REPORTERTHE OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2014 Volume 53 | Number 4

The official publication of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers, AFL-CIO/CLC

U.S.GRADUATE APPRENTICES COMPETE The 4th Annual Charles W. Jones Award Presented to the Membership of Local 11

The fourth annual Charles W. Jones Award was presented to the membership of Boilermakers Local 11 of East Helena, Montana, during ceremonies on October 7, 2014 at the MOST National Tripartite Alliance Conference in Myrtle Beach, S.C. This coveted award recognizes the local with the highest percentage of members participating in MOST programs. The award celebrates the mission of MOST: to provide a safe and cost-effective workplace while elevating the skills of Boilermakers.

“I am honored to accept this prestigious award on behalf of our hard-working members who spend countless hours of their own time to train and perfect our craft,” said Jess LaBuff, business manager/secretary-treasurer for Local Lodge 11.

To learn more about this award and the criteria needed to win, please visit MOSTPrograms.com.

L-11 (East Helena, Mont.) BM-ST Jess LaBuff, fourth from the left, accepts the Charles W. Jones Award on behalf of his lodge’s members. L. to r., Gary Evenson, D-CRS; Greg Purdon, CEO, Power & Industrial Division, Enerfab; Newton Jones, IP; J. Tom Baca, IVP; and Roger Erickson, MOST Administrator.

For more information, please call 1-800-395-1089 THE contents OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2014 Volume 53, Number 4 features: NEWTON B. JONES International President and Editor-in-Chief WILLIAM T. CREEDEN NTA MARKS 25TH YEAR International Secretary-Treasurer OF MOST INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Lawrence McManamon, Great Lakes Joe Maloney, Canada J. Tom Baca, Western States Warren Fairley, Southeast D. David Haggerty, Northeast 4 EDITORIAL STAFF Mike Linderer BOILERMAKERS HONOR Mary Echols AUXILIARY MEMBER Publications Specialist

10 an award-winning newspaper CCS GOES OPERATIONAL IN SASKATCHEWAN The Boilermaker Reporter ISSN No. 1078-4101 is the official publication of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO/CLC. It is published quarterly to disseminate information of use and interest to its members. Submissions from members, local lodges, and subordinate or affiliated bodies are welcomed and encouraged. This publication is mailed free of charge to 22 active members and retired members holding a Retired Members Card. Others may subscribe for the price of $10 for three years. Standard Mail (A) postage paid at Kansas City, Kan., and additional mailing offices. Web site: www.boilermakers.org departments: CanadaPost Agreement : PM 41892512 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: COMMENTARY...... 2 [email protected] LOCAL NEWS...... 25 The Boilermaker Reporter 753 State Avenue, Suite 565 IN MEMORIAM...... 34 Kansas City, KS 66101 (913) 371-2640; FAX (913) 281-8110

Union Printed in the U.S.A. on the cover: For more articles, photos, video JIMMY RILEY, LOCAL 263 and resources, visit us online at (MEMPHIS, TENN.) tests his www.boilermakers.org. welding skills on the way to winning the runner-up spot during the 2014 U.S. National Apprenticeship Competition in Slidell, La.

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© can come just from having more renewables. The system tor Maria van der Hoeven way: putitthis “Not everything and hydro. nuclear,fired, orsite-limited renewables geothermal like other back-up sources energy coal-fired, —whether gas- In fuels. fossil fact, these renewables storageenergy and solar cannot replace solutions, wind weakness ofrenewables. Absent amajor breakthrough in panel notshining. thesun if is Therein lies thefundamental orenergize notblowing asolar is thewind if turbine wind weather patterns become extreme. You a cannot up fire climate change. generation fuel fossil down capacity to theimpact limit of their closure. around,time because EPA regulations would force likely that helped save the day would probably be unavailable next weather. He warned that many plants ofthesame reserve ofdangerously inthemidst electricity nesses frigid with aged to supply enough power to keep homes and busi Congress in the spring of 2014 that barely utilities man ers to keep the heat of Americans. on for millions Atlantic seaboard, fired coal-fired reserve up utilities boil record-setting cold temperatures to from the theRockies U.S. systems energy to anear breaking point. Faced with WINTER’SLAST wind power Intermittency, highcost plague

THE REPORTER THE International Direc Executive (IEA) Agency Energy Renewable cannot energy come to the rescue when warning drawing to ofrapidly Akins’ speaks thehigh risk Power Electric American CEO Nicholas told Akins InternationalPresident NEWTON B. JONES POLAR POLAR vortex stretched the limits of ARE NOT SOLUTION A PERFECT LIKE FOSSIL FUELS, RENEWABLES are dependent on

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THE REPORTER REPORTER THE , “German industry is , “German , wrote recently, “Europeans have turned their energy turned their have “Europeans recently, , wrote Like fossil fuels, renewables are not a perfect solution to a perfect not to solution Likeare fossilfuels, renewables hydro, geothermal, — wind, energyEvery source solar, Energy fuel policies should focus on optimizing each , the high cost of of cost , the high Journal Street Wall the to According of the members other and dilemma for Germany The As Jeremy Warner, assistant editor for the Daily Tele editor assistant Warner, As Jeremy INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL OUR FROM The world cannot afford to rule out to afford cannot The world THE IEA, TO energyACCORDING consump global 2009 levels. tion to will compared 2050, by double if demands those meet to willNations be hard-pressed reliable other fossil fuels any or abandon to choose they energyoption. its own has energy Every source energy needs. the world’s ultimately innovation and Technology challenges. of set but in dangers, and the disadvantages of many solve may to hostage energy not be held policies must the meantime another. one form of energy over against biases ideological its extremists who has want simply Movement Green The natural all to fossil to end fuel put an coal — from use to wasted the or fantasies such afford can’t oil. to We gas vision tunnel such effortarguments. counter to fossil fuels and, yes, — willnuclear sustain to be needed a half of 10 billion and population a global three people now. from decades than rather emissions gas greenhouse minimize to source favor. of out are that ones abandoning energy options energy subsidized renewables has raised electricity prices for electricity for raised prices has renewables subsidized more — in five years 60 percent by companies German States. electricity of United the cost in the double than larg KurtBock, of BASFexecutive chief the world’s SE, the Journal told maker, chemical est instruction.” government ductive, green- aggressive endorsed have that Union European carries an green going is that targets reduction gas house develop by is not shared often that burden economic of advantage take to free are nations Those nations. ing they are fossil and fuels reliable sources, more cheaper, so. doing going to gradually lose its competitiveness if this course if this course competitiveness its lose gradually to going soon.” reversed isn’t graph all ruin, for competitive to a recipe a warning into markets counter-pro of well-meaning, but utterly of the dangers

------pro magazine article dated October 17 noted that that 17 noted October article dated magazine Forbes A “The industry wind switching from power claims principally is price of renewables, the high Nowhere electrical grid, the German into fit renewables force To “The study estimates that routine wear and tear will tear and wear routine that “The estimates study offshore flagship wind farm Germany’s Meanwhile, conventional power to wind- will to consum power power save conventional Taylor, spur the economy” money and ers writes James . “How News & Climate for Environment editor managing which- com has wind, striking in Germany, more than Germany revolution). (energy Energiewende an to mitted renew from of its power or more 80 percent get to plans so standby on go to required are units gas-fired and coal- priority. receive can energy wind power from solar and fossil is fuel plants stopping starting and constantly But money when make utilities and on equipment, don’t hard electricity. generating aren’t plants ing footprint, potential for ecological disruption, disruption, for ecological footprint,ing potential effects, wind nuisance suffersand a high from power - they exist num all that fact in large at The price tag. do with tax to has force bers political decisions to higher substantially pay and them subsidize to payers electricbills. their saw for wind capacity power states 10 U.S. the top 20 percent than more on average, jump, electricity rates the than higher much 2013. That’s 2008 and between period. same the for percent 3 about of average national just show states wind 10 top the power from data ever, opposite.” the is painful and citizens its for process the But 2050. by ables will Energiewende estimate, one government By industry. trillion$1.4 nation the cost 2040. by BEYOND THEIR TECHNICAL challenges, impos challenges, THEIR TECHNICAL BEYOND Wind power comes at a steep cost a steep at comes Wind power study released in 2012 and reported in the Telegraph reported 2012 and in released study more than double the cost of electricity being produced of electricity produced cost the double being than more Telegraph’s the wrote windby in the next farms decade,” prob fire for technical under come has Sea in the North jected the lifespan of offshore wind turbines to be 12 to offshore of wind to 12 be lifespan the to turbines jected years 25 to 20 the than shorter substantially — years 15 the wind by energy industrypreviously estimated the and government. UK RobertMendick. elec the 80 wind kept turbines generating from that lems constructed. were wind the tricityafter towers two years for a political embarrassment been has situation The serious doubts is and creating Merkel Angela Chancellor investors. among HEADLINE NEWS October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 4 © data about member skills anddata availability. about member skills the unionand contractors offering while online accurate members to update and theirsign profiles onto work lists ermaker Code. MOST System Boilermaker Delivery (MBDS) and theBoil new programstwo add value to the theAlliance: that will it“ancalling engine ofprogress and innovation.” He cited challenges, to solve industry construction neering effort B. Jones spoke about MOST’s inception in 1989 as a pio lodge businessstruction managers. including owner and contractor representatives, and con- and Training (MOST) 350people About attended, trust. of the Mobilization,anniversary Optimization, Safety forparticipants astheycelebratednificance the25th Beach,held inMyrtle S.C., October 6-8held special sig NATIONALTHE TRIPARTITE conference Alliance and innovation” IP Jonescalls trust “an engineofprogress 25th anniversary ofMOST National Tripartite Alliance marks IP NEWTON B. JONES

THE REPORTER THE The MBDS, referral changes, coupled rule with allows In opening his remarks, International President Newton introducesThe Boilermaker program.Code - - - under development. lined the new Boilermaker Code training program now Dale “Skipper” Branscum Services out Division tion Creed. and of negative behavior onthejob and introduces theCode thing we do.” he stressed. act inevery asabenchmark “It forquality will work for current and Boilermaker generations. future value, enhancing theBoilermakers’ reputation and securing jobsite foroptimum asaguide performance, addingserve “THE CODE“THE WILL BE INFUSED Boilermaker Code he said. ing Trades Unions,” America’s Build the brand forNorth at work to rebuild lectively been hard our unions have col tractors. and owners con- with positive relationships on thejob and secure to pursue excellence the need trades forall Unions, spoke about Building Trades and challengesopportunities impacting partners.alliance TRIPARTITE GUEST AND speakers discussed a range of Speakers tackle industry topics QUALITY IN EVERYTHING WE DO.” IT WILL ACT AS A BENCHMARK FOR THROUGHOUT OUR ORGANIZATION. Later intheconference, Director ofConstruc He introduced that theconsequences explains afilm throughout beinfused ourorganization,” Code“The will JonesIP said thenew Boilermaker Code and Creed will In viewing theIn viewing “For several years, SEAN MCGARVEY,SEAN - -

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- 2 THE © REPORTER THE Continued on page 7 page on Continued NEWS HEADLINE , Alstom, discusses Europe’s discusses Europe’s , Alstom, compares MOST’s founding year year founding MOST’s compares MARK MOREY MARK energy and power markets. and power energy Morey explained ongoing changes in Europe’s power power in Europe’s changes explained ongoing Morey NACBE PRESIDENT GREG PURDON GREG PRESIDENT NACBE with developments in 2014. in developments with waste ash, effluents and water use. He said these rules rules these said He use. ash, effluents water and waste but legal on the energy industry, stress incredible place the future of these of some make to continue challenges rulesuncertain. is generation power Europe’s said He energyand markets. objec clear established has Europe well diversified that and in CO reductions 20 percent for 2020, including tives

, VanNess Feldman, explains explains Feldman, , VanNess STEPHEN FOTIS STEPHEN the impact of EPA rules on the energy industry. industry. rules on the energy the impact of EPA contrasted 1989, 1989, contrasted Partner with VanNess Feldman, and Feldman, with VanNess Partner , says , says SynBioBeta , Director of Fuel Intelligence for Alstom for Alstom Intelligence of Fuel , Director , editor of editor , GREG PURDON GREG President

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can be used to create valuable products. valuable create be used to can STEPHEN FOTIS, FOTIS, STEPHEN NACBE - recon the notion that embrace “We McGarvey added, - com the in safety performance that stressed Purdon Fotis summarized the raft of EPA regulations developed developed regulations of EPA the raft summarized Fotis

MARK MOREY something we all should be proud of.” of.” all we proud be should something OSHA recordable rate and the lost time injury rate. This is time the lost injury and rate. rate OSHA recordable us to see what we do through the eyes of the owner and and of the owner eyes the do through we what see us to in the achieved been have improvements “Monumental stituting a successful brand for the 21st Century requires Century for the 21st requires brand a successful stituting excellence.” of code MOST. thanks to changes, impressive seen has parison years but also emissions affect gas greenhouse restrict only to Boilermakers for embracing our new value structure and our structure and value our new Boilermakersembracing for not seek the regulations that noted He plants. power fired the willingness of this great union to hold a mirror up up mirror a hold to union willingnessthe this of great do ‘How of question the fundamental ask and itself to better?’” get we of the the membership thank to I want partners. contractor today. generation power U.S. total of percent 6.5 Power existing-source coal- and new impact that years in recent film, McGarvey stated, “I was struck by its honesty and struck “I was film,its honesty by and McGarvey stated,

that despite all the hype renewables represent only about only about represent all the hype despite renewables that in those two comparison years has changed very and little changed has twoin those years comparison safety performance. He pointed out that total energy output total out that pointed He safety performance. of 2014 in terms of fuel sources for power generation and and generation for power of fuel sources of 2014 in terms the year in which MOST was founded, and the current year year the current and founded, was in which MOST the year MAXX CHATSKO MAXX CO HEADLINE NEWS October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 6 ©

THE REPORTER THE BRADFORD, VANCE RECEIVE RECOGNITION service has left has the partnershipmark on indelible an service the union. and conferenceAlliance offered also toopportunity an recognize severalwhose individuals IN ADDITION TO celebrating the 25th anniversary of MOST, the National Tripartite and Local 466 (Rock Hill, S. C.). Tenn.), Local 454 (Chattanooga), for Local 455, Local 263 (Memphis, provides administrative support Chattanooga,in Tenn.The District Executive Secretary of District 57 in 2014 as Business Manager/ (Muscle Shoals, Ala.), retired 35-year member of Local 455 dinner held off-site. Vance, a managers’business Section Tripartite Alliance/Southeast Southeastthe annual during Area todistinguishedservice Ed Vance commemorative plaque for presentedIP Jonesalso a Tripartite Alliance. leadershiproles the National within been involvedlong has and in the MOSTof MarketingCommittee achievement. Bradfordchairman is the Brotherhoodfor personal the highestpresented honor by the CharlesW.of Jones Award, forpodium asurprisepresentation Jones calledBrad Bradford to the InternationalPresident NewtonB. the conference,During October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 7

- - THE © REPORTER THE Continued on page 8 page on Continued NEWS HEADLINE regulations. He cited cited He regulations. 2 for enhanced oil recovery, oil recovery, for enhanced 2 discusses carbon capture and storage. capture discusses carbon UTILITY WOULD FIND IT HARD HARD IT FIND WOULD UTILITY FOR CASE BUSINESS A MAKE TO THESE OF ONE DEVELOPING [CCS] PLANTS.” PLANTS.” [CCS] “IN MY OPINION, THE AVERAGE AVERAGE THE OPINION, MY “IN Moorman said these projects are developing slowly and developing are projects these said Moorman utilityto find would hard it opinion, average the my “In off help can plants some that added Moorman STEVE MOORMAN, Babcock & Wilcox’s Manager Manager & Wilcox’s MOORMAN, Babcock STEVE B&W’S STEVE MOORMAN MOORMAN STEVE B&W’S but siting limitations make this option unavailable for for this option unavailable make limitations but siting many facilities. many tiallyEnergy. of funded Department the by technologies post-combustion and pre-combustion that plants the few said both expensive complex. and are He times three up built to technologybeing cost with CCS facilities, ultra-supercritical making and as super- as much build. to prohibitive cost them plants,” these of one developing for case business a make said.he near located they are because of CCS cost the high set oil CO use fields can that projects such as the all-new Kemper IGCC power plant in plant power IGCC all-new as the Kemper such projects in Illinois, an which FutureGen Mississippi upgrades and efforts CCS existing par as examples of large-scale plant, of Business Development for Advanced Technology, Technology, for Advanced Development of Business - tech storage and capture of carbon status the addressed CO EPA’s of the in light nologies

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MAXX CHATSKO, CHATSKO, MAXX Chatsko cited a number of high-tech companies that are are that companies of high-tech a number cited Chatsko Chatsko said that in addition to creating valuable prod valuable creating to in addition that said Chatsko

TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE TRIPARTITE increase in energyin efficiency. increase emissions, a goal of 20 percent renewables and a 20 percent a 20 percent and renewables of 20 percent a goal emissions, continued from page 5 continued ence participants, “What participants, ence CO of treating if, instead

them — where CO where — them researching processes — and in some cases already using using already cases in some — and processes researching manufacturing to produce valuable products?” valuable produce to manufacturing waste product, we could use it as a feedstock in biochemical it as a feedstock use could we product, waste waste product. waste effort CO use to tripartite participants to look at ways to collaborate in the in the collaborate to ways at look tripartite to participants technologies, such as BP, Siemens and Google. He invited invited He Google. and Siemens as BP, such technologies, said a number of large companies are investing in these in these investing are companies of large a number said prices for consumers, boost profits and create jobs. He He jobs. create profits and boost prices for consumers, more than 90 percent, reduce petroleum demand, lower lower demand, petroleum reduce 90 percent, than more

ucts such as automobile tires, sucrose and ethylene glycol glycol ethylene and sucrose tires, as automobile ucts such fibers polyester manufacture in the used compound (a products). and ucts, the biochemical use of CO use ucts, the biochemical HEADLINE NEWS October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 8 © Gary Gary Evenson, D-CRS; Greg Purdon, NACBE President; Newton Jones, IP; J. Tom Baca, IVP-WS; and Roger Erickson, MOST Administrator. conference for consideration and discussion. chairs later presented summaries of their meetings to the full fab; and unionchair Kyle Evenson, Boilermakers. The caucus Hegendeffer, KCP&L; contractor chair Greg Purdon, Ener breakouts were Payton, Jerry owner co-chairs TVA, and Joe challenges and potentialto identify solutions. Leading the contractors and business managers met inseparate groups generated issues asowners, industry onvarious discussion CAUCUS BREAKOUTS, Astaple meetings, oftripartite Caucus breakouts fueldebate programsvarious have improved markedly. since theaward was established, rates participation inthe of the lodge members. acceptedaward BM-ST Jess who itonbehalf to LaBuff, L-11 Lodge 11 of East Helena, Mont. MOST programs thepreceding during year, went to Local local lodge demonstrating thehighest use ofseven specified W. CHARLES THE JONESAward, the honors which Local 11Receives Charles W. JonesAward continuedfrom page7 TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE L-11 BM-ST JESS LABUFF, FOURTH FROM LEFT, RECEIVES THE CHARLES W. JONES AWARD FOR 2014

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- - -  THE © REPORTER THE NEWS HEADLINE Yoshio Sato, General Secretary of IndustriALL-JAF, and and IndustriALL-JAF, of Secretary General Sato, Yoshio Masaaki Ninagawa, Director of the Denryoku Soren Wage Wage of the Denryoku Soren Director Ninagawa, Masaaki which delegation, Japanese the led Department, Policy Electric Power of the Hokkaido representatives included Union, Workers Electric Power Tohoku Union, Workers Electric Hokuriku Union, Workers Electric Power Chubu Workers Kansai Electric Power Union, Workers Power Shikoku Union, Workers Electric Power Chugoku Union, Electric Power Kyushu Union, Workers Electric Power Soci Cooperative Electric Power Kyushu Union, Workers Japan The Union, Workers Electric Power Okinawa ety, Develop Electric Power Union, Workers Power Atomic Work Limited Fuel Nuclear Japan Union, Workers ment Related of Electric Power Federation The and Union, ers IndustriALL-JAF. Japan, of Unions IndustryWorkers

- - - tour Kansas City attractions. Leading the delegation are Masaaki Ninagawa, first row, fifth row, first Masaaki Ninagawa, are Leading the delegation attractions. City Kansas tour

International staff and administrative employees met met employees administrative staff and International

UNION LEADERS FROM JAPAN’S ENERGY INDUSTRY ENERGY JAPAN’S FROM LEADERS UNION TWENTY-SIX UNION LEADERS from Japan’s elec TWENTY-SIX UNION LEADERS Japan’s from topics. other and trade international electric power industry electric power as well as Japan and States in the United trends and issues Group represents workers from country’s country’s from workers represents Group the and build goodwill to and in Japan unions between Kansas the City Interna arrival uponits at delegation the participa Brotherhood’s the coordinated AAIP/ED-CSO, electric utility regarding discussions with the delegation September 28-29 to learn more about U.S. electric power electric power U.S. about more learn 28-29 to September Brown, Tyler attractions. other and finest barbecue city’s led the visit, of Legislative Affairs Conroy Cecile Director tric power industry visited International headquarters headquarters industrytric power visited International States. United of the some to the group Airporttional treated later and During tion, which of headquarters. a tour also included Japanese labor leaders visit HQ visit leaders labor Japanese right; IR Rocco DeRollo, second row, second from left; and IR Gary Power, third row, far left. far row, third Power, Gary IR and left; from second row, second DeRollo, Rocco IR right; from left, and Yoshio Sato, General Secretary for IndustriALL-JAF, second row, far right. Joining the group are AAIP/ED-ISO Tyler Brown, back row, far far row, back Brown, Tyler AAIP/ED-ISO are group the Joining right. far row, second IndustriALL-JAF, for Secretary General Sato, Yoshio and left, from HEADLINE NEWS October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 10 © sprawling Shipyards where thousands Kaiser inRichmond, women and people of color.” atransformativeto preserving chapter inU.S. for history forherSoskin work at themuseum and her “dedication ing and Construction Trades praised Council ofCalifornia, of the war effort. port that entered women symbolized who the workforce in sup and Construction Trades Council. of Contra Costa County and theContra Costa Building United States. National theoldest is Soskin full-time Park inthe Ranger National Historical Park and Museum Calif. inRichmond, work at theRiveter/World theRosie War Home II Front Front World during support Ward and II her current the stage to 93,forher Soskin, Home honorBetty Reid dinner intheSan Francisco Bay area September 19,took ATTENDINGBOILERMAKERS alabor-sponsored segregated lodge Betty Reid Soskinbelonged to member Boilermakers auxiliary honor WWII-era Garcia, DavidAndrews Thomas. Randy and BETTY REID SOSKIN

THE REPORTER THE During thewar,During was Soskin employed asaclerk forthe IVP J. Tom Baca, Secretary-Treasurer oftheState Build character was a fictional the Riveter” “Rosie of the era The dinner was sponsored by theCentral Council Labor receives recognition from IVP J. Tom Baca and other L-549 members. Left to right, Timothy Jefferies, IVP Baca, Soskin, Juan - -

Preservation Department. wereMiller arranged through History theBoilermakers UA 342. Local the event’s Leader Labor oftheYear, Mike Hernandez of metal. IVP Baca the ofhonors introducing performed also membershipsented card an honorary crafted himwith in members. from council The pre Boilermakers and gifts - retiring at current theend ofhis term, received accolades Rep. George Miller, an ardent champion is of labor who ing stinger, mounted on a birdseye maple base. lighted glass containing lead cube crystal an image ofweld shipsinthebackground and a Liberty black with “Rosies” were presented to Soskin. She received aframed photo of was joined onstage by other lodge members asawards decades away. Movementculture, Rights and several theCivil was still segregation prevalent was still inmany areas ofAmerican 36, a lodge for members.non-white the 1940s, During Local ships. She belongedtory to Boilermakers Auxiliary and Vicof women more helped build than 700Liberty Awards presented to and Soskin Representative George Two other honorees shared Soskin. thelimelight with IVP Baca, amember 549(Pittsburg, ofLocal Calif.),  - -

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Wounded WarriorsWounded Boilermakers backBoilermakers HEADLINE NEWS October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 12 © Matt Leach, Bob Hartung and Bob Pennington. shooters Eller, included BM-ST former Rick Ted Critchfield, acombinedthe high score overall with honors of350.The DirectorUSA Executive and CEO Fred Myers. our incredible outdoor heritage generation,” to thenext said habitataccess and pass on to wildlife theoutdoors, conserve women theUSA’s by helping fund to enhance efforts public Freedom program. eral members Forces of the Armed and the Fishing for ing enthusiasts, volunteers and guests — including sev Shooting Park, theevent drew 169unionmembers, shoot group’s Held mission. conservation at thePowder Creek September Kan., Lenexa, 6, netted $94,427 to the support Clays Sporting City Boilermakers Kansas Shoot held in UNIONSPORTSMEN’STHE (USA) Alliance 6thAnnual Event nets $94,000for conservation IBB hosts Clay 6thUSA Shoot A team ofretirees took 363(East from Local Ill.) St. Louis, go back to and work money will forsportsmen “The

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- - THE © REPORTER THE NEWS HEADLINE  “At the beginning of this campaign, I told the workers at at workers the told I this of campaign, beginning the “At the by brought ULP another of status the said Mauller the second In Conn. in Westport, is headquartered Terex The injunction petition asks the court to require that that injunction petition asksThe require the court to nize the union and bargain in good faith on an interim basis; interim faith on an in good bargain the union and nize areas; in employee of the District copies post Court orders Construction which at Terex meeting a mandatory conduct DiBiagio James Ellis Manager George or General President all of employ front in District the orders Court read would company to access allow NLRB agents managers; and ees and the court order; to response Terex’s monitor to records provide a sworn affidavit the District to Court describingits with compliance courtthe order. as them not abandon the Boilermakers would that Terex Jody Organizer Lead said our help,” as they needed long will done and have is we continue what that “and Mauller, this NLRBthe relief is thankfulseeking am I that do. to in the workers the courts, confident that I am and through will Minnesota justice.” see unlawfully terminated Terex that union, this one charging who union organizing, supported yet has four employees include Tony employees terminated The be determined. to Kerry and Esler. Kossow, Mike Lee Knight, Kostel, $2 than of more sales net had of 2014, the company quarter at billion, reported operations with continuing from income million.$88 nearly Terex cease threatening behavior toward employees; recog employees; toward behavior threatening cease Terex ------

Tyler Brown, Executive Director of Industrial Sector Sector of Industrial Executive Director Brown, Tyler interference “The widespread injunction petition alleges The injunction petition The further the actions that alleges The company, Terex Construction, operates a manufac operates Construction, Terex company, The

better than that.” than better retribution for joining the union. Terex employees deserve employees Terex the union. retribution for joining faith, and implied that workers in the paint unit would face face unit would in the paint workers that implied faith, and the plant, told them the company wouldn’t bargain in good in good bargain wouldn’t the company them told the plant, agement threatened assembly workers with down workers shutting assembly threatened agement - man Terex that is also charged It union representation. to used coercion and threats to deny employees their legal right their legal employees deny to threats and coercion used and frontline supervisors, it is charged that the company supervisors, frontline and the company that it is charged Construction, to the plant’s general manager, to department department to manager, general the plant’s to Construction, Operations, said the Board’s request for a temporary injunc request the Board’s said Operations, of Terex Ellis, the president George From the company. from sive bargaining agent and begin negotiations. and agent bargaining sive election. union fair the company to recognize the union as the workers’ exclu- the union as the workers’ recognize to the company sug District Court in Minnesota) the U.S. tion (through for a poisoned the environment Terex much how just gests of a bargaining order. The bargaining order would require require would order bargaining The order. of a bargaining and the employees will be better protected by the issuance the issuance by will protected the employees and be better that the serious and substantial actions should be remedied, should be remedied, actions substantial the serious and that election in the Assembly Unit. Instead, the petition asserts Instead, in the Assemblyelection Unit. there is possibility only a slight there a fair rerun of conducting of Terex management were so serious and substantial that that substantial and serious so were management Terex of

their way. their the NLRB after Terex succeeded in turning the election election the turning in succeeded Terex NLRB the after The Boilermakers filed unfair labor practice charges with charges Boilermakers filedThe practice unfair labor to prevent workers in the assembly unit from organizing. organizing. from unit the assembly in workers prevent to alleges Terex management engaged in threats and coercion coercion and in threats engaged management Terex alleges A GLOBAL MANUFACTURER of construction equip MANUFACTURER A GLOBAL efforts. injunction petition organizing The Boilermakers’ IBB election considered. appeals the against a campaign began management Terex summer, Petition says management interfered with interfered management says Petition LaborRela National the that extent an such to employees all 18 and November judge law administrative an before this union Boilermakers the join to voted there employees ment is alleged to have violated the labor rights of its rights of its the labor violated have to is alleged ment temporary injunc a court-ordered is seeking tions Board be held until can a hearing the workers protect tion to Rapids, department in Grand paint turing After plant Minn. against Terex against NLRB seeks court injunction court seeks NLRB HEADLINE NEWS October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 14 © second place for“Best Design –Newspapers and Newslet “General Excellence” category. manual. category for the Boilermakers’ LEAP the “General –Excellence Non-periodical Publications” ment ofGovernment received Affairs place afirst award in awards for excellence. by International theBoilermakers has been selected forfive has announcedAssociation that creative work produced INTERNATIONAL CommunicationsTHE LABOR IBB cited for publishingandwebsite work Boilermakers five union wins awards ILCA Moving? The The Boilermakers’ website won second place inthe The Communications Department and theDepart

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- THE © REPORTER THE Continued on next page next on Continued NEWS APPRENTICE Left to right, seated by area, are are area, by seated right, to Left All candidates received participation awards, participation awards, received All candidates William Elrod, retired Assistant to the International the International Assistantto William retired Elrod, AFTER DAYS OF intense competition, the eight graduate graduate eight the competition, intense OF AFTERDAYS at held in their honor, a dinner to treated were apprentices Quarter. French Orleans New the in Monteleone Hotel the monetary gifts prizes and Electric, Lincoln from Candidates receive awards, praise praise awards, receive Candidates ceremony at competitions. All events are held under the auspices of the the auspices under held are Allcompetitions. events (BNAP). Program Apprenticeship BoilermakersNational the event Judging administrator. served as test President, Mur CH Bradley, Mike States, the Western from were, apprenticeship Koster, Dave and Ullman Inc., phy/Clark Lakes, Great the from Local for (Denver); 101 coordinator Robert and Construction, Industrial Larry McCaffery, - the South from of Local 1 (Chicago); president Schwartz, & Wilcox, Almond, Babcock Shon and Harvey, Charles east, Babcock Cammuso, John the Northeast, IR-CSO; from instructor, chief welding Stanton, Michael and Inc., Power Transient the National from and Local 154 (Pittsburgh); Services Michael and CBI Division, Inc., Newman, Perry IR-CSO. Jr., West

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Jimmy Riley, a member of Memphis, Tenn., Local 263 Local 263 Tenn., of Memphis, a member Riley, Jimmy Joseph Area, the Northeast from were, Also competing to first had competition, contestants the national reach To

CONTESTANTS PAUSE FOR A GROUP SHOT WITH COMPETITION OFFICIALS AND OTHER EVENT SUPPORTERS. SUPPORTERS. EVENT OTHER AND OFFICIALS COMPETITION WITH SHOT GROUP A FOR PAUSE CONTESTANTS Local 11 (Helena, Mont.), and Royce Thornton, Local 242 Thornton, Royce and Mont.), Local 11 (Helena, gensmith III, Local 85 (Toledo, Ohio) with Willard Oyler, Ohio) III, Local 85 (Toledo, gensmith Simpson, Matthew Area, States Western the from and 10-hour-limit written exam and three days of practical exer of practical days exam three written and 10-hour-limit Philip Klin which Area, Lakes - paired the Great to went Rock, Local 69 (Little Ark.); Hammer, Michael Area, east field of eight select candidates. The competition included a competition included The candidates. field select of eight honors Team runner-up. named was Area), (Southeast - the South from N.J.); Local 28 (Eastampton, Amisson IV, finish area in the winner or runner-up spot in their respective National Apprenticeship Competition held at the Missis at held Competition Apprenticeship National in a overall best 7-11. Kling scored Slidell, La., September 13 (Northeast Area), won top honors in the 2014 U.S. honors U.S. in the 2014 top won Area), 13 (Northeast sippi facility River District 5/Local 37 training Lodge in skills. Boilermaker cisestesting Local(Detroit). 169 Wash.). (Spokane, ARTHUR KLING III, a member of Philadelphia Local Local Philadelphia of KLING III, member a ARTHUR Great Lakes Area takes team honors team takes Area Lakes Great Runner-up spot goes to L-263’s Riley; Riley; L-263’s to spot goes Runner-up Royce Thornton, L-242, and Matthew Simpson, L-11, Western States; and Jimmy Riley, L-263 (runner-up), and Michael Hammer, L-69, Southeast. Southeast. L-69, Hammer, Michael and (runner-up), L-263 Riley, Jimmy and States; Western L-11, Simpson, Matthew and L-242, Thornton, Royce Arthur Kling III, L-13 (winner) and Joseph Amisson IV, L-28, Northeast; Philip Klingensmith, L-85, and Willard Oyler, L-169, Great Lakes (team winners); winners); (team Lakes Great L-169, Oyler, Willard and L-85, Klingensmith, Philip Northeast; L-28, IV, Amisson Joseph and (winner) L-13 III, Kling Arthur APPRENTICE NEWS October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 18 “I HAD A GOOD TIME. I LEARNED A LOT. AND I HAD THE HELP OF A LOT OF REAL GOOD PEOPLE AT OUR LOCAL.” ApprenticeshipCompetition. of the 2014 U.S. National moment afternamed winner being good people at our local.” good time. Ilearned Ihad alot.And thehelp ofalotreal a new heat recovery steam generator. under pressure.performing biggest “The thing Ileaned about FOR ARTHUR KLING, the competition offered alesson in Kling recounts experience man’s in hosting 5 did event.” job this District 5BM-ST DaveDistrict Hegeman, “Ican’t say enough about what ayeo administrator, Lodge judges, 5.He and District staff Mississippi BNAP told here McManamon at dinner” everybody this said. team. top tional Vice McManamon President Larry presented trophies and to the the winner to succeed.” didates, “It’s a pleasure to you. You’vebe here with proven you’ve got what it takes including new welding helmets. International Vice President Warren Fairley told thecan- continuedfrom previous page U.S. APPRENTICE CONTEST ARTHUR KLING III, L-13, ©

But the extra effort was well worth it, he said. “Ihad hesaid. it, a was worth well effort But theextra NationalBNAP Coordinator Spencer Marty acknowledged thework ofthetest standing oneofyou“Each guys and here every to tonight me.and awinner to is APComPower’s Mike Carroll announced Interna winner, therunner-up while

THE REPORTER THE enjoys the  ermakers are installing County, Pa., where Boil at a project in Bradford by aheavy work schedule practicing was complicated many sleepless nights.” and lotofstudying, lot ofhard awhole work, throughout preparations, his included “a which [to win].” was doing so good. It’s an unreal feeling and from what Icould tell everybody top. just agreat is This group ofguys, do. Don’t overthink it.’ do what you’ve been trained to ‘Justcame into thinking, this under stressful situations. I myself to is keep my cool He added that and studying Deidre, wife, saidKling his was “fantastic” “I didn’t to come expect outon

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, , rig a header , rig a header THE © REPORTER THE NEWS APPRENTICE JOSEPH AMISSON IV, L- 28 L- IV, AMISSON JOSEPH KLING, ARTHUR AND LEFT, L-13 out hoppersegments. , lay ROYCE THORNTON, L-242, LEFT, AND AND LEFT, L-242, THORNTON, ROYCE L-11 SIMPSON, MATTHEW for lifting. for APPRENTICE NEWS October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 20 ©

THE REPORTER THE rigging exercise.rigging TEAM AWARD WILLARD OYLER, L-169, WINNERS OF THE PHILIP KLINGENSMITH, L-85, LEFT, AND , work together the during October-December 2014 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 21