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2008 IMPACT Conference/
Iron Worker Strategic
Planning Meetings
Iron Worker Eagle Award of Achievement
The 2008 Recipients of the Iron Worker Eagle Award of Achievement with the Iron Worker General Officers: General
Secretary Michael Fitzpatrick; Steve Pendergrass, Local 86 (Seattle); Joseph McDonald, Local 197 (New York);
Thomas McNeil Jr., Local 396 (St. Louis); General President Joseph J. Hunt; Ira Crofford, Local 482 (Austin, Tex.);
Darrell LaBoucan, Western Candada District Council President accepting for Bert Royer, Local 771 (Regina,
Saskatchewan); William “Bill” Woodward, Local 290 (Dayton, Ohio); and General Treasurer Walter Wise.
President’s
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In November, We Need a Win for
the Working Class
D
uring my recent travels, I have been
asked by many of our members why
our organization has not declared a
candidate of choice in the primary election.
Although by the time you read this article the
candidates will probably have been chosen,
I would like to answer this very important
question. There are several reasons, but the
fact is either Democratic candidate would be
a win for union labor and good for the future
of the Iron Workers. To ask you to mobilize
and support one or the other would, I think,
be a mistake, because I feel we need to, as
JOSEPH HUNT
they say “keep our powder dry” so we do not
General President
waste resources that may be sorely needed
for the general election.
I am sure you as a union member will
agree the current administration has a record
of union busting that is unprecedented.
Americans are working longer hours with
fewer benefits than any other developed
nation in the world. From 2000 to 2004, the
median income of working
families has fallen 2 percent.
The bottom 50 percent of
To ask you to mobilize and
U.S. workers earned only
support one or the other would,
12.8 percent of all income,
and the wealthiest one
I think, be a mistake, because I
percent earned a whooping
feel we need to, as they say ‘keep
21.2 percent of the national
our powder dry’ so we do not
i n c o m e. B u t t h e m o s t
waste resources that may be sorely
embarrassing statistic of all
is the fact that 21.9 percent
needed for the general election.
of American children live in
poverty.
The present administration continues to
tell us that every thing is fine, thousands of
new jobs are being created every month, and
we are in a global economy that will create
many more jobs. What they don’t say is most
of these jobs are in the unorganized service
industry and you would need to work three of
them in order to rise above the poverty level.
They also continue to tell us what we need is
The
more free trade agreements. Unfortunately,
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the president recently signed another
NAFTA-type agreement with Peru. As we all
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know by now NAFTA, CAFTA and PNTR have
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all brought huge trade deficits, closed
down factory after factory, and lowered our
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standard of living while lining the pockets of
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the corporations who just so happen to be the
largest contributors of campaign funds to the
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current Republican administration.
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Not only are our wages and job security
going in the wrong direction, but there are
tremendous differences in quality of life
issues that simply should not be, given we are
the richest nation on the planet. For example
Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Spain,
Sweden and the United Kingdom all have
national health care that covers essentially
100% of their population. Brazil and South
Africa cover 80% of their people, while in the
U.S. we have 48,000,000 people who have
no insurance coverage at all. Also all of the
above mentioned countries have 12 to 18
weeks of paid maternity leave with Canada
and Sweden allowing for 56 and 72 weeks
respectively, while we have none. They also
all have minimum paid annual leave ranging
from 10 to 30 days. Once again here we have
zero.
Given the above facts you would think
that the Republicans haven’t got a chance
of winning in November. Especially since
according to political pundit Charlie Cook
they are experiencing some major problems
internally such as decreased fundraising,
lower affiliation numbers, and attendance
at functions is down. As a matter of fact,
the only number that is up is the amount of
Republicans retiring from Congress. However
Mr. Cook also says that if McCain is the
Republican nominee, which at this point
seems to be a given, he will do well against
Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. The latest
USA Today Gallup poll has McCain only 4
points behind Obama and 1 point ahead of
Clinton. The poll has a margin of error of 4
points making either race a virtual dead
heat. So “keep your powder dry” and get
ready to change the course of our nation by
casting your vote in November and getting
our great country back to where it should be,
a place where you can join a union, earn a
good living and enjoy the same benefits and
securities as the rest of the developed nations
of the world.
Fraternally,
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General Secretary
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Washington, DC 20006
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General Treasurer
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First General Vice President
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Office: (715) 472-4250/4251
Fax: (715) 472-4253
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Third General Vice President
Franklin Square Office Center
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Suite 37
Franklin, OH 45005
Office: (937) 746-0854
Fax: (937) 746-0873
RICHARD WARD
Fourth General Vice President
5964 Dayton Boulevard
Chattanooga, TN 37415
Office: (423) 870-1982
Fax: (423) 876-0774
Email: [email protected]
FRED MARR
Fifth General Vice President
1350 L’Heritage Drive
Sarnia, Ontario N7S 6H8
Canada
Office: (519) 542-1413/1414
Fax: (519) 542-3790
EDWARD J. WALSH
Six General Vice President
505 White Plains Rd.
Suite 200
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Office: (914) 332-4430
Fax: (914) 332-4431
Email: [email protected]
JAY HURLEY
Seventh General Vice President
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P.O. Box 96
S. Boston, MA 02127
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Fax: 617-268-1394
E-mail: [email protected]
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Metals (DOAMM)
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Number 3
FEATURES
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IPAL’s President’s 200 Club
JOE STANDLEY
Eighth General Vice President
1660 San Pablo Ave., Suite C
Pinole, CA 94564
Office: 510-724-9277
Fax: 510-724-1345
TADAS KICIELSINSKI
Ninth General Vice President
3544 Watson Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63139
Tel: 314 752-0777
E-mail: [email protected]
RONALD C. GLADNEY
General Counsel
Bartley, Goffstein, L.L.C.
4399 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Office: (314) 531-1054
Fax: (314) 531-1131
Headquarters Office:
(202) 383-4868
Headquarters Fax:
(202) 638-4856
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Apprenticeship and Training
Tel: (202) 383-4870
Fax: (202) 347-5256
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Shopmen’s Pension Fund
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Contractor’s Perspective
Departmental Reports
IMPACT
Iron Worker Eagle Award of Achievement
The 2008 Recipients of the Iron Worker Eagle Award of Achievement with the Iron Worker General Officers: General
Secretary Michael Fitzpatrick; Steve Pendergrass, Local 86 (Seattle); Joseph McDonald, Local 197 (New York);
Thomas McNeil Jr., Local 396 (St. Louis); General President Joseph J. Hunt; Ira Crofford, Local 482 (Austin, Tex.);
Darrell LaBoucan, Western Candada District Council President accepting for Bert Royer, Local 771 (Regina,
Saskatchewan); William “Bill” Woodward, Local 290 (Dayton, Ohio); and General Treasurer Walter Wise.
Local News
Lifetime Honorary Members
Official Monthly Record
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The 2008 Recipients of the Iron Worker Eagle Award
of Achievement with the Iron Worker General Officers:
General Secretary Michael Fitzpatrick; Steve Pendergrass,
Local 86 (Seattle); Joseph McDonald, Local 197 (New
York); Thomas McNeil Jr., Local 396 (St. Louis); General
President Joseph J. Hunt; Ira Crofford, Local 482 (Austin,
Tex.); Darrell LaBoucan, Western Canada District Council
President accepting for Bert Royer, Local 771 (Regina,
Saskatchewan); William “Bill” Woodward, Local 290
(Dayton, Ohio); and General Treasurer Walter Wise.
EDITOR: Tadas Kicielinski, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006
ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR : Nancy Folks
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the heads were counted, 564 leaders representing all facets of the
ironworking industry turned out to participate in the inaugural
IMPACT event and the Iron Workers Second Annual Strategic
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own members took time to come out here to participate in this and
to see how they can help. I know our members, and I think our
contractors are starting to look at problems in a different way. We’re
realizing we’re in the same industry and we have to work together to
grow this industry and to grow market share.”
Bill Brown was just short of a state of shock where attendance
was concerned. “The attendance, we can’t believe it! We had no idea
we’d get this kind of response. It’s fantastic.”
The event could be regarded as a Coming Out Party for
contractors and labor leaders who are anxious to move forward in
a more united front. It’s labor and management’s ability to work
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together to provide unmatched value for the construction dollar
that is of interest to the owner community. “You’re going to be given
one chance,” AmerenEnergy’s Ken Kuechenmeister told the crowd,
“and what it boils down to quite honestly, folks, is something that
should be near and dear to all of us, and that’s credibility.” Labor
and management locking arms is a goal of AISC’s Roger Ferch. “I
was tired of the adversarial relationships, and I keep challenging
my staff and everyone I talk to, don’t look back on how your father
did it. Don’t look back on how we did it ten years ago, but on how we
can do it better.”
The event delivered as promised by providing a “Town Hall” to
allow everyone a chance at the microphone. In fact, so engaging
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the time allotted for it in the future. “Our Town Hall, I’d give it an
“A” for content and a “B” for time length,” said Bill Brown. “A lot
of people had a lot of things to say and that’s what we’re here for,
communication. We’ll do a better job next year, I promise you.”
The Iron Workers followed up the IMPACT event with more
“clearing the air” sessions of their own. Highlighting the meeting
was a Contractor’s Panel, moderated by The National Maintenance
Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) and The Association of
Union Constructors (TAUC) CEO Steve Lindauer. Topics ranged
from performance to professionalism to safety and more. And much
like the “reality shows” that are sweeping through the television
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landscape, the absence of a script was the attraction. “It was time
extremely well spent,” Lindauer said. “The audience was totally
engaged in the subjects that were covered. The follow-up questions
made it clear that people are very passionate about the issues, and
that’s what we need. If we could just harness this from the Iron
Workers and take it to some of the other trades our problems would
be a lot less.”
Bob Hoover of Aker Kvaerner Songer, and TAUC President
put it into perspective. “There are two things clients look for today.
Number one is your safety performance, and number two is your
labor execution plan. How are you going to bring people to the job
and execute the job? I think what our common concern is and our
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common goal moving forward is to get the message down to the
person with the tools in their hands.”
It is that person with the tools in their hands that brought this
from Tim Reddington of Day & Zimmermann, “Whatever people are
having for breakfast, I’d like them to have a bowl of attitude, to come
in and do the work right. That’s what it’s all about. We want them
to showcase their talents and do the right thing. Too many times, we
have people who use their card as a shield. It’s like an entitlement.”
If that is indeed the occasional case, offenders won’t get any
sympathy from General President Hunt. “As important as our
training is, it is about attitude. If you go on the job with a rotten
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attitude, many people would prefer someone who isn’t as skilled, yet
has the right attitude. When that guy has a bowl of attitude in the
morning, plus with the training we give him, all of our problems are
solved.”
Other events of the day included an encouraging report from
General Treasurer Wise, revealing an upswing in finances due
to increased membership and successful cost containments from
International leadership.
General Vice President Fred Marr reported that because of Iron
Workers taking the lead, 90% of the ironwork being done on the vast
Oil Sands project in Canada is being done union. This compares to
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Colette Nelson – Executive Vice President,
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about a third of the work in other trades going union.
One element that binds both the IMPACT and the Iron Workers
meetings together throughout the week was the success of the
Regional Advisory Boards, or RABs. Ten RABs have been created
across the United States to establish a forum where contractors and
labor can work together to accomplish common goals. One of the
things that set RABs apart from many programs of the past—in any
trade—is the fact that tangible, meaningful results can be seen at
the local level, thanks to a grant program that sends money back to
local areas. “In 2007, IMPACT will have returned over six million
dollars in grant money to our regional boards,” said IMPACT CEO
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Eric Waterman.
Just as important as the programs themselves, RABs represent
something on a grander scale, perhaps. It is proof that a union
ironworking industry committed to great change, can achieve great
things. “It is the best thing that’s happened to this industry,” said
Donn Taylor, President of Century Steel. “It’s finally put a focus on
what we’re after and what we’re trying to do. We’ve got a team
of union contractors and a team of union iron workers and we’re all
trying to achieve the same goal.”
“They’ve (RABs) helped out with our drug testing and
implemented it into our program,” added Local 495 (Albuquerque)
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Apprenticeship Director Rick Meyer. “They’ve brought in a new I.D.
card system for training. They’ve brought in safety material. They’ve
brought in classroom participation materials for my apprentice
classes. Without them, we’d have to bring it in as an out-of-pocket
expense, so our RAB has been a real big help for us.”
It’s of major interest to General President Hunt, however, that
the members on the job understand this message of the impact of the
RABs. “We need to get this message to the rank and file. They have
to understand why we’re doing what we’re doing and the changes in
work hours and growth opportunities it’s creating for them. When we
drive that message down to the rank and file and to the employers
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who weren’t able to be here, this is just going to take off and be a
great movement in our industry.”
“Without a doubt, Regional Advisory Boards are the heart and
soul of our efforts,” Bill Brown said. “It’s where the rubber meets the
road.”
“The union ironworking industry is on the move. It’s a development
that was on display in full force in Las Vegas,” said IMPACT CEO
Eric Waterman. “I feel like we’re coming out of this meeting with a
big bounce.”
The final agenda item was the KPI awards. As seen on the cover of
this issue of the Ironworker each local union winner received the Iron
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IMPACT Trustees
Worker Eagle Award of Achievement signifying their attainment
of a combination of meeting KPIs and increasing membership
overall. The awards were given to locals in different regions in
the United States and Canada so that locals were competing
with locals that have similar problems and market share. The
2008 Iron Worker Eagle Award of Achievement recipients were
Steve Pendergrass, Local 86 (Seattle); Joseph McDonald, Local
197 (New York); Thomas McNeil Jr., Local 396 (St. Louis); Ira
Crofford, Local 482 (Austin, Tex.); Bert Royer, Local 771 (Regina,
Saskatchewan); and William “Bill” Woodward, Local 290 (Dayton,
Ohio). The eagle was chosen because the local union winners will
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no doubt soar to new heights in the ironworking industry.
“I feel great about the meetings,” added General President
Hunt. “I’ve had more members come up to me and say these
are the best meetings we’ve ever had. They’re going away with
enthusiasm. I’m enthused. But just like in football or baseball,
as soon as the season’s over you start planning for next year.
It takes a lot of work to put one of these on, but I’m excited.
We are ready to start work now to make next years’ event even
better because it is imperative that we keep the enthusiasm and
momentum going because the future of this great organization
depends upon it.”
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The IMPACT Conference/Iron Worker
Strategic Planning Meetings were
a tremendous networking forum
allowing local union officers,
contractors and owners to
share ideas on how we can
improve our relationship
and help each other to
gain market share.
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Contractor’s Perspective
February 4, 2008
Mr. Joe Hunt
International Iron Workers Union
Suite 400
1750 New York Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Mr. Bill Brown
Ben Hur Construction
3783 Rider Trail South
St. Louis, MO 63045
Dear Joe and Bill,
accomplished since the
You should both be very proud of the progress that has been
leadership has improved
formation of I.M.PA.C.T, just a few years ago. Your combined
has set the stage for
our industry tremendously in a short period of time. Your vision
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people
continued growth and prosperity for many years to come. Many
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parties the best opportunity for success. The two of you have
, insurance cost savings
The progress accomplished in apprentice training, drug testing
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zed and well put together.
We thought the conference on January 29th was well organi
ry continues to improve.
We look forward to future meetings as the Ironworking indust
Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you
in your mission.
Very truly yours,
Brian D. Kelley
Chief Executive Officer
And Chief Financial Officer
BDK:ez
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Thomas J. Kruss
Chief Operating Officer
THE IRONWORKER
Contractor’s Perspective
February 6, 2008
General President Joseph J. Hunt
Suite 400
1750 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Re: IMPACT
Dear Joe:
As I reflect on this past week’s meeting m Las Vegas I stand amazed at the
progress our organization has made under your leadership
and that of Bill Brown and the Labor Management committee. You are to be
commended for guiding us onto the right path.
I have been attending meetings and conventions of this nature for the past
three decades and I can say unequivocally that this was the
most informative, productive, and well organized I have ever attended. The
expert speakers you assembled covered meaningful and
diverse facets of our industry, such as insurance and construction trends; and
offered insightful economic forecasts.
The schedule, with meetings from 8 to 5, was not unlike a good old fashione
d hard days work. And the theme –“A Partnering of Labor
& Management”– will carry us into the future as a stronger organization capable
of taking back our market share. I sensed a passion
and excitement that has historically been lacking from both labor and managem
ent.
As you know, we work primarily in the Florida commercial market; therefore
it is imperative that we be innovative to be competitive
with the non-union entities against whom we bid regularly. This is why I also
wish to commend Business Managers like Lany Brown
(Local 397) and Sean Mitchell (Local 402) for negotiating a Commercial Labor
Agreement utilizing the Probationary Ironworkers
Program. This program has helped lower our crew costs, without sacrificin
g productivity or safety. At the same time, the program is
assisting in recruiting new members to bolster OUT ranks in the commercial
market.
Much was said in Las Vegas about getting the message to the grassroots level.
I believe Locals 397 and 402 are the ‘proof in the
pudding’. They understand (or in my words “They get it”) what is needed in
the commercial market – Labor and Management working
together as never before.
I recognize we are experiencing some good economic times in our industry;
but it is the foresight of our leadership, utilizing new
programs which has resulted in a steady growth in our market share in the
range of 30% annually for the past two years. Though we
don’t win every bid, at least we are seeing a leveling of the playing field.
Consequently, I anticipate the same growth in 2008; which will result in a doubling
of our annual commercial volume since the
inception of these programs.
As I tell my employees “Good companies make excuses–Great companies make
it happen.” The same can be said of unions. I am
committed, as a union steel erector (and a partner), to do whatever I can to
help this industry grow–which appears to be inevitable
under the current leadership approach–May God continue to bless you, and
our International Brotherhood of Ironworkers/Contractors.
Sincerely,
MORROW STEEL ERECTORS, INC
D. William Morrow
President/CEO
Cc: William Brown, President/CEO Ben Hur Const. Co.
Larry Brown, B.M Local 397
Sean MitcheU, B.M. Local 402
Walter Wise, General Treasurer
Vie Comellier, President TSI/Exterior Wall Systems, Inc.
MARCH 2008
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2007 IPAL President’s 200 Club
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on Workers Local 1
David
avid Flanigan
avid Tkaczyk
David
Iron Workers Local 3
Boe Gillespie
Iron Workers Local 5
James Balasis
James Leaman
Kenneth Waugh, Jr.
Iron Workers Local 6
Robert Pyne
Iron Workers Local 16
Russell Hatch
Iron Workers Local 24
Kenneth Sailer
Iron Workers Local 25
James Markham
Joseph Moran
Iron Workers Local 44
Arthur Baker, Sr.
Leroy Oberding
Iron Workers Local 45
Sam Britton
Iron Workers Local 58
Donald Denese
Aldo Duron
Scott Murphy
John Wellman
Iron Workers Local 75
Coleman Bailey
Russell Johnson
George Oxford, Jr.
Terry Wright
Martin “Buzz” Murphy, Jr.
Iron Workers Local 118
Daniel Costella
Richard Davis
Trisha Fitzgerald
James Martinez
Jason Rafter
John Rafter
Pete Renaud
Iron Workers Local 155
Ed Diaz Gonzales
Michael Lehmann
Donald Savory, Jr.
Iron Workers Local 272
David Balogh
Iron Workers Local 321
Carroll Allison
Iron Workers Local 361
Kurt Aaman
Claudio Adamos
Kelvin Adams
Paul Adams
Joseph Adams
Aeral Adams
Robert Akes
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Wing Li
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Stephen Macgray
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Daniel Maher
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Martin Maher
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Jeff Manzo
Earl Mark
Peter Marquis
Russell Martin
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Robert Martone
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Edward McCloskey
Joseph McComber
Joseph McDermott
George McDowell
Owen McIntee
Michael McKeown
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William Miller
David Miller
Robert Mininni
Kenneth Mitchel
Kent Mitchell
Ronald Moa
Jonathan Moore
Wilfredo Morales
Edgar Morales
Alexander Morgan
Jason Mullady
Timothy Mullally
Gerard Murphy
William Murphy
Milagros Musse
Jack Myers
Cathi Mytko
Raymond Nagle
Emil Naplatarski
Steve Napolitano
Robert Neff
Edward Neilio
Christopher Newman
Anthony M. Newman
Anthony Newman
Bassaine Newton
Thomas Ng
Stephanie Nics
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Gareth Nielsen
Thomas Noftell
David Nugent
John O’Brien
Keith O’Brien
Michael O’Brien
Sean O’Connell
John O’Connell
Ryan O’Hara
Richard O’Kane
Thomas Owens
Christohper Owens
Sefton Oxford
Jack Pachnicki
Robert Palombo
Michael Papa
Timothy Passanisi
Kevin Patrick
Timothy Patriss
Glen Patriss
Thomas Patriss
Gregory Paul
Richard Peddle
Robert Pepper
Steven Petrovich
William Petruccelli
Martin Pettersen
Brian Pickering
Ivan Pierre
Richard Pignataro
Anson Pollard
Mark Poznak
John Prazmark
Robert Price
Marek Prokop
Christopher Prophet
Thomas Quedens
Michael Quigley
Leonora Rahming
Walter Rasmussen
Anthony Reed
Sean Reilly
William Reinle
William Reinle
Anthony Resta
Juan Reyes
Charles Rice
William Rice
Robert Riegger
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THE IRONWORKER
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John Romano
Jonathan Ronan
Julius Rosario
Christopher Rosati
Daniel Rothblat
Karl Routh
Luis Ruiz
Paul Rutuelo
Thomas F. Ryan
Thomas Ryan
John Sarandrea
Robert Sarnikowski
Nicholas Sarubbi
David Scarlata
Joseph Scarlata
William Sceviour
Scott Schilling
Brian Schultz
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Arthur Schwenker
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Iron Workers Local 377
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Frank Stacey
James Stretton
Brian Strohm
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IRONWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE
PRESIDENTS CLUB
MEMBERSHIP
Joe Ironworker
YEAR
2008
Joseph J. Hunt
Membership is for those who contribute $200.00 or more to the
Ironworkers Political Action League during the calendar year. A
copy of our report is filed with the Federal Election Commission in
Washington, D.C. and is available there for purchase or inspection.
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employer. Members may refuse to contribute without
reprisal. IPAL does not solicit nor accept contributions
from persons other than union members and their
immediate families.
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APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORT
by Mike White
Ironworker Welding
Materials Win
Excellence Award
The Society for Technical
Communications (STC) is an
international professional
society of over 15,000 members,
in 140 chapters throughout the
world. Over 50 years old, it is the
largest professional society of
its kind, dedicated to advancing
the theory and practice of
technical communication.
Every year the individual
STC chapters hold competitions
to select the best examples of
technical communication materials in the field. Awards are
given at three levels: Distinguished, Excellence, and Merit.
This year the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the STC awarded
the Ironworker Welding Curriculum an Excellence award.
One of the judges wrote, “The elements of visual design
and content design worked well together. An indication of
good training materials is that you want to begin reading
and keep reading as you look them over. It was a pleasure
reviewing the material.”
The welding training package took over a year to complete
and consists of eight components:
• Introduction to Welding Reference Manual
• Oxyfuel Gas Cutting and Welding Reference Manual
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding Reference Manual
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Reference Manual
• Flux Cored Arc Welding Reference Manual
• Welding Instructor Guide
• Welding Student Workbook
• Instructor CD-ROM
The content of the welding training package was based
heavily on materials provided by Lincoln Electric Company.
I would like to extend a special thanks to Carl Peters and
Dennis Klingman of Lincoln Electric. In addition, Terry
Roper of Harris Products (A Lincoln Electric Company)
provided support for the development of this package.
Ironworkers involved in the development of these
materials include Ed Abbott, general organizer; Floyd Elliff,
Local 263 (Dallas/Ft. Worth); Mike McDonald, Local 27
(Salt Lake City); Dave McNair, Local 5 (Washington, D.C.);
Mike Relyin, Local 25 (Detroit); and Dick Zampa, state
apprenticeship director, California.
Others involved in the design and development included
Michelle McClean of the Apprenticeship and Training
Department, Jerry Wircenski of the University of North
Texas, and Rick Sullivan, IMPACT Director of Education
and Training.
We work closely with Mosaic Learning (an all-union
company) on the development of our training materials.
Special thanks to Mike deSimon who developed the CDROMs and Neal Buck who handled layout and artwork in
the printed manuals. Woody Scally and several others from
Mosaic Learning provided writing, editing, and general
project support.
Prior winners of this award include such groups as
the National Institute of Health (NIH), Johns Hopkins
University Applied Physics Lab, Hughes Network Systems,
Siemens AG, the U.S. Department of Labor, and other
national and international organizations, corporations, and
government groups.
We are proud of our new training packages – and having an
organization like The Society for Technical Communications
acknowledge the excellence of these materials sends the
message that we are truly providing quality materials for
our local unions.
Michelle McClean, Mike deSimon, Ed Abbott, Mike White, Neal Buck,
and Woody Scally.
Welding Training Package
Floyd “Flip” Elliff
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Jerry Wircenski
THE IRONWORKER
DAVIS-BACON / PREVAILING WAGE REPORT
as provided through IMPACT
by Chris Burger
Who’s Who on a Public Project?
A huge part of monitoring public works projects
for wage fraud is determining exactly who is on the
project – who and what contractor is performing
the work, and, when possible, the identity of the
employees. If you’ve been to the bid opening and know
the results, or you are able to speak with the project
manager on site, etc., you’ll gain this information soon
enough. Another popular way is with reports created
by “IMPACT Trac.”
With the public dollar in use, regulations on public
work projects are much tougher than in the private/
commercial sector. Contractors are required to submit
to the awarding authority or agency a weekly certified
payroll record listing all employees by trade performed,
wages paid, etc. Much of this is public information
that you can request.
Yet some contractors have been known to use
bogus names and addresses for employees, and in
some cases, even make the payrolls difficult to read
by scrawling the handwriting. On the positive side
(as has been reported here) the government currently
is experimenting with an electronic payroll pilot
program that could end such fraud.
Helping to get at part of the root of the problem, the
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is
focusing on improving “E-Verify”- the federal program
that allows employers to electronically verify worker
eligibility. Among the kinks being worked out are
concerns about the new photo identification tool,
tentative non-confirmations, pre-screening workers
using E-Verify, among others. One problem noted is
that there is still the chance for identity theft to occur
if otherwise legitimate papers have been stolen from
a legal worker.
The expansion of E-Verify has the potential to
solve many of the problems associated with prevailing
wage cheating. A bipartisan federal bill has been
introduced that would in fact require all employers to
use E-Verify, as phased in over four years.
Meanwhile, in a case (Gray vs. Valley Park) with
national implications, a federal judge in Missouri has
upheld a city ordinance that denies business licenses
to contractors that hire alien non-citizens. Elsewhere,
a federal judge recently declined to take action against
a Georgia county ordinance that prohibits contractors
that hire the undocumented from receiving county
contracts, including prevailing wage projects.
An executive order by Minnesota’s governor now
MARCH 2008
requires the use of E-Verify on state projects. At the
same time, Illinois has backed off an attempt to ban
E-Verify. The state of Washington, in turn, is taking
up ways of beefing up contractor registration, wage
reporting, fines and other steps that would restrict
fraudulent contractors from bidding. Meanwhile, ICE
recently announced that high-profile contractors face a
higher risk of scrutiny and is pushing a “best practices”
program to create a “culture of compliance.”
Notes from Davis Bacon/Prevailing Wage
Department
• Delaware’s Governor has signed into law a move
to reduce annual state wage surveys when the
prevailing wage rate for a given craft has been
the union rate for two years. In such an event,
surveys will only be conducted once every five
years. The rate then is to be tied to collective
bargaining agreements for the county in which
a public project is located. The state building
trades supported the move, arguing that frees
up resources to enforce existing prevailing wage
violations.
• New York’s Department of Labor expects to
finish its review of apprenticeship programs this
spring, having put a one-year moratorium on new
programs. The Apprenticeship Training Office
have been concerned that some contractors are
delaying graduation of apprentices in order to
avoid paying the prevailing wage for journeymen.
Routine crosschecking of the names on certified
payroll records against your state apprenticeship
bureau’s lists of bona fide apprentices is a way to
combat this scam.
• At the International, we are working on
streamlining how we keep track of collective
bargaining agreements from which Davis Bacon
wage rates are kept up-to-date. If your local has
not sent us its CBA, your prevailing wage rates
might fall out of date, for no good reason. Please
contact my office at (202) 383-4865 for more
information on this and related prevailing wage
issues.
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IMPACT
Standout at 1st National
Construction Labor
Management Marketing
Conference
T
he 1st National Construction Labor
Management Marketing Conference
was held November 1 & 2, 2007 in New
York City and IMPACT and the Iron Workers
played a featured role in this inaugural
conference.
Over 300 participants were in attendance
representing local unions, contractors and
labor-management trusts from across the
U.S. and Canada. Ironworker Vice Presidents
Edward Walsh and Edward McHugh attended
t h e c o n f e r e n c e. T h e c o n f e r e n c e wa s
sponsored by McGraw Hill, the Columbia
School of Business, Breslin Strategies and the
Berman Group.
IMPACT was a cosponsor of the conference
and was invited to make a presentation during
the opening session. Eric Waterman, IMPACT’s
Chief Executive Officer moderated a panel
which was titled Marketing Programs in the
Ironworking Industry – Local, Regional and
National Case Studies. Joining Waterman on
the panel were:
Kevin Wallace – President of the
Southeastern District Council
Darrell LaBoucan – President of the
District Council of Western Canada
David Gornewicz – Administrator of
Iron Worker Local 848
James Gallik – Apprenticeship Coordinator of Iron Workers Local 3 (Pittsburgh)
Wallace and Gornewicz described the
regional marketing campaign in the southeast
titled PRIME- Program for Regional Industry
Market Expansion. The program is a multifaceted one that includes the recruitment
of Hispanic workers, the use of e-mail, and
the internet to reach out to contractors and
advise them of the tremendous amount of
industrial work to be bid in the southeast, and
the establishment of satellite training offices
to provide manpower for areas distant from
established apprenticeship schools. IMPACT
has provided significant funding to assist the
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PRIME program.
LaBoucan presented a district council
wide marketing program that he developed
after studying Mark Breslin’s book Organize
or Die and the marketing materials developed
by IMPACT. The district council employed a
professional marketing firm, which developed
a marketing packet. The packet focused on
recruiting non-union fabricator-erectors with
the use of an innovative and flexible collective
bargaining agreement. In addition, follow up
calls to prospects were made and information
was continually posted on the local unions’ WEB
sites. Within months, non-union fabricators
began employing union subcontractors, a
major open shop contractor became signatory,
and an estimated one million work hours had
been created from the campaign.
Gallik discussed a comprehensive marketing
campaign initiated by Local 3 in Pittsburgh that
also had funding support from IMPACT. The
campaign includes ongoing radio advertising,
billboards, and printed materials. In addition,
Local 3 made significant changes in recruitment
and apprenticeship. Gallik noted the need for
apprenticeship coordinators to realize the
generational differences between the recruiters
and the young potential apprentices. Gallik
also stressed the need to have applications on
line, 24-7, and to not limit the start of training
to only once or twice a year. After launching
a 24-7 online recruitment module on their
website, applications increased 700%.
Waterman reviewed the national
marketing materials developed by IMPACT
including the Directory of Training Schools
in North America. The directory is also
available on line at the IMPACT website. The
directory is the first of its kind and includes
photographs and contact information for
every Iron Worker training facility in the U.S.
and Canada. It is not only a useful tool for
recruiting but also a powerful marketing tool
to show owners, architects, and engineers
visually, the size and scope of training in the
union construction industry. He noted that
the non-union industry cannot show a similar
network of the hundreds and hundreds of
training facilities that the building trades
unions have.
Waterman also stressed the need to
increase recruitment significantly in the
industry to both meet the demands of the
huge amount of work that is forecast across
North America but also to replace the
coming wave of retirees from the Baby Boom
generation. New and innovative strategies
must be examined, such as shorter, specialized
apprenticeship programs, distant learning
programs and performance based classroom
training, Waterman stated.
All the PowerPoints from the panel are
available on the IMPACT website- www.
impact-net.org. Click on the article on the
conference that is currently on the IMPACT
Home Page.
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Air Force Academy
Graduate
2nd Lt. Marc Marmino, grandson of Edward
C. Hudson of Lumberton N.J. and Local 70
(Louisville, Ky.) has graduated from the
Air Force Academy on May 30, 2007 with
a B.S. in economics. Edward was there for
Marc’s graduation in Colorado Springs,
CO. Marc’s first air force assignment
as military intelligence officer will be
McChord AFB, Seattle, Wash. As you can
see, Marc has surpassed his granddad’s
height and topping off at 6’7”.
DSAGC Buddy Walk Supports Member’s Son
Erick Meadows has been a loyal member of Local 44 (Cincinnati) for over ten years. In
May of 2007, Erick and his wife Kimberly welcomed a son Grant, who was diagnosed
with Down’s syndrome and a congenital heart defect. Kimberly participated in the
sixth Annual DSAGC Buddy Walk to show her support for the more than 350,000
individuals with Down’s syndrome in the United States.
Summa cum Laude
Graduate
Martial Arts Master
Colton Dean Babiuk, age 9, poses with his
proud dad Dean Babiuk, second generation
19-year ironworker, and his grandpa, 40year ironworker Elmer Babiuk, members
of Local 725 (Calgary, Alberta), after
placing 1st in Form and 3rd in sparring at
a recent mixed-martial arts tournament
in Calgary. Colton masters in kung fu,
soccer, piano, and is an avid fisherman
and quadder. Colton’s not sure what he
will do when older, but perhaps he may
become a third generation ironworker.
MARCH 2008
Carey Hale, daughter of Danny Hale,
Local 782 (Paducah, Ky.) graduated
summa cum laude from the University
of North Carolina-Charlotte with a BA
in political science. In September 2007,
she entered the MA in International
Affairs program at George Washington
University’s Elliott School of International
Affairs. Ms. Hale is also a recipient of
the 2007 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate
Foreign Affairs Fellowship. According to
the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship
Foundation, the Pickering Fellowship
“provides funding to participants as
they are prepared academically and
professionally to enter the United States
Department of State Foreign Service.”
Proud College Graduate
Bryan Janowiak, son of Dennis Janowiak,
Local 25 (Detroit, Mich.) graduated from
Delta College of Saginaw. Bryan majored
in residential construction. He received
a certificate in residential construction,
along with a certificate for a building
inspector, and a certificate from the
Ogaukawning Indian Mission Church
Restoration project. He also received a
certificate from the Saginaw Habitat
for Humanity for his time and talent on
building a Habitat house.
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Dawn Stellar and Tom Moore, Local
383 (Madison, Wisc.)
Bill Fuller, Local 21 (Omaha,
Neb.) Apprentice Coordinator,
and Dane Bowers, Local 340
(Battle Creek, Mich.)
Members of Local 21 (Omaha, Neb.) -Juan Ayala, Joe
Qattrocchi, Shawn McCaulley, Rico Caruso, Jose Montes,
Keith Laue, Bill Fuller, and Scott Williams
23rd Annual
Ironworkers
Training
Program
Terry Gildon of Local 21
(Omaha, Neb.) attended the 23 rd Annual
Ironworkers Training
Program in San Diego
during July 2007. Terry
thoroughly enjoyed the
program and captured
the week in photos, which
he wanted to share with
his fellow attendees.
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Members of Local 21 (Omaha, Neb.) -Keith
Laue and Bill Fuller with General Organizer
Ed Abbott (center)
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Topping Out Ceremony
at St. Johns Hospital
Iron Workers Local 25 (Detroit) with contractor
Douglas Steel Erection Co. topped out at St.
Johns Hospital (Detroit, Michigan) on Tuesday,
November 21, 2006. The project was completed
by a crew of highly skilled ironworkers,
Operators Mark Hincherick and Mike Reynolds;
Benjamin Roberts, Jeremy Terwilliger, Joe
Brown, Julius Norman (Steward), Tim Pung
(General Foreman), Frank Reihl (Foreman),
Tom Murphy and Jeremy Franklin. In the
bottom row are Jeremy Lewis, Mike Roberts
(Apprentice), Bryan Wolff, Glen Smith, Nathan
Clare, Adam Hutchinson, Craig Barnes, Robert
Aulbert, Jamie Bothwell, Art Ellul, Paul Munro,
Russell Lewis, and Robert Dortman.
Local 709 60th Anniversary
On October 20, 2007, Local 709 (Savannah, Ga.),
celebrated their 60th year of existence. They had a
family festival with a turn out of approximately 200
people. Some of the retirees who attended were seated–
Richard Willoughby, Weldon Helmey, Stephen “Squirrell”
Davis, N.L. Scott, Felton Rewis, Walter Whipple, Heulett
Lanier, second row-Richard Crapse, Phillip Clifton,
Curtis Galbreath, Clayton Lanier, Wayman Lanier,
Curtis Andrews, third row-Jack Gardner, Robert Kemp,
Archie Jarrell, Bobby Waters, Edgar West, Allen Cooler,
and John VanVoorhis.
In Memoriam
Proud Ironworker
New Addition
Michael LaCroix is an
ironworker for Local 37
(Providence, R.I.) and
worked at the power plant
in Somerset, Mass.
Ten-year member of Local 229
(San Diego) Justin Frickey and
his wife Tara welcome their
son Johnathan Justin Frickey.
Johnathan weighed in at 6 lbs.,
14 oz., and 20 inches long.
MARCH 2008
Army Private First Class Alan R.
Blohm, 21-year-old son of Local 25
(Detroit) member Chris Blohm died
December 31, 2006 from injuries
suffered when an improvised
explosive device detonated near
his unit while on combat patrol in
Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to
the 425th Brigade Special Troops
Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade
Combat Team, 25 th Infantry
Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Michigan Flags were ordered to be
flown at half-staff on Wednesday
January 10, 2007, in honor of Alan
and other Michigan servicemen
who lost their lives while on duty in
Iraq by Governor Granholm. Local
25 would like to express our
deepest sympathy to Chris and his
family.
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Retired Ironworker Wins Plasma TV
in ESCAPE to the WILD Sweepstakes
Life is good for Richard Miros, a retired member of Iron Workers Local 3 (Pittsburgh). After serving 35 years
as an active union member,
member Miros retired last October and recently won a 42” plasma HDTV as part of an Escape
to the Wild watch-and-win television sweepstakes. Escape to the Wild is a TV program of the Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation Partnership (TRCP), VERSUS Network and several trade unions and contractor associations that
takes hardworking union members on the hunting or fishing trip of a lifetime.
“A lot of ironworkers hunt and fish,” said Miros, pointing out that many of his fellow union members brought their
hunting and fishing gear to job sites, so they could head right into the field or onto the water after work. Though
not a sportsmen himself, Miros believes “it’s a great thing” that unions support their members’ interests outside the
workplace both by sponsoring Escape to the Wild and by teaming up with the TRCP to launch the Union Sportsmen’s
Alliance, a hunting and fishing program exclusively for union members (learn
more about the USA at www.UnionSportsmen.org). “Sportsmen have done a lot
for conservation in PA,” Miros added.
Miros joined the Iron Workers union in 1965 and worked on a lot of big
jobs including two high rises in Chicago and six bridges in Pittsburgh, Penn.
before taking on the role of superintendent. Now retired, he has more time to
spend woodworking and gardening. Soon, he’ll also be able to enjoy his favorite
programs in style on his new plasma HDTV compliments of the TRCP and
VERSUS Network.
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THE IRONWORKER
Monthly Report of Lifetime Honorary Members
Lifetime Honorary members are published in the magazine according to the application approval date. Members
previously classified as Old Age or Disability Pensioners that were converted to Lifetime Honorary membership
effective January 1, 2007 will not be reprinted in the magazine.
DECEMBER 2007
Local
1
3
3
7
8
11
14
15
16
16
24
25
25
29
33
37
40
40
40
40
40
40
44
48
63
63
89
97
97
97
118
Name
FINNEY, JAMES W
COLSON, JOHN R
STONE, RONALD W
LE BLANC, ROBERT J
GORSKI, HARRY J
MONTGOMERY, ELIJAH
ABENTROTH, MICHAEL E
OSHEA, DANIEL M
BUNCE, ALBERT E
GARST, WAYNE H
VASQUEZ, GREGORY
OSANTOWSKE, LEO
PARSONS, RONALD K
ERICKSON, NORMAN G
FISHER, DONALD B
MARTIN, ROBERT W
DORIS, JOHN
DOYLE, JOHN E
INSERRA, JOSEPH
O CONOR, FITZEART
PARKER, TIMOTHY
VONHOFF, FREDERICK W
SULLIVAN, CHARLES J
Pierce, Ronald G
JURICH, STEPHEN R
SHELTON, ANDREW
HANSEN, JOHN R
BATCHELOR, RUSSELL T
GRAY, JOHN E
PARGEE, ROBERT D
SHROUT, DONALD L
155
172
172
172
172
201
201
201
201
201
229
229
229
263
340
340
361
377
377
377
377
377
377
377
383
393
393
395
395
395
396
397
CURTIS, LOREN W
ANDERS, MICHAEL J
CARSON, CALEB
GOLLIHUE, GARY L
VANCE, DAVID L
HARRISON, EUGENE A
HUDNALL, GEORGE J
MC COY, CLIFTON
MERKLE, JAMES S
ROARK, HOWARD E
BROWN, JOHN M
FRANKS, BOB W
SNOW, JAMES C
SIBLEY, JERRELD C
COLBURN, LEO
PAVEY, STEVEN E
KEANE, MARTIN J
BALWINSKI, JOHN
BLINKENBERG, MORRIS G
COLLINS, THOMAS D
HEWITT, GARY V
MAXIE, CHARLES L
TODD, JAY P
WOOD, ROBERT N
BUEHLER, DONALD
BANTA, THOMAS A
GORDON, HENRY L
BAILEY, ROBERT E
LEE, JERRY R
ROSS, RONALD C
CORNELL, HERSCHEL W
HUGHES, JAMES D
399
401
401
401
401
404
424
433
433
433
444
489
498
512
550
625
625
704
709
711
720
721
759
759
764
771
786
787
787
BERGAMO, MICHAEL
MC GROGAN, FRANCIS J
READ, DONALD W
SCHAUDER, ROBERT J
STRAYER, KENNETH
PATRICK, EDWARD J
DOWD, JAMES T
BOLL, ARVIN L
HAPNEY, RAY F
YOUNG, FRANCIS R
SVETLECICH, JOHN R
LEE, THOMAS E
JOHNSON, MELVIN
KNAPP, MATHEW J
COOPER, STEVE A
CABRAL, WAYNE H
TOMITA, MITSUO
BONSALL, DONALD B
CRAPSE, RICHARD S
SNOW, RONALD
DUBRULE, CLEMENT
ARSENAULT, AUBIN
BARRIE, LLOYD A W
ROONEY, HARRIS J
WHITE, JAMES
KEELER, DUNCAN R
CAISSIE, JEAN P
BILLS, LESTER D
DE BARR, STEPHEN A
“IRONWORKERS’ JOB LINE”
is now available on the web
please visit www.ironworkers.org
to find out which locals need workers, type of work, and who to contact.
MARCH 2008
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OFFICIAL MONTHLY
RECORD
APPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR DECEMBER 2007
L.U. Member
No. Number
Name
Claim
Number
Amount
1
548301
COLEMAN, WILLIAM J.
95630
2,200.00
1
620128
JACOBS, ROBERT R.
95597
2,200.00
3
620464
DAUGHERTY, DANIEL M.
95598
2,200.00
7
195419
FARETRO, VINCENT
95631
2,200.00
7
1052441 HOWES, JAMES F.
95599
1,750.00
7
1115966 OLIVERI, RICHARD P.
95600
1,750.00
7
639577
QUINLAN, FREDERICK F.
95632
2,200.00
8
551992
HACKMAN, HERMAN
95657
2,200.00
8
459359
STELZER, ROMAN H.
95633
2,000.00
8
713448
WIDEMAN, JAMES B.
95634
2,200.00
9
659206
VANONI, FRED
95635
2,200.00
14 378851
RICHARDSON, THOMAS W. 95601
2,200.00
14 159467
ROSKOWYK, WILLIAM G.
95602
2,200.00
17 395492
RAPER, TOM L.
95603
2,200.00
22 639359
STARLIN, WILLIAM R.
95658
2,200.00
24 923652
VASQUEZ, FERNANDO A.
95604
2,200.00
27 313224
CRUMRINE, LLOYD D.
95659
2,200.00
27 943585
ROBERTS, STEVEN
95660
2,000.00
28 426168
MOSCONI, LOUIS J.
95636
2,200.00
29 866174
SWEARINGEN, STEVE
95605
2,000.00
37 1366054 BUTHLAY, RUSSELL W.
95661
500.00
48 613686
CARTER, JAMES E.
95606
2,200.00
48 526901
DAVIS, DELBERT H.
95637
2,200.00
55 869015
WALTERS, TERRY L.
95662
2,200.00
60 1320842 BRISTOL, DANIEL P.
95663
1,150.00
63 472914
95638
2,200.00
NUDERA, JOSEPH
66 261896
BROOKS, TRUMAN D.
95664
2,200.00
404 413775
KNEPP, GEORGE L.
95616
67 438107
THOMPSON, MARVIN F.
70 557186
TIPTON, WINFORD
79 591030
WYNN, JAMES W.
95640
2,200.00
95639
2,200.00
417 438231
COMEAU, GEORGE J.
95670
2,200.00
95607
2,200.00
417 474618
FAUBERT, ALBERT
95671
2,200.00
2,200.00
417 235038
HATFIELD, ROBERT E.
95672
2,200.00
86 1298082 OVERTON JR, DONALD R.
95665
1,750.00
433 361202
GERARD, ORVILLE C.
95652
2,200.00
97 643469
LEGAREE, LEONARD J.
95623
2,200.00
433 881717
SMITH, JOHN R.
95651
2,000.00
135 583985
LITTLE, LESLIE L.
95608
2,000.00
444 689889
CHURNOVIC, LARRY L.
95617
2,000.00
136 617005
JOHNSTON, JOSEPH E.
95609
2,200.00
473 669316
KRENN, ARTHUR E.
95653
2,000.00
207 465380
LAPP, ANDREW
95641
2,200.00
477 220080
FOOTE, ALFRED F.
95654
2,200.00
COSGROVE, JOSEPH J.
229 1329355 MERAZ, HECTOR
95642
1,150.00
489 921313
95618
2,200.00
263 381755
WHALEY, JACKSON R.
95643
2,200.00
516 1321663 KAINZ, FRANCIS X.
95619
1,400.00
290 172274
BURKE, EDWARD C.
95666
2,200.00
522 1142128 ASHER, MARVIN T.
95673
1,750.00
361 948645
BIANCHINI, PHILIP J.
95667
2,200.00
550 456596
DASCO, DOMINIC
95655
2,200.00
361 375720
DELANEY, ALEXANDER J.
95610
2,200.00
550 732237
LAWLESS, NEAL
95656
2,200.00
361 277636
DOUCET, WINFERD A.
95611
2,200.00
577 470470
SCARFF, MARVIN O.
95620
2,200.00
361 444073
MILES, A FLOYD
95612
2,200.00
625 689899
NAKI, SAMUEL K.
95621
2,200.00
372 418810
CARRIGAN, WILLIAM J.
95644
2,200.00
704 550146
LANDERS, H F.
95622
2,200.00
373 714379
CORDER, CHESTER W.
95613
2,200.00
711 587408
BRUNET, JACQUES
95674
2,200.00
378 385256
CHUTE, CHARLES
95645
2,200.00
711 588653
ELEMENT, FOSTER
95624
2,200.00
378 222897
KATZMANN, WILBERT E.
95614
2,200.00
712 1326460 BAGRI, GURPREET
95675
1,400.00
378 589012
STROCK, RUSSELL E.
95677
2,000.00
712 1357285 HANSEN, TOM
95676
500.00
380 857937
HAZEL, MARION R.
95668
2,200.00
721 692996
GALLANT, ERWIN
95625
2,000.00
387 878602
HOLMAN, MILTON R.
95669
2,200.00
721 593774
SREBOT, JOSEPH
95626
2,200.00
395 418052
KOLEMBER, NICHOLAS
95646
2,200.00
736 517262
HARRINGTON, RICHARD L. 95627
2,200.00
396 397149
HIGGINS, ROBERT C.
95647
2,200.00
736 1079257 O DONNELL, AUSTIN G.
95628
1,750.00
736 474825
95629
2,200.00
396 1317602 KELLEY, CRAIG B.
95648
1,400.00
396 474864
MARKWELL, FRANCIS E.
95649
2,200.00
396 553930
O BRIEN, WILLIAM C.
95615
2,200.00
397 624764
CARLOS, LEE G.
95650
2,200.00
REID, GORDON
TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:..................166,250.00
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