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JOSEPH HUNTGeneral President

It’s Up to Us

Now that the election is behind us, thanks to the hard work of our members, Barack Obama has been

sworn in, and has offi cially taken on the duties of the President of the United States of America, the future for the Iron Workers looks much brighter. The Obama Cabinet appointees and transition team who have lead the way for the last few months has received a tremendous amount of input from the building trades and especially the Iron Workers. The Iron Workers have been consulted on issues ranging from workers rights, heavy & highway projects, infrastructure projects, the pension pro-tection act, as well as many concerns of our industry that over the last eight year have not seen the light of day.

Projects are being developed and fi -nanced as part of the economic develop-ment stimulus initiative, and will be built with the skills of the ironworker. There are many bridge projects in need of repair, due in part to neglect of maintenance and just being outdated. The bridges built in the

post war era and before were not designed to sus-tain the amount of traffi c of today, let alone what the future may hold. The skills of the ironworker will be called on, and we must be prepared to re-spond. The KPIs that the International has es-tablished will help each local identify the areas most in need of atten-

tion, and if need be, focus their journeyman retraining programs to help prepare ourmembers for the future.

Highways designed to take the bur-den away from heavily congested urban areas are on the drawing boards. Cit-ies all across our two nations are deal-ing with the concerns of transportation needs for the coming years. With energy needs being the focus, the future of our nations will involve many new innova-tive designs revolving around energy and transportation.

“Ironworkers have been a part of almost every major construction project in the United States and Canada over the last century, and we will be involved in the future development of our two nations, but only if we’re well prepared. It’s up to us to stay focused, work with the federal, state and local governments to build our nations back to the greatness we all expect and want to hand down to our children and their children.”

Wind turbines in vast wind farms are dotting the landscape in many areas of our nation. The erection of these turbines uti-lizes the skills of the ironworkers, from the rebar in the foundations to the rigging of the blades that will spin and generate the electricity for years to come. In Canada, petroleum facilities have called upon the ironworker to showcase their skills every-day in plants and refi neries. These projects, along with many others, will help our two nations prepare to forge the energy inde-pendence we deserve.

Technology is advancing in our industry every day, and we need to adjust our train-ing if we are to be the best-prepared work-force possible. Our local union apprentice programs are being given the tools neces-sary to train our apprentices and journey-men members to meet the needs of our signatory contractors. I see the need for certifi ed welders to be in a much greater demand. With the development of the Ironworker’s National Welding Certifi ca-tion Program, we are working diligently to meet the demand of the industry, and are addressing the issue of portability for iron-worker’s welding certifi cation credentials. We have made it easier for our signatory contractors to verify each member’s weld-ing certifi cation and continuity within our organization with a national online data-base. The database is accessible for use by each of our signatory contractors in their offi ce or at a jobsite from any laptop or PC through the internet.

Ironworkers have been a part of almost every major construction project in the United States and Canada over the last century, and we will be involved in the fu-ture development of our two nations, but only if we’re well prepared. It’s up to us to stay focused, work with the federal, state and local governments to build our na-tions back to the greatness we all expect and want to hand down to our children and their children.


JOSEPH J. HUNTGeneral PresidentSuite 4001750 New York Ave., N.W.Washington, DC 20006Office: (202) 383-4810Fax: (202) 638-4856

WALTER WISEGeneral SecretarySuite 4001750 New York Ave., Washington, DC 20006Office: (202) 383-4820Fax: (202) 347-2319

EDWARD C. McHUGHGeneral TreasurerSuite 4001750 New York Ave., N.W.Washington, DC 20006Office: (202) 383-4830Fax: (202) 383-6483

GORDON STRUSSFirst General Vice PresidentP.O. Box 319, 122 Main StreetLuck, WI 54853-0319Office: (715) 472-4250/4251Fax: (715) 472-4253

GEORGE E. KRATZERSecond General Vice PresidentFranklin Square Office Center8401 Claude Thomas RoadSuite 37Franklin, OH 45005Office: (937) 746-0854Fax: (937) 746-0873

RICHARD WARDThird General Vice President5964 Dayton BoulevardChattanooga, TN 37415Office: (423) 870-1982Fax: (423) 876-0774Email: [email protected]

FRED MARRFourth General Vice President1350 L’Heritage DriveSarnia, Ontario N7S 6H8CanadaOffice: (519) 542-1413/1414Fax: (519) 542-3790

EDWARD J. WALSHFifth General Vice President505 White Plains Rd.Suite 200Tarrytown, NY 10591Office: (914) 332-4430Fax: (914) 332-4431Email: [email protected]

JAY HURLEYSixth General Vice President191 Old Colony Ave.P.O. Box 96S. Boston, MA 02127Tel: (617) 268-2382Fax: (617) 268-1394E-mail: [email protected]

JOE STANDLEYSeventh General Vice President1660 San Pablo Ave., Suite CPinole, CA 94564Office: (510) 724-9277Fax: (510) 724-1345

TADAS KICIELINSKI Eighth General Vice President212 N. Kingshighway Blvd., Ste. 1025St. Louis, MO 63108Tel: (314) 752-0777E-mail: [email protected]

ERIC DEAN Ninth General Vice President205 West Grand Avenue, Ste. 101White Pines Office CenterBensenville, IL 60106Tel: (630) 238-1003Fax: (630) 238-1006

RONALD C. GLADNEYGeneral CounselBartley, Goffstein, L.L.C.4399 Laclede AvenueSt. Louis, MO 63108Office: (314) 531-1054Fax: (314) 531-1131Headquarters Office: (202) 383-4868Headquarters Fax: (202) 638-4856

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FEATURES

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Iron Worker/Operating Engineer Joint Training Program Promotes Better Skilled Workforce

Pacific Northwest Apprentices Put on a Show

Local 361 Erects New York Mets Stadium

Retired General Vice President James J. Willis Passes

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DEPARTMENTS FEBRUARY 2009FEFEBRBRUARY 2009

New Offi cer Seminar Held New Offi cer Seminar Held inin Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

On The CoverNew Offi cers from all over the United States and Canada gathered in Washington, D.C. to participate in our New Offi cer Seminar. The New Offi cer Seminar provides much needed information to our new offi cers to assist them with their job responsibilities.

EDITOR: Scott Malley, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR: Nancy Folks

THE IRONWORKER ISSN:0021163X Published monthly, except for a combined July-August issue, for $15.00 per year by the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006. Preferred periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C. and additional mailing offices. Printed on union-made paper. Postmasters: Send change of address to Ironworker- 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006Canada Agreement Number 40009549.

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The annual New Offi cer Seminar was held at the National Labor College during January 4-9, 2009. General President Joseph Hunt welcomed 48 new

local union offi cers from the United States and Canada. He challenged the participants to use the knowledge gained during the seminar to strengthen their local unions. Gen-eral Secretary Walter Wise and General Treasurer Edward McHugh also addressed the participants during the open-ing session. The goal of this annual seminar is to prepare local offi cers to effectively lead and manage their local unions.

The focus of this seminar is on the primary roles and responsibilities of local union offi cers. During the fi ve-day seminar, there are a series of speakers representing the International as well as labor, management, and the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT). Topics discussed during the 2009 semi-nar included:• Roles and Responsibilities of Local Union Offi cers• The Ironworker Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)• Managing Finances – Local and International

Perspectives

• Effective Organizing• Shop Department Overview• IMPACT Initiatives and Tracking System

Demonstrations• Safety and Health Department Overview• Davis-Bacon Overview• Marketing Your Local Union• Local Union District Council (LUDC) Pension

Plan and Reciprocity• Managing Pension Funds – Local Union and

International Perspectives• Operating Successful Apprenticeship

Programs• Political Action Activities• Introduction to the Local Union Membership

System• Architectural and Ornamental Department

Overview• General Secretary’s Offi ce – Update on

Policies and Procedures

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General President Joseph Hunt welcomes seminar participants.

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• Using the Ironworker Constitution and the Local Union Offi cer’s Desk Reference

• ABCs of Collective Bargaining• Update on the AFL-CIO, Special Agreements and the Ironworker

Website• Maintenance and Jurisdiction• Reinforcing Department Overview

• Effective Communication Skills• Legal Responsibilities of Local Offi cers, Labor Law and Job

Actions• Department of Labor Filings

• Leadership Principles for Local Union Offi cers

The key to the success of the seminar is in the interac-tion between the presenters and the participants. Ses-sions allow time for activities, case studies, role plays, questions, and discussions. Participants are able to

ask questions relating to their local unions – better preparing them to fulfi ll their responsibilities as

local offi cers.One of the highlights of the seminar is the

negotiating exercise. Participants are given background information and then some are assigned to represent labor while others repre-sent management. For several hours, the teams

negotiate until an agreement is reached. Fol-lowing the exercise, the teams report their

results and discuss effective negotiating. It is typical that the discussions con-tinue during dinner and well into the evening.

Each day the participants meet from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. In the eve-ning, there are hands-on sessions in a

NAME LOCAL

Hugh T. Coward 340

Luis Quintana 846

Todd Jordan 340

Richard MacDonald 172

William Pat Kuhlman 79

Marco A. Frausto 416

Dan Walker 27

James Kearney 45

Raymond V. Woodall 11

Bret C. Torppey 11

Richard Jordan 17

Richard W. Likely 536

Eric Tugwood 736

Michael Lehmann 155

William Hurley 7

Christopher J. Prophet 401

Edward F. Sweeney 401

Tom Carrier 70

Dennis J. Murry 444

Damon Hall 7

David A. Scott 549

David W. Greer 3

Douglas J. Strayer 395

Lance J. Queen 512

Ricky A. Driscoll 24

John Clark 60

Troy Sebion 512

Steve Chancey 787

Donald Knepper 89

Terrence L. Dunnigan 377

William J. Bradley 597

Stu Steffens 21

Terry W. Dasher 21

Donny A. Grayman 416

John W. Baumann 535

Kendall Martin 5

Louis C. Sigmund 405

Armand Charbonneau 786

Michael Mansfi eld 25

Jeff McEuen 378

Tom Garrett 103

Robert W. Garmoe 321

Wesley J. Vick 321

Scott H. Murphy 58

Philip P. Russo 44

William A. Brennell 396

John D. Herrington 392

Michael J. Grimslid 383

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New Offi cer Seminar computer lab focusing on the IMPACT tracking systems (IMPACT Trac and IMPACT Direct), and the local union membership system.

This seminar has been evaluated for college credit by the National Labor College. Given the focus of the sem-inar and the amount of time spent in sessions, partici-pants will be able to receive credit hours toward a degree from the college.

Locals represented at the seminar this year included:

When asked to evaluate this year’s seminar, one of the participants replied, “This seminar was very effective. A lot of information in a short time, but still very benefi cial. We were given a lot of resources that will help us achieve our goals and run our local unions effectively.” Another participant commented, “This seminar made me feel more confi dent in doing my job because I have learned so much.”

Based on feedback from the participants, this year’s seminar was a success. Of course, the true success will be in the strengthening of the local unions represent-ed by these offi cers. Plans are already underway for the 2010 New Offi cer Seminar.

Local Location

3 Pittsburgh

5 Washington, D.C.

7 Boston

11 Newark, N.J.

17 Cleveland

21 Omaha, Neb.

24 Denver

25 Detroit

27 Salt Lake City

44 Cincinnati

45 Jersey City, N.J.

58 New Orleans

60 Syracuse, N.Y.

70 Louisville, Ky.

79 Norfolk, Va.

89 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

103 Evansville, Ind.

155 Fresno, Ca.

172 Columbus, Ohio

321 Little Rock, Ark.

Local Location

340 Battle Creek, Mich.

377 San Franscisco

378 Oakland, Ca.

383 Madison, Wisc.

392 East St. Louis, Ill.

395 Hammond, Ill.

396 St. Louis, Mo.

401 Philadelphia

405 Philadelphia

416 Los Angeles

444 Joliet, Ill.

512 Minneapolis/St. Paul

535 Minneapolis/St. Paul

536 Dallas

549 Wheeling, W.V.

597 Jacksonville, Fla.

736 Hamilton, Ontario

786 Sudbury, Ontario

787 Parkersburg, W.V.

846 Lakeland, Fla.

Participants in a nego-tiation exercise

General Treasurer Ed McHugh and Controller Gaye Schmidt address the participants.

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✮ Held in Washington, DC ✮

Labor/Management panel addresses pen-sion trustee issues (Vic Cornellier, TSI/Exterior Wall Systems; Kevin McVeigh, Local 201; Kendall Martin, Local 5; Jim Ayersman, Genesis Steel)

Participants attend an evening computer session

General officers present completion certificate to Bret Torppey of Local 11.

Participants in a small group exerciseFEBRUARY 2009 7


8 THE IRONWORKER

In late 2005 the Apprenticeship and Training Department began

implementation of a certifi cation program for local union apprentice-ship programs. The Ironworker Apprenticeship Certification Program (IACP) is designed to im-prove and standardize the quality of apprenticeship training offered at local unions to help ensure that graduates are skilled ironworkers able to meet the needs of our em-ployers, contractors, and our Joint Apprenticeship Training Commit-tees (JATC) and Trade Improve-ment Committees (TIC). Certifi ca-

tion is a method of ensuring that an ironworker apprentice-ship program meets or exceeds all established standards and requirements in areas such as implementing the core curricu-lum, ensuring instructors have appropriate credentials, main-taining appropriate training facilities, providing access to cur-rent tools and equipment, ensuring safety of apprentices, pro-viding on-the-job training to prepare skilled Ironworkers and facilitates the process for apprentices to receive college credit and pursue degrees through Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and the National Labor College.

As of December 31, 2008 the following local union appren-ticeship programs, in numerical order, successfully completed the certifi cation process:

2005

LU # 377 LU # 378 LU # 11 LU # 45 LU # 373

LU # 480 LU # 483 LU # 396

2006

LU # 405 LU # 68 LU # 392 LU # 1 LU # 290

LU # 387 LU # 416 LU # 433 LU # 229 LU # 401

LU # 721

2007

LU # 5 LU # 15 LU # 7 LU # 86 LU # 14

LU # 29 LU # 10 LU # 21 LU # 75 LU # 416LV

LU # 433LV LU # 60 LU # 118 LU # 155 LU # 201

2008

LU # 17 LU # 40 LU #361 LU # 498 LU # 147

LU # 580 LU # 22

The IACP is Key Performance Indicator (KPI) number two that is one of the fi ve KPI’s related to Apprenticeship and Training.

Please contact Frank Piccione, Apprenticeship and Training Department at 202-383-4883 for more information

regarding the Ironworker Apprenticeship Certifi cation Program. Or you can type the following URL into your brows-er where you can fi nd several documents that can assist with preparing for an IACP self evaluation:

http://www.ironworkers.org/organization/Apprenticeship-Certifi cation.aspx

APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORTBy Mike White

Ironworker Apprenticeship Certification Program (IACP)

Both paper and electronic tracking systems used by Local Union 580 (New York) Training Program is exhibited by Richard Falasca, apprenticeship coordinator.

Local Union 86 (Seattle) structural mock-up.

Local Union 378 (Oakland, Calif.) Post Tensioning Mock-up. Training mock-ups allow instructors to provide qual-ity hands-on training.


FEBRUARY 2009 9

SAFETY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTby Frank Migliaccio

In the April 2008 edition of The Ironworker, I described several fatal accidents that occurred to our fellow

brother and sister ironworkers. I would like to dedicate this edition to more of our fellow ironworkers who lost their lives on the job in 2008. In the past, I have in-formed our members of the number of fatalities we have had each year. Last year we experienced 23 fatalities in the United States and Canada. These 23 families will never see their loved ones come through the door again. The idea for such an article came about while at the Iron Workers 2nd Annual Strategic Planning Meet-ing, which was held January 30 through February 1, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of our district council presidents suggested maybe I should describe in some detail how several accidents occurred. He felt as though this may make our members start thinking before they begin a job task or see a fellow member performing a job task in an unsafe manner. The article was a great success with many comments coming from members who read the article. Again, there will be no names of the deceased, local union numbers, job locations, or company names given in this article. With that said, let’s begin.

ACCIDENT # 1AGE: 28DAY OF THE WEEK: MondayMEMBERSHIP YEARS: 6SERVED AN APPRENTICESHIP: NoJOB TASK: Installation of WindowsIronworker was tied off to an existing wall anchor re-placing windows on the 24th fl oor when the lanyard anchor pulled out of the wall. The member lost his bal-ance and he fell 90 feet to the 16th fl oor.

ALWAYS MAKE SURE WHAT YOU ARE TIED OFF TO AND THAT IT WILL SUPPORT YOU. WHEN WORKING WITH AN EXIST-ING ANCHOR POINT CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS STILL CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING 5,000 POUNDS PER PERSON.

ACCIDENT # 2AGE: 48DAY OF THE WEEK: MondayMEMBERSHIP YEARS: 4 1/2SERVED AN APPRENTICESHIP: YesJOB TASK: Detensioning CablesIronworker was detensioning a cable when the jack slipped off the cable and launched forward striking the ironworker in the chest, killing him immediately.

ALWAYS STAND CLEAR OF THE JACK WHEN EITHER STRESSING OR DETENSIONING CABLES. IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO POSITION YOURSELF TO THE REAR OF THE JACK WHEN POSSIBLE.

ACCIDENT # 3AGE: 29DAY OF THE WEEK: Wed.MEMBERSHIP YEARS: 8SERVED AN APPRENTICESHIP: YesJOB TASK: Removing ShoringWhile removing shoring, iron that was located on top of the false work fell, striking the ironworker on the head.

WHILE WORKING AT ANY JOB TASK, ALWAYS BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS. ALSO, WHEN REMOVING ANY SHORING OR FALSE WORK MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING ON TOP CAN COME LOOSE AND FALL INJURING YOU OR ANYONE WORKING WITH YOU.

ACCIDENT # 4AGE: 60DAY OF THE WEEK: ThursdayMEMBERSHIP YEARS: 33SERVED AN APPRENTICESHIP: YesJOB TASK: Unloading TruckThe member was preparing to unload steel beams transported on a boom truck bed. The load was un-tied and the beams shifted causing the ironworker to his lose balance. When he began to fall, he grabbed onto a beam. The ironworker fell to the ground, fol-lowed by the beam, which landed on the head of the ironworker.

NEVER PUT YOURSELF IN A POSITION THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER. JUST LIKE ACCIDENT # 3, ALWAYS BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS. ALWAYS BE CARE-FUL WHEN UNLOADING MATERIALS FROM A TRUCK BED. BEFORE ANY WORK BEGINS, MAKE SURE THE LOAD IS STABLE.

Ironworking is the most dangerous construction trade job in the nation, according to the Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics. Why take any more chances? Before you begin any job task, ask yourself, “What must I do to perform this task in a safe manner? What checks must be per-formed before I start my job. What must I watch for in my surroundings, which may cause me or any member of my crew injury or death?”

REMEMBER—YOU ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU OWN SAFETY AND HEALTH.


With the U.S. Congress and the presidency fi -

nally in friendlier, pro-labor hands, our political and leg-islative work, at both the in-ternational and local level, is really just beginning.

The labor movement made a huge difference in the 2008 election. While this resulted in a labor friendly House and Sen-

ate, we cannot let it rest at that. By communicat-ing with our elected offi cials, we will ensure they understand, and vote, the key issues affecting the ironworkers. These include project labor agree-ments, health care reform, Davis-Bacon, Employee Free Choice Act., etc.

How can you make a difference?As a member are you participating in labor walks,

phone banking and voter registration projects? If not, can you resolve to help with at least one politi-cal project this year? Contact your local political co-ordinator and let them know you are interested.

Have you registered online with the Ironworkers Legislative Action Center? This is a great tool for communicating with your elected offi cials and receiv-

ing updates on important legislation. Please go to http://capwiz.com/ironworkers/home/ and register.

While some local business managers are politically active, we need to make certain that all are. Has your local assigned a political coordinator to the Interna-tional? If not, decide who will best represent your local politically. This can be an active member or a retiree.

Does your local participate in check-off? Huge sums of money are poured into the campaigns of ultra-conservative candidates by the political action committees (PACs) of corporations, trade associa-tions and the right wing. These PACs outnumber la-bor PACs 10-1. Their funding runs nearly 5-1 ahead of our funding. In other words, for every dollar labor PACs are able to contribute to help our endorsed candidates, they are able to contribute $5 for their candidates. If your local is not contributing, please consider participating in check-off.

I encourage all business managers interested in developing their political coordinators and political program to contact me for more information. I may be reached at 202.383.4881.

We have two key governor’s races this year in the states of New Jersey and Virginia, as well as mak-ing sure our pro-labor candidates are re-elected in 2010. Let’s keep up the good fi ght and keep turning the tide for ironworkers and the labor movement.

IPAL Department ReportDave Kolbe, Political and Legislative Representative

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This request for contributions is voluntary and is not a condition of membership or of employment with an 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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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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Joseph J. Hunt

Changing Attitudes on the Importance of Politics


FEBRUARY 2009 11

DAVIS-BACON/PREVAILING WAGE REPORTas provided through IMPACT by Chris Burger

It is a reality that the U.S. Department of Labor is about to get a long-overdue boost in accomplishing

its core mission: to help workers. The new Admin-istration seems to recognize that America worked best in the last century when organized labor had a seat at the table with business and government. Specifi cally, we concern ourselves here with the con-cept of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, which were intended to level the playing fi eld for fair contrac-tors and help communities employ their own work-ers and local residents.

Last year, during his successful transformation from Illinois U.S. Senator to U.S. President, Ba-rack Obama wrote the following instructive letter to the then-Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao. Here is an excerpt:

“I am writing to express serious concerns re-garding recent reports that the U.S. Department of Labor is not fulfi lling its mission to prevent and remedy violations of federal minimum wage and overtime laws. It is important that the De-partment put procedures into place that will lead to improvements of workers’ rights. This is the core mission of the Department and failing to ad-equately enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is unacceptable.

Most recently two Government Accountability (GAO) reports shed light on serious problems at the Wage and Hour Division (WHD). One report ad-dressed the overall effectiveness of the Division’s enforcement procedures, fi nding that WHD is not assuring employer compliance. It found that the WHD did not effectively take advantage of available information and tools in planning and conducting its compliance activities; failed to use key data on complaints and input from external groups – such as employer and worker advocacy organizations – to inform its planning process.

This report also found that WHD focused on the same four industries from 1997 to 2007, despite infor-mation from its own commissioned studies that there were other low-wage industries that had equally high rates of potential wage and hour violations. Finally, the GAO concluded that the agency does not suffi -ciently leverage its existing tools and partnerships to encourage employers to comply with the law.

Another GAO report found alarming lapses in the Department’s handling of individual worker com-

plaints. GAO found frequent instances where WHD: (1) inappropriately rejected complaints based on in-

correct information provided by employers(2) failed to make adequate attempts to locate em-

ployers(3) did not thoroughly investigate and resolve com-

plaints (4) delayed initiating investigations for excessive

periods of time

GAO’s conclusions about how the Department exercises its responsibilities to working Americans raise serious, but addressable, issues. Fixing these problems may require bipartisan cooperation, or in some cases additional funding, but other needed re-forms are in the sole discretion of the Department, and can be instituted unilaterally…”

With President Obama now in offi ce, we can expect the follow-through on these reforms he pro-posed just months ago. His nomination as the new Secretary of Labor, California Representative Hilda Solis should be a huge change, due to her strong la-bor background.

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the day before Christmas Eve in a federal lawsuit chal-lenging the federal contractor “E-Verify” electronic verifi cation system, along with several management personnel associations along with support from im-migration lawyers. The apparently controversial electronic system is designed to screen illegal aliens from being hired as employees on public projects.

New York State’s Department of Labor recovered a state-record $24.6 million in under paid wages in 2008 on behalf of 17,000 workers. The result, said Governor David A. Paterson, was due to a new tar-geted approach on selected industries and employ-ers instead of relying just on complaints.

Our recent annual Iron Worker New Offi cer Semi-nar at the National Labor College gave me another chance to run through some basics of Davis-Bacon for nearly 50 new business managers, agents, etc. I want to encourage folks to continue to pick up the phone and discuss with me your prevailing wage is-sues at (202) 834-9855.


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IMPACTIMPACT Continues to Serve Members and ContractorsIMPACT continues to work on a variety of products and

services to meet the needs of our members and contrac-tors. Two of these that you might not know about are IM-PACT’s National Health Insurance Plan and the certifi -cation of contractors through the American Institute for Steel Construction (AISC).

IMPACT has been working with Tony Walencik, Exec-utive Director of the Shop Department, and others on the development of a “customized” national health insurance plan that ensures that IMPACT shops, local unions, and contractor members have fl exibility and value in health-care coverage. The advantages of this customized insur-ance program include:• National provider networks• Discount benefi ts in dental, chiropractic, hearing,

and vision coverage• Transplant coverage• Term life coverage• Health advocacy programs

Local unions, shops, and contractors who are members of IMPACT may request an analysis of their current health in-surance plan free of charge. This analysis will determine if the customized IMPACT insurance program suits your needs.

IMPACT continues to support contractors pursuing certifi cation through the American Institute for Steel Con-struction. This pro-gram helps our con-tractors with AISC’s Erector Certifi cation Program by supplying IMPACT consultants who meet and work with contractors. During 2008, we worked with 28 IMPACT signatory contractors.

When asked about the effectiveness of the program, Ed Brousseau, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Gibson Industrial based in Richmond, Va. respond-ed: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your efforts in assisting Gibson Industrial with our AISC certification. Ted Sheppard (IMPACT con-sultant) helped us through this arduous process and probably saved us countless weeks in our efforts to comply with all the individual requirements leading up to full certification.”

For more information on the IMPACT National Health Insurance Program or AISC certifi cation, contact Kenny Waugh with IMPACT at [email protected].

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IMPACT National Health Insurance Plan Brochure

Left to Right: Kenny Waugh, IMPACT; Dan Kaufman, Quality Management Company; Brian Miller, Quality Management Company; and Ted Sheppard, The DuRoss Group


On November 17 and 18, 2008 at the Operating Engineers 1600-acre

training site in Ellensburg, Washing-ton, training was held for Ironwork-ers Local 86 (Seattle) Apprentices/Operating Engineer Apprentices from Locals 302 and 612 (Seattle), designed to promote better, more realistic training scenarios for both trades and to foster better relation-ships between skilled craft workers.

Training was conducted over two ten-hour training days. Twenty per-cent of the training time was spent in a classroom setting reviewing site

safety, proper hand and voice sig-nals, proper rigging procedures, tech-niques, and crane safety. Apprentices from both crafts learned under the supervision from qualifi ed instruc-tors from both trades and from their peers.

Operator apprentices ran the cranes (hydraulic, conventional and tower crane) and Iron Worker ap-prentices rigged and signaled vari-ous loads including structural steel, storage tanks, heavy equipment, and machinery. Both crafts learned prop-er procedures for loading and unload-

Iron Worker/Operating Engineer Joint Training Program Promotes Better Skilled WorkforceIron Worker/Operating Engineer Joint Training Program Promotes Better Skilled Workforce

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ing trucks, the multiple lift rigging procedure, reading load charts, crane setup and safety precautions. Signals were given by hand and by radio in the blind.

Iron Worker apprentices were able to climb a 100’ tower crane to get a better idea of the challenges faced by the operating engineer.

Plans for the training will in-clude fabrication of a structural steel

mockup for apprentices to erect in a safe and controlled manner using many different types of cranes. This was the fi rst of many training classes scheduled involving both crafts.

The Iron Workers and the Op-erating Engineers hope to develop a strong and long-lasting relation-ship to provide our employers with a skilled, qualifi ed, and productive workforce.


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&The GovenorThe Govenor the Apprentice the Apprentice

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Pacifi c Northwest Apprentices Pacifi c Northwest Apprentices

The Pacifi c Northwest District Council Iron Workers ap-prentices were extremely busy with the outside appren-

ticeship competition, the shop competition, and the governor of the State of Washington touring the apprentice facilities.

The Outside Apprenticeship Competition was held on May 17, 2008 at Local 14 in Spokane, Washington. Matt South of Local 14 took fi rst place; Scott Fickett of Local 29 (Portland, Ore.) took second place; and Theron Reutter of Local 86 (Se-attle) took third place. These three apprentices represented the Pacifi c Northwest District Council at the International Ap-prenticeship Competition in Philadelphia.

The Shopmen’s Apprenticeship Competition was held on June 13, 2008 at Local 516 in Portland, Oregon. It was attend-ed by participants from Local 516 (Portland, Ore.); Local 790 (San Francisco), Local 712 (Vancouver, British Columbia), Lo-cal 805 (Calgary, Alberta), Local 838 (Regina, Saskatchewan). Local 509 (Los Angeles) and Local 518 (St. Louis, Mo.) sent ob-servers to participate as well. Ben Ellis of Local 516 took fi rst place; Chris Burton of Local 516 took second place.

Put on a ShowHighlights from the Outside and Shop Apprentice Competitions

including a visit from the Washington State Governor

Ben Ellis of Local 516, 1st place Shop Competition winner, during the Shopmen’s Competition on June 13, 2008.

Matt South of Local 14, 1st place Outside Apprenticeship Competition win-ner and his children at the Competition on May 17, 2008.

Climbing iron at the Apprenticeship Competition.

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Pacifi c Northwest Apprentices

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In June, Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire vis-ited the Local 86 training facility. Pacifi c Northwest District Council President Ron Piksa presented the Governor with an engraved ironworker statue in appreciation for her hard work on securing fair wage jobs for the men and women in the state of Washington, running start programs, and appren-ticeship standards. For all of her efforts and the job she has done in Washington State, the Pacifi c Northwest Iron Work-ers worked hard to get her returned to Olympia for a second term as governor!

Pacific Northwest District Council President Ron Piksa presenting Gov. Gregoire with an ironworker statue in appreciation for all of her hard work on securing fair wage jobs, apprenticeship standards, and running start programs in the state of Washington.

Governor Gregoire, District Council President Ron Piksa, and Local 86 apprentices.

Governor Gregoire, along with Local 86 Business Manager Steve Pendergrass, addressing the apprenticeship class in Tacoma, Wash. Governor Gregoire spent the afternoon touring the apprenticeship facility and interacting with appren-tices as they trained. On the job training!


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Stadium to be Ready Opening Day 2009Cornell and 150 IMPACT ironworkers from

Local 361 (Brooklyn, N.Y.) are building a new stadium for the New York Mets. The sta-dium consists of 12,500 tons of structural steel and 2,400 pieces of precast stone.

Citi Field will host 45,000 fans and has exposed trusses throughout the stadium and a roof canopy making Citi Field resemble old ball parks. The brick pre-cast that will clad the exterior mimics the masonry of Ebbets Field. The design of Citi Field produces superior sight lines. The concourse level has a 360-degree walk-around level with expansive fi eld views. Citi Field will be ready for Opening Day 2009.

Opening Day2009 1964

Total Capacity42,000 57,333

Major Seating Categories

Concourse Level - 18,000Club Level - 7,800

Promenade Level - 15,500

Field Level - 11,149Loge Level - 8,852

Mezzanine Level - 14,156Upper Deck - 20,420

Seat Width19" to 24"; 21" average 19" to 20"; 19" average

Legroom between Rows33" to 39" 32"

Average Concourse Width

46 ft. - Concourse Level40 ft. - Promenade Level

23 ft. - Field Level18 ft. - Loge Level

25 ft. - Mezzanine Level18 ft. - Upper Deck

Wheelchair Seating830 174

Luxury Suites54 Total

10 - Sterling Suites44 - Empire Suites

45 Total (One level)

Restaurants (capacity)Ebbets Club Lounge (734)

Sterling Club Lounge (1,600)Left Field Club Restaurant (500)

Promenade Grill (300)

Diamond Club (309)The Grill Room (219)

Concession Points of Sale (Inc. = increase vs. Shea Stadium)

1 per 150 (41% Inc.) 1 per 254

Team Store7,200 sq. ft. 2,600 sq. ft.

Toilet Fixtures on Concourses (T = total; Inc. = increase vs. Shea Stadium)

646 - Total (14% Inc.)1 per 70 (31% Inc.)

305 - Women (47% T; 41% Inc.)327 - Men (51% T)

14 - Family (2% T; 133% Inc.)

568 -Total1 per 101

217 - Women (38% T)345 - Men (61% T)6 - Family (1% T)

Elevators (public)11 4

Field Dimensions (feet)Left Field - 335

Left Center - 379Center - 408

Right Center - 383Right Field - 330

Left Field - 338Left Center - 371

Center - 410Right Center - 371Right Field - 338


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UIWMC members with the Mackinaw Bridge in the background.

UIWMC members from Locals 1 (Chicago), Local 22 (In-dianapolis), Local 790 (San Francisco), 340 (Battle Creek, Mich.), 378 (Oakland, Calif.), 483 (Hackensack, N.J.), 580 (New York), 7 (Boston), and 5 (Washington, D.C.).

UIWMC Local 580 (New York)

UIWMC Local 512 (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.) UIWMC Locals 790, 378 and 377

Union Ironworkers Motorcycle Club 4th Annual RunThe Union Ironworkers Motorcycle Club 4th Annual

Run celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Mackinaw Bridge and Ironworker Festival in Mackinaw, Michigan. The fi rst day’s event was a great ride from Mackinaw City to Lake Superior for a three-hour boat ride up the lake. The second day, Union Ironworkers MC members from all over the United States and Canada participated in the

parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mackinaw Bridge. It left from Mackinaw City to the Ironworkers Festival site for the opening of the festival and competi-tion. The third day was the pack ride over the Mackinaw Bridge to the Ironworker statute for the club picture. The 5th annual club run—Atascadero, California.

IUWMC members saying their goodbyes and see you in California 2008!


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UIWMC Local 483

Jerry Meindersee of Local 378 be-ing timed during competition.

Mike Martinez of Local 377 competing in rivet toss. UIWMC Local 7

Steve Harty of Local 5 and Steven Fox of Local 790 at the Ironworker Festival

UIWMC Locals 25 (Detroit) and 340

Union Ironworkers Motorcycle Club 4th Annual Run


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Local 21 (Omaha, Neb.) had over 200 members, family, and friends at the Labor Day Parade. There was plenty of food, beverages, music, and fun after the parade. Local 21 third year apprentices are required

to design and build the fl oat. Local contractors Davis Erection Co. and Moen Steel Erection donate materi-al, equipment, and yard space for the project. The fl oat was built in Davis Erection Co. yard.

Local 721 (Toronto, Ontario) mem-ber Cory Barron and his kids stand-ing proud.

Daryl Campbell is a proud ironworker, who has been with Local 721 (Toronto, Ontario) for over 20 years. Sherry, Daryl’s wife, took a pho-to of Daryl and created a digital caricature to honour both his charac-ter and his work. Sherry says, “Daryl reads your magazine faithfully, therefore, I have not told him that I am send-ing his caricature to you. It will be a complete surprise and he will be thrilled beyond words.”

Labor Day Parade

Proud IronworkerLabor Day Parade


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Front row: Zachary Hickle, Bryan Clark, Tony Keitges, Steve Gladden, and Dan Caldwell. Middle row: Bill Fuller, apprentice-ship coordinator, Mike Baker, business man-ager, and Ron Oates, organizer. Top row: Jer-emy Blake, Dominic Gulizia, Bart Matzen, Jason Hunt, and Randall Tomsu.

Bill Fuller, Mike Baker, Randall Tomsu, Dominic Gulizia, Steve Gladden, Bart Matzen, Tony Keitges, Bryan Clark, Zachary Hickle, Jeremy Blake, Ja-son Hunt, Ron Oates, and Dan Caldwell.

Randall Tomsu, Jason Hunt, and Bart Matzen. Ap-prentices not pictured: Don Nary, active duty in Iraq, Robert Garcia, Brad Scoles, and Carl Uhing.

Local 7 (Boston) member Chris Dean, Local 7 President Bill Keegan, Local 7 retiree Myles O’Malley, Local 7 BA Paul Lynch and Local 7 retiree Mike McKinnon celebrating after the Red Sox swept (note the broom!) the Rockies to win their second World Series in four years. Please note that the Segal Company’s John Cotton, an avid Red Sox fan, was unavailable for the photo.

Charles Kaleb Williams, son of Charles Williams, Local 848 (Charleston, S.C.), has decided that he wants to be an ironworker like his daddy, his grandfather, and his great-grandfather.

Mike Flanagan, retired from Lo-cal 111 (Rock Island, Ill.), helped re-build a school in Pisco, Peru after an earthquake.

John Fisher, fourth son of iron-worker apprentice Angela Biotti of Local 387 (Atlanta, Ga.), is 2 1/2 years old and showing the ironworker tradi-tion will be carried on at the Mansion project in Buckhead, Georgia.

Graduating Apprentices 2007 of Local 21 (Omaha, Neb.) Red Sox Fans

Runs in the FamilyHelping in Peru

Ironworking Tradition


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Local 7 (Boston) members Joe Dil-lon, Tony Chandler, Harry Teets, and Phil Curtis enjoying a day at the beach in Plymouth, Mass.

Local 197 (New York) member Joe Brennan has proudly embarked on a pro-union web based business, WORKRAGS.COM, providing union made merchandise to all building trades. In 2007, Workrags participated as a vendor at the 5th Annual Ironwork-er Festival in Hogansburg, New York, as well as the International Ironworker Festival in Mackinaw, Michigan.

John Pendelton of Local 10 (Kan-sas City, Mo.) says, “One of my son’s favorite Christmas gifts was the hard hat, goggles, and tool belt. He loves it because he’s just like Dad!” John’s father, Chuck Pendleton, is also a member of Local 10.

Congratulations to Local 25 (De-troit) member Nelson Spiegel who, at age 64 completed the October 21, 2007 Detroit Free Press Half Mara-thon. The Detroit Free Press Full and Half Marathon attracted about seven thousand runners. The challenging 13.6 mile Half Marathon took Nelson 4 hours and 22 minutes to complete. Nelson has been running since 1964 and enjoys the challenge, accomplish-ment, and companionship of his run-ning comrades. Nelson has been, and continues to be inspired by his long time trainer, Brenda Murphy.

Contractor of the month was pre-sented out of 30 companies to the ironworkers of GB Structures of Rimouski, Québec for their quality time and safety on the natural gas LNG Canaport Project. Accepting the award were Germain Bernier, Local 711 (Montreal, Quebec), Donald Lan-dry, Local 842 (St. John, New Bruns-

wick) steward, Bernard Leclair, Local 842, Pat Lanteigne, Local 842, Claude Savoie, Local 711, Yves St-Pierre, Local 842, Yves Gauthier, Local 711, and Edgar Gaudet, safety rep.

Un certifi cat de mérite Contracteur du mois a été présenté au employés de GB Structures de Rimouski, Québec, pour la qualité, temps, et sécurité sur le projet de gaz naturel.

Contractor of the Month

Brother Ralph Hightower’s, Lo-cal 387 (Atlanta, Ga.), son Rasheed Hightower, along with Demetrius Hardin and Richard Stephens, have become a success in music indus-try with their hit song “Party like a Rockstar” as the Shop Boyz. They have been nominated for the 2007 and 2008 Grammy Awards.

Musical Success

A Day at the Beach

Promoting Unions

Way to go Nelson!

Just Like His Dad


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Paula Renee Clifton graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State Uni-versity with a Bachelor of Science majoring in early childhood with a concentration in Media Technology. Paula graduated with honors Magna Cum Laude and Kappa Delta Pi. Paula’s husband Rholan Evans Clif-ton is a Local Union 709 (Savannah, Ga.) ironworker and they reside in Springfi eld with their two children.

Chris Reed, Local 697 (Roan-oke,Va.) with 4 year old son Morgan, as they were relaxing in the top of their barn trying to get some qual-ity time in while daddy was at home, which is not often.

At the Old Timers luncheon in Kalispell, Montana were Chuck Johnson, Stan Downen, Floyd Piedalue, Ken Morrison, Howard Sell, Forrest Prichard, Al Ammann, Harold Hunk Freese, Mel Grigg, Don Moore, Leonard Secord, Butch Arvidson, Leland Barta, Dick Downen, R.D. Mower, Jim Ryan, and Don Gimbel.

John Rimkus of Local 395 (Hammond, Ind.) is an assistant coach for his son’s, Tyler, Pop Warner Jr. Midget team, the Tri-Town Raiders that went to Walt Disney World for the 51st Pop Warner Super Bowl in December 2007 and placed second in the nation. There are 2,200 teams across the country in Pop Warner and it was a great accomplishment to be rated one of the top teams.

Pop Warner Super Bowl Proud Dad

Old Timers Luncheon

Proud Graduate


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At the #7 Blast Furnace of Al-goma Steel Co. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, were Danny McWilliams, a third generation Local 786 (Sudbury, Ontario) ironworker and superinten-dent at the furnace rebuild, with his sons Cory MacWilliams, third year apprentice, and Kyle MacWilliams, second year apprentice. His sons rep-resent a fourth generation of MacWil-liams’ ironworkers in Local 786.

Mike Armitage, Local 97 (Van-couver, British Columbia) was skate-boarding (longboard) in Hawaii at Diamondhead Lookout.

Member Gilbert Arizola was an active ironworker since 1970 through 2007 and retired after 36 years from Texas Local 66 and California and Las Vegas Local 416 (Los Ange-les). He states the best company he worked for was R M D (Running Mad Dogs) out of California and is proud to have been an ironworker.

Chris Rhoades of Local 373 (Perth Amboy, N.J.) is proud to show his support for his union.

Mrs. Gerald Everett made a nice lawn ornament for her husband Gerald of Local 842 (St. John, New Brunswick).

Local 89 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) was on the Lock & Dam #11 in Dubuque, IA.

14-year-old Jamie Moticka, daugh-ter of Daniel Moticka, Local 15 (Hart-ford, CT), was chosen to compete in the 2008 Pro Bowl Performance Tour and National Scholarship In-vitational in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ja-mie performed on Sunday, February 10 along with girls from all over the United States at the 2008 Pro Bowl Pre Game and Halftime Show.

Father and Sons

Proud to be an Ironworker

Ironworker Skateboarder

For Her Husband

Lock & Dam in Dubuque, Iowa

Retired Ironworker

Pro Bowl Cheerleader


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After the Local 5 (Washington, D.C.) union meeting, several attend-ees went to the Nationals game. At the game were Joe Higgs, Harmon Inc., Jim Hobson, FST/BM, Local 5, Kenny Waugh, IMPACT, Ronnie “Bones” Borza, Harmon Inc., and Aaron Bast, Harmon Inc.

A bunch of Local 700 ironworkers are volunteering their time, along with some others, to restore an old Canadian Navy Vessel that was turned into a fl oating cruise boat back to an original navy ship.

Thomas Byrnes Jr., age 3, son of Thomas Byrnes who is a fourth genera-tion ironworker of Local 197 (New York) is trying to fi t in his daddy’s shoes.

Gavin Wilson, a First Grader from Monroe, Louisiana, won 1st place in the Young Authors Contest for the Ouachita Parish School System and placed 2nd in the Regional Contest for Northeast Louisiana. He is the son of Jerry Wilson and grandson of Melvin Wilson, members of Local 710 (Monroe, La.), and great-grandson of the late Willie Wilson of Local 481 (Dallas, Tex.)

Tim Meadows, Local 580 (New York) and his wife Fran welcome their little bundle of joy, Brendon Timothy Meadows. Brendon weighed in at 9 lbs., 1 oz, and 21 1/2 inches long.

Bill Johanns, Local 483 (Hack-ensack, N.J.) is a proud ironworker as were his father and grandfather. He worked on Xanadu project in the meadowlands for Stonebridge Erec-tors. In his spare time, he enjoys rid-ing his motorcycle with his faithful companion Mr. Cisco.

Young Author Award

National Fans

New Addition Volunteering Their Time

Ironworker Tradition

Trying to Fill His Daddy’s Shoes


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Ron Oates retired after 33 years of service to the Ironworkers Lo-cal 21 (Omaha, Neb.). The last 13 years, Ron served the local as presi-dent, organizer, and apprenticeship coordinator. He also took on many other duties that benefi ted the local. Matt Groskie, president of the Rocky Mountain Area District Council attended Ron’s last offi cial union meeting as president of Local 21 and presented him with a watch and a silver beam.

Local 395 (Hammond, Ind.) had three local hands and three residents of New Chicago, Indiana to volunteer their time to repair a failing suspen-sion bridge that was erected during the bicentennial. Completing the work was Sonny Osteen (resident), and Lo-cal 395 members Phil Mores II, Shawn Pizzuto, and Michael Edwards.

Dakota Hill played hockey for the London Jr. Knights AAA Peewee team. His team won the Alliance Championship and went on to the Ontario Provincials where they won the Silver. His dad is Tom Hill, from Local 700 (Windsor, Ontario), uncle is Carter Jewell Jr. from Local 700, and his grandfather is Carter Jewell Sr., Local 700.

William Goepfert, a member of Troop 4 in South River, New Jersey, received the rank of Eagle at a Court of Honor ceremony. This is the high-est rank in boy scouting. He is the grandson of Local 373 (Perth Amboy, NJ) retired member Arthur B. Smith. He is a member of the Boy Scout Honor Society, Order of the Arrow- Sakuwit Lodge. In 2005, he attended the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Virginia and in 2007, he was one of the U.S. representatives at the In-ternational Boy Scout Jamboree in England.

U.S. Congressman Gene Green (29th district-Texas) held a job fair at the Houston Community College, Northeast Campus which Local 84 (Houston, Tex.) Business Manager Ed Vargocko proudly supported.

Phil Bentley, Local 118 (Sacramento, Calif.) was on the job at the Westfi eld Mall-Roseville Galleria, Roseville, CA.

Stella Jean O’Day’s, born January 28, 2008, most favorite person in the world is her daddy, James R. O’Day of Local 147 (Ft. Wayne, Ind.). James is a third generation ironworker. Perhaps Stella will make the fourth generation.

Retirement

Eagle Rank Received

Volunteers Repair Suspension Bridge

Job Fair Hockey Championship

On the Job

Future Ironworker


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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.

OCTOBER 2008Local Name

The International is sad to announce the loss of retired First General Vice President James J. Willis. Brother

Willis passed away on December 1, 2008, at 79 years of age. Brother Willis began his distin-guished career as an ironworker when he was initiated into Local 6 (Buffalo, N.Y.), as an ap-prentice ironworker in May 1945. He received his journeyman ironworker classifi cation in June of 1947.

Jim Willis’ leadership and dedication to the local union was immediately recognized and in 1952, he was elected to the executive commit-tee, and at the same time served as a member of the joint apprenticeship committee. In 1956, he was elected recording secretary and then appointed fi nancial secretary/treasurer. In 1961, he was elected business agent and held that offi ce for six years.

In July of 1967, he was appointed a general organizer by General President John H. Lyons and was assigned to service the area of Upper and Western New York State, Northern Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.

On August 1, 1983, General President John H. Lyons ap-pointed Jim Willis executive director of Maintenance. Two years later, Jim was appointed general vice president by General President Juel D. Drake. General President Juel

D. Drake recognized Jim’s negotiation skills and appointed Jim to serve as a liaison for the International on a number

of national contractors’ associations, and as a representative of the International on the Na-tional Maintenance Agreements Policy Com-mittee (NMAPC), and in 1988, Jim became the Labor Co-Chairman of the NMAPC and served in that position until his retirement on October 13, 2000.

Jim Willis played a major role in the forma-tion and success of the NMAPC. His hard work and dedication to the Iron Workers throughout his distinguished career has lead to a much brighter future for all who work in the iron-working industry.

We’ve come to think of Jim as a man of un-compromising principles, who loved his union

second only to his God, his family and his country. Jim was a labor statesman, a humanitarian who was dedicated to work-ing people in general, and ironworkers in particular.

Brother James J. Willis is survived by wife Mary Jane, his wife of 60 years, his fi ve children and his many grandchil-dren and great grandchildren.

General President Joseph Hunt, General Secretary Walt Wise, General Treasurer Ed McHugh, International Offi cers, and Staff, offer their condolences to the Willis family.

James J. Willis1929–2008In Memorium

3 O LAUGHLIN, REGIS T7 CATERINO, THOMAS 7 TARRICONE, RALPH E7 TOKOWICZ, RICHARD 7 WHITE, JOHN H8 AHLF, RONALD G8 BELL, GARY H8 GAUTHIER, MARK L8 GRAVEEN, WILLIAM L8 JACOBSON, STANLEY E8 ST PETER, JAMES J12 WESTERVELT, ARTHUR E14 JOHNSON, JAMES A16 WILSON, ROBERT E17 KOUKOUVITAKIS, STEVE 17 PADAVICK, EUGENE J25 WOODS, GEORGE W29 ZIELSDORF, RICHARD G33 CHWIECKO, THOMAS C33 PECK, ROBERT E37 COLLINS, COY 37 WIRICK, AUSTIN L40 MORRILL, ROBERT W40 SCHWARTZ, JONATHAN 40 SOHMER, WILLIAM

44 BIRKLA, JAMES E58 MORGAN, BARRY 58 NICHELSON, BILLY 63 GROTE, THOMAS E68 MORS, RICHARD F70 PEYTON, CARL J75 QUALLS, JACK L79 WINSLOW, LARRY G86 JOHNSON, PHILLIP C86 VETSCH, STEPHEN C92 HARLESS, LARRY E97 BEATTY, DAVID A103 BROWN, MICHAEL R103 GARRETT, THOMAS D118 SEARCY, ELBERT L135 HARRIS, ORBIE L135 JACKSON, JOHN D135 WAGNER, JIMMY L167 GROSS, ESTES G201 ARREN, PETER C229 COYLE, ROBERT A229 LUCEY, THOMAS J229 MENDOZA, VALENTE 290 COFFEY, DAVID F350 KEPNER, ROBERT J

361 BRIGHT, MARTIN J361 WINN, DILLARD R378 COULSTON, STEPHEN M378 DIETRICH, DANIEL R378 GOSS, WALTER W378 HASH, JACKSON G395 BURTON, CARL S395 RENEHAN, JEROME H405 AMOROSO, RONALD 416 SCOGGINS, JOHN A433 BOURGEOIS, RAYMOND 433 DUEITT, THOMAS J433 LIZARRAGA, FRANK E433 MC PEAK, WARREN L433 NEELY, JOSEPH W433 PALACIOS, ISAAC 433 SWINFORD, RONALD L433 WELCH, KENNETH W433 WILLIAMSON, EDDIE B444 PACHECO, DAVID J477 CARSON, NOEL L483 VESPOLI, JOSEPH 483 WHALEN, JOHN 498 BURD, MAURICE P512 DECOTEAU, ROBERT S

512 MORRIS, DOUGLAS B512 PERKINS, JIM W512 TRUMAN, ROBERT 550 KIGGANS, RANDY D580 KELLY, JOHN J580 NIXON, FLOYD L584 SMITH, TOMMY D623 TERRELL, SAMUEL B623 THOMAS, HARB 625 BAGUIO, ARTEMIO S625 KANEAKUA, JOSEPH K625 MIDEL, RICHARD A625 OLSEN, WILLIAM S625 SOUZA, GARY A625 TANAKA, RICHARD I697 DOOLEY, BOBBY G704 PATTERSON, ALVIN R736 OLSEN, THOMAS 765 CABANA, FERNAND 782 POTTS, LOSIER E842 THERIAULT, AUREL 842 THERIAULT, RONALD


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OFFICIAL MONTHLYRECORD

1 269305 ALTAVILLA, NICHOLAS 96884 2,200.001 628170 PASSENHEIM, ROBERT 96885 2,200.003 508126 BLAKELEY, HERBERT 96831 2,200.003 1372686 BOURA, TIM 96832 500.003 508127 DUKEWICH, WALTER 96835 2,200.003 441440 HICKEY, WILLIAM B. 96834 2,200.003 553941 LEWANDOWSKI, WALTER J. 96923 2,200.003 600165 LITTLE, LEROY J. 96886 2,200.003 975472 O DONNELL, GARY F. 96833 2,000.003 253481 PODOLAK, CHARLES N. 96924 2,200.003 1219095 WILLIAMSON, JERRY 96836 1,750.006 356438 CAREY, JOHN J. 96925 2,200.008 600236 HAZLETT, DALE 96888 2,000.008 373934 MANCHESTER, RICHARD A. 96887 2,200.008 872988 MC FARLIN, CHARLES D. 96951 2,200.008 1130087 MITSCHKE, DENNIS J. 96952 1,750.009 612341 BARNES, JOHN 96953 2,200.009 418716 SCOTT, PETER L. 96954 2,200.0010 389066 ZEILER, RAY E. 96889 2,200.0012 605221 LAVEN, JOSEPH A. 96890 2,200.0014 396595 WALLACE, JAMES E. 96837 2,200.0015 557364 HUNZIKER, PETER B. 96891 2,200.0021 655343 GOODMANSON, KENNETH A. 96892 2,200.0022 552948 BOHLANDER, RAY N. 96838 2,200.0022 718442 SCHULZ, THOMAS R. 96839 2,200.0022 356446 STINSON, VESTAL H. 96893 2,200.0024 1266657 QUINBY, JOHN M. 96894 7,000.0025 373880 BENSON, HERBERT 96840 2,200.0025 1290257 DANZ III, GILBERT O. 96841 7,000.0025 911403 GIBBS, BADEN G. 96842 2,200.0025 763837 LAKE, HARVEY 96843 2,000.0025 464180 MARTELL, CLIFFORD W. 96844 2,200.0025 779527 MC GREGOR, MILTON R. 96845 2,200.0025 536353 PACK, MAURICE W. 96846 2,200.0025 1014711 PAYNE, CHARLES J. 96847 2,200.0025 506359 SMITH, STEVE 96848 2,200.0025 201990 VOLK, JOHN R. 96849 2,200.0025 1170981 WATSON, JACK W. 96850 1,750.0025 795079 WHISMAN, CLYDE K. 96851 2,200.0025 362560 WOLVERTON, DONALD B. 96853 2,200.0027 1364995 LAY, JOSEPH 96895 500.0029 1096358 WEBBER, TERRY L. 96896 1,750.0029 477308 WILSON, JOHN H. 96852 2,200.0029 998565 YUKICH, RODNEY M. 96897 2,000.0037 869048 BLACK, WILLIAM A. 96854 2,000.0040 578506 WAHRENDORFF, FRED 96898 2,200.0044 1141924 RIPBERGER, RICHARD S. 96899 1,750.0045 368838 KEARNEY, FRANCIS X. 96926 2,200.0045 536489 MONIELLO, MICHAEL 96955 2,200.00

46 911750 PATTERSON, WILLIAM L. 96956 2,000.0058 709586 MAPLES, CHARLES 96855 2,000.0060 693384 CORBETT, JAMES A. 96856 2,200.0063 914729 DAVIS, PETER P. 96957 2,200.0063 826781 GUTZMER, VERNON 96958 2,200.0070 995971 BUCHANAN, KENNETH W. 96959 2,000.0075 1153869 RUSSELL, ROY L. 96857 1,750.0086 868946 GARDNER, CHARLES J. 96858 2,200.0086 1343088 ROBERTSON, RYAN 96859 800.0086 617030 STENSGAARD, LESTER 96927 2,200.0089 993029 SULLIVAN, JOHN L. 96900 2,200.0097 940530 GARBA, DIETER M. 96882 2,200.0097 576882 GOODLAD, DAVID C. 96881 2,200.00103 735748 IPOCK, HARRY R. 96901 2,200.00135 192671 POWELL, JAMES W. 96860 2,200.00147 1119805 TURNER, TROY 96960 1,750.00155 653460 LUNSFORD, DONALD L. 96902 2,200.00172 778747 STONEROCK, JOHNNY F. 96903 2,200.00207 604739 ISHERWOOD, THOMAS E. 96904 2,200.00292 1274218 EBERHARDT, KEITH A. 96928 1,750.00301 673715 HARRISON, SAMUEL E. 96861 2,000.00361 832910 DE BLASIE, RALPH 96929 2,200.00373 844987 DUNCAN, ALVIN R. 96905 2,200.00373 567998 RICHARDSON, RALPH R. 96862 2,200.00377 431722 BRAUCHT, JOHN C. 96863 2,200.00377 664105 PAYNE, DONALD C. 96906 2,200.00378 775704 KUHLMANN, JOHNNY A. 96930 2,200.00378 756979 ROSS, SYDNEY D. 96907 2,000.00380 392722 JORDAN, KENNETH W. 96961 2,200.00380 783302 SNIDER, CHARLES E. 96931 2,200.00387 757475 RIPOLL, JOHN M. 96932 2,200.00392 208249 BLAISE, ERNEST 96864 2,200.00392 483257 CRYSTAL, RICHARD D. 96865 2,200.00395 1301519 FRALEY, WILLIAM R. 96866 1,750.00395 1185704 SHELL, RONALD R. 96908 1,750.00396 607629 MARTELL, FREDERICK E. 96933 2,200.00396 782752 MC COY, RICHARD D. 96909 2,200.00399 507533 VANNICOLA, LOUIS 96934 2,200.00401 672642 BOLLINGER, FRANCIS E. 96867 2,200.00401 1090475 CARPENTER, THOMAS J. 96962 2,000.00402 1159260 CONKLIN, ROBERT 96868 1,750.00405 846296 FOUNTAIN, EARL V. 96869 2,200.00405 217621 SHILLINGSBURG, ROBERT 96870 2,200.00416 657433 CALLAGHAN, GERALD L. 96963 2,200.00433 1064923 BERUMEN, MARIO A. 96935 2,000.00433 596414 MC MULLIN, SAMUEL T. 96936 2,000.00433 1221091 SILVA, JACOB 96871 1,750.00433 1055834 TAYLOR, ERNEST L. 96910 2,200.00444 257727 LEVANICH, STEVE 96964 2,200.00

444 1007530 PACHECO, DAVID J. 96911 2,200.00444 501519 THACKER, ROBERT J. 96912 2,200.00470 1388758 NILES, AUSTIN 96965 500.00473 522428 NUGENT, GEORGE H. 96872 2,000.00477 1156537 HOPKINS, CHESTER L. 96937 1,750.00486 333313 PASSMORE, ERNEST 96922 2,000.00501 143599 BUSSOLARI, ANGELO 96913 2,000.00508 708649 HALL, ALREE 96873 2,000.00516 1231529 GARCIA, JULIAN E. 96875 2,000.00516 740844 LUCERO, AL 96874 2,000.00518 1103654 RENO, RUDDY C. 96876 2,000.00520 769271 HOWARD, WILLIAM 96966 2,000.00580 581680 BUTLER, MICHAEL J. 96877 2,200.00584 556223 RUTH, LARRY E. 96914 2,200.00584S 889151 DAVIS, JAY W. 96938 2,000.00597 727752 BENNETT, JOHNNY 96967 2,200.00597 492624 HAMBY, KENNETH S. 96968 2,200.00691 628780 HITT, VERNE 96939 2,000.00700 1007474 MARION, ROBERT 96915 1,750.00709 984136 BOWERS, BILLY D. 96940 2,000.00709 267719 DAVIS, STEPHEN O. 96941 2,200.00709 637649 KENT, JOEL E. 96878 2,200.00710 746988 PETTY, JAMES 96969 2,000.00712 1232495 GAUTHIER, GLEN J. 96916 1,750.00720 504122 POWER, TIMOTHY J. 96918 2,200.00728 1357935 DUPAS, BRIAN 96883 500.00736 646688 ADAM, CECIL 96943 2,200.00736 1140144 ADAMS, ROGER K. 96919 1,750.00736 869348 BOMBERRY, TED 96944 1,750.00736 481093 KRAFT, OWEN 96920 2,200.00736 505886 MC DONALD, CLEMENT J. 96921 2,000.00736 1234551 SMITH, GORDON R. 96972 1,750.00745 1325204 BELLACOME, MICHAEL A. 96917 1,400.00764 626292 GUSHUE, JOHN P. 96945 2,200.00769 515060 MAYNARD, WAYNE 96970 2,200.00782 472944 DENNIS, JIMMIE D. 96942 2,200.00786 642879 GEMUS, JOSEPH M. 96946 2,200.00786 611995 LARUE, PHENNEY 96948 2,200.00786 428600 LEBLANC, OMER 96949 2,200.00786 495230 MARTINSEN, PETER 96947 2,200.00786 682293 ZELEK, JOSEPH 96950 2,200.00790 356033 TEMPONE, WILLIAM L. 96879 2,000.00798 507588 PARKER, CHARLES D. 96971 2,200.00808 352478 HILTON, HENRY H. 96880 2,200.00

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