Issue 1 - 2012

EN FRANÇAIS! pp. 20-21

BAC ISSUE 1 / 2012

BAC MEMBERS

WORKING HARD H PLAYING HARD

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BAC MEMBERS

WORKING HARD H PLAYING HARD

10 BAC and U.S. Steel representatives observe the ceremonial installation of the one millionth brick at the U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant.

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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 M E M B E R S AT WO R K

New Jersey Administrative District Council – Claiming Rain Screen Work for BAC

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N E W S IN B R IE F

Visit BAC on Facebook – New “Timeline” Launched March 30 BCTD President Ayers Dead at 63; Succeeded by Sean McGarvey • Local 4 South Dakota Celebrates 100 Years of Solidarity • One Millionth Brick Laid at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Plant • Local 7 New York/New Jersey Presents Scholarships • Local Officer Elected to New York City Building Trades’ Executive Board • U.S. Rep. Braley Visits Local 3 Iowa’s Training Center • San Diego Job Corps Center Welcomes Labor Secretary th •

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IMI Training Increases Job Opportunities

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S A F E TY

The Hidden Dangers of Cell Phone Towers Beryllium Exposure

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Silica Rule Update

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BA C S P O R TIN G L IF E C A N A DA

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Help Fight Bill C-377 • Aidez la lutte contre le projet de loi C-377 • 1 Saskatchewan Trains for the Future • 1 Saskatchewan obtient une formation pour l’avenir • Atlantic Provinces Trowel Trades Conference • Conférence des métiers de la truelle pour les provinces de l’Atlantique IN TE R N ATIO N A L F U N D S

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Taking the Guess Work Out of Finding the Right Doctor • IPF and IHF Websites • Don’t Wait Too Long to Apply for IPF Disability Benefits R E TIR E E S

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Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky Retiree John “Charlie” Gerstle Honored for 75 Years of Service • Local 5 New Jersey’s 2012 Retirees Breakfast LO CA L C O M PA S S IN M E M O R IA M

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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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Unmasking Our Foes

aybe not all of our problems derive from a political system that is dominated by too much money and too much power concentrated in the hands of too few, but plenty do, and when you add them all up, they have a considerable impact on work opportunities for BAC members and our rights as union members.

Coordination between corporate interests and elected officials is nothing new, but the degree of interaction we’ve seen of late, especially at the state level, is not just a cause for alarm, but a call to action. A case in point is the secretive group called the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC. A recent study found that 2000 state legislators across the U.S. belong to ALEC. They introduce more than 1,000 “model” bills each year, written by and for ALEC’s corporate members such as Koch Industries, Wal-Mart and other multinational corporations. With the goal of ramping up corporate profits and power, these measures include tax loopholes, the repeal of state prevailing wages, eliminating project labor agreements, contracts to run private prisons and schools, and voter suppression measures, to name just a few.

ALEC was behind the now infamous Stand Your Ground law in Florida. In Wisconsin, ALEC-alumnus Gov. Scott Walker’s bill stripping state workers of their bargaining rights reflects ALEC’s anti-union underpinnings. In Ohio, ALEC drafted much of the anti-worker bill that was the basis for SB5, which was overturned by voters in November.

Dozens of ALEC-inspired bills have been introduced in Virginia. When four ALEC-affiliated Georgia state

senators co-sponsored a bill to make picketing a crime punishable by a year in prison, even tea party members sided with labor to defeat the First Amendment-busting measure.

Secrecy once aided the ALEC agenda, but that’s changing, thanks to a growing partnership among labor and progressive advocates to “call out” ALEC bills and the legislators that sponsor them. During April alone, Kraft Foods, Coca Cola and Pepsi renounced their ALEC memberships to avoid negative press. We can help do our part. Please stay informed and on the lookout for anti-democratic legislation in your state, and demand to know if the legislators responsible are ALEC members.You’ll find links to several informative websites, such as www.alecexposed.org, on our own website www.bacweb.org (select “Legislative/Political”).

Between now and November 6th, the next two Journals will focus on candidates’ positions and congressional voting records on the national issues of importance to you and your families.

In the meantime, I want to thank all of our members who graciously submitted their “Sporting Life” photos (p.14), which comprise one of the Journal’s most popular features – we couldn’t do it without your participation. And that goes for every facet of BAC. As always, I encourage you to let us know your thoughts and suggestions. Not a day goes by that I’m not reminded of who I report to – namely you, the members. If you have ideas for stories or issues of concern, let us know by emailing askbac@bacweb.org or writing to me c/o the International Union at 620 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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mensaje del presidente

Desenmascarando a Nuestros Enemigos

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uizás no todos nuestros problemas se deriven de un sistema político dominado por exceso de dinero y de poder concentrados en muy pocas manos, pero muchos de ellos sí lo son, y cuando uno los suma todos, ellos tienen un impacto considerable en las oportunidades de trabajo para los miembros del BAC y nuestros derechos como miembros sindicales.

La coordinación entre los intereses corporativos y los funcionarios electos no es nada nuevo, pero el grado de interacción que hemos presenciado últimamente, especialmente a nivel estatal, no es sólo causa de alarma, sino también un llamado a la acción. Un buen ejemplo es el grupo secreto llamado “American Legislative Exchange Council” (Consejo Americano de Intercambio Legislativo) o ALEC. Un estudio reciente halló que 2000 legisladores estatales a lo largo y ancho de los Estados Unidos pertenecen a ALEC. Ellos introducen más de 1,000 proyectos de ley “modelo” cada año, escritos por y para los miembros corporativos de ALEC, tales como Koch Industries, Wal-Mart y otras corporaciones multinacionales.

Con el fin de aumentar los ingresos y el poder corporativo, estas medidas incluyen vacíos fiscales, la derogación de salarios prevalentes en el estado, la eliminación de proyectos de acuerdos laborales, contratos para administrar presidios y escuelas privados, y medidas de supresión de votadores, por nombrar sólo algunos.

ALEC estuvo detrás de la ya tristemente célebre ley “Stand Your Ground” (Permanece Firme) en Florida. En Wisconsin, el proyecto de ley de un antiguo miembro de ALEC, el Gobernador Scott Walker, que les quitaba a los trabajadores estatales sus derechos de negociación, refleja los cimientos antisindicales de ALEC. En Ohio, ALEC redactó gran parte del proyecto de ley anti trabajador que fue la base para el proyecto de ley SB5, el cual fue revocado por los votantes en noviembre.

Docenas de proyectos de ley inspirados por ALEC han sido introducidos en Virginia.

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Cuando senadores estatales de Georgia afiliados con ALEC copatrocinaron un proyecto de ley para hacer de las manifestaciones laborales o “piquetes” un crimen punible con un año de prisión, incluso miembros del “tea party” apoyaron al movimiento laboral para derrotar la medida destructora de la Primera Enmienda.

El secreto antes ayudó a la agenda de ALEC, pero eso está cambiando gracias a una creciente asociación entre el movimiento laboral y defensores progresivos para “poner en descubierto” a los proyectos de ley de ALEC y a los legisladores que los patrocinan. En abril solamente, Kraft Foods, Coca Cola y Pepsi renunciaron a su afiliación con ALEC para evitar la prensa negativa.

Nosotros podemos ayudar haciendo nuestra parte.

Manténganse informados y alertas a cualquier legislación anti democrática en sus estados, y demanden saber si los legisladores responsables son miembros de ALEC. Usted encontrará enlaces a varios sitios de Internet relacionados, tales como www.alecexposed.org, en nuestro sitio Web en www.bacweb.org (seleccione “Legislative/ Political” [Legislativo/Político]).

Entre ahora y el 6 de noviembre, los próximos dos Journals se enfocarán en las posiciones de los candidatos y récords de votación en asuntos nacionales de importancia para ustedes y sus familias.

Mientras tanto, quiero agradecer a todos nuestros miembros que gentilmente enviaron sus fotos “Sporting Life” (pág. 14), que componen una de las secciones más populares del Journal – no podríamos hacerlo sin su participación.Y eso va para cada faceta de BAC. Como siempre, les animo a dejarnos saber sus pensamientos y sugerencias. No hay un día que pase que no me acuerde a quién les reporto – a ustedes, los miembros. Si tienen ideas para reportajes o asuntos de interés, déjenos saber enviando un correo electrónico a askbac@bacweb.org o escribiéndome a c/o the International Union at 620 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.

Anticipo saber de ustedes.

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

Journal BAC

issue 1, 2012

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

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

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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

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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.

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New Jersey Administrative District Council

Claiming Rain Screen Work for BAC

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or the last four years, members of Locals 4 and 5 New Jersey have reaped the benefits – spelled j-o-b-s – of the New Jersey Administrative District Council’s forceful efforts, working closely with its signatory contractors, IMI, owners and manufacturers, to capture New Jersey’s emerging market for rain screen systems designed for masonry cavity wall applications.

NJ ADC Director Richard Tolson says, “Rain screen wall systems that feature masonry veneers are a natural for our members and the signatory contractors that employ them. The installation of air barrier membranes, insulation, rail and anchor systems, stone, terra cotta, tile, and any necessary caulking are all work operations that BAC members perform every day. It is the integration and coordination of all these skills that position BAC members and their contractors as the most qualified for masonry rain screen wall systems.”

Masonry rain screen walls come in many types, from vented to pressurized, from a typical masonry cavity wall or masonry veneer over metal studs wall with proper air control. Typically made of terra cotta, calcium silicate, natural stone or porcelain tile, the cladding systems are attached to the substrate with a metal rail support system over an air/water/vapor barrier.

With either open or closed joints between cladding units, these systems allow the free flow of air behind the façade but not into the building thus promoting adequate drainage and dryness.

A portion of Local 5 NJ’s rain screen work is the result of an ambitious expansion by Virtua Health, a comprehensive healthcare system serving South Jersey. Virtua’s new construction features extensive use of Arriscraft International’s ARRIS-clip Renaissance® systems on exterior building facades.

The Virtua Health and Wellness Center

in Washington Township, the first of three new centers, opened its doors in 2010. The second hospital complex and ambulatory center, located in Voorhees, will open in stages beginning in March.

A third center will open in Moorestown in late 2012.

Local 5 bricklayer Mario Cerrito, Jr., who worked on both the Virtua/ Washington Township project (for signatory Phoenix Contractors) and Virtua/Voorhees Phase I (for signatory Molly Construction Co., Inc.), likes the product so much that he organized a familiarization class for members at the Bordentown Training Center.

Says Cerrito, “The system is user friendly; once you get the process down of the tracking system and key elements like gauges, the rest of the crew can go to town hanging stone. It is great for our industry, because the system is not

Local 5 NJ members working for Molly Construction Co., Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) installed 70,000 s.f. of open joint ARRIS-clip on the Virtua Hospital Phase I in Voorhees, NJ.

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Local 5 NJ members, employed by Phoenix Contractors (Media, PA), were on the Virtua Hospital Phase II project for more than a year. Apprentice Sean Morgart, left, is shimming out the track system to accommodate discrepancies. Bricklayer Lynne Yannarella, center, cuts the tracking system to accommodate the wall size. John Martynick of Local 5, far right, was Shop Steward for BAC signatory Phoenix Contractors.

affected by the temperature and you can easily work through the winter months.”

Cerrito developed a tracking system process of installing two clips to the track, screwing the track vertically on the wall (utilizing washers or spacers as needed to ensure it is plumb), and attaching a line in order to slide the line up the wall to use as a gauge to layout horizontal track placement. The process sped up installation and production. It wasn’t long before Arriscraft representatives came out to the jobsite to observe his methodology and incorporate it into their recommendations.

Molly Construction Project Manager Joe Guingo predicts “these types of systems are the wave of the future. They are very detailed and unforgiving systems, so you really need to get the means and methods down. They are cost effective solutions for owners, and cause less ‘wear and tear’ on the craftworker. Carpenters continually try to take this work from us, but together with the BAC we have done a good job of not allowing them to succeed.”

Other Local 5 “clip projects” include ARRIS-clip installations at Rutgers University (Force Concrete & Masonry Corp. of Piscataway, NJ) and Virtua’s Moorestown Health and Wellness Center (D.M. Sabia & Co., Inc. of Conshohocken, PA).

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 The Virtua Hospital Phase II project

under construction. The $4.5 million masonry package included 77,000 s.f. of closed joint ARRIS-cilp.

 Local 5 NJ member Joe Salamone, Shop Steward for signatory contractor Weather Seal Services (Glenmoore, PA) on the Virtua Voorhees Wellness Center project.

The project called for a closed joint system. After caulking, a thin layer of sand was applied to the wet caulk to resemble a traditional mortared joint.

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members at work Further north, rain screen work has expanded opportunities for Local 4 NJ members. On the campus of Seton Hall University in West Orange, members employed by Speranza Brickwork, Inc. (Whitehouse Station, NJ) tore out a building façade’s existing limestone and replaced it with Boston Valley Terra Cotta’s TerraClad™.

In Newark, when the original mason contractor on the South Ward Fifth Police Precinct went belly up, BAC signatory Back Brook Masonry (Hillsborough, NJ) and Local 4 members saved the day. Back Brook’s cost effective, engineering-savvy suggestions and a timely installation effort involving Gridworx stone panels, 25,000 s.f. each of Belden brick and block backup, and cast stone sills and coping, resulted in a beautiful stone façade, much to relief and gratitude of General Contractor EPIC and city officials.

Photo courtesy of Newark.Patch.com

Back Brook Masonry and members of Local 4 NJ came to the rescue during construction of Newark’s South Ward Fifth Police Precinct after the initial mason contractor went bankrupt.

Members installed 4,500 s.f. of Gridworx, a mechanical stone hanging system that allows for non-sequential installation of stone panels.

Visit BAC on Facebook – New “Timeline” Launched March 30th

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acebook got a facelift. Since March 30th, all Facebook group pages, including the International Union’s, feature the social media giant’s new template, called Facebook Timeline.

The revised format displays a group’s posts, history and other significant events chronologically, beginning with the most recent.

Be sure to check out the IU’s new look at www.facebook.com/IUBAC. Not a Facebook member? It’s easy to sign up – just visit www.facebook.com, click “sign up” and follow the instructions.

In addition to IU communication vehicles like the Journal, which is

published four times a year, and the BAC website – www.bacweb.org – that’s updated several times a week, BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer says the IUBAC Facebook page is a costeffective, accessible way for the Union to post items of interest in near “real time” while providing an online forum for members’ comments. “We’ve seen an increasing number of fans on our Facebook page, where they can get the latest union and industry-related news and share it with their friends,” Kramer said. “It’s a useful communications channel for all.”

Facebook Rules Everyone is entitled to their opinion and the IU welcomes your comments on its Facebook page. For the benefit of all, the IU asks visitors to respect these rules when expressing their views on our pages: 1. No attacks on individuals or organizations including BAC members, officers or staff.

2. No vulgar, obscene, racist, sexist, bigoted or otherwise demeaning language.

3. Use of the International Union’s name, logos, photos or images are strictly prohibited without the express permission of the International Union.

The views represented by visitors’ comments on the International Union’s Facebook page do not necessarily reflect those of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.

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IMI Training Increases Job Opportunities

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n 2011, several members of Local 1 Michigan attended the refractory training at the Flynn Center with a particular interest in connection work training. Recently, the same members were assigned as lead masons on a complex connection project at a local steel mill, a job that typically had been performed by traveling members. Their superintendent commented, “Not only was it the best looking connection I’ve ever seen, we made good money on it.” He added, with regard to the IMI training, “Thank you very much, it made a big difference, and we were able to use our members.”

Refractory is a good example of specialty training that is expanding job opportunities for BAC members. Bricklayers who already know how to work with the tools come to the Flynn Center for two weeks of intense training on the technical side by instructors who have spent their entire careers in the refractory industry.

The training they receive typically allows them to gain employment in a segment of the industry that pays very well and usually involves a great deal of overtime.

Jim Lillis of Local 15 Missouri/Kansas completed the refractory class in 2004, and later completed MSHA Train-the-

From left, Anthony Herring of 15 MO/KS, Jonathan Roberts of 1 PA/DE and Michael Miller of 1 MI work on a refractory dome at the Flynn Center as part of a Refractory Familiarization class.

Trainer, New Miner Training, OSHA 500 and OSHA 30 at the Flynn Center.

“Since attending the IMI refractory class in 2004, I have worked steadily, switching between red brick and refractory before settling into all refractory

work. I took advantage of all the refractory-related safety classes that IMI has to offer at the Flynn Center and I am now the safety instructor for J.T. Thorpe as well as their manpower coordinator, helping to put Union members to work in the refractory industry all over the world.” He added, “With seven children, I have to work steady.”

Training, whether it is a new skill or it involves acquiring or renewing an essential safety credential, means jobs. It is not surprising, therefore, that the majority of IMI’s funding goes into training, including offering continuing education classes for IMI instructors and supporting the employment of more than 150 local instructors across the U.S. and Canada.

Jamie Zielinski of 2 NY receives direction from instructor Kevin Hare.

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Other popular courses involve segments within the industry that are seeing a surge and looking for upgrade training to fill expanded job opportunities. JAHN training for restoration work is one of these areas where a product certification that members may obtain after a week’s worth of upgrade training provides a skill that ensures job options. JAHN, as well as other proprietary materials, are often specified on a job and require certifications for those employees working with the material. IMI has an agreement with Cathedral Stone, manufacturers of the

imi JAHN material, to certify BAC members at no cost to them.

“Since coming to the Flynn Center for training in February 2010, I have been working at least 1300 hours per year,” says Jamie Zielinski of Local 2 New York. “I was working on cell towers prior to coming to IMI and now I am married with twin daughters and own a new home. I have been back to the Flynn Center for brick and stone cross-craft training as well as JAHN training and plan on coming back for more training whenever I can.”

Tim Ritter of Local 5 Pennsylvania agrees. “Joining Local 5 PA was the best decision I ever made and since doing that and coming to the Flynn Center for training, I have been making over 1500 hours a year. Coming to the Flynn Center for brick cross-craft training to add to my PCC work has enabled me to own my own home.”

Many of the IMI courses at the local and national level concentrate on safety, whether it’s OSHA and/or state and local requirements. These safety regulations continue to increase and are essential for workers to even gain access to jobsites.

The need for PCC training has increased with the additional restoration and maintenance work being done in most of the key markets. The Flynn Center offers ongoing PCC training as it does in all BAC crafts as needed. Many Locals/ADCs request customized PCC training modules depending on the projects that are being bid in their area.

From left, Jesse Jones and Renata Bruzza of 15 WV perform repair work over window openings at PCC training at the Flynn Center.

Grout certification is another area where IMI has developed a course to match skills with the push to increase the structural masonry market.

Members spend several hours reviewing grouting procedures, building codes and doing hands-on demonstrations. In some areas, IMI has been able to incorporate language into job specifications requiring “IMI-certified grout mechanics or equivalent,” which gives architects and owners the assurance that their job will be properly constructed. Flashing upgrade training is another popular program that reinforces best practices in masonry cavity wall drainage systems.

The Supervisor Certification Program (SCP) provides members with the skills to move from worker to foreman. In a recent session in Terre Haute, Indiana, Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky members spent two days reviewing supervisory skills,

Tim Ritter of 5 PA builds a 4-inch block wall to a line.

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imi leadership, decision-making, problemsolving, productivity issues, budgeting and a whole range of issues involved in bringing in a successful project. These SCP sessions are being conducted in several states and offer the promise of a continuing supply of skilled foremen for our industry.

In some cases, it is the acknowledgement of our training that can help deliver jobs, as is the case with tile and the recent Tile Council of North America (TCNA) Handbook agreement that will list BAC members as highly skilled based on their having completed a registered apprenticeship program. The TCNA Handbook is based on the ANSI Standards for tile installation and provides details and setting information to the design and construction community. The Flynn Center also offers tilesetters the opportunity to cross-train in terrazzo which has recently shown increased demand in several areas, thereby expanding their skill base and potential job options.

OADC Field Representative and IMI trainer Ted Linscott, right, and Travis Olszewski of 3 OH demonstrate a structural grout slump cone test for attendees at the IMI Contractor and Craftworker Upgrade Day in Toledo on February 15th.

These are just a few of the training opportunities underway at the Flynn Center and local training centers. An expanded Flynn Center training schedule can be found at www.imiweb.org but other options may be available in your local area as well. For more information on the Flynn Center options, contact ebellucci@imiweb.org.

BCTD President Ayers Dead at 63; Succeeded by Sean McGarvey

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n April 8th, Mark Ayers, President of the Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD), AFL-CIO, died suddenly at the age of 63. BAC President James Boland, who serves on the BCTD Board of Governing Presidents, said, “Mark’s leadership during one of most challenging periods in the history of organized construction gave all the affiliates a clearer path forward. His vision, guidance and unparalleled dedication to the labor movement will be deeply missed.”

Brother Ayers, a 38-year member and former Local officer of IBEW Local 34 Illinois, was sworn in as President of the national Building Trades in 2007. He previously served as his International’s Director of Construction and Maintenance Department.

As this Journal goes to press, on April 16th the BCTD Governing Board of

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BAC President James Boland, left, with new BCTD President Sean McGarvey at an earlier meeting at IU headquarters.

Presidents elected Sean McGarvey as BCTD President. McGarvey, who had served as BCTD Secretary-Treasurer since 2005, is a member of the

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International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Glazier’s Local 252 in Philadelphia and the former Director of IUPAT Government Affairs.

news in brief

Local 4 SD retirees gathered at the Local’s 100th anniversary celebration. Front row from left, Local 4 President Gary Wasson, Stanley Hawthorne, Cliff Davey, Dick Deschamp, and Bill Singer. Back row from left, BAC North Central Regional Director Steve Baily, Harry Hieb, Victor Swallow, SDADC Vice President Lowell Dethlefs, Jerry Kermmoade, Bernie Ness, Charlie Ness, Terry Hansen, SDADC Director Douglas Severson, and Steve Kroger.

Local 4 South Dakota Celebrates 100 Years of Solidarity

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pril 2011 marked the 100th Anniversary of Local 4 South Dakota. To commemorate this historic milestone, the Local hosted a celebration for members and retirees in Rapid City, SD on April 30th.

Throughout its proud history, Local 4 has played a major role in shaping the development of the masonry-trowel trades in West River South Dakota, an area extending from the Wyoming border, east to the Missouri River, and

Long-time members were honored at the celebration for their dedicated Union service. Front row from left, Local 4 SD President Gary Wasson, 65-year member Stanley Hawthorne, SDADC Vice President and 46-year member Lowell Dethlefs, and raffle winner and 60-year member Dick Deschamp. Back row from left, BAC North Central Regional Director Steve Bailey, Local 4 Vice President John Jansen, BAC Regional Representative Paul Nagel, and SDADC Director Douglas Severson.

from the North Dakota border south to Nebraska.

Working with its signatory contractors, Local 4 has successfully negotiated fair wages, safe working conditions and a secure retirement for its members.

“Our founding brothers showed that you didn’t need hundreds of members as long as you have a few that believed that working together will accomplish more than working alone,” said Douglas Severson, Director of the South Dakota Administrative District Council (SDADC). Today, in addition to seven apprentices, the Local’s membership includes 47 journeymen, six 40-year members, and nine lifetime members.

“They have kept the dreams and hopes of our founding members alive and strong,” Severson added.

The Grabow family represents three generations of Local 4 SD bricklayers. From left, Tracy Grabow, Eric Grabow, and Maynard Grabow.

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One Millionth Brick Laid at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Plant

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n December 21, 2011 outside Pittsburgh, officers of Local 9 Pennsylvania and the International Union took part in the ceremonial laying of the one-millionth brick at the U.S. Steel Corporation’s Clairton Plant – the

nation’s largest coke making facility – where ongoing construction of new coke ovens being performed under the National Refractory Agreement has produced significant work hours for BAC members. During a ten-month period, “Those million-plus brick translated into more than 330,000 hours for our members, as reported by BAC signa-

tory contractor Graycor Industrial,” says Local 9 Pennsylvania President David “Bucky” Donkin, Sr. Clairton Plant’s 12 coke oven batteries produce approximately 4.7 million tons of coke annually, serving customers in the commercial coke market as well as U. S. Steel’s steelmaking operations.

At right, observing a significant BAC-U.S. Steel refractory bricklaying milestone on December 21st: from left, Local 9 PA President David “Bucky” Donkin, Sr., BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll; U.S. Steel Corporation Chairman and CEO John Surma; Graycor Industrial Constructors, Inc. Senior Vice President Thomas Muchesko; and Local 9 Executive Vice President Norm Ringer and Steward Robert Tohey. In photo above, Driscoll, Surma, and Donkin with brick number 1,000,000.

Local 7 New York/New Jersey Presents Scholarships

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n July 10, 2011, Local 7 New York/New Jersey held its 3rd annual Scholarship Award Breakfast at which scholarships totaling $93,000 were awarded to 63 recipients.

A $10,000 scholarship in memory of the late Local 7 member and Field Representative Ron Ade was presented to member Finian Murphy’s daughter, Claire, and a second $10,000 scholarship

Local 7 NY/ NJ scholarship recipients Claire Murphy and Jonathan Monsalve.

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in memory of the late Ernesto Jimenez was awarded to Jonathan Monsalve, son of Local 7 member Hernan Monsalve.

The Local’s scholarship program provides educational assistance to its members and their spouses, dependent children, and grandchildren who have been accepted by an accredited college, community college, technical or trade school. More than $300,000 in scholarships has been awarded to more than one hundred qualified students in the past three years.

“Our scholarship recipients study very hard, with great appreciation for the Union,” says Local 7 NY/NJ SecretaryTreasurer Chris Guy. Recipient Claire Murphy, for example, a freshman at the University of Scranton, achieved a 3.98 GPA in her first semester while managing to volunteer at a local veteran’s center.” Adds Guy, “We are glad that our scholarship program can help outstanding students like Claire continue pursuing their educational goals.”

news in brief

Local Officer Elected to New York City Building Trades’ Executive Board

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ocal 7 NY/NJ President Thomas Lane was elected Financial Secretary Treasurer of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, effective January 1, 2012.

Brother Lane will continue serving as principal officer of Local 7.

Established in 1938, the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York consists of local affiliates of 15 national and international unions representing 100,000 members in New York City.

From left, standing, Rep. Bruce Braley, Local 3 Apprenticeship Coordinator Chris Busch, President Jeffrey Smith pre-apprentices Josh Betts, Josh Stockbauer, Freddy Bacon, and Gaspar Medina.

Kneeling, from left, Business Agent Ray Lemke, pre-apprentices Casey Gilmore, Owen Boge, and Danny Tofolla.

U.S. Rep. Braley Visits Local 3 Iowa’s Training Center

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n April 10th, U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) toured Local 3 Iowa’s training facility in Marshalltown where he talked with Local 3 members and apprentices about expanding non-traditional educational opportunities.

Braley said Congress is not doing enough to equip workers with market-able skills.

Local 3 President Jeffery Smith agreed.

“A lot of emphasis is placed on college education while many non-traditional educational opportunities like apprenticeship training programs are largely ignored,” he said. “It’s our responsibility to offer our new members the best training programs to build life-long careers.”

San Diego Job Corps Center Welcomes Labor Secretary

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DOL and IMI representatives with San Diego Job Corps students: from left, Bobby Brown, Pete Camarda, William Brewster, Anthony Williams, Lavada Rogers, Malcolm Tunner, Secretary Hilda Solis, Kyle O’Conner, IMI and Local 18 CA instructor Jerry Conrique, Marisela Robles, Christopher Kidd, Rogelio Sandoval, Miles Galicia, and Cory Love. Job Corps Director Dennis Studley was present but is not pictured.

fter President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address in January, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Hilda Solis traveled the country to talk about the President’s plans to create jobs for an “America Built to Last.” On January 27th, she visited the San Diego Job Corps Center to see firsthand the specialized job training that students receive in the construction trades and advanced manufacturing. While there, the Secretary expressed interest in the updated, upgraded “green” procedures and practices that are a part of the Job Corps Career Technical Training program curricula. According to Local 18 California member, IMI instructor and area Job Corps Director Dennis Studley, “Students that join the IMI Brick or Tile programs do so with the hope of completing the programs and being accepted into a BAC apprenticeship program as a pathway to a better life for themselves and their families.”

A program of the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, Job Corps is a free education and training program that helps young people, ages 16 to 24, many with limited resources, learn a career and earn a high school diploma or GED. The program serves 60,000 students at 124 centers.

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safety

The Hidden Dangers of Cell Phone Towers

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anger can lurk just about anywhere on a construction project, but some hazards are literally hiding in plain sight, cautions BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano. Scarano is referring to the risks posed by concealed or camouflaged cell towers or antennas that now populate the rooftops of office buildings, strip malls, condominiums, and schools – all types of structures – in greater numbers than ever before. The disguised nature of these towers and inadequate signage have created unsafe working conditions for those who work in close proximity to towers on rooftops or chimneys. The towers emit Radio Frequency (RF), non-ionizing radiation that can cause serious injury to the brain and nervous system.

Concern about the risks that these towers pose to BAC members surfaced last year at the BAC Labor-Management Craft Committees’ deliberations on practical

jobsite safety solutions generated by the Masonry Industry Research to Practice Partnership, and with good reason. The explosive growth of cell phones and the recent popularity of smartphones have caused the number of cell towers to skyrocket from 25,000 in 1996 to 500,000, with that number expected to double in the near future. In response, many local governments have taken a stand against the unsightly nature of bare cell towers by passing “aesthetic” ordinances that impose restrictions on the location and appearance of towers, forcing wireless companies to erect camouflaged cell towers.

When a worker is exposed to the RF non-ionizing radiation, many potential injuries to the brain or nervous system can occur. Most are cognitive injuries such as reduced brain function, memory loss, poor judgment, and mood disorders including depression. Other injuries include light sensitivity, headaches, dizziness, nausea,

Silica Rule Update

as illustrated by BAC President James Boland’s remarks before the AFL-CIO Executive Council in March, at which he urged OMB to release the rule “so we can get on with the public rulemaking and get a stronger standard to protect workers from the disabling disease of silicosis and death.”

Scientific evidence has continued to mount that the permissable exposure limits established in the original silica rule adopted in 1968 are inadequate to prevent illness or death related to silica dust exposure. Currently, the Center for Disease Control estimates that more than 1.7 million U.S. workers are exposed to crystalline silica in a variety of industries and occupations.

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n February 14, 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) expressed its commitment to pursue the making of a rule governing silica exposure by forwarding the proposed rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Although this process normally takes 90 days, OMB requested an extension in May 2011 in order to further analyze the cost implications of the proposed rule.

BAC, along with the Building and Construction Trades Department, the AFL-CIO and numerous occupational health advocates, has actively pressed OMB to complete its review of the rule so that OSHA and DOL can continue the hearing and drafting process.

As more time elapses, frustration over the prolonged delay has intensified,

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CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training – recently introduced the next generation of its signature of Hazard Alert cards with the first one on the dangers of silica (see opposite page), available on printed pocket-sized cards to unions and apprenticeship programs. For the complete menu of CPWR Hazard Alert topics, go to www.cpwr.com/ rp-hazardalerts.html

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and insomnia. Burns to the skin are also common with prolonged exposure. The initial sign of RF radiation exposure is a slight rise in body temperature as the victim experiences a “microwave-like” effect as the signal passes through the body, although it is possible that a person can suffer an RF radiation overexposure injury without even knowing it at the time of being overexposed.

BAC Executive Vice President Scarano urges members to remain alert to the presence of concealed cell towers or antennas on building rooftops or when working on nearby scaffolding. Adds Scarano, “RF is a concern for all workers, not just wireless workers. BAC and the Masonry Partnership are joining other workplace safety advocates in addressing RF safety in a comprehensive way.” For more information, go to http://www. ibew.org/IBEW/departments/safety/ RF-ProblemSolution.htm

Beryllium Exposure Beryllium, a strong, lightweight metal, has been used for years by the Department of Energy (DOE) in the production of nuclear weapons and is also found in the aerospace, electronic and non-ferrous smelting and foundry industries, including aluminum smelting or casting.

9 Workers exposed to particles, fumes, mists, or solutions from beryllium-containing materials may develop beryllium sensitization or chronic beryllium disease (CBD), a potentially disabling, even fatal respiratory disease.

9 While a single exposure may create the allergic reaction that triggers the disease, CBD can sometimes take years to develop after the first exposure to beryllium.

9 Symptoms may appear similar to pneumonia or bronchitis; in order to confirm the disease it is necessary to perform a blood test.

For more information about beryllium exposure such as the government’s program to provide benefits to current and former nuclear weapons program employees and current and former beryllium workers, go to the Hazard Alert section of CPWR’s website, www.cpwr.com/rp-hazardalerts.html and select Beryllium.

safety

HAZARD ALERT

SILICA

Are you in danger?

Protect Yourself: Three Methods Use Water

Silica can be found in many building materials including…

• concrete

• sand

• mortar

• rock

• and some paints

• masonry

Water can keep silica dust out of the air – and out of your lungs. Use tools with water attachments to control dust at the source. Water can also keep dust down during activities like sweeping and demolition.

If you do the following to these materials…

• abrasive or sand blast

• grind

• crush or demolish

• drill

• jackhammer

• cut or saw

The dust around you contains silica – and breathing it can be deadly.

Why it’s deadly You can be in danger even if you don’t see the dust.

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Wear a Respirator

When other controls don’t work well enough and your work creates more silica dust than OSHA allows, your employer is required to have a full, written respiratory protection program. Respirators can protect your lungs from dangerous dust.

When you breathe dust that contains silica, the tiny particles damage your lungs.

Silica dust also causes lung cancer, increases your chance of getting tuberculosis, and has been linked to COPD and other illnesses.

Use a Vacuum

Use tools with vacuum attachments to capture the dust right where it starts. Dust is drawn into a hood or cover attached to the tool, through a hose, and into a HEPA-filter vacuum. The dust doesn’t get into the air – or your lungs.

Then the answer is YES.

Silicosis can form in your lungs in as little as a few weeks of very high dust exposure. Even breathing small amounts over time can cause disease years later. By the time it gets hard to breathe, you are already sick and there is no cure for silicosis.

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NOTE: Abrasive blasting and sandblasting cause extreme exposure.

You must use a special Type CE respirator.

Find out more about silica: • www.silica-safe.org, a one-stop resource for information about silica exposures and controls • www.cpwrConstructionSolutions.org, to find tools and controls for silica dust and other hazards • www.elcosh.org, for training materials, handouts and more • www.niosh.gov, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

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Call OSHA

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©2011, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training. All rights reserved. CPWR is the research, training, and service arm of the Building and Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, and works to reduce or eliminate safety and health hazards construction workers face on the job. Production of this card was supported by Grant OH009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIOSH. Cover photo used with permission of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services’ NIOSH-funded Silicosis Surveillance Project.

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sporting life

BAC SPORTING LIFE On the job, BAC members give everything they have to carry on the Union’s proud tradition of craftsmanship, skill and productivity as the trowel trades’ “best hands in the business.” Away from the jobsite, members bring the same enthusiasm and gusto to their many hobbies and sporting pursuits.

To kick off this year’s “Sporting Life,” the Journal is highlighting a remarkable weekend that offers a heartwarming and inspiring blend of love of the outdoors and Union service, OADC-style.

OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT COUNCIL

OADC Opens Outdoors to Special Needs Youth The Journal thanks OADC Director Ken Kudela, Executive Vice President George “Mac” Mellert and his wife, Yvonne, for their contributions to this article.

On a brisk November weekend last fall, what started as an idea became a happy reality for 27 handicapped youngsters from Scioto and Lawrence Counties in southern Ohio.

Sponsored by the Ohio Administrative District Council (OADC) and Locals 7 Kentucky and 39 Ohio, and the United Sportsman Alliance (USA), the children and their families participated in the first-ever Ohio Youth Handicapped Whitetail Deer Hunt at Shawnee State Park in Portsmouth. The event included a guided whitetail hunt, meals and two nights’ lodging.

BAC volunteers set up 30 hunting blinds in the surrounding area on Friday morning. OADC Field Representatives Ted Linscott and Donald Mays provided gun safety instruction, followed by shooting practice. Later in the evening, participants were matched with the volunteers who would be assisting them during the hunt along with their parent or guardian.

Early Saturday morning, the hunters moved out to their blinds on ATVs for the exciting day ahead. Although no game was harvested, youngsters had a chance to take shots and all loved the chance to be 14

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Deer hunt participant Kendall Speaks with her grandfather, Roger Cremeans, left, and USA Director of Recruitment & Special Events Nate Whiteman.

sporting life outdoors, not to mention the camaraderie and personalized attention.

That evening, the hunters and families were treated to a banquet to cap the weekend’s activities. Local 7 KY member George McCalvin, whose idea inspired the hunt, presented plaques and door prizes to attendees. Dave Tibbits of Local 7 KY and Dale McClary of Local 39 OH organized a silent auction at the banquet to fund future hunts. Most memorable was the presentation of 410 or 20 gauge shotguns to each young hunter, courtesy of BAC. Representing the OADC were Director Ken Kudela, Secretary-Treasurer Fred Hubbard, Executive Vice President Mac Mellert, organizer Jim Dvorak, and Field Representatives Donald Mays and Ted Linscott.

To learn more about the hunt and to hear, in parents’ own words, the profound impact the event had on their children and their gratitude to BAC for taking the lead in organizing it, go to: www.youtube. com/BACInternational and watch the video titled “Solidarity in Action.”

At the BAC Executive Council meeting in February, OADC Director Ken Kudela, center, receives a special award on behalf of the OADC for outstanding community service. The OADC was honored for its role in organizing the first whitetail deer hunt for special needs youth in Ohio.

From left, BAC Executive Vice President Ken Lambert, Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, Ken Kudela, and Executive Vice Presidents Gerard Scarano and Tim Driscoll.

In fact, after learning about the event and seeing the video referenced above, BAC President James Boland and SecretaryTreasurer Henry Kramer presented a special

LOCAL 1 WASHINGTON

recognition award to the OADC and Locals 7 KY and 39 OH for “Outstanding Member Outreach” at the winter Executive Council meeting in February.

LOCAL 1 NEW YORK

Local 1 NY member Miroslaw Filipkowski caught this 43-inch northern pike in Reservoir Gouin in the Canadian province of Quebec.

LOCAL 3 MA/ME/NH/RI

Local 1 WA Gold Card member Carl “Ron” Lofgren has been skiing since 1958 and is still going strong. This photo was taken at Mt. Bachelor in Oregon last year. At the age of 72, Rob bought a new pair of skis in anticipation of a snowy 2012!

Local 3 MA/ME/ NH/RI 24-year member Michael J. Rossi Sr. caught this giant cod off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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sporting life LOCAL 5 NEW YORK

Local 5 NY retiree Frank Matra enjoys his leisure time in Florida, especially fishing for black drums on a nice day.

LOCAL 5 NEW JERSEY

Local 5 NJ member Rick Tillman and son Josh pose with a 12-point, 139-score buck. Young Josh took this buck on the opening day of December 2010 hunting season in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

LOCAL 4 INDIANA/KENTUCKY

Local 4 IN/KY member Carey Chalos’ family bagged this 130-pound buck in Newton County, Indiana on November 25, 2011. From left, Carey’s husband Mike, and sons Michael and Wyatt.

On September 24, 2011, Local 4 IN/KY Secretary-Treasurer Jerry Brown, Field Representatives Tim Spaulding and Kevin McClanahan, and member Bob Green spent the morning on McClanahan’s boat, “Lucky Irishmen”, on Lake Michigan. Luck was indeed with them as they harvested coho and king salmon. From left, Bob Green, Tim Spaulding, and Jerry Brown.

LOCAL 6 ILLINOIS

Local 4 IN/KY member Carey Chalos’ son Wyatt shot this 130-pound buck at 50 yards with only one bullet from his muzzle loader.

It was also Wyatt’s first hunt.

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Chris Robertson of Local 6 IL harvested this whitetail buck with a Thompson Center 50 caliber muzzleloader at 135 yards in Fulton County, Illinois in late 2010, earning him 1st place in the non-typical muzzleloader division and “Best in Show” at the Illinois Deer Classic in Peoria, Illinois. This buck’s gross score was 203 and the net score was 197 5/8, which was qualified to enter the Boone and Crockett record books.

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sporting life LOCAL 21 ILLINOIS

LOCAL 5 PENNSYLVANIA

Local 21 IL member Ralph Jensen bagged this 10-point buck in Illinois.

LOCAL 1 CONNECTICUT

Dave DeMarco, a 31-year member of Local 5 PA, caught this 12½-foot shark weighing approximately 475 pounds about 20 miles off the Massachusetts coast on Blue Water Charters out of Green Harbor, MA last September. Without benefit of a harness or fighting chair, it took brother DeMarco 2½ hours to land the shark, which was caught with an 80-pound tackle and pollock carcass.

LOCAL 1 PENNSYLVANIA/DELAWARE Local 1 CT member Bobby Gallo knows how to live the “sporting life.” In the photo above, he poses with a big striped bass caught in June last year. Below, he poses with an 8-point buck he shot in November. “The only way to unwind after a big concrete pour is to go after big bucks and big striped bass,” says Brother Gallo.

Local 1 PA/DE member George Metz harvested a huge mule deer on a snowy day in Kiawa, Colorado on November 5, 2011, and at right, a 6x6 bull elk during the 2010 season, also in Colorado.

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sporting life LOCAL 1 MISSOURI

LOCAL 8 WISCONSIN

Avid hunter and Local 8 WI retired 50-year member David Kurczewski goes out with his hunting companion, Brittany spaniel “Augie”, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

Local 1 MO member Chris Kabat holds one of five similar-sized fish he caught on the same day. At the angler’s request, the Journal has been asked not to divulge the location of his top secret fishing hole!

LOCAL 4 WISCONSIN

LOCAL 55 OHIO

Local 4 WI retired life-member Donald Loewen has been hunting deer in northern Wisconsin since he was 16.

Brother Loewen harvested this buck in Cable, Wisconsin.

Local 55 OH member Terry Downs II, right, with his 12-year-old son, Holden Hemming, who shot this 12-point, 170 4/8 score deer on the first day of youth hunting season in 2009. This shot made both record books of Ohio Big Buck and Boone & Crockett.

Brother Loewen, who bought a condominium in Naples, Florida in 2003, enjoys fishing from the Naples Pier. Here he proudly displays the Spanish mackerel he caught on the Pier last November. “I retired from BAC at age 62 and have been enjoying the good life now for 16 years,” he says. “The benefits of being a union bricklayer and stonemason are now paying off with the help of my union pension.”

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Brother Terry Downs II’s son, Caleb Hemming, center, front row, signs to play for Ohio Christian University’s men’s soccer team. The Logan Elm High School graduate, who also has a welding certificate from Pickaway Ross Career & Technology Center, plans to major in psychology.

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canada

Help Fight Bill C-377

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n conjunction with the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades (BCTD), BAC is urging members to contact their Member of Parliament concerning Bill C-377. In its current form, Bill C-377 is an extraordinarily costly and discriminatory Bill, designed and supported by anti-union forces to undermine Canada’s labour movement.

Craig Strudwick, Acting IU Regional Director, Canada, says, “We are asking our members to contact their

local Member of Parliament to voice their opposition to the Bill C-377.

The stakes for BAC and all building trades’ members are tremendous.” Adds Strudwick, “If enacted, C-377 would paralyze the ability of the unionized construction industry to build projects across the country and create jobs.”

Bill C-377 is a Private Member’s Bill sponsored by Conservative MP Russ Hiebert. The Bill would require every labour organization such as BAC Local Unions and Provincial Conferences,

Help fight Bill C-377 – go to the BCTD Canada’s new website at www.workersbuildcanada.ca to email or fax your MP!

and every labour trust (pension plan, benevolent fund, training fund, and health and welfare fund), to file detailed financial information with the Canada Revenue Agency. That information, including spending on organizing, collective bargaining, education and training, lobbying and all political activities would also be available online. “Anti-union groups can’t wait to get their hands on that information to combat organizing drives,” says Strudwick.

The new reporting requirements are so detailed and onerous that it is estimated it could take upwards of 400 hours annually to prepare the returns at significant cost to union treasuries.

To contact your MP, go to BCTD Canada’s new website – www.workersbuildcanada.ca.

You can also find this link and other updates at www.bacweb.org – just click on “Canada” (lower left).

Area students ply their bricklaying skills at a Local 1 SK-IMI masonry skills class in Saskatoon.

Local 1 SK bricklayer Angela Lee, “the first Saskatchewan-trained woman bricklayer with the red seal,” says Apprentice Coordinator Brian Adams.

La briqueteuse Angela Lee du syndicat local 1 SK, « la première briqueteuse formée au Saskatchewan accréditée Sceau rouge, » dit le coordonnateur des apprentis Brian Adams.

Les élèves de la zone exercent leur apprentissage en briquetage lors d’un cours de technique de maçonnerie au syndicat local 1 SK-IMI à Saskatoon.

1 Saskatchewan Trains for the Future

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ast fall, students at the Carlton Comprehensive High School outside Regina, Saskatchewan began a semester-long introduction to the basics of masonry, courtesy of Local 1 Saskatchewan. Local 1 SK Apprentice Coordinator Brian Adams reports that students will not only receive credit, but 20

utilized their training in participating in a local Habitat for Humanity project.

Adams’ co-instructor was Angela Lee, the first woman member to complete her Local 1 SK apprenticeship training and become a journey-level bricklayer.

In December, Local 1 SK and IMI conducted a basic masonry skills work-

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shop for high school students at the Saksatoon Trades and Skills Centre.

Adams is confident that programs like those in Saskatoon and at Carlton High and other high schools across the province help foster a strong interest among some of the students to pursue a BAC career path as young adults.

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Aidez la lutte contre le projet de loi C-377

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e BAC demande avec insistance à ses membres, avec le concours du Bureau des Métiers de la Construction (BCTD), de contacter leur député au sujet du projet de loi C-377. Dans sa forme actuelle, le Projet de loi C-377 est extrêmement coûteux et discriminatoire, conçu et soutenu par les forces antisyndicales dans le but de miner le mouvement ouvrier du Canada.

Craig Strudwick, Directeur régional par intérim du SI, Canada, dit : « Nous demandons à nos membres de contacter leur député local pour exprimer leur opposition au Projet de loi C-377. L’enjeu est gigantesque pour le BAC et pour tous

les membres du métier du bâtiment. » Et Strudwick ajoute : « S’il est adopté, le projet de loi C-377 paralyserait la capacité de l’industrie de la construction syndicalisée de construire des projets à travers le pays et de créer des emplois. » Le projet de loi C-377 est un projet de loi d’initiative parlementaire sponsorisé par le député conservateur Russ Hiebert.

Ce projet de loi demanderait que chaque organisation syndicale, telle que les syndicats locaux du BAC et les conférences provinciales, et chaque fiducie syndicale (régime de pension, caisse de bienfaisance, fonds de formation, et caisse de santé et de bien-être), doit déposer des états financier

Aidez la lutte contre le projet de loi C-377 – allez au nouveau site Web de BCTD Canada à www.workersbuildcanada.ca pour envoyer un courriel ou envoyez une télécopie à votre député !

détaillés à l’Agence du revenu du Canada.

Ces informations, y compris les dépenses liées à l’organisation, à la négociation collective, à l’éducation et la formation, aux manœuvres de couloirs et à toutes les activités politiques seraient aussi disponibles en ligne. « Les groupes antisyndicaux ont hâte de mettra la main sur ces informations pour pouvoir combattre l’organisation des campagnes, » dit Strudwick.

Les nouvelles exigences relatives aux déclarations sont si détaillées et onéreuses, qu’il est estimé que cela pourrait demander plus de 400 heures par an pour préparer les déclarations de revenus, à un coût important pour les trésoreries syndicales.

Pour contacter votre député, allez au nouveau site Web de BCTD Canada www.workersbuildcanada.ca. Vous pouvez trouver ce lien, ainsi que d’autres mises à jour, à www.bacweb.org – cliquez sur « Canada » (en bas à gauche).

1 Saskatchewan obtient une formation pour l’avenir

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automne passé, les élèves du Lycée Carlton Comprehensive à l’extérieur de Regina, Saskatchewan, ont commencé un cours d’un semestre d’introduction aux fondements de la maçonnerie, offert par le syndicat local 1 de Saskatchewan. Le coordonnateur des apprentis du syndicat local 1 SK, Brian Adams, rapporte que les élèves en plus d’avoir reçu un crédit,

ont utilisé leur formation en participant à un projet local d’Habitat pour l’humanité. Le co-instructeur d’Adams a été Angela Lee, la première femme membre à avoir fini sa formation en apprentissage du syndical local 1 SK et à devenir briqueteuse compagnon de métier.

Le syndicat local 1 SK et l’IMI ont dirigé en décembre un atelier de techniques de

maçonnerie de base pour les élèves de lycée au Centre des métiers et compétences de Saksatoon.

Adams est confiant que des programmes tels que ceux de Saskatoon et du Lycée Carlton, ainsi que d’autres lycées de la province favorisent parmi certains élèves un grand intérêt à poursuivre une carrière professionnelle avec le BAC en tant que jeunes adultes.

Atlantic Provinces Trowel Trades Conference Officers of the Atlantic Provinces Trowel Trades Conference (APTTC) were sworn in at the APTTC Convention held on November 5, 2011 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

From left, James Moore, President of Local 1 Nova Scotia and APTTC 3rd Vice President; Clarence Gallant, President of Local 1 Prince Edward Island and APTTC 1st Vice President; Gerald Reinders, President of Local 8 New Brunswick and APTTC 2nd Vice President; John Leonard, President of Local 1 Newfoundland and APTTC President; Denny Vautour, Local 8 New Brunswick Field Representative and APTTC Secretary-Treasurer; and BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer.

Conférence des métiers de la truelle pour les provinces de l’Atlantique Les membres du Conseil d’administration de la Conférence des métiers de la truelle pour les provinces de l’Atlantique (APTTC) ont prêté serment lors du Congrès APTTC qui a eu lieu le 5 novembre 2011 à Halifax, Nouvelle Écosse. À partir de gauche: James Moore, Président du syndicat local 1 de la Nouvelle Écosse et Vice-président d’APTTC 3; Clarence Gallant, Président du syndicat local 1 de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et Vice-président d’APTTC 1; Gerald Reinders, Président du syndicat local 8 du Nouveau-Brunswick et Vice-président d’APTTC 2; John Leonard, Président du syndicat local 1 de la Terre-Neuve et Président d’APTTC; Denny Vautour, Représentant sur le terrain du syndicat local 8 du Nouveau-Brunswick et Secrétaire-Trésorier d’APTTC; et BAC Secrétaire-Trésorier Henry Kramer.

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international funds

Taking the Guess Work Out of Finding the Right Doctor

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he International Health Fund (IHF) partners with United Healthcare to provide tools that help members and their families make informed health care choices, like selecting physicians and facilities that meet national quality standards.

One such tool available to IHF members is the UnitedHealth Premium designation program, which offers easy access to a wide range of medical information in one place, and also recognizes physicians and hospitals whose practices are consistent with evidence-based standard.

Evidence-based medicine entails the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care or individual patients. It is important to find a provider who practices evidence-based medicine as this indicates a provider who is balancing individual clinical expertise with the best clinical evidence available through research. In fact, finding the right doctor is one of the most important health care decisions an IHF participant or a covered family member can make, especially when a diagnosis involves a chronic or critical illness.

To search for physicians that are designated as UnitedHealth Premium providers, IHF members can visit the United Healthcare website at www. uhc.com and select Find a Physician. There, members can also find providers recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), an independent, third-party specialty organization that establishes strict criteria that physicians and other health

care providers must meet based on actual medical outcomes with their patients.

These recognition programs help identify providers that have met accepted standards of care for a given condition.

Three other quality assurance programs are available to IHF members at no additional cost: AHA/ASA/NCQA Heart/Stroke Recognition Program (HSRP): The HSRP, a partnership of the American Heart Association (AHA), American Stroke Association (ASA) and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), is a voluntary program for individual physicians or physician groups that treat patients with cardiovascular disease or who have had strokes.

9 Primary care and specialist physicians achieve recognition by submitting data that confirms their efforts to help patients avoid further complications from heart disease and/or another stroke.

ADA/NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program: This Program, co-sponsored by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), is a voluntary program for individual physicians or physician groups that treat patients with diabetes.

9 Physicians achieve recognition by submitting data that shows they are providing quality diabetes care. The Program assesses key measures that

IPF and IHF Websites In August 2008, the International Pension Fund and the International Health Fund moved their websites to their current domains at www.ipfweb.org and www.ihfweb.org. The previous web address at www.ipfihf.org was discontinued

by IPF and IHF. The site was subsequently purchased by another entity, who until recently infringed on the Bricklayers and Trowel Trades International Pension Fund name. The Fund took action to stop the infringement and although the site is still active, it should no longer cause confusion.

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relate directly to improved care for people with diabetes.

NCQA Back Pain Recognition Program (BPRP): The BPRP recognizes physicians that provide care that best meets their patients’ needs, restores patients’ health and mobility, and avoids unnecessary treatment and tests.

9 Physicians achieve recognition by submitting data that demonstrates that the back pain care they provide meets the NCQA requirements.

The BPRP consists of 13 clinical measures and three structural standards, such as the elements of the physical exam and advice for the return to normal activities.

In addition to the quality metrics offered by these programs, IHF members can also use the United Healthcare website to estimate out-of-pocket medical expenses – just look for the Estimate Health Plan Costs link at www.uhc.com.

These programs and tools are available at no additional cost. Finding a provider that offers both quality and cost efficient care can protect you and your family, save money, and provide piece of mind. And while it may be one of the most important health care decisions you have to make, remember that IHF is here to help.

If your Local Union belongs to the IHF and you have questions, please contact Robin Donovick at 202-383-3976.

Don’t Wait Too Long to Apply for IPF Disability Benefits Participants applying for IPF disability benefits should be aware that Disability Pension benefits are only retroactive for 12 months prior to the date that the Disability Pension application is received by the Fund office. Participants experiencing delays in receiving Social Security or Canada Pension benefits should apply to the Fund office while waiting for their disability awards to comply with this 12-month rule. Participants over age 55 may receive an IPF Early Pension benefit while awaiting disability approval.

retirees

Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky Retiree John “Charlie” Gerstle Honored for 75 Years of Service

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n July 2011, Local 4 IN/KY retiree John “Charlie” Gerstle was honored for his 75 years of dedicated service to BAC with the presentation of his 75-year plaque by Local 4 President Ted Champ and Field Representative Bill Clark.

Before the presentation photograph was taken, however, Brother Gerstle insisted on going to his basement to retrieve a special piece BAC memorabilia to pose with – the 75-year plaque that had been presented to his father, Frank, a BAC stonemason, in 1973.

As the son of a Union craftworker and longtime member himself, Brother Gerstle appreciates the benefits of being a BAC member and encourages the next generation to join the Union. “The Union provides a voice for all working families,” he said.

Retired in 1990, Brother Gerstle still serves his community with his “neverrun-out-of gas” attitude, as reflected in his volunteer work on behalf of the Little Sisters of the Poor, a non-profit organization dedicated to caring for the elderly.

At right, Local 4 IN/KY retiree Charlie Gerstle with his 75-year service plaque next to Local 4 President Ted Champ, who holds the 75-year plaque that had been presented to Charlie’s father, Frank, a BAC stone mason, in 1973.

Local 5 New Jersey’s 2012 Retirees Breakfast

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etirees of Local 5 New Jersey of the Administrative District Council of New Jersey gathered on March 12th for their annual breakfast where members, their spouses, Local officers and industry partners enjoyed a camaraderie-filled morning in their newly renovated meeting room.

 From left, Gus Benedetti, Ed McVaugh, Local 5

NJ Recording Secretary Kevin Duncan, IMI Instructor Steve Flickinger, Steve Flickinger, Sr., and Sergeant-at-Arms John Walters.

 From left, retiree Sam Cunningham and his wife, Lornell, and George Eaddy.

 Masonry Contractors

From left, Mel Vreeland, Office Manager of NJ ADC Locals 2 and 5 Lisa Wysinski, and Mason Contractors of New Jersey staff member Danielle Offidani.

of New Jersey Executive Director Carol Ciesielski, left, and retired Local 5 NJ officer Gene Natoli, right, and wife Judy.

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Local 8 Ohio Local 8 OH celebrated its 125th anniversary at its annual award banquet on November 5, 2011 and honored longtime members for their service.

From left, Local 8 President Lee Kurtz, BAC Executive Vice President Ken Lambert, Field Representative Jerre Riggle, 50-year Gold Card members Nicholas Santucci and Rocco Melia, and OADC Director Ken Kudela. Not pictured are 25-year members Kenyon Farr, Timothy Hammet, Timothy Karabin, Paul Lukasko, Dave Nagy, Gary Schimpf and Douglas Sharps, and Gold Card member John Depitro.

Local 5 Oklahoma/ Arkansas/Texas

Retiring Local 5 officials received their awards at the Local’s semi-annual meeting at the Oklahoma City Union Hall on December 3, 2011. From left, Little Rock Chapter Chairman John Perkins, Local 5 Vice Chairman Tommy Todd, and Organizer and Field Representative Tom Samples.

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From left, Local 8 President Lee Kurtz, 25-year member William Green, BAC Executive Vice President Ken Lambert, 25-year member Timothy Dalrymple, Field Representative and 25-year member Jerre Riggle, 25-year member Frank Prozy, and OADC Director Ken Kudela.

Local 18 Missouri

On December 14, 2011, Local 18 MO recognized three members for their dedicated service. From left, Local 18 Business Manager Michael Burns, and 25-year members Pat Quartz, Geoffrey Danforth, and Steve Rowberry.

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Local 1 Michigan

From left, Local 1 President Mark King, retired President and 40-year member Ray Chapman, and Financial Secretary Chuck Kukawka.

Front row from left, 50-year members William Viviano, Henry Wojcik, Carmelo Giummi, and Frank Ferracciolo; second row from left, Local 1 MI President Mark King, 50-year members Roderick Burnett, Ronald Fantin, Jerome Balcerzak, and Vincenzo Loria, and Local 1 Financial Secretary Chuck Kukawka.

Front Row from left, 25-year members Gordon Johnson, Jr., David Vetor, Leo Vandervennet, Herb Strong, Richard Greig, and Mitchell Wozniak; second row from left, Financial Secretary Chuck Kukawka, 25-year members Thomas Puruleski, John Webb, Lelio Daristotile, Pat Cavanaugh, John Lindsey, Leon Allen, David VanRemortel, Glenn Chamberlin, and Girolamo Lopiccolo, and Local 1 President Mark King.

From left, Local 1 President Mark King, 40-year member Giovanni Notarianni, and Financial Secretary Chuck Kukawka.

Local 74 Illinois From left, Local 74 IL Vice President Bob Rudis, 25-year members Tom Klimacek and Richard Hernandez, Local 74 President Greg Posch, 25-year member Richard Kenney, and Business Agent Juan Vazquez.

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legislative & political

Local 1 Washington Local 1 WA officers presented awards to longtime members last December to recognize their commitment to BAC and craft excellence.

From left, Local 1 Secretary-Treasurer William Cavin, 40-year member Jerry Clarke, and Local 1 President Dennis Becker.

Front row from left, 50-year members Earl Krebsbach Jr. and Gary Hempel; second row from left, Local 1 Secretary-Treasurer William Cavin, 50-year member John Revis, and Local 1 President Dennis Becker.

Local 1 tile layer apprentice Erik Paulson receives the Royal Higbee Award, designating him as the Most Outstanding Apprentice of the Year. From left, Local 1 Secretary-Treasurer William Cavin, Erik Paulson, and Local 1 President Dennis Becker.

Front row from left, 25-year members William Herman, Bryan Warren, Robert Gelok; second row from left, Local 1 Secretary-Treasurer William Cavin, 25-year members William Porter, Benny Wright, George Gladstone, and Local 1 President Dennis Becker.

Local 1 Alberta Local 1 Business Manager Alan Ramsay, left, presents a service award to 25-year member Gordon Carlson.

From left, Local 1 AB 25-year member Raymond Hesse, 50-year member Herbert Fuernkranz, and Local 1 Business Manager and 25-year member Alan Ramsay. Not pictured are 25-year members Bertrand Sasseville and Steve Strachan.

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in memoriam

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

$105,650.00 $1,000.00 $104,650.00 58 80.38 50.66

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE MEMBERSHIP

Antonelli, Luigi G. - 06, OH Aulbach, Sr., Kenneth W. - 01, MO Austin, Sr., Ernest B. - 44, OH

B B B, CM, M

73 82 86

46 65 43

Babbage, Jack K. - 03, NY Beroud, Andre F. - 13, NV Bittikofer, Robert E. - 05, OH Bonacci, Salvatore J. - 02, NY/VT Bonfanti, Dominick - 04, NJ Brown, James F. - 05, NJ

B FN B CM CB, CM B

89 63 89 83 93 80

55 17 56 57 63 57

Cloak, Stephen P. - 05, NJ Cohen, Martin - 21, IL

B B

76 85

58 60

DiNapoli, Francis A. - 02, NY/VT

CM

85

44

Erickson, Douglas E. - 01, MN/ND Ewington, Jr., Alfred J. - 07, NY/NJ

CM TL

84 79

36 38

Farrell, Henry - 21, IL Fees, Sr., John A. - 16, OH Fernandez, Joe L. - 01, FL Fingello, Angela - 21, IL Fryburger, Kenneth F. - 04, CA Fusco, Joseph - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI

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

80 85 92 97 91 80

48 65 65 64 65 60

Gallagher, William J. - 07, NY/NJ Gonsalves, Otilia - 01, FL Gordon, Warren S. - 15, MO/KS Grabinger, Jr., Walter - 01, MN/ND Gurrera, Daniel C. - 04, NJ

FN CM B B, M B, CM, P

66 69 81 74 73

23 13 61 55 55

Hall, Thomas H. - 03, IA Hullett, Robert E. - 03, CA Hundhausen, William H. - 21, IL

TL B B

77 86 85

51 53 60

Kessler, Ray T. - 03, AZ/NM Kleist, Jr., Norman H. - 19, WI Kohler, Klon D. - 01, MO Kowalewski, Walter J. - 08, WI Kubeck, Jr., Anthony F. - 01, MI

B, M TL B B B

71 80 78 85 80

42 51 52 56 57

Lee, Jr., Fred A. - 01, FL Leinmiller, Bernard P. - 15, MO/KS Lewis, Ronald G. - 04, IN/KY Lockhart, Tom - 09, PA

P B, M B RE, B

79 78 79 59

29 54 59 12

MacKenzie, John P. - 01, CT Mauriello, Mario F. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI McDaniel, David A. - 03, CA Moseley, Kenneth E. - 03, CA

B, CM, P B B B

78 80 67 70

54 60 9 48

Nau, William M. - 05, PA Nix, Paul A. - 33, GA/NC/SC

TL PC

81 79

41 51

Ouellette, Arthur R. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI

B, M, P

87

64

Pershall, Jr., Harry W. - 01, MO

B

86

62

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE MEMBERSHIP

Petti, Charles A. - 04, NJ Pfile, Lester W. - 06, IL Pitasi, Salvatore - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI

B B CM

84 68 90

62 27 63

Robbins, Alrie M. - 06, LA/MS/AL

B

84

61

Schank, Robert J. - 09, MI Scripko, Michael A. - 09, PA Streif, Herbert O. - 21, IL

B PC, CM B

89 61 88

57 36 58

Trotter, Nello A. - 09, PA Tullar, Wilburn C. - 05, OK/AR/TX

B B

89 70

55 52

Virzi, Victor D. - 18, OH

TL

93

65

Williams, Henry E. - 07, CO Wunder, James - 01, NY

B PC

93 76

61 49

Young, Virgil R. - 05, OK/AR/TX

B

77

58

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

$167,500.00 $167,500.00 91 79.71 50.79

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE MEMBERSHIP

Adams, Jefferson L. - 03, IA Adolfson, Ernest G. - 21, IL Amato, Sergio - 05, NJ Ambrose, Sr., Paul - 01, CT Asci, Ricco P. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI

B PC B, CM TL, M, MM TL

46 77 91 81 74

21 45 48 55 45

Bellucci, Francis M. - 01, CT Billings, Jr., Ralph W. - 02, NY/VT Bleininger, Eugene C. - 06, OH Branda, Eugene J. - 21, IL Buehler, Hubert L. - 03, IA

B B B TL B

69 75 76 83 90

44 48 55 52 64

Carr, Jr., Clarence - 09, PA Ciambella, Salvatore - 01, PA/DE Cierny, John - 21, IL Coates, Richard A. - 01, MD/VA/DC Corder, Kenneth L. - 15, MO/KS

B, M M, MM, B TL B B

73 82 77 89 81

53 49 42 65 56

D’Addona, Amedeo - 01, CT Daniels, Richard A. - 03, WI Davis, Terry C. - 02, NY/VT DeBenedictis, Robert L. - 21, IL DeLuca, Sante L. - 10, ON Dennison, Robert D. - 01, MO DeVito, Joseph A. - 55, OH DiFrancesco, William H. - 01, PA/DE Dingwall, Howard K. - 04, CA D’Ostilio, Carmen - 01, CT

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

70 78 73 92 84 84 78 83 77 91

43 50 43 64 49 58 30 29 49 71

Foshee, John W. - 05, OK/AR/TX

B

83

62

Gambino, Angelo - 01, NY Gregg, Robert J. - 01, MO

B B

88 79

64 59

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MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE MEMBERSHIP

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

Harris, Eugene C. - 01, NY Howard, Kenneth E. - 03, CA Huewe, David E. - 01, MN/ND

B B CS

79 87 68

Jones, Robert - 09, PA

B

Kaemerer, Jr., Thomas J. - 21, IL Kalinic, Ilija - 04, IN/KY Kaufman, Donald H. - 07, CO Krause, Richard H. - 09, PA

B, CM B B, M PC, CM

Larson, Raymond L. - 01, MN/ND Leto, Giuseppe - 05, NJ Loker, Keith O. - 15, MO/KS

63 65 38

Wadley, Robert L. - 15, MO/KS Watkins, Sr., John J. - 01, PA/DE Wilkinson, John R. - 21, IL

B B B

86 82 83

65 56 61

87

43

Zupanic, Louis J. - 05, OH

B

78

48

74 91 89 80

48 60 64 60

B PC B

79 67 83

55 3 55

Marchi, Aldo V. - 03, CA Marsyla, Eugene A. - 01, MN/ND McHugh, James - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI McNulty, Donald B. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI McWethy, Lyle F. - 08, IL Millan, Joseph B. - 01, MN/ND Mongiat, Guglielmo - 09, PA Moschella, William J. - 09, PA Moss, Freddie - 21, IL Mullin, John D. - 21, IL Muzilla, Edward J. - 05, OH Myers, Arthur S. - 01, OR

B B, M M, B B B B FN B B B B B

82 80 94 93 79 89 79 86 79 62 84 90

60 47 62 62 42 64 26 51 48 42 59 64

Noreen, Kenneth G. - 01, MN/ND

B

75

54

Ondrushek, Alec F. - 05, NJ

B, CM, M

84

62

Paar, Raymond A. - 06, IL Pellecchia, Pellegrino - 01, NY Penn, Michael D. - 08, IL Peters, William H. - 01, WI Petrea, Carl L. - 08, IL Petrusewicz, Watson A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Pietz, Lon E. - 01, OR Ponshock, Clarence A. - 06, WI Predmore, Edward W. - 09, PA Prucknic, William T. - 01, MI

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

68 61 36 89 86 89 67 82 60 90

46 41 9 56 64 62 46 56 13 65

Reichel, Jr., John W. - 01, MN/ND Reid, Darrell K. - 01, WA Richards, Kenneth R. - 08, IL Rossetti, Carlo - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI

M B, M TL B, M

84 89 79 67

54 65 38 40

Sano, Giuseppe - 01, MD/VA/DC Schoeder, Gerald R. - 01, MN/ND Schutpelz, Chester C. - 16, OH Seelman, Ellwood E. - 05, NJ Shaffer, Robert W. - 06, OH Slade, Elijah - 02, ON Smith, David S. - 05, TN Stabile, Francesco - 01, NY Staple, Russell E. - 09, MI Stephens, Richard J. - 02, BC Stover, Horace W. - 05, PA

B CB B B, CM B, M B B B B B B

90 80 82 82 82 94 82 74 85 80 87

48 40 61 47 63 62 52 30 64 32 65

Tescher, Carl E. - 03, WA/ID/MT Toenjes, Shane A. - 08, IL Tokes, Ernest A. - 03, OH Tosolini, Aldo - 21, IL Tripodi, Vincenzo - 04, NJ Tucker, Harold W. - 04, NJ

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

66 23 91 85 82 97

48 3 63 56 60 54

Uyhely, John L. - 08, WI

PC

93

62

VanMierlo, Charles J. - 01, MO Vuckel, Clarence J. - 01, WA

B B

72 87

54 63

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YEARS OF AGE MEMBERSHIP

January Death Benefit Claims for January 2012 Total Amount Paid Total Union Labor Life Claims Total Death Benefits Total Number of Claims Average Age Average Years of Membership

$290,050.00 $2,000.00 $288,050.00 157 79.61 52.24

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE MEMBERSHIP

Abato, Jr., Nicholas J. - 04, NJ Alessandro, Carl A. - 07, NY/NJ Angeli, Riccardo - 01, MI Anson, Mitchell L. - 02, NY Argila, Giacomo - 05, OK/AR/TX

B, CM, P TL CM B, M B

84 40 76 61 73

63 11 27 33 56

Barkshire, Bernard D. - 01, WA Batzloff, Donald M. - 09, MI Baxter, Elmer R. - 04, CA Bernard, Donald A. - 02, NY/VT Bonaiuto, Paul - 01, CT Bunce, Robert M. - 05, NJ Burkett, James R. - 02, NY/VT Burklund, Melvin L. - 21, IL Bush, Curtt D. - 03, CA Butler, Roy E. - 21, IL Bytnar, Sr., Anthony L. - 04, IN/KY

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

88 92 92 83 92 93 73 84 57 73 60

65 54 64 62 68 58 54 64 20 55 38

Cantafio, Anthony R. - 05, PA Castner, Robert H. - 04, NJ Cerquetti, Ennio A. - 03, NY Cheresnowsky, George J. - 03, NY Christopher, James G. - 18, CA Cobb, Daniel B. - 04, IN/KY Conklin, Harry L. - 03, NY Contino, Frank C. - 09, PA Cusato, Frank - 04, CA

M, B B, CM, P B B, P TL, TW B B, CM B, M PC

84 97 82 80 81 54 95 86 81

61 73 54 60 56 33 70 60 41

D’Agostino, Ernaldo N. - 5, NY DeMichiel, Luciano F. - 03, NY DiBiaso, Jr., Raymond J. - 03, NY Didley, William - 01, MI Dilworth, Robert J. - 05, NJ Dolezal, Albert C. - 05, OH Drangenis, Chester J. - 01, CT

B TL, TW B B B, CM, P B B, CM

84 86 82 91 74 90 74

41 58 43 45 43 65 55

Fagan, Timothy E. - 01, CT Ferguson, Brider L. - 21, IL Ferrantelli, Vincent J. - 07, NY/NJ Ferruzzi, Bruno - 01, MI Filippi, Celio - 07, NY/NJ Fiorica, Giuseppe - 03, NY

B B TL TL, TW TL TL, TW

42 78 81 88 84 71

12 63 54 58 60 35

in memoriam MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE MEMBERSHIP

Fisher, Sr., Weldon T. - 03, WA/ID/MT Fittin, Paul T. - 04, NJ Fitzjarrell, Jr., Paul D. - 19, WI Ford, George W. - 01, PA/DE Fragasse, Henry - 06, OH Franklin, Henry L. - 05, NJ Frye, James R. - 05, WV

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

85 83 69 82 83 78 80

60 61 43 61 59 55 54

Galik, Charles - 04, IN/KY Gallagher, William J. - 07, NY/NJ Gauger, Wayne W. - 21, IL Germann, Lester O. - 08, IL Gero, Robert J. - 04, NJ Gosch, Joseph M. - 02, NY/VT Grasso, Louis A. - 07, CO Grednuk, Walter - 04, IN/KY Green, Bobby R. - 05, OK/AR/TX Greenwell, Edwin D. - 04, IN/KY Gregory, William F. - 05, OK/AR/TX Grimes, Warren W. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Gruendl, Frank X. - 01, NY

B FN B B B, CM CM M B B B B, M CM, M, TW, CB B

84 66 74 83 65 55 101 83 76 81 87 73 79

58 23 50 61 43 5 60 61 52 59 61 41 49

Hallinan, Joseph W. - 03, NY Hannah, Elmer G. - 29, ON Harbeson, Jr., Clifford - 01, MD/VA/DC Hawley, Edwin C. - 06, IL Hedden, Roy T. - 05, OK/AR/TX Hewitt, Harold G. - 01, MO Hinton, Joseph E. - 04, IN/KY Hokoana, Joseph L. - 01, HI Hotchkiss, Jr., Wesley E. - 13, NV Hows, John E. - 05, TN

B, M B, M TL, TW, B B, P TL, TW, MM, P B TL M B B

96 84 88 86 77 81 72 90 80 83

63 62 61 63 26 62 36 42 61 64

Iarussi, Felice J. - 04, NJ

B, CM, M, P

83

63

Jellen, David C. - 01, WA Johnson, Dennis L. - 09, MI

MM, M PC, CM

84 69

65 39

Kaylor, George - 01, NY Kikel, Norman L. - 16, OH Klaric, Matt V. - 01, MO Knapp, David L. - 06, IL Kodama, Elbert T. - 01, HI Kondracki, Frank L. - 05, PA

B B M B M B

79 76 87 65 73 77

62 55 57 34 42 54

Lasher, James M. - 09, PA Leccese, Cosmo A. - 03, NY LeGrand, Jr., William J. - 05, PA Leistner, Irwin G. - 09, PA Leonard, E. C. - 33, GA/NC/SC Lindemann, Manfred H. - 01, NY Luce, Charles W. - 09, WI Luke, Albert J. - 21, IL

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

84 89 61 82 85 73 85 91

58 69 42 64 55 48 54 65

Malkin, Robert - 02, DE/NJ Mandery, Alvin L. - 01, NE Manson, Tommie - 01, MD/VA/DC Marois, Eugene E. - 18, OH Masters, Walter E. - 01, MN/ND Matecki, Henry L. - 01, MI Matzat, Siegfried W. - 03, CA Mazzucchelli, Arnold - 21, IL McInerney, James W. - 21, IL McKinney, Ross H. - 02, NY McKinnon, John M. - 21, IL McKitrick, Dennis P. - 03, NY Mechavich, Clarence J. - 01, MN/ND

B, CM B B B CB, B B B B TL B B B PC

53 80 90 87 70 86 76 81 63 53 81 58 94

30 61 50 62 44 63 56 57 23 32 57 31 70

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE MEMBERSHIP

Meeker, Edward C. - 04, CA Mokrzycki, Jan M. - 01, NY Montecalvo, Michael N. - 03, NY Mooney, Gary M. - 04, IN/KY Moore, Charles A. L. - 04, IN/KY Morabito, John V. - 05, OH Mueller, Theodore L. - 03, NY Musso, Carl - 01, CT

B B PC B B B, M B B, P

86 49 84 52 91 85 79 94

60 9 53 30 65 64 54 65

Nagle, Marne P. - 05, OK/AR/TX Nestico, Aurilio N. - 01, PA/DE Newell, Norman S. - 02, ON

B B B

92 97 86

64 46 62

Overmyer, Sanford D. - 04, IN/KY

B

89

61

Paladino, Pasquale D. - 03, NY Palmer, Wellington M. - 09, MI Palmiotto, Angelo - 05, NY

B, M B M

80 84 77

62 43 52

Parker, Jr., Paul E. - 03, WA/ID/MT Patterson, Royce E. - 05, PA Perri, Fiore A. - 09, PA Peterson, Gene L. - 13, NV Pietro, Sr., Edward F. - 01, PA/DE Porterie, James H. - 03, AZ/NM Pritchard, William A. - 08, IL Pupo, Frank A. - 05, PA

B B B B M B, M B B, M

87 81 91 77 89 84 80 78

64 53 60 54 63 63 56 56

Rarick, Edward H. - 03, NY Rhonemus, Marvin J. - 04, IN/KY Rogers, Keith K. - 04, IN/KY Roussell, William A. - 02, NY Ruberto, Salvatore - 04, NJ Rudolf, Marvin L. - 01, MN/ND Ruggero, Aldo D. - 02, ON

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

81 77 83 86 81 75 81

63 61 65 53 54 53 56

Saloy, Sr., Stanley H. - 01, WA Santosuosso, Sr., John B. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Saunders, Franklin D. - 09, WV Schuman, Melvin M. - 01, MI Scialla, Oswald A. - 04, NJ Shafer, Malcolm E. - 05, OK/AR/TX Shawl, Daniel - 09, PA Sickling, Merle E. - 04, IN/KY Smedley, Sr., Bill B. - 05, OK/AR/TX Smith, Jr., Russell W. - 56, IL Smith, Jr., Willie - 04, IN/KY Snay, Roger A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Solberg, Herbert - 03, NY Stanislaw, Theodore - 01, PA/DE Starasinic, Louis M. - 74, IL Sund, Albert R. - 01, MI Swift, Gerald M. - 01, NE

B TW, M B B CM B TW PC B B B B, M B, M B B B B, M

86 87 78 88 86 75 51 80 82 66 88 84 84 87 83 87 81

60 61 44 61 49 56 13 36 62 33 48 58 61 59 56 58 61

Teissedre, Bill R. - 18, CA Testani, Arduino - 01, NY Thomas, John - 15, MO/KS Thurau, John - 21, IL Turkalj, Frank A. - 09, PA Turner, Harold W. - 04, CA Tuttle, James W. - 01, MD/VA/DC

TL B B B TL B B

82 86 67 82 87 84 72

56 52 20 58 53 47 41

Walker, Robert E. - 18, OH Whitlock, Lloyd A. - 05, NJ Wolfe, Harold C. - 05, OK/AR/TX

B B B, M

85 78 83

60 59 61

Zander, Werner F. - 21, IL Zoscak, Robert - 01, MD/VA/DC

B B

85 74

56 48

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