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Working Together

I am a member ofLocal 697 and had theopportunity to work onthe #14 Blast Furnace atU.S. Steel’s Gary Worksfor Meade Electric. Beinga young journeyman, I’venever been on a job ofthis magnitude. On somedays there were over 200electricians. Anyway, Iworked on the top of thefurnace and was fortu-nate enough to workwith some of my brothersfrom other locals. I even learned some “tramp magic” along the way.

Here is a picture of all of us on the top of the 300 ft. bleeder deck. Fromleft to right, back row: Rob Willis and Lou Feldman. Middle row: BryanSandy, Jason Pritchard, Tony Furlan and Henry Dates III. Front row: Chris“Whitey” Kerkes and myself, Nate Plants. I think it is great that all of us fromdifferent locals (697, 531, 606 and 668) could all pull together and get thejob done. I felt a real sense of brotherhood and feel lucky to have workedwith these men. I will never forget these guys and my experiences on thejob. After all, we made history, right?

Nate Plants

Local 697 member, Gary and Hammond, Indiana

Defeating Ourselves?

As I write this, I am currently unemployed and feeling somewhat betrayedby my brothers and sisters. “Why?” you may ask, and I have one word, “fur-lough.” When I began the apprenticeship 5 years ago, I suppose I was naiveenough to believe that the word “brotherhood” stood for something.

Now a journeyman and starting my career, I am disillusioned by the lack ofsolidarity among our brothers and sisters. Sure when you ask them if they aregood union members, they say “Yes.” But their actions don’t reflect theirwords. For all intents and purposes, the members who choose to sit for theircontractors are collaborators, defeating what our predecessors fought so hardto gain.

It may seem moot to some, but in reality, how are these “brothers andsisters” any different than their nonunion counterparts? By sitting for contrac-tors, you defeat the idea of equal opportunity employment to your fellowunion members. You spit in the face of the men and women who literallyshed their blood to give us what we have today.

So I ask, do we continue to defeat ourselves by continuing on this samepath, or do we take a long hard look around and see that if we don’t changeour ways, we may end up without anything but a fond memory of what ourunion was.

LETTERS EDITORTOTHE

INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS

First District

PHILIP J. FLEMMING1450 Meyerside Drive, Suite 300

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5T 2N5

Second District

FRANK J. CARROLL, JR.4 Armstrong Road, 2nd Floor

Shelton, Connecticut

06484

Third District

DONALD C. SIEGEL500 Cherrington Pkwy.

Suite 325

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108

Fourth District

PAUL J. WITTE8260 North Creek Drive, Suite 140

Cincinnati, Ohio 45236

Fifth District

JOHN F. SCHANTZEN100 Concourse Parkway

Suite 300

Birmingham, Alabama 35244

Sixth District

JOSEPH F. LOHMAN8174 Cass Avenue

Darien, Illinois 60561

Seventh District

JONATHAN B. GARDNER320 Westway Place, Suite 531

Arlington, Texas 76018

Eighth District

TED C. JENSEN2225 West Broadway, Suite H

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402

Ninth District

MICHAEL S. MOWREY2500 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 250

Sacramento, California

95833-4221

Tenth District

ROBERT P. KLEIN5726 Marlin Road, Suite 500

Chattanooga, Tennessee

37411-4043

Eleventh District

LINDELL K. LEE300 South Jefferson, Suite 300

Springfield, Missouri 65806

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

EDWIN D. HILLInternational President900 Seventh St., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001

JON F. WALTERSInternational Secretary-Treasurer

900 Seventh St., N.W.Washington, D.C. 20001

INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Chairman

ROBERT W. PIERSONc/o IBEW Local 9

High Point Plaza Office Ctr.

4415 W. Harrison St. #330

Hillside, Illinois 60162

First District

JOSEPH P. CALABROc/o IBEW Local 1158

1149 Bloomfield Avenue

Clifton, New Jersey 07012

Second District

MYLES CALVEYc/o IBEW Local 2222

122 Quincy Shore Drive

Quincy, Massachusetts 02171

Third District

SALVATORE J. CHILIAc/o IBEW Local 38

1590 E. 23rd Street

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Fourth District

LONNIE PLOTTP.O. Box 181

Dacula, Georgia 30019

Fifth District

STEPHEN SCHOEMEHLc/o IBEW Local 1

5850 Elizabeth Avenue

St. Louis, Missouri 63110

Sixth District

GREGORY LUCEROc/o IBEW Local 66

4345 Allen Genoa Road

Pasadena, Texas 77504

Seventh District

PATRICK LAVINc/o IBEW Local 47

600 N. Diamond Bar Blvd.

Diamond Bar, California 91765

Eighth District

JOSEPH FASHIONc/o IBEW Local 353

1377 Lawrence Avenue, East

North York, ON, Canada

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2 President’s Message

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4 IBEW Currents

8 Safety Corner

18 Local Lines

27 In Memoriam

6 Solidarity Rescues Hurricane Survivors

9 Proposed Merger Raises Questions

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came across a quote in an article recently:“History does not run on its own. It isrun.”

That summed up perfectly my message to the annualConstruction and Maintenance Conference this year. Weare finished letting ourselves be defined by events. We aredetermining our own future.Human nature is a powerful thing. It is

human nature to do what’s comfortable,or easy, or what we are used to, even ifour actions aren’t yielding the results wewant.

The construction branch of the IBEWthat I saw when I took office in 2001 wason the brink of bad times. We were justcoming off some incredible boom yearswhere we had empty benches and plentyof good projects in most parts of NorthAmerica. Then we were jolted by a sharpeconomic downturn caused in part by theworst attack ever on American soil.

The economy of North America thatemerged from the darkest days of 2001-02is different. The commercial markets weresaturated in many urban areas. The con-tinuing loss of industrial capacity reducedthe demand for maintenance and con-struction of new factories—with only afew exceptions. The major growth was inthe areas where we were weakest—retailand residential. And the demographic andpolitical trends were against us.

What was worse was what was hap-pening inside the IBEW—we stoppedputting our best foot forward. Maybe wecouldn’t change the pattern of how weoperated. Maybe we liked having a smallshare of the work rather than make theeffort to get more. Maybe we were just indenial that we could ever really go under. Reversing thesetrends and instilling a new attitude were at the core of my“State of Our Union” message, which was distributed onDVD to all construction locals and is on www.ibew.org. Asecond version, aimed at our other branches, is in the works.

In the last 18 months, I’ve seen the construction branch ofthe Brotherhood take more meaningful steps than at any time

in my 50 years of carrying an IBEW ticket. Our message hasmade a difference. I have heard directly from people whohire our contractors and our members for big jobs in indus-tries like power generation, automobiles, telecommunicationsand even petrochemicals. They see a marked difference inthe performance of our members—in work ethic, productiv-ity and appearance. We are getting opportunities in placeswe have never been before.

It’s ironic that the answer was right infront of us all along. We are seeing thatthe old-fashioned values of hard workand skilled craftsmanship are alive andwell. We have seen that empowering thebest in our ranks means that they becomethe standards by which we are judged.

As you will read in this issue, we havetaken an important step with the creationof the Mechanical Allied Crafts, or MAC.This is a new initiative of seven of theskilled crafts within the building trades tofoster greater cooperation, win a greatershare of the market, minimize jurisdic-tional problems and promote excellence.These are the crafts with which we havethe best working relationships on mostprojects, so an alliance of this sort is anatural progression.

Twenty-five years ago, we had all thework we could handle and laughed at theidea that the nonunion competition couldever threaten us. Then we lost more thanhalf our work, and had to fight to stay atthe 35-40 percent level of the market. His-tory won’t judge the Brotherhood on howfew mistakes we made. History, and moreimportant, future generations of IBEWleaders and rank and file members, willjudge us on how we learned from ourmistakes and how we responded to chal-lenges.

Let’s keep up the dedication and thehard work that it will take to build the kind of future ourmembers and our children deserve. 1

IRunning theFuture

“WE ARE FINISHED

LETTING OURSELVES BE

DEFINED BY EVENTS. WE

ARE DETERMINING OUR

OWN FUTURE.”

EDWIN D. HILLINTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

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heck out some of the old televisionshows of the 1950s that pop up on cabletelevision. They portray an idealizedvision of middle-class life, but they alsosymbolized the promise of a society withboundless possibilities.

Six years into the 21st century, thatsense of optimism is quietly slippingaway. Economists, academics and trend-watchers are finally acknowledging whatwe have been saying for years: the mid-dle class is hurting.

The IBEW is working hard to create anew reality for our members and theirfamilies. We see the need to take respon-sibility for our own future through ourcommitment to excellence and our newinitiatives in health care. But we cannotignore the reality that is all around us.

In a recent study, Princeton Universityeconomist Alan Blinder splits the Americanwork force into two categories—tradeableand non-tradeable. If you’re tradeable, youcould wake up one day and find that yourjob has been moved 4,000 miles away. Weall know that industrial jobs have beengoing this route for the past 25 years, butBlinder says that people who work inwhite-collar professional, technological andadministrative jobs are about to feel thesame forces. Just as China has become theworld’s new manufacturing center, India,with a vast population of computer-literate,English-speaking people, is poised toabsorb many jobs that don’t require hands-on service.

Economic study after economic study has shown thatwages are stagnant. From 2001 to 2004, median householdincomes rose by an anemic 1.6 percent while productivityraced past 10 percent. Wages have been on the decline forthree years in a row. Increasing productivity means businessesreap the benefits of a more efficient work force. And costs—gasoline, electricity (thanks to deregulation) and especiallymedical care—are all rising.

Typical middle-class families are worse off than they were25 years ago, thanks to stagnant incomes and increases fornecessities like housing and health care. Center for AmericanProgress economist Christian Weller found that despite mid-dle-class tax cuts and the prevalence of two-income families,Americans are working more hours for less money than theywere in 1980.

A good job with decent job security and benefits in anindustry that promises real growth isharder and harder to come by. Even edu-cation is not the career guarantee it oncewas. Unless things turn around, the middleclass will continue to dwindle.

Unions went to the mat to fight tradeagreements like NAFTA and CAFTA. Indebates, supporters admitted that, yes,there would be job losses, but we havegovernment programs to train displacedworkers. Now they are cutting those sameprograms in next year’s proposed budget.In place of funds for workers to train fornew jobs, they are setting up what theycall “personal re-employment accounts”and cutting off two-thirds of the monies.To top it off, they propose privatizing ser-vices to the unemployed, leaving workersopen to phony training scams and dead-end solutions.

As we have seen over and over throughthe past six years, on issues ranging fromjobs to trade to health care, the right-lean-ing parties in the United States and Canadacannot be counted on to help workingfamilies. Their bread is buttered by bigbusiness, and their policies and votesreflect that, even as they pay lip service toissues important to many people of faith.In reality, they have broken faith with anyof those whose votes they exploit with

wedge issues during the heat of election campaigns.When you consider candidates for office, take a look at

your community and ask yourself if the society that this econ-omy has produced is a place we actually want to live. If theanswer is no, you have the means to do something about it. 1

CSlipSlidingAway

“AMERICANS ARE

WORKING MORE HOURS

FOR LESS MONEY THAN

THEY WERE IN 1980.”

JON F. WALTERSINTERNATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER


IBEWCURRENTS

Sam Le Fager, a retired member of Chicago Local 134, wrote to the Journal from Tucson, Arizona,to express his pride for the volunteer efforts of his grandson, Craig Trongeau. Trongeau, a memberof Elgin, Illinois, Local 117, who served two years in the Peace Corps, was part of a crew of IBEWmembers who built four homes for low-income families as part of a Habitat for Humanity project.1

The January/February

issue of the IBEW Jour-

nal featured part one of

a series on worker train-

ing, a look at the false

promises of bogus train-

ing institutes such as

Decker College. We are

currently following the

status of worker training

allocations in the 2007

federal budget and other

issues that will be cov-

ered in part two, which

will appear in a future

issue. 1

NOTICE TO OUR READERS

PHOTO CONTESTREMINDER

The IBEW thanks all

who submitted photos

to the 2005 contest

and salutes all the win-

ners. After 10 years,

the contest is taking a

break and will resume

in 2007. Watch for

details in future issues

of the IBEW Journal. 1

More IBEW Help for ‘Habitat’

At the 47th Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards, 28 IBEW membersout of Local 1220 were recognized for their technical expertise in thefield of broadcast television.

The Emmy Awards, hosted by the National Academy of Television Arts& Sciences, recognize excellence within various areas of the television industry.

“These awards are particularly important for our union,” said Chicago Local1220 Business Manager Madeleine Monaco, “because many people do not knowthat we are an integral part of the entertainment industry.” IBEW members werepresented the awards in December 2005.

CBS videographers Dave Fox, Nate Delack and Tom Kennedy, along witheditors Mike Klingele, Jerry Molnar, John Petrosky and Damon Ranger, won inthe category for Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled NewsProgram—Spot Coverage & Breaking News for a feature entitled “Farewell tothe Pope.”

“I don’t really think about getting awards,” said Delack, adding that thisrecognition by industry peers is important. “I think more about my respon-sibility to get the picture that tells people at home what is happening.”

“They surprised me,” said IBEW member Kevin Reilly of Program Pro-ductions, who won an Emmy with 23 other Local 1220 members for the

Emmy Award Winners

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National Industrial Base Workforce Coalition: Pictured from left, Chico McGill, IBEW Government Employees Department Director; JerryJones, Special Assistant for Transition Organizational Planning Office of Director of Administration, Department of Defense; Cynthia Cole,Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace; Joe Grabowski, Association of Scientists and Professional Engineering Personnel(ASPEP); Steve Covely, ASPEP; Chris Bofferding, ASPEP; Romeo Munoz, UAW Local 848; Jeff Rainey, IAM Lodge 166; Scott Adams, UAW,Region 8; Chuck Stanley, UAW Local 848; Mark Glyptis, Independent Steelworkers Union; James Splawn, UAW Local 848; Alton Glass,USWA Local 8888; Dennis Wilderson, Salaried Employees Association (Maryland); and Dr. Michael Balzano, Balzano Associates.

Civilian Air Force Workers Win New Safety ProgramCivilian workers at U.S. Air Force

properties will be deeply involved inprograms to improve job safety under anew directive from Michael W. Wynne,Secretary of the Air Force.

The Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Pro-

tection Program—which mandatesemployee involvement—will be insti-tuted on a pilot basis at nine Air Forceinstallations. “This is an important step totap the expertise and commitment of ourmembers to ensure that they will returnsafely to their families, even after per-

forming work with inherent dangers,”said IBEW Government EmployeesDepartment Director Chico McGill. IBEWrepresentatives took part in discussionswith the Department of Defense leadingup to the directive. 1

During the month of May, UnitedHealthcare will hold anopen enrollment under GA-23111. During this period, anyindividual eligible for coverage under one of the GA-23111plans can enroll and will be accepted for coverage withoutany medical underwriting or requirement of good health.There are no limitations for pre-existing conditions. Enroll-ment in May 2006 will be for coverage effective June 1, 2006.Only those applicants who mail their enrollment form in May2006 will be considered for open enrollment.

This open enrollment is being held:n For any individuals who were covered under any railroad

health plan and were represented by a railway laborunion.

n For any individuals who are members in good standing ofone of the participating railway labor organizations, evenafter coverage under the employer health group plan ends.

The following benefit plans are available:n Plan F is open to retirees eligible for Medicare. This plan

does not include a prescription drug benefit. Since Janu-

ary 1, 2006, prescription drugs are covered underMedicare Part D.

n Plan E is open to early retirees eligible under the RailroadEmployees National Early Retirement Major Medical Bene-fit Plan (also known as GA-46000).

n Plan C is open to retirees who are not eligible for Plans Fand E.

If someone you know meets the new GA-23111 eligibilityprovisions, open enrollment provides an opportunity forthem to become covered. You may also enroll your spouseor eligible children if they are not currently covered. In addi-tion, open enrollment under Plan F is available for your par-ent or parent-in-law. For more information or an enrollmentform, call the following phone number:

n For persons eligible for Medicare, call 1-800-809-0453.

n For persons not eligible for Medicare, call 1-800-842-5252.

The next open enrollment is planned for May 2008. 1

Attention Railroad Retirees: Open United Healthcare Enrollment

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After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita dev-astated the Gulf Coast last fall, the IBEWUnion Plus Credit Card that many mem-bers carry became much more than apiece of plastic in their wallet.

That’s because in the aftermath of thehurricanes 69 IBEW members received$34,500 in assistance from the Union PlusCredit Card Disaster Relief Fund. Theneed for solidarity was never strongerthan during this disaster, and so thoseimpacted were sent $500 checks from theFund within days of requesting help.

“This money has changed the way Ithink about my UnionPlus Credit Card. I neverthought my credit cardcompany would helpme when they didn’thave to,” says LindseyWynn, a secretary forIBEW Local 861 in LakeCharles.

A mandatory evacu-ation led Wynn, hermother, brother anddog to flee to Missis-sippi, where they stayed for two weeksbefore being allowed to return hometo Lake Charles. “Things were so badfollowing Rita—there was no water,electricity, food or gas. It was hard toget help from FEMA without gettingtied up in red tape,” Wynn says. “Onthe other hand, when I called the

Union Plus Credit Card, I received acheck within a matter of days.”

Rodrick Tart of New Orleans andLocal 130 called his $500 check from theUnion Plus Credit Card Disaster ReliefFund “a true blessing, one of the bestour family has received.”

For Tart and his family, Hurricane Kat-rina made an already tough situation even

more harrowing. Hewas laid off from hisjob as an electricianjust a few weeksbefore the hurricanehit the Gulf Coast.Then the disasterripped away his NewOrleans home, his carand his family’s prizedpossessions, some ofwhich had beenhanded down from

previous generations. “At the time wereceived the grant, we were out offunds,” he says.

The Tarts relocated to Atlanta, wherethey are optimistic about the future.

For more information about all theUnion Plus benefits available to IBEWfamilies visit www.UnionPlus.org. 1


IBEWCURRENTScontinued from page 5

IBEW Hurricane Survivors Had Solidarity in Their Wallets

Sister Lindsey WynnSister Lindsey Wynn

Brother Roderick Tart and his family.

UNITED IBEW EFFORT HELPS BEAT BACK KENTUCKY RIGHT-TO-WORK

A huge labor rally turned into a celebration, on March 7,in Frankfort, Kentucky as the House Labor and IndustryCommittee voted down Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s proposals toturn Kentucky into a right-to-work state and kill existing pre-vailing wage legislation. Two Republicans joined Democratsin the 11 to 2 vote againstFletcher’s bills.

The terms “inside” and “out-side” gained new meaning as1,000 IBEW members ralliedoutside the Kentucky Capitoland Representative Larry Clark worked—inside the legisla-tive chamber—to clinch a victory. (See story, “Powerful Ken-tucky Legislator True to his IBEW Roots,” page 10.)

Labor’s mobilization was aided by House Democrats, ledby J.R. Gray, the chairman of the Labor and Industry Com-mittee. The Louisville Courier Journal reported that Gray,addressing workers at the rally, said that he could have “letthe bills die quietly, but that he called hearings to rejectthem more dramatically.”

Donny Colston, Louisville Local 2100, a lineman atLouisville Gas and Electric, joined the rally amid workerswho held signs saying, “I live, work and vote in Kentucky.”He told WTVQ that the rally was “about my living.” “It’sabout how much money I make, what kind of benefits I get

and whether or not I can gohome to my family and not beelectrocuted, not be hurt in anyway, shape or form supplyingelectricity to you.”

Labor’s turnout, said Rep.Gray, shows that “the sleeping giant has awakened.”While Democrats have lost several legislative seats overpast years, he said, “I think in 2006, it’s going to be anentirely different story.” Gov. Fletcher’s office pledged tocontinue fighting for right-to-work and eliminating prevailingwages.

International Representative Terry Luckett told the Lex-ington Herald-Leader, “We know they’ll be back, but so willwe. 1


T R A N S I T I O N S

A fter a 38-yearIBEW career

that took him fromCedar Rapids, Iowa,to the InternationalOffice and backhome t o t h eEleventh District,International Repre-sentative Clair L.Scott retired April 1,2006.

Ini t ia ted intoCedar Rapids, Local405 in 1968, Scott served as amember of the executive board,then as business manager from1977 to 1978 and 1981 to1987, when he was appointedto the International staff by for-mer IBEW President Jack Barry.

S c o t t w a selected presidentof numerous laborbodies, includingthe Iowa S t a t eElectrical WorkersConference andthe state’s electricalworkers council,the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Buildingand ConstructionTrades Council andthe Iowa State

Building and ConstructionTrades Council.

Brother Scott was firstassigned to the IBEW Con-struction Department from1987 to 1991, where he repre-sented the Brotherhood on

several committees, includingthe General President’s Pro-ject Maintenance Committee,the National MaintenanceAgreement Policy Committeeand the National ConstructorsStabilization Committee.

In 1991 , Scot t wasappointed to the Special Pro-jects Department, now calledMembership Development. Hewas part of the committeeresponsible for the develop-ment of the ConstructionOrganizing Membership Edu-cation and Training (COMET).

I n 1 9 9 2 , S c o t t wa sappointed director of theBylaws and Appeals De-partment.

Scott returned to theEleventh District in 2000. Hisresponsibilities included con-ducting local leadership train-ing for members of the district,

including railroad workers. Healso serviced constructionlocals in Nebraska and Iowa.

A graduate of St. Patrick’sHigh School in Cedar Rapids,Brother Scott attended LorasCollege in Dubuque, Iowa.Dedicated to building ahealthy economy in Iowa,Scott has served as a memberof the Iowa Department ofEconomic Development, theIowa High Technology Com-mittee and the Cedar RapidsPrivate Industry Council. Hehas been active in Big Broth-ers-Big Sisters.

Brother Scott looks for-ward to traveling, hunting,fishing and playing golf dur-ing his retirement.

The IBEW congratulatesScott on his retirement andwishes him good health andhappiness. 1

R E T I R E D

Clair L.Scott

When the IBEW launched our redesigned Web site, www.ibew.org,on March 1, we responded to suggestions from members across theBrotherhood.

“We analyzed the most popular features of our former site, like‘Local Connections’ and the ‘Construction Jobs Board’ and gave themmore prominence in the new one,” says Darren DeMarco, Director ofIBEW Computer Services Department.

The Web site exhibits the pride of IBEW members in their jobs withdynamic pictures and phrases. The site will be more interactive, usingvideo and audio. “We hope to keep this site fresher from many sourceswithin the IBEW, continually adding new content,” adds DeMarco.

The redesign process reaches into IBEW districts. Formerly, districtWeb sites were hosted by outside vendors. This function is being trans-ferred to the I.O., starting with the First and Fourth Districts. Money willbe saved and the district and International sites will have a uniform look.

“This is a first step,” says DeMarco. “We built our foundation fora more powerful site.” 1

Member Suggestions GuideDynamic New Web Site


OSHA ISSUES FINAL STANDARD ON HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA) on February 28, 2006, published a final standard

for occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium. The

standard covers occupational exposure to hexavalent

chromium (Cr(VI)) in general industry, construction and

shipyards.

“OSHA has worked hard to produce a final standard

that substantially reduces the significant health risks for

employees exposed to hexavalent chromium. Our new

standard protects workers to the extent feasible, while

providing employers, especially small employers, ade-

quate time to transition to the new requirements,” said

Jonathan L. Snare, acting assistant secretary for occupa-

tional safety and health.

The standard was published in accord with the

timetable established by the U.S. Court of Appeals for

the Third Circuit which in April 2003 ordered OSHA to

promulgate a standard governing workplace exposure to

hexavalent chromium.

The new standard lowers OSHA’s permissible expo-

sure limit (PEL) for hexavalent chromium, and for all

Cr(VI) compounds, from 52 to 5 micrograms of Cr(VI) per

cubic meter of air as an 8-hour time- weighted average.

The standard also includes provisions relating to pre-

ferred methods for controlling exposure, respiratory pro-

tection, protective work clothing and equipment, hygiene

areas and practices, medical surveillance, hazard commu-

nication and recordkeeping.

Hexavalent chromium compounds are widely used in

the chemical industry as ingredients and catalysts in pig-

ments, metal plating and chemical synthesis. Cr(VI) can

also be produced when welding on stainless steel or

Cr(VI)-painted surfaces. The major health effects associ-

ated with exposure to Cr(VI) include lung cancer, nasal

septum ulcerations and perforations, skin ulcerations, and

allergic and irritant contact dermatitis.

For more information or to read the full language of

the standard, visit www.osha.gov. 1

We know we are the best trained, most professional elec-tricians in the world. With the current political picture, andwork slow for so many, isn’t this the time to stand shoulderto shoulder and show that we truly are a brotherhood andthat it’s not about “me,” but about the IBEW and all westand for.

Daniel Nicholas

Local 306 member, Akron, Ohio

Open Minds

Let’s look at Bush and his administration with an openmind.

First his 2007 budget, same as 2006—cuts aimed at pro-grams for middle and lower income and seniors, such as

Medicare, Medicaid, student aid, food stamps, etc.—all tolower his deficit.

The Bush deficit brought upon Americans because of histax cuts for the elite upper one percent and his Iraq war. Bil-lions of tax dollars a month are spent and countless lives lost.

At this writing, Bush wants to give our ports to an Arabcompany. But Americans are and should be nervous.

Bush is a union buster. He outsourced more jobs than anyother president. His environmental programs, senior programs,New Orleans Hurricane Relief programs—all put to the side.

Thanks to administration policies, now big oil companiessuch as Mobil and Exxon are making enormous profits, anddrug companies are also reaping huge profits—all at theexpense of working people.

This November, let’s give Congress back to the workingclass.

Daniel Capozzi

Local 94 member, Cranbury, New Jersey

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A proposed merger thatwould create one of thelargest utility corporationsin the United States isdrawing pointed interestfrom regulators, consumergroups, politicians—and theIBEW.

The Brotherhood has been ruled astakeholder in Maryland hearings onthe possible merger of ConstellationEnergy Group, parent of Baltimore Gasand Electric, and FPL Energy, whichowns Florida Power and Light. TheIBEW represents 3,300 members atFlorida Power and Light, 750 membersat Constellation’s Nine Mile Pointnuclear power plant in upstate NewYork and 280 members at Constella-tion’s two coal-fired generating plantsin southwest Pennsylvania. Workers atBaltimore Gas and Electric are not rep-resented by a union. The IBEW madeseveral attempts to organize BGE in thelate 1990s, but the utility hired a union-busting consultant and, despite numer-ous charges of unfair labor practices,beat back the efforts.

“Together these two companieswould form the nation’s largest com-petitive energy supplier and its second-largest electric utility,” said IBEW International President EdwinD. Hill in a February public statement. “Service to consumers,jobs and critical infrastructure are among the many importantaspects of this merger which must be fully and properly consid-ered.”

President Hill emphasized that the IBEW has not yet taken aposition on the merger. The union will remain open-minded as itevaluates information sought throughout the investigatory phaseof the Maryland Public Service Commission process, which isexpected to last through late September. Under the laws of theirrespective states, the Maryland PSC must approve the merger butthe Florida PSC is not required to do so.

The IBEW intends to seek an explanation for how this moveis going to affect the nation’s aging utility infrastructure and thebill-paying customers who depend on it—not to mention theworkers charged with providing dependable service. Too often,massive mergers produce mass layoffs and job cuts, which resultin reduced maintenance and deteriorating service.

The Constellation/FPL deal is the first proposed merger sincethe Public Utilities Holding Company Act (PUHCA) was repealed

earlier this year. PUHCA set restrictionson mergers among power companies.In its place, the Federal Energy Regula-tory Commission (FERC) received newpowers to authorize mergers; though itremains to be seen to what extentFERC will become involved.

In Maryland, political leaders aretaking an interest in the mergerbecause it coincides with the news thatas of July 1, customers of BaltimoreGas and Electric could be hit with 72percent electricity rate increases. Thesummer marks the anniversary of thestate’s passage of a deregulation lawwhich included a 6-year cap on retailelectricity rates. No longer insulatedfrom price fluctuations, Maryland cus-tomers will be paying the cost of elec-tricity on the open market – at a timewhen the price of producing energy isclimbing. Such a confluence of eventshas the Maryland executive and legisla-tive branches paying close attention tothe proposed deal.

This news comes alongside detailsabout Constellation’s $17.1 billion rev-enue in 2005 and the fact that CEOMayo Shattuck III’s paycheck rose 176percent in two years to almost $5 mil-lion in 2004. In addition, rising pricesblamed on electricity deregulation haveinvited unfavorable comparisons toanother energy marketer which wasblamed in part for much of the Califor-nia energy market crisis that took place

in 2001. Enron failed spectacularly months later, after beingrevealed as a tricked-out accounting scam in massive debt.

Constellation is even hiring former Enron executives. InMarch, Constellation appointed former Enron Europe generalcounsel Mark Evans to oversee the company’s European expan-sion.

Such public skepticism has prompted a state legislator tointroduce a bill that would require the Maryland General Assem-bly to approve the proposed merger. “I think we’ve got to findsome way to slow this merger down so we can find out exactlywhat it means to the customers,” said sponsor Sen. Leo Green.Several other bills related to looming high rates are also pendingin the legislature.

In Florida, FPL is under scrutiny for its slow post-hurricaneservice restoration and a proposal to increase rates to recover$1.05 billion in bonds it plans to issue to pay for 2004 and 2005storm repair.

A Web site (www.utilitymergerwatch.com) for workers atboth companies has been established as a clearinghouse for cur-rent information. 1

IBEW SEEKSANSWERS INPROPOSEDFPLENERGY/CONSTELLATION

MERGERCombined Company Would Be Among Largest in U.S.

Larry Clark, an IBEW member and leader of theKentucky legislature, says theprinciples of politics are nottoo different from his originalcareer as a construction electrician. “First you build afoundation,” he says, “thenyou work on it every day.”

First elected to represent the Louisville-based 46th District of the State Assemblyin a special election in 1984, Clark, formerbusiness manager of Louisville, Local 369,was targeted by the Republican Party in asizzling 2004 election. The Republicansoutspent Clark by more than 2 to 1 onbehalf of candidate Trace Chesser. TheirTV ads, focusing on gay marriage, spreadfalse information on Clark’s record. “Webeat them on the ground, despite Presi-dent Bush’s victory in Kentucky,” saysClark, “by running a positive campaignthat featured my record as a seven-termspeaker pro tem of the general assemblywith a 100 percent voting record over 10regular sessions and 17 special sessions ofthe legislature.” In November, Clark willrun for re-election unopposed.

Representing a racially and economi-cally diverse Louisville-area district of46,000, Clark has introduced and sup-ported critical legislation to advance edu-cation, health care, organized labor andeconomic development.

“I started passing out political flyers asa kid,” says Clark, whose mother waspolitically active in the precinct surround-ing her Irish Catholic parish. His stepfatherworked in a local aluminum plant and thestories that he brought home from workconvinced Clark that a union job wouldprovide his best ticket to prosperity.

Clark joined the IBEW as an appren-

tice in 1964. After achieving journeymanwireman status, he traveled for work toAlabama, Illinois and Ohio, returned toKentucky and was elected to the Local369 negotiating committee in 1972. Asbusiness manager, and then as presidentof the Greater Louisville ConstructionTrades Council, he endorsed politicalcandidates and organized support fortheir campaigns. “I spent time convincingLocal 369’s volunteers to donate theirsweat equity by putting up lawn signsand helping in other ways,” he says.

Clark, who still works fulltime as anoffice salesman at United Electric, anIBEW-signatory contractor, built his 1984

campaign around improving roads, sew-ers and the public infrastructure and pro-moting education and job growth. Hesuccessfully introduced legislation thatprovided for more cross-chamber cooper-ation. In 1995 and 1999, Clark co-chairedDemocratic Gov. Paul E. Patton’s cam-paigns for governor.

As leader of the Democrat-controlledlegislature, Clark is responsible for negoti-ating with leaders of the Republican-domi-nated state senate and Republican Gov.Ernie Fletcher, elected to replace Patton in2003. “I have established myself as a hardworker and have applied my IBEW expe-rience as a tough negotiator,” Clark says.


Before the 2004 election, TheLouisville Courier-Journal wrote, “[Clark]has represented his conservative districtwell for 20 years and his colleagues thinkenough of him to have elected him to thepowerful position of speaker pro tem ofthe House. In that position, he has playedmajor roles in furthering Kentucky’sprogress and Louisville’s interests. Thatmakes his re-election a priority.”

Clark’s compromises don’t come eas-ily. As a supporter of Kentucky’s horseracing industry and its large work force,Clark has supported slot machines at racetracks to protect the industry’s workersfrom competition from neighboring statesand to help expand revenue for criticalstate programs. A bill he introducedwould mandate that 40 percent of casinorevenues be spent on education and 20percent on Medicaid to make up for fed-eral budget cuts.

In 2002, Clark supported a controver-sial constitutional amendment to unify thegovernments of the city of Louisville andsurrounding Jefferson County. Votersapproved the measure in a referendum,and Louisville became the largest city innearly three decades to merge city andcounty residents, creating a community of386 square miles and 700,000 residents.The region has saved budget dollars byreducing redundant administrative costs.Clark used his influence to protect allexisting labor agreements between bothgovernment bodies and unions.

“We would be hard-pressed to influ-ence many state legislators, withoutLarry’s influence,” says Steve Silliman,business manager of IBEW Local 369,who praises Clark’s budgetary proposalsfor putting construction electricians towork building post-secondary schools.

“My job as a legislator has evolvedbecause of the political climate,” saysClark, “but I have stayed in close touchwith my district.” Clark, who onceworked at the grass roots as a precinctcaptain in Jefferson County, installed asecond phone in his house, strictly forlegislative business. Every letter sent to acity or state agency on behalf of a con-stituent is copied to the resident. Clarkhas two aides and an attorney whosefather is an IBEW member workingclosely with him. Before each election, he

walks the neighborhoods of his dis-trict six days per week.

“When I first started my politicalcareer,” says Clark, “I was narrow-minded, worrying about my owndistrict.” His experience in leader-ship has led him to look at abroader picture.

Clark promotes his legislativeinitiatives in frequent writtenreports to his constituents. Thenewsletters explain Clark’s oppo-sition to Gov. Fletcher’ssupport for right-to-work legislation anddetail the benefits ofprevailing wage laws. Inone report, Clark dis-cussed the recent U.S.Supreme Court decisionon eminent domain thatallows governments totake private property togive to private developers.He pledged to work withlegislators to restrict theuse of eminent domain inKentucky.

Clark explains how federal budgetdecisions affect Kentucky and asks readersto return questionnaires to prioritize theirneeds to help guide his decisions inFrankfort.

“We have more citizens on Med-icaid [700,000] than we have in ourpublic schools,” says Clark. With thefederal government cutting Medicaidfunds, Clark is supporting a resolutionto promote Canadian style universalhealth insurance in the state.

While he appreciates his widespreadrecognition, Clark says that his mostimportant accomplishment is remainingtrue to his roots. “People in my districtknow that I was a union business man-ager and that I come from a workingclass family,” he says, adding that his wifegrew up in a housing project. “We knowthe problems of working people first-hand,” says Clark. He is concerned aboutwho will carry the banner for workingpeople and for his own grandchildren inthe future.

“It’s a problem that so many youngpeople in my district are being influencedby the right-wing ideology of the current

administration,” says Clark. “I talk to themabout human services, social issues andthe importance of education. I tell themthat there are better ways to do thingsthan our leaders are suggesting,” he adds.“We can’t just look at ourselves; we haveto consider the interests of the wholecommunity.”

Larry Jaggers, secretary-treasurer of theKentucky state AFL-CIO, said Clark’sexample has set the table for other pro-worker candidates to join him in Frank-fort. “Anything and everything that hasbeen good for labor in Kentucky hasLarry’s stamp on it. I don’t know how togive him the credit he is due.” 1


It all started with thelas t t ime 28-year-o ldJackie Novak, of Board-man, Ohio, watched herfavorite TV show. It wasMother’s Day 2005, andshe and her husband, Jeff,were v iewing ABC ’ s“Extreme Makeover: TheHome Edition” beforegoing to bed. Later thatnight, Jeff could notawaken his wife when itcame time to nurse theirnewborn. It was laterlearned that she had diedof a pulmonary embolism.

As the family slowlyrecovered from their sud-den loss of wife andmother, the home, whichwas too small for theirexpanding needs, fell intodisrepair. Jackie had givenbirth just two weeksbefore her death to Pres-ley, who joined the cou-ple’s two other daughters,Zoey, 6, and Harley, 2.

So Jeff Novak, a special educationteacher, applied for a home makeover.After all, a family friend would later saythat Jackie had vowed to someday be onthat show.

The show’s producers were obviouslymoved by Novak’s story, and the familywas selected as recipient of one of

“Extreme Makeover’s” ambitiousundertakings. The work took placeover the course of one furiously

paced week in October, and the programfeaturing the Novak family aired onDecember 4th.

Santon Electric Co., one of the area’slargest commercial, residential and indus-trial contractors and a union signatorysince 1975, agreed to donate all electricalwork. Danny Santon says that he had notrouble rounding up more than 30 mem-bers of Local 64 to give up a healthychunk of their weekend to see thatJackie’s dream lived on.

“When we put the word out, justabout everybody volunteered,” Santonrecalls. “We had people calling us, askingto be part of it.”

Union electricians are accustomed to tight deadlines and complex challenges. What they’re not used to is working underthe hot lights of television cameras and before a live audiencenumbering in the hundreds.

“They were hauling in sightseers inbuses. My guys said they’d never workedbefore crowds like that,” says JimBurgham, business manager of IBEWLocal 64 in Youngstown, Ohio.

But it was a good cause that drew a

residential street full of excited spectators,a contingency of curious media, and hun-dreds of craftsmen, including some 32members of Local 64, to a home renova-tion project that would be seen by anational television audience.


“O H I O M E M B E R S P A R T I C I P AT E I N

MAKEOVERE tremeX

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Pictured in fore-ground, left toright, are Local64 membersBob Toporcer,John Louttit, JimShirilla andGreg Dudash.

After sending the Novaksto Daytona Beach, Florida, fora much-needed vacation,“Extreme Makeover” called inits army of volunteer workcrews, under the direction ofteam leader Ty Pennington.

The makeover was, aspromised, “extreme.” The firstjob was to level the existinghome, starting at about 11 a.m. Fridaymorning. Only one section of foundationescaped demolition. Once the new foun-dation was poured that evening, the chal-lenge was to build a whole new—andwholly fabulous—home in seven days.

From Burgham’s perspective, theprocess worked something like this: “Thehouse didn’t exist at 10 o’clock that night,and by 10:30 the next morning, we hadthe wiring roughed in.”

Which sounds a lot simpler than itwas. With craftsmen stacking up on thework schedule like airplanes waiting totake off at a busy airport, each crew hadto get in, get to work, and get out. Local64 had just four hours to rough in thewiring under the direction of project fore-men Frank Sferra and Chuck Eyster, whilecontending with curious onlookers, intru-sive cameras and the challenge of work-ing shoulder-to-shoulder with other

harried sub-contractors in a cramped, 50-foot lot. It was madness. It was a semi-controlled frenzy of activity. And it was alot of fun.

“It was quite a challenge,” saysBurgham. “But my guys were laying itout, getting the plans started by 6 a.m. or6:30, and they were done by 10:30.”

Well, sort of done.“We had to make a lot of changes

after the wiring was in,” Santon recalls..“The decorator kept making all these

changes,” Santon explains.For instance, the sitting room suddenly

became an office, requiring a whole newwiring scheme. The designer insisted onmoving overhead lights a few inches tothe left or right for aesthetic purposes.And outdoor lights had to be ripped outand replaced with hardware that thedesigners felt better fit the architecturalstyle.

“Things were a little testyat times,” admits Santon witha grin.

But his people rolled withthe punches.

The challenge was formida-ble even without all of thelast-minute changes and thebattle with the clock. The crewhad over 110 recessed lights,

state-of-the-art appliances and security sys-tem, and an abundance of lava-screentelevision sets to wire. It’s no wonder thatthe beautiful, high-tech home wouldrequire a total of three electrical panels.

The finish work was completed by ateam of twelve or fifteen volunteers overthe period of another hour-and-a-half thefollowing Sunday.

The most satisfying aspect of the fast-paced weekend was the thought of theyoung family eagerly returning to theirnew digs.

“It was difficult, it was exhausting forthe guys and there were times the wholething seemed impossible,” says Burgham.“But when the Novaks got to see whatwe’d accomplished, that’s what made itall worthwhile.” 1

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was sent in bywriter David Searls on behalf of Local 64.


It is no happy show-biz fluke that IBEW locals across thecountry have been tapped to participate in the reality construc-tion show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” Apparentlythe ABC show’s producers learned first-hand that when theyneed a quality job done in the shortest possible time frame,when they need craftsmen who work well under the mostintense pressure, they need to call the building trades unions.

“They told our general contractor that they had bettersuccess and better luck with union contractors,” said SaltLake City Local 354 Organizer Corey Hilton. “They said theytried it both ways and preferred to have union contractors.”

That’s why when the show landed in Bountiful, Utah,Local 354 members found themselves on an all-union pro-ject, working side by side with members of other buildingtrades, a rarity in the right-to-work state.

Local 354 was key to the project that encompassed level-ing a 2,200-square-foot house and building in its place a4,100-square foot home in 10 days. Signatory contractorCache Valley Electric sent 28 members to the job. They

worked virtually around the clock to get the undergroundinstallation and the rough-in done quickly.

“It happened so fast,” Hilton said. “These guys wentgangbusters for 10 days.”

Local 354 and Cache Valley teamed up to pay the workersfor their time on the project. Local 354 also donated water forthe entire 150-person crew. Taken in by the spirit of themoment and the need to pitch in, Local 354 members helpedout by painting a hallway when that effort lagged behindschedule and prevented them from accomplishing the finishwork on the wiring. The house is wired “smart,” meaninglights and appliances are programmable by computer.

The house was completed in August, and the show airedin October. Special features included a cabinet workshop forthe family’s carpenter father, who has cancer, and twokitchens for the mother, who took up a side business incatering to make ends meet.

“A couple of the guys got teary-eyed when they turned thehouse over to the family,” Hilton said. 1

“EXTREME MAKEOVER” TO SALT LAKE CONTRACTOR: UNIONS DO IT BEST

Local 64 members are from left, Justin Coburn, Travis Johnson, DonAliesch, Jim Shirilla, Ralph Detoro and Josh Leipply.

“The Mechanical Allied Crafts (MAC)grew from recognizing that our sevenunions share a common goal—to be thefirst choice of users of construction,” saysIBEW International President Edwin D.Hill.

MAC will supplement the close workingrelationship of the seven unions, who willmaintain their autonomy and their mem-bership in the Building and ConstructionTrades Department (BCTD), AFL-CIO andin local and state building trade councils.

At a March meeting in San Diego, General Presidents of

seven building trades unions embarked upon a bold new

alliance that aims to improve customer satisfaction and

reliance, market share, training, safety and organizing.


MAC can strengthen the ability of the trades to get jobs like this power plant in California, built under a project labor agreement.

SevenBuildingTrades Unions Launch

Mechanical AlliedCrafts

Unions making up the MAC and itsseven-prong approach are the IBEW, thePlumbers and Pipe Fitters, the Iron Work-ers, the Insulators, the Sheet Metal Work-ers, the Boilermakers and the ElevatorConstructors.

“Allies build off of each other’sstrengths,” says President Hill. The sevenMAC members are exploring opportunitiesto share training facilities and safety pro-grams, reducing the duplication of ser-vices. Among the areas where sharing isto be considered are: welding, rigging,OSHA training, Haz Mat, safety, supervi-sion, and customer/owner relations. In allcases, the distinct skills of each craft willbe recognized and preserved.

A voluntary “Code of Excellence” initia-tive—similar to IBEW’s internal version—was approved by the presidents, settingout principles for job performance andgreater accountability on jobs staffed byMAC affiliates. The General Presidentscommitted to opening a dialogue onaddressing the shortage of qualified crafts-men on many projects, which couldinclude sharing manpower between thetrades.

The new group’s bylaws empowerlocal unions to review outdated jurisdic-tional agreements and to identify potentialproblems before a job commences. In theevent that disputes are not resolvedlocally, representatives of internationalunions will be promptly involved. An arbi-tration procedure will be available if theinternational representatives cannot reach

a resolution. Monthly per capita contribu-tions by locals will be encouraged by stateor local MAC councils based upon theirannual budget.

Seven unions, seven owners and sevencontractor associations will launch theunprecedented joint effort. The GeneralPresidents’ implementation plan will kick-off with meetings of International Repre-sentatives and/or Vice Presidents in eightgeographical jurisdictions.

A marketing company has beenenlisted to promote the new alliance.Local programs will highlight the valueand skill of the crafts and sponsor highprofile local events such as Red Crossblood drives, Habitat for Humanity pro-jects and others. Lobbying efforts will beinitiated on the political front to supportprevailing wages, influence permits andzoning and encourage union membersand officers to run for public office.

Regular organizing meetings will beheld between MAC-affiliated unions.Strategic plans will be developed at thestate and local levels to build multi-craftcampaigns.

“The Mechanical Allied Crafts comesfrom common sense trade unionism,” saysPresident Hill, “but this endeavor has thepotential to be a unique advance for labor.When different crafts on the job site workhand-in-glove and when our local unionsjump up to support each other’s organiz-ing efforts and even plan joint campaigns,we will know that this plan works.” 1



MINUTES AND REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

Chairman Pierson called this regular meeting ofthe International Executive Council to order at 8:00a.m., Monday, February 6, 2006. Other members ofthe Council in attendance were Plott, Lucero,Calabro, Calvey, Fashion, Schoemehl, Chilia andLavin.

INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT HILLInternational President Edwin D. Hill met with the

International Executive Council a number of times todiscuss a variety of matters affecting all branches ofthe Brotherhood.

INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER WALTERS

International Secretary-Treasurer Jon F. Walters presented financial reports covering the IBEWPension Fund and the Investment Portfolio of the Brotherhood both in Canada and in the UnitedStates.

LEGAL DEFENSEPayments for legal defense made from the General

Fund were examined and approved in accordancewith the requirements of Article X, Section 1, of theIBEW Constitution.

FINANCIAL REPORTSThe International Secretary-Treasurer’s reports for

the various funds of the Brotherhood were presentedto the International Executive Council, examined andfiled.

PBF TRUSTEESThe International Executive Council, sitting as the

Trustees, along with the International President andthe International Secretary-Treasurer of the IBEWPension Benefit Fund, reviewed Fund investmentsand related matters.

INVESTMENTSThe report of the fund investment action by the

International President and by the InternationalSecretary-Treasurer since the last Council meetingwas presented to the International Executive Council,examined and approved.

LOCAL UNIONS UNDER TRUSTEESHIPInternational President Edwin D. Hill reported to

the International Executive Council that there wereno local unions under I.O. trusteeship.

RETIREMENT OF INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Clair L. Scott—effective April 1, 2006(International Representative—IBEW EleventhDistrict)

VESTED PENSIONHubert R. Hunter, Sr.—

International Office Employee

APPEAL OF KENNETH F. FLANAGAN VS. IBEW LOCAL UNION NO. 1228

The appeal of Kenneth F. Flanagan, a member ofIBEW Local Union 1228, was placed before theInternational Executive Council.

The members of the International ExecutiveCouncil have made a complete and thorough reviewof the file. Since the United States Department ofLabor has ordered a re-run of Local Union 1228’selection, this would not fall under purview of theInternational Executive Council.

The International Executive Council upholdsInternational President Edwin D. Hill’s decision with regard to not interfering with the local unionemployment policies as they are not issues that arecovered by the IBEW Constitution.

The question of staffing practices by the localunion clearly falls under Article XVI, Section 2, of the IBEW Constitution.

Therefore, the International Executive Councilhereby denies the appeal of Brother Flanagan.

IBEW 37TH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONIn accordance with Article II of the IBEW

Constitution, it was moved, second and carried bythe members of the International Executive Councilto change the start of the IBEW 37th InternationalConvention from the third Monday in September2006 to commence on the second Monday inSeptember 2006—(September 11, 2006).

THE NEXT REGULAR MEETINGThis regular meeting of the International Executive

Council was held in Miami, Florida. The meeting adjourned on Friday, February 10,

2006.The next regular meeting of the International

Executive Council will commence at 8:00 a.m. onMonday, June 5, 2006, in Carlsbad, California.

FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCILPatrick Lavin, SecretaryInternational Executive Council

Note: The IEC acted on numerous applications dealingwith pensions under the IBEW Pension Benefit Fund.For a complete listing, please contact the InternationalSecretary-Treasurer’s Office, 900 Seventh Street, N.W.,Washington, D. C. 20001.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

SURPRISE RETURN

When Steubenville, Ohio, Local

246 held its 50th annual dinner

dance at Mountaineer Racetrack

and Gaming Resort, nobody

expected that a surprise guest

would appear. There in the flesh

was U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Don

Jones, returning from a year in

Iraq. Jones, an inside wireman

apprentice, is back working on an

air pollution project at the Sammis

Power Plant. 1

The Navy’s “Peace Corps” are the

“Seabees,” a celebrated land-based

construction battalion. Three IBEW

members are currently serving as

Seabees as part of Naval Mobile Con-

struction Battalion 21, based in Lake-

hurst, New Jersey.

Construction Electrician 1 (CE) Ed

Nowak, Trenton, New Jersey, Local

269; CE1 Jason Kondravy, Allentown,

Pennsylvania, Local 375 and CE2 Dan

Sanderlin, Norristown, Pennsylvania, Local 380, are carrying on the tradition of hun-

dreds of IBEW members who have served with the Seabees.

Members of the battalion, founded in 1942, were critical to the World War II allied

victory in the Pacific, building runways and bases under hostile conditions. They

have also been mobilized after natural disasters worldwide to rebuild destroyed

infrastructures. 1

IBEW Members in Navy’s “Peace Corps”

From left, Local 269 member Ed Nowak,Local 375 member Jason Kondravy, andLocal 380 member Dan Sanderlin.

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Marching in SolidarityL.U. 6 (c,i,o,st&u), SAN FRAN-

CISCO, CA—At the January generalmembership meeting, Bus. Mgr.John O’Rourke presented activemember Larry Montarano with his45-year service pin. Bro. Montaranoplans to retire in May and looks for-ward to “giving back” with charitywork through Rebuilding Together.Also at the January meeting, Bus.Rep. Derek Green was honoredwith his 35-year service pin.

Later in January, Local 6 mem-bers held a crab feed at San Fran-cisco’s North Beach Italian AthleticClub benefiting one of our own,Bro. Sean McGuigan. The price ofadmission was one hour’s pay, andthe proceeds are going towardinstallation of an elevator in Sean’sresidence.

At this writing preparations wereunderway for the annual St. Patrick’sDay parade. Every year since thebuilding trades have been involvedin the parade, participation hasincreased. Our members proudlymarch up Market Street in a strongdisplay of trade union solidarity.

JEFF SWEENEY, P.S.

2006 Work PictureL.U. 8 (as,em,i,mar,mt,rts,s&spa),

TOLEDO, OH—Job opportunities in2005 certainly surpassed those avail-able in the previous few years. Infact, something we haven’t experi-enced in quite a while—a clearedbook—developed at year’s end. Thisalso generated the necessity to dustoff Book 2 and invite a few travelingbrothers and sisters to help out.

A number of decent sized pro-jects will dot the landscape thisyear. Included in that count will bean ethanol plant. Ethanol, once con-sidered a pie-in-the-sky technology,is blended with gasoline as a way tonot only help reduce our depen-dence on foreign oil, but also to aidthe environment by producingfewer emissions.

Recent media accounts haveidentified six sites in Ohio for addi-tional ethanol plants, including twowithin our jurisdiction.

JIM SZCZERBIAK, P.S.DENNIS C. DUFFEY, B.M.

Great Union SuccessL.U. 18 (u), LOS ANGELES, CA—

Local 18 enjoyed great success in2005. We won an excellent five-yearagreement with the Los AngelesDepartment of Water & Power. Thenew contract provides a strongwage structure tied into the Cost ofLiving Index and improved benefits

for our members. We held a rally onLabor Day, where more than 3,000employees and their family mem-bers, led by Bus. Mgr. Brian D’Arcy,marched to city hall to show sup-port for the contract.

Local 18 spearheaded two signifi-cant political campaigns. In May,we helped elect someone from theranks of labor, Antonio Villaraigosa,as mayor of Los Angeles. A formerunion organizer and president, Vil-laraigosa has long been a strong,vocal supporter of ours in the stateLegislature and on the City Council.Local 18 got out the vote to supporthis pro-working people, sociallyprogressive agenda for the city.

In November, Local 18, alongwith the state IBEW and the rest oforganized labor, contributed greatlyto defeating the governor’s anti-working people ballot “reforms.”They proposals were not reforms;among other things, they wouldhave silenced organized labor’spolitical voice. Local 18 rallied itsmembers against these regressiveproposals, and we beat them all—handing the governor a major politi-cal defeat.

JENNIFER HADLEY, P.S.

Light Rail ProjectL.U. 24 (es,i&spa), BALTIMORE,

MD—At this writing, our MarylandTransit Administration Light Rail


(as) Alarm and Signal(ars) Atomic Research

Service(bo) Bridge Operators(cs) Cable Splicers(catv) Cable Television(c) Communications(cr) Cranemen(ees) Electrical Equipment

Service(ei) Electrical Inspection(em) Electrical

Manufacturing(es) Electric Signs(et) Electronic Technicians(fm) Fixture Manufacturing(govt) Government(i) Inside(it) Instrument

Technicians(lctt) Line Clearance Tree

Trimming(mt) Maintenance(mo) Maintenance and

Operation(mow) Manufacturing Office

Workers(mar) Marine(mps) Motion Picture Studios(nst) Nuclear Service

Technician(o) Outside(p) Powerhouse(pet) Professional,

Engineers and Technicians

(ptc) Professional, Techni-cal and Clerical

(rr) Railroad(rtb) Radio-Television

Broadcasting(rtm) Radio-Television

Manufacturing(rts) Radio-Television

Service(so) Service Occupations(s) Shopmen(se) Sign Erector(spa) Sound and Public

Address(st) Sound Technicians(t) Telephone(u) Utility(uow) Utility Office Workers(ws) Warehouse and

Supply

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Local 6 Bus. Mgr. John O’Rourke(left) presents Bro. Larry Monta-rano with his 45-year service pin.

Local 18 Labor Day rally participants en route to City Hall in downtown LosAngeles.

Some of the Local 24 members who worked on the MTA Light Rail DoubleTrack project.

Double Track project is near com-pletion. The job consists of adding asecond track in the areas wherethere is a single track. Over thethree-year span of the project, MassElectric employed nearly 80 broth-ers and sisters. The members wiredsignals, push buttons, impendencebonds, junction boxes and switches,and pulled more than 600,000 feet ofsignal and fiber-optic cable. Themembers often worked between 50-80 hours a week. Because of theirgreat effort, the job will be finishedalmost a year early. Shown in theaccompanying photo are a few ofthe brothers who worked on thisproject.

With sadness we report thedeaths in late 2005 of Bro. Keith A.Kozlowski and retired Bro. WalterA. Rice. We extend sincere condo-lences to their families.

CARLOS L. HAMPLETON, P.S.

Apprenticeship ApplicationL.U. 26 (ees,em,es,govt,i&mt),

WASHINGTON, DC—The newbuilding construction is going well.The target move-in date is June 1.

Making ever-increasing strides inorganizing, Local 26 welcomes Bro.Jorge Sanchez as a new organizer.

Local 26 is seeking qualified appli-cants for our apprenticeship pro-gram. Now is the time for interestedcandidates to come to the hall andapply. Classes start in September.

Congratulations to Bro. JerryLozupone, who was re-electedWashington Building Trades Councilsecretary-treasurer.

Our new Virginia Gov. TimKaine recently took his oath ofoffice. When we support labor-friendly candidates for public office,working people often benefit. Gov.Kaine appointed Dan LeBlanc, then-president of the Virginia State AFL-CIO, to his cabinet as secretary ofthe commonwealth. [EDITOR’SNOTE: On March 7, 2006, Republi-cans in Virginia’s House of Delegates,in an unprecedented action, rejectedGov. Kaine’s appointment of laborleader LeBlanc.]

We mourn the deaths of: Bros.James R. Williams, William Igram,Wayne Erhardt and Tyrone Grayson;and retired Bros. William Watkins,Grant Davidson, Darrell Beachy andRichard Lohmeyer III.

Recent retirees: Marvin Faust,Larry Justice, Desmond St. Hill,David Hollandsworth, Arthur Citty,James Dean, Thomas Patterson,James Phibbs, Joseph Furlow, WayneHug, Patrick Mullady, GeorgeThompson and Earl Jones.

CHARLES E. GRAHAM, B.M.

Staffing UpL.U. 38 (i), CLEVELAND, OH—

Pictured are the winners of the Local38 Walleye Fishing Tournament with

the events, organizers and judges.Thanks to all who participated.Everyone had a great time.

At the time of this writing wehave over 140 members working inthe steel mills for five different con-tractors. A lot of this work shouldlast into the spring, until some ofthe retail and institutional workpicks up.

We have some members on the$100 million Steelyards Commonproject doing site work and thatwork is expected to take off for usthis summer.

We also have a few members onsite at the $300 million ClevelandClinic Foundation Heart Center,which should also start staffing upthis summer.

Demolition is also taking place atthe Cleveland Clinic to make way forits new $60 million Urology Center.

DENNIS MEANEY, B.R.

Education Is KeyL.U. 40 (em,i&mps), HOLLY-

WOOD, CA—One of the keyweapons the IBEW has in its arsenalto combat the nonunion sector iseducation. Local 40 is continuing tospearhead the drive for trainingopportunities, with new online train-ing made available to its member-ship. Go to the Local 40 Web sitewww.ibewlocal40.com for TC Net.This is a training program that one ofour local brothers, Todd Boswell,created. The online Training CenterNetwork allows self-directed trainingfor such things as Acoustics, Alarms,Cable Tech and VOV introduction.We also have resource referencematerial available to all brothers andsisters who wish to access our Website. These resources include: Blue-prints, Fiber Optics, Grounding,Equipment Racks, Networks andmuch more.

Local 40 believes the key to oursuccess and future in making ourunion strong is continuing education.Through apprenticeship training,journeyman classes and online train-ing, we will continue to support andstrengthen the goals of the IBEW.

MICHAEL COURTOIS, P.S.

Promoting SuccessL.U. 46 (as,c,cs,,em,es,et,i,mar,

mo,mt,rtb,rts&st), SEATTLE, WA—Local 46 is humming with activitythis spring as almost every weekend

members gather in various endeav-ors to promote the continued suc-cess and activism of the local. Asteady stream of future leaders runsthrough on weekends in the leader-ship classes, and the Sound Allianceis picking up steam with a coreteam hitting the ground running.Our Residential Organizing Blitz isundergoing final planning to call onall 02 licensees in the Puget Soundarea this spring and summer. Orga-nizing is an exciting department towork in; attend Org Board meetingsand/or join in on the Blitz—contact“a Greg.” We are spearheading leg-islation on apprenticeship utilizationfor state ferries and DOT contracts,and requiring all new ferries to bebuilt in our state.

Work in our jurisdiction shouldpick up too. The books climbed abit during winter, and a lot of workseems to be coming up. Changes todispatch are: 8:30 a.m. wireman dis-patch/ 9:30 a.m. for other books.You must have a state master or JWlicense to sign on the books and totake a call (or a 90-day temp forthose out of state). The hall is openfrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closedfor lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m.

KARLENA BROMILEY, P.S.

Giving GesturesL.U. 58 (em,i,rtb&spa), DETROIT,

MI—As Detroit prepared for SuperBowl XL Sunday, many Local 58members volunteered their exper-tise to the chosen Super Bowl char-ity event. The Cass CommunityActivity Center needed new wiringin all its rooms, new kitchen switch-ing, 100 luminaries replaced andemergency lighting installation, as

well as an up-to-code fire protec-tion system.

Centerline Electric donated mate-rials and tools. The following mem-bers donated over 500 hours in atight two-week period before thebig game. Tom Dederichs, LeslieGrammatico, Tom Wertz, Les Hol-land, Catherine Hefke, BenTutweiler, Gerald Miney, JackieMalewicz, Brian Mulligan, MaryJohnson, Donald Green, StevenRoth, Bob Blackmore, JohnDownes, Rich Etue, Jerry Holland,Stacy Reeves, Ron Thielman andSteve Smith. Thanks to all whostepped forward to help others inneed.

Our members donated 23 pintsof blood in the recent Red Crossblood drive. There’s a saying that“no matter how hard your lifeseems, there is always someoneelse who would benefit from yourhelp.”

Congratulations to all memberswho received their 25- to 45-yearservice pins at the December unionmeeting.

Thanks to all the locals supplyingwork to our members and wishingeveryone a better year in 2006.

KATHY DEVLIN, P.S.


At the Local 38 Walleye Fishing Tournament, from left: Bros. Carl Scheutzow,Dennis Bednarski and John Benson, Tom Banyas, Capt. Russ Hersey, BryanMatthei, Bus. Mgr. Salvatore “Sam” Chilia and Rear Adm. Bro. Paul Davis.

By luck of the draw through dispatch, an all-woman crew completes themanpower list for Cisco Systems in Bellevue, WA. Local 46 sisters MikaKottke, Katrina Freeman, Linda Upshaw, Jennifer Forman, Marne Hansenand Mary Capra, joined by Local 191 member and foreman Howard Plank.

Some of the Local 58 members who received 25- to 45-year service pins inDecember 2005.

IBEW-FRESC Success L.U. 68 (i), DENVER, CO—Three

years of negotiations—in partner-ship with the Front Range EconomicStrategy Center (FRESC) and neigh-borhood groups—with CherokeeGates concluded. We successfullybargained with the developer onmany issues that set a precedentwith how Denver City Councilissues tax increment financing mon-eys to developers. Among majorissues were: inclusion of manyaffordable housing units in thebuild-out; no big-box stores; BestValue/Responsible Contracting; andprevailing wage on all infrastructurework, with Denver’s living wageapplied to jobs not covered by pre-vailing wage.

At the Suncor Refinery, Bros. TedThomas and Nathan Damp rescueda Suncor operator who fell into adrain pit with un-insulated steamhoses. Bros. Ted and Nathan pulledthe operator free and called emer-gency response. The employeereceived 3rd degree burns thatwould have been worse if not fortheir quick response.

At the Safeco Data Center projectBro. Larry “Mac” McQueen saw asprinkler fitter’s head get pinnedbetween a lift guardrail and the rooftruss. Bro. Mac, trained in lift opera-tion, ran over and used the emer-gency release valve to lower the lift.He was presented the IBEW Lifesav-ing Award.

Elections for IBEW Conventiondelegates will be held in April. Lookfor information in the mail.

LARRY O’NEILL, PRES.

Thanks to TravelersL.U. 80 (i&o), NORFOLK, VA—

Our work has remained steady andlooks to pick up over the summer.We thank the brothers and sisterswho traveled here to help with theFord and Miller projects.

Local 80 congratulates Bro.Howard Forehand on his retire-ment. Bro. Forehand was an activemember of Local 80 and served asan officer for many years. Bro. Fore-hand and his 41 years of dedicationto this local are greatly appreciatedand will be missed.

DAVE SCHAEFFER, P.S.

Fourth GenerationL.U. 86 (ees,em,es,i,rts&spa),

ROCHESTER, NY—Local 86 has itsfirst 4th generation family! Clay Bee-man was recently accepted into ourapprenticeship program and willgraduate in 2010. Clay will join hisfather Scott, his grandfather Dick,his great uncle Bob, and his greatgrandfather Warren, also known as“Red,” in a long line of family tradi-tion. The Beeman family’s totalcombined IBEW service is over 107years!

We also welcome one of ournewest contractors, Mid-City Elec-tric, owned by Alvis King. We lookforward to working with Mid-CityElectric and showing the companyhow the best trained journeymenand apprentices in town can helpthem grow.

Local 86 extends heartfelt sympa-thy to the families of the followingmembers who recently passedaway: Fred L. Moulton, Jay Lauter-born, Edward H. Jones, Myron R.Jacque and William L. O’Neill.

MIKE FARRELL, P.S.

Looking to SpringL.U. 90 (i), NEW HAVEN, CT—

Unfortunately, at the time of thiswriting there has been very littleprogress securing an agreement tothe Local 90 Inside Agreement. Wehope that with the arrival of warmerweather negotiations will pick upagain. We would all hope for a ben-eficial outcome for all the partiesconcerned.

Spring and summer should helpbring more work to the area. A fewprojects are expected to ramp upfor the warm weather. For manyfamilies in the local, it has been along winter.

The Fantasy of Lights projectwent very well. Many displays hadto be rewired—the salt water does anumber on the wiring. Thank-youto all the journeypersons, appren-tices and retirees who helped makethis year’s event so successful.

The Christmas party was a bigsuccess. Santa and all his helpersoutdid themselves. The childrenloved the magician and the visitfrom Santa.

SHANNNON COZZA, P.S.

Residential ApprenticeshipL.U. 100 (c,em,i,o,rts&st),

FRESNO, CA—This year we areproud to host the July 15 tenthannual Ninth District Softball Tour-nament at the Regional Sports Cen-ter. Also, on July 8 our annual golftournament will be held in Madera.

The new Apprenticeship Councilhas been firing up the barbequegrill before selected general meet-ings, held the second Tuesday ofthe month. The Council has sched-uled a Texas Hold’em Tournamentto benefit the Richard Sayers Memo-rial Fund. Come try your luck andsupport a good cause.

As a direct result of our organiz-ing efforts, in January the JATCstarted a residential apprenticeshipclass with 20 new members attend-ing the class. This is proof of howimportant it is for all members,along with our organizers, to do ourpart to organize the entire electricalindustry. Get involved, brothers andsisters.

November elections are justaround the corner. Make sure youare registered and cast your vote.Absentee voting is also an option.

At this writing we are in negotia-tions for a new three-year contract.

Think safety always.M.A. CAGLIA, P.S.

Politically ActiveL.U. 102 (c,catv,i,it,o&t), PATER-

SON, NJ—Thanks and congratula-tions to all the local members whocontributed their time and effortworking the phone banks, handbilling, and distributing signs duringour extensive get-out-the-vote cam-paign during the latest gubernatorialelection. We played a major role ingetting a friend of labor, then-Sen.Jon S. Corzine, elected as the nextgovernor of New Jersey. JonCorzine has shown in the Senatethat he is a defender of middle-classworking families and has vowed tokeep up the fight for the labormovement in New Jersey. Weshould be proud of our efforts dur-ing this and all political campaigns,as we continue to show ourstrength and that organized labor isalive and well in New Jersey.

We held our annual children’sChristmas party at the ParsippanyPAL. The Entertainment Committeedid an outstanding job once again.Over 400 children and grandchil-dren attended. There were refresh-ments, face painters, balloonmakers, a magician, and of course,Mrs. Claus, Santa and his elves dis-tributing gifts for the kids. The extra

gifts were donated to St. Joseph’sChildren’s Hospital in Paterson.

JOE NITTI, P.S.

Summer ProjectsL.U. 110 (em,i,rts,spa&u), ST.

PAUL, MN—As I write this, spring isjust around the corner. Work is slowbut remains promising. At press time210 are on Book #1; however, someprojects are coming up this summerthat could nearly clear the book!

Recent Local 110 retirees whowent on International pension in2005 are: Clarence Amacher, DennisBeahan, Keith Berg, Thomas Bohen,Robert Braun, Cheryl Burfeind,David Carlson, Jerome Cartier, BetteClemenson, Lowell Daley, RogerDickhausen, James Fairbanks, RobertGontarek, Vaughn Gralla, GeraldHagen, Paul Hagen, Ronald Hanson,Bonnie Hau, Gerald Holmquist, JohnJenson, Abdon Jerkovich, JosephKaderlik, Roger Kindseth, RogerKohout, Joseph Langevin, CharlesLea, Jerry Lovegren, Ronald Mader,Dale Malm, Gene Marquardt, GeraldMcDonough, Miroslav Miskovich,Elias Nasseff, Jon Novak, CharlesNurnberg, Wayne Peckham, MelvinPeterson, Jerome Peterson, WinstonPeterson, Jeffrey Savelkoul, JohnScanlon, Larry Scapanski, ArdisScherer, Edward Sobanski, RobertSparby, Joseph Stafki, Robert Stennis,Michael Theisen, Thomas Tschida,Walter Wessels and William Whalen.

The Faribault Unit annual picnicwill be held Fri., June 9, in Farib-ault, MN, at North Alexander Park.This is an excellent event to fill asummer evening with good foodand conversation.

STEVE WHITE, P.S.

Promising Work PictureL.U. 124 (ees,em,i,mar,rts,se&

spa), KANSAS CITY, MO—As springapproaches, Local 124’s work pictureis improving. Three long-term pro-jects will begin this year. The Iatanpower plant begins in 2006 with acompletion date in 2010. Cerner Cor-poration is building a new data cen-ter in North Kansas City and thatproject should last at least a year anda half. The new Sprint Sports Arenabegins this spring. Current projectsinclude the: IRS building, H&R Blockoffices, new Federal Reserve Bank.


A Local 86 Beeman family phototaken in 1986. From left, standing,Warren “Red” and Dick Beeman;kneeling, Clay and Scott Beeman.

Bro. MikePhalon and hisfamily visitwith theClauses at theLocal 102annualChristmasparty.

Full employment looks more promis-ing now than in the last three years.

Congratulations to members BobGoodrick and Richard Brockman.Bob was appointed to fill a vacancyon the Local 124 Executive Board.Bob’s years as wireman, foremanand job steward will be a big plus tothe board. Richard Brockmanaccepted the full-time staff positionof organizer. Rich has been a bigasset to Local 124 for past organizingefforts and is well qualified to do anexcellent job.

We remember deceased mem-bers Edward Bartkoski, JosephBurkholder, Ercel Coburn, JamesCox and Karl Gordon.

Congratulations to recent retirees:Lawrence Bender Jr., Richard Dicker-son, Fred Dopson Jr., Leroy HawleyIII, William Herrin, Don Landis,Phillip Mook, John Phillips, GaryPing, Michael Porter, Gerald Pretty-man, John Runions, David Sandoval,Henry Wohlgemuth and Terry Yunt.

FRANK MATHEWS JR., P.S.

Summer EventsL.U. 150 (es,i,rts&spa), WAUKE-

GAN, IL—Work is still slow; how-ever, summer work should pick upwith many projects scheduled tocome out of the ground soon.

The dates for our main summerevents have been set. Local 150’sannual summer picnic is scheduledfor July 22. Again as usual it will beat the Lakewood Forest Preserve.The golf outing will be held June 17at the Nippersink golf course. Regis-tration is now open. Contact KurtAnderson for further details.

JON STEWART, P.S.

Marketing CampaignL.U. 158 (i,it,mar,mt&spa), GREEN

BAY,WI—The Internet marketingcampaign entitled “TRU-PRO” is upand running. Its purpose is to pro-mote contractors and to emphasizea “trusted professional” image to thepublic. We have had a lot of posi-tive feedback on this Web site. Logon and check it out at www.TRUPRO.org.

Local 158’s 86th annual member-ship banquet will be held April 8.This annual event is always wellattended.

Classes sponsored by Local 158this past winter have been wellattended. It is good to see that ourmembers are recognizing the needfor continuing education to improvetheir skills and promote a unionimage of qualified and trained pro-fessionals.

JACK G. HEYER, B.M.

Welfare Plan “G”L.U. 164 (c,em,i,o&t), JERSEY

CITY, NJ—Because of soaring U.S.health care costs and the Bushadministration’s refusal to address

this issue, many Americans lackhealth care. In New Jersey, wherewe’ve experienced severe unem-ployment in recent years, thespending stress on electrical localHealth and Welfare Funds is magni-fied. Still, due to the solid strengthof Local 164’s Health and WelfarePlan, an alternative to the COBRAbenefit has been introduced formembers working 500-1,000 hoursduring 2005. Participants who donot choose COBRA will automati-cally be enrolled in Plan “G,” whichoffers 100 percent hospitalizationcoverage at in-network facilities andphysicians’ fees for inpatient hospi-tal services payable at 50 percent.Also covered are five office visitsper family/per year, and medica-tions available through ExpressScripts mail order program.

“Local 164 is pleased to offer ourmembers this ‘safety net’ coverageduring this protracted period ofunemployment,” said Bus. Mgr.Richard Dressel. “Our ultimate goalis to find a minimum of 1,000 hoursof work for each member thatwould result in full reinstatement ofbenefits.” Once 500 hours ofemployment have been attainedafter being assigned to Plan “G,”members will be reinstated to what-ever plan they were participating inon Dec. 31, 2005. Plan “G” reflectsour firm commitment to our mem-bers during periods of unemploy-ment.

DAVID MILAZZO, PRES.

Catch-22L.U. 180 (c,i,o&st), VALLEJO,

CA—Come spring, when this issuehits your hands, we will have beenwaiting two years for our “big jobs”to start. As we submit this article inadvance of spring, we hope this isthe end of the waiting. Any newswill be on our Web site—www.ibewlu180.org.

During the last 18 months jobcalls went into book two less than12 times. We have been forthcom-ing with facts and squashing rumorsin efforts to save travelers expenseand reduce false hopes.

This effort to be fair has had anegative impact on this local. Thelack of job calls has resulted infewer than 150 on ALL of ourbooks. This has caused our con-tractors concern. They view this as“lack of available manpower” andare worried about bidding! What acatch-22.

Our local has always welcomedtraveling members and thus wehave never failed to staff our work.If you happen to be in the area,please sign the books and keep upyour re-sign via fax or mail. Perhapsif you come, they will build.

MICHAEL SMITH, B.A.

Work Picture GoodL.U. 196 (govt,mt,o,t&u), ROCK-

FORD, IL—Our outside overheadand underground work is very goodat this writing; we presently are inneed of 25 journeyman linemen. Weanticipate some transmission worksoon and will need 15 journeymanlinemen for these projects. All theprojected work is at 58 hours plus.Please call ahead as the work picturechanges as a result of manpowerissues.

We completed negotiations withNECA on our Power Agreement. Wefeel we have reached an agreementon the Power Agreement withHenkels & McCoy also. We are atan impasse with Henkels & McCoyover issues with the National Tele-data Agreement and that is going toStep III.

We congratulate Bro. Robert W.Pierson on his appointment aschairmen of the IBEW InternationalExecutive Council. We know he willdo a tremendous job.

Congratulations also to Dan Dade,the new director of the ALBAT pro-gram. We also thank Howard Millerfor all the time and effort he gavethe program and hope he comesthrough northern Illinois to visit.

EDGAR R. MINGS, B.M./F.S.

Wm. Rothert MournedL.U. 212 (i), CINCINNATI, OH—

Local 212 brothers and sisters weresaddened by the passing on Jan 8 ofretired Bro. William Rothert, formerlocal union business manager. Billwas 74 and had lived in Brooksville,FL, for the past 10 years. A native ofCincinnati, Bro. Rothert was initiatedinto IBEW Local 212 in 1951. Heserved as Local 212 business man-ager from 1978 to 1990. In earlieryears he was treasurer and financialsecretary. He also served as delegateto the AFL-CIO, the Building Tradesand the IBEW International Conven-tion.

Bill helped start our Health andWelfare Plan and led the effort toget 100 percent reciprocity on pen-sion contributions for the IBEW. Hewas a member of one of the firstnational safety committees, dedi-cated to creating a safer workplacefor all. He was a Navy veteran and amember of the American Legion.Bill was fair and honorable and wasknown for his integrity and forth-right behavior. He inspired a newgeneration of IBEW membersincluding his sons Rick and Randy,and a grandson, Keith Schaefer.

Our sincere condolences to Bro.Rothert’s family.

WALTER MOELLER, P.S.

IBEW Leads ChargeL.U. 236 (catv,ees,govt,i,mo,rtb

&t), ALBANY, NY—IBEW Local 236is leading the way with area Habitat

for Humanity projects. In recentyears more than 150 Local 236members and apprentices volun-teered their time and expertise forthis worthy cause. In New Yorkstate over 1,000 homes have beencompleted. For the most recentHabitat project in Albany, we arehelping build a specially equippedhome for a disabled person. Fea-tures include solar power, closedcircuit TV and an intercom system.Local 236 will continue to partici-pate in such worthwhile communityservice projects.

On Dec. 11 Local 236 held itssecond annual Christmas with Santaparty for the children. It was wellattended and the children had agreat time. Santa and his helpersdistributed gifts to all the children.

MARK LaJEUNESSE, P.S.

Health Clinic ProjectL.U. 246 (ees,i,rts&spa), STEUBEN-

VILLE, OH—Bro. Don Jones was oursurprise guest at the Local 246 50thannual dinner dance held at Moun-taineer Race Track and GamingResort Dec. 3, 2005. Reservist Sgt.Jones, HSC 463 Engineering Group,returned home in December afterspending more than a year in Iraqdefending our country. We are gladthat Don is back at home with hisfamily and working on an NSCR pro-ject at the Samis plant. Thank you,Don, for your service.

A thank you to Cattrell Compa-nies, one of our local contractors, forkeeping involved in our community.Cattrell Companies is performing theelectrical and mechanical work torefurbish the 4th Street Health Clinic,a free clinic in Steubenville to aid theneedy. The company also pledged asizable donation to the clinic. Thankyou, Cattrell Companies, for yourcontributions.

At the time of this writing, workis slow in our jurisdiction. Thescrubber projects at AEP are yet toget under way and the First Energyproject has been set back for anundetermined amount of time.

PHIL DISERIO, PRES.

Topping OutL.U. 252 (ees,i,rts&spa), ANN

ARBOR, MI—Bus. Mgr. GregStephens, Training Dir. Jeff Grim-


Local 236 members Mike Cataldo(right) and Joe Huber wire aHabitat for Humanity home.

ston, staff and members congratu-late the graduating Residential Classof 2005. Local 252 is proud toannounce that Nicholas Aldrich,John Betz, Robert Budd, GeorgeCoval, Ryan Donovan, ShannonHavens, Thomas Owen, TerryPilaczynski, Carl Ringbloom II andRichard Steffen recently completedthe three-year residential appren-ticeship program. Terry Pilaczynskiearned the Hollis Hamm Award foracademic excellence. Congratula-tions, Terry.

Our residential program has beenin existence for over 23 years, and inthe past five years the number ofresidential wiremen in our programhas doubled. Currently, we have 136residential wiremen in the field.

The growth of the housing markethas been extraordinary in our juris-diction. The prediction for 2005 and2006 housing development is areturn to a normal growth level forthe Ann Arbor area. Annually, theresidential market generates over $20million in electrical work—a marketwe cannot and will not ignore.

Local 252 has a lot to be veryproud of: A new school, dedicatedinstructors and the development ofquality residential electricians.

TIMOTHY BORTLES, P.S.

Utility Trades ShortageL.U. 254 (ees,em,mo,rts&u), CAL-

GARY, AB, CANADA—Our local hasbeen busy with several sets ofnegotiations that carried over from2005. ENMAX Power recently set-tled with a two-year contract pro-viding a 6 percent increase effectiveJan. 1, 2006, and a 3.5 percent or0.5 percent above certain compara-tors (whichever is greater) increasefor 2007. By the time this gets topress in April, we expect to havemost of the other negotiationswrapped up.

Across the province we are fac-ing a serious shortage of utilitytrades people, and to compoundthe problem a large number of line-men and power system electricians(PSEs) are content to sell them-selves short working for nonunioncontractors. It is encouraging to seeone unionized line contractorrecently gain some work in theprovince. Hopefully this will raisethe bar and help convince othersworking nonunion that there arebenefits to being organized.

On a positive note, we enjoyed a

very mild winter to date (late Janu-ary). This is welcomed with theever-increasing energy prices; it hasalso been beneficial and productivefor those working outside.

JIM BLEANEY, R.S.

Apprentice GraduatesL.U. 266 (u), PHOENIX, AZ—Our

local congratulates the followingapprentices. We are very proud oftheir accomplishments.

2004 Graduate Apprentices: CableSplicer-Journeyman Op.—MikkieGaines; Electricians—Michael Hutson,William Nuneviller and Cliff White;Linemen—Fabian Encinas, GunnerHubbard, Jace Kerby, Richard Quiver,Jesus Rodriguez and Irvine “Decker”Williams; Plant Machinists—LeonardBlack and Loren Clark; and PlantMechanics—Kenneth Black, DannyBrown, Danny Nockidench and GaryWelker.

2004 Outstanding Apprentices:Auto Mechanic—Paul Ponzetti. CableSplicer-Journeyman Op.—Michael A.Diaz. Electrician—Ricardo Garcia.Lineman—Korey Curley. Metal Fab-ricator—Christopher Marshall. PlantElectrician—Marvin Yellowhair. PlantMechanic—Matt Sipe. Plant Machin-ist—Kendrick Begay. Water C&M—Jerry Engelhardt.

2005 Graduate Apprentices: Elec-tricians—Sherrod Lacy, Sylvia Mon-dero, Craig Perez, Bobby Singer andLawrence Weeks; Linemen—BradleyCook, Jared Finch, Justin Johnson,Michael Maloy, Dean McCauslin andJ.B. Patterson; and Plant Electri-cians—Jerry Flower, Leander Simp-son and Albert Williams.

2005 Outstanding Apprentices:Cable Splicer-Journeyman Op.—Bryan Burk. Electronic Technician—Kevin Ivins. Lineman—Robert Horn.Machinist—George Fuller. PlantElectrician—Bart Udall. PlantMechanic—Steve Flores.

WANDA WALDO, A.B.A

2006 Apprentice GraduationL.U. 280 (c,ees,em,es,i,mo,mt,rts&

st), SALEM, OR—Apprenticeshipgraduation ceremonies will be heldMay 6 at Valley River Center inEugene. The graduating class of 2006consists of: Inside wiremen candi-dates—Rod Bodhaine, Casey Buck-ingham, Chris Clark, Jarrett Clark,Forrest Crosby, Steven Erhardt, TedGrassman, Eric Guzman, Joel Harris,Eric Kyllingmark, Aric Lohner, FrankNelson, Gary Prince, Keith Reeves,

Brian Samp and Jay White; Residen-tial journeymen candidates—Nicholas Bylund, John Christensen,Shawn Erickson, Ken Holdampf,Kelly Kouf, Michael Martin, JonathanPetsu, James Plagmann, Kyle Sellersand Rob Williams; and LimitedEnergy Technician candidates—MattDeJong, Jim Fair, Justin Fredrickson,Doug Kintz, Jason Plowhead andRema Tillitt.

Please congratulate these mem-bers on a job well done when youencounter them in the field and wishthem luck on their state examination.

Local 280 representatives at theNinth District Progress Meeting heldMarch 20-24 in Palm Springs wereVice Pres. Mike Spade, ExecutiveBoard member pro tem Mike Sliper,Kevin Keyte and Bus. Mgr. DennisD. Caster. Nominations for officersand delegates to the National Con-vention will be held at the jointmeeting in Tangent on April 20.Plan to attend.

DENNIS D. CASTER, B.M./F.S.

‘Turn the Tide’L.U. 294 (ees,em,i,rts,spa&u),

HIBBING, MN—Talk about beingsick. Listening to G.W. Bush and theRepublican Party will do this to you.We have heard the same rhetoricevery year for six years now. Whenare the American people going towake up and smell the garbage?2006 is the first chance we get tostart turning this country around.Get involved in politics—it is theonly way we can turn the tide of thisanti-union and anti-worker environ-ment. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlentymust be defeated this year. Hepledges no new taxes but saysincreases of fees are not taxes. He isattacking union project labor agree-ments and our apprenticeship andtraining programs. This will lead tohis trying to eliminate prevailingwage laws. Brothers and sisters, ifwe lose prevailing wages our futuredoes not look good. Be unitedbehind the DFL candidate who chal-lenges him. Any of our MinnesotaDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party can-didates are far superior when itcomes to workers’ best interests.

Our work picture looks good forour commercial market. Our largerprojects are still a ways out. Wehope we can employ a few travel-ers this year. Be union, buy union!

SCOTT WEAPPA, B.M./F.S.

Governor’s AwardL.U. 300 (govt,i,mt&u), MONTPE-

LIER, VT—We are pleased toannounce the addition of a newassistant business manager, JeffreyWimette. Bro. Wimette is an insidejourneyman wireman, who finishedtop of his class as apprentice of theyear in 2003.

Local 300 recently received theGovernor’s Award for Environmen-tal Excellence. Led by Bus. Mgr.George Clain and Vice Pres. RogerDonnagan, a group of memberstook on corporate giants to rid thestate of creosote poles. The legalteam from the Big City did notexpect the “roll up your sleeves andfight” attitude they found in theGreen Mountains.

The work picture is very opti-mistic despite a longer thenexpected winter lull. E.S.Boulos fromPortland, ME, was awarded two bigski resort jobs and has contractednewly signed Chambers Communi-cations to help with the data needs.As with Shawn Chambers, most ofour newly signed contractors areambitious union members steppingup into contractor’s roles.

We welcome Howard’s FireAlarm, a formerly nonunion com-pany that recently approached us tobecome a signatory contractor.Their decision was based solely onthe need to hire skilled professionalmanpower. Thanks to our talentedbrothers—your skills did the job ofan organizer.

JIM RECK, R.S.

Photovoltaic InstallationL.U. 302 (i,rts&spa), MARTINEZ,

CA—Work on the new solar photo-voltaic system on our local unionhall is complete and the system isfunctional. Work began in May 2005and was completed December 2005.The system has a capacity of 36,000watts and consists of 180 panelsinstalled on the roof, and six Sunny-boy invertors. Local contractor Con-tra Costa Electric was hired to installthe system. Those who worked onthe project were journeyman insidewiremen Eric Lepping, BruceBeasley, Ray Deardorff, Mark Ram-sey and Gary Wing; and apprenticeinside wiremen Colin Batchelder,Shawn Baltzley, Korey Miller andRichard Orduna. Although it remainsto be seen just how much moneythe system will save on utility bills, it


Local 252 residential class of 2005 banquet.

At the Local302 unionhall, 180 panels wereinstalled onthe roof aspart of thenew photo-voltaic system.

should pay for itself within thedecade.

Congratulations to the 42 first-year apprentices, who were sworninto membership at the Decembermeeting.

This is an election year withmany important races coming up inthe June primaries and the mainelection in November. So the localP.A.C. is in full swing, meeting twicea month at 6 p.m. before local andinside meetings. Those of you notregistered to vote please get regis-tered and vote! Your job coulddepend on it.

PETER K. SMITH, P.S.

Senior Members HonoredL.U. 306 (i), AKRON, OH—Con-

gratulations to recent Local 306 ser-vice award recipients (see photo).

Wadsworth Municipal Poweremployees filed to have our localunion represent them in upcomingnegotiations with the City ofWadsworth, OH. We look forwardto welcoming these utility linemen,groundmen and technicians into ourmembership. Way to go, organizers!

The current Akron public schoolsbuilding project is underway. Three“good” electrical contracts havebeen awarded to date. Our thanksto Bus. Mgr./Fin.Sec. David Moranand his assistants for all their workin this endeavor.

Recent announcements from theauto industry regarding downsizingand plant closures will reverberatethroughout this land and our econ-omy for years to come. God bless,America!

We mourn the loss of pensionBro. William “Bill” Everhardt, whoseobituary read: “He worked as anelectrician all his life.” But for ahitch in the U.S. Marine Corps dur-ing the Korean War, he did. We willmiss his ever present smile andsend our condolences to his family.

Work safe and smart! Check thesmoke detectors at home!

ROBERT SALLAZ, V.P./P.S.

Residential AgreementL.U. 340 (em,i,o,rts&spa), SACRA-

MENTO, CA—A new Residentialagreement is now in effect forIBEW Locals 180, 551 and 340. Thisnew “Bay to the Borders ResidentialAgreement” was a collaborativeeffort among all three locals work-ing closely with Ninth District Int.Rep. Francis J. Maio.

Progress in our industry demandsconfidence between the employerand the union. In our new Residen-tial agreement we negotiated totalportability, coordinated apprentice-ship training, family health care,common pension plans, NEBF con-

tributions and a “+5” five-year main-tenance plan. I really enjoyedworking with Bus. Mgr. Bruce Gour-ley (Local 180) and Bus. Mgr. JackBuckhorn (Local 551) in our jointeffort to help our members andemployers. We hope this agreementwill allow us to gain residential mar-ket share in all three jurisdictions.

I regret to report the passing ofretired Bros. Lester L. Barnard, A.C.Burlingame, Arnold A. Karlowskyand Edward Peck. Also, Local 340lost a good friend last December inthe passing of retired Int. Rep.Thomas O. Roberts. Our formerbusiness manager Chuck Cakespoke at the funeral and noted thatBro. Robert’s leadership provedinvaluable for our local during somevery difficult times. Rest in peace,brothers.

A.C. STEELMAN, B.M.

Leadership TrainingL.U. 354 (i,mt,rts&spa), SALT

LAKE CITY, UT—IBEW Eighth Dis-trict Int. Vice Pres. Ted C. Jensen andhis staff held the Business ManagersLeadership Training meeting at ourfacility Jan. 11-13, 2006 (see photo).

Work in our jurisdiction is pick-ing up but at this writing we havenot had many calls go through tothe members on Book 2. We will letyou know when this changes.

The new IHC hospital in Murray,UT, has approximately 90 wiremenand technicians on the job. Thishospital has two of our larger con-tractors doing 80 percent of thework. Bro. Alan Peterson has beenon the job from the beginning andis doing great as the steward.

We thank all the union handswho go to work every day andproudly represent the IBEW. Yourhard work is helping us regain ourmarket.

Local 354 has a 100 year partycoming in April 2007. We are look-ing for members’ input and sugges-tions to plan for this greatcelebration. Please attend your unitmeetings and get involved.

MANYA BLACKBURN, R.S.

Benefit for Bro. TroyL.U. 364 (catv,ees,em,es,i,mt,rts&

spa), ROCKFORD, IL—In FebruaryLocal 364 hosted a benefit for Bro.Brian Troy, who is in dire need of aheart transplant. The benefit washeld to help Bro. Brian and his fam-ily offset the medical bills associatedwith his heart condition. Brothersand sisters have contributed greatly.Now Brian needs our help and ourprayers more than ever.

Throughout the years Bro. Brianhas contributed greatly to our localand helped at many union events.He is a member of our PoliticalAction Committee, has run ourAdopt-an-Apprentice program, vol-unteered for political campaigns,helped construct our Labor Dayfloat, co-chaired the local’s LaborDay Committee and served as mem-ber of Rockford’s Labor Day paradecommittee.

Thanks to all the members whocontributed to planning and cook-ing for the benefit. Thanks also toall who contributed funds, and spe-cial thanks to the members whosebands played at the event. Pleaseremember Bro. Brian and his familyin your prayers.

RAY PENDZINSKI, P.S.

Electrical Safety SeminarL.U. 380 (ei,es,i&it), NORRIS-

TOWN, PA—IBEW Local 380 mem-ber Dan Sanderlin is one of severalIBEW members serving in the Middle

East with U.S. Navy Mobile Construc-tion Battalion 21. A tribute to thesebrothers appears in an “On Duty”article in this issue, page 16.

On Dec. 7, 2005, IBEW Local 380and NECA Penn-Del-Jersey Chapterhosted an NFPA-70E electrical safetyseminar. The event was organized byBus. Mgr. Ken MacDougall and co-sponsored by Jeff Scarpello, execu-tive director of the Penn-Del-JerseyNECA. Invited to the seminar were:our clients, their facility engineersand representatives; NECA contrac-tors who bid the work; and theIBEW workers who install it. With allgroups in attendance, all partiesgained increased understandingabout how the NFPA-70E rules relateto construction and maintenance ofelectrical equipment.

An excellent “electrical work-place safety” course was presentedby Palmer Hickman, originally fromLocal 380. Palmer is now NJATCdirector of Safety, Code and Stan-dards. He reviewed the OSHA stan-dard identifying electrical hazardsand taught implementation of 70Eprocedures.

Cooper Bussman gave an infor-mative presentation on the dangersof arc flash and how proper engi-neering, installation and equipmentcan greatly reduce the danger.

The seminar was a great successand should make for a safer workenvironment.

SCOTT R SHELDON, P.S.

Fall ElectionsL.U. 396 (lctt,o,t&u), LAS VEGAS,

NV—Greetings from the “Entertain-ment Capital of the World.” Goodfood, music and great people cre-ated a terrific 24th annual Christmasparty.

NPC Generation is downsizing.The NPC Lines Department is goingstrong. Outside Construction isbooming. Negotiations are ongoingwith Davey Tree Surgery. And, as ofthis writing, Sprint’s Clerical negoti-ations were scheduled to begin inFebruary.

Officer manager Laurie Langstonrecently received a richly deservedplaque of recognition for her untir-ing efforts in service to our localand its 1,600 members.


Local 306 service award recipients at Dec. 2005 union meeting. Back row,(L-R), Mike Kammer, Bill Campbell, Aldo Tersigni, Dave Talbott, SteveStock, Dan Scafidi and Jim Woods, middle row, Steve Dies, Dean Essex,Mike Fotta, Don Brown, Joe McMullen, Norm Miller and Frank Oreolt; frontrow, kneeling, Al Horning, Rick Beahn and Bob Sampson.

The IBEW Eighth District held a three-day Business Managers LeadershipTraining session in January at Local 354’s facility. At the session wereEighth District Int. Vice Pres. Ted C. Jensen (back row, second from right),his staff, and the business managers.

This fall’s election is extremelyimportant to the labor movement.We have a good chance of electinga labor-friendly governor. Makesure you are registered to vote.Brothers and sisters, it’s never tooearly to register. We’ll help you withthat. Contact Local 396 Pres. KeithDavis or call the hall and we’ll getyou pointed in the right direction.Every vote counts.

Special thanks to all our troopsnear and far. We are proud of you!

Be union, buy union, be safe andGod bless America!

DALE T. WALSH, P.S.

Bright ‘Horizon’L.U. 424 (as,ees,em,es,i,mo,o,ptc,

rtb,rts,spa&u) EDMONTON, AB,CANADA—The Syncrude UE-1expansion is nearing completion.The job spanned three years com-prising a peak work force of over3,000 IBEW members among fivemajor contractors. We also cleared838 “travelers” to jobs in 2005,mostly to the UE-1 jobsite. Ourthanks to them for the helpinghand! As things wind down we willhave a temporary lull, but sunshineis on the “horizon.”

One project is Shell’s ScotsfordRefinery, which should be under-way in late 2006. No steel is up yet,but the ABTC is close to concludinga “project agreement” for that site. Itis much the same with the fourth oilsands extraction plant, the CNRL or“Horizon” project in Ft. McMurray.No steel has been “hung” yet, butIBEW electricians are wiring two2,000 man camps, under our collec-tive agreement, not the much infe-rior CLAC agreement.

The Alberta government grantedCNRL an exemption enabling theowners to bring in “imported”workers. With the help of theirfriends in the recently defeated fed-eral government, these workers canbe granted three-year work visas. Itis unknown if the newly electedfeds will honor this arrangement,but IBEW members across Canadacan write and lobby their MP andlocal newspaper. Your “traveling”livelihood depends upon it!

DAVE ANDERSON, P.S.

Linemen HonoredL.U. 426 (i,lctt,o,spa,t&u), SIOUX

FALLS, SD—South Dakota Gov.

Mike Rounds recently declaredJan.13 as statewide “LineworkerDay,” in appreciation for the incred-ible dedication these workersshowed in response to the icestorms of Nov. 27-29. These stormswere, without doubt, the most dev-astating to affect the utility industryin the history of the state. Here aresome numbers provided by theSouth Dakota Rural Electric Associa-tion: 12,000 poles down, 9,000miles of line impacted, a peak of21,800 without power and 25 ofSouth Dakota’s 66 counties affected.

A big than-you goes out to the600-plus IBEW linemen from 10states who worked 12-16 hour daysfor weeks at a time.

The work situation for insidewiremen is beginning to slow. Afterhaving as many as 80 travelersworking, we now have about adozen on Book 1. Special thanks tothe travelers who helped us makethis the best year that Local 426 hashad in decades.

JON OLSON, P.S.

Retired Brothers HonoredL.U. 456 (i&o), NEW BRUNS-

WICK, NJ—At our annual beefsteakdinner in December, 30 retireesfrom recent years were honoredand presented with watches fortheir dedicated service to our local.These brothers, many for over halfa century, have carried the torchand molded our local.

When our eight-hour workday iscomplete, or when we need to see adoctor or fill a prescription, we needto remember who fought to secure

these benefits. Ironically, many ofthese retired members did not havethese same benefits when theybegan, yet they worked and sweatedto see that future electricians wouldhave a better quality of life.

These brothers have now passedthe torch to us, the new generationof electricians, to continue the strug-gle and secure a better union forfuture generations. Brother retirees,the brothers and sisters of Local 456,honor, applaud and salute you. Enjoyyour well deserved days of leisureand know that we will continue tocarry your tradition till the day comesfor us to hand over the torch.

WAYNE MARTIAK, P.S.

100 Years of BrotherhoodL.U. 474 (em,i,lctt,o,rtb,rts,spa

&u), MEMPHIS,TN—The year 2006is a very significant year for themembership of Local 494. With thisin mind we begin preparations for a100th anniversary celebration wor-thy of our local’s accomplishment.

The struggles associated with thesuccess of any labor organization inour geographical location aretremendous. As we listen to conver-sations among our senior members,we begin to realize just how oftenhistory repeats itself. We gainknowledge of the negative ingredi-ents that create the bad times,which seem to always roll around atthe worst of times.

The years-of-service pins pre-sented annually at Local 474’sChristmas party have a strong emo-tional impact on all of us. As weapplaud the recipient of a 60-yearpin, we’re keenly aware that thismember has seen it all, has foughtall the battles and hopes the localwill remain strong into the future.

Let’s continue the battle, but setour calendars for some “R&R.”

Our 100th anniversary celebra-tion will be held Sat., Aug. 19, 6p.m., at the Memphis Hilton Hotelon Ridgelake Blvd.

SAM LaDART, P.S.

Bro. Counihan MournedL.U. 508 (i,it&o), SAVANNAH,

GA—The Brotherhood and orga-nized labor lost a dear friend andleader when former Bus. Mgr.Michael J. Counihan passed awaylast December. Mike was initiatedinto Local 508 in 1939 and electedbusiness manager in 1948, a posi-tion he held for 36 years until heretired in 1984.

Bro. Counihan also was presi-dent of the Georgia Electrical Work-ers, the Georgia AFL-CIO, and theSavannah Building and TradesCouncil. He was one of the found-ing fathers of Local 508’s appren-ticeship program. In 1988 he washonored as grand marshal of Savan-nah’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade.Local 508 extends deepest sympa-thy to Bro. Counihan’s family andmany friends.

At the time of this reporting, workis at full swing, clearing Book II.Thanks to all the traveling brothersand sisters helping us fill our calls.

Please attend your union meet-ings (second Thursdays) andupgrade classes.

BRIAN HARRISON, P.S.

Stand Strong & VoteL.U. 538 (i), DANVILLE, IL—As

of early February we had 31 mem-bers on Book 1 and 200 on Book 2.Things have slowed at the Dynegyjob near Danville and we hope thatjob will pick up again in late springor early summer. We thank allbrothers and sisters at the VermilionPower Station for a job well done.

Work may pick up at the CayugaPower Station. We hope the scopeof the job expands and more mem-bers can get out there.

I was tuning the radio the otherday when I heard the word “union.”The host of the show said unionmembers are “myrmidons.” I had togo to Webster’s for that word.According to this anti-union guy,we are followers, lacking in skills topresent to an employer. In his eyes,being a union member is the sameas joining a mob. This guy claims tobe a libertarian; he needs to look


Local 456 honored members who retired in recent years. From left, frontrow: Robert Spahr, John Clear, George Haas Jr., Richard Greger, StephenAnasiewicz, Thomas Egan, Robert Roytos, James Mulvey, DonaldLatourette, William Logan, Vice Pres. Barry Cleffi and Bus. ManagerJoseph Egan. Back row: Robert Smith, Ronald Tiedemann, Dennis Torok,John Haspel, Martin Goetz, Keith Sherry, Ronald Ayres, William Wright Jr.,Charles Spahr, Roger Young, Treas. James Kenny and Charles Sofield Jr.Award recipients not pictured: George Borgstede, Thomas Figliolino Sr.,Alex Ivan, John Kolowitz and David Wiggett Sr.

Local 508 honors the memory offormer Bus. Mgr. Michael J.Counihan.

Local 396 Bus.Mgr. CharlesRandall (left),Bus. Rep.RobertHerrera, Asst.Bus. Mgr.Jesse Newmanand Pres. KeithDavis.

up the meaning of that. Standtogether, stand strong, and use theforce we have when we vote forlabor friendly candidates.

We mourn the death of Bro. Her-bie Pichon and retired memberOrville Bell.

GARY W. POLLARD, P.S.

Awards for ServiceL.U. 606 (em,es,i,rtb,spa&u),

ORLANDO, FL—Congratulations toWilliam A. Green and William F.Waits for a total of 73 years’ serviceto the Local 606 Credit Union.Awards were presented to ourbrothers for their dedication andhard work through many longhours to ensure the success of theCredit Union. Bro. Green has beeninvolved with the credit union for40 years and Bro. Waits for 33years. Bro. Waits is pictured in theaccompanying photo receiving hisaward from Credit Union Pres.Jimmy Sullivan. Bro. Green was notable to attend that annual meeting,but received his award at the nextgeneral meeting.

We extend sincere condolencesto the families and friends of Bros.William R. Morton and John M.Betz, who passed away recently.

JANET D. SKIPPER, P.S.

Multiple NegotiationsL.U. 636 (as,catv,em,spa&u),

TORONTO, ON, CANADA—Whilereading the January Executive Boardreport, I wondered if members knowhow many negotiations our local iscurrently dealing with. Listed beloware some present involvements.There are also grievances, arbitra-tions and countless other meetings inour pursuit of social justice.

Much work rests on too fewshoulders. I ask that each of usreflect on all that we all enjoy asunion members. Give your rep apat on the back; congratulate thosewho get involved as stewards, H&Sreps and on negotiating committees.Perhaps you yourself wish to partic-ipate? Speak with your steward or

chairperson and get involved. Congratulations to the negotiat-

ing committees for achieving tenta-tive agreements at: Enwin Utilities,Chatham Kent Hydro, Process Sys-tems Inc. and Municipality of Cen-tral Huron.

Good luck to the committeespreparing for or currently bargainingat: Enersource Hydro Mississauga,Municipality of Central Huron-Utili-ties, Kitchener Wilmot Hydro, Coun-terforce, St. Tomas Energy Inc.,Woodstock Hydro (Outside), Wood-stock Hydro (Inside), MidlandPower, Township of Tay, Utilities ofKingston, Peterborough P.U.S.I. &Call Centre, Oshawa P.U.C., Town ofMilton, Burlington Hydro (Outside),Burlington Hydro (Inside), NiagaraFalls Hydro, C.N.P. (Fortis), A.P.P.D.and Chatham Kent Utility Services.

Conciliation: City of Kingstonand Haldimand Hydro.

ROBERT N. MOGUS, P.S.PROVINCIAL EXEC. BRD., REG. 1

Work Remains SteadyL.U. 640 (em,i,rts,spa,u,govt,mo&

mt), PHOENIX, AZ—Work continuesto be steady in the Phoenix area. Wehave been putting out travelers onBook 2 occasionally. Electrix andSturgeon are working at the newIntel Fab 32 and should be staffingup. The light rail project with MassElectric is getting ready to ramp up.Rosendin Electric has the job for thenew downtown Sheraton Hotelscheduled to begin later this year.

The second phase of the PhoenixCivic Plaza is in progress for Can-non and Wendt Electric. Cannonand Wendt is also working to finishthe new Cardinal’s football stadiumin time for this year’s NFL season.This has been an extremely success-ful project, taking over two years tocomplete. This stadium is state-of-the art, with miles of data lines fordigital media, a rollout field andretractable roof. Any travelers think-ing about traveling to the Phoenixarea for work should please checkwith our dispatch before coming.

DEAN WINE, P.S.

Our ‘New’ AgentL.U. 654 (i), CHESTER, PA—We

congratulate Pres. Paul Mullen on

his appointment to the position ofassistant business manager. Duringhis first week as assistant, he assem-bled a picket line that quicklyresulted in the turnaround of a job

to a union electrical contractor.Experienced and determined, hisfocus on the ever-increasing workbeing done in Chester Countyshould yield positive results for themembership. January was a busymonth for Bro. Mullen, as he wasalso elected to the Penn DelcoSchool Board of Directors. His timeand efforts are greatly appreciated.

The Entertainment Committeeonce again won high praise fromthe membership for the Christmasparty. The children loved the toysand the members got to share anafternoon with each other’s families.If you haven’t seen the redecoratedmeeting room, you’re missing out.General meetings are on the secondThursday of every month. Hope tosee you there.

JIM RUSSELL, R.S./P.S.

Work UpdateL.U. 684 (c,i,o,rts&st), MODESTO,

CA—Work continues at the newKaiser hospital complex with RedTop and Collins. Howe Electric haspicked up a couple of big hospitalT.I. (tenant improvement) projects.Cupertino and AC Electric haveongoing projects over in the West-side jurisdiction. Mer-Cal has picked

up a couple of new middle schoolsand A.D. Electric has even hired offthe Residential Book. Word has itthat even the Diablo Grande Hotelis out to bid.

Health and Welfare costs are stillstressing the resources of smallerlocals like ours. These costs arekilling us. Which benefits wouldyou like to be cut? Or perhaps sim-ply sacrifice your hard earned raiseto keep from going under?

Day school for apprentices,despite some earlier misgivings, hasresulted in higher test scores andabsenteeism is almost nil. Immer-sion in the material and expandedcurriculum are benefits gained bythe personal sacrifice of our hardworking apprentices.

Remember the local picnic onMay 6, same place. See you there.

TORREY NEWTON, P.S.

Service AwardsL.U. 688 (em,i,t&u), MANSFIELD,

OH—At our December meetingpins, watches and plaques werepresented to qualifying members.

Receiving 20-year pins: RandyGolden, Paul Nance, Hubert“Rocke” Rice and Jeff Weikle.Receiving 25-year watches: Mary“Vickie” Carpenter, Mike Breedloveand Ed Huvler. Thirty-year pins—Mark Bosko, Jack Martin and RobertWagner; 35-year pins—Randy Kist-ner, James Dick II, Donald Everly,and retirees James Ewers and Ivan“Ike” Shire; 40-year pins—CharlesBurch, Jim Steiner and retirees SaloBoar, John F. Pifher, Kahler Walleryand Ronald “Ronnie” Grimes; 45-year pin—James Cox Jr.; 50-yearpins—retirees Kenneth Naylor andDonald Tate. Retired Bro. RobertFreels received his 55-year plaque.

Our work is still very slow.Retired lineman Bob Freels, a 55-

year plaque recipient, was diagnosedwith acute leukemia. He will soon be75. Please keep Bob in your prayers.

JOHN KLINE, P.S.


Local 606 Bro. William F. Waits(left) receives award presented byCredit Union Pres. Jimmy Sullivan. Local 640

members workon the newCardinals’football stadi-um rolloutfield.

Local 684 Central Valley Joint Apprenticeship class of 2006 and instructors.From left, front row (kneeling), Allen Hart, Ronald Herrera, Matt Garcia,Voeung Saing and Jason Davis; middle row, Training Dir. Mark Bowden,Tony Bennett, Robert Salomon and Joshua House; back row, RobertSlifert, Kaleb Isley, Jonathan Gregg, Scott Taylor, Jeremiah Nieman andTraining Instructor Billy Powell.

Proposed WorkL.U. 702 (as,c,catv,cs,em,es,et,

govt,i,it,lctt,mo,mt,o,p,pet,ptc,rtb,rts,se,spa,st,t,u,uow&ws), WEST FRANK-FORT, IL—At this writing we have47 journeyman wiremen on the out-of-work Book 1. Proposed worklooks good for clearing the booksthis year. Outside line constructioncontinues to thrive in our jurisdic-tion.

In Indiana and Missouri “right-to-work” legislation was introduced.Indiana was successful in gettingthe bill stopped. In Missouri the billis still pending as of this writing.

Nonunion contractor GrovesConstruction is in our area workingat a coal mine. Two of our saltingmembers were fired for legally pro-tected concerted activities. Chargeswere filed with the NLRB. Our con-cern is getting a timely and favor-able decision under the currentadministration.

Think it, Work it, Live it—Safety!MARSHA STEELE, P.S.

Contracts RatifiedL.U. 712 (c&i), BEAVER, PA—

Local 712 ratified a new three-yearcontract that successfully eliminatedour problematic multilevel health-care contributions. This contractalso included a pay raise and putsome money in funds other thanhealthcare for a change.

Residential work has been a focusof new efforts in recent months. Weare working on rejuvenating our res-idential subcommittee, along withadding the “+5” homeowners protec-tion plan to our list of tools to helpsecure work in this field.

The following members receivedIBEW 50-year service award pins:Ronald D. Alger, Eugene F. McMinn,Kenneth E. Ehrhart and JamesVodenichar. We thank these brothersfor their dedicated years of service.

The beginning of 2006 has someof our members working on a refu-eling and steam generator replace-ment outage at the Beaver ValleyPower Station. This job was a wel-come boost to our work picture and

we hope the work outlook staysbright for the rest of 2006.

LARRY L. NELSON, V.P.

Lifesaving AwardL.U. 714 (i,lctt,o,rtb,t&u), MINOT,

ND—Bro. Dan Renner received theIBEW Lifesaving Award at ourmonthly meeting for the WillistonBranch in November. Dan per-formed CPR on a fellow construc-tion worker while employed on aschool project in Williston, ND. Bro.Renner was recognized by theemergency responders for his out-standing efforts.

Thanks to apprenticeship instruc-tors Kevin Kubisiak and RandyBartsch for their leadership roles onHabitat for Humanity projects inBismarck and Minot, respectively.Also, thank you to all the volunteerson these projects.

Congratulations to Kevin andthose who worked on the IBEWfloat for the Parade of Lights in Bis-marck. The IBEW float won firstplace in the “motion” category.

One definition of brotherhood:After a heavy snow and ice storm inour area, the call went out for aid inhelping retired member Gary Sel-berg with his cleanup efforts. Over

30 local and traveling membersshowed up that Saturday to lend ahand. Thanks to all of you!

MARK HAGER, B.M./F.S.

Vote to WinL.U. 716 (em,i,rts&spa), HOUS-

TON, TX—The work situation is stillslow in the Houston area. Ourthanks to other IBEW local unionsfor putting our union brothers andsisters to work.

Houston was the place to be inJanuary for the 2006 ElectricalWorkers Minority Caucus annualnational meeting. IBEW Local 716and Local 66 hosted a “Denim toDiamonds Social” at our local

union. What a turnout! The photostaken with Int. Pres. Edwin D. Hilland Int. Sec.-Treas. Jon F. Walterswere a big hit. Thanks to all thebrothers and sisters who helped tocook, decorate, serve and assist dur-ing that event.

We thank the members and fami-lies who have graciously volun-teered to help with our parades andmany community activities such asthe St. Patrick’s Day parade, CesarChavez parade, Aids Walk, BreastCancer Awareness and Habitat forHumanity efforts.

On the political front we stillhave members who are not regis-tered to vote. Your votes areneeded. Don’t just talk; make yourvoice heard by voting. We have a

chance to make a change in Texasand America this year politically. Iflabor votes together, labor wins inHouston.

JOHN E. EASTON JR., B.M./F.S.

50-Year MembersL.U. 812 (catv&i), WILLIAMS-

PORT, PA—This year it was Local812’s honor to recognize four broth-ers for 50 years of service. I try toimagine the changes these menhave seen in the industry over thepast half century. Congratulations toBros. Eddy Lancaster, Bobby Engel,Bobby Segraves and Bill Gray.

At the time of this writing, weare experiencing roughly 30 percent

unemployment. We thank the localsthat are putting our traveling mem-bers to work. The last couple ofyears have been hard, but we arehopeful for 2006. Williamsport willsee the “Gateway Revitalization”including a new movie theater, con-ference center and parking garage.

Our annual golf outing will beheld Sept. 9 at the White Deer GolfComplex. Anyone who is interestedplease call the hall. The outing isalways a good time and helps bondour brotherhood.

JIM AYRER, P.S.

Training UpdatesL.U. 894 (i&o), OSHAWA, ON,

CANADA—Our first all membertraining session was a great success.Pres. Lance Knowles conducted thenow mandatory Electrical Safe WorkPractices program for electriciansworking at the GM Autoplex site.This is the beginning of a continu-ous education program available tomembers at our new hall. Coursesto be run are: CPR, first aide,WHMIS, pipe bending, fibre optics,high voltage splicing, and theCOMET and stewards course.

The IBEW OPC Hockey Tourna-ment promises to be a memorableevent in Local 894 history. Bro. JimBabcock has worked tirelessly coor-dinating and planning for the April28-29, 20006, event. Durham Col-lege and the University of Ontariowill host the teams and the hospital-ity room. Legends Arena, a newfour-pad complex in Oshawa, willhost the games. Jim and the rest of


Local 712 retired Bro. Ronald Alger(left) receives a 50-yeear serviceaward presented by Pres. JohnKochanowski (center) and Bus.Mgr. Frank Telesz (right).

Local 714 Bro. Dan Rennerreceives IBEW Lifesaving Award.

Local 716 delegates to the 2006 Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meet-ing in Houston, joined by EWMC Pres. and Local 2127 Bus. Mgr. Robbi J.Sparks (third from left) and Local 716 Bus. Mgr. John E. Easton Jr. (secondfrom right). Front row, center, Ronald Barrow; second row, from left, JohnBogney, Denise Johnson, Sparks, Patricia Burnham, Easton and ChesterBeard; back row, Bruce Ponce, Janice Ruley and Clyde Benoit.

Local 812 recognizedfour 50-yearmembers, from left: EddyLancaster,Bobby Engel,BobbySegraves andBill Gray.

the hockey crew deserve applausefor all their work to ensure a suc-cessful event. Our own hockeyteam, coached by Bro. GerryScratch, has a few new players anda few seasoned tournament veter-ans who plan on keeping the goldright here at home.

Work-wise we see some smallprojects coming out of GM plants 1and 2, and the truck plant. Also, weanticipate a continued upgrade atOntario Power Generation sites.

DARRELL SCOTT, R.S.

Celebrating 50 YearsL.U. 1096 (em), BLAIRSVILLE,

PA—This past year has been a greatyear for our union. We celebrated50 years of being a manufacturinglocal. We fabricate the nuclear tub-ing that goes into the fuel cells. But

on a bigger note, we had a machin-ist retire this past February with 50years of service. Tom Henry startedat the plant in 1953. We had a partyto give him some IBEW gifts andwish him well on his retirement.

MARK SCHRACK, TREAS.

Contract RatifiedL.U. 1116 (em,lctt&u), TUCSON,

AZ—They say the third time is acharm. Well that’s what it took toget our new contract ratified by theTucson Electric Power membership.Ten months and two failed ratifica-tion votes gave the contract com-mittee a real workout for a 78percent member turnout in Tucsonand 90 percent in Springerville onthe third vote resulting in passageby a 2 to 1 margin.

As part of the first negotiatingcommittee, I can say that it’s justplain old-fashioned horse trading soto speak. Or as our Bus. Mgr. JoeCarl would say, you bring what youwant to the table, trying to improvebenefits without giving up anything.It was good to see our youngermembers show interest and directionfor the future as our older memberstake on retirement during or beforeanother round of contract talks.

R. CAVALETTO, P.S.

2005 Wrap UpL.U. 1466 (u), COLUMBUS, OH—

We are saddened by the loss of Bro.Jack Davis from Conesville, whopassed away in November; and Bro.

Gary Brown from Chillicothe, whopassed away in December. Thesemembers will be missed and ourhearts go out to their families.

Best wishes and congratulationsto recent retirees: Ray Young fromConesville, Paul Parks from Tele-com, David Lindsey and GaryBowens from Southeast.

Oliver Taylor was appointedchairman of our Executive Board.Congratulations, brother.

We were pleased to welcome

Terry Cullins from Conesville backfrom his December travel. Bro.Cullins spent his Christmas inNicaragua, where he and his wife,Sandy, accompanied volunteersfrom their church to distribute foodand gifts to orphaned children.

Our local’s 2005 Christmas party,held after the union meeting, was asuccess. We look forward to seeingmembers at future meetings andother union functions.

CHARLES W. TIPPIE, A.B.M.


At his retirement party, Local 1096Bro. Tom Henry (left), a 50-yearmember, shakes hands with Bus.Mgr. Phil Horrell.

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1 Aholt, J. R. 12,500.001 McAnnar, B. R. 3,000.001 Moonier, D. M. 6,250.001 Souris, G. J. 3,000.002 Pace, G. H. 1,842.103 Carter, N. . 1,335.003 Hanney, J. F. 3,000.003 Locascio, J. . 3,000.003 Milligan, A. E. 1,000.003 Miraldi, T. D. 6,250.003 Ondrovic, T. . 3,000.003 Pincus, H. . 3,000.003 Rao, C. J. 4,431.853 Spina, R. P. 3,000.003 Weber, H. K. 2,914.504 Felder, M. . 2,696.624 Grevas, J. . 3,000.005 Amorose, R. F. 4,124.065 O’donnell, R. J. 5,196.505 Pochron, P. P. 2,911.185 Richtar, T. M. 3,343.006 Lassus, E. J. 3,000.007 Armitage, D. R. 3,000.00

8 Alberts, F. J. 3,000.008 Denson, R. . 3,125.0011 Burton, T. F. 2,876.8011 Davis, T. D. 3,000.0011 Gal, A. . 2,968.9811 Grant, R. S. 3,000.0011 Kirsop, T. H. 2,888.0011 Pruett, E. L. 3,000.0011 Schaeffer, G. . 3,000.0011 Smith, J. E. 3,000.0017 Demaray, J. E. 3,000.0017 Schaffhauser, M. B. 2,631.0018 Park, R. R. 3,000.0018 White, R. L. 2,856.0020 Oconnell, R. D. 3,000.0020 West, R. . 12,500.0021 Masciola, M. J. 1,500.0021 Reichel, F. W. 2,958.3922 Franco, F. . 3,000.0023 Crews, W. L. 6,250.0024 Rice, W. A. 3,000.0024 Wierman, R. J. 6,250.0025 Bender, E. J. 6,250.00

25 Coyle, J. D. 3,000.0026 Beachy, D. J. 3,000.0026 Essex, R. L. 3,000.0026 Watkins, W. A. 3,000.0032 Lawrence, J. F. 3,000.0034 Sperry, H. E. 2,918.0034 Stunkel, H. V. 3,000.0035 Paradis, L. L. 2,000.0038 Bauer, J. W. 6,250.0041 Peters, D. F. 3,000.0043 Hughes, T. E. 2,934.0043 Thorpe, H. J. 6,250.0046 Lyman, D. R. 2,945.1946 Moses, W. H. 3,000.0046 Sheats, G. R. 3,000.0046 Susak, F. J. 3,000.0047 Davidson, R. G. 2,919.9848 Winder, M. W. 3,000.0053 Miers, C. L. 4,885.0056 Manson, G. L. 3,000.0058 Bindas, A. J. 2,969.7958 Mattson, A. E. 2,939.5258 Mayotte, D. J. 3,000.00

58 Savage, M. V. 3,000.0058 Starling, T. L. 3,000.0058 Sullivan, W. L. 2,915.5058 Weagel, K. D. 2,937.5968 Gilseth, J. J. 3,000.0068 Martinez, G. A. 1,000.0077 Hansen, H. E. 3,000.0077 Treadwell, J. H. 2,942.3982 Schenkel, T. E. 3,000.0084 Green, J. S. 3,000.0086 Lauterborn, J. A. 3,000.0086 Moulton, F. L. 500.0086 Updyke, H. E. 3,425.5086 Williamson, G. D. 2,814.3698 Mitchell, K. . 1,000.00102 Schultes, R. P. 3,000.00102 Staines, E. . 3,000.00103 Ahern, D. J. 3,000.00103 Baker, A. L. 3,000.00103 Bergeron, G. P. 3,000.00103 Delyani, J. G. 3,000.00103 Ferry, G. A. 3,000.00103 Moss, G. M. 2,910.00

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103 Starck, J. R. 5,970.10103 Young, C. W. 1,500.00112 Martin, W. D. 1,481.00117 Dahlquist, P. S. 3,000.00124 Blystone, W. L. 3,000.00124 Brunner, P. E. 3,000.00124 Burkholder, J. P. 3,000.00124 Horton, G. W. 2,378.75125 Taylor, M. . 6,250.00130 Keppler, E. H. 3,000.00134 Boot, E. M. 3,000.00134 Budinger, R. F. 3,000.00134 Chandler, W. F. 3,000.00134 Dewbray, D. D. 6,250.00134 Hartwig, J. V. 3,000.00134 Notides, T. . 1,500.00134 Paris, T. L. 3,000.00134 Sepaniak, A. J. 3,000.00134 Serritella, W. J. 3,000.00134 Sheridan, W. P. 6,250.00134 Starnes, M. R. 6,250.00136 Honeycutt, W. A. 3,000.00145 Hurlbut, G. P. 3,000.00150 Wegner, C. . 6,250.00150 Welstead, R. A. 6,250.00153 Parks, F. . 3,000.00158 Murphy, T. J. 3,000.00159 Kading, M. R. 3,125.00164 Duffy, M. J. 3,000.00164 Tighe, C. E. 6,250.00175 Curvin, W. B. 2,932.78175 Reed, A. T. 3,000.00177 Abernathy, B. D. 6,250.00177 Smith, E. W. 3,000.00210 Bedard, R. . 5,880.32231 Haugen, B. M. 2,887.98233 Zuehlke, F. W. 3,000.00234 Sahlberg, C. L. 3,000.00

236 Sweeney, J. M. 2,978.98245 Elliott, R. W. 2,934.38269 Schollenberge, F. R. 3,000.00270 Davis, C. E. 2,760.00271 Creed, H. E. 2,958.00283 White, H. . 3,000.00302 Kruse, H. J. 1,470.93302 Tingdahl, H. E. 2,920.00303 Hind, G. W. 2,829.50304 Leonhardt, H. . 2,894.38309 Amburn, M. V. 3,000.00313 Read, R. L. 12,500.00317 Barr, D. F. 3,000.00317 Neal, R. A. 6,250.00322 O’Brien, D. C. 3,000.00340 Harlan, R. K. 2,841.00349 Campbell, G. S. 3,000.00351 Carlin, J. J. 6,250.00353 Antram, J. F. 3,000.00353 Kurzemnieks, R. . 2,950.00353 Rukavina, T. . 2,887.50353 Urosevic, J. . 5,051.92354 Talbot, G. G. 3,000.00363 Damiani, T. S. 2,953.59363 Wortas, P. . 3,000.00365 Willis, H. A. 2,680.00369 Rudie, R. J. 3,000.00388 Sullivan, G. M. 2,944.00424 Coleridge, C. C. 6,250.00426 Larson, A. L. 3,000.00429 Henson, L. D. 3,000.00429 Sullivan, D. R. 3,125.00440 Russell, J. W. 3,000.00441 Jackson, V. V. 3,000.00446 Bagwell, B. M. 12,500.00453 Charlton, D. A. 6,250.00453 Day, M. L. 6,250.00457 Duncan, W. J. 3,000.00

459 Gianakos, J. A. 3,000.00474 Boyle, W. M. 6,250.00474 Watson, E. P. 3,000.00481 Abbett, W. C. 3,000.00481 Stultz, W. L. 6,250.00488 Sturges, H. K. 3,000.00490 Wilichoski, P. J. 6,250.00494 Di Piazza, F. R. 3,000.00494 Macaluso, R. F. 3,000.00499 Stowater, L. L. 600.00505 Moore, L. . 6,250.00532 Schmidt, D. . 6,250.00538 Alexander, D. L. 3,000.00558 Marks, H. W. 3,000.00569 Cernius, A. . 3,000.00569 Condreay, E. J. 3,000.00569 Godshalk, T. A. 2,926.38569 Steveson, W. H. 3,000.00569 Umphreyville, W. . 3,000.00575 Cyrus, R. L. 3,000.00584 Smith, L. R. 3,000.00595 Davison, H. R. 3,000.00595 Redgrave, C. . 2,357.56595 Richards, B. F. 2,970.33596 Sharpe, T. H. 3,000.00602 Smith, J. L. 3,000.00602 Stewart, G. W. 2,918.00604 Kohl, D. P. 3,000.00636 Fugler, T. F. 3,000.00639 Spencer, R. A. 3,000.00647 Bradley, G. T. 3,000.00648 Parrish, C. C. 3,000.00649 McCormick, D. . 3,236.50666 Melson, I. V. 2,950.39666 Olin, J. O. 3,000.00695 Magoon, C. N. 2,456.00697 Banks, W. R. 2,975.15697 Newcom, D. L. 3,000.00702 Craig, R. J. 3,000.00702 Kristoff, R. D. 3,000.00712 White, T. . 2,938.00716 Allen, H. L. 3,000.00716 Derr, G. W. 6,250.00716 O’pry, G. K. 6,250.00716 Quinton, D. C. 5,328.73725 Gourdouze, R. P. 3,000.00725 Hanners, W. C. 6,250.00728 Colangelo, A. . 3,000.00738 Hynson, L. M. 3,000.00754 Troxell, N. E. 2,406.00756 Warden, S. H. 3,000.00760 Akins, K. E. 2,932.78760 Long, C. W. 2,860.00768 McMurdo, D. R. 3,000.00776 Johnson, J. B. 3,000.00804 Rebane, E. . 3,000.00812 Segraves, R. M. 3,000.00817 Cooney, L. J. 2,979.47852 Cook, J. B. 3,000.00861 Giltner, P. R. 3,000.00866 Wiley, C. R. 3,000.00873 Maggart, B. A. 12,500.00876 Anderson, A. B. 1,460.00903 McNeese, F. . 3,000.00915 Everett, B. C. 6,250.00915 Krouper, W. J. 6,250.00949 Wick, K. H. 2,943.99952 Cook, S. L. 2,848.00969 Haase, W. C. 3,000.00969 Hendricks, W. D. 3,000.00

972 Boswell, E. L. 2,944.001002 Whitecotton, B. J. 3,000.001003 Dodd, K. W. 3,000.001077 Pace, W. . 3,000.001212 Berridge, W. E. 3,000.001212 Chenoweth, J. A. 2,836.001220 Strickland, W. M. 3,000.001225 Pommerehn, G. . 3,000.001245 Ringwalt, L. J. 6,250.001253 Murphy, J. H. 3,000.001316 Maddox, C. V. 3,000.001319 Stormer, C. E. 2,887.501379 Koeller, E. O. 3,000.001501 Eisman, J. A. 600.001547 Green, L. V. 3,550.001547 Vaughan, J. P. 3,000.001684 Donnelly, D. R. 6,186.101925 Maners, J. . 3,779.602286 Thibodeaux, L. J. 3,000.002330 Anderson, W. W. 6,250.00

I.O. (134) Cattaneo, P. C. 6,250.00I.O. (633) Quick, A. B. 3,943.05Pens. (18) Guerra, A. . 3,000.00Pens. (101) Hummel, G. C. 3,000.00Pens. (323) Drose, F. O. 3,000.00Pens. (561) Thivierge, R. . 3,000.00Pens. (637) Fizer, A. G. 2,875.16Pens. (686) Hawver, G. C. 2,971.93Pens. (694) McDonald, H. J. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Birkmeier, G. H. 2,965.33Pens. (I.O.) Bromwell, G. . 2,772.00Pens. (I.O.) Broocks, D. D. 2,934.00Pens. (I.O.) Bruder, L. F. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Bunch, W. H. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Burke, J. C. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Christensen, N. C. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Dodson, R. C. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Dudek, R. J. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Eberhard, P. F. 2,380.00Pens. (I.O.) Espensen, H. M. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Graber, K. W. 1,500.00Pens. (I.O.) Greenwood, M. T. 2,920.00Pens. (I.O.) Guyer, G. C. 2,844.00Pens. (I.O.) Kammenzind, M. F. 2,922.00Pens. (I.O.) Kapp, J. J. 2,906.00Pens. (I.O.) Kutz, A. . 2,807.94Pens. (I.O.) Kuyzin, W. I. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Lafleur, J. J. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Lesh, W. J. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Lovelady, M. R. 2,000.00Pens. (I.O.) McCosby, E. J. 1,500.00Pens. (I.O.) McIntosh, H. A. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Mikkelson, A. J. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Obrien, P. W. 2,954.00Pens. (I.O.) Ollila, P. A. 2,711.92Pens. (I.O.) Ossowski, L. B. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Probasco, R. V. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Richey, B. S. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Roberts, W. F. 736.00Pens. (I.O.) Roush, A. . 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Schorey, C. C. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Schuster, B. P. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Shak, F. H. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Short, H. A. 3,000.00Pens. (I.O.) Smith, R. L. 2,950.00Pens. (I.O.) Stabler, H. C. 2,983.00Pens. (I.O.) Stangenberg, R. L. 2,852.00Pens. (I.O.) Taylor, J. T. 2,940.00Pens. (I.O.) Webber, B. E. 3,000.00Total Amount . . . . . . . . . . . $1,057,379.72

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category Off Camera IndividualExcellence—Outstanding Techni-cal Achievement. The Emmy rec-ognized achievement in the

high-definition recording of the 2005 Chicago Auto Show atMcCormick Place.

“Hi-def demands high specs from the basics up to thecameras,” Reilly said. “We could not have done it withoutthe help of IBEW Local 134, whose members maintain thein-house fiber cable. We connected without a glitch andwithout running miles of extra cable.” Also on the Local1220 award winning team were: Joe Amigleo, Joe Carzoli,Ed Cohen, John Dickenson, Garry Elghammer, KevinFlagg, Andy Fontana, Mike Frehe, John Hart, Bill Kieri,Alonzo Martinez, Greg Pavis, Vic Suarez, Katherine Swan-son, Lonnie Thomas, Keith Thorson, Jim Tianis, PeteTwardowski and Joe Vinci.

Mike D’Angelo, WGN-TV news videographer, took theEmmy for Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excel-lence Off Camera: News Videography. “The real challengeis to know what the producer, writer and reporter wantand what I can do for the story visually—and basically toshoot for edit,” D’Angelo said. 1

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ing year. Each term’s earned grades must be sent to the Founders’ Scholarship Administrator, together witha Founders’ Scholarship Progress Sheet. After the first calendar year in the program, and by each August 1thereafter, the annual Founders’ Scholar paper is due. It must be at least 1,000 words on a labor-relatedtopic, covering any aspect affecting the current labor movement or labor history. Scholarships are nottransferable and are forfeited if the student withdraws or fails to meet the requirements for graduationfrom the college. If a serious life situation arises to prevent continuation of studies, the scholarship winnermay request that the scholarship be held in abeyance for a maximum of one academic year.

Free Act of the IBEW®

The creation of this scholarship program is a free act of the International Brotherhood of ElectricalWorkers®. The IBEW® retains its right to alter, suspend, cancel or halt the IBEW® Founders’ Scholarship Pro-gram at any time and without giving any reason, provided that scholarship winners already in college underthe program will continue to receive the stipends until graduation or the receipt of $24,000 for undergraduatestudy under their IBEW® Founders’ Scholarships—whichever comes first.

R U L E S F O R E N T R Y

A P P L I C A T I O N F O R M

AWARDED ONLY TO IBEW® MEMBERS

The IBEW® Founders’ Scholarships honor the dedicated wiremen andlinemen who, on November 28, 1891, organized the International

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers®. Each year the officers of the IBEW®

are pleased to offer its working members scholarships on a competitivebasis. It is hoped that the awards will not only contribute to the personaldevelopment of our members but also steward the electrical industry thatour founders envisioned.

This award is for $200 per semester credit hour at any accredited col-lege or university toward an associate’s, bachelor’s or postgraduate degreein an approved field. The maximum distribution is $24,000 over a period notto exceed eight years.

I B E W F O U N D E R S ’

SCHOLARSHIP®

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