·, . ( . • ~ ' ·( . \ OPERATLN G_ LOCAL 'p STATIONARY ENGINEERS LOCAL. 39 ~637 Vol. 2Q_:'_"_N o. 5 ·SAN FRANCISCQ, -~ALIFORNIA. JUNE, i9G·l ·officerS ·Praise ·Big , Gains in Merribership . I - . · The Obligation of our uni'on was given to approximately the l,OOOth member duri'ng a double-purpose. visit · to the state of Havvaii by Operating Engineer officers last month. Sofne of the members in the state of Hawaii havr. belonE:(>d to- the intef"'national for as lo~g as 20 years. ~.. Besides offiCiating at the reading of the Obligation, the officers participated in negotiations with representatives of the .Haas and HaYQie Company, which is starting a .new de- velopment on the island o( Hawaii. · . lVI'a king the . trip were - - --"-- ------- . Br.others Al Clem; business ~ ~ --. 1 manager; Paul Edgecombe·, reae·fQI id president; , W. V. Minahan, ·· . , - recm;~ i ng - ~c~respond ing secre- Bi ~~ .T A IHAI-p. tary; and Newell Carman, Inter- J • V ~ ·national Vice President. 1 '- · , ., ~11 commented m: the . "tre- J~~f'i!"if},lf!!.tiir"u· lfPlt" ~~n mendous job of organ~zil1g''_ that ~~Vr! ~~ ~ ~ . illV. ~as been done on th: Island ~ur- .. President. J· ol~n F. /1~i;, dv mg. tfitl past three years. Then .. _. _nne . ~ - there · were unly -300- members; 1l~as s~g~ed I)].to law a .$394: _mil­ now there are 1000. ·lion area' redevelopment bill-;;- ; . :.~.: x~ ,_ K_kiser- Ha\,_vaii KaJ ho_usi:n2: I p'r~J- ect~ :: cordi_ng' V;. M~alian were· "The labor . J1 is riot one of the. i?- · = k "t · 10~ementth t' k~y m~as~res ~L 1 t , new Adm1mstrabon s pnonty · . 'offiieis ·of Local' 3 'talked to members on·. - ·Ate Kal~, ·Rudolph ~Artuyo and Foreman ~~e:e ~~~. 2~hr o~gc~b~~e~l~e · program _to stem the recession. _ - the iob. With Business 'M-~-na .l!:er AI Clem-- . l'ViHiani :Kanatti. · ~- · - · , years, Hawaii did not have a I The· legislation will result in _. ,~ieft ),_, PresideutPanl Edge~ombe, and' ~ - . strong ~uilding Trades Council more work for Engineers. , · · . · o~· a strong Central Labor Coun: 1· The ne\v law, similar to those 1 "e.11• i·N· · D '" R · c \, ~ 0 f h' h Eis'enhpwer vetoed in 1958 and 5"J I I On. I I a . y en Ies . e· po· rt .In ·. spite t _Is , t e repre- 1960, seeks to create new jobs I . ~ V . _ · ~ . · ·, . ., sentabves on th~ Islands, Broth- by helping to attract new -indus- It ' u s· s •I'" I - ers Haro~d Lewis, Rupert Teves .tries t o . lJTban areas having. ll n . : . .. ' t I .. J: ·.ch-. d . c· I ' ~nd , . now , Bert .. Nak_ano ?n. the ehronie . unemployment and to 0.; ·_:,,··U t-' -·__:··· 0·_,--f·.····w_,· ;. '.:'·. ,0~-~•.. : [... •__··. 1(<: __-_ ·", _.._il .··.:_ _ :,__ :'_. : ___· _Jpya_· r .- f_. O__ _, ... 1... 0.. :S· e_· _._._·: . .· ~s~~~l~e.~f ~~~,au, ~. are dom~ an~· ~;~~ .. a~~l!sc;~~~~~~n~~!~fl:I; .. President E.dgec?m~e ~resided against the. use of :federal fUnds at· the meetmg ,1n which· the 1 . " • · , · • - · ··· - · .. ·- , .· · · · · _ · · · ·· :·· · ·• ·· There is a "real need'" for the-Hunters Point shipyard and the Obi" .- t' . d It w held to . p1ra~e. md:ustry from other ·· ·' pneinii16ymefl.t _ d.ro,p p ~ g\aho.qt N<1~~. hiis ·no· !>.lans to close it; Na,vy ' \J:il.dersecrefary .Paul .B. 'Fay, Iga 1011 ~as re.a · .. as .. commumt s; · . · ·· · · ·· ·· · · · · · .. · ·s ·· · tl at th:e· Washmgton school. .. 18, s~as?il~ llY ) .9 ·_ 5 :million by :·m.ld- Jr . ;::: ~ai? in a~ ~·rap.clsco recen y. · .: ·. • . - · · · . The· president ·said he was LQAN FUNDS ~pril; . 'Secret_ary..; of -· Labo'r. .. Ar; ·.,_His ~.mphati c statemen~ came durmg a~ msp~t!~n tour of the. "part!_cularly impressed by tll.e It .authorize$ the_horrowing of · -- t_llu r · J . ~ Goldl'>~_rg_· ~nn.o~n_· ~e~i. :~.·- Yr~· :vh!Ch .r_ecent 'Yashmgton -rumors h~ve _ s~Id _ -IS . mar_ked for so~darity o'f the mell)be:ship as J $200. miilion from_the -:rreasury ""--. ' ~ ./. -.- , .. · . ·', .·.· · : . c ?sJ.Tig . · · . _ . > . .~ · . · · evidenced :bY the attentiOn they to set: up two revolvmg 16an ~ ... :· The ': lP,?!es ~ \ tot~L w~:s d~o:wn ·,, :}i'~Y: ·~a1~ ·- ~he .s~at.us of a~l NayaL mst~11~t~op.si:s : bemg ,;-eVIev"Y-e9; expr~ss~d at - t~e : rp.eeting. I ~m funds. of _$1~ - mill~on ea.ch, one - ..' altettt 500;900' .from JIJiarch~'· Ho}V, · .. b.,U~'<} t hink- def1mtely this-shipyard lS m good/ sh~pe .. ·· . · certam, he said, .!Jthat, barqng, for nidl:lstrra:l re-development ' ·,.. e~:;; : '\t ..;. \Vas__ , ·still .. _i .3:. ·:m_· illi(;D:_ · ~ ..·:.; Ml:n~y L?~a~ . 3 . member~ would . lsomething unforeseen, the. mem- and the-other for rural develop- . high~r than · .i~ Aprii : l~s Ly~~r~ :~_l~e ' a~.f~ctect 1f the yard sho~- ldj . .I ...• ft .. ·ev . bership ?f .Local .3 in the Stat~ ment. _ , ·. · . ~ .. ,, . ·.• . ,_ ... -.. close.. _ IJ~L'&A of Hawau IS destmed to grow. From- these the government . ~e,' seasovan~. -.il~Jl?:St1,d r(l_t~ : pf- ~> >. c?· ·. 5-DAY TOUR '~ - I . Page': . Vice President C<!rma:q. ' re- 'will make- - lo~ris · for· ·the. con- t:m_e-m.P.lo¥n:- ~~.t, ( ~~~:' ~;~;,; ?:~~ ;~ ~ent, ; ·_.: . JZp;"¥~"} Sa~ . Franciscan, vi~_it,ed I .. ~~~~~~ .. ;:_~_-.'.:~:::;:·:: ..::: :::::·:::::::?: .. pprtect. ·o_n the .p rogre~ss that Hl: structfon . :of .:pl~ P:t~ · a~~ f~cilities . !,~.am~d/ ~- · w~t~~-o ~t: ' :· ~rgru__ frc ant ?:l:l~t¢rs_: Po:nt .and Mare, Jslah_<;I·;. · . _ ~nterfl:atwnal IS ma~n. g-an ~ lll~f and for the_,..p' utcha. ~ :of __ ma'Chi.'n-. drange : for ~ : tlje . flf~h · ~onse<:u- d:ul]Ilg: :a fiv~d ay t ~ur of~ Bay ; - ~~~u~~ti~$;: ;_ :::::::~;: :~: :: ::: : ·1: ·. ~tr.uctlv~ talk th;l_t: ..brought fa '· ery and eqmpm~nt. t~ help~ stun,~., tiv•e ·mbn£h; ·: . :i. _ ~-· ·.. · : ,_, · ,:·: ~rea ._ )'l_avaL msta_~lat iO~S. '·. · ~-· · P ension· ,Answers .............. ::.... 16 .vorable comment-. from man}. ulate long-r1mge . employment· ; -~- :" .. ·· : - ·• \ _. - . ~u~_ors of · the.. possible· clos~ . PersonaJ.- Notes : ...... ~..... ' ....... :. 7 merp.b.ers the meetmg.. .. opp,ortunities in:areas·of- chonic . ·.·Although :u :n ~fl:i.plo}'m~rit ~ de, iilg , . ·,h~~v.e alar_med . G- ? vern~nent : · Safe t~-~: &port ......................: ... lo . B.esides . consumm_atmg. joblessnesS. 1 ne~o: . ·1'· ·. '·Jj· '· d. ·· · A···.·· :1 ··t1· · -::.... · · t' remployees·. umons -ana, busmess-' , SUwru~oPn. ~:_ !'r.a_- ~."'.. :~· ...: ·.·. ·.:::~_ .: : :::: : : : ::: : : : ~ t1atwns w1th. Haas-.. and. Hayme, . .. ··'· ·c. 1ne · · 1n::. ·pn · le .. num er. ou · ·· · · · t · :1 · ' · . • · · · · - It· also autho·ri'zes d;;o.nt . ,.;~.; ... :•:_,·· ' .· Tr""·s .. :,· ·.- ·:··· '· \.-.. ;• ·: .. .. ·.. ·· ·_ ... : ··;·:.·.··"'.<·(C tinuedC n· Bage '2) I ·; (Contiiluechon·=Page 2) . .. ~ • ... ...... "'"'· =>- . ~~ ~:.wo:t:k:::15 : ~~~kS, Jil' :; lq_ng~~· fO~e: _ ··: Z ;,- ~';1 : ,. O · · · ury·· borrowmg of another. .. $100 .. :~ , : more!>th(.ln : s~a s qna'tiy:;tij .. aj~· oit: :-?~>-~> - . .· .. ~ . '. '1._ . million fdr a f und. to-·''finance ' .,~,i~~&&~ t~~!f~.~~,~: 5_:_ft;ep·. ·· s~, :: Urg · 'e_.. d .:' [0 ·:·.:sp· : Ur :~ EC:Onomy . ·:. -~~~~~~!oru;s~~111.go8s~~~ yce:~:. ~~ ,. ' ... '· ·. · · .... · · '·· · ,. ·'· :··.'!' · -...·" ·· · · · · ·· - · · -.· .-·. - · · ..... • · - · · Ithe cost of constructwn and Im- g_O:U,Q{)_D ·wit?OU!· ' ~ ?~!S --: fq.~i :. :n.i~e. '' :: .. · /. ·. > , '.. • •• • :. ~ •• ; •• .. • . • •• ·::- ,_, • • •• : .. _ • :, - • • •• "· . prov~mep.t of such public. fa,cili- th_an -half-a _year:. ·>. ·· :·. · .. 1\ji~J9~. step s ~ to... stiml!late.. the .JObless for . 1pg r~ th<n~. half a: · The depr~~.ed ~reas law, l?'O_'!Y.o~ties ·as water and sewerage sys- . -. :, .. :.: :.: ·,. ~- . .._ .... ecorion).y .and ..a - thorough : stiry~y. ye _ar ~ ~ .o~ef1?_r : :n:~re_ than_ ay;~a.r,lp~sse~ an.~ s~gned~ should a~d~ tems : . ·· · · · ,· .,. .l'o_tal ~mploy~eflt' -~9g e~ · up~·-' . ·· '-r -'n ; f "ob- who . num~r ·~ al)eas~ ~ - ha!_f'm~l 0 -> , 0 10 0 't.h - ' ID:C!t~nall~ m reducmg the. n~J.!.l - . - · . '· . : - · _ to ' . 65·.~ ' mi1l~on· il{ Aphl bur, 'wfl.st ~ ~J~~·:.:£f}~~· -s ~ - ~ · -. e .~J, ~·_ , li<fn._ H;~- ~an~ _.' f~~ , .a --cut .ir~ in- her ~. of : 'J.~bless . and bnngifl:.¥.·· :_ ~n . addrtlon, t?e. law calls for .. , .Wtrooo b'elow a _ ·ear 'a .0 Non:· l~s_s . ~r-e . nee~~s.::u t o get .. ~,tn~. ~erest: · ~a~es, ·. re.t~~r~m~ of :work-· ~9 ou~ _more healthful econom~c , an.nua~ ~ppr?~natwns . of up ~o -. ·'": ; .... J. -.- Y ",_ --· g - : ··' . ·Amencan-'_'.hari;l cor~" of ·une:¢: ers ~ thro:W:ii ' out. of'· Jobs by auto- co:p.ditiOns, Douglas asserted. $75 millipn m grants for ,pubhc . ._ . ~gn_cu~t~pd ·:-'- e~nploy~e~t ; m,- ·ployed ba~k t6: ~ }vor.l5: : .declared: ma~l o_ri, _.._ ,:: ?:nd ' .other .. ~c~momic - To' stimulate ·industrial com- fac~~i1~ ~ n : redev~lopment ar,eas '' Ct:eased -, a~ol:lt ~easonall_y _ b ut ~he s·'' c -p l ·.· D. ,: ' '-··I (D _..,:ll) ~ ·m~asu:re s ..· . :·. ,- . - .. ' petition, pouglas l:lrged "a vig- , w.hiCH could' not afford to repay . ·ii'sta"r::;spring :Ri<;kup · .'· ..in 1 .· ~ai:ni , ~-nf._ .o{ . au,_.. o'!-g?as ·. · !- · ,. ·Prouty'"· said :that n"resent -sta- orous anti-trust policy. ." He said federal loans; $4. .5 million in an­ ...~ -- :-- ·-·~ · - · ·. --- · -v.1ce- chairman of the Jomt Con- - .. ~x· . ·· , . .,• -.·· . h th ht th · f" · ·t n al appropri·ati'ons fo vo·ca woi"k .was . delayed -because of . · '': ·:-.. , ·. .. :. •· hstlcs .on . Joblessness ·are not ~ oug e pnce- 1xmg SI u-·. _u _ .. .. r .. _ - eb~'d.: w~ ath~r· .~ Tfire ~ 'million ~on: ~e3~t~gal Ejcown~mt-I~_... CoL . n:mp n:~=t~ a"deqt(.~t~"" and;:that . a ~detai~ed ~t~?n · revealed i~d· the eledctricad~ tl~Qnal • retau:nnlg,' pro~t.