.. :'f. 1 STA llONARY ENGINEERS LOCAL. 39 - ' . ' .AUGUST, 1959 VOL. -17-:-NO. 8 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA r E .F / ILES R A'NOTHE. - -R _LOC. J~NE - GC T By N:EWELL J. CARMAN; ILo~al .Union .Manager On' Friday, July 17th -your · negotiating committee concluded negotiations with the committee r~presenting the ' Associated General Contractors of Northern Nevada, wherein they arrived at a . tentative ~ greement to. be. submitted to their respective memberships for approvaL Subsequently the contract was ratified J;Jy tl).e membership of Local No . 3 in Northern Nevada through a series of tneetings commencing in Reno, Nevada, on July 18-th; followed by a meeting in Wells, Nevada, , on July 20th; and two meetings , - -"-- = 21 ~~:~~~ Nevada, on July st and ! OFFICIAl NOTICE TO ME,MBERS meetings scheduled for September, 1959: Jfhe new contract covers a ][)Jistrict three-year period, and in addi­ September 2- Fresno, 631 Kearney Strteet tion to agreeing on a ~on-dis­ September 3-Ukiah, Labo~ Temple, State St1reet. criminatory hiring hall,' as well as 15c per hour to be paid .irito Septembe1· .9-:-Sa]t La·ke, 151 So. 2d East, Annex. a vacation plan, ·your · negot'iat­ Septeinber lO-Rena, Reno Musicians' Bldg., ].20 W. Tayl®l!" ing committee was also success· · ful in accomplishing what the . - rs voting members· working in Northern I SI~ was the fact_ that _the com- denced by the membe Nevada have talked about for a mittee representmg the employ- in favor of accepting this agre e;; --~ number of years _ namely, the ers w~re cognizan5 _of the prob- ment,·we would not have accomo equalizing of wage scales be- lems laced by tl~ei_r employees plished the job we did. A UNION tween Northern Nevada and' and they were Willmg_ to reach IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE Northern · Califor~ia which will an agreement fair to all parties MEMBERS MAKE IT and it is to know that when _MAR CH OF THE FREEWAYS has been slowed by locar" revolt under this contract be achieved concerned. gratifying are down, our m.emo • ·. as it approaches the better homes district in San Francisco, but at the end of a two-year and six Actively participating in the the chips Jing to make sacrio it is progressil)g elsewhere. This aerial view shows the massive month period: negotiation meeting as part of b_ers a~e wil _to better the criss-cross now unct·erway at Alemany Blvd. to provide inter- Although Nevada is a '"Right- the negotiating committee were fiCes m orde~ l_IVmg . f_or them· clia:p.ge connecting Bayshore freeWay, center, with first unit of to-work" State we believe the myself, Assistant Local_ Union standard of freeway, -building at upper right. Farmers Matk;et is -main fi:tctor ·which -kept these Manager AI Clem, and Bqsiness selves_ and thmr families. Southern full support of atmiddfe right. - . negotiations on an amica~l_e ba- Representatives H. L. "Curly" - Owmg to th~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sp~c~and~eMilk~Theb~ fue memb~ s~p, ~e ~~ ~~y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ substantial _ mcrease • - • -of the committee, Presi- ~ecured a ,< • - --- - • - - - • '-~ -. ' " ? IJE: (.;ISLAJ~YE_ . ~. WAT_ (:~t:i)OG ..... ·. .,~.- ;, . t _ .. -- · Paul 'Edgecombe ·-· v-- l m _wages, ,we also r eassembled\ • ·- ' • ., .,_ i .. _, • . o_l ,, • ' ' • ·- 0. ' tlie : crassifka tto!lr:SO''?>: tiili~ -'-~ ~11~ , ;. .• • • . ' . ' . • ' . ' -- - ,~ ~:.- ide~1t f~:- :Jtoss_, ':R. eu~~~~ ;N .licerise -NO... --Qulred.·mr ·0v ·. · ~road r~c~~~~~~i~t:u~~~=~ ~~~iil:~;~~:~~1~!J!sil~ upon for their advice and .sug- tiop.s !o thos~ co~tamed m the not been for the fact ec~~;~:!~rs • 0, ra__ ti_o.·n --_ 0 pe_·_ dal H_io_i:hw. ay En_uiprrient ' thge~~~n~~ t · T t' ·u NewsN~~~~~ we i~shave~~~o:f~~~ prmted the com· .pe_ -· f Se ~ wage ra!es and! · . 1_2521 ~as added t? the Ca_lifornia Motor V~hicle Code at the 1959 Genera~ Sess_ion . fe:li~~l~~~ef~e ia ~~~ ~~~~~()~~- plete_ . gr~up Sect~on un_der tne new the Califorma .Le-gislaturce. Tlus law w1ll Qecome· effective S_eptember 18, 1959, and smce 1t Will hearted suppor£of the members classifications the Engineers Union, we are reprinting the new law_in in the state of Nevada as evi- contract, gove~nmg Northern have a direct effect on many members of will note that the its entirety_,. - - · · ' Nevada. You provide for ~n - "An act to add Section 12521 tors in expediting_this program. quired under the new ~aw. I~age sch~ dules mcre_a?e wage~ of cert~m to·the Vebic!e .Code as enacted Consequeptly;-,-c0mmencing Sep- · We hav_e been advised_ that 1 :n the e~t Will probably consi~t. of I classificatiOns at SIX month Ill• ' h . th Le . .I t . t· -th 1959 tember '1, 195'9-the Department t tervals;· over a two and one-half Y . e . ~Is -·~ me a .e , . _ . observmg the operator dnvmg . The conditions (!Onm Regular SeSSI~n- -,·relahng " ~o ~ f Motor Vehicles ~ll~ be s~nd- the equipment; ~ short list of year period. is new contract rep· chauffeurs' I_icenses for §pecial mg teams ,of specially tramed written questions and a certifi- tained in th FIRST in the highway construction equipmeillt examjner? to p~a~tically . every cate of competency . from res cent another operatots: · - constn~ctwn pro1e:ct th_r·ou gh o~t the employe~-. .~~- Stat.e of Nevada! .- " . · .; __ ~ he S_tate of.. Cahfqrma. Their . We are adviSing mempers who ... , !he _pe opl~ of the _State" of JOb ~Ill be to test the _appli_ca:t:tt opBrate the type of ~i:_t~ip :rp.ent • Califorma·. do enact as follr~~- _ and Issue the type of Irsense re- covered under this n~W;~J~w to ·' "S~~t~o~ - l / Section 1252~ •is _ . · take advantage of this ~o'pp~ortun- added -to the V~hicl~ Code as 1, ity to obtain the new fype of enacted by the Legislature at license required, even though the 1959 -Regular' Session, · to your present employment may :rread: · - _- . · · __ I be exempt from the provisions DESMOND Jf. MORRILL 1 · ~'12 521. Any-~ pers.~i1 ; operating _. of Section 12521. ' Salem, Utah, June 15, 1959 ! any piece of special _ highway NEWELL J. CARMAN, EARL CLYDE THOMAS ~on$tructjon equipment upon a. Local Union Manager. Heber, Utah,, June -23, 1959 l highway when its dimensions MARINO RODRIGUEZ 1 of are · ~re &li.Cb that permissi!:Hi Woodland, Calif., June 27, 1959 ! the a~thorities havfng jurisdic- : ;BLOOD DONORS · tion oLthe highway inust be ob­ CECIL GLEN MOSIER ii tah:ied prior' to its movement . HONO'R ROll San Francisco, Calif., July 6. ~ thereon and when such permis- . SAN FRANCISCO 1959 y si(m ' has beei1 :obtained shall Tommy Winnett ALBERT JL. NEILSON appr'op:dateiy endorsed: • have an SAN MATEO Chico, Calif., July 6, 1959 _ Hcimse issued - by · t:(J.e . m:iyers' Becky Barker PETER W. ltWBBEN ..,,_ depai:t n:u~nt." · emf Joness ·Sobrante, Calif., July 14, 1959 After -the- enactment of 'this · . pew statute the Officers 'of both . STOCKTON E. H. CAR1'JE::R Local No-.- 3 and Local No. 12 C]]ffm·dl Johnson Nevadq City, Calif:, July 17, 195~ met with representatives of the : SACRAMENTO OTTO E. tl:O!LM · ; · :pepartp1ent of ;Motor V,e:tiicles ,· Howanll R G1·een Sai:i F rancisco, Calif., July 24~ · and prevailed upon them '-· to 1 James C. Wo-od .1959 make ·the- licenses avaih1ble on ·, · . Gwym1e vartciel · E. lHI:AYWARD I the job siter..fo r ·the con.veri_i_enc-~ Lindsey . / JOHN · Augustus Jamestown, Calif., July 25. 195Sl of the worker .who would-otlier­ BENICIA BR~DGE1 ?opping _ over from Martmez, · Will start ~ ·. · I - • ·; e be required . to report, foy _ . wis Contract was soon, a ~34 million jop. This MACK W. ~~'lf'fE HAUJE~ . purpose, district-office ' - - . - . _:Hil.E.sborough, .• ~h is at a awarded to Rothschild, Ra:ffin & shows how it will look when fin- Red Bluff, Cahf., July 30, 19591; of the Department 'qf Motqr Ve~ LOS 9AT.QS Freeway~ new ng solit:6 to Martinez . :ROBERT A. WARD j hicles. The Department lri turn sign Route 17 from Route 42 in Weide~, __ § J(, ~3,124,0QO fm· ished, looki receiv-. San Fran ci~:cc, Calif., July 3~ · has soliCited-the cooperation of Los . Gatos to Bascom - Ave.,· is CO!J-St. High S~hool ·on Hillsbor- in background. The state 1959 _ _j both the Union and the Coritrac:_ now op~ning to . traffic ;'~ _ - mugh Site-school bld~. ' & -pool.. _ed bi~s July·22. 1959 NEWS· AUGUST.- ' .. ·- - PAGE TWO ENGINEERS'- - , Wage Scales for ·forem _an ~ &.-- · ifters • Under New N~ Calit:Ao .G~ c·: . Agreement In the last Engineers News we neglected to reprint the wage scales for Foreman and Shifters under the new;Mastet·' Agreement coyering:-Northern · California.' The' following· STATUS OF . FORE­ . MEN"ANDSHIF'TERS is-~pplical!>le: . Published each month by Locai Union No. 3 of the .1. The In~ivi~ual Employer-shaH have the ·· rig~t to deter-. Interruationar Union ·of Operating Engineers I mine· in hls' sole discretion· the need for-and' number-of: fore- Employ2r uses. either (Northern Calif01'nia, Northern Nevada, State of Utah, · Bi.R~L p~~t~~~~R& i men and shifters. · Where the Il}divid~al foremen} •or shifters, they shaH the Hawaiian Islands) · . foremen (other· than genet•~l Bus-iness Representatives be required to be memb2rs of the Union. Office: 474 Valencia St., San Francisco 3, Calif. I · A report published: by the Na- i ·2: WAGE RATES ... No foreman shall be allowed to .. -. · . Mail all news items in to ·editor not later thi:m the 5th of each month tional Society of Professional I operate'· any mech:;uiicaF equipment: Fo! · emen ~ and.