MARCHMARRCH 20092009 Wind Energy FFuelsuels JJobsobs fforor LLocalocal 2299 553232x.indd3232x.indd 1 33/13/09/13/09 55:57:48:57:48 AAMM President’s Page Organize and Train f our organization is to achieve the name one. These crafts are issuing certifi - success we all wish for our future, we cation cards to their members stating that Imust seize the opportunity before us they sat in a class, and now are certifi ed right now. We must organize and train, riggers. We all know ironworkers are the and we must organize and train like nev- best trade qualifi ed to claim this work. er before. There are still many unrepre- With other trades training in this area, sented ironworkers out there that would, we felt it necessary to develop our own and could, contribute to the growth of credentials for our trade and it is now be- our great organization if the opportunity ing given to our apprentices today as part presented itself. of our core curriculum in our apprentice- Marketing programs are being de- ship programs. This certifi cation is called veloped to promote the ironworkers as a a “Certifi ed Riggers Card” and is also be- career opportunity for future members ing offered as a journeyman up-grade and help them build a future with family certifi cation. Think about it—this should sustaining jobs. Apprentice programs in be a certifi cation card carried by every JOSEPH HUNT place at the local level are poised to ad- ironworker in our organization, no matter General President vance their locals’ membership to become what particular sector of our trade he or the next generation of ironworkers. The she happens to follow. curriculums have been set, the instructors Continuing education is not new to have been trained, and the facilities have our industry—think about the skills of been tooled up to give the next generation our trade taught to many of us on the job. the best training available in the industry. We perfected these skills everyday when With these tools in place, the time is right we left the job trailer to start work. But to recruit and train today things have changed. Some of the all those who seek most effective training takes place in a to be represented as classroom, with a greater number of par- “… the time is right to IRONWORKERS. ticipants seeing the same information, The opportunity to and then interacting with each other. recruit and train all those offer advanced train- These interactions have allowed the ap- ing to our members, prentices to learn from our journeymen, who seek to be represented in some respects, has and are taking away a greater knowledge been taken for grant- of the skills for the coming years. as IRONWORKERS.” ed by some members. The continued success of our organiza- However, many of tion depends on the growth of our mem- our apprentices who bership through many different avenues; have graduated in recruiting apprentices, organizing new the last few years, have continued their ironworkers as probationary members, education by taking advantage of the jour- and continuing to educate all of our mem- neymen upgrading classes offered to our bers who may not be profi cient in every members at their local training program. aspect of our industry. I urge all journey- With a slight downturn of work in some men to check with their local apprentice- areas of our two countries, the time is right ship coordinator to see what advanced to take advantage of the upgrading classes training is going to be offered. Then when being offered by our apprenticeship pro- these slow times are behind us, the iron- grams for our journeymen. worker will truly be the best-trained craft The many years of experience our mem- in the building trades, bar none. bers bring to the jobsite everyday cannot be measured on any scale. However, there are crafts hoping to intrude on many of the parts of our trade, the rigging portion to 553232x2.indd3232x2.indd 2 33/13/09/13/09 88:34:48:34:48 PMPM Official Publication of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers 1750 New York Ave., N.W. • Suite 400 • Washington, D.C. 20006 • (202)383-4800 www.ironworkers.org E-mail: [email protected] INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Volume 109 March 2009 Number 3 JOSEPH J. HUNT EDWARD J. WALSH General President Fifth General Vice President Suite 400 505 White Plains Rd. 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 Tarrytown, NY 10591 Office: (202) 383-4810 Office: (914) 332-4430 FEATURES Fax: (202) 638-4856 Fax: (914) 332-4431 Email: [email protected] WALTER WISE General Secretary Suite 400 JAY HURLEY 4 Wind Energy Fuels Jobs for Local 29 1750 New York Ave., Sixth General Vice President Washington, DC 20006 191 Old Colony Ave., P.O. Box 96 Office: (202) 383-4820 S. Boston, MA 02127 Fax: (202) 347-2319 Tel: (617) 268-2382 Ironworkers Get the Job Done Right Fax: (617) 268-1394 11 EDWARD C. McHUGH E-mail: [email protected] General Treasurer Suite 400 JOE STANDLEY Are You Paying Your Fair Share? 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Seventh General Vice President 15 Washington, DC 20006 1660 San Pablo Ave., Suite C Office: (202) 383-4830 Pinole, CA 94564 Fax: (202) 383-6483 Office: (510) 724-9277 IPAL President’s 200 Club Fax: (510) 724-1345 16 GORDON STRUSS First General Vice President P.O. Box 319, 122 Main Street TADAS KICIELINSKI Eighth General Vice President Workers Memorial Day Luck, WI 54853-0319 18 Office: (715) 472-4250/4251 212 N. Kingshighway Blvd., Fax: (715) 472-4253 Ste. 1025 St. Louis, MO 63108 GEORGE E. KRATZER Tel: (314) 454-6872 Second General Vice President Fax: (314) 618-8328 Franklin Square Office Center E-mail: [email protected] 8401 Claude Thomas Road Suite 37 ERIC DEAN Franklin, OH 45005 Ninth General Vice President Office: (937) 746-0854 Fax: (937) 746-0873 205 West Grand Avenue, Ste. 101 White Pines Office Center RICHARD WARD Bensenville, IL 60106 DEPARTMENTS MARCHMARRCH 20092009 Third General Vice President Tel: (630) 238-1003 5964 Dayton Boulevard Fax: (630) 238-1006 Chattanooga, TN 37415 Office: (423) 870-1982 RONALD C. GLADNEY 7 IMPACT Fax: (423) 876-0774 General Counsel Email: [email protected] Bartley, Goffstein, L.L.C. 4399 Laclede Avenue FRED MARR St. Louis, MO 63108 8 Departmental Reports Fourth General Vice President Office: (314) 531-1054 1350 L’Heritage Drive Fax: (314) 531-1131 Sarnia, Ontario N7S 6H8 Headquarters Office: Canada (202) 383-4868 21 Local News Office: (519) 542-1413/1414 Headquarters Fax: Fax: (519) 542-3790 (202) 638-4856 Lifetime Honorary Members INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTS 29 Apprenticeship and Training LU/DC Staff Retirement and Wind Energy Tel: (202) 383-4870 Shopmen’s Pension Fund 30 Official Monthly Record Fax: (202) 347-5256 Tel: (202) 383-4874 Fuels Jobs for Local 29 Fax: (202) 628-6469 Computer Department 53232_IW_Mar09.indd 1 2/25/09 10:39:11 AM Tel: (202) 383-4886 Magazine Fax: (202) 383-4895 Tel: (202) 383-4864 On The Cover Davis-Bacon Department Mailroom Members of Local 29 (Portland, Ore.), Tel: (202) 834-9855 Tel: (202) 383-4855 Fax: (202) 347-1496 Fax: (202) 638-1038 in conjunction with Barnhart Crane and Maintenance and Jurisdiction Rigging, have completed the installation Department of Ornamental, Tel: (202) 383-4860 of the Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Farm Architectural & Miscellaneous Fax: (202) 347-1496 Metals (DOAMM) consisting of 49 Suzlon 2.1 megawatt Tel: (630) 238-1003 Organizing Fax: (630) 238-1006 Tel: (202) 383-4851 units near Arlington, Oregon. Fax: (202) 347-1496 Department of Reinforcing Ironworkers Safety Tel: (866) 336-9163 Tel: (202) 383-4829 Fax: (356) 736-9618 Fax: (202) 383-6490 EDITOR: Scott Malley, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR: Nancy Folks Ironworkers Political Shop Department Action League Tel: (202) 383-4846 THE IRONWORKER Tel: (202) 383-4805 Fax: (202) 783-3230 ISSN:0021163X Published monthly, except for a combined July-August issue, for $15.00 per year by the International Association of Fax: (202) 347-3569 Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006. Preferred periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C. and additional mailing offices. Printed on union-made paper. Postmasters: Send change of address to Ironworker- 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Canada Agreement Number 40009549. 53232x.indd 3 3/13/09 5:58:09 AM Fuels Jobs for Local 29 ember of Local 29 (Portland, Ore.), in con- Mjunction with Barnhart Crane and Rig- ging, have completed the installation of 49 Su- zlon 2.1 megawatt units near Arlington, Oregon. The project, valued at $150 million, is known as the Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Farm. The owner is Horizon Wind Energy, ranked third largest in the United States in installed wind energy capacity. The farm produces enough energy to power 30,000 average homes. Barnhart employed 30-35 ironworkers dur- ing peak employment. The tower base and tower mid-section crews, under the supervision of Local 29 General Foreman Clarence Wilson, utilized a triple 8 Manitowoc crane to install tower sections. The rotor building crews, un- der the supervision of Local 29 Foreman Calvin Lane prepared the rotor assembly. Assembly of the blades to the rotor is a critical portion of the wind turbine erection process. The ironworkers proved equal to the task, staying ahead of the topping out crew. The topping out crew under the supervision of Local 384 member Charles Bradley, installed the upper mid and top tower sections.