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uch that is written on the front pages of tively—free from coercion, intimidation, and retali- Mnewspapers all across America on the Em- ation, exactly what is needed to rebuild the middle ployee Free Choice Act (EFCA) has been about class. We know the erosion of the middle class fol- the battle lines drawn by Big Business and La- lows in the footprints of the steady decline of work- bor on this issue. It is easy to get caught up in ers’ rights over the past several decades. Below are the politics of it all, but the American public de- some of the reasons the Act is so important, and serves an answer to the question, “Is this good why the Iron Workers and the building trades have for America right now?” The U.S. House of Rep- supported passage of the EFCA in Congress: resentatives passed the EFCA on March 1, 2007 When workers in a non-union workplace at- by a 241-185 majority. However, though a ma- tempt to form support for a union, they are of- jority of the Senate supported the EFCA, a Re- ten times harassed and intimidated; 25 percent publican fi libuster blocked it. Published reports of companies unlawfully fi re pro-union workers. state approximately 60 million unrepresented The current laws against such corporate mis- Americans would join a union if given a chance. conduct are so weak companies often treat them The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is claiming as a cost of doing business, and a cheap way of that EFCA is bad for American businesses. They persuading workers away from their support say, “Big Business is concerned for workers’ of a union. Under the new law, the civil penal- JOSEPH HUNT right to a private vote.” They claim workers are ties can be up to $20,000 per violation against General President being forced to join unions against their will, and companies found to have willfully or repeatedly once a contract is in place, work rules will be dic- violated employees’ rights during an organizing tated by government. campaign or fi rst contract negotiations. To date the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and cor- The EFCA increases the amounts of back porate America has spent over 300 million dollars pay to employees of companies found to have to combat the efforts of the labor movement on this been discharged or discriminated against dur- issue. And, they intend to spend whatever it takes ing a campaign to be repaid at three times the to see that the legislation never comes to fruition. current levels of the existing laws. Their battle cryyp hopes to deter one of the founding You may ask why we, as Iron Workers, need principles of unionism— the Employee Free Choice Act. We already have for workers to exercise union representation, and we already work for “The Employee Free Choice Act would their freedom to bar- union contractors, so what does this do for us or gain, allowing the middle our contractors. In the competitive workplace that give workers the right to organize and class to achieve economic is our world, we need to be aware that playing by prosperity through hard the rules, as we know them, isn’t always the way bargain collectively—free from coercion, work and perseverance it is everywhere else. We need this legislation to with protected rights and help level the playing fi eld for the contractors wages. Over the past de- who we work for everyday, who do the right thing intimidation, and retaliation, exactly cades, wages for working everyday, but have to bid for jobs against these men and women have non-union contractors. The ironworkers in the what is needed to rebuild the middle class.” stagnated, while pay and fi eld, who enjoy the benefi ts of a collective bar- bonuses for corporate gaining agreement, sometimes don’t realize they CEOs have skyrocketed. have something many want, but will never pos- Some of the same CEOs have crippled our nation’s sess — representation through a union contract. economy with bad business decisions and greed. As The Employee Free Choice Act helps to guaran- if that was not enough, their unfounded fears push tee workers the right to join a union, a right they them to deny any worker the right to chose to join a now don’t enjoy. President Obama has stated he union and have a voice in their own workplace. will sign this legislation into law once it hits his The claim now being circulated by corporate desk. So join with us in support of the Employee front groups in a massive media campaign is Free Choice Act, and let everyone who chooses the Employee Free Choice Act “will take away union, be union. Visit www.ironworkers.org, go a worker’s right to vote” on having union repre- to the IPAL page, and log onto the Ironworker sentation in his or her workplace. This could not Legislative Action Center link. You can use be further from the truth. In fact, the Act would your zip code to fi nd the contact information of let workers decide if they want union represen- your U.S. Congressperson and U.S. Senator, and tation through majority sign-up or an election. write them to let them know you support the The distortions by corporate America are what Employee Free Choice Act and workers’ rights. fueled the campaign to block the Employee Free Choice Act as it stands now. The Employee Free Choice Act would give workers the right to organize and bargain collec-

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INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Volume 109 June 2009 Number 6 JOSEPH J. HUNT EDWARD J. WALSH General President Fifth General Vice President Suite 400 505 White Plains Rd. 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 Tarrytown, NY 10591 Office: (202) 383-4810 Office: (914) 332-4430 REBAR: THE NEXT GENERATION Fax: (202) 638-4856 Fax: (914) 332-4431 Email: [email protected] WALTER WISE General Secretary Suite 400 JAY HURLEY 4 Local 1 Builds Trump International Hotel & Tower 1750 New York Ave., Sixth General Vice President Washington, DC 20006 191 Old Colony Ave., P.O. Box 96 Office: (202) 383-4820 S. Boston, MA 02127 Fax: (202) 347-2319 Tel: (617) 268-2382 Local 416 Remaking Las Vegas Fax: (617) 268-1394 7 EDWARD C. McHUGH E-mail: [email protected] General Treasurer Suite 400 JOE STANDLEY Rebar: The Next Generation 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Seventh General Vice President 10 Washington, DC 20006 1660 San Pablo Ave., Suite C Office: (202) 383-4830 Pinole, CA 94564 Fax: (202) 383-6483 Office: (510) 724-9277 Fax: (510) 724-1345 GORDON STRUSS First General Vice President P.O. Box 319, 122 Main Street TADAS KICIELINSKI Luck, WI 54853-0319 Eighth General Vice President DIRECTORY INFORMATION Office: (715) 472-4250/4251 212 N. Kingshighway Blvd., Fax: (715) 472-4253 Ste. 1025 St. Louis, MO 63108 GEORGE E. KRATZER Tel: (314) 454-6872 Departmental Reports Second General Vice President Fax: (314) 618-8328 16 Franklin Square Office Center E-mail: [email protected] 8401 Claude Thomas Road Suite 37 ERIC DEAN Local News Franklin, OH 45005 23 Ninth General Vice President JUNE 2009 Office: (937) 746-0854 Fax: (937) 746-0873 205 West Grand Avenue, Ste. 101 White Pines Office Center Bensenville, IL 60106 Lifetime Honorary Members RICHARD WARD 28 Third General Vice President Tel: (630) 238-1003 5964 Dayton Boulevard Fax: (630) 238-1006 Chattanooga, TN 37415 Office: (423) 870-1982 RONALD C. GLADNEY 29 Official Monthly Record Fax: (423) 876-0774 General Counsel Email: [email protected] Bartley, Goffstein, L.L.C. 4399 Laclede Avenue FRED MARR St. Louis, MO 63108 Fourth General Vice President Office: (314) 531-1054 1350 L’Heritage Drive Fax: (314) 531-1131 Sarnia, Ontario N7S 6H8 Headquarters Office: Canada (202) 383-4868 Office: (519) 542-1413/1414 Headquarters Fax: Fax: (519) 542-3790 (202) 638-4856

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Apprenticeship and Training LU/DC Staff Retirement and Shopmen’s Pension Fund Tel: (202) 383-4870 54224_IW_Jun09.indd 1 6/9/09 1:31:42 PM Fax: (202) 347-5256 Tel: (202) 383-4874 Fax: (202) 628-6469 On The Cover Computer Department Tel: (202) 383-4886 Magazine Over all 26,000 tons or reinforcing Fax: (202) 383-4895 Tel: (202) 383-4864 steel was placed by Local 1 (Chicago) Davis-Bacon Department Mailroom Tel: (202) 834-9855 Tel: (202) 383-4855 ironworkers at the Trump International Fax: (202) 347-1496 Fax: (202) 638-1038 Hotel & Tower, with a total of 298,277 Maintenance and Jurisdiction man-hours. Local 1 takes pride in tak- Department of Ornamental, Tel: (202) 383-4860 Architectural & Miscellaneous Fax: (202) 347-1496 ing part of the construction of a new Metals (DOAMM) Tel: (630) 238-1003 Organizing Chicago landmark, one to be admired Fax: (630) 238-1006 Tel: (202) 383-4851 by many, and to be a leader in reinforc- Fax: (202) 347-1496 Department of Reinforcing ing ironwork. Ironworkers Safety Tel: (866) 336-9163 Tel: (202) 383-4829 Fax: (356) 736-9618 Fax: (202) 383-6490 EDITOR: Scott Malley, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR: Nancy Folks Ironworkers Political Shop Department Action League Tel: (202) 383-4846 THE IRONWORKER Tel: (202) 383-4805 Fax: (202) 783-3230 ISSN:0021163X Published monthly, except for a combined July-August issue, for $15.00 per year by the International Association of Fax: (202) 347-3569 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. Printed on union-made paper. Postmasters: Send change of address to Ironworker- 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Canada Agreement Number 40009549.

54224_P01_32_x2.indd 3 6/21/09 11:01:17 PM Chicago, Illinois Local 1 Builds Trump International Hotel & Tower REINFORCING IRONWORK HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROJECT

he Trump Tower, a hotel/condo complex now gracing the skyline Tof Chicago, may not have come to be if it were not for the advances in concrete construction of the last several years. The possibilities for the project, and many like it, owe themselves to new materials and new techniques for material delivery. Concrete pumping to the heights required for the Trump Towers job was not possible just a few years before the project was being planned. Now the possibilities for future construction marvels are left only to the imagination of the designers of tomorrows’ buildings. The Tower is the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the western hemisphere and was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLC for the Trump Organization. The site was chosen for its location along the Chicago River, and the historic value of being the site where the Chicago Sun-Times headquarters stood for many years. Once it was made known the location was going to be available, the site “was impossible to turn down due to its location in the center of the city and the inherent development potential,” said Jill Cremer, vice president with the Trump Organization.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 4 6/21/09 11:01:22 PM The narrow footprint of the site, and the height at which designers were trying to achieve, made it clear a reinforced concrete structure building was the way to go. Lake Michigan would provide a grand view for the tenants, however, the constant wind loads that would be ever present, pressed the architects to design a building with curved surfaces allowing the winds to fl ow easily around the building. To build a building of this height from structural steel would require a much larger footprint than the chosen building site would have allowed. The 92-story Trump Tower sits very elegantly amongst its neighbors in the heart of the city of Chicago. Designers were aware of the signifi cant structures surrounding the site. Many of the setbacks and irregular features of the tower are designed to compliment the neighboring buildings. The 16th fl oor is aligned with the cornice on the Wrigley Building. Other setbacks at the 29th fl oor and the 51st fl oor match the heights of the Marina City towers and 330 North

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 5 6/21/09 11:01:29 PM Wabash respectively. A refl ective glass façade allows Trump Tower to blend into the site on which it rests, in concert with its neighbors. The project had three critical areas of transition occurring at the 15th, 28th, and 50th fl oors that were to sustain tremendous stress loads as the building column centerlines changed to create the distinct shape of the structure. Just these three fl oors alone contained 6,850 tons of reinforcing steel. The three-story 29th fl oor required 3,000 tons of reinforcing bars alone. Beams built at this location were 10ft. tall and were 36 ft. square, and were built very close to tolerances. Con- crete used at the transition fl oors was of a much higher strength, 12,000 psi at the 16th fl oor, and 16,000 psi at the other two locations. Over all 26,000 tons or reinforcing steel was placed by Local 1 (Chi- cago) ironworkers on this job, with a total of 298,277 man-hours. Lo- cal 1 takes pride in taking part of the construction of a new Chicago landmark, one to be admired by many, and to be a leader in reinforcing ironwork.

Photos courtesy of Ken Derry, bit.ly/KennyDerry

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 6 6/21/09 11:01:37 PM Local 416 and Steel Engineers Remaking Las Vegas–Old and New CityCenter Complex, Golden Nugget Addition Bring New Life to City

as Vegas is a city marked by monumental projects—pyramids, LEiffel Tower replicas, exploding volcanoes and 45-foot tall bronze lions. But the massive $11 billion CityCenter project—the largest privately funded construction project in the US—outdoes them all. Seven major towers are rising up at one end of the Vegas Strip, totaling nearly 19 million sq. ft.—the equivalent of nine Empire State Buildings. For more than three years, this “city within a city” has been a boon for reinforcing ironworkers, noted Local 416 Business Representative Donny Grayman. Built with a cast-in-place concrete structural system, CityCen- ter has meant hundreds of thousands of man-hours for rodbusters. All without a lost-time accident. compared CityCenter to historic proj- The project is also a source of tre- ects such as the Hoover Dam. “These mendous gratifi cation for Local 416 are once in a lifetime projects.” members there. “We defi nitely take Superintendent Dave Hansen agrees. pride in a monumental accomplish- Hansen, who draws on his 23 years of ment such as this and the fact this is experience, skills and training to run such a signifi cant change to the Las the reinforcing ironwork on the project Vegas skyline,” said Grayman, who for Steel Engineers, is the one who keeps

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 7 6/21/09 11:01:42 PM “Learning is ongoing on “Ironworkers have always “What I’m going to remem- every building we do. been competitive in ber most about the project is There are different ways nature. When someone just how massive it was—all of doing things and you says we can’t do it, we of the iron and work that we are constantly learning find a way to get it done,” put into this place. It’s some- from one another. Every said Local 416 Business thing to be proud of. It’s a job you learn something. Representative Donny part of history now,” said We are always figuring Grayman. foreman Jeff Stanely. out ways to make this job safer for these guys and to get the job done quicker and easier,” said Steel Design Build Challenges Engineers Superintendent The scale of the project wasn’t the Dave Hansen. only thing that the ironworkers had to contend with. Work started on the the project on time and on budget. “This project before the drawings were is a monster, fun job,” he said. complete said Jeff Larson, vice presi- The scope and scale of the proj- dent of Field Operations for Steel ect was a rare opportunity for him Engineers. “We were out running the to showcase his skills. According to engineers on the project and they Union Hansen, at its peak, the project em- couldn’t catch up,” said Larson. Pride: ployed 197 reinforcing ironworkers “This was essentially a design- Rodbuster at once and 8,000–10,000 man-hours build project.” Larson said that he was Elias per day working in two shifts. thankful to have a skilled team led by Marsden The amount of work being per- Hansen to keep this job on track. “We displays his ironworker formed on the project by reinforc- had a great team of detailers and we pride with ing ironworkers is epic. As of Oct. have a great training center that pro- his 416 23, the latest fi gures available, the duces the skilled ironworkers that we tattoo. total man-hours reported by Steel need for this kind of project.” Engineers was 622,231. The weights The lack of drawing only compound- placed were: Pielli Tower: 66,905,413 ed the logistical and planning challenges lbs; Veer Tower: 19,000,000 lbs; Con- for Hansen and his crew. “I lost a lot of vention Center: 5,525,000 lbs; Har- sleep,” said Hansen. “I was up trying to “Work mon Bridge: 4,912,000 lbs; Low-rise/ fi gure how to organize the work and co- safely and casino area: 16,000,000 lbs. There ordinate material deliveries to make the take care of your has also been 1,232 miles of post-ten- job go more effi ciently and make this job back,” sioning cable placed—enough to span as safe as possible for this crew.” said from Las Vegas to Kansas. Hansen emphasizes the importance 40-year “There are only a handful of people of producing quality work with pride ev- member Michael who ever get to run a job of this mag- ery single day. “We have to preserve the Vasquez. nitude,” said Hansen. “It makes you wages, benefi ts and working conditions proud to see the work that was done that were won by the union members here and the time frame it was done who came before us,” he said. “And by in. About two months ago they poured doing such great work, the non-union the millionth yard of concrete.” can’t compete with our product.” 8 THE IRONWORKER

54224_P01_32_x2.indd 8 6/21/09 11:01:49 PM Like many proud Local 416 members, foreman Steve Lee, has been employed on the project for three years. CityCenter by the Numbers: “We’re rodbusters and no one does it ❚ $3.5 million is daily payroll quite like us. I’m proud to be a part of this local.” Lee has worked on many of ❚ 9,500 construction workers on-site during peak activity the iconic projects of the Strip including the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Ca- ❚ Project will feature sino and the ﬁ rst volcano at Mirage. ❙ 4,800 hotel rooms But for him, CityCenter is memo- rable because he has two sons who ❙ 2,650 condominium and condo/hotel units entered the trade on the project and he got to work alongside them. ❙ 300,000 square feet of convention and meeting space “When I started in the trade they ❙ 500,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment. were babies. Now they are grown men and ironworkers.” ❚ 9-megawatt central energy plant will provide power to the project With the rebar work on the project expected to be completed by mid- ❚ Hotels in the project include ARIA, the Harmon, and The Mandarin year, Hansen said leaving the proj- Oriental ect will be “bittersweet.” “This job is pressure-packed. But ❚ The residences include the Vdara Condo Hotel, a 57-story ebony it has been such a great experience. tower with 1,543 units and Veer Towers, two 37-story towers with I will remember the great group of guys, the camaraderie and all of the 337 loft residences work that we were able to do here.”

The Golden Nugget efﬁ ciently said Elias Marsden, whose one of the biggest challenges has thee If CityCenter represents the new prominent Iron Workers 416 neck tat- logistical issue of the building foot-t face of Las Vegas, The Golden Nug- too is a permanent badge of the pride print which takes up what would get Casino represents the city’s his- he has for his craft and his local. normally be the staging area for tory. Local 416 members working for “Its gone pretty smooth here,” building materials and equipment. Steel Engineers are building a new said Marsden. There aren’t so many “This is a tight, congested site. tower for the Golden Nugget. The changes, not so hectic.” There’s no such thing as lay down. Ev- Golden Nugget is one of the oldest “This project is much smaller erything has to be brought in as needed, casinos in the city, dating back to than CityCenter—less stressful, but Steel Engineers has been all over 1946 on historic Fremont Street. less to organize,” agreed foreman it,” Stewart said. He also praised the Lo- Though the project lacks the scale Eric Bergman. “I like challenging cal 416 crew for their efﬁ cient and safe of CityCenter, it’s providing steady projects, but this job is still going. work. “They’ve been able to maintain work for rodbusters—23,000 man- That’s a good thing right now.” the weekly schedule with no overtime. hours so far—and has been relatively The $150 million, 25-story, That means a lot in this economy.” hassle free. Most of the Steel Engineers 500-room tower is on schedule to “Service, Excellence and Integri- crew is fresh off of CityCenter. The fact open at the end of the year. Accord- ty is in our logo and that’s what we that they have worked closely for so ing to the Roy Stewart Superinten- strive for whether it’s at CityCenter long has helped the crew work more dent for general contractor Penta, or the Golden Nugget,” said Larson.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 9 6/21/09 11:01:58 PM Local 405 (Philadelphia) Expands Philadelphia Convention Center Two reinforcing companies are on site of the Philadelphia Convention Center— Desilvio Construction and M.B. Construction. The total weight of rebar on the job is 6,100 tons of rebar. Keating Construction is the general construction manager. Thomas Carney Construction is placing the concrete. The project has been up and running since July of 2008, with the caissons being completed in January of 2009, and the completion date is set for the summer of 2010. Cur- Sam Malone, business manager, Local 405, rently, thirty rodmen are employed at the site with zero recordable accidents Sam Wylie, Thomas Simpson, Mike Bernard, with the project being on time and on budget. The cost of the project is $8oo job steward, Carlo Adamo, Mike Knobbs, million dollars. John Pizzollo, foreman, Anthony Azzara, Eric Canum, Larry Azzara, general foreman, and John Curtin.

Joe Latella, Sam Malone, Dianna Montague, Paul Coleman, Lou Donato, Eric Abney, Pernell Turner, Mike Tennant, Jason Marrero, Anthony Neroni, Jallah Kroma, Refat Sulaj, John Bramante, general foreman, Craig Sam Malone, Lou Aquilino, John Curcio, Rick Holland, Mike Improto, foreman, and Antoine Jacobs, Brian Henderson, and Panajot Gjoka. Purnell, job steward.

Ironworkers Honored at National Association of Reinforcing Steel Contractors Winter Meetings Samuel Malone Jr., business manager of Local 405 (Philadelphia) and Hart Keeble, business manager for Local 416 (Los Angeles) were recently awarded NARSC’s 2009 Reinforcing Steel Industry Award for their commitment to the industry at NARSC’s 2009 Winter meeting. Receiving the award are Sam Receiving the award from Fred Codding are Sam Malone, Hart Keeble, and General Malone, Hart Keeble, and General Sec- Secretary Walter Wise. retary Walter Wise.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 10 6/21/09 11:02:04 PM Placing Steel at the Ambassador Bridge Placing all of the reinforcing steel for the new four-lane vehicle ramp connecting to the existing bridge to Canada were union ironworkers from Local 25 (Detroit) and Local 55 (Toledo, Ohio) and Henry Gurtzweiler, Inc.

Local 416 (Los Angeles) Completes Work at Ellis Avenue Pump Station Ironworkers from Local 416 (Los Angeles) on the job at Ellis Avenue Pump Station project in Fountain Valley, California working for Paciﬁ c Coast Steel delivered the job on time and under budget to the Water District. The project was approximately 900 tons and 9,272 man-hours.

Prado Dam Project in Corona, California The intake structure and outﬂ ow channel at the Prado Dam project is being built by Local 416 (Los Angeles) contractor RMD Rebar and the ironworkers from Local 416. The project contained in excess of 7,200 tons, and consisted in replacing the outﬂ ow structure so the height of the dam could be raised. The project was completed on time and under budget.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 11 6/21/09 11:02:16 PM Ironworkers Local 416 at the W Hotel Project in Hollywood Hollywood’s Brightest New Star which will provide a bus layover facility and sits atop the Hol- lywood/Vine Metro station. Hollywood’s new W Hotel & Residences are currently under The $26,900,000 worth of reinforcing ironwork on the development as part of the mixed-use Hollywood & Vine project has gone smoothly so far according to Don Morrison, project. The project includes three stories of below grade park- fi eld superintendent with Pacifi c Coast Steel. When Local 416 ing, six high structures for the hotel, and two separate condo (Los Angeles) members are fi nished on the project, they will and apartment buildings. The hotel will have 305 guest rooms have laid down 18,000 tons of rebar in about 14 months on and the property will include a private rooftop pool and gym, the job, said Morrison. In addition, Local 433 has approximate- a signature restaurant, a 9,200-square-foot spa and a rooftop ly 23 members on the project working for several companies, bar. The $600-million area project broke ground in Feb. 2007. including Southwest Stair and Bapko Metals. Local 416 and The $600 million, mixed-use project, is the largest pri- Local 433 (Los Angeles) have worked together to make the vately fi nanced real estate project in California history, and will project a success. transform the historic intersection of Hollywood and Vine. The “Our guys have a lot of pride in what they do,” said Lo- development will also include 143 condominiums, 375 luxury cal 416 President Marco Frausto, as he walked the project apartments, and approximately 50,000 sq. ft. of retail space. where approximately 60 members from Local 416 were Seventy-eight of the units will be designated as affordable. laying cable and building columns. “It takes a special kind The project is located across from the historic Pantages of person to be a reinforcing ironworker,” Frausto said. “The Theatre and above the Hollywood/Vine Metro Red Line work is very demanding on the body. Our members are subway station, and takes up nearly fi ve acres on the block picking up loads of 80-100 pounds day-in and day-out, and bounded by Hollywood Boulevard on the north, Selma Avenue placing materials by hand. on the south, Argyle Avenue on the east and Vine Street on the Local 416 has had an excellent safety record on the project, west. The historic Taft Building, on the corner of Vine Street with only a few minor fi rst aid cases in the approximately and Hollywood Boulevard, is the only existing structure on the 80,000 man-hours longed on the project to date. The safety of block that will remain intact when the project is completed. our members is the biggest priority of Local 416. “A project of this magnitude and profi le requires enormous He said the apprentices, who fi rst enter the trade, are given communication, coordination and planning, but we are thrilled an intensive 8-week safety course on Saturdays. Apprentices to fi nally break ground on what we believe is Hollywood’s on the job are also given special stickers that identify them so brightest new star,” said Gatehouse Capital president and CEO foreman and journeyman know to watch them more closely. Marty Collins. Gatehouse Capital along with HEI Hospitality, “You may have noticed that all of our apprentices have an “A” LLC, and Legacy Partners are developers on the project. “The W on their hardhats,” Frausto said. “That’s to identify them as Hollywood Hotel and Residences will turn an area that had over apprentices so that foreman and journeyman know to keep the years become emblematic of urban blight into a premier an eye on them and focus a little more training on them and destination for residents, visitors, and workers.” make sure they are going to be safe.” L.A. City Councilman Eric Garcetti, who has called for envi- Frausto added, “Local 416 has a motto—‘Our retirees are ronmentally responsible development that places housing near our foundation, our members are our strength, and our ap- public transit, supported the W Hotel and residential project, prentices are our future.’”

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 12 6/21/09 11:02:25 PM Local 201 (Washington, D.C.) at Work on the Air Force Memorial Genesis Steel Company and the Rodman of Local 201(mostly a four man crew) placed over 800 tons of reinforcing steel, over 2000 bar locks and over 600 terminators.

Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project American Bridge Company and the rodmen of Local 201 (Washington, D.C.) placed over 63 tons in each of these knuckles (one of 12) for the drawbridge section of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project.

On the Job at the Palmdale Water Reclamation Project Ironworkers from Local 416 (Los Angeles) are on the job at the Palm- dale Water Reclamation Project in Palmdale, California working for RR Leonard Rebar. This project includes a large tank and is an eight-month project.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 13 6/21/09 11:02:37 PM Galena Creek Bridge Project in Reno, Nevada Local 118 (Sacramento) members were at work on the Galena Creek Bridge project, a freeway extension to the I-580 in Nevada. Paciﬁ c Coast Steel was awarded the rebar work from C.C. Meyers, a project totaling over 9,300 tons of steel rebar ($17 million value). Fisher, Sand & Gravel is the prime contractor to this $393 million project. The entire phase of this freeway extension is expected to be completed in mid-2011. The span of the bridges concrete arch will be the longest in the U.S. to date. Once complete, the Galena Creek Bridge will have two arches, each supporting the southbound and northbound bridge decks respectively. The Galena Creek Bridge will measure 1,700’ in length with an arch span of 690’. The bridge deck will stand 295’ above the base of the creek.

On Time and Under Budget Ironworkers from Local 416 (Los Ange- les) on the job at the Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California working for CMC Regional Steel placed 2,400 tons of rebar in 20,000 man-hours. There were no accidents on this 2½-year project, and it was completed on time and under budget.

Rebar Placed by Local 416 (Los Angeles) on Interstate 215 Local 416 contractor RMD Rebar and the ironworkers from Local 416 are at work on Interstate 215 & State Route 60 Freeways to State Route 91 freeway located in Riverside, California.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 14 6/21/09 11:02:55 PM Rebar Done at Thunder Valley Casino Expansion Local 118 (Sacramento) recently worked at the Thunder Valley Casino Expansion. Sev- enth Period Apprentice Chase Hollinger sent these photos in with the message that he is proud to be a reinforcing ironworker.

World of Concrete Show Highlights Reinforcing Trade The 2009 World of Concrete Show in Las Vegas was a huge success for the Iron Workers. The display booth, showcasing the talents of our members from local unions across North America, was a true hit for the show. The hands-on mock-ups let those attending “try their own hand” at what it takes to be an ironworker rodman. Several of our International Ofﬁ cers were there to see the efforts of the Department of Reinforcing Ironworkers, who helped set-up and staff this year’s display for the show. A special thanks to Paul Radice of Gotham Staple, a vendor who was on hand to help with demonstration materials for the show.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 15 6/21/09 11:03:04 PM DEPARTMENT OF REINFORCING IRONWORKERS REPORT Daniel S. Parker

Technological Advances and Building Green & Union n the years since the at- President Obama’s stimulus plan (ARRA) and interest Itacks of September 11, 2001 in a public investment program will lift the demand for and the 2007 bridge collapse in concrete and steel for building highways, bridges, elec- Minnesota, there has been an tric power grids, nuclear energy plants, schools, hospi- increase in the research and tals, water-treatment plants, and rapid transit. testing methods for enhanc- The graph below shows the cement consumption ing the durability of reinforced since 1975. From 1998 to 2005, we had a steady growth in concrete structures. Such ad- cement consumption. In 2005, we saw cement consump- vances in technology have tion reach almost 130 million metric tons (based on the great promise for us as we be- graph) and reinforcing bar usage was at 9,241,000 tons. gin to bring union labor back These ﬁ gures would equate to 46,000 men and women to this low-density sector. working to place rebar within the United States. Engineers, for example, The projected long-term consumption of cement is have developed high-strength expected to increase phenomenally, despite the reces- concrete mixes and more efﬁ cient concrete pumps that sion beginning in 2008. Cement consumption is pro- can force concrete to higher areas. The pumps used for jected to be at 180 million metric tons by 2030, which Chicago’s Trump International Hotel and Tower used equates to rebar usage of 12,800,000 tons and would a 640-horsepower engine to pump more than 6,000 require approximately 64,000 ironworkers working per pounds of concrete up the tower in a single minute. A year to install. This would represent a 70% increase traditional crane and bucket system would have deliv- from 2005. And note, this does not include any post- ered only a fraction of the amount of concrete, monopo- tensioning hours. lized valuable crane time and would have had a nega- The potential for work in our trade is amazing, espe- tive impact on the construction schedule overall. cially now since federal investment is involved. We need Reinforced concrete delivers speed in construction, to continue to support President Obama as organized strength for durability, but also taps into the advent of labor becomes recognized and appreciated once again. the “green” transformation. In an effort to conserve the We need to work with the revitalized U.S. Department earth’s resources and provide environmentally-friendly of Labor, which will be ramping up the long-delayed designs, reinforced concrete is taking off as a choice build- process of wage surveys and going after wage violators. ing material. It offers a long service life and low-mainte- We must consult with our own Davis-Bacon Depart- nance, which reduces the need to replace structures and ment (as provided by IMPACT) and have all prevailing the need for chemical cleaners that can be hazardous to wage surveys completed and coordinated properly and the environment. More than seven million tons of recycled on time. United, we can work to maintain wages where steel are being made into reinforcing bars each year. we are strong or improve them where we are rebuilding. Chicago’s distinctive Trump tower, featured on the By working together, we can ensure our future success cover of this month’s Ironworker, stands at 1,362 feet in recapturing the reinforcing market (as it expands) high and 2.6 million square feet. This modern high-rise for union ironworkers. used 26,000 tons of steel reinforcement. That’s 10,000 psi to 16,000 psi strengths of self-consolidating concrete at critical levels (including the building’s mat and setbacks), all to make the structure durable and safe. As noted by the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, “once completed this project will stand as the tallest concrete structure in the United States and the second tallest concrete building in the world.” The tallest poured and placed concrete structure, however, is in the Middle East in Dubai—built under slave labor conditions.

Reinforcing Our Future With the new U.S. Administration’s progressive, pro- labor ideas, the future for reinforcing looks promising.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 16 6/21/09 11:03:12 PM APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORT Mike White

Post-Tension Certification for Ironworkers ue to the demand for up-to-date training in post- tunity to promote union iron- Dtensioning and reinforcing, one of the fi rst training workers by letting the project packages the National Fund updated was the post-ten- managers and engineers know sioning package. The new training modules for post- we include Post Tensioning tensioned reinforcing have been very well received in Ironworker Certifi cation as the last two years. In fact, we have distributed so many a regular part of our appren- copies to the local apprenticeship schools we are now ticeship training. Even if one getting ready for our third printing of the Unbonded of our contractors fi nds itself Post-Tensioning Reference Manual so we can keep up without enough certifi ed iron- with demand. Each time we reprint a manual, we go workers, our trained and certi- back to our experts to make sure we incorporate any fi ed instructors are located all new developments into the manuals, ensuring our ap- over North America, making it prenticeship training and journeyman upgrading pro- very easy to schedule journey- grams always get the latest information. man upgrading classes to get We are also heading into our third year of offering as many people certifi ed as needed, without having to the Post Tensioning Ironworker Certifi cation Program send them out-of-state and pay large certifi cation fees to all of our locals in the United States and Canada. to an outside group. An outside company called Evaluation and Certifi cation Recently the Port Authority in Seattle released sev- Services (ECS) administers the program. The National eral projects including a parking structure and several Fund picks up the costs of the program, allowing our bridge structures. The bid documents required all in- local apprenticeship training and journeyman upgrad- stallers of post-tensioning to be certifi ed. At the time of ing programs to supply our signatory contractors with the bid, there were not many certifi ed installers in the the certifi ed installers in demand on the jobs. The build- area, union or non-union. Presently, the post-tensioning ing codes have required post-tensioning installers to work being awarded went to union ironworkers who be certifi ed for several years now (ACI 318 and the In- were able to easily meet the certifi cation requirements ternational Building Code), and the code requirement by attending a local journeyman upgrading class put has been making its way into more and more project together by Local 86 (Seattle), saving our contractor a specifi cations in the last few years. In the past, we have substantial amount of money over having to send all seen some jobs are willing to waive the requirement, their ironworkers out of town for several days of train- even though it directly violates the building code. More ing and paying an outside agency hundreds of dollars recently, it seems like project managers and engineers per person to get certifi ed. In this example, the project are less willing to waive the requirement. Whether it specifi cations actually called for people to be specifi cally is because they are becoming more aware of the code certifi ed under a different program; however, ECS was requirement, or they just know they have more of a able to prove to KPFF (the engineering fi rm on the proj- choice in who works on their projects now since work ect) the program we utilize meets and exceeds the stan- has slowed down, it is more important than ever that dards set by the other program resulting in a recommen- we are prepared to supply our contractors with iron- dation by the engineer to the Port Authority to accept workers who have the certifi cations needed. our program. Ultimately, the Port Authority agreed and With the training needed in order to obtain certifi ca- union ironworkers are completing the work. tion, it is a natural fi t to run certifi cation exams along In another example of the success and importance with our training programs. By turning out graduating of the program, Billy Harper, a member of Ironworkers apprentices who are certifi ed, and offering journeyman Local 17 in Cleveland, Ohio received a letter from David upgrading classes to get certifi ed, our contractors don’t DiPerna, project manager for Thomarios, Inc., a large have to worry about how they are going to meet the general contractor in the region. project requirements. Often times, a non-union contrac- “We are in receipt of the most recent certifi cations tor will bid one of these projects requiring certifi cation; for the post-tensioning procedures for the South Park- even though none of their people are certifi ed. When it ing Garage at Cleveland State University. We would comes time to do the job, they end up scrambling to send like to commend you for the proactive approach you and their people to out-of-town training or they attempt to your organization take in this matter. We have always get the requirement waived creating a perfect oppor- explained to the Owner during a scope review that the

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 17 6/21/09 11:03:16 PM APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORT continued

Local 17 Iron Workers employed by your organization have seen. The Bonded Post-Tension Certifi cation is be- are the most technically trained for this operation in the ing used on a number of projects to meet their specifi - area. We would hope to continue to receive these certifi - cations, including requirements for certifi cation of the cations as we continue to provide competitive pricing for people grouting the post-tension ducts. parking structures. We look forward to completing this On the bonded PT work in bridge construction often project and many others with you and your forces.” there are disputes over the jurisdiction of portions of At the recent World of Concrete trade show and the the post-tensioning work. Having the bonded post-ten- IMPACT Conference in Las Vegas, several large sig- sioning certifi cation has helped us win these jurisdic- natory contractors commented on the Post Tensioning tional disputes. A recent example is the Fulton Bridge Ironworker Certifi cation Program. It seems some of in Cleveland, Ohio, where Local 17 was able to win the them plan to use the current slow time to get more of award for all of the post-tensioning related work includ- their ironworkers certifi ed so they are ready to be in the ing installation, stressing, and grouting, because the best position to get more of the work being released in ironworkers were certifi ed while the other trades claim- the future. Wayne Uhlir of CMC Cable in Claremont, ing the work were not. California stated, “Sixty percent of the jobs we bid re- Many of our local apprenticeship programs through- quire post-tensioning certifi cation. With the Iron Work- out the U.S. and Canada are actively including post-ten- ers Union turning out graduating apprentices who al- sioning training and certifi cation as a part of their reg- ready have the certifi cation, and producing journeyman ular apprenticeship curriculum. Currently, we have 41 upgrading classes allowing our ironworkers to get certi- Iron Worker local apprenticeship schools utilizing the fi ed locally, it should really help us to meet the specifi ca- certifi cation program, and an additional 20 schools have tions on future projects. We are going to try to use the certifi ed instructors and examiners who are approved slow down in work as an opportunity to get as many by ECS to be able to offer the certifi cation exams. Many people certifi ed as we can.” of these locals are also trying to offer journeyman up- As many of you know, we expect much of the work re- grading classes, but many times end up canceling them leased in the near future will be bridges and transpor- due to lack of participation. I would strongly encourage tation structures. In the last several years, the Federal all of you journeymen out there to participate in these Highway Administration has been strongly encouraging programs when they are offered so we can continue to state departments of transportation to require post-ten- meet the future needs of our contractors. sioning certifi cation. We have been successful in getting the Post Tensioning Ironworker Certifi cation program Article prepared by Jim Rogers, Evaluation & Certifi cation accepted as meeting any of the state requirements we Services, LLC

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 18 6/21/09 11:03:18 PM SAFETY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT Frank Migliaccio

Post-Tensioning n the February, 2009 edition of The Ironworker form his job task. I should Imagazine, it was brought to my attention that have written, “In this situ- Accident # 2, which described an ironworker de- ation the ironworker would tensioning a cable, did not have the correct infor- have been better off stand- mation regarding how to avoid this type of acci- ing to the rear, but there dent ever occurring again. was no place to stand at the I reviewed this accident, along with the photos rear or side.” that were sent in to my ofﬁ ce, and I wrote, “Always Since this accident, the stand clear of the jack when either stressing or engineering of the nosing de-tensioning cables. It is always best to position piece has been changed to yourself to the rear of the jack, when possible.” The a solid “O” type to prevent second sentence of this statement is incorrect. The slipping and coming off the correct place to stand is always to the side of the cable, as would happen with jack, when possible. the open bottom or upside down “U” nosing piece In this particular situation, the ironworker was used previously. standing to the front of the jack, because there was I hope all that read the February article know the no room to stand to the side. The jack slipped off of correct place to stand when doing post-tensioning the tendon and struck the ironworker in the chest, work, and when possible, it is always off to the side. killing him instantly. Under the circumstances, it I apologize for any problems or misinformation this was the only place the ironworker could stand to per- article has caused.

Iron Worker Selected to Chair Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health ecretary of Labor Hilda Solis in 1985. On January 1, 1991, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, Sselected Frank Migliaccio, former General President Jake in 2002. He also served on the Executive Director of Safety and West, assigned Frank to the Crane and Derrick Advisory Health, to chair the Department Ironworkers National Training Committee, C-DAC, and he of Labor Advisory Committee Fund as the director of Safety co-chaired the OSHA Training on Construction Safety and and Health Training, where he Institute and Focus Inspection Health. worked for the next nine years. work groups at the Depart- Frank Migliaccio began On November 20, 2000, West ment of Labor. working out of Rodmen Lo- appointed Frank, general or- Frank also holds the chair cal 201 (Washington, D.C.) ganizer and head of the Safety of the Building and Construc- on permit in July of 1972. He and Health Department. In tion Trades Department Safety started his apprenticeship in 2001, General President Joseph and Health Committee, and 1974, and became a journey- Hunt, appointed Frank execu- sits on several other commit- man rodman in 1976. He tive director of the Safety and tees representing the Iron worked for various contractors Health Department. Workers. as a journeyman, shop stew- Frank is the longest serv- He is married to his lovely ard, and foreman throughout ing employee representative wife Jan, has two married the Washington/Baltimore area on the Department of Labor stepdaughters Patty and Sandy, before becoming the appren- ACCSH Committee, having and four grandchildren: Regan, tice coordinator for Local 201 been appointed by former Wyatt, Dylan, and Brett.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 19 6/21/09 11:03:18 PM SHOP DEPARTMENT REPORT Tony Walencik, Shop Department

Shop Department Developing Model Shop Training Program he Shop Department is in Fred Niemeier, Shop Local 518 (St. Louis), senior Tthe process of developing a advisor, Hillsdale Fabricators model Shop Training Program Harvey Swift, IMPACT assistant director of Education based on shop apprenticeship and Training programs that have been suc- Rick Sullivan, IMPACT director of Education and cessfully implemented for a Training number of years. The goal of the Shop Training Program is The primary work being done to support the Shop to provide employers with a Training Program is the development of training ma- model program they can adapt terials. For some Shop Training Program courses, the and implement in order to en- instructors will be able to use existing training ma- sure that their ironworkers terials (e.g., Welding, Blueprint Reading). For other have the knowledge and skills courses, the Shop Department will be working with to work successfully in a shop. IMPACT and the National Training Fund to develop During April 7–8, 2009, a labor/management group new training materials. Potential new training pack- met in St. Louis to begin work on development of the ages (which may also be used by outside apprentice- Shop Training Program. Members of group included: ship programs) include: • New Submerged Metal Arc Welding manual Tad Kicielinski, 8th general vice president • New Gas Metal Arc Welding manual Eric Dean, 9th general vice president • Updated version of Reading Structural Fabrication Kevin Wallace, Southeastern States District Council Blueprints president • Updated version of Mathematics for Ironworkers Tony Walencik, executive director of the Shop (to include Shop problems and published as a for- Department mal training package) Mike White, executive director of Apprenticeship and • New Training and Fabrication for Shop Ironwork- Training ers (to serve as the foundation training manual for Chuck Decker, IMPACT regional director the Shop Training Program) Kenny Waugh, IMPACT director of Industry Liaison Ed Abbott, general organizer/National Training Fund We are also in the process of developing marketing Joe Hunt III, Local 396 (St. Louis, Mo.) materials to help expand our Shop base. The marketing apprenticeship coordinator brochure will provide an overview of all of the programs Erik Schmidli, Shop Local 790 (San Francisco) available for Shops. These include the insurance, pen- apprenticeship coordinator sion, training, and welding programs along with the Matt Byrne, Shop Local 790, foreman, C. E. Toland & Son IMPACT Tracking Systems. Tad DeLoach, Shop Local 698 (Miami, Fla.) and shop We are conﬁ dent that the Shop Training Program steward, PDM Bridge will be well received by the Shops and our local unions. Buck Roberds, Shop Local 698 and PDM Bridge For more information on the Shop Training Program, Dennis Freed, Shop Local 520 (Kansas City, Mo.) contact Tony Walencik, executive director of the Shop president and with Builders Steel, Inc. Department at [email protected].

Shop Training Program Labor/Management Committee Tad DeLoach, Buck Roberds, Tony Walencik, and Mike White

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 20 6/21/09 11:03:20 PM IPAL Department Report Dave Kolbe, Political and Legislative Representative

Reinforcing our Politics n the next couple of decades, the number of Union Choice: Iironworkers needed to install rebar is set to Who’s Bullying spike some 70%. As our International works to Whom? recapture the rebar market, along with our work In all the talk of bail- in structural iron and fabrication, green energy, outs and bubbles, our na- etc., we are continually reminded of the role of tion’s pundits are missing politics in all this. the fundamental point Our activity in organizing a market like rebar or that working Americans wind turbines has a lot to do with the fact we are have been suffering eco- saying “yes” to political involvement. Thanks to the nomically for much longer hard work of many ironworkers and the rest of the than AIG or Citibank. labor movement, we now have a U.S. President who New labor-law reform has delivered a Department of Labor that actually legislation, the Employee Free Choice Act, will re- is serious about project labor agreements, enforc- store workers’ freedom to improve their lives—and ing prevailing wage, OSHA, a friendlier National our economy—through forming unions, free from Labor Relations Board, and investment in infra- employer interference and intimidation. structure such as the stimulus act. A quarter of companies fi re union supporters in For the fi rst time in many years, labor organi- union-organizing campaigns, often in the days lead- zations and the building trades have been invited ing up to the election. Three-quarters of companies back to the White House. The results are beginning force workers into one-on-one meetings against the to show in pro-worker, pro-Main Street policies. We union with their direct supervisors, and employees need to keep this going from the local, municipal often aren’t allowed to speak, according to a study or county level right on up to the states and the from Cornell University. Union representatives federal level. aren’t allowed on the premises to talk to employees I’ve recently detailed which ironworker locals during these “free” elections. and district councils actually pay their fair share The dirty little secret harbored by the Big Busi- to contribute to the Ironworkers Political Action ness opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act is League and Ironworkers Political Education Fund, that they’re not really worried about whether or not and will continue to invite each local to make a dif- their workers have the “right” to the secret ballot. ference as some locals are doing. In July, we are They’re worried that, if the Employee Free Choice conducting a ten-hour course on political involve- Act passes, it will give workers enough power to de- ment and civic participation at the University of mand the fair wages and benefi ts that corporations San Diego’s 25th Annual Ironworker Instructor just don’t feel like paying. Training Program. We will begin turning out a In 2005 alone, more than 31,358 cases fi led un- new generation of politically-informed and active der the National Labor Relations Act found evi- members who will be the foot soldiers for pro-labor, dence of employers harassing, intimidating, and pro-Ironworker representatives of all levels of our fi ring workers for supporting a union. Since 1935, government, for this generation and the next. the government found only 42 cases with evidence Just the fact that there is serious discussion of such harassment on the part of workers and about union rights in the workplace and organiz- their unions. Who is really bullying whom? ing is a huge change in the political climate. A re- Our labor laws do not work for working people, cent Washington Examiner opinion column by the and we need to fi x them. In today’s economy it is non-union Miller & Long entitled “(Employee Free more important than ever that we do. Let’s level the Choice) Could Kill My Company and Yours,” is a playing fi eld and give working people a chance. typical example of crocodile tears and fake concern for workers’ rights. Below is an edit of a recent John Sweeney is president of the AFL-CIO and opinion column on the same subject. Jim Leaman is president of the Virginia AFL-CIO.

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 21 6/21/09 11:03:23 PM DAVIS-BACON/PREVAILING WAGE REPORT as provided through IMPACT Chris Burger, Wage Compliance Administrator

Maintaining or Recapturing the Rebar Work in the Public Sector s should be no great secret, rebar is a part not only get serious about wage violators but Aof the trade that until recent efforts, had in also to bolster long-delayed survey efforts. We some locals quietly slipped away from the Iron have no choice but to view this as an oppor- Workers. While reinforcing is listed in many of tunity to either maintain or bolster existing our collective bargaining agreements (CBA), wages where we prevail, but also as a chance for a variety of reasons, it has even begun to be to fi nally recoup lost ground and see fewer “SU” listed under other trades instead of under “Iron- (non-union) rates on rate sheets, and at the worker” when it comes to U.S. Department of very least get “ironworker” back on there even Labor wage determinations. when we do not prevail. Finally, the ability to This may have happened long ago, but in oth- prevail with the union rate is one goal from this er cases, it is relatively recent. This goes quite department’s limited prevailing wage perspec- frankly for fence erection, guardrail, and others tive. The bigger, long-term picture is organizing that were once part of the scope of ironworking for union density (the percentage of all work on public jobs. A number of ironworkers have that is union) which equals market power. Now contacted me about this and have begun taking that’s the best way to “prevail.” steps to be proactive in retaking lost work. A visit to the online wage determinations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * from the U.S. Department of labor (www.wdol. The Construction Labor Research Council re- gov) spells it all out. Some have pointed to ports in BNA that wage and benefi t increas- the fact that in times of bigger works (nuclear es through 2010 are expected to be about 4.4 plants, etc.); aspects of the trade in some regions percent. This is a continuation of trends and fell by the wayside for more attractive, longer- is based on data from multi-year collective term, and sometimes higher-paying work. Fac- bargaining agreements already in effect. For tor in the rise of the non-organizing construction union locals whose wages are found to be pre- union model of the last 40-plus years (as shown vailing, this means the wage determinations in any COMET class) and the results are plain: likewise will go up accordingly. The CLRC re- low-density and an increasing failure to prevail ports that more contracts will expire this year in prevailing wage surveys. than in recent years. Given the promised growth in the reinforcing market, this has to change if we want to see this * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * work where it belongs—not only union, but specifi - During the 1930s through the ‘50s, John L. Lewis cally with the Iron Workers. As detailed elsewhere (the legendary head of the United Mine Workers in this issue, by the year 2030 (a mere 21 years who helped organize millions of workers into the from now), some 12,800,000 tons of rebar will be CIO), famously said in organizing drives: “Presi- used and will require 64,000 workers per year to dent Roosevelt wants you to join the union.” install it. That will be 70% hike from 2005—and In 2009, the words from President Obama this is not including post-tensioning man-hours. are: “I do not view the labor movement as part Unless we have contractors in there currently do- of the problem. To me, it’s part of the solution. ing it to any real degree, wage surveys are likely You cannot have a strong middle class without to show it as a non-prevailing (non-union) rate. a strong labor movement. I don’t buy the argu- Worst of all (and often forgotten), the classifi ca- ment that providing workers with collective-bar- tion can drop off entirely—and ultimately into gaining rights somehow weakens the economy the waiting arms of another trade. or worsens the business environment. If you’ve There is a renewed effort by the U.S. De- got workers who have decent pay and benefi ts, partment of Labor Wage and Hour Division to they’re also customers for business.”

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 22 6/21/09 11:03:25 PM Fifty-Year Anniversary Celebrating 60 Years An Ironworker in Need Together Boyd Underwood is a very proud, 25-year ironworker from Local 1 (Chicago). No job was too big or too small. Boyd is now 70 years young and suffering from a neuro- muscular disease that has left him para- lyzed and a ventilator in his home. Boyd’s wife Leonarda has been his rock and care- giver. Leonarda believes it’s getting tough- er for Boyd to ﬁ nd a reason to smile each Mr. and Mrs. James Martin married on September day, and would like to ask all of Boyd’s 18, 1958 in San Antonio, Texas. Fifty years later, the ironworking friends to write to Boyd. His celebrated their golden anniversary with an Alas- Bill and Joanne Dunlop celebrated their 60th wed- four daughters have vowed to read every kan Inside Passage cruise with nine friends. James ding anniversary in March 2009. Bill is a 62-year letter to him and bring some joy to his life. and Janice continued the joyful celebration with a member of Local 25 (Detroit) and twice-past Please write to Boyd Underwood, 5036 dinner hosted by their two children. James was on president of the Local 25 retirees club. The couple South Lotus Street, Chicago, IL 60638. the International’s staff for 27 years. He retired as resides in Madison Heights, Michigan and had a General Vice President in February 1999. nice celebration with their family.

85 Years Young Retiree Builds Beautiful Display Case

Houston McIntyre, retired from Local 58 (New Or- A retired ironworker from Local 736 (Hamilton, Ontario) donated his time and built a beautiful display case. leans) is enjoying his new home after Hurricane Standing and appreciating his work are Dan Devison, Ed Poirier, and Robert “Bob” Grenier. The members of Katrina in Covington, Louisiana. He takes walks the retiree club, which meets at monthly breakfasts, admired the display case. Members of the club at a re- and enjoys grandkids and some yard work. cent meeting are Dan Devison, Vince Gaouette, Ron Debison, Della Bomberry, Ed Poirier, Ian Nevans, Peter Galligan, Ike Hickey, Rocha Mauricio, Rudy Kovacs, Robert “Bob” Grenier, Pedro Rodrigues, and Stan Finn.

In Honor of His 80th Birthday Happy 50th Birthday Pete Kuzma Sr., retired A proud member of Local 1 (Chicago) Peter Boreman turned 50 ironworker from Local years old in May 2009. Peter was born to the late Walter and Mary 8, celebrated his 80th Boreman Sr. in 1959 with a dream to follow in his father’s foot- birthday on June 18, steps as an ironworker, along with his two brothers. Peter’s dream 2009. Pete is a hard- came true in 1988 but ended quickly in 1992 due to an injury working ironworker that almost took his life. Peter and his wife Jeannette have been who loved his job very together for over 34 years and have three children Christie, mar- much. In January 2009, ried to Frank, Peter II, married to Krystyna, and Benjamin, and two he received his 55-year grandchildren Blaz and Madison. Even though Peter has been a membership pin. He steel inspector for about 15 years, he will always be an ironworker wears his ironworker cap with a few pins on it faithfully at heart, and retains his membership. His family wishes him a everyday. His family, Rachael, Pete, Shelly, Aaron, Audrey, happy 50th birthday while telling him, “Remember dad some men Tyler, and Kylee say “Happy 80th Birthday Pap. We love you get to walk the iron, but there is always the man who has to check its safety ﬁ rst. Inspectors very much.” are the guardian angels for the ironworkers to help keep them safe. We love you!” JUNE 2009 23

54224_P01_32_x2.indd 23 6/21/09 11:03:25 PM In Memoriam Two Native American Hero Ronald Seabury, Ironworkers—My Father Brother Raymond Ruiz, Local 86 (Seattle) Local 495 (Albuquerque) and Me Mar. 19, 1956–Jun. 12, 2008 was a proud ironworker for Brother Ronald Seabury Alex Oakes Sr. was over 40 years, serving as founded the Local 86 an exceptionally apprenticeship coordinator Iron Workers Motor- proud member for 17 years, and business cycle Club in 2007. Ron of Local 60 (Syra- manager for 12 years. While was instrumental in its cuse, N.Y) since business manager, Ray was inception while mem- March 1942. He instrumental in starting the bership and participa- was an honorable annuity program for the tion continue to grow. paratrooper vet- ironworkers in New Mexico. Tragically, Ron passed eran of World War Ray retired from ironworking in 1999, and became a away on June 12, 2008, II and received New Mexico state representative, a position he held while on his annual two Purple Hearts until his death in May 2004. As a representative, Ray “Redwood Run” in California. An outpouring and the Bronze introduced legislation concerning the Energy Employ- of sympathy from across the country com- Star for valor. ees Occupational Illness Compensation program, a forted his family. While the motorcycle club will When his daugh- federal program to compensate workers who became never be the same, Ron’s brothers and sisters ter Patricia Oakes sick from exposure to chemicals and radiation while are determined to continue the club in the tra- was ten years old, he took her to a welding shop working at a DOE site. Three days before Ray passed, dition Ron would have wanted. Rest in peace, on their Native reserve of Akwesasne (northern New he asked his wife Harriet to fi nish the job and get the Brother Ron Seabury. You are missed! York) where he welded together some broken steel legislation passed. She became a state representa- chairs, and regaled her with tales of his days on the tive, fi lling Ray’s seat and served for 2½ years. During Thomas E. Lee Jr. iron. From that moment on, though she never told this time, she submitted a special exposure cohort her dad, Patricia’s dream was to join her father as an (SEC) petition on behalf of al the LANL workers who Jul. 18, 1944–Aug. 31, 2007 ironworker. In 1978, she completed her apprentice- worked and aggregate 250 days and had one of the Thomas E. Lee was a dedicated Local 136 ship in Local 721 (Toronto, Ontario). She has been a 22 cancers that could be compensated because of (Chicago) member who passed away sud- journeyperson ironworker for over 30 years. exposure to radiation. A Presidential Advisory Com- denly in a car accident, along with his wife Alex unexpectedly passed away in July 2008. Al- mittee fi nally approved the (SEC) petition in May of Tess, in August 2007. His son Ed, also a though saddened by his passing, Patricia is so proud 2007, and it became federal law in July 2007. member of Local 136, along with his brother to be his daughter. Alex always wished for his and Ray always cared and was a hero to many people. Brendan Lee, wanted to honor their father The Ironworker. In her Patricia’s photo to appear in On May 9, 2008, the fourth anniversary of Ray’s death, and mother and started the Tom and Tess father’s memory, Patricia submitted one of the last New Mexico Congressman Tom Udall introduced a bill Lee Memorial Benefi t Fund, which funds photos of them together, taken at the Akwesasne in Congress to compensate cold war heroes from Janu- two scholarships in their memory. Informa- Pow-Wow, where he wanted to be in the Grand En- ary 1, 1976 to present. The bill, the Ray Ruiz Special Ex- tion can be found at www.tomandtesslee- try with his veteran brothers and sisters. Alex will live posure Cohort Act, is the greatest honor and memorial benefi t.com. Ed and Brendan miss their forever in his family’s memories and their hearts. to Ray Ruiz. parents everyday, but are glad their parent’s In Memoriam of Doug Smees legacy lives on. In a service held in Caledonia, Ontario on January 24, 2009, Doug was known as a family man who would go out of ironworkers from across Canada joined friends and family to his way to include his wife Darlene and kids Sean and Mandy say goodbye to Local 736 (Hamilton, Ontario) Business Man- in as many of the Local 736 functions as he could. He was ager Doug Smees. Doug passed away on January 19, 2009 a strong leader who wasn’t shy when it came to asking un- after a short battle with cancer. Union offi cials from as far popular questions whether it was at the district council meet- away as Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Quebec, ings or on the convention fl oor. He would write letters to the joined the Ontario locals and contractors, building trades rep- government, the building trades, and the general president, if resentatives, fund managers, and Local 736 members for the he thought he could make something better for Local 736. service. Those who couldn’t attend sent their condolences. In his district council, he was called the “trinket man.” Doug’s career included working in the steel mills and related He designed and distributed more pins, stickers, t-shirts, and industries in Hamilton, Ontario. He was the local apprentice in- jackets than the rest of the offi cers put together. Doug was structor and coordinator and was elected business manager in always a reasonable guy who took the time to improve rela- 1996, a position he held until his death. In his younger days, he tionships with his neighbors in Local 721 (Toronto, Ontario), was a good athlete and was fortunate enough to represent Can- and the other locals when it was needed. ada at the Little League World Series in Williamsport in 1965. Farewell Brother, you will be missed! 24 THE IRONWORKER

54224_P01_32_x2.indd 24 6/21/09 11:03:33 PM In Memoriam Don Klassen Gilbert O. Danz III Oct. 2, 1950–Nov. 19, 2008 Dec. 5, 1979–Sept. 10, 2008 Don Klassen had a long and distinguished career as an Gilbert O. Danz III has left a memory of laughter ironworker with Local 838 (Regina, Saskatoon). Don amongst all his fellow brothers in Local 25 (Detroit). was at Great West Steel from 1972–1974 as a helper, He was a great father and loving husband. May and also ran the night shift. After a two-year break, he always be remembered for the great jokes he he was the ﬁ rst employee to be hired at Linnvale left behind. Gilbert was taken way in a tragic acci- Steel, and was there from 1976–1989 as a fabricator/ dent on the Gateway Project. Gilbert had started in checker and welding supervisor. Don was then the ﬁ rst ironworking with his father Gilbert O. Danz Jr. nine employee at Supreme Steel Ltd., formally Linnvale Steel, from 2000–2008 as years ago and was a second-generation ironworker. a journeyman fabricator/checker, welding supervisor, and quality control. Don Gilbert was married for eight years to Danielle and was a true professional and took great pride in his work. Local 838 extend has three children. His family asks that you always their deepest sympathy to Don’s family. He will be missed. remember him and keep him in your hearts. Poems

From an Ironworker’s Wife Grandpa By Kawai, Local 625 (Honolulu) By Mathew C. Darby, Jacob G. Darby, & Clay Farrow, deceased members of Local 396 (St. Louis) and James C. Farrow, Local 396 Thinking back to when He wasn’t even a journeyman. Many still ponder He got bossed around from the best! The working man’s desire Would he past the test? What ﬁ lls his soul, Look at him now, Or makes his eyes shine so much brighter. With that smile on his face. Is it the thrill of waking up each morning He found his place. To make his mark on the world. Just one thing I forgot Or is it the sheer joy to know Don’t ever call him a roofer That the job was ﬁ nished by the blood on his hands. He might knock you out! The grin he gets when slipping on each boot He’s an ironworker, welder I know for him it’s so hard to hide Down to his bones But with each sip of coffee and the thought of the next job to come, He calls 625 his home. Fills him so much unexplainable joy deep down inside He sells his body day in and day out, All with the hopes of a story to one day tell his grandkids about Ironman and His Angel And yet still unknown to the naked eye The working man’s desire is all in his kids, By Kelly Good, wife of Patrick Good, Local 512 And the love for his wife. (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.) I know a man He does stuff Who walks the beams Making the weak With an angel Into the strong The Woes of Winter Work One he’s never seen When it’s hot or very cold By Melody Stillwell, wife of Lee Stillwell, Local 402 I’m proud to know He climbs up high (West Palm Beach, Fla.) My ironman Not being so bold This morning it is four degrees He does his job My ironman who works all day A gusty wind is blowing Day after day With his baby angel The coffee doesn’t break the freeze Boom up, boom down By his side And soon it will be snowing The bolts, the bits She’s the one You start to dress for winter’s shock The iron, the grits Who keeps him strong The ironworker way With his angel Making sure, With overalls and double socks By his side He comes home safe To make it through the day I’ll pack your lunch and warm the car It’s the least that I can do For just a taste of that outside chill JUNE 2009 Reminds me of what you go through 25

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The Connector: A True Story Labor of Love By John Newman, Local 86 (Seattle) By Carmen Pellegrino, Local 580 (New York) Down the road in an ironworkers union hall out in East L.A. (#433) If a person can perform their life’s work, or career, in a A young man was heard to say, labor of love, it’s the most rewarding thing that person can “Hey, Mr. B.A. I’ll take that connecting job, out in Hollywood, U.S.A.” experience. When people ask me, what job I had before I So he showed up on the job, looking work wise, real good. retired, I tell them with pride, that I was an ironworker. A He even brought with him, his own welding hood. contributor to the skyline of New York. He wore a tool belt of hand tooled Tijuana leather, The memory of becoming a tradesman is still vivid in On his hardhat, he’d glued an eagle leather. my mind. To be part of a team, erecting an offi ce building, Dark shades covered his eyes, chromed spuds, with each step, ran out against school, a bank, or high-rise dwelling. When it’s complete, his thigh. a sense of accomplishment and pride fi lls all ironworkers. He wore a red bandana around his neck, Our trade many times is passed down from father to son. He also bore an attitude of “so what the heck.” It feels like a torch is being given to another generation, I think, he thought himself a movie star, continuing a tradition for ironworkers. He kept on stabbing the fl oor of the shack With the sharpened end of his sleever bar He told of his welding, a masterful work of art He said he could weld the crack of dawn, In Memory of Rod “Banjo” Zigzag his arc up a broken heart. Deets, Local 489 (Scranton, Pa.) But then the workday started and this A.B. pusher was soon cussing mad By Dave “Roo” Lamereaux, Local 489 All red in the face, all bent out of joint We miss you Rod, everyday that goes by The connector couldn’t skinny up a column to make his point. And we know your connecting that big building in the sky. The connector bragged and fi bbed The spuds and pins you carried everyday Said he connected on jobs all over the hill. Will now and forever be put away. I laughed so hard, I almost fell off this iron We will forever keep you in our hearts and minds When he hollered down to the operator with a mighty yell. You were the one of the best from Local 489. “Hey operator, hard the boom and swing the jib.” He was soon run down the road, his spuds clanging behind him. But thank god for us iron heads, we built Solomon’s Temple. See you another job, maybe even seen the connector. The Life of My Ironworker By Tami Homer, wife of Kevin, Local 207 (Youngstown, Ohio) Palm Reader In Memory of He is up and gone before He cuts, he burns, he By Evangelina Sanchez Calvin Kinney, the dawn connects With his lunch in hand He puts up the buildings At night while you sleep, I look at your Local 60 And tools waiting on the He tears down the stacks hands. (Syracuse, N.Y.) job Lines the blast furnace They tell a lot, you haven’t had it easy. By Debbie Gilmore, It’s another day in the heat Or fi xes the tracks for the They have been broken, scared, bent, girlfriend of Michael And sun or cold and wind crane and bruised. Kinney, Local 60, To do what most would The work is hard and o’ so They are dirty, rough, and tuff, but yet son of Calvin Kinney not dare so gentle. dangerous They are what I love about your body, I learned the ironwork, Another roof to sheet It is in his blood the way they caress me and secure me From one of the best. A skyscraper to fi nish The love of the risk and the in tender love. He told me a lot, He puts on his harness and danger They support me with their strength. Then showed me the rest. hardhat A sense of pride and But what I love the most is they tell He taught me the trade, Ready to brave the heights accomplishment that your destiny is with me. And for that I’m glad. Of the cold steel and beams No one can replace He’s more than a “brother” This is the life of my He’s also my Dad! Ironworker

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Hard-Core By Dennis Campbell, Local 7 (Boston) We walk this life hard-core, We know we’re not the bankroll, If the machine sits idle, My companions and I. We just accept the check. Well, what good is it then, Walk it, talk it, know the score, Some of us are thankful, It’s like an unopened Bible, Battle hymns we cry. Red faces, arms and necks. Or ink without a pen. Get up early, stay up late, We stick together like glue, That’s why we use our grease guns, Picking up loose ends. But it’s more like nuts and bolts, Keep that lubrication ﬂ owing. Like doomsday soldiers accepting fate, Welding rods and diesel fuel, Because we need sufﬁ cient funds, Our borders we defend. Cranking out 480 volts. To keep that mother rolling. If you dare step on our soil, If the money’s the machine, Rolling Thunder, that’s her name, You’d better watch your step. Then I guess we’d be the grease. And that’s all there is to it. Disrespect makes our blood boil, City skylines, city scenes, We Old Glory, not old shame, Courage earns our respect To the public, we release That’s how we hard-core’s do it.

I Love You Grandpa In Memory of My Father By Olivia Rose Nasisi, granddaughter of By Candy Williams-Bruner John Restaino, Local 361 (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Eight in the morning, you’ll fi nd me standing Reaching ever further into the sky. I love my grandpa. He has done some amaz- there. As tons are lifted each day, some would ing things in his life. He used to be an iron- Hard hats, Carharts and belt loaded down think I must be crazed. worker in New York. He started working at a with tool, what I wear. I myself never cease to be amazed young age. My grandpa and my great grand- People walk by me with so much as a stare People walk by, they have not even a worry, father helped to build most of the bridges Even though in a few minutes I’ll be so many as to what each load weighs. in New York City. My grandpa retired from fl oors up, surrounded by air. My greatest satisfaction comes when I’m ironworking, but he still loves to build things, Weather permitting, you will fi nd me there back in the street and I overhear some not just out of iron anymore. He now likes to everyday one say, build birdhouses. He and my grandma are All I ask is a decent day’s pay. “It takes a rare man to work way up there.” a real team when it comes to birdhouses. The jobs come in different sizes, piece by All the while knowing Grandpa builds them and grandma paints piece the fl oors begin to rise, I’m the one who put the “UP THERE’ there! them. You can take the man away from the buildings, but building will always stay in his heart. My grandpa is 74 now and he loves From Kisses to Cranes to fl y his kite outside with my brother and By Lindsay for Patrick Flick, Local 24 (Denver) me. I think that it reminds Kind words, tender touches Doesn’t speak of the close calls or the welds him of how Our time is before the dawn that went wrong. Children’s laughter, homework, and books, he used to He’s not just a man but a hero you see Life continues on. feel with the From kisses to cranes, this is his legacy. wind blowing Muddy boots are dropped Whether it’s a cathedral, a power plant, or strong as he Dad comes thru the door just a tent in the yard stood high on Body achin’, pain so great We pray each day for the Lord to stand guard. the steel of his Coveralls tossed to the fl oor. editions to the Bless over and watch each step that he takes New York sky- Kisses my head as he sneaks a bite from For he endures without yielding whatever line. I love you the stove, the stakes. grandpa! Never once does he say a thing of his day Keep our ironman safe, sure-footed while unless with a joke or a song, high, He showers us in love, wrestles, and plays, He is the love of our life, our cowboy in the sky.

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Lifetime Honorary members are published in the magazine according to the application approval date. Members previously classiﬁ ed as Old Age or Disability Pensioners that were converted to Lifetime Honorary membership effective January 1, 2007 will not be reprinted in the magazine.

Local Name FEBRUARY 2009 1 BRANDYS, FRANK A 25 ZALEWSKI, ROBERT J 118 GRIMM, DONALD L 387 HILDRETH, WILLIAM A 1 BROWN, TERRY W 29 RICARD, TED J 118 GUNTER, CHARLES 387 MINTER, WARREN H 1 BRYANT, BOBBY J 29 STAPLES, JOE 118 HAKE, LAWRENCE D 387 MOSELY, EDWARD 1 FERGUS, WILLIAM 33 ZULKOSKY, WILLIAM O 118 HARROWA, JACK A 387 SMITH, JAMES A 1 GAMMILL, JERRY 37 FONTES, WILLIAM M 118 HICKS, DAVID M 387 TUCKER, W L 1 GARTMAN, RANDY W 40 CHAPMAN, ALAN 118 HICKS, DENNIS L 387 ZICKAFOOSE, JERRY M 1 GILL, DAVID F 40 CORBETT, RAYMOND D 118 HUCKABA, JAMES S 392 BETTS, JAMES C 1 GRECO, JOSEPH T 40 DUMA, WALTER 118 HUMMELL, RONALD E 392 WEBER, GARY J 1 HEANY, MICHAEL L 40 SHELLMAN, CLIFFORD 118 KELLETT, ELMER G 393 MILLIGAN, MICHAEL 1 HYSING, ERIC L 40 YOUNG, ANDREW 118 KELLEY, ROBERT L 395 BACHMAN, JEFFERY A 1 LASUSA, MICHAEL J 44 LEE, JAMES R 118 LANGLEY, DELBERT D 395 DARNSTAEDT, CLIFFORD W 1 LEE, KEVIN R 46 CHAPMAN, MELVIN 118 MC DANIELS, DUANN B 395 HALL, FRANK K 1 MARTON, JOSEPH A 46 MOLNAR, RICHARD 118 MILLER, BYRON W 395 MC KNIGHT, ROBERT M 1 MUCHA, RICHARD J 55 RIES, KENNETH R 118 MOODY, JOHN T 395 OSWALD, JAMES W 1 O CONNELL, LAWRENCE P 58 CARPENTER, JIMMIE 118 MOORE, DENNIS R 395 PETERSON, CHARLES J 1 POCIUS, BRADFORD 60 BEACH, WILLIAM E 118 NABORS, JACK L 395 TURNBULL, THOMAS J 1 POZZI, JOSEPH R 60 COGAN, RONALD J 118 PIGG, JOHN L 395 WHITE, LARRY G 1 REMBIS, ALLAN E 60 COOK, MORLEY J 118 POPE, CLARENCE M 396 BALL, DOUGLAS G 1 ROSS, KENNETH J 60 DOLBEAR, MICHAEL W 118 SAVAGE, GEORGE R 396 BROWN, MICHAEL R 1 SAMANO, ANTONIO L 60 STAUB, DONALD C 118 SIMINOE, DOUGLAS R 396 BUCKHANNON, CARL W 1 SAMANO, MICHAEL 60 WEEKS, JEFFREY V 118 SMITH, JAMES A 396 FORD, JAMES B 1 SEMRAU, JOHN R 63 ANDERSON, ROBERT S 118 SMITH, ROBERT E 396 HOGUE, WADE C 1 ZABLOCKI, DENNIS E 63 BOARDMAN, CHARLES 118 THORNTON, ANDREW 396 ILLERT, THOMAS M 3 COLEMAN, DONALD G 63 JACKSON, RONAL G 118 TILLMAN, HOWARD P 396 PETERS, GRANT C 3 HINES, DENNIS E 63 OLSON, WILLIAM R 118 VAN TRESS, ALFRED L 396 SLATE, DAVID W 3 TOMCIK, GEORGE J 63 STROEMER, JEFFERY D 118 VIZENOR, LESLIE C 397 DEAN, DANIEL D 5 BOSTWICK, EUGENE H 63 TRUTY, GERALD W 118 WEEMS, MICHAEL R 397 METHENEY, WILBUR L 7 BAZYLEWICZ, ROBERT P 67 LEWISTON, DONALD E 118 WILKINSON, GEORGE R 397 WALTERS, JAMES R 7 CARON, ROLAND J 68 KUSTRUP, RONALD W 118 WILLIAMS, RICHARD D 397 ZWALLY, THOMAS W 7 DOYLE, GEORGE 70 GRIFFIE, ALVIN 118 WOODS, RICHARD 401 BAKELY, JOSEPH P 7 O BRIEN, JOHN F 70 KAPFHAMMER, TERRANCE 135 BAKER, DONALD R 401 BUSH, JOSEPH H 8 PASCOE, ROBERT C 70 MILLS, WILLIAM D 135 HEAD, ROBERT W 401 SEARLE, JAMES J 8 PICKARD, DAVID E 75 DUMONT, DAVID S 135 JORDAN, ALTON G 404 KASEMAN, DAVID 10 DIETRICH, ROBERT L 75 SOTO, HECTOR 135 MARTIN, GENE A 417 DODSON, LENARD 12 LE BARRON, JAMES H 79 WHITE, STANLEY R 172 ARMSTRONG, STEPHEN H 424 PETROLLE, FRANK 14 CRISWELL, EUGENE R 86 GROSVENOR, JOHN A 201 SPATES, RONALD W 433 BENNETT, JOE F 14 LOBDELL, DARREL A 86 INGRAM, JOHN H 229 MAC DONALD, ROBERT B 433 CURNUTTE, JAMES W 15 BARONE, CARL F 86 PRADO, FELIX J 290 GIBSON, VIRGIL 433 EDMONDS, DAVID A 15 BOUFFARD, FREDERICK O 86 THOMPSON, RANDY R 290 HARFORD, RONALD L 433 HANLON, JOHN R 15 BURT, LAMAR 86 WESTON, ROLAND L 290 HOKE, FLOYD L 433 KETCHELL, PAUL R 15 QUAYLE, STEPHEN A 89 SMITH, DAN L 290 JERVIS, JOEL P 433 LOPEZ, RUBEL 16 ASENSIO, CHARLES B 92 HINKLE, GERALD E 290 RUPARD, GORDON R 433 MC CORMICK, MERVIN F 16 ELLSWORTH, RAYMOND 92 HORN, BERNARD 290 SMITH, BOYD E 433 MONJE, JESUS E 16 HOUTZ, KENNETH J 92 MADISON, DELTON D 290 WILLIS, THOMAS S 433 NEAL, BILLY W 16 NORRIS, FRANCIS W 92 SWADER, STANLEY E 290 WOODS, WILLIAM H 433 SALTZ, TIMOTHY A 16 O DONNELL, DENNIS E 97 BOHMER, GENE H 301 ROGERS, FOREST E 433 WALTO, REMIE J 17 RANDOLPH, WILLIAM L 97 BURKE, BRIAN D 361 REDDEN, JOHN J 433 WILSON, BRADLEY C 17 THACKER, JAMES E 97 KLASSEN, WALTER P 361 SMITH, GEORGE P 433 WOLFLEY, ROGER C 21 UHE, DON L 97 THOMSON, THOMAS 373 BEDROCK, CARL 440 BRONSON, WILFRED W 21 WETZEL, VERNON 97 ZGRABLIC, ALBERT 377 BAIRD, RICHARD E 440 JACOBS, JOSEPH 22 COOGAN, RICHARD R 103 BYRNS, KELLY E 377 BURNHAM, TERRY F 440 MATTHEWS, CHARLES F 22 SMITH, MERRILL 103 KRAMER, VERNON E 377 LEE, RAYMOND O 444 CORSETTI, PAUL 24 BUENO, FLORENCIO 103 MILLER, JAMES T 377 STRICKLAND, JOE D 444 DILBECK, DAVID L 25 ABNER, LEWIS L 111 LANGAN, GARY L 378 FORREST, CARLISLE D 444 SMITH, MICHAEL P 25 BRATCHER, DAVID A 112 GRIER, JERRY 380 HESTER, DAVID D 451 LLOYD, LESLIE D 25 CIARAMITARO, JOSEPH P 112 HAYES, DAVID T 380 PERRY, WENDELL O 469 WHITE, JAMES D 25 DANIELS, RICK L 118 BERGSTROM, KENNETH R 380 STULTZ, PHILIP A 477 CARSON, DONNIE W 25 DOXTATOR, GUY W 118 BREEDEN, WILLIAM G 383 HAUGE, THOMAS L 477 LATHAM, JAMES G 25 DUNN, FRANCIS A 118 BUGARIN, VICTOR L 383 HAUPT, JAMES K 483 DE MAIO, PETER D 25 ELLUL, JUDITH J 118 BYRNES SR, KENNETH F 383 KOULA, RANDALL S 483 MICHALKA, LEE 25 HAMILTON, JAMES R 118 CARDOZA, MANUEL V 383 MARTIN, MICHAEL A 492 BREWINGTON, CHARLES E 25 HICKEY, PATRICK H 118 CASEY, JOSEPH 383 SCHUMACHER, DEAN L 498 THIELE, GERALD W 25 HICKS, JEFFERY J 118 DEHAY, KENNETH G 383 SLABACK, THERON A 512 BENJAMIN, MARVIN D 25 KING, STEVEN L 118 DUNKEL, GARY F 384 BOWLING, CHARLES E 512 BOWELL, DUANE G 25 NEWMAN, MICHAEL L 118 EGOFSKE, WILLIAM A 384 WADE, JAMES 512 KUDIS, WILLIAM F 25 NOVAK, NORMAN E 118 GEORGE, EARNEST E 387 DENHAM, JAMES W 512 LANPHEAR, TERRY G 25 YOUNG, JAMES K 118 GORMAN, JACK G 387 HARRIS, JASON G 512 SISTAD, DENNIS E 28 THE IRONWORKER

554224_P01_32_x2.indd4224_P01_32_x2.indd 2288 66/21/09/21/09 111:03:401:03:40 PPMM Local Name FEBRUARY 2009 continued 512 SUNDBY, ALAN A 704 PERRY, MARION E 736 O CONNOR, LARRY N 771 MARKWART, GORDON 568 FALLS, NORVILLE L 704 STEELE, GEORGE D 736 ROCHA, MAURICIO 782 DARNELL, PAUL 580 MAYNARD, DAVID A 704 UHEY, JERRY E 752 BOUTILIER, VINCENT D 782 LASLEY, JAMES F 580 URCIUOLI, LOUIS J 709 CARTER, LOUIS E 759 MITCHELL, JOHN J 786 CHANTIGNY, ALBERT 580 WHITE, JOSEPH F 709 SAPP, JAMES L 764 WHELAN, VICTOR G 786 COUTURE, LAURENT 584 ANSON, JAMES G 720 HUNTER, WILMER G 765 BURR, GUY R 786 DOUCET, LOUIS 597 WEAVER, WILBERT G 720 ROWSELL, BRYCE A 765 CHAUSSE, JOSEPH D 786 FOURNIER, RAYMOND 625 KELIIHOOMALU, BRIAN 720 ROYER, ROLAND T 765 DELISLE, FERNAND 787 GATES, KEVIN L 625 MACOMBER, NORMAN K 721 BOYER, ROGER J 765 KELLER, HARRY H 787 LOTT, PAUL E 697 ADKINS, RONALD W 721 SIRIANNI, SAVERIO A 765 LADOUCEUR, JEAN M 787 METHENEY, MARK D 697 HUFFMAN III, LAKE L 721 WILLIAMSON, EDWARD 765 LAVIOLETTE, ADRIAN L 798 SCOTT, JAMES C 704 BROWN, JAMES L 725 CAPUSTIN, SAM 765 MAC GORMAN, DAVID 808 MC KNIGHT, ARTHUR L 704 FOX, BOBBY E 725 CARIN, CARMEN J 765 PILON, RONALD 808 MC KNIGHT, FRED L 704 FREENEY, M R 725 HANSEN, PAUL E 765 PRIMEAU, ROBERT F 842 MAC LELLAN, THOMAS R 704 HATFIELD, LELAND M 725 SCHULER, DARCY W 765 SURGENT, ROBERT 704 KENNEDY, FLOYD E 736 DALTON, MICHAEL J 765 THIBEAULT, LEO 704 MELTON, EUGENE 736 HENHAWK, WILLIAM 769 RISNER, CHARLES J

Local Name MARCH 2009 7 SMITH, JAMES E 60 CLIFTON, JERRY 373 GROSSKOPF, ARTHUR J 433 JONES, RALPH 8 BOUDREAUX, ORLANDO A 60 ELY, FREDERICK A 377 STEADY, LANCE J 512 PIERCE, EDWARD L 16 DUFFY, JOHN F 60 HEAPHY, JAMES E 378 CABRAL, JUAN D 512 STRUSS, MICHAEL 25 BEERS, CARL L 60 JOHNSON, PAUL 378 HETZEL, JAMES R 577 TREHARNE, THOMAS M 25 CHRISJOHN, WILLARD 60 PATERNOSTER, MICHAEL J 378 JONES, WILLIAM 577 WASSON, JAMES E 25 DYBAS, ANTHONY J 60 SHEEHAN, JOHN J 378 MILLS, DAN L 704 LERCH, CHARLES E 27 GILBERT, WILLIAM W 60 SIPLEY, MARVIN V 378 NOLEN, RICHARD A 704 ROWLAND, CLAUDE E 33 SEARLES, JOE R 60 SMITH, NED T 378 PEERAND, ANDRUS 704 STEWART, MYRON M 37 LAVIN, JOSEPH P 70 HUBBARD, JESSE J 378 SELF, JACK 721 GRATTON, DONALD 40 DONAHUE, WALTER 79 JOHNSON, MICHAEL D 378 VIETS, DANIEL E 725 PAUL, COLIN B 40 GAULDEN, PAUL R 103 RICKARD, JAMES W 378 VILLEGAS, LUIS 736 LICKERS, MORLEY S 45 FAESSINGER, CHARLES 112 TUCKER, JAMES T 383 PRZYBYLSKI, NORBERT J 736 RODRIGUES, PEDRO 46 ALLEN, KENNETH D 118 HERNANDEZ, RICHARD A 383 THUNDER, LEVI H 764 HEPDITCH, DONALD 46 FUNDIS, GERALD W 118 MC ATEE, PAUL E 395 WILSON, LOUIS G 782 GARRISON, JAMES L 55 DAVIS, WARREN G 118 MILES, HENRY J 396 CHURCH, ROBERT S 60 BURNS, MILES E 172 CALL, DON E 401 SHULTZ, CHARLES H 60 CAMPBELL, RICHARD A 172 CUTLIP, BRUCE D 405 JANOF, RONALD V

OFFICIAL MONTHLY RECORD

APPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR FEBRUARY 2009

L.U. Member Name Claim Amount No. Number Number 1 754882 FUNSTON, CHARLES R. 97345 2,200.00 17 447080 FRANCIS, BRUCE D. 97442 2,200.00 40 347295 MORTENSEN, ROY 97370 2,200.00 1 402117 HEIN, CARL J. 97346 2,200.00 17 365429 MURPHY, EMERSON M. 97443 2,200.00 40 646807 PARKER, TIMOTHY 97406 2,200.00 1 889705 HEINRICH, JOHN J. 97315 2,000.00 21 584089 KIRKPATRICK, EUGENE 97444 2,200.00 40 1194525 WELCH, COURTNEY P. 97407 1,750.00 1 436259 PELUSO, ARTHUR 97316 2,200.00 22 870285 KEEBLER, RICHARD W. 97401 2,200.00 44 1017359 LEGER, JAMES L. 97323 2,000.00 3 581936 BARRETT, EDWARD J. 97317 2,200.00 24 1299394 GRIEP, BARRY S. 97402 1,750.00 45 896326 BOOS, JAMES J. 97371 2,200.00 3 892367 CLARK, MAURICE L. 97439 2,000.00 24 456501 KRAMER, FRANCIS J. 97321 2,200.00 46 662819 FAGAN, DOUGLAS E. 97372 2,200.00 5 795669 LAWRENCE III, JAMES E. 97397 2,000.00 25 692671 THOMAS, JOHN W. 97403 2,200.00 46 375629 LONERGAN, DONALD E. 97408 2,200.00 6 338198 WILLIS, JAMES J. 97318 2,000.00 25 694684 WOODS, GEORGE W. 97404 2,200.00 55 446554 O BERDIER, HILTON H. 97324 2,200.00 7 601388 BARRETT, JOHN M. 97398 2,000.00 27 874047 FOSTER, STEVEN D. 97322 2,200.00 58 1261088 BUTLER, MICHAEL 97438 1,750.00 7 1157977 SHUTE, GUY 97319 1,750.00 29 370464 ENLOE, EDWARD F. 97405 2,200.00 63 648841 JOHNSON, HAROLD R. 97325 2,200.00 8 656759 BAXTER, CHARLES L. 97440 2,200.00 29 448205 O NEILL, BRIAN M. 97445 2,200.00 63 574687 MUFF, JOSEPH 97447 2,200.00 8 566565 CONNELLY, DUANE T. 97347 2,200.00 36 710024 HENNING, WAYNE 97446 2,200.00 63 1023928 SMITH, NAPOLEON 97326 2,200.00 8 871392 DANFORTH, ARTHUR D. 97348 2,200.00 40 622849 BENYEI, STEPHEN 97357 2,200.00 63 619774 STADE, VERNON E. 97327 2,200.00 8 1107541 JACKLIN, RONALD J. 97349 1,750.00 40 842095 COGAVIN, JAMES M. 97358 2,200.00 63 1038621 STROH, DEAN D. 97448 2,200.00 8 1369874 KARLSON, LARS G. 97350 500.00 40 622852 DALY, JOHN 97359 2,200.00 70 523402 HUTCHERSON, JAMES A. 97449 2,000.00 8 1366572 NEUMEYER, DAVID 97351 500.00 40 634864 DRADDY, RONALD E. 97360 2,200.00 84 784520 LUNDIE, RONALD 97328 2,000.00 8 661829 PETERS, GERALD A. 97352 2,200.00 40 555102 HARLAN, JAMES E. 97361 2,200.00 84 153597 SANDLIN, W H. 97373 2,200.00 8 1346293 SHUTE, GLENN F. 97353 1,150.00 40 660607 HARTFORD, ANTHONY B. 97362 2,200.00 84 581581 ZWERNEMAN, WALTER L. 97374 2,200.00 9 637664 PELLETIER, PAUL R. 97354 2,200.00 40 1194518 HATTENBACK, EUGENE F. 97363 1,750.00 86 587161 HOLT, ORVILLE E. 97375 2,200.00 10 833644 PARKER, ERNEST L. 97399 2,000.00 40 923708 KEKKONEN, BRUCE R. 97364 2,000.00 86 466386 STENVERS, ROBERT J. 97329 2,200.00 10 425560 WORTHINGTON, RAYMOND M. 97400 2,200.00 40 698259 KENNEDY, JOHN K. 97365 2,200.00 86 1360763 WALKER, JAMES E. 97409 800.00 12 550177 PRAGA, ALBERT D. 97441 2,200.00 40 673362 LEDSON, GEORGE J. 97366 2,200.00 89 660794 HALE, ALBERT P. 97410 2,200.00 14 202005 ALTENBURG, ARTHUR A. 97355 2,200.00 40 313362 LUCKEN, HENRY W. 97367 2,200.00 89 350978 OSTERHAUS, JOHN 97330 2,200.00 14 202020 DEFFENBAUGH, JOHN 97320 2,200.00 40 581530 MC CUE, WILLIAM F. 97368 2,200.00 89 1032320 SUTLIFF, KENNY L. 97376 2,000.00 17 1091332 DRUM, FRANK F. 97356 2,000.00 40 955436 MONSON, LAURENCE A. 97369 2,200.00 97 799615 THOMAS, GERALD C. 97392 2,000.00

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54224_P01_32_x2.indd 29 6/21/09 11:03:40 PM 103 624614 OGLESBY, WILLIAM A. 97331 2,000.00 416 789677 SCHADE, DENNIS W. 97383 2,000.00 711 653474 TREMBLAY, GUY 97393 2,200.00 103 1027540 THOMPSON, LLOYD D. 97332 2,200.00 424 494859 DEBURRA, SAMUEL E. 97336 2,200.00 712 781755 CLEMENTS, JOHN A. 97343 2,000.00 112 465585 GRIER, JOHN C. 97450 2,200.00 424 385234 GRANT, GERALD E. 97420 2,200.00 720 980061 FORDE, EDWARD A. 97434 2,200.00 118 186337 CHAVEZ, DAVID M. 97411 2,200.00 424 381172 NITCHKE, CLIFFORD E. 97421 2,200.00 720 1279748 GULLI, DOMENICO 97435 1,750.00 147 706640 KAUZLICK, EDWARD J. 97333 2,200.00 433 1189074 CHRISTIAN, THOMAS R. 97457 1,750.00 720 1045869 LAROCQUE, JEAN L. 97344 1,750.00 155 964291 GARCIA, THOMAS 97377 2,000.00 433 1019725 MARTIN, THOMAS G. 97384 2,000.00 720 976905 SHEA, AUSTIN 97436 2,200.00 155 738717 REPP, HERBERT G. 97412 2,200.00 433 624857 USSELMAN, VINCENT 97422 2,200.00 721 773565 RILEY, GENE 97394 2,200.00 172 533811 FOX, PAUL F. 97451 2,200.00 444 1284672 MCGARVEY, ADAM J. 97337 1,750.00 736 462847 CHAMBERLAIN, GERALD 97395 2,200.00 172 566511 HEBERT, SAMUEL R. 97413 2,200.00 444 1007570 PEDERSEN, ROBERT D. 97338 2,200.00 736 957115 SMEES, DOUGLAS R. 97396 2,000.00 263 617031 DEEDS, GEORGE T. 97414 2,200.00 477 274836 GUTHRIE, OTTIS E. 97458 2,200.00 764 877618 WHEELER, IVOR 97437 2,200.00 263 591092 FRANKS, JIMMY E. 97415 2,200.00 483 1006432 DUDEK, EDWARD F. 97459 2,200.00 769 490315 DILLARD, WILLIAM L. 97427 2,200.00 272 552618 LIGHT, GORDON E. 97416 2,200.00 483 556197 HANEY, RICHARD S. 97460 2,200.00 782 420161 HERRING, O B. 97390 2,200.00 301 711447 BOLEY, IRVIN D. 97452 2,200.00 486 617907 MIROCHNIK, SHIMON 97339 2,000.00 782 502890 ROBINS, HOWARD E. 97391 2,200.00 301 740116 WINTERS, WILLIAM R. 97417 2,200.00 502 1259127 ELAM, MICHAEL 97385 1,750.00 782 413266 SCHNAUTZ, FRED L. 97428 2,200.00 361 598778 ENGLISH, FRANK E. 97378 2,200.00 508 1198484 REDDY, ROBERT A. 97423 1,750.00 798 501586 SEALES, REASE E. 97429 2,200.00 361 1134941 KOCH, DONALD A. 97379 2,000.00 509 732096 MARTIN, JACK 97386 2,000.00 373 357160 BISTAK, ANDREW S. 97453 2,200.00 512 558684 HERZOG, HERBERT 97424 2,200.00 TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:...... 299,900.00 373 769421 CASTELLANO, FRANK P. 97334 2,200.00 516 951162 CLARK, RICHARD E. 97340 2,000.00 373 870331 DEVERIN, ALAN J. 97454 2,000.00 527 722790 WILLIAMSON, ROBERT S. 97461 2,000.00 DISAPPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR FEBRUARY 2009 380 755785 PORTER, ROBERT L. 97418 2,200.00 550 248051 KENNEDY, ELMER E. 97387 2,200.00 5 1131427 POFF, CHARLES D. 97464 IN ARREARS 384 528559 LYONS, EUGENE 97455 2,200.00 568 589029 FELKER, CHARLES L. 97425 2,200.00 55 835530 FELARIS, GEORGE P. 97465 IN ARREARS 395 595213 WILLIS, CHARLES 97419 2,200.00 580 661836 CARROLL, MARTIN P. 97341 2,200.00 118 912591 MULLER, LARRY 97430 IN ARREARS 396 788018 MURPHY, GUS 97380 2,200.00 580 1215329 RANDALL, RONALD 97388 1,750.00 383 1362295 GEVING, TIMOTHY N. 97431 IN ARREARS 402 672226 BLACK, JOHNNY 97381 2,200.00 585 847652 SAGE, STEVEN W. 97462 2,000.00 417 1316597 WEEDEN, PHILLIP C. 97432 IN ARREARS 405 415845 DI SIRO, VINCENT A. 97456 2,200.00 623 226844 LYLES, MURRIEL E. 97389 2,200.00 711 1116934 LEBORGNE, WALTER D. 97433 IN ARREARS 416 660957 HINGLEY, LEO R. 97335 2,200.00 625 827265 BAUTISTA, FREDERICO 97463 2,200.00 416 783809 NELSON, RUSSELL W. 97382 2,200.00 625 1058137 HOOPII, HARRY 97426 2,200.00 APPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR MARCH 2009 L.U. Member Name Claim Amount No. Number Number 1 503237 BURKE, ROLLIE C. 97498 2,200.00 63 842080 DUBSKY, JACK P. 97471 2,000.00 489 573514 FARRO, FRANCIS W. 97577 2,200.00 1 673644 HAYES, CHRISTOPHER 97496 2,200.00 63 1090300 MESLER, HUGH M. 97472 2,200.00 489 384656 GAFFNEY, ROBERT P. 97578 2,200.00 1 609952 HYDE, JEREMIAH 97553 2,200.00 67 592522 MALLOY, WILLIAM 97473 2,200.00 492 624840 BELL, HOWARD F. 97487 2,200.00 1 555590 MOHR, WILLIAM R. 97497 2,200.00 75 861170 ARMSTRONG, RAY 97474 2,200.00 501 643138 RIZZO, ANTONINO S. 97546 2,000.00 3 242692 CLAYPOOLE, RICHARD R. 97527 2,200.00 75 1326736 MARKLE, THOMAS J. 97475 1,400.00 508 1319609 ELLIS, THOMAS L. 97596 1,750.00 3 471066 ERDELY, JOHN 97554 2,200.00 86 482260 GIENGER, ELIAS H. 97536 2,200.00 508 473113 PERRY, DAVID 97597 2,000.00 3 420096 HESS, RONALD J. 97499 2,200.00 86 1015223 MC MACKEN, TERRY E. 97537 2,000.00 512 602968 BUSCH, BRUNO W. 97547 2,200.00 3 250877 KERR, WILLIAM 97528 2,200.00 92 578469 REEVES, DAVID 97511 2,200.00 512 1192087 SIKKINK, SCOTT V. 97521 1,750.00 3 487719 MC KENNA, RICHARD E. 97555 2,200.00 103 1257614 CHAPIN III, JAMES W. 97569 1,750.00 516 746001 BROYLES, JACK L. 97488 2,000.00 3 393512 POPHAM, KENNETH A. 97556 2,200.00 118 943032 SWAIM, ROBERT H. 97538 1,750.00 527 901543 FAIR, LARRY C. 97489 2,000.00 3 160463 ROVISON, THOMAS F. 97589 2,200.00 135 308877 MORGAN, VERNON R. 97476 2,200.00 527 890933 TERRY III, JOHN 97490 2,000.00 3 164683 SUHO, STEVE 97557 2,200.00 155 1163071 GROSS, NELSON 97466 1,750.00 550 543024 BURGHARD, PAUL L. 97491 2,200.00 3 349258 ZACCONE, ANGELO 97558 2,200.00 155 433636 JOHNSON, LEONARD D. 97512 2,200.00 550 377786 GUEDEL, WILLIAM E. 97522 2,200.00 5 609168 MADDOX, STAFFORD C. 97500 2,200.00 172 1118938 HAYES, CRAIG 97477 1,750.00 580 1284092 KNECHTEL, DANIEL R. 97598 1,750.00 7 257403 BAGNERA, JOHN E. 97559 2,200.00 207 603870 EDINGER, CHARLES E. 97570 2,200.00 580 559639 MENECKER, IRVING 97579 2,200.00 7 823048 CONLEY, JAMES H. 97590 2,000.00 263 214055 MARSHBURN, LEONARD J. 97571 2,200.00 584 359903 BURNETT, STERLING F. 97580 2,200.00 8 562878 WOLF, DONALD M. 97501 2,200.00 292 230054 CYGAN, HARRY 97478 2,200.00 584 1073025 PRUITT, WILLIAM E. 97581 2,200.00 8 576278 YELK, LLOYD A. 97529 2,200.00 301 1228514 GARRETT, PAUL T. 97539 1,750.00 585 224613 HUFF, CHARLES E. 97492 2,000.00 10 500379 CLEMENT, ROBERT J. 97502 2,200.00 361 598773 BUDGELL, PETER J. 97572 2,200.00 612 731831 STANTON, FREDERICK 97582 2,000.00 10 366375 REDDING, LAWRENCE E. 97503 2,200.00 361 598779 FILOSA, JOHN L. 97479 2,200.00 625 210361 KIM, JOSEPH 97523 2,200.00 10 381599 STAGNER, JOHN I. 97504 2,200.00 361 720043 HALLOCK, GEORGE B. 97573 2,200.00 711 718608 FOURNIER, CLAUDE 97526 2,200.00 10 383200 VILES, ALVA P. 97505 2,200.00 361 598783 KELLY, ROBERT A. 97574 2,200.00 712 860045 FOWLE, EVAN R. 97584 2,000.00 14 214127 LYNCH, JOSEPH J. 97530 2,200.00 373 772030 LETWENSKI, LOUIS 97513 2,200.00 721 532035 ASSELSTINE, ROBERT M. 97585 2,200.00 15 750732 KALLENBACH, JOHN H. 97591 2,200.00 377 635622 FRIEDMAN, HERBERT S. 97593 2,200.00 721 487850 BADCOCK, GORDON 97602 2,200.00 16 1171246 ATKINS, DOUGLAS P. 97467 7,000.00 377 369080 STRAHAN, CARROLL H. 97514 2,200.00 721 805136 FRANKEN, KASPER K. 97549 2,200.00 17 552629 RILEY, JOHN 97506 2,200.00 384 648882 GRIFFITHS, EDWARD E. 97480 2,200.00 721 1131823 SULLIVAN, CLETUS 97588 1,750.00 24 637549 FLANAGIN, JOHN E. 97560 2,200.00 393 776293 BURNETT, JOHN M. 97481 2,200.00 736 554074 BERTIN, ALFRED 97550 2,200.00 24 499130 LEMONS, CLARK W. 97561 2,200.00 395 726696 WARD, JOHN A. 97516 2,200.00 736 448229 BUTLER, JOHN 97493 2,200.00 25 496672 DEATER, CLIFFORD J. 97562 2,200.00 396 795768 ARNOLD, MICHAEL R. 97482 2,000.00 736 474579 MC LELLAN, LESLIE H. 97551 2,200.00 25 911402 FERGUSON, ARTHUR R. 97563 2,200.00 396 306344 NIEMAN, TED E. 97540 2,200.00 736 593680 SEPPA, EINO 97603 2,200.00 25 1274467 HOWLETT, KEVIN P. 97564 1,750.00 397 442641 CLARK, DANIEL J. 97515 2,200.00 736 600404 WILKINS, WALTER L. 97552 2,200.00 25 1250266 KELENSKI, JAMES R. 97565 1,750.00 397 1338907 JONES, STEVEN M. 97575 1,400.00 759 1049980 ROONEY, HARRIS J. 97494 2,200.00 25 612286 ROGERS, ROBERT D. 97566 2,200.00 397 344775 SCHMUCKY, MARTIN J. 97517 2,200.00 786 643451 GALLANT, MARCEL 97495 1,750.00 27 764793 ROBERTSON, JACK 97531 2,000.00 397 725359 VANDALL, COY B. 97541 2,200.00 822 1195262 LEHMAN, RANDY L. 97599 1,750.00 29 960858 PHILLIPS, MIKE W. 97568 2,000.00 401 1191440 BRENNAN, THOMAS J. 97542 1,750.00 848 1144787 ADAMICK, JAMES M. 97583 1,750.00 29 652510 WOODCOCK, GAROLD R. 97567 2,200.00 401 381115 MAHONEY, WILLIAM 97518 2,200.00 33 1299449 POGROSKI, MICHAEL G. 97468 1,750.00 405 693733 GENTILE, LAWRENCE 97576 2,200.00 TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:...... 277,650.00 40 225311 RICKETTS, JOSEPH 97592 2,200.00 433 659360 BIGLEMAN, LAWRENCE P. 97594 2,200.00 45 463114 GOLDEY, ROBERT S. 97507 2,200.00 433 1094636 CATES, JIM W. 97483 1,750.00 DISAPPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR MARCH 2009 45 1251348 SHANNON, MICHAEL C. 97532 1,750.00 433 568135 DOYLE, JOSEPH C. 97519 2,200.00 111 1369970 CURLESS, CRAIG M. 97548 IN ARREARS 46 146315 LEWIS, ELMER 97533 2,200.00 433 673939 HAINES, WARREN D. 97484 2,000.00 416 1322226 CALDERA, JUAN C. 97587 IN ARREARS 48 422886 RADCLIFF, BRITTON J. 97508 2,200.00 433 709885 JARRETT, ROBERT W. 97543 2,200.00 440 585988 THOMAS, EDDIE 97524 IN ARREARS 48 546432 SADLER, WILLIAM M. 97534 2,200.00 444 730687 RALEY, CHARLES F. 97520 2,200.00 469 1370944 SCARBROUGH, WILLIAM M. 97525 IN ARREARS 55 821692 GLADNEY, GUY E. 97509 2,000.00 444 730469 WILSON, EARL J. 97544 2,200.00 483 1225100 WINSLOW, EDWIN A. 97600 IN ARREARS 55 343625 TAKACS, ALBERT F. 97469 2,200.00 468 1137489 ALLEN, DEREK 97595 800.00 580 1407734 FOGARTY, MARY A. 97601 NOT 12 MOS 58 592497 HORN, MATTHEW S. 97510 2,200.00 469 500743 TYSON, VIRGIL H. 97545 2,200.00 MEMBER 58 769111 LINDSEY, RALPH W. 97535 2,200.00 473 1343120 RORK, PAUL 97485 1,150.00 60 429973 SCHRADER, EDWARD 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