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JOSEPH HUNTGeneral President

Become an Informed Voterhigh as 95%.

He has cast vote after vote for every free trade agreement proffered, and said we need to expand CAFTA and actually praised NAFTA and its effects. He has also stated he “would negotiate a trade agreement with almost any country.” He has even voted to weaken “Buy American” laws that keep manufacturing jobs at home, and voted against extending federal unemployment insurance bene-fi ts for the people who have lost their jobs because of the very agreements he supported.

As for his feeling about unions, McCain supported a Republican fi li-buster of the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill bringing our labor laws in line with the rest of the free world, and stated government workers were “crippled” by union contracts.

Actually, I could go on and on about the effects of Senator McCain’s support for the Bush administration’s policies, but I think it is very important everyone does their own research and fi nds out where the candidates stand on issues affecting the ability of an ironworker to make an honest living. Let’s all do our homework so we can elect a president who will think about the hard working American people, not about giving tax breaks to companies exporting American jobs, and not about supporting billions of dollars in tax breaks for the oil companies. The time for a change is now, but we all have to make an informed vote to make it happen. I am proud to say the Iron Workers had one of the highest percentages of voter turn out of any trade union in the last election. In 2008, we need to do even better. November seems a long way off, but it will be here before you know it. Let’s start working for the right candidate now and help our country make the changes it so desperately needs.

Fraternally,

The long and unprecedented primary is fi nally over and the lines have been drawn in the sand about

how our country is to tackle some of the toughest problems working families have ever faced. I truly believe if you go to the polls armed with a thorough knowledge of what the two candidates stand for, we can get our country back on the right track and regain the economic status and respect our great nation maintained until the last two presidential cycles.

I think everyone will agree our overall economy is in the worst shape it has been in the last fi fty years. Our members are hit especially hard because travel is inherent in our trade and the price of fuel has just about erased any raises received for the last two years. Some people are losing their homes, as they can’t afford to pay higher mortgage interest rates. Many people have had to postpone their retirement because they have lost the equity in their homes. The economy

is in real trouble and we all know it. Can we blame this all on the current administration? Of course not, but the fl eecing of over one million American jobs because of NAFTA, CAFTA and another 1.8 million

since allowing China to enter the Word Trade Organization (WTO), has taken its toll causing a trade defi cit with China that is literally sucking the life out of our great country. These facts have combined to weaken our economy so much that for the fi rst time productivity is way up, but the average annual wage has actually declined. The question is do we continue to do the same thing we have been doing for the last eight years or do we make a change.

According to Congressional Quart-erly’s Voting Study, John McCain has actually supported President Bush’s position 89% of the time since Bush came to offi ce, and in 2007 that number ran as

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“… I think it is very important everyone does their own research and fi nds out where the candidates stand on issues affecting the ability of an ironworker to make an honest living. Let’s all do our homework so we can elect a president who will think about the hard working American people… ”

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Volume 108 June/July 2008 Number 6

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

THE IRONWORKER ISSN:0021163X Published monthly, except for a combined July-August issue, for $5.00 per year by the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006. Preferred periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C. and additional mailing offices. Printed on union-made paper. Postmasters: Send change of address to Ironworker- 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006Canada Agreement Number 40009549.

On The CoverIn the fall of 2006, ground broke for the $355 million, 7-story, 254- bed Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, Indiana.

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Local 292 Builds Medical Center

Appointment of New General Vice President Tadas Kicielinski

Local 5 Makes History

In Memory of Bruce Gerometta

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Contractor’s Perspective

Departmental Reports

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Member’s Viewpoint

Lifetime Honorary Members

Official Monthly Record

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A rumor circulated for several years in Misha-waka, Indiana that the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center intended

to build a new campus. In the fall of 2006, ground broke for the $355 million, 7-story, 254-bed hospital.

Crane Industrial Service Co., Inc. (CISCO), a steel erection company in nearby Granger, knew their chances of securing the bid were

good. The ironworkers of Local 292 (South Bend, Ind.) would erect the building.

CISCO has been erecting the steel of Michiana since 1969 when a Local 292 ironworker Cisco Minix, founded the business. His brothers Willard and Harlow worked with him. The company is now owned and operated by Cisco’s children, Jerry Minix, Terry Minix and Linda Bergan. A third generation is

already participating in the family business. The steel for the project was fabricated by Hammert’s Iron Works/Art Iron, Inc.

Steel erection on the new hospital commenced on June 4, 2007 and the last beam ceremony was held on October 10. In a little over four, short months, Local 292 ironworkers and ironworkers from other locals in the Michiana area, had erected 4,200 tons of steel and redrew the skyline

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rumor circulated for good. The ironworkers of Local 292 already participating in the family

Local 292 Ironworkers ErectLocal 292 Ironworkers ErectMedical CenterMedical Center Photos and story by Joyce Rust, CISCO Site Safety Coordinator

Michiana ironworkers proudly display the Local 292 banner.

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of Mishawaka. As Business Agent Jeff Bailey stated, in regard to the owner, “Their prayers are answered, the beginning of a new Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center.”

The last beam erected was 49 feet long and weighed 6.5 tons. It carried the traditional signatures, evergreen tree and American fl ag. The fl ag used had been fl own over a U.S. military base in Iraq. As the flag was presented by a Marine Corps honor guard, a reverent hush fell over the workers. They stood proudly as the fl ag was added to the beam.

CISCO President Terry Minix stated, “Our company planned the work season around this project.” Two raising gangs competed daily to see who could get the most pieces raised. A Leibherr 150-ton hydraulic crane and an American 75-ton mobile crane were run by operators experienced in steel erection, which made the race more exciting.

Forty-six men and one woman ironworker worked onthe project, including one working owner, the Local 292 president, three apprentice-ship instructors, AWS certifi ed welders, two welding inspectors, welding instructor, and an OSHA Authorized Outreach trainer. They are ironworkers who have erected steel for years, as well

Wally Watts and Bob Presnell connected the 7.5 ton beams for the hospital entry.

Bob Presnell and Jason Presnell, Local 292 ironworkers.

Work began early in June 2007 on the new Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, Indiana. Forty-seven ironworkers from the Michiana area worked on the project. The steel erector is Crane Industrial Service Co., Inc. of Granger, Indiana.

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as apprentices and pre-apprentices. Combined, they have over 750 years of experience in the trade and over 300 years of service to CISCO.

Jon Giszewski, Local 292 president said, “Due to the work ethic in this local and our ability to train the young workers, we have been able to offer a high quality product to the owner.”

The foremen for the project are: William Geller Sr., fi rst raising gang; Mark Staveley, second raising gang;

Dan Johnson and William Geller Jr., detail gangs; Chris Keefer, decking gang; Brian Shidler, welders; Greg Combs, David Smith and Scott Cenkush, nelson stud gangs. The steward is Jon Giszewski.

The project was a perfect training ground for apprentices and perfect proving ground for pre-apprentices. It was a highlight for a handful of men who made it their last project before retirement.

Jerry Minix, CISCO’s vice pres-

ident, is a Local 292 ironworker and is a working owner, could retire. But when asked how many more projects of this large scope he had in him, he replied, “Two or three more.” His tone of voice showed there was no defi nite number. With the experienced hands in this local and the youth of the foremen in development, it is easy to see the future of steel erection is optimistic for northern Indiana and the men and women of Local 292.

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Ralph Moonen Jr., Leland Payne, Dan Johnson and Matt Ghidotti set pour stop around the deck openings.

Jon Giszewski, Local 292 president and Jeff Bailey, Local 292 business agent pose in from of the last beam.

Harlow Minix receives his Iron Workers 60-year pin from his nephew, Terry Minix, on his 80th birthday.

Terry Minix, president of CISCO; Jerry Minix, vice president of CISCO; Foremen: Dan Johnson, Chris Keefer, Brian Shidler, William Geller, Sr., William Geller, Jr. and Mark Staveley pose in front of the last beam.

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Decking Gangs:

Chris KeeferMatt YoungJames ClarkJosh KehoeKeith FordJeff BooksBrent VanPoppelJosh FogleDesireia LigginsChris MyersNelson Weaver Jr.

Nelson Stud Gang:Greg CombsDavid SmithKyle KlunderScott NormanWendy Fogle

First Raising Gang:

William Geller Sr.Jerry MinixBob PresnellJason PresnellWally WattsWalter Smith Jr.

Detail Gang:

Dan JohnsonWilliam Geller Jr.Pat GilhamGary WeaverJerry TatrowTom HermanRalph Moonen Jr.Chuck BooseLeland PayneMatt GhidottiJohn AveryJack ClarkRick DicksonBrian FitterlingMichael FordSean Douglass

Second Raising Gang:

Mark StaveleyJohn StaveleyRon BloodeDouglas SebastyJason MastBryan Johnson

The ironworkers who built the SJRMC Project

• 47 workers including Local 292 ironworkers and other locals and fi ve operating engineers all from the Michiana area built the New Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, Indiana

• 7-story, 633,000 square feet, 4,200 tons of steel, 254-bed medical facility

• Erector: Crane Industrial Service Co., Inc. (CISCO)

• Owned and operated by Jerry Minix, Terry Minix and Linda Bergen who are the children of Cisco Minix (deceased), a local 292 ironworker, who founded the steel erection business in 1969

• Fabricator: Hammerts Iron Works/Art Iron, Inc.

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Ironworkers and operating engineers of the Michiana area proudly pose before erecting the last beam.

Welders:

Brian Shidler Jon Giszewski Scott Cenkush

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General President Joseph Hunt appointed Tadas Kicielinski ninth general vice president on

March 10, 2008.A member of Local 392 (East St. Louis, Ill.), Tad

has been an ironworker for 39 years. Brother Kicielinski will serve as ninth general

vice president, special assistant to General President Joseph Hunt and president of the District Council of St. Louis & Vicinity, whose jurisdiction includes Local 396 and nine other locals in the Midwest.

He serves as Midwest regional director of IMPACT, as well as editor of the Ironworker magazine.

At Local 392, Tad started out by serving as an executive board member, was elected vice president of the local and fi nally elected business manager.

He left the position of business manager to become the executive director of the Southwestern Illinois Building and Con-struction Trades Council where he worked diligently to make project labor agreements [PLA] an accepted practice through out the state of Illinois.

In 2001, he was called to Washington to become executive assistant to the General President Joseph Hunt.

Over the years, he has served on numerous boards and commissions in both Missouri and Illinois; currently he serves as a commissioner for METRO [formerly Bi-State Development Agency] and on the Transportation for Illinois Coalition. He is also a member of the Metropolitan St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association.

General President Joseph Hunt commented at General Vice President Kicielinski’s swearing in, “Tad has been an invaluable and trusted member of my staff for many years. As our newest general vice president, he will continue to serve and promote the labor movement. He has always, and will always, look out for the ironworker’s interest and help improve ironworkers’ and their families’ lives.”

Tadas Kicielinski Appointed Ninth General Vice President

Swearing In ofGeneral Executive Council MembersGeneral President Joseph Hunt swears in the newest members of the General Executive Council: General Treasurer Edward McHugh, General Secretary Walter Wise, and General Vice President Tadas Kicielinksi.

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My cousin was an ironworker in New York City. He was strong, proud and he loved what he did.

On Tuesday, April 29, he was in a freak accident at a site in New York City. He is now in critical condition in the hospital in New York City and it seems, if he survives, his life as he lived it is over. My cousin’s name is Christopher Gunn and he is part of the Iron Workers Union.

I want to thank this wonderful Union. I want to give you a little insight into what I saw yesterday and how it has not only greatly, and positively, affected me and my family, but affected every last person in the ICU at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

I left work a little early and headed to the one place I hope to never be again, Bellevue Hospital. I returned, trying to prepare myself for another set of long, heart-breaking hours. All the while, I found myself hoping that a miracle would occur and Christopher would sit up, open his eyes and say, “What the hell am I doing in this place? Let’s go home.” It is proving more difficult to imagine as the hours pass and reality keeps repeating in my ear that it is never going to happen, but I can hope. Trying to rationalize what has happened to him, and what it means going forward, is not something that comes easy in the first few hours and days. I’m not sure it will ever come easy, or be understood.

Upon entering the hospital, the attendant at the “check-in” desk asked who I was visiting and I told her, Christopher Gunn. She kind of frowned at me before saying, “I just let 4 people up ma’am.” Trying to keep my cool, but with tears welling up in my eyes, I showed ID, explained that I am family and she need not worry; I assured her I’d sit quietly in the waiting room if there were too many people visiting. I headed upstairs.

I said hello to Christopher gave him a kiss and went to join his mother (my aunt) and my mother (his aunt) in the waiting room. When I arrived, I immediately saw what was obviously two construction workers. One of the gentlemen was his teacher and a friend. He told me heart-warming stories and passionately explained that even though he was only 28, he knew this business and it was like he had been on the job for 20 years. He was good at what he did. Extraordinarily good.

Within about five minutes we could all hear what sounded like elephants coming from the elevator toward the ICU. Through the frosted glass walls, I was able to see that what sounded like elephants, were actually people. Many people. However, I don’t think any of us were expecting what we saw come through that waiting room door. At least 50 men and women,

all in dirt-covered jeans and construction boots, with tattooed arms and hardhats, slowly filed into the room and poured out into the hallway. “That’s not all of us,” said one of the guys. And he wasn’t kidding.

For the next hour (and I later found out that they had been coming all day), a steady stream of approximately 100 “hard hats” came up to the ICU, hugged and kissed my aunt, my mother and I and bowed their heads in prayer for Christopher. Some were his teachers, some his friends, some just knew him in passing. All were his ‘brothers’. When his father arrived one of the gentlemen made sure to tell him, “You don’t just get respect in this business, you earn it. And Chris did that. You should be very proud of your son.”

A police officer stationed herself outside of Christopher’s room in the ICU, allowing 5 of his “brothers” to see him at once. She made us promise that once they said their prayers by his bedside and had their chance to see him, they would exit the ICU and the hospital; she needed to make room for the other, approximately 50, gentlemen that were waiting in the lobby. That poor “check-in” desk attendant. She thought she’d have a problem with little old, weepy-eyed me. I’m quite sure the ICU had never seen the likes of this.

We sat in the waiting room and laughed and cried. All of us. Big burly men in hardhats, lowering their eyes and weeping for a fallen brother. At one point, with tears in her eyes, my mother said, “Who knew that you guys- the whistling-at-women-on-the-street, “blue-collar” worker- were such amazing, kind-hearted, caring gentlemen.” One responded, “We’ve been called a lot of things. Nice usually isn’t one of them.” I must say, they have been misunderstood.

Those men and women made a mark on me that I will carry in my heart forever. They showed their true colors as a brotherhood; they stand by their own, respect their ‘brothers’ and support the families of those men and women that give their lives, literally, to their jobs.

We take for granted the blood, sweat, tears and livelihoods that these men sacrifice in order to build the great cities we love to live in. In a city like New York, forever growing and changing, it’s due time we pay OUR respects to those men and women who make it all possible. They did it for Christopher Gunn.

Regards,

Kristen Bykowski - loving cousin of Christopher Gunn, Local 40 (New York)

Family Perspective

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Contractor’s Perspective

Safety at Tampa MetWest Project

On Friday May 9, 2008 Skanska hosted a safety luncheon at Tampa MetWest project. It was

originally intended to recognize the outstanding safety performance of the steel erection crew on the site but quickly grew to include 397 as well as Summit Erectors management. Skanska’s State Safety Director and Site Safety Manager had great compliments. Skanska’s general superintendent for the project stated that this was the safest and cleanest project he has seen since working in this industry beginning in 1984. He also says that Summit has the most proactive safety program he has ever seen for steel erection companies. Skanska’s State Safety Director said the Summit Erectors steel erection crew is the safest, most proactive and innovative he has seen in his 12 years on the job. He went on to say that he considers Summit to be the safest in the state of Florida today.

The highlight of the luncheon was a presentation to two of our employees, David Branham and Coy

Moore. Skaska presented them with gift certificates to Outback Steakhouse for their efforts in improving safety at the project site. Not only did they bring awareness to some critically hazardous situations on the site but also offered solutions to solve the problems. Their recognition was well deserved. They have established themselves as role models for others to emulate.

The comments from so many representatives of Skanksa are cause for great pride among the many professionals ironworkers working for us. They have really gone above our high expectations and set new standards for safety and professionalism. They bring great credit to themselves, their profession and to Summit Erectors, Inc.

Christopher BrownSafety ManagerSummit Erectors Inc.475 South Shell Road, Suite C1Debary, FL 32713

Drug-Free Work WeekOctober 20-26, 2008

Working Drug-Free WorksDon’t miss the opportunity to get involved in this national effort

to improve workplace safety and health and encourage workerswith alcohol and drug problems to seek help.

For ideas on bringing the Drug-Free work week message to your workplace, visit www.dol.gov/workingpartners.

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Ryan Garza of Chicago, whose father is a member of International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 63 (Chicago), has been awarded a Union Plus Scholarship.

“With credit so tight, prices rising and fewer loans available to students who want to attend college, scholarship programs like these are more important than ever,” says Leslie Tolf, president of Union Privilege, the organization that administers the scholarship program.

Ryan remembers learning about unions at an early age, when his grandfather, a retired steelworker, would bounce him on his knee and tell him stories about the history of the union movement. He soon understood that the pay and benefi ts his family enjoyed came from the union ironworker job of his father, Raul Garza.

In high school Ryan hadn’t quite fi gured out what he wanted to do with his life. He admits his grades could have been better. But his time mentoring 20 at-risk youth helped him to learn the value of education—both for the youth, and for Ryan, too—and showed him he could make a difference. Today he has his sights set on law school and says “I hope to be the great labor lawyer of my time.”

Ryan is one of 108 students representing 40 unions awarded a total of $150,000 in Union Plus Scholarships. The awards are granted to students attending a two-year college, four-year college, graduate school or a recognized technical or trade school. Since 1992, Union Plus has awarded more than $2.4 million in scholarships to union families.

Recipients are selected based on academic ability, social awareness, fi nancial need and appreciation of labor. Please visit www.UnionPlus.org/ Scholarships for information on eligibility and to receive a notifi cation when the application is available for next year’s scholarships.

Union Privilege offers an array of Union Plus benefi ts that save money for union members and their families. These include mortgage and fi nance benefi ts, education and insurance benefi ts and even money-saving offers on health services and vacations. Union members can visit www.UnionPlus.org to fi nd out which programs their unions offer.

Iron Workers Family Member Wins $1,000 Union Plus Scholarship$150,000 Awarded to 108 Students Representing 40 Unions News

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onAugust 8th, 9th and 10 th, 2008 in Mackinaw City, Michigan

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SAFETY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTby Frank Migliaccio

McCain’s Policies Would Not KeepWorkers Safe

On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, we the people

have a great responsibility to elect the next president of the United States. It is a responsibility that we can not take lightly. We have had eight years of an administration that has

done everything humanly possible to eliminate the middle class of American workers. They have done everything to put unions out of business, by allowing BIG BUSINESS to run roughshod over their workers.

Now, I know we have members who put gun rights, gay marriage, abortion issues, immigration, and many other things ahead of job-related issues. Every issue is very important, but we must have a job in order to keep our families housed, clothed, and fed. If we allow the next administration to keep up the attacks on labor, we may not have a union to keep our wages, health and welfare, pensions, safety, and training up to the standards we, and our good contractors, have come to expect.

John McCain will be running against an excellent Democratic Party candidate. We, the working class people, have a candidate who will protect our rights to join unions, earn a good living, and work in a safe workplace.

I would like to give you a little background information on how John McCain has voted on some key safety issues. McCain voted AGAINST fi eld sanitation standards for farm workers. This was a 1985 measure requiring farms with 10 or more workers to provide drinking water, hand washing, and toilet facilities for agriculture fi eld workers. This reminds me of the problems today for men and women to have access to clean drinking water and toilet facilities on nonunion construction sites. This is an OSHA Standard, but no one will enforce it on nonunion jobs. This could be us if we no longer had a union.

On October 18, 1990, McCain voted AGAINST stronger criminal penalties for employers

when willful health and safety violations lead to a worker’s injury or death. He also voted TO ALLOW application of cost-benefi t analysis and risk assessment requirements to occupational safety and health and mine safety and health regulations on July 14, 1995.

McCain voted on July 20, 1995, TO END a Democratic fi libuster against legislation allowing special interest groups to sit on peer-review panels that assess proposed safeguards, thus making it more diffi cult to issue workplace safety and environmental safeguards. But back on March 29, 1988, he SUPPORTED a fi libuster against establishing a federal health program to identify and notify workers at high risk of developing occupational diseases, and to counsel them on appropriate medical surveillance procedures.

On June 22, 2000, he voted TO PREVENT OSHA from issuing or enforcing ergonomics standards, an effort which failed. So on March 6, 2001, he voted TO OVERTURN the OSHA ergonomic standards issued in 2000 to prevent repetitive strain injuries, and to prevent OSHA from issuing similar standards without congressional approval.

McCain voted on December 10, 1985, AGAINST a measure allowing victims of toxic waste and health hazards to fi le suit in federal court against the people responsible for dumping toxic waste.

But one of the BIGGEST slaps in the face to the working men and women of our country came on June 29, 1994, when John McCain SUPPORTED LIMITING COMPENSATION for workers with injuries resulting from defects in the products with which they worked. Injured workers would be precluded from settling with manufacturers without the consent of the employer.

These are just a few of the opportunities John McCain had to do the right thing and protect the working men and women; instead he chose to side with BIG MONEY and BIG BUSINESS.

Now let me ask you, if John McCain is elected president of the United States, with his passed voting record, WHO DO YOU THINK HE WILL PROTECT?

On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, get out and vote as though your life depends on it—BECAUSE IT DOES!

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Apprenticeship Department Report

CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training (formally The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights) provides training for construction workers who will be doing hazardous waste clean up, lead or asbestos abatement, permit-required confi ned space entry, disaster clean-up, or for those who may be exposed to chemical or biological hazards on the job.

CPWR’s training mission is to ensure that trades people have the skills, knowledge, and confi dence to protect themselves, their co-workers, their families and communities, and the environment when working around environmental hazards.

CPWR is committed to preventing illness, injury, and death in the construction industry through its safety and health research. CPWR heads a nationwide consortium of researchers who identify, develop and test innovative approaches to solve problems related to high-risk activities in the industry. Knowledge developed through the research is disseminated through publications, presentations, the web, and training programs. The Center is supported through government funding by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Nation Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the Departments of Energy (DOE), Labor (DOL), and Defense (DOD).

This past October, the annual CPWR Environmental Hazard Trainer Enhancement was conducted in South Padre Island, Tex., and in Matamoros, Mexico. The annual trainer enhancement programs continue to build skills and facilitate sharing of innovative lesson plans. At the same time, the enhancements are used to update trainers on new construction techniques and changes in regulatory requirements. Nine Iron Worker National Training Fund environmental safety and health trainers participated in the annual trainer enhancement program: Dane Bowers,

Local 340 (Battle Creek, Mich.), Jack Gavett, Local 229 (San Diego), Joseph J. Hunt III, Local 396 (St. Louis), Russell A. Johnson, Local 75 (Phoenix), Thomas Lyver, Local 46L (New York), Neal J. McKelligan, Local 7 (Boston), Frank Piccione, NIEATJUF, Jose Rivera, Local 378 (Oakland, Calif.), and Ricardo Sanclemente, Local 272 (Miami). This enhancement consisted of workshops for trainers of the Lead Worker, Asbestos Worker, Hazardous Waste Worker, and Confi ned Space courses.

The Hazardous Waste Worker workshop was of interest to the Ironworker National Training Fund instructors. This workshop provided an opportunity for the Iron Worker instructors to don, doff, and decontaminate the newest in respiratory equipment. CPWR has made available to the Iron Workers two sets of this new respiratory equipment, which includes:

• 16 MSA Firehawk SCBAs• 16 MSA Prem-Aire Supplied Air Respirator Systems• 32 MSA Ultra-Elite Face pieces• 16 MSA APR Adapters for Ultra-Elite Face pieces

plus Cartridges • 2 Passport 5-Star Personal Alarm and Calibration Kit• 18 Tychem Level A Training Suites• 2 Tychem TK Level A Suites

Thanks to CPWR’s Trainer Enhancement Program(s) and commitment to making available, the new respiratory equipment the Ironworker National Training Fund environmental safety and health instructors are well prepared to train apprentice and journeyman ironworkers in the area of environmental safety and health.

APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORTby Mike White

SCBA group hands on workshop station.

Neil McKelligan taking the lead in a brainstorming group activity.

Joe Hunt III, Ricardo Sanclemente, and Jose Rivera at the SAR group hands on workshop station.

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12 THE IRONWORKER

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

Prevailing Wage Makes Sense

Rolling up its sleeves, the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO has joined with

affi liates to strengthen and reform the application of the Davis-Bacon Act.

As BCTD President Mark H. Ayers said recently before the California State Building Trades Council, critics of organized labor “drag us through the mud, portraying us as anti-American and bad for America, and seeking to do all they can to eliminate our unions once and for all. What gets me so fi red up about these people,” he said, “is their …claim that Davis -Bacon – and similar state and local prevailing wage laws—drive up the cost of construction.” (As has been shown by Professor Robert Bruno of the University of Illinois, this has never been proven at all.)

What is basically being said, noted President Ayers, is the hypocritical notion that workers on public projects simply make too much money.

“In many instances, particularly in the South, the wage determinations in low union density areas for some trades are below the federal poverty level, and other crafts’ state prevailing wages – if they have a prevailing wage law—are not much better.”

Ayers also noted that the same legislators who are anti-prevailing wage often lead the way on efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, arguing that the infl ux of labor supply naturally drives down wages for U.S. workers.

“These hypocrites have no qualms about trying to destroy the only law that sets a minimum fl oor for wages in the construction industry and actually works to prevent wages from being driven down, he said, closing with a feisty call to turn the tide.”

This has been done with a big push on Washington, D.C., in combination with groups like the Association of Union Contractors, and of course, the Iron Workers. Proposed are the National Infrastructure Development Act (which would establish a national infrastructure bank development corporation); the Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act; the Farm Bill Extension Act (including bio-fuel plant construction); and the Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act, plus four programs with the Department of Homeland Security. These would all ensure a level-playing fi eld for both contractors and labor.

On a related note, the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2005 gave the U.S. infrastructure an overall grade of “D.” At the time, the report said $1.6 trillion should be spent by 2010 to address our crumbling infrastructure - roads, bridges, sewers and public buildings. Sadly, nothing approaching this level has occurred, and only now is there real movement on this crucial issue.

News and Highlights

• The 3rd Annual Midwest Prevailing Wage Conference hosted by CISCO from May 13 to 16 in Rosemont, Illinois was a terrifi c success. Each day featured informative panel discussions and workshops on all aspects of federal and state wage laws, public records law, and a chance to share ideas on compliance. A particular word of thanks and praise goes out to the U.S. Department of Labor, the Indiana-Illinois-Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting; LCPtracker labor compliance software; Professor Bruno, and CISCO Executive Director John Brining.

• The owner of a Florida concrete contracting fi rm was recently sentenced by federal prosecutors to ten years in prison for underpaying $3 million in federal payroll taxes. The owner paid his workers (all undocumented aliens) in cash to avoid tax withholding.

• The states of Massachusetts, Washington, and Connecticut recently took action on combating phony independent contractor “1099” misclassifi cation, issuing an AG advisory; a new law and task force; and a commission, respectively. Meanwhile, the IRS reports that up to 30% of audits this year will be based on employee misclassifi cation issues.

• A note to Iron Worker business managers: please continue to send me your local’s most recent wage rate sheet updates as well as your new CBAs if you have not done so. We will monitor your rates with the Department of Labor as well as provide any local wage compliance assistance you may need, whether it is fi ling complaints against prevailing wage cheaters or what you have you. Call (202) 383-4865 for more information.

Sources: BNA, Labor Educator; A.P.

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The ironworker foreman is the essential link between the signatory employer and local union on the job site. As the direct supervisor of a crew of ironworkers, the foreman is

responsible for ensuring that work is done right the fi rst time.Where do skilled ironworker foremen come from? These are

typically skilled ironworkers with leadership potential who are selected to become foremen. Upon completion of the Foreman Training for Ironworkers course developed by IMPACT, these individuals work with their employers to help ensure that work is done right the fi rst time and meets standards and specifi cations.

The challenge facing employers and local unions today is that at a time of increased demands for construction many of the most skilled foremen are approaching retirement. When these foremen retire they take with them knowledge and skills acquired over many years of experience. This often leaves younger, less experienced foremen to run projects without anyone to turn to for guidance on the supervisory or complicated technical aspects of the job.

During the December 2007 IMPACT Trustee meeting there was a proposal to develop a Foreman Mentoring Program. General President Joseph J. Hunt appointed a labor/management task force including:

• Dave McEuen, president of the California Erectors Bay Area Inc.• Jeff Green, CEO Davis Erection Company• Vic Cornellier, president of TSI Exterior Wall Systems Inc.• Dave Gornewicz, district representative, District Council

of the Southeastern States • Dick Zampa Jr., state apprenticeship director of California and Vicinity• Jeff Norris, apprenticeship coordinator, Local 720

IMPACT is currently working with this task force to develop materials designed for use by local unions and their signatory employers to implement their own foreman mentoring program. These materials will be available soon – so look for more information.

IMPACT Online Tracking System TrainingIronworkers attending the annual Legislative Conference

of the Building and Construction Trades Department, April 13-16, were able to make the most of their time in Washington, D.C. by attending a training session for IMPACT’s two online project tracking systems at International Headquarters. Representatives of McGraw-Hill Construction and Industrial Information Resources (IIR) were on-hand to facilitate the three-hour training session. The session demonstrated how best to research projects and companies, including tracking and saving project searches and lists.

The two systems are available to local unions and contractor associations signatory to IMPACT. Both tracking systems provide the most current information to help identify and bid on thousands of upcoming commercial, industrial and maintenance projects throughout the United States and Canada.

IMPACT-Direct, a customized version of PECWeb developed by IIR, features data from 12 industrial markets, and includes daily updates on new projects and refi nery status reports. The service also details scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and outages at power plants and generating units and access to contact and status information for ethanol plants located throughout the U.S. and Canada.

IMPACT-Trac is a customized version of McGraw-Hill Construction’s Dodge Reports. The service provides daily updates on commercial and residential projects and information on company project bids.

IMPACT Developing Foreman Mentoring Program

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Local 5 MakesLocal 5 MakesHistoryHistory

14 THE IRONWORKER

The Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is one of the largest projects in the Capital City. It’s expected to open its doors to the public very soon.

In this monumental construction, ironworkers from Local 5 (Washington, D.C.) are present and on the job. Companies like Highland Ornamental specializing in bronze rail grill ornamental, Milestone in bronze doors, and Superior in miscellaneous irons have been working in the setting up of the stairs of the Great Hall, theaters, upper level and plaza level. Highland Ornamental is assembling some of the steel support structure

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John Punchak, Delao Santos, Mark Jamison, Dennis Blakeman, Danalo Garica, and Keith Sirio.John Punchak Delao Santos Mark Jamison Dennis

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for the two glass walls that will enclose the central carriageway below the east from center step.

The Capitol Visitor Center occupies three levels below ground on the U.S. Capitol building. The project includes spaces for exhibits, visitor comfort, food service, two

theaters, auditorium, gift shops, security, service tunnels for truck loading deliveries, mechanical facilities, storage, and much needed space for the House of Represen-tatives and Senate. When completed, the CVC will preserve and maximize public access to the Capitol. The

visitors will enjoy the amenities, comfort, convenience, and educational opportunities appropriate to the heart of our nation democracy.

For these reasons, Local 5 with Highland Ornamental, Milestone, and Superior are proud to be part of the history of our great nation.

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District Council Sponsors First Annual Ironworkers Golf Classic

District Council of Ironworkers, Chicago and Vicinity proudly voted to sponsor the First Annual Ironworkers Golf Classic, held August 10, 2007 to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Every year, children across America count the days until MDA Summer Camp. In 2007, more than 100 children in the Chicago area attended MDA Summer Camp funded by events like the golf tournament.

The Ironworkers District Coun-cil of Chicago and Vicinity want to thank everyone for being a part of their special event. They raised $65,000 in donations.

The committee, Eric Dean, president of the Chicago District Council / general organizer, Frank DiMarco, retired FST/BM, Local 136 (Chicago), Perry Misso, retiredBA, Local 136, along with State Senator Terry Link and State Representative Angelo Saviano spearheaded the successful event.

A great line up of labor leaders from many different unions and the private sector, along with special guests Dan Hampton, 1985 “Chicago Bears” and NFL Footballs Hall of Famer and Glen Kozlowski, 1985 “Chicago Bears” and WGN radio personality.

MDA supports more research on neuromuscular diseases than any other private-sector organization in the world. MDA scientists are in the forefront of gene therapy research and have uncovered the genetic defects responsible for several forms of muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Toot disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease), childhood spinal muscular atrophy, and several other neuromuscular conditions.

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Stephen Penn-Davies, Local 340 (Battle Creek, Mich.), was a proud ironworker employed by Gelock Heavy Movers. He was born on November 12, 1967 and passed away on December 31, 2006. He fought and won two battles with cancer and survived a near fatal car accident. While recovering from his car accident, he passed from undiagnosed heart disease. Steve loved the outdoors, fi shing, kayaking, target shooting. He is missed by his family and friends.

Long time ironworker Thomas Rice, Local 361 (Brooklyn) was born September 18, 1936 and passed away December 26, 2007. Tom became an ironworker in 1955 and retired in 1988. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Patricia Rice, two brothers, one sister, two sons, one daughter, two stepdaughters, and two adopted daughters. He also has 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren with more on the way. Tom loved being an ironworker and is greatly missed by all who loved him.

Harold “Rusty” Billingsley, a 15-year member of the Local 433 (Los Angeles), died in a job site accident at Project City Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 5, 2007. Rusty was 46 years old and was a 40-year resident of Las Vegas. He enjoyed numerous outdoor activities, including fi shing, riding dirt bikes and ATVs, spending time at the family cabin in Utah, and taking long hikes with his beloved dogs Socks and Buddy. Rusty is survived by three sisters, fi ve half siblings, and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

Brother Charles “Woody” Wood, Local 387 (Atlanta) member since September 1, 1942, was a good rigger and well respected member. He was a devoted ironworker and family man and is pictured with great-great-granddaughter Mikaela, daughter Terry Parrott, grandson David Parrot, and great grandson Sean Parrot.

On April 8, 2008, Local 402 (West Palm Beach, Fla.) lost brother ironworker James Ford while working in West Palm. James was 36 years old. James was a great friend and ironworker and will greatly missed by everyone who knew him.

“IRONWORKERS’ JOB LINE”New Number 877- 884 - 4766 (877- 884 - IRON)

or visit www.ironworkers.orgto fi nd out which locals need workers, type of work, and who to contact.

In Memoriam

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Local 5 Supports DADs Day

Local Union 5 (Washington, D.C.) held its 5th annual DADs Day (Dollars Against Diabetes) Poker Run with over 150 motorcycle riders participating. An additional 200 people gathered for the after party. With the sale of the raffle tickets, event t-shirts, and sponsorships from contractors and vendors, Local 5 raised $19,300. Additionally, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) donated a Remington 870 shotgun, which was raffl ed off.

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UntitledBy E.T. Donaovan IV, Local 25 (Detroit)

I’ve got all these tools and nothing to do.I keep paying the bills, the shut offs are due.The mills are slow.The plants go no go.I call the hall with hope in my head,The B.M. the B.A.’s tell how everthings on holdAnd for a days wage nothing to be toldBut for the times I know are not so grim.And I call my wife to establish a grin.I think back many years when apprentice was my startAnd this reminds me of unityA need dear to my heart.For the phone, I’ll try it againWith one big goal of another jobs end.

An IronworkerBy Ray Nieman, Local 563 (Duluth, Minn.)

As an ironworkerI’ll climb that columnI’ll walk that beamI’ll stretch a bridgeAcross a raging streamI’ll raise a towerI’ll build a dockI’m hard at workI’m on the clockI do my best to pull my loadWhen the work is done I’m down the road

Our AceBy R.J. Langlois, Local 477 (Sheffi eld, Ala.)

To some you’re a legend, to seven a dad.The bread that you won was hard on a man.Your tool belt was heavy, yet you wore it with cheer,On the iron so high you walked without fear.The rods that you packed, twisted, and tiedYou did this for us, your family, your pride.

You passed this trade on to three of your sonsAcross all the states we continue to run,Raising buildings and bridges through blood sweat and pain,Up high in the sky to uphold your great name.

We’re a family of steel, iron and clad,So proud and so blessed that you are our dad.We followed your steps, we followed your climbWe spudded those holes time after time.

You are our legend, our hero, our “Ace.”When you climb up to heaven please save us a place.

UntitledBy David Watts, Local 782 (Paducah, Ky.)

This building that we build. This building so stout so strong that will last for so very long.

This building that has seen so many through blood, sweat and tears have spent their years and now long gone. Gone but not forgotten, for it has seen the high price paid some with life and some with limb.

Their lives of work recorded here. Layered on the steel like pages in a book. But you need not look. These are words that can’t be read. But only heard by those who are able to turn off the noise of the world that rings so loud in all our heads.

Here fi rst young then suddenly old, now long gone but never forgotten.

And in the end this building with all it’s layers of life that has seen so much of men will become just like them gone to be just dust in the wind.

Poems

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Grabbing tools, boots, and Carhartt jacket,my ironworker husband takes on the day.

An iron skeleton of a building welcomes him, standing like prehistoric dinosaur bones of yesterday.

Walking the Iron

By Rod Deets, Local 489 (Scranton, Pa.)

In the morning when I start, It happens way up there, It’s cool and crisp and slippery, cause we’re out here in the air, I watch my fi rst step there might be ice on that beam, but I just keep on going like I’m living a dream.

Now I’m walking the iron, it’s just a way of life, but while I walk, I’m thinking of my kids and my wife. Sometimes I just can’t think straight, cause I’m up here all alone, but I keep on walking the iron and thinking about my home.

Last year three guys fell, one got banged, one got broke one didn’t turn out so well. Sometimes when I’m up there, I won’t take a chance, and other times I’ll look up, but just to take a glance.

Someday I’m gonna quit this job, but I just don’t know when, it pays good, you work hard, and you make a lot of friends, I guess I’ll hang around til bout 2022, but while I’m walking the iron, I thinking about you.

I’m still walking the iron, It’s just a way of life, but while I walk, I’m thinking of my kids and my wife. Sometimes I just can’t think straight, cause I’m up here all alone, but I keep on walking the iron and thinking of my home.

Sometimes I just can’t think straight, I don’t know what to do. But while I walk the iron, I’m thinking about you.

Poems

Ironworker SunriseBy Suzanne Bird, wife of Larry Bird, Local 75 (Phoenix)

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As a young man,Strong and proud.His feet on the beamHis head in the clouds.

The thrill of the jobThe money the fameWere always a partOf his life long game

Near misses, close callsToo numerous to mention.Left him in doubtIf he would collect his pension.

But it wasn’t thingsThat did him in.Old age and poor eyesightAre much more grim

So he struggles alongAs best as he canTo end his careerAs a tool crib man

Tool Crib Lament

By Al “Butch” Sprung, Local 759 (Thunder Bay, Ontario)

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You can see the signs of an ironworker’s life all around, even though they often go quietly unnoticed.The obvious signs in the form of a roof over the heads of the family he loves or in the form of a shiny, yellow motorcycle that he doesn’t have time to ride. He loves that bike; as if it embodies how far he’s come in life by rising with the sun for over twenty years.Some days he grumbles about the occasional young, knuckle-headed new guy on the job. On some days, the good days, he re-tells a dirty joke he heard at work that makes Mom blush, which makes us all laugh that much harder.But, the signs that he’s sweated his heart and soul out for this family while he hangs from a crossbeam are so much smaller. Yet, they mean so much more.His red lunchbox, battered and beaten, carries the water and occasionally soggy sandwich that gets him through a ten hour day.His hardhat, covered in Local 397 Union stickers protects his head and leaves a big ‘X’ imprint in his fl at top haircut.His tool belt is full of instruments he can make structural magic with.

But, the thing that gets me the most is his boots. They are high top and brown and impossibly dirty. He’ll walk a hole right through them before he sends mom to get a new pair from Sears. I marvel at the smooth, fl at bottom and the heights they take him to. In these boots he is always one step away from falling, one step away from Heaven.People drive by these buildings my dad has erected and they don’t see what the daughter of an ironworker sees. They don’t know the beauty in the consistency of perfectly placed beams, smooth handrails, and proper decking.They don’t see the signs that an ironworker once treaded on air to make that building happen.But, I do.I see buildings through his eyes and I feel the love of a dad who has calluses on his hands and scars on his body. I feel the love of an ironworker every night when I lay my head on my pillow under the roof he’s worked hard to provide. And, every night I thank God my ironworker was safe another day.

High on a Dream©By Mykal Taylor, Local 86 (Seattle)

Standing high on a dream with the rising sun on his face.Hooked off with a lanyard and a back full of pain.The moment of clarity where no troubles remain,The work lays before him as the crane’s engine roars.Free of all thoughts except where his next step will fall.The building shakes as his spud fi nds the hole,The points are connected with pride in his soul.Lives have been lost to feed him today,Which is why the Pride of an Ironworker cannot be taken away.

Signs of an IronworkerBy Dana Lyn Guest, daughter of Coy Moore, Local 397 (Tampa, Fla.)

My Dad the Ironworker

By Cadie Myers, daughter of Jack Myers, Local 361 (Brooklyn)

Up on the iron,Way up high,A man very special stands tall and strong.My dad, the ironworker

He takes pride in what he does,And works very hard,Walking on that slender piece of iron,My dad, the ironworker

He risks his life,To support his family,He’ll never let me down,My dad, the ironworker

As you can see,I love him very much,My dad, the ironworker

Poems

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Member’s Viewpoint

My Father

By David Hughes, Local 377 (San Francisco)

My father was fl awed, as are we all, and many things could be said about many would call his failings. But I remember, as a child, my father rising before the sun leaving for work, returning home in the evening, 5, 6 or even 7 days a week. I remember asking myself, why does he do it? What’s in it for him? And the answer soon became apparent: he had responsibilities; he kept his word; he labored in fair weather and foul, in god-forsaken places, month after month, year after year, risking his health and his life for his family as he had for his country, because he was a father, a husband, just as he had been a soldier; he was a man, and that’s what a man does: he keeps his commitments and he meets his responsibilities; he protects and shelters those he loves. My dad was a Man with a capital M.

My Father was a builder. He took great delight in his ability to build things, and build them he did: smelters, high-rises, power houses and bridges, especially bridges. In his trade, and mine, the best of the best were know as Bridgemen; my dad was a Bridgeman.

His craftsmanship never cease to amaze me. From fi xing an automobile to making his child a pair of stainless steel spurs out of odds and ends screws and washers and an old boot, to crafting an all but perfect 36-foot sailboat for which he was awarded a certifi cate as a Master Marine Carpenter by the U.S. Coast Guard, he was a craftsman, a Bridgeman at everything he turned his hand to. Yet I can honestly say I never once heard my father brag.

In his last few years, as age and this terrible affl iction took their toll on his mind and body, I was astonished to hear my mother speak of the terrible self doubt that had haunted my father. It had never been apparent to me; yet it made perfect sense in retrospect; what else for a man who was all but abandoned by his own parents when he was 12 or 13 years old? Who struggled to feed himself when grown men with training and skills couldn’t fi nd work? My dad never fi nished high school; he didn’t have that luxury, but he was one of the best read men I have ever known with knowledge and a sense of history that would shame many college graduates.

My Father was a strong man, a man of duty and principle, uncompromising in his values, yet compassionate and loving, and a champion of the underdog with a keen sense of justice. He was also a man of strong convictions; old-fashioned many would say, in his values. Regarding his values, he was uncompromising; A man with a clear vision of right and wrong; a man who had not need to equivocate;

a man who gave his word and kept it. There was not a lot of grey area when you dealt with my father; he was a man of black and white; No half-truths: no maybes; it was yes or no; right or wrong; good or evil.

Born and raised in the south in the Jim Crow years, my father had no tolerance for racism or bigotry. As a young child when I pestered him for stories of his war experiences, expecting tales of derring-do and glory, I got, instead stories of how “colored” soldiers were forced to sleep on deck or shelter in life boats under a tarp on the overcrowded troop ships, of how colored troops were forced to wait outside in the rain when the troop train bearing the G.I.s home in triumph was side tracked and delayed at a small town in Texas and the overcrowded waiting room at the depot had a sign reading “Whites Only.”

I am speaking today not only out of the love I have for my father, but out of the profound respect I have for him. Most of you knew my father well, some of you, better than I. But with only one exception, I can say with complete candor, that no one had any greater love or respect for him. For 56 years Gibbons Clyde Hughes was an intimate part of my life, but now it is time for me – for us- to say goodbye to him. Before I do so, I wish to remember him and his life, not merely the elderly man, suffering from a terrible affl iction, but the young boy, pushed into adulthood by circumstances, at age 16 seeking refuge in the U.S. Army from the stark poverty and the hunger of the Great Depression, only to be faced with the horror and the fury of a World War before he was legally of age.

My father was a strong man; strong in many ways. I remember the brawny arms and the bulging muscles, the might and the physical strength. I remember also the strength of will and the determination. If my father started something, he fi nished it. If he did something – whatever it may be – he did it well. I don’t remember very many “attempts” associated with my father, but I remember many completions.

He was articulate, but never truly outspoken. Loud assertiveness was not his style.

My Father had his fl aws, but who am I? Who are we? Who are many of us to judge the frailties of our fellows? The God I pray to is a God of understanding and a God of Compassion; a God who does not expect more than we can deliver; I cannot pretend to know what criterion God will use to judge any of us, and I know enough to avoid self-seeking defi nition. I also know enough of my father to have no doubt whatsoever that the God I pray to will welcome this good man; this soldier, this Husband, this Father, this Bridgeman, this Man; Gibbons Clyde Hughes, My DAD.

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Bruce Gerometta was born August 3rd,

1956 in Gary Indiana. Bruce as a boy was an outgoing, free spirit who made a lot of friends. He was deeply interested in nature, wildlife.

At an early age he showed his independence and strength of character in many ways.

He attended and graduated from Portage High School in 1974. He was an athlete, lettered in football, and was voted Mr. Football by his students and teammates for his exceptional talent and skills playing for the varsity team. Bruce

played multiple positions because of his talent and in 1974 helped take Portage High School to Indiana All State Champions. Bruce broke multiple records for rushing and receiving and was scouted to play at the next level. As a young man Bruce left Indiana and attended Concordia

University but left after only one year eventually to become a proud Union Ironworker. He had many adventures traveling this country working out of many different ironworker locals before settling here in Los Angeles and working out of local 416.

Local 416 welcomed Bruce into its membership in March of 1985. Since then Bruce Gerometta has worked and served the membership of our local faithfully in many capacities including Sergeant at Arms, Recording

Secretary, Business Agent, President, Delegate to the California District Council of Ironworkers, delegate to Ironworkers International Convention multiple times, Delegate to the Los Angeles Building Trades Council, Delegate to the Los Angeles Federation of Labor AFL and many more.

In 1996 Bruce Gerometta was duly elected as Business Agent for Ironworkers Local 416 and he really made an impact on the construction industry in Los Angeles. His duties included standing up for the men he represented, securing more work for them, fi ghting unscrupulous contractors, settling problems and issues on the job sites and a whole lot more. One of Bruce’s greatest achievements was that he inspired the men and women of 416 how to stand up for themselves and what was right at a time when the membership was thirsty for the respect they deserve.

Dick Zampa the President of the California Ironworkers District Council began an effort in the 1980’s to educate the Ironworkers in California on the need to Organize using the COMET (Construction, Organizing membership Education and Training) program. Bruce attended a class and became convinced that we needed to Organize.

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In Memory of

Bruce Gerometta Bruce Gerometta Ironworkers Local 416

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Bruce was a strong advocate for the abolishment of the “Country Club Local” philosophy which opposed the new Building Trades “Organizing as Strength” movement which he knew in his heart to be the survival of the Trade Union movement in the United States. His commitment

to Organizing during the mid 90’s was at a time when “Organizing” was a dirty word amongst many of his colleagues and peers and his commitment was more than the standard lip service many were paying to the new idea- he backed his words

with action. He actively spoke to the non-union Ironworkers working in his area and established a trust with them that led to many successful activities in the efforts to organize the non-union reinforcing steel industry in Los Angeles. When the Local Union decided to organize Long Beach Rebar (a 90 man open shop) in 1997 Bruce worked hard with jobsite visits, workplace actions, and worker empowerment and eventually Local 416 signed Long Beach Rebar to a full Ironworker Master Labor Agreement. Though Long Beach Rebar self-destructed as a result of poor management Bruce was happy that he played a large part in the men’s successful integration into the Union brotherhood and that their families now enjoyed a standard of living and dignity they

wouldn’t have before the Union. It was during this time that the reinforcing industry shifted to a predominately Hispanic immigrant work force and Bruce fought for them just the same as anyone else; without any hesitation – they were his brothers, they needed representation and he delivered. This was not popular with everyone but Bruce did not cave into what was “popular“ he did was right. He supported Organizing, he believed in Organizing, and he Organized. Bruce did all these with a tenacity, integrity and intensity that impressed many contractors, developers and elected government offi cials.

During this time Bruce made many friends and allies in the organized labor world- many representatives truly appreciated his passion for justice and they grew to love and appreciate everything Bruce did for Organized Labor and working people in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Those of us that represent working people will always remember the example Bruce set for us and God willing we can do our best to measure up to the bar he set so high.

We can all agree Bruce’s favorite thing to do was helping his fellow man or woman when they were in need of assistance as a result of a diffi culty or tragedy. Nobody went to the lengths Bruce did in order to make sure that somebody in a bind was taken care of. He worked many unpaid

hours visiting the injured, sick, survivors of tragedy, or those just down on their luck. He worked tirelessly raising funds to relieve those in need and spending his own money to make sure his fellow man was taken care of. He never once complained and he always did everything in his power to help. In everything Bruce did he embodied integrity, honesty, perseverance, and compassion.

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Monthly Report of Lifetime Honorary Members

3 BARNES, EDWARD A

3 BEDITS, JOSEPH J

3 BLISS, JAMES A

3 BONGIORNI, JAMES

3 PARRISH, EDWARD D

7 SABA, LEONARD J

7 WILLIAMS, CHARLES J

8 ELLINGER, JAMES L

8 WALKER, JOHN A

9 JONATHAN, GERALD E

10 FLOWERS, RICHARD L

10 GRIGSBY, WALTER A

11 COLLINS, ARTHUR C

11 LEE, JAMES J

14 ROLE, DUANE R

14 STARKE, DAVID H

15 OVERTON, WILLIAM B

15 SALVATORE, JOSEPH V

16 BILGER, ESKER C

17 KOGLER, ROBERT C

21 MALCHOW, ROGER D

22 TANKSLEY, WILLIAM A

25 BYERS, WILLARD R

25 DE PASTURE, SYLVESTER W

25 FLEMMING, ROBERT J

25 GILBERT, LOWELL E

25 HANCOCK, LARRY R

25 SHURKEY, CHARLES L

27 HARRIS, DANIEL E

29 MCGUIRE, DENNIS E

29 SCHWARZ, HARRY J

29 STURDEVANT, ROBERT R

36 CLARKSON, ROBERT B

37 MILLER, GERALD J

40 MORRIS, JOSEPH R

40 VORNFETT, JOHN M

44 BAUGH, JOHNNIE D

44 FRANKLIN, JON D

45 CREEGAN, JAMES J

46 HOHLFELD, HOWARD W

60 BASMAJIAN, PETER M

60 DUDLEY, DAVID W

60 GUANCIALE, WILLIAM H

63 DARNELL, BOB W

63 FARLEY, STEVE W

63 MALONEY, OWEN

68 MONTERVINO, MICHAEL R

86 EDWARDS, HARLEY G

86 GLOCKNER, DOUG W

86 HUNSUCKER, FRANKLIN D

86 LANG, ANTHONY M

86 SACCON, GINO A

89 BRUNER, HOWARD R

97 LEMMERICK, BARRY

97 STANDER, ERHARD

103 BREWSTER, PHILIP E

103 BULLOCK, MICHAEL K

112 MC INTYRE, DANNY R

118 BEATY, JAMES M

118 WHEELER, JAMES T

135 EVERSOLE, CLARENCE F

155 CHANDLER, CHARLES R

155 WOODS, LESLIE E

172 FRIESNER, PAUL E

172 HENTON, LAWRENCE G

172 VANHOOSE, GLEN L

172 WEIR, DAVID L

201 PARKER, CHARLIE E

201 THOMAS, JOHN W

290 RICHARDSON, JACK

290 WEEKS, DENNIS

301 SHAMBLIN, CLINTON M

340 ELDER, CHARLES

340 GOSWELLIN, CLARENCE D

340 RICHMOND, ROBERT

361 FORD, CLAIR V

361 NOSEWORTHY, CHARLES S

377 BERUMEN, MANUEL D

377 MANTIONE, LOUIS S

377 OWEN, MERLE E

377 POWLESS, EUGENE D

378 ART, ROBERT S

378 DALEY, JAMES F

378 WAKAMATSU, LELAND E

22 OLIVER, GEORGE E

384 HUBBARD, DAN

387 INGRAM, J. O

387 JONES, BOBBY R

392 HARTMANN, JOHN C

392 KOGEL, ROBERT H

392 SOLIS, JEROME N

395 DOUGLAS, JAMES H

395 JONES, TERRY L

395 ROKOSZ, RICHARD J

397 SCHLAUDRAFF, ARTHUR L

399 DUFFY, THOMAS A

399 JONES, FHANE B

401 GARBACK, BENJAMIN V

404 BOONE, ROBERT H

405 MC FADDEN, KENNETH P

416 CAMPBELL, RICHARD A

416 LEE, CAROL D

416 LINDSAY, ROBERT M

416 MC WHORTER, CLYDE M

416 RITCHEY, KENNETH R

420 MABRY, RICHARD L

424 CARNAROLI, JOHN

424 CASTROVILLARI, PIETRO A

424 DESANTIS, FRANK

424 FACENDA, DENNIS P

424 MAGUIRE, THOMAS

433 GIVENS, JEFFERY R

433 RINARD, LAWRENCE W

22 HARVEY, GEORGE D

444 HAMILTON, RONALD E

469 HALL, ALBERT W

477 WALLACE, JACK A

482 HAJDA, TIMOTHY M

492 CUNNINGHAM, JERRY T

492 VAUGHN, OLEN C

498 PEDERSEN, RALPH A

512 CARLSON, JEFF D

568 HARDY, BERNARD E

625 FUKUDA, CHRISTY M

700 JOVANOVICH, JERRY

704 HARPER, JAMES C

709 BAUERS, HENRY R

710 MURRELL, LONNIE W

711 JOSSART, WILLIAM

720 PRIMROSE, FRED C

721 BRANT, ROY

721 OLIVEIRA, JOSE M

721 VETRO, GIUSEPPE

725 ANDERSON, LYNN

752 ARSENAULT, ARTHUR G

752 MAC LELLAN, BERNARD C

764 LEWIS, JOSEPH

765 GERVAIS, RAYMOND

769 MC GUIRE, PHILLIP R

769 MEREDITH, JOHN R

769 WHITAKER, JAMES M

786 MOORE, ALLEN

787 MC AULEY, HARRY

787 TAYLOR, NORVAL G

842 LE BLANC, NORBERT

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Lifetime Honorary members are published in the magazine according to the application approval date. Members previously classified as Old Age or Disability Pensioners that were converted to Lifetime Honorary membership effective January 1, 2007 will not be reprinted in the magazine.

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26 THE IRONWORKER

MARCH 2008

3 EVANS, RICHARD E

7 ABBOTT, ROY

7 DE COURCEY, JOHN E

7 KINLIN, KEVIN M

7 O’MALLEY, PATRICK C

7 SHEPARD, EDGAR L

7 WEIGHTMAN, WILLARD G

8 CHAILLIER, THOMAS L

8 HUNKINS, MARLIN G

8 STERK, RICHARD M

8 WALDSCHMIDT, JAMES V

11 GRISWOLD, WILLIAM M

17 LA ROSA, ROBERT

22 SMITHEY, BILLIE L

25 BANCIU, AXENTE N

25 JOHNSON, GARY R

25 LOUGHRY, ADRIAN M

25 PHILLIPS, STUART

25 ROCHESTER, WILSON J

28 CALLIS, DONALD R

28 CHILDS, STANLEY D

33 BRAGUE, HOWARD R

40 HAYES, FRANCIS T

40 SHEPHERD, JEAN C

40 TRAVERS, LAWRENCE

45 BOLTE, WALTER J

60 SMOKE, ALLAN G

63 BARTELLO, MICHAEL R

63 DAVIS, JOHN D

63 HERMANN, PAUL D

63 HUTTON, FRED M

63 JAPCZYK, RUSSELL

63 KOWALCZYK, STANLEY

63 MEDEIROS, NORMAN B

63 PTACEK, ARTHUR V

63 SCOTT, JAMES S

63 SMITH, GEORGE L

63 SMITH, NAPOLEON

63 TOBOLIC, STEPHEN

63 VEZZANI, ROBERT M

63 WEHRS, RAYMOND F

63 ZALAS, LEONARD W

66 RAMIREZ, JESUS G

86 DESPRES, WILFRED L

86 SCHLENZ, DONALD E

103 DEEN, JAMES F

103 DEEN, JAMES M

103 DEEN, THOMAS R

103 EASLEY, DANIEL U

103 HADLOCK, GORDON W

103 RALPH, JERRY A

103 RALPH, LARRY G

167 HILL, WESLEY

167 MEREDITH, EARNEST F

172 BARRETT, PAUL C

172 PYLE, HAROLD W

172 RUTHERFORD, KENNETH D

197 NEWCAMP, HAROLD D

201 GALLOWAY, CHAUNCEY L

229 ZUNIGA, CRECENCIO Y

290 BEAVER, CHARLES W

290 BOETTCHER, JOHN W

290 CASSIDY, JESS

340 STULTS, LARRY K

361 DOUGHTEN, MAURICE

361 RINALDI, JOHN

373 ROSS, RONALD C

378 APODACA, JOHN J

378 BROWN, LARRY J

378 HALL, WINFIELD S

378 MC GRATH, THOMAS J

378 SILAR, JOE W

378 WHITE, MARK L

383 RASMUSSEN, DAVID J

404 WATTS, STANLEY

416 VALDEZ, DANIEL

417 MIHOCKO, PAUL A

424 GRANT, JOSEPH M

433 BROCKUS, JOHN L

433 BURMOOD, DANIEL C

433 NEWTON, MERLIN J

433 TOMALA, ROBERT J

22 EDMONSON, DARRELL D

22 MARTIN, CHARLES C

22 PORTER, FRANK W

22 STAFFORD, PHILIP

477 ALLEN, JIMMY W

489 MC LAUGHLIN, JOHN F

492 JENKINS, WILLIAM L

512 STODDARD, FRANCIS J

512 WEEKS, EDDIE J

549 GILES, ROBERT W

550 HUGHES, TERRY R

591 BLAND, CHARLES D

591 MIGUES, ROBERT L

591 STEVENS, TRAVIS T

623 FREDERICK, ASA J

711 PACE, DOMENICO

721 CAMPBELL, EDWARD F

721 MORIN, FERNAND

732 WHELCHEL, JOHN A

736 SKINNER, JOHN

751 BENSON, KENNETH B

752 JESSOME, CAMERON

764 DALTON, EDWARD F

769 HEWLETT, RUFFUS J

769 ROBINSON, THOMAS C

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OFFICIAL MONTHLYRECORD

1 1276634 DEMPSEY, LAWRENCE 95871 1,750.00

1 600141 VELE, MERTON 95872 2,200.00

5 595436 LEE, HOWARD A. 95906 2,200.00

10 205711 BENNINGA, ORLAND 95907 2,200.00

10 1053304 ODEN, TIMOTHY S. 95846 1,750.00

10 526811 OLAH, EDWARD 95847 2,200.00

11 628244 LOGAN, DENNIS 95908 2,200.00

11 666824 MC DONALD, HUGH A. 95909 2,200.00

11 623683 RUANE, DENIS J. 95873 2,200.00

11 574689 WILLIAMSON, WALLACE 95934 2,200.00

12 470136 CHANDLER, RAYMOND L. 95848 2,200.00

12 724809 CONWAY, JOHN F. 95874 2,200.00

14 434169 SNODDY, RAY 95935 2,200.00

15 552879 MARQUIS, MARC J. 95849 2,200.00

16 656607 KAVANAUGH, HOWARD C. 95875 2,200.00

24 439223 SLACK, RUDY J. 95936 2,200.00

25 1312591 MC QUEEN, DAN 95937 1,400.00

25 465128 SCOTT, KENNETH A. 95938 2,200.00

25 539389 WEBSTER, LARRY D. 95939 2,200.00

25 346898 WILLIAMS, ROBERT A. 95940 2,200.00

27 931600 CHRISTENSEN, GALEN S. 95876 2,200.00

27 572057 SNYDER, RAYMOND K. 95941 2,200.00

29 153311 FUNSTON, W W. 95850 2,200.00

33 585752 HANSEN, VERNER 95910 2,200.00

40 708563 FAUSTO, ROCCO 95851 2,200.00

44 509907 LAWRENCE, JOHN J. 95911 2,200.00

45 937423 BOREL, EDMUND 95942 2,000.00

46L 1174188 FRASER, WRALLTIE I. 95912 1,750.00

48 530357 HEAD, THEREN D. 95943 2,200.00

55 491875 KOVACS, ELMER S. 95877 2,200.00

58 873032 CRAWFORD, LLOYD 95852 2,000.00

63 996883 VOLEK, RANDY E. 95878 2,000.00

75 471098 REID, EDWARD L. 95944 2,200.00

75 604793 ZUFELT, RUBEN H. 95945 2,200.00

84 1289554 RUDY, ROBERT 95879 1,750.00

86 444876 JUDD, LEONARD W. 95853 2,200.00

86 202444 KELLY, JOHN A. 95913 2,200.00

86 925690 LOVELY, EDWARD G. 95880 2,200.00

89 950357 BOOMERSHINE, KENNETH V. 95854 2,200.00

89 933704 MANLEY, RICHARD E. 95881 2,200.00

89 886648 ZAHORIK, CHARLES S. 95855 2,000.00

92 979050 NORRED, WILLIAM P. 95946 2,200.00

92 653351 STAPLES, RAYMOND D. 95914 2,200.00

103 602863 EWAN, BERTRAM E. 95856 2,200.00

118 385913 MARTIN, MYRON L. 95882 2,200.00

135 1257548 GEAREN, JIMMY 95915 2,000.00

136 1035826 EXNER, ROBERT R. 95947 2,000.00

136 617007 PLOVER, JOHN 95857 2,200.00

201 823344 PADGET, OSCAR 95916 2,200.00

228 1226890 JAMES, JOHN M. 95917 1,750.00

229 492723 SMITH, WALTER 95858 2,200.00

263 1073954 BALLARD, BOBBY R. 95918 2,000.00

263 961568 FAIRBROTHER, TROY K. 95859 7,000.00

272 365914 MOORE, ROBERT W. 95883 2,200.00

290 779966 BARTON, WILLIAM A. 95860 2,200.00

290 633278 HARFORD, RICHARD D. 95884 2,200.00

292 1188392 GARMAN, MICHAEL 95885 1,750.00

301 337446 BROWN, CHARLES W. 95861 2,200.00

340 964050 ZERAN, GARY L. 95886 2,200.00

361 490040 DANAY, AUSTIN J. 95949 2,200.00

361 806013 O TOOLE, BERNARD F. 95862 2,200.00

377 690300 ADDINGTON, HERSCHELL R. 95887 2,200.00

377 460385 GONDOLA, MARTIN G. 95888 2,200.00

377 344736 RASMUSSEN, ANDREW 95919 2,200.00

378 1028130 ABDUL MATEEN, YAHYA 95863 2,200.00

380 496731 SPENCER, WILBUR E. 95920 2,200.00

383 596983 LUTHER, LEO H. 95921 2,200.00

383 569519 THOMPSON, CHARLES L. 95889 2,200.00

384 393707 JOHNSON, GENE B. 95890 2,200.00

387 669285 ELSNER, LARRY E. 95950 2,200.00

392 881727 FARROW, ROBERT S. 95922 2,000.00

392 682161 MORGAN, HARRY W. 95891 2,200.00

393 1139814 BRETALL, DENNIS 95892 1,750.00

395 221820 YAGER, RALEIGH 95923 2,200.00

396 380089 LYNCH, ALFRED C. 95924 2,000.00

397 496394 NIX, OTIS F. 95951 2,200.00

401 552910 KASSAB, WILLIAM 95953 2,200.00

416 1173531 CHRISCOE, KENNETH W. 95954 1,750.00

416 1152726 COLLINS, JERRY K. 95955 1,750.00

416 624953 JOHNSON, ROBERT L. 95956 2,200.00

417 557283 ECKEL, EDWARD E. 95893 2,200.00

424 460494 BICKELL, RICHARD A. 95864 2,200.00

433 263404 JACKSON, HERB 95894 2,200.00

433 684341 KLINE, HOWARD W. 95865 2,200.00

433 435458 LEONARD, ORVILLE E. 95957 2,200.00

433 848861 MANNING, TOM 95895 2,000.00

492 468368 SLOAN, GUY W. 95896 2,200.00

495 531720 SENA, ARTHUR A. 95897 2,200.00

499 1143771 SMITH, JACK E. 95959 1,750.00

501 585120 WILLIAMS, FRED R. 95898 2,000.00

502 638158 TOLENTINO, ROBERT 95925 2,000.00

512 477980 HANSON, LESTER A. 95899 2,200.00

527 1128383 BARNETT, CARLOS J. 95866 1,750.00

577 645102 HOWE, GEORGE A. 95960 2,000.00

580 1116289 BAPTISTE, RANDOLPH F. 95961 1,750.00

591 1300922 COILE SR, JOHN H. 95926 1,750.00

591 619247 HOUSE, MARSHALL L. 95867 2,200.00

697 1232615 ATKINS, ROCKY J. 95962 7,000.00

711 1235626 FECTEAU, RICHARD 95868 7,000.00

712 906252 FREINHOFER, FRED 95931 2,000.00

725 926121 BOUCHARD, RONALD C. 95902 2,000.00

726 682929 MUSE, CLINT 95927 2,000.00

728 1227514 READER, TIMOTHY 95932 1,750.00

736 797405 GAUTHIER, ROBERT F. 95869 2,000.00

736 819750 MARTIN, RICHARD C. 95933 2,200.00

771 648877 LABRECHE, ROLAND N. 95903 2,200.00

782 490321 FORD, HARLAND E. 95963 2,200.00

782 981761 HICKS, ANTHONY 95870 2,000.00

786 684599 CUSSON, DENNIS 95904 2,000.00

786 689675 KINGWELL, ORVAL 95905 2,000.00

790 1249529 KINGSFORD, DON W. 95928 1,750.00

790 637249 WATSON, WILLIAM D. 95929 2,000.00

798 869526 KNOTTS, LARRY M. 95900 2,200.00

848 252191 RASBERRY, JASPER L. 95901 2,200.00 TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:.................. 253,450.00

DISAPPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 433 752694 MARTINEZ, RUDOLFO R. 95958 IN ARREARS

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APPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR MARCH 2008

1 305392 AVERY, THOMAS D. 96025 2,200.00

1 844561 BELUE, ROBERT K. 96078 2,200.00

1 817675 FINNEY, JAMES W. 96058 2,200.00

1 769131 JOHNSON, HOWARD A. 95964 2,200.00

1 471954 O FLAHERTY, GEORGE M. 96026 2,200.00

5 975456 BAXTER, DAVID H. 95991 2,000.00

5 793925 SNELLINGS, FRANK A. 95965 2,200.00

6 868200 COURTEAU, WAYNE G. 95992 2,200.00

7 414595 DILLON, JAMES J. 96027 2,200.00

7 363813 KLOPPENBURG, LOUIS S. 95993 2,200.00

7 193833 SERRA, ANGELO 96028 2,200.00

7 1277521 WALKER, MARK A. 95966 7,000.00

9 398676 BODIE, JOSEPH 96029 2,200.00

11 844993 RUSSO, ALFRED 96059 2,200.00

14 655205 GARVIE, CHARLES A. 96030 2,200.00

14 481898 GOLDEN, DWAYNE R. 95994 2,200.00

16 810139 GAST, MICHAEL T. 95995 2,000.00

17 243734 GREEN, ARGEST 96031 2,200.00

17 1049184 RELLICK, ANDREW P. 95996 2,000.00

17 349989 SHERMAN, CARL D. 96079 2,200.00

21 663296 LYONS, LEONARD L. 96032 2,200.00

21 383999 O’ BRIEN, JOSEPH J. 95967 2,200.00

22 746850 SHOWALTER, JAMES R. 95997 2,200.00

24 394453 HESTER, J R. 96060 2,200.00

25 464205 COX, WALTER E. 95998 2,200.00

25 831535 GRAHAM, WILLIAM T. 95999 2,000.00

25 456562 REHAN, KENNETH C. 96000 2,200.00

27 1352020 MONSOUR, DANIEL R. 96080 3,200.00

29 358175 COCHRAN, CALVIN L. 96033 2,200.00

29 917632 NUDO, GENE 96081 500.00

44 786660 KRAUS, WILLIAM R. 95968 2,200.00

44 958324 LEGGE, GERALD A. 95969 2,200.00

44 1222360 MISKELL, MARC A. 95970 1,750.00

46 725896 OSHKESHEQUOAM, ROBERT L. 95971 2,000.00

46 430130 SNYDER, RAYMOND G. 96061 2,000.00

46 826745 WILLIAMSON, DAVID H. 96062 2,000.00

48 226682 BOWMAN, CLOVIS G. 96001 2,200.00

55 352304 BILLER, ALBERT C. 96063 2,200.00

58 797973 FOLSE, HERMAN J. 96064 2,200.00

58 684360 RAPP, LOUIS W. 96034 2,200.00

66 427798 JUNG, ROBERT C. 96035 2,200.00

68 497644 BREZOWICZ, FRANK J. 96036 2,200.00

86 623761 BARNES, CLOYD H. 96002 2,200.00

86 612237 BRAY, HOWARD S. 95972 2,200.00

118 427143 CAYER, JOSEPH P. 96003 2,200.00

118 264200 FRANDSEN, ROBERT L. 96037 2,200.00

135 455635 BLACK, JAMES C. 95973 2,200.00

136 1125432 HARTMAN, EDWARD J. 95974 1,750.00

155 1354430 VILLALOBOS, ART 96038 800.00

172 822694 MC KENZIE, JAMES D. 96039 2,000.00

201 1022717 ALLEN, OTIS L. 96004 2,000.00

229 437146 ANDRADE, EDUARDO 96005 2,200.00

229 664080 DULING, ROBERT L. 96065 2,200.00

229 1291345 ESPARZA, LUIS A. 96040 1,750.00

229 1251590 JOHNSTON, JAY M. 96006 1,750.00

301 614422 DUNN, ALVA R. 96041 2,200.00

361 557271 RICE, THOMAS D. 95975 2,200.00

378 399847 LANGE, ROBERT H. 96042 2,200.00

378 1334722 SORRO, WILLIAM R. 96043 1,150.00

379 979068 PETERS, RICK L. 95976 2,000.00

383 1207709 HERMANN, MARY 96044 1,750.00

387 756187 HAMBY, RAY G. 96007 2,200.00

392 406950 CHRISTIANSEN, GEORGE H. 96066 2,200.00

393 569435 GEBHARDT, GEORGE A. 95977 2,200.00

393 1270664 HAASE, DAVID J. 96008 1,750.00

395 432407 BOILINI, WILLIAM 95978 2,200.00

395 475967 DIAMOND, WILLIAM R. 96045 2,200.00

396 1280401 BULTEMA, JONATHON S. 96046 1,750.00

396 1213604 RASHID, HAMID 96009 1,750.00

396 227147 ROULLETT, LLOYD 96082 2,200.00

399 415846 FABRIZIO, JOSEPH N. 96083 2,200.00

399 1329441 NASCIMENTO, BRIAN M. 96047 1,150.00

399 355651 STICKEROD, MAURICE E. 96010 2,200.00

401 328040 ALLEN, EDWARD J. 96067 2,200.00

405 465913 JACKSON, JOHN A. 95979 2,200.00

416 810611 SELLERS, TROY E. 96084 2,200.00

424 181274 WILLIAMS, FREDERICK I. 96085 2,200.00

433 283588 FOOTE, COLEMAN H. 95980 2,200.00

433 1165940 MEYERS, GEORGE 95981 1,750.00

444 1284378 KRAWCZYK, MITCHELL A. 96011 2,000.00

473 509039 SCHNEIDER, V 96086 2,000.00

477 622940 COLLIER, LEON 96068 2,200.00

486 309767 BARBOUR, BASSIE C. 96048 2,000.00

486 1183183 GAINES, THOMAS 95982 1,750.00

492 535271 BEVELS, BOBBY F. 96013 2,200.00

501 1360394 WINN, JOHN 96049 500.00

502 448048 DOUGHERTY, HUGH 96069 2,000.00

506 813853 MYERS, GEORGE L. 96087 2,000.00

518 495857 DUNN, SEARL C. 96070 2,000.00

518 1010853 FLANIGAN, MARVIN A. 96088 1,750.00

521 219643 GWYN, JOHN 96015 2,000.00

527 551022 ORDELT, WILLIAM 95983 2,000.00

527 435113 SKINNER, ALBERT F. 96016 2,000.00

527 517912 SZYMANSKI, JOSEPH 95984 2,000.00

549 601336 FERGUSON, FRED S. 96017 2,200.00

549 155485 MC CORKLE, MARSHALL 96071 2,200.00

549 511230 OPAS, GEORGE 96050 2,200.00

549 550412 VICKERS, CHARLES A. 96089 2,200.00

577 216375 WEISSINGER, MILO T. 96051 2,200.00

580 420072 KING, FREDERICK J. 96072 2,200.00

580 559641 MORAN, JOHN J. 96018 2,200.00

580 561417 STONE, CARDIS M. 96019 2,200.00

584 1366543 KELLER, JEFFREY R. 96020 500.00

584S 198631 MC CRORY, JAMES J. 96052 2,000.00

584S 336367 ROBERTS, JAMES E. 96021 2,000.00

591 742564 DAVIS, JAMES W. 95985 2,200.00

625 699683 INAMASU, LAWRENCE N. 96053 2,000.00

625 365389 ISHII, TSUTOMU 96054 2,200.00

625 341227 KALAMA, NOAH 95986 2,200.00

700 503086 DOYLE, JOHN A. 96075 2,200.00

700 531963 TRUDEL, PLACIDE 96076 2,200.00

704 956132 FRANCIS, WILLIAM E. 95987 2,200.00

704 395506 HUTTON, JAMES C. 96090 2,200.00

710 286334 DOESCHER, LOYD A. 96091 2,200.00

712 1135376 KOH, DAVIS 96093 1,750.00

712 1373174 SANTOS, ROMEO 96057 500.00

721 701566 BIANCHI, MARIANO 96023 2,200.00

721 427227 KOBRYN, HENRY S. 96024 2,200.00

725 1178677 WHITE, DARRELL J. 95990 1,750.00

728 732126 MC DUFF, BARRY 96056 2,000.00

745 843925 MC KENNA, WILLIAM H. 95988 2,000.00

769 783805 FARMER, ROBERT R. 96055 2,200.00

769 507652 TOOLEY, RONALD K. 96022 2,200.00

811 1102170 ABHOLD, HOWARD H. 96073 1,750.00

811 1338690 STAHOVIAK, PERRY J. 96074 800.00

848 455669 BOYD, RICHARD L. 95989 2,200.00 TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:..................260,000.00

DISAPPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR MARCH 2008

489 866523 WALSH, PATRICK J. 96012 IN ARREARS495 1366999 BOKATZIAN, CODY 96014 IN ARREARS

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20082008General Executive Council

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at the National Capitol Visitors CenterOrnamental Ironworking Done by Local 5 (Washington, D.C.)

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