Painter, Arthur D. 6,000.00 6 Nero Sr., Martin J. 6,000.00 592 White, Clayton G. 1,800.82 1230 Morrison, John H. 6,000.00 6 Rasmussen, Thomas 3,000.00 154 Rispigliati, Alfred 6,000.00 627 Mendoza, Roland K. 6,000.00 1234 Lazarz, Frank E. 6,000.00 6 Sharon, Jay A. 6,000.00 169 Abbatoy, Jeanne M. 9,520.47 647 Shaw, Kenneth F. 6,000.00 1509 Palubicki, Daniel R. 6,000.00 6 Turner, James 6,000.00 169 Campbell, Michael J. 1,670.96 647 Zimmerman, Robert 6,000.00 1525 Cruso Jr., George 6,000.00 6 Zaccagnini, Louis F. 6,000.00 169 Mockridge, Joseph A. 6,000.00 651 Steele, Helen L. 6,000.00 1592 Miklos, John F. 6,000.00 19 McCann, Joseph W. 6,000.00 169 Pankow, Walter E. 6,000.00 26 Brown, Hugh M. 6,000.00 169 Wetstphal, Stanley G. 6,000.00 26 Ciucevich, Walter L. 6,000.00 175 Smith, Ralph H. 6,000.00 27 Hampson, Robert J. 4,132.00 177 Glowinski, Frank 6,000.00 How to apply for a Boilermaker Scholarship 27 Huskey, Floyd F. 6,000.00 193 Musick, Melvin L. 6,000.00 27 Martin, John J. 4,500.00 193 Renner, Richard L. 6,000.00 ONE OF THE MOST popular benefits active, retired, disabled, or 27 Nevills, Gary D. 6,000.00 193 Sisk, Elmer L. 6,000.00 available to Boilermaker members is deceased member. 29 Donahue, John G. 6,000.00 197 Paolucci, Carl A. 6,000.00 the college scholarship program that Winners are chosen based on a 37 Currera Sr., George 6,000.00 212 Riley, Joe W. 6,000.00 helps dependents of Boilermakers get variety of criteria that include 37 Green Sr., George 4,500.00 242 Green, Robert H. 6,000.00 started with their college education. grades, standardized test scores, 37 Parent, Windom J. 6,000.00 305 Bearden, Ollie 3,000.00 These one-year grants reward the extracurricular activities, and a writ- 40 Gose, Steve 6,000.00 305 Bombek, Frank C. 6,000.00 hard work and success of young ten essay on an assigned topic. 40 Johnson, Robert W. 6,000.00 305 Henderson, Lionel 2,919.19 members of Boilermaker families Applications for the 2003 awards 68 Helfenstine, Howard 6,000.00 358 McDade, Percy 6,000.00 and encourage members of will be available from your local 69 Greer, Vero W. 6,000.00 363 Johnson, Frank 6,000.00 the next generation of lodge at the end of this year and 72 Espinoza, Rupert 6,000.00 363 Kelley, Joseph H. 6,000.00 college-educated will be accepted from January 72 Snider, Edwin S. 6,000.00 374 Gum, Marvin U. 6,000.00 workers to remember 1 to March 31, 2003. 72 Tegi, Elmer 6,000.00 374 Kaczmark, Matt 6,000.00 the union advantage. Applications postmarked 72 Webster, Jim 6,000.00 374 Simpson, Russell B. 6,000.00 Boilermaker scholar- after the March 31, 2003, 74 Quinn, John A. 3,000.00 433 Jones, James I. 6,000.00 ships are open to high deadline cannot be consid- 74 Tidwell, Mairiam K. 6,000.00 433 Raulerson, Hilton 6,000.00 school seniors who ered. Contact your local to 79 Condon III, Frederick 6,000.00 449 Anshutz, Donald W. 6,000.00 will be entering their get an application. The 79 Doucet, Wilfred 6,000.00 449 Peterson, Peter O. 6,000.00 first year of a two- or International will not mail applica- 83 Matthews, George F. 6,000.00 453 Stansberry, Lewis H. 6,000.00 four-year academic pro- tions to individuals. 85 Wicker, Delmas 3,028.33 454 Johnson, Roy C. 6,000.00 gram at a degree-granting, Some local lodges have their own 92 Imgard, Harry W. 6,000.00 455 Handley, George H. 6,000.00 accredited college or university scholarship programs. Scholarships 92 Sanborn, Thomas A. 6,000.00 455 Huston, William W. 6,000.00 within one year of their high school are also available through the Union 92 Spicer, Kenneth L. 6,000.00 455 Minor, Dwight S. 625.00 graduation and are dependents of Plus credit card program and some 96 Floyd, Russell S. 6,000.00 500 Fields, Homer B. 6,000.00 Boilermaker members in good state and regional labor councils. 104 Chapman, Thomas 6,000.00 500 Johnston, Leroy A. 6,000.00 standing. A dependent may be a For information on their scholar- 104 Cook, Louis E. 6,000.00 502 Allery, Gaylord S. 6,000.00 son, daughter, legally adopted ship programs, contact these organi- 104 Dumas, Alton B. 6,000.00 503 Elrod, Herman 6,000.00 child, or other dependent of an zations directly. 104 Frazier, Jack 6,000.00 104 Hammond, Densil P. 6,000.00 104 Hobbs, Donald L. 6,000.00 104 Jacobson, Wesley E. 6,000.00 104 Petersen, Ernest 6,000.00 Moving? Tell us where . . . Mail form to: 104 Reynolds, Cecil A. 3,000.00 Name 104 Rutherford, Doyle 6,000.00 104 Smail, Charles H. 6,000.00 New Address Publications Department 104 Sollie, Lars 6,000.00 753 State Avenue, Suite 565 104 Strong, Roger W. 6000.00 City 104 Strong, Roger W. 6000.00 Kansas City, KS 66101 105 Moore, Charles L. 6,000.00 State or Province Zip 105 Nesbitt, Charles F. 6,000.00 Local Lodge No. Register No. 108 Blevins, Bobby G. 6,000.00 (Also please notify the secretary of your local lodge.) (Allow five weeks for change of address.) 108 Hammett, Louie 6,000.00 http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org the Boilermaker Reporter 16 Sep • Oct 2002 COMMENTARY Use your vote to tell Congress that working families matter We’ll never outspend corporations and And it is an insult beyond measure to the hundreds of union members who the rich — but we can outvote them died trying to save lives in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. ● T’S ELECTION TIME again in the They passed a law barring employ- As an insult, the House-passed United States — time to give Con- ees of the Department of Homeland homeland security bill is beyond com- gress their report card. Election day Security from joining unions. is the best opportunity working fam- pare. But it is worse than an insult. It is I This last one is enough to make your an injury. This bill strips 50,000 federal ilies have to send a message to Wash- ington that our lives matter. What we blood boil. The Department of Home- employees of their right to collective do matters. We matter. land Security is new, but the work its bargaining. For nearly two years now, the Bush employees will do is not. All Bush has And it is just one of dozens of meas- administration and the Republican- done is take agencies from several other ures passed by the House in the past dominated House of Representatives departments and reorganize them two years that injures working families. have been acting as though working under this umbrella. When you begin to catalog the injuries people are unimportant. They have workers have suffered or will suffer if insulted and injured us, while passing bills passed by the House are made into CHARLES W. JONES legislation written by lobbyists for large When working families law, you quickly see that working fam- International President corporations. ilies do not matter much in their vote together, we can Candidates who will ensure that Just look at some of their most egre- elect candidates who will scheme of things. gious insults to American workers over We must act now to change that. We American workers have good jobs and the past few months: support our agenda. must vote out of office the representa- safe workplaces. tives who are attacking working fami- Candidates who will safeguard ● They blocked passage of a compre- lies. We must let Congress know that Social Security and Medicare. hensive Medicare prescription drug Over 50,000 of those federal employ- the majority of Americans work for a Candidates who will hold corpora- benefit at the request of powerful phar- ees are currently represented by living, and Congress must pass laws tions responsible when they defraud maceutical companies, who immedi- unions. Another 120,000 are protected that benefit working families. investors and their employees, then try ately rewarded them with millions of by civil service regulations. Corporations may give them big to use bankruptcy laws to protect the dollars in campaign donations But Bush wants to keep all worker campaign donations. High-paid lobby- fortunes they’ve stolen. ● They passed fast-track trade author- protections out of his “new” depart- ists may wine them and dine them. But Candidates who will ensure that ity, opening the door for President ment — and the Republican-domi- if they want to be re-elected, they need workers and retirees can afford good Bush to expand the North American nated House of Representatives wants to pass legislation that benefits the health care and prescription drugs. Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to to help him do it. The authorization bill majority of Americans— not the super- And most important of all —candi- Central and South America they passed in July strips these 170,000 rich minority. dates who will guarantee that workers ● They blocked efforts for meaningful workers of all worker protections. Many times in recent years, workers have the freedom to join a union. pension reform, opting to allow corpo- Bush’s implication — underscored have demonstrated that we can elect It is an uphill battle. Corporations rations to continue to raid employee by the Republican leadership in both our candidates when we work and the rich can outspend us. They con- pension funds and 401(k)s the House and the Senate — is that together. In 1998 and again in 2000, vot- trol the media. They can give huge unions are antithetical to domestic sums to buy third-party ads that skirt ● They passed a $10 billion bailout for ers from union households had a major security. If these workers are allowed to campaign finance laws. the airline industry, not a penny of impact on races at all levels. join unions, they will be unable to do But in the final analysis, we still have which went to the displaced workers This year, we can do even better — if their job of keeping our nation safe. we unite behind those candidates we more votes than they do. By voting as a ● They passed a corporate wish-list of This bill is an insult to every patriotic know will support our agenda. bloc, we can win. tax breaks and subsidies for Big Busi- American union member. Candidates who support trade laws Do your part on election day. ness, huge tax cuts for millionaires, and It is a double insult to the millions of that benefit our people — not just the Vote for the candidates endorsed by nothing for workers who lost their jobs union members who have served in the multinational corporations. your union (see pages 8-9). as a result of Sept. 11 U.S. Armed Forces — especially those United, we can make a difference! ❑ who served during war time. L-108 dedicates new facility Birmingham members give their all and reach back when more is needed. They give a day’s work for a are proud of new offices, day’s pay and that is what makes Local hall, and training center 108 Boilermakers so great.” But it was Intl. Rep. Steve Speed, who ON AUGUST 29, 2002, members of served as Local 108 BM-ST from 1993 to Local 108, Birmingham, Ala., held an 2000, who best expressed the sentiment open house to showcase their new of every Local 108 member in atten- 8,000-square-foot facility. And a show- dance when he said, “Today is my case it is. proudest day as a Boilermaker, to see They have a reception area, supply how far we’ve come.” room, kitchen, conference room, Nearly 100 people attended the open atrium, and six over-sized offices that house, at which the building was dedi- put many places of business to shame. cated to Southeast Area International Their new meeting room features a Vice President Newton B. Jones, and the HONORED GUESTS CUT the ribbon to Local 108’s new facility. L. to r., Vickie Ferguson, separate foyer and kitchen, and com- training center was dedicated to the Marie-Jo Ballard, L-108 BM-ST John Helvin, and IVP Newton B. Jones. fortable seating for 250. memory of Local 108’s first-elected busi- But perhaps their proudest new fea- ness manager, Joe Ballard (1991-1993). ture is their state-of-the-art training Ballard’s widow, Vickie Ferguson, center that boasts its own office, nine and his daughter, Marie-Jo Ballard, welding booths, and all the equipment joined Jones at the ceremony where a Boilermaker needs to learn to work in they received plaques and participated field construction. Plus, they just in a ribbon cutting ceremony. received city approval to build a rig- Also in attendance were area busi- ging yard on their adjacent property. ness representatives, Boilermaker con- In dedicating the new facility, Local tractors, and active and retired Local 108 BM-ST John Helvin spoke of how 108 members. Honored guests Local 108 members have earned their included National Transient Division motto: Dedicated, Determined, and Director William Almond; District Dependable. Lodge 57 BM-ES Sam May, Chat- “Today we honor past and present tanooga, Tenn.; Local 26 BM-ST Dou- members who strive to make this local glas Robbins Jr., Savannah, Ga.; Local what it is. They work hard for the con- 263 BM-ST Michael Allen; and Local NEARLY 100 GUESTSattend the dedication ceremony of Local 108’s new facility in tractors and owners. Our members 455 BM-ST Ed Vance, Sheffield, Ala.❑ Birmingham, Ala., on August 29, 2002. http://www.IBB.workingfamilies.com http://www.boilermakers.org