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THE REPORTER THE Washington Times. Special EnergyReportbythe was publishedSeptember10,2019,ina International PresidentNewtonB.Jones Editor’s Note:Thefollowingarticleby or that use petroleum: asphalt forroads, coke forsteel- hot water heaters orfurnaces. No products derived from gasoline orleisure motors boats. forfishing No gas stoves, powered trains orships. No aircraft that No use jet fuel. equipmentfarm that ongasoline ordiesel. run No diesel- just 10 years. to use and ashift 100 percent fuel fossil renewables in lose proposition. lost intheresulting economic upheaval. It alose- is take into account ofjobs that the millions would be climate change, such proposals do not adequately tofail achieve any impact significant onglobal tial candidates.tial year—andthis supported by some Democratic presiden- Cortez (D-NY 14th) and Sen. Ed Markey earlier (D-MA) New Deal proposed by Rep. Ocasio- Alexandria goals. at This opinion certainly is the core of the Green abandonment asessential to fuels offossil climate on the planet.humans Some see exist the rapid pushed many to propose radical alterations to how THE URGENCY TO URGENCY THE No more natural orcoal. SUVs gas, No oil cars, trucks, or Think about would what mean. this Consider: The Green New Deal requires an end to In addition to the fact that theywould indeed InternationalPresident NEWTON B. JONES mitigate climate change has AND OURJOBS (AND CAN)SAVE OURPLANET CLIMATE SOLUTIONSSHOULD

slash carbon emissions in industries dependent on fossil for severalare vital reasons. First, the potential they offer to of thatshould be part approach. changes and carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) all agricultural lifestyle buildings, modifications, efficient nuclear energy, reforestation and afforestation, energy- embraces ofsolutions. Renewable energy, aportfolio a rational, practical approach to climate change that destroys U.S. jobs, we shouldseek and industries kills than adopting areckless that knee-jerk policy Rather A rational, practical approach isneeded risk under the Greenrisk New Deal. just 14 energy-intensive industries would beseverely at estimate that direct to up and indirect 9.2million jobs in comparable to what displaced workers were earning. wages oroffer quantity and benefits insufficient not exist the proposal. Those theoretical green jobs wouldlikely push them into retraining for“green” jobs envisioned by power generation). by natural gas, coal (currently and oil 63percent ofall shuttering And fuels. fossil U.S. power plants fueled locomotives, and and semis other vehicles on running or retoolingdown factories. Scrapping planes, ships, and Shutting refineries. Closing coal fields all mines, oil or hundredshome heating, of other products. heaters,for portable propane forbackyard barbecues or hundreds of pharmaceuticalmaking, products, kerosene CCUS technologies have been largely ignored, but they Using data from theU.S. Bureau Statistics, ofLabor we Such an upheaval would outofwork throw or millions Imagine the impact ontheU.S. economy and society.

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THE REPORTER REPORTER THE solution.” www.CleanerFutureCCUS.org for more information on carbon capture, use and storage. Visit CCUS technologies can help preserve good jobs and and jobs preserve help good can technologies CCUS to bridge our be can storage and use capture, Carbon The cost of CCUS technologies has already come come already has technologies CCUS of cost The expedite indus can incentives policies and Government has government federal the States, United the In modified fuel has carbon California its low Meanwhile, deploy rapid more critical promote policies to are Such INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL OUR FROM the answer. the answer. whiledo so can And technologies those ones. new create industries that essential from emissions carbon reducing competitiveness. global and health economic our ensure energy future. cleaner a Bridge to a cleaner energy future cleaner energy a to Bridge every urgent more becomes mitigation change Climate killing industries is But not destroying and jobs day. - com reach and improved proven, are down as systems and cost-reduction seeing is already Canada scale. mercial energy on one of its coal-fired capture CO2 increased online 2014.in technologythe went where stations proven. has Canada as investments, tryCCUS holds great known a taxexpanded as 45Q that credit Whenpromise. 45Q will fully in place, provide a $50 tax $35 per and stored and captured of CO2 ton per credit in enhanced example, (for used and captured for CO2 ton oilrecovery). which run can as CCUS, for tax allow credits to standard captured. carbon of ton per $200 at high States. United the in CCUS of ment

- - carbon capture would would capture carbon “When environmental radicals insist on a myopic focus focus on a myopic insist radicals “When environmental change— climate to only solution as the on renewables future— energy a cleaner to as the bridge ignoring CCUS any delaying is further achievement their only

solution. CCUS projects are also capital intensive. But according according But intensive. also capital are projects CCUS Moreover, when environmental radicals insist on a a on insist radicals when environmental Moreover, CCUS addresses the real culprit behind climate change: change: culprit climate behind the real addresses CCUS These industries offer some of the best-paid blue-collar blue-collar industries offer of the best-paid some These

U.S. Energy Information Administration figures. Administration Energy Information U.S. of utility-scale electricity generation in 2018 according to to of utility-scale in 2018 according electricity generation support, wind and solar accounted for less than 9 percent 9 percent than for less support, wind accounted solar and it alone. Despite years of subsidies and favorable policy favorable and of subsidies years Despite it alone. be prohibitively expensive. And renewables cannot do do cannot And renewables expensive. be prohibitively climate warming targets without targets warming climate to the International Panel on Climate Change, meeting meeting Change, on Climate Panel the International to them and for those who manufacture the components. components. the who those for and manufacture them facilities but also for those who operate and maintain maintain and facilities but also who for those operate job opportunitiesjob who not only for those construct the skilled trades on each major project. Those are excellent excellent are Those project. major each on skilled trades is labor intensive and requires hundreds or thousands of of or thousands hundreds requires and intensive is labor any systems storage and use capture, carbon Installing creator. Widespread adoption of CCUS would be a powerful job be a powerful would job of CCUS Widespread adoption jobs and the economy jobs CCUS is good for the environment—and the environment—and for CCUS is good

energy future—their only achievement is furtherenergy future—their only achievement delaying mate change—ignoring CCUS as the bridge to a cleaner a cleaner to bridge the as CCUS change—ignoring mate myopic focus on renewables as the only solution to cli to as the only solution focus on renewables myopic one of many emission sources. sources. emission many of one greenhouse gases—not fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are only fuelsonly fossil fuels. are gases—not Fossil greenhouse become commercially available. available. commercially become major new technologies, perhaps hydrogen-based energy, energy, hydrogen-based perhaps technologies, new major fuels, especially power generation and oil and Sec refining. fuels, generation especially power viable—with footprint—until carbon lower a much technologies can help ensure that these industries remain industries remain these that ensure help can technologies industry employers for the tax base they provide. CCUS CCUS industry for the tax they provide. base employers jobs in North America, and many communities depend on depend communities America, in North jobs many and aluminum smelting. smelting. aluminum high-emitting industrial processes like cement making and making like cement industrial processes high-emitting ond, these technologies offer the only way to decarbonize decarbonize to offer way only the technologies ond,these HEADLINE NEWS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 4 © Industrial SectorleadersenergizedatISOconference which the union will actively engage the union will which women in the trades. initiative, tentatively Women called At Work™, through ers,” Jones IP said to thundering applause. Virginia, voted infavor theBoilermak with ofunionizing the workers at Aggregate Industries inHarpers Ferry, West the last year, of a new local. including the birth successes across the United States and Canada throughout ference an speech inspiring onmultiple Boilermaker with marijuana in the workplace, among other topics. and medical updates;annuity grievance effective writing; Representation; pension and officers; basics forfinancial on theFamily and Medical Leave ofFair Actand Duty mation onin-plant organizing fortheISO sector; updates caucuses and breakout sessions. Breakouts featured infor and insight to take back to inindustry-specific theirlocals leaders from across theglobe, members gained information Vegas.in Las inspired and equipped at theISO Conference July 9-11 members, Industrial Sector Operations lodge leaders were that add back corporations benefits wrenched away from ning more work inshipyards to negotiating contracts STORIESFROM INSPIRING - about win Boilermakers

THE REPORTER THE He announced also thekick-off ofanew women’s caucus “Just before afew weeks conference, this we learned that International President Newton B. Jones opened thecon- In sessions addition to featuring plenary storied labor - -

here to our Brotherhood.” build force,”a powerful “We’re hesaid. and Boilermakers, we’re working people comeon our nation. together, When we’re not by thefew elite thinktheyhold thepuppet strings who working people. “Our nation by working was built people, are stronger working together when to advance thegoals of and advancement for our sisters in the Brotherhood.” ers to begin the groundwork for a foundation of support ermakers who’ve other female joined usforISO lead with week. that place addressing the unique issues facing women in the trades.” itcomes towhen forwomen promoting and opportunities industries,” Jones IP said. “We want to be proactive leaders retainingcomes to and recruiting, advancing women inour torically defend what’storically right,” Signalmen Boles “The said. the unions. betweenmakers asthelong aswell commonality history road Signalmen, emphasized theSignalmen and Boiler JERRY BOLES, oftheBrotherhood PRESIDENT ofRail Boles talks power ofthelabormovement IP JonesIP reminded also delegates that unionmembers “We’re to together looking bringing forward female Boil He said that Women thefirst At Work caucus would take “We know there alotofwork ahead is it ofuswhen “These two groups, both with ties to ties industry, therail groups, two both with “These his - - - - -

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- - - - - THE © REPORTER THE NEWS HEADLINE continued on next page next on continued “A huge transformation is now hap isnow transformation huge “A are technologies new that stressed He those “What to say to going we are IndustriALL’s Özkan outlines Özkan IndustriALL’s 4.0’ ‘Industry - gen ASSISTANT KEMAL ÖZKAN, for IndustriAll secretary Global eral is the world dra how outlined Union, class. for the working changing matically of described Industry 4.0 as a basket He influencing the world’s technology that’s fourthindustrial revolution. the Özkan said. “In in the world,” pening climate jobs, transportation, economy, technology.” and changes is corpo problem The not the problem. costs labor reduce to them using rations workers. displace and transfor these from impacted workers only morally defensibly The mations? the transformation make is to answer to able be must he said.“We withjustice,” they’ll what them No tell do tomorrow. The way to guarantee that is to “demand a seat at the the at a seat “demand is to that guarantee to way The workers between the widening gap to also pointed He inequality,” but also more wealth more “The has world one will support an unjust transition. It needs to advance a advance one will to needs It support transition. unjust an future.” sustainable said.he transition,” the for table gov over business of big And the power the wealthy. and crisis which the banking ernments, exposed was through recession. recent duringmost the Özkansaid. Jerry Boles, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, of Railroad of the Brotherhood Jerry Boles,president the advances that innovation continued for the Boilermakers praises people. of working cause - - Kemal Özkan, assistant general secretary secretary general assistant Özkan, Kemal is the world how frames IndustriAll, for class. the working changing for

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“Your organization is a shining beacon. You’ve taken taken You’ve beacon. is shining a organization “Your “This reminds us how hard the the hard “This us how reminds needed he said, are reminders, Those Boilermakersfor the praised Boles Boles recalled the historic three- recalled Boles

spearheaded initiatives such as the M.O.R.E. Work pro Work as the M.O.R.E. such initiatives spearheaded bold actions at the forefront of the labor movement. You’ve You’ve movement. of the labor the forefront at actions bold is a reminder to never forget where we we where forget never to is reminder a under to hard working are corporations while conditions make corporations people. working of cause early years were,” Boles said. “History “History said. Boles were,” years early some and government the because now, in dangerous work we as the workplace, the advances that innovation continued calling.” a It’s word. a “In the media, the political arena, as well the media, the political arena, “In the country union work throughout for more lobbied have is not just Union sisters. affiliations, and all brothers are we road yard in flames. flames. in yard road from.” came achieve. to worked have unions mine what profits.” record You programs. apprenticeship approved federally and gram or our our differences matter said. “No Boles jobs,” class ing The strike ended with 26 dead and a rail with strike and The ended 26 dead sent to Chicago to enforce the ruling. the ruling. enforce to Chicago to sent strike, and as a result, federal troops were were troops federal result, a as and strike, an injunction in federal court halted the the court halted injunction in federal an month Pullman’s Strike in 1894, where Strike in 1894, where Pullman’s month and right for one another.” rightone for and sisters. We stand united for what is fair is what for fair united stand We sisters. together, they’re a powerful force. a powerful they’re together, and brothers their Boilermaker by stand IP Newton B. Jones reminds delegates that when working people come people come working when that delegates B. Jones reminds IP Newton HEADLINE NEWS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 6 © recounts severalrecent for wins workers. James Hart, president of the Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO,

continued from page 5 2019 ISO CONFERENCE Shipyard will soon be receiving its certification for repair soon bereceiving itscertification Shipyard will gain back thework and,dueto concerted action, the Philly haveI issues.” the AFL-CIO,” to Hart “Iturn said. when Boilermakers ermakers are the biggest in themetal affiliate trades for yard, which employs Boilermakers, had run out of work. employsyard, out of work. hadBoilermakers, which run merly asAker known Philadelphia Shipyard). The ship trades across theU.S. Shipyard including thePhilly (for on fights.” why we reorganized themetal trades. That’s why we take to come into theunion,shame onyou,” Hart “That’s said. belong intheunion. to If you prevent walls putup workers records, energized employees and expanded staff. of the department, including recaptured and history Department detailed thereorganization oftheAFL-CIO, HART,JAMES of the Metal PRESIDENT Trades metal trades AFL-CIO’s Hartrecounts winswithinthe working class.” ment must make relevant itself to anew generation ofthe create culture,” awinning unionmove “The hesaid. - nations. ized of people intheworkforce. It’s thelowest industrial ofall United States labor movement represents only6.6percent THE REPORTER THE So, the AFL-CIO and created theBoilermakers So, theAFL-CIO aplan to “That wasn’t acceptable, so we sprang into action. Boil He detailed several recent forworkers inthemetal wins sinners belong is, in church, truth “The and workers “I believe we need to continue to work together and The answer, to is hesaid, increase unionpower. The - - - -

are irrelevant, because it is they fear you.” don’t look back,” Hart “Anyone said. you tells that who you there for repairs. after,work and shortly bedocked three training shipswill the job market for manufacturing. that’s declined to 13percent. Temps capture 10percent of Manufacturing used to pay 17percent more inwages, but lowers costs butworkers’ forowners, pay has taken ahit. jobs it didn’t if 3.3 million have China. with a trade deficit according to Markell. He said that the U.S. could gain the Chinese government provides “super cheap labor” use, the market in a glut. Manufacturing is supported by With China producing more times two steel than theycan to be. Alotofthat dueto is For thetrade deficit. example: facturing inthelast three years, itisn’t asstrong asitused overseas,” Markell said. people aren’t ormanufacturing being is shipped buying, andthe tradeworkers. temporary deficit the cutting edge.” private research and development, keeps which theU.S. on ing country, inthis we lose ouredge intechnology. We lose for theworking class, “If hesaid. we don’t keep manufactur of manufacturing in the U.S.overview CIO Industrial Union offered Council, delegates adetailed director EXECUTIVE oftheAFL- MARKELL, BRAD manufacturing AFL-CIO’s Markell measures pulseofU.S. driving downdriving wages. cites statisticsthat show manufacturingmoreusing is temp workers, Brad Markell, executive director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council, “Together we can deliver. We always we go forward; The addition workers oftemporary into manufacturing to up 600,000jobs have while And been added inmanu- you don’t that means see manufacturing rising, “When He cited major two issues facing manufacturing today: Manufacturing formore important than is just good jobs -

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- - - - n NEWS HEADLINE President and CEO of ULLICO Ed Smith gave an over an gave Smith Ed of ULLICO CEO and President - high Affairs Conroy Cecile of Government Director Rela of Union Alliance Director Sportsmen’s Union Brown called for lodge leaders to strengthen their locals strengthen to leaders called for lodge Brown keeping and leader as a integrity modeling means “It mar Snowden, Mike included Additional speakers ket president of labor bank operations at Bank of Labor. of Labor. Bank at operations bank of labor president ket of the bank, on the health noting update an gave Snowden during the growth in deposits a 60 percent been there’s loans in growth percent 254 a and six years half a last and years. three duringlast the they have that emphasizing group, view of the insurance He movement. labor States United only one client—the unions protect they focus on twosaid to important goals: unions. grow to and the need Act and the importance of the Jones lighted Act, new Organize the Right to supportto the Protect labor. of backing offers stronger that legislation and membership on USA update an gave Ingram tions Walt of the Boil designer the lead Stewart, And Dave outreach. update an department, gave History Preservation ermaker lodges. to available resources and work team’s the on and recruit non-union coworkers to join the Boilermakers. join the to coworkers non-union recruit and local your for best focus on the union—what’s local’s your he said. “When this our union,” room and around I look and brothers a small portion even of our dedicated see and me hopeful we what for our future makes and that sisters, be to me proud makes It will and can together. accomplish all are you know to and brother be your to a Boilermaker, thisin with me.”

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“We have to get the labor rights situation in Mexico Mexico in situation rights labor the get to have “We do the hardest We 120 years. over around been “We’ve wins Boilermaker organizing in recent recounted Brown - manu U.S. strengthen to the way are deals trade Better but to successes on those rest is not the time to “Now “Temps have grown, and that’s giving us a problem. Toy giving problem. a us that’s and grown, have “Temps

hour,” Markell said. “Our Mexican brothers and sisters sisters and brothers Mexican said. “Our Markell hour,” U.S. can’t compete with someone making $3 or $4 an with or $4 an $3 making compete someone can’t U.S. clos the in TYLERED-ISO delegates fired-up BROWN right. They all make really, really low wages, and the the and wages, low really really, allright. They make in fiery close delegates energizes Brown a chal from back up when step others step we and jobs, Invest Work M.O.R.E. the through work more gaining and for economic reasons. economic for growth in our existing membership more and local lodges,” or super slim, and the pay is lower. We need to put a stop a stop put to need We is lower. the pay slim, and or super falls2.0 short. NAFTA but abuses, end and facturing unions other the Boilermakers and destroy who to want fair.” what’s organizing next—more for what’s as catalysts them use permanent temps,” he said. “The non-existent benefits are temps,” permanent posi achieve to when everyone together bands isstronger powerful people many by attack under are unions that withhold or us out keep to want that entities anti-union Virginia. efforts right-to-work West Missouriin and ota is using about 40 percent staffing services. are 40 percent about is These ota using that.” to deserveraise.” a union Boilermakers the that them reminding session, ing everyone reminded He people. for working change tive against fighting back includes that said. “And Brown lenge,” up against for standing members praised and Fund ment said.he and recruit non-union coworkers to join the Boilermakers. Boilermakers. the join to coworkers non-union recruit and ED-ISO Tyler Brown calls for lodge leaders to strengthen their locals locals their strengthen to leaders lodge for calls Brown Tyler ED-ISO HEADLINE NEWS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 8 © fuel industry.fuel the face ofaggressive attacks and misguided onthefossil He said strong relationships are essential, in especially together partners bringing industry to relationships. build ference has grown over the years and has succeeded in of how the con opened an overview the meeting with speakers and engaged in caucus break-outs. and other developments. Participants heard also from guest issues, safety manpower fuels, offossil needs, on thefuture and local lodges. tractors, and leaders from International theBoilermakers and maintenance construction facilities, industrial con- draws power ofrefineries, owners plants and other heavy Conference. It was the 15thmeeting ofthe group, which challenges atindustry theannual Western States Tripartite ermakers July 22-25inCoeur d’Alene, Idaho, to discuss CONTRACTORS AND joined theBoil OWNERS among key topics Fossil fuels,safety, manpower solutions toindustrychallenges WS Tripartite Conferencefocuseson answers” but who oppose fossil fuels and even fuels greenanswers” oppose fossil butwho power are. we’re And have abunchof people fighting who no theirfamilies. We’recan support notashamed we ofwho people getting to work at areasonable [fuel cost] so they of thestate and [enabling] alotoffoodto begrown, and ers. We’re that working infacilities are meeting theneeds working families. can least especially hesaid, forthose who afford it, living would increase refined oil ies and thecost importing of thestate.refined within Shutting California down refiner in the United States, and that California-extracted is oil three (allowing extraction orfourinoil forfluctuations) ety,” Hunter He said. noted that number California is in responsefacilities to climate change fears. to and shut California power refineries down generation seek who lenges allies and theirpolitical from activists Tradesstruction spoke Council ofCalifornia, about chal from environmental extremists. need to defend against attacks on theindustry virulent to jobs, the economy and human advancement—and the

THE REPORTER THE Two speakers fuels offossil discussedtheimportance Western States International Vice President J. Tom Baca conferenceDuring sessions, thegroup received updates “We’re we proud are. ofwho We’re blue collar work to meet theneeds ofsoci onlyexist refineries “The Hunter,Robbie President oftheState Building and Con-

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Systems, talks coal-to-gas conversion. Joe Brown, AMSProductManager forHitachi Mitsubishi Power chi Power Systems, how described thelatest technology out anyfiguring other way of doing it.” because is noonehas come fuels close to fossil we doitwith days ayear. That’s an incredible thing. thereason And why produce power ofpeople, ondemand 24/7,365 forbillions have given humanity “an unprecedented to flourish.” ability remain the world’s dominant source energy because they balanced and fair framework would show that fuels fossil and onlythepositive sideof renewables. He said amore opponents onlylookfuel at thenegative fuels sideoffossil told theconference thinktank, ress, an that industry fossil we’reAnd winning.” energy. “That’s that fight apolitical we’re constantly in. generation systems such aspumped water storage and solar Joe Brown, Product AMS Manager forMitsubishi Hita He said the fossil fuel industry “has figured outhow figured to “has He industry fuel said thefossil Epstein,Alex founder oftheCenter forIndustrial Prog no answers.” we’re fighting abunchof peoplewhohave “We’re notashamedofwhowe are. And

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- - - - THE © REPORTER THE NEWS HEADLINE n Known as ESHB 1817, the legislation was signed into into signed Known was 1817, the legislation as ESHB of Boilermakers, who the work Riker “lob applauded Other topics included federal legislation impacting the the impacting legislation federal included topics Other States Western new a of election the conference the At Conference participants also received updates on vari updates also participants received Conference Mark Riker, Executive Secretary of the Washington State Building and State of the Washington Secretary Executive Riker, Mark apprenticeship new Council, discusses the state’s Trades Construction plants. and chemical refineries for law law in May. The bill was modeled after California’s SB 54, SB bill California’s The after modeled was in May. law - building con the California and by a bill backed was that the Boilermakers), by spearheaded (and struction trades 2013. in whichlaw became of Marathon Manager Labor Relations Madden, Building Trades Mike Western elected as the newly the conference addresses Petroleum, Owner Chairman. States bied five a week,bied six 12 hours and a day” 10 and get days to passed. 1817 ESHB of Recruitment Director initiatives. and ous programs and scheduling manpower about spoke Simmons Tim Ana Scheduling States efforts,recruitment Western and an of development the on reported Baca Johnny lyst system. onlinetracking pro MOST healthcare; and pensions energy industry, Apprenticeship States of Labor; the Western Bank grams; Fund. Investment Work M.O.R.E. the and Program; Labor Trades Building Madden, Mike OwnerChairman, also was Petroleum, of Marathon Manager Relations announced. - -

He said the union workforce has fully embraced Goal Goal fully has workforce the union said embraced He Rizzo said Shell’s Goal Zero safety concept focuses on on focuses safety concept Zero Goal Rizzo Shell’s said Tom Rizzo, General Manager for the Shell Martinez for the Shell Martinez Manager General Rizzo, Tom Brown cited several successful conversion projects and and projects conversion successful several cited Brown He said such conversions are important, given the important, the given are conversions such said He

Mark Riker, Executive Secretary for the Washington Executive for the Washington Secretary Riker, Mark including refineries and chemical plants. chemical refineries and including apprenticeships for certain heavy industries in the state, state, the in industries certain heavy for apprenticeships Boilermakers in pushing through legislation requiring requiring legislation through Boilermakers in pushing through efforts by the Council and the leadership of the efforts of the through the leadership and the Council by State Building and Construction Trades Council, walked Council, walked Trades Construction and Building State

of our building trades contractor groups.” contractor buildingour of trades today, we have not had one OSHA recordable injury any in OSHA one recordable had not have we today, tion [implementing a project labor agreement] up until agreement] labor a project tion [implementing building trades” have shown. “Since we’ve made this transi made we’ve shown. “Since have building trades” with the enthusiasm that the Boilermakers and all the Boilermakers and of the with that the enthusiasm Zero at the Martinez facility. “I’ve been very impressed very “I’ve been impressed the Martinez facility. at Zero those 10 looking after another 10). another after looking 10 those person looking after the safety of 10 others, and each of of each the safety and of 10 others, after looking person relationship building and a “10 to 1” implementation (one (one 1” implementation building a “10 to and relationship tion by the owner, the contractors and the workforce. workforce. the and contractors the owner, the tionby

successful safety approach that emphasizes full emphasizes participa that safety approach successful (California) Refinery, provided an in-depth look into a a into look in-depth an provided Refinery, (California) be Boilermaker work. Boilermaker be described elements of the projects that would potentially potentially would that of the projects described elements explained how efficiency losses were minimized. He also also He efficiency explained minimized. how were losses the potential shortfall potential the electricityof generation. able power generation units across the United States and and States the United units across generation power able - of dispatch operation distressed and retirements planned climate-change concerns. climate-change otherwise be shut down in the face of market forces and and otherwiseforces market of face downthe in shut be while avoiding stranded investments in plants that might might that in plants investments stranded whileavoiding lower-cost option to meet demands for reduced emissions emissions reduced for demands meet option to lower-cost to gas generation. He said the conversions give utilities a conversions the said He generation. gas to enables power producers to convert coal-powered plants plants coal-powered convert to producers power enables Refinery, explains the Goal Zero safety program. safety the Goal Zero explains Refinery, Tom Rizzo, General Manager of the Shell Martinez (California) (California) Martinez Shell the of Manager General Rizzo, Tom WS Tripartite Conference focuses on focuses Conference Tripartite WS challenges to industry solutions HEADLINE NEWS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 10 © Hughes, was the local’s who business agent at the time. Kiewit’s and BM-ST John strong relationship L-154 with ings onsite. Jones said thesuccess ofthat was dueto build the job, and the contractor routinely held meet tripartite the union.” we were going to be successful, we had to ourselves sell to control systems. and were awarded thecontract airquality to two construct theHomer theybid when Generating City Station project hadn’t worked inwestern Pennsylvania forover 20years area manager Center, Energy Run at Hickory said Kiewit back to Pennsylvania after along hiatus. Kiewit’s Jeff Jones, the helper program works.” 200 members; now ittops 1,140.“That proves to methat jobs in refineries.” States. “IVPTom Baca helper uses this program the to fill thesuccess citing he said, oftheprogram intheWestern arebers who retiring. from takinglocals onenough apprentices to replace mem- The challenge, Fultz that is said, state regulations prevent need also thejobs.Boilermakers enough workers to fill gaining fortheunion’s man necessary is hours survival, tourist boats for sightseeing along Niagara Falls. While Maid oftwo being oftheMist jobs—one theconstruction for recruiting.” “That’s why there’s aheavy pushforthebootcamp and we don’t have thepeople to man thejob,” Fultz said. the union. to increasein an effort welders thenumber in ofqualified forthreedoors back-to-back Welding BootCamp sessions and recentlyHartford, finished Connecticut, is opened its throughout the region. industry makers to address common issues facing theconstruction 12-13, brought together contractors owners, and Boiler nial conference, Massachusetts, held inPlymouth, July center and additional work gained formembers. The bien- tives intheNortheast Section, including anew training Tripartite NORTHEASTTHE AREA highlighted initia for qualifiedwelders Northeast AreaTripartite stressesneed

THE Kiewit worked with Local 154 (Pittsburgh) Local worked with Kiewit to man “We knew itwas aBoilermaker job, and we knew that if recently since Kiewit Manning came apriority jobs is Fultz (Los Angeles) noted that L-92 used to have around “We’re using the helper program to add more workers,” The Northeast gaining is man by hours scoring new “ IVP-NE John Fultz said inEast anew training facility We know we have projects that aren’t being because bid REPORTER - - -

dent; anddent; MOST Training Jay Rep Brophy. n Wertz; Bridget Bank presi Martin, senior ofLabor vice National Apprenticeship Program Coordinator Mark Apprenticeship Committee administrator; Boilermaker maybe we can get in front of it.” notgoingis away, and we can’t ignore it.If we act now, trades.the building dueto theproblem industry abuse ofopioid in struction aging workforce, and thedetrimentaloncon- effect another. It madesuccessful for Kiewit.” the job very John was present. We developed amutual respect forone can’t make an impact you’re if notpresent onthejob, and Harford, Connecticut. IVP-NE John Fultz announces a new training center in East opioid epidemic. opioid two challenges contractors are facing: anagingworkforcethe and Kiewit’s Jeff Jones,area manager at HickoryEnergy Run Center, cites Also speaking wereAlso Jason theNortheast Dupuis, Area “It impacts ofwork,” truly ourline Jones issue “This said. Jones challenges said two facing contractors are the “He spent onthat alotoftime job,” Jones “You said.

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- THE © REPORTER THE NEWS HEADLINE “We’re excited to work with the management at Aggre- at with work to the management excited “We’re Aggregate Industries is owned by Switzerland-based is Switzerland-based by owned Industries Aggregate andCanada. limestone provide the best to continue to Industries gate Ruther Tim said exact specifications,” to aggregate Boilermakersunion. LafargeHolcim Ltd., a large, multi-national corporation corporation multi-national a large, Ltd., LafargeHolcim concrete ready-mix aggregates, cement, produces that 2018 corporation’s The building other materials. and $28 million, almost was income net and revenue net approximately $1.75 billion. employs about was It almost including 80 countries, in around 75,000 workers States United the in locations 561 at employed 13,000 crusher the quarry who a rock at ford, and runs a loader in the in drumming instrumental was and up interest Randy Tocci, L-D239 president is Montana’s new AFL-CIO president AFL-CIO new Montana’s is president L-D239 Tocci, Randy

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“The contract the workers establish will establish workers the them help “The contract “I just felt that it was time I reached out and did more did more out and time it was I reached that felt “I just Tocci will serve a two-year term in his new role leading will leading in his role new serve term a two-year Tocci Tocci told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle that his experi that Chronicle Daily the Bozeman told Tocci

AFTER A NINE-MONTH organizing campaign, 36 36 AFTER campaign, A NINE-MONTH organizing West Ferry, in Harpers Industries Aggregate at workers union. Boilermakers the join to 27 June voted Virginia, certified Labor Board Relations the elec National The fair environment, working a safe maintain and institute other the many benefits, good in addition to and wages Jody said bargaining,” collective through won advantages M.O.R.E. Coordinator, Organizing Lakes Great Mauller, Indus “This Fund. is the first Aggregate Investment Work tion results on July 9, and a negotiating committee is is committee a negotiating 9, and on July tion results firsttheir on working contract. a presence. had in whichtries the Boilermakers have plant forward look investigating and to be there to proud We’re sites Industries the feasibility Aggregate of bringing other board.” on Industries on board in West Virginia in West board on Industries Boilermakers bring Aggregate Aggregate bring Boilermakers to help people out there in the union community,” he told he told community,” union the in there out people help to runposition.the for become more politically active in the labor movement and and movement politically in the labor more active become unions, politicians and the community, inspired him to him to inspired the community, and politicians unions, members. 44,000 federation’s union labor state the from not only Boilermakers, but also from other labor labor not only Boilermakers, but also other from from ence with the supportence and the lockout L-D239 received Chronicle. the Missoula. He ran unopposed and began his term July 1. July his term began and unopposed ran He Missoula. elected as Montana AFL-CIO president this past June in in AFL-CIO June this past as Montana president elected Montana) through a three-month lockout last fall, was fall, last was lockout a three-month through Montana) RANDY TOCCI, WHO led Local D239 (Three Forks, Forks, Local WHO led D239 (Three RANDY TOCCI,

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Organized Approach to Conservation Organized Approach The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance—An The Union Sportsmen’s POWERED BY THE M.O.R.E. WORK INVESTMENT FUND BEHIND THE BILL: The underdog wins in Washington State WITH THE WINDOWS rolled up tight against the freezing sought to require that outside contractors and subcontrac- Alaska winter, Organizer Mircha Vorobets and IR/Organizer tors in the state employ workers who had graduated from Erik Seaberg watched snow ping against the car’s windshield, state-approved apprenticeship programs. If passed, the new the signal bars on their mobile phones slowly dropping to one law would be a win for safety and a win for more Boilermaker as Anchorage faded from view. But before they totally lost man hours, as well as for other union building trades. The service on that mid-February afternoon, one call got through. Boilermakers effort to pass the bill were funded through the It was IVP-WS J. Tom Baca with news that would upend their Western States M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund. lives for the next three months. IVP-WS J. Tom Baca and IR Jim Cooksey, along with Cali- “We’d just arrived in Alaska on a research trip when we got fornia State Building Trades President Robbie Hunter and a call. ‘Stop! Drop everything! We need you in Washington California State Building Trades Legislative and Political tomorrow!’” Vorobets recalls. Director Cesar Diaz, worked behind the scenes for years to That fateful phone call kicked-off what would be a monu- set the stage for passage of the bill in Washington. A lot of the mental task influencing members of the Washington State- groundwork happened in California because of the building house to vote in favor of ESHB 1817. The bill, introduced trades’ successful passage of SB 54—which the Washington to improve safety in refineries and petrochemical facilities, bill mirrored.

“I’d put these organizers up against any organizers in the world. Any team. And they’d beat them.” —IVP-WS J. Tom Baca

IVP-WS J. Tom Baca visits the Washington Capitol with Washington local business managers L-502’s Tracy Eixenberger and L-242’s Luke Lafley. From l. to r. Eixenberger, Mark Keffeler, Lafley, J. Tom Baca, Erik Seaberg, Mircha Vorobets and Trent Sorenson.

14 © THE REPORTER JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG Finally, after four years of prepara- multiple times to ensure lawmak- tion, it was showtime. ers were voting on the right side After landing in Washington, of history. Vorobets, Seaberg and IR Mark “We sometimes had eight meet- Keffeler—with IR/Organizer ings a day every day for three months Trent Sorensen coming in later straight,” Seaberg says. “Sometimes to the fight—formed their plan we got to go home on the weekend.” of persuasion. All but Sorensen They needed a “war room” to were Washington State graduate continue building their ever-evolv- apprentices, which proved instru- ing strategy. So, the group rented mental in forming relationships an office from the Operating Engi- with lawmakers. neers. They pinned up a map of The opposition: Non-union own- Washington legislative districts, a ers, including the non-union side of spreadsheet of legislators’ personal Matrix, contractors and some small- information and a schedule of business owners from Washington planned legislative meetings. Boilermakers Mark Keffeler, Mircha Vorobets and Erik who were motivated to keep the sta- Seaberg grab a selfie with Mona Das (D-47th). The The game constantly changed as tus quo. The Boilermakers weren’t. Boilermaker team did daily walks around the capitol to they worked the lower chamber. A This legislation was personal, espe- continually meet and build relationships with lawmakers. House member would be on board cially for Vorobets, Seaberg and one day but flip the next. At one Keffeler who’d all seen men die point during the three-month cam- while working in refineries. Protect- paign, everyone got sick, forcing ing the lives of workers was utmost the group to the local pharmacy for in the minds of everyone seeking the meds to keep them working. The bill’s passage. winter weather proved brutal more With the building trades on than once. board, they took up the challenge of “Nothing there was easy,” Sea- passing the bill with help from the berg recalls. “Everything about it Washington Building Trades Execu- was hard.” tive Secretary Mark Riker, Washing- But neither sickness nor storms ton Building Trades Legislative and of winter could stop Boilermakers Political Director Neil Hartman, from their appointed rounds at the and lobbyist Luke Esser. state capitol. Most lawmakers had never heard “Every two weeks there’d be of the Boilermakers union and had a deadline for bills to come out of little knowledge of the bill. That certain committees,” Vorobets says. didn’t deter the Boilermakers as they “We studied the chairs and who sits went to work in the House. on that committee, and we’d make They started by forming personal appointments to convince them to relationships with lawmakers, hav- vote for our bill.” ing conversations about their kids And convince they did. The bill and their pets and their passions. passed the lower chamber on a 62 They shared what they learned and to 36 vote. Instead of taking a long created a spreadsheet of personal weekend with their families to cel- info about lawmakers, and made Members from L-502 and L-242 and Boilermaker ebrate, the group simply got back flyers and one-pagers to leave contractors join forces to help lobby members of the to work, using their new, successful with them. They met with mem- Washington State Legislature to pass EHSB 1817. bers not once, not even twice but continued on next page

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BEHIND THE BILL (determining how a member would vote). So we’d have to go continued from page 15 and poll senators again.” With the bill in line for a vote, the Boilermakers hovered playbook to work their magic on Senate members. They had near the Senate chamber doors, hoping for a positive out- to work hard. Democrats had only an eight-vote lead in the come, watching senators and the people talking to them. upper chamber, and Democrats were their friend on this bill. “We’d be eating pizza on the floor. We’d even share pizza Most of the time. with the opposition,” Vorobets remembers. “We stayed While gaining passage of the bill in the House, they’d until midnight. But the bill didn’t go. They said it would learned lawmakers would cancel a face-to-face if someone go tomorrow.” in the meeting wasn’t from their district. They solved that But the next day Doug Erickson, the ranking Republican problem by calling on their Boilermaker brothers and sisters of the body’s Energy, Environment and Telecommunications in Washington. committee, tacked on amendments to the bill. Seventy to be “There were 15,000 people in the state that, at some point, exact. To compare, the state budget only had 40. had worked as a Boilermaker,” Vorobets says. “It didn’t mat- “He tried to slow it down and stall it,” Vorobets says. “He sat ter if they were retired. Workers or pensioners, they could up and talked on each amendment. Instead of 10 minutes on all vote.” the floor, it was three hours.” They could also be mobilized. After a bit of showmanship, Erickson finally pulled “Throughout this process we were text blasting Boilermak- the amendments. ers to come to the capitol,” Seaberg says. “They’d also fill The bill passed on a 29 to 16 vote. up the phone lines when we asked. We even shut down the The long hours, late nights, snow, sickness and missed switchboard a couple of times.” weekends paid off with a huge win for union workers. As the bill made its way through committees in the Senate, “We couldn’t have done it without them,” says IVP-WS the finish line inched closer. But when the day of the Senate J. Tom Baca. “I’d put these organizers up against any organiz- vote finally dawned, it didn’t mean Boilermakers could rest. ers in the world. Any team. And they’d beat them.” Lawmakers have been known to change a promised “yes” The group of Boilermakers who’d arrived to persuade the vote to a “no” without warning. And for every “yes” the group Washington Legislature had little to no experience lobbying. worked for, the opposition was pressuring a “no” just as hard. They learned from Hartman and Esser. They learned in the So the Boilermakers dug in to talk with as many Senate mem- trenches. They learned from their mistakes. bers as possible. “This was all brand new for us,” Keffeler says. “This was a “We’d review the bill and refresh their memories,” Keffeler learning experience.” said. “But the opposition would also be doing a floor poll One, they all agree, they’d do again. n

Boilermakers meet with Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib, who is blind, to establish a relationship, ask for backing on ESHB 1817 and offer support for one of Habib’s programs. From l. to r. Lobbyist Luke Esser, Mark Keffeler, Habib, Erik Seaberg and Mircha Vorobets.

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“My hope for the future of Women At Work is to listen to our sisters and help them meet the challenges they’re facing on the job.”

GIVEN THE HIGH priority of supporting sisters in the union, and with an eye toward adding more women to the ranks, Boilermakers launched its new women’s caucus, tentatively called Women At Work™, at the Industrial Sector Operations conference. Nearly 40 ISO Boilermaker sisters and other women met to participate in discussions about the contributions, opportunities IP Newton B. Jones and Erica Stewart, IR and National Coordinator of and obstacles impacting women in manufacturing and Women in the Trades Initiatives for the M.O.R.E. Work Program, open the the building trades. inaugural Women at Work™ caucus. International President Newton B. Jones opened the caucus with a vision for Women At Work. “Today, we lay the groundwork for increasing the number of women in industry,” he said. “And let me be clear, this is not a one-time event. This is the very beginning of more to come. We know there is a lot of work ahead of us—and with other trades—when it comes to recruiting, retaining and advancing women in our industries.” Erica Stewart, IR and National Coordinator of Women in the Trades Initiatives for the M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund, led the group in a discussion of issues women in industry are currently facing. Going forward, Stewart said that having con- versations with sisters in the union and proactively crafting solutions is important for all women in the Boilermakers. “My hope for the future of Women At Work is to listen to our sisters and help them meet the challenges they’re facing on the job,” she said. “Let’s bring more women into this wonderful union and together create a way to mentor and support them.” n

Local 693 member Martina Taite discusses challenges women face in the shipbuilding industry.

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THE REPORTER THE At its peak, an estimatedAt itspeak, 6,000craft professionals will A little ofroads miles over asany asbusy six Main Street 400 acre project. elevated flare atthe oneendof A Boilermaker worksthe on AT WORK - - ethylene storage theinner tank measuring tank with inat ethylene storage. consist The ofadouble inner tanks nickel feet indiameter; plus, an 80-foot-diameter nickel sphere for scope has includedthree building carbon steel spheres 57.5- employed by Great Arrow Builders. Specifically, theirwork from cars tointo phone cases to everything foodpackaging. the ultimate bemade end-product: plastic that pellets will thefacility’s waterrunning treatment system and storing among other and things, sensitive holding substances, fuels plant’s fourspheres 25tanks, and oneLNGtank needed for, onto thescene, settling inNovember 2017to onthe start plant.”this work defines thetankor thespheres division—our with area, theloopreactors, thepurge orco-gen bins systems— and thetowers, thequench towers orthepolyethylene “If you look over at theethane cracker thevessels unit, by Boilermaker work,” steward says Mark L-154 Johnson. Bechtel, McCarl’s and Babcock & Wilcox. (NTD),sient Division working forGreat Arrow Builders, There are onsite, Boilermaker tank 83NTD builders Boilermakers wereNTD Boilermakers to thefirst come “If you look around site, this theskyline’s been defined

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- - - AT WORK AT THE REPORTER REPORTER THE continued on next page next on continued BOILERMAKERS BOILERMAKERS —Michael Stanton, Local 154 Business Agent 154 Business Local —Michael Stanton, “This type the Boilermak for substantial is of job really the wonderful see crafts to “This project truly is a great will Boilermaker there that be steady are Estimations put Boilermakers are where from And up the road boxes,” separate of the furnace is three “The bottom 13 other myriad tanks of various sizes and type. Other type. tanks and myriad 13 other of various sizes Other and work tower tray furnaces’ up are coming scopes work structural for the tanks and work platform all tower stair spheres. and of the NTDS. Almond, Shon Assistant Director says ers,” “With all styles carbon the different of tanks spheres, and styles view is the a good this many of the nickel, project and industry NTDoffer.” Boilermakers tank to has Boilermakers.” the of manship to addition In years. more for a couple on the project work - cogen the NTD work, Boilermakers also built the plant’s will that for Pennsylvania systems provide power eration gas-fired combustion the two including natural Chemicals, (HRSG’s). generators steam recovery heat turbinesand on the working and tanks together treatment water ting unit cracker busy in the ethane are others flare, elevated on the first passes the convection welding They’re area. will gas ethane furnaces that of seven heat eventually of process the beginning temperatures, considerable to and ethylene produce bonds the chemical to cracking byproducts. other flew up the top “We Calore. explains Nick Boilermaker which on top go to pieces more are there and four boxes, barges.” on in coming are that yet set haven’t we 145 x 70 feet. In the water treatment area, there are two two are there area, treatment the water In 145 x 70 feet. tanks, tanks, two five flow equalization aeration filter water are there tanks. And then caustic tanks, and oilrecovery “This economic a great has been our and for the region for impact a get To the Boilermakers. hall and or four three lasts that this job like And that. have to great it’s years, employment.” year-round it’s Pennsylvania Chemicals project site. project Chemicals Pennsylvania A L-154 Boilermaker gets ready for one of many lifts at the at lifts many of one for ready gets Boilermaker L-154 A PENNSYLVANIA CHEMICALS continued from page 19 area. It’s nice to know what long-term benefits are going to be for this area monetarily and so on,” Witner says. On the other side of the project site—literally about a The glut of tradesmen and women calling Beaver County mile away—still more Boilermakers are at work at the poly- home while they work have already been a boon to local ethylene unit area. businesses and the county, which had suffered after the L-154 Boilermaker Jim “Spanky” Witner describes set- Pittsburgh-area steel mills, and then coal plants, shuttered. ting the vessels on the polyethylene unit a month earlier. The facility is, in fact, being built on the grounds of a former Each weighed about 1 million pounds and was set up using smelting facility. the behemoth PTC ring crane with a 720-foot boom. “This has been a great economic impact for the region “I’ve been on some big projects, but nothing to this scale. and for our hall and the Boilermakers,” says L-154 Busi- Nothing this big,” he says. “It just keeps building up around ness Agent Michael Stanton. “To get a job like this that us. A lot of different things have popped up, a lot of heights lasts three or four years, it’s great to have that. And it’s year- we weren’t at before. It’s been exciting.” round employment. And for L-154 Boilermakers like Witner, it’s also been “This job presented a lot of challenges, and I’m proud to conveniently close to home. It’s a short 35-minute drive for say that our guys have accepted those challenges and really him and just 40 minutes from Local 154’s hall. stepped up and answered the bell on those challenges.” n “So, it really is a local job, and it’s going to put back into the community here, especially into the Beaver County “Boilermakers have always had a strong legacy. We work really hard. We take a lot of pride in our work and do a good job, do it on time, do it right. It means a lot to me. I’m a second-generation Boilermaker so, you know, you come out here and do a good job.” —Nick Calore, Local 154

“I became a Boilermaker, because I thought the work was pretty neat. I thought it was unique, and I could have a lot of fun doing it—and I have had a lot of fun doing it over the years. I’ve met a ton of great people, been to a lot of places, and it’s been a great experience throughout my life.” —Bernie Ackerman, Local 154

“As Boilermakers, we take pride in our work. We can do anything. If something needs done, we say, ‘We can do it. We’ll take care of it. For the big rigging, welding, we’ll do it. We’ll figure it out.’ ” —Jim “Spanky” Witner, Local 154 BOILERMAKERS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 22 © L-128 takesonmassivetowerremoval of ourcareers. and May The months gave ofApril usrecord Soon theyknew itwasusand like we [knew] them formost “We spoke thesame language and understood each other. me a crew.” At thetime, wasrigging. working. everyone But you found wrote, “Isaid Ineed acrew ofriggers that can large handle labored 24/7 through May to remove the tower. Manitoba) Nova (Halifax, nipeg, Scotia) and L-73 who (Win- rounded L-555 acrew up of28workers from L-128, quickly Sarnia who office, business rep intheL-128 he wanted to such handle abig job. He Dale called Quinn, contractortrial at Limited, Kel-Gor knew just the workers died immediately. potentially dangerous situation that had to bereme- same height. mately 60feet directly and up fell onto fans at thefin that shutdowns at thearea’s thetower refineries, approxi failed plant in Sarnia, Ontario. during one of the largest In April, rienced failure at astructural theImperial Limited Oil diameter 16-foot foot tall, naphtha tower stripper - expe 128 (TORONTO)LOCAL STEPPED a 166- when it up

THE REPORTER THE Because Vansickle a Boilermaker is he added, as well, In aletter Vansickle ofrecognition to Quinnand L-128, Tom Vansickle, Boilermaker general foreman and indus precarious and itwas avery noonewas hurt, While AT WORK tower safely. L-555 and L-73 Sarnia, Ontario.in Members of tower that suffered astructuralfailure Boilermakers rigged part of a 166-foot removed the - -

it because we’re proud.” do.Boilermakers We know what we have to do, and we do on thejob, we knew we had achallenge—but that’s what appeared theBoilermakers “When summed well: itup a safe demo job,” he concluded. Limited you, butyour notonlythanks entire work crew for responsible Please parties. pass along that Imperial Oil on the alism job that and was praised observed by several for Imperial Limited. [The Oil crew] displayed profession- speed fast multiple and excellent performed lifts and SAFE crew…You know, we got it!”hewrote. “[They] got to up contractor and crew. “We asked fortheirBEST Kel-Gor the assistance.” of theBoilermaker family,”part for he continued. “Thanks what job makes is mePROUD “This to be thetrick. did held apropane torch above ontheshell thewelder, and that welding. during Oneresourceful dry Boilermaker the shell therainso hard fell when that hoarding didn’t work to keep Heience and recounts problem-solving skills. oneinstance every dayevery and WORKED.” understood job. ofthis theimportance showed They all up These neverrainfall. and guys went left home. They totally L-128, Job Steward Derek Wyld, aseasoned member ofL-128, client Lott, company L. praised also the Gary supervisor, Vansickle was impressed the Boilermakers’ resil with n - JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 23

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AT WORK AT THE REPORTER REPORTER THE for transportation. transportation. for was lowered into saddles saddles into lowered was The failed tower section section tower The failed BOILERMAKERS BOILERMAKERS The 16-foot diameter vertical vertical diameter 16-foot The needed section of the tower to installed trunnions 30-inch removal. lift it for The once-vertical section is secured for transport. transport. for secured is section once-vertical The EDUCATION+TRAINING JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 24 © row l.to r., Jonathan Middleton, Gendron, Chance Tom KeeganDavid and Bastek. to r., Couser, Jerry Zeresehay Berhe, Ruark Danforth,Robertson,McNeil, Jedediah Thomas InstructorNEAAC.Dupuis, Jason and Badiali Daniel Back Front row l. to r., L-237 BM-ST Chris O’Neill, Instructor Joel Kipfer, IVP-NE John Fultz, Adam Church, Adam Ziegler and Ryan Hoffman. Middle rowThe new Northeast Trainingl. Facility todoor its opens host thefirstthree of WeldingCamps.Boot Kneeling tol. r., JordonTrust Nacca.Dominic and than at they did the 10-month welding school. school. They told Fultz theylearned more at thebootcamp ticipants were who recent graduates of a $30,000 welding no cost to students. bootcamp Fultz par two spoke with do many welding training provide Boilermakers schools, at test-ready techniques in SMAW and FCAW. ing. They continuously progress over three learning weeks, classsmall sizes work aday, 10hours days six aweek train- construction. field Program to produce additional well-trained workers for and theBoilermaker NationalDivision Apprenticeship Construction Sector Operations, theNational Transient sive 100 percent pass rate. camp students,completed who an impres thesession with test it out and determine its capabilities in action. eventthe first at thenew training center allowed them to sessions. IVP-NE John Fultz said hosting thebootcamp as inJulydoors to ofthree host thefirst Welding BootCamp THE NEW NORTHEASTTHE NEW

THE REPORTER THE Welding BootCamp New NortheastTraining Facilityhosts Fultz said that inaddition to better offering training than The bootcamps are ajob set site. like up Students in Welding BootCamps are ajoint venture between colors. So theboot did flying passed The with facility Training Facility opened its - - with Mechanicalwith Advantage Contractors. Manchester Frank and with Son; Pinkham and Lill Chris Brosnanmerman; Fresh Kevin with Meadow Power; Steve Sleithticipants. Jr. They were: Marvin Day with and- Zim Jason thank Dupuis thecontractors came to who test par Administrator testing.the final Fultz, and NEAAC O’Neill ermaker contractors to participate thenew facility visited in ported Kipfer as a supplemental instructor. lead instructor forthecamp. L-237’s Daniel Badiali sup create and capture more work hours.” the demand forwelders. Because more welders mean we agreed the boot camps are good for theunion and to “meet people,” morequicker qualified and with Fultz said. MechanicNTD Helper Program. east gained 17new recruits and apprentices for theCSO/ them. Plus, theNorth- with left All theyarrived. when tions At the conclusion of the three-week boot camp, four Boil Joel Kipfer 26(Savannah, from Local Georgia) was the Hartford, Connecticut O’Neill 237 BM-ST Local Chris “Boot camps mean can theBoilermakers man jobs None of the boot camp participants had any certifica n - - - - JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 25

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- - - - - is a graduate isa graduate THE REPORTER REPORTER THE is a graduate of isa graduate SCHOLARSHIPS continued on next page next on continued daughter of Local 154 (Pittsburgh) Local of 154 (Pittsburgh) daughter daughter of Local 146 (Edmonton, of Local 146 (Edmonton, daughter - isand studying School natu High Salisbury Composite Twelve receive $1,000 scholarship $1,000 scholarship receive Twelve scholar awarded has Committee Scholarship IEC The applicants: followingthe Canadian to ships Local of 146 daughter Brown, Oalani Lela Ayanna Brown, Pete member Alberta) (Edmonton, of Alberta.of University the at science ral - of Local 146 (Edmon daughter Ewasiw, Ashten Alyssa of is a graduate Ewasiw, Wayne member Alberta) ton, is and attend School High Catholic Bessette Andre St. a becoming toward working University, MacEwan ing biologist.marine of Local 146 member daughter Gillis, Dawn Alyssa of Holy Gillis, Bain Alberta) is a graduate (Edmonton, Queen’s at classes is pre-med and taking Collegiate Cross surgeon. cardiac a with becoming of goal the University, Graham, Kady of the is a graduate Graham, Danny member Alberta) University, MacEwan isBoyle attending She School. work with to studying plans healthcare child youth and with youth. at-risk of Local 359 Hartwich, daughter Jayne Cassandra Hartwich, James member British Columbia) (Vancouver, District is and Secondary School of Nanaimo is a graduate studying biology. University Island Vancouver attending New John’s, of Local 203 (St. , daughter Lewis Jerri-Lyn Kevin member Lewis, of Ronfoundland) - is a graduate is studying She biologySchool. High and calli Central with of becoming a goal University chemistry Memorial at doctor. a then and firstnurse, a daughter of Local 900 Local of 900 daughter Koontz, Joyanna Katherine (Barberton, Ohio) member Brian Koontz, Brian member Ohio) (Barberton, the at is and studying School pre-med High Northwestern Technology. of Institute Rochester Local of (East 363 daughter Meyer, Elizabeth Bailey of is a graduate Louis, Eric Meyer, St. member Illinois) studying biology the Uni at She’s School. High Freeburg pediatrician. a become with to versityKentucky of plans Peles, Marie Emily Line JR/ of Purchase is a graduate Robertmember Peles, studying immunology microbi and She’s School. High SR University. Virginia ologyWest at

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studying computer science. studyingcomputer He is attending the University of Michigan at Dearborn, Dearborn, at of Michigan the University is attending He is a graduate of Edsel Ford High School. School. High Ford of Edsel Robert is a graduate Hutsell, son of Local 169 (Detroit) member member of LocalJoseph Hutsell, son 169 (Detroit) University. University. Kim Holmes, Kim Fordham at science is and studyingSchool computer burgh, studying to become a pharmacist. pharmacist. a become studying burgh, to Secondary of Columbia is a graduate Holmes, Vinnis Area High School and is attending the University of Pitts the University is and attending School High Area is a graduate of Altoona of Altoona is a graduate Henry, Dale member sylvania) - Penn of Local son 1393 (Altoona, Henry, James Devin the University of Kentucky. Kentucky. of University the County High School and is studying computer science at at science is and studying School computer High County is a graduate of Ohio Ohio of Goff, Christopher ismember a graduate Jersey) son of Local 28 (Newark, New New Local of (Newark, 28 son Goff, Lee Christopher goal of becoming a dermatologist. dermatologist. a becoming of goal University of South Alabama, studying biology Alabama, of South with University the graduate of Slocomb High School. She’s attending the the attending She’s School. High of Slocomb graduate mingham, Alabama) member Todd Edmondson, is Edmondson, a Todd member Alabama) mingham, Maycie Layne Edmondson, Edmondson, Layne Maycie studying engineering physics. physics. studyingengineering School. He’s attending the Colorado School of Mines, of Mines, School the Colorado attending He’s School. Carl Sandburg High High Sandburg of Carl Bukiri, is a graduate Peter ber - mem of LocalBukiri, son 1 (Chicago) Jonathan Peter University studying emergency preparedness. studyingpreparedness. emergency University daughter of Local 363 (East St. Louis, St. Illi of Local 363 (East daughter DevynBarton, State Missouri Southeast attending She’s 1. No. CUSD ships to the following United States applicants: applicants: States followingthe United to ships of Coulterville is a graduate Barton, Grant member nois) The IEC Scholarship Committee has awarded scholar awarded has Committee Scholarship IEC The Ten receive $3,800 scholarships $3,800 scholarships receive Ten

International announces scholarship winners scholarship announces International ship skills, in extracurricular participation activities a and

were judged on their academic achievements, leader achievements, academic their on judged were a pool of 78 Boilermaker dependents. The applicants applicants The dependents. Boilermaker of 78 a pool

12 $1,000 awards. $1,000 12 writtenessay. cants. The one-year grants included 10 $3,800 awards and 10 $3,800 awards included grants one-year The cants.

to U.S. applicants and $12,000 going to Canadian appli Canadian to going $12,000 and applicants U.S. to awarded $50,000 to 22 recipients, with $38,000 going with 22 recipients, $38,000 going $50,000 to awarded winners of its 2019 scholarship program. The committee committee The winners program. of its 2019 scholarship tive Council scholarship committee has announced the the announced has committee scholarship Council tive THE BOILERMAKERSExecu - INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 26 © Institute at Queen’s kinesiology studying and is University. member Daren Zoldy, agraduate is ofCobourg Collegiate Emma Faith Zoldy, French studying and is at Brescia University College. agraduate is ber Andre Phillion, ofSt. Patrick’s High School Ambar Phillion, daughter 128(Toronto) ofLocal mem- study music education at the University of Alberta. agraduateis ofJ. Percy Page High School and plans to 146(Edmonton,Local Alberta) member Angelo Patuelli, Kaylee Alexandrea Patuelli-McLellan, daughter of education atand Brandon chemistry University. graduate Central ofAshern science School studying and is (Moosehorn, Manitoba) a member Owen Meisner, is Samantha Dawn Meisner, daughter D575 ofLocal education. tary the University to obtain adegree ofAlberta inelemen- ate ofBarrhead Composite High School attending and is (Edmonton, Alberta) member Greg McCarthy, agradu is - Ashley Nicole McCarthy, daughter 146 ofLocal at Saintand sociology Mary’s University. ate ofCole Harbour High English School studying and is Nova Scotia)fax, MacDonald, member agradu Robert is - Brooke Marie MacDonald, continued from page 25 2019 SCHOLARSHIPS

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THE Queen’s University. Collegiate at Institute kinesiology studying and is member Daren Zoldy, a graduate is of Cobourg becoming a nurse, first and then a doctor. at Memorialand chemistry University a goal of with CentralRoncalli High biology School. She studying is agraduate is Newfoundland) Lewis, of member Kevin both recipients receive a $1000 award. maker scholarship winner. Inwinners. addition, Union Plus announced aBoiler selection of the Canadian Federation of Labour award tive Council scholarship committee has announced its INTERNATIONAL- Execu BOILERMAKERS’ THE Plus announcescholarshipwinners Canadian FederationofLabour, Union REPORTER Emma Faith, daughter Zoldy 128(Toronto) ofLocal Jerri-Lyn, daughter Lewis 203 (St. of Local John’s, For the Canadian Federation of Labour scholarship, Winners Scholarship Other -

vania), has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship. a member 158 (MountainDinh, is of Local Top, Pennsyl Boilermaker recipient, father, Dinh, Alicia whose Tam Union Plus scholarshipPlus Union recipient Alicia Dinh. Alicia trict ofColumbia.trict The 31 states plus theDis school students from and trade ortechnical university, college, ship recipients includes year’s group ofscholar the Boilermakers. This representingwinner unions, including one dents representing 34 scholarships to 108stu- awarded $170,000 in Union Plus recently - - - THIS ISBROTHERHOODOUTDOORS. THESE ARETHEIRSTORIES. and womenforahuntingorfishingtripoflifetime. Alliance selectsahandfulofthesedeservingmen union workers.Eachyear, theUnionSportsmen’s The UnitedStatesisbuiltonthebacksoftireless SUNDAYS AT 11AM ET UEI O NALL SEASON!NEW TUNE IN FORAN TUESDAYS 4PMI WEDNESDAYS 11:30AMI SATURDAYS 1:30AM episodes includingBrotherhood Outdoors. Watch thousands ofthebestoutdoorTV PRESENTED BY MYOUTDOORTV.COM RIGHT NOW. The United States is built on the backs of tireless union workers. Each year, the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance selects a handful of these deserving men and women for a hunting or fishing trip of a lifetime. PRESENTED BY THESE ARE THEIR STORIES. THIS IS BROTHERHOOD OUTDOORS.

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Watch thousands of the best outdoor TV episodes including Brotherhood Outdoors. RIGHT NOW. SUNDAYS AT 11 AM ET MYOUTDOORTV.COM TUESDAYS 4 PM I WEDNESDAYS 11:30 AM I SATURDAYS 1:30 AM PROFILES JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 30 © tually she felt no unmooredtually with wasn’t allowed at home. But even- that partying—something time She and spent had alot of friends jobs. work ofservice at avariety Timmins,Ontario, and went to dropped outofhigh school in wouldn’t let me.” to drop outofschool, butmy parents take care ofmyself,” shesays. “Iwanted out on her own. turned 18,shewas itching to strike home, byMcMillan thetime anda loving socially-conscious her life. Though shewas raised in because, shesays, thetrades saved “skilled-trades missionary” meet demand. additional workers skilled-trade to The needscounty around 600,000 now important inCanada.cially students ontheirlevel espewith - is be. Her to connect charisma and ability about how incredible a career inthetrades can more. Her goal: Tell asmany students as shecan for pictures, agreen screen, and coloring books a load ofsupplies—gear on forstudents to try (Toronto, Ontario), travels around Canada with name students picked. Careers—a throughkids her business KickAss therestspends oftheyear speaking to school-age months the of toolsnow theyear. six works She ers (she’s currently apprentice), aBoilermaker she GED, theIronwork and becoming with ajourneyman her getting out ofhigh school her senior year.after But ironic, abit is consideringdents—which she dropped stu- inwith and fits hasShe energy boundless acts young, students, it’s hard to tell she’s if astudent ortheteacher. JAMIE WHEN for trades theskilled ‘Evangelist’McMillan: Jamie

THE REPORTER THE So, and her family she left “I thought and Iwas Icould abig girl McMillan a self-described is McMillan, a member is 128 of Local who MCMILLAN interacts high school with

- ing teaches people how to care for the sick and elderly. program,” McMillan says. Personal worker support train pursue additional schooling. pancakes andother coffee. than serving She decided to real direction inlife. Her parents urged her ajob to find “They’re the ones who encouraged theones who “They’re meto get into aPSW the Red Crossthe Red hired her straight outof After she finished herAfter five-month she course, finished the PSW program.the PSW Because ofher name, the company thought she’d be aman. When sheshowed up,When theywere sur was unsustainable. afternoon, a car to up pulled the curb. bartending—a she says, lifestyle, that years, butitwas hard onher when She workedprised. that job forafew she moved to Toronto and started the people she cared So, fordied. McMillan says. “You two work until in an place. unlikely her life cameher from life an person unlikely of bed to get She’d to work. sleep “I was enjoying life a little“I was enjoying life too much,” couldn’t last. picking up her up picking slack buttold her it day. Herall roommate started While walking to one walking thegrocery While What finally nudged finally her to changeWhat long before shecouldn’t get out and three inthemorning and then out ofher slump. But itwasn’t ing over all again. I got stuck you your start day—going out in that vicious party circle. party in that vicious then start dawn, until sleeping, the change her would kick I wasn’t going anywhere. Ihad outside ofToronto, hoping a waterfront condo inToronto friend tofriend Hamilton, an hour sion hit.She a moved with for a while.” Then, debilitating depres - - - -

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- - - - PROFILES THE REPORTER REPORTER THE continued on next page next on continued Yet even after years sharing her life her sharing years after even Yet “Her energy is amazing,” Malo energy is amazing,” “Her trades before.” trades in the story details and a career about never with McMillan trades students, agement of then-IVP-Canada Joe Joe of then-IVP-Canada agement indentured McMillan Maloney, Local Alberta’s, Edmonton, into to transferred recently 146 (she Local 128). dedica and passion “Her says. ney and people, young assisting tionto the toward particularly women, all saying She’s is impressive. trades of people a group to the right things the considered never who have would McMillan loved working the trades. Enjoyed the physi Enjoyed the trades. working loved McMillan After a few years on the speaking circuit, at the encour circuit, at on the speaking years a few After thought she was a And, man. her. local still The accepted wandering, the of aimless she found that years after finally, belonged. she where skilledwere trades cal work and thrived on jobsites. She had purpose and a purpose a had and She on jobsites. thrived and cal work in the working years four After the future. toward path if she wanted see field, to her Skills contacted Ontario about teens to speak and dinner a mentorship attend to turned into one dinner That in the skilledworking trades. gigs schools. in speaking which into turned many,

- —Joe Maloney, IVP-CA (ret.) IVP-CA Maloney, —Joe “Her passion and dedication assisting toward people, and young particularly women, the trade towards is impressive.” -

A few days later, she looked up the up the she looked later, days A few “Eight years of searching. Eight years of not being happy happy of not being years Eight of searching. years “Eight After the woman handed the pen back, she looked at at back, the pen she looked handed the woman After

a group of students at Skills Ontario. at of students a group Jamie McMillan works with school groups all over Canada to encourage high school students to choose the trades for a career. Here she speaks to to she speaks Here a career. for choose the trades to high school students encourage Canada to all over with school groups Jamie McMillan works because, like the Red Cross, they they like Redthe Cross, because, accepted her into the into apprenticeship, her accepted Ironworkers were surprised. They’d surprised. were They’d Ironworkers when she showed up at the hall, the the hall, up the at when she showed confirming her apprenticeship, but but confirming apprenticeship, her made it, she picked up an applica up it, an she picked made later months a few came A letter best. to walk there (all day), but when she day), (all walk there to for the hoped it and tion, completed She misjudged the time it would take take the time it would misjudged She Ironworkers and trekked to their hall.their to trekked and Ironworkers with a shake of her head. “Crazy.” “Crazy.” withhead. her of shake a high school nemesis,” McMillan says says McMillan nemesis,” school high about an apprenticeship from my my from apprenticeship an about with my life, and I had to find out find to out I had and with life, my a good life. good a mons—looking fantastic and put-together. As an Iron put-together. and mons—looking fantastic - miles Tim from her—500 smiling up at now nemesis, Jamie?” Turns out, the woman was her old high school school high old her was out, the woman Turns Jamie?” McMillan, stared for a minute then asked, “Is your name name your “Is asked, then for a minute stared McMillan, address where she needed to report to work. report to to needed she where address her Ironworker local and asked for a pen to jot down the down jot the to for a pen asked local and Ironworker her The woman in the car had just gotten a dispatch from from a dispatch gotten just had car in the woman The worker, she made good money. McMillan’s old foe had foe had old McMillan’s money. good she made worker, PROFILES JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 32 © welder-fitter program. The teacher said Hannah had just entered college fora theteenMcMillan speak, decided to commit to welding. hearing after But school at and failing most everything. At the time, a senior named Hannah was disengaged in to school thetrades to his about how talk were.” “badass and atech teacher stopped her. He told her she’d come much of it.” cameand to agirl to talk me,” shesays. “After, Ididn’t think one high schoolwhen senior entered her life. thought about theimpacttruly 2013, she was making until continued from page 31 Atevents, school a greenbrings JamieMcMillan screenworker’s and attire to give studentsinteractive an experience. JAMIE MCMILLAN

THE A couple months later, Ontario event shewas at aSkills “I went to aschool oneday and spoke to agroup ofkids, REPORTER the trades she uses to “evangelize” today. n ing for the path.right Maybe, shesays, shewouldn’t have spent eight years search- about thetrades before shedropped outofhigh school. what her might life have been someone if like had told her classroom. Even so, she won’t because quit, she wonders moresignificantly than moneyworking inthe inthefield McMillian speaking to schools. I felt the impact of what I did.” came over and we ended hugging. up That time was the first And yet, maybeAnd that searching gave her the passion for “It’s alabor oflove,” McMillan says, noting that shemakes It’s theyoung men and women Hannah like keep who tears,” with “I welled up McMillan says. Hannah “Then Watch the Annuity Video withreal lifeBoilermakers’ storiesat www.bnf-kc.com. "always protecting our Boilermaker Family" Boilermakers National Funds Want To Grow Your Annuity?

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THE REPORTER THE Sydney has been “I since riding before she could walk. Jackie’s “really first good” was horse named Chito Star. For these talented ladies, being aBoilermaker provides “I love my working mom,” with she says. “She’s always Jackie has passed her love skills ofhorses and her artistic “It’s a great career,” she says. “I’m not afraid of hard work Wanting more formal training inher hobby, Jackie (Hobart,Jackie, Indiana), L-374 grew in barrel riding up - - - -

horse has a different personality, people. just like enced other aspects of theirlives, bothwomen agree: Every cash, clothes and equipment such as saddles and trailers. events weekend every thesummer. during Prizes include between 50to 75competitions a year—usually at least two their horses to in the contests.” ride the country, was community eager theriding to us offer since it’sAnd, notfeasible forusto take ourhorses outof great experience,” says Sydney. friendly. “Everyone was very in The Best Costa Rodeo, Rican held inSan Carlos. “It was a to Costa where Sydney Rica represented theUnited States helping conduct barrel racing In clinics. 2018,theytraveled inPanamaweeks and training riding barrel horses while peted inPanama and Costa In Rica. 2015,Jackie spent eight United States. They have trained also horses and com- overily the years.” become fam- enjoywho horses asmuch aswe do—they’ve around thebarrels. We get to meet and see so many people Power & Light Company HardingStreet Station. her daughter,and Jackie Chapman Sydney,the roof on Indianapolis of When asked how trainingWhen and horses riding has influ The mother/daughter duoestimate theyeach average Jackie and Sydney haven’t to limited the theirsport - JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 35

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n L-374 BM/ST Dan Sulivan says, “I was so pleased when pleased so “I was says, L-374 Sulivan Dan BM/ST says family much,” so my given “The Boilermakers have ing events have upwards of 800 participants. There’s a lot a lot There’s 800 participants. of upwards have events ing fellow your and responsibility horse of yourself, your for riders.” are women These trade. the in mom her joined Sydney are and ethic work great a have They every on assets job. Local is374 call very sisters!” them veryto proud reliable. luxurythe has mother a often not working of “It’s Jackie. as much trade the who loves withside-by-side a daughter give us the opportunity And our careers as she does. to just You horses. of love livingour pursue good and a make that!” beat can’t Jackie Chapman Jackie on her gelding, horse quarter five-year-old C Bar at competing SF LookinToGetLucky, Indiana. in Cloverdale, C Expo Center - - Sydney Chapman welds in Chapman welds Sydney the Indianapolis a boiler at Company & Light Power Station. Street Harding

“Horses have taught me a lot about patience and account and patience me a lot about taught have “Horses “You need to care, be patient and be able to adapt adapt to able be and patient be care, to need “You “I’m a more disciplined person and worker because of of because worker disciplined and person a more “I’m

to make a good living and pursue our love of horses. You just can’t beat that!” beat can’t just You of horses. our love living and pursue a good make to who loves the trade as much as she does. And our careers give us the opportunity give as much as she does. And our careers the trade who loves “It’s not often a mother has the luxury of working side-by-side with a daughter with a daughter side-by-side of working a mother has the luxury not often “It’s prepared me for that.” for me prepared and move ahead to get the job done. Working with horses Working done. job the get to ahead move and times it doesn’t exactly work out, so you have to be flexible to have out, exactly work you so times it doesn’t are changing all the time. You start with a plan, but many start with many but plan, a all You time. the changing are different stylesdifferent skill and situations Construction levels. quickly—just like on the job,” Jackie says. “People have have “People says. Jackie like on the job,” quickly—just the demands of training and caring for horses. Some rid Some for horses. caring and of training the demands

have a lot to learn. to lot a have was learning to weld. Even though I’m a journeyman, I still I’m though Even weld. to learning was you show him again. Everything takes time—likeEverything when takes I him again. show you day, and the next day he may have already forgotten it—so forgotten already have he may the next and day day, ability,” adds Sydney. “You’ll teach a horse something one something a horse teach “You’ll Sydney. adds ability,” LOCAL NEWS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 36 © (which says contractors working on confederally- funded project labor agreements by enforcing theDavis Bacon Act board, onvarious Engle has focused effort much ofhis votes. He’s glad he did. by ballot 16 hewonmuch onthewrite-in to surprise, his Facebookbefore the election via and word-of-mouth and, you’reof the aisle on, you go for it.” So, he did. you feel something that passionately, Idon’t care what side needed class mine,” voicecouncil amiddle like hesays. “If devote needed a voice. to “labor But, office. public Our week before the November election. campaign onawrite-in forRoseto Boroughrun Council the was approached 13(Philadelphia) by Local leadership to world and how you can change things.” realizes to how itis beknowledgeable important about the what’swith going on in the world around him.” night. His brother, Frank, says Engle active has always “been the equipmentright and are paid prevailing wages. a safeprovide job site where the workers have are qualified, Ordinance requires which contractors and employers to ing forenforcement ofthecounty’s Contractor Responsible Northampton 4.He County Council District campaign is - National Convention. and was elected asa delegate to serve to theBoilermakers In terms two asinspector addition, hehas served ofL-28 on issues ofconcern to working community. people inhis localand national meeting with elected leadersfor L-28, steward on several job sites. multi-million-dollar wayright and time safely.” the first He’s been a foreman and the program teaching to with get him“how thejob donethe pleted apprenticeship his program 17years ago and credits Pennsylvania—a town ofalmost 2,000residents. He com- Lindsay,wife, and teenage son and daughter, inRoseto, him into of politics. a life sey) never suspected parents his the example set would lead dren to But Engle, beaswell. 28(Newark, Local New Jer active and intheircommunity encouraged theirfourchil UP,GROWING DAN ENGLE’S parents were always Boilermaker climbs political ladder inPennsylvania

THE REPORTER THE In the last two years serving onthecouncil’sIn years thelast two serving property spreadEngle, and friends family inthedays his thenews Engle was concerned hedidn’t have enough to time His career political public started Engle in2017when Engle’s mom,Susan, takes that astep further, saying “He onewould hedidn’t guess, As over make decision this year this And hethrew hat his into to thering sitonthe For thepast 10years, Engle has been advisor apolitical Engle a4thgeneration is his Boilermaker and lives with - - and the voice [for workers and in our county state].” anyone listens to thepeople anymore. Iwant to be theears what it’s paycheck living like to paycheck and wondering if a voice inpolitics,” Engle concludes passionately. “Iknow morning thinking we nolongeron work bootsevery have 4]becauseCouncil District Iknow what it’s to like strap New Jersey. Meadowlands Environment Center ofNewark, just north 90 minutes each way to work at anatural gas plant inthe against them to pay for it. some people couldn’t levied afford theadditional taxes project of a sidewalk nia a in portion Roseto to when fund prevailing wage laws. ters area inhis to avoid that try paying and don’t taxes honor are cen multiple- cement distribution plants and trucking wages). Engle because says important especially there is this must pay theirworkers noless prevailing than thelocally tracts over $2,000to and construct repair public buildings Terry Houck. Angelini,Northamptonand Engle County District Attorney candidate Pennsylvaniaat acarnivalRoseto.in toL. r., Roseto MayorC. Joseph Dan Engle campaigns for Northampton County Council District 4 in “I’m campaign this [for running Northampton County after is (or this all And before!) Engle commutes about He has argued forthestate also successfully ofPennsylva View aprofile video ofEnglerecounting his 2017ballotvictory at vimeo.com/358146966 n

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THE REPORTER THE NTL NTL NTL NTL NTL NTL NTL NTL NTL NTL NTL NTL NTL 11 11 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dye, Ted Allen,William T. Gwinn,Raymond W. Shannon, Robert E. Mascio, Carl P. Jarzynski,John A. Bennett,R. Alan Swart, DanielF. Stewart, Michael R. Pabalinas,Gil T. Mullen, DanielC. Mclellan, Robert L. Grimes,C. James Cutsor,Patrick J. Cutsor, James Brown, Daniel F. Borromeo, Rodolfo B. Sonner,Hugh A. Nickolas,Paul J. McNamara,P. Thomas Jones, GaryE. Hansen, DoyleC. Vogel,F. William Moore,K. Joe Matos,F. Jesus Lowe, Rudolph Knowles Jr., Robert L. Feeney, ThomasJ. Albers,E. Jim Adams, Craig M. Wilhoit,C. James Wardle, DavidD. Slayman, Robert R. Phipps,Franklin A. Peterson, LindellS. McKenzie, DavidL. Foster,D. John Duley, ClydeE. Donnelly,E. Jack Donath, OrvilleL. Davis,L. John Brown, Edward L. Baker,Richard T. and extends its heartfelt sympathy itsheartfelt and extends to thebereaved families. to theInternational Secretary-Treasurer’sthese membersasreported office 73 73 73 72 72 69 69 69 69 60 60 45 45 40 40 37 37 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 McWilliams, F. L. Jardine, Harry Balbino, Constantino R. SideroffSr., James Fragall, Robin L. Smith,S. John Giles, Alan Crews,E. William Brown, Harold R. Salter, DavidD. Miskell, Donald Thorne,Clay V. Hawley Jr., MelvinE. Gipson,R. John Devaney,E. Thomas Thompson, Luther L. Goldston, Charles Meade,John T. Grant, HervinE. Ghilardi, Bruno Cordeiro, Gabriel Franklin Jr., George F. Devlin,Kenneth J. Crosby, Philip Young,D. Jimmy Legate, DonaldL. Johnson, Roland S. Gray, William Gant, Richard L. Curry Jr.,Harrell Middleton, DaleL. Strain,P. Thomas Simmons, Rex S. Roos,Richard A. Nawrotek, Casimir McCormack, Matthew M. Mackes Jr., Ronald L. Fink, CharlesE. Diemidio, Dennis Cerasaro, MichaelN. Bockius,Wm A. Barrett, Francis M. Widdicombe,G. Joseph theInternational Brotherhood records thedeath of 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 101 101 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 85 85 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 79 74 Munroe, Paul H. Larsen, Larry L. Kim, HyunC. Johnson, Robert N. Johnson, Duane D. Holzleitner, Franz Holtcamp,Ronald A. Harden, Raymond Gallegos,Roberto A. Dillman II, Don W. Defenbaugh, Paul E. Cummings, Timothy Cook, WalterL. Chandler Sr, NormanE. Campbell, Leslie C. Butterworth, Dennis I. Atkins,Bill A. Esser, Robert F. Beasley, LarryR. Russo, Damiano Ritchie,Larry W. Miller, EmilD. Mardonovich, Nikola Ledbetter, Jack J. Hilderbrand, Don Friel, Rex M. Douglas, EarlC. Carwile, Cordell L. Baker, Robert E. Martin, Gerald E. Gerrier,Eugene J. Williams, TonyM. Washington, Eric Snell Jr.,George W. Shipley Sr., Charles A. Keim, NormanL. Gorham, Raymond L. Gonzales, Louis R. Giese, Keith F. Dolloff, L.E. Collins,Claud A. Walker, DennisL. Newton,E. Joe 132 132 132 128 128 128 128 128 128 124 117 110 108 108 108 108 108 108 107 107 107 106 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 Stephens, Gilbert G. Ritchie,Charles A. Kaluza, JeromeG. Vallee, Mike Tinney, Kyle McClelland, Neil Macdonald, WilliamJ. Leneve,E. James Hyatt, James J. Dziondziakowski, Peter Peterson, Dennis Fuller, WilliamW. Waddill, Reginald G. Peppers, DonaldR. Lively, GarlandR. Hopper, TerrellW. Eaves, Julius Brooks, Robert P. Zekor,Michael A. Wayrynen, Everett Gralla, Raymond G. Whitehead, Michael Richendollar, Lloyd Mcdavid, LarryM. Liles II, Eddie A. Jordre, JohnW. Hutchinson,Carson W. Hedrick,E. Joseph Cosgrave, Steve L. Chamberlin, DonaldR. Arnold,Philip A. Zilinek,E. Joseph Yu, Kyong S. Young, Leon Wilson, Leonard G. West,H. James Warren, EarlR. Sheely,Patrick A. Seavey,Matthew W. Retterath,David W. Plattner,C. Thomas Owen, Kenneth D. Nitchman, HarlenE. JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 39

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Corey Lewis, S50 684 693 696 696 696 696 696 696 697 697 697 697 729 744 744 752 802 802 802 802 802 802 900 900 900 920 D41 S234 S251 1012 1086 1086 1086 1086 1234 1240 1240 1509 1509 1592 1600 1603 1620 1622 1666 1670 1999 D354 D500 Fulkerson, James W. James Fulkerson, C. Roy Martin, B. Robert Black, Svend P. Knudsen, William C. Matthiesen, A. Toby Thompson, A. Robert Gannon Jr., Charles M. Logan, H. Martin Lunde, H. George Nimmo, R. Kenneth Null, J. Victor Petersen, G. Reyes, James L. Todd, J. Jaxson Foley, Everett Kingdon, F. Harvey Smith, W. Edward Toews, Jack D. Mahoney, E. Quentin Noel, Shelery J. Briscoe, C. Raybon Steele, T. Fannie Amos, G. Royce Buckley, L. Virgil Chester, W. Kenneth Taylor, Billy E. Womack, Gary J. Matlock, A. Mike Meidell, E. Louis Tones, Benino S. Camarillo, Jack L. Reid, Gary Bovy, J. Wayne Brinkman, T. Vaughn Girard, R. Carl Gronquist, C. Robert Kono, James D. Moon, A. Jack Pleinis, Gary H. Scoles, Udene S. Slinde, Duane I. Whipple, Clinton A. 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You will receive more information in the mail in December 2019.

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