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President’s Page

walter wiseGeneral President

Throughout my time as a local union, district council and International of-

ficer, I have always believed in the sim-ple truth that the better our members understand the workings of their union, the stronger we become; the more knowledge you have of our industry, the stronger we become; and the more transparency we have with input from our members, the stronger we become.

Today, the technology of the In-ternet allows every member to stay current on union activities, both local and throughout North America. The marvel of handheld devices capable of accessing videos on YouTube, status updates on Facebook, online content through Twitter, and images on Flickr, is that they provide a virtually limit-less access to social media, allowing each member and their union to have input and their voice heard. Our abil-ity to reach out to members, employers, users, and the public, and to provide marketing opportunities to educate and promote the safety, productivity and quality of union ironworkers increases significantly. A successful leverage is provided by the use of press releases to members, industry partners, and news and media organizations, garnering more than 1.17 million reads since its initiation in August 2011.

Our commitments to safety, organiz-ing, and labor-management cooperation via IMPACT from the 42nd Convention collected over 122,000 views, while your rallies in support of good jobs and in-vestments in America’s roads attract-ed nearly 100,000 visitors. IMPACT’s Management Co-Chair Bill Brown’s response to an op-ed piece on “How to Close the Skills Gap” in the Wall Street Journal circulated to more than 2.1 mil-lion readers in print and online.

Over 80 videos are now available at http://www.youtube.com/user/ IronworkersIMPACT and have been viewed by over 20,000 people. While we continue to roll out and develop our po-

tential through social media, it is evident the opportunity it creates to promote the use of union ironworkers and their con-tractors is endless.

Whereas roughly ten percent of our membership attend local union meetings, participation on the Union Ironworkers Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/unionironworkers, increased about 9000 percent during the last six months of 2011. During the past 30 days, our posts have garnered more than 100,000 views.

Our new website, www.ironworkers. org, is growing rapidly to provide mem-bers and the public valuable news re-garding our union, its mission, pro-grams and news about Zero 2012 safety, projects, manpower demands, and political activism. Daily posts provide the most up-to-date account of issues that can affect your livelihood. While The Ironworker magazine continues to be our foremost tool for member com-munication, its interaction with the website and social media will expand many of the features our members find most appealing.

And why is all of this important to our union and its future?

Because we cannot afford to remain the best-kept secret. If we do not tell our story, brag on our accomplishments and promote you as the most skilled, best value in the ironworking industry, then who will? Because our unorganized brethren need to know that they have the rights and means to a better life. Because our solidarity depends on an informed and knowledgeable member-ship. And because it is all about getting more work, more customers and more contractors. It is with your input, ideas, feedback and support that we will meet the challenges of the future. Tell us your story and get active now!

Thank you for helping to build our great union.

An Informed Ironworker Makes a Better Ironworker

“ Today, the technology of the Internet allows every member to stay current on union activities, both local and throughout North America.”

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Official Publication of theInternational Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers

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Volume 113 MARCH 2012 Number 3

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WALTER WISEGeneral PresidentSuite 4001750 New York Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20006Phone: (202) 383-4810Fax: (202) 638-4856

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On The CoverThe Iron Workers Union and IMPACT celebrated a triumphant return to Las Vegas, welcoming a record-breaking number of attendees and a more vibrant and collaborative crowd than ever before to “The Sky’s the Limit,” 2012 Iron Workers/IMPACT North American Labor-Management Conference.

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Ironworkers, Contractors and Owners Reach for the Sky at the

2012 Iron Workers/IMPACT North American Labor-Management Conference

The Iron Workers/IMPACT North American Labor-Man-agement Conference has be-

come THE go-to venue for construc-tion industry professionals, owners, contractors and ironworkers from all across North America. And this year, the Iron Workers Union and IMPACT picked up the pace even more as we celebrated a triumphant return to Las Vegas, welcoming a re-cord-breaking number of attendees and a more vibrant and collaborative crowd than ever before to “The Sky’s the Limit.”

“We saw attendance of 50 percent ironworkers and 50 percent contrac-tors and owners,” said IMPACT CEO Eric Waterman. “The diversity of this year’s group led to some incredible discussions on safety and job growth, and I look forward to applying the

sessions’ takeaways to IMPACT’s day-to-day work.” He added, “It’s our job to look at how we can turn discus-sions into action items. Then, we can examine our progress at next year’s conference.”

The Iron Workers/IMPACT La-bor-Management Conference con-sistently breaks attendance records year over year, and this year, a bur-geoning crowd of more than 750 owners, contractors and ironwork-ers was the largest in the confer-ence’s five-year history. Hugely pop-ular panel discussions and breakout sessions were big draws. In addition, the conference served as a valuable “who’s who” in construction net-working event, as well as a rich, interactive forum where attendees had the opportunity to share ideas in order to partner for success.

General President Walter Wise, General Secretary Eric Dean and General Treasurer Ed McHugh join IMPACT Co-Chair William Brown as he moderates “The New Deal—A Frank Discussion with Contractors and Owners.”

1 in 5 was a CEO, president or vice president.

28% said that the

2012 meeting was their first.

Eric Waterman and Bill Brown stand at attention as Gary Russo (left) sings the National Anthem Monday morning.

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MONDAY“The politics of no and gridlock

have not served our country well,” said Iron Workers General President and IMPACT Labor Co-Chair Walter Wise as he called to order Monday morning’s opening session. “Instead, we must constantly improve as we reaffirm our commitment to safety and value.” Wise added that our goal is to put “more and more ironwork-ers to work” and that “it will be im-portant to keep moving forward as industry partners to double market share in the next nine years.”

William Brown, CEO of Ben Hur Construction Company and manage-ment co-chair for IMPACT, also took to the stage. “Our strength as an or-ganization lies in the incredible com-mitment to innovation by our board of trustees, staff and partners,” he said. “The level of interest we’ve seen in IMPACT this year is truly a testa-ment to the value of our programs.”

Management Co-Chair William Brown and IMPACT CEO Water-man stressed the importance of IMPACT’s Regional Advisory Boards (RABs) and heralded the formation of three new boards in Canada, the addition of which brings IMPACT’s total number of RABs to 13, up from 10 in 2011.

IMPACT funding is now officially part of how ironworkers and contrac-tors do business. Much of the content

from this year was inspired by feed-back from our RABs, which shows the value of IMPACT on the local level, Brown said.

RAB XI Co-Chairs Darrell LaBou-can (Labor) and Ross Fraser (Man-agement) lauded IMPACT’s efforts to tailor its programs to the needs of Canada, noting IMPACT’s in-strumentality in encouraging cross-border mobility in areas of western Canada where the industry often experiences shortages of ironwork-ers. “This is a strong opportunity for ironworkers and contractors to grow their business,” LaBoucan said.

The morning’s discussions also included a roll call of dynamic and engaging speakers. General James Conway, 34th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, ret., gave a pow-erful speech on effective leadership, and later, Charlie Cook shared his

General President Walter Wise and General Secretary Eric Dean.

James Conway, 34th commandant of the Marine Corps, ret., presents “The Multi-Talented Leader-A Recipe for Victory.”

President and CEO, Ben Hur Construction Co., and IMPACT Management Co-Chair William Brown delivers opening remarks Monday.

Eric Waterman and Bill Brown stand at attention as Gary Russo (left) sings the National Anthem Monday morning.

RAB XI Co-Chairs Darrell LaBoucan and Ross Fraser present “IMPACT Arrives in Canada!”

Nearly one half of respondents at the conference said that both the non-union competition and unfunded pension liability are the biggest challenges we face.

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political ruminations and predictions as the nation gears up for the presi-dential election later this year. “Re-publicans,” Cook said, “are looking for the most passionate conservative they can find to challenge Obama. None match up.” Anirban Basu, CEO of the Sage Policy Group, livened the mood as he delivered a positive eco-nomic outlook, citing a strong show-ing in manufacturing, commercial, power and education construction. He added that construction gained more than 46,000 jobs last year in the midst of a bumpy recovery.

More of the day’s highlights in-cluded Executive Director of Appren-ticeship and Training Lee Worley’s

presentation on training material innovation. He cited exploration of virtual-reality crane signaling and e-learning as new, tech-inspired forms of training and upgrading.

Later, Walter Wise, William Brown, and Walter Bazan, 2011–2012 vice president of the American Subcon-tractors Association (ASA), signed a much-anticipated partnering agree-ment between the Iron Workers Union and the ASA, which opens the door to improving communication and infor-mation sharing between the two or-ganizations. The partnership aims to increase productivity in the construc-tion industry and benefit ironworkers and contractors.

“When you look at our contractors, the bulk of them are small contrac-tors and subcontractors,” Wise said. “The association we have is beneficial so we speak with a common voice. It gives us great opportunities to get more subcontractors.”

During a lunchtime speech on the Iron Workers’ Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), General Secre-tary Eric Dean recognized Local 172 (Columbus, Ohio) and Local 769 (Ashland, Ky.), for KPI excellence in 2010, and Local 12 (Albany, N.Y.) and Local 700 (Windsor, Ontario) for KPI excellence in 2011.

The afternoon breakout sessions included a packed house at “A Frank

Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training Lee Worley.

IMPACT Co-Chairs Walter Wise and William Brown sign a much-anticipated strategic partnership with the ASA, along-side Walter Bazan (left), 2011-2012 ASA vice president.

41% said that ironworker training materials are good— but they could be even better.

Two-thirdsof conference attendees said that our superior training materials are a major differentiator from our non-union competition.

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Discussion with Contractors and Owners,” moderated by Management Co-Chair William Brown. General President Walter Wise, General Sec-retary Eric Dean, General Treasurer Ed McHugh and all Iron Worker dis-trict council presidents were on hand to add to the discussion.

Lyle Hill of Keytech North Amer-ica presented “Transparency in the Glazing Business,” and Dan Grove and Lee Worley spoke to dozens of attendees interested in learn-ing more about Iron Worker IT pro-grams in “What Are the IWITS and the IWATS?” Harvey Swift and Rick Sullivan piqued ironworkers’ inter-est in mobile technologies by delving

into the world of mobile construction apps—and even added a highly inter-active session component to gather more ideas on future ironworker-spe-cific application development.

In late afternoon sessions, Ian Coats of Tekla, Inc., presented on inno-vative virtual reality modeling called “Business Information Modeling.” Erin Conaway of the AISC presented a “Steel Supply Chain” tutorial. Don Ha-zel of McGraw Hill and Tony Salemme of Industrial Information Resources presented “Need More Work? Here It Is!,” a breakout session highlighting IMPACT’s project tracking software, offered free (or deeply discounted) to participating contractors.

Finally, Communications Special-ist Brennan Gamwell’s “I’m Already Online…And I Didn’t Even Know It” rounded out the day with a well-at-tended presentation on social media, branding and identity in the digital sphere, with a focus on what the Iron Workers and IMPACT do to commu-nicate online.

Brennan Gamwell, communications specialist, presents a breakout session on social media Monday afternoon.

Ian Coats, project manager– Steel, Tekla: “What the Hell is BIM?”

Don Hazel, McGraw Hill: “Need More Work? Here it Is!”

Lyle Hill, Keytech North America, member U.S. Glass Association: “Transparency in the Glazing Business.”

Walter Wise, general president, Iron Workers International; IMPACT labor co-chair.

60% said that attitudes toward the union in their region are unchanged or LESS friendly than they were a year ago.

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TUESDAYTuesday, the Iron Workers and

IMPACT launched into yet another full-day, information-sharing ses-sion, which included a packed roster of intensely collaborative panel dis-cussions.

Joel Dandrea, executive vice president of the Specialized Carri-ers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), started the day with his presentation “The Heavy Lifting,” during which he thanked the Iron Workers and IM-PACT for a strong partnership and mutual commitment to training for members. Afterward, Steve Rank, ex-ecutive director of safety and health

for the Iron Workers Union, took to the stage to discuss the “deadly dozen” common construction site hazards. Rank noted that 53 per-cent of employers failed to provide any kind of safety protection, and 78 percent of these employers were non-union with no safety training. Rank also urged the use of virtual reality training, designed to supplement the union’s already rigorous hands-on training, but which also provides a safe and easily customizable practice environment.

Rick Sullivan, IMPACT director of education and training, launched the first of the day’s collaborative sessions with a panel discussion on fabricating

Joel Dandrea, executive vice president of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association, presents Tuesday morning.

Executive Director of Safety and Health Steve Rank takes to the stage Tuesday morning.

Respondents all agreed that more and better training, incentives for safe behavior and more consequences for unsafe behavior would have

the greatest positive impact on improving our safety culture.

40% of respondents indicated that developers don’t know or understand the value of the Iron Workers.

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James Conway, 34th commandant of the Marine Corps, ret., U.S. Marine Corp Veterans.

Eric Waterman, CEO of IMPACT and Kevin Hilton, executive assistant to the CEO of IMPACT moderate the “Ironworker Employer Association Caucus.”

Timothy Helm, U.S. Department of Labor, and Vanessa Shaw-Jennings, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: “Davis-Bacon: Why You Are Probably Losing Out On Prevailing Wage.”

Hart Keeble, FST/BM, Local 416 (Los Angeles) and Lyle Sieg, PE, vice president, Harris Salinas Rebar, Inc.: “Reinforcing Safety and Construction: Temporary Reinforcing Structures.”

Mark Dugal, BM, Local 700 (Windsor, Ontario) receives KPI Award.

Scott Malley, executive director, Iron Workers International: “Jurisdiction & Maintenance Updates.”

Edward Penna, president, Local 405 (Philadelphia); Eric Dean, general sec-retary, Iron Workers International; and Elaine Darby, administrative assistant to the CEO of IMPACT.

Josh Bleill, Wounded Warrior and representative for the Indianapolis Colts.

Harvey Swift, assistant director of education and training, IMPACT: “Construction Apps Even an Ironworker Would Love.”

Samuel Tipton, chief safety officer, Chicago Decking, Inc., asks a Steve Rank a question.

Tony Salemme, Industrial Information Resources: “Need More Work? Here it IS!”

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jobs. The session focused on improv-ing ironworker shop training in order to compete with the non-union, and in order to stem the rising tide of foreign workers hired to replace domestic la-bor. “We are in the course of design-ing and implementing a shop training program at next year’s Ironworker In-structor Training Program,” said Tony Walencik, executive director of the Iron Workers Union’s Shop Depart-ment. “An employee who is training is going to be safer and more productive, and he can help the shops grow.” Gen-eral President Wise added that “we cannot prosper, cannot double market share, and cannot grow our indus-try if we do not have the shops right

there with us.” Wise said that the co-operation of outside local unions and shops are crucial to accomplishing the union’s goals of doubling market share by 2020.

IMPACT welcomed a powerhouse panel to “Real Estate Development—When is the Commercial Market Coming Back?” hosted by IMPACT Regional Advisory Board V Manage-ment Co-Chair Vic Cornellier. Devel-opers stressed relationship-building as the key to landing new projects. “We have to market to the real cli-ent: the owner of the property,” said Peter Palandjian, a representative from the Intercontinental Real Es-tate Corporation in Boston. Cornel-

lier, who is also president and CEO of TSI/Exterior Wall Systems, Fairfax, Va., added succinctly, “The developer is the ultimate customer.”

Steve Lindauer, CEO of the Asso-ciation of Union Constructors, moder-ated “The Customer is Always Right,” a panel of ten of the largest owners in North America, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pfizer and Los Angeles World Airports, among others. Owners lauded ironworkers’ commitment to safety and training and stressed the need to market ser-vices more aggressively to large con-sumers like themselves who benefit from good work in the way of large cost savings and superior quality projects.

Vic Cornellier, moderator, president, TSI/Exterior Wall Systems; Jerry Lea, Hines; Peter Palandjian, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation; and Mike Stotz, AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust.

“Real Estate Development—When is the Commercial Market Coming Back?”

Joseph Basile, Pfizer; Joe Mansker, Dynegy; Randy Stefanizyn, Syncrude Canada Ltd.; Vanessa Shaw-Jennings, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mike Rother, Prairie States Energy; Mike Mahaffey, ArcelorMittal Steel; Intessar Durham, Los Angeles World Airports; Ronald Smith, Kaiser Permanente; Kelly Candaele, Los Angeles Community College District; and Steve Lindauer, TAUC/NMAPC, moderator.

Rick Sullivan (right), executive director of education and training for IMPACT, moderates the “Fabricating Jobs” panel, along with Tony Walencik, executive director of the Iron Workers Shop Department; Dave Olson, chairman and CEO of Olson Steel; and Terry Aarnio, CEO of Oregon Iron Works.

“The Customer is Always Right” “Fabricating Jobs”

70% said that they believe the Iron Workers would get more work if

developers knew us better.

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“We need to work smarter than we have in the past,” said Joseph Basile, a representative from Pfizer.

Marketing the union’s commit-ment to professionalism was also a hot topic. “You need to market the Standards of Excellence and KPIs to owners,” added Mike Mahaffey, a representative from ArcelorMittal. “These show character and commit-ment, and, marketed properly, even the individual ironworker will show more pride and strive to be the best they can be.”

Kevin Hilton, executive assistant to the CEO, later moderated the two-part “If I Were a Contractor, This is What I’d Do…” and “I Wish the Union Would…”

The first session included business managers from across North America, while the second part of the session tapped the expertise of IMPACT con-tractor partners. Business managers and contractors agreed that an un-wavering commitment to safety and transparency would lead the union to success in the coming years.

Hilton then asked, “How can we get to zero fatalities?” referring to the Countdown to Zero Fatalities cam-paign sponsored by the Iron Workers and IMPACT. Zach Gorman of Local 89 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) indicated, “It starts with the ironworker, then needs to go to the local level, and the contractor has to buy into it. It’s all

about communication.”Contractors stressed the need for

a more intensive relationship-build-ing process between the union and contractors to help defeat the non-union. The panel agreed that “the quality of our work speaks for itself.”

Wounded warrior and Indianapo-lis Colts Representative Josh Bleill delivered an inspiring lunchtime speech on perseverance, saying “Iron-workers build America.” He said that while times are tough, it’s never time to give up or stop working hard.

Breakout sessions on Davis-Ba-con, temporary reinforcing struc-tures and jurisdiction were held in the afternoon.

Ray Woodall, Local 11 (Newark, N.J.); Zach Gorman, Local 89 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Bert Royer, Local 771 (Regina, Saskatchewan); Aaron Murphy, Local 721 (Toronto, Ontario); Buzz Murphy, Local 75 (Phoe-nix, Ariz.); and Richard Christopherson, Local 10 (Kansas City, Mo.)

“If I Were a Contractor, This Is What I’d Do”

“Pension in Crisis: A Case Study”

Joe Barnashuk, Local 6 (Buffalo, N.Y.) pension fund administra-tor; Lars Golumbic, Groom Law Firm; and Tom Halligan, Local 6 (Buffalo, N.Y.)

Craig Breitbach, Cedar Valley Steel; Darren Lett, CR Meyer; Bill Rathjen, Pangere Corporation; Beth Sturtevant, CCB; Steve Sartain, Washington Iron Works; and Jack Mesley, Midwest Steel/Ontario Erectors Association.

“I Wish the Union Would…”

Half of all attendees indicated that the best way to communicate the value of IMPACT to the rank and file would be to present more information at local union meetings.

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WEDNESDAYThe conference wrapped up on

Wednesday with an “Ironworker Only” day, which included political updates from Dave Kolbe, political and legislative representative, and a report on the Organizing Depart-ment from Bernie Evers, executive director of organizing. The general officers later hosted an open forum, rounding out the conference.

“IMPACT is one of the construc-tion industry’s best-kept secrets, and my hope is that this conference opened the eyes of ironworkers, con-tractors and owners to the good work we do, especially in the way of safety

and training programs for our mem-bers,” Wise said. “In short, IMPACT is a secret no longer.”

Waterman added that the val-ue of the conference certainly re-ceived the attention it deserved. “This year’s record-breaking turn-out—more than 750 registered at-tendees—shows us that building communication among ironwork-ers, contractors and owners pro-duces tremendous opportunities for growth, and that’s what IMPACT is all about,” he said.

Join the 2013 Iron Workers/IM-PACT North American Labor-Man-agement Conference next year in Las Vegas, Feb. 10–13 at the Paris Hotel.

72% said that having an owner, contractor or

both to give presentations at a local union meeting

would be a great idea.

Two-thirds of those polled replied that the Standards of Excellence have greatly or moderately improved worksite performance.

Walter Wise, general president, Iron Workers International, IMPACT labor co-chair; conference attendees; and Josh Bleill, disabled

veteran and rep of the Colts.

Eric Waterman, CEO of IMPACT.

Dan Grove, Unet: “Iron Worker IT World-What are the IWITS and the IWATS?”

Kevin Hilton, executive assis-tant to the CEO of IMPACT.

Erin Conaway, AISC, Intermountain West regional engineer: “The Steel Supply Chain: AISC Tutorial.”

DYNAMIC SPEAKERS

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On a cold, clear January morning, a group of eleven iron-workers from Local 377 (San Francisco) and Local 378 (Oakland, Calif.) assembled in front of the USS Iowa, a

working symbol of America’s military supremacy, for the pur-pose of helping to restore the majestic vessel to its original glory. While preparing their equipment for transport onto the deck of the massive warship, the group, a mixture of journey-men and apprentices, commented on their fortune to be al-lowed to volunteer their time, energy and skills to this noble cause. When asked why he seemed so happy to be working on a Saturday, Alan Paulsen, a journeyman ironworker and weld-ing instructor at the ironworkers training facility in Benicia, Calif., responded, “I came here for the honor of working on the USS Iowa. I’ll be welding on a piece of history.”

Led by Paulsen and other ironworker apprenticeship staff, the group began their work, which consisted of the typical tasks an ironworker does on a daily basis; cutting iron using an oxygen/acetylene torch, arc welding and rigging. Dan Paw-lowski, the ship operations manager overseeing the restora-tion of the Iowa, observed, “It’s great to have such well trained professionals aiding us in our cause. These guys show up ready to work and get so much done.”

Pawlowski also noted that one of the divers that conducted the inspection of the Iowa’s 18-foot tall propeller is an iron-worker, Dave Peters, a field superintendent with Conco Iron. “The ironworkers have really stepped up and helped us. It is hard to find people with the skill and knowledge these people have that are willing to donate their time and efforts.”

Two at a time, enormous lifeboat racks were cut from the decks of the Iowa and sent to the ground using a telescoping forklift. Marcos Ramos, an apprentice ironworker, made sure that the rigging was safe before he signaled the forklift opera-tor to raise the load suspended from the forklift’s forks. “I’m proud to be here today,” Marcos said happily. “We’re required to complete a minimum of 16 hours of community service before we complete our apprenticeship and become journeymen. I’ve done at least double that.” When asked to elaborate, Marcos listed the projects he has donated his time to, including the rebuilding of a city park in Vallejo, Calif., and the removal of large boiler from an old middle school in Crockett, Calif.

“Being a union ironworker makes you realize that you are fortunate to be a part a great organization that stresses the importance of giving back to our great nation. This is my duty as an American and a union brother.” On this beautiful Janu-ary day, Marcos and his union brothers are certainly demon-strating loyalty to their beliefs.

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It was the mid-1960s and me and another young guy were sent out

on a job by Local 361 Business Man-ager Paul S. (Whitey) Rockhold from the hall in downtown Brooklyn, N.Y. We were both permit men and al-though there were quite a few book men in the hall that morning, no one beefed about our getting the job. The company was named Issacson Steel Erectors, and the job was in Queens Borough on Bell Boulevard. The other man had a car and we drove out to Queens and found the job easily. The crane was sitting there on the street waiting for the 8 a.m. start time.

The job was an apartment build-ing already up two stories with the floor already formed and poured and the masonry walls up (pre-decking). We started work just about immedi-ately and placed the rig and started setting up. There were no hydrau-lics and we pulled out the outriggers manually and screwed down the pans same way, while the operator swung the rig left and right trying to help us level up. Once we set up, we brought the first of two steel trucks (one floor of iron) in and started unloading. The pusher Nick Caputo told us to keep the loads light so he could distribute them further around the floor. We un-loaded both steel trucks and then a company truck with bolts and some gear I’d never seen before, not that I’d seen too much before. I was excited to get started setting steel because I’d heard so much about “connecting.” But then a curious thing happened.

The gang came down off the building and we broke the rig down and it left the job. We had coffee and went back up on the building. We started shak-ing out by putting the heavier pieces on a two wheeled dolly and pushing the pieces around the floor and tak-ing them off close to where they were to be set. The “smaller” pieces, me and my partner walked around the floor putting them home. Nick didn’t want to overwork the dolly. Once all the shaking out was done, we start-ed setting. For the headers, we used a primitive heavy (was there any-thing other than heavy?) contraption known as a Dutchman, which was the forerunner of a manufactured roustabout.

The two story columns were set with one man, manning the splice plates at the base and the rest of us tripping the columns upright. The other man, whose name I re-member in the gang was the shop steward Alonzo (Lonzo) Laite. He was the strongest man I ever knew and among the nicest. He also had a busted larynx from a job injury and was an officer of the local (I loved Lonzo - he’s gone now). It seemed the more I tried; I was always in the wrong place and moving in the wrong direction. Every time I col-lided with a piece of steel, the gang hooted and hollered delightedly at my expense. The other young fella was doing about the same as me. By the end of the day, we were a mass of lumps and bumps and bruises and

our clothes were torn. I thought for sure we were going to be fired, but all Nick said was see you tomorrow.

The next day, we set the few re-maining pieces and the gang left me and the other young guy to bolt ev-erything up. They were all 3/4 com-mon bolts with lock washers. About 1 p.m., the company truck driver came and we loaded up the Dutchman and dolly on the truck and he told the other guy to go to a Chinatown address in Manhattan. I was left to finish the bolting up, but the driver told me to go to the same place in Chinatown next day.

When I showed up for work the next day, the gang asked me where the other guy was? I didn’t know and never saw that man again. We worked all over the city and sometimes moved to other jobs during the day, taking co-mealongs, blocknfalls, and our person-al tools right on busses and subways to the next job. I was able to stay with that company for quite awhile, eight months or so and finally, they ran low on work and I got paid off.

Although I was to go on to connect steel for some twenty years around NYC, I always remembered that hand line work and how it taught me to use my body as a tool and to move as one with other men while setting steel by hand. A lost art I think.

Respectfully SubmittedJ. Thomas DilbergerLocal 361 (Brooklyn, N.Y.)J.I.W. 873894 (Ret.)

Thoughts from an Old Timer: Hand Line Work

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T his is a story about an ironworking family cov-ering several generations and a bridge built honoring one of its members. Robert Taylor be-

came a member of Iron Workers Local 3 (Pittsburgh) in 1919 and retired in 1959. He was respectfully referred to as an “old timer.” Bob and his wife Sarah had eleven children, six boys and five girls. Three of the boys, Jack, Matt, and Donn became ironworkers. Jack, the eldest, be-came a member of Iron Workers Local 3 in 1941. He was killed in 1956 while working at the trade in an accident at the Westinghouse Plant in Large, Pennsylvania. Matt became a member of Iron Workers Local 3 in 1942. He worked at the trade until he was elected president of the local. After serving a term as president, he was elected business agent. Upon leaving the job as business agent, George Meany, president of the AFL-CIO, appointed Matt as special assistant. In 1969, Iron Worker General Presi-dent Jack Lyons appointed Matt a general organizer and assigned him to the New England District Council. He was elected general vice president in 1973, re-elected in 1976 and 1981, and retired in 1986. Donn became a mem-ber of Iron Workers Local 3 in 1957. He is the present day own-er 28-year old Cen-tury Steel Erectors. Century Steel is the largest employer of ironworkers in Local 3’s jurisdiction. Donn and his wife Pat were blessed with six chil-dren, five girls and a boy. Three of the girls Darlene, Debbie, and Diane are not walk-ing steel beams, but are employed in the steel erection busi-ness as employees of Century Steel. Donn’s son John R. Taylor, commonly re-ferred to as J.R., or the “Dude,” became of member of Local 3 in

1978. With a small of amount of nepotism and a large amount of talent, J.R. became the field superintendent of Century Steel. J.R. had a huge personality to match the huge responsibility of his job. Life at times is cruel, and J.R. was killed in a tragic home-related accident. His death devastated his family, which resulted in a family determination to memorialize his life. On September 4, 2011, the family determination became reality, and the J.R. Taylor Memorial Bridge breathed life in a dedication ceremony before a large overflowing crowd assembled at the bridge site. Entombed in the steel gardens of that bridge are his parents’ sorrow, his sisters’ idolization, the love and respect of his fellow ironworkers, all of the sweat-breaking man-hours donated by the ironworkers to build the bridge, seven years of fundraising, and all of the demoralizing and heartbreaking setbacks that oc-curred. The J.R. Taylor Memorial Bridge will be a forever monument to the all too short life of J.R. and a major convenience to the general public of Allegheny County. While not a traditional love story, the story has all the ingredients of what love stories should be all about.

An Ironworker Famil�by William Sullivan, Retired First General Vice President

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IPAL President’s 200 ClubI regret that we could not list each individual contributor. The list would be too large to place in any one issue of this magazine. However, I want everyone to realize that, as I said in a personal letter to all contributors, every contribution—regardless how small or large—is greatly appreciated and effectively used. Walter Wise

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1 Falls through unprotected or inadequate floor opening covers.

2 Collapse of unsecured open web steel joists.

3 Lack of fall protection and inadequate use of fall arrest equipment.

4 Falls during installation of floor and roof decking.

5 Material handling injuries during steel erection and reinforcing steel activities.

6 Column collapse due to anchor bolt failure and/or insufficient concrete strength.

7 Structural collapse of unsupported reinforcing steel columns, walls, and decks.

8 Struck-by injuries from falling objects, tools, and materials.

9 Caught between injuries during hoisting and rigging operations.

10 Impalement from unprotected reinforcing dowels or other vertical projections.

11 Electrical hazards and injuries from high-voltage power lines.

12 Heat illness and toxic exposure to chemicals and air-borne contaminants.

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SAFETY and HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTSteven Rank

In January of 2012, the Safety and Health Depart-ment launched several new initiatives designed to

“target the deadly dozen hazardous activities that lead to fatalities and disabling injuries.” The focus of this article is to highlight some of the serious hazards per-taining to the erection of “open web steel joists.” Fatal-ity reports obtained from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the International Association revealed that 11% of fatalities occurred during the erection of open web steel joists. Following are illustrations and information that depict some of the primary hazards and regulatory requirements per-taining to the erection of open web steel joists.

Requirements for Securing Joist Ends to Prevent Displacement Hazards

One of the primary causation factors in many serious incidents and fatalities has been attributed to the failure to adequately secure the joist ends to the structure.

When joists ends are not secured (bolted or welded) to the supporting beam or joist girder upon final place-ment, hazards pertaining to accidental displacement exists. Ironworkers travel-ing from point to point or dragging welding lead over the unsecured joists can easily cause the joist ends to slide, lose bearing and col-lapse to the ground or next lower level below.

Requirements for Field-Bolted Joist Ends

Long joists that are erected in bays of 40 feet or more have a greater tendency to twist or rotate, and creates displacement and collapse hazards for the ironworkers installing them. Requiring these joists to be field bolted at the time of final placement will allow the ironworkers to safely erect, plumb joists, and install diagonal bolted bridging or horizontal bridging. The following OSHA standard protects

ironworkers from the hazard of the joist ends losing bearing on the structural support.

This OSHA standard requires both the steel joist shoe and the beam to be fabricated with holes to allow for field bolting.

Requirements for Landing Deck Bundles to Prevent Structural Collapse Hazards

Landing bundles of metal decking or bundles of hori-zontal bridging on steel joists that have not been adequate-ly secured has caused many fatalities and structural col-lapse incidents. Bundles of joist bridging must be limited to 1000 pounds and placed within one foot of the se-cured end. These hazards are addressed by the following OSHA standards.

Erecting Open Web Steel Joist One of the Deadly Dozen Hazardous Activities

OSHA 1926 757(b)(3)—“except when panels that have been pre-assembled from steel joists with bridging, each steel joist shall be attached to the support structure, at least at one end on both sides of the seat, immediately upon placement in the final erection position and before additional joists are placed.”

1926.757(e)(2)—“Except for special conditions contained in 1926.757(e)(4), no construction loads are allowed on the steel joists until all bridging is installed and anchored and all joist-bearing ends are attached. 1926.757(e)(5)—The edge of the construction load shall be placed within 1 foot of the bearing surface of the joist end.”

The OSHA 1926 757(a)(8) requires “(i) except for steel joists that have been pre-assembled into panels, connections of individual steel joists to steel structures in bays of 40 feet or more shall be fabricated to allow for field bolting during erection. (ii) These connections shall be field-bolted unless constructability does not allow.”

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However, OSHA permits a special exception for landing deck bundles on open web steel joists provided that the steel erection contractor adhere to specific conditions. When certain job site conditions are met, bundles of decking may be landed or placed on joists that are not fully bridged provided that the following six special conditions are met:

1. The employer has first determined from a quali-fied person and documented in a site-specific erec-tion plan that the structure or portion of the struc-ture is capable of supporting the load;

2. The bundle of decking is placed on a minimum of three steel joists;

3. The joist supporting the decking are attached at both ends;

4. At least one row of bridging is installed and an-chored;

5. The total weight of the bundle of decking does not exceed 4,000 pounds; and

6. Placement of the bundle of decking shall be in ac-cordance with paragraph (e)(5) of 1926.757.

Examples of Hazards and Unsafe Joist Erection

The photograph on the left illustrates several serious haz-ards and OSHA violations. The steel joists were loaded with bundles of metal roof decking and horizontal bridging prior to the joist ends being secured and bridging installed. Addi-tionally, the decking bundles were not placed within one

foot of the bearing surface of the joist end. This can cause the unsecured joist to either shift or sprawl under loading. This jobsite was a fast-track project where many ironworkers were accessing unsecured joists and shaking-out horizontal bridging. Serious accidents involving structural collapse can occur if the open web steel joists are not adequately secured prior to landing deck bundles, bridging bundles, or other construction materials. Ironworkers must never access joists unless all the above conditions are met.

Example of Joist CollapseIn the illustration on the left,

four of the steel joist collapsed when bundles of roof decking were landed. The joist ends were not se-cured and the horizontal bridging was not installed as required by the OSHA standard below.

On this project, several bundles of roof decking were being off-loaded from the truck and hoisted along the column line of the structure. This progression of hoisting and landing loads preceded the necessary work to secure the joists. Never let the erec-tion sequence get ahead of securing the joists ends and installing the required bridging.

The Importance of TrainingThe Ironworkers National Training Fund has

developed a special training module for apprentices and journeymen upgrading on the erection of open web steel joists. This training course is offered at our training facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

The “2012 Zero Fatality” campaign will challenge all members to “intervene and prevent unsafe condi-tions and unsafe acts” during the erection of open web steel joists. The erection of open web steel joists is one of the “deadly dozen hazardous activities” that has lead to fatalities and disabling injuries. This campaign will include hard-hat stickers, gang-box stickers, and post-ers for training facilities and local unions. I will contin-ue to work closely with district councils, local unions, and IMPACT regional advisory boards throughout the United States and Canada to promote the Interna-tional Association’s “2012 Zero Fatality” campaign by “targeting the deadly dozen hazardous activities that lead to fatalities and disabling injuries.

1 9 2 6 . 7 5 7(e) ( 2 ) — “ E xc e p t f o r s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s contained in 1926.757(e)(4), no construction loads are allowed on the steel joists until all bridging is installed and anchored and all joist-bearing ends are attached.

April Feature Issue:

“Preventing Column Collapse and Anchor Bolt Failure”

Targeting One of the Deadly Dozen Hazardous Activities

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Do the ironworker apprentice instructors and coordinator at your local union apprentice-

ship and training program practice what they teach?

The answer is “yes” provided the instructors and trainers continuously repeat at the beginning of class the following statement found in the course syllabus. “The importance of safety will be addressed and rein-forced in all hands-on activities in the classroom, in the shop, and on the job site.”

Apprenticeship training is a combination of class-room learning, hands-on training at a school or related training center, and on the job training. To produce a professional journeyman ironworker all three of these areas of training must work hand-in-hand. For the hands-on portion of training it is essential that, to the greatest extent possible, actual jobsite conditions are recreated using mock-ups. Recently it has been brought to my attention that a few of our schools do not require the use of personal protection equipment (PPE) during their hands on training. I cannot empha-size enough how important it is to train our members to wear the proper PPE at all times, whether it is at school, on the job, or working on a home project.

The effects of letting an apprentice “slide by” at the school without wearing a hardhat when there is an overhead hazard or not tying off when learning how to do structural work can be catastrophic not only to the individual and his family, but also to the training center, local union, the contractor and the union movement as a whole. We all know that the old saying “Do as I say, not as I do” method of raising chil-dren is a recipe for disaster. Children will mimic the behavior of the adult role models around them. Ap-prentices are similar. I have heard many instructors and coordinators complain that the greatest obstacle they face as safety trainers is that what they teach at the school regarding safety is often contradicted by what is actually happening on the job. When a training center allows safety rules to be broken, the apprentice is not going to take them seriously on the job and this has dire consequences for everyone.

When conducting hands-on skills training (placing deck, connecting iron, tying rebar, demonstrating rig-ging techniques), determining the content of training for apprentices at higher levels of risk is similar to determining what any apprentice needs to know. The same emphasis should be placed on the risk and the possibility of injury as though working on the job.

Just as on the jobsite a useful tool for identifying possible hands-on skills training hazards and skills

demonstration requirements is the Job Hazard Analysis. This procedure examines each step of a job, identifies existing or potential hazards, and determines the best way to perform the job in order to reduce or eliminate the haz-ards. Its key elements are:• Jobdescription• Joblocation• Keysteps(preferablyintheorderinwhichtheyare

performed)• Tools,equipmentandmaterialsneededandused• Actualandpotentialsafetyandhealthhazardsas-

sociated with these key job steps• Safeandhealthfulpractices,PPE,andequipment

required for each job stepLearning objectives do not necessarily have to be

written, but in order for the training to be safe and as successful as possible, clear and measurable objectives should be thought out before the training begins. For an objective to be effective it should identify as pre-cisely as possible what the individuals will do to safely demonstrate that they have learned, or that the objec-tive has been safely reached. They should also describe the important conditions under which the individual will safely demonstrate competence and define what constitutes acceptable safe performance.

An effective program of safety and health train-ing for ironworker apprentices and JIWs can result in fewer injuries and illnesses at the training facility and on the job.

For our employers a safe and healthy workforce equals lower insurance premiums and a greater ability to secure work for our members. Thus, let us continue to train and work safe at the training center, on the job, and working on a home project!

APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTmENT REPoRTLee Worley

The Year of Zero

Two apprentices safely performing a demonstration donning proper PPE (body harness, lanyard, hard hat, boots and gloves).

An apprentice tying rebar during a local competition.

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The Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) Prep & Recerti-fication Courses, offered Jan. 23–27, filled well before

the class’s registration deadline, despite the California Department of Transportation’s claim late last year that a “shortage” of welders and welding inspectors has forced the state to hire foreign workers to complete welding jobs, notably on the San-Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The Iron Workers Union, with the help of the Ironworker Man-agement Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT), also provides a CWI Prep course in St. Louis.

Welding is one of the most demanding skills that an ironworker can learn. This is true, at least, according to Brian Colombo, apprenticeship coordinator for Local 377 (San Francisco) and Local 378 (Oakland) in the San Fran-cisco Bay area.

Colombo qualified his statement rather convincingly, “You’re probably looking at six months of 40-hour weeks to earn the welding certifications that are most commonly used on a typical job.”

While the rigor of the job hasn’t put a damper on iron-workers’ fervor to learn the nuances of this difficult pro-fession, it has compelled the Iron Workers Union to train the qualified inspectors needed to teach this most difficult skill. The union’s 40-hour Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) Prep & Recertification course, offered at the Be-nicia, California training center (the same course is also offered at the Local 396 Training Center in St. Louis, an-other regional apprenticeship training facility) is a neces-sary component in meeting this demand.

The CWI prep course prepares students to go forward and take the American Welding Society’s Certified Weld-ing Inspector Exam, a three-part test focusing on the welding codebook, welding fundamentals, and hands-on inspection.

“The codebook alone is nearly over 500 pages, writ-ten by a lengthy list of experts in the welding industry,” Colombo explained. “People that have passed have really achieved something.”

Ironworkers who pass the test become certified welding inspectors, and, according to Colombo, “bring incredible value to our signatory contractors, because these guys know all as-pects of the work.” Workers can function in a dual capacity as ironworker and inspector, whereas many contractors with-out access to qualified inspectors must foot the bill to hire out for inspections. “The ironworkers cut out a huge expense for contractors. Ironworkers who pass the test and become a CWI bring a much better understanding of the entire weld-ing process qualification, metallurgy, and welder training.”

Welders have to maintain incredibly sharp analytical and physical skills to do their jobs. “When you’re fusing two pieces of metal together, there is no room for error or for any discontinuities in your welds. One mistake can lead to disaster.” To demonstrate the precision ironworker welders maintain, Colombo added, “Our work, the criti-cal welds, is often subject to x-ray or ultrasound testing to make sure they are acceptable.”

This unique course, which filled early this year, saw some interested ironworkers turned away due its tremen-dous popularity.

“Contractors and customers can rest assured that all of their welding needs can and will be fulfilled by union ironworkers thanks to our unwavering dedication to su-perior training,” said Dick Zampa Jr., state apprenticeship director, California and Vicinity apprenticeship program.

The ironworkers of Locals 377 and 378 maintain the highest standards in ironworker training and upgrad-ing, as do all Iron Workers local unions throughout the United States and Canada. The field ironworkers’ regional apprenticeship training facility in Benicia is one of three of its kind across North America. The union also operates regional training facilities in St. Louis and New Jersey.

In addition to local training courses in and around Be-nicia, the Iron Workers International Union, in conjunc-tion with Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) and the Apprenticeship and Training Department, hold an annual weeklong training program in Ann Arbor, Michigan for Iron Worker instructors and provide $50 million each year to ironworker train-ing centers across North America.

Learn more about other welding courses at http://www.ironworkers.org/training/welding- certification. It’s also never too early to prepare for this year’s Ironworker Instructor Training Pro-gram, July 11–20, 2012.

Ironworkers Clamor for Final spots in CwI Prep Course at the Union’s Benicia, Calif., Training Center

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A CWI class participant inspects a weld for defects at the Benicia, California training facility.

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We’ve launched our new website, www.ironworkers.org, and invite

you to visit to get the latest news on everything union ironworker.

New sections are available to give our members the tools to:

• Get involved with issues affecting members’ community, jobs, and lives

• Keep informed on the latest safety issues, including our Zero Fatalities Campaign 2012

• Look for information on jobs in the United States and Canada

• Get organized to help grow our membership

• Learn about training opportunities and the latest training techniques

As mandated by our 42nd Convention, our website includes archived issues of our magazine, from 1901 to present, providing you a unique look into the history of our union.

The new website also provides feeds to the latest Iron Worker social media via Twitter, FaceBook, You Tube, and Flickr.

There is lots of new and interesting information on www.ironworkers.org. Come by and take a look and find out why “The Sky’s the Limit” for union ironworkers.

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www.Ironworkers.orgThe Sky’s the Limit

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Calling Old “Cobbers”

John W. Read of Local 808 (Orlan-do, Fla.) sent in a forward describing the character of members of the 43rd Service Squadron who served dur-ing the years of 1942-1944. John was discharged in 1946, and joined his brothers Billy and Robert, also WWII veterans, in the Iron Workers Union. John invites any old “cobbers” to drop him card at 1232 E. Lakeshore Blvd., Kissimmee, Florida 34744.

Say Goodbye to the Old Trolley

The EPU project, being implement-ed by Local 402 (West Palm Beach, Fla.), is performing the upgrade to the Unit 1 Gantry Crane at FPL in Jensen Beach, Florida. At completion, the Gantry Crane will have the latest technology with new flux vector drive systems for the main and auxiliary hoists and new variable frequency drive systems for the bridge and trol-ley, enabling the crane to set the new components for the future upgrades at “micro speed” or “float” feature, and the ability to raise/lower the hooks at a faster rate when lightly loaded.

Ironworker Graduates with Bachelor of Arts

Joshua Ray, an apprentice rodman with Local 721 (Toronto, Ontario), graduated from Trent University on June 3, 2010 with a bachelor of

arts, completing a double major in political science and ancient history. Josh made his way through universi-ty working summers as a rodman. He is the nephew of Lash Ray, Local 721. Congratulations on a job well done.

Law Degree Graduate

Retired iron-worker Caleb “Cal” Carson from Local 172 (Columbus, Ohio) stands with son Caleb III and grandson Caleb IV. Caleb “Cal” Carson III graduated from the Ohio State

University with a degree in law, and passed the bar exam on his first try. He received his license to practice on November 7, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio.

Celebrating 50 Years Together

Walter and Lucille Lisowski cel-ebrated their golden anniversary at the Ironworkers Local 720 hall on May 21, 2011. Over a 100 family and friends were present. Walter is a past president and business agent of the Local 720 (Edmonton, Alberta).

Magna Cum Laude Graduate

Bryan Townsend, Local 7 (Boston), is proud to announce the graduation of his son from University of New Hamp-shire School of Law. Bryan J. Townsend II was presented a Juris Doctor Degree, Magna Cum Laude. A 2003 graduate of Nashua High School in Nashua, New Hampshire, Bryan earned his undergraduate BA degrees in philosophy and justice studies, graduating Cum Laude from the University

of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire in 2007. For the 2009-2010 school year, he was awarded the Douglas Wood Merit Scholarship and was elected Graduation Speaker for the Class of 2010. Townsend was a member of UNH School of Law’s unique Daniel Webster Scholar Honors program, a two-year bar practicum. As a Webster Scholar, he complement-ed his coursework with rigorous applied training in professional skills and judgment through simulated, clinical and externship settings.

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Inspired for Kids

When Pacific Northwest Iron-workers Credit Union member Lisa Godinez, wife of Local 29 (Portland, Ore.) member Martin Godinez, made and donated three beautifully cro-cheted afghans to the credit union to raffle off to raise money for Credit Unions for Kids, the credit union was ecstatic. “Donating the afghans to help the kids is a small price to pay. It’s a little thing that makes such a big difference,” said Lisa. “Credit Unions for Kids is a great cause, and I am happy to help.” The afghans, one each with a University of Or-egon, Oregon State and Ironwork-ers Union, raised $1,500 for Credit Unions for Kids, an organization that benefits Children’s Miracle Net-work Hospitals.

Making a Difference

Mike Barber, a third generation ironworker, has found an interest-ing project since re-

tiring in 2000. Mike had the opportunity to

save the largest Santa Claus in the world. After giving the giant icon a new home and building a small park around him, he was asked, “What’s next?” So Mike started giving away toys to underprivileged kids. The event started growing and Mike needed an innovative way to col-lect the toys. In 2008, he started the Santa to the Sea half marathon two-person relay and a 5K Funrun. All the proceeds go to the toy give away and each runner donates a toy. Over 3,000 runners participated in the lat-est run. Not done with his mission, Mike started the Santa to the Sea Scholarship Fund. In 2010, thirty $500 scholarships were awarded. This year, the Santa to the Sea chari-ty challenge was started and runners were offered the opportunity to raise funds for one of the charity partners, Boys and Girls Club, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, Food Share, or Tall Ship Foundation. Mike wants to encourage all retired members to get involved in their community and to make a difference.

Receiving his Associates Degree

Rick White, Local 301 (Charleston, W.V.), accepting his Associates Degree in Applied Science from Dr. Joseph Badgley, president of Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a G.P.A. of 3.79.

Perfect Act Score

Jacob Lippe, son of Mike Lippe, Local 63 (Chicago) received a perfect score on the ACT test. Jake is a member of the Na-tional Honor Society, runs track on his high school team, and is involved in a va-riety of other activities.

An Ironworker Inventor

Roger St-Pierre from Local 842 (St. John, New Brunswick) served in dif-ferent positions in his local as a job steward, on the Canadian Eastern District Council, and director of the E-Board. Roger invented a new concept to feed pets. The Gem Pet Bowl stops rain, flies, etc. from touching the food.

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Certified Welder

Shane Luckett, son of William Luckett, Local 67 (Des Moines, Iowa), attended Kirkwood Commu-nity College in Cedar Rapids in the Industrial Technology Program. At graduation, Shane was certified in combination welding, pipe, shield metal arch, and quality assurance. Upon completion of his Associate of Applied Science degree, he plans to attend the University of Northern Iowa to pursue a Technology Man-agement Bachelor of Arts degree.

Providing Help to Veterans

Retired ironworker Local 433 (Los Angeles) Albert Mendoza and his daughter Melissa Mendoza created a non-profit organization named “VET--Veterans Engaging Together,” which provides a forum for discussion, solidarity, and heal-ing among military veterans. At a local Memorial Day celebration are Carl, a World War II veteran from La Verne, Don Kendrick, mayor of La Verne and a Vietnam veteran, Albert Mendoza, a Vietnam veter-an, Melissa Mendoza, daughter of Albert Mendoza, and Bernardo, a Vietnam veteran. Melissa Mendoza earned her master’s degree on her way to her doc-torate degree in clinical psychology. In the future, she plans to work with the veteran population who suffer from PTSD.

Proud to be an Ironworker

Dale Lemke, Local 383 (Madi-son, Wisc.), was proud to show off the Ironworkers Memorial at Mill-er Park - Brewers Stadium to ten of his family members. Dale couldn’t wait to show everyone the memori-al and explain how proud he was to be an ironworker. He even climbed a column inside the stadium just to show how it was done.

Nursing Degree

Erin Dillon, daughter of Neal Clayton Jr. and grand-daughter of Neal Clayton Sr., Local 378 (Oakland, Calif.), graduated from San Jose State University with a Bach-elor of Science in Nursing.

The Ironworker as an Author

James Lewis of Local 97 (Van-couver, BC) wrote a novel about an ironworker titled “Witch Lightning” that was published. The book has re-ceived good reviews.

Proud Marine

Ryan Mussatto is the grandson of retired Local 63 (Chicago) ironworker Charles Mussatto and nephew of current Local 63 ironworker Michael Mussatto. Lance Corporal Ryan Mussatto is stationed in Okinawa, Japan.

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Called to Active Duty

A member from Local 229 (San Diego), David Galindo is being called to active duty with the Department of the Navy. Brother Galindo is will-ingly going to put himself in harm’s way for our nation’s safety and free-dom. Local 229 is proud to support our soldiers, sailors and airmen, who work long and hard, spend vast amounts of time away from their families, miss watching their chil-dren grow up and rarely have the opportunity to do the things that we so take for granted so that we can enjoy freedom, independence and happiness. For this, Local 229 is eternally grateful.

Deployed in the Middle East

U.S. Army sol-dier Cody Jones with his mother Prestine and fa-ther Joseph Jones,

a retired member of Local 44 (Cincin-nati), is deployed to the Middle East. Cody Serves in the 1204 Airborne of the U.S. Army.

Member Shows Off Harley Davidson

Local 700 (Windsor, Ontario) member John Collins entered his 2002 Harley Davidson V-Rod (Stain-less Steel) in the Toronto Bike show in April of 2011. The bike used to be-long to Detroit Red Wing hockey play-er Bob Probert, who passed away last year and then belonged to his team-mate Darren McCarty.

John was an apprentice competi-tor representing Ironworkers Ontario District Council in the Outstanding National Ironworkers Apprentice Competition in St. Louis in 2006. He is now local apprentice committee co-chair for Ironworkers Local 700.

Enjoying His Retirement

Long time member and great guy Mike Popoff, Local 97 (Vancouver, British Columbia), his enjoying his retirement on a trip to Egypt.

Putting Skills to Use

Douglas Craig, retired member of Local 721 (Toronto, Ontario), put his welding skills to good use in retire-ment on Vancouver Island.

Restoring a Classic

Local 377 (San Francisco) re-tiree Eddie Garza stands with his 1936 Ford pickup after the frame off restoration.

Enjoying Retirement

Bob Ribby, Local 25 (Detroit), en-joys driving his Harley-decorated hearse in local cruises and riding in poker runs that benefit the SPCA.

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Monthly Report of Lifetime Honorary Members

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

DECEMBER 2011Local Name

1 SLENCZKA, THOMAS

3 ELKIN, WILLIAM C

7 RUANE, WILLIAM A

11 NORRIS, RAYMOND

12 MURRAY, DAVID J

17 CIRYAK, THOMAS J

25 OLAND, DALE E

25 RATHS, THOMAS P

25 TATE, RANDY R

45 DILLON, EDWARD C

45 MC NEIL, ANTHONY J

67 ALITZ, RICHARD W

92 BRUNER, ROBERT P

97 BARCLAY, PHILIP W

97 BOHMER, ALBERT G

97 VOGT, KENNETH A

118 COMPTON, TIMOTHY G

167 HILL, RAYMOND R

387 OWENS, JOSEPH D

396 MOORE, WILLIAM F

405 MC GOVERN, FRANCIS

416 OLSON, GARY R

416 TAYLOR, GLEN N

580 FINN, WILLIAM A

584 FLEMING, RAY A

704 BROWN, LARRY C

721 ROSS, MIKE

842 GUIGNARD, NIDE

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OFFICIAL MONTHLYRECORD

OFFICIAL MONTHLYRECORD

L.U.No.

Member Number

Name Claim Number

Amount

APPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR DECEMBER 2011

1 530347 PETERSON, KENNETH A. 101519 2,200.003 620468 KEENAN, LLOYD L. 101546 2,200.003 571974 PEIFER, JAMES J. 101520 2,200.003 759979 ROZANC, JOSEPH L. 101521 2,200.005 418795 LEDFORD, CALVIN W. 101522 2,200.008 441454 IMMEL, ROLAND D. 101488 2,200.008 382207 KELTESCH, ROBERT C. 101547 2,200.009 711813 LA SOTA, BRUNO J. 101548 2,200.009 378743 POPE, GEORGE A. 101489 2,200.0010 865499 GOECKELER, TED 101490 2,200.0012 483212 EAGER, GEORGE E. 101549 2,200.0014 675348 GALBRAITH, DANIEL L. 101491 2,200.0014 672195 HATFIELD, FRANK W. 101523 2,200.0015 702563 MC GLOIN, FRANK 101492 2,200.0017 1018331 BLACKBURN, NELSON J. 101524 2,200.0017 559716 SZUKALA, PETER 101550 2,200.0021 798521 SCHLUETER, ALBERT 101493 2,200.0022 1252469 ALRED, GARY W. 101551 1,750.0025 360253 ANDERSON, VINCENT J. 101494 2,200.0025 467635 HEUER, ROLLIN E. 101495 2,200.0029 497094 CAYO, NOEL D. 101552 2,200.0040 842100 DUFFY, MARTIN 101525 2,200.0040 404062 WALSH, PHILIP J. 101496 2,200.0044 729726 OSBORN, GLEN J. 101553 2,200.0046 400906 ERICKSON, RICHARD L. 101526 2,200.0046 789122 WILLIAMS, JOHN W. 101527 2,200.0058 431797 TAYLOR, HOWARD M. 101554 2,200.0063 824328 HECKER, ROBERT A. 101497 2,200.0063 834638 LOFTUS, DANIEL 101555 2,000.00

70 1152267 CISSELL, MICHAEL W. 101528 1,750.0070 1387991 COOPER, CHRIS L. 101556 1,400.0084 658038 O LEARY, CHARLES D. 101498 2,000.084 545227 WOLCOTT, JOHN H. 101499 2,200.00103 1384226 MOORE, WILLIAM A. 101500 1,400.00103 237320 MOORE, CHARLES 101529 2,200.00111S 352136 DERBY, LLOYD 101501 2,000.00373 775205 PATSKANICK, JOSEPH M. 101502 2,200.00377 1164288 HATCHER, JAY D. 101530 1,750.00380 820104 SCHANTZ, DELMAR R. 101531 2,200.00383 616353 LEMKE, WILLIAM 101532 2,200.00384 768999 CHAMBERS, ROBERT L. 101557 2,200.00396 470103 DRAGOVICH, ROY J. 101558 2,200.00399 1173973 LEWISON, FRANK W. 101559 1,750.00401 1414948 LEAHY, DAVID P. 101503 800.00405 1061154 TURNER, HARVEY 101533 2,000.00416 789802 HEYWOOD, CHARLES R. 101534 2,200.00444 755528 GALASSI, RAYMOND 101504 2,000.00444 1231522 ZARECKI, ROBERT T. 101560 1,750.00477 648013 WARE, FLOYD L. 101505 2,200.00489 605236 POPOVICE, JAMES D. 101506 2,200.00492 691108 BALLARD, LARRY 101507 2,200.00498 754149 JOHNSON, RONALD D. 101561 2,200.00508 568277 MC COY, JOHN F. 101535 2,000.00508 1121887 SIMMONS, TERRY 101508 2,000.00512 875029 STICHA, LEROY F. 101509 2,200.00512 952768 WATKINS, STEPHEN F. 101510 2,000.00527 776975 GAZICA, JOHN P. 101562 2,000.00527 760863 LIKER, EDWARD D. 101536 2,000.00

527 717179 WILLIAMS, JOSEPH H. 101537 2,000.00549 412046 JAROS, STEVE J. 101563 2,200.00550 746223 GROSS, CHARLES E. 101538 2,200.00550 508098 MC CLEESE, JOHN L. 101511 2,200.00585 458193 FREDERICK, JOHN C. 101564 2,000.00700 913380 DOW, RONALD J. 101543 2,000.00711 1055900 LEBLANC, JEAN P. 101512 2,000.00711 548226 MC COMBER, JIMMY A. 101513 2,200.00711 1184369 SIGOUIN, DENIS 101514 1,750.00720 587244 CURRAH, KENNETH B. 101515 2,200.00721 490206 BURRY, RICHARD 101544 2,200.00725 1344456 DAVIS, CORY 101567 1,750.00769 741357 BRYAN, GENE S. 101539 2,200.00769 485175 TUSSEY, WILLIAM 101540 2,200.00786 431618 MCDONALD, LOUIS 101516 2,200.00787 1010902 CAMPBELL, KEVIN W. 101541 2,000.00798 896146 EVANS, MALCOLM R. 101565 2,200.00798 919310 PEAVY, LARRY W. 101566 2,000.00808 1391940 CAIN, JAMES L. 101542 1,400.00

TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:..................161,450.00

DISAPPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR DECEMBER 2011118 973068 DE LA CRUZ, ALBERT 101568 SUSPENDED384 1438920 HALL, KEVIN 101518 NOT 12 MOS MEMBER386 954598 CASEY, MICHAEL R. 101569 SUSPENDED396 1091729 PERKINS, ALBERT M. 101545 ON WITHDRAWAL769 757759 BOYD, LARRY W. 101570 SUSPENDED

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