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GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
Patrick J. Campbell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Sigurd Lucassen
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
John Pruitt
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
GENERAL SECRETARY
John S. Rogers
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
GENERAL TREASURER
Wayne Pierce
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Joseph F. Lia
120 North Main Street
New City, New York 10956
Second District, George M. Walish
101 S. Newtown St. Road
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
Third District, Thomas Hanahan
9575 West Higgins Road
Suite 304
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Fourth District, E. Jimmy Jones
American Savings Building
16300 N.E. 19th Ave., #220
North Miami, Florida 33162
Fifth District, Eugene Shoehigh
526 Elkwood MaU - Center MaU
42nd & Center Streets
Omaha, Nebraska 68105
Sixth District, Dean Scoter
401 Rolla Street Suite 2
RoUa, Missouri 65401
Seventh District, H. Paul Johnson
East End Building
1122 N.E. 122nd Ave., Suite B-114
Portland, Oregon 97230
Eighth District, M. B. Bryant
5330-F Power Inn Road
Sacramento, California 95820
Ninth District, John Carruthers
5799 Yonge Street #807
Willowdale, Ontario M2M 3V3
Tenth District, Ronald J. Dancer
1235 40th Avenue, N.W.
Calgary, Alberta, T2K 0G3
William Sidell, General President Emeritus
William Konyha, General President Emeritus
Peter Terzick, General Treasurer Emeritus
Charles E. Nichols, General Treasurer Emeritus
Patrick J. Campbell, Chairman
John S. Rogers, Secretary
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VOLUME 108 No, 1 JANUARY 1988
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
John S. Rogers, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
The long shadows of 1 987 2
General President Campbell announces retirement 3
Dodge Construction Report for 1 988 4
'UNION YES' promotion to be launched in 1988 7
Seattle Regional Seminar for Districts 7 and 8 8
Protecting spouses under Medicaid 9
BE&K campaign escalates 11
Blueprint for Cure campaign bolstered by new technology 12
New Jersey members build home for young AIDS victims 14
CLIC: Labor expects legislative turn for better 15
Alice Perkins now teenager 16
Ramesses the Great, Memphis 22
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Report 6
Ottawa Report 10
Local Union News 17
We Congratulate 21
Consumer Clipboard: Importance of preparing a will 23
Labor News Roundup 24
Apprenticeship and Training 25
Retirees Notebook 27
Plane Gossip 28
Service to the Brotherhood 30
In Memorlam 37
What's New? 39
President's Message Patrick J. Campbell 40
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THE
COVER
Bells and clocks herald the new year
in North America, but there are other
ways of welcoming January around the
globe.
Ancient Egyptians beat each other over
the head to observe the new year. In-
debted Japanese once committed suicide
on January 1, until modem Japanese
began paying all debts by year's end.
Modern Americans watch football.
From the pyramids to the Rose Bowl,
men have greeted the new year with
revelry, ritual and a touch of violence.
To make sure the old year was well
out of the way, Egyptians staged an
"annual fight with clubs." The Greek
historian Herodotus reported, "They bash
each other's heads in, and, some I think,
may even die of their wounds."
The Greeks contributed those cartoon-
ists' standbys — the New Year Babe and
Father Time. During the festival honoring
Dionysus, god of vegetation and wine,
an infant was paraded as a symbol of
rebirth.
Father Time survives as a descendant
of the Greek god Cronus, lord of the
universe. Cronus bore the lines of ines-
timable years on his face, and he carried
a scythe.
Later, Cronus's name was confused
with the word chronos, meaning "time."
So the hourglass has been placed per-
manently in the hand of the white-haired
gentleman with the scythe.
The ancient Roman religion identified
Saturn, god of agriculture, with Cronus.
Like his Greek counterpart, Saturn car-
ried a scythe. Pagan Rome celebrated
from December 17 to 23.
The widespread observance of January
1 as the start of a new year stems from
Roman times. Julius Caesar arbitrarily
chose that date as the first day of the
year when he initiated the Julian calen-
dar. Consuls and other officials took
office on January 1 . — photograph from
H. Armstrong Roberts
y.
Printed in U.S.A.
LOOKING AHEAD
The long shadows of 1987
stretch into an uncertain 1988
There's catching up to do in the coming year
We never finish up a year neat and
clean, and the shadows of unfinished
1987 jobs stretch far into 1988.
On the international scene, the Rea-
gan administration has to continue its
summitry, hopefully to remove the threat
of nuclear disaster. It must continue its
efforts to strike an international trade
balance.
On the national scene. Congress and
the President must take up the unfin-
ished business of the budget deficit. It
must act upon double-breasted con-
struction legislation, welfare reform and
further changes in the tax laws. Hope-
fully, we will seat a ninth member on
the Supreme Court, and the highest
court in the land will begin to deliberate
with a judicial balance.
Members of the United Brotherhood
will continue their efforts to keep up
with the cost of living and an uncertain
economy. Full employment remains a
major objective of the UBC.
America's business economists have
clouded crystal balls, as the new year
begins. The stock market plunge in
October has thrown them all into a
loop.
They have generally slashed their
year-end predictions on economic
growth during 1988 to 2%, and some
are predicting a recession this year.
Others think a recession might even-
tually come in 1989 instead.
Although the forecast is for a sixth
year of expansion, the pace will slow
with a Gross National Product advanc-
ing by only 2% instead of the 2.7%
predicted earlier.
The economists have altered their
forecasts largely because past history
has shown that consumers pull back on
spending following an economic shock
like the October stock market collapse.
Members of the National Association
of Business Economists are "generally
pessimistic" about inflation, and now
expect consumer prices will increase
by 4.3% between now and the fourth
quarter of 1988.
That forecast is higher than the 3.8%
prediction of a year ago but below the
4.8% rate they called for three months
ago.
Forty-six percent of economists from
goods-producing companies reported
rising prices in their own companies up
from 35% in August. Only 6% reported
falling prices compared to 22% in the
previous survey.
That suggests U.S. companies are
responding to the lower dollar by raising
their own prices, say some analysts.
More than 85% of the economists
beheve the dollar will decline further
during 1988. Nearly one half say it wiU
fall by 10% or more, while the other
half are looking for a decline of less
than 10%.
AS WE GO TO PRESS
General President Patrick J„
announces liis retirement in Febryarif
Patrick J. Campbell, general pres-
ident of the United Brotherhood for
the past five years and a UBC mem-
ber for 42 years, has announced his
retirement, effective February 1.
Under the provisions of the Con-
stitution and Laws, Sigurd Lucas-
sen, first general vice president, will
assume the office of general presi-
dent next month.
At the same time, John Pruitt,
second general vice president, be-
comes first general vice president.
The naming of a new second general
vice president, will take place at a
future meeting of the General Ex-
ecutive Board.
Campbell, 69, assumed the highest
office in the UBC on November 1,
1982, following the retirement of
William Konyha. A native of New
York, Campbell joined Carpenters
Local 964, Rockland County, N.Y.,
in 1945 after his discharge from four
years of military service during World
War II with the Air Force in the
Pacific.
After a decade of active work with
his local union and council, he was
appointed by General President
Maurice Hutcheson as an interna-
tional organizer, and he moved to
the General Office in Washington,
D.C., in 1966 as assistant to the
general president.
The retiring president is a member
of the executive council of the AFL-
CIO and a vice president of the AFL-
CIO Building and Construction
Trades Department
Campbell has not indicated his
retirement plans. He and his wife,
Bettie, are currently residing in Lake
Ridge, a suburban community in
northern Virgina, a few miles south
of Washington, D.C.
The big dilemna hanging over Con-
gress and the White House, last month,
was, of course, the hugh federal deficit
and what to do about it. Wall Street
and every major financial districts around
the world seemed to be waiting to see
what the United States was going to do
to get out of the red ink and into the
black.
What Congress came up with and
sent to the President didn't please many,
but it did indicate some of the 1987
issues still casting their shadows over
the economy this year.
The $604 billion spending legislation,
which includes modest cuts in domestic
and military spending, and the $9 billion
tax increase legislation are aimed at
trimming $33 billion from the projected
budget deficit for the fiscal year which
began October 1 . Most of the tax in-
creases fall on corporations and the
rich.
The legislation was crafted to replace
the $23 billion in across-the-board cuts
of the Gramm-Rudman-HoUings auto-
matic budget ax with legislated savings
of at least equal size. Actual deficit cuts
contained in the two bills, removing
some one-time savings and accounting
gimmicks, approximate the $23 billion.
The basic outline of the compromise
had been hammered out in November
in negotiations between congressional
leaders and White House officials fol-
lowing the stock market crash in Oc-
tober. The crash has been blamed largely
on the nation's huge budget and trade
deficits. Even with the new spending
and tax law, the deficit for the current
fiscal year is projected to be almost
unchanged from the $148 billion deficit
in Fiscal 1987.
The spending bill barely passed the
House on a 209-208 vote as 120 Dem-
ocrats voted against it, most of them in
protest against its inclusion of $8.1
million in non-military aid to the Con-
tras fighting the Nicaraguan govern-
ment. The main battle over Contra aid
was set for early February, when a vote
is to be taken over an expected request
from President Reagan for broad mili-
tary and non-military aid to the Contras.
Many House Democrats were an-
gered that Contra aid had been included
in the final bill even after the lawmakers
had bowed to a Reagan veto threat in
agreeing to drop a Fairness Doctrine
provision from the bill. The 1949 doc-
trine had required radio and television
broadcasters to air opposing sides of
controversial public issues. The Rea-
gan-appointed Federal Communica-
tions Commission last summer dropped
the doctrine from its books.
Following the bill's one-vote ap-
proval by the House, the Senate ap-
proved it by a comfortable 59-30 mar-
gin.
The legislation reduces military
spending by $5 billion to $285.4 billion.
Domestic spending is cut by $2.6 billion
to $176.8 billion.
The main budget item won by House
Democrats, in a fight led by Henry
Waxman (D-Calif.), was an additional
$600 million over two years for the
Medicaid program to assist poor preg-
nant women, children and others.
Medicare, the health program for the
elderly and disabled, is cut by $2.1
billion through restraints on reimburse-
ments to hospitals and doctors.
The spending bill also includes:
• $904.5 million for AIDS research, coun-
seling and testing, more than double the Fiscal
1987 level.
• Farm program cuts of $1.5 billion through
prices paid farmers for commodities and ad-
justments in loan rates.
• A 2% pay increase for more federal
workers.
• An eight-month delay, until August 31,
of the imposition of financial penalties against
metropolitan areas that fail to meet air pol-
lution standards under the Clean Air Act.
• A ban on Japanese companies' partici-
pation in federally-funded public works proj-
ects until Japan opens its projects to U.S.
companies.
The $9 billion tax bill includes these
provisions:
• An extension of the 3% tax on telephone
service.
• A raise in the railroad retirement tax
and authorization of the general revenue fund
to subsidize the railroad fund for one year.
• Extension for three years of the 0.2%
surtax on the unemployment insurance tax
paid by employers.
• Limiting the deduction for interest on a
home mortgage to loans of $1 million or less,
for up to two residences.
• A $100,000 cap on the deduction for
home equity loans.
• Freezing the top rate on estate and gift
taxes at the current 55% for five years rather
than letting it fall to 50% in 1988.
• Impose a 50% tax on corporate raiders'
stock gains.
JANUARY 1988
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Looking Ahead
Higher interest rates, tighter credit,
deficit reductions may limit
expansion of construction in 1988
Dodge/Sweet's Construction Outlook
notes reversal of building patterns
America's building and construction
trades face job uncertainties in the year
ahead.
"In contrast to 1987's offsetting gains
and losses, the construction sector faces
something closer to an across-the-board
decline in 1988," according to the an-
nual Dodge/Sweet's 1988 Construction
Outlook, a bellwether of the industry.
Most of the construction setbacks in
the year ahead will be relatively small
ones, however, leaving total construc-
tion contract value at $242 billion, only
3% below the estimated 1987 total. In
constant dollars, the 1988 decline will
be more like 6%.
Curiously, Dodge/Sweet has discov-
ered that the construction industry is
"perversely doing its act backwards.
This is what Dodge/Sweet means:
ONE-FAMILY HOUSING— Housing usu-
ally leads the general business cycle into
decline, and for good reason. It is highly
sensitive to the credit market, the availability
of low interest rate mortgages. As the econ-
omy approaches its peak, the many demands
on the credit market drive interest rates up,
and homebuilding usually gets crowded out.
One-family homebuilding, traditionally the
first building market to crack as the cyclical
clock runs out. instead, was one of the key
areas of growth during 1987.
However, housing may be the biggest risk
of all in 1988. Interest rates will make the
difference. During 1987 the UBC called upon
the federal government to continue FHA
mortgage guarantees and to continue, where
possible, low-income housing programs.
In 1986 and early 1987, the housing market
was doing something it doesn't often do:
going both ways at once. For a time, in-
creases in one family building were buffering
the collapse of the apartment sector, but not
for long. The upward march of interest rates
that began in 1987's second quarter has
brought back the more familiar one-way
housing market. In this case, the way was
down.
There is encouraging news in housing, as
the new year begins. Congress has approved
a bill which authorizes $15 billion for low-
and moderate-incoming housing during fiscal
1988. President Reagan was to have received
the bill shortly after Christmas and is ex-
pected to sign it into law early this month.
Foremost among the provisions of the
housing bill are permanent authority for the
Federal Housing Administration's mortgage
insurance program — a provision pushed by
the UBC and other unions — and an increase
in the maximum mortgage amount for single-
family homes in high cost areas from $90,000
to $101,500.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING— Almost
everything that has been said about the office
building boom (and bust) pertains to apart-
ments as well. Both markets were overstim-
ulated between 1982 and 1986 by the avail-
ability of accelerated depreciation. Both were
distorted by the abuse of tax shelters. Both
have been overbuilt, and apartments cur-
rently have their highest vacancy rate in 20
years. Both suffer from lopsided geog-
raphy — severe glut in the Southwest (10%
vacant), viability in the Northeast (4% va-
cant). And both face the prospect of unfa-
vorable demographics as the young adult
segment of the population continues to shrink
in the years ahead. Like offices, apartment
construction reached its peak in 1985 — at
just over 850,000 units (F.W. Dodge basis),
a full year before tax reform.
The process of absorbing the accumulated
surplus of five years of overbuilding is al-
ready in its second year. In 1986, the first
step down was not even adequate to hah the
rise of the vacancy rate, which only began
to stablize at T/2% in 1987 when multifamily
starts receded to 585,000. Virtually all of the
30% decline to date has been confined to the
South and the West, leaving apartment build-
ing in the Northeast and North Central
CARPENTER
regions approximately where it was two
years ago.
PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION—
If the recent flurry of Congressional action
is any indication, public works programs
have moved up the Federal priority ladder.
Passage of three major Federal laws be-
tween mid- 1986 and mid- 1 987— the Water
Resources Act (1986), the Clean Water Act
(1987) and the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act (1987) — established a new fi-
nancial base for public works construction
that reaches from here into the I990's. In
general, these new programs define Federal
and local government responsibilities for
sharing the cost of a continuing level of
infrastructure development at least as high,
in constant dollars, as the peak reached in
1986. The fact that two of these acts were
passed over the President's veto indicates
change toward a more workable Federal/
local partnership in public works construc-
tion.
TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUC-
TION— Getting the $88 billion 1987 highway
act passed by the time-consuming veto/ov-
erride process proved highly disruptive to
highway and bridge contracting during the
past several quarters. Because the old (1982)
program expired September 1986, and its
successor didn't become law until the fol-
lowing April, there was a period of more
than six months when DOT was operating
on lOU's. Contracting for transportation
construction sagged during 1986:1V and
1987:1, then rebounded sharply in 1987:11 as
Federal money was released. The net effect
of stop-and-go disbursements appears to
have been the deferral of perhaps half-a-
billion dollars of 1986 construction into 1987.
The upshot: a small decline for 1986 as a
whole, and a higher than expected increase
(5%) in 1987. In 1988, the "backlash" of
this bunching of highway work in 1987 will
result in another distortion — a small decline
of about 2%.
A recent survey of state highway and
transportation departments by Engineering;
News Record bears this out. Responses to
the survey suggest that more Federal funds
are currently available from the new highway
program than the states are capable of
matching. As state DOT's search for new
sources of construction revenue, their 1988
plans indicate a temporarily reduced level
of contracting for highways and bridges.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUC-
TION — The two new water-related pro-
grams provide for an expanded Federal role
in water resource development (via the Corps
of Engineers), but a reduced role in water
quality (via EPA) where local governments
will play a bigger role. But not right away.
• The Water Resources Act of 1986 pro-
vides spending authority of up to $16
billion for more than 200 new projects
that may be started during the next five
years. Appropriations for these projects
must be made on an individual basis,
however, and could run afoul of re-
newed efforts at deficit reduction.
• The 1987 Clean Water Act. providing
$18 billion over nine years for construc-
tion of local sewage treatment systems,
defers the intended phase-out of EPA's
construction grant program until 1989.
In that year, direct grants to commu-
nities will be replaced by Federal grants
to states for the purpose of setting up
revolving loan funds to finance future
construction of local waste treatment
facilities. It is intended that communi-
ties will replenish the loan funds by
collecting user fees on new projects.
On balance, it is expected that the shift
from direct Federal grants to revolving loans —
through the imposition of user fees — will
make a larger annual total of construction
money available for sewage treatment plants
beginning in 1989.
Recent high rates of homebuilding have
been responsible for above-average gains in
1987 contracting for local water supply and
sewer lines, boosting total environmental
construction 6% to $15.0 billion. In 1988.
with homebuilding in decline, water resource
development (i.e., large-scale Corps of En-
gineers projects) will set the pace for a
smaller overall advance of 3% to $15.5 bil-
lion.
NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING— As the
nonresidential building market begins its
third year of decline, the 1988 Outlook is
more in the nature of a progress report than
a forecast. There is little mystery about
which way nonresidential building will be
going in 1988. It is only a matter of how far
down and for how much longer.
Do previous nonresidential cycles offer
any useful insights'.' Conveniently, the last
three cyclical declines all started from similar
peaks of 1.4 billion square feet. From 1973
to 1976, nonresidential building declined a
total of 34% over three years before revers-
ing. From 1979 to 1982, also a three-year
decline, the loss was 31%.
So much for similarities. The current cy-
clical decline, which is now two years along,
is still within 8% of its 1985 peak. Either
this one has a lot of catching up to do in its
third year (1988), or it is taking a different
path.
Two features of the current cycle support
the notion of a different path. One is the
regional character of the commertia; end
industrial building market — slrcng ':■■. -he
Northeast, weak in the Southwest. The other
is the stabilizing influence of institarionsl
building — still expanding in 1987. These de-
partures from the typical behavior of non-
residential building are leading to a shal-
lower, but longer decline than either of the
last two cycles.
IN SUMMARY— Until recently it could be
said that as long as you were not exclusively
into offices or apartments construction, and
not totally committed to the Southwest, you
weren't in any real job difficulty in 1987.
You can't say that anymore. The reversal
of interest rates since mid-1987 has changed
things. By threatening to erode the market's
remaining support, higher interest rates could
turn what up to now has been a partial
recession into a general decline.
Tighter credit may be the newest risk the
construction sector faces in 1988. but it isn't
the only one. Renewed effort at reduction
of federal and state deficits could spell trou-
ble for public works programs. The correc-
tion of the overbuilt office and apartment
markets is by no means completed.
On the other side of the ledger, "election
year economics" could stretch the econo-
my's creaking expansion through 1988. The
trade deficit may finally begin to narrow.
So, too, will the budgetary deficit. And
inflation will remain below 5% even if not
much below.
All indicators are that construction labor
must fight hard to maintain its position in
1988.
The Dodge/Sweet Report suggests one
long range factor which will influence con-
struction in the years ahead: the gradual
decline in population growth. In the mid-
1960s the U.S. population was expanding at
a robust rate of 1.2%' per year. As popula-
tions of mature societies go, that was con-
sidered a pretty good clip. But by the mid-
1970s growth had slowed to 1.0%, and over
the next 10 years to its current 0.9%. By the
mid-1990s, population growth is projected
to diminish to 0.7%. Thus, if Americans
hang around long enough, there may even-
tually be residential and nonresidential fa-
cilities for all . . . if there are jobs and
sources of income to purchase what's avail-
able.
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Residential construction may pick up by mid-year, if
mortgage rates decline as expected. The Dodge/Sweet
Report predicts that mortgage rates to peak during the
second quarter of 1988 at just under 12% and decline
through the second half of the year to I0'/2% by year-
end. By mid-1989, conventional fixed mortgages will
again be below 10%.
Washington
Report
SEPARATE SAFETY, HEALTH
Charging that the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is failing to protect construction worl<-
ers, Building Trades unions called for a separate
health and safety agency for the most dangerous
industry in the nation.
The Building Trades cited the collapse last April
of a 13-story, two-tower apartment building under
construction in Bridgeport, Conn., as evidence of
OSHA's failure in the industry. That accident killed
28 building trades workers.
A House Education and Labor panel was told that
OSHA not only had problems in gaining access to
the site, but also in keeping evidence from being
destroyed.
Jim Lapping, safety director for the AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Trades Department, said
the Reagan administration cut the number of OSHA
inspectors to just 1 ,000 to cover the entire country.
OSHA's deficient recordkeeping and reporting sys-
tem and its lack of centralized records make it im-
possible to target employers with higher than aver-
age accident rates, he said.
In addition to a separate safety and health
agency for construction, the BCTD called for legis-
lation to require that a project owner or primary
contractor be responsible for coordinating safety
among all contractors on a project.
The building trades also urged: the creation of an
academy to train construction inspectors; authority
for inspectors to enter a worksite without a warrant
and to close a site after a fatality or serious acci-
dent; stiffer penalties for violations; the right for
workers to refuse to perform hazardous work; and
requirements for licensed safety inspectors on con-
struction projects and for permits for high-hazard
projects.
INFRASTRUCTURE WOES
The United States has developed the most so-
phisticated network of roads, bridges and water-
ways in the world, yet the nation has "failed misera-
bly" in maintaining and expanding these systems.
That is the conclusion of a special report by the
AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Depart-
ment in "The Builders," a department publication.
Through the year 2000, the United States is pre-
dicted to be $265 billion short in funds needed for
highways and bridges and $88 billion short in mass
transit funding, the BCTD reported. The nation is
approaching the critical stage in a shortage of solid
waste landfills, the report found.
PREGNANT WORKERS' RIGHTS
For working women who are thinking about start-
ing a family, a new fact sheet from the Labor De-
partment's Women's Bureau provides information
on pregnant women's workplace rights.
"Pregnancy and Employment: Federal and State
Requirements" explains the Pregnancy Discrimina-
tion Act of 1978 and other federal and state laws
which include protections for pregnant workers.
Single copies are free from the Women's Bureau,
Dept. R., U.S. Dept. of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. Enclose a
self-addressed mailing label.
ONE OF FOUR GET BENEFITS
Only one out of four jobless Americans is now
receiving unemployment insurance benefits, accord-
ing to a recent study by the Washington-based
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
This is the lowest level of state Ul benefits in the
program's history.
Some 5.1 million American workers who were
unemployed in October were also without any Ul
benefits, the study noted. Only 1 .7 million jobless
workers, 25.4% of the unemployed, collected bene-
fits, it said.
In 1975, the average rate of jobless workers who
collected benefits was 75.5%, although the Center
noted that was a recession year when coverage
rates generally are somewhat higher. In 1978, when
the nation's jobless rate was 6%, the same as Oc-
tober 1987, the average Ul coverage rate was 43%.
Why has this occurred? The main reasons, ac-
cording to the Center's senior research analyst, are
sharp federal and state cutbacks and longer spells
of unemployment. The amount of such benefits var-
ies from state to state, as determined by state legis-
latures.
NEW SENIOR CITIZENS HEAD
Lawrence T. Smedley, an expert on Social Secu-
rity and pension plans, has been named executive
director of the National Council of Senior Citizens.
Smedley succeeds longtime NCSC Director Wil-
liam R. Hutton, 71, who recently retired. Smedley
will begin his work with the council this month.
Smedley, 58, was associate director of the AFL-
CIO Department of Occupational Safety, Health and
Social Security. He is a member of the executive
and labor committees of the President's Committee
on the Employment of the Handicapped, the Save
Our Security Coalition and the Leadership Council
of Aging Organizations.
NCSC President Jacob dayman cited Smedley's
broad background on retirement income and eco-
nomic issues affecting older people. "We are fortun-
ate that he has chosen to bring this expertise to our
organization as we continue our hard-fought battle
on behalf of the elderly," he said.
CARPENTER
"UNION, YES [71" communications
campaign to be launched in 1988
Two-year effort by AFL-CIO and affiliates involves
national television and radio advertising, local tie-ins
The labor movement will launch a
long-range national advertising effort in
1988 with the inauguration of the $13
million "UNION, YES 0" communi-
cations campaign, approved by the AFL-
CIO Convention on October 28.
The two-year campaign involves na-
tional advertising on network tele-
vision, cable TV, local TV, network
radio and local radio. Under the um-
brella banner of "UNION, YES 0"
the campaign is intended to communi-
cate the value of union organization to
Americans, especially a new generation
of younger workers.
With the millions of messages aimed
at the public over mass media, the
"UNION, YES 0" campaign will cre-
ate a platform for a wide range of
additional positive union messages de-
livered by local and state labor orga-
nizations, including customized local
radio commercials, print ads and stories
in the labor press, slogans and illustra-
tions for union organizing drives and
many applications that are stimulated
by demand throughout the labor move-
ment.
The materials, which will be shipped
throughout the labor movement in early
1988, have been design to allow local
and state labor bodies, international
unions, and local unions to substitute
their own seal within the primary cam-
paign symbols, thereby providing cus-
tomized identity within the national
campaign.
As the Convention resolution noted,
the goals of the campaign are twofold:
"to raise the level of public understand-
ing of unions and of the AFL-CIO; and
to increase both the predisposition of a
new generation of American workers
(20 to 40 years old) to union organiza-
tion and those workers' understanding
of how unionism responds to their own
needs and concerns."
The Convention resolution urged
"every affiliate to use the materials
provided as part of the "UNION, YES
0' effort, so that we may transform
every member of each of our unions
into a committed spokesperson for the
fundamental messages we must con-
vey."
Those fundamental messages include
the fair treatment and respect which
union organization brings, and the voice
afforded by a role in democratic work-
place organization. The "tag line" for
both radio and television commercials
emphasizes the positive role that unions
play in American life: "AMERICA
WORKS BEST WHEN WE SAY
UNION, YES!"
Among the central symbols in the
"UNION, YES 0" print campaign are
a special AFL-CIO logo designed for
this campaign that incorporates the
American flag and a check-mark, sym-
bolizing both action and the individual
voice that each union member has within
the collective strength of a union.
The advertising, now in production,
will begin in 1988 and run throughout
the two-year period. Intensive local
radio efforts will be mounted for Labor
Day each year, including an incentive
plan for local and state labor federa-
tions.
The details of the campaign will be
announced by the AFL-CIO in a special
edition of The Federationist in early
1988. In addition, materials will be of-
fered to those who wish to mount their
own specialized efforts, especially or-
ganizers that tie in their messages to
the national advertising.
The campaign was developed by the
AFL-CIO's Labor Institute of Public
Affairs (LIPA), in collaboration with
communications specialists in the in-
ternational affiliates. The AFL-CIO has
hired New York-based advertising
agency, Lois, Pitts, Gershon. Pon/GGK.
"UNION, YES 0" was a response
to recommendations in the 1985 report
of the AFL-CIO's Committee on the
Evolution of Work, "The Changing
Situation of Workers and their Unions."
Noting that unions had "failed to
overcome the misconceptions about
what unions do and have failed to make
the public aware of the contributions
of unions in the workplace and in so-
ciety at large," the Committee said "it
is imperative that, within the limits of
our resources, we mount and sustain a
coordinated and long-range communi-
cations program, employing every tech-
nique and medium available."
The convention approval followed
recommendations by the AFL-CIO
committees on Public Relations and
Finance, and the Executive Council.
The AFL-CIO has used advertising
several times in recent years to com-
municate about specific issues. In 1984,
the federation spent over $1 million on
the "Campaign for America's Future."
That effort stimulated an additional
$300,000 in radio time by labor bodies
around the country — creating the model
for the "UNION, YES 0" modular
media approach.
In addition, numerous AFL-CIO af-
filiates at the national, state and local
levels have invested increasing amounts
to the use of advertising to communi-
cate a wide range of messages, including
support for organizing, image, com-
munity service, name recognition and
legislative goals.
The $13 million AFL-CIO "UNION,
YES 0" program, along with addi-
tional investments made throughout the
labor movement, will dramatize the
central role of unions in creating a better
future for all Americans.
JANUARY 1988
Regional seminar
at Seattle for
Districts 7 and 8
completes
preparations
for 1988 work
The Brotherhood's general officers,
district board members and General
Office staff personnel completed a se-
ries of five regional seminars in Novem-
ber with a week-long gathering of lead-
ers of UBC construction locals in Seattle,
Wash.
The final seminar brought together
fuUtime officers and business agents
from Districts 7 and 8, which covers
Alaska, Hawaii, Washington State, Ore-
gon, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada and New
Mexico. The agenda for the five-day
gathering concentrated on current or-
ganizing, administrative, legal and
membership problems facing the Broth-
erhood, and it discussed plans for 1988.
Participants rotated around a series of
six workshops, with a half day devoted
to each workshop session. Attendance
at the sessions was required for all
fulltime officers and business represen-
tatives.
A series of similar seminars for in-
dustrial leaders is planned for 1988.
Announcements of these meetings will
be announced later, as dates and meetv
ing places are arranged.
CARPENTER
ISSUE FACING WORKERS IN 1988
Must Today's Nursing Homes
Be the 'Poor Houses' of Yesteryear?
PROTECTING SPOUSES
UNDER MEDICAID
Every year, thousands of elderly peo-
ple reach what they think is the end of
the line. After caring for a sick spouse
for a long time and becoming mentally
and physically exhausted, the well per-
son decides the sick spouse might be
better off in a nursing home.
Now comes the real shock. Many
people think that Medicare covers nurs-
ing home care. Far from it. When the
couple finds out that the cost of long
term care greatly exceeds their financial
resources, they are forced to exhaust
their resources before becoming eligible
for Medicaid.
A recent study estimated that nearly
two-thirds of the people who enter nurs-
ing homes become impoverished in less
than three months. A nursing home
stay can cost from $20,000 to $30,000
a year, and few can afford that.
What is worse is that not only do
most states force the elderly couples to
divest themselves of just about every-
thing but their homes, but many states
are responding to budget crunches by
further reducing maintenance allow-
ances under Medicaid. Oklahoma has
eliminated its maintenance allowance
altogether, leaving the spouse no pro-
tection against impoverishment.
This process of public policies sys-
tematically forcing elderly spouses out-
side the nursing home into poverty has
to be one of the crudest there is.
It should be reversed in favor of a
humane approach, and a group of leg-
islators and organizations has initiated
a national debate to bring that about.
At a recent Capitol Hill press con-
ference, Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-
Md.) and George A. Mitchell (D-Maine)
and Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)
and Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) ex-
plained how their bills would combine
to help prevent spousal impoverish-
ment.
Essentially, their approaches would
set federal minimum standards to pro-
tect the assets and decent living stand-
ards of those on Medicaid. Medicaid is
the federal-state program that provides
basic health services, including nursing
home care, for low-income people.
Mikulski knows the problem first-
hand. Her father is institutionalized
with Alzheimer's disease and her mother
is being required to "spend down" to
qualify for help.
Mikulski has introduced the Medicaid
Community Spouse Safety Net Act of
1987. Her bill would allow the spouse
in the community to keep up to $25,000
in assets and set a federal minimum
standard allowing an income of $750
per month.
Because of state-determined Medic-
aid eligibility levels, Mikulski said,
"honest middle-income elderly persons
are forced into poverty in order to meet
the costs of their spouse's nursing home
care." Often, she said, they find them-
selves without enough money for spe-
cial diets, medications or prescription
eyeglasses. The problem is particularly
acute among older women, she said.
Mitchell, who chairs the Finance
Committee's health panel, sponsored a
bill to allow community spouses to keep
a minimum of $510 a month in income,
with states allowed to set higher levels.
Mitchell told how Douglas Lewis, a
retired sea captain, went into a nursing
home in 1984. The State of Maine claimed
nearly all his pension and Social Se-
curity income for his care, leaving his
wife, Florence, unable to pay for her
own needs and upkeep on their modest
Wiscasset home. If the situatin had been
reversed, Mitchell said, Mr. Lewis would
have been able to keep nearly all his
$1,500 monthly income while Medicaid
paid for his wife's care.
Waxman, chairman of a health sub-
committee, introduced a bill to protect
$12,000 in liquid assets and set the
minimum allowable income at $925 per
month.
Schumer, a co-sponsor of the Wax-
man approach, is on the key House
Budget Committee. He told of a Bronx.
N.Y., couple who had been married 50
years and had to get divorced so the
husband's bills could be paid after he
came down with Alzheimer's disease.
He said it was tragic that the couple
had to bankrupt themselves in order to
get the nursing home paid.
Louise Crooks, president-elect of the
American Association of Retired Per-
sons, also spoke at the press briefing,
saying: "Current Medicaid law com-
pounds the heartbreak of seeing a loved
one enter a nursing home . . . Almost
everything but the home must go to
Medicaid." She said many states allow
the well spouse from $200 to $300 a
month to live on.
Waxman thanked several organiza-
tions for backing the spousal protection
bills, naming AARP, the Villers Foun-
dation, Older Women's League and
National Council of Senior Citizens.
JANUARY 1988
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Report
BANKRUPTCY CODE
Once again Consumer and Corporate Affairs Min-
ister Harvie Andre is worl<ing on revising the out-
dated federal bankruptcy code. The insolvency
profession has long clamored for improvements to
this act, which was last changed 21 years ago.
Only the banks feel that tinkering with the existing
law is dangerous.
Unfortunately, a full government agenda and a
long departmental drafting process conspired to
stall the potential changes for more than a year.
The more these changes are delayed, the longer
the business bankruptcy rolls become and the more
frustrated the bankruptcy professionals are.
The government's goal is to keep as many ailing
companies alive as possible while protecting the
interests of workers and unsecured creditors.
Under the present insolvency law, the bank, or
any other secured creditor, can close down a bank-
rupt company and sell off its assets before the
management or other creditors can raise a finger in
protest.
Andre wants to give companies a breathing
space to try to devise alternatives before the bank
collects its share of the leftovers.
Under the government's proposals, a creditor that
decides to force a company into receivership must
give 10 days' notice before acting. If the ailing com-
pany sees a possibility of reorganizing itself, the
bankruptcy proceedings will be halted for another
30 days. This way, Andre points out, a company
will have a chance to save itself before the banks
or other secured creditors line up for the assets.
Andre hoped to resolve the proposal before the
beginning of the new year.
MANITOBA AGREEMENT
Canada's first pay equity agreement is now a
reality, and it will mean dollars and cents to some
5,000 National Union of Public and Government
Employees in Manitoba.
The agreement, which was signed September 29
by the provincial government and the Manitoba
Government Employees' Association, will raise the
salaries of approximately 5,000 government work-
ers who have been working in traditionally female
classifications.
UNEMPLOYMENT QUESTIONS
Opinions are split between Canadian economists
that a recession might be in the offing due to the
stock market crash October 1 9. Canada's unem-
ployment rate has dropped to a six-year low, but
some economists are playing down the good news,
saying it does not reflect the impact of October 19.
Statistics Canada reported that the number of
unemployed people dropped to the watershed level
of one million in October — the lowest figure since
December 1981, when there were 991,000 people
looking for work.
Some say the numbers are not indicative of what
is happening to the economy because they don't
represent what happened after the crash. Other
economists disagreed with suggestions that the
crash threatens to eliminate thousands of new jobs
and wipe out the employment gains stemming from
five years of sustained economic growth since the
recession.
Bob Kerton, as economist with the Consumers'
Association of Canada, also said lower interest
rates that followed last month's sharp decline in
share prices probably will minimize the impact on
the economy and the job market.
"The lower interest rates are good for consumers
and businesses, and ultimately the economy as a
whole," he said.
The numbers released by the agency support the
position of those economists who maintain that the
economy was so strong before the crash that there
will be no significant deterioration in the employ-
ment picture.
DAY CARE PROGRAM
The Canadian federal government unveiled a
$4.1 billion national day care program, last month,
designed to provide 200,000 places for children in
the next seven years and give parents tax breaks.
Health Minister Jake Epp said $2.28 billion of the
funds would be spent on non-profit day care facili-
ties in Canada's 10 provinces, with the federal gov-
ernment picking up 75% of costs and the provinces
the rest.
HEALTH AND SAFETY BILL
Ontario's new labor minister, Gregory Sorbara,
assured a group at the Provincial Building and Con-
struction Trades Council that William Wrye's Bill
106 is still alive. He said he intends to carry through
with changes to the Occupational Health and Safety
Act proposed by the former labor minister. Contrac-
tors were told they shouldn't be surprised if his bill
looks a lot like Bill 106.
The bill proposed that construction sites that reg-
ularly have more than 1 workers have at least one
worker health and safety representative. The act
currently requires a safety representative for sites
with a regular workforce of 20 or more.
The bill also proposed a tenfold increase in the
maximum fine for employers who violate the act, to
$250,000 from $25,000.
He predicted the new version would be intro-
duced, considered and passed during the first ses-
sion of the legislature.
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CARPENTER
In protest against BE&K's antiunion
practices, Building Trades of Atlanta. Ga.,
picketed and distributed handbills at the
Waverly Hotel, where BE&K's president
was making a speech.
Carpenters' BE&K campaign escalates
Local community leaders are advised of company's nonunion status
Addressing UBC business represen-
tatives at the regional seminars around
the country. UBC General President
Patrick J. Campbell emphasized the
need for aggressive, coordinated par-
ticipation of all union members in the
Brotherhood's campaign against BE&K,
a major nonunion construction firm.
Campbell went on to say, "Our fight
against BE&K has just begun. We in-
tend to pursue all lawful avenues avail-
able to us to put a stop to BE&K's
rate-busting efforts in the paper indus-
try."
Over the past several months, the
UBC campaign has gained momentum
and national attention as activities against
BE&K have taken on a variety of forms.
UBC members and locals have manned
picket lines, conducted handbilling ac-
tivities, held rallies and participated in
regulatory and governmental hearings
in protest against BE&K's anti-worker
activities.
BE&K challenged at
Westvaco plant in
Maryland
The UBC's current fight against
BE&K is being conducted in the Cum-
berland, Md. area, where the Westvaco
conglomorate recently gave BE&K a
$20 million shutdown job at its Luke
mill. Until now, all major renovation
and new construction work in the mill
had been performed by union contrac-
tors. The award of this contract to
BE&K on a noncompetitive basis is a
clear indication that this is not business
as usual. In a letter to Westvaco chair-
man, David L. Luke III, President
Campbell stated "Given BE&K's track
record, it looks like the initial step in a
broader plan by Westvaco to introduce
nonunion construction contractors into
the mill and set the stage for a challenge
of the in-plant workers at the mill."
The UBC, in coordination with the
Cumberland-Hagerstown Building
Trades Council, has begun to conduct
jobsite monitoring and handbilling ac-
tivities at the Luke mill. Through news-
paper articles and advertisements, area
residents and the labor community are
being alerted to the threat that BE&K
poses to their livelihoods. Local com-
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Members of the San Bernardino. Calif.
District Council conducted informational
picketing at a Business Roundtable
meeting in Palm Springs.
munity leaders as well as state and
national political leaders are being con-
tacted regarding BE&K anti-union anti-
community posture. In addition to the
local activities corporate and economic
strategies are being implemented on a
national level.
UBC campaign
efforts throughout
the country
Local UBC members in Georgia, in
coordination with the Paperworkers,
are challenging BE&K at Federal Pa-
perboard's mill in Augusta, Ga. Local
building tradesmen have been hand-
billing at the site while the Paperwork-
ers circulate petitions within the mill in
opposition to BE&K.
Brotherhood members in California
continue their fight against BE&K at
the USS-POSCO job in Pittsburg, Calif.
They are participating in government
inquiries involving the serious health
and safety problems on the job which
were recently highlighted by the second
death on the project in less than nine
months.
In Usk, Wash., BE&K was an un-
successful bidder on Great Lakes For-
est Products' new greenfield mill. After
Business Representative Wilbur Yates
distributed BE&K handbills and showed
the UBC's film on BE&K's anti-worker
activities. Rust Engineering was awarded
the project, which will be 100% union.
Spreading the
word about BE&K
coast to coast
In an effort to apprise the public of
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JANUARY 1988
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Fund raising effort
for diabetes researcti
site into tliird year
Blueprint for Cure
campaign bolstered
by new technology
The Blueprint for Cure campaign of the
United Brotherhood and other Building
Trades unions continues into the new year,
as new fund raising plans and new technol-
ogy speed research efforts to find a cure for
diabetes.
Next month, a special fund-raising golf
tournament is to be held in Miami Beach.
Fla., in conjunction with a meeting of the
Building Trades executive board. The board,
meanwhile, will consider progress in its
efforts to raise enough money to build a
major diabetes research center at the Uni-
versity of Miami.
Diabetes researchers have been encour-
aged in recent weeks by a new data man-
agement system developed for diabetes pa-
tients which will help to computerize
information for further study by medical
scientists.
The new technology will help diabetes
patients "learn to win" with a computer
program that plays like a game with a serious
purpose — controlling the disease. A major
benefit of the new diabetes data management
system is that it reinforces positive behavior
and provides the tangible reward of actually
seeing improvements displayed in four-color
charts and graphs on a computer video
monitor.
The new technology, Glucometer M Di-
abetes Data Management System, developed
by the Ames Division of Miles Laboratories,
Elkhart, Ind. , links a hand-held blood testing
meter with a personal computer software
program. Each time the user conducts a self-
test of his or her glucose (blood sugar) level,
the meter automatically stores the data for
future recall. The meter can record up to
338 glucose values, providing a significant
enhancement to the conventional Handwrit-
ten "log book" many diabetics must keep.
The real advance, however, lies in the
analysis of the data. During periodic visits
to the doctor's office, the stored readings
can be transferred by a direct connection to
a desktop computer which organizes them
into a variety of charts and graphs. That
data provides an overall picture of how an
individual has responded to food, activity,
medications, insulin, stress or illness over a
period of several weeks.
By plotting trends and spotting irregular-
ities in the metabolism, both the doctor and
patient can adjust therapy custom-tailored
to the individual's needs and lifestyle. The
system is also a valuable educational tool
that encourages a better dialogue between
the health care provider and the patient, and
involves the patient in the control of his or
her disease.
Such an improvement in the monitoring
and management of diabetes helps to en-
Three leaders in iht Blueprint for Cure
drive — Ironworkers President Jule Drake.
UBC General President Patrick J. Camp-
bell and Sheet Metal Workers President
Edward J. Carlough — study an architect's
drawing of the proposed diabetes research
institute in t. ■rida.
Locals 5 and 1596, St. Louis. Mo., put forth a challenge between themselves for the
winner of the St. Louis, Mo.. Carpenters' District Council Labor Day parade float
competition. The loser of the "bet" would contribute $100 to the Blueprint for Cure
campaign.
Judges awarded first place to Local 1596, left, and second place to Local 5, right. The
friendly competition contributed to one of the best turnouts for the Carpenters in the St.
Louis Labor Day Parade.
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CARPENTER
hance medical treatment and also is a psy-
chological breakthrough for the patient as
well, according to many diabetes specialists.
Few diseases demand such intensive partic-
ipation, responsibility and lifelong self-con-
trol on the part of the patient as does
diabetes.
"It's no surprise that we see patients rebel
at the number of intrusions we ask them to
make in their lives." said Larry Deeb. MD,
a pediatric endocrinologist at the Children's
Clinic in Tallahassee, Fla, "We ask them to
manage their daily metabolism, their daily
nutrition, their daily activity and the com-
plications of diabetes. Pretty soon it adds
up to an intolerable burden — especially for
children."
Preliminary research suggests that provid-
ing a "scorecard" of diabetics' successes
may encourage better adherence, despite the
restrictions this silent, slow killer and crip-
pler places on young and old.
The Blueprint for Cure drive got a big
boost in recent weeks from donations made
by participants in the recent UBC regional
seminars. In addition, sizable checks were
presented to General President Patrick J.
Campbell to add to the Blueprint account.
This is a run-down of recent contributions:
Locals 5, St. Louis, MO; 323, Beacon,
NY; 1102, Detroit, MI; 1280, Mountain View,
CA; 1596, St. Louis, MO; and 1889, Down-
er's Grove, IL.
There was also a contribution from the
Bay Counties, Calif., District Council.
Among the individual contributors were
Patrick J. Donnelly. Sam Einbinder. Frank
Mitchell, George Zurow and Henry Zyl-
awski.
There was also a donation in memory of
Godfrey W. Alteman from Local 334. Sa-
ginaw MI.
Contributions were also received from
Locals 250, Waukegan, III.; 434, Chicago,
111.; 715, Elizabeth, N.J.; 1026, Miami, Fla.;
the Central New Jersey District Council; a
Third District raffle Lsee picture); Washing-
ton State Council; and one in memory of
Elmer Bouvy from Local 334, Saginaw.
Mich.
Additional individual contributions came
from Rayond E. Brewer. James P. Brooks.
Donald J. Brussel. Frank Daddio, Ron
Dasher, Thomas G. Heinsz, Glen M. Jack-
son, Ted Langner. Terry Nelson, Robert H.
Pape, Bernard W. Purdum, James W. Ru-
dolph, Francis Schnur, Vince Scidone, Dean
Sooter, Wm. J. Steinkamp. Patrick J. Swee-
ney Jr.. Patrick J. Sweeney III, Leonard
Terbrock, Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Upton. Daniel
L. Wallace, and James A. Watson.
Blueprint for Cure, labor's multi-million
dollar campaign to build a new Diabetes
Research Institute at the University of Miami,
Miami, Fla., is now in its third year of fund
raising. With General President Campbell
serving as a co-chairman of the drive, UBC
members have been heavy contributors to the
campaign. More funds are needed in 1988.
Check donations to Blueprint for Cure
should be made out to "Blueprint for Cure"
and mailed to General President Patrick J.
Campbell, United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, 101 Constitution
Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
UBC Disirict 3 recently collected
$25 .000 for Blueprint for Cure by means of
CI district-wide raffle. Third Disirict Board
Member Tom Hanahan. right, presented a
check for that amount to General Presi-
dent Campbell and First General Vice
President Sigurd Lucas sen.
Local 323. Beacon. N.Y.. recently cele-
brated its lOOth anniversary' . A check for
$15,000 was presented to Joseph Lia, First
District Board Member, center, for the
Blueprint for Cure diabetes campaign.
Presenting the check were Lou Amoroso,
business representatiw. and Gerard Schii-
der, president.
Duiing the November 8-13. 1987 regional
seminar in Seattle. Wash.. General Presi-
dent Campbell was presented with checks
from affiliated locals of the Washington
State Council, the Oregon Stale District
Council, and the Bay Counties Disirict
Council. Seattle. D.C.
A raffle of an afghan was held by Local
745 of Honolulu. Shown with the prize
above, from left, are Marvin Hall, execu-
tive secretary-treasurer of the Oregon
Stale District Council: Christie Kearn. ap-
prentice: and James Fo.\. Oregon Stale
District Council organizer.
Border state unions
fight plant
exodus to SViexsoo
Union leaders from Texas, New Mex-
ico, Arizona and California will meet m
El Paso, Texas, this month, to mobilize
a regional response to the growing prac-
tice of American assembly plants that
flee across the border to Mexico in search
of cheap labor.
The session, scheduled for January 16-
17, is an outgrowth of action taken in
October by the 17th AFL-CIO conven-
tion at which delegates denounced the
system that gives tariff breaks to runaway
U.S. employers that set up shop in the
burgeoning maquiladora complex just
across the Rio Grande.
The federation has been spotlighting
the glaring defects of the maquiladora
concept, which failed to fulfill promises
that it would lead to the creation of "twin
plants" on each side of the border —
providing an equal number of job oppor-
tunities for American and Mexican work-
ers. And the Texas AFL-CIO has had a
Twin-Plant Task Force in place for more
than a year.
Union officials from states along the
border say the goal of the January meet-
ing is to focus increased public attention
on the plight of workers in both countries
and to map strategy for congressional
action that will end the tax breaks that
have made it possible for hundreds of
American firms to migrate to Mexico.
There will be delegations from such
economically battered states as Michi-
gan, Indiana. Illinois, New York
and Ohio where plants have moved to
Mexico.
The conference will seek to rally op-
position to the maquiladoras by:
• Demonstrating to government offi-
cials in the four-stale area that their
communities are being economically dev-
astated by the plant closings and the
export of jobs.
• Showing merchants in the border
region how much income they've lost as
a result of the flight of jobs and capital.
• Working more closely with orga-
nized labor in other states, where plants
are closing as a result of the shift of
assembly operations into (he low-wage
area in Mexico.
• Awakening conservationists to the
peril posed by industrial waste that man-
ufacturers spew into the border environ-
ment unhindered by Mexican law.
In adopting the resolution opposing the
continued shift of U.S. jobs to Mexico,
the AFL-CIO convention denounced the
Reagan Administration for encouraging
these runaway operations. Delegates de-
clared:
"The needs of American workers and
Mexican workers for better employment
opportunities must be addressed in ways
that support improvements in living
standards and working conditions of both
countries."
JANUARY 1988
13
New Jersey members help to create
home for young AIDS victims
Members of the Elizabeth, N.J.,
Building Trades Council provided the
critical elements in insuring the nation's
first transitional home for children with
AIDS was ready for occupany on
schedule.
The facility, St. Claire's Home for
Children in Elizabeth, was dedicated
Sunday, May 17, and opened its doors
for the first of five children the following
day.
' ' What would have taken many months
and perhaps cost an insurmountable
sum of money was completed in just
six weeks time and at a minimal cost,"
said Dr. Terry Zealand, executive di-
rector of the AIDS Resource Founda-
tion for Children and house manager of
the St. Claire's Home. "There's no
question in my mind that rehabilitation
of the Home could not have been ac-
complished without the all-out assist-
ance of the Elizabeth Building Trades
Council and other labor volunteers."
The one-family, brick structure was
rented to the foundation by Sister Eliz-
abeth Ann Maloney for a very nominal
price. Zealand realized the house would
need extensive repairs and rehabili-
tation before it could be made habitable
for the children (infancy to age six) and
staff members.
Zealand was put in contact with John
Williams, head of the Elizabeth Build-
ing Trades Council and business rep-
resentative of Carpenters Local 715.
Williams, Thomas Daly, president of
Plumbers Local 24, and Frank Don-
nelly, business representative of IBEW
Local 675, inspected the house and the
project was completed six weeks later.
The project was announced in local
union meetings, which generated a
stream of union volunteers working
during the evenings and on weekends.
Williams, Daly and Donnelly said there
were more volunteers for the work than
were actually needed and that they had
to establish shifts so that everyone had
a chance to contribute to the finished
project.
"They did everything. They rewired
the entire house, sheet-rocked the en-
tire basement, built-in a furnace and
bathroom downstairs and added a min-
iature bathroom on the second floor,"
Zealand said.
"Like usually happens, the project
started out to be a little of this and a
little of that and ended up being a lot
of this and a lot of that. By that time
everyone was really involved and they
remained involved. It became a matter
of the heart." Daly said.
One electrical volunteer would bring
a toy or^mall piece of furniture every-
time he showed up.
The volunteers shared the load with
Zealand and with each other during the
work on the project.
"They would ask questions about
AIDS, and it helped alleviate some
groundless fears about the sickness.
They felt as if they were participating
in the battle against it, and indeed they
were," Zealand commented.
Donnelly attributes the doctor's own
personality and sense of dedication and
involvement as serving as a magnet to
attract the volunteers.
"Dr Zealand is quite a guy," he
states, "and when you combine that
with the natural tendency of trade
unionists to help other people, it just
brought the whole project together."
Zealand envisions the Home, named
after the Franciscan saint of children in
distress, as a transitional area until
foster homes can be found for the chil-
dren. He emphasizes that it is not a
place where children will come to die,
but rather it is a place where they will
come to live since they are no longer
in need of hospitaUzation.
Vohintcers fitim llie Elizaheth Building
Trades Council pooled iheir energies and
resources when they were called upon to
renovate a house to serve as a transition
facility for children with AIDS, upper
right. Carpenter members joined in the ef-
fort with brothers from the pltimbers union
and the electricians union, lower left. St.
Claire's Home is below.
14
CARPENTER
Labor expects legislative
turn for the better in '88,
lists its major priorities
With thousands of candidates for local, state and federal
offices facing the voters, next fall, union members stand a
good chance of turning the legislative tide in 1988 — a tide
which has run against workers and consumers for most of
the past decade.
With Democratic majorities in both the U.S. House and
Senate in Washington, D.C., unions are hoping to get such
legislation as catastrophic health care, anti-double-breast-
ing laws and fair trade legislation passed and sent to the
President.
The changing structure of the National Labor Relations
Board is one indication of a changing tide. Donald Dotson,
chairman of the NLRB, resigned at the end of his term,
last month. In 1986, Dotson expressed a wish to be
reappointed. The Democrats took back the U.S. Senate,
however, and with it the right to approve or deny certain
Presidential appointments.
What did that victory have to do with Donald Dotson' s
resignation from the NLRB? Maybe everything, Dotson
knew that the Senate was unlikely to approve his reap-
pointment due to his extreme anti-union, antiworker de-
cisions while chairman of the board.
The UBC, along with many other unions, fought hard to
bring back a Democratic majority in the Senate. CLIC
leaders have seen their efforts bring other good results in
the last two years. Dotson's resignation is a symbol of
labor's growing strength. Political action is only one step,
but, where all else fails, it can be a critical step toward
positive changes for our members.
Your support of CLIC, and your involvement in politics
locally keeps the UBC a strong, recognizable voice for the
rights of our members. It's a voice that Donald Dotson is
finally hearing loud and clear.
Among the legislative areas of major concern to the
United Brotherhood, this year, are the following:
• The nation's infrastructure — UBC priority will be to support
job-related legislation that will create construction jobs across the
country.
• Davis-Bacon — there will be a joint effort, with the Building
and Construction Trades Dept. to restructure the legislation, to
make it more favorable to construction unions.
• Fair Trade — UBC is still supporting the Gephardt amendment
which sets firm limits on undercutting imports.
• S. 492, Double-Breasting Legislation — The legislation has been
approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate Labor
and Human Resources Committee. It requires a favorable vote by
the full Senate.
• Benefits — We (CLIC) will be working in 1988 to protect fringe
benefits from being taxed. There are some in Congress who would
do just that. One of our main priorities will be to keep our UBC
members, Health plans & Pension plans from being taxed.
William Halbert, sec-
retary of the Balti-
more. Md.. District
Council, recently
presented a CLIC
check amounting to
$10,224.04 of behalf of
his members. At right
arc First Vice Presi-
dent Sigurd Lucassen
and General Treasurer
Wa\ne Pierce.
CLIC prepares for busy year
The Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee has a ma-
jor job ahead of it in 1988 — encouraging members to register as
voters, supporting friends of labor for public office and getting
out the vote on primary election and general election days. You
should support this effort now. Join CLIC this month.
Yes, I want to help!
Here is my contribution to the Carpenters Legislative
Improvement Committee. I know my participation
counts.
n $10 n $15 n $20 n $25 n other
Name
Address
City
Zip
State.
L.U. No.
We're required by law to request this information:
Occupation
Employer
Make checks payable to:
CLIC
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Contributions to CLIC are voluntar>' and are not a condition of
membership in the UBC or of emplo>Tnent with any employer. Members
may refuse to contribute without any reprisal. Contributions wiU be used
for political purposes including the support of candidates for federal
office. CLIC does not solicit contributions from persons other than L^C
members and their immediate families. Contributions frtym other persons
will be returned.
.J
Recent contributors to CLIC include: Albert Moore, Local 1772
retiree; Gayle G. Brewer, Local 22 retiree; Tom Kay. Local 359
retiree; Ernest Mulford. Local 15 retiree; Francis J. Harvey. Local
740 retiree; Herman W. Strieker. Local 1837 retiree; John W.
Jackson, Local 977 retiree; J.R. Bowlby, Local 1638 retiree;
Charles Butters, Local 142 retiree; Joseph Nunnes. Local 204
retiree; John Carlisle Lockwood, Local 857; Christopher Dungan
Jr., Local 1222; John H. Donaldson, Local 902 retiree; Ed J.
Buschmann Sr.. Local 124 retiree; Tina Jackson. Local 537.
JANUARY 1988
15
Alice Perkins now a teenager
It has been five years since General
President Emeritus William Konyha
asked the 800,000 members of the United
Brotherhood to make donations to help
a little girl born with no face.
Alice Perkins, adopted daughter to
Raymond and Thelma Perkins of Mary-
ville, Tenn., is now 12 years old and
has had 25 surgeries in her young life.
"It is good to know that when Alice
goes into surgery the bill can be paid,"
said Mrs. Perkins in a recent interview.
Plus the money received from the UBC
members, Vanderbilt University Hos-
pital has given them a 25% discount on
Alice's care.
Little Alice has had two major sur-
geries in the past year. In December
1986 doctors brought her upper lip down
an inch to an inch and a half to a normal
position. Then in May 1987 surgery was
done to bring the nose down in rela-
tionship to the lip.
In between surgeries, Alice was given
artificial eyes. Because of so many
infections in the eye sockets, the Per-
kins decided to give them up. "We
decided to wait awhile, then try again
later," Mrs. Perkins said.
Another big surgery is expected in a
year or two to close Alice's palate with
a bone graft. After that is complete,
extensive orthodontic work will begin.
Mrs. Perkins said it is a long, slow
process that will continue until Alice is
18 or 20, because the surgeries will
have to be adjusted as Alice grows. The
nose, for instance, is an adult-sized
nose. "The doctor told us he made her
an adult-sized nose she will have to
grow into!" Mrs. Perkins said. Other
work will be adjusted as needed.
Alice is going to school at the Ten-
nessee School for the Blind in Nash-
ville, 200 miles away from the Perkins
Lathers working in
San Diego County during
1963 tlirough 1980
Any Lathers who worked in San Diego,
Calif., out of Lathers Local 260 be-
tween 1963 through 1980 may have
pension monies due. If you feel you
worked in San Diego County during
this time, please contact:
Allied Administrators Inc.
2831 Camino Del Rio South
San Diego, Calif. 92108
(619) 297-8235
When contacting Allied Administra-
tors, Inc., please be sure to identify
yourself by Social Security number and
the period of time worked in San Diego
County.
Alice Perkins in a recent photograph.
home. A deal has been worked out with
American Eagle Airlines to allow Alice
to come home every weekend.
"She is doing real well, but when she
gets sick she wants her mommy," said
Mrs. Perkins.
Mrs. Perkins said they still get phone
calls, letters and cards from people who
read about Alice in the Reader's Digest
and the Carpenter.
"People will just call to see how she
is," said Mrs. Perkins. Robert Duke, a
relative of the folks who founded Duke
University, called the Perkins after he
read about Alice in one of his mother's
Reader's Digests. Mrs. Perkins ex-
pressed her gratitude to people who are
still concerned about Alice.
Although Alice has a lot behind her,
she still has many surgeries to go before
the long process is complete. Donations
are still needed to ensure the best care
for Alice. Carpenters Helping Hands,
Inc . was set up five years ago to provide
funds for Alice and for other such
projects.
Illinois Council
elects officers
Delegates to the 57th Annual Convention
of the Illinois State Council of Carpenters
held in Oak Lawn, III., chose their statewide
leadership recently.
Elected as president was Don Gorman,
Marion, 111. Wesley Isaacson of Chicago was
elected vice president, and Donald Ladzinski
was elected secretary-treasurer.
Chosen to serve on the state Council
executive board were Carl Kriegel, Crystal
Lake; Doug Banes, Sterling; Don Landis,
Kankakee; Terry Kepley, Peoria; Larry But-
ler, Matton; James Foster, Springfield: Jerry
Brookman, Mt. Vernon; Joe Congiardo,
Chester; William Ham, Marion; and Andrew
Claus, Palso Heights.
Craniofacial
deformities
affect ottier
chiildren, too
"As many as 200,000 children under
the age of five may suffer from cranio-
facial deformities though most are not
as severe as those of Alice Perkins.
This statistic, as tragic as it is, may
underestimate the real magnitude of
the problem. Reliable data is simply
not available, because deformed chil-
dren, as well as deformed adults, are
often forced to live a life hidden from
society — many times, presumed to be
untreatable or even retarded. To the
parents of a child with a birth defect or
the adult who has experienced a disfig-
uring disease or accident, serious de-
formity means a productive life lost."
The above is part of the brochure
describing the Foundation for Craniofa-
cial Deformities, located in Dallas,
Texas, and it sums up the purpose of
most craniofacial institutes. A similar
organization is located in Chattanooga,
Tenn. The National Association for the
Craniofacially Handicapped or FACES.
For the most part, these organiza-
tions work with the residents of their
region. The executive director of
FACES, Dr. Phyllis Casavant has
worked with Alice Perkins and her
adoptive parents and has grown quite
close with them over the years.
The Humana Advanced Surgical In-
stitutes at Medical City-Dallas, with
help from the Foundation, opened in
1987. It will allow the Foundation to
treat more children and adults from
Texas and around the world. Housing
the International Craniofacial Institute
and the International Pediatric Neuro-
surgical Institute, the new facihty at
Medical City will be the first of its type
in the world in treating victims of dis-
figuring diseases, accidents, tragic birth
defects, brain tumors or other neuro-
surgical diseases.
Both the Foundation and FACES are
supported by donations and gifts. Their
activities include:
• providing a resource file of avail-
able treatment centers, support groups
and general information:
• funding treatment for those who
could not otherwise afford the neces-
sary corrective surgery;
• subsidizing travel and lodging ex-
penses of indigent patients and famihes
who may live thousands of miles away;
• promoting public awareness of
craniofacial deformity;
• funding research and surgical fel-
lowships.
Marcy Rogers-Salyer, executive di-
rector of the Foundation, explains the
feeling of those working in such organi-
zations, "If I can help alter someone's
life by drastically improving their ap-
pearance, that is my reward."
16
CARPENTER
locm union nEuii
Boat People Award for South Florida VOC
Detroit rat patrol
Members of South Florida Carpenters'
Volunteer Organizing Committee entered for
the third year in the annual New River Raft
Race, for the benefit of United Cerebral
Palsy of Broward County. Race organizer
Richard Quick expected to raise $10,000 for
cerebral palsy as entrants paid a $40 fee and
corporate-sponsored rafts paid $200.
The Carpenters' raft, 12 x 20 was built
and crewed by 45 members and members of
their families, with much of the material
donated by union contractors.
The South Florida Carpenters' VOC won
the "Boat People" Award for the most crew
members on board over the three mile course
through the center of Fort Lauderdale
Forty-five UBC members and members of their families of the South Florida Carpenters
VOC participated in the New River Raft Race for cerebral palsy. The entered a 12 x 20
raft that won them the "Boat People" Award for the most crew itiembers on board.
A family march was organized for Labor
Day '87 in Detroit. Mich. Local 114 took
part in the march with Thomas Kelly,
business representative, walking while his
son, Nicholas, carries a message for rat
contractors. At right is Ralph Mabry, busi-
ness manager. Millwrights Local 1102.
Other United Brotherhood locals partici-
pated in the parade, as well.
Oklahoma City members join parade
Past BAs honored
Local 329, Oklahoma City, Okla., took part in 1987 Labor Day parade and picnic
activities. They had two entries in the parade, a mule-drawn wagon, above, and afloat.
Riding in the wagon were Tommy Jones,
Robert Yoachum and J.R. West.
In the afternoon activities Local 329
members took first place in the mixed soft-
ball tournament and first and second place
in the horseshoe tournament. The picture
at right are team members and the Softball
trophy. They are Dale McDonald, Robert
Yoachum, Henry Baldridge and Albert
Thornhill, Softball coach.
Five past business representatives and a
current business representative were pres-
ent at a recent meeting of Local 1689,
Tacoma, Wash. They included front, Wil-
liam Evans, William Hedberg and Roy
Parent. Back row, Michael Smith, Ron
Aasenand Harvey Lister.
Evans, Parent and Lister are former
business representatives of Furniture
Workers Local 3319, which merged with
Millmen's Local 1689. Parent is also a re-
tired general representative. Hedberg and
Aasen are former business representatives
of Local 1689 and Smith is the current
representative. Aasen is also executive
secretary of the Pacific Northwest District
Council of Industrial Workers.
Some of these veteran members partici-
pated in the Brotherhood recent regional
seminar in Seattle.
JANUARY 1988
17
lichigan State district charters
The Michigan State Carpenters Council n-as restructured last year, reducing the
number of districts from five to three. International and district officers and delegates
gathered in Muskegon. Mich., as new charters were presented to district leaders. Hold-
ing the new charters in the pictures above are the newly appointed secretaiy-treasurer
business managers: Daniel Kelley of the Detroit and Southeastern Council, lop: Scott
Fisher of the West Central Council, middle: and Neil Kositzky of the Northern Michigan
Council, bottom.
Shown with them are Second General Vice President John Pruilt. Third District Board
Member Thomas Hanahan. district officers and convention delegates. — Photos from
Detroit Building Tradesman.
County persuasion,
Texas style
The restoration of the historic courthouse
in Denton, Texas, was recently awarded to
Sunshine Construction Co. and the carpen-
ters of Local 429 of the North Texas District
Council.
The restoration was a government-funded
project in a highly conservative, primarily
Republican district. Normally, such projects
in the area have been strictly going to the
low bidder. Considering that Texas is a right-
to- work state. Local 429 members felt it
highly unlikely that they would get to do the
work.
However, thanks to a couple of persuasive
local union carpenters, John Wilkinson and
Samuel Marshall, District Council Business
Agent Jerry Onley, and to public disappoint-
ments concerning the quality, cost and time
overruns found in past county projects, the
county judge and the commissioners court
were convinced to use union labor.
The finished project was admirable and it
was on schedule, which saved the county
money. All of the involved county represen-
tatives, including members of the Denton
County Historical Commission, were more
than pleased with the results.
H. Ross Perot Jr. of the Perot Group,
Dallas, was present at the ribbon cutting and
dedication ceremonies which took place No-
vember 21. He stated that there are four
things that make an area great: "a great
water supply, freeways, airports, and busi-
ness and political attitude. Altitude has more
to do with the success of an area than
anything else in the world. A billion to a
billion-and-a-half dollars will be spent to
build this region. Our future is very, very
bright because our history is great . . . and
because we have the ability to be the best."
Later, during the ceremonies, Perot thanked
the vice president of Local 429, Samuel
Marshall, for "a great speech" and a job
well done. During his speech, Marshall pre-
sented County Judge Vic Burgess and the
commissioners court with a plaque repre-
senting the appreciation of Local 429 for
their use of union carpenters and for having
Local 429 participate in the historic event.
Samuel Marshall, vice president of Local
429, Denton, Texas, receives a plaque
from John Wilkinson, trustee, which was
later presented to the county judge during
the ribbon cutting ceremonies.
Attend your local union meetings regularly. Be an active UBC member.
18 CARPENTER
Orlando Local
is Red Cross
Disaster Center
Manitoba Mark
Local 1765. Orlando, Fla., union hall was
turned into a Red Cross disaster center for
the State of Florida during Hurricane Floyd,
last October. Red Cross personnel, some
brought from as far away as Texas, spent
all day Monday. October 12, setting up the
hall as their center. They had 30 phone
cables for hook ups. which were previously
installed above the ceiling tiles in the meeting
hall. As part of the Red Cross's standby
chain of disaster centers, the hall would
have been able to shelter persons evacuated
from Florida's offshore islands, if it had
been necessary. Fortunately, Hurricane Floyd
did not do much damage as it came inland.
Had a real disaster occurred, however.
some of these people would have been dis-
patched by motor vehicle to emergency
shelters in areas hit by heavy weather. Had
the surrounding area been hit, evacuated
residents would have been relocated to Local
1765's hall until they could return home. As
it stood, the Red Cross personnel went home
on Tuesday evening.
With the help of unions up and down the
East, West and Gulf Coasts, the Red Cross
has created many emergency shelters and
disaster centers.
Reil Cross volunteers, assisted b\ UBC
members, complete their work in the Local
1765 union hall, as the hurricane skirts the
city.
Cape Breton members
rebuild after fire
Members of Local 1588, Cape Breton
Island, Sydney, Nova Scotia, volunteered
their time to help one in need. Mary Belle
Morrison, mother of member Donald Mor-
rison, lost her home in a fire. She was aided
by the following members in rebuilding the
family home: Andrew Jessome. Terry Mor-
ris. Joe LeClaire, Shawn LeClaire, Leonard
Sampson. Harold Landry, Lawrence She-
bib, Mike Campbell, Gerard Boudreau. Sid
Jessome, Daniel MacNeil, Joe Candelora.
Dominic Candeloria, Dan Magee, Leonard
MacNeil and Brian MacLeod.
Early in 1987, Ronald J. Dancer, Tenth
District Board Member, recognized the
members of Local 1614, Ftin Flon, Mani-
toba, for more than 40-years of dedicated
service. To commemorate the occasion.
Dancer presented the officers with an en-
graved United Brotherhood gavel.
Shown above are Bernie Gohl, financial
secretary; Dave Broughton, recording sec-
retary: and Wayne Baliley, president.
The Morrison home in Nova Scotia.
South Florida rally protests non-union ABC 'Super Bowl'
On October 17, 1987, the South Florida Carpenters, with
affiliated building trades, organized and led a picket protesting
the policies and practices of the Associated Building Contrac-
tors at the Joe Robbie stadium, site of the "ABC Super Bowl of
Construction." ABC's largest trade show to date.
Over 3,000 union tradesmen and their families attended the
rally and conducted a peaceful picket, delaying the opening of
the trade show by more than two hours.
The Associated Building Contractors is an organization of
non-union, open shop contractors which was established more
than four decades ago. Its membership has grown in the South,
where "right to work" laws have hampered union representa-
tion of construction workers.
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JANUARY 1988
19
Members of Local 644 who worked on Jeremy's tree house were, frQiit row, from left,
Tony Reeves, Stan Marion with his son standing in front of him, Brian McFeeters,
Instructor Robert Hampe, Leo Nolan. Pat Bond (Dream Factory representative), Bruce
Woodring and Coordinator Dave Humerickhouse: back row, Robert Lamborn, Paid
Rutledge, John Fought, Roger Jackson, Marty Van Horn. Brad Zeine. John H. Gay,
Perry Sundell, Mike O'Hara, James Hampe: not pictured was Bert Van Horn, business
agent. Local 644.
Jeremy *s
PURPLE TREE HOUSE
Little Jeremy Richards' parents, Julie and
Terry, had never heard of the Dream Factory
before bumping into a representative at St.
Francis Medical Center one day. But since
then it has made Jeremy, suffering from
spina bifeda, a happy 4-year old.
A purple tree house was recently delivered
to Jeremy, thanks to the efforts of the Dream
Factory, a non-profit group dedicated to
making dreams come true for seriously ill
children, and members of Local 644, Pekin,
111.
"It's such a fantastic, warm project," said
Pat Bond, Dream Factory secretary and
Jeremy's "dream lady."
"This is a bunch of local people really
caring and getting involved," she said.
The tree house was built to Jeremy's
specifications by journeymen and apprentice
carpenter volunteers. It is 8 feet by 8 feet
with a window on each side and a wide door
on the front. Due to his illness, a deterio-
rating spinal condition leading to other in-
ternal complications, a long ramp was in-
stalled to accommodate a wheelchair when
Jeremy needs it. The ramp leads to a small
porch with a railing at the front of the house.
"It's made so it can be dismantled and
moved," said Bert Van Horn, Local 644
business manager. "And it's painted purple.
That was his dream color."
One of the workers carved a sign proclaim-
ing the structure to be "Jeremy's Tree
House." The youngster also requested that
his 8-year old brother's name, Terry, appear
on the sign beneath his.
Once the project started, the list of vol-
unteers kept growing. Bond said. Steger's
Furniture agreed to donate carpeting for the
inside, Tremont Lumber donated some of
the material used to build it, the Peoria
Painters Union agreed to paint it and Oliver
Ghelardini, a Pekin contractor, agreed to
provide the truck to deliver the gift. Ghe-
lardini also promised to return and move the
house if the need ever arises.
Clowns, a cake and a large group of people
were on hand when the house was delivered
to Jeremy.
BE&K campaign
Continued from Page 11
the labor dispute, UBC members have
been handbilling and picketing at local
BE&K jobsites throughout the country.
In addition, UBC pickets are becoming
a common sight at forest and paper
industry events where BE&K officers
are participants. In Atlanta, UBC mem-
bers and other local Building Trades-
men handbilled and picketed in front of
the Waverly Hotel where BE&K pres-
ident Ted C. Kennedy was the keynote
speaker at the Pulp and Paper Mainte-
nance '87 Seminar. A week later, when
Kennedy appeared at the Business
Roundtable meeting in Palm Springs,
Ca. he was greeted by UBC members
who picketed throughout the three-day
event.
To assist UBC members in spreading
the word about BE&K the UBC Inter-
national has produced a video entitled
"BE&K: The Workers' Enemy." The
video profiles BE&K, documenting its
anti-worker activities aimed at both
Building Tradesmen and production
workers in the paper industry. The film
and handbills are available to all UBC
members upon request to the Special
Programs Department at the UBC Gen-
eral Office in Washington, D.C.
Patrons of Wal-Mart handbilled
Ray McBride, left and Tom Pidcock, right, of Local 510 Berlhoud, Colo., handbilled
Wal-Mart at the Lafayette, Colo., during the campaign against the company's non-union
construction practices, last year.
Memento of an 1987 picnic In Ontario
Members and families enjoyed the annual picnic held by Local 1988, Smith Falls,
Ontario, in August. More than 150 members and their families attended.
20
CARPENTER
UIE [OllyliHTIJllITi
. . . those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
SURPLUS FOOD DISTRIBUTORS IN OHIO
Millwright Local 1519, South Point, Ohio, became the distributor of government com-
modities to the needy for Lawrence County, Ohio in 1983. In the last four years they
have supervised the distribution of 3 ,042 ,932 pounds of surplus food. They service 17,000
persons per month at a
rate of 72,451 pounds of
products per month.
Members are shown
above unloading one of
the semi-trucks that arrive
each month. They are
Treasurer Ron Kelley, a
local distributor, Conduc-
tor Randy Dietrich, Chuck
Howland, President John
Crum Sr., a local distribu-
tor. Counter Anna Penix,
a local distributor and
Steve Terry.
HONORED AT R
Anthony Giaquinta. director of the Joint
Apprenticeship Committee of the Washing-
ton, D.C., and Vicinity District Council,
left, was recently honored for his volunteer
services to the Shaw Community Center
Food Committee. Friends, family and col-
leagues joined together at a roast held at
the Touchdown Club in Washington, D.C.,
to salute his work for the needy. All con-
tributions from the roast were donated to
the Shaw Community Food Committee for
Thanksgiving baskets.
The Honorable Walter Fauntroy, Con-
gressman for the District of Columbia,
right, presented a framed proclamation for
D.C. Mayor Marion Barrv.
Students awarded scholarships
CAPE BRETON SCHOLARS — Local 1588. Cape Bre-
ton Island, Sydney. Nova Scotia, presented its annual scholar-
ships. Two are based on merit and the other two on a combina-
tion of merit and need. The winners are shown here, Sylvestor
Jessome, Basil Jessome, Richard Smith, Catherine Smith, Robert
MacLean. Robert MacLean, Tracer Dean and James L. Dean.
SCRANTON SCHOLARS — Local 261, Scranton. Pa.,
named Mark Swartwood, Clarks Summit, Lenn Zeunen, Tunkhan-
nock, and Thomas Lange. Tunkhannock. as the annual scholar-
ship winners for 1987. A dinner honoring the recipients and their
parents was held in August at the Ramada Inn in Chinchilla, Pa.
Each graduate will receive $2000 each year for a total of four
years. The awards are jointly funded by members of Local 261
and their employing contractors. Receiving Local 261 scholar-
ships, from left, were Swartwood. Lange and Zeunen.
NEW YORK SCHOLARS — General President Patrick Campbell and President of the New York City District Council Paschal
McGuinness, front rotv. center, with the 32 winners of the 1987 Charles Johnson Jr.. Memorial Scholarship. The annual scholarships,
awarded by the New York District Council, are worth $12,000 to the college-bound sons and daughters of members of the council.
JANUARY 1988
21
VISITS MEMPHIS,
TENNESSEE
Members of Local 345, Memphis, Tenn., recently par-
ticipated in the installation of the exhibition, "Ramseses
the Great," at the Memphis Convention Center. The
exhibition was on loan from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
It was the largest assemblage of Egypt's national treasures
to visit the United States.
Ramesses II, was the last great warrior-pharoah. He
ascended the throne of Egypt in 1279 B.C., and reigned 66
years. He built monuments, temples, obelisks and colossal
statues throughout his kingdom, claimed many wives and
fathered nearly a hundred children. Many historians believe
Ramesses was the pharoah of the Exodus. During his reign,
Memphis on the Nile was Egypt's capital.
The exhibit featured more than 70 pieces of Egyptian
artifacts including jewelry, Ramesses" coffin lid and other
funerary artifacts, the door to the burial chamber, the first
known clock, gold and silver vessels and three thousand-
year-old building tools such as rules and plumbs.
The exhibition was displayed in an Egyptian-theme
architectural setting featuring massive columns and other
unique Egyptian design elements. All the carpentry work
was completed by members of Local 345 under the em-
ployment or the City of Memphis, General Services Divi-
sion.
The ireasi/tres of ihe Nile visii a ciiy
on -the Mississippi wiih kelp from
meynbers of U3C Local 345
Members of Local 345 were employed by the City of Mem-
phis, General Services Division, to install the Ramseses the
Great exhibition, held recently in Memphis, Tenn. Members on
the job included, front. Tommy Morgan, Billy Vance, Robert
Michial and James Kertye, business agent.
Second row. Billy Wheeler, R.J, Willis, Charles Alexander.
Efford Lee and William Hawkins.
Back row, Johnny Budlong, Danny Scarbrough, Jimmy Belk,
Larry Yale, Donald Fiveash and David Jones.
Acoustical Contractors Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., and Rathe
Productions Inc, of New York employed other members of Lo-
cal 345, They included, front, James Kerley, business agent,
Donald Nunn, Johnny Drown and Tommy Donald.
Buck, Don Hutcherson, Jon Otto, Stewart Wild, Paul Allen
and Michael Poer.
Those not pictured are Danny Hotaling of Local 608, New
York, and Hank Jorgensen, Local 246. New York, both with
Rathe Productions.
22
CARPENTER
The importance
preparing a will
'The best time to make your will is when
you're in good health and not under pressure.'
It is claimed that every American faces
two unavoidable facts — death and taxes.
And it's true, while it is not an easy subject
to discuss, death is something we can and
must prepare for.
Preparing means writing a will. A simple
process that may take as little as half an
hour of your time. And it can be free — many
large companies and unions have low-cost
legal insurance plans that cover just these
kinds of common legal needs. Today, through
company and union plans with companies
like Midwest Administrators, over 10 million
Americans are able to take advantage of
prepaid legal insurance.
How do I make a will?
The actual procedure is simple. First, the
will must be in writing and properly wit-
nessed. However, laws will vary depending
on the state you live in. For that reason,
you should consult a lawyer to ensure you
follow proper procedures and that your will
is up-to-date.
A lawyer or accountant can provide advice
on recent changes in estate taxes to make
sure your family, and not the government,
gets the lion's share of your estate.
The procedure is simple and it need not
be expensive. And once your will is drafted
it can be easily amended, updated or re-
voked.
Today, you can't afford not to have a will.
By putting your estate in order you can:
• reduce or eliminate estate taxes
• eliminate legal and court fees to settle the
estate
• reduce accounting and bank fees.
When should I make a will?
Minimum age requirements vary by state.
But, generally, anyone 18 or over and of
sound mind and memory may use a will to
dispose of property.
The best time to make your will is when
you are in good health and not under pressure
or emotional stress. Wills that are produced
quickly are more likely to result in expen-
sive, time-consuming legal battles.
Once drawn, a will can be changed or
entirely revoked at any time as long as you
are mentally and physically capable. Most
importantly, any will should be reviewed
regularly and changed to reflect changes in
the size of your estate, changes in your
family, and divorce or marriage.
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What can I do with my will?
Properly drafted, your will can ensure that
your family receives the maximum benefits
from your estate without having to endure
complicated legal proceedings.
Generally, you can distribute your prop-
erty as you wish. A spouse may have a right
to a percentage of the estate regardless of
your will. Children will usually receive a
portion unless specifically disinherited in the
will. Also, you may:
• Select the persons you wish to receive
property.
• Select guardians for your minor children.
• Distribute portions of your estate to char-
ity, church, school, or other organiza-
tions.
• Name an executor to manage your es-
tate — assuring this duty falls to someone
you trust.
• Trusts may be established to benefit family
members and save taxes.
• Detail your burial instructions.
If you are married, have children or have
substantial financial holdings, there is no
reason to delay writing your will. Finan-
cially, no matter how small your "estate,"
a will can only save your family money and
unnecessary red tape. And most impor-
tantly, it will allow your possessions to be
distributed to the right people at the right
time — saving your family from the compli-
cated, anguishing delays and the embarrass-
ing or crippling reaUzation of having lost
what you worked so hard to provide.
Rugged wear for the carpenter
We have received several letters from
carpenters regarding the overalls question we received
from Brother Jeff Albritton of Athens, Tenn., last
October. Albritton asked: "Where can I find some
good carpenters' overalls?"
After much research, here are our results:
The Sears Hickory Stripe denim overalls were rec-
ommended to us by some of our members in the ,(
Memphis, Tenn., area. They can be ordered out of V
the Sears mail order catalog.
On the other hand, Union Label Shopper catalog
advertises a bib overall. They are 100% cotton, made
extra tough by Big Yank, according to the Shopper.
They are cut full for maximum comfort and easy
movement. Adjustable shoulder straps, back and front
Continued on Page 38
JANUARY 1988
23
Labor News
Roundup
1 OSHA reduces
permissible
benzene exposure
The U.S. Department of Labor has
announced a major rule that will signifi-
cantly reduce premature death from leu-
kemia and other blood diseases among a
quarter million workers exposed to ben-
zene.
The new rule will reduce permissible
worker exposures by 90%.
The Department's Occupational Safety
and Health Administration will issue a
new standard to reduce the permissible
worker exposure level in all industries
where benzene is used from 10 parts per
million parts of air (10 ppm) to 1 ppm
averaged over an eight-hour workday. A
5 ppm short-term exposure limit (STEL)
averaged over a 15-minute period is also
included.
"It has been proven beyond doubt that
benzene poses a significant risk of leu-
kemia and other blood diseases to those
exposed," Assistant Secretary of Labor
John A. Pendergrass, the head of OSHA,
said in announcing the new standard.
Pendergrass said the new standard is
a landmark rule because the U.S. Su-
preme Court decision on the agency's
original benzene standard seven years
ago led to new risk analysis requirements
for standards issued since that time.
Labor says cleanup
of toxic dumps
long overdue
The recent AFL-CIO convention hailed
the progress made in cleaning up the
nation's environment and ensuring public
health and safety, but warned that a huge
backlog of problems remains.
Chief among the challenges that still
need to be addressed, delegates said, are
the cleanup of hazardous waste dumps
and regulations on the release of hazard-
ous chemicals.
The resolution called for:
• Implementation and expansion of
"right-to-know" laws requiring compa-
nies to inform workers and communities
about chemicals used in their plants and
the potential dangers they pose.
• Action to deal with the problem of
acid rain by subsidizing conversion of
existing coal-fired facilities through in-
stallation of scrubbers and research for
ways to make coal bum cleaner.
• A stronger federal pesticide law re- ]
quiring full testing and restriction of prod- jj
ucts posing adverse effects.
• Increased funding for waste water
treatment projects.
• Inclusion of private buildings in the
asbestos removal program.
Heavy job losses
shift economies
of Sunbelt states
The promise of a prosperous, ever
expanding Sunbelt — marked by eco-
nomic expansion and jobs — is an empty
one, with the growth of some metropol-
itan areas masking the shift to a service-
based economy that is creating "prob-
lems of unemployment, underemploy-
ment and poverty."
That's the conclusion of "The Dein-
dustrialization of the Tennessee Econ-
omy," a joint study by the University of
Tennessee and the Clothing & Textile
Workers' Joint Board representing the
states of Georgia, Tennessee and Ala-
bama. The Tennessee survey is part of
a larger research project, "The Changing
Economy of the Rural South , ' ' sponsored
by the Highlander Research & Education
Center.
Tennessee workers have been hit hard
by plant closings, the report observes. It
notes that the state's Dept. of Economic
Security estimates that 2,844 manufac-
turing plants and more than 47,000 other
businesses closed between 1980 and 1985.
Solidarity stands
during recent visit
of Gorbachev
he Solidarity flag flown in front of the
Electronic Workers' headquarters on 16th
St., N.W., here since Poland's inde-
pendent labor movement was crushed in
December 1981 bothered someone as
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was due
in town for the summit.
lUE President William H. Bywater
said two uniformed officers from an un-
known agency visited the union's head-
quarters, which is located directly across
from the Soviet Embassy, the week be-
fore the summit and told an lUE em-
ployee to take down the flag.
"We told them no," said Bywater.
"We've flown that flag since the begin-
ning of the Solidarity problems in Poland.
Why should I take it down? . . . It's
staying up there."
More professionals
joining unions
DPE delegates told
At the recent sixth biennial convention
of the AFL-CIO Dept. for Professional
Employees, DPE Director Jack Golodner
noted that "contrary to a common myth,
more professionals are joining unions
than ever before."
Golodner said that between 1974 and
1986, the proportion of the professional
and technical workforce represented by
unions increased from 14% to 27%.
Bath Iron Works
cited by OSHA
for violations
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration has proposed nearly $4.2
million in penalties for alleged job safety
and health violations at the Bath Iron
Works in Maine.
OSHA said inspectors found more than
3,000 violations in the company's ship-
yard, including employees exposed to
high levels of cancer-causing asbestos,
radiation, and raw sewage. OSHA said
workers were required to enter confined
spaces that were inadequately tested for
oxygen deficiencies, flammable vapors
and toxic concentrations. The company
also was cited for inadequate personal
protective equipment, unsafe scaffold-
ing, unprotected gears and other me-
chanical moving parts, ungrounded elec-
trical wires and unguarded floor openings.
Wilson named
organizing director
of AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas
R. Donahue has named Charles Mc-
Donald, 44, as his executive assistant,
and the federation's executive council
elected Dick Wilson, 55, to succeed
McDonald as director of organization and
field services.
McDonald has held positions with
Communications Workers and the State,
County and Municipal Employees and
was a counsel to the Senate Labor Sub-
committees before joining the AFL-CIO
in 1975. Wilson served with the Auto
Workers, AFSCME and other unions
before joining the AFL-CIO staff in 1979.
Congress tells BLS
to issue consumer
index for seniors
Congress gave final approval to a labor-
endorsed measure that requires the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics to develop a
special consumer price index that reflects
spending patterns of older Americans.
Its goal is to more accurately measure
the impact of inflation on senior citizens.
The CPI for the elderly was included
in a House-Senate conference agreement
on the Older Americans Act, which Pres-
ident Reagan is expected to sign. The
measure requires BLS to provide within
180 days "a reweighted index of con-
sumer prices which reflects the expend-
itures for consumption by Americans 62
years of age and older."
Its sponsor is Sen. John Melcher (D-
Mont.), and the AFL-CIO expressed its
support for the measure in a statement
to the Special Committee on Aging, which
Melcher heads.
24
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HPPREnTiiESHip & TRnininc
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16 Apprentices graduate in Cleveland Champaign grads
A dinner dunce wiis held last summer at Carrie Cerino's Rislorunle, Cleveland. Ohio,
in honor of 16 apprentice graduates from the Cleveland area. The graduates each
completed the required 576 related training hours and appro.ximately 7400 on-the-job
training hours.
The graduates and their instructors included, from left, Steve Zadd, floorlaying in-
structor: Pat McCafferty, carpenter instructor; Jose Cruz, carpentry graduate: Jeff
Dunn, drywall: Mike Klimek, carpetitry: James Jarus. carpentiy: Tod Shaw, mill-cabinet:
John Kilbane, drywall: Charles Morgan, floorlaying: Jeff Rischar. floorlaying: Hurley
Guffney, mill-cabinet: Mike O' Council . floorluying: Art Lindrose, carpentry: Steven
Beebe, carpentry: Al Kiizmin, mill-cabinet instructor: and John Sadowski, apprentice
coordinator.
Those not pictured are David Menu. Russell Stefancin and Richard Veres, carpentiy
and Ed King, mill-cabinet.
Millwright grad in Baltimore local union
David Borlie of Local 1548. Baltimore.
Md.. center, was awarded his journeyman
certificate at a recent awards ceremony.
Making the presentation were John
Schmitz, left, business agent, and Jack
Jones, right, president.
Local 1548 is a local union of mill-
wrights.
Local 44, Champaign, III., recently hon-
ored its graduating apprentices. They
were, front. Sheiyl Ralz and Maureen
Madsen. Back row. Donald D. Frost. Mi-
chael D. Mitchell and Jim B. Ferree.
New millwrights
Millwright Local 1755, Parkersburg,
W.Va.. held a banquet to honor the gradu-
ating apprentices. They were Paul C.
Schultz and Kenneth N. Whiled.
Cedar Rapids grads Santa Ana local's recent graduates
Graduates of Local 308, Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, recently received their joianeyinan
certificates and a plaque at a banquet
honoring them. They included Jim Seller.
Dave Siegel. Bill Partridge and Kevin
Ciha.
The graduation was held in conjunction
with pin presentation ceremonies of Local
308. (See pictures, page 31).
Graduating apprentices from Local 1815. Sanlu .Ami. (.'alii.. uhIihIc. front. .Andy
Wermes. lead instructor, apprenticeship office: Kevin Winslow: Michael Bell: Richard
Reynundo: John DiMiceli and Isidor Grant.
Back. Bill Perrv. secretary/treasurer. Orange County District Council: Steve Cobb,
financial secretary. Local 1815: Scott McGowen: Baldwin Keenan, busiiwss representa-
tive and president. Local 1815; Mike Lucio, business representative and recording secre-
taiy. Local 1815: Pedro Villarreal: James W. Johnson: and Lee Hebert, coordinator-
apprenticeship office.
JANUARY
988
First-year apprentice designs float
Texas millwright grad
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A contest n-as held by the Detroit Carpentry Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the
best design for the Labor Day Parade float. The 1987 winner was Ed Atkins, first-year
apprentice. The contest was judged by the fourth-year class. And. not only did they
judge it. they built it. They are shown here on the float: Vicki Storms, Michael Yarring-
ton, Martine Grace. Michael Tuite and Todd Parkinson.
Ed Atkins received $100 for his prize winning entiy.
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Millwright Local 1421, Arlington, Texas,
recently honored Cathy Zeka upon her
completion of the Apprenticeship Pro-
gram. She is the first female to attain jour-
neyman status in Local 1421 . Zeka com-
pleted the Millwright PETS Program in
June 1987.
Shown here are Billy Payne, vice presi-
dent: Cathy Zeka, new journeyperson, and
Herb Kratz, business representative.
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Retirees
Notebook
A periodic report on the activities
of VBC Retiree Clubs and the com-
ings and goings of individual retirees.
Cedar Rapids club
Club 40 Snowbirds
A chattel \sas laently presented to Ray
Stumpff president, and Harry Odeen, vice
president for the newly-formed Retirees
Club 70 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The
charter was presented by Jim Christensen,
business representative and treasurer for
Local 308, Cedar Rapids.
Club 40, Chicago Heights, III., enjoyed
a busy summer after all its members re-
turned to the north country after enjoying
their winter homes in the Sun Bell.
Activity for members began in April with
bingo and lunch. For the July meeting,
members gathered at Skyline Pool for a
picnic. They enjoyed a cook-out by the
men and the contributions made by the
ladies. The picture above is of the "die-
hard" members who just wouldn't go
home. Club 40 is now enjoying a member-
ship of 57.
For information on how to start a UBC Reti-
rees Club in your area write: General Secretary,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, 101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washing-
ton, D.C. 20001.
Club 27 presents longevity plaques
Club 27, Hammond, Ind., recently piesenled its retirees with longevity plaques, recog-
nizing years of UBC service. They were, front, John Giba, 42 years: Frank Caise. 46
years: Tesney Robert, 44 years; Frank Rueth, 48 years: Larry Strode, 52 years: Jess
Wingard, 47 years: Carl Peterson, 51 years: Clarence Mosier, 50 years: and Peter Swim,
41 years.
Back row, Larry Shields, retirees reporter for the Hammond Times; Larry Hess, vice
president: Victor Matouina, 42 years: Axel Olson, 75 years: Frank Radgiwieek, 41 years:
Stan Zurik, Local 599 president: Pam Duke receiving for Durand Humble, 50 years:
Shorty Heinz, 50 years: Duke DeFlorio, president: and Heniy Callontine, 47 years. Ben
Poleski, 45-year member, was unable to attend.
New Retirees Club in Portsmouth, Ohio
Retirees Club 66,
Portsmouth, Ohio,
was recently pre-
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AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
LEGAL TENDER
An old miser called his doctor,
lawyer and minister to his death-
bed.
"They say you can't take it with
you," tlie dying man said, "But I'm
going to try. I've got three envel-
opes with $30,000 cash in each
one. I want you each to take an
envelope, and just when they lower
the casket, I want you to throw in
the envelopes."
At the funeral each man tossed
in his envelope. On the way home
the minister confessed, "I needed
money for the church, so I took out
$10,000 and threw only $20,000
into the grave."
The doctor said, "I, too, must
confess. I'm building a clinic. I took
$20,000 and thew in only $1 0,000."
The lawyer said, "Gentlemen, I'm
ashamed of you. I threw in a check
for the full amount."
BUY UNION * SAVE JOBS
SPARE THE ROD
Mother: Do you believe in clubs for
teenagers?
Teacher: Only if persuasion fails.
FED UP
My strong-willed grandson was
trying to cajole his father into stop-
ping at his favorite fast food joint.
"But, Dad, why can't we?" he
asked.
"Because your mother has dinner
ready for us at home."
"But Dad, you always say that.
Why don't you ever do what I want
to do?"
"Son, I told you. Your mother
expects us."
"Dad," he proclaimed in his best
grown-up voice, "I've put up with
that woman for five years, and I've
had it!"
— Pauline Presley
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"A lady told me the other day that
I was well preserved for my age —
82. If I'm well preserved, it must be
because I've been in so many jams
during my life!"
— Nancy Green
ATTEND LOCAL MEETINGS
HER REASON
Husband: When you married me
you promised to love, honor and
obey.
Wife: Well, I didn't want to start an
argument in front of all those peo-
ple.
THIS MONTH'S LIMERICK
There was a composer named
Liszt
Whose music no one could resist.
When he swept the keyboard
Nobody could be bored;
And, now that he's gone, he is
miszed.
PAYING YOUR DUES
If your business agent did you
wrong, give his little boy a cat.
— Adapted from an old Chinese proverb.
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QUICK DECISION
A man called for jury duty asked
to be excused. The judge asked,
"On what grounds?"
"We're very busy at the office,
sir, and I ought to be there," the
man said.
"So you're one of those men who
think they're indispensable. You think
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To
The
Brotherhood
A gallery of pictures showing some of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received pins for years of service in the union.
Reno, Nev. — Picture No. 1
RENO, NEV.
A banquet and pin presentation was recently
iield by members of Local 971 to honor those
members with 20 years or more of service. The
celebration took place at the Comstocl< Hotel in
Reno.
Picture No. 1: Silvo Ferrari was presented
with a 65-year pin at the celebration. He was
joined by his wife Lena along with his son and
daughter-in-law.
Picture No. 2: Lifetime members were
awarded to Melvin Webb, Raymond Keller,
Lawrence Quadrio, Lawrence Wright, K.P.
Williams and William Webb. These members
served over 50 years with the Brotherhood.
Picture No. 3: 50-year membership pins
went to Jack Landers, Byrul Sheen and Donald
Masters.
Picture No. 4: Wilford Kimsey, 45-year
member.
Picture No. 5: 40-year members receiving
pins included Pancho Alcano, Joe Hackney,
William Harrison, C.W. White, "Mitch"
Mitchell, William Donaldson and Walter Wilson.
Picture No. 6: Pins for 35-years of service
were awarded to Joseph Reppi, Bernard
Zunino, Marion Ponder, Lawrence Farr, Richard
Rose, Daniel Creitz, Robert Carpenter and
George Kajans.
Picture No. 7: William Murray and Ned
Forster, 30-year members, were awarded their
service pins at the ceremonies.
Picture No. 8: 25-year members receiving
pins were Chester Goodell, Darrold Pierpoint,
Harold J. Loranger, James Echard, Lowell
Thompson and Albert Senne.
Picture No. 9: Herbert Koblischke, 20-vear
members.
Reno, Nev. — Picture No. 3
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Reno, Nev. — Picture No. 7
Reno, Nev. — Picture No. 2
Reno, Nev. — Picture No. 5
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BATON ROUGE, LA.
Sam Coleman, a member of Local
1998 recently retired after 43 years
of sen/ice in the Brotherhood. He
was originally a member of Local
475 until that local merged with
1098 in 1967.
Coleman
Reno, Nev. — Picture No. 8
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CARPENTER
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Local 308 hosted a buffet dinner to honor
members and their spouses for their years of
dedicated service to the local union and the
Brotherhood.
Picture No. 1: Fred Hartle and Jerry Jasa
were honored for 65 years of service.
Picture No. 2: John Waline and Loren Peet
were awarded 50-year pins.
Picture No. 3: 45-year pins were awarded to
Lumir Zobac, Charles Akers, Ray Stumpff, Carl
Metz and Bill Vrzal. Not pictured are Paul
Anderson, Clem Driscoll, Virgil Farr, Berle
Jackson, Jerry Metela, George Rick and Ralph
Smith.
Picture No. 4: 40-year members honored
were, front, Lyie Domine, Albert Allsup, Orlan
Morrison, Carl Rinke, Ed Ledvina, Virgil Chester
and Ray Glasgow.
Back row, Everett Peters, Fred Petersen,
George Lanka, Norm Huston and Harry Odeen.
Those not pictured were John Akers, Ed
Hartle, Bill Kidder, Aldrich Zobac, Aaron
Carpenter, John Godar, Karl Ham, Clarence
Kadlac, Charles Kennedy, Elmer Kotaska, Hans
Krause, Joe Meek, Harold Neel, Reginal
Steoger, Burton Welsh and Dwight Winter.
Picture No. 5: Those honored for 35 years of
service included, front, Ken McGee, Gerald
Lisk, Reuben Fend and Don Jordon.
Back row, Jim Christensen, Glen Lester,
John Hackbarth, Bill Myers, Roger Turnbull,
Joel Hazewinkle and Al Kellenberger.
Those not pictured, John Adamek, Earl
Edwards, Richard O'Brien, Don Schindler, Ray
Brown, Joe Duchesneau, Lloyd Edier, Lester
Evans, Howard Haigh, John Howe, Grant
McKee, Earl Moore and Harold Powers.
Picture No. 6: Leon Walters and Loren
Zabokrtsky were honored for their 30 years of
service and dedication.
Those honored but not pictured were, LeRoy
Bierman, Don Ciha, John Crilley, Bob Crosby,
Vincent Diers, Matthew Fousek, Eldon
Hornstein, Don Kaplan, Everett Knott, Oliver
Ludwick, William Wilford, Ray Young, Lewis
Berends, Lawrence Caslavka, Ralph Hilsenbeck,
Arlo Kirkpatrick and Joe Stonkey.
Picture No. 7: 25-year members honored
were, front, Ron Hatfield, Bob Kvach and Bill
Klosterman.
Back row, Fred Overmann, Myron Burger and
Ray Christensen,
Not pictured are, Paul Drahos, Aider
Eggleston, David English, Gayle Jacobson, Joe
Kelley, Pat Leiker, Jim Myers, Dwight Peterson,
Gene Shebetka and Ed Vigness,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Picture No. 2
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Picture No. 3
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Picture No. 4
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Picture No. 5
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Picture No. 6
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
Local 133 honored members with 25, 35 and
50 years of membership at the annual Awards
Night. Members awarded 50-year pins were,
front, John J. Qfsansky, Carson Flock, Charles
Miles, Elmer Hoggatt, Clarence Stroot, Harold
R. Herrington Jr., Edward May, Charles
Uselman and Edward Hudson Jr.
Back row, Sevellan Crawford, Fred Mason,
Fenton Hunt, Arthur DeMougin, Robert Flinn
and Charles Garaffa.
The "Service To The Brotherhood"
section gives recognition to United
Brotherhood members with 20 or
more years of sen/ice. Please
Identify members carefully, from
left to right, printing or typing the
names to ensure readability. Prints
can be black and white or color as
long as they are sharp and In focus.
Send material to CARPENTER
magazine, 101 Constitution Ave.,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
Terre Haute, Ind.
JANUARY 1988
31
RICHLAND, WASH.
Millwrights and Carpenters Local 2403 and
Millwrights Local 1699 held a dinner and pin
presentation for members with 20 to 50 years
of service to the Brotherhood. The dinner was
attended by 100 members and spouses.
Picture No. 1: Howard Lovinger, 50-year
member.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members receiving
pins were Ray Smoot, Leif Anderson, Gil
Reese, Ron Sturgeon and Duke Seaberg.
Picture No. 3: George Harris, Louis Day,
Jacl< Holcroft, Rudy Smolar and Jim Parent
were presented with 40-year pins.
Picture No. 4: Everett Asher, 35-year
member.
Picture No. 5: Members receiving 30-year
pins included Bob Torey, Sam Bakshas and
Milton Farragher.
Picture No. 6: 25-year members receiving
pins were, front, Russ Shrauger, Earl Root and
Dick Ross.
Back row, Sam Meachem, Bill Daley, Ron
Smoot and Rich Garretson.
Picture No. 7: Shorty Jensen, Dan Crow,
Don Reese and Harold Anderson received 20-
year pins.
Asher
Lovinger
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Richland, Wash.— Picture No. 2
Richland
Richland, Wash. — Picture No. 6
Richland, Wash. — Picture No. 7
Des Moines, Iowa — Pictures 1 , 2 and 3
Des Moines,
Iowa,
Picture
No. 4
DES MOINES, IOWA
Local 106 held a retirees luncheon to honor
its retirees and members with longstanding
service to the Brotherhood.
Picture No. 1: John Johanson, 60-year
member.
Picture No. 2: Charles Riley, 50-year
member.
Picture No. 3: Pins were presented to 50-
year members Willard Briggs, Vern Schwein
and Carl Ingram.
Picture No. 4: 40-year members honored
were Lionel Rowely, John P. Allen, Edward
Graney, James Roth, William Woodruff, William
Petersen and Kenneth Kalvick.
Picture No. 5: Members with 30 years of
service and 65 years of age were presented
with pins. They included Wilbur Adair, John P.
Allen, Robert Rochat and Lloyd Olson,
Picture No. 6: Joseph Benjamin, Chartes
Caligiuri, Arlen Bryan, Lester Carter, Edward
Kucera and Harold Summy were presented with
25-year pins.
Des Moines,
i Iowa,
Picture
No. 6
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Des Moines, Iowa — Picture No. 5
CARPENTER
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.
At a special meeting of Local 1062, Santa
Barbara, Calif., members were recognized for
their long service to the Brotherhood. Awards
were presented by Doug McCarron, executive
secretary, Los Angeles District Council.
Picture No. 1: Roscoe IVIasonheimer,
carpenter apprenticeship instructor, and Cyril
Young were honored for their 50 years of
service.
Those not in attendance were Wayne Burnett,
Ben 0. Lyda and Donald MacLeod.
Picture No. 2: Howard Craven, 45-year
member.
Those not in attendance, Walter Luka, Carl
Prescott, Carl J. Whittle and Lester Winn.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 40
years were, front, Jess Ortiz, Wesley Shaw,
Ray Kramer and Marvin Van Aacken.
Back row, C.W. Boynton, Clare Seibert,
trustee, McCarron, Nick Aguilar, president, and
Neal Crispin.
Those not in attendance, Carl B. Feehan,
Robert Gross, Myron Harvey, Jack Mason,
Floyd McMindes, Robert Reverdy, James York
and Ralph Zegers.
Picture No. 4: Ralph Moore and Joe
Aparicio, financial secretary, were honored for
their 35 years of service.
Those not in attendance, Percy Beck, Henry
Hall, Willard Hirschler, Rupert Hughes, J.W.
Kimbrough, Charles Larsen, Joseph Macko,
Leonard Malsolm, Dale Robison and Wayne
Shipley.
Picture No. 5: 30-year members included,
Harald Jenssen, Paul Aguirre Sr., Jerome
Magno, James Berkhouse and Gaylon Knudson.
Those not in attendance, John Cave, Billy D.
Cox, James Howard, Asger Jensen, Edward
Kadlubek, John Morris, Otto Schenck and
Arthur Spiller.
Picture No. 6: Members honored for 25
years of service were, Ferdinand Dziobaka,
Julian Dominguez, James Decobert and Ray
Kramer.
Those not in attendance, Robert Araluce, Roy
Connell, Norman DeWett, Handrik Hollander,
Gary Jensen, Martin Schonfeldt, Josef
Schwaiger and Clifford Solem.
A.J. Avery and James C. Jensen were
honored for 60 years of service but were unable
to attend.
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Santa Barbara,
Calif.— Picture No. 1
Picture No. 2
Santa Barbara, Calif. — Picture No. 3
Santa Barbara, Calif. — Picture No. 5
Santa Barbara, Calif. — Picture No. 4
Santa Barbara, Calif. — Picture No. 6
Medford, Ore. — Picture No. 2
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MEDFORD, ORE.
Members of Local 2067 were honored at a
recent union meeting.
Picture No. 1: Ernest
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^B Allen.
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ii- ^ ^^1 l^^rnbers honored for
^ ^^ 45 years of service
were, front, Addison
Keplinger, William
Roberts and Adolph
Picture No. 1 Zanotto.
Back row, Leo Anderson, McKenzie
McCulloch, Willard Bowdoin, Charles
Hinrichsen and Glenn Mosser.
Those not in attendance, Delbert Bates,
Harold Brown, Austin Caldwell, Lewis Clark,
Bob Dixon, Clarence Harris, Roy James, R.E.
Leisher, Neil Murray, William Roberson. L.W.
Ward and Verna Ward.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 40
years were, front, Henry Keplinger and Alfred
Reed.
Back row, George Emmett, William Bittle,
Jack Gaza and H.W. Schweitert.
Medford, Ore. — Picture No. 6
Those not in attendance, Everett Burwash,
Wallace Cramer, L.W. Caldwell, Arthur Hanson,
Martin Jorde, Carlos Keeney, Martin Landers,
Karsner LeVee, Dick McKinley, Earl Middleton,
Ray Mahan, Milo Morey, Ed Moore, Forrest
Orr, Robert Snider, James Thompson, C.E. Van
Gordon and L.J. Warner.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members honored
were Glenn Young, Leo Horak and William
Huett.
Those not present were Lloyd Fischer, Merl
Howard, Roy Johnson, Earl Kelley, Patrick
Pyle, Roy Stiffler and Leonard Standley.
Picture No. 5: Those honored for 30 years
were Harold Wilson, Ralph DeLay and Marvin
Rose.
Those not present were Ray Cann, Harold
Fitzimmons, Robert James, James Keenen,
Oscar Larson, Allen Marcotte, Ralph Merrill and
C.A. Sanders.
Picture No. 6: 25-year members were,
Edward White, Russell Engle and Jerry
Lehman.
Those not present were Russell Blower, Gene
Johnson, Ron McCay, Leonard Peck and Walter
Phillips.
JANUARY 1988
33
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Local 213 President James Herd presented
service pins to longstanding members at a pin
presentation ceremony. The tribute to those
being presented was "it was through the efforts
of men such as you that organized labor is here
today. The first battles were the hardest to win.
You have set the tradition and gave us the
incentive to continue the fight."
Picture No. 1: 65-year member W.L. Cain.
Piclure No. 2: Holden Simms, Horace
Sherrill, Fred Duty and C.L. Rip were presented
50-year pins.
Picture No. 3: 45-year members receiving
pins were, front, Floyd Webb, A.B. Anderson,
W.M. Anderson and William Tafelski.
Back row, Major Giesecke, H.R. Winger, .
Patrick Porter, M.M. Bates, Henry Thompson
and G.W. Robertson.
Picture No. 4: 45-year pins were presented
to, front, Charles Itzen, Roland Guettler, A.W.
Ray and Ray Bartholf.
Back, James Alfred Sr., Rodger Williams,
Clifford LaPoint and H.A. Nicholson.
Picture No. 5: Members receiving 45-year
pins included, front, Henry Popelka, LeRoy
Turner, R.J. King and Ted Johnson.
Back, M.E. Hildebrand, Albert Adkins, Morris
Johnson, Brent Bautsch and William McDowell.
Picture No. 6: Service pins of 45-years were
presented to, front, John Walsh, Emery Berczik
and R.H. Mitchell.
Back, George Fitzgerald, Roy Ojeman, Philip
Bosco, Oscar Telg, Arthur Hanes, Joe J. Smith
and Joe Williams.
Picture No. 7: 40-year pins were awarded to,
front. Noble Wilcox, George demons, Doffice
Johnson, Sidney West and Edward Manuel.
Back, J. L. Rhodes, Lenard Parker, Clarence
Hammock, Woodrow Yount and Willie
Malphette.
Picture No. 8: Members receiving 40-year
pins include, front, Joseph Manchaca, Frank
Ablong, Douglas Caldwell, Ed Reed and Lothar
Zenk.
Back, Ephriam Blackburn, Robert Morton,
Raymond Brown, Sidney Walton and Edward
Lorenz.
Picture No. 9: 40-year pins were awarded to,
front, Louis Davis, Willie Watson, Roy Davis,
William Null and J.D. Beathe.
Back, G.W. Bullard, A.W. Wright, Albert
Foley, John Tullos and Melvin Marek.
Picture No. 10: 40-year members to receive
their service pins were, front, C.R. Griffith,
Clarence Watson, Harold Lewis, Frank
Castleberry, Gordon Williams and Wilfred
Leger.
Back, Willie Koeppen, E.G. Branstetter, Alvis
Irwin and E.F. Patterson.
Picture No. 11: Pins were awarded for 40-
years of service to, front, James Rogers,
Purdee McGee, Fred Shelton, Gene Earls and
Jesse Russell.
Back, Edward Tomczak, Herman Weigelt,
Louis Filecia, Daniel Glaesmann and Daniel
Ledbetter.
Picture No. 12: Sidney Mcllveen, 35-years,
and M.E. Hildebrand, 45-years were both
presented with their service pins.
Picture No. 13: 35-year service pins were
awarded to, front, Paul Noska, Henry Clark,
John York and Isidro Tamez.
Back, Lewis Cotton, Alphonse Rabel and
P.H. Chamberlin.
Picture No. 14: Members receiving 35-year
pins included, front, William Roberson, Edwin
Maeckel, Charles Vineyard and Claborn Reeves.
Back, Bill Ware, Preston Sanchez, Raymond
Fielden and Joe Gus Radenz.
Picture No. 15: 30-year pins were presented
to, front, Adrian Rodgers, Walter Jones, Lloyd
Vostatek and Fred Stotts.
Back, Kenneth Beard, Vernon Shawn, Homer
Hayley and C.L. Thibodeaux.
Picture No. 16: 25-year service pins went to
front, Lloyd Leffel, Bill Hayden and Jesse
Lipford.
Back, Fred GrellhesI, Charles Estes Jr., Harry
Verdoun and Paul Dobson.
Picture No. 17: Members receiving 25-year
pins include, front, L.J. Matherne, James Vian
and Robert Vian.
Back, Willie Fake, Leon Clark, Ben Irwin and
B.C. Cunningham.
Houston, Texas — Pictures 1 and 2
Houston, Texas — Picture No. 3
Houston, Texas — Picture No. 8
Houston Texas — Picture No 9
Houston, Texas — Picture No. 10
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Houston, Texas — Picture No. 1 1
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Houston, Texas — Picture No. 1 5
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Houston, Texas— Picture No. 1 7
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF.
Local 1632 lionored its members with
longstanding service to the Brotherhood with a
pin ceremony. Awards were made by Paul S.
Cecil, general representative, and Clarence L.
Mallory, Local 1632 business representative/
recording secretary.
Picture No. 1: Ralph Quincy and Estie Feasel
have served the Brotherhood for 50 years of
dedicated and continuous membership. They
were presented lifetime membership cards and
50-year pins.
Picture No. 2: Lloyd F. Mickle, Larry Flood,
Herman D. Waldron and Ralph L. Kuhler were
presented with 45-year pins.
Picture No. 3: 40-year pins were presented
to Dean R. Zimmerman, Buster 0. Schilling, J.
Rex Bowlby and Clifford F. Smith.
Picture No. 4: Members receiving 35-year
pins were, front, Justin Negrete, Jimmie V.
Hernandez and Raymond S. Walker.
Back row, William H. Jones, Cecil E,
Chapman and Fred Foth.
Picture No. 5: Members awarded 30-year
pins included, front, Orville Cline and Joe
Presnull.
Back, Louis Fernamburg, Gordon Mutter and
Eugene Miller.
Picture No. 6: 20- and 25-year members
receiving pins included, front, William Hipp and
Lewis L. Patrick.
Back, Jerrald E. Dostal, Frank Hilton, Joseph
Lindbergh (20) and Frederick A. Johnson.
San Luis Obispo, Calif —Picture No 2
San Luis Obispo, Calif — Picture No 3
San Luis Obispo, Calif — Picture No 4
San Luis Obispo, Calif. — Picture No. 5
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Parkersburg,
West Va.
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PARKERSBURG, W.V.
Local 899 held its 5th Annual Family Picnic
and Service Pin Awards Ceremony last summer
at the City Park Pavilion in Parkersburg, W. Va.
Those receiving service pins were, front. Earl
D. Johnson, business representative, 20 years;
Howard E. Craig, 20 years; Aaron Nance, 30
years; George W. Rowley, 40 years; and
Chester E. Gates, 68 years.
Back row, Victor B. Echard, president; John
L. Jarrett, secretary, Chemical Valley District
Council of Carpenters; Denzil Rhodes, 47 years;
and Everette E. Sullivan, UBC representative.
Kenllvi^ortti, N.J.
KENILWORTH, N.J.
Local 1107 recently installed its new officers
and awarded members with longstanding
service to the Brotherhood with service pins.
Those receiving 20-year pins were John Sipos,
Joe Cernero, Kenneth McLaughlin, John
Harbatuk and Joseph Alaimo. Those not
pictured but awarded pins were Frank Manto,
R. Gregovick, David Jones, Edmund Marut,
Joseph Priam and Richard Sipos.
JANUARY 1988
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PITTS^yRGH, PA
Pile Drivers Local 2264 recently sponsored a
banquet honoring its senior members and
George Lozovoy, retiring assistant business
representative.
Picture No. 1: Anthony Wolffe, 70-year
member.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members honored
were, William Body, William Kennedy Sr., and
Emerson Shope.
Picture No. 3: Stanley Karaica and Edward
Mirt were honored for their 40 years of
membership.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members include Jack
Davis, Michael Vitunic, John Ferraro, Joseph
Ulrich Sr., Chester Zastawa, Norman Dugan,
Leonard Schraeder, John Regan, George
Lozovoy, John White, Harry Lippert, Joseph
Boylan, Steve Pukansky, Louis Soller, Eugene
Watson, Felix Rozanski and Richard Boland.
Picture No. 5: 30-year members honored
were, front, James WIcArdle, Bruno Kwoiek and
Robert Gramc.
Second row, Gerald McCarthy, Robert
Nawrocki and Stojan Maravich.
Third row, Melvin Karaica and Richard
Keenan.
Back row, Larry Smionovitch and Clarence
Farmer Sr.
Picture No. 6: 20-year members honored
were, front, Samuel Maravich, Raymond
Stackiewich, Carl Jakubowski, and Edward
Losko.
Second row, Charles Schaffer, Patrick
Mahoney and Ronald Pettigrew.
Third row, Edward Keenan, Ronald Heinlein
and William Winter.
Back row, Richard Babicka, Joseph Winter,
Clark Abersold and Anthony Julian.
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PROVO, UTAH
Local 1498 held a special picnic to honor its
members of long service to the Brotherhood.
Honored were Lee Mace, 25 years; Blake
Reynolds, 45 years; and Aldred Jones, 45
years.
BEACON, N.Y.
Local 323 recently recognized its members
with longstanding service to the Brotherhood at
a celebration of the local's 100th anniversary.
Twenty-five-year pins were awarded. Shown
from left, Louis Amoroso, business
representative; Joseph Lia, First District Board
Member; Nunzio Ricottilli; A. Pete Elder; Roland
Bard; John Fahlman; Joseph Albanese; and
Gerard Schuder, president. John M. Papo is
not shown.
A check for $15,000 was also presented for
the Blueprint for Cure campaign at the
celebration. (See Page 13 for related story.)
Provo, Utaii
Albuquerque,
N. Mex.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Local 1319 honored its members who have
over 50 years of continuous service to the
Brotherhood. They were Franklin Sharp, Rodell
Bloomfield, Gilbert Jaramillo, Estevan Duran,
Bon Hogge, William Dawes, Steve Rizek and
Merle Snyder. H.L. Christianson, Frank Dekan,
T.K. McCorkle and Louis H. Phillips have also
serviced for more than 50 years but were
unable to attend.
Beacon, N.Y.
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CARPENTER
The following list of 551 deceased members and spouses represents
a total of $1 ,01 5,001 .63 death claims paid in October 1 987; (s) foltovino
name in listing indicates spouse of member.
Local Union, Cit}'
6 Hudson County, NJ — Frank A. Palmieri, George A.
Erbe, George Malgady, Joseph C. Cook, Robert M.
Hcaly. Walter H. Hutner.
7 Minneapolis, MI — Archie Hanson, Eugene Schhnk,
John C. Nelson.
8 Philadelphia, PA— James A. Heron, Walter C. Kraus.
10 Chicago, 11^ — George N. Lancaster, Roy W. Wil-
helm.
11 Cleveland, OH — George Hansen, Ian D, Macrae.
Vincent Columbro.
12 Syracuse. NY — Ernest E. Hauser.
13 Chicago, IL — Albert C. Norton. Frank P. McGlynn,
James Lumino, William N. Johnston.
14 San Antonio, TX — Andrew J. Key.
17 Bronx, NY— Anthony Salvo, Carl Berg. Charles L.
Reece, Hamilton Parris, Joseph F. Byrne. Joseph
Nelusil, Mavis A. Goring (s), Warren McKane.
William Knobler.
18 Hamilton, Ont., CAN— Victor Sudar.
20 New York. NY— George W. Ward.
22 San Francisco, CA — Albert Frederick Cochelle. An-
tonio Midile, Elva D. Neenan (s), Eugene Medina.
Leander Lamoine Klahn,
24 Central, CT— Arthur H, Davis Jr., Eileen Miller (s).
Milton Voegtii.
25 Los Angeles, CA— Edward A. Slalzer.
27 Toronto, Onl., CAN— Mario Zucatti.
31 Trenton, NJ — Dorothy Schaefer (s), Leroy F. Neeld.
33 Boston, MA — Doris A. Arnold (s), Joseph E. Hesson.
34 Oakland, CA— David D. Abbey Sr., Martha Kath-
rine Garcia (s). Michael Scafani, Robert W. Dia-
mond. Shores P. Hunter.
36 Oakland. CA— Harry Orbin Davis.
42 San Francisco, CA — Rudolph Peter Delucchi.
43 Hartford, CT — Bruno Longhi . Edward Haley, Leslie
K. Richardson.
46 Sault, Ste Marie, MI — Eugene Mayer.
47 St. Louis, MO— John Kalicak.
50 Knoxville, TN— Adrien O. McKinney. Charlie Low-
cry Jr., James McKinley Potter.
53 White Plains, NY— Dons E. Gatto (s).
54 Chicago. H^Helen M. Alvin (s), Keith C. Cote,
55 Denver, CO — John A. Carson, Mary M. Dominguez
(s).
61 Kansas Citv, MO — Anionic Jacob Kalcic. Ruth Mar-
garet Vest" (s). Wilberl O. Graybeal. William L.
Ricscr Jr.
63 Bloomington, IL — Max Eugene Roberts
64 Louisville, KY — Charles Louis Pettermann, Robert
L. Hunter Sr.
65 Perth Amboy, NJ — William Fedor.
66 Olean, NY— Jesse R. Blodgett.
69 Canton, OH— Etta Sands (s), Joseph E. llluv, Wil-
liam Pagenkopf.
73 St. Louis, MO— Donald C. Ginder.
74 Chattanooga, TN — Alvin Jefferson McBryar.
76 Hazelton, PA — George J. Litavis.
80 Chicago, IL — Olav Hovland, Stanley Slaniszewski.
85 Rochester, NY — George E. Benge.
87 SI. Paul, MN— Gustav E. Forsberg. Victor E. An-
derson.
89 Mobile, AL — ^Lawrence G. Purvis.
90 Evansville, IN — Frederick Nyhuise. William H.
Simpson.
93 Ottawa, Ont., CAN — Jean Francoeur (s).
94 Providence, RI— Diane K. Sinapi (s). Edith L. Pear-
son (s). Joseph Hiday. Joseph Riou.x.
98 Spokane, WA — Alberi J, Koski. Frank G. Simonson
Sr.
100 Muskegon, Ml^Clarence Wolters,
101 Baltimore, MD— Clyde F. Hill. Frederick E. Heavel.
Gordon M. Calvert. l,ee E. Robey, William J.
Nickolcs,
105 Cleveland, OH — Lenvard Gaston.
106 Des Moines. lO— Arthur R. Anderson. Lyle W.
Peterson. Olaf K. Romstad.
107 Worcester, MA^ — Frank Bien, Joseph Piuze.
114 East Detroit, MI— Waller Budzynowski.
118 Detroit, MI — Lawrence J. Cooper, Victor C. Diehl,
122 Philadelphia, PA — Roman Nakonieczny, Ruby M.
Howard (s). Sarah Herbrick (s).
123 Broward-Counly, FL — Delmar L. Skirvin. Russell
L, Gwynn.
125 Miami, Fl. — Florence Grace Nicchirco fs), Hermine
SchotI (s). Homer Morrow.
127 Birminghani, Ai. — Arnold E. Knox. Waller L. Steele,
William C, Armstrong.
131 Seattle, WA — Albert E, Renninger. Dave Linden,
George H. Hummel. Paul R. Henslee, Wayne A.
Recor,
132 Washington. DC— Peier Banos. William H, Booth.
133 Terre Haute, IN— Alma H. Uselman (si.
135 New York, NY— Stephen Muslin.
140 Tampa, Fl^— Donna May Martin (s).
142 Pittsburgh, PA— Charles E. Ludwick. Charles R,
Wright. Leslie R, Miller.
144 Macon, GA — Joe Almond McGowan.
161 Kenosha, Wl — Lewis A. Kuypers.
162 San Mateo. CA — Karl Wilhelm Wischhusen, Robert
D. Rehhch.
165 Pittsburgh, PA— Oliver W. Petrelli.
168 Kan.sas City, KS— Thomas R. Devault.
169 East St. Louis, IL — Harry Jones, Robert Lucien
John Fayollal.
174 Joliel, II.— Charles Glagola.
180 Vallejo, CA— Clarence E. Tabeau. Forest E. Davis.
Local Union, City
Ollic R- Swearengin.
181 Chicago, II. — Harold Larsen, William J. Pinkowski.
183 Peoria, Il^-Clarence White, Henry i. Trenchant,
Nickolas A. Rieck.
188 Yonkcrs, NY— Alfonso Barbarita.
195 Peru, H^John M. Obermiller, William O. Mallie.
199 Chicago, IL— Nick Devo.
200 Columbus, OH— Ada E. Butler (s).
210 Stamford, CT — Herbert L. Spear.
211 Pittsburgh, PA— Albert A. Jasin, Sarah J. Brown
(s),
218 Boston, MA — John R. Linardy. Joseph R. Saleme.
Lyda G. Tuff (s), Robert A. Morton.
223 Nashville, TN — Emma C. Chase (s). Gladys Stephen
Bryan (s). James W. Doyle, Roy Thomas Stover.
230 Pittsburgh. PA— Nickolas Kuzma.
232 Fort Wayne, IN — Edward Segerstrom,
246 New York, NY— Nathan Ellm, Nathan Smith.
255 Bloomingburg, NY — Angeline Leroy (s),
257 New York, NY — Anthony Riccadonna, Aron Biezel,
George Turner. Knut Anderson.
262 San Jose, CA— William John Brown Jr.
267 Dresden, OH— Earl B. Drake. Emil Chorey.
268 Sharon, PA— Felix Thomas. Melvin Horsman.
272 Chicago Hgt., H^Fred O. Cheever.
280 Niagara-Gen. & Vic., NY— John MacDonald.
296 Brooklyn, NY — Charles Romano, Magnus Kvanvik,
Samuel Levine.
311 Joplin, MO— Charles B. Smith.
316 San Jose, CA — Aaron G. Birkemeier. Ervin Jack
Holdren.
329 Oklahoma City. OK— Pauline L Hilburn (s).
333 New Kensington, PA — Violet Mav McKay (s).
334 Saginaw, MI— Alvin J. Pressler, Paul C. Waibel.
338 Seattle, WA— William Vogue.
340 Hagerstown, MD— Gerald W. Shank.
344 Waukesha, WI— Charlotte M. Davies (s), Joseph S.
Sharafinski,
347 Maltoon-Charleston, IL — Clarence A. Butcher, Claud
C, Webster
348 New York, NY— Austin V. Wood.
350 New Rochelle, NY— Joseph L. Andre.
354 Gilroy. CA— Jerry B. Hurt, Lyle A, Parks.
361 Duluth, MN— Carl D. Rothman, Frank M. Chmie-
leski, Meldon Parise.
363 Elgin, IL— George Petersen, Lester C. Ehlert, Mar-
vm L. Nelson.
369 N. Tonawanda, NY — Emil M. Salczynski. Frank J.
Wozniak.
370 Albany, NY— Joseph Maslotl.
374 BufTalo, NY — Josephine Minneci (s). Salvatore V.
Tripi.
377 Alton, IL — -Christopher J. Drainer.
398 Lewiston, ID— Arthur Wildermuth.
407 Lewiston, MA— Cassandra B. Morrison (s).
429 Arlington, TX- — Dorothy Larue (s). Pearle Grinstead.
433 Belleville, II^Richard Weingardt.
434 Chicago. IL^ArnoId J. Stick.
452 Vancouver, BC, CAN — John Allan Eliason, Judy
Hollv (s), Leif Andreas Strand.
454 Philadelphia, PA— Arthur J . Ward Sr. . Roy H . Bnght.
455 Somerville, NJ — Raymond J. Farley.
462 Greensburg, PA^Eugene Daerr.
470 Tacoma, WA— Dorothy Wickberg (s), Frank N.
S to jack,
472 Ashland, KY— John P. Wells.
475 Ashland, MA — Theodore Gelinas.
476 Clarksburg. WV— Betty Lou Flanigan (s).
483 San Francisco, CA — Floyd E. Swift. Lucy Ann
Marshall (s). Per Flodin.
492 Reading, PA— Casimir J, Kruk, Clifford T. Reifsny-
dcr. George F. High. John S. Bialek. Thomas A.
Gornev-
494 Windsor, Ont.. CAN— Mike Dzsupin,
512 Ann Arbor, Ml — Phoebe 1. Johnson (s).
514 Wilkes Barre. PA— David Jones.
515 Colo. Springs. CO— Milton W. Brandt, Roy D.
Muhlcnburg-
522 Durham, NC — Leslie D. Jarman.
532 Klmira, NY— Charles O. Boynton. Geraldine V
Smith (s|. John J. Rusczak.
535 Norwood, MA — Edward F. Nolfi. Henry Anderson.
538 Concord, NH— William Reynolds.
546 Vincennes, IN — Roy Rainey.
562 Everett, WA — Charles W. Chambers, Luveme Charles
Clark.
563 Glendale, CA— Eva Kurlinski (s), George B. John-
son
573 Baker, OR— Wilbur Dinnick.
586 Sacramento, CA — Alvin E. Goble.
596 St. Paul, MN— George W. Schroeder. Meleta L.
Debec (s).
599 Hammond, IN— Michael J. Einsele.
600 Lehigh Valley, PA— Andrew J. Temos, Joseph Frank
Weber, Lionel G. Keller,
602 St. Louis, MO^Eugene G. Beckmann.
603 Ithaca, NY— Jean Sanford Layaw (s).
604 Morgantown, WV— Robert H. Jones Jr.
615 Peru. IN— Charles E. Hicks, Jesse G. Butler.
616 Chambersburg, PA — Elza W Barton.
620 Madison, NJ— Norma E. Vitiello (s).
624 Brockton, MA — Murray C. Martin.
639 Akron, OH— Robert D. Saltsman. William R. James.
fr44 Pekin. II.— Delbcrt C, Singley. Leslie D. Harris.
646 Rhinelander, WI— John J Jablonickey.
650 Pomeroy, OH— John D, Hardy.
Local Union, dry
654 Chattanooga, TN— William E. Spencer Jr.
665 Amarillo, TX — Clyde Phillips. Raymond D. Horion.
Robert L. Beltz.
678 Dubuque, lA— Marie Pearl Keller (s), Robert M.
Trcntz.
690 Little Rock, AR— Juanita Marie Turner (s). Richard
H. Wolke.
701 Fresno, CA— Earl R. James.
710 Long Beach, CA— David A. Rykena.
720 Baton Rouge, LA— Virgil Rainwater.
721 Los Angeles, CA — Fayne H. Franklin, Melvin H.
Sirandi. Phileius B. Somerlott, Robert Camu.
735 Mansfield, OH— John Gallik. Marshall G. Baugh-
man.
739 Cincinnati, OH — Francis A. Miller.
740 New York, NY— Daniel Harvey. Everett J. Ammer-
man,
742 Decatur, IL — Raymond Sanders.
743 Bakersfield, CA — Oscar Hammond, Roy Leo Lock,
William E. Pickett.
745 Honolulu, HI— Eddie Lara Jr., Nathaniel Molina.
Thomas Takahashi.
747 Oswego, NY— Fay H. Cliff.
758 Indianapolis, IN — Andrew Niebrugge.
764 Shrevcport, LA — Skirling Joseph Guillot. William L.
Hughes.
769 Pasadena, CA— Paul E. Parker.
771 Watsonville, CA— Ruby Compton (s).
772 Clinton, lA— Raymond L. Miller.
777 Harrisonville, MO — Edgar George Sircy , Glenn Wal-
Izon Shaw.
780 Astoria, OR— John G. Yuill.
783 Sioux Falls, SD — Irving Getman.
804 Wisconsin Rapids, WI — Norman Bubolz.
815 Beverly, MA— Wendell Lufkin.
832 Beatrice, NE— Eido J, Diedrichs.
836 Janesville, WI— Lyle Elden Dix.
857 Tucson, AZ — Frank Larriva, Gilbert Edgar Lindsey,
Joseph Fite. Orville, L. Neville.
873 Cincinnati. OH — Milford Bollinger.
899 Parkcrsburg, WV— Benson Cari Reynolds.
902 Brooklyn, NY — Amy Dickson (s). Gus Andersen.
916 Aurora, IL — Thomas E. Todd.
930 St. Cloud, MN— John A. Hellberg.
933 Hermiston, OR — Michael D. Fiscus.
944 San Bernardino, CA — Frank M. Miller, Gilbert E.
Halle rman.
971 Reno. NV — Richard Boyd Downing.
976 Marion, OH — Douglas Harris.
978 Springfield. MO— Flonce M. Ellis (s).
1005 Merriilville, IN — Oscar Dayton Fitzgerald.
1006 New Brunswicb. NJ— Marvin E. Suydam, Pasquale
Gcnilo, Steve Siro.
1007 Niagara Falls, Ont., CAN— Marcel Grimard.
1008 Louisiana, MO— William A. Bolomey.
1010 Uniontown, PA — James A. Clingan.
1027 Chicago, IL — A. B. Baugh, Andrei Stanoevici, Charle
J. Polcer. Frank Brabenec. James C. Pakosta. John
Frank Zaraza.
1029 Peru, IN— Elden C. Snyder.
1042 Plaltsburgb, NY— Erwin T. Higgins.
1043 Gary, IN— Katherine Pavlench (s).
1046 Palm Springs, CA — Addie Marv Zaioudek (s).
lOSO Philadelphia, PA— Edward Flyrin Jr. , John W. Gard-
ner.
1062 Santa Barbara, CA— Arthur J. Spiller.
1073 Philadelphia, PA— Kenneth N. Willelt.
1074 Eua Claire. WI— Thomas H- Larson,
1091 Bismarck Mandn, ND — Bonnie Ibach (s), Sharon
Leach,
1097 Longview. TX— Helen Alda Davis (s).
1098 Baton Rouge, LA— Joseph H. Patin.
1102 Detroit, MI— George D. Nacy Jr.. Harold Dean
Ewing. Leon E. Roberts.
1104 Tvler, TX— John Garv Arnelt, Richard Leon Parker.
1136 Kettle Falls, WA— Kelsey Wildman.
1138 Toledo. OH— Ida Mary Bode (s).
1140 San Pedro, CA — Clarence Twining, George C. Bat-
tung. Wade Allen Sanchez.
1143 Lacrosse, WI— Mynard H. Stavlo.
1147 Roseville, CA— John B. Dekoning.
1148 Olympia, WA— Lloyd W. Aukerman.
1160 Pittsburgh, PA — Anthony Grzegorczyk. Robert J.
Dinger.
Ilfr4 New York, NY— Richard Sposato.
1176 Fargo. ND— Rueben A. Cole.
1185 Chicago, IL— David L Kaminskv.
1216 Mesa. AZ^Wesley G. Wade,
1222 Medford. NY— Calvin Overton.
1227 Ironwood, Ml — August E. Lindberg. John G. Hill.
1235 Modesto, CA — Lonnie C. Baughman.
1245 Carlsbad, NM— Archie T. Rogers. Edgar F. Ham.
Ira C, Waldrop.
1266 Austin. TX— Denvy Harding Jackson. Eva F. Burke
(s). Leon H. Neidig.
1281 Anchorage, AK — Everelle W. Abies. George W.
Elgee.
1292 Huntington, NY— John Asimake.
1296 San Diego, CA— Martin F. Melchert.
1307 Evanston, IL — Mark Tvmon.
1310 St. Louis, MO— John George Braun. William Vier-
reiher Jr,
1319 .Vlbuquerque, NM — Joseph Alvin Dingman.
1323 Monterey. CA— Alice 1. Davis (s). Virgil H, Baker.
1325 Edmonton, Alta, CAN— Harry Allan Syrnyk.
1342 Irvington, NJ^John C. Lloyd. Victor Malanga,
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Vernon, BC. CAN— Herbert Frederick Carl Kranz.
Toledo, OH— Frederick L. Holmes, Herbert Mc-
Kinley.
Oshkosli, W! — August Hernandez,
Cleveland, OH— Steve F. Obodzinski, Walter J.
Wojtowicz.
Rochester, MN — Henry Baas Jr.
Providence of New Brunswick — Alphaeus Nurse,
James A. Martin.
Golden, CO— Mildred A. James (s).
North Hempstad, NY — Anna Wutz (s), Michael Skaar,
Samuel Wall.
San Pedro, CA — Zennith Louise Patterson (s).
Redwood City, CA— Herbert M. Senger, Martha R.
Paldi (s).
Salem, OR — Andrew A. Roggenback.
Lodi, CA — Ethel Jean Pereyda (s), Eugene M. Wood.
Corpus Christie, TX— Calixto C. Castillo. Frank D.
Henrichson.
Midland, TX— Jarrell W. Felps.
Compton, CA — Erick A, Carlson.
Lansing, MI — Alvina R. Hester (s).
Huntington Bch, CA — Genevieve K. Espeseth (s).
New York, NY— John McQuilkin, William N. Pet-
tigrew.
Charlotte, NC — James Arthur Frazier, Robert Earl
Sawyer Sr.
Jackson, MS— Elvin Walter Whitlington, John D.
Rowley.
Redondo, CA— Orville Woodruff.
Auburn, CA — Ercie O. Woodnch.
E Los Angeles, CA — John A. Prentice.
El Monte, CA — Lawrence Needham.
Kansas City, KS — Terrance M. Dyche.
New York, NY — Edwin Van Glahn.
Chicago, IL — Alfred C. Dahms.
Casper, WY— Danice G. Chaffin.
East San Diego, CA— Roy R. Rose.
Napoleon, OH — Marguerite O. Vogelsong (s).
Sydney, NS, CAN— Muriel G. Bums (s), Violet Slade
(s).
Washington, DC — Harvey E. Bryant.
Montgomery County, PA — Mary Susan Gambone
(s), Robert W. Otterbein.
SI. Louis, MO — Gerhard H. Drescher.
Los Angeles, CA — Alfred Docton, Alice A. Eubanks
(s), Margaret Ann Reeves (s).
Havward, CA— Donald L. Burton, Ulys J. C. Curtis,
William G. Ylimaki.
Ft. William, Ont., CAN — Edward Laaksonen, Ove
Haglund.
MelhournC'Daytona Beach, FL — 22.
Anniston, AL— Elmer A. Knight.
Orlando, FL — Everette F. Gilbert.
Columbia, SC — George B. Crews.
Las Vegas, NV— Jewel P. Bolles.
Renton, WA — Lyman L. Vanderpool, Vema G.
Nelson (s).
Monroe, LA — Ercell Wood Evans, Glen E. Hazle-
wood .
Escanaba, MI — Leona L. Nolde (s).
Russcllville, AR— Stark Road Roach.
Clouquet, MN — Harold Oliver Pohjola.
Snoqualmie, WA — Donald N. Willing.
New Orleans, LA — Ernest Watts, John A. Wiltz,
Norton A. Gerard.
St. Paul, MN— Vernon M. Hessler.
Pasco, WA— Cecil Clifton Hill.
Lubbock, TX— Alton W. Kiser, Jim E. Gary.
Van Nuys, CA — Ernest Carl Hufford. Harold Gene
Sivelie.
Hempstead, NY — Michelle A, Ohalloran (s).
New Orleans, LA — Oneal A. Robin.
Temple, TX — Mattie Lea Mitchell (s).
Pr George, BC, CAN— Harvey Pion.
Ocean County, NJ— Gilbert S. Ochs.
San Diego, CA— Carl T, McCollum. Ralph C. Taylor,
Winifred P. Toby.
Grand Forks, ND — Oilman Bakken.
Adrian. MI — Hilma Lillian Fauver (s).
Martinez, CA— Charles H. Whisler, Gaetano S.
Balistreri, Mary Frances Burrows (s), Michael J.
BicrsdortT, Wilfred Stone.
Medford, OR — Howard Leonard Wells.
Bellingham, WA — Newman Nixon Fulbright.
Phoenix, AZ — Helen M. Durnavich (s), William B.
Clark.
Boston, MA — Louis J. Camillo.
Anaheim, CA — Edwin J. Tilson, Robert G. Gulman.
Newark, NJ — Elmer Burden, Florence Sullivan (s),
Frank A. Paultz. Helen T. Stultz (s), James L. Love,
William L. Hanson.
Pittsburgh, PA — James L. Sweeney.
Piqua OH— William Elliott.
Pittsburgh, PA — Berzy B. Greenawalt.
McMinnville, OR — Robert Burch.
Ocala, Fl^Paul Bryant Sr.
Scranton, PA — Irene Karpovich (s), John Delvec-
chio,
Corinth, MS — James Woodie Basham Jr., Jerald
Dean Lancaster.
Fort Payne, AL — Joe Wheeler.
Long Beach, CA — Terumasa Murakami.
Inglewood, CA — Lawrence F. Boll.
Ventura, CAN — Frances G. Winkler (s).
Sudbury, Ont., CA — Lionel Lafleur.
Rainelle, WV— Janet L. Walters (s).
San Francisco, CA — Harold Grand.
San Diego, CA — Alice Margaret Pena (s).
Redding, CA — Carrie 1. Bernheisel (s).
Tacoma, WA — Weldon Barrett.
2652 Standard, CA— Albra L. Glasgow.
2687 Auburn, CA — Ruie Lena Olson (s).
2714 Dallas, OR— Arthur August May.
2739 Yakima, WA— Rudolph L. Jensen, Theodora llee
Scott (s).
2750 Springfield, OR— Clifford W. Skeels.
2787 Springfield, OR — Stanley Raymond Senchina Jr.
2817 Quebec, Que., CAN— Leonce Goyette.
2902 Burns, OR— Gilbert Shephered, Jeraldyne Joye Ho-
gan (s), William Idris Jones.
2942 Albanv, OR— Helen Gertrude Renken (s).
2949 Roseburg, OR— Francis M. McNeese, Wilbur R.
Thompson,
3038 Bonner, MT— Harry Keenan.
3054 London, Ont., CAN — Adrian Jacobus Steyn.
7000 Province of Quebec LcL 134-2 — Georges Arnold,
Medard Lecuyer.
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pockets, rule and pencil pockets, ham-
mer loop antd button fly are features
included in this pair. Out of the Shopper
they price at $21,95, and they're Union
made. (To order a free copy of The
Union Label Shopper, see the article
which follows.)
Randy Quiring, one of our Canadian
members, says he has worn GWG over-
alls for years. Unfortunately, they are
becoming "museum pieces because most
carpenters are wearing leather pouches. ' '
While trying to find an address for the
company, all Brother Quiring could find
was Great West Garments, Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada. The cost of the over-
alls is approximately $50.
According to Mrs. David Pettigrew,
her husband swears by Carhart. Brother
Lettigrew is in construction and feels
this brand hold up the best. Their over-
alls have a high back, tool pockets,
hammer loops, reinforced back pock-
ets. They can be ordered from Gander
Mountain Inc., P.O. Box 248, Wilmot,
Wis., 53192-0248. The cost is $32.99
plus shipping and handling. Mrs. Let-
tigrew says this catalog also has a good
variety of work clothes and "terrific
boots!"
Dwayne West of Local 642, Rich-
mond. Calif., says the Carhart brand is
the best around. He has worn the brand
for 10 years and will buy nothing else.
Along with suggested overall brands,
we received care instructions from Harry
Joughin of Ocean Grove. N.J. He was
disturbed that his overalls were falling
apart only after one month's wear.
While working on the construction of
a new store, he asked a clerk in the
thread section if companies were treat-
ing the thread before they made the
products. Although the clerk didn't have
an answer to Joughin's question, he did
have a suggestion on how to make the
overalls last longer. He was instructed
to use extra amounts of fabric softener
and warm water when he washed the
overalls. Joughin's recommendation for
overall care is: Wash new overalls (never
wear them before they are washed) in
warm water, with a cup or lid of fabric
softener and a like amount of detergent.
Add an extra cup of fabric softener in
the warm rinse water. Air dry (don't
put them in the dryer) preferably out-
side . He works with two pair of overalls
at all times; a pair he is wearing and a
pair being washed. Since he is a floor
coverer, the knees of his overalls wear
out first. To solve this problem, Joughin
covers the knee area with Vicrotex or
some other heavy wall covering mate-
rial using contact adhesive.
We appreciate the responses we re-
ceived. Hopefully this information will
help not only Brother Albritton, but the
rest of our members who might be
having the same trouble.
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at new location
The Union Label Shopper, a catalog pur-
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The new address and telephone number
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Phone: 217/528-6876.
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JANUARY 1988
39
Formulating policy
with and without
modern technology
Local union meetings,
seminars, hiead-to-liead
discussions do the job
One of the great difficulties of an international
labor union today — and of any democratic orga-
nization or government, for that matter — is the
problem of formulating policy . . . getting the mes-
sage to the membership and getting feedback, so
that policies can be established and carried out.
We're bombarded with television, computer
printouts, satellite transmissions and telecommun-
ications. Any politician capable of getting elected
and reelected realizes the lesson learned in the
Nixon-Kennedy Presidential debates of 1960 —
television is indeed a devastating tool with which
to create image. In the 27 years since that event,
the art of packaging ideas and people and influ-
encing public opinion has almost become a science.
Computer technology, which has grown in mons-
ter proportions during the past decade, has enabled
advertisers and promoters to take your name and
address and twist them into apparently personal-
ized letters.
"Dear Joe Blow: You have been selected as one
of the possible prize winners of a new automobile
in your neighborhood," if you'll just sign up for a
luxury cabin in the Swiss Chalet Highlands . . .
and so on and so on ... It comes in every day's
mail.
What's so irritating about the flood of informa-
tion and misinformation bombarding us each day
is the fact that we must compete with it at every
turn. This magazine which you are reading is sent
to you by what the Postal Service calls "third
class mail." This is cheaper for us than second
class mail, which was set up originally for maga-
zines and newspapers, and the Carpenter gets to
you just as quickly. Also, our third class permit
allows us, for 300 each, to get address corrections
from your local postoffice. However, third class
mail is what we used to call "junk mail." It includes
circulars, department store advertisements, Read-
er's Digest promotions and almost everything that
doesn't fall under personal letters and periodicals.
Your union magazine wants to be read, and, if
you're not attending local union meetings, it's the
only way you'll find out what's going on.
Which brings me to my main point in this January
message — the next to last message I will prepare
as your general president, incidentally. If you saw
the announcement on Page 3 of this issue of
Carpenter, you know that I will be retiring next
month. I expect to wrap up my final thoughts as
your general president in the February issue.
My point is this: Your union, like it or not, is
your closest friend on the job ... if it's a union
job. It will consider and file your grievance. It will
work to eliminate work hazards and bargain for
better wages and working conditions. When you
get right down to it, it's your bread and butter and
the livelihood of you and your loved ones.
If there's a choice between a television melo-
drama or a game of pool at the local tavern or
attending the monthly union meeting, I urge you
to choose the latter. You may be just the gusto
your local union needs to do its work effectively.
Now I'm not kidding anybody. I've been to
hundreds of local and council union meetings, and
some of them can be awfully dull. So is sitting in
a doctor's outer office or waiting in a supermarket
line or burning up gasoline in heavy traffic . . .
but you do it, because you know it's all going to
get you somewhere. You're going to accomplish
something.
I'll say this to you: Round up some of your
union buddies and get them to a union meeting.
You'll accomplish something worthwhile, even if
it's just causing the recording secretary to start
counting heads and making detailed notes.
I am particularly' happy that we have just com-
pleted our 1987 series of regional seminars for
your fulltime officers and business agents. With
only a few exceptions, every fulltime UBC officer
and business agent in a construction local in the
United States and Canada attended one of these
weeklong seminars. They attended workshops,
asked questions, got the latest information.
There is no substitute for this head-to-head
discussion of issues which concern you and your
trade. If your business agent doesn't have the
answer to your particular problem, he now knows
how and where to get an answer. The lines to his
or her district or state or provincial council, to his
or her district board member and to the General
Office in Washington are not cluttered with all this
nonessential stuff in your mailbox. These lines are
talking union and they're usually talking dollars
and sense.
I was reading a newsletter from a Texas con-
gressman the other day. He was suggesting that
"our country today is becoming a foundering giant,
unable to set national policy, unable to implement
policy goals, and consequently severely lacking in
realistic achievement."
He has a point. We often find ourselves bogged
down awaiting decisions from the National Labor
Relations Board or floundering through the courts
on some legal issue which should never have gone
to the courts in the first place.
This Texas congressman I was quoting also has
this to say: "Our government itself, by sheer size
and complication, generates confusion. Both the
legislative and executive branches have become
giant bureaucratic monsters, controlled by staff
empires that shape policy to a much greater degree
than the President or the individual members of
the House and Senate. It is a well-known fact in
this town that the palace guard is much more
influential than the man himself, regardless of who
is in power."
I guess 1 could draw parallels in our own union.
We've had to go into data processing, computers,
telecommunications and all the rest . . . just to
keep up with modern communications and tech-
nology.
But I hope the day never comes when some
robot starts telling us what to do in collective
bargaining. I'd hate to see the buck eventually
stop at some massive machine.
We are a union of craft and industrial workers
with a common cause. We come from many diverse
backgrounds. Our needs vary to some extent, but
we share common goals, human goals and not
machine goals.
I am reminded of the Wall Street collapse, last
October. Some of that financial disaster was said
to have been caused by computers in brokerage
houses all over the world, which were working
without human control. These wizard machines
were fed all kinds of financial data about compa-
nies, conglomerates and multinational corpora-
tions and they were instructed to give advice on
when to buy stock and when to sell stock. When
wires got crossed and odd things happened on the
stock exchange floors, they almost went berserk.
Without human guidance, they began unloading
stocks. It didn't stop until Dow Jones and cool
heads took over.
May this never happen to us. We are a union
of people. Our greatest resource is the human
intellect and the human emotion we use to make
our decisions. To me, the thoughts and ambitions
of individual members arriving at a consensus is
the wellspring of union democracy.
That's why I say, fellow union member, that
you should join with the more than 600,000 other
members of our organization and help to formulate
the policies which will see us through the year
1988 and the many, many years to come.
May you and yours have a happy and prosperous
new year.
PATRICK J. CAMPBELL
General President
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AMERICA WORKS BEST
WHEN WE SAir...
This is the year we'll be telling America what unions mean to
the workplace, to families, and communities. "UNION YES" is
the simple, powerful slogan of the AFL-CIO's $13 million
advertising campaign on television and radio. "UNION YES" will
make it clear that unions are attracting a new generation of
workers. "UNION YES" will show how unions are vital to our
society — by providing a voice on the job, and by addressing
issues that are crucial to all Americans. This exciting campaign
will be made even more powerful with your active, enthusiastic
support. As an individual member, you can carry the message
of "UNION YES" to friends and family, to other union members,
to unorganized workers — even to the news media. America
needs unions to get moving again. So let's talk up "UNION
YES" — so that ever yone will be able to get the message:
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Unifed Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America
Founded 1881
I, Sigurd Lucassen, do
solemnly and sincerely
pledge my honor as a
man — in the presence of
the members of this Or-
der here assembled— to
perform the duties of my
office as prescribed in the
Constitution and Laws —
and unless prevented by
sickness or some una-
voidable accident — that I
m\\ deliver to my succes-
sor in office all books,
papers and other property
of the United Brotherhood
that may be in my pos-
session at the close of my
official term. All of this I
most sincerely promise,
with a full knowledge that
to violate this pledge is to
stamp me as a man de-
void of principle and des-
titute of honor, only wor-
thy of the scorn and
contempt of my fellow
men.
—The oath of office taken by the
new general president of the
United Brotherhood. A similar
oath is taken by all general, local
or district officers of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners ol America.
Retiring General President Campbell, Incoming President Lucassen
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GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
Sigurd Lucassen
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
John Pruitt
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
GENERAL SECRETARY
John S. Rcxsers
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
GENERAL TREASURER
Wayne Pierce
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Joseph F. Lia
120 North Main Street
New City, New York 10956
Second District, George M. Walish
101 S. Newtown St. Road
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
Third District, Thomas Hanahan
9575 West Higgins Road
Suite 304
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Fourth District, E. Jimmy Jones
American Savings Building
16300 N.E. 19th Ave., #220
North Miami, Florida 33162
Fifth District, Eugene Shoehigh
526 Elkwood Mall - Center Mall
42nd & Center Streets
Omaha, Nebraska 68105
Sixth District, Dean Sooter
401 RoUa Street Suite 2
Rolla, Missouri 65401
Seventh District, H. Paul Johnson
East End Building
1122 N.E. 122nd Ave., Suite B-114
Portland, Oregon 97230
Eighth District, M. B. Bryant
5330-F Power Inn Road
Sacramento, California 95820
Ninth District, John Carruthers
5799 Yonge Street #807
Willowdale, Ontario M2M 3V3
Tenth District, Ronald J. Dancer
1235 40th Avenue, N.W.
Calgary, Alberta, T2K OG3
William Sidell, General President Emeritus
William Konyha, General President Emeritus
Peter Terzick, General Treasurer Emeritus
Charles E. Nichols, General Treasurer Emeritus
Patrick J. Campbell, Chairman
John S. Rogers, Secretary
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VOLUME 108 No. 2 FEBRUARY 1988
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
John S. Rogers, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
President Campbell retires, Lucassen succeeds 2
Poverty and profiteers fuel maguiladora system AFL-CIO News 4
Labor's part of the First Amendment Lane Kirkland 7
Building trades protest OhbayashI policies 9
Long-term health care and poverty PAI 10
UNION YES: Unions didn't cause loss of building jobs 11
CLIC Report: Labor's backlogged agenda moves ahead 17
Reaching new heights in construction 19
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Report 6
Local Union News 13
f^embers in the News 16
We Congratulate 18
Ottawa Report 20
Apprenticeship and Training 21
Retirees Notebook 24
Consumer Clipboard: Many consumers not buying home equity 25
Labor News Roundup 26
Plane Gossip 28
Service to the Brotherhood 29
In Memoriam • • ■ 37
What's New? 39
President's Message Patrick J. Campbell 40
Sigurd Lucassen became general prss-
ident of the United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America, ibis
month. He succeeds Patrick J. Campbei!,
who has served as general president since
November. 1982.
In a quiet and symbolic ceremony in
the general president's office, Campbell
turned over a gavel of leadership to his
successor.
The Constitution and Laws of the United
Brotherhood provides for the orderly
succession of president and first vice
president. When either office is vacated
by retirement or death between conven-
tions, the next in line moves up. In turn,
the second general vice president be-
comes first vice president, and a member
is selected to fill the vacancy in the
second vice presidency until the next
general convention.
Lucassen is the 19th general president
in the United Brotherhood's 106-year
history. Gabriel Edmonston of Washing-
ton, D.C., was the first president, elected
at the UBC's founding convention in
1881. There was a steady succession of
presidents until the beginning of the 20th
Century — 1 1 in 19 years — as the organi-
zation met annually to establish itself.
William D. Huber became president in
1899 and served until 1913; he was fol-
lowed by James Kirby for two years.
The longest tenure as general president
was served by William Hutcheson. "Big
Bill' ' , as he was called by many members,
served from 1915 to 1952, when he was
succeeded by his son, Maurice A.
Hutcheson, who was president for 20
years, retiring in 1972.
For more than a century, the UBC has
been blessed with a sequence of leaders
dedicated to the causes of workers and
organized labor. — Photograph by Fed-
erici, Affiliated Graphics.
NOTE: Readers who would like additional
copies of our cover may obtain them by sending
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Patrick J. Campbell, general
president of the United Broth-
erhood of Carpenters and Join-
ers of America for the past five
years and a member of the
UBC for 42 years, retired Feb-
ruary 1.
Under provisions of the
UBC's constitution and laws,
Sigurd Lucassen, first general
vice president, assumes the
Brotherhood's highest office.
At the same time, John Pruitt,
second general vice president,
becomes first general vice pres-
ident. The naming of a new
second general vice president
will take place at a future meet-
ing of the UBC's general exec-
utive board.
Campbell, 69, assumed the
highest office in the UBC on
November 1, 1982, follow-
ing the retirement of William
Konyha. A native of New
York, Campbell joined Carpen-
ters Local 964, Rockland
County, N.Y., in 1945 after his
discharge from four years of
military service during World
War II with the Air Force in
the Pacific.
After a decade of active
work with his local union and
General President Campbell retires;
Sig Lucassen succeeds to top office
Retired General President Campbell
speaking to a legislative conference of the
AFL-CIO Building and Construction
Trades Department. Campbell consistently
fought for reform of America's labor laws
during his tenure as an international offi-
cer.
Campbell with two general presidents
emeriti of the United Brotherhood, as they
shared the platform at the 1987 UBC con-
vention in Toronto. At left. General Presi-
dent Emeritus William Konyha and, at
right. General President Emeritus William
Sidell.
council, he was appointed by
General President Maurice
Hutcheson as an international
organizer, and he moved to the
General Office in Washington,
D.C., in 1966 as assistant to the
general president.
When President Campbell
took office in 1982 he called
upon all members, their fami-
lies and relatives to "join in my
quest to move forward and not
to rest on our past laurels ..."
"We are in very bad times,"
he said, "with high unemploy-
ment — a time of attack by foes
such as the open shoppers, the
Associated Builders and Con-
tractors and groups pushing
antiunion legislation nationally,
CARPENTER
in the states and in municipali-
ties."
Tlie early 1980s were, in-
deed, bad times for much of or-
ganized labor. High unemploy-
ment, an unbalanced and
growing trade deficit and other
factors made life difficult for
many union members. Camp-
bell instigated aggressive cam-
paigns against anti-union ele-
ments in the forest products
industry. He called to task the
corporate leaders of American
Express because of their non-
union construction, and he
made the UBC's special pro-
grams an integral part of the
union activity.
The first retiree clubs were
chartered during his tenure.
The apprenticeship and training
department tightened and
strengthened its administrative
structure. Operation Turn-
around, the Brotherhood's ef-
forts to work with management
and the public to improve their
common lot was expanded. The
UBC's work in the industrial
sector increased. It has been a
busy five years of work.
Sigurd Lucassen, 60, a 35-
year member of the union, is a
resident of Red Bank, N.J.,
and a member of Carpenters
Local 2250 of the community.
He served as business repre-
sentative of his local union un-
til 1963 when he was elected to
the general executive board of
the New Jersey State Council
of Carpenters. He became pres-
ident of the state council in
1975.
Three years earlier, he had
been appointed a general repre-
sentative of the UBC, and in
1978 he was elected to the Car-
penters general executive
board, representing the UBC's
District 2.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
and the son of Norwegian im-
migrants, Lucassen grew up in
a strong union environment.
His father was a member of
Carpenters Local 1162, College
Point, N.Y., and his mother re-
tired at age 82 after many years
as a member of the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Work-
ers Union. Lucassen's son is a
member of Local 2250; his
daughter Carol is married to a
business agent of the Laborers'
local union in New Jersey.
Sigurd Lucassen acknowledging ap-
plause at a testimonial dinner hon-
oring him in his home stale of New
Jersey.
Lucassen sharing the platform with
U.S. Senator Paul Simon of Illinois,
now a Presidential candidate, and
Howard Samuel, president of the
AFL-CIO Industrial Union Depart-
ment.
Above, Lucassen with fellow dele-
gates to a labor gathering. Pictured
at right, with General President
Campbell and an officer of the Mill-
wright Contractors Association.
Presideat
As first general vice president,
above. Lucassen was in charge of
apprenticeship and training, union
label promotion and other interna-
tional work.
Lucassen as he was sworn in as a
member of the board of the AFL-
CIO Union Label and Service
Trades Department by department
president James Hatfield.
Left, in a platform discussion with
General President Emeritus Bill
Konvha during a general convention
of the UBC.
FEBRUARY 1988
High-tech glimmer of American-owned assembly plants in Juarez. Mexico, contrasts sharply with the stark poverty
just outside the barbed-wire topped fences of the maquiladora complex. The desire of families to escape to a better
way of life fuels the continuing supply of workers — mainly young women — who toil for wages as low as 53 cents an
hour. Many major U.S. corporations have built plants at the government-subsidized sites, eliminating hundreds of
thousands of U.S. jobs. Photographs by Carmen Delle Donne for lUE News
Poverty and profiteers
fuel maquiladora system
Young women ranging in age from
14 to 25, working nine-hour days in
plants where safety is uniformly ig-
nored, earning as Httle as 53 cents an
hour and denied the benefit of unions —
that's the profile of the workforce in
Mexico's profitable maquiladora com-
plex that has sprung up just across the
Rio Grande River.
This dismal picture emerges from the
first-hand observations of Carmen DeUe
Donne, who visited the booming ma-
quiladoras in Juarez and returned to
write about it for the lUE News, the
official publication of the Electronic
Workers.
Delle Donne describes the maquila
workforce this way:
"These are the youngsters who have
taken the jobs that used to provide a
decent living for thousands of industrial
workers in the United States — jobs at
American companies which during the
past 20 years have abandoned American
communities and workers for low wages
and higher profits along the northern
border in Mexico."
The lUE reporter was barred from
visiting the plants by employers who
don't want the outside world to see
their operations and by government
officials whose concern appears to lie
less in the welfare of Mexico's workers
Jobs of American workers wiped out
as multinational firms seek lowest wages
than in the multi billion dollar foreign
trade surplus these U.S. runaways pro-
duce each year.
Mexican law requires that unless
youngsters are at least 16 years old,
they must get their parents' permission
to take a job. In a region riddled with
poverty, families often succumb to the
lure of a few more dollars a week to
help keep a roof over their heads and
some food on the table.
UNDER-AGE WORKERS
But when parental permission is with-
held, many 14-year-old girls alter their
birth certificates or borrow identifica-
tion from a friend. Some do it because
they're ashamed to return to school
after failing classes. Others are unwed
mothers obliged to work to support their
babies. Many of the rest enter the
workforce simply out of what one of
them described to DeUe Donne as "cur-
iosity."
In any event, both the government
and the employers turn a blind and
uncaring eye to the growing practice of
child labor in general and the exploi-
tation of young women in particular.
The scheme to lure American assem-
bly plants across the Rio Grande began
in the late 1960s to create employment
for Mexican males along the border.
The cancellation of the American bra-
cero agricultural program — which had
employed large numbers of Mexican
nationals — left as many as 50% of these
men jobless.
But while the strategy to boost the
business climate in Mexico succeeded,
the maquilas didn't absorb the unem-
ployed male population. Instead, the
American-owned companies turned to
a workforce that is at least 70% female.
The plant managers claimed that they
did so because women have "greater
manual dexterity" than men. But, Delle
Donne found out, the basic reason was
that women are "more docile" — an-
other way of saying that they accept
menial tasks without complaining and
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are more easily dissuaded from joining
unions. And they endure hazardous
workplace conditions because the gov-
ernment doesn't enforce on-the-job
safety protections.
"People are forced to work in the
plants," one worker told the lUE re-
porter. "But they are not very happy."
What happened to the men who were
supposed to get jobs to replace those
lost when the bracero program shut
down?
Some of them are idle, others have
taken temporary employment, but the
vast majority have slipped across the
border as undocumented workers that
American agribusiness attracted over
the years.
AMERICAN JOBS LOST
The maquiladoras have caused enor-
mous job losses in the United States.
But they haven't helped lift Mexican
workers out of poverty. Nor are the
jobs secure, as a quarter of the work-
force found out during the 1974-75
recession. Some plants closed while
others weathered the storm with cut-
backs, layoffs and shorter hours.
Beyond that, expert observers are
concerned that, one day soon, they'll
pull up stakes and move on to even less
developed nations where wage scales
are still lower than in Mexico.
That's the view of Guillermina Valdes-
Villalva, founder and director of the
Center for Working Women in Juarez,
who insists that the maquiladoras are a
"temporary" phenomenon and that
they've survived this long only because
of government concessions granted to
meet that country's deep economic cri-
sis.
A student of the economic and so-
ciological impact of the maquilas for
more than a decade, Valdes-Villalva
said:
"Already studies are being made in
the English-speaking Caribbean, in Af-
rica and in China as to where they're
Continued on Page 38
A broad array of
modern factories
and industrial
plants line the
streets of Mexican
border towns, with
familiar American
trade names on dis-
play.
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How about
a few kilos
of tortillas
eachi week or
a few kilos
of frijoles?
American operators of plants in the
maquiladora complex in Mexico are
getting some advice on how to keep
low-paid workers content on a scant
$2.52 a day.
That's what sweatshop paychecks
average for the 300.000 maquila work-
ers — most of them women and girls —
even after a 25% boost in the minimum
wage that took effect in October.
According to Twin Plant News — a
monthly magazine based in El Paso.
Texas, that extols the virtues of moving
U.S. assembly operations across the
border to minimize payroll costs and
maximize profits — "there are ways to
keep the minimum wage people at min-
imum wage."
Among the big-hearted suggestions
offered by the magazine are such items
as "free or subsidized lunches" and as-
sistance with transportation costs. And,
Twin Plant News asks, "How about a
free kilo of tortillas each week or a few
kilos of frijoles?"
What's more, it says, with winter on
its way, employees of the U.S. parent
corporation could "clean out their clos-
ets of those items they'll never get into
again," and send the hand-me-downs to
the Mexican plant for distribution
"where it will do the most good."
"Remember," the article continues,
"many of the homes (on the Mexican
side of the border) are poorly heated, if
heated at all. and warm clothing and
blankets feel good on those cold
nights."
The magazine also had a suggestion
for Mexico's maquila associations that
play such an active role in luring Amer-
ican plants south of the border: "Un-
dertake the collection of clothing and
food for distribution" to needy work-
ers.
It hardly poor-mouths the Mexican
maquila associations. After all. it con-
ceded, "they sponsor our annual trip to
Acapulco or Puerta Vallarta."
So while American corporate execu-
tives loll on the sunny beaches favored
by the jet-setters, the magazine said,
they should keep this thought in mind
about their minimum-wage workers:
"They will appreciate anything you can
do above and beyond the normal gov-
ernmental increase."
Washington
Report
NEW LABOR SECRETARY
In December the Senate voted 94-0 to make Ann
Dore McLaughlin the Reagan administration's third
Secretary of Labor in the past seven years.
McLaughlin, 46, earlier had easily won unani-
mous approval of the Senate Labor and Human
Resources Committee, following a low-key one-hour
hearing during which she said she would concen-
trate on a review of the Labor Department's en-
forcement responsibilities; support for cooperative
government, labor, and management efforts on
workplace issues and promoting education and
training.
A public relations executive who served as an
assistant secretary of the treasury and undersecre-
tary of the interior in the past six years, McLaughlin
said she plans to compensate for her lack of exper-
tise in labor areas by seeking the counsel of mem-
bers of Congress, union and business leaders and
academics.
McLaughlin said she would follow her predeces-
sor William E. Brock, who left to run the presidential
campaign of Senator Robert E. Dole (R-Kan.), in
seeking solutions to employment and workplace
problems, like child care, in the private sector.
AGING WORKERS CONFERENCE
By the year 2000, the number of Americans over
the age of 50 will have increased by 14 million over
current population figures. This shift in social demo-
graphics raises major implications for work in Amer-
ica; for employers, unions and labor-management
relations practices; and for public policies on retire-
ment and health care.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor-
Management Relations and Cooperative Programs
and Wayne State University will cosponsor a na-
tional conference focusing on an aging population
and work force and present an agenda for action on
March 10-11, 1988, at the Westin Hotel in the
Renaissance Center in Detroit.
Among the issues to be discussed will be demo-
graphic trends in the labor force, retirement and
income security policies, education, retraining, and
job mobility, age discrimination, health care for
older workers and retirees, and new directions in
labor-management relations.
ACTION ON LABOR TREATIES
At the urging of Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan
(D-N.Y.), the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
passed two treaties of the International Labor Orga-
nization regarding labor consultations and the
safety of merchant seamen.
The ILO, an agency of the United Nations with
1 50 member states, examines labor conditions and
establishes international labor standards. In recent
years the ILO has taken courageous stands against
human rights violations in Poland and other coun-
tries. Since the founding of the ILO in 1919, the
United States has ratified only seven ILO treaties,
known as conventions.
Convention No. 144, passed by a vote of 16-3,
sets forth a standard for bringing government, busi-
ness and labor together for effective three-way con-
sultations on ILO matters. Convention No. 147, re-
garding the ability of "port states" to protect the
health and safety of seamen manning merchant
vessels calling at their ports, passed by a vote
of 18-0.
"If the full Senate ratifies these conventions, it will
be the first such action since 1 953 — an event long
overdue," Senator Moynihan said.
STEPHENS TO CHAIR NLRB
President Reagan has named James M. Stephens
as the 13th chairman of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board.
Stephens, 41, has been a member of the NLRB
since November 1 , 1 985, and is serving a term that
expires in August 1990. His designation as chair-
man does not require Senate confirmation.
Knowledgeable sources described Stephens as
honest and straightfonward, and "not an ideologue."
Stephens voted in the majority in a number of 2-1
cases where there was a strong dissent by the
controversial Donald Dotson, who recently stepped
down as chairman. Stephens also was on the other
side in similar split decisions from boardmember
Wilford W. Johansen, a careerist whom conserva-
tives were pushing for the chairmanship.
The National Right to Work Committee earlier
sent a scathing letter to the White House in an
effort to block both Stephens and the nomination of
John E. Higgins Jr., now NLRB deputy general
counsel, to the vacant seat. Higgins is reportedly
favored for the seat over another top candidate,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor-Management
Relations Salvatore Martoche.
OCCUPATIONAL CHANGES
Ten percent of all workers changed occupations
between January 1986 and 1987, over half of them
in hopes of better pay or working conditions, the
U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics reported. About one in eight of the workers
switched occupations, however, because they lost
their previous jobs.
About 831 ,000 persons who changed occupa-
tions in this period were black, and more than half
(51 .3%) left their jobs in hopes of better pay or
working conditions, paralleling the overall 53% in
the nation.
CARPENTER
Labor's
part
of the
First
Amendment
'Today, the constitutional law facing individuals
who don't own a newspaper or television sta-
tion and who, nonetheless, want to make their
voice heard consists of increasingly restrictive
time-place-and-manner tests. '
by LANE KIRKLAND,
President, AFL-CIO
The free press is flourishing in Amer-
ica as we mark the Constitution's bi-
centennial; in this respect the First
Amendment to the Constitution contin-
ues to pay incalculable social dividends.
No country has shown a greater al-
legiance to a wider interchange of un-
fettered and uninhibited opinion, con-
jecture, information — and even the
occasional thoughtful insight — than the
United States today. That is all to the
good. The right to think for oneself and
to speak the truth as one sees it, is an
essential precondition to reaching our
full potential as individuals within our
society.
James Madison, in arguing against
the Sedition Act of 1798, stated: "It is
manifestly impossible to punish the in-
tent to bring those who administer the
government into disrepute or contempt,
without striking at the right of freely
discussing public characters and mea-
sures; . . . nor can there be a doubt
. . . that a government thus entrenched
in penal statutes against the just and
natural effects of a culpable adminis-
tration, will easily evade the responsi-
bility which is essential to a faithful
discharge of its duty."
For that reason, Madison said that a
vigorous, contentious press serves its
function in assuring that "the people.
not the government, possess the abso-
lute sovereignty." In this, as in many
other respects, history has proved Mad-
ison right.
Unfortunately, the freedoms of as-
sembly and association — what we trade
unionists call our part of the First
Amendment — are not in equal favor.
These rights of freedom of assembly
and association are, in the main, the
redoubt of the great numbers of average
citizens. The petition for redress of
grievances, the protest march, the mass
meeting, the picket line and the con-
certed refusal to work are the methods
by which those without great means or
special access to governmental officials
or their fellow citizens make their voices
heard.
These associational rights are, there-
fore, a particular force in furthering the
demands for justice and equality of
working people, of women and minor-
ities — of all those who in one regard or
another, at one time or another, are
relegated to a secondary status.
The promising beginning during which
the Constitution was read to grant pro-
tections as broad as those enjoyed by
the institutional press to pamphleteers,
pickets and protest marchers has not
been sustained. Today, the constitu-
tional law facing the individuals who
don't own a newspaper or television
station and who nonetheless want to
make their voice heard consists of in-
creasingly restrictive "time, place and
manner" tests and of hypertechnical
distinctions concerning access to "tra-
ditional public forums," to "public for-
ums by government designation" and
to "non-public forums."
Freedom of speech and of the press
are the special concern of various elites
which have the means and the desire
to protect their prerogatives; they have
access to, or they own, the ink. This
intellectual community, which joins with
the labor movement in protecting and
advancing free speech rights generally,
has, it appears to me, by and large,
politely disengaged itself when the cause
is the right to associate and to challenge
the status quo. Somehow forgotten is
the basic truth that associational rights,
no less than the rights of speech and of
the press, are the very wellspring of
democracy.
Against that background. I take par-
ticular pride in the labor movement's
day-in, day-out efforts to build organi-
zations of working people dedicated to
expressing their needs and aspirations.
That hard and rewarding work gives
practical meaning to the First Amend-
ment's noble objectives.
FEBRUARY 1988
Blueprint for Cure
donations continue
The Blueprint for Cure drive, labor's multi-
million dollar campaign to build a new Di-
abetes Research Institute in Miami, Fla.,
gets a boost this month from a special golf
tournament at Miami Beach. Several other
fund raising events are scheduled by local
unions and councils.
The Blueprint for Cure drive is now in its
third year. Retiring General President Pa-
trick J. Campbell is a co-chairman of the
campaign, and the United Brotherhood has
been a strong supporter of the fund raising
effort.
Members wishing to make check dona-
tions to Blueprint for Cure should make
them out to "Blueprint for Cure" and mailed
to: General President, United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 101
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
20001.
Among the recent contributors to "Blue-
print for Cure" were the following: Locals
125, Miami, Fla.; 608, New York, N.Y.;
1026, Miami, Fla.; 1338, Charlottetown,
P.E.I. , 1693, Chicago, 111., and Local 848,
San Bruno, Calif. There was contribution in
memory of Robert A. Hickman from Robert
D. Hickman.
Among group and individual donors were
the Charitable Trust of Carpentry and Re-
lated Industries of Nassau County, N.Y.,
Optima Financial Corporation, David
Braunstein and Natalie Karp, Esther Brown,
Eleanor Catarelli, Richard and Genevieve
Chmar, Patricia Curiale, Berent and Ann
Danielson, Irving and Rose Farber, Abra-
ham and Susan Feller, Leonard and Adeline
Grimme, John Gustafson, Joseph and Mau-
reen Lea, Brion Maskell, John and Mary
Mazzocchi, Dominick & Michael Pangia,
Mrs. A. Peterson and John Roylance.
UBC heavy donor
to Bridgeport fund
The Bridgeport, Conn., Building Trades
Relief Fund was established, last April, fol-
lowing the collapse of an apartment building
under lift-slab construction in the New Eng-
land city.
Twenty-eight building tradesmen lost their
lives in the disaster. Seven were union Car-
penters.
The UBC's general president, Patrick J.
Campbell, announced after touring the site
that a nationwide relief effort would be
undertaken for families of the victims.
John Cunningham, business manager of
Western Connecticut Local 210, recently
made a report on the funds collected:
A total of $325,000 was contributed by
members of 14 national and international
unions. By last November, $168,000 of that
total had been distributed to the 28 families
who lost loved ones, and the balance was
distributed in time for the Christmas season.
UBC locals and individual members con-
tributed a total of $103,516, by far the largest
group support, followed by the Electrical
Workers ($33,184) and the Ironworkers
Jobless rates high in 26 states
but how many get jobless benefits?
Unemployment rates were 6% or higher
in 26 states in October 1987, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported.
Louisiana reported the highest jobless
rate in October — 10. 1%. The next highest
rates were reported by West Virginia,
9.4%; Mississippi, 9.2%; and Alaska,
9.1%. Another 11 states reported jobless
rates in the 6% to 7.9% range.
The lowest jobless rates for the month
were reported by New Hampshire, 2.1%;
Massachusetts, 2.7%; Delaware, 2.8%;
and Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Is-
land, all with 2.9%.
BLS said unemployment rates were
lower in 46 states over the year ending
October 1987. Of those states, 20 states
reported over-the-year jobless rate de-
creases of 1% or more.
The largest over-the-year declines were
in Louisiana, 3.2%; Alabama, 2.5%; and
Oklahoma, 2.2%.
States reporting over-the-year jobless
increases included Minnesota, Nevada
and South Dakota.
BLS said non-farm payroll employ-
ment rose in 44 states over the year. Of
those states, 28 states reported increases
of 2% or more. The largest job gains
were reported by Florida, 4.4%; Wash-
ington, 4.1%; and New Hampshire and
Tennessee, both 4%.
The largest over-the-year job losses
were reported by Alaska, 3.9%; and Wy-
oming, 1.5%. Other states reporting de-
clines were Colorado, Louisiana, Mon-
tana and Oklahoma.
Manufacturing employment increased
over the year in over three-fifths of the
states. Most states reported job gains in
services.
Employment rose in about four-fifths
of the states in transportation and public
utilities, trade, finance, insurance, real
estate and government. Construction em-
ployment rose in 34 states.
($53,720), both of which lost members in the
building collapse. Other unions were as fol-
lows—Masons, $7,600; Steelworkers, $1,400;
Auto Workers, $2,015; Laborers, $12,550;
Teachers, $1,300; Machinists, $18,575; State,
County and Municipal Employes, $1,175;
Plumbers, $9,542; Fire Fighters, $1 ,425; Sheet
Metal Workers, $2,000; and Connecticut
Telephone Workers, an independent union
($8,630).
The Brotherhood kicked off its part in the
relief effort with a $2,000 donation the day
after the disaster. This was followed quickly
by donations from 15 state and district coun-
cils and 52 local unions. Thousands of checks
were received, and John Cunningham of
Local 210, expressed, on behalf of all UBC
members in the state, their gratitude for
support of the bereaved families in time of
need.
Rescue workers sift through the rubble
of the collapsed L' Ambiance Plaza in
Bridgeport.
8
CARPENTER
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More (/lan 300 union members recently marched down the
streets of San Antonio, Texas, to protest the hiring policies of
the Ohbayashi Corp., a Japanese construction firm. The march-
ers also protested restrictions the Japanese government places
on American firms trying to do business in Japan.
Texas building tradesmen held a rally before marching in down-
town San Antonio. Some carried signs reading "Stand up
against Japanese imperialism" and "Remember Pearl Harbor"
as they listened to speakers like the UBC's Ron Angell. a rally
organizer, and Texas AFL-CIO President Harry Hubbard.
Building trades protest Ohbayashi policies
More than 300 union building tradesmen
of South Texas paraded down Flores Street
in San Antonio, Texas, last December 7,
chanting "Ohbayashi no!" They were pro-
testing that Japanese construction firm's
antiunion hiring practices.
The U.S. Corps of Engineers awarded the
Japan-based Ohbayashi a contract to build
a San Antonio river channel improvement
project, and the firm refused to hire union
workers.
The demonstrators paraded from Carpen-
ters Local 14 office at 611 N. Flores St.
more than a mile to Guenther Street.
"There is a war being waged today — but
without any bullets , " U BC organizer Ronald
Angell told the demonstrators. "We are
fighting an economic war."
Angell said American unions are shunned
by Japanese industry and that the United
States allows Japan to continue engaging in
what he called unfair trade oractices.
Angell said the group chose Pearl Harbor
Day to protest because it was symbolic of
the war with Japan in World War 11.
"A number of people here have members
of their families who lost their lives at Pearl
Harbor," Angell said. "1 have met with
Japanese companies and they have no regard
for you or me."
"We want the American people and the
U.S. Congress to know what is going on in
the U.S. We want the equal opportunity to
be able to trade in Japan. We are also fighting
unfair trade."
Chico Gooden, a business representative
for Local 14, agreed with Angell.
"We feel they (the Japanese) are taking
American work away from the people. . . .
American contractors cannot go over to
Japan and bid on jobs," Gooden said. "And
that's not right."
Ted Olbera, a marcher, said Ohbayashi
was taking advantage of high unemployment
in the United States.
Union members claim Ohbayashi is not
willing to hire local workers and also is not
paying laborers the prevailing wage on its
$47.7 million contract to build the San An-
tonio River and San Pedro Creek flood
control projects.
During the march and rally, the union
members told the press that restrictions the
Japanese government places on American
firms creates the environment for the trade
imbalance.
A spokesman for the Ohbayashi Corp.
refused to respond to the concerns of the
union members.
However, an engineer with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, which is managing the
tunnel project, claims the agency has not
found any wage law violations by Ohbayashi.
The company, which bid on the contract
through its San Francisco office, previously
has built three projects for the corps.
The tunnel project work is expected to
last three years.
Leafletcampaign against Louisiana-Pacificforest products continues
With the support of other Building and
Construction Trades unions and the AFL-
CIO, the United Brotherhood is continuing
its boycott of Louisiana Pacific Corporation
forest products.
A massive turnout of members distributing
boycott leaflets was held in New England
last fall. Some of the boycott activity is now
concentrated in the Middle West.
Members should be reminded that one
group of L-P products should not be boy-
cotted. The UBC still represents non-striking
L-P Weather-Seal employees at two plants
in the Middle West. Local 2641 members at
Barberton, Ohio, and Local 1413 members
at Orrawa, Ohio, manufacture union-made,
Weather-Seal products. Weather-Seal prod-
ucts should not be boycotted!
with
Members of Local 400 and Millwrights Local 1463, Omaha, Neb., have been busy
a leafiel campaign against Louisiana-Pacific forest products. A campaign has been
conducted in the Omaha area against several lumber companies that sell L.P. materials.
Left is Art Desecit, business agent; Monte Ellingson: Dale Henton, business manager;
and Roger Busch, treasurer, at the entrance to a Builders Supply parking lot.
The picture on the right is of Dick Olson, business agent, and Jim Rethmeier,
conductor, at another leaflet distribution spot.
FEBRUARY 1988
Long-term health care
and POVERTY
Seven in 10 elderly Americans living alone are poor
The high cost of long-term health
care is quickly and systematically im-
poverishing millions of elderly Ameri-
cans.
According to new data released by
the House Select Committee on Aging,
seven in ten elderly living alone spend
their income down to the poverty level
after only 13 weeks in a nursing home.
Within a year of entering a nursing
home, over 90% of these elderly be-
come poor.
What do they do then? Sooner or
later, they die, of course. But they die
poor and without dignity, regardless of
how hard they worked or how carefully
they saved.
Committee Chairman Edward R.
Roybal (D-Calif.) declared that "mil-
lions of elderly and non-elderly Amer-
icans are at great personal financial risk
of being impoverished by high and sus-
tained long-term care costs."
Roybal said that, with annual nursing
home costs averaging more than $22,000
and elderly median income just over
$11,500 a year, "a host of personal
catastrophes are in the making."
Roybal's committee study said it de-
tailed the first national and state anal-
ysis on the risk of impoverishment due
to long-term care costs. The panel said
it focused on the risks of impoverish-
ment facing more than 30 million elderly
and the need for a long term care
package protecting all Americans. The
new analysis was developed in coop-
eration with the Villers Foundation and
the Urban Institute.
' ' One of the most troubling findings, ' '
the report said, "is that if you are an
elderly person living alone and your
annual income is between $6,000 and
$10,000 (between 125 and 200% of the
poverty level), it would take an average
of six weeks in a nursing home before
you would be impoverished." Even
adding the average amount of assets to
this income would mean a wipe-out in
32 weeks, it added.
The Roybal report challenged the
myth of Medicare coverage. Contrary
to popular belief, it said. Medicare does
not cover long-term care for any of its
31 million beneficiaries. Medicare cov-
ers limited skilled nursing facility care
and home health care, but not for long
periods. For many in need of long-term
care, for example Alzheimer's victims,
there is little need for skilled care.
Medicare covers less than 2% of long-
term nursing home care and about one-
fourth of home health services. In fact,
the report said, almost all long-term
care is paid by patients and their fam-
ilies, 44%, or Medicaid, 40%.
The report also spoke to the "tragedy
of Medicaid 'spend-down.' " It noted
that the elderly must essentially impov-
erish themselves, and probably their
spouses, before getting Medicaid cov-
erage. About one-half of those covered
by Medicaid's nursing home benefit
became eligible after entering the home,
it said.
The Roybal report also pointed out
that the current catastrophic health in-
surance proposals now moving through
Congress offer added protection for
acute illnesses, but "provide virtually
no long-term care protection." The mi-
nor exceptions, it said, are better pro-
tection of the assets of the spouse of a
Medicaid nursing home resident, and a
new 80-hour per year in-home care
benefit.
The risks of poverty due to long-term
care are real, the Roybal report said. It
cited a recent government study which
said elderly persons aged 65-69 years
face about a 5% risk of entering a
nursing home in the next five years.
But they face a 43% risk of being in a
nursing home during their remaining
lifetime.
And poverty comes quickly. While
seven in ten elderly living alone are
broke in 13 weeks, over one-half of
married elderly couples reach poverty
after one spouse has spent only a half
year in a nursing home. Counting assets
plus income takes a little longer, but '
it's inevitable.
Though home care is often a viable
and preferred alternative to a nursing
home, the risk of impoverishment re-
mains great when extensive care is
needed, the report said. Extensive care
at $43 a day on a 7-day a week basis
could exceed $ 1 5 ,000 a year. This would
wipe out the income of 90% of elderly
singles and two-thirds of elderly mar-
ried couples by the end of one year.
"America's elderly and their families
are frightened by the continued pros-
Continued on Page 38
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CARPENTER
AMERIGA WORKS BEST
WHEN WE SW...
Unions didn't cause
loss of building jobs
The following column by writer Harry Bernstein of the Los Angeles
Times that appeared in June under the headline: "Unions Didn't Cause
Loss of Building Jobs," is a clear explanation of what we have been
saying for years. We think it merits reprinting word-for-word us it
appeared in one of America's largest newspapers. It shows that union
labor is much more efficient and well worth any cost differential. We
hope that this article was read by millions of readers.
The relatively good wages and benefits won by union
workers in the nation's construction industry apparently
are not the reason that their share of construction jobs has
plummeted in recent years.
The theory that union workers have priced themselves
out of the market has become a widely accepted explanation
for the steady increase in non-union construction work.
After all, the argument goes, it is natural for contractors
to prefer non-union workers who make about half as much
money as those in unions.
That's the principal argument being used in Congress,
by the Chamber of Commerce and other conservative
groups in their battle to prevent passage of a bill to outlaw
"double breasting" — the practice by unionized contractors
of opening non-union subsidiaries to evade union contracts.
The steady increase in double breasting is largely to
blame for the drop in the share of construction work going
to union workers. And there are other reasons, such as
the well-financed campaigns by non-union contractors"
associations and by union-busting labor relations consult-
ants to oust unions from some firms and keep them out of
others.
But a study released last month by a national research
group contradicts the contention that the high cost of union
workers eliminates union jobs.
The study shows that the productivity of union workers
in constructing retail stores and shopping centers is an
astounding 51% greater than that of their non-union com-
petitors. On commercial office building projects, the union
workers' productivity is at least 30% higher.
Even though the unionists' wages and benefits are sub-
stantially higher than those of non-union workers, devel-
opers' costs and contractors' profits are about the same
regardless of who does the job, according to the study.
In other words, the union workers' higher productivity
compensates for their higher wages and benefits.
The study was conducted by the National Bureau of
Economic Research, based in Cambridge, Mass., and was
financed by the U.S. Department of Labor, the National
Science Foundation and North Carolina State University.
The research was led by Steven G. Allen, a graduate of
Harvard University and a professor of economics at North
Carolina State University.
Allen's study shows that larger projects (100,000 square
feet or more) actually cost less when built with union
workers. The same is true but less so with more simply
designed projects under 32,000 square feet.
The Allen study shows that union workers are better
trained than non-union workers. It also leads to at least
one interesting conclusion: Contractors who fight so hard
to operate with non-union workers are less motivated by
the hope of meaningfully reducing labor costs than by a
determination to retain authoritarian rule over employees.
More than 70 stewards train at Michigan Industrial Council convention
An industrial steward training program
was conducted last fall at the Michigan
Council of Industrial Workers Convention
in Spring Lake, Mich. The program was
presented by Daniel R. Walbrun, interna-
tional representative.
Participants included Werner Andre, Lo-
cal 1033, Muskegon; Ray Ashley, Local
2391, Holland; Marion Baumgarner, Local
1395, Grand Haven; Bill Blumenschein, Lo-
cal 1615, Grand Rapids; David Blush, Local
2391, Holland; Donald Boop, Local 2776,
Kalamazoo; Bill Bowie, Local 2391, Hol-
land; Richard Brewer, Local 893, Grand
Haven; Kayleen Cagle, Local 2037, Adrian;
Pat Coykendall, Local 1615, Grand Rapids;
Norva Devenport, Local 1033. Muskegon;
Henry Dolley, Local 2391, Holland; Burt
Drent, Local 1615, Grand Rapids; Jack
Dreyer, Local 1615, Grand Rapids; Ellen
Emery, Local 1395, Grand Haven; Larry
Feenstra, Local 893, Grand Haven; Alvern
Fisher, Local 2391, Holland; Tom Flieman,
Local 2391, Holland; Jim Gamby, Local
2391, Holland; Billy Ganun, Local 2037,
Adrian; Gerald Ganun, Local 2037, Adrian;
Max Garza, Local 2391, Holland; Phyllis
Goen. Local 2391, Holland; Mark Gould,
Local 2391 , Holland; Mike Gunneson, Local
1615, Grand Rapids; Thomas Hart, Local
1615, Grand Rapids; Craig Henricks, Local
2037, Adrian; Jill Hubbard. Local 1615,
Grand Rapids; Melvin Jamerson, Local 1033,
Muskegon; Robert Johnson, Local 824, Mu-
skegon; Kyle Jurries, Local 2391, Holland;
Daniel Larson. Local 2535. Holland; Phyllis
Laufersky, Local 1395, Grand Haven; Ed
Martin, Local 2037, Adrian; Todd Matuk,
Local 1615, Grand Rapids; Pay McCaffey,
Local 2535, Holland; Paul McCarty, Local
1615, Grand Rapids; George McConaughy,
Local 824. Muskegon; Bernard McFarren.
Local 1033, Muskegon; Ken McGrane. Lo-
cal 1033. Muskegon; Diann Miles, Local
2391, Holland; Bob Minnema, Local 1615.
Grand Rapids; Randy Mota, Local 2037,
Adrian; Steve Niezgoda, Local 1033, Mu-
skegon; Raymond Pate, Local 2037, Adrian;
Sue Pratt, Local 1615, Grand Rapids; Corey
Price, Local 2391, Holland; Scott Ralyo,
Local 1395, Grand Haven; Peggy Rankins,
Local 2535, Holland; Leland Ralerink, Local
1615, Holland; Nellie Rodriguez, Local 2535,
Continued on Page 12
FEBRUARY 1988
11
Michigan Industrial Council stewards
Continued from Page 11
Holland; James Roznowski, Local 2037, Adrian; Jack Rust, Local 1033, Muske-
gon; Jack Sager, Local 2037, Adrian; Larry Shadewald, Local 2037, Adrian;
Gregory Shippell, Local 2815, Battle Creek; Steve Siewert, Local 1395, Grand
Haven; Ruth Somero, Local 1033, Muskegon; Rick Snell, Local 824, Muskegon;
Donald Stone, Local 2037, Adrian; Laura Strachn, Local 2037, Adrian; Richard
SuUins, Local 2037, Adrian; Kenneth Swiftney, Local 1395, Grand Haven; Frank
Travis, Local 2037, Adrian; Dexter Tucker, Local 2776, Kalamazoo; Mike Valk,
Local 1615, Grand Rapids; Al Veiling, Local 1615, Grand Rapids; Richard
Wierengo, Local 2917, Lansing; Randy Wilson, Local 2391, Holland; and Gary
Zempker, Local 1033, Muskegon.
Houston council trains stewards in four-day seminar
The District Council of Houston and Vicinity held a steward
training seminar on November II . 12, 18 and 19.
Executive Secretary' Joe Cones, International Representatives
Fred Carter and Ronald Angell discussed safety, labor and
management relations, jurisdictional disputes, labor laws, public
relations, handling of job site grievances and discussed in detail
the United Brotherhood constitution and the district council by-
laws. Andy Jones of College of the Mainland spoke to the class
regarding labor studies. He is shown at right in the pictures of
the steward graduates above.
Training materials were supplied by the General Office in
Washington, D.C.
Fall River stewards train
Newly appointed stewards of Local 1305, Fall River, Mass.,
recently completed the "Building Union" construction steward
training program. The seminar was presented by Stephen A.
Flynn, international representative, and Bernard Skelly, busi-
ness representative.
Those completing the course, from left, were Ron Rheaume,
Antone Medeiros, Tony Lima, Bernard Skelly, business repre-
sentative, Charles Jacobson, Mark Spinosa and Everett Sylvia.
International representatives and local and council business
agents have held similar steward seminars in many New Eng-
land local unions.
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CARPENTER
lotm union heuis
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Winnipeg local
marks 100 years,
honors members
September 26, 1987. was an historic day
for Carpenters in the Province of Manitoba,
as they celebrated 100 years of UBC affili-
ation. To celebrate the event a large banquet
and dance was held in the Marlborough
Hotel, downtown Winnipeg.
The celebration was well attended by
members of Local 343 and visiting members
from across Canada: the labour minister of
Manitoba; the mayor of Winnipeg; a former
mayor of Winnipeg who was a carpenter and
former union brother; John Carruthers. Ninth
District board member, and Ronald J. Dancer.
Tenth District board member. Congratula-
tions and best wishes, along with gifts and
plaques were presented by distinguished
guests.
During the anniversary banquet, many
long-time members of Local 343 were rec-
ognized and presented with service pins.
The top three winners in the Canadian Car-
pentry Apprenticeship Contest were recog-
nized and presented with awards during the
evening's celebration.
Vegas shop builds
Telly Savalas car
David Pulse, Local 1780. Las Vegas, Nev.,
apprentice, recently surprised actor Telly
Savalas with a special birthday gift. A car,
made entirely of wood was presented to
Savalas by the Carpenters working in the
shop of the Dunes Hotel.
The wooden shell, including tires and
license plates, was planned and built by
Pulse in two weeks. The shell sits on a golf
cart and has a flashing light and siren. The
two front doors work and the wooden wheels
can be moved up and out of the way when
the car crosses uneven areas.
The executive officers of Local 343 with international officers, slimvn In re. Jroni.
Ronald J. Dancer. Tenth District board member: Lloyd Batten, president: Patrick Mar-
tin, recording secretary: Horst Lang, conductor: Heniy Thorwesten, trustee: John Car-
ruthers, Ninth District board iriemher.
Back, Leon Morin, assistant business agent and organizer: Harry' Winter, trustee:
Miran Olynyk, business agent. Hariy Kramer, treasurer: Leonard Terrick. financial
secretary: Frank Thomas, trustee. Not pictured is Andrew Giles, warden.
Members of Local 343 honored for their long service to the Brotherhood included,
front. Stanley Zuchowicz, 45 years: His Worship Mayor William Norrie. City of Winni-
peg: Harold Bedford, 40 years: Kenneth Simmonds. 20 years: Honorable Muriel Smith,
minister of labour. Province of Manitoba: William Kologinski. 30 years: Albert Mamro-
cha, 40 years: Mike Semeniuk, 40 years: and Rocco Cuscito, 20 years.
Back row. Former Mayor Steven Juba: Mike Reichert. 45 years: Simon Couture, 35
years: Andre Arbez, 35 years: John Kisiow. 40 years: Erick Imlach. 20 years: Jens
Brunn, 20 years: Walter Kaglik, 20 years: and Lloyd Batten, president.
David Pulse, Local 1780 apprentice, and
the special Savalas car.
Winners of the Canadian Carpentry Apprenticeship Contest were presented with their
awards during the evening's celebration. First place went to Marsh Miller, Edmonton:
2nd place to Martin Buehler, New Westminister: and 3rd place to Henry Gousseau,
Winnipeg.
Shown are rtatioiud contestants and dignitaries. They include, front, Ron Wiklund,
Local 343, Winnipeg: Darrel Oir, Local 1598, Victoria: Rick Cole. Local 2103, Calgaiy:
and Roy De'Haan, Local 27, Toronto.
Back row, Ron Dancer, general executive board member. Tenth District: John Car-
ruthers. general executive board member. Ninth District: Darren Brockman, Local 1985,
Saskatchewan: His Worship, Mayor Bill Norrie: Hoiwrable Muriel Smith, minister of
labour: Henri Gousseau. Local 343. Winnipeg: Martin Buehler. Local 1521. New West-
minister. Marsh Miller, Local 1325, Edmonton: and Steve Juba, former mayor.
FEBRUARY 1988
13
Southern Indiana officers sworn in
Officers of the newly formed Southern Indiana District Council
were sworn in during the Regional Seminar in French Lick.
Ind., by General President Patrick J. Campbell. They were
Donald Walker, secretary-lreasurerlbusiness manager; John
Kime, warden: William Scroggins, trustee: Lanny Rideout,
trustee: Wayne Simons, president: Howard Williams, vice presi-
dent and Charles Bradley, trustee.
Plaques were presented to Perry S. and Samuel Bigman after
ihe\ sa\ed the life of a fellow worker. Ron C. Popchoke, site
supeimtendent: Samuel Bigman. Periy S. Bigman. Joe Coombs,
business agent. Local 43. and R.E. Tedesco. vice president.
Construction Services Combustion Engineering Inc.
Heroic action at ash conveyor
Perry S. Bigman and his son Samuel Bigman, members of
Millwrights Local 1914, Phoenix, Ariz., were presented with a
plaque of appreciation for their heroic action in saving the life of
a fellow worker.
Their actions took place while employed at the Mid Connecticut
Resource Recovery Plant located in Hartford, Conn. The two
were working on the ash conveyor system when they noticed that
Tony Cozza, an engineer for Combustion Engineering Inc., was
in trouble. He had gotten his hand caught in the chain drive. Not
sure where the electrical switchboards were, the two immediately
took action to derail the chain and stop the conveyor. This quick
action saved Cozza's arm and possibly his life.
"It is indeed satisfying and proof that our Brothers can crisscross
our country and provide the necessary skills to build any union
project anywhere when called upon." stated Joseph F. Coombs,
business representative. Local 43, Hartford, Conn.
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Alberta Council's
36th Convention
The Alberta Provincial Council officers:
Atf Weisser, executive secretary: Corby
Pankhurst, second vice president: Martyn
Piper, president; and William McGillivray .
first vice president.
In late October 1987, officers and delegates
to the Alberta Provincial Council's 36th
annual convention gathered at the Carpen-
ters Hall in Calgary to discuss the past, the
present and where they will go in the future.
Some area's of the council's jurisdiction
are almost entirely without work, but there
is a brighter hope for 1988. The battle against
the merit shop is being effectively fought by
council officers. A VCR cassette was shown
to the officers and delegates, by Task Force
Organizer Ray B. Drisdelle.
The convention heard a speaker from
British Columbia; Derrick Manson. Cana-
dian research director for the United Broth-
erhood; General Representative Pat Mattel;
John Paterson, administrator of the Carpen-
ters Health and Welfare Plan; as well as
Tenth District Board Member Ronald J.
Dancer.
What Does It Do?
Here's a tool that was handed down
to Roscoe Meentemeyer of Lombard,
III., a few years ago by a relative.
Meentemeyer is a retired carpenter
of the Chicago District Council, Local
1, and he wonders what the tool is
and what it's used for.
"My guess is that it is used with a
hand brace to drill a hole in a log or
for a plumber to drill a cast iron pipe,"
says Meentemeyer.
If you have an answer, write: Ed-
itor, Carpenter, 101 Constitution Ave.,
N.W., Washington. D.C. 20001.
Militant Georgians
get settlement checks
When Casey Industrial Inc. of Albany,
Ore., arrived in South Georgia to build the
multimillion dollar fiberboard plant for the
Langdale Corp. the company refused to sign
an agreement with Carpenters Local 903.
The local placed men on this job and
signed up II of the 13 carpenters and mill-
wrights.
On May 28 the company fired the two
local leaders on the job for refusing to
remove Brotherhood decals from their hard
hats. At the same time Representative Floyd
Doolittle and Business Agent Greg Taylor
were making a demand for recognition on
the jobsite superintendent. He agreed to go
to the county courthouse for a card count,
but upon arriving at the courthouse, he
backed out on the agreement.
The crew voted to go on strike because
the company refused to reinstate the two
members who were fired. During this time,
charges were filed with the NLRB.
The NLRB issued a complaint that con-
tained 23 counts of unfair labor practices.
Included were ones that said the two mem-
bers had been fired for union activity and
that the strike was an unfair labor practice
strike.
A hearing was held by the NLRB. during
which the company made an offer of $50,000
to settle the case. The settlement was divided
among nine members who stayed on strike.
The local did not gel an agreement on this
job. but did pick up seven new members.
During the past year this local has won
elections on two other projects of bottoms-
up organizing and gained recognition on
another, in which they did get contracts.
Local 903 check recipients, seated, Greg
Taylor, business representative: Mike Fis-
sete. John Wright and Tony Durgin.
Standing. Wesley Young, president, David
Sergerson. Ray Gibbs, Larry Edmondson
and UBC Representative Floyd Doolittle
who assisted the local union. Note pic-
tured, but members who also received
checks were John Fender, Dwight Smith
and Harold Smith.
Attend your local union meetings regu-
larly. Cast your vote on any decision be-
fore the membership. You are the "U" in
UNION. Be an active member of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America. Your fellow-members
and your family count on "U."
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Empire State pole vaulter
Brian Haley, Local 323, Beacon, N.Y., son of Ted Haley,
former business representative, is vaulting again.
After 10 years away from the sport, Haley has picked up his
pole to again compete in the pole vaulting event in masters
competitions. He recently picked up a gold medal in the 30-35-
year age group at the 10th annua! Empire State Games.
Haley renewed his involvement with the sport two years ago
after talking to Brad Hall (who picked up the silver medal). "It
keeps you young," says Haley. "I took 10 years off from the
sport, but it's like riding a bike. You never forget."
That's good news for Haley, who still holds the pole vault
record at Beacon (13 feet, nine inches). He cleared 13 feet to win
the gold at the Empire meet.
Haley was initiated into Local 323 in 1977. After four years of
apprenticeship, he is now a journeyman carpenter.
Champion swimmer at 75
While most carpenters retire to the easy life, Carl Thornburg,
member of Local 118, Detroit, Mich., has a slightly tougher
regimen in mind — competitive swimming as a member of the
United States Masters Association. The Masters is a worldwide
organization of swimming stars
of yesteryear — male and fe-
male greats of the sport (27,000
in the United States alone).
Each team around the world is
made up of former stars, those
who never reached stardom
status and some recycled ath-
letes from other sports. Mem-
bers are divided into age groups
which span five years. Rarely
attracting media attention, the
swimmers compete merely for
their health, enjoyment and
friendly competition.
Thornburg began competi-
tive swimming in his youth and
continued it through two terms
in the regular army. A former recording secretary of Locals 1433
and 95, Thornburg swam frequently after World War II for aerobic
and health benefits. As a hobby, he coached a swim team and
later coached a springboard diving team to a state championship
at the Y.M.C.A.
Thornburg has received over 265 awards over the years. An
avowed goal of most master swimmers is to be rated in the top
ten in their age group. In Thornburg's right hand, in the accom-
panying picture is an unusual plaque shaped like the United States.
It was awarded to Thornburg by the Masters Association for
achieving the top ten fastest times for the past few years in both
the United States and international competition. Thornburg also
has two certificates awarded to him by the Florida Masters
Association — one for being the top five record holders in the 25
yard event and the other for being one of the top five record
holders in the 50 meter event.
In 1985 Thornburg journeyed to Toronto where he says he
"swam on a wave of glory" in the World Master Games. He won
two first place awards in the 200 meter butterfly and the 400 meter
individual medley (two of the most difficult events in any swim
meet). He also won two second place awards, one fourth place,
one fifth place, and one sixth place award, achieving a place in
the top ten fastest times in the world in all seven events in which
he swam.
"At the World Master Games, I had never swum in competition
in a long course 50 meter pool or against an elite group of world
class swimmers of that caliber from all five continents of the
earth", he said. "I was scared and nervous and never in my
wildest dreams did I think I would do so well." He was awarded
seven unique and beautiful medals which the presenter said "seek
to distinguish an elegant tribute to the v.'orld's finest athletes in
adult age group swimming."
"It was a great honor to be a part of the Games; I shall always
cherish the memory of Toronto and its hospitable people,"
Thornburg said.
"I'm so glad to have reached my 75th birthday, July 31. Now
I'm at the bottom of my age group of 75 through 79." Imagine a
sport where the participants yearn to get older. That's the spirit
of a master swimmer. The oldest category is 90 plus. "I don't
know if I'll make it that far, but as long as I can, I plan on
swimming," he said.
Corn de-silking inventor
Roy Hart, a 48-year member of Carpenters Local 627, Jackson-
ville, Fla., had an idea for an invention late one June day after
his son-in-law announced that his annual com crop was ready to
pick.
"Oh, shucks!" Roy thought.
"We'll be knee deep in corn silk,
and our hands will be sticky and
rough again."
On the Friday afternoon before
the family would meet in the corn-
field on Saturday, Hart bought a
couple of hair brushes at a local
store and glued them to a rod at-
tached to a small motor. He says
he felt pretty silly when he carried
his little machine to the cornfield.
He soon felt better, however, for
his de-silking machine worked well.
"We put up 105 quarts of corn,
and everyone went home at 3 p.m. ,"
Hart remembers. The machine cleaned about 1,500 ears. He says
that three people cutting off the shucks couldn't keep up with the
de-silker.
The Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville reports that Hart
perfected his invention and a patent is pending. Meanwhile, he
has produced more than a dozen machines for satisfied customers,
including one for a couple who operates a local restaurant and
call Hart's machine a "lifesaver."
Some investors are going in with him to market the invention.
They're trying to get the unit price down sufficiently so that it will
sell in quantity.
Says the food writer of the Florida Times-Union: "Whether or
not his de-silker takes its position along side the blender and
toaster as a household necessity, it is evident that Hart has found
inventing a machine that has saved time for his family and friends
satisfying enough."
CPR on a job in l^ew Jersey
It happened in Paramus, N.J., last summer, when some members
of Local 15, Hackensack, were working in the Hahnes Building.
An electrician on the job named Ed King had a heart attack and,
according to witnesses, "actually died on the floor." His heart
had stopped, and so had his breathing.
Suddenly, according to a fellow UBC member, Joe OlivelH of
Local 15 came running from nowhere and started to perform
cardiovascular pulmonary resuscitation on the fallen electrician.
King was soon revived, and, from last reports, we are told that
he is doing "just fine."
16
CARPENTER
cue Report
Labor's backlogged
agenda moves ahead
Labor's legislative agenda, which had been backed up
in a logjam during the first six years of the Reagan
administration, moved toward the finish line in the 1987
session of the 100th Congress, awaiting final action in this
election year session.
Following the 1986 congressional elections, the Demo-
crats controlled the Senate as well as the House for the
first time since Reagan took office. But the Reagan veto
threat still loomed and influenced the course and content
of legislation.
Legislation high on labor's list of priorities would strengthen
the nation's trade laws, expand Medicare coverage to
protect against the costs of catastrophic illness, overhaul
the welfare system, raise the minimum wage, curb double-
breasting by construction contractors, require employers
to notify workers of toxic workplace hazards, ban polygraph
testing by most private employers, require employers to
provide unpaid parental leave and require employers to
provide health insurance.
The Congressional Quarterly observed, "Underscoring
a dramatic shift in the balance of power in Washington,
President Reagan was on the losing end of more important
roll calls than at any time in his administration. . . . For
the first time, Reagan lost more pivotal votes than he won
in both the House and the Senate."
Of the 29 roll calls in 1987 selected by CQ as key votes,
Reagan took a clear stand on 16; of those, he won only
two. That 12.5% success rate is a precipitous drop from
Reagan's high in 1981, when he won 87% of CQ's key
votes on which he staked out a position. His 1986 success
rate was 65%.
The 1987 session began on a confrontational tone, when
the House and Senate passed major labor-backed highway
and sewage treatment bills over Reagan's veto.
Reagan cast the fight over the highway bill, in particular,
as a test of his clout in the wake of the Iran-Contra scandal
and Democratic recapture of the Senate. Despite intense
personal lobbying, Reagan could not turn the single vote
he needed to sustain his veto of the $88 bilHon highway
construction and mass transit bill.
In the Senate, however. Democrats often were frustrated
by a cohesive, 46-member GOP minority. The Democrats
fell nine votes short of the 60 needed to limit debate on a
campaign finance bill and bring it to a vote. The bill would
create voluntary spending limits in Senate races, provide
partial public funding to general election candidates, and
cap the amount House and Senate candidates may accept
from political action committees.
Just before final adjournment. Congress enacted a com-
promise $30 billion housing and community development
bill which was the first freestanding authorization for these
programs since 1980. In the intervening years, when the
GOP controlled the Senate, the two chambers had been
unable to agree on a bill.
Omnibus trade legislation passed both chambers and a
House-Senate conference committee is expected to iron
out a compromise bill for final action by early March. The
most controversial provisions are the House-passed Gep-
hardt amendment to force nations like Japan to reduce
their huge trade surpluses with the U.S., and a Senate-
passed measure to require firms to give advance notice of
a plant closing or mass layoff.
Unfinished business includes:
• A bill to limit textile, apparel and footwear imports passea
the House in September and awaits Senate floor action.
• A bill to provide protection against catastrophic illness linder
Continued on Page 38
Members of Local 210,
Connecticut, recently
raised $12. 000 for
CLIC. John Cun-
ningham, general
agent, center, presents
a check to incoming
Gen, Pres. Lucassen
and Legislative Direc-
tor Pierce.
Members of Local
1024, Cumberland.
Md., volunteered a
CLIC checkoff from
their savings fund,
raising $1,529.42. A
check for this amount
was presented to CLIC
director Wayne Pierce
by Kenny Fike. presi-
dent, and Dale Crab-
tree, business agent.
Recent contributors to CLIC include: Raymond Langlais, Local
24 retiree; Louis J. Elefante, Local 17 retiree; Peter Johnson,
Local 964; E.O. Jessup, Local 964 retiree; John Specian. Local
1342 retiree; Glenn Kerbs, Local 1772 retiree; Henry C. Peery,
Local 650 retiree; William Wood, Local 17 retiree; Kenneth Payne,
Local 7 retiree; Ernest A. Prince, Local 15 retiree; Richard Bipes,
Local 851; David E. Grange, Local 475; Edward F. Blazejewski,
Local 514 retiree; Joseph Weber, Local 2287 retiree; B.R. Upton,
Local 1471 retiree; Santo Stasi, Local 348 retiree; James Bavee,
Local 50 retiree; Edward W. Trudeau, Local 1397 retiree; Anthony
J. Piscitelli. Local 188 retiree; William G. Wood, Local 17 retiree.
Yes, I want to help!
Here is my contribution to the Carpenters Legislative
Improvement Committee. I know my participation
counts.
n $10 n $15 n $20 n $25 n other
Name
Address
City
Zip
State .
LU. No.
We're required by law to request this information:
Occupation
Employer
Make checks payable to:
CLIC
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Contributions to CLIC are voluntar>' and are not a condition of
membership in the IIBC or of employment with any employer. Members
may refuse to contribute without any reprisal. Contributions will be used
for political purposes includinf^ the support of candidates for federal
office. CLIC does not solicit contributions from persons other than \JBC
members and their immediate families. Contributions from other persons
will be returned.
FEBRUARY 1988
17
lUE (OnCRRTUlllTE
. . .those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
RECORD HALIBUT
BLOOMINGTON FLCIAT TIES FOR FIRST
Local 63, Bloom-
ington. Ind.. tied
for first place with
its flout entry in the
1987 Labor Day
Parade. The parade
theme was "We,
the People," in
honor of the Con-
stitution's bicenten-
nial.
TV DONATED
Local 599, Hammond, bid., recently do-
nated a remote control TV to the new
Pheresis program of the Northwest Indi-
ana Red Cross. Pheresis is a process
where a specific component, white blood
cells, platelets or plasma, is collected from
the blood. The process can take up to
three hours to complete. The TV donated
by the local will make the donor more
comfortable during the process.
Nurse Beverly Roberts is shown with
Duke DeFlorio of Local 599, demonstrat-
ing the use of the donated television set.
TUNA TOURNEY TOPS
Harold ■Bud"
Ekno, member of
Local 94, Provi-
dence, R.L, was
this year's winner
of the Masters
Tuna Tournament
held annually at
Point Judith, R.L
The 161 -pound yel-
lowfin tuna was the
largest fish caught
over the Labor Day
weekend, and Ekno
won top honors for
the catch.
JOINS JAMBOREE
Michael R. Strahan. son of William T.
Strahan, member of Local 1595, Montgom-
ery County, Pa., was chosen to attend the
XVI Boy Scouts World Jamboree held near
Sydney, Australia, December 30 through
January 10. 13,000 youths from more than
100 countries camped at Cataract Scout
Park, 40 miles southwest of Sydney. Stra-
han, 14, of Troop 48, was one of 2,500 young
men who represented the Boy Scouts of
America at the quadrennial event.
Using the theme "Bringing the World
Together," scouts tested skills with youth
from other countries, took part in competi-
tive events and enjoyed the fellowship and
pagentry of world scouting. Pre-jamboree
activities included touring enroute and a
home visit with an Australian or New Zea-
land family over the Christmas holiday.
LAMBERTI AWARDS
Winners of the Nassau County District
Albert Lamberti Scholarship Award for
1987 were recently announced. Kristyne
Dilorio. daughter of Thomas Dilorio, Lo-
cal 1772, and Joanne Aumuller, daughter
of Fred Aumuller. Local 1397, will each
receive a $2,000 scholarship.
Gregoiy Olsen, Local 2247 . Juneau.
Alaska, was recently awarded a world rec-
ord certificate for a Pacific halibut he
caught last year in the Castineau Channel.
The halibut weighed in at 356 pounds and
8 ounces and holds the M-15 kg (30-pound}
class world record.
Shown above are Jeff Lind, Olsen and
Business Representative Roy Peck, owner
of the boat.
McGUIRE SCHOLAR
Local 393, Camden, N.J., awarded Lisa
Meade its Peter J. McGuire AFL-CIO
Scholarship for $500. Ms. Meade is at-
tending Glass boro State College. The
scholarship program, honoring the founder
of Labor Day. was developed by the Cam-
den Area AFL-CIO CouncU to promote the
Peter J . McGuire image.
The check was presented to Ms. Meade
by Pat Carey, business agent of Local 393.
Major mill-cabinet
industry negotiations
this spring
Wage, fringe benefit and contract infor-
mation is available to representatives ne-
gotiating architectural woodwork and fix-
ture agreements. At least 12 UBC multi-
employer mill-cabinet agreements come due
this spring, and the UBC Industrial De-
partment has issued a contract survey for
use by representatives. Those representa-
tives who have not sent the Industrial
Department a copy of their custom mill-
cabinet agreements are urged to do so
immediately so the contracts can be added
to the survey. Representatives whose con-
tracts have been received will be sent
information on forthcoming developments
of the Mill-Cabinet Conference Board.
18
CARPENTER
Center, Texas, local
in new pact with Bruce
UBC Local 2713, Center, Texas, success-
fully concluded negotiations with Bruce
Hardwood Floors. The duration of the labor
agreement is three years ending November
4, 1990.
The across-the-board yearly wage in-
creases are 300 the second year and ISi the
third year. Additionally, seven job classifi-
cations were re-classified; the pension for-
mula was increased to $8.00 in 1987 and
$9.00 per month X years of service in 1989;
Martin Luther King's birthday will be added
in the 3rd year of the Agreement to the
holdiays.
A significant improvement in benefits was
made possible by the successful negotiations
by Southern Council of Industrial Workers
Executive Secretary Ray White, to change
the carriers of the group health insurance to
the Southern Council of Industrial Workers
Trust Fund. This item alone has provided
impetus to the ongoing sign-up campaign.
Local Union 2713 is an affiliate of Texas
Council of Industrial Workers and a sub-
affiliate of Southern Council of Industrial
Workers. The generous negotiated package
was attained by the co-operative efforts of
the two Councils in striving for coordinated
bargaining.
Local 2713's negotiating committee con-
sisted of, front, Willie W. Swindle, Mary
LaBoiive, Sue Dover, Rep. Al Cortez.
Back row, Executive Secretary SCIW Ray
White, Pearl Tamer and Biltie Daniels.
Local 181 centenarian
On September 26, 1987, Arvid Johnson,
Local 181 , Chicago. III., celebrated his
100th birthday. December 4 he marked 76
continuous years of membership with the
Brotherhood. He is currently residing in
Creswell, Ore.
Reaching New
Heights In
Construction
Everywhere you look,
workers in the construc-
tion industry are reaching new
heights. And that's precisely
what worries members of the
Building and Construction Trades
Department, AFL-CIO.
Because, while buildings are
growing taller and bigger— present-
ing construction workers with
ever greater health and safety
dangers— a number of accompany-
ing growth trends have emerged:
• According to a recent report by
the National Institute of Occupa-
tional Safety and Health (NIOSH),
20 percent of all traumatic occu-
pational deaths occur in the con-
struction industry;
• Construction site safety varies
dramatically from state to state.
New York construction workers,
for example, have nearly a 40
times greater chance of being
killed on the site than do work-
ers in San Jose;
• Every year, 2,500 workers are
killed by accidents on the con-
struction site, according to a study
by the National Safety Council.
The BCTD is urging Congress to
reexamine the Occupational Safety and
Health Act as it applies to the construe
tion industry. Specifically, the Depart
ment is recommending that Congress
create a Construction Industry Safety
and Health Administration (CISHA) that
would act as a separate administration
within the Department of Labor. Only
an organization like CISHA in DOL-spe
cializing in construction safety-will end
the conditions that have ended thou
sands of workers' lives.
Contact your representative and tell
him/her personally about the dangers
you face at the work site each day. Ask
him/her to support safety reforms in the
construction industry.
FEBRUARY 1988
19
LEGISLATION FIRST
Modern labor legislation is taking the place of
collective bargaining agreements in addressing
worker concerns, George Adams, a barrister with a
Toronto law firm, told participants in a recent hu-
man resources seminar sponsored by the Confer-
ence Board of Canada.
He said politicians have recognized baby boom-
ers as a huge voting block, and any legislation that
makes life more pleasant for these workers is a
cheap way of winning popular support.
"It doesn't cost anything. You just make the em-
ployers pay."
Legislation that amends pension agreements and
safety laws, along with bills that regulate layoff pro-
cedures, impose pay equity and introduce affirma-
tive action all touch on areas that had once been
handled at the bargaining table, Adams said.
Until the mid-1970s, government regulation came
only by exception and only to set minimum stand-
ards. If workers wanted major workplace reform,
they were told to join a union.
"There was a great policy strength, I think, in that
approach to labor market matters, because we
know that it allows for the tailoring of workplace
reform on a case-by-case basis. Labor and man-
agement sit down and negotiate the changes they
want and can afford."
This system also prevented the government from
having to enforce workplace standards, which in
turn allowed politicians to deal with occupational
grievances by explaining it wasn't government's role
to remedy labor problems.
Trying to explain current labor legislation is a bit
like trying to critique a Japanese science fiction
movie from an artistic point of view, Adams
quipped.
Authors of the new bills in Parliament have titled
them with modern buzzwords such as "equity" and
"discrimination," Adams noted, "and for a good rea-
son: you'd look bad trying to oppose anything with
equity in the title and even worse if you resisted a
law that aims to rid the workplace of discrimina-
tion."
Ontario's pay equity law is a perfect example,
Adams said.
Ultimately, the act imposes compulsory arbitration
on virtually all wages in the labor market — an act of
unprecedented intervention far removed from the
old minimum standards idea.
PENSIONERS' PROPOSALS
The National Pensioners and Senior Citizens
Federation had a delegation in Ottawa recently for
a busy schedule of meetings with government offi-
cials.
The group emphasized in talks with the Hon.
Thomas Hockin, minister of state for finance, that
income taxes affecting seniors should be fair and
equitable. There should be no sales taxes on food,
they added. They also told the minister that the
$1 ,000 interest and dividend deduction which was
eliminated should be returned as a tax credit, as it
was one of the few deductions that have benefited
small investors and people on low incomes.
In talking with other ministers, they pointed out
that there is poverty among many of their members,
and there are concerns regarding housing, long-
term health care and pensions.
PRIVATIZATION PICTURE
According to Dale Lovick, MLA (NDP) for Na-
naimo, B.C., in 1984 the Saskatchewan highways
operations were sold off at fire sale prices.
About $40 million worth of equipment was sold
off for just $6 million. Since then roads of the prov-
ince have been steadily deteriorating and the num-
ber of fatal accidents has gone up, says Lovick.
Robin Cook, the Labour Party critic for social
services, stated that unemployment in Britain has
doubled since Margaret Thatcher, who started pri-
vatization, became prime minister.
Dr. Richard Smitfi, assistant editor of the British
Medical Journal, has published a study entitled
"Unemployment and Health: A Disaster and a Chal-
lenge", which contains evidence that 3,000 people
a year are dying prematurely due to the effects of
unemployment, and that 40,000 would die from that
cause by the end of the century.
"The deaths will be from suicide, cancer, acci-
dents, poisonings and violence provoked by the im-
pact of unemployment on mental and physical
health," he stated.
PURCHASING POWER STUDY
A new study on purchasing power parity between
the United States and Canada shows gross domes-
tic product per person, an indicator of standard of
living, at $14,835 in Canada compared with
$16,494 in the United States in 1985.
The study was reported by the U.S. Department
of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics and was con-
ducted jointly by BLS, Statistics Canada and the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Devel-
opment.
The study compares American and Canadian
purchasing power without using market exchange
rates to convert currencies. Instead, the research
compares prices of a specific basket of goods and
services in both countries to derive indexes of pur-
chasing power. These measures — Purchasing
Power Parties — are similar to conventional price in-
dexes, but they compare prices for a market basket
between countries rather than one purchased in the
same country over time. The new estimates are
considered a more accurate reflection of compara-
tive costs than those provided through the use of
exchange rates.
20
CARPENTER
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New journeymen honored in Western Pennsylvania
The Carpenters District Council of Western Pennsylvania honored its new journeymen at a recent banquet held at
the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa. Graduates included Scott Anderson, Mark Baran, Mark Bastin, Herman
Blatz. Ron Brant, James Bridgeman, Edward Brozek. David Capponi, Joesph Chandler, Michael Corrigan, Charles
Culliver, Angelo DeCaria. Boda Driskill, Louis Eastman, Robert Easton, Joseph Emanuele, Douglas Giovannelli,
Wilson Hall, Everett Hanna, Thomas Hannan, Kenneth Hughes, Andre Johnson, Dennis Jones, Robert Klein,
Eldon Kunkle, Richard Leeds, Joseph Lippert, Mark Logan, Robert Lynch, Donald Madeja, Michael Matts, Kevin
Maxshure, Peter McAnallen, Timothy Meehan, Vince Merlino, Edward Mikita, Gary Mizla, James Nichols, Alice
Ogorodny, Brian Reese, Ronald Sayers, Gary Schmidt. Randall Shrader, Gregory Shumaker, Craig Simoni, Bruce
Slattery, Duane Taylor, David Thomas, Dennis Torok, Michael Trimmer, Donald Tuomi, Mark Washington, Mark
Worrall and Nick Yeckel.
Christmas carols were led
by Don Powers, instruc-
tor, Daryl Bradley, Rich-
ard Mooney, Robert Hig-
gins. Jack Scribner, Jorge
Santiago and David Slin-
kard.
Tulsa mill-cabinet apprentices
help local celebrate Christmas
The Tulsa, Okla. Mill-Cabinet Appren-
tices designed and constructed an old fash-
ioned cabine that included changing particle
board into rocks for the fireplace. A large
nativity scene was constructed at one end
and Peanuts and his gang skated on a pond
at the other end of the cabin. The 40 feet of
demountable panels were unveiled at the
Local 943 annual Christmas dinner. The
apprentices did all the work themselves
under the direction of their instructor Don
Powers.
After the covered dish dinner for over 300
members, wives, kids and grandkids, the
group sang Christmas carols led by Don
Powers and several apprentices. Santa, alias
Danny Moore, squeezed through the fire-
place and listened to the wishes of over 150
excited kids. Each child left Santa's lap with
a stocking full of goodies and a balloon.
The decoration of the hall was done under
the direction of Barbara Powers, a friend of
every child in the world.
All of the 32 apprentices involved are
employed by Oklahoma Fixture Company
of Tulsa. They employ over 400 of our
members and are firm supporters of appren-
ticeship. In addition to their financial sup-
port, they donate many thousands of square
feet of materials and laminate to the program
each year.
Santa Claus appeared at
the Tulsa apprenticeship
dinner this year to visit
with the children present.
Each child received a
stocking full of goodies
and a balloon after talk-
ing with Santa. Shown
here are Santa (Danny
Moore), Robert Higgins,
Don Powers and Cathy
Powers with some of the
children visiting Santa.
FEBRUARY 1988
21
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A first place award
went to the Central
Missouri District
Council Appren-
ticeship Training
Program, below,
for the float entered
in the lOth annual
Labor Parade. Sec-
ond place went to
Local 945, left.
First, second places
in Missouri parade
As a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the
U.S, apprenticeship program, a float spon-
sored by the Central Missouri District Coun-
cil Apprenticeship Training Program won
first place in the 10th Annual Labor Parade
in Jefferson City, Mo.
The float judging was based upon con-
struction, originality and appearance. The
Council's winning float was selected over 22
floats sponsored by different labor organi-
zations. The unit contained miniature models
showing the different carpenter skills.
Union carpenters in the area took addi-
tional pride in winning second place with an
entry sponsored by Local 945. This float
displayed a 14-foot hammer, sculptured with
a chain saw from two trees by Business
Representative Maurice Schulte; a three-
foot plumb bob carved by Gerard Duden-
hoeffer, a trustee of Local 945; an 18-foot
square and saw, all of which were projects
of members.
1988 Carpentry
Conference set
The 1988 Carpentry Training Conference
has been scheduled for May 9-13 at the
Hilton Plaza Inn in Kansas City. Mo.
The conference is scheduled to begin at 9
a.m. Tuesday, May 10, and it will conclude
at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. A circular
letter giving detailed information on hotel
registrations has been sent to all local unions
and district, state and provincial councils,
training directors and coordinators, and
chairmen and secretaries of joint appren-
ticeship and training committees.
The theme of the 1 988 conference is " 'Union
Training Environment," and an agenda on
this theme is being compiled. It will include
national standards revisions, flexibiUty in
training, intake and pre-apprenticeship, the
scholarship loan agreement, and problems
related to "intent to hire."
The conference hotel has announced a
cutoff date for reservations of April 9, so
participants are urged to make their reser-
vations as soon as possible.
Wheeling grad
Ron Snyder, Local 3, Wheeling, W.V., re-
ceived his journeyman's certificate from
International Representative Everette Sul-
livan at a recent celebration.
Pittsburgh grads
Local 2274. Pittsburgh, Pa., graduating
apprentices were awarded Journeymen cer-
tificates. They were, from left, Greg Lozo-
voy, Jim Buzzanco, Bill Garland and
Sharon Prescott.
22
CARPENTER
Cleveland center begins third yea;
Tlie Cleveland Carpenters JATC is composed of 14 numbers, seven from tabor and
seven from management. The JATC is directly responsible for the operation of the
Cleveland Carpenters Training Center, which is now starting its third year of operation.
The committee members, pictured above, are Leo Leiden, Leiden Cabinet Co.: Robert
Snell, Emerson Construction Co.: John Heyer, Local 1 108 business agent: Jim Brown,
CISP director: Tom Welo, Carpenters District Council executive secretaiy: Wayne Ham-
ilton, Machinery Aligners and Installers: Joe Duale, Albert M. Higley Co.: Ed Kelley.
Local 1871 business agent: Don Dreier, Donley Construction Co.: Phil Vilanza. Local
1750 business agent and committee vice chairman: Jack Cahill. Local 254 business
agent: Al Marotta. Acme Arsena Co. and committee chairman: Dan Molchan, Local
1365 business agent: and Jim Hamilton, Duntop-Johnston Construction Co.
Jf-S" 'g--T'
The picture above shows the lught sihoot mstiuctins Jor ilic journeyman upgrading
class. The Spring 1987 class marked the largest enrollment in this class, which has been
offered for the past 25 years. The classes are offered twice a year in two 15-week
sessions.
The instructors include Robert Hert?ian, millwright: Mike Rinella. metal sluds and
diywatl: Pat McCafferty, stair building: Harold Roush, arc welding: Tom Welo Jr.,
optical tooling: Paul Cavasini, level and transit and construction estimating: Steve Zadd,
floorlaying: Al Kuzmin. beginning and advanced cahinetmaking: Kim Parker, machine
shop: Al Reitsman, blueprint reading: and John Sadowski, roof framing and apprentice
coordinator. Not shown are Keith Rosen, MIG-TIG Welding and Dan Tober, millwright
machine shop.
Richmond grads
Portsmouth grads
Apprenticeship graduates from Local 388,
Richmond, Va., were recently honored
with a dinner at the Engineers Club. Hon-
ored were Leonard Bottoms, Curtis Short,
Timothy Miller, Pamela Courtney, Sandra
Buisset, Eugene LeVines, Gerald Bowers
and Christopher Dunn. James Frampton,
also a graduate, was unable to attend.
Local 437, Portsmouth, Ohio, recently
honored its apprenticeship graduates.
Shown here are Business Representative
Norvel Davis, graduates Steve Shoemaker
and Jeff Geaiy and Third District Board
Member Thomas Hanahan.
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FEBRUARY 1988
23
Retirees
Notebook
A periodic report on the activities
of UBC Retiree Clubs and the com-
ings and goings of individual retirees.
Retarees on parade
Retirees Club No. 5, Bloomington, III.,
had afloat in the city's Labor Day parade.
Among those aboard were Wayne Fager-
burg. Marguerite Fagerburg. George
Harms. Robert Craig. Laverne Craig, Toni
Harms, Ruth Brooks, Leo Pass more, Lola
Madix, Ed Madix. Earl T. Johnson and
William Nance. Johnson was honored as
"Carpenter of the Year" at the annual
picnic of Local 63.
Scenes on saws
Russell B. Stevens, a retired member of
Local 155. Plainfield. N.J.. has an unusual
hobby. He paints landscapes on hand saw
blades. Here are two: a beach scene com-
plete with lighthouse and a winter scene
deep in snow. A 44-year member of the
UBC. he retired in 1974. and now he
paints on canvas, dinner plates, and saw
blades, as he finds them.
Florida retirement
Harry Colon joined Local 146. Schenec-
tady. N.Y., in June. 1923. He became a
foreman on such
jobs as the Sara-
toga Battlefield
Museum, local
churches and post
offices. He retired
in 1960. he marked
his 90th birthday in
September. He and
Mrs. Cot on are at
a nursing center at
Deland, Fla. COTON
Two officers of Retirees Club 27 — Vice
President Larry Hess and President Duke
DeFlorio — outside the Local 599 union hall
with an Amoco boycott sign.
l-iammond retirees
join Amoco boycott
When the Northwestern Indiana Building
and Construction Trades Council launched
a boycott against Amoco because of its
construction hiring practices at that time,
the members of UBC Retirees Club 27.
Hammond, Ind., joined the public demon-
strations. They distributed leaflets in shop-
ping centers, carried placards and marched
in parades. Members of Carpenters Local
599 called the support of the retirees most-
valuable to the campaign.
More than 100 members and friends at-
tended a Club 27 Thanksgiving party last
November, which became a reunion for
Art Mondud, Harold Neil and Leo Ceroni
distributing boycott fivers in the parking
lot of a shopping center in Hammond.
Hesby and Dorothy Nash, center, enjoyed
a surprise celebration of their 50th wed-
ding anniversary at the club's Thanksgiv-
ing party.
many retirees of the area. A highlight of
the occasion was a surprise celebration of
the 50th wedding anniversary of a couple in
the organization.
Make
Safety a
Habit!
These common abuses of striking
tools are all dangerous. Each carries
the potential for serious personal
injury. The hardened striking face of
a carpenter's hammer is designed to
be struck against common, unhard-
ened nails. Misusing the tool by
sthking it against another hardened
steel tool may result in chipping and
consequent serious injury from flying
particles. Removal of embedded
nails, for example, should be done
with a nail puller and a hand drilling
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Many Consumers Not
Buying Home Equity
Only 6% of all homeowners surveyed last
year had established a revolving line of credit
secured by their home equity, contrary to
the expected large numbers indicated by a
Federal Reserve Board study. Another 1%
have appUed for a loan but were still waiting,
according to the survey. An overwhelming
number of consumers expressed no interest
in applying for such a loan.
Home equity loans were mainly used to
pay debts and finance home improvements.
The loans have been available for several
years, but three-fourths of the existing ac-
counts have been set up since 1984.
This year financial institutions have ag-
gressively advertised the loans for the first
time because the tax reform act of 1986
ehminated the tax deduction for consumer
interest but retained mortgage-related write-
offs.
Earlier this year Fed economists noticed
that the level of consumer installment debt
was declining while mortgage debt was ris-
ing. They interpreted the unexpected change
to be the result of new home equity loans.
This study seems to be contrary to private
Second mortgages became "home equity loans"
under new terminology of nation's banks
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studies as the Fed suggests that home equity
loans are booming. A spokesman from the
Consumer Banker Association said it would
take time for consumer interest in the loans
to show up in the data.
The reason for the growth is obvious.
Why pay 18% interest on a credit card when
you can pay 9.5% on a home equity loan?
Congress is considering removmg some
of the interest deduction available on home
equity loans. The House Ways and Means
Committee heard testimony on the subject
last year. The subject is still under consid-
eration.
Employee workplace
rights booklet
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occu-
pational Safety and Health Administration
has issued a new booklet, "OSHA: Em-
ployee Workplace Rights," which is avail-
able from the agency's regional and area
offices throughout the nation.
The 16-page booklet explains in detail the
rights and responsibilities an employee has
in the workplace under the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970. It encourages
employers and employees to work together
to remove hazards.
Employee rights include safety and health
information on an individual's workplace,
information on OSHA inspections, notifi-
cation on variances to OSHA standards and
exercising rights under the OSH Act without
fear of punishment. Employees are respon-
sible for complying with OSHA standards
and employer safety rules such as wearing
protective equipment.
One free copy of the new publication
(OSHA 3021) is available from the nearest
OSHA regional or area office. OSHA offices
are listed in the U.S. Government section
of the telephone directory under the U.S.
Department of Labor. Requests also may be
sent to the OSHA Publications Office, Room
N-3101, 200 Constitution Avenue. Washing-
ton. DC 20210. A self-addressed label should
be enclosed with each request.
When to contact
Social Security
It is important for people in cities and
towns around America to know when to
contact Social Security, according to the
Social Security Administration.
Not knowing when to contact Social Se-
curity for information or documents could
mean lost benefits which could never be
recovered, SSA said.
A person should check the local phone
book and contact Social Security before
getting his or her first job because a Social
Security number is required. Also:
• After a death in the family to see if
survivor benefits can be paid:
• When someone in the family is disabled
to find out if disability benefits can be paid;
• At retirement — at 65 for full rate ben-
efits, or as early as 62 for reduced benefits;
• A person should sign up for Medicare
two or three months before 65 even if there
are no retirement plans.
Christian Brothers
boycott continues
A UBC boycott of Christian Brothers
wines began during the holiday season, just
ended, according to UBC General President
Patrick J. Campbell.
The action results from almost a year of
unsuccessful negotiations with Christian
Brothers in which members of the North
Coast Counties of California District Council
have been unable to obtain construction
work from the company. All work is going
non-union. Until 1986. the North Coast
Counties of California District Council had
maintained a long-standing and mutually
beneficial relationship with the West Coast
wine producer.
While UBC members boycott Christian
Brothers, a request for a full boycott by all
AFL-CIO affiliates is under consideration.
FEBRUARY 1988
25
Roundup
NLRB to U¥l:
pay strikers
$25 mlilion
The National Labor Relations Board
has officially ordered the National Foot-
ball League to pay up to $25 million in
wages and bonuses to striking players
who were prohibited by the owners from
playing on October 18 and 19.
The NLRB complaint, issued by its
Baltimore regional office, charged that
the NFL Management Council violated
federal labor law by discriminating against
members of the Players Association after
they unconditionally ended their 24-day
walkout.
The Board cited an NFL memo de-
claring that strikers would have to report
by Wednesday to be eligible to play the
next weekend. However, strikebreakers
were allowed to sign up the day before
the games. The owners were ordered to
pay the players for the missed game, plus
the pro-rated share of any bonuses due.
The management council is appealing
the case to an administrative law judge
of the NLRB. A hearing has been sched-
uled for February 8 in Washington, D.C.
Either side can appeal the judge's deci-
sion to the five-member NLRB. After
that, it can go to the courts.
Pilots of two
regional airlines
vote for ALPA
The pilots of Atlantic Southeast Air-
lines, a regional carrier based in Atlanta,
Ga., and Dallas, Texas, have voted for
union representation by the Air Line
Pilots Association.
Results of the ballot were announced
recently by the National Mediation Board,
which oversees airline representation
elections. Atlantic Southeast now em-
ploys over 450 pilots.
Atlantic Southeast serves 44 cities in
13 states, from Virginia to Texas, with a
fleet of DHC-7, Short SD360, EMB 120
and 110 aircraft.
In another balloting, the pilots of Crown
Airways Inc., a Allegheny commuter
carrier based in Du Bois, Pa., also voted
for union representation by the ALPA.
Crown Airways now employs about 60
pilots, and serves cities in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Ohio with a fleet of
DHC6-300 and Shorts 330 aircraft.
ALPA, founded in 1931, is the largest
labor union and professional organization
of U.S. airline pilots. It is affiliated with
the AFL-CIO and holds collective bar-
gaining rights for 40,000 airline pilots at
43 carriers. In its professional role, ALPA
is the industry's leading air safety ad-
vocate.
Juvenile Shoe
removed from
boycott list
A four-month boycott against Juvenile
Shoe Corp. has ended successfully, ac-
cording to the Amalgamated Clothing and
Textile Workers Union.
ACTWU President Jack Sheinkman
said, "What we've done with Juvenile
Shoe is reverse the trend. This success
shows us that a union can strike and win.
Until now. Southwest Missouri was a
graveyard for unions who dared to strike."
The new contract provides that all
striking employees retain full seniority
rights, the right to return to their previous
jobs, seniority rights over the workers
who remained in the plant, up to a five
percent increase in wages, holidays, health
insurance coverage for themselves and
their families. The new contract also
provides that workers will be able to
challenge piece rates. The replacement
workers will join the ACTWU Local.
Detroit home
of the sitdown
shuts down
General Motors" Flint, Mich., body
assembly plant has closed its doors after
60 years in operation and 50 years after
it served as the site of one of the most
famous strikes in labor history.
In 1936-1937, Auto Workers con-
ducted a 44-day sitdown strike at the
Flint Fisher body plants to win recogni-
tion for the union. The strike, which
began the day before at the Fisher body
plant in Cleveland, spurred renewed auto
industry strikes, with Cadillac and Fleet-
wood Body Works following suit.
The Flint shutdown laid off 3 ,200 work-
ers. GM's other shutdowns and produc-
tion cutbacks affected 1 ,800 workers in
Pontiac, 3,300 workers in the Fleetwood/
Clark St. plants, 1,300 at the Central
Foundry Nodular Iron in Saginaw, and
1,600 workers at the Lakewood, Ga.,
assembly plants. An estimated total of
29,000 GM workers will be on temporary
or indefinite layoff in the coming months.
Letter Carrier
gets the wrong
post office message
Letter Carrier Gary Craycroft of Sat-
ellite Beach, Fla., was telephoning in an
outdoor booth when he saw an unoccu-
pied car rolling backward in the direction
of an elderly woman and gasohne pumps.
Acting quickly, Carycroft managed to
turn the steering wheel to keep the car
from hitting the woman and the poten-
tially explosive pumps. In the process,
Craycroft was thrown from the vehicle,
injuring his left leg, right elbow and ribs.
What did Craycroft receive from his
employers for his heroic deed? A plaque
for valor, a citation for bravery? Not
quite. The Satellite Beach Post Office
sent Craycroft a letter of reprimand for
participating in an "unsafe act." (PAD
City of Hope
bargaining
becomes hopeless
"Friend of Labor" City of Hope, has
turned its back on members of Office and
Professional Employees Local 30 in Los
Angeles, Calif.
Although there is no substantive evi-
dence of financial difficulties as company
officials claim, they have forced pay
reductions and increased hours with no
financial remuneration to Local 30 work-
ers. The City of Hope arbitrarily imple-
mented their offer of a 2% increase to
select employees; a 40-hour work week
from 35 hours with no wage differential,
gave employees a stipend bonus and
emasculated the seniority systems exe-
cuting their own "bumping rights."
The union offer to accept a one year
wage freeze and status quo on other key
provisions was rebuffed by the company.
Management has taken an antiunion at-
titude to the extent that Local 30 mem-
bers are not allowed to discuss union
matters at work. A nonbinding arbitration
panel found that OPEIU Local 30 has
been flexible in their proposals providing
a basis for a fair contract, but the com-
pany has taken a "take-it-or-leave-it"
stance.
Local 30 has had an agreement with
the City of Hope for 25 years and orga-
nized labor has worked harmoniously
with the organization in fund raising drives.
However, the AFL-CIO Executive
Council endorses the request of OPEIU
for all affiliates to cease fund raising
efforts nationally on behalf of the City
of Hope until OPEIU is able to reach a
fair contract.
Two unions that have contracts with
the City of Hope — Service Employees
International Union and the International
Union of Operating Engineers — support
the decision of the Executive Council.
Sidney Heller
becomes Union Label
secretary-treasurer
Sidney Heller was unanimously elected
secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Union
Label and Service Trades Department to
succeed John E. "Jack" Mara, who re-
tired. Mara had been secretary-treasurer
of the department since March 1982 and
served as its president for two years prior
to that. Heller, a longtime vice president
of the New York State Union Label and
Service Trades Department and the New
York City Label Trades Council, is an
international vice president of the Food
and Commercial Workers and president
of UFCW Local 888 in New York.
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GOSSIP
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PLANE GOSSIP, 101 CONSTITUTION
AVE. NW, WASH., D.C. 20001
SORRY, BUT NO PAYMENT MADE
AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
PUZZLED PATRON
A gorilla walked into a bar and
ordered a drinl<, paying for it with
a $20 bill. Thinking he'd put one
over on the gorilla, the bartender
gave him only $1 change.
As the gorilla nursed his drink,
the bartender struck up a conver-
sation; "We don't get many of your
kind in here."
Giving him a look, the gorilla
answered, "At $19 a drink, I can't
believe you get ANYONE in here."
LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL
GRAVE NEWS
A man walking home through a
cemetery late one night fell into a
newly dug grave and couldn't climb
out. His frantic cries for help were
finally heard by a tipsy passerby.
"Help me," pleaded the trapped
man. "I'm freezing down here."
The other man peered unsteadily
over the edge of the grave. "No
wonder," he observed. "You kicked
all your dirt off."
— Shopper News
FOOLED HIM
A little girl about to take her first
trip alone was warned about talking
to strange men.
At the station the conductor asked,
'Where are you going?"
"To Detroit," she answered, so
he put her on the Detroit train.
As the train pulled out she looked
out the window and yelled, "Ha, ha.
I fooled you that time — I'm going to
Chicago."
DON'T BUY L-P
THAT OLD LINE
Adam is the only man who couldn't
say, "Haven't we met before?"
BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER
EAT MY WORDS
A carpet sweeper salesman asked
a lady if he could demonstrate his
sweeper on her carpet.
She agreed. He threw some fine
dirt on her carpet and said, "If this
sweeper doesn't clean up all this
dirt, I'll eat it."
"You'd better start right away,"
said the woman. "We don't have
electricity."
Chuck Townsend
BUY UNION * SAVE JOBS
BASEBALL
Two men were talking. One man
said to the other "You know, the
average ball player makes more
money than the president of the
United States?"
The second man asked why.
"Because the president doesn't
want to play ball," he said.
— Claude S. Syers
THIS MONTH'S LIMERICK
There was a young lady from
Lynn,
Who was so excessively thin.
That when she essayed
To drink lemonade
She slipped through the straw
and fell in.
LOADED VERDICT
"What possible reason can you
have for acquitting this defendant?"
The judge shouted at the jury.
"Insanity, your honor," the fore-
man replied.
"All twelve of you?" bellowed the
judge.
—Globe
USE UNION SERVICES
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Little Mike: "Daddy, can I help
put the snow chains on the tires? I
know all the words to use."
BUY U.S. AND CANADIAN
FISHING TALES
Two guys met in Miami Beach.
The first fellow said, "I was fishing
last week and caught a fish that
weighed 450 pounds."
The other fellow looked back at
him and said, "I was fishing last
week too, and I didn't catch any-
thing. But I pulled up the hook, and
on it was a lantern from a ship. I
could only guess how many years
it had been lying in the mud, be-
cause it was covered with seaweed
and barnacles. But I washed it off,
polished it, and there on the bottom
was an engraving, 'Manufactured
in 1466.' Now, as you know, 1466
was before Columbus arrived in the
New World, but would you believe
it: That lantern was still burning!"
To all this the first man replied,
"I'll take one hundred pounds off
the fish, if you'll blow out the light."
ATTEND LOCAL MEETINGS
COWBOYS AND INDIANS
We had just moved into our new
home out west, and my young son
was standing on the front porch
surveying the new neighborhood.
A little girl skipped up the street
and introduced herself.
"Did you know that I'm half In-
dian?" she asked him.
My son looked her straight in the
eye, pulled himself up to his full six-
year old height and replied, "That's
nothing. I'm all cowboy."
— R.A. Bowlin, wife of member
Local 201. Winfield, Kan.
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CARPENTER
Chicago, III.
CHICAGO, SLL.
A dinner was held by Local 434 in honci .il
25 and 50-year members for their ser/ics lo the
Brotherhood. They Included, front, Bruce
Nelson, conductor; Richard Sar/ey, recoroirirj
secretary; Robert Scholtens, financial secreta'rv;
William Beemsterboer, president: Edward
Nelson, business representative; Leif Skrodal,
trustee; Stanley Kazwara, trustee; and 50-year
member Joseph Beneventi, warden.
Back row; Arthur Valliere, Treasurer, William
Hall; Cornelius Venhuizen, William Porter,
Kenneth Swart, Bernard Krause, David DeVos
and Peter Meneghetti, trustee.
FORESTVILLE, MD.
Service
To
The
Brelherheed
A gallery of pictures showing some of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received pins for years of service in the union.
Baltimore, MD — Picture No. 1
BALTIMORE, MD
Local 1548 honored its members with long
service to the Brotherhood in an early fall
celebration.
Picture No. 1: Ruth Jensen, center, was
presented with her husband's 40-year pin by
John Schmitz, business agent, and Jack Johns,
president. Mr. Jensen recently passed way.
Picture No. 3: Joe Gilbert, 25-year member.
Picture No. 2: 35-year members Howard
McCoy and Robert Jennings,
year member.
Picture No. 4: 20-year pins were presented
to William Wingate, Mike Schmidt, Claude
Welch and John Hofmeister.
Baltimore,
MD— Picture
No. 2
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Picture No. 3
Forestville,
MD— Picture
No. 1
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Baltimore, MD — Picture No. 4
Forestville, MD— Picture No. 4
Local 132 presented members with lapel pins
and certificates for their service to the
Brotherhood after a regular meeting.
Picture No. 1: James Buch Sr., and James
S. Merkle were presented with 50-year pins.
Picture No. 2: Vincent Giampietro, 50-year
member.
Picture No. 3: 45-year members were, front,
George Toder and James B. Thomson.
Second row. George Basso. Ralph German
and Denver Sasser.
Back row, August Myers. James Goodman,
George Grove and Frank Duvall.
Picture No. 4: Shelby Colbert, Claude
Tharpe, John Underwood and Willie Mann were
presented with 40-year pins.
FEBRUARY 1988
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Inglewood, Calif.— Picture No. 1— Nelson, left; Miller, right, with General President
Lucassen
Inglewood, Calif.-
Picture No. 2
Inglewood, Calif. — Picture No. 4
Inglewood, Calif. — Picture No. 6
INGLEWOOD, CALIF.
Local 2435 recently honored its members
with 25 or more years of service.
Picture No. 1: Paul H/liller, right, and Arthur
A. Nelson shown with Sigurd Lucassen, First
General Vice President, were honored for 65
years.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members honored
were Edward J. Bergschneider, Paul Gilbert, T.
Reed Sadahiro, Lawrence R. Schott and John
Schuster.
Those not shown are Leo Altobella, Ernest C.
Bode, Clarence Bouttee, Paul Braunbecl<,
William Chenier, Claude Curtis, Robert
Domenico, Lawrence R. Fessenden Sr., Hubert
C. Hansen, Robert Higginson, Irving Hutchings,
Clyde James, Francis W. Johnson, Julius
Johnson, Lawrence E. Kellett, Oscar King,
Lloyd Landcaster, N.J. Newman, Gustav H.
Olson, Louis B. Ortiz, C.E. Patton, Robert B.
Pluym, Louis Rudd, John F. Russ, Paul Tuttle
Sr., Harvey Williamson and Harold Youmans.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 40
years of service included Page I. Wiberg, Leo
Glass, Leon Ahlstrom, William A. Seppanen,
Johnny Lydon, Bernard Bauman, Joseph
Halwax, Chester D. Weiche, Prentiss Kirk,
Richard R. Whittaker, Carl Peters, Thompson
Parrett, Arthur J. Cheshire, Harold E. Blada,
James L. Willemsen, Bert J. Barr and Curtis C.
Hanson.
Those not shown are Harman R. Azbell, Otto
B. Berg, George W. Birnie, Gordon R. Bittore,
Sidney Blakeney, Edward Boutte, Delbert
Brossard, Carl W. Bradley, Lowell Butterfield,
Gerald Can/er, William Carson, Steve Chowka,
Anton V. Christenson, Robert Cherry, Francis
R. Cody, Donald Cook, Kenneth Cross, James
DeMaio, Alvon Elder, M.A. Feller, Robert L.
Finley, Noah A. Gates, William Gaten, Edward
Gibson, Paul Goff, Andrew Grotz, Albert
Hammel, Ben Hawse, James E. Heintz, Lyod E.
Hoefer, Jack Hutler, Howard T. Irving, Francis
W. Johnson, Robert G. Johnson, Ted Kelly,
Oscar Klatte, Arthur H. Kuhlman, Doyle E.
Lister, Hjelmar Magnuson, Albert A. Martin,
Clovis Martinet, Christopher Mathewson,
Thomas B. Mathis, F. V. Maxon, George Mello,
Edward T. Michaels, Lester Moe, Harold C.
Owen, Elwin H. Raikes, Watson Reed, Robert
Rieboldt, Benie J. Roquemore, Edmund
Rucinski, Reedy Rummel, William Runions,
Royal Sappington, Adamar B. Skomski, Glen
Sparks, Leonidas J. Stibbs, Arthur B. Terwey,
Owen L. Thomas, Avery J. Timms, DeeOee
Todd, Daniel Trepanier, Francis L. Tucker,
Donald E. Walther, Herbert Waters, H. Leon
Watson, Clarence Welte, J. Glen Wilson, Armin
G. Wood and Loeonad C. Zinn.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members honored
were Paul W. Sigur, Judge John Lynch, Willie
Zindric, William 'Red' Egan, president, Chartes
A. Wilt, Glen J. Stark, David G. Ralston, Lee
Dodik, Joe Damico, Russ K. Slaughter, Floyd
Clay, business representative. Local 1437,
Jackie Barnett, financial secretary, and Frank
Hageman.
Those not shown are Max E. Beatty, John L.
Brawley, Reyes Candelaria, Louis Cato, Ralph
Chenier, Ronald Clews, Alexander Escalante,
Thomas F. Fedderson, Frank Festerer, Dale R.
Fischer, Charles E. Frohner, Frank J. Frontino,
Lorman M. Griffith, Donald J. Harris, Edward
Haynes, Irving E. Hutchins, Leon Janowak,
John J. Jost, Stanley Kalt, Steve Kardos,
Robert Kuykendall, William Kuzyk, Richard
Lampe, Victor Larey, Donald Lasley, Jack
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Inglewood, Calif, com.
Lawhon, Arlie J. Lisech, Olin Lovelace, Aubrey
J. Maspero, Jerald Niebel Jr., Martin O'Connor,
Leo F. O'Donneil, David H. Phillips, Joseph
Pozzuoli, Lowell Ramsey, Roger Rennhof,
Clarence Rixey, Lyie Rothenberg, Howard E.
Sappington, Pierce L. Sill, Glen Starl<, Harry J.
Thompson, Carl V. Tiede, William Webb,
Raymond Williams, Ceasar Williams Sr., Ladeli
Williams and William B. Wines.
Picture No. 5: 30-year recipients were Sam
Edwards, Cliff Lager, Oliver Barichere, Larry
Buettner, Toshimi Kitagawa, Kenneth Hirakami,
Hiroshi Kuboyama, Niels C. Nelson and David
Hobbs.
Those not pictured are Florian Alter, Dale
Bastian, Guy D. Benson, Lawrence F. Boll,
Edgar L. Bowland, Phillip Brown, William
Carney, John Deering, John Duda, Fredrick
Easton, John T. Edis, Herbert L. Greer Jr.,
Mervin E. Harry, Johnny D. Imboden, James F.
Jack, Truman Johnson, Robert Kawakami,
Benjamin L. Kennedy, Ervin F. Knwbusch, Boyd
A. Lake, Everett L. Lawrence, Thomas Lifsey,
Billy I. Little, Joseph J. Mancuso, Antonio
Marquez, Thomas J. Moore, Charles R. Payne,
Eleder Robinson, Edward Rosenthal, Patsy F.
Rutigliano, Peter Schoenberg, Al Sperling,
Ruben Stroh, Moses E. Ward, John Weede,
Joe Wyhowanec and Michael Wyhowanec.
Picture No. 6: Those receiving 25-year pins
included Hans Haberman, Pelton Rogers, vice
president, Charlie Martin, Frank Preston, Bob
Clubb, past president, William 'Red' Egan,
president and Matt Buzzard.
Those not pictured are Loren D. Anderson,
Terry L. Ayer, Luis DeLaRosa, William Farmer,
Herman Hass, Otto J. Harkins, Frank Henson,
Lester Huff, Clinton Jarreau, Charles G. Martin,
Albert R. Niles, Robert Patrick, Herbert E.
Perley, Grant Rainey, Johnnie Schick, Charles
Stewart, George Schmidt, Ralph Stiffler,
William Tubbs, Wendell Vannatta, Lawrence
Vanderbosch, William Waters and Raymond
Williams.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.
The following members were honored at a
regular meeting of Local 20:
70-year members: Olaf Larsen and Ole
Olsen.
60-year member Karl Nilsen.
50-year member Clifford Stonier.
45 year members: Andreas Andreassen,
Anthony Butera, Jelino Formicola, Andrew
Bellina, Richard Espenbaum and George
Lakonen.
40-year members: Edwin Anderson, Ross
Cocozza, Anthony Delisa, William Erkman, Paul
Giarletta, Gus Jensen, Gaetano Lamberti,
George Leanza, Arthur Nelson, M.
Notofrancesso, Norman Olsen, Sigfried
Pearson, John Potusek, Cosmo Serio, Batista
Tomasello, Bernard Varriano, Edwin Carlson,
Edward Currier, Joseph Doucett, Anthony Gallo,
Michael Grasso, Stanley Lada, Walter Lawler,
Bernt Nesse, Stanley Nilsen, Kenneth Olsen,
Ralph Omholt, Anthony Pistilli, Sam Rutigliano,
Douglas Snyder and Jack Vanstratum.
35-year members: Joseph Bodenschatz,
Chris Carnivalle, Anthonio D'Antonio, Angelo
Fazio, Einar Johnsen, Louis Lamperti, Mangar
Oines, Vincent Shreck, George Ward, Bjarne
ENGLEWOOD, COLO.
Carpenters and Millmen's Local 1583 held a
recognition luncheon for membership with
longstanding service to the Brotherhood at the
Applewood Inn.
Picture No. 1: 50-
year member Glenn
Marvin.
Picture No. 2: 45-
year members were,
front, Arthur Venard
and John Tricarico.
Back row, Andrew
Rachak, Frank Pol
and Robert Lamping.
Picture No. 3: 40-
year members
honored were, front, Edward Rylands
Eppinger and Ernest Mudra.
MARVIN
Robert
Englewood, Colo.— Picture No. 2
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Englewood, Colo.— Picture No. 6
Back row, Keith Bashor, Robert Vi. Liik= .jr.a
William H. Benns.
Picture Wo. 4: Joseph Wlotnyl-.. Frank
Strafface and Donald Nuffer were honored for
their 35 years.
Picture No. 5: 30-year members honored
were Robert Schroder, Norbert Nolde and Joset
Huber.
Picture No. 6: 25-year members were J-akob
Dvoracek, Frank James and William OeJean.
Picture No. 7: 20-year members honored
were, front, Cecil C. Hughes, Leroy Hopes,
David H. Quintana, Eugene F. Williams and
Raymond. Cordova.
Second row, Oausie Greathouse, David H.
Quintana, Arnold Valdez, Amador Valdez, Henry
Trujillo, Joe Trujillo and James Nightingale.
Back row, Ervin Cooley, Moises Martinez,
Moses Haro, Chest Atchley, Robert Bott,
George Prince and Richard Sav/yer.
Englewood, Colo. — Picture No. 3
Englewood, Colo. — Picture No. 5
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Englewood, Colo. — Picture No. 7
Hansen, Edward Kramer, Phil Mollica, Ewalds
Pilsums and Henry Smith.
30-year members: Steve Bihun, Ernie
Borghese, Vincent Caiozzo, Arman Chiaparelli,
John King, Ray Peterson, Michael Scocco,
John 0. Swenson, G. Vidringstad, Thomas
Billante, Razio Bueta, George Cangilosi, Sal
Dolcimoscolo, Louis Lopez, Rosaria Raia,
Jerome Stamberger, A. Vidringstad and Harry
Wilkinson.
25-year members: Joe Battaglia, Robert
Candrilli, Robert Demons!, Criand DosSantos,
Leon Heidler, Peter Lore, John Rossitto, John
Solle, Greg Battaglia Sr., Joe Celecki, Ai
Devito, Patsy Esposito, Anthony Lammanna,
William O'Niel Jr., and Edwin Schweers.
FEBRUARY 1988
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Williamsport, Pa.— Picture No. 2
1 I l:^:^;::^JiL .a
Williamsport, Pa. — Picture No. 3
Pasadena, Calif.— Picture No. 2
Williamsport, Pa.-
Picture No. 4
No. 1— HAMM
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Local 23 recently honored members with 25
to 60 years of service to the Brotherhood at an
awards banquet.
Picture No. 1:
Arthur Hamm, 45-
year member.
Members not
pictured are William
Boyce, George Brass,
Anson Gamble,
Harold Hill, John H.
Miller, Frank Ransom,
William Roadarmel,
Ira R. Swartzlander
and Charles Starr.
Picture No. 2: 40-year members honored
were, front, James Crandall, Earl Furman,
James Jamison, Oscar Merrill and William
Mitchell.
Back row, Harry Morgan, Luther Moyer,
Charles Propst, Donald Schriner, Joseph
Schriner, Frank Szybist and Harold Woodhead.
Those not shown are Robert Ashenfelder,
Ralph Boyce, Mason Chamberlain, Robert
Deibler, Allen Douty, Alex Gilotti, Paul Gobora,
Harold Harner, Bela Horvath, Robert Hummel,
Stanley Karlovich, Edward Kotwica, Clinton
Kramer, Wilbur Merrill, John l>Jeece, Bernard
Novakoski, Stephen Odell, George Pensyl,
Joseph Quatrini, Cloyd Reitz, Lewis Stanley,
Charles Wilvert, Herbert Zane and Joseph
Zebrowski.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 35
years were, front, David Bamberger, Luther
Betsker, Joseph Checchi and Robert Oreese.
Back row, William Drumheller, David
Hinaman, Robert Klinger, John S. Hfliller,
George Mingos, William Owens and Clinton
Tucker.
Those not shown are Anthony Antonio. Lloyd
Clark, Luther Conrad, Robert Geiser, Bruce
Gilbert, Roy Herrold, Ermie Hill, Lindley
Hummel, Ralph Hunter, Max Jenkins, George
Kirchman, John Mangino, Harold Natlack,
George Moore Jr., Charles Nace, John Persing,
Harlan Reitz, Arthur Russell, Harry Schenck,
Earl Snyder, Fred Snyder, Ralph Taylor, Marlin
Trego, Leo Turofski, Lewis VanCampen, Joseph
Welteroth Sr., Samuel Williams, Robert Wydra
and Joseph Young.
Picture No. 4: Members honored for 25
years of service included, front, Donald
Hudson, Jerome Kalinoski, Elmber Kalmbach
and Clair Springman.
Back row, Donald Hauck, Willard Kilmer,
Dale Moyer, John Peifer, Calvin Swank and
William Tressler.
Not pictured are, Norman Aikey, Daniel
Boone, Kenneth Brink, Leon Burns, Charles
Day, Elwood Ettinger, Robert Frawley, Kenneth
Hockenbroch, Frank Jankowsky, Fred May,
Walter Ostroski, Ralph Roberts, LaVerne
Roupp, Fred Spotts and Claude Yohe.
Honored but not pictured was Robins Swank,
60-year member.
Also honored were 30-year members Budd
Feaster, R. Daniel Gill, Robert Harris, Robert
Hoover, William Kirkner, Robert Millheim,
Waler Portzline, William Rohrbach, Joseph
Scisly, George Steinhart, Orval Tittle, Joseph
Tuttle, Eldon Westbrook, Dail Williams and
Thaddeus Zdanowski.
BENTON, KY.
A.C. Hughes, Local
357, was presented
with a pin for his 62
years of service to the
Ww^^r^
Brotherhood. The pin
■ f
was presented in
1 ^ilv 1
Hughes' home in
Paducah, Ky.
HUGHES
PASADENA, CALIF.
Local 769 honored some of its members of
longstanding service to the Brotherhood at a
recent meeting.
Picture No. 1: 50-year members honored
were Otis Richardson, Clarence McAlpin,
Thorvald Jensen, Ben V. Doda, Neal Wagner,
William Frommling, Walter Thomasson, James
Crusberg and Lawrence Green.
Not shown are Valmor Rochon, Foy Hodges,
Paul Lancaster, Jacob Rempel and Elmer
Waldo,
Picture No. 2: Durwood Sawyer, Floyd
Milton and Harold Basset were honored for 45
years of service.
Not shown are Leo Fleshman, John
Osmonson, Sven Malmgren, Roy Woodin,
Clarence Erickson, Earl Nelson, James Smith
and Frank V. Cowan.
Houston,
Texas— Picture
No. 1, above
Picture No. 2,
left
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Millmen's Local 724 gave a banquet for all
its members early in the fall of 1987. At the
banquet members were honored for their
service to the Brotherhood.
Picture No. 1: Adam Cantu and Edwin Hejl
were honored with 25 years of service.
Also honored but not appearing in a picture
were Robert Riebeling, 33 years; Stanley
Hablinski, 38 years; Olie Gebhard, 41 years;
Lige Bielamowiez, 42 years; George J.
Thrasher, 41 years; Charles Nowak, 44 years;
and a special honor to John Doepping with 50
years of service.
Picture No. 2: Edward Holloway, 20 years of
service.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Members of Local 1506 were recognized for
their service to the Brotherhood during a pin
presentation.
Picture No. 1: George Pluso, 60-year
member.
Picture No. 2: Charles Byler, 55-year
member.
Picture No. 3: 50-year recipients were
Eugene Parke, Frank Testa, Fred Phillips,
"Slim" Ottman and Jack Kuppersmith.
Picture No. 4: John Bushman, Doug Coffin
and Warren St. Amant were honored for their
45 years of service.
Picture No. 5: 40-year members included
Ray Carpenter, Bill True, Jesse Crews, Guy
Weaver, Charles Abblett, Paul Ogaz, Frank
Golson, Juan St. Amant, Clyde St. Amant, Lee
Spano, Ed McKervey, Clarence Dume, Lue
Burnett, Ray Redmond, Ray Rice, Rusty
Mullins, Virgil Stearm, Ray Peterson, Norm
Kelly and Waind Wertanen.
Picture No. 6: 35-year members honored
were Bobby Graham, Ray Cooper, Earl
Howarth, Gus Hill, J.B. Phillips, Frank Batzek,
Red Freeman, Oefoster Miller, Norm Abrahams,
Howard Duell, Art Eisele, Jerry Welch, Harvey
Wolf, Dewey Lewallen, Jim Johnson, Paul
Urgel, Swede Jensen, Joh Potter, Jacinto
Chavez, Vince Hernschall and Lucien Guiol.
Picture No. 7: 30-year members honored
were Elton Colbert, Walter Chaney, John Card,
Ralph Leese, Bob White, Ralph Duncan, Mel
Hull, Richard Alsup, Doug Hooper, Terry
Matthews, Bill Salo, George Stoffel, Clark
Rowton, Richard Thorsngs, Al Nygaard, Jim
Beaver, Ken Pollard, Jack Logan, Tom Potter,
Richard Wassell, Russ Wassell, Harold Phillips,
Byron Young, Gary Williams, Frank Sims and
Louis Lopez.
Picture No. 8: 25-year members honored
were Chris Kennedy, Terry Kennedy, Joe
Chapman, Don Snyder, Herman Cooks, Mel
Nerd, Gary Gilbert, Robert Lebo, Roger Evans,
Virgil Kimberiing, Larry Butterbaugh, Richard
Corman, James Cochran and Larry Harja.
Picture No. 9: Other 25-year members
include Paul Bogsmiller, Robert Denver, Ramon
Balandran, Joe Baur, Jack McElroy, John
Layman, Richard Celmer, Bob Lloyd, Frank
Diaz, Charles Davis, Richard Luna, Alex
Shannon, Jack Logan, Ken Pyles, Ches Staggs,
Kale Prouty, Burl Deardorff and Elmer OhI.
Los Angeles, Calif. — Picture No. 3
The "Se.'^/Jce To The Brctherh-oo-::'"
section gives recognition to Uniied
Brotherhood members with 20 or
more years of service. Please
identify members carefuliy, from
left to right, printing or typing the
names to ensure readability. Prints
can be black and white or color as
long as they are sharp and in focus.
Send material to CARPENTER
magazine, 101 Constitution Ave.,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
Los Angeles, Calif. — Picture No. 5
Los Angeles, Calif.— Picture No. 8
FEBRUARY 1988
Los Angeles, Calif. — Picture No. 9
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Salt Lake City, Utah— Picture No. 1
Salt Lake City, Utah— Picture No. 2
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Local 184 honored its senior members with
pins and certificates at an awards luncheon
during the fall of 1987.
Picture No. 1: 50-year members honored
were, front, Owen Ellis, H.J. Boettcher, Edwin
C. Inkley, Carl Lange, Maurice Lyman and
Severn D. Loder.
Back row, Richard Sperry and Walt D. Grow.
Picture No. 2: Members honored for 40
years of service and dedication were, front,
William F. Hadley, Keith R. Crithfield, Ben Bell,
William Bleazard, Truman Cope and Bert
Cowlishaw.
Back row, Albert E. Jenkins, Earl B. Landry,
L.R. LeCheminant and Ted J. Lee.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 30 and
35 years were Stanley Odekirk, Donald S.
Cook, Calvin C. Smith, Donald G. Reed, Keith
W. Hill and John L. Tew.
Picture No. 4: Albert Giezendanner, James
K. Owens, Gaylen Rock and LeRoy Johnson
were honored for their 25 years of service.
Salt Lake City,
Utah— Picture No. 3
Salt Lake City, Utah-
Picture No. 4
East St. Louis, Illinois-
Picture No. 1
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
Local 169 had its annual pin presentation to
honor its members of longstanding service to
the Brotherhood. An evening meal of port
steaks and bratwurst and sauerkraut was served
to 95 men in attendance.
Picture No. 1: 40-year members honored
were Russell Whittaker, Hughie Kinne, August
Werner, Jim Kennedy, business representative,
Frank Rekosh, Dale Williams, Leonard Johnson,
Charles Harris and Milo Sulya.
Picture No. 2: Pins for 35 years of service
were presented to Ron Ames, Frank Wayhorn,
Kennedy and Robert Lehman.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 30
years of service were Kenneth Waltermire,
Jesse Ramsey, Kennedy and John Hammon.
Picture No. 4: Sam Penetti and Elvin
Robertson were presented with 25-year pins.
Picture No. -5: Joe Tenllado, Kennedy and
Dan Kime were presented with 20-year pins.
East St. Louis, III.— Picture No. 3
East St. Louis, III.— Picture No. 5
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CHAMPAIGN, ILL.
Local 44 recently sponsored a banquet to
celebrate its 75 years and 90 years with Locals
41 and 44. During the banquet pins were
presented to members with long service.
Picture No. 1: Life members were Mrs.
Taylor accepting for Warren N. Taylor, and
Eugene P. Deem.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members honored
were, front, Ed McDannell and Ralph E.
Stirewalt.
Back row, John Radmaker and Kenneth
Thomas.
Picture No. 3: Kenneth V. Davison, Ray N.
Meyers and Eugen Burse were honored for their
40 years of service.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members John H. Vail
and William J. Rollins.
Picture No. 5: 30-year member Harold E.
Wolfe and Eugene P. Deem.
Picture No. 6: Members enjoyed a cake
cutting ceremony as one of the festivities of the
evening. Phillip G. Burnett, secretary treasurer,
Mid-Central, Illinois, District Council; Donald
Gorman, international representative; Thomas
Hanahan, Third District board member; John
W. Pruitt, Second General Vice President;
Ralph E. Stirewalt, master of ceremonies.
Champaign, III. — Picture No. 1
Ricfimond, Va., from
left to right Shufelt,
Lewis, Cooper
Champaign,
Champaign, III. — Picture No. 5
RICHMOND, VA.
Local 388 honored its members for their
dedicated service at a pinning party held last
summer.
Picture No. 1: Milton Shufelt, 50 years.
Picture No. 2: Olen H. Lewis, 45 years.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 40
years of service were Thomas J. James. Elvis
Woods and Willie R. Byrd.
Picture No. 4: Len J. Williams and James
Orange were honored for their 35 years of
service.
Picture No. 5: Pins for 30-year membership
were awarded to Owen S. Seal, Billy Moore,
Harold Lovering, George Overby and Wiley E.
Radcliff.
Picture No. 6
member.
Picture No. 7
John W. Cooper, 25-year
Richmond, Va. — Picture No. 4
FEBRUARY 1988
Richmond, Va. — Picture No. 7
Albert Otto, James E.
Kennedy, Andy Hammell and Elmer C. Sayers
were awarded 20-year pins.
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SARNIA, ONTARIO
Local 1256 sponsored a dinner dance for its
mennbers and honored many witli service pins.
Picture No. 1: Cliester Eal<ett, 45-year
member.
Picture No. 2: 35-year members honored
were Roger Beaumier, Stanley Hyatt, Paul
Lacasse, William Lawrence, Ronald Carlton,
business representative, Donald Livingston,
Paul Melanson, Russell
Nantais and Florian Vallee.
Picture No. 3: Members
honored for 25 years of
service were Percy
Fleischhauer Carlton and Fred
Lebeau.
Picture No. 4: 20-year
pins were presented to Ron
Cole, president, Doug Byrns,
Ivan Delong, John Dennis,
Joe Knapper, Carlton, Ray
Mainville, Duncan McKeller,
Jack Piggott and Vince
Petrany.
Sarnia, Ont. — Picture No. 3
Sarnia, Ont. — Picture No. 4
Parkersburg, W.V. — Picture No. 3
PARKERSBURG, W.Va.
A 40th anniversary banquet was recently
celebrated by IVIillwright Local 1755. Members
with longstanding service to the Brotherhood
were recognized with service pins.
Picture No. 1: 40-year members honored
were Paul C. Parkins, Joseph Hiener, Leonard
Massar, Roy H. Robinson Jr., Robert Becker
Sr. and Gerald Beardsley.
Picture No. 2: 35-year members receiving
pins were, front, Dale Sims Jr., Ray F.
Mattern, Grant Queen and Ralph Harrah.
Back row, H.C. Byrd, R. Glen Robinson,
Everett E. Sullivan and Karl Ankrom.
Picture No. 3: Members receiving 30-year
pins were Arnold K. Richards, Bernard
Richards, Ernest Combs, Ralph Frum, Ernest
Hissom and Lyie B. Northcraft.
Picture No. 4: Tommy Watson and Russell
BrightweO received 25-year pins.
Picture No. 5: 20-year members included.
Parkersburg, W.V. — Picture No. 5
DAVENPORT, IOWA AND
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
The combined retirees banquet of Local 4
and Local 166 was recently held at the Elks
Lodge in Moline, ill. During the banquet
members of long service were honored.
Picture No. 1: Raymond F. Rohwedder,
Local 4, was presented with a 70-year pin.
Picture No. 2: Albert V. Carlson, Local 166,
was presented with a 65-year service pin.
Parkersburg, W.V. — Picture No. 4
front, John Henderson, Louis E. Kaiden, H.B.
Hill Jr., Chester Wells and Ray C. Brewer.
Back row, James R. Hawley, Brinley I.
Staley, M. Bruce Combs, Joseph Ranson Sr.,
David Casto and OttJe Metz.
ROHWEDDER
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CARPENTER
The following list of 580 deceased members and spouses represerits
a total of $1,052,818.29 death claims paid in November 1987; (sj
following name in listing indicates spouse of member.
m:
Local Union. City
101
102
105
107
108
109
111
112
113
114
120
123
125
128
131
135
140
141
161
162
166
174
181
182
Chicago, IL — Karl C. Carpenter, Karl C. Carpenter.
Cincinnati, OH— Kenneth W. File.
Wheeling. WV— Grafton John Clark.
Davenport, lA — Emil J. Anderson.
St. Louis, MO— Louis J. Faveere. Louis R. Darian.
Hudson County, NJ — Charles Hansen.
Minneapolis, MN — Alma C. Rasmussen (s). Fritz
Johnson, Leslie H. Mortenson. Melvin Lukken,
Thomas Panek.
Philadelphia, PA — Charles J. Granahan, Elmer J.
Miller, Ralph E. Rowe, Walter C. Kraus.
BufTalo, NY — Joseph Treger.
Chicago, IL — Frank George Swierk.
San Antonio, TX— Antonio V. Enriquez. David V.
Delgado, John E. Galvan.
Bronx, NY — Herman Moore,
New York, NY — Andrew Breimon, George Lakonen.
George Zeller Sr.
San Francisco, CA — Beulah Hope Sands (s), Lester
E. Dussell.
Willianisport, PA— William C. Mitchell.
Central, CT — Allen Mossman. Frank Jabubiak Sr.,
Fred W. Parkhurst.
Los Angeles, CA — Eugene T. Smith, Joe A. Herrera,
Ralph L. Roberts.
Oakland, CA — Maynard Cook.
San Rafael, CA — David Giesick. Milo T. Andrews.
Oakland, CA — Henry Katka, Rosaline Virginia Sie-
gler (s).
Boston, MA — Joseph Francis Jacobs. Mario Lentine.
Hartford, CT — Bertha Celina Archambault (s), Gun-
nar L. Johnson.
St. Louis, MO— John J, Schulte.
Fitchburg, MA — Jalo Siren,
Knoxville, TN— Paul Kenneth Webb.
White Plains, NY— Charles W. Coolen.
Chicago, Il^-James Svec, Peter H. Borchert.
Boston, MA — Giles J. Adams.
Chicago, IL — Ernest E. Hanson, Golfried Witte,
James F. Break.
Indianapolis, IN — Leonard M. Ferraro.
Kansas City, MO — Edward A. Cassell, Kurt A.
Norberg, Olof Ferm,
Chicago, Il^Stanley Detloff.
Perth Amboy, NJ — Andrew J. Yellen.
Olean, NY— Gary E. Perkins.
Canton, OH~Blanche A. Freshley (s).
St. Louis, MO — John D. Baron.
Chattanooga, TN— Georgia A. McDonald (s).
Chicago, IL— Ruth Larson (s).
Halifax, NS, CAN— Allister Sidney Connors. Charles
E. Day, Hubert Wallace Atkins.
Rochester, NY— Carl J. Kehrig.
St. Paul, MN— Edward A. Gunderson, Elzo J. West.
Harold L. Fern. Harold R. Jensen. Lawrence J.
Eller, Maurice L. Ingvalson, Reuben O, Ristrom,
Mobile, AL— Clarence Frederick Carleton, William
F. Lambert.
Providence, RI — Eugene Roy, Meobourne S. Phil-
lips.
Spokane, WA — Lawrence C. Hamilton, Milton Ker-
mit Miland.
Baltimore, MD — Ernest E. Gordon, James G. Rick-
man, Rudolph C. Rawl.
Oakland, CA^Charles E. Nelsson.
Cleveland, OH— Albert S. Stofcho, Edmund J. Ban-
ville Jr.
Worcester, MA — David A. Frink.
Springfield, MA — Stanley J. Wysocki, Walter Henry
Wooley.
Sheffield, AL — Gene Cassada, James Steven Gaddis.
Lawrence, MA — Alfred W. Jackson, James J. Con-
Ion.
Butte, MT— Mitchell V. Rosa.
Middletown, OH — Richard M. Hickman.
East Detroit, MI — Agatha Szydlowski (s), Johannes
Oldenkamp, John J, Pacquette, Sydney Londo.
Detroit, MI— Cari M. Richard, Charles Haines. Dan-
iel Hammond, Mane A. Bumstead (s), Myron Olsen,
Obadiah Churchill. Orville O. Stocker. Robert D.
Schmidt. Rosie Mae Nicholson (s).
Utica, NY — Alessandro Rosato.
Broward County, FL — Edwin L. Aument. Floyd R.
Wallace.
Miami, FL — Bemice Ware, Philip J. Gates.
St. Albans, WV — Lee Roy Boggess.
Seattle, WA — George L. Mercer. Hans M. Busk,
Louise Lundgren (s), Ray F. West, Roselle Desrosier
(s).
Washington, DC— Everett L. Bell, George U. At-
kins.
New York, NY— Cecil Black. Moshe Schlanger.
Tampa, FL — Franklin M. Herchenrider, Jerome Cy-
rus Dyvig.
Chicago, IL — Albert F. Perkins.
Kenosha, WI — Marvin Clarence Whitney.
San Mateo, CA — Donald W. Abbott. Jerry Leontie.
Rock Island, IL — Donald F. Crimmins. Robert H.
Anderson.
Youngstown, OH — Harry L. Sharp, Richard E. Ju-
rus.
JoUet. IL— Bobbie Webb. Frank Burla.
Chicago, IL — Frank Sanzeri, Richard Nicolini.
Cleveland, OH— Elizabeth J. Kebrdle (s), John L.
Paal, Steve Kanter.
Local Union. City
184 Salt Lake City, UT— Daniel W. Warner. James
MacNaughtan.
190 Klamath Falls, OR— John H. Plymale, Warren
Morehead, Sr.
200 Columbus. OH—Avonelle A. Horvath (s). Frank S.
Wright. Timothy D. Maynard.
203 Poughkeepsie, NY — Margaret Agnes Helgesen (s).
210 Stamford, CT — Albert L. Sansieri, Anthony J. Tor-
siello, John W. Ericson, Lucille Swaniger (s), Samuel
L. Ferry.
211 Pittsburgh, PA— William Woodrow Taylor.
215 Lafayette, IN— Charles Deel.
223 Nashville, TN — Clarence Homer Newman, William
Womack.
225 Atlanta, GA — Carl Thomas Young, Robert J. Ham-
ilton.
230 Pittsburgh, PA— Mabel Walter (s), Steve Sewchok.
232 Fort Wayne, IN— Ben McCullough, Herman Grot-
haus.
244 Grand Jet, CO— Ross E Allison
246 New York, NY — Joseph Kaplan, Peter Kirchhoffer.
247 Portland, OR— Wells Burton Foote.
252 Oshkosh, WI— Frank Edward Binder.
257 New York, NY — Adolphus Green, Emil Gernert Sr.,
Erik Berg, James Quinn.
259 Jackson, TN — Garland Stanley Knott, Lucy Frances
Rowland (s), Robert Erskine Vantreese.
262 San Jose, CA — Mathias Boesinger.
267 Dresden, OH— Lela Basford (s).
269 Danville, IL — Laura Silverstro (s). Ocel E. Pearson.
272 Chicago Hgt, IL^Josephine Modrak (s).
275 Newton, MA — John T. Sullivan, Louis B. Castilloux.
278 Watertown, NY— Leo Howard Mcintosh.
283 Augusta, GA — Corninne Hiers (s), Henry L. Deese.
286 Great Falls, MT— Virginia E. Dickman (s).
296 Brooklyn, NY— Leif Hansen.
297 Kalamazoo, MI— Ruth E. Dunn (s).
302 Huntington, WV— Ralph C. Tackett.
314 Madison, WI — John George Reis.
316 San Jose, CA — Charies E. Maynard, Mildred M.
Clark (s).
317 Aberdeen, WA— Clifton Marelte Klingler, Joseph V.
Evanchyk.
319 Roanoke, VA— Elmer R. Fretwell.
334 Saginaw, MI — Walter J. Vollmer.
338 Seattle, WA— John E. A. Barker.
348 New York, NY— Jonathan H. Feltham.
356 Marietta, OH— Hubert D. Eckels.
357 DraffenviUe, KY— Alben W. Barclay
361 Duluth, MN— Lester J. Carison
369 N Tonawanda, NY — Edward Carl Pom. Roy Mar-
quart,
370 Albany, NY — Evelyn Burns (s). Florence Bednar-
czyk (s).
372 Lima, OH— Norman O. Hoyt.
377 Alton, IL — James W. Andrews.
388 Richmond, VA — James T. Hudson, Lonzie C. Tom-
Im.
400 Ohaha, NB— Glen M. McDole. Joseph A. Riener.
404 Lake Co., OH— James David Hite. Joseph Paul
Francosky.
407 Lewiston, ME — Alice M. Robichaud (s).
411 San Angelo, TX — Roscoe C. Foreman.
424 Hingham, MA — Enok Olofson.
433 Belleville, IL— Steve D. Layton.
437 Portsmouth, OH— Charles Robert Liles.
458 Clarksville, IN — Katharine M. Casey (s), Marion F.
Arnold.
465 Chester County, PA— Howard Lewis Croll.
469 Cheyenne, WY~Ethel Mae Glenn (s).
475 Ashland, MA— Raymond C. Calnan.
480 Freeburg, IL— Henrietta L, Rehmus (s).
492 Reading, PA— John A. Kogut.
493 Mt. Vernon, NY— Ernest Carpentieri.
496 Kankakee, IL — Cloade E, Kennedy.
502 Port Arthur, TX— Ned Joseph Bonin, Virgil A.
Scott.
512 Ann Arbor, MI — Edward Lambert Jr.
515 Colo Springs, CO— William L. Parker.
518 Sisterville, WV— Clinton Troy Webb.
531 New York, NY'— Gosta Wittenstrom.
541 Washington, PA— Harry Heath.
548 MinneapoUs, MN. — Hartley Edward Alexander.
551 Houston, TX— Eva Bender (s). Kermit Rosvelt Mar-
lar, Mary B. Henry (s), Raymond Oiler.
563 Glendale, CA — Joseph L. Young. Alvar J. Ericks-
son, Charies E. Ronk. Jens Sorensen.
569 Pascagoula, MS — Boyce E. Montague, Thomas E.
Thames.
576 Pine Bluff, AR— Bonnieta L. Towles (s).
586 Sacramento, CA — Dell L. Greenleaf, Louise E. An-
derson (s).
595 Lynn. MA— Herbert Faike. Stanlev Reid,
599 Hammond, IN— Howard Peari. Sylvia L. Wahlstrom
(s).
600 Lehigh Valley. PA— Robert S. Donchez.
604 Morgantown, WV— Billy M. Bebout
606 Va Eveleth. MN — Leonard Austin Kallevig, Marvin
W. Fifield.
609 Idaho Falls, ID— Walter H. Bagshaw.
611 Portland, OR— Tom M. Brown.
620 Madison, NJ— Joseph A. Formichelli, Marvin E.
Peterson.
621 Bangor, ME^Eari P. Smith, Ralph W. Chipman.
622 Waco, TX— J. E. Gray.
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624 Brockton, MA — Harold Herbert McLeod.
626 Wilmington, DE— Graham S. Wood.
627 Jacksonville, FL — Bertis Melton Bedsole. James i.
Beattie.
635 Boise, ID— Alvin Sigety, Claude W, Oakes. Forrest
A- Sedan.
636 Mt. Vernon, IL — George A. Morgan.
638 Marion, IL— Frank Riggio, Joseph M. Bennett.
640 Metropolis, IL — Grace Naomi Barger (s).
642 Richmond, CA— Irene Allard (s). Joseph Beggio.
644 Pekin. IL— Cari E. Hanlen.
660 Springfield, OH— Phyllis R, Gibbs (s).
668 Palo Alto, CA— David M. Napier.
675 Toronto, ONT, CAN— Clayton Davis.
682 FrankUn. PA— Cari P. Fox.
690 Little Rock, AR~Richard H. Wolke.
701 Fresno, CA — Judith Olivera (s), Maurice H. Dennis.
703 Lockland. OH— Frederick Hagner, Raymond H.
Smith.
704 Jackson, MI — Norman D. Marr.
710 Long Beach, CA — Daryl Warhol, James Hogg.
711 Salem, OR— Ima Sue Callahan Newton (s).
715 Elizabeth. NJ— Nicholas DeMarco.
720 Baton Rouge, LA— David P. Mincin Jr.
731 Manitowoc, WI — Carl Penzich,
732 Rochester, NY— William Roman,
739 Cincinnati, OH — Richard W. Siemers.
743 Bakersfield, CA— Jack Arnold Williams.
745 Honolulu. HI— Alvin Akiu. Betty Kanzaki (s). Ed-
mund Kong, Elizabeth Swam (s), Harry Taniguchi,
Masaleru Hamasaki. Noboru Nagoshi.
751 Santa Rosa, CA— Frank Vought.
770 Yakima, WA— Edward D. Brewster.
783 Sioux Falls, SD— Louis Odell.
790 Dixon, II^Harold O. Witzleb. Wright K. George.
801 Woonsocket, RI — Ernest Archambault.
821 Springfield. NJ — George Fehsmaier.
829 Santa Cruz, CA — George E. Fitzgerald.
836 Janesville, WI — Harry E. Johnson.
839 Des Plaines, IL — Kenneth Earl Goodman.
844 Canoga Park, CA— Felix Herie. Michael Grant.
857 Tucson, AZ — Alex Ebarb.
859 Green Castle, IN— James C. McNeff, Paul M. Keller.
891 Hot Springs, AR— Willie Mae Bowen (s),
898 St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, MI— Samuel J.
McCombs.
899 Parkersburg, WV— Robert H. Rawlings.
902 Brooklyn, NY— Orville Cors.
911 Kalispell, MT— Carlton M. Huston.
930 St. Cloud, MN— William J. Boom.
944 San Brnardno, CA — Herman J, Olson.
971 Reno. NV— Lloyd E. Jones.
998 Royal Oak, MI— Marjorie Kniesteadt (s). Thomas
Nicholson, William C. Hillman.
1001 N. Bend Coos Bay, OR— Rosamond Arilene Webb
(s).
1006 New Brunswich, NJ— Rosina Small (s).
1010 Uniontown, PA — Lester Harbaugh.
1024 Cumberland, MD— Hobert E. May
1025 Medford, WI— Ernest A. Born.
1026 Miami, FL— Richard E. Ray Sr.
1027 Chicago, II^Berl Hansen. Donald E. Wilkozek.
1031 Louisville, KY — Sherman W. Logsdon.
1046 Palm Springs, CA— Charles E. Durkee.
1050 Philadelphia, PA — Arden Alleva, Francesco Sava.
1052 Hollywood, CA— Roy R. Doucette Sr.
1055 Lincoln, NB — Edwin F. Itzen. Mary Louise Gaston
(s).
1073 Philadelphia, PA— Harry Kotvk
1089 Phoenix. AZ— Edward A. Davis. Emerson Cahill.
Ennis Goodwin, Thomas Madison Heard, Waller J.
Sigeiy.
1094 Albanv Cor\aUis, OR— Lloyd B. Roy Line.
1097 Longview. TX— Gordie L. Grider.
1098 Baton Rouge. LA— Viola LeBIanc Richardson (s).
1102 Detroit, MI— John Vandenhul. Lucile Haney (s).
1104 Tyler. TX— Edgar H, Swinney.
1120 Portland, OR— Goldie Gawlista (s), Gordon S. Van-
brunt, James W, Patterson, Joseph G. Anderson,
Joseph R. Scogings. Marvin B. Strother, Ora F.
Long. Verland Stott.
1132 Alpena. MI— Ted Houston Brandon, Walter M.
Swiderski.
1138 Toledo, OH— Norbert A. Jacob. Peter J. Wafalosky.
Sebastian J. Dinardo Jr.
1140 San Pedro, CA— Joseph N. Honodel, L^onvas C.
Blacel.
1144 Seattle, WA— Leland R. Davis.
1146 Green Bay, WI — Joseph Ropson.
1149 San Francisco, CA — George Jackson.
1151 Thunder Bay, Ont., CAN— Kazys Stankus.
1216 Mesa, AZ — Jack O. Hileman.
1222 Medford, NY— Ame Kornbrekke, Morgan E. Dye.
1235 Modesto. CA— Boyce E. Monroe. Elmer D. Shat-
swell. Ken E. Weimer.
1243 Fairbanks, AK — Marie Branson Moran (s), Otis
Scott Wike Sr.
1251 N. Westmnstr, EC, CAN— Colin McCulloch.
1266 Austin. TX— Wesley D. C. Ban.
1277 Bend. OR— Oscar F. Leagjeld.
1280 Mountain View. CA — Gordon Brown.
1305 Fall River, MA— Edward C. Chistolini.
1307 Evanston, IL — Alex Bertram, Charles A. Adams.
1313 Mason City. lA — Gerhard Luecht.
1325 Edmonton,' Alta, CAN— Arthur Samson.
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PhMnix, AZ— Jack W. Campbell.
La Jolla, CA— J. Elmer King.
Toledo, OH — Vincent J. Adams.
Easthampton, MA — Bruno J. Bak.
Flint, Ml — Edward Lagness.
Woodland, CA— Robert L. Martin.
Rochester, MN — Albert A. Bachmann, Emiyn
Thomas.
Oregon City, OR — Eveivn Grace Cameron (s). Gloria
Whitehead (s).
Toledo, OH— Norma M. Sweebe (s).
Redwood City, CA~Cloteal Glasgow (s), William
Schmuck.
Johnstown, PA — Samuel Abbott
Moberlv. MO — Cleopas Edgar Burkhart.
Topeka", KS— Roy H. Schuette.
Detroit, Ml— Anton Laux, Irene Scott. Otto O. Grill.
New York, NY — Girard W. Olsen, Jenny Nilsen (s).
Marcel Charles Comeau. Nils Arvid Coster, Ole T.
Olsen. Ruth Kristiansen (s).
Edmonton, Alia, CAN — Theresa Roberts (s).
Charlotte, NC— Gordon S. Keener.
Auburn, CA— Hugh D. White, John Flohr.
San Diego, CA — Antonio Garcia, Charles L. Schmitt.
E. Los Angeles, CA — Ralph P. Sulkus.
Provo, UT— Paul S. Allen
Los Angeles, CA — Dennis K. Porter, Joseph P.
Salamone, Raymond L. Pate.
El Monte, CA — Benjamin E. Young, Donald L.
Morrison. Frederic J. Maillet, Joseph A. Stokes.
New York, NY — Eliglio Angeli, William Disalvo.
Chicago, IL — Carl Kilburg.
East San Diego, CA — Raymond E. Kading, Russell
D. Gerber.
Englewood, CO — Verbia Blanch (s).
Washington, DC — Maxie Brown.
Bremerton, WA— Clifford H. Billmark, Colbert H.
Petersen. James A. Parkhurst Sr., Ruby S. Morey
(s).
Victoria, EC, CAN— Kathleen Alice Brown (s). Mar-
jorie Doris Myhre (s). Robert H. Cote.
Redding, CA — Theodore Roosevelt Wion.
Los Angeles, CA — Donald P. Armstrong, Virginia
N. Schmidt (s).
Rock Springs, WY — Roy Francis Stulc.
S. Luis Obispo, CA — Ralph H. Quincy, Russell N.
Johnson.
Kansas City, MO — James Edward King, Paul L.
Barker.
Minneapolis, MN — Marianne Sjostedt (s).
Alexandria, VA — Victor Wise.
Ft. William, Ont., CAN— Elmar Leeder.
Tacoma, WA — Lorentz Halverson.
Chicago, IL — Harlon M. Taylor.
Huron, SD — Patrick J. Sarahan.
Wildwood, NJ — Gertrude Vanburen (s). Wilmur A.
Pancoast.
Portland, OR— Patrick J. McCoy.
Cleveland, OH — Joseph Mazzola.
Pomona, CA — Jesus J. Cortez, Kathleen McCannon
(s).
Parkersburg, WV — Evelyn Putney (s), Richard Dye,
Tansil Vohn Wade.
Marion, VA — Gladys Gay Blevins, William W. Keyes.
Orlando, FL — Howard A. Johnson, Robert L. Kni-
prath.
Cape Girardeau, MO — Corbett Ryan, Genevieve
Sophrona R. Bryant (s).
Las Vegas, NV — Takeo Fujii.
Farmington, MO — Henry A. White.
Moiu-oe, LA — Orbrie B. Leary.
New Orleans, LA — Ernest J. Simon. Henry Cook
Jr., Locy Branch, Oleda Carmouche, Sylvester Pas-
tor. Theresa C. Untz (s).
Pasco, WA — Alvin E. Voss.
Philadelphia, PA — James L. Duffy.
Cleveland, OH — Michael Manocchio.
Lubbock, TX — Elmer W. Martinec.
Downers Grove, EL — William Andrews.
Chilliwack Mission, BC, CAN — John Amos Barns-
dale.
Van Nuys, CA — Dante Carnesciali.
Phoenix, AZ — Edwin Lloyd Wood. Tom T. Bowles.
Hempstead, NY — Frederick J. Truedson.
Santa Susana, CA — W. Roy Lanham.
Warrensburg, MO — Fred L. Harding Jr.
Temple, TX — Adrien Leroy Hardin, E. R. Wiley.
Ocean County, NJ— Harry H. Hill.
Martinez, CA — Charles O. McKinney, Fayola King
(s), Laura E. Jones (s), Melford A. Nelson, Robert
Edward Lorenzetti, Robert W. Shepherd. Rose
Marie Schmidt (s).
Hartford City, IN — George Brackin.
Medford, OR — Emerson Allen, Jack O. Gaza.
Calgary, Alta, CAN — Anne Marie Dunn (s). David
A. Pannenbecker.
New York, NY— John Brand.
Santa Ana, CA — Arnold Kekauoha.
Wenatchee, WA — Conrad L. Breitenstein, Lee Mer-
chant, Virgil R. King.
Red Bank, NJ— Donald T. Munyak, Nicholas Bar-
bato, Rita A. Scarborough (s).
St. John, NB, CAN— Harvey Berhaut Leeco.
Pittsburgh, PA — Charles S. Bruner, George Stepa-
novich. Harold E. Greenburg.
Pittsburgh, PA— Sarah Marie Zuck (s).
Rolla, MO— Paul S. Lindsey.
Fullerton, CA — Wolmer Andersen.
Los Angeles, CA — L. B. Atkinson.
Seattle, WA— Anfin Svardal,
El Cajon, CA— Curt E. Donald, F. Ruth Walker (s),
John W Brown, Margaret Y. Goodridge (s), Percy
H. Eldridge, Raymond H. Nieman.
Glendive. MT — Jerome N. Oliver.
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Inglewood, CA — Claudio Pino, Frank Festerer, Louis
Rudd. Russell McLoud.
Oakridge, OR — Moroni J. Nelson.
Orange, TX — Bernard Joseph Bosier. William Ed-
mond Dorr.
Sudbury, Ont., CAN — Lucien Lachappelle.
Louisville, KY — Charles E. Cavanaugh, Sr.
Anchorage, AK — Jessie Myrtle Jones (s).
Lebanon, OR — Albert McElhiney.
San Francisco, CA — Guillermo Moncada.
San Francisco, CA — Arthur Martin, Richard M.
Teem.
Redding, CA — Catherine Martin.
Tacoma, WA — Melvyn H. Cyr, Pauline Ruth Knight
(s).
New York, NY — Norma Zapata.
Coquille, OR— Hugh B. Fults,
McCleary, WA — George Marshall.
Morton, WA — Jack A. Gehrman.
Emmett, ID — Carlene Ann Wilson (s).
Quebec, Que., CAN — Albert Beaulieu.
Denver, CO — James D. Moak,
La Grande, OR — Anna Evans (s).
Santa Rosa, CA — Raymond Bowman.
Burns, OR — Everett Seebart.
Roseburg, OR — Benjamin F. Jones, Earlena Joy
Andrews (s), Hessie M. Watson (s). Mildred Ula
Donnelly (s), Sherman E. Canfield.
St. Helen, OR— Owen E. Damrill.
Toronto, Ont., CAN — Manfred Lothar Fuchs.
Airdrie, Alb., CAN— Ronald Sandberg.
Chester, CA — Leonard G. Veenker.
Maywood, CA — Carmen D. Silver (s), Castulo Her-
nandez, Edwin Scurlock (s), Jose Gonzalez, Mag-
dalena Elias is).
Ellzabethtown, KY — Roy L. Fishbum.
Maquiladora
Continued from Page 5
going to move next. No one is naive
enough to think that these plants are
going to stay. They don't stay anyplace.
They go where conditions will maxi-
mize their profits, wherever that may
be."
But for the time being, the maquila-
dora complex is booming at the expense
of American workers whose jobs have
been exported across the border and at
the expense of Mexican workers who
have had to make the choice between
performing unsafe work for a pittance
or slipping deeper into poverty.
Health care, poverty
Continued from Page 10
pect of long-term care induced pov-
erty," Roybal declared. He cited a poll
by the American Association of Retired
Persons and the Villers Foundation
which showed six of seven respondents
favoring a government program.
What is lacking is political will, Roy-
bal said in calling for a bipartisan effort
by Congress, the administration and the
private sector to enact full health and
long-term care insurance protection by
the end of 1988.
Labor's backlog
Continued from Page 17
Medicare, proposed by President Reagan in
1986 and expanded by congressional Dem-
ocrats, passed both houses by strong ma-
jorities and awaits conference committee
action.
• Legislation to require employers to no-
tify workers at high risk from workplace
toxics and to monitor the health of former
workers passed the House and awaits Senate
floor action.
• A bill to prevent construction contrac-
tors from evading their union contracts by
setting up "double breasted" non-union op-
erations passed the House and has been
cleared for action by the full Senate.
• Legislation to ban the use of polygraph
testing by most private employers cleared
the House and awaits action by the Senate
Labor & Human Resources Committee.
Local 43 cabinetmaker,
75-year member, was 103
In January, 1984, Local 43 of Hartford,
Conn., celebrated the 100th birthday of
one of its cabinetmakers, William J.
Mitchell. At that time, the local union
presented Mitchell with his 75-year mem-
bership pin. In September, 1986, Mitchell
died at the age of 103, one of the oldest
ever in the United Brotherhood.
Mitchell was bom in County Mayo,
Ireland. He lived in the Unionville sec-
tion of Farmington, Conn.
Tool Identified
As Floor Scraper
Last December, we published the
drawing above, sent to us by Gene
Slater, Local 1622, Hayward, Calif.,
with a request to our readers that it
be identified.
Last month R.C. Range Sr., a re-
tired member of Loal 50, Knoxville,
Tenn., sent us the drawing below by
David McCoy, greatgrandson of
another member, James Range.
R.C. Sr. says the tool is a
floor scraper, and he found
one among some old
wooden planes in his
grandfather's tool
collection.
Anyone
disagree?
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CARPENTER
MAGNETIZED SQUARE
The patented Swanson MAG (TM) square,
just introduced by Swanson Tool Company,
Frankford, 111., offers craftsmen new free-
dom in metal construction layout work with
plumb, laser beam, etc. Integral magnets on
two surfaces (lOVs square inches) permit the
square to hold fast to metal studs, steel
beams or sheet metal. It can be used to
support one end of a level ... to provide a
hands-free target point during laser align-
ment ... or used for a myriad of time-
saving, construction-accuracy sheet metal
layout work.
The new square also serves many wood-
working functions, such as fast, accurate
layout and cutting of angles for rafters,
bracing, trim, cabinet work and general
woodwork. It's a framing, try & mitre square
. . . plus a protractor in one compact tool.
A simple one-number (roof pitch) refer-
ence is used for both common and hip valley
rafter scales. The square is rotated to the
proper pitch or degree to assure the correct
angle cut. Convenient slots along the scales
accommodate adjustable locking pins (using
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Calculated Industries 27
Clifton Enterprises 39
Estwing Mfg 23
Foley-Belsaw Co 22
Full Length Roof Framers 14
The Irwin Co 14
Most Products 15
Nailers 39
Nail King 15
TRF Products 22
Vaughan and Bushnell 24
a Vi" bolt & nut) to maintain the same angle
for repetitive cuts.
The hardened surface of the MAG (TM)
square is polished to smooth away all burrs
and sharp edges, providing an easy-to-use
attractive appearance.
Constructed of yi6" thick aluminum alloy,
the square has I'/V wide T-bar for ease in
marking the side and face of materials. The
triangular shape makes it sturdier than typ-
ical framing squares. Just 7" x 7" x 10", it
easily fits into a back pocket.
It has $13,95 suggested retail price. It
comes with complete instructions. The 60-
page, pocket-size Swanson "Blue Book" for
Roof & Stairway Layout is available sepa-
rately.
Forfurther information, contact: Swanson
Tool Company, Inc., 1010 Lambrecht Road,
Frankfort, IL 60423. Telephone: (815) 469-
9453.
ROLL-OUT CARGO BED
Joey Bed, Inc. of Portland. Ore., intro-
duces the Easy Roll Out Cargo Drawer that
will save time and reduce injuries when
loading or unloading your van. suburban, or
pickup with canopy.
Remember the last time you bruised your
shins, or hurt your back getting things out
of your vehicle? Now you can reach every-
thing by rolling the inside of your truck
outside! This means you will get to material
much more quickly and with less effort. It
will increase storage capacity in the truck,
reduce injury claims, act as a work bench,
make the load more accessible and add value
to the truck.
Joey Bed has spent the past two years
researching and developing the Cargo Drawer
to withstand the rigorous and demanding
use by its owners. The Drawer fits all sizes
and models of pickups, vans, suburbans,
utility boxes, and bus cargo bays. It is like
a large file drawer that covers the bed of the
vehicle and rolls between the wheel wells.
All 16 gauge steel construction means that
it's durable. Extended, the Drawer will hold
up to 3,000 pounds evenly distributed. Thumb
operated latches hold the Drawer securely
in retracted or extended position. It's easy
to assemble and install and can be removed
in seconds. The retail price is $600 to $795,
depending on the size of the Drawer. Custom
accessories like racks and shelves are built
to meet individual needs.
For additional information contact Morrie
Conway at Joey Bed, Inc., 2627SE Holgate,
Portland, Oregon, 97202: or call 1-800-522-
JOEY, Monday thru Friday between 8:00
and 5:00 Pacific time.
The Toughest
Tool Belt Ever Bui
Tired of patching and restitching his
leather tool belts, carpenter Gil Stone
was determined to create an alternative.
The result— the Nailers® Tool Belt,
made of Dupont Cordura®. This dura-
ble, tear-resistant fabric is tougher
than leather, yet Ughrweight and
comfortable.
The thickly padded belt provides
incredible cotnfort, while intelligent
design puts 23 pockets and tool sleeves
right where you need them. Your satis-
faction is guaranteed.
Available in Gray, Blue, Black, Brown,
Burgundy, Green, Orange, and Camouflage.
Visa/MasterCard accepted. Indicate waist
size, color, and rigtit or left handed model.
To order, send checli or money order for
5124.95 (in CA, add 6% ) plus 84.00
shipping and handling to:
NaUers®, Inc.,
10845-C Wheadands Ave., Santee, CA
92071-2856; or call (619) 562-2215
Carpenters
Hang It Up
Clamp these heavy duty,
non-stretch suspenders
to your tool belt and
you'll feel like you're
floating on air. Take the
weight off your hips and
put It on your shoulders.
Made of soft, comfortable
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FEBRUARY 1988
39
The UBC road has
been a road well
worth traveling
My 32 years as a trade
unionist iiave produced
many iasting memories
This will be my final message to you as your
general president. I'd like to share a few personal
thoughts as I clear my desk and turn over the
responsibilities of office to our able first general
vice president.
My family has been very patient with me over
the years. My wife Bettie has been an inspira-
tion. When you measure the progress of the
UBC over the years, you'll find that the strong
support of our spouses has made much of the
difference. In my case, Bettie has been behind
me all the way.
When I first started to work for my local
union in 1954, my wife supplemented much of
what I did as a representative. She checked all
the streets, roads and side roads where I was
working and listed all the construction jobs, the
names of the developers, the contractors and
made notes of what information I might need. I
had only taken a temporary job with my local,
964, to show them that the work could be
organized. And, with Bettie's help, it was!
Later, Charles Johnson Jr., who was our First
District board member in the 1960s, and General
President Maurice Hutcheson invited me to 222
East Michigan Ave. in Indianapolis, our general
office site at that time, to discuss the possibility
of my going to work for the international union.
I had reservations about such a proposal, then,
as I had a good job as a general foreman back
in my home state of New York.
The date was May 19, 1955, my I5th wedding
anniversary. Bettie and I went out to dinner and
we discussed our future. It was Bettie who made
the decision for me to go back and meet with
President Hutcheson three days later. I not only
met with President Hutcheson, but I had lunch
with him and First General Vice President John
R. Stevenson.
That's how it all began.
Twenty-seven years later, November, 1982,
I found myself moving into the office of the
general president of the Brotherhood in Wash-
ington. It was a move which I met with some
awe and a tremendous sense of responsibility.
My first order of business was to call Maurice
Hutcheson, the man who had brought me into
the fulltime service of the Brotherhood, who by
that time had been retired for 10 years. He
answered the phone, and I asked, "Is this the
residence of the general president emeritus of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join-
ers of America?" He said it was, and I said that
this was Patrick Campbell, general president.
He said, "I knew you would call, Pat, and I
know you will do a good job." It meant a lot to
me to hear those words of support.
Maurice has been gone for five years, but I
hope that I have lived up to the trust he placed
in me 27 years ago.
In the five years and three months in which I
have served in our union's highest office, I have
had the opportunity to participate in many of
the major decisions affecting our union. During
my tenure, we have restructured some of our
organization. We have streamlined some of our
international operations to meet our financial
needs and we have met the challenges from
economic and industrial forces affecting our
jobs.
It takes a lot of money to operate a local
union or district council, and we have consoli-
dated some of our operations to increase our
effectiveness in the industries we serve.
A lot has happened in the five years I have
served as your general president. The economy
has flipflopped a few times. The non-union
elements have increased their attacks on labor
and consolidated their forces in many areas.
The double breasting activities of many con-
tractors have increased. Most of the time, the
National Labor Relations Board, under the Rea-
gan administration, has not served the needs of
workers.
Because of such conditions, we have had to
redouble our bargaining efforts and set up special
programs for dealing with employers.
So that we can work in unison toward our
common goals, we have held seminars, and our
officers and staff representatives have worked
with members throughout the United States and
Canada. Our various departments — organizing,
safety and health, special programs, research
and jurisdiction — have all been evaluated and
been made more effective in serving you and
your fellow members. We have a young but
experienced crew heading up these departments.
They are hard working people to be respected,
and I am sure that you and your local officers
will agree that they are meeting the challenges
which face us in the final years of the 1980s.
Our international representatives are doing
good work in every district, and I want to take
this opportunity to express my sincere thanks
to them for the work they have done, day in
and day out. It's a rugged and often thankless
job, being on the road for the United Brother-
hood, in all kinds of weather, in many strange
communities, but, with the help of you and other
members, they have scored many organizing
successes, and we have made progress.
Some of these veterans of the dusty road have
retired since I became your general president,
and, in 1984, we launched a newsletter for them.
News of the Official Family. It goes to our present
and past officers and representatives. This little
newsletter is one of the ways in which we are
able to express our appreciation for the good
work done over the years by our fuUtime inter-
national staff.
I have tried to make it a point through the
years that our locals and councils must give
strong support to our field people when they
come to town on official business. They are
there to assist your local officers and members,
and I am gratified to see the good response they
are receiving.
I have had the privilege over the past three
decades of traveling throughout the U.S. and
Canada to meetings and conventions and speak-
ing to countless members personally. I am firmly
convinced that UBC members are the greatest
trade unionists in the North American labor
movement . . . and I mean that.
I don't know of any union that has asked its
members to support more causes than we have —
the Alice Perkins Fund, Helping Hands, Blue-
print for Cure, the Disaster Fund for victims of
the building collapse in Bridgeport, Conn. — and
this is all in addition to the charitable work done
by our locals and councils in their own com-
munities.
One problem I find in all of our community
service work is that the public never seems to
know or appreciate this generous side of orga-
nized labor. We're beating our drums louder
now, and I trust that our relations with the
general pubhc and with the industries we serve
will grow and prosper in the years ahead.
On the other side of the picture, we have
taken on some giants of North American com-
merce and industry — Louisiana- Pacific, Wal-
Mart, American Express, and lately, BE&K.
We have put up a united front against the
elements of reaction in these and other organi-
zations and made ourselves heard. When we
asked for support in our corporate campaigns,
we got it in spades, and I thank you.
I turn over the gavel of leadership, this month,
to First General Vice President Sigurd Lucassen,
knowing that the good work begun by our
founders 107 years ago will continue. There is
no more dedicated trade unionist than Vice
President Lucassen. He is highly respected en
both sides of the bargaining tables for his fairness
and understanding of the issues facing labor and
management.
Our system of moving our officers up the
ladder from second vice president to first vice
president to general president has proved itself
time and again. In May of this year, I would
have been in the service of the General Office
for 33 years. In that time I have worked with
some of the finest men and women in the labor
movement.
It has been my privilege to serve under three
general presidents — Maurice Hutcheson, Wil-
liam Sidell and William Konyha. Their counsel
to me over the years has been invaluable.
As I leave office, I feel fine and I look forward
to many years of retirement with my wife and
family.
My years with the United Brotherhood —
almost half of my life — have been traveled down
a road well worth traveling. I wouldn't trade it
with the President of the United States. God
bless you in the years ahead.
PATRICK J. CAMPBELL
General President
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THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
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FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
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SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Dean Sooter
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Suite 304
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Fourth District, E. Jimmy Jones
American Savings Building
16300 N.E. 19th Ave., #220
North Miami, Florida 33162
Fifth District, Eugene Shoehigh
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42nd & Center Streets
Omaha, Nebraska 68105
Sixth District, Fred Carter
P.O. Box 507
Malakoff, Texas 75148
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William Konyha, General President Emeritus
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COVER
VOLUME 108 No. 3 MARCH 1988
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
John S. Rogers, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Labor Department Anniversary 2
Job Corps trainees display sl<iils 4
Sooter named second general vice president 5
UBC signs agreement with MonArk Boat Co 7
Members in Georgia-Pacific plants protest policies 8
Brotherhood's BE&K Campaign moves nationwide 9
Hard times at L-P 10
Symbols and Images of American Labor 11
Labor-management programs help contain health care costs 13
Groundbreaking for Diabetes Center 14
Protecting consumers from "closing shock" Rep. Dean Gallo 15
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Report 6
Ottawa Report 17
Consumer Clipboard: Lost or Stolen: Credit and ATtVI cards 19
Local Union News 21
Apprenticeship & Training 23
We Congratulate 25
Labor News Roundup 26
Retirees Notebook 27
Plane Gossip 28
Service to the Brotherhood 30
In Memoriam 37
What's New? 39
President's Message Sigurd Lucassen 40
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The National Museum of American
History in Washington. D.C.. is devoted
to the exhibition, care and study of ar-
tifacts that reflect the experience of the
American people. This year, from Jan-
uary through July, it has a special exhibit
called "Symbols and Images of American
Labor." It's located on the third floor of
its exhibition building on Constitution
Avenue, N.W., and it features a wide
assortment of memorabilia of labur from
colonial days to the present. You'll find
a report on the exhibit on Page 1 1 of this
issue of Carpenler.
The large picture of a young carpenter
of the 19th century shown on our front
cover, welcomes visitors at one entrance
to the exhibit. At another entrance, the
picture of a sturdy blacksmith and the
words "labor's choice" are taken from
a box of yesteryear's cigars.
Bob Anger of Local 1 14. East Detroit,
and Mrs. Anger, former office secretary
for the local, happened to be viewing the
exhibit when our photographer took the
cover pictures. They're shown in the
picture at upper right. The blue banner
of the Western Pennsylvania District
Council is on the wall behind them.
Worker organizations and societies
borrowed their imagery from the sym-
bolism of medieval guilds, fraternal or-
ganizations, political movements and
popular sources. Many examples line the
walls of the National Museum's labor-
imagery exhibit. One such example is the
Charter of the Amalgamated Society of
Carpenters and Joiners, shown at the
bottom of our cover. This organization
of a century ago merged with the United
Brotherhood at the turn of the centurv.
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The Frances Perkins Building, national
headquarters of the U.S. Department of
Labor on Constitution Avenue, N.W., in
Washington, D.C. This view from the East
Wing of the National Museum of Art also
shows the United Brotherhood's General
Offices at extreme right and the UBC ga-
rage building between the two structures.
In 1980 the Labor Department building
was dedicated to the memory of Frances
Perkins, first woman to serve in a U.S.
president's cabinet arid the fourth U.S.
secretary of labor.
75th ANNIVERSARY
of the DEPARTMENT of LABOR
'to foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners'
Labor moves, this month, toward
new milestones — milestones of greater
economic security, better understand-
ing of human problems and, more spe-
cifically, additional years of achieve-
ment for its federal clearing house in
Washington, the U.S. Department of
Labor.
On March 4 the U.S. Labor Depart-
ment commemorates its 75th anniver-
sary. Behind this vital branch of gov-
ernment are three-quarters of a century
of labor-management assistance, high-
lighted by all manner of eventful his-
tory — World War I mobilization, the
depression of the 1930s, the NRA and
the Blue Eagle, the Wagner Act, Taft-
Hartley, Landrum-Griffin, Erisa and
much more . . . some good for labor,
some not so good. The milestones ahead
are equally mixed.
Nevertheless, March 4 is an historic
milestone for U.S. workers. The early
American labor movement struggled for
more than 30 years to get a voice in the
top levels of government. It achieved
its goal in the 62nd Congress of 1913,
when Congressman William B. Wilson,
with the support of AFL president Sam-
uel Gompers, UBC general president
William Huber and a host of other labor
leaders who helped to push through
Public Law 426.
This law says in part: "The purpose
of the Department of Labor shall be to
foster, promote and develop the welfare
of the wage earners of the United States,
to improve their working conditions and
to advance their opportunities for prof-
itable employment."
Since William Howard Taft signed
the Congressional act into law on his
last day in office, the Labor Department
has taken under its wing the Children's
Bureau, the Women's Bureau, the U.S.
Employment Service, the Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training, Fair La-
bor Standards, Occupational Safety and
Health and several other sub-agencies
and functions. Starting out as a bureau
of labor statistics, it has become a major
cabinet agency employing, at last count,
17,700 people throughout the nation in
many field offices and at the headquar-
ters building on Constitution Avenue,
next door to our own UBC general
offices.
Sometimes the activities of the De-
partment of Labor appear to organized
labor to be too much, and in other
instances too little. Labor, for example,
calls for more OSHA inspectors of
construction sites. It seeks more sur-
On March 4, 1913, only hours before he was succeeded by
Woodrow Wilson as President, Williatn Howard Taft signed the
bill creating the U.S. Department of Labor. Before this action,
the problems of labor and industry were managed by a single
bureau under the combined jurisdiction of a secretary of com-
merce and labor.
At Woodrow Wilson's inaugural parade in 1913. he was flanked
by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of
Labor, center, and the first secretary of labor, William B. Wil-
son. William Wilson, a former coal miner, had led the fight for
the new labor department while serving as a Congressman from
Pennsylvania.
CARPENTER
William Wilson
1913-1921
James J. Davis
1921-1930
William Doak
1930-1933
Frances Perkins
1933-1945
Lewis Schwelienbach
1945-1948
(died in office)
Maurice Tobin
1948-1953
Martin Durkin
James Mitcfiell
Arthur Goldberg
Wiilard Wirtz
George Shultz
James Hodgson
1953
1953-1961
1961-1962
1962-1969
1969-1970
1970-1973
Peter Brennan
1973-1975
John Dunlop
1975-1976
W.J. UseryJr.
1976-1977
Ray Marshall
1977-1981
Raymond Donovan
1981-1985
William Brock
1985-1987
SECRETARIES OF LABOR — Nineteen secretaries of labor have served the U.S. government and industry
since the Labor Department was established in 1913. Some secretaries have come from labor, some from
industry and some from the academic life. William Wilson, the first secretary, was a coal miner. Martin
Durkin, grandfather of the UBC's special programs director, Ed Durkin, was famed as "the plumber in the
Eisenhower cabinet. ' ' Peter J. Brennan was a union Painter and is now a Building Trades leader in New
York. William J. Usery Jr. was a Machinist and is today a labor-management arbitrator. Arthur Goldberg
was once chief counsel for the CIO and later a Supreme Court justice and ambassador to the United
Nations. John Dunlop of Harvard has served tabor and industry in many capacities. George Shultz is izow
secretary of state. Ann McLaughlin, the most recent appointee, filled the vacancy created when Bill Brock
became campaign manager, last year, for Robert Dole.
Ann McLaughlin
1987-
veillance and protection of pension
funds. At other times, it questions the
bureaucratic growth of offices whose
functions seem to overlap the woric of
other agencies.
Recognition of the need for a federal
department for wage earners began more
than a century ago. Labor organizations
such as the Knights of Labor and the
American Federation of Labor urged
the creation of a federal department to
deal with matters affecting the working
population. The farmers had their de-
partment; the branches of the military
had theirs. A Bureau of Labor was
eventually established in the Depart-
ment of the Interior in 1884. Four years
later, this bureau was made an inde-
pendent, but not executive-level, De-
partment of Labor. When the Depart-
ment of Commerce and Labor was
created in 1903, the Department of
Labor was lowered to bureau status
and was placed under the control of the
newly-created department. With strong
labor support, however. Congress fi-
nally gave wage earners the cabinet
rank they deserve, when it voted adop-
tion of Public Law 426.
During the past 75 years, 19 secre-
taries of labor have served the nation,
helping to establish a commendable
record for this, the world's largest, free
government institution for workers.
Observance of the Labor Depart-
ment's anniversary began in 1987 and
will continue through 1988. iOne of the
events is described on Page 4.) This
month, the Monthly Labor Review will
publish a 75th anniversary edition. On
March 4 the annual DOL honor awards
ceremony will be held in the Frances
Perkins Building, and, all that day, the
Postal Service will maintain a postal
station in the building for the cancel-
lation of first-day covers. On March 9
there will be a Former Secretaries
Forum, when 10 past secretaries will
discuss the past and future of the de-
partment. The month of March will also
witness a Diamond Jubilee banquet at
a Washington hotel.
Other events are scheduled for .\pn\.
May. June and July, climaxing with the
unveiling of a Department of Labor
Hall of Fame, recognizing the depart-
ment's great public servants of the past.
MARCH 1988
Job Corps trainees
display skills at
Labor Department ^^^^^
anniversary event
One of the preliminary events in the dia-
mond jubilee observance of the U.S. De-
partment of Labor's 75th anniversary was a
Job Corps Fair, last month, in the Great
Hall of the Department of Labor Headquar-
ters in Washington.
Job Corps trainees, including four trained
by UBC instructors at the Edison Job Corps
Center in New Jersey, demonstrated their
skills in several vocations — carpentry, brick-
laying, plastering, cosmetology and others.
It was a three-day exhibition showing how
disadvantaged youth are being taught at 105
Job Corps centers across the nation.
The fair was opened in brief ceremonies
February I by new Labor Secretary Ann
McLaughlin and AFL-CIO President Lane
Kirkland in their first joint appearance.
Labor Secretary McLaughlin pointed out
that for almost a third of the Labor Depart-
ment's 75-year history the Job Corps has
"served a very important segment of the
population — youth in need of education, cre-
dentials and job skills." Begun in 1964, the
Job Corps has trained more than 1.2 milhon
young people. Last year, 34,000 more Job
Corps trainees graduated into the work force.
The UBC trains 2,120 annually at 48 Job
Corps centers , under a government contract,
using the services of 106joumeyman instruc-
tors, 12 administrators and a General Office
staff of four. Job Corps training qualifies as
pre-apprenticeship for those who graduate.
Above, Labor Secrelaiy Ann McLaughlin opens ihe 75lh anniversuiy commemoialion of the Labor Deparlment's
founding with a brief welcome to the Job Corps, displaying their skills in the Great Hall. At upper left below.
General President Lucassen tours the exhibits with AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and Secretary McLaughlin.
First Vice President John Pruitt is at left. At upper right below, UBC Technical Director Dennis Scott, right, and
UBC officers with a Job Corps official. In the lower pictures UBC-trained Corpsmen from the Edison Center in New
Jersey demonstrate their workmanship. They include Teny Parmagiani, Edgar Jacque, Delia Jorge and Qitang
Tran, with instructor William Bennett.
CARPENTER
Dean Sooter
Carter named
to 6th District
Fred Carter
Fred Carter has recently been named
Sixth District Executive Board mem-
ber. The appointment was approved by
the General Executive Board during its
meeting last month. Carter will fill the
vacancy created after Dean Sooter was
appointed second general vice presi-
dent.
Carter joined the Brotherhood in Oc-
tober 1964 when he became a member
of Local 198, Dallas, Texas. He worked
as business representative for the local
and was vice president of the North
Central Texas District Council. He then
went on to serve as president of the
Texas State Council. Since 1979 he has
worked with Sooter in the Sixth District
as a general representative.
Carter and his wife, Mary Louise,
have two grown children.
Dean Sooter named
second general vice
president in board action
Dean Sooter, Sixth District Execu-
tive Board member, has recently been
named second general vice president
by Sigurd Lucassen, general president.
The appointment was approved by the
General Executive Board, last month.
Sooter fills the vacancy created by
the ascendency of John Pruitt to first
general vice president and Sigurd Lu-
cassen to general president, following
the retirement of Patrick J. Campbell
on February 1.
Sooter has been active in the United
Brotherhood since his initiation in 1958.
His union posts have been many. He
is a past president of Local 2298, RoUa,
Mo. From 1967 to 1972 he was a busi-
ness representative of the St. Louis
District Council, and he was a delegate
to the St. Louis Carpenters District
Council and the St. Louis Labor Coun-
cil. He worked closely with the late
Sixth District Executive Board mem-
ber, Fred Bull, in administrative work
with the Kansas City District Council
and on other matters in District Six.
Upon the untimely death of Bull,
Sooter was appointed Sixth District
Executive Board member by General
President Emeritus William Konyha.
Sooter and his wife, Dorothy, have
two children and three grandchildren.
His son Luther is also a member of
Local 2298.
Brotherhood supports DeFazio
to restrict U.S. log exports
General president Sigurd Lucas-
sen announced on February 19 the
union's support for the DeFazio log
export bill.
The measure, introduced by the
Oregon Democrat, would authorize
states to enact legislation to restrict
or prohibit the export of logs har-
vested from state lands.
"The fate of state-owned timber,"
said Lucassen, "should be decided
in the states, not the U.S. Congress.
At a time when log shortages in the
west are driving the price of logs to
U.S. mills higher and higher it makes
no sense at all to be exporting raw
logs that could be creating income
and jobs for U.S. workers.
"Presently, timber harvested from
western federal forests must be proc-
essed before it can be exported,"
said Lucassen. He continued, "It's
about time states were also permit-
ted to exercise an equal amount of
care for timberlands under their con-
trol. By exporting the raw material
this country loses the extra value
involved in the manufacture and many
additional manufacturing jobs. Tim-
ber communities will dry up and
disappear if they are deprived of the
jobs and income that come from
wood products manufacturing."
"Our trade policy should first and
foremost be concerned with the in-
terests of the American worker, not
the unlimited supply of raw logs to
sawmill owners in Japan. China and
Korea. No other country in the world
pursues such bad trade policy," said
Lucassen.
"States have a responsibility to
their citizens," continued Lucassen,
"and a large part of that is to use
state-owned forest resources to
stimulate economic health for every-
one — not just a few log buyers and
speculators."
Lucassen concluded by stating
there is overwhelming evidence that
foreign demand already exists for
U.S. manufactured lumber and ply-
wood. For example, the devalued
U . S . dollar and trade promotion pro-
grams have increased lumber ex-
ports substantially the last two years.
"We should not be exporting raw
material when we could be exporting
more finished products," said Lu-
cassen.
The DeFazio bill has been referred
to the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs and is awaiting action by the
subcommittee on Trade, chaired by
Congressman Don Bonker (D-WA).
Field hearings were held November
7, 1987, in Portland, Ore., and No-
vember 14, 1987 in Boise, Idaho.
MARCH 1988
Washington
Report
NISSAN, TOYOTA PAY TAXES
The Internal Revenue Service will collect millions
of dollars from Nissan and Toyota's U.S. sales units
following charges that the companies underpaid
U.S. taxes in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The U.S. subsidiaries paid the parent corpora-
tions in Japan more than reasonable costs for the
vehicles sold here, the IRS claimed, in order to
lower profits made in the U.S. on paper so they
would pay less in U.S. taxes.
The bookkeeping maneuvers may have cheated
the U.S. treasury out of tax revenues, but in the
end it appears Nissan and Toyota won't really be
footing the bill.
Japanese newspapers report Japan's national tax
agency will refund nearly $600 million to the auto-
makers as part of the settlement deal.
NATION'S EXPORTS REBOUND
Improvement in the nation's trade situation and a
huge expansion of business inventories resulted in
unexpectedly strong economic growth in the fourth
quarter of 1987, the Commerce Department's Bu-
reau of Economic Analysis reports. The gross na-
tional product increased at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 4.2% in the fourth quarter, nearly
matching the third quarter pace of 4.3%. For 1987
as a whole real GNP expanded by 3.8% as meas-
ured between the fourth quarters of 1986 and 1987.
MERCHANT SEAMEN NOW VETS
Maritime unions welcomed, at long last, official
recognition of the World War II service and sacri-
fices of merchant seamen.
The Defense Department, finally responding to
firm orders from a federal district judge, awarded
veterans' status to all those seamen who served on
U.S. -flagged merchant ships during wartime.
An estimated 250,000 men served in the mer-
chant marine in World War 11. There are no reliable
figures on how many are still alive.
Transportation Secretary Jim Burnley praised the
decision, saying "these men paid a heavy price. By
V-J Day, while more than 730 American-flag mer-
chant ships had been sunk by enemy action,
hundreds of others with battle damage survived to
be repaired and sail again." He said 5,600 mer-
chant seamen died in enemy attacks, a figure which
he said proportionately exceeded all the services
but the Marine Corps.
The victory of veterans' status came eight years
after the AFL-CIO filed a class action suit on behalf
of four unionists. The drawn-out case was strongly
backed by the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Associ-
ation, the National Maritime Union and the Seafar-
ers.
RUNAWAY PATRIOTS
Talk about gall. American shipowners flying runa-
way flags are whining because U.S. naval forces
are protecting 1 1 Kuwaiti tankers now flying the
American flag in the Persian Gulf, and they are
denied the same protection.
Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci agreed to meet
with the shipowners, but has taken the position that
the Navy would only protect American-owned ships
if they flew the U.S. flag.
"Our operating costs would triple," complained
James Tisch, executive vice-president of Loews
Corp., which owns seven supertankers. Tisch and
other owners don't want to pay union wages and
U.S. taxes. Tisch asked the Pentagon to let his
ships follow the Navy-protected convoys and was
turned down.
Thanks to a labor-backed amendment which
passed Congress, all the reflagged ships will soon
have American personnel.
CHILD-CARE PRACTICES
About 2%, or 25,000, of the nation's establish-
ments with 1 employees or more sponsor day-care
centers for their workers' children, the U.S. Depart-
ment of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
An additional 3%, or 35,000 establishments, provide
financial assistance to be used specifically for child
care.
Data from a special survey in the summer of
1987 showed that 11% of all establishments — in-
cluding the two groups mentioned above — provided
some specific benefits or services to workers for
their child-care arrangements. In addition to spon-
soring centers or providing direct financial assist-
ance, this included such services as counseling and
provision of information about local child care and
referrals.
CLEAN AIR ACT EXTENSION
Congress has passed and President Reagan
signed an eight-month extension of the Clean Air
Act, delaying until August 31 sanctions against cit-
ies that fail to comply with national clean air
standards.
The extension was approved as part of a $600
billion government spending measure. Cities that
fail to meet air quality standards as established by
the Environmental Protection Agency will face pos-
sible bans on construction of potential pollution
emitting facilities and a cutoff on highway and sew-
age funds.
A further extension may come when Congress
sits down to rewrite the Clean Air Act this year.
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They're called "America's best aluminum boats" — a full line from Jon Boat, Fisherman and BassFinder models to pontoons, skiffs,
center consoles and more, quality craft by MonArk.
NOW THEY'RE UNION MADE
UBC signs first labor agreement
with MonArk Boat Company
The United Brotherhood and MonArk
Boat Co. of Monticello, Ark., have
signed a first-time labor agreement after
seven years of controversy , accusations
and numerous legal appeals.
The long, drawn-out process began
in November 1980, when the union won
a government-supervised election. The
employees persevered through nearly
seven years of continuous legal hurdles
thrown up by the company until the U.
S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit ruled that the union was a proper
representative of MonArk's employees
and that a free and fair election had
been held.
The new agreement was signed De-
cember 10, 1987. It provides the 150
employees in the Monticello, Ark., plant
with wage increases, a new job-bid
system for deciding promotions in a fair
manner and paid funeral leave. Another
feature of the contract is a plant-wide
seniority rule for temporary lay-offs and
recalls, which gives added protection
to older, more experienced employees.
A new method of handling worker
complaints was also set up. Under this
procedure employees can file a griev-
ance if they've been treated unfairly or
if, in their view, some part of the labor
agreement has been violated. The prob-
lem is handled by union and manage-
ment officials and moves to higher lev-
els if not resolved. At the final step, an
impartial arbitrator can be called in to
make a final decision that is binding on
all parties.
Despite signing the contract on De-
cember 10, the company continued to
claim that the new agreement was in-
valid until just two weeks ago when the
National Labor Relations Board ruled
the contract was fully valid.
On Friday, February 5. all employees
received an extra check for back pay.
It included payment for the wage in-
crease on regular and overtime hours
worked since December 10 and pay-
ment for New Year's Day and Christ-
mas Eve — two new holidays won under
the contract.
W. C. Tucker, temporary president
of Carpenters Local 2134 and a 21-year
employee at MonArk Boat, said. "We're
glad this seven-year battle is over, but
the workers have something to be proud
of. Now. we hope the company will
work with us to improve conditions in
the plant."
There are already signs of reduced
tensions. The employees have agreed
to work with the company to correct
safety and health problems that were
cited by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
A storage yard at the Monticello, Ark., plant covered by an early winter snow, at
lower left. At lower right is the negotiating committee that assisted in developing
the first MonArk contract. From left are Ed Forlson. UBC representative, Ricky
Ingram. Dennis Hatcher. James Goodman. Judy Davis and W.C. Tucker.
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Three international unions, identified by their seals at left, are jointly supporting the
protest against G-P's employee policies. The map above indicates the Georgia-Pacific
wood products plants — mostly located in the Southeast — where workers wore protest
buttons.
Members in Georgia-Pacific plants
protest company's labor policies
February 18, 1988, was an important
day for 14,000 union members who
work in Georgia-Pacific mills across the
country. On that day members of the
United Brotherhood of Carpentersjoined
with members of the Paperworkers and
Woodworkers unions to show their op-
position to G-P"s labor policies. They
reported to work wearing large red and
white buttons which carried the mes-
sage, "Just Say No."
Members wearing the buttons in this
three-union show of solidarity were
saying no to G-P for the company's
refusal to bargain fair labor contracts.
The buttons demonstrated support for
paperworkers in seven G-P mills who
are working without a labor contract
because they refuse to swallow com-
pany demands for "takeaways."
Since early in 1987, G-P has been
insisting that these workers give up
premium pay for overtime work on
Sunday (a big income loss for workers
in around-the-clock paper plants) and
to strip the seniority clause to allow
arbitrary "flexible" work assignments,
job combinations and the likely loss of
jobs.
"We still believe that an injury to
one is an injury to all," commented
Ray White, executive secretary of the
Southern Council of Industrial Work-
ers, and, he continued, "When we show
unity with the Paperworkers Union, we
Large red and white buttons were worn by
workers entering Georgia-Pacific plants.
help ourselves in the process. We must
work together to fight off corporate
concession demands that are com-
pletely unwarranted."
In addition to demonstrating strong
disapproval of G-P"s refusal to negotiate
fairly with the Paperworkers, the union
protesters also objected to a laundry
list of actions G-P has taken against
workers in plywood, lumber and fiber-
board mills. For example:
• Violations of labor laws in union
representation elections. For example,
the National Labor Relations Board
recently ordered a second supervised
election in a Warm Springs, Ga., ply-
wood mill because G-P intimidated
workers with unlawful statements prior
to the first election.
• The company has engaged in foot
dragging, delays and tried to undercut
attempts by the UBC to negotiate "first
time" labor contracts for workers in
three South Carolina mills, despite
overwhelming wins for the union in
NLRB elections. The sawmill elections
in Holly Hill and Walterboro were
held in July and October 1987, but,
still, the company has not entered into
meaningful discussions for contracts
at those plants.
• Behind the scenes, G-P pushes and
encourages efforts to decertify and to
eliminate the union from its plants.
The Carpenters, for example, recently
defeated an attempt to kick the union
out of the Holly Hill, S.C., fiberboard
mill.
• Finally, the company forced through
wage and benefit concessions in the
West Coast lumber and wood products
industry in 1986.
According to Mike Draper, executive
secretary of the Western Council of
Industrial Workers, based in Portland,
Ore., "G-P has been singled out for
Continued on Page 12
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CARPENTER
BE&K CAMPAIGN
MOVES NATIONWIDE
In mill towns across the country and
in Canada, BE&K Construction Co.'s
anti-worker policies and practices are
being aggressively challenged. The
United Brotherhood' s campaign against
the largest contractor in the paper in-
dustry is developing momentum and
showing results as the campaign tracks
and counters BE&K's activities in the
industry. The effort against BE&K has
been joined by the United Paperwork-
ers International Union and local Build-
ing Trades affiliates at jobsites across
the country.
The Brotherhood tracks the activities
of BE&K through industry publica-
tions, affiliate reports and contractor
contacts. Once BE&K is identified as
being on-site or is indicated to be a
prospective bidder on a project, a
Brotherhood representative is sent to
the area to assist our affiliate in devel-
oping a program designed to fight BE&K.
The cooperation and assistance of the
Paperworkers and Building Trades lo-
cals has been sought and has been
forthcoming at each location to date.
On the West Coast, Building Trades-
men in the Contra Costa
County area continue to
challenge BE&K at one
of its few non-paper in-
dustry projects. The job
is a $350 million steel mill
modernization in Pitts-
burg, Calif., which is a
joint venture between
USX (formerly U.S.
Steel) and Pohang Steel,
owned in part by the
South Korean govern-
ment. Daily picketing ac-
tivities are conducted at
the jobsite, while legal
and regulatory battles
have been initiated in state
and federal forums. The
project has experienced
cost overruns, delays and
serious health and safety
problems, with two deaths
on the project to date.
Worker and commu-
nity health problems have
also developed at another
BE&K project in Maine.
In early February, nine
BE&K employees had to
be treated after being ex-
posed to lethal hydrogen sulphide gas
that leaked at International Paper's Jay,
Maine, facility. A week later over half
of the residents of the town had to be
evacuated after more that 1 10,000 gallons
of chlorine leaked from the mill. The
cause of the accident is being investigated
at this time.
At paper mill sites across the country,
such as at the Westvaco Co. mill in
Luke, Md., campaigns have been ini-
tiated to inform the labor community
and the public of the threat posed by
BE&K. Jobsite handbilling and picket-
ing, newspaper advertisements, show-
ing of the Brotherhood's video entitled
"BE&K: The Workers' Enemy," com-
munications with local and state poli-
ticians and meetings with mill manage-
ment personnel have been effective in
confronting BE&K. Business Agent Dale
Crabtree of UBC Local 1024 reports
that the actions taken by the local
Building Trades and the Paperworker
local in the Cumberland community
against BE&K should help ensure a
short-lived presence for the non-union
contractor in the Cumberland area.
Spreading the Word
about BE&K
An important ingredient in fighting
BE&K is a determination as early as
possible of whether the company is in
line for a particular project. At a gath-
ering of Building Trades and Paper-
worker business agents sponsored by
the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. UBC Rep-
resentative Everett Sullivan stressed
the importance of closely monitoring
every paper mill site within each agent's
jurisdiction. Paperworker locals can be
most helpful in monitoring a mill for
BE&K's presence and providing an
early warning.
"It's easier to keep them out of an
area, than it is to get them out once
they've established a foothold," said
Sullivan. The agents were counseled to
establish anti-BE&K committees and
communicate to mill management the
problems associated with BE&K before
commitments to the company are made.
Community publicity about BE&K's
ratebusting and strikebreaking actions
Continued on Page 12
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MARCH 1988
HARD TIMES AT L-P
^ L-P sued by federal EPA for waferboard pollution
u^ President, University of Portland named to L-P Board
]/^ L-P to spinoff fibreboard division
1/^ L-P workers vote for UBC in Virginia
*^ As the Brotherhood continues its
fight against Louisiana-Pacific, numer-
ous problems continue to develop for
the company. The same anti-worker,
anti-community policies and practices
which gave rise to L-P's union-busting
tactics against Brotherhood members
are causing problems for L-P on nu-
merous fronts.
EPA lawyers charged that Louisiana-
Pacific violated provisions of the federal
Clean Air Act when it failed to obtain
federal environmental permits prior to
construction of its two waferboard plants
in Colorado as a trial on the issue began
in federal court in Denver. The lawsuit
by the government is one of numerous
problems the company has experienced
with its Colorado plants.
Initial permits for the plants were
denied several years ago when the UBC
informed state authorities of L-P's fail-
ure to mention formaldehyde emissions
in its permit application. Since that
time, the company has been under con-
stant pressure from state agencies and
citizens" groups to cleanup the plant's
operations.
The outcome of the EPA's lawsuit
has potential longterm consequences
for the company. The EPA charges that
because the mills are major sources of
pollution, it was necessary for L-P to
secure a permit for the plants prior to
initiating operations. L-P argues that
the plants are not major sources of
pollution and thus a permit is not needed.
As the leading producer of waferboard,
with 13 mills in operation, the require-
ment to secure permits prior to con-
struction could slow L-P's expansion.
In addition to the government law-
suit, a group of local citizens has sued
L-P in federal court, claiming that the
company's waferboard operations in
Olathe, Colo., have harmed the health
and well-being of area residents. Tests
at the plant over the years have shown
emissions containing high concentra-
tions of formaldehyde, MDI, carbon
monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur diox-
ides and other chemicals.
In an effort to enhance the pres-
tige of its corporate board, L-P named
the Rev. Thomas C. Oddo, president
of the University of Portland, to its
board of directors. In a letter to Oddo,
former UBC President Patrick J. Camp-
bell expressed his disappointment with
the university president's decision to
associate himself with the anti-union
company.
"It is an affront to all of us in orga-
nized labor who have strived to build
on the long tradition of support between
labor and the Cathoic Church in the
struggle for dignity and fairness of all
workers" said Campbell in a letter to
Oddo.
Oddo's decision to accept the board
position is better understood when pre-
vious dealings between the University
and L-P are considered. In 1985, the
University received a contribution of
$550,000 from L-P for the construction
of a tennis facility on the campus.
Protests were raised at that time by the
Oregon labor community, but these
protests also fell on deaf ears. The
facility was built by a non-union con-
tractor.
An open letter from the L-P Workers
for Justice Committee to the students
and faculty of the university was pub-
lished in the student newspaper. The
letter informs the students and faculty
of the president's decision to join L-
P's board and characterizes it as an
insult to the workers in the wood prod-
ucts industry. Further actions designed
to raise campus and community aware-
ness about the board position are
planned.
1^ In a strong vote for union repre-
sentation, workers at L-P's new waf-
erboard mill in Dungannon, Va., voted
overwhelmingly for the UBC. Despite
an aggressive campaign by the company
to counter the organizing effort, the
workers voted by a two-to-one margin
for union representation. UBC Repre-
sentative Larry Wyatt said the workers
responded positively to the aggressive
position the Brotherhood has taken in
fighting L-P's union-busting actions.
In a letter to the workers prior to the
election, the general president re-
counted L-P's strikebreaking actions
against Brotherhood members in 1983
in the Pacific Northwest. The letter
stated: "Our campaign against L-P has
helped workers both at L-P and
throughout the wood products industry.
We've demonstrated to all employers
that this union is willing to fight for
each and every one of our members for
as long as it takes to achieve justice.
Workers in this industry generally, and
at L-P particularly, need a strong voice
in the industry to fight for better
standards and dignity on the job. The
United Brotherhood of Carpenters is
that voice."
"Our campaign to secure justice for
L-P workers includes efforts to secure
the protections of the collective bar-
gaining process to prevent the abuse of
worker rights," said General President
Lucassen.
*^ In response to the tremendous fi-
nancial liability posed by a growing
number of personal injury lawsuits
against its Fibreboard division, L-P an-
nounced tentative plans to spinoff
Fibreboard operations to company
shareholders. The spinoff involves es-
tablishing Fibreboard as a separate
company whose stock will be held by
existing L-P shareholders. Sharehold-
ers will be given one share of stock in
the new company for each share pres-
ently held in L-P.
During the past 10 years, over 41 ,000
asbestos liability lawsuits have been
filed against the L-P subsidiary. Fibre-
board was a major manufacturer of
asbestos, which has been shown to
cause cancer. While insurance wiU cover
much of the financial liability incurred
by the company, the growing number
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10
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THE COVER STORY
Symbols and Images
of American Labor
opens at National Museum
of American History
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A convention badge
of I he Western Fed-
eration of Miners,
1888.
The symbols and images of North
American labor take many forms, and
the Smithsonian Institution's National
Museum of American History in Wash-
ington, D.C. , has gathered together many
of them for the thousands of visitors
who will tour its halls this spring.
A special exhibition of more than 140
objects, photographs and documents
provides insights into how American
workers have viewed themselves in the
past, how others have viewed them and
how these visions have changed from
the 18th century to the present. While
museum visitors view the exhibition,
they listen to music and songs of the
American worker — Tennessee Ernie
Ford's "Sixteen Tons," Dolly Parton's
"Nine to Five," and old favorites of
the labor movement like "Solidarity
Forever," "We Shall Overcome" and
the songs of Joe Hill.
The United Brotherhood is well rep-
resented in the exhibition. A banner
loaned by the UBC's Western Penn-
sylvania District Council hangs on one
wall. A charter of the Amalgamated
Society of Carpenters and Joiners, which
merged with the Brotherhood in the
early days, is displayed. Old tintypes
of carpenters and cabinetmakers line
the wall.
The first section of the exhibition
presents symbols adopted by workers
to express their concerns and self im-
ages. Occupational portraits, member-
ship certificates and organizational em-
blems illustrate the workers' sense of
personal and group identity.
The second section examines popular
portrayals of the "working class" that
reveal general attitudes toward this seg-
ment of society. Included are objects
and illustrations that have appeared on
product labels and in magazines, books,
campaign literature, advertisements,
television and the movies.
"Through the symbols and emblems
selected by workers to identify their
organizations, one discovers a clear
sense of dignity and pride in the con-
tributions they made to American life,"
Harry Rubenstein, curator for the ex-
hibition , say s . "The broad media appeal
served both to represent and influence
public opinion toward labor as indus-
trialization dominated the economy and
altered workers' roles in society."
The National Museum of American
History is devoted to the collection,
care, study and exhibition of objects
that reflect the American experience.
It also offers lectures, concerts and
other programs which interpret that
experience. The museum, located at
14th Street and Constitution Avenue
N.W., in Washington, D.C, is open
from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily, except
December 25. Admission to the mu-
seum is free.
A banner urging workers
to vole for Teddy Roose-
velt, the Republican
Party's successful candi-
date for the U.S. presi-
dency in 1904.
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The Farm Workers of Cesar
Chavez urged support of their
strike with boycott buttons.
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A poster which appeared in defense and
war-production plants during the World
War II era.
MARCH 1988
11
Ohbayashi signs agreement
at three construction sites
A $47-million water-diversion project of the U.S. Corps
of Engineers in San Antonio, Texas, was awarded last year
to the Ohbayashi Construction Co., of Japan, and it was
going to be built non-union.
More than 300 union building tradesmen of South Texas
rose up in protest, and, as we reported last month, they
marched through downtown San Antonio from a big rally.
This month, we're happy to report that the big flood
control project, designed to divert waters from the San
Antonio River at flood stages, will now be all union. An
agreement to that effect has been signed by Ohbayashi.
The Heavy and Highway Committee, composed of six
Building Trades unions, including the UBC, reports, mean-
while, that two Ohbayashi construction projects in southern
Arizona have also gone union in the aftermath of the San
Antonio pact.
Participants in the signing of the San Antonio tunnel agree-
ment gathered outside the construction site headquarters for a
picture. They included, from left. Second General Vice Presi-
dent Dean Sooter, Kanami Tonada of Ohbayashi Construction
Co., UBC Representative Ron Angetl, Teriy Bumpers of the
National Joint Heavy and Highway Construction Committee
and a representative of the Laborers Union. Other unions also
participated. The tunnel project is an undertaking of the U.S.
Corps of Engineers.
Hard Times, L-P
Continued from Page 10
of cases was seen as a threat to L-P's
financial position. Company auditors
for the first time qualified the company's
financial reports in its 1986 annual re-
port. This action reflected the concern
that insurance coverage would not be
sufficient to cover damages and that
corporate resources could then be used
to satisfy the claims. Once the spinoff
is consumated, L-P hopes it will be able
to shield itself from the onslaught of
lawsuits.
It is ironic that lawsuts are prompting
an end to L-P's association with Fibre-
board, because that is how L-P's as-
sociation with Fibreboard began. L-P
was found guilty on civil fraud in con-
nection with the acquisition of Fibre-
board and paid a $5.3 million damage
settlement. L-P was found to have con-
spired with Fibreboard executives to
improperly reduce the selling price of
the Fibreboard stock prior to purchase.
Shortly after the acquisition, the asbes-
tos lawsuits began.
BE&K Campaign
Continued from Page 9
is also most helpful in preventing the
company from establishing a presence
in a community.
BE&K's strikebreaking actions for
International Paper Co. continue against
striking and locked-out Paperworkers
at several of the company's mills.
BE&K's strikebreaking assistance,
which is documented in the Brother-
There were UBC pickets at Louisiana-Pacific's Dungannon, Va., waferhoard mill during
its construction in 1985. Millwrights Local 319 maintained an area standards picket line
at the installation. The mill has since been organized by the Brotherhood, and we have
won an election, which the company is protesting.
hood's video, has been a key ingredient
in the efforts by various paper compa-
nies to extract unfair contract conces-
sions. While paper industry profits are
high, concessions have been exacted
from production workers, because of
BE&K's important assistance in keep-
ing struck mills operating.
In an effort to tell the story about
International Paper, a caravan of work-
ers is being organized to travel to com-
munities throughout the South. A UBC
representative will travel with the group
to inform these communities of BE&K's
role in the effort to gut the contracts of
workers in the forest products industry.
UBC General President Sigurd Lu-
cassen is calling for the active involve-
ment of all Brotherhood members in
the BE&K fight, highlighted the need
to fight the company at every mill and
in every community where they are
found.
' ' With each passing day , we are going
after this non-union, strikebreaking
contractor in more and more towns. In
order to fight the anti-worker, anti-
community actions of BE&K effec-
tively, we must fight them everywhere
they do business. This is a national
company and we must have a well-
coordinated national campaign to counter
them," stated Lucassen.
Georgia-Pacific
Continued from Page 8
special attention by our three unions
because they are flirting with stone-age
labor policies. Our only choice is to say
no and to say it with the conviction to
fight back. The February 18 protest day
represents one small piece of a larger
program of mutual assistance among all
forest industry unions in order to com-
bat employers who made ridiculous
concession proposals."
12
CARPENTER
New study by union-industry group:
Labor-management programs
help to contain health care costs
Joint labor-management efforts to
control health care costs have proved
successful, according to a report by the
Labor-Management Group of union and
business leaders.
However, the union and industry
leaders expressed concern that health
care cost increases are still outstripping
overall inflation rates. Between 1978
and 1986, the Consumer Price Index
rose 68%, while medical care costs rose
98%.
Employer contributions for health in-
surance premiums rose at an average
annual rate of 14% between 1975 and
1985, ranging in some cases to 25% and
40%. In 1985, costs to employers for
health insurance contributions were more
than $105 billion, according to the re-
port.
In addition, 37 million Americans
lack health insurance, and the number
is growing. Both labor and management
agreed on the need for government
programs to help poor and unemployed
Americans who lack health insurance.
Both sides also agreed that there is a
need to improve job-related benefit pro-
grams, but disagreed on the strategies
involved.
The Labor-Management Group, which
published "Policy Issues in Health
Care," is a private organization com-
posed of labor and business leaders.
Formed in 1973, it is coordinated by
founder John T. Dunlop, a former La-
bor Secretary who is now a Harvard
University professor. AFL-CIO Presi-
dent Lane Kirkland and TRW, Inc.
Chairman Ruben F. Mettler, co-chair
the group.
Commenting on the report, Kirkland
said, "We know what it takes to de-
velop a high quahty, well-managed and
equitable health care system. The rate
of change due to new technology, shift-
ing demographics and new relationships
within the health care field make it
vitally necessary for unions and com-
panies to know what works and what
doesn't and to keep their health care
programs moving ahead."
Mettler said that management's abil-
ity to dehver quality health care serv-
ices is "truly paramount as we face an
upsurge in the rate of increases for
health care costs." Labor-management
cooperative efforts to contain costs are
"necessary to bring cost increases un-
der control," he said.
Among cooperative actions recom-
mended by the group were the estab-
lishment of cost-containment commit-
tees, pre-admission authorization pro-
grams, utilization review, mandatory
second opinions, case management and
the use of alternative delivery systems,
such as health maintenance organiza-
tions and preferred provider organiza-
tions.
Also recommended were policies to
control the costs of technology devel-
opment and distribution, professional
liability and malpractice and health care
data management.
The study analyzed six health care
cost containment programs in which
cooperative labor-management efforts
were credited with successfully holding
down medical costs. The programs in-
cluded:
• An Informed Choice Plan (ICP)
developed by the Auto Workers and
General Motors. The ICP is a three-
option program offering hospital, sur-
gical, medical and prescription drug
coverage.
• A joint labor-management com-
mittee established by the Communica-
tions Workers, Electrical Workers and
AT&T. The health care committee
oversees administration, plan design
and health education and promotion. It
also is involved in the health care de-
livery system, including creation of a
hospital Pre-Certification Program.
• A Bargaining Unit Benefits Board
with joint trustees from the State of
Oregon, Service Employees Local 503
and the Oregon Public Employees Union.
The board achieved substantial savings
in health care expenditures which
brought costs below negotiated em-
ployer contributions. The savings were
Continued on Page 16
"You say you want a new heart? Gee, I dunno.
health insurance do you carry?"
How much Medicare rolls along as best it can in a high-priced economy.
Congress is considering legislation.
MARCH 1988
13
Retired General President Campbell, left, joins labor and medical leaders in turning the first shovels. At right, he speaks to the
gathering at the construction site.
The 'Blueprint for Cure'
campaign shows results
GROUND BROKEN FOR DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
For more than two years the United
Brotherhood, the Sheet Metal Workers
and the AFL-CIO Building Trades have
headed up a campaign to raise funds
for a diabetes research institute in Miami,
Fla. Fund-raising events have been held
all over North America, and the Car-
penter, month after month, has reported
individual and group donations to the
cause.
The drive, called "Blueprint for
Cure," is beginning to show concrete
results.
Last month, ground was broken for
the $10 million Diabetes Research In-
stitute at the University of Miami/Jack-
son Memorial Medical Center. In a brief
ceremony. Monday, February 15, labor
leaders and local dignitaries assembled
just north of N.W. 14th Terrace on the
center's medical complex to turn the
first spade.
Taking part in the program were the
co-chairmen of the campaign to raise
the $10 million— Patrick J. Campbell,
retired general president of the United
Brotherhood; Edward J. Cariough, gen-
eral president. Sheet Metal Workers
International Association, and Robert
A. Georgine, president, AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Trades De-
partment.
Martin D. Kleiman, chairman of the
board of directors of the Diabetes Re-
search Institute Foundation, was mas-
ter of ceremonies. Welcoming the guests
were U.S. Congressman Dante B. Fas-
cell; Bernard J. Fogel, M.D., Univer-
sity of Miami vice president for medical
affairs and dean. School of Medicine;
and IraC. Clark, president. Public Health
Trust.
Other Diabetes Research Institute
Foundation officials on the program
were Henry A. Keller Jr., president,
and Robert T. Held Sr., chairman board
of governors.
Mrs. Joseph (Eleanor) Kosow, who
on behalf of her late husband and with
the support of her children pledged $3.5
million for the Eleanor and Joseph Ko-
sow Diagnostic and Treatment Center,
was a speaker. The center will be the
primary clinical area where care and
education will be provided to diabetic
patients and their families.
Edward T. Foote II, president of the
University of Miami, emphasized the
importance of the Diabetes Research
Institute, once it is completed. Daniel
H. Mintz, M.D.; and Mary Lou Held,
professor of medicine and scientific di-
rector. Diabetes Research Institute, re-
viewed the importance of the new fa-
cility for patient care, research and
training.
The six-story, 60,000-square-foot
Diabetes Research Institute building is
scheduled for completion late in the
summer of 1990. Continued on Page 24
An architect's drawing showing the Diabetes Research Institute as it will eventually
appear on the campus of the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Center.
14
CARPENTER
Homeownership nightmares
Protecting consumers
from "closing shock"
By REP. DEAN A. GALLO,
Republican, New Jersey's 11th District
CONGRESSMAN GALLO
John and Mary have spent the first four
years of their married fives saving for tfie
purchase of their first house.
Last spring, they found the house of their
dreams and decided that they could afford
the loan appfication, closing fees and down-
payment. Based on the figures given to them
when they applied for the $80,000 mortgage
on their dream house — at an 8% rate of
interest "locked in" for 60 days — they filed
their appfication and paid their fees.
By the 58th day, however, it became clear
that the mortgage would not be settled within
the 60-day lock-in period and that they faced
a 2% increase in interest rates at the time of
closing.
Their budget was now stretched to the
breaking point, and they faced the choice
between deeper debt or the loss of the home
as well as the fees they had already paid. In
all too many cases of this kind, John and
Mary would have no choice; they simply
couldn't pay the added cost and would have
to withdraw.
For countless Americans like John and
Mary, the dream of homeownership turns
into a nightmare when they come face to
face with "closing shock."
My Residential Mortgage Credit Fairness
Act of 1987, H.R. 2609, prohibits lenders
who have promised guaranteed interest rates
or set the number of points to be paid at
closing, from using delays in the closing
process forcing consumers to accept less
favorable rates than they were originally
offered.
This bin is based on the simple idea that
a promise is a promise, not just for 60 days,
but until the date of closing. Mortgage lend-
ers are not required by this bill to offer a
locked in interest rate but, if they choose to
do so, this bill will require them to live up
to that promise until the date of closing.
Everyone benefits from this legislation,
because it provides up front assurances to
consumers and benefits responsible lenders
who act in good faith to meet the needs of
home buyers and refinancers alike.
Under the current situation, lenders who
treat consumers fairly and honestly are being
punished for their honesty by being undercut
in the marketplace by those few bad apples
who may not have any intention to keep
their promises.
Judging by the very positive consumer
response nationwide to my Residential Mort-
gage Credit Fairness Act, I think it is safe
to say that this bill can be carried through
Congress on the strength of grass roots
action.
As a result of early support from Con-
sumers Union and others, my bill has the
strong bipartisan support of 58 members of
Congress, evenly split by party affiliation
and representing 25 states. Of the 12 mem-
bers of the Banking Committee who are co-
sponsors, II are also members of the
Housing and Community Development Sub-
committee, which is the focus of our efforts
on behalf of the bill.
The numbers show that this bill is needed.
The state of New Jersey has received more
than 1,300 consumer complaints document-
ing, among other things, that interest rate
changes, additional points and delays in
processing have cost homebuyers thousands
of dollars in additional up-front charges and
mortgage payments over the life of their
loans. In Maryland, more than 2,500 com-
plaints have been filed with the state. Wash-
ington State Attorney General Ken Eiken-
berry has expressed concern over the upswing
of complaints in his state.
Thousands of people from across the
country have written to national housing
columnist Ken Harney with their stories of
broken promises.
A woman from New Milford, N.J., who
was given a lock in rate of $'/2% but was
given lOVs'^ at closing, wrote: "I'm 8 months
pregnant and talk about the stress, it was
incredible. What's the sense of locking in if
it means nothing. I know I won't get my
money back. I just don't want it to happen
to someone else."
An Oklahoma City consumer, quoted 8'/2%
only to find an 1 1% rate at closing, expressed
frustration: "I want this house very much.
I have nowhere to live, and have no choice
Continued on Page 16
'Closing shock" ruins mortgage dreams
John and Mary apply for an
$80,000, flat rate, 30-year
mortgage and are told they will
receive a locked -in 8% rate.
At closing, they are told the rate
has gone up to 10%. With this
two-point increase, their
monthly payment grows by 18%.
R, ADAMS
John and Mary apply for an $80,000. flat rate. 30-year mortgage and are told they would
receive a locked in rate of 8%. At closing, they are told the rate has gone up to 10%.
With this 2% increase, their monthly payments will increase from $566.67 to $666.67:
their yearly interest payments will go from $6,800 to $8,000: and the total interest over
the ib-year life of the mortgage will increase from $204,000 to $240,000.
MARCH 1988
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but to accept this railroad job."
A Louisville. Ky., couple expressed the
feeling of helplessness that accompanies un-
expected increases in loan rates beyond their
control: "We were in no way responsible
for any of these delays, yet we are the ones
who are being penalized for them. I don't
believe that simply saying they had a huge
workload or that there is an extremely active
market is a valid defense. We had a contract
with them and they breached it."
Often, it seems that many consumers are
reluctant to talk about their frustrations
publicly until they hear that legislation has
been proposed to help other people in the
future.
I have been stopped on the street by people
who have heard about my bill and are pre-
pared to tell their personal horror stories
only because they do not want what hap-
pened to them to happen to others.
A Toms River, N.J., woman whose rate
increased almost 2% over the original lock
in expressed the feelings of many consumers:
"My husband and I have been sick and
disgusted with the whole thing and can only
hope that no other hard working people have
to be made such fools of or abused and
literally put down in such a demeaning way
as we were."
My legislation is designed to protect the
John's and Mary's of the world from "clos-
ing shock" when they make the costly dis-
covery that a promise is not necessarily a
promise.
Health care costs
Continued from Page 13
used to fund benefit expansion and rate
stabilization.
• A joint health care committee es-
tabUshed by State, County and Munic-
ipal Employees Pennsylvania Council
13 and the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania cut estimated costs for the health
care plan by $50 million.
• Cost containment efforts, includ-
ing contracts with two major health
organizations, saved nearly $11 million
over a 29-month period for the Affiliated
Health Funds, Inc. of the Construction
Contractors and Southern California
Carpenters, Pipe Trades, Iron Workers
and Operating Engineers. The savings
were needed due to a severe decline in
the Southern California construction
industry, with reduced employment.
Nearly $4.8 million of the savings went
to members through the reduction or
elimination of out-of-pocket expenses.
• A three-prong cost containment
effort by the Food Employers Labor
Relations Association and Food and
Commercial Workers Local 400 Health
and Welfare Fund. Included are moni-
toring of provided care, incentives to
participants to control costs and con-
sumer education for participants.
Michigan Carpenters
work with management
for market recovery
The Detroit and Southeast Michigan Car-
penters District Council and three manage-
ment contractor associations are out to "ac-
centuate the positive" and "eliminate the
negative," according to the Detroit Building
Tradesman.
In an Operation Turnaround labor-man-
agement campaign, they are working to
maintain and improve the knowledge, skills
and technology of the union construction
workforce in their area.
The plan was announced at a recent press
conference by the Labor-Management Pro-
ductivity and Training Committee, a coali-
tion of the Detroit area council, the Detroit
Chapter of the Associated General Contrac-
tors of America, the Association of Con-
struction Employers and the Carpenter Con-
tractors Association.
The new program commissioned by the
LMPT is the direct result of a survey con-
ducted by the University of Michigan's Cen-
ter for Construction Enginering and Man-
agement.
The new plan calls for the expansion and
improvement of a recently-established fore-
man's training program in the Detroit met-
ropolitan area, and the start-up of a new
journeyman upgrade program to be put in
place this fall.
The survey utilized in-depth interviews
with individuals in the industry for an anal-
ysis of building permit data, and an opinion
survey of owners and contractors to gather
information on their experiences concerning
the various aspects of the construction in-
dustry in southeastern Michigan.
The results of the survey highlighted areas
in which union workers excelled or fell short
of the performance of non-union workers in
the metropolitan Detroit area, commented
Daniel J. Kelley, secretary-treasurer/busi-
ness manager of the Detroit Area Council
and the committee's labor co-chairman.
Major findings of the study indicate that:
• Union workers are perceived as being
more knowledgeable and produce higher
quality work than their non-union counter-
parts.
• There is a definite perception that the
cost of union construction is greater than
non-union labor. Many respondents said the
higher cost is not justified.
• The dollar value of union construction
in metropolitan Detroit has increased dra-
matically over the past five years, even
though the overall market share has de-
creased. Union construction's market share
increases substantially with the size of the
individual project.
• With union contractors winning less
than 50% of projects smaller than $5 million,
unions need to be more flexible in their work
rules and eliminate the threat of work stop-
pages.
"The LMPT was established three years
ago to solve the problems and build on the
strengths that this survey points out," Kelley
said. "I suppose I could have wished the
Continued on Page 38
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Ottavra
Report
ONTARIO WORKER SHORTAGES
Southern Ontario's booming economy and low
unemployment rate have made it a job-hunter's par-
adise, according to the Financial Post. The boom
has left employers scrambling to fill gaping job va-
cancies, the newspaper states.
The economy is so overheated that the six metro-
politan areas with the lowest unemployment rates in
Canada are all located in Southern Ontario. There
have been 276,000 community, business and per-
sonal service jobs, 87,000 manufacturing jobs and
68,000 construction jobs added since 1982.
The manpower drought spans all industries and
occupations. In a study published last November,
the Ontario government calculated the province was
facing shortages in 98 highly skilled occupations,
including tool-and-die making, welding, technology,
auto mechanics and mold making.
The shortfall is particularly acute among skilled
construction tradesmen, who are in short supply
due to the residential and commercial construction
boom.
In Toronto, the lack of bricklayers, carpenters and
cement masons is causing costly delays in some
construction projects. The shortage will undoubtedly
ease once the housing boom tails off.
Longer-term, however, the problem won't go
away entirely, since most younger people are es-
chewing construction trades. "The average brick-
layer in Toronto is 46 years old, which means there
will be more trouble ahead unless more younger
people start coming into the trade," one Toronto
contractor says.
WITCHCRAFT HOLIDAYS
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has
upheld the right of a community college clerk to
practice his religion. An arbitration board has ruled
that Number College must give OPSEU member
Charles Arnold paid religious holidays.
Arnold is a second-degree high priest of the reli-
gion Wicca, or witchcraft. Based on evidence sup-
plied by a University of Toronto religion professor,
the arbitration panel unanimously decided that
Wicca is a religion and that Arnold is therefore
entitled to paid time off for Wicca high holidays.
OPSEU's coordinator of grievances, Mike Pratt,
called the board's decision "a victory for religious
freedom."
FEWER STOPPAGES m 1987
The past year was one of the lightest in a decair
for work stoppages according to figures released ;n
January by Labour Minister Pierre H. Cadleux.
Labour Canada statistics show that time not
worked due to work stoppages in 1 987 amounted ic
2,460,890 person-days, or 0.09% estimated total
working time (9 days per 10,000 worked). This is a
significant improvement from 1986 when 5,651,700
person-days were not worked (0.22% of working
time). The 1987 figure is among the lowest in the
past 10 years. All these figures are based on work
stoppages involving 500 or more employees.
Labour Minister Cadieux noted that, despite the
relatively low totals, a few strikes received a great
deal of attention. For instance, Canada Post was
involved in disputes with the letter carriers and with
inside postal workers. Rotating strikes, followed by
a lockout, occurred at Air Canada, and British Co-
lumbia experienced a province-wide one-day strike
in protest against new labour legislation last June.
SETBACK ON INJURY SUITS
Ontario legislation prohibiting workers from suing
for damages for injuries suffered on the job has
been upheld as constitutional by the provincial
supreme court.
The sections of the Workers' Compensation Act
that restrict the right to sue are not discriminatory,
said Mr. Justice Robert Montgomery.
However, Montgomery's decision is only the first
step in a judicial process that will probably take the
case to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Workers' Compensation Act classifies em-
ployers into two categories: Schedule 1, which in-
cludes most private sector companies; and Sched-
ule 2, which includes government employers and
some private employers such as the railways.
Employees in the first category can't sue their
employer or any other employer or employee in
Schedule 1 for damages. Those in the second cate-
gory can't sue their employers, but can sue other
workers or other Schedule 2 employers.
U.S., CANADIAN TRADE PACT
Canadian and United States trade unionists are
not happy with the trade pact recently negotiated by
the Reagan and Mulroney administrations. Unions
on both sides of the border feel that the pact fails to
address differences in currency rates. The treaty
was attacked by the Canadian trade union move-
ment for perpetuating "significant inequities" now in
place. The treaty faces opposition in both Congress
and the Canadian parliament.
EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON
A new Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.,
which has been under construction two years, this
month, is expected to be completed by mid-sum-
mer, according to Robert Shortman, the man from
Ottawa overseeing the project. The site is only two
blocks from the United Brotherhood's general of-
fices.
MARCH 1988
17
U»S. hunger^ homelessness reaching epidemic levels
By Press Associates
"President Extols State of Nation — Administration 'Re-
stored the American Dream," Reagan Says." That was the
headline in the Washington Post the morning after the
presidents State of the Union address.
Around the nation, however, the mayors were making
their midwinter report on "the continuing growth of hunger,
homelessness and poverty in America's cities."
Boston's Mayor Raymond L. Flynn declared, "The
growing epidemic of hunger and homelessness in the United
States is the result of the failure of federal government
policies." ■
Flynn, speaking as chairman of the task force on hunger
and the homelessness for the U.S. Conference of Mayors,
cited "drastic cutbacks" in federal social programs.
In reviewing a task force 26-city survey, Flynn pointed
out that more than 32 million people live below the poverty
line, an increase of more than 3 million since 1980. Two-
thirds of those seeking emergency food are children and
their parents. One-third of the homeless are children and
their parents. In most of the cities surveyed, families made
up the group for whom emergency shelter and other services
were lacking.
The increase in homeless families with children was
144% in Charleston, S.C, 75% in Providence, R.I., 66%
in Philadelphia, 40% in Los Angeles, 30% in Norfolk and
20% in Cleveland. Only Louisville, Ky., reported no
change. The number of homeless single women increased
in 21 of the 26 cities surveyed.
Homelessness does not necessarily mean joblessness.
The 26 cities surveyed reported 22% of their homeless
people hold either full- or part-time jobs. These are the
working poor, who need aid to supplement low wages and
may be ineligible for benefits.
The outlook for the coming year is grim. The mayor's
survey reported that 24 of the 26 cities expect the demand
for emergency shelter to increase in 1988.
The time has come "to adopt national policies that reflect
our national will to eliminate homelessness, poverty and
hunger," he stressed. Perhaps the tide is beginning to turn,
however slowly.
Last summer, Congress passed and Reagan signed a $1-
billion homeless aid bill, though administration officials
opposed it as too costly and unnecessary. In December,
the Congress passed a much needed housing authorization
bill — again over administration opposition.
Boston's Mayor Flynn also called for national health
insurance, a higher minimum wage, job training programs,
food stamps for all who qualify, expanded child nutrition
and community-based support for the mentally ill.
U.S., Mexican unions map plans on runaway plant exploitation
Top U.S. and Mexican union leaders
have agreed to map out joint plans to
counter the exploitation of workers on
both sides of the border by U.S. mul-
tinational corporations which have been
shifting U.S. jobs to "maquiladora"
plants in Mexico.
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas
R. Donahue, addressing a union confer-
ence here on the proliferation of the
maquiladora plants, said federation rep-
resentatives met recently with Fidel Ve-
lazquez, the head of Mexico's labor fed-
eration, the CTM, in Mexico City "to
express our common concern. " ' Donahue
said a joint union task force will be set
up to deal with the problem.
Hundreds of U.S. corporations in
recent years have moved assembly op-
erations from the U.S. to the mush-
rooming maquiladora complex south of
the Rio Grande . The cross-border move
was spurred by the collapse of the
Mexican peso in 1982 as Mexico's oil
revenues were hit by plummeting world
oil prices.
A cheaper peso and rising unemploy-
ment in Mexico means that Mexican
labor has been getting even cheaper and
more exploitable. The Reagan admin-
istration, with its "free market" phi-
losophy, has encouraged the shift of
plants and jobs to Mexico. Companies
also have been attracted by the lack of
workplace health and safety standards
as well as environmental regulations.
Congress told the Commerce De-
partment in 1986 to stop using taxpay-
ers" money to underwrite lavish trade
shows aimed at luring still more U.S.
firms across the border.
Nearly 270,000 Mexican workers, 75%
of them young women and teenage girls,
work for an average 69 cents an hour
in the 987 maquiladora plants. Literally,
maquiladora means "grain mill" where
flour is processed. By extension, it has
come to mean a plant where U.S. parts
are processed, or assembled, into fin-
ished products.
The maquiladora industry began in
1965, when the U.S. ended the noto-
rious "bracero" program, a decade-
long experiment with "guestworkers"
from Mexico, primarily used as farm-
workers in California and Texas. In
response to the Mexican government's
plea for help in relieving its unemploy-
ment problem for former braceros, the
U.S. agreed that "twin plants" on both
sides of the border would have favor-
able tax and customs treatment.
For the first decade, growth was
gradual, with the 57 plants on the Mex-
ican side becoming 300 and the number
of maquiladora workers rising from 4,200
to about 30.000. Growth accelerated
rapidly in the 1980s and began to stretch
far beyond the border region as the
Reagan administration ignored the fail-
ure of U.S. firms to adhere to the "twin-
plant" and border location provisions
of the 1965 law. Where "twin" plants
actually exist on the U.S. side, they
tend to be shells which employ few if
any production workers.
The maquiladora assembly industry
is expected to grow 7 to 10% annually,
employing between 600,000 and 800,000
workers by the turn of the century.
Maquiladora plants, owned by such
corporate giants as General Motors,
General Electric and Zenith, handle
electric and electronic components, auto
parts and other transportation equip-
ment , textiles and apparel , furniture and
services.
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CARPENTER
Lost or stolen: credit
and automated teller
machine cards
Two good financial reasons to report
ttie loss or theft of your credit cards
People are finding it increasingly conven-
ient to shop with credit cards or to bank at
automated teller machines with ATM cards.
But the ease with which these cards can be
used also makes them very attractive to
thieves.
Loss or theft of credit and ATM cards is
a serious consumer problem. However, the
Fair Credit Billing Act and the Electronic
Fund Transfer Act establish procedures for
you and your creditors to follow to resolve
problems with credit card and electronic
fund transfer accounts.
Following are guidelines on what to do if
any of your cards are missing or stolen,
suggestions on how to protect your cards
and explainations on what you can expect
from a credit card registration or protection
service.
REDUCING YOUR LOSS
There are at least two good
financial reasons for you to
report the loss or theft of
your credit and ATM cards
quickly. First, the sooner you^
report the loss, the more likey -
you will limit your liability if
someone uses your card
without your permission.
Most card fraud occurs within
the first 48 hours after a card
is stolen.
Second, the sooner you report any loss,
the more card costs can be kept down. You
pay higher interest rates and annual fees
because card fraud costs issuers hundreds
of millions of dollars each year.
If any of your cards are missing or stolen,
report the loss as soon as possible to your
card issuers. Some companies have toll-free
or WATTS numbers printed on their state-
ments and 24-hour service to accept such
emergency information.
For your own protection, you should fol-
low up your phone calls with a letter to each
card issuer. The letter should give your card
number, say when your card was missing,
and mention the date you called in the loss.
You may wish to check your homeowner's
insurance policy to see if it covers your
hability for card thefts. If not, some insur-
ance companies will allow you to change
your current policy to include protestion for
card losses.
CREDIT CARD LOSS. If you report the
loss before these cards are used, the FCBA
says the card issuer cannot hold you re-
sponsible for any unauthorized charges.
If a thief uses your cards before you report
them missing, the most you will owe for
unauthorized charges on each card is $50.
This is true even if a thief is able to use your
credit card at an ATM machine to access
your credit card account.
However, it is not enough simply to report
your credit card loss. After the card loss,
review your billing statements carefully. If
your statements show any charges not made
by you, send a letter to the card issuer
describing each questionnable charge on
your account.
Again, tell the card issuer the date your
card was lost or stolen and when you re-
ported it to them. Be sure to send the letter
to the address provided for billing errors.
Do noi send it with a payment or to the
address where you send your payments
unless you are directed to do so.
ATM CARD LOSS. If you report an ATM
card missing before it is used without your
permission, the EFTA says the card issuer
cannot hold you responsible for any unau-
thorized withdrawals.
If unauthorized use occurs before you
report it, the amount you can be held re-
sponsible for depends upon how quickly you
report the loss to the card issuer. For ex-
ample, if you report the loss within two
business days after you realize your card is
missing, you will not be responsible for more
than $50 for unauthorized use.
However, you could lose as much as $500
because of an unauthorized withdrawal from
your bank account if you do not tell the card
issuer within the two business days after
you discover the loss.
You risk unlimited loss if, within 60 days
after your bank statement is mailed to you,
you do not report an unauthorized transfer
or withdrawal. That means you could lose
all the money in your bank account and the
unused portion of your maximum line of
credit established for overdrafts.
If any unauthorized transactions appear
on your bank statement, report them to the
card issuer as soon as you can. As with a
credit card, once you have reported the loss
of your ATM card you can-
not be held liable for addi-
tional amounts, even if more
unauthorized transactions are
;, made.
PROTECTING CARDS
The best protections against
card fraud, of course, are to
know where your cards are
at all times and to keep them
secure. For ATM card pro-
tection, it is important to keep
your Personal Identification Number a se-
cret. Memorize this number. Statistics show
that in one-third of ATM card frauds, card-
holders wrote their PINS on their ATM cards
or slips of paper they kept with their cards.
The following suggestions may help you
protect your credit and ATM card accounts.
For credit cards:
• Never give your account number to
persons who contact you by phone
unless you make the call;
• Never put your account number on the
outside of an envelope or on a postcard;
• Draw a line through blank spaces on
charge slips above the total so the amount
cannot be changed;
• Do not sign a blank charge slip unless
absolutely necessary:
• Rip up carbons from the charge slip and
save your receipts to check against your
monthly billing statements:
Continued on Page 38
MARCH 1988
19
CL8G Report
Miller amendment
on child exploitation
Representative George Miller (D-
Calif. ) recently proposed an amend-
ment which was passed by the House
enabling the State Department to take
the first step in ending the brutal ex-
ploitation of children in the world's
labor force. Similar legislation is soon
expected to be introduced in the Senate.
According to Miller, an estimated 88
million children — and perhaps as many
as 200 million — between the ages of 1 1
and 15 are part of the world's labor
force. They work for virtually no pay,
work longer hours than allowed for
adults and often work in dismal, dan-
gerous conditions.
"This amendment (approved by the
House) is part of my continuing effort
to ban the importation into our country
of products produced in violation of
child labor rights," Miller said.
Miller's amendment would help high-
light those countries that fail to respect
even minimal international standards
for the protection of children in the
workplace. "We should not be forced
to rely on hearsay evidence or press
reports for our information . . . We
must have a government mechanism for
a regular analysis of child exploitation,"
Miller stated.
These were the membership contributions
to CLIC in 1987 at council conventions and
seminars:
Congressman George W. Crocket! of the
13th District of Michigan receives a check
in support of his 1988 campaign from
CLIC supporters in Detroit and Southeast
Michigan. Presenting it to him are Ronald
Krochmalny and Leon Kinchloe.
Securities manager
hits corporate ethics
Far too many corporate bosses are
"not only unethical but immoral" in
today's financial world, Asher Edel-
man, managing general partner of Plaza
Securities Co., told a recent gathering
of the World Economic Forum in Swit-
zerland.
He was roundly booed by an audience
of international business leaders, but he
stuck to his point. He said that corporate
greed and ineptitude "threaten to turn
America into a banana republic."
Later, he said, "I really am not the
enemy, but we have a problem, endemic
to business, and if it is not cured, it will
signal the end of corporate democracy
as we know it today."
Washington State Council
Conv.
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Indiana State Council Conv.
New Jersey State Council
Conv.
Illinois State Council Conv.
Pennsylvania State Council
Conv.
Seattle Seminar
Missouri State Council Conv.
Oregon State Council Conv.
Connecticut State Council
Conv.
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Council Conv.
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Conv.
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Trades Conf.
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Council Conv.
French Lick Seminar
Alabama State Council Conv.
Western Council/Willamette
■Vly Area Conv.
Michigan Council of
Industrial Wrkrs Conv.
Mississippi State Council
Conv.
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union and I vote" bumper stickers and a personal letter from
the Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee.
When your local or district council reaches 75% registered
members, you can join the Registered for Action Club.
Every day the news carries more stories on the coming
presidential and congressional elections. Let's be ready to turn
out more UBC votes than ever before.
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CARPENTER
lOCRi union nEuis
Local 532 facelift
Members of Local 532. Elmira. N.Y.. have
completed the work on iheir union hall.
Members gave the hall a $20,000 face lift
as they did major renovations. The photo-
graphs at right are before (at bottom) and
after (at top) the renovations. Below, are
Don Hostrander. apprentice, and Jona-
than S. Olin. journeyman, making their
conlribiilion to the hall.
All-union job^ yes!
i.
International representatives
honored by Nova Scotia Local
31 ^ Ml III II
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Local 1588. Cape Breton Island, Sydney. N.S.. hosted an
appreciation night for International Representatives. John Car-
nithers. James Tobin and Allan Rodgers. They were honored for
their contribution over the past years in the areas of jurisdiction,
negotiations and organizing. The members of Local 1588 felt that
these representatives spirit of cooperation was second to none. A
social and presentations followed the meeting.
Attending the meeting were, front. Representatives Allan Rodg-
ers. Jim Tobin. Local 1588 President Robert LeBlanc and Ninth
District General Executive Board Member John Carruthers.
Back row. Morrell Hiitt. trustee: Harold MacLean, vice presi-
dent: Dan Magee. financial secretary: Lawrence Shehib, business
manager: and Francis Venedam, trustee.
Michael Draper succeeds Bledsoe
Michael Draper, Western Council staff representative and ne-
gotiator, assumed the Council's top leadership post on January I
following the retirement of James S. Bledsoe.
Draper was named to succeed Bledsoe as the executive secretary
of the Western Council by unanimous approval of the council's
executive committee, and will serve out Bledsoe's unexpired term
of office.
Draper's introduction to organized labor began when he started
work at Collins Pin Co. of Chester, Calif., in October, 1965, and
became a member of Local 3074. A year later he was a shop
steward and, soon after, recording secretary of the Local. In 1969
he was hired as a full time representative.
The South Florida public learns that the
South Point Project is an all-union job.
thanks to a sign prominently displayed be-
side the high-rise development. Union pen-
sion funds and union manpower from the
Carpenters District Council of Miami and
two other craft organizations made the
structure possible.
Two-State effort to halt open
shoppers in Illinois, Wisconsin
The Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin District Council re-
cently established W.l.C.O.P. (Wisconsin Illinois Coordinated
Organizing Program) Committee to check the influx of open-shop
contractors in Wisconsin and Illinois.
"We as a committee have taken the position that this campaign
for organizing is a long term commitment and whatever it takes
in dollars and bodies to make the program successful, we are
prepared to see it through," said Gregory Shaw, secretary-
treasurer/business manager for the Milwaukee and Southeast
Wisconsin District Council, in a recent letter.
Members of the committee include, front, Philip Cohrs, busi-
ness manager of the Wisconsin River Valley District Council:
Shaw, and James J. Hirsch. director of research and education
of the Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin District Council:
Marshal Kuhnly, organizer for W.C.O.P. and Knute Larson,
secretary-treasurer/business manager of the Southwest Wiscon-
sin District Council.
Back row, William Buckler, business representative and Doug
Banes, secretary-treasurerlbusiness manager. Northwest Illinois
District Council: Jerry Jahnke and Ronald Stadler, general rep-
resentatives: Ronald Kopp. secretary-treasurer/business man-
ager. Fox River Valley District Council of Wisconsin.
MARCH 1988
21
FItchburg carpenters sponsor
three units in special parade
Retirees, apprentices and journeymen of Local 48, FItchburg.
Mass.. all contributed work for the hometown parade honoring
the bicentennial of the Constitution. The local co-sponsored a 100-
member Oakmont school marching band, entered a float and
donated a gazebo valued at $2000. The parade's theme was "We
the People" to which the local added, "In order to form a more
perfect union. . . ," They carried three messages: apprentices in
training, active members helping to build America and retired
pensioned members enjoying the fruits of their labor.
Members and families worked diligenity lo lapiivaie the crowds
along the rainy parade route as they rode on their float.
Local 48 co-sponsored with the central labor council the 100-
member Oakmont school marching band in the parade.
WTD Industries signs with LPIW
after five-year campaign
WTD Industries Inc., an openly non-union company since its
formation in 1983, began 1988 recognizing LPIW Local 2767 as
bargaining representative for employees at its wholly-owned sub-
sidiary, Morton Forest Products Inc., in Morton. Wash.
This occurrence marks the first instance in which WTD and its
owner. Bruce L. Engel. have conceded to union representation.
When the plant was bought from Champion International, it
was closed and 175 hourly employees, members of Local 2767,
were laid off. As the plant prepared for reopening, WTD set an
arbitrary quota on the number of ex-Champion employees it would
hire. Less than 50% were to be hired back, allegedly in an attempt
to avoid union representation.
As WTD began hiring, it cut wages and fringe benefits which
had been in effect as established in the contract between Local
2767 and Champion, eliminating the pension plan, changing to
inferior health-and- welfare coverage, reducing vacation accrual
rates, eliminating funeral leave and reducing the annual number
of paid holidays.
Unfair labor practice charges were filed by Local 2767 in August,
and an investigation followed. Prior to the December hearing
scheduled, an agreement was signed by the
company. The company has agreed to rehire
40 former Champion employees. While bar-
gaining with the Western Council's Portland
offices, the company placed in effect the
wages, hours and working conditions which
were in effect under the contract between
Champion and the union.
Hawaii members
build super resort
Members of Local 745 recently completed
work on one of the major tourist resorts in
the Pacific area. More than 250 carpenters
worked on the new Kauai Westin (formerly
the Kauai Surf Hotel).
The new facility has a convention center
which will accommodate 2,000 people, a
swimming pool which is reputed ^to be the
largest in the world, covering two acres and
it has a 25-acre pond with an 80-foot spout
at its center fountain.
Retired members displayed their theme. "Enjoying the fruits of
their labor," as they rode through the parade.
Local 437 upgrades journeymen
l^p : on
Local 437, Portsmouth. Ohio, recently held a journeyman
upgrading class in cabinelmaking. In attendance were, front,
Business Representative Norvel Davis. Instructor Robert Taylor,
Carl Tolbert. Gene Johnson, Jeff Geary and Third District
Board Member Thomas Hanahan.
Second Row, Mike Slack, Jim Hughes. Charles Williams and
President Patrick Day.
Martinez Local 2046 hosts picnic for families
How's this for a nice wintertime memory^ Last August 15. Local 2046, Martinez,
Calif., hosted a "Pre" Labor Day picnic at Marine World Africa U.S.A.. Vatlejo, Calif.
Steak with all the trimmings to 3539 members. Members then watched Marine World
Africa's killer whale perform.
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CARPENTER
iippREnTicESHip & TRnimnc
39th Southern States Apprenticeship Conference held in Norfolk
The Omni International Hotel in Norfolk,
Va., was the setting for the 39th Annual
Southern States Apprenticeship Conference.
One of the principle purposes for holding
this conference each year is to honor ap-
prentices from the 13-state area who have
been judged to be outstanding in their craft.
There is substantial evidence that, when
these outstanding apprentices become jour-
neymen, they continue to be prominent as
fine craftsmen in the construction industry.
Evidence also shows that these same men
are most often the ones chosen to become
the foremen and superintendents for con-
struction companies.
As conference speakers reminded, the
union apprentice training program aims for
fewer strikes and work stoppages, believing
that a well trained, satisfied and friendly
work force ij more likely to have a higher
level of quality work and more productivity.
On November 9, the outstanding appren-
tices from Alabama were invited to the state
capitol in Montgomery to attend a luncheon
with Governor Guy Hunt and then to be
honored and commended by the governor
on their achievements.
Olson, Apprentice
of Year, North Cal
David Olson of Local 316, San Jose, Calif.,
was recently named Apprentice of the Year
for Northern California in 1987. Olson is a
drywall installer for the J.R. Downing Co.
He received his apprenticeship training in
the Santa Clara area.
The outstanding carpenter and millwright apprentices with new General President
Sigurd Lucassen are. from left. Greg Ragsdale. David Arbuckle. Bruce Manzer. Willis
Rollins, Greg Hartley, Eric Wolf, Lucassen, Robin Rea, Alabama commissioner of labor.
Steven Moore, Dwayne Nunez. Kenneth Powell, Mark Young. James Bundick. Duane
Wentzel and Conrad Varnum.
Pictured at the Slate Capitol are Bill Griffin, business agent: Greg Hartley, carpenter;
Mark Young, carpenter: Governor Hunt: Greg Ragsdale. millwright: Ken Wyatt. carpen-
ter business agent: Kenneth Powell, carpenter: and Calvin Harrison, apprentice training
director.
Milwaukee honors 15 new journeymen
NY state awards
The Milwaukee Area Carpenters and Cabinetmakers Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee held its Uth biennial apprenticeship completion ceremony at the Pfister Hotel
in Milwaukee on November 7 to honor the 1986-87 graduates. The 15 graduates included
11 carpenters, one cabinet maker, one floor coverer and two lathers.
Pictured above are, front. John Brukbacher, apprentice coordinator: Robert Frenan-
dez, Scott Gregory, Nathan Janz, Robert Bourdo. Jay Paniagua. Gregory Shaw, secre-
tary-treasurerlbusiness manager, Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin District Council
and Daniel Burgos.
Back row, Larry Calvi, Jeffery Burg, Steve Ott, Jeffery Cornelius, Curtis Malone,
Christopher Schultz and Josef Hernitz. Not pictured are Douglas Schaiib and Michael
Salzer.
For the second year the New York State
Apprenticeship and Training Council made
awards to programs registered more than
10 years, supplying quality training, with
good affirmative action results and note-
worthy community work projects. Eight
programs were recognized as such. Three
carpenters' programs dominated the
awards. Shown holding their awards are
William A. Sopke. Local 964, Rockland
County & Vicinity: Christine D. Hum-
phrey. Local 85. Rochester: and Richard
Smith, Local 66. Olean.
MARCH 1988
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Three carpenter apprentices graduated from Southern Indiana.
Shown here are Broadhurst. Scheller, Andy Paul, Milie Mattingly,
Steve Epiy, Gary Kinnaman, coordinator, and in the back Donald
Walker, business manager.
Southern Indiana,
Kentucky grads
Graduates from the new Southern Indiana
District Council and the Kentucky State
District Council recently enjoyed their cel-
ebration together. Kentucky State Business
Manager Steve Barger was guest speaker at
the ceremony. Class instructors attending
the ceremonies were Bill Broadhurst, Tom
Scheller and Larry Blair.
The Southern Indiana training center is
one of four in the state. Kentucky trains at
one statewide center.
Southern Indiana graduated six millwright apprentices. Pictured
with the apprentices, front, are Local 1080 President Steve Rich-
ards, Business Representative Lanny Rideout. Blair, Neil Riggs
and Jeff Townsend. Back row, David Taylor, Billy Moss and Clem
Warren. Not pictured is William Beachamp.
One apprentice graduated from the Ken-
tucky District. He is Ronald Vaughn,
shown with Business Representative Dickie
Johnson and Barger.
Delaware grads
Five apprentices of Local 626, New Cas-
tle, Del., recently received their journey-
men certificates. They were, from left, Al-
len Hitchens Jr., John Graybeal, Michael
Peters, Ronald Fields Jr. and Joseph
Powalski in.
Ground Broken
Continued from Page 14
Dr. Mintz said, "Our primary goal is
to conduct quality research in both
basic and clinical science in order to
improve the care available to patients
with diabetes. A second related goal is
to employ new technologies in basic
science to study and design clinical
strategies to improve the quality of life
for diabetics."
He added, "Because the new facility
will house basic researchers and clinical
scientists under a single roof, it will
facilitate their exchange of insights,
outlooks and ideas. The greater oppor-
tunity for dialogue among scientists
who have chosen different paths for
investigating diabetes will advance their
common objectives of understanding,
preventing and curing the disease."
By spanning the gap between the
laboratory and the clinic, the Diabetes
Research Institute hopes to remain on
the cutting edge of medical science.
Meanwhile, fund raising for "Blue-
print for Cure" continues.
Carpenters, along with other Building
Trades unions, are still contributing to
the Blueprint for Cure campaign, initi-
ated to help find a cure for diabetes.
Diabetes is serious business. It is
ranked fifth on this country's list of
killer diseases, and it comes in second
as a cause of new blindness. Other
complications associated with the dis-
ease include heart attack, stroke, kid-
ney disease and gangrene.
The good news is that when it is
diagnosed early and preventive man-
agement can be undertaken without
delay, the progress of the disease can
often be delayed or even stopped.
The bad news is that the authorities
estimate that over a million and a half
Americans have diabetes and do not
know it. Millions more are at risk due
to the genetic predisposition. The best
way to find out if you have the disease
is to have a physical exam every year.
However, answering the following
questions can help you determine
whether you should request that your
doctor check specifically for diabetes:
• Do you feel particularly tired?
• Have you been especially thirsty
lately?
• Are you troubled by frequent uri-
nation?
• Have you noticed cramps, tingling
or numbness in fingers and toes?
• Any changes in your vision?
• Are cuts and bruises taking long
to heal?
• Are you eating more but gaining
less?
• If you are a woman, has your
genital area been unusually itchy?
While such symptoms may stem from
other causes, you'd be wise to report
them to your physician immediately,
especially if they occur in combination.
Also, the tendency toward diabetes is
inherited. Persons with a family history
of the disease are about five times more
likely to get it than others.
Another key factor in the develop-
ment of diabetes is weight. More than
80% of newly discovered diabetics are
overweight. Keeping weight down makes
good health sense any time, but it is
especially important if there are other
diabetes risk factors.
Recent Blueprint for Cure contribu-
tions include the following:
Local 248, Toledo, Ohio; Local 1026,
Miami, Fla.; Local 1889, Downer's
Grove, 111.; The Miami Valley, Ohio,
District Council; St. Louis, Mo., Dis-
trict Council; Lerline L. Haasl, and
Robert L. Konyha.
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UIE COnCRRTUiniE
. . . those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public oflfices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
KENTUCKY MEMBERS CREATE WINNING FLOAT
Members of Local 357. Draffenville. Ky., constructed the award-winning float, above,
which appeared on the streets of Paducah, Ky., last Labor Day is the only official Labor
Day Parade in the stale of Kentucky. Shown with the float are Charles Hammonds,
conductor; Gene Gordon: Eddie Osbiirn; Don Mitchell; Dale Williams, flnancial secre-
tary and business representative; Jerry Brown; and Charles Lovelace, president, and
members of their families. The parade was held in Paducah, Ky.
TWO GAZEBO SHELTERS FOR YAKIMA
Membeis of Local 770 Yakima, Wash., volunteeied their time on a project foi the
Yakima Lions Club Tho gazebo type roofs wete budt foi use by the city for various
outdoor functions. Workers on the project included, on the roof, Robin Gangle, Tony
Hernandez, John Jordan, Richard Thomas, John Rocha, Erik Hansen, Dan Lamb, Mike
Bennett and Don Brown. Standing are Business Manager William Smith, Doug Pala-
chuck, Royce Baker, Ralph Mizell, Joan Davis, Mark Palmer, P.M. Palmer and Lions
Club President Mike Pain.
RAMP DESIGNER
In cooperation with the Jaycees of Greater
Little Rock. Jim Osburn of Local 690, Little
Rock, Ark., is assisting those in need of
wheelchair ramps. Osburn will assist the
Jaycees in their project by measuring and
designing the ramps and listing the materials
needed. Requests for ramps come through
the Visiting Nurse Association of Arkansas,
a United Way agency. With funding made
available through the city, the clients should
not have to wait so long for a ramp.
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MARCH 1988
25
Labor News
Roundup
Telecommunications
center opens at
AFL-CIO headquarters
The AFL-CIO has launched its Tele-
communications Center with an open
house to show off the new television
studio, control centers and state-of-the- ,^
art audio, video and telecommunications
equipment.
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland told
the gathering that the new facihties will
help the federation "catch up and keep
pace with modem communications tech-
nology."
The facilities, which were installed
under the direction of the AFL-CIO's
Labor Institute of Public Affairs, include
a television studio, with six-camera ca-
pability and space for as many as four
different sets.
The center also contains sophisticated
video and audio control rooms and equip-
ment, satellite transmitting and receiving
equipment, and The Quantel Paintbox.
With the Paintbox, electronic images
can be created, stored and manipulated
to create video programs without original
recordings. Print or video images from
any source — even photographs and
newspaper headhnes — can be fed into
the Paintbox, changed in a dozen ways
and stored at each stage.
The new center can accommodate vi-
deoconferences, press conferences, panel
discussions, talk shows and dramatic
performances. The first videoconference
scheduled to use the center will link trade
unionists and labor educators in 40 cities
in a discussion of internal organizing on
February 29-March 1 .
Tidewater Council
wins back pay
for woodcrafter
A woodcrafter in the carpentry shop
of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Ports-
mouth, Va., won two days of back pay
after being sent home by a supervisor
who claimed he was unable to find suit-
able alternative work.
The employee suffered from dust al-
lergies and was advised by a personal
physician to either get work in a dust-
free environment or try using a respira-
tor.
Instead of trying to work with the
employee to reduce or eliminate expo-
sure to dust, a supervisor ordered her to
go on leave. The order was given despite
the recommendations of another super-
visor that the grievant could work in a
carpentry assignment that would have
eliminated the dust hazards.
The employee was assigned to dust-
free situations off and on during a period
of nearly two months. During that time,
a confrontation developed after the griev-
ant showed up for work one morning
without having been called to report. She
was ordered to leave even though she
tried to explain to the supervisor that an
EEO counsellor and the union had ad-
vised her to report for work.
The following day, a similar confron-
tation arose and the employee was es-
corted off government property by a
poHce officer. Later that same day, the
supervisor did call the grievant and di-
rected her to come to work, contending
that he had just found out that she could
work in dust with the aid of a respirator.
The grievant, however, said she could
not report until she arranged to have
someone take care of her children.
During the arbitration hearing, the union
argued that the on-again, off-again sched-
uling represented a "constructive sus-
pension" of the employee without any
reason in an effort to keep the employee
from exercising her appeal rights. — From
the Metaletter of the AFL-CIO Metal
Trades Department
Ferguson Wal-Mart
to have AFL-CIO
'bug,' says contractor
In a dramatic turnabout, the general
contractor for Wal-Mart has pledged to
build a new super store in Ferguson, Mo.
with AFL-CIO sub-contractors, accord-
ing to The St. Louis Labor Tribune.
Wal-Mart has long been a thorn in the
side of AFL-CIO unions because the
company has traditionally used non-union
or, in some instances. Congress of In-
dependent Union contractors. The CIU
is not recognized as a legitimate union
by the AFL-CIO.
Many Wal-Marts are on the "We Do
Not Patronize" list because they were
constructed non-union.
Now, Wal-Mart's general contractor,
the S. M. Wilson Co., has made a com-
mitment to build a new "Hypermart"
store in Ferguson with AFL-CIO work-
ers.
While labor welcomes Wal-Mart's
change of heart in the case of the Fer-
guson store, we are told that none of the
firm's employees (clerks, stockroom
workers, etc.) are members of a union.
East Coast Council
schedules convention
this month
The East Coast District Metal Trades
Council will hold its convention at the
Washington Plaza Hotel in Washington,
D.C., March 20 through the 25.
Making a difference in the upcoming
national elections is high on the agenda
of the council, according to Christopher
Hill, secretary-treasurer.
"We want to make this our most im-
portant convention in the history of our
organization. It is imperative that there
is a show of unity to let those who would
take us lightly know that we are not
asleep and will be heard," the convention
call declared.
City child care
program seen as
productivity aid
If further evidence that child care is
emerging as a frontline workplace con-
cern is needed, look no further than the
experience at the City of Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power where,
despite a male-female workforce ratio of
nine-to-two. a child care pilot program
has been developed in an effort to restore
lost productivity. The DWP workforce
is a heavily skill-based one that numbers
11.000—9,000 men and 2.000 women—
and child care there is a 'people problem"
that affects all employees, says the de-
partment's Director of Human Re-
sources. Beverly King.
In 1985. the department agreed with
its bargaining units — Electrical Workers
Local 18, Service Employees Local 347,
and the Engineers and Architects Asso-
ciation — to look into some of the con-
cerns employees and members had been
voicing regarding child care. The de-
partment contracted with a Pasadena-
based child care planning and manage-
ment consultant, Summa Associates, to
help develop the right combination of
components to meet the needs of their
employees.
Guided by the results of a November
1985 survey, which among other findings
showed that child care problems the year
before had caused 7,318 missed work
days at a cost of $1 million, the depart-
ment began to phase in elements of a
$200,000 pilot program that is expected
to save up to $1 million in lost produc-
tivity. That loss does not include training
new employees to replace those who
would have left without child care, the
recruitment advantage that is gained in
a tight labor market, or the improvement
in overall employee morale. King says.
Foreign printers
picking up U.S.
printing jobs
Foreign printers have stepped up their
invasion of the U. S. market. The U. S.
Manufacturing Clause expired in 1986
and with it went many American printing
jobs. The Chinese are printing the Gideon
Bible, resulting in the layoff of American
workers, and even "The Treasures of
the Library of Congress" was printed
and bound in Japan. Other foreign print-
ers are acquiring U.S. companies while
others are planning to build stateside
facilities to hurry the process of under-
cutting union shops.
26
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Retirees
Notebook
A periodic report on the activities
of UBC Retiree Clubs and the com-
ings and goings of individual retirees.
Hatch Shell brings
three together
The only three living members who worked
on the interior of the famous Hatch Shell in
Boston in 1940 were recently together. They
are Arthur (Stan) Flight, Local 218, Boston,
Mass., who now resides in New Port Ritchie,
Fla.; Elmer Nelson, Local 275, Newton,
Mass., who resides in Winchester, Mass.;
and Oscar T. Nelson, Local 275, resides in
Saugus, Mass.
The Hatch, finished in solid teak wood,
hosted the Boston Pops for the 1987 4th of
July festivities. Johnny Cash was the guest
star. It has been the center for many cultural
activities in the Boston area.
Illinois retiree's
home serves area
Each year, soon after Thanksgiving, Otto
Reuther, a retired member of Local 347,
Mattoon, 111., turns his home into a sorting
center for goods which are donated each
December by the Effingham County human
services organization.
Christmas gifts for the underprivileged
drift through his basement beginning at
Thanksgiving and are picked up in December
by volunteers in empty pickups waiting to
carry the boxes and crates to the local
armory. By that time Reuther will have
packed each one with food.
Reuther volunteered his home because he
was looking for an activity to occupy his
time. Boxing and marking the soups, vege-
tables, pie fiUings and cereals, an almost
daily activity aren't work, though, in the
eyes of the volunteer. "It's something to do
with my time," he says. "You sort it out a
Uttle bit at a time each day."
"Otto Reuther is one of our special mem-
bers who always asks what he can do to
help," said Larry D. Butler, financial sec-
retary-business representative of Local 347.
"Believe me, we need a lot more members
like this."
The Hatch Shell of Boston, Mass.
The only three living members recently
met. They are Flight. Nelson and Nelson.
New Castle honors
recent retirees
Local 626, New Castle, Del., recently
honored its members who have retired since
October 1986. They include Herbert Hall,
Frank Daniels, WiUiam Kraft, Norman Laws,
Rudolph Benevento, William Dempsey,
Thomas Minakowski, Raymond Connell,
James Martin, Howard Mallalieu, Jay Grubb,
Robert Martin, Joseph Graney, Eugene
Howell, Charles Ober, James WiUiam Healey,
Werner Sumpf, Robert Walker, Francis Kerr,
George W. Garber, John Manning, Howard
Miller, Thomas Chas, Albert Clayton. Wil-
liam Russell, William Tucker, C. Stewart
Demond, Leonard Baker, Joseph Smith,
Theodore Dunfee, Floyd Hardy, Thomas
Thomas, John Rickards and Charles Tweedy.
Four of the retired members of Local 626
who were honored were William Dempsey.
Robert Walker, George W. Garber and
John Manning.
Retiree honored
Charles Bradley, business representative
for the Southern Indiana District Council,
left above, was recently honored with a
luncheon upon his retirement. He was pre-
sented with a plaque by Donald G.
Walker, business manager, for his many
years of service.
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Two insomniacs were discussing
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"I've lost 10 pounds in tlie last
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LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL
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Two women were boarding the
airliner. One of them turned to the
pilot and said, "Now please don't
travel faster than sound; we want
to talk."
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Matron: What a wonderful thing
is youth!
G.B. Shaw: Yes, and what a pity
to waste it on children.
LONG DISTANCE CALL
A secretary in Los Angeles an-
swered the telephone and said,
"Sure is!" and hung up. A moment
later the phone rang again. Again
she answered it and exclaimed,
"Sure is!" and hung up.
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Nancy's Nonsense!
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GIVING A TOOT
Four carpenters, who all played
the tuba, formed a musical group
and were called "The Tuba-Fours."
—Alta Gilman
Cardiff, Calif.
U are the U in UNION
THREE TO GET READY
A 90-year-old woman entering a
rest home was introduced to a 90-
year-old man. She said, "You look
just like my third husband."
"How many times have you been
married?" he asked.
"Twice."
Nancy's Nonsense
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When something is all over the
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Grit
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There was a young man of
Oporta,
Who daily got shorter and shorter.
The reason he said
Was the hod on his head.
Which was filled with the heaviest
mortar.
— Lewis Carroll
WASTING AWAY
A father was having a heart-to-
heart talk with his ecology-minded
son when the youngster said: "I
can't stand all this trash, dirt and
pollution." The father replied: "Okay,
son. Let's get out of your room and
talk somewhere else."
— Marttia Jones
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Mother: Jeffery, what happened to
the canary? It's disappeared!
Jeffery: That's funny. Ma. It was
there just now when I tried to clean
it with the vacuum cleaner.
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Apprentice: "Did all the animals
go into Noah's ark in pairs?"
Carpenter: "With the exception
of the worms. They went in apples."
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• you're an oldtimer if you remem-
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• there is a lot more begging done
on expensive letterheads than
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SMARTENING UP
A young woman was explaining
to a friend why she had decided to
marry one man rather than another.
"When I was with John," she said,
"I thought he was the cleverest
person in the whole world."
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To
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Brolherhood
A gallery of pictures showing some of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received pins for years of service in the union.
Picture No. 1
ROSE
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Fargo, N.D.
Picture No. 2
Fargo, N.D.
Picture No. 3
Fargo, N.D.
Picture No. 4
Fargo, N.D.
Picture No. 5
SALEM, ORE.
Local 1065 honored a tew of its members
with service pins for their dedication to the
Brotherhood.
Shown in Picture No. 1 are Paul Slaughter,
42 years; Alex Agalzoff, 40 years; and Orval
Haman, 35 years.
Picture No. 2: shows Bill Wilson, a 25-year
nnember, and Dale Atkins, a 30-year member.
FARGO, N.D.
At a recent monthly meeting. Local 1176
awarded members with longstanding service to
the Brotherhood with service pins. Pins were
presented by Raymond E. Such, business
representative, and Beryl T. Lonski, president.
Picture No. 1: Hosea
Rose, 45-year member.
Knut Berg was not
pictured.
Picture No. 2: 40-year
members honored were
Wilfred Hemm, Richard
Adams, Paul Vincent,
Wilbur Hemm, Edwin
Amundson, Clark
Christianson, Orin Natvig,
Robert Carson and
Pearley Crawford. Not
availatile for picture were
H/laurice Russell and Theodore Whaley.
Picture No. 3: 35-year members were David
Brown, Nicholas Shobak, Kermit Teigen, Hans
Anderson, Clarence Herbranson, Clarence
Rosdahl, Walter Fredrick and Talbert Odegard.
Not available for picture were Orville
Hawkins, Don Miller, Harland Swatfager and
David Tastad.
Picture No. 4: Members recognized for 30
years of membership were Gordon McDougall,
Robert Skaar, Erwin Zitzow, Bernard
Januscheitis, Walter Remmick, John Gnadt,
Rudolph Olson, Orville Shannon and Clayton
Berg.
Not available for picture were Lloyd
Gilbertson, John Halberg, John Loeffen, Lincoln
Schlieve and Ernest Stangel.
Picture No. 5: Members receiving 25-year
pins were Denver Sayler, Cecil Zarling, Baldwin
Landsem, Robert Langager, Robert Swenson,
Daniel Zieske, Leon Reisinger, Clayton
Christianson, Harvey Thorstenson, Clarence
Hanson, Arthur Lund, Harold Quick and Ernest
Paulson.
POINT PLEASANT, W.V.
Members of Local
1159 were presented
with membership pins
by President Joe Hall.
Picture No. 1: 45-
year members
honored were George
Sheets, Charles Kuhl,
William Stone, Hall
and Harold Poff.
Picture No. 2: Opie
C. Cobb, 35-year
member.
Picture No. 3: Alva Luckeydoo, Ray Fridley,
Hall, Ernest Dowell, Chester Roush and
Lawrence Parson were honored for 30 years.
Salem, Ore. — Picture No. 2
Salem, Ore.— Picture No. 1
Point Pleasant, W.Va. — Picture No. 1
Point Pleasant, W.V.— Picture No. 3
30
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ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Local 85 awarded service pins during a
general membership meeting. Seventy-year
member Charles Dangler was honored although
he could not attend. The following were also
honored but not pictured, 65-year members
James V. Paratore and Joseph Rivaldo; Elmer
Corbit Harry Henry, Carl Kehrig and Alexander
Yates, 60-year members; and Garland Crandall
and Robert Kelly, 55-year members.
Picture No. 1: Lester Schurr and Harry
Rogers, 50 years, receive pins from General
Agent Ronald Pittengill. Those not attending
were Daniel Cooper, John Dwyer, Fred Florack,
Eric Johnson, Herman Kujawski, Albert Lindner,
Earl Luehm, Neil MacEachen, Garret Stam and
Joseph Vallone.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members honored
were James Barone, Anthony Mazza, Alexander
Wilk, Donald Schurr and John D'Amico.
Those not attending but honored were James
Apgar, Joseph Bellanco, Frank Bevacqua, F.J.
Blandford, Joseph Danna, James DeMetro,
Francis Hall, Cecil Hull, Roy Hutchinson, Fred
Kuntz, Joseph Kusovich, Harold Lippincott,
Raymond MacBride, Joseph Marasco, R.J.
Mclnerney, Arthur McNeil, Fletcher McTaggart,
Angelo Montalbano, Anthony Moscato, Frank
Munt, Wilfred Newell, Morris Olschewske, John
Perry, Leopold Reinschmidt, Victor Smith,
Frank Spampinato, Oliver Stymus, Curtis
VanDuzer, Charles Wells and Arthur Wiler.
Picture No. 3: Members receiving 40-year
service pins included, front, George Booth,
Alfred Sleep, Frank DeCarlo, Samuel Domenica,
James Manfredi, William Guthiel, Robert
Englert and George Hurst.
Back row, Paul Ange, James Lombardo, Clair
Goodman, Bernard Kipphut, Francis Carrick,
Hilary Glaza, John MacAnn, John Koopmans,
William Fleisher, Robert Lucas, Theodore
Jeffries, Harvey Schwieger, Harold Schultz and
Hayden Humphrey.
Those not in attendance were, Henry Balch,
Larry Bella, Walter Bement, George Benge,
Victor Blaker, Ernest Butcher, Victor Cardetia,
William Chamberlin, Roscoe Cole, Albert Coif,
Leonard Cordaro, Howard Crane, Eugene
Crowley, James Crowley, Walter DeLorme,
Donald DILorenzi, John DiNardo, Salvatore
DiRosa, Sam DiVito, John Duryea, Michael
Fabino, Floyd Fishell, Donald Griner, Edward
Hawkins, Lawrence Heiden, Wilbur Herd,
Robert Howie, Gerard Huberth, Frederick Jay,
William Kostecke, Carl Kramer, F. 0. Kremer,
Herman Krupcznski, Ubald Legault, Frank
Levcik, Sebastian Lippa, Richard Lippold,
Donald MacAnn, Gaetano Manfredi, Orrin
Mason, John McMann, James Merchant,
Alphonso Monacelli, Carmen Morabito, Wm.
Albert Morris, William Morrow, Joseph
Moscato, Charles Nasca, Peter Pilaroscia,
Kenneth Plain, Arthur Reid, George Rendsland,
Donald Requa, Joseph Requa, George
Robinson, Joseph SanFilippo, William
Saulsgiver, Charles Scorsese, Dante Seconi,
Kendrick Shaw, Roscoe Shull, John Strapp,
Louis Szklany, Joseph Thomas, Hookon
Thoresen, Anthony Trippi, Joseph Vaccaro,
Joseph Villareale, Albert Vitto, Harry Weaver,
Einar Wennerstrom, D. L. Withington, Lewis
Woodard, John Zimmer.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members honored
were, front, Jesse Searles, Leon Brill, Paul
Bailey, George Hromjak and John Wilson.
Back row, Alfred Krzykowski, William
Hargarther, Peter Cappadonia and Ronald G.
Rochester, N.Y.— Picture No. 3
Rochester, N.Y.
Picture No. 4
Rochester, N.Y.
Picture No. 5
Rochester, N.Y.
Picture No. 6
Pettengill, general agent financial secretary.
Those not attending were, Kenneth Allen,
William Apps, Eldon Ball, Elmer Ball, Sigurds
Balodis, Harry Baran, James Beekman,
Raymond Bennett, Frederick Bischoff, Frank
Boehm, William Bommelje, Claude Brege,
Elmer Brewster, Gerald Campbell, Angelo
Cervini, Hubert Charlebois, Howard Chasey,
Louis Cinquino, Bradfield Clark, Earl Clark,
Alfred Colatarci, Thomas Coyle, Joseph
Crabtree, Charles Creveling, Eugene Dries,
William Effrige, Oscar H. Eriksen, Sr., Elliott
Esley, John Evangelist, Paul Fallon, George
Forest, Walter Hibbard, Charles Kemp, John
Kessler, Glynn Kirchner, Joseph F. Knoepfler,
Bernard Kramer, Kenneth Kuhn, William
Lindner, Ralph Marasco, Wasyl Matichyn,
Donald McCallum, Norman McCarrick, Everett
McClurg, Albert Meyers, Leon Morien, Charles
Morton, Mike Olverd, Carl Reak, Max Reese.
Henry Schenk, John Schneider, Glenn Seifert,
Robert Shipman, John Soltysaik, John
Tavormina, Patrick Tavormina, Robert Tripp,
Rochester, N.Y.— Picture No. 7
Robert VanDorn, Seeley Washburn, John
Wassink, Earl Wheatcraft, Francis Williams.
Picture No. 5: Members receiving 30-year
pins were, front, Andrew Effinger, Richard
Bradstreet, Nicholas Foti, Philip Gelsomino,
William Waugh and Joseph Foti.
Back row, Franklin Parshall, Robert H.
Cooper, John Brumsted, Joseph Condello.
Robert Staley, Edward Kohl, Francis Rice and
Pettengill.
Continued on Page 32
MARCH 1988
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ROCHESTIR, N.Y.
Continued from Page 31
Picture No. 6: Other 30-year members
honored were, front, Vincent Locurcio, Robert
Schoepfel Sr., Kenneth Jacobs, Frank Balzano,
Anthony Giunta, Vincent Rowe and Donald
Wyatt.
Back row, Vlfilliam Brewer, Herbert
VanHarken, Joseph Gaudino, Salvatore DINoto,
George Johnson, Thomas Blood, Robert Rodig,
Frank Fugmann and Pettengill.
Those not attending were, Wallace Wl.
Adams, Carmen J. Barber, Antoine Beauchamp,
Allyn E. Bedette, Clifford Bernett, James
Biondolillo, Vincent Bonetti, Orazio Bruno,
Horace Buchholz, Robert Buck, Willard
Bumgarner, David Carlson, Francis Casteel,
Alfred Drozdz, Quentin Dunlap, Fredrick Facer,
Kenneth Fox, Arthur France, Robert Gilmore,
Nicola Gorbaciuk, Floyd Hall, Francis Harris,
Edward Hocenic, Sam Jackson, Elmer
Kellerson, Kenneth Kennedy, Lawrence Kohl,
Stanley Kozody, Johannes Kuitems, Ralph
LaTempa, Elton Lester, John Marasco, Avery
McLear, Marion McMillen, Richard Metzger,
Earl Miller, Jack Muir, Edwin Nesbit, Casimer
Nowack, Donald O'Connor, Russell Olverd,
David Otto, James A. Paratore, Samuel
Passamonte, Albert Pinto, Earl Potter, Joseph
Pukos, William Pulver, John Read, William
Richardson, Arthur Romeo, Francis Ross,
Henry Rudy, Raymond Ryskowski, Sam
Salamone, Frank Santucci, Donald Schinsing,
Ralph Sharp, Anthony Sinare, Charles Sininger,
Carl Stock, Kenneth Swart, John Teal, Peter
Thomas, Robert Tuttle, Lawrence Waite,
Gordon Williams, Spencer Woodfield, Fred T.
Wright, Wilfred Wyatt, Stanley Zerniak, Sr.
Picture No. 7: Pettengill presented John
Collins, retiring president with a gold watch at
the dinner. Collins was the first and only
president of Local 85.
HICKSVILLE, N.Y.
Local 1772 members with 25 to 45 years of
continuous service were recently honored. They
included, front, Thomas Schnetzer, 35 years
retired, and John McCoy, 25 years.
Second row, John Spullen, 35 years retired;
Bennie Grate, 35 years retired; John Rugen, 35
years; Alexander Vitols, 35 years retired;
Edward Wasiewski, 35 years; Edward
Moskowski, 45 years retired and Raymond
Auer, 45 years.
Back row, Ernest Dunekack, business
representative, George Seniw, 35 years retired;
Peteris Sarma, 35 years retired; Egons Cerpins,
35 years; Vitants Grinvalds, 35 years and
William Hydek, president.
Denison-Sherman, Texas — Picture No. 1
Denison-Sfierman, Texas — Picture No. 5
DENISON-SHERMAN, TEXAS
Local 304 held Its pin presentation party to
honor longstanding members of the
Brotherhood. Approximately 60 members and
family attended the dinner by the Ladies
Auxilary 889. Fred Carter, international
representative, Charles Wallace and Jerry R.
Orley from the District Council of North Texas,
and Herb Kratz, Millwright Local 1421 were on
hand for the celebration.
Picture No. 1: R.A. Thompas and Johnnie
Burrow received 50-year pins. Not present were
Weldon Cole, R.M. Thomas and J.I. Jackson.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members presented
pins were M.W. Sampson, L.C. Backest, E.W.
Sampson, W.L. Fulce, Charlie Fulenchek,
president and H.W. Backest.
Picture No. 3: 40-year members included
R.L. Anderson, H.A. Deaton, R. Schendier,
Allen Mennick, Fulenchek, J.C. Payne and
Harmon Harvey.
Picture No. 4: 35-year pins were presented
to Jay Schrock, Kratz, J.R. Pearson, James
Clement, Benton Helm, H.P. Williamson, James
R. Allen, Fulenchek and Carrol Shaw.
Picture No. 5: David Mullenhaur and Chartie
Fulenchek 30-year members.
Picture No. 6: Members receiving 20-year
pins were J.C. Moore, M.T. Keonce and Martin
Ainsworth.
Picture No. 7: The dinner was prepared by
Ladies Auxilary 889. Jo Nell Fulenchek and Jo
Nell Helm are shown here working on the
dinner.
Denison-Sfierman, Texas — Picture No. 7
Denison-Sherman,
Texas —
Picture No. 2
Denison-Sherman,
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Picture No. 3
Denison-Sherman, Texas — Picture No. 6
CARPENTER
Pittsburgh, Pa.— Picture No. 1
Pittsburgh, Pa.— Picture No. 2
PRINCETON, N.J.
Members of Local 781 with longstanding
years of dedication to the Brotherhood were
presented with service pins and gold watches ai
a special meeting.
Picture No. 1: Albert Lynch and Charles
Baunack were presented with 60-year pins.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members were Victor
Fasanella, Walter Teomisto, Harry Kitchen and
William Doscher.
Picture No. 3: 40-year members presented
pins were Theodore Przychoda, John Buttram
Sr., Peter Debiec, Alexander Duthie, Robert
Donald, George Housel, True Bergman and
Atwood Norcross.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members, front,
Robert IVIoore and William Kiefer.
Back row, Donald Hullfish, Robert Galick,
Richard Wood, Frances Grover, Thomas
Lowthian, Joseph Tufano and Joseph Sodomin.
Picture No. 5: 30-year members included,
front, Jack Grant, Michael Pinelli and Karl
Bystrom.
Back row, Frank Stellitano, Fred Petrone,
Joseph Lakewitz, Sal Mangone, John Stranzak,
Howard Diltz Jr. and James Murphy, president.
Picture No. 6: 25-year members, front,
William Penelli, Joe Suosso and Walter Herran.
Back row, Robert Richardson, Glad Pinelli,
Don McNinch, George Tkacs, Larry Vankirk,
William Wesp and Jim Mehl.
Picture No. 7: John Harbatuk, 25-year
member.
Picture No. 8: Gold watches for 30 years of
active service were presented to Jack Grant,
Wilber MacFarland, Howard Dilts, James
Murphy, president, Kael Bystrum, John Stanzak
and Henry Jones, business representative.
Princeton, N.J. — Picture No. 1
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PITTSBURGH, PA.
Local 2274 recently held a pin ceremony
honoring its members for their years of service
to the Brotherhood.
Picture No. 1: 40-year members included,
front, Eugene Miller, J.G. Cramer, William
Yothers, Harry Ewing, John Jamison and John
Malek.
Back row, Robert Moorman, Daniel
Cunningham, Frank Malek, Joe Glod, Emory
McClain and Harry McGann.
Picture No. 2: Members presented with 35-
year pins were, front. Homer Harkleroad and
Ray Harkleroad.
Back row, Theodore Zbrzenznj and Billy
Livengood.
Picture No. 3: Lawrene Cirillo. Charles Ferris
and Dennis Gilmore were presented with 25-
year pins.
Princeton, N.J.
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Picture No. 7
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Picture No. 8
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MEDFORD, WIS.
Local 1025 held a pin presentation party to
honor seven of its members with 35 and 25
years of service. They were honored with a
social hour, dinner and dance. Approximately
245 people attended.
Picture No. 1: Eugene Cypher, 35-year
member. Robert Eisner and Benny Hoffman
were unable to attend.
Picture No. 2: 25-year members honored
were John Cypher, Claire Kalmon and Allen
Gnotke. Ronald Dake was unable to attend.
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PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Local 1089 held its 1987 pin ceremony in the
newly-owned union hall. Construction of the
6400-square-foot building was begun with
ground breaking on December 27, 1986, and
completed and moved into on July 11, 1987.
Picture No. 1: The new union hall.
Picture No. 2: 50-year members receiving
pins were Henry Whelpley, Jim Bailey, Rudy
Christenson, Carl A. Anderson and Carl
Jannsen.
Picture No. 3: Members receiving 45-year
pins were front, Roy Branstetter, Earl Detherow
(accepted by wife, Edith Detherow), Joseph
Mellecker, Joe Brown, Harvey Wilson and C.L.
Richardson.
Back row, Arthur F. Carlson, Ray Price and
Virgil Haag.
Picture No. 4: 40-year members included
Ray Kipp, William F. Holt, Jim Hyde, Allan
Wright and Walt Walden.
Picture No. 5: Members receiving 35-year
pins were William A. Ode, Joe Perchal, Edward
Pederson, George Cornwell, Edgar Newnam and
Reno Menegon.
Picture No. 6: 30-year members receiving
honors were front, Herbert Oldsen, Sam Tharp,
Bob Pais Sr., Don I. Williams, Joe House and
Don Kraker.
(There are three generations of Williams in
the local union— Walter, Don and Terry.)
Back row, Leroy Krieg, Demko Pychowcycz
and Charles Wiedmaier.
Picture No. 7: C.A. Hildebrand, 25 years.
Pfioenix, Ariz.
Picture No. 7
HILDEBRAND
WARWICK, R.I.
Local 94 member, Armand Tessaglia, was
recently honored for his 49 years of service.
Due to illness, he was unable to attend the
award night celebration held by the local.
Instead he was presented his pin while still in
the hospital by Robert E. Hayes, financial
secretary-treasurer. Present for the presentation
were his wife of over 50 years shown in the
picture, and his three children.
Warwick, R.I.
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Phoenix, Ariz. — Picture No 2
Phoenix, Ariz. — Picture No. 4
Phoenix, Ariz.
Picture No. 3
Phoenix, Ariz.
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Phoenix, Ariz.
Picture No. 6
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CARPENTER
SANTA ANA, CALIF.
Members of Local 1815 were honored for
their longstanding service and dedication to the
Brotherhood with service pins.
Picture No. 1: 50-year members honored
were Frank Dennison Sr., Robert Bigelow and
Edwin Fraley.
Picture No. 2: Members honored for 45
years were Frank Wagner, Nels Johnson,
Walter Reed, Charles Coghiil (deceased), Hugh
Anderson, Hugh Squire, Henry J, Edwards and
Robert Sutherland.
Picture No. 3: 40-year members honored
were, front, Danny Ancheta, Benjamin
Hockersmith, Harry Merchant, Frank Dennison
Jr., Emery Mcl^aughton, Samuel Janes, James
Rahm and Miguel Huerta.
Standing are Carl Hallgren. Ian Patterson.
Gilbert Morales, Bob Hannah, secretary/
treasurer, California State Council, Don Schorle.
Sam Uribe, E.W. Johnson. Bill Perry, secretary/
treasurer, Orange County District Council, J.
Wallace Nelson, Mike Lucio, business
representative and recording secretary. Local
1815, W.H. Anderson, James Fodera, Steve
Cobb, financial secretary, Local 1815, Stanley
Trevethan, Baldin Keenan, business
representative and president. Local 1815, David
Melendez Sr., and Claude Mann Jr.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members were, front,
Walter Wallock, Roy Goodman, Stephen
Artinger, Stan Seleb, Floyd Dixon, Phillip G.
Austin, Danny Dansby and Raul Poblano.
Back, John Beatty Jr.. Clarence NlcKt:.
Thomas Kuykendali, Hannah, Lucie. A.f/i.
Badillo, Perry, Kennan, J. P. Copley, Franklin
Metcalf, Cobb and Ernest Lschner.
Picture No. 5: 30-year members recognized
were, front, Donal Sheets, Rufus Finley, Leiand
Forshey, Steve Ellis. Peter Davi, Manuel
Alonzo, John Green. Hans Witter, Raymond
Quick and Fred Leonard (deceased).
Back, Marvin Vogt, Karlis Irbe, John Smith,
Arnold Feidt, Keenan, George Plummer,
Lawrence Thayer, Lucio, Hannah, Orville
Adamson, Marshall Jennings, Dewayne Blake,
Perry, Robert Taylor and Euell Hickam.
Picture No. 6: John Marasco, Samuel
Brinkley and William Kole were honored for 25
years of service to the Brotherhood.
Santa Ana, Calif.— Picture No. 1
Santa Ana, Calif.— Picture No. 2
Santa Ana, Calif.— Picture No. 3
Santa Ana, Calif.- Picture No. 4
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Santa Ana, Calif.— Picture No. 5
Santa Ana, Calif.
Picture No. 6
The "Service To Tiie Brotherfiood" section gives rec-
ognitiori to United Brotlierliood members v^/ith 20 or
more years of service. Please identify members care-
fully, from left to righit, printing or typing the names to
ensure readability. Prints can be black and white or
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PALM SPRiNGS, CALIF.
Retired members of Local 1046 were recently
honored for their dedication to the Brotherhood
with service pins. They are pictured below:
Stanley G. Smitfn
40 years
Austin Holmberg
45 years
En/in Hill
45 years
Herschell Cogbill Nelson Nickerson
45 years 40 years
James Ashlyn
40 years
Chester Olson
40 years
K.H. Sappingfield
40 years
Joseph LeBrun
40 years
D'Arcy Brown
40 years
William Law
40 years
Jerry Garcee
39 years
Haim Klocman
35 years
Palle Pederson
30 years
Bruce Crawford
30 years
SCRANTON, PA.
A special meeting was called by Local 261 to
honor its members with 25 to 50 years of
service. The attendance was excellent, and food
and beverages were served after the meeting.
Picture No. 1: Henry
Salzmann, 65-year
member.
Picture No. 2: 50-year
members include Charles
Pumilia, retired business
representative, Michael
Evancho, Joseph Greco,
president. Matt Rossi,
James Vaughan, Walter
Simons, Bert Clemens,
Picture No, 1 Robert Behike, John
SALZMANN Eilhart, Arthur Schmidt,
Kenneth Mannion.
Picture No. 3: 25-year members honored
were Andrew Hanusich, Adolph Didario, John
Magnotta, Tom Olishalsky, business
representative, Fred Schimelfenig, Edward
Mislinski, William Salak, Greco and John
Bruchko.
Picture No. 4: Other 25-year members
honored were Arthur Sroke, Dom Scartelli,
Donald Shuster, Arthur Metschulat, Cecil Heise,
Frank Antonacci, Anthony Nieroda and Michael
Murnin. Absent from the picture was Robert
Guimento.
Scranton, Pa.
Picture No. 2
Scranton, Pa.
Picture No. 3
Scranton, Pa.
Picture No. 4
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CARPENTER
The following list of 620 deceased members ano spouses represents
a total of $1,091,733.42 death claims paid in December 1987; (s)
following name in listing indicates spouse of memDer.
Local Union. City
Chicago, IL — Godfrey Leander Johnson.
Cincinnati, OH — Edward A. Menke.
St. Louis, MO — Joseph P. Pieper, Lawrence E. Ross.
Minneapolis, MN— Carl H. Nielsen, Craig F. Neeley.
Fernie F. Smith. Lillian Morin (s). Oscar E. Ander-
son.
Philadelphia, PA — Anne L. Eckstrom (s), Elio Gia-
comelli.
Chicago, II^Raiph M. Danzl.
Cleveland, OH — Edward Kantor, Grace C. Papesh
(s). Walter Lee Todd.
Syracuse, NY — James Warrender, William Stouten-
ger.
San Antonio, TX— Randall T. Nelson.
Springfield, IL— Elizabeth Dodd (s). Glenn Ste-
phens, James A. Harford Sr., Schylor Patterson.
Bronx, NY — August Frosini, Bruno A. Rosa, Louis
Depietro, Sam Chapman.
New York, NY— Thora Pedersen (s).
San Francisco, CA — Robert L. Gardiner.
Williamsport, PA — Ira Raymond Swartzlander.
Central, CT— Frank Rappa. John F. Matula.
Los Angeles, CA — Ernesto Delavara.
Toronto, Ont, CAN— Harry Shikolka, Hector G.
Trahan.
Trenton, NJ— Arthur G. Cartlidge.
Boston, MA — Joseph M. Censullo Sr., Murray Sil-
verman, Petras Stuoka, William B. Brown.
San Rafael, CA — Harry Knowles, Wilhelmina Ham-
mock (s).
Oakland, CA— Hazel Mane Mims (s), Walter An-
thony Malcherek, William A. Wettersten.
Boston, MA — Anastasia Adey (s), Loreto Cellucci,
Thomas S. Moore.
St. Louis, MO— Frank F. Kurtzky.
Knoxville, TN — Mark Hanna Hillman.
Boston, MA — Louis N. Spinucci.
Chicago, IL — Frank May, Karlis Pliuksis Sr., Thomas
Matteini.
Denver, CO— Cleo Irene Little (s), Ray W. Rein-
hardt, Tony Vinnola, William E. Dishman.
Boston, MA — Edward J. Arsenault, Henry E. Riley,
Phlemon Moore.
Chicago, IL — Matthew R. Eiden.
Indianapolis, IN — Frank Ercell Williams, William E,
Law.
Kansas City, MO— Fred C. Hams, Robert W. Corn-
forth, T. C. Lindsay. Virgil M. Tooley, William T.
Harbolt.
Chicago, IL — Clarence E. Reeder.
LouisvUle, KY— Charles W. Lively.
Boston, MA — Alexander Strachan.
Canton, OH— Elmer B. Kreis, Paul D, Blanchard.
Chattanooga, TN— Elmer L. Fillers, Raymond W.
Bankston.
Hazelton, PA — Robert F. Ertwine, Thomas E. Jones.
Rochester, NY— Claude A. Brege. Emily R. Bella
(s), Hattie Johnson (s), John L. Perry. Leopold
Reinschmidt, Mary E. Reid (s),
St. Paul, MN— Alfred J. Rundquist, George E. Ricci.
Providence, Rl — Clotilda Henningson (s), Manuel
Morris, Virginia A. Correia (s).
Spokane, WA — Clarence R. Tinker.
Muskegon, MI — Ronald Rinkevicz.
Baltunore, MD— Robert W. Daiger, Rufus Kryder,
William D. Jones.
Des Moines, 10 — Clyde L. Moore, Richard Tasler.
Springfield, MA — Frank Paul Kopec, M. Franklin
Westbrook, Samuel D. Stanton.
Lawrence, MA — George D. Hmurciak.
Middletown, OH— Hazel Bowling (s), Paul P. Becker,
Randell France Coning.
East Detroit, fll — Andrew P. Johnson, Lothel Par-
sons, Marie J. Loisel (s).
Detroit, MI — Barbara Jean Wysocki (s), Charles
Haines, Edward T. Boumski, Fred B. Fries, James
K. Voorheis, John Paul, Joseph B. Parr, Robert L.
Damron.
Broward-County, FL — Alphonse J. Heintzman, Jo-
seph Wolf.
Miami, FL — Harold J. Ashby. James Barham, James
Edward Shaw, James F. Dempsey, John A. Zarelli.
Seattle, WA — Alvera Alma Michels (s), Andrew
Haines, Robert Reinertson.
Washington, DC — George L. Grove, John Daly Jr.,
Leslie H. Greene, William Eugene Wilson.
New York, NY — Robert Guerasio.
Tampa, FL — Albert Virgil Smith.
Chicago, IL — Richard A. Fifer.
Macon, GA — Ruby Lee Williams (s).
Tarrytown, NY— Alvar C. Winroth. John Cenlofanti
Sr.
San Mateo, CA — Fred Klarenbach, Villy Svend-
Auge Hermansen.
Rock Island, IL — Emil Plavak, Timothy M. Mclntire,
Kansas City, KS— Ernest C. Siler, John G. Delich.
Youngstown, OH — Walter V. Lingo.
Vallejo, CA — Emanuel Siewert. Gregory R. Ray.
Chicago, IL — Thomas L. Holland.
Salt Lake City, UT — Henry Fred Neuber, James A.
Marshall.
St. Louis, MO — Loretta Mary Bass (s).
SleubenviUe, OH— Gilbert I. Birch.
Peru, Il^William R. Funk.
199 Chicago, IL— Edith Marie Nelson (s). Katherine M.
Breski (s). Shirley M. Barbich (s).
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Local Union, City
200 Columbus, OH— Howard V. Morrow. Raymond R.
Ross.
210 Stamford, CT— Anhur Scott, Edward D. Chute,
Frank Lusardo, Howard Frank Wheeler. Ralph E,
Brattlund.
218 Boston, MA — Benjamin W. Parsons. Clarence W,
Parsons.
223 Nashville, TN— L. D, Fish.
225 Atlanta, GA— Annie Petterson Hill (s), Betty Thom-
ason Fuller (s), Robert W. Rice.
247 Portland, OR — Carl E. Hokenson, Elmer Ussing,
Emil Rittenbach, Frank Warren Dehaas, Helen Irene
Barchek (s), Margie Cordelia Petersen (s), Rupert
Bland, William E. Harris.
249 Kingston, Ont, CAN— James William Murray.
250 Waukegan, IL — Christian Sorensen, Mary Lou
Thompson (s), Roy O. Roewert.
254 Cleveland, OH— Louis A. Wagner.
255 Bloomingburg, NY — Anna Olson (s), Cosima Dipie-
tro (s).
257 New York, NY— Edward L. Russell.
259 Jackson, TN — Horace Lafayette Gaba.
280 Niagara-Gen&vic, NY— Stanley Waiter.
281 Binghamton, NY — Michael Lazar.
287 Harrisburg, PA — Truman E. Noll.
296 Brooklyn, NY— Charles, Peters, Frank Mannelli,
Jerry Krystal.
314 Madison, WI— Karl E. Tetzlaff.
316 San Jose, CA — Gordon William Wilson, Hosie Avants.
334 Saginaw, MI — Harvey M. Smiley, Paul E. Miller.
335 Grand Rapids, MI — William Guy Young.
338 Seattle, WA — Evelyn Desrosier (s).
344 Waukesha, WI — Clarence D. Manthey. Harold L.
Miller, Oscar H. Seymer.
347 Mattoon-Charleston, IL — Emit L. Allen, Howard O.
Cobb, Martin W. Goebel, Roy A. Reed.
348 New York, NY— Michael Milano.
350 New Rochelle, NY— John Thomas Ryan.
355 Buffalo, NY— Herman J, Davis.
359 Philadelphia, PA— John C. Fetter
369 N Tonawanda, NY— Vincent M. Mitchell.
370 Albany, NY — Aido A. Dibacco, Anthony Demaria,
Ruth M. Jenkins (s).
379 Texarkana, TX^Mattie Sue Hill (s).
393 Camden, NJ— Irvine M. Hurd. Sr.
398 Lewiston, ID— Arthur Wildermuth.
400 Omaha, NB — Florence Rasmussen (s), George W.
Whitesides, Niels Lillethorup.
404 Lake Co, OH— Benjamin F. Gibbons, Jr.
407 Lewiston, ME — Edward E. Newton, George L. Sim-
mons,
417 St. Louis, MO— Arthur S. Mungle.
429 Arlington, TX— John Ray Butler, Trosy L. Simpson,
William Forrest Weaver.
434 Chicago, IL — Anna Westman (s), Cleo G. Christian.
437 Portsmouth, OH — Harold W. Davis, Marie Davis
(s). Powers Branham.
452 Vancouver, BC, CAN— Metro Mike Sorocan, Tillie
Edstrom (s).
454 Philadelphia, PA— Harry T. Duncan, Sr.
458 ClarksviUe, IN— Anthony R. Newkirk, Richard R.
Graham.
470 Tacoma, WA — Donald Slonaker, John K. Hoppe,
Nora Hoppe (s), Oscar Kulseth, Sam Petty.
476 Clarksburg, WV — Laura Jane Campbell (s), Marsha
Kay Brandenburg (s).
480 Freeburg, IL — Bernard J. Napier.
483 San Francisco, CA — Edward C. Anderson.
494 Windsor, Ont., CAN— Joseph Gallas.
496 Kankakee, IL — Kenneth R. Anderson.
502 Port Arthur, TX— August Gus Revia, Paul Elton
Root.
505 San Diego, CA— Darrell Ybarrondo, Lillian M. Bills
(s).
510 Berthoud, CO— Otta Erich Brammer,
515 Colo Springs, CO — Agnes L. Hotaling (s), John S.
Williams.
531 New York, NY — Giovanni lammatteo.
543 Mamaroneck, NY — Marie Briotte (s).
544 Baltimore, MD — John McCargo.
551 Houston, TX— Floyd, West, Harold Barger. James
J. Coffey, Richard W. Vanloon, Rufus Hayes Pratt.
558 Elmhurst, Il^Samuel Roller, Jr., William G.
McClintock.
563 Glendale, CA — Jens Sorensen.
586 Sacramento, CA — Alvin R. Foley, Arlene R. Nevins
(s), Everett E. Mattock. Lester E. Fox, William
McVay.
599 Hammond, IN— Paul P. Stupeck.
600 Lehigh Valley, PA— Edward L. Elliott, George A.
Flynn, Marie M. Brewen (s), Michael Ellow, Willard
H. Kratzer. William J. Teada.
604 Morgantown, WV— Richard R. Poland.
605 Vista, CA— Paul L. Peterson. Timothy L. Lewis,
Westley C. Davis.
608 New York, NY— James Rainsford.
613 Hampton Roads, VA — Melvin L. Burns.
620 Madison, NJ— Donald Miller.
621 Bangor, ME— Albert P. Goulette.
623 Atlantic County, NY— Frank P. Fabi, Joseph T.
Porreca.
624 Brockton, MA— Annette M. Roy (s), Edna M. Sed-
erberg (s).
626 Wilmington, DE — Henry L. Cockerham.
634 Salem, Il^Ray D. Taylor.
638 Marion, II^Arthur Melvin West. Frank P. Winters.
Local Union. City
642 Richmond, CA — Sherman Young.
665 Amarillo, TX — Durwood R. Vantiever
668 Palo Alto, CA— Doyle S. Bradford, Elsie L. Bernard
(s). Harold G. Ridinger.
675 Toronto, Ont., CAN— Nick Eliopoulos.
690 Little Rock, AR— James H. H. Clark.
701 Fresno, CA — Marjorie Petersen (s).
705 Lorain, OH— William J. Raab.
710 Long Beach, CA— Douglas B. Babbitt, Harold A.
Hedge.
721 Los Angeles, CA— Charles D. Wilson. Charles F.
Powers, Chester Ciastowski, David M. Partain,
Esther Alice Latiolatt (s), Gloria Yolanda Avila (s),
Howard E. Morgan, Joseph J. Ceranic. Julio S.
Hernandez. Lawrence H. Myers, Phillip L, Skon-
ieczki.
731 Manitowoc, WI— Andrew J. Bellinder. Edgar Schley
735 Mansfield, OH— Leslie M. Catron.
739 Cincinnati, OH— Walter J. Ritter.
743 Bakersfield, CA— Charies E. Lemon. Charies Pink-
staff,
745 Honolulu, HI — Masao Kawasaki, Nobuichi Naka-
mura, Sadaaki Okano.
747 Oswego, NY— John R. Russo.
751 Santa Rosa, CA— Michael Powell.
756 Bellinghara, WA— Claude S. Gorrie, Kenneth M.
Jones.
764 Shreveport, LA — Ervin E. Sipes, Robert Duggan
McLaney.
769 Pasadena, CA— Glen Owen Snuffer, William B.
Barstow.
770 Yakima, WA— Gordon L, Ellis.
780 Astoria, OR— Lela Marvel Barnard (s).
783 Sioux Falls, SD — Irving Getman.
790 Dixon, IL — Arthur Halverson.
804 Wisconsin Rapids, WI— Elsie E. Keppert (s).
805 San Diego, CA— Kenneth J. Andrews.
815 Beverly, MA — Ruth Flora Magee (s).
821 Springfield, NJ — William Livingston.
824 Muskegon, MI — Everett Clapper, Lester Conklin.
829 Santa Cruz, CA— Wallace Berry.
839 Des Plaines, IL — Leo H . Schafer. Leonard Ellingson.
844 Canoga Park, CA— Theodore R, Shamblin.
845 Clifton Heights, PA— Anthony D, Borrelli. Dennis
Kobylarz, Frances C. Martin (s), Oscar W. Thomp-
son.
857 Tucson AZ^Harold L. Powell.
859 Grecncastle, IN— Wayne J, Clark.
899 Parkersburg, WV— Harold M. Casto, Virgil W.
Righter.
902 Brooklyn, NY— Cart Giametta, Orville Cors.
904 Jacksonville, IL— Esther D, Ralston (s), Raymond
F. Foster, Virgil O. Rumple
906 Glendale, AZ— Paul Reagan Nunnelley.
943 Tulsa, OK— George H. Welker,
944 San Bmardno, CA— Gabriel Chapa, Marshall F.
Shoemaker, Richard E, Dickerson.
945 Jefferson City, MO— Eari S Long Sr.
955 Appleton, WI— Ulysses A. Mitchell.
964 Rockland Co., NY— Charles Odell Jr.
971 Reno, NV — George Feuerstein, Lloyd E. Jones,
Richard Boyd Downing.
974 Baltimore, MD — Steven Fowler.
981 Petaluma, CA— Virgil O. Fields.
998 Royal Oak, MI — Angus Bowers. Catherine Durocher
(s). Donald E. Wilkinson, Emerson Moorhouse,
Irwin Vangordon. Thomas Nicholson.
1005 MerriUviUe, IN— Bert Rakowski, Maurice P. Lom-
bardo.
1006 New Brunswich, NJ — John A. Suchon. Kalman Csepi.
1027 Chicago, IL— Anthony Dudek, Elizabeth Scheid (s),
John Fauci. John Hresil. Willie Crockett.
1050 Philadelphia, PA— Dmylro Zadworniak.
1052 Hollywood, CA — Marva Jeanne Bergquist (s).
1062 Santa Barbara, CA— Michael McTighe.
1067 Port Huron, Ml— Dorothy Solomon (s). William
Cannon.
1084 Angleton, TX— Ronnie G. Porter.
1089 Phoenix, AZ — Shirley Byers (s). Thomas Raymond
Christian, Vema May Darby (si.
1098 Baton Rouge, LA— William J. Foster.
1102 Detroit, MI— Beula Lee Bailey (s), Carl Ellsworth
Swanson, Melvin Currier. Oliver A. Wichmann.
Rodrick H, Meyers.
1108 Cleveland, OH— Bruce D. Yeager, John Stager.
Kenneth Isherwood.
1120 Portland, OR— Frank R. Switzer.
1125 Los Angeles, CA — Elvira Sanchez (s).
1140 San Pedro, CA— Wesley A. Rabke.
1144 Seattle, WA— James Daren Hall. Leslie J. Brown.
1146 Green Bay, WI — Alvin A. Geniesse.
1147 RosevUle.'CA— John H. Stidman.
1155 Columbus, IN — Francis M. Ferguson, James L.
Burton.
1160 Pittsburgh, PA— Grace Puerzer (s).
1207 Charleston, WV— Frederick F. McCallister.
1216 Mesa, AZ— Jack 0. Hileman.
1222 Medford, NY— Anthony D. McCluskey. Hayden
Hill, Ingulf Askedall.
1227 Ironwood, MI — Domenic J. Corullo.
1235 Modesto, CA— Hughey A. Stevens, William V. Reece.
1242 Akron, OH— Leonard A. Drogeli.
1251 N. Westmnstr, BC, CAN— Anthony MoUin, Eldege
A. Poirier. Ernst Fride Ogren, Judy Yaretz (s). Naka
Kitagawa (s), Shosuke Kitagawa,
1256 Sarnia, Ont., CAN — Femard Lionel Arsenault.
MARCH 1988
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in memoriam
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Austin, TX— Carl E. McDowell.
Decatur. AL — Neal A. King.
Huntington, NY — Johannes Olsen.
Port Angeles, WA — Arthur W. Fischer.
Fall River, MA — Geraldine Williams (s), Manuel
Carvalho.
Evanston, IL — Andrew Maule, Harry R. Weidner.
Dayton, OH — James Adams.
Edmonton, Alta, CAN — Konstanly Korol.
State College, PA— Clarence L. Martin.
Irvington, NJ — Anna Fuss (s). Anthony Carangelo,
Guido Vetuschi.
Toledo, OH— Fred E. Hoffmann.
Cleveland, OH — James Anderson.
Flint, MI— James L. Dendel.
Province of New Brunswick — Lloyd H. Mallory.
Golden, CO— Bonnie Jean Rill (s).
North Henipstad, NY— Albert F. Proffitt, Rosario
Giacopelli.
Richmond, VA — Herbert A. Jackson.
San Pedro, CA— Irving A. Boldt. William R. Lang-
don.
Redwood City, CA— Archie Sloan, Carl L. Kopfer,
Eugene E. Sweatt. James A. Driscoll.
Greenwood, MS — Junior Anderson.
Lodi, CA— Lena V. Brooks (s).
Corpus, Chrisli, TX— Virgil B. Kellogg.
Complon, CA— Wilton W. Root.
Warren, OH— George W. Caskey.
Topeka. KS— Robert A. Anguish. Wyatt Brown, Jr.
Detroit, MI— Arthur E. Stark
Huntington Bch, CA — Arthur J. Mauger. Roy L.
Hayes, Thomas A. Brown.
New York, NY — Asta Reinertsen (s),
Redondo, CA— Mabel L. Boston (s), Nolan N. Beaird,
Sarah Eells (s).
Burlington, NJ — Florence B. Callaghan (s), Harold
E. Wilson. Nathan J. Elfreth Sr.
Algoma, Wl — Norris Anton Frisque.
Martel, CA — Roscoe J. Cavens.
Highland, IL — Mabel E, Honerkamp (s).
New York, NY— Attilio Brocchetti, John J. Richard.
Pio Rauzi, Robert Stanga.
Kamloops, BC, CAN — Edgar A. Schamuhn.
Culver City, CA — Frank F. Demaio.
Miami, FL.— Russell Glover.
Abilene, TX— Oscar Calip McDermett. Ray Charles
Herrell, Walter C. Tubbs.
Washington, DC — Helen J. Lehman (s).
Sarnia, ONT, CAN— John Gordon Knight.
Montgomery County, PA — Donald L. Mell. Edith R.
McCluen (s), Kenneth P. Surmak, Mabel Fualker
(s).
SI. Louis, MO— Raymond P. Cobb Sr.
Bremerton, WA — Clifford L. Zicketoose.
Redding, CA — John Clements.
Los Angeles, CA — Albert B. Fisher.
Hayward, CA— Albert F. Scott. Eva Loretta Ray
(si, Leslie D. Logue. Ursa R. Weston.
S. Luis Obispo, CA— Glenn T. Hensley.
Kansas City, MO — Lee A. Edwards, .
Ft. William, Ont, CAN— Eino Leino. Gino Tofinetti.
Coeur Dalene, ID— Gerald E. Elj, Helen N. Davis
(s).
Chicago, IL — Patrick M. Pope.
Columbus, GA — Ruby Eloise Seago (s).
Anniston, AL — Mary Nell Chasteen (s).
Orlando, FI^Daniel E Doty.
Hicksville, NY — John Roger Schramm, Joseph De-
pano.
Columbus, IN — Howard E. Black.
Las Vegas, NV — Vern E. Ford.
Rcnton, WA— Floyd C. Brown.
Santa Ana, CA — Bertha E. Artinger (s). Beverly A.
Mazins (s). Caralee S. Sutherland (s), Charlotte A.
Seguine (s), Ernest E. Houser, Garland W. Hink.
Snoqualmie, WA — Harold D, Main.
New Orleans, LA — Alcide J. Liner. Anthony Ray
Dufour. Robert T. Gilbert Jr.. Vincent Larussa.
Pasco, WA — Albert T. Kentner, Ame Hendrickson.
Ralph F. Dunham. Richard D. Harris.
Cleveland, OH— Harry C. Sheffey. Theresa Man-
occhio (s).
The Dalles, OR— Edna M. Hanna (si.
Lafayette, LA — Louis J. Belsome.
North Kansas, MO — Claire R. Eckart.
Philadelphia, PA — Adolph Mackner.
Van Nuys, CA — Clarence Markley, Dewey Gaboury.
Otto C. Hansen,
Cleveland, OH— Arthur W, Beyers.
Riverside, CA — Damaira Agnes Hoskinson (s).
Los Angeles, CA — Sylvia Rosenberg (s).
Los Gatos, CA— Charles T. Smith, Marjorie C,
Falcon (s). Noble A. Rasmussen. Ruth Mansfield
(s), Viggo Norman Jensen.
San Diego, CA— Cecil H. Worley. Margaret 1, McDill
(s). WilTard W. Williams.
Ottawa, Ont, CAN — Frederich Freimaier.
Martinez, CA — Louis A. Augustine.
St. Helens, Vic, OR— Orvis Roy Nelson.
Columbus, OH — Morton E. Chevalier,
Calgary, Alta, CAN — Samuel Christopher Belanger,
Centralia, WA — Lawrence L, Spath,
Anaheim, CA — Carol N, Hall (s). Charles E. Erwin,
James K. Seirup.
Houston, TX — Charles Joseph Vachule.
Pittsburgh, PA — George V. Peterson.
New York, NY— Clara Grossman (s), William F,
Miller,
Local Union. City
linn Los Angeles, CA— Barbara L, Whillen (s), Virginia
Berry (s).
2297 Lebanon, MO— Cleo Singelton.
2300 Castelgar, BC, CAN— George G, Plotnikoff.
2311 Washington, DC — William Thomas Dempsey.
2352 Corinth, MO— James M. Mills.
2375 Los Angeles, CA — William R. Lunebring.
2396 Seattle, WA— Ivar Johnson,
2398 El Cajon, CA— James Stiteler,
2404 Vancouver, BC, CAN— David J, Corrigall.
2429 Fort Payne, AI^Hugh M. Puckett, James W. New-
man, Vestal D. Carter (s).
2453 Oakridge, OR— James L. Steele.
2528 Rainclle, WV— Stacy E. Hanson.
2540 Wilmington, OH— Charles Evan Wilson, Elizabeth
Carol Tillis,
2545 Quesnel, BC, CAN— Ronald Turner,
2554 Lebanon, OR — Byron Billings,
2564 Grand Fall, NFL, CAN— Arthur Luscombe. Roy
Edward Davis,
2608 Redding, CA— Noble H. Blankenship,
2633 Tacoraa, WA— Joseph G, Whitson,
2659 Everett, WA— Francis H, Pfligenstofer, Pearl M,
Prather (s),
2660 Huttig, AR — James Issac Taylor,
2685 Missoula, MT— Harold L, Ridley,
2693 Pt. Arthur, Ont, CAN— Benoil Bedard,
2734 Mobile Vic, AL^— Wyona Margaree Meinhardt (si.
2817 Quebec, Que., CAN — Alfred Gagne, Georges-Etienne
Garceau, Gerard Senechal.
2834 Denver, CO— Arthur E, Davidson. Charles C. Breuch.
2902 Bums, OR — Alejandro Rementeria, Clarence E.
Miller.
2941 Warm Springs, OR— Arthur H E Funk.
2947 New York, NY— Charles English,
2949 Roseburg, OR— Marion Geraldine Stillwell (s), Phil-
lip P, Mandera.
2995 Kapuskasng, Ont, CAN— Real Alary, Roger Cote.
3023 Omak, WA— Albert J. Austin.
3086 Providence, RI — Edward G. Forrest.
3088 Stockton, CA— William Elwood Cooper.
3091 Vaughn, OR— Donald B. Hise. Greg Allen Arm-
strong.
3099 Aberdeen, WA — Melvin G. Pearson.
3125 LouisvUle, KY— Kenneth E. Warren.
7000 Province of Quebec — Paul Pelletier, Roger Belanger.
9033 Pittsburgh, PA— Arthur W. Warner.
9074 Chicago, IL — Arlene A. Grennan (s), Joseph P.
Sonnefeldt Jr.. Robert M. Kubilius Jr.
Peekskill honors
James Sloat, former president, and Robert
McClernon, former recording secretary, of
Local 163, Peekskill, N.Y., were recently
presented with plaques for their past serv-
ice to the local union. Pictured above are
Ralph Bonavist, recording secretary: Gor-
don Lyons, business representative: Sloat
and McClernon: and John Licari, presi-
dent.
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Quality Products
•
Don't Buy McCreary Tires
Lost or Stolen
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• Open billing statements promptly and
compare them with your receipts. If
there are any mistakes or differences,
report them as soon as possible to the
special address listed on the billing
statement for "billing inquiries." Under
the FCBA, the card issuer must inves-
tigate billing errors if you report them
within 60 days of the date your card
issuer mailed you the statement;
• Keep in a safe place (away from where
you keep your cards) a record of your
card numbers, expiration dates, and the
telephone numbers of each credit-card
company for the emergency reporting
of losses;
• Carry only those cards that you regu-
larly need, especially when traveling.
For ATM cards:
• Select a PIN that is different from other
numbers noted in your wallet, such as
your address, birthdate, phone, or so-
cial security number;
• Memorize your PIN;
• Do not write your PIN on your ATM
card or carry your PIN in your wallet
or purse;
• Never put your PIN on the outside of
a deposit slip, an envelope or on a
postcard;
• Examine all ATM receipts and bank
statements as soon as possible.
REGISTRATION SERVICE
Many companies offer card registration
and protection services that will notify all
companies where you have credit and ATM
card accounts in case your card is lost or
stolen. With this service, you need make
only one phone call to report all card losses
instead of calling each card issuer individ-
ually. Also, most services will request re-
placement cards on your behalf. Registration
services usually cost $10 to $35 yearly.
Purchasing a card registration service may
be a convenience to you, but it is not required
by card issuers. The Fair Credit Billing Act
and Electronic Fund Transfer Act give you
the right to contact credit card companies
and ATM card issuers directly in the event
of loss or suspected unauthorized card use.
If you do decide to buy a registration
service, compare offers and look for one
that will best suit your needs. Read the
service contract carefully to check the com-
pany's obligations and your liability. For
example, will the company reimburse you if
it fails to notify charge card loss promptly
after you report the loss? If not, you could
be liable for unauthorized charges.
Michigan Carpenters
Continued from Page 16
responses in some of the areas had been
different, but we feel the survey confirms
that this committee is on the right track in
establishing a plan to build on the positive
and to overcome the negative opinions about
the union-represented tradesman."
38
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39
The road ahead
as I see it
upon taking office
We have much to gain
by working together
in these troubled '80s
A month ago, as it was reported in your
February edition of Carpenter, I took the
oath of office as your general president.
Physically speaking, it was just a matter
of moving into the next office on the fourth
floor of our General Offices in Washington.
Mentally and emotionally speaking, it's
much more. I take on my new duties with
a feeling of pride and a feeling of heavy
responsibility. There is also a sense of
challenge for me and, I hope, for every
member of the United Brotherhood.
We've been running and winning relay
races in our union, generation after gen-
eration, starting with the installation of
our first general president, Gabriel Ed-
monston, in 1881 and running through ten
decades, passing the staff of office from
each general officer to the next, ever
struggling toward our common goals of
fair play and progress in our work and in
our lives.
In the 106 years that we have been a
union there have been 18 general presi-
dents who have picked up the challenges.
I'm number 19. Administration after
administration, it has been an orderly
succession. Each general officer has served
his apprenticeship in several administra-
tive offices. It's a system which has stood
us well for more than a century.
Our basic training manual in each case
is the Constitution and Laws drawn up by
our founders at their first convention and
amended by 34 succeeding conventions.
Our plans and specifications are the plat-
form adopted by our founders in Chicago
in 1881. This is what it stated:
"We must form a union broad enough to em-
brace every carpenter and joiner in the land . . .
one that will protect every man in his labor and
in his wages . . . The object of our organization
is to rescue our trade from its low estate and raise
ourselves to that position in society which we as
mechanics are justly entitled, and to place our-
selves on a foundation sufficiently strong to secure
us from further encroachments: and to elevate the
moral, social and intellectual condition of every
carpenter in the country. Jo the consumation of
so desirable an object we hereby pledge ourselves
to work unceasingly."
Let's look at this platform and see how
it applies to my stewardship and our joint
efforts in the months ahead:
"A union broad enough to embrace
every carpenter and joiner in the land.'' —
Right at the start, let's look at this phrase
honestly and candidly. We do not at the
present time embrace every carpenter,
joiner, millwright, cabinetmaker, lather,
commercial diver, floor coverer, pile-
driver or allied worker in the land. Today,
because of the recession of the early 1980s,
because of state right-to- work laws, be-
cause of the continuing inroads of anti-
union groups, we don't — in many cases —
even represent a majority of the workers
in some of these categories. We have
become particularly weak in membership
among the residential housing workers, an
area of the construction industry which
once nourished the roots of our organi-
zation.
As we consider this situation, there is
no sense placing blame anywhere. For one
reason or another, the condition exists.
The good news, as they say, is that we can
do something about it. We have members and
local affiliates in every state of the United
States and every province of Canada. We
have members in Puerto Rico, and we have
members in the Yukon Territory astride the
Arctic Circle. I doubt if there is a central labor
body in North America which doesn't have a
delegate from the United Brotherhood in at-
tendance or in some administrative office. We
are the largest building trades union in the
North American labor movement, and we
have the potential for being the largest in other
categories. The non-union workers in our
jurisdiction are out there, and it is our common
goal to bring them into the year-round program
of the United Brotherhood.
Our UBC platform also tells us that we
must "protect every man (woman) in his
(her) labor and in his (her) wages.'' We
are carrying out this mandate in many
ways, and I would like to see us extend
these protections wherever possible. We
now protect income levels by maintaining
complete records of prevailing wages un-
der the Davis-Bacon Law. We protect you
and your fellow workers as best we can
by monitoring health and safety regula-
tions and federal and state agencies as-
signed to protect workers on the job. We
add another protection when we partici-
pate in, or lead fights for, state, provincial
and federal legislation affecting jobs and
the economy. We strive to expand pension
coverage to every member. We fight ill-
conceived plant closings, and we work
with management of domestic companies
to overcome the unfair trade advantage of
cheap goods from overseas. We also pro-
tect members from the unfair labor prac-
tices of employers through the work of
our legal staff.
We must ^' place ourselves on a foundation
sufficiently strong to secure us from further
encroachments,'''' the UBC platform also states.
To me this means we must fight the continued
encroachments of the merit shop, "right to
work" laws, anti-labor laws and every other
activity which denies union members and
workers in general their democratic right to a
decent wage and fair working conditions. This
would also mean that we fight to outlaw the
"double breasted" fraud now practiced in
industry whereby construction contractors use
non-union fronts to underbid legitimate union
contractors and their own union employees.
I would also define "encroachments" to
include attempts by other unions to move into
our work jurisdictions, when the appropriate
division of labor is clearly defined by inter-
national agreements. In the early days the
carpenter was "the master builder," the in-
dispensible craftsman. Changes in technology
and increased urbanization have made the
construction industry more and more com-
plex. Consequently, we must examine new
products and new technology almost con-
stantly to make sure that work which is ours
will continue to be ours in the future.
We are making our ''foundation sufficiently
strong,"' as it says in the UBC platform, by
consolidating our forces, streamlining our field
work, merging weak affiliates with strong,
increasing our educational activities and using
our financial resources wisely. Your dues
money and the dues money of the more than
600,000 other members of the United Broth-
erhood help to maintain our position as one
of the largest and most respected trade unions
in North America.
The Constitution and Laws says in Section
10 G that, as your general president, I must
"supervise the interest of the entire United
Brotherhood and perform such other duties
as the Constitution and Laws of the United
Brotherhood may require." I see that as a
tremendous responsibility and a moral obli-
gation, but I also see it as an opportunity to
work with some of the finest men and women
in the North American labor movement for
our common betterment.
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in the months ahead. It's only when we all
pull together that^we achieve our common
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ISSN 0008-6843
VOLUME 108 No. 4 APRIL 1988
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
John S. Rogers, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
UBC members protest BE&K, IP union busting 2
Lake States industrial locals talk multi-state council 5
UBC locals aid worker documentation 6
Successful fight against lie detectors 8
Presidential hat filled with jobs 9
Millwright Job of the Year 10
UBC, IP Solidarity Committee formed 11
G-P Button Day successful 12
Reagan-Mulroney trade pact pleases no one 17
CLIC report: Workers bargaining rights unprotected 18
Blueprint for Cure adds new theme 22
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Report 4
Local Union News 13
Ottawa Report 16
We Congratulate 19
Apprenticeship & Training 23
Retirees Notebook 25
Labor News Roundup 27
Consumer Clipboard: How long should a bank hold checks? 28
Plane Gossip 30
Service to the Brotherhood 31
In Memoriam 37
What's New? 39
President's Message Sigurd Lucassen 40
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The Wolverine State of Michigan ex-
tends out into the Great Lakes as two
huge peninsulas of forested land. More
than 19 million acres of woodland extend
upward toward Ontario from green ta-
bleland in the south to low, rolling hills
in the north.
Once inhabited by Algonquian-speak-
ing Indians, it was later a haven for fur
traders and French missionaries. Even-
tually, lumberman moved into the Upper
Peninsula to harvest timber from the
primeval forest.
Today, a small park on the shores of
Lake Huron, along Michigan's east coast,
pays tribute to the memory of early
Michigan lumbermen. It overlooks the
Au Sable River in Iosco county, 16 miles
northwest of Tawas City and north of
Saginaw Bay.
The inscription on the monument states:
"Erected to perpetuate the memory of
the pioneer lumbermen of Michigan
through whose labors was made possible
the development of the prairie states."
The United Brotherhood has had long
and historic ties to Michigan's lumber
and forest products industry. WilUam L.
Hutcheson. 14th general president of the
UBC and one of its most dynamic lead-
ers, was born in 1874 in Bay City, Mich.,
about 60 miles south of the memorial.
Hutcheson worked in local sawmills in
his youth, later becoming a carpenter and
a member of Local 334. Saginaw. He did
much to bring union representation to
Michigan lumber and sawmill workers in
the early days of this century.
Now the UBC's newly-formed Great
Lakes Industrial Council hopes to con-
tinue his pioneering work in the years
ahead. — Michigan Tourist Council pho-
tograph.
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Some BE & K workers walked off the
job in California and joined the infor-
mational picket ers passing out hand-
bills. As time passes, more and more
workers are joining the continent-wide
campaign to bring fair wages and
working conditions to the BE & K con-
struction sites.
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A handbill distributed in the Pittsburg. Calif., area and in the
Bay area further south brought many supporters to the march
and rally at Los Medanos College.
The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss., re-
ported on its j'ront page. March 2. the
large turnout for UPIA's caravan rally in
Vicksburg. Miss. International Paper em-
ploys 2,000 in the state.
UBC Representative Everett Sullivan and
United Paperworkers Representative Bob
Smith distribute handbills at Westvaco's
mill in Covington. Va.
CARPENTER
UBC members throughout North
rally to protest BE&K, IP union busting
Currently, the Brotherhood has cam-
paigns implemented by local affiliates
against BE&K in 25 cities throughout
the United States and Canada.
In addition to the actions on the local
level, activities on the national level
include attending the annual share-
holder meeting of companies that are
interlocked with BE&K, conducting a
rally at BE&K's headquarters in Bir-
mingham and handbilling and picketing
various events sponsored and attended
by BE&K and its management.
Over .the past several months the
United Paperworkers International
Union and their local affiliates have
joined forces with the Brotherhood in
the fight against BE&K. The strong
solidarity has proven to be very effec-
tive in our effort to confront BE&K at
every location throughout the country
where its non-union crews are working.
Thousands protest
USS-POSCO project
Building Tradesmen in the Contra
Costa County, Calif., area continue to
bring their fight against BE&K and the
USX Corporation to the public. Dem-
ocratic presidential candidate Jesse
Jackson, along with the president of the
California Labor Federation, Jack Hen-
ning, and the president of the ILWU,
James Herman, addressed thousands of
union members and their supporters at
a rally held at Los Medanos College.
The rally was held in protest of USX's
decision to use BE&K for its $350
million USS-POSCO project in Pitts-
burg, Calif. In addition, UPIU repre-
sentatives from Local 14 in Jay, Maine,
addressed the rally and described the
role BE&K has played in helping In-
ternational Paper destroy fair wages and
benefit standards. BE&K employees
have been running IP's mill in Jay,
where 1200 members of Local 14 have
been on strike since June 1987.
Serious health and safety problems
continue to plague the USS-POSCO
project. After the most recent accident
that seriously injured two workers, sev-
eral construction workers walked off
the job and conducted handbilling out-
side the plant warning of the safety
problems. The latest accident follows
the deaths of two BE&K employees on
the job. Federal OSHA investigators
have initiated a full scale investigation
of the project.
Union members form
Southern caravan
BE&K has become a target of the
Paperworkers' caravan which is criss-
crossing the South to inform commu-
nities of the threat imposed by BE&K
and International Paper. Paperworkers
and Building Tradesmen have rallied in
over 20 cities to call attention to the
union-busting activities of these two
companies.
UBC International Representative
Dick Bowling is traveling with a caravan
of approximately 30 union members,
which has been established to cover the
southern region of the country. The
caravan started its activities in Mobile,
Ala., where BE&K is providing strike-
breaking services to IP, enabling the
company to lock out 1200 Paperwork-
ers. From Mobile, they have traveled
over the past few weeks to pulp and
paper mills throughout Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Louisiana.
"In mill towns throughout the South,
Building Tradesmen and Paperworkers
are uniting to fight the threat to fair
work and living standards posed by
BE&K," noted Representative Bowl-
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The stars in the
map at left indicate
mill sites where
UBC members ini-
tiated anti-BE & K
activities last
month. The dots in-
dicate additional
mill sites facing
demonstrations this
month. Several
Building Trades
unions are support-
ing the effort to
alert the public and
industry to BE &
K's continued anti-
union stance.
APRIL 1988
Washington
Report
I r 1 1 I
NEW HOBBS ACT MOVE
Every Congress since 1976 has rejected efforts
by anti-union senators and representatives to sub-
ject workers to federal extortion penalties by
amending the Hobbs Act. Labor is working to en-
sure that the 100th Congress does so as well.
In February, Senator Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.)
introduced legislation that would repeal the Su-
preme Court's 1973 Enmons decision, which pro-
tected striking workers from prosecution under the
Hobbs Act.
The Hobbs Act is an amendment to the federal
Anti-Racketeering Act of 1934, which prohibits the
taking of another person's money or property
through illegal means. Passed in 1946, the Hobbs
Act closed a federal loophole that hampered prose-
cution of certain types of criminal activities.
Thurmond's bill (S.2036) would make union vio-
lence or the threat of union violence during a labor
dispute a federal crime under provisions of the
Hobbs Act. The bill would not, however, subject
employers to the same federal prosecution stat-
ute — even if they committed the same offense.
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that activities
to achieve legitimate union objectives, such as
higher wages, do not constitute extortion as defined
by the Hobbs Act. Ever since that ruling, opponents
have sought to overturn that decision.
Clearly, the intent of S.2036 supporters is to give
employers more leverage to harass union workers
engaged in legitimate labor disputes.
Moreover, the legislation is unnecessary. Under
current law, no labor member or official is immune
to state or local prosecution if he/she commits an
illegal act during a labor dispute.
TROUBLE IN THE SKIES
If you think the friendly skies are getting more
dangerous, you're right. The National Transporta-
tion Safety Board says that U.S. airlines flying
scheduled flights in large aircraft had more acci-
dents last year than in the previous 13 years. Four
major crashes that killed 231 people occurred in
1987. Even President Reagan, who started off his
presidency by busting the Air Traffic Controllers'
union, had a near miss in Air Force One.
FEW JOBLESS GET BENEFITS
Only about one-quarter of the nation's jobless
received unemployment insurance benefits last win-
ter, leaving 5.1 million people without work or bene-
fits, a private research group says.
"This is the lowest it's ever been since they
started keeping statistics on the program" in 1955,
Isaac Shapiro, senior research analyst for the Cen-
ter on Budget and Policy Priorities, said.
The center is a politically moderate organization
that studies the impact of state and federal policies
on low- and moderate-income people.
Only 25.4% of the jobless received unemploy-
ment insurance benefits in October. The remaining
74.6% did not, the center found in its study, based
on Labor Department statistics.
The previous recorded low for those receiving
benefits was 25.8% and occurred in October 1985,
the center said in the study.
Carolyn Golding, director of unemployment insur-
ance for the Labor Department, said she was not
surprised by the center's findings.
"It is true that a significant number of people . . .
don't qualify for insurance because they've not
worked. For example, youth coming out of high
school," she said. "The same would be true for
people who have been out of work for a long time —
housewives returning to the job market, people who
have exhausted their benefits without finding a new
job."
DOUBLE-DIGIT STATES
Despite over-the-year job gains, unemployment
remained at high levels during 1987 in several re-
gions of the nation — the Midwest, South Central,
Southwest, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest,
according to the Labor Department.
States that continued to average double-digit job-
less rates in 1987 were Louisiana, 12.0%; Alaska
and West Virginia, 10.8%; and Mississippi, 10.2%.
Seven states had average jobless rates in 1987
between 8.0% and 9.9%, while 15 reported average
jobless rates ranging from 6.0% to 7.9%). New
Hampshire continued to have the lowest average
jobless rate at 2.5%.
States with jobless rates that increased over the
year were Colorado, up from 7.4% in 1 986 to 7.7%
in 1987; Minnesota, up from 5.3% to 5.4%; Mis-
souri, up from 6.1% to 6.3%; Nevada, up from 6.0%
to 6.3%; and Utah, up from 6.0% to 6.4%. Alaska's
rate was unchanged at 10.8%.
CAPITOL'S WEST FRONT
The AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades
affiliates have good reason to toot their horns.
"The Builders," the department publication, re-
ported that the union construction workers who re-
stored the crumbling west face of the U.S. Capitol
finished the huge project nine months ahead of time
and $20 million under budget.
The all-union crews stripped 35 coats of paint,
inserted 7,000 feet of steel rods and molded new
limestone blocks to replace some of the 1 70-year-
old originals.
CARPENTER
Lake States industrial locals
meet to explore
multi-state council
Cost Savings and Benefits for Members Listed
UBC industrial local unions from
throughout the Midwestern States met
in Elgin, 111., recently to take a hard
look at setting up an area-wide council.
The March 27-28 meeting drew nearly
200 people from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio
and Wisconsin. The turnout was even
higher than expected, with some locals
bringing full carloads of delegates.
The area-wide council, being called
the Great Lakes Regional Industrial
Council, is intended to give greater
collective bargaining strength to locals
throughout the region. It will also make
it possible to negotiate and deliver im-
proved health care and pension benefits
which are more cost effective than many
of the plans presently in place.
Charley Bell, executive secretary of
the Indiana Industrial Council and pres-
ident of the infant Great Lakes Council,
welcomed the delegates by saying, "This
council will change your lives. It is in
the strongest trade union tradition to
unify workers to consolidate enough
strength to obtain a higher standard of
living, improve conditions in the mills
and factories and fight off big corpo-
rations that would undercut our union. '"
Guest speaker Mike Draper, execu-
tive secretary. Western Council of In-
dustrial Workers, outlined the progress
achieved in the Western States through
their broad-based council.
He said, "The existing wage and
benefit package on the West Coast was
not achieved overnight, but over a long
period of time, with the support of our
membership."
Draper went on to say that, "Our
members believe in this system of bar-
gaining because they've seen it work.
It may not be perfect but I believe it's
the best available today."
Dan Walbrun, UBC representative,
gave a presentation on how a regional
industrial council works and how it can
be an effective force in bargaining.
"A regional council provides a struc-
ture to deal with changes taking place
in US industry today. We can no longer
deal with national and international cor-
porations on a plant by plant basis, and
with over 300 industrial agreements in
the Midwest the time has come for
coordinated and pattern bargaining,"
said Walburn.
"The Western Council provides us
with a model for carrying out coordi-
nated bargaining. Their health care,
pension and defense funds provide a
solid fundation for negotiating benefits
and for defending workers' rights,"
concluded Walburn.
Defense Fund — The proposal for
a Great Lakes Industrial Council in-
cludes the formation of a defense fund.
The object of the fund would be to
make regular weekly payments to mem-
bers who are on strike. Walbrun said,
"The ability to support members during
a dispute is critical to winning strikes,
and the mere existence of a defense
fund sends the correct message to em-
ployers. It puts extra strength behind
the unions' bargaining proposals."
Health Plan — Providing full-serv-
ice health care benefits to union mem-
bers is one of the most difficult chal-
lenges faced by negotiators today. Health
insurance premiums are exploding each
year, with increases ranging from 15%
to 35%. These increases make it nearly
impossible for health plans to maintain
a well-rounded, comprehensive set of
benefits. Benefits are being scaled down,
claims are being squeezed and workers
are being required to pay a higher and
higher share of the premium or greater
out-of-pocket expenses when visiting a
doctor or hospital.
For example, a survey of 63 UBC
industrial health care plans presently in
effect in seven midwestem states showed
that half required an employee contri-
bution to the monthly health insurance
premium.
One approach to this immense and
growing problem is to establish a multi-
employer health and welfare trust that
can produce cost savings, eliminate
employee contributions towards the
monthly premium and provide a com-
plete set of medical/surgical/hospital
benefits for employees and their de-
pendents.
Continued on Page 22
APRIL
988
Naturalization effort
gaining momentum
Undocumented
workers become
legal residents
UBC local unions in South Florida,
South Texas and California have been
working since last summer to assist
immigrants among their membership to
become legal residents under the new
Immigration Law. UBC representatives
are assisting both community agencies
and undocumented workers in com-
pleting the application step under the
amnesty rule.
Houston effort
Richard R. Arispe, UBC interna-
tional representative assigned to the
UBC Texas Union Immigrant Assist-
ance Project Office in Houston, Texas,
assisted the 50,000th applicant for am-
nesty. Daniel Sheridan, the 50,000th
applicant, moved to Houston from Ire-
land in 1981. For being the 50,000th
applicant, Sheridan received gift certif-
icates for flowers, furniture, a haircut
and 25 pounds of meat. There were
photographs and interviews by the me-
dia. But more importantly to Sheridan
was the laminated employment card he
received.
"It's the happiest moment of my
life," Sheridan said after he filed his
application. 'Tt's a great country."
The Houston Legalization Center has
turned out to be the busiest in the
country. While other immigration of-
HOUSTON
This adveriiscment
was run in Houston
papers by the UBC
Texas Union Immi-
grant Assistance
Project Office. The
purpose was to in-
form immigrant fami-
lies of the profes-
sional assistance
available to them
through the union.
HOUSTON
Daniel Sheridan. 32. moved to Houston from Ire-
land in 1981 and became the 50,000th person to
submit an amnesty application to the local office
of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice. The Houston office leads the nation in the
number of applications under the program that
started in May. Shown with Sheridan are Bennie
Garzia and Ruben Cantu, international represen-
tatives and Sheridan's fiancee Maureen Akers.
SERVICIOS DE
AMNISTIA
QDE Agencia Certificada por el Servicio de Inmigracidn
• Orlentacion
• Revision de Dacutnentos
• Capias
• Notarizacion de Documentos
Representacion en Inmlgracion
Huellas DIgltales
Fotografias
Traducciones
LA SIGUIENTE LISTA DE PRECIOS INCLUYE LOS SERVICIOS
ARRIBA MENCIONADOS
Precio por persona $75.00
Mdximo por familia (Padre y Madre) SI 50.00
Nihos menores de 18 aAos (cada uno) $15.00
Para mayor Inlomiaclon o si desea oblaner una clla
para orlenlacltn. Favor de comunlcarse a:
TEXAS UNION
IMMIGRANT
ASSISTANCE PROJECT
AFL-CIO
Estamos Ubicados en:
2600 Hamilton
EDIFICIO UNION DE CARPINTEROS
(Esq. con Mc Gowen No. 110)
Area del Centro
650-3031
Ruben Cantu, advisor, far left, and Richard Arispe, UBC Texas Union Immigrant
Assistance Project Office, far right, accompany people they have assisted with the
legalization process. Kim Cosley, second from left, specializes in helping the INS
authorized agencies. The four applicants pictured here are Daniel Torres, Martin Be-
cerra, Fito Gomez and Oscar Zelava.
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Approximately 500 attended a program sponsored by the
LCLAA last May. The program was designed to inform immi-
grants on the new Amnesty Reform Law which had just taken
effect. A panel was available after the showing of a videotape,
"Talk to Those Yon Can Trust" at a program sponsored by the
LCLAA in Miami, Fla., last May. UBC international represent-
ative, Jose "Pepe" Collado is addressing participants. The
panel consisted of Father Frank O'Laughlin, Catholic Church:
Maritza Herrera, Nicaraguan-American Association: Jack
Otero, LCLAA National president: Pepe Collado. UBC Int'l.
Rep. and LCLAA Dade County Chapter president speaking:
Mario Diaz-Balart. representative for Mayor Xavier Siiarez: Dr.
Guillermo Grenier. director of the Center of Labor Research
and Studies of Florida International University: and Cesar Gai-
tan, Nicaraguan Workers Union in E.xile.
fices in Texas and around the country
have resorted to giveaways, weekend
hours and celebrity appearances to lure
applicants- in. the Houston office has
already met its goal.
"We don't need to shake the bushes."
said Richard Rios. director of the Hous-
ton center. "We feel we've done our
homework and gotten the word out to
the people."
The UBC Texas Union Immigrant
Assistance Project office has helped to
get the word out with advertisements
such as the one shown on the previous
page. The Houston office estimates they
will process at least 70,000 applications
before the center stops taking applica-
tions at midnight May 4.
South Florida Action
The South Florida Carpenters Dis-
trict Council, on the other hand, is
seeing different results. Under the law.
immigrants have to prove they have
been in the country since 1982. Many
of the immigrants in Florida have come
after 1982. due to the unrest in Central
America, and are not eligible for the
amnesty program.
"We have been working with the
community centers, although it has not
had a great effect on our membership,"
said Jose "Pepe" Collado, UBC inter-
national representative and president of
the Labor Council for Latin American
Advancement in Dade County.
The LCLAA presented a program at
the end of May where they showed the
videotape in Spanish "Talk to Those
You Can Trust." Following the video,
a panel was available for a question and
answer session.
Approximately 500 people attended
the program. A good number of them
however, were Nicaraguans. according
to Collado. This group came to the
United States after 1982 and aren't
covered by the amnesty program.
Carpenter locals participating in the
program were Locals 115, 125 and 1554,
all of Miami.
Seed money in LA
To get the immigration program started
in Los Angeles, several of the AFL-
CIO union affiliates contributed $15,000
each as seed money. The UBC Los
Angeles District Council was part of
this group.
"The money was used to hire the
office staff, paralegals and to get the
program started. Unfortunately, we are
now running out of money," said Ar-
mando Vergara, international repre-
sentative, Los Angeles County District
Council.
Recent figures put out by the Immi-
grant Assistance Project (lAP) show
5,865 clients served. The total number
who were union members was 3.456.
The major problem being faced in the
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LOS ANGELES
Pablo Alvarez Salazar and Ter-
esa Rosales Rodriguez get
some advice from site supervi-
sor Ken Smith, left, at one of
five union counseling centers
opened in Los Angeles. Twelve
unions, including the UBC's
Los Angeles District Council,
have donated $250,000 for the
immigrant assistance project.
At far right, Armando Vergara
of the LA Council, left, pre-
sented a check for $15,000 to
Eernesto Medrano of the AFL-
CIO Immigration Project.
APRIL 1988
The rights of thousands of workers are threatened daily by
employers' forced use of polygraphs. The truth about these "lie
detectors" is that they do not work. The tests are unscientific,
and. if they measure anything, it is stress, not truth. Some
experts believe the machines are less accurate than a coin flip!
Arhansiis members lead
fight against polygraph
*lie detectors* by employers
Congress takes action to outlaw the unreliable machines
They have waited almost eight years
for justice, and it may take a little longer
but 15 workers terminated by the Alli-
ance Rubber Co., Hot Springs, Ark.,
after being forced to take polygraph
tests, are still determined to get rein-
stated with back pay. Three other work-
ers, who were discriminatorily fired
during the union organizing campaign,
have similar back pay and reinstatement
rights coming. One of the 18 workers
has died, but the 17 remaining employ-
ees are sticking it out, with the support
of the United Brotherhood's Southern
Council of Industrial Workers.
In 1980 15 of the workers were hooked
up to a polygraph machine by the com-
pany, a manufacturer of rubber bands,
and asked intimidating questions about
their support of a union. It then dis-
missed them for what it termed "eco-
nomic reasons."
Those fired included some of the most
experienced and most productive work-
ers.
Most of them had admitted, when
hooked up to a so-called lie detector,
that they were friendly to the organizing
efforts of the Southern Council of In-
dustrial Workers.
Some had merely refused to give a
polygraph examiner the names of fellow
workers who supported a union. But
the day after the polygraph interrogra-
tions were completed, only two known
union supporters were still on the pay-
roll. Three other workers were termi-
nated for pretextual reasons in retalia-
tion for actual or suspected union
activities.
The United Brotherhood filed unfair
labor practice charges, and the NLRB
clock began ticking. It's still ticking.
The case has become a horror story
on the weakness of federal labor law
and the NLRB's enforcement prob-
lems, as well as on the use of lie detector
devices as a union-busting tactic.
Back in 1982, an NLRB administra-
tive law judge ordered the 18 fired
workers reinstated with back pay. He
found the company guilty of "coercive
interrogation and threats of economic
reprisals" against union supporters that
were "carried out by its supervisors
and agents."
The company refused to comply, and
requested an NLRB review.
The normally slow process of review
by a three-member NLRB panel
stretched out over more than five years.
One reason was the constantly changing
membership of the five-person labor
board during the Reagan administra-
tion. At least two panels set up to review
the case had to be reconstituted because
of membership changes.
Finally, last September 30, an NLRB
panel issued a 2-1 decision upholding
the back pay and reinstatement order.
Members Wilford W. Johansen and
James M. Stephens supported the ad-
ministrative law judge. Chairman Don-
ald L. Dotson sided with the company,
contending that there was no "proof
that the polygraph examiners who in-
terrograted the workers were acting as
"agents" of the employer.
At latest report, the company had
still not complied. The NLRB will now
have to obtain an enforcement order
from a federal appellate court to make
its decision stick. That could take a
year or more — much more if company
attorneys use every legal step to contest
the ruling.
The facts of the case have never been
in serious dispute.
The Alliance management hired a
polygraph firm headed by one Robert
A. Blankenship to interrogate employ-
ees at the Hot Springs plant. The pur-
ported reason was to investigate reports
of employee "misconduct."
It was just coincidence, the company
insists, that a union organizing cam-
paign happened to be under way.
Administrative Law Judge Lawrence
M. Cullen's decision summed up what
he termed the "unrebutted" testimony:
"Blankenship inquired as to employ-
ees' knowledge of union activities,
whether they had signed a card, were
members of a union, attended union
meetings."
He also "inquired into the identity
of the union adherents and suggested
names of employees who might be en-
gaged in union activities. This ques-
tioning was sometimes followed up by
statements by Blankenship that he al-
ready knew who the union adherents
were so the employee ought to tell him,
and that employees ought to be con-
cerned about their own jobs."
As the majority of the NLRB panel
noted when it reviewed and upheld the
law judge's findings, the workers were
questioned about their union views in
an isolated room, hooked up to equip-
ment measuring their physical reac-
tions.
"Such questioning would plainly tend
to chill the organizing activity," the
NLRB majority noted with some un-
derstatement.
8
CARPENTER
Dotson's dissent said his colleagues
based their finding that the polygraph
examiners had acted as agents of the
employer on "inferences and assump-
tions that are purely speculative.""
The two NLRB members in the ma-
jority retorted that there was "ample
evidence"" to conclude that the layoff
was discriminatory and that the em-
ployer was well aware that "the sudden
enforced departure of 1 1 out of 13 union
supporters would be likely to put the
brakes on an organizing campaign.'"
The U.S. Congress, meanwhile was
considering bills to ban the use of so-
called "lie detectors"" by private sector
employers. The House of Representa-
tives has passed bills to outlaw the
unreliable machines for two years in a
row. The most recent, H.R. 1212, was
passed by the House November 4.
This bill was passed after 10 hours
of debate and the defeat of several
weakening amendments. Forty-six Re-
publicans joined the Democratic ma-
jority in voting in favor of H.R. 1212.
Like its House counterpart, S.1904
was recently passed by the Senate to
ban most polygraph testing by private
employers. This took place in a 69-27
vote. The bill bars almost all private
employers from giving polygraph tests
to job applicants, and it bars random
or regular polygraph testing of workers
after they are hired. Security guard
firms are exempted, and public em-
ployees are not included.
According to the Senate bill, an em-
ployer could not require any employee
to take a test. Nor could he penalize
anyone for refusing to do so, as it
happened in Arkansas, or take disci-
plinary action based solely on the tests
results. A worker could only be asked
to take a test if it were part of an
investigation of a theft or other eco-
nomic loss and the employer had "rea-
sonable cause "' to believe that the worker
was concealing knowledge of the mat-
ter.
Although polygraph tests are noto-
rious for their inaccuracy, many private
employers have been using these tests
to interrogate job applicants and invade
the private lives of their employees.
The passing of these two bills will
hopefully put an end to this invasion.
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland
applauded the Senate "in recognizing
that lie detectors can be used in blatant
assaults on a worker's right of privacy . " "
He urged speedy action by House-
Senate conferees in ironing out differ-
ences between the two bills "so Amer-
ican workers can have the protection
they need."
TRADESMAN VIEWPOINT
A presidential liat filled with jobs
Reprinted from the Detroit Building Tradesman
While organized labor is on hold in
endorsing a presidential candidate in
order to determine a good fit for labor's
agenda, there's one — pseudo-candi-
date — in New York Times columnist
Tom Wicker.
Wicker, from the start, establishes
that none of the presidential candidates
have platforms worth the paper they're
written on, so he may as well throw his
hat in the ring and fill it with his own
ideas on what the nation needs.
Wicker, writing on the Detroit Free
Press's editorial page column "Other
"Voices" initiates a presidential platform
that "aims to put people to work re-
building this country."
Wicker offers a very seductive pack-
age to the unemployed as well as the
building trades. He suggests a massive
reconstruction of the nation's infra-
structure, from highway bridges and a
good public transit system to sewage
and water systems, and includes low-
cost housing and energy-saving insu-
lation of millions of structures along the
way.
"Call that public works, if you want;
that's what the Interstate Highway Sys-
tem was in the 1950s. Its construction,
together with the spinoffs and devel-
opment it produced, transformed the
country.
"I call it putting people to work at
decent pay, at jobs in which they can
learn skills and leadership, and in which
many people can become useful citizens
and taxpayers. I call it a proposal to
release needed new energies all across
the economy."
Wicker noted that the official unem-
ployment rate stands at 6%, but doesn't
include those who've never had jobs
and those who've lost jobs and have
been discouraged from looking for oth-
ers.
Nor does it tell you how many mil-
hons of Americans, who lost high-pay-
ing industrial jobs owing to plant fail-
ures and cutbacks, have found new jobs
only in the service sector — paying less
than what they used to make — or how
many wives have had to take jobs to
supplement their husband's income.
The obvious question on the tip of
one's tongue is: How can we pay for
all that?
Without missing a beat, Wicker con-
tinues. "First, for every point the un-
employment rate declines, the annual
federal deficit will be reduced by about
$30 billion. That revenue will stem from
increased tax revenues from people
rejoining the work force and to falling
outlays for unemployment compensa-
tion and welfare for the jobless."
Secondly, Wicker offers to cut the
nation's "outsized, unfair and indefen-
sible share of the defense costs of Japan
and the European allies." America
spends $150 billion annually for its gen-
eral purpose forces in Europe alone,
Wicker notes.
Why us, when the European Eco-
nomic Community has a population
larger than ours and a combined gross
national product greater than ours and
is "entirely capable of making good the
U.S. force reductions necessary to shore
up our national strength by perhaps $50
billion a year. That goes for Japan,
too."
This is not a retreat from superpower
responsibility. Wicker says.
"As President Eisenhower knew and
acted upon, no nation can be powerful
abroad if it's weak at home.
"The U.S. economy — not troops in
Germany and Korea — is this country's
first line of defense, and we're going to
rebuild it."
Wicker does not opt for more taxes,
like other candidates have. Instead he
opts to investing in the economy rather
than taking money out of it, with one
exception. "I'll stand and fight for one
new tax — on the astronomical interest
cost of loans to promote unproductive
mergers, takeovers and buyouts."
In conclusion, Wicker envisions new
technologies and means of communi-
cation to make this more than ever an
interdependent world.
"As president, I intend to lead the
nation toward global cooperation on
population control, preserving the en-
vironment, feeding the poor — above all
on sensible and necessary economic
planning for the well-being of man-
kind."
Appropriately, the article's headline
read: "Here's a platform you can stand
on" — and there's a certainty that many
Hardhats would stand behind such an
agenda.
APRIL
988
*■ tWM
MILLWRIGHT
JOB OF THE YEAR
Norris Brothers*
team extends
life of Union
Carbide*s Linde
Division
oxygen plant
All three motors were hoisted and trucked
away. Compressors were torn down and
inspected for worn and/or failed parts.
Weight was a major criterion in selection of a crane. Positioning of the crane would also
be delicate. Because of nearby 13,800 V powerlines, the crane's site of operation was
limited to one area.
The Transportation Engineer, official pub-
lication of the Speciahzed Carriers and Rig-
ging Association, selected it as "The Mill-
wright Job of the Year."
It was a contract between Union Carbide's
Linde Division and Norris Brothers Co. Inc.
of Cleveland, Ohio, to extend the life of
Linde's oxygen plant at a USX steel mill in
Lorain. Ohio. Norris Brothers was to re-
move and inspect all machinery used for the
production and distribution of various gases
used in the steel-making process.
And we're talking heavy work — thru com-
pressor drive motors of 53,800 pounds each
and other heavy components, a crane with
140 feet of boom, a super-clean installation
for the oxygen flow and safety precautions
all along the way.
It was an all-union job by members of
Millwrights Local 1871 of Cleveland — a crew
of 16 men working on a single shift basis.
which included four of Norris Brothers'
fulltime supervisors, one at each main work
front. The supervisors were responsible for
collecting data throughout the job and work-
ing with the project manager and the Linde
maintenance superintendent to insure proper
rebuilding of the machinery once it was
dismantled.
Formal planning for the project began
about six months before the start of the job.
A primary concern was safety — hard hats,
safety glasses, hearing protection, no smok-
ing and all work fronts would be monitored
by a hazardous work permit or "red ball."
Specific safety requirements such as safety
belts and entry into closed vessels were to
be worked out at daily safety discussions
once the job got under way.
The three compressor drive motors would
require the services of a fairly large mobile
crane. Thus, a second objective identified
during planning was for the selection, by
Norris Brothers, of the most suitable crane
and the best lifting method for the removal
of the motors. These would then be trucked
to a motor service shop for electrical main-
tenance.
The keeping of proper records during
disassembly of the machinery would allow
technical analysis of the conditions found to
be provided. Recommendations for im-
provements that would lead to increased
machine availability were invited, including
the interpretation of bearing wear patterns,
the examination of gear tooth mesh patterns,
analysis of couphng alignment in the 'as-
found' condition and' a review of the need
for possible improved realignment.
No firm completion date or man-hour
estimate was made because the amount of
repair of the machinery necessary would not
be known until the teardown was completed,
so only anticipated estimates of man-hours
to perform the work were practical in this
situation.
Weight was a major limiting factor in
selecting the most appropriate crane for the
job — especially in respect of the Base Load
Air Compressor (BLAC) motor. The crane's
working radius would also be large since
Norris did not want to swing the hoisted
motor over the other plant which was in
operation.
Positioning of the crane would also be
delicate. Because of nearby 13,800'V power
lines the crane's site of operations would be
limited to one area. Boom length was the
limiting factor as far as the other large motors
{the Booster Air Compressor — BAC — and
the Base Load Oxygen Compressor —
BLOC — motors) were concerned.
It was decided after researching available
cranes in the greater Cleveland area that a
Manitowoc 3900T Series II crane with 140
feet (42.8m) of boom would cover the lifting
requirements of all three motors.
Details of the parameters of the lift were
also recorded. In order to place the crane at
a 54 foot (16.5m) radius to pick the 10,000hp
motor, counterweight swing clearance was
compromised. This required Norris to design
and erect a temporary bridge on which to
land the 53,800 pound motor. Then the crane
was repositioned where it could pick the
motor and swing to the carry-all for trans-
porting to the motor repair shop. A second
repositioning put the crane in the right spot
to pick the other two motors, after which
they could be removed and loaded on a
truck.
All three motors were hoisted and trucked
away on July 18, 1986. Compressors were
torn down and inspected for worn or failed
parts, while records on 'as-found' clearances
were kept. As each machine was reassem-
bled, new clearances were recorded.
All assembly clearances were kept within
the manufacturer's specifications, and each
of Norris Brothers' supervisors kept notes
throughout the course of the job. All data
was assembled in a Turnaround Inspection
Report by the project manager at the end of
the job and submitted to the Linde mainte-
nance superintendent.
Norris personnel fit new bearings to the
compressor shafts by working with Linde's
machine shop for final precisions fits. Bear-
Continued on Page 24
10
CARPENTER
Brotherhood leaders met with leaders of the Paperworkers union at the UBC General Offices in Washington to plan initial activities.
Plans for "BE & K Alert" were announced, as both unions "turn up the heat."
United Brotherhood and International Paperworkers
schedule joint efforts in forest products industry
Solidarity committee formed
The United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and the United Paperworkers Union
announced March 24 the formation of
a solidarity committee to carry out joint
programs in the forest products indus-
try.
General President Sigurd Lucassen
said, "This represents a major step in
putting together our strengths to deal
with problems that are common to both
unions. It has become clear during the
last several years that no union alone
can withstand the challenges of unwar-
ranted corporate take-back demands,
union breaking tactics and threatened
mill closings with job blackmail threats.
To combat this new aggressive corpo-
rate behavior unions must consolidate
their strength."
Wayne Glenn, president of the United
Paperworkers International Union, said,
"Prolonged and bitter strikes in the
paper industry have proven to us that
we must form working alliances with
other unions to put together the re-
sources and programs to defend our
collective bargaining contracts against
powerful and greedy corporations bent
on rolling wages and working standards
back to the turn of the century. We are
saying no to these unnecessary and
unwarranted demands and backing up
our statement with a concrete plan of
action."
The two unions announced a "BE &
K Alert" which calls on all local unions
to notify the headquarters office when
the construction company BE & K
appears at a papermill for construction
or maintenance work. BE & K is a
construction company that has made it
a policy to undercut union construction
standards in papermill construction
projects and has provided strikebreak-
ing services to paper companies who
desire to force Paperworkers out on
strike so they can be replaced.
"Our two unions are turning up the
heat on BE & K to make sure paper
companies realize they'll have genuine
problems if they try to bring in this
renegade contractor to undermine de-
cent work standards, to divide and
injure communities and to replace strik-
ing paperworkers who are trying to
defend hard-won contract gains." said
Lucassen.
The two-union Solidarity Committee
also announced they are undertaking a
thorough study of forest industry em-
ployers common to the two unions and,
out of this study, will develop tactics
and strategies for assisting one another
in major contract bargaining. Mutual
assistance programs have already been
carried out at Champion and Georgia-
Pacific mill locations to protest unrea-
sonable positions taken by these com-
panies in contract negotiations. "These
sorts of efforts will be escalated in the
future under the direction of this Soli-
darity Committee." said Glenn.
"The formation of the Solidarity
Committee comes at a time when both
unions prepare to enter a heavy bar-
gaining schedule in 1988 and 1989 with
major forest products employers," said
Lucassen. "We want the big integrated
companies hke Boise Cascade, Cham-
pion. Stone Container, International
Paper, Georgia-Pacific and Weyerhaeu-
ser to understand that they will no
longer be permitted to separate one or
two mills from the others and extract
unreasonable concessions. We will have
far greater strength to bargain fair and
just contracts in the months and years
ahead as this effort is built and strength-
ened," concluded Glenn.
Serving on the Committee are the
presidents of the two unions and key
leaders who handle and coordinate con-
tract negotiations with the large forest
products companies.
APRIL 1988
11
Lucassen named
to labor posts;
Campbell lauded
The winter meetings of the AFL-CIO
executive council, held in Florida in
February, were a time of transition for
the UBC's retired president. Patrick J.
Campbell, and its new president, Sigurd
Lucassen.
Campbell retired from his posts on
the AFL-CIO's top governing body and
from the departmental posts he held,
and Lucassen succeeded to them.
The AFL-CIO executive council
adopted "a resolution of respect and
admiration" for Campbell, stating in
part: "The knowledge, experience and
wisdom of Patrick Campbell have been
invaluable to the work of this council
in the fields of civil rights, housing,
organizing and occupational safety and
health, bringing lasting benefits to
workers throughout the nation."
Lucassen was sworn in as a new
council member, and he conferred with
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and
Secretary-treasurer Tom Donahue re-
garding the work of the council. He
was also elected to the executive coun-
cil of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union
Department and to the board of the
Maritime Trades. He had earlier been
elected to the council of general presi-
dents of the Building and Construction
Trades Department.
Jobs with Justice
rally in Portland,
Oregon, on June 8
In his first official action as a council
member of the AFL-CIO's Industrial
Union Department, General Presi-
dent Lucassen announced at a lUD
press conference that the UBC's
Western Council of Industrial Work-
ers will spearhead a Jobs for Justice
rally in Portland, Ore., on June 8 in
preparation for difficult negotiations
this year in the wood products indus-
try.
"lUD's Jobs for Justice rallies have
provided workers the opportunity to
take to the streets together to mobilize
against those who threaten fair worker
standards and the dignity of American
workers." Lucassen told reporters.
Union-Industries Show
New Orleans, often called "the citv that
care forgot." will host the 1988 AFL-CIO
Union-Industries Show. May 6-9. at the
Rivergate Exhibition Center. Doors open at
1 p.m. each day and close at 10 p.m.. except
for the final night, when it closes at 9 p.m.
Admission is free.
The president of the AFL-CIO.
Lane Kirkland, right, above, and
the secretary-treasurer. Tom Dona-
hue, center, welcome General Presi-
dent Lucassen to the AFL-CIO ex-
ecutive council. At upper right.
Lucassen in his first council session.
At right, the general president
spoke with U.S. House Speaker Jim
Wright, who was a visitor to the
council sessions.
Button-Day action at Georgia Pacific plants
The 14.000 union members employed at
Georgia-Pacific plants across North America
flashed special "Just Say No!" buttons at
their workplaces on February 18. The but-
tons — worn by Paperworkers. Woodwork-
ers and UBC members protested the com-
pany's refusal to bargain fair labor contracts.
Workers in seven G-P plants have refused
to accept company demands for "takea-
ways"
,IJS
Ernie Peters and Ron Southwick of Local
2554, Lebanon, Ore. show their buttons as
they leave a G-P parking lot.
In Lewisville, Miss., members of Local
3181 and other trade unionists stood to-
gether for justice on the Job.
Marvin Lomis and Chris Christensen of
Local 2554. Lebanon. Ore., carry lunch
boxes and button to the job.
At a G-P plant in Springfield. Ore., were
Harold Grantham. Don Horn. Mel Ander-
son. Delores Thomas and Jeriy Gorton.
12
CARPENTER
locni union ncuus
Newfoundland loggers hold second stewards school
Loggers Local 2564, Grand Falls. Newfoundland, held lis
second annual job stewards school at the Mount Peyton Hotel
in Grand Falls. With a special etnphasis placed on leadership,
the stewards studied a wide range of programs covering all
aspects of labor relations. Representatives of the Workers Com-
pensation Commission. Unemployment Insurance Cotnmission
and Occupational Health and Safety participated in the session.
The theme for this year's school was "Workers Helping Work-
ers to Better Their Lives."
Union members from various small plants, saw mills, wood-
lands and silviculture operations of Abilibi-Price mills in Grand
Falls and Stephenville, as well as workers from the Corner
Brook pulp and paper mill joined in the sessions. The 30 mem-
bers from across the province attending the school were, front,
Lindy Vincent, Pat Paul, Stan Pinksen, Bob Cooze, conductor,
Frank Armstrong, Ron Langdon and Roland Hart.
Second row, Bram Flight, trustee; Monty Sullivan, warden;
Walter Scott, financial secretary; William Butt, Freeman Day,
recording secretary; Henry Ralph, Paul Sullivan and Rankin
Pritchett.
Third rotv, Larry Hynes, vice president; Harold Newbury,
Edmund Fudge, Joe Porter, Ed Whalen, trustee; Gonzo Gil-
lingham. international representative; and Allan Warford.
Back row, Richard Vincent, Scott Skiffington, trustee; Wilf
Warren, president; Ed Dwyer, treasurer; Calvin Gillard, Wes
Loveless, Ron Hart and Chris Pike.
Arthur Clark's navy Georgia members recreate plant for float
Arthur Clark, member of Local 255,
Bloomingburg, N.Y., has finished his last
project before retiring from the Union. It
is a simulated sea-going tug built on a
1976 Dodge and designed to pull a 40-foot
carrier float. It will be displayed at V.F.W.
7241.
To his credit, Clark has also built a 36-
foot simulated destroyer, which is at the
entrance to the meeting hall of VFW 7241
at Port Jervis, N . Y.; a 40' Essex Class
World War II aircraft carrier; an army
tank for Milford, Pa., American Legion
Post 139 which is powered by 1975 Dodge,
and now the tug.
VFW 7241 recently named the lug, USS
Art Clark, after its creator.
The craftsmen that built the Georgia Power Plant Vogtie in Augusta. Ga., also built a
replica of the plant last Christmas in the form of a parade float. Journeymen and
apprentices of Local 283, Augusta, were joined by the Painters of Local 1730 to
complete the project.
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Rivetgate Exhibition Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
May 6-9, 1988
Be sure to visit the United Bnntierttooil's
disptays of crafts and indnstriiil skills, per-
formed by members of the UBC's New
Orleans District Council.
Shop steward course in Albany, New York
Meinbeii of Local 370 Alhaii\ N \ LomplelLct a ihree-night .shop :steward training
(.oiiise at the beginning of the \cai It was conducted by John Ragiile, business man-
ager, and Kevin Thompson, UBC representative. Members attending the course included
Michael Simonetta, Richard Standhurd, Gary Pidsifer, Tom Mellon, Fred Bouplon,
William Hilstro, Chris Martin, Charles Martin, Joseph Perrotti, Dove Stevens, Joseph
Kokernal, Louis Mayone, Roy Anson, Roger Benedict, John Warnken, Bernard Hamill,
Bob Shaver, Vince Nastasi, Willie Smith, Richard Hammond, Harry Reese, John Ste-
fanik and Walter Elinski.
Amoco goes union
in construction
The boycott launched against Amoco by
the Northwestern Indiana Building and Con-
struction Trades council due to a dispute
over the hiring of non-union contractors was
resolved in February,
The Chicago-based company assured the
council that it will use only union contractors
in the future, according to G. Russell Bas-
sett. Council president. In return, organized
labor agreed to call off picketing and a
consumer boycott of Amoco gasoline sta-
tions. Members were reinstated at full scale
by Amoco.
Local 599. Hammond, Ind., members hung
signs like the one shown here, distributed
flyers and passed out boycott buttons during
the four-month dispute.
Both sides expressed satisfaction with the
agreement, reached after several weeks of
negotiations that included a joint meeting
with the Indiana labor commissioner in Jan-
uary. Amoco said union construction work-
ers will return to the refinery "as soon as
site conditions permit."
Active unum members as well as retired
members participated in a rally at the In-
diana state house during the boycott. This
group is part of the two bus loads that
went from the Hammond area for the
rally.
Members of Local 599 went out immedi-
ately after the boycott ended to lake
downs signs urging people to boycott
Amoco. Sliown here are Merlin Zahnon,
Bill Underwood, Dan Brown, Jim Hornak
and Harold Btisch.
Zebrowski honored
on retirement
The staff representatives of the Second
District honored Joseph Zebrowski, repre-
sentative to the general president, on his
retirement. The dinner was held at the Phil-
adelphia Hershey Hotel. He was presented
with a commemorative plaque and many
gifts from his friends of the various state
and district councils affiliated within the
Second District.
Board member George Walish of the Sec-
ond District, left, presented Zebrowski
with a commemorative plaque at the re-
tirement dinner.
14
CARPENTER
Contra Costa Millwrights in
action at the USS-Posco gate
Last December, the Contra Costa Building Trades, as-
sisted by Cement Masons Local 825. Boiiermai<ers Local
549. Millwrights Local 102 and the Bay District Council of
Carpenters, passed out 500 bags of food with turkeys. 55
Christmas trees and approximately $3,000 in checks al the
USS-Posco job site.
The food and money was divided among groups such as
LE. Shelter Inc. (home for the homeless). Hunger Task
Force, a local Catholic church. Fishes & Loaves (a food
giveaway group) and a few others.
The response was great, according to Stan Boren of
Millwrights Local 102, and the streets leading to the USS
Posco truck gate and AMK's non-union gate were filled
with union members in need as well as the local needy as
the group formed picket lines.
Mementos framed
Santa Clans was on hand for the food giveaway. Mike
Munog, Santa Clans and field representative for the
United Brotherhood, handed out candy to the crowd of
people.
Food was bagged and loaded into truclis the morning oj
the giveaway before he headed down to the site. Needy
union members as well as local people showed up.
John Womack of Local 977. Wichita Falls,
Texas, decided that he didn't want to
gather together all the pins and mementos
he has collected over the past 30 years as
a carpenter and 22 years as a UBC mem-
ber and drop them into a box somewhere .
Instead, he monnted them on red-oak ply-
wood and surrounded them with a white-
oak frame and displayed them on a wall at
home. The coins represent important dates
in his working life. Some memorable pic-
tures and union books complete the pic-
ture.
For human rights
Many trade unionists joined a recent dem-
onstration in Washington, D.C., on behalf
of human rights. An estimated 200,000
marched to Capitol Hill to let the Soviets
general secretary', Mikhail Gorbachev, and
other world leaders know where Americans
stand regarding individual freedoms.
Among the marchers, carrying a United
Brotherhood placard bearing the union la-
bel, was Jack Diver, assistant to the gen-
eral president, center.
Make
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These common abuses of striking
tools are all dangerous. Each carries
the potential for serious personal
injury. The hardened striking face of
a carpenter's hammer is designed to
be struck against common, unhard-
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striking it against another hardened
steel tool may result in chipping and
consequent serious injury from flying
particles. Removal of embedded
nails, for example, should be done
with a nail puller and a hand drilling
or light sledge hammer.
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when using striking tools.
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APRIL 1981
15
WESTERN CANADA TIDE
Tough times are facing the trade unions of West-
ern Canada, according to John DeMont, writer for
the Financial Post.
DelVlont called the sweeping amendments to Sas-
katchewan's labor laws expected this month as the
latest indication of this turning of the tide.
"Confronted by hard-line Conservative govern-
ments bent on privatization and l<eeping labor
peace, Western Canada's unions are going through
one of their most turbulent periods in decades,"
DelVlont stated.
The mood in Regina is indicative of broader pres-
sures on Western unions. The struggling West
economy has made it tough for labor to make much
headway at the bargaining table, particularly in an
aggressively right-wing environment.
"The political pendulum has swung back deci-
sively to the right in British Columbia and Saskatch-
ewan," says John Crispo, University of Toronto po-
litical economist. "In Alberta, things have just
continued to move further to the right."
Saskatchewan's unions also feel threatened by
Premier Grant Devine's sweeping privatization
plans.
Manitoba, with an NDP government, is not only
the one Western province where labor isn't under
fire, but also the first jurisdiction in North America to
allow all unionized workers access to "final offer
selection" — a system designed to enhance the la-
bor climate.
TO SAVE JOBS AT NESTLE
Representatives of 12 U.S., Canadian and inter-
national labor organizations mapped out a common
strategy in an attempt to ensure labor input into
restructuring plans by the Swiss-based multinational
company. Nestle.
The labor groups are protesting Nestle's reorgani-
zation program, called NOVA. A spokesperson for
the Nestle Labor Council said Nestle officials are
using NOVA to evaluate management and bargain-
ing unit jobs for possible elimination, but have re-
fused to include unions in the evaluation process.
The company, one of the largest food manufac-
turers in the world, has thus far refused to provide
unions with information on possible job losses and
company restructuring plans.
THINK TANK THREATENED
A deep split between labor and business is
threatening the future of a controversial think tank
funded by the federal government — the Canadian
Labor Market and Productivity Centre, a joint labor-
business research and policy center started in
1984.
John Fryer, president of the 273,000-member Na-
tional Union of Provincial Government Employees,
resigned recently as a director of the Ottawa-based
CLMPC. He says other labor directors are threaten-
ing to follow suit, putting the centre's future in doubt.
"Symbolically, its demise would be a great blow
to industrial relations," says Prudeep Kumar, asso-
ciate director of the Labor Relations Centre at
Queen's University.
"This is the first time that labor and business
have really gotten together in any sort of a national
forum."
Fryer's departure from that forum came after a
stormy confrontation between the labor and busi-
ness factions on the CLMPC's 24-member board.
The issue was minor: a $25,000 study of the
impact of government privatization programs on
jobs, wages and service to the public. The study
had been proposed by Fryer and supported by his
labor colleagues.
The labor group, however, was shocked when
the business faction refused to endorse the study.
PRODUCTIVITY FALLS BACK
Canada has fallen further behind its trading part-
ners in productivity growth, figures released by the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show.
Between 1977 and 1986, Canada's manufactur-
ing sector recorded the slowest productivity growth
among the major 12 developed nations, according
to the U.S. statistics. Canada was the only nation to
experience a loss of productivity in 1 986.
Only British workers are less productive than Ca-
nadian workers who, along with Italian workers, are
tied for second-last place. But, British and Italian
productivity growth is racing ahead of Canada's.
Although figures for 1987 won't be prepared for
nearly another year, Robert Denomme, chief econo-
mist for the Canadian Manufacturers' Association,
says he doubts Canada's relative performance im-
proved in the past year. "In 1987, we basically held
our ground — at best."
DON'T DEREGULATE RAILS
Transportation-Communications Union President
Richard I. Kilroy warned Canadian labor, business
and government leaders to beware of rail deregula-
tion proposals that would inflict Canada's rail sys-
tems with the same "safety hazards, job losses,
bankruptcies, corporate concentration, unfair pricing
and union-bashing" as in the United States. Ad-
dressing the Canadian Western Transportation Ad-
visory Council, Kilroy said that U.S. deregulation
"has all but invalidated the social and economic
goals which government, labor and industry worked
so diligently to achieve for nearly a century of regu-
lation."
16
CARPENTER
us and Canadian labor both reject
Reagan-Mulroney 'Free Trade' Pact
A so-called free trade pact between
the U.S. and Canada, signed by Presi-
dent Ronald Reagan and Canadian Prime
Minister Brian Mulroney on January 2,
appears to be pleasing no one in either
the United States or Canadian labor
movements.
The AFL-CIO recently called upon
the U.S. Congress to reject the trade
agreement outright, warning that the
pact will do little to solve serious trade
problems between the nations and may
actually make some of them worse.
Both labor movements agree that
governments must play a positive role
in managing trade relations between the
two countries, and they reject the no-
tion that "market forces" alone will
promote economic growth and equity.
The AFL-CIO executive council at
its recent quarterly meeting stated that
the free trade approach does not ad-
dress the huge U.S. deficit in trade with
Canada, nor the large exchange rate
differential. The council said it objected
to provisions that would set up separate
procedures for U.S. -Canadian trade,
maintain Canadian tariff advantages for
10 years, open U.S. government pro-
curement to Canadian bidding, permit
continued Canadian protection of its
industries, reduce U.S. energy inde-
pendence by permitting the export of
50,000 barrels a day of Alaskan oil and
banning controls on the import or ex-
port of electrical power, retain favora-
ble treatment in the auto trade for
The collection, ahmc. is nl union pins col-
lected by Robert "Shorty" Wilson Sr.. Lo-
cal 283, Augusta. Ga. Contained in the
handcrafted frame are 148 pins from local
unions all across America and Canada
which he picked up through trading and
buying at the 35th General Convention in
Toronto. Canada. The collection hangs in
the union hall for nienibers to enjoy.
Canada and disadvantage certain U.S.
mineral industries.
Many Canadians, on the other hand,
contend that the agreement would dis-
rupt the Canadian job market at a time
when unemployment is still a major
concern. Meanwhile, there is statistical
confusion as to the long-range effects
of the pact. A Canadian Finance De-
partment spokesman stated in Toronto
that the agreement would produce a net
increase of 120,000 jobs in Canada by
the end of 1993.
"The 120,000 assumes that the jobs
will be added to whatever the level of
economic activity will be at the time,"
Finance Minister Michael Wilson pre-
dicted. A Finance Department study
contends that free trade will ultimately
generate an increase of at least 2.5% in
the real income of Canadians, flowing
from lower consumer prices, increased
capital investment by business and im-
proved competitiveness and productiv-
ity in the domestic economy.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Al-
ternatives worries, however, about the
actions which might be taken by mul-
tinational corporations under free-trade
conditions. A centre publication states
that "American multinationals are
shifting capitals and jobs from one
country to another, depending upon
where the highest profits can be reaped.
"The only control Canada has over
these global corporations is its ability
to enact laws and regulations within its
own borders that they must observe,"
the centre publication observes. "To
do business in Canada, for example,
they must allow unions to organize their
workers, they must pay their share of
unemployment insurance premiums,
they must curb their emissions of toxic
waste and absorb other costs that they
would rather avoid . . . The multina-
tional corporations want to be com-
pletely free to pursue profits across
national boundaries and to keep their
costs to a minimum. That means, in
their terms, freedom to pay their work-
ers as little as possible, freedom to
lower health and safety standards and
freedom to bring working conditions
down to the lowest common global
denominator."
For these and other reasons, union
leaders on both sides of the border urge
their respective governments not to
rush into acceptance of the Reagan-
Mulroney pact for political expedien-
cies, but to work out a comprehensive
trade plan which brings benefits to the
citizens of both nations.
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APRIL 1988
17
CLIC Report
Workers' bargaining
riqhts i
by labor laws
The nation's labor laws provide little
help for workers against employers'
legal and illegal tactics to circumvent
collective bargaining agreements.
That was the message carried to the
House Subcommittee on Labor-Man-
agement Relations by witnesses from
eight unions. The hearing, chaired by
Subcommittee Chairman William Clay
(D-Mo.) was a continuation of earlier
Senate Labor Subcommittee hearings
chaired by Senator Howard M. Metz-
enbaum (D-Ohio).
Clay said that the "law today pro-
vides little resistance to an employer
who is determined to frustrate em-
ployee desires to be represented by a
union."
"Not only are newly unionized em-
ployers effectively refusing to enter first
time collective bargaining agree-
ments." said Clay, "but employers are
finding a variety of new ways to walk
away from longstanding collective bar-
gaining relationships."
Bettie J. Grant, a member of Food
and Commercial Workers Local 1657
in Birmingham. Ala., has worked for
The Club, a private organization for
professionals and corporate executives,
for 31 years and makes $4.50 an hour.
It took two years for the 160 em-
ployees of The Club to get the National
Labor Relations Board to certify the
UFCW as bargaining agent after the
representation election. Two years later,
"a contract is not even in sight," Grant
said.
Grant said the anti-union lawyer hired
to block the union representation elec-
tion is representing The Club in the
negotiations. His delaying tactics in-
clude refusing to schedule more bar-
gaining sessions, refusing to provide in-
formation needed by the union to de-
velop proposals, disputing every word
of the contract language and demands
to exempt "management rights" as
grievable issues, she said.
Shirley Brown is a member of Steel-
workers Local 2823, which represents
more than 300 non-professional em-
ployees at Lloyd Noland Hospital in
Fairfield, Ala. She has worked at No-
land as a licensed practical nurse for 21
years and makes $5.91 an hour.
Brown said the USWA had a good
bargaining relationship with Noland since
1942. But, in 1982, a new hospital
administration froze wages for the union
workers, reduced holiday and shift dif-
ferentials, shifted some health insur-
ance premium payments to workers
and stopped dues checkoffs, she said.
The hospital hired temporary workers
at higher wages and forced four decer-
tification votes, which the union sur-
vived.
Brown said the USWA members know
they cannot trust labor law to help them,
so they have taken
their message to
the community
through leaflet-
ting, and have got-
ten some re-
sponse. They also
hope that the AFL-
CIO's campaign to
organize other
area hospitals will
succeed and look
forward to a union-
sponsored "Jobs
for Justice" rally
in April for sup-
port.
•
AFL-CIO Ex-
ecutive Council
met in Bal Har-
bour, Fla., Feb. 15-19. Council again
refused to make recommendation on
pre-primary endorsement. In response
to reporters' questions, AFL-CIO Pres-
ident Lane Kirkland said, "If and when
there is a genuine consensus among our
affiliates, we will support a candidate.
That situation does not exist as yet."
Kirkland reiterated labor's neutral po-
sition in the campaign, although indi-
vidual union members are being en-
couraged to run as delegates for
candidates "whom they feel comfort-
able in supporting."
The problem of construction con-
tractors illegally repudiating their pre-
hire agreements with workers — double-
breasting, it's called — has grown dra-
matically worse since 1981 . CLIC urges
you to let your congressman and sen-
ator know that you and your union
demand protection from such practices.
A UNION MEMBER
REGISTERED TO VOTE
Bumper stickers with the words displayed
above are available to local unions and
district and stale councils for distribution
to their members who are registered to
vote, according to General Treasurer
Wayne Pierce, the UBC's legislative direc-
tor. Requests should be sent to his atten-
tion at the General Offices in Washington.
Recent contributors to CLIC include: Paul A. Seagord.
Local 15; Charles J. Pumilia, Local 261 retiree; Mark Staum,
Local 851; Robert A. Schnell, Local 620; Scott Waterman, Local
210; R. John Dooley, Local 66; William G. Keers. Local 1243
retiree; Burdette B. Cochran, Local 106 retiree: Kenneth Payne,
Local 7 retiree; William H. Julius. Local 62 retiree: Charles F.
Hayek, Local 455 retiree; Oscar D. Waltmire. Local 1499; Thomas
Hering, Local 454; Orville Draper, Local 183 retiree; Sture
Peterson. Local 1397 retiree; Frank A. Keniecki. Local 210 retiree.
Yes, I want to help!
Here is my contribution to the Carpenters Legislative
Improvement Committee. I know my participation
counts.
n $10 D S15 D $20 n $25 n other
Name ^
Address
City State
Zip L.U. No
We're required by law to request this information:
Occupation
Employer
Make checks payable to:
CLIC
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Contributions to CLIC are voluntary and are not a condition of
membership in the ITBC or of employment with any employer. Members
may refuse to contribute without any reprisal. Contributions will be used
for political purposes including the support of candidates for federal
office. CLIC does not solicit contributions from persons other than UBC
members and their immediate families. Contributions from other persons
will be returned.
18
CARPENTER
UIE [OnCRIIf ULHTE
. . . those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
FIRST PLOOF AWARD
Anthony Cumuli, chairman of Local 475's
public relations commillee. left, presents a
plaque to Business Representative Martin
Ploof, first recipient of the award.
MartinJ. Ploof. Local 475. Ashland, Mass.,
was recently the recipient of a special award
for his unselfish dedication in the field of
public relations and community service.
For years Ploof has demonstrated a tire-
less effort in this area from the local to the
national level. He was appointed a trustee
of Framingham State College and a board
member of the Carpenters Bank in Boston.
His participation in countless meetings at
the town level has not gone unnoticed, as
his deeds translate into a large number of
employment opportunities for UBC mem-
bers. His support of the missing children
project, parades and other community proj-
ects are a demonstration of Local 475's
character under his leadership.
Local 475 directly attributes to him its
outstanding reputation in the community.
The award, which will carry his name when
awarded to others, was presented to him at
the Local 475 Christmas gathering held at
the Hudson Elks Lodge.
KARATE BELT
Orlando Gonzalez, son of Lu Orozco-
Gonzalez, recently earned his second-degree
junior black belt from the Tompkins Karate
studio. At the age of 14, Gonzalez is the
first to earn this degree.
A youngster can earn a junior black bell
at the age of 10 but must wait until the age
16 to earn a regular black belt. Tompkins
decided to adopt the second degree junior
black belt to maintam incentives for a student
who finds he must wait six years to advance
again.
"My parents really motivated me in kar-
ate, and then I started pushing myself. By
the age of 9, 1 really started liking it. Karate
makes you calmer and gives you more self-
control," said Gonzalez.
Lu Orozco-Gonzalez is an employee in
the General Office in Washington, D.C., in
the jurisdiction department.
Orlando Gonzalez is caught imd-air by the
camara as he goes through his karate
moves. He recently became the first to
earn a second degree junior black belt.
Photo by Paul Souders, Montgomery
Journal, Maryland
VOLUNTEER WORK BY CANTON APPRENTICES
Local 69, Canton. Ohio's, first
and second-year apprenticeship
classes volunteered to construct
a garage, wheelchair ramp and
sun deck for a paraplegic in
Canton. Business Representative
Frank Reynolds coordinated the
project with assistance from in-
structors Jim Otto and Tom
Charton.
Those working on the project
were Otto, Craig Davis, Rodney
Mayle, Joe Dailey, Doug Owens,
Ronald Shine, Brett Prowanl,
Jeff Wright, Robert Miller,
Bruce Tabellion, Gaiy Thewes
and Daniel Rothacher.
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APRIL 1988
19
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'Blueprint for Cure' adds new theme:
'Together, we can outlive diabetes'
The Diabetes Research Institute un-
veiled a new campaign theme in its
most recent mailing to members,
"hopefully the last theme we'll ever
need," said the Institute Director of
Public Affairs Gary Kleiman.
The theme. "Together. We Can Out-
live Diabetes," is the centerpiece of an
on-going communications program cre-
ated to help raise funds and highlight
recent developments in diabetes treat-
ment, as well as progress made toward
a permanent cure.
"The theme was selected as the over-
all national theme for a number of
reasons," said Kleiman. "For one thing,
it's true. It doesn't promise instant
miracles, but it does promote a strong
sense of unity, on-going hope and ul-
timate success."
One of the reasons he gave for the
selection of the theme was that it means
something to everyone involved with
the Institute — to the victims of diabetes,
to their families, to the Institute's sup-
porters who are helping to create a new
"World Center of Excellence," to phy-
sicians, research workers and volun-
teers, to the media and to the general
public.
"It is," Kleiman said, "a theme that
radiates a sense of faith in the future,
of ultimate victory over diabetes. We
all look forward to the day when there
will be no need for a campaign theme,
because there will be no such thing as
diabetes."
Recent Blueprint for Cure contributions
include the following: Locals 512. Ypslianti.
Mich.: 469. Cheyenne. Wyo.; 1338, Char-
lottetown. P.E.I. : 1889. Downers Grove. Ill;
424. Hingham. Mass.: 13. Chicago. 111.: 248.
Toledo. Ohio; 1026. Miami. Fla.: 1338. Char-
lottetown. PEI; 1752. Pomona, Calif., and
2941. Warm Springs, Ore.
Contributions were also received from the
following members of 155. Plainfield. NJ:
Robert Arnott. Joseph Bassett. David C.
Briggs. Thomas Cappello. Anthony Cop-
pola. Frank Coppola. Joseph Coppola. Rob-
ert Coppola. Thomas Cutshaw. Michael Daly.
Peter Daly. Anthony Guiliano. John J.
McAloney. Julius Peterson. Michael Polsky.
Stanley E. Shumsky. Robert Stine and Marco
Tedesco.
Also among contributors were Patrick J.
Campbell. Robert E. Hayes. John E. Shep-
pard, Henry & Bertha Ahr. Michael & Kath-
ryn Benolken. Frank A. Butrico. Albert
Caruso. Anne Ferro. Philip & Carol Gena-
varo. William Konyha. Stephen Majernik.
Peter & Deborah McKenna. Wesley B.
Moore, Julius & Gloria Peterson, Nick Delia
Venturo Jr.. Cari & Barbara Wassen. Mr.
& Mrs. Donnie Willingham. Dick Winzen-
Special tribute was paid to Patrick Camp-
bell, retired general president. United
Brotherhood of Carpenters, at the ground
breaking for the Diabetes Research Insti-
tute building at the University of Miami/
Jackson Memorial Medical center on Feb-
ruary 15. Paschal McGuinness. center.
New York City District Council, presented
a $250,000 clieck in honor of Campbell
and announced that his group will con-
tinue to support the building campaign
through a two-cent checkoff earmarked for
charity. At right. Martin D. Kleinman.
chairman, board of directors. Diabetes
Research Institute Foundation.
Patrick J. Campbell, retired president of
the UBC. presented a check for $100,000
to Henry Keller Jr., president of the Dia-
betes Research Institute, during a recent
dinner, gathering of the UBC general ex-
ecutive board. Keller is also president of
Keller Industries of Miami. Fla.
reid. Henry G. Frank. Elsada Construction
Inc.. Republic Aluminum Inc.. Empire State
Consulting and New York Carpet World.
Colton millwrights
prepare child ID'S
The dental group of Millwright Local 1 1 13.
Colton. Calif., recently sponsored a child
identification program. Dr. Hugo Ferlitto
and Dr. Allen Sachey took dental X-rays of
members' children and Kodak donated film
to photograph each child. Barbara Culver,
office secretary and dispatcher, worked at
fingerprinting each child.
Lake States Council
Continued from Page 5
Dow Orrell, chairman of a health
benefits company specializing in run-
ning joint labor-management trustee
health plans, presented an outline of
how trust plans are set up on the basis
of a fixed employer contribution. Under
this type of plan the trustees then set
benefit levels. Claims are paid directly
from the fund to the doctor or hospital,
and benefit payouts cover 100% of the
billing when participants take advan-
tage of certain cost-saving procedures,
such as second opinions for elective
surgery or using an out-patient service
instead of the more expensive overnight
hospital stay.
Orrell said. "The lower hospital rates
are in the rural areas where UBC mem-
bers are typically concentrated. As a
result, the benefit package that can be
developed for this group would be very
cost effective.
"In addition." he pointed out, "a
large group spreads the risk across more
participants, thus lowering the cost for
everyone. One open-heart surgery, un-
der this type of broad plan, won't drive
next year's premium through the roof
because of a so-called bad experience.
The same cannot be said for the small
single-company plans."
Window/Door Group In a work-
shop delegates from window and door
manufacturing plants examined and dis-
cussed a contract comparison study
prepared by the UBC Industrial De-
partment.
'It is obvious," said one delegate,
"that there are as many variations in
the contracts as there are contracts.
Even though these companies are in
the same industry and compete with
one another, the wage and benefit pack-
ages are all over the lot."
Waiburn indicated this industry sec-
tor is ripe for coordinating efforts under
a Great Lakes regional concept.
"Working together and striving for
common expiration dates is the only
way to raise all contracts in window
and door plants to the highest possible
level. It will never happen," he said,
"if negotiations continue on the basis
of plant by plant bargaining."
The session also examined the eco-
nomic performance of the largest win-
dow and door companies and an orga-
nizing targeting program aimed at major
non-union producers.
"No program of bargaining coordi-
nation is complete in this industry,"
said Walbrun, "unless it is linked to an
aggressive organizing program to bring
more workers in competing plants un-
der union contract."
22
CARPENTER
RPPREIITICESHIP & TRIIinillC
Trenton honors 1987 graduates
New graduates in Van Nuys
Local 31, Trenton. N.J.. recently honored it 1987 graduating
apprenticeship class. They included, front, Jeff Holbrook, Ron
Fiori, Michael Davis. Miguel Mattel. Richard Peny. Peter
Wojnarski Jr. and Arthur Longo.
Back row. Charles Segretario, apprenticeship committee
member; Craig Bronish, apprenticeship committee financial sec-
retary; Robert Bogdan. apprenticeship committee chairman;
Thomas Canto, business agent; James Capizzi, president; Jo-
seph Gigliotti. apprenticeship committee recording secretary.
Glendale graduates
Local 1913, Van Nuys, Calif, recognized its newly graduated
apprentices at its annual pin presentation dinner at the Odyssey
Restaurant last November. Graduates include, front, Michael
Steiner. Joseph Freidman, Michael Shane. Richard Bergeron,
Robert Amond and Apolinar Herrera.
Second row, Titnothy Glynn, Guy Myers, Kashiff All, coordi-
nator of Hollywood center. Grant Buehler, David Condreay,
Reuben Berumen and Ron Glynn.
Back row, Marcos Pineda, Julio Martinez, Gaiy Sliver, James
Belden and Jeffrey Crowetl.
PETS completion
Graduating apprentices were honored by
Local 563. Glendale, Calif., at the annual
Christmas party. They included, front, Ste-
ven R. Graves, financial secretary; L.J.
Simpronio, president; Morgan Wolf and
Mark Patterson. Back row, Brian Ander-
son and Dan Quinlan. Ms. Wolf was the
first female apprentice to complete the
training program in Local 563.
Brunswick, Georgia, class and visitors
The apprenticeship training class of Local 685. Brunswick. Ga.. stopped long enough to
lake a picture when they had some visitors in their class. Visitors included Terry
O'Quinn, instructor: Harold Fowler, U.S. Department of Labor-Apprenticeship; Roy A.
Belcher, president; Edwin M. Lashley, business manager; Jerome Rooks, trustee; and
Cleveland Lewis, J .A. Jones Construction Co. The visitors are shown here with the
students. Two classes are held each week at the Brunswick High School.
James Abare Jr. was presented with a
Citation of Commendation at a regular
meeting of Local 12. Syracuse, N.Y.
Abare successfully cot?ipleted all required
and optional skill blocks of the PETS
training system in three years. He was the
first carpenter apprentice to do so since
Local 12 adopted the PETS program in
1982.
Pictured above are Neil Daley, business
representative; Abare; Richard Matthews,
coordinator; and James Abare Sr., proud
father and member of Local 12.
Indiana honoree
At a regular meet-
ing of Local 912,
Richmond, Ind..
Jeffrey Buckley re-
ceived his journey-
man certificate and
a picture taken at
the Indiana State
Apprenticeship
Contest, where he
finished second.
APRIL 1988
23
Leaders of Danish Carpenters Union visit U.S.
Eleven members of the executive board of the Danish National Union of Joiners.
Cabinetmakers and Carpenters visited the United States, last month, under the auspices
of the AFL-ClO's Office of International Affairs and the United Brotherhood. They spent
one day talking with General President Sigurd Lucassen and other resident officers and
touring the various departments at UBC general offices in Washington. General Treas-
urer and Legislative Director Wayne Pierce, second from left above, discussed the
Brotherhood's legislative goals with the visitors.
The Danish visitors also got a briefing on the Brotherhood's special programs from
department director Ed Durkin. right, above. On March 4 the group toured the San
Leandro, Calif., plant of Modern Mode Inc. where members of Local 3141 are employed.
On March 8 they flew to New York City, where the New York District Council was their
host for three days of tours and discussions.
Millwright Job
Continued from Page 10
ing patterns were all inspected by conven-
tional blueing techniques. All shaft and
impeller seals were hand-fit to the
manufacturers' tolerances and all gearboxes
were disassembled and inspected.
The drive train alignments were checked
by dial indicators, including the alignment
of the expander turbines running at more
than 12.000 rpm. To accomplish this align-
ment check, Norris Brothers used the re-
verse dial indicator method of alignment, an
innovative method which has proven to be
a successful method in the field. Also, a
computer program was used to calculate the
shims and moves required to align the drive
trains.
Perhaps the most difficult part of the
turnaround was the work performed on the
base load oxygen compressor. All internal
compressor work had to be performed for
oxygen-clean service. After lengthy discus-
sion and training by Linde's safety engineer,
three of Norris Brothers' employees were
qualified for the responsibility of this work.
Oxygen service cleanliness requires that
no hydrocarbons (oil. lint, etc) be in the path
of the flow of oxygen. Norris' crew worked
under a black tarpaulin with a black light
(which will show any material containing
hydrocarbons) to clean ail compressor parts.
The final inspection prior to reassembly was
performed by the Linde maintenance super-
intendent and the safety engineer. Also, this
labyrinth 0-ring seal had to be hand-fit in
order to insure a 100% seal between the
oxygen environment in the compressor and
the lubricated bearings.
Norris found that as the men assembled
off site each morning, this was the opportune
time for the safety engineer to hold his daily
talks and to issue the daily work permits.
This helped reduce the financial implications
of the time lost.
There were no lost-time accidents during
the project. But that need not have been the
case, had it not been for quick thinking —
and action — by Norris Brothers on a couple
of occasions. Potentially the most serious of
these was avoided when, on the day that the
three large motors were to be hoisted back
to position, a dark weather front and high
winds were observed rapidly moving in from
the southwest.
Although the lO.OOOhp motor had been
rigged and hoisting had begun, it was decided
to land and cover the motor with a tarpaulin,
and to secure the crane. This proved, dra-
matically, to be the right decision. Within
20 minutes, heavy rain, lightning, and high
winds hit the area, while in nearby Lorain,
just a few blocks from the plant, a tornado
briefly touched down.
A potential incident was avoided on July
17 and 18. With temperature in the 90s, the
Norris Brothers' team was assembling the
Manitowoc boom on a fresh asphalt parking
lot. Aware of just how many fair-skinned
people there were on thejob. Norris thought-
fully provided its crew with ample supplies
of Coppertone — and thereby avoided a wide-
spread case of sunburn.
Thejob was finally concluded September
19. 1986. after 40 working days. Three of
these days were used prior to August 1 to
organize and prepare parts and components
for the long term storage that might have
been required had the work been seriously
interrupted. Also, all of the Norris Brothers'
tools and equipment were removed from the
site. Then, when work resumed on August
13, the next two days were spent reorganiz-
ing tools and work fronts before the turna-
round-proper resumed.
One vote and good
poker hand count!
November 1980. New Mexico. A
2,436-2,436 tie for the state legisla-
ture between Richard Minzner (D)
and C. A. Bowerman (R). Elections
officials wanted to decide it by the
flip of a coin. The candidates balked.
Someone suggested dueling. Bow-
erman nixed it, said "I'm too big a
target." Bowerman said let's wrestle.
t\/linzner said "I'm too small." They
agreed on a single hand of five-card
poker. Minzner won it.
One vote, and a good poker hand,
counts!
REGISTER/VOTE
24
CARPENTER
Retirees
Notebook
A periodic report on the activities
of UBC Retiree Clubs and the com-
ings and goings of individual retirees.
Local 268 seniors
UBC seniorpower
At the Local 268, Sharon, Pa., annual
picnic, special recognition was given to
senior members. Shown here are Business
Representative Larry Hackett with Clyde
C. Brant, 47 years: James G. McConnell,
52 years; James L. Oaks. 41 years; Fred
A. Boise, 74 years; and Charles S. Grace,
64 years.
Front row: Pete Ochocki and Lou Rhodes.
Back row: Gervis Simmons, Jim Parker
and Al Rodriguez.
Five former UBC leaders now in retire-
ment got together recently at the home of J.
"Lou" Rhodes in Alpine. Texas, to talk
about the old days. Three of them were UBC
international organizing directors: J.L.
Rhodes, front row. right, was organizing
director from 1956 to 1969: Anthony Och-
ocki. front, left, from 1969 to 1972, and
James A. Parker, back row, center, was
director from 1972 to 1985. With them, left,
was Gervis Simmons, Southwest regional
director from 1954 to 1984, and right, Al
Rodriguez, a general representative in the
Southwest and a UBC representative to
Latin American labor organizations.
Seniorshieid forms
by telephone
It has come to our attention that some
retired members of the UBC who are en-
rolled in the Seniorshieid Medicare-supple-
ment program are having difficulty in ob-
taining claim forms. These forms may be
obtained directly from the Union Labor Life
Insurance Company Claims Department. The
forms and other information can be received
by calling 1-800-368-5724. They also accom-
pany checks after a claim has been filed.
Chicago Heights
club elects officers
New officers for the 1988 year have been
elected for Club 40, Chicago Heights. Roy
Farmer, president; Kay Bakeza, vice pres-
ident; James Adams, treasurer; Adele Sham-
pine, secretary; Tobert Sweeten, Tom Sap-
ienza and Henry Polletta, trustees.
Does your local union or council have a retirees
club? If not, request a retirees' club information
packet from: General Secretary John S. Rogers,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, 101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Wasliing-
ton, DC. 20001.
Austin, Texas, club has busy first-year agenda
Club 68, Austin, Texas, gatheied letired members from Local
1266 in April of last year to hold an organizational meeting. The
founding period was closed out in December with a toted of 86
charter members.
Since its organization, the club has been very active. Activi-
ties included a tour of the LBJ ranch and national park, attend-
ing a Shrine circus as special guests of the Austin Ben Hur
Shrine and a tour of the LBJ libraiy and museum at the Univer-
sity of Texas. They supplied groceries for five needy families at
Christmas and raised money to pay a young carpenter's dues in
order to keep him from being suspended. They plan to be just as
active in this year's political scene.
Shown here are the charter members of Club 68. They in-
clude, front. Jay Fort, financial secretary. Local 1266; Jerry
Deleon, president. Local 1266; G.A. Pete McNeil, president.
Club 68; Cecil Houseton, Guy Stratton and Travis Phillips.
Second row, Duke Tarlton, Clarence LaRue. Randolph Gross,
Eugene Re/nus, John Wagner, Elizabeth Wagner, Clara Page,
Georgia Robertson and Louis Robertson.
Third row, Leora McNeil, Abner Scott, Juanita Scott, Max
Frentrup, Almarie Frentrup, Hays Haffelder, Jannie Haffelder.
Roland Bloomquist and Charlotte Blooi7iqidst.
Fourth row, E.E. Gene Dudley, Billie Fort. Henry Holman,
Etta Beason, Dan Beason, Frank Bohl, Frances Hoes, Johnnie
Bohl, Maiy Holman. Buddy Hoes, Gus McCoy, Kenneth Page,
Maurine McCoy. Louvenia Izard, C.W. Pete Crowell, Ike Izard,
Glen Gamble. Buddy Fort, A.W. Mike Fox. Evelyn Fort, Allen
Walden, Margaret Smith, Cecil Smith, E.J. Pete Davee and
Jewell Davee.
Charter members not in the picture are Sabino Arispe, Velma
Crowell, Vina Davenport, W.R. Bill Davenport. Majorie Dudley,
Elmer Dutton, Jesse C. Garlman, Jimmy Hennesey, Eula Hen-
nesey, W.T. "Dub" Jones. Merle Jones. Doris J add, Ernest
Judd, Peggy LaRue, Carl Ledenham, Maxine Ledenhain. Paul
Matthews, Bobbie Matthews, H.D. Merrick. E.C. Mowery. Mar-
cene Moweiy, Bernice Pliillips, Forrest Preece, Flora Preece,
Willie Resendez, Jose I. Rodriquez, Soledad S. Rodriquez. A.J.
Pete Schweng, Helen Schweng, Mayette Smitli, Chester Smith,
Agnes Smith, V.E. Smith, Betty Smith, Hazel Stratton, Maurice
R. Waggoner, Malcolm Bowles and Ada Bowles.
APRIL 1988
25
Local 1839 retirees
Local 1839, Washington. Mo., held its an-
nual CInistmas parly along with a retire-
ment party last December. Dean Sooter,
second general vice president, right, pre-
sented plaques to tivo longstanding mem-
bers of the Brotherhood. Eugene Wilson,
retiring secretary/treasurer, has served in
this capacity for over 35 years. Also re-
ceiving a plaque was Ray Steibel, retiring
conductor. Steibel has served as an officer
of the local since its charter in 1951 .
Low back pain?
If your bones ache from time to time or
if you suffer other orthopaedic problems,
the American Academy of Orthopaedic Sur-
geons at P.O. Box 618. Park Ridge. IL 60068
offers you free brochures which may be
helpful. At present, the academy has three
brochures. They cover arthritis, low back
pain and sprains and strains. To receive
copies you need only send a self-addressed
and stamped business size (#10) envelope to
the address listed above.
Houston retirees club enjoys dinner party at Christmas
Club 54. Houston. Texas, held a Christmas dinner party for retirees of the Houston District Council. It was attended /n a lai .
of retirees, who enjoyed the fellowship of fellow members as they celebrated the holidays.
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CARPENTER
Labor News
Roundup
Committee formed
to study modular
housing standards
The National Institute of Building Sci-
ences in Washington, D.C. is forming a
project committee which will be given
the task of preparing a report for Con-
gress on voluntary building standards and
codes for modular housing.
"The Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1987 calls for us to prepare
and submit to Congress within six months
a report describing feasible alternative
systems for implementing one or more
voluntary preemptive national codes for
modular housing," said Rene A. Henry
Jr., president and CEO of the Institute.
"The Housing Act says that the report
will include the method for inspecting
the modular structures to ensure com-
pliance with the selected code or set of
codes," Henry added.
According to Henry, the committee
will be comprised of volunteers repre-
senting 12 different categories of the
construction industry including labor
unions.
With regard to the codes selected, the
legislation further states that "Such codes
may be national model codes and shall
provide for periodic upgrading through
recognized model code development pro-
cedures and the development of standards
for construction design and performance
that ensure quality, durability and safety
that will be in accordance with lifecycle
cost-effective energy conservation
standards established by the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development and
designed to ensure the lowest total con-
struction and operating costs over the
estimated life of such housing."
The committee's report will define
"modular housing" as factory-built sin-
gle-family and multi-family housing, in-
cluding closed wall panelized housing,
that is not subject to the requirements of
the National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act
of 1974, commonly referred to as the
HUD Code for manufactured housing or
mobile homes.
Factory use up
despite stocl(
market crasli
U.S. industrial production increased
0.4% in November, and gains were wide-
spread with the notable exception of the
motor vehicles industry, the Federal Re-
serve Board reported.
The Fed also reported that the nation's
factories, mines and utilities operated at
81 .7% of capacity in November, the high-
est level in more than three years.
Factories operated at 82% of capacity,
up from 81.8% in October. Plants making
durable goods operated at 79.9% of ca-
pacity while those making non-durable
goods operated at 85. 1%. Large increases
occurred in the metals and machinery
industries in November, but operating
rates fell at motor vehicle plants and
petroleum refineries.
The operating rate at steel mills and
other primary metal manufacturers was
at 87.9%, compared to about 72% in
November 1986. The rate at textile mills
was 93%.
The operating rate in the mining sector,
which includes oil and gas well drilhng,
was unchanged in November at 79.2%
of capacity. The rate at gas and electric
utilities chmbed to 82%, up from 81.6%
in October.
In its report on production, the Fed
said autos were assembled at a 7. 1 million
annual rate, down from a 7.3 million rate
in October. Output of vans and trucks
business and consumer use also declined.
Output of home goods increased 0.5%,
with gains in production of carpets, fur-
niture and appliances. Business equip-
ment production continued to expand,
up 0.6% in November.
Manufacturing output rose 0.4% in
November as both durables and non-
durables were up 0.4%. But mining out-
put dechned by 0.2%. Utilities output
rose by 0.6%.
Total industrial production was 5.4%
higher than in November 1986.
The reports on production and the
factory operating rate indicated that the
economy continued to show strength fol-
lowing the October stock market crash.
However, the National Association of
Business Economists reported that 43%
of the 200 members responding to the
organization's quarterly survey expect a
recession in 1988. It said another 7%
believe a recession already has begun.
Use of Ul benefits
urged for
wage subsidies
Unemployment rate could be reduced
by as much as 1%, if portions of unem-
ployment insurance payments could be
used as wage subsidies to induce em-
ployers to hire Ul recipients, according
to studies of a Ul benefit transfer concept
known as the Productive Employment
Program. Ongoing, three-year studies of
PEP were commissioned by the origi-
nator of the proposal — Allen Davis, chief
executive officer of Custom Control Sen-
sors Inc., an electronics firm in Chat-
sworth, Calif., and president of the Pro-
ductive Employment Foundation.
Analyses of Davis" proposal are being
conducted by Jeffrey Dubin, assistant
professor of economics at the California
Institute of Technology, and Douglas
Rivers, associate professor of political
science at the University of California,
Los Angeles. Discussing the results of
their studies of PEP at a recent hearing
of the House Ways and Means Subcom-
mittee on Public Assistance and Unem-
ployment Compensation, Dubin and Riv-
ers explain that PEP is designed to be
revenue neutral in that it "irr,'o'.vf:5 .
redirection of current spending comiTj*-
ments toward the creation of jobs in Ihe
private sector."
Participation in PEP would be vokn-
tary and hmited to workers with valid
Ul claims who have registered for job
search with their state employment of-
fice. The Ul recipients would be provided
with vouchers setting forth the amount
of wage subsidies that would be available
to employers that hire them. "By sub-
sidizing wages, PEP lowers producers'
marginal labor costs and makes increased
employment and production more prof-
itable than it otherwise would be," they
explain. As a result, the program would
"act as a stimulus to labor demand,"
they add.
Personnel consultant
cites bias in
board appointments
In a study of possible political bias in
NLRB decisions, a New Orleans-based
personnel consultant recently concluded
that Republican members appointed to
the Board by Republican presidents were
staunch party hners inclined to till against
unions, but that Democrats originally
appointed by Democratic presidents were
even-handed and impartial. Ronald H.
Schroeder stresses the need for close
Senate scrutiny in screening nominees.
He also urges that Congress consider
amending the Taft-Hartley Act to require
bipartisan appointments.
In a paper prepared for the winter
meeting of the Industrial Relations Re-
search Association in Chicago, Schroe-
der traces whether pohtical bias influ-
ences decisions by NLRB. With turnover
at one member per year, the agency has
a fragile and transient nature, he says.
A sharp difference between the voting
of appointees of the two pohtical parties
exists, according to the study. "Repub-
lican members originally appointed by
Republican presidents appear to be
staunch party-hners who made decisions
which are influenced by political party
philosophy," Schroeder says. "Results
also suggest that Democratic members
originally appointed by Democratic pres-
idents are no more hkely to decide in
favor of employers or unions, but play
by the rules and render decisions in an
evenhanded manner."
Schroeder warns that the goal of the
Act is to achieve regulation coupled with
neutrality, so that Republican presidents
should be cautioned to be particularly
selective in their choices of nominees,
lest the cooperative atmosphere of labor-
management relations be soured.
"Differences between unions and em-
ployers which are resolved through a
decision process laced with inconsist-
encies and ambiguities flies in the face
of good faith dealings," he says. "As a
result both unions and employers may
be discouraged in their desires and at-
tempts to uphold their good faith obli-
gation."
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27
How long should it take
for a check to clear?
Many Banks still won't credit your account for days,
even though check cleared at funds' source
Countless bank customers have encoun-
tered the problem of bounced checks after
a deposited check should have been credited
to their account, according to the Consumer
Federation of America. More than 10 million
checks are bounced each year because of
bank delays in clearing check deposits.
Congress recently met to discuss a bill
which reduces the time banks can hold
checks. If passed, it would go into effect
three years after becoming law.
The House bill reduces the time banks
can hold a check to one day for local checks
and a maximum of four days for out-of-state
checks. The Senate bill lets banks hold
checks for a maximum of four days, with a
one-day extension where necessary, but asks
the Federal Reserve Board to set appropriate
guidelines for speeding consumer availability
to deposited funds.
Nationally, many bankers claim they
must delay crediting deposited checks as
a means of defending themselves against
bad checks. The American Bankers
Association opposes the proposed leg-
islation because the policy of holding
checks "is not designed to generate prof-
its but to minimize losses" from fraud.
According to a recent ABA study of
279 banks, only three checks in 10.000
were held bevond the date the banks
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received provisional credit from the Fed.
Some consumer activists, however, say
that with an average bad-check fee of $14
and high of $30. the practice represents a
multi-million-dollar ripoff of consumers.
Profit, as well as fear of fraud, is a prime
reason banks hold checks for periods some-
times exceeding two weeks, according to
the activists.
The money banks earn from bad-check
fees is relatively minuscule compared to the
interest a bank can earn. Money earned from
interest accrued on non-credited customer
deposits is significant, reaching into the bil-
lions of dollars annually. The Federal Re-
serve Board estimates that banks earn as
much as $3,5 billion per year from interest
accrued on non-credited customer deposits
because the Fed usually gives them provi-
sional credit for deposited checks within one
day, three days at the maximum. Thus, after
the Fed grants credit and until the check is
credited to the customers account, the bank
earns money on the customer's deposit. If
a bank holds a check for five business days,
it earns four days' interest.
"There's a financial incentive to hold
checks as long as possible because what
they're getting really is interest-free loans,"
said Samuel Cooper, a banking lobbyist for
the Public Interest Research Group.
"The banks say the profit is an uninten-
tional result of their attempts to protect
themselves against fraud; but, when they're
making hundreds of millions of dollars, one
has to wonder when the unintentional result
becomes an intentional goal." he said.
The Fed itself favors voluntary
action by the banking industry as
the best way to address consumer
concerns over check holds; but,
sensing the determination of
Congress pass regulatory leg-
islation, it has sought flexible
schedules for crediting depositor
accounts that would minimize the
risk of fraud.
Tough Overalls,
Tough Footwear
To a carpenter his clothing is just as
important as his tools — they must be rugged
and sturdy, able to withstand all types of
rough treatment. And overalls, as Allen K.
Madsen, retired member of Local 1040,
Eureka, Calif., points out, have to be useful.
After reading "Rugged Wear for the Car-
penter." p. 23. January 1988, he wrote to
us about Big Mac overalls, which can be
purchased through his J.C. Penney catalog
for $32. He said he always kept two pair on
hand. When one pair got semi-soiled or worn
he would use them for the rough and dirty
work and save the new pair for finish work
and cabinetry.
However, Joseph E. Bukonsky Jr.. Local
54, Chicago, 111., disagrees. He has found
that the Osh Kosh brand is more usable to
a carpenter. And. they're union made.
Osh Kosh overalls include a rule pocket
on the left side that Big Mac has left off.
and the hammer loop is easier to manipulate
than the Sears brand he tried. Bukonsky did
find the nail spron on the Big Mac handy
since it zips off. But the front patch pocket
on the trouser of the Sears overalls were
more awkward than that of the Osh Kosh
overall.
"They were a tool to us carpenters."
wrote Madsen. "as each pocket had a defi-
nite use for holding nails, rulers, hammers.
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nail sets, pencils, etc. We even folded the
cuffs and kept nails in the cuffs when nailing
on flat areas such as floor sheathing and
flooring (before power nailers).
Footwear is another concern of our mem-
bers and. according to Mike Brooks, presi-
dent of William Brooks Shoe Company,
"Rocky Boots are the most advanced boots
ever built."
The "Stalker" series shown here are made
of tough nylon, waterproof leather, an or-
thotic innersole and have an all-weather
insulation. For added comfort and support
Rocky offers Thusolate boot liners, innersole
supports and shoe lining foot warmers.
As an example of Rocky durability, in the
four years since Steven M. Newman began
his walk around the world he has worn out
three pairs of Rocky boots. The only other
person who undertook a similar feat in the
70s wore out 27 pairs of shoes in four years.
William Brooks Shoe Company has been
organized since 1937 and is under contract
with Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Work-
ers Local 146 in Nelsonville, Ohio. For your
nearest Rocky dealer call toll-free 1-800-421-
5151.
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SEND YOUR FAVORITES TO;
PLANE GOSSIP, 101 CONSTITUTION
AVE. NW, WASH., D.C. 2000L
SORRY, BUT NO PAYMENT MADE
AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
SNAPPY COMEBACK
A fellow w/ho had gum surgery
got so grouchy he became impos-
sible to live with.
One day he told his wife he had
to return to the dentist to have his
bite adjusted.
"While you're at it," she snapped,
"don't forget to tell him to adjust
your bark as well."
— Dot Wooley
USE UNION SERVICES
SET IN THEIR WAYS
Some minds are like concrete — all
mixed up and permanently set.
— Marc Boese
Local 1107
Kenilworth, NJ.
ATTEND LOCAL MEETINGS
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
The world wouldn't make much
progress if children simply be-
haved like their parents.
Sidney Cates
NATURE'S WAY
A New York matron was compli-
mented on the unusually attractive
cactus display in her window.
"They do so well," she explained,
"because we take care of them
according to nature's plan.
"The important thing is not to
water them except at just the right
intervals. These plants are from
southern New Mexico, and when
my husband brought them home,
we subscribed to a newspaper in
that area.
"We read it carefully, and when-
ever they get a little rain, we water
the cactus."
— Nancy's Nonsense
LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL
TAX TWIST
"I receive fine service at Denise
& Friends Hair Design. Denise's
fine hairdos sure improve my 82-
year-old image. The only thing that
bothers me is that the IRS won't
allow me to list the charge under
'overhead expense' on my tax re-
port!!"
— Nancy Green
BUY UNION * SAVE JOBS
GOOD RECIPE
Woman to her neighbor: I have
the most wonderful recipe for meat-
loaf — all I have to do is mention it
to my husband and he says, "Let's
eat out."
Nancy's Nonsense
THIS MONTH'S LIMERICK
There was an old man with a
beard.
Who said, "It is just as I feared!
Two owls and a hen.
Four larks and a wren,
Have all built their nests in my
beard."
— Edward Lear
WHICH ROOM?
The tourist returned to his hotel
after sightseeing.
'Tm sorry," he said to the clerk
behind the desk, "but my memory's
awful. Could you tell me what room
I'm in?"
"Certainly," the clerk replied.
"You're in the lobby."
BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER
THE FRUITED PLANE
A third-grader turned in a draw-
ing of an airplane covered with
bananas, oranges, grapes and other
fruits, and entitled, "America the
Beautiful." When the teacher asked
why the title, the boy quickly ex-
plained, "It's the fruited plane."
— Let's Be Human,
Harry Fleischman
SHOW YOUR BLTMPER STICKER
ON THE HOTLINE
It's silly for the Russians to ac-
cuse us of spying to find out what's
going on in Moscow. We're kept
too busy trying to find out what's
going on in Washington.
World Features
ADOPT A LUMBER COMPANY
FIRST QUESTIONS
How many people can still re-
member when a doctor's first ques-
tion was: "Where does it hurt?" The
first thing you hear today is: "Do
you have health insurance?"
— Robert Beran
BUY U.S. AND CANADIAN
EARLY DIAGNOSIS
Two catty women were talking. "I
hear Nancy is down with blood
poisoning," said one.
"I'm not surprised," said the other.
"She must have bitten her tongue."
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CARPENTER
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The
Br«lherho«d
A gallery of pictures showing some of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received pins for years of service in the union.
Hayward, Calif.— Picture No. 2
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HAYWARD, CALIF.
Members were honored for their servicr; o
the BrotherhooQ at a celebration of Lj--
1622's 50 anniversary.
Picture No. 1: Mathew H. Baldwin anc ,.■-:";
Saracco. seated, were honored for their 50
years. Standing, Chris Rong. 55-year merpibir.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members honored
included Robert Sandberg. Hershel Yoho. Chris
Rong, E.G. Rex. Joseph Gonzales, Raymond
Freitas, Ed Anderson, Mario Saracco, Mathew
Baldwin, Harold Redding, Peder Andersen,
Charlie Wack, Lloyd Beckman and Bill Walsh.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 40
years of service included August Galvin, Walter
L. Williams, Raymond Weir, Charles Brightwell,
John Veralda, Gene Giambrone, Gordon Miller,
Desmond Stewart, Louie Ramirez, James
Paxton, Virgil E. Eskridge, Charlie Wack and
Leo Kesti.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members were
Richard Calhoun, Ed Machado, Robert J.
Kirschling, Wayne Baker, Sydney Jensen,
Raymond Weir, Walter L. Williams, Lawrence
Andersen, Joe Robello, John H. Cosmez, E.R.
Greene, Warren Pickel, Basil L. Creager, Lee B.
Haskins and Frank Garcia.
Picture No. 5: Members honored for 30
years of service were Arthur R. Humphrey,
Wilhelm Jubin, Anton Gruber, Charles S.
Foscalma, Raymond J. Chew, Walter W. Noia.
Joseph S. Silva, James R, Mooney, Richard D.
Noia, Loren Auten, Russell B. Hague, Floyd
Okerlund, Manuel S. Luna Jr. and Richard
Bellotti.
Picture No. 6: Members honored for 25
years included Scott C. Higgins, Gary E,
Roderick, Jerry Shevenell, Thomas W. Welch,
Ray E. Brajkovich, Donald Robinson, James M.
Vonnegut, Frank Ziemer, David L. Alyea and
Charles L. Dugan.
Hayward, Calif. — Picture No. 1
Hayward, Calif.— Picture No. 6
The "Service To The Brotherhood" section gives
recognition to United Brotherhood members with
20 or more years of service. Please identify
members carefully, from left to right, printing or
typing the names to ensure readability. Phnts can
be black and white or color as long as they are
sharp and in focus. Send material to CARPENTER
magazine, 101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Wash-
ington, D.C. 20001.
APRIL 1988
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Hinsdale,
HINSDALE, ILL.
Millwright Local 1693 conducted its annual
25-year pin presentation recently. Shown above
are Thomas P. Rush, business representative;
William Cook, executive vice president. Chicago
& Northeast Illinois District Council; Paul
Ebeling, Edmund McGlynn and Paul Knuuti, 25-
year members; and Earl Oliver, president and
business manager.
3^iW CASTLE, DEL.
Members of Local 626 were honored for their
service to the Brotherhood in a recent pin
ceremony.
Picture No. 1: John J. Hartnett, retired
business representative and a 60-year member,
center, with President John Zimath and
Business Representative Robert McCullough Jr.
Picture No. 2: Eric Widen, 50-year member.
Picture No. 3: Edward Thompson, 47-year
member.
Picture No. 4: 45-year members Delbert
Cogdell, John Hendrickson and Johannes Sten.
Picture No. 5: Robert A. McCullough Sr.,
business representative, 35-year member.
Picture No. 6: 30-year members honored
were Anthony Cristofich, James Knox and
Joseph Stevens.
Picture No. 7: Lawrence Venarchick, Wayne
Snavely and Winston Towers were honored for
25 years of service.
Picture No. 8: Basil Klapcuniak, 20-year
member.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Local 1 honored its members on November
11, 1987, at its annual pin presentation party.
Irwin Burkart, Pete Ranzino and Joe Schiller
were honored for their 60 years of service but
were unable to attend.
Picture No. 1: Otto Dutzi, Charles Erickson,
William Parr and Alojz Misik were honored for
their 50 years of service.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members Art Goebelt
and Fred Groth.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 40
years of service included Richard Anderson,
Lou Bierwirth, Ray Burke, Ben Ceglarek, Robert
Foster and Mitchell Gajda.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members included
Ken DeSomer, John Dillon, Jesus Guevera,
William Hocking, Frank Kovacic, William
Kovacic, Karl Mayer and Juan Vela.
Picture No. 5: Tom
Garnett, 30-year
member.
Picture No. 6:
Emanuel Backmeier,
William Jaggen,
William Scott, Ted
Stone and Robert
Thorpe were honored
for 25 years of
Picture No. 5 service.
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No. 3 Chicago, III.— Picture No. 4
C^- Chicago, III.— Picture No. 6
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Wheeling, W.V.
WHEELING, W. VA.
Local 3 recently honored its members with
longstanding service to the Brotherhood at an
awards ceremony. Everette Sullivan,
international representative took part in the
festivities.
Picture No. 1: 50-year members honored
were, front, William B. Cox and Dana Dayton.
Back row, Norman Steer, Kenneth Sole, Fred
Sole and Sullivan.
Picture No. 2: Members honored for 45
years included, front, Eugene Carpenter,
William Koher, George Skaggs and Sullivan.
Back row, C. Jim Colley, Bernard Eddy and
Robert Ullom.
Picture No. 3: 40-year members include,
front. Jack Schafer, Dennis Cox, Michael Rata
and Sullivan.
Second row, William Ault, Ray Feaster,
Harold Wilson, Walter Ward, Wilfred Myers and
George Cline.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members were, front.
Glen Walters, Mollis Thornberry, Bernard Rist
and Kelcel Westfall.
Second row, Dewey Ganoe, Gabe Benson,
Okey Henthorne and Carl Beck.
Back row, Charles Branden. L. Jack Cook
and Glenn Main.
Picture No. 5: 30-year members honored
were, front, William Howe, J.L. Briggs and
Robert Wise.
Second row, Louigi Gambellin, Harold
Trimble and Ed Ackerman.
Third row, Harry Demkowicz, Charles Mayer
and E. Jake Lude.
Back row, Robert Rodgers, Robert Wolfe,
Willard Frietag and Warren Schafer.
Picture No. 6: 25-year members honored
were, front, Louis Fairbanks, Sullivan and
Walter Taylor.
Back Row. Raymond Miller, Donald Tennant
and Jim Palmer.
Third row, John Markowicz, Ed Magers,
Myler Mcintosh, Stanley Kruger and Henry
Ebbert.
Fourth row, Joseph Moskitis, Ed Scales,
Frank Misch and Harry Crupe.
Fifth row, Mort McCulley, James Byers, W.
Dan Carpenter, Richard Rist, Allen Burris, Leo
Homer, Don Sommer and George Matzaris.
Wheeling, W.V. — Picture No. 4
1: C.A. Greenert, 60-year
2: R.G. Barnhart, 50-year
Wheeling, W.V.— Picture No. 6
Butler, Pa.
Picture No. 1
Butler, Pa.
Picture No. 2
Butler, Pa.
Picture No. 5
Wheeling, W.V.— Picture No. 5
BUTLER, PA.
Local 500 held an awards banquet to honor
its members with long service to the
Brotherhood.
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member.
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member.
Picture No. 3: 40-year members honored
were Merle Young, Warren Weisenstein, Carlton
Stewart, John Reiner, Joseph Nebel, Charles
Gibson, Joseph Hayden, David Allen, Charles
Albert, Russell Bowser and Retired Business
Agent Charles Trgovac.
Picture No. 4: Honored for 30 years of
service were Lewis Kalac. Thomas Hayden and
Vern McMillin.
Picture No. 5: Harry Brunner, 25-year
member.
Butler, Pa. — Picture No. 4
Butler, Pa.— Picture No 3
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Waukegan
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Waukegan, III. — Picture No. 4
WAUKEGAN, IL.
A special meeting was called by Local 250 to
honor its members with longstanding service to
the Brotherhood.
Picture No. 1: 50 year members honored
were Louis Kuznick Jr. and Paul Carani.
Picture No. 2: Harry McDonald, Harry
Branding and William Kelling were honored for
their 45 years in the Brotherhood.
Picture No. 3: 40-year members honored
include Lawrence Zahnle, Charles Davis,
Charles Gandolf, Carl Roscher and Joseph
Giannasi.
Picture No. 4: Members honored for 35
years of service were Marziale Picchietti, Edwin
Rostad, Eugene O'Connell, Albert Michell and
Walter Johnson.
Picture No. 5: Harold Visoky, George
Giannasi, John Sweetwood and James
Patterson were honored for 30 years of service.
Picture No. 6: 25-year members honored
were Ervil Fox, Thomas Oeffling, Richard
Bakken and Wayne Schultz.
Waukegan, III. — Picture No. 5
Waukegan, III. — Picture No. 6
CENTER, TEXAS
Local 2713 honored its members at a pin
presentation ceremony last October.
Picture No. 1: 30-year members honored
included Representative Al Cortez. Alvin
Johnson, Representative Robert Mullen, Alvin
Kauffman and John Mosby.
Picture No. 2: 25-year members honored
were, front, Christine McClelland and Cora
White, receiving for her husband Linson.
Back row, Luther Akridge, J.T. Hinson, Loice
Netherly, James Hutto and Charlie Riggans.
Picture No. 3; 20-year members honored
were, front, Billie Joyce Daniels. Mary
LaBouve, Lola Goings, Winnie Morris, Cora
Pearl White and Jack Riley.
Back row, 1.0. Burrell. Robert Fountain, J.T.
Johnson, John C. Jones, Walter Manning,
Willie Wade Swindle and Tommy Ware.
Many of the members worked the night shift
that evening and were not present to receive
their pins during the ceremony.
Center, Texas — Picture No. 1
Center, Texas — Picture No. 2
Center, Texas — Picture No. 3
GOLDEN, COLO.
Local 1396 held a pin presentation dinner for
its members at the White Fence Farm in
Lakewood, Colo.
Members honored included, front, Orville
Mattox, 45 years; Victor Smith, 45 years; and
Oscar Fischer, 45 years.
Second row, Roland Hinkle, Henry Douglas,
Wayne Ashmore and Edward Johnson. All 40-
year members.
Back row, Lawrence Bloom, 25 years; James
Bennett, 30 years; Lloyd Priest, 25 years;
William Ray, 35 years; Richard Germeroth, 25
years; Harold Ray, 25 years; and Gunter
Siebrandt, 25 years.
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CARPENTER
BATON ROUGE, LA.
Local 1098 recently called a special meeting
to honor its members with longstanding service
to the Brotherhood.
Picture No. 1: Bruce E. Doughty and Austin
J. Williamson were honored for their 50 years
of service. Doughty served as recording
secretary, on the board of trustees, president
and, after his retirement, worl<ed for the
Louisiana State Department of Labor as a labor
program compliance office over prevailing
wages.
Williamson was elected president five times
and has served on bylaw, negotiating,
apprenticeship, building and sick commitees.
Since his retirement he remodeled his home
and l<eeps busy with gardening and other
outdoor activities.
Picture No. 2: 40-year members honored
were, front, A.C. Nettles, Emerson Vasbinder,
Curtis Temple, Lawton Walsh, Phillip Freeman,
Coats Tilghman and Eugene Wilkinson.
Second row, Sam Coleman, Lawrence
Messina, James R. Carter, Leon Hotard,
William Foster, Magnus Wheat, Joseph G. Patin
and Martin S. Young Sr.
Back row, Dewey Robinson, Curtis Hart,
Joseph Bourgeois, F.A. Oucote, Carl Holland,
Thomas Roberts, Clifford Patin and Dean
Purvis.
Picture No. 3: Other 40-year members
included, front, Tommie Talbert, Carl Dixon,
Herman Mixon, Dunk Wright, Hubert Carr,
Thomas Atkinson and Henry Armato.
Second row. Earl Baker, John Causey, Harry
Milton, Lenell E. Crow, Kermit Bonnette and
George Brown.
Third row, Fulton Lemoine, J.B. Welch, Carl
Neyland, Robert Domine, Stanford Honore,
Lucian Guilbeau and Floyd Whitehead.
Picture No. 4: 30-year members honored
were, front, Robert Little, Frank Savoie, H.G.
Landry, Ray Brown, Vince Monistere, Harold
Alford, F.Z. Lemoine and Eric Holden.
Second row, Howard Morgan, Esco Watts,
Eugene Bringol, Harry Parker, Stanford Ponson,
W.J. Whitney, Frank Giovingo, Latson
Bercegeay and Lawrence Bennett.
Third row, Alvin Harrell, Jack McKey, Vorise
Miller, Emic Richard, Clifton Allen, Perkins
Stewart, M.A. Couvillion, Allen Ravencraft and
Mance Martin.
Picture No. 5: Other 30-year members
honored were, front, Leon Vicknair, Leal
LaCaze, T.C. Norwood, Windom H. Brown,
E.J. Ardoin, Yvonne Bodi, Paul Martin and
Eugene Milton.
Second row, Floyd Ellis, Paul Valenti, Eunice
Pope, Clifton Borne, Ralph Gotten, James
Price, George Whittington and James Marsh.
Third row, Herman Carraway, Joseph
Thibodeaux Sr., Hinton Gardner, Walt Watson,
Albert Johnson, E.C. Morris, Thomas Murray,
Stanley Collins and Julius Perry.
Picture No. 6: Members honored for 20
years of service included, front, Clifton
Meadows, Robert Hall, Herman Brouillette,
Charlie Westbrook, Carl Turner, Clarence
Rohner and J.B. Langlois.
Second row, Thomas Sciortino, Marvin
Stephens, Sylvan McGee, Robert Partin,
Preston Populus, Edgar Mizell Sr., and
Lawrence Carraway.
Third row, Brady Stephens, J.V. Davis, Louis
Hell, Joseph C. Lyons, Alfred Ricard, Tony
Magliolo, A.V. Sirone and Gilbert Gunter.
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Baton Rouge, La,
Picture No. 3
Baton Rouge, La. — Picture No. 4
Baton Rouge, La.— Picture No. 5
Baton Rouge, La.
Picture No. 6
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MILTOWN, N.J.
Local 1006 honored its members of
longstanding service. Frank Hart was honored
for 70 years of service and Ola Larson for 50
years.
Picture No. 1: Edward Kosmowsl<i and
Harold Wurgler were honored for 45 years of
service. Those not shown are Edmund
Baranowsi<i, Patsy DiGiammatteo, Walter
Harris, Chester Jazlowiecki Sr., John Oravits,
Chester Petner and Andrew Stafford.
Picture No. 2: 40-year members honored
were Roy Raynor, Joe Bednar, Pete Wasiowich
and Andrew Phiipot. Honored but not pictured
were Steve Anasiewicz, John Culotta, Nicholas
DeMuro Sr., Frank Fullajtar Sr., Joseph
Pesciotta Jr. , Lawrence Stetler and Louis
Zandomenego.
Picture No. 3: Horatio Mount and Roy
Conrad were honored for 35 years of service.
Not pictured but honored were John Kelly and
Nicholas Terebey.
Picture No. 4: 30-year members honored
were Nino Raciti, Robert Reisert and Robert
Nora. Honored but not pictured were Francis
Becza, William Bergen, Renzo Butti, James
Carey and James Lepping.
Picture No. 5: Robert Danko, Leon Bielak
and John Thorkildson were honored for 25-
years of service. Honored but not pictured were
George Gretch, Michael Hasner, Neil Jamison,
Chester Jazlowiecki Jr., Roger Thieme and
Michael Vagratian.
Miltown, N.J. — Picture No. 3
Miltown,
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Miltown, N.J. — Picture No. 5
WESTCHESTER, ILL.
Floor Covering Local 1185 recently held its
annual pin presentation for members with 25 to
50 years of service to the Brotherhood.
Picture No. 1: Members honored for 50
years of service included, front, Joseph
Bennett, Andrew Haaning, Albert Klean and
Victor Lehner.
Back, President Robert Newell, Assistant
Business Representative Paul Petersen, Oscar
Parson, Fred Sheu and Business Representative
Warren Lang.
Picture No. 2: 40-year pins were awarded to,
front, Charles Schovanec, Peter Scianna,
Stanley Zeb and William Patterson.
Back, Newell, Peterson, William Harp, Al
Schwab and Lang.
Picture No. 3: Those honored for 35 years of
service were Robert Hochstetter, Stanley
Jendruczek and Joseph Summerfelt.
Picture No. 4: 30-year pins were awarded to,
front, Walter Boheme, James Crosby, Richard
Julitz and William Marchuk.
Back, Newell, Petersen, Joseph Partipilo,
James Stastny and Lang.
Picture No. 5: Members who received the
25-year pins included Gene Demaio, John
Katsougris. Victor Robin and Raymond
Rodway. Lang is standing in the back.
Westchester, IIL — Picture No. 3
Westchester, 111.— Picture No. 4
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Westchester, III. — Picture No. 5
AUGUSTA, GA.
Local 283 recently awarded pins to its
members with 20 to 45 years of service. They
included, front, Charles Polatty, 45 years;
Tommie Smith, 45 years: William C. Rodes
years; and Dempsey Smith, 35 years.
Back row, Jerry Bruce Waller, 20 years;
Freddie Amerson, 20 years; Ray Salter, 20
years; and Hammond Boyd, 35 years.
Members receiving pins but not pictured
were, Floyd Hegler, Walter Murphy, Laurie
Augusta, Ga.
Sikes, Leslie Meeks and Robert Neal, 45-year
members. Grady Delaigle and Hayden Wright,
40-year members. 35-year members were
Comer Claxton, James Holland, E.W.
Patterson, Dillard Thigpen, Arthur Gay, Robert
35 Johnson and Elmer Price. 30-year members
were Charles Dean, Joseph Metts, Tommy
Proctor and Carl Usry. Guy Adams and Charies
Kight, 25-year members. Willie C. Bain,
Thomas Cross, Robert Donovan, William
Birchfield, James R. Davis and Herman Ducker,
20-year members.
CARPENTER
The following list of 735 deceased members and spouses represents
a total of $1 ,391 ,314.68 death claims paid in January 1 988; (s) following
name in listing indicates spouse of member.
Local Union, City
Cincinnati, OH— Henry E. Stevens, William B. Locke.
Wilmoth W, Coin (s).
Wheeling, WV— Jack A. Walters.
St. Louis, MO— John A. Manhal.
Hudson County, NJ — Adolph Maietta, Antonio Grelo,
Antonio Polcra, Carl W. Grimm, George Malgady,
Henry M. Baldinger. Patrick J. Sullivan, William G.
Rakoski.
Minneapolis. MN — Henry Hansen.
Philadelphia, PA — John Tokarchek.
Buffalo, NY— Doris M. Walbesser (s).
Chicago, IL — John Hanik.
Cleveland, OH- — Michael L. Condon.
Syracuse, NY — Alphonse Gelineau.
Springfield, IL— Glen W. Aldrich.
Bronx, NY — Louis Distasi, Louis llliano.
Hamilton, Ont.. CAN — George Aimer Herod.
Central, CT— Alberto Messore, Axe! Kaas, John J.
Kuen-
Los Angeles, CA — Antonio E. Cervantes.
Toronto. Ont., CAN— Jean Dragan (s).
Missoula. MT — Ernest Rickett, Rayond D. Richard-
son, William J. Fortune.
Trenton, NJ — Dorothy E. Moore (s).
Boston, MA — Brian B. Mulcahy.
Oakland, CA — Margery Rorvik (s).
San Rafael, CA— Charles S. Rentz, Lafayette Wilson
Walter, Waller Lewis Whiting.
Oakland, CA — Doris Ann Lemasters (s), Henry O.
Sherman, Herbert Lavoy Landis, John J. Haak,
Lothar Eissel Sr., Simon Hall.
Boston, MA — Alberto M. Petrilli, John James Mur-
phy.
Woburn. MA — Dominick R. Nutile.
San Francisco, CA — Conrad P, Diehl, Margie Jewel
George (s).
Hartford, CT— Valente Gallucci, William Mitchell,
St. Louis, MO — Charles W, Hodge, David Brown
Dunham. Lillian May Baker (s). Roland M. Kohl-
meyer.
Lowell, MA — Martin C. Vokey, Thomas F. Cormier.
Knoxville, TN — Alonzo David McNish. Arlie L.
Burkelt. Chriilopher Columbus Cowden. Ernest C,
Davis, James E. Carter Jr.. Randolph C. Range Sr,.
William V. Greer.
Boston, MA — William Polin.
Chicago, IL — Anton Mergenihaler,
Denver, CO — Eidon J. Vanbuskirk. Russell E. John-
son, Willard M, Osborn.
Chicago, IL — John E. Benson.
62 Chicago, IL— Arthur D. Olson.
64 Louisville, KV — Curtis Earl Tharp.
Canton, OH — Donald J. Paisley, Harry J. Jordan,
Lester Kermii Franks.
Chattanooga, TN— Newell C. Ellis.
Hazelton, PA— Laura C, Shubiak (s). Marcella R.
Marion (s).
Port Che.ster, NY— Louis P. Buzzeo.
Chicago, IL — Betty J. Zurawski (s). John E. Adams,
Paul J. Moe.
Erie, PA — Sigmund T, Radomski.
St. Paul, MN — Lloyd Peterson. Robert Barnett
Providence, RI — Albert C. Gremour. Alfred Gagnon,
Augusle Dionnc. Clifford Chace, James Barter,
Josephine Parente (s). Napoleon Girouard. Thomas
Edward Chilcott. William Theodore Provost-
Spokane, WA — James Jones, Otto Loui Bagdon,
Thomas Hugh Winsper.
Baltimore, MD — Margarette P, Lang (s), Millard E,
Pauley, Robert C. Muir.
Dayton, OH — James Lee Vaughn.
Des Moines, lA — Robert M. Ballard.
Worcester, MA — Frank G. Frohock, Peter J. Ban-
ionis,
Springfield. MA — Adam E. Letendre.
Sheffield, Al. — Joe F. Spurgeon,
St. Joseph, MO — James C, Roberts.
Lawrence, MA^Joseph A. Poulin,
East Detroit, MI— Albert E, Geltz, Alfred L. Peter-
sen, Andrew Thomas, Walter J, Wagner.
Detroit, MI— Hollie H. Keeran,
Utica, NY — Harry M. Dorsagno, Theron Lane,
Miami, FL — Aida Vega (s), Cleon W. Tatum, En-
rique S. Perez, Ernst Liin. Eva Steib (s), Horace
M. Adams, Larry Makela, Renaldo L. Borra, Wyati
Johnson.
Birmingham, AL — B.M. Oglelree, Richard E. Cost.
Palm Beach, FL— Chester R. Saburn, Delmar D.
Braden.
Seattle. WA— Barbara Jean Waters (s). Bertel Wes-
lerdahl. Ralph A. McDougall, Sammie Carson.
132 Washington, DC— David D. Brockett. Fred Leo
Smith. Jacob L Korn. Olga Blankenship (s), Ralph
E. Franklin. William Villeneuve.
Terre Haute, IN — Hubert I. Case Jr.
Montreal, Que., CAN — Jean Yvon Laroche. Joseph
Germain, Leopold Lamarche,
New York, NY— Fred Frank. Isaac Sobol.
Tampa, FI. — Charles D. Digman. Laulie Lee Coker.
Chicago, IL — Donald Zafir. Emery Lindholm.
Pittsburgh, PA— Joseph Bernardi. Robert W. Kum-
mcr.
Plainfield, NJ— Martin Joseph Szoke. Patrick E.
Henry.
Pitt.sburg, PA— Doris Stahl (s), William Baird.
Rock Island. IL— Phillip L. Westerdahl.
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Local Union. City
169 East St. Louis, ll^Charles Hams, Mary A. Whit-
taker (s),
171 ^'oungslown, OH — Deforest Casselman. Stanley T.
Nizlik.
181 Chicago, IL— Harold E. Weisnicht. John Potts,
Thomas L. Holland.
182 Cleveland, OH^Michael Werenec, Moritz Werner.
Peter Hutler.
183 Peoria, IL— Vivian G. Ingold, Walter F. Buettner.
184 Salt Lake City. UT— Ada P. Ford (s). Elva T. Bunker
(s). Marjoric Bonner (s). Mary Vee Gehring (s), Ray
A. Richards, Vivian N. Swenson, Willis L. Cannon.
185 St. Louis, MO— Otto C. Oelger. Roger A. Humphrey
190 Klamath Falls, OR— Clinton G. Williams.
195 Peru. ll^Hunter Bowie
199 Chicago. 11^ — Alexander Zaklan, Jane K. Brew (s).
200 Columbus, OH— Beatnce E. Azbell (s). Henry O.
Tubbs, William E. Doss.
210 Stamford, CT— Herbert F. Holz Sr., Vito M. Poles-
tra.
211 Pittsburgh, PA^Joseph I, Forsythe.
215 Lafavelte, IN— Leo S. Gnffey.
218 Boston, MA— Annie M. Carnell (s), John W. Butt.
Mary Christine Mackay (s), Mary Morrison (s).
Ralph Adams.
220 Wallace, ID— Harold Lamphere.
223 Nashville, TN— Felto M. Ball. Granville Eddie Sims.
Lillian Warner Griffin (s), R. Samuel Kennemer.
225 Atlanta, GA— Charles B. Patterson, J. B. McElroy,
William Raybon Truitt.
230 Pittsburgh, PA^Ann Vogel (s), Robert E. Zimmer.
232 Fort Wayne, IN — Lewis Hendricks, Madonna Hess
(s). Roy Marion Burkett.
235 Riverside, CA — Frank J. Kaminski.
246 New York, NY — Eugene Paige.
247 Portland. OR— Fred C. Angel!. J. B. Storey. Melvin
P, Logan, Milton A. Meinig.
248 Toledo. OH— Alfred Shinaver, Hazel B. Harbauer
(s).
250 Waukegan, 11^— Edward J, Gudonis, Margery Ellen
Miller (s). Melvin Danner,
255 Bloomingburg. NY — Erick Olson,
256 Savannah, GA — Willie Adkinson Sowell.
257 New York, NY— Andrew Frank. Elmer Burden, Otto
Nelson,
260 Berkshire Cnty.. MA— Wifred H. Root,
261 Scranton, PA — Edward L- Mayer. Karl E, Fogmeg,
262 San Jose, CA — Andrew Berasley. Galen Stach. Mary
Frances Bogue (s), Walter M, Spears.
264 Milwaukee, WI — Dewey W. Nicklas. Edward G,
Strelow, George Kadlecik, John Burgmeier, Millard
W. Aschauer, Nicholas J. Verbanac, Peter N. Frel-
Schmidt,
267 Dresden. OH— Wilbert Franklin Sayre, Sr,
268 Sharon, PA— Carl E. Baker
275 Newton, MA — Joseph V. LeBlanc.
287 Harrisburg, PA— Donald W. Kipp. Erma M. Sand-
erson (s),
304 Denison, TX — Marcus L. Moore.
313 Pullman, WA^fiaymond Joseph George Arnzen.
314 Madison, WI — Andrew Kalland.
316 San Jose, CA — George E, Smith, George L. Tartar,
Henry G, Andrade. Walter H, Southern,
320 Augusta, ME — Roland Levesque,
329 Oklahoma City, OK — Jasper Lee Storey. Rameo F.
Redding,
338 Seattle, WA— Bruno Nathlich.
342 Pawiucket, RI — Albert Coulombe, Jean B. Lavoie,
Lucien Voisin. Robert J, Gordon,
344 Waukesha, WI^Frunk Czarnik,
345 Memphis, TN — Earl L, Adcock, Larry A. Graziosi,
Sr,
347 Maltoon-Charleston. IL — Randy W. Burgess.
348 New York, NY— Alice German (s), Dawe S. Chalk,
Sigurd Marienson, Thora Pedersen (s),
355 Buffalo, NY— Viola M, Shisler (s),
357 Draffenville. KY— Carlos Payne Henderson,
359 Philadelphia. PA— Anthony Mecca, Bertha Feehs
(s). William Erhardt.
361 Duluth. MI— Carl G. Erickson.
369 N. Tonawanda, NY — Francis Komlsarek. Robert J.
Fassel.
374 Buffalo. NY— Louis W, Schillo, Norman P. Rohloff.
377 Alton, II.— Jewett R, Huff,
388 Richmond. VA— Richard E, Jordan.
393 Camden, N.1— Bryan P. Gary,
410 Ft. Madison & Vic., lA^ — ^Benjamin Albert Kerr,
Wm, Russell Wiedmeyer.
413 South Bend, IN— Earl S.. McDaniel. Harold L.
Butts, Marvin E. Mullett, Richard Kilson, Thomas
Kreiier-
422 New Brighton, PA — Andrew Prokopovich.
424 Hingham. MA — Rodenck MacLeod.
429 Arlington, TX — Aubrev Howard Estes,
433 Belleville, II^Helmut C. Kinzinger.
434 Chicago, IL — Alex Charles Cimaroli. John Slebos.
Ruben Roberts,
454 Philadelphia, PA — Andrew Hailand, Theodore Boyce
470 1 acoma, WA — George Messegee, George Sandback.
George Veilenhans. Gustav V. Johnson, Wallace
Burringlon,
472 Ashland, KY— Clyde W. Burton, Elva L. Akers.
475 Ashland, MA— Irene Hangos (s). John F. Fiorilo.
480 Freeburg, Il^Oscar H. Busch.
483 San Francisco, CA — Ellis J. Ekstrom.
Local Union. Cit\
502 Port Arthur. TX— Bertie Lee Hoke (s), Louis C.
Guidruz, Paul Kulish,
503 Lancaster, NY— Walter J. Schank.
515 Colo. Springs, CO — Lester V. Anderson. Rebecca
Ann Almy (s). William T. File.
518 Sislerville, WV— Charles E. Smith.
528 Washington, DC— John James Klimchalk.
53! New York. NY— Konstanty Vishnevsky.
548 Minneapolis, MN — Sherwood Johnson.
551 Houston, TX— Darrell J. Tucker, Ernest T. Preston
Jr.. Harold Barger. William J Cox.
558 Elmhurst, IL— William Bocknor.
562 Everett, WA— Diane E Rengen (s).
563 Glendale, CA — Napoleon J. Jacques,
586 Sacramento, CA— Helen M. Pieines (s). Herman T.
Poole. Kenneth L, Crawford, Ruth A. Christ Is),
599 Hammond. IN— Louise R. Leu (s).
602 SI. Louis, MO— Clarence H. Jansing. Irvin P. Speak-
man, James R. Wallace.
603 Ithaca, NY— Charles F. Bednar, Earl James Allen.
605 Vista, CA— Henderson H. Helton.
608 New York, NY— Dympna Okelly (s). Ernest Sund-
quist. Peter E. Hickey
611 Portland, OR— Alex Hirsch.
613 Hampton Roads, VA — Curtis Lee Hodge.
620 Madison, NJ — Edward Berkise.
623 Atlantic County, NJ— Alfred P. Galen. Eli W. Smith,
Ernest Long, Fred Berggoetz, Raymond E. Leek.
624 Brockton, MA — Edward B, Moon.
625 Manchester, NH — Roger W. Faucher.
626 Wilmington, DE — Enoch Milhous, James L. Dickie.
638 Marion, Il^-Claude Milford Graff, Daniel Harold
Casper, Whitson Gibson.
644 Pekin, IL — Claude F. Marrs, Francis L. Fink, Law-
rence Cecil Wilson,
660 Springfield. OH— Robert R. Smith.
665 Amarillo, TX^Alsie Woodfin. QuanahJ. Barker,
668 Palo Alto, CA — Cecil Herbert Couey, Marion Drum-
mond (s). Ronald F. Hastings,
690 Little Rock, AR— Jarrett R. Green,
701 Fresno, CA — Loyd A. Woodward.
705 Lorain, OH — Conrad Neiding
710 Long Beach, CA — Dan Schwarz, Earl F, Horton,
Mary Louise Pifer (si.
711 Salem, OR — Gordon E, Lancaster.
720 Baton Rouge, LA — Charles E. Ford. James Abbott.
721 Los Angeles, CA— Herbert H. Goebel. Julio Plitka.
Mario A. Chavez. Marion J. Adams. Selig Solomon.
726 Davenport, lA— Harold W, Hank, Helen G. Diercks
(s), Yvonne Ruth Garrow.
739 Cincinnati. OH— Charlene Cutter (s), Robert Cald-
well,
740 New York, NY — Clement Chas. Sullivan. Joseph F,
Kramer Jr.
743 Bakersfield, CA— Carl C. Heidsiek.
745 Honolulu, HI— David H. C. Lum, Yoshiteru Kato,
751 Santa Rosa, CA — Alfred Pinkston, Michael Leel
Hober.
756 Bellingham, WA — Arthur E.. Meyer.
764 Shreveporl, LA — Alfred J, Hooper.
805 San Diego, CA— Edward J. Rakowski.
815 Beverly, MA— Alfred J, Laforge,
832 Beatrice, NE^ — Donald Rasmussen.
839 Des Plaines, IL— Arthur J, Hogfelt. August G, Wein-
dorf, Harry Frey,
845 Clifton Heights, PA— Naomi H. Smith (s).
848 San Bruno, CA— Leo W, Carron.
851 Anoka, MN — David J. Miller, George R. Bourquin,
Reuben C. Schullz, Richard L. Sowers. William W.
Steadman.
857 Tucson, .4Z — Leon A. Countryman.
865 Brunswick, GA — Bobby Doms.
871 Battle Creek, MI— Clyde L. Runels. Myrtle Frances
Vanantwerp is).
875 Panama Citv, FL — John C, Fountain.
899 Parkersburg", W\'— Donald Wolfe. Everett L. Schultz.
902 Brooklvn, NY — Sylvan Sussman.
906 Glenda'le. AZ— Darrold Dwayne Martin. Ethel V.
Stevens (s). Maldron D. Wells.
921 Portsmouth, NH— Edward J. Welch, Joseph A.
Drouin.
925 Salinas, CA— Aubrey D. Davis (s).
929 Los Angeles, CA— Fred K. Mever.
930 SI. Cloud, MN— John C, Ryan.
943 Tulsa, OK — Harry Fay Rawson, Thomas Edward
Lawrence.
944 San Brnardno, CA— Lena Valeree Campbell (s).
947 Ridgwav, PA — Edna M, Engeman (s).
953 Lake Charles, LA— Andrew L. Mouhot. Ethel V.
Marks (s), Ollie Farris Scalisi (s).
964 Rockland Co.. NY— Louis lafrate.
971 Reno, NV— Perley Everett.
974 Baltimore, MD — Casmier Borek. Nonne D. Hoppa
(s(.
977 Wichita Falls. TX— Harmon Melton Watson,
998 Roval Oak. MI— Harley Covington Smith. Paul A,
Bradley. Robert Delekta.
1000 Tampa, FL— Robert E. Fnck.
1007 Niagara FIs., ONT, CAN— Walter Murdza.
1008 Louisiana, MO— Jesse Woods.
1014 Warren. PA — Harry L. Swanson.
1022 Parsons, KS — Delbert Evenson. Irma Milks (s).
1026 Miami, FL — Clarence E. McLester. Harold Elvin
Winkler,
11)27 Chicago, IL — August Vujtech. Clarence Bergling,
John Franciscovich, Mary Ann Halaska (s).
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Longview. WA — William E. Davidson.
Gary. IN— Earl D. Driver-
Philadelphia. PA— Salvatore. Turco.
Hollywood, CA — Edwin Arvidson.
Milwaukee, WI — Carl Lever.
Santa Barbara, CA — Everett E. Mitchell. Guido
Piunti.
Eau Claire, WI — Ursula Victoria Spletter (s).
Phoenix, AZ — James Curtis.
Albany Coryallis, OR— Alex Mc Alpine.
Baton Rouge, LA — Sam Beard. Welmon J. Lavigne.
Detroit. Ml— Edward Clark, Martin Schlachter.
Cleveland. OH— Frank Joseph Bomauer. James E.
White.
Portland. OR— Everett J Pitts.
Los Angeles. CA — Ruby Helen Haggard (s).
San Pedro, CA — Gilbert Clemetson, Glen P. Cum-
mins, Guy R. Tinney.
Lawrenceburg, IN — Virgil C. Martin.
Green Bay, WI — Joe Kassner.
Olympia, WA— Harold D. Scott
San Francisco, CA— Joseph Casaletto, Lionel Basil
Jaye. Vivian M. Reals fs).
Pittsburgh, PA— Joseph H. Kettering.
New York, NY— Solomon Letzler.
Seattle, WA — Gene Eggers. Ludvig Lyng.
Chicago, IL — Frank J. Presecky, Louis P. Michaels.
Birmingham, .\L — Arthur E. Kendrick, Harold E.
Hazelrig. iNell Mane Wilson (s).
Union City, IN— Doyt Paul Boyer.
Medford, NY — Edwin L. King. Theodore Griebell.
Wilfred Lake Sr.
Modesto, CA — Donna Larraine Young (s), Floyd
Lee Naney. Lesli Jo Rommel (s).
Oroville, CA— Charles Fred Wendell, Dewey R.
Matteis, Philip C. Glover.
N Westransir,, BC. CAN— Knute Bentzen.
Austin, TX— Charlie Mae Williams (s), Delia H.
Duncan (s).
Eugene, OR— E. Sterlin Hartin. Henry E. Chace.
Mountain View. CA — Joseph M. Corrales. Merle W.
Palmer.
Anchorage. AL — Elmer Asbell, Rolin D Timperley.
Monroe, MI — Chester H. Barries, Ingram Huffman
Fall River, MA — Joseph S. Tenczar. Manuel Sylvia,
Raymond O. Waterman.
Evanston, IL — Louis A. Triebold.
Dayton, OH — Alva Sylvester Mann.
Albuquerque, NM — Antonio J. Sandoval. Ralph T
Utterback.
Edmonton, Alta. CAN — Eugene Yaremchuk.
Irvington, NJ — Elsie Dagastino (s), Richard J. For-
mato.
Ada Ardmore, OK — Ray Jack Nance.
Flint, MI— Joan Dick (si.
Woodland, C\ — Augustus Bosley.
Rochester, MN— Ward E. Getzin.
Oregon City, OR — Eldon R. Schooley, George Meska.
New Glasgow, NS. CAN — James Milton Eraser.
North Hempstad. NY — Joseph Cifarelli. Joseph Starr.
Buffalo. NY— Ernest W. Schinner, Eugene J. Kas-
przak.
Richmond, VA — James Edward Snead.
San Pedro, CA— Clardv A. Bollen. Daniel 1 . Riordan,
Robert F. Waldroff.
Ottawa, OH — Mary L. Lammers (s).
Lodi, CA — Arthur Henkelman, Harvey D. Brisco.
Johnstown. PA — Charles C. Montgomery. William
S. Troyan.
Elyria. OH — Albert Fridenstine.
Warren, OH — Robert Wayne Lipscomb Sr.
Topeka. KS — Martha Dahlstrom (s). William T.
Hanna.
Lansing. MI — Janette Schaibly (s).
Detroit. MI — George L. Boyd. William H. Morgan,
William Kurt Schonherr.
Huntington Bch., CA — Carl T. Englin.
Cincinnati, OH^-Clay J. Dunn.
New York, NY — Andrew L. Boyd, .-\rihur Ekblom.
Karl Liebermann. Richard J. Cook.
Edmonton, Alta., CAN — Chester Manoga. Victor
Fluter.
Traverse City, Ml — Wilbur Dale Morrow.
Bucks County, PA — Emil J. Kissel.
Jackson, MS— Clifford L. Henderson. Marlm G.
McGee, Waller C. Williams.
Redondo, CA— Bedford F. Ponder, Jr.
La Porte, IN — Anna E. Kulakowski (s).
Auburn, CA — Paul M. Salvater.
Provo, UT — Arba Taylor (s).
Los Angeles. CA — Eleanor Jane Fountain (s). Irvin
L. Gosnell, Ray E. Slrite.
El Monte, CA— Carl A. Schewe, Clement R. Dover,
Frances G. Greenhagen (s), Joel B. Hawkins, Robert
E. Lee, Stewart L. Grace.
Algoma, WI — Joseph F. Parkos.
Kansas City, KS— Charles D. Roberds.
Anacortes, WA — Gosta E. Dagg.
Two Rivers, WI — Dale A. Denfeld.
Chicago, IL — Louis Kaplan.
Casper, WY — Edward B. Gavin.
Lawton, OK — Alfred Troutman. Arthur Merl Gilli-
land.
Washington. DC — Karl Kainu.
Sarnia. Ont., CAN. — Edwina Maria Matthews (s).
St. Louis, MO — Bill J. Stringer (s), Lawrence Stiles,
Oliver Hansen.
Los Angeles, CA — Leonard G. Shaw.
Hayward, CA — Harry C. Engelstad, Henry Katarzy,
Matthew Harvey Baldwin, Michael A. Mason, Wil-
liam E. Sweeden.
Local Union. Cily
1632 S. Luis Obispo, CA— Maunce Mills.
1644 Minneapolis, MN — Delores Knops (s).
1650 Levington, KY — Gale Slemp, Paul F. Furr.
1661 Bloomington, IN— Freda B. Ratliffls).
1669 Ft. WiUiam, Ont.. CAN— Birger Bill Wicklund, Hugo
Albin Ahlstrand. James Pamer.
1672 Hastings, NE— Carl M. Pedersen.
1683 El Dorado, AR— Charlotte Nellie Bates (s).
1691 Coeur D'Alcne, ID— Clinton Hartz, Elinore Ritzh-
eimer is).
1707 Kelso-Longview, WA— Buell Young.
1715 Vancouver, WA — Harold W. Casper, Lloyd A. Sparks.
1719 Cranbrook, BC, CAN— Stephen J. Shymko.
1723 Columbus, GA— Roy Eugene Weed, Tillary R.
George
1743 Wildwood, NJ— Paul Leo Scully.
1746 Portland, OR— Elsmer G. Addis.
1749 Anniston, AL — Arthur Crider.
1755 Parkersburg, WV — Margaret L. Facemire (s).
1764 Marion, VA — Joseph Ceberi Haga.
1765 Orlando, FL — Alexander C. Dwyer. Archie Lee
Davis, Hoye Dillard Dennis.
1772 HicksviUe, NY — Richard Eisemann.
1778 Columbia, SC— Dewey Edwin Free. Herman W.
Dunn, James G. Davis. Sr.
1780 Las Vegas, NV— Clyde Bradley.
1789 Bijou, CA— Agnes Nygard (s).
1815 Santa Ana. CA— Joseph L. Wright.
1837 Babylon. NY— Ariur Kalm. Frederick Robert Kle-
ber. Irene M. Nilsson (s).
1845 Snoqualmie, WA— Patrick W. Marra.
1846 New Orleans, LA — Dominic Angelo, Sr., Freddy
Joseph Guidry. Peter J. Burtchaell, Russell A. Vel-
lier, Tellisma Desoto.
1856 Philadelphia, PA— James Griffith, James J. Doyle.
1869 Manteca. CA— Anna R. Williams (s), William E.
Bruton.
1871 Cleveland, OH— Emelie Sheffey (s).
1889 Downers Grove, IL — Gerald Ammenhauser, Glen
Eichhorst.
1897 Lafayette, LA— Dons W. Aycock (s).
1907 Chilliwack Mission, BC. CAN— Conrad Lawrence
Siverson.
1911 Beckley, WV— Lewis William Dew.
1921 Hempstead, NY— Konrad John C. Widman.
1929 Cleveland. OH— Floyd James Lee.
1953 VVarrensburg, MO — Charlie W. Bowland, Warren
B Hutchison.
1954 Brookfield, Il^Zvonko Butch Vukelic.
1961 Roseburg, OR— Kenneth McCord.
1962 Las Cruces, NM — Cecil Rosson Wilcox.
1971 Temple, TX— James E. Lancaster. Plez O. Brooks.
Jr.
1976 Los Angeles. CA— Harold Stenson.
1985 Province of Saskatchewan — Ottilie Kunschner (s).
2020 San Diego. CA— Stefan Kochishan.
2037 Adrian, MI— Elmer E. Stewart.
2041 Ottawa, Onl„ CAN— Noel Guilbeault.
2042 Oxnard, CA — Homer William Edging.
2046 Martinez, CA — Harry Johnson, John W. Isenberg,
Norman C. Olsen. Richard E. Hunter, Ronald E.
Lloyd.
2066 St. Helens, Vic, OR— Beecher W. Fitzgerald.
2071 Bellingham. WA— William Robert Reed.
2114 Napa, CA— David 0. Hardcaslle.
2186 Hot Springs, AR— Wilben Bun.
2203 Anaheim, CA— Eloise Patterson (s), Mary A. Wal-
ters (s).
2230 Greensboro, NC — Bessie Bowes Black (s).
2250 Red Bank, NJ— Allen W. Clayton, Louis A. Griss-
man. Nancy Thorne (s).
2274 Pittsburgh, PA — Clarence Taggarl, Francis S. Mont-
gomery. Robert J. McCartney.
2288 Los Angeles, CA — Cunis Evans. Jesus Martinez
Parra. Joseph H. Cordia. Mellie Ochs (s), Tomas
D. Flores.
2298 Rolla. MO— Cecil E. Dooley. Donald Paul Byers,
Ralph K. Angle.
2309 Toronto, ONT, CAN— Graham Hunter. Joseph Sher-
idan Doran.
2311 Washington, DC— William E. Ellis Sr.
2361 Orange, CA — Daniel Thomas Lee, George Edward
Knight.
2375 Los Angeles. CA — Ralph Storey, Vernon Sandy.
2396 Seattle, WA— Beatrice K. Fastrup (s), Howard L.
Milliken
2400 Woodland, ME— Harley Clark Sr.
2403 Richland. W.4— Raymond W. E. Wickersham.
2404 \ancouver. BC. CAN— Gus Astrom. Mary E. Er-
ickson (s).
2416 Portland, OR— Elen M. Y,->.rmonchik (s), Rogelio V.
Jato.
2429 Fort Payne, AL— Earlie W. Bailey, Leonard Raybon
Jones (s).
2435 Inglewood, CA— Delberi Brossard, Herbert L. Greer.
Robert V. Kawakami, Watson A. Reed.
2463 Ventura, CA— Clifford S. Olson, Juan F. Escudero.
2477 Santa Maria, CA — Lawrence G. Lee.
2484 Orange, TX— Richard Donald Lisenby.
2530 Gilchrist, OR— Raymond Stovall.
2559 San Francisco, CA — Harold Grand.
2581 Libby, MT— John H. Finnland.
2608 Redding, CA — Ambrose J. Lynch, Shirley Mae Ortiz
(s).
2633 Tacoma, WA — Emilie A. Gregory (s), George Tib-
bitts, Morton O. Seydell, Nils Ostrom.
2637 Sedro Woollev, WA— Neal F. Fender.
2686 Stevens Point, WI— Ronald P. Engebretson.
2714 Dallas, OR— Ira Roberson.
2739 Yakima, W A— Lloyd E. Knobel.
2761 McClearv, WA— Boyd H. Olson. Phillip Behrend.
2767 Morton. WA— Charles M. Metcalf.
2780 Elgin. OR— Raymond Hollingsworth.
2787 Springfield, OR— Raymond William Schaaf.
Local Union, Ciry
2817 Quebec, QUE, CAN— Albert Pelletier.
2910 Baker. OR— Ray W. Smith.
2930 Jasper, IN— Donna J. Traylor.
2941 Warm Springs. OR— Arlo L Bohn.
2942 Albany. OR— Elmer W. Keesee.
2947 New York, NY — Manuel A. Hernandez.
2949 Roseburg, OR — Harvey H. Sturdevant, Joseph James
Pospisil 111.
3038 Bonner, MT— Cynl J Dusek.
3091 Vaughn, OR— Russell G. Stewart.
3099 Aberdeen, WA— Jack McCloskey.
3161 Maywood, CA — Antonio Trifiletti, George C. Rios,
Jose A. Barela, Lorenzo Scancarello.
9042 Los Angeles, CA— Gannel I. Kibby (s).
9074 Chicago, IL— Russell R. Faber.
Undocumented
Workers
Continued from Page 7
Los Angeles area is that of families
being split. "We are running into situ-
ations where the man qualifies under
the law but part of the family doesn't.
Maybe the wife or some of the children
have not been here long enough,"
pointed out Vergara. "Now the end
(the deadline) is upon us."
lAP recently began promoting an As-
sociate Union Membership Program.
Members are foreign-born workers who
have already been helped at lAP. These
workers can join with others like them-
selves to fight for their right to stay and
earn a decent living in this country.
Dues for joining the organization are
$20. If a fee was paid to lAP when the
applicant filed amnesty papers, the
membership is free for a year.
Membership benefits, under the AFL-
CIO's Union Privilege Program include
a newsletter with the latest news on
immigration, low airfares and discounts
on hotels when traveling, 30% discount
on legal services, low credit card rates
on a no-fee MasterCard which has been
made available, term life insurance and
possible benefits on prescription drugs,
disability, auto, home and health insur-
ance. Details on these last items have
not been worked out at the present.
lAP in conjunction with the Coalition
for Humane Immigration Rights of Los
Angeles, recently sponsored a seminar
on handling what they call the Spring
Rush and the high volume cases ex-
pected. They discussed the client serv-
ice model and covered points such as
scheduling, budget consideration, in-
terviews with individual clients and a
document assistance workshop. During
the afternoon session they covered legal
issues agencies face such as the minimal
level of documentation, criminal con-
victions, waivers and continuous resi-
dence.
Unions in each area of the country.
South Florida, Houston and Los An-
geles, are meeting the needs of its union
members and the greater community.
They are all looking toward the final
deadline of May 4 to make sure all those
eligible have filed.
38
CARPENTER
TWO-PART SQUARE
THE E-Z BOB
An American firm has produced and is
marketing a tool which offers a new twist to
the age-old problem of plumbness. Called
the E-Z Bob. it con-
sists of two cross-
shaped dies which
are tacked to the up-
per and lower points
of walls, posts and
columns and give
quick and accurate
readings, regardless
of the height to be
checked. E-Z Bob's
patented design al-
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operation. You can
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you attach the two
cross-shaped dies to
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work at the center point of the lower cross
die.
The dies are made of 319-grade aluminum
that won't bend, pit or rust. They sell for
$34.95 per set. In addition, there's a shipping
and handling charge of $6.00. (In the event
that the purchaser has a sales tax exemption
number, the number must be submitted when
ordering, and a California sales tax of 6'/:%
must be added.) We are told that E-Z Bob
will accept Mastercard, Visa or personal
checks. Allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. Spe-
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accomodated at your expense. Satisfaction
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For more information or to order: E-Z
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Calculated Industries 29
Clifton Enterprises 14
Estwing Mfg. Co 17
Foley-Belsaw Co 39
Full Length Roof Framers 19
Irwin 26
Nail King 39
Occidental Leather 19
Seniorshield 20-21
Vaughn-Bushnell 15
n our December issue we described for
our readers an antique framing square, be-
longing to a Texas member, which comes
apart at its apex and fits into a tool box. We
commented that such a tool would be handy
today.
Well, it turns out that Ron Richard of
Marshfield, Mass., already has just such a
tool, shown above, on the market. Called
the Richard Bi-Square, it's made of high
grade aluminum, has a durable anodized
finish, is 3/16" thick and locks tight through
dovetail joinery, by means of a spring steel
clip. The Bi-Square contains rafter tables,
Essex board measure, brace measure and
an octagon scale.
The Bi-Square is available for $44.95
(Massachusetts residents add 5% tax.) from
the Richard Tool Company, P.O. Box 1427,
Marshfield, Mass. 02050.
PLASTIC TOGGLE
Barrett Manufacturing, Chicago, III., has
just introduced a versatile plastic toggle
which can be used
in any kind of ceiling
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Perfect for con- ^'^'~ ■ ..
tractors, electri-
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people and home
handymen, Bar-
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to hold tight in hollow-wall applications. In
addition, a special twist-off option means
the toggle has positive grip action in solid
wall or ceiling applications and in shallow
walls where clearance is a problem.
The Plastic Toggle can be used with #8
through #12 self-tapping screws, is available
in sizes to accommodate wall thicknesses of
Vs"-'/:", Vi'-yg", and Ys'-Vi", and in boxes of
100 and cartons of 1000. The toggles are
packed in sturdy, re-useable boxes with
labels showing application and drill size.
For more information, contact Sales De-
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Parker Ave.. Chicago. 111. 60639. Phone:
(312) 772-0785 or, toll free, 1-800-621-7522.
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processes on this page in no way constitutes an
endorsement or recommendation. All perform-
ance claims are based on statements by the
manufacturer.
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APRIL 1988
39
New tax law
leaves something
to be desired
The CPAs, the tax consultants
and the tax attorneys are
happy, but who else?
A lot of American workers are doing their
share of revenue enhancing, this month.
("Revenue enhancing" is the Reagan admin-
istration's term for paying taxes, as most of us
interpret it.)
A lot of American workers are also paying H
& R Block and other tax consultants to figure
out what they owe under the new tax reform
law. They have to. The new law is so compli-
cated, particularly if you have to use the long
form, that many of our members are shocked
to discover that they owe Uncle Sam more than
they anticipated.
And it appears from reports in the daily press
that you can't get many straight or accurate
answers from the Internal Revenue Service
when you sit down to fill out a 1040 yourself.
Even some of the IRS employees are confused,
if we believe reports in the daily press.
There are tax breaks for many of the lowest
wage earners, it's true, but for that great majority
of taxpayers defined as the middle class — and
that means union members, for the most part —
the heavy tax burden is still there. There are
few funds for investment or charity left, after
the tax collector comes around.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once stated in
a Supreme Court decision that "taxes are what
we pay for civilized society." If this be so, the
wage earners of the United States are still paying
more than their fair share of the revenue which
pours into state and federal coffers for society's
purposes. Many tax loopholes still exist, and
the society we're payingfor is that of the nation's
growing number of multimillionaires and billion-
aires.
As one long-suffering citizen put it after look-
ing at his bank balance on April 15, "A taxpayer
is a person who doesn't have to pass a civil
service exam to work for the government."
We're all working for the government now.
This is the time of year when the hard losers
in our midst vent their anger on the tax collectors
by sending in "the shirts off their backs" and
packages of taped bandages, which are supposed
to show how much it hurts.
One taxpayer included a handful of buttons
with his return. "You got the shirt last year,"
he explained.
None of us are naive enough to believe that
we can get by without paying taxes. We must
have the services government provides. How-
ever, the working population is paying its share,
and, in most cases, more than its share.
Our complaint with regard to the current tax
situation is twofold: We don't always like where
the tax revenue is coming from, and, secondly,
we don't like where much of that revenue is
going.
Soon after President Reagan took office, his
administration began talking about corporate
tax incentives as a way to relieve the tax burden.
The government wouldn't have to raise taxes,
we were told. In fact, it could reduce taxes. The
theory was that by reducing taxes on corpora-
tions, these big corporations would plow that
extra money made available to them into plant
expansions, new products, more jobs. More
people would have money in their pockets, and,
thus, there'd be more individual income tax
revenue going into the U.S. Treasury, which
could be disbursed to all the common needs.
Well, it didn't work out that way. Stockhold-
ers got higher dividends, corporation executives
got more bonuses and when they were ready to
retire they got additional bonuses called "golden
parachutes." In some cases the additional sav-
ings in corporate taxes enabled companies to
move their manufacturing plants either overseas
or to "union-free environments." The whole
proposition was what Vice President George
Bush once called "voodoo economics."
What resulted from all this was not a happy
and prosperous nation, as was predicted, but a
nation with the highest budget deficit in its
history, a nation in debt to other nations for the
first time in its history . . . More people were
employed serving hamburgers and working for
low wages in retail stores, but steel mills began
to rust and more automobiles, TV sets and
household goods began flooding the U.S. market
from overseas, displacing more and more U.S.
workers each year.
The huge and continuing budget deficit hung
like a cloud over the U.S. Capitol when law-
makers were attempting to reform the nation's
tax laws in 1986. All legislators agreed that more
revenue was needed, and all reluctently agreed
that budget cuts were needed, too, if the nation
was ever to live within its income. The drastic
Graham-Rudman Act was passed as an emer-
gency measure in order to keep the government
functioning. At that time, legislators had the
double trouble of trying to reform the tax laws
to relieve the tax burden on lower and middle
income taxpayers, while squeezing more reve-
nue from taxpayers in general.
It appears on April 15, 1988, that they didn't
succeed. They should go back to the committee
rooms and the special-interest bargaining tables
and do some more reforming.
The AFL-CIO stated at its convention, last
year, "The causes of the federal budget deficit
are well known and straightforward: the un-
willingness of the Reagan administration to levy
adequate (and we might add, fairly distributed)
federal taxes and its insistance on excessive
military spending. Spending on domestic social
programs has been severely cut, while the deficit
has soared."
The major flaw in the Tax Reform Act of
1986, as labor sees it, was its failure to raise
revenue across the board — revenue adequate to
pay for the cost of government.
"Proposals by House Speaker Jim Wright and
others to freeze federal income tax rates at their
1987 level would raise $22 biUion in additional
revenues — 90% of which would come from tax-
payers with incomes of $100,000 or more," an
AFL-CIO resolution stated. "Closing loopholes
that evaded tax reform last year (i.e., 1986)
could also provide additional revenues to reduce
the deficit."
The Federation called upon Congress to take
action against a number of loopholes that remain
available to wealthy individuals and corpora-
tions despite passage of the Tax Reform Act.
These steps would include, but would not be
hmited to, eliminating "completed contract ac-
counting" for defense contractors (which per-
mits them to reduce their taxes), limiting special
treatment for the farm income of huge agribusi-
nesses and the losses to family farmers and
taxing capital gains at death. The AFL-CIO also
called upon Congress to "redouble its efforts to
eliminate wasteful and unnecessary military
spending."
The Congressional Budget Office in Washing-
ton recently made a study of tax revenues across
the U.S., and it found out what many of us
already suspected: The rich are getting richer
and the poor are getting poorer. Although in-
come tax rates are down since 1977, the Congres-
sional Budget Office study found that hidden
tax increases in the form of employment taxes
and excise taxes have increased the total tax
burden almost 17% for the poorest 10% of
taxpaying families, while the overall burden of
the wealthiest 10% of the population is 6% below
what it was in 1977.
Employment taxes, of course, include pay-
ments into the Social Security fund withheld
from each wage earner's paycheck and matched
by the employer. The Social Security lax ir,
steadily going up, and it falls heavest on lev,
and middle income workers.
As things stand. Congress will probably have
to consider increased taxes in the years ahead
. . . once the November elections are over.
Senator Dale Bumpers of Arkansas puts it this
way:
"There are roughly 500 functions of govern-
ment. Seven of these are 'sacred cows' — de-
fense. Social Security, medicare, medicaid, in-
terest on the debt, civil service pensions and
veterans' pensions. Nobody wants to vote to
cut any of those functions. If you not only cut
the other 493 functions but totally eliminated
them and just funded those seven sacred cows,
you would still have a deficit of $56 billion."
Clearly, the nation's think tanks have their
work cut out for them in the months ahead, if
the budget defich problem is to be resolved.
SIGURD LUCASSEN
General President
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Washington, D.C. 20001
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HEALTHY ROOTS — Reciprocal pension and welfare agreements negotiated by the United Brotherhood
for its members offer long-range protections which you and your dependents need. Such agreements
especially protect the pension and welfare benefits of UBC members who find it necessary to take work
outside their local union's juhsdiction. If there is a reciprocal agreement in your area, find out how it
works. If not, ask your local officers to Investigate what steps must be taken to get this protective
coverage for you and your fellow members. Such agreements are now operating in 43 states and the
District of Columbia.
Unifed Brotherhood of Carperyfers & Joiners of America
L^ 14, \
Founded IBB I
iparlisan action
paves the way
for expanded
_1 home
construction
SEE PAGE 3
Forest industry
negotiations
open in the West
SEEPAGE 11
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
Sigurd Lucassen
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
John Pruitt
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Dean Sooter
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
GENERAL SECRETARY
John S. Rogers
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
GENERAL TREASURER
Wayne Pierce
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Joseph F. Lia
120 North Main Street
New City, New York 10956
Second District, George M. Walish
101 S. Newtown St. Road
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UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
John S. Rogers, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
The housing crisis: a glimmer of hope 2
Campbell retirement dinner 4
Brotherhood representatives' conference 6
House-raising walk '88 7
BE&K campaign now coast to coast 9
Army of UBC leaders join Building Trades conference 10
Forest industry negotiations open in the West 11
Midwest delegates to Great Lakes Council 12
Corporate actions are like double breasting 13
Skill training for the Year 2000 14
Do it again, D.A.D.! 16
Pension fund investors combat anti-union practices 18
Food stamps for strikers 19
CLIC Report: 1988 Congressional agenda 20
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Report 8
Local Union News 17
Ottawa Report 22
Apprenticeship & Training 23
Retirees Notebook 27
Labor News Roundup 28
Consumer Clipboard: The talk about radon 29
Plane Gossip 30
Service to the Brotherhood 32
In Memoriam 37
What's New? 39
President's Message Sigurd Lucassen 40
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THE HOUSING CRISIS
A GLIMMER OF HOPE
Bipartisan action paves tlie way
for expanded home construction
as construction of new low-cost housing
has slowed to a crawl.
Several economic trends underlie the
growing housing crunch. They include
rapidly rising rent levels, the destruc-
tion or conversion of affordable rental
housing through development, high real
interest rates which dampen home-
building and homebuying and declining
real incomes.
Currently there are some 8 million
low-income renter households that re-
quire housing which rents at or below
about $200 per month to maintain a
30% rent-to-income ratio, according to
the National Low-Income Information
Service. Yet only about 4 million units
now rent at or below this level, leaving
an "affordable housing gap" of about
4 million units — a huge 120% increase
in the gap since 1980, the LIHIS said.
Federal housing programs now help
to shelter about 4 million moderate and
low-income families, or one renter
household in 10. Yet at least twice this
many households need and are eligible
for subsidized housing but are not able
to obtain it due to lack of funding,
according to the LIHIS.
An LIHIS study showed that in 1980,
10 states actually had more units renting
at an affordable price than needed to
serve their population of low-income
tenants. But by 1985, it said all 50 states
were experiencing a shortage of afford-
able housing.
As a result of budget cuts, the number
of additional subsidized units provided
under federal housing programs has
dropped from 321,000 in 1981 to 78,000
in the current fiscal year.
Construction of new housing has been
hurt the most by the cutbacks. During
most of the 1970s, nearly 100,000 new
units were added to the low and mod-
erate-cost housing supply under federal
programs. For this fiscal year. Congress
provided funds for just 18,000 new units,
a slight increase over last year.
The stock of subsidized housing has
been threatened by the exit of private
landlords from federal programs. Under
The nation expressed its commit-
ment to "a decent home and a
suitable living environment for every
American family" in the Housing Act
of 1949, and Congress reiterated the
pledge in subsequent legislative initia-
tives to increase the supply of afford-
able housing.
The growing squeeze on housing that
middle and low-income Americans can
afford to rent or buy, during the past
five years of economic expansion, clearly
demonstrates the failure of the market
to serve this basic human need for
millions of citizens.
Dedicated to the proposition that
growth and the free market provided
the solution to such problems as the
shortage of housing and jobs, the Rea-
gan administration initiated sharp cut-
backs in federal housing and other do-
mestic programs.
In fact, funding for housing programs
was cut back more than any other major
program, nearly 60% since Reagan took
office. The White House consistently
has sought even more drastic cutbacks
and wholesale elimination of some
housing programs.
Also, almost the entire focus of fed-
eral housing assistance now is placed
on subsidizing rents in existing housing
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the terms of these programs, landlords
often can escape their obligation to
maintain low or moderate-cost housing
when their contracts expire after pe-
riods ranging from five to 20 years. It
often is more profitable to convert their
units to market-price rentals or con-
dominiums, or to sell their property for
commercial development.
As a result of this situation, the Gen-
eral Accounting Office reported to Con-
gress that as many as 900,000 units of
federally-subsidized housing could be
lost in the next ten years.
For an increasing number of families,
the consequence of these dry statistics
is homelessness. Overcrowding among
low-income renters sharing inadequate
housing adds up to an even more ex-
tensive and largely undocumented
problem of "hidden homelessness."
On the bright side. Congress finally
has begun to stir. Just before adjourning
the 1987 session, the House and Senate
approved the first free-standing housing
authorization bill since 1980. In the
intervening years, the then-Republican-
led Senate and the Democratic House
were deadlocked over what role the
federal government should play in the
growing housing crisis.
The bipartisan legislation assures
continuation of housing and comixiunity
development programs that were run-
ning out of funds and which the admin-
istration had sought to abolish. It pro-
vides incentives to owners of low-cost
rental units to continue to make the
housing available after their legal com-
mitment to do so has expired, and
provides many tenants with a year's
warning and other protections. In ad-
dition, it launches an innovative pilot
program to help moderate-income fam-
ilies become homeowners. This modest
step, it is hoped, will serve as a building
block for the action needed to cope
with a national crisis.
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$30.3 billion for housing
and community development
Congressional enactment of the first
■ free-standing housing bill since 1980 re-
vives the nation's commitment to main-
tain affordable housing and paves the
way for an expanded commitment in the
coming years, according to housing ex-
perts.
Just before adjourning last December,
Congress passed the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1987, which
authorizes $15 billion in the current fiscal
year and $15.3 billion in Fiscal 1989 for
housing and community development
programs. Final enactment of the bipar-
tisan compromise legislation came on a
voice vote by the Senate and a House
vote of 391-2.
Although the amount of the funding
authorization is about the same as the
Fiscal 1987 level, the success of the
legislation marked the end of a seven-
year partisan stalement on the housing
issue. It also represented a repudiation
of the Reagan administration's attempts
over the years to terminate the federal
role in providing low-cost housing.
Since Reagan took office in 1981, hous-
ing programs have been continued year
to year, at reduced funding levels, as
part of catch-all "continuing appropria-
tions" resolutions. In the past six years,
federal housing assistance funds were cut
by nearly 60%, and funds for construction
of low-cost housing slowed to a trickle.
The legislation also is significant in
establishing a pilot homeownership pro-
gram which labor experts hope will be a
model for a large-scale program in the
future. Moreover, the new law discour-
ages the wholesale displacement of fam-
ilies who live in nearly I million federally-
assisted housing units which are threat-
ened by conversions or sale.
The pilot program, called Nehemiah
Housing Opportunity Grants, involves
construction of mostly single-family homes
by non-profit organizations, including
unions, with local governments providing
the land. The Bricklayers and Laborers
have pioneered a similar program in Bos-
ton.
Under Nehemiah. $25 million is au-
thorized this fiscal year and $100 million
in Fiscal 1989 for the construction of a
8,300 units. Those who otherwise could
not afford homeownership will receive a
no-interest loan of up to $15,000 toward
the purchase of the home, to be repaid
when it is resold.
Tenants of publicly-assisted housing
have become increasingly vulnerable to
displacement by owners who sell or con-
vert their federally-subsidized property
to condominiums or market-priced rental
units. By prepayment of the underlying
mortgage after a period of 15 or 20 years,
these owners often can escape their legal
commitment to maintain their units as
low-cost rentals.
The new law provides financial incen-
tives to owners to maintain their low-
cost housing as well as a waiting period
and other restrictions on sale or conver-
sion. Tenants faced with displacement
would be assisted in purchasing their
units.
The law increases from 51 to 60% (he
Community Development Block Grant
funds that must be spent on projects
benefiting low and moderate-income per-
sons. These block grants, totaling $2.9
billion this fiscal year, go to urban areas
for public improvements and for reha-
bilitating low-income housing.
Both the House and Senate had passed
similar housing bills in the 1987 session
by overwhelming bipartisan majorities,
and approval by a veto-proof margin
seemed assured after a House-Senate
conference trimmed spending ceilings to
stay within budget guidelines. The House
passed the conference agreement bv 391-
1.
But the legislation appeared dead for
the year after it was snagged by a pro-
cedural maneuver led by Senator William
Armstrong (R-Colo.) and other conserva-
tive Republican opponents. They raised
a technical point of order that required
60 votes to overcome and bring the House-
Senate conference report to a vote. Sen-
ate Democrats, five of their number
breaking ranks, fell three votes short.
President Reagan, meanwhile, had
summoned Senate Republican leaders
and said that passage of the housing bill
would expand the budget deficit and send
a "terrible signal" to the financial mar-
kets in the wake of the stock market
crash.
But the bill's chief sponsors, Alan
Cranston (D-Calif.,) and Alfonse
D'Amato (R-N.Y.), then went to work
with House Banking Committee Chair-
man Fernand J. St. Germain (D-R.I.) to
shape a new compromise that caused the
While House to back off from a veto
threat. The bill passed both houses min-
utes before adjournment in the early
morning hours of December 22.
As the legislation moved toward final
action, the National Low-Income Hous-
ing Coalition delivered an open letter
urging its passage. It was signed by more
than 1 ,600 national, state and local groups,
including labor, minority, senior, home-
less, religious, community action, home-
builders, realtors and mortgage banking
organizations.
MAY 1988
Retired President Campbell is over-
whelmed by the applause afforded him by
those attending the testimonial dinner. Be-
yond the rostrum are First General Vice
President John Priiitt, who served as mas-
ter of ceremonies: Kenny Young, repre-
senting the AFL-CIO; Building Trades
President Robert Georgine: Congressman
Mario Biaggi and other dignitaries.
Retired General President Campbell
honored at Washington testimonial
A host of friends, associates and
family paid tribute to retired General
President Patriclc J. Campbell at a tes-
timonial dinner, April 12, in Washing-
ton, D.C. They filled the International
Ballroom at the Washington Hilton Ho-
tel to capacity to honor Campbell's 42
years of dedicated membership in many
UBC offices.
Many of the participants were in the
nation's capital for the annual legisla-
tive conference of the AFL-CIO Build-
ing and Construction Trades Depart-
ment, and some were also attending a
special meeting of the Brotherhood's
general representatives at UBC General
Offices the next day.
Among the public officials and labor
leaders joining in the tribute were Rob-
ert Georgine, president of the Building
Trades; U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato
of New York: New York Congressmen
Ben Oilman and Mario Biaggi. Kenny
Young brought a message of best wishes
from AFL-CIO President Lane Kirk-
land, who was ill. Also unable to attend
because of illnesses were General Pres-
idents Emeriti William Sidell and Wil-
liam Konyha.
Master of ceremonies for the occa-
sion was First General Vice President
John W. Pruitt. The invocation was
delivered by a lifetime friend of the
honored guest, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James
F. Cox.
Highlights of the evening were special
tributes by members of the Campbell
family. A granddaughter, Katie Camp-
bell, played a flute solo, and daughter,
Cynthia McGuire, sang a version of
"Danny Boy" rewritten especially for
her father.
The guest of honor retired as general
president of the Brotherhood on Feb-
ruary 1 after serving more than five
years in the highest office. He was
succeeded by First General Vice Pres-
ident Sigurd Lucassen, who moved up
under provisions of the international
constitution and laws. Lucassen and
each of the other general officers, in
turn, paid tribute to Campbell.
Members of the Campbell family, including wife Bellie. fourth
from left, two sons, a daughter and their spouses, and six grand-
children. Former General President Campbell holds his youngest
granddaughter.
First District Board Member Joseph Lia
presents Mrs. Campbell a bouquet of flow-
ers on behalf of the General E.xecutive
Board.
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U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato, center, re-
itiinisces with the guest of honor of days
working together in New York.
Paschal McGiiinness, president of the
New York City and Vicinity District Coun-
cil, extends the council's best wishes.
Robert Georgine, president of the Building
Trades and a Brotherhood member, tells
the audience of Campbell's union efforts.
Campbell's granddaughter, Katie Camp-
bell, performed a surprise flute solo for her
proud grandfather.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. James F. Cox of New
York, who delivered the invocation, offers
best wishes to his longtime friend.
Campbell's daughter Cynthia was also on
the dias to sing a special song she com-
posed for the occasion.
Second General Vice President Dean
Sooter, Building Trades Secretary Joe Ma-
loney and Congressman Mario Biaggi.
General President Lucassen describes his
long association with the guest of honor
and praises his union dedication.
The newest general officer. First Genera!
Vice President Dean Sooter, presents a
gift front the general executive board.
General Secretary John S. Rogers confers
a gold card for lifetime membership on the
retired general president.
General Treasurer Wayne Pierce (nhh /(.s
best wishes to those of the other dignitar-
ies on the platform.
A hug from granddaughter Katie waritis
the heart of the guest of honor, as Vice
President Pruitt joins the applause.
MAY 1988
Second General Vice President Dean Sooter. above left, opened
the sessions in the General Offices auditorium. Each representa-
tive was presented with a bound copy of the UBC Constitution
and Laws by First General Vice President John Pruitt. standing
beside the platform. Representatives were present from all 10
districts, covering the United States and Canada.
Conference
for
representatives
Among those instructing the representatives on specific issues concerning the member-
ship were, from left. General President Liicassen, General Secretaiy John Rogers,
Research Director Lew Pugh, Special Programs Director Ed Durkin and Organizing
Director Mike Fishman. There were other staff instructors, as well, during the two days
of instruction.
Representatives of the General President
assigned to work all over North America
assembled at the General Offices in Washing-
ton. D.C.. April 13 and 14, for two days of
special instruction on matters of concern to
the membership. The fulltime representa-
tives heard from all of the general officers
as well as from department heads and staff
on organizing plans, political action and
administrative procedures to be used in day-
to-day activities. It was General President
Sigurd Lucassen's first opportunity to speak
directly to the entire group, and he empha-
sized his determination that the United
Brotherhood will continue to grow and ex-
pand its activities in the years ahead.
Most of the representatives arrived in
Washington earlier in the week to attend the
annual legislative conference of the AFL-
CIO Building Trades Department and the
retirement dinner held for former General
President Patrick J. Campbell.
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W^
HILE a majority of U.S. households
enjoys the highest housing standards in the
world, the number of Americans unable to
secure deceni and affordable housing is
growing at an alarming rate, according to a
recent report of the Joint Center for Housing
Studies at Harvard University.
Low-income households, particularly sin-
gle-parent households with children, and
young couples trying to buy their first home,
are among the biggest losers in the housing
market, the report concludes.
It'll be this way as long as land speculators
and real estate syndicates continue to push
mortgage interest rates upward and inner-
city landlords continue to bleed their tenants.
Twelve years ago, a non-profit, volunteer
organization began to do what it could to
help the nation and the world's housing poor.
Called Habitat for Humanity, it "dares to
demonstrate that people with the means to
help do not have to accept the inadequate
shelter of others."
Habitat got its biggest boost seven years
ago, when President Jimmy Carter left office.
Only a few months after his retirement to
Plains, Ga., the former chief executive and
his wife Rosalynn, were hammering away in
the Bronx, N.Y., with teams of construction
volunteers, including many members of the
United Brotherhood's local affiliates in the
New York City area.
In 1983 Habitat for Humanity held a house-
raising walk from Americus, Ga., its head-
quarters, to Indianapolis, Ind. In 1986, the
walk stretched from Americus to Kansas
City, with low-income housing restored all
along the way.
Starting June 26, this year. Habitat walk-
ers will hike 1200 miles from Portland, Maine,
to Atlanta, hoping to raise or rehabilitate
120 homes in 12 weeks. They also hope to
raise $ 1 .2 million toward building more homes,
"making decent housing for everyone a
matter of conscience."
The Carters will be working with Millard
and Linda Fuller, founders of Habitat for
Humanity, and a team of volunteers in At-
lanta, hoping to complete 20 homes in At-
lanta in five days.
There are Habitat affiliated projects in 42
states and in three communities of Canada —
Owen Sound, Ont.; Winkler, Man. and Win-
nipeg, Man. — plus one project for the poor
in Alexandria, South Africa. There are more
than 240 affiliate projects in the U.S. and
Canada, we are told and more than 50
projects in 25 developing countries.
Jimmy Carter will kick off House-
Raising Walk '88 by leading two
volunteer work teams — the first in
Philadelphia. June 20-26, and an-
other in Altunla. June 27-July 3.
The former president, shown at left,
is an ardent supporter of Habitat's
international ministry as well as a
person who enjoys the craft of car-
pentry.
Atlanta, GA
Beginning on
June 26 in Port-
land, Me., and end-
ing in Atlanta. Ga., on
September 15, Habitat for
Humanity's House-Raising
Walk '88 hopes to raise 120 homes
in 17 cities along the Eastern
Seaboard. A work crew will pre-
cede the Walk at each major site
to build homes in lime for the walk-
ers to join in a major dedication
and celebration every Saturday.
Walkers will average 20 miles daily
with Sundays reserved for worship,
fellowship with Habitat affiliates
and interaction with local people.
Along the route, on July 31, the
group plans to hold a rally at the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
On September 15 in Atlanta the walkers
and builders will hold a three-day anni-
versarv celebration.
HOUSE-RAISING
WALK'88
1200 MILE WALK • 120 HOUSE WORK PROJECTS
\
Individual volunteers, local unions and
other groups have worked with Habitat in a
number of different ways.
By far, most volunteer work takes place
in the volunteers' home communities or in
areas near their homes. There are more than
240 projects now operating in North Amer-
ica. Each of these welcomes donations of
time and skills.
Sometimes individuals or groups spend a
week or more building houses at a project
that is not in their area, projects organized
by churches, colleges or family groups.
For the individual who can give more time
and temporarily relocate, there are other
opportunities. In Americus at the interna-
tional headquarters, volunteers are asked to
make a one month or longer commitment.
They receive housing and utilities. A food
stipend and insurance are also available.
Opportunities are in the areas of construc-
tion, accounting, computer science, admifi-
istration, publicity, fund raising, photogra-
phy, graphic art, personnel, child care and
many others. Many affiliates are also seeking
long term volunteers in construction and
administration, and some can offer some
housing or basic compensation.
Habitat International Partners serve three-
year terms in one of 25 participating third
world countries. Their work involves con-
struction, management, accounting, and
community building.
Anyone interested in becoming involved
should contact the Habitat for Humanity
office at Habitat and Church Streets, Amer-
icus, Ga., 31709. Or call 912-924-6935, for
more information.
MAY 1988
Washington
Report
CONGRESSIONAL SCOREBOARDS
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-
CIO, organizations usually on opposite sides of the
legislative fence, recently issued separate score-
boards on the voting records of U.S. Congressmen
and Senators. Congressional Republicans averaged
a rating of 81.1% "right" by the Chamber but only
20.9% by the AFL-CIO. Democrats in the Congress,
however, averaged a Chamber rating of only 33.7%
in their voting records, and a 78.9% were "right"
votes among the Democrats as far as the AFL-CIO
was concerned.
The Chamber reported that former Republican
presidential candidate Pete duPont, while he served
in Congress, got the lowest business rating and the
highest labor rating among this year's OOP's presi-
dential hopefuls. He earned a Chamber rating of
60% and an AFL-CIO rating of 29% during his six
years in office from 1970 to 1976.
Sen. Robert Dole, Kansas Republican, earned a
Chamber rating of 84% and labor rating of 16%;
Rep. Jack Kemp of New York, 83% and 18%; and
Vice President George Bush, 81% and 9% during
his years as a congressman from Texas.
On the Democratic side, Rep. Richard Gephardt
of Missouri received a Chamber ranking of 30%
and an AFL-CIO ranking of 81%.
Sen. Albert Gore of Tennessee received 33%
and 88% rankings; Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, 26%
and 90%; and former Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado,
23% and 82%.
SEPARATE JOB SAFETY AGENCY
The building trades are asking Congress to es-
tablish a separate worker safety and health agency
for the construction industry.
To buttress their request, industry spokesmen
have cited the failure of OSHA to adequately pro-
tect tradesmen on the job, in particular recounting
the death of 28 hardhats in last April's building
collapse in Bridgeport, Conn.
It was pointed out that the Construction Safety
Act of 1969 was enacted because more than 2,800
building trades workers were killed on the job in
1968. That figure is even higher today, as construc-
tion deaths account for 26% of all on-the-job fatali-
ties compared to 15% in 1968.
SMALL BUSINESS PENSIONS
The U.S. Department of Labor and the Small
Business Administration announced jointly last
month that they are launching a stepped-up cam-
paign to persuade small-business owners to estab-
lish voluntary pension programs for their employ-
ees.
The two agencies, working with the Pension
Rights Center, a Washington-based advocacy
group, and the Association for the Advancement of
Retired Persons, have produced a booklet on how
small businesses can establish Simplified Employee
Pensions, a 10-year-old program tailored for com-
panies with 100 employees or less. The free, 12-
page booklet is to be made available at all Small
Business Administration offices across the country.
Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau show that
only 18.7% of salaried employees in firms with 25
employees or fewer were covered by employer-
sponsored pension plans, down from 20.2% in
1979.
PROJECT OFFERS JOB BONUS
Between now and next October the U.S. Depart-
ment of Labor and the State of Washington are
conducting the first of two pilot programs to encour-
age the jobless to find jobs.
More than 12,000 unemployed workers in Wash-
ington State are offered the opportunity to collect
cash bonuses of between $200 and $1 ,200 for find-
ing productive, fulltime work during an eligibility pe-
riod of between five and 1 3 weeks.
The Washington bonus projects are based on a
similar project in the state of Illinois that received
much attention last year. The Illinois experiment
found that offering unemployed workers a bonus of
$500 to find a fulltime job within 1 1 weeks reduced
unemployment benefit payments in the state by
$158 per person on the average and cut the dura-
tion of joblessness by more than a week.
A second pilot project will begin in Washington
State next November, once the initial project is
completed.
L'AMBIANCE TRUST FUND
Legislation that would establish a trust fund for
the families of the 28 workers killed at the L'Ambi-
ance Plaza construction site in Bridgeport, Conn.,
last April, has been introduced in the Senate by
Sen. Lowell Weicker of Connecticut.
Weicker's bill (S.2086) would use the $5.11 mil-
lion in fines against the five contractors at the
L'Ambiance construction site to establish the trust
fund.
Normally, fines collected by OSHA would go to
the U.S. Treasury. But Weicker charged that OSHA
has failed in its duty to monitor construction prac-
tices at the site. Weicker said that "the failure of a
federal agency to do its job should not result in a
boon to the U.S. Treasury."
Weicker promised to focus senators' attention on
the L'Ambiance tragedy when the Senate Labor
and Human Resources Committee conducts over-
sight hearings on OSHA.
Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) is expected to
introduce identical House legislation.
CARPENTER
Mi'
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WESTVACO-HEAR^iPr'.
Hundreds of UBC members and other Building Tradesmen dcmonslraled reeenlly at BE & K's
corporate headquarters in Birmingham. Ala., upper left. A centrally-located billboard in Covington,
Va., told local residents of the nationwide campaign against BE & K.
BESlK campaign now co€ist to coast
Company forced to explain anti-worket tactics
As the Brotherhood's campaign
against BE&K expands and intensifies,
the company is being forced to explain
its anti-woricer practices. Responding
to growing community support for the
campaign, BE&K has sought to refute
the Brotherhood's claims of rate-bust-
ing and strikebreaking. Confronted with
the problem of not being able to counter
the charges with facts, the company is
resorting to attacks on the Brotherhood
and its campaign against it.
In Covington, Va., where a UBC and
Paperworkers Union campaign against
BE&K's presence at a Westvaco Com-
pany mill is ongoing, the company ac-
cused the Brotherhood of sending a
squad of "hit men" across the country
with information about the company's
operations. In Orange, Texas, and Bir-
mingham, Ala., company spokesper-
sons were also pressed to defend the
company's labor practices and re-
sponded with a blast against the labor
campaign.
BE&K corporate
headquarters picketed
Building Tradesmen and Paperwork-
ers from throughout the South rallied
recently at BE&K's headquarters in
Birmingham, Ala. in a major demon-
stration of solidarity against the com-
pany. Hundreds of paperworkers from
mills where BE&K has performed the
work of striking and locked-out union
members joined UBC business agents
and members from towns throughout
the South where BE&K is performing
construction work. The message con-
veyed by the demonstrators was that
through a united labor effort, BE&K
will be forced to pay a heavy price for
its anti-worker actions.
The Birmingham demonstrators
moved from the BE&K headquarters
to the offices of First Alabama Banc-
shares, where William Edmonds,
BE&K's chairman, holds a seat on the
board of directors. One hundred pick-
eters marched in front of the bank,
while smaller groups of handbillers dis-
tributed leaflets at branch offices of the
bank throughout the city. Another rally
at the bank was scheduled for late April,
when the bank held its annual meeting
of shareholders.
Coast-to-coast
demonstrations reveal
campaign's reach
For nearly a year. Brotherhood mem-
bers in the San Fransico area have been
leading the fight against BE&K at the
USS-POSCO project in Pittsburg, Calif.
Continued on Page 25
In the San Francisco, Calif, area thousands of trade unionists Joined a demonstration against
BE & K there, protesting nonunion construction at nearby Pittsburg, Calif At lower left. Presidential
candidate Jesse Jackson spoke to the rally, at the request of UBC Pile Drivers and others.
MAY 1988
Ai
LLMOST 600 UBC leaders were in
Washington , D . C . , last month on behalf
of vital federal legislation affecting
workers and the building trades.
They were attending the annual, five-
day legislative conference of the AFL-
CIO Building and Construction Trades
Department and visiting their home state
Congressmen and senators.
They were also gearing up for this
year's national elections and doing bat-
tle on Capitol Hill for a double-breasting
bill and safety and health legislation.
Building Trades President Robert A.
Georgine said this year's elections pre-
sent a prime opportunity to reverse the
anti-labor agenda and "attitude" of the
Reagan years.
In his keynote address to the more
than 3,000 delegates to the legislative
conference, Georgine said that "in his
own way, Ronald Reagan did us all a
favor. He taught us not to take anything
for granted.
"He made us sharpen our skills and
hark back to the old days when our
forefathers had to fight for every single
gain. . . . This election and the next
four years will show whether we have
learned anything from the past eight."
Georgine said the Reagan years have
been marked by an "attitude that has
made employers bold enough to think
that they can trample on the rights of
their workers at will. This attitude has
elevated the dollar and the free market
theory to almighty status in the eyes of
some and enabled them to justify any-
thing in pursuit of it."
However, Georgine added, "Our
troubles did not begin with Ronald Rea-
gan, nor will they end with his depar-
ture." He said "the responsibility for
building a better nation for our people
lies first and foremost with ourselves.
We can work with our friends in both
political parties. But in the end, it is up
to us to make a difference."
Georgine urged the delegates to carry
the "get out the vote message" back
home with them so that the unions'
"tremendous grass roots machinery"
can work on behalf of candidates who
support labor's legislative agenda.
Heading the BCTD's list of legislative
priorities, said Georgine, is the bill to
end the "living lie" of double-breasting
in which union contractors open non-
union subsidiaries to circumvent their
collective bargaining obligations.
The House passed legislation to bar
double-breasting in 1986 and again in
1987. The bill now is in the hands of
the Senate where , said Georgine , "Now
we find out if our support for those we
considered to be pro-worker in the 1986
Senate elections will bear fruit. There
is no issue more important to the integ-
rity and the continuation of collective
At a special luncheon on the second day of the Building Trades conference General
President Lucassen called upon UBC delegates to make appointments with their home-
district Congressmen and home-state senators on behalf of pending legislation.
Army of UBC leaders join Building Trades
in push for corrective federal legislation
Special luncheon stresses political action
bargaining than double-breasting."
Another top priority for the building
trades, Georgine said, is H.R. 2664, a
bill which would amend the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Act to allow
local prosecutors to press criminal
charges against employers who bla-
tantly disregard the safety and health
of their workers.
Enactment of H.R. 2664, Georgine
said, "would be a positive step toward
ending the tragic loss of life on Amer-
ica's construction sites." He said an
average of 2,500 fatal accidents occur
each year. "And this doesn't count our
brothers and sisters who have died from
job-related diseases or exposure to toxic
substances," he added.
When a company fails to provide
needed safety equipment or refuses to
inform workers of on-the-job dangers,
"it is not merely negligence. It is mur-
der — murder prompted by greed and
callousness. That is why we need H.R.
2664," Georgine declared.
Delegates to the four-day conference
here also mapped out strategies on
organizing, pension investment, ap-
prenticeship and pipeline legislation.
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer
Thomas R. Donahue told the delegates,
"In this election year, replacing the
Reagan administration and all its de-
structive policies has to be the top item
on labor's agenda."
"Our aim," Donahue said, "is not
just to replace a president who has
ignored the interests of working people.
but also to replace the goverhors, sen-
ators and representatives who have
echoed his views, filibustered on behalf
of his policies and voted to sustain his
vetoes."
"Beyond the elections," Donahue
continued, "we face the enormous task
of cleaning up the wreckage of these
eight years of decline and decay, and
of restoring confidence in the integrity
and direction of government agencies
and programs that have been system-
atically undermined."
House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Texas)
told the conference that the omnibus
trade bill is needed to stop "the hem-
orrhaging of American jobs" and re-
verse a trade deficit which has turned
the nation from being the world's largest
creditor to the world's largest debtor
during the Reagan years.
Wright said congressional enactment
of highway and clean water legislation
over President Reagan's veto was a
start, but that a massive program is
needed to rebuild the nation's declining
public infrastructure. He said, for ex-
ample, that more than 4,000 bridges
have been closed as unsafe. He called
for setting up a pay-as-you-go Build
America Trust on the pattern of the
Highway Trust Fund that built the in-
terstate highway system.
Other speakers included Senators
Bennett Johnston (D-La.) and Lowell
Weicker (R-Conn.), and Reps. WiUiam
Clay (D-Mo.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)
and Joseph Gaydos (D-Pa.).
10
CARPENTER
Forest industry
negotiations
open in tlie West
Contract negotiations covering almost
25,000 wood products workers in the West-
ern states opened April 1 1 in Portland, Ore.
The Western Council of Industrial Work-
ers and the International Woodworkers pre-
sented the employers with a 14-point pro-
posal covering economic and key language
issues. The two unions bargain jointly with
the industry and coordinate with their south-
ern counterparts under the U.S. Forest Prod-
ucts Joint Bargaining Board.
Members affected by these negotiations
work in logging operations, sawmills, ply-
wood mills, particleboard. sash and door
plants and other wood manufacturing facil-
ities.
"These negotiations are especially impor-
tant," said Mike Draper, executive secretary
of the Western Council, "because we have
some gross injustices to correct and our
members are fully prepared to do whatever
it takes to achieve a just settlement."
The Western Council has carried out an
18-month campaign in the mills under the
banner "Just Wait Till 88," It included
educational meetings, membership surveys,
protest button days and a one-on-one job
canvassing program to enhance the union's
communication network.
"We will be making full use of this one-
on-one structure during the bargaining," said
Draper, "to keep our membership up to date
on negotiations. We've already prepared a
canvass that lays out and explains the open-
ing proposals made to the industry."
Since some of the companies extracted
wage and benefit concessions two years ago,
a theme of "economic justice with job se-
curity" has emerged at these contract talks.
The union's proposal aims at full restoration
of wages and benefits and with improve-
ments beyond those restorations. The pack-
age also addresses the recurring problem of
unemployment due to plant closings and
sales by proposing an improved severance
pay provision, transfer rights and a successor
clause that would require a new owner to
live up to the labor agreement.
A Brotherhood member, framed by the gianl claws of a log slacker, unloads logs at an
Oregon mill. Forecasts for 1988 indicate another strong year for limber company profits.
Western Council contracts cover a wide
range of jobs in the forest products indus-
try, including those of Harold Gratham.
laying core, and Marjie Graves, plugging,
both of which are work specialties in ply-
wood manufacture.
The climate for bargaining is excellent, as
the forest industry companies come off two
of the most profitable years in their history.
In 1987, for example, profits for a group of
25 forest products companies grew by 57%
over 1986 profits.
In addition, forecasts for 1988 indicate
another very strong year for timber company
profits. Softwood lumber demand is ex-
pected to be very close to the record 48
billion board feet level reached in 1987.
Increased production output is projected for
treated lumber and waferboard, and the
lumber export market will show continued
growth. According to one forecast appearing
in Forest Industries magazine, "Wood prod-
ucts exports will be extremely strong again
in "88. Due to the weak dollar, exports will
be up 15 to 20%. . . ."
These optimistic projections are being made
despite the current slowdown in new housing
construction. This is because the weakness
in housing will hit multifamily units harder
than single family homes (which consume
up to three times as much wood volume as
an apartment unit). In addition, the repair
and remodeling sector will show the kind of
strength that's made it the target of every
major wood products company. This share
of the lumber market has shot up from 20%
in 1978 to 30% in 1987. That translates to
some 15 billion board feet.
Finally, the share of Canadian lumber
coming into the U.S. has declined due to
the U.S. imposed surcharge on Canadian
imports and the decline of the Canadian
dollar against foreign currencies. This drop
in value of the Canadian dollar has made
Canadian lumber more cost competitive in
Europe and Asia and has made Canadian
producers less dependent on the U.S. mar-
ket.
MAY 1988
11
Midwest delegates lay plans for
Great Lakes Regional Industrial Council
Sixty local unions from eight Midwestern
states were represented at the March 27-28
meeting in Elgin. 111., which kicked off the
Great Lakes Regional Industrial Council. It
was the first time UBC industrial locals of
the Midwest had assembled to discuss mu-
tual problems and common employers and
to discuss ways of consolidating their strength
for more effectiveness at the bargaining
table.
Two hundred delegates assembled in the
meeting room to hear presentations by sev-
eral speakers concerning the advantages of
forming a multistate regional council.
Dan Walbrun, UBC representative, indi-
cated several benefits from a regional struc-
ture.
"Among the positive factors is the ability
of a group of locals to establish common
industry wage and benefit patterns, which
leads to more uniformity between plants,"
he noted. "In addition, under a regional
concept it is feasible to form broad health
care and pension plans. These plans can
achieve major cost savings while delivering
an upgraded benefit package."
Walbrun also said that such plans are
joint trustee plans and, as a result, give the
union an equal voice in the determination
of benefits, eligibility rules and appealed
claims.
Mike Draper, executive secretary of the
Western Council of Industrial Workers based
in Portland. Ore., was a guest of the meeting
and discussed the evolution of the regional
industrial council covenng the Western states.
He said affiliation with the Western Council
was always voluntary and that locals and
district councils joined because they saw the
value of speaking to lumber and plywood
employers with a single voice.
"As you fight for common expiration
dates." Draper noted, "you also add muscle
to your position, and you then begin making
breakthroughs in wages and benefits. It
doesn't come overnight, but it does develop
with commitment from the membership and
a lot of education."
Four industry workshop sessions were
held covering architectural millwork, pro-
duction kitchen cabinets, windows and doors
and miscellaneous groups. Two groups re-
viewed contracts and wage surveys of UBC
agreements in their industries and their par-
ticular areas. The kitchen cabinet group
progressed to the stage of listing bargaining
goals that should be considered for all con-
tracts in their field of work.
Charley Bell, president of the Great Lakes
Council and executive secretary of the In-
diana Industrial Council, chaired the meet-
ing, stating "It is the responsibility of every
delegate present to give a complete report
on the Great Lakes Council to his or her
local and to schedule a vote on affiliation."
Before the meeting ended, delegates were
asked to do several things when they re-
turned to their home locals:
• Give a report on the Elgin meeting to
local members,
• schedule a local meeting to consider
affiliation with the Great Lakes Regional
Council,
• contact the Great Lakes States office
so that someone can be present at the meet-
ing to answer questions about affiliation, and
• submit a resolution for affiliation and
for a dues increase, so that if such action is
necessary, it can be voted upon.
Denny Scoll. collective bargaining specialist of the UBC Industrial Department, upper
photo, addressed the delegates gathered at the first convention of the Great Lakes States
Regional Industrial Council. Mike Draper, secretary of the Western Council of Industrial
Workers, third photo from top. also spoke to the assembled delegates. Present at the
meeting were Charles Bell, president of the Great Lakes Council and executive secretaiy
of Indiana Industrial Council: Bruce Baler, executive secretaiy, Midwestern Industrial
Council: and Dan Walburn. international representative, lower left corner.
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CARPENTER
illltllll
Corporate actions are
like double breasting,
House committee told i
BY SUSAN ZACHEM
PAJ Staff Writer
Mine Workers Local 2274 President
Bob Dixon told a House labor panel
how the Pittston Co. had created a web
of some 32 subsidiaries to shift union
mining operations to non-union mining
subsidiaries.
The Connecticut-based company also
contracted with small non-union coal
operators with their ov>.n work forces
to mine coal on Pittston-held lands to
circumvent union contracts. Dixon said.
Dixon's and other workers" descrip-
tions of "corporate shell games"" to
evade union obligations prompted Rep.
William Clay (D-Mo.). chairman of the
House Subcommittee on Labor-Man-
agement Relations, to compare the sit-
uation with double breasting in the
construction industry. Cla\' said legis-
lation similar to the ban on double
breasting pending in Congress may be
needed to block such anti-union ma-
neuvers in other industries.
The use of contractors to keep out
unions also was described by Ofelia C.
Rico, a member of Service Employees
Local 399 in Los Angeles. Rico said
the Southern California Gas Co. ended
its cleaning service contract w ith .Amer-
ican Building Maintenance Co.. which
had an SEIU contract, in Ma\' 1987 and
switched to a non-union building main-
tenance company. The gas company
told the new contractor to fire the entire
night crew, slash wages from S7.42 an
hour to S4.50 an hour and cancel health
insurance benefits.
Rico uas hired to replace one of the
20 long-term unionized workers that
lost their jobs in that shift. When she
found out that the SEIU was organizing
the new workers, she helped sign up
members and picketed. In the middle
of the new organizing campaign, the
gas company again switched cleaning
contractors for both the day and night
shifts. Rico said she was fired in Oc-
tober 1987 for her union activities. v\ hich
is illegal under labor law. Meanwhile,
the "gas company — the real culprit — is
off the hook.'" said Rico, because the
National Labor Relations Board dis-
missed the union's charges against it.
Kathy May was one of 29 workers
who lost their jobs at the Child World
toy distribution center in Newburgh.
N.Y.. four weeks after voting for rep-
resentation by Teamsters Local 445.
May said the.ir paychecks came from
Performance Leasing, which con-
tracted with Child World to run its
operation, but "day-to-day orders"" came
from Child World"s manager, she said.
After the election. Performance
Leasing said their contract with Child
World was cancelled and workers would
have to reapply for jobs with the com-
pany, but none of the active union
supporters were rehired. May said. The
NLRB agreed to hear the union"s unfair
labor practice charge, but only because
a supervisor agreed to testify that Child
World actually gave the orders in the
workplace, she said.
John F. Dickerson. an Electrical
Workers" international representative,
said the union defeated anti-union tac-
tics by NCA. Inc.. in Burlington. N.C..
to win an organizing election.
After the election. NCA transferred
work to another subsidiary of its parent
company — Alphabet Co. — which re-
fused to hire union workers iaid off
from NCA. Dickerson said. .A.iphabet
subsidiaries manufacture automotive
wiring harnesses for Packard Electric,
a division of General Motors. Dickerson
said Packard originally used Electronic
Workers-represented employees to do
the work in-house before it shifted to
contractors like Alphabet.
The IBEW eventually reached a con-
tract with NCA. but by the time the
agreement was signed in May 1987,
Packard Electric moved all of its final
assembly operations to .Mexico and the
NCA plant was closed. However. NCA's
non-union sister plant — MCR — contin-
ues to operate only 10 miles away, he
said. He said the union suspects that
some NCA work was transferred to the
non-union MCR plant, but cannot prove
it.
"As long as it is profitable for em-
ployers who are determined to thwart
the protections and policies of the Na-
tional Labor Relations .Act. that's ex-
actly what they will continue to do."
said Dickerson. ".And. with this new
device of being able to play corporate
shell games with multi-layered corpo-
rate structures, the employees will al-
ways end up the victims."'
William McCadden. a tool and die
maker represented by Machinists Lodge
967 in .Auburn, N.Y., said the local
ratified a "good" three-year contract
with General Electric in July 1985. Two
months later. GE announced a joint
venture with Westinghouse and Mit-
subishi and informed workers that the
new compan\\ Powerex. would take
over the Auburn plant to manufacture
and market items used to make power
semi-conductors.
The union was forced to negotiate a
new contract with Powerex that Mc-
Cadden said was "extremely substand-
ard." depriving members of cost-of-
living, pension and plant closing bene-
fits in the former GE pact. However,
Powerex had told the LAM members
they would be replaced if they struck.
The NLRB ruled that Powerex was
legally a successor company, with no
obligation to adopt the lAM's contract
with GE.
.Meanwhile. Powerex laid off sub-
stantial numbers of workers at the Au-
burn plant, transferring the work else-
where. Although the company denied
plans to close the plant, McCadden
said, "we have no reason to believe we
are not being lied to again. Especially
now that Pouerex has gotten rid of any
employee plant closing liabilities, we
think the 'handwriting' may be on the
wall. We know we can't turn to the
NLRB. but we will continue our efforts
to save the Auburn workforce from the
results of this GE sham."
MAY 1988
13
Skill training for
America's work force
in the Year 2000 • • •
The UBC answers five questions from tlie U.S. Department of Labor
What will it be like for wage earners
in the Year 2000?
What skills will be needed?
Will apprenticeship be the form of
skill training needed for all industries?
As the U.S. Department of Labor
marks its 25th anniversary this year,
and the 50th anniversary of the U.S.
apprenticeship system, it considers the
unknowns in the years ahead. The 21st
century, the Year 2000, we are re-
minded, is only 12 years away.
Has America been moving in the right
direction all these years as far as fitting
the right people into the right jobs is
concerned?
The Department of Labor, early this
year, invited public comment upon its
proposal to expand apprenticeship
training to more industries and link
apprenticeship more closely to the na-
tion's education system. The United
Brotherhood was among the organiza-
tions asked to respond to five basic
questions posed by the Labor Depart-
ment on this broad subject.
On February 17 the Labor Depart-
ment held a hearing in Washington to
receive comments on its proposed ini-
tiatives.
In delivering its testimony to federal
officials, the United Brotherhood's First
General Vice President John Pruitt
pointed out that the craft skills of our
union go back centuries to the founding
of the craft guilds of Europe and that
union apprenticeship today is a direct
descendant of those early groups of
artisans and workers. Pruitt then re-
sponded to the Labor Department's five
questions:
Should/can the apprenticeship
concept be broadened to all indus-
tries?
"We cannot assume that if appren-
ticeship works well for one that it should
work well for all," the UBC spokesman
stated. "So, to answer the question,
two things should be considered; first.
occupations within an industry must be
apprenticeable. This means that indus-
try establishes standards which are reg-
istered with the U.S. Bureau of Ap-
prenticeship and that each occupation
requires a level of knowledge and skill
needed to maintain industry standards.
Secondly, the industry must be willing
to provide funding for apprenticeship.
"The fact of the matter is that many
industries are not interested in full craft
training. Occupations within those in-
dustries employ specialists rather than
craftsmen. Apprenticeship has been
around for centuries, and is proven
effective for those crafts and trades
which have traditionally valued well-
rounded skilled workers and have used
apprentices.
"If apprenticeship is the answer to
the training needs of all industries, why
is it that so many industries have never
used it? The obvious answer is that
many industries do not need, nor do
they want, apprenticeship. So, if broad-
ening the apprenticeship concept to all
industries means that government is going
to put together a package complete with
standards, curriculum funding and tax
incentives, then we go on record as not
supporting this initiative. Since effective
apprenticeship requires an industry
commitment, we will support only the
efforts of industries with occupations
striving to set up valid apprenticeship
programs and willing to put money and
effort into doing so."
The second question posed by the
"Apprenticeship 2000" initiative was:
What should be the limitations
or parameters in terms of occupa-
tions of an expanded apprentice-
ship effort?
"The most successful apprenticeship
programs are those which are affiliated
with unions," Pruitt stated. "In fact,
in most cases, the only apprenticeship
programs are union programs ! This goes
back to a major premise of this paper,
that a secure relationship between em-
ployer and worker, once exemplified
by the European guild system, and now
achieved through union representation
and collective bargaining, is the basis
for the survival of the apprenticeship
concept. Today, that secure relation-
ship still exists in our joint labor/man-
agement apprenticeship programs."
What should be the delivery sys-
tem for an expanded apprentice-
ship system?
"Let it be a matter of record that the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters is
extremely concerned about any effort
by government, whether it be the Bu-
reau of Apprenticeship or the Depart-
ment of Education, to alter the present
delivery system of apprenticeship," we
told the Labor Department.
"The delivery system to which we
are referring is the joint labor/manage-
ment committee which formulates
standards of training, establishes re-
lated training curriculum materials, and
has complete charge of the training of
apprentices indentured to the commit-
tee. We would like to know just how
BAT and the Department of Education
propose to alter the system. Could it
be that further Federal involvement
would mean wage subsidy and tax in-
centive arrangements in order to in-
crease the number of apprentices?
We agree with those that William
Whittaker refers to in his paper who
say that: '. . . subsidies and tax incen-
tives are a stark departure from the
apprenticeship tradition and are unnec-
essary . . . With financial support from
the Federal Government . . . will come
regulation, guidelines, . . . and exces-
sive bureaucratization of what has been,
essentially, an uncomplicated effort by
labor and management working coop-
eratively.
Whittaker goes on to say that '. . .
Some see a new mechanism for 'social
engineering' to be managed from Wash-
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CARPENTER
"We do not support
expansion of appren-
ticeship if it means
altering any part of
the existing appren-
ticeship system."
ington, D.C. Still others fear a frag-
mentation of crafts, weatcening of craft
traditions and an over-supply of work-
ers for the jobs actually available.'
What should be the role of gov-
ernment in an expanded appren-
ticeship system?
"The United Brotherhood of Car-
penters thinks that government should
continue to play the role which they
have played since the enactment of
legislation in 1937 setting up the De-
partment of Labor's Bureau of Appren-
ticeship and Training. BAT should con-
tinue its division of occupational analysis
for screening occupations requesting to
be certified as apprenticeable; BAT
should remain the national registering
agency established by the National Ap-
prenticeship Act; and BAT should con-
tinue monitoring programs to see that
they remain in compliance with industry
standards. We will support BAT in
these areas. But we will never support
a move toward tripartite industry train-
ing boards as are used in some European
countries today, because such boards
would establish government as an equal
partner in apprenticeship matters.
How can apprenticeship be more
effectively linked to the education
system?
"First of all, apprenticeship in itself
is an education system," Pruitt pointed
out. "It is a system of education whereby
industry teaches young workers a craft
or trade by exposing them to actual
skills and trade processes in an arrange-
ment called O.J.T., or on-the-job train-
ing. Industries utilizing apprenticeship
beheve that their workers learn best in
practical, flexible learning environ-
ments. We don't believe that public
education can offer that kind of learning
environment. However, we know that
there are some apprenticeship programs
which let vocational education do their
training for them.
"We agree with the recent study
made by the Committee for Economic
Development, a private, non-profit, and
non-partisan research and education or-
ganization which states:. Many 'voca-
tional education' programs are almost
worthless. They are a cruel hoax on
young people looking to acquire mar-
ketable skills. So many different and,
in many cases, unproductive programs
in our public schools have been called
'vocational education' that most exist-
ing programs need to be disbanded and
reshaped. Vocational education should
ensure that students are learning skills
that relate to the real needs of the job
market.,
"The only function that public edu-
cation has in the apprenticeship system
is that of offering advice and support
to apprenticeship committees request-
ing it. Joint labor/management commit-
tees set the standards, establish training
curricula; and do the training — educa-
tors only advise. However, there is a
service that public education can do for
the apprenticeship community: send us
young people who can read and write,
and do basic math."
The United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America presently
has 37,000 apprentices in training, 13%
of all registered apprentices in the United
States, more than any other trade or
occupation. We are successful in train-
ing apprentices simply because we have
never lost sight of the original intent of
apprenticeship. We support expansion
of apprenticeship to those industries and
occupations which have cooperation of
labor and management, where joint ap-
prenticeship committees are established
so that apprenticeship training remains
an industry and worker-controlled func-
tion. We do not support expansion of
apprenticeship if it means altering any
part of the existing apprenticeship sys-
tem.
Jobs with Jusliee
rally in Portland
tackles forest jobs
Plans are shaping up for a massive
rally of trade unionists in Portland,
Ore., next month, which will be spear-
headed by members of the Brother-
hood's Western Council of Industrial
Workers.
It is to be one in a series of "Jobs
with Justice" rallies launched this year
by the AFL-CIO's Industrial Union
Department to call public attention lo
the anti-union tactics of employers. The
Brotherhood is an affiliate of the lUD.
In his first official action as a council
member of the lUD. General President
Sigurd Lucassen announced plans for
the rally at a recent press conference in
Florida. The rally will be held June 8,
prior to the Western Council's difficult
1988 negotiations in the wood products
industry.
"As unions united, we have a tre-
mendous, collective strength," Lucas-
sen told the press. "We must use our
strength to fight our enemies in the
board rooms and on the streets. Jobs
with Justice rallies have provided
workers the opportunity to take to the
streets together to mobilize against
those who threaten fair worker
standards and the dignity of American
workers."
Lucassen and other industrial union
leaders told the media that the goals of
Jobs with Justice are to build powerful
labor/community coalitions which can
force major corporations and govern-
ment to act responsibly in communi-
ties; to demonstrate to unorganized
workers that there is a viable collective
fightback response to the workplace
problems they face; and to change the
political climate in the United States to
permit social and legislative change fa-
vorable to working people.
To achieve these goals, regional coa-
litions of labor, religious, community,
women's and civil rights organizations
along with elected officials and other
citizens have sprung up to organize and
fight together around local issues.
UBC General President Lucassen out-
lines plans for the Portland rally at an
lUD press conference.
MAY 1988
15
"Do It Again,
D.A.D.!"
Second annual
D.A.D.'s Day nears;
mark your calendar
for June 18
While some dads will celebrate Fath-
er's Day, next month, with breakfast
in bed or a relaxing day on the couch,
many "DAD's" from all over the coun-
try will be hitting the streets — collecting
money to fight Diabetes.
DAD is DOLLARS AGAINST DI-
ABETES — a fund raising project spear-
headed by the AFL-CIO's Building and
Construction Trades Department's
Blueprint for Cure campaign.
The second annual DAD'S DAY has
been scheduled for Saturday, June 18th —
Father's Day weekend.
On that day, DAD volunteers all
across the country will be stationed at
busy traffic intersections in their com-
munity, soliciting spare change from
passing motorists.
The event helps fund the Blueprint
for Cure campaign — organized labor's
commitment to raise over $10 million
dollars for the construction of the Di-
abetes Research Institute at the Uni-
versity of Miami, Florida.
In February, the Blueprint for Cure
co-chairs joined other labor leaders and
dignitaries for the ground breaking cer-
emony of the Diabetes Research Insti-
tute. The facility is scheduled to be
completed in 1990.
Last year, over 20,000 volunteers in
130 cities raised over $500,000. Organ-
izers expect to raise over $750,000 this
year.
A Building Tradesman soticils a motorist
at a traffic intersection for a D.A.D.'s Day
contribution.
The co-chairs for Dollars Against
Diabetes are Edward J. Carlough, pres-
ident of the Sheet Metal Workers In-
ternational Association, AFL-CIO; and
Joseph F. Maloney, secretary-treas-
urer. Building and Construction Trades
Department, AFL-CIO. Retired UBC
President Patrick J. Campbell was a
founder of the Blueprint for Cure drive.
For information on DAD's DAY
events in your city, contact Carl Filli-
chio or Marilyn Zola at 202/223-8700.
Blueprint for Cure contributions during
the past month include:
Local 902, Brooklyn, NY; Local 1026.
Miami, PL; Local 1338. Charlottetown.
P. E. I.; South Florida District Council; Hahn
Construction; A. D. Levett Associates, Inc.,
and J. W. Shuster & Son, Inc.
There was a donation in memory of Brad
Dauphine from Local 424, JATC, Hingham,
Mass.
Individual donations were received from
David C. Briggs. James Conlon, Patrick J.
Coughlin, Michael Crowley, Jr. , Eugene and
Marion DeFillipo, Fred and Ramona Duwe,
James Fuller. Thomas Genavaro, Sr.. Paul
Geneski, Gerard Hickey, Steve Letostak,
Sylvester Makarewicz, Patrick McAloney,
Frank and Viola Morano, Julius and Gloria
Peterson, John Roylance, Robert H. Stren-
ger, John L. Swinick, Stephen and Mary
Zak and Richard Zavali.
Holy foul-up, Batman
. . . One vote counts!
Good old Batman . . . he really
loused up a city commission election
in Gainesville, Ga. Someone wrote in
Batman's name rather than vote for
either of the listed candidates, who
were left stuck in a tie at 674 votes
each. Two months after the election,
they were still tied. The city never had
a tie before and had no provision for
a run-off. floral: Don't fool with Bat-
man . . . and don't vote for him, either.
One vote counts!
REGISTER/VOTE
16
CARPENTER
loni union nEuis
Raddison Hotel complex mass picketed
When the Detroit and Southeastern Michigan Carpenters Council recently called upon
the Detroit, Mich., Building Trades to support a picketline in nearby Romulus, Mich,,
near the Metro Airport, the other trades turned out in force — almost 300 strong. The
protest was against builders of a Raddison Hotel complex being constructed non-union.
KC handbilling
of Wal-Marts
Members of UBC locals in the Kansas
City. Mo., area are continuing their hand-
biling of patrons at Wal-Mart stores, as the
retailer continues to build and remodel with
low-paid, nonresident workers. Members of
more than six UBC locals are participating
in the informational campaign.
Meanwhile, UBC members in the St. Louis,
Mo. , area have also been distributing leaflets
which advise retail patrons that Wal-Mart
builds nonunion. Wal-Mart was planning to
erect a major shopping center in the St.
Louis metropolitan area. We are told that
this project may now be shelved.
Bethlehem local honors Fries
Two hundred members of Local 600, Bethlehem, Pa., gath-
ered at a regular meeting when Walter D. Fries received a
Brotherhood watch and award upon his retirement. Fries held
office in the local most of his career, including service as busi-
ness representative, recording secretary and delegate to coun-
cils and conventions.
Fries is shown here with the executive board, receiving his
award. From left are Dennis Thomma, vice president: Richard
Panik, trustee: William Thomma, trustee, Ronald Stimmel, pres-
ident: James J . Filyac, financial secretary and business agent:
Richard Stein, trustee. Fries, recording secretary: Richard Bar-
tholomew, treasurer and Joseph Zelena. warden.
Macon, Ga. Local 144 celebrates 100 years of union service
Local 144, Macon, Ga., commemorated
100 years at the Grand Ballroom of the
Macon Hilton on November 14, 1987. Local
144 was actually chartered on December 1,
1887 upon the request of 12 Macon carpen-
ters, most employed by the Central Railroad.
Research has shown a number of mergers
in Local 144 over its 100 years.
On hand for the ceremonies were Georgia
Secretary of State Max Cleland, who was
the key note speaker; state representatives,
city council members, contractors and friends.
Wayne Wilhoit, construction manager for
Georgia Power, presented the local with a
proclamation of excellence, honoring the
members for their quality work. Through
the foresight of the members, the local re-
cently built a new building.
In conjunction with the centennial dinner
there were several activities in which the
centennial committee was involved, includ-
ing the erection of the Brotherhood Centen-
nial Exhibit at the Macon Mall which helped
achieve our objectives by getting news about
the anniversary in the local newspaper and
radio stations. The local media held the
exhibit as a tribute to American labor.
Mrs. Massey, Waylon Morton, business manager. Bob Massey,
president: and Wayne Wilhoit, construction manager, Georgia
Power.
$$>
Shown at the 100th celebration are Bob Massey, president:
Floyd Buford, representative: and Herb Mabry, president, Geor-
gia State AFL-CIO.
MAY 1988
17
Labor Issues find Institutional support
Pension fund investors combat
anti-union corporate practices
Administrators of union pension funds
are gaining support in their dealings
with employer corporations through an
organization called the Council of In-
stitutional Investors.
At least three major UBC pension
funds are actively participating in the
council's work. {The three are listed in
the accompanying chart, which shows
union affiliates of the council.)
It is felt by the administrators and
investors participating in the work of
the council that union issues crucial
to pension stability, such as wrong
management decisions affecting em-
ployment, plant closings and multi-
national investments, can be effec-
tively addressed through the Council
of Institutional Investors. CII is a
loose coalition made up primarily of
public-sector and multiemployer pen-
sion funds with more than $200 billion
in assets. As the accompanying chart
indicates, more than $4 billion of these
funds are represented by union pen-
sion plans. CII has led a growing
shareholder activism among institu-
tional investors in recent months, par-
ticularly since the stock market drop
last October.
During its first three years, the coun-
cil's major focus has been to examine
the impact of takeover-related strate-
gies — such as the payment of greenmail
to raiders and the adoption of poison
pills — on shareholders.
Currently, 15 union-sponsored and
jointly-trusteed multiemployer pension
plans are CII members.
When traditional union issues, such
as job security, coincide with the issue
of corporate economic efficiency, the
council could be persuaded to take
concerted action to protect stock val-
ues.
For instance, two issues have arisen
directly affecting the employment of
workers before the council, apparently
the first action of this kind.
In one instance, the costs of con-
structing the Comanchee Peak Nuclear
Power Plant in Texas with a non-union
work force have increased five-fold over
projections, he says. Other nuclear plants
in the state have been built by union
labor at a lower cost, it is reported, and
the group of Texas utilities that own
the Comanchee plant should be chal-
lenged by shareholders on the wisdom
of their construction practices. It ap-
pears that the plant will never become
operative, because of these huge cost
overruns, he says.
The second issue to be raised before
the council is General Electric's plan
to close a plant in Cicero, 111. that is
organized by the Sheet Metal Workers
union. A GE vice president admitted
that the decision to move operations to
a non-union environment in the South
was not made for economic reasons,
and that the Cicero plant was profitable.
"These are cases where the corpo-
ration's interests are inimical to share-
holders," the Sheet Metal Workers point
out. While such issues are unlikely to
become the major focus of the council's
actions, more such issues will be raised
in the future.
While the council could provide a
new avenue for combating anti-union
corporate practices, unions already share
the council's concern about protecting
shareholder rights during takeover bat-
tles.
This is the case not only because
management entrenchment devices, such
as greenmail and poison pills, reduce
the value of pension holdings, but also
because these anti-takeover strategies
often prevent workers from using the
shareholder process to raise legitimate
workplace and organizing concerns, says
Lawrence Smedley, former AFL-CIO
associate director of Occupational
Safety, Health and Social Security, and
a member of CII's executive commit-
tee.
While unions and the council have
different concerns, labor clearly has
more in common with these institutional
shareholders than they have with man-
agement, Smedley noted.
"Ultimately, takeovers can be good,
if they replace an inefficient manage-
ment," adds Michael Nugent, director
of financial operations for the $2 billion
pension fund of the Internationial
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. In
a situation in which a management group
is shielded from legitimate shareholder
concerns, "and you're an employee
with a bad boss, forget it. You might
as well quit."
But the council so far hasn't wielded
the clout that some had originally en-
visioned. While the group has been
formally contacted by players in several
takeover battles, CII is not viewed as
having made a significant impact imple-
menting shareholder protections.
"They've got to get to the point
where they can raise an issue and scare
someone," suggested an AFL-CIO of-
ficial, "where they can win or come
close to winning on an issue." He also
believes that the group must broaden
its base.
The council has been defining its role
during its first few years. Further, the
death of CII founder and California
State Treasurer Jesse Unruh last year
Continued on Page 38
The Council of Institutional Investors
Union pension plans participating in CII and their assets.
Fund Assets* ($ millions)
Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund $1,018
Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund for Northern California 916
United Food & Commercial Workers' Unions & Food Employers' Fund . . . 868
Teamsters Affiliates Pension Plan 479
United Food & Commercial Workers' International Union Staff Trust Fund . 365
Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund — Milwaukee 316
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
Pension Fund 91
AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Trust Fund 52
Juan De La Cruz Farm Workers Pension Fund 39
Carpenters' District Council Shops & Mills Pension Fund 16
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund 13
Ohio Bricklayers Pension Fund 13
Chicago District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund 13
Air Line Pilots Association 8
International Union of Operating Engineers 2
TOTAL $4,209
'Based on most current information available.
Sources: List of funds provided by the Council of Institutional Investors; Asset
figures from 1987 Money Market Directory, Pensions & Investment
Age, January 26, 1987, and Labor & Investments.
18
CARPENTER
Must children go hungry because
parents exercise the right to stril<e?
U.S. Supreme Court
upholds ban on
food stamps for strikers
As things now stand, and thanks to
a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, a
household becomes ineligible for food
stamps when any of its members is on
strike. The government's refusal to sub-
sidize the right to strike is not an in-
fringement of that right, according to a
5-3 decision of the court, last March.
What the high court actually did was
uphold the constitutionality of a 1981
amendment to the Food Stamp Act that
made a striker's household ineligible
for stamps. Unions have sharply criti-
cized the court's decision, stating that
the law's true purpose is to help man-
agement break strikes.
President Owen Bieber of the Auto
Workers, which had filed the suit with
the Mine Workers and individual work-
ers , called the ruling ' ' a blow to working
families throughout America." He called
it "hypocritical and inconsistent" to
punish strikers' families because a
worker exercises the legal right to form
trade unions and to engage in a peaceful
strike.
"This decision serves only the inter-
ests of those who wage economic war-
fare against working people." Bieber
said. He called on Congress to intro-
duce legislation to remedy the situation
and "restore the historic balance" in-
tended under the Wagner Act.
Michael H. Holland, UMWA general
counsel, said the union regrets that the
high court repudiated its "long and
proud record of protecting the protests
of the weak from the tyranny of the
powerful" by making strikers' families
"second class citizens."
In 1986, Federal District Judge Louis
F. Oberdorfer held that the food stamp
ban for strikers interfered with workers'
First Amendment rights to freedom of
expression and free association with
their families and in unions and the
equal protection guarantees under the
Fifth Amendment.
Writing for the majority. Justice By-
ron R. White admitted that denying
food stamp benefits "makes it harder
for strikers to maintain themselves and
their families during the strike and ex-
erts pressure on them to abandon their
union." But he said that the "strikers'
right of association does not require the
government to furnish funds to maxi-
mize the exercise of that right."
White said the court had "little trou-
ble" agreeing with the Agriculture De-
partment, which administers the food
stamp program and was the target of the
unions' lawsuit, that the law is "ration-
ally related to the legitimate govern-
mental objective" of neutrality in labor
disputes and to the government's pre-
rogative to set the federal budget.
White said, "It would be difficult to
deny that this statute works at least
some discrimination against workers
and their households." But he con-
cluded that the court is "not free in this
instance to reject Congress' views about
'what constitutes wise economic or so-
cial policy.' "
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
and Justices John Paul Stevens, Sandra
Day O'Connor and Antonin ScaUajoined
the majority opinion. Justice Anthony
M. Kennedy did not participate in the
case.
Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote a
sharp dissent, joined by Justices Wil-
liam J. Brennan Jr. and Harry A. Black-
mun. Charging that the majority gave
"short shrift" to the unions' equal pro-
tection challenge to the law, Marshall
said the striker amendment to the 1981
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
contains so "many absurdities" that it
"fails to pass constitutional muster un-
der even the most deferential scrutiny."
Marshall said the Agriculture De-
partment's stated goals to reduce fed-
eral expenditures, provide for the needy
and foster neutrality in private labor
disputes are legitimate. However, he
said there is no "rational relationship"
between those goals and the denial of
food stamps to striking workers' fami-
lies.
Marshall said that the reasoning that
the government needs to reduce ex-
penditures would allow "the exclusion
of any unpopular group from a public
benefit program" because the exclusion
would always result in decreased fed-
eral spending.
On the argument of providing for the
most needy, Marshall said the needs of
infants and children of a striking worker
"is in no logical way diminished by the
striker's action. The denial to these
children of what is often the only buffer
between them and malnourishment and
disease cannot be justified as a targeting
of the most needy: they are the most
needy."
Marshall said it also is not true that
strikers have jobs available to them so
they are voluntarily refusing to work.
He pointed that some businesses shut
down during strikes, so there is no job
for individual strikers even if they wanted
to cross the picket line. Businesses that
do continue to operate during strikes,
he said, hire permanent replacements
for strikers.
Marshall pointed out the "glaring
disparity between the treatment of stri-
kers and the treatment of those who
are unwilling to work for other rea-
sons." People who quit their jobs with
"good cause" are allowed to collect
food stamps, while strikers are denied
the right to prove "good cause," even
in the case of unfair labor practices, he
said. Likewise, unemployed workers
eligible for food stamps can refuse work
at a business involved in a strike or a
lockout without penalty, while "only
strikers. . . must give up their eligibility
for food stamps if they refuse to cross
a picket line," he said.
Contradicting the argument that the
law promotes neutrality in labor dis-
putes, Marshall said the legislative his-
tory of the amendment, from 1968 when
it was first proposed to 1981 when it
became law, "strongly suggests" anti-
union hostility.
In addition, Marshall said, the neu-
Continued on Page 38
MAY 1988
19
cue REPORT
1988 Congressional agenda
contains many labor bills
The 1988 session of the U.S. Congress started off well for
workers and their unions. The first bill passed by the legislators
was a labor-backed bill to e.xtend the federal government's clean
water act. This was followed by heavy lobbying activity by the
UBC and the Building Trades to force Japan to open up its bidding
on Japanese construction projects to North American contractors.
To avoid U.S. trade sanctions, the Japanese agreed to let U.S.
firms bid on 14 major public works projects.
A long list of labor-supported bills are now before Congressional
committees for consideration. With strong backing by the Car-
penters Legislative Improvement Committee and other labor
groups, this is some of the legislation currently before the Congress
for consideration:
MINIMUM WAGE— Last month, the House Education and
Labor Committee voted to raise the federal minimum wage to
$5.05 an hour in several steps over the next four years and to
extend federal wage coverage to Congress. There are still details
to be worked out in the House, and similar legislation has to be
acted on by the Senate, but, hopefully, in this election year a
favorable bill will be passed. Although wage levels for UBC
members are above the minimum wage, the Brotherhood sees
passage of this legislation as a major effort to help fellow workers
and boost the nation's economy.
N.L.R.B. PRACTICES— This session of the Congress is be-
ginning to look into the National Labor Relations Board's top-
heavy lean toward employer-favored decisions. Rep. Dale Kildee
of Michigan warns that the NLRB has departed from its stated
purpose of protecting workers. Corporate America has enormous
power, he told a Congressional subcommittee which is holding
hearings on practices and operations under the National Labor
Relations Act.
Another Congressman, Charles A. Hayes of Illinois, has warned
that labor relations have become "a haven for attorneys — they've
done quite well." Congressman William Clay of Missouri says
that the Act is now being used as a tool to frustrate collective
bargaining.
Labor is struggling for corrective legislation, but it may have to
wait until after the presidential election in November to achieve
its goals.
MEDICARE CUTS — The House Ways and Means Committee
has let the Reagan administration know that it rejects proposals
to trim $1.23 billion from the Medicare program. In spite of the
financial hardships already suffered by many of our senior citizens,
the Reagan administration contends that Congress must cut more.
It says the Congress fell short of the Medicare cuts agreed to in
Continued on Page 21
CLIC Contribution — While in Washington, D.C. for a recent
Building and Construction Trades Conference. Russ Pool and
John Wilkerson
dropped off a check
collected from their
members of Local
483 in the amount
of $1,630.25. The
members of LU 483
contribute to CLIC
when they come in
to pay their dues.
This collection of
money is kept sepa-
rate and is not a
part of any dues
money.
RECENT CONTRIBUTORS to CLIC include; Harvey Cox,
Local 125, Miami, Fla.; William G. Wood, Local 17 retiree. New
York City: Charles W. Mehringer. Local 620 retiree, Warwick,
N.Y.; Marc Yorgan. Local 155 apprentice, Fanwood, N.J.: John
Caperton. Local 10, Berwyn, III.: Earl S. Gant, Local 586 retiree,
Carmichael, Calif.; Wesley G. Simmons, Local 2287 retiree. Lake
Worth, Fla.; Anthony L. Puccio Jr.. Local 1837, Islip, N.Y.;
Andrew M. Stoltz, Local 247 retiree, Milwaukie, Ore.: Anthony
J. Piscitelli, Local 188 retiree, Bronx, N.Y.: Leon Kalman, Local
2819 retiree, Hallandale. Fla.; Bill Irvine, Local 184, Sandy, Utah;
Daniel T. Reynolds, Local 1529 retiree, Kansas City, Kans.; James
W. and Eleanor Kline. Local 515. Colorado Springs, Colo.; Brian
J. O'Sullivan, Local 608, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Norman T. Spaulding,
Local 586 retiree. Sacto, Calif., and John W. Jackson, Local 977
retiree, Wichita Falls, Texas.
r"
Yes, I want to help!
Here is my contribution to the Carpenters Legislative
Improvement Committee. I know my participation
counts.
D $10 n $15 D $20 n $25 D other
Name
Address
City.
Zip_
State .
LU. No.
We're required by law to request this information:
Occupation
Employer
Make checks payable to:
CLIC
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Contributions to CLIC are voluntary and are not a condition of
membership in the UBC or of employment with any employer. Members
may refuse to contribute without any reprisal. Contributions will be used
for political purposes including the support of candidates for federal
office. CLIC does not solicit contributions from persons other than UBC
members and their immediate families. Contributions from other persons
will be returned. Contributions to CLIC are not deductible as charitable
L _C02,tributiQiis for federajjn^ine tax ^r£oses.__ ■-^.-^_»^-^ ...J
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CARPENTER
CLIC Report
Continued from Page 26
budget talks last year by as much as $1.23
million. Under that agreement. Congress
was to incorporate into fiscal 1988 budget-
reconciliation legislation Medicare cuts to-
taling $2 billion for Fiscal 1988 and $3.5
billion for fiscal 1989. Labor opposes cuts
in Medicare.
CLEAN AIR STANDARDS— The
Brotherhood is urging support of Senate Bill
1894, the Clean Air Standards Attainment
Act of 1987. This bill provides necessary
controls on the release of pollutants into the
environment. The UBC feels that the plan
provided in S. 1894 is a well-conceived
program to combat our increasingly toxic
environment.
Top contributors
to CLIC in 1987
The following are the 12 local unions,
grouped by membership size, which contrib-
uted the most to the 1987 CLIC drive:
Locals with 1 to 50 members, top 3
L.U. 88 Montana $ 977.74
L.U. 2743 Texas 286.00
L.U. 3257 Tennessee 247.22
Locals with 51 to 250 members, top 3
L.U. 323 New York 2,421.48
L.U. 1463 Nebraska 2,349.22
L.U. 1163 New York 2,318.10
Locals with 251 to 500 members, top 3
L.U. 1024 Maryland 2,780.20
L.U. 2298 Missouri 2,034.50
L.U. 335 Michigan 1,375.56
Locals with over 501 members, top 3
L.U. 210 Connecticut 18,140,03
L.U. 964 New York 8.232.96
L.U. 745 Hawaii 6,923.89
The following are the top five local unions
contributing the largest sum:
L.U. 210 Connecticut
18,140.03
L.U. 964 New York
8,232.96
L.U. 745 Hawaii
6,023.89
L.U. 1024 Maryland
2,780.20
L.U. 323 New York
2,421.48
The following are the top five district councils
contributing the largest sum:
Metropolitan District Council.
Pennsylvania
12,737.37
Baltimore District Council,
Maryland
11.529.64
Ventura County District Council.
California
9,436.02
South Florida District Council
9,037.94
Central Indiana District Council
7,451.59
The following are the top five state councils
contributing the largest sum at an annual
convention or conference:
Washington State Council Convention
8,602.46
Minnesota State Council Convention
4,340.94
Indiana State Council Convention 4,430.00
New Jersey State Council Convention
3,825.00
Illinois State Council Convention 3,803.00
General Office expedites training iri
asbestos, hazardous waste removal
The United Brotherhood is within
weeks of finalizing training programs
on toxic waste and asbestos abatement
and removal. General President Sigurd
Lucassen recently reported to local and
council leaders.
As soon as UBC programs covering
this work are reviewed and certified by
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, the Brotherhood will begin
training instructors who will, in turn,
teach members requiring certification.
Lucassen called upon local unions
and councils to provide the General
Office with the following information
as soon as possible:
• survey data which can be used to
determine the approximate number of
workers needed in their area for asbes-
tos abatement and removal and toxic
and hazardous waste containment and
removal.
• information as to whether or not
their area has access to a facility ade-
quate for training members in asbestos
and hazardous waste abatement and
removal.
• information as to whether or not
their area has special standards' for
certification for asbestos abatement and
removal and for toxic and hazardous
waste containment and removal.
• identities of contractors in their
area wishing to participate in this spe-
cial training program.
President Lucassen has assigned
Representative William C. Goetz as a
coordinator of the training program. He
will be working with the Brotherhood's
apprenticeship and training department
and Assistant to the General President
Ed Hahn.
New Orleans Hosts
Union-Industries Show
New Orleans, often called "the city
that care forgot," will host the 1988
AFL-CIO Union-Industries Show, May
6-9, at the Rivergate Exhibition Center.
Doors open at 1 p.m. each day and
close at 10 p.m., except for the final
night, when it closes at 9 p.m. Admis-
sion is free.
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UNIOKS AND POLLING
Public opinion research is a major business in
Canada, as it is in the United States. In addition to
the Gallup Poll, there's Decima, CROP, Goldfarb
polls and others.
The best known polls are the political polls asking
voters which party or candidate they support. But
this is only a small part of the business of polling.
Most polls are never reported in the media. They
are attitude surveys or market studies regarding
Consumer preferences.
Some trade unions of Canada are now using
polls to sound out the public or their own members
as to their opinions and attitudes regarding a variety
of subjects. The teachers' union in Alberta and Brit-
ish Columbia regularly poll their memberships, we
are told. The Canadian Union of Public Employees,
the International Association of Machinists, the
United Auto Workers and the National Union of
Provincial Government Employees are some of the
unions which frequently conduct opinion surveys.
One poll in Ontario showed that the general pub-
lic wants to outlaw strikebreaking. Many right-wing
lobby groups like the National Citizens Coalition
and reactionary "think tanks" like the Fraser Insti-
tute want politicians and the public to believe that
the public really wants less government and less
regulation. The truth is very different, but, without
professional polling results, union members might
not learn the facts.
FEDERAL AID FOR DAY CARE
The federal government unveiled in December a
$4.1 billion national day care program designed to
double to more than 400,000 the number of places
for children in the next seven years and give par-
ents tax breaks. Health Minister Jake Epp said
$2.28 billion of the funds would be spent on non-
profit day care facilities in Canada's 10 provinces,
with the federal government picking up 75% of
costs and the provinces the rest.
In Canada, as in the United States, there has
been a rapid rise in the number of working mothers.
In 1976, fewer than one-third of mothers with chil-
dren under 3 had jobs; today the number is well
over one-half while it is two-thirds for mothers with
older children.
Canada already has many more programs for
families with children than does the U.S. A "baby
bonus" provides monthly payments of nearly $300
to all families with children under 18, and tax de-
ductions for child-care expenses were raised re-
cently. Government unemployment insurance pro-
vides maternity benefits of up to 60% of previous
income for a 1 5-week period before and after child-
birth. Under another program, the federal and pro-
vincial governments subsidize day care for low-in-
come families. And, also unlike the U.S., the
Canadian federal and provincial governments sup-
port a universal health care system.
The new child-care plan calls for tax adjustments
to provide still more relief for middle-income work-
ing parents, especially those with children under 6,
and a small tax brak for families with mothers who
choose to stay at home. It also provides for a $75-
million fund for research and development on spe-
cial child-care problems faced by shift workers and
rural and native-American parents. Some additional
money will go for programs to train child-care work-
ers.
TEN-YEAR PLAN ON TOXICS
The Niagara River flows from Lake Erie into Lake
Ontario. The famous falls are more or less midway.
The river is a major source of drinking water for
both Canadians and Americans.
The shores are heavily industrialized, particularly
on the American side, and more than 3,000 pounds
of toxic chemicals enter the river each day from
industries, municipalities and leaking hazardous
waste dump sites, such as the notorious Love
Canal.
Last year officials from the two federal govern-
ments and New York and Ontario agreed on a 10-
year program to cut the amount of chemicals in half
by 1997. The program will complement work al-
ready under way through the Great Lakes Water
Ouality Agreement to restore water quality of the
river.
PROTECTING WATERFOWL
The Canadian and U.S. governments have
agreed to protect 37 species of waterfowl. The
North American Waterfowl Management Plan,
which both countries signed in 1986 and which has
labor's support, sets guidelines for preserving wa-
terfowl habitats and limiting hunting. The plan calls
for an increase in breeding ducks from 31 million to
62 million and of migrating birds from 62 million to
100 million. To accomplish these goals the program
hopes to raise $1 .5 billion in public and private
funds over 1 5 years for purchase or other protec-
tion of wetlands.
JOINT POLLUTION EFFORTS
Canadian and American scientists are making a
multimillion-dollar study of the St. Clair, St. Marys
and Detroit Rivers and of Lake St. Clair. It is re-
ported to be the most extensive such study of
waterways pollution in history.
It began in 1984 and will include 150 separate
surveys of the effects of toxic chemicals on ducks,
fish and clams. It is sponsored jointly by both fed-
eral governments and the governments of Ontario,
Michigan and Detroit.
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CARPENTER
nppREiiTicESHip & TRmninc
1988 Conference
begins May 9
"Union Training Environment" is tlie
theme for this year's Carpentry Training
Conference scheduled for May 9-13 at the
Hilton Plaza Inn in Kansas City, Mo. Topics
included in this year's agenda are flexibility
in training, scholarship loan agreements,
intent to hire, development/servicing, intake
and pre-apprenticeship. unity/mobility and
national standards revisions.
There will be panel discussions on these
topics during the course of the conference,
according to First General Vice President
John Pruitt. Approximately 300 delegates
are expected at the 1988 conference.
Navy yard grads
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Local 2250 honors its new journeymen
'^ f^ ^ n -n
Journeyman certificates were presented to Local 2250, Red Hank, N.J.. apprentices upon
llw completion of their training. They were John Franl<. Steven Chnilli, Michael Burke
and Paul Gulleher (both named top fourth-year apprentices). Ken Hofer, Michael Gib-
son, Nick Cosenlino, Joseph Baldanza, Michael Burke and George Andres.
Casey Reilly and Stephen Staiib were
named top first-year apprentices out of
their class.
Ken Rusin, left, top second-year appren-
tice, and Joseph Arneth, right, top third-
year apprentice.
Willie Marshall, president. Local 1086
Portsmouth-Norfolk iNavy Yard), Va.
cently presented
R.E. Kamerling,
above, and Jessie
L. Rhodes Jr.,
right, with plaques
upon their recent
graduation. Both
were recognized as
honor graduates.
Rhodes and Ka-
merling were
trained in maritime
carpentry.
Tops in Alberta
Dave McClen-
aghan. Millwright
Local 1975, Cal-
gary, Alta., was re-
cently named top
apprentice of both
his local and the
province of Al-
berta. He is shown
here with his award
for 1987.
Local 24 honors 22 graduating apprentices
Local 24, Cheshire, Conn., recently honored its 22 graduating apprentices. Shown here
are, front, Salvatore Monarca, coordinator. Kevin Kileen, Joseph Tomasino, Stephanie
Hardy, Angela DeFilippo, Gar,' Norniandin and Louis Coavito. instructor.
Standing, Eddy Robinson, David Giinn, Richard DiNinno, John Morasutti. Richard
Kontout, Paul Ford. Ronald Ferguson, Vincent Matthews, David Porto. Patrick Bossi,
John Schlander, William Hannon, Instructor Francis Marino and Jeff Brady.
Not available for the photograph were Kevin Andrews, Darrel Gary, Christopher
McCarty and Steve Tomaselli.
MAY 1988
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General President Sigurd Lueassen and officers of the Cliicago and Northeast Illinois Council, front row. with the new graduates.
201 graduates in Chicago and Northeast Illinois Council
"He who has a trade has an estate," was the theme of the 16th
annual apprentice graduation sponsored by the Apprenticeship
and Training Program of the Chicago and Northeast Illinois District
Council. Over 1200 participated in the event, including leaders of
the construction industry, education and labor as well as the
graduating apprentices and their guests.
President George Vest Jr. . of the Chicago and Northeast District
Council, and Richard Pepper, representing contractors, chairman
of the program's trustees, presided at the distribution of the
certificates testifying to the skills of the new carpenters.
Graduating in the class of 1987 were Martin Aguilera. 13,
Chicago; Steven W. Allen, 242, Chicago; John W. Asbach. 181,
Chicago; Darryl K. Atkins. 1. Chicago; Cardell Banks. 13. Chicago;
Mark G. Bartos, 242, Chicago; James R. Beard. 839. Des Plaines;
William G. Becker, 141, Chicago; Bruce E. Bierut, 181, Chicago;
Daniel P. Biggane, 13. Chicago; Michael J. Bizjack, 1027, Chicago;
Barry D. Bleavings, 54, Chicago; Thomas A. Blecha, 1185,
Chicago; John Bock, 250, Waukegan; Leslie K. Borum. 62,
Chicago; Robert A. Brazzale, 1027, Chicago; Barbara A. Browne.
10, Chicago; Kevin E. Brown. 839. Des Plaines; Allen R. Bruno,
558, Elmhurst; John R. Bryant, 1027. Chicago; Russell O. Bubloni.
1, Chicago; Dennis M. Baxbaum, 272, Chicago; Jorge R. Carmona.
10, Chicago; Terry L. Carr. 272, Chicago; Nathaniel Carter, 62.
Chicago; Thomas M. Chirillo, 54, Chicago; Kevin B. Choate,
1185, Chicago; William D. CoUings, 1693; Chicago; Gerard C.
Cooper. 13, Chicago; David M. Cordon. 181. Chicago; Robert M.
Cosenza, 272, Chicago; Edward M. Cosgrove Jr., 54, Chicago;
Steve J. Cronin. 141, Chicago; Daniel F. Cummane, 1889, Down-
er's Grove; Maurice R. Davenport, 58. Chicago; Michael R.
Degnan, 13, Chicago; John A. Demitropoulos. 58. Chicago; Clifford
J. Dietz, 80, Chicago; Allen J. Dituri, 141, Chicago; Robert A.
Dobbert, 250. Waukegan; Stanley G. Dolasinski, 58, Chicago;
Todd L. Dominski, 434, Chicago; Thomas M. Donegan. 54,
Chicago; Clifford O. Donovan, 1 185, Chicago; Joseph M. Doolan,
13, Chicago; George J. Dratewski, 1027, Chicago; John R. Drazal.
1, Chicago; Bradley Duba. 250. Waukegan. Peter J. Eberhard.
250, Waukegan; Joseph A. Eberle, 1027. Chicago; Robert C.
Engefthaler, 10, Chicago; John L. Exe, 1027. Chicago; Timothy
E. Fallucca, 1 185, Chicago; David V. Fink. 1 185, Chicago; Michael
N. Fisch, 62, Chicago; Arnold Ford, 1539, Chicago; Michael P.
Fournier, 10, Chicago; Sean R. Frank, 141, Chicago; Rod Dale
Frilschie, 250. Waukegan; Michael M. Gallagher, 141, Chicago;
Anthony Giammarino, 1027, Chicago; Martin Giarelli, 250, Wau-
kegan; Anthony Gilyard, 141. Chicago; Michael A. Glomski 58,
Chicago; Terry A. Gloss. 839, Des Plaines; Richard J. Gorniak,
1185, Chicago; Gail A. Gragido. 1, Chicago; Daniel P. Grimes,
80, Chicago; Ronald W. Grippo. 1185, Chicago; Gary S. Grossi,
434. Chicago; Arthur P. Gutierrez. 13, Chicago; Joseph E. Gy-
selinck. 181. Chicago; Kevin J. Haff, 10, Chicago; Peter G. Hanke,
54. Chicago; Paul H. Harvey. 141. Chicago; John W. Heidinger,
434. Chicago; Robert P. Helkowski. 250, Waukegan; James T.
Hennigan, 13, Chicago; Michael J. Hopper. 13, Chicago; Donald
J. Howe, 839, Des Plaines; James A. Hunter, 1027, Chicago;
Robert W. Irey, 1027. Chicago; Alvin Jackson, 13, Chicago;
Michael Jajich. 80, Chicago; Robert G. Jenkins, 1185, Chicago;
George Joachim, 1889, Downer's Grove; Alvin L. Johnson, 272,
Chicago Heights; David W. Johnson. 80. Chicago; John G. John-
son, 58, Chicago; Robert Johnson III, 80. Chicago; Charles W.
Jones. 141, Chicago; Holly Jones, 58, Chicago; Peter J. Jurich,
13, Chicago; Mark A. Kaider. 1027. Chicago; Michael R. Karman,
839, Des Plaines; Paul J. Karpen. 1. Chicago; Steven W. Kay, 58,
Chicago; F.M. Kirby, 434, Chicago; Edward J. Kruit, 181, Chicago;
Michael C. Kruvalis, 1185. Chicago; Dennis F. Kuzel, 141,
Chicago; Kevin W. Lamphere, 58, Chicago; Jeffrey R. Larson,
839. Des Plaines; Nick Laterza, 80, Chicago; David G. Lauter-
milch. 1889, Downer's Grove; Melvin G. Lee, 62. Chicago; Joseph
A. Leganski, 54, Chicago; Lorin M. Licke, 1307, Evanston;
Gregory P. Lietz, 1889, Downer's Grove; Jack D. Loris, 54,
Chicago; Philip Martin Losos, 10, Chicago; William T. Lyman,
1 185, Chicago; Gary B. Lynn. 839. Des Plaines; George A. Lyons,
62 Chicago; Richard P. Marciss, 80, Chicago; Stanley J. Martenson,
1, Chicago; Jerry W. McGowan, 1693. Chicago; John T. McMahon,
13, Chicago; Shawn McPartland.434, Chicago; Anthony V. Medina
558, Elmhurst; Ralph Mejias. 13. Chicago; Ronald W. Merritt,
1185, Chicago; Robert E. Miller, 1, Chicago; Shawn C. Morris,
1889, Downer's Grove; Jose Moreno Jr., 13. Chicago; David E.
Morgan, 13, Chicago; Edward Morris, 181, Chicago; Lauren D.
Mosley. 10. Chicago; Michael T. Mueller. 1889, Downer's Grove;
Daniel Y. Nelson, 181, Chicago; David R. Newell. 58, Chicago;
Mark J. O'Connor, 10, Chicago; James P. Oliver. 80, Chicago;
Keith B. Oliver. 141. Chicago; Jack A. Overbeek. 272. Chicago
Heights; Michael A. Palazzolo. 54. Chicago; Christopher L.
Pasowicz, 1, Chicago; Brian R. Peary, 1027, Chicago; Edward P.
Peddle, 250, Waukegan; David J. Pedersen, 242, Chicago; Curtis
C. Pergler, 1889, Downer's Grove; George R. Pero, 272. Chicago
Heights; Stanley Pierce. 13. Chicago; Wayne Pilat. 58. Chicago;
Jan C. Plettau, 1, Chicago; Kenneth Prince, I, Chicago; William
H. Proctor, 839, Des Plaines; Joseph A. Quattrochi, 1. Chicago;
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CARPENTER
Jeffrey A. Radtke, 250. Waukegan; Joseph F. Reyna, 13. Chicago;
James M. Rivard, 58. Chicago; David K. Robertson, 1539. Chicago;
Scott F. Robertson. 1539. Chicago; Samuel S. Robinson. 141.
Chicago; Edward V. Roden, 1027. Chicago; Timothy M. Rogala,
839. Des Plaines; Noel Ruiz Jr., 1. Chicago; Robert W. Ruschke.
1889. Downer's Grove; Michael J. Ryan, 13. Chicago; John P.
Sabbia, 54. Chicago; David R. Santarelli, 1027, Chicago; James
R. Scara. 1693, Chicago; Robert L. Scott, 199, Chicago; Wayne
M. Scott. 1693, Chicago; David P. Seng, 58, Chicago; Daniel M.
Sexton, 13. Chicago; David J. Shaffer. 1693. Chicago; Kevin A.
Shuttleworth. 58. Chicago; Keith J. Silverman. 1307, Evanston.
Scott W. Skala. 1889, Downer's Grove; John F. Simmons, 250,
Waukegan; Reed R. Skembare. 62. Chicago; Jeffrey A. Spasari.
13, Chicago; Ralf H. Sperner, 558, Elmhurst; Edward Starzynski
Jr., 1185, Chicago; Raymond L. Steele, 199, Chicago; Michael A,
Stefely, 839. Des Plaines; James L. Stoesser. 558, Elmhurst:
Myron C. Stokes, 199, Chicago; Ernest Stone Jr.. 1, Chicago;
Curtis Streeter, 13. Chicago; Robert W, Swegie, 80. Chicago;
Frederick Sykes, 62, Chicago; Ray S. Szalko, 141, Chicago;
Andrew J. Szimon. 58. Chicago; Richard T. Teresiak. 10. Chicago;
Paul W. Tockey. 1307. Evanston; David A. Tucek, 1. Chicago;
EricR. Venstrom, 10, Chicago; Thomas J. Verdone, 1693. Chicago:
Timothy R. Voss. 434, Chicago; Frank E. Wahlen, 141. Chicago;
Calvin E. Walker, 13, Chicago; Dwayne C. Walker, 1 185, Chicago;
Bill Ward, 272, Chicago Heights; James L. Waterloo, 58, Chicago;
Patrick J. Witt. 1693. Chicago; Richard R. Wood. 434. Chicago:
Theresa J. Young. 62. Chicago: Robert J. Zalokar, 1, Chicago;
and Albert S. Zaniolo. 1307, Evanston.
Recent graduates in Madison, New Jersey Elmira graduate
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Graduating apprentices of Local 620, Madison. N.J., were presented with their jour-
neyman certificates at the local's Christmas party, last December. Shown here are new
journeymen: front, Fridtjov Severud, Steven Jastrabeck. Thai Doan. Michael Firoilli,
Robert John Brown, Michael Salerno and David Walter.
Back row, Ronald Grochocki, Carl Klaus, James Schoenberg. Charles Siemer, Richard
Lurz. Mark Tiefau and Brian Black.
Those not pictured but receiving certificates were Robert J. Anerdson Jr., Kevin
Bendel. Robert Blair, Scott Gilpin. Dennis Huh and Richard Lurz.
John Spoule, Local 532. Elmira, N.Y.. was
recently presented with his journeyman's
certificate after completing his apprentice-
ship training. Shown here are Dave Stew-
art, recording secretary. Spoule and Ken
Brenza, vice president.
BE&K Campaign
Continued from Page 9
On March 19, 10,000 workers rallied to
hear presidential candidate Jesse Jack-
son and labor officials address the threat
to fair work and living standards posed
by the USS-POSCO project and the
joint-venture's use of BE&K, BE&K
has been beset by problems on the job
and the aggressive labor campaign has
effectively challenged the company at
every turn.
While workers rallied against BE&K
in California, Brotherhood members in
Maine picketed and handbilled the 38th
annual Open House of the University
of Maine's Pulp and Paper Foundation
which was attended by 300 paper in-
dustry producers and suppliers. The
gathering at the university was targeted
because of BE&K's participation in the
ceremonies. The annual meeting fea-
tured the opening of the university's
pulp and paper pilot project, which
included a paper machine which was
constructed in part by BE&K. The
demonstration was intended to call at-
tention to the fact that while BE&K
was donating money to a state institu-
tion, it was engaging in strikebreaking
at International Paper's mill in Jay.
Maine.
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for 'Close-Call Paul'
To former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas,
a landslide is the 5,645-vote margin
ttiat re-elected film in 1980 out of
207,887 votes cast. He was already
known as "Close-Call Paul" even
before that.
He first v\/on his congressional seat
in a special election in April 1976 over
Bob Gammage. The following No-
vember, Gammage turned the tables,
beating Paul by 236 out of 193,000
votes cast. Two years later, Paul won
back the seat by only 1,056 out of
107,436 votes cast.
So, adding it all up (not counting
the special election) three elections
in which Paul was a candidate were
settled by an aggregate 6,937 votes
out of 608,423 votes cast.
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Criminal charges against contractor
in Bridgeport lift-slab tragedy
Federal criminal charges are being
asked against one of the subcontractors
on the Bridgeport. Conn., apartment
complex that collapsed last April killing
28 Hardhats and injuring 10 others.
OSHA has requested the Justice De-
partment to consider charges against
Texstar Construction Corp. of San An-
tonio, against which the federal agency
has already proposed a $2.5 million fine
for safety violations involving its lift-
slab method of construction.
In lift-slab, concrete floor slabs are
poured one on top of the other and then
lifted into place. In construction of the
twin towers of L'Ambiance Plaza, the
towers collapsed, OSHA said, because
the heavy slabs were lifted into place
without adequate bracing, lifting jacks
weren't secured, and two support col-
umns were removed from the original
building design, increasing the stress
placed on the lifting system.
A quick response on OSHA's request
is not expected since the department is
noted for its foot dragging.
Connecticut prosecutors refused to
file criminal charges in the tragedy be-
cause there was "no sufficient basis to
warrant it," said state attorney John
Kelly. State law requires officials to
prove beyond a reasonable doubt that
"gross deviation from a reasonable per-
son's standard of conduct" led to a
crime.
Department of Labor Solicitor George
Salem nevertheless decided to make
the request to the Justice Department,
and said that Connecticut's decision
not to prosecute was "irrelevant" to
the federal government's analysis of the
evidence, OSHA and the National Bu-
reau of Standards conducted the inves-
tigation.
A spokesman for Texstar said the
OSHA request was "unwarranted" be-
cause it was based on a federal inves-
tigation he called "inconclusive and
incomplete."
Attention also is being focused on
the Bridgeport tragedy from another
direction. Senator Lowell Weicker (R-
Conn.), a member of the Senate Labor
and Human Resources Committee, said
he would address the tragedy in over-
sight hearings. Further, Weicker has
introduced a bill to set up a trust fund,
financed from fines levied by OSHA,
for injured workers as well as the fam-
ilies of killed workers.
S 2086 is "ground-breaking." ac-
cording to a Weicker aide, because the
OSHA penalties collected customarily
go to the U.S. Treasury, not to com-
pensate victims' families.
Safety violations charged in death
of member on Cobo Hall piling job
Millgard Corp. of Livonia. Mich.,
was recently cited by the Michigan
Department of Labor for two safety
violations in the collapse of a fabricated,
load test box that broke apart at Cobo
Hall in Detroit and killed foreman Pete
Lavin, a company employee and mem-
ber of Carpenters Local 118.
Each citation carries a $400 fine,
which is the maximum penalty allow-
able for a "serious violation" of the
state construction code. The company
is appealing.
According to an investigation by the
construction safety division of the de-
partment's Bureau of Safety and Reg-
ulation, Millgard violated a general duty
standard, in using improper welds on
the box. and a barricading standard,
which calls for erected barriers to keep
workers out from under the box.
According to Joe Wrzesinski, chief
of the construction safety division, the
citation regarding improper welds did
not include any specifics, only that by
the box breaking loose were there
grounds for a citation.
The box was fabricated to load-test
piles driven into the soil for the expan-
sion project's foundation. The piles are
tested for sinkage before the foundation
is set. When loaded, the box was filled
with nearly 400 tons of slag.
When the box broke, the gravel-sized
slag nearly emptied. Lavin and other
workers were in the immediate area.
The slag caught and buried Lavin, but
other workers escaped uninjured. It
took the other workers 20 minutes to
dig Lavin out. He was pronounced dead
on arrival at a local hospital.
The second violation occurred when,
according to investigation statements,
workers admitted going under the box
to check load test gauges on the day of
the collapse.
"Serious" penalties originally were
$1,000 each, but have been winnowed
down by a variety of reasons over the
years, said Wrzesinski.
The maximum state fine is $10,000
for willful safety violations that result
in a fatality, but even that fine can be
lessened by mitigating circumstances.
26
CARPENTER
Retirees
Notebook
A periodic report on the activities
of UBC Retiree Clubs and the com-
ings and goings of individual retirees.
Credit union leader
Manitoba retiree
Al Staley. former 10th District board
member is active in retirement as an offi-
cer of the Victoria, B.C. Labour Council
Credit Union — Assets for the credit union
now total over $3.5 million, as it marks its
40th anniversary.
On January 22, members oj Local 2612,
Lumber and Sawmill workers, Abitibi-
Prince. Pine Falls, Manitoba, gathered to
honor Henry McCauley upon his retire-
ment after 31 years "in the bush." Mc-
Cauley was presented with a local, hand-
made wooden clock to commemorate the
occasion. He is the fourth member to re-
tire in recent months and the first one ever
from the local's sector.
The members of Local 2612 wish Mc-
Cauley ' 'ambe gish mino seyan e kikiski to
yan Kitano Kiwin." which means in the
native Saidt eu.x language, "good luck on
your retirement."
Shown making the presentation is Gor-
don Asmundson. president.
Club One members active in community
Shown heie aie the membeis of Club I, Rose\ille Calif, active m union and commu-
nity affairs. They ate Mina L\man Leonaid Lvman Elwood Cupps, Emily Van Vleet,
Robert Blake, Elsie Willis, Irene Hay, Carolyn Lorenson, Mary Ellen Johnson, Virginia
West, Helen McGuire. James West, Jack Davis. Maiy Davis, Loyd Van Vleet, LaVere
Leighty, Marie Blake, Donna Cupps, Monroe Hay and Marie Kramer.
Members not present are Joseph Beeson, Carl Isaacson, Karl Kubik, Burns Lamb and
Maxine McCormack.
Macon retirees celebrate centennial
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Labor News
Roundup
Top contractors
get six-digit
wages and bonuses
Average total compensation for pres-
idents of construction firms reporting
over $100 million in revenues was
$243,766, led only by the board chairman,
which reported an average total compen-
sation of $388,035.
The 1988 edition of the PAS-FMI Ex-
ecutive Compensation Survey For Con-
tractors details the salaries, bonuses,
benefits and perquisites currently paid to
executives in construction firms . . . from
president through general superintendent
and controller. The survey breaks down
the information for each position by type
of firm, type of construction performed,
revenue size, geographic location and
more.
In all responding firms paying execu-
tives both salaries and bonuses, the av-
erage total compensation for presidents
is $153,253. The most popular perk re-
mains the company car, with 88% of the
firms providing the benefit. Professional
dues (81%) and club memberships (59%)
followed as the next popular perks.
Developers provided the highest total
compensation for presidents averaging
$182,569 followed closely by construc-
tion management firms at $170,919. Elec-
trical, mechanical, other specialty, and
general contractors were clustered be-
tween $131,317 and $159,399. Building
contractors reported the highest average
base salary at $106,173 with municipal
contractors at the low end with $101,297.
The 1988 Executive Compensation
Survey For Contractors is an annual
publication of PAS-Personnel Adminis-
tration Services, Inc. in cooperation with
FMl. The 4th annual survey is over 100
pages of detail covering compensation
on 2,500 construction executives in over
275 firms.
Chinese firm lifts
profits by cutting worl(ing
hours
One of the first factories to abolish
China's six-day working week says it
enjoys higher profits as well as happier
workers, the official New China News
Agency, said recently.
A traditional medicine factory in
Chungking, southwest China, slashed its
week from six eight-hour days to five of
six hours a year ago and productivity and
quality soared.
Demoralized workers used to sleep on
the job, waste time and even threatened
to strike under the old system. But output
is now up 40% and profits have risen by
more than half, the agency quoted factory
officials as saying.
"People can be energetic only for a
few hours at a time," plant director Liu
Zhongchao said.
"People drop off, like an arrow at the
end of its flight. Why not shorten the
working hours to stimulate worker in-
centive?"
Most workers in China's state-run fac-
tories and offices work a compulsory six
days with few holidays.
Poll shows nuclear
energy growth
predicted by public
According to a new Gallup poll, 77%
of the American public believe nuclear
energy will be an important factor in
meeting the country's future electricity
needs, and 75% believe that the nation's
need for nuclear energy will increase in
the years ahead.
The poll found also that 59% of the
public favors the use of more nuclear
energy if it will reduce our dependence
on foreign oil, while 32% expressed the
opposing viewpoint. And 67% believe
that nuclear energy is a good or realistic
choice as an energy source for large-
scale use.
Illegal immigrants
lower pay of
legal immigrants
Illegal aliens are depressing wages and
worsening working conditions for legal
immigrants and native Americans in low-
skilled and low wage jobs, the U.S.
General Accounting Office in Washing-
ton said in a recent report.
The report, citing empirical data and
several case studies, said both U.S. -born
and legally documented immigrants are
being hurt, especially those working as
janitors and farm and food processing
workers. It went on to identify restau-
rants and companies producing auto parts,
shoes and clothing as others that often
employ illegal ahens.
The willingness of illegal aliens to work
in low-skilled jobs for less than the min-
imum wage in those industries has de-
pressed wages and benefits for compa-
rable native and legal immigrant workers.
But, according to the report, it also found
that the low wages paid to illegal aliens
allow some of the businesses to grow or
survive foreign competition, indirectly
expanding job opportunities and wages
for higher-skilled workers in the same
trades.
Without a pool of flexible illegal im-
migrants willing to work at sewing ma-
chines in high-fashion garment plants or
as shoemakers, many companies would
shut down or move out of the country,
states the GAO.
Newspaper Guild's
retiring president
hits union busters
After 32 years with the Newspaper
Guild and 18 years as its president, 64-
year old Charles Perlik is taking a slightly
early retirement. According to Perlik, it
is the worst of times for unions and the
best of times for him to end his career
in the labor-management struggle.
Employers have been emboldened by
an anti-union spirit that has gripped the
nation since President Reagan broke the
air traffic controllers union and adversely
influenced the National Labor Relations
Board, Perlik stated.
One of the worst trends, he said, is the
use by newspaper publishers of "union
busting" law firms, which often have the
attitude that if they conclude negotiations
with a signed contract, they have failed.
Two-tier wage
plans are more
unpopular
The waning popularity of two-tier wage
plans is coming about because the schemes
have proved to be divisive among em-
ployees and, in some industries, increas-
ingly difficult for employers to stick with
in areas where labor shortages have de-
veloped, according to labor observers
interviewed by the Bureau of National
Affairs. In some cases, ernployers have
found the plans put them at a disadvan-
tage in competing for workers in a tight
labor market.
The biggest decline is in the number
of new contracts containing two-tier wage
plans rather than in the decline of existing
ones. There has been a saturation of such
plans in companies and industries that
were susceptible to them, according to
Jim Martin, professor at Wayne State
University. There is a definite trend to-
ward elimination of two-tiers altogether,
although it is not as rapid as the non-
growth.
Court rules OSHA
doesn't need warrant
to inspect records
An OSHA compliance officer does not
have to obtain a warrant or subpoena in
order to inspect an employer's record of
workplace injuries and illnesses during a
plant inspection spurred by an employ-
ee's complaint to OSHA, according to a
recent decision by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
This decision was based upon the fact
that OSHA^s need for the information
outweighs the "minimal" intrusion on an
employer's privacy interests when OSHA
compels disclosure of workplace injury
and illness records during an otherwise
valid plant inspection.
28
CARPENTER
The talh about radou
and whaVs behind it
Not every home has a problem, but the
radon level should be checked in some areas
For the past few months we have
been warned of the hazards of radon
through the news media. Companies
have marketed radon tests which range
in price from $10 to $50. In the next
two months we would like to. hopefully,
clear up and answer some of the ques-
tions which have gone unanswered dur-
ing this "radon scare."
Medical studies have linked radon
exposure to cancer. The link dates back
to when a strong correlation was ob-
served between the number of lung
cancer cases among uranium miners
and their higher-than-normal exposure
to radon in underground mines.
Radon has always been present in
the geological environment and has long
been known to be a major source of
naturally occurring radiation to which
humans are exposed. However, it is the
level of radon exposure which is of
concern.
Since the discovery in recent years
of homes in New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania containing extremely high levels
of radon, scientists have been taking a
closer look at the impact of radon on
the health of residents of homes con-
taminated with radon.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and the Centers for Disease
Control estimate that between 5,000 to
20,000 lung cancer deaths per year are
radon-induced. This compares to 1 10,500
lung cancer deaths each year attributed
to smoking. Much of the past research
on radon-induced lung cancer is related
to experiences of uranium miners. Re-
searchers continue to study the health
effects of radon on residents of homes.
Radon is a radioactive gas which
occurs in nature. You cannot see it,
smell it or taste it. It comes from the
natural breakdown (radioactive decay)
of uranium and it can be found in high
concentrations in soils and rocks con-
taining uranium. Radon may also be
found in soils contaminated with certain
types of industrial wastes, such as the
byproducts from uranium or phosphate
mining.
In outdoor air, radon is diluted to
such low concentrations that it is usu-
ally nothing to worry about. It becomes
harmful when it is allowed to accumu-
late in an enclosed space, such as a
home. Indoor levels depend both on a
building's construction and the concen-
tration of radon in the underlying soil.
The only known health effect asso-
ciated with exposure to elevated levels
of radon is an increased risk of devel-
oping lung cancer. And, not everyone
exposed to elevated levels of radon will
develop lung cancer. The time between
exposure and the onset of the disease
may be many years. The risk of devel-
oping lung cancer depends upon the
concentration of radon and the length
of time you are exposed.
For example, a slightly elevated ra-
don level, for a long time may present
a greater risk of developing lung cancer
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than exposure to a significantly elevated
level for a short time. In general, risk
increases as the level of radon and the
length of exposure increase.
Radon, itself, naturally breaks down
and forms radioactive decay products.
As you breathe, the radon decay prod-
ucts can become trapped in your lungs.
As these decay products break down
further, they release small bursts of
energy which can damage lung tissue
and lead to lung cancer.
It has what is known as a "half-life"
of 3.8 days. This means that if a con-
tainer is filled with pure radon, half of
it will decay in 3.8 days; half of what
is remaining will be gone in another 3.8
days.
Not every home has a problem with
radon. But at the present, no one knows
which houses have a problem and which
do not. Authorities studying the prob-
lem are not even sure which areas of
the country are naturally high in radon.
Although radon has always been
present in the air, concern about ele-
vated indoor concentrations first arose
in the late 1960s when homes were
found in the West that had been built
with materials contaminated by waste
from uranium mines. Only recently have
authorities become aware that houses
in various parts of the country may
have high indoor radon levels caused
by natural deposits of uranium in the
soil on which they are built.
Since radon is a gas, it can move
through small spaces in the soil and
rock on which a house is built. It can
seep into a home through dirt floors,
cracks in concrete floors and walls, floor
drains, sumps, joints and tiny cracks or
pores in hollow-block walls.
Radon can also enter water within
private wells and be released into a
home when the water is used. Usually,
radon is not a problem with large com-
munity water supplies, where it would
likely be released into the outside air
Continued on Page 38
MAY 1988
29
GOSSIP
SEND YOUR FAVORITES TO:
PLANE GOSSIP, 101 CONSTITUTION
AVE. NW, WASH., D.C. 20001.
SORRY, BUT NO PAYMENT MADE
AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
FOREIGN MISSION
A missionary, Rev. Smithers, ar-
rived in Africa and sent a telegram
to his vj\ie. By mistal<e, it was de-
livered to another Mrs. Smithers,
whose husband had died the day
before. She read: "Arrived safely
this morning. The heat is awful."
DON'T BUY L-P
DINING OUT
Angry Husband; If you don't have
dinner ready in 10 minutes, I'm
going to a restaurant.
Wife: Just wait five minutes.
Husband: Will it be ready then?
Wife: No, but I'll be ready to go with
you.
Globe
USE UNION SERVICES
GARDEN GROWTH
We noticed a couple in an
amusement park wearing T-shirts
labeled, "Russell." The four small
children following had T-shirts that
read "Russell's Sprouts."
—Globe
POLITICIANS
My friend Myron was doing some
traveling in cannibal country and
came across a cafeteria deep in
the jungle.
A sign advertised fried mission-
ary for $3, boiled hunter for $4,
sauteed safari guide for $5 and
baked politician for $15. Myron
asked why the politicians were so
expensive. The cook replied: "Did
you ever try to clean one of 'em?"
Globe
ADOPT A LUMBER COMPANY
FALSE ARREST
Bill: Did you hear they arrested a
man at the coffee shop for paying
with a counterfeit bill?
Joe: What did he have?
Bill: Decaffeinated coffee with imi-
tation cream and artificial sweet-
ener.
Joe: Seems fair.
Farmer's Digest
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A Texan and a New Yorker were
discussing the relative merits of
their respective climates.
"Down where I live," said the
Texan, "we grew a pumpkin so big
that when we cut it my wife used
one-half of it as a cradle to rock the
baby."
The New Yorker smiled. "Why,
my dear fellow," said he, "that's
nothing at all. A few days ago, right
in New York City, three full-grown
policemen were found asleep on
one beat."
Nancy's Norisense!
THIS MONTH'S LIMERICK
The bustard's an exquisite fowl.
With minimal reason to growl;
He escapes what would be
illegitimacy
By grace of a fortunate vowel.
— Deanne Evans
Huntington Beach, Calif.
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WEIGH TO GO!
A dieter stepped off the bathroom
scale and groaned.
"What's the matter, honey?" her
husband asked.
"I'm almost down to what I didn't
want to get up to," she said.
Nancy's Nonsense!
REGISTER AND VOTE
WHITE LIE
After his speech before a civic
organization, a very diplomatic
speaker was approached by a little
white-haired woman who told him
how much she enjoyed his talk.
"I take the liberty to speak to
you," she said, "because you told
us you love old ladies."
"I do, I do," was the gallant reply.
"I also like them your age."
Nancy's Nonsense
STAY IN GOOD STANDING
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
When we were paying our bill in
a restaurant, my fiusband showed
the cashier our senior citizens card.
She said that she could not give us
a discount because the card had
expired.
"What's wrong?" my husband
asked. "Do you think we've gotten
younger since we received the
card?"
Nancy's Nonsense
BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER
TEACHER KNOWS
Teacher: John you copied answers
from Joan during the test yesterday,
didn't you?
John: Yes, but how did you find
ouf?
Teacher: Joan's answer to number
10 says, "I don't know," and yours
says "I don't either."
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irolEierhood
A gallery of pictures showing, some of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received pins for years of service in the union.
ITHACA, N.Y.
On Saturday, October 24, 1987, tollowing
the annual awards banquet, members of Local
60 and their guests witnessed the presentation
of service pins to members with 20 years or
more of service to the Brotherhood. The
evening concluded with a dance at the Ithaca
Moose Club. Presenting the service pins was
Arthur L. Baker, Local 603 business
representative.
Picture No. 1: 50-year members honored,
front, James Krizek, 62 years and Frank Muzzy,
50 years.
Back row, Reino Hill, 51 years; Jerry Kunz,
52 years; Francis Williams, 50 years and
Edward F. Murphy, 50 years.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members include Paul
R. Morris, 48 years; Walter Lindstrom, 47
years; Robert Marshall, 45 years and George
Pine, 46 years.
Picture No. 3: 40-year members honored
were, front, Franklin Howser, Walter
Komaromi, James McBurney and Sam
Matychak, all 41 -year members.
Back row, Lee Teeter, 41 years; Eugene H.
Roe, 42 years; William Hertel, 40 years and
Henry Teeter, 41 years.
Picture No. 4: Members honored for 35
years of service were, front, Richard Rumsey,
37 years; Arne E. Louko, 36 years; Arthur
Benjamin, 38 years; George Tohkanen, 36 years
and John Walters, 36 years.
Back row, Steven Gaydosh, 36 years; Edward
Boyce, 36 years; Patsy Elmo, 36 years;
Augustine Elmo, 36 years; William Johanson,
36 years; William Hall, 38 years and Charles
Ritzier, 38 years.
Picture No. 5: 30-year members were, front,
Ray Matta, 34 years; Lloyd Layaw, 31 years
and Sylvanus Chapman, 31 years.
Back row, Donald Uitti, 31 years; Harold
Stanton, 32 years; John Cundy, 30 years and
Fred Maki Sr., 33 years.
Picture No. 6: 25-year members were, front,
George Ball, 25 years; David Jones Sr., 29
years and Robert Pierce, 27 years.
Back row, Robert Cunningham, 28 years;
Andrew Fuller, 26 years and Clarence Maine, 28
years.
Not present for photo was Gerald Hendrix,
28 years.
Picture No. 7: 20-year members honored
were, front, Michael Zevetchin, 24 years;
Raymond Lupoid, 23 years; Carl Doscher, 23
years; Kenneth Hoyt, 24 years; Clarence
Matizas, 23 years and Myron Whitmore, 24
years.
Back row, Terry Fisk, 22 years; Charles
Sherman, 21 years; James Hodgson. 21 years;
Raymond Bunce, 21 years; Eugene DeLong, 22
years; Arthur L. Baker, 23 years and business
representative; Richard Berggren, 22 years;
Larry Liddington, 20 years; Paul Whitmore, 23
years and John Wilcox, 21 years.
Not present for photo were Howard Nichols
and Floyd Beebe, both 21 -year members.
Ithaca, N.Y.— Picture No. 6
Ithaca, N.Y.— Picture No. 4
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Ithiaca, N.Y.— Picture No. 7
CARPENTER
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Local 345 recently held its annual pin
presentation ceremony to honor its members.
Picture No. 1: 50-year members honored
were James A. Chrestman, George Crawford
and Frank Pitt.
Not present were L.L. O'Connor and L.N.
Williams.
Picture No. 2: Members honored for 45
years of service were W.W. Cannon, Davis
Mosley, W.F. Wells, E.L. McCall, James
Phillips, Ervin Riddle, Bert Ellis, E.L. Griggs,
B.D. Hall, E.G. Hall, Charlie Lewis, Mott Gray,
Dewel Keith, Floyd Hubbard and Joseph
Hesselbein.
Not present were James E. Dalton, William
A. Field, R.E. Gibson, Curtis D. Helums, Wilbur
Higgins, Roy C. Landers, R.C. Livingston,
Floyd Nunn, William E. Roach, Carl A. Sanford,
Carl C. Snyder and C.E. Weaver.
Picture No. 3: J.W. Kelly, E.G. Sewell and
S.L. Thompson were presented 40-year pins.
Members not present were Harvey T. Brents,
Otis Downs, James E. Hartz, Clarence Lishman,
Frank Maddox Jr., Elwood Pierce, E.L. Pitts,
W.K. Reed and Sam Tune.
Picture No. 4: James Tucker, 35-year
member.
Those not present were Saul Galloway, H.L.
Holden, J.W. Owens, William M. Robinson and
Sam M. Ward.
Picture No. 5: Felix McElhaney, 30-year pin.
Those not present were T.J. Bounds, Denver
G. Forbis, Carl Harrison, Thurston Howard,
John Sanders and Edward T. Williams.
Picture No. 6: Fred Woods Jr., 25-year
member.
Those not present were John Abbott and
Roland B. Brown.
Picture No. 7: Members honored for 20
years of service were Paul Burns, Robert E.
Burns, Dale C. Parish, Alton Farley and Roy A.
Smith.
Those not present were Morgan L. Dowdy
Jr., Billy Garrett and Robert Street.
JVlemphiis, Tenn. — Picture No. 2
HARRISBURG, PA.
At the annual Christmas meeting of Local
287, pins were presented to members having
20 years or more of service to the Brotherhood.
Pins were presented by A. Robert Losiewicz,
president, and Richard W. Martz, secretary
treasurer of the Keystone District Council and a
member of Local 287.
A 65 year member, Raymond Watson, was
honored, although he was unable to attend.
Picture No. 1:
Charles Neiman, 50-
year member.
Those unable to
attend were Paul
Kemp and Samuel A.
Stone.
Picture No. 2: 45-
Picture No. 1 year members
Memphis, Tenn. — Picture No. 1
Memphis, Tenn. — Picture No. 3
honored were, front, Lorenzo W. Anderson and
John R. Henderson Sr.
Back row, David S. Sanderson, William L.
Henderson and Robert Klick.
Those unable to attend were, Pasquale
Bracale, Harry Deibert, John J. Ebert, John A.
Swarner and William B. Thomas.
Picture No. 3: 40-year members honored
were, front, William D. White, Daniel Krehling
and Robert Hackenberger.
Back row, Charles C. Nell, Eugene Kimmel,
Leroy K. Curtier, Roy Peifer and Oliver
Nornhold.
Those unable to attend were Oscar R. Acri,
Jacque R. Creamer, Sylvester Eppley, Walter
Himes, Leon Reinhard and Alfred Rummel.
Picture No. 4: Honored for 35 years were,
front, John L. Murr Sr., Harold Harshbarger,
Lamar Minnich and George H. Wise.
Back row, Robert Gutshall, Henry W. Lewis,
Memphis, Tenn. — Picture No. 7
John E. Winters, Paul G. Geib and Walter
Fluke.
Those unable to attend were Merlin Bardell,
Marlin F. Esterline, Robert T. Evans, George H.
Harnish, Jerry Lightfoot, Clyde F. Myers, Ralph
E. Ross, James R. Smith and Charles F.
Steele.
Picture No. 5: 30-year members honored
were, front, Beverly S. Irwin, William
Ostermayer and Herbert E. Strine. Back row,
Richard Graybill, Fred S. Hiller, Wilford Sober,
Claude Morrison and Donald E. Sealover.
Those unable to attend were Henry Barnes.
Donald Gasswint, Charles L. Hann, George W.
Martin, James L. Miller Jr., Nevin L. Nailor,
Paul H. Stull and George L. Ulsh.
Picture No. 6: 25-year members were, front,
A. Robert Losiewicz.
Back row, J. Elwood Brandt, James D.
Benner and Lawrence Brandt.
Those unable to attend were Robert K.
Bassler, Henry Faul, Ralph Greiner, Christian
Hershey, J. Grover Kennedy and Lucian J.
Stutts.
Harrisburg, Pa. — Picture No. 4
MAY 1988
Harrisburg, Pa. — Picture No. 5
Harrisburg, Pa. — Picture No. 6
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©LENDALE, CALIF.
Local 563 honored 25 and 50-year members
at its 1987 Ctiristmas party.
Picture No. 1: Buddy Zappacosta, 50-year
member, center, with Financial Secretary
Steven Graves and president L.J. Simpronio.
Other 50-year members, not shown, were
Harold Kalk and John Skjegstad.
Picture No. 2: 25-year members honored
were, front, Menno Rempel, Bruce Giden and
Joe Fay.
Back row, James McPhillips, Juan Morales
and Robert Hanson.
Twenty-five year numbers not shown but
honored were William Jehue, Carl Moss, Tom
Sather and Larry Way.
Glendale,
-Picture No
Glendale, Calif.— Picture No. 2
Tulsa, OI<la.— Picture No. 2
TULSA, OKLA.
Local 943 honored its members last year at
its pin presentation ceremony.
Picture No. 1: John Shoef stall, 70-year
member.
Picture No. 2: 50-year members honored
were, front. Gene E. Anderson and Clarence
Hunt.
Back row, John Jack Clack and Simpson G.
Hill.
Those not present included Francis Croman,
Ralph H. Piper and O.A. Sheline.
Picture No. 3: 45-year members honored
were, front, Charles 0. Dawes, Leonard Baker
Jr., Cleo H. Collins and Kenneth Cummins.
Second row, Floyd Jackson, A.C. Knighten,
R.E. Owens and Millard 0. Wakeford.
Back row, Jeff Weeks, Lee L. Williams and
Walter W. White.
Those not in attendance were Abbie A.
Ashlock, Bruce Bigby, C.K. Bishop, Elmer G.
Cantrell, Howard Center, Loy E. Claypool, Sam
H. Coley, B.A. Colley, Boyd Cook, D.E. Craig,
Thomas E. Davis, R.E. Dearrington, Lewis
Elliott, Loe Faust, W.H. Flood, Melvin R.
Harkins, Tollie T. Hodge, Vern Hughes, Jack R.
Jewell, Walter L. Johnson, Bert A. Largent,
T.E. Lawrence, Howard L. Mannon, OIney H.
Perry, William Ted Pickard, C.H. Rozell, Hubert
Tracy, George H. Welker and Harold E. Wood.
Picture No. 4: 40-year members were, front,
Fred E. Lane, Walter E. Brashier and Robert F.
Campbell.
Back row. Walter Darrough and Jack H.
Peacock.
Those not in attendance were James J.
Barnett, John F. Battese, Alva Corbell, John
Cordray, Billy J. Cottrell, H.L. Daniels, Howard
Doerflinger, George W. Dunagan, Rolin M.
Fields, William E. Holderman, Bonnie Lemons,
Luther E. Martin, C,B. Pack, Clarence R. Pack,
Obed W. Patty, Lawrence R. Plummer, Carl J.
Schlosser, J.B. Stevens, B.F. Thomason, Joe
S. Toney and J.V. Updike.
Picture No. 5: Curtis L. Jones, 35-year
Picture No. 1
member.
Those not present
included William R.
Ashmore and Wayne
Picture No. 5 Freeburg.
Picture No. 6: Members honored for 30
years of service were, front, James P.
Andrews, Elmer N. Dinsmore and John L.
Arnall.
Second row, Warren C. Davis, Marion F.
Breshears and John A. (Jack) Giesen.
Third row, Frank L. Parnell, John Still and
Wilbert R. Welty.
Those not in attendance were Don Berry, Ted
L. Biggs Sr., Charles M. Casey, Erban L.
Dampf, Dennis W. Edwards, T.J. Gowen,
Kenneth Gragg, Ola B. Hammett, David L.
McCord, Virgil McNeil, Leonard A. Morrison,
Arnold D. Nix, Harland J. Seabolt, Tracy Titus,
M.C. Vandertord, John K. Wilson Jr., Eurvin E.
Smith, John F. Still and Sumner L. Voyles.
Picture No. 7: Albert Ray Patterson and
Dewey G. Applegate were honored for 25 years.
Those not in attendance were Brownie Berry,
William L. Couch, George R. Davis, W. Leroy
Hough III, Robert W. Martin, Erbie Millet,
Reinhold J. Nelson, Willis D. Dates, Elmer H.
Perry and William Z. Reid.
Picture No. 8: 20-year members honored
included, front, Harley G. Roper, Billy M.
Sanders and George L. Krouse Jr.
Back row, R.W. Underwood and Ronnie
Simmons.
Those not in attendance included Rossie B.
Armes, Russell H. Bond, Charles Brunson,
Elmer D. Burford, Charles E. Cunningham, Eual
Davis, Arthur Dunn, Joe Ellis, Mark A. Esau,
Charles E. Fielden, James C. Harris, Dennis M.
Hill, William M. Johnson, John L. Marble,
Edwin C. Orpin, Charles C. Richards, Virgil L.
Thurman and Robert Elvis Wood.
Tulsa, Okla. — Picture No. 4
Tulsa, Okla.-
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CARPENTER
ASHLAND, MASS.
Local 475 held a Christmas party and awards
ceremony at the BPOE in Hudson.
Picture No. 1: Mario Rivero, 45-year
member.
Picture No. 2: 40-year members honored
were Genno Tassinari, Albert Coppola, William
Surette, Edward Lambert, Ostello Gasperoni
and Paul Luke.
Picture No. 3: Stanley Bokoski and Fred
"Dusty" MacDonald were honored for their 35
years.
Picture No. 4: 30-year members honored
were Aubrey Miles and Robert Miles.
Picture No. 5: Thomas Nantovich, 25-year
member.
'^JP,?^¥i\t.tV> m'i^
Picture No 1
Picture No 5
FOND DULAC, WIS.
C. H. Kleinfeldt,
member of Local 782,
Fond Dulac, Wis.,
recently was awarded
his special recognition
card and pin tor being
a member with 50
years of service to the
Brotherhood.
Ashland, Mass. — Picture No. 2
Ashland, Mass.— Picture No. 4
Ashland, Mass. — Picture No. 3
ELMWOOD PARK, ILL.
Members of Local 80 were recently honored
for their service to the Brotherhood at a pin
party.
Picture No. 1: Arthur Anderson, 65-year
member.
Picture No. 2: Kurt Meister, 60-year
member.
Picture No. 3: Nick Patano, 50-year member
Picture No. 4: 45-year members honored
included Joseph Gorzkowicz, Victor G. Mirshak,
Financial Secretary Charles E. Gould, Frank
Kapel, Louis Patano and Joseph Maison.
Picture No. 5: 40-year members honored
were Ralph Gorski, Anton Pavlovsky, Howard
A. Sundberg, Martin A. Kapel, William Beldsole
Jr. and Roy H. Metoyer.
Picture No. 6: Members honored for their 35
years of service were Alfred J. Turcotte, John
R. Scott, Umberto Adami, Chester Janik,
Sebastian Alexander, Glenn Martin, Elmer J.
Ritchie, Hillard M. Dzieman, Carl H. Emmel,
Janis Sprenne and Edward A. Nycz.
Picture No. 7: 30-year members honored
included Frank Kloiber, Edward G. Osterman
and Donald A. May.
Picture No. 8: David E. DeBolt, Dennis E.
Purgatorio, Opensky and Raymond A. Jonser
were honored for 25 years of service.
RICHMOND,
IND.
Morris Shields,
member of Local 912,
received his 50-year
service pin and life
membership card at a
regular meeting in
December.
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
Two members received 50-year pins at the
86th Connecticut State Convention. Shown in
the accompanying picture are President
Cunningham; Joseph Lia, First District Board
member; Joseph R. Therrien and John Dillon,
50-year members, and Secretary-Treasurer
David Saldibar.
MAY 1988
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VAN NUYS, CALIF.
Local 1913 held its annual pin presentation
and dinner at ttie Odyssey Restaurant
overlooking the San Fernando Valley,
Picture No. 1: 50-year members honored
were Clarence McElravy, Walter Spencer and
Pete A. Kaldhusdal.
Picture No. 2: 45-year members were, front,
Arthur Garcia, Pasquale DeFusco, William R.
Alloway and Windell Gaskill.
Back row, Carl Lorimar and Otis Mansfield.
Picture No. 3: Members honored for 40
years were, front, Frank Wilson, Edward
Bertell, Frank Beyea, George Fairweather, Alfred
Ferguson and Harold Fritz.
J P f
Van Nuys, Calif. — Picture No. 4
TOLEDO, OHIO
Millwrights Local 1393 honored their long-
time members at a special holiday celebration.
Pins were given to those in attendance.
Picture No. 1: Ralph C. Beavers, 40-year
member.
Picture No. 2: Henry W. Honaker and George
Ray Medlin Sr., 35-year members.
Picture No. 3: Harlowe Swarthout, 35-year
member.
Due to the inclement weather the following
members did not attend to receive their pins:
Urban Haslinger and Frank Yeager, 50-year
members; Ralph Stephens, 40-year member;
H.L. Hampton, Orville. Highley and Kenneth
MacLean, 35 years; Gibson Janson, Leonard
Phillips and John Seller, 30 years; William
Grouse, Ernest Korn and Howard Wheeler, 35
years.
Toledo, Otiio — Picture No. 2
The "Service To The Brotherhood"
section gives recognition to United
Brotherhood members with 20 or more
years of service. Piease identify mem-
bers carefully, from left to right, print-
ing or typing the names to ensure
readability. Prints can be black and
white or color as long as they are
sharp and in focus. Send material to
CARPENTER magazine, 101 Consti-
tution Ave., N.W.. Washington, D.C.
20001.
Second row, Norman Johnson, Robert
Lamp, Reginald Sharp and John Skogrand.
Back row, Wayne Seaman, Leo Santoro and
Carl Johnson.
Picture No. 4: 35-year members honored
were, front, Robert Ponce, Paul Moreno and
Wesley Hughes.
Back row, Andre Richard, George Mathias Jr
and Julius Frommer.
Picture No. 5: Members honored for 30
years of service were, front, Jerry Sirski,
Alberto Aceves, Andres H. Nava and William
Dwyhalo.
Back row, Ron Passman, Arthur Handley,
Frans Tereska and John Swenson.
Picture No. 6: Charles Diskin and Robert
Erickson, 25-year members.
Toledo, Ohio
Picture No. 3
NEW LONDON, CONN.
Members of Local 1302, New London,
Conn., were honored at a quarterly meeting for
their service to the Brotherhood.
Randolph Molin, 50-year member.
45-year members included Allen Hopkins,
Raymond Howard, Clayton Palmer, James
Panciera, Santo Panciera and Russell Peckham.
Edward Hirschfeld and William Northey, 40-
year members.
35-year members included Michael Lovetere,
Thomas Quaine, Jack Scarpa, Eddy St. George
and Merril Shover.
30-year members honored were James Best,
John Morgan and Werner Rappelt.
Members honored for 25 years of service
were Ronald Bernier, Paul Breault, Franklin
Bergman, Vincenzo Didone, Robert Lupinacci,
William Matejak, Gordon Olsen and Delmar
Savage.
Syracuse, N.Y.
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Local 12, Syracuse, N.Y., recently honored
14 members who have served 50 years with the
Brotherhood. Four that were available for a
photograph are Fred Guenther, Lawrence
Skinner, Louis Garlick and Howard Smith,
former president and agent.
Those not shown here but honored were
Carter Stonecysher, Gordon Mutz, Alphonse
Cloeys, James McKimm, Joseph Amann,
Stanley Blonsky, D.W. Harrington, Robert
Zinsmeyer, Reginald Verrette and Michael
Mitchell.
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CARPENTER
The following list of 635 deceased members and spouses represents '
a total of $1,185,333.73 death claims paid in February 1988; (s)
following name in listing indicates spouse of member.
BRsii!;
Local Union. City
90
93
94
98
100
101
102
106
107
108
109
111
114
124
125
128
130
131
132
135
140
141
142
155
161
162
169
Chicago, ILL— Wilbur J. Bruly.
St. Louis, MO— Carl G. Henne. Howard E. Chan-
dler.
Minneapolis, MN— August Waldera, Carl Herman
Youngquist, Carl O. Mork, Gustav Harry Erickson.
Myrtle Youngquist (s), Voldemar Liivik.
Philadelphia. PA— Alarik Tattala, Stanley B. KJepka.
Buffalo, NY— John Simoneil
Cleveland, OH— John S. Baricevich. Stephen Dzur-
illa.
Syracuse. NY — Anthony Barnell. William L. Simp-
son.
Chicago. IL — Genevieve McCafferly (s). Jerry Rad-
ice, Joseph Bubla. Steve Brozek, Victor Rose.
Hackcnsack, NJ — Joseph Mushinskie, Julia M. Fre-
mer (s). Werner J. Schuize,
Springfield. IL— James B. White. W. Frank Hodges.
San Francisco, CA — Edmund Robert Rosemonl. Harry
Wiedenkofer. James P. Busby. John H. Newmarker.
Karl Edwin Persson, Leonard S. Lahtinen.
Central. CT— Fred Sabatino.
Los Angeles. CA — Willie Roy Watson.
Toronto, Onl.. CAN— J. Paul Dufresne, Louis Ev-
eleigh.
San Rafael, CA— David H. Scott. Jennie Mae Jack
(s), Laurence Hinrichs, Robert L. Watson.
Oakland, CA — ^Benjamin Franklin Impson. Emerson
L. Pinkard. Robvert E. Jacobs, Thomas Hatfield.
St. Cathrns, Ont., CAN — Anne Catharine Lawson
Robinson (s). Isabella Philip (s).
Boston, MA— William Mogan.
San Francisco, CA — Georgia C. Hulsey (s).
Hartford, CT— Clarence Ainsworlh.
Champaign & LIrbana. IL — Rose L. Dable (s).
St. Louis, MO — Anna Szramkowski (s), Bernard J.
Gassel. Carl G, Noack, Eldon L. Wiliiajns, Francis
K, Klocke, John Mueller.
Knoxville, TN— Walter A. Tarwater.
Boston, MA — Edward J. Flynn.
Kansas City, MO — Arthur Severin. Charles E. Prit-
chard, Charies M, Young. Donald Schreiber. Flora
Schuber (s), Ralph E. Johnson Sr,, Teddy L. Pat-
terson-
Chicago, IL — Eleanor M. Mihaljevic (s), Gustav E.
Carlson.
Btoomington, IL — Harold K, Shoemaker, Robert N,
Garrett,
Perth Amboy, NJ — Charles A. Leo.
Boston, MA — Angelo De Carlo, Cotter B. McKenzie.
Canton, OH — Franklin L. Johnson.
Fort Smith, AR — Monroe Winborn
Ha/eltun, PA — Margaret Okronglis (s).
Port Chester, NY — Clement F. Virtuoso, Josef Er-
hard, Michael V. Morabito.
St. Paul, MN.— Gustave A. Gehrke, Herbert O.
Johnson.
Evansville, IN— James R. Allen.
Ottawa, Out., CAN— Frank Dziadura.
Providence, RI — George W. Olson.
Spokane, WA — Ellis J. Pitlenger, Leo L. Miller,
Muskegon, MI — Frank J. Bartunek.
Baltimore. MD — Jack Lintz Sr.
Oakland, CA — Andrew G. Gallego. Edith Evelyn
Stagner (s). Francis Albert Secor,
Dayton, OH— Charies Cloyd Smith, Glenn E. Leath-
erman, Herman L. Bowser. John H. Campbell.
Murray E- Amsler.
Des Moines, lA — Basil Lee Terrell.
Worcester, MA — Eino E. Lahti.
Springfield, MA — Lawrence E. Dion.
Sheffield, Al^Jcsse H. Poriwood.
Lawrence, MA — Peter E. Desroche.
East Detroit, MI — Frances Kulik (s). Hans Janner
Jr., Lorenzo A. Bartoni.
Detroit. MI — Anna B. Staggs (s). Henry V. Schroe-
der, Konrad Schubach.
Broward-County. FL — Beverly A. Hensley (s). John
W. Maloney.
Passaic, NJ — Myra Nell Cohen (s).
Miami, FL — George J. Teaney. Henry L. Danforth,
Russell W. Schenck, Stanley G. Swartz, Vincent E.
Cornwell.
Birmingham, AL — Jess W. Shurbitt, Olivia Murrell
Holley (s),
St. Albans, WV — Vernon L. Turley.
Palm Beach, FL — Arnie W. Pooman.
Seattle, WA— John O Olson, Veria M. Leonard (s),
Washington, DC— Albert M. Pickett, Dorothy M.
Williams (s). Edwin F. Short. James A- Trammell.
Stacy L. Ragland Sr.. Theo B. Harris.
Montreal. Que.. CAN— Albert Borau, Teofil Star-
zynski.
New York. NY — Anthony Goetz, Louis Marrin,
Tampa, FL — Linton D- Moore, Rita Vicky Cham-
pion (s).
Chicago, IL— Sigrid N Carlson (s),
Pittsburgh. PA— John R. Strobel. Louise R Koko-
rugga (s), Peter P Dudiak. Robert C. Chamers,
Macon. GA — Blanche H Mercier (s), James Shofner
McEachern Sr.
Plainfield, NJ — Susan A. Wagner (St.
Kenosha, WI— Henry Peter Bicha.
San Mateo. CA^Robert McMillian.
East St. Louis, IL — Eugene Ganschinielz, Glenard
B, Scat,
Local Union. Cin-
180 Vallejo, CA— John H. Hoffman.
182 Cleveland, OH— Charles Seda.
184 Salt Lake Cty, UT— Barker L. Chesnut, Fenton
Keelc. Joe Milano Jr.. Katherine M. Chesnut (s),
Rulh H. W, Shipp(s).
186 Sleubenvillc. OH— Robert J. Johnson.
188 Yonkers, NY — Carmine M. Colesanti.
195 Peru. IL — Anion Fassino, Ruth Ladzinski (s), Sid-
ney B. Thorson.
199 Chicago, ll^Robert Lee Wright.
200 Columbus. OH— Campbell F. Stanley, Charles T.
Harper. Marcella McFadden (s). Robert B. Goings.
201 Wichita. KS— Clarence M. Fredrick.
203 Poughkeepsie, NY— John F Kelly.
210 Stamford, CT— George Perdnzet. Laurie G. O'Brien.
Nicholas Kokkinas. Pielro Bologna.
211 Pittsburgh. PA— Betty Sue Bodish (s). Thomas S.
Ihomas.
215 Lafayette, IN — Kenneth F. Leher.
225 Atlanta, GA — Annabel Reeves (s).
230 Pittsburgh, PA— Fred L, Ehriich.
235 Riverside, CA — Macrina Magee (s).
247 Portland, OR— Benjamin Martin Suelzle. Clement
B. Hahn, Louis C. Cieloha. Ross T. Jackson.
250 Waukegan, IL — Edwin P. Johnson, Marcus Hagen.
Oscar Henriksen.
254 Cleveland, OH— Edward R. Zirnfus Sr., John L.
Herrle.
256 Savannah, GA— Walter T. Willoughby.
257 New York, NY— Kari J. Salthe. William E. Jackson
Jr.
258 Oneonta, NY— Arthur Wearne.
259 Jackson. TN^James Ernest Greer.
260 Berkshire County, MA — Rosario Arsene Beau-
chemin.
265 Saugerties, NY^Angeline Fisher (s),
269 Danville, IL— Waller Dale Wade.
272 Chicago Hgt.. IL— Henrietta Oxener (s), John W.
Shori. Myrile M. Dierkmg (s), Reno R. Camilli.
275 Newton, MA — John R. Drinkwater.
280 Niagara-Gen. & Vic, NY— Austin Quarantillo, Ralph
E, Long.
286 Great Falls, MT— Herman R, Shulund.
287 Harrisburg. P.A^Paul R. Souder. Sondra L- Spade
isl.
296 Brooklyn, NY— Herman Phillips.
297 Kalamazoo, MI — Harry Kalisiak, Herbert T, Barnes.
302 Huntington, WV— Willie L. Hatfield (s).
308 Cedar Rapids, lA — Aaron J, Carpenter, Ralph D.
HiKcnbcck.
310 Wausau, Wl — Charles Mac Jonas.
316 San Jose. CA^Leland A. Russell, OIlie Crowder
(s). Ralph W, Maerz, Stephen P. Lucero.
323 Beacon, NY — Dominic A. Papo Sr., Julius Zakis.
334 Saginaw, MI — Godfrey Alleman,
335 Grand Rapids, MI^Donald Ray Randall.
344 Waukesha, WI— Clarence T. Wallace, John D. Wolf-
gang, Lawrence H. Verhalen.
348 New York, NY— Gustav Hansen.
354 Gilrov. CA— Albert J. Wright.
359 Philadelphia, PA— Frank X. Stapfer.
361 Dululh, MN— Louis J. Wester.
369 N. Tonawanda, NY— Willard B. Carlson.
370 Albanv, NY^Einar Gustav Larson, John G. Gillette.
Paul R, Bolesh.
372 Lima. OH— Marilyn L. Pickens (s)
379 Tcxarkana, TX— Lois M. Bramhall (s).
393 Camden. NJ— Albena Cipolone (s).
407 Lewiston. ME— Edgar J, Robichaud, Herbert Elwell.
410 Ft. Madison & Vic, lA — Louis Luetger,
413 South Bend, IN— Leo A, Zelasko.
424 Hingham, MA — Herbert S. Ricketson.
429 Arlington, TX— Elmer R. Pool. Harold J. Koenig.
Thomas E. Anderson.
433 Belleville. IL— Irwin J, Reeb.
434 Chicago, IL — William McRoberts.
446 St S(e Marie, Ont., CAN — Laurent Joseph Litalien,
452 Vancouver. BC, CAN— Cari Hughes. Charles Lane-
tot, Hcndrick Vogelsang Bird, Paul Urchenko.
454 Philadelphia, PA — Andrew H. Weatherby Jr.. Anna
Sznaider (s). Charles F. Wilson, Patrick C. Wade.
455 Somerville, NJ^Arihur G- Jaros, John Sobczynski.
458 Clarksville, IN— Fern J. Bunch (s),
462 Creensburg, PA — Earle H. Poole. Frank Bosic.
465 Chester County, PA- — Christopher Nordberg.
470 Tacoma, WA — Harvey L- McCausland. Samuel E.
Dillon.
472 Ashland. KY— Walter Mynhier.
475 Ashland. MA— Edwin Chester Sewell.
476 Clarksburg. WV— Sylvia Rulh Rexroad (s).
492 Reading. PA — Harry A. Weidenheimer,
493 Ml. Vernon, NY— John M Alexander.
494 Windsor. Ont.. CAN— Raymond Bellemore.
499 Leavenworth. KS — Edgar C. Dickson, Fred Bulzin
502 Port Arthur, TX— Dorothy Rea (s).
505 San Diego, CA — Eric H. Peterson. Ygnacio J. Fer-
guson,
506 Vancouver, BC. CAN— William Wilson.
510 Berthoud, CO— Coid C. Taylor. Rudolph H. Mmkel.
512 Ann Arbor, MI— Robert W. Hodge.
513 PI Albcrine, CB, CAN— Richard Seddon Hargreaves
514 Wilkes Barre, PA— llio Maurizi. '
515 Colo. Springs. CO — John Ira Silvey, Trula W. Eaks
(s),
526 tialveslon, TX — Hicinio A. Hernandez.
Local Union. Cin-
528 Washington, DC— John M. Clark.
535 Norwood, MA — Bradley Dauphine.
541 Washington, PA — Thomas Edward Mitchell
551 Houston, TX — Gerard John Volcklandt. Henry Davis
Jordan, Jake Troha. Joseph W. Jordan. Kent L,
Dean. Virgil Lee Allen.
558 Elmhurst, IL— Arnold O. Guse.
562 Everett, WA— Dorothy Alma Hurd (s). Gene H.
Bartholomew. Jacob O. Bantz, Verne R. Martin.
563 Glendale, CA— Earl W. Hatcher.
586 Sacramento, CA — George A. Miller. Goldie Bell
Luster (s). Greeley R. Mizell. Jacob Kerschman.
Lloyd E. Reber Sr, Robert O. Spears Jr
596 St. Paul, MN— Daniel E. Brummer. Godfrey J.
Norling.
599 Hammond, IN— Michael Ligocki.
600 Lehigh Valley, PA— Russell L, Reagle
603 Ithaca, NY — Eugene Johanson.
605 Vista, CA— Dorothy G. Guay (s). John E. Cariin.
Robert P, Bass. Virginia J. Turek (s), Zelbert B.
Sanders,
611 Portland. OR— Ansis Kauskalis. Ernest V. Wester-
lund
613 Hampton Roads, VA — Edward M. Harris.
615 Peru, IN — Carl M, Thurston, Marjorie A. Mast (s),
Milford A- Stevens.
620 Madison, NJ — Cecil L, Harrison.
621 Bangor, ME — Stanley M. Grant,
624 Brockton, MA — Alden Russell Archibald, James R.
Rumsey-
635 Boise, ID— Leonard B. McCoy, William W. Em-
mons.
636 Mt. Vernon. IL — Andrew Jackson Black, Charles
E. Thomas, Curtis Keene,
638 Marion, IL^James Savage.
639 Akron, OH — Fredorthea W, Zenner Is).
642 Richmond, CA — James M. Kendall. Joseph Ray-
mundo, Linus Vincent Deroche. William Bateman.
665 Amarillo, TX — Rhea Lynne Rozell (s). Verlene Perry
(s).
668 Palo Alto, CA— Abela Elizabeth Benson is).
670 Poison, MT— Helen Oilman (s),
675 Toronto, Onl, CAN— William J. Morrice.
690 Little Rock, AR— Delmer C. Bettis. James Gordon
Durham-
698 Covington, KY — Franklin M. McNamee Sr.
711 Salem, OR— Willis F. Bridges.
715 Elizabeth, NJ— Charles Sheperis.
721 Los Angeles, CA — Elvira A. Perez (s). Harriet L.
Seiarra (s). Harrv A. Miller.
732 Rochester, NY— Donald W. Bortle.
743 Bakersfield. CA— Alene Guthrie (s). Robert E. John-
son, Virginia Shackelford (s), William A. Cannon.
745 Honolulu, HI — Donald Hoe. Marshall Snow, Ma-
saichiro Y.isulomi, Takaichi Tamakawa.
756 Bellingham, WA — George W. Easterbrook. Michael
Lloyd Peter.
764 Shrcveport, LA — Carrol D Rascoe, Chance Chesson
Tarpley.
766 Albert Lea, MN— Robert A. Bell.
804 Wisconsin Rapids, WI — Paul Kitowski.
805 San Diego, CA— Florence Lorelta Sellens (s). Roy
L, Crump.
815 Beverly, MA— Hazel DiBiaso (S).
824 Muskegon, Ml— Donald Timmer.
829 Santa Cruz, CA^Ferdinand George Bergholz. Frank
S Gai,
839 Des Plaines. IL — George W. Johnson, Guslaf Lag-
crwall.
844 Canoga Park. CA— Wesley Steven Wood.
859 Greencastle, IN— David Jent. Redge Meek.
899 Parkersburg, WV— Harold A. Terry.
902 Brooklyn. NY— Clarence G- Washington. Isador
Okun. Rolf Marcussen, Salomon Roth.
906 (Jlendale, AZ^Bedford B, Wilkins.
916 Aurora. IL — Beity Lou Anderson (s).
925 Salinas, CA— Angelme D. Beardslee (s), Chryslal
Alma Benoii (s).
929 Los Angeles, CA— Robert Irving.
943 Tulsa, OK — James Ray Lunsford. John Dewey Amos.
Lenard R. Walker. Raymon C. Bowman.
944 San Bernardino, CA — John E. Farthing, Paul M.
Thibadeau, Ruby Clemens (s), Weldon Gibson.
947 Ridgway, PA — Oscar R. Arvidson.
953 Lake Charles, LA — Irene G. Landreneau (s).
958 Marquette, Ml — Arne Mattias Mannisto.
971 Reno, NV— Kenneth C. Bishop.
973 Texas Citv, TX— Catherine G. Daigle (s). Charlie
M. Wheeldon, Jr.
974 Baltimore, MD — Herman Rudolph Burghardt.
998 Royal Oak. MI — Lonnie Martin. Vivian Ferman (s).
1000 Tampa, FL — Thomas M. Johnson.
1001 N. Bend Coos Bay. OR— T, B. Paul While.
1005 Merrillville, IN— Gaylord Dewees
1016 Muncie, IN— Ethel A. Garrv (s).
1026 Miami, Fl^Edward James Reed. Frank C. Ford.
1033 Muskegon, MI — Edward Johnson.
1043 Garv. IN— Albert B. Tokash. George G- Gondell.
William G. Schultz,
1050 Philadelphia, PA — Thomas Larizzio,
1053 Milwaukee, Wl— Augusts Mednis. Rolf Horst Hohl.
1062 Santa Barbara, C.\— Alfred J. Avery Jr.
1065 Salem. OR— Ivan S, Corbelt.
1073 Philadelphia. P.A — Eugene E. Smith, Eugene F.
Birkhead Jr., Joseph Schortje, Morris Zappan. Theo-
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dore Sutton.
Phoenix. AZ^Robeil C. Holt.
Glencove. NY — George H. Bames. Runar Tast.
Longview, TX — Ray W. Hogue.
Baton Rouge, LA — Evelyn Taylor Jacocks (s), Mar-
shall Smith. Richard Roddy Jr.
FlagstafT. AZ — Roselyn M. Pengra (s).
Tyler. TX— Willie Harold Strait.
San Bernardino. CA — Garrel Winford Trail. Mary
P. Losson (s).
Portland. OR — Adree T. Everhart. Dario Dellaselva.
Walter Lichtenwald.
Toledo. OH — John M. Jones.
San Pedro. CA— Charles F. Petty. Harry M. Flynn.
Laura Etta John (s). Quinten Duane Culbertson.
Seattle. WA— Marion E. Goldcr.
Green Bay, WI — Andrew Checki. Edwin Norbert
Monfils.
Roseville. CA— Charles H. Ballard. John C. Wright.
San Francisco, CA — Lonza Lee Harris.
Thunder Bay, Ont, CAN — Marco Caputi.
New York. NY — Jack Handel, Joseph HofTinecht.
Fargo, NEX — Lincoln Schlieve.
Mesa. AZ — Thomas E. Thomas
Mcdford. NY— Arthur Ruzicka. Jack Mule.
Modesto. CA — Stephen O. George.
Akron. OH — Evelyn Louise Martin.
Fairbanks, AK — Robert M. Jewett, Sherman S.
Findley.
Sarnia. Ont, CAN — Salvatore Liuzzi. Theodorus A.
Siebers.
Iowa City, lA — Clarence Hesseltiiie.
Austin, TX— L. R. Carter.
Mountain View, CA — Estella Hilmer Williamson (s).
William T Bussell.
Monroe. Ml — Robert L. Maddux.
London. Ont. CAN— Barry R. Stoneburgh.
Independence, MO — Lily Bolinger (s).
Stale College. PA— Mildred C. Lego (s).
Irvington. NJ — Franklin E. Houck, Gustav Eric
Aim. Joseph A. Lynch.
Memphis. TN — Lawrence Oliver Kirkland.
Chester. IL — Henry Hermes.
Cleveland. OH— Martin Dauskardt.
Woodland. CA — Rose Bondi Tozzi (s).
Espanola. NM — Getrudis Cordelia Ulibarri (s).
Province of New Brunswick — John Breau.
Golden. CO— Zachariah R. Boles.
Buffalo. NY— Valentine Klug.
Redwood City, CA— George H. Otto. Ivan D. Ham-
ilton.
Kingston. Ont. CAN— Garnet Fearsall.
Salem, OR — James M. Bishop.
Lodi, CA — Sylvester V. Powers.
Arlington, TX— Billy Fred Terry.
Compton, CA — Elizabeth Williams (s). Harry J.
Wilson, Kelley B. Harless. Nelson Selico Jr., Pearl
Stout.
Topeka. KS — Adam A. Lucas
Lansing, MI — Albert Lee Mazuca.
Detroit, MI — Howard N. Kern.
Huntington Beach, CA — Clifton L. Carothers. Flo-
rencio Martinez, Oscar Evald Danielson.
Cincinnati. OH — Herschel A. Groves.
New York, NY— John M. Allen Sr.. Peter J. Vacca.
Roberi C. Milza.
Toledo. OH — Joseph W. Wagenknecht. Kenneth E.
Ricker.
Bucks Countv. PA — Edward Irvine.
Charlotte, NC— Wilson Clyde Lee Sr.
Jackson, MS^Floyd Ezeil Richardson. Tollie V.
Carlisle. Willie Earl Mosley.
E. Los Angeles, CA— Noel S. Hall. William J . Detloff.
Provo LIT— Carl Manual Edwards. Wilford Bruce
Haws.
Los Angeles. CA — William H. Davis.
El Monte, CA — Lois Imogene Roberts (s).
Kansas City, KS — Martin L. Wright.
Anacortes, WA — John J. Abrahamse, John R. Eng-
berg.
New York, NY— Celeste Repetti.
Chicago. IL — Gustave A. Dittman.
Casper. WY — Geraldine Mudra (s).
St. Louis. MO — Celeste J. Huber (s). James J.
Svaglic.
Bremerton. W.A — Agnes Peterson (s). Martin O.
Peterson.
Victoria. EC, CAN — James Sawyer.
S. Luis Obispo. CA — John Homen. Joseph J . Usher.
Minneapolis. MN — Glenn C. Bies. Julia E. Delorme
(s), Milton Philip Smith. Selmer Mickelson.
El Dorado. AR — Thomas L. Barlow.
Coeur R'Alene. ID— Walter C. Becklund.
Chicago. IL — Roger R. Ross.
Washington. DC— Herman S. Holden.
Vancouver. WA — Clifford L. Parker.
Portland. OR— Delbert Leon Russell.
Cleveland. OH — Leo M. Fasolo.
Pomona. CA — Louis Bebeau. Norman F. Brooks.
Parkersburg, WV — Charles G. Jordan, Dorla D.
Belho (s), Ernest C. Combs, Gilbert D. Pool.
Pittsburgh. PA— Richard P. Merzlak.
Orlando. FL — Ernest C. Terrell.
Columbus, IN — B. Frank Gross.
Columbia, SC— Clair H. McGarrah.
Las Vegas, NV — Adrian A. Beaver (s). Frank L.
Garcia. George R. Musser, Joseph A. Porzi.
Bijou, CA — Donald M. Thomas.
Farmington, MO — Donald Brockmiller, Roberi C.
Gibson.
Renton, WA — Harry G. Behrhorst, Harry Wesley
Doonan. Margaret Mott (s). William E. Balsley.
Russellville. AR — Thomas A. Loebsack.
Babylon, NY — Fred A. Zimmerman.
Local Union, City
1839 Washington. MO — Mary Louise Earney (s). Ray-
mond P. Muenks.
1846 New Orleans. LA — Byron Babin. Harold Enloe. Jules
J. Lea.
1849 Pasco, WA— Donald E. Hoverson.
1856 Philadelphia, PA— George A. Haas.
1861 Milpitas, CA— Charles C. Ellerson, Charles W. Jef-
ferson.
1865 Minneapolis, MN — Rudolph F. Linn.
1884 Lubbock, TX— John H. Mabry.
1906 Philadelphia, PA— Alice E. Fahy (s).
1913 Van Nuvs, CA— John T. Highhill. William C. Tucker.
1915 Clinton. MO— Mattie Julia Carroll (s).
1921 Hempstead. NY — Harold Gustafson. Leonard Penn.
Theodore Burzynski. Tom Tompsen.
1925 Columbia, MO— Walter Nelson Snellings.
1929 Cleveland. OH— Arthur G. Cramer. John M. Metro.
1930 Santa Susana, CA— Barry A Wolf
1936 Lewistown, PA — Terry L. Weaver
1971 Temple, TX— Buriey Elliott. Lillian Morries (s).
1988 Smith Fall, Ont., CAN— Richard F. Proctor.
2003 Morrisville, NC — Charlie Grimsley.
2103 Calgary, Alia, CAN— Clitford Francis Erasmus.
2182 Montreal, Que, CAN— Andre Beausoleil.
2205 Wenalchee, WA— Robert D. Suter.
2235 Pittsburgh, PA— George Mamula.
2239 Fremont, OH— Charles E. Schumaker.
2265 Detroit, MI — George Kotila.
2274 Pittsburgh, PA— Emery M. Grace.
2287 New York, NY— Charles Schroder. Gertrude Lag-
ville, Thomas Costello.
2292 Ocala, FL— Cecil A. Frye.
2309 Toronto, Ont.. CAN— Marie Therese Yates (s). Rex
Willis.
2337 Milwaukee. WI— Kenneth Gustav Wolf.
2352 Corinth, MS— Morris E. Smith.
2375 Los Angeles, CA — Floyd Derickson. Mariano J.
Fusco. Robert E. Fitzgerald, Thomas E. Gilbert.
2398 El Cajon, CA — Benjamin M. Cerveny, Samuel J.
McCauley.
2404 Vancouver, EC, CAN — Daniel Francis Paine. George
Foxcombe McNeil, Leo G. MacDonald.
2463 Ventura, CA— William Alfred Bitlenbender.
2554 Lebanon, OR— Gilbert Schuster.
2581 Libby, MT— Charles Milo Decker.
2652 Standard. CA— Leslie Kunkle.
2686 Stevens Point, WI— Anton A. Pezewski.
2687 Auburn, CA— Warren K. Cresswell.
2738 Oak Ridge, TN— Floyd Wayne Ballard. Rayburn M .
Griffin.
2767 Morton. WA— Glen Inwards.
2787 Springfield, OR— Ernest Cristler.
2947 New York, NY— Frank Condon
2949 Roseburg, OR — Bonnie Jean Miller (s). Dee Farmer,
Juanita J. Stephens (si.
2961 St Helen, OR— Cyril M Nortis.
2995 Kapuskasng, Ont., CAN— Mario Chevalier.
3035 Sprngfield, OR — Charles Gardner, James L. Moser.
3038 Bonner. MT— Harty Bergseth.
3074 Chester. CA— David H. Pattison Sr.
3125 Louisville, KY — Kenneth Leon McCubbins.
3161 Maywood, CA— John Bottala.
3202 Warrenton, MO — James A. Kinion.
3219 Toronto, Onl„ CAN— Stefan Hasslinger
7000 Province of Quebec — Joseph A. Lionel Gaudette.
9005 Dearborn, MI— Earl W. Gnmes.
9027 Kansas City, MO— Raymond Nelson Hill
9042 Los Angeles, CA— Alex Eli Radu.
9088 Oakland, CA— George L. Hayes.
Court on food stamps
Continued from Page 19
trality argument "reflects a profoundly
inaccurate view of the relationship of
the modern federal government to the
various parties of a labor dispute."
Businesses may be eligible for a "myr-
iad of tax subsidies" through deduc-
tions, depreciation, and credits, direct
subsidies in the form of government
loans through the Small Blusiness
Administration, lucrative government
contracts and the protections of the
Bankruptcy Act, he said.
"None of these governmental sub-
sidies to businesses is made contingent
on the businesses' abstention from la-
bor disputes, even if a labor dispute is
the direct cause of the claim to a sub-
sidy," Marshall said.
"Altering the backdrop of govern-
mental support in this one-sided and
devastating way amounts to a penalty
on strikers, not neutrality," Marshall
said.
Pension fund investors
Continued from Page 18
left a leadership void that has yet to be
filled.
The council's recent attention to leg-
islative issues is an important switch.
The group has testified before the Se-
curities and Exchange Commission on
the 1 share/1 vote issue, and before
several congressional committees on
takeover issues.
These efforts are critical, the IBEW's
Nugent emphasizes, since national and
state representatives are not well versed
in corporate takeover issues, and have
enacted some bad legislation that fur-
ther entrenches corporate manage-
ments.
Co-chair Sweeney also sees the coun-
cil becoming more involved in share-
holder proxy activities.
Radon tall(
Continued from Page 29
before the water reaches a home.
In some unusual situations, radon
may be released from the materials used
in the construction of a home. For
example, this may be a problem if a
house has a large stone fireplace or has
a solar heating system in which heat is
stored in large beds of stone. In general,
buUding materials are not a major source
of indoor radon.
The only way to detect radon in a
home is through a radon detection de-
vice which can be purchased, perhaps
from your local hardware stores. After
the test is taken the device is sent to a
laboratory for analysis. Results will be
reported either as Working Levels (WL)
or as Picocuries Per Liter (pCi/1), Ideal
measurements should be less than about
0.02 WL or 4 pCi/1.
Next month we will relate the mean-
ing of the measurements and how to
reduce the amount of radon in your
home with the use of some simple
measurement in case the reading of your
test was too great.
Prison training for women
Women inmates in five federal institutions
and at least 17 state prisons have available
to them apprenticeship training in such skilled
trades as plumbing, painting, auto mechan-
ics, fireflghling and machine repair, under
efforts developed by the Women's Bureau
through a cooperative relationship with the
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training and
the Bureau of Prisons. These programs were
instituted to equip incarcerated women with
job skills and other support to help them
become contributing members of society
upon their release from prison, according to
the U.S. Labor Department's annual report.
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M A Y 1988
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How many voters
can you get to
the polls In '88?
Wage earners and their
families may go down
for the count in November
I may be wrong, but I believe that members of
the United Brotherhood are above average when
it comes to voting on election day. I hope I'm
right.
If you've watched the television newscasts in
recent months, you may have seen, as I have,
union members talking with candidates for public
office, and I've noticed UBC emblems on the caps
and the jackets of workers shaking hands with
Michael Dukakis, Jesse Jackson and Al Gore.
Republican candidates like George Bush and Bob
Dole have taken up positions at plant gates to woo
the labor vote, and there were probably UBC
members acknowledging their greeting as well.
Americans have shown a lot of early interest in
the 1988 general elections, and I earnestly hope
that this interest will carry over till November 8,
when U.S. voters go to the polls for the final tally.
Interest is not enough, of course. What the more
than half a million U.S. members in the Brother-
hood have to do is actually get out and cast their
votes on election day.
Unfortunately, for far too many Americans to-
day that seems to be too much to ask. Among the
world's leading democracies, the United States
has the poorest record of citizen participation in
elections.
Jimmy Carter became president of the United
States despite the fact that 73 of every 100 Amer-
icans of voting age did not vote for him. Ed Koch
was elected mayor of New York by fewer than
12% of the Big Apple voters. When Governor
Brendan Byrne of my home state of New Jersey
ran for reelection in 1978, fewer than 15% of those
eligible to vote actually voted for him . . . but that
was enough to win.
It is becoming easier and easier to cast a vote
in the United States. It didn't start out that way
two centuries ago, when the republic was founded,
but it has become that way. Only those citizens
who owned property could vote 200 years ago,
when the Constitution was drawn up.
Over the years, the voting franchise has been
extended to all white males, whether they own
property or not, then eventually to women, mi-
norities and young people of 18. The poll tax has
been eliminated, and, thanks to the labor move-
ment, we also have a secret ballot. Voting ma-
chines were first used in an election in Lockport,
N.Y., in 1892, and now they're all over the nation.
Thanks to laws which go back many years, you
can even cast an absentee ballot.
Maybe we have it too easy.
Maybe the day will come when it'll be even
simpler than now. We will press buttons on home
computers and get immediate results on any and
all issues facing the electorate all over the nation
and around the world. That'll be the day!
With voting so easy, why are election turnouts
so low today?
Are people turned off by the electoral process?
Do people realize how important their vote is?
According to a Stanford University professor,
who has been studying the impact of mass media
on America's political process for 25 years, too
many Americans today feel that they are merely
spectators in the political process, that they have
no personal stake in the elections. They have been
bombarded with news and propaganda about pres-
idental candidates for the past two years, and they
believe their vote is a raindrop in a rainstorm.
"People express great skepticism about what
they hear and read concerning the candidates,"
says Professor Steven Chaffee. "That is partly
because merchandising techniques of the political
manipulators become apparent to many voters,
and they're turned off.
"Another reason is that claims and counter-
claims are so thick in the air these days that often
it is hard to sort out fact from fancy."
Whatever the situation, it is absolutely essential
that we protect, maintain and extend the right to
vote in America. It is not an exaggeration to state
that our democracy can wither away, if the peo-
ple's interest in voting and reading newspapers
continues to decline.
What a shame it is that so many Americans
today take their right to vote so casually. We see
the people of El Salvador walking for miles down
dusty roads to vote, while rebels threaten to shoot
them all along the way. We see a resurgence of
democracy in China, the Philippines and many
Third World countries. We have what these people
want in their own countries, and we're letting it
slip away by leaving our voting franchises to others
... to be manipulated by proxies, letting them
run our government for us.
Politics and government controls much of our
life, when you stop to think about it. At your birth,
you are registered by someone appointed by an
elected official. When you die, someone appointed
by another elected official records your death.
Between the cradle and the grave, elected officials
and their appointees determine what kind of edu-
cation you and your children receive, what laws
you will obey, whether you go off to war or stay
home, what interest rates you will pay, the quality
of the air you breathe, what laws will control your
workplace, the amount of your social security . . .
I could go on and on.
So what it boils down to is that, if you sit in
your easy chair like Archie Bunker, next Novem-
ber 8, and growl about the election returns on the
television set and don't vote, you have only your-
self to blame for the results of the voting that day.
There are many stories about how "one vote
counts." You'll find some of those scattered through
this issue and future issues oi Carpenter. The point
is that one vote and one vote and one vote and
one vote add up.
Our members are scattered through countless
voting precincts in every state of the union . . .
more than a half million votes, which can determine
who becomes a mayor, a commissioner, a judge,
a president. One local union which has a complete
turnout of members on election day can determine
the outcome of a local election, in some cases.
I don't mean by that that some "labor boss" is
expected to "deliver" a big block of votes at the
polls. When you go into that voting booth, you
vote your conscience and your own personal
preference . . . but the main thing is that you vote.
Labor is people, just like everybody else.
The late Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois once
said, "There are enough forces in American life
spreading apathy and complacency. We need,
instead, informed and active citizenship. And the
labor movement, despite its occasional shortcom-
ings, is one of the best hopes for developing such
citizens."
We have in the United Brotherhood the ways
and means for increasing voter participation in the
electoral process. The Carpenters Legislative Im-
provement Committee works year round to in-
crease voter registration and member participation
in the legislative process.
These are some actions you as an individual
member can take to turn things around on Novem-
ber 8:
* First and foremost, get registered, if you are
not already on the voting lists.
* Get every eligible member of your family
signed up.
* Join the voter registration tables at your local
shopping mall or whatever other voter registration
effort is being undertaken in your community.
* Make sure that every young member of your
family and friends is registered as he or she is 18
years of age. The records show that senior citizens
generally recognize the importance of voting, but
young people do not. (Perhaps our schools should
place more emphasis on voting, with teachers
setting an example in the classroom.)
The U.S. Census Bureau made a study back in
1980 which showed that the average voter in the
United States is a white, married woman, age 55
to 64, living in her own home in the Middle West.
This composite voter works for some level of
government and had at that time a family income
of $25,000.
Age, race, education and income all play roles
in determing who chooses to vote and who does
not. It has been gratifying to see the great number
of blacks who are now registered to vote since the
civil rights movement created for them more voting
freedom. It is gratifying to see more and more of
our women members active in politics. It would
be gratifying to know that every eligible UBC
member voted next election day.
I'd like to see the pollsters, next November, sit
back in amazement and report that the turnout of
union members at the polls was the greatest ever
. . . that labor has regained its clout in the political
process, setting an example for all America in the
years ahead.
SIGURD LUCASSEN
General President
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VOLUME 108 No. 6 JUNE IS
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
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IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Is 60 days notice asking too mucin? 2
OSHA denies workers' voice, says UBC 4
Brotherhood calls for restrictions on timber exports 7
Rapidly changing window/door industry presents challenge 8
Southern organizing team scores victory 9
District mill-cabinet meetings build for coordination 10
Supreme court says 'hands off handbills' 11
BE&K warnings in many communities 12
Father's Day - A touch of immortality 13
The Federal government and air safety Rep. Guy l\/lolinari 15
Support D.A.D.'s Day 21
Canadian Federation emphasizes change 25
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Report 6
Ottawa Report 14
CLIC Report: Host a political house party 16
Local Union News 17
Apprenticeship & Training 19
We Congratulate 20
Labor News Roundup 22
Consumer Clipboard: Measuring Radon 23
Plane Gossip 26
Retirees Notebook 28
Service to the Brotherhood 29
In f^/lemoriam 36
What's New? 39
President's Message Sigurd Lucassen 40
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Last month, labor joined with other
family-oriented groups to promote the
American Family Celebration with the
theme, "Strengthening Our Nation's
Commitment to Famihes." This month,
the nation will honor fathers on Father's
Day, June I9th.
Labor has always been at the forefront
of family issues, as family concerns were
a major force in the birth of unions. The
first were formed in the 1790s as mutual
aid societies to provide insurance for
famihes of members. Organized labor
carried the fight through the hard times
of the 19th and 20th centuries, always
aware that the is.sue was not improved
wages for workers, but happiness for
them and their families.
The United Brotherhood and other
unions pushed for the 40-hour work week
and the abolition of child labor in the
'30s, and in the '60s fought for the Civil
Rights Act. During the '70s labor worked
to pass and strengthen occupational health
and safety rules to protect workers and
their families.
Now, during the '80s, labor is marching
again — demanding a compassionate fam-
ily policy for its members.
As depicted on our cover, the Broth-
erhood is honored to have three and
sometimes four generations of family
workers. Each generation has watched
as labor has, over time, supported the
family, allowing the heritage to continue.
This year, we would like to encourage
our fathers to continue the heritage by
working with family members during the
D.A.D.'s Day Drive for diabetes re-
search. Work with your children and
show them that labor still fights for the
good of the people as well as the family. —
photograph from H. Annstong Roberts
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Is 60 days notice
€isking too much?
Veto override
drive bacl(ed
in effort to
save trade bill
and plant
closing
legislation
A campaign to save the veto-threat-
ened U.S. trade bill and its requirement
for plant closing notification has picked
up momentum in Congress and across
the country, in union halls and city halls
alike.
Democratic leaders in Congress de-
vised a maneuver intended to offer a
face-saving opportunity for President
Reagan to back away from his veto
threat — and to induce Alaska's two sen-
ators to drop their opposition to the
trade bill and vote to override a presi-
dential veto.
The House initiated the move, voting
253-159 to delete restrictions on the
export of refined Alaskan oil from the
trade bill that will be sent to the White
House for President Reagan's signa-
ture. The Senate was in a weeklong
recess in mid-May, but the trade bill
was being kept at the Capitol until
Senators have an opportunity to con-
sider the House-passed resolution.
While Reagan has cited the Alaskan
oil issue as one of his two specific
objections to the trade bill, he has saved
his strongest rhetoric to attack the pro-
vision that requires firms with 100 or
more workers to give 60 days notice of
a plant closing or major cutback in
employment.
A grassroots campaign is aimed at
holding the strong support the trade bill
received in the House above the two-
thirds level needed to override a veto.
And in the Senate, the need was to
persuade three senators who voted
against final passage of the bill to switch
in order to reach the two-thirds mark
on the veto override. The House vote
for the trade bill was 312-107; the Sen-
ate vote was 63-36.
AFL-CIO state federations, espe-
cially in a group of targeted states, are
keys to labor's override effort.
Last month, they were looking for —
and finding — support from mayors and
governors who know how important
advance warning of a plant closing is
to workers and their communities.
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland
acknowledged the difficulty of the task,
but committed the federation to an all-
out effort because the veto-threatened
legislation is so important to America's
workers.
Kirkland spoke to more than 100 state
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AFL-CIO leaders and field and COPE
staffers with key roles in the override
campaign in a telephone conference.
"The Chamber of Commerce and the
National Association of Manufacturers
have convinced the president that there
must be no plant closing legislation."
he noted.
But the American people disagree,
he stressed. They consider it simple
"economic fairness" to require com-
panies to give 60 days notice to workers
and communities before shutting down
a plant. "Big business has not con-
vinced the public that plant closing
notification is wrong."
Just the day before, Reagan had re-
ceived a hero's welcome at the Cham-
ber's national convention when he
echoed its attack on mandatory plant
closing notification as a "shackle" on
business, "a ticking time bomb."
Because "mandatory plant closing
notification has no place in federal law,"
Reagan told his employer allies, "I will
veto the trade bill."
It's the least he could do for political
friends who have so staunchly sup-
ported his policies. Reagan made clear.
He thanked the business lobby for back-
ing him up on "the great legislative
battles over economic policy" and "in
a battle we lost."
The losing battle to which the presi-
dent referred was over his veto of the
Civil Rights Restoration Act earlier this
year. Congress overrode his veto.
Polls have shown strong public sup-
port for the plant closing provision, and
House Speaker Jim Wright took sharp
exception to Reagan's claim in his weekly
radio address that the notification re-
quirement was a "special interest" pro-
vision.
"If anyone is caving in to special
interests on the trade bill, surely it is
the president," Wright retorted.
In May, the AFL-CIO was running
radio ads in seven states where it needs
to hold on to Senate votes or where it
is believed Republican senators might
be persuaded to switch their votes. The
states are New York. Rhode Island,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Or-
egon and California.
President Reagan used his weekly
national radio broadcast to promise the
trade bill would "get a veto, but fast."
He attacked the requirement of 60 days'
notice of a plant closing as an i'unnec-
essary, burdensome, and costly regu-
lation of private industry." He also hit
restrictions on Alaskan oil exports.
Meanwhile the Democrats held firm
behind the plant shutdown, mass layoff
notice provision. Democratic whip Tony
Coelho told reporters that recent sur-
veys found 859f of the public favored
plant closing notice and 11% opposed
it. A Business Week magazine poll last
year found 86% of the people nationally
support layoff notice, with the support
at 82% or higher in every region.
A House committee-passed plant
closing requirement measure had been
watered down considerably by the House
and then by the House-Senate confer-
ence in an effort to make it more ac-
ceptable to business and congressional
opponents. The current version re-
quires companies employing 100 or more
workers to give 60 days' notice of a
plant closing or a layoff that affects
either one-third of the workforce or at
least 500 workers.
The notice requirement provides gen-
erous waivers. If employers are subject
to economic circumstances that are un-
foreseen, or if such notice would inter-
fere with keeping the plant open, or if
employers did not have such knowledge
60 days in advance, the provisions would
not apply.
At a recent press conference on Cap-
itol Hill a delegation of plant closing
victims told of their experiences. The
group included Patsy Edwards, a mem-
ber of the Steelworkers who worked at
the Pabst Blue Ribbon aluminum can-
ning plant in Tampa, Fla. On March
29, management notified the first shift
that they had 45 minutes to leave the
property and that the plant was closing
the next day. Other shifts first learned
of the closing from the media. Edwards,
a mother of two, had worked for the
company 14 years.
Hank Schrenko, an Iron Workers
member, had worked at the O.M. Ed-
wards Co. subway parts manufacturing
plant in Syracuse, N.Y. for 13 years.
On September 8, 1987, the plant's 160
employees were called together and told
that the plant was closing, effective
immediately. They were told to remove
their personal belongings and be off the
company property in 15 minutes. Their
final paychecks were held for two weeks
and once issued, some of the checks
bounced.
Wally Barrett, a Teamster from Eau
Claire, Wis., had worked for the C &
W Transport Co. , a trucking firm owned
by Gerber Baby Foods, for nine years.
On February 12, 1987, the company
told its 398 Wisconsin employees that
it was ceasing operations over the next
three days.
Robert Walls, a member of the Wood-
workers, worked for the Boise Cascade
building materials plant in International
Falls, Minn, for nearly 41 years. The
plant management told its 600 employ-
ees on December 6, 1984, that it was
closing, effective immediately. Work-
ers were given a day-and-a-half to clean
out their lockers.
The advance notice provision wouldn't
affect small businesses, as its critics
have claimed, but only about 2% of the
nation's firms, employing 49% of the
American workforce.
Is 60 days notice asking too much
under such conditions?
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"You don't need the jobs! You can be the customer!"
JUNE 1988
OSHA denies workers a voice
in enforcement proceedings,
UBC tells House subcommittee
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is denying woricers the
right to a meaningful say in enforcement
proceedings that directly affect their
health and safety on the job, according
to Sigurd Lucassen, general president
of the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America.
President Lucassen testified, along
with Carpenters Union Representative
Steve Perry and representatives of the
Paperworkers Union, in recent hearings
before the Health and Labor Subcom-
mittee of the House Committee on Ed-
ucation and Labor focusing on the sys-
tematic exclusion of affected employees
and their spokesmen from OSHA set-
tlement conferences with employers.
Carpenters President Lucassen high-
lighted "the plight of unorganized
workers, who are especially vulnera-
ble." In the example he discussed,
unrepresented employees at General
Dynamics" Quonset Point, R.L, ship-
yard had been working with the Car-
penters union and other trades to get
effective enforcement of federal health
and safety standards at their facility.
Although their efforts led to several
OSHA citations, including $615,000 in
fines for willful recordkeeping viola-
tions, OSHA refused to permit the
workers and their own elected rank-
and-file spokesmen to participate in
walk-around inspections, conferences
and final settlement discussions in the
cases.
While the cited employer was able to
use the ordinary OSHA processes to
delay abatement, buy time and seek
settlement on its own terms, Lucassen
explained, the employee victims were
"challenged and blocked at every turn"
in their efforts to be heard. OSHA's
settlement discussions with General
Dynamics ultimately triggered suspen-
sion of ongoing civil enforcement pro-
ceedings in one case, and unwarranted
compromise of employees' rights to
information in another case, according
to the Union.
Meanwhile, some of the employee
safety activists have been fired or dis-
ciplined by the company, and recently
Steve Perry was barred from repre-
senting the employees at OSHA trial
proceedings because of union efforts to
communicate with affected employees
about the OSHA citations.
Congressman Joseph M. Gaydos of Pennsylvania, subcommittee chairman, third from
left, and Congressman Paul Henry of Michigan, second from left, and subcommittee
counsels conducted the oversight hearing.
UBC General President Sigurd Lucassen led off the testimony. At the witness table, from
left, are Edward Gorman, UBC assistant general counsel; Representative Steve Perry;
Lucassen; and Kathy Krieger, UBC associate general counsel.
CARPENTER
"Workers are being penalized in their
efforts to inform fellow employees of
their rights and to encourage employee
involvement in health and safety en-
forcement," Lucassen said.
The Brotherhood criticized as "pure
arrogance" OSHA's position that af-
fected employees have no right to be
included in settlement discussions since
the agency has absolute "unreviewable
discretion" to prosecute or withdraw
citations.
"Employees are the parties whose
rights were violated. They know what
the conditions really are in their work-
place and what the true impact of a
proposed settlement will be. and they
should be heard when those proposals
are discussed," Brotherhood spokes-
men commented. "The real victims
can't be brushed off as an unnecessary
'complication' in order to make the
negotiations a little easier for the cited
employer."
President Lucassen also urged the
committee to close the loophole that
permits cited employers to postpone
Continued on Page 38
Speaking of bridges needing repair
Reagan Administration's Influence
Weakens OSHA's Role, Say Agency Staffers
Ten employees of the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration charge
the Reagan administration's influence on
the agency places employers" interests
above workers' safety in establishing
standards and emphasizes quantity over
quality of inspections to bolster enforce-
ment statistics. Appearing before the
Senate Labor and Human Resources
Committee, OSHA scientists and en-
forcement specialists, who were subpoe-
naed, offered testimony in a carefully
scripted dialogue with Chairman Edward
Kennedy (D-Mass).
Kennedy, who guides the progress of
the hearings with help from Sens. How-
ard Metzenbaum and Paul Simon, painted
a picture of an agency which, through
glacial rulemaking and inadequate en-
forcement abetted by the administra-
tion's "deliberately created . . . proce-
dural barriers," has "cost innocent
American workers their lives and health."
OSHA health and safety standards spe-
cialists described how the Labor De-
partment's high-level Policy Review
Board, the Office of Management and
Budget, the Vice President's Task Force
on Regulatory Relief, and the White House
Domestic Policy Council have exerted
influence over agency rulemaking that
resulted in less protective measures for
workers, created serious delays in rule-
making, resulting in additional employee
injuries and deaths, and aborted efforts
to engage in needed standards-setting.
Although 0MB has been the source of
much of the pressure, according to OSHA
staff members, the effect has been a
recognition that the budget office must
be satisfied before the agency can issue
standards. This, they tell Kennedy, has
created "a chilling effect" within the
agency that, in some cases, has been
abetted by OSHA Administrator Pen-
dergrass and DOL's policy office.
One thing
you can do
for those
less fortunate
Dear Fellow UBC Members,
All of us share some basic
hopes for ourselves and our
families — that we will enjoy
good health, have a decent
place to live in, have food on
the table and be surrounded by
people who care.
You Joined the United Broth-
erhood of Carpenters and Join-
ers of America because you
want the best for yourself and
your family. And that is what
the labor movement stands
for^providing the best life pos-
sible for its members.
United Way hcLS similar
goals. It exists for one reason:
to help people live life to the
fullest. When you contribute to
United Way, you are really
making a wise investment be-
cause your gift is at work ev-
ery day of the year helping
people — people like yourself.
Some think that United Way
helps only the down and out. It
does — but it doesn't stop there.
United Way supports many dif-
ferent community services —
from Scouting to counseling;
from youth programs to pro-
grams for the elderly.
In a short time, you will be
asked to support United Way. I
hope you will. Because though
you might not need United
Way now, it is good to know
help is there if and when you
do.
United Way — it brings out
the best in all of us.
Fraternally,
Sigurd Lucassen
General President
JUNE 1988
Washington
Report
COURT ON ARBITRATION
Courts cannot override the judgment of arbitrators
in interpreting a union agreement, tlie facts of a
case or the nature of the remedy, a unanimous
Supreme Court decision recently declared.
the case marks another milestone in defense of
the right of union members to arbitrate contract
disputes. It reached the Supreme Court when attor-
neys for the United Papenworkers appealed a fed-
eral district court ruling which overturned an arbitra-
tor's decision to reinstate a worker dismissed for
alleged marijuana use. The company had argued
that "public policy" considerations should take prec-
edent over the due process rights of the fired em-
ployee.
Initially, the arbitrator found that the company had
failed to prove its case against the employee, and
he refused to consider evidence secured by the
company after it had dismissed the employee.
In 1983, the Supreme Court had ruled that arbi-
tration decisions could be set aside only for reasons
of public policy which was based on "laws and legal
precedents and not from general considerations of
supposed public interest."
The company sought to make its case based on
that precedent, but union lawyers noted a clear
distinction between the conditions set down in 1983
and those applying to the Paperworker case.
Stressing that "grievance procedure and arbitra-
tion are part and parcel of the ongoing process of
collective bargaining," the 1987 opinion authored by
Justice Byron R. White, clarified the public policy
question, noting that without evidence of fraud by
the parties or dishonesty by the arbitrators, "review-
ing courts are not authorized to consider the merits
of (an arbitration) award."
STRIKE REPLACEMENTS
Sen. George [Mitchell, Maine Democrat, has told
a House subcommittee oversight hearing on the
practices and operations of federal labor law that a
careful inquiry is needed to determine whether Con-
gress should revamp management's right to con-
tinue production during a strike. In remarks to the
Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations,
Mitchell highlighted International Paper Company's
hiring of some 900 replacements during an ongoing
strike by the United Papenworkers at a mill in Jay,
Maine — a town of 5,000.
"No one knows when — or how — the dispute will
end; even when it is over, deep scars will remain,"
Mitchell says. Rep. Snowe (R-Maine) remarks that
there must be "a happy medium, so that the com-
pany still has the option to continue production with-
out undercutting the union's ability to bargain."
Rep. Brennan, another Maine congressman, calls
for amendments to the National Labor Relations Act
to outlaw the hiring of permanent replacements or
the threat to hire such replacements. "Workers
should not be disposed of like a styrofoam cup." he
declares.
LABOR BOARD CHANGES
Marshall B. Babson has announced his intention
to resign as a member of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board on or about August 1 . This is almost a
year and a half before his term expires. He stated
that he was making the announcement early in or-
der to allow President Reagan to choose his suc-
cessor. So far, the president has taken no action on
the matter.
Meanwhile, the nomination of John E. Higgins Jr.,
to fill the current vacancy on the board has not yet
been acted on by the Senate, which must confirm
the appointment.
It has come to our attention that the term of
another board member, Wilford Johansen, will ex-
pire on August 27. Thus, if the other two vacancies
are not filled by that time, there will be three vacan-
cies at once on the board. It is rumored that the
Democrats are hoping that the vacancies will not be
filled before the term of office of President Reagan
himself expires, in the expectation that there will
then be a Democratic president to make the ap-
pointments.
CHILD LABOR INCREASE
A dramatic increase in the number of minors em-
ployed in violation of child labor provisions of the
FLSA was recorded last year. Over 19,000 minors
were found to be employed illegally, up from 12,662
the preceding year. The surge in child labor viola-
tions was due largely to findings against a large
supermarket chain in the northeast which did not
observe hours and hazardous occupation regula-
tions. The Wage-Hour Division assessed $1 .5 mil-
lion in civil money penalties against 81 1 employers
who were illegally employing 10,160 minors. Child
labor laws restrict the hours of work and occupa-
tions for minors.
ASBESTOS ABATEMENT
The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding
$22.6 million in loans and grants to help schools
clean up hazards from cancer-causing asbestos.
The $7.2 million in grants and $15.4 million in inter-
est-free loans went for 226 asbestos abatement
projects in 1 87 schools. The awards, made avail-
able under the 1984 Asbestos School Hazard
Abatement Act, were based on financial need and
the severity of the asbestos hazard. The largest
award amount went to the state of Ohio, which
received $4.4 million, EPA said.
CARPENTER
Listening lo lite testimony from la-
bor, management and government
spokespersons were Cong. Howard L.
Berman of California: Cong. Peter
De Fazio of Oregon, sponsor of the leg
islation under discussion: Cong. Met
Levine of California, and the commit-
tee chairman. Cong. Don Bonker of
Washington State.
Export finished
forest products,
not unprocessed
logs from
state forests,
UBC says
in support
of DeFazio Bill
A crowded hearing room in the Sam
Rayhurn Building on Capitol Hill, April
27, heard a United Brotherhood spokes-
man call for restrictions on timber ex-
ports from state lands.
"Japan, along with China and Tai-
wan, are buying unprocessed American
trees off state lands as fast as they
can," UBC research director Lew Pugh
told the House Subcommittee on Inter-
national Economic Policy and Trade.
"Log sales and log prices have been
climbing to all-time highs, but sawmill
workers are losing jobs," Pugh stated.
"Why is this happening, when some of
the best timber in the world is growing
in sight of American mills? Because the
states have been hamstrung in their
efforts to place well-considered restric-
tions on timber exports from state
lands."
The Brotherhood's research director
pointed out that this is primarily an
issue of saving and creating jobs and
Speaking for its members in the forest products indusliy, the Brotherhood urged the
House Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade to support legislation
which will "phase down log exports or pursue a desirable mix between log exports and
finished forest product exports" because sawmill workers are losing jobs. Testifying for
the UBC was Lewis Pugh. UBC research director, center, who was supported at the
witness table by representatives of small mill owners from the Pacific Northwest.
maintaining stable regional economies.
Recognizing that log exports from state
lands cannot be stopped overnight, the
UBCcalled, instead, for a phasing down
of sales to foreign buyers and the pursuit
of "a more desirable mix between log
exports and finished-product exports."
The Brotherhood called for passage
of House Resolution 1587, a bill intro-
duced by Congressman Peter DeFazio
of Washington State which would au-
thorize states to enact legislation to
restrict or prohibit the export of logs
harvested from state lands.
"States need to have this option,"
the UBC spokesman told the subcom-
mittee, "even if they elect not to ex-
ercise it, because the processing of
state-owned resources is an integral
part of a state's larger economic de-
velopment strategy."
Pugh told the subcommittee that there
is a high "job multiplier" effect in this
primary resource industry when there
is a more desirable mix between do-
mestic and foreign purchases of logs.
Based upon statistical studies of em-
ployment generated in the sawmilling
industry for each thousand board feet
of lumber produced, the UBC research
department estimates that 9,730 year-
round, fulltime jobs would be created,
if the present volume of logs were
manufactured in the United States in-
stead of being manufactured in Japan,
China or other foreign nations.
JUNE 1988
Rapidly changing
window/door industry
presents tough
challenge for UBC
members
Above: Howard
Ward and Robert
Van Dyke of Local
1746 picket the
Morgan Company's
Nicolai Door Plant.
North Portland.
Ore., while other
members engage in
a sympathy walkout
at the Springfield
plant.
Upper right: Local
1746. President Paul
Hack. left. Ed Fitz-
gerald and others
outside the Morgan
North Portland
plant during a two-
day strike over a
plant closure
agreement.
Five -Year Growth of Employment
in US. Millwork Plants
1988
1983
1984
Despite high profits, some firms
seem more interested in wage
concessions than plant growth
Wood windows and doors are a fast
growing and highly profitable industry.
Economic forecasts for the millwork
industry point to employment growth
through 1995. And. importantly for UBC
members, the window/door industry has
shown strong employment increases in
the last five years. The union represents
approximately 15,000 workers in the
industry from coast to coast in two
countries. The wood window and door
industry is expected to have a bright
outlook due to the following factors:
• The market for new construction,
despite some fluctuation, is still
strong;
• There has been a trend in building
design to use more windows per
home;
• The repair/remodeling market is
projected to expand by 10% in 1988
and is surpassing that of new con-
struction;
• Builder/consumer preference for
wood windows and doors is very
high. Appearance, available sizes
and other desirable features make
wood a tough conipetitor to alu-
i7iinum. still the favored material.
In this expanding industry there are
many opportunities for high profits. A
recent survey of major manufacturers
showed large profit gains over the last
few years. Manufacturers of wood win-
dows and doors that also operate dis-
tribution centers stand to benefit the
most. Morgan Products serves to illus-
trate how companies in the industry are
growing rich, expanding to become na-
tional companies and flexing this new
found muscle to beat their workers out
of long established wages and benefits.
Morgan Products, Ltd. began with
one manufacturing plant in Oshkosh,
Wis. In 1986, the company bought out
two plants in Oregon and another in
California. Profits and borrowed money
were then poured into a new door
assembly plant in Lexington, N.C., a
new door production shop in Virginia,
CARPENTER
and a new distribution facility in Del-
aware. The western plants and the new
southern facility are intended to remove
the seasonal variations that are so char-
acteristic of the Northeast and Midwest
operations. But, the national acquisi-
tions have also given the company the
means to begin an orchestrated attack
on labor contracts.
Three of the plants are covered by
agreements with the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America: the plant in Oshkosh, Wis.,
and the two just purchased Nicolai
plants in Oregon. Wages and benefits
at the two Oregon facilities are among
the best in the millwork industry be-
cause they have been traditionally tied
to settlements in the lumber industry.
Highlights of Morgan's 1987 annual
report reveal record sales of $417 mil-
lion, an increase of 9% over the pre-
vious year. Net income rose to $16
million, up an astounding 60% from
1986.
Apparently, the company's expan-
sion also whetted its appetite for even
greater profits by taking wages away
from their employees. The hard-earned
wages and benefit packages established
at the two Nicolai plants long before
Morgan's arrival were targeted by this
aggressive company.
When Morgan Products acquired the
two Nicolai plants in Oregon, the com-
pany agreed to recognize the existing
collective bargaining agreements and
entered into negotiations in North Port-
land. The hope was that Morgan would
introduce technical innovations to up-
date the older plant and keep it oper-
ating.
However, it later became clear the
company was more interested in wage
concessions than in making the Portland
plant viable. The new Lexington, N.C.,
facility permitted Morgan to use the
familiar closure threat at North Portland
in an effort to obtain rollbacks. When
the union refused to agree to conces-
sions, management created an atmos-
phere of fear using captive audience
meetings, veiled threats and attempted
to portray the union as the obstacle to
keeping the plant open.
The next step in Morgan's plan to
gut the contract was to return to the
bargaining table to negotiate a sever-
ance pay package for terminated work-
ers in exchange for pay cuts applied to
a much reduced work force. Thus, the
severance agreement would actually
have been funded by employee conces-
sions!
The company then turned to the other
Oregon mill, 100 miles south in Spring-
field. In opening bargaining sessions,
pay cuts were also demanded. The
Continued on Page 38
Southern organizing team scores
impressive organizing victory
The UBC southern organizing team,
with a successful campaign at Huttig
Sash & Door in Rock Hill, S.C, has
proven once again that with effective
organizing techniques, workers can be
organized no matter how poorly labor
laws are enforced or how non-union the
area. The win in April marks the fourth
consecutive campaign victory for the
team in the state of South Carolina.
The three previous elections, all won
at forest products mills, have come in
the past year.
The key to the Rock Hill election
was the open union support shown by
a determined in-plant committee and
other workers. Rather than using au-
thorization cards, workers were asked
to sign an open petition authorizing the
UBC to act as the bargaining agent.
When the employer refused to recog-
nize the union, the petition was used
to file for an election. The in-plant
committee working before and after
work, during lunch breaks and through
housecalls with UBC organizers, got
72% of the workers to sign petitions in
a 10-day period. The openness of the
campaign was also evident in signed
letters of union support that workers
distributed to their fellow employees
on the issues of lack of job classifica-
tions, poor wages and benefits and lack
of representation on the job.
The techniques used by the UBC
organizing team, combined with the
Huttig workers' determination and open
union support, resulted in an impres-
sive, almost two-to-one vote for the
UBC on election day despite the usual
employer captive audience meetings and
plant closing rumors. The techniques
used by the team and materials to carry
them out are included in the UBC Or-
ganizer's Resource Book which is avail-
able to full-time representatives and
organizers by writing to the organizing
department at the General Office.
The UBC southern organizing team
works under the direction of Repre-
sentative Earnie Curtis. Lead organizer
in Rock Hill was Edgar Fields. Provid-
ing assistance were Representatives
David Powers and Mac Rowe of the
international staff and Perry Barbee,
business representative of Local Union
1469 in Charlotte, N.C.
The Rock Hill campaign is part of
the UBC's increased efforts to organize
new members and advance our union's
bargaining position in the window, door
and kitchen cabinet industries. The
Brotherhood congratulates and wel-
comes the new members in Rock Hill
and urges UBC members, particularly
those employed in the millwork and
kitchen cabinet industries, to send let-
ters of support and encouragement to
the Huttig workers as they now begin
their campaign for a first collective
bargaining agreement.
Letters may be sent in care of the
UBC Southern States Organizing Of-
fice, 3420 Norman Berry Drive, Suite
227, Atlanta, GA 30354.
Double-breasting effort beaten
by Canadian affiliate
Clarence French, business manager
and financial secretary for Local 1386.
St. John, New Brunswick, and Norbert
Rouselle, chief union steward for the
Newcastle area, recently beat a double-
breasted company at its own game and
won a landmark victory for union suc-
cessorship rights in the province.
Local 1386 had won certification to
represent the tradesmen who were per-
forming foundation work for Atlantic
Form Works Limited on a contract at
Tracardie Hospital. When this job ended
another contract for boiler room foun-
dation work at the same hospital was
given to Atlantic Painters Limited. Both
Atlantic Painters and Atlantic Form
Works are part of a group of companies
known as the B. D. Group, Ltd.
Local 1386 claimed that Atlantic Form
Works was sold to Atlantic Painters.
Relying on Canadian successorship rights
legislation. Local 1386 argued before
the Industrial Relations Board of New
Brunswick that it was entitled to rep-
resent the workers at Atlantic Painters.
Local 1386 demonstrated that Atlantic
Form Works and Atlantic Painters used
the same equipment and vehicles, had
the same superintendent and performed
work of the same nature. The Labor
Board in New Brunswick agreed with
Local 1386 and granted them collective
bargaining rights with Atlantic Painters.
JUNE 1988
District mill-cabinet meetings
build toward greater coordination
The formation of a national UBC
Mill-Cabinet Conference Board in early
1987 has led to a greater awareness of
the problems facing Brotherhood mem-
bers in the architectural woodwork and
store fixtures industry.
The board, which is composed of
mill-cabinet business representatives,
met three times in 1987 to review a
comprehensive survey conducted of the
industry and to make recommendations
to the general president.
Upon assuming office. General Pres-
ident Sigurd Lucassen made appoint-
ments to the board and pledged his
support for the board's efforts. "Our
mill-cabinet members traditionally have
been a vital part of the Brotherhood.
The industry is now undergoing major
changes with the introduction of new
machinery, a more national market and
employers who are challenging estab-
lished bargaining relationships. We need
both a renewed commitment from our
members and agents as well as new
strategies if we are to retain our position
within the industry. I look forward to
working with the mill-cabinet board and
our business representatives to come
up with an effective program."
Since the beginning of this year, re-
gional mill-cabinet meetings have been
held with business representatives and
council secretaries to review the mill-
cabinet program now being developed
and to discuss concerns raised in each
area. The meetings, hosted by the re-
spective executive board member, have
been held in the Seventh District (Che-
halis. Wash., January 30); the Second
District (Newtown Square, Pa.. March
15); the First District (East Elmhurst,
N.Y., April 5); and the Eighth District
(Fresno. Calif.. April 26).
Among the items discussed were:
Organizing — In many areas, little
organizing is currently taking place in
the custom mill-cabinet industry despite
a large and often growing volume of
non-union work. Training and materials
available from the General Office were
discussed, particularly the UBC indus-
trial organizing school that will be held
in late 1988.
Installation agreements — In
some areas installation agreements are
signed with non-union firms even though
the mill-cabinet items installed are pro-
duced in non-union shops. Greater co-
operation between construction and mill-
cabinet representatives is needed to
encourage the installation of union made
mill-cabinet work on Brotherhood con-
struction job sites. Ways to promote
the union label were also discussed.
Health and welfare — In almost
all regions, costs for health insurance
coverage have skyrocketed. The board
:> i.:*;
First district mill-cabinet representatives, council secretaries and General Executive
Board Member Joe Lia meet in East Elmhurst. N. Y., April 5. to discuss programs.
will discuss this difficult problem and
possible remedies at future meetings.
National market — The market for
architectural woodwork and store fix-
tures is increasingly a national one which
means that bargaining in one area of
the country affects the wages and fringe
benefits that locals are able to negotiate
in other areas. Business representatives
need more information about negotia-
tions throughout the industry if the
Brotherhood is to be successful in fur-
thering members" interests. Toward that
end, the industrial department has been
sending mill-cabinet wage and benefit
surveys to business representatives in
the industry. The board will also look
into opportunities for greater bargaining
coordination among mill-cabinet affili-
ates.
Multi-employer bargaining — In
some areas, established multi-employer
bargaining structures are being chal-
lenged in negotiations. Strategies and
guidelines for dealing with the problem
are being developed by the board.
WhUe the mill-cabinet board will meet
on a regular basis, the next opportunity
for representatives to meet will be at
the UBC Industrial Conference August
29-September 2 . 1 988 in Portland , Ore . ,
where a special mill-cabinet session wUl
be devoted to industry problems and
recent developments.
Mill-Cabinet Conference Board
Members include: Ron Aasen, secre-
tary. Pacific Northwest Industrial
Council. Tacoma, Wash.; Peter Budge,
business representative, Local 1865,
Minneapolis. Minn.; Frank Gurule,
business manager. Local 721, Los An-
geles. Calif.; Glen Jackson, business
representative. St. Louis District Coun-
cil; Adolph Little, business represent-
ative. Local 724, Houston. Texas; Gre-
gory Nickloy. business representative.
Local 1359, Toledo. Ohio; Walter Oliv-
eira, business representative , Local 2679,
Toronto, Ontario; Mario Venneri, busi-
ness representative. Local 359, Phila-
delphia, Pa.; and Irving Zeldman, first
vice-president. New York City & Vi-
cinity District Council.
10
CARPENTER
Conservative court surprises union lawyers
by unanimously approving peaceful, non-picketing publicity
Supreme Court to NLRB:
Hands off union handbills
In a decision which broadly encour-
ages the future use of handbilling in
disputes involving secondary ("neu-
tral") employers, the Supreme Court
on April 20 determined that the National
Labor Relations Act's prohibitions
against secondary boycotts do not reach
peaceful handbilling, unaccompanied by
picketing, which urged a consumer boy-
cott of a neutral employer.
The Supreme Court's 8-0 ruling (Jus-
tice Kennedy did not participate) strikes
down the NLRB's restrictive approach
to handbiUing activity which had stood
for nearly 30 years. In the process, the
Court appears to have opened up broad
new avenues of attack for unions seek-
ing to put pressure on neutral employ-
ers.
The Court stated that, as long as
unions use handbilling or other forms of
free speech activity, examples of which
include radio, newspaper and television
appeals, the use of bullhorns, billboards
or even airplane skywriting, and those
appeals are not accompanied by picket-
ing, massing, patrolling intimidation of
consumers or instigation of work stop-
pages, they will remain out of the reach
of the NLRB and will not be considered
secondary boycotts.
The facts of the case centered around
a union's peaceful distribution of leaf-
lets at the entrance to a shopping mall
owned by Edward J. DeBartolo. The
union's primary dispute was with a
contractor who paid substandard wages
and fringe benefits. The contractor was
retained by the Wilson Company to
construct a department store in the
mall. Neither DeBartolo nor any of the
85 mall tenants other than Wilson had
a contractual right to influence the se-
lection of contractors.
Nevertheless, the union urged cus-
tomers not to shop at any of the mall
stores until DeBartolo promised that all
mall construction would be done by
contractors who paid employees fair
wages and fringe benefits. Significant
to the Court's analysis, the handbills
"made clear that the union was seeking
only a consumer boycott against the
other mall tenants, not a secondary
strike by their employees."
After a complaint was initially filed.
the Carter-appointed Board dismissed
it in 1980, concluding that the hand-
billing was protected by Section 8(b)(4)'s
publicity proviso. The Supreme Court
ultimately overturned the Board's de-
cision stating that the handbilling did
not fall within the proviso's protection
because the handbills sought to ensnare
DeBartolo and the other tenants in the
dispute when they could not be consid-
ered "distributors" of the contractor's
nonunion construction product.
However, the Supreme Court sent
the case back to the Board to determine
whether the handbilling was coercive
and therefore prohibited by Section
8(b)(4) and, if so, whether the First
Amendment protected the handbilling.
The second time around, the Board
held that the union's handbilling was
prohibited under Section 8(b)(4) (ii) (B)
because the union's attempt to inflict
economic harm on the neutral employ-
ers by causing them to lose business
was "economic retaliation" and there-
fore "a form of coercion." As to the
First Amendment's application to the
handbilling, the Board refused to look
into it stating that "we will presume
the constitutionality of the Act we ad-
minister."
On appeal, the Eleventh Circuit Court
of Appeals vacated the Board's decision
and the Supreme Court affirmed the
Circuit Court. The Court applied a long-
standing rule used in interpreting fed-
eral statutes: if a certain application of
a statute would raise serious constitu-
tional problems, the Court will do its
best to avoid such problems by inter-
preting the law to avoid the conflict.
The Court did find that the Board's
interpretation of Section 8(b) (4) would
"pose serious questions" of the sec-
ondary boycott law's validity under the
First Amendment. The Court further
found that Congress did not intend to
prohibit constitutionally protected
handbilling. The Court pointed out that
the handbills were protected because
they
1. truthfully revealed the existence of a
labor dispute,
2. urged potential customers of the mall
to follow a wholly legal course of
action, namely, not to patronize the
retailers doing business in the mall,
3. were distributed in a peaceful man-
ner, and
4. were distributed without picketing or
patrolling.
The Court further stated that "simply
because a labor union is the leafletter
and that a labor dispute was involved
does not foreclose [First Amendment
protection for the handbills]."
The NLRA still regulates picketing,
or conduct such as patrolling or massing
which the Court views as the equivalent
of picketing, since such conduct is a
"mixture of conduct and communica-
tion" and "often provides the most
persuasive deterrent to third persons
about to enter a business establish-
ment." In effect, the Court still views
picketing as inherently coercive and not
entitled to the same level of protection
as pure free speech activities such as
handbilling.
TACTICS POINT: The message to
unions and their agents is clear: when
a union targets a neutral employer, that
is. any employer other than the one the
union has a direct dispute with, it should,
whenever possible, use handbilling or
another form of free speech conduct to
publicize the dispute. Such conduct
may avoid liabihty under the National
Labor Relations Act as an unlawful
secondary boycott. It is important to
understand, however, that the Court's
ruling in DeBartolo does not change the
application of other laws governing
publicity.
Handbills must remain truthful and
should accurately identify the primary
employer and the union involved and
any relationship between the neutral
employer and the primary employer. A
handbill which is not truthful may be
found defamatory. In addition, the
handbill should clearly disavow any in-
terest in having employees of the sec-
ondary employer go on strike or refuse
to make or accept deliveries to or from
that employer.
Similarly, handbilling combined with
picketing may lose its protected status
Continued on Page 25
JUNE 1988
11
Local union members handbill workers at the ITT Rayonier mill in Jesiip, Ga.
BE&K warnings in many communities
Construction users learn of antiunion policies
Through jobsite and community ac-
tivities, Brotherhood members have been
keeping the pressure on BE&K Inc.
and the users of BE&K"s services. Our
actions have caused mill managements
to more closely scrutinizing their con-
tracting policies.
Over the past several months we have
identified BE&K's presence at over 35
sites and have begun to implement local
campaigns in these areas. As a result,
we have seen with greater frequency
BE&K being denied new construction
contracts and being forced to leave
construction sites sooner than originally
scheduled.
BE&K moves away
from Covington
Due to the efforts of UBC Business
Agent James Wright and International
Representative Everette Sullivan and
the cooperation of the local Building
Trades and Paperworkers, BE&K has
left the jobsite at the Westvaco mill in
Covington, Va. After weeks of local
jobsite and community activities, West-
vaco got the message that BE&K must
go!
"The cooperation of all the members
in the local community got the job
done," stated Wright.
BE&K called "Parasite
on Community"
In Orange, Texas, the Sabine area
Building Trades Council, the Central
Labor Council, the Texas State Build-
ing Trades Council and the local Pap-
erworkers unions have joined with the
Brotherhood to form the Sabine Area
Work Preservation Committee. The
committee is committed to aggressively
challenging BE&K. which is currently
performing work on a $5 million shut-
down project at Inland-Orange's mill in
Orange.
In addition to conducting jobsite ac-
tivities, the committee has used various
public forums to spread the word about
BE&K. Recently union members hand-
billed and picketed the county commis-
sioners meeting where the commission-
ers were voting on a resolution urging
local employers to employ local con-
struction workers. At the meeting UBC's
International Representative Mark
Mullen stated that, "if BE&K remains
on site at the Inland-Orange mill, the
hvelihoods of all the workers in this
community are at stake." After hearing
various labor leaders voice their con-
cerns about BE&K and their anti-worker
practices. County Judge James Stringer
termed BE&K a "parasite on the life
blood of the community."
ITT Rayonier mill
faces union action
For the past several weeks UBC
Representative Willard Masters has been
assisting the local Building Trades and
Paperworkers" unions in Jesup, Ga., in
their efforts to get BE&K out of the
ITT Rayonier mill. The unions" activi-
ties have prompted ITT Rayonier to
publicly disassociate themselves from
BE&K and their union busting activi-
ties. Representative Masters and the
local Building Trades committee have
been well received by community and
political leaders, who share the unions"
concerns about BE&K"s presence in
their community.
The latest word is that BE&K is no
longer on site a