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Our Bridges are Decaying and Need Repair New York tops the list of states whose bridges are in the worst condition, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). AAA ranked the states and Washington, D.C., according to the percentage of their bridges rated structurally deficientor functionally obsolete by the FHWA. The FHWA defines a structurally deficient bridge as closed or restricted to light vehicles because of deteriorated structural components but is not necessarily unsafe. Afunctionally obsolete bridge cannot safely service the volume or type of traffic using it. Though not unsafe for all vehicles, it has older design features that prevent it from accommodating current traffic voluAmAAesParnedsidmenotdeRronbveerthLic.lDe sairzbeeslnanetdswaide,ig''hWtse. have reached this era of decaying bridges, crumbling roadways and antiquat- ed air traffic control because the government is investing only a fraction of what is needed for infrastructure maintenance.\" Last summer AAA launched a nationwide campaign to urge policy makers to take action to repair 240,000 miles of roads and bridges the FHWA says are in poor or mediocre condition. \"The FHWA estimates it needs $53 billion a year just to maintain current road and bridge conditions, and $72 billion a year to make improvements,\" Darbelnet said. ''Current annual spending is only $35 billion - a virtual guarantee that the system willTgheet 1w0orsstea.tesMwohreosineebffriicdigenest. aMreoinrethdeanwgoerrostucso.\"nditions are: New York with 63 percent of its bridges needing extensive repair or replacement; Washington D.C., 60 percent; Massachusetts, 58 percent; Hawaii, 53 percent; Rhode Island, 49 per- cent; West Virginia, 47 percent; New Jersey, 46 percent; Missouri, 46 percent; Pennsylvania, 44 percent; Vermont, 42 percent, and Mississippi, 41 percent (see chart for state rankings). U.S. Bridge Conditions Source: Federal High way Administration No. Of l.tdgH StnKt ur.Uy Functlo~•lly Percent STAn Oefldent Obsolete Oefldfflt Structurally Function.tty Ptrunt STAff No.Ol8Mg<i Dtffdent Defl<l<t1t 2,683 Obt.oldt 3,094 9,496 1,240 New York 17,308 41 1,450 63% Tennessee 18,658 1,270 2,773 29% 818 102 60% Indiana 17,782 2,227 2,018 29% Washington, O.C. 239 161 58% South Dakota 29% 143 2,113 S3% Virginia 6,108 540 510 28% Massachusetts 5,021 403 49% Georgia 12,679 358 2,332 28% 1,554 213 47% Washington 14,306 1,348 1,774 28% Hawaii 1,070 1,493 46% Utah 596 1,407 28% 8,191 1,469 46% California 7,025 2,810 28% Rhode Island 734 5,620 1,362 44% Oregon 2,586 110 356 27% 2,342 42% Wisconsin 22,563 5,389 4,868 25% West Virginia 6,477 624 4,151 41% Alaska 6,516 1,193 25% 5,093 40% Texas 13,165 82 25% New Jersey 6,209 7,368 488 38% Delaware 3,980 538 25% 1,708 Illinois 849 102 25% Missouri 22,940 431 1,653 38% Florida 47,192 372 6,363 3,215 37% Montana 515 110 24% Pennsylvania 22,327 3,502 443 37% Wyoming 775 259 2,174 24% 1,963 34% 24,915 862 2,256 23% Vermont 2,653 349 2,504 34% Colorado 10,823 1,943 630 22% 2,188 34% Minnesota 941 405 21% Mississippi 16,725 4,082 525 34% South Carolina 4,808 376 826 21% 1,587 1,373 31% Idaho 2,889 725 20% Oklahoma 22,710 3,021 1,202 31% Nevada 7,688 55 943 19% 2,804 31% New Mexico 12,555 274 414 18% New Hampshire 2,281 435 2,180 31% Arizona 8,999 144 159 10% 4,157 31% 4,002 341 Louisiana 13,664 4,217 983 30% 1,150 107,435 469 1,060 3,186 30% 3,475 North Carolina 16,085 4,447 6,147 466 Maine 2,353 2,129 376 4,526 793 Michigan 10,417 1,664 2,911 Nebraska 15,584 Kentucky 12,961 Alabama 15,418 Maryland 4,524 Kansas 25,460 Ohio 27,795 North Dakota 4,617 Connecticut 4,070 79,124 32% Arkansas 12,530 TOTALS 574,671 Iowa 24,844 THE IRONWORKER 4 Reprinted from The Ironworker Magazine, April, 1997. 242

President West speaking at Convention. The 39th International Convention detectives and the other hired thugs that the union-haters used to crush unions. These brave men are the reason we The Thirty-ninth International Convention was held enjoy the lifestyle we have today. These brave men fought the week of August 12, 1996 at Bally’s Resort, Las Vegas, the wars, built the skyscrapers and bridges and manned the Nevada. This convention marked the one hundredth picket lines to protect our union. anniversary of the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers. “As we look ahead to a new century, we will continue to face challenges. As the brave unionists before had to 880 Delegates from 242 outside and shop locals con- struggle, there will be obstacles that we too will have to vened to re-elect Jake West as General President. LeRoy overcome.” Worley was elected General Secretary and James E. Cole was elected General Treasurer. Nine General Vice General President West then went on to report on the Presidents were also elected. present day condition of our Association. In regard to the shop locals he stated, “…definite progress has been made In his opening remarks General President West stated, with respect to improving our collective bargaining agree- “…on February 4, 1896, Iron Worker representatives from ments and in organizing under the most difficult of circum- six cities answered the call to convene at Moorhead Hall in stances.” He went on to say, “…as of June 30, 1991 the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to form our great union. total membership of all the Shopmen’s locals was 28,343. This compares with the latest statistics which show our “One hundred years later the delegates assembled here total Shop local membership to be 21,881. This represents in Las Vegas, Nevada during this week of August 12th, a decrease of 6,589 members since our last convention, 1996 not only have the distinction of taking part in this his- which compares to a decrease of 8,972 members between toric occasion, but may also pay tribute to our forefathers June 30, 1986 and June 30, 1991.” and recognize the tremendous personal sacrifices that were made by these great men. Some of our younger members, While reporting on jurisdiction President West stated as well as our children, may not be aware of the historical “… jurisdiction is the life-line of our organization, and pro- contributions that were made by our forefathers in the tecting our trade jurisdiction is vital to the earning opportu- United States and Canada to keep our two great nations nities of our membership.” He further stated, “… since the economically strong and constitutionally free. last convention in August 1991 the Plan for the Settlement “Our forefathers suffered the blows of the Pinkerton 243

of Jurisdictional Disputes in the Construction Industry has a union-free work environment,” President West warned. heard four (4) arbitrations concerning our International. He went on to report on the importance of the Ironworkers The Iron Workers have won all four.” Political Action League (I.P.A.L.) and some of their activi- ties in the political arena. On April 4, 1996, the Institute of the Ironworking Industry (I.I.I.) started its twentieth year of operation. President West also reported on Davis-Bacon and the President West reported on some of their activities. activities of the various departments. Maintenance agree- Lightweight Steel Framing Technology is taking the indus- ments and a lengthy report on Canadian operations were try by storm and President West stressed the importance of also discussed. In conclusion President West said “…as we procuring this work for Ironworkers. celebrate our One Hundredth Anniversary and as we look forward to a new century, let us pledge ourselves to making Worker Compensation Reform is another issue that our great International Association even stronger and more the I.I.I. is working on. Good, safe union contractors are united than it was when each of us became members.” paying unfair insurance premiums based on payroll rates and are therefore subsidizing low-paying unsafe non- The delegates attending the 39th Convention passed a union contractors. number of resolutions relative to changes and amendments to the International Constitution. Changes were made Abuse of the Independent Contractor classification is regarding: Per Capita Tax, Death Benefit Claims, on-the- another area in which the I.I.I. has been active. Other safe- job accidents, the International Pension Plan, Business ty related matters and standing seam metal roofing were Manager Classification, Initial Organizing Contract Fund, also discussed under this topic. Full-time International Representatives as delegates to the Convention, Sources of Revenue and Selection of Certified “For the last twenty years, some of the nation’s wealthi- Public Accounts. est families and many large corporations have been quietly waging a war to reshape the economic and public policy Resolutions Nos. 22 and 23 were submitted by Locals agenda. Their central objective has been to return the man- 201 and 46L respectively. These resolutions stated: agement of the U.S. economy to the unrestrained forces of pure capitalism. In other words, they are bent on creating WHEREAS: The placing of reinforcing steel for concrete 244

President Jake West the special event at the Washington Hilton Hotel. addresses the 880 Joe Maloney served with distinction as Secretary- delegates at the Iron Workers 39th Treasurer of the Building and Construction Trades Convention. Department, AFL-CIO, from 1975 until his retirement. For more than two decades, he was unanimously and continu- construction has been the jurisdiction of the Ironworkers ously re-elected to the department’s second highest post. since 1909 and: Joe grew up in Boston and after serving in the Navy, he WHEREAS: Reinforcing Ironworkers have a long and returned to Boston and began a lasting relationship with proud tradition of loyalty and service to our International Local 7 Ironworkers. Joe worked as hard for his union as Association, he did connecting iron. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Centennial Starting as an apprentice, he rose to serve as Convention of the International Association of 1996 gives President and Business Agent of Local 7. In recognition Rod-workers due recognition of their craft, and of Joe’s leadership, the International’s then General President, Jack Lyons, Sr., appointed him to serve as BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That henceforth we General Organizer and assigned him to the Washington, shall be known as the “International Association of Bridge, D.C. office from 1960 until 1975 when he was elected Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers”. BCTD Secretary-Treasurer. This resolution was passed by the delegates and the As Secretary-Treasurer, he was always available to name of our association was changed giving our brothers and help local and state councils with their needs. He chaired sisters who do reinforcing work their proper recognition. the Department’s Davis-Bacon Committee, the National Constructors’ Stabilization Committee, Project Review Officers and delegates to the 39th Convention were proud to give Committee, the National Alliance Agreement’s Ad Hoc recognition to our reinforcing ironworkers by voting to change our Committee and the 1990’s Committee. In those capacities, name to “International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental he was able to move the Department’s agenda with ease and Reinforcing Iron Workers.” and diplomacy. Joe Maloney Honored Joe Merritt Passes In the summer of 1996 nearly a thousand friends of Joseph First General Vice President F. Maloney paid tribute to the Building and Construction J.W. “Joe” Merritt died on Trades Department’s former Secretary-Treasurer at an appre- December 26, 1995. Brother ciation dinner. General President Jake West and President of Merritt was initiated the Building Trades Department Robert A. Georgine chaired into Local Union 79 in Norfolk, Virginia on April 29, 1941. He later transferred his mem- bership to Local Union 601 in Charleston, South Carolina. In May 1947, Local Union 709, Savannah, Georgia, was chartered and Brother Merritt was appointed Charter President. In August 1961 Brother Merritt was appointed General Organizer and serviced the area covered by the District Council of Tennessee Valley and Vicinity; The Mid-Atlantic States and The Mid-South. He served in that capacity until March, 1974 when he was appointed ninth General Vice President. Brother Merritt was President of the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council and handled all mat- ters in relation to the Tennessee Valley Authority. He did an outstanding job protecting the interests of our membership. 245

At the AFL-CIO Convention 1996. front row, left to right, Marty Byrne, Michael Brennan, Ray Robertson, James Cole, Jake West, Robert Georgine, Jim Willis, and LeRoy Worley. AFL-CIO Endorses Re-Election of The assessment is not an increase in individual member Clinton and Gore dues, but an additional share of union funds to go towards education, training and mobilization around issues identi- Aiming to rebuild labor’s role in American life, an AFL- fied as most important. CIO special convention overwhelmingly endorsed President Clinton for re-election and voted to raise $35,000,000 to It is estimated this assessment would raise about $25 promote grassroots political action campaigns. million. The federation and its largest unions would raise additional funds to reach the goal of $35 million. Most of Led by General President Jake West, the Iron Workers’ the funding would be targeted for television and radio delegates heard AFL-CIO President John Sweeney declare airtime. to nearly 600 cheering delegates, The convention reviewed “…we’re going to restore our family budgets while we restore stark differences between respect for working people and the candidates. Clinton the jobs we do. We’re going to spent a major part of his first take back our jobs. We’re going to term fighting for national take back our country.” health care reform and he sent Congress a fair, com- In accepting the political prehensive health plan that endorsement, Vice President Al would have guaranteed qual- Gore said he and Clinton “will ity, affordable care for all speak up loudly, boldly and clear- Americans. Senator Bob Dole ly for hard-working families.” (Clinton’s opponent in 1996) helped shoot it down. Sweeney said workers from the AFL-CIO’s 78 unions would On preserving wage stan- be briefed on how Republican leaders of Congress are “try- dards, there is no comparison ing to destroy Medicare, Medicaid, education and college between the two candidates. Clinton proposed an increase loans in order to finance another tax cut for the rich.” in the minimum wage to $5.15 an hour. Dole was against increasing the minimum wage and voted against even con- Sweeney noted the House Oversight Committee fired sidering the issue. the first shot in March by holding sham hearings on Clinton promised to veto any bill that materially impact- Capitol Hill to denounce labor’s legitimate interests. ed Davis-Bacon or the Service Contract Act. Dole voted to weaken Davis-Bacon and to exempt certain communities To fund labor’s plans, the special convention approved from prevailing wage requirements. a one-year assessment of 15 cents per member per month. 246

O.C. Yancy Passes ambitious undertaking in the Department’s 89 year history,” President Georgine announced. “Working closely with the Retired General Vice Southern Nevada Building Trades Council, we intend to President Oba Cloud unionize construction workers in Las Vegas and keep union “O.C.” Yancy passed away contractors in business.” on November 4, 1996. Brother Yancy was born Georgine appointed IBEW Construction Organizing in Texas in 1929; he Director Jim Rudicil of Michigan to direct the multi-year began his construction organizing drive. In addition, the General Presidents of career at a very early age the 15 affiliated Building Trades unions assigned their top in Fort Smith, Arkansas organizers to work on the campaign. The campaign involved and Brownwood, Texas. every construction craft and was based on worker-to-worker After being discharged from organizing. the U.S. Navy in 1947, he became a member of Local Union 14, Spokane, Washington. He also held memberships in Local Unions 86, 377, 263, 24 and 75. In May 1965, while serving as Business Agent-Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Local Union 263, Brother Yancy was appointed General Organizer by General President John H. Lyons, Jr. In 1974 President Lyons appointed Brother Yancy as President of the Iron Workers District Council of the Rocky Mountain Area. In March 1986 General President Juel Drake appointed O.C. Yancy General Vice President, a post he held until his retirement in January, 1994. Tim Nichols Appointed BCTD President Bob Georgine and Jake West, In 1996, Ironworker Tim after a meeting discuss- Nichols, a former Business ing the Building Trades Agent of Local 25, Detroit, Organizing Projects in Michigan and past Las Vegas. Secretary-Treasurer of the Michigan Building Trades The Organizing Project mobilized and trained 1,000 Council, was appointed union activists to support the campaign by reaching out to to a key position in the nonunion construction workers and actively backing their Building and Construction right to organize. Department of the AFL- CIO. Tim was named One reason why the Building Trades selected Las Vegas as Director of the External the primary target area was because they had a strong Local Relations Department, embrac- Council and a strong union base there. Las Vegas was also ing health and safety issues, projected to have continued growth over the next decade, not apprenticeship and government agencies just a building boom in hotels and casinos, but in commercial, dealing with construction. residential and infrastructure construction as well. The Building Trades Kick Off AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney applauded the Organizing Drive in Las Vegas Building Trades initiative and committed financial and technical assistance. “The Building Trades Organizing In the spring of 1997 the Building Trades Department, Project takes on all organizing challenges the labor move- its 15 affiliated unions, the AFL-CIO and the Southern ment faces in a smart, strategic way,” said Sweeney. “It is a Nevada Building & Construction Trades Council announced tremendously exciting, hopeful initiative, and we’re thrilled a multi-craft, market-wide, work-force organizing campaign to be partner with the Department.” in the nation’s fastest growing metropolitan area, Las Vegas. The Building Trades Organizing Project is “the most 247

Topp·ing Ou <CeJPeDl\\OlffiY Has Anci nt Roots The Topping Out Ceremony has roots stretching back By 700 A.D. in Scandinavia, the custom of hoisting an more than 1,000 years. The symbol is rooted in an old evergreen tree atop the ridgepole was a popular way of Scandinavian custom when the Norsemen venerated signaling the start of a completion party. As iron and steel the evergreens – cedars, spruces and pines. The trees replace timber as primary building materials, Ironworkers were plentiful throughout the frozen reaches of northern naturally would carry on the custom of Topping Out. Europe and thus provided building materials and firewood for the inhabitants of those wintry regions. In addition, the When the last strands of cable were laid for the Brooklyn evergreens retained their color throughout the years and Bridge over a hundred years ago, the Ironworkers celebrated provided welcome relief from the dull hues cast by snow by placing American flags on the wheel. By 1920, Ironworkers and ice. were again draping their work with American flags, this time while driving the first rivet on the Bank of Italy in San Francisco. Those hardy Vikings challenged the seas of Europe By the end of the decade, the tradition of flags in Topping and the New World in long ships of seasoned spruce, Out was fully established. with tall masts carved from towering pines and steering oars of cedar. Thus, the Topping Out ceremony, like all rich traditions, does not seem to consist of rules and strict ritual. But tradition Returning from a particularly successful raid on does run deep, and Ironworkers, who of course deny they hapless southern neighbors, Viking chieftains often are superstitious, say it brings “good luck.” constructed high homes – called mead halls. Upon completion, these chieftains hoisted an evergreen tree to the ridge pole in celebration. So, when the topping out beam rises aloft with its customary symbols, the flag and the tree, it offers a link with history. It is a proud link between heroic men of a heroic past and a similar hardy band that also knows what it is to face a challenge and overcome it. Topping Out is a signal that the uppermost steel member is going into place, that the structure has reached its height. As that final beam is hoisted, an evergreen tree or a flag or both are attached to it as it ascends. For some, the evergreen symbolizes that the job went up without a loss of life, while for others it’s a good luck charm for the future occupants. For some, the flag signals a structure built with federal funds but for others it suggests patriotism for the American dream. 248

Reich Says Unions are Poised for Shopmen Ironworker Becomes Future Comeback Premier of British Columbia In February of Departing U.S. Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich pre- 1996, Glen Clark, dicted that unions would regain their prominence as work- former member of ers realize unions protect them and enhance their wages Shopmen’s Iron­ and benefits. workers Local 712, was elected Premier of In an exclusive farewell interview with a small group the Province of British of union leaders, Reich also said increasing workers living Columbia. standards and ensuring their health and safety are and Coming from a family should be the central goal of the Clinton administration or of trade unionists, his any other administration. father was a Business Agent for the Painters Reich promised to keep speaking out on the issues he Union. Brother has championed: fairness to workers, the growing gap in Clark became a mem­ wages, health care and workers’ rights. ber of Shopmen’s Iron Workers Local 712 in Reich listed as his greatest accomplishments several 1978, working in sever­ successes he said could not have been achieved without al shops during summer unions’ help. They include the passage of an increase breaks from the Simon Fraser University. In 1981, he assisted Local 712 in an extensive and highly successful in the minimum wage in organizing drive at Ebco Industry and for several years the Republican-run 104th thereafter, he was employed as an organizer for Local 712. Congress and the increase In 1986, Brother Clark experienced his first political in the earned income tax victory when, as a member of the New Democratic credit to take working fami- Party (NDP), he was elected to the legislature of British lies out of poverty. Columbia. Prior to being elected premier, he served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations and the Other successes he cited Minister of Employment and Investment. included halting Republican In occupying this, the highest political position in the efforts to gut workers’ rights Province of British Columbia, it is gratifying to know that and protections against the Ironworkers have someone who understands the trade company unions, in job safe- union movement and its concerns. ty and the National Labor Shopmen’s Iron Workers Local 712 is justifiably proud Relations Board. that one of its members has proven himself an asset to the Province and achieved such success in the political arena. Reich warned workers that a segment of the corpo- AFL-CIO Welcomes New rate community still hates them. Though the corporate com- Secretary of Labor, munity is “not monolithic…there are those employers who not Alexis Herman only fight unions but treat workers as if they are costs and have little regard for the people who work for them.” White House Advisor and To fight those firms, Reich predicted unions will organize former Undersecretary of more workers and more successfully. He praised the new Labor, Alexis Herman was leaders of the AFL-CIO for their organizing emphasis, espe- appointed to succeed Robert cially their Union Summer campaign. And he urged union- Reich as Secretary of Labor in ists, the members and not just the leaders, to hold politicians the Clinton Administration. accountable. “Working people need to take politics seriously, and I Herman began her career think many are turned off to politics and are cynical about with Catholic Charities it,” Reich said. “That’s wrong,” he added, “because cynicism helping develop job train- plays into the hands of special interests who are extremely ing opportunities for young wealthy and powerful, who are then given a free hand.” adults in Alabama and He also foresees a better environment for unions, despite the Southwest. During this period she worked with the obstacles and roadblocks to organizing, as workers join to Laborers’ Union, the AFL-CIO Building and Construction protect their self-interests. Trades Department and the Civil Rights Department of the “When I started… I don’t remember a single person com- Maritime Trades Department. ing up to me and saying ‘Mr. Secretary, I’m thinking about joining a union.’ Over the last year and a half, hundreds of She served as Director of the Department of Labor’s people said that to me without any provocation at all.” 249

Women’s Bureau in the Carter Administration and was the This effort was led by the Iron Workers International first bureau head to be elevated to Deputy Undersecretary. Union, the NEA, and the Labor-Management Safety While with the DOL in those years, Herman spearheaded Advisory Committee for the Ironworking Industry. efforts to provide apprenticeship programs and to develop a The SENRAC Committee began negotiations in June wide range of youth employment demonstration programs 1994 and had met eleven times. In December 1995 the with local private industry councils. Committee reached consensus on a proposed rulemaking During the Reagan years, she formed a private firm to standard and OSHA staff prepared a preamble and notice help state and local governments develop job creation and of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, based on training strategies. From 1989 to 1991, she was Deputy the consensus document. A final rule was expected to be in Chair and Chief of Staff of the Democratic National place by September 1998. Committee and in 1993 was appointed Assistant to the According to OSHA, approximately 28 deaths and 1,800 President and Director of the Office of Public Liaison. Her injuries occur each year among Ironworkers. According office is credited with garnering support for job creation pro- to the SENRAC report, full compliance with the proposed grams and the minimum wage legislation. Through the years standard and the existing standard would prevent 26 of she has enjoyed good relations with many union leaders. these fatalities and 1,000 lost-workday injuries. In total, General Vice President this would save employers in the steel erection industry Matthew Taylor Passes about $125 million a year in costs associated with lost workday injuries, medical costs, insurance costs and liabili- Retired General Vice ty claim costs. President Matthew Taylor Present at the signing was Ironworkers General passed away on August 18, 1997. Brother Taylor President Jake West, who stated, “This is a great day for was initiated into construction workers throughout the United States. I am Iron Workers Local 3, proud to have led the Iron Workers International on this Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania important endeavor to save the lives of our members and in 1942 where he others in the steel erection industry.” served as President and Business Agent. Ironworker members present were General Treasurer James E. Cole, General Vice President Alan Simmons and In 1959, General Executive Director of Safety Steve Cooper. Also present President Lyons, Sr., appoint- were NEA Executive Vice President Noel Borck, former ed Taylor General Organizer OSHA Commission Chairman and OSHA Consultant and assigned him to the New Timothy Cleary, and Acting Assistant Secretary for England District Council. He would Occupational Safety and Health Gregory R. Watchman. also serve as President of that District Council. In 1973 he was elected General Vice President Among the SENRAC Committee members who signed and held that office until his the SENRAC document were NEA members Bill Brown, retirement. Ben Hur Construction Company; Steve Rank, Holton & Associates; NEA Vice President of Membership Services Eric Waterman and John Murphy, President of Steel Erection Negoti- “ With all their faults, trade- Williams Enterprises of Georgia, rep- ated Rulemaking resenting the National Association Advisory Committee unions have done more for of Miscellaneous, Ornamental, humanity than any other Architectural Contractors (NAMOA); On July 24, 1997, members organization of men that Fred Codding, Executive Vice of the Steel Erection Negotiated ever existed. They have President of NAMOA, who chaired Rulemaking Advisory Committee the Decking Committee; Gary (SENRAC) signed a proposed rule done more for decency, for Cutrell, Corbesco, Inc; Bill Ligetti, for a new OSHA Steel Erection honesty, for education, for Executive Director of the Ironworkers Standard, and presented it to the betterment of the race, Employer Association of Pittsburgh, OSHA. The signing ceremony cul- for the developing of char- Pennsylvania; Executive Director minated a 12-year effort by the acter in man, than any other Bill Shuzman of the Allied Building steel erection industry to convince Metal Association of New York, the Department of Labor to utilize ”association of men. New York; and John Schlecht of the – Clarence Darrow Negotiated Rulemaking for the Institute of the Ironworking Industry, OSHA Steel Erection Standard. ~ - - - ~ Washington, D.C. 250

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and President of the BCTD Robert Georgine join the Ironworkers Delegates at the AFL-CIO Convention. Iron Workers Attend What Does Labor Want? 1997 AFL-CIO Convention “What does labor want? Ironworkers were well represented at the 22nd AFL-CIO It wants the earth and the fullness thereof. Convention held the week of September 22nd, 1997 in There is nothing too beautiful, too lofty, too Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The delegation was led by ennobling unless it is within the scope and General President Jake West, General Secretary LeRoy aspiration of labor’s aspirations and wants. Worley and General Treasurer James E. Cole. We want more schools and less jails, more books and less arsenals, more learning and less vice, General President West was re-elected to a four year more constant work and less crime, more leisure term as General Vice President of the AFL-CIO Executive and less greed, more justice and less revenge. Council. President West was elected with no opposition and stated, “This keeps the Iron Workers International in the In fact, more of the opportunities to make child- forefront of what is happening in Washington, D.C.” hood more joyful, womanhood more beautiful and manhood more noble.” In his keynote speech, which strongly linked politics and organizing, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney challenged Samuel Gompers unionists nationwide to push for public financing of election campaigns, to seek elective office, and to set a new standard for August 28, 1893 backing candidates: Back those who back the right to organize. Chicago, Illinois “We have to continue to change and find better ways to organize on a bigger scale and at a faster pace because the employers we are confronting are raising the stakes by spend- ing millions of new dollars to deny workers their legal right to organize, and because our enemies in the political arena are doing everything they can to choke off our new movement before it has a chance to breath,” Sweeney declared. Candidates, Sweeney said, will be judged by three stan- dards: Whether they would support the right to organize, whether they will “take a stand against employers who violate our laws and interfere with a worker’s free choice to join a union,” and whether the politician “will stand with us, will march with us, will go to jail with us” when a work- er is fired for organizing. “Politicians live in a cocoon of privilege and power while 251

we wrestle with the realities of paying the bills and finding the FDR Memorial Commission and the Commission of time for our families,” Sweeney added. ‘They attend thou- Fine Arts approved his plan in 1978. Ground breaking took sand-dollar-a-plate dinners while we worry about the cost of place in 1991 and three years later the William V. Walsh a loaf of bread and a quart of milk.” Construction Company Inc. of Rockville, Md. began con- struction using all union craft persons. Five sculptors and Sweeney asked the delegates to endorse comprehensive a master stone-carver joined Halprin to bring the memorial campaign finance reform, including: public financing of to life. As part of their preparation they held “jam sessions” campaigns, free radio and TV time, “real limits on contribu- and collaborative design workshops to draw, eat, argue and tions to parties and candidates,” and “a ban on soft money discuss their artistic contributions as they would relate to that is… polluting our political system.” each other and to the memorial. The FDR Memorial The FDR Memorial marks some firsts and lasts. The first major national memorial erected in honor of a 20th centu- In 1997 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, one of the greatest ry president, it joins the Washington Monument and the presidents in our nation’s history, was finally commemorated Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials as the fourth and last great with a fitting memorial in Washington, D.C. The memori- monument provided for in the 1901 McMillan Plan for mon- al, in Washington’s West Potomac Park near the Jefferson ument placement in Washington, D.C. It is the first presi- Memorial which had been dedicated by FDR in 1943, is an dential memorial to honor a first lady. Neil Estern’s bronze outdoor garden-like mix of fountains and low-level granite sculpture of Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) pays tribute to blocks inscribed with quotations from FDR’s famous speeches. her transforming the role of the first lady, her humanitarian- ism and her service as a delegate to the United Nations. The The memorial is marked with statues honoring the four- FDR Memorial is the last major presidential memorial to be term (1933-1945) President who led the nation out of the built in Washington, D.C. in the 20th century. Great Depression, pushed through Congress the nation’s labor laws and Social Security and led the U.S. successfully Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the only pres- almost to the end of World War II. ident elected to an unprecedented four terms in office. From 1933 to 1945 he steered America safely through its most difficult More than 50 years in the making, this memorial does period since the Civil War–­­ the economic crisis of the Depression more than celebrate America’s longest-serving president. It and all but the last months of World War II. Although he died honors as well the people of his generation, who endured the suddenly a few months into his fourth term, he left the United Great Depression and triumphed in World War II. States poised for victory in the war and ready to lead the new United Nations in creating structured world peace. Encompassing 7.5 acres, the memorial unfolds along the famous Cherry Tree Walk in Washington, D.C. Four Thomas Clarkson Passes outdoor rooms use granite walls, landscaping, water, bronze sculpture, and many inscribed quotations from Roosevelt’s Retired General Vice President speeches to depict the great social, economic, and cultural Thomas Clarkson passed away upheavals during his Presidency, from 1933 to 1945. on May 31, 1998. Brother Clarkson began his ironwork- The massive project dates back to 1946, when Congress ing career in 1938, when introduced a resolution authorizing the Franklin Delano he was initiated into Local Roosevelt Memorial Commission. Public Law 84-372, passed 40, New York City. He was in 1955, made it official. In 1959 Congress approved a site elected Recording Secretary in West Potomac Park. In 1974 after several design com- in 1949 and appointed petitions, San Francisco architect Lawrence Halprin was Assistant Business Agent selected by the commission to design the memorial. Both in 1956. In 1962 he was elected Financial Secretary. General President John H. Lyons, Jr., appointed Brother Clarkson General Organizer in 1965 and he became President of the Greater New York and Vicinity District Council. In March of 1976 he was appointed Ninth General Vice President. General Vice President Clarkson’s grandfather drove rivets on the Brooklyn Bridge and his father became an Ironworker apprentice in 1906. Brother Clarkson’s two sons are members of Iron Workers Local 580, New York City. 252

General Treasurer John McKean Passes District Council. In 1985 he was named Ninth General Former General Treasurer John Vice President and in McKean passed away on April 16, 1989 General President 1998. John became a member Jake West appointed of Local Union 27, Salt Lake him General Secretary. City, Utah in 1934. In 1939 Brother Worley served he became President of in that position until he that Local. He was elected retired. Business Agent-Financial Secretary-Treasurer in General Vice 1942 and served in that President James A. capacity until 1948 when Martin Retires he was appointed General Organizer. General President Second General Vice President John H. Lyons, Sr,. appoint- James A. Martin retired on February 1, 1999. Brother ed Brother McKean Charter Martin became a member of Local 66, San Antonio, President of the Rocky Mountain Texas in 1958. He served his Area District Council in 1953, a position he held until suc- Local as Recording Secretary, ceeding General Treasurer James V. Cole in 1974. General Executive Board Member and Treasurer John McKean retired in 1978. Business Agent. In 1965 he was elected Business Leonard Mahoney Passes Manager Financial Secretary / Treasurer. He Retired General Vice was appointed General President Leonard Mahoney Organizer by General passed away on June 4, President John Lyons, 1998. Brother Mahoney Jr., in 1971. General started his career as an President Juel Drake apprentice in Local 40, appointed him General Vice New York City. Upon his President in 1986. discharge from the U.S. Army, he transferred his Dennis R. Toney Appointed membership to Local 401, General Vice President Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1939. In 1943 he served General President Jake West in the South Pacific with appointed Dennis R. Toney the U.S. Navy. In 1951 he was Seventh General Vice elected Business Agent for Local President on February 401 and in 1962 General President Lyons, Jr., appointed 1, 1999. Brother Toney him General Organizer. began his career in 1962 with Shopmen’s When General Vice president Gay Borelli retired, Local 493, Des Moines, Brother Mahoney was appointed to serve out his term. Iowa. He served his General Vice President Mahoney was then re-elected to Local Union as a three consecutive terms in that office. Steward, Executive Board Member, Vice General Secretary Leroy President, President, Worley Retires and Business Agent for nine years. In 1979 General General Secretary Leroy Worley retired on President Lyons, Jr., appointed November 18, 1998. Brother Worley was initiated him District Representative. In 1985 he was appoint- into Local Union 29 in 1961. He served his Local ed General Organizer assigned to International as Assistant Business Agent, Business Agent and Headquarters and in 1988 he was named Director Financial Secretary-Treasurer. In 1981, Brother Worley of the Shop Division. was appointed General Organizer and two years later he was elected President of the Pacific Northwest 253

General Vice President James E. Cole Named Fhane B. Jones Retires General Secretary Third General Vice Effective December 2, 1998, President and President General President Jake of the Philadelphia and West appointed James E. Vicinity District Council, Cole to fill the vacancy of Fhane B. Jones, retired retired General Secretary on February 1, 1999. Leroy Worley. Brother Brother Jones was ini- Cole had been serving tiated as an apprentice as General Treasurer into Local 399, Camden, since 1985. Brother Cole N.J. in 1961. He served was born in Brooklyn, in the U.S. military from New York on October 1964 to 1966. He returned 13, 1938. He is a third to his Local and in 1969 was generation Ironworker elected Business Manager. In and began his ironworking 1984, Brother Jones was appointed career as a Local 40 apprentice General Organizer by General President in 1956. After serving in the U.S. Army John Lyons, Jr. and assigned to service the Philadelphia he worked at his craft until General President John H. and Vicinity District Council. General President Juel Drake Lyons, Jr., appointed him General Organizer in 1971. appointed Fhane Ninth General Vice President in 1986. In 1985 he was appointed Executive Assistant to the L. What Presidents Have Said About Unions L. L. L. L. I' L. L. [\"2. L. L. [\"2. L. L. [\"2. L. L. [\"2. L. L. r L. [\"2. L. L. [\"2. Lr . [\"2. L. [\"2. L. [\"2. Ir' r[\"2. [\"2. r [\"2. r I.'.. r 1-'- L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. rI ' I' Abraham Lincoln Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman [\"2. L. L. If I were a worker in a factory, The right to join a union of one’s choice [\"2. L. “ the first thing I would do is “is unquestioned today, and is sanctioned [\"2. “1' ”join a union. ”and protected by law. All that serves labor serves the nation. [\"2. All that harms is treason... if a man tells you he ”1-'-r [\"2. l-'- loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. [\"2. l-'- [\"2. 1-'- 1-'- 1-'- Lc:c [\"2. L. [\"2. L. I' 1-'- rc L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson L. Dwight D. Eisenhower L.“L. The American Labor Movement has consistently The AFL-CIO has done more good for L. Only a fool would try to deprive working L. men and working women of the right to “demonstrated its devotion to the public interest. “more people than any other group in America L. join the union of their choice. ”It is and has been good for all America. ”in its legislative efforts. ”L. 254

General President and later that year General Treasurer. Back To Pittsburgh He also has served as Chairman of the National Safety and Health Committee of the Structural, Ornamental, Ironworker Delegation Unveils Historical Marker Rigging, and Reinforcing Steel Industry. Commem­orating The Formation of the Iron Workers Joseph J. Hunt Named General Treasurer Union in 1896 General President Jake After 103 years, the Iron Workers returned to their birthplace. West appointed Joseph On May 22, 1999, General President Jake West led a delegation to J. Hunt, Jr., General Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to unveil a plaque commemorating the his- Treasurer on December torical site of the formation of our great International Union. 2, 1998. Brother Hunt is a third generation Attending the unveiling were Iron Workers, contractors, labor Ironworker from Local leaders and historians from all over the country. In the opening Union 396, St. Louis, remarks President West thanked everyone involved in making this Missouri. Joseph Hunt historical event possible. He gave special thanks to District Council began his ironworking President Robert Spiller and Vice President Raymond Robertson, who career as an apprentice in worked with the Pennsylvania Historical and Labor Societies for two 1962. His leadership ability years to make this a historical site. was quickly recognized by his brother Ironworkers and he was President West stated, “During the 1880’s and early 1890’s a elected as trustee in 1967, Recording loose confederation of Iron Worker Local Unions was established in Secretary in 1969 and President in 1972. In 1975 he was various cities throughout the East and Midwest. They had no formal elected Business Manager of Local 396 and remained in relationship to one another. that position for eight years. In 1983 Joseph was named General Organizer and assigned to the Washington Office Men working at the trade in various cities recognized that where he worked in the jurisdiction department and later solidarity among their respective groups was not only desirable became the Assistant to the General Treasurer. In 1990 Brother Hunt returned to St. Louis to become President of the St. Louis and Vicinity District Council. Billy Joe Walker Appointed but also essential to their well-being and progress. Communication General Vice President between the various groups led to a selection of a date and site to convene for the purpose of organization. Billy Joe Walker was appointed Ninth General The site selected was Pittsburgh, not only for its practicality Vice President by General (centrally located), but also its symbolism, for Pittsburgh had President Jake West on already established itself as a strong labor-movement city. What February 1, 1999. Brother better place to form an international union for Bridge Builders than Walker began his iron- the City of Bridges? working career as an apprentice in Local 595, On February 4, 1896, sixteen delegates representing six cities Paducah, Kentucky. – Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, Buffalo, Boston and Cleveland He transferred his – traveled to Pittsburgh to convene at Moorhead Hall. From those membership to Local 5, meetings that had taken place at Moorhead Hall, which was located Washington, D.C. where he at 2nd and Grant streets, the International Association of Bridge and was elected Vice President, Structural Iron Workers was born. President, Business Agent and Business Manager / Financial The Pittsburgh Press listed the 16 delegates to the Founding Secretary-Treasurer. He was appointed Convention as Ed Ryan of Boston; John T. Butler; Daniel F. General Organizer by General President Juel Drake in 1987. McIntyre; M. Hanna of Buffalo; George W. Geary: James G. In 1989 he was elected President of the District Council of the Crowley; Patrick Dalton of Chicago; Emil and Edward Treter and Southeastern States. 255

Cornelius Brady of Cleveland; John Brady, William Barry and Michael A. Fitzpatrick Appointed James W. Kelly of New York; David McKelvey, Michael Cronin General Vice President and William Mullin of Pittsburgh. General President Jake They elected Ed Ryan, Boston, as 1st International President; West appointed Michael James Crowley, Chicago, as Secretary Treasurer; John Brady, A. Fitzpatrick Eighth New York, as 1st Vice President; and George W. Geary, Chicago General Vice President on as 1st National Organizer. President West went on to say, “…we February 1, 1999. Brother are proud of the legacy which these great men left to us, and we Fitzpatrick began his should all be encouraged to carry their work forward.” career as an apprentice in Local 6, Buffalo, N.Y. Representing the six cities that met at Moorhead Hall on He served his Local as February 4, 1896 were, from Chicago, Vice President Raymond President until 1973 when Robertson; from Pittsburgh, Retired Vice President William he was elected Business Sullivan and District Council President Robert Spiller; Henry Agent. In 1983, General Foley; Patrick McGurk; Paul Lowery and Larry Collins; President Lyons appointed from Buffalo, Vice President James Willis; from Boston, Vice him General Organizer. That President Joseph Quilty; from Cleveland, Gary Dwyer, Edward same year he was elected President Mulhan, John Dunaway and Bruce Hensly; and from New of the Western New York and Vicinity York City, General Secretary James E. Cole, Local 40; Thomas District Council. Brother Fitzpatrick was also the Vice Humphrey, Local 197; Fred A. LeMoine and Robert Georgine President of the New York State AFL-CIO. Local 46. Representatives from Locals 207, 348, 549, 550, 772, 468, 642, and 527 were also present. 256

Lane Kirkland Passes AFL-CIO Endorses Al Gore for President Kirkland Played Key Role Setting the stage for unity behind the candidate with the in Bringing Together best record on workers’ issues, the AFL-CIO endorsed Al Gore Labor; Helped Sustain for President of the United States in the 2000 election. “Al Solidarnosc and End Gore is a good friend to our union and other unions,” said Iron Communism Workers General President Jake West. “He has done us many favors over his long congressional career and it is time that we Lane Kirkland, the show him we appreciate it.” president of the AFL- Delegates to the AFL-CIO convention backed Gore in an CIO from 1979 to 1995, early endorsement meant to encourage early labor mobilization who got the major U.S. to counteract a huge campaign war chest by Republican front unions back together runner George W. Bush, governor of Texas. and played a pivotal role The AFL-CIO noted Gore’s strong pro-union record – a in sustaining Solidarnosc in Poland, died on August 13, COPE record of 88 per cent in votes cast during his long public 1999. career that began as a Tennessee Congressman, Senator and President Bill Clinton’s Vice President since 1992. When elected AFL-CIO president in 1979, Kirkland appealed for reunification because, he Organized labor still faults the Clinton administration for said, “all sinners belong in the church, all citizens owe the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1994. fealty to their country, all workers belong in the union But at the convention, Gore pledged to remedy one of labor’s of their craft or industry and all real unions belong in major objections to free trade agreements – the lack of worker the AFL-CIO…” The Auto Workers came back in 1981 protections written into trade treaties. and the Teamsters in 1987, along with the West Coast Longshoremen, Chemical Workers, Mine Workers and Gore promised to address labor issues as part of any treaty Locomotive Engineers. proposals if he is elected President. “I stand with you, I will fight for you,” he told cheering convention delegates after the endorse- The total membership in unions affiliated with the ment vote. “I was raised on the bedrock principle of support for AFL-CIO stayed almost exactly the same throughout labor rights,” Gore said. “I believe the right to organize is a basic Kirkland’s tenure despite court decisions curbing labor’s American right that should never be stopped, never be blocked and never be taken away.” organizing ability. Kirkland held firm on his beliefs – a liberal eco- nomic policy at home and opposi- tion to totalitarianism abroad. He was appointed to numer- ous national commissions, where he served with such Republican chairmen as Henry Kissinger on Central America, Nelson Rockefeller on the structure of the CIA, and Alan Greenspan on Social Security. Kirkland attended those sessions and represented the labor movement himself, unlike others who relied on a staff assis- tant. Lane Kirkland was a bril- liant leader who dedicated his life Al Gore accepts the AFL-CIO endorsement for President from John Sweeney. to working people. Addressing the Free Trade controversy head-on, Gore General President Jake West stated: “Workers around said that American Presidents need authority to negotiate trade agreements to open new markets to U.S. products. the world… lost a warrior for their cause with the pass- “But as President, I will insist on and use that authority ing of AFL-CIO President Emeritus Lane Kirkland. to enforce worker rights, human rights and environmental protections in those agreements. Trade should lift up living “Lane Kirkland stood shoulder to shoulder with his standards around the world, not drag them down in the mentor, George Meany, as one of the master builders United States. And as President I’ll work to lift up labor of the modern American labor movement. All workers, standards around the world.” and especially the American union movement, will grieve his loss.” 257

Robert Georgine Retires the Iron Workers District Council of California and First General Vice President of The International Association Robert Georgine, one of the of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron most powerful and influen- Workers; his grandson Donald Zampa, who is Business tial labor leaders in North Manager Financial Secretary / Treasurer of Local 378, America, stepped down as Oakland, California and grandson Dick Zampa, Jr., who is President of the Building the Director of Apprenticeship for the States of California, and Construction Trades Nevada and Arizona; and grandson Ron Zampa who is also Department, AFL-CIO an Ironworker and a member of Local 378. on April 15, 2000. Bob Georgine began his The Zampa Bridge is a 3,400 construction career in foot structure which spans the Chicago as an apprentice Carquinez Straits between Lather. He was elected Crockett, California and Business Agent of his Local Vallejo, California. In the Union and would go on to fall of 2003 a celebration become General President of honoring the completion the Lathers International Union. of the bridge, and hon- In 1974 he was elected President of the oring the man the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, a bridge was named position he would hold until retirement. When the Lathers after, Ironworker International Union merged with the Carpenters, Brother Al Zampa, Georgine transferred his affiliation to the International was held Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and in Crockett Reinforcing Iron Workers. and Vallejo. Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge Fireworks, festivals, music and a public crossing of the newly opened bridge drew thousands of Californians to the The new Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge is a bridge bridge to attend the ceremony marking the grand opening. to the future honoring a man of the past. The bridge hon- General President Joseph Hunt spoke and said he could ors Alfred Zampa, an Ironworker who began his career think of no greater honor for an Iron Worker than to have as a connector in 1925. He worked on the Golden Gate a bridge named after him. Governor Gray Davis declared Bridge and began a tradition in his family which would the bridge “a tribute to California’s working class.” be followed by his son Dick Zampa, who is President of 258

Al Zampa Passes Committee in 1952. In 1956 he was elected Recording Secretary and then appointed Financial Secretary / Ninety-five-year-old Alfred Zampa left this International Treasurer. In 1961 he was elected Business Agent and held Union a great legacy. The father of General Vice President that office for six years. Richard Zampa passed away April 23, 2000. Alfred Zampa was born on March 12, 1905, in Selby, California, the son of In 1967 he attended the distinguished Trade Union Southern Italian immigrants. He was the oldest child with two Program at Harvard University. In July of 1967 he was brothers and two sisters. appointed General Organizer by former General President John H. Lyons, Jr. On August 1, 1983 Brother Willis was After closing a business during the Depression, Al decided appointed Executive Director of Maintenance. Two years to go work on a bridge. Despite his father’s warning that work- later Jim was appointed General Vice President by former ing as a Bridgeman was for “desperate men,” he decided to give General President Juel D. Drake. it a try. He later told his Dad that “it takes a special kind of man to be an Ironworker.” Vice President Willis played a major role in the forma- tion and success of the National Maintenance Agreements While working on the Golden Gate Bridge on October 20, Policy Committee (NMAPC). He served as Co-Chair for 1936, a misstep on some wet iron sent Al “in the hole” and Labor on that Committee beginning in 1983. The NMAPC qualified him to enter a small group of workers dubbed the has over 3,500 contractors working on hundreds of industri- “Halfway to Hell” gang. That gang was a group of workers who al sites around the country. fell from the bridge but were saved by a safety net. In April of 2000 Jim’s efforts were recognized by the Many years later, Al received much notoriety prior to the Council of Owners and Construction Associates, Inc. Golden Gate Bridge 50-Year Celebration. In 1978, he was (COCA) who presented him with a “Lifetime Achievement the subject of a stage play, “The Ace,” at Fort Mason in San Award.” Vice President Willis was the third person to Francisco. He was interviewed by news stations from all receive this prestigious award, the first ever presented to over the world, (e.g. Canada, Japan, Mexico and Germany). a Labor Representative. Jim Willis retired with 55 years of Newscaster Charles Kuralt went out to Al’s home to interview service to the Iron Workers under his belt. him for his nationally syndicated television show “On the Road.” Al has also been interviewed for the History Channel The History of Labor Day on the building of the Golden Gate Bridge and also for a show called “Suicide Missions: Skywalkers” which depicts the history Labor Day rightfully belongs to American workers of the Iron Workers Union. who toil diligently day after day to contribute their share to the greatness of this nation. Long before Labor Day Al was proud of having been a member of both Local 377, became a legal holiday, it was celebrated by workers as San Francisco, and later Local 378, Oakland, where he served a day of festive activity, away from their daily tasks. It several terms as a member of the Executive Board. Always was the creation of laborers, not politicians. grateful to have retired with the comfort of a Union pension in 1970, he became a 65-year member in 2000. Al strongly Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, General believed in supporting the labor endorsed candidate, from the Secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners days of Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. He was eager and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, to let people know that he was a staunch, life-long Democrat, was the first in suggesting a day to honor those “who never missed an election, and never crossed a picket line. Al from rude nature have delved and carved all the gran- Zampa was loved by everyone and will be sorely missed. deur we behold.” First General Vice President But Peter J. McGuire’s place in history has not gone James Willis Retires unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. First General Vice President Recent research seems to support the contention that James J. Willis retired on Matthew Maguire, later the Secretary of Local 344 of the October 13, 2000. James International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., Willis began his career as proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as Secretary an Ironworker apprentice. of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear He was initiated into Local is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day 6, Buffalo, N.Y. in May, proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demon- 1945. He became a journey- stration and picnic. man in June of 1947. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on His leadership skills Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accor- were recognized early on and dance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The he was elected to the Executive Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883. The holiday 259

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would be at the end of summer mid-way between July a holiday was Oregon in 1887. That same year Colorado, 4th and Thanksgiving giving the workers a much-needed Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York followed suit. break. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers. In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday and the Central Labor Union urged sim- In 1894 U.S. President Grover Cleveland called ilar organizations in other cities to follow the example in Federal troops to put an end to the Great Pullman of New York and celebrate a “workingmen’s holiday” on Strike. This strike started at the Pullman Railroad Car that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor orga- Co., located near Chicago, and quickly spread through- nizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many out the nation. The country’s rail system was virtually industrial centers around the country. paralyzed. On orders from the President, U. S. soldiers gunned down American workers in order to get the The Haymarket Affair of 1886 and the subsequent trial trains moving again. and execution of the Haymarket Martyrs in 1887 resulted in several workers’ organizations supporting May 1st as the The American Railway Union’s leader, Eugene V. Debs, workers’ holiday. Samuel Gompers himself asked delegates was imprisoned for his refusal to call off the strike. Later, from the world’s trade organizations, attending a conference he would be the founder of the American Socialist Party and at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1889, to set aside May 1st would run for President of the United States five times. as a day of remembrance for the Haymarket Martyrs and the struggle for the eight-hour day. Workers in every indus- Workers, who had supported President Cleveland in trialized nation in the world except the United States and the past, felt betrayed. Congressional elections were com- Canada celebrate Labor Day on May 1st or May Day. ing up in November of 1894 and President Cleveland was worried his party would lose control of the Congress with- Support for the first Monday in September had been out the support of Labor. growing since that first parade in New York in 1882. The first state to pass legislation designating “Labor Day” as U.S. Representative Amos J. Cummings from New York sponsored a bill in the House of Representatives Locals Celebrate 262

designating the first Monday in September, “Labor Day,” encouragement for the attainment of the aspirations for a national holiday. It quickly ran through both houses the future of the human family. of Congress and was placed on the President’s desk for signature on June 26, 1894. President Cleveland signed “It is devoted to no man, living or dead; to no sect, sex, the bill into law and gave the pen to Rep. Cummings who race or nation. It is founded upon the highest principles of then sent the pen to Samuel Gompers, President of the humanity, is as broad in its scope as the universe. It was American Federation of Labor. not given to but conquered by labor, and established as a holiday before any legislature, state or nation, enacted it In his report in the American Federationist Gompers into law.” stated: “No day in the calendar is a greater fixture, one which is truly regarded as a real holiday, or one which American workers appreciated a holiday in their honor is so surely destined to endure for all time, than the first but it did little to change their opinion of President Grover Monday in September of each recurring year, Labor Day. Cleveland after the atrocities of the Pullman Strike. His party would lose seats in the 1894 Congressional election “Labor Day differs in every essential from the other and would go on to lose the Presidency in 1896. holidays of the year of any country. All other holidays are, in a more or less degree, connected with conflicts Labour Day, honouring organized labour in Canada, is and battles, of man’s prowess over man, of strife and dis- a legal holiday observed annually throughout Canada on cord for greed or power, of glories achieved by one nation the first Monday in September. It became an Act of Law over another. Labor Day on the other hand, marks a July 23, 1884. new epoch in the annals of human history. It is at once a manifestation of reverence for the struggles of the mass- The contribution of organized labour to Canadian soci- es against tyranny and injustice from time immemorial; ety has been recognized since 1872, when parades and an impetus to battle for the right in our day for the men, rallies were held in Ottawa and Toronto. The earliest women and children of our time and gives hope and parades in the United States were not held until 1882, and in Europe, Labour Day has been celebrated since 1889 on May 1st, merging traditional May Day festivities I I 'I I I 'I I I I I I I I I I I,, II I ' III I I, I I ,,,,,,, , ,, ,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,,,,,,, ,, ,, ,, , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 100th Anniversaries 263

with labour celebrations. May Day was briefly observed in Jr., realized that due to rapid technological changes in the Canada, but the desire for a long week-end at the end of construction industry the Iron Workers needed contrac- summer brought about the September observation, recog- tors’ support in cases filed at the National Joint Board for nized by Parliament in 1894. “Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes.” This contractors’ association should not be con- National Erectors Association fused with the National Erectors Association headed Changes Name by Walter Drew, which formally declared an “open shop” policy in May, 1906. That group tried to put the The National Erectors Association (N.E.A.) made a International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron major move at their 2000 meeting to change their name Workers out of existence. That N.E.A. was successful to The Association of Union Constructors. The N.E.A. in putting the McNamara brothers and several of our was a nationwide network of over 5,000 union contrac- International officers behind bars but their main goal of tors, local union contractor trade associations, industri- achieving an open shop policy in the ironworking indus- al maintenance contractors and industry suppliers ded- try was never realized. icated to providing its members with the highest level The N.E.A. formed in 1969 has been a friend to the of labor relations and safety services and the promotion Iron Workers and has aided our Association in the suc- of positive labor-management programs in the construc- cessful settlement of several jurisdictional disputes involv- tion industry. ing other crafts at the Joint Board. Like the N.E.A. the The National Erectors Association was formed in 1969 Association of Union Constructors continues to work close- at the International Association of Bridge, Structural and ly with the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental Iron Workers headquarters, in St. Louis, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers in the areas of Missouri. At that time General President John H. Lyons, safety, jurisdiction and labor-management relations. - ~bL~~L~ Locals Celebrate

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Frank Migliaccio the AFL-CIO’s Building and Construction Trades Appointed Executive Department Safety and Health Committee. He has also Director of Safety been appointed by Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao to and Health serve on the OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Department Safety and Health (ACCSH). Frank Migliaccio Bernard A. Evers, Jr., Appointed became an apprentice Executive Director of Organizing member of Rodmen Local # 201 Washington, D.C. in Bernard (“Bernie”) A. Evers, Jr. 1971. Frank completed his has been a dedicated and loyal apprenticeship, worked as Ironworker, in the field and a journeyman and eventually as an officer for the last 25 went on to serve his local union years. Bernie has served as Apprentice Coordinator for four Local 7 Boston, MA. as Vice years. In 1991 Brother Migliaccio went to work for the President, President, and National Training Fund. Business Agent/Organizer. The New England District On November 20, 2000 Frank was appointed General Council selected Bernie Organizer in charge of Safety. On December 17, 2001, to be its first Organizing Frank became the Executive Director of Safety and Director. He was also named Health Department for the Iron Workers International to the Attorney General of Union. Since then he has been appointed chair of Massachusetts Anti-Fraud l~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~l~~l~--~--~L~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-L~~L~~~~~~~~~l-ll~~~~~-LL~~~~l~~l~~-~~~~~~~•I 100th Anniversaries 71 ,I ONE HUNDRED YEARS ,I IRONWORKfMS LOCAL 11 71 NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ,I -~:'l\"'!:..,,;,,--,- - ..!-- u ,I -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, cJ cl cl J J cl J -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, Charter Dates 'I 28 Richmond, VA 12/3/1901 45 Jersey City, NJ 2/25/1904 84 Houston, TX 7 / 1 / 19 0 4 71 29 Portland, OR 12/14/1901 55 Toledo, OH 2/16/1903 86 Seattle, WA 7 / 9 / 1904 33 Rochester, NY 4/14/1902 58 New Orleans, LA 3/19/1903 89 Cedar Rapids, IA 6/12/1905 cl 36 Easton, PA 7/15/1902 60 Syracuse, NY 2/10/1903 92 Birmingham, AL 2/23/1906 cl 37 Providence, RI 8/21/1902 63 Chicago, IL 10/3/1903 97 Vancouver, BC 5/11/1906 cl 40 New York City, NY 3/18/1904 70 Louisville, KY 8/7/1903 cl 44 Cincinnati, OH 2/2/1905 79 Norfolk, VA 12/4/1904 J cl cl J ,I -;-, -;-, ,I -;-, -;-, -';-,I -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, I I' I I I I I I I I I , 1 , 1 , 1 1 , 1 1 1 I 'I 265

The 2000 BCTD Convention. BCTD President Edward Sullivan receives congratulations from President Jake West. Advisory Board. Bernie successfully organized major open West would appoint Bob General Organizer in 1994 and in shop contractors and hundreds of open shop ironworkers. 1995 he was elected President of the Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia District Council. Recognizing his knowledge and capability, Bernie was appointed General Organizer for the International on April Edward C. Sullivan Elected President of 1, 2000, and on October 16, 2000 he was appointed Executive the Building and Construction Trades Director in Charge of Organizing. One of his many accom- Department plishments was the development of the A.C.E.S. (Analyzing Construction Employers Strategically) Course. This program After serving as President of the Building and informs officers of all locals around the country in new meth- Construction Trades Department (BCTD) for 29 years, Iron­ ods of analyzing and executing plans for organizing. worker Robert A. Georgine stepped down. The Biennial Convention of the Building and Construction Trades Bernie was instrumental in the development of Local 846, Department took place in Chicago during July 2000. a Local Union created to recapture the reinforcing industry. The leaders of the fifteen construction unions assembled Always remaining on the cutting edge in the organizing field there unanimously elected Edward C. Sullivan, former Bernie always made it his personal mission to provide all General President of the International Union of Elevator Ironworkers with Union Protection. Constructors, as the next President of the BCTD. Delegates also elected Joseph Maloney, the BCTD’s Director of Robert J. Spiller Appointed Ninth Canadian affairs as Secretary Treasurer. General Vice President In his keynote speech, President Sullivan said the Robert J. Spiller was BCTD would launch an all-out offensive against the ABC appointed Ninth General Vice and merit shop contractors, who he said were driving down President of the International wages and standards in the construction industry. “It is Association of Bridge, time for us to take them on and take them out,” he said. Structural, Ornamental and Iron Workers General President Jake West said, “We elect- Reinforcing Iron Workers on ed a powerful team, and I am looking for some exciting pro- October 30, 2000. In 1967, grams emanating from the Building Trades Department.” Brother Spiller became an Iron Worker apprentice in Many supporters of the BCTD spoke at this convention, Local Union 3, Pittsburgh, among them were Chicago’s Mayor, Richard M. Daley, AFL- Pennsylvania. In 1984, he was CIO President John Sweeney and numerous Presidents elected President of his Local from the International Unions. Andy Stern, President of the and would serve as Assistant SEIU, was one of the speakers. (Stern would later become Business Agent. He was elected one of the leaders of the “Change To Win Coalition” which Financial Secretary-Treasurer in 1985. President Jake would pull out of the AFL-CIO in 2005). 266

The Iron Workers delegation at the BCTD Convention. President of the American Federation of Teachers, The new Subpart R Standard calls for changes in the Sandra Feldman, said the teacher’s union and the BCTD areas of fall protection, falling object protection, systems-en- were working together to pass the Johnson-Rangel Bill gineered metal buildings, open web steel joists, beams and (H.R. 4094), which would provide $25 billion in bonds for columns, column anchorage, structural steel assembly, school construction across the country with prevailing hoisting and rigging, site layout, site specific erection plan wages for all construction workers involved. and construction sequence. One of the biggest changes was under 1926.761 –­ training. Enactment of Subpart R All of the above areas now have a training requirement. After 25 years and numerous man-hours, Subpart R, the A qualified person shall provide a training program for all Steel Erection Standard, was finally signed and put into employees exposed to fall hazards. The employer shall also the hands of General President Jake West. Also on hand for provide special training to employees engaged in multiple this historic occasion were General Secretary James E. Cole lift rigging procedures, connector procedures and controlled and General Treasurer Joseph J. Hunt. The ceremony took decking zone procedures. place in January, 2001, at the Labor Orientation Seminar for our newly elected Local Union officers, held at the Litton Avondale Shipyard Agreement Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, December 19, 2000 Ironworkers Local No. Charles Jeffress, Assistant Secretary USDOL / OSHA, 58 along with members of the Metal Trades Department made a special trip to the seminar to make this presenta- AFL-CIO entered into the first ever collective bargain- tion in person. In doing so, Mr. Jeffress praised the lead- ing agreement with Louisiana’s largest manufacturer, ership of the Iron Workers International for their commit- Litton Avondale Shipyard. Contract negotiations began ment to the working men and women of this great nation in February 2000 and the contract became effective and the Iron Workers International Union. on January 1, 2001. The agreement covers over 4,000 Avondale employees. Subpart R sets forth requirements to protect workers from hazards associated with steel erection activities in President West congratulated Iron Workers Local No. the construction industry which includes alteration and/or 58 and its negotiating team. Mr. West went on to praise repair of single and multi-story buildings, bridges and other Avondale workers for having the courage and determina- structures where steel erection occurs. The requirements of tion to fight and secure a labor agreement. The Avondale this subpart apply to employers, both union and non-union, workers had been struggling to win a contract at Litton engaged in steel erection. Avondale Shipyard since 1993. 267

The Men on the Beam Mr. McCombs explained his mission and Ironworker maga- zine Editor Marty Byrne began rummaging through his files. Just about every Ironworker has seen this picture, titled “Lunchtime Atop a Skyscraper, 1932.” Many of our Brother Byrne produced a copy of The Elks magazine brothers and sisters have a copy hanging somewhere in from April 1933. The picture of the men on the beam was their homes. Several people have speculated on its origin. on the cover and credited to Hamilton Wright, Jr. Hamilton Some have attributed the work to Lewis Hines, a famous Wright, Jr., once said “…the devotee of pictorial journal- pro-labor photographer, who documented such controver- ism…never resorts to words when he can find the picture sial labor issues, including child labor, that his life was that describes at a glance all that he is trying to say.” threatened by company thugs. This photograph certainly does say it all. It is not only Others attribute the work to Hamilton Wright, Jr., a a statement of the undaunting spirit of the Ironworker, pictorial journalist who helped promote the building of the but it is also a record which reminds us of the accom- Rockefeller Center in the mid-30s and at one time tossed plishments of all union workers and the spirit of the labor rivets in a shipyard. movement itself. In 1996 Phil McCombs, a reporter from the Washington Investigation Post, was so impressed with this famous old photograph of Ironworkers on the beam that he attempted to investigate its Shortly after the 39th International Convention in 1996, history. His search not only led him to computerized newspa- the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia entered per files, photography experts, museums and photo archive into an investigation of the Iron Workers International companies, it also led him to Iron Workers International Union. The investigation lead to allegations that senior offi- Headquarters in Washington, D.C. cers had used Union funds for their own personal benefit. When he arrived at headquarters he met with General The Federal Government ultimately indicted and President Jake West, his assistant Marty Byrne, General obtained guilty pleas from several general officers for Treasurer Jimmy Cole and Vice President Ray Robertson. embezzling or conspiracy to embezzle money from the Union 268

or related entities through personal expenditures made -1 LL~~~~~~~ c-11------------------------------------ J .J .J .J .J .J -;-I ';'l ,I J J .J cl ,I ,I ,J j f LU.!.c!.c!_c!_c!_c!_ :.'.]- - :.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J- L L L L [ _ :.!.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J- :.J:.JL - -I :.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J- on dining, entertainment, country club charges, and other ,I -;-, goods and services that were unrelated to Union business. -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, Instead, these expenditures were for the defendants’ person- -;-, -;-, al benefit, or that of their friends and family members. -;-, -;-, -;-, -;-, On February 23, 2001 Jake West resigned from his office -;-, -;-, as General President and retired. As per the International -;-, -;-, Constitution, the General Executive Council elects the -;-, person to fill the unexpired term of General President. The -;-, General Executive Council chose General Treasurer Joseph J. Hunt from Local Union 396, St. Louis, Missouri as our -;-, next General President. -;-, General President Hunt faced challenges that our ~~~~~~~~~~ Joseph J. Hunt Elected Union hadn’t seen since the days of another General General President President from St. Louis, “Paddy” Morrin. The investiga- LLLLL~~~~~~~~ tions, accusations and indictments were public record. The Joseph J. Hunt was elected Washington Post and other papers reported daily on the ~~L by the General Executive investigation. Our anti-union enemies were having a field Council to fill the unex­ day at our expense. I~~~~~~~~~~~ pired term of General President Jake West, President Hunt had to restore the members’ trust in who announced their Union and its officers. He had to repair the Iron his retirement on Workers damaged reputation in the labor community. He February 23rd, 2001. had to eliminate and eradicate any tinge of scandal or hint of corruption in the Union. He also had to implement pol- President Hunt icies and procedures to make sure that this would never is a third generation happen again. And he had to do all of this immediately Ironworker. He became upon taking office. an apprentice member of Local 396, St. Louis, One of his first official acts was to appoint General Vice Missouri in 1962. After com­ pleting his apprenticeship he became very active in Union affairs. He was elected to serve as Trustee, Recording Secretary and President. In 1975 he was elected Business Manager and remained in that posi­ tion for eight years. General President John H. Lyons, Jr., named Joe General Organizer in 1983 and assigned him to Headquarters in Washington, D.C. During his tenure at Headquarters he served as Assistant to the Director of Jurisdiction. He

President Michael Fitzpatrick from Local 6, Buffalo, N.Y. to ~l~~~~~~~~~LL --------------------------------------j then became Assistant to the General Treasurer and was - c!_ -I :.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.JLL - LLLc!.c!.c!_c!_c!_c!_ :.!.J :.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.J:.JLc!.LLc!.c!.c!.c!.c!.c!.c!:.J:.J:.Jcj -1 fill the vacancy of General Treasurer. President Hunt then also given special assignments at the direction of the canceled all open accounts at restaurants and memberships LLL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~L~LL~~~~~~~~~~y-1 General President. Joe Hunt is an alumnus of the presti­ 8 in country clubs for International officers. He fired the gious Harvard Trade Union Program, Class of 1987. outside accounting firms that aided in concealing improper activities and revised the Union’s LM-2 reporting. President In 1990, General Organizer Hunt returned to St. Hunt implemented strict policies in regard to officers’ travel Louis and was elected President of the District Council and business expenses. On behalf of the Union, President of St. Louis and Vicinity. He served as National Chairman Hunt also made claims against the former officers and of the Labor Management Committee for Stacks, recovered thousands of dollars for both the International Chimneys, Silos and Natural Draft Cooling Towers. Association and the National Training Fund. He also served as an Executive Board member of the Missouri AFL-CIO and as a Commissioner of Lambert President Hunt hired W. Neil Eggleston from the law firm International Airport. of Howrey, Simon, Arnold and White to prepare a full impar- tial report on the investigation. President Hunt made sure In 1994, Brother Hunt was appointed General Vice that every member of this Union had access to that report President by General President Jake West. On December and vowed a policy of transparency and accountability. 2, 1998 Joseph J. Hunt was appointed General Treasurer to fill the vacancy created when James Cole moved into President Hunt’s efforts as a reformer were recog- the General Secretary spot vacated by Leroy Worley. nized in the cover story of the September 1, 2003 issue of Engineering News Record. The Department of Labor has After being sworn in, General President Hunt thanked also praised President Hunt for his policy of fiscal responsi- the General Executive Council for expressing their faith and bility, stewardship of the Union funds and transparency to trust in him. He said, ”I ask each and every one of you to the membership. join me in the chalenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Together, we wil lead the way for the entire labor move­ President Hunt’s reforms at Headquarters, emphasis on ment.” The members of the General Executive Council training, organizing and implementation of programs like wished President Hunt luck and pledged their support for I.M.P.A.C.T. have placed the Iron Workers back in their the difficult decisions that lay ahead. rightful position, at the top of building trades. 269

Michael Fitzpatrick Named would handle all Iron Worker / Glazier jurisdic- General Treasurer tional disputes in the United States and Canada. He would serve in that office for twelve years General President Joseph until he was appointed Director of Apprenticeship Hunt named Michael A. and Training in 1979. He would later be named Fitzpatrick General Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training. Treasurer on March 12, 2001. Brother Fitzpatrick Brother Robertson would develop the training becomes the ninth manuals, video modules and training materials Ironworker to hold that that are used in Apprenticeship programs through- title. Mike Fitzpatrick out our International. Ray Robertson also wrote started his ironworking this book, A History of the Iron Workers Union, as career as an apprentice a commemorative for the delegates attending the member of Local 6, Buffalo, 1996 convention, which was the one hundredth N.Y. in 1960. After complet- anniversary of the Iron Workers International. ing his apprenticeship Brother Fitzpatrick became involved In 1989 he was appointed General Vice President in Local Union affairs and was elected President of by General President Jake West. Brother Robertson his Local. In 1973, he became Business Agent. He remained in that position until his retirement. served in that position for ten years until General President Lyons appointed him General Organizer in Ronald C. Gladney Appointed 1983. That same year he was elected President of the General Counsel Western New York and Vicinity District Council. In 1999, General President West appointed Mike Eighth Ron Gladney grew up General Vice President. in Raytown, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, General Vice President Missouri. After high Ray Robertson Retires school he received an appointment to General Vice President the United States Raymond J. Robertson, Military Academy Executive Director of at West Point. Apprenticeship and Upon graduation Training, retired on from West Point he May 11, 2001. Brother attended Counter- Robertson became an Intelligence School and apprentice member then served in Germany of Local Union 63, in Army Intelligence. In 1976 Chicago, Illinois in 1956 he left the military and entered law school at after serving in the U.S. the University of Missouri from which he grad- Army. Upon becoming a uated with honors in 1979. Upon graduation, Journeyman, Ray would Mr. Gladney joined a law firm specializing in assist Local 63 Business labor and employment law on the union side. Manager, Matt “Moon” Martin, Currently, he is a partner in the law firm. While in preparing and presenting cases before the Chicago practicing law, Mr. Gladney also served in the Joint Conference Board for the Settlement of Army Reserves for over 20 years, ultimately Jurisdictional Disputes. Brother Robertson became retiring with the rank of Colonel. the full-time Apprentice Coordinator in Local 63 and began developing training manuals and materials for Ron is married to Jo Ann Gladney, a Ornamental and Architectural Iron Work. Republican Congresswomen from southeast Missouri. He has 3 daughters and a son from In 1967, General President John H. Lyons, Jr., a previous marriage. Two of his daughters are recognized his talent and appointed Ray General currently attending law school and his son is a Organizer servicing the Chicago and Vicinity junior at the United States Military Academy at District Council. While a General Organizer Ray West Point. Ron also has two step-children from his marriage to Jo Ann. 270

Mike White Appointed Edward C. McHugh Executive Director of Named General Apprenticeship and Vice President Training Edward C. McHugh On September 24, was appointed Ninth 2001 General Organizer General Vice President and interim Director of of our International the Apprenticeship and on June 4, 2001 by Training Department General President and National Training Joseph Hunt. Brother Fund, Michael L. McHugh was initi- White was appointed ated into Local 489, to Executive Director Scranton, Pennsylvania of Apprenticeship and as an apprentice in 1965. Training by General President He became President / Joseph Hunt. Brother White Assistant Business Agent of started his career on October 14, 1966 as an Apprentice that Local in 1986 and was elected Business Agent Ironworker in Local No. 348 Erie, Pennsylvania. On in 1993. General President Jake West appointed August 1, 1969 Mike became a journeyman Ironworker. him General Organizer in 1998. Brother McHugh became President of the Philadelphia and Vicinity Mike was the Apprenticeship and Training District Council upon the retirement of General Vice Coordinator in Erie until the early ‘80s when President Fhane B. Jones in 1999. General President John H. Lyons, Jr., appoint- ed Mike as Acting General Organizer. He was George Kratzer Named appointed General Organizer September 1, 1989 by General Vice President General President Jake West and assigned to the Apprenticeship and Training Department and the George E. Kratzer has National Fund office in Washington, D.C. Mike is served as President of the currently a member of Iron Workers Local No. 3, Iron Workers District Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Council of Southern Ohio and Vicinity Gordon Struss Appointed since July 31, 2000. General Vice President He was appoint- ed General Vice On April 9, 2001, President by General General Organizer Gordon President Joseph Struss, President of the Hunt on July 16, Iron Workers District 2001. Brother Kratzer Council of the North started his Ironworker Central States, was career when he was initi- appointed Eighth ated into Local 290, Dayton, General Vice President Ohio, on August 1, 1970. by General President On April 1, 1973, he graduated to Journeyman. He Joe Hunt. has been active in his Local, serving as Conductor, Trustee and Business Manager. He represent- Brother Struss ed Local 290 on the Executive Committee of the became an apprentice Dayton Building and Construction Trades. Brother member of Local 512, St. Kratzer served as a Trustee for the Iron Workers Paul, Minnesota in 1969. In Benefit, Pension and Annuity Trusts, and, as a 1984 he became a Business Agent member of the Iron Worker LU & DC Pension Plan for his Local and in 1995, Business Manager. In Advisory Committee. 1999, President Jake West named Gordon General Organizer to service the North Central States District Council. He would later be elected President of that District Council. 271

Organizing Seminar in April 2000. Organizing Seminar 40th International Convention In April, 2001 Local Union organizers through- The 40th Convention of the International Association out the United States and Canada met at the of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron International’s Organizers’ Meeting conducted by Workers was held August 13-17, 2001 at Bally’s Resort Executive Director Bernie Evers at the George Meany in Las Vegas, Nevada. 864 delegates from 230 outside Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. and shop Local Unions convened to elect a new General President Hunt addressed the meeting with his Executive Board. Due to the indictments incurred by the outline of a “Strategic Planning Committee.” This previous administration the three general officers as well committee would conduct a market analysis and then as three general vice presidents had opposition. Joseph J. formulate an international plan to increase union den- Hunt, General President, Michael A. Fitzpatrick, General Secretary and Dennis R. Toney General sity. General Secretary Cole spoke on Treasurer, were all elected as well as nine the progress of organizing programs General Vice Presidents by a majority of and the need to continue to educate MptCHcDobaaStingtnahaouanynrit.iegznrteOeearvrtdigtemEGsetiteaoc.hom-rereecaMnlPoxepbsaetestnsnneenoLpexco.otomBtDmcEsrtreoaeAninuogtsr-urd.oimFbrssrThastattnIsueasi,rutahvlipn.hverracpltneewlT(tetiysthnneCaceiiiEreinaestuotDktrfdtoeixohdtnngmhemConraitarVurresefasslpomboteitcooeputchnhouurecayrrgkerprfootiirnggutaiaessseoljwsishcaeecksotlrorliifartnsecfagnluotpiMaBggtaitnowofoPnsrztaaiarenif.iioDoidracuvinnrkonnngteh.yenOsangdeagrs.ssEeiv,arraoitecFMTpdiggxtsfmtosLiopuerhuEeaeni-ctansardtBcrenzcorvtieiupbh-tpnarinlaeniAs,ziootaanisrcgkieaiisWsrtcnsttovnfneelserrtongaegio-asiurn)cn.rlmc.kststtetiaicwrrotunioGCaWocrdoecntkdinneosrivedimeenners,angtpslsahteaiopPsnoennronteioohk.semrreiesdggideaoaannen--n-ltedgJoasteepshCSaSPPaetrroJstr.eecniutrssgHhveicinueddettinnauee4ftinnrtr0ciyattato,hlnnHJ,BotOfulrsoPyornernrtptmbsw7PVcoEcShetahaoens7ehAtsreileomlnlaacwsi%eeroslJfldMitFittcsetetrno.dZeeeIeoidsniwoonoHdii,ndsrrammtftdnsaet“it.tmyauioseTthtsendnnpMLlfhhnr,dDpehatGtdonaeAaetGraaiyrio.ctnasesvoNstmyvheofItntdAaodtfioonunnieartsyoeuneortuheRirvtrrrenctdchainrgmeeOiai.etoaeaacignuenlimsnaslSalClandgsetsVcadoAttTitofoguaaoahttolpeisurasn1hhrccnrteetAesctent3ecedernGoaehienit,cimPnciosgsnosnCeiotn2iuflsgarhigaopa,oa0gnifervCd,etnounrIRn0eseeirmradmravold1rialieotdGelnoc.cdmmasnaoiaerhecofeManvnnoxoanonaoaWnaetfrtdftstwrrovotereniBttkdtonoefraGnei1ihtrsimarnnsanLrodZm0keeiiletGddeag:aneaeaGi0VpUgdonspmrenenf0oeneisnroronddcVhrnp.,ae.rrAeeitieea-lttarsu.rehg,aMnasdaelt,ls. nizing campaign. Executive Director Evers then gave a “My task today seems simple: to report to you on the presentation on “The Strategic Planning Committee” that state of this union. The challenge lies not in sharing with is being formed by President Hunt. This is a project to you what is on my mind, but in sharing with you what is develop and implement a comprehensive and internation- in my heart. The past five years, since the last convention, al organizing program that would set long term goals to have been memorable ones, in many ways remarkable substantially increase union market share, union density, ones. They’ve been years of incredible achievement, carry- and union bargaining power. ing us to new heights within the labor movement. They’ve 272

been years of significant victories in organizing, in legisla- anti-union enemies on Capitol Hill. tion, in education and in safety and health. They’ve been “The Labor movement is criticized viciously, and with our years of dynamic change, sometimes unsettling change and often, yes, confusing change. But, change that’s propelling us problems, we are characterized unjustly. We’re vilified wrongly forward, moving us ahead to creating a better tomorrow for our by those who would have us go quietly into the night. But if members.” unjust attacks, wrongful assaults, malicious lies are what we must endure, are the price we must pay to protect our mem- President Hunt went on to say, “The past five years have bers and their families, then as a union we say: so be it. seen unprecedented demands upon our union. We have stretched our reach; developing inroads into new fields, explor- “If the attacks must continue and if we are strong – and ing new technologies, forging new alliances, while faced with we are, they will – we are strong enough to take them. If the government investigations of our key leaders. A lesser union lies must be told, we are determined enough to correct them. If would have fallen behind the times; but not the Iron Workers. the onslaught must persist, we’re united together to overcome them. Because we will not now, not tomorrow, not ever, back “The past five years, since we last convened, have been a down from our enemies, nor give up the good fight.” time like no other time for our union, altering forever its histo- ry. We have not only moved forward; we have set the pace. We President Hunt finished his Keynote Address with a quote have not only seen new possibilities; we have shown the way. from Oliver Wendell Holmes: “The greatest thing in the world …At the time of our last convention, in 1996, our membership is not to know where we are, but to know what direction we are was 121,078. Today, we have 134,909 members, which is an moving.” President Hunt said, “Brothers and sisters, delegates increase of 11.4 percent. and friends, the Iron Workers are moving in the right direction. We are going down the right path. We have made the right According to Engineering News Record, we are only one of decisions. We have chosen the right course.” His comments three construction unions that had a double-digit increase in the were warmly received by the attending delegates. past five years. We were also instrumental in the adoption of the Steel Erection OSHA Standard, known as Subpart R, which The delegates to the 40th International Convention passed means greater safety protection for all our members. several resolutions relative to changes and amendments to the International Constitution. Among those were changes in “…And unfortunately, because we are strong, because initiation fees, death benefits, per capita tax and the Shop and we are militant, because we are intellectually bright, Navy Yard Rigger Locals’ Initial Organizing Contract Fund. because we are vocal, because we are determined, we, all of us, are a target. We are a target of the anti-union Resolution Number 35 submitted by Local 201 Washington, people. We are a target of the powers of the privileged. D.C., strongly urged Locals not signatory to the “Iron Workers We are under attack by the anti-union movement and our International Reciprocal Agreement” or “Money Follows the Man” to become signatory in an expeditious manner. President Hunt presides over the swearing in of General Officers at the 40th Convention. 273

Nine-Eleven occupants of the buildings made their way toward the roof in the hope a helicopter rescue would be in effect. No such res- The morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 looked like cue plan existed. As many as 1,366 people were trapped at another beautiful day in New York City. The sky was clear, and above the floors of impact in the North Tower. Almost the winds were calm. By noon, 2,986 people had lost their 600 were trapped at or above the impact floors in the South lives in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Tower. Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and an aborted attack that crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The fatalities on that day numbered: 265 on the four planes, 2,595 in the World Trade Center; this included 343 The attacks started with the hijacking of four commercial F.D.N.Y., 23 N.Y.P.D. and 37 Port Authority Police Officers airliners. With jet fuel capacities of 24,000 gallons per air- and 125 civilians and military personnel at the Pentagon. craft, the planes were turned into flying incendiary bombs. Five Ironworkers also lost their lives on that day. American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north side of the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 A.M. At Barely two hours after the first impact the twin 110- 9:03 A.M. United Airlines Flight 175, crashed into the South story towers of the World Trade Center came crashing down. Tower. This was witnessed by millions of Americans watch- These buildings were the pride of New York City. They were ing on live television. a symbol of American ingenuity and prosperity. They were recognized throughout the world. They were built by Iron American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at Workers. 9:37 A.M. The fourth hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in a field near Shanksville and Stonycreek A little piece of every New York Ironworker must have Townships in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It is believed died on that day. They attacked our country, they mur- that passengers on the fourth plane attempted to overpower dered our people and they destroyed our buildings. Five the hijackers and take control of the aircraft. Their actions other buildings at the World Trade Center site were also may have prevented an attack on the Nation’s Capitol or the destroyed or badly damaged on September 11th, including White House. WTC 7, a 48-story, steel-framed skyscraper and four sub- way stations. In total, 25 buildings on Manhattan Island At the World Trade Center, faced with a desperate situ- were either badly damaged or destroyed. The fires would ation of smoke and heat from burning jet fuel, an estimated smolder for three months. 200 people jumped to their deaths landing on the streets and rooftops of adjacent buildings hundreds of feet below. Other Before the dust had settled, when most people were still running away from the tragedy, New York Ironworkers were 274

IRONWORKERS REMEMBER In Memory of Bill Cashman John Collins Iron Workers Local Union 46 Fire Fighter and Member of Iron Workers Local Union 580 Peter Vega David Weiss Iron Workers Local Union 40 Fire Fighter and Member of Iron Workers Local Union 580 Ken Watson and all other brave Americans who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11 in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Fire Fighter and Member of Iron Workers Local Union 580 275

mustering at the union halls, calling the District Council unteer, climbing on unstable debris and grabbing his cutting for direction and heading for “Ground Zero.” Ironworkers torch without hesitation if it could free someone trapped in from throughout the United States and Canada were pack- the rubble. Fellow Ironworkers from Local 40 are not sure ing their bags and heading for New York to donate their if Strobel slept during the first hellish week because he services, their money and their blood. always seemed to be there. As a crane foreman, Strobel was often on the scene to burn steel, whether high above the Ed Walsh, Business Manager of Local Union 40, New site perched in a basket or down in the smoky, acrid depths York City, did a tremendous job coordinating the rescue of the excavation crater. If the work was risky, that only operation with Iron Worker contractors who donated their seemed to inspire him to push on, with a can-do attitude equipment and experience and all the Ironworkers who that was contagious to his crews. For Strobel, it was always, came to town to volunteer in the rescue operation. “Let’s go…who’s coming with me?” Jack Doyle, President of Local 40, said, “It’s still hard to General President Joseph J. Hunt stated in a letter that believe it’s gone. It’s like they ripped a big section out of my was sent to the entire membership, “I want to personally scrapbook. Of course, it’s nothing compared to what some thank all the Ironworkers and other construction workers people are suffering.” Brother Doyle was raising gang fore- who are laboring so hard and long with such dedication in man on the World Trade Center when it was built. the rescue and search oper- Dennis Lusardi, ations. We will see that the Business Manager of Local strengths in our great nation 580 in Manhattan, said are the dedicated servants members were showing such as fire-fighters, police, up at the union hall by and others who are willing the time the second plane to give their lives all across hit the South Tower. “We our great nation to save oth- did the face on those two ers. Ironworkers are always buildings and the hoisting there in a time of crisis; be it and placing of the curtain- an earthquake in California, wall, and the installation helping fire-fighters save of the staircases.” hotel residents in the famous MGM Grand Hotel Bob Maguire, Local 580 fire in Las Vegas, the terri- President, who worked on ble bombing in Oklahoma the rescue operation, talked City or the rescue operation at L’Ambience Plaza in about the long hours that Bridgeport, Connecticut. I am proud to represent such mem- the Ironworkers put in at the site. “Even when at the point bers who are participating in this heroic effort at the World of exhaustion, they wanted to keep going in the hope that Trade Center in New York City. You are great Ironworkers someone would still be alive.” He went on to say, “…for the and great Americans.” rest of my life I will never forget what I saw, the smoke, the President Hunt, Secretary Fitzpatrick and Vice heat and the smell…” Presidents Simmons and Quilty led a delegation to “Ground Zero“ to personally thank and congratulate all of the coura- The Greater New York and Vicinity District Council geous Ironworkers working on the rescue and recovery oper- President Alan Simmons was in daily communication ation. They also paid tribute to our members who lost their with General President Joe Hunt and General Secretary lives on that terrible Tuesday in September: Fitzpatrick at Headquarters, giving them all the details of the operation. “Whenever a firefighter or a police officer Brother Bill Cashman, Apprentice Welding Instructor was being interviewed, they always said, “We are doing our from Iron Workers Local 46 L, New York, New York job, but you should see how good those Ironworkers are,” Simmons recalled. Brother Peter Vega, Firefighter and Member of Iron Workers Local 40, New York, New York Robert Ledwith, Business Manager of Local 46L, Rich O’Kane, Business Manager of Local 361, Thomas Humphrey, Brother Ken Watson, Firefighter and Member of Business Manager of Local 197 and Bob Walsh, Business Iron Workers Local 580, New York, New York Agent of Local 40 were all heroes, along with their member- ship, during the rescue operation. Brother John Collins, Firefighter and Member of Iron Workers Local 580, New York, New York Engineering News Record said this about a Brother from Local 40: “Terry Strobel epitomizes the spirit and determi- Brother Dave Weiss, Firefighter and Member of nation of all building trades people who lent their skills and Iron Workers Local 580, New York, New York energy to assist in Ground Zero rescue and recovery efforts. He arrived at the stricken World Trade Center site as a vol- 276

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Ironworkers friend and “The politicians are praising Brother, General President us today, but as we all know too Shaitburger of the International well they have short memories. Association of Fire Fighters, visit- We must constantly remind ed “Ground Zero” shortly after the them that we don’t want their attack. He saw Ironworkers and prayers…we want their support. Firefighters working shoulder to We don’t want their homilies, we shoulder in the greatest display of want action. We don’t want their solidarity he has ever witnessed. praise, we want them to protect He was so moved by what he saw Davis-Bacon and prevailing that he felt compelled to address wage laws and support safe Fire the Ironworkers personally: Fighter staffing. “My Firefighters, your “We need to make sure that Ironworkers and the other union the tens of thousands of union members working at Ground Zero workers who are out of work have shown this nation, have shown the world, and have since September 11th receive the benefits they need, the shown those terrorist bastards what patriotism is all about. health care that is critical to their quality of life, and the job Fire helmets and hard hats alike sport American flags, and opportunities they deserve, and we need to do it together as many of your Ironworkers, like my fire fighters wear stickers proud Americans, and as proud unions. commemorating the 343 of my members who died at the site. “Brothers and sisters, I am confident we will prevail. We always have and we always will. Because of our strength, “The terrorists thought we were weak, that we as a because of our dedication, and because of our commitment to nation had become complacent, and that we may not have our members, our cause, and our nation. the stomach anymore for a fight. Well, I’ll tell you what “The members of the Iron Workers have stood by my Fire I believe. This great country of ours, your members, my Fighters at Ground Zero every day since September 11th, Fire Fighters, our young and dedicated military, and our and I thank you for that. But just saying thank you is not nation are not only committed to the fight; we are going enough. Actions speak louder than words, so I pledge to you to kick Taliban and Al-Qaeda ass. And our people are the today that this nation’s union Fire Fighters will stand with heroes because they have given everything they possibly you come hell or high water. We will be there for you when- could; they’ve given everything they have to give, and ever and wherever you need us. You just have to call, we will they have done it with the pride that is the foundation of respond for you as you have responded for us in our time of our union heritage. need, in our time of grief. “Brothers and sisters, we are grateful for your support “The terrorists may have killed some of your members and your solidarity. The Fire Fighters will never forget it. and they killed hundreds of mine but they have also helped God bless our fallen brothers…God bless the U.S.A….and make our country stronger and our labor movement stron- God bless the families of all those who died on September ger. We must use this newfound recognition to work togeth- 11th, and give them the strength to go on with their lives.” er as never before, to galvanize and re-energize our union The attacks had significant short-term impact for the movement. We must cast aside parochialism and use our United States and global economies. The New York Stock combined political clout to force politicians to provide the Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and protections that American workers deserve. NASDAQ did not open on September 11th and remained closed until September 17th. When they reopened on the 17th, the longest closure since the Great Depression, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 684 points, its biggest ever one-day decline. By the end of the week the DJIA had fallen 1369.7 points, its largest one-week point drop in history. 30% of Lower Manhattan office space was either damaged or destroyed. North American air space was closed for several days after the attacks and air travel decreased significantly upon its reopening. The attacks led to nearly a 20% cut- back in air travel capacity and exacerbated finan- 278

cial problems in the struggling U.S. airline industry. Tens of but also in his home town of South Boston, where he was thousands of American jobs were lost as a direct or peripher- elected a State Senator in 1995. al result of 9-11. The Congressman understood the importance of having a The United States declared war on terrorism, with the good education and received a Bachelor of Science Degree from stated objective of bringing Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda Wentworth Institute and Law Degree from Boston College Law to justice. Several Ironworkers answered the call and volun- School. He immediately set up a law practice and handled legal teered or were called up for duty in this war. work for Local Union 7, his home local. The Bush administration asserted that the U.S. invasion of Vice President Joe Quilty and Business Manager Jay Iraq was somehow connected to September 11th. The invasion Hurley, along with the officers and members of Local Union was originally intended to topple the dictatorship of Saddam 7, worked tirelessly to get their brother elected to Congress. Hussein and to stop the production of “Weapons of Mass President Hunt stated at the victory reception how honored he Destruction” or WMDs. WMDs were not found nor were any was to have an Ironworker in the U.S. Congress for the first links to Al-Qaeda established. As of this writing, war in Iraq time in over ninety years. Frank Buchanan, our Third General continues, the cost has been more than $250 billion with more President was elected to Congress in 1910 to represent the 7th than 2,000 American soldiers dead. Osama bin Laden remains Congressional District on the Southside of Chicago. free and the Bush administration still maintains that the war in Iraq is critical to the American “War on Terror.” Oklahoma Becomes 22nd Right-to-Work State An article on the back cover of the November, 2001 issue of The Ironworker magazine stated, “…Ironworkers embody On September 25th, 2001, Oklahoma became the 22nd the best of American courage, honor, bravery, and hard state to pass a right-to-work law. With the help of a Republican work. They inspire us all to do what we can to the highest Governor, anti-union forces in Oklahoma succeeded in a drive of our abilities. Many of us have volunteered and supported to place right-to-work initiatives on a state-wide ballot. our rescue organizations by giving blood, by donating money and supplies, or simply by praying for safety and peace. All General President Hunt stated in his February, 2002 of these efforts are the result of our unity as a freedom-lov- report, “[I]t is no secret among union members that so-called ing society. All of these efforts are evidence of the spirit right-to-work states are an affront to the dignity of working of the American People. Iron Workers are the best of that people. As union members know, right-to-work legislation is American Spirit.” supported by anti-labor groups and businesses as a way to weaken collective bargaining and hold down workers’ wages. Ironworker Elected to the Not only are wages involved, this repressive legislation is United States Congress reflected in fewer benefits, sub-standard schools, and other standards necessary for social justice and economic dignity. President Joseph Hunt hosted a victory reception for Brother Stephen F. Lynch in Washington, D.C., after “What right-to-work really does is destroy one of the fun- being sworn in as a member of the United States House damental principles of workplace democracy. By taking away of Representatives from the 9th Congressional District in a key right that workers have to make decisions about the the State of Massachusetts. Congressman Lynch became structure and governance of their collective bargaining agree- an Ironworker when he was initiated as an appren- ment, right-to-work imposes the heavy hand of government tice in Local Union 7, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1973. into private sector collective bargaining between workers and Congressman Lynch became politically active, not only in their employers, by denying them the freedom to negotiate a his local union where he was elected President in 1988, union security agreement. “Union security is a contract provision negotiated into a col- lective bargaining agreement whereby all workers who receive the economic benefits of union representation agree to share the cost of maintaining their union.” Without the Union Security Clause in a contract, free-loaders can enjoy the wages and benefits of union mem- bers without belonging to the union and paying their fair share. This weakens the union financially and keeps them from having the resources necessary to protect their mem- bers. Right-to-work laws are a bad deal for workers because they restrict the workers’ right to union representation and they lower the average pay of all workers. Employers like right-to-work laws because they erode sup- port for unions. Without 100% membership in a work-place, unions are weaker. A union has more difficulty negotiating 279

higher wages and benefits because it can’t use economic pres- He was appointed General Organizer in 1988 and elect- sure as effectively. Because unions are weaker, the average ed President of the Iron Workers District Council of Greater wages in right-to-work states are lower. New York and Vicinity. In 1989, he was appointed General Vice President. He served six years on the SENRAC Officials at the National Right-to-Work Committee Committee and was instrumental in developing the new Headquarters in Washington, D.C. were delighted with Sub-Part R, OSHA Steel Erection Standard. the anti-labor legislation in Oklahoma and hoped other states would soon follow. The Enron Debacle Martin T. Byrne Retires President Hunt wrote in the June, 2002 issue of The Ironworker magazine: “The Enron debacle is probably the Martin T. Byrne, Executive most publicized scandal of our time, and rightfully so. It is, Assistant to the General President, after all, the largest bankruptcy case in U.S. history. Enron retired on February 1, 2002. filed for protection with over 62 billion dollars in assets. The Brother Byrne became appren- disaster all started on October 17th when Enron employees tice Iron Worker in Local 37, got word that their 401K plans were frozen. No one could Providence, Rhode Island in redeem or transfer their Enron stock to another investment. 1958. He would serve his However, many of the executives at Enron had dumped their Local as an Executive Board stock months prior when it was at $80 per share and paid Member, President and each other 55 million dollars in bonuses. At the same time Business Agent for twelve the 21,000 employees had to sit and watch their stock drop years. He was President of to less than 70 cents per share. the Providence Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO for ten years. “C.E.O. Kenneth Lay and other Enron Executives contrib- In 1980, General President John H. uted an estimated 5.8 million dollars to various public offi- Lyons, Jr., would appoint him General cials, mostly Republicans. President Bush received $114,000 Organizer and assign him to International Headquarters. in contributions and another $400,000 for his inauguration, making Enron one of Bush’s biggest supporters. I mention Marty was appointed Executive Assistant to the General this because President Bush chose Mr. Harvey Pitt to head up President in 1986 and served in that position under three the commission that oversees accounting giants like Arthur General Presidents. For twenty-one years Marty’s office adminis- Andersen, the company that possibly participated in cooking tered various programs for the International which included: Iron the books at Enron to make it look like a sound 401K invest- Workers International Reciprocal Agreements, Market Recovery ment. The problem is Harvey Pitt was a Washington lawyer Programs, General Presidents’ Maintenance Agreement, Building representing Arthur Andersen before coming to the oversight Trades Department Project Review Committee which approves commission. He has rushed to Arthur Andersen’s defense say- and negotiates Project Labor Agreement (PLAs). He was ing, ‘ There is nothing rotten with the accounting profession.’ Chairman of National Heavy and Highway Committee, Union He is, however, having a little trouble explaining the fact that Privilege Program, Dollars Against Diabetes and also served Arthur Andersen has admitted that it shredded much of the as the award winning Editor of The Ironworker magazine. evidence from its audit of Enron. Marty Byrne passed away on September 7, 2005 “You are probably wondering what this means to us as General Vice President Ironworkers, I bring it to your attention because we some- Alan Simmons Retires times take our union benefits for granted. I am proud to say that to the best of my knowledge there has never been a General Vice President and case where an Ironworker failed to receive his full accrued President of the Iron Workers pension. Our plans are jointly trusted by labor and manage- District Council of Greater ment and have very strict policies about how our pension dol- New York and Vicinity, Alan lars are invested. The plans typically have multiple money Simmons retired on March managers that spread our investments over a wide variety 1, 2002. Brother Simmons of stocks and bonds. These investments are then carefully became an apprentice monitored by actuaries to insure that our Ironworkers and member of Iron Workers their families will be able to retire with the dignity and com- Local 361, Brooklyn, New fort they deserve. Trustees are not compensated for the time York in 1955. He became they spend overseeing the funds. This duty often requires a Business Agent for his day long meetings, tremendous responsibility as well as some Local in 1970 and was elected potential liability.” Business Manager in 1977. 280

Walt Wise Named ets of the trade and in 1976 General Vice President became Assistant Business Agent for his Local. In Walter Wise, President 1979, General President of the Iron Workers John H. Lyons, Jr., District Council of the appointed Jim General Mid-Atlantic States, Organizer to service was appointed Ninth Eastern Canada. General Vice President by President Joe Hunt In 1986 he was on March 18, 2002. elected President of Brother Wise was born the Ontario District in Virginia and majored Council and in 1992 he in Engineering at the was appointed General Virginia Polytechnic Vice President by President Institute in Blacksburg. Jake West. During his tenure He became an Ironworker in as Vice President Brother Phair served as Director of 1975 and was initiated into Local Canadian Affairs for the International. Union 697, Roanoke, Virginia. In October of 1997 he was appointed General Organizer by General President Employer Abuse of Immigration Laws Jake West. In February of 1998 he was appointed President of the Mid-Atlantic States District Council. An Ironworker joined with Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Labor Secretary Robert Reich at a press General Vice President Joe Quilty Retires conference spotlighting how employers are abusing the immigration system to replace U.S. workers with for- On September 28, 2002 eign workers. General Vice President Joe Quilty was honored by Anthony Rosaci, Secretary-Treasurer of Iron 1,700 of his nearest and Workers Local 455, New York, New York, told dearest friends at a din- reporters that in his local union alone, “thousands ner held to celebrate his of Ironworkers are being passed over for work to for- retirement and many eigners. Employers pay them low salaries, no benefits years of dedication and lead them to believe they will help them to get a to the International green card.” Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental Rosaci’s story is not unusual. In fact, American and Reinforcing Iron workers will continue to lose jobs to foreign workers if Workers. Keynote speak- the government does not intervene, Reich and Kennedy ers included no less than said, pointing to inadequate protections for workers in Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass), the pending immigration Reform Act of 1996. Boston Mayor Tom Menino, General President Joseph Hunt, General Secretary Mike “Firms are filling new positions by importing cheap Fitzpatrick and Local 7 Ironworker and Congressman foreign workers instead of hiring available Americans,” Steve Lynch. Kennedy told reporters. “With a quarter of American workers now dependent upon temporary jobs for their District Council President Jay Hurley introduced survival, it is unconscionable that employers are not a seventeen minute video highlighting Vice President required to recruit U. S. workers first.” Quilty’s career. As the band played “Simply the Best,” an emotional Joe Quilty took the stage and thanked his Under current law, employers are supposed to many friends for the wonderful send-off. recruit U.S. workers before bringing in permanent workers. But employers often ignore that requirement. General Vice President James Phair Retires Kennedy and Reich also blasted Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) for eliminating proposed changes to cut by 35 General Vice President James Phair retired on percent the number of employment-based immigrants January 31, 2003. Brother Phair joined Local Union admitted annually to the United States. “The reforms 700, Windsor, Ontario in 1965. He worked all fac- would help give American workers the fair opportunity they deserve to get and keep high-wage, high-skill jobs and raise their family income,” Reich said. Kennedy said he would seek to reduce the length of temporary work or H-1B visas from six years to three 281

years to ensure that they are “genuinely temporary,” • Adopting a national drug-free policy that will reassure and to require that employers seeking to participate in the owners and contractors of our commitment to safety and program actively recruit U. S. workers first. Other reforms productivity, reduce costs and increase productivity. outlined by Kennedy included lay-off protections, recruitment requirements and employer contributions to a training fund. • Pre-empting jurisdictional problems by showing deci- sion-makers in the architectural and engineering fields that The AFL-CIO also supported reducing the current annual union Ironworkers and contractors get the job done with the limit of 140,000 permanent, job-related visas to 90,000, another highest quality and in the safest and most cost-effective way. provision that Simpson said he would remove from the measure. • Monitoring compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act and Meanwhile, House and Senate committees moved to providing training to handle compliance, application and divide comprehensive immigration legislation into two sepa- wage decisions related to the act. rate components – legal and illegal immigration. • Ensure that union Ironworkers receive consistent I.M.P.A.C.T. training in new technology and safety regulations across North America. General President Joseph Hunt announced the for- mation of the Ironworker-Management Progressive Iron Workers and contractors will share equally in the Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) to nearly 300 elected cost of the program; each side contributing 7.2 of 1 percent of Ironworker officials and some signatory contractors at the hourly wage into the fund. The contribution will replace the Annual Officers’ Meeting held in Hollywood, Fla. on the contributions to the I.I.I, and National Training Fund. February 20, 2003. When IMPACT is fully funded the budget for the National Training Fund will be provided by IMPACT. IMPACT is a joint labor-management trust formed under the Taft Hartley Act. President Hunt stated President Hunt would serve on the that its mission is to expand job opportunities Board of Trustees for the fund as for union Ironworkers and our signatory con- would General Secretary Michael tractors. President Hunt called it “critical to Fitzpatrick and General our future” and called on Ironworkers to Treasurer Dennis Toney. support IMPACT by including it in every Management would be local agreement. President Hunt said that represented by Bill while Ironworkers are the best at what Brown, president of we do, we are facing a number of major Ben-Hur Construction, challenges that have led to a loss of jobs St. Louis; Dave and years of falling market share. He McEuen, president of pointed out that we now claim only California Erectors, about 20 percent of the work, a far Bay Area Inc. of cry from the 80 per cent market we Benicia, California, enjoyed in the 1960s. and Donn Taylor, president of Century President Hunt stated that we Steel Erectors Inc., have to find ways to make it easier to Dravosburg, Pa. be a union contractor and knock down President Hunt said barriers that prevent our contractors more trustees would from being able to be competitive in the marketplace. He be added later including told the audience that IMPACT would combine the resourc- es and strengths of the Ironworkers and our signatory representatives from the reinforcing industry. President contractors into a powerful new organization with the nec- Hunt and Mr. Brown will serve as the Cochairmen of the essary resources to recapture the market. trust. President Hunt said that IMPACT would develop, fund, One of the first acts of the new IMPACT Board of and implement programs on a national scale to address the Trustees was to elect Eric Waterman as Chief Executive challenges we face in today’s market and economy. Some of Officer. Waterman has over 30 years experience in con- the programs suggested were; struction administration and labor relations. He worked with the National Erectors Association for 18 years and • Developing a strategy for offering affordable work- served as their Vice President. er’s compensation and general liability insurance for union contractors. Over the years Eric worked on several committees that have helped the Ironworkers and the union iron- • Enhancing the image of union contractors and working industry. He was a member of the Department Ironworkers to owners and the general public through of Labor Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory aggressive marketing and advertising initiatives. Committee (SENRAC), the American National Standard 282

Market Shae 1960 2 I General President Hunt, President Clinton, IMPACT Co-chair Bill Brown and IMPACT CEO Eric Waterman. Forty years ago, umon lronworl,ers and contractors did as much as of the available work. Today that sha e fallen to around in many region . Institute (ANSI), A10 Committee for Construction Safety, there have been many successes, such as development of the Construction Labor Research Council, the National Safety our Substance Abuse Program, our Regional Boards and our Council’s Construction Division’s Executive Committee, the Safety Insurance Program,” Brown said in late 2005. Safety Advisory Committee for the Ironworking Industry, the One of the first key actions by the Board of Trustees was to Center to Protect Workers’ Rights and many others. His back- create ten Regional Advisory Boards, offering contractors and ground and experience is in labor relations, safety, training and local unions new forums to not only meet and identify prob- marketing. lems we face, but to begin the dialogue to address and solve In his speech at the annual meeting, Eric Waterman was those problems. The regional boards were created along Iron well aware of the challenges facing our union. Worker District Council lines and encompass He asked the delegates, “But when have one or more District Councils. Each board Ironworkers ever been afraid of a good fight? is guided by a labor-management Executive We’re going to start to work together now, Committee, appointed by the Trustees. and we will never, never, never, give up.” Four RAB meetings were held in He noted that other unions have had pro- 2004 and eight in 2005. Lively debate grams similar to IMPACT for several years. and numerous concrete proposals were Some of these programs had been success- discussed as each RAB tackled the tough ful in taking market share and jobs away question of “How Do We Survive and from Ironworkers. Mr. Waterman predicted Grow.” In addition to providing IMPACT IMPACT would reverse that trend and be feedback on issues in their respective more successful than efforts by other trades. areas, the RAB’s serve as the vehicle for “They are not Ironworkers,” he said. IMPACT to provide funding grants back “They don’t have the strength, the courage, Eric Waterman to the regions to help ongoing or new the loyalty, the pride or the determination of labor-management programs. President the Ironworkers.” Hunt stressed that the monies being sent The IMPACT office opened on April 21, 2003 in to IMPACT were not a “One Way Street.” Washington, DC. In its first three years, 124 local unions, In its first two years, IMPACT developed a drug testing 84 contractor associations and more than 1,100 contractors program designed to be more efficient and save employers added IMPACT to their local collective bargaining agreement. money. The National Substance Abuse Program developed William W. Brown, president of St. Louis, MO-based Ben Hur by an IMPACT labor-management task force surpasses drug Construction Co., is the management co-chairman. “IMPACT testing requirements of many owners and contractors. Once offers contractors and labor representatives a chance to com- tested, eligible participants are pre-qualified to work on job municate and work closer than they ever have before. Already, sites with substance abuse testing requirements. Standardized 283

procedures and a shared eligibility pool enable a member’s President Hunt stated that, “The years ahead will pro- current test to serve as a valid pre-employment test for one vide many difficult challenges to our International Union, or more contractors. It also keeps Ironworkers who are not in but we now have a labor-management organization and the the eligibility pool from working on projects with drug-testing staff to jointly meet those challenges and grow our market requirements. All employees of the Iron Workers International share –­ IMPACT.” Union and the IMPACT staff also participate in the program. Roy Williams Retires The drug testing program is administered by an indepen- dent third party who coordinates all program testing, enforces On January 31, 2003, the program requirements and provides the 24-hour online Roy Williams, Director database. This allows all IMPACT contractors to verify that an of the Department of employee has a valid program test at anytime via the Internet. Ornamental, Architectural and Miscellaneous Metals or IMPACT also offers contractors a comprehensive safety D.O.A.M.M. retired after 47 insurance program, including workers’ comp and general years of service to the Iron liability insurance from three major insurance carriers. By Workers. Roy was still a teen- working closely with the insurance carriers, IMPACT con- ager when he started his career tractors can receive lower insurance rates because of the rec- as an apprentice in Iron Workers ognition of the advantages of IMPACT contractors, such as Local Union 63, Chicago, Illinois. He better training and drug-free work sites. IMPACT took sever- worked in all facets of the Architectural al insurance carriers on tours of Ironworker Apprenticeship and Ornamental end of the craft. For many years he served Schools which the carriers were not even aware of. the Local as an elected officer including Business Agent and Business Manager. He developed a reputation for fighting for IMPACT developed a Foreman Training Program with Iron Worker jurisdiction over curtainwall in its entirety. the National Training Fund to address one of the critical training needs identified by contractors to expand market Roy was instrumental in the development of the share. The Foremen Training Program rolled out in late 2005, Department of Ornamental, Architectural and Miscellaneous and an expanded schedule of courses is expected in 2006. In Metals and served as its Director since its inception. Roy was addition, IMPACT and the National Training Fund developed recognized throughout the industry as being an expert on a standardized core curriculum for all apprenticeship pro- curtainwall, architectural metals, glazing, windows and exte- grams which will lead to their being recognized by the new rior wall systems. He would use that expertise to protect Iron Ironworker Apprenticeship Certification Program. IMPACT Workers’ jurisdiction. Roy was always well prepared when and the National Training Fund also began to update and he presented cases before the National Joint Board for the modernize all apprenticeship and training materials. Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes and he never lost a case. Another benefit of IMPACT membership is access to four General President Joe Hunt assigned General Organizer project tracking systems offered free to local unions that Eric Dean to head up D.O.A.M.M. after Roy’s retirement. provide information to help identify and bid commercial, industrial and maintenance projects. These include IMPACT- Richard Ward Appointed TRAC, a customized version of McGraw-Hill Construction’s General Vice President Dodge Reports, and IMPACT-DIRECT, a customized version of Industrial Information Resources that tracks industrial Richard J. Ward, Sr., markets with daily updates on new projects, turnarounds, was appointed the Eighth plant shut downs, and scheduled and unscheduled outages. General Vice President of This information was particularly valuable in August and the International on March September 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 3, 2003. Richard Ward became an Iron Worker In its first two years, IMPACT opened Regional offices Apprentice in 1963. He in California and Massachusetts to provide service to the received Journeyman Regional Advisory Boards, local unions and signatory con- status in 1966. He served tractor associations. as apprenticeship instruc- tor several years and was In 2006, IMPACT increased the size of the Board of elected Business Agent of Trustees from eight representatives to 22 members, allow- Local Union 704, Chattanooga, ing each IMPACT region to be represented by one union Tennessee in 1984. From 1985 member and one contractor member. A national marketing to 2003, he served as delegate and elected officer of campaign will be initiated in 2006 to provide every local the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council. He union with the tools and a business plan to market the benefits of union Ironworkers and their signatory contrac- tors to owners and the public. 284

The Iron Workers Local Union 155, Fresno, California, Motorcycle Club has twenty-eight active members. IrMonotWorocryCkcleluerbss The Iron Workers Local Union 580, New York, New York, Motorcycle Club. The Iron Workers Local Union Above, Iron 229, San Diego, Motorcycle Club. Workers Local Union 433, Left to right: Los Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. Calif­ornia, Ron Madsen, members Jim Steve Empson, Garner (left) and Richard Peet, Jerry Dierksen, Ray Willis, Business Agent Jim Cantando, (right) at the Jerry Meinder- Los Angeles see, Steve Davis, Childrens Mr. and Mrs. Hospital Toy Woody Smith, Run. Bill Parsons, John Kearney and Steven Fox – members of the Iron Workers Local 790, San Francisco-Oakland, California Motorcycle Club and the Iron Workers Local 378, Oakland, California Motorcycle Club. 285

has worked with all jurisdictional matters within the win the Democratic nomination for President of the United Tennessee Valley Authority. States of America. He would select Senator John Edwards of North Carolina as his running mate. Richard Ward was elected President of the Iron Workers District Council of the Tennessee Valley and Vicinity in The General Election of 2004, like 2000, was not with- 1989, and has also served as a Trustee on the District out controversy. Another close election and this time Ohio, Council of Tennessee Valley and Vicinity fringe benefits not Florida, would be the deciding state. Accusations of funds for twenty years. voting irregularities threatened to make this election seem like a repeat of 2000. The incumbent Republican President, George W. Bush, ultimately would win a second term and continue his policy of tax cuts for the rich, privatiza- tion of Social Security, lucrative contracts for friends like Halliburton Corp., and war in Iraq. Ironworker General Officers proudly endorse labor friend Dick Fred Marr Appointed Gephardt for the 2004 election. General Vice President 2004 Presidential Election General President Joe Hunt appointed General The controversial Presidential election of George W. Organizer Fred Marr Bush in 2000 left a bitter taste in the mouths of many Eighth General Vice working class families. As the 2004 election approached, President on July 9, Union men and women rededicated themselves to winning 2003. Brother Marr had back the White House. The worsening economy, the ill-con- been serving as Director ceived and mismanaged war in Iraq and the loss of thou- of Canadian Affairs sands of American jobs through unfair trade agreements since the retirement of were enough to get American workers involved in the polit- General Vice President ical process. James Phair. Ten Democrats thought they could do a better job and Fred Marr started his announced their candidacy for President of the United career in Local 700, Windsor, States in 2003. Among them was long-time friend of Ontario. He became a journey- Labor, Congressman Dick Gephardt (D-Missouri). The man in 1971 and boomed out to sev- International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental eral Canadian Locals. In 1982 he was elected Business and Reinforcing Iron Workers became the first major labor Manager of his home Local and in 1995 he became union to endorse Congressman Gephardt’s candidacy. President of the District Council of Eastern Canada. General President Joseph Hunt had been friends with Bill Tweet Appointed Executive Director Congressman Gephardt since boyhood and was convinced of Jurisdiction and Maintenance that he was the best man for the job. Other Democratic candidates also had good credentials with organized labor. Bill Tweet, Business Among them were Vermont Governor Howard Dean, Senator Representative and Executive John Edwards of North Carolina, Senator John Kerry of Officer of Local Union # 229, Massachusetts, U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich of San Diego, California was Ohio, and Senator Joe Lieberman from Connecticut. named Executive Director of Jurisdiction and Governor Dean was the early leader in the race Maintenance by General but failed to have a good showing in the primaries. President Joseph Hunt. Congressman Gephardt would eventually drop out of the Brother Tweet became an contest and Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts would Ironworker in 1967 after serving in the U.S. Army. In 1991 he became Business Representative for his local union and in 1994 he became its Executive Officer. Bill has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the National Labor College in Silver Spring, 286

Maryland. Brother Tweet has represented the Iron General Vice President Workers on various Labor committees such as the San Billy Joe Walker Retires Diego Building and Construction Trades, the San Diego and Imperial Valley Labor Council and the Imperial Second General Vice President Billy Valley Building and Construction Trades. Director Tweet Joe Walker retired in 2003. Brother fills the vacancy created by Greg Hicks when he moved on Walker began his career in 1955 to become the President of the Michigan-Great Lakes and when he joined Local 595, Vicinity District Council. Paducah, Kentucky as an apprentice. He transferred Anthony Walencik Promoted to into Local 5, Washington, Executive Director Shop Department D.C. and was elected Vice President, President On September 1, 2003, General and Business Agent. President Joseph J. Hunt pro- He served as Business moted General Organizer Manager for sixteen years Anthony “Tony” Walencik to and in 1987 was appointed the position of Executive General Organizer by General Director of the Shop President Juel Drake. Brother Department. General Walker was elected President of the Organizer Walencik had District Council of the Southeastern States been a part of the Shop and was named Ninth General Vice President in 1999. Department’s staff at headquarters since 1993. Local Union 846 Tony became a member The concept of Local 846 was conceived after General of Shopmen’s Local Union President Joseph Hunt met with a non-union rebar 814 in 1968. After serving in installer that was performing work all over the country. the U.S. Army Brother Walencik The contractor’s assessment was the Ironworkers were returned to the shop and was elected completely out of the reinforcing market in all 19 of President of his Local in 1979. In 1982, General President the states he was currently working in. President Hunt Jake West appointed Tony Acting District Representative to directed Executive Director of Organizing Bernie Evers service the Mid-Atlantic States and in 1993 became part of to find out through extensive research if this was an the Shop Division at Headquarters. accurate statement. The research results were startling. The union had fewer than 197 members employed in all Edward Walsh Appointed nineteen states. Recognizing the need for a drastic change General Vice President in the way we were doing business or face extinction, President Hunt ordered the creation of Local 846. General President Joseph Hunt appointed Edward General President Hunt said “Contractors that sign Walsh, President of the with Regional Local 846 will have portability of man- New York State District power throughout particular regions. The Employers and Council of Iron Workers, Union agree that there will be a ‘Union Management Ninth General Vice Committee’ whose purpose is to discuss issues of impor- President in 2004. tance to the Employers, the Union, and to the Employees. Brother Walsh began This Committee shall establish, subject to union ratification his career in 1968 as procedures, an hourly wage and benefits package within the an apprentice in Local various geographical areas covering Regional Local Union 40, New York City. He 846. The Board members of the Committee shall consist of became the Local 40 equal Contractor and Union Representatives, and will meet Business Representative in quarterly to monitor the progress.” 1992 and became Business Manager of that Local in 1995. The members of Local Union 846 were to be organized President Hunt appointed Ed Walsh from the non-union sector in conjunction with several orga- General Organizer in 2002 and in 2004 he was elected nizing campaigns already in progress. Key men from other President of the New York State District Council of Local Unions that worked in the geographical jurisdiction Iron Workers. of Local Union 846 would receive their full wages and benefits as required under their Local Union agreement, 287

or, the wage provided for installed the Gemini system in the Local Union 846 for Local Unions. agreement if that rate was higher. In 1964 the Governor of Louisiana appointed him Director of Organizing, Assistant Commissioner of Bernie Evers, stated, “With the Louisiana Department union density falling with- of Labor and he served in the Building Trades to for eight years in the 16 percent, and the recent Louisiana State House of decline in our own active Representatives. membership, we must rec- ognize the importance of embracing new concepts, ideas and General Vice President strategies to ensure our continued existence.” Donald W. O’Reilly Passes Former General Treasurer Retired General Vice Charles Anding Passes President Donald Ward O’Reilly passed away Charles R. Anding, former on November 24, 2004. President of the Mid-South Brother O’Reilly began District Council and his ironworking career General Treasurer of the when he was initiated International, passed into Local Union 97, away on May 21, 2004. Vancouver, British Brother Anding was ini- Columbia in 1957. He tiated into Local Union was elected Business 135, Galveston, Texas Agent of his local in 1964 in 1946. He transferred and held that position into Local 710, Monroe, until 1971 when he was Louisiana and was elected appointed General Organizer Business Agent Financial by General President John H. Secretary-Treasurer of that Lyons, Jr. In 1986 he was appointed Executive Local in 1953. Director of Canadian Affairs by General President Juel D. Drake. President Drake appointed Don Ninth He was appointed General Organizer in 1966 and General Vice President in 1988. At the time of his appointed President of the District Council of the retirement in 1992 Brother O’Reilly held the position Mid-South in 1972. In 1978 he was appointed General of Sixth General Vice President. Treasurer. As General Treasurer of the International he established the computer system at headquarters and 288

IRONWORKERS & EMPLOYERS NATIONAL in accordance with the specified curriculum. APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING This Conference is valuable in many other respects. It brings CONFERENCE OF NORTH AMERICA management and labor representatives together to discuss Started in 1994, the Bi-Annual Ironworkers and training issues. It is a known factor, since the Iron Workers Employers National Apprenticeship and Training Conference International was first formed in 1896, that the only way to con- of North America remained one of the most important pro- tinue as an organization is to have a skilled workforce. This can grams implemented by the International Association. A main only be achieved through the labor/management apprenticeship focal point of the conference is the Outstanding Apprentice and journeymen upgrading training programs offered at the Competition. Apprentices from Iron Worker local unions in local level that includes on-the-job training. the United States and Canada compete first at the local level and then at the District Council level. A few days before At the 2004 National Conference held in San Francisco, the conference opens the District Council winners enter the General President Joseph Hunt stressed the importance and International Competition. The contestants must take a goal of the International to develop the best training material written test that is based on the curriculum material covered for our apprentices and journeymen. He said that appren- during their apprenticeship. In addition there are tests cov- ticeship and training are the foundations of our organization. ering welding, burning, rigging, rod tying, instruments, orna- First General Vice President Richard Zampa said “we have an mental and finally the highlight of the competition is the col- obligation to train our apprentices using the best materials umn-climbing test. All the outstanding apprentices that com- and the latest technologies in order to prepare them for the peted are recognized at the opening of the conference. The challenges that lie ahead.” David McEuen, president of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners are presented with trophies. California Erectors Bay Area and Conference Co-Chairman This competition helps assure the International Association pointed out that labor and management are both in agreement and signatory contractors that every Joint Apprenticeship that our priority has to be to do the best job we can do to edu- Trust Committee in the United States and every Trade cate our apprentices. McEuen added, “We need and depend Improvement Committee in Canada are conducting training on each other to be prosperous and commitments from both parties must be forged if we are to secure the future of the ironworking industry.” 289