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Learn more at UnionPlus.org/ATT All program plans for new and existing customers may require a new two-year contract. This offer cannot be combined with any other discounts. Qualifying monthly data plan required. THE contents JANUARY-MARCH 2017 Volume 56, Number 1 features: NEWTON B. JONES International President and Editor-in-Chief WILLIAM T. CREEDEN IVP HAGGERTY RETIRES, International Secretary-Treasurer IEC ELECTS FULTZ TO OFFICE INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Lawrence McManamon, Great Lakes Joe Maloney, Canada J. Tom Baca, Western States Warren Fairley, Southeast D. David Haggerty, Northeast

EDITORIAL STAFF 6 Mike Linderer LOCAL 11 WINS NACBE Managing Editor SAFETY AWARD Emily Allen Writer-Editor Mary Echols 11 Publications Specialist LOCAL 627 HOSTS CODE TRAINING 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 active members and retired members holding a Retired 18 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] EDUCATION & TRAINING...... 18 The Boilermaker Reporter 753 State AvenueSuite 565 LOCAL NEWS...... 28 Kansas City, KS 66101 IN MEMORIAM...... 36 (913) 371-2640; FAX (913) 281-8110

Union Printed in the U.S.A. BREAKING GROUND ON THE J.G. COOKSEY on the cover: TRAINING CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, For more articles, photos, video are, left to right, IVP J. Tom Baca, IST Bill Creeden, WSJAC Coordinator Collin Keisling, IR Jim and resources, visit us online at Cooksey, Bank of Labor President Bob McCall, www.boilermakers.org AZZ/WSI Field Project Manager Hunter Hastings, AZZ/WSI VP of Operations Chris Dixon, Lincoln Electric Technical Trainer Dan Klingman and ARB VP and WSJAC Chairman Larry Jansen. The facility is the first of eight being planned in the Western States to meet increasing demand for qualified welders. LIKE US SUBSCRIBE TO US SEE STORY 12 THE REPORTER © 1 COMMENTARY January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 2

© and will notimpact ofactive theaccrued benefits and will current thebenefits notaffect retirees receivechose will The rehabilitation planand difficult. they theirdecisions and the plan itself. and acted inthe best interests ofthe plan participants the law(ERISA), that governs and trustees, funds trust under the Employee Retirement Income Act Security properlyees. They’ve exercised their responsibility Brotherhood the decision ofthe trust fully support trustees,legally the officers ofour fund influence trust no nor legal can over the IEC fund, authority trust ANY green zone. yellow zone in2018 and ona“rehabilitation plan” to the These changes are projected to back move thefund into the allowed to make changes notavailable intheyellow zone. treating it were as if the fund in the red zone, the trustees are and yellowfunded and red requiring corrective action. By percentage green of a pension plan, with being the best statusfor 2017).Zone away is ofmeasuring thefunding zone” (although zone” inthe“yellow ithas been certified proactive step oftreating itwere asif thefund inthe“red ofouractuaries —to advice takebased the ontheexpert negativetially consequences for plan participants. over time, trigger government poten- intervention with If uncorrected,out inbenefits. left imbalance this could, little moneygoing into fortheamount being thefund paid threat Essentially, to thefund. theproblem oneoftoo is National Pension Trust took steps to address an emerging JANUARY,IN TRUSTEES oftheBoilermaker-Blacksmith fund imbalance Trustee actionswillhelpaddress

THE REPORTER THE The choices facing thetrustees were tough extraordinarily the InternationalWhile Council Executive (IEC) has To address the imbalance, the trustees have elected — InternationalPresident NEWTON B. JONES involves usall national pension Preserving members at normalretirement age.” not impacttheaccruedbenefits ofactive benefits current retirees receive andwill rehabilitation planwill notaffect“The the -

changes participant. to every theplan documents describing mail will Funds Office lodge that represents plan participants. In addition, the BNF-KC.com. to bedistributed also each will The video soon beavailable at that online informational video will sion changes, theNational developing is an Funds Office addressing common questions. organizations apage along professional with with advisory adiagramumn is and itsrelationships ofthepension trust address these topics below. Onthepages my following col forcurrentthe pension participants. and future fund Iwill changes are strengthen and how necessary we can further impact on our contractors. or reduce the current The formula. changes benefit have no theneedance to without increase pension contributions grandfathered certain paid out (with exceptions). such asearly retirement and forhow options pensions are remain as they were exactly to prior the rehabilitation plan. members at retirement normal age. will Those benefits regulations under theObama Administration EPA. Those ers across North America). So, too, have environmental of 2008had amajor impact onourplan (and many oth- demographic, and political other factors. sources funding two fluctuate dueto economic, regulatory, employers) and investment returns onplan assets. These earnedcontributions by monthly ourmembers by (paid HEALTHTHE OFournational pension plan depends on Why plan changes are necessary So that participants are better about informed thepen- It’s participants to for all important understand why these positively imbalThese impact changes thefund will change are will “elective”What oftheplan, provisions As ourmembers know tooAs theGreat well, Recession - - January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 3

- - - - - THE REPORTER REPORTER THE n These trustees carry a heavy legal burden to safeguard safeguard to burden carry trustees legal These a heavy Office Funds likewise dedicated includes Our National effort collective a need all our participating involving We The Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust is Trust Pension National Boilermaker-Blacksmith The especially activity, economic of greater the prospect With in 1960, the Boilermaker-Black its creation Since INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL OUR FROM Services and Assistant Director – Construction Sector Services Sector – Construction Assistant and Director Local for is 108, BM-ST our Simmons, Tim Operations. Recruitment Services Assis and National – Director new safeguard to together work must We our pension and a robust BOILERMAKERS enjoyed LONG HAVE in our standard the set has that plan pension reliable - regu economic, decade, the last over However, industry. pressures substantial placed have forces other latory and trustees of board exceptional fund. our an on to Thanks the and our contractors from numbers in equal (appointed preserve our to appropriately responded have we union) future retirees. and current for plan monitor They seriously. this burden they take and the plan, body, independent continually as an and, health the fund’s all decisionsmake on modifying the fund, on the relying managers. investment adviceand actuaries of decisions are the trustees’ that who ensure professionals carriedaccordingly. out our fund recruit full to This means health. restore locals to tant Director – Construction Sector Operations. These two These Operations. Sector Construction – Director tant will ensur Directors and our membership focus on growing the appropriate our fielding have construction members industry. of needs the meet to training fully construction and every members more ing manning taking members our means It call-outBoilermakers. for not forfeiting and man-hour of every available advantage or absenteeism to due contributions) pension hours (and forfeiting Code, the Boilermaker live we If job-hopping. will hoursunnecessarily past. the of thing a become who a dignified lived member has as any worth fighting for, will It every take construction life attest. can retirement - pen that every ensure and construction to lodge member sufficientsion contributions fully are our pension to secure returns). with combination investment our (in focus greater a and development infrastructure involving on fossil fuels, expand is our recruitment the time now to to and share our market recover to initiatives, training and come. to decades for pension our secure a pay missed never has Trust Pension National smith to together work Let’s or beneficiary. a retiree to ment growing and man-hours building our by way that it keep organization. our

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To better address our challenges in manning projects projects manning in challenges our address better To A key challenge we face is the reluctance or opposition or opposition is the reluctance face we challenge A key We are not alone in the shortage of skilled craftsmen, of skilled not alone in the shortage are craftsmen, We But there is another major reason for the shortfall that shortfall for the reason that major is another there But Contributing to the shortfall is the simple fact that the shortfall to Contributing that is fact the simple In fact, Boilermaker man-hours have trended downward downward trended have man-hours fact, Boilermaker In

BM-ST for Local 26, is now Director – National Training Training – National for LocalBM-ST Director 26, is now new appointments to International staff. Jeffrey Hughes, Hughes, Jeffrey staff. International to appointments new fully with properly skilled Boilermakers, I have made two fullymade skilled with have I Boilermakers, properly problem that must be overcome if we are to secure mar secure to if are we be overcome must that problem plan. pension members to take in additional members. This is a persistent This is a persistent members. in additional take to members on the part of some construction lodges and individual and on the part construction of some lodges our restore we our man-hours, and our membership grow workers into our union. That benefits them and us. As us. benefits and them we That union. our into workers simply are not enough skilled welders to take on the work.the on take skilled enough not to welders are simply bring those competition is nonunion on to take to way with other trades as well as the nonunion workforce. There There workforce. as wellwith as the nonunion trades other best The levels. performance highest the to trained are especially welders. This is a problem across North America North across This is a problem especially welders. they our locals ensure and into recruits welcome must We substantially more contributions than we take in. take we contributions than more substantially work top-performing Boilermaker and well-trained larger, change. all embrace of us must there, get work. To available other trades, but our Funds Office give up but our Funds we reports that trades, other A benefits. other and pension preserve our and share ket opportunity fully to construc man greater means force of share win and a greater projects maintenance tion and of another union. Of course, we sometimes fill sometimes we for Of course, union. in gaps of another that would have gone into our fund instead goes into that that into goes our fund instead into gone have would that another trade performs work,our trade contribution another pension the available Boilermaker craftsmen and women. Every time time Every women. and Boilermaker craftsmen available thing, increased years of payout do place additional strain strain additional do place of payout years thing, increased of a lack due to trades giving other to work up Boilermaker vious While times. life is a wonderful a longer of course are we projects, many On too is as a union. our own fault - pre in than on average, years, out benefits for more paying people are living longer — and that means the fund is the fund is means that — and living are longer people fund.the on has not made up the difference. up difference. the made not has tions totaled just $428 million. And return on investments $428 million. just on investments tions And totaled return Last year, the plan paid out $851 million paid plan the while contribu - Last year, paying into the fund for every 2.4 retirees receiving benefits. receiving fundthe every for into retirees 2.4 paying plants and contributed to the closure of hundreds of exist of hundreds the closure to contributed and plants was Boilermaker one active of 2016, the end 2009. At since effectively halted the construction of new coal-fired power power the construction coal-fired of new effectively halted mil our members cost have others many of so shuttering regulations, together with cheap, plentiful natural gas, have have gas, plentiful natural with cheap, together regulations, the and plants coal-fired on new restrictions The plants. ing man-hours. of lions HOW YOUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ACKSMITH -BL PE R NS KE IO PENSION WORKS A N M T What is the role of the International in the Pension Trust? R R Q. E U L I S

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B A. (or any other Taft-Hartley trust) beyond assigning union representatives to serve as trustees. The International President does not serve as a trustee and has no vote on any changes. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act EMPLOYERS UNION (ERISA) governs the operation of the Pension Trust and protects participants. Contractors/Employers pay Active members generate The Union and Participating pension contributions to pension contributions Contractors/Employers negotiate Who is responsible for making plan changes? fund monthly per hour worked agreements that fund the Boilermaker Q. Blacksmith Pension Trust The Board of Trustees has sole authority and responsibility to make plan changes. A. An equal number of employer-selected and union-appointed trustees oversees the ARD OF BO TRU pension trust and makes adjustments as fi nancial conditions warrant. Neither the ON S SI TE International President nor the employers can change the plan in any way or directly N E E S P infl uence the decisions of the trustees. In fact, they are forbidden by law to do so. A TAFT-HARTLEY TRUST is a benefi t fund established by multiple employers and a union. Where do pension contributions go? It is most common among Q. construction unions where For each hour worked, a participant earns a contribution towards the pension. Each workers frequently work for Employer Committee International President A. month, employers are required to submit payments to the Funds Oﬃ ce for those more than one contractor as they go from job to job. A selects Pension selects Pension hours. The Funds Oﬃ ce accumulates those payments and deposits them in Bank of board of trustees with an equal Trustees Trustees Labor. A pension processing company then calculates and disburses the benefi ts to number of employer and union all eligible retirees and benefi ciaries. Pension contributions never go to the Interna- representatives jointly tional and cannot be spent by the union under any circumstances. operate the fund.

T The International has no role in the operation of the the Pension Trust O

What determines the health of the fund? Q. Man-hours worked is the sole generator of contributions. When man-hours don’t INVESTMENT ACTUARIES INVESTMENTS A. meet expectations, there may be a shortfall, and the ratio of money coming in to CONSULTANTS Monitor fund health Money accumulated Chosen by the Board, and identify strategies in trust is invested money going out may drop. A plan that is 80 percent or more funded is considered these experts to keep plan on track to earn a return healthy. Investment returns also impact a plan’s health and will rise or fall based on recommend fi nancial markets. investments THE PENSION BOARD OF that will best TRUSTEES is made up of achieve the goals Employer representatives and of the fund THE NATIONAL FUNDS OFFICE What can be done to strengthen the fund? Union representatives. They are Q. administers all Boilermaker Trust an independent body with legal Funds including the Pension Trust. Every missed opportunity for work (absenteeism, no-shows, early quits) results in responsibility to oversee the NATIO KER NA Business partners are used to A. lost pension contributions. Members should maximize their man-hours wherever pension. Their duties include A L M FU selecting investment consultants, ER N process pension checks and possible. Growing union membership will also strengthen the fund, as more mem- IL D tracking fund investments, using O S distribute to recipients. bers will be contributing. The International Executive Council has launched major actuaries to analyze the health B initiatives for recruitment and organizing to bring up membership numbers. of the fund, and ensuring proper reporting to all government agencies charged with pension Will the pension be there for me? oversight including the U.S. Q. Treasury Department. They are the only entity allowed by law to BUSINESS This question is often asked not only for pensions but for Social Security as well. make changes to the plan under PARTNERS A. The answer is that nobody can guarantee the future. However, keep in mind that the Taft-Hartley Fund rules set FOR PENSION the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust has never missed a payment to PROCESSING forth by the Labor Management retirees and benefi ciaries since its founding in 1960. The more man-hours that are Relations Act of 1947. PENSION generated, the more secure the pension will be. RECIPIENTS HEADLINE NEWS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 6 © distinguished career IVP-Northeast Haggerty retires after rep for MOST (Mobilization, Stabilization, Optimization, for thelodge in1993.In 1998,hewas appointed asasafety 1988. He was elected business manager/secretary-treasurer asan assistantserved business agent from 1984through in 1980. as a journeyman 1977 through Virginia), 45 (Richmond, Local graduating Education.in Industrial He Arts became an apprentice in attendingin Virginia while Virginia State College, majoring father1974, working forhis at theYorktown Refinery Oil of union workers.hoods stands together to resist injustice and attacks ontheliveli message ofsolidarity, demonstrating that organized labor thearrestsLargely symbolic, nevertheless sent apowerful leaders UMWA like International President Cecil Roberts. march resulted that arrest, inhis along ofother with labor coal-fired power plants. on the front of the line His activism EPAjob-killing regulations aimed at closing coal mines and astheymarcheders ofAmerica inPittsburgh to oppose oftheUnited unioninsupport Boilermakers Mine Work the Proven Leadership Team. elected IVP-NE by delegates to that convention of aspart the Boilermakers’ governing document. He was again re- processingwith numerous resolutions aimed at modifying of extreme importance,tion as the committee charged is chairedgerty the Constitution and Law Committee, a posi Proven Leadership Team. reelected by delegates to that convention of the as part ing ofthe32ndConsolidated Convention in2011,was national Council (IEC) Executive to just prior theconven- Operations conference in Marco Island, Florida. President Newton B. Jones theConstruction during Sector John Fultz. decades. besucceeded He by CSO will Director Executive years as an IVP and a Boilermaker career spanning four D.tion, retire May David Haggerty will 1after nearly six INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, Northeast Sec IEC electsFultzto succeed

THE REPORTER THE In 1984,hewas elected president 45. He ofLocal also Haggerty began career his trades intheconstruction in In the summer of 2014, Haggerty represented the the33rdDuring Consolidated Convention, IVPHag Haggerty, was elected who by theBoilermakers’ Inter The changes were announced March 6by International ------

coal-fired power plants. to oppose job-killing EPA regulations aimed at closing coal mines and the Unitedof Workers Mine America of asthey marchedPittsburgh in HAGGERTY REPRESENTED THE BOILERMAKERS UNION union across arange oflabor-management agreements Director of National Construction Agreements in 2006. and Training), appointment his a heposition held until as As D-NCA, Haggerty represented D-NCA, As theinterests ofthe who helpedmealong theway.” grateful to alltheBoilermakers an amazingjourney. Iamforever not embarrass him…Ithasbeen was to make my dad proud and Istarted“When in1974,my goal D. DAVID HAGGERTY in support in January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 7

- - THE © REPORTER THE NEWS HEADLINE n JOHN T. FULTZ T. JOHN Effective May 1, Mark Vandiver will become ED-CSO, willED-CSO, become Vandiver Mark 1, EffectiveMay Other appointments include: Jeffrey Hughes, Direc Hughes, Jeffrey include: appointments Other “John stood out as the right person to fill to out as the right person as Vice stood the role “John “I’ve been conference, CSO the recent at noted Fultz IP Jones announces other CSO staff changes staff IP Jones announces other CSO election and WITHTHE Haggerty IVP of RETIRMENT of a number announced has IP Jones of ED-CSO Fultz, Division. Construction the in staffappointments of the willof Director the role assume West Mike and Direc Division (D-NTD)/Assistant Transient National States/AD-CSO. United tor – Construction Sector Operations. Shon Almond will Shon Operations. Sector – Construction tor Transient National – Assistant as Director West succeed Division (AD-NTD). Services/AD-CSO; Timothy Training of National tor Recruitment Services/ of National Director Simmons, of Jurisdictional Director AD-CSO; Martin Stanton, III, ExecuServices/AD-CSO;- Forkin, Eugene and of the Council of the Quality Control Director tive dent. In 2016, he was designated Special Assistant to the the Assistant to Special designated was 2016, he In dent. President. International is well- “He IP said Jones. Northeast,” the of President with relationships strong has he already and respected, as well as with the region, our throughout the members will he know be an We communities. owner and contractor team.” leadership the to addition excellent I’ve ever thing the only That’s time. a long Boilermaker a will serve It to this definitely proud organization. I’m done. got we’ve but shoes, fill to Haggerty’s be a challenge David greatest is one of my David in the Northeast. crew a good wishI friendsI’ve known years. 20 him well.” him life. in

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In 2004, Fultz became a Construction Division a Construction became Interna 2004, Fultz In Like Haggerty, Fultz has a Boilermaker career spanning spanning career a Boilermaker has Fultz Like Haggerty, Fultz retains his positions as trustee and secretary on the his and positions as trustee retains Fultz He received both appointments effective Jan. 1 upon the effective Jan. appointments both received He Assistant Director-CSO appointed was Fultz 2009, In Haggerty currently serves currently the Boiler on a trustee as Haggerty Haggerty said that his with time working that said the BoilermakHaggerty “David has served this organization with served has distinction this organization “David

in the fieldthe in until L-175.of BM-ST when1997, became he 1974 and graduated as a journeyman in 1978. He worked worked as a journeymanin 1978. He graduated 1974 and Local 175, Oswego, New York (now Local 5, Zone 175), in (now York New Local 175, Oswego, four decades. He became an apprentice with Boilermakers apprentice an became He four decades. on Administration for the National Funds. National the for Administration on Trust. He also continues to serve on the Joint Committee Committee serveto Joint the on also continues He Trust. Fund and the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Pension National the Boilermaker-Blacksmith and Fund boards of the Boilermakers National Health and Welfare Welfare and Health National Boilermakers the of boards retirement of Kyle Evenson. Kyle of retirement Presi the International Assistant to designated was and to a full-timea position to 2008. in rep President effective May 1. effective May President moved He Rep tional while L-175as also working BM-ST. Director of Administrative Affairs of the International AffairsInternational the of Administrative of Director Director – Construction Sector Operations and Assistant and Operations Sector – Construction Director John Fultz will Fultz his relinquish staff positionsJohn as Executive WITH HIS ELECTION to succeed Haggerty as IVP-NE, as IVP-NE, Haggerty succeed to WITH HIS ELECTION AD/AAIP posts to become IVP-NE become to posts AD/AAIP Fultz leaves newly-appointed ED-CSO, ED-CSO, newly-appointed Fultz leaves ing David as a part of the leadership team, we wish we him a team, as a part of the leadership David ing

among other responsibilities. other among processing grievances involving multi-trade jurisdictions, multi-trade involving grievances processing While willimportant we qualities for a leader. miss hav involving construction trade unions and contractors. contractors. and unions construction trade involving in participated he AsBoilermakersthe representative, are These integrity. and initiative leadership, onstrated well-earnedretirement.” IP Jones. “He has helped guide the Northeast with guide- helped dem the Northeast has “He IP Jones. and greatly contributed to the lives of our members,” said said members,” our of lives the to contributed greatly and way.” the along am forever grateful to all Boilermakerswhothe to me helped grateful forever am President since January 1, 2009. 1, January since President I journey. amazing an been has It organization. this great the designation of Special Assistant to the International the International Assistant to of Special the designation officer an become of I would someday that dream not even National Annuity Trust from 2012 to 2015. He has held held has 2015. He 2012 to from Annuity Trust National he said. “I did him,” not embarrass and proud dad my make held since 2011. He was also a trustee on the Boilermakers on also was a trustee 2011. He since held “When to was for his family. goal in 1974, my I started maker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, a position he’s positionhe’s a Trust, Pension National maker-Blacksmith friendships, security lasting and stability provided and ers HEADLINE NEWS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 8 © CSO conference tackles industry challenges CSO conference tackles industry sentation onthepension plan changes, Director along with NationalBoilermakers Health &Welfare Fund, led apre- ermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust and the that come into contribution the pension plan,” he said. we by aBoilermaker have who’stunity filled is going to have thattions have deeply cut into Boilermaker man-hours. tive environmental regulations market and shifting condi economic recovery, Jones He said. pointed also to restric problems dueto theGreat Recession of2008and aslow ing many trades, intheconstruction are facing funding tional Vice President or International Council.” Executive from influence allow theInternational President orInterna They donotRetirement Income ERISA. Act, Security from theorganization. They’re governed by theEmployee of thenational funds,” are “Those hesaid. independent theInternationalcertainly President —donotcontrol any Internationalfrom union. theBoilermakers “The —and will entail. why changesers explained are and what they necessary sion Trust drew extensive and debate discussion aspresent Operations. that as well as staff changes office in Construction Sector Haggerty, theIEC’s John election ofED-CSO Fultz to remarks by announcing theretirement ofIVP-NE David affecting the Boilermaker membership. 6-9 to address challenges, and changes opportunities gatheredNorth America inMarco March Island, Florida, CONSTRUCTION from across LEADERS LODGE Pension changes headlinemeeting

THE REPORTER THE John asSecretary onboththeBoil Fultz, serves who “It’s really to up usto see to itthat man-hour oppor every pension plans benefit Defined across thecountry, includ JonesIP stressed are that entirely thefunds separate Changes to theBoilermaker-Blacksmith National Pen- International President Newton B. Jones began his the pensionplan.” contribution come into who’s going to have that we have isfilledby aBoilermaker that every man-hour opportunity “It’s really upto usto seeto it (See story on page 6.)

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PARTICIPANTS LISTEN Fultz election. Fultz IP NEWTON JONES announces IVP Haggerty IVP Haggerty retirement,announces to apresentationchanges.pension on January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG

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THE © REPORTER THE Continued on next page on Continued NEWS HEADLINE describes his Vietnam War experiences and later career flying career later and experiences War Vietnam his describes After Shul’s crash, doctors told him he’d never fly again fly again never him he’d told doctors crash, Shul’s After one of only 93 people become to his “do-over” used He NACBE GUEST SPEAKER U.S. AIR FORCE MAJ., RETIRED, BRIAN BRIAN RETIRED, MAJ., FORCE AIR U.S. SPEAKER GUEST NACBE SHUL the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. spy Blackbird SR-71 the as Air Force pilot as Air Force world. the in highest-flying and plane fastest the them proved He suffered. burns he’d the extensive of because hospi the of out walked I day the was day “The best wrong. It fly again. to me back taking was man Air an Force and tal said.he like was do-over,” a which Blackbird, the SR-71 plane, pilot spy to the elite of sound. During his times the speed three at travel could as a up photography piloting he took the SR-71, years seven Blackbird his the of skills used and photos shoot hobby to of military 20 years After service, aircraft. other and Shul He endeavors. other and photography pursue to retired NACBE speaker recounts career career recounts speaker NACBE Air Force, SPEAKER, GUEST U.S. Shul, Brian NACBE Maj. story harrowing the his of relate to the stage took retired, - survival the Cam shot down near being after recovery and his and “second War during the Vietnam border bodian aircraft, reconnaissance pilotingcareer” Blackbird the SR-71

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Jones also spoke about the need to consider market recov market consider to the need about also spoke Jones “I have great confidence that Jeffrey Hughes has the skill has Hughes Jeffrey that confidence great “I have Tim Simmons, BM-ST of Local 108 (Birmingham, Ala of Local BM-ST 108 (Birmingham, Simmons, Tim Jeffrey Hughes, BM-ST of Local 26 (Savannah, Geor of Local BM-ST 26 (Savannah, Hughes, Jeffrey Two recent staff appointments will address training and will and staff appointments training address recent Two King said the National Funds Office Funds will National the said mailKing all pension Also addressing the topic of defined of was benefit the topic pensions Alsoaddressing

under consideration. under low. He said expanding tripartite outreach into such states is states such into expanding tripartite said outreach He low. ery initiatives in states like Texas, where union labor density is union labor where like Texas, ery in states initiatives

do this.” do this.” out there and recruit. We have to grow. I’m confident we can can confident we I’m grow. to have recruit. We and out there goes on in some areas, but in some we don’t. We need to get get to need We don’t. we but in some areas, on in some goes closely with Tim Simmons. We have a lot of recruitment that that a lot of recruitment have We Simmons. withclosely Tim ing we’re doing across the country,” Jones said. “He will said. “He work Jones the country,” across doing we’re ing - the train us improve help in his heart the dedication to and fullyjobs. man struction lodges to help ensure they have sufficient to workers they have ensure help to struction lodges will focus on identifying- con recruits into new placing and bama), is now Director – National Recruitment Services. He – National Director is now bama), ensuring construction members have the right welding skills the right welding construction have ensuring members focus on upgrading training standards where needed and and needed where standards training focus on upgrading gia) is now Director – National Training Services. will He Training – National Director is now gia) industry. the by required recruitment, respectively. respectively. recruitment,

announced several initiatives to achieve that end. that achieve to initiatives several announced bership, a topic IP Jones emphasized during his remarks. He He during his remarks. emphasized IP Jones a topic bership, - the mem the union — iswhile growing also strengthening A KEY ELEMENT in restoring the pension to full to — the pension health ELEMENTA KEY in restoring IP Jones outlines initiatives for growth for IP Jones outlines initiatives

posted to www.BNF-KC.com to posted office will will video informational that an also produce be concerns about the impact of pension changes as present changes pension of the impact about concerns The changes. the of explanation detailed a participants plan ference also participated. Business managers expressed their expressed managers Business also participated. ference - the con at trustees Fund Group. actuaryan Segal The from decisions how necessary and are changes why detailed ers reached. were

of Retirement Plans Christine King and Tom Del Fiacco, Fiacco, Del Tom Christine and King Plans of Retirement benefitplans. such an option, as it would undercut the strength of defined the strength undercut option, an as it would such as a 401(K). The Boilermakers union is strongly opposed to to opposed Boilermakers union is The strongly as a 401(K). Such a plan would include a defined would contribution a plan option such Such Michael Scott, Executive Director of the National Coordi of the National Executive Director Scott, Michael plan.” pension a “composite create to a proposal including developments that may impact union pensions in the future, in the future, union pensions impact may that developments lodge that has members participating in the pension fund. pension the in participating members has that lodge on spoke Scott Plans. for Multiemployer Committee nating HEADLINE NEWS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 10 © with CCUS. with IAN MACGREGOR Executive ViceExecutive President ofOperations in2016, stressed SNOWDEN,MIKE joined WHO theBank as ofLabor BOL’s Snowden seeks local lodge support cheap electricity. jobs retrofitting old plants and an abundant supply of toward solar energy, there could be thousands of new U.S. could get the $23 per megawatt subsidy now going retrofits ofcoal-burning plants. MacGregor the said if applied to alternative development energy to go to CCUS ucts, according to MacGregor. barrels per day of high-value, high-demand refined prod of bitumen-blend feed stock into approximately 80,000 capacity to process approximately 79,000barrels per day have the complete is will at theend of2017,therefinery porates CCUS into theoverall design. Once phase one projectEdmonton, that —an $8billion incor Alberta near SturgeonUpgrading, theNWR described Refinery ofNorth West CHAIRMAN MACGREGOR, IAN Entrepreneur urges CCUStax credits any opportunity.” and live inthemoment. “Don’t aminute miss or ofyour life encouraged conference participants to follow theirpassion continued from page 9 CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE

THE REPORTER THE He said there aneed is forU.S. credits now tax being calls for tax credits to retrofit coal-fired plants

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urgesmanagers business tothe bankgrow. help BANK OF LABOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT MIKE SNOWDEN Life InsuranceLife Company). Ed Smith, President and CEO ofULLICO ( theUnionRelations with Sportsmen’s and Alliance; Segal Marco Walt Advisors; Ingram, Director ofUnion Mark Garrett reported on health and issues. safety ton spoke and D-H&SS about Boilermaker jurisdiction, National Apprenticeship Program. Stan - Marty AD-CSO tor Mark Wertz provided updates ontheBoilermaker other MOST programs, National and BNAP Coordina “Skipper” Branscum discussed theBoilermaker Code and Jacobs onnational agreements. MOST Administrator Dale andpolitical legislative developments and D-NCA Tony in the Construction Sector. other topics onareas to ofimportance locallodge leaders COVEREDCONFERENCE arange PRESENTERS of Speakers update MOST, BNAP, otherareas put our money.” Snowden. “It’s the right thing to do. It’s the right place to tounion hall and askfortheirbusiness,” unionhall said managers to help the bank grow. across thelabor community. He encouraged business raising amount and itsawareness energy oftime nificant union community. He said thebank has invested asig the to serve existing that the Boilermakers’ bank, is BOL Also addressingAlso the conference were Nick Trella of Participants heard Cecile Conroy from D-DGA on “Now that people we know are, who we’re going to target n Union Labor

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- - n THE © REPORTER THE NEWS HEADLINE second from right, accepts accepts right, from second The compensable injury rate stood at 4.09 percent, percent, 4.09 at stood injurycompensable rate The fol injury on the lowest rates based are awards Safety The lost-time injury rate for 2016 showed a slight uptick a slight for 2016 showed injury lost-time The rate 2016 in million23 nearly worked The man-hours tion Boilermaker man-hours worked in 2016. Incidents are are Incidents 2016. in worked tionman-hours Boilermaker worked. man-hours 200,000 per calculated the rate comparison, By 4.49 percent. 2015’s down from track began NACBE first 83.02 in 1990, the at year stood years. 10 ing safety performance. OSHA recordables dropped from from dropped recordables OSHA safety performance. ing 2016. in 1.39 to in 2015 percent 1.54 index the since low record The 0.17. 2015’s over 0.21 to in 2013. Thirty-seven locals 0.12, achieved at stands began injuries, 39 in 2015. down from lost-time zero in at came injuries for compensable zero locals recorded Fourteen 2015.in 13 up2016, from and down the previous from year finished 5.3 percent in lowest — the second 2013 since lowest the in at clocked man-hours Boilermaker of percentage highest the by lowed index.the in participating contractors NACBE from - - - LOCAL 11 BM-ST JESS LABUFF JESS BM-ST 11 LOCAL the top NACBE safety award on behalf of Local 11 (Helena, 11 Local of behalf on award safety NACBE top the IP r.) to (l. are presentation the in Joining Montana). J. IVP-WS Purdon, Greg President NACBE Jones, Newton Erickson. John Dir. Exec. NACBE and Baca Tom

Local 11 (Helena, Montana), representing the West representing Montana), Local 11 (Helena, The three other lodges finishing first lodges other in their sections three The NACBE Executive Director John Erickson said the Erickson the said John Executive Director NACBE

Marco Island, Florida on March 5-9. Florida March on Island, Marco the Construction Sector Operations conference held at at held conference Operations Sector the Construction Boilermakers’ four U.S. vice-presidential sections during during sections vice-presidential four U.S. Boilermakers’ safety awards to the 2016 top-performing locals the from to safety awards Boilermaker Employers (NACBE) presented its annual its annual presented (NACBE) Employers Boilermaker THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Construction Construction of ASSOCIATION THENATIONAL Safety records improve in two areas in two improve records Safety

BM-ST; Great Lakes Local 85 (Toledo, Ohio), Tim Tim Tim Ohio), Local (Toledo, 85 Lakes Great BM-ST; included Northeast Local 193 (Baltimore), Daniel Weber, Weber, Daniel Local 193 (Baltimore), Northeast included

based on safetyduringon 2016. performance based secretary-treasurer accepted the award. The award was was award The the award. accepted secretary-treasurer recordable injuries. Jess LaBuff, L-11 business manager, LaBuff, L-11 Jess injuries. manager, business recordable of all construc 60 percent under just safety index covered accidents, zero compensable injuries and zero OSHA OSHA zero and injuries compensable zero accidents, BM-ST. May, Scott Tennessee), ern Section, took national honors, with zero lost-time lost-time withhonors, zero national took Section, ern Local (Chattanooga, 454 Southeast and BM-ST; mons, Local 11 wins national safety award Local11 wins national HEADLINE NEWS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 12 ©

to nonunion bring members into our organization.” ers,” Baca “and said, there’s going to bealotofopportunity certified by the state.certified are 19)must begraduates ofan apprenticeship program percent of workers maintain who those refineries (there he noted.California, State law now requires that at least 60 in refineries comes Boilermakers from oil for qualified throughoutfacilities theWest. Part ofthegrowing demand are being planned to bolster theeight local lodge training contractorofficers, representatives and other guests. Westernstaff, States business managers, Bank ofLabor was attended which ing, by ISTCreeden, Bill International Joint Apprenticeship Committee hosted thegroundbreak by Bank of Labor. being is provided ing forthefacility ment for30welding stations. Financ equip provide will Lincoln Electric welding machines and training; Training Center. J.G. Cooksey WSJAC Boilermaker Representative Jim Cooksey asthe to address the growing demand.” and others we haveget. us allow facility This planned will need them to get theirjobs doneonschedule and onbud world —are available to thecontractors and that owners are —who some ofthebestBoilermakers welders inthe shortages. “Weindustry want to make sure that union beonturning outtop welders to addressemphasis will betaught; also however,fabrication will and rigging the Western States, such as said other Boilermaker skills apprentices and helpers. to advanced provide welding to journeymen, instruction a new regional training center in Salt designed Lake City UNIONbroke ground Feb. BOILERMAKERS THE 9on 30booths welding, Salt Lake Cityfacility willfeature robotic training center Union breaksgroundforregional THE REPORTER THE “California going is thousandsofBoilermak to beshort Baca said atotal ofeight new regional training centers IVP Baca and theWestern States robotic provide will AZZ/WSI named is forInternationalThe Salt facility City Lake J. Tom Baca, International Vice President forthe - -

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BOL Senior Vice President,Senior BOL Manager CommercialDivision. Banking Client Services; J. Tom Baca, IVP-WS; Bill Creeden, IST; and Joe Keller, BOL President; Bill Arnold, BOL Executive Vice President/Director of CENTER THE NEW J.G. COOKSEY WSJAC BOILERMAKER TRAINING summer or early 2017. fall Construction expected is to be completedairport. in late near downtown Salt and City the area’s Lake international they can retire on.” notjust themselves,wives, and that theyhave apension getthey actually healthcare for their children and their for better wages can’t and “They benefits. believe… that astic about joining the Boilermakers and the opportunity The center will belocatedThe center at 1965Bending will Court, River He that explained nonunion workers have been enthusi on scheduleandbudget.” need themto get theirjobs done contractors andowners that world —are available to the some ofthebest welders inthe union Boilermakers —whoare “We want to make sure that is being financed byfinanced being is BankofLabor.Left to right:McCall, Bob — J. TOM BACA, WESTERN STATES IVP n - January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 13

THE © REPORTER THE NEWS HEADLINE unionsportsmen.org about the USA or to join, visit join, or to the USA about the union’s status as a charter as a charter status the union’s to all Boilermakers, thanks to to thanks Boilermakers, all to organization. To find out more more out find To organization. Membership in the USA is free is free the USA in Membership ERICA TURNEY, A SECRETARY WITH THE IBB INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL IBB THE WITH SECRETARY A TURNEY, ERICA (TOP), AND DAUGHTER EVIE TURNEY TAKE TURNS BUSTING CLAYS. CLAYS. BUSTING TURNS TAKE TURNEY EVIE DAUGHTER AND (TOP), the capture on to also went category, in the youth who competed Evie, ladies title. HOA -

n ACHIEVED ACHIEVED L-83 retiree retiree L-83

KEVIN JACOBSON JACOBSON KEVIN Other L-83 team members members team L-83 Other Pete Schrler and Justin Sturgon. Schrler and Justin Pete OVERALL (HOA) TEAM WITH A A WITH TEAM (HOA) OVERALL

team member team

TOOK TOP HONORS AS THE HIGH HIGH THE AS HONORS TOP TOOK (PICTURED FAR RIGHT) FAR (PICTURED included Shobe Smith, Jamie Adams,

“As we near our 10th anniversary and work to anniversary our 10th to work and near we “As Evie Turney, participating on a team from the IBB, and and the IBB, from on a team participating Turney, Evie The money raised from the shoot will support the USA’s the shoot will from money raised The support the USA’s

NOTABLE SCORE OF 467. 467. OF SCORE NOTABLE 100 CLAYS.100 BOILERMAKERS LOCAL 83 RETIREES RETIREES 83 LOCAL BOILERMAKERS

THE HOA INDIVIDUAL AWARD FOR A A FOR AWARD INDIVIDUAL HOA THE fundraising high

Boilermakers’ USA shoot hits hits USA shoot Boilermakers’ our original charter unions, and its annual its annual and unions, our original charter cause,” said Vance. “The IBB was one of “The IBB one of was Vance. said cause,” earning a score of 93. of score a earning support of our for their dedicated bers fundraising records.” break ers International, went home with the HOA youth award, home with award, youth went the HOA International, ers conservation project, 100th our complete all the IBB and - thank of its mem to want we Kansas City shoot isof our longest one to continues and running events

score of 50. Dillon Gercone, shooting with Team Roof with shooting of 50. Dillon Team score Gercone, also a youth shooter, earned the HOA ladies title with ladies the HOA a earned shooter, also a youth of the organization.” the of projects, member programs, and the day to day operations operations day to the day and programs, member projects, said. “Funds raised at USA shoots help fund shoots help USA conservation at raised said. “Funds program are critical to funding the mission of the USA,” he critical funding the mission to are of the USA,” program tive Director Scott Vance. “Proceeds from the shooting the shooting from “Proceeds Vance. Scott Director tive conservation mission, according USA CEO and Execu and - CEO USA conservation mission, according total of 38 teams participated. participated. teams 38 of total 23 teams from various locals and from the International. A various International. the locals from from and 23 teams participants. Representing the Boilermakers union were were union the Boilermakers Representing participants. Creek Shooting Park in Lenexa, Kansas, attracted 186 186 in Lenexa, Kansas, attracted Park Shooting Creek shooting events Sept. 24. The event, held at the Powder the Powder at held event, 24. The Sept. events shooting raised more than $160,000 to set a new record for all USA record a new set $160,000 to than more raised Annual Boilermakers Kansas City Sporting Clays Shoot Shoot Kansas City Boilermakers SportingAnnual Clays THE UNION SPORTSMEN’S Alliance (USA) 8th 8th Alliance(USA) THE UNION SPORTSMEN’S Event raises $160,000, draws 186 shooters 186 draws $160,000, raises Event SECOND YEAR IN A ROW BY BUSTING BUSTING BY ROW A IN YEAR SECOND JOBS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 14 © air heater baskets Members replace re-heat outlet headers, from start to finish. tofrom start finish. project remained onschedule orslightly ahead ofschedule a weld rejection rate ofjust 1.6 percent, and theheader connection 30-inch link and welds. two Crews achieved 26-inch welds, tube welds, two 28 6-inch riser along with into place using a series of trolleys and air hoists. Boilermaker crews lifts, moved200-foot the new headers positioned below thepenthouse ofeach unit.Following the 36,000required pounds, use of a 500-ton hydraulic crane numbersimilar on Unit 1. 100,000 man-hours on Unit 2and are expected to work a and other components. Boilermakers worked more than air heater repairs to baskets theboiler asancillary aswell including thereplacement ofre-heat outlet headers and three unitsrated with in Kansas, at acombined 2,155MW. CenterEnergy thelargest is power fossil generation plant outage,2 fall completed successfully late last year. Jeffrey outage on Unit 1. The job on the heels of the Unit follows where crews Kansas, areSt. Marys, working thespring at Westartheir skills Energy’s Jeffrey Center Energy in ers employed by Day &Zimmerman are demonstrating CITY, 83(KANSAS LOCAL MISSOURI) Boilermak

CENTER OUTAGES JEFFREY ENERGY SHINE ON L-83 BOILERMAKERS THE REPORTER THE

WESTAR’S JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER, ST. MARYS, KANSAS. On Unit 2,over 1,700terminal tubewelds were made, Replacing the old header sections, each weighing some The Unit 1 outage mirrors work on Unit performed 2, + KUDOS

rently under way on Unit 1. ing repairs to theairheater system. The same cur work is replaced more than 1,000airheater mak also baskets while and on time.” Together, we attack [the project] asateam and doitsafe They’re top-notch They guys. time. do it right the first “We’ve got agreat 83. set from Local ofBoilermakers their coal-fired units.” reassuringis to see power plant making owners upgrades to and fromtions competition other sources ofelectricity, it know it safely,”their jobwho and perform he said. teamwork, communication men and women and skilled solid leadership,— sound planning, working theplan, header change-outs. “A successful job is formany reasons the outages and choreograph work such as the critical Westar worked engineers who months in advance to plan maker crews and commended Day & Zimmerman and Bull stewardBull Mark “Shoe” Shoemaker praised Boiler On theUnit outage, 2fall Boilermaker crews and pulled Welding on the new Unit 1 headers began in late March. Day & Zimmerman Site Manager Ryan Statler said, theenvironmental all Shoemaker regula added, “With n visit See pages 16&17and www.boilermakers.org for more photos

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+ KUDOS + THE REPORTER REPORTER THE JOBS JOBS L-83 MEMBERS WORKING ON UNIT 1: TOP TWO PHOTOS, DAY SHIFT; BOTTOM PHOTO, NIGHT SHIFT. NIGHT PHOTO, BOTTOM SHIFT; DAY PHOTOS, TWO TOP 1: UNIT ON WORKING MEMBERS L-83 Boilermakers position a reheat outlet header onto a trolley assembly. Left to right, Vitaliy Shevchenko, Vasiliy Shevchenko, Charlie Clark, Jared Brindley and Wade Adams.

Crew members disconnect rigging following a successful lift to the penthouse platform. Rodney Hale lowers an air heater basket to other Boilermakers four stories below.

Jared Hogue (top) and Clayton Adams pull air heater baskets from a radial heater assembly. About 1,000 of the baskets will be replaced on Unit 1.

A new reheat outlet header section rests inside the penthouse before positioning and welding. EDUCATION+TRAINING January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 18 © experiences and viewpoints.”experiences our members to hear. Our members shared also their own perspectivesown and are insights, for which important interacted ourmembers and brought with well their very tives from several contractor companies,” “They hesaid. (APS) asrepresenta aswell Publicand Arizona Service Companyfrom Public Service ofNew Mexico (PNM) tactors sat also inontheclass. “We had plant managers member participation and noted that and owners con- phy provided technical support. of unprofessional behavior. MOST Representative Jay Bro and situational re-creationsincorporate interviews video sented theincludes class, 10 teaching which modules that Code” for more and earn work. to trust opportunities build ect. The program the stresses of“living theimportance bers absolute to work with professionalism proj- on every MOST aimed and at is trust educating and mem inspiring - some 4 (Page, from Local Arizona). ton, New Mexico, drawing more 34members, including maker Code and steward training Jan. 17-18inFarming hosted 627(PHOENIX) LOCAL days two ofBoiler Owner, contractor reps show support hosts BoilermakerL-627 Code training

THE REPORTER THE Richard Lerma, second row, far left. Jay Brophy, MOST representative/technical support is in the third row, far left. Ernie Dorsey, first row, far left, and Steve Speed, first row, far right; and L-627 Assistant Business Manager and steward/jurisdiction trainer FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO, JAN. 17-18. THIRTY-FOUR MEMBERS OF L-627 AND L-4 ATTEND BOILERMAKER CODE AND STEWARD/JURISDICTION TRAINING IN Jacob BM-ST, Evenson, L-627 said hewas pleased with MOST Code trainers Ernie Dorsey and Steve Speed pre- The Boilermaker Code thenewest is program ofthe Jacob Evenson, L-627 BM-ST, is in the first row, fifth from left. Instructors include Code trainers - - - - tant business manager. taughttraining and assis by jurisdiction, Richard Lerma, manager.tion manager,struction construc- district Pincock, and Kris Wilcox Construction Co. (BWCC), Brian Talcott, con- Four Corners generating station; and from Babcock & business development; Charlie Hughart, site manager Steveof operations, fleet; fossil director APS Skidd, of & Iron (CB&I) representatives David Bittner, director manager, Four Corners generating station; Chicago Bridge San Juan generating station; Tom plant APS Livingston, Virginia Tsinnijinnie. Trina Salazar, Smith Smith, Garrison and Lorinda Young. 4members attending Local John, included Ray son Tapaha, Wood Aaron White, Aaron and Stanley Smallcanyon, Karlyn ChanellRentz, Thompson, Van - ers, Melvin Mike, Preston Mitchell, James Presley, Ray cheenie, Craig Laughter, Lane, Philbert Mey Ames Daniel John, Monty John, Kinli Delbert King, Filbert Lynn Anthony Harris, Harrison, Lester Henry, Ben Joey, non Davis, Darrell Ike Dugi, Goldtooth, Edison Gordo, Beyale, Frediel Anaya, Allison Canyon, Cly, Ashley Ver The two daysThe two oftraining offered also sessions onsteward attendingAlso were Tom Fallgren, PNM plant manager, 627members attendingLocal theclass included Dan- n - - - -

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THE REPORTER REPORTER THE Feb. 9 at the BNF the at 9 Feb. +TRAINING EDUCATION LORI JASPERSON, BNF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OPERATING CHIEF BNF JASPERSON, LORI — BNF office attends Boilermaker Code training Code Boilermaker attends BNF office culture and the people we serve.” and the people we culture “This training helps the staff stay connected to the Boilermaker the Boilermaker to connected stay “This the staff helps training TWELVE EMPLOYEES OF THE BOILERMAKERS NATIONAL FUNDS ATTENDED MOST’S BOILERMAKER CODE TRAINING TRAINING CODE BOILERMAKER MOST’S ATTENDED FUNDS NATIONAL BOILERMAKERS THE OF EMPLOYEES TWELVE Stephanie Leiker. Back row, l. to r., Branscum, Jasperson, Mario Rodriguez, Margaret Shriver, Rhonda Mahon-White and Brian McEnroe. McEnroe. Brian and Mahon-White Rhonda Shriver, Margaret Rodriguez, Mario Jasperson, Branscum, r., to l. row, Back Leiker. Stephanie we serve,” she said. Front row, l. to r., Nicole Fergus, Cyndy DeKeyser, Christine King, Bridget Hillebert, Tonya Pavelac-Walker, Kathy James and James Kathy Pavelac-Walker, Tonya Hillebert, Bridget King, Christine DeKeyser, Cyndy Fergus, Nicole r., to l. row, Front said. she serve,” we felt it was important for the funds office to attend the class. “This training helps the staff stay connected to the Boilermaker culture and the people culture the Boilermaker to connected stay class. the “This the staff helps attend to training funds the office for important it was felt office in Kansas City, Kansas. MOST Administrator Dale “Skipper” Branscum led the training. Lori Jasperson, BNF Chief Operating Officer, said she Officer, Operating BNF Chief Dale “Skipper” Lori Jasperson, led the training. Branscum Administrator MOST Kansas. City, in Kansas office EDUCATION+TRAINING January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 20 Jared Richard Maier, Lock, Scott Marshall, James Master Gabe Lamar, Kalinowski, Lester,Johnson, Bryan Larry Hobgood, Hall, Chris Grasela, Bryan Tracy Howard, Zach Michael Futrell, Daniel Gayer, Gonzales, Aaron Michael Troydon Egdorf, Flener, Cody Foster, Franzman, Kevin MorganBoswell, DeJarnette, Bran Christopher- Driskell, Below,Rex Wayne Blakeman, Brandon Richard Boring, ness Agent Douglas Ewell Terry II, Alvey, Chris Allen, everyone.”can benefit cooperatingpartners to take advantage ofaprogram that agreat is training“The at oftripartite example Rockport basis and awayon avoluntary from alive project,” hesaid. andowner contractor. handled “Code training typically is to thepositive relationshipopportunity among theunion, ing on the second and third days. and theday broke shift into segments two to attend train- tractor Graycor. The attended night shift session, thefirst 21-23.The training was sponsoredary and by con AEP - (SCR) Indiana, system plant Febru at Rockport, theAEP - aprojectduring to install a selective reduction catalytic ana) received forBoilermaker Code paid off time training 374(Hammond, ofLocal NEARLY Indi 100MEMBERS Owner, contractor sponsortraining for 100 L-374 MEMBERS AEP Rockport project AEP Rockport L-374 learnCode members during Attending the class McWhirter, were, Busi from L-374, credited BM-ST Dan McWhirter thetrainingL-374 ©

THE REPORTER THE listen to apresentationby MOST instructors Ray ParrotJim Porter. and - - - theftcontractors on crews.union and CODE TRAINER RAY PARROT technical n support. the class. MOST representative Tony Smarra provided Scott Tansey. 40, Charles South and Matt Ward; and 667, from Local Youngs. completing Also thetraining were, from Local Thomas, Warren Wolf, Brad Woodward and Thomas Spears, CaseyBryson Sturgess, Jason Thomas, Travis Sammy Tyler Roberts, Seth Schnell, Scott, Travis Sitzman, TonyaRaetz, Nathan Rankin, Huckleberry, Rice, William mer, Monroe, Aaron Clayton Morgan, Mike Onyett, Seth son, Timothy McDonald, Kyle McPherson, Aaron Mess MOST Code Parrot trainers Ray and Jim Porter taught makes apointtoolof the impact about -

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+TRAINING EDUCATION BOILERMAKERS WORKING AT AEP ROCKPORT GATHER FOR GROUP PHOTOS FOLLOWING CODE TRAINING. CODE FOLLOWING PHOTOS GROUP FOR GATHER ROCKPORT AEP AT WORKING BOILERMAKERS L-374 BM-ST Dan McWhirter is seated at far left; MOST trainers Ray Parrott and Jim Porter are standing second from left and far right, right, far and left from second standing are Porter Jim and Parrott Ray trainers MOST left; far at seated is McWhirter Dan BM-ST L-374 left. far at is standing Smarra Tony representative MOST respectively.

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“Enhancing the performance of our field the performance supervisors“Enhancing skills and the business aspects of construction. Grant skills of construction. aspects Grant the business and encour to continues Training, of National Director Jacobs, future and supervi all current including members, age local their through course upcoming up for an sign sors, to departments. training lodge most,- if not all of a proj aspects significantlycan improve productivity morale, costs and crew safety, ect, including of which will “all help Jacobs, said rework,” to attributed advantage upon the competitive improve and maintain to establish.” to hard worked have members that

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L-146 (EDMONTON,L-146 ALBERTA), FEB. 10-11 Jason Aitken. Berube. Back row, standing, Rohit Sonawane, Ken Van Der Veen, Jameel Houssian, Dean O’Dell, Vicky White, Vince Viczko, James O’Donoghue James and Vince Viczko, Houssian, Jameel Dean O’Dell, Vicky White, Veen, Der Van Ken Sonawane, Rohit standing, row, Berube. Back National Training Coordinator). First row, standing, Travis Smith, Josh Maisonneuve, Maurice Bennett, Kevin Rogalski, Bobby Palaypay, and Luc and Palaypay, Bobby Rogalski, Kevin Bennett, Maurice Maisonneuve, Josh Smith, Travis standing, row, First Coordinator). Training National members across the country the pho during across (group 2016 members Field Supervisor Leadership Training Course to 72 72 to Course SupervisorField Training Leadership NATIONAL TRAINING, CANADA, taught the TRAINING, CANADA,the taught NATIONAL training in Canada training courses host 128, 203, 146 and 555 Locals and Localand 555, facilities in Regina, Saskatchewan ton, Alberta), Local 203 (St. John’s, Newfoundland), Newfoundland), John’s, Local Alberta), 203 (St. ton, people responsibilities, administrative as such areas Seventy-two receive field supervisor field receive Seventy-two - Local 146 (Edmon Ontario), Local 128 (Toronto, tos on pages 23-26). The two-day sessions were held at at held were sessions two-day 23-26). The on pages tos Winnipeg,Manitoba. EDUCATION+TRAINING January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG AndreJustin Gauthierand Graham. Back row, EricPearch. Jacobs (Director of National Training), Eugéne Sabot and Christian Gauthier. Second row, Bob Rentz, Bradley Kulbaba, Alan Versavel, Kevin Rooney, (Assistant National Training Coordinator). Grant Jacobs (Director of National Training), Dallas Rogers, Clayton Stephanson, Dana Koloski, Travis Englesman, Jade Herman and Jonathan White 24 L-555 (WINNIPEG, MANITOBA), MAR. 15-16 MAR. MANITOBA), L-555 (WINNIPEG, L-555 (REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN), FEB. 17-18 ©

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THE REPORTER REPORTER THE +TRAINING EDUCATION — Front row, left to right: Bob Lewis, Dave F. Wade, Jeff Wall, Kenneth Delaney, Corina Skanes, Corina Skanes, Delaney, Kenneth Wall, Jeff Wade, F. Dave Bob Lewis, right: to left row, — Front — Front row, left to right: Blair Allin (Local 128 Health & Safety Instructor), Chris M Chris Instructor), Safety & Health 128 (Local Allin Blair right: to left row, Front — L-203 (ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND), DEC. 6-7 DEC. NEWFOUNDLAND), JOHN’S, (ST. L-203 Bradley Wade and George Mercer. Back row, Grant Jacobs (Director of National Training), Kenneth Simms, Sam Whelan, Trevor Ennis, Clem Smith, Clem Ennis, Trevor Whelan, Sam Simms, Kenneth Training), National of (Director Jacobs Grant row, Back Mercer. George and Wade Bradley Coordinator). Training (National White Jonathan and Flaherty Raymond Cantwell, Tom Snow, Riley L-128 (TORONTO,L-128 ONTARIO), DEC. 13-14 Lloyd Taylor, Scott Millette, Mike Bosanac, Brandon Charbonneau, Chris Craft, Doug Harkness, Ken Barber and Benny Groulx. Groulx. Benny and Barber Ken Harkness, Doug Craft, Chris Charbonneau, Brandon Bosanac, Mike Millette, Scott Taylor, Lloyd Don Logan, Al Dempster, Ward Barrett and Fran Guilherme. Back row: Jonathan White (National Training Coordinator), Alex M Alex Coordinator), Training (National White Jonathan row: Back Guilherme. Fran and Barrett Ward Dempster, Al Logan, Don EDUCATION+TRAINING January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG National Training). Glenn Cosby, Basile Babineau, Janny Gonzalez, Taylor Horn, Jessey Enjeneski, Jeffrey Clarke, Joshua Evans and Grant Jacobs (Director of 26 L-146 (EDMONTON, ALBERTA), DEC. 20-21 DEC. ALBERTA), L-146 (EDMONTON, ©

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THE REPORTER REPORTER THE +TRAINING EDUCATION Chad Smit, L-374 (Hammond, L-374 Smit, Chad n introduces a skills development exercise in exercise development skills a introduces Klimo said the class has been successful because of the of the because successful been Klimo has the class said people they’ve from said Branscum results good seen front row: front right, to left are, quality students, the project management experience experience management quality the project students, collaborative and the interactive of the instructors, and have students that so “This isdesigned course materials. in every together hands-on they work and section training team.” a as a lot of them know “We the class. through come have that still are working and managers be project to on gone have capacities.” those in GERRY KLIMO GERRY customer service. customer

- - - - Darryll Tedford, L-60 (Peoria, Illinois); Andrew Perry, L-85 (Toledo, Ohio); Bernard Ackerman, L-154 Ackerman, Bernard Ohio); (Toledo, L-85 Perry, Andrew Illinois); (Peoria, L-60 Tedford, Darryll Gerry Klimo, instructor; Cal Nate, L-374; Brent Houseworth, L-363 (East St. Louis, Illinois); Will Howard, Howard, Will Illinois); Louis, St. (East L-363 Houseworth, Brent L-374; Nate, Cal instructor; Klimo, Gerry row: Top

Middle row:

PARTICIPATING IN THE MOST PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING MANAGEMENT PROJECT MOST THE IN PARTICIPATING (Pittsburg); John Putz, L-154; Scott Whittemore, L-647 (Minneapolis); Nathan Cauley, L-502 (Tacoma, Washington); and Charles Slattery, Slattery, Charles and Washington); (Tacoma, L-502 Cauley, Nathan (Minneapolis); L-647 Whittemore, Scott L-154; Putz, John (Pittsburg); (Philadelphia). L-13 L-154. Melnick, Jed and L-363; Norris, Frank L-502; Simatic, Jared Mississippi); (Hattiesburg, L-110 Indiana); Jaime Cartwright, L-107 (Milwaukee); Mike Suplizio, Instructor; Bridget Connors, MOST; Tony Smarra, MOST; and Skipper and MOST; Smarra, Tony MOST; Connors, Bridget Instructor; Suplizio, Mike (Milwaukee); L-107 Cartwright, Jaime Indiana); MOST. Branscum,

MOST, the Boilermakers union and the National Tri National the and union Boilermakers the MOST, “The idea was that MOST would start to cultivate and and cultivate start would to MOST that “The was idea

Mike Suplizio. Mike benefit the owner, the contractor and the union. Instruct the union. and the contractor benefitowner, the multi-craft projects, and to make decisions that positively positively decisions that make to and projects, multi-craft Branscum. said efficientlyrun projects,” Boilermaker teaches Boilermakers to take leadership roles in managing in managing roles leadership take Boilermakers to teaches effectively and more they could positions, because ment Kansas City International Airport Jan. 23-27, the class Airport 23-27, the class Jan. Kansas City International “Skip Dale Administrator MOST to according managers, - manage upper-level those into move Boilermakers to train Training Fund. Held at the Embassy Suites Hotel near near Hotel Suites the Embassy at Held Fund. Training contractor retired Iron & Bridge KlimoChicago and project of Boilermaker the supply of increasing the goal projects. Boilermaker of management the for crafts other makers’ Mobilization, Optimization, Stabilization and and Optimization,Stabilization Mobilization, makers’ Gerry Local retiree 154 Pittsburgh were class the ing in 2004 with the training established Committee partite on relying were contractors the time, At per” Branscum. agement training class sponsored by MOST, the Boiler MOST, by sponsored class training agement - man a project attend Missouri, to Kansas City, to traveled FIFTEEN MEMBERS FROM 10 Boilermaker lodges FIFTEEN MEMBERS lodges Boilermaker 10 FROM MOST holds project management training management project holds MOST LOCAL NEWS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 28 © come together.” the community, and it’s can always everybody nice when BM-ST Chuck “Unions Hancock. back give L-29 alotto nearly 600 toys. by painting a sign and shopping for toys. for Tots proved trailer too Spouses small. participated also toprovided help thetoys atruck transport theToys when collectedelectricians also toys at and, theend ofthedrive, by thecarpenters built and scaffolding workers.box, The Harteny stood ready to receive donations at thecollection as well. drive ration ofthemonth-long offered donation theirsupport collaborated The O’Connor intheholiday effort. Corpo theIBEW,the Boilermakers, UBC, UA and also LiUNA in Salem, Massachusetts, last December. In addition to O’Connor Corporation’s Salem Harbor Project jobsite (Boston) spearheaded aToys forTots campaign at the for those less fortunate, 29 Boilermakers from Local AMULTI-CRAFTIN to make theholidays effort merry nearly 600toys Toy drive nets over $1,200and area children Union trades join together to benefit

THE REPORTER THE “I was surprised at thenumber“I was surprised oftoys collected,” said The holiday campaign raised over $1,200and amassed Every morning at 5:30, L-29’s Fess Gary and Don WITH THE CODE WITH THE BABY ONBOARD too earlyto start livingtheCode,” hesays. (Pittsburgh), became an enthusiastic supporter. “It’s never through MOST’s Boilermaker Code training, Tommy, L-154 delegate to the 33rd Consolidated Convention. After going father purchased the shirtlast year asa while serving Sullivan, shows off his Boilermaker Code T-shirt. His LITTLE PARKER SULLIVAN n , sonofTommy andNicole

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- NEWS LOCAL THE © REPORTER THE n “That work is critical to our members, our families, is our families, work critical our members, “That to The proposed ACP is a 600-mile natural gas transmission transmission gas is a 600-mile natural ACP proposed The the skills develop to neces years for many train “We and our communities,” said Watson. “And once the ACP the ACP once “And Watson. said our communities,” and new and isbuilt, development will it economic to lead opportunities more for will that creating projects keep good-paying work.” work.” good-paying and Virginia West run Virginia, would through pipelinethat - the proj website, Atlantic’s to According Carolina. North billion$2.7 economic total in generate to is ect estimated start construction pipeline to is in The on schedule activity. fall.the Coast Atlantic the as such projects sary build massive to be involved to the chance get do we but seldom Pipeline, will that benefit community the directly project large a on Watson. said us,” around

left, speaks in support of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline project on January 30 at the Virginia State Capitol. Capitol. State Virginia the at 30 January on project Pipeline Coast Atlantic proposed the of support in speaks left,

Watson said Boilermakers could be among those finding those be among Boilermakers could said Watson

Photo courtesy of Daniel Duncan, AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department AFL-CIO Maritime Trades of Daniel Duncan, courtesy Photo

L-45 BM-ST DANNYBM-STWATSON, L-45 along the route will create ongoing jobs for Boilermakers. for jobs ongoing will route the along create maintenance of the three compression stations planned planned stations compression of the three maintenance work building three gas-fired units for the ACP. In addition, In gas-fired units for the ACP. buildingwork three the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Danny Watson, Business Business Watson, Danny Pipeline. Coast the Atlantic the Virginia State Capitol on January 30 to advocate for for advocate 30 to January on Capitol State the Virginia activists. mental Virginia’s building and construction trades gathered at at gathered building construction and trades Virginia’s also there they were said He the rally. at spoke Virginia) of opposition environ- from in spite the project backed BOILERMAKERS from union members AND OTHER for Local 45 (Richmond, Treasurer Manager/Secretary McAuliffe, who Terry support Governor for show to gas-fired units, compression stations stations units, compression gas-fired New pipeline could employ Boilermakers on Boilermakers employ pipeline could New Atlantic Coast Pipeline Coast Atlantic Unions rally in supportUnions rally of LOCAL NEWS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 30 © Research HospitalMemphis, Tennessee. in is $10. is McDonald at 913-250-0755. The suggested donation to charity. someonebut if insists on paying him, he donates the money community.local arts He work away gives his at nocost, retirement in 2010,McDonald has become active inthe Apprenticeship Program, in1978.Since hedid his which ers, encouraged himto apply fortheBoilermakers National graduation. His father, amember oftheUnited Auto Work in 1973and worked oddjobs forseveral years following the homes of friends. City,Kansas station andin television also Missouri, KSHB Some of McDonald’s glass displayed is in the lobby of people and crafts large and stained small glass creations. torial biographies offamous tive, McDonald sketches pic the calendar initia own onhis atric diseases cures andfind to prevent pedi St. Jude advance to its mission to help of children, inan effort including some drawingsart, original his 2017 calendar with Missouri) retiree created a inMemphis,pital Tennessee. 83(Kansas The City, Local toart raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hos W.FREDRICK MCDONALD, Jr. using passion is his for creates for charity art Retired Boilermaker ALL DONATIONS FOR THE CALENDAR

To purchase a2017 calendar to St. Jude, benefit call McDonald graduated degree an art from college with In addition to producing THE REPORTER THE n . - - - FREDRICK W. MCDONALD, JR. go toJude Children’s St. - -

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and SEAN RICHARDSON, LEFT, AND KEVEN MICHAUD, L-73 MICHAUD, KEVEN AND LEFT, RICHARDSON, SEAN pause during their ride across Canada to raise awareness of awareness raise Canada to pause during their ride across suicide rate. the veteran “He absolutely stepped up. He raised awareness as well as awareness raised He up. stepped absolutely “He Chartered in 1973, Local 73 is a construction and shop lodge lodge shop and 73 is a construction Local 1973, in Chartered - Bruns New Scotia, of Nova provinces the for jurisdiction with Island. Edward Prince and wick bent over backwards to help me,” said Richardson. “He told told “He Richardson. said me,” help to backwards over bent All impressed. quite I was and the Brotherhood, me about morale part of my massive of this support a massive, was finishingme in and this trip.” www.mission22.com and funds, he joined the he joined funds, and Sean Richardson has lost lost has Richardson Sean effort to raise awareness awareness raise to effort veterans to suicide. In an In suicide. to veterans several friends who were were friends who several suicide rate in vets. More More vets. in rate suicide information is available at at is available information American effort to halt the halt to effort American . www.woundedwarriors.ca

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Enter Michaud, who stopped to pick up the injured pick up the injured to who stopped Michaud, Enter Michaud. said help,” need our vets that believe “I really When Michaud ride, to well enough felt Richardson “I needed some downtime,” he said. “I wasn’t sure I I sure he said. “I wasn’t downtime,” some “I needed Richardson was five hours into his five was rideRichardson hours Halifax into from to

brothers at the local to become a partial sponsor of Richard partialof a sponsor become to local the at brothers L-73 BM-ST David Noel, Michaud also encouraged his his alsoencouraged L-73Michaud Noel, David BM-ST for a few days of recuperation. That’s not all. According to to not all. According That’s recuperation. of days for a few support the Hel already Boilermakers noted He chance.” portionhisof journey. cyclist, his Richardson story his home to offered and heard will that this is that the Brotherhood give them “And a bicyclebought ride he could so with his friend new on a cause,” said Noel, a sentiment that Michaud echoes. echoes. Michaud that sentiment a Noel, said cause,” bike anymore.” bikeanymore.” effort, riding very a for was which good did. they “He son’s program. Hardhats to mets

was going to carry on, because I couldn’t even sit on the sit on the even carry to I couldn’t going was on, because blue, and painfully and swollen. blue, but after a few days Richardson’s right side was black and and black right side was Richardson’s days a few but after the tendons in his arm. He kept pushing through the pain, the pain, through pushing kept in his He arm. the tendons when he struck debris in the road, causing muscle tearing in tearing muscle when causing he struck debris in the road, Vancouver to raise awareness of the veteran suicide rate rate suicide of the veteran awareness raise to Vancouver Edmundston, New Brunswick New August2016. in Edmundston, veteran advocate, pushing his bike along the highway in in his bike pushing highway the along advocate, veteran Nova Scotia) did when he saw Sean Richardson, cyclist Richardson, and Sean did when he saw Scotia) Nova down. That’s what Kevin Michaud, Local 73 (Halifax, Local Kevin 73 (Halifax, what Michaud, down. That’s LEAVE IT TO a Boilermaker to help a stranger when he’s when he’s a stranger help a Boilermaker to IT TO LEAVE suicide rate Trip raises awareness of veteran of veteran awareness raises Trip cross-Canada cyclist cross-Canada

Local 73 good Samaritan backs backs Samaritan good 73 Local LOCAL NEWS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 32 © struction industry,struction including other Boilermakers, union 144 golfers. The event attracts participants from thecon- year,2012. Last onSeptember 17,thetournament drew ter, started asuccessful inJohn’s golf fundraiser name in (Philadelphia) and daugh member,- wife his along with ing money Jack, for a scholarship a retired fund. 13 Local and zestity to for life continue, and so they set about rais occurred just four months after graduation. He was 22. University inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. His fatal accident and environmentalin earth science at Wilkes led him to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree several colleges, passion his fortheoutdoors was being scouted scholarship from forasports jersey and baseball John Although uniform. athlete, John wore number football 17onhis in amotorcycle apromising accident. young As and remembrance. brother, John, into ofhonor apositive mission have thetragic turned loss oftheirson and Claire, Mary and daughter wife his Julianna RETIRED BUSINESS AGENT Jack Borzell, alive withphilanthropy Local 13family keeps son’s memory Remembering Number 17

The Borzells wantThe the Borzells legacy of John’s caring personal John “Beno” Sept. life 3,2011, lost his Borzell THE REPORTER THE MARY CLAIRE, JULIANNA AND JACK BORZELL JOHN “BENO”BORZELL - -

this was onewaythis hecould continue to dothat, even after dents,” says Julianna. “By having lab this named after him, science center because healways wanted to help other stu- “We science building. versity decided ontheroom inthe an lab environmental at Uni thenew Wilkes chemistry wore years his during there. $1,700 per student —to represent thenumber 17that John John’s alma mater, have been awarded scholarships — NO. 17 NO. Some of the Borzells’ fundraising efforts go towards efforts fundraising Some oftheBorzells’ Seventeen graduates oftheWyoming Area High School, he’s gone.” article in the Wilkes University magazine. scholarships. referring to thegolf tournament, science lab and name for myself.” death hetold mother, his “I’m going to make a Jack before As John’sBorzells. shortly recalls, the environment. toas atribute John’s love oftheoutdoors and Day be made onEarth payment 2017 will ment onthelab that bears John’s name. The In 2017, the family will make theirlast payIn will 2017,thefamily This story isadapted, with permission, from an “We’re keeping itgoing way,” this Jack says, Keeping John’s to name important alive the is To contributeto thegolf tournament contact Jack Borzell at [email protected]. n for 2017. for 2017. and has already been sold out been sold years outthelast two The tournamentas well. has of John’s participate friends trades and contractors. Many help otherstudents.” “We decidedonthe room inthescience center because he always wanted to

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n NEWS LOCAL THE © REPORTER THE They were surprisingly nice folks,” said Mull. Mull. said surprisingly folks,” nice were They “It turned out to be a lot of fun.” His favorite part of part of favorite His lot of fun.” be a turned out to “It “ The show discovered Mull after reaching out to a local a local out to reaching after Mull discovered show The they could a person I was sure make to “They wanted is of American Pickers concept the overall said Mull they purchased. they in the 1970s, he bought signs selling several was the show $800. to $700 for sold time and at $1.50 whicharound cost historical society. They contacted Mull in October. They They October. in Mull contacted They society. historical his get collection see and to team advance an out sent then sell. might he what of idea an “They Mull. said kind of like a bit of erratic with,” deal part show.” the of that’s because behavior on the show. bartering, appear to which is he agreed why as a possibility sell show] off to “I viewed of my some [the for collecting who Mull, been said has collection, basically,” had the Pickers much, so bartered He five decades. nearly trucks off all haul the items to small rented bring two, to

home. home. Massachusetts, Rochester, Rochester, retired member of Local 29 (Boston), of Local 29 (Boston), member retired , a retired member of L-29 (Boston), appears on the History Channel’s American Pickers and barters off some of his extensive extensive his of some off barters and Pickers American Channel’s History the on appears (Boston), L-29 of member retired a ,

, is a reality TV show that travels around the the around , is TV travels a reality that show

“I have an extensive antique stove collection I started in collection I started stove antique extensive an “I have Mike Wolfe and Frank Frank and Wolfe Mike by hosted American Pickers, “When they came to film, I had on a Boilermaker T-shirt,” “When film, T-shirt,” on a Boilermaker to they came I had

WILSON MULL, A MULL, WILSON Show’s hosts barter for antiques for barter hosts Show’s

up a lot of space in his house and his his in and three-story house barn. upspace of lot a the 1970s,” said Mull, who confesses that his antiques take take his antiques that who Mull, said confesses the 1970s,”

two shops. The hosts then acquire items to sell online and in their sell in their online and to items acquire then hosts The United States exploring antique and junk collections. collections. junk exploringand antique States United of the show, taped at his at taped show, the of Fritz gave the Boilermakers a positive mention at the beginning beginning the at mention positive Boilermakersthe a gave In addition to making money by selling off antiques, he selling off money by he making antiques, to addition In finalthe show. into go definitely Boilermakersthe would American Pickers during a December episode of the show. episode of the show. during a December American Pickers about something him that told They union.” were cameras bartered on the air with the hosts of the History Channel’s on the air with of the History the hosts Channel’s bartered running the people the because “They Mull. liked said that

WILSON MULL WILSON

on American Pickers on American Retiree plugs the Boilermakers union Boilermakers plugs the Retiree collection of old signs and antique stoves. stoves. antique and signs old of collection LOCAL NEWS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 34 © Larry Larry Simms Jr.; Frank Laborde,McCardell, William Richard Mustaro Jr., FrancisJr.,Gushue P. John Hartman, Michael Gushue, 30 YEARS Jerry Shupp, Charles Spruill, Timothy Suter, Roy Yost; WayneDavid Ranalli, Roccia,Ras, Joseph Stewart Russell, Musiano,Michael Noble, Robert Philip Paynter Jr.,Pinto, John Mike Kotarski,Lloyd, Daniel McKenna Thomas Jr., Victor Hnatczenko,Jacoby Philip Jr., Robert Kershner, Terry Fink, Thomas Juri Ervin, Heffner, Thomas Gillespie, Ronald Drobinski,Dae, William EllsworthWilliam Jr., 35 YEARS Charles Schiliro, Terry Zegetowsky; DavidPacker, Qureshi, Shahid Retkowski, Joseph Montgomery,Gary Namiotka, Larry Sr.,O’Brien John 40 YEARS Martin Williams Sr. , Robert Wynd , John Zicovage Jr.; Mike Tarantino,Thompson, William AlbertWatkins, James D.Sr.Purin David , Sieklicki Sieklicki, John Mitchell,William J. Daniel Morris, Ronald PottsJoseph Olson, Jr., Kliamovich, Hummel, Al JamesKrause,Gary Peter Mannherz, Dillmore,Larry RichardDrobinski, Engleman,William Ciferni,Joseph Robert Davies Jr., PaulDeCarlo, Frank Dercole, RonaldBensinger, Edward Bergen, CarlBergen,Boston, William 45 YEARS Joseph Stroka; Manley,John Parker Dean Sr., WayneGranville Smith, Strachan, RobertMyles Halstead,Hall, William Haig, C. QuentinKelly, Deandrea,Deliberty, Joseph Freeman, Merlin 50 YEARS 55 YEARS Joseph Matonti Jr., Peter P. Mulligan, John Scanlan; 60 YEARS 65 YEARS 70 YEARS reports presentation of membership pins to thefollowing: 40 YEARS 65 YEARS presentation of membership pins to the following: 50 YEARS following: reportsServices, presentation of a membership pin to the Local 13•Philadelphia Local 1•Chicago Local National TransientLodge MARTIN WILLIAMS JR., BM-ST JOHN F. RIEL, MARK VANDIVER, DIRECTOR,

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John D.John AClark,RobertThomas Bland, Cryder Jr., Clark, Darrin Clark, Joseph Carlisle, Joseph Czapnik,Gary Everly, Gary Mike Mangan, Robert Barben,George Benscoter, RobertCarlisle, Walter Banas,John Davis Jr., Thomas Charles Focht, Dennis Hall, John Kovalick; TheodoreGarth Fisher, Fink, Hutton, John James Banford Sr., James Benjamin, Robert Finn Sr.; Albert Oxtal; Spano. Daniel Anthony Panozzo; and Mitchell. L. Barry BM-ST ofLocal 1, Chicago, reports National Transient Division of Local 13, Philadelphia,

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Watkins, Shawn Whitmire, Ninel Zaharia. Travagline,Uhle, James Vance, Michael Vogrin, Doug Harry Slaughter, Ryan Stauffer,Sweeney, Jon Jared Sweitzer, Joseph Scanlan,Justin Sebelin, Gregory Secora, Mark Seward, Rocky Rochester, GaleRolandJr., Roos, Joshua Salverio, Jason Timothy Penn, JamesPratoJr., WiltonPrice, Stephen Raleigh,Giovanni Ottey, DavidPatton, Paynter, Thomas PrestonPenick, Ranzy III, OliverNoll Nyari, Eugene Olear,William Orbanus, Daniel Knoll,Kevin AnthonyLennon, Leonard,Martin, Daniel John Paul Jones, Kenneth Kerr, ShawnKnepp,Phillip Kilbane, William Jeffery Horn,George Hunsicker,James Johnson, ArthurJohnson, Hartz, HawkeJames Harth, Randy Michael Jr., James HestonJr., MatthewIII, Robert Haines Gushue,Harry Jayson Hall, Harris, Geyer, Matthew Gonzalez, Christopher Gray,P. Daniel Gushue, Ferguson,Samuel Frantis,John Gilberto Garcia, Christopher GeraldDavies, Vincent Deasey,Feeney,Drumm, Dennis Daniel Boyd Clark, Guy Clement, Sam Crossley, Collins, Joshua James D.Breslin, Deborah Bricketto,Chopko, William James Berry, KevinBirney, BurtonJr.,Blanch James P.Bodkin, 15 YEARS Greg Lippincott; and 20 YEARS Edward Sawyer Jr., William Shingler, Art Wilson Jr.; George Robert Hackling, Sandor HelmsIII, James Loftis, Ordog Jr., James Ciferni, PaulDavies, James FaullsJr., Kenneth Fortune, 25 YEARS Scott Kolesar. 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS William Watkins, David Weber; Kim Moore, Tony Reese, Rogers,John RonRoss, BruceSack, Derose, Couch,Dale Larry Danny Fischer,Granger, Dennis 40 YEARS 50 YEARS reports presentation of membership pins to thefollowing: Local 60•Peoria,Local Illinois GARY L.GARY LUSK, BM-ST Autry Autry is the BM-ST of Local 40, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Missouri, under the Local 40 pin announcement. Michael noted Michael Autry as the BM-ST of Local 83, Kansas City, issue oftheBoilermaker Reporter atypographical error CORRECTION: In this section of the October-December 2016

Merrill Alloway Jr.,Angstadt, Michael Beck, Sean Peter RichardDolnack, Kiefaber Sr.,Laber, Jason James Belles, George Boettcher,Bray, Thomas Kurk Jonaway, NickWood,Schoonover, Marvin John Williams; and Rodney Morello, Mick Lamkin; Edward Goveia, Tom Goveia, William Goveia; Bozarth,Don Tom Bradley, Tom Bussey, Rick Luncsford, Monte Emmons; of Local 60, Peoria, Illinois,

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THE REPORTER THE contributing to the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust. NOTE: These additional death benefits can only be derived for members who worked under acollective bargaining agreement with an employer the Pension Fund, 754 Minnesota Avenue, Suite City, 522, Kansas 66101, at KS the earliest date.possible contact your local lodge, complete forms, secure the required the beneficiary to information, of and the Administrative forward Office weremembers who covered by the plan since the last issue of our publication. The death plan benefit under the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust deceased has of the following paid the beneficiaries

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Tollefson, William William M. Tollefson, Vielman, Antonio N. Vielman, L. Richard Ward, Abdon, A. Dennis Abdon, Davenport, W. Horace Davenport, Hall, Arlin Arlin Hall, Heckenmueller, Joseph R. Heckenmueller, M. Charles Shuster, Burchett, Ruben O. Ruben Burchett, Coover, Douglas B. Douglas Coover, F. Calvin Waters, Cahela, B.J. Cahela, Key, Matthew Matthew Key, L. Donald Goodwin, C. Marshall Robinson, A. Frank Fincher, Gaston Lee, Johnnie R. Jurecek, Ulsrud, Glen D. Glen Ulsrud, White, Phillip E. Phillip White, Woodford, Elmer E. Elmer Woodford, H. Frederick Aymar, Dreibelbis, Walter G. Walter Dreibelbis, Kosic, J. Richard Kosic, Carl Pitzerell, Allen Jr., Charles K. Charles Jr., Allen P. Gregory Biniarz, Griffin, Russell E. Russell Griffin, Hamilton, George E. George Hamilton, Whiteside, Douglas D. Douglas Whiteside, Dobry, David L. David Dobry, J. Edward Eichman, Guyette, A. Ronald Guyette, Zirbel, Ralph H. Ralph Zirbel, Fife, Wesley L. Wesley Fife, Miller, Keith A. Keith Miller, Zornak, A. Robert Zornak, Tate, Lowell E. Lowell Tate, Broadway, Delbert L. Delbert Broadway, Sellers, Jimmie L. Sellers, Jimmy C. Adcox, Push, Acie A. Acie Push, Jackson, W. Herbert Jackson, Perry, James James L. Perry, Jijak, V. Louis Jijak, Laske, Richard Richard Laske, Moosreiner, Anton Moosreiner, Grant, Deldon B. Deldon Grant, A. Mark Miller, of changes to your beneficiary, mailing address,telephone number, or marital status. This This or marital status. number, mailing address,telephone THE FUND OFFICE INFORMED of changes to your beneficiary, KEEP helps us make sure you and your Beneficiaries receive all information and notices. Designate your Beneficiary by completing the all information and notices. you and your Beneficiaries receive sure helps us make Plan’s Designation of Beneficiary Form. The original Beneficiary Form must be received in the Fund Office prior to your death. If your prior to your death. Office in the Fund must be received original Beneficiary Form The Designation of Beneficiary Form. Plan’s Beneficiary dies before you, or you want to change your Beneficiary, promptly request a Designation of Beneficiary Form from the Fund the Fund a Designation of from request promptly Beneficiary Form or you want to change your Beneficiary, you, Beneficiary dies before 104 104 104 105 105 105 105 105 106 107 107 108 108 110 110 112 112 132 132 132 132 154 154 154 154 169 169 169 169 169 177 177 177 177 182 193 193 197 199 199 202 202 242 242 316 316 327 363 363 LETTERS January-March 2017 © BOILERMAKERS.ORG 40 ©

THE REPORTER THE adoption and implementation of the Code. for themselvesdynamic through the nationwide ermakers, to their credit, are working to change that have led to similar, results. self-destructive The Boil demonstrated much of the same bad traits, which and other unions haveLiUNA, have members who other trades, IBEW, know we all the UA, UBC, side can remember reasons the original why anymore. have been unwelcome for so long no one on either change. There are some jobsites where Boilermakers and contractors Owners stifled. are demanding a step from 20 yearssignificantly ago and has growth been of the membership.minority Man-hours are down due, largely, to the bad attitudes and behaviors of a worst enemy it comes when to losing market share, 30 years or so, the haveBoilermakers been their own prose”)it “journeyman that detailed how, for the last languagemakers colorful candid, (let’s using very call debate and self-reflection. was engagedeveryone and participating in healthy lectures stodgy was a class — this where of boring, sions our class. during wasThis not an endurance test (and well-made) led to videos a lot of candid discus of bold PowerPoint slides frank and unexpectedly the program.I was with combination The one-two gher, and Tony a great did Smarra, of whom all job. led by John Skermont [now deceased], Patrick Galla week in Chicago in 2016]. August Our class [held was to participate in the new Boilermaker Code class this tothanks MOST One for inviting and CB&I Local Dale “Skipper” Branscum] [Addressed to MOST Administrator CB&I’s O’ConnorpraisesBoilermakerCode While the Code training programWhile didn’t discuss The lesson included plan seasoned videos Boiler I cannot overstate and impressed how surprised On behalf of Eddie Downs and myself, many Dear Mr. Branscum:

- - - - implementation on our jobsites. We be watching of its effects for the beneficial will success the rollout of the Codeevery with and Creed. gram. We MOST and the UnionBoilermakers wish Eddie and me, to as Owners/Clients as well the pro participation of other employer representatives like and respected. I urge MOST to continue to invite the was made to feel welcome. My wereopinions solicited and attitudes. through deliberate changes to member behaviors by-member, earning back of the marketplace the trust the role of “victim” and today-by-day, start, member- share. The haveBoilermakers decided to stop playing politicians, or othersowners, for the decline in market instead of blaming non-union workers, union-hating inwardlooks to addressing start problems its own a union-developed corrective-action program that into practice, point to haselse a New Beginning. Who ers. But the Code and Creed, taken if to and heart put arc of declining market share for union Boilermak creed, going is by to itself, suddenly reverse the long debate andself-reflection.” engaged andparticipating inhealthy was aclasswhere everyone was test of boring,stodgy lectures —this program…This was not anendurance and impressed Iwas with the “I cannot overstate how surprised Labor Relations,Labor CB&I Patrick O’Connor the only non-Boilermaker in the As classroom, I I’m not naïve enough to think that a written code or -

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