OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCI( 3
~63T o ' .. Vol. 21 - No. 11 SANFRA~CISCO, ~AliFORN!~ . ~151 November1 1962 LE ·.·. Know Your . Friends greem~l1t on _And Your Enemies On.T o Trusts ;rwo ·trust instruni.ents for union-management' joint ad· ministration of Novel;llber 6 is Election Pay-,-a day that is fringe benefits negotiated by Operating En. gineers to e very American of voting age, but particularly Local 3 in the last industry agreement were· agreed upon in October. ' · ._. to men:tbers of Ope•rating Engineers Local 3. . · The • -/ trust in~truments wen~ for the Operating Engineers · Voting~takirig a perso~al hand in the selection of the · Apprentice & J o urn e y m an ' · . men who w_ill ·make our laws an:d administer them on the . Training Fund and -for Health trust documents, Local 3 Bus. val~ ious levels of gov~minent-is a privilege· our~· aricestors· & Welfare benefits for pensioned Mgr. Al Clem commented: "The - -· fought: for. and thaC we . ~hould trel(lsure. But for most of Engineers. Negotiating Committee's discus- ·the . electorate. it's · simply that, a free man's privilege; not . · Agreement on the two trusts sions with the employers were an obligati_on. · . · . came well in advance_of January cordial and cooperative. We are - For members o{ Local 3, P,owev~r, _ lt's some•thing more 1, WB3, de~dlines which provided gratified that our members will ) han that; it comes cl(!?~r· t.9 b~, ing .
District D i ~ tri ct ~ . , 1. Clem Miller (D) 9. W . Donlon Edwards (D) 2. HaTOld T. Johnson (D) Hl. James. P. Thm~ber , Jr~ (D) .3. · John E . illoss (D) 11. William J . Keller (D) >> . H 4. Robert L . Leggett (D) 12. - William K. Stewart . (D) 5 . . John F. Shelley (D) RiECEPTION COMMITTEE or- l.:.ocal 3 members - in Hawai i. 14. Chat'lesR. Weidner (D) 6. John A . O'Connell greeted the S. S. Lurline w ith this bani:ler wheri the ship arrived (D) 15. John J. iUcFall (-D) 7. Jeff,ery Cohelan · with General Pres. Hunter P. Wharton and General Vice PrEis. (D) 16. B. F. Sisk (D) 8. George P. Miller (D) Newell S. Carman of the Inti. Uni0n of Operating Engineers . IS. Harlan Hagen (D) · for a meeting of the AFL-CIO - Building Trades Department State 'Senate· ·· e xecutive board. The photo is taken from the ship's r ~ il, look-' · District D is trict ing-down. 2. Ra.ndolph Collier (D) 16. John W: Holmdahl (D) 4. Fral}k S: Petersen (D) 20. Alan Short (D) · 8. Virgil O'Sullivan (I)) 22 . Hugh P . Donnelly (D) 10. Harold W . Moore (D) "-- 2!. James A. Cobey (D) H'ARTON PICKED 12. · J<1seph A. Rattigan·· (D) 26. ·stephen P·. Teale (D) 14. J . Eugene i\IcAtee r (D ) 30 . Ht:gh i\'1 . Bunis (:D ) STAN LEY MOSK Sta·te -A ssembly -:- • BY BLDG. ,TRADES District District 2. Pattline L. Davis (D) 18. Edward 1\'I. Gaffney (D) 3. Leroy F . G (D Top · leiJ,ders of the ]nternational Union of Operating reene ) 19. Chai'les W . 1\ieyers (D) 4. Harold E. Booth (D) 20. Phillip ~urton (D) - Engineers·had Board of the AFLa prolpinent- :cole !P. a meeting of the Executive s: Pearce Young (D) 21. Jos. Beeman (D) CIO Trades Dept. held in Honolulu, Hawaii, --: 6. liliiiil Paul J. Lunardi (D) 23 . . John Francis Foran (D) the week of O ~tober 22-26 . · 7. ·Robert D. Carro·w (D) -- 24. Alfred E. Alquist (D ) The Building Trades' top body met in Hawaii to dramatize 8. Walter W. Powers (D) 25. William R~ Stanton (D ) the Ol'ganizing possibilities in 9. Edwin L. Z'berg (D) . Brother Wharton was elected 27 . Leo J. Ryan (D) the nation's 50th State and to lay '10. Jei·ome R. Waldie (D) 28 . Jack T. Casey (D) ·the- base of stepped-up organiz- _ lOth Vice President of the.Build- . 11. · Jqlm_T. Knox (D) 2!l. Joli-n C. Williamson (D) ing activities by AFL-CIO . . The ing Trades Dept. at this session. 12. Ricl1anl J . Gibson (D) 30. Charles I\'L Spencer (D) ses s~on gave the General Presi- Frank Hanley1 assistant to our 13, Cal'los Bee (D) 31. Gordo11 .ii. Winton, Jr. (D), dents of the construction unions · General President, was named 14·. Robert ·W. Crqwn (D) 32. George N. Zenovich (D) an opportunity to meet with their to the Joint Board for Settlement 15. ~ ichoias C. Petris (D) 33. Charles B. GaiTigus (D) . p~ople_ and make a gro'und-floor of. Jurisdictio-nal Disputes 16. Robert ~ - Hughes (D) . '3! . . ,. Elvin An ~lel'Sun (D) assessment of the situation. In addition to' their union de- 17. Wm. Byron Rumford (D) <> ;) . iUyr!)n H. Frew (D) • -Representing .the Engineers liberations, the -Bu·ilding T1:ades ·_ :. were Gene ral ~ Pres. (S£E CALIF. lABOR FEOERATIO~'S RECOMMENDATiONS Hunter P. 1Dept..: :Execi.ttive.Boai·d adopted a .. · ·· - ·' oN ··s:r A PROi> ·' ~Wha rton',, and In .t~rnationa l Vice · ..~ s t-r o n-g . ·-resolution --~· suppoi't.ing 'n ' _o'srrloNs~P'Ai:i£ · lol · · :· P t:es. Ne.\v ~li s ~ c'ai:h;.an. ~ ' . -"-COntinued on'Page 10 . -""""""'~--- ·cJ.;JP~ A-ND-.J-AKiE To Po'Lt:s----- Page .Two _ E ~ G I N E E R S N E W S. / -' ' 79.to Rece-ive Chi·ef of P~rty . . '• . . \ .r C~rtif-icat.es . After many months of hard work the Apprentice Pro~ The Joint Apprenticeship Com ·gra.m has started to shape up so ,we can see where we are mittee of Northern · California · going. . - _. : . · · . _ . Civil Engineers & La-nd Survey . · We now have two curriCulum -outlines-one .for, the Tech- . ors has scheduled. a' Certifica-tion nical Engineers appren~ices and one· fo·r tJ1e -operating En- Di-nner Party and Dance· on Fri- gineers . apprentices. day night, November 2, i962 CJ.t :The Operating Engineers CUl'" . .A · .w· i!';l!rRiftlfll. · Villa Pel u s_.o , Sixth & Oak ricuiu.m 0titline--:. has - the first v 1t11i ":31 Stre.ets, Oakland . thr ee semesters- filled in .. Dr. 0-n :Sc-hools . AU Chiefs of·Party to ' be pre- Sidney M~G~w of the _' cali.:fo~nia - "-- Sen~ed with certificates are iB, Del'lt. of · Education, Industrial A \vbrd of advice to members vited to attend. There··· will be Division has ·· it urider his wing · · · - approx;imately 79 w·ho are. to- re ' · o-f Local 3 or -members' ;;o-hs: and has . a group of ·people work- ceive certificates.
in"' on it to fill it for . the (){her . 1 -Before enter_ing into any Their wives, ei:l'lpioyers,' Joint ~h;e e semesters_and to; keeir il',ll- .. deari-ngs with'· a-ny so-called - Apprenticeship Comf!1itte'e mem: · proving it school - a~vedising that !hey bers, officials· of · O.per·ating En It will be · about two years be- . , . will ti·ain people for . the Op-. gineers Local Unio-n No. 3- and of fore· we are certain that we have .. · erafing -· Engineers' craft; be the Bay Counties· Civil Engineers the -best version ·of the kind ·of · · . · · · . · & , La11d S'urveyors AssoCiation material we wish to teach; then .. sure to get in :touch with the wm be p ~e senf, as w~Il" as Dr. ' THE FIRST- CHAIRMAN of the Operating Engineers Joint 1 1 it will be . put int0 book form. · iocal 3 ~ai.n office. Sidney McGaw,. region-al supervi~ · Apprenticeship Commtttee, Arthur ("Buzz") Haskins (center), Dr. McGaw is prese-!ltlY setting · We d0 l)ot r.ecommend' any sor 0f the Bureau . of . Indus_trial ·,was presented by the committee with a hickory gavel and Education of the .Califon1ii De-" sounding plaque at its last meeting. Making the presentation -up a statewide·Educatio-n!Jl Com- of these schools. partment of Education, ·and offi- is Danny 0. Dees (left), administrator of the Apprenticeship mittee whose job it will be to_ I. s t u d y· all curriculum material cials of the California· Division. Plan. Gilbert Davidson (right), State Division of Apprenticeship. and okay it for ·use. areas there would be a mini- of Apprenticeship Standards and· St<:~ndards consul'tant to the p lan, turned the gavel. _ Having the same statewide cur- mum of inconvenience because other state officials. · A brieLaddress by Charles F . riculum will make it p~ssible for 0f the distances the men would . '- Hanna, Chief, D·ivision ~f Ap.' tile apprentices to move anmnd have to . traveL We feel this will CHAN ES land Surveyors and still keep up with ' the re- be done by the end of this school lated instruction. .- term so that we 'may stai't prop- --IN VALLEJ Examinat·ion · eriy .in the outlying areas. I I ' I I i N--;,vem·ber, 1962 , ENGINEERS NEWS Page Thre• -• california -NeedsJ Brown qov:er_nor !'at Brown has led California ahead in many ways dunng_his four-year term. J\.nd Pat Brown's progressive att1tude, his skill in dealing with the legislature, his talent · (!nd experience in administration· are just what the -state . _ · - needs-to mee~ t~e. nextfour years' challenges. ·- . Because Cahforma . has prob- .. lems. -Big problems. And they . nological Developm€nt to tackle at:e going. to 'get bigger. It's not the big job problems growing ~- .just the Giants and t,he Dodg~,rs 'out of thes ~ . trends. that have come West.. Every day • The new water development -in the year 1,500 new people programs, wher-e Brown cut move .into California, looking for through North-South rivalries to the good life. really get sometliing moving on · The new people bring many this critical problem. bene fits. Califo_rnia couldn't keep _ ~ The pioneering smog-con growing without' them. · .But the · trolla_w, -under which new autos soaring population means prob- in California will be- equipped ' lems, too. And Pat Brown is the with smog-smothering devices. ' \ man to tackle those problerris. • Avoidance of budget defi- OUTSTAND~NG RECORD cits, through the 1959 tax 'pro Take, a look at Pat Brown's rec gr am. Today, Brown can proudly I , ord as governor. Here are some report, "we have a cash balance of. the accomplisli:ments: in the bank." • Major steps to strengthen •• AFL-CIO ENDORSEMENT S. F. NAVAL SHIPYARD is a target for concentration now by all unions with jurisdiction there California's system of public ed as a result of the recent Executive Order ucation including a "master - Looking ah·ead; it's clear that 10988, opening the way for union representation for federal employees.· This photo shows representatives plan" for · higlJ.er education that California needs more ' of this - of 15 international unions who made a re~ent _to~ r of the Naval .Sh·ipya rd wi th. Pres. B. will put our state 25 years ahead .~ same kil)d of good, progressive A Britta of the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Dept. Bntta IS 1n the front row, fourth from of the rest of the nation. go_vernment. That's why Pat left. Sec. Thomas A Rotell of the Ba y Cities and Pacific Co ~st Metal Trades Councils is third • The first FEPC, abolishing Brown has'been so_enthusiastical f ~ om right. Operat ing Engineers Local 3 vias represented by Bus. Rep; George Baker, back row, third discrimination in jobs, in the ·ly endorsed ·for ·re-.election by from ~ he right. _ history of California. the· state AFL-CIO and other • Historic improvements in branches of organized labor. unemployment and disability in Working people are coming surance and workmen's compen into a critical period-with-more sation. California's state jobless and mote decisions affecting benefits we1:e boosted $15 to a their jobs beilig made in Wash· Seek Sole Rights ,at Navy $55 Yard weekly top, highest in in 1 the gton. We're seeing this in the nation. . railroad in . dustry; in the aero- · . By JERRY DOWD own, in a tour of the Hunters with the right qua1ifications to • Better benefits for the blind, space industry; in farming, with and GEORGE BAKER Point yard. man thi~ job. the lame and the elderly. se,tting of minimum pay rates for One of the m"o'st interesting His visit • A mini!J1Um wage for wo "braceros" and in 9ther indus stimulated the Bay Case Foundations is going 1:ight men and children in agriculture. tries, too. _ developments . of the past month Counties Council's action to re ahead digging and pla~ing steel HELPS CONSU~'iERS Pat Brown's friendliness to in the San Francisco area is the quest a separate charter for a and concrete for the-founda-tions • The first Office of Consumer labor may be of high_imp ortance upsurge of int~l\,est in AFL-CIO San Francisco Naval Shipyard of Perini's big Golden Gateway Counsel to protect families from on some of these matters be- union membership among em Metal Trades Council to expedite project. \ gyps and cheats in buying. cause Pat Brown's voice will un I ployees Peter Kiewitt Sons has its equip· • The first Economic Devel doubtedly of San Francisco Naval the move for exclusive rights at· -· be listened to in Wash- ment on the s ite a nd is starting opm(mt Agenc y to bring new in ingt'on. · Shipyard 1at Hunters Point. the shipyard and serve as the collective the extension of the A-lemany dustries and · :payroils to Cali Al\ (;alifornians- and €special The activity is a' result of b a r g a in in g agency when Freeway in one direction, and ' fornia. ly California's working 'people "President Kennedy's recent Ex recognition is received. · Charles Harney & Sons, whkh • The new Governor's Com need Pat Brown -ecutive Order permitting 'exclu The o~tt-of-work list in this in the governor's got the Alemany extension ga· mittee on Automation and Tech- chair. sive recognition of unions or office, while not very big, ·s more than twice ing the other way, is also about councils representing federal em: as large as usu to start. · · ployees. al for this time of the year. This Moglin & Kahn is just abeut · First shipyard payoff on the seems to be due to a combina 1 through with excavation for the Presidenfs executive !order carrie tion of I things connected with • Warning on P·rop 24 the October rains. new Telephone building and is at the New York Naval Shipyard, starting on ·foundations. Thos. L_ Pit'ts, California AFL Proposition No. 24 would substi where tl~e Brooklyn Metal Trades First, some of t he local ,jobs , that shut down because of One final word-VOTE! CIO leader, has warned wo rkers . tute a law that would give "any Council won official ex-clus ive the muck have not started again. Sec throughout the state against the court, officer, board,· commission, bargaining representation for I I c . ond, we always have ' a num D , e,t,o so-called Louis Francis Amend agency, or other body of the Unit 11,000 shipyard employees in the ber ment of brothers who make initiative, a proposed. anti ed States Government"' the pow unit foi· which it petitioned, it a prac tr~ ec ogn 11r~ on Communist tice to winter measure that appears er to label an organization a Com with locals of 19 internationals in San Francisco. Usuall as Proposition No . 24 on the No munist-action or Communist front i~volved . y they .come a bit later At Hawaii vembei· ballot. organization. Next, the Bremei·ton Metal than this, but with the weather "The F rancis Amendment," break in other areas, some have "Such a blunderbuss appr . Trades Council won exclusive Pitts- declared, "is born of igno oach," made the move now. Air Base · Pitts declared, "would plant recognition for 11}.ore than 8,500 rance, and its adoption would re the power to label, discred workers at the Puget Sound Na There are some good-sized jobs The Hawaii office sult only in compounding the it muzzle ~f Op'erating and ostracize any val Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. coming to an end, and others Engineers Local _problems involved in dealing with honest -;:;;inor 3 has been noti· ity' organization in any commu Bosto.r;t Navy Yard has jtJst getting started. fied by Capt.E. N. Phillips, - r eal subversive elements . peti com· nity in the hands tioned for union Morrisdn-Knudsen is _winding -manding officer of the "The amendment is substantial:. of too many bargaining; and Barbe1"s people without sufficient now the San up its job filling in .and sealing .Point ly the same as measures that· As- compe Fi·ancisco area un Naval Air Station on the • tence to make a judg1n:ent. --: ions involve.d the P o t r e r o Tunnel, h i c h island of Oahu, ' semblymanFrancis has submitted at Hunters · Point w that Local 3 is have caved-in after a fire destroyed recognized as to previous sessions of the. Legis "Moreover, the Francis Amend acted to create a S,an Fran collective bargain· cisco the timbering in the tunneL The ing representati lature and which the Legislature ment provides no safeguards and Naval S h i .pya r d , Metal/ ve for its mem· · Super on this job'had bers on the base. ·. has consistently rejected. sets up no procedure to be fol Trades Council and to move fo r a w ry com ment the other ·day: -"This the "Governor Brown has stated lowed in conducting such hear exclusive recognition at Hunters i~ Local 3 represents all the main· first time I ever that he is 'against ii in every ings or investigations. Nor does · Point. , Operating Engineers Lo had a job to UN tenance heavy equipment oper build a tunneL" way,' and even' Richard M. Nixon it provide any proc\:dure for ap cal 3, with n umerous members - ators, who keep up the runways has opposed it on grounds that it peal by an organization so labeled working at Hw1ters Point, is par Pacific Paving Co. is also just . and roads at Barber',; Point and 'may contain c o n s t i t u t i' o n a l or any procedure for _rev~ew . ticipaling in this feffort. about done with its job of re are sent to outlying islands to do l flaws,' " Pitts said. "The· Frl!ncis Amendment initia President .B. A. Gritta of the surfacing the stretch· of B,ayshore special work. Supporters of 'the' measw··e in- . tive," Pitts declared, "is strictly AFL-CIO Metal -Trades ·Depart Freeway from 3rd Street to John Capello, foreman of the fer that anyone who opposed it a half-baked headache. No fair ment, which is coordinating -the South San Francisco. operators for the past i5 years, must be either 'unpatriotic or minded person who understands nationwide push for exclusive Peter Kiewitt Sons is getting is a long:tjme member of Local 3. "soft on Communism," Pitts not its ramifications would want to representation in the naval ship ready for slip-form continuous The job steward is Eddie Ulmer, ed, "but such. wild charges are vote for it. But, it's jus t possible yards, kicked off the local drive pour work on its big apartment one of the few men who has been repudiated by· the fact that vir that the perils the n1easure con recently when he came here· to ouilding_. and will go to three employed at the base since it was • tually every responsible organi tains will slip · by the unwary address the Bay Counties Metal shift operation during this opera constructed, in the early 1940's. zation in the state has announced voter. This mu~t not happen. Trades Council and participated tion. The union has conferred The Naval Air Base handles aU opposition to Proposition No. 24." Proposition No. 24 must be de vl-ith representatives .of 15 inter with the Kiewitt organization to top-priority -cargo going to the Instead of the present law, feated." national unions, including our be sure there are enough men outlying naval. air stations. Page Four ENGINEERS NEWS November; 1962 Re.dwood :-.' -etno • Empire Is the · 0 lroni 0 ptimistic.· Manager's Desk .. · . . I ' By WARREN Lel\'IOINE By AL· C·lEM and · ~AY COOPER Mother ~ Nature unleashed· her \ ... . - ' ·power on the Redwood . :Empire An all-day meeting \¥as held· at Local3'headquarters-Sat- . ' ' . receptly with hurricane winds urday, October. 6, which w,as attended by all the Representa and rain that swelled ·the rivers r tives assigned ·to the ~ffices in. Northern California and , · · "'-' ANGRY SEAS rearranged the sc edule or the Merce . razer to flood stage. A few of the con- Co·. South Jetty Monolith job at Eureka during the unseason~ Northern ·Ne·vada, -as well as all of the male dispatchers in tractors got caught ':"ith their . able October storms .. The pictu're above shows the job in. prep those areas. · pants down and suffered losses - a ration for the ' next conc.rete ·. pour, buf'the cr.ashing waters . . The problems of the union were discussed a;t length, and to their equipment that was ieft tossed the 20-ton concre~e · blocks about: I ike so many ice certain portions of the contracts wer~ reviewed and clarifica- 'tt' th · : . b · cubes · washing 30 of them- into the sea and displacing another SI m" on e nver,. ars c0 m- - · · · . · ·...... · · "' . . . . ' · .. ·2 0 blocks as much as 300·yards from the1r ongmal po;:>1t1Gn. . tiori.s and interpretations made. pletely mundated. ~ · ·- ·· ,. In the coming period you may miss your Representatives The sun is shining again and from the 4th Street interchange hr the field one Saturday a month, for we anticipate that more we are very optimistic in sayipg · .in Arcata. -oLthese meetings wm be 'held, ·at .which time we will discuss that we are· looking forward to ·Rain. Cuts The Ilfercer'Fraser, Morriso,il ways to serve the· membership more effectively. . another month. or mo;:e · of good Knudsen jetty job was hit hard weather.cSpme of th_e job~ really · J:>}; high seqs ~ast .. week. The -ac- extra time in order to need this rough seas claimed 30- concrete. .k During the past month I attended District meetings i:ri get their fills and ·rip-rap in and ·wor ·lri 'blocks weighing 20 tons each and Eureka, Redding and Marysville. It was indeed a pleas).lre to above · high water leveL so we carried an additional 20 blocks •• these District Meet look for some good hours for the from i5o yds. to. 300 yds. ·away . visif with those brothers .able to attend brothers as long as the weather frorr: their origirial placement. · ings ' and to discuss with_ them the problems of .the v:arious permits. We ~ant to thank all the broth areas. · . Eureka and AWARDS ers for turning out for our fourth By T. J. STAPLETON · Grievance Committeeriie:n, were elected at the qua_rterly meeting. At this meet and STAN GARBE,R Marysville meetings, namely, Roy Stevens in Eureka arid El John Peterson was low bidder ing Brother . Roy Stevens was The , recent ' t · - r.m s which "" den. Fowler in Marysville. ·While s·everal able memb~rs were wi,th $25,685 for' construction .of elecJed to fill a vacancy on the 8 0 I am sure, will dq the retaining wall at the South Grievance Committee. drenched · Marin courity have ru~ning for these positions, those elected~ Fork of Van Duzen River about many jobs bogged. doV.;n at this a first-rate· job for the members of their respective districts. 13 miles ea~t of Bridgevill_e. · MOURN ·M,ILLER . writing, and the out-of-work list Hooker Co. was low bidder at Brothers, you all know Orgap.- is _of · considerable ~ize a~~in. ·. . _ . - -:- ac - $70,000 . for grading and paving ized Labor lost atrue and proven ' . . Palmberg n:·edgmg h~ve fm- W..e recently concluded ·negotiati.ons with the Steel -Ere~ - Campton ··Rd:· and Hubbard Ln. in friend of unionists j in the u:h- - Ished Bel-Mann K_eys ·JOb and tors & Fabricators Council. ,The resul_tant proposal was ' sub Eui.'eka. They wei'-e· also awarded ·timely . death of Congressman hav: headed for Coo~ Bay, Or~. mitted to a special meeting of the membership employed by Clem Miller. Their super, Bro. Norm Stanton, h - l l jobs for paving and repairs on . . . . was recently confined in the hos- ! e steel erection contractors and was ratified overw 1e m-. • and for in Spl'owl Creek Road It IS of utmost Imp.ortan~e that ! pltal1 t PetalUJl).a but is back on ~ngly. . - ·. . . . , .. , . . , ,. '. sta1ling underdrains and horizon: NovElm· ·th. ·. b. f 1· " 1 ts ·b · tt . As evide_,nce. d by the heavy vote for acc.e. ptance, this is a you vote for Clem ~~hller. . , . e .JO . e~.m, o e er. . · : tal drains on Highway · 101, about · ber 6,. 1962. A vote f9r Clem Mil- . Bobo's is startin" a .new job good agreement and brings real gains for our members. The 1.5 miles north of Myers Flat. It . "' . . new agreement is at the printers now and we' will endeavor ler·ll will t serve ab tdual -purpose.'b t. t . m Novato for the water company, _ Awarded to A. C. Johnson & :Itnoc on_y1 . e a bntu ~ °. a preparing thr·ee water tank sites · to get it into the hands of the_brothers through the various .,rea ongressman U WI 11 lll· · b t 34 000. ·d t OffiCeS aS quickly as pOSSible. . . . Sons - bridge and approaches f c rf · , G th t · -a ou , yar s o move. over Molasses Creek on Stover . o,r_rn ·. a I orma s. overnor. a Williams &. Burroughs have the voters of this congressiOnal b · k' t T'b · .. H'ah -'- ac- ~oad-Humboldt county...... een · wor mg a I uron 1.., - new U.S. :Undersecretary of Labor, John F. A._warded to Chandler-Newman; . dr$tnct want a rea1. chorce I.n way, bur the recent storm may ·We wish the of succe·ss and good. fortune in· his Eui·eka, $38,310 for construction January as to WhO Will be their have stopped this job for the time Henning, the greatest . Congressma,n. being. · new job. · · · of : box culverts at Centerville Beach. - . DISPOSAL PLANT We wot.).ld be remiss indeed if ~e did not mention to / ~ilms to Unive·rsity c. Norman Peterson start~d an-' any Of you who did ·not ali'eaqy know Jack. Henning, that hi~ JETTY TROUBLE federal appointment by· Presi ·,_ ANN ARBOR, Mich.-:.-:A series otheJ; ' disposal plant job in San selectiol]. for this important John F, Kennedy WgS well-merited recognition of a be opened N ovem- / of 49 "Americans at-Work" . ·Rafael· with their usual· capable dent Bid.s are to job \.Vell done during Henning1s incumbency ·as Director of • and surfac films, produced by the AFL-CIO crew consisting of_ Brother:s Bill ber 28th for grading the California State Department of Industrial Relations. ' ing 2.5 miles of four-lane divided and shown on television stations McDonald and: Frank Whitmore. highway from Samoa Road to throughout the nation, has been . · Barrett ConstruCtion Co. of San As head of -the Department, Henning was a true friend of Arcata city limits and one mile don ate d to . the · University ·of }francisco is .at . Marin City on the Operating Engineers, and of Local 3_ in particular. The . · when we had occasion . southea!'t~ o'f U. ~· 101 at Arcata. Michigan's • Audio-Visual Educa- · the first ph'ase of housing project- welcome mat was always out for us • Both of these , projects extend tion Center here. , ·. to . cost $1,500,000. Secol).d pha ~e to call ori Jack Henning'or when we had business with any wil( be approximately .. $800,000. of the,divisions of the.Depi.-·ofindustrial Relations, such as · When finished total ·tab · for the the Department of Employment, the Industrial Accident project will come to $18 to $20 Commission, the Division of Industrial Safety, the Division million ..Holtzinger Bros.· will be of Labor. Law Enforcement. (Labor Commjssioners) .etc. . · the sub~contractor for ihe house Governor Edmund G: Brown has lost a good a<;lrninistra lots. · tor and staunch .supporter; but we feel sure. that. the Gover Syar & Harms have been keep nor: will show the same kind of keen jp.dgment of men that ing many of the brothers busy .he.:displayed,in Henning's selection When-he gets around to on . their jobs at . Terra Linda, making a permanent appointment to fill the vacancy. · Nova~o and Marin City., · . We know that as loqg as the Brown Administration is il). • · DEIVH)LI'fiON ·, Saeramento the head of the Division of· Industrial Relations GhiJotti Bros. we see hard at will be someone we dm have access to whenever the need it dim1olishing in Sin Rafael, arises: with Bro. Jim -P:owlette at the -ac- 'controls. This outfit keeps many of our brothers busy. in th.e :- ·Jt is difficult to convey 'to our members to what extent · various · locations on · street and · the economic· fortunes of the workingman have come to de- · road work. pend not only on the econowic strength of his' union but also · Operations J'or the present.are on its relationship with government at the various levels: down at Luhr-Wendt ' j~b, Bel- · A case in point is a situation we are working. out cur Marin Keys-as the !:ecerit storms. rently . at the Port of Embarkation in· Oakland, where some hit · this area hard. However, of the Army personnel decided-to cut the· wages of Op-erating there is quite a bit of work left · Engineers members working under them. to do when they resume. opera- ·While in Washington, D.C., r~cently I -had the-opportu tions, according teo their fore- nity to discuss this matter with U.S. Senator Thomas H. Ku inan, Bro. Carroll S~itl}. chei. He was very understanding and assured me he. would E. A. For·de ,has about 150,000 d h t h ld t t'f th · · · · ·• yards· to move behind Sabella's, . o w a ever e cou o rec 1 y - e Situation~ .· NEWLY ·ELECTED Grievance Committee 'member. Roy Stevens near Richa~;dson Bay Bridge, ~ ac - ( rrght) is shown witfi Bus. Mgr. AI Clem at the Eureka fourth with North Coqst Con'sti:uction . .The number of men dispatched to work opportunities in · quarter meeting. and Freeman Paving rigs. the month ending October 20, 1962; was 1~722. . .. · · , ., Novemb~r, 1?62 •. I • • E N· G I N E E R s N, E' w s ~ ."/ Page Five I •• atys'v ille .., . es.f Hi·t .by . ' ' ·" . . . By HAROLD HUSTON, above Chico the Kaiser Co. has· ~- R. V.AN WINI\.LE; -, a fafr~y good sized road ..... joJ;j ·· on _ 1. W. R. WEEKS' arid w)lich ·a number of the brothers. ..· :Bj>B SKIDGEL ·are being _used. Good progress · . '' .Be/ore · , - . is -being• made despite tbe· rqugh· . Rain and-water· must-be taken terrain. However, we . have , no into consideration in. any report . report 'on ,;.,hether.. the recent'. ·on.. the 'work in the Marysville heavy-- rains will result in the · · ., area which, like . mo~t ~ Qf No~,th- job be'ing shut dowri or. de}ay~d~ - · ern California, ~as deluged by · ' · ·the greatest amount of rainfall L. A. & R. S. Cro\v' in the saine . _ that~ li'as · f~llen in. the month.: of ·, area. has a'u the -base co u r s e · · .down o·n itS road .]ob and is busy • . October almost _within th,e mem<;>- on finish work. .Masletotto En: ry of man...... t . h. h d t.h t t · ·· : The ni.'infall ,ranged from bet- erpnses w 0 a e con rae· · -- ter than seven inches·in-the Val- . for making the rock has corn ley {Jp ·:to 25 inches in the hills ·' pJ.eted their part .of tfie· jdb. · and mount_ains. Elsewhere - in._ Oroville Area: HC)rms Bros. in - this ' issue are photographs show-' .the relocation of H..yy. 40A from . ing the. ex-tent of d a.m age ·to· Oroville to Wick's Corn~r is rriak" ·\ some 0 { the jobs. , ' . . ing good p{ogress. As this is be-, · _Here _is a partial report on the ,. in'g written we have heard· of no work: · . ·· extensive storm· damag~ to · the·.. · CorU:ing area: Maceo still using . ..job except, of about .$10,000 .- on :, a few of the brothers on the,. the bridge . · subb~d by Lord- & . . transmission li~e subcontracted ·Bishop. · ' ., · :· : ) ··froi:n Shuman & Oommonwealth. FEATHER RIVER ·b·( · . who:-:ar-e ··do:irig th-e job for ..the · , ·· ·. · -v '-Bureau .of ·Rec 1ama· t··wn.. · Bl ac· k - ·It is the wor:k 'in the Feathei· • Butte Dam: At last reports stjll · ;River above Oroville where· tl}e . - had fu.o. · shifts operating ... The most extensive damage occurred: ' work before the storm was pro- .' Here Frazier-Davis on ·· the fish · .. ~ gressing ±:eal nicely. 'As this is hatchery job just above· Oroville prepared we have ,no reports of really took a beating. The com damage by the storm or of any pany e'stimated the .'dam·age .at a possible delay. . ' quarter of a million dollars: MISSILE BASE ·The :higli water tore o~t the , Chico area: Probably the mo,&t wing ·dams and twisted;. the ' cof irhportailt job is. that ·of Peter fer -dam and. washed out part 'of · Kiewit, · Sons, rebuilding, the silo the access road on the south side· -at the 'Mfssfle Base, upon ·which of the river'. l'hree·pumps,_a cat fine p:rogress is being made·: This and a 30-top. crane owned . by job, ·which.- is sq important for . Bigge were covered by the water. the defense of our country, em- We have no idea when construc pioys a numb_er of the- brothers tion will be res'umed. who are wo-rkirig together well Frazier-Davis is also the con- • aird harmoniously under the fine tractor on Diversion Tunnel No. direction of the foreman Brother 1 of the Oroville bam. This 'job· Jack Slade. .. was almost completely filled ~ith . Next in importance is probably water,- and it is estimated it, will tP,e freeway job 'being done by take-barring another bad storm' A Teichert .& Son. The dirt is · - two or three weeks to drain. . ·"- · subbed by· John Blakemore, who Work has · halted on the __Ol'o- has about three weeks' wqrk left ville Dam. The B a.i ley · truss'-- on his pqrt of the· job. bridge pictured last . month as There are a 'number .of other : the first step. in the construction ~ jobs in' the ~rea of lesser size. · · of this 1ong awaited project was -In the For res t , Ranch area first jacked up to prevent it from " · - bein{ washed away; · and then lost as the raging · ·w.atJr con·.. RIVER ON THE RAMPAGE: What the'October storms did to the' Feather River is show-n dra· ';·:Gn ·I·,; tin_ued to rise . .. ' I - -), __,.- Dry · d ":.:' ~ati_ ca ll y in the ~two photos above. Top pict~.:~re shows th~ fish hatchery at Orovi ll e' sho~tly be· . '- 'Baldwin Contractin" Co. - for- fore the flood, with the stee l -and ~ear~h cofferdam being pushed across the river. T aken from • Gra ··J. tunately finished aooti't 40 ·f.efut . '• miles ~ j'us: 1about the so'me position, t.he)ow~r_, Ph?to shows the river,_ in a ll its . . . f~ry, pounding the re- of resurfacing·. of highway 40A: .. m~1 _ns . of the cofferdam, with orily the tops of the longest steel pilings· showing · The'' high water of .Sa'turday, above the / in the Feather Rivei· Canyon,. or SWI rl 1ng waters. ,. 'Qct. 13, .for ; a 'tiimi' t!J~~atene. d tO ' W.e gUeSS they 1 WOUld probably_. \ · '· '\. · ' .. I . • ~ , · fiood''into ,-the Engineers -Build- .1\ave had to wait until next y _ear. is that it is very likely, as aoout . & .Canal .Job 'being put 'in by- t r i b.u t_i on s to the ' .P~nsio~ed ing at 1010 "Eye< su·eet, · Marys~ · Lake, Almanor D'istrict: Catter- ·. 25 inches felL in . that neighb01~ -; .~ Darkeii\yald-M-K-Parker. This job, Operating Engineers health & · · vllle. Plugged drains and the in-·, mole- Threthewey, a Canadian _hood. ' · ·' ;, on : the Bea~· River · northe~st of ' welfare fund as in the A.G.C. ability. of the pumps" to keep up firm with ' whom we recently con- As a result of .this ' unprece- . · . . agreement. ,_ '-'· • ) with t~e I water led to a flooded . summated 'a constniction agree-· dented deluge, Hansen Bros. ·o:f . . Wheatland, -- also suffered some I c. o··n d it ion- at. the ' I foot of the mknt, have about 35 brothers Grass Valley su.ffered a )30,000. loss by the .. h~avy · rains, a cat Terith St, bridge, where the buila~ ~or king on the clearing of Lake fos~ w-hen their: ''plant was,-waslied · ·and- a..,~hoveL _beirig under water. ing· is .locate:d. , . ' · ·Almanor. .(. Part of the job is. on out on · the ,river sou~h 'of Grass l_ How _long a de~a'y there will be - Wewish-tothankthefollowing ··- 1and around the shore-line and Valley. H'will be -two or thre~ ~ we don:'t'.know, as for their assistance there hasn't ·in preventing ·part is under water. ' . weeks' before they can' reopen. ·b" t• .· . . ah t what might have been · c .onsid~r- · · . . l t ' ' · · · een, · rme, enou, 0 eva ua e · able da·ma:ge to the WIND PROBLEM· We come . to the·Far West Dam" t'h . ·t t· - Th·. . ·building: -- · · •· . . ,. / ; , : · .. e s_1ua ron. rs cou ld b e b a 'd • Br~thin· ."Jerry';\: Shearin .... of . Serious problems have arisen . news, becau.se . they had a good· .Teamsters' Local uilion _No. 137, on . the under'Yater part' caus~d A._ w, o· rd ,0· _., . sized crew. wo'tking'. ou~ . fine tenants, wJi.o :. iliscover~d ·by the reduction of the level· of -. "< -· · · '' ' the condition, rep O•r ted. and .. _the lake, making it rather shal- Annre~iat:on . INmJ~~RIAL REPORT worked wlt11 us . to ~and bag ) he . low and 1 q~ite dangerous when , . i"'r' · .~ . , : · , .. . A two-year '· agree~ertt was re building. - ·': ·. ·the winds rise. When the wind _ ' ~ friend in need ~s a: 'friend i_n-_ ~ ~ently. ·.- co~s~im~ated The·_ . with ·the Bal~win .Cop.tract~ng ·co. doesn't blow all day, H starts .up · deed ~ . That's the pomt of the}ol- . ·N y ' ·k and Brothers; Geo. Loga'n, :1V{·' ii· · h . - ' Doc . about 2:00 p.m., and when it · lowing letter. of appreCiation by· , · e_w 01 ae me P op m 0 ro- · H;n·vey ,and He.rman ,.Be.rtolinq"?r -. . b_·l 'ows the work has to be Brother 'Leo A. Paulso~ By BILL RANEY and this printing, it is hoped the .DAN ~iATTESGN weather lets y-ou all work u.~.:ttfl VOTE! - at least Christmas. . 'Thi · 'tal' · - . · s Vl pnVl1 eg.e ., ngu· '-t• aJ.:t. d lt . isn't -aU bad. The_ stoun· has. 1- . d t . · · . · , It · th by 1ts heavy . feroctty, .. created . u Y, 1s upon us agam. IS . e_~ much ·work - most important .thing._you ,can do · this year. Those ·who faii to vote A new sanitary sewer in Mon· • have no moral rigb,t to ·'complain tara is· scheduled by Great :west . later whea .events do not suit Pipeli'ne Go. of San Jose, to the . ·· · ' tune of $91,000. 1 _them:; . ,. ·· DoWrie ·picked up a .$126,000 B.ut it is as bad ·when :citizens grading ana· paving ,job in Pacifi· vote for i.s s u e s o~- candidates · ca. ·. ·,. · · " ., · · ,. - RAPID TRANSIT: Tflis is ·an illustration oh3 typical subu.rban station, ~hewing how the pro- . they k;now nothing posit-ive abou:t. Many dozens of smaller jobs posed ~ Bay Area rapid transit system _will provide convenient transfer f.aci.lities to insure full In ·the last , few·· ele'ctions, 'did ( u n d e r $5'0,000) are b e i n g · coordination with feecier. bus services. and the· pri.vate· a·utom9bile. The Rapid Transit bond elec~ YOU vote for those legislators .awarded creating numerous. jobs :tion wiH be Proposition A on the :ba)lot received· by voter~ in Sa_n Franc_isco, Alameda and · because·. they were. incuml)ents, for_ Engineers. · Contra CDsta counties in the November '6 election, ahd ' memb~rs of the Operating Engineers had' nice sounding names, were- HONOR HUGH are urged to vote "Yes" on this proposaf 'which will J1~_Jp solve the Bay Area's automobile con of your party-or simply because The highlight gestion problem and make much- work . for the ·~ngine~rs. you-had heard the names before?, of the last Blood Bank day was the honoring of All candidates , p~ofess ·to be . friendly to the · laboring man. Bi·other Hugh . M e a r a , as the They know that is where ·the dO'nOf of t11e -most blood t@ yt>u.r majority vote .is. Engitieers Blopd Bank. Those of • Rapid Trciilsii', the O~nlY Solution you whose dear ones have ·bene- . ' VITAL QUESTIONS .fited· might do · w~ll t~ hold a Voters of Alam~da, Contra Cos- · . Oakland to San Fian~i~co is ver:y and d-redging -wil.l total 23 million _ Did your candidate ·vote for ·good 'thought for Hugh / Six . ta and S_an Francisco com:ties impressive. ·- ·cubic yards. · 'Tw0 'million 'yards ·.. the Landrum-Griffin Act , which donors turned out, ·Fran.k Fred· will ballot November 6 on a bond Total labor requir~ d for . coii- o~ casUn-place and transbay tube s e. v er-e l y restricted yo~r ' ba~: ._ .ericks.on, · To in Raferty, H_. R~ gaining .. rights? Did he issue for the 3-county core of struction, includ ~ng supervisio.ri C\)llCrete \;\'ill be· required, as well vote. M-artin · Gordon · Blain James L. . what is seen eventually as · against ' the ~e . fine citizens recognize the tion A," aJ?.d Ope1:ating Engineers gineers. "J. . ; trfcal. materials and . equipment "Dee_p South" wages· by now . . ever -imp·ortarit need, which does Local 3 joins with the Building Engineers estimate that during · i& es.timated at $6D .million. · How .did he vote on Medicare? not occur to most of· us until !it Trades Councils· of the three the active construction .period _of The primary purpose ·of rapid Your local Com rri i t't e e for strikes us where we live. -counties in urging a "YES" vote 8% years there will be an aver transit is to solve the Bay Area?s P;;litical Education (COPE), the, Your busiiiess representatives on ,the measure. age of 3,000 men employed , per· automobile congestion pr:oblem: official political organizati~n of haV.e been busy negotiating mai).Y' . , .For -building tradesmen, the year. · The peak labor · force wUl . No other workablev solution has. AFL-CIO, has studied these · is long form . con:frads which are c.onstruction data on the initial be '8,000 men. . - ' • ·' yet been . proposed. And certain sues. , Th~y have· stu~ie' (i the rec nearly all completed at this time. three-cpunty rapid transit system ords 'of- Some additional , ctetails: n:tate · ly .. none would be ch~aper for the ail candidates. :Your -local plus hundreds - ~f short. form .con· . including the transbav tube f'rom ,rial to. be . union o f f i· c e moved Ll'l earthwork taxpayei· .in the lo~g run: r s have recalled tracts: · · when a politician' voted for, or "'• •. _yet rapid transit, aside from . ' . against,· issues · which were de- providmg a congestion . solution, . signed 'to help all labor.· people, also -will bring many economic Alc:atraz - "Ar~ and, therefore have listed in this behefits 'to the Bay f..rea. ~ It ·will: oc -·hr·a-n _·,, issue . those friel).ds - whom it is l:listoric S1te:• · ; . • .Preserve· valuable land. that -hoped. yo~ wil~ giv.e . your .vote. · . . Cpngr.essman· Jqhn F: Shel~ey · · ot4erwise w~mld · be taken off the INSANE PROPOSAL ~ has moved to guarantee-that A.l· tax. rolls· to mak~ room for addi- Th-ere are many ·propositions catraz Island~ remai~ a: colorlul tional fJ;eeways . and parldng .fa- on the ballot- some good, · some landmark in San Francisco Bay. cilities. I b'ad. But one_ 'is unbeli~v -able. . Shelley last month .petitioned - • ~llow existjng land to . be .. Under ·the guise of. fighting Interior Secretary Stew:art L. more_productively used for indus- .· Communism, the prop(ment_s · of Udall _to begin ·.surveyirlg the . trial, commercial, ·residential and ' Proposit{o'n 24 would. like to in, .world-famed islartd with a . view • recreational il.~yelopment. stall a Na~l-type law which ~ould to 'd.esignadng it .as a . "historie• ·, . • Maintain and increase prop- insure totalitarianism to s\op a . -site," under 'the p]:ovisio'ns of the 7 ·erty values within the cities and ·few ineffettual Communists'·who· His.toric Sites . A:ct. · · · " ' - suburb;J.·rt are.as: already are fairly well contained. · Design;tion-of the· isl~nd as 11 • Redu{;e free,way needs in-the 'Under tbis proposal,· y.ou-or- ''liist6ric site" would be .made by ce'ntral core cities'; and tl1i.is ·pe'r ~ ·anyone-could be. denounced as. a ·the Advisory Board ·o'n National. mit limited highway funds to b~ . subversive. by any-per s 0 n' the.- ParksJ :~ H~stotic Site~ : Buildings \ used in the outlying areas where . ·i d·e n t i. t Y. of Which you mighC ·and Monuments. · '.-._ . - mtfre miles of necessary highways never know a~d ·you could·· then .- Th-iS' desig riatiori - ~ould ,, "guar· c~m -c be const~ucted fo~ the same be denied- a- jury trial, lose your - --antee that -either Federal - state · cost. . right to vpte, lose your v~te~a~'s _ or ·ffiunicipa( government 'would . . ' :<, . 1Ii~rease ~ the, availability of . 'tax ~xeJ!~ption ·and eveil your .be: able to make· the. most appr(} .. . jobs _.·and . labor.; throughout . the right to . -question your ae~user. ' p'ria:te_,· use· ,of,"' the pro_perty ,'' . · · . ·. . · - Then, once . accused, your em- Shell(iy said. · · ·' Bay Area. '"" . .. - l . . - ld t 'th . . t , 't ., . - . . . p oyer cou ge . e sam~ rea - Shelley traced , the·' .historical • Lessen the d:estructive effects· · · · ' - ment for hiring you. use·'of. the island· · which of was dis- :• . urban sprawl, thereby lower- 'f.h1·s . seems -. 1·nsane .. Howev·_ .. e,., , covered . by 1 Lieutenant, Jua~· • ing tax . costs 'for schools and hundreds of thousan_ds win vote . Manl,lel _ de Ay ,in '1175 and ' ~la . utilfty ~ servic~s , ·· ,: . for this as i n·i n _e proposal. Of named, the 'Is1and' of the Pelicans ·• _. Permit a wider choice of job coul'se," the prop:onents . will, -if it ·: be ca us~ - of·' -the;; great -'. number and residence.. . :· " I is··pass_ed, announce that aii la-bor of , these bfrds found ,nesting- ll Reduce commercial transpor- ·uniops · ai-e s~bversive .and . tbere-. there: It 'was·· sold in 1846 to a tation ·. c:osts ~by freeing streets fore, of course, all union mem-· ·private owner . by · Pio Pi co, the '· and.' 'highways ' from automobile bers 'ar-e I' : D 0 N subversive. . . ' last ··· Mex'ican ~ :iovernor of Cali- . · . 'T TA K_E C H A N ·- C - ~ s·... :;, ~onge~lli>n. · .. _ x-ou, o:C.course, · wm vot~ as · -fornia· and -~ventually became ~, ... yGtt please. Even · i f ·Y . Sacramento We are sorry to hear that Brother Eldon Ho-lmes slipped and fell getting off his "cat" and broke hi~ nose and knee- · cap. We wish him a speedy recovery. Saddened, also, to hear that Brother Hugh Van Landingham is ill. If any of you brothers who are not working can give blood, we wish you would go to the blood center and give · · some. Brother .Johi1 Disney is in the hospital and has had to have blood. · , Mrs. Irene Anderson and Bro·ther Nick, 3205 W. Capito1 .Ave., West Sacramento, want to than:k all of their friends for their help and kindness when Nick was in the hospital in Truckee. He is home now and doing fine. Their phone is FR 1-8933. Why not give him a call? • If any of the brothers are in the Nicolaus area this pheasant season, they might drop in on Bmther Kenneth Dusky and his wife afthe · Bridgehouse cafe, which they are S. no·w ope·rating. 1 YOU CAN SEE why they needed the worls. done. This is some of the equipment of L. A & R. a job in the Santa Rosa area for the Sonoma County Flood Control Dis * Crow, contractors, doing *San *Jose trict. Well, during the recent rains the flooding was certainly not under control, and the equip- to the demand for BLOOD during the past months, ment ended up under water. · Due the San Jose Blood Bank has now been reduced to TWO PINTS. · Unless we have more donors, we may not have a Redwood Empire Blood Bank in the future. Blood has been released to mem bers and their families when they needed it, whe•ther it was one pint or more. Many requests h(lve been from six to 12 pints, which have been freely given, but no\v we are at the LAMENT FOR CLEM MILLER bottom of the banel. Blood Donors during the, month were: . . Richard Zirhmerman, Pa:t Callahan and. Dan Crow. Will your donors next month? _.( l!Jy RUSS SWANSON andl Snowden for L.A. & R.S. Crow; name be among the , recovering LOU BARNES J;t. W. Lawson fot Guy F. Atkin- :__ · Brother Hugo Russell is in Stanford Hospital son; Cecil Carr for Fredrickson frorri recent surgery. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery. The Redwood Empire mourns Brothers; Sam Wirkkala for Me- Brother Joe Pankoski who has been \ On the inactive list the death. of Congressman Clem· Cammon Construction Co. and for· the past two years,' stopped in at the office and' asked to by Peter be remembered to the brothers. Miller. Death due to an airplane Vei·ne Voss, employed * *' accident has come to a great ' ·Kiewit. * dbn.or this past Eureka . . Congressman. Services were held The only blood month was Brothei· Fred Schleut- .Thanks to brother Lewis Bailey who has donated blood land in Marin county which on ter. Thanks Fred. Sure wish to the bank in Eureka. will, 1nemorialize Mr. Miller · pe ther(;! were more like you be * * * cause that land has been desig .- cause we need blood. Oakland . nated :for ."pub lic use" through There are checks being held Brother William ("Bill") Belenis is with the Peace Corps, '· bi.s consistent fight in Congress. in ·the office for the following: in · Caracas, Venezuela. Brother Bill is wo·rking with young soapbox This park where Congressman R. J. Crocker, James Stephenson children there, giving instructions in home-made time and en- • Miiler was buried will be known and R. S. Humphrey. rac~ng c~rs . He s~ys he is having a wonderful quarry, for sey-, d as . the Point Reyes National Sea joymg hunself. B1ll worked fo·r Blake Bros. so he could go to and· was created l ... , On Safety The California State Division of Industrial Safety is in the .first stages_of setting up a committee to carry_ out a complete revision of the Construction · Safety: Or- ders. . · A representative of Local 3 has beim asked to serve on ·this \ ~ ·~ ·: . committee, and we hope to see a EXCELLENT RESULTS are said to. be produc'ed by :th is Jackson great many changes made in the self-propelled vibratory compactor which is being used on the· present code that will help our ·w. M. Lyles project at Goshen, south of Fresno. The machine members. has six electric motors mounted on a vibrator bar. During the p-ast few years much new equipment has come into use, and almost every new piece of equipment has presented Fresno ' a new safety proplem that must opef11f be dea1t with. In addition to these new prob- 1ems, :w.e feel that some hazards that have existed. for years on our jobs must be corrected in bout Winter order to .protect our membership, such ·as ·problems .of adequate By JOSEPH MILLER, the following contractors work· controi of dtist and noise. ,R. F. (Tiny) HELLING ing on the San Luis project: _Har CONVERTED AND CONVINCED: Brother Don ("Doc") Coy~ Health authorities have con ,and GLENN 1\iULLOWNEY rison ·Construction, b 1h l d in g kendall is shown holding the "hard hat'.' that is credited with ducted .extensive, studies on the saving his life October 8 when The Fresno district still has a three miles of road to detour a .cable snapped on the North problem of industl:ial ~ 6ise, and west 6 clamshel l he was operating considerable number on the out- Highway 1;52 out of the damsite on the fish- hah:hery job we feel that the time has 'come · above Orovil le and struck - of-work list, but the job outlook ~ area; Harry Wilmoth Construe him· on the ·head. The crumple.d fo i· tlie constru.ction industry to "hard hat" is silent testimony is slowly improving and / we ex . tion Co. has 625,000 yards of ex to the force of the cable's im take a long' and "thorough look at pact. The story is . pect a steady increase / in jobs cavation for levees on the main told of a minister who, when asked about . this problem. his converts, said: . !rom November on through next canal; A. Turrin & Sons were "They are converted, but I sometimes For. years our equipment year. _ just awarded a contract for op wonder if they are convinced." Brother Coykendall, already erators have $53,800 to open up a q~1arry worked in extreme a convert to the extent of wearing the protec'tive headgear, This condition is brought about face on Basalt hill to determine ly dusty conditions, Published each month by Local Union No . 3 of the International Union of Operating Engineers . (Nortnern CalifOlJlia, Northern Nevada, States of Utah ·· and Hawaii:.). Office: 47.4 Valencia St., San Francisco 3, Calif. · AL CLEM -·-·····-----·-·------·Editor and Business Manager I, PAUL "EDGECOMBE .....: :______President . JERRY DOWD ___ ,-::-~~~ - - - - - · ------·-'------Vice- ' ' President W. V. ·MINAHAN __ __ Recording-Corresponding Secretary A. J .' HOPE ------· · --··------~ -----Financial Secretary H. T. PETERSEN ______:_ , :---- ~ ------~ -----Treasurer • Know Your Friends And.Your f nemies I Continued from Page 1- .~ hers an~ their ...... fam.ilies and all working men and . women to aCtively participate in· the . political .. life of their respective communitie!>, and to r,egister an~l'vote." * ··* * ' i . Our By-Laws, carefully drafted by a rank-and~file ' committee that spent' almost two years at the task, go even farther than that. All Members are exhorted to ~:egister and vote, but for anyon~ to run for such elective . offices as District Member of the Executive Board·, Grievance Com mittee Membe