Issue 4 - 2011 by International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

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BAC ISSUE 4 / 2011

in this issue

Journal BAC

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15 First place winners of the Western States Apprentice Contest: from left, Robert Cunha – Marble, James Toshack – Brick, Logan Busnell – PCC and Adrian Buenrostro – Tile.

3 Giving Back, the bac way

P R E S ID E N T ’S M E S S A G E /M E N S A J E D E L P R E S ID E N TE 1 IM I 3

IMI Moves to Maximize Marketing for More BAC Jobs

legislati v e & p o liti cal

BAC Pushes to Extend Unemployment Benefits at Repealing Anti-Union Law

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Ohio Members, Activists Succeed

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Next Up Summit Calls on Young Workers to Unite and Grow • Peace Prize • Fidell Cashero: Restoring More than Buildings • Local 74 Illinois: 100 Years of Solidarity • Ironton High, First School Built in Ohio Under Project Labor Agreement Canada 11

Canadian Congress Meets in Windsor Windsor

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Le Congrès canadien se réunit à

internati o nal f unds 12

2010 IPF/IHF Annual Report: Providing Security in Turbulent Times IHF – Exceptional Benefits and Value

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retirees 14

6 BAC Pushes to Extend Unemployment Benefits

Local 3 California Retiree Luncheons apprenti c es 15

Western States Apprentice Contest Reveals “Best of the West” Apprentice Contest Winners

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Western States

LOCA L CO M PA S S 16 b a c ser v i c e 20

Giving BACk, the BAC Way IN M E M OR IA M 28

p r e s i d e n t ’s m e s s a g e

J ames B o land , 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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Happy NewYear

e wish for every brother and sister worker the comforts, happiness and joys of life. We shall in our modest way, no matter what the future may hold, continue to exert ourselves, all within our power to bring about a greater spirit of cooperation and a better understanding of the things that the union aims toward and seeks to rise to.

chronicled throughout the following pages. From the awesome community service of our members, Locals and ADCs, which, by dint of their craft skills, time, and generosity of spirit, remind us that we have much to be proud of and thankful for (see pp. 20-26, Giving BACk, the BAC Way), to the lessons learned from the service and perspectives of our retirees (p. 14) as well as those of our younger members (p. 7) – all movingly reinforce why our crafts and Union have endured for centuries.

The humblest among us can do much to lighten the burdens and sorrows of this world. A kind word spoken, a kind deed here and a cheerful greeting there, are tonics that will gladden the heart and soften some of the bitterness of life’s struggles.”

Despite the economic setbacks of the past three years, it is clear not only from these articles but also from our shared history, that each BAC member has the “power” to make a positive difference and that together, we can rise to any challenge. Although I have said it before, I can’t say it often enough: please accept the sincere thanks of IU Executive Board for your ongoing support and dedication as well as our very best wishes to you and yours for a safe and happy New Year.

Those words, from a holiday greeting that appeared in the December 1911 “The Bricklayer, Mason and Plasterer,” the precursor to our present day Journal, echo the essence of the milestones and achievements of the BAC members

BAC – There for Members in Need

uring Tropical Storm Irene in August, the Schenectady, NY home of Local 2 New York/ Vermont member Edward Donnelly was severely damaged. Financial assistance in the form of a check from the International Union’s BAC Disaster Relief Fund, however, gave Brother Donnelly a welcome boost when he needed it the most. From left, Local 2 NY/VT Vice Chairman Mike Suprenant, IU Northeast Regional Director Al Catalano, Local 2 member Edward Donnelly, Local 2 President Bob Mantello and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Tirino.

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mensaje del presidente “

Feliz Año Nuevo

eseamos a cada hermano y hermana trabajadores las comodidades, felicidades y dichas de la vida. De nuestra humilde manera nosotros, sin importar lo que el futuro nos depare, continuaremos esforzándonos, dentro de nuestras posibilidades, por materializar un mayor espíritu de cooperación y un mejor entendimiento de las cosas a las que el sindicato aspira y a la altura de las cuales busca ponerse. El más humilde entre nosotros puede hacer mucho por aligerar las cargas y tristezas de este mundo. Una palabra gentil, una obra amable por aquí y un saludo alegre por allá, son tónicos que alegrarán el corazón y suavizarán algunas de las amarguras de las luchas de la vida”. Esas palabras, extraídas de un saludo navideño que apareció en la edición de diciembre de 2011 de “The Bricklayer, Mason and Plasterer”, el precursor del Journal actual, hacen eco de la esencia de los hitos y logros de los miembros del BAC documentados en estas páginas

del Journal. Desde los asombrosos servicios comunitarios de nuestros miembros, Locales y ADCs, los cuales, por fuerza de sus habilidades, tiempo y generosidad de espíritu, nos recuerdan que tenemos mucho de lo que estar orgullosos y agradecidos (ver págs. 20-26, Giving BACk, the BAC Way), a las lecciones aprendidas a partir de las perspectivas tanto de nuestros jubilados (pág. 14) como de nuestros miembros más jóvenes (pág. 7) – todos refuerzan conmovedoramente el por qué nuestros oficios y nuestro Sindicato han perdurado por siglos. A pesar de los contratiempos económicos de los últimos tres años, es claro no sólo de lo que se vislumbra en estos artículos sino también de lo que nuestra historia compartida demuestra, que cada miembro del BAS tiene el “poder” de hacer una diferencia positiva, y que juntos podemos enfrentar cualquier desafío. Aunque ya lo he dicho anteriormente, no me canso de repetirlo: por favor reciba las más sinceras gracias de parte de la Junta Ejecutiva del IU por su continuo apoyo y dedicación así como también nuestros mejores deseos para usted y los suyos para un Año Nuevo feliz y seguro.

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

Journal BAC

issue 4, 2011

Executive Board James Boland President

Henry F. Kramer Secretary-Treasurer

Ken Lambert

Executive Vice President

Gerard Scarano Executive Vice President

Timothy Driscoll Executive Vice President

Regional Directors N o rt h e a s t

Al Catalano

IU Regional Director, Northeast 22 Glendale Avenue Delmar, NY 12054 (518) 439-8296 SO U TH

Ken Lambert

IU Executive Vice President 620 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 383-3934 N o rt h C e n t r a l

Steve Bailey

IU Regional Director, North Central 60 Gailwood Drive, Suite D St. Peters, MO 63376 (636) 794-4878 West

Dave Sheppard

IU Regional Director, West P.O. Box 261 Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026 (509) 465-3500

BAC – Estamos Allí para los Miembros Necesitados

urante la tormenta tropical Irene el pasado agosto, el hogar en Schenectady, NY de Edward Donnelly, miembro del Local 2 de New York/Vermont, se vio severamente dañado. Sin embargo, ayuda financiera en forma de un cheque emitido por el Fondo BAC de Socorro para Desastres del Sindicato le dio al Hermano Donnelly una muy bienvenida ayuda cuando más la necesitaba. De izquierda a derecha, Vicepresidente del Local 2 de NY/VT, Mike Suprenant, Director Regional del Noreste del IU Al Catalano, miembro del Local 2 Edward Donnelly, Presidente del Local 2 Bob Mantello y Secretario y Tesorero Pat Tirino.

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Craig Strudwick

IU Acting Regional Director, Canada 2100 Thurston Drive #3 Ottawa, ON K1G 4K8 (613) 749-0028 Editorial Staff: Connie Lambert, Yin Yin The 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 Journal, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, 620 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004. Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to PO Box 503, RPO West Beaver Creek, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 4R6 Published for Bricklayers, Stone Masons, Plasterers, Tile Layers, Marble Masons, Cement Masons, Mosaic and Terrazzo Workers, Finishers, Pointers, Cleaners, and Caulkers.

imi

IMI Moves to Maximize Marketing for More BAC Jobs “

he continued decline in construction activity has made marketing Union masonry construction more important than ever,” said IU President and IMI Co-Chair James Boland. “It’s not enough to have the best-trained workforce if there are no jobs for them. That’s why it is essential that we step up our marketing efforts in these tough times.” The International Masonry Institute was one of the first labor-management cooperation funds established in the 1970s to combine marketing and training as a way to promote union masonry construction in the most comprehensive way possible. IMI’s revenue comes from a cents-per-hour contribution providing funds to run market development and training programs throughout the U.S. and parts of Canada. The annual budget is developed in consultation with Local Union and contractor input based on local/regional and national needs and is primarily divided into marketing and training expenditures. In the past few years, almost twothirds of the IMI budget was devoted to training expenditures. Now, with construction activity continuing at extremely low levels, there is an

increasing need to intensify the marketing efforts and more effectively utilize IMI marketing talent and tools. One of the new approaches to be used in 2012 will be regional marketing efforts which will expand the types of marketing and technical services offered in most key markets. “We would love to tell you that we have a secret weapon to deploy to assure that every future building will be union masonry,” said IMI President Joan Calambokidis. “But the truth is that almost every project requires a layered approach that begins with a staff of masonry experts who can show owners, architects, engineers and construction managers the economic and structural advantages of Union masonry.” How does that multilayered approach work? “We lay the ground work with our ongoing educational programs for architects, engineers, CMs and other decision makers on the benefits of union masonry,” said IMI National Director of Market Development David Sovinski. “The key, however, is using the contacts that we develop in those groups to get involved very early in the planning and

design stages on significant projects to make sure we get maximum utilization of masonry, and that typically involves multiple approaches and staff expertise.” A good example is Fort Drum in Watertown, New York, where in 2009, the Army began to trend away from loadbearing masonry in favor of brick veneer in a misguided effort to save money. IMI, working with Local 2 New York/Vermont, met several times with decision makers at the base and presented several educational programs including “Life Cycle Costing” and “Sustainable Masonry Design.” After a concerted effort, a new Operational Readiness Training Complex – a fourstory training barracks – has been designed with an all-masonry solution. In fact, getting masonry back into the structural game is crucial to maximizing BAC work hours, which is what the IMI Structural Initiative does. During a visit to a major engineering firm in Indiana recently, IMI Area Director Dave Collins and Director of Engineering Diane Throop discovered the software they were using was causing them to “over engineer” their masonry building designs. IMI provided new software and the project was redesigned, sent out to bid and awarded to BAC signatory contractor Purdy Masonry, Inc. Very often IMI is able to increase the use of masonry by working with owners, whether it’s a private corporation or a public entity. IMI and Area Director

David Sovinski, IMI’s National Director of Industry Development, discusses the High Performing Masonry Building Envelope in Kansas City.

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IMI PCC Instructor Andrew Kwiecien discusses proper tuckpointing techniques with Chicago area architects and engineers.

Tom Nagy have had a long relationship with the Ohio School Facility Commission (OSFC) through design seminars, visits to IMI training centers, demonstrations, design consultations and regular meetings. Through these efforts, OSFC abandoned a competing product and returned to concrete masonry for all standard designs of foundation walls and in their latest design manual, deleted vinyl composition (VCT) as an acceptable floor finish, creating more work hours for BAC tile and terrazzo workers. At Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois, IMI Area Director Scott Conwell worked extensively with Chicago-based Legat Architects in the design of a new Enrollment Center and a Science and Health Building as part of a $68.5 million five-year master plan. IMI provided technical services, blueprint review and detailing assistance in support of gaining a masonry solution for these buildings. In New England, IMI Regional Director Steve Bolognese met with the design teams for two upcoming projects at UMASS to review the design and details. Bolognese provided each with a list of signatory contractors resulting in the award of both projects including the Amherst New Laboratory Science Building. Many of IMI’s project leads and relationships come through technical

presentations such as a recent presentation by Director of Sustainability and Program Development Maria Viteri on High Performing Masonry Wall Systems to university facility managers in Pennsylvania. As a result, Slippery Rock University wants to work with IMI on campus projects. Center Point Engineering scheduled follow up meetings to learn more about designing with cost effective structural masonry. Eckles Architecture and Engineering, a leader in school design, scheduled bi-monthly meetings with IMI to review their projects. In New York City, a presentation by David Sovinski and Area Director John Bachenski with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to discuss masonry construction led to a series of meetings with IMI, focusing on a single source solution for all masonry systems under one bid package. Currently too many accessories and control layers are bid to other trades. HUD executives were impressed by this approach and agreed to work with IMI in rewriting the master specifications. IMI is also working with HUD to add requirements for apprenticeship programs in the specification, giving BAC signatory contractors an advantage. In addition to plan reviews, other major account, such as Target Corporation, use IMI’s Technology Briefs in their specifications for construction, and the New

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Jersey School Development Authority specifically calls out IMI details in their specifications as well. In fact, the IMI grout certification program for craftworkers has made its way into the specifications of many leading architectural firms, including Fanning Howey Associates, HHSDR, URS, Glaserworks, SFA Architects and Hays Large Architects, LLC. The state of Indiana now incorporates IMI’s grout certification language in their master specification for sound barrier walls. The Indiana Department of Transportation recently announced the Governor’s decision to work with local suppliers and contactors and will allow contractors to bid a separate system from the road builders for sound barrier walls. Contractors can build the wall, erect or set the panels and do all of the landscaping around the walls. The restriction to connect to panels of different materials has been lifted and the state has also asked IMI to work with them on decorative walls that will create thousands of work hours under this multi-year plan. “The benefit of IMI providing marketing and technical services is that they are seen as an honest and credible broker of masonry information,” IU President Boland points out. “These are architects and engineers talking to their peers, not a Union official or contractor trying to get on a job.”

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In 2011 alone, more than 10,000 architects attended IMI programs which enjoy a strong following in the architectural community. A good illustration is the Chicago and Northern Illinois chapters of the American Institute of Architects designating IMIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Masonry Restoration Workshop as an official event for their members. The jump in attendance from top designers gave IMI the opportunity to offer a second session to accommodate over 100 architects, representing the General Services Administration (GSA), the Archdiocese of Chicago, Abbott Laboratories, Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University and other top owners and builders. IMIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maria Viteri served as the keynote speaker discussing Sustainable Masonry Retrofit and Renovation. These are just a few examples of IMI marketing programs making a difference for BAC members. For more information on these or other programs, contact Elena Johnson at 410-280-1305 or ejohnson@ imiweb.org.

The design team of Wilson Architects views a 33-foot mockup built for the project.

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legislative & political

BAC Pushes to Extend Unemployment Benefits

s this Journal goes to press in late December, BAC members and officers continued their outspoken efforts to pressure members of Congress to extend federal unemployment benefits for millions of struggling out-of-work Americans. On November 30th, dozens of members from Locals 1 New York and 1 Maryland/Virginia/ DC and the Locals of the New Jersey Administrative District Council attracted national attention when they converged on the U.S. Capitol to urge lawmakers “to do the right thing,” in the words

of IU Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano and pass the legislation. At a standing-room-only Capitol Hill press conference with dozens of lawmakers and national press in attendance, Local 1 NY member Anthony Federico spoke movingly in support of the extension: “I have been out of work for six months. If we don’t have the extension [of unemployment benefits], we won’t be able to survive…Ego has to be put aside now. Two parties should unite together to solve the problem.”

Members and officers of Locals 1 NY and 1 MD/VA/DC and the Locals of NJ ADC converged on Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to extend benefits for unemployed workers.

(To see the video, go to http://www. crewof42.com/cbc/dems-hold-packedunemployment-event/.) NJ ADC Director Richard Tolson expressed the sentiments of many in the audience. “There is no middle class in America without America’s labor unions. Provide us with the opportunity, and our building trades will lift this economy as we always have,” Tolson said. “But in the meantime, pass the unemployment extension and then give us a jobs bill that puts Americans back to work.”

Local 1 NY member Anthony Federico, speaking at a Capitol Hill press conference in support of extending federal unemployment insurance benefits.

Ohio Members, Activists Succeed at Repealing Anti-Union Law

n a major victory for workers’ rights, on November 8th, Ohio voters repealed the controversial anti-union measure known as Senate Bill 5, and in so doing, “delivered a forceful message that Gov. John Kasich’s anti-worker agenda is destined to fail,” said Ohio Administrative District Council Director Ken Kudela. Ohio members swung into action right after the bill’s passage in March 2011, working first on gathering enough signatures to force a ballot question – activists needed 231,000 names and ended up getting 900,000 – and then on the repeal itself. If allowed to stand, Senate Bill 5 would have compromised the collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of state workers, from firemen to teachers, with an excellent chance that “BAC and the rest of the building trades would be next on the chopping block,” said Kudela.

IU President James Boland said of the history-making vote, “The rights of workers to organize, form unions and bargain collectively are mainstays of a free and democratic society; we thank our brothers and sisters across

Ohio who collected signatures, rang doorbells and made telephone calls and who stood together to say, ‘enough is enough’ to politicians that try to trample our rights and balance budgets on the backs of working people.”

Ohio members turned out in force in late October to canvass union members to support the repeal of the anti-worker measure known as Senate Bill 5. In a huge win for workers’ rights, Ohio voters repealed the bill by a margin of 61% to 39%.

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news in brief

Next Up Summit Calls on Young Workers to Unite and Grow

AC members joined more than 800 young workers and labor leaders from across the U.S. at the Next Up Young Workers Summit in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 29 – October 2, 2011. Hosted by the AFL-CIO, in addition to providing a forum for young workers to share their concerns and shape their role in the labor movement, the conference focused on recent legislative attacks on workers’ rights and the ongoing economic crisis and “jobless recovery.”

their intentions. They need to fight back with the strength needed to protect what we have.” As Eddis pointed out in his winning composition, solidarity is the ultimate

weapon for union members to win greater gains for working families. “I want to continue teaching young people how to get elected committee people in their wards and county party structures. I want to continue networking with rank and file and ‘friends of labor’. I want to continue writing letters to editors.” Eddis was quick to add, however, “This is not a ‘me thing’, it is a ‘we thing’, and we need to involve ALL members.”

Speakers included AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler and Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker. Trumka called on the conferees to use their “critical imagination” and their “ability to look at problems and come up with new and different solutions.” Local 1 Pennsylvania/Delaware member Brian Eddis’ essay won him a trip to the Summit. “The young workers in my Union need to understand the sense of urgency regarding our current situation,” says Brother Eddis. “They need to accept the danger we are currently faced with regarding our opposition and

BAC Next Up Summit attendees, from left, Alex Sticha of Local 1 MN/ND, Ray Lemke of Local 3 IA, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, Local 1 MD/VA/DC Organizer Francis Jacobberger, and Brian Eddis of Local 1 PA/DE. Not pictured is Anthony Rogers of Local 13 NV who also attended.

Peace Prize IU President James Boland, center, was a keynote speaker at the presentation of the Irish American Democrats’ Peace Prize in November. The organization draws wide multicultural Congressional support, including the 23 Senators and 73 Representatives who sponsored this year’s event. From left, Terence O’Sullivan, Sr., Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, President Boland, Irish American Democrats President Stella O’Leary, event honoree Laborers International General President Terence O’Sullivan, and Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA).

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Fidell Cashero: Restoring More than Buildings From time to time, the Journal will be profiling BAC contactors that have had a significant impact on their branch of the industry. Recently, IU Executive Vice President Ken Lambert and Local 1 Michigan President Mark King sat down with Fidell Cashero, 89, the semi-retired founder of Grunwell-Cashero Company, a leading specialist in building restoration, rehabilitation and preventive maintenance headquartered in Detroit, to talk about his ground-breaking career in restoration. They were joined by Fidell’s son and President of the firm, Scott Cashero.

nyone who knows Fidell Cashero understands that his life has been guided by faith, family and the restoration contracting business in which he has been involved for nearly six decades. Born in 1922 in southeastern Kansas, Cashero left school in the 4th grade in the midst of the Great Depression after years of struggling with a learning disability that made learning to read an ordeal at best. A quick study in other areas and a hard worker, the youngster mined coal, drove a truck, and cleaned ditches and cut trees at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp.

With the onset of WWII, Cashero refused to let his dyslexia, which was diagnosed during his induction exam, force him out of the Army. Assigned to the 142nd Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division, about a month after taking part in the Allied invasion of southern France, Cashero recalls, “I had one of the men write a letter home for me. The Captain came by and said, ‘When you sign that letter, sign it Staff Sergeant.’ I told the Captain I couldn’t write, and he said, ‘Don’t worry about it, you’re a hell of a fighter.’” Cashero was promoted and went on to serve with bravery and distinction in other perilous campaigns, including Rome-Arno, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was awarded the Bronze Star, one of several citations, and in October 2010, received the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal – “the highest honor that France can bestow upon those who have achieved remarkable deeds for France.” Cashero’s military service became the foundation for a faith that would sustain him in the years to come. “For everything I do, I give God the credit….what I went through in the war; it’s just a miracle that

Retired GrunwellCashero Company (Detroit, MI) founder Fidell Cashero was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame in 2010.

I didn’t get hit. I probably got shot at with tanks, artillery and bombs and rifle fire. I might have got shot at three or four thousand times and never got hit,” he says. After the war, Cashero found employment with Detroit restoration contractor Roy Grunwell. Describing how they first met, Cashero says he approached a construction site and asked the workers about a job as a laborer. Directing him to a man walking down Woodward Avenue, they told him, ‘Ask Grunwell.’ Cashero did, and “with ten dollars in my pocket…[Grunwell] says, ‘start right now.’ So I just started with the clothes I had on and I was their laborer in restoration.” Within a few short years, Cashero had worked his way up from laborer to the firm’s right-hand man. When Grunwell’s failing eyesight forced him to retire in 1953, he convinced Cashero to buy the company. Re-christened as GrunwellCashero, the name of Cashero’s predecessor has been retained to this day, because “if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have started [in the business]”. Cashero’s entrepreneurial spirit and love of his work inspired him to grow the masonry restoration business at a time when the industry, because of pioneers like him, began addressing the daunting technical challenges of preservation Scott Cashero, President of GrunwellCashero since 1992, is shown here accepting an earlier BAC Craft Award for the firm’s work on the restoration of the Detroit Opera House.

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and corrosion and rust repair in a more systematic way. The firm has taken on some of Detroit’s most historic restoration projects, including the Fisher Building, the Detroit Opera House, Fox Theater, and Greenfield Village. A lot has changed since the early days of Fidell’s career: from equipment and tools – “Back then, there were no grinders... we’d chip it out with our hand and chisel….we had all rope falls, no electric rigs”– to a growing emphasis on jobsite safety to a greater sense of professionalism shared by the BAC PCC craftworkers Cashero employed. But one thing that hasn’t changed is GrunwellCashero’s commitment to working Union. In fact, Cashero says he never considered operating any other way. Although he still checks in frequently at the office, Fidell formally retired in 1992 with son Scott taking the helm. The transition was a seamless one, due in part to Fidell’s early insistence that Scott begin “on the scaffold” and familiarize himself with all aspects of the trade. The training has been integral in ensuring Scott’s success at positioning the company to adjust to new or changing demands in the industry, such as the growing market for multi-craft retrofit work or owners on the lookout for a single contractor to perform both tear down and rebuild. Scott’s daughter, Jelane Cashero-Raycraft, now works as a project manager in Detroit and another of Fidell’s grandchildren, Fidell Cashero III, is a project manager in the Toledo office (the company also has a branch in Cleveland). As if a third generation family business isn’t impressive enough, Fidell’s already looking ahead to the fourth. “The third generation…they’re sharper than all of us,” he says. “And I tell Jelane that and she’s got two little boys now…when they’re about seven, we’re going to start letting them come out here and get dirty and get oil on ‘em and that’ll make ‘em want to do the work.” Fidell’s three children with his wife, Maria, and his children from an earlier marriage total 14 in all. Their presence in his life, a life greatly enriched by his strong faith and work ethics, are paramount to why Fidell Cashero says so convincingly and often, “I am a happy man.”

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Local 74 Illinois: 100 Years of Solidarity IU SecretaryTreasurer Henry Kramer, right, presents Greg Posch, President of Local 74 IL, with a “Certificate of Appreciation” commemorating the Local’s centennial.

n September 18, 2011, Local 74 Illinois celebrated 100 years of outstanding service to the Union and exemplary representation of the BAC members of the Chicagoland Local. Local 74 IL was organized on September 5, 1911. For many years its membership records were kept at the home of the Secretary-Treasurer as there was no official union hall. The Local rented space from Laborers Local 288 in 1977 and later moved to a new location in Westmont. In 2002, a building was purchased in Westmont and became the home of Local 74. On March 15, 1979, Local 74 joined with Illinois Locals 14, 20, 21, 27, 52, 56, 66, and 67 to become the Illinois District Council #1, which was reorganized as the Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois in 2009. In an effort to lower administrative costs and better serve the working members, a centralized office for all ADC 1 of Illinois Locals was established in Elmhurst in March 2010.

From left, Local 74 members Clifton McKennie, Ernst Dippner, and Anthony Troia at the 100th Anniversary celebration.

From left, Local 74 Field Representative Robert Rudis and member Jim Anderson.

 From left, former Local 74

Business Manager Glen Merker, member Richard Dwyer and President Greg Posch.

As of September 18, 2011, Local 74 claimed 621 members including 544 bricklayers, 55 plasterers, 15 precast specialists, and 7 paving masons. A number of members carry additional classifications such as marble mason, cement mason, welder, and stone mason. Today, the oldest member is 90 years old and the youngest member is 21. Sixtyfive year member Morton Juhl is the longest-serving member. “Our greatest asset has always been the membership,” President Greg Posch said. “The Local has been served by many members as officers and volunteers working to make the lives of all members and their families better.”

 From left, Local 74 President Greg Posch, Business Representatives Dave Naprstek and Juan Vazquez, and member Ken Van Dam.

“Local 74 has a tradition of hosting a range of social events for our members and their families,” Posch added. “From special meetings to the annual picnic and Christmas party, our officers and members have always participated to make the events enjoyable for all.” IU Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, himself a 37-year Local 74 member and former Business Manager, said, “We all look forward to the next century of working together as a Union with all of our brothers and sisters in the trowel trades.”

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Ironton High, First School Built in Ohio Under Project Labor Agreement I

ronton High School has always been proud of its extraordinary history.

Located just outside Columbus, Ohio in the city of Ironton, this classical brick school was built in 1922. Its stadium was not only home to the professional Ironton Tanks football team until 1931, but is also one of the state’s few arenas to feature a roof and remains one of the last covered stadiums in use for high school football today. Contributing to its historic luster was the school’s selection in 2002 as an Ohio Memory Project by the state Historical Society. Recently the school added another chapter to its rich building history. In 2007, prompted by mounting maintenance expenses, Ironton residents voted to rebuild and restore their high school. Their vote, together with a reversal in policy by the administration of then Democratic Governor Ted Strickland that had previously prohibited local school districts from requiring prevailing wage rates or project labor agreements on school construction projects, paved the way for Ironton High to become the first such project in Ohio to be built under a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). PLAs are generally negotiated by a state or central building trades council, in this instance, the Tri-State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, on behalf of the area’s building trades’ affiliates such as BAC’s OADC. Use of a single labor agreement covering all contractors prevents inefficiencies and delays and promotes stability on large projects. Both private and public projects utilize PLAs, although on public works projects PLAs help ensure that local workers benefit from the work paid for with taxpayer dollars. Dean Nance, Superintendent of Ironton City Schools, is definitely glad the school district negotiated a PLA. “The quality of trades union workmanship… has proven to be excellent and the collaboration among the trades make this a superior project. We experienced minimal problems throughout the whole construction process and were able to successfully resolve all problems collectively as a team.

The new Ironton High School

I wholeheartedly recommend a Project Labor Agreement on any construction project,” Nance said. Eighteen members of Locals 7 Kentucky and 39 Ohio of the OADC employed by Central Masonry (Huntington, WV) worked on the project over a three-year period. They began by demolishing unsalvageable portions of the structure. In order to retain the school’s iconic features, many interior and exterior elements were retained, restored and/or repurposed. The original front entrance for example, which included friezes depicting the history of Columbus, was incorporated into the new entry. The 30-year-old gymnasium and beloved Tanks Stadium were also saved, as were numerous ornate exterior stone pieces following expert restoration by BAC craftworkers, who also tuckpointed existing brickwork. Members installed a combination of brick and colored concrete masonry units. Two types of buff colored concrete

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masonry units, split faced and scored, were required to match the limestone of the original entrance and other existing building features. “The project was built 100% union,” said George “Mac” Mellert, President of Local 7 Kentucky and OADC Vice President. “It was an honor to witness Ohio’s first school project constructed under a PLA.” Mellert’s pride is shared by the members who worked on Ironton High and OADC Director Ken Kudela. Says Kudela, “It was a challenging job but our members rose to the occasion. Over the past three years, we’ve seen firsthand that PLAs are good for communities and good for workers. We oppose the reckless decision by Gov. Kasich’s (R-OH) administration earlier this year to try and strip school districts of their authority to negotiate prevailing wages and PLAs on school construction.” Ironton’s new three-story high school was completed on time and on budget with the grand opening in August 2010.

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Canadian Congress Meets in Windsor

elegates to the IU Canadian Congress met in October 2011 in Windsor, Ontario to deliberate on issues specific to BAC Canadian Locals. Congress Co-Chairs IU President James Boland and Local 7 Canada Business Manager Oliver Swan, guided the meeting through a myriad of topics including the state of the Union overall and in Canada, updates on IPF Canada and IHF Canada, a report on the new registry system for U.S. members seeking work in Canada, jurisdictional matters, rival organizations, and the nation’s current political landscape. Among the most pressing concern to delegates was the apparent spread of antiunion measures that have either been instituted or proposed in various provinces. A case in point is the passage of Bill 80 in the Province of Saskatchewan, which significantly and negatively impacted all building trades unions. Supporters of the measure, including non-union contractors, the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), the Canadian Energy and Paperworkers Union, and others, are now seeking to enact similar legislation in Alberta, British Columbia, and elsewhere. Under the guise of competiveness, they

are pressing hard for changes to provincial labour relation schemes that would greatly reduce the role of BAC and other building trades unions in the representation of construction workers. In addition, as reported previously in the Journal, the Quebec government continues its push to weaken building trades unions and Quebec Federation of Labour (FTQ-Construction). Thus, BAC delegates resolved to continue to fight against these attacks on their Locals and members. Delegates also discussed ways in which their respective Locals will work to fill

future demands for craftworkers in 2012. In addition to the mobility of BAC members throughout Canada, delegates were updated on the preregistration system that would facilitate interested out-of-work U.S. members to assist in filling manpower demands in areas where the supply of Canadian members fell short. According to Canadian Congress Co-Chair Oliver Swan, “By all accounts the meeting was a valuable experience in providing continued and improved representation for our members across Canada.”

Le Congrès canadien se réunit à Windsor

es délégués au Congrès canadien du SI se sont réunis en octobre 2011 à Windsor, Ontario pour délibérer sur des problèmes spécifiques aux syndicats locaux du BAC canadien. Les co-présidents du Congrès, James Boland – Président du SI et Oliver Swan – Directeur des affaires syndicales du syndicat Local 7 du Canada, ont guidé la réunion à travers une myriade de sujets, y compris l’état de l’Union en général et au Canada, des mises à jour au sujet de l’IPF Canada et IHF Canada, un rapport sur le nouveau système d’enregistrement pour les membres américains qui cherchent du travail au Canada, des problèmes de juridiction, des organisations rivales, ainsi que le paysage politique actuel du pays. La dissémination apparente de mesures antisyndicales qui ont été instaurées ou proposées dans différentes provinces a été l’une des préoccupations les plus pressantes des délégués. Un exemple

concret est l’adoption du Projet de loi 80 dans la Province de Saskatchewan, qui a eu des répercussions importantes et négatives sur tous les syndicats des métiers du bâtiment. Les partisans de cette mesure, parmi lesquels il y a des contractants non syndiqués, la Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), le Syndicat canadien des communications, de l’énergie et du papier et d’autres, essaient maintenant de promulguer une législation similaire dans l’Alberta, la Colombie-Britannique et ailleurs. Sous le prétexte de la compétitivité, ils font des pressions pour changer les projets de relations de travail qui réduiraient considérablement le rôle du BAC et d’autres syndicats des métiers du bâtiment dans la représentation des travailleurs de la construction. De plus, tel que rapporté antérieurement dans le Journal, le gouvernement québécois continue ses pressions pour affaiblir les syndicats des métiers du bâtiment et la Fédération des travail-

leurs du Québec (FTQ-Construction). Les délégués du BAC ont donc décidé de continuer à lutter pour contrecarrer ces attaques contre leurs syndicats locaux et leurs membres. Les délégués ont aussi discuté des façons dont leurs syndicaux locaux respectifs travailleront pour satisfaire les demandes futures des artisans en 2012. En plus de la mobilité des membres du BAC partout au Canada, les délégués ont été mis à jour en ce qui concerne le système de pré-enregistrement qui favoriserait les membres sans emploi des États-Unis pour aider à remplir les demandes de main-d’œuvre dans les zones où le nombre de membres canadiens n’est pas suffisant. Selon M. Oliver Swan, co-président du Congrès canadien, « De toute évidence, la réunion a été une expérience précieuse pour fournir une représentation continue et améliorée à nos membres partout au Canada ».

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2010 IPF/IHF Annual Report

Providing Security in Turbulent Times

ngoing economic volatility together with the political gridlock that has blocked infrastructure investment and job creation continue to place disproportionate burdens on the construction industry, and in turn, BAC members.

IPF/IHF:

Providing Security 2 010 AnnuAl RePoRt

More than ever, union benefit funds are working to reduce economic pressures by providing retirement security as well as financing construction projects built with union labor. The Boards of Trustees of the International Pension Fund (IPF) and the International Health Fund (IHF) have had to make tough decisions to protect benefits in this uncertain economy. Published in October 2011, the 2010 IPF/IHF Annual Report outlines each plan’s performance and the steps Trustees have taken to ensure the continued health of the Funds. The Report also describes the positive economic impact that union benefit plans have on communities, and confirms that active and retired union members fare better during economic downturns as a result of their participation in these programs. An additional feature is a 10-step Financial Action Plan to help IPF and IHF participants weather periods of under- and/or unemployment. International Pension Fund The most significant IPF (U.S.) developments during 2010 relate to the effect of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). The Act requires pension plans that are in endangered status to adopt a 10-year Funding Improvement Plan (FIP) intended to restore the plan’s financial health. Adopted in December 2010, the IPF’s FIP outlines a path to improve funding levels over time by formulating adjusted benefit accrual structures and increases in current contribution levels, including these key measures:

and security. While focused on building tax-advantaged savings for retirement both the RSP and the 401(k) programs allow for hardship withdrawals in times of need. The value of supplemental retirement savings and access to funds in times of crisis has become even more evident in the face of limited work availability, rising consumer prices, and overall economic uncertainty. International Health Fund

Bricklayers and Trowel Trades International Pension Fund Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers International Health Fund

99 Current accrual rates remain in place for Locals which negotiate initial 4% IPF PPA contribution rates in 2013, and specified increases in later years 99 Ten-year IPF Funding Improvement Plan will be reviewed annually and improve as conditions warrant While no adjustment in benefit accruals or contributions are required in 2011, IPF’s FIP will be reviewed on an annual basis with adjustments implemented as needed. IPF Trustees continued their commitment to participants in Qualified Military Service by granting them all rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Members who have recently engaged in military service are asked to provide documentation of their orders and discharge dates to the Fund office. The BAC SAVE Retirement Savings Plan’s Annuity (RSP) and 401(k) programs fill critical gaps in savings

IHF made important strides in providing the best available benefits for Union members and retirees in 2010 by using its position as a multi-employer fund to negotiate with service providers, providing medical, behavioral health, prescription drug, dental, optical and life insurance in a single contribution rate. In addition, IHF extended its temporary modification of eligibility rules for IHF participants and provided impressive savings to BAC members through the BAC/SAV-Rx Advantage Program. As outlined in the chart below, IHF has reduced work hour requirements for participants by an effective 19.7%. In order to initiate, reinstate, or maintain benefits one of the following rules must be met: 99 A minimum of 200 hours worked in a calendar quarter, or; 99 A minimum of 500 hours worked in two consecutive calendar quarters, or; 99 A minimum of 1,200 hours worked in four consecutive calendar quarters. In response to concerns raised by BAC members about the rising cost of prescriptions, the International Union developed a free discount prescription

Temporary Modifications to the IHF Eligibility Rules:

99 No changes in Plan benefits paid or already earned

Work Months

Eligibility Months

January/February/March

May/June/July

99 Accrual rates unchanged until 2012

April/May/June

August/September/October

99 Annual 3% or 4% IPF PPA rate increases starting in 2013

July/August/September

November/December/January

October/November/December

February/March/April

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international funds program exclusively for BAC members called the BAC/Sav-Rx Advantage Plan. This Plan is designed to help reduce the cost of prescriptions for active members that may not qualify or be eligible for benefits through their Local plan or Medicare, and for retirees who do not qualify for Medicare Part D. The Plan can also be used by members eligible for prescription coverage through a Local Plan to purchase prescriptions that their existing plan may not cover. Members can access these discounts by bringing their BAC/Sav-Rx Advantage Card to participating pharmacies located coastto-coast. The savings are substantial with

more than $1,430,000.00, or 39.6%, beyond usual and customary charges saved on 35,445 individual prescriptions between April 2010 and May 2011. With respect to other IHF improvements, effective July 1, 2011 an increase in dental benefits from the previous $1,000 annual maximum to a $1,500 annual maximum for IHF active eligible participants and their dependents enrolled in the Standard Dental Benefits Program was approved. Stay Informed Participants are encouraged to take time to read the Report and familiarize themselves with the services and benefits

IHF – Exceptional Benefits and Value

BAC members and their families. IHF ffective plan design is key to Trustees responded in 2010 by tempoproviding high quality, cost-effecrarily reducing eligibility rules to 200 tive health care to multi-employer hours per quarter from 300 hours per benefit plan members. That’s long been a quarter to allow more members to access touchstone for the International Health to IHF’s excellent benefits. The modiFund (IHF), which continues to provide fied rule has done just that by providing such coverage to BAC participants. coverage to almost 20% more indiAlthough health care costs in 2011 viduals. IHF plans to keep the relaxed rose by 8.9% in the U.S. and 11.3% in rules in place as long as economic Canada, IHF has kept its cost increases conductions warrant. For members who at 5% for the U.S. and flat for Canada. travel for work, it is important that they What’s the secret to IHF’s success? “No forward their blanket authorization secret – just careful attention to plan forms to the Reciprocal Clearinghouse design,” says Robin Donovick, Director and the local fund’s office of the jurisdicof the International Health Fund & tion they are working in to ensure there Health Management Unit, adding, “plus are no gaps in coverage. streamlining administrative costs while maintaining a high quality Members who are unable to Point of Service plan adminmeet the eligibility criteria istered by United Healthcare may keep their coverage for and a broad network of up to 18 months through providers by pooling risk International COBRA continuation period. Health Fund through the IHF.” IHF also provides coverage

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In compliance with U.S. health care reform, IHF covers dependent children through the age of 26, has removed all lifetime limits, and covers preventive services at 100%. To date, IHF consists of 14 Local U.S. and Canadian plans in addition to four Staff and Employer Plans, with Plan Assets of $17.8 million as of December 31, 2010. By joining the IHF, each Local has access to IHF’s legal, financial and health plan administrative staff, reducing the need to budget for these resources. During trying economic times such as these, IHF recognizes that continued eligibility is a paramount concern for

IHF

for eligible retirees, in order to ensure that those members who have not met eligibility requirements for Medicare are fully covered and for those who are eligible for Medicare, are provided with an affordable supplemental plan to minimize out-of-pocket expenses. If a fully retired retiree dies, IHF provides the surviving spouse with lifetime benefits if the spouse was covered prior to the retiree’s death. In addition to providing members with high quality benefits, IHF is also dedicated to providing members with affordable prescription drugs through BAC’s Sav RX Prescription Drug Plan.

available. For questions concerning the International Pension Fund or the BAC SAVE program, contact: David F. Stupar Executive Director International Pension Fund dstupar@ipfweb.org 1-888-880-8222 For questions concerning programs available through the International Health Fund, contact: Robin Donovick Executive Director International Health Fund rdonovick@bacweb.org 1-888-880-8222 With more than 58,000 in-network pharmacies, copayments are affordable, with a 30 day supply of generic medication at $5.00 and a mail order 90-day supply of generic medications at $10.00. SavRX also offers a discount card to BAC members who currently do not have other prescription drug coverage. This the BAC’s SavRX Advantage Plan. The Dental Plan is provided as an additional offering to IHF members at a minimal cost. The coverage is provided through Standard Insurance Company. Preventive Benefits are covered at 100%, Basic Benefits are covered at 80% and Major Benefits are covered at 50%. There is a $1,500 benefit maximum per covered member annually. Vision coverage is also provided at no additional cost. ULLICO insurance company offers a complete Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment benefits to IHF members. These benefits are paid to the designated beneficiary according to the schedule listed below: * $10,000 Basic Life; * $ 10,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment ; * $10,000 Workplace Accidental Death Benefit (This will be payable should a fatal accident occur in the workplace or while commuting to and from work.) IHF remains committed to strengthening core benefits while developing innovative approaches to address particular needs of BAC members. For additional information regarding the IHF, please contact Robin Donovick at 202-383-3976 or rdonovick@bacweb.org.

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Local 3 California Retiree Luncheons

 Local 3 California San Francisco Chapter held a retiree

luncheon on August 16, 2011. From left, Paul Duran, Field Representative Steve Kantoniemi, Greg Miranda, Secretary/ Dispatcher Lani Chen, Bill Madsen, Milton McGinnis, Robert Zucchiatti, Colin Peach, Local 3 President Dave Jackson, Sereno Zucchiatti, Michael Wurnitsch, Ralph Gomez, Brian Walker, IU President James Boland, Asher Hurley, Walter Oberg, Bill Corkery, Arnold Webb, Local 4 CA member Peter Moylan, Donald Kent, Ralph Wheeler, Robert Feenan, VP Ron Poff of OEFCU, Thomas McAley, and Earl Smith.

 Local 3 CA Fresno Chapter held a retiree luncheon on

August 5th. Front row from left, Gold Card members Ronald Helbert, 100-year-old member John Nute, and Dominick Mustachio. Second row from left, Local 3 President Dave Jackson, Richard Palomo, Fresno Chapter Chairman Roger Walls, Gold Card member Ted Mullikin, Sonny Faoro and Field Representative Dave Danner.

 Local 3 CA Oakland Chapter held a retiree luncheon on October 13th. Front row from left, Riley Hailey, Paul Duran, Robert Feenan, Manny Sears, John Tuck, Ken Trotter, Earl Wahl, Ralph Day. Second row from left, Local 3 CA President Dave Jackson, Bob Keeles, Greg Miranda, Eddie Whitaker, Justin Garland, Office Manager Bev Callaway, Frank Griffin, and Max Griffin.

 Local 3 CA Sacramento Chapter held

a retiree luncheon on September 1st. Front row from left, Frank Bachofer, Art Reinke, William Cunningham, Everett Vernon, Tom Unsell, Dave Alexander, Sergio Zertuche, Paul Duran, Walter Smith. Second row from left, Local 3 CA President Dave Jackson, Ron Hopson, Emil Walczyk, Jack Chesson, Roy Cortopassi, Norm Lorca, John Williams, Greg Miranda, Bev Callaway, and Local 3 CA Secretary-Treasurer Gary Peifer.

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Western States Apprentice Contest Reveals “Best of the West”

stablished in1952, the Western States Apprentice Contest requires nearly a year of preparation for the host Local and affiliated JATC to plan and produce. This year’s event, hosted by Local 3 California in Sacramento on May 21st, drew 38 contestants competing in four craft categories – 19 in Brick, 4 in Marble, 5 in PCC, and 10 in Tile – representing eight Locals. Apprentices in each craft classification were allowed 5 hours and 30 minutes, with a 20 minute break, to complete an identical project from designs created by the host Local. Based on their execution of the design, three contestants in each craft competition were named as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Contest judges were selected from Local 3 CA’s journeylevel membership and represented a combined total of over 370 years of skilled craft experience.

The 1st place winners: from left, Robert Cunha – Marble, James Toshack – Brick, Logan Busnell – PCC and Adrian Buenrostro – Tile.

Winners were announced at the evening’s awards banquet. Guest speaker Steve Martini, IMI National Director of Apprenticeship and Training, reminded all contestants that although competition is only a one-day event, their crafts-

manship is a day-to-day achievement, motivated by pride in their craft and in their Union. He encouraged apprentices to remain loyal to their Locals and work toward securing their future by strengthening the Union.

Depressed or Anxious? Family Concerns? Alcohol or Drug Problems? Retirement Issues? Financial Crisis? Feeling All Alone? These kinds of problems don’t go away by themselves. Putting off getting the help you or a family member need just makes things worse. Recovery is possible with prompt, professional assistance. Start the healing process today by calling MAP, BAC’s confidential Member Assistance Program. Your call to MAP is toll-free. You’ll speak privately to MAP’s licensed mental health professional, who will help you find the services and support you need. There is no charge for MAP services for active and retired BAC members and their immediate families. Why suffer? Professional, compassionate help is only a phone call away. Give MAP a try. We’re here to answer questions, provide information and explore options. All calls are strictly confidential.

Call 1-888-880-8222 today. Just ask for MAP.

The 2012 Western States Apprentice Contest will be hosted by Local 13 NV in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Western States Apprentice Contest Winners Bricklayer 1st Place: James Toshack, 3 WA/ID/MT 2nd Place: Sokthea Phoun, 1 WA 3rd Place: Nick Wilson, 1WA Marble Mason 1st Place: Robert Cunha, 13 NV 2nd Place: Kye Edison, 1 WA 3rd Place: Steven Foster, 4 CA PCC 1st Place: Logan Busnell, 1 WA 2nd Place: Bryan Funk, 1 WA 3rd Place: Oscar Jiminez, 3 CA Tilelayer 1st Place: Adrian Buenrostro, 3 CA 2nd Place: Caz Helmstetter, 1 OR 3rd Place: Rene Cervantes, 3 CA

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Local 2 New York/Vermont Local 2 NY/VT leaders presented service awards to longtime members last summer and fall at several Local venues, including two upstate NY clambakes in Massena and Syracuse.

From left, Local 2 NY/VT President Bob Mantello, 2nd Vice Chairman Mike Suprenant, 60-year member Glen Latimer, and Field Representative Dale Stehlin.

From left, Local 2 President Bob Mantello, 2nd Vice Chairman Mike Suprenant, 40-year member Bob Smith, and Field Representative Dale Stehlin.

From left, Local 2 NY/VT 3rd Vice Chairman Martin Dillon, 50-year member Larry Sweet, President Bob Mantello, 1st Vice Chairman Luke Renna, Field Representative Dale Stehlin, and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Tirino.

From left, Local 2 3rd Vice Chairman Martin Dillon, 1st Vice Chairman Luke Renna, 50-year member Gary Demers, Local 2 NY/VT President Bob Mantello, and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Tirino.

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From left, Local 2 Secretary-Treasurer Pat Tirino, 40-year member Bart McClellan, and President Bob Mantello.

From left, Local 2 1st Vice Chairman Luke Renna, President Bob Mantello, 25-year member Tom Spicer, and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Tirino.

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Local 1 Maryland/Virginia/DC

Fifty-year member Patrick F. Hurley, right, receives his Gold Card from Local 1 MD/VA/DC President Scott Garvin on October 5, 2011.

Retiring Acting Secretary-Treasurer Thomas H. McQuaid received the Silver Plate from the members of Local 1 MD/VA/DC for his many years of service and leadership on their behalf in September 2010.

Fifty-year member Robert Williams, right, receives his Gold Card from Local 1 President Scott Garvin on October 5, 2011.

Twenty-five year members James Gilner, Jr. and James Gilner, Sr. receive their service awards at the Baltimore Chapter meeting in August 2011.

Forty-year member Frank Frene Jr., left, received his service award from Local 1 Vice Chair Todd â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buckâ&#x20AC;? Buckner in June 2010.

Local 1 President Scott Garvin, left, presents a service award to 25-year member Francis Scott at the DC Chapter Meeting in September 2011.

Local 1 President Scott Garvin, left, presents a service award to 25-year member Vince Diffenbaugh at the Baltimore Chapter meeting in August 2011.

Acting Secretary-Treasurer Tom McQuaid, left, presented 25-year member Charles Kerby, Jr. with his service award in October 2009.

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Local 1 Missouri

Retired members of Local 1 MO attending their bi-annual Retirees Luncheon held on June 6, 2011.

Retired IU President and former Business Manager of Local 1 MO John Flynn, left, is presented with a Special Award for his many years of dedicated service to the trade, BAC and Local 1 MO by Local 1 Business Manager Don Brown at the Retirees Luncheon.

Seventy-five-year member John Rath, center, is recognized by Local 1 Secretary-Treasurer Joe Schonlau, left, and Business Manager Don Brown for his remarkable record of service to the Union.

Five Local 1 MO Gold Card recipients with officers and representatives of Local 1 and the Eastern Missouri Administrative District Council (ADC) after receiving their Gold Cards at the Retirees Luncheon. First row from left: Gold Card members Ernst Seidelmann, Jim Fowler, George Drabant, Henry Stamm, and Bill Prevallet. Second row from left: Local 1 Recording Secretary Gary Juenger, Secretary-Treasurer Joe Schonlau, Business Manager Don Brown, and ADC Field Representatives John Finder, and John Hopkin.

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Local 1 MO Business Manager Don Brown, left, presents Robert Vickery Jr. with a service award for his 75-years of committed service to BAC.

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Local 1 Newfoundland

IU Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll joined officers and members of Local 1 Newfoundland recently in St. John's for the presentation of BAC service awards to 40-year members. Front row from left, 40-year members Charles Crane and Cecil Russell, IU Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll, 40-year members Edward Drover, Stephen Bartlett and Clifford Allen. Second row from left, Local 1 NL officers and 40-year Service Awards Executive Committee members: Wayne Kelly, Garry Russell, Business Manager John Leonard, Rick Moore, and Hank Allen.

Forty-year member Edward Crane, Sr.

Forty-year member Joe Fitzgerald.

Forty-year member Nicholas Connors.

American Rights at Work: A Great Labor Ally

ounded in 2003, American Rights at Work (ARAW) is America’s only independent labor policy and advocacy organization dedicated to guaranteeing and promoting the freedom of workers to organize and bargain collectively for fair wages, benefits and working conditions. Since then, BAC has been proud to be an active participant in the ARAW network to help mobilize allies outside of the labor movement to stand with us. Together, ARAW and BAC have worked to:

99 Preserve prevailing wages; 99 Take on opponents to project labor agreements; 99 Lift up union pension funds, particularly in the construction industry, to increase leverage to stimulate union jobs and community development; and 99 Showcase strong labor-management partnerships, including BAC signatory contractors.

Take a minute to learn more about one of labor’s most valued allies. Check out the ARAW website at www. americanrightsatwork.org – it’s a quick, easy way to stay up-to-date on national and state labor-related issues.

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Giving BACk, the BAC Way As many continue to struggle to make ends meet, even the toughest economic times have failed to deter BAC members from serving their communities “in literally thousands of amazing ways,” says IU President James Boland. “The countless hours our members volunteer on civic and charitable projects can’t be quantified, but the good will they generate is priceless, and does our Union proud.” The following photographs provide just a glimpse of the lasting and far-reaching contributions BAC members have made to their communities in recent months.

Volunteer Efforts on 9/11 Memorials Help Others Remember, Reflect, Renew New Jersey Administrative District Council Members of BAC Locals of the New Jersey Administrative District Council have been volunteering throughout the state in a range of community projects, with Locals 4 and 5 NJ members giving special attention in recent months to several 9/11 memorials.

Local 4 New Jersey Warren County Emergency Services and 9/11 Memorial At 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 8th, 20 Local 4 NJ journeymen and apprentices arrived at the entrance to the Warren Country Community College in Franklin Township, the construction site of the Warren County Emergency Services and 9/11 Memorial. There they donated their expertise, craft skills and countless hours to constructing the 54-foot-long concrete wall that surrounds the back of the memorial.

Local 4 NJ members on the construction site of the Warren County Emergency Services and 9/11 Memorial.

The memorial honors country residents who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks and the Warren County Police, Fire and Emergency Service personnel who died in the line of duty. Two granite towers in the center symbolize the World Trade Center. With the support of Local 4 members, the ten-year planned project is on its way to being completed. “We give back to the communities our members live in,” said Local 4 NJ President Kenneth Simone. “We build dugouts for groups that can’t afford them. We have built five other 9/11 memorials. We get involved in the community. In return, we hope that the communities remember us when they put buildings up.”

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bac service Roselle Park 9/11 Memorial The 9/11 memorial in Roselle Park was built in memory of New York and New Jersey Port Authority policeman Sergeant Robert M. Kaulfers, who died while responding to the World Trade Center attacks. On September 11, 2001, the married father of two rushed from Hoboken, where he was stationed, to lower Manhattan. The centerpiece of the memorial is a brick bell tower. Eight-by-eight feet at its base, the tower holds a historic bell that had resided in Roselle Park’s borough hall since 1901. “We thank our active and retired members and apprentices who were involved in building the Roselle Park 9/11 Memorial,” said President Ken Simone. “Our participation not only helps a community in need but shows our solidarity as a Union.”

Front row: from left, retired Local 4 NJ Business Agent Ted Grossi, President Ken Simone, and apprentice Angelo Dipetro. Back row: from left, Deputy Chief of Roselle Park Volunteer Fire Department Ray Parenteau, Local 4 apprentices Matt Bowden and Mark Bellmier, Apprentice Coordinator Bob Alesandro, Roselle Park Councilman Carl Hokanson, and Local 7 NY/NJ Field Representative Adolfo Dicosmo. Local 4 Vice President Carlos Crespo, Field Representative Steve Preziosi and member Pat Ciambrushini, who are not pictured, also contributed to the project.

Local 5 New Jersey Leon Todd Memorial Park

Local 5 NJ members Ralph Nugent, Adam Knopka, Bryan Wright, and Stewart Allay.

One of the many civic projects that has benefitted from the volunteer efforts of Local 5 NJ members is the Leon Todd Memorial Park in Medford Lakes, New Jersey, named after the borough’s late founder. Renovations over the past two years have restored the Park’s existing veterans’ memorial and created a new memorial to the victims and first responders of 9/11 terrorist attacks that features a steel remnant from the World Trade Center. BAC members built or renovated numerous areas throughout the Park, including handicapped access ramps, entrance stairs, planters and walkways. The reconstruction was completed in time for a special observance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, when hundreds of residents gathered to pay tribute to those who lost their lives. According to Local 5 NJ President Donald Engelhardt, the extensive renovations were constructed mostly with volunteer labor, donated materials and funds from a variety of sources. “The collective efforts of our community was inspiring,” says Engelhardt. “Our collaboration not only shows the responsibility we feel toward our community, but serves as a teaching tool for the next generation.”

Stonemason Kevin Daily.

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bac service Local 1 Pennsylvania/Delaware Garden of Reflection 9-11 Memorial Members of Local 1 Pennsylvania/Delaware led by Vice Chairman and Field Representative John Puntel volunteered day and night at the Garden of Reflection 9-11 Memorial located in Yardley, Pennsylvania, in preparation for events marking the 10th anniversary on September 11, 2011. Puntel worked shoulder to shoulder with Ellen Saracini, the widow of United Airlines pilot Victor Saracini, captain of United Flight 175 on the fateful morning it was brutally hijacked and flown into the south tower of the World Trade Center. Captain Saracini, a former Navy pilot and 16-year United employee, made his home in Yardley. “I couldn’t just watch Ellen working by herself. I worked with her to dig out the mud,” Puntel said, referring the site’s deteriorating conditions caused by Hurricane Irene. “And we even worked on Labor Day ‘til late at night to make sure the project was done on time. It was finished on September 8th.”

AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Local 1 PA/DE Vice Chairman John Puntel, lowers a pump to remove water from Hurricane Irene that collected on the foundation of the entrance wall to the Garden of Reflection 9-11 Memorial in Yardley, PA.

The Garden of Reflection 9-11 Memorial was created in remembrance of the 2,973 victims of the 2001 attacks. Situated in Memorial Park in Lower Makefield Township amid the natural beauty of Bucks County farmland, the walking memorial symbolizes the “journey from darkness into light,” leading visitors from sorrowful reminders of tragedy and grief toward more hopeful ones.

Local 1 Nebraska Veterans Memorial Garden To many Local 1 Nebraska members in the Lincoln area, the Veterans Memorial Garden is not just another volunteer project, but a sacred parcel of land commemorating the men and women who proudly served our nation. The garden was built in 1991 following the Persian Gulf War. It includes two dozen monuments and consists of thousands of bricks. Each brick contains the name of a veteran, living or deceased, who has honorably served the United States. Since each brick needs to be inscribed and installed, Local 1 NE members’ expertise has been playing an indispensable role in this installation process over the years.

From left, volunteer Dean Clawson, Local 1 members Wallace Orth, Richard Schneider, Willy Roemmich, and Bob White, and volunteer Kenneth Orr. Not pictured is Local 1 member Junior Woodcock who also volunteers on the project.

“Bricks symbolize the heart and soul of the garden,” Local 1 NE Business Manager Andrew Mommsen said. “By

continually lending our skills to the garden, we can observe the sacrifices our heroes have made to preserve our freedom every day, every month and every year.”

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Two decades have passed since the garden was built, where today, more than 4,500 bricks are on display. “It is absolutely a life project for us and for our children,” Mommsen added.

bac service Local 1 Maryland/Virginia/DC National Workers Memorial

 Local 1 MD/VA/DC apprentices Davon Ruffin, left, and Kevin Koester.

After two years’ construction, the completed National Workers Memorial on the campus of National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland was unveiled on April 28th, Workers’ Memorial Day, an international day of remembrance of workers who lost their lives on the job.

 From left,

Local 1 apprentices Keisby Page, Alberto Dawkins, Kevin Koester, Dustin Shamer, and Davon Ruffin.

Five Local 1 Maryland/Virginia/DC apprentices were privileged to volunteer on the project. They spent an entire day earlier in the month installing brick pavers engraved with the names of fallen workers. Since construction began in 2009, individuals and families of departed workers have had the opportunity to order engraved bricks to ensure that their loved ones or friends are also a part of this permanent remembrance. Joined by a contingent of national IMI Apprenticeship and Training staff, BAC members replaced some of the blank units originally installed during the construction with the personalized ones. Local 1 MD/VA/DC President Scott Garvin said, “The Local 1 apprentices, representing a range of BAC’s masonry disciplines including bricklayers, pointers, cleaners, caulkers and terrazzo workers, were honored to contribute their time and skills to benefit the memorial and to have the opportunity to learn about the shared obligation to remember those who have gone before, especially those who have met with tragedy while ‘working for a living’ in our often dangerous occupations.” Habitat for Humanity

When Laticrete Technical Service Training Supervisor Steve Rampino began recruiting volunteers in late 2010 for the 2011 installation of porcelain tiles for houses in the Ivy City section of Northeast Washington, D.C., Local 1 members jumped at the chance to help out. As part of a Tile Partners for Humanity project, the eight houses comprise the first LEED-certified Habitat for Humanity residential project in the nation’s capital. The tile installation included 3,500 square feet of donated tiles in the kitchens, washrooms, bathrooms and front foyers of these homes. “We felt privileged to be part of such a meaningful project,” President of Local 1 President Scott Garvin said. “On behalf of our members, we thank D.C. Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and Laticrete for orchestrating this project. It was an unforgettable experience to work with these innovative teams.” Local 1 MD/VA/DC’s then Apprenticeship and Training Director Franco DiValentin led a crew of experienced and dedicated tile apprentices on this project. Although volunteers were given five days to finish the tile work, they completed it in four.

From left, Local 1 MD/VA/DC members Randal Allison, Robert Broomfield, Jose Chavez, Alejandro Hernandez, Johnny Seda, Clyde Wilson, and Franco DiValentin at the Habitat for Humanity site.

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bac service Local 18 Ohio Mohawk Honor Roll On November 18th, 1945, the Mohawk Honor Roll was dedicated in the Mohawk neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The war memorial includes 607 names of those from this small community who served in World War II. Vandalism along with little maintenance over the years left only the frame on the monument. “The war is long over, but it’s heartbreaking to see the names on the monument are gone,” says President of Ohio Administrative District Council Secretary-Treasurer and Local 18 Fred R. Hubbard, Sr. “It’s our responsibility to remember the veterans who fought for us 65 years ago and it’s time to rebuild the memorial for our community.”

Local 18 OH members began donating time and resources to fix the old memorial earlier in 2011, and as a result of their tireless efforts, the new Mohawk Honor Roll Memorial was rededicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011. Local 18 member Paul Collett, who was the project manager for the new Mohawk Honor Roll, says that the entire effort has been volunteer-driven and paid for by private funds and donations. The restoration is “bringing people back to the Mohawk Honor Roll,” Collett says. “People often stopped to see and touch the monument.” He adds, “On November 14th, I untangled the flag and saw the wreath at the monument; I just couldn’t stay away. I am so proud of my Local, my community and my country.”

Mohawk Honor Roll in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Local 1 Connecticut Killingly High School Concession Stand Twenty-seven Local 1 CT members joined other area building trades members to provide the necessary labor to construct a 1,600-sq.ft concession stand and restroom facility, a welcome addition to the new, 100%-union built Killingly High School in Dayville, CT. In addition to volunteering their craft skills and time, Local 1 members and signatory contractors also donated materials and equipment to this project.

From left, Local 1 CT members: Executive Vice President Tim Palmeri, John Smith, III, Louis Job, Richard Lamoureux, and James Leal.

 Local 1 CT retired member and former

committee member of the Permanent Building Committee, 77-year-old Marcel Lussier volunteering at Killingly High School.

 Local 1 CT members Ryan Oppert, left, and Daniel Perry.

Thanks to the support of the Town of Killingly and the Permanent Building Committee, the new school was built under a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). “Having a PLA in place prior to construction was the best way to assure that licensed and skilled tradesman would be utilized,” Local 1 CT Vice President Todd Dexter said. “Thanks to the agreement, this project was completed on time, with quality workmanship.” “It is always an honor to give back to our community,” Local 1 CT President Gerald Marotti said. “We would like to thank the Town of Killingly on behalf of our Union members that were given this opportunity to donate our knowledge and skills to the Killingly High School project.”

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bac service Local 2 New York/Vermont Cicero CanTeen Center

In September, Local 2 New York/ Vermont members began laying the foundation for a community youth

center in its new location at the Country Max Plaza in Cicero, NY. The CanTeen Center, an after-school program for students in Grades 8 through 12, was founded in 1998 to provide a safe, entertaining gathering place for local teens. The program offers a variety of activities including indoor and outdoor games, movies, and snacks to more than 100 kids daily. Before the Center’s relocation to its current site, it had been moved about a half dozen times. The new location – right next to Cicero-North Syracuse High School – is ideal, allowing students to walk right over as soon as the school day ends. Local 2 members who volunteered at the CanTeen Center are Ken Martin, Andy Gardynski, Gary Nickerson, Don Keefe, Vern McConnell, Tom Spicer, Joe Kempston, Josh Reece, Tom Rielly, Dick Hammond, Jim Boise, Justin Greeney, Ben Demperio III, Keith Wise, Dave Lyndecker, and Aaron Bowie. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2011.

Local 2 NY/VT members on the CanTeen construction site.

Local 8 Illinois Wilson Park Thanks to an energetic Eagle Scout candidate and the civic spirit of Local 8 Illinois’ Secretary-Treasurer Dave Toenjes and Vice Chairman John Moore, a retired Korean War fighter jet that had been on display at a Granite City, IL’s park for decades received a shiny plaque plus a new brick pedestal, courtesy of the Local 8 officers. The six-ton F-84F Thunderstreak fighterbomber, designed by Republic Aviation and manufactured by General Motors, was airlifted on October 21, 1971 to Wilson Park to commemorate the service of Korean War and all U.S. veterans. As part of an Eagle Scout project, Jonathan Kersten put the Thunderstreak display’s upgrade into motion when he approached Brothers Moore and Toenjes to build a brick base for a new informational plaque. The completed exhibit was a centerpiece of a ceremony on October 29th that marked the 40th anniversary of the jet’s arrival in Granite City. “This project is relatively small in size compared to many other community

The retired F-84F Thunderstreak and the brick pedestal built by Local 8 IL members.

projects we’ve done this year, but no community service is too small to perform,” says Moore. “We are happy that we can utilize our construction skills to serve the community and honor our soldiers who fought for our country.”

Local 8 President Dan McCall adds that members have been working on various service projects throughout the year, noting that for many, giving back to their communities starts as soon as they become Union members.

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bac service International Union Softball Slam to Support Fight Against Diabetes On August 27th, the 11th Annual Building Trades Softball Slam took place at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland. The one-day tournament benefits the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. The International Union has fielded a team every year since the Slam began, and this year, Team BAC took 1st Place! IU Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, who helped coordinate the event, said, “With Hurricane Irene on the horizon, the weather definitely created a challenging day. The total amount raised this year was $17,750 – about the same as last year. In this tough economy, it is good to be able to

continue to generate financial support for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation and help raise awareness of the fight against diabetes.” The following IU and IPF staff, along with family and friends, participated on Team BAC: Deborah Banks, Dave Elcano, Susan Flaherty, Wayne Ford, Jean-Paul Itz, Ward McClung, Rodney Moseley, Dan Smith, Monetta Walton, Craig Weir, and Justin Weller. Also present at the Slam were IU Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano and retired IU Executive Vice President Jerry O’Malley. Shakespeare Theater’s Outreach to Wounded Veterans The International Union recently joined its headquarters building neighbor, the Shakespeare Theater Company (STC),

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in sponsoring a new program for injured veterans undergoing rehabilitation in the D.C. area, which treats them and their spouses or guests to a special evening out, including dinner and theater tickets. In partnership with the USO of Metropolitan Washington, the STC’s “Wounded Warrior Date Nights” kicked off on September 21st with the play, The Heir Apparent, an adaptation of Jean-Francois Regnard’s ageless comedic masterpiece. In an expression of gratitude to the International Union for its sponsorship, Noreen Major, Director of STC Corporate Giving, told IU President James Boland, “Thanks to your participation, over 60 wounded warriors and guests will be able to enjoy a much-deserved night out completely free of charge.”

in memoriam

September Death Benefit Claims for September 2011 Total Amount Paid Total Union Labor Life Claims Total Death Benefits Total Number of Claims Average Age Average Years of Membership

$178,950.00 $4,000.00 $174,950.00 105 78.32 49.17

BRANCH YEARS OF MEMBER - LOCAL UNION OF TRADE AGE MEMBERSHIP

BRANCH YEARS OF MEMBER - LOCAL UNION OF TRADE AGE MEMBERSHIP Kordich, John J. - 18, CA

LaFavor, Jack E. - 01, WA Lee, Daniel F. - 01, MN/ND Liberato, Nick J. - 08, OH Little, Sr., Maurice E. - 04, IN/KY Lorentzen, Gerald K. - 01, NE Lucas, Walter D. - 18, MO Luiz, III, Joseph S. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI

TL CB B B B TL B

89 53 92 88 72 82 68

55 16 61 57 48 56 51

Marson, Ottavio L. - 01, MI Martin, Gerald L. - 15, MO/KS Miller, Leon M. - 07, OH Moras, Giobatta B. - 02, ON Morejon, Sr., Jose R. - 01, NY Muia, Jr., Joseph F. - 04, IN/KY

TL B, M B B B B, M

81 73 70 80 74 76

49 38 19 46 40 48

Oitker, Michael J. - 08, IL Orris, John - 01, FL Osborn, Gerald J. - 01, MN/ND Otto, Paul F. - 01, MN/ND

B B B, M B, M, W

55 87 83 56

34 63 56 27

Paul, John W. - 07, CO Pittors, Louis - 01, MI Prete, John J. - 01,CT

B B B

86 99 91

59 59 65

Radcliffe, Richard L. - 01, WA Randazzo, Thomas - 18, MO Recchia, Sabino - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Reddick, Howard - 46, OH Reed, Kenneth E. - 05, OK/AR/TX Reiley, Nathaniel C. - 04, CA Reis, John M. - 03, NY Rimarcik, Joseph - 01, MI Roos, Jr., Edward J. - 15, MO/KS Rutten, Richard T. - 03, WI

B TL B B, CM, M B, M B B B B B

78 81 68 83 83 83 52 99 79 93

56 47 43 61 58 57 21 65 60 71

Sanders, Leroy H. - 04, IN/KY Sbisa, Frank - 15, MO/KS Serrett, Sr., John M. - 03, NY Sharp, James N. - 05, OK/AR/TX Shilvock, Harry R. - 04, CA Skalak, Richard J. - 01, WI Sorensen, George A. - 20, IL Sprandel, William M. - 21, IL Staats, Jr., Edward J. - 01, PA/DE Stewart, Charles M. - 13, NV Stone, Neal W. - 03, CA

B, MM TL B, M, CM, P B B, M B B, M PC B B TL

76 79 80 84 90 60 81 83 67 61 60

55 52 60 63 65 20 61 63 45 9 34

Tatum, Sr., Owell R. - 06, LA/MS/AL Temmallo, Sr., Dominick S. - 05, NJ Teske, Chester E. - 01, MN/ND Todd, Edward A. - 21, IL Trettel, Donald J. - 09, PA

B B B B B, M

85 86 86 82 76

62 62 62 60 59

Valetti, Louis P. - 09, PA Valicenti, Anthony - 09, PA Verzeni, Hercules J. - 01, NY

FN B B

82 94 87

22 61 61

TL B B B, M B B, CM, M

78 28 81 90 90 86

47 1 61 55 51 58

Anderson, John H. - 01, MN/ND

Bateman, Mabel L. - 04, IN/KY Bausch, Thomas J. - 18, OH Bennett, Richard W. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Berardi, Giuseppe - 01, NY Bernardini, Mark E. - 05, PA Bernardon, Angelo - 04, IN/KY Betz, Jerome S. - 05, PA Boggs, Herbert R. - 03, CA Brown, Joseph F. - 02, NY/VT Brush, Peter N. - 01, MD/VA/DC Bullard, James R. - 03, CA Burrows, Ronald - 06, IL

MH B FN B B TW, TL CM FN FN B TL B, W

88 60 71 79 46 83 73 74 28 57 81 93

35 39 23 55 16 49 42 21 4 37 52 66

Cepkauskas, Jonas - 21, IL Cerimele, Anthony L. - 08, OH Cochran, Roy E. - 18, CA Corino, Nicholas - 04, CA

B B TW P, B, CM

86 80 63 97

52 61 7 68

D'Angelo, Armando V. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI De Pellegrin, John - 01, NE De Roia, Ricieri - 02, ON Dillon, Michael J. - 01, CT Domenici, Gabriello - 18, CA Dwight, Jr., David - 05, NJ

B TW, CH, TL B B, M TL B, CM

81 95 78 85 91 76

62 59 49 59 57 46

Easton, Kermit D.- 08, IL English, Donn L. - 05, OK/AR/TX

B B, M

92 77

60 49

Fabi, Michael J. - 02, DE/NJ Farias, John B. - 01, WA Fritsch, Robert A. - 06, WI

CM B, M B, M, P

61 89 73

44 64 43

Gadani, Jr., Ettore S. - 02, NY/VT Galante, Anthony R. - 18, CA Goettsche, John W. - 09, MI Gonnella, John L. - 09, PA Good, Harold E. - 01, MD/VA/DC Graham, Dale K. - 01, MN/ND Gravello, Walter - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Greaber, Jr., James P. - 03, AZ/NM Grejda, Stanley J. - 09, PA

B, M, P TL B B CM B B, CM B B

82 93 75 80 90 72 87 85 73

64 60 57 61 65 24 64 64 55

Haaland, Kenneth L. - 04, SD Harder, Bradley E. - 45, OH Hardman, John L. - 05, PA Harrell, Wilson - 06, LA/MS/AL Hebert, Thomas W. - 03, NY Hite, Sr., Milton H. - 08, IL Howard, Sr., Whitley - 03, OH

B, M B B CM B, M B PC

83 78 76 93 72 67 92

57 59 42 63 55 42 52

Jones, Eugene W. - 06, OH Jones, John E. - 05, OK/AR/TX

B, CM B

77 75

54 54

Way, Sr., Kenneth G. - 03, CA Westerfield, Stephen S. - 04, IN/KY Wicke, Wayne L. - 08, IL Woolard, Leonard A. - 03, CA Wozniak, Franciszck - 02, ON Wray, Leo B. - 09, MI

Kocher, Sr., Larry R. - 01, FL

PC, B, CB, CS

Yokum, Troy C. - 15, WV

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in memoriam

October BRANCH YEARS OF MEMBER - LOCAL UNION OF TRADE AGE MEMBERSHIP

Death Benefit Claims for October 2011 Total Amount Paid Total Union Labor Life Claims Total Death Benefits Total Number of Claims Average Age Average Years of Membership

Newton, Robert G. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Nutter, Jr., Norman R. - 18, OH Otis, Clarence W. - 05, TN Pace, Stephen J. - 01, NY Paglianite, Frank A. - 05, PA Pimpinella, Giuseppe - 01, NY Proverbs, Sr., Richard W. - 08, OH Randall, Donald J. - 01, OR Raymond, Sr., Darrell P. - 06, LA/MS/AL Rios, Jose M. - 05, OK/AR/TX Rodriguez, Jesus - 03, AZ/NM Roessner, II, Harry - 01, PA/DE Rorison, Michael P. - 04, IN/KY Rosine, George A. - 74, IL Ruzicka, John T. - 18, MO Scaglione, Jude R. - 04, NJ Schnorr, Peter F. - 20, IL Schwartz, Jr., Henry - 02, SD Schweihofer, James L. - 09, MI Seitz, Wayne F. - 04, WI Sotolongo, Rafael - 01, FL Spadafore, Louie - 01, MI Staeger, Cornelius D. - 05, NJ Stanley, Florent A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Stathakis, Michail - 01, MI Sterling, Jerome C. - 01, WA Stettler, Jr., Isaac H. - 04, NJ Stibal, Arthur C. - 01, MO Strub, George R. - 01, FL Strumbly, Adolph I. - 05, OH Summers, Jr., Billy O. - 05, OK/AR/TX Sweeney, Lawrence C. - 03, CA Taylor, Lyle E. - 01, OR Thorpe, Kevin D. - 08, IL Tirabasso, Libero - 01, NY Tropiano, John R. - 05, NY Tucker, Toney L. - 21, IL Turner, Clayton - 21, IL Turner, Jr., Earl J. - 01, PA/DE Vangelderen, Peter A. - 01, MI Vonderau, Alan W. - 05, OH Warapius, Sr., Edward P. - 04, IN/KY Warren, Landon - 04, IN/KY Weichbrodt, Robert - 03, NY Whitney, Ward W. - 01, WA Winslow, Billy Joe - 05, TN

$171,275.00 $1,000.00 $170,275.00 99 78.10 49.29

BRANCH YEARS OF MEMBER - LOCAL UNION OF TRADE AGE MEMBERSHIP Alexander, Richard N. - 01, FL Allen, Everett A. - 01, HI Armbuster, William E. - 05, PA Artigliere, Sr., Anthony - 04, NJ Bailey, Jr., Raymond G. - 18, CA Barricelli, Domenic - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Bloch, Kurt A. - 01, MO Bomholdt, Alfred B. - 01, NY Bondi, Joseph T. - 21, IL Brandt, Peter - 03, CA Cangi, Nicholas J. - 01, PA/DE Carrozza, Jr., David - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Chaney, Eugene - 04, IN/KY Christiansen, Erik S. - 02, BC Clark, Louis E. - 21, IL Daste, Sr., Guy J. - 04, CA DiGuglielmo, Antonio - 05, ON Drever, Ryan W. - 04, IN/KY Dyer, William R. - 05, TN Enstrom, John A. - 04, IN/KY Ewing, Brent T. - 08, IL Ferraro, Henry - 18, CA Gabl, John R. - 56, IL Gilin, Patrick E. - 01, MI Girouard, Jr., Lawrence A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Gleeson, John P. - 01, MO Gordon, Jr., Edward - 21, IL Gramkow, Everett H. - 04, WI Grant, Jr., Ernest - 09, MI Henriksen, Robert W. - 21, IL Herron, Sr., Joseph E. - 01, FL Jones, Arthur L. - 01, NY Kalkman, Leon D. - 09, MI Kipper, Nick A. - 01, MI Kirk, Arthur R. - 01, MN/ND LaBate, Jr., James P. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Lamson, Clyde E. - 07, CO LeBeau, Jerry D. - 21, IL Lewis, Evan J. - 01, MN/ND MacDonald, Alexander - 20, ON Marchetti, Carlo A. - 06, ON Marcinkewicz, Francis - 01, PA/DE McLaughlin, James F. - 05, NJ Meares, Nash M. - 15, MO/KS Merchantz, Walter L. - 21, IL Merkel, Jr., Walter C. - 05, PA Milne, Cecil V. - 01, NS Minarik, John P. - 09, PA Moore, Paul A. - 08, OH Nebeker, Leon G. - 18, CA Nelson, Henry L. - 55, OH Nelson, Norman G. - 03, CA Nemeth, Stephen A. - 01, MI

P TL TL, MM B, CM, P TL M, MM, B B B B B B B B B B B, M B B, W B B B FN B B PC, CM B B B, CM, M B B B B B, CM B B PC, B, CH, CM B B B B B B B B B B B, M B, M B TL B B B

70 67 80 76 71 80 76 83 91 87 80 85 69 89 87 88 87 27 85 82 38 90 89 73 79 63 74 84 71 92 55 78 74 56 89 56 87 78 80 88 75 84 80 87 82 86 75 87 89 79 79 80 81

20 48 47 50 46 54 51 44 59 46 56 62 23 60 43 68 49 3 61 57 6 20 55 52 60 38 43 60 36 67 25 49 56 21 63 27 62 59 26 59 42 58 30 64 63 52 52 45 65 54 55 56 58

B B B B B B B B B B B B B B FN B, CM B B CM, CB B TL TL B, CM, P TL B B B, CM, P, W B P B B, M B B B M B B B PC, CM B B PC, B B, M B, CM, M, P TL B

86 76 88 80 75 79 77 86 66 84 84 67 47 81 92 69 68 67 86 64 79 84 78 80 84 79 84 92 86 87 81 78 76 50 85 85 78 85 69 90 78 86 75 71 90 82

62 52 57 63 47 39 58 64 49 60 41 48 12 60 22 48 44 16 58 17 36 59 57 44 59 63 60 63 54 64 62 55 55 31 62 62 41 55 33 70 62 63 58 53 55 62

Remembering Joe L. Fernandez Joe L. Fernandez, a 65-year BAC member of Local 1 Florida, passed away at his home in Tempa, Florida on September 1, 2011. He was 92. Brother Fernandez joined former Local 3 FL in 1945 as an apprentice bricklayer and plasterer and became a Journeyman three years later. He served as President of the Local for many years until its merger with the newly created Local 1 FL in 1994. In addition to his tireless contributions on behalf of his members, Brother Fernandez was among the very first Hispanic Local Union officers in BAC history.

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Journal BAC

ISSUE 4 / 2011

BAC • 620 F Street, N.W. • Washington, D.C. 20004

THESE ARE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES. YOU HAVE QUESTIONS – WE HAVE ANSWERS.