Local 417 Members Build Orange County Choppers

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Local 417 Members Build
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Full Employment Plus, a Good Thing?
It Can Be
T
ake one look at the jobline on our
website, w ww.ironworkers.org,
and you will see a long list of job
opportunities that local unions need help
manning, confirming the fact that we
are entering a time of full employment
plus for ironworkers. While no one can
predict what the mortgage crisis, the
trade deficit, or other economic factors
will have on future work opportunities,
all indications point to 10, or perhaps
20 years, of unprecedented growth in the
heavy industrial construction industry.
The power generation industry will
invest an estimated $400 billion in
JOSEPH HUNT
dozens of construction and infrastructure
General President
projects in the southern region of the
United States alone, with pollution
control work scheduled for nearly every
energy producer in the United States and
Canada. Refineries and petrochemical
plants are adding billion dollar projects
all over the country and the largest
infrastructure funding
bill in history is in place
and starting to provide
and waterway
It takes cooperation, confidence bridge
work in all 50 states. In
and an understanding by every
Canada, our members
are in demand like never
member of what is at stake and
before with the Tar Sands
what there is to gain.
p r o j e c t s i n We s t e r n
Canada alone providing
millions of ironworker
work hours.
Full employment is always the goal
of every local union, and under normal
circumstances we can call on sister
locals to help fill the extra jobs so we
can maintain our jurisdiction and keep
our signatory contractors supplied with
professionally trained, experienced
ironworkers.
Is this a good thing? It should be.
However, we have to look to the past
to make sure we stop the three-decade
trend of a continuously shrinking market
share. The number one reason for our
market share loss is not being able to
supply enough ironworkers to cover our
jurisdiction and keep our contractors
willing to bid the work. Contractors,
large and small, local and international,
“
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will only bid the work they feel they can
perform on time while making a profit;
they simply will not bid if they think we
cannot supply the manpower.
We have the opportunity to strengthen
our entire organization if we work on
KPI #4 (to provide contractors with a
skilled work force). That means we must
train new members quicker, recruit and
strip non-union crafts workers and sign
up non-union contractors and get them
working with us, instead of against us.
It takes cooperation, confidence and
an understanding by every member of
what is at stake and what there is to
gain. What is at stake is, if at the end
of this boom we have not gained market
share, we will cease to exist as the proud
organization we are today. What there
is to gain is the largest increase in our
membership in three decades and the
security of our trade and our pension
funds for many generations to come.
We are well on our way to reaching
our goal of doubling our membership
in the next five years. We have the
largest number of apprentices enrolled
in the history of our International and
have taken in over 6,000 probationary
members in the short time the program
has been in place. You have elected
good proactive leaders in your local
unions, who understand the needs of the
future. They have been provided a new
measuring tool in the KPIs to help guide
them in making your local union be all
that it can be. Overall, this is perhaps
the most exciting time in history to
belong to our great organization and
I am sure you agree there is nothing
more exciting than looking forward to
a prosperous career as an ironworker,
standing shoulder to shoulder with the
finest crafts persons in North America,
building our infrastructure and building
our future.
Fraternally,
Official Publication of the
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
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INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS
JOSEPH J. HUNT
General President
Suite 400
1750 New York Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Office: (202) 383-4810
Fax: (202) 638-4856
RICHARD WARD
Fifth General Vice President
5964 Dayton Boulevard
Chattanooga, TN 37415
Office: (423) 870-1982
Fax: (423) 876-0774
Email: [email protected]
MICHAEL FITZPATRICK
General Secretary
Suite 400
1750 New York Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Office: (202) 383-4820
Fax: (202) 347-2319
FRED MARR
Sixth General Vice President
1350 L’Heritage Drive
Sarnia, Ontario N7S 6H8
Canada
Office: (519) 542-1413/1414
Fax: (519) 542-3790
WALTER WISE
General Treasurer
Suite 400
1750 New York Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Office: (202) 383-4830
Fax: (202) 383-6483
ROBERT J. SPILLER
First General Vice President
2106 Washington Road
Suite 400
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Office: (724) 745-5893
Fax: (724) 745-5863
GORDON STRUSS
Second General Vice President
P.O. Box 319, 122 Main Street
Luck, WI 54853-0319
Office: (715) 472-4250/4251
Fax: (715) 472-4253
EDWARD C. McHUGH
Third General Vice President
2849 Andrea Drive
Allentown, PA 18103
Office: (610) 776-1063
Fax: (610) 776-1660
GEORGE E. KRATZER
Fourth General Vice President
Franklin Square Office Center
8401 Claude Thomas Road
Suite 37
Franklin, OH 45005
Office: (937) 746-0854
Fax: (937) 746-0873
EDWARD J. WALSH
Seventh General Vice President
505 White Plains Rd.
Suite 200
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Office: (914) 332-4430
Fax: (914) 332-4431
Email: [email protected]
JAY HURLEY
Eighth General Vice President
191 Old Colony Ave.
P.O. Box 96
S. Boston, MA 02127
Tel: 617-268-2382
Fax: 617-268-1394
E-mail: [email protected]
Computer Department
Tel: (202) 383-4886
Fax: (202) 383-4895
Davis-Bacon Department
Tel: (202) 383-4865
Fax: (202) 347-2318
Department of Ornamental,
Architectural & Miscellaneous
Metals (DOAMM)
Tel: (630) 238-1003
Fax: (630) 238-1006
Department of Reinforcing
Ironworkers
Tel: (866) 336-9163
Fax: (356) 736-9618
Ironworkers Political
Action League
Tel: (202) 383-4805
Fax: (202) 347-3569
Volume 108
January 2008
Number 1
FEATURES
2
Local 417 Members Build OCC World Headquarters
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Local 63 Erects Gompers Statue
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Two of New York’s Winning Teams
15
Local 424 Remembers Tragedy
JOE STANDLEY
Ninth General Vice President
1660 San Pablo Ave., Suite C
Pinole, CA 94564
Office: 510-724-9277
Fax: 510-724-1345
RONALD C. GLADNEY
General Counsel
Bartley, Goffstein, L.L.C.
4399 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Office: (314) 531-1054
Fax: (314) 531-1131
Headquarters Office:
(202) 383-4868
Headquarters Fax:
(202) 638-4856
INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTS
Apprenticeship and Training
Tel: (202) 383-4870
Fax: (202) 347-5256
E-mail: [email protected]
LU/DC Staff Retirement and
Shopmen’s Pension Fund
Tel: (202) 383-4874
Fax: (202) 628-6469
Magazine
Tel: (202) 383-4864
Fax: (202) 347-2318
Mailroom
Tel: (202) 383-4855
Fax: (202) 638-1038
Maintenance and Jurisdiction
Tel: (202) 383-4860
Fax: (202) 347-1496
DEPARTMENTS
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Departmental Reports
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IMPACT
16
Local News
27
Lifetime Honorary Members
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Official Monthly Record
On The Cover
The topping out of the Orange County
Choppers Headquarters in Newburgh, New
York was a proud moment for Local 417.
Organizing
Tel: (202) 383-4851
Fax: (202) 347-1496
Safety
Tel: (202) 383-4829
Fax: (202) 347-5256
Shop Department
Tel: (202) 383-4846
Fax: (202) 783-3230
EDITOR: Tadas Kicielinski, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006
ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR : Nancy Folks
THE IRONWORKER
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Cover photo taken by photographer
Storm Sasaki of Orange County
Choppers
Local 417 Members Build Orange
G
abriel Steel, a local steel erection company
owned by Danny Teutul, erected the new
World Headquarters for Orange County
Choppers in Newburgh, New York with ironworkers
from Local 417 of Newburgh, N.Y.
The 110,000 square foot, 620-ton structure
is unique with its arch design. Another notable
feature is that the structural steel was fabricated
out of recycled material that meets USGBC (green
building) guidelines and which was processed locally.
The project employed an average of 20 ironworkers
and was safely completed ahead of schedule.
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Business Manager Michael Gaydos credits Local
417 members for the pride they take in their work.
Their skills and productivity keeps the union strong
for the future, and helps our contractors remain to
be competitive.
On a sad note, Local 417 member Chris Wilkinson
(top right in the topping out photo on cover) was killed
in a motorcycle accident on Saturday, September 4,
2007. His parents Greg and Regina Styles should be
proud of Chris and his accomplishments. He will be
deeply missed.
Orange County Choppers will be manufacturing
THE IRONWORKER
County Choppers’ World Headquarters
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a new line of bikes – old school
– soft tail – web back and
split back. All will have OCC’s
unique style. To view their new
Orange County Choppers’ World
Headquarters and its new line of
bikes, visit their website at www.
orangecountychoppers.com.
Orange County Choppers’ World Headquarters
In 2006, OCC built the Ironworkers’ Chopper
that made its debut at the IW General
Convention in Washington, D.C.
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THE IRONWORKER
Local 63 Erects
Gompers Statue
By Richard Rowe
Local 63 Business Agent
S
amuel Gompers (1850-1924) was
a founder and first President of
the American Federation of Labor.
On Saturday August 25, 2007, volunteer
members of Architectural and Ornamental
Iron Workers Local 63 erected a statue of
him in Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill. The
statue was unveiled to the public and
dedicated on Labor Day 2007.
Samuel Gompers was born into a Jewish
family in London, England in 1850. Young
Gompers started working at the age of 10
rolling cigars alongside his father. The
family immigrated to New York City in
1863. Gompers couldn’t afford to go to school
and continued to work as a cigar maker.
Cigar making was tedious work and to
make the long hours pass more quickly one
cigar maker in each shop was elected to be
the “reader.” The “reader” would read aloud
all of the newspapers of the day. The cigar
makers in the shop would then discuss
current events. Next the “reader” would
read aloud books by Nietzsche, Voltaire,
Marx and others. The cigar makers would
then discuss the ideas proposed by these
great thinkers. The cigar makers thus
became the most knowledgeable and best
informed among all American workers.
Even though Samuel Gompers had little
formal education, he was highly intelligent
and was elected to be the reader in his shop.
He quickly rose to a position of leadership
in the Cigar Makers International Union.
There was much labor unrest in post-Civil
War America. This was an era referred to
as the “Gilded Age” where the rich became
richer and the average American worker
became poorer.
Gompers felt the dominant labor
organization of his day, The Nobel Order of
the Knights of Labor, was ineffective and
in 1881 he helped found The Federation
of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
or FOTLU. In 1886, FOTLU changed its
name to the American Federation of Labor
and Samuel Gompers was elected its first
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Samuel
Gompers
proudly wears
apprentice
Frank Lehner’s
hard hat.
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Project Coordinator Manuel Galvin, Local 63 BA Richard Rowe, Executive Board members Mike DeJohn and Russ Gschwind,
President Bruce Madiar, member Dave Cottingim, BA Tim Loftus, Artist Susan Clinard, BA Paul Thompson, BM/ FST Ray
Dean, apprentices Paul Goodrich and Frank Lehner, member John Walls, Recording Secretary Bill McGleam, and Examining
Board member Al Ahrendt.
president.
Under Gompers leadership, the AFL
became the largest and most influential
labor federation in the world. The
American Federation of Labor grew
from a fledgling organization with
less than 50,000 members in 1881 to
over 3,000,000 members at the time of
Gompers’ passing in 1924.
As President of the AFL, one of his
first acts was to call for a nationwide
strike to take place on May 1, 1886 in
support of the 8-hour day. This strike
culminated in the tragic event that took
place at Chicago’s Haymarket Square.
On May 4, 1886, seven Chicago police
officers died as result of a dynamite
bomb that exploded during a labor rally.
Chicago’s labor movement was
blamed for the bombing and eight of
Chicago’s most prominent labor leaders
were put on trial for the murder of
the seven policemen. All eight were
convicted even though it was proven
that none had thrown the bomb and six
of the eight were not even at Haymarket
Square. Five of the eight were sentenced
to hang. One of the convicted men died
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under mysterious circumstances the
night before the execution. On November
11, 1887, four of Chicago’s labor leaders
were executed in a public hanging on the
corner of Dearborn and Hubbard Sts. in
downtown Chicago.
Samuel Gompers was a strong
supporter of the Haymarket Martyrs
and as a result American workers’
loyalties soon began to shift to the new
American Federation of Labor. The new
organization grew and soon became
the dominant labor organization in the
United States. Samuel Gompers served
as President of the AFL for nearly 40
years until his death in 1924.
Gompers Park is located on Chicago’s
North side. The park covers over 39
acres and includes a swimming pool,
baseball diamonds, basketball courts,
tennis courts, a football field and a
skating rink. The park also hosts an
annual fishing derby.
The park was named after Samuel
Gompers in 1929. However, a statue of
Gompers had never stood in the park
until Saturday, August 25, 2007 when
it was erected by volunteer members
of Architectural and Ornamental Iron
Workers Local 63.
Over a year ago, the Chicago Federation of Labor announced that finally,
83 years after his death, Chicago’s
Gompers Park would have a statue of
its namesake. Local 63 volunteers met
at the union hall on a rainy Saturday
morning and escorted the statue to
Gompers Park where it was placed upon
its granite pedestal.
The statue was unveiled and dedicated at a large labor rally held on
Labor Day, Monday, September 3, 2007.
Chicago’s labor unions were represented
by their leaders and rank and file
members. Several dignitaries paid
homage to Gompers and his contributions
to the American Labor Movement.
Chicago Federation of Labor President
Dennis Gannon gave special recognition
to Iron Workers Local 63 for their help in
erecting the statue.
The statue stands on the corner of
Foster Ave. and Pulaski Rd. where it faces
east looking to a new day and a brighter
future for all American workers.
THE IRONWORKER
APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORT
by Mike White
The Early History of Reinforcing Concrete
C
oncrete, an artificially made rock, is one of the most important
and lasting of building materials.
Historical proof of concrete’s importance and durability can be
found in the Pantheon at Rome, which was built about 117-124 B.C.,
over 2,000 years ago (photo no. 1). This ancient structure was built
with circular walls about 20 feet thick and a hemispherical dome
spanning 142 feet in the clear. The concrete used was a mixture
of lime, an aggregate of soft volcanic rock, and a local earth or clay
called “puzzolana” found near Rome. In about 1756, John Smeaton,
an English engineer, made the first true hydraulic cementing
material — a material that hardens under water. Today, this product
is known as “hydraulic lime.” Portland cement was patented in 1824
by Joseph Aspdin of Leeds. The name “Portland” was chosen-due to
the resemblance of the hardened cement to the building stone that
is quarried on the Isle of Portland. In 1850, a Frenchman named
“Lambot” constructed a small boat using reinforced concrete.
W. B. Wilkinson of England, in 1854, patented a true reinforced
concrete floor slab. Francis Goignat, seven years later, published his
statement of the principles of the new construction. Joseph Monier,
a Parisian gardener, in the same year employed the use of metal
frames as reinforcement for garden tubs and pots.
In 1897, two German engineers, Wayss and Bauschinger,
investigated a report on the “Monier System.” Prior to that time,
there was comparatively little construction of this type. The use
of reinforced concrete spread rapidly from that time on. Great
developments in theory and practice were made by Austrian
engineers. The use of structural steel shapes as reinforcement was
developed in the 1890s and was known as the “Melans System.”
At the same time, Hennebique of France and Ernest L. Ransome
in the United States were the first to use reinforced concrete in
building construction. Ransome originated the twisted square bar
from which numerous patterns of deformed bars have evolved. The
success of these two men encouraged further study on the subject,
resulting in several methods of reinforcement being introduced in
Europe and North America.
A.P. Turner of Minneapolis in 1906 devised a girder-less or
flat slab called the “Mushroom Slab.” By 1906, the extensive use
of reinforced concrete was becoming quite prominent and has
increased from year to year up until the present day. Photo No. 2
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shows a reinforcing jobs erected
by ironworkers (San Francisco) in
1908.
It was early in the 1900s
when the Iron Workers established
jurisdiction over the unloading,
handling and installation of
reinforcing steel for concrete
construction. As word traveled that
the Iron Workers were skilled in
laying reinforcing steel, companies
found that the most efficient way to
do a job was to hire ironworkers who
were members of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers. Photo No. 3 shows the
first union job in San Diego, California (1908), which, as you can see,
was a reinforcing steel job.
Note: The International Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers was later changed to the International Association of
Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers.
Photo No. 4 shows a six-story building erected in 1916 by
ironworkers for the Tulsa Packing Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
which was a reinforcing job. The ironworkers were employed by the
E.A. Stininger Construction Co. of St. Louis, Missouri and Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
As the demand for more buildings and construction increased
throughout the United States, so did the demand for more skilled
ironworkers. Although most buildings were constructed of steel,
many were of reinforced concrete leading to an increase in the
number of skilled workers in this branch of the trade. Photo No. 5
shows the Baltimore & Ohio Warehouse reinforcing job erected in
1917 by members of Iron Workers Local Union No. 3, in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Photo No. 6 shows reinforcing steel work being
placed by members of Iron Workers Local Union No. 17, Cleveland,
Ohio, at the Hindle & Lauch Paper Plant, Sandusky, Ohio in
1917. Present day buildings and bridges are designed not only to
withstand tremendous weight, but since 9/11 buildings must also
be designed to withstand terrorist attacks. There has been a swing
back to all reinforced concrete buildings and bridges.
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SAFETY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT
by Frank Migliaccio
Safety At The Cost
Of Politics
I
am going to start off the
year 2008 with an article
of the utmost importance
to our existence as UNION
IRONWORKERS. This year is
a presidential election year, and
we must take the bull by the
horns and get every member
registered to vote and out to the
polls on Election Day.
For the last seven years,
we have had a Republican
President, who was, for the last
six years, backed by a Republican-controlled Congress and
Senate. What have they done for the union ironworkers? For
one, they have pushed an anti-union and anti-worker agenda
through the Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). What do I mean
by this statement? Under a Democratic President, the
Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee
(SENRAC) was established on May 11, 1994. Appointees to
the committee included representatives from labor, industry,
public interests, and government agencies. OHSA was a
member of the Committee, representing their Agency’s
interests.
SENRAC began negotiations in mid-June 1994, and
met 11 times as a full committee. Committee workgroups
developed detailed reports and recommendations, which
were presented at full committee meetings. At each meeting,
the committee debated reports, heard submissions from
interested parties, and negotiated to find common ground
on regulatory issues. In December 1995, the committee
developed a proposed revision of subpart R. OSHA then
developed a preamble and preliminary economic analysis
based on the recommended regulatory text. OSHA presented
this document to SENRAC for their review and approval.
After Committee approval, on July 24, 1997, SENRAC
presented OSHA with a consensus proposed standard at
a signing ceremony held at the Department of Labor in
Washington, D.C.
On August 13, 1998, OSHA issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking for subpart R—Steel Erection. The proposal
set a time period, ending November 12, 1998, during which
interested parties could submit written comments. The
informal public hearing was held on December 1-11, 1998.
Participants were then permitted to submit briefs, arguments
and summations until April 12, 1999.
After analyzing the rulemaking record, OSHA developed
draft final regulatory text. On June 12, 2000, Administrative
Law Judge John Vittone, who presided over the informal
public hearings, certified the rulemaking records, including
the hearing transcript and all written submissions to the
docket, which closed the record for this proceeding.
Subpart R-Steel Erection, was to go into effect in
January of 2001. In November of 2000, the nation elected
a Republican President who, as one of his first moves, was
to hold up this standard and make the new effective date as
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July 18, 2001--a six-month delay. That gave the DOL, OSHA
extra time to manipulate the new standard to their liking,
instead of enforcing the laws the way agreed upon by ALL
committee members and written with the help of THEIR
OWN PERSONNEL.
Now I will get to my earlier statement that the Republican
Administration has “pushed an anti-union and anti-worker
agenda through the DOL, OSHA.”
For over the last two years, Eric Waterman, CEO of
Ironworkers Management Progressive Action Cooperative
Trust (IMPACT), Steve Rank, IMPACT’s Western Region
Director, and myself, along with several UNION contractors,
have met with the acting and permanent Assistant Secretary
of Labor, OSHA, concerning two matters that are very
important to ironworkers. Both fall under the Steel Erection
Standard and fall under 1926.754, Structural Steel Assembly.
One is 1926.754(b)(3), which states, “A fully planked or decked
floor or nets shall be maintained within two stories or 30 feet
(9.1m), whichever is less, directly under any erection work
being performed.” The other work regulation falls under
1926.754 (c), Walking/working surfaces. 1926.754 (c) (1) (i),
Tripping hazards states, “Shear connectors (such as headed
steel studs, steel bars or steel lugs), reinforcing bars, deformed
anchors or threaded studs SHALL NOT BE ATTACHED to
the top flanges of beams, joists or beam attachments so that
they project vertically from or horizontally across the top
flange of the member until AFTER the metal decking, or other
walking/working surfaces, has been installed.” After several
meetings with the top personnel of OSHA explaining the
need to keep both of these rules as written, a letter was
received November 19, 2007 by General President Joseph
Hunt from Edwin G. Foulke Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor,
OSHA, stating that by letters of interpretation, OSHA would
allow open floors more than two stories or 30 feet, and also
would allow shear connectors to be placed on the incoming
steel prior to a walking/working surface being put into place.
We all know what it’s like to step between Nelson Studs
when walking on a beam and what a tripping hazard they
present. It would seem that by OSHA ruling the way did,
if you are wearing a full body harness for fall protection, you
may fall off the steel, but you can’t trip on the studs. This
comes from an Agency that was, supposedly established to
protect workers health and safety, not side with non-union big
business. These are just two areas where OSHA is breaking
its own regulations.
Now, I know that some of our good union ironworkers vote
Republican for one reason or another, whether it be the gun
issue, abortion, gay rights, or what ever your issues are, but
I do know: the Republicans do not want unions to survive at
the expense of big business. During the last election, we took
back the House and Senate for the first time in several years.
In order to protect our rights to a safe and healthy work
place, we must also take back the Presidency and gain more
seats in Congress. There are some good elected Republican
officials and we need them, but the ones who don’t help us
must go. The time to act is now. Get your family members,
friends, and neighbors registered to vote and out to the polls
on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, and let them know what is at
stake when it comes to the safety and health of the working
class people across our great nation.
THE IRONWORKER
DAVIS-BACON / WAGE COMPLIANCE
as provided through IMPACT
by Chris Burger
FOIA’s: The Bread & Butter of
Prevailing Wage Compliance
Many organizers and business agents will have
done many public records requests for certified
payroll records over the years. And yet it’s still worth
shining a light on this basic right every citizen has,
since it is now easier then ever before.
The term “FOIA” is commonly used but it’s
worth remembering what it stands for - “Freedom
of Information Act.” On the state level, similar laws
are modeled on FOIA and often go by names such
as an “open records law,” a “sunshine law,” etc. Since
1966, this federal law has ensured that many public
documents can be reviewed by ordinary citizens and
interested parties such as trade unions.
It can be a great tool in the construction industry,
even with restrictions regarding privacy and other
matters such as agencies who refuse or drag their
feet in complying. FOIA’s are useful on prevailing
wage public projects, which require all contractors
to submit certified payroll records each week, listing
each worker employed, their classification, pay, etc.
Because this is self-reported, there is the
opportunity to cheat and classify an ironworker as
a “laborer” –at a much reduced rate of hourly pay.
Close scrutiny of these records along with other
evidence (itself often public information) can result
in a prevailing wage complaint that will be taken
seriously by the government.
There is much to say on FOIA’s, but for now I
recommend two internet web sites that “automatically’
write the letter for you after you plug in the details
such as the project, your name, etc. For federal and
state projects, try the following “instant FOIA” letters:
http://www.rcfp.org/foi_letter/generate.php and also
(for state projects only), try: http://www.splc.org/
foiletter.asp
Prevailing Wage Rap Sheet
The New York State Department of Labor reports
that it has collected over $50,000 from a Texas
general contractor, Schultz Industries, as restitution
on a prevailing wage project near Buffalo. The
workers, including ironworkers from subcontractor
McCoy Contractors from Ohio, were paid just $10 an
hour on the athletic field bleacher project and were
cheated out of time and a-half overtime and not paid
double-time for Sunday work. “We will not tolerate
willful exploitation of the public work statues, with
low bidders basing their costs on subpar wages, when
New York State firms that bid correctly lose out on
the contracts,” said the state labor commissioner.
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• Also in New York, a New Jersey contractor
working on Long Island has been charged
with failing to pay state employment taxes
and workers’ comp premiums. The owner
faces a maximum prison time of up to four
years… Meanwhile, a construction executive in
Westchester has been sentenced to seven months
in prison, plus seven months of home detention,
for his multi-year tax evasion scheme involving
$2.9 million in cash wages, federal prosecutors
announced.
Phony Independent Contractors on
Public Projects
Also from the Empire State comes a new report
from the Fiscal Policy Institute, which found that
at least 50,000 construction workers in New York
City are working off the books, or misclassified as
“independent contractors.” This total means that
nearly 1 in 4 workers are stuck in the “underground
economy” of the city’s booming construction market,
cheating tax coffers out of millions.
The report finds this is going on “even among
some infrastructure projects that are entirely
government-funded.” The report, said the author,
demonstrates the need for better enforcement of
the prevailing wage, with accompanying social
benefits. The FPI report also urges that prevailing
wage requirements be applied to all affordable
housing contracts and any construction project
benefiting from city and state funding.
• A Kentucky contractor has pleaded guilty to
hiring illegal aliens, agreeing to forfeit $2M in
resultant earnings according to federal court
documents…..The Missouri Governor has
urged state prosecutors to enforce provisions
of the state law making it unlawful to employ
undocumented workers and yet receive state
tax credits.
• The U.S. Commerce Department reports, in
spite of woes in other sectors, that public
construction was up to $295.1 billion by
October, 2007, up almost 15% in just one
year.
Sources: Engineering News-Record,
Construction Labor Report
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IMPACT
Supports Hispanic
Members
A
ccording to estimates there are over 25
million U.S. adults who speak a language
other than English. Individuals who
are limited English proficient often come not
only from a different language background but
also from a very different cultural background.
A significant percentage of these adults are
Hispanic and more and more are entering the
construction trades – including ironworking.
This increasing number of Hispanic construction
workers presents both opportunities and
challenges for the International Association of
Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing
Iron Workers.
Recognizing the need to attract, organize
and integrate Hispanic ironworkers to better
meet the needs and goals of the International
Association, in 2006 General President Hunt
appointed a labor-management task force to
examine this issue and to make recommendations
that are being implemented by IMPACT and the
National Training Fund. Initial members of the
task force included:
Vic Cornellier, President of TSI
Exterior Wall Systems Inc.
Ironworker English/Spanish Construction Glossary.
Dave McEuen, President of California
Erectors Bay Area Inc.
George Kratzer, District Council President
Marvin Ragsdale, District Council President
IMPACT’s position is that for safety and
training purposes, all members should be able to
speak English. Our responsibility is to help our
members with limited English proficiency develop
their English skills in order to be successful
apprentices and journeymen ironworkers.
The National Training Fund, working with
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Dr. Mickey Wircenski from the University of North Texas,
developed and published Limited English Proficient
Students: A Guide for Ironworker Instructors. The focus
of this guide is on how to meet the learning needs of
apprentices for whom English is not their first language.
Copies of this guide were sent to all local unions. You can
download a copy on our website at: www.ironworkers.org/
organization/EduEnglishProficient.aspx
In 2006, IMPACT published Construction Spanish. This is
an English/Spanish, pocket sized construction glossary that
is used to assist with English/Spanish communications on
THE IRONWORKER
the job site, in the apprenticeship
classroom and anywhere where
both English and Spanish are
being spoken.
This 120-page glossary is also
helpful when organizing Hispanic
workers. There is space on the
front cover and inside the back
cover where the local union can
provide contact information. The
Construction Spanish glossary
is available through the online
bookstore operated by the
Apprenticeship and Training
Department.
Based on a recommendation
from the task force, a decision
was made to translate some of our
training manuals into Spanish.
The first manual to be completed
was the Reinforcing reference
manual.
The Spanish manual is
identical to the English manual
– page for page. However, the
Spanish version does not include
all of the photos, graphics, and
data tables that are in the
English version. This means that
the apprentice must have both
the English and Spanish versions
of the manuals. The reason for
this design is not only to keep the
cost of the Spanish manual as low
as possible, but to reinforce the
use of the terminology in English.
So while we want to have the
content in Spanish, we also want
to encourage the apprentice to
learn English at the same time.
The translation team is
now working on the orientation
training package. Our plan is to
translate those packages often used during the first
year or so of the apprenticeship program with the
hope that apprentices will be able to develop their
English skills and use the English packages during
the rest of their apprenticeship.
In an effort to help apprentices learn English,
some locals are using the Sed de Saber system.
Sed de Saber (Thirst for Knowledge) Construction
Edition is an adult English as a Second Language
(ESL) learning system that incorporates U.S.
Department of Education & U.S. Department of
Labor learning and training standards. The system
uses a unique record/playback/compare feature
to teach 500 vocabulary words and 340 Englishlanguage phrases, a combination of workplace and
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Spanish Reinforcing Manual.
life skills English, to provide a functional level of
conversation and comprehension in 4 months, based
on an average study time of 30 minutes per day (at
home, off the clock).
The Sed de Saber system helps employees and
their families learn English at their own pace, on their
own time, and in the comfort, privacy, and anonymity
of their own homes – learning on their terms.
Through an IMPACT grant, 100 of these units
were purchased and are being used in apprenticeship
schools in the California District Council. The
apprentice takes the unit home and also attends a
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IMPACT Supports Hispanic Members
tutoring session one night a week at the
training center. The tutor is a bilingual
ironworker. Feedback thus far has been
positive with apprentices learning English
along with their family members (a great
selling point when organizing).
Many local unions have offered English
as a Second Language (ESL) courses
for their apprentices and members that
have limited English speaking skills. One
challenge has been that most ESL courses
are very general and include very little
in the way of construction terminology.
Vocational English as a Second Language
(VESL) is an approach to English
language training in which occupational
language use is emphasized. The goal of
an Ironworker VESL course is to teach
the language required for successful
participation in apprenticeship
programs and for effective on-the-job
communication and safety.
IMPACT is supporting the development of an Ironworker
specific VESL course. We are working with an organization
named Essential Language that is currently working with
Ironworker Locals 201 and 5. Our plan is to have this VESL
course and the supporting
materials ready for use
by July of 2008. A VESL
train-the-trainer course
will be taught during
the annual Instructor
Training Program in
San Diego. Those trained
will be able to use the
materials to conduct their
own VESL courses at their
local union.
IMPACT is committed
to meeting the needs of
our Hispanic members.
Through the products and
services outlined in this
article we are confident
that we can support our
Hispanic members to
ensure that they are able
to work safely on job sites
to meet the needs of our
signatory contractors and
the Iron Worker’s union.
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Apprentices in California learning
English with Sed de Saber.
THE IRONWORKER
John H. Lyons, Sr. Scholarship Foundation
The John H. Lyons, Sr. Scholarship Foundation,
honoring the memory of the late General President
John H. Lyons, Sr., has helped numerous sons and
daughters of ironworkers to attend college.
Sons and daughters of ironworker members compete each year for four $5,000 scholarships and four
$2,500 scholarships. Scholarship awards are renewable for three additional years.
Requests for application forms are being accepted until January 31, 2008.
Scholarship Rules
(Effective September 1, 2007 )
1. Only sons and daughters of members (or deceased
members who were in good standing at the time
of their death) of the International Association of
Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing
Iron Workers, who are presently in their senior
year of high school, are eligible to compete.
2. Applicants must be a child, stepchild, adopted
child, or court appointed custodial child of a member of the International Association who has five
or more years of continuous membership in the
Association and who is an active member at the
time of their child’s application unless the member
is deceased and was in good standing at the time
of death. Grandchildren are not eligible to apply,
except in the case of court appointed custodial
grandparents.
3. Applicants shall submit a completed application
within the specified deadline. The deadline for
accepting applications may be extended at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee.
4. Applicants should rank in the upper half of their
graduating class.
5. Scholarship awards are competitive and will be
based on:
a. Academic standing of the student during his or
her four years in high school;
b. College entrance examination scores (SAT or
ACT);
c. Extracurricular activities and leadership;
d. Character references and citizenship.
6. In judging scholarship applications, the Awards
Committee shall select a list of alternates. Such
alternates shall be eligible, in the order of their selection, for scholarships in the event that one or more of
the selected recipients should be unable to accept a
scholarship award at the time of initial selection.
7. A scholarship winner may attend any accredited
college or university of his or her choice in the
United States or Canada and must be enrolled in a
full-time program leading toward a degree.
8. Scholarships will be awarded for one year and may
be renewed for three academic years following the
academic year for which the original scholarship
was awarded. Whether or not a scholarship shall
be renewed will be determined by the Scholarship
Committee on the basis of recipient’s scholastic
record and conduct.
9. Awards will be made payable to selected recipients and mailed to the home address unless specifically directed otherwise.
10. The recipient’s parent or guardian must remain
in good standing in the International Association
for the duration of the scholarship. Award payments will only be made after verification that
recipient’s parent or guardian is in good standing with their dues payments. No scholarship
will be awarded, including annual renewal,
unless member’s dues are current.
11. If the scholarship recipient’s schooling is interrupted by either illness or military service, the
continuation of said scholarship will be at the
discretion of the Trustees.
12. Prior to changing schools, the scholarship recipient must secure approval of the Trustees of the
Scholarship Foundation to insure continuation of
the scholarship.
REQUEST FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Please fill out and mail to:
John H. Lyons, Sr. Scholarship Committee
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
Suite 400, 1750 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
I am a senior in the school year 2007-2008
I am the son/daughter of ____________________________________ a member of Local No. _________________
City ______________________________________ State/Province ________________________________________
My name is _____________________________________________________________________________________
My home address is ______________________________________________________________________________
City ________________________________ State/Province ________________ Zip/Postal Code _______________
Please send an application and instructions as to how I may compete for a scholarship award.
Signature of Parent__________________________________ Membership Number ________________________
NOTE: All requests for applications must be sent to International Headquarters no later than January 31, 2008. Sons and daughters of International
Officers are not eligible. All completed applications and supporting materials must be sent to International Headquarters no later than March 31, 2008.
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Two of New York’s
Winning Teams
By Bill Hohlfeld, LMCT Coordinator
Local 46 (New York)
T
he good news that the South Bronx
is getting a major facelift is certainly
long overdue. As part of all the
revitalization, the Bronx Bombers
are preparing to move from “the house
that Ruth built,” to the house that B&R
Rebar Consultants, [with the help of
scores of Local 46 (New York) Reinforcing
Ironworkers] are currently constructing
between 161st and 164th Streets.
Timmy Murtha, longtime foreman for
B&R, started the project with a small crew
back in November of 2006. The pace and
scope have certainly increased significantly
since then. With his staff of a dozen deputy
foremen and eight bending teams, it’s not surprising his crew totals
approximately 119 people. Despite the seemingly large numbers,
there is certainly enough work to go around when one considers the
nearly 1600 tons of steel that have already gone into the foundation
and over 500 tons of steel placed into the uppers.
The project, which is expected to take two years to complete, is
anticipated to be fully functional and ready to house opening day
ceremonies by April of 2009. Though it’s the most massive job Timmy
has run in his nearly 20 years as a foreman, it’s not so much the
impressive size or length of the project which makes it stand out
from others, as much as it is the incredible attention to detail that’s
necessary. “There’s really close tolerances involved here and a lot of
precautions have been taken with the overall design. This place is
being made to withstand a plane crash.”
Safety certainly seems to be the watchword for the stadium, and
not just the long term safety of the fans. On the more immediate
front, worker safety at the site is a number one priority. Shop steward
Yancey Frazer makes it clear no leeway is allowed when it comes to
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safety. “Turner has got strict rules and they enforce them,” he
says. “Every lift of steel that goes up has got tag lines, and a
pick doesn’t go up without the air horn sounding first.” Once
again, Local 46 shows just what a major league player it is!
Not to be outdone by their pinstriped neighbors on the
mainland, the “Amazin’ Mets” are building an equally
impressive stadium in which to dazzle their fans. It’s being
erected right next to the old one in Flushing, Queens. Foreman
Ray Burt of CB Contracting has been out at the site working
on the foundation since last August.
Ray has been a busy man supervising the placement of,
what is to date, over 2,700 tons of steel. But, with an additional
1,200 tons of steel still needing to find its home there, he’s not
quite finished. Thankfully, there are plenty of Local 46 men on
hand to help. At its peak, the size of the crew numbered about
50. Now it averages around 42 with three deputy formen and
three bending crews spread out over the site.
The shear walls contain #14 and #18 bars that are spliced
together with mechanical couplings by BARLOCK. The
couplings are set by tightening a series of ¾ inch bolts with a
pneumatically operated wrench. The bolts are torqued down
to specifications dependent upon the diameter of the bar and
then sheared off. All work is performed, of course, by Local 46
personnel.
Precise specifications were also the order of the day for
the necessary scaffolding. Shop steward John Ryan related
with pride how crew members were required to attend OSHA
mandated Scaffold Erection classes at the Learning Center
before they were allowed to begin.
If this project seems highly specialized, it’s because it is.
It’s evident in that the general contractor is a joint venture
of Hunt-Bovis. If you’re in construction in New York, you
are probably quite familiar with the Bovis organization, but
perhaps not Hunt. The people at Hunt have already brought
you the stadiums that the Cardinals play at in St. Louis and
the Padres in San Diego. That should make them just like the
people in Local 46 – good at what they do.
THE IRONWORKER
Local 424
Remembers
Tragedy
by Jay Hurley, President,
New England States District Council
A
pril 23, 2007 represented the 20th Anniversary
of one of our nations worst construction accidents the collapse of the L’Ambiance Plaza project in
Bridgeport, CT. Seven ironworkers were among the
28 people killed. Five of those seven ironworkers were
members of Local 424 in New Haven, CT. Local 424’s
Business Manager Andy Esposito introduced General
President Joe Hunt to the audience. President Hunt’s
words included the following thought, a thought we must
use to guide us every day: “...Let us never forget that the
most important and essential role we play as labor leaders
is seeing to it that our members return home safely each
night to their families...” As President of the Fairfield
County Building Trades, Local 424’s Kevin Byrnes was
co-chairman of the event (along with Fairfield County
Labor Council President Tom Wilkinson who also did a
tremendous job). Every member in the Council should
be proud of the work Kevin did, as it was a first-class
ceremony with many family members of the tradesmen who
perished 20 years ago in attendance. Also in attendance
were many of our members who participated in all of the
hard work that was necessary when the collapse took
place, including Local 15’s Eddie Reilly, Joe Toner, Chet
Blackburn and Mike Coyne. Many speakers (including
Congressman Chris Shays; CT Attorney General Dick
Blumenthal; and Bridgeport Mayor John Fabrizi and
former Mayor Tom Bucci) made note of the extraordinary
work of former Local 424 Business Agent Joe Egan, who
impressed everyone with his leadership skills during this
horrific tragedy.
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Local 5 (Washington, D.C.) Pin and Diploma Party 2007
Graduating apprentices Randy Gardner
and Serhan Ajaj.
Graduating apprentices Anand Rawls,
Reuben Sine, Roosevelt Daniels, Chris
Jorgenson, and John Hannah.
25 Year Members
30 Year Members
Jeff Marstein, John Gross III, Lee Coffey, Ron Borza Jr., Steven
Swisher, and Michael Thompson.
35 Year Members
Mike Perkins, Royce Briley, and Steven Harty.
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Graduating apprentices Jose Antonez,
Michael Waterhouse, and Colby Cain.
Mike Decatur, Donald Young, Kenny Waugh, Robbie Taylor,
and David Deanhouse.
40 Year Members
John Wojnowski, William Livingston Jr., Pete Decatur, Joe Praetz, Norman
Fletcher, and Charlie Swartz.
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Local 5 continued
45 Year Members
50 Year Members
Ronald Borza, Joe Graham, Charlie Prince, David Lucks, and
Preston George Jr.
55 Year Members
Virgil Wilson, Calvin Ledford Sr., and Thomas
Bussard.
Mac Johnson, James Carpenter, and Clarence Hale.
60 Year Member
Apprentice Randy Gardner with 60-year
member Ralph Catlett and Local 5 President
Waldo Ward.
Lifetime
Achievement
Ronald Borza Sr. accepts
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Local 790 (San Francisco) Service Pin Recipients
Voorhees Family Receives Service Pins
Front row seated: Earl Wacker (25 year), Dave Guaraglia (40 year),
Jesus Reynoso (40 year), Nick Ortega (35 year), and Dean Reed (35
year). Back row: BM Steven Fox (25 year), Greg Saunders (25 year),
Oscar Jauregui (25 year), Rudy Philastre (35 year), and BA John
Kearney (35 year).
Dan Voorhees, retired member of Local 563, gets his
50 year pin. His sons Norm (15 year) and Randy (25
year) also got pins from Local 512 (Minneapolis-St.
Paul).
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Local 155 (Fresno, Calif.) Awards
Local 155 (Fresno) Apprentices
Take Oath
Front row: Carlos Merjil, Salvador Mendoza, Luis
Contreras, Neil Timmons, and Beverly Gilbert (apprentice to JIW). Back row: JATC Coordinator Robert
Fain, RS Jimmy Ely, President Michael Lehmann,
BM Jack Estes, and BA Don Savory.
30 Year Members
BM Jack Estes, Harold Lewis, Jim Ely, BA Don Savory, and
President Michael Lehmann.
40 Year Members
BM Jack Estes, Joseph Smith, Maurice McClean, President
Michael Lehmann, and BA Don Savory.
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Local 155 (Fresno, Calif.) Members
Awarded Service Pins
Service Pin Recipients
35 Year Members
BM Jack Estes, Rick Lewis, Nick Marquez, Archie Sipe,
President Michael Lehmann, and BA Don Savory.
45 Year Members
BM Jack Estes, Charles Norris, Joseph Roth, Jim Evans,
President Michael Lehmann, and BA Don Savory.
THE IRONWORKER
Local 155 continued
55 Year Members
50 Year Members
BM Jack Estes, George Huestis, Richard Chandle, Alex
Drumheller, Wesley Rudolph, Jim Bankston, William
Hillerman, and BA Don Savory.
Dale Belders, William Ripley, Walter Huck, Harlis Wall, Tom
Peel, Verne Miller, and BA Don Savory.
60 Year Members
BM Jack Estes, Thomas Baker, President Michael Lehmann, and BM Don
Savory. In front, Milburn Sandy, and Norval Sauls.
55 Year Member
Wes Clark was not able to be present at
ceremony.
2006 Graduating Apprentices of Local 290 (Dayton, Ohio)
Back row: Apprentice Coordinator Rick Cornett, BM/FST William Woodward,
Weston Woodward, Josh Smith, Darren Siefker, President Robert Ratermann,
Klayton Kuck, and Business Agent Hank Poff. Front row: James Waggoner,
Patrick Moharter, Aaron Murrell, Fred Mayberry, and Dan Holtz.
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Three generations of ironworkers: Weston
Woodward, Donald Woodward, and William
Woodward.
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Local 22 (Indianapolis) Annual Christmas Party and Pin Presentation
25 Year Members
FST Ely Hinkle, Glen French, BM Jeff
Stinson, Allen Hartman, Marty Barrow,
Timothy Kemp, William Harrison, and
BA Earnest Thompson.
30 Year Members
FST Ely Hinkle, BA Earnest Thompson, Randall
Asdell, and BM Jeff Stinson.
35 Year Members
Fred Brown, BA Earnest Thompson,
Jack Hughes, BM Jeff Stinson, James
Stafford, Larry Vandenberg, Bill
Walpole, Don Chambers, Danny Dawes,
and Robert Harwell.
40 Year Members
FST Ely Hinkle, James Duzan, BA
Earnest Thompson, Robert Wiggington,
BM Jeff Stinson, Lennie Traylor, John
Haggard, Clint Pittman, Herbert Clones,
Don Curtis, Wendall Jeffers, Gerald
Jean, Jack Miller, and Ron Miller.
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THE IRONWORKER
Local 22 continued
50 Year Members
William Garrett, FST Ely Hinkle, James
Cathcart, John Gibson, BM Jeff Stinson,
Doug Kidwell, Bill Renshaw, John Grant, BA
Earnest Thompson, Bill Verhonik, and Donald
Clones.
45 Year Members
FST Ely Hinkle, Ron Stinson, John Lockaby, BM Jeff Stinson,
and BA Earnest Thompson.
Graduating Apprentices of Local 301
(Charleston, W.V.)
Local 301 graduates its apprenticeship class of 2007:
Organizer Ronald Smith, Wade Evans, Jerry Baldwin,
Instructor Jim Hammock, Caleb Thacker, Ron Samples,
Josh Coulter, Jimmy Casto, and BM Rick Barker.
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55 Year Members
BM Jeff Stinson, Kenneth Asdell, Harry Fryer, and BA
Earnest Thompson.
100 Years of Ironworking
Leonard Martin Sr. (60 years) and Roger “Ramjet”
Martin (40 years) would be celebrating 100 years as a
father-son ironworking team from Local 15 (Hartford,
Conn.) Leonard Martin Sr. passed away on March 10,
2007. He’s building a “stairway to heaven.”
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2006 Apprenticeship
Graduation of District
Council of Northern
New Jersey Ironworker
Training Program
Bottom row: Andrew Delpeche,
Brain Kosten, Anthony Scalese,
David Ryan, Bill Thompson, and
Fernando Rojas. Middle row: Joseph
Miller, Kevin Mahoney, Patrick
Mullaney, Shaun Burke, Rene Cruz,
Angelo Gervasi, and Kevin Lawless.
Top row: Training Coordinator
Ronald Repmann, Instructor Mark
Leyble, Instructor Arthur Lemise,
Administrative Assistant Patty Kosta,
Instructor William Ryan, Instructor
Edward Mironski, and Instructor
Robert Shaw.
Local 92 (Birmingham, Ala.) Celebrates 45th Annual Apprenticeship Graduation
JAC Committee, Instructors,
and Officers
2nd Year Instructor Tim Turner, 1st Year Instructor
Bart Maddox, 3rd Year Instructor Donnie Perry,
Iron Mountain Contractor Jerry Peters, President
of Birmingham Steel Erectors and Chairman
of JAC and Steel Erectors Association Randy
Whisonant, BA Larry Smith, FST/BM R.P.
“Beaver” Nix, Coordinator John Clement, and
Apprentice of the Year Jeremy Harbison.
Graduating Apprentices
Bottom row: Kevin May, Gary
Everwein, Casey Roberts, James
Wooley, David Austin, Apprentice of
the Year Jeremy Harbison, Dusty
Lindley, Kenneth Myers, Jeremy
Carroll, and Justin Reed. Top row:
2nd Year Instructor Tim Turner, 1st
Year Instructor Bart Maddox, 3rd Year
Instructor Donnie Perry, Iron Mountain
Contractor Jerry Peters, President
of Birmingham Steel Erectors and
Chairman of JAC and Steel Erectors
Association Randy Whisonant, BA
Larry Smith, FST/BM R.P. “Beaver”
Nix, and Coordinator John Clement.
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THE IRONWORKER
Local 736 (Hamilton, Ontario) Apprentices Gain Experience
Two dozen apprentices are gaining experience by erecting a new hangar at Niagara Central Airport. The facility is owned by
ironworker Allan Massicotte. Back row: Brandon King, Brian Beshuizen, Bryan Lambert, Jeff Roppel, Michael Parm, William
Warner, Martin Smith, Instructor Charles Jude, Jason Barber, Mark Garton, Mark Annett, Liam Quish, and Michael McEwan.
Front row: Adam Taylor, Jacob Tyler, Evonne Masotti, Colm Holohan, Sean Laffin, Jordan Sherwood, and Allan Massicotte
(owner of hangar). Missing from photo: Robert Yallup and Tyler Nagy.
Notice
The Trustees of the Iron Workers Locals 15 and 424 Pension Fund have withdrawn their participation
under the Iron Workers International Reciprocal Pension Agreement for both parts A&B, effective
January 31, 2008.
This means that Iron Workers working in the jurisdiction of Locals 15 and 424 will be subject to the
terms and provisions of the Iron Workers Locals 15 and 424 Pension Plan and will not be subject to
reciprocity after January 31, 2008 on either Pro Rata (A) or Money-Follows-The-Man (B) basis.
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Local 808 (Orlando) Annual Apprenticeship Competition and Picnic
Pappy Marrow (Bill Marrow’s
father, Morrow Steel) and
Tom Flick (retired member).
Jason Hill (third place), Bobby
Corley (first place), and Brian Davis
(second place).
Business Manager Wes Kendrick,
John Tackett (60 years), and President
and Apprenticeship Coordinator Ben
Schmidt.
“Sweet Victory” for Bobby
Corley.
25 Year Members
Front row: James Kroft, Scott Penland,
and Glenn Johnson. Back row: Dean Edmondson, Daniel Baggett, Guy Chandall,
and Lonnie Hiatt.
Second place winner
Brian Davis.
35 Year Members
James Miller, Steve Parker, William
Northcott, and Frank Pawela.
45 Year Members
40 Year Members
Joe Trikojat and Reynsol “Rink”
Chiles.
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Paul “Suitcase” Simpson
and Fred Goodman.
50 Year Members
David Jarvis, David “Bud” Kitchens, Nolan Lallement,
Mack Long, and Donald Redfern.
THE IRONWORKER
Local 395 (Hammond, Ind.)
Graduating Apprentice Class of 2007
Back row: JATC Coordinator David Hall, Joshua Johnson, Jason Shreves, Jason Uylaki, Jason Veach, Philip Mores, Scot Watson,
Albert Reyes, and Robert Taylor. Third row: Outstanding Apprentice Award Demian Brunty, Michael Hayes, Jesus Garcia, Steven
Pierce, Joshua Waytovich, Michael Snitchler, Harry Dockter, and Jason Hubbard. Second row: Tony Buehler, Aaron Witt, Brian
Blakley, Daniel Emerick, Brandy Baker, Kevin Manning, Adrian Cabrera, Joshua Johnson, and Instructor Joe Gericke. Front
row: Executive Board Tom Silich, Executive Board Ray Joseph, Instructor Richard Hertaus, Instructor Vincent Lemus, Secretary
Ann Bowen, BM James Stemmler, President William Sopko, Instructor Doug Splitgerber, and Executive Board Gary Komacko.
Local 492 (Nashville, Tenn.)
Apprenticeship Dinner
Bottom Row: John Weston, Heath Sloan,
William Hunt, William Plunkett, and
Joseph Johnson. Middle row: Apprentice Coordinator Larry Ballard, Trustee
Glen Sloan, Samuel Mills, Blake Hester,
James White, Robbie Wilson, Josh Neely,
Trey Steed, Darrell Young, Tim White,
Eric Delouch, BA Jerry Wakefield, and
President of Sentry Steel Keith Hopper.
Top row: Taylor McDonald, Kevin McMeen, Jeffrey Wells, Danny Arp, Richard
Siler, Shawn Collins, Drew Duncan,
Brandon Beliles, and Instructor Daniel
Stinson.
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Notice
Change In Magazine Label
You may have noticed on our mailing label that your book number now has an extra digit on the end. Rest
assured your book number has not been changed. In an effort to reduce costs and duplication of work, the Iron
Workers International is using the Address Change Service (ACS) from the U.S. Postal Service. ACS allows the
majority of address changes and non-deliverables to be submitted electronically to headquarters. ACS requires
a certain amount of characters in the identifier line on our magazine’s mailing label. To achieve standardization,
we add one more number to the end of your book number, but your official book number is still the same.
www.ironworkers.org
The International Association of Bridge, Structural,
Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers is pleased to present
our newly redesigned website, www.ironworkers.org.
The new site includes many new features and stories,
including full issues of the magazine and a new
section on our strategic plan and KPIs.
More improvements and innovations are on
the way in phase 2 of our relaunch.
Please stop by www.ironworkers.org.
and take a look around !
“IRONWORKERS’ JOB LINE”
is now available on the web
please visit www.ironworkers.org
to find out which locals need workers, type of work, and who to contact.
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Monthly Report of Lifetime Honorary Members
OCTOBER 2007
Local
Name
373
EGGERTSON, THEODORE F
416
HINTZ, ALFRED A
416
SEEFRIED, JERALD D
3
CARROLL, WILLIAM P
373
WADE, JOHN E
416
HINTZ, REUBEN
416
SEROTA, KENNETH F
3
COSTELLA, JOHN S
377
BACA, JOHN A
416
HOLLAN, ALVIE
416
SIRES, JOSEPH L
3
CRAIG, DAVID P
377
PASKI, DAVID C
416
HORNER, DONALD B
416
SPIEGEL, GEORGE W
3
FISHER, GAYLORD L
378
MC NUTT, THOMAS R
416
HUITT, MICHAEL L
416
TEIXERIA, JOSEPH
3
HARTLEY, DORSEY D
378
NEWLIN, MICHAEL
416
HUNGERFORD, HOWARD
416
TERRY, WILLIAM F
3
MC MAHON, PAUL M
378
RIGSBY, WALTER R
416
JACOBS, WILSON P
416
TROUTMAN, DONALD L
3
MC MASTER, STEVEN W
380
COMBS, GENE W
416
JENSEN, KENT
416
TRUJILLO, JOSE C
3
NONNENBERG, LLOYD
383
NOUSEN, ALAN D
416
JONES, PAUL K
416
TRUJILLO, JOSE E
3
WESLEY, DAVID H
387
CORN, HARRY H
416
JONES, CLYDE E
416
UTEGG, JAMES L
6
EVANS, DAVID
387
MANES, ALLYN E
416
KAISER, JERRY B
416
VIDAL, AVEL A
6
HOUSE, DOUGLAS C
392
ALLEN, ROBERT L
416
KATAKURA, RICHARD S
416
WALDRON, RICHARD C
7
GARRETT, JAMES T
392
SCHMIDT, JAMES R
416
KIMES, GARY R
416
WALKER, HOWARD L
8
FARENCE, JAMES
395
CHANDLER, JOHN M
416
KINCADE, ALLEN L
416
WARE, CHARLES W
8
LITTON, MARVIN
395
HICKS, JERALD H
416
LEAL, REYNALDO A
416
WEST, MATTHEW
8
MARTIN, EDWARD
397
SZANYI, ARTHUR A
416
LEANY, LYNN M
416
WILLIAMS, JAMES A
11
KINNEY, HAROLD
401
DI PAOLO, THOMAS J
416
LLAMAS, JOSEPH J
416
WOODS, JOHN M
11
NORRIS, JAMES R
416
ALAMILLO, CLETO
416
LUDLOW, JACK A
416
WOODWARD, GARRY W
14
SVASTISALEE, PAIBOON
416
ALEXANDER, LOUIS G
416
MARKHAM, JAMES O
416
YAMASAKA, ROBERT T
15
LETENDRE, PAUL L
416
ALEXANDER, PROCOPIO G
416
MAXWELL, TOMMY R
416
ZEPEDA, RAMIRO
16
BRAGER, FRED S
416
ANAYA, ALFRED L
416
MAYES, BENNIE R
433
HERIOT, GLENN R
22
HAULK, FREDERICK A
416
AUCK, WARREN L
416
MC FETRIDGE, WILLIAM M
433
PERRY, T N
24
GUTTROPF, ROBERT
416
BAPTISTE, FRED
416
MCGUIRE, LESTER
433
RUSSELL, RICHARD H
25
WIREMAN, MICHAEL M
416
BARR, CHARLES J
416
MELSTRAND, JOHN A
483
CONNORS, THOMAS A
28
OLIVER, LEWIS W
416
BEAGLES, LOUIS W
416
MEYERS, MALCOLM S
495
JARAMILLO, ATANACIO
29
WOHLGEMUTH, GARY D
416
BOND, JAMES V
416
MICHAELS, DANE
512
WAHLMAN, DANIEL D
40
SPRATT, ROBERT
416
BORRELL, GERALD P
416
MORRIS, ROBERT K
549
MORGAN, PAUL D
55
KING, CHESTER L
416
BOUVION, HORACE
416
MOSER, AVERY S
580
ABELMAN, DAVID
63
HAAR, GREGORY J
416
BUBION, ARNOLD
416
MURRAY, RICHARD M
580
POMPOSELLO, THOMAS
70
BUCHANAN, ROBERT H
416
BUBION, MANUEL D
416
NELSON, RUSSELL W
584
BELL, ARLIE J
75
BREWSTER, LESTER D
416
BURKE III, JESSE
416
NORRIS, GEORGE
591
TAYLOR, ROBERT L
75
VUCKOVICH, RONALD M
416
BYRNE, WILLIAM L
416
NOXON, DONALD E
625
BARBER, WILBERT
86
BURGER, STEVE K
416
CALLAGHAN, GERALD L
416
OBRIKAT, FRED D
625
NADATANI, KENNETH S
86
DAILY, JAMES A
416
CHRISTIAN, BURL G
416
PEPPER, RODNEY G
700
BANNINGA, JOHN
86
FIX, JOE L
416
CHRISTIAN, LE R
416
POLLOCK, WILLIAM R
700
CURRIE, ARTHUR
86
MC ADAMS, MARK C
416
CLEVELAND, CHARLES R
416
PRICE, CHARLES E
700
ROSINA, ANTHONY P
97
CRAIGDALLIE, JAMES D
416
CORELL, BURTON H
416
QUIROGA, ALDO E
700
STRATTON, RONALD
97
KELLER, FRED F
416
CUNNINGHAM, GLENN C
416
RANDALL, DAVID C
710
CHEVALIER, ALUOUS R
97
STAPLETON, LARRY A
416
DAVIS, JAMES H
416
RANDALL, LUTHER F
720
CALDWELL, ROBIN S
103
PICKETT, WILLIAM L
416
DAVIS, KENNETH J
416
RANKIN, JAMES E
721
MAC DONALD, HERB
118
EVANS, DENTON E
416
DECKER, CLYDE E
416
RAY, RICHARD S
721
ROMANO, GIUSEPPE
201
WRIGHT, RICHARD A
416
DENNEY, LARRY A
416
ROGERS, ROBERT R
728
PAWLOSKI, PETER M
229
COLEMAN, EMILIANO Z
416
DRURY, CLIFFORD
416
ROTGABER, JAMES B
769
MEREDITH, MARSHALL K
229
DINNEN, RICHARD M
416
EVANS, RICHARD J
416
RUBIO, ROY G
769
RIFFE, JACK E
272
WARE, JOHN A
416
FLORES, RICHARD R
416
RUPPERT, EDWARD E
771
SMITH, JAMES E
290
ANUCI, FRANK R
416
FRANKO, RICHARD M
416
RUTH, JOHN J
782
BEAL, ORVAL G
290
HILL, DOUGLAS M
416
GOVERNALE, MICHAEL C
416
RYON, JOHN A
782
DENNIS, BOB R
340
ANDREWS, JAMES K
416
GRAY, ROBERT D
416
SALFRANK, ALFRED O
786
JORDAN, DENNIS
340
SELLS, KENNETH R
416
GUTIERREZ, RALPH L
416
SALGADO, RUBEN A
787
SHIRLEY, RICHARD H
350
SCIORE, MICHAEL F
416
HANCE, CHARLES K
416
SCAMARDO, JOE B
808
KUCERA, RONALD J
361
GOULSTON, LAWRENCE J
416
HENYAN, JOHN
416
SCHAFFER, ROBERT M
808
LA COSTE, HAROLD E
JANUARY 2008
27
OFFICIAL MONTHLY
RECORD
APPROVED DEATH CLAIMS OCTOBER 2007
L.U. Member
No. Number
Name
Claim
Number
Amount
155 264934
PEEL, ARTHUR T.
95406
2,200.00
482 390762
HARRIS, SIDNEY L.
95395
2,200.00
155 260526
SIPE, ROBERT E.
95481
2,200.00
483 500539
DEAVER, EDWARD E.
95416
2,200.00
2,200.00
1
497966
LEONARD, RICHARD M.
95470
2,200.00
172 474595
KIRBY, PAUL V.
95434
2,200.00
483 349243
MULLER, HAROLD J.
95454
1
603643
PARIS, ARTHUR E.
95444
2,200.00
172 499213
MATSON, JOHN W.
95380
2,200.00
489 795399
GATTUSO, SEBASTIAN R.
95491
2,200.00
1
1034978 SPENCER, DONALD O.
95471
2,200.00
197 1291637 BILKA, RICH J.
95482
1,750.00
492 500188
PRIEST, JOHN T.
95417
2,200.00
3
1124126 BIAGIARELLI, SERGEI
95472
1,750.00
201 614539
MATHERS, HENRY E.
95407
2,200.00
492 504035
WATTS, CLARENCE H.
95396
2,200.00
3
285548
DRAGONE, FRANK
95445
2,200.00
263 325878
ELLIOTT, J E.
95483
2,200.00
498 568103
SCHMIDT, WAYNE A.
95418
2,200.00
3
496349
PALERMO, FRANCESCO C.
95446
2,200.00
263 1253258 HARJO, BILLY J.
95408
1,750.00
502 1357603 BOFFA, MICHAEL J.
95455
500.00
3
760197
STITT, THOMAS L.
95473
2,200.00
272 1234151 GERHARDT, DENNIS
95451
1,750.00
508 594710
TURNER, DANIEL
95439
2,000.00
3
385856
WALLACE, JAMES R.
95429
2,200.00
290 1153977 ADAMS, DEANIE
95484
1,750.00
512 329704
MUNSON, JAMES H.
95456
2,200.00
7
757951
CARR, LAWRENCE W.
95402
2,200.00
321 340883
FITZHUGH, CALVIN E.
95381
2,200.00
512 421972
ORJALA, JOHN I.
95440
2,200.00
7
468096
MARSH, GEORGE A.
95474
2,200.00
340 838186
CONROY, VAUGHN B.
95382
2,200.00
512 612497
SANDAHL, ROY S.
95441
2,200.00
8
1169637 TAYLOR, KENNETH G.
95475
1,750.00
340 1069562 COOPER, MICHAEL D.
95383
2,000.00
527 719953
LYONS, WILLIAM J.
95420
2,000.00
12 893027
KNOWLTON, THOMAS J.
95430
2,200.00
340 550370
GARDNER, GAYLORD
95452
2,200.00
549 528580
KOVACH, GEORGE
95457
2,200.00
14 565480
DURHAM, EDWARD R.
95368
2,200.00
361 543156
LUNDGREN, WILLARD H.
95453
2,200.00
549 1049926 SAMUELSON, ROGER L.
95397
8,000.00
16 977565
HILDITCH, WILLIAM L.
95476
1,150.00
372 399084
GLICK, JAMES W.
95384
2,200.00
549 459280
95442
2,200.00
16 397981
SMID, EDWIN C.
95447
2,200.00
373 595421
NOVAK, RONALD S.
95385
2,200.00
580 821449
STROBEL, GARY W.
95458
2,000.00
21 131304
DYER, RICHARD
95369
2,200.00
373 1155237 TRASKY, ALBERT W.
95419
1,750.00
584S649219
SCHIFFMAN, ERWIN J.
95398
2,000.00
21 1238169 FRYAR, RANDY A.
95370
7,000.00
377 215954
95485
2,200.00
700 796244
CLINTON, CARL C.
95422
2,200.00
21 503250
HOLMAN, GEORGE S.
95403
2,200.00
377 1048935 POLSTIN, WAYNE O.
95409
2,000.00
704 434742
TAYLOR, DAVID
95399
2,200.00
25 398072
BURDITT, BYRON W.
95371
2,000.00
378 135559
KATICH, WILLIAM J.
95386
2,200.00
709 496411
SHIPES, LEWIS G.
95421
2,200.00
25 201265
JACOBS, JOHN K.
95372
2,200.00
378 1352947 YAZZIE, SHAUNACIE
95469
500.00
710 388852
BROUSSARD, LEONARD L.
95459
2,200.00
25 406709
NICHOLS, FRED V.
95373
2,200.00
379 775648
HALL, THOMAS D.
95387
2,000.00
712 1192704 BUICK, JOHN A.
95492
1,750.00
25 588822
TOLAN, RUSSELL S.
95374
2,200.00
379 568183
QUINN, DONALD R.
95388
2,200.00
720 862768
DESJARDINS, PAUL H.
95423
1,750.00
25 971004
WALLACE, ROBERT L.
95375
2,000.00
384 409026
KAYLOR, ROY V.
95389
2,200.00
721 581599
BIEFER, HARRY
95464
2,200.00
27 639394
TURK, SAMUEL B.
95376
2,200.00
395 377151
LUNG, JOHN
95486
2,200.00
721 658062
SCHURM, LUTZ
95465
1,750.00
33 862679
FURST, JOSEPH M.
95448
2,200.00
395 499078
MC MEANS, OSCAR M.
95436
2,200.00
721 668075
TOSKAN, GUIDO
95466
2,200.00
33 724067
WIIKI, JACOB W.
95377
2,200.00
395 261983
TRAMEL, JOHN
95390
2,200.00
736 653930
CLARK, JAMES
95424
2,200.00
37 208860
GAITO, THOMAS J.
95404
2,200.00
395 503020
WHITE, KENNETH S.
95391
2,200.00
736 598942
GARNEAU, JEAN G.
95367
2,200.00
55 546596
MURPHY, HARRY J.
WICK, HUGH E.
NYARI, WILLIAM J.
95477
2,200.00
396 1255149 DOWNS, MARK A.
95410
1,750.00
736 646975
HUNTER, SHERWOOD E.
95493
2,200.00
58 1236598 LETMAN, GARY S.
95378
1,750.00
396 550071
95411
2,200.00
736 432361
KADWELL, WILLIAM
95425
2,200.00
63 402907
WEBB C L, C L.
95405
2,200.00
396 1206985 SHERRELL, MARK W.
95487
1,750.00
736 583995
LANGLOIS, RONALDO
95401
2,200.00
68 630073
SZIMCSAK, ERNEST
95431
2,200.00
399 850799
MOIR, ROBERT D.
95488
2,000.00
736 746111
MEACHAM, CECIL G.
95426
2,000.00
84 253405
CAMPBELL, JIM B.
95478
2,000.00
401 259376
MC CARTNEY, HENRY J.
95412
2,200.00
736 493284
MILLER, WILLIS
95427
2,200.00
84 885153
PEARCE, BARRY A.
95479
2,000.00
405 1297635 CUNNINGHAM JR, JAMES J.
1,750.00
736 730736
PARSONS, KEN
95468
2,200.00
86 150156
PERKINS, BOYD T.
95449
2,200.00
417 1348217 WILKINSON, CHRISTOPHER M. 95413
800.00
752 1155263 BURKE, BRUCE
95467
1,750.00
97 454058
CAMIRAND, CLAUDE A.
95461
2,200.00
433 956181
BLACK, DEAN A.
95489
2,000.00
771 442486
ARSENAULT, JOHN W E.
95428
2,200.00
97 588794
DAY, R STAN S.
95462
2,200.00
433 785356
HUGHES, WILLIAM D.
95437
1,750.00
848 609490
BRATTEN, JOHNNIE J.
95400
2,200.00
97 619885
EKIN, IVAN R.
95463
2,200.00
433 859264
MC DONNELL, MICHAEL L.
95490
2,200.00
848 1114955 CONSIDINE, JOHN J.
95443
1,750.00
111 785561
THOMSEN, JOHN R.
95379
1,750.00
433 1034875 PANIKOFF, RICHARD C.
95438
2,000.00
112 602857
SIMS, VALLIE O.
HOPKINS, ROY E.
95392
95450
2,200.00
439 254061
COTTINGHAM, JACK E.
95393
2,200.00
118 1086577 BOND, ROGER M.
95432
1,750.00
444 335127
AZMAN, EDWARD C.
95394
2,200.00
118 588733
95433
2,200.00
470 567698
BESSEY, RAYMOND L.
95480
2,000.00
480 1044861 THORPE, JOHN W.
CRAIG, SPERRY W.
136 1074711 LEE, THOMAS E.
28
95414
2,000.00
95415
2,000.00
TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:..................267,600.00
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