EDITORIAL
J.J. Barry, Inlernollonol Presidenl
Jeffel'SOIl,
LincoblAnd
TIle Continuing
Fight For
Equality
11\1\\ LII(' Pm;1 , 1)('111.8 '1'0
l lnion '\1('",IIl'I'8
1 his yea r mark s th e' :!501 h annh cr~nr) of ThUf1l n ~ Jcf·
1 ferso n\ birlh: \\ hich . dc~pilc ~\\i rl i!l l L:uJ1tnl\·crs)
(iround his l eg~cy. gives the w(J rd~ or th ~ Decla r~lI1nn o r
Indcp~nl.lc n cc - '" \V c hold thc'>c tflHh<;, 10 be SL'! lf-cvi·
dent. lha! all l11en arc ••.'rt:al (!u equa l. t hat l hey arc
I.!IH.lo\\ cd by their C rciJiO I' wi l h cc..: I'\<li ll 1I lla li l: IWblc
rights. Ihat flll h )l1g the. c rtt'c lir , li bc n y and the pllr~u il
of happ iness"- a special mean ing this July 4th,
Jeffcr~on' s words ~ pci1k In the hli10 r move illent. They
call for equalit y, dignity. Hl1U hOl1o r . T hey inspired
fLllurc preside nts and IC:1uc rs lik e Abrilh nm Li nco ln,
Samuel Gom pers, .l nd CVe n UO:-Io n 1\'I;"tY()f imd Mi\:-,,,a-
ChUSClb Govern r Jal11 l:s Miclmd CurJ...:y 10 bring. the
p ro m i ~t,; of th o~e ideills clo~L:r 10 rca li t\'. 1\ 11,-1 union
Illcmhcr ... livc \\ ilh Ihal rC i:l lil) every day,
For Li ncoln. r~ rl1<lp o; hi ... 111 SI po,o,.crful ano I. : ndu ri ng
statemen l. th e GCllyslmrg Addrc~, i\:i rea lly a I'caffirma ~
lion of k ffersoll ' ~ Declarat iu n of Indepe ndence, III fill'::1.
Lincoln wen t heyond jusl reaffirming J dfcr . . o n- hc
i n 'orporat cd J dfcr~on'~ work 111 10 I he C(ln~t llUllon .
Gil f)' \Vill s. in his /'ulit:er / 'ri:(··\dn nin g June IlJ9::!
A llalltic article, "The \Vord :ot That RcmaJc America,"
sa id. al Gctl~sburg . Lincoln "pcr(orl1leo one lI f the: 11100;1
daring aCls of opc:n-mr "k i ~h l of hand eVer \\ IInc..;"-!o h'
the un ~uspecllng .... T he crowd [hearing Lincoln ';,:
address l departed \\.jlll a nc\\ thing III it~ icicolngicil llug-
gage. the ne\\' Con~liluliol1 Linculn hau subStllUl cJ ror
(he one thc~ had hruuglll with them."
Inlne mllnc nf "iaving Ihe COIl"ll1lllinn, ::H i(, H) ,burg,
Lmcoln remade Ih COJ1SIi lUlio ll- su hslllulillg in Ihe
American consc iou~n~:-,~ Iht~ phrase "U ... Il i1 I;o ll cu n-
ceived in Iibcrly, and dl.!dicat cd Ihe prupo'S ilinn lh:'11 illl
me n (I re created equ al," for tho'\c hole,;; in the "old"
Constitution wh ich tolerated IoilaVCry. and denied equa l
rights and eq ual proleclion of the 1<1 \\ to so Illilny Amcr-
ica n:,. Lincol n i1Jdl~d Jcfre r~on 's idcas of t: q uali ty, wril-
ll'n "Fou r ~co re and ~c\'r,; n )ll'a rs" carl ie r ( 1776). to Ihe
onslilutlon he ,;;wore h ~'d upho ld at
hi!, inaugur~lli oll .
In m i l11~ ways Linco ln's "<;;liglll of
h"nd·· il l GCII),burg. hi nod 10 Jeffe r-
~o n . form d the foundatiun of the
modern Amc.-!rtc"lll labor movement.
. :IIHUe! Gompcrs. fOlllHkr and long-
lime Presidc n( of the Am erica n Feder-
[ltion of LOlbof. \\il..., l<r.niling to America
in I R63. !he year of Lincnln'~ GClIYS-
burg At..Idrc~s. GomJ:x~pj idol iLCd Lin-
coln. wri ling In hi<.; 192.'"i aLilOhi()gr;lp h ~
ah u ut th e dil Y Lin coln w a~ killed.
"Uke .;;orne CillaclYlIlll came th e report
lhill .In a~ .. a" in llild struck down the Great Emanci pa-
lOr .. .. III the I11l1lds of wo rk ingpeopll! of Ihe world. Lin-
co ln symholi/L:u lil t' spirit of humiln ity- the.: grea t leader
in th e 'il ruggJc for hum;l11 freedom'"
Olher American Ic"dcrs have been eq ually inspired
by .J cffcfSOIl HlltJ Lincol n. For all hi ~ pos~jb l e faul l ~.
worki ngpcople had a champion III Jrl llles Michael CUf-
I!;y. A nd url 'Y gOt much tJf hi:.. vision fro m Jefferson
:l 11d Lincoln. In hb recelll biogrCl phy of Curl ey . The Ras·
('{II KinK. Jack Be;tlly wriles. as I1lQurn c r~ passed Cur-
ky's cilloike l in I LJ5H. " Il is mot her . ~anl, [ who ha d
.;;crubhcu fl oors 1l1 0~1 of her life I \"'as there in th e sea med
f~IC ':" tl f tbe SIBle Ii nusl.! "icruhwo1l1 cll. who Ccl l11C by as a
hody al 2:45 a.m. to sny learru l prayer\:i o ve r 'J im: U n-
Col11 fl eed Ihl.! :-. I <l\,c~: Curley go l Iht,; :-.cruhwolllt: n off
Ihdr knees, II W~I h i~ delining human itarian g.,;slu re ....
Declaring. tha t \\omcn . . hould go do\\ n on thc..:ir k n ~es
only \ hen pJ'~lyi n g 10 ,ocl. Curley gOI Ihem lo ng- han-
dled mo p . nd nOI on I) Ihal. Accordi ng 10 one of Ihem
Ihat ni ght. ' 11 \\i\:, him who Jid away wil h calling us
scru h\\omen. g~ l1tl1 g 1I1f,; called m atrol1 S and cleaners,
and pUllinp. U ~ on thc ci\il se rvice: la ying a prope r
emphasis on urlcy's underslanding of the gam in dig-
ni(~ rcprcscntt:d by th~ change ill litle!'., " Sim ply put.
Curlr,;~ believed all men a mi \\ o mcn were crca H:d eq ual.
And Ihal brlll£< us b"ck 10 Ihe Declaralion of Inde-
pendellce. Allhough illook a hUlldred yca,." for Ihe 1 ~ lh
Am ndmcnl 10 formally give force 10 Jefferson "s ideals.
rl ilothcr hundred year" for a meanin.gful civil righ ls bill 10
P3SS into law, and it may lake man) more years before
~oml.!l hi n g appro~lching Irlll.! l!(l uaIiIY of opran-unlty can
be said 10 ~,~iSI in America : lO Ihe >crubllol11cn of
B O~ lon, 10 union folluwer ' of Sam uel Gompers. all cre-
;lIc..:d ~q u a l. Iht pa"l spca ks to you. Because or Jefrerson
;lIld incoln, "life. liberly. i.l nd the pursui t of happ iness"
orc . <lnd ..;h.1I1 aJways hl!, nol a dream. but a righ t. ,
OffiCiAL PUBliCATION Of THE
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
Of ElECTRICAL WORKERS
VOLUME 92. NUMBER 6
JULY 1993 ®

J o u R N A L

feATURES • DEPARTMENTS

2 10 20 14
CANADIAN lABOUR
t\ IIrllrl' Lirr
Th(' IBmr Famil}
Cono;;trllclion
Con fere nce
1'01' "\\Il' \'Iust Be
1)/'I'llar'rd"
Util it y Confe rence
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Sl lIhhol'Jl
oI'l'a 1111' 1'-
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REPORT

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lOCAL UNES
13
"la\illullI gain
\ ahf('s.
llis I.ire
Ct!'iar
20 labor nohon wtd"
C~.! -fh.e
wi" rumcmlxor C~sor
great hl,lmgmlorlOn of'ld
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wcrricw for form WOI'1 eri. who dr«l ;/'1
Uni ted \ Vay Awards C h a\l~1
h,s sIHp 0/ rfI'f! ogeo e>f 66 RESEARCH AND

16
"We'Ll Be TII('I'('
22 (OVER: n.e -Sp.1I1 of 76- on d,iplay
d.m"9 rhe PreJoidennai Inaugural I"
Wo,n,"9IOn. 0 C WorkJlIQPI!'OPIe con tole
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ECONOMICS

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\ i\1'\\ great p,de tf,ct, ru. ouilned In tIu~ mon,ft"s MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Eddex.oI. the Lobor IIIO'Iemenl has played.
2 To Lt'ad" IIl'ginning 000 Ii ~Y'"9, Q <ennui role tn AmerICa 5
TIPS DnKtoI" Cindy Aushn 'lan ufaC Iuri ng BeT))
pteS8O"lts a compulef cIoIahuse pro.
CanhnUlrog r'g'" for fre.!om. 42
Confcrc;ncc Con ference
gram IIloI fJfovtdos updofBd mlor
mohon on COfIwucflon proJeC1s m SAFETY AND
any ~,., (lC7OU tn. C()UnA'y_ 6
JeR Gtobeh.li:y a Jocal
43, Syro~Joe. New
24 HEAlTH nps

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l niolls-Thl'll
6 YOfl member woBI/19
ul ComeJf UnlV«'$''Y.
\nd No\\'
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IvoW. g pilol MEMO
TECH TALK
The Stall' 01' CtllII'$e The dau I'
Till' lnion
\ h) \Ve -rc Proud T o
r:Je~lgned 10 illtJW IBfW
membe-'l 1M ,!'I'!pot"'!'I(ot
of OIgo11'Z;ng 10
me
fuMe cI"'~
w.e", 44 47
Be l 'nion M c m ber~ and 1'0
labor MO\'E'tn('t1f
i\kmber ReLirl's IN M£MORIAM

EltlCUTIYE OfFICl85 INTIRNAI IONA.L s...111 Chl,nd IBEW JOURNAL

J.J. IAKRY JACK f. MOOII ALAN E, HIAO
EXICUTIYI COUNCIL DEPARTMENT
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c/o I6EW locol 387 ~T~7.s1JO
THOMAS VAN ARSPAU $818 N 71h SIfNl JovmU~rO-:JIQI'
r...~l,.-o-Wf"" s.-.1fI f).J"'ct Mar)" Ann Vo", Mete,
Su,.. 201 THOMAS J. SWE£NFf
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c/o IBfW lDc:oI 380 E'!1"lI.o..,(1 Thum Po.. "
fi,,, OiSJnCI Fi!mDrPtI(f N IIlII Do""ct
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City cI North V~l
Willowdol •. QrrlDno ~5~~699 Alobomo Wol ..... CI ..l . Ccl..famlO
94.598 ~ A9o\1 FRANK J. CARROll JR.
C I 993lnlDl'nationai
COllOda M2N 5Yl qo I8(W l,o(-oI .sBB
Si"fftOlllrlCl T.~'" Oiur.cr 2266 EOll Moln 5",", a.od1erhood of Eleclr ic.al
s.cond DiJlt'cf JAM IS P. CONWAT NORMAN D. SCHWITAllJa S"dnepoo'l COoMKf'(:U\ Woricers All rigflb feseNed
PA.Ul A. lOUGHItAH 1200 Sou!!! Main SI,,. 10400 W HW,n. iOQd 06610 nlNTED IN THE U.SA ON
BO'tit<)""Ofct. POlk 5.;,,- J03 Sw..110 1hmJOIl"1C1 UNION·MADE PAPER
o.,'ncy Mou(Khuwtb,02169 I.¢mbord. 11htlOl160 148 100emOflt, ""rMl" 00018 RICHARD D. AClON
rh ltd DiW'ef Seo>'.~", D'JIo I(I ~"'D;M'd 32.50 Euclrd A......w ISEW JOURNA{ !iSSN 0897.2826j PubU,fled monlhly,
DONAlD J. fUNK ORV llU I . TATE JR:. IlAY (DW.IOS O"'.lond. Oh,o 44 1105 e.oc:ep! .lcmuory.Febnuy, wnkh i~ 0 ~omb,n.d iU\Ie, b,. ....
16 CotnpuW Drive West 4.400 WIN Ro~n P<if"'-vy 300 SouTh .Je.~non FoLtl1h o.l,!l'iC! I",.,norlonol &olherhciod of Electrlcol Work.lI. 112S·15th
Su, .. C 511, .. 309 s...•• 3oo LANCE BLACKSTOCK Slrael. N,W W01hmgron. D,C 20005-2765 S"bscripl'OfI
,t.l,ony, New Vorio T2 2()j OIclakorno Cil)'. OIilohomo 7J 108 Sp,ngl..ld. Mono"" 6.5806 c/o I8fW Loeo\558 P"c.e~ in 'he United SIDle, ond Conodo U per yeor In
r~DrllroQ PO. 80. 57-8 ochoonce. s.a:.nd c~~. pood 01 WO""IIQ'OII, D.C. en:!
FotlffftDtll'~
'A.ULJ.wm£' j8~h,?'V1Al,us CARL LAN$D[N Sh.F!".ld. Alobomo 35660 01 odd1110f101 maUing offICIIS POS1MASTER:, Soend oddreu
7710 bodIng Rood 330 St.cup .....n.... FrQnlilin 8ulldlng F,Fm D~Pr>d c.hongti 10 /8EW Jovrnol. 1125·1511-0 $/reel, N W ., Wmhlngton.
SUIID 9 Sui'. 20. Suita .soo LYU: K£l TH QUlRRY DC 20005-2765, P,,",&d in the USA Thil JoumoI 'WIn not
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Idaho Foil,. Idoko 83-405 37A11 Ktln>os C,ty. M.JUOIIII 6.\ lOll Paid odvelfJ ~ng 15 no! oc:cepIud
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T he IBEW 199.1 rOllwucli,," an d
M. lin lt.: nancc Con fe re nce WaS
held nn "prJI 16 and 17. 11)1)). al Ihc
Ilyau RC£L'flC\ I totd. 111 \V.l ... hin~hHl .
A
D,C', Apprnximah.:l~ t (WI uch..'gatc ...
frol11 acros~ the coun ln rcgl ... lcfCU ror
Construction Conference lrack
the con fere nce. nll in!! the delegate:.,
to order. )BF.W ('on"ilrucl ion Dcp~lrt .
menl DirecI"r Charles "Bud" Fisher
opened the gener ... , 'iic:<t,iun with a
warm welcome ttl officer .... guc'\t,. and Cons
dclcg;'llc~ in altcnd:lllCC. Seated 011 the
dais Wc.'!rc inlcrnnlional Prc... idcnl J.J .
Barr: Inlcrnalionnl Se cre tary Jrlck
!loore : I nh..'ll wliollal Ircao;;urer
T homas Van Arsua lc: guest "'pcilkcr~
Daniel H. Kruge r. profc:-,,\or or ind u:,·
trial and blhor relatio n, at Mich igan
Sta le Umverc;ny and ClIld) u.·.. IH1.
chapter manager or TIP ITra,klll!(
Im/".\lr)' Pro\{1PfIlVe Sale.\} .
The A r med Force ...
Color Guard from the
Military Di'tricl or
Wa..:;hingtun . D .C .. pre- Abo.e, Pra<idcn, Bony
delivers ms remarks 10
..:;coted th e co l nr~ . after the ckIogore•. Sealed
wh ich the Cannd ill l1 an d (rom left a~ TIPS
United SI<t IC":; Iw l iomd Chopte< Manager
anthem", were played . Cindy Al.lsf'in~ Secrelory
Moore, Director Fisher,
Before introducing Inter- TroostKef' Von Arx40Ie
nationa l Prc ... idcllt J.J. and Prolcnor Kruger.
Barry. Bro the r ri..:;hcr
Ihanked Ihe deran
mcnl'~ \ e cretil rial ,ti:lff
for their a ...... i'lancc in
preparin!!. for the confer- Presiden, Bony stepped
ence. Above, the Amled Forces Color Guard from the on fa the ROOf and
MililQry Oistricf 01 Washjngfon, D.C., marches engaged the delegates in
Prt:!I:;ldent Barry prefaced hi, au' alter the oo,iOllOI onthenu 01 Conodo end a lively quesfion-and-
remark... \\ilh ,pcciaillmnk<.. to th e del - the Unired Slofcs wer-e pkJyecJ. answer period.
egates for thl' warm re ception and
introduced the Internationa l Orrict:I"" Pre ... u.h:nt ndfr) ,trc~~ctl the
in atte nda nce. In hi, COllll11e nts. hc II r~cncy of adopling in llov(lli vc stralC-
maue referellce to lhl: "t.a lu . . of the gics ... lo (.'onlinuc ,I bo ld. new c()ur e
uninn "aylng. " \Ve are ,lI a \l c r~ criticdl for tlUi 11 renewa l which inc ludes
mome nt 111 the h"lol"Y or the IB W. n.:huildlllg harg;llnlllg "\Ircnglh :
Becau~l' of profound l."hangc .. that rcg.:nnmg COmpCtlllVl' tldvantagc:, for
'iwcpl our indu"l ry in a ... ingle gcncriI- Ilur C(llHnlCl0r, and n..: ... lOring wagt:~
Llo n. we now ~an n d at II crn"roi.Hh. lo:-.t in cOlH;c:-."ion ..... l ie encouraged
The challeng.es we fdel' and the int\.'n"it1eu orgOinilll1[!. progra nl". qual -
choice .. \\oc melke. arc Iikel~ to det er- It~ cc.luc ~lllt.. n and . mo,t important.
mine not on I) the f~lle of our gr\! ~tt efficient management tln d effective
tl J1Jon. but the future o f the con . . truc- ICHticr..:;hlp. Quoting h U">lIless gur u
tam indu'lr} and the fortune . . or
thl.' Peter Dr ll c~cr 0111<.1 \Var rc n Dennis.
emire lahor movl'nlcnt." I-It: tuuchcd he rL'Il1M~ct1 . " f\ lanagcmcnl il\ domg
on the opc n-.. . hop movc ment Ih :'11 thing' flghl : kadcr"hlp I"> doing Ihe
threilten, thl: future oj the indw;lr) . fl1!ll1 thing'. M an.lging mean:. uti li:ting
sayi ng " no sector nf the indll,try ... llll h UI1li111 <I nd 11Hlura l rC~O l1 rcc~ ;.l1 o ur
juri"diclion 1., lrnmllr1l' tu thl' ..:;lll1g (lr di",w\n l in th e 1ll0~1 cflicient w~y 1'0"\&
l he open ,hop." ... ihlc:. l.caLling lIH.: all,\ uoo;llIg our too l..

2 IBEW JOURNAL/ JULY 1993

For The IBEW FamBy
vlajor Trends To Create Blueprints For Change

:tion & Maintenance Conference

In his ockJress. Secrefrory D;redot' Fisher opens the lEe member L Keith
.Moore discuu ed issues generol $essiot't. Querry addresses de1e-
01 concern to delegolcs. gates of the Ovt<s.icJe
meeting. Delegates From Canodo listen inttm"y.

and talen ts in p UI'~Ui l of the

righ t ~oa l !-.. " At the cl o~c 01
Iw; rcm:uk>., Presiden1 Barry
said. "1\" we ~ t a lH.I ill t he
crossroadl\, fnci ng peri ls anu
pO\i.",hili l lCS . we ann t
l:;hnnk from our ICgilCY of
leadl:r~hir·"
AI the oneill Ion of
Prc~ilicnt B3 r ry'~ rcma d ......
C'onl-lrUC l l0 n Departme n t
D irector F i ~I11; r int rod uced
I nll.!rna!ion;ll Sl.!crclary M Otu'c
to the de legates. Secre tar
Moore CU lll ml.! l1l ctl on t he
stalU, quo of Wa:-.hin,e.l on', Oircdor Fisher 9roc~ ddcgolm bclorn the Saturday maming wrxlcshop scuions. ScotcJ on the dais,
politica l cl imate ...a) iog. " BII I lin lun from left. are Inlemahonol Represenmtives Dole Dun/Qp, Slonlcy Hubbard, Bob Damian ;; Director 01
is a hrC<1lh of frc~h ~lIr ... he offer; a ray Constrvdion Orgonjzjng lim Rudie;l; Executive Diredor labor Relotionsl NECA, Geory HigginJ; DirKlOr
01 C.I.R. Everen leIvnonn; 1«0148 J Business Manager 0000 lluhmftorH; Inmmofionollleprosenlahves
of 1lOr!.! .... (,Iinlon !<let a:-,idc n:nrgl.: pg, ReiHy 000 Bob fogoni; NJA TC Dire<1Of I'eofSOll ,· "lle.I"ttIliotlal R(.opt e5efllolive JoJm W~re. ,'
OUl.,h·, h ighl~ politicall.!xcc LH ivc order Research ond Economics Director Wooc/,' and fniemotionolllcpnnenmhv(! DougIoJ Fisher.

'BEW JOURNAL/JULY 1QQ3 3

A Better Life For The IBEW Famlly
against our con,\lruction unions last
ycar-E.·.;ecutivc Order 12SL.
which .. . blatalllly bnrred union con-
tractors from federally funded con-
struction projects .. .. And within days
after his inauguration, Bill Clinton set
it aside ... a ignificant political action
by our presidenl.··
Secretary Moore also addre ,cd lhe
state of union membership . noti ng
that it has declined due to man ufactu r-
ing, shutdowns. telecommunicat ions
layoffs. and other work force vari-
ab les. a nd urged delegates to wor k
A view of delegafej af Friday'j opening general jeu;on before worbhop Hmions and .. .
tireles Iy to reverse thi s trend. I-Ie
made reference to Bush's proposed
orth Amer ica n Free Trade Agree-
ment (NAFTAJ. an d made special re f-
erence to th e lobbying that is taking
place by certain business interests to
strike down the em'ironmental and
labor panels endorsed by Bill Clinton.
He reque ted that de legates appeal
to their elected officials and express
their opposition to AFTA. urging
them to see (hat workingmen and
-women in America are nOl deprived
of their jobs. Secretary Moore then
discussed (he nuances of foreign trade,
and gave a detailed overview of
NEBF and ECA policies and pro-
tec tions. amendments. inves tments
and subsidizations. He hr ic fly dis- ExeculYve
Di.-.ror
cussed IBEW/COPE and an nou nced able pi ece of prope rty is our Higgifl5 speaks
thut las t year. the IBEW received a jobs .. . good paying jobs that are the at the dOj;ng
hea lth y volun ta ry CO PE contrihution seSj;on.
very life blood or OLlr country. But we
o f $1.816.514.44. I-I e ex pressed his are being Ihreate ncd by a vcry com-
gra til ude to the m embers ror the ir pl~.x syStem o fchange that we Ill lls t nol derive th e benefits that come rrom
political involvement.. face and address forth right ly." technological change .... The psychu-
Brotller Fisher then in troduced Professor Kruger oUll in ed four logical contract deals with the wealth
gues t speaker. Professor Daniel H . components of change: economic fac- of ou r nation- our precious human
Kruger. School of Indust rial and tors, techno logical faclOrs. social resources. When t he psychological
Labor Relations at Michigan State changes and legisla tive fac tors-aU of cont ract is honored. the employee
University. Professor Kruger congrat- which are impacting on th e life of the puts their best foot forward: the cre-
ulated labor for its pas t perfomlance union. He discu 'sed the issue of porta- ativity of the American worker is
in meeting the challenges or providing bility. the three levels of collective released. But more important. when
job and a living wage for union work- hargaining. and the responsibility of the psychological contract is honored.
ers. BUI he cautioned Ihe delegates business managers to tbe union mem- the employer. the contractor. uses not
not to rest on past successes sa ing. bers. He mentioned whal he called a onl .. the hands of Ihe American
'·Today. we have another 125 million psychological contract Ihal "every worker . but Ihe American work.ers'
fellow Americans in the labor fo rce; employee in the U nil ed SI<ltcs has heads and hearts ... :'
but whal is more impress.ive is the fact with their employcr. .. you can have In closing. Professor Kruger chal-
that 92 percent of the nation's labor the bes t equipm en l in the world. but if lenged the delegates to usc the ha nds.
force are employees . . .our most va lu- you treat your workers lik e dirl, we do (Cofllil1ued 011 page 19)

IBEW JOURNAL/JUty t993

 LCIT and Outside Construction Pre-Conference Meetings
n WCUI1C, J ,I) . "plil 14. 1993. Pcnn"'y lvClllia. B u~itlc ...... f\ l a ll ilgcr l he IB I::.W Out,iuc ('onl\tructill n
O a n d 1 hur"day . April 15t h .
IllCL'lIllg" IIf thl.; I u l C Cleruilnce nl)d
") om Lcrlch: :Inti I Ol:c d 17. D ctrolt .
M lclllg,an. B U,\lll": '\:-' ~t. lI l dgl.:1 Bub
T a~k Force. Speaker' Whl) :u.ldre ...... cu
the OUl~iJt.; II lcclill g \\CII.:' PI l: IJcn t
11\.'c rll lllllm..'I '" ( I Cr n and OUI~hjc S igouin: I .n ea l 1919, PII I "ihuq~h. Ba rry. Sccrclar) Moore .• HHJ I LC
Olll'ti rU\:lio ll w efC held . r h.: Pl.':nn,) I\' a lll.! . IJU :-'I I1C",' rVI ~ln ;J!!.cr nll'mbcr L. Kei th QUl'! ry "I-..u pm -
\ Vc dn c,d il ) 1 err I1h:Ctlllp. Involved TOIll \ Val"ih: ,IIlJ Local 15K Vantou- lici pa ti ng in thc '\Clr~,hop Imlgram,
0.1 gc..'IJI.':fil l ~C ".. IO Il . fo lhl\\l:d hy \\'or ~ ­ .. cr. Bri'i~h Columhia . Can:tda. B UI.;I - \\CTC Dlreclor III ('011 ... 1111(111111 Org..
~ hop prc..,c nlitl;on ... on I nUllin g . n t: '~ ~l . tna !!a (iar) Br~l ll1ll1ll. ni.£ing .11111 RutlidL 1\JA"1C Dll cctOl
'- 'ontni ci Ncgolld l lll " .... Orga lll /.i n g. T hur"idu~ · ... O u.... li.k CW1'\lrlll:l i oll 1\ ..1 . Pcar,on . Inl l'fn ;ltlol1al Rcpn:-
,II1U a Ic..,can.:h 11IO!!.r<111l ci ting vmi- Illc"': l in g W:I'\ opc!ll..'d h) D tn.:clor of '\t' I1 I:1I 1\,C'" lioo IdgOItl • .1 I Om d 'L·I,, ~1.
elU!>. \\ay'" I n ri.. ,c.:.lrch t he I ( " '- I I h l' I HI \ V ('OIl'iI'UC llOn and Mainl t:- 3nu Do ugl"" IJ,hL'!. ·\11 1.:' 1 the "orl..-
lnU lJ 'l n . , 01111': "r thll.., c parl - n ,IIU':C Dcpaltllh: nt (hark ... \"t..! , "Ihop .... tilt.: Jclq:~IIl:' rl:col1\l'Ill'tJ. ~tnJ
icipat ing \\ I.:IC IHI \V D irector of ,. Rud " l:j ... hcr I Ollll\\ In g Ih ~ 11111f1111lg repnrl, \\ c r~ gl\Cn h) L'.ICh 1l:'PL'Ct!\...:
RI.:'c'lft:h and LeonuJ1lIt>. Bub mcctin)!. thc dclcg.lh:~ c nlen.:u \\ or ~ ­ n11:t:linl!.·' th.:'l.1!nfltcJ I a ... ~ /·nrcc
\Von d ; l. (I(.:.11 I :!h . Philadel phia . "ihop train ing, chililcd hy IllcmocT"'J of mcmhl:r. ,

Above, 8uJ;neu
Manager Rllhmlrotff
(left) and [O(a16 97,
Gol)', Indiona.
mem ber Mike
Dnu9tmy,
In"ovorion$
Workshop.
A" eh, Training and RtJmrml Workshop.

[DEW JOURNAL/JU[Y 1993 5

 Tho,-,,~. . ts on
The IBEW Looks at the Past, Present, and Future c

icture n wo rld" ilhnul uniun~. IBf \ V. the minimum wage wa~ wha t-
P Let your mind wa nuer. You
Ihink you',c been Irenled badl by
c\er an empluyer chQ!'!c to pa~ ib
employees. Safety standards on Ihe
your ~upcr"isor at work. what do you Job consisted of lillIe more than what-
do? Live wilh il or risk gCll ing fired if ever a \ orkcr cou ld lea rn from the
you complain. You [jIlU ou l you make acc iden ts of his o r he r co-worke r .
less money Iha n H co- worker who ha~ Hiri ng and firing was handled ill whnl-
been there less li me ilnu who d oe~ th e ~vcr w~y I hc employer sa w nl , Cl n d
same job a~ yo u. wh at do yo u do? o ft en revolved aroun d prej udice anu
Bring it up wil h you r b 'S and you' re ad he re nce to pa infu ll y strict r ules.
lold. "pay is Ihe prerogal ive of Ihe \Vork hou rs were as long as the boss
employer." Whilc he's al ii, he Iells !'laid. hi ld rc n o ld enough to walk
you. "discipline is Ihe employcr'. pre- around on their own were old enoug.h
rogative," lind he sayl!.. "you're fi red." lO work. \Vomen "ere n t guaranteed
You look for a new Job. bill the II.lory I he r ight 10 votc. nd no one was
is the same 110 maHer when.: you guo guaranteed the right 10 join a un i n.
ow pic ture a wo rl d where every
wo rker is a union member. Collec tive
bargai n in g: e m plo c rs have 10 de a t
fa irly and honest ly with lheir employ-
Median Weekly Earnings of Full-Time Workers
e~s . the re arc no n Ilu nion wor k c r~
Un ion Members vs. Nonunion, 1992
who'll come in und do the job for Ics!<I
BY OCCUPA TI ON BY INDUSTRY
[han a l i Ving wage . afcty: union
watchdogs keep the gO\ crnment on 5661 5698
Professionals Con5truc~on
top of on-the-job :,afcty ihSU~\. I '100f-
5655 5417
ma nagemen t relations: employe rs
know tht:y have.: wc ll -1rnined. moti-
va ted employees who need 10 b~ Technical. $500 $503
Manu/acturing
treate d wi th digni ty nlld rl!spcci. ~Ies, clerical
5394 5440
Th e d ifference betwee ll t he two
worlds is dra m at ic. T he powe r o f
organized labor 10 bri ng a be tt er way $444 TransporiaHan and $615
Services
of life to work ingpcoplc is illlprcs - public uti~ile'
'ive. As wo r kc r~ in the nlled Sta tes ---.J 5256 5510
and Canada celeorate Ihe hinh of
freedom in t heir c()untric~ Ihi:-t Produdion 5621 Wholesale and 5439
mon th. the I B I:.\V looks al some of and craft retoil trade
$438 $333
labor' past accom plishmen t:,. curren t
suc:c:cssc!). and ways it plans to mee t
fULUrc cha llenges. Operators and $496 $443
Services
laborers
--.J 5314 5403
The Past- What
Workingpeople Have 5578
Gotten From Unions ~ Goyernment
I 5479
Union Nonunion
lX91. LIfe for \\ orkingpeople \Va, Sovra.. B.xeo\l oIlobor SaollWci, Employment ond Eo'",ngs. jotwory 1993; AFL-CI(} ~
not ea y. In the founding year of the

6 IDEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993

 •
e'reProu to e mon AND THE SURVEY SAYS•••
he Labor Movement

T Ile fill/OIl'iliK qui:.

.\/WIlI(U{"{UTlIIg
be joU/ul iHl I'age / 9.
ItU\

(JII(t'rt'1Ice
tlblnhlll£'ll and {{,W'lI\\t'(/
11'01''''"01' 011 orgtllli:ill,f<.
til fhe 1993 18£\\'
The OIlS)f't'n may

L I n the Unut!d SI ~lIc~. "hat ~r~ 6. \Vhich country has th e highest

ce nlage or Ihe \\'or~er · In Ihe percent:\g\! of ih 101.11 \\or~ force
p r iva tl' hll l.;inef.;~ :o.cc l o r arc in uniol1'i?
unorgani/cd? a. United 'Ia les
a. ~50°,{,
b. Ja pan
h. XX%
c. Can:ldil
c. 6.1% d. GCIIl1 :II1Y
d. 25%
7. In the Unltcu States. there arc an
2. TOIi.l 1 private sec lOr and pub lic e~ l jll1 ah:J unorgalll7cd \\'ork -
union Ilh.'mbcrshlp in th e Un ited I.!rs in th e electrical indll ..tl~,
Stale~ ~ta nd s at percent or
the labor f rcc. fl. .'i millilln
a. 16% b. 1 million
h. 75"/0 c. t million
d. fi million
The new face 01 OI'gQniZJ'ng. the future the
Iolx><movemenHO<OI IS22, AJIonIown,
0' c.
d.
50%
2~'~O R In 199:2, the: i.l\craJ.!,t: wc\..'J...1\
Pennsylvonig. members in 0 MEMO pilot c/o.u .
3. If thc IHC\Cnt I'at~ or union I.!(lrning. for all unil;n \\orker-~
The reality of economic\ h<1'1 not ,ne,nhc r"hlp decline c ntinucs. it \\ns _ percenl higher thull the
chlmgcd ~il1cc HNI. 11 \\ ~I "'. and still is. ha~ heen t:s timatc d that unions wce!...!)' carnings of nonunion
m a company'~ economic lutcrc~1 10
will r'-.!rrc~ent _ percent of the workers.
prj, ate !<!ector laho r fnrce in tht! a. IO~i ,
pit) thl'ir cl1lphJ)'l'c~ a:-. Iiul ' a~ pos::.i~
year :moo.
11k:. to give :l!\ lillie safc l~ equi pment b. . C;O
a. 51l%
"
H'" po<;sible. and 10 kccp lhcm \\ orki ng 32~o
c.
fu ll ·~ pc c d
aroum.l Ihe clock. il1'I to rnax - h, 101\ ,
<1. 17'\)
imi/t' proril. For thl;! company. it's ~il1l­ c, :"%
pic. th e butlol111inc is the bo ttom li ne. Y. . uccc~~fu llJl'~;J n izing and incI'I.!CI"'-
d . 70%
Si nce I hl: lal e 191h ce n tury III the cd memhership can k~uJ to:
4, J n Ihe U ni ted S l illc ~ .
perccn t_
l ,l nih.'d Stale) and Canada, orgllnizcu
ul t he work lor e!.! I~ employed 111 it . E lih illll,;CJ IHII!!dillinp.
labor has fuug.hl to ~ h ()\\ co mpan ic:o; st rl.!llg.lh and belief ag.rL\,:-
ma nu facturing?
that treBling employee", well i'\ <.1 1r.;0 mcnh
'0
v1t:, I a hea hh)' bottom li ne. II' ... \cr) i.t. 51lo.
b. Greater "latu~ dnu in nu-
hun.! 10 ~u~ l ail1 llualily produc tivity b. J:lt~i:o
cncc 111 all indu:-'IIIC~
Juring period!'! uf conllT1lml employee C. 17 tyo c. A r~vl1ali/_aljol1 01 the
tu r nover. \Vcll - t n.:ated cmp lu)ccs
d . 411% lahor 1l10\Cml'nt
tend to Sla) lon,g...:r at (j co m pan~. pro-
duce mor(.! \\ hilc they wo rk. and work 5. \Vhl ch countr) pa):t the highc~t d. t\ II 01 tin: Ht"l()\ C
<1\ cragc huurl} W<l£,C for manu-
bctl\!f \\ hile the) produce.:. II r~quircs
racluril1l! \\orkeX",' 10. 11,. he,1 c11<1ncc Ihe lBFW ha,
an invcstment b~ thc onlpall~: hUi ror impro\cu ,uccc !\ 111 urgani/-
contente u l!mplop.:cs, union , have a. t ' niku St.lIc\, ing i~ 10 1n\"()1\ c the r;.lT1k·~lOd-file
... ho\\l1 . arl! al1 IlI\estmenL \\hi h pa)~ b. J npdll m~mhcr.. l"up .
the company had. many ti lllc:-,. c. Garmmy a. TRLJI::.
Over the \ca rs com pan) am.l civic
d. rr(lnn' b. FAL. E
Icadcr~ oftcntimc.:s did not \\Clnt 10
in\'c~l \Il worJ...inp.pcople . Often th ey

IIEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993 7

 1.«(1143, SyrtKIJSC, New York,
,mel ISEW Education Teom mam·
"'" Jeff Grobe/,ky of Camell
Universify leads a MEMO pi/Of
CCXJf'Se lor Local 1600~ Bethlehem,
P~nsylvania, members. Thirtl
DiJlrict Industrial Organizing
Coon/inolor and Inlemotional
Represenfonve Edgor Price (slJi,
and ,;e at righlJ listens in.
had some take in lceping wurker:"!
afr,utl. qUICl. or mdchh..'d. ()thcr times
the)' ",imply did n't carc whal happened
to people lhe) looh:d uown on. o.
much of labor's c!rfort\ h;l' c tradition-
"Ill' been direclcu al Ih~ go",rnmen!.
L.andmark legislation IIle the ~alional
Llbor Relalions ACI of IYJ5. the ('i\'il
RIghI' Act uf 1964. n ,e \lcial Sccu-
fll~ Act: the creation 01 government
agcncic:-, Lo en~url.' wor~mgreople's
right' arc prOlcctt:d. \uch a, the Occu-
pali nal Safel), and 11e.lllh Adminis-
tration. the Equal l:mploymcnl
Oppurtunity Comml,,,on. all would
nCH~ r ha\c been po . . ~ahlc had il nol
been ror the dClcrnllnctl efforts of
org.tni/cd labor.
ToUay Ihesc gai"s lahor I""
won are
enjoyetl hy all worker:,. union and
nonunion alike. A mludk class has
h\!clI buill in the l1niled SLale~ ant.l
Canada. and upward muhllil~ i'-lll'tju'-Il
a dream. il is a real ro . .
~ihllity for
almU\l all workingpeople.
The Present-A
Collective Bargain
1993. When \\OrlCf'-l ~il down IOOa)
111 Ihe hargainlng lahl\! organized
labor built. th ey sit a~ equals to th e
com pany which emp lu . . them. Thl.:
co ntracts these wor ker!'! negotiate fur
their fcllow union worker,> aVl!ragc
OU I to be ~uh~ t {lntiall) bClIer than
wha l nonun iu n cu mpHuic, g.ive lu
their empl oyees on their own.
According t tht; Burc.:nu 0 1 Labor
StaliSl i c~. lanuar~ 1993 Employment
nlld Eillnillgs Rc.:pw t. . . ulI1llHuil..cd in
8 IBOW JOURNAL/ JULY 1993
lloe 'larch 15. 19<)3. AI L -C/() " ',,,,,.
I he avcl'ago.: \\ce~ly ,alai} fur uniun
cnn . . tructlon workcr~ I' . 6lJH. \\ hi le
tlll!ir nonunion collci.lgul! . . recdve finly
$417 o n average. For UllIo n Illunufac·
lu nng. cmrloyce..~ the a\'Cfag..:. j", ~5113.
~II1U onl) -t-lO nonunion . Similar
re,ulh an.: seen in cvcr~ catcgor~
li,leu (~ce Chan I.)
But \\ages and benefit.... Hrc unl)
part 01 what collective hargaining
nling'-l \\ort..crs. ltc!r all. b~lrg,ljn1l1g j,
From left, Locol '522 Presideni/ SusineJJ
negotiating. and ucce~ful negot13ting Manoger Nand Mu'zet, Internolionol
\\ork~ for bOth parlic~ . l\lanag~ll1cnl io;;; Repre~~ve Anthony Moleris. and a Locol
ghen the opponunit) It) \ou,:,,: Ih con· 1522 member- go OWl" some werle she.ets during
a MEMO pilei COutse-.
ccrn:"!. i.II1U Ihrough the hargi.lInlOg.
proCC\\ . lal')t)r li nd nmn agclllcnl ,,"ork
on acceptable 'iO llitlon ~ 10 tho,e con· tho,c uffered by Ihe IBE\ . (each the:
cerns. Company sccurit i.., prc""crvcd
and compan) M;:cu rity i", job . . ccurily.
'ikills \\ort..c~ need today.
But till ~ nut \\cll in th e union mo\c·
i"o he sure, the colkclh c hargail11ng ment Un ion memlxrb a\ a peR'enlage
pruC'c,,,, 'wmclimcs bredl~ JU\\ n. of Ihe lo lal \\or~ force h,,\ d e c li n~d
\\ hen management dnC\I1'1 n..:gotiatc: "itcauily , inee the 1960s. O,cr the pd~t
111 g tI faith or employee,," l()'I;c \ ight 12 }COlI'\ Americans' st;mtiartl of living
of whHt i:-. rcasonabll:. probh:m:-. occ ur.
nd without workers ha\ ing the righl
ttl I)rc\'cnl the permancllI r-"plnrement
oj \Iri kin g wOTker).,. I1lHna g.cmcnl
o ften hl1)" all the inccJ1li\l: il need.;; In
lhHUpl co ll ec ti ve bargJll1lng. But
\\ hl:ll Ihe proce~~ \\ orb. luhor and
man tlgcmcn t join IOgcthcr 111 a con-
II ,leI thaI be nefit s th r.!m both.
Ikyond a "itakc in the colll:l'ti vl: bar·
gain ing procc~". un ion", pl'm 'idl: their
memher; with the lool~ needcd to get
j olh a nti ~ ec p Ihem Ir;lIning anti
rl..!lrmnillg. \\li th a growing cmphl-l'ii\ on
qua lit products. and mph.! ddvan c"Iof
lI.:chnolug) on the jub. uniun ilpprc n·
Local '600 PresicJent/ Busineu Manager/
Financial Secretary Williem Schmitt {ctmfCrJ stud·
tic,:c" hi p Hild train ing progru lIl ).,. Ii ~o..: ies MEMO mororials wifh membo,,, of his local.
bas gone down. And plant after plant
Union Densi ty 1930- 1992
has closed its d oors and 010 ed 10 Ihe
As a percentage of the Americon Work. Force
Pacific Rim or 10 Mexico. Organized
labor faces a great c.hallenge in revers-
ing these trends. But it is a challenge
r
40% .. · .. · .. ··· ...... ··· .. · .. ··· .. ·· ........ · .. ·· .. · .. ··· .... ····· .. · .... · ·
1945:35.5%

Ihe lB EW is pre pared 10 meet. 30%·· .......

The Future-Where The

IBEW Goes From Here
209J. 11"5 the Bicentennial Interna-
tional Celebration of Ihl.! founding of
Lhe IBEW. Th e International Presi -
dent 10k!; out OVer the huge cro\\d of
m e mbers an d suppo rt ers and says.
" 0 0 you rem ember what it was like
before all electrical wo rkers \vcre orga-
niz(:d? \Vhm a lough Lime th ttl was:'
The c\,-idence is quite clear. Th e
more people who are union members.
the rewer people there are to try 10
undercUl workers' bid for faif wages
and decent working condit ions. and
the harder it i for compan ies to sim-
ply sh ift work plants in unorganized
10
areas. Labor's greates t gains were
made at the timl' of Iabor\ greatest
strength. \Vhil e workingpeopJc's hard-
est lruggles have been seen during
labor":,., \\ ca ker times (sec Chart 2.).
Organizing is clearly the a nswer: but
it is far from an easy answer. Far too
Illany IBE\V members feel organ it.:i ng
is ton di fficulL. lakes too much li me,
diverts preciQus n:so urccs away from
0 1her union act ivi ties. clnd do es n' t
have enough direct practical resull . In
meeting after J11cding. speech after
speech. hOlh Inlernalional Prt::sldenl
J.1, BaIT} and International Secretary
Jack loore have ~poken directly to
these people . 'Jt.' hat the PresIdent and
1930 1950
5<)orce H.tI()t>coi S1ClII\ IKS 01 IIw us BurAllu oIlcbor 5101mb; laEW EdvcoltOn De-portmel11
" Dul! to Reagan AdmilllltrClhoo budget CUIS, 00 figlll'e~ ore O"¥'o ilable fer 1981 Clnd 1982
Sccrclar~ have :,aid i:,. Ihesl:: people
are wrong.
To help spread (he word aboul how
organit.:in g. st rcnglh~ns local unions
during co lkctivl' hargaining. incrl.';ascs
poli tical influence. and strellgtht!n~ tht:
laha r moveme nt. P r~s i (kn l Bany has
developed a new course for local union
members called ,\fpmhersJllp Educa-
tiol/ iIIul I\-!obili:aflol/ for Orgolli:ing;
~ I EMO for ~horL Another org.'U1iLing-
orienled lBE\V course, Construction
Or!!,flJl i:illg M embn~ltip Edllcmioll
fl/ul Tmhring- COfvl ET. has alrt.:<ld)
taugh t I housa nds of 1BEvV members
about the importance of organizing in
the co n~ truction industry.
All 1BE \-\! members must become
part of cvery local union's organi/ing
efforts. 11 rnc:mber~ Tllust !'.~c how
organizing benefits them, \"hat being a
union member mc:an:-,. and ho\\ they
a n~ an Important pan or lahor'", past.
~ : )\: .. .. ..
,..
I
1970 1992
ib pn":~l'nt. and 1110~t importantly. its
fUlure. The ~'IEMO and CO l ET
courses. and Olher c ursc"O like them.
furm ke~ steps in th'lt direction.
Tn reach th~ world envisioned in
the words of the Intcrnalionai Presi-
dent at the I BE\"'", Bicentellnial Cele-
bration. a world where every workc:r i~
a uniun member. it will take, most of
all. leadership. Prcl.;ideni Barry has
called on IB E W leaders I() pro'ide
that leadershi p. LO \11(.m Il1cmber~ lhe
promise of lhe future, and to ~ee to it
that pO$itiv~ change becomes a re ality.
Presiden t Barry say!o. hI.": will hI.: there
to lead, (Inc! IIHlt loe,,1 unions must be
Ih..:re also; 10 lead . not follow.
Uni on mCI1"'1hcr. have a great deal 10
be proud of. Aml."rica a nd Crtnaoa
were buill h) union workingI' ·oplt: .
\Vith determined rank-and-filc h::ac.lcr-
'\hip. union member \\ ill continue to
b..: proud for year.;; In come. ,

Lexal 1600 mem'

bers learning of
the po~itive
impad organiz-
ing will have on
their {and their
union 's} Mure.
'n~ afiona'
Representofive
Jon Henrich
{wh jte shirl ana
tie} is sifting in.

IBEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993 9

President Sorry (second from right) presenting
Former Nebraska Public Power dispatcher and

"We usl Be
local J536, Lincoln, Nebrasko, member
Detmer T. Burchard (second From leh) wirh a
50-year pin as Vic. PreJident Edwards (righI'
ond Local '536 BUJ;n.JS Mono9ttf Mike
Ile<htel (I.ft) look on.

"We OJ u,t be prepa red .... The

luturc \\f ill he filled wil h
change "' the [util it [ indu,try aJ apt'
10 thl! new \.!ncrgy s tra tegy'" said
Inlernati nal Preside1ll J.J . B"rry 111
hi~ r e l1l i.lrI..·, 10 thc dclcgH lc'I at the
Phocni. IB EW Regional UlililY on-
ference. I Ie cont inued. "O u r future
and th l.! luturc of OUI IlI c mbt!!',hip in
IhlS Indu"r) " highly dependenl upon
our abiluy 10 rn~cllhcst! 'hal ll: ngcs. ··
The rnl.!~sagc echoed throughout the
three regional conference' hcl<.l M;)rch
17 th rough 19 in all Ld~C C"y. April
7 through c.) in Phoen i ~ . and April 2X
Ihrough J() 10 B >lon. \I " , clear- the
Intcrnatinn(t l Office "nnt\ to h\!HT
Regional Ulilily Conferences Concenlrate 0
whal IHEW me mher; think aboul
orgnn i/ing. tlnd aho ut how the 113E.W
will meel Ihe needs of Ihe changi ng
util ity il1du"ilry.
Utility Department Director James
lJu, huw ailed ellch meeling lO order.
In Sai l Lake Ci l), . Ei ghlh lJ i,lricl
Intcrnallonal Vice Presiden t Jon \ al-
ler; [lnd L ca l 57. Sai l La~ e ity .
B u:-.incss M anagcr B lai ne Newma n
welcomed Ihe delegales. In Phoenix.
c\cnth Di.,trict Internu tional icc
Prc\idcn t Qnrllc ra te npened th e
meeting. And in Bu!-olon. the hun or o f
welco min g the delegat io n went to
ccnnd D is t rict l nter n aliona l Vice
Pres iden l Paul L ug hr"n a nd lhe
Roo;; ton-a rci:l hos t lucal s. The ot her
1111 c.r n nti n a l Vice Presidents and
Jillcr na ti o na l Execu tive Co un ci l
members in (tllcnd(tncc <I I cach mcd-
II1g also gcl\'C brief rema rk .
A moving tri bute 10 Interna tional
Repre se ntat ive Paul hoop was
II1cluded in Ihe booklet each delegate
received. Brother Shoop. who encd
In the Int e rn a tion a l Office'lj til ity
Department 12 }cars. passed 0" ay

Director Dushow speak;ng to the delegote5 at the Soli Lake

Cif)' conference. On the Jo;s wi", him are, from left, Twelfth
DjJ"'id Inlt:matioool Vice Presiden, Carl tonsden, Firsl DiJtrid
lEe mMlOer Joseph McCaHcrty, and Third District
Delegales at rfJe Phoen;JC confcrluKc giving President Barry a Jfcnding ovalion. International Vic. Prtuidenl Donald Funic.

10 IBEW JOURNAL/JUt Y 1993


Prepared"
or
,he (i'ulure the UUlit}" Industry
larch 15, jwa prlnr tn the firl\t
n.:giunal c(lnfcrenCl' . International
Repn:'ocn laliYc ~lanll\ \1 cdcro~
reviewed the p:"Ickets " Ith tht.! tlclc ~
giltc~. :,uITIm ari.ting th!.! ::.h repurts:
" Electric lItilily Reg ulalio" , 1I"d the
IBE 'A' . P a~t. P rc<)e nt anll Fut ure.
What \., Impo rtant IUW: ' hy Director
Dus haw: "Beneflls 1993," by Reprc -
scn lati\t,: Meder",: " Purt Time Agrce-
men t ~ and Joh haring:' hy
Intcrnation ..,1 Rcpre.,fo!n rari\t,.' Jame ...
T Ollli.lscski; Recent Lcgal Dc\clop-
men t>; Affecllng Uli li ty Local
Some of lite dclegolo' 0'the 80,.,., ,,,,,f.,..mce.
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Inmmanonal PresiOen,
Bony addresses me ~
gales at the Phoenix utility
conference. With him on tfte
dais are, from left,
Inlemohonol Executive
Council Chairman Clyde
Bowden, Seventh District
Inlematianal Vice President
Orville Tatc, Utility
Depat1men' Diredor
OtJJitow, Sixth District
International V"tCe Pre5ident
Jame, Conway, EJ.ven1it
Dismct Intemarionol VoICe
Pre!ident Roy fclware/s,
and Fifth District IEC memo
ber lrle K.illt G<Jerry.
VICe Pres;c/ent lansden (left, arms crossed) sill wiffl rile Solt lake City cJdcgoles.
Unluns:' h) DireclOr Du,haw:" 011-
IOnl71ng Ra(hallon." nnd "Orgal1l.flng
I :. h) Brother Shuop. The rcporb
\\ere all put toge ther prior to the fiT'lt
regl nat confere nce.
Pn.::,idcllt Barry then ilddn;~~ c,;d the
(k lc:ga les during the Phol:nix lI1 ~cli ll g.
AI olt Lake Ci ty and Bo,tol\. where
Pres iden t Barry wa~ una hie tu ilttenu.
hi ... re ma rk') \\ere presented b~ Execu-
tive A "'Istant to the Inlcrnallonal
Prc~idcnt Rob~rt BicrilL. Prc::.idt·nt
Barry', n..: nl<.lrk~ ilddres~cd tIlt..: fum.la-
mental change ... which f;lCC thl' utility
u«ufive
AuislOn'lO
lite
International
Presiclent
aierirz pre-
senfing
Presiden'
Barry's
remarles fa
lite Sol' toke
eif)' meeting.
industry: glnhalill.l tion of the mcri-
can economy and mO'\1 Importantly.
deregu lation. li e rcmind~d dcJcg:lIe,
"houl Ihe pro hlem; the IB EW faced
follo\\in the hreak-up of AT&T, and
si)iJ the Nnllonal E nergy Policy Act of
1992 will work. In hrt'ak up Ih ~ uti lity
ind u'ilry ill much the sa me way. H e
...ald the \\i\y to meet thc'it~ challenges
i~ 10 urgani.tc.
Aner " rCJmrl h~ Director Du~ha"\
on dc\c!opmcnt ... \"'thln the utility
mdu ... tr~ O\ Cf the la>;'1 ~c;tr. organi.ti ng
be iune the focus of th~ confacnccl.;.
The Ul ili lY Dopurllllcni broke down
th e lh: l l!galion~ inlo fi ve "Break·Out
Gro ups." cHe h of which w,,~ broken
down into five "Task Group>;.:' All o f
the gl )Up" then brain .. tnrm~d on
gra~~·rou t., organinng. concenlraung
on three que&tiuns posed 0) the radli-
Hllnr.,: " Wh,H oojeclIons arc there
toward org:millngT' " What prohlems
prevent you from organi;dngT' And.
"What rc:-.o urc:cs afC neeueu to assist
you with organi/ing?" TI1C fe~uh~ or
I hc~c sr.:~~ion~ we re ~harcd with the
r~'t of the dclegatcs aftcr the genera l
'\I!>;.,ion reconvcned.
With tho aid of Freddy Allen .
I B W Director of UU lity and
11
"We
Must Be
Prepared"
Tciccoillmuni al lons Organi.l.-
ing 1 :I wrill cn ve rsion of th e
de lega tes' T~sk Group com-
ments. ideas. an d :,uggcslioll"
wi ll be put toge th e r by the
dc p ;lrllll Cnl. O ther workshops
were held for elec tric. cll.:rica i ,
and gas delegates. And Dircc- Fifth District Ink>rnationol Vice President H. Wode Gurleyahou' to begin oddreHing the utilify dele-
gales in Boston. Wifh him are, from left, Ninth District In temotional Vice President S.R. McConn, FOllrth
lOr D ushaw closed out the confer -
Dismd Inlemafionol Vice PreJident Paul Witte, First District International Vice Presiden' Ken Woods,
e ncc~ wilh a dlSCUS ion of recc nt h:g~d Second Di5 frict International Vice Presiden t Paul u,ughron, Second DisJrict lEe member Fronk Carroll,
deve lopments a rrecti ng the ind ll ~try. Diffffor Du.s"aw (,tanding), and Exe!urTve AJJiJfont to /he International President Bieritz.
Presiden t Bar ry summed up the
themes of the. Utili t~ Co nferences Ocst
ill dU!oIillg his n.:: lll a r~ '" tu the Jdcgcllt;; ...
lie said. "Together we can meet lhe
challenges facing us in the ulili l ~
industry and in the Ol her hranche f
our Brotherhood. With our collectil C
:,Lrcng lh and talt:nt. we will perseve re .
1 can' l do il alone, and you arc nol
expcch~d to do it alone: but we ca n do
it together. " J

AI right, Eighth Di~tri't Intemationol Vr(e

PreJident Jon Wa/ttY$ (left] end Director
DlI~hew fright' present 1.0<01 57 SlIsiness
Manager Newman (second from right) and
loco/57 Bus;neSJ ReprcsenlctiYfJ Rella
Moerman (second from left) with the/oea!'s
originol chorler. The local is celehrofing #s
hundredth anniverJory this year.

Delegates 0' file 8osfon conferenc:e.

12 IBEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993
 I Il.'IOIULE MEHto' 1051 £mCTlyt tlSPUl tiTWA1S
lItIIl.UnlIOIl UO!l!l Of llUt'KU IOIIIll. An QO

1!t9l UI Utd I " c..paign CO" lnk1.1I'D' C..lut

encouraged aU mcmbc to
I I', official. Five-times Platinum. For
th. flflh con,",cullve ) eal the Inter·
nfllllJllal Office has heen awarded lhe
give whal they can to the
local United Way in their
niled Way', prc'li~lu u , Platinum communil) 1<\0. a< the) <aid.
\\drd ror jl!o, high Ic\cI nr "ppon . -gl\e a hclpin~ hand In lhe
I he Lnlled \\ a) al'o praIsed lhe people \\ hu need ou r htlp "
10:, po ler, --;Je'Igl1.d b, former Afu:rall. he lpIng lhose III necd
1.0. e mployee Beck) Wiibank b what "TIle l loion o r Hearl"
!:Incl nned "'lay promotional muter- and Minds" j, a ll abou t.
i al by prl.: sL! nl in g the Bro t lH~ rllO o d
with ti ll honorahle l1l~ nli oll awmtl rO I
" \~u' l Efl ccli\e D"I'I"), Ime rial,,"
The 1Il11tc.:u \V a~ ul... tnhulc,\ ("kln,l -
lu m"i to hUIll.lrcu!-- of hum an elm: iJe,l' ll '
d e"! in each l'(lnllnUII II~ in \\hlch I~)cill
_ideo.
l11remolionol
So")'
(,;gh'/ ond
c haph.: r:-. o r ~r al c . 1. 0 . "laff a nJ Inlvrnotionol
em ployees 1 ~~ 1 year Lio nall!d o ve r $ 1fK) Secretory Moore
(I.hl hold;ng "'.
p CI' Cll p i tt! \0 th c.lJ ni l l.!d \-Va v fo r tl i"i tri -
Uniree Way
hutum in the Wa'\hinglon. D,c.. arca. Honorable Mention
Inlcm.ltlunal Prc*'tH lc l11 JJ . 8:.1",' anti Awan!.
Inh: rnauonal Sccrcltl r~ J ~lck ~1o()rc
hoth prabed th~ I II the 1.0. \\ho (,"011-
Irihuh.!U to the U nil~t1 \\lay. and th!,;::y
Some of the poSlerS the 1.0 . displayed
encouraging United Way con,ributions.

l!.ll.1.\:1E!!J

I /~ ~, i'
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18.W JOURN AL/ JUlV 1993

 CANADIA N
CFL Opposes Harsh
New Unemployment
Insurance Changes
" ( j"iOI emplo.vee fear layoffs
ill /(111/ Oakl'illc. 01/((1 rio,
Canada, plum following a[1p rm'al by
workers at a jister JaclOrJ ill rhe Ullite(.1
SWle!i /{J make cOHcessiOlJ5 in exclumge
for gellillg additional production; a
IIl1lifllx offs/lUre productioll oil pro-
ducing corporolio ll will release more
l/rllll olle- Ihird of ils office staff " lid
sa/aries [or remaining stnf! hm'c been
dlopped of! by as m ilch as 10 percent. "
These arliefes ill The Globe "lid M " il
nelVspaper. April 28, 1993, see m ru
indicare 111m ullemployment imrlrtOlc(!
claims Ivill rise in Canada.
To exascerhalf lire increasing !ll/em -
ploymem rale. tlVO years ago. Canada's
federal govenrl1len f made major
changes in rhe V i program. il1crea<;ing
'he mfr.J.:inlLllfl wceks of work needed to
qualify [ro/1/ 1-1 {() 20. Now new Jegis/a-
(ion has bee" introduced to dellY bene-
filS 10 Ihe worker based 0 11 wily
persons were fired. gil'il1g exeepliol1al
weiglJl to tire reasons for (he firillg as
determined by the empluyer. .;1/•.,0 rar-
geted lire wurkers who quit wit/Will just
cGwe-tlre acceptnble causes being ..ct
by the gOl-'emmem.
Tile [ollowing b a rcpurl from rhe
ClUiadillll Feriermion nf Laho ur
(C FL ) ill its OppoO::ifi on 10 (he II elll
challge .. i ll the U I p rogmHl.
t4
LABOUR
T he U nempl oy-
nH:nt Insu rance
Progra m in anada.
which fo r many years
has provided a safety
net for Ihe temporar-
i l y unemployed. is
under scno u al1.1ck.
Th fe de ral govern-
ment recen tly in trodu ced leg it.lat ion
(Bill C-1 13) thot would den I bene·
rits to a person who quits a job wi lh-
ou t just cause ~I S it is defi ne d hy the U I
A ct Or to n person who is fired fo r rca-
sons determined by the em ployer.
Appearing before a parli a me nt a ry
cornm illee exa mining the legis lation.
Canadian Federatio n of Labour Presi-
dent Jim MeCam bly said the il1lplica·
tio ns of these c hanges wilt he
dL·vast ating. He remarked. "\Vorkers
wi ll be more vul ne rabl e to intimida-
tion and explo itat io n by emp l o~ers
who will be able 10 ' ay. ' (t's m)' \\ ay or
the doonvav:"
Presidellt 'IcCambly lold th e COIll-
milt ee that Bill C- 113 will lum bac k
th e dock 10 the Iype of master-servant
relationship that ough t nor 10 exis t in
C an ada. Th e proposals will crea te
imp edime nts 10 the so rt or worker-
mana ge me nt teamwork requ ire d to
compete inte rnationally in lod ay 's
R E POR T
world. The changes to unemployment
insurance are Of par t of a syste mati c
gutt ing o f the Ul program . T wo years
a go. th e government mad e ma jor
chang~ s to th e U I prog ram that a rc
now ha vi ng (J dev:J strllin g in"lpaCl o n
thou sa nd s of unemployed wo r kers
who arc finding it almost impossible 10
requalify for be nefi ts. T he 1990
rcrorms increased t he maxi m u m
weeks of work needed to qualify from
I~ to 20.
Those mea,ures created enonnous
problems to req ualify. especially for
co nslruclion wor kers and e mployees
in th ose industries where the availab il-
ity o f work is much le~ than for o ther
industri es in a region , A construction
wo rke r may be facing an unemploy-
me nl rate or 25 percent or more in [he
construclion industry. but because lhe
ge ne ral unemp loy m en t level in the
area where (he person lives IS o nly 8
percen t. he or -;hc Illusl accum ula te
IBEW JOURNAL/ JULY 1993
the maximum numher o f \\eek ... of
in"iur<lble t!arnlllg.s lO 4ualify for l ' l.
Thi.., is grossl) unfilil' to peopk in 'ca-
"onHI or c~ die;}1 ell1ployment.
The Canadian Fctlcralion of Labour
recently conducted a "urve~ or il\
I11cml'ler affilia te.... The preliminary
rcsult~ or th..: I (.Iu c~ ti on nairc rC\~1t1
th at (l imoll.t 2(-" perCent ur th,-' mCl11hcr~
or affiliml'~ afC uncmploycd ~IIUJ ()\ cr
22 percent 01 th c..;c hav~ to t ully
e-..:ha u>;.ted th eir UI bcncfib. Taken
i1lone. the ~ilunti()n for cons truction
worker ... IS ev('n worse with OVe r ·n
Pl.!fCl.:l1i uncmpluy...:i..\ am! 22 p~rcc."t uf
thcsc having J1~I"i)o;.t.!d the e nd of their
UI be 11c..'fib.
I'; vcryday we arc h C~lring or mcl11-
hcr:-. o f locab who have cxb au ~lcd
their benefils ilnd ca nnot r...:quali ly.
Snme arc b~i n g fo rced onto we lfare
fll!"'- Th c~l.· circunl tuncc:, fin: ta killg iI
toll on uur work force that ca nnot he
m easu red in doll[lr~ and cen ts. T hl!
I BEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993
\\(.lSlcd cncrgic~ and humnn tragedies
heing call'co by the gO\I.;TlHncnl·s
in:,en~iti\ c..: pulicics arc ~hamdlli.
DUring consideration of UI !'dorms
in l'>'XI. th,- CFL objected 'Irongly 10
the move which made the U I fund pa.
fOT the $3 hillion annual co:.t. pTcvi-
ou~l) paiu fwm ge ne ral revenue>;.. ror
~clf-cmpJoy~d fishcnncn's bent:fits
and rlJp.ion'l ll y ex tended bCllefit~. \Ve
also objected 10 over $1 hill ion heing
cut rrol11 hcnefito:;; th en tllvcrteu to
nOIl-incol'llc !o.uppurt trainin g costs.
alllJ to c.:hangt:\ making il more diffi-
cuh Ie) lIualify, The go crnmcnt wen t
ahea d witl1 Ihc::.e I11casu r..,:t;; anyway.
d ra'\lica ll y jacking-up em ployec and
employer p rcmi lll1l ~. Even with these
11las.sivc 111crea>;'C5. the U I fu nu is st ill
S~ billion il' dcht.
The 1I 1 'Y'lcm ,hould he used
~o lcJy to provide incomc "upparl for
tempora ry periods of lllll.!mplo),mc nl.
O thc r prllgrHl11s sllch as puymcllis to
(he ::tclr-employcd. payT11~nl" to in'ili-
\u\ \on", for \ raimng i'lnd regionaHy
ex tended benefi t:, anu t.:mploYlllcnt
sull!'liuics. shou ld he funded OUI or
g\!llcfa l gove rnm ent rC"c llu c~. B)
clumping these prog.r!lI1l\ on Ihi..' I
system. the government wa>;. se lling
the stage 10 blame thl' rund emu the
uncmpl yed. lin order to Justlfyl the
har~h measures it i~ now imposing on
innoce nt Canadinn ...
Th~ CFL rCCOll1l11CnUCU 10 the gov-
ernmen t during thc com mittee hear-
ing ... thal it withdraw illl 1l1t:·i.l~url''''
llffeclitlg 1 from Bill C· I U. and Ih ~ 1
i1 take sleps 10 revcr ...c thl: ll1ea!o.urC'l
CI,nctcd in 1990 which have created an
intolerable situ;}tio n fo r thousan ds. It
al:-.o rccommcn J l.:u thut ~ incc thl.,; U I
fund i~ (by law) comple tel y ... elf-
financed. l ahour :1nd l11an::l gc.m CDt
shou ld he given th e joint respunsib ility
for deciding U I bendils. e ligibili lY "nd
the level of prcm iul11t;;. ,
15
 Gll f(k is now nvn ilu ble , and he spoke
M an uf.a cturing Dcpan mc nt D irec-
lOr Ro be rt ' lande r ca ll ed the
1993 Manufacturing Co nfe re nce 10
aholll Ol l1 umber of pendi ng legislative
i:,sues. f fe said it was cri licalthat work -
orde r as Over J OO dcl cg:H~ 1.o wok lhel r ingpcuplc C Il~UIC P rc:-.iuclIl Clint un
seats. The confere nce was held Ma 5 negotiate to ug h
throug h 7 in Indianapolis. Indiana. and cnfofc c -
A fl er opening remarks hy Interna- able si de i:tgrce-
l iona l Rerrese ntati ve Willa rd Nyc mc nb h) th e
(SiXlh District), North Arn e r -
th e d e legates lean Free Trade
h ea r d (ro ln A greem e nt in
ln tcrnatio na l o rd e r 10 p rn -
Secretary J ac k lec t t he ri g hts
M oor e, I-I e and job s u f
in lro ci u('e d the Am e ri ca n
Int ernatio n al work e r li e
O f fic ers in :,a id A lll c rica '~ Inlemalionoi Secrelmy
3 ll Cn d ttn cc: ol hc r Irrulin e Moore urging memberJ fo
partn er . es pe- ,"ppon/sEW-COPE_
J nl e rnatlOnn l
Vice Prcsidcnl s c iall y J a pa n . had 10 he dea l t wit h
Ra y Edward s ManuFacturing Ocpo"" firml y. from a posit ion of ~ I reng lh.
(E leve nth Dis- men! Direc"" Stander Quot ing Pre::,iu(..'nt Kl'nncc.ly. he said.
Irict), Orvi ll e opening the , 993 Manu- mem hers La nce Olack",lOck ( ~ ourlh " Let us neve r ncgoti t:ll c Oll l of fcar,
facturin9 ConFe rence.
Tal c (Scvenl h District), Fra nk Carroll (Seco nd Dis- and let lI~ never fear to nego tiat e. " lie
Di'trict). S. R. "Jack" McCann ( Ninth trict). fi nd Joseph McC'afft.;rty (Fir"t called for :'lJ'ong. hcal1h -carc refor m
Oi' tri I). H . Wade G url ey ( Fiflh Oi,- D islricI). sayi ng. " tht.: bpir(-lling Cllst of hca1!h-
l ri e!). [-'aul Will e (I~ nllr l h UI ~l rlC I ): Sc c r ~ 1iI[,Y Moolc repol'led that lhe ca re 1l111 ~ 1 he hI' Ug tll lI ndt' " cOl1 trol."
lind In tC l'Ila LiOllll1 EXL:ClIli vc ( 'olll1ci l In nw 's n~w 1:;l/ul/dol SCl..' f efllry \ On tlB": sl.I iljc(.;1 uf pol i tic:-.. Secretary

16 'BOW JOURNAL/J ULY 1993

At left, .some 01 the cleJegoles to Ihe
conierefKe.

Below, a view 01 the Monv/octtJring Conference

deIego ....

Above, c.oofernnce delegates presenting Secrerory Moore (center} a

generous contribution 10 IBEW<OPf, as Oiredo( Stander {JeCood
from ri9h~ IooIcs on. They are, from left, l«g1 19J4, Harwick,
Pennsy/Yon;o, President/ Business Manager Peter Pgne; local 2336.
Mi/woukee, Wi.sconsin, Pre.siclent/ Busineu Monoger Theresa
Gro<zyjt:: and l.o£oI2'55, Bonham. Texas, Praiclent/ Bosineu
Manager Sidney Hale.

rvl oorc po inted to the o;; p\.!cl:Ill!I\.!ctions fCma rk , 10 I he d ch.:gtlll·~. Brot her the ... cl ... \\ill hI.! prouu ccd 111 J apall,
for Il o ll!'lc member... i ll \V i!'lcol1 ... in. Ca l- Uierill cxprc .. ~cd Prl· ... H.knl Barry 's Korea. or \l c\ICO
ifo rnl:l . and Mi ... :o.i ...... q1p i. and to th(.! n.:grct tha t Il l! \\:1'1 n tH .! hll? 10 atle no A nd o n Ih...: "IUPll:cl of mgallillng.
th cll- u pco ll1l ng 1'c>.a ... S l! l1 ill (, SpCCiHI thl!' co nkn: ncr.::. Ii i, 1<:1 1" IOCU"'IL:U o n Execu ti ve A ...... i... tant Bi...:rit/ Il IllHHIIlC...:d
ckcl ion. I II.:: ca lled u n all I RE\V mem- the ui ffkult prohlcmt- fuclI1~ Ihe a 1lL'\\ dil~\ J ~vl... loped h~ 1111.: Inlel"lHl-
her" 10 cO lllribul C tn Ih e Brolh er - AIllC I' icti li tional ornr.:~ [0 Hid i n inuu:o.lrial orga-
h o nd'~ ('o l1lllli t l ce ('11 Puli tica l 111 .111 u fa r ll! ring ll i7in£,. C:llled H"lIIhIJnhil' {-''''IClltlOl/
EU lIC}l l ioll- I B J:. W - OPF. He :-.ai cl. !lectu r crll - ami h/o/Jili;lIliul/ for ()rg{/ l/ i:iH~
"The ,uccc"''' we've enjoyed would nol ~io ll of joh, (MEMO) . the progfill ll i, lbi~lIed 10
have bee n po:-,:-, ih lc if il W"::' I1" I for hci ng fi rM ilnd m:lkc n1(,!mhl:r . . ll1 (lrt.' aw a re oj t h ~
Ilm:o.c mC lll h~N in Ihe fi...:ld \\ 110 send fO rCtlH"I. I II! impur wncc of orgalll/ing. ilnd 10 hnng
in Ihoir uo ll",', In CO PE. and fo,. th at eu
~ I r(.!s . lu ng. Ih c111 a [1 in <11\ pHrl i cipillll!'l ill t h!.:
I tha nk you." Full ow in g Secreta r y te rm ,\olulio[1o.; proc~::.'i .
lie "I;.\ld, " \ V..• tnt!'-t ... tep lip
Moorc 's tal k. cll nfcrence delegates lik~ incrcHI., ing ou r orgilll i/ i ng \\-lIhill OUI tlh.lU"'II'iill
con lri b ule u 2500 for I13 EW·CO PE. la h o r -milll- hranc h c~. ho t h tnr t hl.' \\r.:lfan: of
Sl!cr~ t ary Moore p ra i...co ImJiana's agcml.'l1t JOlnl the laho r mo\c-
go\C'rnor. Evan Ba~ h . who ad Ir~ssed particlp~lllon ment a nd thL:
the co nfe re nce: lal!';r in lhe afh,:moon. proj 'ct... .• ' uch Inc/iono Governor Sayh hargalnlng
A nd he al\u pr:ll\cd . ec.:r~lar) of projec t"! "(l rCll'l str-~ssing th~ ;mportonc~ ~ lr"'ng t h uf
Labor Rohert Retc h. l ie "lid. " I am the \\I.\\c or the of monu'octurill9 ~ thn ... c \\C 110\"
I..ICh in AnwrH:c.
pk.HC d w ith future fur a ll h:we I he prh i-
th e ~ec relnr~ [ocal un ion ...... he \\ilrncd. BUI , h...: ... aid. lege 01 rl'pre -
o f Labor .... "A highl~ ,kilil'u. ht/!hl) cnm tllltt cd . ...cn ting.
[I Ie I i"hll" tng. \\dl-PHil! \\url..forcc. cmpo\\creJ to And ftnall~
~, "'II1CCrc: con - h'I\~ a IlIc;ul1nglul \Olce in ... hop-noor I3 rmhl.'r BientJ
cern fur Amer- cl ..·cl, ion .... can gl \ C Illdl1<tg.cmcl1 l th~ talked aholll
lenn \\ orkcf"." r1c\ihi lit j, the n~· ... pon"'I"~ncCj" . and lInion Icad\!r ... ·
R"bert Bier· qualll~ II Ill.!cd ... In cOITJI)\,!lc." role in mO\'II1,t! Representing Sixth District
i ll , FXt:c uli,'c l3rother 13 il!rlll I'l11ph<-l ... lIcd Ihe fUf\\anJ in lhl.' InICrnational Vice
importance of th .., upcomlllg I'cdcml President )cmos Conwcy,
A ...... llir1tan l to changing \\orL-
!nl'Cmotional
I r'ltcrn;tllOn.1i C011lmUIllCalioll\ Cllln11li"''1(HI dcd- forre which Rcpresentc,iwt Nyc ~/·
Pr ~.., il.h.'n l
J.J ~IOI1 1) 11 111 ~h - dd I n 111011 I ..:IC\ i ... ioll co nlrnnt . . I he com~s the cJ~/cgotion .
BaiT) Ihen look Exec:uti..e Anisian! to the 'tillHJa H.h . r ht.: ... l.ln uiln.l thc 1 CC man uract lIri ng
Internohcncl Prcsicknr c h (J(J!'Ic~ will I.letl'rll1i nl' \\ hethc r ~l'cto[' of th l.;! A merica n I'COlll)11l~. I Ie
the podium to
Bicrirz detivering
prc~c nt Prc,\j- PreJ idcn' Barry's remcrks I BE W l11 em ber!" \\,111 1lI:1IlU(ilclure the said, Prc ... idcl1 t Barry .. ~t li.:>Il~I~ ht.!lie\-es
dent fi nrry's to the delegation. HDTV scb i n Amc:nci\, or "h ~ lh cr \\ C lu nion k:H(kr"lI mu ... 1 provi~1.! (JUI

IBEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993 17

 "We W
member-,ll,!,
ill Be There To Lead, Not Follow" I he o;ec:on d day of thc co nference
with I he be"i l was dcthe'llc h ) w('tTk o;IH.lP'i. rh e f(,Hlr
opportunil! «) \c!\lotion:-,- "("ollllllunicu t ion:,." eO Il -
hecol11t: Ih t.! d ucted hy l:.ducatin n D l.!p :Hlrn c nl
mO ~ 1 prl.lIJ lIC'- D irectu r Mi1l tha L c l >;tll!!I.:I·: "O rgn-
live \\(lrl-.I.!r~ ill nitillg." conduc ted h) O rganiting
our glohal mar- Di rec tor ~h!l vi n I h.lrlOn:" o lHraCI
ketpl "c~ . Th~\ Procc ... "ing:' h~ I ntc1'I1a tiollul Re prc·
uc'\crn: llel Ics-\, 'cnta ti\\!, \1 ary \Vhip rs and Bo ho}'
nd we Will he Ruherh: and " IIDTV." Co nducled 1.0<0/1985,
there to Ica u. h) Int c lnHlinnal H. cp rc:,c nt ativc North Confon.
nol follow:' Dick Mdl '\ "lrl!",o;,;t.:d d~ l eg a l c
Ohio, Pres;·
dent/ Business
Indiana Gov- Dirnctot Leisinger pa rticip a tIOn . Manoge.-Mary
e rlHlr 8a} h ( D) dis<tming education. A prot o ty pc )0"" P1>iIIip •.
"poke next. lie \\(.: Icomc u t he de le- I I D rv 'Y'ie m
gates 10 hi' state. Ihe h me. he said. was un ui 'play
uf 2:i.O()() I B EW member>. He ,aid for deleg.ate'i
hl~ ~la L e \\'a\ al\o home to the l a rgc~1 to \ ICW a, Pelrt tocal J J36,
Litrle Rack,
tulor tdC\I:-'lon plan t in the \\orlll- of Br o ther MotUOs, Presi-
own d h~ TIuunp...,uo ('on..,ul11c r Elec- pre,en-
~ I IJJ,' dent/ Busineu
tronic' RCA. li e slre<sed how talion. Manage< Owg
Baker.
important it i. . , nol j u~ 1 for hi ~ . . lalt.:. And the fi nal
hUI for the whok CO UIlI ry. that d ~I ' f 1 h I.!
H DTV ,e h be IllHnufactllrcd by com- co n fc r c ll cc
palllt.!s like Thol1l p~n n . which employ rocu'lc cJ o n a ROpt'esento,ive Pofenza 1.0<011048,
Al11 erlc an p () :-, I - rei i r e - givin9 a presentation 01'1 IncJionapo/is,
merit heal th. chcng;ngtechnology. Indiono. Busi·
IBEW Illem - ntis Manager/
hers. li e o.;aid car~ rc po l'! h I { c pr~-;en tative Mills. Financial
he \\ oul d hate an u an cduclIl ion report hy Direc to r s..;",fory tony
Foglemon.
10 'co HDTY Lct'\ingcr. Di rector Slande r c1o\cd
t l.!t'hnoiogy thl..' conference \\ uh nn open dbcu,·
foJlo\\ Ihe palh ~ion, follml,.i ng \\ hieh he Ilumked the
of \0 mu c h luca l lIll1on'. who, wnh th e l f employ- 1.0<012373,
oth er Ice hn ol· e". dondl ed Ihe many IBE W-made Oshkosh.
Wisconsin,
ugy de\ ~ lop c J dllor pl' i/ c.:~ given o ut 10 thc dl.!lcg :llC~ President/Busj~
ill th e U ... A .. nn er th e fin ill 1l10rnln~ SC"i,io n. The rleSJ Manager
l ike Ih e fax pril.c:-' i ncluded Galen DeVoe.
RepresenlOti~ Milb lll aL'h in c il nu an RCA h"me-
Iollring ohou, HOrv, the V R. which e nterta inm e nt
are not made in Arncric", Ilc s3J d we ce nt er <l11d a 1.0<012220,
need job\ in America ... Economic GI: si d e- h y- LeJ(ingfon,
Kenluc.lryl
gro\\lh and Jo h CTl!a lion a rc the . ide refrigera- President/ Busi-
foremos t I <oue .. faC ing. ou r co untr) to r. neu Manager/
tadil):' he 'a id 10 gre al iJpplUlL'C b) A~Dire lor Finonc.ia'
Secretory
the dclt.!gah.: .... Sta nder \\i ~hc tl Ken Eaves.
r-. l c.! fnhcrf., 01 th e M anuf'l tlIfln g I he de l egate ,
D epartm ent ~ta ff. Internat ional H.cp- i1 ,,~ re ret u r n
rcsc nl allVC\ Peter Pol en ta ,a nd Mike 10 thei r local
Q uu1 1an, gave p n.:~cnlallun~ ruundi ng uni o n ... , thl.! 1.0<01613,
Rcpresenfotive Quinlan AtionlO,
out the fir~t da) of t he cunft.:rcncc. Jpeaking 0&00, worlcer ~ trong word, of ~io,
Rcprc"t.!lIIall\C POl cnta di sc u s~r.:d empowermenl. Pr e ide n I Business
chang in g technology. and Brother Barry \\ere :\till echoing around Represenfotive
Sam Cohen.
Quinlan ~po kc ahout \\ or kcr crnpO\\- t h ~ rCl<lm , " ' Vc \\ III he lh~re Ie) lead.
t.: rmcnt. nOI In foIlO\\ ."
•
18 'BEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993
A Belter Way of Life
(Co //fin /l ed ./i·om poge .;)
the he;'ld . Hnd th e heart of the Am eri-
can worker :<!ilyillg. " Ih i~ grea t union is
at a cros~ ro(1l...l 'i<.. 1\ mU ~1 decKk where it
wants to he- oil th e lOp rung of the
econo mi c lau der. 01'011 th e b 11 0111 ... ."
The nt.:xl rmt of th e progral11 \Vas
devoted 10 a p rC~cl1 l ation on tracking
IlIdn\'IIY Il/'O,\'/ h'L~/i\"(' Sa/eli ( Tlt~)'). The
progr(l 1Tl wa s ex plained by its di rec tor .
Ci ndy Au stin. Sht! dcmolll;lrnted ane!
I\pnkc aho ut the versatili ty of the CUI11-
put c r-da taba!:'!c p ro gra m 1hill id ent ifi es
and tracks vi rtu all y every conl.,tllIction
project pl.alll)cd Of unde rw ay ac ross
the: stille of lili nti j,s. TII 1.)' \Va'" dcvcl -
np...:.lI by fOll r \ 13E W h)ci11 lIn i on~ anti
their mana ge men t cnull l crparls. wi th
a purpose to sec ure ad ditional mar ket
s.ha rc.: s. TI ?5i offl: r:-. cu rrent , l in"II.:l y
i nrOlTllat ioll : all li les arc r('vie wed umi
updcl1 ed dnil y. addi ng new tTHl tcri;·lb.
mak i ng l: tlrrct: t io n ~. and ,",VC II rc(.;uru-
i ng con t acts made , M ~. Au sti n
cx p lni ncd I hl! case of boo king lip
un io ns I1tllio nwi J I.! via COlllpuh;r .HICJ
mudem. high ly rcctlt1ll11 l.!nu cd th..:
iJ llI..!
progra m. Fo llowin g her pn,::sl! nta liol1.
numerous dclcgil l c ~ 10 th l! con rc r c nc...:
:-.pok e of lh e helle nlS of 'tJl'S. tl nd n..:t:-
oll1ll1ended Ih :n those ill atl end ance
cOII ... id c r llsing tllt progra m .
On Friclu y ill'tc r noOIl, ddcgall.:s
atv..:ndcd Ihcir a:;sig.nc<.1 wo rk $ h op~ .
Th ey WC I'I.' gl.:a rc J toward my ria d
b Sll CS. :-, uch :IS "[wlOwlliQn ," led by
Interna t i0 1la l Rcpr-,:,s c lltuti Vl: P HI
RI,.'illy: ' ;Orl;tl lI;:.ing. 1J led hy COIl -
"itl'U clinn O rg.(l nizing D i rec l or JamlO!5!
Rlld ir.il an ti Inl crna tinmtl H qm'se nli-l -
t iv e G e nc Adnm s: " r\ Notio n al
IICllifh Plan- I!!' iI F~mH)le?- I/lv es/ ~
men I"', HIed hy I nL~rn<ltiona l Rl: pn..:-
sCIH alives Dal e Dunlop uml J a mes
Combs: "C. /. Il.." Iccl hy C l.lt Depart -
ment Direc tor I: vcrc tl Lehmann ami
inll' rna liun ai Rl'pre~ l'J1 l al iv {' Boh
Damia Ili: u 'I'm ;/Iillgl ll elel'rall Nati ollal
A~,.eemell/l'." k J by I III c I'Il a1ionai
R l! pr e~c n l ;! l iv l.: Boh F a gott i <l ll d
N.lATC DirCC I t1f A .J, Pe<lf'iUI1 .
On SalUrduy illo rnin g. the confer·
cncc reconve ned, with the dcJcgalcs
going im mr: dj;.'l cly i11l0 work ~ hop s .
U po n tile co mpl etion o f I he wo rk -
~ h o p s. th e deh.:galcs mewed into the
IBEW JOURNAL/ JU LY 1993
closi ng. genera l sc'>sinn wh ere Di rector
Fishe r pre scrllt.:d \,lI rluu~ d at 'l rd al ivc
to the ccu;,omic sta l e, reite rating th nl
:-.o m c o f th e p r og ralll ~ p ro p osed h y
orga nized labor 10 st imu lal e th e eco n-
limy also mc,ln that t\,e 4lu)lity of lire
ro r Am e l' i cili1 worh:rs wou l d he.
grea tl y improved . Brol her Fishe r th en
i ntroduc ed li cnry Higgi ns. execu tive
direc tor o f lahul' re lal io l'l !il f or t he
Na l ioll~d Ella:.trit:al t CHHr:'I Cto rs A s::.o
ciat i on . I n hi '> Co rn ll1 e lll ~, Dir ec to r
Il iggi ns >:tn::-. ... (:d the need ror c onl i n ~
Ul.!d COnpef<lI ltlll bl: twCI.!t1 th e II3 E \V
" no N l";. l ' A . T he fl o(l1' was t h~n
o[1l.!!lcd 10 ljll cst ion:-. ,lllU t;n mmc n t"i
from I.h l.! d clc.!g~t lcs.
ANSWERS TO QUIZ ON PAGE 7
I. U.
I n lll l! prJ\'!! It.: I H1S ln (!~!'. 'iCCIO t'. Ir "d~'
lIl1io n 1!1l..'1ll b ~r"b i p 1', down In Ics'i th rill
12 pl:rcc nl of Ill(,: I<l hm force. Oilly 10.2
milli on WOl k l.,; l ~ o f l it e N·1. 7 milli o n
c mpluy\.:d hy th e privatI.: hllll,in c<;..c; c;ec tM
i!n; lI nion nH..: mbl:I' ....
2. fl.
GovCrn r1h.: l1 l Ull iuns. IIU\\ huve 6.5 mi llion
In c mh l!r ... 01 !h l: 12.:-: mi ll io n wo r ker:,
e mployed hy h..'lh:ral. "li ll l,;. am.! local gov~
crn m (.:lll '. ~Hicl \hd\ i .. J 6 j PCH.T lll o f pub.
lie cmplOy!lll.!nl. In I '.N 2 l ow l pmil tl.! li nd
[111hlic unio n lIlel11 lw l'" hip in Ihl.! U nih.:d
Slale!. Wi'" I.=U~ percell I of Lota l . . . mpl oy·
rnen! , wh ich i .. i..IO \\ n rn.l1l'1 ).4 pcrccn l i n
1i.J5i a nd 24 pl.!l~\": nl in 197.'.
J. c.
B the yea r 20m if til L' 1'1\:'1.: 11 1 Ireml of
IIlc mhcr ... hi p lnslies is n' t rc,;vc r' .....·d. union "
nIH)' n.:prc\c llt nil ly .-:; j"l1!f'CCIl ! or the pri
" aL..,: sccltl1' l;ibor forct' . I f I hi.. I'IC( l1 r". tht.:
l l ni kd SII1IL!~ WI)u ld h ('!cO n1c I he fi r ... l
mai or i ll uu . . tr i al cou l11ry to hccull1 ('!
(.!ttc": l ivdy Ilonl.lninn.
.... c.
The:. U n i ~~d SHIl\:\i h \.\~ 10\0.1 \w ~r \.s m i\ ~
lion Illnl111 fu,-'turing lo b:.. ill tht.: I" ... , I h rc~
ye <t f'•. .1:' Ih,,' nUl111x:r uf lI ulilufac[ uri ng
\\o r'hJ"~ h n~ l.i1 oP PI.'lJ hi 1;.1. miIlI01l . or 17
pe rcellt lit [h l: I"bor ron:.:, ') hi ... co mpare...
1C"I 31 perCI.!!lI o f !he (lcnml T1 wurk..:rs and
2H pc rcL:ll[ 0 1' [Il l.' Ja ri!I1I:~1: workers who
art t:m r lo ~ l.!d in l1l ~ nll r"C ll! flng.
~. c.
ucr many pay... I ITi! l1ig.hc~l wage... wi lh :1 11
a\lc rH~ C hllU! Iy ril te ot )2 1.5,(, I'ra nec !..;
~l!Cond . :1 1 $15,2~ . UIlU tlli! I.. i nit lo!d $ t <lI C.... I"i
thi rd. ;\[ $ 14.77. T h; ... cx plilil1 '" \\h)' GC I'~
man ;H1IClll1 l1hil l! companiv:- un;: :.u c ageI'
[ II 10Celll.: n1 :l "u f~C ll1 rin g pian t ... i l1 !hl!
Un ited S!;l ICS..
At th e adjou rnment f the lB EW
Construct i on Co nference. Jr.;lc ga tcs
cx pr essc j a new en lh u::-. irls m for the
hul d t(lsks i'lh e"ld. BUI most i m purtant.
I Iu;y took \\11 111 t he m t il l.! words of
Inl Crn[] l iu n al Presi d c nt narry. who
"i:lid . " Joi n m(' on Ihi ... path 10 union
n::newilL .. , W e will fo llow a ho ld !ll.' W
course: a hrave d epart ure frum o ld
practices anti polici es of the pa!-i l .. ..
W ith your supporL Ihere i:-. 110 au ver·
s<l r y we (a nnot vanqui"h : no nb:Ha de
WI..! cannot nvcrco me ... ,L c t·s shape the
fu lure ahOlI1 uni on h i s.tory .1Ild crCa l e
<I [UL un: I hal wi ll m ilkc a diHel'·
ell cc . ,," A nd 1hey were rcac!y.
6. d.
G l.!rma llY 1 ~ HI tllc LOp of th i!', li ... l Wilh 41.7
p-.:rccnl 01 it s wor~ ~ r ... in lin io n!'. Th e
nit eJ Slll ll.!~. wi th on l y I.'U{ percelH.
lrailfl bUlh "Ilu ll " (::I h.5 pe rce lll) and
Jap[lll (14.5 PC 1·Cl.! llt ).
7. c.
Th ~ I B E \V pn':\.l: ntly n.: pl"c . . ...: l1I s I) per·
ce lli of l he c~li M1 atc cJ X million electrici.ll
wor~c r>: in [h t.' t1 nileJ S l illc~.
H. l:.
\11 \qq2 Ullin!' wnrkE' f<;' ;1\ N;'Igl' w('ck1y
ea rning... \vcrc $,47 co m!1arl!d to $41." for
nonuni on workers, Th is i:- " $134. ur 32
percen l d !rfcr>! nc:c in wec k ly cOl rnings.
9. d.
If the IU EW I... 10 bt cff':'(,li vl! , numht: rs
lIo cou n t . Wh cn t he Br ol h crhO ll d
i l H.: rl! Cl S(;~ 1\S !11!l1lh crs, i t i ncrca :- e ... ih
in fl uentt: til Ih e hHrgaill lllg tahl.:. in thl'
PQliL icnl urenll . ;'Inc! H\ " II ()I her Me;1"
that i mpact Lilt.' live:.. of wOI'k lll gpeopl e.
Fo r Ih (' IH EW III cO nli nlll.!" a" ;t strong
.Inc! il1 f111~n t ia l \'o ict: in til e L!lccl ri cal
indu~ t ry. ('lrgHt1i/ing thl: 11 l1 o rgan17c d
Ill"!'.1 cn m !.: fi r~L
Ill. n.
Wi th X l11 illil111 lI nmgHll ill'd dl'rlric-;II
workers inlhe Uni ted S[;lI t.:~, lh e involvc·
l1l ~ nt o f all l!.d IlCaled, f'l1oti vlI t!:d ra nk·
HlH.I-l dl! I UF W nl e ll1 ber<:.hi l~ i:- :lh...olutcly
l mperl.lIiv .! 1m :J success fu l nrg an i/i ng
prognlll1 . Th e tBFW nlW;;[ acl npl an org,a-
lib· Lng cullUrc. whcre the ml.: 111hership i!'.
involved and cl11pmvl:rc d ill everythin g
fro n! negotiat ing anu i.:nrurcmg CO l1lm cts
tn org~ Il Ill!)t:. t he unor~;HW/~(\. 1 hI!
I I3E W mu ... [ givl! rncrnh cr~ H ~c:ns...: ot
owncr:- hip in thl! Ull inn . an d thl: member·
il hip must rC:l h7e that th eir fUlu re . thei r
lJll ion\ ruturc. depe nds nil thei r in vol ve-
ment anJ cummitment. •
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"1Ve ('{Ill be proufl of hh rnor-
mOllS accomp!i\'hm('I/{\', amI in
the dignifY {lIId co", {ort I/(~
"roughf IO Ilu~ Iil ll'S of.w IUIU/y oj
(lur COIllllry'5 term IJOII'prj;tI and
"lOst dispmsr.u rd ,,'urker ... ..
- Pre<idenl Bill eli"lnn
" Ile fulloweil hi\ oU'" 1i~/" ClIftl
his OWII pllill. Ill' HOOl! "part
from f!1't'r.wme e/liil!, prnwlrmg II1£'
IIeed for _wciul dumgc tlllfl snli-
darify. llis 1'I,/IIt'S ,JeW!f c/umgi'fl,
and lie reJi'led 10 pro/il from hi\
pmver.
OI V/J
- Former Calif rni a Governor
Edm und G. "Jerry" Brow n
"Tire work of e\lIr havl!Z lUlll
Ihe U,urea Parm Worke" 1101 (nt/),
impfOV(~d wages {Ulff 1\'()rki"~
(,OIull/ions hili, more ;mpnnmuly.
placed lire high('\1 rlillte O il Ihe
d;g"' l), of f arm WO rkl'fS lind all
people. ..
- Sen alar An Torre, (D-CaliL)
"Ci!.\ar Chlll'e~ lI'al Ihe facf' of Ihe
fan" h'Orkerfi' ullinll. fie giH'lJ {he
UII;O" ;ts heurl am/ dlllrmJl'r. "
- ReI _Je,,,, Jackson
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lJJJ ljJJjJJljjJ ---" JJJ~
~JJJJJlj~~ JJJ~ Jjlj
'I'h(' l.ight. I>u I'I)Os(' and \ ision or CesaI' Ch,w f'z
T hO ll ~:ll1 d\ of mourncr'\, c!oi l imatcd
10 num ber )1I.0W. gal he rcd in Ihe
ci ty nr cluno. Cal ifornia , in thc Sn n
Jo:tquin Vall ey, to say g.oodhye LO
(\~\ar have/ . an introspec tive and
revered union ktldcr. who\c purpo'iC
.,nd \'I'lon broughl ho~ and rchef 10
fann w()rkcr~. Thl! runeral procc:,."ion.
which o;trctcl1l..:d ovc r three mllcs.
hegan in the cit park \\ here Ch.ne7
had ended hi.., first hungel .,,\ rik e ill
196N. Man), dignilaries ",r"ed as pall·
bclirc r.... find ca r ric u the simple.
woodell c~I '\kC' 1. huilt hy his brother. to
F rt Acrl·~. the co mplex where in
1970. t he rrcs hmall U ni ted F ~ rlt1
Workers li n; n (IIFW) signed liS 1i ...1
con trac,,", with g r~lp c gro\\cr of the
('cl1Im l V(llIey. II \\'3'1 said that
ehave? died in his sleep aflcr a Irying
"eeJ... of tC'lil11ony on hehalf of rarm
w(lrk t"'r'\ who were heing slIcd hy a 1c.:1-
wec gr0wl'r.
Clun ('~'S IIl1l11blc
H('Aillllill~s
cII,ar E~trada havel wa~ born On
" ",mall f1lrl11 ncar Yuma. Arizuna. lie
hccamc a mlgram worker al age 10
wh«.'11 hi'\ fa lher I SL hi:, land in the
Dcprc,",ion. Hi:, pan!lIh moveu frolll
farm 10 fa rm. pick ing pca~. lettuce und
gnlpc~ fo l' Il.!ss than 75 ce nts a day.
They lived in Ja r-paper shacks al
mi 'ran I CHl11pS in A ri7oll<I and C',llifor-
nia. and were sornclimc'\ forced to live
under hridgc~ and in nl l1l~ h ackle :,hel-
Icr~. Chavc7 .me nded more than 65
cleml!ntary '\chool5, b ut had lO drop
out of :,chool in the :-,c\'clllh grade to
help Ih e family in Ihe field ' . lIi <
m ther. Juana. wa~ adepl at making
life pi 'asant under slark. inhumane
cond iti on ... Chave7 \Va .. quo ted a say·
ing. " \Vhcll I was il bu} . my mother
would make me do emh arrassing
thing.:;. he ~ell l me out to invite hobos
to .;;harc our tortillas ilnu beans. She;:
WilS I lI ih..:rmc ... blll ~ht.! \\<-1S vcry wi"ic:
she taught me it w3sn 't man l) to gCI in
" fi<lfighl. and mosl of all. she laughl
me the mea ning of service LO others:'
lie Illarried Helen Fabela in 11)48, a
lady ht! met while working in Ihe vine·
yard .;;;. Fight child ren were horn in the
Chavez household. They Ii cd in a Sa n
J o~l'
barr io called. "Sill si fJllerlrs, ..
mea ning., ., ,et o ul if ),ou can." In
1952, he ~rved as an unpaid \' lunteer
for the COnlnlUnil Sen k~c Organi.la-
lion, 0), i1 Mexican· Amcrican ch'il
righl"i group. There hL" 1'0 \lIlCf regis-
H<llIOIl dri ves ilnd hdpL"d !\'h,:xlca n
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workers cope with im rnigra tion. 1i.1 W
enforccmc nl and pofice officiab. Evell-
tuall y. Ch~wcl wa~ hired al Ihe ag.cllc~
at 32.;;;-a-mnnLh. and ros~ 10 the po..i-
tilln of gl'ncral director in 11J5K
In 1962. he approached Ihe CSO
wil h a request to organi7(~ (I fa r m
workers' union, and was ILlfned down .
I k imml:lI ial..::iy rl:::.ignl:d. anll moved
his family to Deirl no. Ca liforn ia. where
he wen t from tOW11 tn low n enco urag-
ing migran t work e r-; ttl ask ro r higher
wages. T o keep the union work
goi ng. he dug c.1it c hc ~ by day and
worked in th e ficld~ 011 \\ 'c k-
clld~. all the while cncour.,g-
ing. wnrkers to unite. His
\\ ife abo pid,ed let-
tuce 10 mak e
C!ld~ meet.
Evc n1 ually. Ch:lvez foun ded thL
N<ltional Fanrl Workers A ssociation,
whic h was changed to th L: Un ited Farm
Workers in 1960.
Whik o rganizi ng <Inti l raining.
migran b to o rg,anize. Chavez took SIO
pocket mnn~y and "20 for groccric~
cach \\cd., and uru . . c an Id union
ellL Hi"t IOlal lIFW income wa ..
approxim:Hcly $"'00 a month. rhcsc
\\ere haru, ck:..peratc till1e~. where
Ch,avcz somL' ti ml:~ had 10 a~k for food
to feed hi<; chi ltlren. Th~y, 100.
occam!.! devote.d to the farm wnrk cr:-;'
CallSC , an J worked alongside th ei r pa r-
e nt ~. II wa..:; d ur ing thesl.! I.:i:l rly yccu....
Chavez'" brother, Richard . desig ned
the l ' FW "\vlllhol-a black hil\vk on a
red hackground. lO rcrr~"'Llll Ihe
indige n ou~ people of Americ<1.
U~ing hi\ meager sa\rings (0 lour (he
Si:ln Joaquin al1c~, ChavcL handed
oUl ques tionnaires 10 fi el d worke r '.
10re than XO,OOO rcs pnn-:t:"i "ere
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received from migrant farm hands.
\\ 110 \\CfL' paid $1 an hour (Ilr grud in,!!.
10-12 hou r da~ s. He ~Io\\" built up an
organizing forc~ - a nucleus of farm
hands throughout the farmlands. In
his work. eha' L'I inilia l ed the nonVIo-
lent tcaching' anti principles or
C hand i anu Martin LUlha Kin g. J r.
I·'asl inA and Bo ~ roU s
As the me mbership in th e I1cug,lillg.
ullion g.rew. ('havel initiatl:u Illilrehc!'i.
hoyclltls and ~trikl.' ''' In rorc~ grower ...
10 the. bargaining lithic 1-1..: called for a
nat ionwide boycnll t)1 !!rapc~. and
organized a JOO -mile march from
Delano \0 Illl.' .... lal~ capiHlI in Sacra-
mento. rhL ho~cotl I""ted II\e y~<H"i.
and Cl1dl~d in 1970. \\hcn gro\\'er~ sat
down I II negoliale with Ihe union. III
1': 173. at th~ ~xpjn.l ti oll of the connacl.
growas rdusL:d to rL'neW th~m and
sig.IH.:d wit h t ltl' T l'''IIl1StlT'' ill~ k a J_
da iming Ch:wcl had lll i:-'l1lrtna!.!l:u the
U F\V hiring ha ll ~. T lli " chargl:!
prompt ed a strike c;:tll. and Chavc7
o rganized ma~~ prole'a .... n.::suiL ing in
3.500 ar rco;;t s ror \ iuhHin!?, COllrl-
orderl..'d lim ii, nil pickering..11 ranch ........
When the ~tnkc \\ (I"; cndcll. eha\ ('I
resumed Ih e boycott after a IInion
member wa:, kilkJ on the pickd linc.
He t hen appealed to consumers to
C1voi tl table grape . . , In dema nd CI h;;t11
o n five pesticides: 10 cicmnnd a free
electio n fo r farm WOrkL:fs. ~lJ{}d faith
an d collective hargCli ning. and dCI11{1 nd
k'sti ll g fnr chemical resid th..~ ... on pro-
d uce in the sto re".
Chave? faqed for 25 days 111 (t)hX to
protest cOIH..Iition ... of l.·xploi lcd f.UOl
worker~: 1-1 days in 1972 to prolest Ull
Ari/ona flghl-lO-\\Or" hill Ih ill wa ...
inlrodm.:t!d and p:l~r.;cd: and ~ t..Iay... in
It)&-l l prOle"" the usc of pe'ilicides o n
Ca lifornia tabk grilpcs. li e \\00 fur
the UFW member..,. a g uara llh:c 10
hold union L'kc tioll~ . Ihrou gh I he
effo rt" of lh cn-GnvL fl Hlr Edm und G.
"jerry" Brown Jr .. who illiroduccd Ih~
Ar,r i cu l Lura l Lah or K.L'latiolls Ai.: t.
111 is act became la\\ in 1975. and WiI:'
th e only one in Ih~ nation ,h,11 reeng-
ni7ed the ri ght" of farm worker:':> 10
bargain colleclively.
In 198Y Chawl >pokl! at Ihe IBEW
iVlanufacluring Confercnce and (Old
Lhc uclcgate~ of his ongoing "itruggk!,.
He assured lh~1ll that his gm pe boy-
COlt jo;;; working. Inlerniiliollal Pre i-
denl J .J. Barry pledged hi. support.
and called ChilVCI "one or America's
pr('mi~r lahor leaders."
lilJ \Ii i II Ill(' linion
O\cr the )cars and through many
ha t tles . co nfide nce in CIHWC7 was
eroded by politic,. a nd t he flood of
ill1 m ig.ran t ~ coming into Ca lifo rn ia.
\ Vi l h so many workers and fewer johs.
and \\·ilh lht: tliffi culty mel trying to
org an il~ '\lu:cc .... i \'~ \"HC'" of immi -
gr~nI<;. union Il1cmht:r<;hip declined
from 107JX)f) in 19X2 to a lillk over
~O.OIl() in IW::!. II wa.., ~11 ... n <I victim of a
lh:c1ining llmOIl mO\I."Il11'nt nationaJl~.
Much of th~ dt:chTl~ \\LI'" blam..;d on
the fn lt enng boycolt aga Ins t table
grapcs. th e innux of non unionizcd.
ille gal immigrant". it cha nging eco-
nomic l:ovi rOnmelll. nnd IWO co urt
jUdglll l'llts against the UFW. One wn~
a $5 .4 million Illdgrncn l brought
again'il the union hy nil Arizona jury.
which found the UF\V guilty of an ille-
gal ho)cotl again;:;t UrucL' Church.
Inc ..•1 Il'II11C(, grO\H':r. The other wa~ i.I
$( 7 n1l111011 jlldg.m~nl an lmr~rial
Cuun ty Supl.-rior Court Judge orderc:d
l FW to ra~ to i] California \cgetable
growa in 19R7. Cluwcl: hdlcvcd Ihal
bUlh judglllL'nb would he- overturned
in higher court .... i:l nd "':tId. "Ou trtlgCOUS
decisiuns don' t surpn~e 111(' anymore:
but it 's :-.ad th.a l fa rm worke rs still
Coln 't hopL to find justice III runll
Co urL~ . If till' union fall s apart when I
am gOIlL'. I will have been a mi:,crahle
failur~ .... There i ... no hie apart from
the Ullion. It i~ toH1Uy fulfllling. ··
lC'iar Ch,wcl i~ gone no". (-Iut the
U F\V ",nd hi ... legacy will li\"e on. His
goal of union leadership (l~ an effort
10 mi:-.c: consciousncss Bild create
hroth erhood was mct. And in th e
end. hi... dedica t ion to the slrtlggle
<llltl cOlllm it ment 10 nonviolence le nds
cou r"tgc to llF\:V memher.;; Icfl lo lead.
In the procc~sion. banners ca rri ed by
mourner:-, ~a id it a ll - " Arriba la
l lninn" (up wllh th e un ion). and
"Cc<;ar Chavc7-En lIc'\lras Vidas
Pam Siempn?" (Ce~ar Ch;we7- in our
li\co;; fort:\,cr). Said Dolores Huerta.
who cofounded the un ion with ChavcL.
-- \Ve didn't come 10 hury him .. we JU"1
came to say goodbye." ,
21

Refer rin g to the th e ml!. A Ne w
Beg irw;/Ig . A FL·(' 1 Bu ildi ng
_idon, T""'"
Clin ... ~ the 8uiIJing and •
Consnuclion LogiJa1ive ConIeJ ence.
and oBst ruction Tra d c~ Departme nt
Pr csidc I11 R ohcfI A . G e orgine
r C01<lrk cd. " L ahor mu t cons tantl
raiSle ib voice in ongres\ Hnd al (he
\ hile tl ou~c to Improve th e I1ve or
lIs me rnb~r~ ... : · And Ih i~ \"a~ the (eel-
ing o r more than 2.000 del egates who
all ended th e 1\ FL·CIO 13u tldi ng and
COllslrll r l ion -I riHh-'1 J) (' parlm en t
Lc gi:..la livc onfcrcncc . D lega les
app lauded Prc.,idcnt G ~o rgm c . when
he ~aid ... ~ () prc'ti ucnt rCh ponds to
ilcncc. 111C JI1C~. age lS fo r u\ nOI 10 be
sik ll !.. .. 11 ;'\ [Clinton',,;] prngnml \Vas
about jobs. ceoll mic renewal, health-
care rdorm, impro'Vcd prod ucti vity
and in lermlt iollnl compe titiveness. j b
tr ai ning and development . inrraslrllc-
lUre dc\'clopm..:nl. !(loor law reform -
th e e ar~ our b:,w.!~. our conccms ....
linl o n rC'ipond, tQ (ac l ~. t argu-
ment. 10 reilsoning an d yes, 10 poli ti cal
pn:::,sure.
H e th l' n i nt rod uce d th L' k ey no tL'
spl.!~l kl.!r- J' rc ... idcnt
Bill CllIlwn- who
was "deomed tn the A Fl.·ClO Build·
ing and on'.lructio n ') r:tde-; Confer
ence with a :,tandillg o\a tion . He
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 InlfJrnoh'onol
PrcsitJflnt J. j .
Bony (.econd
f,.om ,igl,l)
listens 05 BCTD
President
Georgine
{•• podiuml
Jpeaks to tho
<klcg .....

pril i'...:d th e labor mUVl! men t rur ~h ow­
ing "rl.!<ll Ica uer:-. hip ," an ti told the del-
cgH I I.!~ Ihal hI.! w(lntc(l to put
Am eri cnn:o. hac k tn work . Cli nto n
hlil:-. tt.!d Rcpu h liccl l1 lICIHlltlr..; w hn
fi li busteri ng ag(l inst hb "ili1l1ul us pack-
age . l ie -.niJ, "I ~I ~!.. y Oll , I.:vcry
of
you thai ~vcr had :.1 dian '&.! to mak e it.
h\!C":Hlo,;C you Joi ned thl:' u nion, bl:cau se
-,ol11chody IIl\· e~ t c d in the proi ect that
g;:!Vc you" chane&.! 10 work. hec .. u<;,c
YOII hnd thl: oPPOI lun ity In nti:-.(: a
fam ily and bel "\.! a h O USl! :lI1d et.lu C:HC
your kid.., just tak...: a lillIe time now
a nu a~ k the people YOII kllO\\ in COIl-
gres:-., who've.! all mati!.! it. 10 th in k Spcil ker Fa ley concur red. HIIlI pre-
:lbollt how l ogcthcr we ca n provide dicted pa ~:-'i.lgc of 111 ..111: lahor-l'datr.:d
th ese oppor luill tie:.. fO I IJ the r..,." hill,.
(,o n f...:rem:e "' pl' ak er.., Included Spea king 011 Ihe 11 A ,.elorm hill.
were J lou<;c Spl:-akt.'I' '( 111lO1a .. S. Foley (D - Se nato r Kc nl1cdy siJi d I ha 1 it wou ld
\\I 'I'I h.): L "l1or Secre tH ry I<oil ert in clude 'l)pccicll (IIt ~ n l io n to 11lS rH:C-
O il l.! Reic h: Senator Edward M . K ennedy tions, regu lation.;, a nt.! wor ~ l,,: r plOtec-
(D -Ma".): Rep rcsc nl ill iycs Churle, l io ns. And i t WiI:.. cl l! <Jr f rom t he
Rill l ~el (D-NY): Vic hili" (D- ali f. ); messages lh'lI were gi ven (\I Ihl.! C n-
<JIlO I\orman Y. M in..:t n (D -C .. li f.) . fe rencC' thn t it 's lime lo p ut people
Labor cere till) Rt: ich confir med the hac k to work. itnprtlvc the c nviron-
;tdl1lill i ~l r a l i Clnl., ('o1l11lli11l1C'1I 1
for th l ' mental anci fair tl'ildc Icgi~ l lI ti nll , pH "~
Workplace Fai1'l1l''' :-' h ill, the Occupa- Ih!! Workplace F<l i rnc~~ hi ll. '11le.! pa""
ti ollal Sllf~ly and Il c:l1111 I\ ct rdorm key legislation for lahor : and the lime
and Ilkt i me wor kc!' I l'i,l i nl1lg. I l ouse for change i:.. now. t

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 Uniol1~­
Then and Now
\Ollll11~~ n f nti s-
T
m~lh"
hu\.' hil\L: h Cl.'1I
COIH.;i.,:PIIPI1 ... illhl union -b a. dling
that Ilil\ L' pCIIl1CHiI.: d the work-
1Ilj!. \\ol'ld. lrom thl.' ~arl~ hegi nn ings
01 Ullliln 10n11i.llll1l1 10 unit'. \Iost o f
rhdorll', l'rucll) and \ ioh! ncc ref-
Ih~
pdfJIcd 'I!ln," llll: 170()", came from
nu\lIlc ...... c"' il tlcmp llll !l to h'l."p Ihl:'lf
prodlh,,'( I\'IIY and prollts high Blld
wagc!-. low: Irum gll\l.! rrllllen l
hu.,im.: ... '" lobb~l ... t... \dlO keep them
till..'
III (lifiec; IInu Irnm cnn ... umt!r"' . \\ho
lHlI) ht:;1J " pum liliali ly. 11Ig.h wages"
from \0111": I11l."Ula \ourcc"t. On ~ has
only IU n.:aJ Ih..:: 11I,[Or) of union strug-
gle ... 10 ..,n' ,,,hill hulu ... acri fl cc::" \\ere
mnliL mduLiing home" bro ld.:n up.
..,upporlL'r .. bl'.ll cn dllU ,j al k u. and l' vcn
Iwngcd for 111l~ i r b..;/icl\.
C\cl'rI11s lit k en f r o III r\m ericlll1
Lllbor: A llicclI ll'lIu;a l lIijlOry. by
~I D. ~ chnarrcr.
puhl"hco by Ih e
Pu~lil'
Afrall' Pre,",,,, 01 \\ ihhinglOn.
D.C. pornt ou t l hl.! jn) '\ !llltl '\orrl)\\!<! of
American \\ork\!,",. I'or ;111 practical
purpo ... t.: .... Al1le!'il;iHl trildc ullion ism's
bt:g.inning!\ wc.re a rou nu 17X6. in
Ph ilacJel ph l,l. \\ ht;'n: j nu rn e ym ~ n print-
er!'! !'m,e up to chi.l llcng..: Ihe IllJOil1lul11
\\ ;Ige and lill~r "enl on 'trike to
n.'duee th t: \\orkd~IY 10 to houf'i. In
17't:. lIlt: ... hocllli.lJ...cr, org,1I11Lcu \\ hat
l;;1n he eOIl'\It.kred 1111,,' nation· ... fir!lot
lr<l J e unilHl. \,·ith a eon'll illition. uu~s.
.'1 I rt.Hl!'!ur~ and r egul :l r IIIcl.! l i ngs,
Wllll..ulgll1 cn !Il o lhcr ci lic..-; hcg<ln to
lolh,l\\ ,uil. anu i ncluded thl,,' I,,'arpcn·
h.-r.. Hnu c(.)rdwillncr<.; (lc~lIhcr work-
I,:r.. ) ur BO.. tllll , printers t)f Nl~\\
ilT'U Ih!,; ,hOI,.·lllilkct .. 01 PII1<.;hurgh
24
I h!.!n hegan th t: pcl ... I.. ...:lItioll of
un ion ~ a~ "con~ rlraci e ... 111 rC'lnli nt of Union~
Stere
Irad e." There WU!\ il trial In IX06
against dgh l I11cll1ha, 01 the .ItHlrncy-
Ilh! n Rou l il nd Shl)i,!II1 <lkcr:-. of
Phil~ld ~ l ph i n. who wcr!.! il1uiclCd "for
cOlllbining. anu con~piring to prevent
hy Llm•.'<1 "'~. 1111,.'1l:tCC'. li nd olher unl~I\\,­
Misinfc
ful IllC,tll'. uther a nifi cc r... workmen
and jnurneymc.:n in Ihe ~ili u art anti
occupation , hilt al t:~rt;lIn largl,.' prices
Iwa ge:.. [ and rat l..'''' \\ hlcll tiley" .then
hacki ng ami t hl.: rc !i;..ed." ril l! :-. iwclllilkl,,' r))
rl.:~ IK"lld('d in .1 Illca l lI nion · fri.;nd ly
nc" . . pil pc J". it portion of "hich r~ad.
\
-- If the a'~OC'I;illon 01 men 10 reg,L1 lah: r
the pri c of their ()\\ n lil h r i. . 10 be
coO\\!r l cJ in tu CI cr imc. anu libeled
\\lith Ihl! &;amc r~rf(lachl ul I...:rTll~ a!'. a
dc!\i g n ugain :, t the frcl.:<.lolll of th e
flailon, tin.: pros pect b a very sad
\ \
0111..-' , ... Wh at tl o the lilWS of our COU Il -
try Hlilhori/c ... if we arc 10 bc turn
from o ur fin.!,idc fnr cn deavorin g tu
\
obtain u fnir lind j ust ~lIppon for our
famllil::: ... , and If \\ C .Ire to he Ircilled as
felon..:; and mur(!crer..:; nn ly for <"'sse rt·
iug the righ t to take or re fuse what we The Ugly
dl!cl11 :tn aucquak reward fDr our Myth or
labur .. ....
The "Red
In 1~4 2 thl: l'LlggeJ Lellluel Shaw,
chief jUI.,.ticl! 01 th e Ma~sachLl,elts
Scare"
Supr(!Illc..' Coun. lli1ndcd clown an his- The nUlb rcak 01 Ihe
turk dcci .. jc'lI that uni Ib had <l legal \ orld \Vtlr I postwar
righl IU CXi"il ~lI1d did no t con!\ ti tute " Red ScarC''' rcpr~ ..~ntcd
con~piracl(!'i-, as pr0vlou<.; Judges had disturbing manifc",ta titw!\
held, A ptl rlion of lll\! L::IIH.lmark deci- of whipped -up hyqcria by Ihe Jusl ice
. . ion I·ca d . " In order to D CP iHlll1 Cllt Hgcnb. who arrc:-. teo
cha rge ~III 1110.,c who Ih lI~and >:. of nlicl1li;, <lnd cmlc l cd an l i·
hl.!coll1l.! m\!mbcr~ uf ,,10 ~editilln law:" Scurl't1oul- Inyt hs were
;ls<.;ociation \\ ith Ihe guilt conjurred up III the name of prol ccling
of criminal con pirac) , il democrac} and making Inl!rica "arc
Inll:.,t he averreJ and from B o l he\ i'm . Lahor unrest.
pr'ovl!d Ihat the actual. if largely un:ls..;oci<t l cd with
no t the ,1\00\1,'0(1 object of thi!'! ext rcmbm. wa~ C;):-ot
the a!\!\ocintion \\Ins cr imi- in II ,i nist!.!!' light- II noll:
nal .... 111 Ihi'i- slate of thai was quickly ma gni-
thing .. . \\e cannot pt;r- fied ano em i>elli'hcd b)
cchc thnt it i:, crimina l employers. In an informal
for men 10 agree 10 ~crvc 11I510nc acco unl 01 Ihe
together to exercise thelf I 920s. aUlhor Frcdcric~
own acknowkugcd rights Lcwis A lien lidded to I he
in ~ lI ch (l hrave nWllller it:., hc:o, l 10 suh- misin formali ol1 . It read:
ervc their OWIl i nlt..; n.:: .. ts." "nit, /\ nwri£'CIII Im~'i-
Thu, th~ cou rt-. of u the r ~ta t l.!:-. grau - 11 (',\.\'1/1(111 Ililfl C(}lIIe
uall, became tlb.inclil1cu to invoke the 0111 of II,e war 11'1111 III_~'
York: "con .. pirn('y" doctrine :'I") .;l mean .. of fi!!/uing hlood "I'.
rl!pre, .. ing UnH)n ... ready In IIf!.. ,IU' nrrt
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I
~ombat
types
matian (/till!:, 111 m .Hood ill hi.\' \I'((y.
/i//\// 1i'{/1lwd to gel hm'k /() Imsl-
alit! ('njoy hi,' p rofits. '-.. (Iho/,
IIC'S
""nd ill lIis lI 'ny (li lt! rltr('well cr/ 11i ~
projit' " .. fi e den!lu{J/!cI {/ { C/'I 't' / }I
hclit'! du// } OO-p CIU'J/ ( I'll/ erin/II -
iSIII rill' u'(o'I{rlre I~r (;or/'x ml'l1
(/li d
and loyalty ro t i l(' I('(/ ch ·
(,O IiI/l/:V.
ing' uj f li t' FO ll fl(/i ng Fea li e' n.
ill/plied Ilu.' rig/a of fll i' /m ,\ illl..'.\SI1I(/I1
to /..It'/.. ,Ill' wmHl orgllJII :t'r 0111 oj'
hi, H'o rk' /lOp ... he u'lI"qltllt' retld\'
III h,' fi,' II' thar 17 ~lm&.c: /l · f,IAmtJti-
nIH hllmriHg mell {or !JeUt'r 1\
!Ill.) lilt, !Jexitlll;lIg o( all (lTmt'd
rr/'cllitm diN'lwd by tl'IIlH mltl
l',.o"J..y.. "
I h l.:fl.' \\a..; a n1ao;;,ivt; cllmrlll~n
again\{ IraJL' unio nism lau ll chct.l
Linder Ih ' pal riUlie hrtn llCr or Ih ~ .. rJ u.:
Arncnc::w PkUl:' It would ~t!e 1l1 10 he
p<-tlriot ically m Oll v<lh.:d . hu t :I clo!-.cr
Inok Tl:\C'alcd ~ n l:vi l design 1\ ) .,tamp
0 11 1 u n ioni~lll - a ll d it illnw:-. I sue·
l':ccucd. O r.gCJ Jl! zcd labo r Ima gro U!H.I
<.; t cad i l ~ th rollghout til l: 1920:-. lo-;l ng.
Ihe g:-t in:-, th ai had bt.:c n won d uri l1 g.
thl..! \\':11' . ri le wc ar on-(l ll intc n ~i\'l:
J ri vc 01 1 bL'h alf o f u pe n ~h(lp~ . It
bCCHlIlC H 1'1111 io na l m O\'~ Ill CI H o n
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:1 'icalt:. hca dl y Im:ulcl!d by bu,>i n ~so;;.
and Old\ :lIl<:('d in the IHl me of dcmoc-
n!c) . fr eedom. hu m an ri gh l ~. tl nd
A mt.'rican i"l1l. l ·1111)nl"l11 \\ no;; de'>cribed
i.l!l oppu!tt.·u to c ffiticl1c). u l'~lruys the
('\prj{ dc (·{)rp . .. anu in 11 ' \'Cl'~ C scnce
Iii aniagoni'l ic 10 the l:ll1ployer. and
o;;e t" labor anti capll,.! Into l \ \t) cJblincl
and au\'cr\arial carn p~.
" "
And in IYl)J. more Ihan 70 yca r~
later. IUlcrnillional Pr",.,iuent J .J .
BaiT) ~pO~L' at a rcccn i Build ing .I nd
('on:-.l r Ut: tinn I radc.., tonfcrcncL' aboul
t h ~ ve r ~ ,a m t.: alb~ll ro ... ~~ t h ..·
open
"'hop. He sai d , "Bfl) t h l.! r~ li nd Sistalo.-
WI.! are ga l h "': l'l.!d h..' r~ to~by ill H vcry
r rili ral mrlllW Il! III 1111' hi'ilory o f Ih"
IB E \V. R CCiIU~L: u f prol mmd change.;;
tha t have "wept ~HI ! i nd ll ~ lry in a si n-
gh.: gc nc r 3l il11l. we 11 0\\ ~ t an d at ;oj
c ro ~sroHd~ .... Today W ~ are lh n.:a t-
ened hy a vwhk :lnu growing opell -
,lUll} IIWLl'lIfl'lIl. dnJ 0111' fu ture- hal1g~
i n th t hHlancc, Our i ndll~ l ry grew,
and \\c grc\\ c0ll1piacl:1l1 ... [nol noti c-
ing lthl.! ~norl11nu .... unorgt.l-
tI.l!.I'.\ ni7ed wort.. rorc:c tha t
h 3:-' clIIl:r!!cu in uur
mi d ;;;;!. fceding the.: lahor
dernalld~ uf Ihe Upl:1l
..,hop. exploiting the
auv(lnlagc of f.;Ub'HIIlUard
\\ I.Ig... ~ ...
·1ho'it.' '<lI1IL' rorce~ thai
tllrL'atr.: nn l uniuni"'l lrJ in the
1<)2(};'. had OI£.ain n..: an: d Ihei r
111 ['mlci n!,'. Ih:ads. ili ll IJorl.! ';ilienl
BiII' r)' i:- kad ing a w hoh.: new
co ur"t..:-iI tlwI 1 ... tl'<l lcgy IC~l di n g
to lI ni o n r~ n t.' w , .t ,
Taking the Union Message
'i.ucll
To thc Public
Pn. :si(k nt B urr~ in hi:-. progressive
o r gHlli71ng ,u't1lcgy h,l'., \owed 10
'i1:lllnch l ~ deknd thi.: righ t" of t! iecIJ'I -
cill \\'orkcr~ on uniun joh .... a:. \\cll <J'i
IiIUII(; h ilig dll dgg. I..:" . . I\ ~ recruiting
c.lrin= In ho l,tcr 11111 1)11 Illcmhc ro;;hip.
l ie urgt:u 1;'lhur ..'r, to uispl;J~ 111 ..,
courage IIf their COII\iClion . . \\ hcn fac-
ing nonunion COl11pl:ll tor<.;. b~ m~c l ing
them head -on ~'cn orgilnillng, them.
Anu lh~re I. . <I lie" lill·tiC' that Ne\'
York m u nicipal II nion:. ,IrC usi ng:
advc rt io;;ing. Til t! Ne w ]"ork Tim e.\'
re pon ed in il< April 21. 11)<)3. " M etro"
cntitlcu."Scili ng. l . nion . . Like
~('(': t lon
Utlp:' I hal "-J ew Y ork UIlU1Il oflkhll o;;
li nd otht'f ~ 1l1 de nt s of cit)' politic.,;; ha\ c
t urn c d to adVertisi ng UH.!r l elc..:v i ~itl n
Hnd radin. a nd in th e nL' wspapl'ro;;.
ri ll..: Timcl· a rt icll' poi nt ed u ul Ih at
a l th o ll ~ h thl.: a ll vc r t i sc l n ...:nl~ m il)' (101
tlm,:cl ly ulTccl cQn l r<l('1 negotial ions.
they lH.l drc~ . . m all ) ali di cnclJ:-' and
,c rV l' "l' \'l' ral pu rpo,-;,-',-; Ht I lw ~a m ('
l ime: in rorming the ge neral puhlic or
the contract di... p lltt.: .... hob tcr-
ing "Yll1p.\lth. for ccrt3in ci l~
' ... "rk er,. pcn,uildi ng union
I1lcmbcT'Ii. that thdr lcadcT"i
rue figlu il1g for thl.!l1l: oln d
prccmpth el} \\ arnillg
likely mayoral c:'lndl4
dalc!' ... nm 10 ba~h the
1I 1l iOIl~ in !'o~cking
p u h hc ,uPflort.
The IB FW ,, "d ilS
lInlOn allies
~ no \\ that it:-
imp rcs..,ivc fI!oo
tlh: ir hi ... lll ry
is, t h~y G ln -
n o l owell Oil
IIle pas t. o r
hI.: com placen t
in the fllture .
Un io n lcad cr-
, hip h:I!oo uniq ue p lein=-. for IlIlIcliuning
111 n very complex sysh:11l of change
,lerO" the nation. T h..·y ~.lIlI\\ lhill the
1>}I ,m.: fire of misinformat iun :Inti
nmio;;'ii(ln hllrn Inda~ in the form of
ul"abli ng kgislali\"c mc;]\ur..-, tlt.lt
were pa'~t:d in the 1..... 1 dCL:ildc. But
Ihl"o i . . :1 new day. and Iher..: 1\ I"gh
Opl imi>;tn: and union k,HJcr' r~m(l i n
cUlllmillcd to kce.:pin}! AI1II:I jean pIJU-
pic the benc fi ciCl r ic~ or c>.;.u; l ing, uni on
!'I klll ". o n uniu n jobs, and cnj ymcnl in
a hL:1h. ·I \\iLYllf life. ,
25

Loco' I, St louis,
MO, BnI. Bob Grey
{centeri. W'ho
mi~ following
38 yean. with
Local 1. WO$ hon-
Ofecl ot a jobsite
retiremenl ceremo'
nyheld 0 1 the Von-
guord Plastio
protect. He il
joined by ~ I.word
Do.. M<Key (leftl
and fOl'"eman Mark
Wies.ehon lright).
MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS
I.. U. 1 ( i. t m . ~p a &rb) . sr. LOU I S.
MO-Se\'clt1l 11r our mcml.'lef\ ran lor
ofhce la~ C.1ndidal~ .. for fire hOd t d .. ,
~chool bO:lrd~ 3nd council hip,,) in
mUOIcipal Bnd local cleCIIOn\ hdd
April. The innuencc or iUt,) lJhor cluh\
hll\mcrca~cd unton paruclpluion In
~uch d«lK.ln!.. Th~ dub!, hd\C htlpW
a"'vcn~
enhance Ihe of 1300r-oritn\·
ell Hllrr;. 3.10 In Ihe nea.··,sll\ 01 makmlt
ollr \O'CoC! he.J,d b~ ht)ldlllg ro~lllon ..
on Ih~ ()Cctl~1! hodu.:!- \\ c rommcoo
our mcml:w:r; ... ho p.ullClpOilcd In Ihl\
ckctCllill p~ as a "'a~ of rcrn.~nl·
mt Ollr lntcreH\ \\c alo;.1 lh.UII.:: Ih~
Brother, and :'>Icr\ .. htl [tA\c lhelr
lime and eflorl In a''',\1 ,n thc"oC:
cndcol\or.-
,.\~ mC-,,1 m..:mlx-n. ure l\\.m:. Ihl! \1
LoUI" Chapter o( to. LC A c\crcl!>c;d lb
contraclual nghl 10 Implcmem the 40·
hour ",cd;. hil~ed on Ihe hlrlll'l h.11l
numheu aHilatll~ dunn~ the ~c\cnlll
weeL or the "'{lrl ~h!lr1ng PC-lloJ 1\1, or
f\p lI l .:!f1. we ha\·c emhMketl nn Ihe
enhanced \\,ork\\,cd: ~chi!dulc ,\S pa
nlJudulC.
l'tlllll,IClulIl
We .Ire loaddellcd 10 rcrUlI Ihe rJ~·
In!! 01 OU I rollowJng memN:r.-: Roy •
M,lcy. l~ugel1i! M Su lhclhn Buell J
","orman. Gro\cr c. Ds\<;dson. Leland
J.I. \lo,)re. Alia E::. June\. hlhcr A
Smith . WiIlian\ Brewer Jr., Jack r
Bamc~. CI'lh!Utt S Du~~mjl. Arlhur S
Merk olnd \1ohk Bart) OUI 'i~ mTMUI\
~i'll..'" nut It) Inc., lamlhe~
RORfRTl-r;, .... [1\
PICNIC IN
SEPTEMBER
L U. 'I (O, U.("IU,.& ,-O\l ). CIIIl'"\(;O,
l L-Oul local 'o\asrl..:a~d t~, "J'lUfI'1Or II
floal and maH'her~ fur the C"hi(,·fl1/.0
Soulh~jdl: ~1. Patn,"~~ Dol) pAIJJc ,m
\I.neh IJ .\hOUI 200 mcmhcr, .lnd
Iheir f~tnlh .... Ill()l. r.ut in Ihe: I\! .. II\ L·
II ....... Our !!TOUr 10\0" caS)' In ~JlIII a~ Iht'\
m3n:h"J d..... n WOi!'~h:m r\\eIlUt: Yoe:,11
Ing Ihelr I ,(lcal II ~reell ~h:lrnTild hili'
lip of Ihl: lm:,,1 ~ h'IrIJ·hdl hi Ihe
urg.UltIc,," IImllhc Hllum!!c,," fm II jllh
well·donc
26
L 0 CAL
rhe Ul1nUlIl OI(.l\II11CI"i r um \\<n~ held
Aprll 2, .U1(.1 1)111.:,' n~lIln Ihe h.l ll '" .I ~
fillet! to capac~IY. Our nc .... e~1 re:llrce~
"ere hOllured fm their ycll ..... 01 tkt,ht,1
111111 to 'l\orlo. dl.)nl! Ihe rI,:hl .... l1y. Ihe
unum \\,1'0', Aflet llinnc r mt:mtll:r~
enJo~c:J ",ilLII)1 wllh old I ......~nth I1l1d co-
w\lrkc~. The: c~chan"l: 01 hntrnoln 10-
In "c:~ (!>flmc old. 'lime nc","} brnu~hl ..
k..,. ~ood uu~lt\ Congllllull1l1ons 10 all
the reluce<. for thell \('11 ....., memhc:",
Illlht 1lJ1.\\
We ell:t('nd ('(1np.latul~lInn 10 lhc
mCKI recent I\LI!}' T grauu.lIc~ and hI
Jerry B~mc (Ilr hi, ucdlenl in~lruc·
lmn r\ up (If the hard·hlt 10 Ih(' 'IU·
dent .. and II:'Jthcn tit .. II the olhcr
Local I} cia
\laLc plan!lo nov. lu I"'" ,"ur unllm
.., the 01l::a,0 uoor D.) rafilde ..nd
at the uol ~ rl~'t11e. ilI,llh lIf Y, hl..:h "'" III
lJJ.t "I,Ie.! In x!",lemhc.r.
c ~(lU 11, 1 Ihe mllnlhl~ mc-elm!:"
JOI I.... I' (n.... ROY P J,
RUBBER GLOVE
TESTING PROJECT
t. , 17 ((), u.lell~tcllI' ) . DET ICOI r.
'\11 - 1 ocal17 Ilnutlunet:\ nllr m\'l)h·c·
nll:nl in 1\ rtJl1hcr ~'.lOI,:C le,! i ll~ l,rojcl;l
w\ l h an c:,wbHshcd ~·ulrnri!.' l tin In
]1clro,)ll 1-0' 11fI1I\' ml(lfmallOn nn 11:\1
inA: rubhel ~Ilwes Ihri.ll1ll.h uut local.
L'UlllrlClthc IInwn nlflCl'
Our ~ork pu.:ttJfl.; ~ILIl IU(Jb ¥IJOJ hIT
Il1urn~~mllll Ilnclllen \NIUI \7f1 C\)Il'
Ird..:1 crt .... ~ ;lrc ..,.·urklng ,"I r 1.11 .....111 I"III{t-
cr l ~ J (If Ihl~ Io\nll"8 hUllh.:tl! ha\e
bo.:~n nil (all" IUf an\ ne~ Iderrah
Iln""c:\·C'r. Ihin" m.t~ hoi\" .. changed t>~
LIN E S
Ihc lime thl~ .. rllde i\ rubli hed ...(1
pk:.I.... Ll>fllok:llhc unlUCI lull.
We .. dc:umc Bus. A!~·nt Wilham
(alaifill. d ne~ addu Ion hi OUI I~ilm
Ik 1\ hllndllflll.lhc; ~17·A Agucmcnl.
tl\ ~cl1 d~ (·unlrllet ncgullalHln\ \\lIh
Iluron (" atlle TV lind Ihe tlty (Ie
W)llno.ll1ll1:
Rc;prc'Cnlali\f'!~ horn OUf 1m:."
IlHc:nJ('u Ihl: Al"ril Ullht) onkn·ncc
111 l~hlJCm'. 1\7 Io\hldl ~,I!o txi . cmd~
t'ICnchti,.1.
AI Ihe f"vn"\Iucl icln ant.! \1aintc·
nlllll! onhHU'Cc held 111 A.p ri l In
\\"l\hlll1/.lon, 1) C. mcm"'e", Irotn nut
Il lell i mad e A IHe"t:nllll lon nn lIur
,\pplen l lce Tree Trimming. I'rogrllm.
We IIhu 1I! ,"let! lllc OU1 ..ide ('ou,l/Uc·
lion bu~lrll:'~ mandgcn:' mecting for Ihe
I-uunh Sl~'h IiIld Pk\'en l ~ l} ... lr!ch at
Ihe tllnfl,lrcI'H.;c.
Or;trOIl l~dl~l1n 1\ In Inc mid 1 (If
r('urg.lfllllnp: trC~ \'ru(tu re~. rhcrc IS
lill uncelilllnt' dbout the direction
Ihey ~ ililakt" rc~udlnl! CTC"" "pc" ,Ind
m.lnro" ,r Inr Ibe tUlurt'.
C)ur locnl ne,(lilalcd I Ihrcc·\·cnr
Jl:lrct'mcnl ~Itl\ lIurrun CommUnltd
lion' OUt mc:m~r" there nQ~ rank
limon!: Ihc hlllbc\1 (l3ld C:lhle .. ",Lc\'\
!lllhe t 1I11c:d \ttlle~
'utt·Hallon IHH\'" hL" ~en lI.""lrJed
hl uur Htmrncrctnll·oolraofll. '.lRd Ihe
oolluoL "lcilnln.to\llard lull emrlo)
rm.;nl on lhe h-I"? B\!;reeml.-nl
11\ jull hit 0lI Iht: ~I: ·LCTT A!rc.. ·
menl. y,lIh IIrrt"'(lrntcl~ 7(10 tree: tnm·
lftef' elllr~,~cd nn b.b!.C>n rr~11~
Thuml\ ('oopt'rlllhc I tunnlnl
'tTII"Nllhl)·llIld rnlhiem rrec.
l.~d l 17', IIKllh ~nnher!o.Jr~ lilho-
Il-rnp"" nrc \1111 'l\\IIIf~hlt' [II Ihe hAil (lir
$1U; $14 by 1\1i111 "i lhlll Iht: ll.S.. ,Ind
l14 y,(1 h~ mall 40 Cnnlld9.
RonrRl J '\100l1'' R \1 I \
UNION SPIRIT
IS HIGH
I.. ,4 1Ii.~ i!.t' ~.C III &. "'IHi ). n UFFf\LO.
~\ -(.irccIITl II.'. Brt1lhc~ {lnd 1~lo.;r\T
II 1111... hl:l:l1 '.moe 11Il1L' \1IH.:1: .... c 111~1 hod
an aukle In Ih.. jllJlmul !\} Iht ne'o\
plc;..... \I.'(fcl.lr'! for 1111:.11 J I. t prolllll'o('
hlU ~111 hear mOfe Irom us
Ih Ihe ImIL' Ih" 1I01("Ie ., puhlhhe:d.
nomlna l l(tn~ of nfricefS (held in \lav)
.InIJ '..,(tli unlun rI(C-II(m~ (held In Junl!)
Lowl 11, Detrofl,
MI, Fonner Bv~.
Mgt. dyd.
"'Rocky'" Benning·
ton (now nmred
and r••iding in
J ben) re«tn.S a
1.o<0I17100tt.
onmverWJrY jQ("-et
pteseflted by local
66, Houston, U ,
Sus. Mgr. Greg
lucero, Dering on
behalf 011.0<01 11.
101.111 be (}\.:r 8) ,,!tcnding thl:)e m~Cl­
IiIIb .md C3!otlill!, Ihelr \OIC\. OUI mcm·
bcrs ha\e I cti.nec 10 make :I direct
InpUlrn the local"~ deo.·,,"m ma".ng
Al) Ihe winter ~Iu","h turncd til
"pring. our Yourl. rlelurc ","II'" ,,1"0
ehilll~ing.
\' e hope"'c !A,II hJH' a hel·
IeI' "umm(r AI, al .... o\") m Lncal 41. our
unton 'pml rcmalll"S }ugh. We ,hant.. lhe
()Iher loculs 111111 hll.\( ~~n able: to hdp
O!ur Iril\'l~lmg DrlIlhl'.r" and \ 1~lel~
As I \\·rote this anick. I could ~~c th ..
\no .... UNlppcannlt oUI~Ide I wl~h Io\C
t,;oult.! sa)" tha: " d li i t for Ihe nOli unio n.
bUI Ihel d(ln'l Ju~t mel l tll... ay. Whi le
t h e problcm~,."c Idce loda, arc nol
in~urmountllbl e. II willtakc a conce n-
IIl1led clfurl lw all ilf ll ~ III I'l:gillll \\11111
has hee n laken from us. R<: ml!mber
Ihll l ,dl l)llJ~ in Ihl' IH F W· the 1.0.
Ihl: 1111:111 unittn offica:n ;lnJ the ran\;.
Itnd rHr:-are on Iha: ';lme )Lde In Ihl}
cndea~t}r. We muSI I)rgilnllc With
cach of u \lrorking to.. ard the same
¥I)III. \'IC ""ill woceet.l
Be uniled. be strong.
rcn:R \\ RKE. P.S
EDUCATION IS
ESSENTIAL
L.t.. 43 fi. rt.§& e ml . S YRA CUSE .
, \ -1 he education I)f uur mernhrr-
!r.tllP In re~Md 10 Ot~o1ni1ln! 3nd Yiling
I, f .. wnua) iot ('ur "ul'I\'ul 8u... \ litT
Jern Cumer .md l'rh. UIII 10", .. lc\
hl\~ pla«d II hif!h rrionl)- on Ihis cdu-
t.dIKmalrr~..
AI this writing. ~boUI one-half of our
membe.... ha\'c romplclcd Ih... CO\I I:. r
"::OUISt. T11I~ cour.. c emrhll~i/c~ Ihl:
net'd /(Ir organl7lng. 0 Ihllt Q large
nlilJunly of dcclnci;III' 111 our Mea will
he \\orking under Ih~ I BEW hanner
One..: I h l~ ... 1lc(''Qmpl l~hed ..... \~ will c~m­
Iw l l he \\ourk ,\ [Icr \\c cunt r n l l hc
'll.orl . \lur aims and g.oJls will be much
cu"c:r In illtalll
In Ihe nC'dr fu ture. the I Ienr)' Milicr
l'iIUrM;wlllllCglll. rhrs COUIS!,' lcacbi:s
Ihe \lllue uf s;.lting, Of 111:1(1118 Uil ion
people in ctl.rcrld l.~ :!Iclccted nonunion
,>h(l.J1~ rhl~ tllctle." .. LIIIllllr In Ihe ml!lh·
ud\ cmployed b)- Oro. \ !il llr in Ihe
cllrI )". rormll l lH~ ~'ear" ol lhe IHEW
lIi~ ~ut,e~, I~ wdl kno,."n 10 JnHIIIC
f,lml lut wuh Ihe hNO~' (I'
the 1BE \\'
\\e tongfdlu)ah: Ihe: mcm~rs \\ho
ha\(' ahead~ participated in Ihis
rWI:C'!>.", and .... c UI~e C\Cl)I"IIIC ttl ron·
IInu(' to laLc ad\·.:mtll~e orlhc;~ nppor-
Iunllll,..". Thc rc\UII of Ihllo edUClIlI(ln
"" III be 3 Ullifu:d. '1lOng .1nd 1'1-1:11·
t~"'pt,(,lcllIOClI unl\ln
DIU l1'F.\'<1IH"K P
BRO.O'KANE
RETIRES
IMU. 51 (11.II,l,n1I\ .nll8. k lll. SI'it"'G-
H ELO. Il--Gleon O k.Jnt.: "'un I hlc
tim lie nc\cr ""~I ' ~u(ld ILL Idang a
'(lmplimcnl I k jU~1 Jid his lOO.lS /J~)IS-
ISEW JOURNAL/ JULY 1993
tant ~u:.in~~\ munll}lcr \)I,;ClIU'-= 11 \.\Ii"!
Ihe n&hl 11111111 Itl do l
il L! hdl)";.! Ill, Il ll l!}n UriJlhc l \ ,11111
Shl(," ohlllin ".re \\Olkl[l~ ,,,"dlthHI'.
lait p,n ,H\I.I c'IUHllhk nl;.ndlh )U~I
..., tHlltln llrrKt,lh 1.111.1 lur him ",hcn he
,lulled OIll,l rUcl lm\ .... ,)d.. )n IllS?,
, ' llhuu~h OIO:lln 1IIIItl;,lll\ rll ll r-=d
Md~ S. hi' \lrck.... d rom ,m hc h,IJf or
IhC' umnn \\111 l,;unl i1\u<; JII~I ""1II I ho.:
pa~1. Gleo.ln " Ill ,"11 ~ i.lround In ~hilrc
tw, \a~ c~f'CIH:nl't: \\'llh th(I'>C \\ho n.. L
forhdf'.
A l ter Jmnjt. rorl~IIUdl'lf\ \\IlrL 1m \1'1(
~cllr'\.. GiI.un IUlnl.:d Cenlr.d JIIirtul_
ll~ht Cil In !'eurilt II" II JUUT"e)m,ln
iltlcn'lJn Kecu~nl/lll': til" Ul1ll.ju~' 1.11·
otnl\, union Ilmo;.I", lI\kcd him I~I 'lCT'C
,I . . .,1"1,10101 hU"Ini:" m.lnil~l·r In IIHIIl
.\rl~r anlllh~'r thrn·)c.u ..tllli \hlfLmlo!
cnn"'lrU('II(1n. (;Ien" r~lurned 1(1 Ih\,
.I":.,,I.i"1 hu"ne"" malla~cl'" 1'1,,1 111
1'111. IIoherc he rc:milln .. d untIl hl'-"
It:lllc,",;nl
(ilc"n d(1c~n'l 'o\-lln)' ,Ih(lut (h.t1f1k
i)grccm~ .... llh 111m Ik -..pe'IL.. III~ nlllll.1,
h.."Cau~ h..: 011"4),' h,I" Ihl.' ~'I I1lIl,;f\:,>1
of Ihe' unum 1I;:lIrl. It I' Ih.1\ 'PITH
III
~hich nUT unIOn Orlllh;:" ,lfi u "1,11.'1\
","IJllm~"lh..: mmL li!\ m\1I hke Oleon
I)'Kiln;: Willll'll;IKl' Ih .... unum \\ h ;11 II h
Io.Ja) C'ongrululllllfln.. , Uro O'Kilnl!,
We th,U1L \j 'U On heh;dl III all I.ocal
51 IIIlllll ·":IIO. "'- "'1~lj \lIU .1I 1J [\/111111,;
!!<I(lU heJ llh li nd h\l rpl n ~ .. \ I!I ynur
rl.:llI CI11Cm \l.:llr,
Rcml,;lI1 h l'r hI ;tt\t:lld Ineul Untlln
nl!:cl i l1!=-~ I hClII\ \\)ll'TC' IllI li !'Il:RIII<;
UO\H' I{ I KI\ AHA. 1'.S
Locol 51 , Springfield , Il. 811s. Mgr. John
Srownirtg frig ht) pn!sen" 0 plaque 10
former AU I. BU1-. Mgt. G*m O' Ko~
fleill. who has fl!tirc:d.
CONTRACT
AGREEMENTS
L. . 71 ( tI.flh~tlrll l. tOI.l 'III U~ .
01l -Grr:<eltn~' Our I'leal ha .. ~cn
111\ nt\ ...-d In (tlllll,ltI nC!lllll.11IHn ..
Our oo"')cd1 Uc\'CIBnu OUhldC'
fllmml:lI:IJI\glt:el1lclll calh lilT a .1_5
p!;rccnl .... J~..: tn.:rca"C :'l"=ooll Ih,tnt.,
III D;no: 'i1l1:rnL 'Inu l ,~..:l / llCl'tll d "hll
..... no.:J tIIllhe Cutllnull1;c
T'h\' C'llumhu~ {"nmmeI'C1Il1 pachgc
I~ II 1\\1\ \.:111 u~ro.: ... melll willi II -I Pl'l
L~nl "'U~t,; men.:."e 11\1.: (lot ,'c,u .m.!:1
Clln\I'f',;"n (.f lhl: 1)1\"ld I ~n 1-'~!NI)n
10 a I" r. .:rc~nl conmt'ullon Ilh'n. \\111
Iw:! J Ilt::rcent I'.-a~c UlUl'a~ III Ihl' ,ceo
ond )'.::ar ilnd an lhJdll1l'n.l 1 pLTC'I:n1
IIIcrClhe' !II PCf1'1Il1l U m., \ lIke ~ !1!11'
mll n und Kcnn~ U nu<,c) diu II ~u pt'tb
1('" 111 n l'!:.O!lIll m n.,
In t:,lI ly Mu~ (lu r m~'mber~
c m plll\'~ J h y Ihplundh rrct: I ""pCI!
'BEW JOURNAL/J ULY 1993
(0 on C inelll n,l \! (i rl ~ ti n!.! Hctlli c
pwrcrl)' Hppf()\~d 11 [ ~n,~o;f1 f )):u;k .. ~e
Incrt:J,.. III • 'Ii pelcenl III
\\.111 .1 W'-lge
O:II~h Yl!ar Thl' n;purl lr'I!l"Ill": rn" ',Itlll
"d~ fl'UUCo.:U rwm hlUr hlill " hI Ihr..:c
h()u r). Bros. Richuu DumrCll .inJ
Eldred ;"Ime~kcrn lhJ un ~:'(t'dkn! JU~
nn Iht! l'oeg(1 l \alln~ (,"nmlllt!C!
Sc"crnl canlract). remain \0 he nql.n·
IIJh:d 10 19')3 \'I!,lt"tlillwn .. lin Ihe I
f)1}.. A OU I ~ldL Ulilll) A9n.:cm~n(!'. \10111
l·lImm..:nce bl ..:Mh \urnm ... r \1
W('\III ·TV f.ur rroJuccNhw.:lur cl'n·
Irac! ncg,,"all~III" .... 111 hegln h~ 1II I e
\umllll!T. and lht,; .\\f'lulldll I r.. c
Clnclnnall Hell ('(lnlracl "llIn('len h~
I.!lf.
Congralulillion .. 10 Ihc hllllllloln~
nl:\\ JuumC'~man tmt:mt:n lin IhCII "Ii\;
t:1!., .. ful cumrleli.1II nl th": \ II'~'I1~',1II
Lin..: DUlld..:r' '\rpr..:nllc~· I rUlnllljt
I \IBA n I'r<J~I.1m \II~I! ftl!!,hmdn.
"3ul Morgan. B~rnlo.: \~ ilia" Itld
", IIPICr. Jt."'-.e Orno~ .. Jr ">11,,\\11 ('1)\1
10Yl. J am.:" D ilnid~. JIm TI~·\\'~. \likl,;
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SPOKANE OFFICE
REMODELED
1..0. 17 IIl .u,IIIC.lrtt&lI. SF.ArrU..
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(I\cnic\\ of .... (H ~ inS cI,nu I IHllh ,
c !Il !'I\l~ melli , allU Milk iICI I\'I1~ 1mi'm:!.
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Kurt Sllth:v from Blonton Rb \ \!oJ~ r.:c
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r he -Spobn~ "I Hce hil., h!.:e!1 !cm' )ll
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In ~Jl(lkal1e fn r !lIUllng Ill' \\ l lh Ihl! dLl'1
and Ji:.r u pljo n ~
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III b" ,hlHl "h 3 nUt!U Lh l ..... 1J 1Il 1llt,'r. hll [
call ah..:ad I;>I.:fOfc coming
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fuJio\\ .. Iht: CI)f~CI:PI IIf lI1ulUJI F.Ji,h
i'lllrgmnm!t.
\ 1 J '.emm;u 'f'll1NITt:d hy 11)1,;.,1 17.
0 1 lkroard [-laht,;r1y Ifnm ("nrnell
lll1WI~11\ d l 'o(U~MlU thc~ h.II)!.III1I11~
C()nC"pl~,We hau il guCIIJ (urnUUI hlt
Ihe ~mmal, .... llh 11)(,11 Ullltm hu~,"o.:',
tI:rr~nlalll'~' .illd rl!pr':~l:ntHme' Ilr
mani-lgcm.:nl In allcnJ.\I)Cc
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011 .... " m~·mt-...:'"' \\,1\1.) \\I,;f, "'lfll"'- ,up·
pmh: .... ullal1.-1r. \\ C I,:nultl .11 .... .a~ .. cuunl
on I \Iajor (.... hl) di..:.J \ tllKh !.'I dnd
loc 01 77. Secl·
11II:, WA. 8ro.
Kurt Sialey,
cenlm. Iwith
his wife,
Wandn, IDflk'
i~o nl
re<eiyes the
IBEW lif.~oy·
ing Award
prt~enled by
Rec. Set .
lI:euben Goble .
11I11nIlY I .101: ~\\Im t.lll·O April 15) Hm
\ 'IIiIOr \\~ ,lllfj\1ng ful'Cl! in o fgallllillg
Ihe PUge l P' \WCI Ren lun ere .... '_ B ro
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1)1\t: uf hi:. "C\..:r,1/ !..:n llU..... ,I, J hu~lIIc.;.
reprcltCnlnll"C, \... ~ will mi~~ 1Io1 h I h~
IIIIC 8wlher . . Our nmtlnlolnct:"!loU OUI
hllho.:lr Inmllic\.
Rt:II1.:mhI:T III ~ a pall of the local
uIltolll.unlly l"lenn: Vii f\ U",u...1 21 In Cit
I lum ........1: \jIU Ihen: 1
HII HI'\ (,\RlE- R!!.
DOWNTOWN
MALL PROJECT
I~ , " I (i l .. eu " .....0;\ . P,\ -Shll .... ·
!fir 11\ 'Irun!! o.:lI!UlIlIlmcni In (\mlmum
1, inHlt\..:mcnt. I OC'oIl sl onc ... .123,"
I;JnL rMI In '.;uamun·, dnnllaf \1
1'.Itrlt"'·lI DoH Pdl.lF,!t; '''" Ih.m'" OUI
lIIl'mtwl'''. Ih..:u humhc!o and In.: c(m·
lI'ILIII.... y,hu P;!r1ICIJ1i.Iled mlhe (I'-lr2UC
A "ftCau l lhilnk~ &(X'~ to Ihl!' par-uk CI.I-
dlalnm'lI (jIllU "rcutll:. Jim Igol' illld
Hilt'! K~"Il!Un· fur Ii jf.it .... dl-donc.
OUlufill'Cr.. ,ifill nIo:mj\ef"', al",", th.loL
lht: I 1'1.,11 l, "ll" VI> I )..;" Y Sword uf
IIj!hl Bilp-plpc Bund for lakmg. tIme '10\
,,1 Ih~1t hu." ..... hed u lc.. 10 Illolfeh \\t th
LI\ 111 till! pJrllU<: Thc~ look IIvuor"' for
f\h ... t OUI\l ftndm~ Pcrfurmancl:.~
n lc DO\\/l l\'\I(11 MlIl1 Prujt:<:1 h unJ..:1
y,;w ( j If ~ 1I1)) I'kel tlr-il l I nn'ir lU"'
11,111. Jen} ("m ill! J;lccl!1C. fh:g'HI fkc·
lric. Hnd Ltlw in L. Ik im Co;). :trt:
\\'nrk l n~ Olt dllfc l .:n l rh a<'c~ of IItI! $1111
millll)1I prolcel.
('n ll ,l nl el !!) 11 hlll ~hn!! i=- h"iu!! 11m.
Yl d ~d 11)'.1 6IJ mll lill n loan 1Tt1 11l till':
NU1111nul i 1 ~'C1rIC'1I1 B~m; l l l Fund. wlndl
h,,, c.."cn ll ,tlt~ guur,tn lt:l.:d It 10 he II
pc rcerll lIn [nn projecl. Th .: long'lcrm
11I1.HICIlIg I' ht!i l1~ rnJ \l tlc d II: Ihc Puh·
h~' Seh,II)1 Lmplll~":c... Retirc rn..:n t \,.
tell1
rill! 111.111 \11 11 hnU,c 75 ~pt:-cI311'
,I(lrc'. " .. h U" .(I .... ' lind MontJ,!llmlO!'1
\\ .lnl a .. Ihl' ~nchnr . . ILl rc~. Scheduled
III "Ilen III OelHlll'r PNI, Ihl! mll ll .... ,11
PfI)\'lucd.1 nlu~h'lll:~'lkJ .. I.lfl \n U(I\\II '
HI..... n ("tOO1nll!fl', n:'>lll1l1fUIH1n dtnrt.
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CONTRACT
NEGOTIATIONS
L. U. 1\:11 1I,O&Ic-II ). sa-. "nlL WA -
C; I I- ~ \\' cn" I r-J lu., hcell '>en
,ICU\>:thl.: I.l'l fe~ mllmh., rhc ..IIiUr.i·
n\ "fll:r.:d '1I1uthl!f I nhiln~"J Lui)
RcllrCl1lenl !',H'L,II!": (I.I-R I' \, '111
.... hlo.:h <;1~ ..:mrhl)~l" \IoeiC eligit1lc,
I h,.ll I1Idutkl Ihl' t:,l,io.:m poll I III \\ ,!'h·
lugltln 'laic "IIIh!(h I' afflilaled I'ollh II!.:
('" \ Ih ... ~'rnnllllh:nl I'~'fllJd \\..1 ..
Af\ul Ito III Mol' 14 \\llh Ih.. I.. ~I d.1\
"nrl,t'U \I." ~Ilo I'JtI~ 1.1'1; md In\\...1
ment I JU(.lIU'n \enml." .. 1'00.: ...: ullert"u
thr"u~1I Ih .. UfIIll{1 fnt Inl'"fo.:'>1o.:d mem ..
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'loin ,m \ larc:1I 4-~. 'l"h:r 'Icholl~
lo.:lllIllt:J Ihal III~' I,,"mnl! \\,h pll"I!I\C
and hcndl~'lul
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01 111\11, ~llh tiTI ~\\ CO II I "It:gll'
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wnlTar.:\ nru\'d \ 111\ :11, ,!!Iu til..: ('ON,
n I l'Ilnltlk;1 c\plrc\ ,,=pl I {'1cg.(llia·
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UI'U;lt~ ml:,,'n!l~' hne Inr {lU I rne lll llo.:n
III c;l ll ,tutll1[! 1ll')!l1 l llI IHlI1\ n 1C H.II
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11 ",,1fUI II'
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II I" HIII't:latl\l' IhLII \\l' '1.1~
ill l(,rmcd. e'('lCClil ll ~ tlll\\' (h ... 1 \() mudl
I" IIIIPr'I.·IIIIIl\ I' lcl\\t' u tl ~1Il.1 vmlf 11I~';a1
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undcr \OUf 1;"11 ((itllil C"r1!roo,
I \\ It,\ ... 1"\111.... .,. t't;
locol 89, Seattle, WA. 8argoining Com-
milfN: member,., from l~I . bock row!
~o4r Nicholls, John EIlIon, RK.k .kxk·
W)Il . Sob 6fDWnri99 and Gorge
Schaonoycr; front fOW, Borb Hougen •
lynn Ingolll ond Gerry Nagel.
BRO. BERTKE
AnENDS NREC.A
MEETING
I..l t. 1 t I III.U.C liI.III I., ptl.rlh&h'III .
llFN\'I' 1( . I'O-A I Ihe In... i! "'lnn or
UI1IIt'l.1 P{t.... d I' rl,;~ J~m 1I1)~J and Gen·
27

":Till \ IID' I )11\'e DUlln.:!I,1 ol.:.rl 11 rnem
he, \Moe IIcrlh (I'nil 17.1\) .• Itr.:.I\J~J
Ihc ~,lllOnal KUnll1 kc111f ('11I'\f1l.'rili\o,;
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In O.ill,l~
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r\ Fdl 14,1"
meclJn~
Hru Hl:rlke .k..cnl1l:d Ihl: mc~lrnlt
hdll .11 Ihl: 1 ,III." un\l:nlhtn C cnter
l\ mll)rmlllt\'c. nJucalHlmrl .. nd hili \1
the ( icnl:ral '-:"1011 IlIcc llllj./. 111'1"10111:
'pccc he, \.\I;rc mild!! b~' R..:p. \\ J .
Bdl~ f ,l u/ur III LA) li nd Bllh Bl'rg-
1.lluL gc n.: r;rllI1,lII iII}Cr of NRI CA.
Unth ~f'lelike,~ Ilrlk.:d FlbflUI Ihe n ,le
rur,lll'ieclm: nll'I'lCratl\l" 11iI\'': [11'I \ c ll
JrrJ t'lInlinUL W play In l\mcrieU. fh~'
l{ullil l-Ie,l l1c I \fl~' k.HUTCd 1111 Ihl!'
1,llc,t In IIl.t(lI.:fh''', IU,t" .1111.1 equtp
mcnl While In Dall .... , 0111. B e n~ ('
tuulcd ... Wnll"lll\ !:.tlled lnler I urhlm.:
Thl: C()ffiJ'Jn\ had h..:cn l1n Ih~ HIgc 1.)1
r:urnl! under \.\ hen m.mll~e:mcnl an.-.l
clllrlu~cc, C.lmc toltl:1ht:r In Iurn II
.. wum.!.11~.l' lfUlh: Impl~"\I\('
Wl: Ihurll Jrm n' )hl. Ihe 11.',1 1111h...:
buard .tIld 0,,\,( DUIlII...:!1 fUI lO\hin,ll!
Rm Hcrtkc!1> .lllenu the rn.:chng. We
,i!\tJ llJ'lprc,,"wt...: lhcJr Cllm mllme nl 10
wm l>. wah hK'11i I II fpr (lu r (mumllll
gil a" .. er\'I1.:~ til Ih~ cUlhunh:1 ,t nd
good hlhor rdll\llill',
Fhll BcIIl-1.: I" ,t wllr~utJ! (Uft!IIMI1
dntl ha~ h",:clI rrnplo~cu .It unll,,"d
PI'".:r I~l' 1(, I ~ \'1:011" 111;" I h~ ehlllt -
m.ln Hf t UtI I1A .tnd "4:1'\t:~ (In It num·
110 of IltClII unllm ((lmmlll~c',
InLiudlnll Iht' '~'Ii!Ull,Uln~ lllll1l1lllh:e
and th~ I'H:1IIe ('lImmntcc
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n~\.lIng"
10111',10 .... \1 .. , " \
MEMBERS TAKE
FIBER OPTICS
COURSE
l. • 1-41 li ,u. u~\t' I!!o) . WII I~ ": I.Ir-.G ,
W\ -Wrnl t .. \10" In IIIH ur.:a wllh
"houl ....1 lit.uk I m.. m~r ... uncmpl~cd
ur Ir.I\c!ln,' \\t; \lnllt"paw ~UII'; ..... urk
In Ihl.: '1iIe .. ,md Pll(j I.hr.:.rUlI.:-dl pl"llI ..
",nd 'u're 1m II '>ul1k 'UTlIIllCr
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a ';I:mrnar on ch<lnj.!\.... 1\1 th...: ' ,Ihono,!
Elccln...,ll (',I(jl! hn'>leJ h, I \It (' on
\1arch ~1.
All nur l11ell1llcr... willI el1rolkJ III the
fih.,;r {Iplle, CilU'w climpl...: l...:cl II :lllJ
rccC: lved ClIl1I pli:ll"n C...: f llr,qIlC\. ('1111 -
lcx:ol 111 . DrrIInt'CIf,
CO, member Mike
Bertlr:e Icentetl
otteoded the NRECA
gnnuol meeting in
00110$. I X, ot tho
inyiklrion of United
Power PI I!'~ . JU"
Boyd fleft) ond Un il-
ed Power Genera!
Mgf, 001'0 OuMuli
Irightl,
GlrJ ' 1:. . ~I'af't.'1 Itrl ldc' dd;IIh.:J liwu
pel"" h:mnu.: Jl!:din,1 hllfnrk; '{lndltl""~
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l\.'J!ltll1<;
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ill h.uki 1m "ur IIrg;t-
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fk-..:tnc bJ\ agr"et./ rn rnnuI'k lu "11"
~Iur cl!lkcl"(! har~lllml1!lllI:t. I Ct,:nh.'n l
Th ... 'lgnmg ",ll (UIIllHItIIL' U\l!r 1\\\1
y.. :rf" of ha rJ work lin d 11.:g(l[IOIII,)II'.
W e e ~h; nJ .111T eollll(llellt~e' III 1I1l:
I:l!lrlly u l Charl..:\ I IV i ll~"I "'t . who
pll',elf away. ('h nrk , " ':l\ lf1i1i l ll ~l.f Int .)
lIur hlC:r1 in 1')41-: ,I1I1J 1.:IIII!LlIII 1I!10
I IlM(n"IW; I''''
Memben of locoI 141 , Wheeling. WV,
01 the Burger Power Sfotion, "hown
from left: Mike Tolpo. John CI(lrh.
Lorry Neidert ond Pul McDe-rmoft.
OSHA SAFETY
CLASSES HELD
L. , 1-15 fi. u ,U.CIII , fl'&' IIII ). HOCIo.
I SLA~D. I L-Nnmu1i1l ion, hll I~J("I
Unml'l ufht'Cr\ \\<.',e mude at Ille \l lL\
m~·et,ng. "nJ th~' .:1t:(II\,n 1'1", hdrJ
June -4. [lecuon 1/.... lJh .. l""'II~h \\~'rc
IIt~ ,1\,.tllahlc III ptc-. ... lrl11cl .... ,11 he puh·
lI"het.lln Iht; '\t;ph:mhcr l\\tlC 1,1 ~hl:
Jmmflll
fltl! Local 1-4' picnic lin Juh' 17 ~iIl
I~ ,I !lleal (/;1\ of fun IlnJ hlUlhc,hll~Kl
The Picnic Commi\l':~ 011\\,1\' UO...:!> II
[ ' Ill' joh. We hup...: 1\1 'iCC ~'H'r\'nnc
Iilcn.:, c..'rxd.lll) Ih...: rl!l i rcc~, We: net:d
'0 IH"[H rh o'>c ulf.l " \\. M q utic~" nne
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Iu III,,· JIIIIUd,' ano.! Ihero.:h\ ",I>.
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ruu I H.lm~s rtllli mA ke Ih": 1ll .1\ '>.1(,' ;,\
!,1 1~'iltlc. "lay ,,!crt'
1 he UX' a l I i;'i Commu ni I.. S~'mccs
('U1111111I1l'l' wil l h!.' hLJ~\ jI~:IlI; th ... ~UIII
IliCI 11 ~"U !",\IL \olun l cer ~'iIU I II 111 l'
,md 1:I1cnt Inl' (!I~~ Thing' Ihc-.c me/U
I'CI' drl rcilct:l 1.I\"r,lhh 1111 ,II] UIiUlfh
,\lid llUf'I II' parlk:uIJf.
\\-.: 'hlill I.:'cl·nl ll'IHl'C' j)\'\Ii!hl
Dllrlc1 Jt.•In,1 RllhcJ1 l'cl...:I' I,.r 111\.1'
Yc;tl' III -..:n I(C III nur I.oeal ;I1lJ (lUI
t:nmmulllh Cnngr.. lul,,!lrIm Br'l1lh~"
I nll\\· )11111 'crlfo:m~nl
Picro,ed is a
view 0150m.
of rhe conduil
in$lot1od 01
tho Alcoa
Plont in 8et-
Itlndorf. lA,
by Lxol 145,
1I:0(1r: IdaM,
Il,. membet1
working for
Koehl«
rm of Doven-
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port, lA,
Our ~\lmpillhy ~uo,;, our lothc fafllll)
<lnd I rtt'nd\ flf (ttll rcel,.' lI th dcc~(lo.,c.1
lIIemhcI, i)C;1II "'-elle!.
/JUY and huJld Amcriciln. and ,llv.a\·,
hlllk inr I h l l~l! union 11Iho.:l,1
JIll" 1'01 'l, I AlII. 1':<,
WORK LOOKS
GOOD
I..li , IS'J (I). M \ IW"O,\ . \\1-F\Ln·-
Ihlllg I'> !/tnng prl.:lh .... ell hc'~ III thc
\ Indh(ln Ml:iI. <n't: wm~ ~Iluil1,on
1t( lI ld 1m lit.: ,urnrner A CIlU llle III
~(lIHI·~I/\;d rroleLh an.: ~IMti!1g lill.
\\Iw,,:h ,hould l Cl'P IIICH I melll b.:'I' hu ~\
11 ' 1 " II lul l', I he ~dl,)jrlrl l UII~lIlC~"
pro)"'CI 0 11 t h~ Lrnl ... ~nll~ of Wl~c~m~11I
CIIIII ]lUS I'> \\ IIlJm!! J "\\'II. 11m pWlccl
I..cPI man~ lII!!rnOCh worklllg for Ihe
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ELECTION
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mcnrht:r, ,":[&:I \ ... d Il!cogntltOn fm rttl en tific Protein
lime Ihey ~ r~:nd Ilik ing C.1rc or unll,n lobi (pictured
hU~tnL"''> rhe'oC pO~ltl"n .. n:qtJ Ift: a In' here) in Wau<
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loc.ol 177, JodtwnvtUe, fl, Aul. Bu.!.. Mgr. Eddie Dedmon tooduc::b .he CQlulruchoo
Or90niring Me.mbenhip ~dlXofion Tr(lining (COMET} d au.
"' ('Itkin!!. "lIfCemenl Onn' IIjti\1n. Ihl"
~hlw,,' Ih,l1 ('II:lllllc \\Ultlll(! h)):clh~r !\,r
a Cl'mmlln nu ....: (unIl1n,) (annot 11~'
<; 111 11PC:d
lOGJI117 m!;ml1..:l'" ~Ik, hu.\c il.llcnd·
cd Ihe {"U",'nICllon Or~.lnllm~ Mem·
~r-.hift Cducaln:m TrainIng (rOM I 1 )
dOl .., "(1\\ und~""'l1nd Ih~ ""~If1nn« nf
UT!;ilnlllllg \\ 1,: 'cd I;'\cIII.al Jhnu, hem,!!
pan III lhe hcp.innill@ ,\1 Ihe UI"'~'lud
.. \\lIIg 1I1lhc 1111 \\ UU\ \I\tr \!iL I!
\\ illlllm .. ,1ml flrn. nu\-.cll I l,uper arc
pullin\: Ihrlh Ihl; ll mll"(IIIIUIII dh lJl III
en,ute I (,.;<11 111-.. 'U CI;C" 111 r.mlll~ I h~
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KENTUCKY
UTILITIES RALLY
L.U. IN3 (I .'bllll) . I "~ XINGTO'\j ,
KY-Oo April 27. ·Ill) I1h.'lllh~r~ nj Ihl;
hUl ldmg Ha lle , .• d l1 n ~ \\ 1, 11 , upportc p ,
fr om (1l hl.:r lU' lll fh. all l.: nd," J ,I rally Itl
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m c," 11II 1t III JU\\ ni l!" II Lc'\ ill~ 11J 1l 1'111 -
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IIgamq t.:~-ef\·lllInp 11011111' I'III\e I\\u~hl
for lI\er lhL' H oi !"> I he (lJll\lhlll~' hu ..
Jtlh~ nil'" dnd mllr~ wminll up In Ihe
nl!ilT IUlure. 0111 Ineal .... )ultl he ,uh<.lnn
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Imn HI tl \\ ork u ~ ~lCmlHlill l\k1nu '
mr.:nl \L.lm unpw\ cnWl1 h hd\ .. heen
f11<.IJI."" o"cr lhl."" )eaf' In heilhh iU\d 'af.:·
1\ "UI Ihere " ..1111 "HfL III "e dUIlr.:
Loco1183. lex·
ingion, KY,
memben took
port in a vnion
roll,. to prettit
unfair lobor'
proctite, ot 0
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mtetino of
Kentl,lcky Utili·
lie, in down·
tOW"
le"ingion.
IBEW JOURNAL/J ULY 1993
\lemonal n.l\ n:mllllh \I .. ,II
\\ H r"c r~
Ih" ~unlmuinl' I\t..:d Iile hf,;ulth Jnd
~kl~ m~·a,un.",
t\ll he AJllIl mcdm~ ·111-\\:.11 I"n,
"'do.: pr"'>I!nl~J W Jt:~... \"r"(~' .tnll k. \
rmlh_ We ....alute Ihem fm Ihclr~""I.t"
10 th .. local O\~r tlk: ~"ilr'
M,\R' ,\ ",,0'1 1'\
MEMORIAL
DEDICATED
I~ U, 193 (i.o.u,n~ ... p"&II:t1 I. SI'UI'\G ·
H EI n. I L-On Apll l J(IIIUlloCill LleLi
IcsleLi a memorial (or Ihr~'c Uwthe,""
and II $.,,1" \l,hn In..1 their h ~!!, on Ih~'
JIII'I 1 hi~ \loa ' ., '1Iel:ia i &:~t..;1 1II1~' (Ill
Loetll 1~3 FHmil\ mcnl hc . ~ I l r Ihe
dt::ce;, ..clt, DemVcr;;hc ~t:lll: R ep ,\ III.C
('un:!n of Sprill l!fid tl . J Jlher \ '!c1 0l
K:t l! ellnllch, Rc\ 1)1\Vltl G rc!:Ul) a llli
I O~JI uni.,n m c m h~" AlIllit:lc J lin Ihe
fron l 1:lwn <If Ihe 11 111 ( 111 hull jnr the de Li
tc.llit'Jl . Thi ~ 15 II filling Hihule 10 u lll
khl l\lcmtlcl"i. We Will nul f(,rl\..:t 1 11 ~m
A liJ!.blc:J fl dl;J_m l~ 01.1' .tI 'lJ "ftl ~ l .dl)·
u..:llic~H(,!d alt h~ ccr.:nmll}
~pcela llh a n k, to ~lc\l' 1\I1 I01"'(CI.
DaH Obhtrsk)' and J im Gill l fm t he
l''(l ra time and eHoH Ihl,'~ flU t flm h I111
Ibi\ pm)c..:!. HI;! !ooure 1\1 l d!..e j'lmk ,UlJ
luke nOlice n.:xt IIm~' )OU Limp 1'0)" Lhe
110111
Nomtn!l.lions for uni"n offi~l' ~I: r~'
held \III )" :::=:1. h ili Ihl\ WTIlIn)! l I n
~I"}) th... Jun~ II:'! [tl:ller,11 cli.:.clmn h.lll
nOI YCl t nken pl(1C'4'
t\1I I Ill\\' gullllUIIII!! " .1' held
!lola'· .... at r alrway I till, ('uunlr) (1u~ In
\"IT e.inm. l l
~Icmhi!h ":.$11 o"uun ,I ":Clp~ til Ihc
pwum<m -Lal\el 1.l:lh:I-l ll rllhlu;'.l1Il1n
put nul II.~ Iht! Unum ta~I.llld ~~""'ICC
Trade .. Depl .. Art·ClO) at the Unll!n
hall Hm. IS.dn c\:Cl!lIenl 11IlhitCaltlfll fm
umon rIIcmbcf'o.. iL" II ILlt:Ollfli.:1, unlUII
pr(~\lc l ~ an~ deWII"" .. Ihe: .101I1I01lln
demenl
W e hl\'r 2~ mcmbc~ nn Huok I illld
121011 KIlO!.. II \1 1.1TP.~ Il)h~ .11(' 011
Ihe hllri llll' c'o:cel'l I(l r lin: w(lrk :11
(·halh.1 1l1 'dl(lll l ~ dntllht; rCUl(,J L!l lll g
at Whtl ~· a.I}.,' MIIII . Th~rc.!·" no word 31
Ihl'+ llmlJ ' m thl.' C\\ 1.1' CIlJI g;l~ rrull!~'1
Our uIII~id\: (;uo ...l rUtl l{)1) mernher-. <He
'1 111 I'lll (If ~t)rk \\'1,: hop<: th(!~ \10111 he
IMlk ,,"mdlme ~(")II
I h, ~1~·\l.:n,"ln Dm\: I l an:kc '~ and
Ihe lie .... DIUT) Illn !lrc 10 n..' C(lmplctcd
'>4"'rI, l'Ic .I-"" j'l,lImnl/C' Ilte'oC .:,Iahli.,h·
m\.'nl'
Clln~r.llllliI!llln .. III 111m Mc{'m~\\ .m
rcttt\ In,. hi\ oM ),) ~a r pm
\\ e .m: ....nhlelled 1\) rcpmt Iltl' pa",,·
III!! nr 1It1" It.t~ !\ndef',,)n and John
\k{ lie Om "I1IPillh\ gClt:,>uulln lhcll
l ,tnHh~'
loca1193. Springfield. Il. dedicated the
rncmerial shewn in the photogra ph e~
g trilx,lu 10 Iho memory gf fou f memo
betS wh<t la~1 rfleir live~ on the job.
WORK IS SLOW
I..U, 22.1 (i.l"IIIKgu vI). IUtO CK'foN.
I\M-Wil h nl'll)' Il k\\ ,mal) p roject!. in
Ihe \\'lIr k,_ <lu r \\'Ilrk ",lual lun dllC~n't
hllll. "" .tlU fIJ I' Ih," IICiII' Fut ule. Il '~ Mun·
mc rt lmt.:- wc hin t: \\a.rm w1.:<lthl! t .
1~ " l\io;; (l u t ~ h U;' o.IlC~ J nd ":1·,;,:.,;11 1: hut
IIl1 flll ll.lIllll ciy \\1.: don'l It :)\<.. ..:n\lllgh
""I)rlr.
t\ llc,I~1 \'\' I! ImJ <I f.url), ~ lIod ~ pn ng.
wl lh Ihl.: ~hutJIl\Orm <II B rJYlnn POInl
tlnll Illl.!ltil11 S13ti,11l pro\'iding work For
tlur lI1.,;mhcl" rl'.:n ~\ Im c (If our 1.!H.·al
,'!~.1 tllnchn!!,. Brol her .. wer e .. hie In
(11ft\t Iwme Ii)r il v.hilc and w()rk OUI \)r
Ihelll) .... n k".-.d II you 3f ~' UI1 Ih..: rOJd,
pica,.. L.I!CP Ihe hlln mrormed nf the
\\urk \IIUlllmn... r hl!rc. m:l\ t'o .. .,l Inl
mmc !:Swlnel' ,In Ihc WJd thl' )"cnr
1.\Ical unum eh:tllnm ha Ll nol \I!!
I.. hll pillee OIl fir..:" lim.::. We .... 111 hd'C
,In c.1ccuon rcpon In tho: Scptcmber
I~"U': nlttH.: JIIJlfnllf
All tldlnllll! dl1'\~" dIe: O\'C I fm tho;
wmmcr. It \j,,,~ Rice 1(1 ~ec II !.Ian !)n
I"UrnC~man Ihrlnmg d", ........ lhi, pn'l
\e.!f I here "Ill he: mu~ 111 rome
[nJ(I\ ~OUI ~Ulnmcr Sc~ ~OU ill Ihc
nl!l:1 mc.:lmg
LOCAL MOURNS
BRO. THIEMAN
L.U, !4 5 fll,lI.g\lll.rtll&' lclI ). rfH.... ·
D O, 01 1- Wllh Ihe 3ui\ t\1 ('Ir ~urm
.... e.'l h ~1 there h,l~ hecn much uel(\·It\
;11 ll)titl ::!4~, ()u! ~ldt,; CUIl\ttU(;ll(ln
\Io{lTl h:l' prc!..t;'llilp Ii hltk
Cclllenm I Iluf:\ "dll\\II'I/III~ ullei!
agJtn, Th" lime Ihe\ rl:1I1 101 CUI I 11111
JI.bo.lhrou!!hUlII lhe wrJ'H II dllnl\ "dore
\ u,g I 11,t: e\.I\llUll'.l~1 " II "lIl 1.....,1
\\'.I\.m,1 lnll\~ .lllh.. 11m.. IIf Ihl\ \\IIIJIll:
Our .lnnu.l~ l!lnnt:1 J,IIh:.. \l.a., Ar nl ~
;'Inu .111 \1.1111 ""elld,,,1 h;ttl d !=lIulllllne
MoIn, IhJnL, I.. ( IIrt .. h.1I1g;~ .lllt1lh,·
1) .• n CI;; Commllte.. ft., Inuther ,u(1.:r
jl)h
Shirk, 'r m'lrnn)l .... h,1 h;'l'\.I1e~· n
,cuel.ln trieltJ. cHun,dul. hendl!
coordlnalor, dud mill he. Itl mJIl' 011h
~1 I 11("011 "~"i 1m Ih,' I.t" ~~ \e.11"
r.-.ln.:J \prll ln, \\ .. ~I\h her oJ !tllll!
"nll enlN.ltlk '..:llr... m"nl
Wilh rJcCI" rq~,t:I"e 1~'fHln It1.l1 lim
Oli\ .. Th"mlln. Ill'Ie ,., nut linl! ekor·
illlC\: mcmh.,:r., \\ 11\ ~"lcd Ion ,ho.; flit. ('11
'-\ rml "\41 1>.l1e \\.1\ .llln.: '111 ,I nlJl1Incr
!.If I u~ul ~4; t.:llnlnllll':l·" III " ,11 be
!!rcalh 111l'\CJ h\ all \\\t(l Llll'" hUll.
Our\lnCl.:r.. ~~mp .. lh~ 'l~' III hi' fdmll~.
( 1'''' r~ ,\t.. ." I' ...
Local 2.57 , Jeffe r~on City. MO, Bro.
Sam Binkley, 0 3S·ytlor nltlmbe, .
ralifed In A.ptll,
BRO. BINKLEY
RETIRES
LU. 257 ' i.... lll.rlb. rl' ~' I)~"I . J~: FF£R·
~O~ , 'IIY i\1I Uru ~.11t1 1I11l'l.. !c\·,:1
15-\l!dl lIIel1l"c, III I "(,111-.1 ,Ind a
lon~-liml! 'I":""\lrd. "'urI!U lin \ptil I
\\ c held a 1,,11 In fill hUll .,1 IhL' lram
In~ ~I!n l l,:r, Jnu l\cr\.ln~ h,hi;l guou
Will! C"llnp;rlllul.l1IUn... ....lm "nd gc",..J
lu.. L in ~IIUI le1uell1r.:nl I.nlll\ II'
(In \ 1.Ih:h .! "ur j,1C~1 hd'" II~ fir ..1
rO~1I I dd~) .... lIh dh"UI ~11Ik:1llhcr-.
1ft ~tI.:n"'~n, .. Uu. . MII-T l)on Urcum-
mt:f IIntl \ ,,1 Hu, \I ~I Jim Wlll~
Miller dllJ nn -c!Ccdlt.:nl IO~ rre"l!nlln~
Ih l;! (nUl", W "e/l \tllI.1I(.' 11I\\lt'J III
ilUt.:n,lll!e dll". 1)1t:"~'" m'I"~ nt:n
cllolfltu .IIl\,:nd
\\ 1,: ;1r( Jbl'UI hllllll'h UI,IIUI JlJlr'~
C.."\dc Cunll!'~nct' II 11:1' \l"en II \cr~'
IIllum11tIl\\.· "".~ltm Oil Ihe dllUlge\ III
the II,I4:t cJI1I.ln ul Ihe " I",on.;ll Ike·
IlIl,,1 ["otie I "hll '11111\.311 ,.. lIur
In~lrut.:II'r
,\\ nr I'II........ 11111':. ~c .... t: 11: ,till meel
'flg " lI h 01'"1 L( pn .In oI)Uet..:nlen l .Ind
hllpmj:t III \\lIrk ""mellllll!! ('UI '>I1(>n
Our !ocul I. ~UUlkfl~d h~ t hl! p3".I1IP.
or 1\\(( U ll!1h~'r\ ( .ul U lld. u ~ (a 15)C,(I
mI:11I1X'r). 111111 k ..,c ~lmp'lOn (f! Slt'YCU l
mcm"cr) We c~IL'HU !lUI Ik'CJlc~1 \\o' Ul·
ruthlc, 1(1 I h~1I r;lmili.,;\
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ORGANIZING
SEMINAR
I_L. 269 (i&'o). I Rf 'qO'. ~J-Our
locah ~Id; I un..t rllmmlUcc 1.\unch~.J
dnulhcr 111I'lIul t'l lnnJ UlIH: III f chru·
81') The rC'~lI'j~C "' .... II\-IOr""hdmlDg
hCr\unc Ch~lt"tl.: III dnnatt ~hd "". pro-
\ .dln!.' .In unlinuh:d h.. nl nf hl00J for
(Jur nJl;mhcr' .tnl.l then {u nllt .c",
i\rT!ln~,,:"k.;I1I' "'ere IIMt!'! Wllh \lereer
Regional Rlnolu (\:nh.:r \0 \CI up a h:m·
flm.1f\ Itdd fllClht\ III our unum hull nn
three.: CI .. nlllj.!', 11m ".11\ thl.: fir..' \car
3rrr"fllI{'t:' ""~:rc called upon 10
dUII,III: ••UHllh,"~ turned out dPI'T\lJ;1
mau:ly W(J 'tronG l'hDn~\ 10 nur Sick
(,(Immlftc!.! IlIr ., loh ",dl-dunt' (ur
n:nl mcmncr, .lft: n~ follllV.\, Bert
StclDln.lnn ,cl\:lUm.lO). "(Ill (areta. F-..d
Laurcndc.lU. R.n 'h....... Tilm o COli
nero John CUnm"llb.m Jr_ and A\~I
81.1'\ \lit, lh.trh,.... "("hll;u' \lJro;lanlc
Thl: I 0, hill" l.aunchct.l il ton'crh:..J
cffnrt 111 P't',:tli Ih~ ('l>tI\!rUtIlOtl
Organllln!! ~klllhc:r,hll" I dllcOl llon
('ramlng «'0 \11 · n rrtlgt.1m 10 .hl;:
lank "nd flk I h rull~h Ihe IIx.1 1 UJlIum
on it nUllon;!1 \C.11c LtI.;ul :!~I) I' rrc:·
r.u\;d lit hll lh.. ~rnlllllI IU I1 Jl1n!! dUe m
larp.f,; PHi lo ulllll" p;J~ 1 (Irll8nlllng
elfort,h, UU~, \h.:r Dlln t..elllH;U}, lor
year.. he hll ~ cml'I'l~c;J man~ of Ihl.;
~all1t: .1prwdche~ ,u!!s::c~leu h~' the
CO\ II I Iriunlll ","'''1111, 1111, loclli
ha, '" th .. (la.'1 .mll "Ill conunue In the
fultJlc lil do '.n·11 nllhl' undertllklllg.
Our locI I h.uJ It .. liN e'r<I~ure 10
(0\111 In \1I1l·h 1\"1 !iu, \l l.!r
RK.k AJChct.lhe Inc..l\ orJ,:dnllcr tk.':lo~g.
nalc. p~mf,;d Ihc pnl~mm I(J 411 local
UII"'" nlOI:mtlC:r, 11'11:.11 :!tN t,lilo;", ,tllt.l
a .... mphn8 nf area 'Wnltat:ICH' pama·
rMh:U d~ "ell I<lLInI! In actl~OI: TIlle '"
th .. pre~n l "lIl1n "-d.. A~~I Bu.'>_ \l gr
Clcm Rannni III I neal :!n:!. Pl;unlieh.t,
"OJ ... nd Ru., Agenl r',1II1o. O(IIlIll:JI~ o(
ux-al ~1~. ~ltlllh(lh. NJ -(ltlanllc" of
thelt n:'flc,:c,: II\'': IUi.!l, I ll<:al 2(12 Hu,
Mgr Geo rge Utunn. tlO hdnd .. , an
" tll lrc~"'-! d Ihll'o.C In !ltlcn-
nh\Cl"\'cr. "Io,jl
dJnce Th ... f'lm,:r.lm w"" tnrorm"lI\fe
and ....·ell·prer.red. I hllnk" Itt Urth
/-\ lChcr. U,IU(>III.lnJ Dlllllldh' ftll IhOl:II
C\ ..."dknl ro: 'nldIIHn~
•\1 f .... IhRrnll'n "S
SUCCESSFUL
CAMPAIGN
LU. 275 fl.oc m8.. uc ' ). l\I !ioKf; GO' ,
'11-'1 h.m .... lu UUt mcml'C t, .... hn "11-
30
Local 275, Muskegon, Mj , welcomed
troveling Bro. Jimmy F. long"'r. 0
member of loc:oI 861 , Lak. Charlel, LA.
who wcrled 01 the S.D. Worren poper
min in Muskegon before his retirement.
unh:en:d Ihelr ""IIUrdll)' 10 h.lntlhtll
Sean. The: compan:o-'s rrnnll~c IC!
"rongl) con~ItJcr ntll unly 18 1 \\ 1 .leal
275. but 31"0 311 t hc 10C,11 hulldlnll
trade... for 1111 fUlu re conIIne!" tndl(;.lI c ~
d 'UOCC~Sflll Cilmp.Ji!!n
\ !embcr pa rtie:ipall n in \ue h
Cnd(!3\'or... make, Ihe ulfferencc Be
~u n: 10 conlnbulc \UUI IlIlle. .... henn'er
pos.!Ilblc. to cn,ure ample .... mk in the
future
We thank our ,I\let 10edl, 1\11
emplovinl!. our mcmix-r. .... hlle ~()I I ~
..10.... ai ht;m.:
Gn:c:tmg.-. to 0111 (lur Iffi\elmg Brulh
~I"'" Con!lratulalion~ 10 Bro. Jlmm~' I
Langlc:. (3 memher uf Lucal MI. I nLe
Ch3rlt:~. LAo "ho .... nrlcd "I Ihe .., Il
\\ arnm paper mill here) on hl\ rcu,,:·
men!. A per..onill thanL .. III hlln 1m
encouragmg mt= (0 Iry fur the uprr.:n
IlteSt!P
S"ler Kath ryn Bl.lthllu\c. (lU I reg."
Irar, ~ I rc~~ Iht= Imporlante (,f r.trl ltl
pOling in local gO'o-crnmcn l mOl:cl ing'
and \ oung In IOC<II eicClltln,
Wt= are ~;Jdcncd Itl repclTl Ihe I"I'~·
'"!!- of the foll o"mg membe~: 13M. Joe
PJ5ClII. lIov.ard Shinn Phil ("O\(I ilml
Bud Bulson
8m_ Pa.....a l , memht"r 'IOCC' ft':!5 .
rc:lm::d In 1965. lie helped rnAn\ 8mlh ·
e ..... pay their dUe!. durin, Iht dcpr .. ~
'>Ion 10 mmnlilm our marler
Bro, Shutn. a memhcr ~InCt IWI~.
.... a'" paSI ptl.!'\Jdent and [·Board
mcmbt:r. He rclllcd In IlIIN
Oro Ca)'o rcur..:d 1972. hll\IOJI,
In
bc:l::n a memhcr \lm:e 1%1. A ,tut..k
IHurn mlln ((I, J()ne~ Liccuic for man}
\e':II' he ..tIned 10 mal.e our JOtt-. Cil~l·
c:r flit rtl.In~ lIi '"'
Uro. Hul....'n ...... OO n·ured 1ft 19"1 had
ht.:cn 11 member <,IOCC 19JL He "a~ a
loc~1 unKln hU\lne .Igclll and E-Board
meml\c:,
\\ c cxlcnd tlur condolence.. 10 Ihe
I ~ml h c) of each of Ihl'l- BrQlhc ..... Tht,;\
\\111 he ml"<;CU . Oc:cu'Ulnnlj!ue" 'penkel" Jilin U\ ilt
A~ our "'-""flltoe lor many }"edP.>. rellred
ijro Snnppcr D oH· tS r call~ enjuye d
~ CCplllt! Ill' Hriliheni mfomled. I .... 11I
II)' 1\1 d\I the Jnh equ~lI) \\c ll.
AI rXA rEKGL~O'. fl S.
WE MUST
ORGANIZE
I .U. 2YS ~i'{'.II.nh.rl ~ .em~~~plI ). LlT-
1"1 I· RO k. AR-The.: \\orl herl: h,,,
Imrr.1\cd ,hghll~' \\ e ha\o;! ~nt a Ie...
member, In ""rl on Ihe R G_ Sloan
rr\lICr.:' Ihat I.K DCctrie has. and nuor
Con\IIIICIOf\ IIcqulred II Jolt at \\ hilI.'
Alufl ru .... cr llou!J,c Ihat h.h lal.cn -<\
eral rTh.:n. We hope to 'nd morc mem-
ocr' d()Yon Ih-=r-= 'tOOl).
r~1O many Journeyman wiremen om:
, .. II \l.ltlUlul .... or~. an d 100 man\' ha,c
III gn nut of 10wn .md I-=a"c Ihel; filml'
Ite'" 1.1 \o.!c urc work ThIS slIu<l lion Wi ll
ch!l n ~c unl} II .... c Join loge-Iher ;lI1d gt:!
Inhl!\· .. rJ in MlI\oing our problems.
\\ c 1111.1"" (\r ganIlC our compcl tl nf\.
who ,tr~ doing.lhe Illajonl} of Ih~· \.\orl
in uur ju m d ~cllon The) ~uo: g.,untng
"ttI",:
v.ml h~ t:hcJling on the: ,,'l>Icm
mu I orgilnue Ihi.'SC- nonllmon clce·
Im: ... n, lind ,hop, [t I~ our s.uccc,>.. al
ur~.tnllU1Jt IhAI '0\ ill dtl~ Ib to ¥lork .11
hume. demantl a lalt IIrage pack a,!;.
and ,lin m blJ~lm......" \\e need e"OI:none
{t) hdp"and to gC:I 1II\·ohed.
The f(llfuYo m& mcmhe~ atc: on our
ielo. Jn J injurcd Ii!.!. Bros. Sally
\IIILcld, P~· rrr Huller. W a ll~' Shilleuli.
Bohh)' ("on~~e.: and Ton~' Robbins, We
rt1\~ ror II ~rcedy n:CO\'e~ for all Ihe'IC
,ltuod D Il)lhf,;r~
Om lexitl unlUn r1emc wa~ June 27 III
\\ tid R,, \;r ('ounlr) II w.il~ gnoJ to ~c
en:r)'onc Ihere
1:>0 "our flart and get m\ oIH.-d In the
Unlt)n mcelin~ ...
DICK \-U:.LlU:-.ASS,J. 8_M
RETIREMENT
PLANNING
I . "' . JIJ (i&"Val. \'dt\IINGTON.
IIl- PI.lnnlng II) r~l1fe·,· Irs a longer.
more tn"ohcd proce!.:o than you might
Ihml. Am, Jen ) \\'llo;on ha" pUilogeth·
IT an infurm ation pa !:el ror mcmbc"
.... hl. <1re lI..:artn~ relirclIlenl The pac!:et
(\I,hl(:h COInl;un, ,,11th... n~ ... e.:'''',U' I'al'1
.... m') \1,111 ho: ,t\,ul,lhk ,II the hu\tnL""s
ufflce In ml:mhl:n Hnc ~c .. r p"or 10
Ih(lr rCllr\'mcnl
JU'I pllur III 'omt: ul nur r&! gu lar
unlun mcelln)o:,. 1.,-..;.11 :;1.1 mem~r,
,.m hale Ihen hlo()d rr". . 'ur,,; ch,,'("lc:d
t" • rc,"leTed nllh&! rhe e(llmma-
linn\ tal~ rldu; In Ih~ N13rdh)Ofll
the.: 11,\\:,11 ulllnn IIk:,,;III1~' In di-.cu,\ \ari
(\U\ mcdlcalrrllbkm" 1\11I0.... lng Ihe
hll'IIlC'" nlcelwl!, the ~p ...alo.cr. d l<.Cu~"
)ueh IOpic, II' 11 0 .... 10 ItVtlll! IIIII&!~\
Ih!UUllh prcvclltl(llI. illlU cilrl~ dCI,,:cll0n
,11 ,nme dl ~t:lt~c, lhrnugh \Impk \clf
C"iilmmallon,
Hu\e (1',.111(' '1I 1I1111 CI
J \\It \(; k.mSI' f...,I',S
WORK IS
PICKING UP
t. . .n3 (l,lI.t'\.fl\.,plI&II'II). \\ EST
I) \I O\IIU \ ( II,I L-Oul \\llIk"tUd'
lion j\ rlnall~ rldln, uJ', ""h the
I nu",nlt ..... n cn..,'Cltellllu.n fdahl) hlnng
orne.: ml!mhef' We 111010. (or'Aard 10
gl!lI ln[l11 11 nur ar'lIhcr. !ln d ... 1'le ..... off
the m,lu lInd uff Ihe 1ll:Iw.:h ,(,.,In
On SilIUrda). f\hm:h 2!1, Uu } \1gr
Gt:M~C IllIthf'll't h conduelctllhc 111\1
of a ~m:~ III hltll·JlI~ I'i\rk,hllp~ on the
(""I\l r ll(;llI," ( )Iltlllllllll!! \kmhc r~hlp
I JUt'.111t111 ., nUllllt~ I C() M r fJ pro-
graml h lrl~ ·1"11 mcmherl; iltl..:nded
th" rrnclIl,I IIUI\ un Ihc Impmlanct: of
tIoOUtm,"uJ'l OtgCUllllllp It) the \un'-I\al or
(lUf untnll
In Ih~ 'o\lltbhuJ"o. II YtA' inlere~ting
I(l '\'( all Ihe ~Iandard arp.umcnt,
d~dl"".1 urg.lnlllnJl: h\lc:d ... nu Ihen 10
v.-alth a, hok'" 'Aer~ J'l4.1kcd In caeh or
Iht.....: ,u!!urne.:l1l... mOl: I,ft<,Cu ..... llm~ .... cre
h\'cl~· lind mfllrm..tll\ ... M,ln\ c~~~ " ... tr.:
opened II' 141 Ihe ~Cfl()u\nes" (II th e
pr"ttknh f~CII\(l, Ifi \h hl11"C each par·
Ilclp.,nl .... 111 C;It"t! Ihe mC'\;jg-c 1(1 h" { If
hel I:o·v."rl. c .... .In" help Ihe nl()\'cm~ nl
gain rntlmenlUm , \\'e Me rmud that
tTldn~' Iff the ldcJI' nf Ihe rOMI "I pn. .
gram hl\·e l(l n~ he.:n u~ed D) Oro
Huu\pclh :IIIU Il1cmhc" Clf h" Olganll
ing ("ontmltke
Our 1()C1I1 unutn mllUln\ the lu~"ng.
I)f II r" 1I,ullld wReu·' Illlllnnll . who
\uC(um~d In cancer In Januar)'. Ongl
IIIllh ,1 cunlr,lt.:hlr. he Illter loineu tlllr
local umon a~ I J(Iurnc}mdn O\CI lbe
~e .. " Red', ,1~lu,c ~,c .... "nd hI! I'll.!.
"ell·lo\t:d .und rC~r<"t:lcd, On the hi!
J4!!1.. he ......1\ ljU,,~J~ ,hl.....:n n~ {orc:m.ll1
(lr genl!ral (oreman. hc biSd II Hlfcnt for
kl!cp'"f! nut m~mtlC:r' {/l/fllh, conlrac ..
tm hAPI'> \\c extend our 'llndolcncc
I., Hln 81111nUII\ f!llml\' He .... 111 be
~rd)' nll\'lCd.
loco1323,
West Palm
hCJ<h, Fl,
Bul. Mgr.
<>-..
Hudspeth
hands oul
<enmcalH
10 memben.
alltmiing 0
COMET
clou.
IIEW IOURNAL/ JULY 1993

COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
I_ U. JJI) ( U .I&rr~, rl-I UN II" Ie UA Y.
ON-Our h)Cal nnd the mdollgcmcru
~l llrr of Thunder 1l1i)' Tdcph'lnc hav;,;
been joulIl} p.lrttcirMIUlj! III ,I hcUI!\(I·
lent rund Together v.c filh<d 1SUO.
\l;h lch W.d\ dl~n~ll!rJ 10 I h ~ t>.ld';, elhu
Hospital Trauma rund. WI; .m; rrouJ
of our loca l '~ cl'lmmuml\ lII\ruh'l"lIIenl
lluml.:o. lu 1JI!.:lIIlAn II!.\,': DIU. (,1... 11 Pltl
hili \\.hn hl!lr-=d wlih .hi.. cllnn
O ur cump.Jnln (hHJr.t ,Inti telL.:·
pbonc) ha\c cmharkl:d un IlIn ..h-.cnh:c
control pr0!lfarn Wo.: Io1le I\\Ul ~Ith
'he approach of thl" \I untcipal II~d r(l
Comml"';lon rcl!lHlhn~ tbe u\c 01 ~h<.n
plin.:u)" n)ea~urc.. r'll lIk-inll ~Id. kllo\;,;
We fed II IIoi ll be n;,;Q;' ...... " lu take Ih ...
c.&!.e III MhllrJIKlIl. ;,1IIU!
I~ n(W.
ihl:
10 \'in!:Jm," (lr OUI coUcc:U\C lI.lf
\.:Ul1Ip,lIlI
giUm"~ 3j!.r'l!cmcnl .... llIcb ,.. \Cf\ cle.1I
regardmg lhe U\C of ",d. ka\".
A~ o( tllI~ 'A rIIln!:. I oral ,,,, 'Ail"
looking Im,"ard tu p~Irt~lrMhn~ In Ihl:
fu no· r31"e r It" multlp k "ch; l o,j\
Ic!:oclrrch !>(:Ih:dui.,:i.! lUI Mt>lhC',~ 0,1,
w..:.:Lond In Ihtl pa·.. \l \:\'~ r,lIo,cd o"er
Ss.uou al Ihi' ~\Cllt I) c"PIIo: Ihe fllll
Ihal m a n~ Oi llur m~mllch IIrl! c\pen·
cncmg lough \lITlL'\, \H! ,nt' ,ure \l C 1"111
h a\~ haJ IInvlhef ~ 1I ~\:c."lu l i.:'liIII1,"~n
h )' l h t IIflll.' lhl~ 1,"L1e III th~ Jmmrul b
puhlbh ud
JI\I ,\ , L11~IIMAf\..1I \ 1
tocol 339, ThundM Boy, ON. 8(0. GI..,
.poIhili Ic:enterl reptesenfs the I«at 01
the preJentorton of 0 t hequ* donated
to the McKellar Halpitol Traumo F"nd.
He is joined by Ru n Bruley {Iefl) of
Thunder Boy Telephone ond Lourie Hill
(righl) of McK&llor HOipitol,
WORK IS SLOW
I.. . 343 (i ,~h ~I'al. U Sl fU lL
\I~-Our 'Aurk riclurc ha .. nClI
Imrl ()\cd Mn~1 £If Ih ... ,Ilh... ,IU: In Ih,·
R ochc~lcr area. ani.! r Tc:.rnlcr EkGlnc
ha.' caP'UTo,;i.! Iho:: nlulllnt~ or Ihe "lIIk
Ihcre-Icll\m~ !)ifl Brll'''" 1 n rolher. lin
the i'lench. Man\ nlt:rnlx:f'I h~\o,; fllund
cmpkl)'rnen\ III s..h Lake ril~'. \'c \Io'1\h
Ihem pro\rl:nl\'lIItlu:lf trn\d~
We .lIM) b.,\~ M:(,;.fl llnl.: uf {JU I I:on·
traCIOf', ("nmlnll n"' ''';ll lh t:IN·lrtC.
pul1c:d I1UI {If Ihe \ 1.1l1In:dl" "udl:Jr
PI,:IIII. Idl..mg JutJ~ tildt bol .... ~·xl~I('~ tor
nearly 1~ WlH~ \l an\' Inn)!'ICf mltlh)
\\111 be 1m-I , and It'S dlll lCUlll0 ...cc Ihr,;111
slip away.
Our 10(:\1 1 h lh mode )!tlft leuuclion"
rt:le ;hm~ \yoo uf our oHi c~ per ..onncl.
IBEW JOURNAL/JUl V 1993
We apllrccilllc Iheir ~C f\ ICC HI IIw l(leul
mill wi,h Ihel11 a ,u/,X,'t'\:<,ful Juh rCCUVCf}
Ill' foUr!,' 10 hu, /".urlh Anh:llc,m , ,lllli
loCI I.; fur lhe: unlun lah;;:!. Wo.: wl,h
c\'eryune an clljuyuhh.: Fuurth or Jill;
J I-KKY Sfll U r/~ r.s
LOCAL UNION
NEWS
l.U . 349 Il. u .lllp ~.t' III.rlh& !> V:6I.
MI A' II, FI..-Our w,}rl Pll'llm; ha .. II
eh,mee Iu IlK).: up 'Allh '.!,tlll': III nur aIr
port \Iollf~ M"~b..: \10'0.: nn do.:lr Uuok I
I hl~ i... an dl!dlnll H:.u hit nUT IUGlI
R(;,ulh ul Ihc June de<:lion "'ere nOl
11\,111.101.: at prc..\ tm)C,
1)1.:,.pl11: Ih~ p!:Klf I.:(OMm). c;.tch I"
nur Incnl 'J4, unll' r ~·co.:IHd conlT3("1
r,U',,,:. " c h;1\,; l"-'I!n Imllh~d In dB m-
hnu'C tirganlllnl! campaign W mcn.':t"<:
Ihe ml.:mhcro,h1fl In edeh HI Ihc umh Locoll57. loi Vegcu, NV. Volunteer Aericn ec",,,,ittH Cnmn, Doffl'kI Fogg and
\\'c Ihank (lur mcmhcr~ at the follo",- me
1Itl! h)C".llIiln.. I.,r Ihcl r II"W'lan~ I-lon·
(ommittee member Doye Howell, on ,ih! of the Happy HOTs.e'TIC~" jlfojec:l,
dll ,,~ ~, Lken.. C (H 'fX;l d l1\ C. Ml n:L
lo.:h:pht1n.: InC' __ RCA Con\umCt Ser· I1II1Untcu nuqdhglm I\IT Ihe l hll1P)
\Ice_ WlJ'l , I V (lhl.lllllcllUl. I he 1-1\- IIUT'lCfl1 ,ln l h;tlll} llll ~ tlrl!.ll11lillli:m
RETIREMENT
tu re M ll nu (aclu rcr~, Su ndn rand j1f(1\'likl Ihcrnp} and h'lr.o.:l11~n,hll1 fnT DINNER
Aern"pdce und "'pt.'lJileor lamtcllance Imlldlc;llltll!li :tJul h dliU Chl ldlCIl
L.U •.\(1.' fI ,IJ , I.(, III ,nt l\.~~oiJ'q ,. ~EW
Th~' Ca"leT p.. n~· \\-u. a great ~uiXC-\~. Bro. l og", I.:ncoura~I.:' pdrtiClIl,IW-m
Olllh the d'tltltett li nd Iho; lu.lull .. nn lh... VAC Ilul'oC Whl'IHe mtcfC~t\;'d. ell' .I\ ' \h' IL'cl! nth held a <."1.;1('
cIIJ II)cut hl.: pil rl)". lht' ch!tJwlI hlHl;1 l(leli l unlll11 I11c m ll.:n '1IHI II;I\Ch:I~ hrnllun lor I hr\ic mo,;m~L'r, \\hl! \\e l',;
w(lnderful tHne nYIllp. kill':'. rhonks 10 idlh·, .. hlluld C(ln \(lI.:t him And ,j{t" II I ,;IIfIll)l \\ ..: hll!!" I,;d H rol~. Jud. Itolel
Ihe l-lltcll1I1I1mcn l ('1111111I1IIt:e rm 11 1(lh pktl~e e,m l ! h..: ,,\tunleCf t:IIIlHllIlle\i 1,1. 1 111!~nC !l cJII"! Ilml Al1llLollY
scrw~ II two·fold purpose: 11 ~i,: I'\'c~ lh~' r.h.rc\lll ,II our ~ nllu J r rem l'mcn l dm-
eO I1lIl1 Ulllt ~ 111111 ~d'lI crclIlt" !!;Ho)uwlll 110.'1 r iKh IIllhL'1Il l ~ce 1\ I.:J II J1CNlIIfll!y
for Ihe m FW. cn~!lln'e d WI W \"aIL· h , \\..; w..: rc
l3 u" Mgr Sam 1)",11), ro.:pflfl" th81 p kll'\.' 11 III hun; 1'11I rll I) I ~ I IICI 1nl.
wOll i ~ glllllg well. We ~ll l1 h\l\c 750 kq'\ J l11111 V;l1T1U.;lUt) ,nIl! D.I\id S,lg!.!1
trave lin g Ur Ol hch (In th... o UH)f·work 11 1m 11' fm Ihc \).'Ca~l(ln
h:.1. bUI mll,1 local mcmher..HO:: w (lrl; Brn, John M ,t(,l id .... ,1\ dp rfllllllC d " ..
ing. OrjiolJl l/.ing c tfon~ flrc mm ing flU· Lli f o,;clN II! .:dlJCallnfl. rollClll.mg Ih.: r ~~-
W!l IU II" pllll1 l1l.!(1 W I: Q n li~il'llh.. 1!!lInl lllll of ·10111 SdllLil l l. We lIre i.:l1llfi -
~:\c ..t I", , \1 I C' Ll ll ~. WI! .11 1.: rcJe-';('! hllh"l8 uen l Jllhn wil l c n ~ur..: the COIlIIIIUIfI/=
nLLr nfllct...... Drllp h" :lI\d "II'· "hell"," 11111111 1\' Ilf o.:LiuC:-IlIIm I l)t'!11 "\11] h,l' !leen
Our '}rl1 f1;lI h ~ gnl" oul lu Ihe [nnu :1\:1:1I,IIII1IC\.l III ('1)11~WIU l;lIl! nh. J Uhll
l il~ 01 .mf re-cenll) dep,lrtec.l Hmther, We IIII'h "1111 greLlI "J~'"CC" III \·(I\lr ncYo
a nd SI,ler\, 1i~\ (' t1 ;" Inll ll'... ,' \ I'rn 111 1'1111111
Tl){Jll, Alberl MellIl!.:I Me ll e Mu .. · 011 SundJ),. '\ rrrl 2~. Lt.eal Jtl3
grm'..:. Jnhn "kllln..:, In ...1 Ur(\(lh 11m ,1J1r'cnlu; .... ~ rJlrllC11';JlcJ In lhl.: 11IInuai
f\lcl caH. (I;HJde \I," ' h. f loHl,lIIl! \ 1.lIl.h \If nmll.:~ \\ ,11 ~ ,llhlln. Wt; h,1l1 ,I
"O rian·· Gll~ton. Truman I1ryJ i'l ,!Od iolrc.11 !U,noul tlnl' "I1'oed \I 1111 nl mClflt:y
R(l) \ Ic KIIIII C. il,.1 ~ \' Ihc IC.' ( m 1k:.JI:('. fm Ih" \:,1I1Ir,ll~n 111r h(;.IILhlcr h,lhle'.
AI.At-; J r e)!.I" \ I' (il:,.,,\ntlll()~I,\I, 1 1 r,:,
" 'dl·done
W I! c\I(;IlJ mJr ucc~t "~'mp,llh} tt)
A\~1. D u~ \Isr Duddy II (1Wan~ I L hni.!
hl\ I,lmll~' on Ihe p,I ....ing I~r hi':' "Ifo::.
Danll:lh.: Ilo"Wlmu
Rcmemlll:r, Iherr 1\ '>tr... ngth In num·
!'wr" !!n ..lh.nJ ~uur Irat unUln m~ct ·
IOg~ Slwn[!. memo", paJliclrullOn
Il"'lk...:~ Ilu a \tlt"l~ Il)\.,11
FRA'"ALIH R'I.I'5
VA.C KEEPS BUSY
L . ;\ 7 ji.u&c), I \ ~ \ Fr:A!i.. ,,", -
Our \ 'IIIU lllcct Al.:liun Cummillcc
(V.\ C), nrgani/t"d h)' Urn 1)3 ff .;:ld
h.~ In IY'KI, hoi' ~'C(,"lC Iht! (lfCmierc:
l1ull~in~ trade),· eOmmUnH}' .. o:: r" lce
'lf~nni1B110n In th ... ,1;\11.' \If Nl'\a£la
Wuh m~r lUll IBD\ ,'olunlccr$_ VAC
lilt, Ilrtl \1U CU mor<: than l,ltllllwu,"" ,.r
c\," lInunit~· "Cf"olce.
Rcccni PIfl]CC.... CUll1plctcu InduJo.:
lhl: l...a, VC~lh Bhnd Ccnt~'r Thi~ 'A·ork Loccl 363, New City, NY, re<enl retirees Eu~", Pe<iolO, Jock Roletla and Anlhony
lnuk pl,lce mel a pennd uf fl\o "'cd.. Moretto were hono red ot the 10(1l1 '~ onnuol retirement dinnlllf, Joinin9 them 'IW (I
t:n i.!) lind lnvolvco.l ow r 100 hour, of group pkolO were Third Dimiellnl, Rep5, Dovid Seger and John Vorricchio; SUI.
\Il IUnlccr Illhm OU I BTnlh ... r.. rtl~f) Mgt 11M! Mnrnif"li Prl': \, Frnnk lnm pnnft; NECA Chapter Mg r, Kathleen Matteolti; and
.... m ~c ll nile SaturdJY n:moving pOle- NECA PreJ. Vinee- Cocioppo.
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Alletltown,
PA, Bul. Mgr.
Wintom H.
Newhard
(righ tJ ond
Pres. B, I,ICe
Grim IIeft!
presenl 3S-
yeo.owonf
k)Bro.
William It
Perks (cef!~l.

Our Halning mU"1 h~ ~col,d til nllll.:-

SERVICE AWARDS nll1 ,'nl' fnr Ih~' ;Irrr~nlll.""'~. hUllnl
PRESENTED I"umc),,"cn J' 1Iol!1I
locol .4.45, Bottle Creek , MI, rehred Brol. Joe\( Von Slorcvm ond Col Tromel. both 01
Our local" fmlun.1t,· t'l hal": a &:Ji· whom rKe i"ed 50-yeor 5e",ke o wards, euhonge (Df1grotulolions.
1 .1.; • .175 (i Ke c .. ). \ U to, n n \l\ . rdted lIamlnl!: dlrL·e.-lnr. ~ I I L e P<lUhen
PA- \\ , rccl.!n lh honor.;d Ihrc.; Iv(,,1 I II.: hll~ "ork~1.I bdrJ III prnndi.' a \.In- GIS Nurlh ... rn 1\;\\(1, E(,S. G'1f17i1le,
tlUlIJn m.:mh.:,.., illl the lT H.';U" of '1;1 CI~' (If JtlUlnc:\JlMn !nllmn!! ('(lUi .....·..
and I .ll·drll': ,11ll1 I· ... crhng ~Iec'nl. \\c
PROMOTE
\olll; In thl: ISl ". 1hc lullll\\1FI1! JS- tu ,cc thaI \\,\: h,I\'; O1I1\lc, 1I 1,11l cquljl"- wi:.h our poe ..... c"ntr.l.elotl> e\er) \U.;ce~"'- POSITIVE
',;CU t mcmb\. r~ wer~ pr ... scIlI ... d \\' llh nr
l111:nl LCL Dil!l-lc ;11,0 hlh I~c n ,gr... al LOI.:ul -'-l'i rccenlh Hlll fl cd II nf.;\\
~Jllhc~ lu m(lrk Ihe IICln~lml \tutx-rt \Crvicc. lie h", hccII in\ullcu "Il h Ihc ({)r11r.I~1. Uu,. M!,!r e llll.'> r-.1.I.;Crc.t\\' PERCEPTIONS
Cmlly. William R. Park" ,lnJ ~Icrling I ru~t for man~ ~·c.ll"i. and lIe arc gr.llc· dc)~ri h l.'l> II a .. Ih.: "beSt ~l'lIlcmcnl 111
"W hlle\'" ...., ".,. ... ' rut Ilir h" wrvlct.:
L.ll. -IS') 1 " .\, III .cl!" ~ ' It '. JOI I 'lS-
Ihe ..Wtc" I n ,uh~ t. III<.:e ....e n::ccl"'CU n l
Willi.lm P,;rk ~ i.. m~' und .... I \C h,IJ TOW' . I'A-Thell: 'i(!cm~ w b<: m llre
Wot nUhl lonk o$he.. J II' ,Id',m..:c)' In percen t r;\I\c in (.;i1ch of Ih~ n~:(t 1.... 0
Ihc plca5ure (If \\,orkmg \\l lh hIm. and a lld mltro.' ncg"II\'C (;'ll'crll~c uf l .. bOl
I hl: pWgf:lmm,I"1I,: eontwller mdu"'lry. rC31"~, ;md all c\l~tm& con lraCt \;IIII!U:l~C
ur1lon~ in Ihl.: .m.::! new.. I hl.l~c of u~
"'llh Bru~ rurh\ JI1l1 f\ I J\e~. twlh "I Till, is OJ mulll h"hlln-~llt.1I Il \CM htl)l- rl.:lI1,lin~ ill place. I'h,lnl.. 1(1 Ih, r--cl!\11I
3elHC III Ihe l.lh~lr mll . . iCn1cnl ,IIC
hom\. aod on \1>n11! nUI-of'lo",n jllt.,. n~s~. ,(\\\, 3~k ~ou r,cU: JI{}\\' much (\1 al mg Gm1mlUcc for I Joo \\'clJ"'onc
Rill dnd Whllt!\ lr:mcrnht:1 Ih ... fklhlc·
al\\'J)'" am;ul!d at ",'m~' III !he nl.'@au\·c
tht" \"1lI1. du \I.e 111..11111' I til.! Im ...... ~ 1 I~ \\1.' ha\e .1.1\\\ ele~l~J I\t.:'" \\(h';l:t~
ht;:m ,uk\.: \\'uri~ JOI:o .md the Bernlc" \lpnIlUn, I:>;prl.:'-.ctl }~c"f1It: lom:ct \\'h\
flut cllouch. I\.nJ \cI Ih" i, .l fI " r,;); liN \\.; IIolluld II~~' \i.l th.Jnllhc rct i ril1~ unlan~ nrc o""d..:rJ lind untt-In mcmt'Cr..:
rOlloer plant Jol:>' I gUt;:l>S ........ ·11 n.;h r C<lratlk of l.ceptn£ m"n~ Broth ... ", ilnd ufflo.:llli-.. l'iI.:: l uh thc) did \\11' nlten .."mLllmc,," fllleLl Iht.:lf rll\c' .. II1J
hUed tht:m Sl.. h~" \\,1H"1nt.: We ,htlu lJ Lecp In lirl: ...um.; .lnJ \tllllt.:timu Ih ..,"k1",~... "ul fe'i"lm~It-lltu ......
CdOi!raIUlationl>. Brothcr.. Good mimi Ihat I C"ontractr.>( cann,lI t-id thl'> \\,lIh\IU I Ih':l r C"lImnllllncnt Ih~' 11I~;11 It " impI!rl .. nl ,h .. 1 \.\1;: ,1" uniu[I
Iud.. In Ihc IUlure \\,Hrlri ullll'~' he h.I" pcnpk traillcu W \\,elUld nul hal''': lICn.ICH:J Ihe "U(\.'t" It ml'mtlCt"\ ~JIIcnd 1.-.cal unllm ,"~·!: l lfIp.
\\ url.. IU ntu .lJI.:.t ... ,1111 \en .. ltI,,,. ,",tall it
nut .... c hoJX' tnrng<- \\,111 pIC"
.. ummef f'rogr~·"\C).
ur
ii' Ih...
1m Ihl)"\: 1)1 U\
S<:\ctill nillut cnnn.lct(H... :ttc ... en·
cnlo)'" (oJa). And 10 tHIr n..:\I. orficer.;:
fhttltl IlIck. dnLllh~lnh 10 o$Jntncc lIlT
'-I1.h !tIl>..- "dl-mlllrnlnl \\e mu'llell
"ur i:hlklr..:n. 1I'm1l1e" ~nJ lu.:n ••h!lf
turing 111111 prnl!:ramm.abk LnnlT\lUer.. ;dl\llurl..1t·m 1\11110 our Ii\\', .II.; t%;lh:r 0$" ,1 rr,;~uh of
9oho MC ulkmplo~\.J I.~ I 1m m~~If): and OIher nigh'h:dl arC:3~. Thl~ trcnd W\.· .nl." ~'Id \(I t",pur1 Ib~' Jellh~ of l-ot-I,'n~ng hi a UflHln \\c \.-an c\pl'lln lu
"'-ccr thc l:lIth. tn.In'!! .. atc bound tn can on\~ hdl' II ,e!tlOn bl\ hald \:1\ I\.\IJ llJulhl:I" Olin RI)(.Ic"Ikr amI J"lI"llpk Ih.tt thL ruttl" h.:ndlb IIolk;n .... e
lfIlrr,'\t.:.
i\..;'l!Jl an 0:\ .... ,lUI r~'r Ihc Wh:.. Ofl th.:
dd~ru...: CUlh..ld., ..In!.! !hl; fI,.'Co.:"'tOfl
Rcmcmhct all lI'I\e~lmcnl In }tlUr·
Llm~r \anLandt Ollf t'OmlokD(~'!o hdr r . .II"'"Ih... IIIlnlmUm .... 3)!.o! til 1!-':'
Itul tulhl'U lanuhe-.. fncnd~ ami "l\cJ '-4'l:1\ \"nJili"n~ Hl1rr\l\.;d Th~ he't
damhdkt: .1nd the fumll\ ph.:ntr ,)Ott ~I{ b tbe t-e,1 nne 'IIU .... 1IIt·\o;r m.ll.;o; on, '\uJ'f'I"h'''' afe .lIlh..: trot" rOIll ..
plJn to att~nd.
00' 1 "-\It.;EK..P"::' "t: mu,t rhmlol ~ p4."III\C .tct.un~.
,uch ;& .. ucrc .... 'u! 1.ltt,'f m'lrI:tl!:cm,nl
rdallons. A, rlU\: ... ·r;l~;n! mt.:mt.",~ \l.C
,h{lu/ll ulllkNdnd 1.II.:al Unton aUllmn-
COMET nl\.lhc b\lallo~ :lnd 'h~ mE\\ CCln~ti­
EXCELLENCE NEW SIGNATORY PRESENTATIONS !U'IUln 11 'wc l·. rUlI,Jrc \lUf "endll~ (;1\
uOlon mcm~r.;; \\ ho \.·ngagL in the <01-
THROUGH CONTRACTORS I . U •."'\1 (i.u.rl h .rh,"p a . u.l'1111 &1.'111 ). Il't:tl\t.: Il.Ifg,1Imm,g I"I"II.·C") \lllh lIul">C
of \Io"orkl;:r~ .... ho 1.1 (' nOI ndon!! III a
EDUCATION LU . .u s ( i.~ IH. &n. " ) . nf\ '-n.E r OC \ TE l. I. O. I I}- ThmuIlIHlul the
unulil. \\,t' .... 1[1 t:\c.arl\ "Cl' Ih,lI \I.e ItIl\C
C JH.. EK. \11- \\ urL ha .. ht:e ll .. Iu ,d, h llihu la hur mOl elllcnt Inlerc" In
much tn Ix IhJ nUul fl~rand proud nf.
I .. U. -1.1, (i.Il.IlJo&. m) . S \" r \ \ 1\ \ . through lhe "lfIter and ~rri ng. l\K.l I (lrl!:. n lll n ~ I' grll"lng thanb lit
1!trough nur p:lllln pillHl n :IO !.I
CA- Our Incal I ~,cllth tn l l'.. \.J Ih\; mClllher. h.l ... e "filled un ,lnd n il Ihc COM[T rr~,cnlatio n ~ t-) \\ ourJi~'
illd.cI'(1I1 ,md Rnh ('handler. S~ I'cr,11
underslllnding. we ~iJn prelmme J rIll" Je
dcclncal It!II00flI!. t rll ~t [(I " n~1Io 1oc ... l1ool.. and somctim~' troH:lleo. /lO I .1
Pll, " I\\.· JlClt·Cpl .1lIt II I U11I11 11.. Juh 1\
l ion. I1lc nc\l. rJ~;hty I~ bellel t"\ Ll lp~J ,-all. We arc ~l;ld III he ahle lI~ gl\ C11 hl- crdb ha~c p..m icipalLd Dnd c>:pre..scd
Ibe tntlnlh \\h ... n our t:lluntry cd evrates
IV rn;parc tor I~~ (utu ro.:. rhe :!hl c... n· tic ,... or!.; te) ~ f.::1Io' Ira H!IiJlg Bullh<!rs. ,IPIlI"I.'CUtl!UfI 11'1 Ihe lram in¥-. IO dqlclIlktu:e dud uC l1l1!crun We
lury 1)0 IU'. arL!llllll lhc corner. ilnd \~e Jll.. t:l II!\\' \''':;11'\ Itg" fi ,Htlc Crel"1. hands Tit..: ("(1r"t l u~lltl n (IJnfiC l encc p l l~'
should rC n1l!rntocr htl .... thc~c concepts
\l~ c\cc:tncian- m:cd to be n.-alh for II IIocre ..... ,)f1.1II~ .." ft'f ,I" ;n;l' Ke nlud..}. \ld\!tl 1I .. l.'lul l'\({'hang.c~ a mU"1!- I hiC
P"ft,lIr1 III nur umlin. A~ urllun melll-
('I)mpanle~ a lt: rurch'I ~II;g tll!!,hl\ ' kilo) orl. and \ 101111.: (1)0.;.11.. paflU;I("IIIrI!! \ \ e ,IrC tIIo1LIII!-, .. 01
ho!f' .... .,; (Ih~cr ...... Ih..: !B( W Con'llIu-
~orblstic,}t ... d equ ipment In Sill} cC.nl- Or~J."lI.er Jer .... J)cHlfC rql\lrt~ lital leell\c dlom. ttl \Irenglhcn our mJ.rht
IHlII dlld h'/.I"" Wt' eh::d our lnca l
pelllllC In a nc\\, ~lllhdllll.lr"": l p\:II:C .... c nil\e
Ii\\: n..:\\, 'Ignatll!") COntr.h:tlll"">.: .. n..lle il nJ !\ll,'nhJfll:iC UUI 0$"1111\ III umuu Icllllchhip. lnd 110..- holcl ntonlhly
)O,;I'\I! Ihl! m~·mtt..:rs.
union rnel:tlng' IIohcTl t.!ellluudtic
1.«01441 . \\ c held ,I .. ut:cc .. ~11J1 funtJ'r,li"lm:
aLllun' ,1rc la"",n
SerITO Ana, p("It.:.:1 rllr Doll..lt, '!-\ gain" Di.ltxk"", Dt rroud tl' h"'ln~ unllUl. dnd ~
CA, ~ . Dove ThanJo.'i III Ih, "amapalln!! hot .. ..1"J Ih.,nUul," ho! IHf-\\ mcmher.. lell
Stuan, with :rllth .. nlclll"'-"r~ .,c
\c.Jur familk-- and frknJ.. tilt.: i.mror-
Acodemy OUI Innu:II Ouall1~ O.lnn.:ctl~"" G!~I io$na' Ilf l.r~lH.fcJ 1.ltlllr
Be<tric, moni· lnumamcnll.. Ju\\ Ih.1t the RI.u.:UIIIII Rl'mLmba Itl "'U) union rroducl~
100 an Alien \Iuntl.".pal Golf Courl>~·. raruclpants m~nJC) In "o;Unh Amcn~ ..l
B<odl<y Pte \Ioill mdui.lc mdu.'>!!, !!UC.. h. nUT enn
tractu"," amI local union mcmbers.. \\, JOI .... -\ ... , ' I'j;
in tile on·line
mod• . IUIIL Inf\l, aid 111 ....."Clnl!! C\ ~"Ont: Ihcre
Tbl: lnnuall.:jm,i~ pic-lIi( ~ill h.; COLA
J uh 'I OIl Jt·no,cn .. (in.,..~' In 81"'''(('1.11
.-rom HI 01.01. 10.~'\I p.m. \\t.: rldn III IMPLEMENTED
h:j\e ":ttcr ill:U\lt'C'o ~I:\i, \·c.,'\r. JC .... ell
L lI. :"11] (I..Il I). \ 1() " Wf- . " -We
.1' Mlflh.IIL H.lle\·h"n .lnd !!-1t.:..11 ft .. tJ
\1 .111. ~(lUf ,-ak nJa .... tll lInng ~()ur tam-
hJ\t.: ~ n.."'~' frILL!"C Jul~ I. 1'i9.'
\1 (".-..1 IIf L I"'lnl! \dll1'olm.:nl ((,'0 1 .\ )
Ily ••lfIU Clllnc h,I\C ",wne fun
\\'II! III imrkn;~nt~J In IhL pLn'lon
n n C JI "'~I"'. U \\ pl.IIlIIl':""1111\ I1l·l!PII.IICII .1ml ~,gll ed Jr\

32 IBEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993

Pres. R ohtn Cilh)I\'l;l.1 Or,tnttc llll,1
Rtld;l.tnd l llh lll~
AI Pri.'(,\ lime, negol ldlmn .. .I I Ihgh
1;IIIU Tckplton,; \l;t,"rc I;')ntlnu inl! and
..... e \1';1;': hell ulII!!, Iu\\",d it Clllld u~l\In
W..: "ill hll'-... lin UpJ.lle lin thc nutc\>mc
In \Ill: ~cplcmhl:r 1""1: "f Ihe Jmlflllli
[m p lo~m\lnl i' .. h!:ld} In ,. lI lhtn
Cllml'lllnlt·.. Orange ,lIu l f{lIdd.lIld.
I h g.hl-ln J Tdl:rhlln~. ,Ind \\.H",d
Telerhonc Clflu;:c" C""I!nUe 1" m.. ~e
dUIU,II11t,;nh It) Ll:cr n u r memhLI\
.... ur\..mg
Our lnc:.l " ....Jdened III lerml Ihe
pU'in, III Dro... \rlhur D •.&,. II Lnl~
lI ,m....:n ilntlll ,mlt.. \\emer. \ \L e\ILnd
our~Lcf\I.'l \)mr'dh~ tlllhe., lanuhe,
)1/·\"1 11 1"1 ..... '.1'''
WORK 15 SLOW
LL. 5-15 (j& t.'In). \\1'. JO"'t l' lI , \10-
\\orL In Ihl.: ar<.:;lI~ ,1(.\\ nil"" ... llh
IIr~u"oJ ;0 m..:mhc~ OQ BooL I. "Lib
hll1:h unC::l11rlmll'lCnl, nUl melllll\:l' lind
II mnre .. nd ml'r.. dlfhcult t,· rn
lhe
e\er·IIILJC." IfI~ u ... 1 III hO"I'I I Jh/,lllIIn
in\uranc.. _ We tiln I,nh hope Ih.l t Ihl.:~
CI"I~ ..... 111 kn:l nUl \i;t ~I'II: "lIh Ihe n~"
,ldmlnl ..lr.l1ll1n III Ihe "hllc 1I.lU,e
,(lme pr' l(!rl.:" tan tic m.u.lc !\lIloJrd
rCdUelll\! Ih~\e hl.lllkn, fllr \"Il~III~'
l'"ul'k
Our 1II'llk \l;m~l1Icn' ...:t1I1! I I(;1 ....,111
h,I~'" nplfcd h.;1",.: 1111, ;l.11 'lk "ruh.
il,hcd \~ c O\lo\:.a Ihdn ~'~{IU Imd " I!.Ind,
\ htl lt..c tn Ihl' 'IIC!-l(J111111n1l. ( unlll1ll1ec 1111
la " i n ~ "" lh.: r":'~III~lhill t } uf nq:.nl i,ll
Ini:~)IIre~llIlnll;l. 1hlt\ cll n h~: qllll ~ It LlI!
IItull lull We ,11<111" 111'1»' Juh n LII!!,I II
Mlkc Sim!"'un ,md Ronm.. ~I ~}\ ndtc .... ~
for Ihelr '>en it'e 10 1h~ 1111:;11
A ~p~C;:l1 ntll~' It) all L.1cal ~I.~ mt,; lll·
her- If ~ 1I11 kn(ll\ III ,I 'pCl'I.11 CI'Cll l IIr
h " rrenln~ IIIl l hlll nur 10.:.11 Ih dl ...
appr(\pn,lI..: (ur puolil.:,.h' ln In lh.. Jour
m." plc,l\e lei 1111; lno.... \II help ...
arprLci:' I.:d
TRAINING HAS
ITS REWARDS
LIJ. ~ 7 j rr). c; \ U ~ tW 1U . , 11 - \ .. ,
leRi dedfl.:i ... n~ .In..! o.:ummun'''.1 11I1I1
pcr\llnnd .. nlpltl:-I.'d hI Rl.lrhnt:llln
""1"lh ern R.ulrtl.ld IRNR) rc: .. cnlh
<tl1cn .....-d pllk...:hmt<mg ',lh:l) <lnd ",,1.:
lup·re .. ulc cllI"C' The: dil'-.c:' 'oli:rc
held II \aflOU~ h..:adquart':f'l.Ir":Jlllln~
,I~II,I~~ lite ~'I{ ''''em
1 ItI.:,tI ~·~1I1h:nlher" Rid. \rr,"lt~
fran~ \\llham' ;nhJ M anln '·h,,~c~
.1llerukd Lia\'oC\ .11 ....dllo,a' ("III PU\\'CI
&; I if!hh luinin, fd";lhl~ Jnd dlllf\;R ,
lr~lfllnJ h"lhl~ itl JlIl1n,,\I" ('\>unl\
CommUnI'\ t Hike>.: III <hc.:rLmd I'dr~
K50 1 1\.;)( dd~""', dl:~I~l'Kd .\\ tr.UnI"!:
(III m\lructur... prcf'iHcd 1IU1 l11emhel\
\\1 lJ1I1\1JL Ui,ltu .. h<lll III IIICII .'" I'll
11\'(.' dll ... ,nn\ Th .. cnur\c, "I!crl'd
m,trull ion I)n I.:l..Ju.pm .. nl In~l""clllll"l
~flr(.' rule "'l'l.:ndml!,"dl'\.Ccnr.hn!llcth
nKIUt'" 'liltl I"IIlM:ollip re<,(uc
Wh.1<.: attendtni! thl' n;llnm\! "C\'"111\.
Bn", I r,m!. \"II1I~IIl' lind KI~1t.. An,ml\
and ~ignillmdn " ran~ Dur.. n >':,Io.:h
l e(el\cd an ,1~oIrd IIf ,I ~1II1J '.11 1Il\.:'
hond from "'R
fM Ihc.:lr .a"llnn\
(,Jdmllll"lrdlln n uf Ihl; lI elm1lch
manl!U\cri 10 h elp ,an; Ihe hie III a
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'HEW JOURNAL/JUt Y 1993
LABOR FOR LIFE
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Whl:!l he.l\\ ,nuw hld1l~eled \lIchl!!JII
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<I un1lln·ou.ll mini"; hllu~e "n.:..:
(.n'!ldnch ( lIIelll., ll11ul'hl IlUl (ul'cn
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nc . . . dn .. ma f~lr huJldlng unHin .and
1x'1IIt" fair
fhe rdiner~ ,n _\lIn.l hd' ~IJII .. J J
lurlldmunti ,Ind I' 1II'llIlhnl1- IM,lIlIlIlIn
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been employed by G,L 6ender Inc::. 01
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{omlruc.tion. Gory Bender , ownet" of
tfI. compo ny , poses in fr(WIt of rM new
buildi ng.
BRO. PRIDEMORE
HONORED
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wit; p,tl~. Jim Ayf~warth ; 8u), Mgr, Tom Pridemor e; ond A))I. 8u) . Mgr. Jim Ardwr.
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deligned to
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WOI'k thai fops ,h.
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UPDATING OF
LICENSES
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Lotal 659, Modford, OR, linll {rew~
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RiUging Ilnd Powor City 50t up Ihe 500 -
"VA tfQn~fOfme, at the DixClnville 11Ib--
5tolian.
50·YEAR
AWARDS
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II. \ , lit Ihl' v.ntine "'II!"
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Chad .. , JcnnlOJ!.\ Thank .. for alllbc
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I II.. !! I ('M h." e\llIhh\hcd lin I IL-":lfI
... lIlndu,ln '-llmmll\ce, loll lhe pur
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1,IIIIIn I"'I\\ITII t'/IIIII,lunr. ,IIIII I HI'\'
v.,fernt::n (h~ .. nl/lIl~ dlur" <If..: .. \III
under v.J\ In Ihl' .. 11.:;1
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New JerW( Gov, James Florio (al podi-
um ) addreuej the memberj of Local
675, Elizabeth, Nt
GOV. FLORIO
ADDRESSES
MEETING
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\\ a; \\od .. hl'llorl.:J 11~ Ih\. arrc,lfan"-:l! "r
\ol CIt. Jef"oc~ (ill\ Jllme" I Juno at OUt
f\ rtll UIIUIO 1llt:l:llIlg I h.: gmclnM
.. ho I.. runmn! lor re"k(tll\n Ihi, ~ar
h.I' heen t.!1-"';U"'IIl~ hl\ rw,,11I.'l... alhl\\;l\-
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CONGRATULATIONS,
BRO. HOOVER
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loc:a16B3, Columbu~. OH, eus... Mgr.
M.L " Joe" Hoovtt hoi atmOIIM.d hu
retirement.
LET'S TEACH OUR
CHILDREN
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a 1\;,ul l lit (lUI lit"or, Whal \lot:
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Ih.. '1JnJanh of our comnrunilh;' Our
tlHll .. lr1 In mllml,Hn \lage, fnn~l' hen·
efil~ .and inh ~.Ikt~' (01\ well .I~ lhe nH,;a
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n~..... tu mlf'n,\.: cnndllLnn' lor all reo-
pic "II(III.-IIIL lot .111~ 1Il).:
nll l Intkpcndencc ii' a colkcl jlc
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I holl mak... , Ihl! IJhm IIHnC IllCn( .. IiC·
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nrg;tni/l!J l:ahlll .md "1m.: tel c~ p and
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local 697, Gary and Hammand, IN, members (mel rheir lomili., who
the Mon:h of Dim,u, WallcAmenc:a an April 15.
MARATHON
REFINERY
PROJECT
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p.:rlurmo:tJ there hI our mcm"'-:n nnd
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man Ihe luh (h~" hllllJ~'lh hl1m _\J
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1\ , .. Local 725, lono Haulo, IN, 8ro , Roby
New celebrOlel his rtllremenl al a
party wilh frilllldl- tmd co·worken.
MOVING TO A
NEW LOCATION
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55·YEAR PINS
AWARDED
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NEW
APPRENTICES
SELECTED
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Members and supporten. of loc::al
1245, WaJnur Creek. CA, portl(ipCllt i"
an infonnoliorrol pkkel 01 an Arbor
Tree focility in Auburn, CA, to prClte~t
the contfaclof' s refuMlf to borgoin in
good loi"".
LABOR·
MANAGEMENT
COMMlnEE
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hrr~ Ste'elh ,tn d Ri("h,IrtJ ,\1\:Gill-
ncy hl\·c replacC'u IJUtlll1U \ltlilmtln
ilnlllh\ld lIurtl' nn the l·\ecul lle
Bn:ud. on a pro I~rn haM!>.
Local IZ.~ .~ I~ IlIrmmt: a l .ahlJr·Mun-
.lg~JJ\enl ("UUPCI<lII\£ ('"nllmllee. ,I'
{luliined in Ihe InrW·'J(T/\ ~Rlue·
pnnllnr Ihe IWlt<. 11 1\ hlJ~d Ih., lIM-
I~uc 'AlII hdp u~ rCgJm .. lar.&;cr pan of
the mar~t."t ... hare Th~ I",cal \\ill.-.ol1n
ha .. e Ime m mllfe ....lkt} u,,"rJindln~.
a~ needed. 10 cnwlc thll Hur IlIh ...
remain ....lIc
C1Iamp.on PilJlI.·r In I)uc~~p"n 1,ltln·
ett the demohllnn rurlmll of iI SI:'i mil
hon ',.Jlcr Llh:hcn. \\lIh rl~[hbJd, &
\l llurt:' 14l1lnln, the 111,1 t:lHllfact
\ .IIICO 14i1~ .l'tllJrJ~d In CIf!hl·\IoCC~ CI)n
IrICI II I nICrnJtlllnall'iI~1 In J,,~
a(lI:r II hH;-~Cdl JI\ ~[)ClIll\no"'mg iI;
lllllcr 'lftlc t'l! l Plu \\ c hope ,hi..
\10111marl. lhe r.,.·,umpU(ln til CHnlracl ...
J .... dnkdIn Unll'II d",clncAI r;onlr1!C:hll'
T hl:' 14"rk jlll·'UIC dppC;U' ttl 'hlJ\Io
.-.nmc mlprmcnlcntlw Ihl! ~Ul1\lIle J . hUI
ii"\ not likel) 111 (11 Unol I \\'ill kc-
elc.lre,l
COnf!ralu/!Hilln, H1 Ih..: rlllh1wing
memhel' whu 'til ere Icccnih ,"mn mill
Iho.: locul L"hc H ldc). i:>o.:nni, Tcr-
rell. Scull hck clI. /(Iehuru Ru ..'>l,.·U ,Inti
Ruherl MI"halld. ('ongrJtllIIlUI1", 10
Stl!fllu:1l 11I1lI::11'ler ,llld (,curJ:~ lI uoo
on IlIcl r 1~1II~lIl enl.
36
We mourn t he IM"-"lIll! 1,1 the (\1110\\
ing Omthcrs: [rnle ("op" I"nJ. R(I!-I,,·II
Auhc. Filrle Fullel. Ralph (-Uri It' ill1l1
I_con Il upl.:u. Our dcep!!'1 ,\·111/'1;1111\
gOl·\OUI (0 their familic~"
\ \ 'A" I R,,"ol H.I "\1 I ....
LocoIIJ07, Salisbury, MD. memoor$
w(lr_ M the e.llpansion project a l tho
Ellston Svbstalioo in Eoston. MD.
UNION
INDUSTRY SHOW
L.U. 1301 ( ut , SAL IS IW I{ Y, MO-
One!.' il~alll thl" ~·Cil r. nur 1(~"IIClIIk
pari in the l lnl{ln Inuu,try ~hll~ llrg.l·
ni7cd hy Ihe Ddman'a C..:nLral La~lr
CllunCI II C1 'hU .... CA\C untlln pnrdul'l\
dnd wn iCl·" I<mnd 1111 Ihc IJclm.tr\J
P<nimula. Th~ ~ho'A ~3~ hdd OI l Ih"
Wicomi('o ) OUlh and CiVIC ('eHlel III
~ah~ul}· I1n Apnl .1. lIelr '\II1r Ll~Jt
(3UTs display ~a .. prO\ided h~ rrc\
Da\·ld Adllll" anu 8(( .... Oatil.... luhn
.....1n. Dean Jtllln ...m. rvmLo.:~I'. R,Ih..:rt
IkckclI. SIC\t· Cau,4,;\ and ('lllrcnc(;
Aelchcr \\ e Ih.lIIl.. Ihl:..c munht:,-.. 1111
hdplng male Ih..: c\o.:nl J "U«'l:'-"-
On March I 1\\ n lonl! lime mcm","",.
John 8'eull and ~hddnn Whil e. bcp..m
Iheir rcliremcnlS. Bro. BreulI ltcl!l!n
","orL lin Sep'- 25. 1% 1 a, a malnlc
Dana! hdptr-B .Jt VI~nn,1 Pit",",,:, r'l.uH
On No\ . 10. l~. hI! '4a~ 3\1o'3nkd Ihl!
jQh of laboratorian ant! renllunt:clm
Ih,lI p&.>illon until he l..:hl..:J
Bro. \\ hilc began "I1tk ,m Jum: .t.
19fi:!. il!> a IJnllur In )'Ilh,hun He
hoccam..: a Id l'tl)r~r OJ) Oct. 2. 1%3••Inu \I
~lOek handler i l l\ jan 11, 19i1S On
Sept 13, ItNJ5_ he Iran,ll!rrc{1 II) the
~ktcr IXpl. as a ml.:ll'r 1~~ler ·Jrcl ctll~~
anu pmgrev-.cd III meter lechn n:Uln 1111
Jan. 7, 199 1. Oro. Whit..: r~mfllll..:t11!1
[h .. t Joh unltl II!' rCllrcmel11 We \Y1~h
Uro, Orcut1 ,tnll While It Inll~ anll
1,.1",,\ rClln'menl
(In ti l 11'.!X I Ilnh: :'.1\<.: jl)h" li nllt \\\; ~\t~ 11.1 \lur ~I flll!.',ltld.ll i,llh I" th~
111111(\11" lotlll .... ln~ Brlllh~" \\hl l ,II": re lirlll j:
1..":11 111 l.nr II":u 1I,1Ik.(11Il1 (h,Hk~
Cllppj)~'~ illlJ (.11\ In J;l~l;...l.ln
J \\\1 ... 1 l·oRI),"'"
50TH
ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED LANDMARK
LABOR
L • 1347 /u .... r-. &.r-m '. CI-"':CIM\ ATI.
fl il - Oul lucol eclchrate .. II" "illth AGREEMENTS
a,ulin:r~Jq Ihi~ ~car. On \Llrch I.
Iv·n. u\lr lvundcri ...,labh .. ht:u LI,.,;al I... l . 191 1 !cIII.IIII1.rh.C\·,ot ..ct). ISJ-\ 1.-
T I\IO RI .... \ IO-OUllnClil uDlon n(go-
I.lH.
Ild[C(.] 1.... 0 IdmlmoLlL IJIM)I d~rccllIen'"
rl' COmmemtll31e the OCca'HI!1. n.:{;cnll~ \\c "Ipl..:d 1,lf a "Dc·~t:ar
eHn Im: .. 1 unllm mt:mhcr in J!llod
,Iandrng reccj\\.,:cl an anm\":I'iU) IP£!: ..:\ .... I1~mll Hlllur a~lI:emcIII \I Ilh
I edrntllu!ot\ \o.:r\llC' ({lrr OIl ASA \
"'' I
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de\lgned I. u..:al 11·0·T-,hlrt .... "v.coll-
G.lt,Iuard r.n:..: I1I/Zhl ('cnter In (irt.'CD
~II. \10 1II'II.I~Icelllent (tml.JlJleu dn
~hlrl~. hah lntl JII ... Lcl, Ih3t Idk·CI nur
unu"uJI dJU~": "'<lUn)! Ihal II ncuh..:r
i.lum\er,oIn \Cdr
palH Il[ICneJ Ihe .ll.!fcement fnr IIC~lIli
Th, locai rl·cCI\Ct.! a pTodamall(1n
JII(ln~. Ihc .lllr~l:mcnt \\,.uld rcrn3in in
ffllm ("InCIIIIl,111 \\:nur O\\icht Tllkn
n;tm.n}! 1\I.1I<.:h I B.!o uIRE\\ local JJ..p dll'ct flIT line 11~lclll\ll",'I1 ~caf. 14llh dn
.IUII1I11,IItL \II.I!.!C \nue,I"'I.' nf; r . . rcenl
Du) ~ Wuh thaI "11.."\. IlInl)lh~
J'fIl,,·lh,:·hll.Jrd_ Thc 1(l(al unwn\
o l.e.H) ,ugg~~kd thai 0111 tlur l'I\ell1
'l·):(IIMtlll): ( Ulllllllll4,;c C\CHI'ot:t.llh"t
l'tcr.; \Iol.!lIr th~'ir rtC\Io anni\cl"Sal') app;ll
\'J)I(,III. ,I' ••hll thL cmr1o)cr. OllT memo
d tn '4011. IIIl \1an.:h I tocdchlalo.: our
her' lI[ (jndllMti i1lllltll\el! uf Ihl~
tmlhJa) In 'he ~Plril or unny.
,1\Jllfll
Brn~ _ jam ... , Halmon lint! I..enn\·
At \mlllle Inlcrn;llmnlll Inc. \I ~'
(jm~ ... cllrllph,! I ~d a union coun~clor"s
.... t:I~ I.I~I.:,I .... lIh Ihe \:nmfj.Jn~-~ "'1110.: h)
c(.u r,c fin "SIlI:iHI \l.!r\·lce' and CIIIII'
(;1 1-"('1 !. a lurpx c(lrpiJr:Hlnn hu'-\:u In
nHIIII(\' Rderr;rl Adl\ i lle~.- Th~ courw
IHIiIUC ]1.11111;.1 (; II ( II I' Ihe \\mlll
'.10:'" ci,H,pon,or~d t>~ lh,' CincinnU l 1
IL,llk l III eUlnruh;ri/~·J !ulleri e~, "l,ln~
/HI no Llhur Cnuncil dnu rhe
C'llmmUnll) Ch..:~t ThRn l.. ~ gu w III II' .... 1'. "peril 11m" Vo\Hlthl Ilk MC
C<I\CrclJ hy 1.lhor lL~r~Cl11l,;nh. Our.. I\i!)
II;tTllld Itrlll :Hld Mlkl· l..acln,lk !Af-L
( 10 u lIlIIlIunlty ~enicr;~ li.IIJ>IHb) (\lr 10 tx Ih..: fI"'_ \\- .... tllC IHIPP\ \Il rcpllf\
l h ~ ir h",d ....'tlrk (Uld e",cdknl [raUlUlI/,
Ih.lI. IIllcr IIMI,llhl1l1 h.l rg;rII1 II1l!. "'d,:
\\C I ~ ,ut:~cs'lul III rClld1mf!:11l lI!!rc!.!,
In I hl~ field lIrm. /-Ia rmon <lnd tim:.'
menl 1I IIh (i'I" < 1/ I ill, \\It, Itccom·
will h ~ :111 ll ~SI..'! to our fc ll o\\ un ion
pli ~heu \11 th 1\(0 ~ ih·a\I Jy~ 011 Ollf r:m
Ur{\lhcr~ til l1ecu al1u to llll: COl1l11111 11 1
and with \111 c,:;)-Pll\'11ICIlI rcq llll ~d IIf nllr
Iy, I l.!d Irl)e Itl cHnl ;ICI Ihr.;m through
II1 Cltll!e l \ 101 lI' el li~,,1 IlhlH,lIll!c. W~
th c un iull hull /l hnu l n n ~' {·"mmu ntt )'
,C\:U lt.'J il \lil1te ll.1cLllgl.! thut provide.,
IoCr\lIl.:1.: clue'l illll\ \lIll Illighl h.l\c.
fllr a '! 112 ,,·ercell! ".I}:e Illcrc,,,!.: (101
KL" " (ll(o:o,:)o,II.S I il'T 11 Mid 01 1 II:! p cr~'-=n\ ",lg~
lI)t;t ~,I~!" (/11 1 riel II) .dullg "'I tb ,I
hl1l1l1' fill r.llil ll::.ltilln. I hI: ('( Intr.ICt \\ a~
UNITED WE rallfll.!t! hy a mnr~1I\ (II !llllre lhun 5·ln·1
w~ Ih.lnk t h~ 1II,.lIIhl·l, 111 hl)lh
STAND "e~lllill l lll~ ('lImmjllcc~ fl1r Ihcli hanl
"m l . dl:lhl"llllllil .wu cUIIl.mlmen t to
I..U. u s..,
( uJ. rJ II CA (; O. IL-ihl~
Iheu fdln ........ lld.l.:f"· v.dlJrc. S..:ning
ll\t1nlh\ article d,.als \\.ith an i"ue Ilf un (lUI \:q!Utlllltl1g ("lm1ll1l11e< (ur the
}!fClIl tm pnrt uncc tn Ille IllI:dl illld III
'\\1' \\ \ .1C'lel·ll\enl "ell· I'n',JIlII'
... , \:n nne OIIHIT m..:mbt.;", \If!r D,on I GUlh ric, ,\hchacl Kunz.
r. . ll month'" pri('r \C1 Ih, .. "HlIlng Bill Ullrr..:". \\'\<111 !{lIIl.CI MIChllcl
Ih ... Cllnlplln\ I\.. ued an u/tlmalum \Chlllll,. 11111 \\"t.'1;h,lel. '\.llhun Illocl
Jddrc ......:d Ii} tlUr union oHicef<;. 1 hI! and Mike Ofur~ '\ Cj!,'"IUIIIJ!, Commu-
cOml',lII)· ,'alc;d that II \\ould hale III tee m~mhl·'" IIlI Ihe \mlllt..: Inlern,, ·
cul":(I:.I~ h\ 1"~lng I1fl u\o:r MK) nun·
man"(!emcnl (mplil~O:t"", 11\1<. u<;.,-<:JUon
........\ \1~urn~l~ rqccteu b\ our 8mlht:r·
h<Kl<l kadt:r\. In-lkplh ~luJI\"" conduct·
l"(1 h~ Ilur IllC'dl.mt! olhcl' TC\eakd Ihilt
lin ill,;lInn {II ~uch IJI:l~lie nalure 14a~ DOl
unl, unnccc"an_ hut .... a' Hl" .... cd 3\
lu .. 1 .J pltn Itt gel ... omo.: (II our lIlilO)
hdrJ,~on bcndih n:'-Cinckd
Sure cnnugh. Ihe cOOlpan~ cam~
back and ~aiJ Ihl!~ would tel u~ L.... ep
IIUI (ellm\ \\llft.el' if .... .: lei [hem lak. ...
h,lt.k. m~al munc~ JIIlI hlllllla~ \..h ""cli
01' ' IOarrange lhe ()\Cr1lrnc ~lrUCCUTC anti
uJlO\l Ihe clenlUallllllclilhl..: for laHltl...
lh"l will cmer ewrJ emploIcc .
The compall}" dcmilnded <l -.ole. ,\nu
vll \IJ ) .; Iht.! "(lIt; '4a~ tOuflieJ. Th, From left, locolnOI . 8oltimore. MD.
cl1mpnn) ', drOl!\ t{1 l'on'trucl H~ nclo\ Pres./6us. Mgr. Dion F, Guthrie;
(IInlrdd l"nfl)rcl!l V.d .. defcated III it Amtote Inl~rKllicmollnc. negoriclor
mar~in IIf Z til t \\ cOlin', knulo\ Ar<hie Cunningham; and N51 Technolo-
v.h.tr~ .lh \:.I(.I (ur uur Im;al But a, I~I~~ gy Servkos CtH"p, ntgotialor" MiMe Jurh:
Tllrn O'Reilly ~nHcd. r hc p~·I\rk sland ()I,I1$ide tho tClrgol1 "dean room"
h,,,·c 'IH.kl.!n IInu lie ~h,11I f,IC~ 11H.: in tire wClrkl ot NASA's Goddo(d Spoce
\lIIknm,,,ll Ill)lel hcr " f light Cen1er in Greenbtlll, MD,
I BEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993
IUlnai Inc ,ll!rcc rn enl lIIerc· IJrc ~ "l\ u~
\1gr. GUlhrk. AIIII,I,it:iu. Archie Cun-
II III)l.holli. Kt:Hh (ir\'cII. JOt lI ill. Jeff
L" .... II1.HI. J,'lm 1\:11, •. Mil.l: ~cl'rCn. dll d
J,ltllC' I ckf(lllv
IIIU\II\"J l~o ... t"'{)V.:-.r..l l'.!\.
locol IS 15, DillOll, Il, bKu,j"'e Boord
m&mben" from left: SeoH FrledrKhs,
J-"Y Smith, Croig s..cMlt. Jim 8o"er,
Debbl whilet, Mor" Minnihon Ichou'-
manl. Dtftni~ Kay" Sob Mant~h and
Jer-OfM Plant.
Our local ctlme In IhlHJ p llltC 31 II
HUI.I. lmg fnr K i d, Illurn lllllcn l ~p(l n ·
I.Orl.:(\ h\ R i llih olh er~ lUlll 1I 1~ ~l\ler'
Ilf I ocil1Itt5.1. Ollll""d, 011
Llll ,,1 111117 !Il el11hu~ I.I.hll .. II ended
Ihl! ~1 <lnu f{lcl urinF CllllfcfcllCC h dd 111
\I.n II! InJI.an.apuh, 1"1 lIIerc a~ '01
101.1. ..: UU\ '11:r Ihll.l.'cr.
lull. Jom Pm,le\ ,mJ I lhclll.llJI\
Tr~a .. Ddl
~ "In ·\1'1'11 TO' R ~
CONTRACT
AGREEMENT
I... L. 12M7 (ellll, II XFOHIl. O ll --Oul
mCnl~r ~ \oled 11) an K2 Po.' IccIII nldf
gill til (ICCl![l' II t hrcc·)"cl~r ct)n l r~(.:1
I"r..:~. I)C111I1\ J lellOtl Ill lJ ,I Ir,tllwl&:
'>C'''ICHl I.I.llh (lur \hllp ,tclolilnh ttl
;t~4 U ,1I111 11I1:!ll \\llh Ih\' 111:'\ lIITIIr.lll
<llld put1n platc -.ollie IIfI~\·lInlX II1\C'·
tlg.lltun pTtxetlure..
C"nerJlu IJII,'n, .anti hl:~ 1 "'I ... h~" til
0rhl" ~( tlrlll:ll ,md I me"l I'ul!h. "'hI!
r.:lirt:J It:lo.;nll~·
l.ul:al :!:'~ .. I.lun(lIed l~tI 111 th~·
I lllmlltnn Ofltlf1"~1 {Iuh II;I~~ IIlJ'IU"
[Qr the )IIulh lk,b~ ),Ime (1(l'ul l1\cm·
)ler~ hei lled 'pm"'''' II h\ Kenll\
largc\ meec. \\ hI! i\ J ,IUJ..:111 Jt 1 1:0.:
("nllt:~'C nf I ClIIlI:\\("C
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STEWARDS
TRAINING
SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS
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,.1fL! t ~h Ih..: k("~ \\urd 1I11\\. 111lt! Ihe
-tl mmef Iwl il,i .t\_ .lUd \\IC,(l ill ll' iHo.'
herl.'. W~· <l~1. ,11I·'11I1 mUlll~I' III pl ••~
ti;.: ... "'lrct~ a l 111m\;, ,It hUII II; ,11111 ,11.1.,1\
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d,lU~hler lit 11m D;ln PI,I\Io:r ,I t.:l:lllrdl
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1 he Ocr" "iChMI\! \10.'1111111<11 \thlll
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GOOD TURNOUT
FOR MEETI NGS
L.t. HilS ( II) . IJI XU'. II -Ih the
lime Ih', 1"'Ut 1)( Ih.: JfIllflllJI (cache:"
U,. lIIe .... llIlnu'" lile 't: ult,,~ Ihe Hlh:
lin Ihl.: ~lInlp.I1l\·' plIt(l't"dl ,ldd,a!!.l'
The \rIll: h:ul n.ll ,(I la"~·n place allht
lime 1111111'> "'ntmi! \\h"IC\Cf Ihe ~llIe.
"'~. Iru,! IhJI uut unum .... 111 fem<lln
'>Imn" /tnd Ih.11 "'e '" mcmhc~ .... 111 nOI
'url1l:l Ihc ~ear'> ut Iml II l~lIIk lu gcl
.. hcre "'''; .m,; n.l ....
OUI md~1 fe.nJcr,> ... ere f!.11II1~
Ihrouj!.h a dlllkUIt r,,·mull.: In Ib~ I.:dd\
lo<ot 1907, Findlay, Ott, memben who
...,r"'l: nl ......."mp un IIItalh l.:o-hulflt:J ponlclpote<! I n tM Iocol' t Big STott.- A Loc::012327, Augvtto, M(, tle:wOf'"dj ,,"(lining Joe.uion Mid at the union hoi in Mor<:h
Ihl.: il.)Ok and hani.lnl Ihl:m hJlOl fur wos otfoendtd by (hom left, 'ronl row) Pele Mcloughlin, Jim Sondt, '''ucll Reppu«i,
et"s/ 8ig Sitters Bowling fof Kids toufOO-
Ihc rC'I.),,:r, In t"mpldd~ Or! oul and Donny lurke; bocll rCtW, AUI. &\Is. Mgt. Denny Ubby, Steve Munroe. Dick Vail.
ment: from left, ail Hordtf'!, Marc:
Jgdlll I hl\ I, H'I\" tmk: Ctm,ununJl! and
liggeH, Brion DuPUII, Wayne Smith Stev. Allen, Mike Comer, Will Wyman, Mlktl Cookloy, Bill KnoHl, and Second Dlitnd
lru'lr~lIn~. ~UI h(l.n~ In Ih~rc \ l oI~ ~
and Pre,./Ikll. Mgr. Shir!.y Bow&«. Inl a~ KOrel Mulvey. in\tAKtor.
Inc nc\t time 1m.· t'I'TnI'.IIl~ 111111 3_k for
our IOpUI
" eH: hat..! .r(".11 lurnOUI~ al our
nltlnlhh muun l1Ieelln)!... I ch "'cell up
II,\. !.lU"J ..th.,ld.. ml.: IIIIUll~l, tilC \U,U-
mer .md e'en aile' Ihc·(T1<.e'- I\. t)\er
Brothers and Sisters. we
\tcdtnll\ arc Ihl: 11 ...... 1 Thur'llin .11
o.:\cn m"nth III 7 .30 P m Rcml.:m~f 10 want you to have your ADDRESS CHANGE?
dlll·n.1 n,· II1flllml·.1 )" 111\111\",1 If, JOURNAL I Wnen you have a
~our tlilurd
lIale a \,IIe: dllli harp' I oU li h I1f change of address please lei NAME
J u l~ .Ind .j!rl:al "Umnll.:f. us know Be sure to Include
IltUm\\IIIII\.rS your old address and please NEW AOQRCS::;
don't forgel to flU In L.U and
Card No Ttus Information WIll CITY STATE liP COCE
OFFICERS be helpl ulln checking and
INSTALLED keeping OUI records straight.
PR ESENT LOCAL UNION NUMBER

I .l . 11)(17 \('111,. I I III 0\. ' .

Oil_The CARC NUMBER
lolluVolllj! In(;11 union vff i t~'r' "'~'re If you have changed local
I."keted In r ~ h ru<lr~ rr(\.· IlU\. \{gt unions, we mus . have
",11IIIe\ 1I 1I1II\o.'r lin \ee C"hlHI,lI lc CURRENT! V ON PENSION .J Soc Sec No
S\\lmharl Tr":,I'. Oth Znl1 . and Rec. numbers of both.
I).cc. ""IIIUY Apillehlll I hl!re ",a~ II III.'
lur lhe! illli~t! of \il;l: rHt!~ iJ ,, " t. A Mall To: Addres9 OLO ADDRESS mIIlling 4Jlx" 'rQrlll!1.IqdLrOO)
r Url' lft ekclwn r"fIhal po_lIl11n \\.:"
Change Departmonl
jP/e.lse arrJ/i

hdJ \11Ir..:l, 'I lind M,I\ ("ramc T .... , I !>

delIct! '" ","'C I' l e"Ii.l~"t. Int·ernat lonal Brotherhood
CITY Sl ATt ZIP COOl
,\I <1111 Mun:h ... Ip~,1 1 unilln Il1l."cllll)!. of Electrical Workers
1 uunh D"lru:1 Inl \t l." r Tom Cml k
11 25- 15th Street. N W. FORMER LOCAL UNION NUMBeR
IIhl,llIl:d Ihl: rrc\lJetH. rccorllllllo! !.Cere·
tar)". Heil.\UrCf ant! hnanelill <.(;cretllrv SUlle 903
In In Ilf llle. A I Ihe Allnl I.~ meet ing. Washington, DC, 20005 Don ·' 10(gC110 regIster to vote at your new address.
fi u"', MG.r. O"w"cr In"'lilkd the ,·lce
Iltc'lllerllll1to 011 Ice.

IBEW JOURNAL/ IULY 1993 37

 RESEARCH & ECONOM I CS

Thke Control of Your membe r and their families

or telephone th eir congrcssi nal rep-
rcscnl<llivcs. Tell them how you fee l
lO write

CountI1"s Future about the economy. cUlication. trade

J)art I : Lc'l Your SI'nal01'8
KiloII' \\ hal \Oll Thin"
uring the first mo n t h ~ o f Prl.!si·
D d ent C linl on's ad mini slnll iull.
Amencan" helVe wil ne"scd iuw.' imrcr-
,iou:, 10 change th e U.S. ongrcs:, ca n
bl:. Evcn with ~cvcral ne\\ sc n ator~
and Il1nny nc\\ representative ... grid-
lock ,llo ng part) li nc ; is st ill po.sible.
On suc h occasions, repre~entati\lcs
muy c1nirn (hey arc heedi ng t he pin-
iun of the majority of thei r CUIl -
sti tuent s. Could this majori ty be just
Ihe lIlajoril) of the people who both-
ered 10 contact the repre c.ntali"cs.
not the "'~Jority o f Ih e peo pl" Ihey
Ilclu ully rcprc:,clll?
To help prevent rule hy the "vocal
minority'" the I B EW encourage<
Hgrccrnenl~. cU ll ing th e deficit.
h ea lt h-care reform an d a n y olher
i sues t hat ar fect w or k cr~ and tlll; ir
johs- your jobs. To a"i~ist in contact-
in!!, se naturs and rcprc~cntnll\'es. the
followi ng list of Ihe m C ll1h cl'~ o f th e
:)ub Itlmitlees which dea l with vari·
QUO;; lahor i S~lI cs in the U.S. Senate i!<l
provided. Nexi mo nth. look for a "'1111 -
ila r li st for the U ... Ho,"," f Rep re-
\cn luti vcs.

u.s. SENATE Labor and Human Resow'ces ComnliLLec

S ubr OlllllliUrl' nn ' ,:lbnl' S lIbrOlll11l11lee 011 Ildll calloJl, \TIs alld lIu 111;111 II Ie ,
Delllocrats Republicans Ocmocr.Jf ~ R cp uhli cH.n~
Howard M Mctzenbaum (OhIO) Omn G. I latch (Utah) aatllorn. Pell ( R.I.) NanC} L. Ka~-.chaunt rKan~.)
(Cha ,,) .ney L. K8S>cbaum ( Kan;.) ( haIr) Ornn G. lI3It h (Ulah)
Tom I larkin (I \\ a) J'">1e, ~1.Jefford (V!.) Pa ul D. SImon (11 1. ) James M Jcrford> (V!.)
ChmlOpher J. Dodd (Conn.) Strom rhurmond (S.c.) Barbara . ~ I ikubki (Md.) trom TIlinnond ( .C.)
I,dward M . Kennedy (M • . ) Ilowa rd M. Mel7enbaum (O hiO) Dan CO:l IS ( Ind.)
Paul D. \ ell'lo ne ( 1lnn .) 10m Harkill ( Io .....a) Dave Durcnbcrgcr (Minn.)
hrislop her J. Dodd (Conn.) Judd Gregg ( I I.)
Suh('Onllulll.c'e 011 Chlldrrll . Falllill. Edward 1\<1. Kennedy (Ma ss.)
OI'Ug8 aud Alcoholls 111 Paul D. WellSlone ( Minn.)
Democrats Rcpuulicun s Jeff Bingama n ( .M .)
Ch ri~ l opl l c r
J. Dodd (Conn.) Nitncy L. KllS'cbul.l m (Kan::..) I hl rris. Woff)rd (Pa.)
( hllir) Ju dd Gregg (N. H.)
I larn, Wofford (1' •. ) J ame, M . Jeffords (VI.) l'i uiJrolllllllllc'e (III Oisuhllll ) ['oIl C)

BlIrbilf<t A Mikubki (~I d.)
Edward M. Kennedy ( Mass.)
Jdl Binganmn (N.M.)
a.lborne Pell ( R.I. )
Paul D. Wdblonc (f\hnn.)
Irom Thu nnond ( .)
DlIn Coat< ( Ind .)
Olive Durcnbcrgcr (MulIl.)
Oc mocru's Rep ublicnlls
Tum Il ark in (Iowa) (Chair) D ave Durcnbcrgcr(foolinn.)
Howard M \I cllcnbaum (Ohio) Orrin G . I latch ( IOh)
Paul D. Imon ( 111.) James ~I. Jeffords (VI . )
JdfBlIlgnman (:'\'.M.)

S uh rollllllill t't" nn EIIII)lu~ llIt'nt flllIl J>1'f1(11I(' lhil~

Sub contmltlc(,OIl I\t!lIl,!!
Democrats Rcpubli cu ns Democrats RClluhl kans
Barbar. . MIkulskI (Md.) Dan CoalS (Ind.)
Paul D SImon (III.) (Chair) Orrin G. Halch (Ulah) (Chair) Judd Gregg ('1.1-1 .)
Borbara A. Mikulski (Md.) Imm 11Iurmond (S.c.) lIarris \ offord (Pa.) Dave Durcnbcrgcr(Mtnn .)
Jeff Smg,man ( .M.) Dan CaUl ( Ind.) Ch rislOpher J . Dodd (Conn.)
rom H.rkm ( Iowa) Judd Gregg ( .H ) ClaIborne Pell ( R.I.)
II. rris Wofford ( Pa.) H o~ald M.. MCllcnb'lUm (Ohio)

38 IBEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993

 YEAR TO DATE

Menlll Yea'
UNITID SlATES
(PI·W
11962·64=1001
CANADA
(PI
11986=1001
110
140
130
,t
""""
uS CPIW u'IOeaS«l O.5Indtt~ POI"lI4 dUI1l~ ttl. las! tnOnIh
04 04% The ,ncrease duHnO the 0051 rear was 4 3 'ndel
~l1t!lOf31"t:

Cnol\dD CP t Inerea941d 0 1nIje ..

(:Ir 0"'- Tn. Increase
pCIf'lISOI'I8"0
Oufll''IQ
~1(1111
The past
dUl'!I'lg
~eal
t~ tau month
Will 2 J 'nOO~
April 1993 141.6 129,9 110
u S Oepartmenl oIlaDOr
March 1993 1411 1299 110 Bureau 01 Labor SlallS1-=S
StaTlSIlCI Canada
IIp''' 1992 1373 '276 100
%
,, • • • J ,•, 0 • 0
Prepared Do,' ISEW DepanmMt M Re ....tch
3I1d Economk:s, tAay 1993
""

'!illS on \Wiling I.eltcl's

\Vritlng Ic tl cr to )our I cg i~ l ator~
ca n be ~ffcc[t\lc. a nd 1'; perhaps the
ci.lc;;iC"'t \\U for }OU to participa te in
the political process. If your c;;cmHors
arc nOI li<;;tcd as members of one 0
the ~, b o\'e commiHcc . )O U may still
wfl te 10 thl.!flI and ha\'c an Influence
on h.:gisI3Iion. Here are som~ l ips on
ho\' to compo~c <.I n cffcCli\c letter:
• Addrc~s Ihe IcHer (·orrerll}. \Vhill.!
lhi\ rna) . . cem b\'lous. milny lel-
II'T"! 11I'\'('r rt?ach Ih eir de ... tinationl:i
hecau~e thl') 3 rc incorrectly
addrcs<ed . Address lelle,,; [or
'cnator"l lo:
111C Ii onorahic (i n . . crl name)
.S. ~ cnatc
\Va hmglo n. D 205 \0
Yuu Illil) ;:tho write to Ihem III care
of a pa rllcular suhcommi llee (see bo~
alle(1) thing Ihi' uddrc".

• hlclllif,· ),ollrsell'. Al way" give th~

s IOIC. congrcs ionnl o r Icgi'ilu l i\'c
di'llrict . cit~ or count) in which you
l i\ c- a nu your local unl(m affi ha ~
lion. If }'ou \\ I~h,

• 'W rile le g.ihly. The lella ... hould he

1) PI! " nltl:n. if po:.,~ih h:. or ha nd·
",rH lcn ctl rcfully,

• li e ' Ilccilic ;'Ibuullhc ~ ubject. Refer

((l Ilw h,II numbe r or Ihe IlIle i[
k nO\\ n: if unknown, h n ~ny dCliiCnhc
the I :-' ~UC . D i ...cuso;; u ll l~ onlo: ivmc
pcr JellCr.

• TillIl' J Ulir leiter ~Ippro pri alcly .
\Vm..: Whc21l an bSLIc b currL'"1l 1. not
,art cr a key vote .
• EXI)luin }uur pm.ili un. A~ a workc r.
la-.: pa}Cr or consumer. ~Iy i n yo ur
\"'OIll... hO\lo the hill or amcnu mcn l
\\ i ll arfcci YOll. KCJl1ember to urge
~ lI p p ort for favora ble mll c m]m e n l~
or nppo~ i tio n l cri ppling ones.
IIIW IOI'!!NAL/ JUlY 1993
• it cclllc!'Il :t re ply tH llHlr IcUer. You
wi ll kllll\\ yuur Iclt er wa!'! rcad . and
Ih...: In fonn"l1 i n cou ld he hl~lp l ull()
Ihe political clfOT t, of YO ll r union
and/of orga ni/ation if YOLI fo r\\ ilrt!
a copy.
• Ul' ()Ul il e . Do n'\ be thn:a IIo:1l11lg,.
de man d ing or ahu"ivc: leg.i . . I:lIor ..
discard :-,uch letters.
• Scud u l'Op~ lu till' prc:-, idl'n l. Le t
P rc\itlcnt Cli n!(l11 kncm \\ h~l you
arc H<.;kin~ your se na tors 10 do. I"h i...
informal ion ma~ hel p h llll d\.!\c:lup
p rogral11~ hell er de ... ig.ned In ... cr\'c,~
:nur IH.:cds. The ~H"kl re:-,\ i'<
r he Pr...:sident
The \Vh itc H ou~e
Wa,h inglon , D, ',205fKJ ,
39
 I BEW MEMBERS IN THE NEW S

WOlnan of the Year Mid,;vest

Sj,/or Kelly H J for JOBS"
S ister Kell) K. Hummel recei,cd
an award itS f'lroman of liz,.
YtIJr; ..
DC'.,.,
which was presented to her b
Hummel
{/ehl
her award Project
s~cmb l p\ oman Barbara Friedman os Woman
on Ihe noor or the tate A5>embl)
acramcntO. CCihfomia. on M arch 15.
In
01 the Yeor
from
Au"",biy'
Dedicated
1993. Included in the eVent \\a s a woman
Barbaro
mornmg rt::ccptlo n tlild a lo ur of lhe Friedman.
cupilOl.
iMcr KclJ) \\a~ born 0 11 Fcbruar) 6.
1%2. in I lonolul u. Il a\\ ai i. 10 rarcn l ~ IIITen lly a member nf IBE, Local
of .crma n. A~ian and Ha\\ aii an II. La, Angeles. Cil liforni a. Siste r
dl!"ccnI . Sh \\.lS t.: ducmcd i n the pub- (lummel worked fOl' the to:"! Angelc:,
li c ~cho I system : gr ad uated from Recreat ion and Park as an elect rician
Ka lani IIi gh School in 19 O. an d and l'ccc ived rull Jo urneymun Sta tus in
rece ived an Associates Degree in dec- the ~ lImm c r of 1990. BU"iinc"S Manager
l rici l)' frolll H o nolulu omll1unity Ilomer Lee submitted he r nn mc along
College in 1~82 . Arter gradualion. she wi th othe r wornell in Iht.! t ra de to
hcgull her ca reer a~ all electrician. and A~scmbl ywo lll a n Friedman'" officI.! . IS
The Union Lobor life 1,')Jurooce Company'J (UW·
later \\' o r k..::d HI) .l:I frt:c- b:tnce cu ndid ca ndidates fU T the Woman of the Yea r CO) Midwest Reo' Eslole E)(ecutiWJ Morlr
pholugrapher. Award. he is also a memher of the Cordone {/eltj, gr.... ROfI"r K. Ankley, wk.
In 1986. iSle r H ummel joincd lhe outhcrn Califor nia Tradeswomen County, If/inm5, Building and TrodeJ Council
preJicJent and bu,iness manager, local 150,
Air Force Rese rve", a nd com pleted n c lwol'k . sponso red b )' WOllll:n at
Woukegan, Illinois, at a /,J FOR JOBS " proicct
",j -year cnli!)tmcllt. he served as an IV rk. and I pre,c nll) pur>uing her declication hekI in tinco/mhire, Illinois. The " J
air-cargo ~pecia li "l in the 68th A il Bachdor of A rl s degree III an Intc- FOR JOBS" Morlgoge In..,lmenl Fund Ih",,,!}h
UWCO requ;reJ all construc6on work on 1M pro.
Syuadron III Port Il ucneme. Cal iror- gr.lled study program or Technology.
jed be clone by unionized con'rodr:w'S and Jub·
nm. i\lcr I(u mmel SCf\'CU th ree-a nd- Bu,i nc and English at Pierce College. conlrodon. Chicago oreo builJing trodcs reprc-
onc -half 1110nl h" ac ti ve duty during The (BE\V congralu(Lllc~ i~tcr senloti¥e5 and" J FOR JOBS" fund participants
Opera lion Desert Storm in 1991. and J I Ul11md on her pn::sliglOillo award and Joorecl the Woshinglon Nofiono/ InJUronce
Company corporale heoJquorkn, recipien' oJ a
has twice rccci \ cd th e Air Foret: \Vbh~~ her well in her cho!)1!11 Mudh3S 520 million mortgage comm;;men f from the
Achic\ eme nt l\led'l1. und future cndeavo". I union-orienred ;nveslment (KCOUIlt.

Local 24 Presents
COPE Contribution
BUJineJJ Manager Chorles McNemar (cenlerl and
Financial Secretary Lawrence Miller, 1.«01 24,
801~rtJtXe,Maryland, (lehl present 10 International
Secretory Jodc Moore (righi/ a ch«k rcprescnfing 0
hohy conlrilwrion '" IBEW< OPE.

40 IBEW JOURNAL/JULY 1993

A visiter reads 0 brochure at #he IBEW boo,", while others in #he bock Dr lite display discuss the impor-
tance of smoke cJe~lors in their homo.s.

Local 58's Eye-Catching Exhibit

Draws Attention to Fire Safety
A t the 7SI h ' nlcrnati"n:.1 UuilJcc>
lIome. Flower ilnd hirn il lirc
Show. held Murch 20·2X, ! 993, at the
Cobo Exhibition Cenlcr, Detroit ,
Michigan. the I(',ells l)f one
lhl.! "QIIlI llty COIllH!l'liou" can anJ
doc~
work. A phot 0 01 tt I\.:ceptaclc
that actua ll y C~ I Llsctl a h O ll ~c fire. HIl U i:I
l1am.l:-.-on ... amp lc or I he r i ghl and
wl'~lng mcthoLl of \\ i r in g

exhihit by Loca l 5X. :.- . TIII.C)I 11.11 \ rccl: pl ilclc'i <.lcI110 1l1..,I r:II CO
D~troil. w:t\ fire i\" rcty in 10 Ihe public lh al "Electri-
lh..: home. Ucctluse of lhe (,lI! Work lHi '/ {IS SlIIlfl/(' "'"
high Ilumher of d~ctrica\ With the ,,>s i't·
;\ . /1 . ('."
.:::
!'ires in D el roil homes anee tir I nc~11 :-.upplicr:-., a
~
dll !'·
ing the wintcl' l1lonth 'i- ;;; dtl i ly ur,,1\\ ing lor lilllo kc
many of I hem fata l
'1( L.)-"."'X-( -1' -, , ! \( I' ddCCIOl'~ \Va ... hdJ,
co mmitlcc Ilu.:m bcrs fro m II \Va ... a d;"'pIHY Ihal wen l
L.ocal SR dcci<.h.!d 10 ~mp h tti<l i{, e fire lO rh e heart III home fi re prcvc ll tion-
prt.!ven ti on, ;tlld educa te peuplt: <1:-, 10 one visitor:-o wo uld not '\00 11 furgel
the nee d fo r cH ution when ha vi ng elec- A nd to keep 11 11': Ic,~nll in mi nd. Local
trica l work f.lolll' in the ho mc. ,')X tiislrihul c d pencils emblu/u n t;d
COlllmitte!.! memher... in c lud ed with Ihe Il1c ....~age. "Gel tfle PO;Ilf-
Lut:al 5X Pres id ent Greg Spiewak. lush f 011 I ,it;elued f£lec,ric.'iolls .. ,
Prf.'s::' Secreta ry Ma ry VaIH..Icrz.andcn, {1I ,\ ·;.\'IOJl {Joc," 58".
a nd memher-; Ik n IOt.!lcn'). Mike. A bonner at ,he
McBridc", J c Bu rke. Rick ,m eu. !"!::;;;;;~ !'COr of the dis'
ploy boo",
M ik e Burn:-. and Larry Sauger. Th e give.s good
committee pruvidcd an in formal ional f",;!f.'-1 advice.
brochure sl l'~:-.sillg lhe usc of lice ns.ed.
Irallled tBEW ~Icctric i [ln::,. ;I:,
well as
brochurc~ informi ng t he lll of th e
il11ponanl IBldW-NECJ\ npprcil l ice-
"ih ip train inr. pJognlllls, Tht:~\i ma tcri-
lib wt,;n..: di:-'lrihutc d al t he di"ipl<ly
hoot h. ('tltl pc ration he l ween t he
Sout he", ! Michigan Cha pter of
ECA and Local 58 in providin ' lhc
hrochures c1cm ly dcmol1slra tcs thnt

IDEW JOURNAL/J ULY 1993

 SA FETY
SIan Cancer:
Scourge Of
The Sun
T
form
his year iIIore (hall 500.000
Americans will develop .'lome
oI~'kill CllJIcer. and between
7.000 allli 8,000 will die /rum (h e
disCI/sf!. A round Ihi lime 1m" yell',
(he I SEW Jou rnal publish ed a
uSa/elY ami H ealtll Tips" article
011 skill call cer. Bur because sln-
'ilf;C~ u[ " kill can cer [ruIII l WI
(}Iler(;:rpo.wre hlll'e skyrot'keled,
alld IJ/lmn'n liS Cases of skin dam-
a)e /'011/\'11 11 /lIInps and {(IIUling
sfllm,s /I(l W" heen reporled, ,hi:,
precawio,owr ill/ormatioll is bei"g
I doclOr can make an ab ...olu te d iagn -
I'reJ'ellfl'd alfm;l,
Curren t c~li lll a t cs indicah; that 0 11 t:
of every 'Seven Ame rica ns will deve lop
some form of "kin ca nce r durin g his or
her li fetime, T he number of cases uf
ma li gna nt m ela no ma- the m m,l
<.jead ly for m 01 sk in cancer has
incrca~c<.l an incredible 1.500 percent
~ i ncc 1935 and n !"(aggr.;ring 93 perce n t
jusl si ne..: IlJXO. The good new'I is thaI
ai m SI ev er y lype of ski n cancer is
p reYc..: l1 tnb lc.
T here HIi.! three I ypc~ o f skin ca ncer.
O ne type is basal-cell co r e l/ lO llln.
which llsllally ,lppears as raised. pearly
nouul e> that gr ow ,lowl y. Ir left
untreatcd. they ITItl y c rust. ulce ra te 0 1'
h lccd . rh..:y Hpp..:a r most o fh.!n on Ih..:
hC~ld. fnce. ncck. hands an d 1 rso
th u:-.e un..:u-,. common ly c;x posed to the
slin . A pprmi matoly 400.000 Ame ri-
ca n'\ develo p hcuia l cell carcino J11:t
each year. Fort unalely. the d isea'>e ilO
ra rely [ata l.
fhe :-'CCOIH.I IYPt! i:-. Sf/I UlII/()I(,\-ce ll
42
& HEALTH
C(lrel/WHUE. ei t hcr warllih: gro wl hs
I hfl t ulcemtc in the cente r o r raised
opaq ue nodulc:-. that arc rr.;d o r pi nk .
The growth:-. appear 1110'\1 oflcn on the
e MS. face . lip s, mou th . ha nd ... and
o l her ex po,ed areas. About 2.000
dCHlhs resull from the appro" imat cly
IOO.OUO cases f squam ous-cd l carci-
noma Ihat develop each year.
l'vl einno lll a. th e third type. is I he
11l0~ 1 uangerou!'. Th e National Cancer
InSl illllC l.!. "ilimalCs thai 27.300 Amcri-
CU I1::, deve loped m el anoma in 198 :
5,XOO wi ll eventuall y die-a 21 percen t
[al al ily rate.
In gen era l. a cli nician \ ho is skill ed
in skin dj~calO~ CAl.n accura tely diagnose
:o. kin canCe r. H o we ve r. if a lesion is
remo ved Hnd Ih er e's allY douh t. it
necd to be submitted for a pathologi-
calexilm ina tion. Th is is lh e 0111 wa a
;o, i ~. ""The key wilh s ki n CiJJlCer. a~ in
any o t her fo r m o f canct! r. i~ ea rl y
detection and thorough removal." :o.nid
A"i:lnc..: Lcrtshurpa. a derma lologi:-'I in
Berw n. llIi noi:>. F II w-up t,:xum ina-
lions <-It regu lar imervals for ;11 lC<-lsl
fivc years are essent ia l. accord ing to
Lc rt:-.hurpa . "' If r..:cogni'lcti early. must
sk in ca ncers C(ln be treated wi lh mi ni-
mal li ~s uc loss. nnd peo plc Cil n return
to " normal li festyle ... he I\n)';,; .
More.: th un lJO perce nt o j' ski n can -
ccr~ <He c :t ll~cd by cxpo ~u r c 10 I he
UII . D em l alologisb say those people
al most ri!oJ l.. fo r IOk in ca nce r ha ve fa ir
sk in. blond . o r red hair. blue o r green
L:ycs. la r ge or IlLIITlCroUS m ole s und
freckl es. They' r e (liso sc n ~i li \' c 10 Ihe
Mi ll amJ have t.Iiffil:ulty Imllli ng ;md a
fam ily hi:o.l(lry (I f rn ell:l llom a.
ever"! yt;a rs ago . IwO l-I nrv ilrd
rc:o.c archt.: r::; , Robert L i;!w. Ph.D .. <lnu
1~ l' lh ul' 1. Sti ve r. M .D ., added illlolha
grollp 10 the high-risk ca tegory: indi-
viuunls who huve ::,uffercd a blislc: ring
~u n b um al ilrl y ri me in (heir lire. fhe
... \Ildy 'i IItlWC U Ih i-l t people who 'IlIf-
TIP S
fc red such a ~ u nb u fII in ndoh;::,ccllce
ran twice the normal risk of con tracl-
in g m alignan t mc lnn ma. T heir
research also rcveah.:d thu t bot h con -
"iis tcnL lo ng- Ierm e xposure 10 the sun
an d inlense periods r ex posure can
he equall y harm fu l.
Grone, n nntura l gm. pre.:;cnt in the
allllo~phcre. acl!-, us 11 protec tive hield
" n<.l parlially blocks ullra-violet ,olar
ray from the earth's ~ lIrfa ce . Rcct! 11 1
studies have shown Ihat ch!.!micHI pol-
lUi ants. prin ci p all y chlo r ofl uo roc ar-
bons lha t are use d for refrige ra nts ,lnd
solve nt s. des t r oy t he a l mosph eric
ozone. thus allowing m orc ultra-vio lct
rays to reach the earth .
"Ever y ti m e the "lone Inyer
decreases 1 percent. the inci dence o f
skin cancer inc re as es 2 pc r ce nt:'
:lccording to Dr. Icorgl.! Engel. dcr-
ITIatoil)gisl.
'(('SI YOIII'seil'
D e rm ato l ogists reco mme nd I h:1 t
)OU exam ine YO llr~c lf and our chil -
dren regu lar ly lI il h lhe A -S- - I Te,!.
Check any moles o r growth s f r the
followi ng:
A-A:o.Yllll1lclry: bone hulr unlike
th e other in color an d/o r shape?
Jl·llorder irreg u'ur;, y: I oc~ rh t!
borde r have ( 111 unCVL:Il. :o.cn ll opcu
edge ra lher tha n a clearly defined
on!.!?
C· ColfJr vari:ltiun: h, th e co lor un i-
forlll. or d ~'!' ;f vilry 1'1'0111 one area
10 another? For inst ance. from tan
III brown to black 01' fro m wh i le 10
red 10 hlue.
D-Diameter larger thun Oll c· I'Clurth
inch: A I ih wide!'! 1 poilll. i!'! I he
growth as large as. or larger th:1n. a
p":l1cil eraser'!
,. A lways us..: ~ un scrcc n 'i." ~ay"io
Engel. "an d proioc i ),our childre n
rrom the S UII whc n t hey nrc vcry
yo ung. If yo ur youn g-Hc r IS fa i r, U:-'C HI
IIEW JOURNAL/JUtY 1993
lC3!-' 1 a num her 15 su ns ree ll ," D r.
Rohl,; rI Siern an d two co-workers ~H
II 1I r ard found tl1 \1t regu ll1l' U::'l: of a
-,u nscreen wi lh u su n protection ractor
(S PF) or 15 d uring Ihe r, "1 IX years or
li fe \\Quld reduce b) 78 percent a per-
... on·" iifd i OlC ri,,1.. of dcvcloplllg Ih l.:
two mos t cummon type" 01 ~k in can-
cer, Sunscreen are graded frol11 olle
to 50. with 50 being a complele hlock
and o ne 3 \'cry ... light prOlccllnn.
I n prcl.'..:nl ... ""in cancer. the J\mcri-
can Acac.Jcl1I) ur Dc m1<lIul og~ rCcnn1-
IlIcmh thcs~ gllllkline,,:
ta~ out 0 1 tin.: sun \\ ht:n p<)"i~lhle.
\Veiu protcr.:ti\c clot h..:.., and a hal.
rve- n ir in 1he' "'lin lor onl!
YIlII'rl'
15 or :!O ml11u tC5-. ah'ay... U'tc n "'UIl-
'1crCCI1\\ilhan PFofa l lca'\tI5.
Ap ply c,lIn::,crcen lib~fal1) . ~tudic"
"hO\\ lhal 1110o;;t users Me too fipar-
i ng wi l h 'HIIl ...crcc n an d Ilpply only
ilbnul half Ihe amou nt n..:cdcd 10
p rot~c t Ihe <,;k in
1 capply ..,lI n... crcen whcn yo u coml"
nul o f th!.! wa l er Hilt} att l!r you per-
<,;pire.
He care l ll i ;Ho und highly rl'l1cclivl'
surfa ces. o;;udl <:," sn ow. ~and . con -
crete an d wat er. \\ hich Ih.:;ul y dO Ll-
hle your , un '·'posure.
Don ' l !!() In tan ning ... ;tI lJ ll 'i ilnd
uon'l u...c ... 1I11h:llnp"',
Mi nimi/c ),o llr ch il tlr~n 's exposure
\0 the ~ u n ,1I111 begin appl ying .;;un-
~c rcc n 10 lnf.lnls as you ng a:-. six
Ill {)nt h ~. There arc !O; lI n!'c r~CI1" o n
the 11l;J1'~t:l fl)rJ11ulat~d for :t child'~
delicate 11,~ln.
Certa in Ilh,:ulcation.., and cu~,"c l iC"._
" . . we ll a" hirth control pill-,. rna)
increa.;;e your l1,e nsiti\ Ily 10 the ::tun.
U you usc the. . e pmulich. COl1o;;ult
your doctur hefore ) o u \ cn lUrc
o ut.
MCHI Americans are aw.,tre th at
exposure to the ..,un isn' t h~illthy.
m:IOY ignorc the da nger. Fifl) -rollr
percc m of m cnca n ~
rccc ntl~ by tht.: American I\caJclllY
"U rveyed
Dl!rmatology I...now that th..: "un can
ca u se sL: in cnncer. anLi 23 pel'cenl
rcpoJ'l that lhL'y u"'c no PI'OII:l'lillll tlI
all agai ll ~t Ihl.! ~ U I1.
Th e lOLa) num ber of ~k in ,a neer
ca~c:-. will reach I million HlI llUH ll y tlj
the year 2010. Much or .., klll cancer i ~
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The A-8-C-D Test
Figure 1. A normal mole, evenly
colored brown, Ion or block spot,
Rat or raised, round Of ovol with
sharply delined borders. A sudden
or continuous change in oppear-
ance is 0 5ign "101 you ~hov'd see
your physicion. The fo llowing is "'e
A·B·C·D Rule lor imporlont signs.
Figure 2. A symmetry-one half
does not makh the o"'er half.
Figure 3. Border Irregularity-
The edges are ragged, notched or
blurred.
Figure 4. Color-Pigmenlotion i.
not uniform . Shades 01 ton, brown
and block or. present. Red, while
and blue may add to "'. matt/eel
appearance.
ye t Figure 5. Diameter-<;realer "'on
six millimeters . Any sudden or con-
of
tinuing increase in s;zc should be
of s~iol can(em.
~------------------~
read i ly cu rH hle. More importu nt. how-
ever. it can be prcvcnl c{1 hy exercising
co mmon ~c n ..,c p rccaution ~,
A recent "lUdy by 3 Conne l ieu t
ret.;earch group .,ho \\~ OJ ur amat ic
incn.:a~e in "I..i n cancer among \\omen.
c~pec i a ll~ Ihot.;e hctwe\!n th ..: agf.!s or
35 and -l..L According to 'R u th G.
ike..,. "'I>ccial prujcct' d irector for Ihe
ll1\!rican ACldcmy of Dcrmmolog).
th e pa I "jx year" hil\-e ~ h u\\ n an
illc n.:a\c or alll1o~1 5(XI percenl III Ih~
mcidence of mclnnoma. Ihe lh.:adlic\1
rOJ'ln of .. ""in ci.lnccr cCl u... cd h~ expo-
,un: to thc '1un. ··Thl.! \km Ci.tncer; that
nonnall) ",ho\\ up in ul der ag.e group
ure appenring in younger ami younger
women:' Sikc~ .. ny. . .
The numhc~ \\ ill conti nue to l11ulll-
pi)'. Mel anoma casc~ h:l\ c c;;;k) rock-
eted 1.500 pc.:rcen t sin c IlJ35. \\ hl,;n
lil l! fad o f :-,un hi.llh in v. hl.!g:1I1. If th l'
pn::scnt ral c or lII crca~e continues. one
in 90 p..:opk: coul d develop thi.., mo~l
deadly ron n o r . . J...in ca nccl' hy thl' y('a r
2000. The in c rca<,;~ ~ o;;..:.:m r reLlictat"llc
eve ry ck.ca dl.!. BUl accol d i ng lO Dr.
Arthu r Soher, who rl!~t.!arcl ll!"
IlH.:lanom;l at M ~l SI) i1 ch ll >;Cll~ Genera!
Hospita l in Ho~ t (l n. " Eve ll tho ugh the
ra le o f i n crc a ~c i ~ the :-,;1 J1l c. yo u'rc
<,;l ar ting 10 dl"Hlhle In rgeJ .Inti lar~t: r
nul11bcr:-...··
The ncw:-, IS not all grim. however.
A natiol1ni cu n..,um..:r "urvcy hy th e
l11 l!rican AC(t(.\..:m: of Dermatology
;lnd the A\on FOUI1<.hl l ioll .... huw:, the
fo llowin g ch an ge ... in il1 11111de ell1d
hehavior:
P..:opll.' arc more a\\ arc of -,UIll.Hl-
ning ri~h.
{\ boul 0l1c-tl1lrd of th..: populallon
is a \~ a rl".': of t11(.' sun\ potential oan-
ger. In l~h7, on I) 7 rcrcenl "ho\l.;eu
::, uch aI,., ~I rcnc"\.
t;\cl1t)' -.."i\ l'clI.,:clll oj l e' r,",)ndelll~
now fear 'ikan ancer o r \\orin""lc .....
t People \\ hn cuc nol rc~pond ing to
j the rbJ... factor ~h()uItJ rccon~ider.
! accordi n£. 10 Dr. Cdg,u B. milh.
rormer president or the American
Acadenl) or DL'rll1alulog~. "The
j \lInt.an [hey gel lOd<-ly hccC}mc..; th e
\\ rinklc the)-'II have 10iIlornm:' he
\<-Iy ....
( People arc l~'king praclicdl '\Ieps 10
avoid md ano ma. More than one·
J (Colllin l/cr/ 011 Pa~w -N )
43
 International I aoof-rcliltcd Cl)ll1rnill~c~
llil \\ hich Broth cr Col ll n~

Representati\7c !-.l!f\,C U were Lh e: Lahtlf Ath j.

:"lHj lOlllmillcc to thl!

Richard E. Collins JJc:partnlel1l 01

(DOLIUST R/ :
I aboT
R ~,"arch
Ac.I\'i~or)' Comm iltl:l' to the
1979. anu \V.L' i l...~igncd to the Uurcnu of Lah r ~' latililic ....
E rrec live Jul y I. 1'!9J.
IntcrnatinllLll Rcprc~nld­
th e R icha rd Eugcllc 011 ins
R c ... cn r ch ond Lducalinn
Departmcnt. lak'r rl'namc.:d
DOL: Ath i\Uf) Co mmitt e!:
on International Invt:sll11~nl .

\~ ill re tire from tilt.: Urother-
h()lx\ iJfter ·B ~caf'o. IIf ucui-
cared ~c r"icc. Brothcr Collin'\:
\\w.. initiateu into Local 7 5.
\Velcctka. Oklahoma . on
Fl.!bruary I. 1t)50, .mel later
Iram,.Jcrrcu hi:;, cilnJ 10 Lucal
1002. T ul",,,!. Oklahoma .
Wilhin his local. frum 195~ 10
Lhc Rcscilrch and Economic-.
D~panlllent. and worked in
Lh e Economic Analysi ' ('ul·
lcclh c Bargaining Divbion.
H ~ walii an I BE\\, Scholar·
~hlp rcciph!nl in 11)75. and
'Hh.:nucu Ihe Uni\er!olil), uf
Tuba. v.here he carnt:d hl1ii
Bi.lchclor uf Science anti
Technology amI Dc \ clop·
menl 10 the L.S. Slelle
Department. II i:., lllilllilT
~cn icc W:IS In (hl.' U.S. Ami)
uuring th e Korean Wnf ,and
in th L I <J lional Gwm.l.
Brother Collin;,; atlcmkd
Bapli" Bih le Cullege.
Springfield. 1i s~ourt . in

1971.). he "cncu a~ a~~i~lanl
bu'\inc'\s managa~ a, record-
ing !l.t.:crdar) IIllt..l Irei.! llfl.!r:
and Oil Llll; Examinlllg Board:
on the leg liaung Cnillmll-
ll.!c: and a:.. an ppn.:nlicc-
I lIlt:man instructor.
B rother Cullll1'" was
appoi nl cu an International
Represenl.lhe lin Ju ly I.
Bachelor 01 A rI~ degree .
Olher school. allended \I er"
Ihe Gcorge Me,tlny Cenlcr
for ",hil"'liun: the School for
\Vor~ l!rs . 'ladi\ol1. WiM:on-
'in. for tWilling III work rnca-
,uremcnl and (nmpen ationJ
bon\!", pbn ... : I he Univc r\ilY
of Tcxa,: and the Unin:rsilY
of 1"ryland.
I'!56. "ml carncu " IlI.G. l ie
wa ... li~lcd in ·' \\ho·", \Vho" in
American college!'> anu uni-
vCf"iitic ... in 19M). All :1\ ill
,portman. he enJoys hiking.
c;lInplllg. fi.!o.hing and ,\\im·
mlllg. rhe I SF \V \\ i,hco;;
B ru 1 h Co! r Collin ..... hi.., \\ife.
\Vanda , and ramil~ th ~ \a)'
heM for his rClin.:mcl1l. ~

S WI,:n "I) Il10: \I :1'11 Til'S
(( Imll"lIt~d from Pap(' .J . ~J
(Iuarter !o.unc)cd .saki they howe
cha ng~u thl!ir Iwhi t"i. I·or example.
I he~ u~c '\UO'i.crl.!cn . cmer up nr
limi t time in Ihl.! .sun.
Fc\\cr Pl:Oph:: ........ oc iill c beaut)
\\ ilh a tall. 111 Victorian da\s .
heaut) \\as a:-,:-.ocialcd with H whflc.
milky comp lexion, tll1d women
uran~ poi:-.o n or hCClIlIll! sick 10
uchievi: d porcelain look. I n thc
I l)Xlls. the. o h ~c~s i nn with golllcn,
hWIl7CG "kin ha:-. \cd to mnn.: cases
of skin ca ncer. But ]f lh ~ consumer
\u rvey is right. people will "pend
IC~3 time ill the :-'Ull. t\ lh;crc;I!')ing
l1Umhcr 01 people th ink CI dJrk Ian
j" ht!:lutiful. Only :-is ()l!rccl1 t of the
adult, ~Lln C) cd thin~ 1h~y lao!..
heller with a Ian. d O\\.-11 N percent
from two ycar~ ago.
I~I'I ill-'\ 'If 1Tilt' Kl'Sflll'
Rctin·A Illay Lx.' gouu nc\\, for men
and" omen \\ ilh ~ Lln -dama!!-ed ~kin.
Allhough Ihi< gel hilS been puhlid/ed
for muking. the skin ioo~ )OUII!!,Cr.
growi ng c\icknci: inciic<l t(:s that it al!<o,(l
rCVL'r"c::.. precanCerous ... kin Ic::.io ns,
Rctin- '5 effec ts arc 1101 mcrel y cos-
mellc hut al ...o thera peu tic. 'O"ys Dr.
A, lh u!' Balin of Rod.dellc!' Uni , c!',il),
in Ni:W York City. In the <.;tudy. )O pco·
pIc with f~l cilll h.·.~ i on~ were treated with
Rctin -A . In 15 month~. thc avcrage
palit!nt 1t~1 60 percelll of the Icsion~.
Dr. Bal't'lara Gilchre~1 of Bo.,ton
Uni,""il), found Ihal RClin -A
dccrt!i:I ... ~d the numher and size 01 prc-
cancc ro u\ s l-..111 ko.;ion ... in patient, ]11 a
onc ycar. IO-center stuU) . "The drug
UppC.1]"!'! to tilt!.;!" conceptui.llly the
genctic program of a cell. \~ hClhcr it'~
an ilglllg. program or <I mallgmill t pro-
gram." \hc ... ny~.
Dr. l\\bL'r! Kligman of Ihe Univ!.! r~it)
of Pcnn:..yivaniu. who fir:-,t o h ~cf\! t: u
Rct in- \ foulltiJin-of-yollth- likc prop·
crLic~ , '\ay~ early studies al:..o SU£f,tl:"i1 it
may reVI.!~l' a prccal1cerou~ condition
of the ccn ix <.:0111111 Illy respollsihle ror
ttlmonmll PAP 'mem~. ,

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 T Ee H TA L K

Solar Energy heating o.xiue

of l1l ~rcury
shows the overage
nu",ber of hours of sunshine
\\i th a bUi nlll~ per yeor.
l'al'I, 1- 500
k n"o . A ntuin e
MOI'(' Than a 'Ia ll L ll\ oi , jc' r
( 1 7~ J·179~ ) of 500
1 h e: ~ UI1 ha ~ a lwa ys fa~cinillcd
1 human hcm~~. In da) ... of old. till'
... un \\ a lin obj t.!'c t of \\or:;hip. ('oday it
France bui lt a
"olar furnace.
\\hich cou l d
550
1:"1 it rccugni/cu nCl:c..,:-,iIY for hie on reach temp -
450 6OO
nc

t:
earth anu a mystery 10 c~ plorcd , c r ;l turc..; :I'" 584
II hough the :.un':, 1)0'\ er ha~ been 11Igh as 20()() • •
565 ' ~
t u ~cn fo r gnllllcd by m <l n~ it ha!>o hccn dcp.rcc ... 59t '.
500
a \" uhjcci of mten"ie study for other... ,

\\ (' '\1' (~Olllt' a L.OII~

Fah rcnh~i l .
\\ ith two im -
me n ... c Ie.: n!\c~
5~50 M <.:...~_, 600

· 602
\\a ~. Ba h~ Ihdl fOl'u"'cJ
700 \ J
the sun·... TH)'!. 750 750 600
In tlk' ruin, of the anclC'1l1 IiLldic 700
DUring t he
Eas tern cit)' of . inevah (~c\e l1 lh ccn- 650
hll~ 18Mb. iI
lUI") B.C.) archa cologi,\\ h;wl: di-«:o\,·
,tea m e ngine
cn~d tlC\IC'; ... made of gin... ", thai \\ere
pt>\\ered b~ Iht! Sll n \\ ~I'" u~u ~ucce:,"i­ The structure of a
u~cd 10 ign ite nammahh: malcrial"i.
ru ll ~ to pump lI a l,' r In Algena. The Ilat'pla te collector.
J hc\c ..,,, called "hurnlng gl~I 'i't.:s ··
m\enlor. Au ~ u~ l~ l ouchol.latcr built
proH' Ihal e\(,~ n in anCient time' pen- Glo ss plate.
pic haJ accc:-.~ 10 lcchnulug) IluII
a larger \ crsion. nut hi'" cng.ine"o
would CO Ill.'Cl the .. un's ray... :11' 1.1 ("on-
proH!U too c()!\lh to "ou"otam. Heat transfer
I n La ... Salina~. no rth ern ('hlle. an pos ~e
CC I1 1riHc the lig ht into a bea m f h ill
American named Clmrlc, " i L, oll huilt Absorbing
could cnu\C \\ood 10 c:l tch nrc.. surtO(e
Although tht!rc IS no rroof J\,:lIlablc, '" l e lll~II~;l hl~ kugc "Iul:II -Ji~ajll ':ll i(lIl.
plan t in HOI. I hl: plant \\ "'" u .....·J 10 Insulation
the g reat Greek malhcm ~lIi cl:ln
make frc"oh walcr for .I ni lrale minco Support
Ar c hj m cdc~ (c. ::!R7-212 B.C.) h ~aid structure
10 haq.: prc\Cnh.:t..I the c'lplure 01 hiS The La ... Salina"o pl,lnt \\;1, huilt \\ilh
native cily. Sy racuse. h) arr,mgmg a ~Ianting roo f:. of gl i:I~'" o\'c r ~ h l.l IlO\\

halter) or l11irror~ \\hich com:~nlrult.:d
the ~ Ull \ ra~s on th e ~aiJs o f Rom an
~hip~ ;1I1d ... c! lhem afire. Solar encrgy
wa' U'ttl t'I) the a nc ient Chinc..,e.:.
gyp t ian~. Phoe ni cian,. Greek", tl lld
Rom an, to produce \\all.
Duri ng Ih.; 16(X):' Slllo lllU Ii de CllU~
(1576-1626), a French e nginee r. was
ahle 10 con cn trat e th e !\un ·..:; ray'" In
operate ;.1 ::' 111<111 wale l p lll ll p.
man wri ter nam eu A th:llla!'!in ... Kirc her
(I~III I (,XII) dc«rihed Ihe fir" ,olnr
furnace In a book. The furnace \"'l~
lI ~t; d tn distill or puri f) waLe r.
A)' Ih e 1 7 0 0~ Joseph I'r i e ~ tl ey
(17 3~ . I H04) had prod uced oxygen h
pan ~ 01 "all \\ ,lIer. I kat from the ~u n
evaporated some o f the ~il lt watl.'f in Area of detail
the p(tn~ . T he vapor that I" rmet! con-
dcn~eJ on the ,"~idc 'UJ filCl'!\ ("If the
"Ianling g l.I ...... ronf!'! and I he saiL
n:ma ine d lIlldi';... ohl:-('.L r he ui ~tillcd
fn:!oth \\alc..:r rul(";d down the in~ic.lc of
thl' glas:. r00 1 ~ ill1 U C(llI eclcc.l in
lrough:,. T hi "'(1lal'~ "tll1 opcr:llc c.l ror
A Gei - 10 yeMs llllti! th ~ mine d(l~('J. produc-
ing 6.000 gallo n).. of fn.:",h \\-011er ~I day.
1n rhe l a t~ 1!{70..; d ' 111 01 11 p ri ntin g
p U::':S"i was opcrah.:c.l with d ...o la r !',Ic am ,\ o/{'II. or I Ill' .\"1111 jOllrnal. I he cnglllc
engine. A he l I'i rre. a Fre nch i nv~nlO r, \\Ia~ cxlllhiu:c.I al Ihl' \Vorlt.1 Exh ibi tion
u:.eJ th e pre~.. to puhli.,h a Ilcw::tI)[Ipcr in Pari.., III IX7S, A no ther FI' C IH.: h
a[1prnpriiltely cH llc d I.t, .Iolffllal till IIlVCJl h l1' h l1 i11 It 'Solar e ng in e thill lJ~cd

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Ab,orber
Eos, ReHective
~urface
Wru.
, hO<1S1cd one or Ihe fir I ~ular-hcatcu
Heated Auid leaves
a "nat plate" collecting !lo)'S IC'm. similar
to a s)~tcm u~d today. Other ~xPl!ri·
menter, dc:"igncd solar ovens. a ~oli.lr·
powered pump and other IYPI!S of
I.! ngtnc ... thut we re able to produce
morc hor'\Cpowcr.
In 1907 Fruuk S huma n huilt a lest
" Icam cngll1c using ~I nal-p late collec-
tor. which genera ted three·a nd·one·
half I",,,cpower. By 19 12 he haJ
for med the Ea~t...:rn Sun Powa o m-
puny and was operating a solar plant
jn Mca di. :.gypl. Th l..! plant delivered
52 horse powe r steadily a nd w~ s used
to p lll'n p wa te r inla nd from lhl! Nile
RI ver for irriga ti on. Th e advent of
Wurld W ar I an d ot he r problems
cau\cd • humun It} abandon the plan t.
InlCfC-.;1 in u\ ing the SLin as a source 10
power mac hin es was cut short by
WorlJ War I "nd the use o f fo",i l fuel,.
A fe \\ years Imer a n American
named Il urringtoll attempted to st UR'
An example of parabolic
which are used to genera Ie steam.
Expanston tank
Solar steam generotor'
40
)o,( JI<tr-genern tet! l'lll'rgj in New Mex-
ico. A \Itea m cngll1c run by MlI1 lighl
Ihnt wa:, focu:,ed 011 a boiler. pumped
w;lIer 20 reel high into 01 500·g;:lIlon
storage lank. '1he \\ ater then ran down
through a water tu rb ine tha i upera ted
i1 ,mall dynamo producltlg e nough
clCClrtcil) to Ilgh l an cnlln.! minc.
harles Grecle) Abh,,1 (IX72·1973).
th e fat her o f solar - rl!~carch 111 the
United SHllc)o,. in \ cntt!u an L:;\trcmclj
efficlcnt sohtr holler in 1936. In the
silml.! year Cambridge. M a!::lsachuS"clts.
hou"'ics. II was hUll! by the M a~,"lchu­
""ll' In,litu.c or Technolog) in 1936.
Sma ll \olor- .ills ""lied "survival kits"
"erc designed by Or. Maria Te lke<
and were u~cd by the United tilles
Na') during World War II. lIell r elo-
p hon e Luhorutories develope d the
solar ballc ry in .he l11 id·19SOs.
Th e energy sho rt age in the 1970,
s parked rene wed interest in S lar
c nagy. With the comme nce ment of
~o l ar e ngi neering. new com mercial
M)htr devices were d e~ignc d nnd uscu.
rnd ul.\ Lria l stan dards were CS litbli shc tl
fo r tesli ng emu grad in g solm coll cclOrs.
'IYIIt'S of 801m' Colh'cLol'S
I f~ l ar 1.!1lcrgy is 10 he lIsed i:I ~ i:I soLirce
of p wer. it must be converted lil t :1
type of r.: ncrg) that com he lL..,ed. There
a rc <cvera l lype' f so lar coll cclo" Ihm
have hee n enginee red (0 produce heal
cm:rgj .It variou~ lcmpcfOlt urcs. One
IYIl<: of coll cc.or. II,,· pholo, ul' :lic cell.
Plant steam header
Check volve
Plant boiler feed
Solar loop
pump
Heliastots track the
sun and redirecl its radiation to
a central receiver mounted on a
tower. Diogrom is nOllo scale
.,
ofrer; .he po<s.b,li.y or producing dec·
tricity directly rrom the sun. The phole>-
volla ic cell will be di",", >cd in Jetail in
r an II oflhis "mcle.
Flal·p lall· cullcclun. (Figu re 2.) are
made or a blackened plate und tubes
o r fins . Solar energy is admilLcd
th rough o nc or more tran::,parcl1 t cov-
e~ on th e front side o r th e plate. H eal
i< picked up hy the pla te whe n flu id
pa!!.scs by nn arran gemen t of tubes o r
fi ns. The bac k an d sides nf the p lale
arc insulated LO red uce hem loss. This
coll ec tnr is usuall y mounted ill H fixed
pos ition and ca n abs()rb hoth beam
and diffu::,c nlJ iaLioll. Thii, pra cti c;.il
device can operate HI lem pcnllurcs lip
I 125 Fahrc nh ei l a hove daYllme air
te mpcra ture HI fh e ~Ite . F1at-plntc col-
lec tor ca n be u cd for hC';:ll i ng hot
water, ho uses. air cond iti o nin g. evapo-
ration of sail waler and distilling sa lt
wate r to produce drin"ing wa ter.
A foc u s in g collcctur r:ti,c~ I he
Intensity of solar h~am radi<lIIOn hy
using a conca\'c rcflec tor ur lens to
co ncent ra te the heam. A ~ ll1 u ll . black-
ened. insulated receiver ahsorho;; the
foclJ.>ed radiation. Energy i, collec ted
hy the receiver a l Icmpcfj] lurc~ or 200·
FI05.000 F due to Ihe h.g.iICr energy
flux. A parabolic truugh collector
(Figures 3. and 4.) i, a type of rocusing
collecto r tha t conS ist' of a lrougb like
mirror of parabolic crms o;;cction with
a linear receiver. usually a pIpe. along
its a.x i ~. Another lype i ~ a p~'r1Ibolic
dish co ll ectur thai ha~ (-I mirror 111 lhe
rorm o[ a parabola r lating ~I rollnd its
axi~. with a receiver at the rocet! point.
For o p.im al sun lig ht ga lh cl"lng. focus·
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BENEfIT fUND BENEfIT FUND
International
Brotherhood o' Number admitted 10 pe ns ion lasl monlh 576 322
Electrical Totol number- on pension 90000 S9190
Workers
T0101 pension payments last month S 52.<1090937 $ 19738 7576
Pension and
De ath Benefit Total pe nsion payments last 12 months $ 62 <1 15 ()9<1 66 $ ?4 <; sne 79397
Payment Re port Death benefits paid last S <104 77<193
April 1993 Death benefits paid last 12 months $ .6 <196 318 8L

'I'Ef.1I T\LI\
(COil/mil/ lei from f>uge 46)
ing Co ll ~t:IUr\ I11m,l be moveable ~o
Ihal they can Imck lhc "Iun's positiun
,n Ihe <ky, hocu'lIlg collector are al a
prufound ui"advanlagc hccausc they
dcpen I lIpon clear o.,ky and will pro-
duce no energy if the Mil l i~ blockl.:d.
f\ ~ HI:Ir tun cr cnUcclur (Fi 'u re 5.,
ll..:;e~ Irucki ng plane rn irrON (hcli o~1 als)
to fo u" lhe sola r radiation onto a
black houy rccl.:i"cr th a t i" lIlounted
o n lOp of the tower, 'T he 'iolar e nergy
i:-. absorbed anu cOIl\lertt!u to heat by
lhe l'cccivl.!r, ~I he heat b Irun ~ po rl e d
clown Ihl.! lower using ~ t t!~lm li nes or
liquid 111I..: lal. It CHn be ~ I on.:d or u~d
to apacHe rI co nventiona l turh ine gen-
t:rating cau tion,
sail IHmd cull cl'lor ( Figure 6,)
con,i"t~ of an npen pond or sai l walCr
thal i!, about tw Inctcr!!. ueep filled so
t hat till': salinity gradie llt increases
with d~ pl h. rhe floor 01 Ih e pond
ab~orb~ ...o ld!' elll:rgy il l1<..1 heat i:, trans-
fcrrc u to II cHrhy Iilycr~ of \\ater, Tem-
pera lures of IIX) may he produced at
the floor of lhe pu ntl beca use th e
b uoyancy cffccl~ arc inh ibited by the
high d e n ~it y of th e "alty layers. Energy
is c ~tn1(' l cd throu gh the u ~c of a he;.1t
exchanger, Thl.! thermal efficiency of
thesc ponds is low, hilt 11 is po:-.siblc 10
cNlract energy al <1 c:on:,la nt tempera-
ture day and night.
The convcr"ion of '(lIM a:ncrgy inlO
thermal enl.!rgy ha ~ bL!cn !)uccc5.sful
Ihroughollt hi"iwry. o l1vcrting ..o lar
energy to elcctricHI or mechanica l
energy in order to meet the world's
power needs 1-; an economi al pUL.lle
that re~ca rchcr!ol urc Ir)i ng 10 solve.
The photovollaic or ..,nhlr cell m ay
provide the (11l ~\"'cr. rh c~c cdls are
currently being U\CU in the space pro-
gram 10 power ~illclli t c~, f
Ptl rl l/ 0/"50/(/1' EIIl'f}!,v: MurC! Thall
A Tall" will fo{'u ,\' (}II fhe C(}IIl 'er\' ;'JI! of
SO/lIr energy to rdt!('lrif'O/ energy,

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ment. See OSHA's standard on confined spaces in
ntle 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations , Part
1910.146. For related OSHA publications, contact
hazardous confined spaces where you must work, your regional or area office, or call (202) 219-4667,
your employer is required by law to have a permit- FAX (202) 219-9266.
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