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JUNE/JULY 2015
BUILDING A
SKILLED, SAFE
WORKFORCE OF
REINFORCING
IRONWORKERS
Paradise Rebar
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FEATURES
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Paradise Rebar
The Amazing Brentwood
Sunset La Cienega
NARSC Reinforcing Steel Industry Award
Use and Handling of Epoxy-Coated Reinforcing Steel
A&H Steel with Local 720 and Local 725
Reinforcing North America 2015
General Vice Presidents Dick Ward and Ed Walsh Retire
DEPARTMENTS
20 Departmental Reports
27IMPACT
28 Lifetime Honorary Members
29 Official Monthly Record
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ERIC DEAN
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has worked on both small and large project
with much of his team’s success is because
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Prepared to Lead
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agreement. Our training programs provide some of the best skilled members
our union has to offer, though it is not,
and should not, be the sole method of
entry into our union. Just because some
are fortunate enough to pass a test and
get accepted into an apprenticeship program, it cannot be the only way our union
gets its members. Unorganized workers
engaged in the ironworking industry
must be welcomed into our union, and
if necessary be given the opportunity to
bring their skills up to our standards.
I have heard it all about such workers,
from “not paying your dues” to “buying
a book” to “I am more qualified because
ERIC DEAN
General President
Make sure the safety of our members
is the first and last thing on your mind;
it is in the best interests for both our union
and our signatory employers.
I served an apprenticeship.” I agree
receiving apprenticeship training gives a
person a distinct advantage, but keeping
out those who engage in the ironworking
industry only serves to weaken our goal.
It is this simple: If we have the workforce,
we then are able to demand better wages
and working conditions. Period. We
must strive for more workers and work
opportunities for our union.
I will encourage our members to be
politically engaged. We cannot pin all our
hopes on one political party. I served as
the district council president in Chicago
and spent time in our state’s capital and I
could talk to democrats from the Chicago
area and make great progress, but soon
realized that to represent all ironworkers
in our district council it was necessary to
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s your next general president, I
think a fair question to ask is what
makes me qualified or deserving to
serve as the thirteenth general president
of our union.
A little of my background and beliefs
will probably help you understand how
I reached this point in my ironworking
career. I am a fourth generation ironworker and some might think that my
Iron Worker roots alone make me qualified to serve and lead our union. While
I am proud of my family’s heritage, it is
not the definitive answer to the question
of my qualifications. I believe our union’s
strength comes from each and every
member in the United States and Canada
engaged in the fabrication, installation
and erection of iron. Whether you are
a first generation ironworker or have a
family history, you are equally important
to our organization.
Serving in various roles of leadership
in my home Local 63 in Chicago helped
prepare me for this opportunity to lead.
However, serving Chicago alone is not
enough to answer the question either.
While it helps to be from an area that has
maintained and developed strength as a
union, my travels as a general organizer
to almost every area of our International
in both countries has allowed me to see
areas of great strength and operational
efficiency, as well as learn from areas that
have lost market share and the ability to
secure adequate wages and conditions
for our members.
During my time in the field, I worked
my way up from an apprentice to running work, and am proud of the training
I received in the apprenticeship program.
I pride myself on being a union man —
honest, fair, loyal, with a good work ethic
who lives up to the collective bargaining
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seek out and identify members of
both parties to advocate for policies
and jobs that benefit working people.
Many of our members have beliefs
opposed to various core principles
of one party or another. Our union’s
main concern in supporting political candidates should be, “Do you
stand with working families and
do you support policies promoting
good paying jobs?” Let’s leave the
wedge issues that divide us out of
our conversations. We will continue
to encourage voter registration as a
core principle of our International
constitution. Regardless of party, it
is essential our members vote in all
and recognize our differences of ethnicity, gender and ironworker trade
are a part of our success, and that
each and every member is equally
important to our union.
Now that I have explained my
beliefs, let me tell where I have
gained much of my experience up
until now. I worked three summers
in several Chicago area fab shops
before I started my apprenticeship
in Local 63 in 1980. I graduated to
journeyman in 1984, and not long
after became an instructor and a
certified welding inspector for the
apprenticeship school, and later
worked training in the National
As we go forward, I will lead and I
will listen. I will be guided by the constitution,
executive council and our membership.
elections, from the union level to
the highest office in the land. Think
of the influence we have by engaging in electing those who spend
our tax dollars.
I expect a few things of our members. You will need to hold people
accountable. This includes other
members, leaders of local unions
and district councils, as well as the
International officers and staff. Make
sure the safety of our members is the
first and last thing on your mind; it
is in the best interests for both our
union and our signatory employers.
Make sure our contractors are profitable so we can share in the profits
through wages and benefits. Be
proud of your skills and your union
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Ironworkers Training Program for
American Indians. I have served in
various offices in my local union up
to business agent and was elected
as a delegate to represent my local
union at four International Iron
Workers Conventions. I went to
work for the International in 1999,
hired as a general organizer by
General President Jake West serving the National Training Fund
and the Ornamental Department.
I then became the Chicago District
Council president and a general
vice president on General President
Joseph Hunt’s executive council. In
2011, General President Walter Wise
appointed me to the office of general secretary and later that year; I
was elected at the International Iron
Workers Convention. For four and
a half years, I have worked with all
local unions on behalf of our members. I have sat on state boards back
home dealing with elected officials,
labor leaders and business leaders,
presented jurisdictional arbitration,
both locally and nationally, served
as a trustee on health and welfare,
pension, IMPACT and the National
Training Fund (NTF), and worked
under and learned from three general presidents. All of this has led me
to be at this place here and now.
As we go forward, I will lead and
I will listen. I will be guided by the
constitution, executive council and
our membership. Ultimately, decisions will be made I know will not be
agreed on by everyone. I will not be
afraid to make the decisions needed
to help our union grow and prosper
on behalf of all our members.
If you know me personally, you
know how proud I am of my family
— my deceased father Ray, my mom
Patricia, my brother Ray (wife Maria),
my kids Lisa (husband Matt), Traci
and Eric, my granddaughter Stella,
and wife of 32 years, Judy.
I would like to thank my family
for all their love and support over the
years and for their understanding
when work takes me away from home.
I will stand shoulder to shoulder with each member to make
our union a leader in the construction industry.
Eric Dean, 1051885
General President
Paradise
Rebar:
Built On Hard Work
AND Quality Union Workforce
oel Raschke always had ironwork
and entrepreneurship in his blood.
So after years of work in the field, he
launched Paradise Rebar.
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“I was never one to follow orders, so I wanted to be my own
boss,” says Raschke, a 27-year journeyman ironworker.
His father was a union ironworker and had a fabricating
business. At one point his father approached him to take over his
business; however, Raschke wanted to make a name for himself
and decided against that.
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OTHER NOTABLE
PROJECTS INCLUDE:
»» Lower Screwtail Bridge, Beeline
Highway—The first cantilevered
cast-in-place concrete segmental
bridge built in Arizona
»» Sky Harbor International Airport
Rental Car Center—A 135-acre
facility that holds 6,200 vehicles
Contact information:
PARADISE REBAR
2548 W. Jackson St. | Phoenix, AZ 85009
602.447.0839
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unions offer—quality work and
skilled people, which translate
into getting things done better
and safer. He knows better.
“I’d like to think the Iron
Workers have led the country in understanding that you
have to have both well-trained
workers, as well as contractors
who are willing to go out and
take risks. And one can’t really
f lourish without the other,”
says Raschke.
That’s why Paradise Rebar opts
to use a qualified labor force via
the union.
“Some of the unique things
that we do—like the post tensioning or the big columns that
the bridges sit on—if not done
properly can not only cause
catastrophic things to happen
to individuals, but also financial
disasters can come with that,”
says Raschke.
In order for contractors and
unions to continue securing jobs,
Raschke says they need to work
not only on promoting themselves,
but also promoting each other.
“If we can continue showing customers what type of labor
force we’re using and why we’re
using it, I think that’s a big positive for all of us,” says Raschke.
Today, Raschke and his team
are seeing the fruit of their
labor paying off. One example is
their recent win to work on the
Interstate 10/Loop 303 traffic
interchange job—the construction company’s biggest highway
project to date. Ironworkers on
the job for Paradise Rebar placed
12,000 tons of rebar and more
than 630 miles of post tension
that stands on those bridges.
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Raschke worked full time
and set up his own company in
the evenings out of his home.
His wife was a big help, and the
Phoenix-based company became
a reality in 1993.
“I was fortunate I had a couple
of good mentors, including my
father. But, getting started was all
about trial and error, attending
seminars on how to be a better
businessman and a lot of selfteaching,” says Raschke.
What really helped him and
his team stand apart from other
contractors is what he got from
Local 75 (Phoenix).
“The contacts you make, the
skills you learn and many of the
opportunities I got, I owe to the
union,” says Raschke, who turned
to ironwork because it provided a
good living and benefits for himself and his family.
He used those learning opportunities to help him work his
way up from apprentice, to journeyman, then foreman, general
foreman, superintendent and
finally business owner.
His biggest challenge throughout the process was cash flow.
So, he would knock on fabricator
doors and ask them to “throw him
a little bone.” He sought small jobs
that he could bid.
“At the end of the day, it was
all about putting in the long hours
and making the connections that
needed to be made,” says Raschke.
The Paradise Rebar team has
worked on both small and large
projects, and Raschke says much
of his team’s success is because of
the cooperation with Local 75.
Raschke says some contractors may be unaware of what the
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The
Amazing
Brentwood
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Local 97 Helps Transform the Mountain Sky
T
he Amazing Brentwood
is a massive 28-acre
project located in Burnaby, British Columbia.
The first phase of the project,
Brentwood One, is a 63-story tower
located next to the vital “SkyTrain,”
an automated driverless light rapid
transit system station, linking
downtown Vancouver to the city of
Richmond. It will establish a new
one-acre public plaza that potentially could hold programmable
activity and large-scale events. The
plan includes twin 63-story towers,
which could rival the height of
some of downtown Vancouver’s
tallest skyscrapers, which also flank
the first phase. The lower seven
stories will be used for commercial purposes and the remaining
53-stories for residential.
The Brentwood Mall project is
being worked under a project labour
agreement, which will allow Local
97 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
reinforcing ironworkers employed
for Harris Rebar to be working for
the next three years, making it one
of the largest residential/commercial projects ever done in the greater
Vancouver area.
Project: The Amazing Brentwood
Photo 1–3:
Core footing
Photo 4:
Core footing (Crew Photo)
Photo 5 & 6: Design Conception
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Core Footing Project Statistics:
❚❚ 780 metric tonnes
of reinforcing steel
❚❚ 4.4 metres (14 ½ feet) thick
at the center of the core
❚❚ Over 3,500 cubic metres
(4,578 cubic yards) of concrete
Harris Rebar Leadership Team:
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Matt ParadisField Superintendent
Cory McLaughlin General Foreman
Dean ClarkForeman
Jay DraayersForeman
Caelon DunkleyForeman
Jason FabriForeman
Russ GedakForeman
Jim LomaxForeman
Rick RobsonForeman
Jose RosalesForeman
AND THE OSCAR
GOES TO…
T
Ironworkers from Local 416 (Los Angeles)
are ready for any challenge.
raining and expertise have been
put to the test while placing
rebar at the Sunset La Cienega
project, a 10-story boutique hotel
with two towers in West Hollywood,
California. The hotel features 296
rooms, restaurants, three levels of
underground parking, 10,000 square
feet of ground floor retail and an
open-air plaza, according to the
developer CIM Group.
The project presents a challenge
because of a lack of space onsite to
stockpile material, but ironworkers
found a way around it.
“Usually on jobs we’ll have a
column yard, and we’ll prefabricate
columns—there’s no room for that.
So we’re prefabricating columns in
Las Vegas, trucking them out here
and flying them into position with
cranes,” CMC Rebar Superintendent
Craig (Griz) Grismanauskas says.
Before the end of the project,
ironworkers from Local 416 will
have installed more than six million
pounds of reinforcing steel on the
Sunset La Cienega project, including
the foundation, the three levels of
subterranean parking and the two
towers. The project also will require
union-installed post-tension cables
on decks as well as welded wire fabric.
Aside from dealing with the usual
challenges for this type of project, these
ironworkers also must manage construction around Hollywood and the
Oscars. Ironworkers start their work
day later than usual because of the
area’s rules on noise. And during the
Oscars, the ironworkers did not work
due to the heavy traffic.
“We are professionals and have the
safety and industry training to be able
to do a lot of preplanning and scheduling to make sure we meet the needs
of our contractor, which means we are
also meeting the needs of the owner,”
says Grismanauskas.
Grismanauskas is running this job
from Las Vegas because of the heavy
workload in Los Angeles, which is keeping ironworkers there extremely busy.
CMC Rebar General Foreman Vince
Saavedra and a dozen Las Vegas ironworkers relocated to the Los Angeles
area for a year. They commuted back
and forth on weekends to spend time
with their families to make Sunset La
Cienega happen.
Sunset La Cienega is expected to
open in the fall of 2016.
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Sunset La Cienega
General contractor: Soffolk
Concrete contractor: Largo
Shop: Local 509
Rebar: CMC Rebar (Local 416)
General Foreman:
Vince Saavedra
Foreman: Juan Orpineda
Foreman: Matt Kingsbury
Foreman: James Brooks
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NARSC Reinforcing Steel Industry Award
Presented to Steve Parker
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ARSC, founded in 1969, has worked jointly with the Iron Workers on a multitude of
issues over the years, including safety, insurance, training, work jurisdiction and market recovery. At its 2015 winter meeting, Steve Parker, executive director, Department
of Reinforcing Iron Workers, was presented NARSC’s prestigious Reinforcing Steel Industry
Award for unselfishly giving his time and talents to the entire ironworking industry.
Ryann Sickel, Rebar, Inc; Vic
Cornellier, TSI Exterior Wall Systems, Inc.; Kevin Kelly, business
agent, Local 46 (New York); Don
Evanson, West Wind Reinforcing,
LLC; James Whaley, Whaley Steel
Corporation; Doug Johns, Whaley
Steel Corporation; Keith LePage,
Whitacre Engineering Co. and
second vice president of NARSC;
William
Livingston,
Quality
Re-Steel, Inc. and vice president –
labor of NARSC; Ron Piksa,
general treasurer, Iron Workers
International; Richard Whaley,
Whaley Steel Corporation; James
Ayersman, Genesis Steel Service,
Inc. and president of NARSC; Steve
Parker; Dennis Stump, Akron
Rebar Company; Larry Alcorn,
Barsplice Products Inc.; Fred Codding, NARSC; Steve Sieracke, Black
Swamp Steel, Inc.; Edward Penna,
president, Local 405 (Philadelphia);
Albert Frattali, Iron Workers District Council Benefit & Pension
Plan; Ken Bombard, Genesis Steel
Service, Inc.; Paul Radice, Gotham
Staple Co., Inc.; John Parsons,
MAX USA Corp.; Samuel Malone,
business manager, Local 405; Jason
Groft, Gerard Daniel Worldwide;
Ron Watson, Barsplice Products
Inc.; Todd LePage, Whitacre Engineering Co.; and Bruce Imig, MAX
USA Corp.
The National Association of
Reinforcing Steel Contractors
T
he National Association of Reinforcing Steel Contractors (NARSC) has been an industry ally and
advocate for more than 40 years. If you’re a reinforcing steel
contractor, NARSC is ready to reinforce your business.
You’ll enjoy strength in numbers, receive vital information,
and build a network of friendships and support. Moreover,
you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you’re helping build
your industry’s future. Place a strong foundation for your
business today. You’ll find a warm welcome at NARSC.
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NARSC recently held its winter meeting in
March 2015 and its next meeting will be held July
15, 2015, at the Washtenaw Community College,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, in connection with the Ironworker Instructor Training program at the college.
NARSC will also hold a meeting March 2 and 3,
2016, in Orlando, Florida. Details are still being
finalized. For more information please see our website
at narsc.com.
Coating of the cleaned and heated reinforcing steel using a cloud of epoxy
powder (Western Coating Inc.).
Lifting of epoxy-coated reinforcing steel using nylon straps to reduce coating
damage and at two locations to reduce sag (Epoxy Interest Group of CRSI).
USE AND HANDLING OF
EPOXY-COATED REINFORCING STEEL
David McDonald, Managing Director, Epoxy Interest Group of CRSI
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Administration (FHWA), evaluating various coatings to protect
reinforcing steel against corrosion. The first bridge constructed
using epoxy-coated reinforcing
was built in 1973 in Pennsylvania.
Since then, over 80,000 bridges and
many other structures have been
constructed using this material
and approximately 10 percent of all
reinforcing steel is epoxy-coated.
Epoxy-coated reinforcing steel is
used in marine environments to
protect against seawater and in
inland environments to protect
against de-icing salts.
Based upon a review of the past
40 years of use, bridges built with
epoxy-coated reinforcing bars
in areas exposed to de-icing or
marine salts are predicted to last
from 75 to 100 years without major
costly repairs.
The manufacture of epoxycoated reinforcing steel is covered
by several ASTM standards including ASTM A775, A934, and A1055
for reinforcing bars and A884 for
welded wire fabric (mesh). Bars
manufactured to ASTM A775 are
recognized by their green color,
while bars manufactured according to ASTM A934 are either
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einforcing steel in concrete is
protected against corrosion
(rusting) by the high pH of concrete as this alkalinity results in
a very thin protective film being
formed on the steel surface. Salts
may penetrate the concrete and disrupt this protective layer, resulting
in corrosion. As the steel corrodes,
it expands, cracking the concrete.
In the 1960s, there was a sudden
increase in the use of de-icing salts
and bridge decks were exhibiting
significant distress within 10 years
of construction. In response, the
National Bureau of Science undertook work for the Federal Highway
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to be exposed outdoors for more than 30 days, they
should be covered with a suitable opaque material
that minimizes condensation.
• Reinforcement should be placed on supports coated
with non-conductive material, such as epoxy or plastic
bar supports, and these should meet Class 1A, as defined
in the CRSI Manual of Standard Practice. The coated
steel should be tied using a coated tie wire. This wire
is typically 16.5 gauge or heavier and black annealed.
When used with epoxy-coated reinforcing bars it is
typically coated with PVC.
Setting of the epoxy-coated reinforcing steel by lifting (Epoxy Interest
Group of CRSI).
purple or grey. Bars manufactured according to ASTM
A1055 are generally yellow. Welded wire fabric, covered by ASTM A884, may be green or purple, based
upon the purchase specification.
All standards require that manufacturers of
epoxy-coated steel take steps to properly prepare the
bars prior to coating, ensure that contaminants are
not present, and confirm that the coatings are fully
cross-linked and bonded to the bar. Most of the manufacturing operations are certified by the Concrete
Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI).
Just like any material used on a jobsite, appropriate
handling of epoxy-coated reinforcing steel is required.
Handling and storage requirements for epoxy-coated
reinforcing steel may be included in contract documents by referencing ACI 301 or ASTM D3963 or
within individual agency specifications. Coating damage will affect the long-term performance of the coated
reinforcing bar; however, even steel with damaged
coatings provide better protection than uncoated bars.
During coated bar manufacture, the holes that cannot
be seen with the eye, termed holidays, are monitored
and must be less than one per foot, and all visible damage must be repaired. General handling and storage
requirements are outlined below.
• Bars should be lifted using a spreader bar or strongback with multiple pick-up points to minimize sag. During sagging, steel bars may rub on each other, causing
coating damage. Nylon or padded slings should be used,
and at no time should bare chains or cables be permitted. Steel should be unloaded as close as possible to the
point of concrete placement to minimize rehandling, and
at no time should coated steel bars be dragged, as this
may result in coating damage on bar ribs.
• Bundles of coated steel should be stored on suitable
material, such as timber cribbing, and should not be
stored directly on the ground. Coated and uncoated
steel should be stored separately. If the steel bars are
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• Coated bars may be cut using power shears or chop
saws and cut ends should be repaired using a two-part
epoxy. Bars must not be flame cut. Bars may only be
bent at the jobsite with the permission of the engineer
responsible for the particular project, and this should
be documented. If bending is to be conducted, it must be
conducted at ambient temperatures.
• Bars should only be welded with the permission of the
engineer responsible for the particular project. Stands or
rails used for concrete placement machines should not
be welded to the epoxy-coated steel. After welding, all
exposed steel should be repaired using a two-part epoxy.
• Prior to concrete placement, all coating damage
should be repaired using a two-part epoxy approved
by the coating manufacturer. The epoxy-coated
reinforcing industry does not recommend single
component spray can systems, as these do not provide
adequate coating thickness unless many coats are
provided. Repair materials should be obtained from the
reinforcing steel fabricator.
• Damaged coating should be prepared using a small wire
brush that removes rust and other contaminants. Repairs
should be strictly conducted according to the written
instructions furnished by the patching material manufacturer. Repair materials should be mixed according to
the manufacturer’s directions and should be used within
the specified pot life.
Summary
Epoxy-coated reinforcing steel will provide long-term
protection against corrosion and its life is maximized
by reducing coating damage. It should be installed with
care to minimize coating damage using common-sense
practices, outlined above. If damage to the coating is
observed, it should be repaired using a two-part epoxy.
By following proper handling and storage, maximum
life expectancy can be achieved.
Repair of visible damage of the coating using
a two-part epoxy painted onto the bars (Epoxy
Interest Group of CRSI).
Suncor Voyageur
Penny Lane Towers
City of Edmonton Tower
A&H Steel Ltd.
Growing in Partnership with Local 720 (Edmonton, Alberta)
and Local 725 (Calgary, Alberta)
Edmonton Footbridge
A
A&H Steel
CNRL Coker project
are today. Without the union’s commitment, our success just would not
have happened.” We believe in giving our owner and clients the safest
workforce combined with the highest quality workmanship.
Mitch Emery joined Local
720 in 1991, and in 1997, he managed the Rossdale Power Plant
Expansion project, and shortly
thereafter became a field superintendent with the company where
he remained until taking on the
role of operations manager in 2013.
Emery is a personal supporter of
apprenticeship and mentoring
of apprentices, and is currently a
member of the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training
Provincial Apprenticeship Committee (PAC) for the ironworker
trade. There, he is able to be a part
of the program development for
the province. Emery also believes
that it is important to support and
train the members willing to learn
and advance into supervisory positions within the company.
A&H Steel’s success comes directly from the
commitment to apprenticeship and training,
and the ability of Local 720 and Local 725 to continually
provide their company with the highest quality manpower.
JUNE/JULY 2015 |
&H Steel Ltd. began in the
early 1950s as a small installation company named Western
Reinforcing. In the 1960s, they
started to fabricate reinforcing steel
under the name Alsask Steel, which
transformed the company through
the 1970s and into the future, becoming A&H Steel today. A&H Steel Ltd.
continues to excel in the industry
currently employing over 80 union
ironworkers working on various
projects in the Edmonton area and
throughout the province of Alberta.
General Manager Marvin Olansky, who has spent the last 39 years
working for the company, joined
Local 720 in the late 1970s and
remained a union member until he
entered into the management role.
Olansky states, “A&H Steel’s
success comes directly from the
commitment to apprenticeship and
training, and the ability of Local 720
and Local 725 to continually provide our company with the highest
quality manpower. This has allowed
the company to grow to where we
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REINFORCING
North America 2015
TOP ROW:
Armando Meza Jr., apprentice;
Nathan Downey, apprentice;
Randon Crandell, journeyman;
Lindsey Giles, journeyman;
Jason Rogers, journeyman;
Ian Sullivan, journeyman;
Michael Calabrese, apprentice;
Jared Smith, apprentice;
and Affiity Steel Operations
Manager Terry Burd.
BOTTOM ROW:
Richard Allison, journeyman;
Ted Yazzie, journeyman;
Justin Stoker, apprentice;
Mel Phillips, journeyman;
Ray Garbagni, journeyman,
Cameron Rosaia, apprentice;
and Sam Platzer, journeyman.
South 200th Link Project
AFFINITY STEEL, INC., LOCAL 86 (SEATTLE)
Affinity Steel, Inc., a DBE certified rebar installation company, based in
Oregon and founded by Trish Evanson in 2011, just successfully completed a
project with the support of Local 86.
The contract was to construct guideway segments for the South 200th Link
project in Washington state. “South Link,” a sound transit project, is 1.6
miles of double-track light rail transit that will expand the existing light rail
system from Sea-Tac Airport to a new station at South 200th Street and 28th
Avenue South.
Affinity Steel worked with Gerdau Reinforcing, who supplied the rebar, and PCL
Civil Constructors, Inc., the construction manager. Terry Burd, Affinity Steel’s
operations manager, directed the crews throughout the project.
After the contract was awarded to install the rebar on South 200th Link,
Affinity Steel contacted Jeff Glockner, business manager at Local 86. Within
days, everything was set up with Local 86 and the job began on time and without complication. The entire process with Local 86 was a great experience,
from beginning (dispatch) to end (benefit office). The project went smoothly
from day one. It was on time, within budget and had no lost-time accidents.
Affinity Steel, Inc. installed over 2,300 tons of rebar on the South 200th Link
project. Seven beds ran simultaneously: typical segments, piers and variable
depths. One variable segment weighed almost 8 tons and required it to be
lifted onto and trucked to the casting bed because it was too heavy to fly.
As an approved Washington Department of Labor and Industries Apprentice
Training Agent, Affinity Steel, Inc. is pleased to report during the height of the
project, with a crew of 28 Local 86 ironworkers, 11 were apprentices.
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Local 405 (Philadelphia)
COMCAST TOWER
BAYSHORE REBAR
The new Comcast Tower now being
constructed in Center City Philadelphia will be higher and larger than
the current Comcast Tower next to
it. This will be Comcast’s tech tower
for development and research. The
core of the building will be 1,176 feet
high; the core footing had over 380
tons of rebar; and over 4,000 cubic
yards of concrete continually placed
over 18 hours. Bayshore Rebar, who
has been a union contractor for 28
years, is performing the work. Vice
President Joseph Merlino has over 30
years of experience in the reinforcing industry and is also co-chair for
IMPACT RABII region. Nick Merlino is
currently the general foreman on the
site managing a strict pour schedule
and timely deliveries in a very tight
area. Currently 25 reinforcing ironworkers from Local 405 are completing the work. Upon completion of the
project in the spring of 2017, there
will be over 5,500 tons of rebar placed
Safety is among the top priorities
on the job and Bayshore Rebar has
won several safety awards. At peak
construction, projections are up to
35 reinforcing ironworkers on site.
Local 405 is proud to provide skilled,
trained and safety oriented reinforc-
ing ironworkers for the project. By
completion, over 100,000 man-hours
will have been performed by Local
405’s journeymen and apprentices.
The job currently is on schedule with
no lost time for injuries.
95 EXPANSION PROJECT
L & R CONSTRUCTION
L & R Construction is currently doing
two phases of the 95 expansion thru
Center City Philadelphia. L & R is a
minority-owned company, owned by
Charlotte and Judy Vollmer who have
been in business for over 70 years as
a union contractor. The current project has eight to 10 Local 405 reinforcing ironworkers at any one time. The
project is due for completion by 2018.
PHILADELPHIA NAVAL YARD
PIER EXPANSION
L & R CONSTRUCTION
The ongoing project has four Local
405 reinforcing ironworkers performing the work. The first phase has
over 800 tons of rebar to be placed.
Working over water has many safety
concerns; L & R has addressed these
concerns with outstanding safety
procedures to keep the ironworkers
safe at all times. Required life vests
must be worn at all times and toolbox
talks happen daily addressing any
issues that may occur.
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
LOCAL 846 (AIKEN, SC) IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
HDR – SIGNATORY CONTRACTOR
JUNE/JULY 2015 |
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is a museum being built in
Jackson, Mississippi. Its mission is to document, exhibit history
and educate the public about the American Civil Rights Movement
in the state of Mississippi between 1945 and 1970. The museum
secured $20 million in funding from the Mississippi legislature in
April 2011 after Governor Haley Barbour testified in favor of its
funding. It is scheduled to open in 2017, the bicentennial celebration
of Mississippi statehood.
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Local 720
(Edmonton,
Alberta)
1
6
1. Goldbar
Reinforcing crew
on condo slab.
2. Allied
Reinforcing
on bridge piers
in Edmonton.
7
3. Alberta Rebar
with 1,000 tonne
of 63mm Dwidag
piles at MLMR
Syncrude project.
4. Harris Rebar
20 ton wall
sections at CNRL
Oil Sands.
2
5. Harris Rebar
at Brewery
District project
in Edmonton.
8
6. Harris Rebar
at new museum
project in
Edmonton.
7. Cowboys
Reinforcing
on a slab.
3
9
4
8. Allied
Reinforcing
Inc. crew on
Heathfield 1100
MT substations
in Gibbons,
Alberta.
Crew worked
seven days
a week and
completed with
zero lost time
accidents.
9. Badger
Reinforcing on
30-story high
rise downtown
Edmonton.
5
16
10
10. Goldbar
Reinforcing at
water treatment
plant in Edmonton.
100-104 Northern
Avenue
MELO RODBUSTERS
LOCAL 7 (BOSTON)
FOUNDATION JOB:
MELO RODBUSTERS
(OWNER—JOE MELO)
LOCATION OF PROJECT:
100-104 NORTHERN AVENUE
IN SOUTH BOSTON SEAPORT
SECTION OF BOSTON, MA
GC: TURNER CONSTRUCTION
JULY 2014
60 W 28 Circle
Interchange
LOCAL 1 (CHICAGO)
CLAUSEN STRUCTURES, INC.
Local 1 ironworkers Shawn
Thorton and Joseph Munoz,
both journeyman from
Clausen Structures, Inc.,
installing cages on IDOT 60
W 28 Circle Interchange.
The general contractor is
McHugh Construction.
The job entailed the offloading,
redistribution, lugging, tying
and installing a large building
foundation. A second Local 7
signatory and GC, J L Marshall,
started the job and performed
8,369 hours. They then brought
in Melo Rodbusters as a subcontractor to finish the project
and they worked 3,747 hours.
Aggregated, the job created
12,116 hours and 14 ironworkers
worked on the project at
one point or another. Chuck
Neulist was the steward and
Scott Fitzgerald ran the
Melo Rodbusters portion
of the project.
Hebron Gravity Base Structure
NEWFOUNDLAND
LOCAL 764 (ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND)
In September 2014, the largest slip form operation,
the 530 slip, took place. It was a continuous 24/7 operation, which lasted 36 days and it was the second largest
slip form ever completed. It took approximately 2,500
craft workers to complete the slip and of the 2,500 craft
workers, there were 720 rebar workers of which 61
were female and 246 structural workers of which
seven were female.
The project is scheduled to be finished in the spring
of 2017. In July 2016, the gravity base will be ready
for mating with the topside modules and up to April 10,
2015, over 15.5 million person hours worked.
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In September 2011, a consortium consisting of
Kiewit-Kvaerner Constructors (KKC) started to build
the Hebron gravity base structure, about 150 miles
outside St. John’s, Newfoundland at Bull Arm, Trinity
Bay. The height of the gravity base is 124 metres
high, with the base itself being 130 metres wide. To
put it into perspective, the ice surface of a hockey
rink is 61 metres meaning the base is more than twice
the size of a hockey rink. There are approximately
41,000 tons of rebar, 3,500 tons of post tensioning,
400 tons of steel skirts and 8,000 tons of mechanical
outfitting in the gravity base.
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Local 846
(Aiken, SC)
First Aid
CPR Training
Conducted in
Chalmette, Louisiana
with 33 members
attending. Coordinated
by Ernesto Soto,
Local 846.
Marina
Heights Project
TEMPE, AZ
LOCAL 847 (PHOENIX)
JD STEEL
Pump Station at 17th Street,
Orleans Avenue and London Avenue
LOCAL 846 (AIKEN, SC) IN NEW ORLEANS
HDR-SIGNATORY CONTACTOR
PCCP Constructors Joint Venture in a Davis Bacon project to build three
permanent canal closures and pump station structures to block hurricane storm surges at the Lake Pontchartrain mouths of the 17th Street,
Orleans Avenue and London Avenue drainage canals in New Orleans.
Alex Camerino is the general foreman on the project.
A corps spokesman said that if the award is not challenged by competing bidders, construction could begin by fall and be completed in 2017.
The project was originally expected to be completed by early 2015.
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50-60 Binney Street
REGIS STEEL
LOCAL 7 (BOSTON)
SLURRY WALL JOB:
REGIS STEEL (OWNER—JAMES REGIS)
LOCATION OF PROJECT:
50-60 BINNEY STREET IN BOSTON, MA
GC: TURNER CONSTRUCTION
SEPTEMBER 2014
The job entailed Regis’s crew offloading, redistributing, lugging, tying, rigging and erecting large slurry
wall sections to facilitate future underground parking. Total man-hours on the job were 4,869 and the
job peaked with 12 ironworkers. Bob McDonald was
the steward and Dave LaPointe ran the project.
WA Parish Carbon
Capture Project
LOCAL 847 (PHOENIX) IN TEXAS
GC: KIEWIT
SIGNATORY CONTRACTOR: HDR
GENERAL FOREMAN: RUDY ALVARADO
FOREMAN: ARNULFO ABOYTES
STEWARD: JACOB SAAVEDRA
PROJECT LOCATION: RICHMOND, TX
VAIL, COLORADO
GENERAL: PCL
FOREMAN:
DAVID SANCHEZ
JUNE/JULY 2015 |
Strata Vail
Project
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DEPARTMENT of REINFORCING IRONWORKERS
Daniel S. Parker
The Need to Recruit and Train
B
oth the United States and
Canada have been faced
with the need to recruit and
train a whole new workforce
in order to keep up with the
demand for reinforcing ironworkers.
In 2014, we saw a demand for 41,000 full-time
rodbusters. Based on a February 2015 Rebar Consumption and Forecast, we can see an average of
10.2 million tons of rebar each year through 2019,
which would equate to an average of 51,000 fulltime rodbusters needed to keep up with demand
– that means we will need to find about 10,000 new
ironworkers to tie bar.
There are not enough reinforcing ironworkers who can meet the qualifications employers are
searching for. Our signatory contractors are looking
for the workers with TWIC cards, OSHA 10, OSHA
30, First Aid/CPR, BasicPlus, rigging and signalman, STS training, post-tensioning certifications,
forklift and foreman training. The people holding
these certifications will have more job opportunities and more prospects for advancement. The
demand for reinforcing ironworkers will lead to
a demand to increase wages in order to keep good
employees and remain competitive with this shortage of skilled workers.
Local unions are realizing their only choice to
man the jobs is to build a whole new workforce
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and reach out into the local communities to market the reinforcing ironworking trade. The overall
goal is to find and train the men and women who
want to gain a career in reinforcing ironwork, are
physically capable, and show up with the right attitude on time and ready to work. As we continue to
find young men and women who have the “90 percent want to,” we are better able to prepare them by
restructuring our training and continuing to promote our Gladiator Trainings.
As we realize the importance of training, it’s
clear teamwork and taking advantage of technological advancements will help us reach more areas
and offer more opportunities to our workers. By
introducing online distance learning programs
and partnering with other apprenticeship training centers, we can engage a higher number of
participants and maximize our exposure in the
community. Our goal with distance learning initiatives are to offer more opportunities for young
men and women in rural areas or in areas where
a training facility is not readily accessible, and
maintain the integrity and safety of our traditional apprenticeship programs while providing a
modern alternative for study. Participants in these
programs are monitored by online instructors and
partnered with union contractors to gain on-thejob training.
While training will play an integral part in our
success, we must also unite and organize in order
to triumph. Initiatives have been in place to strategize ways for local unions and the organizing team
to work together seamlessly to recruit workers and
help workers understand their rights and organize
against their non-union employers. The organizing
team, led by General Vice President Bernie Evers,
has been an important advocate for reinforcing
local unions and their signatory contractors to
regain market share.
Since the implementation of the Associate
Member program and its subsequent expansion
from the Houston area to the east and gulf coasts,
we have seen an influx of associate members who
are viable candidates interesting in obtaining
reinforcing work. These workers are also searching for benefits, high wages and overall better
treatment in the workplace. Databases are in
effect to track the number of associate members
and have the unions reach out to those interested
in doing reinforcing work.
Anyone who joins as an associate member also
receives valuable member benefits including health
care and prescription drug discounts, access to discounted legal services and many other consumer
benefits (like discounted AT&T service). They are
treated to a year-round suite of communications:
a welcome letter with an Iron Workers Associates
member card, regular updates via phone, email
and text message. These updates cover issues that
matter to working people and include actions
they can take to pass pro-worker legislation, elect
pro-worker candidates or hold employers and local
authorities accountable.
The Department of Reinforcing has also been
closely monitoring President Barack Obama’s
Executive Action of Immigration and how its implementation can help address the shortage of workers.
With a need of 10,000 more new ironworkers, we
can foresee an opportunity to train more workers to
join the trade and increase union membership.
If we can continue to increase wages, promote
union benefits and better the working conditions, we
will be able to gain union loyalty and encourage solidarity. We have always strived to improve the lives of
workers and build a strong relationship among our
members, our signatory contractors and all our local
unions. By collaborating we can better prepare ourselves to face the demands that are upon us.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
General Vice President
Richard Ward Retires
Effective April 1, 2015, General Vice President
Richard Ward retired.
General Vice President
Edward Walsh Retires
Effective May 1, 2015, General Vice President
Edward Walsh retired.
In his first try to elected union office he
was elected to Local Union 40’s (New York)
executive board in 1988. He became business
representative of Local 40 in 1992. Walsh was
Local 40’s recording secretary from 1992 to
1995. In 1995, he became business manager of
Local 40 and was twice re-elected to that office. In 2002, General
President Joseph Hunt appointed Walsh general organizer. He
was also elected president of the New York State District Council
of Iron Workers, having previously been elected president of the
former Greater New York City District Council. Edward Walsh,
president of the New York State District Council of Iron Workers,
was appointed general vice president on April 17, 2004.
On Ward’s retirement, General President Walter Wise said, “Dick
has been an ironworker for over 50 plus years and has served our
membership well. He leaves behind a legacy of dedication and service. Please join me in wishing him a long and healthy retirement.”
General Vice President Walter Wise stated, “Brother Walsh
guided New York ironworkers through the horrific tragedy of 9/11
and its aftermath, and continued to be a force in the rebuilding
of New York. His leadership will be sorely missed.”
JUNE/JULY 2015 |
Richard Ward became an ironworker apprentice in 1963. He received journeyman status in
1966. He served as apprenticeship instructor
several years and was elected business agent
of Local 704 (Chattanooga, Tenn.) in 1984. Since
1985, he has served as delegate and elected
officer of the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council. He has
worked with all jurisdictional matters within the Tennessee Valley
Authority. Ward was elected president of the Iron Workers District
Council of the Tennessee Valley and Vicinity in 1989, and has also
served as a trustee on the District Council of Tennessee Valley and
Vicinity fringe benefits funds for over 20 years. Richard J. Ward
was appointed general vice president on March 3, 2003.
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SAFETY & HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT
Steven Rank
Stabilizing Cantilevered Members
to Prevent Structural Collapse
S
tructural collapse during
steel erection continues
to be one of the “DeadlyDozen” hazards and the failure
to stabilize cantilevered structural members is one of them. When buildings or
structures are designed with cantilevered members,
preplanning is necessary to determine what temporary support or erection aids are needed to prevent
structural collapse during the erection process.
When the field connections for cantilevered
members are designed with bolted holes and/or
When buildings or structures
are designed with cantilevered
members, preplanning is
necessary to determine what
temporary support or erection
aids are needed to prevent
structural collapse during the
erection process.
welded connections, it is often necessary to temporarily support the structural members until the
entire connection has been completed. Erection
aids for support and to maintain stability are commonly specified for cantilevered connections, but in
some cases such specifications may not be denoted.
It is important to check the shop and erection drawings denoting erection aids and specific instructions
for the steel erection contractor. The preference for
erection aids and procedures may vary from area to
area and from company to company.
The drawing on the right is a typical cantilevered member that is shop fabricated with lugs for
using turnbuckles to support and position the cantilevered beam until the connection is completed.
Other methods to provide temporary support may
include the combination of wire rope slings and
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come-a-longs, or the use of vertical shoring beneath
the cantilevered members.
Because the steel erector is the party who
actually erects the steel, they are responsible for
determining the type and strength of the aids. The
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
Code of Standard Practice provides guidance
regarding this type of responsibility pertaining to
cantilevered members. This can be discussed at the
preconstruction meeting between the steel erector
and the fabricator. Afterwards they can coordinate with the engineer of record and the architect
regarding the appropriate erection aids to be used.
In any case, the type of erection aids for cantilevered members must be made prior to proceeding
with the fabrication and detailing process.
The following is the standard from the AISC Code
of Standard Practice pertaining to the responsibility
for the erection and stability of cantilevered members.
1. OSHA Subpart
R – Steel Erection
1926.756(a)(2)
“A competent person shall determine if more than two bolts are
necessary to ensure the stability
of cantilevered members; if additional bolts are needed, they shall
be installed.”
Note: The OSHA definition of
a competent person is: “one who is
capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions
which are unsanitary, hazardous,
or dangerous to employees, and
who has authorization to take
prompt corrective measures to
eliminate them.”
2. OSHA Subpart
R – Steel Erection
1926.756(a)(1)
“During the final placing of solid
web structural members, the
load shall not be released from
the hoisting line until the mem-
bers are secured with at least
two bolts per connection, of the
same size and strength as shown
in the erection drawings, drawn
up wrench-tight or the equivalent as specified by the project
structural engineer of record,
except as specified in paragraph
(b) of this section.”
Note: Whenever cantilevered
beams are part of the building or
structure design, it is important
to check the erection drawings
for specifications by the project
structural engineer of record.
3. OSHA Subpart
R – Steel Erection
1926.754(a)
“Structural stability shall be
maintained at all times during
the erection process.”
Note: This is a more general
OSHA standard but still requires
that structural stability be maintained at all times, including
cantilevered members.
The International Association will continue our “ZERO INCIDENT FATALITY
CAMPAIGN” in 2015 to increase safety
performance and help protect our members in the field and shop. This goal
challenges all members to “See Something! Say Something!” to help recognize
and avoid workplace hazards. Structural
collapse during steel erection continues
to be one of the “Deadly Dozen” hazards,
and the failure to stabilize cantilevered
structural members is one of them. Jeff
Norris, Canadian safety coordinator and
I will continue to work closely with district councils, local unions, and IMPACT
regional advisory boards throughout
the United States and Canada to help
improve safety performance. If I can
provide any assistance, please contact
me at the Safety and Health Department
at (800) 368-0105. If you require assistance in Canada, please contact Jeff
Norris, Canadian safety coordinator at
(780) 717-0071.
IRONWORKERS’ JOBLINE
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Call 877-884-4766 (877-884-IRON)
Union employers looking for the best and safest workers.
Visit our new expanded jobline, including Shop Department job listings.
JUNE/JULY 2015 |
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TYPE OF WORK, AND WHO TO CONTACT:
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IRONWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE
Dave Kolbe
Elections Matter
U
nion ironworkers in
Indiana woke up to
bad news this May. Governor Mike Pence signed a bill
repealing the state’s common construction wage, a prevailing wage affecting
workers on state-funded projects in Indiana. The
new law will have serious consequences for Indiana ironworkers for years to come. It was passed
through a combination of backroom maneuvering
and the largest anti-union majority in the Indiana
state legislature in recent history
This is more proof that elections matter.
Prevailing wage laws set minimum wages for
tradesmen and women working on government
projects. This minimum wage stops local contractors from being underbid by out-of-state companies
with lower labor standards. The rate is fair for taxpayers because it is based on free-market wages in
the area. The federal government has its own prevailing wage law, known as the Davis-Bacon Act,
that applies to federal projects and many states
have prevailing wages of their own. This is a big
deal because government is the largest construction consumer in the market. Prevailing wage has
helped deliver quality projects for the public good
Ironworkers join a protest at the West Virginia
state capitol in Charleston.
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for decades, and helps building trades unions hold
on to their market share.
Union workers in Indiana won’t see their wages
drop right away, but they will see less work as outof-state contractors start sniping projects out from
under them. These out-of-state contractors will disrupt the local labor market, leading to lower wages
for union workers in the future as our market share
and bargaining power erodes. The effect will be
even worse for nonunion construction workers,
who will see a dramatic pay cut right away. Prevailing wage repeal hits everyone’s paychecks.
That’s right: Even though we don’t work for the
government, our paychecks depend on who wins
elections. The faster we recognize it and take action,
the better off we’ll be.
We have to act fast. Anti-union majorities came
into power across the country in the last election,
when working class voters stayed home. Besides
Indiana, these politicians have rolled back prevailing
wage in West Virginia and Nevada. More states are
on their list of targets, including union strongholds
like Michigan. Unions recently defeated attacks on
prevailing wage in Wisconsin and in the U.S. Congress, but new threats are around the corner.
As a union, we are concerned with economic
issues affecting ironworkers’ bottom lines. Many
Local 118 with their family members
participating at a rally at Nevada state
capitol in Carson City.
Local 118 ironworkers in a crowd of other
union members from the roof of the Nevada
state capitol.
Prevailing wage weakened or repealed
Prevailing wage threat
Prevailing Wage weakened & threat
Preemptive bill
No statewide prevailing wage law
(federal law still applies)
Prevailing wage weakened or repealed
That’s right: Even though we don’t work Prevailing
for the
government,
Wage weakened & threat
our paychecks depend on who wins
elections.
Preemptive
bill
Prevailing wage threat
No statewide prevailing wage law
other issues matter to voters, of course, but I urge
you to look at a candidate’s record and position on
prevailing wage before casting your ballot. Support
for prevailing wage should be a precondition for
your support of a candidate. If a politician won’t
stand up for your right to make a living, how can
you expect him or her to stand up for you?
This is not entirely a partisan issue. The federal
law establishing prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, was
sponsored by Republicans. A strong constituency in
the Republican Party still supports prevailing wage,
and 52 Republicans in the U.S. Congress broke
JUNE/JULY 2015 |
Ironworkers join a protest at the West Virginia
state capitol in Charleston.
(federal law still applies)
with their party’s
leadership to defend Davis-Bacon
in the last vote. We can’t ignore that party plays a
role, however. Anti-prevailing wage bills have all
originated from Republican-controlled legislatures,
and not one Democratic congressman has voted
against Davis-Bacon coverage in this Congress. We
will continue to support individual elected officials
of either party who are with us on prevailing wage
and other issues, but we must acknowledge allowing Republican majorities to take power in states
and the federal government puts all our jobs at risk.
Remember, elections matter. The half hour you
spend at the voting booth in the coming election
will impact your work and well-being for a long
time after. Make sure you vote wisely. Contact the
hall for help getting registered and for information
about which candidates stand with us on prevailing wage and other issues. Then don’t miss out on
the action on Election Day. If you expect fair wages,
safe work and a strong pension, your brother and
sister ironworkers expect you to get out and vote.
Attacks on prevailing wage have come quickly
and without warning, so new states may have
become at risk since this article went to print.
Contact your business manager for up-to-date information about prevailing wage threats in your area.
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APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORT
Lee Worley
Rebar Training
T
he Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
forecasts rebar usage in the
U.S. to ramp up from current
levels by 2.6 million tons by
the end of 2019. This means the industry will need a
net increase of 3,250 rodbusters per year to be able to
man all of this work, and Canada is expected to have
proportionately similar growth in the rebar industry.
The question is, where will all of these rodbusters
come from, and who will place all of this additional
reinforcing steel? Whoever has trained workers ready
to go, that’s who! The Iron Workers have an opportunity to man many of these
jobs, but we need to begin preparing now. We need to start
recruiting and training the
next generation of reinforcing
ironworkers and taking back
our industry.
With man-hours and general membership increasing
across North America and
training centers seeing an up rise in apprentice
numbers, it’s important to look at the type of training our newer members receive in order to get them
ready to work in any aspect of our trade. Our training coordinators and instructors do a great job in
the classroom, but the meat and potatoes of any
training class is getting your hands dirty during the
hands-on and/or shop exercises. When I was coordinator, I could take a new group of applicants and
schedule them for orientation and for the most part
groom them for their first dispatch. If the first job
for an individual was in the structural field the likelihood of retention or success in the trade is fairly
high. Being from a mixed local, the challenge was
in training a new member to be successful in the
rebar industry. The hardest task I faced as apprentice coordinator was recruiting individuals to work
long-term in the reinforcing field, placing and tying
rebar as a career. It’s no secret that rodmen are the
26
hardest working members in the building trades
and it takes a unique breed to do this line of work
year after year!
Our local union training centers must be proactive
in preparing to take advantage of this rare opportunity. Recruiting new apprentices to work in the
reinforcing industry is essential. Some training centers
use pre-employment programs, special orientations,
or specialty programs to secure the dedicated workforce to ensure we can meet industry needs for years
to come. We must bring in enough new members
to not only meet the needs of the growing industry,
but also to replace those lost through attrition.
Owners and contractors
are realizing the value of, and
demanding, a trained, safe,
and skilled worker. That is
what they want! Whoever can
meet these demands will get
the call to man the jobs. Training for these new workers is
the key to our success. It goes
without saying that we must
teach these new members everything about properly and efficiently placing rebar and make them the
most productive rodbusters in the world. In addition to that we are finding that industry wants more.
Owners and contractors are demanding rigging
and signaling qualifications, fall protection, TWIC
cards, BasicPlus orientation training, OSHA 30, post
tensioning certification, foreman training and more.
We have the training network to meet this demand,
now is the time to use it.
Iron Workers Local 720 uses
IMPACT Grant To Drive
Name Recognition
I
MPACT’s mission is to help ironworkers and contractors work together to expand job opportunities through
progressive management strategies. That’s why we call ourselves IMPACT – we want to create one.
One way we work toward achieving this is by funding grants to locals and contractors throughout North
America. IMPACT awarded grant funding in December 2014 to Iron Workers Local 720 (Edmonton,
Alberta). Local 720’s goal was to flood the radio market
with their messages and make Iron Workers a household name.
“Other building trades were trying to recruit labor
membership,” said Robert Blakeman, business manager for Local 720. “We took a different approach. We
wanted to saturate the market of potential contractors
with our name. We wanted contractors to know who
we are and what we’re about.”
Local 720 released two radio ads: one directed at
contractors to use Local 720 on their projects and a
smaller campaign focused on promoting safety and
preventing drinking and driving.
“We just want everyone to know we’re the safest, most
productive workforce in the world,” said Blakeman.
The first ad to recruit more contractors ran for
one month. The local specifically targeted heavy lis-
WIN A TRIP TO
WASHINGTON, D.C.
tening times; the morning commute and the evening
commute times were specifically targeted. They also
targeted based on age groups and radio station listener demographics. Blakeman says they can attribute
growth to the radio ads, citing a gain of more than 20
contractors in 2014.
The second ad was not as widely spread as the
recruitment ad, but Blakeman said the response was
very positive. “We wanted to be known as ‘the local
who cares’ around town,” he said. “We ran the campaign around the winter holidays asking people to be
aware and not drink and drive.”
“You get a strong buy-in for members because they
like to hear their name,” said Blakeman.
“We will definitely be using this campaign model
again,” said Blakeman. “We are recognized around
Edmonton because of the radio ads.”
IMPACT grant funding may be available for members to use on similar marketing and recruitment
campaigns. Grant requests may be submitted by district council presidents, business managers, ironworker
contractor primary contacts and signatory contractor
association primary contacts. For more information,
contact your regional director or visit:
www.impact-net.org/programs/grants
Dear Iron Worker Military Veteran,
Four Iron Worker military veterans will be selected to participate in the wreath laying ceremony together. The ceremony will take place on
Saturday, October 3 at 12:15 p.m. Your hotel accommodations and airfare will be provided. Your family or other guests are welcome to accompany you; however they will be responsible for their individual airfare and additional hotel rooms if necessary.
To be entered into the drawing to win this trip to Washington, D.C., please complete the form “Ironworker Veterans: Win a Trip to DC” under
the Get Involved tab on the Iron Workers website, www.ironworkers.org. Registration opens Monday, March 30, and the form must be submitted by July 31 to be considered. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact IPAL at (202) 383-4882 or ipal@iwintl.org.
Thank you for your service.
JUNE/JULY 2015 |
To thank you for your dedicated service in the United States or Canadian
armed forces, the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers is pleased to invite you to register
to win a trip to Washington, D.C. over the weekend of October 2–4, 2015.
While visiting Washington, D.C., you will have the honor of participating
in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. This opportunity is made possible by our
partnership with the non-profit organization No Greater Love.
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MONTHLY REPORT OF LIFETIME HONORARY MEMBERS
Lifetime Honorary members are published in the magazine according to the application approval date. Members previously classified as Old Age
or Disability Pensioners that were converted to Lifetime Honorary membership effective January 1, 2007, will not be reprinted in the magazine.
MARCH 2015
LOCAL NAME
1
EDWARDS, RONALDO D
3
REESE, RUPERT
3
WRIGHT, THOMAS R
5
FLETCHER, NORMAN N
6
SZVOREN, DANIEL J
7
EVANS, FRANK L
8
ALTO, PAUL L
8
JESKE, ARNOLD R
10
BRINKMAN, RICHARD H
10
GUESS, LESLIE C
10
HOWARD, LEO R
11
BEIRNE, JOSEPH
11
GOLOMB, FRANK
14
BARE, DANIEL L
14
NYGAARD, TERRY L
15
AHERN, JAMES P
16
DAVENPORT, JERRY W
16
RUSSO, FRANK C
17
CARR, TERRENCE C
17
CUTLIP, EDGLE
17
DUDICH, VINCENT R
21
KRUGER, DOUGL AS L
21
MAIL AHN, STEVEN L
21
MUNSTERMANN,
ROL AND E
21
LOCAL NAME
40
LOCAL NAME
LOCAL NAME
SABBAGH,
CHRISTOPHER K
395
STEVENS, DANIEL B
580
URCEL AY, NEIL D
44
LENTZ, DUANE J
401
BANES, JOHN M
623
MATHEWS, BOBBY G
44
THOMPSON, JOHN O
401
BUCKMAN, NEAL L
625
NG, STEPHEN C
58
BATES, ROY D
404
ADERHOLT, L AWRENCE E
700
ANDREWS, LEWIS
58
CHAUFFE, MILTON J
405
CARPENTER, MICHAEL
700
MURPHY, TERRANCE
58
ROOKS, RICHARD V
405
HICKS, RINZELL
704
ALLEN, BILLY C
63
FINNEN, THOMAS A
405
MC DEVITT, JOHN P
704
BOYD, CHARLES E
66
JARZOMBEK, MARVIN J
416
ALLISON, PAUL E
704
HANNERS, JOHNNY
68
JAREMBACK, MICHAEL A
433
MANDEVILLE, HAROLD E
704
HILL, WILLIAM R
75
PENDER, LEWIS B
433
PURLINSKY, NIKOL AI
704
REED, JESSE L
86
DOLPH, STAN
440
GILLESPIE, BRUCE
704
TATUM, DAVID M
86
LYON, DARRELL E
444
SMOTHERS, ROGER G
711
PERRON, MARCEL
89
MOORE, JAMES R
469
WATKINS, LYNDAL K
711
PHILLIPS, GLENN A
97
KEMASH, DAVID B
489
LORD, GEORGE
720
ARSENAULT, Y VON J
97
SEYMOUR, WILLIAM J
492
FILSON, JERRY W
720
FLETT, ANDREW
97
SKINNER, ERIC W
492
GRATHWELL, CHARLES L
720
HAUSER, WALTER
112
WILSON, JOHN G
492
NEELY, DENNIS G
720
LEVESQUE, MICHAEL J
118
EDWARDS, GARY A
512
ANDERSON, STEPHEN L
721
BURNETT, DOUGL AS
167
PANIS, EDWARD G
512
ANDERSON, TERRY R
721
GOLDSTEIN, FRANK
172
BRIDGEWATER, GLEN A
512
CARRIVEAU, ALBERT J
736
L AFFIN, HAROLD M
172
WIESE, KENNETH E
512
DONOVAN, JOHN R
736
LOGAN, ROGER
197
MC GUINNESS, EDWARD
512
EGYHAZI, ROBERT J
736
MARCOTTE, GILLES
229
MC GEE, MICHAEL W
512
HALDERSON, GARY H
736
SOO, DAVID W
263
HARWELL, GARY R
512
HARN, CARROL G
759
BANNING, KEITH
REED, MICHAEL G
263
TRAMMELL, DONALD W
512
JOHNSON, DONALD E
764
COSTELLO, LEO
22
CHAMBERS, DONALD W
272
GILDEA, BRIAN
512
KITZMAN, JAMES D
764
GUSHUE, JAMES T
22
FINES, STEPHEN A
340
HOWARD, AGNEW L
512
OLSON, WESLEY D
764
LEWIS, CYRIL
22
SHEW, FRANKLIN L
361
EVANS, WARREN A
512
PINGATORE, MIKE
769
KISER, PAUL C
24
BOYD, CL AIR D
372
WAY, CHARLES E
512
RATHJEN, MELVIN J
782
SISSOM, MICHAEL E
24
BROWN, TERRY C
377
MARTINEAU, MITCH E
512
SEVERANCE, DANNY J
782
WILLS, CLYDE W
24
FLINT, STEVEN B
378
DAMBOISE, DERYL L
549
HADDOX, JOHN E
782
WOMACK,, STEVE D
25
KELENSKI, DONALD B
378
FARQUHAR, RONALD G
549
KIMBLE, WILLIAM S
786
GORVAL, GARRY I
25
MORSE, RANDY L
378
MAL ALUAN, GARRETT
549
NOL AND, DARRELL A
787
HALL, BRIAN H
27
COSTELLO, JOHN
378
WADE, ROGER
549
SCHMALZ, GEORGE
798
PRESCOT T, HERBERT E
29
HUNZIKER, JOHN D
378
ZARN, PAUL E
568
PECK, JOHN W
808
AYERS, KENNETH W
33
BRENNAN, WILLIAM E
384
SNODGRASS, DENNIS L
568
RAVENSCROF T, OWEN
808
SLEDGE, CHARLES
40
NEKIFOROS, PETER J
393
BAYER, RONALD L
577
BOHNENK AMP, DAVID M
842
BOUDRE AU, ANDRE
395
RILEY, KELVIN C
580
MESSAM, FAULYN A
842
BOUDRE AU, CONR AD
APRIL 2015
LOCAL NAME
28
LOCAL NAME
LOCAL NAME
LOCAL NAME
1
ADAMS, RANDALL W
40
JACOBS, MARCOS E
361
HALLERAN, KEVIN J
512
RASMUSSEN, JAMES R
3
PL ACK, THOMAS E
40
WATT, JOHN
361
MAHONEY, BRIAN
512
SISTAD, GARY
3
PRASNIK AR, RALPH D
46
WHITLOCK, LOUIS L
378
HUDSON, GREGORY G
512
VOLD, HENRY L
3
WHITE, WALTER H
63
GALINDO, JUAN A
378
L ANKFORD, FLOYD E
580
DRYSIELSKI, CLIFFORD S
7
COSTELLO, MICHAEL J
63
PAKIESER, GREGORY M
395
HINES, CHARLES D
704
RODEN, BILLY R
8
COLE, DANNY B
66
KUSMIERZ, JOHN W
395
JONES, JAMES E
720
HLUSHAK, DENNIS M
8
GONZALES, L AWRENCE D
70
HALEY, GARY W
395
L A VELLE, GEORGE
728
LUSSIER, ROGER
8
PAPESH, ROGER
70
YOUNT, STEVEN M
395
SEILOFF, CHARLES L
736
MUELLER, PETER
10
WILES, TERRY L
75
WHITE, ROBERT P
397
HODGE, WAYNE R
759
BEL ANGER, RICHARD
16
BALDWIN, KENNETH W
103
WHITAKER, STEVEN L
401
CROSS, DONALD
764
WHEELER, FRED L
17
ABRAHAM, VINCENT
136
HART Y, JAMES F
405
MC ELHENNEY, JAMES D
769
YORK, PHILLIP
24
LOUCKS, DEAN C
167
CHANEY, ROBERT W
416
CROMWELL, DANIEL P
782
BURGE, SCOTT Y E
25
SHANANAQUET, DANIEL H
172
FRENCH, JAMES W
416
TRAUTMAN, JAMES L
808
L ANE, STEVE A
27
BROWN, JOHN H
207
LUCAS, CHARLES M
477
HANNAH, ROSS E
842
BREAULT, LOUIS M
27
RUSHING, JAN A
361
DELL, THOMAS E
492
FARMER, TONY V
848
JORDAN, DENNIS E
33
MORRISON, AL AN
361
FISHER, BRUCE R
495
L ARVINGO, ROY
O F F I C I A L M O N T H LY
R EC O R D
APPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR MARCH 2015
MEMBER
NUMBER
1216824
1119281
1074288
385927
1023472
786012
1115527
574519
1310786
763433
477914
386054
711709
1452177
628377
967258
192217
683252
368999
1379493
1329492
864645
1239016
521915
1463350
370928
614883
800595
707444
1305433
1174170
593599
468754
801552
372372
385273
490276
972044
923747
691182
544858
752484
1033356
809099
884958
777248
768984
550240
711780
370092
711840
624808
385902
1415617
1046573
800246
840403
764670
433650
NAME
OGIEGO, JOEL M.
SUEHRING, DANIEL J.
GUIDICE, ANTHONY C.
STURMS, JAMES C.
WHABY, MICHAEL
FITZGIBBONS, ANTHONY J.
BAPTISTE, LIONEL R.
BERGSTROM, CLARENCE G.
FITZ, RICHARD J.
PICOT, WILFRED J.
SNOOK, JOHN
COOK, HUGH
GORAL, LARRY J.
HENDRY, MATTHEW
THIEL, RALPH H.
DOHERTY, THOMAS L.
TOFT, NICHOLAS
BARTA, LELAND V.
KLUGMAN, ARNOLD H.
LAWRENCE, RICHARD J.
DORAN, JOSEPH T.
GUTHRIE, GERALD M.
LUMPKIN, CHARLES
DIBBERN, JACK H.
HAGERMAN, CHRISTOPHER
MORGAN, WILLARD T.
CLARK, LEONARD R.
COUTOUZIS, MITCHEL S.
GAY, EDWARD
GRAHAM, ROBERT M.
HOLTZ, FRANCIS A.
LUTHER, MILTON H.
MAFFEI, VINCENT
MAUER, ERNEST J.
WISNIEWSKI, EDWARD J.
ZRUBEK, RICHARD L.
CAMPBELL, THOMAS E.
WALSTON, DALE E.
WHITEHEAD, NORMAN L.
SIX, DAVID G.
THACKER, WILLIE L.
VARGO, DANIEL A.
BYRD, JOHN A.
CHURCH, FREDDY E.
KENNEDY, EDWARD R.
LYNN, DAVID E.
JANKOWSKI, ROBERT J.
LEARY, JAMES O.
OPFER, DELTON
POWLESS, GENE R.
RAHE, AUGUST J.
COLBY, JOHN R.
KARPIAK, ALBERT J.
KITCHENS, RANDALL L.
WYATT, BILLY C.
VAWN, RICHARD E.
NOE, JAMES E.
SKAGGS, DENVER
HILL, WENDELL J.
CLAIM
NUMBER
105855
105951
105981
105932
105896
105952
105933
105996
105954
105953
105897
105934
105898
105997
105856
105955
105998
105935
105936
105999
105857
106000
105858
105859
105937
105899
105939
105862
106001
105938
106003
105860
105940
106002
105861
105900
105901
105903
105902
106004
105904
105863
105905
105864
105941
105942
105868
105867
105865
105869
105866
106005
105906
105870
106006
105956
105958
105957
105871
AMOUNT
7,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
800.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
500.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,400.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
L.U.
NO.
75
84
86
86
97
97
97
103
111
135
155
172
201
201
229
263
263
263
263
290
301
340
340
361
361
361
361
372
377
377
378
378
378
380
383
384
387
387
387
393
395
395
396
399
404
416
417
417
424
424
433
433
433
433
433
440
440
444
444
MEMBER
NUMBER
619270
1351628
393089
770302
1107369
587038
775415
489041
355788
487826
808073
1195058
1035331
1042143
157942
1283430
526566
923893
590499
1480470
1205173
762217
750202
535239
1155421
165864
1220629
941855
1370868
1085363
1327702
764759
407781
725685
1321373
1379712
1392272
593750
647945
707679
906764
463179
1179851
538002
414636
434664
461079
1078386
871320
869140
895290
1245550
689882
507852
1231037
1231685
389164
508273
755536
NAME
TROICI, FRANK
REYNOLDS, JOSEPH E.
LUTZ, RUBEN A.
MITTELSTEINER, KARL H.
DRYSDALE, IAN R.
GILLER, ERWIN R.
LEBER, HEINZ
HARPER, ANDREW J.
SANTEE, WILLIAM R.
SEGREST, VIRGIL L.
STARK, JAMES J.
BLAKE, CHARLES J.
ROGERS, CECIL
STEPHENS, RAYMOND N.
WILSON, LLOYD W.
ALMARAZ, JUAN
HALLMARK, JAMES E.
MUNOZ, JUAN R.
REED, LUTHER T.
MACALPINE, TYLER K.
DIXON, CHRISTOPHER
AHRENS, GERALD D.
PATTEN, JAY E.
BERGEN, JOHN J.
CONNORS, JAMES G.
HERBERT, FRANK
ZEPF, PETER
GUETHLEIN, RALPH J.
HEPSLEY, MICHAEL J.
NEU, DONALD E.
BARRERAS, FELIX
CLARK, THOMAS J.
NILSEN, ARTHUR A.
STULTZ, PHILIP A.
STOLL, JOHN
NEELY, STEVEN A.
PENA, GREGORIO
SELF, DILLARD G.
SMITH, FRANK E.
LONG, RICHARD A.
SURMA, THEODORE
WARREN, HAROLD E.
DEER, BRIAN W.
CLARK, WALTER P.
SHAROCKMAN, STEPHEN
VINSON, NORMAN L.
ALEXANDER, GEORGE M.
GREEN, WARREN W.
ESPOSITO, ANDREW E.
SNURKOWSKI, VINCENT J.
CHERVONY, MIGUEL A.
CORDOVA, JAMES
HUNTER, CHARLES
STRAUB, LOUIS M.
YI, YONG S.
ANDREWS, LAWRENCE R.
GOLOWSKI, JOSEPH J.
KUPINA, ANTON R.
LASIK, STANLEY F.
CLAIM
NUMBER
105959
105960
105872
105907
105974
105975
105976
105908
105961
105962
105873
106007
105909
105982
105874
105946
105943
105945
105944
106008
105875
105877
105876
106009
105910
105878
105970
105879
105880
105881
105983
105883
105882
105963
105971
105911
105912
105964
105913
105914
106010
106011
105915
105947
105965
105984
105884
105916
105917
105948
105888
105886
105885
105887
105966
105949
106012
106015
106013
AMOUNT
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
7,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
500.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
7,000.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,000.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
7,000.00
1,750.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
L.U.
NO.
444
444
444
444
468
470
473
482
489
498
501
502
502
502
506
509
518
527
549
576
576
577
580
580
580
580
580
580
623
623
623
704
709
720
721
721
721
736
736
736
736
736
764
765
786
787
790
798
805
809
848
848
MEMBER
NUMBER
209912
628307
526694
1477089
534775
1394295
367473
448280
587478
665813
914117
452802
238723
1202017
577601
1318047
1354318
626608
786594
1198088
774167
623741
1087003
623150
1264636
1044462
438207
868331
579806
802529
592609
670896
947441
715594
670774
1136206
744148
535176
676318
755142
874304
1046148
1148520
567990
801024
959113
1105481
1459995
1278753
851594
1440311
778230
NAME
NAUYALIS, SIMON
PAPESH, ALFRED C.
SEELEY, ROBERT G.
WILDA, PATRICK C.
OWENS, GEORGE E.
COMBER, THOMAS
VILLICANA, ANTHONY V.
HARRIS, C L.
FARGO, CHARLES S.
COLLINS, WILLIAM A.
BAPTISTE, WILLIAM E.
HAGENBUCH, DONALD V.
KOTOLNICK, SIDNEY
SZYMCZAK, JOSEPH
NATHAN, JOHN G.
VOLOSHIN, VIKTOR
BRANSON, MICHAEL
APICELLA, RALPH
RABER, CARL E.
MORGAN, RONALD R.
STRAUSS, ROBERT A.
LAUE, DELBERT E.
CUOMO, NICHOLAS P.
GAFFEY, LUKE A.
LESTER, ROBERT
MAFFEI, THOMAS E.
MEEHAN, FRANCIS R.
MILTON, ALFRED
ANGELLE, ROBERT M.
COOPER, ROBERT E.
NETHERLAND, CARL W.
HUDGINS, KENNETH E.
BULLARD, ROBERT A.
BLOOMER, WILLIAM D.
COFFEY, DERMOT J.
FRANKS, JASON
RAINVILLE, JEAN P.
KELLY, HUBERT H.
MC FADDEN, GILBERT
MC LAREN, ERNEST S.
MURACA, CARMEN
PENNY, BRIAN L.
FLYNN, FRANK
LESSARD, VALIRE
COUTURE, LAURENT
MC AULEY, HARRY
FREITAS, CHESTER S.
HOWARD, DARREN W.
MIHAITA, CONSTANTIN
DRYDEN, HOWARD
EMERY, DOUGLAS
MULLINAX, ROY H.
CLAIM
NUMBER
106014
105967
105918
105972
105985
105889
106016
105968
105890
105891
105919
105920
105892
106017
105921
106018
106019
106020
105986
105922
105923
105950
105987
105924
105925
106021
105988
105926
105893
105989
105990
106022
105894
106024
105927
105928
105977
105929
105994
105993
105995
105978
105930
105931
105979
105895
105969
105991
105980
106025
105992
106023
TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:
AMOUNT
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,750.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,750.00
2,000.00
1,750.00
1,750.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
500.00
1,750.00
2,000.00
1,150.00
2,200.00
369,000.00
DISAPPROVED DEATH CL AIMS FOR
MARCH 2015
97
708983
HINDSON, WAYNE R.
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105973
ON WITHDRAWAL
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L.U.
NO.
1
1
3
3
3
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
10
11
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
22
22
22
24
25
25
29
44
44
44
55
55
55
55
55
63
63
63
63
67
70
70
75
29
O F F I C I A L M O N T H LY
R EC O R D
APPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR APRIL 2015
L.U.
NO.
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
7
8
8
8
9
12
14
14
15
17
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
24
25
25
27
29
46
48
58
60
60
63
63
MEMBER
NUMBER
791038
460414
512122
491476
1028931
272453
611941
846392
1158950
463079
852777
390183
654976
1146371
554066
659878
772882
450545
1027876
541701
654861
760578
350960
1322258
792483
620059
896824
221725
834446
647855
752478
349444
600369
1451643
979914
604791
511962
896180
714958
388122
1091397
NAME
BUDDS, THOMAS D.
CLAUSE, ALFRED G.
VULETIC, WILLIAM J.
WRAY, HARRY E.
KUMER, JAMES D.
LIPP, HERMAN E.
MANZI, RALPH
MC GUFFEY, MACK B.
WELLS, TYRONE D.
HANKS, WILLIAM A.
ROGERS, ALBERT L.
SCIBELLI, LAWRENCE
DRALL, ROBERT W.
OLSON, JOHN O.
SARGENT, FREDERICK
JUDD, CHESTER
MICHELI, ANTHONY
SHATTO, LEON P.
WALTER, MICHAEL B.
MARKEY, JOHN R.
GRILLEY, ROGER E.
JONES, RAYMOND E.
KIEFER, GAIL E.
NILES, PAUL S.
WISHMIER, DONALD E.
ZIMMERMAN, WILLIAM G.
EGAN, BRENDAN
JAMISON, MARVIN J.
OCHS, MICHAEL T.
SCHROEDER, CONRAD V.
STURGILL, ROBERT
TIFFANY, HUGH O.
MANNING, THOMAS E.
SPARKS, DENNIS W.
BIANCO, DOMINIC I.
CLOUD, RICHARD G.
GUTTIERREZ, JOSEPH J.
CALL, ROBERT
NESBITT, RICHARD V.
TEUTEMACHER, RONALD
WONG, GENE M.
CLAIM
NUMBER
106131
106027
106076
106026
106052
106079
106077
106078
106080
106081
106041
106082
106083
106053
106042
106043
106132
106133
106084
106085
106044
106045
106054
106134
106086
106028
106029
106087
106055
106088
106089
106090
106091
106056
106030
106092
106093
106095
106094
106058
106057
AMOUNT
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
800.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
L.U.
NO.
70
79
86
86
86
97
103
103
135
172
172
172
207
272
301
378
378
378
378
378
384
387
387
392
393
393
393
395
395
395
396
399
405
405
416
416
433
433
433
433
444
MEMBER
NUMBER
516896
876766
901214
600436
418645
757468
665039
1047199
613567
1209436
554031
759578
929907
256900
430964
1063572
982385
911440
1027434
596964
461680
823500
1395031
900762
757356
361368
612219
437197
793164
993637
591054
681326
491493
218121
651092
534950
551801
1432677
772491
501729
1237920
NAME
HALEY, EARL M.
SIMONDS, LEM L J.
JOHNSON, DAVID C.
JOHNSON, KERMIT E.
WELLS, ROBERT F.
FRYE, CLAYTON W.
GOWER, RONALD K.
RALPH, TIMOTHY L.
HUFF, BILLY G.
CULBERTSON, JULIA F.
MAC DONALD, JAMES E.
WOLSHIRE, RAYMOND
SUMNER, DANIEL B.
HEIGEL, JAMES T.
ALLEN, DAVID N.
FRISBY, THELBERT A.
GAY, LESTER L.
HUTTON, GARRY G.
MC CURRY, LARRY J.
SWANK, DONALD E.
POPE, HENRY C.
JENNINGS, JOHN W.
THOMPKINS, JAMES L.
BROWN, ROBERT W.
CRONIN, JERRY M.
HOWE, THOMAS H.
TUTOR, RICHARD A.
BIRD, ROBERT E.
SKOMAC, REX L.
STEWART, ROBERT L.
GRIFFIN, LOWAN E.
SCISCIO, FRANK S.
DESTEFANO, PAT N.
FARINELLA, RALPH L.
HINTZ, REUBEN
RUTH, JOHN J.
AUSTRUM, RICHARD E.
BOYD, RICHARD
CLARK, DONALD B.
GIBBONS, REESE E.
HRPCHA, PATRICK J.
CLAIM
NUMBER
106046
106135
106059
106096
106097
106073
106047
106136
106098
106100
106099
106031
106137
106032
106138
106061
106101
106062
106060
106102
106103
106104
106063
106139
106064
106140
106033
106065
106106
106107
106108
106109
106048
106066
106141
106034
106068
106111
106067
106110
106142
AMOUNT
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,150.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
L.U.
NO.
468
473
477
477
495
498
501
502
509
512
512
512
518
527
527
527
527
527
549
549
584
584
623
700
711
711
711
721
721
721
732
732
736
769
771
MEMBER
NUMBER
644305
825170
759352
1120723
1055907
609723
388625
1194468
1387112
568144
1089827
1420648
361604
1044200
809113
1203607
608678
744145
616572
791711
472412
700797
620080
857165
1263873
1343195
1435790
761381
1241137
700428
1028623
546662
1056497
764896
567825
NAME
BLEVINS, EUGENE
CARLSON, RICHARD A.
KEY, JERRY D.
STEELE, J W.
DURAN, ADRIAN L.
VAVRA, HARVEY R.
CURRIE, NEIL W.
CAPIE, RICHARD J.
LOPEZ, JOSE L.
JOKI, ROY W.
SUTTON, RICHARD L.
SWANSON, ROBBIE L.
WALTERS, JAY D.
HOUSE, DAVID H.
LONZO, NICHOLAS D.
OPFER, DENNIS
SPATAROV, GENADI
WISE, WILLIAM J.
SNYDER, GERALD A.
TRAVIS, ROBERT E.
CARPENTER, DONALD
KAMMERZELL, SAM J.
DANIELS, W W.
IRELAND, CARSON R.
HORN, CURTIS
MENARD, VINCENT
TREMBLAY, JEAN
AMANTEA, FRANCESCO
FOWLER, CALVERT
MALTAIS, RODRIGUE
DONOVAN, TRACY B.
FELLOWS, FRANK G.
MAC DONALD, DANIEL G.
SEISON, LAWRENCE H.
SMITH, JOHN (JACK)
CLAIM
NUMBER
106112
106113
106049
106114
106143
106115
106069
106070
106116
106119
106118
106117
106035
106122
106050
106051
106121
106120
106123
106124
106125
106126
106071
106074
106130
106129
106128
106039
106037
106038
106072
106036
106075
106127
106040
TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:
DISAPPROVED DEATH CL AIMS FOR
APRIL 2015
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AMOUNT
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
1,750.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
1,400.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,750.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,750.00
1,150.00
2,200.00
1,750.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,000.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
244,850.00
NONE
CUSTOMIZED GIF T ITEMS AND APPAREL CREATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEMBERS OF THE
IRON WORKERS
INTERNATIONAL UNION
ALL ITEMS ARE MADE WITH PRIDE IN THE U.S.A .
1.
2.
Moisture-Management Polos
100% polyester polos with accent
striped collar & sleeve embroidery.
Available in black and white.
(M-XL)$32 (2XL)$34 (3XL)$36
Black varsity jacket with top grade
leather sleeves. Two leather trim
slash pockets, two flat covered
pockets, quilt lining and inside
pockets. Ironworkers embroidery
on left chest.
7.
Fleece Pullover
Black fleece pullover
(S-XL)$175 (2XL)$190 (3XL)$200
(4XL)$210
with 1/4 zip collar and
left sleeve embroidery.
(M-XL)$38 (2XL)$39 (3XL)$41
(4XL)$43
Denim Shirt
3.
Leather Varsity Jacket
100% cotton washed long sleeve
denim shirt with button-down
collar. Ironworkers “Elvis” logo
embroidery above pocket.
(M-XL)$34 (2XL)$36 (3XL)$38
(4XL)$39
OPTIONAL: full color seal embroidery
on back ADD $25
Hooded Sweatshirt
8.
Ash Gray, 12.5 oz. fleece sweatshirt
with hood and side pockets. Full
zip front with 1-color left chest &
full color back imprint.
(M-XL)$45 (2XL)$47 (3XL)$49
(4XL)$51
9.
11.
10.
Long-Sleeve T-Shirt
Black 100% cotton long-sleeve
4.
5.
6.
tee with Ironworkers seal on
chest and “Union Ironworkers”
on left sleeve.
(M-XL)$16 (2XL)$18
(3XL)$20 (4XL)$22
Belt Buckle
Cap
“Reel” Logo
Cotton cap with velcro closure.
Choose from 3 different logos.
(Please list in description) $15
12.
Quilt Lined Vest
12oz. 100% cotton duck vest with
2 side pockets and 8 oz. quilted lining.
Ironworkers “Elvis” logo embroidery
on left chest. (M-XL)$43.50
(2XL)$48 (3XL)$51 (4XL)$54
Ash Gray T-Shirt
100% cotton 5.4 oz. short
sleeve with pocket. Has 2-location
imprint on front left pocket & full
back. (M-XL)$13 (2XL)$14
(3XL)$15 (4XL)$16
“Elvis” Logo
NEW ITEM
Cap
Black Mesh Cap
$18.50 each
13.
Ironworker Seal
Lapel Pin
16.
Lockback Knife
Baked enamel
Ironworkers seal lapelpin
in clear box. $3.50
5” lockback with leather
carrying pouch. Logo on pouch
& engraving on knife handle. $49
NEW ITEM 18.
17.
NEW ITEM
IW Lapel Pin
IW Tie Tack
$5.00 each
$5.50 each
NEW ITEM
IW Money Clip
20.
Men’s Rings
19.
“Tools” Logo
14.
Polished brass belt buckle
with Ironworkers logo emblem.
3-3/4”X 2-1/4” $30
15.
Two-Toned
Crystal Watch
Titanium Money clip
with IW Seal Lasered
on front. $12.50
Sculpted in solid
21.
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gemstone. Call for pricing.
NEW ITEM 22.
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Men's
sapphire crystal watch. Includes
Expansion
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and case, and is weather resistant Watch
$95.00 each
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23. Lightweight
NEW ITEM
Jacket
Wind Shirts
Black & Stone
(S-XL)$55.00 each
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(3X)$59.00 each
(4X)$62.00 each
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25. Money
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