Volume 23, Number 4 • April 2014

A PUBLICATION OF THE AFFILIATED CONSTRUCTION TRADES A Division of the WV State Building Trades, AFL-CIO | Bill Hutchinson, President | Dave Efaw, Secretary-Treasurer | Steve White, Director Building Trades Members Seek Five Elected Offices Th ree members of the Building as Vice-Chair of the House Industry the House Government Organiza- Committees. Trades also serve in the House of and Labor Committee as well as on tion, Energy, Agriculture and Health Continued on p. 2>> Delegates, and two more are trying to get there. Dan Poling (D-Wood) is Business Manager of Painters District Council 53 having been a painter and mem- ber for 40 years. In the legislature he represents Wood County residents and serves in a number of positions. Poling is Chairman of the House En- ergy Industry and Labor Committee and a member of the House Finance, Energy and Transportation Commit- tees. Poling was fi rst appointed to a va- cant position in 2007 and has since won re-election three times. (D-Brooke) is Presi- dent of Electricians Local 246 based in Steubenville. Diserio has been a member of the IBEW since 1979. In Building Trades House of Delegates members (from right) Phil Diserio (D-Brooke) , Dave Walker (D-Clay) and Dan Poling (D-Wood) the legislature he represents Brooke confer on the fl oor of the House during a legislative session. Having representatives who come from and understand the construction and part of Ohio County and serves industry is vital in a citizen legislature. $1.4 Million Already Spent Against Rahall Anti-Union Billionaire Koch Brothers Descend on Political Scene “Paid for by Americans for Pros- their tax-exempt Americans for merce, the Koch brothers-backed Builders and Contractors and wife of perity.” Prosperity organization. Americans for Prosperity and the Delegate J.B. McCuskey, R-Kanawha. Election season is here and politi- Now they are setting their sights American Energy Alliance, have J.B. McCuskey won his race for cal ads are to be expected. on Congressman Nick Joe Rahall, spent about $1.4 million since late the House of Delegates in 2012 by a Should you care who is behind friend of working families, and pos- 2013 -- the vast majority of it attack- narrow margin of 41 votes. all the ads paid for by groups like sibly others in West Virginia during ing Rahall.” Political observers credit McCus- “Americans for Prosperity?” the 2014 elections. AFP started a West Virginia chap- key’s win to another business front Anti-union billionaire brothers According to a March 11 story in ter in February and hired Wendy group “Citizens Against Lawsuit Charles and David Koch spent $122 the Washington Post, “conservative McCuskey, former president of the Abuse” (CALA) for running attack million on elections in 2012 through groups, led by the Chamber of Com- anti-union West Virginia Associated Continued on p. 4>> 2 April 2014 Painters Hold Coating & Corrosion Expo Painters District Council 53 held representing 43 diff erent organiza- its 2nd Annual Coating and Corro- tions. Th e expo was off ered free and sion Expo on February 19 at their was intended for anyone who deals training facility in Weston, WV. with corrosion. Th e purpose of the event was to According to DC 53 Marketing off er state-of-the-art training and Representative Brian Stanley the products in the coating industry. event was a success. Th ere were six exhibitors on hand to “We targeted energy companies answer questions and demonstrate for attendance and with eight energy the latest products and training. related companies attending we feel Live demonstrations included it was a success,” said Stanley. “We surface preparation and applications also had good representation from with “hands on” virtual reality sand- the West Virginia Division of High- blasting and spray painting booths. ways.” Attendees were off ered the op- Council Business Manager Dan portunity to try their sandblasting Poling also points out that corrosion and painting skills using the virtual is getting a lot of focus since the wa- reality booths at the training facility ter tank leak in Charleston which led Participants at the Painters DC 53 Coating and Corrosion Expo watched sandblasting where they also received instruction. to drinking water contamination has demonstrations like this one and learned about the latest techniques and products in More than 110 people attended, been attributed to a corroded tank.  the industry. Insulators Local 80 Apprenticeship Open Th e Heat & Frost Insulators Lo- In addition applicants must reside In Kentucky – Bath, Carter, Floyd, Th e four year program teaches a cal 80 JATC announced applications in one of the following counties for Knott, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Row- variety of work tasks including the for apprenticeship will be taken April the last 12 months. an, Boyd, Elliot, Greenup, Lawrence, insulation of both industrial and 21-25, 2014. In Ohio the counties of Gallia, Lewis, Menifee, Pike, Wolfe, Brea- commercial mechanical systems (i.e. Applicants can go to the Charles- Meigs, Washington, Jackson, Pike, thitt, Estill, Johnson, Lee, Magoffi n, piping, boilers, duct work, storage ton, Huntington or Parkersburg Lawrence, or Scioto. Morgan or Powell. tanks) for the purpose of energy sav- WorkForce offi ces Monday thru Fri- In Virginia the counties of Allegh- And in West Virginia – Boone, ings; burn protection; and to control day, 9:00am to 4:00pm. eny, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Calhoun, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, system heat transfer and condensa- Applicants must be at least 18 Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Bu- Mason, Monroe, Pleasants, Raleigh, tion. years old, possess a High School Di- channan, Campbell, Carroll, Char- Roane, Webster, Wyoming, Braxton, All applicants will be considered ploma or equivalent, have a current lotte, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Frank- Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Pocahontas, without regard to race, color, reli- valid driver’s license, be physically lin, Giles, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Randolph, Summers, Wirt, Wayne, gion, national and ethnic origin or able to perform the work and pass a Highland, Montgomery, Nelson, Pat- Cabell, Doddridge, Greenbrier, Lew- sex. drug test. rick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, is, McDowell, Mingo, Pendleton, For more information visit www. An aptitude test will be adminis- Rockbridge, Russell, Smyth, Taze- Putnam, Ritchie, Kanawha, Logan, awlu80.com or contact 740-843- tered by WorkForce. well, Washington or Wythe. Mercer, Wood or Upshur. 1017.  Building Trades Members Continued from Page 1 Diserio also was appointed to a tation Committees. to our issues is why we get successes Gary McCallister is not new to vacated position, in early 2012, and “Th ese guys not only serve their each year.” politics having been elected to the was elected in 2012 in a close elec- districts well, they are a great ben- Denzil “Buddy” Malone is trying Lincoln County Board of Education. tion. efi t to the construction industry be- to join Poling, Diserio and Walker He is now seeking one of two Dave Walker (D-Clay), a retired cause they understand it where most as the newest trades’ member in House seats from the 22nd district member of Operating Engineers Lo- Delegates simply do not,” said Steve the House. He is running in the 8th which covers most of Lincoln and cal 132, served on the executive board White, ACT Director and a lobbyist District which covers part of Wood parts of Putnam, Boone and Logan and as a steward for many years. for the Trades for more than 20 years. County. Malone is Business Repre- Counties. Walker represents Calhoun and “We have lots of friends in the sentative for Millwrights Local 1755, McCallister is a member of the parts of Clay and Gilmer Counties. legislature but when a committee is a position he has held since 2006. Carpenters and works as a service He is Chair of the Agriculture Com- meeting or the full session is under- Malone ran in 2012 but was unsuc- representative for the newly formed mittee and serves on the House Edu- way a lobbyist can’t do a thing, having cessful against an incumbent who Keystone, Mountain, Lakes Regional cation, Labor, Energy and Transpor- members as delegates who can speak has held the seat for many years. Council of Carpenters.  Volume 23, Number 4 3 WV State Building $18 Million Wayne Trades Endorse School Bond Will U.S. Senate 23rd Barry L. Brown Natalie Tennant 24th Teddy “Ted” Tomblin, U.S. Congress David Graham Bring $42 Million in 1st David McKinley 25th Linda Goode Phillips 2nd Nick Casey 26th 3rd Nick Joe Rahall 27th Carol B. Bailey New Construction State Senate 29th Ricky Moye 1st 30th Mick Bates Elections are not always just about Th e funds will build a new $20.4 2nd Larry John Edgell 31st Clyde D. McKnight Jr. candidates but at times issues. million Ceredo-Kenova Elementa- 3rd Robert “Robin” Wilson Jr. 32nd Dave Perry, Margaret Anne Wayne County residents who go ry and a $17 million Crum PreK-8, 5th Staggers, to the polls this May will be asked along with $4.7 million in renova- 7th 33rd David A. Walker to approve a bond measure aimed at tions at Wayne High School that in- 8th Erik P. Wells 34th building new schools. clude new classrooms and restrooms. 9th Mike Green 35th Barbara “Bobbie” Hatfi eld, Th e bond measure is for $18 mil- A bond measure in 2012 that was 10th Ronald R. “Ron” Miller Andrew D. Byrd, John D. lion but if passed will be matched by twice as large failed so school leaders 11th Gregory A. Tucker Caudill IV, Sherri Wong another $18 million from the State went back to the drawing board and 12th 36th Nancy Guthrie, Mark Hunt, School Building Authority. proposed a smaller measure. 13th Add in another $4.2 million from “Schools like Crum Elementary 14th Stan Shaver 37th Brad Hefl in the Wayne County Schools Perma- are long overdue to be replaced,” said 15th Donald H. Cookman 41st Adam R. Young nent Improvement fund and $2 mil- Mark Johnson, Business Manager of 16th 42nd , Coy Flowers lion from Federal interest free bonds the Tri-State Building Trades Coun- 17th Jr. 43rd Denise L. Campbell to make a $42.2 million building pro- cil. "Kids deserve up-to-date facili- House of Delegates 44th Dana L. Lynch gram. ties."  1st , 45th Bill Hamilton Ronnie D. Jones 46th Peggy Donaldson Smith 2nd Phil Diserio 47th “Tammy” Stemple 3rd Erikka Storch 48th , Richard J. 4th Mike Ferro Iaquinta, 5th Dave Pethtel 49th Mike Manypenny 8th Denzil “Buddy” Malone 50th , Linda 9th Jim Marion Longstreth, 10th Dan Poling 51st Barbara E. Fleischauer, 12th Michael “Mike” Bright Charlene Marshall, Anthony 13th Joshua Martin, Josh McGrath “Tony” Barill, Nancy Jamison, 14th Johnny Roach Michael David Safcsak 16th Jim Morgan, 52nd Larry Williams 55th 17th Doug Reynolds, 57th Dale Stephens 59th Layne Diehl 18th Joe Hutchinson 61st Jason Barrett 19th , Ken Hicks 62nd Kristin Loken 20th Justin J. Marcum 65th Tiff any Lawrence 21st 66th Daniel P. Lutz Jr. 22nd , Gary McCallister 67th Stephen Skinner (also Steve Wedge - Jackson County Board of Education) 

Voting Dates to Remember Last day to register to vote – Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Early Voting - Wednesday April 30 through Saturday May 10 Early Voting is open during regular business hours at each county court- house or annex. Saturday’s from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shane Dillon of Laborers Local 543 Huntington places a sign in support of the Wayne Election Day – Tuesday, March 13 County School bond measure that will be on the ballot in Wayne County this May. The Polls open 6:30 a.m. through 7:30 p.m. measure if passed will bring in $18 million and lead to a total of $42.2 million in much needed new school construction. 4 April 2014 Pipe Trades Apprentice Competition Th e West Virginia State Pipe unions participated. go on to the regional competition in al event will be held in Ann Arbor, Trades held their annual apprentice- Winning the welding event was Pittsburgh later this year. A nation- Michigan.  ship contest during the week of April Keith Kidd, Local 83 Wheeling; Mor- 7 in Wheeling. gan Morgan, Local 83 Wheeling won Workers Memorial Day Wheeling Local 83 hosted the pipefi tting; HVAC was Roger Harris, Monday, April 28, 6:00pm event which tests apprentices in four Local 625 Charleston; and plumbing Benwood City Park areas; welding, pipefi tting, HVAC Kenneth Raulston Jr., Local 152 Mor- 4th Street, Benwood and plumbing. gantown. Eleven contestants from fi ve local Th e winners in each category will Workers Memorial Day is a nationwide event to honor all workers who died on the job. Th e event also promotes workplace safety. For more information contact the WV AFL-CIO 304-344-3557

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Apprentice contestants (front to back) Matthew Roe, Local 521 Huntington, Mitchell Bowles, Local 625 Charleston and Donald Wolfe Jr., Local 152 Morgantown work on the pipefi tting portion of the competition during the Pipe Trades annual apprenticeship contest held in Wheeling. Billionaires Descend Continued from Page 1 ads against his opponent. sures to curb corporate campaign Even before recent rulings by spending or make the names of their the U.S. Supreme Court, groups like donors known. CALA and AFP have been funneling In West Virginia, both the Mc- millions of dollars into political cam- Cuskeys – one as a lobbyist and the paigns while avoiding or ignoring other as a member of the House election laws that require disclosure of Delegates – worked to defeat a of where the money comes from. labor-backed bill designed to bring Th e Supreme Court has now elim- accountability to the campaign dona- inated many limits and disclosure tion process. requirements leaving big donors, Th e Koch brothers have been de- foreign governments, and multi- scribed as quiet but they’re making national corporations free to spend big noise with big money in elections. whatever they want without the pub- Th eir web of organizations, which www.uniontradesfcu.com lic having any knowledge of where includes AFP, is designed to take 1925 Murdoch Avenue 600 Leon Sullivan Way 330 14th Street the money comes from or how it is advantage of tax loopholes and ano- Parkersburg, WV 26101 Charleston, WV 25301 Huntington, WV 25701 spent. nymity for its donors while it spends (304) 485-1421 (304) 344-0194 (304) 523-7284 Th e Koch brothers and the groups millions to elect offi cials who side toll free (888) 524-1421 toll free (877) 593-6093 toll free (855) 355-7284 that contribute millions to their or- with corporations at the expense of [email protected] ganization fi ght any legislative mea- working families. 