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10803_Ironworker.indd 1 2/9/12 5:03 PM President’s The Reality: We Can Double Our Page Market Share in Ten Years uring the past year, as I have trav- tractors been better, more honest, Deled to local unions, district councils, and more of a partnership. We have or contractor association meetings and the best partners in the industry and speak that the Iron Workers will double the programs IMPACT has created our market share in the next ten years, and brought to bear will create more there is usually the skeptic who shakes opportunities and more market share his head or mutters that it can’t be done for union ironworkers. Your good or we’ve heard this before. This article is work and reputation is being publi- for them and why I so confident that it cized so owners and contractors know will be accomplished. we are the best value in the industry. 1. I have complete faith in our mem- 5. The demands of our two nations will bers—their skills, attitude and deter- dictate increased commitments to in- mination. Ironworkers are a differ- frastructure, energy, education and ent breed. Whether it comes from the manufacturing through public or work we do or the type of individual private partnerships. The work will our trade attracts; our work ethic, be done and we are positioning our- walter wise competitiveness, and pride is recog- selves to do it. General President nized, acknowledged and respected by 6. Our competition’s labor force has brother tradesmen, contractors and dissipated. Skill shortages and their owners. Owner productivity studies lack of commitment to training is have proven what we all know; we are forcing them to increase their costs the best. This is leading to greater bid or consider the union ironworker as opportunities for our contractor part- their best solution. ners in traditional non-union facilities. 7. The United States is refocusing on the 2. To double our market share in ten dwindling middle class and communi- years is NOT pie in the sky. It is ob- ty jobs. Local and national legislators tainable. Let the numbers speak. It is on both side of the aisle see the value growth of only ten percent per year. “ I have complete faith in of local jobs for local people as active Our union has done it in the past demonstrations by local unions and our members — their when we grew ten-fold from 1933 to tireless efforts of local union leader- 1943 and was on track during 2006- ship push the issue. skills, attitude and 2008 until the economy was sabo- determination...” taged. While more difficult in high And this brings us back to Number union density areas, the majority of 1; I have complete faith in our members. the country is low union density and Faith that has been confirmed by your an increase from 10% market share increased commitment to organizing and to 11% in a year can come from the IMPACT from actions taken at our 42nd variety of ways cited. Convention. Faith in your elected leaders and their commitment to work for you. 3. Organize! Organize! Organize! We Faith in your actions day in and day out have the best organizer in the trades. to see the job done well and not let a few Executive Director Bernie Evers has destroy our reputation. And faith that proven his strategies and actions can you want a stronger union for you and deliver and recover market share. We your family’s future. This is how we will have reclaimed lost work with newly double our market share in ten years or organized contractors and new mem- sooner! bers. Our non-union counterparts Thank you brothers and sisters for have been beaten down by their em- helping to build our great union. ployers and are looking for a better future, a union future. 4. We have IMPACT! Never has our relationship with our signatory con-

10803_Ironworker.indd 2 2/9/12 5:03 PM Official Publication of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers 1750 New York Ave., N.W. • Suite 400 • Washington, D.C. 20006 • (202)383-4800 www.ironworkers.org E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS WALTER WISE JAy HURLEy Volume 113 FEBRUARY 2012 Number 2 General President Fourth General Vice President Suite 400 191 old Colony Ave., P.o. Box 96 1750 New York Avenue, NW S. Boston, MA 02127 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (617) 268-2382 Phone: (202) 383-4810 Fax: (617) 268-1394 Fax: (202) 638-4856 Email: [email protected] JoSEPh huNT JOE STANDLEy features General President Emeritus Fifth General Vice President Suite 400 1660 San Pablo Ave., Suite C 1750 New York Avenue, NW Pinole, CA 94564 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (510) 724-9277 New Officer Seminar 2012 Phone: (202) 383-4845 4 Fax: (202) 638-4856 Fax: (510) 724-1345

ERIC DEAN TADAS KICIELINSKI 7 HAMMER Steering Committee Meeting General Secretary Sixth General Vice President 1750 New York Avenue, NW 212 N. Kingshighway Blvd., Suite 400 Ste. 1025, St. Louis, Mo 63108 9 Labor Agreements Key to Hiring State Workers Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (314) 454-6872 Phone: (202) 383-4820 Fax: (314) 618-8328 Fax: (202) 347-2319 Email: [email protected] 15 Electroslag Welding on the New San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge EDWARD C. McHUGH MARVIN RAGSDALE General Treasurer Seventh General Vice President Suite 400 3003 Dawn Drive, Ste. 104 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Georgetown, TX 78628 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (512) 868-5596 Phone: (202) 383-4830 Fax: (512) 868-0823 Fax: (202) 383-6483 DARRELL LABouCAN GEORGE E. KRATZER Eighth General Vice President First General Vice President Franklin Square office Center #8-205 Chatelain Drive 8401 Claude Thomas Road St. Albert, Alberta T8N 5A4 FEBRUARY 2012 Suite 55 Canada Franklin, oh 45005 Phone: (780) 459-3389 Phone: (937) 746-0854 Fax: (780) 459-3308 Fax: (937) 746-0873 DePartMeNts RON PIKSA RICHARD WARD Ninth General Vice President Second General Vice President 10828 Grevelly Lake Boulevard, 11 Thoughts from an Old Timer 5964 Dayton Boulevard SW, Ste. 212 Chattanooga, TN 37415 Lakewood, WA 98499 Phone: (423) 870-1982 Phone: (253) 984-0514 Ironworkers. Fax: (423) 876-0774 Fax: (253) 984-0533 12 Email: [email protected] RONALD C. GLADNEy EDWARD J. WALSH General Counsel 21 Departmental Reports Third General Vice President Bartley, Goffstein, L.L.C. 505 White Plains Rd. 4399 Laclede Avenue Suite 200 St. Louis, Mo 63108 24 IMPACT Tarrytown, NY 10591 Phone: (314) 531-1054 Phone: (914) 332-4430 Fax: (314) 531-1131 Fax: (914) 332-4431 headquarters office: Local News Email: [email protected] (202) 383-4868 25 headquarters Fax: (202) 638-4856 29 Official Monthly Record 10803_IWFeb12.indd 1 2/8/12 9:47 AM INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTS On The Cover Apprenticeship and Training Ironworkers Political Tel: (202) 383-4870 Action League 30 Lifetime Honorary Members The annual New Officer Seminar Fax: (202) 347-5256 Tel: (202) 383-4805 Fax: (202) 347-3569 was held in early January 2012 at Computer Department Tel: (202) 383-4886 LU/DC Staff Retirement and the National Labor College. General Fax: (202) 383-4895 Shopmen’s Pension Fund President Walter Wise, General Tel: (202) 383-4874 Davis-Bacon Office Fax: (202) 628-6469 Secretary Eric Dean and General Tel: (202) 834-9855 Fax: (202) 347-5256 Magazine Treasurer Ed McHugh welcomed over Tel: (202) 383-4842 Department of Canadian Affairs 50 new local union officers from the Tel: (780) 459-3389 Mailroom United States and Canada. Fax: (780) 459-3308 Tel: (202) 383-4855 Fax: (202) 638-1038 Department of Ornamental, Architectural & Miscellaneous Maintenance and Jurisdiction Metals (DOAMM) Tel: (202) 383-4860 Fax: (202) 347-1496 Tel: (630) 238-1003 Fax: (630) 238-1006 Organizing EDITOR: Scott Malley, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: (202) 383-4851 Department of Reinforcing Fax: (202) 347-1496 ASSISTANT TO ThE EDITOR: Nancy Folks Ironworkers Tel: (866) 336-9163 Safety THE IRONWORKER Fax: (386) 736-9618 Tel: (202) 383-4829 ISSN:0021163X Published monthly, except for a combined July-August issue, for $15.00 per year by the Fax: (202) 383-6490 International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006. Preferred periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C. and additional mailing offices. Shop Department Tel: (202) 383-4846 Printed on union-made paper. Postmasters: Send change of address to Ironworker- 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Fax: (202) 783-3230 Washington, D.C. 20006 Canada Agreement Number 40009549.

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In early January, over 50 new lo- a series of speakers representing the Topics discussed during the 2012 cal union officers and several district International as well as labor, man- seminar included: council presidents attended the an- agement, and the Ironworker Man- Roles and Responsibilities of Local nual New Officer Seminar held at the agement Progressive Action Coopera- Union Officers National Labor College near Wash- tive Trust (IMPACT). The Ironworker Key Performance ington, D.C. General President Walter Participants attended a Construc- Indicators (KPIs) Wise, General Secretary Eric Dean, tion Organizing Membership Edu- and General Treasurer Ed McHugh cation Training (COMET) course Managing Finances – Local and welcomed the new union officers from on Sunday, January, 8. COMET is International Perspectives the United States and Canada. an important prerequisite to an effec- Effective Organizing The goal of the annual seminar is tive construction-organizing campaign Shop Department Overview to prepare local officers to effectively in that it emphasizes membership IMPACT Initiatives and Tracking lead and manage their local unions. awareness and enlists broad support System Demonstrations During the six-day seminar, there are for organizing activities. Safety and Health Department Overview Davis-Bacon Overview Local Union District Council (LUDC) Pension Plan and Reciprocity Managing Pension Funds – Local Union and International Perspectives Operating Successful Apprenticeship Programs Political Action Activities Introduction to the Ironworker Information Technology System Architectural and Ornamental Department Overview General Secretary’s Office—Update General President Walter Wise welcomes participants on Policies and Procedures Collective Bargaining Update on the AFL-CIO, Special Agreements and the Ironworker Website Maintenance and Jurisdiction Reinforcing Department Overview Effective Communication Skills Legal Responsibilities of Local Officers, Labor Law and Job Actions Department of Labor Filings Leadership Principles for Local Participants analyzing financial documents Union Officers 4 tHe irONwOrKer

10803_Ironworker.indd 4 2/9/12 5:04 PM PARTICIPAnTS lOCal Matt Austin, BA 1 John Gardiner, BA 1 William H. Eggleston III, President 12 Robert Camarillo, BA/Org 29 James Creegan, BA 45 Shane Austin, FST/BM 46 Michael S. Anderson Jr., BA 46L John Coffey, BA 46L Terrence B. Moore, FST/BM 46L Walter Ashford, FST/BM 48 Robert Esparza Jr., FST/BM 66 Zachary Gorman, FST/BM 89 Vincent DiDonato, President 112 Luis Gonzalez, BA 155 William Hayes, FST/BM 197 James R. Caruso, President 207 Glen Erwin, President 301 General officers present completion certificate to Kurt Hout of Local 847 (Phoenix, Ariz.) Robert Barker, Acting BA 372 James E. Morgan, BA/Org 373 Kenneth D. Miller, BA 378 Jeff Veach, President/BA 395 Tom Williamson, BA 395 Don Robertson, FST 396 Francis S. O’Donnell, BA/Org 401 William F. O’Donnell, BA/Org 401 Gary J. Esposito, President/BA 424 Mitch Ponce, BA 433 Robert J. Cole, FST/BM 440 Richard Malcom, President 480 Tom Spanski, FST/BM 508 Charles L. Roberts, FST/BM 512 Participants in a negotiation exercise Judd Stokes, BA 512 Michael Walters, BA 512 One of the highlights of the semi- The key to the success of the semi- Aden “AJ” Blair, FST/BM 516 nar is the negotiating exercise. Par- nar is the interaction between the Charles M. Marnati, FST/BM 518 ticipants are given background infor- presenters and the participants. Ses- Benjamin Garcia, President/BA 624 mation and then some are assigned sions allow time for activities, case Marc Arsenault, BA/Org 721 to represent labor while others repre- studies, role plays, questions and Seth Bergan, BA/Org 732 sent management. For several hours, discussions. Participants are able to Steven E. Pratt, VP/BA 736 the teams negotiate until an agree- ask questions relating to their local George MacDougall, BA 752 ment is reached. Following the exer- unions—better preparing them to John H. Garry, President/BA 759 cise, the teams report their results fulfill their responsibilities as local Jon T. Hutchinson, FST 787 and discuss effective negotiating. officers. Kurt Hout, Org/Trng. Coordinator 847 The session on pensions included Each day the participants meet Daniel Segovia, President/BA 848 a labor-management panel address- from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. Dur- Gene Rustick, Acting BM 849 ing issues and offering suggestions. ing evening sessions participants Management representatives on the learned about collective bargaining, Staff PartiCiPaNtS panel included Carl Johnson of Berlin the Iron Worker Information Tech- Larry Brown, General Organizer Steel and Jim Ayersman of Genesis nology System (IWITS), and the La- Kevin Bryentown,General Organizer Steel Services. Labor representatives bor Action Network. Jacques Dubois, General Organizer included Kendall Martin of Local 5 This seminar has been evaluated Colin Millard, General Organizer (Washington, DC) and Kevin McVeigh for college credit by the National La- Jim McGuire, IMPACT of Local 201 (Washington, DC). bor College. Given the focus of the FeBrUarY 2012 5

10803_Ironworker.indd 5 2/9/12 5:04 PM seminar and the amount of time spent in sessions, participants will be able to receive credit hours toward a degree from the National Labor College. When asked to evaluate this year’s seminar, one of the General Treasurer Ed McHugh discusses financial policies and procedures participants replied, “This training has given me the skills and confidence to make things better for members.” Another participant com- mented, “As a local president, I will take back what I have learned and lead my membership into a better future.” Based on feedback from the participants, this year’s seminar was a success. Of course, the true success will be in the strengthening of the local unions represented by these officers. Plans are already underway for the 2013 New Officer Seminar. General Secretary Eric Dean discusses local union issues

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national in Kennewick, Washington 182 82 82 and tour the facilities and meet with 182 240 members and workers. During the 240 visit,82 General President Wise also 395 met with Bill Lampson, president of 82 Lampson International and Richard 397 French,22 chairman, president and 221 395 CEO of Federal Engineers & Con- 82 structors (FE&C). Tom Shaffer, metal trades representative; Fred McClure, HAMTC vice president; General The HAMMER Steering Com- President Walter Wise; Local 14 Business Manager Donnie Patterson; Jay Rhodes, Local mittee meeting was held at the Han- 14; Richard French, FE&C president; General Vice President Ron Piksa; Local 14 Business ford Site in Hanford, Washington. Agent Greg Gales; and Tom Seeley, FE&C. The HAMMER Steering Committee meets to discuss the funding outlook and safety at the Hanford site. The Department of Energy, management and labor all participate in the com- 82 mittee meeting to ensure that training and safety are addressed and 221 updated appropriately. The Han- ford Site occupies 586 square miles in Benton County on the Columbia River. It was established in 1943 and is now a mostly decommissioned nuclear complex. Today the focus at the site is environmental cleanup. Ap- 14 proximately 180 ironworkers are on 82 General President Walter Wise with Bill Lampson, General President Walter Wise the job at the Hanford Site. president, Lampson International, LLC. operating the Lampson Transi-Lift Mobile® Crane. 14

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241 General President Walter Wise, Local 14 Business Manager Donnie Patterson, and General Vice RURAL LANDS 1-3 Township 13 Township President Ron Piksa met with the union ironworkers at Lampson International. Back row: Nate Township 12 240 Sather, Ryan Foeppel, Joel Raplee, Nick Greer, Wayne McGee, Jose Chavez, Mike Evanson, Don RURAL LANDS 1 Brown, Becket Bayer, Robert Carson, Todd Longie, Dustin Hornbeck,225 Tyler Gales, Tim Goforth, RURAL LANDS 5 and Dennis Haughton. Front row: Derek Cannon, Chis Jurgens, Ron Piksa, Bill Lampson (owner), General President Walter Wise walking with Jay Rhodes, Donnie Patterson, Walter Wise, Greg Gales, Mark Sander, and George Perez. Bill Lampson towards the RURALLampson LANDS Transi-Lift 20 224 Mobile® Crane.

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182 INTERCHANGE COMMERCIAL 12 Township Lampson International has been82 240FE&C is a full-service82 firm, capa- Township 11 a worldwide leader in the heavy lift ble of managing the project’s complete182 240 GENERAL COMMERCIAL and transport industry for over 60 lifecycle from design/engineering to 240 82years. Originally started as a small procurement through to construction LIGHT395 INDUSTRIAL drayage company, they quickly grew and decommissioning/demolition at 82 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL into one of the most innovative and the end of the project lifecycle. As the 397 22 GMA AG respected providers 221of equipment U.S. leader in nuclear and hazardous 395 82 and full-service rigging services waste remediation, FE&C has suc- 11 Township

Township 10 PUBLIC in the United States and abroad. cessfully completed remediation for Lampson International, LLC em- more than 150 sites and is currently HANFORD ploys 27 ironworkers. working on many more. HANFORD REACH PROTECTION AREA Bill Lampson, president, Lampson 225 COMMUNITY CENTER 240 International, LLC; Donnie Patterson, Local 14 business manager; General

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Range 30 hen Connecticut residents for Fair Contracting of Connecticut, Project labor agreements proj- WwantRange to 31 know why the middle I monitor construction projects that ects provide transparency and ac-

24 class in our state14 Township is crumbling, they fall under our prevailing wage re- countability. They require contrac-

Township 13 should look no further than the un- quirement to ensure that construc- tors to pay the prevailing wage rate founded and monotonous campaign tion companies are in compliance to workers, to file certified payrolls Legend waged against skilled construction with state labor laws. and to maintain daily logs and sign- CITY LIMITS workers. More often than not, I find that in sheets. Project labor agreement 24 Connecticut currently has an out-of-state firms underbid projects URBAN GROWTH AREA projects adopt the Commission on unemployment rate of 9.1 percent. by at least 20 percent by assembling Human Rights and Opportunities re- 241 RURAL LANDS 1-3 The state’s13 Township construction industry, a low-wage, low-skill workforce that quirements of 13.7 percent minority

Township 12 RURAL LANDS 1 however, suffers unemployment at includes undocumented and illegal male worker and 2.1 percent female a rate of 30 percent, or even higher workers. Others are increasingly worker participation. Furthermore, RURAL LANDS 5 for some trades. Fortunately, the tide misclassifying their employees as “in- project labor agreements encourage RURAL LANDS 20 could be changing. Capital Workforce dependent contractors” — a practice participation by qualified small, lo- Partners recently identified more that hurts employees who are denied cal and disadvantaged businesses. COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL than 114 projects and $5.4 billion in the protections of various employ- When the state, a municipality construction work between now and ment and labor laws; hurts legitimate 240 INTERCHANGE COMMERCIAL 12 Township or private company, like Walmart or Township 11 2015 in north-central Connecticut. businesses (which must compete at a Toyota, enters into a project labor GENERAL COMMERCIAL It is imperative that these projects disadvantage); and hurts our state agreement, they are not thinking of employ Connecticut’s skilled work- and local governments (which do not LIGHT INDUSTRIAL a union vs. non-union debate. Any force. We cannot continue to watch receive proper taxes from all employ- non-union contractor or out-of-state HEAVY INDUSTRIAL billions of taxpayer dollars flow out of ers). Project labor agreements pre- contractor can bid for work on a proj- state. If a project is being funded by vent these types of abuses. GMA AG ect labor agreement job. That debate

taxpayers,11 Township it should employ Connecti- What is frustrating is that though is erroneous. The reason non-union Township 10 PUBLIC cut residents. We have thousands of the construction industry faces some and out-of-state companies find proj- HANFORD tradesmen who have graduated from of the highest unemployment rates accredited apprenticeship programs, of any sector in the country, our ect labor agreements so unattractive HANFORD REACH PROTECTION AREA who are licensed and eager to contrib- state’s companies continue to lose is because they know that by enter- ing into a contract they are guaran- 225 240 COMMUNITY CENTER ute to our economy. bids on large projects to out-of-state One way we can ensure in-state firms that seek to fatten their profit teeing that they will use state work-

ers and pay them a living wage. Township 10 hiringTownship is through project labor agree- margins by intentionally taking ac- Township 9 ments, which are project-specified, tion that subverts the law. When The state, municipalities and private companies that enter into proj- 82 pre-hire collective bargaining agree- a company underbids a project by 82 224 224 ments that set out terms and condi- hundreds of thousands of dollars, ect labor agreements do so to ensure 82 tions of employment, including wages, my organization will undoubtedly a timely, on-budget, safe project that will use Connecticut companies and 182 benefits, schedules and work rules. find egregious wage violations, un- 22 182 240 The Associated Builders and Con- licensed or undocumented workers, workers. They are thinking about the

221 tractors of Connecticut often refer fake 401K plans, misclassifications, income taxes, sales taxes and prop- Township 8 9 Township to project labor agreements as “anti- possibly OSHA violations and, in erty taxes that will be generated from 82 240 business, anti-taxpayer.” Yet, it is Con- some instances, employers may not our in-state hiring. They are ultimate- 395 necticut taxpayers who invest billions be paying into FICA. ly thinking about the investment they of dollars into public construction We have a skilled workforce here are making in Connecticut. 82 projects to rebuild and improve our at home that we should be putting to 395 397

infrastructure each year. work. Are our middle class workers Kimberly Glassman is director of the Founda- Township 8 Township As the director of the Foundation not entitled to a standard of living? tion for Fair Contracting, based in Newington.

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Steel and I was to work for them his accuracy of tossing those red-hot next I-beam come flying their way logo embroidery on left chest. outer shell, nylon taffeta lining, and 16 oz. dishwasher-safe many more times in the future. rivets. God help you if missed catch- and then spudding that beam, jam- (M-XL)$43.50 (2XL) $48 (3XL) $51 (4XL) $54 embroidery on front left chest. travel mug with snap lid (M-XL)$55 (2XL) $59 (3XL) $61 and Ironworkers seal. $8 I was directed to a steel mill in ing one of those rivets for the next ming in their wrenches to hold it (4XL)$64 Watervliet, N.Y. where the job was one came twice as fast from him. straight for the bolts that secured it and where I was to start work. At A day or so later, I was put in a rais- to the building. I was to do that too ORDER FORM first glance I could see a bunch of ing gang to help erect the steel. The on many more jobs and felt the same guys walking around on the ground foreman was named Earl Schmidt ITEM # DESCRIPTION QTY SIZE PRICE AMOUNT exhilaration they felt too. Name and up on the structure doing some and we became longtime friends. I was initiated into the union work that was all Greek to me. I met Earl was the super on the NYS thru- the following January as a bonafide Address this older man named Charlie Risley, way bridge. That job was a Jonah journeyman ironworker, a day I who signed me up and sent me out from start to finish. A good friend of have never forgotten. All this was City State Zip to another man named Joe Flow. Joe mine, Vince Trimarchi got killed un- told me to follow him and up we went loading steel off a truck. His partner, just a small part of my many years Phone Local # on a high ladder and then climbed to Sammy Stuto, another old friend, as an ironworker, but I never forgot Make Check or Money Order Payable to: K&R Industries Sub-Total a single moment of this time and it VA Sales Tax the very top of this building. I was that day got smacked around with Member # Send completed form and check to: lives with me still. I am now 84 years Shipping scared out of my wits but was deter- that iron too but lived to tell about it. IW Fulfillment TOTAL mined to go on. Joe told me we were This accident haunted my dreams for young, have carried a union card for • All orders are shipped UPS surface. P.O. Box 220690 going to move a riveter’s scaffold and a long time. I broke a finger on that over 60 years in Local 12, Albany, NY. • Please allow 3 weeks for delivery. 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10803_Ironworker_X.indd 11 2/10/12 3:13 PM Ironworkers. Three GeneraTions of ironworkers

Leon Shatto, Tim Shatto, and Matt Shatto of Local 14 (Spokane, Wash.)

LocaL 847 aT work on The JudGe sTeve herrera JudiciaL compLex Local 847 (Phoenix, Ariz.) ironworkers were employed by PRS at the Judge Steve Herrera Judicial Complex in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The project employed a peak of 20 rodmen installing 1,600+ tons of reinforcing steel and 100,000+ ft. of post-tension cable. On the job were Adolfo Fonseca (foreman), Gerald Gales, Greg Gales, and Tyler Gales of Richard Martinez (foreman), Romulo Cardenas, Alfredo Ramirez, Alejandro Local 14 (Spokane, Wash.) Legarda, Reggie Begay, and Anthony Pino (superintendent).

Boys Town of iTaLy’s 2011 man of The year On November 18, 2011, Albert Frattali, co-administrator of Iron- workers District Council Health and Pension Fund, was honored by Boys Town of Italy as the 2011 Man of the Year. Albert is with grandson, Nicholas Frattali; Morris Rubino, Local 68 (Trenton, N.J.); Sam Malone; Ed Penna; Loretta Mitsos-Panvini; and members of Lo- cal 405. The officers of Local 405 (Philadelphia, Penn.) were honored to be with Brother Frattali for the celebration. On hand were Sam Malone, Hugh D’Imperio, Ed Penna Jr., Frank Gulino, Fran Kane, Joseph Brusco, and secretary, Loretta Mitsos-Panvini.

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10803_Ironworker_X.indd 12 2/10/12 3:13 PM The sky’s The lImIT

anoTher GreaT JoB By ironworkers James Berry has been a Local 340 members working for Ace Steel installed (Battle Creek, Mich.) for 39 years, and is shear studs on all three levels. now a project manager for a local contrac- Pro Services ironworkers, using Erick- tor. The ironworkers completed a nice job son’s Rigging (Grove GMK 7550) to hoist, for Pro Services Inc. James is proud to say, completed the tower cab, weighing 91,000 “I have had the pleasure to have these men lbs. with rigging, boom tip elevation 207’ in some of my classes as an apprentice in- with jib, and top of steel 166’. The cab structor for Local 340.” was lifted into place and held while it was On the air traffic control tower cab, Lo- welded down. cal 340 ironworkers erect on the ground The Kalamazoo Air Port control tower and single pick 91,000 lbs. Taking two project has generated over 4,700 man-hours weeks to set out and weld up, structure for Local 340 ironworkers, after base build- was erected on site on the ground and set ing, control tower cab, stairs handrail and temporarily on concrete piers. Three dif- miscellaneous steel was done. ferent elevations of the tower were decked Local 340 members on the job were Erick on the ground. The top floor was decked in Bowers, Maxwell Dulaney, Joe McCurdy, Pe- place. Five Local 340 ironworkers working ter Kuliczkowski, and Superintendant Andy for local structural contractor Pro Services Knapp. Not in the photo are James Berry Inc. completed the task. Also Local 340 and Project Manager Tim Ferris.

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10803_Ironworker_X.indd 13 2/10/12 3:14 PM Ironworkers. Taylorsville UTah veTerans MeMorial ProjecT The training department of the Reinforcing Local 847 (Phoenix, Ariz.) received an invitation from the Utah Build- ing and Construction Trades Council to participate in the building of a monument dedicated to the U.S. Armed Forces. The monument sits on the grounds of the Taylorsville, Utah City Hall. Donald Adams, an aide to Mayor Russ Wall, was point on the project and was eager to get the community involved in the construction. The city proposed to erect a memorial monument to living and fallen veterans alike, who served when called and gave of themselves for a cause they believed in. The Veterans Memorial in Taylorsville commemorates more than the sac- Ben Macie, John Salazar, Mark Broughton, Banner Gonzalez, rifices and perseverance of those who served in our armed Charlie Range, Bob Alewine, Jaime Rocha , Jose Rocha, Malcom forces during times of war and peace. It honors the ability of Barker, Nico Richetti, Randy Vosper, and Steven Wells. citizens and leaders to pull together and overcome adversity during extraordinary times. From the Local 847 Training Department, Kurt Hout, Rob Nelson, Banner Gonzalez and Charlie Range participat- ed in the planning and subsequent placing of the rebar for the project along with apprentices. The project involved many people at many levels, but was coordinated at the building trades by Kevin Cote, the business manager of the Plasterers & Cement Masons Local 568 and Michael McDonald, FST/BM of Local 27 (Salt Lake City) and Utah Building Trades secretary-treasurer. A special thank you goes out to Harris Rebar’s Jon Nelson and Bill Warren for the donation of the rebar and its fabrication. Also, thank you to JD Steel’s Don Evanson and Trish Durrant for the detailing, and most of all, THANK YOU to all the brave men, women and families of the United States Armed Forces.

local 84 coMPleTes osha 30 class In January 2012, Local 84 (Houston) conducted an OSHA 30 class, with 33 ironworkers completing the class.

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10803_Ironworker_X.indd 14 2/10/12 3:18 PM ElEctroslag WElding on the new san Francisco/oakland Bay Bridge Local 377 & Local 378 Ironworkers Make Twenty Record-Breaking Welds in Bridge Tower

By Dan Danks, Ph.D., P.E. EST&D Bob Turpin, EST&D John Callaghan P.E. American Bridge

abstract The narrow gap improved electroslag welding process was used to make 20 welds in the new San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge tower base. Ironworkers from Local 377 (San Francisco) and Local 378 (Oak- land) completed the 20 welds in June and July 2011. Each single-pass weld was 10 meters (32.8 feet) high and between 100 mm and 60 mm (3.9 and 2.4 in) thick. There were five weld geometries including transition butt joints and tees. Each weld took about four and one half hours to make.

Background Construction is continuing on a new bridge that crosses the San Francisco Bay between Oakland and Yerba Buena Island. The new bridge is located just north of the existing bridge, which was built in 1936. The old bridge will be removed after the new bridge opens in 2013. The new bridge will consist of the skyway, a self anchored suspension (SAS) and transitions on the east and west end to Oakland and Yerba Buena Island respectively. The SAS part of the bridge is located on the east side of Yerba Buena Island and the support- ing tower is approximately 50 m from the island’s east edge. The cables of Figure 1a and 1b. The SAS tower (1a) (old bridge in background) and the base of the SAS a self-anchored suspension bridge tower (1b). The gray portion of the tower is 10 meters tall, the height of the electroslag welds. are not anchored on adjoining land masses, but to the roadway itself. The

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10803_Ironworker_X.indd 15 2/10/12 3:18 PM roadway of the SAS will be 1870 feet (570 m) long.1 Though currently supported by temporary ironwork, the SAS roadway will be supported by a single, four-legged tower. The tower legs were erected in a series of strand jack lifts that positioned five segments on each of the four legs. The total height of the tower will be 525 feet. This welding project involved welding the first ten meters of the tower legs into a single unit after being positioned on the footing. A gang of ironworkers made these welds over about two months in June and July of 2011 using the narrow gap improved electroslag process. These welds are longer than any other known electroslag welds. Figure 3. American Bridge/Fluor ESW ironworker gang in front of Bay Bridge SAS tower. Rory Hogan (foreman), Jeff Souza, Devan Murphy, Alex Blanco, Rich Garcia, Dan Ieraci (welding superintendent). Not pictured: Jeremy Dolman and Jeff Stone, who were in apprentice class. Electroslag Welding Process The electroslag welding (ESW) (wire) is fed into the top of the joint training process is a resistance (non-arcing) and prevented from contacting the welding process that uses the elec- plates by a consumable guide that The training for the ESW welds trical resistance of the slag pool to also melts and also becomes part of was conducted while making the Pro- generate heat that melts the welding the weld along with the electrode. cedure Qualification Record welds electrode and the plates to be joined. Power is supplied by standard DC (PQRs). The gang practiced the op- (Fig. 2) The welds are single pass welding power supplies and specially eration and made a total of six PQR welds regardless of plate thickness, designed welder controllers and in- welds 8 foot tall to qualify the men with documented welds greater than strumentation. and procedures and to hone skills a foot thick being made in one pass. The root gap was nominally ¾” (19 on set up, cooling shoe manipulation The molten slag and metal are con- mm) for every plate thickness and and flux feeder operation. Slag leak tained by water-cooled copper shoes joint type and all of the welds were 10 drills were conducted to familiarize that are moved up the joint as the meters high. the gang with causes and corrective weld progresses from the start at the The ESW technology (equipment action. Operation of all the equip- bottom to the finish at the top. Small and training) was provided by Elec- ment including welders, controllers, amounts of welding flux are added troslag Systems (EST&D) in Portland, data recorders, water chillers, cooling to replace slag that solidifies against Oregon as part of a development proj- water flow control panel, wire elec- the copper shoes. Welding electrode ect with Portland State University and trode feeders and cooling shoe move- American Bridge Company. ment was reviewed. In addition to the eight foot high PQRs, one full-sized mock up weld (80 — 100 mm transi- ironworkers tion weld, 10 m high) was made in the American Bridge/Fluor yard in Oak- The American Bridge/Fluor iron- land after the welding equipment had worker gang consisting of Dan Ieraci been shipped to the site. (welding superintendent), Rory Ho- gan (foreman), Alex Blanco, Devan Murphy, Jeremy Dolman, Rich Garcia, Weld set-up Jeff Stone and Jeff Souza made the 20 Setting up to make the weld in- ESW welds. The gang performed both cluded the installation of access equip- the set-up and actual running of all ment such as ladders and fall protec- Figure 2. Schematic diagram of ESW. the welds. (Fig. 3) tion welded to the side of the tower

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10803_Ironworker_X.indd 16 2/10/12 3:18 PM along the entire length of the weld. Cooling shoe backing beams against which the cooling shoe clamps jacked had to be precisely placed at correct angle and distance from the weld. The weld joint had to be cleaned of as much dirt and rust as possible, ideally down to shiny steel. The start of each weld required a specially fitted start sump assembly, which was different for each weld. The steel for the sump had to be custom fitted and installed with enough precision to prevent the leakage of molten slag metal during welding. Access to many of the welds was difficult due to limited space between massive steel sections in the tower base. (Fig. 4) Due to the length of the welds, there was an inordinate amount of welding lead and water hoses. The welding lead delivered the welding power to the consumable guide and grounding attachments. Water hoses moved cooling water from a water chiller to the copper cooling shoes and back to the chiller. All of this equipment had to be moved and re- positioned for each weld. Other equipment that had to be positioned were a weld control station, two water chillers, an electrical distribution panel, welding electrode drive station and three direct current welding power supplies. Each weld required a single consumable guide. Consumable guides are ¼” thick, the appropriate width for the joint and 35 feet long. They were stored in a sealed container attached to the side of the bridge tower and were extracted from the container as one of the last steps in the set-up. They were then precisely positioned in the weld joint. The ironworkers installed insulators every six inches for the entire length of the consumable guide to prevent it from contacting the base plates and shorting the welding power. After the guide was in place, the cooling shoes, three on either side of the joint, were clamped against the each side of the joint. Figure 4. J. Souza in one of the challenging access spaces.

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10803_Ironworker.indd 17 2/9/12 5:04 PM Welding guide, is melted and fills the joint. As base. Of the 20 individual weld and the weld pool progresses up the joint, 200 meters of total weld length, there Actual welding is initiated after the bottom copper cooling shoe is re- was only one instance of weld that placing a measured amount of start- moved and placed above the highest stopped between start and comple- ing flux in the joint. The initial flux shoe, thereby leap-frogging the shoes tion. That weld was subsequently set charge is followed by applying volt- ahead of the weld pool. (Figs. 5a, 5b, up and completed without incident age to the consumable guide and 5c) Again, access to handle and place the same day. starting the wire electrode. After the up to 40-pound shoes in exact The ironworker at the control sta- the electrode contacts the starting position was a challenge. The iron- tion had to monitor and perform sev- sump base and electrical current is workers needed to constantly orga- eral different tasks simultaneously. flowing, an ironworker adds the re- nize cooling hoses and leads to avoid During weld start-up, the ironworker maining starting flux at a carefully weld-stopping tangles. had to energize the welding circuit, controlled rate to reach steady state As could be expected in such a start and control electrode speeds, welding conditions as rapidly as pos- massive structure, there was the oc- report welding current to the iron- sible without overwhelming the pow- casional occurrence of less than ideal worker adding flux, and communi- er supplies. Constant communication joint fit. Adjustments had to be made cate to the whole gang appropriate is required between the control sta- by the ironworkers to minimize slag data so that each ironworker could tion (at the top of the weld) and the pool consumption and adjust for oc- respond accordingly. After the weld weld start (at the bottom of the weld) casional slag leaks. These adjust- was running in a steady-state mode, which were separated by the approxi- ments required split-second deci- the ironworker managing the weld mately 3-story height difference. sions on cooling shoe placement, shoe had to constantly monitor the data After the weld and slag pool have movement, leak mitigation and slag recorder. Adjustments in wire speed been established, the wire electrode, pool replenishment all while hang- and flux addition rate were necessary which is continuously fed into the ing up to 30 feet above the tower to retain ideal welding parameters

Figures 5a, 5b, 5c. The ironworkers follow the weld from the bottom of the joint (5a) to the top over the course of the 4.5-hour weld. Pictured are Jeff Stone, Rich Garcia and Jeremy Dolman.

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10803_Ironworker_X.indd 18 2/10/12 3:19 PM Figure 6. Cross section of a single pass ESW weld in an 80 to 100 mm transition weld.

Figure 7. An eighteen-inch section of ESW weld #11 made in 80 to 100 mm plate.

and therefore weld properties. If cor- Inspection (UT) and 10% X-ray (RT) rective action was required, for ex- where possible. Many of the welds have acknowledgments ample compensating for a slag leak, been inspected with UT; there is some EST&D would like to express its the ironworker had to make adjust- minor surface (visual) repair work. gratitude to the ironworkers for their ments at the control station and coor- However, compared to the time and re- excellent skills and dedication. Ap- dinate additional corrective action at pair work that would be required if the preciation is also gratefully acknowl- the weld. Important information that welds were made by another process, edged to the rest of the American was constantly exchanged with ra- the ESWs made by the gang saved un- Bridge/Fluor engineering and support dios included welding speed, audible told time and effort. groups, especially American Bridge/ weld characteristics, joint geometry Fluor employees John Callaghan, PE (gap and alignment) and cooling shoe project manager, Jim Bowers, welding movement. summary quality control manager, and Daniel The twenty 10-meter high welds Hester, senior field engineer. Finally, results made by the ironworkers in the new personnel from CalTrans and Smith Emery Inspection Service were also All twenty welds were success- San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge Tower required extraordinary pro- invaluable in the successful comple- fully completed in approximately tion of the project. two months. A typical weld after slag fessionalism and skill. Welds of this magnitude had never been attempt- removal (#11, an 80 to 100 mm tran- RefeRences: sition weld) and corresponding cross ed prior to this project and the gang 1. baybridgeinfo.org section are shown in Figs. 6 & 7. was able to safely complete the welds 2. Zeyher, A., All the State’s Horses, Roads and The welds require 100% Ultrasonic with a minimum of repair work. Bridges, Vol. 45, No. 5, May 2007, pp. 26–30.

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Deadly Dozen Something! Activities & H A z A rds

Falls through unprotected Structural collapse of 1 or inadequate floor 7 unsupported reinforcing steel opening covers. columns, walls, and decks. Something!

Collapse of unsecured open Struck-by injuries from falling 2 web steel joists. 8 objects, tools, and materials.

Lack of fall protection and Caught between injuries Say Say during hoisting and rigging inadequate use of fall 9 3 operations. arrest equipment.

Impalement from unprotected Falls during installation reinforcing dowels or other of floor and roof decking. 10 Something! 4 vertical projections.

Material handling injuries Electrical hazards and 5 during steel erection and 11 injuries from high-voltage reinforcing steel activities. power lines.

Column collapse due to Heat illness and toxic 6 anchor bolt failure and/or 12 exposure to chemicals and

Something! insufficient concrete strength. air-borne contaminants.

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10803_Ironworker.indd 20 2/9/12 5:05 PM SAFETY and HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT Steven Rank

Rebar Column and Wall Collapse One of the Deadly Dozen Hazardous Activities In January of 2012, the Safety and Health single, double, and triple Department launched several new initiatives barrel rebar columns has designed to increase safety performance and also increased. Addition- “target the deadly dozen hazardous activ- ally, one of the contribut- ities that lead to fatalities and disabling ing factors that remain injuries.” The focus of this article is to high- a common denominator light some of the serious hazards pertaining to is the lack of clear regu- “rebar columns and walls,” and to inform latory responsibility for our members that the International Associa- the design, installation, tion is aggressively pursuing the Occupational and removal of rebar col- Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to umn guying or bracing develop new safety regulations for the rein- systems to provide adequate support. In many forcing steel industry. The current OSHA Sub- cases, it was discovered other trades on the part Q—Concrete and Masonry standard that jobsite prematurely removed column support was written in 1971 is antiquated and only guys to install formwork. Unfortunately, these contains three references specifically pertain- situations lead to rebar column collapse and ing to reinforcing steel. This OSHA standard serious incidents. Some State Approved OSHA does not adequately address specific work- Plans have adopted more stringent standards place hazards associated with the reinforcing pertaining to responsibilities for column sta- steel activities that our members encounter on bility. However, there is a great need to initi- the jobsite. After close examination of OSHA ate regulatory reform to address common haz- fatality reports and information obtained by ards and define a clear line of responsibility for our International Association, these incident maintaining column stability. trends clearly indicate a direct correlation between accident causation factors and lack of Primary Considerations for specific OSHA regulations. Maintaining Column Stability • Guying and brac- Recognizing and Avoiding Column ing systems must be Stability Hazards designed by a “quali- Structural collapse of fied person.” rebar columns have re- • The placement of sulted in fatalities and guy cables near the disabling injuries to our top and mid-span of members throughout the large columns must United States and Cana- be pre-determined da. Incident investigation and attached to weld- reports indicate some of ed template rings. the primary causation fac- • Internal Z-bars is one of the methods used tors have been the lack during the fabrication of round columns of sufficient guying and bracing. While the to maintain vertical and lateral support. demand for poured in place rebar columns in When Z-bars are integrated with template buildings and bridges continues to increase, bars this provides added stability. unfortunately the structural collapse of large • Ground anchorage points for guying and

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bracing systems must be pre-determined concrete formwork prior and capable of sustaining eccentric load- to the installation of ver- ing after columns have been hoisted into tical curtain wall steel. their final position. Serious incidents result- • The installation and removal of guying and ing in fatalities and dis- bracing systems must be under the supervi- abling injuries continue sion of a “competent person.” to occur due to the lack of specific requirements and Recognizing and Avoiding Curtain responsibilities pertaining Wall Stability Hazards to formwork stability. In In some instances, vertical curtain walls are many cases, our members built-in place on the jobsite prior to the place- arrive to the jobsite and are unaware of the ment of formwork. Serious incidents involving structural integrity the formwork. Accelerat- structural collapse of vertical rebar curtain ed pour schedules and “fast track” formwork walls has been attributed to the lack of ad- erected by other subcontractors can create equate bracing and preplanning. Double cur- structural collapse hazards for our reinforc- tain wall sections can weigh several tons when ing ironworkers when proper bracing and completed, and maintaining structural stability formwork inspection is not performed. Our during erection is one of the primary hazards ironworkers should not be in the position that must be addressed. to evaluate the structural integrity of formwork installed by other parties on the jobsite. Primary Considerations for This responsibility must be performed by Maintaining Curtain Wall Stability the controlling contractor or other formwork subcontractors who install the formwork on • Temporary bracing sys- the jobsite. tems must be designed The “2012 Zero Fatality” campaign will by a “qualified person.” challenge all members to “intervene and • The proper quality of prevent unsafe conditions and unsafe pipe braces, 2x6 brac- acts” during reinforcing steel activities on ing, and any structural the jobsite. The erection of rebar columns support materials must and walls is one of the “deadly dozen haz- be made available on ardous activities that has lead to fatali- the jobsite prior to commencement of cur- ties and disabling injuries.” Future up- tain wall fabrication. dates on our progress to pursue new OSHA • Ground anchorage points for bracing sys- safety standards for the reinforcing steel tems must be pre-determined and capable of industry will be provided on a periodic ba- sustaining eccentric loading during and after sis. This campaign will include hard-hat the final fabrication of curtain wall sections. stickers, gang-box stickers, and posters for • The installation and removal of various training facilities and local unions. I will types of bracing systems must be under the continue to work closely with district coun- supervision of a “competent person.” cils, local unions, and IMPACT regional advisory boards to promote the International Recognizing and Avoiding Formwork Association’s “2012 Zero Fatality” campaign Stability Hazard by “targeting the deadly dozen hazard- Typically, the controlling contractor or oth- ous activities that lead to fatalities and er formwork subcontractors will install the disabling injuries.”

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10803_Ironworker_X.indd 22 2/10/12 3:24 PM APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORT Lee Worley

The Importance of Training and Zero Fatalities

s 2012 takes off and courses are under- an accident that should Away in most of the local union training never ever happened in centers across North America, it is important the first place! State- to remember President Wise’s goal of Zero ments like, “I was only Fatalities and what we, as members, can do un-tied for just a minute to realize this goal. One of the most impor- and didn’t think it was tant benefits of belonging to our organization important,” to, “I wasn’t is the level of quality training we provide to thinking,” is the reason our membership – certain mandatory courses and will continue to be within the Ironworker Apprentice Certifica- the reason as to why our brother and sister tion Program (IACP) guidelines and various members become statistics! journeyman upgrading or re-training courses. I believe if each local union training pro- When apprentice coordinators and instruc- gram would expand the number of JIW up- tors step in front of a classroom, they have grading courses conducted each year, the a captive audience of apprentice members. number of injuries and fatalities would de- Documenting classroom hours is part of an cline to reach Zero Fatalities. apprentice’s duties. The apprentice is also re- As we move forward let us all take the quired to maintain a log/record of his/her on- time to remind everyone in the job shack the-job training. His/her classification change or at a Monday morning safety meeting to from apprentice to journey-level status will keep our mind on our tasks and do not cut not happen until all requirements are met. What about our journey-level members corners when it comes to following safe- (JIW) who graduated ten years ago, for ex- ty policies and procedures! If you come ample? Who’s to say that they would not ben- across an unsafe condition — correct it! efit from sitting in a Steel Erection Sub-Part If you see something unsafe-say something! R course again? Our membership continues Injuries in our profession are usually unfor- to suffer injures and fatalities in the same giving. Let’s put an end to the unnecessary numbers each year. Would it hurt to repeat risks so each of us can go home to our family the message or lesson they received years and loved ones at the end of every shift! ago? It is disturbing for me to read or hear re- For information regarding courses in your ports about ironworkers who are involved in area call your local training center.

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10803_Ironworker_X.indd 23 2/10/12 3:24 PM Ironworkers Provide Solution to Specialized Welding Needs at Plant Vogtle

hrough the support of a grant from the Ironwork- “Currently, Local 709 has two specialized weld- Ter Management Progressive Action Cooperative ers and ten stick welders at Plant Vogtle,” said Da- Trust (IMPACT), Ironworkers Local Union 709 (Sa- vid Edenfield, business manager of Local 709. “But vannah, Ga.) is training welders to use specialized as a result of this training, we are ready to provide tools and techniques at a Georgia Power—which is a many more.” subsidiary of the Southern Company—nuclear plant Plant Vogtle operates as part of Georgia Power, a in Burke County, Ga. subsidiary of the Southern Company, which is a longtime partner for the Iron Workers and IMPACT. SAVANNAH, GA.—When Iron Worker customers want results, they get them—and fast.

IMPACT and Local 709 are proud to announce the culmination of a recent Regional Advisory Board (RAB) grant, which funds specialized training and upgrading for ironworker welders. The grant and training come in response to jobsite needs at Plant Vogtle, our nation’s newest nuclear power facility, located in Burke County, Ga. The $30,000 welding grant was written, presented to IMPACT’s Region V Executive Committee and approved—all in less than one month. “When one of our good customers needs our help, we are ready to jump,” said Iron Worker General Vice President Dick Ward. “I immediately contacted my Management Co-Chair Vic Cornellier, and we agreed to make this happen. The truth is, adding value and productivity to this project Used by ironworkers at Local will help us get the next job,” he said. 709, the welding booths are Using grant funds, Local 709 acquired three pulse completely self-contained. arc-welding machines from Lincoln Electric Co. to The booths also include a train members for the rigorous welding needed at the quiet smoke venting system, Vogtle site. The type of welding, referred to as GMAW- which provide an energy P, is a special form of gas-shielded arc welding. The savings of 80 percent over welders are also being trained to weld from remote conventional models. Made locations. completely in the United States, the welding booths “We have to use stainless duplex metal and wire are environmentally friendly, for this type of welding. Both of these pieces are very produced using 100 percent expensive,” said Ed Abbott, executive director for recycled steel. No outside the Welding Certification program at the National venting means no emissions Training Fund. “Between the expense of the materi- or pollution into the sur- als and the special training, our local needed some rounding community or onto help. IMPACT stepped in and provided money for as- nearby school grounds. needed training for our members. We couldn’t ask for more,” he said.

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10803_Ironworker.indd 24 2/9/12 5:05 PM Local 112 (Peoria, Ill.) at the Shopmen Local 518 (St. Louis) Bloomington Labor Day Parade Annual Picnic

Local 44 (Cincinnati) Service Pin Ceremony 30 Year Members 35 Year Members 40 Year Members

45 Year Members 50 Year Members 55 Year Members 65 Year Members

Local 21 (Omaha, Neb.) Erects the 2011 Salvation Army’s Tree of Lights

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10803_Ironworker.indd 25 2/9/12 5:05 PM A Christmas Tradition

A Christmas tradition in South Bend, Local 292 (South Bend, Ind.) Iron Worker apprentices have donated their labor every year for the last four years putting up the city’s Christmas tree. The tree is erected and placed on display on the gridiron turf in front of the College Football Hall of Fame Building. Standing about 26 feet tall, the tree displays a beautiful panoramic view of the lights at night with the help of the glass from the adjacent buildings. Thousands of people come downtown every year to enjoy this spectacle of a tree. Erecting the tree in 2011 were Dean Norris, Ted Eisbrenner, Aaron Mitchell, San Juan Aguire with boys, Mason Bainbridge, Will Ortiz, Rich Kirkpatrick, Robert Vernon, President Scott White, and Bob Kara with his kids.

Local 21 (Omaha, Neb.) 2011 Volunteering Their Time Graduating Apprenticeship Classes and Talents

After a Hard Day’s Work Ironworkers in Duluth, Minnesota were asked by the 148th Fighter Wing Minne- Local 10 (Kansas City, Mo.) ironworkers took sota Air National Guard Colonel Penny Deiryck to volunteer their time and talents some time after working all day at Fort Riley to place the reinforcing, do the rigging, and set an F-16 Fighter Jet on display at to have a fish fry. The ironworkers are build- their main entrance. ing a new hospital on the base.

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10803_Ironworker.indd 26 2/9/12 5:05 PM Local 21 (Omaha, Neb.) Marches in Labor Day Parade

Local 21 had another great turn out of ironworkers, family, and friends for the Labor Day parade held in Omaha, Nebraska. Apprentice ironworkers assembled the float and Davis Erection, a local steel erection contractor, provided the yard space, material, tools and truck to haul the float.

Local 290 (Dayton, Ohio) Celebrates Longstanding Members

30 Year Members 35 Year Members 40 Year Members 45 Year Members

Jeff Bush, business agent; John Jeff Bush, business agent; Gary Ad- Jeff Bush, business agent; Wil- Jeff Bush, business agent; Raymond Springer; Robert Ratermann, presi- ams; Robert Ratermann, president; and bert Luthman; Robert Ratermann, Isaacs; Larry Hill; Wes Sferro; Chuck dent; Philip Hapner; and William William Woodward, business manager. president; and William Woodward, Ross; Robert Ratermann, president; Woodward, business manager. business manager. Doug Hill and William Woodward, business manager. 50 Year Members 55 Year Members thomas buettner Honored

Thomas Buettner received his 50-year pin and is with his sons Tom, Jim, Kevin and Keith and grandson Duane Siefker, all members of Local 290.

Jeff Bush, business agent; James Jeff Bush, business agent; Emer- Williams; Thomas L. Buettner; Robert son Hillman; Robert Ratermann, Ratermann, president; Mike Yezzi; and president; and William Woodward, William Woodward, business manager. business manager.

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10803_Ironworker.indd 27 2/9/12 5:05 PM Erecting the Tallest Structural Tree

The ironworkers of Local 512 (Minne- apolis/St. Paul) donated their services to assemble and erect a 120’ Christmas tree for the Bentleyville Tour of Lights in Duluth’s Bayfront Festival Park. It is the tallest structural tree in America. Dynamic Structural Steel began fabrication and Local 512 began assembly in their Hermantown training facility. It was then shipped and erected on site. A total of 32 ironworkers were involved, donating over 700 man-hours to complete the 12-story, 17-ton tree with more than 50,000 led lights. After initial assembly and erection, the tree stood throughout the holiday season, was then taken down in three, forty- foot sections to be stored off site, and will be erected annually by Local 512.

Local 89 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Has Strong Show at Parade

Local 89 was a proud participant in the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Walking the Irish Beam were Dave Sterling and Cody Honn. Local 89 was the proud second place winner for best decorated vehicle and celebrated their retired leprechaun Bobby Carroll.

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10803_Ironworker.indd 28 2/9/12 5:05 PM OFFOFFiCiCialial MONMONtHlYtHlY rereCOCOrDrD

APPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR NOVEMBER 2011

L.U. Member Name Claim Amount No. Number Number

1 555589 GREATHOUSE, MELVIN 101446 2,200.00 79 438169 STRICKLAND, W A. 101401 2,200.00 397 865822 GILL, TED G. 101375 2,200.00 1 473766 KENNY, FRANK 101447 2,200.00 79 1393589 THOMPSON, ROBERT G. 101421 1,150.00 399 526772 BOULTON, ARTHUR A. 101472 2,200.00 3 1300745 ARGYLE, CHARLES F. 101357 1,750.00 84 764574 CORCORAN, DONALD E. 101368 2,200.00 401 192008 BURKE, RICHARD B. 101473 2,200.00 3 633002 BLANOCK, PHILIP 101448 2,200.00 86 903034 CALHOUN, REX C. 101369 2,200.00 416 665706 SEBASTIAN, VERNON R. 101346 2,200.00 3 263375 CHRISTEN, JOHN U. 101449 2,200.00 86 562750 HUNT, JACK L. 101402 2,200.00 416 957990 TSOSIE, MURPHY 101434 2,200.00 3 646627 FERRIS, JAMES P. 101413 2,200.00 86 789554 MADDY, THOMAS O. 101335 2,200.00 417 1118516 KEARSING, FRANCIS L. 101347 2,000.00 3 735871 GROVES, RAYMOND H. 101386 2,200.00 86 384525 MC VEY, EDWARD J. 101422 2,200.00 424 749636 SEGNIT, RICHARD D. 101435 2,200.00 3 805647 OUTLAW, RONALD G. 101387 2,200.00 86 1255315 OTTOW, ROCKY 101423 1,750.00 424 303283 SMOIL, KENNETH J. 101407 2,200.00 5 1213777 CHRISTY, PAUL A. 101450 1,750.00 89 684363 KAMBERLING, LEONARD M. 101403 2,200.00 433 455688 BUSH, JAMES W. 101436 2,200.00 5 200347 EMANUEL, JOSEPH H. 101327 2,200.00 92 517081 CULWELL, ELTON E. 101459 2,200.00 433 1054574 CLABAUGH, THOMAS L. 101474 2,000.00 6 1038935 GIELOW, KIRK D. 101388 2,200.00 92 1143908 MC GUIRE, PAUL J. 101370 1,750.00 433 1162542 LANTZ, RUSSELL 101376 1,750.00 6 801149 PAJAK, LAWRENCE F. 101358 2,200.00 97 656790 HERON, DONALD C. 101379 2,200.00 433 791009 LYFORD, ROBERT G. 101377 2,200.00 6 1272815 SCHULTZ, SCOTT 101414 1,750.00 97 515182 KLYMCHUK, A HENRY 101484 2,200.00 444 914809 TAYLOR, RONALD J. 101378 2,200.00 7 599364 BOYD, FRANCIS P. 101389 2,200.00 97 500867 MAILHOT, MAURICE R. 101485 2,200.00 468 790251 ROZIER, LARRY 101348 2,000.00 7 1237699 DOLAN, CHARLES 101390 1,750.00 97 427680 MATICK, STEVEN C. 101380 2,200.00 469 567861 MATTHEWS, JIMMY B. 101408 2,000.00 7 1077064 PIERCE, JOHN F. 101359 2,200.00 97 631642 NORSTEN, ROBERT H. 101486 2,200.00 477 937591 BERRYHILL, EARL 101349 2,200.00 10 528702 FRAZIER, LAURENCE J. 101360 2,200.00 118 666452 LANGLEY, DELBERT D. 101424 2,200.00 477 488972 EDMONDSON, DECHERD W. 101350 2,200.00 10 517088 HILL, BILLY M. 101451 2,200.00 135 552792 FORD, GLENN D. 101460 2,200.00 482 718416 HAJDA, TIMOTHY M. 101437 2,200.00 10 637711 WENDLETON, RONALD R. 101452 2,200.00 136 515094 FELDHEIM, EDWIN 101461 2,200.00 483 781556 CLAEYS, JOHN P. 101475 2,200.00 11 959852 DE MARY, ROBERT L. 101415 2,200.00 136 865114 MITCHELL, DEAN L. 101425 2,200.00 489 828031 HEPPLEWHITE, DAVID 101476 2,200.00 12 504885 RIEDY, ROBERT J. 101453 2,200.00 155 1163533 PERDUE, CLARENCE W. 101404 1,750.00 489 1275529 SKLODOWSKY, PAUL G. 101477 1,750.00 14 499384 JOHNSON, JAMES O. 101328 2,200.00 155 1176322 YANDELL, GRADY 101426 1,750.00 492 755589 BONE, GEORGE S. 101478 2,200.00 16 185735 RIGGIO, ALBERT J. 101329 2,200.00 172 508268 HOLLY, PAUL E. 101371 2,200.00 498 576907 CASAROTTO, DOMINIC J. 101438 2,200.00 16 578443 RUTTER, WALTER 101391 2,200.00 172 189014 KOONTZ, GOLDEN 101372 2,200.00 502 585426 IVINS, RAYMOND C. 101351 2,000.00 17 824783 GREGORY, ALVIS E. 101361 2,200.00 172 475929 VANHOOSE, ROBERT R. 101462 2,200.00 512 953562 AHO, TIMOTHY W. 101479 2,000.00 17 718896 SWEENEY, ROY G. 101454 2,200.00 228 1143034 WILSON, ROBERT 101463 1,750.00 518 1083310 THOMPSON, LARRY J. 101439 2,000.00 22 1266837 HALEY, JOHN H. 101362 1,750.00 263 372797 DARNELL, CHARLES M. 101405 2,200.00 550 831509 JOHNSON, RODNEY W. 101480 2,200.00 24 233597 COCHRAN, CALEB G. 101363 2,200.00 263 531956 HARTNETT, WILLIAM F. 101464 2,200.00 550 410094 NAUS, CLARENCE F. 101352 2,200.00 25 472609 FINLEY, ABBY 101392 2,200.00 290 819484 HAMMONDS, JIMMIE L. 101465 2,200.00 580 772391 DALTON, MICHAEL E. 101409 2,000.00 580 615408 DE SANCTIS, NICHOLAS 101440 2,200.00 25 925228 KASTER, ROBERT G. 101393 2,200.00 340 559887 JONES, CARSON W. 101427 2,200.00 584 1038954 HASS, CHARLES B. 101353 2,200.00 25 1353558 LONG, CHRISTOPHER M. 101394 1,400.00 361 1096874 CONNORS, JAMES 101428 2,000.00 584 748526 MORRISON, AUBREY J. 101441 2,200.00 25 757816 MUNSON, CRAIG H. 101395 2,200.00 361 440348 DOUGHTEN, MAURICE 101429 2,200.00 623 767112 PERMENTER, WILLIAM L. 101354 2,200.00 25 980958 THORPE, ODIS R. 101396 2,200.00 361 646605 INTRABARTOLO, DAVID R. 101336 2,200.00 625 689895 HIRANAKA, BLAYNE H. 101481 2,200.00 27 923372 KNOTT, MELVIN A. 101330 2,000.00 361 533714 RICE, JOSEPH S. 101466 2,200.00 625 666503 UYECHI, ZENSUKE 101410 2,200.00 28 1394481 GENTRY, HARRY W. 101455 1,150.00 361 1140908 SULLIVAN, CHARLES J. 101337 1,750.00 712 1408919 KRISHNA, BAL 101443 1,150.00 29 373821 O NEILL, THOMAS A. 101364 2,200.00 373 412013 HELTON, ELMER C. 101430 2,200.00 720 581947 BLAKEMAN, JACK 101411 2,200.00 36 825691 JONES, WILLIAM R. 101416 2,000.00 377 835822 DAVIS, JAMES G. 101467 2,200.00 720 1415503 THORNE, KANE A. 101381 800.00 37 438245 BAILEY, JOSEPH F. 101365 2,200.00 377 670760 DENNISON, JACKIE L. 101468 2,200.00 721 1043534 BATES, LEWIS 101382 2,200.00 40 552728 FLYNN, WILLIAM 101331 2,200.00 377 180234 JOHNSON, ROBERT K. 101338 1,750.00 721 961151 DI IORIO, MARIO 101487 2,200.00 40 860267 KINGSBERRY, WILLIAM A. 101332 2,000.00 377 1308909 RAMIREZ, JUAN B. 101373 1,750.00 721 444069 MARTIN, JAMES 101383 2,200.00 40 808221 KLEIN, BARRY J. 101333 2,200.00 377 1297951 RIOS, PEDRO 101339 1,750.00 721 707206 MITCHELL, PAUL 101384 1,750.00 44 964964 HINDERBERGER, TIM H. 101397 2,000.00 377 868785 STOW, JOHN C. 101469 2,000.00 725 662814 IRVIN, CHARLES W. 101355 2,200.00 55 588635 RODGERS, RANDALL D. 101456 2,200.00 377 738182 WELCH, JAMES A. 101340 2,200.00 736 881504 BERBEROVIC, GEORGE 101444 2,200.00 60 851951 BEDERKA, ALBERT J. 101398 2,000.00 380 398794 PFOFF, LOEL D. 101431 2,200.00 736 495254 GENERAL, MORRIS 101445 2,200.00 60 431594 O BRIEN, JAMES R. 101366 2,200.00 383 1123762 ROMMEL, DUANE 101374 2,200.00 736 566690 MAC LEOD, LOUIS 101412 2,200.00 63 623893 FRINTNER, EDWARD 101399 2,200.00 384 841018 CRAWFORD, LUTHER H. 101470 2,200.00 769 741387 RAKES, CARL R. 101482 2,200.00 63 507753 KOVAR, GEORGE J. 101417 2,200.00 387 999837 KEMP, DAVID E. 101471 2,200.00 771 643365 SPARKS, LLOYD 101385 2,200.00 63 1137062 LEMON, ALBERT N. 101457 1,750.00 392 805606 PARNELL, WOODROW 101341 2,200.00 808 1404855 BOULTON, KENNETH W. 101483 1,150.00 63 954561 OLSON, ROBERT 101418 2,200.00 395 1380491 PRAMUK, NATHANIEL A. 101432 1,400.00 808 624766 HANCOCK, CLYDE A. 101442 2,200.00 66 788295 JANAK, JOHNNIE A. 101367 2,200.00 395 583706 STEEGE, JIM A. 101342 2,200.00

66 1042512 WOLF, MARK S. 101400 2,000.00 396 497927 BURRISS, THOMAS J. 101433 2,200.00 TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:...... 333,050.00 67 711235 WOOD, JAMES W. 101419 2,200.00 396 749235 HART, JOHN J. 101343 2,200.00 68 494866 DOWNS, RAYMOND H. 101458 2,200.00 396 749236 HARTUPEE, JAMES E. 101344 1,750.00 75 761751 BOLAND, ROBERT G. 101334 2,200.00 396 988086 MC BRIDE, JOHN G. 101345 2,200.00 DISAPPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR NOVEMBER 2011 79 789964 FORBES, JAMES W. 101420 2,200.00 397 962235 FLOWERS, LOUIE C. 101406 2,200.00 5 1435276 LONIGAN, JOHN L. 101356 NOT 12 MOS MEMBER

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10803_Ironworker.indd 29 2/9/12 5:05 PM Monthly report of lifetime Honorary Members

Lifetime Honorary members are published in the magazine according to the application approval date. Members previously classified as Old Age or Disability Pensioners that were converted to Lifetime Honorary membership effective January 1, 2007 will not be reprinted in the magazine. November 2011 Local Name 1 wOOD, MiCHael w 29 BrYaNt, JeFFerY D 86 Miller, JOsePH G 396 eVaNs, lOUis a 3 KelleY, JaMes M 29 rOHl, Dale r 89 HaNFelD, NOrMaN P 396 Harris, MiCHael a 3 OsCHe, OrVil a 40 MUrraY, JOsePH r 89 sCHMitt, riCHarD l 396 MisHaNeC, steVeN e 3 PUrDY, riCHarD w 40 PalMeNta, FraNCis 92 COCKrell, JaMes e 397 KeeNUM, JiMMY l 6 seNeCa, rONalD C 44 BaKer, artHUr J 92 HOwell, wOODrOw 399 wYlD, FraNK 6 swetlaND, CarltON a 44 DeatON, williaM r 97 DUBe, lewis J 416 alleN, BriaN P 8 Carr, rUssell J 45 O KeeFe, DONalD J 97 eDwarDs, VerNON a 416 BrOwN, JaMes w 8 JOHNsON, elliOtt V 45 OliVer, JaMes l 97 HarrisON, DaNiel 416 HaMiltON, PHilliP l 8 JOHNsON, riCHarD l 46 BriCKeY, JerrY l 172 NaeGele, leO P 416 PaDilla, MaUriCe 8 rOss, HerMaN 46 DeNNY, MarK 172 PYle, JaCK i 416 sHirK, lOUis F 8 satOri, ClYDe l 60 sHOUltes, rOBert B 377 Freese, MiCKeY l 416 ValeNZUela, HUMBertO 10 leHMKUHl, rONalD J 63 COOK, CHristOPHer M 378 aYala, lUis O 489 HealeY, williaM J 15 BaBCOCK, BrUCe C 79 rOBersON, williaM D 380 Bell, wallaCe 498 JUHl, rOYCe w 15 CraBB, riCHarD r 79 rOGers, trUssie r 380 GaBBarD, rOBert w 498 MartOGliO, eUGeNe H 16 ritMiller, tiMOtHY G 84 CarriNGtON, terrY P 380 HatFielD, walter r 498 POUlDa, DelBert l 22 leatH, rOY D 84 DelliNGer, JerrY a 380 sHUMate, stePHeN l 498 tHOMPsON, weNDell 22 MC CONNell, tHOMas 84 DiBala, OttO l 387 GUtHrie, williaM J 512 BarNes, DUaNe O 25 HaMriC, JeFFreY l 84 DUPUis, williaM P 392 aNDersON, rOBert l 550 JOHNsON, rODNeY w 25 PistOr, rOY P 84 NiBlett, JOsePH G 392 sCHNeiDer, JOHN r 580 DawsON, CHarles 27 KelleY, JOHN r 84 taYlOr, rOY N 395 tHOMPsON, GarrY r 580 Miller, DONalD H 29 allDritt, BarrY l 86 DONalDsON, riCHarD D 396 CarVer, KeViN J 736 VOCal, reJeaN O

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10803_Ironworker.indd 30 2/9/12 5:05 PM www.Ironworkers.org The Sky’s the Limit

e’ve launched our new website, Wwww.ironworkers.org, and invite you to visit to get the latest news on everything union ironworker. New sections are available to give our members the tools to: • Get involved with issues affecting members’ community, jobs, and lives • Keep informed on the latest safety issues, including our Zero Fatalities Campaign 2012 • Look for information on jobs in the United States and Canada • Get organized to help grow our membership • Learn about training opportunities and the latest training techniques As mandated by our 42nd Convention, our website includes archived issues of our magazine, from 1901 to present, providing you a unique look into the history of our union. The new website also provides feeds to the latest Iron Worker social media via Twitter, FaceBook, You Tube, and Flickr. There is lots of new and interesting information on www.ironworkers.org. Come by and take a look and find out why “The Sky’s the Limit” for union ironworkers. www.Ironworkers.org FEBRUARY 2012 31

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LocaL 377 & LocaL 378 (San FranciSco) (oakland, caliF.) ironworkers Make record Breaking Welds on San Francisco/oakland Bay Bridge

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