Issue 4 - 2015

EN FRANÇAIS! pp. 30-31

BAC ISSUE 4 / 2015

2015 Craft Award Winners

Pages 14–22

Evolution of Construction Delivery at BAC 150 Adapting to the changing construction delivery landscape means first getting familiar with new techniques, tools, and materials in development or in the field. Two of these technologies – BIM (Building Information Modeling) and co-robotics – were the focus of a BAC Convention general session panel discussion and a delegate workshop. While these technologies may bear up-front costs and require training, both offer the potential to open up opportunities to bid on large, complex projects, strengthen our connections to the design community, attract younger members from the ‘Google Generation,’ increase productivity, and extend members’ working careers. According to panelist Michael Clay, the goal of co-robotics is to partner workers with advanced tools “in the same way that we no longer raise buckets on pulleys.” Craftworkers gain enhanced ability to perform their jobs so they‘ll have longer careers and retire in good health. From left, panel moderators BAC President James Boland, ICE President Mike Schmerbeck and IMI President Joan Calambokidis, and experts Richard Garber of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Mike Silver of University at Buffalo, and Mike Clay of DPR Construction.

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IN THIS ISSUE 1 President’s Message 2 Mensaje Del Presidente 3 BAC Convention 12 Apprentices 14 Craft Awards 23 News In Brief 24 Members at Work 27 International Funds 28 IMI 30 Canada 32 Local Compass

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

If We Don’t Fight for Ourselves, Who Will?

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ith the actions of the delegates to the 2015 BAC Convention still fresh in our minds (please note, you’ll find a summary of those actions beginning on page 3), out of the 50 resolutions adopted, there is one area in particular I want to highlight given its timeliness and bearing not only on our immediate future but on BAC’s long-term survival.

Just as a free and effective trade union movement is an essential force for democracy here in North America, so too is the solemn social obligation for U.S. and Canadian citizens to register and participate in each and every election.

We realize voter turnout in mid-term elections in the U.S. is historically low, but in 2014, to put it bluntly, BAC and union members in general were asleep at the switch.

And we’re paying the price.

Compounding the low turnout was the dwindling number of BAC members who are registered to vote.

Convention delegates have made it clear that all this needs to change and change quickly.

We recognize there are a dizzying array of work and family demands competing for your time and attention.

But know that on any given day, there is an army of wellfinanced, anti-union, right-wing business interests that have banded together, hell bent on dismantling workers’ rights and union democracy, lowering the wages across all sectors, and wiping out restrictions on exploitative employers. They attach themselves to conservative candidates who demonize union leaders as ‘thugs’ and union members as ‘sheep’, who fabricate the need for so-called

right-to work laws, and who seek to crush prevailing wage laws and prohibit Project Labor Agreements.

I ask you: if we don’t vote to protect our rights and stand up to these assaults on decent wages, who will?

Clearly, there is no magic wand to suddenly vanquish Congressional gridlock (if there were, the Koch brothers would have bought it) or rouse a sometimes tepid White House. But candidates and elected officials at all levels, especially at the state level where many of these battles are taking place, now have access to the same voter metrics that unions do. If they sense an unwillingness

by BAC members to fight for basic bread and butter issues for ourselves and our families, can we really expect them to do the same?

That is why the Executive Board, in response to the adoption of Resolutions 7, 8 and 19, will be working with Local and ADC leaders to launch the most ambitious campaign ever to encourage and facilitate voter registration among U.S. members and to get-out-the-BAC-vote in upcoming primaries, caucuses and in the General Election on November 8, 2016. If you have questions about how or when to register or caucus or primary election dates, please contact your Local or ADC or go to www.bacweb.org and click on the "Vote 2016" banner.

Many thanks for your cooperation and help in this critical effort, and for your steadfast support and loyalty throughout 2015. In closing, the Executive Board joins me in wishing you and yours a very happy and healthy New Year.

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Si No Luchamos por Nosotros, ¿Quién lo Hará?

eniendo las acciones de los delegados a la Convención del BAC 2015 aun frescas en nuestras mentes (podrá encontrar un resumen de esas acciones comenzando en la página 3), de las 50 resoluciones adoptadas, hay un área en particular que quisiera destacar por su oportunidad y relevancia, no solo para nuestro futuro inmediato, sino en la supervivencia de larga duración de BAC. Así como un movimiento sindical libre y eficaz constituye una fuerza esencial para la democracia aquí en Norteamérica, así también lo es la solemne obligación social de los ciudadanos de Estados Unidos y Canadá de inscribirse y participar en todas y cada una de las elecciones.

Estamos conscientes de que, históricamente, la participación electoral en elecciones de medio término en los Estados Unidos es baja, pero en 2014, para decirlo sin rodeos, los miembros de BAC y miembros sindicales en general se durmieron al volante. Y ahora estamos pagando el precio.

Además, el número cada vez menor de miembros del BAC inscritos para votar contribuye a agravar aún más la situación.

Los delegados a la Convención fueron muy claros de que todo esto debe cambiar, y debe cambiar rápidamente.

Reconocemos que hay una gran variedad de demandas laborales y familiares que compiten por su tiempo y atención. Pero sepan que en cualquier día dado, hay un ejército de intereses empresariales antisindicales bien financiados de la derecha, que han unido sus fuerzas, empeñados en desmantelar los derechos de los trabajadores y la democracia sindical, reduciendo los salarios de todos los sectores y eliminando las restricciones impuestas a empleadores explotadores. Ellos se adhieren a candidatos conservadores que satanizan a los dirigentes sindicales tildándolos de ‘rufianes’ y a los miembros del sindicato de ‘ovejas’, que

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fabrican la necesidad de tener las supuestas leyes de derecho al trabajo, y que buscan aplastar las leyes de salario prevalecientes y prohibir Acuerdos Laborales para Proyectos.

Yo le pregunto: si no votamos para proteger nuestros derechos y hacerle frente a estas agresiones a los salarios decentes, ¿quién lo hará?

Claramente no existe una varita mágica que venza de repente el embotellamiento en el Congreso (si la hubiera, los hermanos Koch ya la habrían comprado) o que despierte a una Casa Blanca a veces poco interesada. Pero los candidatos y funcionarios electos en todos los niveles, especialmente a nivel estatal donde se están llevando a cabo muchas de estas batallas, ahora tienen acceso a los mismos parámetros de votación que los sindicatos. Si ellos perciben una falta de voluntad de parte de los miembros del BAC para luchar por temas básicos de sustento cotidiano para nosotros y nuestras familias, ¿podemos realmente esperar que ellos lo hagan?

Es por eso que la Junta Ejecutiva, en respuesta a la adopción de las Resoluciones 7, 8 y 19, estará trabajando con líderes de las Locales y ADC para lanzar la campaña más ambiciosa hasta la fecha para promover y facilitar la inscripción de votantes entre los miembros de Estados Unidos y para fomentar la votación de miembros de BAC en las próximas elecciones primarias, asambleas partidarias y en la Elección General el 8 de noviembre de 2016. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre cómo o cuándo inscribirse o sobre las fechas de las asambleas partidarias o elecciones primarias, comuníquese con su Local o ADC, o vaya a www.bacweb.org y haga clic en el banner "Vote 2016".

Muchas gracias por su cooperación y ayuda con este esfuerzo crítico, y por su constante apoyo y lealtad a lo largo de 2015.

Para terminar, la Junta Ejecutiva y yo les deseamos a usted y a los suyos un Año Nuevo muy feliz y saludable.

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

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Executive Board James Boland President

Henry F. Kramer Secretary-Treasurer

Gerard Scarano

Executive Vice President

Timothy Driscoll

Executive Vice President

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dapting to and working to shape new technologies that impact BAC work opportunities, organizing more strategically and aggressively, increasing voter registration and participation among BAC members and households, diversifying the ranks of BAC members and leaders to reflect the evolving labor force, and building lasting community coalitions to accomplish these and other objectives were just some of the major topics considered at the 2015 Convention, a.k.a. BAC 150.

Build. Adapt. Change.

Each word of the BAC 150 theme was spoken with deliberation and purpose by BAC President James Boland on the Convention’s opening morning.

The audience of 450 delegates and guests joined in, chanting “Build. Adapt. Change!” until the Union gathering more nearly resembled a rock concert.

President Boland took the energy and ran with it. “It’s time BAC President James Boland to grow and time to build! We need to seize the opportunity to change the priorities and economy of North America.”

Boland advocated for a BAC “that seamlessly integrates the latest technologies.” As robotics become more viable and profitable, he said, “we need to be there with the technical knowledge to man those robots.” And as the use of prefabrication expands in construction, “BAC needs to be there running the fab shops.”

He asked the question, “Who will continue to build America and our Union?” and provided the answer: “a diverse workforce in our apprenticeship programs, on the job, and in our Union leadership.” He advocated concerted outreach, “to Latinos, African-Americans, women, and millennials.” For people who don’t have roots in construction, BAC needs to help them put down roots. “It’s up to us to make it happen.”

Boland explained that young people want unions and they want a voice at work. He said BAC can provide them with what they need and want.

“We can show the way. As we celebrate our first 150 years,” he concluded, “we’re not here to look back, we’re here to build the future.”

Over the course of the four-day Convention program, delegates heard from industry, labor and political leaders that spoke to the various ways in which BAC can keep building, adapting and changing to strengthen the Union and its training programs, create more work opportunities for members, and unite against lopsided economic policies that consistently “take” from the middle class to “give” to the 1%. Delegates also attended a series of educational workshops, and conducted separate regional elections for the BAC Executive Council (see page 5).

AFL-CIO President Says, ‘Go Big’ Special guest, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, began by singling out BAC’s historic role in the labor movement: “Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers have been lifting up the lives of working people for 150 years!”

He spoke forcefully about combating wage stagnation, racism, mounting political threats to collective bargaining. “America should have the best infrastructure in the world!” he told delegates. “We have the most skilled and dedicated workers right here in this organization. Unions need to go big!” he shouted, arms raised. “We’re activists, we’re trade unionists!” and delegates were up out of their seats, right there with him.

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elegates to the 2015 BAC Convention unanimously re-elected International Union President James Boland, SecretaryTreasurer Henry Kramer, and Executive Vice Presidents Gerard Scarano and Tim Driscoll to a second five-year term of office on the afternoon of September 14th.

Preceding the nominations of IU officers, a Partial Report of the Constitution and Laws Committee that recommended approval of Resolution 28, which would reduce the Executive Board from five to four members, was unanimously approved.

With an eye to the future, delegates enthusiastically affirmed the Union’s present leadership and ongoing commitment to growth in changing times.

James Boland, President Praised for his “leadership, advocacy, and trade union principles,” President Boland was nominated for the Union’s highest office by David Jackson, President of Local 3 California, Boland’s home Local.

Seconding the nomination was Carlos Aquin, President of Local 13 Nevada, who called Boland “an inspiration to Union members and leaders.”

Henry F. Kramer, Secretary-Treasurer A third-generation bricklayer, Henry Kramer (Local 74 Illinois) was nominated

by James Allen, President of ADC 1 of

Officers of the International Union were re-elected to a second five-year term by acclamation on September 14th by delegates to the 2015 BAC Convention in Baltimore. From left, Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, President James Boland, and Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll.

Illinois, for his “integrity and fight to keep the BAC strong for another 150 years.” Kramer’s nomination was seconded by Ted Champ, President of Local 4 Indiana-Kentucky.

Tolson, Director of the New Jersey Administrative District Council.

Gerard Scarano, Executive Vice President

Tim Driscoll (Local 1 MD/VA/DC) was nominated to his second term as Executive Vice President by Chuck Raso, President of Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/New Hampshire/Rhode Island. Raso saluted Driscoll’s “impeccable reputation” and exhaustive knowledge of the masonry industry and the allied crafts. His nomination was seconded by Scott Garvin, President of Local 1 MD/VA/DC.

In nominating Gerard Scarano (Local 5 New Jersey) for the office of Executive Vice President, BAC Northeast Regional Director Al Catalano noted Scarano’s “hard work and looking out for Union members like family.” The nomination was seconded by Richard

Tim Driscoll, Executive Vice President

Hillary Clinton – ‘I Will be Your Constant Ally and Fighter’ Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton joined delegates by phone on September 15th from the campaign trail. Responding to BAC’s September 8th endorsement of her candidacy, the former First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State said, “I am proud and thrilled to receive BAC’s endorsement. I am going to treasure it and put it to work on behalf of our nation’s working people.”

Citing attacks on organized labor by GOP candidates, Clinton said, “I will be your constant ally and fighter in Washington and across North America.” Vowing “to do everything I can do to defend the prevailing wage, defend Project Labor Agreements, to set the standard in the construction industry”, she added, “I want to congratulate Jim [Boland] on his re-election and I hope you have a terrific 150-year anniversary of your great union and a really successful convention.”

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Pablo Alvarado - Day Laborers Organize When day laborers organize, they raise the floor and lift labor standards for other workers. Responding to rampant wage theft and hazardous working conditions, Pablo Alvarado founded the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) in 2001. He came to BAC 150 carrying the message, “Day laborers are part of organized labor,” reflecting NDLON’s formal ties with the AFL-CIO. Though the NDLON is not a labor union, it operates 140 worker centers in 31 states and has played a vital role in raising labor standards and local minimum wages.

“Solidarity is necessary to take wages out of competition,” said Alvarado, stirring the BAC crowd with his message of unity and ended with a rousing declaration, “Viven los bricklayers! Long live the mighty bricklayers of America!”

BAC Executive Council On September 16th, delegates from each BAC Region – Canada, North Central, Northeast, South and West – voted in separate regional elections for Regional Vice Presidents to the BAC Executive Council.

The elected Regional Vice Presidents are:

Northeast David Donkin, Sr. Robert Mantello Gerald Marotti Dennis Pagliotti Chuck Raso Jerry Sullivan, Jr. Richard Tolson

Local 9 PA Local 2 NY/VT Local 1 CT Local 1 PA/DE Local 3 MA/ME/NH/RI Local 1 NY NJ ADC

Canada John Leonard Alan Ramsay Gerald Reinders

Local 1 NL Local 1 AB Local 8 NB

On September 17th, the Convention approved the Executive Board’s appointment of the following Craft Vice Presidents and At-Large Members to the Executive Council with one member appointed after the Convention.

Craft Vice Presidents Cement Masons John Capo Tilesetters Thomas Lane

NJ ADC Local 7 NY/NJ

Stone Masons Lester Kauffman III Pointing-Cleaning-Caulking Larry Crovatto Marble Masons Carlos Aquin Terrazzo Workers Nolan Moriwaki Plasterers Anthony DiPerna Craft Support/Finishers Christopher Guy

Local 5 PA Local 1 NY Local 13 NV Local 1 HI Local 3 NY Local 7 NY/NJ

At-Large Members Hector Arellano Liliana Calderon Mike Cook Scott Garvin Angela Henderson Glenn Kelly Nelson McMath Ruby Nieves Frank Rodriguez Russel Smith

ADC 1 of IL ADC 1 of IL Local 1 MN/ND Local 1 MD/VA/DC Local 2 WA/ID/MT Local 8 SE Local 2 MI Local 1 NY Local 2 MI OH-KY ADC

South John Perkins Jay Smith

Local 5 OK/AR/TX Local 8 SE

North Central James Allen Donald Brown Gary Burns Ted Champ Leroy Hunter, Jr. Craig Hydeman Ken Kudela Chuck Kukawka

ADC 1 IL Eastern MO ADC WI ADC Local 4 IN/KY WV ADC Local 15 MO/KS/NE OH-KY ADC Local 2 MI

“I’m on fire for working people!” began U. S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD). A Democratic candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat in Maryland and current member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Edwards supports creating jobs by investing in infrastructure and by building schools, homes, and office buildings. Describing herself as a “foot soldier in the fight for working people,” she continued, “when I’m standing with you,” she ended, “I never stand alone!”

Local 3 CA Local 2 WA/ID/MT Local 4 CA

Both BAC Local 1 Maryland/Virginia/DC and the International Union have endorsed Rep. Edwards for Senate.

West Dave Jackson Tim Thompson Richard Whitney

Donna Edwards – ‘I’m Standing With You’

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BAC CONVENTION bricklayer Yolanda Overstreet were delegates from Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois and each served on Convention Committees. Seven BAC tradeswomen also attended the Convention as guests of the International, with one member appointed by the IU as a Convention Sergeant-atArms, another first.

Getting Started in the Trowel Trades

Lily Calderon worked in the video, carpentry and electrical fields before a training program for women introduced her to bricklaying nine years ago. “I was at the Council Training Center and just fell in love with the trowel trades,” she says.

Yolanda Overstreet was a laborer and highway flagger who wanted something more. She entered the bricklayer apprentice program through Local 21 IL some 27 years ago and is happy she did. “I know Nine BAC tradeswomen joined IU officers for a working lunch on September 14th at BAC 150. people doing similar work who aren’t in From left, Leilani Omegna of Local 2 WA/ID/MT, Michele Riley of Local 2 MI (partially obscured), the Union,” she says, “and for them there’s Yolanda Overstreet of Local 21 IL, Laurie Harris of Local 3 CA (partially obscured), Liliana Calderon of Local 21 IL, Vanessa Casillas of Local 56 IL, BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll, BAC no reward or gratification. I have benefits, Director of Community and Member Engagement Prairie Wells, IMTEF National Apprenticeship and medical and dental, and I can look Training Director Bob Arnold, IMI President Joan Calambokidis, and Magan Smith of Local 8 SE. forward to a pension because I have the Not pictured, Ruby Nieves of Local 1 NY and Brenda Cartino of Local 1 OR. Union behind me.”

Brenda Cartino was the first woman bricklayer to journey out in Local 1 OR and continues to be a trailblazer as a traveling refractory bricklayer.

Appreciative and proud of her appointment to participate in the Convention as a Sergeant-at-Arms, the former Marine says and the skilled trades has failed to increase she deeply values BAC and the connecconcerted focus of BAC 150 significantly. “That’s unacceptable,” says was inclusion. From President tions she made with her BAC brothers James Boland’s opening remarks President Boland. and sisters in Baltimore.

Delegates backed up that sentiment as – “We must look past the folks Local 3 California PCC and brickwell as President Boland’s urgent call on that look just like us” in order to recruit layer Laurie Harris has been a Union day one of BAC 150 to diversify the craftworkers and train leaders from undermember for 28 years. Her grandfather Union’s membership and leadership ranks and seven of her great-uncles were brickrepresented but growing segments of the labor force such as ‘women, Latino, minority by adopting Resolution 32 (see page 10) layers, and masonry is in her blood. and approving the Executive Board’s and LGBTQ workers’ – to guest speakers to Harris was a teamster and cabinetmaker appointment of several women as At-Large before finding her calling and rightful workshops and finally, to delegates’ related Members to the BAC Executive Council, actions on BAC 150’s closing day, the 2015 home at BAC. ensuring that women members will be Convention firmly resolved that BAC’s Cement mason and PCC member represented at the Union’s highest levels; members and leaders must better reflect the Michele Riley of Local 2 Michigan was the new Council members are Liliana workforces of the communities where BAC a UPS driver who was encouraged by Calderon of Local 21 Illinois, Ruby craftworkers live and work. a friend who is a bricklayer to give the That’s a tall order, but not an imposUnion a try. She joined BAC in 2002 and Nieves of Local 1 New York, and Angela has never looked back. sible one, when it comes to women in the Henderson of Local 2 Washington/ Also attending BAC 150 were skilled trades. Despite the fact that BAC Idaho/Montana.

Vanessa Casillas of Local 56 IL, Leilani sisters have worked alongside their BAC Even before that historic decision, brothers for more than four decades, the BAC sisters were breaking new ground at the Omegna of Local 2 WA/ID/MT and number of women craftworkers in BAC Convention. Sister Calderon and Local 21 IL Magan Smith of Local 8 SE.

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total of twelve Convention Committees are charged with reviewing resolutions and related materials referred to them by the Executive Board, hearing testimony from delegates, and recommending a course of action to the full Convention. The Committees began meeting several days before the Convention on September 11th, and reported to the full Convention on September 17th, with the exception of the Constitution and Laws Committee, which submitted partial reports on September 14th and again on the 17th.

Delegates serving on the Committees are listed below:

Constitution and Laws Jeremiah Sullivan Jr. (Chair) Oliver Swan (Secretary) Gary Burns Michael Erdenberger Scott Garvin Christopher Guy Jeffrey Smith Marvin Smith

1 NY 7 CN WI DC ADC 1 of IL 1 MD/VA/DC 7 NY/NJ 3 IA 8 SE

General Good Mark King (Chair) John Capo (Secretary) Jeffrey Bloom Todd Buckner Glenn Kelly Richard Newcomb Gary Peifer Charles Raso II David Toenjes

2 MI NJ ADC ADC 1 of IL 1 MD/VA/DC 8 SE 1 PA/DE 3 CA 3 MA/ME/NH/RI 8 IL

Apprenticeship and Training Charles Raso (Chair) Carlos Aquin (Secretary) Carlos Crespo Larry Crovatto Donald Hunt Leroy Hunter Gregory Posch Alan Ramsay Rick Williamson

3 MA/ME/NH/RI 13 NV NJ ADC 1 NY 15 MO/KS/NE WV ADC ADC 1 of IL 1 AB 3 NY

Finance Kenneth Kudela (Chair) Michael Lowery (Secretary) Richard Crawford Kevin Duncan Phillip Husband Charles Kukawka Ray Lemke Gerald Reinders Norman Ringer, Jr.

OH-KY ADC ADC 1 of IL 13 NV NJ ADC 8 SE 2 MI 3 IA 8 NB 9 PA

Affiliates Ted Champ (Chair) Richard Whitney (Secretary) Michael Barbera Clarence Gallant William Greer Steven Kantoniemi Nelson McMath Luciano Padilla

4 IN/KY 4 CA 1 NY 1 PE 9 PA 3 CA 2 MI ADC 1 of IL

Collective Bargaining Richard Tolson (Chair) Anthony DiPerna (Secretary) Joseph Battaglia Paul Dunford Anthony Ivester James Moore Patrick Schwarz Steven Shively Pasquale Tirino

NJ ADC 3 NY 1 PA/DE 2 MI 13 NV 1 NS Four Corners ADC OH-KY ADC 2 NY/VT

Communications and Education James Allen (Chair) Dennis Pagliotti (Secretary) William Breheny Darrell Craig Todd Dexter Michele Gagliano Winall Longdon Timothy Palmeri

Local 1 NY President Jerry Sullivan, Jr., Chair of the Constitution and Laws Committee, gives a partial report to the full Convention.

ADC 1 of IL 1 PA/DE ADC 1 of IL 8 SE 1 CT 6 ON 1 NY 1 CT

International Benefits Thomas Lane (Chair) Craig Hydeman (Secretary)

7 NY/NJ 15 MO/KS/NE

Communications and Education Committee members meet; from left, Todd Dexter and Tim Palmeri of Local 1 CT, Bill Breheny of ADC 1 of IL, Committee Secretary Dennis Pagliotti of 1 PA/DE and Chair Jim Allen of ADC 1 of IL.

Timothy Aikens Jack Figured David Kreamer Anthony LaCava Jr. David Murray Denny Vautour

ADC 1 of IL 5 PA 3 MA/ME/NH/RI 1 NY 4 IN/KY APTTC

Member Services Lester Kauffman III (Chair) Gerald Marotti (Secretary) Vital Cardoso Michael Cook Troy Garland Yolanda Overstreet James Pimental Gary Russell Tim Thompson

5 PA 1 CT 1 MD/VA/DC 1 MN/ND 3 CA ADC 1 of IL 3 MA/ME/NH/RI 1 NL Pacific NW ADC

Officers’ Report Donald Brown (Chair) Robert Mantello (Secretary) Leon Jones Stephen Knowles Jeannot Levasseur John Perkins Michael Weigl

E MO ADC 2 NY/VT NJ ADC 4 IN/KY 4 QC 5 OK/AR/TX 1 SK

Review and Appeals David Jackson (Chair) Fred Hubbard (Secretary) John Finder William Hill Tim Ochalek Robert Rizzi Dwayne Stewart Timothy Wachter

3 CA OH-KY ADC E MO ADC 7 NY/NJ 2 MI 3 MA/ME/NH/RI ADC 1 of IL 9 PA

Safety Dave Donkin Sr. (Chair) John Leonard (Secretary) Peter Accica Liliana Calderon Michael Clifford Daniel Garcia Donald Mays Kenneth Simone

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total of 50 resolutions were referred by the Executive Board to 11 Convention Committees. Each Committee reviewed, discussed and heard delegates’ testimony on the resolutions referred to it and at the conclusion of those deliberations, prepared a report with recommendations on its respective resolutions. The Committees’ reports and recommendations were read to the full Convention and delegates voted on each resolution. The measures approved by the Convention will guide the Union’s programs and policies until the next Convention in 2020. The following is a summary of each resolution and the action taken:

Resolution No. 1 – Approved Recognizes and celebrates the contributions of retired IU Executive Vice President Ken P. Lambert, who retired in 2012.

Resolution No. 2 - Approved Honors the memories and recognizes the service of IU officers and staff who passed away since the 2010 BAC Convention: International President Jack Joyce; Executive Vice President Jim Richardson, Craft Director for TMT Finishers Bobby Douglas, Regional Director Bill Christopher; Organizing Director Don Newton; Organizer Pat Flynn; Organizing Director Jack Doyle; and National Outreach Coordinator Al Weaver.

Resolution No. 3 - Approved Invokes our earliest days as an international union one hundred fifty years ago, acknowledges our Union’s adaptation to an international union representing trowel trades craftworkers across the continent and from around the world, expresses deep gratitude to the members and leaders who formed this Great Union and commits us to continue to build, adapt, and change BAC so that it may serve future generations of trowel trades craftworkers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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that, throughout our 150 year history, our ability to adapt to the changing opportunities within our industry accounts for our Union’s longevity and enduring value, including through new and expanded use of: Building Information Modeling (BIM); emerging technologies; and new building products. The Resolution urges all affiliates and members to increase efforts to preserve our trade jurisdiction and to increase efforts to advance that jurisdiction over emerging building products, systems and technologies.

Resolution No. 5 - Approved Addresses a number of information technology tools that improve communication and membership services including: BACWorks on the Portal; BACRecip electronic reciprocity system; BACRemit fringe benefit reporting system; and the Training Management System (TMS). The Resolution also applauds the increasing use of networking tools to mobilize our membership and build solidarity and reaffirms our commitment to the use of technology and encourages affiliates to take advantage of IU- and IMI-provided software and systems.

Resolution No. 6 - Approved Reaffirms the importance of political action at the state/provincial and local level and calls on all Locals and Administrative District Councils (ADCs) to commit to an effective state or provincial and local lobbying program and encourages affiliates to form or participate in local political action committees and, in those affiliates that share jurisdiction over a state or province, for affiliates to join together to sponsor a single, statewide or provincial PAC.

Resolution No. 7 - Approved Reaffirms our Union’s commitment to maximizing BAC registration and voter turnout, calls on BAC affiliates to become educated on the Labor Action Network (LAN) system, increase member outreach, ensure our eligible members and their families are registered to vote, and volunteer in labor election and advocacy activities. The Resolution also recognizes that the greatest strength of the labor movement in critical elections is our ability to turn voters out to the polls; condemns voter suppression in all its forms; and pledges to work to expand access to the polls.

Resolution No. 8 - Approved Opposes anti-worker legislation, including so-called “Right-to-Work,” calls on BAC and its affiliates to work for repeal of such legislation where it has been adopted, reaffirms our commitment to state and local prevailing wage laws in particular, and opposes repeal or any other rollback of essential construction wage provisions.

Resolution No. 9 - Approved Describes the ways in which the International Masonry Institute (IMI) protects and expands the Union sector of the masonry industry including by: bringing together IMI staff, Local Union officers, contractors and other industry stakeholders in the Campaign for Jobs, or C4J, program; working extensively with new products and systems; creating education and training programs to ensure that BAC members are well-prepared for new products and processes; and developing technical resources, tools and studies that demonstrate why union masonry is the best solution. The Resolution reaffirms support for BAC’s long-term goal of working toward funding IMI at the 3% level and calls on all BAC affiliates to utilize IMI’s services through the Campaign for Jobs approach.

Resolution No. 10 - Approved Calls on all BAC affiliates to send, or encourage their affiliated joint apprenticeship and training committees (JATCs) to send, their instructors to the Instructor Certification Program for at least five years. The Resolution also encourages BAC-affiliated training programs to send their instructors to train-the-trainer events, and then ensure that those instructors offer the certification and safety programs they learn at these events in their local areas.

Resolution No. 11 – Approved Notes that BAC’s national apprenticeship standards have recently been amended to allow direct entry to the apprenticeship program for returning veterans with masonry experience, particularly through the Helmets to Hardhats program, and calls on BAC-affiliated training programs to make the same change to their apprenticeship standards. The Resolution also affirms our commitment to the Helmets to Hardhats program, and to all veterans.

Resolution No. 12 – Approved Endorses the mission of BAC’s Apprenticeship and Training Task Force, composed of representatives from labor, management, training programs and IMI and authorizes the IU Executive Board to take any steps necessary to ensure that

the Task Force’s recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. The Resolution also asks the International Masonry Training and Education Foundation (IMTEF), BAC affiliates and JATCs to fully embrace the recommendations, as well.

Resolution No. 13 – Approved

Supports and encourages the work of BAC, IMI and their allies, including the Masonry Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and the International Council of Employers of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (ICE), to promote pro-masonry codes and standards at both the national and local levels.

Resolution No. 14 – Approved

Reaffirms BAC’s commitment to the Davis-Bacon Act, the state-level “little Davis-Bacon” counterparts, and the policies and procedures underlying these critical laws. The Resolution pledges that the Union shall continue to devote resources to the preservation of those laws, to making sure that all Locals and ADCs regularly furnish current wage and benefit rates and collective bargaining agreements to regulatory bodies, so that BAC rates are reflected in prevailing wage determinations, and to support North America’s Building Trades Unions’ Davis-Bacon Committee’s proposed Davis-Bacon regulatory changes to strengthen and protect the Act.

Resolution No. 15 - Approved

Reinforces collective bargaining as a primary function of BAC and outlines collective bargaining priorities for Locals and ADCs. The Resolution also calls on Local Unions and ADCs to consider encouraging the contractors and contractor associations with whom they bargain to explore affiliating with ICE.

Resolution No. 16 – Approved

Calls for the consolidation of collective bargaining agreements and the merger of wage rates, wherever appropriate and possible, to stabilize Local Unions and ADCs and our industry and to allocate resources towards other key priorities like organizing, political activism, and member representation and services. The Resolution also calls for the merger of health and welfare funds, defined contribution pension funds, and joint apprenticeship and training funds with similar funds of the same type, where appropriate, to realize administrative efficiencies and eliminate wage and benefit package disparities within a Local’s or ADC’s jurisdiction. Finally, the Resolution calls on Locals and ADCs to strive to replace “reduced rate” market recovery programs with “rebate” approaches.

Delegates are sworn in.

Resolution No. 17 – Approved

Relates to travel and transfer, and reaffirms BAC’s commitment to the principle that all journey-level members of the Union have the right to work at the trade on any union job where they can command the scale. The Resolution encourages affiliates to: eliminate overly restrictive local manpower ratios; eliminate policies prohibiting members from working at more than one BAC craft; and follow the travel/transfer rules set forth in Code 4.

Resolution No. 18 – Approved

Calls on BAC affiliates to exclusively use the dues check-off authorization card designed and printed by the IU, which has been reviewed by the IU’s Legal Department to make sure it has the maximum effect, and to cease using any locally-designed check-off cards. The Resolution also directs affiliates to ensure that current member representation and check-off authorization cards are up-to-date, and that fresh cards are obtained at least annually.

Resolution No. 19 – Approved

Calls on all U.S. affiliates and their officers and members to participate in the financial piece of BAC’s political program – BACPAC. Specifically, the Resolution calls on all U.S. affiliates: to use their best efforts to negotiate voluntary BACPAC language into their collective bargaining agreements in their next bargaining cycles; to work diligently to obtain voluntary check-off authorizations from a majority of their members in an amount that is at least 2 cents per hour by the end of September 2016; for U.S. affiliate officers to make personal investments in the PAC at a rate of at least 1% of salary; and calls on the IU to encourage and track each affiliate’s participation in

the program, to ensure the intent of the Resolution is carried out, and to encourage increased participation.

Resolution No. 20 – Approved

Recognizes the irreplaceable economic and social stability that Social Security’s guaranteed, defined benefits have brought to America’s workers and their families for 80 years, and ensures BAC will strongly support efforts to strengthen Social Security, bolster its long-term stability, and find ways to increase benefits and calls on the Union to aggressively oppose any legislative or other proposal that would reduce Social Security benefits or fundamentally alter the Social Security system to the detriment of America’s working families.

Resolution No. 21 – Approved

Addresses the Union’s continued support for comprehensive immigration reform at national levels, endorses the Obama Administration’s efforts to expand work authorization and allow undocumented workers to come out of the shadows, expresses BAC’s commitment to defend our immigrant brothers and sisters, organized or not, by asserting that all labor and employment laws covering workers and the workplace must be extended to all immigrants, regardless of status, and calls on the Union to expand its efforts to connect immigrant workers, organized and not, to programs that can assist them with naturalization or gaining work authorization.

Resolution No. 22 – Approved

Recognizes that misclassification of employees as independent contractors remains a crisis of national urgency in both the U.S. and Canada, reaffirms BAC’s strong, united position against misclassificaIS S UE 4 , 2 0 1 5 | 9

BAC CONVENTION tion of workers as independent contractors, commits the IU and all affiliates to continue to take steps to educate the general public and lawmakers about the gravity of this wage theft crisis, and calls on our Union to work diligently for passage of effective legislation, at both local and federal levels, to combat employee misclassification.

Resolution No. 23 – Approved Acknowledges climate change as a significant and defining issue of our time and those responses to climate change will necessarily impact BAC members and their families and the scope of work performed by our members. The Resolution calls on BAC affiliates to become actively engaged in state and local groups organized by the BlueGreen Alliance’s labor and environmental affiliates around climate change issues and policies and to reaffirm the importance of establishing good, union jobs in a greener, clean energy environment. The Resolution also calls on affiliates to promote new and established masonry products installed by BAC-IMI/IMTEF-trained mechanics in construction and to affirm the integral role of masonry in green building construction and as a green material.

Resolution No. 24 – Approved Outlines the educational offerings and opportunities available to BAC officers, members and their families, including the Building Trades Academy, the Bonnie Ladin Union Skills Training Program, BAC’s Local Leadership Conference and New Leaders Program and the Harry C. Bates scholarship, and calls on all affiliates to fully participate in the Local Leadership Conference and in the New Leaders Program and should, when appropriate, send members to the Building Trades Academy and the Bonnie Ladin Union Skills Program.

Resolution No. 25 – Approved Affirms BAC’s support for the development of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Masonry. The Resolution encourages all BAC affiliates to work with IMI to educate signatory contractors and BAC members in the jobsite use of BIM software, and it urges all affiliates to coordinate with their contractors in pursuit of work opportunities that emerging building technologies may offer, in addition to providing the necessary training and support to assert jurisdiction over new building systems.

Resolution No. 26 – Approved Addresses the devastating implications of failure to adhere to sustainable practices.

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directly, by transitioning to greener practices, but also by influencing others to do the same through investment policies that prioritize sustainability. The Resolution encourages Trustees of BAC-related trust funds to recognize the impact of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues and their impact on the performance of investment portfolios, and to adopt – consistent with their fiduciary responsibility – sound, sustainable investment policies that consider ESG risks.

Moreover, the Resolution encourages every local officer to advocate for strong climate and energy policies that promote sustainable investment.

Resolution No. 27 – Approved Amends the IU Constitution, Rules of Order and Codes, Article XVIII, Section A(2) to remove the word “seventeen.”

Resolution No. 28 – Approved Amends the IU Constitution, Rules of Order and Codes to reduce the size of the IU Executive Board from five members to four.

Specifically amends Article XIV, Section A, to state “The International Union shall have the following officers: President, Secretary-Treasurer, and two Executive Vice Presidents.” And amends Article XIV, Section B, to change the reference from “three” Executive Vice Presidents to “two” Executive Vice Presidents. The Resolution authorizes the IU Executive Board to make such other adjustments to the IU Constitution as are necessary to effectuate this change to the composition of the International Union Executive Board.

Resolution No. 29 – Approved Supports the goals and achievements of the National Refractory Agreement, to bolster our presence in the refractory industry and to increase our market share in every geographic area of North America. The Resolution establishes an organizing assessment to be paid to the International Union by each member working under the National Refractory Agreement in an amount equal to 0.9 percent of the “national average hourly wage package” for the relevant category of membership for all hours paid.

Resolution No. 30 – Approved Directs all Locals and ADCs to: 1) implement a system of sound internal financial controls with written accounting policies and procedures, including a business travel and expense policy for officers and employees; 2) consider establishing a financial review or internal audit committee to provide oversight of the affiliate’s finances; and 3) formally adopt a goal to have one year’s worth of expenditures in reserve

and the objective of a balanced or surplus budget each year in furtherance thereof.

Resolution No. 31 – Approved Urges all BAC Locals and ADCs to work with their signatory employers and fund offices to use the BACRemit program for their dues and benefit reports and payments.

Resolution No. 32 – Approved Reaffirms BAC's commitment actively to identify, organize, train, mentor, and support all women, immigrants, and people of color who are interested in a career in the masonry trades, and to collaborate with IMI, IMTEF, JATC programs, and signatory contractors to identify and overcome any barriers to organizing those groups. The Resolution calls for continued cooperation with community coalition groups and union constituency groups, such as NABTU’s Tradeswomen Committee, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; A. Phillip Randolph Institute; Labor Council for Latin American Advancement; Coalition for Labor Union Women; and Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance.

Resolution No. 33 – Approved Calls on all BAC Locals and ADCs to commit to fully organizing their respective masonry markets. Additionally, the Resolution requires all BAC Locals and ADCs to create an organizing plan and to actively pursue the goals set forth within it.

Finally, the Resolution requires every affiliate to designate, commit and educate a lead person to execute their organizing plans.

Resolution No. 34 – Approved Pledges support for enactment of a budget and other legislation to increase infrastructure spending with prevailing wage protection in order to fix crumbling infrastructure and to create good middle class jobs. The Resolution also encourages pension trustees to consider infrastructure-related investments that are prudently selected to increase covered work hours while also producing a reasonable rate of return.

Resolution No. 35 – Approved Expresses deep gratitude to those BAC members, past and present, who have served their countries in the armed forces, expresses support for excellent benefits for both active military and veterans, particularly disability benefits in light of the grievous injuries service members may suffer during on-going conflicts worldwide, and further reaffirms BAC’s support for the Helmets to Hardhats program, specifically calling on affiliates to register with the Helmet to Hardhats program and recruit veterans, and also, where appropriate, to negotiate contract language supporting that program.

Resolution No. 36 – Approved Calls on Canadian Locals to educate members regarding the dangers of the real agenda of the Conservative Canadian Harper government and of Merit Canada, so that they can protect their own interests and those of all working families in Canada in the 2015 election. The Resolution also calls on the Canadian Locals to encourage Canadian members to vote and hold their elected officials accountable on issues affecting workers’ rights.

Resolution No. 37 – Approved Supports legislation and policies that will end the privatization of correctional facilities, that will alleviate prison overcrowding, that will ensure criminal sentencing commensurate with the crime and consistent with public safety, that will increase opportunities for ex-offenders to enter our trade, and that will end blanket employment discrimination against ex-offenders who have paid their debt to society – especially the “ban the box” campaign to prohibit employers from asking about criminal history of job applicants (except where required by law).

Resolution No. 38 – Approved Addresses the need to invest in the future by encouraging more young persons into the craft and into our union, reaffirms the Union’s commitment to the AFL-CIO’s Young Worker Organization and the Next Up Young Workers Summits, and calls on the IU to establish a Young Craftworkers Program designed for young BAC members.

The Resolution also encourages all BAC Local Unions and ADCs to participate in and develop young workers through these young worker programs.

Resolution No. 39 – Approved Advocates for raising the minimum wage, establishing living wages laws, and to support ongoing and future campaigns geared toward achieving greater income equality.

Resolution No. 40 – Approved Reaffirms support for efforts to preserve and strengthen defined benefit pension plans. The Resolution endorses consideration of investing a portion of International and Local pension fund assets in investment vehicles that produce competitive rates of return while strengthening the overall economy by ensuring best corporate practices on behalf of shareholders and encouraging a strong building and construction industry. The Resolution encourages all Local Unions and ADCs to consider participation in supplemental retirement savings

programs and join the IU in providing as much information as possible to members to encourage their preparation for a long, active and healthy retirement.

Resolution No. 41 – Approved Calls on all Locals to encourage the few Pension and Health and Welfare fund trustees who have not yet signed the International Reciprocal Agreements to do so. The Resolution also rededicates our Union to the principle of full money follows the member reciprocity, and reaffirms that jobsite funds must reciprocate the full hourly pension contribution, without set-off for Rehabilitation Plans, Funding Improvement Plans, differential accruals, or the like.

Resolution No. 42 – Approved Relates to changes in the U.S. health care system since passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010.

The Resolution urges BAC officers and staff to remain involved in the regulatory process to ensure that agencies implement and enforce health care reform in a way that fully delivers on the promise of the existing legislation and also encourages International, Local Union and ADC officers to monitor and adapt to changes in the regulatory and political landscape and in the marketplace and to encourage their affiliated health and welfare funds to adapt to such changes in order to ensure access to the best possible care for BAC members.

Resolution No. 43 – Approved Urges Local Union and ADC officers to encourage related local health and welfare funds to explore options that maximize economies of scale and quality, including by having IHF conduct a merger study, to consider the advantages of participation in the IHF and when beneficial to membership, consider merging into the IHF, or consider other strategic partnerships, including participation in purchasing coalitions, such as Sav-Rx and the ULLICO Group Stop-Loss program.

Resolution No. 44 – Approved Reaffirms the Union’s support for the Member Services Program, and encourages steps to fully inform all current, retired, and potential members of the benefits, products, and services offered by the Program.

Resolution No. 45 – Approved Reaffirms support for the Member Assistance Program and all steps necessary to keep Local Union and ADC officers, members and potential members aware of the services offered through this Program.

Resolution No. 46 – Approved Reaffirms the Union’s support for the Disaster Relief Fund and encourages taking all the necessary steps to communicate and coordinate with Local Unions and ADCs wherever possible to promptly provide financial assistance to members and their families.

Resolution No. 47 – Approved Commits BAC to continue working with others in the industry and the labor movement to protect all workers’ lives through a strong commitment to occupational safety, and call on the United States and Canadian Governments to vigorously enforce worker safety laws to further reduce the number of injuries, illnesses and fatalities on the job.

The Resolution opposes any budgetary or legislative efforts to weaken worker safety protections and advocates for safer working conditions both in collective bargaining and before relevant governmental bodies.

Resolution No. 48 – Approved Reaffirms BAC’s commitment to safety training at the International and local levels and calls on BAC Local Unions and ADCs to ensure that their apprenticeship and training programs participate in IMTEF’s Train-theTrainer Safety Programs, thereby also ensuring that their trainer(s) are certified to perform OSHA 10 and 30 and MSHA training.

Resolution No. 49 – Approved Urges OSHA to finalize its critical work and release a comprehensive silica standard without further delay; calls on Congress to let OSHA finish its work without any further interference and encourages the International Union and all affiliates to actively oppose any budgetary or legislative efforts to delay or prevent OSHA from finalizing the silica standard; and pledges BAC support for OSHA in its efforts to implement the standard once finalized.

Resolution No. 50 – Approved Encourages all BAC Local Unions and ADCs: to advance legislation improving fire safety in building; and to utilize resources available from BAC and IMI to support local efforts and to work collaboratively with BAC, IMI and our allies to raise awareness and educate building owners and operators, the design and construction communities and elected officials about the benefits of non-combustible masonry construction. The Resolution also supports code and standard development that encourages the use of masonry in mid- and high- rise construction and discourages use of wood frame construction in mid- and high-rise buildings unless accompanied by masonry firewalls.

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Best Hands Compete in 2015 International Apprentice Contest

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he 2015 BAC/IMI International Apprentice Contest brought together a supremely talented group of 83 Local and Regional winners from across the U.S. and Canada to compete in eight craft categories – Brick, Tile, Stone, Marble, Terrazzo, Cement, Plaster, and PCC/Restoration – at the BAC/IMI International Training Center in Bowie, MD on September 11th and 12th.

Each craft competition had two components: the building of a craft-specific

mock-up in accordance with accepted safety practices and a written test on craft-specific procedures, tools, materials, safety requirements, trade math, and labor history.

Said BAC President James Boland at the Flynn Center, “These are the best apprentices in North America. They are the cream of the crop from across the continent. They are getting a chance to exhibit their talents today. We love having them here and it bodes very well for the future of our industry.”

The top three winners in each craft category were announced at an awards dinner on September 12th at the Hilton Baltimore, where the 2015 BAC Convention was also held. To view all of the contest photos and video footage, visit bacweb.org and click on “Apprentice Contest” under “Training, Education and Safety.” A video summary of the contest is also available on BAC’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ e9luHZ7r7gw

2015 INTERNATIONAL APPRENTICE CONTEST WINNERS

Kneeling from left, Timothy Pietrowski of Local 3 NY (3rd place – Terrazzo), Artur Wilk of Local 21 IL (2nd place – PCC), Tony Serstad of Local 34 WI (2nd place – Brick), Chase Owens of Local 6 OH (1st place – PCC), Alexander Latanza of Local 18 OH (3rd place – PCC), Mason Cantamessa of Local 5 NY (2nd place – Cement), Efren Beltran of Local 56 IL (1st place – Plaster), Jose Maldonado of Local 1 NY (2nd place – Plaster), Zachariah Combs OF Local 4 IN/KY (2nd place – Tile), Victor Hernandez of Local 1 MD/VA/DC (2nd place – Marble), and Felipe Pinto De Madureira of Local 1 MD/VA/ DC (1st place – Stone); standing from left, Matthew Burt of Local 9WI (3rd place – Stone), Zachary Zander of Local 8 WI (2nd place – Stone), Graham Lovelien of Local 19 WI (1st place – Cement), Zachary Zuidema of Local 21 IL (1st place – Brick), James Cerda of Local 4 CA (1st place – Marble), Cody McGraw of Local 21 IL (3rd place – Tile), Brandon Peterson of Local 1 MN/ND (1st place – Tile), BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, Drew Tersinar of Local 15 MO/KS/NE (3rd place – Brick), BAC President James Boland, IMTEF National Director of Apprenticeship and Training Bob Arnold, BAC Executive Vice Presidents Gerard Scarano and Tim Driscoll, Stanley Slawnikowski of Local 56 IL (3rd place – Plaster), Kevin Marcum of Local 4 IN/KY (2nd place – Terrazzo), Joseph Famighetti of Local 7 NY/NJ (3rd place – Marble), Felipe Pineda of Local 7 NY/NJ (1st place – Terrazzo), and Kurt Kazik of Local 3 WI (3rd place – Cement).

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1ST PLACE – BRICK

1ST PLACE – TERRAZZO

Zachary Zuidema of Local 21 IL.

1ST PLACE – CEMENT

Graham Arthur of Local 19 WI.

1ST PLACE – TILE

1ST PLACE – MARBLE

Felipe Pineda of Local 7 NY/NJ.

1ST PLACE – STONE Brandon John Peterson of Local 1 MN/ND.

James Michael Cerda of Local 4 CA.

1ST PLACE – PLASTER

Efren Beltran of Local 56 IL.

1ST PLACE – PCC

Filipe Pinto De Madureira of Local 1 MD/VA/DC.

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BAC CRAFT AWARDS

2015 BAC Craft Awards

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ince 1986, the BAC Craft Awards program has recognized the ‘Best of the Best’ examples of BAC craftsmaship and service. This year, a total of 19 Awards were presented at the BAC Convention where a milestone anniversary was also commemorated.

Was it any more difficult, compared to past years, to single out the projects, members and affiliates that today, best reflect the breadth and depth of BAC’s craft and Union traditions developed over the course of the IU’s 150-year history?’ The Journal posed that question to BAC SecretaryTreasurer Henry Kramer, who oversees the Craft Awards program. “No pressure,” replied Kramer, tongue in cheek, but added more seriously, “The selection process is never easy. We approach each Award cycle with fresh eyes. Selecting the ‘best’ in any category from all the terrific entries is challenging each and every time, even regardless of this milestone anniversary. But will the 2015 Best Projects and all our honorees withstand the test of time and the high standards of our members? Absolutely!”

See the 2015 Craft Awards Video and additional photos at bacweb.org (go to “news room,” select “BAC Awards,” and click on “Craft Awards.”)

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OUTSTANDING BAC CRAFTSMANSHIP

Emidio de Matteis, Local 7 Canada Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health

Ottawa, ON The Outstanding BAC Craftsmanship Award was presented to bricklayer and stone mason Emidio de Matteis of Local 7 Canada.

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In 1967, Brother de Matteis emigrated from Italy, arriving in Canada at age 17. By 21, he was tending masons, joined BAC three years later and worked steadily with his tools. He formed his own company, becoming signatory in 1989, then became a foreman for GA Masonry in 1996, where he worked until his retirement in 2014.

Matteis completed many projects throughout his career, but few were as challenging as the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health in Ottawa. Plans were

not always accurate, and the design called for multiple elliptical curves. Many of the curved walls required Matteis to make modifications by creating his own templates and then re-cut the specially pre-cut stone by hand. He did most of the stonework himself, with the help of one laborer.

The $14.2 million project was completed in about a year, and won the Ontario Masonry Contractors Award for Best Masonry Building in the Health and Safety Category in 2013.

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BEST USE OF MASONRY MATERIALS

Local 3 California Levi’s® Stadium

Santa Clara, California BAC Signatory Contractors: Bratton Masonry, Inc. Fresno, California Della Maggiore Tile Inc. San Jose, California F.D. Thomas, Inc. Sacramento, California Della Maggiore Stone Inc. San Jose, California American Terrazzo Co. San Francisco, California European Paving Designs Inc. San Jose, California The 2015 BAC Award for Best Use of Masonry Materials was presented to Local 3 California for the unparalleled range and quality of members’ contributions to the construction of the new home of the San Francisco 49ers, Levi’s® NFL Stadium in Santa Clara.

The 1.8 million square-foot stadium consists of 700,000 CMUs and 92,500 square feet of tile, Cambria stone, Ice stone, granite, terrazzo, and brick pavers. Featuring a “hard hat wall of fame” as a tribute to the many construction workers who made it all possible, the $1.27 billion project incorporates almost every BAC trade.

There is much more to the design than meets the eye. The work of Local 3 California members was extremely significant in both the unseen structural systems and visible finish details of stadium’s construction and completion: • 65 masons employed by Bratton Masonry installed more than 700,000 CMUs; • Della Maggiore Tile and Local 3 craftworkers laid 270,000 square feet of tile; • Della Maggiore Stone was also on the jobsite; members set 20,000 square feet of Cambria stone; 4,500 square feet of Ice Stone; and 3,000 square feet of granite; • More than 26,000 square feet of terrazzo, installed by Local 3 members working for American Terrazzo; • F.D. Thomas and Local 3 California craftworkers were responsible for countless linear feet of caulking; and • Members working for European Pavers laid 12,000 square feet of pavers.

The entire project was completed on time with the exclusive use of union workers.

The stadium is now on target to host the Super Bowl in February of 2016. But we don’t have to wait until then – from a BAC perspective, Local 3 members and contractors are already champions in our book.

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MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF MASONRY The 2015 BAC Craft Award for Most Innovative Use of Masonry was presented to Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/New Bruce C. Bolling Hampshire/Rhode Island for Municipal Building members’ brilliant masonry Roxbury, Massachusetts installation on the Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury, BAC Signatory Contractor: Massachusetts.

Grande Masonry The new structure is located Providence, Rhode Island on Dudley Square, the cornerstone of which had always been a sixstory Baroque and Renaissance Revival furniture store built in the 1880s. Rather than replace it, the Municipal Building preserves and incorporates the rounded wedge-shaped frame of the original store. The existing facades of three existing structures have been comprehensively restored and stitched together into a bright new building, which according to its architects, “challenges what an office building is.”

Referencing these original buildings, this new neighborhood hub also embodies a time-honored approach to craft in construction. As a Bostonian building with a Dutch touch – one of the center’s two architectural firms is in the Netherlands – its contemporary interpretation of classical layering manifests itself in the brick work by encompassing a number of masonry techniques from running bond, to stack bond, to soldier bond.

Elements in relief cast intricate shadows across one another in a playful, ‘jazzy’ rhythm. The glass-like properties of the brick reflect light in different ways depending on weather conditions.

Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/ New Hampshire/Rhode Island

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BEST MARBLE PROJECT

Strategically located next to the Washington, D.C. Local 1 Maryland/Virginia/DC Convention Center, the Marriott Marquis Marriott Marquis represents Washington, D.C. one of the best appointed hotels in a city known for BAC Signatory Contractor: quality hospitality establishLorton Stone, LLC ments. Helping to ensure Springfield, Virginia superlatives like “best” in a globally competitive environment are 101,000 square feet of granite, limestone, and marble, consisting of 12 different natural varieties, which were expertly installed by members of Local 1 Maryland/Virginia/DC. The scope of BAC work on the project extended to walls, steps, planters, and a fountain although the most eye catching element is the interior floor with its decorative tree branch inlay pattern. White marble from Macedonia serves as the canvas for the branches made of dark brown marble from China.

Signatory contractor Lorton Stone inspected each of the 1,000 pavers during several trips to Greece for color, fabrication, and branch piece alignment.

Despite the constraints of a tight work schedule, members nevertheless produced a design that beautifully balances the masculine with1st place winner Jaymes Sanford of Local 5 OH. feminine and light with dark.

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BEST BRICK PROJECT

Local 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan BAC Signatory Contractors: Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors Livonia, Michigan Baker Construction Company Whitmore Lake, Michigan Edgar Boettcher Mason Contractor, Inc. Bay City, Michigan Local 2 Michigan received the coveted Best Brick award for Local 2 members’ exceptional work on the University of Michigan football stadium.

The masonry design, which comprised $15 million of the overall $226 million project, showcases brick and Indiana limestone and utilized 2.4 million brick, 6,900 square feet of granite, more than147,800 CMUs, and 90,000 Ground Face CMUs, and 2,000 square feet of limestone. The project also features more than 91,000 special shape BAC

brick in an array of 52 unique architectural shapes in a range of colors.

Work space and sequence were severely limited as construction was ongoing during the football season. During the week of a home game, for example, Local 2 bricklayers could only work until noon the Thursday before a game, when clean-up would begin. All debris had to

be cleared out, and construction zones had to be boarded up with Michigan blue plywood within three hours for the Fire Marshall’s safety inspection.

Now completed, the University of Michigan Stadium – with its soaring incised arches and dramatically projecting brick corbels – gives “The Big House” 107,501 official seats for Wolverine fans.

BEST RAIN SCREEN PROJECT Best Rain Screen Project was presented to the Administrative Administrative District District Council 1 of Illinois for Council 1 of Illinois members’ work on the Theatre The Theatre School at School at DePaul University in DePaul University Chicago.

Chicago, Illinois The 175,000 square foot steel structure is dressed in BAC Signatory Contractor: Limra limestone, quarried in W.R. Weis Company, Inc. Turkey, and given a honed finish.

Chicago, Illinois The cladding complements other campus buildings while providing high flexural and compressive strength to the large-sized panels.

The Luna Pearl granite base is designed to withstand impact and salt. The stone was installed with the ESW carrier system manufactured

by E-Clad, providing a weather tight structure months before the stone units were installed.

With a Gold LEED certification and façade that glows invitingly at night, the building puts the entire spectrum of theatre education on stage for the world to see.

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BEST RESTORATION PROJECT

Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/ New Hampshire/Rhode Island St. Mary’s Hall, Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts BAC Signatory Contractor: Grande Masonry Providence, Rhode Island The first of two Craft Awards for Best Restoration Project went to Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/New Hampshire/ Rhode Island for the wealth of skill and attention to detail brought by Local 3 members to St. Mary’s Hall at Boston College.

Built in 1917, the 92,000 square-foot building is a flawless example of Gothic architecture, with bold window tracery and close to 50 pieces of life-like cast Photo courtesy of McGinley Kalsow & Associates Inc. Photo courtesy of DiMella Shaffer Associates stone sculptures.

The restoration involved replacing over 15,000 pieces of Great care was taken to assure that new elements, such as a exterior cast stone, each weighing anywhere from 30 to 4,000 grand entrance to the academic wing, look as though they have pounds. always been there.

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Local 15 Missouri/ Kansas/Nebraska Country Club Christian Church

Kansas City, Missouri BAC Signatory Contractor: C&M Restoration Co., Inc. Kansas City, Missouri The other award for Best Restoration Project was presented to Local 15 Missouri/Kansas/Nebraska for Local 15’s members’ artistry in returning the Country Club Christian Church to its former glory as a preeminent landmark on Kansas City’s Ward Parkway.

Decades of harsh Midwest freeze cycles since its construction in 1922 had rendered the church’s ornate precast elements dangerously unstable.

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strengthened the support system, applied water repellant coating to stones, and improved the roof water drainage system.

The restoration budget of $3.2 million generated 14,000 BAC work hours with no injuries or accidents.

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BEST CEMENT MASONRY PROJECT Local 2 Michigan members were recognized with the Best Private Residence Cement Masonry Birmingham, Michigan award for their BAC Signatory Contractor: exemplary work on Barton Malow Company a private residence Southfield, Michigan in Birmingham, Michigan.

The concept for this custom built private residence flowed from the client’s passion for art; the building provides a simple and sleek canvas to direct attention to the homeowner’s one-of-a-kind collection.

The exterior wall is completely smooth with no imperfections, accomplished by back-screwing finished plywood to the form system. The reveals from the inner tie rods are placed at equal intervals, adding interest to the otherwise uniform surface. An urban courtyard located at the rear of the home serves as an outdoor display for some of the owner’s collected works.

The building is strategically placed on the lot to allow the two-story foyer and dining room to be washed in natural sunlight, while other areas are shielded for privacy – a study in contrasts that delivered precisely what the client wanted.

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BEST TILE/MOSAIC PROJECT

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Four different colors of caulk were used for the wall expansion joints to further blend the spaces together. Members went above and beyond the assignment by

researching the methodology and pricing of various mural manufacturers to ensure that their methods were professionally unimpeachable. They were.

Chicago, Illinois BAC Signatory Contractor: Trostrud Mosaic & Tile Co., Inc. Wood Dale, Illinois Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois was the proud recipient of the Best Tile/Mosaic award for two intricate cityscape murals created for the Latham and Watkins office in Chicago.

Members laid more than 1.6 million tiles to create the two custom murals.

Each mural is 56 feet long and 16 feet high. Each individual square glass tile in the mosaic measures 10 millimeters wide.

A special grout for the mosaic, made by mixing clear glass beads into a clear epoxy resin, reflects the color of the surrounding tiles, thus minimizing the transition between tiles.

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BEST TERRAZZO PROJECT

Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/ New Hampshire/Rhode Island Francis T. Bresnahan Elementary School

Newburyport, Massachusetts BAC Signatory Contractor: DePaoli Mosaic Company Randolph, Massachusetts Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/New Hampshire/Rhode Island received the second of three Craft Awards for the skill and creativity of Local 3 members’ terrazzo floor installation at the Francis T. Bresnahan Elementary School.

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Located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where the Merrimack River joins the Atlantic Ocean, the school’s terrazzo floor takes inspiration from the town’s history of fishing and shipbuilding. Waves ripple down hallways, and schools of fish swarm around the cafeteria looking for dropped food.

A grand clipper ship, reminiscent of the vessels responsible for Newburyport’s nickname, the “Clipper City,” welcomes students, faculty and visitors. Colors were customized to match the wall tiles and paint, continuing the nautical theme.

The design incorporated pieces of glass, mother of pearl, and three different sizes of marble aggregate to add texture and variation to the design.

BEST PLASTER PROJECT

Best Plaster Project was presented to Administrative District Council 1 of Chicago Athletic Illinois for members’ Association Hotel work in restoring and Chicago, Illinois re-purposing a historic Venetian-Gothic treasure, BAC Signatory Contractor: the Chicago Athletic RG Construction Services, Inc. Association building.

Elmhurst, Illinois The project involved restoring and converting the original gym and offices, built in 1893, into a grand hotel.

BAC plasterers had the daunting task of repairing and in some cases entirely reproducing the plaster “stalactites” dipping down from the ceiling. Rubber molds were used onsite to make 155 new stalactite pieces, while other pieces such as strap work and light fixtures were also installed. The project was completed on time and on budget.

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BEST STONE PROJECT

Members of Local 2 Michigan were acknowlLocal 2 Michigan edged for their elite South Hall craftsmanship in the University of Michigan construction of Gold Law School LEED certified South Ann Arbor, Michigan Hall at the University of BAC Signatory Contractor: Michigan Law School in Leidal & Hart Mason Ann Arbor.

Contractors The 100,000 Livonia, Michigan square-foot academic building was thoughtfully designed to match the surrounding 80- and 90-year-old buildings in scale, proportion, and materials. Harsh and unpredictable winter conditions added to the project’s logistical challenges. Due to limited space, all stone materials had to be delivered to the project site twice a day. Over the course of 15 months, members installed more than 88,000 CMUs, 17,000 pieces of dimensional stone, and 27,000 square feet of granite. Forty-four percent of the materials used were regionally sourced.

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Local 1 Connecticut was awarded Best Tile Project for members’ Connecticut River Academy outstanding work at Goodwin College on the Connecticut East Hartford, Connecticut River Academy in East BAC Signatory Contractor: Hartford.

Atlantic Masonry Products Inc. The 104,000 North Haven, Connecticut square foot building on Goodwin College’s campus serves as a magnet high school for environmental studies. The school’s close proximity to the Connecticut River has informed and inspired both its physical design and curriculum. Classrooms and science labs all have a direct view of the river. Colors of green, brown, and sand easily bring to mind thoughts of nature. To further the aquatic theme, members added a stone pebble mosaic along the sides of the hallway to form a “river bed” and helping to strike a perfect balance between function and beauty.

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Best Precast Project was presented to Administrative District Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois Council 1 of Illinois The Salvation Army for their work on Freedom Center the Salvation Army Chicago, Illinois Freedom Center in Chicago.

BAC Signatory Contractor: The 187,500 squareCreative Erectors, LLC foot center houses a Rockford, Illinois rehab facility, halfway house, and a community center all under one roof.

Development of the five-acre site involved removing warehouse structures, landscaping, and installing wrought iron fencing. The exterior, with its combination of masonry and cast stone, gives the building a clean, attractive appearance while maintaining the scale and aesthetics of the surrounding residential area.

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Another multi-Craft Award winner, Local 15 Missouri/Kansas/Nebraska took Local 15 Missouri/ home the Best Brick & Stone award for Kansas/Nebraska the contributions of its members to the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Church/ Newman Center Lincoln, Nebraska.

University of Nebraska The 30,000 square-foot house Lincoln, Nebraska of worship is a classic example of the BAC Signatory Contractor: inspiring-yet-welcoming style that is Kehm Contractors, Inc. common to many Midwest churches.

Omaha, Nebraska Local 15 helped secure this project by utilizing their market recovery program, Andrew Dickinson/Andrew Dickinson Photography which returned $7.60 back to the memberBut where two or three generations of craftworkers would ship for every dollar invested in this impressive endeavor. have been needed to complete such an undertaking centuries ago, Features such as arched windows and doorways, an octagonal crossing tower above the sanctuary, and a bell tower soaring the members of Local 15 completed this challenging project in less than seven months and within a limited work space. over 100 feet in the air provide a timeless appearance.

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OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE

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Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois was honored for its multifaceted contributions La Grange Park in bringing to fruition a Veteran’s Memorial dramatic masonry addiLa Grange Park, Illinois tion to the LaGrange Park Veteran’s Memorial.

When area businesses succeeded in raising enough funds to add a bas-relief sculpture to the brick wall of the project, high school art students were invited to submit their designs. The District Council Training Center (DCTC) and its trustees donated the necessary materials and equipment. DCTC instructors and retired members of ADC 1 of IL Locals donated their time and craft skills to the build.

The ADC’s commitment to ensuring that veterans are remembered and honored for their service was acknowledged earlier this year in connection with the national “Crews that Rock” contest at the 2015 World of Concrete in Las Vegas (see Issue 1, 2015 Journal, page 15).

Retired Director of the Wisconsin District Council Jeff Leckwee was honored with the Outstanding Local Union/ADC Officer Craft Award.

A 38-year member of Local 13 Wisconsin, Brother Leckwee’s formal union service spanned a remarkable 22 years. He was Vice President, then President, of Local 13 as well as Vice President of the Jeffrey Leckwee Building Trades of South Central Wisconsin. He became Director Director, Retired – of the District Council in 2006.

Wisconsin District He also served as Regional Vice Council President on the BAC Executive Council for eight years.

During the last economic recession, Leckwee was instrumental in expanding a target Fund to help members find jobs and compete in a market with slim profits. He was also a fearless and respected combatant in battling Governor Scott Walker’s efforts to devalue workers and strip them of their fundamental collective bargaining rights.

Since his retirement in 2014, Brother Leckwee remains active in Union affairs. He is a trustee on the Wisconsin Masons Health and Pension Funds, serves as Co-Chair of the Madison Area Bricklaying JAC and as President of the Madison Labor Temple Association. He and his wife, Cindy, regularly join their church group in donating time and labor to help children in Mexico once a year.

A leader of quiet determination and great strength, Brother Leckwee’s career encompasses much more than the words “union service” and will serve for many years as a powerful example to the BAC leaders of today and tomorrow.

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JOHN B. SCOLA OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR

The 2015 John B. Scola Award for Outstanding John Zellner, Instructor honored John Local 3 Wisconsin Zellner, retired Masonry Masonry Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Instructor Instructor, Retired at Northeast Wisconsin Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Technical College Green Bay. A 37-year BAC member and current President of Local 3 Wisconsin, Brother Zellner dedicated 16 years of his achievement-filled career to the Technical College. It is estimated that he trained more than 500 apprentices from masonry-related trades during his tenure. His passion for the trade and teaching led to his pivotal role in expanding the Construction Technology A.A.S. degree and curriculum offerings at the college.

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nearly 40 OSHA and IMI certifications. People who know him describe him as being at home in any environment where he’s sharing his craft. More than simply teaching the trade, Zellner has taught hundreds what it means to be an expert craftworker and masonry professional.

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Motorcycle Ride Benefits Disaster Relief Fund

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Front row from Left, Penny Mason and John Mason of Local 2 MI, Larry Payne, WV ADC Director Leroy Hunter, Jr., and Joe Patrell of Waterford Harley Owners Group. Second row, from left, Mike Burns of Local 18 MO, Becky Kauffman, guests Joann Dedeluk, and Dave Dedeluk. Third row, from left, Local 5 PA President Lester Kauffman, Keith Hocevar of Local 16 OH and OH-KY ADC Director Ken Kudela. Participants not pictured: from the EA MO ADC, Director Don Brown and Norlin Brown and Business Representative Brian Jennewein and Paula Jennewein; from Local 15 WV, Scott Nicholson and Debbie Nicholson and Brian Greynolds and Kelly Greynolds; Frank Eberhart of Local 1 WV and Angie Eberhart; and Jack Marco, Scott Hunter, Larry Bremner, Sue Patrell, Ed Piquette, and Cheryl Burns.

riven by a love of motorcycling and commitment to Union service and solidarity, officers and members of several BAC Administrative District Councils, including West Virginia, OhioKentucky, and Eastern Missouri, along with Local 2 Michigan organized the first-ever Bricklayers for Disaster Relief motorcycle ride, held July 24th in Morgantown, WV. The ride raised more than $8,600, which was donated to the BAC Disaster Relief Fund, which provides assistance to members and families affected by natural or other disasters.

Says BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, “This is what our Union is all about – we work together and support each other when help is needed the most.”

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MEMBERS AT WORK Exterior scaffolding of the Arden.

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LOCAL 3 CALIFORNIA

Brick, Tile and Allied Craftworkers of Local 3 California Tiling the Arden EDITOR’S NOTE: In 1998, the 300-acre Mission Bay area was announced by the area's Board of Supervisors as a redevelopment project. Much of the land was transferred to Catellus Development Corporation, which subsequently sold or sub-contracted several parcels to other developers.

Cattelus entered into a Project Labor Agreement with the San Francisco Building Trades Council that continues today. The area has rapidly evolved into a neighborhood of luxury condominiums, hospitals, and biotechnology research and development. The following article about BAC Local 3 CA members’ contributions to the Arden and Mission Bay first appeared in the June 2015 issue of the San Francisco Building and

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Construction Trades’ Organized Labor and is reprinted here with their permission.

Local 3 CA President Dave Jackson says the project is a great example of the Union’s value to members, the community and the industry. “The Arden is one of the many high-end residential towers recently built in Mission Bay,” Jackson says. “It highlights our members’ skills and commitment to the quality work necessary to make these jobs successful for everyone involved. I am proud of our members work on this project with signatory D&J Tile Company, and the fact they pass along their knowledge to new members to keep our Union and industry strong.”

The interiors feature a lavish use of tile.

Working on the project has been a thrill for members of Brick and Allied Craft Workers Local 3. Both their employer, D and J Tile Company, and Bosa are known for high-end finishes and high quality work. After putting on the final touches,

the workers can step back and enjoy their artistic creation, imagining the pleasure it will give to generations of occupants.

The project is scheduled for completion in 2016, and already all of the 267 condos have been sold. If only the workers could afford the $1.5 million price tag.

Paul Guerrero, Project Superintendent

There’s a lot of tile work on this project: the bathroom floors and showers, the kitchen counters and backsplash, the balcony, and there’s even a lot of tile in the common areas. We have about 32 guys on the project.

It’s a lot of work, but we’re a welltuned machine. Our guys know how to pay attention to details and work flow.

We have a few “greenhorns” who are new to the trade, and we show them the way.

We break it down for them, explaining the different materials and sequences from start to finish, the prep phase, the setting phase, and the finish. We teach them to be clean and make sure they treat the place as if it was their own. When completed, there are no broken tiles, everything is nicely grouted, and no setting materials on the walls. We want the place meticulous and acceptable to the new owner.

We are putting in 12 x 24 porcelain floors. They are one of the standards. They go down pretty nice, and we put in an acoustical underlayment to stop the sound from traveling to the units below. These builders are known for their high quality work and high quality finishes, so we really get to appreciate what we install.

That’s what we love about being a finishing trade, we get to see it the way it will look when the person who is going to live there walks in. We want them to appreciate the work as much as we do. This will probably be the only time I’ll get to walk around a multi-million dollar unit.

Mario Szabo, Tile Setter

Working with tile is not just a way to make a living, it’s an art form.

You have to love what you do and love the final product. There is a real beauty to tile work. It takes a lot of skill and patience to do custom work like this.

We get to use the latest technology.

We have all these nice new saws and blades that make it easy to cut square and clean. This company takes good care of the equipment, and that makes our life easier. photos by: Richard Bermack/Organized Labor

We’re lucky. I’ve worked in other shops that weren’t as well stocked, and it makes a big difference.

Miguel Hernandez, Tile Setter

I take my time to cut just right. That way you get these really nice, tight-fitting miter joints that go around the lamination. Then we match the color of the glue to the stone, so when the people see the two pieces joined they look really nice. That’s what I like about doing stone and tile work.

Rocky Firestine, Tile Setter

This job calls for a floating mortar bed on the balcony. Floating mortar is a dying art.

These days they usually just use thinset. But on this job I get to use a dry pack mortar with sanded additives. We make it by hand just like the old school. We chop it up, float it, and level it. We have to build up our own slope. We use a laser to get the elevation, one-quarter-inch-per-foot so the water will run off, but not to exceed a 2-percent grade. If it’s more than 2 percent, someone can slip. This is a balcony, not a shower.

I’ve been doing this for 20 years, so for me it’s not too hard. We’re trying to train the youngsters so they can do it. We teach the young guys how to keep clean and neat, be punctual, and know your trade and the tools. The only real trick is experience and getting the right touch and the knowledge of what we are trying to accomplish.

Skip Hansen, Tile Setter and Onsite Supervisor

My job is to make sure everything gets done the right way. It takes experience and knowledge.

This is my third day on this job, and I’m still getting a feeling for it.

They brought me in to help slope the balcony decks. They weren’t pitched right originally. The thresholds were a little too high by about

an inch. So I have to survey every deck and mark it. Then we need to build up the elevation with a mortar bed and then set the slope. It’s extra hand work. It’s not often we’ll do that these days, usually we’ll just apply thinset and glue down the tiles.

I’ve been a supervisor for about 12 years. When I drive into San Francisco I can look around and point to just about every high-rise that I’ve worked on. They are all over. D and J is not a small company.

Connie Ocasio, Tile Finisher

The best part is the people I work with.

They’re a bunch of great guys. They’re family.

When I started it was difficult. There were not a lot of other women, and I ran into a lot of, how should I say it, “difficult people.” But I adjusted and they learned not to bother me. Other guys were supportive, and they would have helped me out, but I wanted to prove myself. As a woman I wanted to show I could hold my own. I didn’t want to be looked down on. So I just worked hard doing my job, minded my own business, and if some guy got out of line, I checked him.

I like being a finisher. I can do whatever it takes to make the job look good. Guys will say, “Connie, I screwed this up. Can you come help me fix it?” I keep everything moving along, whatever stage it’s in. I can demo, waterproof, grout, caulk, seal the floors. Whatever they need me to do, I do it.

Every day is different. That’s what I like about the job.

Javier Casillas, Apprentice

This has been a great learning experience.

They really take the time to teach us. The best part is the finished work. You go through all the steps, and when it’s done, it is one of the most beautiful things to see that there is.

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You feel like you are part of a team, along with all the other trades. You’re not just setting tile, you’re building a building.

You’re a professional. It’s no longer about rushing around and slamming it down to get it done. It is about the quality of the work and the pride you get in seeing what it looks like when you’re finished.

Jonathan Contreras, Apprentice

It’s been a life-changing experience. I’ve been given a great opportunity, and I want to make the best of it. It’s my career, not just a job. A career is something you can put

your mind to. It is something you can do for the rest of your life. I have to thank the union and City Build. Before I was working delivering donuts for a bakery. Now I’m learning something new every day and learning how to do it the right way.

Today I’m learning how to apply Red Guard. It’s a waterproofing membrane you can apply over any substrate before you apply the tile. You have to wear a respirator. It can cause cancer if you don’t work safely with it. It’s all about the proper PPE. Max Gaxiola, Tile Setter

I was born with a pointer in my hand. My dad was in the union back in the 1960s and he trained me. He was a pretty hard-

core guy. We did things a lot different than now.

They say it’s never as good as the old school and I’m probably part of the last generation to learn the old school.

I’ve been doing this for about 30 years, and at this point I can just about set a 1/4-inch pitch with my eyes closed. Everything was mortar back then, and the materials were a lot more difficult to work with and a lot harder on your back. I can certainly remember. You started as a helper carrying the material around, and that was hard work. The new materials, you just trowel them out over a substrate and some of them, like the waterproofing, hold up a lot better.

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Kneeling from left, Local 3 CA members Omar Buenrostro, Martin Ochoa-Meza, Crescencio Gomez, and Martin Ochoa. Standing from left, Mario Delgado, Jose Ornelas, Miguel Hernandez, Jose Martinez, Jose Arias, Robert (Skip) Hansen, Paul Guerrero, Francisco Bustos, Marco Reyes, Paul Lucero, Mario Szabo, and Connie Ocasio.

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INTERNATIONAL FUNDS IPF/IHF ANNUAL REPORT

On Paper and Electronically, the IPF/IHF Annual Report Provides Important Updates on IU Benefit Plans

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he recently mailed 2014 International Pension Fund/ International Health Fund Annual Report features important updates on both the IPF and the IHF. The Report’s theme, “Build, Adapt, Change” echoes that of the 2015 BAC Convention and details advancements made in the Union’s electronic capabilities, including the services offered through the BAC Member Portal. In addition, the Annual Report outlines how Fund participants and retirees can register and access important Fund data “24/7” through the Member Portal. Now, no matter where or when participants need access to IPF or IHF, they can log-in or activate the new BAC app (BACMobile) to find the answers they are looking for.

Besides around-the-clock access, those registered for the BAC Member Portal can cut down on mailings and reduce administrative costs by receiving information digitally.

Registering for BAC Member Portal is a Snap: • Log onto BAC’s homepage at www.bacweb.org

• Have your IU Number ready (located on the upper left of your Union card)

• Have the address of your active e-mail account ready

• Click on the “Member Portal” banner • Click on “Create an Account” • Follow the instructions on the screen • Sign up for receipt of IPF/IHF materials electronically

• Record your username and password for future use.

Get Personal Benefit Information at BAC Member Portal

The Union’s utilization of information technology is increasing the level of service provided to Fund participants and retirees while reducing costs associated with delivering that service. The Union and its affiliated benefit Funds encourage members to register for the Member Portal.

Registration is fast and easy. Once registered, participants can access their work histories, contact information, IPF and IHF plan summaries and forms, the Job Network and check in when travelling for work in other jurisdictions in a secure environment.

2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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To get this publication and other updates and information electronically, please go to member.bacwe b.org and register for electro nic communications.

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ith a growing number of health plans now covering “virtual” visits, telemedicine is fast becoming the modern equivalent of the old-fashioned house call. During a virtual visit, a patient can see and talk with a doctor from his or her cell phone, tablet or computer without an appointment.

Most visits take about 10-15 minutes; doctors can write prescriptions, if needed, that a patient can then pick up at a local pharmacy. Beginning January 1, 2016, the International Health Fund (IHF) will cover virtual visits for IHF participants.

Virtual visits are best suited for non-emergency medical conditions such as urinary tract or bladder infections; bronchitis; colds or flu; fever; pink eye; sinus problems and dozens more. They can be especially helpful when a patient’s doctor is not available or when someone becomes ill while traveling or is considering visiting a hospital emergency room for a non-emergency health condition.

Virtual visits are not a good choice for complex or chronic conditions or injuries requiring bandaging or sprains/ broken bones.

IHF members can Log in to myuhc.com® and choose from provider sites to register for a virtual visit. After registering and requesting a visit, you will pay your portion of the service costs according to your medical plan, and then enter a virtual waiting room. During your visit you will be able to talk to a doctor about your health concerns, symptoms and treatment options. If your Local does not participate in the IHF, check with your Local Plan’s Benefits Administrator to see if virtual visits are covered under your plan.

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he Instructor Certification Program (ICP), a cornerstone of BAC’s apprenticeship and training system, continues to provide an important opportunity for instructors from Locals and ADCs throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Conducted over the course of several weeks each year at the BAC/IMI International Training Center in Bowie, MD, the ICP curriculum provides craftspecific technical knowledge, along with coursework on effective teaching techniques. This opportunity for instructors to refine and sharpen their skills and learn about emerging products and ideas in our industry ensures that BAC members have access to the highest quality training at all stages of their careers.

To complete ICP, Local instructors attend courses with graduate-level professors from the University of Maryland and experienced staff presenters from the International Union, the International Masonry Institute and the International Masonry Training and Education Foundation (IMTEF). Instructors learn to create lesson plans and successfully convey

Instructors attend the ICP class.

information to students of varying ages and backgrounds. Coursework on trade mathematics, blueprint reading, teaching unionism and building codes are offered, with additional training on computers and the use of technology.

“Before ICP, I thought I possessed the necessary skills to teach young men and women effectively. I was sorely mistaken.”

– MICHAEL BATES, OHIO-KENTUCKY ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT COUNCIL

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Instructors also participate in Trainthe-Trainer OSHA programs and other third party certifications. Outside of the formal program, they have the opportunity to learn from each other and share best practices. This communication continues when they return to their local programs, creating a network of experienced instructors that share resources and information in order to improve their training programs.

During their final year, instructors complete an instructional internship, pass a comprehensive exam and produce a video showcasing their teaching skills. They also create a portfolio that brings together everything they’ve learned during the course of the program, which is then reviewed and approved by a certification committee.

Twenty-seven instructors have graduated from the Instructor Certification Program during the last two years. To date, more than 650 BAC members have attended at least part of the program, resulting in over two hundred certified instructors.

A new addition to our commitment to lifelong education is the introduction of the ICP Academy. This post-certification program will enable certified instructors to both maintain their skills and expand their knowledge during the

Instructors participate in an ICP class.

remainder of their careers. Since IMTEF is close to releasing an updated instructor curriculum, academy attendees will be among the first exposed to the new material and associated teaching modules.

A small group discussion in the classroom.

ICP is more essential than ever, as the quality of BAC’s training programs helps give BAC members and contractors a competitive advantage in the everchanging construction marketplace.

“No matter how good you are, there is always something to learn.”

– AARON BOYD, LOCAL 4 INDIANA/KENTUCKY

The 2015 ICP graduates. Seated, from left, Jeremy Brayton of Local 15 MO/KS/NE, Victor DeSalvo of Local 7 NY/NJ, Danny McCarthy of Local 3 MA/ ME/NH/RI, and Brian Adams of Local 1 SK. Second row, from left, Ren Engelhardt of Local 5 NJ, Jerald Conrique of Local 18 CA, and Harold Bryant, Michael Markowski, and Todd Flynn of Local 3 NY. Third row from left, Thomas Smith of Local 5 PA, Royce Yount of Local 1 MO, David Laninga, Sr. of Local 52 IL, Richard Slivkanch of Local 5 PA, and Richard Portz III of Local 1 MN/ND. Not pictured is John Esposito of Local 1 CT. IS S UE 4 , 2 0 1 5

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From left, BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, Local 1 Alberta Business Manager Alan Ramsay, Local 1 Nova Scotia Business Manager James Moore, Local 8 New Brunswick President Gerald Reinders, Local 4 Quebec Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Jeannot Levasseur, Local 1 Saskatchewan Business Manager Mike Weigl, BAC Canadian Director Craig Strudwick, Canadian Congress Co-Chair and Local 7 Business Manager Oliver Swan, BAC President James Boland, BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll, Local 6 Ontario Business Agent/Financial Secretary Mike Gagliano, Local 1 Prince Edward Island Financial Secretary Clarence Gallant, BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, and Local 1 Newfoundland Business Manager John Leonard. À partir de la gauche, le Premier vice-président du BAC Gerard Scarano, le Directeur commercial de Local 1 Alberta Alan Ramsay, le Directeur commercial de Local 1 Nouvelle-Écosse James Moore, le Président de Local 8 Nouveau-Brunswick Gerald Reinders, le Directeur commercial/Secrétaire-Trésorier de Local 4 Québec Jeannot Levasseur, le Directeur commercial de Local 1 Saskatchewan Mike Weigl, le Directeur canadien du BAC Craig Strudwick, le Co-Président du congrès canadien et Directeur commercial de Local 7 Oliver Swan, le Président du BAC James Boland, le Premier vice-président du BAC Tim Driscoll, l'Agent commercial/Secrétaire financier de Local 6 Ontario Mike Gagliano, le Secrétaire financier de Local 1 Île-du-Prince-Édouard Clarence Gallant, le SecrétaireTrésorier du BAC Henry Kramer, et le Directeur commercial de Local 1 Terre-Neuve John Leonard.

Swan Re-elected as Canadian Congress Co-Chair

Swan réélu co-président du congrès canadien

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n accordance with the IU Constitution, nominations for the office of IU Canadian Co-Chair are held once every five years. Delegates to the 2015 Canadian Congress (above) met in Baltimore following the adjournment of the BAC Convention on September 17, 2015 at which they unanimously elected Local 7 Canada Business Manager Oliver Swan to a second five-year term as Co-Chair. After being sworn in by BAC President James Boland, Brother Swan thanked the delegates for their confidence and assured them he would continue his responsibilities with energy and dedication.

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BAC President James Boland congratulates Canadian Congress Co-Chair Oliver Swan on his re-election to a second five-year term.

Le Président du BAC James Boland félicite le Co-Président du congrès canadien Oliver Swan au sujet de sa réélection pour un mandat de cinq années.

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onformément à la constitution du syndicat international, les nominations pour le poste de co-président du syndicat international canadien se tiennent une fois tous les cinq ans. Les délégués du congrès canadien de 2015 se sont réunis à Baltimore suite au report de la convention du BAC le 17 septembre 2015. Ils ont élu à l'unanimité le Directeur commercial de Local 7 Canada Oliver Swan pour un second mandat de cinq années au poste de co-président. Après avoir prêté serment auprès du président du BAC James Boland, le confrère Swan a remercié les délégués pour leur confiance et les a assurés qu'il continuerait d'honorer ses responsabilités avec énergie et dévouement.

New Facility Transforms How Students See Bricklaying

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fter years of sharing information about the industrial-commercialinstitutional (ICI) construction sector at career fairs and showcases across Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council has opened the Trades Exhibition Hall in 2014 – a new facility that is changing the way high school students not only view bricklaying, but experience it.

Instead of just reading a brochure or hearing a presentation about becoming a mason, participants speak one-on-one with

apprentices and journeypersons about their trade and even lay a brick or two.

Local 1 NS has played a leading role in the success of the Trades Exhibition Hall.

“Over 1,000 high school students have had the chance to learn about masonry work at the bricklayers’ booth, operated by Local 1 members,” says Local 1 President James Moore. “Since the Hall’s opening, many students have said that as a result of their visits, they have a new interest and appreciation for the art of bricklaying.”

Local 1 NS member Gerald Urquhart, right, shows a student how to butter brick.

Gerald Urquhart, membre de Local 1 N.-É., à droite, montre à un étudiant comment on applique du mortier sur une brique.

Le nouveau lieu transforme la façon dont les étudiants voient le briquetage

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près avoir partagé pendant plusieurs années des informations sur le secteur de la construction industrielle-commerciale-institutionnelle (ICI) lors des salons de l'emploi et festivals dans toute la Nouvelle-Écosse, le Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council a ouvert le Trades Exhibition Hall en 2014 – un nouveau lieu qui change la façon dont les étudiants de niveau secondaire voient le briquetage, mais aussi la façon dont ils en font l'expérience.

Au lieu de se contenter de lire une brochure ou d'entendre une présentation sur comment on devient maçon, les participants s'entretiennent face à face avec les apprentis et gens de métier concernant leur métier, et ils posent même une brique ou deux.

Local 1 N.-É. a joué un rôle prépondérant dans le succès du Trades Exhibition Hall. « Plus de 1 000 étudiants du niveau secondaire ont eu l'occasion de s'informer sur le métier de maçon au kiosque des briqueteurs, tenu par des membres de

James Adams of Local 1 NS, right, demonstrates various bricklaying skills.

James Adams de Local 1 N.-É., à droite, fait une démonstration de briquetage.

Local 1, » a dit le Président de Local 1, James Moore. « Depuis l'ouverture du Hall, de nombreux étudiants nous ont dit qu'en raison de leur visite, ils ont un nouvel intérêt pour l'art du briquetage et une nouvelle appréciation de celui-ci. »

Officers attending the Atlantic Provinces Trowel Trades Conference, from left, APTTC President and Local 1 NL Business Manager John Leonard, APTTC 3rd Vice President and Local 1 NS President James Moore, APTTC SecretaryTreasurer and Local 8 NB Field Representative Denny Vautour, APTTC 2nd Vice President and Local 8 NB President/SecretaryTreasurer Gerald Reinders, APTTC 1st Vice President and Local 1 PE Financial-Secretary Clarence Gallant, and BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll.

Atlantic Provinces Trowel Trades Conference

Participants de la Conférence des métiers de la truelle pour les provinces de l’Atlantique, à partir de la gauche, le Président de l'APTTC et Directeur commercial de Local 1 T.-N.-L. John Leonard, le 3e VicePrésident de l'APTTC et Président de Local 1 N.-É. James Moore, le Secrétaire-Trésorier de l'APTTC et Représentant sur le terrain de Local 8 N.-B. Denny Vautour, le 2nd Vice-Président de l'APTTC et Président/Secrétaire-Trésorier de Local 8 N.-B. Gerald Reinders, le 1er Vice-Président de l'APTTC et Secrétaire financier de Local 1 Î.-P-É. Clarence Gallant, et le Premier vice-président du BAC Tim Driscoll.

La convention 2015 de la Conférence des métiers de la truelle pour les provinces de l’Atlantique (APTTC) s'est déroulée à Halifax, N.-É. le 3 octobre, marquant le 52e anniversaire de cette conférence.

The Atlantic Provinces Trowel Trades Conference (APTTC) held its 2015 Convention in Halifax, NS on Oct 3rd, marking the 52nd anniversary of the Conference.

Conférence des métiers de la truelle pour les provinces de l’Atlantique

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New Jersey Administrative District Council BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano presents Local 4 NJ member William Touw with his 75-year service award in October. Brother Touw was initiated into the Union in 1940 as a member of Local 2 NJ. After serving in the military during World War II, he returned to the trades in 1946 and became a journeyman the same year. He worked as a bricklayer, cement mason and plasterer on a wide range of projects in New Jersey. From left, Local 4 NJ President Kenneth Simone, BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, Brother Touw, NJ ADC Director Richard Tolson, Local 4 NJ Life Member Valentino Diianni, and NJ ADC Secretary-Treasurer John Capo.

Wisconsin District Council

Local 21 Wisconsin

Local 9 Wisconsin Carlton Hoffman, a 75-year Local 9 WI member, left, receives his plaque from WI DC Field Representative Vern McGivern.

Brother Hoffman’s father, owner of Hoffman Construction, signed a BAC agreement in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley area in 1937.

Brother Hoffman became a bricklayer apprentice in 1940. Following his service as a Navy Air Corpsman in WWII, he went on to learn the construction business and worked for the family firm until his retirement. Brother Hoffman has also served on the Wisconsin River Valley Bricklayer JAC for 20 years.

Local 21 WI Life Member Ward Woltman, right, receives his Gold Card from Local 21 WI President Jason Hoffman.

Local 1 Wisconsin

From left, Local 9 WI Field Representative Wynn Jones presents service awards to 25-year members Mark Passehl, Randy Hass, and James Hoier.

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From left, Local 1 WI 25-year members Ralph Rouse, Marc Hogden, and Victor Czajka, receive their service awards from WI DC Field Representative Tony Fox.

Local 2 Washington/ Idaho/Montana

Leon Carson, a 75-year BAC member of Local 2 WA/ID/MT, proudly displays his service plaque, awarded in September.

Initiated in 1939, he worked as a bricklayer in Boise and Nampa with his uncle’s construction company. Career high points include his work at the Pocatello Air Force Base, the Morrison Center of Boise State University, the MorrisonKnudtsen Co. World headquarters, and the Bank of America.

Former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus appointed Carson to the Licensing Board of Idaho Contractors on which he served from 1972 to 1978. Brother Carson is also proud of sharing his passion for hiking, angling and hunting with his children and grandchildren.

Local 2 WA/ID/MT Life Member Clarence (Roy) Anderson, right, receives his Gold Card from Pacific Northwest Administrative District Council Field Representative Tim Thompson.

Local 3 Massachusetts/ Maine/New Hampshire/ Rhode Island

BAC President James Boland joined officers and members of Local 3 recently in recognizing Local 3 President Chuck Raso for 50 years of dedicated BAC service.

From left, Brothers Boland and Raso, retired BAC Vice President Tom McIntyre, and Local 3 Executive Vice President Charles Raso Jr.

Local 6 Illinois

Local 4 Indiana/ Kentucky Local 4 IN/KY member Mike Ludlow, right, receives his Gold Card from Field Representative David Murray.

The six members of Local 6 IL pictured here have a combined total of 324 years of BAC service. From left, 65-year member John Mellom, Jr., 50-year member John Ray, 40-year member Dave Hahn, Jr., 68-year member Eldon Glick, 47-year member Ken Tallman, and 52-year member John Becker.

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Local 2 Michigan Local 2 MI Detroit Chapter hosted a lunch for Gold Card members in June. Seated from left, 50-year members Elwood Levely, Lionel Malbouef, and Frank Harview. Standing from left, Local 2 President, Mark King, who retired in October; BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer; 50-year members Doug Gettleson, Dan Schaffer, Antonino Cacciola, Ron Beck, and Michael Linkes, and current Local 2 President Chuck Kukawka.

Local 1 Newfoundland On July 29th, Local 1 NL hosted a service awards dinner honoring longtime members joined by BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll. First row, from left, 60-year member James Sullivan; and 50-year members Ivan Harnum, Raymond Lee, and Herbert Sullivan. Second row from left, 40-year members Douglas Knight and William Smith; 50-year member Henry Percy; and 40-year members Clifford Allen and Gerald Lane. Third row from left, 40-year members Stephen Bartlett, Stewart Allen, and Roy Critch.

Fourth row, 35-year member Sylvester Quinlan. Fifth row from left, 35-year member Enrico Bernardi, 40-year members Dave Vaters and Gino Corrado. Sixth row from left, 35-year member John Whelan; 40-year member Patrick Manning; 35-year member Eugene McDonald. Last row from left, Local 1 NL President Garry Russell, 40-year member Don Gardiner, Business Manager John Leonard, 40-year member Vince Valvosori, BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll, Local 1 NL Recording Secretary Wayne Kelly, and 40-year member Doug Russell.

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IN MEMORIAM

June Death Benefit Claims for June 2015 Total Amount Paid Total Union Labor Life Claims Total Death Benefits Total Number of Claims Average Age Average Years of Membership MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

Baessler, Fred - 08, SE Bair, Nelson C. - 08, SE Barrett, James E. - 01, OR Bourgoin, Armond - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Brida, Daniel - 21, IL Brown, Joseph P. - 21, IL

$159,150.00 $3,000.00 $156,150.00 82 83.95 53.94 YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

P P B B, CM B B

90 74 93 89 91 84

65 53 68 55 63 46

Carter, Robert A. - 01, OR Cavallo, Vincent S. - 21, IL Conaway, Allan C. - 09, PA Conti, Nicholas A. - 01, PA/DE Coska, William A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Cramer, Evan C. - 09, PA Crayne, Harry J. - 02, MI Cruise, William - 74, IL

B, M TL, W B FN PC B, TL B B

86 71 82 88 80 80 89 89

59 30 48 23 53 46 51 62

Damweber, Julius - 05, PA D’Angelo, Pete C. - 01, MO Davis, Thomas A. - 01, MO Dickson, Sr., Johnnie H. - 08, SE Dixon, James E. - 04, IN/KY Dodge, Virgil R. - 02, WA/ID/MT Drury, Jr., Harry T. - 08, SE Dunlap, William B. - 15, MO/KS/NE Duron, Richard E. - 09, PA Dzwil, John H. - 01, PA/DE

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

90 86 66 95 91 82 92 87 80 62

63 65 45 65 68 60 75 67 44 44

Fruciano, Giuseppe - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Fugle, Robert J. - 21, IL

B TL, W

90 83

54 48

Gales, Sr., Andrew - 05, OH

B

80

20

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

Garner, Coleman C. - 05, OK/AR/TX Gates, Samuel - 21, IL Giese, Wendall G. - 13, WI Gutierrez, Luis - 04, CA

B B B, M, P B

88 95 88 81

47 63 64 59

Harold, John A. - 05, WV Hatcher, Eugene O. - 02, WA/ID/MT Hatala, Sr., Andrew V. - 07, OH Henderson, Donald S. - 09, OH

B TL, W B TL, W

70 92 88 85

49 56 67 63

Ishida, Masato - 01, HI

M

101

49

Jefferies, Roger J. - 10, ON Jordan, Clarence A. - 05, OH Juergensen, Jack - 21, IL

B B B

76 84 85

55 63 65

Kepshire, Robert J. - 04, IN/KY King, Sr., Larry L. - 05, NJ/DE/PA Kraemer, Venal J. - 01, MN/ND Kvaas, Roy - 02, BC

B B B B

78 68 74 82

58 45 42 48

Lang, John - 02, MI LeBlanc, Levi L. - 01, CT Lorgus, Bruno - 74, IL

B B, M B

92 83 82

59 64 55

Magnarelli, Gerardo - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Malone, William F. - 01, MD/VA/DC Mastrogiovanni, Fred J. - 05, NJ/DE/PA Mattingly, Garry R. - 04, IN/KY Mauriello, Attilio G. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Melang, Leo L. - 02, WA/ID/MT Meyers, Joseph S. - 05, OH Michelberger, Johann - 21, IL Miles, David C. - 06, OH Mintz, Maurice - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Mizerak, Harry - 08, SE Morrone, Mario T. - 01, PA/DE Murphy, Donald E. - 08, IL

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

89 88 76 80 84 85 89 87 83 95 90 86 74

46 66 51 52 42 67 64 58 64 68 45 58 53

Pagnano, Francesco - 02, MI Palermo, Joseph A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Piedmont, Anthony - 05, PA Pio, Robert H. - 01, PA/DE

CM B B B

79 82 91 81

44 47 51 63

Rawlings, Bobby G. - 01, MO Renzoni, Augustine - 01, CT Rill, Donald R. - 01, MO Rossi, Sisto - 21, IL Rush, James G. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI

B B B B B

76 85 85 91 77

39 64 37 57 46

In Memory of Local 4 New Jersey 75-Year Member Anthony Rego

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nthony Rego, 97, passed away June 16, 2013. Initiated into former Local 2 NJ in 1937, Brother Rego worked for Samworth Hughes Corporation for 16 years working his way up to foreman, prior to his election as Local 2 Business Manager in 1954, an office he held for 34 years until his retirement in 1988. He was great uncle to current NJ ADC Secretary-Treasurer John F. Capo and uncle to retired Local 4 NJ SecretaryTreasurer John Capo. He is survived by his daughters Rose Ann Cortese and Barbara Sincaglia, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Brother Rego received his 75-year service plaque from his nephew, NJ ADC Secretary-Treasurer John F. Capo, far right. From left, Local 4 President Kenneth Simone, NJ ADC Director Richard Tolson and Brother Rego.

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BRANCH OF TRADE

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

Rutan, Gerald L. - 02, MI

B

75

49

Servizzi, Sr., John J. - 18, OH/KY Smith, Dempsey W. - 03, AZ/NM Smith, Philip J. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Sperlunto, Joseph J. - 01, PA/DE Stasko, Sr., John L. - 05, NY Stoner, Wayne M. - 05, PA

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

79 90 71 87 73 85

23 59 45 67 50 49

Vaughn, Harold J. - 01, MO Vetrano, Ralph - 04, NJ

B B, CM, P

91 81

64 53

Webb, Mitchell E. - 01, MD/VA/DC Wherley, Dale E. - 06, OH Wright, Willie F. - 08, SE Wysocki, Marion A. - 02, MI

FN B B B

87 92 74 89

27 69 42 66

Zollinger, James R. - 09, PA

B

95

67

July Death Benefit Claims for July 2015 Total Amount Paid Total Union Labor Life Claims Total Death Benefits Total Number of Claims Average Age Average Years of Membership MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

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$220,600.00 $2,000.00 $218,600.00 121 80.31 52.88 YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

Alfonsi, John - 05, NJ/DE/PA

B

86

67

Bachmeier, Eugene N. - 02, WA/ID/MT Bauer, Jr., William J. - 19, WI Benzing, Maurice A. - 08, SE Blanco, Thomas J. - 05, OH Blevens, Clifford H. - 04, IN/KY Boring, Jack E. - 15, WV Borkowski, Jr., Henry - 07, NY/NJ Bosco, Anthony J. - 01, CT Bostic, Ulysses - 55, OH Brandolini, Jr., Frederick J. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Brau, Karl H. - 01, AB Brents, Burlen H. - 05, OK/AR/TX Brents, J. W. - 05, OK/AR/TX

B B, M B B B B MM B, P B PC, CH, CM B B B, CH, PC

76 82 89 91 76 81 80 85 87 53 79 86 81

54 62 66 69 23 64 43 61 28 13 52 65 60

Campbell, Colin - 05, OH Campbell, Stephen C. - 06, IL Carney, Harry V. - 08, SE Cavenas, Raymond - 05, PA Clausen, William C. - 03, IA Cook, Charles J. - 07, CO/WY Craig, Billy R. - 08, SE Creatura, Leonard N. - 04, NJ

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

86 66 83 49 78 85 65 84

61 46 64 7 40 64 47 53

Davis, Roy H. - 22, OH DeSantis, Frank - 01, NY Dougherty, John P. - 16, OH Dunn, Joseph - 08, SE

B B B P, CB, CM

75 92 81 101

58 58 57 55

Faber, Chester W. - 04, CA Falcone, Alfonso A. - 01, ON Ferla, Angelo M. - 01, CT Ferraro, John S. - 03, NY Festin, Urban C. - 74, IL

B B B, P CM, P, B B

84 99 86 87 87

57 55 60 64 66

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MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

Fochs, Dale A. - 21, IL Fragassi, Luigi - 05, NJ/DE/PA Freeman, Barry L. - 04, IN/KY Friedsmann, Andrew - 05, OH Fritsche, Sr., Charles W. - 05, OK/AR/TX Fusco, George M. - 05, NY

B B PC B B B

85 86 54 89 81 95

57 49 16 62 60 69

Gilbertson, Larry G. - 02, WA/ID/MT Gould, Paul G. - 04, IN/KY Grasela, Richard F. - 05, OH Greco, Anthony F. - 04, NJ Grishaber, Adam J. - 02, MI

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

84 78 79 83 87

59 55 58 63 64

Habura, Michael - 02, NY/VT Haglund, Ellory A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Hansen, Erling R. - 01, MN/ND Hayes, Troy P. - 05, NJ/DE/PA Heid, Robert D. - 04, IN/KY Hester, James C. - 05, OK/AR/TX Hood, George H. - 02, NY/VT

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

82 86 85 83 76 81 89

46 63 59 57 49 63 66

Incorvaia, Frank - 05, NY

B, CM, M

78

49

Jackson, Merell D. - 07, KY Jenkinson, Melvin R. - 05, ON Johnson, James H. - 07, CO/WY

B, M, MM, PC, TL B B

65 90 63

42 66 44

Klingenmeyer, Gary D. - 34, WI Kuhl, William R. - 04, IN/KY

B, CM, M B

69 91

49 68

Lane, Leon E. - 04, CA LaRocco, Angelo - 21, IL Lechiara, Rosario - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Lee, Arnie J. - 02, WA/ID/MT Lewis, Edly A. - 08, SE Liberty, Carlton G. - 02, NY/VT Lombardo, Pietro - 07, NY/NJ Lozano, Francisco - 04, CA Lynch, James F. - 01, NY Lyons, John E. - 07, NY/NJ

B B B B B B, CM MM B B FN

89 87 74 80 91 77 82 84 63 79

63 67 37 58 68 57 53 65 20 27

Magliola, Jr., Samuel F. - 21, IL Majer, Rudolf - 03, CA Makowski, Harry - 05, WI Maraldo, Roberto - 04, IN/KY Margiotta, Eugene A. - 04, NJ Maybee, Leo W. - 02, WA/ID/MT McAndrews, Patrick T. - 01, PA/DE McCloud, Martin P. - 21, IL Milioto, Alfonso - 05, NY Moore, Jack E. - 01, CT Morgan, Jr., Lemmie - 04, IN/KY

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

85 68 92 76 91 88 78 66 88 85 83

60 41 52 53 68 60 56 39 58 67 47

Nesbitt, Charles R. - 05, OK/AR/TX Newton, Jr., Donald J. - 56, IL

B B, M, W

83 66

64 42

O’Connor, Sr., Francis M. - 09, PA Olenick, Donald D. - 07, OH

B B

62 79

43 57

Pawuk, Stephen G. - 05, OH Pellegrino, Jim - 08, SE Peters, Raymond W. - 01, PE Peterson, Henry W. - 02, MI Polesel, Arcangelo - 02, ON Prevedello, Girolamo - 02, BC

B P B B B B

72 91 70 91 87 78

49 42 45 69 58 56

Quenneville, Marcel A. - 02, NY/VT Quinn, John - 02, NY/VT

B B, M

80 90

62 54

Radcliff, David M. - 02, WA/ID/MT Radish, Richard L. - 08, WI Recine, Fernando - 01, NY Rhonemus, John H. - 04, IN/KY Roberts, Tommy R. - 02, WA/ID/MT Romano, Alfonso - 01, NY Romano, John A. - 01, PA/DE

B B, M B B TL B, M MM

84 88 86 73 83 85 87

63 66 61 54 52 61 66

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

Roseberry, Lawrence - 05, PA Rutkowski, Andrzej S. - 01, NY

B B

88 58

52 11

Dittman, William R. - 02, MI Droghini, Adriano - 04, QC

Saladino, Anthony J. - 05, OK/AR/TX Samuels, Hopeton - 05, NY Sanchez, Rudy L. - 22, OH Schmittau, John J. - 01, NY Schrank, Steven J. - 08, WI Schultz, Michael T. - 01, MN/ND Sleeper, Fred L. - 03, CA Stedner, Herbert - 05, NY Stone, Malcolm A. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Strait, Russell C. - 09, PA Summers, Therold R. - 05, OK/AR/TX Swaller, William J. - 01, MO

B B PC, CH B PC, B B MM CM, M, B B B, M B B

88 70 76 71 58 67 74 84 88 90 76 59

68 34 45 52 26 40 38 48 61 67 54 32

Tarreto, Samuel - 05, PA Teel, Earl D. - 08, IL Tilenni, Antonino - 05, OH Trippi, Samuel C. - 03, NY Tronick, Joseph J. - 08, WI Tschida, Harold L. - 01, MN/ND Turowski, Ralph R. - 09, PA

B B B CM, B B CB FN

72 64 87 84 87 86 83

50 40 59 54 48 37 26

Van Arsdalen, Robert - 02, MI

B, CM, MM, MW, P, TL, TW 81

63

Weckerly, Alvin E. - 09, PA Weddle, James R. - 15, MO/KS/NE

B, M B

74 93

57 64

Yatauro, Bernard A. - 05, NJ/DE/PA

B, CM, P

84

66

Zarlenga, Antonio - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI

B

76

54

August

YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

B B

86 74

49 49

Eads, Melvin G. - 04, IN/KY Eckert, Stanley A. - 16, OH Elliott, Reese E. - 05, NJ/DE/PA Elwell, Hollis E. - 15, MO/KS/NE

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

81 83 86 85

60 49 62 68

Finder, Douglas C. - 01, MO Fiumefreddo, Charles A. - 04, NJ Foust, Arnold A. - 09, PA Free, Robert L. - 08, SE

B B, CM B PC, B

52 88 85 71

1 60 60 47

Giacomoni, Alessandro - 02, ON Griffin, Thomas R. - 05, NJ/DE/PA

B B

93 85

59 63

Heely, III, William E. - 08, IL Heinz, Charles H. - 21, IL Hlinak, Raymond J. - 11, WI Hofmann, Rudolph - 01, NY Hydeman, Donald N. - 15, MO/KS/NE

B B B, M, P B B

64 96 80 88 89

45 75 50 55 66

Karg, Ludwig - 01, PA/DE

B

90

58

Lafferty, James F. - 04, CA Lawrence, Oliver L. - 21, IL Luca, Sam A. - 05, OH Lukas, James A. - 03, NY Lutz, Charles W. - 07, OH

B, M B B FN B

82 85 80 81 68

46 64 61 26 50

Maher, Frank - 07, NY/NJ Marino, Henry A. - 04, CA Mather, Terence D. - 04, NJ Mavica, Giovanni - 02, NY/VT Maynard, Harry J. - 15, MO/KS/NE Miller, John S. - 03, NY Milone, Luigi M. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Minkler, Joseph A. - 04, CA Morrison, George G. - 04, IN/KY

FN B B FN B B, M, TL B, CM, P MM B

82 89 92 85 86 87 75 102 82

27 67 57 29 63 69 51 75 62

Ninni, Sr., Patrick M. - 04, NJ

B, CM, P

95

69

Death Benefit Claims for August 2015

Odean, Gary M. - 01, MN/ND Oyer, Jr., Herbert M. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI

B, M B, M

78 90

56 69

Total Amount Paid Total Union Labor Life Claims Total Death Benefits Total Number of Claims Average Age Average Years of Membership

Parise, Jr., Eugene F. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Parsley, Jr.,Ernest L. - 01, OR Patrick, Edward E. - 21, IL Pearson, James F. - 02, MI Perez, Armando - 04, IN/KY Poltrone, Salvatore F. - 05, OH

B B B B FN CM, B

91 85 95 96 75 91

68 66 76 65 26 53

Reynolds, Garland L. - 09, WV Rich, Richard F. - 09, PA Ruckle, Sr., Donald L. - 01, NY

B, M B PC

81 80 72

48 54 19

Sabatino, Dominic G. - 06, OH Sand, Glen E. - 40, OH Schade, Gerhard - 05, OH Shaffer, Orville B. - 07, OH Skolarz, Walter J. - 74, IL Spurr, Donald L. - 01, MO Squires, Sr., Robert L. - 06, IL St. John, Jerome - 05, NJ/DE/PA Starrett, Edward J. - 08, WI Storey, John F. - 07, NY/NJ

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

83 88 90 88 84 74 80 81 88 77

47 62 58 67 57 51 57 54 60 27

MEMBER - LOCAL UNION

BRANCH OF TRADE

Alessandrini, Ermenemgildo - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Anania, John J. - 02, MI Angelini, Joseph J. - 08, SE Arsenault, Alyre J. - 01, PE Austin, Paul E. - 15, MO/KS/NE Avery, Lawrence W. - 01, MO

$148,800.00 $6,000.00 $142,800.00 83 83.37 53.61 YEARS OF AGE

MEMBERSHIP

B TL B, MM B B B

94 93 90 69 100 72

69 61 67 41 66 53

Bakke, George M. - 03, SD Bogusat, Erwin H. F. - 01, ON Broderick, Thomas P. - 03, MA/ME/NH/RI Burns, Robert L. - 06, OH Bye, Richard E. - 01, MN/ND

B B PC B B, M

95 88 95 76 84

74 61 48 30 65

Camerano, Michael S. - 21, IL Campos, Abilio F. - 02, BC Coderre, Alfred D. - 01, CT

B B CM

88 83 82

62 36 48

DaRocha, Marcelino G. - 01, MB Deater, Ray H. - 05, PA Deplasita, Sr., Jimmy G. - 15, MO/KS/NE Di Gangi, Calogero - 04, NJ Dirico, Eraldo - 04, IN/KY

B PC, B, CM TL B B

73 72 90 84 72

39 36 60 47 48

Thompson, Robert E. - 09, PA

B

84

64

Ucchino, Vito - 02, NY/VT Underhill, Stephen - 06, IL

TL B

83 82

54 64

Vitale, Gaetano - 04, NJ

B, CM, P

92

42

Warrington, John C. - 08, SE Waters, Douglas R. - 02, MI Weber, Johann - 01, ON Wheeler, Ralph G. - 03, CA Winbush, Zacharius K. - 01, NY

B B B B, M B

91 77 88 88 41

62 59 55 68 12

Zerbo, Joseph - 07, NY/NJ

FN

80

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