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A rea labor councilscommend Local 549membership for excellingin every area of campaign

MEMBERS OF LOCAL549, Pittsburg ,Calif., have earned a Can Do SpiritAw a rd from Intl. Pres. Charles W. Jonesfor their efforts to defeat Pro p o s i t i o n226 in California.

“ P roposition 226 would have gaggedunions and union members fro mspeaking out on political issues andcandidates if it had become Californial a w,” explained Jones. “Lodge 549members used phone banks andwalked precincts to wage a fierce waron this worker gag law. Their intensee ffort resulted in the successful defeatof the odious Proposition 226.”

Local 549’s efforts not only gainedthe attention of the International, but

also earned them commendation fro mtheir fellow trade unionists in t h eContra Costa Building and Constru c t i o nTrades Councilfor their extraord i n a r yfight and victory. Of the 94 aff i l i a t emembers of the Contra Costa BCTC,

Local 549 is one of the smallest, yet theyhad the largest number of volunteersworking to defeat Prop 226.

G reg Feere, chief executive officer ofthe Contra Costa BCTC, said, “Local 549

IVP Michael Murphyreceives nationalrecognition award

“WINNERS EACH AND every one ofthem.” That’s how Dan Evere t tdescribed the four contestants of theBoilermakers 11th annual national out-standing apprenticeship award compe-tition, held in Kansas City, A u g u s t16-20. Everett, who serves as thenational coordinator for theBoilermakers National A p p re n t i c e s h i pP rogram (BNAP), hosted the annualbanquet which followed four days ofg rueling competition.

This year’s national winner, Jeff re yD. Hester, re p resented the SoutheastA rea. In accepting the national award ,Hester found it difficult to control hisemotions. “I bet you never thoughtyou’d see a big country boy fro mKentucky cry,” he said. But his businessm a n a g e r, Pat Smith, stepped up to them i c rophone and bragged, not justabout the skills of this “country boy, ”but of all the apprentices. Amember ofLocal 40, Elizabethtown, Ky., Hesterhad earned the right to compete in thenational contest by first winning a com-petition between Local 40 appre n t i c e sand then winning the Paul D. We d g eMemorial Aw a rd in a contest betweenoutstanding apprentices of theSoutheastern area.

The other three national contestantshad earned their place at this competi-

tion in much the same way, by firstcompeting with apprentices in theirlocal lodge and then earning their spotin the national competition by winninga contest in their are a .

Robert Dolce, a member of Local 7,B u ffalo, N. Y., re p resenting theNortheast area, earned second place inthe national competition. Also compet-ing were Stephen Aweeka of Local 549,P i t t s b u rg, Calif., re p resenting the

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L-104 secures double win at Pacific Ship

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S h i p y a rd recognizes union

and employees ratify first

contract all in the same day!

EMPLOYEES OF PACIFIC SHIPRepair and Fabrication, Seattle, Wa s h . ,unanimously voted to ratify a five-yearcollective bargaining agreement thesame day the company re c o g n i z e dunion re p resentation, securing a sub-stantial wage increase, $4.11 per hourin benefits, and increases of three andone-half percent a year for the follow-ing four years. Employees of Pacific Ship Repair and Fabrication, Seattle, Wash., give a thumbs-

up sign after ratifying their first union contract, securing a substantial increase inwages and benefits.

Tom Baca, L-549 ABM and Contra Costa County Central Labor Council (CLC) vicep res., (l.), celebrates defeat of Prop. 226 with council officers, l. to r., CLC CEO JohnDalrymple, CLC pres. Pam Aguillar, and Dist. II State Assemblyman Tom T o r l a k s o n .

L - 4 0 ’s Hester wins national competition

AT R I G H T – 1998 Outstanding Appr e n t i c eJ e ff rey Hester (holding award) and BNAP

National Recognition A w a rd re c i p i e n tIVP Michael Murphy (back left).

L-549 earns award for helping stop Prop. 226

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Joining national award winner Jef f rey Hester, fourth from left, are, l. to r., IVP NewtonB. Jones, Mrs. C. W. (Ursula) Jones, Mrs. Jef f rey (Jodie) Hester, Intl. Pres. C. W. Jones,L-40 BM-ST Pat Smith, SE Apprent. Coord. Doug V a n d i v e r, and BNAP boardmembers Michael Brown (Babcock & Wilcox) and Stephen Speed (L-108 BM-ST).

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excelled in every area of this campaign,f rom phone banking to precinct walk-ing, from putting up “No onP roposition 226” signs to hanging doorhangers and poll checking.

“In every campaign there are thosewho provide key leadership and putout that extra 110 percent effort. Yo u rassistant business manager Tom Baca isthat individual,” said Feere. “His dedi-cation and unrelentless hours of hardwork provided that winning marg i nwe needed to successfully defeatP roposition 226. In fact, the effort wasso good in Contra Costa County thatwe were able to defeat Proposition 226by twice the percentage points that itwas defeated overall in the state ofC a l i f o r n i a . ”

John Dalrymple, executive secre t a r y -t re a s u rer of the Central Labor Councilof Contra Costa County, also expre s s e d

his gratitude for Local 549’s eff o r t s :“Local 549 served as an East Countycampaign headquarters. With theirhelp, we achieved a great victory forthe entire labor movement. Local 549’scontribution of $8,000 motivated otherlocals to help build the war chestneeded to fight Prop. 226.

“ A special thanks also goes to To mBaca for his leadership,” saidDalrymple. “Tom coordinated phonebanks every week, assisted withp recinct walks, and oversaw volunteerre c ruitment. His work on the campaignmade a real diff e rence. Local 549played a key role in a successful cam-paign to protect the political power ofworking people through their unions.”

International President Charles W.Jones presented the award citation tothe Local 549 members, stating: “LocalLodge 549 and its members can bep roud of this ‘Can Do’ performance.You truly have a ‘Can Do’ spirit.” ❑

M c M o rgan supports labor,takes stand against Prop. 226

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Donates $50,000 to helpstop anti-union legislation

IT WASN’T JUSTthe efforts of the labormovement that helped defeatP roposition 226 in California.Companies like the investment firm ofM c M o rgan & Company helped, too.M c M o rgan contributed $50,000 to thecampaign to defeat Proposition 226.

P resident and CEO Terry A. O’To o l erecently wrote that “the pro p o s i t i o nwas crafted to squelch the labor com-munity’s voice in the political pro c e s sand that would have been bad policyfor all concerned: labor, management,and the political process overall. Thatp rocess may not be perfect – we allcomplain about it from time to time –but from what I can gather, the rest ofthe world is still trying to emulate the

U.S. or create a better option. To date,no one has.

“ We believe it (our contribution) wasan important statement to make in sup-port of our clients and colleagues in thelabor community.”

M c M o rgan & Company, located inSan Francisco, serves as one of themoney managers for the Boilermakers’national pension, annuity, and healthand welfare funds. Intl. Pres. CharlesW. Jones said McMorgan andCompany not only showed solid sup-port for union working men andwomen and their unions through theiropposition to Proposition 226, but theydo “a really good job of investing ourt rust benefit funds. I salute McMorg a n& Company for showing empathywith working men and women and forsupporting our rights as citizens of theUnited States.” ❑

Local 549 instrumental incampaign against Prop. 226

L-524 raises money for CAF

Funds help our friends inCongress – candidateswho support workersMEMBERS OF LOCAL 5 2 4, EastChicago, Ind., know the importance ofcontributing to the CampaignAssistance Fund (CAF) – theBoilermakers political action fund.

They raised $518.25 at their annualpicnic, August 15, from donations andtwo raffles. But they aren’t stoppingt h e re. They are selling entertainmentbooks to raise funds and consideringf u t u re raffles to make additionalmoney for CAF. They’ve even collected

money by sponsoring political ralliesb e f o re their monthly membershipmeetings and co-sponsoring a raff l ewith the Indiana State A F L - C I O .

Local 524 LEAPcommittee memberDavid McCoy III ran the raffles at thepicnic, assisted by President Johnnie“Shorty” Johnson, Secre t a r y - Tre a s u re rTerry Paris, and safety chairman MarkRincon. One event raised $271 by raf-fling off donated items, including thre eentertainment books, Boilermaker T-shirts, and a JVC portable stereo radio.Another event raised $212 in what thelocal called its “50/50 Raffle,” with thewinner and CAF each getting half ofthe amount raised. ❑

T h rough the teamwork of (l. to r.) LEAP committeeman David McCoy III, Sec.-Tr e a s .Terry Paris, and safety chrmn. Mark Rincon, the members of Local 524 (East Chicago,Ind.) raised $518.25 at their annual picnic for the Campaign Assistance Fund.

Western States area, and Terry We a v e rJ r. of Local 374, Hammond, Ind., whore p resented the Great Lakes are a .Contestants from Canada and theNational Transient Lodge were unableto attend this year’s competition due toscheduling conflicts.

Each of the national contestantsreceived a plaque recognizing theirparticipation in the competition.

As first-place winner, Hesterreceived the Boilermakers NationalA p p renticeship Aw a rd, a sculpture ofan apprentice by John T. Cody. Hesteralso received a check for $1,000 (whichhe quickly handed over to his wife).

As second-place winner, Dolcereceived $600; each of the re m a i n i n gcontestants received $300.

Each year, the home local of thenational award winner also receives aframed picture of the national award ,which includes an engraved plaque ofthe winner’s name and winning year.

The national competition beganS u n d a y, August 16, with a written examon all four years of related studies andOJT modules. The contestants were alsotested on their knowledge of re f e r r a lrules, national agreements, laws whicha ffect the boilermaker industry, contrac-tor responsibilities, and labor history.

On Monday, the hands-on testingbegan as contestants were judged onskills such as rigging, blueprint re a d i n g ,layout, tube rolling, rope splicing, knottying, welding, and burning.

E v e rett served as test coord i n a t o r.Each area had two delegates serving asjudges – a union and an employer re p-resentative.

R e p resenting the Great Lakes A rea asjudges were Dave Snead of Local 27, St.Louis, Mo., and Ray Walls of J. S.Alberici Construction.

R e p resenting the Northeast A re aw e re Jack Multerer of Local 7, Buff a l o ,N. Y., and James Horka of A m e r i c a nBoiler & Chimney.

R e p resenting the Southeast A re aw e re Intl. Rep. Michael Peterson andMichael L. Brown of Babcock & Wilcox.

R e p resenting the Western States are aw e re Collin Carter of Local 182, SaltLake City, Utah, and Tom French ofDillingham Const., Inc.

R e p resenting the National Tr a n s i e n tLocal were Intl. Rep. Dick Hardin andEd Smith of Graver Ta n k .

The competition is held annually as away to motivate Boilermaker appre n-tices and local, area, and national train-ing programs.

The contest not only recognizes theoutstanding apprentices, but it pro v i d e sa way to identify “weak links” in the

system to determine whether or not thep roper skills are being taught corre c t l y.

“The national competition is a way toencourage proper training, put pride inthe areas, and add ambition for thea p p rentices while they are serving theira p p renticeship,” explained Everett. “Them o re attentiongiven to qualitytraining, the morecompetitive oura p p rentices andjourneymen willbecome thro u g h-out the Boilermaker industry.”

P e rhaps the banner displayed at thea w a rd’s banquet Thursday nightsummed up best how Everett feelsabout the national contest: “There arelessons to be learned from competition,but fear is not one of them.”

Murphy receives national awardIN A P R I L 1988, the NationalBoilermaker A p p renticeship Boardestablished a Recognition Aw a rd tohonor those individuals who giveunselfishly of their time and knowledge

in order that theskills of theBoilermaker craftcan be passed on tof u t u re generationsby means of theo l d e s t - k n o w n

learning process – an apprenticeship. Nominations for the award are made

by Boilermaker employers and unionmembers and voted upon by area. Namesof those individuals receiving the highest-number of votes per area are then submit-ted to the national board for finalselection.

Nominees for the 1998 RecognitionAw a rd included International Vi c eP resident Michael Murphy of theNortheast A rea and Harry Hines ofParsons Construction, chairman of theWestern States’ employers negotiatingcommittee and a past member of the are aand national apprenticeship board s .

Intl. Pres. Charles W. Jonesannounced this year’s winner –Michael Murphy – who spoke dire c t l yto the contestants, asking them to re l a ythis message to their brothers and sis-ters when they return home: “When Iwas a second-year apprentice, I waspulled aside and told by a fellowBoilermaker that I was part of an eliteg roup – a Boilermaker apprentice. Hetold me never to forget that I was part ofthis elite group, and I don’t want you toever forget it either.” ❑

I n t e rnational chart e r sLocal S82 for 172 workersat R. E. Chapin Mfg. Wo r k sON AUGUST 5, 1998, the members ofthe Chapin Employees A s s o c i a t i o nUnion (CEAU) said “yes to aff i l i a t i o n , ”becoming a chartered local lodge of theBoilermakers union.

Motivated by their desire tos t rengthen their union and impro v eworkplace conditions, the membersoverwhelmingly voted to affiliate bym o re than a two-to-one margin.

Intl. Rep. Rocco DeRollo firsta p p roached CEAU Pres. MarthaBeechler about affiliation earlier thisy e a r. DeRollo and Deputy GeneralO rganizer Robert Heine Jr. met severaltimes with the union’s board of dire c t o r sand made a presentation before thee n t i re CEAU membership.

Chapin employees have been char-t e red as Local Lodge S82 under the

B ro t h e rhood’s Stove, Furnace, Energ y,and Allied Appliance Wo r k e r s( S F E AW) Division. The unit re p re s e n t s172 employees at R. E. Chapin Mfg.

Works, Inc. of Batavia, N.Y. Chapin is aleading producer of plastic and metalc o m p ressed air sprayers. We welcomeour new members in New York. ❑

National award winner Jef f rey Hester(Local 40) pr e p a res equipment for therigging portion of the competition.

Second-place winner Robert Dolce(Local 7) per f o rms tube-rolling as partof the hands-on skills testing.

Terry Weaver (L-374) measures an ar e aw h e re he must place a glass-linedvessel during the rigging exer c i s e .

R e p resenting the W e s t e rn States, Local549’s Stephen Aweeka is tested for hiswelding skills.

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F o rmer CEAU President Martha Beechler(l.) and Secretary Sue Cherry sign thea g reement to affiliate with the IBB asLocal S82 of the SFEAW Division.

F o rmer CEAU officers – l. to r., Tr e a s u re rJames Gr e m e r, President MarthaB e e c h l e r, and Secretary Sue Cherry –oversee the voting for af f i l i a t i o n .

A rea winners compete at national apprentice contest

Tom Kendall, a Boilermaker Intl.Rep. on loan to the Pacific Coast MetalTrades as an org a n i z e r, first contactedPacific Ship employees about org a n i z-ing early this year. In April, the employ-ees suggested that Kendall speak withcompany officials about the benefits ofsigning a union contract. Pacific ShipVice President Jim Coleman discussedunion contracts in the Seattle area withKendall.

By mid-May, Local 104 BusinessManager Mike Anderson and PacificShip CEO David Bain had joined theirmeetings. Bain explained that PacificShip was interested in securing qualifiedskilled manpower, training pro g r a m s ,

and political assistance as the shipyardwas bidding on a large five-year contractto do maintenance work on Navy air-craft carriers in the Puget Sound area.

Anderson pointed out that Pacific Shipwould be in direct competition withother union shipyards and would needto match their economic packages if heexpected to compete for skilled man-p o w e r, training, and political assistance.

Because the Boilermakers can pro-vide all these, Bain saw that the uniongave him an advantage as much as itdid his workers. Bain not only matcheda rea contracts, but he of f e red doubletime after ten hours worked instead ofthe usual 12 hours. Since a number ofPacific Ship employees are in the military

reserves, Bain also added contract lan-guage so these employees could re c e i v etwo-weeks pay for their active duty eachy e a r. Bain said, “This is going to be a win-ning agreement for all of us.” He hopes toemploy about 450 people by April 1999.

In matching the area’s economicpackage, Pacific Ship granted employ-ees a substantial raise in wages. In addi-tion, they secured $4.11 per hour intheir benefit package and raises of thre eand one-half percent a year for the fol-lowing four years.

After working with Bain andColeman in contract negotiations,Kendall says he understands now whythe Pacific Ship employees are so dedi-cated to their company. ❑

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I N T H E N E W S

Pension benefits increase October 1Pensioners receive 3% incre a s e ;calculating factor increases byone-half percent for new re t i re e s

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESof theB o i l e r m a k e r-Blacksmith NationalPension Trust announce the followingplan improvements, effective October1, 1998.

1. Current pensioners will receive at h ree percent increase beginning withtheir October 1 monthly benefit payment.

2. The factor used in calculating thebasic pension amount for pensions

granted on or after October 1, 1998, willi n c rease from 47.75 percent to 48.25 per-cent of total contributions credited tothe participant.

For example, the monthly basic pen-sion for those retiring on or afterOctober 1, 1998, will be 48.25 percent ofall contributions made on the partici-pant’s behalf, divided by 12.

Please direct any questions aboutthese improvements to the pensiont rust’s administrative office at 754Minnesota Ave., Suite 522, Kansas City,KS 66101-2766; (913) 342-342-6555. ❑

Thomson Foundation Trust nowincludes female employees

THE JOHN EDGAR THOMSON F o u n d a t i o n ,established in 1882 and endowed by the will ofM r. Thomson, third president of thePennsylvania Railroad, offers limited financialaid to daughters of a deceased parent. The par-ent must have been in the active employ of anyr a i l road in the United States at the time ofdeath, although the cause need not be work-related. Whatever grant is awarded, usuallys e rvices to benefit all members of the family.

The monthly allowance made under thegrant may cover the period from infancy to age18; under certain circumstances to age 22, toassist grantees who are pursuing higher educa-tional goals. The foundation also offers specialhealth care benefits.

Funding for the work of the foundation iscompletely independent of any railroad. It nei-ther solicits nor receives funds from the public.F u rther information and applications may beobtained by writing to Sheila Cohen, director ofthe John Edgar Thomson Foundation, 201 S.18th St., Suite 318, Philadelphia, PA 19103, orby calling 1-800-888-1278.

RAILROAD NEWS

SINCE THE PA S S I N G of the Health InsuranceP o rtability and Accountability Act in 1996,United HealthCare has off e red an open enro l l-ment period for Group Policy GA-23111 inDecember of every even calendar year for fur-loughed and re t i red railroad employees. Thenext open enrollment period will be inDecember 1998.

Coverage for individuals enrolling inDecember 1998 will be effective January 1,1999. No proof of insurability is re q u i red. Therea re no preexisting condition limitations.The fol-lowing individuals may enroll in December 1998:• Employees and dependents whose coverageunder GA-23000 ended because of furlough orre t i re m e n t .• Amtrak employees and dependents whosecoverage under Amplan ended because of fur-lough or re t i re m e n t .• Employees currently covered under GA-23000, GA-23111, GA-107300, or Amplan, may

e n roll any parent or parent-in-law who is eligi-ble for Medicare .

T h e re are three GA-23111 plans available:• Plan C covers individuals who are not eligiblefor The Railroad Employees National EarlyR e t i rement Major Medical Benefit Plan (GA-46000), Amplan Early Retirement Benefits, orM e d i c a re .• Plan D covers individuals who are eligible forM e d i c a re .• Plan E covers individuals who are also eligibleunder GA-46000, or Amplan Early Retire m e n tB e n e f i t s .

Complete details of the GA-23111 eligibilityand benefit provisions can be found in the book-let “Group Health Insurance Plans forFurloughed and Retired Railroad Employeesand their Dependents.” You may obtain thisbooklet, and an enrollment form, by callingUnited HealthCare at 1-800-842-5252.

United HealthCare updatesservices to railroad membersPersonalized dire c t o ry of physicians,specialists, and hospitals within 30-mile radius of part i c i p a n t ’s homea d d ress are now available

UNITED HEALTHCARE has announced a newf e a t u re to the Member Services Number forr a i l road employees and dependents.

Beginning July 1, 1998, participants can nowrequest a personalized provider dire c t o ry bycalling the Member Services Number. Thed i re c t o ry is a customized, up-to-date, seven-page list of network health care providers in thep a rt i c i p a n t ’s zip code are a .

Similar to a standard dire c t o ry, the pro v i d e ri n f o rmation is determined from a single zip

code furnished during the call. The dire c t o ry caninclude primary care physicians, specialists,and hospitals located in that zip code or within a30-mile radius.

P a rticipants can call the toll-free MemberS e rvices Number on their identification card –p a rticipants under managed care should call 1-800-842-9905; participants under CHCB shouldcall 1-800-842-5252 for PPO pro v i d e r s .P a rticipants will be asked to provide their SocialSecurity number and zip code. Eligibility is veri-fied while the participant is on the phone, and apersonalized dire c t o ry will be printed andmailed within 48 hours to the address in UnitedH e a l t h C a re ’s system.

Foundation offers assistance tofamilies of deceased railworkers

United HealthCare opensenrollment in DecemberP a rents and parents-in-law of current railroad employees, furloughed andre t i red railroad employees and their dependents are eligible for enro l l m e n t

Hypothermia – when‘cool’ becomes deadlyWHEN YOU THINKof hypother-mia, you may think of the losthunter who was found in sub-zerot e m p e r a t u res in the Wy o m i n gmountains. When he was taken tothe hospital, his body temperaturem e a s u red a low 74°F. His heartstopped, but medical personnelw e re able to revive him.

But did you know that hypother-mia can occur in weather as warmas 60°F? Or when body tempera-t u res drop to just 95°F or lower?

Unlike frostbite, which is local-ized, hypothermia is a condition ofgeneral body cooling. If you spendany amount of time outdoors –whether you work outside orattend a football game – youshould be aware of how to pre v e n thypothermia. Because being coolcan be deadly!

Signs and symptomsH Y P O T H E R M I A CAN occur inthe summer months, as well as thewinter months. The wind, rain,and hail of summer can be just ast h reatening as the snow of winter.

As your body temperature falls,your mental functions begin to failand your muscular functions dete-riorate, making it difficult to walkor stand.

T h e re are three levels ofhypothermia – mild, moderate,and severe .

Mild cases occur when body tem-p e r a t u res drop to 95°F or 90°F. Signsand symptoms include shivering,foot stamping, and loss of coord i n a-tion. Aperson suffering a mild caseof hypothermia may appear to bewithdrawn or confused.

In moderate cases of hypother-mia, the body temperature dro p sto 85°F. A person will becomel e t h a rgic (appear sluggish), have aslow pulse, and become sleepy.

As e v e re case occurs when a per-son’s body temperature drops to8 0 ° F. They will appear irrational,will have a weak pulse, arrh y t h-mias, and slow respirations, andwill fall into a coma.

When body temperatures drop to7 8 ° F, a person will become uncon-scious, suffer ventricular fibrilla-tion, cardiac arrest, and will mostlikely die. (The Wyoming hunterwe mentioned earlier was veryl u c k y. His temperature dropped to7 4 ° F. But because of the excellentmedical treatment he received at thehospital, he survived.)

How to treathypothermiaTHE EASIEST WAY to tre a thypothermia is to prevent it.Rewarming the body can take a longtime and can be a complex pro c e s s .

If a person suffers from mild tomoderate hypothermia (body tem-p e r a t u re measures 85°F to 95°F),

chances for survival are very good.The best treatment is to replace wetclothing with dry, get out of thewind, add layers of insulation, andapply heat.

If a person suffers from severehypothermia (body temperature sof 85°F or lower), they must berewarmed in a hospital. On theway to the hospital, be sure tobegin applying heat to the body assoon as possible to avoid any fur-ther cooling.

How to preventhypothermiaBE PREPARED. The best way top revent hypothermia is to dre s sp roperly for both current weatherconditions and possible weatherchange. If you spendany amountof time outside during coolw e a t h e r, be sure to “bundle up,”otherwise you could develop fro s t-bite and hypothermia.

F rostbite occurs when ice crys-tals form in the skins’ fluids andsoft tissues. It usually affects smalla reas like your nose, cheeks, ears,fingers, and toes. Hypothermiaoccurs when the body loses heatfaster than it can produce it.Shivers are the first sign – it’s thebody’s way of producing heat.S e v e re heat loss can cause speechp roblems, absentmindedness, lossof consciousness, and death.

It doesn’t take long for coldweather to do severe damage, sotake precaution. If you have to beout in the cold, dress in light layersso the moisture close to your skincan escape. This lets your skin“ b reathe,” and you’ll stay warmer.

Wool is the only material that willinsulate your body even when wet,so it is a crucial part of yourw a rd robe – wool hats, wool gloves,and wool socks are essential in pre-venting hypothermia. And alwayscarry or wear a windproof, water-p roof jacket – you never knowwhen the weather might change.

If the weather is bad, postponeyour plans. And don’t exert your-self. Exhaustion promotes heat losswhich leads to hypothermia.

Learn everything you can abouthypothermia. Be aware of thecauses, warning signs, and tr e a t-ments. Besides learning how to staywarm, learn how not to get cold!

Don’t forget your hat!AND DON’T FORGET, m o re than90 percent of your body heat escapesf rom your head, so be sure to coveryour head and ears. If you don ah a rd hat, wear a hat liner that eithercovers your forehead and ears orcovers your face, chin, and neck.

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Union pay is higherfor nearly all types ofw o r kUNION WORKERS EARN 34 perc e n tm o re than nonunion workers, accord-ing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In1997, that meant $640 in medianweekly earnings for full-time work,c o m p a red with $478 for nonunionw o r k e r s .

Union membership brings one of theg reatest pay diff e rences in the pro t e c-tive services, where members earn $724per week, compared with $418 fornonunion members – a diff e rence of 73p e rcent. The union dif f e rence meansthat union machine operators earn 50p e rcent more than nonunion operators,and union administrative and clericalworkers earn 35 percent more thanemployees who don’t belong to unions.

The union advantage in earnings alsois substantial in farming, fish, andf o restry (74 percent), laborers and han-dlers (64 percent), transportation andmoving (46 percent), precision, craft,and repair (45 percent), and technicians(20 perc e n t ) .

Union wages arehigher for minoritiesand womenUNION WOMEN EARN40 perc e n tm o re than nonunion women; A f r i c a nAmerican union members earn 44 per-cent more than their nonunion counter-parts; for Latino workers, the unionadvantage is 53 perc e n t .

Union workers havebetter benefitsUNION WORKERS A R Em o re likely toreceive health care benefits, accord i n gto the U.S. Labor Department. In 1995,85 percent of union workers in mediumand large establishments had medicalc a re benefits – compared with 74 per-cent of nonunion workers.

And organized workers are alsom o re likely to have re t i rement andshort-term disability benefits. In fact, 79p e rcent of unionists have defined-bene-fit coverage plans, which are federallyi n s u red with a guaranteed monthlypayment, compared with 44 percent ofnonunion workers.

Incomes are higher inf ree statesR I G H T- TO-WORK LAW Sa re a baddeal for workers because they hindertheir ability to exercise collective bar-gaining rights and lower the averagepay for everyone at the worksite. Theserestrictions result in lower union den-sity: the percentage of workers whobelong to unions is 7.6 percent in right-to-work states compared with 16.8 per-cent in free states.

This is a clear bread-and-butter issue.In 1996, the average annual pay in fre estates was $29,100 and in right-to-workstates it was $24,000 – an 18 percent dif-f e re n c e .

Unions incre a s ep ro d u c t i v i t yRECENT STUDIES INDICATE t h a tunions increase pro d u c t i v i t y. The voicethat union members have on the job –which helps them share in decision-making about promotions and workand production standards – incre a s e sp roductivity and improves manage-ment practices. Better training, lowert u r n o v e r, and longer tenure also makeunion workers more pro d u c t i v e .

Union workers haveg reater job stabilityS I X T Y PERCENT OF union workershave been with their current employersfor at least ten years, but only 30 perc e n tof nonunion workers can make thesame claim. Union workers haveg reater job stability, in part becauset h e y ’ re more satisfied with their jobs,get better pay and benefits, and haveaccess to fair grievance pro c e d u re s .

M o re important, most collectively-b a rgained agreements protect workersf rom unjust discharge. Nonunionworkers are “employees at will” whocan be fired at any time for any reason –or no reason at all.

Unions are import a n tfor women andm i n o r i t i e sBECAUSE COLLECTIVE b a rg a i n i n gemphasizes equal pay and fair tre a t-ment – union membership narrows thehistoric gap in pay and opportunitiesbetween women and men, and between

minorities and whites. That’s why unionmembership can be particularly impor-tant for women, African A m e r i c a n ,Asian American, and Latino workerswho face ongoing discrimination.

African American men and womenhave the highest unionization rates inthe country – 20 percent and 16 perc e n t ,re s p e c t i v e l y. In 1997, Latinos were aslikely to belong to unions as whitewomen (11 percent), while Latino men(13 percent) trailed white men (16 per-cent). The unionization rate was 13 per-cent for Asian American male workers,and 12 percent for females. While unionmembership has declined for whiteand African American workers since1983, the first year data was re c o rded, ithas risen 20 percent among Latinos.

The number of women union mem-bers has risen 7.4 percent from 1983 to1997, from 5.9 million to 6.3 million.

Workers of all agesbelong to unionsUNION MEMBERSHIP I S h i g h e s tamong 45- to 54-year-olds, 29 percent ofwhom are organized. In addition,almost one million union members areyounger than 25.

These facts and more are part of T h eUnion Difference: Fast Facts on UnionMembership and Pay, 1998, available for$1.95 each from the AFL-CIO, 815 16thSt., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, 202-637-5042. Another useful booklet intelling the union story to nonunionworkers and community allies isTo d a y ’s Unions. Contact the numberabove for ordering information.( S o u rce America@work.) ❑

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U n i o n s R a i s e Wa g e sespecially for minorities and women

Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 1997

TH E UN I O N DI F F E R E N C E –

UNION MEMBERS KNOWthat collective bargaining

power means better health and retirement benefits, more

secure jobs, bigger paychecks, and a brighter future for

their families.

But it can be tough to get that message across in organizing

campaigns – especially when more and more workers hold part-

time jobs, or toil under contingent and other nonstandard work

arrangements. To be effective, organizers and activists need to arm

themselves with the facts that prove the union diff e r e n c e .

Get the facts!Unions Increase Pro d u c t i v i t y

I n d u s t ry Union Productivity Eff e c t

M a n u f a c t u r i n g 1 9 - 2 4 %

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S o u rce: Dale Belman, “Unions, the Quality of Labor Relations, and Firm Perf o rmance,” in Unions andEconomic Competitiveness, eds. Lawrence Mishel and Paula B. Voos (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.: 1992),pp. 41-107. Pre p a red by the AFL-CIO.


E D U C AT I O N / T R A I N I N G

B ro t h e rhood sponsors 41st annual summer institutes

THE INTERNAT I O N A LB ro t h e rh o o ds p o n s o red its 41st annual summertraining institutes at the University ofWisconsin School for Workers inMadison, Wis. Twenty members partic-ipated in the Basic Class – July 12-17,1998; 21 members participated in theAdvanced Class and seven membersparticipated in the Construction Class –July 19-24, 1998.

Each year, the Basic Institute offers acourse of study on the principles of col-lective bargaining, contract administra-tion and grievance handling, laborh i s t o r y, occupational safety and health,communications, public relations, andpolitical action.

The Advanced Institute is for thoseindividuals who have pre v i o u s l yattended a Basic Institute, or who havereceived approval to attend by LenBeauchamp, director of Research andCollective Bargaining Services. Thisweek-long course covers arbitrationp reparation and presentation, topics incollective bargaining, labor law, andpolitical action.

This is the sixth year that the summerinstitutes have included a constru c t i o ntraining program. It is specificallydesigned for construction lodge busi-ness agents, their assistants, and otherlodge leaders. Class curriculumincludes construction labor law, build-ing the union, construction safety &health, and a review of theC o n s t ruction Division, the MOST

P rogram, and the National Pension andHealth & We l f a re Trust Funds.

I n s t ructors include professors fro mthe School for Workers, InternationalB ro t h e rhood staff members, and re p re-sentatives from the national fundso ffice. Classes are held at the FriedrickCenter on the shore of Lake Mendota atthe University of Wisconsin. A t t e n d e e slisten to lectures, view training films,participate in class discussions, androle-play various parts of the grievanceand arbitration pro c e d u re s .

Afive-day course on producing alocal lodge newsletter and adaptingprint materials for use on web sites waso ff e red but canceled due to a small par-ticipation re s p o n s e .

Attending the 1998 School forWorkers were :

Basic InstituteJuly 12-17, 1998

Scott Setchell and Howard Wiemken ofLodge D81 in Dixon, Ill.; Robert Eysterand Joseph Messersmith of Lodge 295in York, Pa.; Allen Pick of Lodge 374 inHammond, Ind.; Vanny D. Ethridgeand Ernest (Buddy) Kyzer of LodgeD465 in Oklahoma City, Okla.; RobertL. Levart of Lodge 482 in Wood River,Ill.; Timothy McGinnis and EdwardPaluchowski of Lodge 684 in Norfolk,Va.; Dave McMahon and Louis Neilioof Lodge 696 in Marinette, Wis.; GloriaO. Eichhorn of Lodge S699 inMenominee, Mich.; Calvin Parks of

Lodge 1162 in Milwaukee, Wis.; MiguelC o ronado and Mynor Urrutia of Lodge1255 in Chicago, Ill.; Shawn M. Day andRoger A. Reading of Lodge 1509 inC u d a h y, Wis.; and PEP D i v i s i o nInternational Representatives SteveBauer and Juston Parker.

Advanced InstituteJuly 19-24, 1998

William Faust and Robert E. Walker ofLodge 26 in Savannah, Ga.; James Berryof Lodge 83 in Kansas City, Mo.; DeanR. Johnson and Glen L. Stevens ofLodge 117 in Superior, Wis.; Brian J.Hartlaub, Walter Homeyer, Bill Krc m a ,and Mark Lorenz of Lodge 443 inManitowoc, Wis.; Freddy J. Hill ofLodge D465 in Oklahoma City, Okla.;Michael Morgan of Lodge 684 inNorfolk, Va.; J. J. Criddell and Wa r re n

Fairley of Lodge 693 in Pascagoula,Miss.; Kenneth Phillips and MichaelTanguay of Lodge 696 in Marinette,Wis.; Mark J. Zuern of Lodge S699 inMenominee, Mich.; Felix Colon, OscarO rellana and Edward Wilson of Lodge1255 in Chicago, Ill.; and PEP D i v i s i o nInternational Representatives SteveBauer and Juston Parker.

Construction InstituteJuly 19-24, 1998

Roger D. Brasher and Tommy EarlSmith of Lodge 108 in Birmingham,Ala.; Billy Herring and Hugh Turner ofLodge 112 in Mobile, Ala.; Jack Fro s tand William “Mark” Vandiver ofLodge 455 in Sheffield, Ala.; andC o n s t ruction Division InternationalR e p resentative Dale Branscum II. ❑

Local lodge leaders attend week-long courses atUniversity of Wisconsin School for Wo r k e r s

Basic Institute – July 12-17, 1998 Advanced Institute – July 19-24, 1998

Construction Institute – July 19-24, 1998

BOILERMAKER SCHOLARSHIPS a re open to high schoolseniors who will be entering their first year of a two- or

f o u r-year academic program at ad e g ree-granting, accre d i t e d

college or universitywithin one year of theirhigh school gradua-tion and are depen-dents of Boilerm a k e rmembers in good

standing (includes son,d a u g h t e r, legally adopted child

or dependent of active, re t i red, dis-abled, or deceased members).

Scholarship awards are based upon academicre c o rd, extra-curricular and outside school activities,c a reer goals, and perf o rmance on a written essay.Candidates must submit an official application (post-marked between January 1 and March 31), proof ofrelationship to a Boilermaker member, SAT and/or ACTtest scores (for U.S. citizens only), a high school tran-script, and a 300-500 word essay on a specific theme.

Applications for the 1999 awards will be availablein mid-December. The essay topic will be announced at

that time. Contact your local lodge for more inform a-tion and an application form .

Some local lodges have their own scholarshipp rograms. Scholarships are also available thro u g hthe Union Plus credit card program (see noticebelow) and some state and regional labor councils.For information on their scholarships, contact theseo rganizations dire c t l y.

Union Plus credit card scholarshipp rogram applications availableT H E1 9 99 UNION PLUS C redit Card Scholarship pro-gram will award $250,000 in scholarships to deserv-ing students in 1999. To receive an application,qualified entrants (a union member in good standingfor at least two years, his or her spouse, and depen-dents) should send a postcard – with their name,a d d ress, phone number, and international unionname clearly printed on it – to the Union Plus Cre d i tC a rd Scholarship, P O Box 9389, Minneapolis, MN55440-9389. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 1999;a w a rd recipients will be notified May 31, 1999.

How to Apply For a

Boilermaker Scholarship

This year, every member of Local One’s fourth-year apprentice class earned helia rc tube welder certification prior to graduation. Achieving journeyman status areJohn Beckwith Jr., David Buchanan, John Conly, Robert Jomant, MichaelMikowski, John Nolan, Robert Osuch, David Osuch, and Coy T o w n s e n d .

E n t i re class earns heli arc tubewelder certification, Buchanannamed apprentice of year

IN JANUARY, LOCAL O N E, Chicago,Ill., honored graduating appre n t i c e swith certificates of achievement from theUnited States Department of Labor. Notonly had each apprentice earned jour-neyman status by passing a thoro u g htest of Boilermaker skills, but every classmember also earned heli arc tube weldercertification through the Common A rcp rogram prior to graduation.

Graduates include Dave Buchanan(Local One’s apprentice of the year);John Conly; Robert Jomant; MichaelMikowski; Coy Townsend; bro t h e r sRobert Osuch and David Osuch (a firstfor Local One to graduate bro t h e r sf rom the same class); John Beckwith Jr. ,son of State of Illinois Boiler andP re s s u re Vessel Code Enforc e m e n tSupervisor John Beckwith Sr. (also aLocal One graduate apprentice); andJohn Nolan, son of Cliff Nolan, ownerof Nolan Boiler (a Boilermakeremployer). ❑

L-1 graduates appre n t i c e s

WAR IS BEING WA G E D against A m e r i c a ’ sworkers and their families. This war isbeing fought not with bullets, but with bal-lots. Multi-national corporations, backed

by powerful U.S. anti-worker lawmakers, are tryingto defeat workers’ issues on the federal and state lev-els. Statewide re f e rendums, such as Proposition 226in California, would remove workers and theirunions from the political process while placing norestrictions on corporations or other org a n i z a t i o n s .

While the American public has been distracted bythe Clinton-Lewinski scandal, anti-worker forces inthe 105th Congress have been active – and nearly suc-cessful – in overturning some of the most importantworker protections in our laws.

They have attempted to amend or repeal laws thatre q u i re time-and-one-half for overtime and 40-hourwork weeks. They have tried to modify pension lawsand the National Labor Relations Act. They have triedto stop funding enforcement of regulations by theOccupational Safety and Health A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ,whose main job is to make sure you are alive at theend of the work day. They have tried to take awayyour political voice and give the president fast-trackauthority to extend NAFTA. They have attackedM e d i c a re, Medicaid, Social Security, and pensionlaws in a number of ways. Meanwhile, they are tryingto use the surplus Social Security funds to justify mak-ing tax cuts that mainly benefit the wealthy.

We must make sure that union members and theirfamilies turn out the union vote on November 3. If welose too many seats in the Senate, we lose our ability tofilibuster anti-union bills. Without the ability to fili-

b u s t e r, our only fallback position is thep residential veto. Early next year, Congre s sbegins rewriting the Social Security laws. Itis frightening to think what might happento that program if anti-worker candidatesa re elected.

We need action n o wA LTHOUGH CORPORATIONS ro u t i n e l youtspend labor by as much as 20-to-1, we can win thisw a r. We can win by drawing on the more than 30 mil-lion potential voters living in union householdsa c ross the country.

In the 1996 elections, 152 congressional seats weredecided by only 20 percent or less of the eligible vot-ers. In 1998, the balance of power can be shifted – infavor of workers – with just a ten-seat turnover inC o n g ress. We need to elect friends of workers toC o n g ress so they can support our interests.

T h e re’s only one problem – less than half of unionhouseholds are re g i s t e red to vote.

To elect our friends to Congress in the 1998 elec-tions, workers must get active now.

First, we must register all members and their fami-lies. Second, we must ensure they exercise their rightto vote through absentee voting, home voting, orgoing to the polls on Election Day. We must mobilize,educate, and empower our members to vote for pro -worker candidates – re g a rdless of political party – inN o v e m b e r.

The recommendations given here were derivedf rom personal interviews, voting re c o rds, and usingthe available public re c o rds – newspapers and maga-

zines – to discover each candidate’s position onworker issues. Some recommendations were decidedbased on help the candidate has provided toBoilermaker locals.

Study this list – vote for these candidatesTHE CANDIDATES LISTEDbelow will be the bestcandidates for each listed race. Endorsed candidatesinclude Democrats, Republicans, and independents.Party doesn’t matter as long as the candidate is goingto be helpful in the 106th Congress beginning in 1999and completing in 2000.

Please study the candidates that are running inyour area and vote.

Election day is thelast day to vote! Makeuse of the absenteeballot.

Remember to take afriend and a neighborto the polls also.

E v e ry vote counts!

ALABAMAG o v Don SiegelmanS e n Clayton Suddith1 s t N R2 n d Joe Fondren3 r d Joe Tu r n h a m4 t h Don Bevil5 t h Bud Cramer*6 t h Donna Smalley7 t h Earl Hilliard*ALASKAG o v Tony Knowles*A L Don Yo u n g *ARIZONAG o v Paul Johnson1 s t John Cox2 n d Ed Pastor*3 r d Stuart Starky4 t h N R5 t h N R6 t h Steve OwensARKANSASG o v Bill Bristow1 s t Marion Berry*2 n d Vic Snyder*3 r d N R4 t h Judy SmithCALIFORNIAG o v Gray DavisS e n Barbara Boxer*1 s t Mike T h o m p s o n2 n d Robert Braden3 r d Sandie Dunn4 t h David Shaprio5 t h Robert Matsui*6 t h Lynn Wo o l s e y *7 t h George Miller*8 t h Nancy Pelosi*9 t h Barbara Lee*1 0 t h Ellen Ta u s c h e r *11 t h Robert Figuaroa1 2 t h Tom Lantos*1 3 t h Pete Stark*1 4 t h Anna Eshoo*

1 5 t h Dick Lane1 6 t h Zoe Lofgren*1 7 t h Sam Farr*1 8 t h Gary Condit*1 9 t h N R2 0 t h N R2 1 s t John Evans2 2 n d Lois Capps*2 3 r d Dan Gonzales2 4 t h Brad Sherman*2 5 t h N R2 6 t h Howard Berman*2 7 t h Barry Gordon2 8 t h Janice Nelson2 9 t h Henry Wa x m a n *3 0 t h Xavier Becerra*3 1 s t Matthew Martinez*3 2 n d Julian Dixon*3 3 r d Lucille Roybal-Allard*3 4 t h Grace Flores

N a p o l i t a n o3 5 t h Maxine Wa t e r s *3 6 t h Janice Hahn3 7 t h Juanita Millender-

M c D o n a l d *3 8 t h Steve Horn*3 9 t h Cecy Groom4 0 t h N R4 1 s t Eileen A n s a r i4 2 n d George Brown*4 3 r d Mike Rayburn4 4 t h N R4 5 t h Patricia Neal4 6 t h Loretta Sanchez*4 7 t h Christina Av a l o s4 8 t h N R4 9 t h Christine Kehoe5 0 t h Bob Filner*5 1 s t N R5 2 n d Duncan Hunter*COLORADOG o v Gail Schoettler

S e n Ben Nighthorse C a m p b e l l *

1 s t Diana DeGette*2 n d Mark Udall3 r d Robert Reed Kelly4 t h Susan Kirkpatrick5 t h Ken A l f o r d6 t h Henry StraussCONNECTICUTG o v Barbara KennellyS e n Chris Dodd*1 s t Miles Papoport2 n d Sam Gejdenson*3 r d Rosa DeLauro*4 t h N R5 t h James Maloney*DELAWAREA L N RFLORIDAG o v Buddy McKayS e n Bob Graham*1 s t N R2 n d Allen Boyd*3 r d Corrine Brown*4 t h N R5 t h Karen T h u r m a n *6 t h N R7 t h N R8 t h Al Krulick9 t h N R1 0 t h N R11 t h Jim Davis*1 2 t h N R1 3 t h N R1 4 t h N R1 5 t h N R1 6 t h N R1 7 t h Carrie Meek*1 8 t h Ileana Ros-Lehtinen*1 9 t h Robert We x l e r *2 0 t h Peter Deutsch*2 1 s t Lincoln Diaz-Balart*2 2 n dN R

2 3 r d Alcee Hastings*GEORGIAG o v Roy BarnesS e n Michael Coles1 s t N R2 n d Sanford Bishop*3 r d N R4 t h Cynthia McKinney*5 t h John Lewis*6 t h Gary “Batts” Pelphrey7 t h James Wi l l i a m s *8 t h N R9 t h N R1 0 t h Denise Freeman11 t h N RHAWAIIG o v Ben Cayetano*S e n Daniel Inouye*1 s t Neil A b e r c r o m b i e *2 n d Patsy Mink*IDAHOG o v Bob HuntleyS e n Bill Maulk1 s t Dan Wi l l i a m s2 n d Richard StallingsILLINOISGov Glen PoshardS e n Carol Moseley-Braun*1 s t Bobby Rush*2 n d Jesse Jackson*3 r d William Lipinski*4 t h Luis Gutierrez*5 t h Rod Blagojevich*6 t h N R7 t h Danny Davis*8 t h N R9 t h Janice Schakowski1 0 t h N R11 t h Jerry We l l e r *1 2 t h Jerry Costello*1 3 t h Susan Hynes1 4 t h N R1 5 t h Laurel Lunt Prussing

1 6 t h Donald Gaines1 7 t h Lane Evans*1 8 t h N R1 9 t h David Phelps2 0 t h John Shimkus*INDIANAS e n Evan Bayh1 s t Peter Vi s c l o s k y *2 n d Sherman Boles3 r d Tim Roemer*4 t h N R5 t h David Steele6 t h N R7 t h N R8 t h Gail Riecken9 t h Baron Hill1 0 t h Julia Carson*IOWAG o v Tom Vi l s a c kS e n David Osterberg1 s t Bob Rush2 n d Rob Tu l l y3 r d Leonard Boswell*4 t h Jon Dvorak5 t h N RKANSASG o v Tom SawyerS e n Paul Feliciano, Jr.1 s t N R2 n d Jim Clark3 r d Dennis Moore4 t h Jim LawingKENTUCKYS e n Scotty Baesler1 s t Tom Barlow*2 n d Bob Evans3 r d Chris Gorman4 t h Ken Lucas5 t h N R6 t h Ernesto ScorsoneLOUISIANAS e n N R1 s t N R

2 n d William Jeff e r s o n *3 r d N R4 t h N R5 t h N R6 t h Marjorie McKeithen7 t h N RMAINEG o v Agnus King1 s t Tom A l l e n *2 n d John Baldacci*MARYLANDG o v Parris Glendening*S e n Barbara Mikulski*1 s t Irving Pinder2 n d N R3 r d Benjamin Cardin*4 t h Albert Wy n n *5 t h Steny Hoyer*6 t h Timothy McCown7 t h Elijah Cummings*8 t h Ralph NeasMASSACHUSETTSG o v Scott Harshbarger1 s t John Olver*2 n d Richard Neal*3 r d Jim McGovern*4 t h Barney Frank*5 t h Martin Meehan*6 t h John Ti e r n e y *7 t h Edward Markey*8 t h Michael Capuano9 t h Joe Moakley*1 0 t h William Delahunt*MICHIGANG o v G e o ffrey Fieger1 s t Bart Stupak*2 n d Bob Shrauger3 r d John Ferguson4 t h N R5 t h James Barcia*6 t h Clarence A n n e n7 t h Jim Berryman

Key to Endors e m e n t s

N R = No R e c o m m e n d a t i o n* = I n c u m b e n tG ov = G o v e r n o rS e n = U. S. SenatorA L = At-Large

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ILLINOIS, continued FLORIDA, continued COLORADO, continued CALIFORNIA, continued LOUISIANA, continued

Vote for candidates who will work for you & your family

the Boilermaker Reporter

C O N G R E S S I O N A LS C O R E C A R D7 Sep • Oct 1998

Boilermaker-endorsed candidates8 t h Debbie Stabenow*9 t h Dale Kildee*1 0 t h David Bonior*11 t h Travis Reeds1 2 t h Sander Levin*1 3 t h Lynn Rivers*1 4 t h John Conyers*1 5 t h Carolyn Kilpatrick*1 6 t h John Dingell*MINNESOTAG o v Hubert Humphrey1 s t Tracy Beckman2 n d David Minge*3 r d Stan Lieno4 t h Bruce Ve n t o *5 t h Martin Sabo*6 t h Bill Luther*7 t h Collin Peterson*8 t h James Oberstar*MISSISSIPPI1 s t N R2nd Bennie T h o m p s o n *3 r d Chip Pickering*4 t h Ronnie Shows5 t h N RMISSOURIS e n Jay Nixon1 s t William Clay*2 n d N R3 r d Richard Gephardt4 t h Ike Skelton*5 t h Karen McCarthy*6 t h Pat Danner*7 t h Roy Blunt*8 t h Tony Heckmeyer9 t h Linda Vo g t

MONTANAA L Dusty DeschampsNEBRASKAG o v Bill Hoppner1 s t N R2 n d N R3 r d N RNEVADAG o v Jan Laverty JonesS e n Harry Reid*1 s t Shelly Berkley2 n d N RNEW HAMPSHIREG o v Jeanne Shaheen1 s t Cynthia McGovern2 n d N RNEW JERSEY1 s t Robert A n d r e w s *2 n d Frank LoBiondo*3 r d Jim Saxton*4 t h Chris Smith*5 t h Mike Schneider6 t h Frank Pallone*7 t h N R8 t h William Pascrell*9 t h Steve Rothman*1 0 t h Donald Payne*11 t h John Scollo1 2 t h Mike Pappas*1 3 t h Robert Menendez*NEW MEXICOG o v Martin Chavez1 s t Phil Maloof2 n d Shirley Baca3 r d Tom UdallNEW YORKG o v Peter Va l l o n eS e n Charles Schumer

1 s t Michael Forbes*2 n d Rick Lazio*3 r d Peter King*4 t h Carolyn McCarthy*5 t h Gary A c k e r m a n *6 t h Gregory Meeks*7 t h Joseph Crowley8 t h Jerrold Nadler*9 t h N R1 0 t h Edolphus To w n s *11 t h Major Owens*1 2 t h Nydia Va l a z q u e z *1 3 t h N R1 4 t h Carolyn Maloney*1 5 t h Charles Rangel*1 6 t h Jose Serrano*1 7 t h Eliot Engel*1 8 t h Nita Lowey*1 9 t h Sue Kelly*2 0 t h Benjamin Gilman*2 1 s t Michael McNulty*2 2 n dN R2 3 r d Sherwood Boehlert*2 4 t h John McHugh2 5 t h N R2 6 t h Maurice Hinchey*2 7 t h Tom Reynolds2 8 t h Louise Slaughter*2 9 t h John LaFalce*3 0 t h Jack Quinn*3 1 s t Amo Houghton*NORTH CAROLINAS e n John Edwards1 s t Eva Clayton*2 n d Bobby Etheridge*3 r d Jon Wi l l i a m s4 t h David Price*

5 t h N R6 t h N R7 t h Mike McIntyre*8 t h Mike Ta y l o r9 t h Rory Blake1 0 t h N R11 t h David Yo u n g1 2 t h Melvin Wa t t *NORTH DAKOTAS e n Byron Dorgan*A L Earl Pomeroy*OHIOG o v Lee FisherS e n Mary Boyle1 s t Roxanne Qualls2 n d Charles Sanders3 r d Tony Hall*4 t h Paul McCain5 t h Susan Davenport6 t h Ted Strickland*7 t h Donald Minor, Jr.8 t h John Griff i n9 t h Marcy Kaptur*1 0 t h Dennis Kucinich*11 t h Stephanie Tubbs

J o n e s1 2 t h Edward Brown1 3 t h Sherrod Brown*1 4 t h Thomas Sawyer*1 5 t h Adam Clay Miller1 6 t h Peter Ferguson1 7 t h James Tr a f i c a n t *1 8 t h Robert Burch1 9 t h Elizabeth KelleyOKLAHOMAG o v Laura BoydS e n Don Carroll1 s t Howard Plowman2 n d N R3 r d Walt Roberts4 t h Ben Odom5 t h M.C. Smotherman6 t h Paul BarbyOREGONG o v John KitzhaberS e n Ron Wy d e n *1 s t David Wu2 n d Kevin Campbell3 r d Earl Blumenaur*4 t h Peter DeFazio*5 t h N RPENNSYLVANIAG o v Ivan ItkinS e n Arlen Specter*1 s t Robert Brady*2 n d Chaka Fattah*3 r d Robert Borski*4 t h Ron Klink*

5 t h N R6 t h Tim Holden*7 t h Curt We l d o n *8 t h Bill Tu t h i l l9 t h Bud Shuster*1 0 t h Pat Casey11 t h Paul Kanjorski*1 2 t h John Murtha*1 3 t h Joe Hoeff e l1 4 t h William Coyne*1 5 t h Roy A ff l e r b a c h1 6 t h N R1 7 t h N R1 8 t h Mike Doyle*1 9 t h Linda Ropp2 0 t h Frank Mascara*2 1 s t Philip English*RHODE ISLANDG o v Myrth Yo r k1 s t Patrick Kennedy*2 n d Robert We y g a n d *SOUTH CAROLINAG o v Jim HodgesS e n Ernest F. Hollings*1 s t N R2 n d Jane Frederick3 r d N R4 t h Glen Reese5 t h John Spratt*6 t h James Clyburn*SOUTH DAKOTAG o v Bernie HunhoffS e n Tom Daschle*A L J e ff MoserTENNESSEEG o v John Jay Hooker1 s t N R2 n d N R3 r d N R4 t h Jerry Cooper5 t h Bob Clement*6 t h Bart Gordon*7 t h N R8 t h N R9 t h Harold Ford*TEXASG o v Garry Mauro1 s t Max Sandlin*2 n d Jim Tu r n e r *3 r d N R4 t h N R5 t h Victor Morales6 t h Ben Boothe7 t h N R8 t h N R9 t h Nicholas Lampson*1 0 t h Lloyd Doggett*11 t h Chet Edwards*1 2 t h N R1 3 t h Mark Harmon1 4 t h Loy Sneary1 5 t h Ruben Hinojosa*1 6 t h Silvestre Reyes*1 7 t h Charles Stenholm*1 8 t h Sheila Jackson-Lee*1 9 t h Sidney Blankenship2 0 t h Charles Gonzales

2 1 s t N R2 2 n d Hill Kemp2 3 r d Charlie Urbina Jones2 4 t h Martin Frost*2 5 t h Ken Bentsen*2 6 t h N R2 7 t h Solomon Ortiz*2 8 t h Ciro Rodriguez*2 9 t h Gene Green*3 0 t h Eddie Bernice

J o h n s o n *UTAHS e n Scott Leckman1 s t Steve Beierlein2 n d Lily Eskelsen3 r d N RVERMONTG o v Howard DeanA L Bernie Sanders*VIRGINIA1 s t Herbert Bateman*2 n d N R3 r d Robert Scott*4 t h Norman Sisisky*5 t h N R6 t h David Bowers7 t h N R8 t h Jim Moran*9 t h Rick Boucher*1 0 t h Cornell Brooks11 t h N RWASHINGTONS e n Patty Murray*1 s t Jay Inslee*2 n d Jack Metcalf*3 r d Brian Baird4 t h N R5 t h Brad Ly o n s6 t h Norman Dicks*7 t h Jim McDermott*8 t h Heidi Behrens-

B e n e d i c t9 t h Adam Smith*WEST VIRGINIA1 s t Alan Mollohan*2 n d Bob Wi s e *3 r d Nick Rahall*WISCONSING o v Tommy T h o m p s o n *S e n Russ Feingold*1 s t Lydia Spottswood2 n d Tammy Baldwin3 r d Ron Kind*4 t h Jerry Kleczka*5 t h Thomas Barrett*6 t h Thomas Petrie*7 t h David Obey*8 t h Jay Johnson*9 t h N RWYOMINGG o v John Vi n i c hA L N RDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAA L Eleanor Holmes

N o r t o n *GUAMA L Robert Underwood

Key to Endors e m e n t s

N R = No Recommendation* = I n c u m b e n tG ov = G o v e r n o rS e n = U. S. SenatorA L = At-Large


C O N G R E S S I O N A LS C O R E C A R D

Former Electric Boatworker runs in 43rd

TERRANCE DONOVA N, a 23-yearmember of Boilermakers Local 614 inG roton, Conn., is the choice ofDemocrats to try to unseat RepublicanRobert R. Simmons in Connecticut’s4 3 rd district, re p resenting Stoningtonand North Stonington.

As a Boilermaker LEAP c o m m i t t e em e m b e r, Donovan travelled to

Washington, D.C., numerous times tolobby Congress on behalf of workers inhis community. Now he hopes to go toH a r t f o rd to serve that community astheir elected re p re s e n t a t i v e .

Donovan joined the Boilermakerswhen he began working for ElectricBoat in 1975. He was laid off by them in1995. If elected, Donovan will focus oneconomic development, keepingmoney in the community, education,and senior issues. ❑

L-614’s Donovan seeks seat inConnecticut’s General Assembly

Budget surplus? Only if web o rrow f rom Social SecurityLET’S GIVE CLINTON his due.During his pre s i d e n c y, the federalbudget deficit has declined more thanunder any other president in history.

In fact, 1998 shows a budget sur-plus, something we haven’t seen since1969. And the Congressional BudgetO ffice (CBO) is projecting a combinedsurplus of $1.5 trillion over the nextten years.

These facts have inspired manyRepublicans in Congress to beginp romising tax cuts if they are re -elected. But before we let Congre s spass a tax cut that mainly benefits thew e a l t h y, we ought to look at two keyhistorical facts.

First, one of the reasons the deficitballooned so quickly under Reagan isthat he instituted tax cuts (for thewealthy; workers saw increases inp a y roll taxes). His “supply-side” eco-nomics was based on the belief thatreducing taxes on businesses andwealthy people would stimulate thee c o n o m y. Instead, his policies led todouble-digit unemployment andm o n s t rous federal debt.

Second, the so-called surplus wenow enjoy is made up of money fro mSocial Security’s trust fund. In 1983,Reagan instituted a new accounting

system for the federal budget. In ane ffort to disguise the growing deficits,the federal government began usingthe Social Security surplus to offset thedeficit in the rest of the budget.

If we use the same accounting sys-tem for 1998 that we used in 1969, ourfederal budget shows a deficit of $41billion, not a surplus. What’s more ,over the next ten years we would see acombined deficit of $105 billion.

Any tax cut passed by Congre s swould actually be a loan we wouldmake to ourselves from our re t i re-ment fund. Eventually we will have torepay that loan, either through highertaxes or lower re t i rement benefits.

Make no mistake, our budget is inbetter shape now than it has been fordecades. Under Reagan and Bush, thedeficit rose nearly every year. In thepast six years under Clinton, it hasdeclined every year. Those are re a ldollars. It doesn’t matter whataccounting system you use.

But those rosy surplus numbers aredeceptive. We are still borro w i n gmoney from Social Security in order tobalance the budget. And when itcomes time for us to pay that moneyback, we may wish we hadn’t bor-rowed so much. ❑

P rojected Federal Deficits & Surpluses, 1998-2008In billions of dollars

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Budget Deficit/Surplus After Borrowing From Social Security Trust Fund63 80 79 86 139 136 154 170 217 236 251Budget Deficit/Surplus Without Borrowing From Social Security Trust

-41 -37 -46 -45 1 -10 0 5 44 55 64

S o u rce: C o n g ressional Budget Office Budget Projections, August 31, 1998

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N. CAROLINA, c o n t i n u e d


C O N G R E S S I O N A LS C O R E C A R D

ALABAMACallahan 1st W W W W W A 0% 14%Everett 2nd W W R W R W 33% 24%Riley 3rd W W R W R W 33% 27%Aderholt 4th W R R R R R 83% 50%Cramer, Jr. 5th R R W R R W 67% 59%Bachus 6th W R W R W W 33% 14%Hilliard 7th R R W A R R 80% 84%

ALASKAYoung AL R R R R R W 83% 54%

ARIZONASalmon 1st W W W W W W 0% 11%Pastor 2nd R R W R R R 83% 78%Stump 3rd W W W W W W 0% 11%Shadegg 4th W W W W W W 0% 8%Kolbe 5th W W W W W W 0% 8%Hayworth 6th W W W W W W 0% 8%

ARKANSASBerry 1st R R W R W R 67% 69%Snyder 2nd R R W R W R 67% 69%Hutchinson 3rd W W W R A W 20% 22%Dickey 4th W W R W W W 17% 19%

CALIFORNIARiggs 1st W W W W W W 0% 14%Herger 2nd W W W W W W 0% 5%Fazio 3rd R R W R R R 83% 78%Doolittle 4th W W R W R W 33% 27%Matsui 5th R R W R R R 83% 76%Woolsey 6th R R R R R R 100% 89%Miller 7th R R R R R R 100% 94%Pelosi 8th R R R R R R 100% 86%Lee 9th V V R R R R 100% 100%Tauscher 10th R R W R W W 50% 63%Pombo 11th W W R W R W 33% 27%Lantos 12th R R R R R R 100% 92%Stark 13th R R R R R R 100% 92%Eshoo 14th R R W R W R 67% 70%Campbell 15th R R W R W W 50% 44%Lofgren 16th R R W R W R 67% 73%Farr 17th R R W R R R 83% 84%Condit 18th R R R R R W 83% 62%Radanovich 19th W W W W W W 0% 8%Dooley 20th R R W R W R 67% 51%THOMAS 21st W W W W W W 0% 8%Capps 22nd R R W R R W 67% 67%Gallegly 23rd W W R R R W 50% 16%Sherman 24th R R W R R W 67% 69%McKeon 25th W W W W W W 0% 5%Berman 26th R R W R R A 80% 74%Rogan 27th W W W W W W 0% 13%Dreier 28th W W W W W W 0% 3%Waxman 29th R R R R R R 100% 86%Becerra 30th R R W R R R 83% 79%Martinez 31st R R W A P R 75% 79%Dixon 32nd R R W A R R 80% 78%Roybal-Allard 33rd R R W A R R 80% 81%Torres 34th R R R A R R 100% 92%Waters 35th A A R R R R 100% 94%

Harman 36th A R W R W W 40% 58%Millender-McD 37th A R W A R R 75% 76%Horn 38th W R R R W W 50% 49%Royce 39th A A R W R W 50% 23%Lewis 40th W W W W W W 0% 17%Kim 41st W P W R W W 20% 14%Brown 42nd R R W R R R 83% 81%Calvert 43rd W W W W W W 0% 5%Bono 44th V V W W W W 0% 0%Rohrabacher 45th W W R W R W 33% 22%Sanchez 46th R R R R R R 100% 75%Cox 47th W W R W W W 17% 18%Packard 48th W W W W W W 0% 6%Bilbray 49th W W W R W W 17% 14%Filner 50th R R W R R R 83% 81%Cunningham 51st W W W W W W 0% 14%Hunter 52nd W A R R R W 60% 29%

COLORADODeGette 1st R R W R R R 83% 87%Skaggs 2nd R R W R P R 80% 75%McInnis 3rd W W W W W W 0% 14%Schaffer, B. 4th W W R W W W 17% 19%Hefley 5th W W R W W W 17% 19%Schaefer, D . 6th W W R W W W 17% 17%

CONNECTICUTKennelly 1st R R W A R W 60% 69%Gejdenson 2nd R R R R R R 100% 95%DeLauro 3rd R R R R R R 100% 89%Shays 4th R W W R W W 33% 27%Maloney 5th R R R R R W 83% 43%Johnson 6th R R W R W W 50% 38%

DELAWARECastle AL W R W R W R 50% 22%

FLORIDAScarborough 1st W W R W R W 33% 27%Boyd 2nd W R W R R R 67% 63%Brown 3rd A R W R R R 80% 80%Fowler 4th W W R W A A 25% 14%Thurman 5th R R W R R R 83% 71%Stearns 6th W W R W R W 33% 27%Mica 7th W W W W R W 17% 11%McCollum 8th W W W W W W 0% 3%Bilrakis 9th W W W A R W 20% 14%Young 10th W W A W W W 0% 19%Davis 11th R R W R W R 67% 63%Canady 12th W W W W R W 17% 11%Miller 13th W W W W W W 0% 11%Goss 14th W W W W A A 0% 9%Weldon 15th W W R W W W 17% 14%Foley 16th W R W R W W 33% 16%Meek 17th R R W R R R 83% 83%Ros-Lehtinen 18th R R R R R W 83% 54%Wexler 19th R R R R R R 100% 88%Deutsch 20th R R W R R R 83% 70%Diaz-Balart 21st R R R R R W 83% 65%Shaw, Jr. 22nd W W W W W W 0% 11%Hastings 23rd R R R R R R 100% 89%

GEORGIAKingston 1st W W R W W W 17% 22%Bishop 2nd R R R R R W 83% 75%Collins 3rd W W R W W W 17% 16%McKinney 4th R R R R R R 100% 88%Lewis 5th R R R A R R 100% 92%Gingrich 6th W W W A W W 0% 0%Barr 7th W W R W R W 33% 27%Chambliss 8th W W R W W W 17% 14%Deal 9th W W R W R W 33% 22%Norwood 10th W W R A R W 40% 17%Linder 11th W W W W R W 17% 6%

HAWAIIAbercrombie 1st R R R R R R 100% 97%Mink 2nd R R R R R R 100% 94%

IDAHOChenoweth 1st W R R W R R 67% 32%Crapo 2nd A R W W R W 40% 22%

ILLINOISRush 1st R R W R R R 83% 83%Jackson, Jr. 2nd R R R R R R 100% 94%Lipinski 3rd R R R A R R 100% 80%Gutierrez 4th R R R R R R 100% 94%Blagojevich 5th R R W A R R 80% 80%Hyde 6th W W R R W W 33% 24%Davis 7th R R W R R R 83% 94%Crane 8th W W W W W W 0% 5%Yates 9th A A R A A R 100% 89%Porter 10th W W W R W W 17% 25%Weller 11th R R W R R W 67% 35%Costello 12th R R R R R R 100% 84%Fawell 13th W W W W W W 0% 11%Hastert 14th W W W W W W 0% 5%Ewing 15th W W W W W W 0% 11%Manzullo 16th W W W W W W 0% 5%Evans 17th R R R R R R 100% 95%Lahood 18th R R W R W R 67% 35%

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Key to Votes in HouseCD – Congressional District (AL – At Large)1 – Right-To-Organize/Salting2 – Union Dues/Campaign Finance Reform3 – Most Favored Nation - China4 – Union Reporting/Campaign Finance5 – Fast Track for NAFTA6 – Tax Cut/Social Security‘98 % – Percentage of Correct Votes, Jan. - Sep. 1998Life % – Percentage Right Over Lifetime In Off i c eName in bold type – Republican Name in Roman type – DemocratNAME IN A L L CAPS – INDEPENDENT

N a m e C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE %

Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE %

CALIFORNIA, continued

1. Right-To-Organize/Salting(Vote #78) – H. R. 3246The House passed H.R. 3246, whichmakes it harder for workers to org a-nize. This bill prohibits “salting” as ano rganizing tool, makes single unit bar-gaining more difficult, and shifts theNational Labor Relations Board’s casecost from the employer to the Board .The Boilermakers OPPOSED the billbut it PASSED on March 26, 1998.

For: 194 Rep.; 8 Dem.; 0 Ind.Against: 20 Rep.; 179 Dem.; 1 Ind.

2. Union Dues/Campaign Finance (Vote #83) – H. R. 2608The House defeated the so-called“Paycheck Protection Act,” whichwould amend the Federal ElectionCampaign Act to make the use of unionfunds for political and legislative activi-ties more difficult. This bill is re t a l i a t i o n

against labor for our efforts to speak outon issues that are important to workingfamilies in the 1996 elections. T h eBoilermakers OPPOSED the measureand it was DEFEATED on March 30.


3. Most Favored Nation - China(Vote #317) – House Joint Res. 121Despite China’s continued humanrights violations and unfair trade prac-tices, the House failed to pass a re s o l u-tion removing China from MostF a v o red Nation (MFN) status, whichgives them favorable trade tariffs. T h eBoilermakers SUPPORTED the reso-lution to end MFN status for Chinabut it FA I L E D 166-264 on July 22, 1998.


4 . Union Report i n g / C a m p a i g nFinance (Vote #306) – H. R. 2183The House rejected language thatwould have re q u i red labor unions toreport all financial activities by category,imposing on unions burdensome re g u l a-tions no corporations or other member-ship organizations have to follow. T h eBoilermakers OPPOSED the measure.It was DEFEAT E D on July 20, 1998.


5 . Fast Track for NAFTA (Vote #466)– H. R. 2621The House rejected a measure thatwould have given the president fasttrack authority to extend NAFTA. T h eBoilermakers OPPOSED the measureand it was DEFEATED 180-243 onSeptember 25, 1998.


6. Tax Cut/Social Security(Vote #469) - H. R. 4579The House passed a bill that thre a t e n sSocial Security by using surpluses inthe Social Security Trust Funds to payfor $80 billion worth of tax cuts over thenext five years. President Clinton hadasked Congress to make Social Securityfinancially stable before voting a taxcut. The Boilermakers opposed the billbut it passed on September 26, 1998.For: 210 Rep.; 19 Dem.; 0 Ind.Against: 11 Rep.; 183 Dem.; 1 Ind.

How Your U.S. Representatives Voted Bills voted on in the House of Representatives, Jan. to Sep. 1998

N a m e C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE %

Poshard 19th R R W A R R 80% 75%Shimkus 20th R R W R W W 50% 38%

INDIANAVisclosky 1st R R R R R R 100% 86%McIntosh 2nd W W W W W W 0% 8%Roemer 3rd R R W R R W 67% 57%Souder 4th W W R W R W 33% 24%Buyer 5th W W W W R W 17% 8%Burton 6th W W R W A A 25% 26%Pease 7th W R W R W W 33% 19%Hostettler 8th W W R W R W 33% 19%Hamilton 9th R R W R W R 67% 62%Carson 10th R R R R R R 100% 77%

IOWALeach 1st W R W R W W 33% 27%Nussle 2nd W W W W W W 0% 5%Boswell 3rd R R W R W W 50% 30%Ganske 4th W W R R W W 33% 11%Latham 5th W W W W W W 0% 3%

KANSASMoran 1st W W W R W W 17% 13%Ryun 2nd W W W W W W 0% 0%Snowbarger 3rd W W W W W W 0% 0%Tiahrt 4th W W R W W W 17% 16%

KENTUCKYWhitfield 1st W R W W R W 33% 24%Lewis 2nd W W W W W W 0% 19%Northup 3rd W R W W W W 17% 13%Bunning 4th W W R W W W 17% 19%Rogers 5th A W R W R W 40% 28%Baesler 6th R R W R R R 83% 68%

LOUISIANALivingston 1st W W W W W W 0% 14%Jefferson 2nd A A W A A R 50% 83%Tauzin 3rd W W W W W W 0% 11%McCrery 4th W W W R W W 17% 6%Cooksey 5th A W W W W W 0% 0%Baker 6th W W W A W W 0% 6%John 7th W R W A R R 60% 47%

MAINEAllen 1st R R W R R R 83% 81%Baldacci 2nd R R W R R R 83% 78%

MARYLANDGilchrest 1st W W W W W W 0% 6%Ehrlich, Jr. 2nd W W R A W W 20% 19%Cardin 3rd A A R R R R 100% 86%Wynn 4th R R R R R R 100% 86%Hoyer 5th R R R R R R 100% 84%Bartlett 6th W W R W R W 33% 16%Cummings 7th R R R R R R 100% 87%Morella 8th W R W R W R 50% 32%

MASSACHUSETTSOlver 1st R R R R R A 100% 89%Neal 2nd R R W R R R 83% 81%McGovern 3rd R R W R R R 83% 81%Frank 4th R R R R R R 100% 89%Meehan 5th R R W R R R 83% 72%Tierney 6th R R R R R R 100% 94%Markey 7th R R R A R R 100% 89%Kennedy, II 8th R R R R R R 100% 84%Moakley 9th R R W A R R 80% 77%Delahunt 10th R R R R R R 100% 94%

MICHIGANStupak 1st R R R R R R 100% 84%Hoekstra 2nd W W W W R W 17% 5%Ehlers 3rd W R W R W W 33% 14%Camp 4th W W W W W W 0% 8%Barcia 5th R R R R R W 83% 70%Upton 6th W W W W W W 0% 8%Smith 7th W W W R R W 33% 16%Stabenow 8th R R W R R R 83% 81%Kildee 9th R R R R R R 100% 86%Bonior 10th R R R R R R 100% 89%Knollenberg 11th W W W W W W 0% 8%Levin 12th R R W R R R 83% 78%Rivers 13th R R R R R R 100% 86%Conyers 14th A R W R R R 80% 80%Kilpatrick 15th R R R R R R 100% 94%Dingell 16th R R W R R R 83% 81%

MINNESOTAGutnecht 1st W W W R W R 33% 8%Minge 2nd R R W R W R 67% 54%Ramstad 3rd W W W R W W 17% 5%

Vento 4th R R R R R W 83% 89%Sabo 5th R R R R R R 100% 89%Luther 6th R R W R R R 83% 68%Peterson 7th R R W R R R 83% 62%Oberstar 8th R R W R R R 83% 89%

MISSISSIPPIWicker 1st W W W W W W 0% 6%Thompson 2nd R R R A R R 100% 97%Pickering, Jr. 3rd W W R W W W 17% 13%Parker 4th W W W W W W 0% 14%Taylor 5th W W R W R A 40% 44%

MISSOURIClay 1st R R R R R R 100% 92%Talent 2nd W W W W W W 0% 8%Gephardt 3rd R R R A R R 100% 91%Skelton 4th R R W R W R 67% 67%McCarthy 5th R R W R R R 83% 68%Danner 6th R R R A R W 80% 67%Blunt 7th W W R R W W 33% 25%Emerson 8th W W W W W R 17% 12%Hulshof 9th W W W W W W 0% 6%

MONTANAHill AL W W W W R R 33% 19%

NEBRASKABereuter 1st W A W R W W 20% 8%Christensen 2nd W W R W W W 17% 5%Barrett 3rd W W W R W W 17% 8%

NEVADAEnsign 1st W W R R R W 50% 16%Gibbons 2nd W W R W R W 33% 27%

NEW HAMPSHIRESununu 1st W W R W W W 17% 6%Bass 2nd W R W R W W 33% 8%

NEW JERSEYAndrews 1st R R W R R R 83% 79%Lobiondo 2nd W R R R R W 67% 56%Saxton 3rd W R R R A A 75% 29%Smith 4th R R R R R W 83% 73%Roukema 5th W W W R W W 17% 24%Pallone, Jr. 6th R R R R R R 100% 84%Franks 7th R R W R W W 50% 38%Pascrell, Jr. 8th R R R R R R 100% 94%Rothman 9th R R R R R R 100% 94%Payne 10th A A R R R R 100% 91%Frelinghuysen 11th W W W R W W 17% 8%Pappas 12th W R R R R W 67% 50%Menendez 13th R R R R W R 83% 86%

NEW MEXICOWilson 1st V V W R W W 25% 25%Skeen 2nd W W W W W W 0% 8%Redmond 3rd W W W R W W 17% 7%

NEW YORKForbes 1st R R R R R W 83% 56%Lazio 2nd R R W R W W 50% 38%King 3rd R R R R W W 67% 59%McCarthy 4th R R R R R W 83% 81%Ackerman 5th R R W A R R 80% 79%Meeks 6th R R W R R R 83% 83%Manton 7th R R W R R R 83% 81%Nadler 8th R R R R R R 100% 92%Schumer 9th R R W R R R 83% 75%Towns 10th R R W A R R 80% 76%Owens 11th R R R R R R 100% 92%Velazquez 12th R R R R R R 100% 92%Fossella 13th W W W W W W 0% 0%Maloney 14th R R W A R R 80% 81%Rangel 15th A A W R R R 75% 74%Serrano 16th R R A R R R 100% 83%Engel 17th A R R R R R 100% 92%Lowey 18th R R W R R R 83% 76%Kelly 19th R R W R R W 67% 35%Gilman 20th R R R R R W 83% 57%McNulty 21st A R A R R R 100% 74%Solomon 22nd A A R W R W 50% 41%Boehlert 23rd R R W R R W 67% 61%McHugh 24th R R W R R W 67% 54%Walsh 25th W R W R R W 50% 43%Hinchey 26th R R R R R R 100% 89%Paxon 27th W W W W W W 0% 5%Slaughter 28th R R W R R R 83% 86%LaFalce 29th R R W R R R 83% 81%Quinn 30th R R W R R W 67% 54%Houghton, Jr. 31st A R W R W W 40% 38%

NORTH CAROLINAClayton 1st R R R R R R 100% 89%Etheridge 2nd R R W R W R 67% 69%Jones, Jr. 3rd W W R W R W 33% 22%Price 4th R R W R W R 67% 75%Burr 5th W W R W W W 17% 19%Coble 6th W W W W R W 17% 11%McIntyre 7th W R R R R R 83% 63%Hefner 8th R R R A R R 100% 88%Myrick 9th W W R W W W 17% 11%Ballenger 10th W W W W W W 0% 9%Taylor 11th W R R W R W 50% 19%Watt 12th R R W R R R 83% 86%

NORTH DAKOTAPomeroy AL R R W R R R 83% 73%

OHIOChabot 1st W W W W W W 0% 0%Portman 2nd W W W W W W 0% 3%Hall 3rd R R R R R R 100% 83%Oxley 4th W W W W W W 0% 9%Gillmor 5th W W W R W W 17% 18%Strickland 6th R R R R R R 100% 94%Hobson 7th W W R R W W 33% 22%Boehner 8th W W W W W W 0% 8%Kaptur 9th R R R R R R 100% 86%Kucinich 10th R R R R R R 100% 94%Stokes 11th R R R A R R 100% 89%Kasich 12th W W R W W W 17% 8%Brown 13th R R R R R R 100% 92%Sawyer 14th R R W R W R 67% 73%Pryce 15th W W W W A A 0% 3%Regula 16th W R W R R W 50% 27%Traficant, Jr. 17th R R R A R R 100% 78%Ney 18th W R R R R W 67% 35%Latourette 19th R R W R R W 67% 38%

OKLAHOMALargent 1st W W W W W W 0% 0%Coburn 2nd W R R R R A 80% 26%Watkins 3rd W W W W W W 0% 0%Watts 4th W W W W W W 0% 8%Istook, Jr. 5th W W W W W W 0% 6%Lucas 6th W W W W W W 0% 8%

OREGONFurse 1st R R W R A A 75% 77%Smith 2nd W W W W W W 0% 6%Blumenauer 3rd R R W R P R 80% 73%DeFazio 4th R R R R R R 100% 86%Hooley 5th R R W R W W 50% 63%

PENNSYLVANIABrady 1st V V R R R R 100% 100%Fattah 2nd R R W R R R 83% 78%Borski 3rd R R R R R R 100% 86%Klink 4th R R R R R R 100% 94%Peterson 5th W W W W W W 0% 6%Holden 6th R R W R R R 83% 81%Weldon 7th R R W R R W 67% 46%Greenwood 8th W R W R W W 33% 16%Shuster 9th W W W W R W 17% 14%McDade 10th A R R A R W 75% 53%Kanjorski 11th R R W R R R 83% 78%Murtha 12th R R W R R R 83% 83%Fox 13th W R W R R W 50% 38%Coyne 14th R R R R R R 100% 92%McHale 15th R R W R R R 83% 76%Pitts 16th W W W W W W 0% 0%Gekas 17th W A W W W W 0% 17%Doyle 18th R R W R R R 83% 65%Goodling 19th W W R W R W 33% 24%Mascara 20th R R R R R R 100% 84%English 21st W R W R R W 50% 43%

RHODE ISLANDKennedy 1st R R R R R R 100% 92%Weygand 2nd R R R R R R 100% 94%

SOUTH CAROLINASanford, Jr. 1st W W R R W R 50% 16%Spence 2nd W W R W R W 33% 22%Graham 3rd W W R W R W 33% 22%Inglis 4th W W R W R W 33% 22%Spratt, Jr. 5th R R R R R R 100% 84%Clyburn 6th R R R R R R 100% 86%

SOUTH DAKOTAThune AL W W W W W W 0% 6%

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Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE %

ILLINOIS, Continued from page 9 MINNESOTA , continued

Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE % Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE %

ALABAMASessions W W W 0% 0%Shelby W W W 0% 29%ALASKAMurkowski W W W 0% 15%Stevens R W W 33% 25%ARIZONAKyl W W W 0% 4%McCain R W W 33% 7%ARKANSASHutchinson W R W 33% 10%Bumpers R R R 100% 86%CALIFORNIABoxer R W R 67% 86%Feinstein R W R 67% 82%COLORADOAllard W W W 0% 0%Campbell R W R 67% 48%CONNECTICUTDodd R W R 67% 79%Lieberman R W R 67% 79%DELAWARERoth, Jr. W W W 0% 11%Biden, Jr. R R R 100% 75%FLORIDAMack W W W 0% 22%Graham R W R 67% 50%GEORGIACoverdell W W W 0% 18%Cleland R W R 67% 50%HAWAIIAkaka R R R 100% 93%Inouye R W R 67% 88%IDAHOCraig W W W 0% 7%Kempthorne W W W 0% 7%ILLINOISDurbin R R R 100% 100%Moseley-Braun R R A 100% 78%INDIANACoats W W W 0% 7%Lugar W W W 0% 4%IOWAGrassley W W W 0% 7%Harkin A R R 100% 81%KANSASBrownback W W W 0% 0%Roberts W W W 0% 0%KENTUCKYMcConnell W W W 0% 32%Ford R W R 67% 68%LOUISIANABreaux R W R 67% 71%Landrieu R W R 67% 50%

MAINECollins R W W 33% 20%Snowe R W W 33% 32%MARYLANDMikulski R R A 100% 89%Sarbanes R R R 100% 96%MASSACHUSETTSKennedy R R R 100% 93%Kerry R R R 100% 89%MICHIGANAbraham W W W 0% 43%Levin R R R 100% 75%MINNESOTAGrams W W W 0% 36%Wellstone R R R 100% 71%MISSISSIPPICochran W W W 0% 8%Lott W W W 0% 7%MISSOURIAshcroft W W W 0% 7%Bond W W W 0% 18%MONTANABurns W W W 0% 21%Baucus R W R 67% 50%NEBRASKAHagel W W W 0% 0%Kerrey R W R 67% 61%NEVADABryan R W R 67% 68%Reid R W R 67% 82%NEW HAMPSHIREGregg W W W 0% 11%Smith W W W 0% 11%NEW JERSEYLautenberg R W R 67% 79%Torricelli R R A 100% 89%NEW MEXICODomenici W W W 0% 14%Bingaman R W R 67% 75%NEW YORKD’Amato R A A 100% 62%Moynihan R R R 100% 57%NORTH CAROLINAFaircloth W A W 0% 19%Helms W W W 0% 14%NORTH DAKOTAConrad R W R 67% 75%Dorgan R W R 67% 82%OHIODeWine W W W 0% 36%Glenn R R R 100% 61%OKLAHOMAInhofe W W W 0% 11%Nickles W W W 0% 7%

OREGONSmith W W W 0% 0%Wyden R W R 67% 76%PENNSYLVANIASantorum W W W 0% 21%Specter R W A 50% 52%RHODE ISLANDChafee R W W 33% 36%Reed R W R 67% 89%SOUTH CAROLINAThurmond W W W 0% 14%Hollings R W A 50% 88%SOUTH DAKOTADaschle R W R 67% 82%Johnson R W R 67% 70%TENNESSEEFrist W W W 0% 11%Thompson R W W 33% 18%TEXASGramm W W W 0% 8%Hutchison W W W 0% 7%UTAHBennett W W W 0% 7%Hatch W W W 0% 7%VERMONTJeffords R W W 33% 46%Leahy R W R 67% 70%VIRGINIAWarner W W W 0% 14%Robb R W R 67% 68%WASHINGTONGorton W W W 0% 18%Murray R W R 67% 79%WEST VIRGINIAByrd R R R 100% 96%Rockefeller R R R 100% 82%WISCONSINFeingold R R R 100% 79%Kohl R W R 67% 68%WYOMINGEnzi W W W 0% 11%Thomas W R W 33% 11%

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Bills voted on by the U.S.Senate, Jan. to Sep. 1998

1. Union Dues/CampaignFinance (Vote #17) – Senate1663On a cloture vote, the Senaterefused to end debate on S. 1663.This bill would have amended theFederal Election Campaign Act toforbid the use of union tre a s u r yfunds for political and legislativeactivities, including educationand publicizing the voting re c o rd sof legislators, without first re q u i r-ing each r e p resented worker tosign a permission form. This legis-lation would skew the politicalbalance of power in A m e r i c aagainst working families. This billwas a direct attack on union fami-lies for their efforts to speak out onissues that are important to work-ing families in the last elections.The measure was OPPOSED bythe Boilermakers and wasD E F E ATED 45-54 on February 26,1998.

For: 45 Rep.; 0 Dem.Against: 10 Rep.; 44 Dem.

2. Immigration/H-1B (Vote #141) – Senate 1723The Senate passed S. 1723 toamend the Immigration andNationality Act, increasing thenumber of visas for foreign work-ers, particularly high-skilledworkers in the high technologicali n d u s t r y. This bill does not pro t e c tAmerican workers from beinglaid off or replaced by temporaryf o reign workers nor does itre q u i re efforts to find A m e r i c a nworkers before using the visas toh i re foreign workers. This billopens the door for incre a s i n gother types of visas, such as the H-2B visa for skilled craft workers.The bill was OPPOSED by theBoilermakers but PASSED 7 8 - 2 0on May 18, 1998.

For: 51 Rep.; 27 Dem.Against: 2 Rep.; 18 Dem.

3. Right-To-Organize/Salting (Vote #266) – Senate 1981The Senate refused to cut offd e b a t e on S. 1981, a bill whichwould seriously erode NationalLabor Relations Act pro t e c t i o n s

for workers’ rights to organize. Itwould have allowed businesses torefuse to hire workers because oftheir interest in unions, not theirconduct. This bill eliminates a law-ful organizing tactic that datesback to the 1930s only becauseemployers are finding it eff e c t i v e .The motion to stop debate wasOPPOSED by the Boilermakersand was DEFEATED 52-42 (at w o - t h i rds majority/60 votesw e re needed to cut off debate) onSeptember 14, 1998.

For: 50 Rep.; 2 Dem. Against: 1 Rep.; 41 Dem.

TENNESSEEJenkins 1st W W R W R W 33% 19%Duncan, Jr. 2nd W W R W R W 33% 24%Wamp 3rd W W R R R W 50% 30%Hilleary 4th W W R W R W 33% 19%Clement 5th R R W R W R 67% 57%Gordon 6th R R W R R W 67% 68%Bryant 7th W W W W W W 0% 5%Tanner 8th W R W R W R 50% 46%Ford, Jr. 9th A R A A W R 67% 76%

TEXASSandlin 1st R R W R R W 67% 69%Turner 2nd R R W R R W 67% 63%Johnson, S. 3rd W W W W W W 0% 6%Hall 4th W W W R W R 33% 22%Sessions 5th W W W W W W 0% 6%Barton 6th W W R W W W 17% 14%Archer 7th W W W W W W 0% 5%Brady 8th W W W W W W 0% 8%Lampson 9th R R W R R R 83% 75%Doggett 10th R R W R R R 83% 78%Edwards 11th R R W R W R 67% 69%Granger 12th W W W W W W 0% 0%Thornberry 13th W W W W W W 0% 5%Paul 14th W R W R R W 40% 33%Hinojosa 15th R R W R R R 83% 81%Reyes 16th R R W R R R 83% 81%Stenholm 17th W R W R W R 50% 33%Jackson-Lee 18th A R W R R R 80% 75%Combest 19th W W W W W W 0% 5%Gonzalez 20th A A A A R R 100% 78%Smith 21st A W W W W W 0% 3%Delay 22nd W W W W W W 0% 5%Bonilla 23rd A W W W W W 0% 8%Frost 24th R R W A R R 80% 75%Bentsen 25th R R W R W R 67% 65%Armey 26th W W W W W W 0% 5%Ortiz 27th R R W R W R 67% 69%Rodriguez 28th R R W R R R 83% 80%Green 29th R R W R R R 83% 78%Johnson, E.B. 30th A R W R W R 60% 72%

UTAHHansen 1st W W W W W W 0% 8%Cook 2nd W W R W R W 33% 31%Cannon 3rd A A W W W W 0% 8%

VERMONTSANDERS AL R R R R R R 100% 92%

VIRGINIABateman 1st W W W W W W 0% 14%Pickett 2nd R R W R W R 67% 54%Scott 3rd R R W R R R 83% 89%Sisisky 4th R R R R R R 100% 71%Goode, Jr. 5th W W R W R W 33% 28%Goodlatte 6th W W W W W W 0% 5%Bliley, Jr. 7th W A W W W W 0% 6%Moran 8th R R W R W R 67% 62%Boucher 9th R R W R R R 83% 81%Wolf 10th W W R W R W 33% 32%

WASHINGTONWhite 1st W W W R W W 17% 8%Metcalf 2nd R R W R R W 67% 54%Smith, L. 3rd W W R W R R 50% 35%Hastings 4th W W W W W W 0% 6%Nethercutt, Jr. 5th W W W W W W 0% 8%Dicks 6th R R W R W R 67% 73%McDermott 7th A R W R W R 60% 78%Dunn 8th W W W W W W 0% 6%Smith, A. 9th R R W R R R 83% 75%

WEST VIRGINIAMollohan 1st R R R R R R 100% 92%Wise, Jr. 2nd R R W R R R 83% 81%Rahall II 3rd R R W R R R 83% 86%

WISCONSINNeumann 1st W R R R R R 83% 32%Klug 2nd W W R W W W 17% 16%Kind 3rd R R W R R R 83% 81%Kleczka 4th R R W R R R 83% 72%Barrett 5th R R W R R R 83% 78%Petri 6th W R W R W W 33% 24%Obey 7th R R R R R R 100% 89%Johnson 8th R R W R R R 83% 81%Sensenbrenne 9th W W R W W W 17% 16%

WYOMINGCubin AL W W W W W W 0% 8%

Name CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘98 % LIFE %

NA M E 1 2 3 ‘98 % L I F E % NA M E 1 2 3 ‘98 % L I F E %

NA M E 1 2 3 ‘98 % L I F E %

Key to Senate V o t e s1 – Union Dues/Campaign

Finance Reform2 – Immigration/H-1B3 – Right to Organize/Salting‘98 % – Percentage of Correct

Votes, Jan. - Sep. 1998Life % – Percentage of Correct

Votes Over Lifetime In Off i c eName in bold type – Republican Name in Roman type – Democrat

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L O C A L N E W S

60 Ye a r sA rnold Erickson L - 1 0 4A n d rew E. Gayan L - 1 4N. H. Johnson L - 6 4 7C. C. Lawre n c e L - 5 3 1Wo o d row L. Wo l f L - 2 7

55 Ye a r sJay B. Bonine L - 1 4Carl B. Cantner L - 1 5 4William K. Holt L - 2 9 0J. W. Langham L - 7 4H e n ry J. Lemon L - 6 8 0Roy C. Mart i n L - 5 3 1John Millican L - 1 4Peter J. Noce L - 2 7Thomas M. Parlow L - 2 7Allen Peterson L - 2 7Floyd T. Ramsey L - 8 3O. O. Schumacher L - 6 6 7Joy T. Smith L - 3 0

50 Ye a r sWilliam A. Adams L - 5 3 1Melvin H. Ay m a m i L - 3 7Bobby E. Bannister L - 5 3 1Raymond W. Baur L - 1 6 9Boyd L. Bonnewell L - 6 0James W. Bray L - 4 5 5Willis H. Bry a n L - 5 3 1N o rman M. Camp L - 5 8 7William G. Carn e y L - 5 3 1Charles W. Coburn N T LWilliam A. Edgar L - 3 5 9Willie D. Ferg u s o n L - 5 3 1Julius D. Gibbons L - 5 3 1M o rris F. Hanne L - 2 7Chas T. Hensley L - 3 0R o b e rt C. Hill L - 5 3 1G a rrett E. Jones L - 5 3 1James E. Joyce L - 1 5 4G e o rge S. Medvitz L - 1 5 4Willis T. Owen L - 8 3Elmer W. Phelps L - 2 7James P. Quinn L - 1 5 4Jim Reyes L - 8 3Frank W. Robinette L - 6 6 7J. L. Sencibaugh L - 2 7J. Sencibaugh Jr. L - 2 7Francis E. Simpkins L - 5 3 1W. H. Zimmerm a n nL - 2 7

45 Ye a r sR. C. Ballantine L - 1 5 4M. D. Beaumont L - 8 3Troy L. Bennett L - 5 3 1H e n ry F. Benson L - 6 6 7Trestis P. Blyzes L - 2 7Charles O. Board L - 6 6 7A l f red J. Boern e r L - 1 5 4William E. Boggess L - 6 6 7L a rry C. Bolls L - 6 6 7W. E. Bonecutter L - 6 6 7R o b e rt E. Bowling L - 6 6 7Billy G. Bradford L - 6 6 7R i c h a rd E. Bradley L - 6 6 7Garlen R. Burt o n L - 6 6 7Willie E. Bush L - 6 6 7James W. Cannon L - 2 7N o rman G. Carn e y L - 5 3 1Carl F. Carr i n g t o n L - 7 4Lester N. Cart e r L - 2 7Clayton Clark L - 6 6 7John G. Clark L - 3 5 9

R o b e rt Colt L - 1 5 4John Deluca L - 2 7Jackie D. Dickson L - 2 7John C. Dominguez L - 3 7Bobby R. Dorm a n L - 5 8 7John J. Dorsa L - 3 7Earl Duncan L - 6 6 7Charles E. Erv i n L - 2 7E d w a rd R. Foster L - 8 3R o b e rt C. Frazier L - 8 3Roy E. Fry ff e L - 6 6 7M o rton Halterm a n L - 6 6 7F o rd Hancock L - 3 5 9Lynn D. Harm a n L - 6 6 7Frank J. Hefley L - 1 5 4R i c h a rd L. Heiden L - 1 6 9Stanley Hesson L - 6 6 7C. H. Hinke L - 1 9 3R. H. Hodge L - 2 7Gerald W. Howard L - 1Alvin C. Hudgins L - 5 3 1Leo J. Hurlow L - 6 6 7K e rmel H. Jarre l l L - 6 6 7H e rman H. Jord a n L - 6 6 7N o rman A. Kelley L - 1 0 7Homer H. Kessel L - 6 6 7David E. King L - 3 7John E. Ly o n s L - 6 6 7Ray N. Mahaff e y L - 6 6 7John D. McCray L - 5 3 1E rnest W. McDavid L - 6 6 7Jack McDavid L - 6 6 7James P. Moody L - 7 4David Nolan L - 1Joe B. Padilla L - 6 6 7Macy M. Parn e l l L - 8 3L e roy Perkins L - 5 8 7Dale N. Powell L - 6 6 7A l f o rd C. Rhodes L - 6 6 7O. M. Richard s o n L - 5 3 1Charles J. Riff l e L - 6 6 7Joe T. Rudd L - 5 3 1H e n ry W. Sealman L - 8 3L e o n a rd G. Seiler L - 2 7C. D. Somerv i l l e L - 6 6 7H. H. Ta s t e rm a n L - 5 3 1B. To l e r L - 5 3 1Allen P. Tr a h a n L - 5 8 7Wilson Tr a h a n L - 5 8 7Allen White L - 5 8 7Wa rren H. Zaph L - 1 5 4

40 Ye a r sHollis H. Albin L - 5 3 1Louis H. Allen L - 2 7J e rry W. Art h u r L - 3 4Eddie W. Bain L - 2 7L i l b u rn L. Ballard L - 2 7E d u a rdo Barajas L - 5 3 1John H. Barn h i l l L - 6 6 7J. B. Beckwith L - 5 8 7Ve rnon W. Bell L - 6 6 7C. E. Boyer L - 6 6 7Charles H. Bradley L - 2 7Carl A. Bro o k s L - 2 7Ronald Bro u k L - 2 7H a rold S. Bro w n N T LClift R. Buxton L - 5 8 7Allen M. Campbell L - 6 6 7G. R. Campbell L - 6 6 7Ray Campbell L - 6 6 7A rdath E. Casto L - 6 6 7J. A. Cheuvro n t L - 6 6 7

C. W. Cooper L - 5 3 1A. P. Delgado L - 3 7S. A. Dickerson III L - 3 7 4William Dill L - 8 3William B. Dixon Jr.N T LH a rry A. Doak Jr. L - 2 7James L. Dodson L - 6 6 7G e o rge S. Duncan L - 6 8 0Bobby W. Eads L - 3 7 4Julius Eaves L - 1 0 8E d w a rd L. Eddy L - 6 6 7E d w a rd J. Eichman L - 1 7 7Jack Y. Garr a rd L - 5 3 1Eldon P. Gold L - 1 9 3John C. Gro v e L - 5 8 7John Gualtieri L - 1 5 4Earl E. Gum Jr. L - 6 0Dwight S. Haley L - 6 6 7Homer R. Hort o n L - 6 6 7R. G. Humphrey Jr. L - 2 7James C. Hurlow L - 6 6 7Melvin T. Jamison L - 2 7Van Kitchen Jr. L - 6 6 7Marlon D. Knight L - 3 7Marinus Kocken L - 1 2 8Roy D. Laabs L - 1 7 7John B. Leisk L - 1 2 8Lloyd B. Lemon L - 6 8 0Charlie H. Lindsey L - 3 7R i c h a rd H. Lloyd Jr. L - 6 6 7Wayne H. Love Jr. L - 6 6 7G e o rge Ly d i c k L - 1 5 4Philip L. Mart e l L - 3 5 9Joel C. Mason L - 1 4R i c h a rd L. Massey L - 5 0 2James F. McDavid L - 6 6 7F red D. Mincher L - 1 4Gerald R. Miskell L - 6 0F. C. Neiggemann L - 6 0Otis H. Nicholson L - 2 7Charles E. Parsons L - 6 6 7K. G. Pentecost L - 8 3B u rtis H. Perm e n t e rL - 5 8 7E. L. Poolson Sr. L - 3 7Keith G. Power L - 3 5 9Lynn A. Rawlins Jr. L - 2 4 2Earl J. Reed L - 1 6 6 6William D. Rost L - 2 7William R. Sams L - 6 6 7Charles W. Sanker L - 2 7Arlan O. Schlosser L - 2 7H e rman Schultze L - 1 4 6J. C. Sheppard L - 6 6 7W. C. Sheppard L - 6 6 7R o b e rt Shilot L - 6 6 7M. Slayton L - 6 6 7Lewis C. Stone Jr. L - 1 5 4Joseph W. Suda L - 2 7Charles T. Ta y l o r L - 6 6 7E d w a rd Te m p l e L - 5 8 2Jack Thomas L - 6 6 7Oliver A. Thurm o n dL - 2 7Vincent W. Tu s t i n L - 6 6 7Frank H. Ve rg e L - 6 8 0Ronald T. Wa t e r s L - 6 0Charles W. We d g e L - 6 6 7Rex H. White L - 6 6 7Clyde Wi l l i a m s L - 5 3 1K. E. Wi l l i a m s L - 6 6 7Bobby J. Wi l s o n L - 6John R. Wyland Jr. L - 2 7Chester S. ZalnaskyL - 1 5 4

H o n o r sPins awarded for 40+ years of continuous membership INTL. SECRETA RY-TREASURER Jerry Z. Wi l l b u rn re p o rts that the followingmembers earned their pins for 40 or more years of membership, June 23 toSeptember 28, 1998:

L-154 members demonstrates o l i d a r i t y, win back work

Local members sendmessage – we will notstand by while our workis assigned to other craftsIN AD E M O N S T R AT I O N of solidarity,the members of Local 154, Pittsburg h ,Pa., rallied together to win back workthat was being assigned to other crafts.Sending a message to both contractorsand other craft members, theBoilermakers let it be known that theywould not sit back and let others dotheir work.

When work they had previously per-formed was being assigned to othercrafts at the Bartech Industry’sJohnstown Mill Project, members ofLocal 154 formed a picket line. Theydid not go unnoticed. Their display ofunity and support on the picket linewon back their work. L-154 BusinessManager Raymond C. Ve n t rone saidtheir message was sent and heard, “asignificant achievement not only for us,

but for all of organized labor. The suc-cess we enjoyed at Bartech, because web rought this injustice to light, shouldnot only remind contractors to honortheir agreements, it should mostimportantly show what can be accom-plished by working together andstanding united,” said Ve n t ro n e .

Ve n t rone wants to thank all of theLocal 154 members for their partici-pation, especially the members whoworked the night shift at Homer Cityand then came to Johnstown to put inan additional four to five hours onthe picket line. “It is this display ofunity and support that is r e p re s e n t a-tive of our union standing togetheras a Bro t h e rhood,” said Ve n t rone. Healso thanks Intl. Reps. Joe Bazy andBob Heine, and Local 154 businessagents Tom O’Connor, Dan Quinn,Sean Murphy, and John Nuccetellifor their efforts.

“This is only the beginning,”Ve n t rone said. “We are not going tostop here, we are pre p a red to fight anyadversity that may cross our path.” ❑

The solidarity demonstrated by these Local 154 members helped win back workat the Johnstown Mill Project in Pennsylvania.

D 3 6 4 ’s Noble gets safety award

43 years on the job with noaccidents or missed daysS TAN NOBLE(l.), a 32-year member ofLocal D364, Paris, Ontario, Canada,receives a safety award from Stouff v i l l eplant superintendent Ron Graham.Noble earned the individual safetya w a rd by working 43 years on the jobwith no accidents and no missed days.A g g regate Producers’ Association ofOntario presented the award to Noblefor his outstanding safety and healthre c o rd upon his April 1998 re t i re m e n tf rom Lafarge Construction Materials’S t o u ffville Pit. ❑

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National historic landmarkrepresents struggle for ajust and better world

MEMBERS OF LOCAL1252, ChicagoHeights, and Local One, Chicago, Ill.,attended a rededication of theHaymarket Martyrs Monument inM a y, when the National Park Servicedesignated the monument a nationalhistoric landmark. Seen as a shrine tothe Bill of Rights, the monument is asymbol of the continuing struggle forsocial justice and the American stan-d a rd of living.

First dedicated in June 1893, the mon-ument is located in Forest HomeCemetery in Forest Park, Ill. Sculptedby Albert Weinert who took inspirationf rom the figure, La Liberte, from theF rench Revolution, the monumenthonors the Haymarket martyrs – work-ers who lost their lives in 1886, whilesupporting the movement for an eight-hour workday.

In May 1886, all workers not yet onthe eight-hour system were to partici-

pate in a nationwide strike. Chicagohad the largest demonstration, with80,000 workers marching on MichiganAvenue. Amass meeting in that city’shaymarket ended in disaster. Raincaused the crowd to dwindle. As thelast speaker was concluding, 176 policeo fficers arrived demanding an end tothe meeting. Abomb was thrown and

police began firing; four were killedand several were wounded. The legendof the Haymarket Riot was born.

All across the country, unions wereraided and the movement for an eight-hour workday was de-railed, not tobecome the national standard until1935. Eight union members were pro s e-cuted, not for aiding the unknown

bomb thro w e r, but for their public criti-cism of corporate America, which thecourts ruled inspired the bomber.

Four were hung, one committed sui-cide, and three were sent to prison; theyw e re pardoned in 1893. ( S o u rce: The IllinoisLabor History Society. ) ❑

P o rt Weller Dry Dockssponsors “Dress DownFridays,” adds $500 to donationMEMBERS OF LOCAL 680, St.Catherines, Ontario, Canada, haveraised $1,850 for the Fre n c h / M a h a ff yVictims’ Integrity Fund through a one-day plant gate collection at Port We l l e rDry Docks.

In addition to the gate collection, thes t a ff of Port Weller Dry Docks con-tributed $500 to the victim fund over at h ree-month period of “Dress DownFridays,” where participants donatedto the fund for the privilege of dre s s i n gcausally on Fridays. Nationwide,Canadians supported the cause onApril 3, with a “National Dress DownDay for Justice.”

The victim fund was established tohelp defray the $500,000 legal costsi n c u r red by the families of KristenF rench and Leslie Mahaff y, whose bru-tally murd e red bodies were video-taped and broadcast on television. Thefamilies have taken on a fight to pro t e c tthe innocent. They are battling in courtto make sure no one suffers the painand humiliation of the public viewing

of video and audio evidence of suchhorrific crimes to their loved ones.While the perpetrators receive fre elegal counsel, the families of the victimsa re placing themselves on the verge offinancial ruin in order to protect thedignity of their daughters. Their eff o r t swill benefit future victims and theirfamilies. (Source: Dock Ta l k .) ❑


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Local 680 raises $1,850 for victim fund in Ontario, Canada

Members of the Local 680 Executive Board present a $1,850 check to Mrs. DonnaF rench for the Fr e n c h / M a h a ffy Victims’ Integrity Fund. Pictured, l. to r., are St.Francis High School Principal Maurice Charbonneau, Dave Brown, Mike Latour,Vince Marsala, Mrs. French, Ron Allard, Mike Simons, Earl Craig, Eddy Baker, andfund organizer Greg Kelly (photo by Jeff Clarke).

L-680 Sec.-Treas. Mike Latour (l.) and BMDave Brown display a certificate ofa p p reciation from the Fr e n c h / M a h a ff yVictims’ Integrity Fund in recognition of L-680’s contribution (photo by Jeff Clarke).

Local One participates inDAD’s Day events

Members raise money insoftball tournament,collect over $1,800 atfund-raising eventMEMBERS OF LOCALLODGE ONE,Chicago, Ill., participated in two fund-raising events for Dollars A g a i n s tDiabetes (DAD’s Day), raising nearly$2,000 in what’s become an annual eventfor the shop and construction lodge.

On June 6, Local One joined othermembers of the Chicago BuildingTrades in a softball tournament to raise

funds for DAD’s Day. On June 20, theday before Father’s Day, members(some joined by their families) collectedover $1,800 for diabetes re s e a rc h .

Participants included Vice Pres. andBus. Agent Robert Schwartz and hiswife Celine, Duane Shue and his sonJ o e y, Joe Bogusz and his wife Doro t h y,Stan Finley, Rich Bartos, Dan Bastick,Matt Brennan, Jim Martin, Pat Polick,Dave Kosiek, Jamie Crandall, LloydWright, Dave Nolan Sr., Art Adams, SylLopaczynski, Bobby Stewart, JerryDavis, Buzzy Eibel, Tommy Kirkland,Rus Flagg, Jeff Hartley, and PaulG u rgone. ❑

Raising funds for DAD’s Day in a softball tournament are members of Local One,Chicago, Ill., front row, l. to r., George, Gregg, Mike Kavanaugh II, Mark Matelski,Local One Pres. Jack Benz, and Jack Ruby. Back row, l. to r., Zachary Gustafson,John Scott, Local One BM-ST John Skermont, Gary Conboy, and Pat Polick.

L - 6 8 0 / P o rt Weller Dry Docks offer tour

INTL. VICE PRES. Alexander “Sandy” MacDonald and Intl. Rep. Stan Petro n s k ijoined officers of Local 680, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, for a tour of PortWeller Dry Docks (PWDD), where they congratulated company officials on thesigning of a CSLcontract for three new forebodies. PWDD officials credit Local680’s negotiation of a five-year labour agreement as “a big factor in obtaining thef o rebodies” and hope the labour agreement “may help secure other new con-tracts.” Pictured, l. to r., are PWDD Gen. Mgr. Charlie Payne, L-680 Pres. MikeSimons, IVPSandy MacDonald, IR Stan Petronski, L-680 BADave Brown, andPWDD Human Resource Mgr. Ross Serianni. Photo by Jeff Clarke. ❑

Locals One and 1252 attend HaymarketM a rtyrs monument rededication

Attending rededication of the Haymarket Martyrs monument are, l. to r., Amy and ColleenFraley, with their father L-1252 Rec. Sec. Daniel Fraley, UAW L-588 Dist. Comm. Frank Angel,and L-1252 Pres. Eddie Esteras. Not pictured is Local One Inspector Ben Kosiek. First dedicated in 1893, the Haymarket

Martyrs monument was rededicated as anational historical landmark in May 1998.


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An objecting nonmember who issubject to a union security clause has alegal right to file objections to fundinge x p e n d i t u res which are not germane tothe collective bargaining process. Fee-paying nonmembers who choose to filesuch objections should advise theInternational Bro t h e rhood ofBoilermakers in writing, in the form ofa letter, signed by the objector, and sentto the International Secre t a r y - Tre a s u re rof the International Bro t h e rhood ofBoilermakers, 753 State Ave., Suite 570,Kansas City, KS 66101. The letter mustcontain the objector’s home addre s sand local lodge number, if known.Upon receipt of the objection, theInternational secre t a r y - t re a s u rer shallp rovide a description of the pro c e d u re sto be followed. This objection must befiled every year during the month ofN o v e m b e r, or within the first 30 daysin which the objector is re q u i red to paydues or fees to the union, or within 30days after the objector becomes a non-m e m b e r.

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1 L a s k y, Robert A.1 M o r i a r i t y, Pat5 Glibowski, Stephen J.5 Sebastianelli, Bre s c i6 A revalo, Joseph C.6 B running, Benjamin E.6 C o u rt, Lawrence E.6 C u rtis, Glenn6 Drake, Theodore H.6 Glidewell, Kenneth H.6 Jensen, LaVe rne E.6 Jones, Arthur W.6 L a n d ry, Alexander R.6 Mucha, Joseph6 Plevin, George A.6 Swank, Claude E.6 Yee, Wi n g7 B rown, Joseph H.7 S m a rt, John R.M 7 Schofield, Aubre y1 3 B e rg g run, Theo B.1 3 F rederick, Kassimir F.1 3 Jones, Joseph B.1 3 Smith, Otto1 3 Waters, Edward A.2 0 LaMee, Charles J.2 6 B rown, Arthur G.2 6 B rowne, James P.2 6 C o n l e y, Gwennion L.2 6 Nease, Sidney J.2 6 Wilson, Francis E.3 0 Allman, Everette L.3 0 R u rcell, Lawrence S.3 7 Davis Jr., Georg e3 7 Lindemann, Jack L.4 0 Wilson, Bobby G.6 0 O s t e rman, HomerM 6 8 Buechel, Sylvester J.7 2 Buck, William O.7 2 Casorio, Antonio7 2 Davis, Sam D.7 2 Eastman, Raymond A.7 2 Hitchcock, Lloyd R.7 2 Johnson, Robert J.7 2 Trad, Edmond7 2 Trojan, Arthur W.

7 4 McKeown, Cave J.7 4 Mudd, Darrell L.8 3 Flood, Vi rg i l8 3 H a rris, Kenneth D.8 3 H e rnandez, Jess8 3 Lee, Herny J.8 5 Frank, Benny J.8 5 J a q u i l l a rd, Howard E.8 5 M a n t e u ffel, Arnold A.8 8 Jones, W. E.9 2 A rrowood, Dave9 2 C ro w d e r, Ramza9 2 Dishman, Carl J.9 2 Gonzalez, Manuel V.9 2 H o l d e r, Jimmie M.9 2 Jeziorski, Stanley9 2 Moyle Jr., Kensett9 2 P e rret, Albert J.9 2 Spoto, Frank9 2 Staton, Jesse W.9 2 T h u rman, LigeD 9 9 G a rza, Alfre d1 0 1 Gibbs, Robert H.M 1 0 1 Fogt, Arnold F.1 0 4 Aldo, Robert E.1 0 4 Ashbaugh, Bill1 0 4 Beck, Edwin R.1 0 4 Bennett, Malburn E.1 0 4 B l a c k m o re, John E.1 0 4 G a rmen, Albert1 0 4 Hamilton, Harold D.1 0 4 H a roldson, To rgus A.1 0 4 Haws, Merle W.1 0 4 Henderson, Ernest R.1 0 4 Hughes, Nicholas P.1 0 4 Skotheim, Edwin P.1 0 5 Bush, Norman D.1 0 5 Wilcox, Samuel R.S 1 0 5 Hall, Edward1 1 0 D a v e n p o rt, Howard L.1 1 2 Jackson, Opal J.1 1 2 J a rman, George W.1 1 2 Williams, Mart i n1 1 3 McConnell, William H.1 5 1 Hayden, Michael1 5 4 H e p l e r, Cliff o rd O.1 5 4 K e e n e y, Kenneth G.1 5 8 B roz, Joseph F.

1 6 9 Delikta, Sylvest1 6 9 Fitzgerald, James J.1 6 9 Goodson Jr., Dee1 6 9 Johnson, Homer G.1 6 9 Jones, Emmett1 6 9 Smith, Leo R.1 6 9 Tarasick, Nick1 6 9 Yates, David P.1 7 7 H e l n o re, Maynard S.1 8 2 Champion, Eugene1 9 3 E d w a rds, Andrew W.2 2 2 B u rton, Ray J.2 6 3 C a w t h o rn, Vi rgil G.3 5 9 B i c k l e y, Steve J.3 5 9 Grandison, Stuart R.3 6 3 Baughman, George L.3 6 3 Cole, Elmer L.3 6 3 Landolt, Leonard3 6 3 S t a n d e f e r, James K. L.3 7 4 Charlton, John D.3 7 4 K u p res, Steve M.3 7 4 Oden, Wa rren C.D 3 8 7 McKenna, Robert4 4 9 J e a n q u a rt, Alvin H.4 4 9 Voeks, Wallace C.4 5 3 C h a n d l e r, John G.4 5 3 H e n ry, James A.4 5 5 Drake, Quincy T.4 5 5 Mauldin, Freddie E.4 5 5 P a rtain, William H.4 5 5 Smith, Fred M.D 4 9 4 Fitzsimmons, Flody5 1 8 Foltz, Irving S.5 2 4 H a rris, Alfre d5 4 9 B rown, William C.5 4 9 C o rnelius, Earl M.5 4 9 F a l v e y, Chas. A.D 5 4 9 Hatten, Ulysses5 8 2 C o u rville, Clement P.5 8 7 Fifield, Jonathan F.5 8 7 H o s s l e y, Harry5 8 7 P e rry, Sam W.5 9 2 H u n t e r, Charles H.5 9 2 Tu rn e r, Edward5 9 9 Anderson, George D.6 4 7 Gipple, Geo A.6 5 6 Cuningham, Eugene6 6 3 Cook, Edwin

6 6 7 B e rg e r, Willia, F.6 6 7 C a rt e r, Jeff e ry A.6 8 1 Joyce, Robert E.7 3 5 Peterson, Charles7 4 4 F l e e n o r, Robert L.7 4 9 C e rvelli, Abo7 4 9 Phillips, Russell N.8 0 1 Annibale, Frank8 0 1 Zdon, Michael8 9 7 Kabobel, William J.

9 0 0 Daood, Ali H.1 0 5 4 A b n e y, Ve rdie L.1 1 3 0 S a t re, Arne P.1 1 4 7 Stevens, Stanley1 1 6 2 Schuppie, Fre d1 2 3 4 N a rdini, Guy1 2 4 7 Renda, Frank1 5 9 2 We a v e r, Carl F.1 6 0 0 Lindquist, Wi l l i a m1 6 1 8 Athanasapulos, Phillip

1 6 6 7 A l e x a n d e r, Gladys A.N T L Anderson, Haro l dN T L Ay res, To m m i eN T L B a rnum, Johnnie W.N T L Hampton, Georg eN T L Hanks, Oliver C.N T L H u b b a rd, Maurive C.N T L Phillips, Robert C.N T L Thompson, KennethN T L To o h e y, Coleman

WITH DEEP SORROW the International Bro t h e rhood re c o rds the death of these members as re p o rt e dto the Intl. sec.-tre a s . ’s office and extends its heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families.

LO D GE & NAM E


I N M E M O R I A M

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

IF YOU HAVE NOT yet been furnished this information, contact your local lodge, secure the beneficiaryf o rms, complete the re q u i red information and forw a rd to the Administrative Office of the Pension Fund,754 Minnesota Avenue, Suite 522, Kansas City, KS 66101, at the earliest possible date. NOTE: These addi-tional death benefits can only be derived for members who worked under a collective bargaining agre e-ment with an employer contributing to the Boilerm a k e r-Blacksmith National Pension Tru s t .

LOD GE , NA ME & BE N E FI T

D E AT H B E N E F I T S

RICHARD “DICK” G. WIMMER SR., 77, a Boilerm a k e rmember and employer, passed away July 29, 1998. Amember of Local 169, Detroit, Mich., since 1939,Wimmer worked as a field construction boilerm a k e rin industrial plants until becoming vice president ofMichigan Boiler & Engineering, Inc. in 1950. This fam-ily-owned business had been steadily growing since1918, when Dick’s grandfather, Frank Wi m m e r, firsts t a rted the small boiler shop in Detroit. In 1949, Dick’sf a t h e r, George Wi m m e r, also a Local 169 member,became president and brought stability as well ascontinued growth to the company.

In 1969, Dick became president of MichiganB o i l e r, increasing sales from $6 million in 1970 to

$43 million in 1979. He also increased Boilerm a k e rman-hours by directing his focus on steel mill, utility,re f i n e ry, and automotive work where he negotiatedmaintenance contracts. Through his leadership,Michigan Boiler flourished, becoming a leader inboth shop fabrication and the construction indus-tries. A strong supporter of close labor- m a n a g e m e n trelations, Dick served on negotiating, re f e rral, anda p p renticeship committees.

In 1984, Michigan Boiler was sold, but in 1991,Dick joined his son, Richard Jr., as a consultant atM o n a rch Welding & Engineering where theB o i l e rmaker tradition continues. Over the last fiveyears, Monarch Welding has been the larg e s tMichigan employer of Boilermakers, and Dick’s son,R i c h a rd Jr., and grandson, Frank, are also membersof Local 169.

Dick is survived by his wife of 57 years, the form e rJane Cuthill; his son, Richard Jr.; daughter, Marg a re tMitter; eight grandchildren; and 11 gre a t - g r a n d c h i l d ren.

L - 5 2 4 ’s Serrano isalive and wellDUE TO A REPORTING ERROR, F e d reic Serrano ofLocal 524 was mistakenly included in the “InMemoriam” column of the Jul•Aug issue of t h eB o i l e rmaker Report e r. The local has informed usthat Serrano is alive and well! As Mark Twain oncesaid, “The re p o rts of my death have been gre a t l yexaggerated” (Cablegram, 1897). ❑

Dick Wi m m e r, long-time Boilerm a k e rmember and employer, passes away

Local 83 shop members playmajor role in Arkansas outageTHE LAST ISSUE f e a t u red a Local 69job at Arkansas Power & Light’sNuclear One facility. Members of Local83 (Kansas City, Mo.) are playing amajor role in this job, and for A r k a n s a s ’upcoming Nuclear Two outage.

Working for Thermal EngineeringInternational’s heater shop in Joplin,Local 83 members are machining thesupport plates and tube sheets, as wellas other work these outages re q u i re. A ttheir Pittsburg, Kan., location, Local 83members are fabricating the new tita-nium tubed bundle assemblies theseoutages are using.

Both facilities are currently without acollective bargaining agreement; yet,these Local 83 members are continuingto put out top quality work even in theface of adversity.

RO G E R ER I C K S O N, L-83 Pre s .Kansas City, Mo.

90s apprentice responds toletter about pulling fair shareREGARDING STEVE DEEM’Sletter tothe editor (V37 N4) on the “90s appre n-tice.” I’m a “90s apprentice,” inden-t u red in June 1996. I took the writtentest and did well on it. Thanks to thetest I was able to become a “90s appre n-tice,” but there was a catch, I had neverwelded before my first 144-houra p p renticeship class at the hall’s shop.Thanks to the good welding instru c t o r sat class and the good welders in Local667 I work with, I passed my CommonA rc test within two years by welding inclass and on the job.

As to always picking up my hood, Ihave yet to weld a tube on the job. I getmy hood when asked to. I’ve been for-tunate as a “90s apprentice” to haveworked with some good Boilermakersin the short time I’ve been in Local 667.

I’ve been involved in a lot of aspectsof my job – rigging, cutting, chipping,grinding, bull work, welding, etc. I feelthat I carry my end of the load, andbeing a “90s apprentice” doesn’t meanthat all I want to do is weld.

I look forward to working with Mr.Deem. It seems there are still a lot ofgood Boilermakers at Local 667 Ihaven’t worked with yet.

GR E G AR M A N, L-66787.5% appre n t i c eNew Martinsville, W. Va .

D e v e reaux on out-of-work listsSOME OF OUR LOCALSs u ffer fro mtime to time, with little to no work forweeks or months. I have actively been a“boomer” (not out of choice), for a fewyears because of that. My comment to allthe locals is when we call, at our expense,to find work in other locals, why can’t theBAs or dispatchers at least answer ourquestion: “Is there any work in your local,when will you need boomers?” Some aredownright rude to us and few are re a l l yhelpful. We, the workers, pay their salary;we, the boomers, help their local whenthey need man/womanpower.

Also, why are all the by-laws diff e re n tas to signing the out-of-work list (B list)?Some locals you can stay on their list byjust calling in every 15 days, others youhave to physically sign the book every15/30 days. That, in many cases, puts areal hardship on an out-of-work boiler-maker needing work, who may be 1500- 2300 miles from a certain local/locals.

LE E A. DE V E R E A U X

L-433, Tampa, Fla.

L-85 re t i ree Bill Simon isp roud to be a Boilerm a k e rIF THE LOCAL568 member (his lettera p p e a red in V37 N4) does not appre c i a t ehis union membership, let him devote allhis time to nonunion A m w a y. Ourhealth, backs, and feet deteriorate fro mhonest labor – something an A m w a ysalesman would not understand.

I re t i red at age 57 after 30 years as aBoilermaker with a wonderful pension.I want to remind him and others thatyou only get out of our pension andother benefits what you put into them.

Amember who cannot live on aB o i l e r m a k e r’s wage is living too higho ff the hog, or thinks he is a Republican.

This thankless member brings tomind an article penned by a famousw r i t e r. It is as follows: “After God had

finished the rattlesnake, the toad, andthe vampire, he had some awful sub-stance left with which he made a scab.Ascab is a two-legged animal with ac o r k s c rew soul, a waterlogged brain, acombination backbone of jelly andglue. Where others have hearts, he car-ries a tumor of rotten principles. Whena scab comes down the street, men turntheir backs, and angels weep inheaven, and the devil shuts the gates tohell to keep him out. No man has aright to scab so long as there is a pool ofwater to drown his carcass in, or a ro p elong enough to hang his body with.”

These words were penned by JackLondon many years ago, and they arestill true today.

I am a proud re t i red Boilermakerand am still an active voting Democrat.

BI L L SI M O N, L-85 re t i re ePort Charlotte, Fla.

L-92 re t i ree likes to keep upwith Boilermaker newsI AM WRITING to let you know justhow much I like re a d i n g the Reporter. Ilike to keep up with the Boilermakersand all they do and the training that isp rovided for us. I have been re t i re dnow for 22 years, but with the ReporterI can keep up with what they are stilldoing, which to me is very intere s t i n g .The Boilermakers always stayedbehind me in all the jobs, I used to goup to the hall, but at my age I don’t domuch traveling. I am now 87.

GE O R G E LE A D E R, L-92 re t i re eB e l l f l o w e r, Calif.

Disabled Boilerm a k e rdisappointed by benefitsAS AD I S A B L E D, re t i red Boilermaker,I would like to know why we are notreceiving raises on our monthlychecks? I received two percent in thelast year, but did not receive any raisesin the three or four years before that.What is happening to our money?

I was a member for 25 years in ourunion. I only get $134 per month andno insurance. I have heart pro b l e m sand sugar diabetes, and my medicinecosts me $300 a month. I asked for helpwhen I had open heart surg e r y, but I

didn’t get any. I walked picket lines inthe rain and snow, but for what? I feellike my union has let me down when Ineed it the most. I was a good unionman. I’ve always believed in the union,but I don’t think the youngBoilermaker has much to look forwardto when he re t i re s .

JA M E S E. MO O R E, L-1 Winfield, Te n n .

EDITOR’S NOTE: Brother Moore qualified for a small disabil-ity pension in 1992, based on hours and contributions fro m1989 through 1992. When he attains age 65, his benefits willi n c rease to reflect a 60% vested pension due to his break ins e rvice in 1988. All pensioners under the Boilerm a k e r-Blacksmith National Pension Trust (including Brother Mooreas of 1992) have received the following raises since 1990:

E ffective Date % Incre a s eOctober 1, 1990 5 . 0 %October 1, 1991 5 . 0 %October 1, 1992 5 . 0 %October 1, 1993 5 . 0 %July 1, 1994 2 . 5 %No increases in 1995*October 1, 1996 3 . 0 %October 1, 1997 2 . 5 %October 1, 1998 3 . 0 %

* Due to a poor investment year in 1994, 1995 was the firstyear since 1979 that pensioners did not receive an incre a s e .

L-13 re t i ree says be skepticalof campaign pro m i s e sOUR INTL. PRES., Charles W. Jones,commenting in the Jul•Aug issue of t h eBoilermaker Reporter, gave us a wiseand timely warning of the agenda ofinternational environmental zealots ase x p ressed by those at the KyotoC o n f e rence on world environment.

A p residential primary is just aro u n dthe corner and one of the most extreme ofe n v i ronmentalists, and an avid boosterof that conference, will be a front ru n n e r.Remember well what he has said in thepast and consider what he says on thecampaign trail with skepticism.

AR N O L D SU T E R, L-13 re t i re eGibbstown, N. J.

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R OB PETER TO PAYPAUL.That’s the Republican taxstrategy. They want to winseats in this election, so

they’re offering tax cuts. They’re say-ing that the federal budget surplus isso large everyone in America can geta reduction in their taxes.

It sounds great, but it’s not exactlyt rue. The money to pay for those taxcuts can only come from one sourc e :Yo u r Social Security fund.

Newt Gingrich (R-GA) won’t tellyou that. Bill A rcher (R-TX) won’t tellyou that. The Republican running inyour district won’t tell you that. Buteven a brief look at the budget pro j e c-tions from the Congressional BudgetO ffice (CBO) makes it clear.

The CBO projects a combined budgetsurplus of $1.5 trillion over the next tenyears. But every penny of that surplus isf rom the Social Security trust fund.Without using Social Security funds, theU.S. government will have a combineddeficit of $105 billionover the next tenyears. That is not my opinion or somewild guess. That figure comes dire c t l yf rom the CBO (August 31, 1998).

The budget surplus exists onlybecause the federal government hasbeen borrowing money from SocialSecurity since 1983, when RonaldReagan began the practice in order tohide his deficit spending. Since then,$647 billion has been borrowed fromSocial Security’s trust fund to pay forthe ordinary expenses of govern-ment. The CBO projections that showa budget surplus over the next tenyears are based on the governmentborrowing another $1.6 trillion fromSocial Security.

As we all know, you can’t keep bor-rowing from your re t i rement fund for-e v e r. One day, you’re going to re t i re ,and that money has to be there for you.The $647 billion already borrowed willhave to be paid back some day. So willthe $1.6 trillion in projected future bor-rowings. There are only two ways torepay those loans: higher taxes andlower benefits. Higher taxes for youand your children. Lower re t i re m e n tbenefits for you and your childre n .

The GOPtax plan uses your SocialSecurity re t i rement funds to pay for taxcuts that mainly benefit people who do

not rely on Social Security when theyre t i re. A c c o rding to an analysis ofGingrich’s tax plan by Citizens for Ta xJustice, 60 percent of the advantagesf rom the tax cuts will go to the two per-cent of Americans who earn more than$200,000 a year.

Those people do not need to rely onSocial Security for re t i rement. NewtGingrich and Bill A rcher don’t need it;they have a lucrative pension of theirown. Their wealthy campaign contrib-utors don’t need it. But workers do.Without Social Security, most workerscannot aff o rd to re t i re at all, much lessto re t i re with dignity.

For years, Republicans in Congre s shave told us they would be happy tosee Social Security “wither on thevine.” This tax proposal is just onem o re step in that long-term plan. Wecannot let them get away with it.

The GOPtax cut promise is cynicaland devious. They know that pro m i s-ing tax cuts is an easy way to winvotes. They know that most peopledon’t pay much attention to where themoney for tax cuts comes from – oreven who benefits most from the cuts.

But we’d better start paying attention. Some day many years from now

when your bones ache and your mus-cles are tired and you just don’t want to

go to work anymore, you’re going toneed that Social Security check. If youdon’t take steps now to counter theirpernicious campaign strategy, thatcheck may not be there for you.

Act now. Alert your families, friends,coworkers, and neighbors about thisdevious scheme to defraud A m e r i c a nworkers of the re t i rement security thatSocial Security funds provide.

Don’t fall – and don’t let others fall –for the Republican tax cut lie. ❑


C O M M E N TA R Y

Charles W. JonesInternational President

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Future budget surpluses are based on takingmoney from Social Security

G O P ’s tax plan threatens Social Security

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