THE NOVEMBER 2020 REFA ERECTION AND LOCAL 29: COMPLEX WORK AT HAYWARD FIELD IN THIS 5 · Hayward Field Renovation 34 · Helmets to Hardhats ISSUE 8 · Honoring Our Veterans 38 · Active Ironworker Military Members 63263_IW_November_2020_X2.indd 1 11/19/20 12:22 PM 1750 New York Avenue, NW, Lower Lobby Washington, DC 20006 THE p (202) 383-4800 · [email protected] ironworkers.org VOLUME 120 | NOVEMBER 2020 | NUMBER 10 INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS ERIC DEAN JAMES MAHONEY General President Fourth General Vice President 1750 New York Avenue, NW 227 East 56th Street Lower Lobby Suite 300A Washington, DC 20006 New York, NY 10022. p (202) 383-4810 · f (202) 638-4856 p (212) 302-1868 · f (212) 302-1914 JOSEPH HUNT STEVE PENDERGRASS General President Emeritus Fifth General Vice President FEATURES 1750 New York Avenue, NW 110 Main Street Lower Lobby Suite 100 Washington, DC 20006 Edmonds, WA 98020 5 Hayward Field Renovation p (202) 383-4845 · f (202) 638-4856 p (425) 771-4766 · f (425) 771-4769 WALTER WISE WILLIAM WOODWARD 8 Honoring Our Veterans General President Emeritus Sixth General Vice President 1750 New York Avenue, NW Franklin Square Office Center, Helmets to Hardhats Lower Lobby 8401 Claude Thomas Rd., Ste. #55, 34 Washington, DC 20006 Franklin, OH 45005 38 Active Ironworker Military Members p (703) 627-0401 p (937) 746-0854 · f (937) 746-0873 RON PIKSA DAVID BEARD General Secretary Seventh General Vice President 1750 New York Avenue, NW 212 N. 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As we congratulate President-Elect Joe ernment alone is not the Biden, we can move on to other signicant issues facing sole decider in allocating our union, our countries and across the world. nances; provincial poli- First and foremost, we must not let our guard down in tics and ideology come ERIC DEAN General President defending all we have earned and gained for the benet of into play. Some resisting or our members and our union. Watch for anti-union forces delaying the federal initia- to propose weakening of our standards as an excuse for tive have kept from others jumping right in. In the U.S., post-pandemic recovery. We must insist our two federal we have gotten plenty of lip service for robust infra- governments invest in our health and well-being. structure plans. All talk, no action. Every candidate North American resources and nances are strained promised their plan to be bigger than their opponent’s as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both countries or predecessor’s, while those in Congress stymied fund- came to the immediate assistance of various industries ing, reducing size and scope out of political theater or and groups of citizens in need. Many will argue whether core ideological beliefs. is endless cycle needs to stop. we have not done enough to alter the consequences; that One party uses austerity to deny the other party any is not what I am talking about right now. perceived political win. Each state depends on match- e containment and cure for the virus (along with ing funds from the federal government. Infrastructure the eventual distribution of vaccines) is not a political funding plans for maintenance and expansion get issue. e allocation of resources, taxes and personnel pushed o, lying in wait for the silver bullet that Con- is a role our governments can and should lean in on gress and the president never deliver. to contend with the negative eects of the pandemic and the economic realities we now face. As we wait to Infrastructure is the backbone of sort out post-COVID economic issues, experts warn a COVID recession is likely and government investment our economies and a necessary will be needed to make up for private capital decreasing. input to every economic output. Infrastructure is the backbone of our economies and a necessary input to every economic output. In Christian Coutrouzas and Evan Emery, Do we want a handout? Absolutely not. We want the Local 721 (Toronto, Ontario) of Antamex federal governments to budget, plan and make invest- Industries at 100 Queens Quay. ments in infrastructure. No municipality, state, or province can do it alone; federal governments must do their part, whether it be by air, land, or water. ey can start with transportation, locks and dams, roads and bridges, elec- NOVEMBER 2020 trical grids, pipelines, broadband internet, schools and medical facilities—investments beneting builders, indus- tries and citizens who use such facilities. e plans must include new, expanded facilities and upgrades and main- tenance of existing infrastructure assets. I’m not trying to give a lesson on the economic ben- ets of these types of investment; Google it and see how 3 63263_IW_November_2020_X2.indd 3 11/19/20 10:49 AM Local 63 and VEI Solutions work at West Loop redevelopment in Chicago. Century Steel Erectors of Pittsburgh at the CSVT Bridge. Will Rhodes, Local 851 (Cleveland) of Aristeo Construction Company, out of Livonia, Michigan. much gross domestic product (GDP) relies upon our stewardship insists government resources be expanded national infrastructures. North America’s infrastruc- to foster a post-economic opportunity for our citizens ture bill is long overdue—continued failure to settle and construction industries. To our union leaders and that bill risks rising costs, falling business productivity, rank-and-le members, no better argument exists for plummeting GDP, lost jobs, and ultimately reduced dis- our insistence government responsibly invest. posable income for working families. As one of our key performance indicators, we have Banks, auto companies, airlines and other sectors asked local unions to improve our public perception have been bailed out by taxpayers with resources com- and change our union’s standing and inuence in the ing from our paychecks. Yet, government oce holders geographical areas represented. I will give voice to the claim we can’t aord to pay for the necessary work Iron Workers’ call for favorable laws on worker stan- engineers and society say and can clearly see that our dards and fairness for organizing and health and safety infrastructure desperately requires.