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BAC ISSUE 1 / 2018

UNION POWER BAC Members Work on the Largest Nuclear Plant in the U.S. PAGE 4

BAC HISTORY

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n October 16, 1865, nine delegates – five from Baltimore and four from Philadelphia – met in the painters’ hall in Philadelphia to form a new union, which they called “the Bricklayers International Union of the United States of North America.”

BAC is the legacy of that small band of brothers, and is now the longest continuous union in North America.

On January 8, 1866, the International Union held its first formal convention in Royston Hall in Baltimore, MD. Nine Local unions were represented by 16 delegates.

These Locals were: Philadelphia, Baltimore, Brooklyn, New York City, Williamsburg (a section of what is now Brooklyn), St. Louis, Jersey City, Cincinnati, and Richmond, Virginia.

The Ways and Means Committee at the convention estimated that there were 1,750 members in the unions.

The convention passed a resolution urging the passage of eight-hour laws and providing for the formation of a National Labor Union.

For over 150 years, BAC brothers and sisters have proudly fought for fair wages and benefits, for safe workplaces and the dignity of work. We were part of a movement that brought us the eight-hour work day, a five-day work week, Social Security, Medicare, the National Labor Relations Act, Civil Rights and many other laws and policies that so many now take for granted.

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IN THIS ISSUE 18 Legislative & Political 1 2 3 4 8 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 23 24 30

President’s Message Mensaje Del Presidente Construction Outlook Members At Work Organizing News In Brief Apprentices International Funds MAP IMI and IMTEF Legislative & Political Safety & Health Sporting Life Canada Local Compass In Memoriam

P R E S I D E N T ’S M E S S A G E J A M E S B O L A N D , P R E S I D E N T, I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N O F B R I C K L AY E R S A N D A L L I E D C R A F T W O R K E R S

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Rebuilding Our Union

s noted in the BAC History section, we are the proud legacy of our founders who met on October 16, 1865 to form what is now the longest continuous union in North America. We have a long and storied history. Back in 1955, George Meany, the longtime President of the AFL-CIO, and a union plumber, described this in the forward to our own Harry Bates’ history of BAC. There, Meany wrote: “This union grew from the spontaneous rebellion of workers against inadequate wages and intolerable working conditions. Once formed, it grew. Yet time and again it came close to ruin, and had to be patiently rebuilt.”

Brother Meany wasn’t wrong.

We have come close to ruin in the past, and we have rebuilt. Now, I wouldn’t say that the union necessarily came “close to ruin” during the last recession – but it was a hard, trying time; we lost a lot of work, and a lot of members; and we have a responsibility to our members, and to the institution of the Union itself, to rebuild with a new sense of urgency and commitment. And in order to accomplish that goal in a sustainable way, we must develop the capacity of each Local/ADC to meaningfully organize and grow.

It may seem like the dark days of the Great Recession were just a few months ago. Yet the truth is, no matter how you define that Recession, it ended in early 2013, at the latest. In fact, US construction spending began increasing in 2011. The U.S. GDP has grown steadily over the past six years, and unemployment has fallen. The current bull market has been one of the longest and strongest in history,

and most analysts seem to believe that it’s still going.

Construction spending has trended steadily up, including in our core sectors. Most of our members are working at or above our historical average hours per member.

We can’t count on these boom times forever. 2018 must be a year of real and sustainable growth.

That’s why I am proud to report that each and every Local/ADC submitted an organizing plan. Now is the time to transform the plans into mature organizing campaigns.

The process of building our capacity to become skillful organizers will likely be a little like our experience as apprentices. We may not always get it right the first time, but with hard work and experience we will gain the expertise we need to excel.

We all know that plans are only as good as the follow-through, and working together, we’ll figure out what works and what doesn’t, and we’ll adapt and change, so that we can build BAC into an even stronger force for trowel trades craftworkers across the continent.

Already, we’re seeing successes. First, it’s refreshing to see the revitalization of COMET training across the union (see page 9). I have signed hundreds of COMET completion certificates in the past two months, and I look forward to signing many more. In addition, we are seeing many organizing victories (see page 8).

Organizing is probably the hardest work that any of us do, and there’s always a temptation to allow other, easier tasks to take the place of organizing. But we can’t let our attention slip. If we don’t organize now, none of the other things we do will matter.

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MENSA JE DEL PRESIDENTE

Reconstruyendo nuestro sindicato

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omo se señaló en la sección de Historia del Sindicato de Albañiles y Oficios Afines (Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, BAC), somos el orgulloso legado de nuestros fundadores que se reunieron el 16 de octubre de 1865 para formar lo que ahora es el sindicato continuo más grande de los Estados Unidos. Tenemos una larga y notable trayectoria. En 1955, George Meany, el presidente veterano de la Federación Estadounidense del Trabajo y Congreso de Organizaciones Industriales (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, AFL-CIO), y un plomero sindicalista, describieron esto en el camino a nuestra propia historia de Harry Bates del BAC. Fue ahí donde Meany escribió: “Este sindicato surgió de la rebelión espontánea de los trabajadores contra salarios inadecuados y condiciones de trabajo intolerables. Una vez que se formó, creció. Sin embargo, una y otra vez estuvo cerca de la ruina y tuvo que ser reconstruido pacientemente”.

El hermano Meany no estaba equivocado.

Hemos estado cerca de la ruina en el pasado y hemos resurgido. Ahora, no diría que el sindicato estuvo necesariamente “cerca de la ruina” durante la última recesión, pero fue un momento difícil y duro; perdimos muchos empleos y muchos miembros, y tenemos una responsabilidad con nuestros miembros, y con la institución misma del sindicato, de reconstruir con un nuevo sentido de urgencia y compromiso. Y para lograr ese objetivo de una manera sostenible, debemos desarrollar la capacidad de cada rama local y de los Consejos Distritales Administrativos (Administrative District Councils, ADC) para organizarse y crecer de manera significativa.

Puede parecer que los días oscuros de la Gran Recesión fueron apenas hace unos meses atrás. Sin embargo, la verdad es que no importa cómo se define esa Recesión, terminó a más tardar a principios de 2013. De hecho, el gasto en construcción de EE. UU. comenzó a aumentar en 2011. El PIB de EE. UU. ha crecido constantemente en los últimos seis años, y el desempleo ha disminuido. El mercado en alza actual ha sido uno de los más

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largos y fuertes de la historia, y la mayoría de los analistas parecen creer que todavía está en auge. El gasto en construcción ha tenido una tendencia constante, incluso en nuestros sectores principales. La mayoría de nuestros miembros está trabajando en o por encima de nuestras horas promedio históricas por miembro.

No podemos contar con estos tiempos de auge para siempre. El año 2018 debe ser de crecimiento real y sostenible. Es por eso que me enorgullece informar que cada rama local y de los ADC presentaron un plan de organización.

Ahora es el momento de transformar los planes en campañas de organización maduras.

El proceso de desarrollar nuestra capacidad para convertirnos en organizadores hábiles será un poco parecido a nuestra experiencia como aprendices. Puede que no siempre acertemos la primera vez, pero con mucho trabajo y experiencia obtendremos la experiencia que necesitamos para sobresalir.

Todos sabemos que los planes son solo tan buenos como el seguimiento, y trabajando juntos descubriremos qué funciona y qué no, y nos adaptaremos y cambiaremos para que podamos construir el BAC para que sea una fuerza aún más fuerte para los trabajadores de oficios de albañilería en todo el continente.

Ya estamos viendo éxitos. En primer lugar, es refrescante ver la revitalización de la capacitación Construcción Organización Membresía Educación y Capacitación (Construction Organizing Membership Education Training, COMET) en todo el sindicato (consulte la página 9). He firmado cientos de certificados de finalización de COMET en los últimos dos meses, y espero poder firmar muchos más.

Además, estamos viendo muchas victorias de organización (ver página 8).

La organización es probablemente el trabajo más difícil que cualquiera de nosotros hace y siempre existe la tentación de permitir que otras tareas más sencillas reemplacen a la organización. Pero no podemos dejar que se escape nuestra atención. Si no nos organizamos ahora, ninguna de las otras cosas que hacemos importará.

The Official Journal of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (issn 0362-3696)

Journal BAC

ISSUE 1 / 2018

Executive Board James Boland President

Timothy Driscoll Secretary-Treasurer

Gerard Scarano

Executive Vice President

Carlos Aquin

Executive Vice President

Regional Directors N ORT HE A ST

Al Catalano

IU Regional Director, Northeast 304 Kenwood Avenue, #4 Delmar, NY 12054 (518) 439-6080 SOUTH

Ed Navarro

IU Regional Director, South 6201 S.E. Beaver View Rd Lawton, OK 73501 (580) 357-3048 N ORT H CE N T R A L

Keith Hocevar

IU Regional Director, North Central 7640 White Pine Ct. Mentor, OH 44060 (440) 534-1108 WEST

Raymond Keen

P.O. Box 230460 Las Vegas, NV 89105 (702) 254-1988 CANADA

Craig Strudwick

IU Regional Director, Canada 2100 Thurston Drive, #3 Ottawa, ON K1G 4K8 (613) 830-0333 Editorial Staff: Brian Kennedy, Yin Yin The BAC Journal (ISSN 0362-3696) is published quarterly for $1.50 per year in advance, postage paid, for the U.S. and Canada ($1.75 per year in all foreign countries belonging to the Postal Union) by the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.

Periodicals class postage paid Washington, DC, and additional mailing offices.

Postmaster: Send address changes to the BAC Journal, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, 620 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004.

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CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK

New Construction Starts in 2018 to Increase 3% to $765 Billion EDITOR’S NOTE: The latest Dodge Outlook Report predicts that total U.S. construction starts

for 2018 will climb 3% to $765 billion, reflecting a mixed pattern by project type with a modest boost from rebuilding efforts in Texas and Florida after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The article below, reprinted with permission of Dodge Data and Analytics, provides a forecast of the industry’s economic environment and market trends.

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odge Data & Analytics (construction.com) released its 2018 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicts that total U.S. construction starts for 2018 will climb 3% to $765 billion.

“The U.S. construction industry has moved into a mature stage of expansion,” stated Robert Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. “After rising 11% to 13% per year from 2012 through 2015, total construction starts advanced a more subdued 5% in 2016. An important question entering 2017 was whether the construction industry had the potential for further expansion. Several project types, including multifamily housing and hotels, have pulled back from their 2016 levels, but the current year has seen continued growth by single family housing, office buildings, and warehouses.

In addition, the institutional segment of nonresidential building has been quite strong, led especially by transportation terminal projects in combination with gains for schools and healthcare facilities. As for public works, the specifics of a $1 trillion infrastructure program by the Trump Administration have yet to materialize, so activity continues to hover around basically the plateau for construction starts reached a couple of years ago.

Total construction starts in 2017 are estimated to climb 4% to $746 billion.”

“For 2018, there are several positive factors which suggest that the construction expansion has further room to proceed,” Murray continued. “The U.S. economy next year is anticipated to see moderate job growth. Long term interest rates may see some upward movement

but not substantially. While market fundamentals for commercial real estate won’t be quite as strong as this year, funding support for construction will continue to come from state and local bond measures. Two areas of uncertainty relate to whether tax reform and a federal infrastructure program get passed, with their potential to lift investment.

The pattern of construction starts by more specific segments is the following: • Single family housing will rise 9% in dollars, corresponding to a 7% increase in units to 850,000 (Dodge basis).

Continued employment growth has eased some of the caution shown by potential homebuyers, while older Millennials in their 30s are helping to lift demand for single family housing.

A modest boost will also come from rebuilding efforts in Texas and Florida after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

• Multifamily housing will retreat 8% in dollars and 11% in units to 425,000 (Dodge basis). This project type appears to have peaked in 2016, helped by widespread growth across major metropolitan markets. That strength has begun to wane in 2017, given slight deterioration in market fundamentals (rent growth, occupancies) and a more cautious bank lending stance.

• Commercial building will increase 2%, following a 3% gain in 2017, and continuing to decelerate after the sharp 21% hike back in 2016.

Office construction should see further growth in 2018, helped by broad development efforts in downtown

markets, and warehouse construction is supported by greater demand arising from e-commerce. However, store construction will remain weak, and hotel construction will continue to pull back from its 2016 peak.

• Institutional building will advance 3%, maintaining its upward track after this year’s 14% jump. Educational facilities should see more substantial growth next year, lifted by the passage of recent school construction bond measures. The robust volume of transportation terminal projects in 2017 may not be repeated in 2018, but activity should stay at a high level.

• Manufacturing plant construction will recede 1% in dollar terms, after surging 27% this year due to the start of several massive petrochemical projects. Next year should still see moderate growth for manufacturing plants in square footage terms.

• Public works construction will improve 3%, slightly more than the 1% growth in 2017. Highways and bridges should be helped as federal funding rises to the levels called for by the FAST Act, while the environmental categories will partly reflect reconstruction efforts related to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Additional benefit may come from the infrastructure program proposed by the Trump Administration, should it achieve passage in some form.

• Electric utilities and gas plants will drop 13%, falling for the third year in a row after the exceptional amount reported in 2015. Power plant construction starts will ease back as new generating capacity comes on line.

The 2018 Dodge Construction Outlook was presented at the 79th annual Outlook Executive Conference held by Dodge Data & Analytics at the Swissotel in Chicago IL. Copies of the report with additional details by building sector can be ordered online at analyticsstore.construction.com or by calling (800) 591-4462.

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MEMBERS AT WORK LOCAL 8 SOUTHEAST

BAC Members Work on the Largest Nuclear Plant in the U.S.

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An overlook view of Plant Vogtle.

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he Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, known as Plant Vogtle, is a nuclear power plant located in Burke County near Waynesboro, Georgia. It is jointly owned by Georgia Power (a Southern Company), Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, and Dalton Utilities. Units 1 and 2 were completed in 1987 and 1989, respectively. To meet the rising demand for electricity as the state of Georgia adds more than 4 million new residents by 2030, Georgia Power and Southern Nuclear are building two additional nuclear units (Units 3 and 4) at Plant Vogtle, the first new nuclear generation to be built in the United States in more than 30 years.

Thus far, the construction of Units 3 and 4 have generated over 350,000 work hours for over 70 members of BAC Local 8 Southeast, in partnership with BAC’s signatory contractor Richmond County Constructors, LLC (Atlanta, GA).

“The construction of Units 3 and 4 is the largest job-producing union construction project in Georgia and the only nuclear power plant under construction in the United States,” said BAC Local 8 Southeast President Glenn Kelly. “We are grateful to have this masonry project in the backyard of our Local.

The majority of BAC members working on this jobsite are cement masons, but we also have a variety of other craftworkers, including bricklayers, tile setters, and plasterers. We take pride in our trades and together we ensure the best quality of our work on the job. The skills of our craftworkers prove once again that we are the best in the business when it comes to safety, quality, and productivity.”

“We are pouring, placing, and finishing concrete over the different areas of the jobsite,” said Local 8 SE Field Representative Ronnie Burgess. “Among the 70 BAC members on the job, six are apprentices. We also signed eight new members and more are coming in the next few weeks.”

“Over 100,000 cubic yards of nuclear grade concrete remains to be poured and finished, which will generate a substantial number of work hours to the benefits of our members, their families, and our various trust funds.” Kelly added.

Units 3 and 4 are scheduled to begin commercial operation in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Once completed, the new reactors will produce enough energy to power 500,000 Georgia homes and businesses.

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BAC Local 8 SE cement mason Clarence Pope, left, working on the jobsite.

Members pouring concrete on the jobsite.

The west side of Unit 3.

BAC Local 8 SE members on the jobsite.

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Units 3 and 4 river water intake structure.

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Unit 3 is under construction.

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BAC Local 5 OK/AR/TX members on the jobsite.

LOCAL 5 OKLAHOMA/ARKANSAS/TEXAS

BAC Members Complete National Record Concrete Pour at GM’s Texas Plant

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ore than 60 cement finishers working under the BAC Local 5 Oklahoma/Arkansas/ Texas collective bargaining agreement employed by BAC contractor, Barton Malow (Southfield, MI), took on a record breaking mega slab concrete pour at a project for General Motors in Arlington, Texas. According to the project manager, this was the largest concrete pour of its type ever done in the United States.

The historic pour covered a total of 256,100 sf to a depth of 8”. The concrete mix, reinforced with 23 lbs. of steel fiber per cubic yard, was handtroweled during a continuous placement

to produce this record-setting floor slab.

The pour began at 9:30 P.M. on January 13th at the incredible rate of 315 cubic yard per hour, and ended on January 15th at 6 A.M. – 32.5 hours of continuous work to pour, place and finish over 250,000 square feet of concrete. Barton Malow Project Director, Chris Hofe, noted that the precision of the project’s craftworkers produced a finished slab with an average tolerance of 3/16” across the span of the floor slab, keeping concrete procurement within 2% of the plan’s estimate. “That is extremely impressive, particularly given that 647 concrete trucks were cycling across the  BAC Local 5 OK/AR/TX members leveling the concrete floor.  First pass with a bull float after screeding to grade completed by the Somero laser screed operated

by BAC members.

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work area throughout the placement.”

Led by BAC South Regional Director Ed Navarro and Local 5 OK/ AR/TX President Dave Frangione, the local hosted a BAC orientation meeting for craftworkers before they entered the jobsite, and signed up 36 new BAC cement masons in the process. Local 5 President Frangione relayed that members were very excited about working on this project. “We haven’t seen continuous pours of this size and complexity before.

Successful completion of this aspect of the project demonstrates that the highlyskilled cement masons of BAC can take on any challenge,” said Frangione.

BAC South Regional Director Ed Navarro leading a job orientation for members before they start the mega slab concrete pour in Arlington, TX.

From left, BAC Local OK/AR/TX President Dave Frangione, Secretary-Treasurer Adam Gibson, and South Regional Director Ed Navarro on the jobsite.

An overview of the finished concrete project.

BAC Members Featured in a 2018 Super Bowl Commercial

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embers of BAC Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois (ADC 1 of IL) were featured in a 2018 Super Bowl commercial!

The commercial featured BAC ADC 1 of IL members, David “Troy” Barclay, Alex Dolsen, Brad Howard, Mike Maze, Mike Schlenbecker, Francisco Marin, and Dwan Johnson, who were working at WeatherTech’s new Chicago factory.

The concrete precast panels on the project were erected by BAC signatory contractor Waubonsee Development Company (Aurora, IL).

The commercial featuring BAC members can be watched on YouTube at: bit.ly/2ELOhyn

BAC ADC 1 of IL members Alex Dolson, left, and David “Troy” Barclay erecting concrete precast panels at WeatherTech’s new Chicago factory.

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ORGANIZING

Organizing Successes in Hawaii, Missouri LOCAL 1 HAWAII

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From left, owner of Island Tile and Stone LLC Loren Osborn, BAC Local 1 HI Field Representative Tommy Tobin, President Jeff Ornellas, and Business Manager and Financial Secretary Mel Silva.

AC Local 1 Hawaii signed Island Tile and Stone LLC (Kahului, HI) to a full statewide agreement in January.

Island Tile and Stone LLC was the largest non-union TMT contractor on the booming island of Maui, and was expanding into segments historically dominated by union firms. Working with the IU Organizing Department and Regional Director, the Local developed a combination of bottom-up, market defense, and top-down tactics.

Led by BAC Local 1 HI Business Manager and Financial Secretary Mel Silva, the Local started conversations with the contractor about the advantage of becoming a union signatory contractor. The Local also initiated a bottom-up campaign with Island’s craftworkers and solicited authorization cards.

They did not stop there. The Local went to the owner of a major Island project and persuaded them to stop using cut-rate contractors. By hitting all the points of leverage, Brother Silva and his team brought Island Tile to the table in just a few action-packed weeks, and in doing so, won better wages and real benefits for Island’s setters and finishers.

EASTERN MISSOURI ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT COUNCIL

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hen BAC Eastern Missouri Administrative District Council (ADC) looked at the growing non-union residential restoration sector in St. Louis, they recognized that the union had little market share in residential PCC. Rather than write the sector off, they decided to take action. The ADC representatives collected data and designed a new residential restoration collective bargaining agreement – one that they knew would be competitive – and started cold-calling contractors.

When ATEK Masonry (St. Louis, MO), a major residential PCC contractor, signed the new Residential Restoration Agreement with the ADC on January 2nd, it didn’t just represent an organizing victory – it marked the beginning of a new approach to organizing for BAC in St. Louis.

The ADC did not limit themselves to the residential market. One contractor that bounces between residential and commercial work, Schierhoff Tuckpointing (St. Louis, MO), talked to the ADC and ended up signing the standard St. Louis Collective Bargaining Agreement, and brought more masons into BAC. 8

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ATEK Masonry co-owners Jacob Thompson (pictured on the left) and Terry Humes, signing the Residential PCC Agreement with Eastern Missouri Administrative District Council represented by BAC Local 1 MO President Mike Fox, Sr. on January 2nd. Not pictured, Local 1 MO Field Representative Mark Savage.

Kyle Schierhoff, owner of Schierhoff Tuckpointing, signing the Local 1 MO Collective Bargaining Agreement with Eastern Missouri Administrative District Council represented by BAC Local 1 MO President Mike Fox, Sr. on January 30th.

LOCAL 3 CALIFORNIA

LOCAL 3 MASSACHUSETTS/MAIN/ NEW HAMPSHIRE/RHODE ISLAND

BAC Members Participate in Construction Organizing Membership Education Training (COMET)

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he Union is undertaking a number of organizing initiatives, including Construction Organizing Membership Education Training (COMET), a program that generates membership support and participation in organizing. Since last year, BAC members throughout the country are participating in COMET sessions to learn how to be more actively involved in their Local/ADCs’ organizing efforts.

COMET is a focused three-hour educational training program delivered to rank and file members. Many BAC Locals/ADCs have recently completed COMET programs (see pictures). More photos will be featured in future BAC Journals.

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LOCAL 4 INDIANA/KENTUCKY

LOCAL 2 BRITISH COLUMBIA

LOCAL 8 SOUTHEAST

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NEWS IN BRIEF

BAC President James Boland Receives the Drum Major for Justice Award

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he 2018 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference, held on January 12-15th in Houston, Texas, marked the 25th year that AFL-CIO has celebrated and observed Dr. King’s legacy.

This year’s conference brought together over 1,100 union brothers and sisters, including a delegation of BAC members.

The conference also announced the winner of the AFL-CIO Drum Major for Justice Award, an award given annually

Representing the BAC, from left, Glenn Head of Local 4 IN/KY, Tony Fernandez of Local 5 OK/ AR/TX, Tim Brown of Local 8 WI, Inniss Layne of Local 1 NY, Glenn Kelly of Local 8 SE, Bernard Griggs of Local 1 PA/DE, Justin Kasperitis of Local 5 OK/AR/TX, Angela Henderson of Local 2 WA, Russel Smith of Local 5 OH, Winall Longdon of Local 1 NY, Dwayne Stewart of Local 21 IL, and David Collins of Local 4 IN/KY.

to the national leader who has dedicated their life to advancing civil rights as workers’ rights. This year BAC President James Boland was honored with this prestigious award.

The BAC delegation, in addition to attending the conference, also joined hundreds of brothers and sisters in the Day of Community Service on January 13th.

Working with a local food pantry, they handed over 100 pounds of food, hygiene, diapers, and cleaning supplies.

BAC Hosts Local/ADC Administrative Staff Conference

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s BAC Local/ADC officers strive to organize more members and contractors and graduate more apprentices, the Local/ADC administrative staff are also working hard to grow our Union. To better enable them to do the work they need to do, the IU hosted an Administrative Staff conference attended by over 40 BAC Local/ADC administrative staff in Washington, D.C. on January 29-31st.

Throughout the three-day meeting, the attendees gained knowledge on the IU data, organizing, and BACWorks, received BAC software training, and learned the function of a variety of IU programs. Attendees expressed their satisfaction with the meeting and gratitude for the opportunity. Tracie Taylor of BAC OhioKentucky Administrative District Council said, “I absolutely loved this training. It’s the first one I’ve ever attended in the almost six years I’ve been with my ADC and would love to have more training sessions like this to expand my knowledge on what goes on with the IU and what we can do to help.”

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Sitting from left, Jill Cullen of Local 4 CA, Tracie Taylor of OH-KY ADC, Kariann Betancourt of Local 1 PA/DE, Heather Karns of Local 3 IA, and Carmen Olivo-Garcia of Local 3 CA; standing from left, Colleen Dunn of Local 2 MI, Becky Gatapia of Local 15 MO/KS/NE, Terri Ruiz of Local 4 CA, Adrienne McCarter of PNW ADC, Cynthia Roth of OH-KY ADC, Veronica Boyce of Local 8 SE, Angelika Swiecka of Local 1 NY, Sheryl Smith of PNW ADC, Merle Schumacher of SD ADC, Bettilyn Clingman of PNW ADC, Denise McKnight of MW ADC, Melissa McClelland of Local 2 MI, Gail Nornhold of Local 5 PA, Diana Rivera of Local 5 OK/AR/TX, Angi Trumbauer of Local 6 IL, Larry Walmsley of Local 7 NY/NJ, Danell Gaudieri of Local 3 NY, Kerry Young of 15 MO/KS/NE, Anna Becerra of Local 5 OK/AR/TX, Amy Dickey of ADC of Eastern MO, Amy Lohman of Local 8 IL, NaVonda Thomas of Local 8 SE, Jennifer Jonson of PNW ADC, Linda Podgorski of Local 1 1 MN/ND, Brittany Riggs of Local 4 IN/KY, Cynthia Castro of Local 1 MD/VA/DC, Maria Morris of Local 1 PA/DE, Danette Kualapai of Local 1 HI, Emma Wheeler of Local 1 MN/ND, Dara Sievert of WI DC, and Brian Meyers of ADC 1 of IL. Not pictured, Nick D’Orazio and Lisa Wysinski of NJ ADC.

APPRENTICES

BAC Apprentices Shine at MCAA Masonry Skills Challenge

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AC apprentices took six out of the nine top placements at the annual MCAA Masonry Skills Challenge during the MCAA Convention at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry held on January 23rd in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A showcase of skills training in the masonry industry, the Masonry Skills Challenge brought together bricklayer

apprentices from across the country to compete in three skill levels: 1st year for those just entering the trade; 2nd year for more experienced newcomers; and 3rd year for those about to enter the workforce as journey-level craftworkers. Each level is given a project to build appropriate to their craft skills. The projects are a complete surprise which means no contes-

Charles Coburn of Local 2 Michigan took third place at the 3rd year level.

Tyler Hack of Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky took third at the 2nd year level.

Michael Patterson of Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky took third place at the 1st year level.

tants are aware of the projects in advance.

After a fierce three-hour competition, BAC apprentice bricklayers swept the 2nd year level with Jonathan Weininger of Local 46 OH winning first place, Joshua Morris of Local 15 MO/KS taking second, and Tyler Hack of Local 4 IN/KY placing third. While in the competition of the 1st year apprentices, Mitch Kittinger of Local 55 OH placed second, followed by Michael Patterson of Local 4 IN/KY in third. And in the 3rd year competition, Charles Coburn of Local 2 MI distinguished himself by placing third.

Jonathan Weininger of Local 46 Ohio took first place at the 2nd year level.

Joshua Morris of Local 15 Missouri/Kansas took second place at the 2nd year level.

Mitch Kittinger of Local 55 Ohio took second place at the 1st year level.

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INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL PENSION FUND

When Should I Apply for International Pension Fund Retirement Benefits?

The Fund office receives many requests from members who wish to apply for pension benefits. The following information summarizes Plan Rules for both the U.S. and Canada Plan participants. Answers to these and other frequently asked questions can be found in the 2016 IPF/ IHF Annual Report and online at www.ipfweb.org.

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ou should apply for benefits (normal or early) at least two months in advance of the date you want your pension benefits to begin. The earliest benefits can be paid is the first day of the following month after IPF has received a completed pension application.

You must complete and submit a pension application for normal, early or disability benefits to the Fund office in order to apply for any IPF plan benefit. To be considered retired, you must separate from employment for the entire month your pension begins.

Disability retirement applicants over age 55 experiencing delays with the Social Security Administration or Canada Pension may apply for IPF early retirement while waiting for government disability approval. You can get application forms for IPF benefits from your Local Union, or by writing to IPF at the address listed on the back cover of the BAC Journal or visiting our website at www.ipfweb.org.

Watch for the IPF Retirement Blueprint As shown on the chart below, hours for the IPF increased by 4/10 of 1% during 2017 as compared to 2016, totaling 54.7 million hours. Further information on the IPF will be provided at the end of April when the Annual Funding Notice which is included with the Spring IPF Retirement Blueprint, will be mailed and sent through the Member Portal.

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he IPF Trustees encourage participants to register for the BAC Member Portal and receive IPF information, including listings of reciprocated or reported hours, and annuity information. Participants will also gain access to the BAC Job Information Network, and access IPF publications, summaries and forms. Later this year members will be able to access their estimated pension. Smartphone and tablet users can also take advantage of applications, on both iOS and Android platforms, and receive all Portal capabilities on their mobile devices.

Get started by registering online now at member. bacweb.org for the BAC Member Portal.

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH FUND

• A success kit full of healthy weight

Real Appeal : Weight Loss That’s Free, A Difference That’s Real ®

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ast October, IHF introduced the Real Appeal® program for BAC members and their adult dependents. Real Appeal® is a free, 52-week online weight loss program, customized to what works for each individual. BAC members can sign up at: bacihf.realappeal.com.

Real Appeal® helps participants lose weight and reduce risk of developing certain diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, based on decades of proven clinical research. Most members lose an average of 10 pounds after completing only four sessions of the program. When members enroll with Real Appeal® they receive: • 52 weeks of access to a Transformation

Coach. Your coach guides you through the program and develops a simple, customized plan that fits your needs, preferences and goals.

• 24/7 access to digital tools and dash-

boards that help you track your food, activity and weight.

management tools including fitness guides, a recipe book (with quick family meal ideas and fast-food eating tips), weight scale and more.

• Support from weekly online group

classes to learn healthy ideas from your coach and other members who share what’s helped them achieve success.

• Since introducing the program,

IHF has enrolled 24 members in the program; 88% of the enrollees had elevated risks of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other related conditions. They have lost at total of 71 pounds. The overall satisfaction rating for participants was 4.78 out of 5.

Real Appeal® is a fun and engaging plan that helps BAC members learn simple steps for a healthier life. Start your transformation today: bacihf. realappeal.com.

MAP

Helping Someone Recover From Opioid Addiction

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ecovering from opioid addiction is not a task for the faint of heart.

Every addict knows the road to recovery is a rollercoaster ride, with ups and downs, and starts and stalls along a steep, slippery track. An addict must overcome enormous emotional and practical hurdles. For instance, addicts often struggle with strong fears of being ridiculed and judged. An addict may lack confidence in the ability to ‘tough out’ detox, worry about paying for treatment and taking care of the family while in treatment. Further, an addict may have lost ties to friends and family along the way, and feel alone. The road to recovery can be so treacherous, in fact, that many never start it.

Relationship is Key

Helen Harris Perlman, a social worker and psychotherapy pioneer, suggested that it is our personal relationship with someone

that ultimately becomes the most powerful catalyst for positive change. Perlman identified relationship as the “heart of helping people” because of its ability to offer encouragement and support. The idea is that despite their minimizing, rationalizing, and denying, on a certain level, every addict recognizes he or she needs help. The goal is to use the positive force of one’s relationship to connect with that part of the person who wants recovery.

Tips for positive use of relationship include emphasizing: • The fact that addiction is a treatable brain disease, not a character flaw.

• The courage it takes to seek help.

• That recovery is not a matter of personal willpower, but requires outside help.

• That there are a variety of treatment options that can be tailored to meet a person’s unique situation and needs, including practical, emotional and financial supports.

• That while starting recovery can be terrifying, it is possible to succeed!

If you know someone suffering from opioid addiction, refer them to the BAC Member Assistance Program (MAP) for free, confidential, professional guidance.

Call MAP toll-free at 1-888-880-8222.

Calls are generally accepted from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST Monday-Friday.

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IMI & IMTEF

St. Louis Job Corps Center Helps Prepare Students for Union Masonry Careers

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t the St. Louis, Missouri Job Corps Center, brick instructor and BAC Local 1 MO member Dale Jennewein is helping to prepare students for the workforce and inspiring them to consider union masonry careers.

“I really enjoy teaching the kids that are excited to go out into the world and become bricklayers,” said Jennewein.

“When the students first come to the center, many don’t know anything about the trade, so it’s a thrill to watch them progress and get to the point where I can set them loose on a project and have them lay out and build a wall with very little direction.”

Job Corps students receive residential education, including both classroom and hands-on instruction. Upon graduation, students can enter a BAC joint apprenticeship training program to continue their training. In St. Louis, students get hands-on experience helping with maintenance and repair efforts around the center.

Last spring, for example, Jennewein guided students through a project to rebuild a storage garage built with 100% masonry – block back-up with brick veneer and glass block windows.

“I’m a success story of the Job Corps program,” said Jennewein. “Before I returned to Job Corps as an instructor, I was a foreman out on job sites running work. When I was invited to come back to teach, I knew if I could get young students today started in their journey the way the program did for me, that it would be rewarding work.”

Like Jennewein, many Job Corps students go on to become BAC members, working out of Locals across the country, including most recently, OH/KY ADC,

Local 1 MD/VA/DC, NJ ADC, Local 3 NY, Local 3 IA, and Local 4 IN/KY. The International Masonry Institute (IMI) operates 30 brick and 7 tile training programs at 32 centers around the U.S., employing BAC members and instructors.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, Job Corps is a free program that helps eligible 16-24-year-olds build careers and independence. The program offers a viable pathway to a career in the trades. For more information on IMI Job Corps programs, visit imtef.org/job-corps-program.

The St. Louis, Missouri Job Corps center attracts students near and far, including, in Jennewein’s current class, Illinois and South Carolina.

Back, from left: Terrell Kilbert, Zuric Dixon, Lars Speaker, Hunter Basham, Robert Thompson, Demontay’e Perkins, Ja’Von Williams, James Bryant, Derrick Colbert, and Keiveion Robinson.

Front, from left: Iziah Johnson, Tamija Dobson, Dale Jennewein, Andre Marble, Deonta Russell (kneeling), and Jordan Johnson (foreground).

New Foreman Training Certification Offers Additional Career Opportunities for BAC Members

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nternational Masonry Training and Education Foundation’s (IMTEF) new Supervisor Certification Program (SCP) is designed to train highly skilled, confident, and effective supervisors and foreman for the union masonry industry. The updated program includes the Center for Construction Research and Training’s (CPWR) Foundation for Safety Leadership course, which educates foremen on how to effectively carry out safety policies, practices, and procedures on jobsites.

SCP, along with all IMTEF’s training programs, helps to create additional

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career opportunities for BAC members while making union contractors more competitive.

“The course made me more aware and conscious of my duties and role as a foreman,” said Daniel Maffei, Local 3 CA. “It showed me that there’s more than one way to get a problem solved, and that your attitude is everything. As a foreman, you’re the mediator between the worker, employer, and customer.”

“What I took away from [SCP] is how to be a leader, to remember to think before I speak, and how to motivate my crew,” said Matthew Abuan, Local 3 CA.

Open to new and existing foremen, SCP requires successful completion of 16 instructional hours covering the following skills and competencies: • Role of the Foreman • Masonry Trades Foreman • Interpersonal Skills • Labor-Management Relations • Planning and Scheduling • Productivity • Quality To inquire about availability of SCP/Foremen Training, contact your Training Center or Local Union/ADC representative.

BAC Craftworkers, Designers Team Up for Intensive Design-Build Challenge at Masonry Camp

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asonry Camp gives architects, engineers, and BAC craftworkers a unique opportunity to learn side-by-side and collaborate on a design-build project. Forty young designers and BAC members from around the country attended Masonry Camp in the fall of 2017 at the BAC/IMI National Training Center in Bowie, Maryland.

Held annually, the weeklong educational program is designed to give participants an advanced understanding of how to design, build, and innovate with masonry, while improving communication between designers and craftworkers. This year’s participants formed 7 multi-disciplinary teams that worked together to design and build an element of a community health center.

“It’s nice to get the bricklayers… and architects together working on the same project,” said Douglas Johnson, BAC Local 1 CT. “It really helps bridge the gap that we sometimes see in the field between the design project and the construction project, and shows each of us the other side of the spectrum. We’re having a great time. I’ve got the best team.”

Before working on their design-build project, Masonry Camp participants benefited from hands-on and classroom instruction by IMI and IMTEF staff,

The Blue Team by their finished project, incorporating the experience of a river into their design.

From left to right: Michael Pogorzelksi, bricklayer, Local 8 WI; Matthew Mallow, tile setter, Local 21 IL; Ilyssa Kaserman, Epstein; Emily Thompson, BNIM Architects; Matthew Hopkins, bricklayer, Local 1 MN; and Gregory Joynt, Kaestle Boos Associates.

Masonry Camp 2017 participants and IMI/IMTEF instructors outside the BAC/IMI National Training Center.

Douglas Johnson, bricklayer, BAC Local 1 CT (right) helps teammate Jessica Fair, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, lay brick.

Masonry Camp teams presented their community health center solutions to a panel of experts, including Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers, left, and BAC President James Boland. Pictured, they offer feedback on the Yellow Team’s design-build.

including Bob Arnold, National Director of Apprenticeship and Training and Maria Viteri, National Director of Sustainability and Program Development. Opening keynote speaker Frano Violich, FAIA, co-founding Principal at KVA MATx, who has worked on many influential brick projects – including the University of Pennsylvania’s new Law School building, which Local 1 PA/DE members helped build – challenged participants to think about how materials can impact design.

At the end of the week, Masonry Camp participants presented their concepts to a panel of experts, led by BAC President James Boland and Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers, who oversees the preservation and maintenance of the historic buildings, monuments, structures, and grounds of Capitol Hill.

“I think programs like this are vital not only to our trade, but the industry itself,” said Andy Yax, Local 2 MI. “The impression it made on the architects is a step in the right direction in bringing masonry to the forefront of sustainable and lasting building design. Getting a glimpse into the design process was an informative endeavor, and I think the hands-on experience that the architects had helped show that it takes in-depth training and a commitment to excellence – which BAC-IMI excels at – to bring their ideas and designs to life.”

Masonry Camp will return to the BAC/IMI National Training Center in Bowie, Maryland in December 2018.

To learn more about the program, visit imiweb.org/masonry-camp.

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LEGISLATIVE & POLITICAL

Investing in Our School Facilities = Investing Our Future

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ongress is considering legislation to invest in our nation’s school infrastructure. Bills have been introduced in the House and the Senate to address this growing need. H.R.2475, Rebuild America’s School Act of 2017, was introduced by U.S. Representative Robert C. Bobby Scott (D-VA). The bill has 113 cosponsors as this Journal goes to print. A companion bill, S. 1674, School Improvement Act of 2017, was introduced in the Senate by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI). These bills provide for over $100 billion in federal grants and school construction bonds to help build and renovate schools. If enacted, the bill is estimated to create 1.8 million jobs, and many of those jobs will go to BAC members.

BAC is making efforts to gain more support for this legislation. Recently BAC worked with the sponsors to get signatures from Members of Congress on letters to President Trump urging him to include school construction in any comprehensive infrastructure proposal.

The letters were sent on January 17th with 154 signatures of Members of Congress and 25 signatures of Senators.

Significantly, the Senate letter included the signature of Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), making it a bipartisan effort.

School facilities represent the second largest sector of public infrastructure

BAC President James Boland, right, discussing school construction job opportunities with U.S. Representative Robert C. Bobby Scott (D-VA).

spending after highways. According to the State of Our Schools report, school districts should be spending at least $77 billion per year to ensure healthy, safe, and efficient facilities and an additional

K–12 Facilities Account for About One-Quarter of State and Local Infrastructure Investments Percent of total state and local capital outlay, 1995–2012 10%

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Natural Resources

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Highways

Solid Waste

Public Safety

Utilities

Source: U.S. Census of Governments, State and Local Government F-13 Fiscal Survey, FY 1995–2012, omitting 1997,2001, 2003

$10 billion a year to meet 80% of the projected enrollment growth.

Traditionally, school construction is funded by local governments through property taxes and bonding authority.

Certain state governments also provide funding, but the amounts vary widely.

Right now, the need to invest in our schools is more urgent than ever. The 2016 State of Our Schools Report concluded that we underfund capital investments in our school buildings by $38 billion a year. On November 9, 2016, at a victory rally in New York City, President Trump said, “We are going to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals … and we will put millions of our people to work as we rebuild it.” Now it is the time to act.

U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi Supports Good Jobs in the Building Trades

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.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY) visited BAC Local 1 New York bricklayers on the jobsite of RitzCarlton Residences in New York City on December 11th, 2017. During the visit, he met with Local 1 NY officers and members, praised the quality work BAC members are doing, and tried his hand at laying brick with Local 1 members.

Suozzi said that young people should consider a career in the building trades. “When you enter trades like this, you get the skills needed to make a decent living, start a family, buy a house, and live the American dream.”

“I loved working with the bricklayers today. They work hard, get paid a decent wage and care about what they do. We need more jobs like these – good jobs at good wages!” Suozzi added.

From left, Local 1 NY bricklayers Jose Machado, and Garth Edwards, Secretary-Treasurer Jack Argila, President Jerry Sullivan, Jr., U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY), and Local 1 NY bricklayers Ralph Leggio and Kevin Green.

U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY) buttering a head joint under the watchful eye of Local 1 NY foreman Ralph Leggio of Giaquinto Masonry.

Are You Ready to Vote in 2018 Midterm Elections?

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f you need to register to vote, visit vote.gov. Depending on your state’s voter registration rules, the site can help you register online. Online registration is available for 37 states plus the District of Columbia. It can also give you guidance for states and territories with different registration procedures.

If you have already registered to vote, visit usa.gov to explore voting and election resources, including: • Voting on Election Day (usa.gov/election-day). This page provides voters information on state and local election dates, polling locations, and how to report a problem with a voting machine at a polling station.

• Voter ID requirements (usa.gov/voter-id). This page helps voters find out if they need to bring their IDs to vote and their state voter ID requirements.

If you have any questions about the upcoming midterm elections, please contact BAC Political Department at 202-783-3788.

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SAFETY & HEALTH

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Stiffer Silica Rule

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ust before Christmas last year, the working people of the United States received a gift in the form of a decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. On December 22, 2017, the D.C. Circuit Court issued a unanimous decision rejecting an effort by employers to weaken or even repeal the Silica Rule that was promulgated by the Obama Administration in March of 2016.

This means that the new Silica Rule remains in effect for the construction industry and all contractors must be sure to comply with the new strict Rule.

BAC has been working hard for years to push for a new Silica Rule. And all along the way, BAC members have had to fight against industry groups and Republicans in Congress who tried to argue that this Rule, which literally saves our member’s lives, would place too big a burden on employers.

In fact, many of our best employers have been taking the steps to reduce exposure to silica for years. Yet, the fight went on – through the Regulatory Process at the Department of Labor, through Congressional Hearings and legislative efforts to repeal the Rule, and now through the Courts. This decision by the federal appeals court gets us one step closer to the finish line.

BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano said, “The Circuit Court’s decision strongly rejected the arguments made by employers and, although there is a chance that there will be an effort to get

Demonstration at the BAC/IMI International Training Center of a masonry saw with integrated dust collection from IQ Power Tools. This is an example of masonry equipment designed to help eliminate silica dust and meet the OSHA Silica Standard when properly implemented.

the Supreme Court to review the decision, that seems unlikely.” He added, “Another issue we need to keep an eye on is how the so-called state-plan states do in enforcing the new silica standard.”

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be enforcing the Silica Rule in 29 states, the other 21 states are called state-plan states.

In those states, state agencies enforce workplace health and safety laws. These states are required to issue standards that are “at least as effective” as the federal regulations.

NEWS IN BRIEF

National Child Identification Program

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eaming up with the National Child Identification Program, BAC provides free Child ID Kits to members in the U.S. and Canada. The Child ID Kit allows parents, grandparents or family members to collect specific information by easily recording the physical characteristics and fingerprints of their children on identification cards that are then kept at home by the parent or guardian. If ever needed, it will give authorities vital information to assist their efforts to locate a missing child.

The IU has mailed out Child ID Kits with the latest information to all Locals/ ADCs. Please contact your Local/ADC if you would like to receive one.

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Federal regulations give the states six months to issue their own standard. It appeared that certain states might drag their feet on this.

Maryland, in particular, appeared to be a problem. To prevent this, the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) filed an Administrative Complaint with the federal OSHA regarding Maryland’s noncompliance. The complaint received significant coverage in the press, and it now appears that Maryland will do the right thing.

“We must continue to fight for our rights, but we can be proud of what we have accomplished so far,” Scarano added.

Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) Help Save Lives of Construction Workers

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undreds of thousands of construction workers unwittingly put themselves at risk while working on Department of Energy (DOE) or Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) nuclear sites involved in nuclear weapons research or production.

Although safety and health precautions are greatly improved since the Cold War, today’s workers can still encounter hazardous materials in dust and residue and during demolition and remediation work. Workers on these sites were (and are) exposed to hazards such as radiation, asbestos, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, lead, silica, and solvents that can cause

Covered Sites

Piqua

Brush Luckey

Mound

Battelle Labs – King Ave & West Jefferson

GE Evendale

Extrusion Plant (Reactive Metals Inc. – Ashtabula)

Fernald

Hanford Albany Research Center

Shippingport Atomic Power Plant

Adrian Facility (Bridgeport Brass)

West Valley Demonstration Project

Argonne National Lab Idaho National Lab

Brookhaven National Lab

Weldon Spring

Yucca Mountain

Rocky Flats

Mallinckrodt

National Energy Technology Laboratory

Kansas City Plant

De Soto Ave Facility Downy Facility Area IV, Santa Susana Field Lab Canoga Ave Facility

Paducah GDP

Portsmouth GDP Oak Ridge

Huntington Pilot Plant

Savannah River Site Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Pinellas Amchitka

Did you work construction at a Department of Energy (DOE/AEC) site?

If yes, call 1-800-866-9663 to enroll

Work history interview

BTMed exam

Medical results sent to you

cancers and other serious health problems, even those which are fatal.

Those who performed work on DOE or AEC nuclear sites are eligible to receive free medical screenings through the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed). The screening program helps identify workers’ job-related health problems that may have gone untreated or undiagnosed in the years since the hazardous exposures occurred.

A national network of BTMed outreach offices across the country covers screenings for DOE/AEC sites (see map).

The BTMed program is entirely voluntary and without cost for BAC members.

It is coordinated by CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training and supported by North America’s Building Trades Unions. Participation will not only benefit participants themselves, but future workers by helping to identify trends in groupings of information that may be important to their health and well-being.

Since DOE began funding the program in 1996, over 28,000 workers have enrolled in BTMed program.

How Free Screening Program Works

The BTMed program consists of three steps in this order: participation agreement, a work history interview and a medical exam. In step one, workers who are interested should call 1-800-866-9663 to enroll. In step two, a specially-trained worker conducts a work history interview to determine what exposures to hazardous material(s) the worker may have had.

In step three, the worker receives a free medical screening examination to test for illnesses that may have resulted from exposure risks, as well as other health problems. Following the exam, the worker receives a letter indicating any medical findings and which of those findings could be work related. If a compensable illness is discovered, the worker may file a claim with the Department of Labor under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. More information on the EEOICPA can be found at: www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/.

BAC members who have worked at one of the covered DOE/AEC sites listed on the map, please visit www.btmed.org or contact BTMed at 1-800-866-9663.

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SPORTING LIFE

Sporting Life On the job, BAC members give their all to sustain BAC’s proud traditions of craft, skill and productivity, or to coin our slogan, by excelling as “the best hands in the business.” Off the job, members bring the same enthusiasm and gusto to their varied hobbies and sporting pursuits, as illustrated in this year’s “Sporting Life” feature.

If you or your family would like to be featured in the next “Sporting Life,” please send your photos to: BAC Journal, 620 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004 or email them to: askbac@bacweb.org.

LOCAL 1 PENNSYLVANIA/DELAWARE

John Tedrick, a PCC journeyperson of Local 1 PA/ DE, loves working on scaffolds. In his spare time, his passion turns to rock climbing, which he attacks with the same precision.

BAC Local 1 PA/DE member Thomas Formisano caught two 43-inch and 37-inch stripers in Salem, New Jersey.

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LOCAL 21 ILLINOIS

BAC Local 21 Illinois bricklayer Robert Gurskis, a.k.a. Bob G, has been a BAC member for 40 years and a skydiver for 32. Pictured above, Brother Gurskis in his landing, left, and a formation of 15 skydivers with him in the white jumpsuit.

Local 21 Illinois retiree Greg Guilbeau caught a yellowfin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico.

Steve Jin of BAC Local 21 Illinois caught a north pike on Basswood Lake in Ely, Minnesota.

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LOCAL 3 IOWA

LOCAL 8 SOUTHEAST

BAC Local 3 Iowa President Jeff Smith’s son, Julian Lucas Charles Smith, was chosen by Union Sportsmen’s Alliance to go on a hunt in Wyoming. He bagged an antelope on this trip.

LOCAL 9 PENNSYLVANIA

Wesley Payne, member of Local 8 SE, wins Remington 783 rifle at Union Sportsmen’s Alliance dinner in Billoxi, Mississippi.

LOCAL 1 NEW YORK

At age 82, Local 9 Pennsylvania 60-year member Sergio Lazzaris said that he didn’t expect to bag this buck in an extended bow season in Jefferson Hills, PA.

LOCAL 7 KENTUCKY

Bennie Patton of BAC Local 7 Kentucky caught this 5¾-lb smallmouth bass on the Cumberland river, which took first place in a big bass tournament.

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Danny Jadduroy of BAC Local 1 NY has been jogging for over 20 years. When he is not working, he enjoys running half marathons in Manhattan and jogging on the weekends with his jogging team in Forest Hills, Queens, NY. Brother Jadduroy is pictured completing a half marathon in New York City.

CANADA

BAC Members Certified in Brokk Equipment Operation

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AC Local 2 British Columbia has been relentlessly supporting members in receiving safety and specialized skills training. The Local’s existing health and safety programs include industrial oriented confined space, fall protection H2S Alive, and Basic Oil Sands/Petroleum industry safety training.

They have recently added a specialized machinery operation training program, with its first course in the Safety and

Operation of Brokk equipment, delivered

by BAC signatory contractor Cheeseman’s Concrete Removal Ltd., on December 14-15th, 2017.

Eight BAC bricklayers – Dan Yarwood, Roel Orasa, Ken Chaffer, Jan Hardecki, Ira Maheu, Kosta Thanos, Lee Dunn and Mike Barisoff – successfully completed the two-day training, and received their official Brock certificates.

The training provided them with real-

BAC Local 2 BC members in training. From left, Balfour Cheeseman, President of Cheeseman’s Concrete Removal Ltd., and BAC Local 2 BC members Dan Yarwood and Roel Orasa.

Membres de la section locale 2 du BAC Colombie-Britannique en formation. De gauche à droite, Balfour Cheeseman, Président de Cheeseman’s Concrete Removal Ltd., et Dan Yarwood et Roel Orasa membres de la section locale 2 du BAC Colombie-Britannique.

time, hands-on experience operating Brokk machines.

“With a high demand of remotecontrolled demolition machines like Brokk equipment, there is a shortage of trained and certified Brokk operators in the industry,” said BAC Local 2 President Geoff Higginson, who spearheaded this training program. “This training is beneficial as it gives operators a better understanding of the complexities of the machines. With the main objective of keeping operators and surrounding parties safe, it increases the efficiency and productivity of machine operators.”

Balfour Cheeseman, President of Cheeseman’s Concrete Removal Ltd., agrees. “Safety and productivity are compromised when you have an inexperienced operator running this type of equipment. Trained operators and the Brokk machine should go hand in hand.

You can’t have one without the other.”

“Another benefit of having trained and certified Brokk operators is that other companies can feel confident that there is now a group of knowledgeable Brokk operators that they can potentially employ, should they require a Brokk on their projects,” Cheeseman added.

Membres BAC Accrédités pour le Fonctionnement d’Equipement Brokk

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a section locale 2 du BAC Colombie-Britannique travaille avec détermination et appuie ses membres pour qu’ils reçoivent des formations en sécurité et compétences spécialisées. Les programmes actuels de santé et sécurité au travail comprennent des volets sur le travail dans des environnement industriels en espace clos, la protection antichute, l’H2S Alive, et la sécurité dans l’industrie pétrolière et des sables bitumineux.

Dernièrement, un programme de formation sur l’utilisation de machinerie spécialisée a été ajouté, et le premier cours sur l’utilisation et le fonctionnement sécuritaire des équipements Brokk a été donné par Cheeseman’s Concrete Removal Ltd., entrepreneur signataire du BAC, le 14 et 15 décembre 2017.

Huit maçons membres du BAC– Dan Yarwood, Roel Orasa, Ken Chaffer,

Jan Hardecki, Ira Maheu, Kosta Thanos, Lee Dunn et Mike Barisoff – ont complété avec succès la formation de deux jours et ont reçu leur certificat officiel de Brokk. La formation consistait en une expérience pratique et en temps réel sur des machines Brokk. « Avec un usage de plus en plus important d’engins de démolition contrôlés à distance comme ceux de Brokk, on assiste à une pénurie dans l’industrie d’opérateurs formés et accrédités par Brokk, » a dit le président de BAC Local 2, M.Geoff Higginson, qui a fait de ce programme de formation un point de force. « Ce programme est avantageux puisqu’il donne aux opérateurs une meilleure compréhension de la complexité de la machine. L’objectif principal de ce programme est de préserver la sécurité

des opérateurs et des environs, et cela augmente l’efficacité et la productivité des opérateurs. » Balfour Cheeseman, Président de la Cheeseman’s Concrete Removal Ltd., confirme. « La sécurité et la productivité sont compromises lorsque des opérateurs inexpérimentés utilisent ce genre d’équipement. Les engins Brokk et des opérateurs ayant reçu la formation adéquate devraient aller de pairs. Vous ne pouvez avoir les uns sans les autres. » « Un autre avantage à avoir des opérateurs formés et accrédités par Brokk est que les autres compagnies peuvent être rassurées par le fait qu’il existe maintenant un groupe d’opérateurs Brokk compétents auquel ils peuvent avoir recours, si jamais ils avaient besoin de machinerie Brokk pour leurs projets, » a ajouté Cheeseman.

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Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois BAC Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois (ADC 1 of IL) hosted a service award ceremony for 50-year and 40-year members on November 5, 2017.

Front row from left, Gold Card members Charles Sims, Odell Alexander, James Piske, Ernest Heide, Jose Barrera, and Thomas Livingston, IU President James Boland, Gold Card members Clifton McKennie, and Ralf Merkau; back row from left, Local 56 IL President Doug Johnston, PCC Director Hector Arellano, Gold Card members Patrick Hyland, Martin McCloud, James Everts, and Robert Schwier, Local 21 IL President Mike Erdenberger, ADC 1 of IL Secretary-Treasurer Mike Lowery, ADC 1 of IL President Jim Allen, and TMT Director Bill Breheny.

Front row from left, 40-year members Alessandro Aurelio, John O’Birek, Sabino Martinez, William Gray, Michael Papp, Antonio Radosta, and Julio Cruz, IU President James Boland, and 40-year member Greg Posch; back row from left, 40-year members Gary Wittenberg, Russell Kieres, Amedeo Lamberti, Arnold Kalnins, William Novak, James Wieder, Sr., and James Conroy, Local 56 President Douglas Johnston, 40-year members Thomas Dencker and Steve Lifka, PCC Director Hector Arellano, 40-year members Robert Grabill, Frank Bavaro, Jr., and John Daniels, Local 21 President Mike Erdenberger, ADC 1 of IL Secretary-Treasurer Michael Lowery, ADC 1 of IL President Jim Allen, and TMT Director Bill Breheny.

Local 1 New York

Gold Card member Thomas P Serra, center, receives his service award from Local 1 NY Field Representatives Dave Williams, left, and Mike Clifford.

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Local 9 West Virginia From left, Local 9 WV Vice President Larry Rogers, Gold Card member Thomas (Tommy) Jackson Jr., and Field Representative of Locals 5, 6, and 9 WV Stephen Ruble.

Local 1 Alberta

Gold Card member Iztok Ambrozic, right, receives his service award from Local 1 Alberta Business Manager Alan Ramsay. Not pictured is Gold Card member David Richardson.

Forty-year member Marvin Strangway, left, receives his service award from Local 1 Alberta President Rick Bliemel.

From left, 25-year members Mike Kover and Wayne Hodgson, 40-year members Ivan Hubens and Ejnar Nissen, 25-year member Russell Fehler, and Gold Card member Gary Oster. Not pictured is 25-year member Ivan Doucet.

Local 1 Nova Scotia

BAC Local 1 NS 40-year member Michael Rafuse, left, receives his service award from Local 1 NS Secretary-Treasurer Stephen Conrad.

BAC Local 1 NS 40-year member Rick Macleod, left, receives his service award from Local 1 NS Chapter Chair of Cape Breton Island Chris Deleskie.

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Local 2 Washington/ Idaho/Montana From left, Local 2 WA/ID/MT SecretaryTreasurer Benny Wright, Gold Card members Galen Smith and Laird Donaldson, and Director of Pacific Northwest Administrative District Council and Local 2 WA/ID/MT President Tim Thompson.

From left, Local 2 WA/ID/MT Secretary-Treasurer Benny Wright, 40-year members Timothy Barker, John Bode, Michael Locke, and Timothy Peterson, and Director of Pacific Northwest Administrative District Council and Local 2 WA/ID/MT President Tim Thompson.

Front row from left, Local 2 WA/ID/MT Secretary-Treasurer Benny Wright, 25-year members Larry Corbett, Brian Almquist, Richard Barker, Donald Fink, Larry Shultz; back row from left: 25-year members Shane Riff, John Urban, and Director of Pacific Northwest Administrative District Council and Local 2 WA/ID/MT President Tim Thompson.

Wisconsin District Council

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Local 34 Wisconsin

Local 1 Wisconsin

From left, Local 7 WI Field Representative Tobin Boyle, Secretary-Treasurer Mike Williams, Gold Card member Richard Granberg, and Vice President Trevor Burns.

Gold Card member Larry Schara, right, receives his service award from Local 34 President Dave White.

From left, Local 1 WI 40-year member Richard Conrad, Financial Secretary Steve Mydy, 25-year members Glen Bass, Kevin Wolfe, Mark Shepardson, and President Vic Czajka.

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IN MEMORIAM

J

oseph Edward Stewart, retired IU Craft Vice President and former President of BAC Local 9 Pennsylvania, passed away on December 30, 2017, at age 80.

Brother Stewart joined the Union in 1963, served as Business Manager and Financial Secretary of then BAC Local 33 PA from July 1988 to December 1994. After Local 33 PA merged with Local 9 PA, he served as President of Local 9 PA from January 1995 through August 1996. He served as IU Craft Vice President for Masonry Restoration/Pointing/Cleaning/

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Joseph Edward Stewart Caulking from September 1996 to his retirement on March 1st, 2004.

A true “union man,” Brother Stewart was dedicated to serving his community and sharing his unwavering belief that every person had a right to dignity and a fair shake at life. “He had a fundamental respect for all people,” said Beth, daughter of Brother Stewart. “He couldn’t believe or understand or forgive those who occupied a place of privilege – whether by birth or through their own success – and did not use their position to better the lives of others.”

“He grew up in poverty, yet his hard work and dedication led him to become

a Business Agent, then President of the Local,” said Beth. “Those of you who knew my father know he was a man of strong convictions, who always stood up for what he believed was right; and what mattered was not where you came from or what you have done before, but where you would go and what you would do.”

David “Bucky” Donkin Sr.

avid “Bucky” Donkin Sr., retired President of Local 9 Pennsylvania, passed away on February 15th, at age 60.

Brother Donkin was a 40-year member of BAC, and during the first half of his career as a bricklayer, he rose to become one of the most respected masonry superintendents in the Northeast. After building an indelible legacy in brick and stone, he heeded the call to assist his union, and served as an officer of Local 9 PA for over 20 years.

Beginning in December 1999, he led the Local as President for 17 years, and oversaw its development into a unified force for trowel trades in Western Pennsylvania.

Among other highlights, he bargained a landmark 10-year collective bargaining agreement that brought stability to the industry through the Great Recession, modernized the Local’s apprenticeship and training program, and spearheaded the purchase of the Local’s sprawling union hall and training facility – a bold acquisition that continues to bear fruit for Local 9 PA to this day.

Brother Donkin also served the International Union for nearly two decades as IU Regional Vice President on

The BAC Executive Council honored late Brother Bucky Donkin at its March meeting, where Brother Donkin’s sons Dan and David Jr. accepted their father’s retirement certificate on behalf of him. From left, BAC Executive Vice Presidents Carlos Aquin and Gerard Scarano, Dan, David Jr., and BAC Secretary-Treasurer Tim Driscoll.

the Executive Council, and for many years was a member of the select IU Audit Committee. He retired in January, after assuring a smooth transition of leadership to his longtime friend and Executive Vice President Norm Ringer.

As important as Brother Donkin’s union service was to him, his heart and soul were dedicated to his loving family.

His wife Jackie, his sons David Jr and Dan, and more recently, his seven grandchildren, were the light of his life, and he was always quick to share pictures of them.

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IN MEMORIAM

November Death Benefit Claims for November 2017 Total Amount Paid Total Union Labor Life Claims Total Death Benefits Total Number of Claims Average Age Average Years of Membership

$205,700.00 $2,000.00 $203,700.00 119 81.37 52.79

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

Adlesic, Ralph J. - 07, OH Antalek, John S. - 09, PA Antonicelli, Philip F. - 03, NY Audelo, Ruben M. - 03, CA Balitzky, Ronald L. - 02, MI Bennett, Harold E. - 05, NJ/DE/PA Black, Coel - 04, NJ Blankenship, Frederick A. - 03, IA Bliss, Jr., Frank L. - 02, MI Boykins, Luther L. - 15, MO/KS/NE Browning, Jewell W. - 04, IN/KY Burnett, Sr., Harold L. - 05, NJ Busker, Gerhard J. - 02, NY/VT Cappelletty, Alfred C. - 03, OH Carbon, Sr., John J. - 08, OH Carbone, Steve G. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Carrozza, Gerard A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Chapman, III, Thomas - 05, OH Ciambella, John - 01, PA/DE Cook, Matt R. - 08, SE Curry, Kenneth J. - 03, IA DeDonato, Sr., Joseph A. - 01, CT Delbalso, Joseph - 36, OH Demarco, Andrew V. - 03, NY DiCosola, Frank J. - 21, IL DiDomenico, Alfred - 01, NY DiGenova, Nunzio - 04, CA Dotson, Eugene - 05, OK/AR/TX Drake, Edward L. - 02, MI Emslie, Robert C. - 01, NY Fantin, Aldo - 02, MI Fenhoff, Elwood J. - 18, OH/KY Fleck, Peter L. - 03, WI Ford, John D. - 01, NY Gain, John L. - 08, IL Garcia, Juan M. - 01, NY Garske, Lawrence A. - 04, CA Gibbons, Thomas G. - 08, WI Gulyas, John - 05, OH Haddock, Michael - 36, OH Harrison, Charles L. - 05, NJ/DE/PA Hoffman, Robert J. - 04, IN/KY Horrill, Bruce - 01, ON Hufford, Ellis M. - 05, PA Hughes, Roy J. - 03, NY Johnson, Richard A. - 09, PA Jordan, Bernard J. - 03, CA Kell, Sr., Stanley L. - 08, OH Lancaster, Russell E. - 02, MI Lancione, Michael - 01, NY LeBeuf, Joseph R. - 02, BC Leto, Ernesto N. - 01, NY Lewis, Sr., Robert I. - 04, IN/KY Liedke, Earl H. - 07, CN Lounsbury, Jeffrey - 02, NY/VT Mancl, Gordon H. - 02, WA/ID/MT Marinello, Alexander - 04, CA Massino, Henry J. - 01, NY Mayer, Frank X. - 04, CA McGuire, Thomas B. - 04, NJ McSweeney, Ralph S. - 05, OK/AR/TX McWhorter, Owen L. - 06, IL Meyer, Gerald L. - 01, MO Miller, Charles H. - 03, AZ/NM Mitchell, Sr., Lonnie M. - 18, OH/KY Monteiro, Joao C. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Mula, Albert D. - 09, PA

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98 92 89 54 84 85 75 60 89 98 78 80 88 81 90 67 74 82 87 39 72 88 89 85 87 83 95 76 81 55 90 94 75 86 80 67 100 90 91 102 77 86 85 86 81 88 96 92 81 90 81 79 82 79 54 88 91 97 83 88 100 84 77 77 68 87 96

78 55 56 16 61 58 47 40 61 59 52 52 51 65 62 28 55 55 58 16 49 39 54 59 56 64 56 59 33 5 63 65 24 67 59 44 68 67 60 66 50 66 67 59 54 69 69 71 60 57 64 56 60 53 5 58 63 70 56 60 71 65 52 26 26 48 66

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

Navarino, Salvatore - 01, NY Nowlan, Jacques - 08, NB Olenick, Michael P. - 11, WV Osborne, Clifford J. - 07, CO/WY Palumbo, Amedeo - 01, PA/DE Papenhagen, Gail N. - 03, OH Pigman, Gary T. - 05, OH Polesel, Luciano - 02, ON Popkes, Berdell E. - 01, SD Potter, Hugh S. - 08, OH Prince, Ernest A. - 02, MI Prince, Richard F. - 08, WI Puglisi, John J. - 03, NY Rankin, Norman E. - 08, IL Rasmussen, Viggo E. - 02, BC Rios, Jose L. - 04, CA Rosa, Michael K. - 01, HI Rossi, Sr., Frank J. - 09, PA Russell, James F. - 08, IL Rygg, Charles O. - 01, MN/ND Santos, Russell C. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Schulz, Werner K. - 08, WI Siddoway, Ty D. - 01, UT Simeone, Isidoro J. - 05, NJ/DE/PA Skinner, Harry L. - 04, IN/KY Smith, Homer L. - 04, IN/KY Snavely, John P. - 05, OH Sonagere, Hugo M. - 07, NY/NJ Spence, Wayne R. - 02, MI Stabolepszy, Charles R. - 05, PA Surman, Edward F. - 05, OH Swietlik, Jerome P. - 21, IL Sylvester, Fanelli A. - 01, NY Thompson, James A. - 18, OH/KY Tilelli, Ralph A. - 01, NY Tusa, Anthony J. - 01, NY Tuttle, Edward R. - 01, UT Ulfsrud, John W. - 21, IL Vawter, Gerald S. - 08, IL Venditti, Sr., George - 02, NY/VT Viola , Rocco - 01, NY Whalen, Robert J. - 03, NY Whited, Jackie R. - 08, SE Williams, Rodney L. - 08, IL Wojcik, Henry F. - 02, MI Wolff, Gerald W. - 08, WI Wollgramm, Eckhard - 02, WA/ID/MT Woscek, William M. - 09, PA Yaklin, Jon M. - 02, MI Yount, Arnold R. - 01, MO Zappia, Domenick - 01, NY Zefferino, Lorenzo - 01, NY

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YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

73 69 89 82 93 74 77 82 85 83 80 83 87 80 87 77 27 92 87 79 81 87 59 82 89 78 85 88 69 84 93 74 88 87 77 85 80 94 86 87 79 73 69 67 91 86 86 84 33 73 89 92

21 45 69 64 49 48 56 60 63 55 49 39 64 64 52 48 1 68 69 60 64 60 1 49 66 18 67 29 47 61 70 39 62 66 60 62 49 69 63 54 48 53 10 42 55 62 62 58 1 46 69 46

December Death Benefit Claims for December 2017 Total Amount Paid Total Union Labor Life Claims Total Death Benefits Total Number of Claims Average Age Average Years of Membership

$105,000.00 $1,000.00 $104,000.00 64 82.63 53.16

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

Allen, George C. - 15, MO/KS/NE Arnold, Robert O. - 05, OH Ashe, Joseph J. - 13, WI Aulph, Edgar H. - 02, MI Babcock, David L. - 04, IN/KY Bannister, Sr., Paul W. - 02, NY/VT Bellman, Ronald L. - 02, MI Bleiler, Woodrow - 05, PA Bogle, Marion L. - 08, SE Brown, Shane K. - 01, HI Carletta, Angelo - 02, NY/VT

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YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

89 85 76 86 60 72 75 90 98 57 85

68 60 55 68 40 15 50 69 70 29 61

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MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

Carlson, Gustav L. - 21, IL Chiarot, Luciano - 07, CN Clark, Timothy D. - 04, CA Cline, Jr., Berlin - 09, WV Cochran, Frontis E. - 08, SE Cosher, Daniel T. - 21, IL Costanza, George R. - 03, NY Crane, Charles H. - 01, NL Dahl, Paul F. - 02, MI DeBell, Willis F. - 03, NY Doaks, Sr., Calvin T. - 09, PA Duke, David A. - 07, OH Dummermuth, Donald G. - 01, SD Edmonson, James B. - 09, PA Fostvedt, Dale E. - 07, CO/WY Groves, Johnny D. - 05, OK/AR/TX Haase, John T. - 03, IA Hefel, Eugene J. - 03, IA Irvine, George E. - 08, NB Jones, Max R. - 03, CA Jostock, Dennis J. - 01, MN/ND Kentel, Jack - 12, ON Kepley, Jr., William J. - 05, NJ/DE/PA Kovacich, Robert M. - 01, MO Lee, Earl C. - 01, MN/ND Leonard, Benefetto M. - 21, IL Lievrouw, Dale F. - 07, CO/WY Lippard, Todd M. - 04, IN/KY Mannion, Terrance P. - 01, MO Marcon, Louis L. - 02, MI Midun, Ennio F. - 08, NB Mitkus, Ted L. - 21, IL Morgan, James D. - 01, MO Napoli, Charles S. - 01, CT Olsen, Ronald J. - 21, IL Page, Darrell D. - 15, MO/KS/NE Rakiewicz, Sr., Paul A. - 21, IL Rubincine, Joseph F. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Schilz, Delbert G. - 07, CO/WY Schobak, John - 05, OH Schrader, Gary L. - 01, OR Sewell, William F. - 02, NY/VT Simpson, Virgil B. - 04, CA Slade, Sr., Lester E. - 02, NY/VT Smith, Thurman C. - 08, SE Stone, Sr., Arnold A. - 02, NY/VT Strasbaugh, Benedict R. - 05, PA Thelen, Jack J. - 08, WI Thompson, George E. - 08, SE Tocchio, John R. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Valenti, Giulio S. - 05, NY Williams, Jimmie L. - 08, SE Wray, Robert J. - 02, NY/VT

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YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

86 83 94 57 92 93 89 70 89 95 96 76 93 92 82 89 87 77 83 80 73 93 83 90 85 90 72 90 73 91 83 87 61 95 79 88 93 85 90 81 75 88 90 91 88 74 78 61 80 74 87 81 63

67 63 45 18 71 67 59 44 60 52 50 28 67 66 25 69 66 54 54 52 31 62 50 67 29 67 48 53 53 66 54 61 39 77 60 62 68 61 62 60 39 71 65 60 56 30 52 27 58 20 61 49 22

January Death Benefit Claims for January 2018 Total Amount Paid Total Union Labor Life Claims Total Death Benefits Total Number of Claims Average Age Average Years of Membership

$172,800.00 $2,000.00 $170,800.00 89 84.33 57.71

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

Amenta, Paul N. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Bell, Thomas W. - 09, PA Benn, Herbert L. - 02, WA/ID/MT Bertinotti, Dominick - 08, IL Beska, Lucien - 05, PA

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YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

81 95 87 78 79

63 62 60 51 46

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BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

Biedka, Frank J. - 09, PA Cabral, Mariano A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Caiozzo, Angelo - 01, NY Childers, William L. - 09, PA Christensen, Neil C. - 04, IN/KY Clemonds, Sr., Arden F. - 01, MO Cogliano, Alexander P. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Colonna, Bernardo - 21, IL Coppola, Giulio A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Cronin, John F. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Densmore, Sr., Thomas G. - 10, OH DePasquale, John J. - 03, NY DiPasquale, Paolo - 01, MD/VA/DC Domina, Richard T. - 21, IL Doud, Wayne - 08, IL Echols, Sr., Ben C. - 02, MI Fenuccio, Joseph A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Finder, Edward R. - 01, MO Flynn, William L. - 21, IL Fortes, Manuel R. - 03, CA Friday, Robert - 09, PA Furlin, Pete - 08, IL Gilbane, Sr., Peter - 01, CT Gottwalt, Thomas M. - 01, MN/ND Guenther, Philip J. - 05, NJ/DE/PA Hanson, Jr., Eben R. - 07, WI Hendricks, Carl W. - 08, SE Hunter, William B. - 03, CA Ienzi, Nicola - 07, CN Johnson, James M. - 04, IN/KY Kirkham, Joseph A. - 08, IL Knoedler, Louis - 01, MD/VA/DC Kraska, Paul E. - 02, MI Krueger, Albert J. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Kruger, Theodore E. - 05, NJ/PA/DE Kuiper, Fred - 04, NJ Labonosky, IV, Benjamin - 01, CT Lamb, Dean E. - 05, OH Maertens, William - 02, MI Marino, Anthony W. - 22, OH Marinucci, Sr., Anthony - 01, NY Marotta, Giuseppe - 01, NY McLauchlin, Charles H. - 08, SE Meadows, Michael I. - 08, SE Modica, Dominick J. - 01, NY Morales, Ronald - 21, IL Moran, Jr., Peter - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Morgan, Richard L. - 02, MI Neely, Jr., Charles J. - 05, NJ/PA/DE Niedbalka, Richard - 01, MB Osting, Sr., Robert H. - 21, IL Palermo, Emelio D. - 05, NJ/PA/DE Petito, Orazio - 01, NY Phillippe, Paul C. - 15, MO/KS/NE Portschell, Edward F. - 04, IN/KY Radock, Frank J. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Rankins, Jr., Nelson A. - 08, SE Reiner, Steven G. - 01, MD/VA/DC Rudd, Daniel - 03, NY Rudol, Lawrence J. - 15, MO/KS/NE Santucci, Gabriel - 01, NY Schulz, Jr., Charles H. - 05, OH Scobbo, Joseph J. - 09, PA Seavey, Kenneth A. - 02, MI Sheets, Ronald L. - 04, IN/KY Sheputis, Edward - 02, MI Sherman, George R. - 02, WA/ID/MT Sinagra, Salvatore - 04, NJ Smith, Forrest D. - 03, CA Streeter, Sr., Robert L. - 02, MI Szeliga, Louis H. - 01, MD/VA/DC Terry, William W. - 01, OR Thiel, William P. - 09, PA Torre, Sebastiano - 02, NY/VT Treece, Robert - 08, SE Tucker, Errol J. - 08, SE Unger, Sr., Ronald L. - 21, IL Violante, Jr., John - 08, SE Vitello, Joseph - 01, CT Walsh, Roger W. - 16, OH Washburn, Charles F. - 21, IL Wehrli, Robert J. - 02, MI Woodcock, Junior E. - 15, MO/KS/NE Zumack, Joseph S. - 05, OH

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92 79 73 89 89 92 89 86 79 88 88 96 89 81 83 96 80 79 87 86 86 93 91 84 87 93 98 80 81 80 89 89 96 81 86 84 57 77 97 79 91 86 94 68 87 78 84 85 87 86 82 87 82 85 86 91 87 57 73 83 73 88 89 86 60 91 85 90 93 85 88 71 82 89 85 75 85 72 83 77 87 88 94 81

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