Local 181 NEWS - IUOE Local 181

International Union of Operating Engineers
Local 181
news
A publication of information for all members
Vol. 41 No. 2
June 2011 - October 2011
Business Manager’s Report
By Howard Hughes
The oath of office was
administered to the newly
elected officers of Local 181 on September
6, 2011. The installation
ceremony was performed
by past President Kenneth Settle, assisted by
past International Region
2 Director Howard Mills,
Jr. and past International
Representative Larry McGullion. All of the newly
elected officers would like
to thank the membership
for their support, and we
would like to pledge to
work hard for the membership during our term.
To those of you, who
voted for the candidates
of your choice, be proud that you can have a voice in your union through
the democratic process of an election. Now that the election is over, let us
put aside our political differences and unite together and work hard for the
betterment of Local 181 members and their families.
Work has picked up all across the Local, and all of the district offices
have been extremely busy this fall. The work picture looks goods for the
membership of Local 181 in 2012; both Kentucky and Indiana have a large
amount of highway work and several new bridges to be built. Districts One,
Four, and Five have hydro electric plant projects under construction at the
present, all of which are on the Ohio River. Districts Two and Six have had
some large outage projects this fall, in addition to their normal work load. The
Ford Assembly Plant in District Three is planning a large expansion project.
You will receive information concerning the November 8, 2011 election
in Kentucky. This is an off year for elections across the country. Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia are the only gubernatorial
elections in the nation. I would urge every member in Kentucky to look at
the candidates for Governor and choose the one who supports the issues
that affect the working men and women of Local 181. The only elections
in Indiana this year are city and town offices. I would urge every member
in Indiana to consider the candidates who support labor issues.
If I can be of assistance, feel free to call me at (270) 826-2704 or stop
by the Henderson Office. 
Local 181 Officer’s installed September 6, 2011 at the
Local 181 Headquarters in Henderson, Kentucky
Front Row (l to r): Tom Litkenhus, Dan Smith, Mike Vinson, Howard Hughes, Gary Shelton, Rell Spears.
Second Row (I to r): Mark Wimsatt, Mike Embry, Lube Beadles, Chuck Beagle, John Connor Jr., John Hancock,
Jeff Foster, Steve Brothers. Third Row (l to r): Rick Grider, Bobby Marshall, Andy Dawes, Philip Moore.
64028IUOENews.indd1
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Page 2
B. A.’S Work Reports
Walsh Construction at the
Cannelton Hydro Site in
Hancock County, KY
district 1, henderson, ky
Gary Shelton
Vice-President/
District Representative
Philip Moore
Business Agent
Work has been good in District One this
year and should continue into the next year.
G-UB-MK still has work at the Paradise
Fossil Plant in Muhlenberg County. Trans Ash
has several operators on their payroll as they
continue to work on the ash ponds. Morgan
Corp has a project installing a drain line on
Unit #3.
In Henderson County, the Harper
Company has a $ 15 million dollar pavement,
grade and drain project working with all
the hours an operator can stand. Hazex
Construction, J.H. Rudolph Paving and
American Contracting are Subs, and it’s a
pleasure to drive down the Audubon Parkway
and see all the union crafts working. In
Daviess County, Deig Brothers is working
at the Max Rhodes Waste Water Treatment
Plant. American Contracting has a bridge
project on Hwy #81. Danco has a project at
Apollo High School in Owensboro. Bobby
Luttrell & Sons is just finishing up the
Woodland South Sanitary Sewer Extension
project in Daviess County. Work in the
Hancock County area continues to progress.
RTW has a nice Potline Rebuild project at
Century Aluminum. The Cannelton Dam
Hydro Electric Power Plant has started the
second phase with Walsh Construction as
prime contractor and several subs working
at this time.
Summit Civil Services of Evansville,
Indiana was low bidder on a Landfill project
in Butler County at the Morgantown Aleris
Aluminum Plant. It has just kicked off and
is working several operators and should
continue until the first of the year.
In Warren County and around Bowling
Green, work has been a little slow, but the
future looks brighter with General Motors
planning to invest $131 million dollars in the
Bowling Green Assembly Plant to support
production of the next generation Chevrolet
Corvette. This work should start around
January 2012. Local 181 has re-opened the
Bowling Green office, and Business Agent
Philip Moore plans on being there a couple
of days a week when possible.
If we can be of any assistance, please
feel free to stop by the Henderson Office
located at 700 N. Elm St., Henderson, KY
42420 or call (270) 826-2704 or the Bowling
Green Office located at 712 Plum Springs
Loop, Suite D, Bowling Green, KY 42101 or
call (270) 842-9898. 
W. L. Harper on the Audubon Parkway
in Henderson County, Kentucky
district 2, EVANSVILLE, IN
Mark Scott
Business Agent
Tom Litkenhus
Financial Secretary
District Representative
64028IUOENews.indd2
Tom Vukovich
Business Agent
Greg Stevenson
Business Agent
Work in District Two is better than it has
been in a long time with most of it being dirt
work or utility work.
Knies Construction is doing an expansion
at the French Lick Airport with 15 operators.
Reynolds, Inc. is finishing up the waterline
project South of French Lick with six operators.
Foltz Welding is relocating a pipeline in
Prospect with seven operators.
GM Foundry is doing an expansion
with several companies working. Mclntyre
Brothers has four operators working inside.
Atlas Industrial and State Group have two
operators each and Mid States, Lasalle and
Cardinal Contracting each have one operator.
Sevenson Environmental is still performing
the Haz-Mat work with 26 operators.
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Sevenson Environmental Service, Inc. at GM Foundry, Haz-Mat job in Bedford, IN
JBI is working on a curb and gutter job
in West Baden.
Dave O’Mara Contractors has a utility
job starting in Dubois County. They will have
at least six operators working all winter.
Gohmann Asphalt is redoing Main Street
at Marengo, and Luttrell is doing a utility job
in English employing three operators.
In Perry County, Ragle is building a
bridge at Rocky Pointe and doing a slide job
on Highway 237 with three operators at each
job. Berkel is auger casting on the slide job
at Highway 237 with four operators. Also in
Perry County, Lutgring Brothers is adding a
new cell at the Waupaca Landfill in Troy with
five operators.
On Highway 66 in Spencer County,
American Contracting is fixing a slide with
three operators. E. S. Wagner is doing a
punch list on Highway 231 with five operators.
Industrial Contractors has a small outage
at AEP with six operators, and W.B. Koester
has an ash pit at AEP with 13 operators.
Industrial also has an outage at A.K. Steel
with five operators.
In Warrick County Sterling Boiler has
an outage at Culley Station. This outage
peaked with seven operators. Reynolds, Inc.
has a sewer job at Sand Ridge with sixteen
operators. This job should last most of the
winter. All Bore is also at Sand Ridge with
four operators.
Peyronnin Construction is building a
WWTP at Boonville with 2-4 operators plus
subs for roads, etc. Reynolds is still working
at the Newburgh WWTP with two operators
finishing up.
Ragle is finishing the last section of
Highway 62 near Boonville with 4 operators.
E. & B. Paving is laying the concrete on this
job with six operators.
Sterling Boiler has three operators at
the Arena in Evansville. Local 181 is now
signatory with Kunkel Group. They have three
operators at the old Whirlpool site. Kunkel
has a road job starting soon at the Evansville
Airport.
64028IUOENews.indd3
We have several companies working
on sewer projects on the Southeast Side in
Evansville. Gradex has five operators; S. J.
Louis has four operators. Murphy Brothers
has three operators, and Blankenberger
Brothers has eleven operators.
Blankenberger Brothers has three
operators at A.B. Brown. Industrial
Contractors has six operators at SABIC. Mark
Bowling Construction has nine operators at
J. T. Myers Lock and Dam.
On the I-69 job, we have eight sections
of road being built. Kokosing has several
sections of bridges with three operators. Illini
Drilling is putting in caissons for Kokosing with
five operators. Force has a bridge section on
I-69 and Highway 56 in Petersburg with 14
operators. Blankenberger Brothers has a dirt
Page 3
section with bridges and has approximately 24
operators. Gohmann has two large sections of
I-69 with 110 operators. Sullivan Construction
is working for Gohmann with four operators.
Crider has a section of I-69 with 27 operators.
Hayward Baker is installing wick drains with
five operators.
At I. P. & L. in Petersburg, we have an
outage with 37 operators working for ICI.
Sterling Boiler has 14 operators, and eight
operators are at Hoosier Energy. W.B. Koester
has ten operators at Hoosier Energy. Safway
Scaffolding has two.
Dave O’Mara Contractors has city
streets in Princeton and Petersburg with six
operators. W. B. Koester has picked up a job
at Gibco and employs six operators.
J. H. Rudolph has various jobs in Dubois,
Spencer, Perry, Warrick and Vanderburgh
Counties with 24 operators. Deig Brothers has
various jobs in District Two with 18 operators
currently working.
E. & B. Paving has various counties in
District Two with 30 operators working.
Remember that this is a very important
election year for county and city government
officials. If you want your voice to be heard,
you should exercise your right to vote. The
Indiana legislature is considering Right
to Work again. If this happens, it will be
devastating to working men and women in
Indiana.
Remember to attend your local union
meeting in Evansville and Bedford the first and
second Tuesday of the month. If we can be of
assistance, stop by the office or call 812-4741811. 
Turner Contracting, Inc. - Stripping job at the Lehigh Quarry in Mitchell, Indiana
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Page 4
district 3, LOUISVILLE, KY
Rell Spears
Rec. Corr. Secretary/
District Representative
is going well and should continue to do so.
Crider and Crider has added a couple more
operators at their job at the Medora Landfill
while Mitchell and Stark continues work in
the city of Medora, as well as their job in
Oldenberg, IN.
O’Rourke Heavy Highway has started
a demolition project of an old warehouse
in Milan, IN at the Seagram’s Distillery.
The Sherman-Minton Bridge repairs are
scheduled to be let in late October. Work
continues with Gohmann Asphalt on I-64 in
William Deaton
Business Agent
Work
in
Jefferson County is
beginning to slow
down for the season.
Sullivan & Cozart
will be Construction
Manager on the
Nucleus Project
d o w n t o w n .
Whittenberg
Paul Seng
Construction
Business Agent
was awarded the
concrete package which will start soon.
Shook, LLC is still working at the Louisville
Water Company at the Crescent Hill Plant
along with Reynolds, who was low bidder
on a second package which will start
some time later this winter. Work at Ford,
Louisville Assembly Plant is fast drawing to
a close, and it looks like there will be some
major work at the Ford, Kentucky Truck
Plant some time next year with the addition
of a new line.
Work at the Clifty Creek Power Plant
in Madison, Indiana continues to go well.
Recently, Babcock & Wilcox and Blastco
have started work there along with the
other contractors currently on this project.
Reynolds is still on the Sewage Treatment
Plant in Madison, and the Milton-Madison
Bridge is going full speed.
Scott Harmon and Terry Wilkes with Crider and Crider at Medora Landfill in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Milestone has quite a bit of work
including projects in Camp Atterbury in
Edinburg. They are finishing up on US
31 and 17th Street in Columbus, IN and
just finished the State Road 11 & I-65
exchange. In Sunman, IN they are still
working on road reconstruction of Eastern
Avenue.
Dave O’Mara has several jobs in the
area including the extension of Burkhart
Avenue in Seymour and the raising of
Tanners Creek Road in Lawrenceburg, IN.
Gohmann Asphalt’s project on
Highway 62 in Charlestown, IN continues
with the installation of deep pipe that should
be finished this winter. Gohmann has also
started work on a repaving project from
Sellersburg, IN to the Henryville, IN exit.
district 4, LEXINGTON, KY
David Gray
District Representative
Ricky Lewis
Business Agent
Simpsonville, KY with completion expected
this winter.
Keep your drug cards, 10 Hour OSHA,
CCO and forklift certifications current and
make sure your skills card is up to date.
Remember the Monthly Union Meeting
in Louisville at the Iron Workers Hall the first
Tuesday of the month and a meeting the
second Tuesday in Elrod, Indiana at 7:30
p.m.
In closing, let me remind everyone as to
the importance of the upcoming Governor’s
race in Kentucky. It is once again clear as
to which candidate supports legislation vital
to working families. Please be sure and
make every effort to vote in the November
election. 
The weather has begun to cool down,
but we hope the work picture in District Four
continues to heat up with several large road
projects to be let in October.
The joint venture with Alberici/Baker
has started the next phase at the Meldahl
Hydroelectric Plant in Augusta, Kentucky.
Kolb Grading has been working on the site
prep for the past few weeks.
Brayman Construction on the Kentucky
River in Owen County is in the clean-up
phase. The Kentucky River Authority has
several projects in the planning stage through
out District Four.
Maxim Crane at Corning Glass in
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Operators Joe Stangle and Larry Engle (Oiler)
working for Walsh on the Madison Bridge
At the present time, Indy Steel is
setting some iron at the Elementary School
in Batesville, IN, and Maxim has had a
crane and operator at Hillrom setting steel.
The Salem By-Pass job with Gohmann
64028IUOENews.indd4
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Abel Construction was named the
General Contractor on the 2nd phase for
Corning Glass at Harrodsburg KY. Maxim
Crane still has a few operators on site.
Midwest Steel has one operator at this time.
The work at Cooper Power Plant should
continue into next year, including an outage
scheduled for January and lasting until April.
Enerfab and Amquip has six operators each
and Wagner-Smith has one.
Allen Company has several jobs
throughout the Lexington area. They continue
the paving on I-64 at Winchester KY, grade
and drain on the Clark County Hospital,
and the Highway 27 expansion in Garrard
County. The work on Highway 89 at Irvine KY
continues with completion expected next year.
In the most recent Kentucky road lettings,
Allen Company picked up a $3.9 million job
in Casey County.
Hi-View’s work in McCreary County
continues with several operator working in
the Pine Knott, KY area.
district 5, Paducah, KY
Mike Vinson
President
District Representative
Andy Dawes
Business Agent
The Labor Day Parade and Picnic this
year was a great success. Members and their
families came out to support and celebrate the
holiday. We appreciate and thank everyone
for taking time out to support your Union. For
the 15th year in a row, the Labor Day Parade
and Picnic has been a success through your
hard work and support.
All the Contractors are aware of the
CCO Certification and are requiring this
Certification for their Crane Operators, just as
many other Contractors across the Country
already have. If you operate a crane or cherry
picker, I would like to stress the importance to
get this Certification. It would be in your best
interest to become CCO Certified. This CCO
Certification will help us to have a greater
edge over the NON-UNION and unskilled
operator.
Work has been and continues to be good
in District Five this year; work is continuing at
the Smithland Dam Hydro Electric, KY Dam
and Olmstead Lock and Dam along with the
various roads and paving jobs in the District
Five area.
Please remember when reporting out of
work, the number of days you have worked
and also if you report out of work and the
contractor calls you back, please have the
64028IUOENews.indd5
Remember the Governor’s election
in Kentucky will be held November 8, 2011.
The choice is crystal clear, Brothers and
Sisters, a vote for the Beshear/Abramson
ticket is a vote for OUR FUTURE and a vote
Page 5
against the right-to-work thinking of the other
candidate. GET OUT AND VOTE.
We encourage all Brothers and Sisters
to attend their District meetings. If we can be
of any assistance, please feel free to give us
a call at 859-278-8458.

Allen Co. on U.S. 27 in Garrard
County, Kentucky
contractor call the OFFICE and a Business
Agent will call you.
We want to wish a very Happy, Peaceful
and Safe Holiday Season for our members
and their families. We are looking forward to
2012 and trust we can continue our progress
and harmony in District Five.
To be informed and keep yourself up on
current issues, wages, work and politics....
ATTEND YOUR district regular monthly
meeting. These are held the 1st Tuesday
evening of each month (except in June/
December) @ AFL-CIO Council building
located at 1202 South 4th Street, Paducah,
KY @ 7:30 p.m. 
Raymond Nelson -- CAT 365 Trackhoe, Mayfield
ByPass with Gerald Chambers & Sons
Moretrench and Jim Smith
Contracting, LLC at
Smithland Dam Hydro Electric
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Page 6
district 6, ASHLAND, KY
Work in District Six
is very good at the
present time and
should hold up into
the winter months.
Associated Pipeline
is moving along well
with the project in
Martin and Johnson
Dale Tabor
County; with the
District Representative
cleanup it should last
another month or so. Local 132 will have
two pipeline projects coming and has asked
for help with manpower. They will need
approximately 50 operators by the 15th of
November. If you are interested, you should
contact Local 132 at 304-343-7731.
The Boyd County High School is well
underway and will be winding down soon.
Tygart Elementary is finishing the foundation
work and getting ready for the steel erection
at this time. Shook Construction is well
underway on the Paintsville Water Treatment
facility with five operators and should continue
for another year. Mi-De-Con has just finished
an outage at Calgon, with a couple of
operators still there.
Marathon is starting a three-week outage
at this time with Maxim Crane supplying most
of the operators for the outage. Turner is
keeping about 20 operators on their civil work
with some working 5 or 6 10’s. J & J is picking
up some work at MAP with 4 or 5 operators.
AK Steel work is sporadic at best with some
one or two day outages. Our stationary
Local 181 Operator on cleanup for Associated Pipeline
contractors Stein, Marquis Terminal, R & C
Contracting, Carter County and Vesuvius
are holding steady with approximately 100
operators combined.
Hi-View has a project at US 460 in Pike
County that is underway with approximately
30 operators. Kokosing is getting a good
start with the road projects, US 460 - KY 80
in Elkhorn City and KY 40 in Martin County.
Kokosing is expected to be manned up by the
last of October; both projects combined will
use a total of 80 operators at peak.
PENSION RECEIVED
JUNE 2010
TERRY D. JOINER
AUGUST 2010
MICHAEL HENSON
SEPTEMBER 2010
JIMMY W. MYERS
ROGELIO R. RIOS
NOVEMBER 2010
WALTER T. WINSTEAD
DECEMBER 2010
RONALD W. HAYES
64028IUOENews.indd6
APRIL 2011
JOHN D. GARTIN
DONALD E. SHELTON
MAY 2011
KENNETH W. BAKER
ALBERT F. BLAKE
WILLIAM C. FOGLE
DAVID L. GARDNER
RICKIE D. JONES
CHARLES R. PENICK
VERNON L. WILLIAMS
JUNE 2011
JOHN R. HART
ROBERT A. HART
RONALD E. JOHNSON
RONNIE MC ELORY
RAYMOND T. WILLIAMS
We urge everyone to update his/her skills
and qualifications information and provide
us with current phone numbers. It is also
important that you visit our training sites to
upgrade your skills and keep certifications up
to date.
In closing, remember to attend your union
meeting the first Tuesday of each month. We
would also like to take this opportunity to
congratulate the newly elected officers and
wish them the best in the years ahead. Thanks
to all that help to support District Six. 
KEEP YOUR PAY STUB
JULY 2011
JOE M. BRUNSWICK
STEPHEN R. GELARDEN
RICHARD J. HOLSAPPLE
TERRY D. WAGONER
It is most important as this is the only positive proof that your
Employer has made the proper contributions to the Pension
and/or Benefit Plans in accordance with the Collective
Bargaining Agreement.
AUGUST 2011
DANIEL R. GRAY
TROY HATCHER
RONALD L. SMITH
SEPTEMBER 2011
CHARLES HALE, JR.
JAMES R. RAYMER
LOCAL 181 NEWS
This is an official publication of Local 181. Operating Engineer News
is pub­lished solely for the education, better­ment, and benefit of all the
member­ship of this Local Union.
All communications must be addressed to the Editor, Local 181 News.
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Page 7
Health & Welfare News
Summer went by way too fast. Autumn is
flying by, and the holiday season will be here before
you know it! From all of us at the Fund Office, we
hope your holidays are joyful and full of laughter.
Notices from the Fund Office
Throughout the year the Fund Office mails
out benefit updates and notices. When possible
we try to incorporate the mailings to be combined
Linda Minton
with your monthly statuses or your self-pay notice.
Administrator
Please take a few minutes to read these notices.
They usually include important information about your health benefits.
This is the best way we have to communicate and educate you about
new benefits or changes to your current benefits. You should always keep
your notices with your benefit booklet for future reference.
Annual Compliance Notice- a separate notice will be mailed out by the
Fund Office in compliance with the provisions of the:
• Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, your H&W Plan
provides benefits for mastectomy related services and complications
resulting from a mastectomy (including Iymphedema). These benefits
include reconstruction and surgery to achieve breast symmetry and
prostheses. All plan provisions, such as deductible and co-insurance apply. • Newborns and Mothers’ Health Protection Act, the H&W Plan will not
restrict benefits for any hospital stay in connection with childbirth to less
than 48 hours following a normal vaginal delivery or 96 hours following a
cesarean section.
Updated Website
Check out Local 181’s updated website at www.iuoelocal181.com
and click on the Health and Welfare tab to obtain information regarding
benefit contact numbers for Anthem and Caremark. There are several
forms that are available to download. Among them are enrollment forms
to report changes such as adding dependents, change of address, or
updating your beneficiary. You can also download transfer authorization
forms to complete for when you are working out of the area. You need
to complete a transfer authorization form, for the local you are working
under, to make sure your work hours are transferred back to us in order
to maintain your eligibility and health benefits.
Health Reimbursement Account (Benny Card)
I would like to report to you that there are two providers that members
have reported the Benny Card will not work at. They are the Wal-Mart
Vision Center and Sears Optical. Their systems are not equipped to
honor the Benny Card. You can still use these providers; however, you
will have to pay for the services and submit a claim form to our office for
reimbursement. The HRA Claim Form is also available on the Local 181
website, and it lists what is required to attach for the specific type of claim
you are making. A check will be issued out of your HRA account to you.
Enrollment Forms
For the last three months, the Fund Offfice has been enclosing new
enrollment forms with the monthly statuses. Every year or two we send
new enrollment forms to all members as a way of making sure that our
information is correct. If you have not already completed and returned
your form, please do so. Since we share this information with our plan
partners, Anthem and Caremark, outdated information could affect your
claims processing and payment.
Status Changes
As always, l would like to take this opportunity to remind you that any
status changes must be reported to the Fund Office within 30 days of the
event, or eligibility could be affected. These changes include marriage,
divorce, birth of a child, change of address, dependents becoming eligible
for other coverage, or becoming eligible for Medicare, etc. The Fund
Office may request and/or require documentation for these changes. If
you receive such a request, please forward the information to the Fund
Office as soon as possible to expedite processing your changes. This
information is also shared with our plan partners, Anthem and Caremark.
From time to time, Anthem might request such information from you.
Please remember that the Fund Office must also be notified.
We also want to remind you to KEEP YOUR CHECK STUBS!
Compare your stubs to the hours shown on your monthly status report to
make sure that all of your hours are being reported.
We are here to answer your questions regarding eligibility and
benefits. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. Our
office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., CST, Monday through Friday. Our
phone numbers are as follows:
1-270-826-6750
1-800-626-7024 (outside Kentucky.)
1-800-242-7076 (in Kentucky)
IN REMEMBRANCE
THOMAS F. CHAMPION........................................... 05/02/11
LOWMAN C. BUSH................................................... 05/10/11
TERRY KLUESNER.................................................. 05/13/11
DENZIL C. BELCHER............................................... 05/14/11
GENE MARKSBERRY.............................................. 05/17/11
ROBERT L. MOORE ................................................ 05/19/11
JOE T. HUGHES ...................................................... 05/23/11
ARVIS R. HOLT......................................................... 05/24/11
ROBERT W. KAMP................................................... 05/27/11
ASA EVANS JR......................................................... 05/27/11
CHARLES T. WOOD ................................................ 05/27/11
LOYD D. WILLIAMS ................................................. 05/29/11
WILLIAM B. HAYWOOD............................................ 06/01/11
DENNIS L. POTTER................................................. 06/07/11
HARRY E. YOUNG .................................................. 06/11/11
ROE G. CLAPP......................................................... 06/12/11
RAYMOND E. GEYMAN .......................................... 06/19/11
KEVIN W. HAYDEN................................................... 06/28/11
64028IUOENews.indd7
HENDRIX W. METZGER ......................................... 07/06/11
AARON D. BASHAM................................................. 07/14/11
ROYCE E. HAYES ................................................... 07/16/11
AUBREY R. BUCHANAN ......................................... 07/21/11
TIMOTHY D. KIBBY JR............................................. 07/27/11
JOSEPH S. BRADY.................................................. 08/01/11
DELBERT L. JONES................................................. 08/11/11
JACK M. RICH ......................................................... 08/15/11
JAMES F. CONDRA ................................................. 08/17/11
JAMES B. SMITH ..................................................... 09/12/11
WILLIAM L. MC DANIEL........................................... 09/23/11
RALPH E. DUFF SR.................................................. 09/25/11
CARL A. RAY............................................................. 09/23/11
RICHARD H. BELL . ................................................. 10/02/11
RALPH T. FARMER................................................... 10/03/11
ESSIE L. HAYES....................................................... 10/04/11
BUSTER BARLOW .................................................. 10/05/11
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Page 8
APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING
Rick Grider
Lynnville Site Manager
Mike Embry
Boston Site Manager
Lynnville, Indiana
Training at the Lynnville site has been
steady this summer, with the influx of new
journeypersons as well as new apprentices.
Between the two training sites we have done
five orientations for new apprentices with one
more yet to come. At this time we have added
43 new apprentices bringing our total to 83 at
Lynnville.
OSHA-10 Hr, forklift, and tugger
training has been our main focus for new
journeypersons in the last month. We are still
in need of certified crane operators, especially
tower crane operators. We will be hosting
several NCCCO tests throughout the training
season.
25 YEARS
David Branthoover
Larry G. Brown
Joe M. Brunswick
Thomas J. Bunte
Bruce E. Claybrooks
Charles Dillon
Richard C. Engleman
James T. English
Jeffrey W. Foster
Allen R. Gentry
Donald L. Hogge
John W. Holley
Charles W. Holzbog
Calvin N. Knight
Rudy Mapel
Eddie B. Mc Dowell
Jimmy W. Myers
James F. Potter
Shelby Purdue
Robert Richardson
Michael J. Robinson
Larry G. Robinson
Earl E. Schneider
Thomas D. Strader
James W. Tally
Charles D. Thompson
Jerry L. Wooldridge
30 YEARS
Mary T. Borders
Howard E. Clark
Jeff English
Nan L. Grant
Milton E. Hall
64028IUOENews.indd8
James S. Lacy Jr.
Damon B. Quinn
Jeffrey A. Russell
Michael A. Tremont
Rebecca J. Welch
J. C. Wilkerson
Othel L. Wright
Dennis Zoglman
35 YEARS
Robert P. Armstrong
Kenneth Brashears
Chris V. Burnley
Mike Chaffield
Dennis L. Claise
Michael Creighton
Robert C. Delker
Curtis W. Derington
Charles E. Douglas
Samuel E. Evans Jr.
Eddie L. Freeman
Ronald Goins
James W. Hart
Charles W. Lewis
Larry L. Lykins
Jerry T. Mc Bride
Michael L. Mc Bride
Steven P. Meyer
William R. Miller
Chester Newkirk Jr.
Timothy J. Noble
Ernest Pickett Jr.
Michael R. Porter
James M. Ryan
Stephen A. Sipos
The winners of our Lynnville site
hours this year have been named. In the
journeyperson category it is winner, Jeremy
Thweatt and runner-up, Christopher Money.
In the apprentice category it is winner,
James Amick and runner-up, Amy Smith.
Congratulations and thank you for all your
hard work! !
Do not forget to keep up your BOP,
OSHA-10, Bolt (in Districts 1 & 5), Lead (in
District 6), and your drug cards in all districts.
These are very vital to your being employable.
Our new training schedule for the
season is now out and will be renewed and
available at every union meeting in all districts
throughout this year as well as each district
office. If there is any class that you would like
to see held, please give the training sites a
call.
The staff at Lynnville wants to thank
all the members of Local 181 for their
participation this year. And in closing, we
would like to say, “Together we learn Together we earn.”
Boston, Kentucky
The 2011 -2012 Training Schedule is
now available. A variety of classes are being
offered at both training sites. If any member
or agent needs any other class not already
ANNIVERSARIES
Dennis E. Thomas
40 YEARS
Elmer L. Bradford
Jackie L. Bray
Ronald E. Brown
Marlen E. Bruce
Roderick M. Carter
Lonnie Dillingham
Howard Estes
Raymond I. Fetter
James D. Fritts
William P. Gibson
Glendon W. Hart
Charles M. Hogan
Elmore Jewell
Bruce Kemp
Donald Kiesel
Harold R. Mc Queen
Billy D. O’Bryan
Rupert E. Pedigo
Clarence W. Pellman
James A. Person
Gary L. Rayls
James C. Riley
Louis F. Sellers
Terry L. Settle
Thomas J. Snow
Henry O. Stewart
Larry G. Thurby
James M. Towler
Elmer E. Wolf
Jerry D. Yates
Franklin Anderson
Kenneth Burden
Robert Crane
Carl Fulkerson
Louis S. Goodman
Deon Hurley
Grover Prather
Talmadge S. Rayburn
James K. Richards
Mack M. Scott
Kenny M. Simmons
45 YEARS
Clifton Bond
Ralph W. Branham
Clinton Buckner
Russell Egner
Vernon Ferguson
Wilford R. Fields
Bobby J. Finley
Jerry Fox
Carl E. Frohbieter
Robert J. Guhy
Hughie E. Harlan
Herman A. Head
Jimmie D. Johnson
William A. Lamb
Lowell Lauderdale
Ronnie L. Mc Elroy
Robert E. Moorman
Leonard E. Omer
on the schedule, please let me, or Rick, know
and we will work to get it scheduled. We do
expect to add additional NCCCO tests and
OSHA classes as the season progresses. We
encourage members to take time and look at
your expiration dates and try to stay current
on your certifications. Remember that anyone
interested in any of the International Pipeline
Training Classes must submit an application.
The Boston Site will be hosting 4-one week
long Vacuworxs Pipe Lifter Training Classes
in January and 3-one week long John Henry
Rock Drilling Classes beginning mid March.
Please contact the Boston Training Site for
full schedules and applications.
Work seems to be staying pretty strong
as we head into the fall season. As of the first
of October the Boston Training Site has 63
apprentices with 95% of them working. We
will be testing and interviewing a class soon
to meet the needs of different districts. Please
remember that the apprentices are part of the
future of Local 181, so take them in and show
them the ways of a proud Operating Engineer.
In closing, if you are laid off, we encourage
you to utilize your training centers to further
your training or just brush up on your skills.
If you have a question or suggestion for the
Boston Site Staff, please contact us at 502833-2358.
Jimmie R. Overton
Alfred A. Phillips
Grant Powers
Bill R. Prewitt
Ralph W. Rigdon
Raymond Roberson
Clester E. Rose
Henry K. Smith
Hower L. Tipton Jr.
O’Neal Van Meter
Thomas W. Willis Jr.
Vernon L. Winchell
Rodney N. Wood
Robert O. Alvey Sr.
Joseph E. Clinard
Charles L. Hardwick
Jerry D. Mayhugh
Roger E. Neely
Gary W. Peek
Bobby J. Pence
Thomas R. Reynolds
Ivan L. Reynolds Jr.
Buddy Singleton
Larry Steenbergen
Morris J. Vincent
50 YEARS
Ivan L. Anderson
Arthur Gentry
Charles E. Johnson
Billy J. Mc Kee
Frank Orr Jr.
Max R. Poling
Dennis Radcliff
William A. Ross
Kelly A. Wallace
55 YEARS
Teddy V. Bragg
Jack P. Bragg
George L. Campbell
Paul Drury
Franklin Hartlage
Howard Sibert
G. N. Smith
Donald S. Taylor
60 YEARS
Ray D. Adams
Herbert Boggs
James E. Cobb
Escar O. Coe Jr.
William E. Griffin
Ernest L. Hartlage
Carl S. Hayes
Emory E. Hoagland
John Hobdy
Franklin Mc Clelion, Jr.
E. A. Okerson
Noble E. Oliver
James Puryear
Russell K. Settle
John Sipos
Gene W. Tarkington
Robert D. Vine
65 YEARS
Marvin C. Horne
Darrel Lowery
70 Years
Carroll E. Wilson
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Page 9
Boston Training Site
502-833-2358
Lynnville Training Site
812-922-5541
2011 - 2012 IUOE Local 181 Training Schedule
Class sizes are limited. Please call to reserve a class.
2011
Date
October
10/10 - 10/14 10/10 - 10/14 10/17 - 10/21 10/24 - 10/28 10/31 - 11/4 Class
2012 Continued
40 Hr Scraper General Excavation 40 Hr Basic Crane General Excavation 40 Hr Mechanic Location
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Boston
Lynnville
November
11/4 8 Hr MSHA Refresher Lynnville
11/12 & 11/13 NCCCO Written Prep Lynnville
11/14 - 11/18 Excavator Certification Boston
11/14 - 11/18 40 Hr GPS Lynnville
11/18 NCCCO Written Prep-Load Charts Lynnville
11/19 NCCCO Written Test Lynnville
11/21 8 Hr Hazmat Refresher Boston
11/21 - 11/23 Blueprint Reading Lynnville
11/22 & 11/23 Forklift / Tugger Cert Boston
11/28 - 12/2 Cutting & Welding Boston
11/28 - 12/2 Basic Crane Lynnville
December
12/5 - 12/9 Basic GPS 12/5 -12/9 40 Hr Hazmat 12/9 8 Hr Hazmat Refresher 12/12 - 12/16 Inventory 12/12 & 12/13 Qualified Signal Person 12/12 - 12/16 Trench Box Safety 12/19 - 12/23 Basic Crane 12/28 - 12/29 10 Hr OSHA Safety Boston
Lynnville
Lynnville
Both Sites
Lynnville
Lynnville
Boston
Lynnville
January 2012
1/3 - 1/6 1/9 - 1/14 1/9 - 1/13 1/9 - 1/13 1/16 - 1/21 1/16 - 1/20 1/16 - 1/20 1/21 1/23 - 1/28 1/23 - 1/27 1/23 - 1/27 1/23 - 1/27 1/30 - 2/4 1/30 - 2/3 1/30 - 2/3 Lynnville
Boston
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Boston
Boston
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Boston
Lynnville
Cutting & Welding Vacuworxs Pipe Lifter Mandatory Apprentice Training Mandatory Apprentice Training Vacuworxs Pipe Lifter Mandatory Apprentice Training Mandatory Apprentice Training 8 Hr Hazmat Refresher Vacuworxs Pipe Lifter Basic Crane General Excavation Mandatory Apprentice Training Vacuworxs Pipe Lifter Mandatory Apprentice Training GPS Date
February
2/6 - 2/10 2/6 - 2/10 2/13 - 2/17 2/13 - 2/17 2/20 - 2/24 2/20 - 2/24 2/27 - 3/2 2/27 - 3/9 Class
Location
Mandatory Apprentice Training Mandatory Apprentice Training Mandatory Apprentice Training Mandatory Apprentice Training Mandatory Apprentice Training Mandatory Apprentice Training Mandatory Apprentice Training 80 Hr Backhoe Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Lynnville
March
3/5 - 3/9 3/10 3/12 - 3/16 3/12 - 3/16 3/19 - 3/24 3/19 - 3/23 3/19 - 3/23 3/19 - 3/23 3/26 - 3/31 3/26 - 3/30 3/26 - 3/30 Mandatory Apprentice Training 8 Hr Hazmat Refresher Mandatory Apprentice Training Mandatory Apprentice Training John Henry Drilling Pile Driving 40 Hr General Excavation Mandatory Apprentice Training John Henry Drilling Basic Hydraulics Mandatory Apprentice Training Boston
Paducah
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Boston
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Boston
Lynnville
April
4/2 - 4/7 4/2 - 4/5 4/2 - 4/6 4/9 - 4/13 4/9 - 4/13 4/16 - 4/20 4/16 - 4/20 4/23 - 4/27 4/30 - 5/4 John Henry Drilling 32 Hr Backhoe / Excavator Pile Driving 40 Hr Cutting & Welding Scraper / Dozer 40 Hr Hazmat 40 Hr GPS 40 Hr Grader 40 Hr Dozer Boston
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Lynnville
Boston
Lynnville
Lynnville
Lynnville
May
5/7 - 5/11 5/14 - 5/18 5/14 - 5/16 General Excavation 40 hr Grader 24 Hr MSHA Lynnville
Boston
Lynnville
Both sites do forklift, rough terrain forklift and air winch certifications on an as needed basis. Please call to let us know you are coming. Other classes
available upon request. NOTE: General excavation classes include all dirt equipment.
Anyone interested in the John Henry Rock Drilling or Vacuworxs Pipe Lifter Training Classes must submit an Application. Call the Boston Training
Site at 502-833-2358 for an Application.
Rev 09/29/11
64028IUOENews.indd9
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Page 10
2011 Election of Officers
CERTIFICATION BY PACIFIC ELECTION SERVICES
Pursuant to a request of Local Union 181, 181A, 181B, 181C, 181R, AFL-CIO, of the International Union of Operating Engineers,
Pacific Election Services, supervised a mail ballot referendum election of aforesaid Union for the 2011 Election of Officers.
PACIFIC ELECTION SERVICES HEREBY CERTIFIES that the election was conducted in accordance with the rules established
by the Election Rules Committee of the International Union of Operating Engineers.
PACIFIC ELECTION SERVICES FURTHER CERTIFIES that 4,346 ballots were mailed and 2,376 were received at the
Henderson, Kentucky Post Office as of August 31, 2011, of which 15 were void for a total of 2,361 valid ballots counted as to the
outcome of the election.
2011 Local 181 Election of Officers Results
Business Manager
Fred Blaylock 1048
**Howard Hughes 1245
Donnie Cooper 49
President
**Mike Vinson 1861
Vice President
**Gary Shelton 1818
Rec Corr Sec
Steve Manning 1011
Donnie Cooper 181
**Rell Spears 1103
Financial Secretary
**Thomas L. Litkenhus 1839
Executive Board Dist 1
**Philip Moore 1819
Executive Board Dist 2
**John Hancock 1574
Trustees
**John Connor Jr. 1694
**Jeff Foster 1649
**Mike Embry 1674
Executive Board Dist 3
**Steve Brothers 1578
Auditors
**Richard Grider 1534
**Bobby Marshall 1673
Executive Board Dist 4
**Chuck Beagle 1805
Conductor
**Mark Wimsatt 1809
Executive Board Dist 5
**Roy Andy Dawes 1751
Guard
**Lube Beadles 1126
Allen Carter Jr. 1001
Executive Board Dist 6
**Gary Harvey 1578
**Elected August 31, 2011
Treasurer
**Dan Smith 1760
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Local 181 would like to welcome the following new
members who initiated from May 4, 2011, through
October 6, 2011. Member packets with union
information is distributed to all new members. If you
have any questions, please contact your local district
office. An informed member is a successful member.
ADAMS, JOEY M.
BRADEN, JESSE
ADAMS, TIM W.
BURNETT, ZACHARY I.
ANDERSON, DONALD L.
BUSING, MICHAEL A.
AUSENBAUGH, THOMAS
CALDWELL, DAVID R.
AUSTIN, GERAD W.
CARMONA, DAVID JR.
BASINGER, CHRISTOPHER J. CHAMPION, JOHN B.
BAURLE, JUSTIN A.
CHASTAIN, JERRY L., III
BEASLEY, BLACKIE L.
CLUTTERS, FERNON S.
BICKEL, RICHARD J.
COBURN, DAVE L.
BLANKENBERGER, MICHAEL R.
CROUSE, TREVOR L.
BLANKENBERGER, NICHOLAS
DILLARD, JERAD W.
BLESSINGER, KEVIN R.
DOOLEY, LARRY P.
64028IUOENews.indd10
DUBACH, THOMAS
EIDE, JEFFREY R.
Elliott, Jesse
ENGLISH, CHRISTOPHER
EVANS, RAWLAND E., JR
FIELD, WILLIAM R.
FISCHER, MARK L.
FLICK, TYLER W.
GAMBLE, LEE ROY
GRAVES, CHASE E.
GUTIERREZ, GUSTAVO
HAGER, BURCH E.
HALL, JAMES E.
HAMPTON, JONATHAN
HARPER, MICAH D.
HARR, CHRISTOPHER M.
HEDDEN, KENNETH W.
HERN, JUSTIN R.
HERN, STEVEN M.
HERN, STEVEN R.
HISCH, CHAD E.
HOGSTON, RALPH D.
HOPF, STEVEN J.
HOWARD, BRIAN E.
JOHNSON, FRANK R.
JONES, TYLER
JUDY, CHAD A.
JUDY, TYLER W.
JUSTICE, MICHAEL S.
KECK, LEE
KELSEY, BILLY R.
KNIGHT, THAD
KNIPP, RAYMOND D.
LANCE, TIMOTHY T.
LAWSON, MATTHEW J.
LEACH, BRANDON W.
LEE, CHRISTOPHER T.
LEWIS, TOMMY
LINDSAY, PATRICK D.
LOVETT, CHRIS
MAAK, PAUL C., JR.
MASON, EARL K.
MC LAIN, MICHAEL E.
MC MULLIN, BRAD D.
MILLER, MITCHELL J.
MITCHUM, DAVID JR.
MONEYMAKER, JORDAN
MOORMAN, THEODORE R.
MORGAN, DEREK L.
MORRIS, MARK J.
NATHE, SCOTT K.
NICKELL, CHARLES W.
PARRISH, NATHANIAL
PEACOCK, RICK E.
PERKINS, HAROLD S.
REED, PAUL D.
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM S.
RISLEY, KYLE M.
ROE, ROBERT A.
ROELLER, JOHN A.
ROSS, EDWARD W.
SCHAU, MICHAEL S.
SEXTON, GARY W.
SHIELDS, JACKIE L.
SLONE, CORY
SMALL, JAMIE
SMITH, TANNER B.
STAPLES, DONALD R.
STONER, LINDSAY K.
SWINFORD, CRYSTAL
TAYLOR, BRANDON J.
TURNER, WAYNE
TYLER, GLADYS L.
ULM, ANTHONY B.
VALANDINGHAM, DAVID E.
VANOVER, STEVEN O.
WALTON, DOUG W.
WILL, JOSHUA K.
WILL, MASON S.
WILLIAMS, JAMES B.
WILLIAMS, MARLON L.
WITHROW, THOMAS J.
WRIGHT, RAYMOND B., JR.
YOST, ANDY J.
10/25/1112:31PM
Local 181 News
Wage Rates All Contracts
Listed below are the current wages and fringes on all
contracts. If you are not receiving the wages listed
below, call your Business Representative.
KENTUCKY BUILDING
WEST
(Effective July 1, 2011)
Wages PensH&W
Tr. Total
Class A-1
26.755.007.50 .5039.75
Class A 25.755.007.50 .5038.75
Class B 23.015.007.50 .5036.01
Class C22.245.007.50 .5035.24
CENTRAL
(Effective June 1, 2011)
Class A-1
26.555.007.50 .5039.55
Class A 25.555.007.50 .5038.55
Class B 22.81 5.00 7.50 .50
35.81
Class C 22.04 5.00 7.50 .50
35.04
EAST
(Effective June 1, 2011) Drug
Class A-1
29.215.007.50 .50
.1242.33
Class A 28.425.007.50 .50
.1241.54
Class B 24.20 5.00 7.50 .50
.12 37.32
Class C22.985.007.50 .50
.12 36.10
INDIVIDUAL
(Effective June 1, 2011)
Class A-1
26.655.007.50 .5039.65
Class A 25.655.007.50 .5038.65
Class B 22.16 5.00 7.50 .50
35.16
Class C 20.64 5.00 7.50 .50
33.64
KENTUCKY HIGHWAY-HEAVY
(Effective July 1, 2011)
Wages PensH&W
Tr.
Total
Class A-1
27.505.007.50 .5040.50
Class A 26.505.007.50 .5039.50
Class B 24.085.007.50 .5037.08
Class B224.465.007.50 .5037.46
Class C23.825.007.50 .5036.82
INDIANA BUILDING & UTILITY
(Effective April 1, 2011)
Wages Pens H&W Tr. Drug Safety CAPCI Total
Class A129.685.007.50.50.05 .05 .0742.85
Class A28.685.007.50.50.05 .05 .0741.85
Class B 20.55 5.00 7.50 .50 .05 .05
.07 33.72
INDIANA HIGHWAY/HEAVY
(Effective April 1, 2011)
Wages Pens H&W Tr. ICIAF SAT Total
Class A1 29.905.007.50 .50.13 .0343.06
Class A 28.905.007.50 .50.13 .0342.06
Class B 26.25 5.00 7.50 .50 .13 .03 39.41
Class C24.125.007.50 .50.13 .0337.28
PIPELINE
(Effective February 1, 2011)
WagesPens H&W Tr.
Group 1-KY36.60 5.00 7.50 .75
Group 1-IN36.875.00 7.50 .75
Group 2-KY28.27 5.00 7.50 .75
Group 2-IN28.305.00 7.50 .75
Group 3-KY18.71 5.00 7.50 .75
Group 3-IN20.555.00 7.50 .75
T.V.A.
(Effective Jan. 1, 2011)
New Constr. PensH&W
Tr.
& Maint. Wage Group A 22.04
4.007.00 .41
Group B 20.86
4.007.00 .41
Group C 19.68
4.007.00 .41
Group D 18.51
4.007.00 .41
Page 11
OFFICERS
Howard Hughes .....................Business Manager
Mike Vinson .......................................... President
Gary Shelton.................................. Vice-President
Rell Spears ........................... Rec. Corr. Secretary
Tom Litkenhus...................... Financial Secretary
Daniel R. Smith...................................... Treasurer
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Allen Carter, Jr.......... ........................... Dist. No. 1
John Hancock.......................................Dist. No. 2
Steve Brothers......................................Dist. No. 3
Chuck Beagle........................................Dist. No. 4
Jeffrey Foster........................................Dist. No. 5
Ernest Roe.............................................Dist. No. 6
John Connor, Jr.
Michael Embry
Larry Hearell
TRUSTEES
AUDITORS
Rick Grider
Bobby Marshall
Marvin Mauck
Mark Wimsatt ......................................Conductor
Lube Beadles................................................ Guard
District No. 1, Henderson, KY 42420
Howard Hughes
700 N. Elm St.
Gary Shelton
270-826-2704
Philip Moore
District No. 2, Evansville, IN 47715
Tom Litkenhus
6500 Interchange Rd., N
Tom Vukovich
812-474-1811
Mark Scott
Greg Stevenson
District No. 3, Louisville, KY 40209
Rell Spears
2902 Crittenden Dr.
William Deaton
502-636-1476
Paul Seng
District No. 4, Lexington, KY 40503
David Gray
121 Cherrybark
Ricky Lewis
859-278-8458
District No. 5, Paducah, KY 42001
Mike Vinson
924 Clark St.
Andy Dawes
270-443-7766
District No. 6, Ashland, KY 41101
Dale Tabor 2151 Greenup Ave.
606-325-8963
Local 181 Website
www.iuoelocal181.org
Keep your pay stubs! You may need them!
64028IUOENews.indd11
10/25/1112:31PM
64028IUOENews.indd12
10/25/1112:31PM
Anniversaries................................. 8
Apprenticeship & Training......... 8
Business Mgr. Report.................... 1
District Reports............................ 2
Deaths............................................... 7
Election Results.......................... 10
Health & Welfare......................... 7
Pensions Received.......................... 6
Training Schedule......................... 9
Welcome New Members.............. 10
Inside...
OPERATING ENGINEERS
Local 181
700 N. Elm Street, P.O. Box 34
Henderson, Kentucky 42419