Reporterthe Boilermaker Vol. 43 No. 4Sep • Oct 2004

The Official Publication of theInternational Brotherhood of

Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders,Blacksmiths, Forgers, and

Helpers, AFL-CIO

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Edwards drops in on Local 105Vice-presidential candidatevisits local, talks to members

WHAT DO YOU SAY when a candi-date for vice president phones yourlocal and asks if it would be all right ifhe dropped by to meet the members?

Van Stephens, business manager-sec-retary-treasurer of Boilermakers Local105, Piketon, Ohio, said, “Come ondown,” and Local 105 members got tosee what John Edwards is like — upclose and personal.

John Kerry’s running mate was onhis way to a rally in Portsmouth, Ohio,when his staff told him how muchwork Local 105 was doing to get out thevote in their part of southern Ohio.

Edwards made a detour and gave abrief speech at the hall to thank Local105 President Wyndham D. Sparling,

Leap Coordinator Garry Ledford, andthe members for their hard work.

U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, Democraticcongressman from Ohio’s 6th district,introduced the senator from North Car-olina, who spoke for about 15 minutes.Strickland represented Piketon before

his district was redrawn two years ago.Edwards hit on a key issue for Boiler-makers and other workers in the areawhen he spoke about jobs at Piketon’suranium enrichment plant.

“Sen. John Kerry and I are going tomake sure the Piketon plant stays openand that the new Piketon plant is builtand built on schedule,” he told them.“Not only that, we are going to makesure the workers who are sick get thehelp they need.”

The uranium enrichment plant isPiketon’s largest employer. At onetime, it employed 2,500 workers, but isdown to 1,200 today and constantlyfaces the threat of closure.

Edwards hit another hot topic forOhioans when he talked about healthcare and prescription drug costs.

See KERRY-EDWARDS page 7

THE BOILERMAKERS SPONSOREDour first tripartite conference inCanada, Aug. 18-19, at the MuskokaDelta Grandview Resort inHuntsville, Ontario.

“The purpose of this conference is tobring the three players — the union,contractors, and owner/clients —together to create an atmosphere ofrespect for the interest of the other par-ties involved in any one project,” saidIntl. Vice Pres. Sandy MacDonald.“Respect will enable us to overcomeprejudice and solve problems withmutual satisfaction.”

Working with MacDonald, Intl. Rep.Ed Power set up the tripartite meetingfor industry leaders in EasternCanada. Over 80 participants attendedthe meeting, with representatives from

nine owner/clients, 16 contractors,and five Boilermaker lodges.

“I was very pleased by the atten-tion the program received,” Powersaid. “It was our first conference ofthis kind in Canada, but we had atried-and-true template from the U.S.conference to work from, terrific sup-port from Intl. Pres. Jones, IVPMacDonald, and Tripartite DirectorJim McCormick, plus the support anddedication of the Eastern Canadianbusiness managers.”

Joining MacDonald and Power atthe podium were Bruce Ashton, retir-ing co-coordinator of Boilermakerapprentice training in Canada, andguest speakers John Schel and JackBrochu of the Boilermaker Contractors John Schel,president of the Boilermaker

Contractors’ Association, provides anoverview of conference goals.

‘The Boilermakers are leading the way again to keep the buildingtrades strong in Canada’ —— JJoohhnn SScchheell,, BBCCAA pprreessiiddeenntt

MEMBERS CAN NOW become projectmanagers through the newest MOST program — the Boilermakers’ ProjectManagement program.

“The Project Management for Boiler-makers program is not just a seminar,”explained Intl. Pres. Newton B. Jones. “Our singular focus is to create and build business-focused project managers.”

Members are selected to participatein the program based on their exceptional work history and

potential to become leaders in the boilermaker trade.

“We will take these membersbeyond project scope, schedule,and budget, and open their eyes tothe business of project manage-ment,” Jones said.

The course idea came from a tripartite alliance meeting in whichover 300 union leaders, contrac-tors, and owners discussed thebenefits of customizing a projectmanagement program.

All three partner groups of the tripartite alliance will profit from

See PROJECT MANAGEMENT page 3

See CANADIAN TRIPARTITE page 2

MOST offers first projectmanagement class

FMI instructor Dennis Doran makes a pointat the first MOST project management class.

Program gives Boilermakerschance to advance careers

John Edwards wades into a crowd ofLocal 105 Boilermakers at their union hall.

Eastern Canada hosts first tripartite

Kerry advisoris former Boilermaker . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Protect Your Jobon election day vote for Boilermaker-endorsed candidates . . .8

Local 51 puts skillsto work on campaign train . . . . . . .13

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Association (BCA), Tony Fanelli ofComstock Canada, Keith MacDonaldof Kimberly Clarke — Nova Scotia,Glenn Pickel of G.P. Consulting, and Bob Blakey of the Canadian Building Trades.

During the two-day meeting, thedelegates discussed five issues: absen-teeism, respect, safety, outage sched-ules and manpower, and an agenda forthe future.

Members of each partnership groupmet to discuss industry concerns inseparate workshops. Coming back tothe general session, a representativefrom each workshop presented theirideas to the full conference for addi-tional discussions. Each partnershipgroup then met again to formulateplans to proceed, with a final presenta-tion to the general session outliningtheir strategy.

Take a closer look at thetripartite conceptBOILERMAKERS IN THE U.S. havehosted tripartite conferences for morethan 18 years, with representatives ofthe construction industry — owners,contractors, and labor — meeting todevelop programs to make our effortsmore productive and our employersmore competitive. From these meetingshave come national drug testing,welder testing and certification, safetytraining, craftsmen identification, andmanpower reserve programs. Some ofthese programs have crossed the bor-der to Canada, but this was the firsttime that Canadian leaders in the con-struction industry had an opportunityto meet in a partnership group and for-mulate plans for themselves.

AIP James McCormick, who servesas director of the tripartite alliance pro-grams in the U.S., attended theCanadian meeting. He was impressedby the interaction of the owners, contractors, and Boilermakers. “It wasquite evident that all attendees were enthused and eager to addressthe issues confronting our industry,”McCormick said. “I feel the EasternCanadian Tripartite will grow toresolve many issues.”

Senior labor advisor for NewBrunswick Power, John Cole, called themeeting “a good start to improveindustry labor relations. Success willbe shown in the work to be done in the

coming year, addressing the issuesraised, such as training,” Cole said.

Murray Sanderson, labor relationsmanager for Babcock & Wilcox (B&W),believed the meeting was informative,thought provoking, and interesting.“There were many good discussionson a number of issues important to theindustry,” Sanderson said.

B&W’s national construction man-ager, Howard Constable, was alsoimpressed by the willingness of allthree parties to get involved and worktogether for the betterment of all con-cerned. “To that end, I look forward tocontributing over the next year toinsure we all can continue to improveand be successful.”

Among those union representativesattending were business managers of Eastern Canadian Local Lodges 73, 128, 203, and 271 — Kent Oliver, Jim Tinney, Tom Walsh, and Guy Villemure.

“Participating in the first EasternCanadian tripartite conference is a pos-itive step to a better working relation-ship between the parties involved,”Oliver said. “The number of partici-pants at the conference demonstratesthe interest and the resolve to makeour industry better.”

Tinney believes providing a safe,productive work site is the number onepriority on all agendas. He said, “Thetripartite creates a good opportunity to discuss and find solutions to items of concern for the owners and contractors, and most important, forour membership.”

Villemure found the conference tobe well organized. “Topics on the agen-da were well chosen and the work ses-sion with owners and contractors wasvery interesting and productive,”Villemure said.

Walsh described the meeting withthe following well-used adage: Youcan’t change history, but you can createit. He believes we will have a muchbetter working relationship with theowners and contractors as a result ofthis meeting.

“Three groups with differing inter-ests and agendas came together atMuskoka, and left realizing that a lot ofour goals are not in conflict and that byworking together we can achieve a lotmore than by being antagonistic witheach other,” Walsh said.

Participants see more tripartite meetings in futureA WEEK AFTER the meeting ended,BCA President John Schel wrote histhanks to the Boilermakers for bring-ing the tripartite concept to Canada.

“In Canada, we participate inregional multi-trade conferenceswhere we listen to each other’s criti-cisms and critiques without any focusto actively strengthen our relation-ships. The Boilermakers decided totake the risk for the possible rewardsby putting together a conference whereowner/clients, Boilermaker contrac-tors, and the union could meet,” Schel wrote.

“We seem to have succeeded. Goingforward, we are creating subcommit-tees with strong owner/client supportand participation to address issues.Other building trade unions are call-ing, together with building trade con-tractor associations, to inquire if the

rumors are true. They are. TheBoilermakers are leading the wayagain to keep the building tradesstrong in Canada.”

Western Canadian Vice PresidentRick Albright was also impressed bythe meeting. “Owner/clients, contrac-tors, and union leaders alike displayeda keen willingness to work as true part-ners to address and remedy weakness-es and to adopt initiatives to improveour product,” Albright said. “I congrat-ulate Sandy and Ed for organizingsuch a highly-successful and produc-tive conference.”

Tripartite attendeesPARTICIPANTS INCLUDED the following owner representatives: JimScattergood and David M. Galvin ofBruce Power; Stew Stevenson ofDOFASCO; Terry O’Neill of ESSONanticoke; Keith MacDonald ofKimberly Clarke; Dexter Bothwell ofNova Chemicals; Gary Currie and BillSmall of Nova Scotia Power; John Cole,Charlie Ryan, and Rod Eagles of NewBrunswick Power; Arin Del Pino ofOntario Power Generation; and IanNolan of Petro Canada.

Contractor representatives includ-ed Marty Albright, Ron Takacs,Roger Howells, Bastien Audet, andJack Holiday of Alstom Power;Harlan Anderson of Anderson-WebbLtd.; Don Douglas of AECONIndustrial; D. Murray Sanderson,Tom Griffith, Howard Constable, andGeorge Thiessen of Babcock &Wilcox; Steve Corkum and JohnBrining of Black & McDonald; JohnSchel and Jack Brochu of theBoilermaker Contractors Association;

Tony Fanelli, Bill Patterson, andBrian Rielly of Comstock CanadaLtd.; E. Spencer Fox and John Brissonof E.S. Fox Ltd.; Marc Beauregardand Chris Frankcom of Horton CBI;Gord Duggan and Reg Thibeault ofJacobs Catalytic Ltd.; StyveDumouchel of Lornville Mechanical;Phil Bibby and Joe Ramkissoon ofMainway Industrial; Paul Young ofSunny Corners Enterprises; MikePouliot of TIW Steel Platework; EdDuquette of TSM-Mechanical; andSteve Smillie of the GeneralPresidents Maintenance Committee.

Labor representatives includedInternational Vice Presidents SandyMacDonald, Rick Albright, LarryMcManamon, and Sean Murphy;Assistants to the Intl. Pres. JamesMcCormick and Stan Petronski; Intl.Reps. Corey Channon, Andre Fleury,Ed Power, and Mike Watson; and locallodge representatives Kent Oliver,Gary Morris, Jean-Yves Poirier of Local73, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Jim Tinney,John Petronski, George McGeachie,Andy Holder, Dale Quinn, Reg White,Ed Frerotte, and Steve Silversides ofLocal 128, Toronto, Ontario; TomWalsh of Local 203, St. John’s,Newfoundland; Guy Villemure ofLocal 271, Montreal, Quebec; CarlEllsworth of Local 359 Vancouver,British Columbia; Grant Jacobs, thenew national co-coordinator for theBoilermakers apprenticeship program;and Patrick Dillon of the ProvincialBuilding & Construction TradesCouncil of Ontario. ❑

Intl. Vice Pres. Sandy MacDonaldaddresses the first tripartite conferencein Canada.

ReporterSep • Oct 2004 Vol. 43 No. 4

Newton B. Jones, International President and Editor-in-Chief

Jerry Z. Willburn, Intl. Secretary-Treasurer

International Vice PresidentsLawrence McManamon, Great LakesSean Murphy, NortheastSam May, Southeast George Rogers, Central Joe Stinger, Western States Richard Albright, Western CanadaAlexander MacDonald, Eastern CanadaJim Hickenbotham, At-LargeOthal Smith Jr., At-Large

Editorial staffDonald Caswell, Managing EditorCarol Almond, Asst. to the Managing Editor

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Intl. Rep. Ed Power welcomesdelegates and outlines the meeting’sagenda.

Keith MacDonald, chief engineer ofKimberly Clark, presents a report fromthe owner caucus.

Canadian tripartiteContinued from page 1

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L-154 holds 3rd annual tripartite meeting

LOCAL 154, PITTSBURGH, sponsoredits third annual tripartite conference atits facilities, January 27-28, with over100 representatives of the constructionindustry in attendance. Members fromeach of the tripartite alliance groupsparticipated — owner, contractor, and union.

Leading the meeting were owner co-chairman Larry Wargo of FirstEnergy,contractor co-chairman Lyle Fischer ofthe Simakas Company, and union co-chairman Local 154 BM Ray Ventrone.

“We used feedback and commentsfrom last year’s conference to plan thismeeting, and we will receive updateson a wide range of activities of interestwhich affect all of us,” Wargo said. “Weshould all take advantage of the oppor-tunity to talk and listen. Keep askingyourself the question, ‘What can I do tomake it better.’”

Fischer said, “This was the third yearwe have met to talk about our industry.We are developing relationships thatwill help us to make our lives better.What can I do to make it better? Thesame things we all can do: listen to eachother, respond to each other, share what

we have learned with each other, andserve each other.”

“The main objective of this confer-ence, on our local level, is to find solutions and establish newapproaches to the concerns weencounter within our geographicaljurisdiction,” Ventrone said.

This year’s conference theme, “Whatcan I do to make it better?” was sup-ported by guest speakers and becamethe focus of group caucus meetings.

Each alliance group met separatelyto develop avenues to make the con-struction industry better.

Chris Cox of FirstEnergy reported onthe owners’ caucus meeting, wherethey discussed increasing the quality ofwash room facilities, shift changes, job site respect, communicating manpower needs ahead of schedule,pre-job meetings, and rewarding con-tractor safety.

Fischer talked about the contractors’caucus meeting, where they discussedcommunication, health care costs,superintendents, worker attitude,absenteeism, and meeting the highstandards of safety, workmanship, and productivity.

Local 154’s Tony Smarra discussedthe union caucus report outlining waysto accomplish goals through safety,training, supervision, workplacerespect, and dispatch procedures.

“It is encouraging to see that many ofthe points raised in each group over-lapped with the others,” Ventrone said.“Based on this input, we will makeimprovements and find solutions thatwill positively impact all of us and our industry.”

Guest speakers included Neil Borck,impartial secretary for the National

Maintenance Agreement Policy Com-mittee (NMAPC). Borck explainedpartnerships among labor, contractors,and owners where each party sharesequally in the responsibilities as well asthe rewards these programs generate.

AIP Mike DiCicco addressed theimportance of the National Mainte-nance Agreements and how theyimpact the boilermaker trade, specifi-cally through the promotion of workopportunities for the unionized con-struction industry.

Ventrone provided a manpowerupdate, announcing plans to expandthe local’s recruitment resources to satisfy these needs with highly-skilled workers.

“The effectiveness of our local’sstrong position in the constructionindustry is strengthened because of themembers of Local 154,” Ventrone said.

“We have built a reputation by dispatching skilled and productivecraftsmen to every job. We have demonstrated that we are prepared to work in a changing and competitive industry.”

Representatives of the Local 154political committee gave a report onlegislative issues that affect each seg-ment of the tripartite alliance.

Local 154 safety instructors then dis-cussed the benefits contractors andowners realize from the local’s compre-hensive safety training programs.

“At the conclusion of the conferenceit was evident that we all share the hopeand optimism to make it better,” Ventrone said. “If we all take themomentum and energy from this con-ference and apply it to our everydayjobs and responsibilities we will make it better.” ❑

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the program. Owners will benefit bygaining valuable employees with anew level of performance.

Contractors will benefit by workingwith highly-skilled and experiencedBoilermakers who are proficient inproject management techniques,ensuring mutual success in meetingand exceeding industry expectations.

And Boilermakers who participatein this program will gain more stabi-lized work opportunities by proving tothe contractor and owner they areworth inviting back for the next job.

The program is open to all Boiler-makers who demonstrate exceptionalabilities and are recommended byeither a contractor or the union. At leasttwo classes will be held each year dur-ing slow construction months.

Pilot program is a success

THE FIRST PROGRAM for the Boiler-maker Project Management programwas held at the Embassy Suites Hotelin Kansas City, August 23-27.

Twenty Boilermakers attended theseminar. Ten selected by the union(two from each vice presidential-area),and ten were selected by the employerswho participated — APCOM Power,B&W, Enerfab, G-UB-MK, Foster

Wheeler Zack, the Washington Group,Nooter Construction, MCI, Day &Zimmerman, and Sterling Boiler.

The seminar is sponsored andfunded by the Mobilization, Optimiza-tion, Stabilization, and Training(MOST) program, a joint labor-man-agement trust established to provideexceptional value and services to theBoilermaker industries.

The five-day program was devel-oped with the help of FMI Consulting,one of the leading consulting firms inthe construction industry. FMI instruc-

tors Mike Putzer and Dennis Doranconducted the pilot program withfuture instructors — Chuck Connor ofConnor Consulting and Les Seydel ofGraycor — in attendance.

Course topics included behavioralpreferences, estimating and budgeting,planning and scheduling, motivation,turnover process, logistics, safety, conflict resolution, trade jurisdiction,labor agreement interpretation, costcontrol and tracking, managing customer expectations, commercial contract administration, diversity,

quality assurance and quality control,close-out, and action planning.

The project management program isan excellent career path for selectedBoilermakers, providing them with theopportunity to make a positive impacton the industries we serve.

And Local 454’s Steve Trotteralready has proof that the industry islooking for Boilermakers with theseskills. Within days of completing thepilot course, he had already used whathe’d learned to land a job. ❑

Leading L-154’s tripartite conference, are, l. to r., Lyle Fischer of the SimakasCompany, Larry Wargo of FirstEnergy, and L-154 BM Ray Ventrone.

FMI instructor Mike Putzer uses case studies to show participants how theory works when you put it into practice.

ProjectManagementContinued from page 1

GENE CROUSE, A 32-year memberof Local 453, Knoxville, Tenn., hasearned recognition from G·UB·MKConstructors for his efforts to helpreduce injuries at the Kingston job site.

Crouse worked as a job site repre-sentative where members of theKingston outage team completed1,185,796 man-hours, July 2000through January 2004, without a lost-time injury. This outstanding safety

performance earned G·UB·MK theWashington Group InternationalSafety Award, an award that has onlybeen presented 134 previous times inthe award’s 42-year history.

Brian Barker, operations and laborrelations manager for G·UB·MK, wrotethe Tennessee Valley Trades & LabourCouncil about Crouse’s efforts toreduce and eliminate injuries.

“Gene Crouse participates in theG·UB·MK Kingston safety meetings

and provides leadership toidentify and solve issueswith a practical approach tothe situation,” Barker wrote.

“He also is proactive inidentifying and communi-cating other job issues, pro-motes harmony, and is wellrespected by both staff andcraft at the Kingston job site.

“Please communicateG·UB·MK’s appreciation toGene Crouse for his effortsto reduce and eliminateinjuries, which contributedto improving our overallperformance for every-one’s mutual benefit ,”Barker wrote. ❑

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CONSTRUCTION LODGE LEADERSfrom all across Canada and the UnitedStates met in Halifax, Nova Scotia,June 28-July 1, to attend workshopssponsored by the Boilermakers Construction Division (CD).

CD Director Dale “Skipper” Bran-scum led the event, where nearly 200 local lodge representatives partici-pated in a four-day education programcovering such topics as air cooled condenser jurisdiction, man-ganese poisoning, and changes in national agreements.

Branscum’s assistants, Intl. Reps. Clay Herford and Mark Vandiver, worked one-on-one withmembers, demonstrating the new CD online database.

“This database was three years inthe making,” Branscum explained. “Alot of credit should go to retired CDDirector Joe Meredith, Mark, Clay, andIntl. Rep. Cory Channon for makingthis great resource tool a reality.”

The database contains board deci-sions, assignment letters, and the juris-diction books for the UA, Millwrights,and Ironworkers. Every piece of equip-ment on jurisdiction drawings hasbeen indexed and can be searched bycraft, equipment, resolution, and yearmaking this database one of the mostvaluable resources a constructionlodge leader can access.

Intl. Pres. Newton Jones addressedthe conference, announcing the retire-ment of International Vice Presidentfor the Northeast Section Michael Mur-phy and introducing his successor,Sean Murphy.

Jones also spoke of plans to build abetter working relationship with othercrafts. Already, the Boilermakers havebeen successful in gaining work for ourmembers through an agreement madewith the UA and PCI Energy ServicesLLC. Jones has also met with the Iron-workers Executive Board to discussrespecting each other’s jurisdiction. Asa result of that meeting, the Ironwork-ers have scheduled an October boardmeeting in Myrtle Beach during theBoilermakers’ national tripartite meet-ing as a way for members of bothunions to get to know each other better.

Political action is at the forefront inthe U.S., and Jones applauded themembers’ efforts thus far, asking fortheir continued support to get Kerry elected president.

Bridget Martin, director of the Boil-ermakers’ government affairs depart-ment, and her assistant, Shannon Brett,spoke about educational materialsavailable to members and the impor-tance of getting out the vote. Theyreminded members that Election Dayis the last day to vote. They encouragemembers to vote early, especially thosewho travel for a living and will

most likely be away from home on Election Day.

Paul Meade of Local 29, Boston, andretired AIP Bill Carey discussed aircooled condenser jurisdiction. Theyasked business managers Gerry Con-nelly of Local 5, New York, and GeraldCouser, of Albany, N.Y., to share their experiences.

Couser said they lost a job justbecause it was an Ironworker contrac-tor doing the work and they were notgoing to give any of the work to Boiler-makers. He said, “You’ve got to get toknow the contractors in order to win work.”

Carey told the conference delegatesto share information, to let everyoneknow of your experiences. The moreinformation you have, the better pre-pared you will be when it’s your turnto discuss jurisdiction at your next pre-job meeting.

As a way to better service membersand cut costs to become more competitive, Boilermakers in Canadaare working with the UAto gain mobil-ity through the provinces withoutretesting welders. Chuck Castle, chiefinspector for boiler and pressure vessels for Nova Scotia, announced anew agreement for portability ofwelders. He said they are also develop-ing a Web site and online database ofqualified welders.

Other speakers included MilanRacic, who discussed ways to preventexposure to manganese and otherheavy metals; Bill Creeden, who spokeabout using safety and health issues infight-back organizing; Mike DiCiccoand Bill Almond on national agree-ments; Bryan King on lodge audits andfinancial reporting; and Cal Roberts onthe Brotherhood Bank & Trust. ❑

Construction workshop focuses on future growthPlan pushes education,access to resources,better craft relations

‘We are trying to provide you with the tools andresources to help you do the best job you can toserve our members.’

Newton B. Jones, International President

OVER 20 LOCAL lodge leaders of theGreat Lakes section attended a full-dayof training in Chicago, June 11, at theVeterans of Foreign Wars facility.

Professor Bob Breving and LocalLodge Secretary-Treasurers RobertWilcox (L-1255, Chicago) and RandySondgeroth (L-1600, St. Charles, Ill.)conducted the classes for lodge representatives affiliated withthe Great Lakes Area Industrial Council #1 (GLAIC#1).

Breving, of the DePaul Labor Educa-tion Center, discussed Robert’s Rules ofOrder, a guide to smooth, orderly, and

fairly conducted meetings. Wilcox andSondgeroth outlined the preparation offinancial reports, presenting examplesof LM and 990 government forms.

Intl. Rep. Howard Cole, who servesas the council’s business representative,was impressed by the presentations andthe members’ participation.

“Those in attendance experienced adouble agenda, dealing with both therules of order and financial reports,”Cole said. “When the session con-cluded, they all stood, joined hands,and sang the union song, ‘SolidarityForever.’ It was very moving.” ❑

Great Lakes memberstrain for success

Over 20 local lodge leaders attend training sponsored by the GLAIC#1.Affiliated lodges include Locals M6, M10, D12, M24, D81, M94, 158, 357, 524,1234, 1240, 1247, 1255, 1509, and 1600.

Local 199 BM-ST Larry Snellgrove tries out the Construction Division’s newonline jurisdiction database, with help from Intl. Rep. Clay Herford.

Gene Crouse, second from right, displaysthe framed art he earned for his safety work ,with (l. to r.) District 57 BM-ES Ed Vance, L-453BM-ST Vince Harper, and AIP Jim McCormick.

L-453’s Crouse recognizedfor his safety efforts

THE SOUTHEAST AREA JointApprentice Committee (SAJAC) spon-sored its 36th annual Paul D. WedgeMemorial Award competition, August9-10, at the training facilities of Local108, Birmingham, Ala.

Michael V. Kibbey of Local 105,Chillicothe, Ohio, walked away withfirst place, and Carl B. Postlethwait of Local 667, Charleston, W.Va., placedsecond, earning each the right torepresent the Southeast Area at thenational competition in Kansas City,Sept. 14-17.

Other contestants included GlennR. Buckner of Local 26, Savannah, Ga.;Bridgette G. Seagraves of Local 40,Elizabethtown, Ky.; Kevin E. Bensen-haver of Local 45, Richmond, Va.;Joshua D. Nelson of Local 83, KansasCity, Mo.; Jonathan R. Ellis of Local108; Casey C. Jones of Local 263, Mem-phis, Tenn.; and Johnny E. Osborn Jr.of Local 454, Chattanooga, Tenn.

The fourth-year apprentices werejudged on how well they performedon written and hands-on tests. Thewritten test covered such subjects asrelated studies, blue-print reading, theBoilermaker Constitution, and local

by-laws. Hands-on testing includedrigging, tube welding, block reeving,knot tying, rope splicing, tube rolling,carbon arc gouging, and tool use.

Contestants spent two gruelingdays under the careful watch ofjudges representing the union andBoilermaker contractors. Unionjudges included Intl. Reps. BarryEdwards and Steve Speed, SAJAClead instructor Mike McClusky, andretired representatives William Elrodand Lou Novak. Contractor judgesincluded Randall James of B&WConst., Bill Kunkel of Common Arc,Mike McGinnis of ENERFAB, BobRighter of APCom Power, Jeff Suther-land of APCom Power, and ScottSzeghi of ENERFAB.

Following the second day of testing,Local 108 held a barbeque for all theparticipants. The next night, partici-pants attended the awards banquet atthe Winfrey Hotel where each contest-ant received $500 and a plaque. Therunner-up received an additional $500and a small engraved crystal presenta-tion bowl; the winner received a largerbowl and an additional $1,000.

SAJAC Director Mike Peterson wasimpressed with the contestants’ abilityto perform under pressure, callingeach of them a winner for beingselected to represent their local lodgesat the area competition. ❑

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Nine apprenticescompete for 36th annualPaul D. Wedge trophy

MEMBERS OF LOCAL LODGE 374,Hammond, Ind., can boast of two high-tech training facilities, one at theirheadquarters in Hammond, and a newfacility 300 miles south in Dale, Ind.

The Dale facility is being used totrain members in all welding

processes, from plate to orbital tubewelding. It opened in August 2003 andhosted its first graduating class in September 2004.

The 6,000-square-foot building hastwo classrooms and 20 welding booths,with room for expansion. It also housesthe offices of Asst. Bus. Mgr. and Zone 3dispatcher Jerry Tempel, apprenticeinstructor David Weatherholt, andwelding instructor Jon Neu. ❑

Local 374 opens Daletraining centerMembers can now choosebetween two state-of-theart facilities

First-place winner Michael V.Kibbey of Local 105 (l.) and Carl B.Postlethwait ofLocal 667 will represent the SAJAC at the national competition.

MEMBERS OF LOCAL 13, Philadel-phia, attended a grand opening of theirnew training facility on May 22. Theydedicated the building in memory ofJeffrey C. Davis.

Davis was killed in an explosion atthe Motiva Refinery in Delaware City,Del., in June 2002. Although Davis, 51,had been a Boilermaker apprentice forless than a year, he had been a strongunion member most of his life, work-ing several years at the U.S. Steel Plantin Fairless Hills, Pa.

The Davis family is grateful for thesupport they received from Local 13, itssister locals, and the other trades work-ing at the refinery. To show her appreci-ation for this support and for namingthe facility after her husband, MaryDavis presented the local with a $50,000 check for scholarships to

the sons and daughters of Local 13 members.

Others honored at the dedicationincluded Frederick Weber, a 20-yearLocal 13 member who passed away in1993. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Peters,attended the dedication, where Local13 BM-ST Jim Banford praised Weberfor his contributions to the local.

“We not only honor Jeffrey Davis atthis dedication, we honor FrederickWeber and all those who gave so muchfor this organization,” Banford said.

“This facility is exactly the kind ofstate-of-the-art facility we need to pro-vide training for our apprentices andjourneymen. It will enable us to edu-cate our members on the fundamentalsand many skills required of our trade,as well as keeping us up-to-date on thelatest technological advances in ourindustry,” Banford said. “The erectionof this facility would not have beenpossible without the love of our mem-bers, the love of our union, and the loveof our trade.” ❑

L-13 opens the Jeffrey C.Davis School of WeldingTraining center is namedto honor apprentice killedin refinery explosion

Local 374’s second training facility, a 6,000-square-foot metal and brickbuilding, is located in Dale, Ind.

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www.unionplus.orgAt the dedication are (l. to r.) L-13 Pres. Bill Hill, IR Bob Heine, Mrs. Peters,Mrs. Davis, L-13 BM-ST Jim Banford, and AIP Mike DiCicco.

Local 11 defends itswork in Montana

OUTSOURCING — the practice ofsending jobs overseas to save labor costs— has been headline news this year. In the past few years, outsourcing has putmillions of American workers on theunemployment line.

Most construction Boilermakershave felt safe. You can’t ship construc-tion jobs overseas.

But members of Local Lodge 11 inHelena, Mont., have learned that evenconstruction jobs aren’t safe. All youneed to do is take advantage of immi-gration laws to bring foreign workershere, where you pay them far less thanwhat American workers earn.

When International Malting, Inc.(IMC) used Express Personnel to hireBulgarian workers to build a tank inMontana, members of Local 11 wereoutraged. There was no reason to bringworkers from another country to do ajob Local 11 members have performedin the past.

Immigration laws allow companiesto use foreign workers on American soil only when no American workerscan do the work. And that was simplynot the case.

“Express Personnel imported theseworkers so the company could make abigger profit,” said Bob Hall, BM-ST ofLocal 11.

“This work has always been per-formed by members of the Boilermak-ers union. These workers were broughthere, not based on how well they couldperform the job, but based solely on thefact they would save the companymoney by working for substandardwages,” Hall said.

Hall and his assistant, Ben Steilman,went to work gathering evidence tosupport their case. They filed unfairlabor charges against IMC and ExpressPersonnel Services with the NationalLabor Relations Board.

But the Board would not stop IMCfrom using the Bulgarians. They ruledthat the company had used the sameBulgarian subcontractor on similar proj-ects in other states.

However, Hall’s own investigationshowed that IMC had tried this practiceonly one other time — in Minneapolis,where the state of Minnesota had put astop to it. Express Personnel was not offering employment. They did nothave a job. Instead, IMC just used

Express Personnel to get visas so theycould hire the Bulgarian workersinstead of using qualified U.S. workers.

TTaakkiinngg tthhee nneexxtt sstteeppHALL THEN CONTACTED the U.S.Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employ-ment and Training Administration.Three months after Express Personnelreceived certification for their tempo-rary alien employment application, aDOL certifying officer requested thatExpress Personnel’s labor certificationbe revoked and Bulgarian workersdeported from the U.S.

Certifying officer Jenny Elserrequested the revocation based on the“compelling evidence” she received.Part of that evidence was a video of aMontana television news station report.Hall had contacted the news stationabout what was going on at IMC. Thestation interviewed Hall, and then gaveequal time to the employer.

When the employer was inter-viewed, he made a fatal error in theDOL’s viewpoint, by saying the war-ranty on the tanks would not be hon-ored unless they were built byBulgarian workers.

“It is my opinion that the petitioningemployer fraudulently abused the H-2B process,” wrote Elser in her letterrecommending the deportation. “Theemployer intentionally misrepresentedfacts on the application in an effort tousurp the H-2B process to bring Bulgar-ian workers into the United States.”

But Local 11 is still not satisfied. TheINS has been slow to start the deporta-tion process. Hall’s attempts to find out what’s going on through the Freedom of Information Act have beenhampered by the Department of Homeland Security.

WWhheerree iitt ssttaannddss nnooww“WE HAVEN’T GIVEN up,” Hall said.“If anything, our efforts have sloweddown the job and have definitely costthe company a lot of money in lawyerfees. We can’t help but feel the state ofMontana let us down when they didnot stop this job like Minnesota didwhen IMC tried this in Minneapolis.”

Asst. to the Intl. Pres. John A. “Tony”Gallo, who acts as a service representa-tive for Local 11, commends Hall andthe Local 11 members for their efforts tostop this nonunion work. ❑

6 - the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2004N E W S M A K E R S

THE SHIPYARD WORKERS UNION(SWU) has been trying to negotiate acontract with the National Steel andShipbuilding Company (NASSCO) inSan Diego, Calif., since early 2003.They’re in a battle, and the companycannot hire enough skilled employeesto build the ships at the present wagestructure. To avoid paying higherwages to their San Diego workers thecompany has hired out-of-statecontractors at twice the cost for SanDiego workers.

Local 1998 Pres. Robert Godinezorganized a rally outside the shipyardcompany’s front door to let NASSCOknow that the Boilermakers will not letthat go unnoticed. Over 300 workersprotested the company’s use oftemporary employees.

“The company doesn’t respect us,”Godinez said. “They are willing to paymore to bring people from other statesthan pay us what we deserve.”

Most journeymen welders in SanDiego earn $26 or $27 an hour, Godinezsaid. NASSCO entry-level welders arepaid $15.62 an hour, which increases to$17.62 an hour in two years. YetNASSCO is paying $46 an hour (thisincludes housing and transportation)to import temporary workers fromFlorida, Louisiana, and Mississippirather than grant their employees afair raise.

Some of these “so-called” temporaryworkers have been at NASSCO sinceJanuary 2002.

“There are plenty of qualifiedworkers in San Diego to fill these jobs, but they won’t work for $15.62 anhour. We wouldn’t have any problemsif the company brought these guys infor 30 days for a special project, butthey’ve been here over two years,”Godinez said.

The SWU organized in 2000. InMarch 2003, they affiliated with theBoilermakers union. “We’ve beenactive participants in negotiations since2003,” said Len Beauchamp, director ofresearch and collective bargainingservices for the Boilermakers. He saidNASSCO has a long history of laborstrife. Workers struck the shipyard fourtimes from 1961 through 1992, the laststrike lasting 25 days before 2,700workers in seven unions returned totheir jobs without a contract.

Instead of a contract, the workersbenefited from a profit sharingagreement giving employees one-thirdof the company’s annual profit.

But that profit has been greatlydepleted over the past two years by the company’s reliance on high-cost employees from other areas, Godinez said.

Local 1998 represents about 2,300workers, roughly 70 percent ofNASSCO’s employees.

Owned by General Dynamics Corp.,NASSCO has been designing andbuilding ships since 1960, specializingin auxiliary and support ships for theU.S. Navy and oil tankers and drycargo carriers for commercial markets.It is the only major U.S. shipconstruction yard on the West Coast. ❑

Shipyard workersrally for supportWorking with no contract,SWU shows its strength

Holding a megaphone, L-1998 Pres. Robert Godinez leads a rally forNASSCO workers who have been in negotiations for over a year.

Company is using Bulgarianwelders to build a tank

MEMBERS OF LOCAL 45, Richmond,Va., are participating in specialtywelding classes to prepare for workwith a new signatory contractor, PCIEnergy Services, LLC.

The first week of July, Local 45members Michael Harris, CraigMcCrackin, David Fridley, andMichael Hurst went to a PCI facility inAshland, Va., where they trained inautomatic orbital welding processes.

Local 45 instructors Frankie Priceand Daryl Almond conducted theclasses so the members can acquire theskills needed for both nuclear and conventional power plant industries.

“Many of our members would notbe able to get this type of specializedtraining without the efforts of ourInternational and the company mak-ing a commitment,” said M. FrankHartsoe, L-45 BM-ST. On Dec. 17, PCIsigned the Boilermakers National Spe-cialty Agreement and a similar agree-ment with the United Association(UA) for specialty welding primarilyin the nuclear industry. The agree-ments call for a composite crew ofBoilermakers and Pipefitters on allspecialty work performed by PCI,with fringe benefits paid into theirrespective trust funds. ❑

Local 45 members participating in

specialty welding classes at the

PCI Energy facility in Ashland, Va.,

are, l. to r., Michael Harris,

Craig McCrackin, David Fridley,

Michael Hurst, and instructor Daryl Almond. Not pictured is

instructor Frankie Price.

Local 45 members take specialty welding classes

Injury forced Morehouseto trade his welding toolsfor political cloutONCE A WELDER out of Local 154,Pittsburgh, Pa., David J. Morehouse isnow a senior advisor to the man whocould be the next president of theUnited States.

Morehouse became an apprentice in1979 and injured in 1982, when a beamhe was welding at the W. H. SammisPower Plant in Ohio broke under thepressure of the hydraulic jack he was using.

The beam swung around and hitMorehouse in the head, knocking himunconscious, 50-feet above the ground.

He spent weeks recovering in thehospital, and the rest of the year he hadto write everything down in a notebookbecause he couldn’t remember doctorappointments or plans he had made tomeet friends.

His accident and recovery became aturning point in his life, and he didn’ttake long deciding what to do next. He

headed straight for the CommunityCollege of Allegheny County to get anAssociate’s Degree.

In 1991, he began work at theAllegheny County register of willsoffice as a docket clerk in inheritancetax. He found the job boring, but it washere that he started to hear about a mannamed Bill Clinton.

The more he learned, the more hewanted to help him get elected.

Morehouse got involved with Clin-ton’s campaign on a volunteer level,even driving Clinton’s motorcade inPennsylvania. Then he took a paid jobdoing advance work for the campaign.

Family and friends thought More-house was nuts to give up his countyclerk position to take the low-payingcampaign job, but Morehouse couldn’thave been happier.

Or more successful.By the time he organized his second

event, he drew the largest crowd thecampaign had seen thus far for vice-presidential candidate Al Gore.

His organization skills excelled andsoon he was doing the big events

for Clinton all over the country.

When Clinton won,Morehouse went withhim to the WhiteHouse, where heworked on drug con-trol programs andcoordinated Clinton’sappearances acrossthe states and in about30 countries aroundthe world.

While Kerry wasspeaking to the South-ern Baptist Conven-tion in New Orleansin September, More-house told a group ofBoilermakers who

were helping with the motorcade whathas become a popular story from hisyears working for President Clinton

Walking back from lunch one day, hehappened on some pipefitters whowere repairing utility pipes. His friendpointed to Morehouse and said, “Heused to do that. He’s a welder.”

The workers asked what kind, andMorehouse proudly replied that he hadbeen a Boilermaker.

The pipefitter told Morehouse, “Boil-ermakers can’t weld.”

That’s all the challenge he needed.He took off his jacket and tie, grabbed awelding mask, squatted down, andproceeded to weld the pipes together.

Morehouse is still facing challenges.In 1996, he left Washington to beginwork for the Drug Abuse ResistanceEducation (DARE) program in LosAngeles. He also returned to school andearned a Master ’s Degree in PublicAdministration through the John F.

Kennedy School of Government atHarvard University.

In 1999, he became Al Gore’s seniorcounselor and trip director during hisbid for the U.S. presidency.

And this year, he’s back in the thickof politics again, as U.S. presidentialcandidate John Kerry’s communicationdirector. Morehouse spent the earlymonths of Kerry’s campaign workingfrom his home in Boston, where he liveswith his wife, Vanessa, and their 17-month-old son, Jackson.

Friends have told him he should runfor office himself, but he says the timeaway from his family is too much of ahardship and once he gets Kerry intooffice, he’s done.

Done with campaigning? We’ll see. ❑

Photos by John Beale. Copyright Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2004, all rightsreserved. Reprinted with permission.

Former Boilermaker advises Kerry

In the campaign jet, Morehouse (r.), coordinates calendars with John Kerry.

“Why in the world would the peopleof Ohio rehire as their president theman who has cost them 230,000 jobs,who [has] driven up health care costs?”he asked.

“Health care costs are up $3,600 righthere in Ohio in the last four years. That’sreal money for most people.”

Edwards urged residents to not justlisten to the speeches but also to judgecandidates on their records.

“He [Bush] said one thing at his con-vention that I actually agree with,”Edwards told the crowd. “He said hewants to be judged on his record. I sayhe’s right. We want George Bush to bejudged on his record. During the timeBush has been president, 5 millionAmericans lost their health care, 4 mil-lion Americans have gone into poverty,and 1.5 million private sector jobs havebeen lost — 230,000, or one out of five,lost right here in the state of Ohio.”

Richard Holland, a member of Local105, told a Chillicothe Gazette reporter atthe rally that he worries most about los-ing his job to outsourcing.

“This country is so polarized rightnow,” he said. “Either you have thewealthy CEOs who are making millionsor you have the middle class that hasseeped into the working poor. We needsomeone who can bring back the work-

ing middle class. That’s what this coun-try was built on.”

His fears are well-founded. The mostrecent employment data show Ohio’sunemployment rate is now 6.3 percent,nearly one full percentage point abovethe national average.

In southern Ohio, the situation is evenworse. Pike County, where Local 105 islocated, has an 8.2 percent unemploy-ment rate. To their south, SciotoCounty’s rate is 8.9 percent, and inAdams County, 10.9 percent of theworkforce is unemployed.

“Having Edwards stop by the hallwas a great opportunity for our mem-bers,” said Local 105 BM-ST Stephens.“Our members work hard to keepinvolved so the politicians will hearfrom us, and when he [Edwards] cameto the hall it showed that John Kerry andJohn Edwards are paying attention towhat we have to say.”

Stephens had many good things tosay about the vice-presidential candi-date. “He shook hands with every per-son there and thanked them for theirsupport. He came across as someonewho genuinely cares what happens toworkers. He had good things to sayabout health care and jobs.”

Ohio will be a key state in the 2004election. Bush won the state by four per-cent in 2000, but since then the state haslost 230,000 jobs and lost tax revenue isforcing education cuts . ❑

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Overtime rules arenot a dead issue yet House, senate committeevote to block Bush effort totake away overtime pay WORKERS WON BIG in Congress inSeptember when the House of Repre-sentatives and the Senate Appropria-tions Committee both voted to derailnew Bush administration regulationsthat could deny overtime pay to sixmillion U.S. workers.

The measures added language thatwould make the Bush administrationrescind the rules that went into effectAugust 23. The White House hasvowed to veto this funding bill unlessthe language is removed.

“We won the battle, but not the war,”Boilermakers Director of GovernmentAffairs Bridget Martin said. “When theHouse-Senate joint committee writesup the final version of this bill, they willprobably drop this language. GOPleaders and the White House dominatethat part of the legislative process, andBush has vowed to veto any bill thatblocks his overtime pay takeaway.”

Hundreds of thousands of workershave sent e-mails and faxes to the presi-dent and members of Congress, asking

them to rescind Bush’s new rules. Thehigh profile of these rules could explainthis vote — it gives many members ofCongress a pro-worker vote to exploitin the last weeks of the campaign, butcan easily be undone after the elections.

The Bush administration claims thenew rules merely clarify who is entitledto overtime and will reduce lawsuits.But Bush’s critics point out that therules expand the ranks of workers notqualified for overtime protection by atleast six million workers.

Under the new rules, many chefs,nurses, police officers, journalists, ath-letic trainers, computer employees, andlow-level supervisors may be deniedtime-and-a-half for overtime.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)estimates that employers spend $2 billion a year battling lawsuits by employees who feel they have been cheated out of overtime pay. They say their new rules will reducethis litigation.

But doubt regarding their intentionshas grown since March of this year,when the DOL offered workshops toshow companies how they couldlegally avoid paying overtime. ❑

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Kerry-Edwards

Jackson Morehouse, 1, gets in the pictures as hisparents David and Vanessa relax at home near Boston.

ALABAMA1st Judy Belk (D)3rd Bill Fuller (D)5th Bud Cramer (D)7th Artur Davis (D)ALASKASen Tony Knowles (D)1st Don Young (R)ARIZONA1st Paul Babbitt (D)2nd Randy Camacho (D)4th Ed Pastor (D)7th Raúl Grijalva (D)ARKANSASSen Blanch Lincoln (D)1st Marion Berry (D)2nd Vic Snyder (D)

3rd Jan Judy (D)4th Mike Ross (D)CALIFORNIASen Barbara Boxer (D)1st Michael Thompson (D)5th Robert Matsui (D)6th Lynn Woolsey (D)7th George Miller (D)8th Nancy Pelosi (D)9th Barbara Lee (D)10th Ellen O. Tauscher (D)12th Tom Lantos (D)13th Fortney “Pete” Stark (D)14th Anna Eshoo (D) 15th Mike Honda (D) 16th Zoe Lofgren (D) 17th Sam Farr (D) 18th Dennis Cardoza (D)

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McDonald (D) 38th Grace Flores

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51st Bob Filner (D) COLORADOSen Ken Salazar (D)1st Diana DeGette2nd Mark Udall (D)3rd John Salazar (D)7th Dave Thomas (D)CONNECTICUTSen Chris Dodd (D)1st John Larson (D)2nd James Sullivan (D)3rd Rosa DeLauro (D)4th Diane Farrell (D)5th Theresa Gerratana (D)DELAWAREGov Ruth Ann Minner (D)LtGov John C. Carney (D)DISTRICT OF COLUMBIADel Eleanor Holmes

Norton (D)FLORIDASen Betty Castor (D)

2nd Allen Boyd (D)3rd Corrine Brown (D)5th Robert Whittel (D)6th Dave Bruderly (D)11th Jim Davis (D)13th Jan Schneider (D)

8 - the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2004C A N D I D A T E R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S

Election day is the lastday you can voteVOTE EARLY AND OFTEN. So goesthe old joke. Truth is, you only get onevote, and that is exactly why youshould vote early.

There is no good excuse for failing tovote. Elections offices are making it eas-ier and easier to vote regardless ofwhere you are on election Day.

The 2004 election is expected to beone of the closest ever. Every votecounts, so don’t wait until the lastminute to vote. Think of November2nd as the last day you can vote.

Some states allow you to come intothe elections office and vote before Elec-tion Day, and every state allows absen-tee voting. So if you think there’s achance you won’t be home on ElectionDay, you should vote early.

Vote early in person at theelections officeMOST STATES ALLOW you to voteearly simply by going to the electionsoffice and filling out a ballot.

It’s good to take advantage of earlyvoting, because something may comeup on Election Day that keeps you fromgoing to the polls. You only get onechance to vote — make it good.

Get started early to vote bymail using an absentee ballot

IF YOU ARE going to vote by absenteeballot, you need to make arrangementsahead of time — in some cases, severalweeks before Election Day.

In order to use an absentee ballot insome states, you must indicate that youwill be out of town on Election Day orunable to come to the polling place forsome other reason.

But other states will allow you to voteby absentee ballot simply because youchoose to. Check with your electionsoffice for your state requirements.

Absentee ballots must be completedand mailed back to the elections office byElection Day. Late ballots are notcounted. Since mail typically slowsdown near Election Day, you should fillout your ballot the day you get it and putit in the mail immediately.

For more information, go to the Boil-ermakers’ Web site ( http://www.boiler-makers.org) and click on LEAP, orcontact the Boilermakers’ GovernmentAffairs Office at 703-560-1493.

Share this information with your family and friends.

The only way to ensure that the voicesof America’s workers are heard loudand clear on Election Day is to makesure everyone who can vote does. ❑

Candidates for the House of Representatives are listed bycongressional district. Endorsements are also included forstatewide elections. Races where no candidate earned ourendorsement have been left out of the list.

When we all vote togetherwe can make a difference.

THE CANDIDATES LISTED on these two pages have beenselected by the leadership of the local lodges in their areas andthe International’s Department of Government Affairs.

We endorse candidates only after they have undergone closescrutiny. To earn our endorsement, a candidate must show awillingness to work with us — not by their statements, but bytheir actions. They must vote the way we want them to vote onkey issues before Congress, and they must sit down with us tosolve problems we are having in their district or state.

Study this list. If you do not understand why we are supportinga particular candidate, ask your local lodge leaders or theDepartment of Government Affairs for clarification.

Our strength comes through solidarity. Your brothers andsisters who are losing jobs to outsourcing, losing pensions toaccounting tricks, and losing their health care becauseCongress and the president are looking out for HMOs and drugcompanies, not working families. You owe it to them — and toyourself and your children — to vote for the candidates listedhere, who have demonstrated they will support workers.

Take this list of endorsed candidates with you to the polls andmake sure you cast your vote for pro-worker candidates.

AL At LargeAG Attorney GeneralAud AuditorDel DelegateGov GovernorLtGov Lieutenant GovernorSec Secretary of StateSen SenateSPI Superintendent of

Public InstructionTreas Treasurer

Key to 2004Recommendations

Boilermakers endorse candidates forGovernor, U.S. Senate, and House

Kerry&EdwardsBoi lermakers ’ Endorsements

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9th Marcy Kaptur (D)10th Dennis Kucinich (D)11th Stephanie Tubbs Jones(D)13th Sherrod Brown (D)14th Steven LaTourette (R)17th Tim Ryan (D)OKLAHOMASen Brad Carson (D)1st Doug Dodd (D)2nd Dan Boren (D)OREGONAG Hardy Myers (D)Sec Bill BradburySen Ron Wyden (D)Treas Randall Edwards (D)1st David Wu (D)3rd Earl Blumenauer (D) 4th Peter DeFazio (D)5th Darlene Hooley (D)PENNSYLVANIASen Arlen Specter (R) and

Joe Hoeffel (D)1st Robert Brady (D)2nd Chaka Fattah (D)3rd Phil English (R) 6th Lois Murphy (D)11th Paul Kanjorski (D)12th John Murtha (D)13th Allyson Schwartz (D)14th Mike Doyle (D)15th Joe Driscoll (D)17th Tim Holden (D)18th Tim Murphy (R)RHODE ISLAND1st Patrick Kennedy (D)2nd Jim Langevin (D)SOUTH CAROLINASen Inez Tennebaum (D)5th John Spratt (D)6th James Clyburn (D)SOUTH DAKOTASen Tom Daschle (D)AL Stephanie Herseth (D)TENNESSEE4th Lincoln Davis (D)5th Jim Cooper (D)6th Bart Gordon (D)8th John Tanner (D)9th Harold Ford, Jr. (D)TEXAS1st Max Sandlin (D)2nd Nick Lampson (D)9th Al Green (D)11th Wayne Raasch (D)

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Boilermakers endorse candidates forGovernor, U.S. Senate, and House

Take your children to the polls toexperience democracy in action

VOTING RUNS in families, according to astudy by the Council for Excellence in Govern-ment. Children who go to the polls with theirparents are more likely to vote when theybecome adults.

The study found that 75 percent of the youngadults who grew up in an environment thatincluded political discussion were registered tovote. Only 57 percent of young adults fromhomes that did not include political discus-sions were registered to vote.

The Boilermakers union has always stressedthe importance of making sure every voting-

age person in your family is registered to vote,knows the issues, and votes for candidateswho support workers. Our strength is deter-mined by the number of pro-worker voters weget to the polls.

As the percentage of Americans who votecontinues to decline, it is more important thanever that we pass along to our children theimportance of being involved in the politicalprocess by voting. Only one in five youngadults votes, according to the National Associ-ation of Secretaries of State.

Let’s reverse that trend. This year, take your children with you when

you go to the polls. What they learn by yourexample will stay with them a lifetime.

Make Election Day a family affair

10 - the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2004P O L I T I C A L I S S U E S

BOILERMAKERS ARE NOT ONLY helping candidateswith their campaigns, but some of them are also running foroffice themselves.

That is good for working families. No one understandswhat we want from our government better than we do our-selves. This year, at least two Boilermakers have risen to thechallenge.

International Secretary-Treasurer Jerry Willburn is run-ning for County Commissioner in Leavenworth County,Kan., and Local 374 member Joseph Kasper is running for asimilar position in Porter County, Ind.

Willburn, 56, wants to put his union experience to workfor the people of Leavenworth County, where he and hiswife Beverlee have lived for six years.

He wants to address the infrastructure problems ofSouthern Leavenworth County. Roads, water, sewage,schools, and a long-range zoning and development plan arehis top priorities. County Commissioner is a part-time posi-tion, so he will remain Boilermaker IST if elected.

Joseph Kasper, a 23-year member of Local 374, Ham-mond, Ind., is running for the Porter County council-at-large position in Portage City, Ind.

“I feel this election year will be a critical path for the futureof unions and the shape of America as a whole for workingmen and women,” Kasper said.

Kasper wants to use his council position to encourage jobgrowth, improve management of the county’s finances, andensure accountability of all elected and appointed officials.

As a union member, Kasper is concerned with the graspcorporate America has on working Americans. “There’sbeen a decline in the middle class,” he said. “Too manyworkers have lost their pensions and do not have adequatehealth care.

“It is important that every union member, their familyand friends, get out and vote this presidential election,”Kasper said. “The Republicans in Washington are out tobreak unions and if we don’t get out the vote, we will see arapid decline of the union.” ❑

Boilermakers from Local 37 (New Orleans) and 1814 (Bridge City, La.) held a front porch meetingwith Congressman William Jefferson (D-La. 2nd) on Labor Day. Left to right are Boilermakers IR LyleGrimes, George W. Berthaurt (face hidden) and Marvin Cuselich (L-37), Jefferson, Melvin Odenwald (L-37),pipefitter Harry Thompson (Vote! shirt)), and Patrick Stewart (a health care worker). The group discussedthe Bush attack on overtime pay, the future of pension plans, and John Kerry’s health care plan.

Presidential candidate John Kerry thanks volunteers fortheir help with his motorcade in New Orleans. Left to right, John Kerry, Tommy Nuemann, L-37, New Orleans (faceobscured by Kerry); John Anderson, L-37 president; AnnBenton, United Teachers of New Orleans; Lyle Grimes, Int’lRep.; and Charles Fleming, L-1814, Bridge City, La.

September 8, 2004

Newton B. JonesInternational PresidentInt’l Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers753 State Avenue, Suit 570Kansas City KS 66101-2511

Dear International President Jones:

It was good to talk to you about the Presidential election, the state of the Boilermakers’union, and the plight of working families around the country. I appreciate your support and thecommitment your organization and your members have made to the Kerry-Edwards campaign.

From the power houses that supply our nation’s energy needs, to the construction ofiron ships to respond to threats abroad and ensure our shores are protected, and the manufacturing industrial base that America depends on to provide good jobs and preserve a skilled workforce, your members, along with your brothers and sisters in thelabor movement, built the America we live in today.

Now, I am asking the Boilermakers to join Senator John Edwards and me in our effortto build tomorrow’s stronger America. Together we can build an America that onceagain values its workers, protects their rights, and ensures their families’ futures.

In the stronger America we build together, Boilermakers will have the good jobs theydeserve, the high-quality, affordable health care their families need, and the futures andpensions they have earned. In the stronger America we build together, the rights youhave fought for, like the prevailing wage, project labor agreements, and overtime pay,will be safe once again. In the stronger America we build together, the Boilermakerswill again have a friend in the White House who understands their needs, cares abouttheir futures, and fights for their families.

John Edwards and I will fight every day for this stronger America. We are glad to haveunion Boilermakers standing and fighting with us. Together we can build a better country for all our families.

Regards,

Boilermakers arerunning for office

Political actiontakes membersfrom frontporches to highplaces

THE KERRY-EDWARDS campaignhas issued a “Sportsmen’s Bill ofRights” that they believe will “ensurethe basic rights of all Americans tolegally and safely hunt and fish are pro-tected.”

Their six-point program is summa-rized here.

1. The Right to Own Firearms

John Kerry and John Edwards willalways support the Second Amend-ment right of law-abiding Americancitizens to keep and bear arms, such asrifles, shotguns, and semi-automaticfirearms. Gun rights are fundamentalfor the sport of hunting, and they willvigorously support those rights.

Like President Bush, and sportsmenand law enforcement officers acrossthis nation, John Kerry and JohnEdwards also support the extension ofthe current assault weapons ban.

2. The Right of Access to Areas toHunt and Fish

One of the greatest challenges facinghunters and anglers is the dwindlingaccess to nearby places to hunt and fish.

A Kerry-Edwards administrationwill work to open millions of new acresof land to public hunting and fishing byproviding better funding for statewalk-in access programs. Some statespay landowners to voluntarily opentheir lands to the public for huntingand fishing. Kerry and Edwards sup-port the “Open Fields” bill to provide$50 million each year to state agenciesto strengthen existing walk-in accessprograms and to encourage otherstates to establish them.

3. The Right to High Quality Fish andWildlife Habitat

A Kerry-Edwards administrationwill focus the efforts of the Department

of Interior, Department of Agriculture,and U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency on conserving and restoringhabitat throughout this country. Someof this work will entail expanding theuse of voluntary, incentive-based landand water conservation programs,enhancing upland habitat, and protect-ing the wetlands that are so vital tohunting and fishing.

4. The Right of the Protection ofWildlife from Irresponsible Oiland Gas Drilling

Under a Kerry-Edwards administra-tion, federal land management agen-cies will ensure that fish and wildliferesources are not sacrificed to irrespon-sible drilling. Lands that are better usedfor hunting, fishing, and camping willbe set aside, and sufficient protectiveconditions will be applied to landsleased or used for drilling.

5. The Right of Wise Management ofthe National Forests

Many fish and wildlife speciesdepend on the wise management of thenational forests. Kerry and Edwardswill undertake legitimate thinningprojects to reduce the risk of fire aroundcommunities while protecting theremaining wild places and criticalspawning habitat.

6. The Right to Fair Share of Federal Funding for Fish and Wildlife Programs

Sound stewardship of the nation’sfish and wildlife, and the habitat onwhich they depend, relies on a consis-tent commitment of resources to federaland state natural resource agencies.Kerry and Edwards support guaran-teed and increased funding for federaland state fish and wildlife programsand for public land conservation. ❑

Kerry-Edwards issuetheir ‘Sportsmen’sBill of Rights’

Sep • Oct 2004 the Boilermaker Reporter - 11N E W S M A K E R S

ASK ANY ATHLETE who has everbeen recruited for college or the prosand he’ll tell you the advantages ofbeing noticed and in demand. Well,guess what? America’s sportsmenand sportswomen have beennoticed and both of the big teamswant us.

Both the Democrats and Republi-cans are courting and counting us.Candidates have come to realize,and more importantly acknowl-edge, that America’s hunters andanglers represent an important con-stituency. They realize we are capa-ble of helping decide the outcomesof national, state, and local electionsin 2004 and in the coming years.Both Senator John Kerry and President George W. Bush are seek-ing the support of America’s huntersand anglers.

Recognition by candidates andelected officials of the voting powerof sportsmen is most gratifying, butmore importantly, this recognitiontells us that TRCP and all of our part-ners, like the Boilermakers, are onthe right track. By joining togetherand speaking with a unified voice —a voice that clearly identifiesimproved access to places to huntand fish, better conservation of fishand wildlife habitat, and increasedconservation funding as the top pri-orities of the nation’s hunters andanglers — we are making it clear toevery candidate, whether they arerunning for local, state, or nationaloffice, that America’s sportsmenhave specific expectations.

And while TRCP and its partnershave been busy addressing a num-ber of important issues, like conser-vation of wetlands and funding forCRP and state wildlife programs,ACCESS and “guaranteeing you aplace to hunt and fish” have beenfront and center. That’s becausehunters and anglers know that with-out good, convenient, and afford-able places to hunt and fish, ourAmerican sporting traditions willfade away and the conservation of our nation’s fish and wildlife will suffer.

The need to maintain and evenincrease access is why TRCP and itsmany partners like the Boilermakershave focused on proposed federallegislation called “Open Fields” andwhy the TRCP has rallied all its part-ners to support the bill. In early 2004,thousands of you began writing, e-mailing, and calling your electedofficials in Washington, asking themto become cosponsors of OpenFields. Others of you met with your representatives, attended meetings,and wrote letters to the editor. Stillothers of you have gotten friendsand family members to join TRCP,increasing our collective voice’s volume and strength.

Open Fields has not been passedyet, and it may not even get done inthis session of Congress. However,largely because of you and your fel-low partners, Open Fields has 37cosponsors in the United States Con-gress, including Democratic presi-dential candidate John Kerry, all thisin a session that has been particu-larly partisan and divided.

In an atmosphere of often-crip-pling polarization, Open Fields haspicked up strong bi-partisan support.To quote the bill’s author, SenatorKent Conrad (D-ND), “In my 18years in the Senate, I have never got-ten a stronger, more positive reactionto legislation that I’ve introducedthan to the Open Fields bill. We cur-rently have 19 sponsors in the Senateand 17 sponsors in the House . . . Thesupport for this bill is totally biparti-san, totally bicameral.”

This is very good news for Amer-ica’s hunters and anglers. It tells us anumber of things:✔✔ With your continued involvement,

Open Fields, or a similar bill has a good chance of becoming law, either this session or next;

✔✔ Open Fields has bi-partisan support in both the Senate and House;✔✔ Elected officials are listening to the

collective voice of America’s huntersand anglers;

✔✔ We can guarantee us all places to hunt and fish.

The TRCP is a non-profit, non-political, and non-partisan organiza-tion. Its goal is to keep its partnersinformed about issues important tothe future of hunting and fishingand to encourage them to get activeand make their opinions and con-cerns known to those who want torepresent them.

As Election Day nears, the TRCPencourages you to learn as much asyou can about the candidates andwhere they stand on issues impor-tant to you and the future of hunting and fishing.

You have heard it before and youwill certainly hear it again, yourparticipation in the democraticprocess is essential. And if you haven’t yet joined the TRCP,remember . . . IT’S FREE. Just go towww.trcp.org or call toll free at 1-877-770-8722.

Join now and you’ll be enteredinto a drawing, whose winner willreceive a Ruger rifle, Bushnell optics package, a $500 fishing package from BASS, and hunting clothing from Drake.

This column will appear regularly inthe Boilermaker Reporter to advise our members on the latest news in conservation and sportsmen’s rights.

TRCP’s Hunting & Fishing News

Good news...We’re beingcourted andcounted! Candidates vow to protect

gun rights, improveaccess to game land

For a complete explanation of the Sportsmen’s Bill of Rights, visit www.JohnKerry.com.

‘As a life-long hunter and fisherman, I am proud to be among the millions of American sportsmen and sportswomen who are dedicated to conserving fish and wildlife and passing along the American hunting and fishing heritage to the next generation.’

John Kerry

L-74, 132 earn doublepraise at TexasGenco WE WANT TO TAKE this opportu-nity to extend a very special thank youto the Boilermakers of Locals 74(Houston) and 132 (Galveston, Texas),as well as the many other craftsmenwho came from across the country insupport of our Phase I Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) project for TexasGenco.

Looking back at the planning phaseof this project, you (Lone Star DistrictBM-ES Ronnie Keck) and the Boiler-makers Central Region Vice PresidentGeorge Rogers met on several occa-sions with us to discuss the projectrequirements for safety excellence,quality craftsmen, schedule compli-ance, and cost effectiveness.

We are very pleased to acknowledgethat the craftsmen who were assignedto our project carefully fulfilled thecommitment that you and Georgemade on behalf of the Boilermakers.Peak workforce reached approxi-mately 800 Boilermakers in Novem-ber and December 2001. A safetyrecord of RIR = .85 (recordable inci-dent rate) and LTIR = .23 (lost-timeincident rate) was achieved, all sched-ules were met, quality was excellent,and the planning and productivity ledto a cost effective project.

Please relay our thanks to the sup-porting locals’ business representa-tives and craftsmen for a job welldone. We look forward to our associa-tion with the Boilermakers and willcontinue to build on our successes.

L. BURT GUY, JR., TexasGenco general mgr - maintenance services

DON M. POWELL, TexasGenco mgr. - contractor services

BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2000, Babcock & Wilcox Construction Com-pany, Inc. (BWCC) and BoilermakerLocals 74 (Houston) and 132 (Galve-ston, Texas) began construction of theSelective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)systems for TexasGenco (formerlyHouston Lighting & Power). The firstphase of the SCR program was to com-plete four SCR systems at the W.A.

Parish Generating Station and oneSCR system each at the Cedar BayouGenerating Station and the P.H.Robinson Generating Station.

In January 2000, the project at W.A.Parish started with large unit outagesincluding air preheater modifications,installation of the SCR bypass dampersystems, and the installation of a lowNOx burner system on Unit 6. Theselarge unit outages occurred consecu-tively until December 2001, when Unit7 was completed and brought backon-line. All of these outages were com-pleted safely and on time. The SCRsystems were started at the W.A.Parish Generating station in the sum-mer of 2001 and were all completedand operational by March 25, 2004. Tograsp the sheer magnitude of this proj-ect, Boilermaker Local 74 ground fab-ricated and erected over 11,000 tons ofductwork and related components.

In the fall of 2000, the SCR project atthe Cedar Bayou station began andwas completed safely and on time in the spring of 2002. Boilermaker Local 74 ground fabricated anderected over 1,700 tons of ductworkand related components.

Also in the fall of 2000, the SCR proj-ect at P.H. Robinson began. The projectwas completed safely and on time inthe spring of 2002. Boilermaker Local132 ground fabricated and erectedapproximately 1,000 tons of ductworkand related components.

In a four-year period, approxi-mately four million man-hours wereexpended by all crafts on the firstphase of the SCR program in the Tex-asGenco system. The best part aboutthe project was that it was completedwith a recordable incident rate of 0.85.By this rate, TexasGenco, BoilermakerLocals 74 and 132, and Babcock &Wilcox Construction Company Inc.have demonstrated their dedication tomaintaining a safe work environment.

KENNETH E. WASILEWSKIBWCC Eastern regional

construction manager

Local 74 and Local 92 members earn kudos from ARB, Inc. for their workat American Electric Power in Old Ocean, Texas.

THE MANAGEMENT OF ARB wouldlike to take this opportunity to informyou about an exceptional group of Boilermakers dispatched by Herman Sullivan, BM-ST of Local 74,Houston, Texas.

Recently we completed a SelectiveCatalytic Reduction (SCR) retrofit proj-ect for American Electric Power ’s(AEP) co-generation facility locatedadjacent to the Conoco-Phillips Refin-ery in Old Ocean, Texas. The scope ofwork included the installation of three Peerless Manufacturing Company (PMC)-supplied SCRs,ammonia storage, vaporization, anddelivery systems.

Both ARB and AEP view this projectas a great success due primarily to boththe high level of craftsmanship andmotivation of the Local 74 Boilermak-ers dispatched to this project. With thehelp of Local 74 manning this project,we were able to finish on schedule, wellwithin our budget, and with a perfectsafety record. Of particular interest, thisproject was completed with the follow-ing achievements:

Zero lost-time accidents, zero record-able injuries, zero incidents, and zero first aids

Each phase of the project, including shut downs, was completed on or ahead of schedule

The Boilermakers consistently beat the estimated man-hours

The willingness of the management and members of Local 74 to negotiate mutually equitable solutions to modify work rules to better suit this project.

It is this type of working relationshipbetween contractor and the union thatinduces management within ourorganization to stand up and takenotice that the utilization of local areaunion Boilermakers can in fact helpgive us the competitive edge we need,even in a predominantly nonunioncontracting environment. Local 74members can rest assured that ARB isconfident about both their ability tosupply an excellent labor force and thatARB will continue to pursue morework in this geographic region.

A special thanks to the Boilermakersof Local 74 for a job well done — PhilAtkins, Darrin Batchelor, Gary Dutton,Rick Evanicky, foreman Matt Eversole,Herman Foraker, steward SteveMcDaniel, Maheswa Mongroo,apprentice Jeff Neisig, Juvenal Nunez,Adam Packard, Manual Perez, CesarRios, Larry Spence, Mike Thibodeaux,and John Watkins.

Also thanks to Local 92 Boilermakers(Los Angeles) general foreman DanielRoehrick, Richard Smith, Matt Whisnand, and Steve Woodward.

LARRY JANSENindustrial group mgr.

ARB, Inc.

12 - the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2004L E T T E R S O F P R A I S E

ON BEHALF OF BABCOCK & WilcoxConstruction Co., Inc. (BWCC), I would like to thank you (L-744 BM-STPat Gallagher) and the members ofCleveland Local 744 for the support onthe following outages recently completed by BWCC.

1. Reliant, Niles Unit #1 − Overfire Air Project

2. FirstEnergy, Eastlake Unit #5 −NOx and Boiler Maintenance

3. Reliant, Avon Lake − Low NOx Project

4. Reliant, Niles Unit #2 − Overfire Air Project

All of these projects were success-fully completed safely, within budget,and on schedule. The Reliant Avon

Lake and Niles Unit #2 projects werecompleted with zero recordable inci-dents. The FirstEnergy project involved3,400 tube-to-tube welds and all were100 percent radiographed with onlytwo rejects. The Reliant Avon Lake proj-ect had approximately 900 tube weldsand zero rejects. The support of Local744 and their willingness to work withBWCC contributed to making theseprojects a success for the owners,BWCC, and the members of Boiler-makers Local 744.

J. B. (JOHN) SCHUMACHERconstruction mgr. - Eastern Operations

Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., Inc.

L-744 praised for on-time, on-budget jobs

Local 74’s skill anddesire impress ARB

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS ourappreciation to you (L-744 BM-ST PatGallagher) and the members of Boiler-makers Local 744 for your efforts thatcontributed to a safe and successfuloutage while performing the challeng-ing scope of work for Eastlake Unit #4this past spring.

You should be very proud of theteam effort your membership demon-strated in all facets of the work. Frombattling severe weather conditionswhile rigging the low temperaturesuperheater, to a rejection rate of less

than one percent for 2800 x-ray welds, your members exhibited pride in craftsmanship.

Once again, we would like to thankLocal 744 for a job well done.

DAVID PATOSKY, project supt.DAVID HUGHES, supt.

STEVEN HARBISON, Pittsburgh region VP

ENERFAB, Inc.

ENERFAB praises L-744members at Eastlake

Sep • Oct 2004 the Boilermaker Reporter - 13G O O D J O B S

On tire-plant shutdown, theywear ice vests to keep cool

MEMBERS OF LOCAL83, Kansas City,Mo., have completed repairs in the gus-sets and support ribs inside the tophead of a tire processing pressure ves-sel at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.in Topeka, Kan. Working for NorthPoint Boiler and Combustion of NorthKansas City, Mo., 18 Local 83 membersperformed 6,332 man-hours with nolost-time injuries.

With support ribs about 20 inchesapart and gussets spaced two feet to six

feet between the ribs, Local 83 mem-bers did not have much room to arcgouge, grind, and weld. On top of that,all of the repairs were made with a 300°F preheat.

“Because members had to work asclose as six inches to heated surfaces,they wore ice vests and helmets withforced cooled air,” steward Jim Craw-ford said.

During the emergency shutdown,3,030 pounds of electrodes were con-sumed and 8,047 inches of weld wereexcavated and repaired using 10,707cubic inches of weld metal. ❑

THIRTY MEMBERS OF Local 73,Halifax, Nova Scotia, are workingfor Lorneville Mechanical at theColeson Cove Power Plant in SaintJohn, New Brunswick.

Half of the crew is working onbreeching, while the rest work on

air heaters and various jobs inside the plant.

According to Local 73 BM-ST KentOliver, the breeching is part of the Cole-son Cove ore emulsion conversionproject. It will carry flue gas from theexisting three boilers to the new fluegas desulphurization (FGD) scrubber.

Members are using two 300-toncranes to erect the large steel pieces,including duct work weighing 95 tonsthat must be raised some 100 feet. ❑

Local 73 members pose inside ductwork they are installing at the ColesonCove Power Plant in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Local 73 members raise a big ductWorkers lift 95-ton ductwork in power plantconversion project

BELOW: Working for Lorneville Mechanical, Local 73 members use two 300-ton cranes to raise this 95-ton ductwork some 100 feet.

LOCAL LODGE 51 Boilermakersworking for Amtrak at their Beech Grove maintenance facility in Indianapolis affixed these special decals to this GE P-42 locomo-tive and three cars, for us in theKerry/Edwards campaign.

The 53 Boilermakers and Black-smiths in Lodge 51 keep Amtrak’strains rolling. Boilermakers help over-haul and repair wreck-damaged loco-motives, fabricate parts, and maintain

the facility. Blacksmiths repair bolsterand couplers, equalizers, and truckframes, and also fabricate hand railsand grab irons.

Pictured above are (l. to r.) Dave Grif-fith, trustee; John Irvine, inspector;Chris Bright, president; Frank May,local chairman; George Elble Sr.,recording secretary; Steve Stone, vicepresident; Kenny Wright, trustee; andDon Stout, secretary-treasurer. ❑

Local 51 puts Kerrycampaign on track

1,200 workers finish 225,000man-hours with no accidentsIN AUGUST 2004, members of Local242, Spokane, Wash., and the NationalTransient Lodge, working for ChicagoBridge & Iron Services, Inc. (CB&I),completed building a radioactivewaste treatment facility for the U. SDepartment of Energy in Hanford,Wash. The 18-month project culmi-nated with the successful placement ofthe facility’s four large stainless-steelwaste receipt vessels — commonlyreferred to as the 4-pack.

Members used a hydraulic liftingsystem and a 600-ton crawler crane tolift the 275-ton stainless steel vesselover the 56-foot wall of the facility andweld it into place.

Over the 18 months, 1,030 day-shiftcraft workers and 270 night-shift work-ers put in more than 225,000 man-hourswithout an accident. ❑

18-month CB&I job done

L-83 members beat the heat

CBI Boilermakers simultaneously seta 904 submerged bed scrubber part(top) and a stainless steel waste feedreceipt tank vessel (bottom).

14 - the Boilermaker Reporter Sep • Oct 2004U N I O N P L U S P R O G R A M S

The benefit programs listed below areavailable only to Boilermaker members

and their immediate families.*

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EMPLOYEES WORKING UNDER col lect ivebargaining agreements containing unionsecurity clauses are required, as a conditionof employment, to pay either monthly dues orfees to the union. This is their only obligationto the union, regardless of the wording of theclauses. Individuals who are members of theBoilermakers pay monthly dues. Individualswho are not members pay fees.

These dues and fees, which are authorizedby law, represent your fair share of sustainingthe broad range of programs offered by theBoilermakers in suppor t of you and yourfellow workers. The most important job rightyou can have is the r ight to col lect ivebargaining. The working conditions of allbargaining unit employees are improvedimmeasurably when the union gains higherwages, better health care and pensions,fairness in the disciplinary system, overtimepay, vacations, and many other improvementsin working conditions at the bargaining table.

Because they negotiate together throughtheir union, employees who are representedby a union typically receive higher wages andbetter benefits than nonunion workers doingsimilar jobs in the same industry. Strength innumbers is what makes this possible. Thestronger your union, the better your contract.We urge all employees to par ticipate andbecome part of your labor organization.

An objecting nonmember who is subject toa union security clause has a legal right to fileobjections to funding expenditures which arenot germane to the collective bargainingprocess. Fee-paying nonmembers who chooseto file such objections should advise theInternational Brotherhood of Boilermakers inwriting, in the form of a letter, signed by theobjector, and sent to the InternationalSecretary-Treasurer of the InternationalBrotherhood of Boilermakers, 753 State Ave.,Suite 565, Kansas City, KS 66101. The lettermust contain the objector’s home address andlocal lodge number, if known.

Upon receipt of the objection, theInternational President shal l provide adescription of the procedures to be followed.This objection must be filed every year duringthe month of November, or within the first 30days in which the objector is required to paydues or fees to the union, or within 30 daysafter the objector becomes a nonmember.

Examples of expenditures germane to thecollective bargaining process are those madefor the negotiat ion, enforcement, andadministrat ion of col lect ive bargainingagreements, meetings with employer andunion representatives, proceedings on behalfof workers under the grievance procedure,arbitrat ion proceedings, ser vicing thebargaining units that we represent, internal

union administration, and matters related tothese activities. Examples of expenditures notgermane to the collective bargaining processare those made for political purposes, forgeneral community service, for charitableactivities, for non-worker related legislativeactivities, for members-only benefits, and forcertain affiliation costs.

In considering these matters, you should be aware that only member s have the following rights:

✒ to vote on the terms of your collective bargaining agreement

✒ to participate in the development of contract proposals

✒ to nominate and vote for localunion officers

✒ to attend the International Convention as a delegate

✒ to participate in strike votes ✒ to numerous other benefits available

only to members, such as those described above and at right.

It is clearly to your advantage to continueto be a full, active member of the InternationalBrotherhood of Boilermakers.

Only tthrough uunity aand ssolidarity ccan wwebetter oour wworking cconditions aand rreap benefits ffor oourselves aand oour ffamilies.

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Gibson Jr., Burle $6,000.00NTL Gosk, Jerome J. 6,000.00NTL Ivey, George E. 6,000.00NTL Mitchell, Percy 6,000.00NTL Stearns, James T. 15,000.001 Johns Jr., John F. 6,000.001 Owens Jr., Phillip L. 6,000.005 Lacy, Richard M. 6,000.006 Duncan, Tanner B. 6,000.006 Eymer, Gilbert 3,000.006 Greenwood, John H. 6,000.006 Harris, Arthur L. 6,000.006 Hauger, Stanley J. 6,000.006 Hibdon, Walton C. 6,000.006 Martinelli, Kenneth 6,000.006 Ommert, Justina P. 6,000.006 Robinson, Michael L. 13,949.726 Tapp, Earl T. 6,000.006 Wallace, Ralph R. 6,000.006 Zolli, Aldino R. 6,000.007 Harmon, George W. 6,000.007 Mulhollan, Edwin L. 6,000.0010 Rose, Leland W. 6,000.0011 Posey, Howard B. 6,000.0013 Jacoby, Philip H. 6,000.0013 Napolitano, Niel 6,000.0026 Jones, Leo 6,000.0027 Bender, Jay C. 6,000.0028 McLean, James C. 11,000.0028 Scaduto, Fred 11,000.0029 McGoldrick, Stephen J. 6,000.0037 Gref, Adolph P. 6,000.0037 Lewis, Wilbourn T. 6,000.0037 Martinez, Trinity 6,000.0037 Roussel Sr., Carl M. 6,000.0037 Weber, Anthony R. 1,865.0072 Adkisson, Loren W. 6,000.0072 Eisele, Marion L 6,000.0079 Price, Raymond C. 6,000.0083 Haling, Deral E. 6,000.0083 Johnson, Marvin J. 7,010.6392 Greiner, George P. 6,000.0092 Hernandez, Frederic J. 6,000.0092 Stec, Louis L. 6,000.00

96 Cope, William A. 6,000.00104 Carr, Leslie F. 6,000.00104 Dewey, Donald H. 6,000.00104 Johnson, Daniel G. 443.00105 Perkins, Lawrence P. 6,000.00109 Mastin, Ferrell J. 6,000.00110 Holland, John W. 6,000.00112 Klug, Rolland J. 6,000.00117 Gibson, Edward W. 1,822.73154 Wujs, John F. 6,000.00199 Austin, Joe J. 400.00199 Nelson, Robert B. 6,000.00199 Smith, Frank 6,000.00204 Ching, Roy N.M. 6,000.00237 Mickus, Theodore V. 6,000.00242 Erdman, Albert O. 6,000.00358 Glass, John E. 6,000.00363 Langston, Danny E. 3,330.45363 Morgan, Robert E. 6,000.00374 Graves, Otis L. 6,000.00374 Henry, Ernest L. 6,000.00374 Pearson, Charles E. 6,000.00433 Fernandez, Elpidio 6,000.00433 Pasciuta, Robert G. 6,000.00449 Weise, Leo J. 6,000.00453 Irwin, Jack C. 6,000.00454 Justice, Calvin 6,000.00454 McElroy, William H. 6,000.00455 Hook, Timothy P. 15,000.00487 Berkovitz, Walter L. 6,000.00500 Manning, John W. 6,000.00568 Hancock, Lee D. 6,000.00582 McGraw, Charles E. 6,000.00582 Whitney, Donald R. 1,030.00587 Garza, Daniel Manuel 6,000.00587 James Jr., Edward V. 6,000.00587 Vincent, Paul N. 6,000.00647 Taly, Eugene 6,000.00667 Hamrick, Curtis L. 6,000.00667 Myers, Fred 6,000.00679 Wilson, Paul M. 6,000.00687 Hope, Melvin E. 6,000.00688 Fairley, Francis E. 6,000.00688 Reagan, Eugene M. 6,000.00697 Kizewski, Harvey S. 6,000.00

752 Federico, Salvatore 6,000.00752 Kawejsza, Robert M. 6,000.00752 Simmons, Earl E. 6,000.00752 Simon, James A. 6,000.00802 Pearson, John J. 6,000.00802 Skeels, Roy A. 6,000.001240 Crowe, Lewis 6,000.001243 Crawford, Harold D. 6,000.001600 Muir, Cecil W. 6,000.00

1637 Heflin, Thomas R. 2,400.001637 Mayle, Therman 6,000.001670 Mucha, Benedict J. 6,000.002000 Albaugh, John M. 1,234.91

Corrections THE URL WE reported on page 19 ofthe Jun-Jul-Aug edition of the Boiler-maker Reporter has changed. The newWeb site address for the Don FrancisGallery is www.thefrancisgallery.com.

On page 20 of the same issue, mem-bers of Local 169, Detroit, Mich., whoreceived membership pins were incor-rectly identified as being from Local 69,Little Rock, Ark. We regret the mistakeand will reprint those names in theNovember-December issue. ❑

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NTL Smith, Frank1 Owens Jr., Phillip1 Ryan, Patrick5 Martin, Edward5 Ryan, John6 Allen, Perry13 Hinkle, Thurman I.

13 Hutton, William13 Jacoby, PhilipM18 Mrozielski, Bernard27 DeLuca, John28 Scaduto, Fred29 Medeiros, Antone29 Rowe, George40 Rose, Thomas H.

60 Bryant, John60 Hall, John R.72 Mickels, Dean74 Dippel, Conrad74 Reed, JosephD79 Yarbrough, David92 DeAnda, Robert104 Newhard, Vic

S105 Short, Rita107 Hawpetoss, Samuel132 Sabatier, Charles146 Hicks, Scott146 Morrison, Neil154 Kinsley Sr., Robert154 Marte, Adrain169 Johnson, Owen175 Peyton III, Albert263 Guyer Jr., John358 Sexstella, Joseph

363 Young, Timothy374 Hager, Steven374 Hawes, Kelvin455 Handley, Donald518 Theilmann, John549 Baird, Larry M.549 Gregory, James O.549 Thomas, Gary577 Morton, Griff582 Fontenot, Edmond

WITH DEEP SORROW the International Brotherhood records the death of these members as reported to the InternationalSecretary-Treasurer’s office, and extends its heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families.

IF YOU HAVE NOT yet been furnished this information, contact your local lodge, secure the beneficiaryforms, complete the required information and forward to the Administrative Office of the Pension Fund,754 Minnesota Avenue, Suite 522, Kansas City, KS 66101, at the earliest possible date. NOTE: These addi-tional death benefits can only be derived for members who worked under a collective bargaining agree-ment with an employer contributing to the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust.

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THE DEATH BENEFIT PLAN under the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust haspaid the beneficiaries of the following deceased members who were covered by the plansince the last issue of our publication.

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Ed Mattocks, 63ED MATTOCKS, 63, who served themembers of this union as an Interna-tional representative from Dec. 1, 1979through Dec. 31, 2002, passed awaySept. 1, 2004.

A member of Local D494, Burling-ton, Ontario, since 1973, Mattocksearned a plaque in recognition of hisoutstanding years of service at theJune 2003 Cement, Lime, Gypsum,and Allied Workers (CLGAW) Divi-sion conference.

In accepting his request for retire-ment, Intl. Pres. Newton Jones praisedMattocks for his service, calling himan outstanding citizen and a goodman to work with.

Intl. Vice Pres. Jim Hickenbothamsaid he could always rely on Mattocks.“Ed set an example for all to followthrough his exceptional representa-tion, always going far beyond the callof duty,” he said.

Local D494 officers Tony Skokun,financial secretary, and Stanley Young,president, considered Mattocks a per-sonal friend: “We have lost a valuablebrother who has served this union withmuch passion and dedication. He stoodhis ground for what he believed in.

“Ed’s accomplishments in negotiat-ing new contracts to achieve gains inlanguage, benefits, and retirementpensions, and his handling of griev-ances will be remembered by manyunion members in future days,”Skokun and Young said.

Mattocks is survived by his wife,Beverley; five children — Cheryle,Michael, John, Anna, and Katrina; andfour grandchildren — John, Eric, Kar-leigh, and Emileigh.

O B I T U A R I E S

Retired Intl. Rep. Ed Mattocks1941-2004

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DDoo ffaasstt ffoooodd ‘‘mmaannuuffaaccttuurreerrss’’hhaavvee uunniioonnss iinn tthheeiirr ffuuttuurree??I RECENTLY HEARD the head of theBush administration’s office of eco-nomic advisors suggest that fast foodrestaurants should be classified asmanufacturers.

That may not be as goofy as it firstsounds. Both hamburgers and subs gettheir parts from somewhere else, oftenfrom foreign countries, and are assem-bled on site. If this were implemented,it would greatly advantage PresidentBush to be able to say his administra-tion has created thousands of newmanufacturing jobs.

But fast-food workers might benefit,too. After all, if the person on the ham-burger assembly line were equatedwith the auto assembly line worker,they might organize and get their payraised to $15 an hour plus retirementand health benefits.

I doubt the supply-side, trickle-down economists would like that.

Please vote.KENNY HUGHES, L-74 retireeFrankston, Texas

CCaallppaass eennjjooyyss rreettiirreemmeennttAFTER 40 YEARS of constructionwork with Pittsburgh Local 154, many collisions with deer going to a job, andworking 10-12 hour days, I decided totake an early retirement. I moved toMyrtle Beach — sunshine, 10 minutesto the beach, golfing, and NO SNOW.Life doesn’t get any better than this.

BILL CALPAS, L-154 retireeMyrtle Beach, S.C.

PPlleeaassee ttaakkee SSoocciiaall SSeeccuurriittyynnuummbbeerrss ooffff hheeaalltthh II..DD.. ccaarrddssWHILE ON VACATION this past win-ter, we were involved in a “smash &grab” incident. Our Boilermakers’ FirstHealth I.D. card was one of the itemsstolen. We reported this to the Health

& Welfare office and the Social SecurityAdministration office because the I.D.on all of our cards is my husband’sSocial Security number. Now my hus-band’s Social Security number is outthere somewhere.

I would like Social Security numbersremoved from these I.D. cards andreplaced by the member’s registrationnumber, or ANY number other than aSocial Security number.

BONNIE YABLONSKYWife of L-154 retiree Herb YablonskyPittsburgh, Pa.

LLooccaall 44 ggrraatteeffuull ffoorr rreeffeerrrraallddooccuummeennttaattiioonnTHANK YOU, INTL. PRES. Jones, forestablishing Local 4’s competenciesand qualifications of our members forreferral through written evidence fromprior work experience.

Local 4 had not been able to properlydocument our members’ qualifica-tions, causing problems for Local 4members seeking work and for otherlocals trying to verify Local 4 members’

qualifications. I extend a special thanksto International consultants JosephMeredith and Daniel Everett. Theirexperience and knowledge has helpedLocal 4 be in accordance with the West-ern States Agreement.

NATHANIEL BEGAYLocal 4 BM-ST

Bush vowed to protect theAmerican people, but hispolicies protect only the rich

IN POLITICS, YOU LEARN earlythat you can’t judge a candidate byhis words. Every candidate says weneed a strong economy, good

schools, and affordable health care.Every candidate says he hates terror-ism, loves economic opportunity, andwants to provide a comfortable retire-ment for our senior citizens.

To choose between the candidates,we must look at their actions and theirproposals, not their sentiments andtheir promises.

Accepting his nomination at theRepublican National Convention,George W. Bush said many things that Ibelieve we all agree with.

He said, “I believe the most solemnduty of the American president is toprotect the American people. . . .

“I believe in the energy and innova-tive spirit of America’s workers. . . .

“I believe we have a moral responsi-bility to honor America’s seniors.”

I would not argue with a single one ofthose sentiments. I would only ask,What do you plan to do about them?How will you lead our country?

Only one day after this speech, Bushraised Medicare premiums by 17 per-cent. Is this how we honor our seniors?

He also vowed to privatize SocialSecurity, endangering the only guaran-teed retirement income that most work-ing Americans have. What happened tothat moral responsibility he spoke of?

Bush said he believes in the energyand innovative spirit of America’sworkers, yet his Economic Report for2004 called outsourcing “a good idea.”The average displaced worker takes a21 percent pay cut when their job is out-sourced. You’re going to need a lot ofthat energy he spoke of to work 21 per-cent more hours so you can stay evenwhen your job is outsourced.

And what about overtime? Bush’snew rules that went into effect August23 took that option away from 6 millionworkers. They will need to be doublyinnovative to make ends meet now.

Bush said that the president’s “mostsolemn duty” is to “protect the Ameri-can people,” but his record says some-thing else again.

Bush has protected the Enrons andMCI/Worldcom’s in our society, notthe employees of those companies wholose their pensions to bogus accountingschemes. He protects companies thatincorporate offshore to avoid payingtaxes, but not the working taxpayers inthis country.

Bush’s Medicare drug program pro-tects drug companies from the foreign“threat” of Canadian imports, but doesnothing to protect sen-iors from the economicravages of rising drugcosts. The law doesn’teven allow Medicare touse its millions ofretirees to negotiatelower prices, the waythe Veterans Administration does.

Bush’s tax reforms protect corpora-tions and the wealthy from the incon-venience of paying taxes, but they donot protect American families andsmall businesses from the growing bur-den of federal budget deficits.

Bush’s appointees to OSHA and theNLRB are more interested in “protect-ing” corporations from complying withsafety laws or bargaining with union-ized employees than they are in work-place safety or workers’ rights.

And the federal judges he hasappointed show a clear pattern offavoring corporate interests over theinterests of workers and their families.

This last point is an especially trou-bling one. Federal judges serve for life.Dozens are appointed every year.

If re-elected, Bush may also get toappoint one or more Supreme Courtjustices. The judges Bush appoints will

render legal decisions for decades afterhe is out of office.

John Kerry provides a stark contrast.Throughout his career, Kerry has pro-posed, co-sponsored, and voted forlaws that improve the lives of workingfamilies. As president, he will be able toaccomplish even more.

Kerry will give working families avoice in future trade agreements byputting a labor representative in theroom during negotiations.

Kerry’s health care plan will lowerfamily premiums by up to $1,000 a year,lower the cost of prescription drugs,and extend affordable, high-qualitycoverage to 95 percent of Americans,including every child.

Kerry was an early co-sponsor andstrongly supports the Employee Free

Choice Act, which willensure that when amajority of employeesin a workplace decideto form a union, theycan do so without theobstacles employersnow use to block their

workers’ free choice.How do we know he will follow

through on these promises? Because he always has in the past. Kerry has a 91 percent AFL-CIO

voting record. Kerry has never “flip-flopped” when it comes to workers.

Bush’s record is a big, fat zero.Don’t be fooled by those campaign

ads that distort these records. Politicalanalysts at the AFL-CIO follow everysingle vote in Congress and every pro-posal by the president. When they tellme that one candidate has supportedworkers 91 percent of the time and theother has set records for the number ofanti-worker executive orders, pro-posed bills, rule changes, and politicaland judicial appointments, I have nodifficulty deciding who to vote for.

But I know that choice is not easy forall of our members, and I do not wantyou to take your voting responsibility

lightly. When we vote, we are not onlyelecting candidates, we are also deter-mining what direction this country willtake over the next four years.

Examine their records and ask your-self which candidate is more likely tolead this country in a direction that willbe good for working families and forthe future of our great nation.

If you want to continue to allowhealthcare, insurance, and drug com-panies to raise prices, help corpora-tions move more jobs overseas,weaken workers’ rights, increase thenational debt to intolerable levels, andprivatize Social Security, then vote forGeorge W. Bush.

That is what he he has been doing asgovernor of Texas and president of theUnited States, and that is what he willcontinue to do.

If you want to keep health care costsdown, strengthen workers rights, pro-tect Social Security and Medicare, andencourage corporations to keep jobs inthe United States, then vote for JohnKerry. That is what he has been fightingfor during his entire political career ofmore than 20 years, and that is what hewill continue to do. ❑

Actions speak louder than words

Newton B. JonesInternational President

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L-154 retireeBill Calpasenjoysretirement inthe warmthof MyrtleBeach, S.C.