I OPERAT-ING -ENGI EERS 'lOCJU. 3 / ~637 Vol~ 22-No. .8 · "The-safety activities of Local Union No. 3 have ~ broug~~ the · Operating Engineers i~to prominence' throughout the United' St~tes,"· Gen. · Pres .. Hunter ·o. Wharton of the Inti. UniQri of ' operating Engineers,. declared-at a luncheon at the Del .Webb ·hotel' in S;m Frlm,dsco, ' Wednesday, J~ly 25. President Wharton ·was in · · San· · Fra~mcisco. for a mee't- ing. 6f the Cphstruction Sec- . TSI!il e..;..e ,p ~~Me . tion Executive Board of the : ~K ~~ . Iii 1 National Safety -Council. · B I!!!.' .fl. · ' - . ' His. presence in the ~. area · oe i1$l(Qhre. Oft enabled · him · fo -attend ·a · ' .. lupcheon: :With L?cal 3's of~ic~.rs · Labor ·Dav and representatives, . to• whwh \ · .'"' .. 'ifl ' Inti. were also invited IUOE . The fifth annual nationwide ~ WELCOME· GUEST: General P~esident Hunter P.~ Wharton of the Operati~g Engineers (center, Vice Pres. Newell . J . Carman; campaign to . reduce the toll .of - in grey suit) was; ,honored guest at a luncheon given by-:- Local 3 during his visit to San Franc· i~~o .George P. Sherman, chief, Cali­ accidents over the · Labor ·Day ·for ameeting o{ the Construc;;_tion .Section .. executive committee,· Nationai ·Safety Council. He fornia ·State D\vision o£ Indus- . trial -.Safet)l:, and Frank A. Law­ weekend has been launched by is shown here With the officers of. Local 3 aod other invited g\Jests. - . ,, -rence, presiding commissioner, the AF~·CXO Standing Commit· · Calif.' . State Industdal Accident tee on Safety & Occupational Comniissiop, Northern· Section. Health in ·coqperation with the . President Wharton ·reported .tocal3: · that he J:i'a.d. just .come from· Chi: · Labor Conference of-the Nation· cago, . ~here he attended a co~­ al Safety Council, which is head· ·' -- da'(ec o.£ ~IJ.e -;_ N ati:o!lal' ·Gonstnic ­ .:~~ d · ~y- IUpE Gej1. J'fes. l!lint,r.L P • :SuiD! .e¥,Qi!:~ : ·:Aj:>pro,y~ .: . -~ tors ·- As~odation. ~-::-?- "'·"':..: • ·· Jfi£ ._.: .... ' ' ,, •• .,'. - - i• ~ .I,. • : ~Wharton. :~~·: ~ . The need .for the ~drive is I>Oirit· 5 · , e.d tlp by the fact that atfer three ~ ~r·_,,~s~~:;,,:<< l• · NeW C~ntrd.ct t6l · .:~~~,c;,;;~;~:;;,:f~~·.;·~~ years of a declining acCident toll IJ I ; By ART PENNEBAKER adding· these amounts to -the big insurance companies and la- during the annual h~liday perigd, . and DAVE REA basic wage rate. :bor relations people of the big death and injury figures jumped, - companies came to me and paid :'!'he incumbent officers of Op- sharply in 1962. Engineers· Local Unio.n .Scant h~urs away from a mid- Follo ~ing a,re the new hourl~ tribute to the activities of Loc<il e.rating . \ - No .. 3 were sworn in for another· nigh_ t expiration . deadline_, a new <wage scales: 3 in .the field of constructio~ Last year 67!3 men, women and '63 / '64 . '64/'65 three-year. term Satur. d· ay a f ter. - . two-year Surveyors' .M as t e r safety. What' you are <,loing here children-many of them members noon, ·July 13, before a. gather- ,Agreement was ovei:whelni.ingly' :senior Chief ..: ........ , .. $4.98 $5.20' · is a· grea(job.'' - .._ of 'AFL-CIO affiliates - w ere ·tng of o.ver 200 members at the_ Pa ,:ty Chief .: ....:. .....: .... 4.98 5.20 Brother-Wharton revealed that killed during labor's own holiday San !"rqncisc? Lapor Temple. .. · approved at a . special memb.er- · Instrument Man .:..... • 4.60 · 4.8 1 .the national AFL-CIO Building · -501 on the road, 57 by drown­ • T.he o'ccaswn· was .L_9cal 3's · . ship m.eeting' Wednesday night;' Head Chainman ......... .4..13 . 4.31 Trades ·Dept. has formed a _Na.- ing, 23 in boating tragedies and 31 in the San Frar1Cisco L~- Rear Chainman ........ 3.88 . 4.05 tion.al Commit.tee on Accident 97 fr.om miscellaneous c~uses. se:m._i-annual membership -meet- July 1 : The new agreem~nt provides Prevention comprising the pres- . 'ing; but the attendance ·fell short, bor Temple: "I strongly endorse our 1963 is r.equired · ideftts, secretaries and other· top . -?y· · ~ small inarg i~, of constitut-" The vote was 5 to 1 in ,·favor. that if. the member Labor Day Safety Campaign," to report for work. at. the office, people of the .various building - .mg a. quorum under the by-laws, · .. · ~ . AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany busJi:iess could be . of an ·agreement fmal~y reached his time starts on arrival a t the. trades internationals and asked and'ilo 'offici:al wrote . the presidel}ts .. of inter· Civil En-·. office; if required to report on him to serve as its .chairman. trans.aCted. : ... with . the Bay Counties national unions, "and 'urge you Inc. at th€) ·job; his tiin:e starts on ar- In . this. capacity, he solicited Lack 9f a quorum; although re- gi?eers & ~and Surveyors, ' to cooperate by enlisting the as­ . the cooperation of the Natl. Con- grettabie; was no:,great surpF-fse. 4 p.m. that day, althou~h the un- . rivat at the job site. .sistance ·and active participation · It is important to emphasize. structors Assn. With building ,Due to the summer· . drop-off; ion had· opehed t!J.e agreement . of all your affiliates in this very bf the/ midyear meetings that nobody has anyt_liing taken trades labor'~ . top committee in none iri May-a month early-in the w9rthwhile campaign. · has ·achieved a quqrum since the . , away -from · him by this reshu:f- a joint, safety drive · and will semi-annual nfeetings and higher hope' of av<iidin·g the USUal dead- fling of the money. package; thaf shortly make Siqiilar appeals to "S ucce ~s in eliminating unnec­ quorum requirements were writ- ·line crisis. everyb'ody gains, in the amounts . the· Associated· General Contrac- essary injuries and deaths during ten into the new by:laws adopted The' new agreement, effective _ shown in· the second ta.bulation · tors ·of America ' and fo the na- the coming Labor . Day three-day 1 · · for his regular· hours, and, as will . tiona! body- of Pipeline Contrac- holiday depends on the broadest · i.n 195L . , . August· · .1 in, the 4~ No_!:'thern • LAWRENCE INSTALLS be clarified later, may actually to'i-s. possible participation at the grass · · , . California comities, provides sub_- roots by all·of our .unions.'' ' Frank A. Lawrence, long-time come out ahead on va·cation and REASON ENOUGH offiCe!; and business represent- stantial wage increases for all holiday pay if .they work over­ . ~ Meany has .sent a similar let~ · .ative or Local 3 and now 'Presid- clas~ifica~iorij arid J ncreases sev- . time or work oh holidays. All "People· ask me, 'Wliy are you 1 ter tq the offl,cers of state a:nd fringe benefit contributions, -this in addition to th,e. new wage :SO interested in safety?'," Presi­ '~ - ing Commissioner of the Califor- eral . c_ity central. bodies, He ' asked I nia · lndu_strial Accident Commis- but the main ac{lievem~mt is gains. dent Wharton continued. "My 1 them and the· chieftains of af- answer is, look at the lists .. of sion, acted as installing officer . bringing the wages and fringes The vacation pay in the new filiates to circularize their .locals claims in the back pages and administered the obligation- of all people_ working under the agreement ~is ·changed . from · the death to stim~la~e participation. · 'to the elected union leaders. Surveyors' Mast e/r Agreement ·previous 4 per cent of g1~oss of our I~ternational magazipe. Taking the 'oath of Office were into exact parity with the siin­ straight time wages to 15 cents 'rhey show tllat there is· a mbnth­ •'" "We will all ·be proud ap.d Business Manager ·AI 'c!em, ·Pres_- ilar · classifications in the AGC in hour for all hOurs worked. ly average 'of ·20 claims due to a c- happy on Sept. 3,'' ~e ·added, "if ident Paul Edgecombe, · Vice agreement. The difference .' has been cal­ . cidental injury: That alone would · through our mutually: coordinat- · President Jerry ·· Dowd, Record- · ·Wage parity was essential .in culated exa_ctly and added to the be reason' enough. ed -efforts ' the L ab~or Day week· - · ing-Cor:responding Secretary W . .. -order to establish .a clear~cut pre­ basic wages, so . you get this "B~t . 'we also ·have a .larger · ei?d this _year results in d!'amatic Secretary. · vailing wage rate ~ fo.r . contract . money-,-except that you get it."'as ·-responsibiiity. Many are hurf or decrease in t9e unnecessary lqss V. Minahan; Financial ., . ., A. J. · Hope, -Treasurer Don Kin: .bidding on public work ·under . wages, not vaca_tion- pay. But if. killed working·around machines. of lives -among our members and ~hloe , Trustees A: ·G. Boardman, · the federal Da~is Bacon Act and a member ·. work~ overtime, fue · We -are our brothers' keepers. I their wives and childrep..'' T. J: Stapleton, · for · stat~. counties and munici­ new vacation contribution is paid ha~e o£t~ri ·said that the Operi!t:. ._ay Neeley,. a.nd. lUOE Pi·.es. Iiunter•P: Wh~~top. Bill Raney,. L. A. Hunt- palities. on that ovet time, and . the mem­ big Engineer · has a · 'bird's eye ' Auditors .. has ·. urged international union aP,dition to the substant,ial ahead ·on the new · view'. He is i.rp where he.. has the er and Walter Talbot, and Guard , Jn ::ber_ is .m.oney · representatives who. serve or{ the- gains, equalization with_the . •: opportunity to s'ee what is going 1 Joseph Miller. ' wage . ·baSIS La):Jor ·co.nference · 1~ join in .pro­ A!so·· inducted were the• new · AGC -rate . was accom'plished · by, · Similarly, : the ~ contrac.t has the on, and 'to ll1like suggestions.