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President’s Page

JOSEPH HUNTGeneral President

Organize and Train

If our organization is to achieve the success we all wish for our future, we must seize the opportunity before us

right now. We must organize and train, and we must organize and train like nev-er before. There are still many unrepre-sented ironworkers out there that would, and could, contribute to the growth of our great organization if the opportunity presented itself.

Marketing programs are being de-veloped to promote the ironworkers as a career opportunity for future members and help them build a future with family sustaining jobs. Apprentice programs in place at the local level are poised to ad-vance their locals’ membership to become the next generation of ironworkers. The curriculums have been set, the instructors have been trained, and the facilities have been tooled up to give the next generation the best training available in the industry. With these tools in place, the time is right

to recruit and train all those who seek to be represented as IRONWORKERS.

The opportunity to offer advanced train-ing to our members, in some respects, has been taken for grant-ed by some members. However, many of our apprentices who have graduated in

the last few years, have continued their education by taking advantage of the jour-neymen upgrading classes offered to our members at their local training program. With a slight downturn of work in some areas of our two countries, the time is right to take advantage of the upgrading classes being offered by our apprenticeship pro-grams for our journeymen.

The many years of experience our mem-bers bring to the jobsite everyday cannot be measured on any scale. However, there are crafts hoping to intrude on many of the parts of our trade, the rigging portion to

“… the time is right to recruit and train all those who seek to be represented as IRONWORKERS.”

name one. These crafts are issuing certifi -cation cards to their members stating that they sat in a class, and now are certifi ed riggers. We all know ironworkers are the best trade qualifi ed to claim this work. With other trades training in this area, we felt it necessary to develop our own credentials for our trade and it is now be-ing given to our apprentices today as part of our core curriculum in our apprentice-ship programs. This certifi cation is called a “Certifi ed Riggers Card” and is also be-ing offered as a journeyman up-grade certifi cation. Think about it—this should be a certifi cation card carried by every ironworker in our organization, no matter what particular sector of our trade he or she happens to follow.

Continuing education is not new to our industry—think about the skills of our trade taught to many of us on the job. We perfected these skills everyday when we left the job trailer to start work. But today things have changed. Some of the most effective training takes place in a classroom, with a greater number of par-ticipants seeing the same information, and then interacting with each other. These interactions have allowed the ap-prentices to learn from our journeymen, and are taking away a greater knowledge of the skills for the coming years.

The continued success of our organiza-tion depends on the growth of our mem-bership through many different avenues; recruiting apprentices, organizing new ironworkers as probationary members, and continuing to educate all of our mem-bers who may not be profi cient in every aspect of our industry. I urge all journey-men to check with their local apprentice-ship coordinator to see what advanced training is going to be offered. Then when these slow times are behind us, the iron-worker will truly be the best-trained craft in the building trades, bar none.

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JOSEPH J. HUNTGeneral PresidentSuite 4001750 New York Ave., N.W.Washington, DC 20006Office: (202) 383-4810Fax: (202) 638-4856

WALTER WISEGeneral SecretarySuite 4001750 New York Ave., Washington, DC 20006Office: (202) 383-4820Fax: (202) 347-2319

EDWARD C. McHUGHGeneral TreasurerSuite 4001750 New York Ave., N.W.Washington, DC 20006Office: (202) 383-4830Fax: (202) 383-6483

GORDON STRUSSFirst General Vice PresidentP.O. Box 319, 122 Main StreetLuck, WI 54853-0319Office: (715) 472-4250/4251Fax: (715) 472-4253

GEORGE E. KRATZERSecond General Vice PresidentFranklin Square Office Center8401 Claude Thomas RoadSuite 37Franklin, OH 45005Office: (937) 746-0854Fax: (937) 746-0873

RICHARD WARDThird General Vice President5964 Dayton BoulevardChattanooga, TN 37415Office: (423) 870-1982Fax: (423) 876-0774Email: rjw1943@comcast.net

FRED MARRFourth General Vice President1350 L’Heritage DriveSarnia, Ontario N7S 6H8CanadaOffice: (519) 542-1413/1414Fax: (519) 542-3790

EDWARD J. WALSHFifth General Vice President505 White Plains Rd.Suite 200Tarrytown, NY 10591Office: (914) 332-4430Fax: (914) 332-4431Email: ironworkdc@aol.com

JAY HURLEYSixth General Vice President191 Old Colony Ave., P.O. Box 96S. Boston, MA 02127Tel: (617) 268-2382Fax: (617) 268-1394E-mail: Jay7@gis.net

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ERIC DEAN Ninth General Vice President205 West Grand Avenue, Ste. 101White Pines Office CenterBensenville, IL 60106Tel: (630) 238-1003Fax: (630) 238-1006

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Ironworkers Get the Job Done Right

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On The CoverMembers of Local 29 (Portland, Ore.), in conjunction with Barnhart Crane and Rigging, have completed the installation of the Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Farm consisting of 49 Suzlon 2.1 megawatt units near Arlington, Oregon.

EDITOR: Scott Malley, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR: Nancy Folks

THE IRONWORKER ISSN:0021163X Published monthly, except for a combined July-August issue, for $15.00 per year by the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006. Preferred periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C. and additional mailing offices. Printed on union-made paper. Postmasters: Send change of address to Ironworker- 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006Canada Agreement Number 40009549.

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Fuels Jobs for Local 29Member of Local 29 (Portland, Ore.), in con-

junction with Barnhart Crane and Rig-ging, have completed the installation of 49 Su-zlon 2.1 megawatt units near Arlington, Oregon. The project, valued at $150 million, is known as the Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Farm. The owner is Horizon Wind Energy, ranked third largest in the United States in installed wind energy capacity. The farm produces enough energy to power 30,000 average homes.

Barnhart employed 30-35 ironworkers dur-ing peak employment. The tower base and tower mid-section crews, under the supervision of Local 29 General Foreman Clarence Wilson, utilized a triple 8 Manitowoc crane to install tower sections. The rotor building crews, un-der the supervision of Local 29 Foreman Calvin Lane prepared the rotor assembly. Assembly of the blades to the rotor is a critical portion of the wind turbine erection process. The ironworkers proved equal to the task, staying ahead of the topping out crew. The topping out crew under the supervision of Local 384 member Charles Bradley, installed the upper mid and top tower sections. They completed the unit by installing the nacelle and blade rotor assemblies. Cranes utilized for this portion of the work were a 2800 De-Mag and a 1600 Liebherr. The project be-gan on August 15, 2008 and was completed on schedule December 5, 2008.

Operational, the Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Farm will prevent the annual emission of 70,000 tons of carbon dioxide, a contributor to climate change; 170,000 pounds of nitrogen oxide, which causes smog; and nearly 170,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide, which causes acid rain. In addition, the Wind Farm will displace 1,000 pounds of mercury each year.

Local 29 is proud to be a part of alternative energy construction and believes these projects will provide many man-hours for ironworkers in the coming years.

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History of the

Iron Workers Union

From our founding in 1896 into the 21st Century, this revised, complete account of the Iron Workers International and its members is a must for every ironworker. It is over 350 pages in full color, with over 1,000 photos, illustrations and historical memorabilia from the last 110 years of our great union. A must for every Ironworker’s family library, they make great gifts for apprentices, retirees and anyone with an interest in our proud history and how we came to be what we are today.

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Project Tracking Systems Provide Invaluable Insight for IMPACTIMPACT MembersThe IMPACT Project Tracking Systems, IMPACT-

Direct and IMPACT-Trac, continue to provide our members with vital information as projects become scarcer during this most recent economic downturn. The two internet-based systems play a key role in achieving the goals set forth in the Iron Workers’ Key Performance Indicators.

Developed for IMPACT by Industrial Infor-mation Resources, IMPACT-Direct features data from 12 industrial markets with access to more than 6,000 active projects updated daily. The ser-vice also tracks scheduled and unscheduled power outages, refi nery unit turnarounds and includes an ethanol plant database. The system is provided free of charge to IMPACT member Local Unions, Iron Worker District Councils, and Signatory Con-tractor Associations (SCAs). IMPACT-Direct is also available to individual signatory contractors at a discount.

IMPACT-Trac is a customized ver-sion of the McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge Reports. It provides daily updates on thousands of commercial and residential projects throughout the United States and Canada. The system is also available free of charge to IMPACT member local unions, Iron Worker district councils and SCAs. IMPACT-Trac is available to individual signatory contractors at a discount as well.

If you would like to schedule a training session, or just have a question about the tracking systems, contact David Fuson, Technology Programs Manag-er for IMPACT at (800) 545-4921. Training has most recently been conducted at the Iron Worker New Of-fi cer Seminar in January. Training is currently be-ing scheduled in Washington, D.C. during the Build-ing & Construction Trades Department Legislative Conference in May.

Tracking system training during the New Officer Seminar

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DAVIS-BACON/PREVAILING WAGE REPORTas provided through IMPACT by Chris Burger

The fi ne work of the Construction Labor Re-search Council is recognized as the industry’s

most comprehensive source of construction labor cost and related information. Executive Director Robert Gasperow focuses on the union sector, and recently issued his regular report on the trends in newly-negotiated labor agreements.

The average increase in the past year, notes the CLRC, was $1.95 or 4.6 % percent across the trades for their fi rst year, exceeding the 3.85 to 4.5 % range of fi rst year averages since 1999. The average second year increase was $2.25 or 4.7%.

With quite a bit of internal variation, the East North Central region was most dominant in the past year. These states are Illinois, Indi-ana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin and are usually the largest por-tion of bargaining.

The Southwest Pacific (Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada) had the highest increas-es, and the nine Southeastern states had the lowest.

Overall construction volume was hurt by the weak residential market, notes the CLRC. On a positive note, private non-residential and public construction saw gains, with power and manufac-turing leading the way.

For ironworkers (structural), the CLRC noted 18 settlements with an average of $2.44, covering 18,496 workers, which is an average of 4.5%, a healthy fi gure among the building trades.

As Gasperow remarked in the Construction Labor Report, “the key item to take away from the report is that most construction bargaining took place in the second quarter of 2008—in a much different business environment than today. So the results refl ect a period of higher construc-tion activity.”

Just Rewards in Rural America

Commonly we speak here about whether one’s collective bargaining agreement has prevailed in a state or federal wage survey. Obviously, a healthy growth in compensation usually is tied to one’s ability to have union’s wages “prevail” in the area. Failing this, the U.S. Department of Labor uses

an “SU” designation, meaning “that rates listed under the identifi er do not refl ect collectively-bar-gained wage and fringe benefi t rates.”

In too many regions across the USA, rural ar-eas have not been surveyed since the early 1980s and the result is a “prevailing wage” for iron-workers that can be just a few bucks more than someone bagging groceries for a living. This has worsened the “rich man/poor man” divide in the construction industry.

This can mean a so-called “rural” area within a typical commute of an urban core very often is stuck with a prevailing wage rate that really has more in common with the poverty-level minimum wage for general labor. This rate is one which commonly has not kept pace with infl ation since the ‘60s. This “wage fl oor” is something one could not support their family on, let alone consume the products that would make the economy hum.

When you factor in states that in the 1980s abandoned the prevailing wage on the state level (out of a mistaken strategy to help the economy), you can see how the “middle-class” standard of living has been under strain for ironworkers and all the trades.

With the baby boomers (those born pre-1964) nearing retirement, we often hear of the need to increase the number of recruits and bolster ap-prenticeship. This is true against a backdrop of a huge coming investment in the infrastructure. The “low-road” strategy won’t cut it.

The argument on occasion is that “someone” will have to do the work. The patriotic rejoinder ought to be that American workers have always risen to the occasion and not hesitated to roll up their sleeves and put in a hard-day’s work—that is, for a fair day’s pay.

U.S. government policy will no doubt be ad-dressing this, not only in how it addresses high school education goals, apprenticeship and labor organizing law (such as the proposed Employee Free Choice Act), but in its wage determination policies. An effective wage strategy on public proj-ects will work wonders in making construction an attractive career again for young people and en-sure the vitality of the trades – in all regions.

CLRC: Wage and Benefits Increase Trend Continued through 2008

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We are implementing our new web-based Ap-prenticeship Tracking System (ATS) at no

cost to the local union. It is integrated with the International’s membership system and refl ects the latest address, status, last payment informa-tion along with other data on a real-time basis as reported by the local union. The goal is to create a unifi ed system for one-stop information on each member that can be accessed by various autho-rized parties under security protocols protecting the member’s privacy while allowing our union to operate more smoothly and effi ciently.

There are many advantages to the new Ap-prenticeship Tracking System. The apprentice-ship coordinator or director (or their support staff) can access the ATS from any computer connected to the Internet. The local union no longer has to worry about backing up their tracking system as all of the data is stored on servers at the Inter-national that are backed up daily. All of an indi-vidual member’s training and certifi cation records from the fi rst day as an apprentice to the last jour-neyman upgrading course the member takes be-fore retiring are available in the same database. Whenever a member makes a change in personal information such as an address, that information is automatically changed within the ATS.

As of the writing of this article, over 70 local union apprenticeship programs have been ori-ented to the ATS with 33 locals now using the system on a full-time basis. The orientations are done online for the coordinator or director and

their support staff using “Go to Meeting”—so the orientation is done without anyone having to travel.

Feedback from locals using the system has been very positive. John Wilson and his assistant Kim Bos of Local 752 in New Glas-gow, Nova Scotia said, “The new system is fantastic, very user friendly, and saves us lots of time.” Ed Penna of Local 405 in Philadel-phia commented, “The ATS is doing exactly what we need it to do and we are very happy with it.”

During the 25th Annual Ironworker Instruc-tor Training Program being held July 19–24, 2009 at the University of San Diego, we will be conducting a 10-hour hands-on ATS course for coordinators and directors. Participants will work with the ATS, and will receive a copy of the newly developed user’s guide containing detailed information on how to use the system to enter apprentices, assign apprentices and journeymen to courses, print course rosters, print certifi cate information, print transcripts for apprentices and journeymen wanting to work with a college for a degree, and many, many other functions.

For more information on the Apprenticeship Tracking System, please contact Brian Caskey in this department at 202-383-4870 or by e-mail at brian_caskey@iwnf.org.

APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORTBy Mike White

Ironworkers Implementing New Web-Based Apprenticeship Tracking System

Apprenticeship Tracking System welcomeBrian Caskey using “Go to Meeting” to orient a coordinator to the ATS.

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SAFETY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTby Frank Migliaccio

It has been two months since Barack Obama

was sworn in as our 44th President of the United States. We have a new administration on Capi-tol Hill with union/labor-friendly people. And Presi-dent Obama’s nomination for Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, Democratic

congressional representative from the 32nd District of California since 2001, has been ap-proved and her work has begun.

She is the daughter of immigrants, and was raised in La Puente, a community near East Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley. Her parents met in citizenship class. She learned at an early age the value of hard work, public service, and commitment to family. Her father was a Teamster shop steward in Mexico who, after coming to the United States, worked at the Quemetco battery recycling plant. While working there, he again organized for the Teamsters, to gain better health care benefi ts for workers. Once her children were all of school age, her mother worked for 22 years on the assembly line of Mattel Inc. and belonged to the United Rubber Workers.

Solis shares President Obama’s belief in an America where, if you work hard, any-thing is possible—an America, that values and rewards hard work. She stated, “As Secretary of Labor, I will work to strength-en our unions and support ev-ery American in our nation’s diverse workforce.” She goes on to say, “We also must enforce

federal labor laws and strengthen regulations to protect our nation’s workers, such as wage and hour laws, and rules regarding overtime pay and pay discrimination.”

While in the House of Representatives, Congresswomen Solis voted in favor of the middle class 100% of the time. From 2003 through 2007, she received either an A or A+ for her final grade on middle class is-sues. Her final grade for 2008 will be re-leased March of 2009.

Some of the House bills she voted in favor of include the following: H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act of 2009; H.R. 6867, Unemploy-ment Compensation Extension Act of 2008; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act of 2007; H.R. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007; and H. Amendment 734 to H.R. 5006, Overtime Compensation Amendment of 2004 (House Vote). Every bill has had or will have an effect on the working class people of this nation, and she was 100% behind us.

At this writing, she is putting together her picks for Assistant Secretary of Labor, OSHA

and Assistant Secretary of La-bor, MSHA. Both of these posi-tions will affect the safety and health of ironworkers around the country. Having myself sat on the Obama Safety and Health Transition Team, AFL-CIO, and making recommenda-tions for both of these positions and many more, I know she has her hands full, but I have faith she will make the best decision for the American Workforce.

In the next couple of months, I will give you more informa-tion concerning dealings with the U.S. Department of Labor, and committees that I sit on.

A New Day

Hilda Solis

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Ironworkers Get the Job Done Right!

PDM furnished and fabricated the structural steel for Marquette Constructors. PJR was the struc-tural steel erector. There were hundreds of different picks made during the course of the job ranging from 3 tons to 130-ton picks using very complex rigging and as many as fi ve cranes at the same time. There were 576 plate girders with 194 tub girders weigh-ing up to 200,000 pounds per pick using as many as fi ve cranes at a time, a total of 45,000,000 million pounds of structural steel. The total erection time was about 20 months with 50,000 man-hours, with no lost time accidents caused by an injury on the job. The erection superintendent was Casey Lodge of Local 392 (East St. Louis, Ill.). The general erec-tion foreman was Gary Brueggemann, Local 392. Nearly 70 percent of the total workforce were Lo-cal 392 ironworkers. The safety person for PJR was Kenneth Akers. The work was done through Local 8 (Milwaukee, Wis.). On the job, seven-day shift work allowed the project to stay ahead of schedule. Local 8 displayed excellent cooperation and contributed outstanding workers on the job. Pete Reiman of PJR & Associates, Inc. states, “I think this is something the Iron Workers International, Local 8, Local 392, and the entire ironworking industry, should be very proud of the outstanding performance of all these ironworkers.”

No Lost Time Accidents on Job for Local 392 and Local 8 on Milwaukee Downtown Cloverleaf Project

Local 350 at Work in Atlantic CityThree hundred iron-workers from Local 350 (Atlantic City, N.J.) working under a fog at Revel in At-lantic City.

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Local 25 Rodmen Build Oakwood CSOBy Joe Simpson, ReSteel Business Agent, Local 25 (Detroit, Mich.)

Under construction is the Oakwood CSO (Combined Sewer Overfl ow) water retention basin and pump sta-tion. The Detroit Water & Sewer De-partment (DWSD) owns, operates, and maintains seven CSO facilities. The former Oakwood Pump Station was replaced with the new retention basis to eliminate untreated over-fl ow from discharging into the near-by Rouge River. The construction manager for the project was a joint venture between L. D’Agostini & Sons Inc. and Lake Shore Engineer-ing Services. The general contractor for the project was Barton Malow Concrete and Case Foundations. The subcontractor was Quality ReSteel.

The wall section consisted of an 85’ tall double face wall which is 24’ wide, 3-6’ thick with #11 verticals, #6 horizontals, and a total weight of 32 tons. The slurry walls were con-structed of 5,000 cyds of concrete and 500 tons of resteel. This was the fi rst time a slurry wall was con-structed in the state of Michigan. In all, 6,500 tons of resteel was used for this project. The cost of the project was $ 154.5 million dollars.

Kevin Livingston, Bill Livingston, President ReSteel Contractors Association, Mark Lewis, Todd Harbowy, Wayne Furtah, Mark Lapshan, Jeff Bradley, Derrick Kelp, Cyril Harris, Adam Zalenski, Roy Featherstone, Mark Ellul, Bill Coffel, Joe Simpson, business agent of Local 25, Andy Kreger, Jeff Gregoria, Lee Miller, C.J. Waldron, Mark Kreger, Bernie Brown, Sean Chakur, Mike Relyin, coordinator of Local 25 Training Center, Tim Copple, Pat Copple, and Steve James.

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Local 118 Shows Off Reinforcing IronworkReinforcing ironworkers from Local 118 are extremely proud of their work on the Thunder Valley Casino expansion.

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Many Local 66 (San Antonio, Tex.) members have been on the job in Las Vegas at the City Center. It has been a monumental, yet heartbreaking project with many lives lost.

Local 66 Ironworkers on the Job in Las Vegas

Local 118 Working on Tower CraneJourneymen Ironworkers from Local 118 (Sacramen-to, Calif.) working on tower crane in San Francisco next to the Bay Bridge.

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Building the North are Local 759 Ironworkers

Local 759 (Thunder Bay, Ontario) ironworkers built a powerhouse building for Agnico Mining in Nanavut with Coastal Steel out of Thunder Bay. The building was put up in less than 25 days.

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Ironworkers working for Capco Steel topped off the $467 million Yale Cancer Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The Cancer Cen-ter ties into Yale’s world renowned hospi-tal. J.F.C. installed all the rebar on the job and worked the job under the guidelines of a project labor agreement. As the job pro-ceeded, a special bond grew with the doc-tors, nurses, staff of Yale, and especially the patients, who were able to wit-ness the ironworkers set each piece of iron as the new building tied into the existing structure. The children’s wing is located right alongside the project. Each day, tiny children’s faces were pressed against the glass, some with bald heads fi ghting can-cer. As each day passed, relations grew with mothers in the maternity ward getting mothers’ day wishes or beams painted by ironworkers telling the children, “Hang on, hope is com-ing.” Ceremonies were periodically held as ironworkers stood proudly on the exterior of the building. Some stood with tears in their eyes as kids held by their parents and nurses stood on the perimeter of the site as beams raised wishing them well from their classmates and the ironworkers working for Capco from Local 424 (New Haven, Conn.), Local 15 (Hartford, Conn.), and Local 37 (Providence, R.I.). Another proud job done well by the best trade in the world!

Local 424 Tops Out

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In recent years, huge sums of money poured into the campaigns of ultra-conservative candidates

by the political action committees (PACs) of corpo-rations, trade associations and the right wing have had enormous impact on election results.

PAC ContributionsThe disparity applies to elections at all levels.

There is a way to reverse this trend, a method of fund-raising making it possible to keep pro-worker candidates competitive with the anti-worker candi-dates of opposition PACs. This method is check-off of voluntary political contributions by members to

their union PACs. Political check-off can achieve the objectives set for it – not to match opposition PACs dollar for dollar (we can’t equal their resources, but to keep our candidates in the ballpark.) Below is a list of all local unions currently using check-off. Also included is a list of the local unions not participat-ing in the check-off program.

n recent years, huge sums of money poured into

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IPAL Participating Locals & District Councils

1, 3, 7, 15, 16, 21, 25, 27, 55, 58, 63, 68, 70, 75, 103, 111, 118, 147, 155, 172, 201, 229, 272, 292, 321, 340, 350, 361, 372, 377, 378, 380, 387, 392, 395, 396, 399, 402, 404, 405, 416, 417, 424, 433, 439, 492, 495, 498, 549, 550, 568, 580, 597, 601, 623, 627, 710, 732, 772, 808, 843, 844, 848

The State of California, Northern New Jersey, The Pacifi c Northwest, Texas and Mid-South States

IPAL Non-Participating Locals

5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 22, 24, 28, 29, 33, 36, 37, 40, 44, 45, 46, 46L, 48, 60, 66, 67, 79, 84, 86, 89, 92, 112, 135, 136, 167, 197, 207, 228, 263, 290, 301, 373, 383, 384, 393, 397, 399, 401, 420, 440, 444, 451, 455, 468, 469, 470, 473, 477, 480, 482, 483, 486, 489, 493, 499, 501, 502, 506, 508, 509, 512, 516, 518, 520, 521, 522, 523, 526, 527, 535, 536, 553, 576, 577, 584, 585, 590, 612, 624, 625, 665, 691, 697, 698, 704, 709, 726, 730, 733, 742, 745, 751, 769, 781, 782, 787, 790, 798, 803, 807, 811, 812, 822, 824, 825, 831, 832, 846, 847

*Locals Participating in IPEF ($5,000.00 or more)

5, 8, 17, 22, 48, 67, 89, 290, 383, 397, 512, 584, 709

The law prohibits unions from making contribu-tions to federal candidates from their general funds. We need your help to elect candidates that will work with the Iron Workers as we fi ght for new jobs. If we all sign up for $.05 an hour, which is less than the cost

of a can of soda per day, we will have made a huge im-pact on our ability to increase our jobs in the future.

*Ironworkers Political Education Fund (IPEF) mon-ies are used for political, non-federal elections.

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Iron Workers Local 3Robert AllenSteven AtwoodGregory ChristyJames GallikDave GreerThomas MelcherChad RinkMark Thomas

Iron Workers Local 5James LeamanKenny Waugh

Iron Workers Local 6Robert Pyne

Iron Workers Local 11Dennis Naso

Iron Workers Local 16Russell Hatch

Iron Workers Local 25James Markham

Iron Workers Local 40Kelvin Williams

Iron Workers Local 44Arthur Baker, Sr.Leroy Oberding

Iron Workers Local 45Sam Britton

Iron Workers Local 58Donald DeneseAldo DuronScott MurphyJohn Wellman

Iron Workers Local 75George FacistaSteve GaleRussell JohnsonMartin “Buzz” MurphyGeorge OxfordTerry Wright

Iron Workers Local 118Gordon AckermanReginald BrantleyDaniel Costella

Richard DavisTrisha FitzgeraldJames LeePatrick LinggiCorey ManosJames MartinezKarl PineoJason RafterJohn RafterCarlos Shelton

Iron Workers Local 155Jimmy ElyMichael LehmannDonald Savory

Iron Workers Local 229Henry ArceCesar CabreraJuan GalvanJack GavettDwight HancockJose NaranjoEugene SimmonsJohn SonkaBill StuckeySam StuckeyJerome Thomas

Iron Workers Local 272David Balogh

Iron Workers Local 321Carroll Allison

Iron Workers Local 361Kurt AamanClaudio AdamosAeral AdamsAngus AdamsChristopher AdamsJoseph AdamsKelvin AdamsPaul AdamsWilliam AlbaneseNuma AlbornozDerrick AlemanRobert AleseSadeek AliRichard AllenWayne AllisonJohn AlmanCesar AlvarezGeorge Alves

Amando AmadorWayne Anderson Christopher AngellMichael AppiceMichael AppiceNicholas AppiceChristopher ArnoldGodfrey ArnoldGeorge AysJohn BahrenburgTaras BanduraMartin BarryFrank BattagliaJoseph BenusNicholas BergerJoseph BerleseGeorge BerryMichael BignamiMatthew BispoHugh BittenbenderKeith BodahRobert BolenJohn Bonanno James BontiMichael BorgiaGuy BoveMichael BradleyJason BradyMichael BrandofinoRobert BraschBrenda BrauerRichard BraunScott BrightDavid BroderickKenneth BrownSheldon BrownEdward BurbesKevin BurkeBryan BuryWilliam BuxtonPatrick ByrnesTimothy CahalanPaul CanadeFranklin CaraballoAdam CarbaughThomas CareyRichard CariddiFrancis CartledgeDennis CasertaJoseph CasinoJohn CavanaghChristopher CentoreFrancis CerankowskiJason Chadee

Daniel ChambersGerard ChandlerDavid CharlesMatthew ChartrandArthur ChaseCarey ChaseEdward ChaseGarrett ChaseKenneth ChaseWilliam ChiarovanoRaymond ChowPeter CittadiniPatrick ClarkinJoel CobhamDavid CoffeyStephen CohenPatrick ColganDenis CollinsRafael CollisJoseph ColumboHarold ConnorsLaurence ConwayJeffrey CoolidgeBrandon CooperRobert CooperThomas CooperMelvin CoralloThomas CordrayJoseph CosmaSteven CowenKevin CreginMicahel CreginBancroft CrooksAndrew CrossDaniel CrossJames Cunningham Anthony CushJames CushJohn CushJoseph CushPaul CushSamuel CutchinJoseph DamianoStephen DanaySteve Wright DannettJoseph DaprileScott DawesAnthony DeblasieFrancis DeblasieKahnaratiio DeerMichael DefeoThomas DegrattoEugene DelaneyJohn DelaneyKevin DelaneyNicholas DelaneyJoseph DelessioThomas DellRichard DellaguardiaAndrew DenningerByron DennisJoseph DescalaEdward DidonatoVincent DigiacomoAlfred DiguglielmoRobert DillonMichael DimariaSalvatore Dimaria

Robert DinniganRobert DirestoRonald DirkschneiderGeorge DischRobert DoddyAndrew DolanDarryl DouglasAlsward DrepaulCorey DreyfusTheodore E. DrinkwaterTheodore DrinkwaterLuigi DuarteChristopher DuganDiego DumasWayne DwaricaGerard EissingDaniel EngelbertMichael EvansWarren EvansJames EvensenGerald FaheyShaun FarnellUwin FarquharsonDarren FarrarKenneth FasoWilliam FehlingCornelius FennerMichael FergusonJames FerraRaymond FigueroaBruce FisherRick FisherAlan FitzpatrickDavid FleschnerBrian FlynnClaudio FontanaAnthony ForteBrian FosbreHalvor FossPeder FossMeletios FouskarisRobert FranksMark FreemanDaniel FugerGenaro GabbeTheodore GabbeThomas GalganoSteven GaliotoMaurice GallagherJaime GarciaHugh GelorminoSean GeoghanEric GiallorenziFrank GiattinoGary GibsonKeith GidalyPatrick GingJohn GlasserJames GlasserJohn GluchowskiRaymond GluchowskiKirk GonzalesLorenzo GonzalezGeorge GoodleafRonald GordonMark GordonEric Gould

Lawrence GoulstonVincent GraffeoNick GrammenosBrenden GreenGlenn GreenRobert GreenJimmie GreeneRaymond GreeneJose GregoryCarmine GuidaFrank GuireGeorge GustafsonKevin HalleranThomas HalloranKevin HanrattyAnthony HaranJesse HarrellErrol HarveyGary HarveyJohn HawkinsSherwin HaynesEdward HendricksonRussell HenryJames HerbertPeter HermanJavier HernandezDaniel HerreraNolan HerreraJustin HilesRickey HilesWilliam HillStephen HinesEdward HinzpeterPeter HoffmannKenneth HoldmanKy HornRobert HuberRussell HuberFritzroy HuttonWilliam IannielliRobert IannielliEugene IkhihibhojereMichael IkonnikowRobert IntrabartoloMichael IsaacAriel IsenbergMichael JacobsPaul JacobsPeter JacobsRandolph JacobsVishal JamnaprasadJames JansenDaniel JederlinicVictor JiangHercules JohnsonOmar JonesQuentin JonesErik JouleRichard JuzwaCharles KappAbdul KarimShan KarimMichael KazmierczukAaron KeaneFrancis KearsingJohn KeatingMichael KeelerChristopher Keesee

Kieran KellyThomas KellyCecil KempRobert KennyRahim KhanSamuel KidstarBrian KilroyOneil KirlewJonathan KleinGeorge KlubDaniel KochJohn KonstalidGregory KotasekWayne KraftEdward KuroszDaymond KyteRaymond LachapelleRichard LaguardiaLeonard LamagraFloyd LambertLance LambertDarrin LangJohn LaportLeonard LeoRichard LetterioNoah LevensteinKeneson LewisWing LiAnthony LibardiGerard LindJohn LisaJeffrey LogelfoErasmo LopezJaime LopezStephen MacgrayDonald MackenzieWilliam MadorranMichael MaguireDaniel MaherGerald MaherDouglas MaherMartin MaherMarco MakabaliBrian MallonThomas MallonSalvatore ManaroDarren ManganThomas ManneJeff ManzoEarl MarkAnthony MarottaPeter MarquisRussell MartinEnrique MartinezRobert MartoneJames MayoMatthew McBrideDaniel McCarthyEdward McCloskeyJoseph McComberJoseph McDermottDaniel McFaddenOwen McInteeMichael MelvilleEqbal MendezVincent MennaDavid MillerWilliam Miller

Robert MininniKenneth MitchelKent MitchellMonte MojicaJonathan MooreEdgar MoralesEdward MoralesPedro MoralesAlexander MorganJason MulladyTimothy MullallyPeter MullerWilliam MurphyThomas MurrayMilagros MusseJack MyersEmil NaplatarskiSteve NapolitanoEdward NeilioAnthony M. NewmanAnthony NewmanBassaine NewtonThomas NgStephanie NicsLaurance NiebuhrGareth NielsenThomas NoftellCharles NoseworthyJohn O’BrienKeith O’BrienMichael O’BrienJohn O’ConnellRichard OddoGary OgradyRyan O’HaraRichard OkaneAlberto OrtizGursel OtanoChristohper OwensSefton OxfordJack PachnickiRobert PalomboMichael PapaMarlon PascallTimothy PassanisiKevin PatrickTimothy PatrissGlen PatrissThomas PatrissGregory PaulRichard PeddleRobert PepperSteven PetrovichWilliam PetruccelliMartin PettersenBrian PickeringRichard PignataroManuel PizarroOwen PlunkettMark PoznakJohn PrazmarkRobert PriceMarek ProkopMichael ProspereLeslie PryceNorman PryceThomas QuedensMichael Quigley

I regret that we could not list each individual contributor. The list would be too large to place in any one issue of this magazine. However, I want everyone to realize that, as I said in a personal letter to all contributors, —every contribution—regardless how small or large—is greatly appreciated and effectively used. Joe Hunt

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Leonora RahmingDianand RamnauthRamanand RamnauthWalter RasmussenAnthony ReedWilliam ReinleAnthony RestaJuan ReyesEdward ReynoldsCharles RiceMarvin RiceMichael RiceWilliam RiceRobert RieggerJohn RinaldiJohn RoccoEliberto RodriguezRonald RoellCharles RomanJames RomanczykJohn RomanoJonathan RonanJulius RosarioChristopher RosatiDaniel RothblatBenjamin RoundpointKarl RouthPaul RutueloThomas RyanThomas F. RyanJustin SadloChristopher SapienzaJohn SarandreaRobert SarnikowskiNicholas SarubbiJoseph ScarlataTheodore ScarlesWilliam SceviourScott SchillingBrian SchultzJohn SchumacherRoger SchwartingArthur SchwenkerVanessa Schwin

Edward ScileppiCarlton ScottLeo ScullyShawn SeamanThomas SeamanMichael SehnePeter SeppanenRaymond SepulvedaJason SheaYevgeny ShikhmanBrian ShouldisAnthony SilacoJames SilvaDavid SilvaJulio SilveiraRicardo SilveiraAlan B. SimmonsAlan SimmonsBernard SinclairSudarshan SinghAlan SinnerRobert SinnottJoseph SistoDesmond SkeeteJoel SkinnerJoshua SmallCharles SmallRashiem SmithBeau SmithDavid SmithFrederick SmithJohn SmithJoseph SmithLarry SmithChad SnowLuis SosaRobert SpezialeKenneth SpradleyFrank StaceyTroy StremmingJames StrettonBrian StrohmAustin SutherlandBenoni Suthiwong

William SylvesterJoseph TaliercioTyler TappRichard TaylorGeorge TerranceGarrett ThomasMichael ThomasMorgan TierneyStewart TietjenStephen TorresRonald TowersJoseph TricaricoJames TurneyGregory Van HeckerMichael VansprundelMatthew VeachJelani VentourMarc VertichioAlphonso VicinanzaJoseph VetranoAlphonso VicinanzaJoseph VilardiChristopher VirgilChristopher VomvosWilliam WahlsteenLawrence WaltherAttmore WaltonEugene WardWayne WarrenKenneth WatsonPaul WeinhauerRobert WemyssKevin WhalenRobert WhiteMichael WildeKevin WillKelvin WilliamsDwyll WilliamsGerald WilliamsArthur WiscovitchDonald WoodsRichard YatesKeith YoderRonald Young

Kevin ZacharySteven ZarbPeter ZepfCharlie ZhaoKevin ZinserKevin Zipkas

Retired Iron Workers Association – Local 377

Iron Workers Local 377Michael DalyTerrence DunniganDan HellevigMitchel KettleDennis MeakinBrian MulliganRandell OylerAlan PaulsenDaniel PrinceJohn RochaEduardo ReyesWilliam SarrisSteven ThangJose ValenciaGene VickPeter Ziegler

Iron Workers Local 378 Retiree’s Association

Iron Workers Local 378Casey AdcockAlbert Alarcon, Jr.Hector AlvarezJames AshcroftLeonard BarnesBob Bremer, Sr.Henry BrownGuy ClarkBill CookBrian ColomboAntonio Cunha, IIIDeryl Damboise

Roger DeRossetteAnthony DoriaTerry FritschJason GalliaJackie GannJorge GarciaSteve GroganKeith HunterDavid HuttonGalen JohnsonFrancisco LopezJose Lopez LariosRobert LuxMichael MatichJeff McEuenKenneth MillerJuan MiramontesRichard Molina, Jr.Alejandro Rosas MontelongoMichael NewlinAlfred Pebria, Jr.James PruettCrescencio ReynaHector ReynaEmilio RiveraEmilio Rivera, Jr.Jose RiveraNicolas RiveraLawrence RostronGiovanni Ruiz-MedinaBruce ScottVictor SelfGene SmithRichard WagnerDean Van PeltDonald ZampaRichard E. ZampaRichard L. Zampa

Iron Workers Local 396James Vincent

Iron Workers Local 401Adolph DeMarco

Iron Workers Local 416Robert AlexanderMarco FraustoAlbert Garcia, Jr.Donny GraymanRichard GreenhagenRicardo HipolitoJesse Hood, Jr.Frankie JiminezHart KeebleJose MartinezDaniel MedranoGreg PadillaMichael SherrittRon Woodruff

Iron Workers Local 433Robert AchordRene AngelesJames ButnerDallas GunnelsRobert HunterGeorge LoganRustrum IraniPaul MartinezThomas MoxleyJohnny OKaneErnesto PenuelasSamuel ShahanDennis SkougFrank SteadmanPhil TempletonJoseph WerbeckKenny WelchDouglas Williams

Iron Workers Local 468William Szabrak

Iron Workers Local 492Charles Brewington

Iron Workers Local 509Steve GoodmanSam Martinez

Iron Workers Local 520Lee Vermillion

Iron Workers Local 597William BradleyTommy Tyler

Iron Workers Local 625Ronald AmemiyaGlenn EugenioMelvin KaheleLincoln NaiwiJoseph O’DonnellBronson ParisGeorge ParisT. George ParisArnold Wong

Iron Workers Local 709

Billy Joe WalkerIron Workers Local 790Steve FoxJohn Kearney

Iron Workers Local 844Frances Schreiberg

Staff & OfficersEdward AbbottRobert BanksAnthony ButkovichJohn CefaluFrederick ClukeyMichael CoyneBill DeanEric DeanAngel DominguezMichael Downey

Bernard EversMichael FitzpatrickDavid GornewiczMatt GroskieJames HathmanGregory HicksAlfred HiggsJoseph HuntJohn HurleyTadas KicielinskiJames KingDavid KolbeGeorge KratzerScott MalleyFred MarrEdward McHugh, Jr.Frank MigliaccioAlbert MinceyDaniel ParkerFrank PiccioneRon PiksaMarvin RagsdaleSteven RankAnthony RosaciRobert SchiebliRobert SpillerJoe StandleyGordon StrussRichard SullivanDavid TurnbullBill TweetManuel ValenciaAnthony WalencikKevin WallaceEdward WalshRichard Ward Eric WatermanMichael WhiteWalter Wise

RetiredGeorge CrossJohn McMahonJohn Schlecht

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Hundreds of students from dozens of high schools came together at Rockland Community College on Friday, April 4 to take part in Construction Career Day, an annual event sponsored by the Westchester Putnam Counties’ Consortium for Worker Education and Training, Inc. The Director of the Program, Lucy Redzeposki, worked as hard as any journeyman ironworker, making sure all the trades had suffi cient space, ventilation, display tables, and elec-trical requirements to display their crafts-manship. Because Lucy is no stranger to the trades, or this type of event, she went out of her way to accommodate the New York District Council and placed several of ironworkers together so they could prop-erly demonstrate various aspects of the ironworking trade. Locals 417 (Newburgh, N.Y.), 580 (New York), and 46 (New York) proudly occupied an entire back wall of the

gymnasium where students not only heard about the role ironworkers play in the con-struction industry, but could see the tasks being performed. Shackles clinked, fumes rose and pliers clicked away while stu-dents put their hands to the chores as well. Young men and women throughout the Lower Hudson Valley got more than just a hands-on lesson. They also learned that jobs in the Construction Building Trades are an attractive alternative to other ca-reer paths open to them. Apprentice wages are often higher than starting salaries in other fi elds currently open to them, and you can “earn while you learn” instead of waiting until graduation from a two or even a four year college. Finally, when they listened and watched as ironworkers explained and demonstrated their tasks, they learned about the most important as-pect of our trade, pride in a job done well.

Local 700 (Windsor, Ontario) IWMC members fi rst ride for Ride for Dad in Windsor, Ontario. Over 800 motorcycles attended the event.

Three generationsof ironworkers from L o c a l 4 1 7 ( N e w -burgh, N.Y.) are re-tired BM/FST Gary Gaydos, his son Mi-chael E. Gaydos, cur-rent BM/FST of Lo-cal 417, and Mike’s son, future ironwork-er Michael P. Gaydos, age ten months.

Career Day

Ride for Dad

Three Generations First GrandchildClaudia Magu-

ire, fi rst grand-child of Michael and Joanne Magu-ire, was born on January 25, 2008. Michael is a mem-ber of Local 361 (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

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Mike Van Cleve, Local 1 (Chicago) ironworker, tells the story of his father Roger Van Cleve bringing him into the trade in 1989 at the age of 18. His father said it would make a man of him. Mike worked under Roger for many years. Roger was a superintendent and he was one of his foremen. Nineteen years later, Mike is now a superintendent and his father works for him. Roger is retired now, but at his age, he still has the drive to come out in the rebar patch and helps build America. Mike wishes he could have him on his crew everyday, and not just 40 hours a month.

Brother George “Speed” Richards, Local 433 (Los Ange-les) was born on June 2, 1929. He is 79 years old and is the union steward for Derr & Gruenewald on the Turnberry Fountain Bleau project in Las Vegas. Brother “Speed” just celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary and is one of old-est working ironworkers in the international working full time. The photo of “Speed” was taken by professional box-ing photographer and union ironworker Rick Pineda.

After putting it off for a few years, Frank O’Flaherty, Local 764 (St. John’s, Newfound-land) fi nally admitted, he must retire from ironwork, which had been his trade for al-most 40 years. It was not a decision he made lightly for he didn’t just enjoy the work, he loved it. He worked all over North America in-cluding New York and California, for which he was a member of

Local 433 (Los Angeles) for three and a half years. The last pair of work boots he wore had seen better days and his wife Agnes knew that before they thrashed them, she just had to paint those old, worn out boots. The faded leather, worn toes with the steel nose show-ing through, speak volumes.

The Iron Workers Local 25 (Detroit) Training Center took part in the Union La-bel & Services Trades Dept.; AFL-CIO sponsored Union-Industries Trade Show held May 16–18, 2008, in Detroit. Mike Relyin, training coordinator was proud to show-off and draw attention to their new state-of-the-art training center, which has been open for over one year. Helping Mike staff the booth for the three-day event was Jim Hamric, business manager/FST, along with Local 25’s business agents, executive board members, school instructors, retirees and apprentices. The expo featured a fi rst time ever-union jobs fair, which offered visitors the opportunity to learn about careers in the skilled crafts, particularly ironwork. Local 25 and Shop Local 508

(Detroit) represented the International at the trade show, with the District Council of the North Central States helping fi nancially with giveaways and booth costs. At the tradeshow were Nick Bosak, business agent, David Sparrow, appren-tice (rigger), and Ernie Sanders, retired JSIW. Photo courtesy of Greg Kenefi ck, Kenefi ck Communications.

Proud Ironworker

Union Industries Trade Show

His Dad Makes Him Proud

Toppin’ Out

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Local 383 (Madison, Wis.) member William “Shorty” Tanneberg designs and makes elaborate headboards and matching accessories. His work has earned him numerous awards and tro-phies. Blacksmiths from across the U.S. know Shorty and his talents well. After nearly forty years in the trade, Shorty just retired and will devote more time to his metalworking talent. Shorty’s handi-work was pictured on the cover of the Metalsmith, a publication of the Guild of Metalsmiths.

Local 97 (Vancouver, British Columbia) holds a dinner event every four years and all of the ap-prentices who went to journeyman status within that time are invited to celebrate their accom-plishments, and the top apprentices from each class are honored. Just less than 100 members, teachers, trustees, offi cers, and guests made the event. It was unfortunate not all of their appren-tices could make it, but the work is booming and many members could not be in town to celebrate.

Dan Rebel Purcell, Local 40 (New York), would like to introduce his newest son, “The Pride of Local Forty” Georgia (George) For-ty Purcell.

Members of Local 665 (Madison, Wis.) helped Eagle Scout Keaton Miller fabricate six tube columns in the construction of a shelter for hunt-er safety classes. The steel was do-nated by Zalk Josephs Fabricators of Stoughton, Wis. Doing the construc-tion are Keaton Miller, Chief Shop Steward Jerry Hamilton, and father, scoutmaster, and 28-year former member of Local 665 Michael Miller.

Jewel Mon-ture is a 10-year old Mohawk Tur-tle from Six Na-tions, Ontario. She competed inthe American Showstoppers National Dance Championships at Disneyland in Anaheim, Cali-fornia. Jewel and her groups/duets won fi rst in Tap,

two fi rsts in Jazz and fi rst in Hip-Hop. She also won two second over-all trophies. Jewel is the daughter of Todd Monture of Local 736 (Hamil-ton, Ontario) and the granddaughter of retiree Terence “Tabby” Jamieson of Local 25 (Detroit).

The 2008 recipient of the Local 721 (Toronto, Ontario) Glenn Kimmett scholarship is Miguel Escobar, who exhibited outstanding achievement in academics, leadership, volunteer work, and athletics and submitted an exceptional essay. The $5000.00 award is presented annually in hon-our of Brother Glenn Kimmett, a past offi cer and tremendous partner in the success of Local 721. At the presenta-tion were Kevin Bryenton, president of Local 721, Glenn Kimmett, Miguel Escobar and his father Isidro Escobar. This is the fi rst year Local 721 has awarded one of its own, as Brother Escobar is a second year apprentice in the ironworker program.

Putting his Skills to Work

Helping Eagle Scout National Dance Champ Scholarship Awarded

Graduating Apprentices of Local 97 Pride of Local 40

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After the Lucas Oil Stadium was erected, ironworkers from Local 22 (India-napolis) and Local 70 (Louisville) installed many vehicles from Forest Lucas to decorate the gate on the north end of Lucas Oil Stadium. Among the vehicles were an offshore racing boat which won 6 world championships, a bi-plane, top fuel dragsters driven by Morgan Lucas & J R Todd, a NASCAR driven by Ward Burton, an ARCA car driven by Bobby Gerhart, an IRL car from Sam Schmitt Motorsports, driven by Richie Hearn in the 2004 Indianapolis 500, an Indy Lights car driven by Alex Loyd, a Top Alcohol Funny car, a World of Outlaws Sprint car driven by Jason Patison, and a NASCAR late model dirt car from Bobby Labonte Motorsports. Local 22 was represented by Solo Steel Erectors Inc. Steve Johnson, owner, Al Hunt, and Ernie Whittaker. Local 70 was repre-sented by Padgett Crane Don Fell, Terry Smith, and John Schmitt. Also with Padgett was Dave Bierman, owner/operator, and Mike Pate, crane operator. All this was under the personal direction of Forest Lucas, Brian Smith, Charlotte Lucas, and Morgan Lucas of Lucas Oil & Lucas Motorsports.

Nicholas Joseph Colella Jr. was born on August 15, 2008 to Nicholas Colella, a second year apprentice at Local 373 (Perth Amboy, N.J). Lil’ Nicky wore this shirt at the annual Local 373 picnic to support his daddy and his local at one week old.

At work in the Bearspaw Water Treatment Upgrade Plant in Calgary are Travis Terlesky, who began his ironworking career with Harris in Calgary in 2005 as a member of Local 725 (Calgary, Alberta), Emil Lavallee, retired mem-ber of Local 720 (Edmonton, Alberta) and Travis’ grandfather, and Claude La-vallee, son of Emil, who began working iron in 1990 as a summer student for dad. Emil has eight brothers, and six of the eight were or are still are ironworkers. They are Phil Lavallee, Emil Lavallee, Fern Lavallee, Marcel Lavallee, Maurice Lavallee, and Alphonse Lavallee, from various parts of Western Canada.

Ironworkers from Local 112 (Peoria, IL) proudly marched in the Bloom-ington, Illinois Labor Day parade.

Ironworker dad and mom, Dan and Karen Betell, out of Local 24 (Denver) welcomed their new baby, fi nally a girl after three boys. Baby Tori joins Keegan, Keller, and Danny.

Ironworkers Accessorize Indy’s Lucas Oil Stadium

Proud at Work

Labor Day Parade

Welcome Arrival

Supporting His Dad

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Cory Fox, apprentice of the year for Local 395 (Hammond, Ill.), traveled to Cape Town, South Africa to volunteer with Yabonga, a non-governmental organization, that teaches and sup-ports men, women, and children how to live in the context of poverty and HIV/AIDS. Cory assisted the organi-zation by teaching some of the mem-bers how to repair their shipping con-tainers, which they use for kitchens, offi ce buildings, and meeting centers.

Back row: Bill Fuller, coordinator, Stu Steffens, president/organizer, Phil White, Todd Buresh, Nate Long, Matt Mehser, Chris Vanderveen, Dave Gittins, Rick Borrenpohl, Mike Thomas, Nick Lippold, Matt Girrard, Dale Winter, and Mike Baker, busi-ness manager. Front row: Tim King, Fred Faber, and Jason Tindall.

At their local meeting, Local 404 offi cers Kerry Zettlemoyer, BM/FST and George Zalar, president/BA, present Christopher Long, James Lentini, and Daniel Hoke with the Lincoln Welders they won at the welding competition during the Ap-prentice Training Conference held in San Diego. Local 404 is extremely proud of these three members and their accomplishments.

In cooperation with the Mobile County School Board, the AFL-CIO and building trade unions conducted career days at the Mobile Shiners’ Exhibition Center [which Local 798 (Mobile, Ala.) erected]. Fourteen high schools sent over 800 interested juniors and seniors to explore what unions have to offer. The students had indicated an interest in the trades and spent 15 minutes with each union to see what their options for employment in the future are. Local 798 BM/FST Charles Loftin said, “The volume of construction is being fueled by the ThyssenKrupp Steel Mill and Port projects. Opportunities to build a future with the Iron Workers are available as we expand our apprenticeship pro-gram to meet the needs of our employers.” The career days were also seen as a vehicle to building strong relationships between the local union and the community. Local 798 displayed materials, which were supplemented by IMPACT to provide the best display at Career Days.

Volunteers Overseas

Mobile, Alabama Union Career Days

Local 21 (Omaha, Neb.) 2008 Graduating Class

Winning Apprentices

District Representative David Gornewicz, Instructor Mike Cowart, Apprentice Coordinator Petey Graves, BM/FST Charles Loftin, and Recruiter Dusty Green.

Mobile County school system students at Local 798 display.

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Larry Montgomery Sr., a retired Local 15 (Hartford, Conn.) ironworker, never thought that his old hard hats would ever be worn again, until his two-year old grandson Logan Mont-gomery, son of Local 15 ironworker Larry Montgomery Jr., found them.

Ryan Redhead is the son of iron-worker Paul Redhead, Local 33 (Rochester, N.Y.), and at the age of 14, has accomplished a great deal in the sport of fencing. Ryan took third place honors at the Summer Nation-als and is training hard for a pos-sible spot in the world championship in the next few years. His family is extremely proud of him.

Erik Cochrane, Local 118 (Sacra-mento, Calif.) loves celebrating Hal-loween. Erik carved a pumpkin with skull and spud wrenches.

Ronald Michael Kirby Hiles and Jonathan Matthew Kirby Hiles are the twin boys of Jonni Kirby and Ron Hiles of Local 172 (Columbus, Ohio).

On November 7, 2008, Williams Erection of Atlanta, Georgia and the Ironworkers Local 397 (Tampa, Fla.) topped out the Museum of Art, in downtown Tampa. At the topping out were Business Manager/Finan-cial Secretary Grady “Larry” Brown (2nd generation ironworker, son of Grady Brown), City of Tampa May-or Pam Iorio, and Clayton Hogg, (4th generation ironworker, great-neph-ew of Larry Brown).

Fencing AchievementsHalloween Master Pumpkin Carver

Twins of Ironworker

Topping Out

Hard Hat Out of Retirement

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Roger Theriault, age 51, of Lo-cal 752 (Halifax, Nova Scotia) won the Canadian Wrestling Federation Hardcore Championship in June 2008. He has been professionally wrestling since 1986. Roger has been a member since 1974.

Gerald Howard, Local 86 (Seattle) shows off his daughter Sophia, at age fi ve the cutest welder in Local 86. She is getting ready to join cheer camp.

Professional Wrestler Cutest Welder

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Michael Arban, Robert Bush, Nicholas Bosak, Craig Gow, Mark Fox, Alan Brown, Jeffry Horan, Wayne Kir-choff, and Lawrence Sewejkis.

Top row: Andrew Pappas, Thomas Tilot Jr., Terrence Cooper, James Turonek, John Picano, Mark Karchefski, Gary Burnham, Lloyd Smith, and Elbert Bennett. Bottom row: Patrick Smith, Ronald Cooper, James Fradenburgh, Jeffrey Touch-tone, Gerald Hribek, Richard Kierdorf, and Eddie Lake.

Dennis Aguirre, John Hamric, David Harrison, Greg-ory Hicks, Ernest Maybin, Thomas Nichols, Kenneth Shinsky, Richard Wheeler, and Dennis White.

David Rosen, Carl Beers, Allen Todd, Kenneth Mor-ford, Robert Warner, and Richard Whitson.

David Stroia

Harry Fleming, Stuart Phillips, Larry Hoard, David Rutledge, Richard Nesgoda, and Harry Randall.

Local 25 (Detroit) 2007 Awards Night25 Year Members 40 Year Members

30 Year Members45 Year Members

35 Year Members 50 Year Members

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Michael Francuck, Dale Hedden, Jack Kierdorf, John Pastor, and Gerald Stark. Michael Gordan

Royce Medley

Mark Hall, Grant Meier, James Scott, Jef-frey Touchtone, Lloyd Smith, Bruce Adams, Craig Gow, Gerald Hribek, and Thomas Tilot.

Turley “Gene” Pruett received his 60-year pin from George E. Kratzer, general vice president and William A. Woodward, Local 290 (Dayton, Ohio) business manager/FST.

Gene was initiated June 14, 1947 into Local 384 (Knoxville, Tenn.) as an apprentice and became a journeyman in October of 1949. In July of 1956, he and his father transferred to Local 44 (Cincinnati, Ohio). In September 1957, he was working for McGraw Construction at Armco in Middletown, Ohio (now AK Steel) and all McGraw employ-ees were transferred into Local 290 (Dayton, Ohio). Gene and his wife Jackie reside in Franklin, Ohio and have been blessed with four chil-dren, nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. He is also a Past Master and 34-year member of his Masonic Lodge.

Local 25 (Detroit) 2007 Awards Night55 Year Members

65 Year Members

60 Year Members

60 Year Member

Retirees

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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.

NOVEMBER 2008

DECEMBER 2008

Local Name

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3 ACKERMAN, JERRY A3 CRISP, FRED E3 ZAJAC, MARK S5 COMER, CHARLES A5 EARP, CHARLES K5 HAMILTON, DWIGHT M6 FARMER, JOHN L7 CESAN, DAVID W7 EVANS, MICHAEL C7 GREATOREX, JAMES M8 HOGSTROM, LAWRENCE 8 MOSER, LOWELL D8 SMITH, RANDALL 11 CHRYSTAL, JOHN 11 DATTILO, SALVATORE S15 GLUCK, WILLIAM M15 PISCOTTANO, ANTHONY T15 POZZATO, JOSEPH J15 ROBERTS, CLYDE O15 SMITH, WESLEY E16 FERRETTI, ALEXANDER D16 LAPTSCHENKO, ANTHONY 16 TILLEY, JOSEPH R17 CATON, RONALD L17 KOVAL, KENNETH A17 MC MAHON, JAMES M17 ZACHAR, MICHAEL J21 ANTHONY, GARY J21 KROHN, JOHN G21 KUNKEL, DARRELL D22 MOORE, BERT L25 ALLEN, RONALD W25 DEL COTTO, MARTIN J25 HORVATH, PAUL E25 KANGAS, MICHAEL O25 MC GUCKIN, BRIAN J25 MC KINNON, ANDREW D25 PHILLIPS, LLOYD E25 PIAZZA, JAMES D25 THOMAS, JOHN W25 WESLEY, RONNIE 25 WOJCIK, JOSEPH 27 SPROUSE, FORREST H29 HOLMES, WILLIAM T29 MEYER, MICHAEL J29 TOBOLA, ROBERT

29 WILSON, LEONARD R33 BROCK, ALBERT 44 SORRELL, TOM 44 SPEARS, JAMES A46 POSTON, MYRON E48 GRIFFITH, JERRY G63 ANDERSON, DANIEL W63 BLAND, JAMES G63 GUNDLACH, DANIEL N67 MYERS, DOUGLAS E68 D ANDREA, DAVID J68 FORKER, HARRY R70 HALEY, JAMES R70 PEYTON, RICHARD M75 CUDNEY, THOMAS M75 OWENS, DELL W75 ROBERSON, ROBERT J75 WERTENBERGER, HAROLD A86 COLVIN, ALLAN J86 EISLER, HENRY S86 LENOIR, KENNETH G86 MOLONEY, RANDY E86 STANTON, E W97 BOWER, FREDERICK G97 CAMERON, JAMES B97 DEACON, W. THOMAS 97 DOYLE, BARRY E97 GOUTHRO, ANGUS P97 JUNGLAS, STAN 97 KUBIK, CHARLIE C97 LACEY, DENNIS 97 LAVALLEE, MARCEL E97 MARTIN, DALE C97 MOHL, R FRED 97 WALKER, WILFRED W103 CARDWELL, WILLIAM C103 GEE, GLENN A103 HURST, ROBERT M103 MODLIN, LONNIE D103 THOMASON, DAVID J111 GAVIN, PATRICK B111 MEYER, DUANE R112 BOWMAN, JAMES L112 TUCKER, JACK H118 BURNS, LUTHER 118 MATLOCK, WADE

135 WALLER, JOHNNY L136 ROBERTSHAW, JOHN C155 LARKIN, WILLIAM B155 SNOW, CHARLES F172 DENNIS, JOHN M197 CONNOLLY, JOHN 197 HAYES, JOSEPH P290 JONES, JIM L290 KINNETT, COURTNEY G290 LAUT, LEROY F292 BOLTON, WARREN 292 FLANDERS, GERALD W350 LUPTON, JOSEPH W377 RODRIGUEZ, FRED E378 LANGSTON, JOHN A378 STAPLETON, JOHN R378 WHITE, THEODORE R378 WILLIS, BERNARD 383 DILLABOUGH, ROY V383 FREITAG, HARLAN R383 SIELEHR, JAMES E387 ROZIER, VICTOR F395 WHITE, STEVE E396 DAVIS, JOHN D396 HAMPTON, WILLIAM 396 JETT, DONALD E396 O BRIEN, DAVID G396 ORF, KENNETH B396 SCHESKE, JERRY K397 DENNISON, MORRIS L397 FULTON, ROBERT D397 JOHNSON, LARRY W399 HARRIS, CLINTON 399 SHADRICK, DWARD E401 BORGER, DALLAS W401 KASSAB, RAYMOND 401 MORAN, JAMES E401 SIEMION, WILLIAM F416 CERVANTES, SAMUEL 416 PEREZ, EZEKIEL 416 PINKER, HARRELL C416 TOBOLA, MICHAEL J433 MC COUN, JERRY R433 MITCHELL, HOMER L433 SNYDER, RAYMOND M451 HANNAGAN, CHARLES W

477 BROADWAY, MALVIN A477 TERRY, BOBBY A512 BAUER, GARY J512 BRUST, DOUGLAS A512 DUEFFERT, GARY L512 EMTER, JOHN V512 SMOCZYK, JOHN R580 ADOLPHE, EGUAND L580 MC KENZIE, GEORGE W580 WALTERS, ALLADIN 584 NUTTER, LEO 623 HOLLIS, JAMES M623 PICKETT, DAVID R623 PICKETT, FRANKLIN D623 TROQUILLE, ROBERT L623 WALLACE, JAMES D625 KAY, WILLIAM T625 REVUELTO, CHESTER J700 ELIJAH, GLENN R700 JOKSIMOVIC, ZIVAN 623 SMITH, BLUFORD P711 BELANGER, DANIEL 720 KRUHLAK, JACK 720 LABONTE, EMILE F720 O SHEA, WILLIAM P721 ARAUJO, JOAQUIM 721 BIASI, OLIVO 721 LAUZIER, LOUIS 725 AHEARN, RON 728 PRAIRIE, ROLAND 728 TROHUBIAK, JOHN 759 PETERSON, WILBERT 764 FLAHERTY, FRANCIS E764 WHELAN, FRANK 764 WHIFFEN, JAMES E769 BRYAN, RUSSELL 782 LOWE, RAY N798 DIXON, EDWARD A798 NEIDHARDT, DONALD G808 GRIMES, CHARLES W808 LORNE, JOHN D842 MITCHELL, WILLIAM 842 SONIER, AQUILA 848 ALLMAN, WILLIAM G848 EARP, RONALD A

3 TOMCIK, GEORGE J8 PICKARD, DAVID E10 DIETRICH, ROBERT L15 BOUFFARD, FREDERICK O37 FONTES, WILLIAM M46 CHAPMAN, MELVIN 46 MOLNAR, RICHARD 86 GROSVENOR, JOHN A

86 WESTON, ROLAND L112 HAYES, DAVID T361 SMITH, GEORGE P383 MARTIN, MICHAEL A397 WALTERS, JAMES R417 DODSON, LENARD 433 HANLON, JOHN R440 BRONSON, WILFRED W

440 JACOBS, JOSEPH 483 DE MAIO, PETER D512 BENJAMIN, MARVIN D512 KUDIS, WILLIAM F512 LANPHEAR, TERRY G584 ANSON, JAMES G725 CAPUSTIN, SAM 725 CARIN, CARMEN J

725 HANSEN, PAUL E725 SCHULER, DARCY W771 MARKWART, GORDON 808 MC KNIGHT, ARTHUR L808 MC KNIGHT, FRED L

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OFFICIAL MONTHLYRECORD

1 791039 BUDESELICH, FREDERICK A. 97013 2,200.001 598822 MANESCALCHI, ALBERT 96973 2,200.001 453977 NELSON, NED S. 97014 2,200.001 625914 SMITH, THOMAS F. 97033 2,200.003 1383241 NOVOTNEY, MARK 97015 500.003 1063483 SOROCKO, JAMES R. 96974 2,000.007 861309 PAGE, JOSEPH R. 97016 2,000.007 450499 SELVITELLA, LOUIS 96975 2,200.008 1142930 ALBRECHT, DONALD J. 96976 1,750.0010 1224897 QUIMIRO, ANDY 96977 1,750.0011 571961 PEHLER, ROBERT B. 97017 2,200.0012 538131 ALEKSEJCZYK, FRANK T. 96978 2,200.0012 705448 CHOTKOWSKI, LEON 97034 2,200.0014 412530 SHANK, WILLIAM 96992 2,200.0017 795272 FETZ, JOHN M. 96994 2,000.0017 464251 FISCHER, RICHARD L. 96993 2,200.0021 927738 BRADY, STEVE H. 97035 2,200.0022 751260 COPELAND, GROVER C. 97018 2,200.0022 757666 WILBURN, BILL E. 97036 2,200.0024 792049 BISHOP, WILLIAM J. 96979 2,200.0028 398771 BURLEY, EARL C. 97020 2,200.0033 495039 MC ELVENEY, WILLIAM J. 96980 2,200.0044 785574 MICHELS, EARL W. 97037 2,200.0045 361211 VENNER, RAYMOND F. 96995 2,200.0060 579836 MASON, CHARLES E. 97038 2,200.0063 377832 GLEISNER, IRWIN 96996 2,200.0063 1372948 JURKOWSKI, MIKE 97021 500.0067 911429 SCHWARZ, JOHN J. 96998 2,000.0084 1027018 DRAKE, MARTIN R. 96999 2,000.0097 490515 BURRITT, DAVID R. 97051 2,200.00

97 1299537 HAMMOND, DONALD B. 97053 1,750.0097 687300 QUESNELLE, WAYNE G. 97054 2,200.00112 665643 MC CLISTER, JOHN E. 97000 2,200.00155 857564 MARQUEZ, NICHOLAS A. 97001 2,000.00229 1339198 LUCERO, DAVID A. 96981 1,150.00290 404903 LUTTRELL, JAMES D. 97039 2,200.00292 931315 SCHAEFFER, GARY L. 97040 2,200.00301 496207 CLIFFORD, NELSON J. 97003 2,200.00377 1082149 MORGAN, MICHAEL E. 97022 2,000.00377 1309178 SPARKS, CLYDE B. 97004 1,750.00383 340895 PINTZ, JAMES R. 96982 2,200.00383 778040 RUNGE, CHARLES H. 96983 2,200.00384 683192 LAWSON, BEN E. 96984 2,200.00387 290841 ROBINSON, JACK C. 97005 2,200.00392 806982 TUCKER, ARTHUR F. 97006 2,200.00396 845643 WHITE, FRANK D. 97023 2,200.00397 837106 PRATT, WALTER C. 97041 2,200.00404 766520 SHUROCK, RICHARD J. 97042 2,000.00416 764562 MARTINEZ, JOE 97043 1,750.00417 466245 TABOR, GEORGE P. 97007 2,000.00420 515375 BRICKEY, HOYT 97044 2,200.00433 723623 COSTLEY, JOHN P. 97045 1,750.00433 350909 JOHNSTON, JAMES 97008 2,200.00433 581786 KELL, NORMAN P. 97024 2,000.00433 535229 MAURSTAD, SANFORD A. 97025 2,200.00440 622594 ADAMS, MICHAEL M. 97046 2,200.00444 914761 ALBERT, RICHARD J. 97026 2,200.00482 494959 HAMILTON, RAY 96985 2,200.00482 168684 HOLLAND, GEORGE C. 96986 2,200.00506 411669 SULLIVAN, WALTER L. 97047 2,000.00

512 1192426 LARSON, CLIFFORD J. 97010 800.00512 612436 SHEEHAN, JOHN M. 97048 2,200.00527 725487 HART, RICHARD L. 97027 2,000.00549 1172870 ALLEY, JOHN M. 97011 1,750.00549 773485 GIBSON, JOHN Z. 97028 2,200.00580 365954 BEERS, EMANUEL 96987 2,200.00580 131757 HART, CHARLES 96988 2,200.00623 427707 PIZZOLATO, JOE 97049 2,200.00624 1010949 MARTINEZ, TRINO R. 97029 2,000.00704 1259120 GODWIN, PAUL 97030 1,750.00709 1076014 ODUM, CHARLES C. 97050 2,200.00710 391975 MC FARLAND, AUBORN J. 96989 2,200.00710 775322 VAUGHN, ERNEST E. 96990 2,200.00720 716800 LESTER, JOHN R. 97032 1,750.00736 614835 HILL, CLABREN 97012 2,200.00752 1266521 DESROSIERS, LAWRENCE A. 97055 1,750.00

TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:..................154,250.00

DISAPPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR NOVEMBER 200828 1377309 FINN, SCOTT T. 97019 IN ARREARS66 1379386 BYRD, W. B. 96997 IN ARREARS97 1387297 FLETT, ROBERT D. 97052 NOT 12 MOS

MEMBER263 1037726 HERBERT, STEVEN W. 97002 IN ARREARS469 1391015 MCBRIDE, DONALD 97009 NOT 12 MOS

MEMBER720 1408072 GOULD, TERRY R. 96991 NOT 12 MOS

MEMBER

1 455715 BRONCATA, TONY J. 97096 2,200.001 647863 EADS, WILLIAM P. 97097 2,200.001 374110 KENNEDY, JOHN F. 971155 2,200.001 1206150 MALONEY, TIMOTHY H. 97071 1,750.003 285543 CHERRY, HARRY W. 97117 2,200.003 954952 DORRANCE, MARK A. 97056 2,200.003 464478 GATTEN, JACK G. 97118 2,200.003 772785 MARCHESE, FRANK J. 97116 2,200.005 693519 FULLER, HILLARD H. 97146 2,200.005 1007348 LAWBAUGH, STEVEN R. 97072 2,000.005 616427 MADDOX, RICHARD T. 97119 2,200.0012 393851 MULLEN, THOMAS T. 97073 2,200.0021 1269666 BROWNING, STEVE J. 97098 1,750.0022 725686 DAUGHERTY, CLIFFORD E. 97120 2,200.0024 659722 PRIEST, LARRY 97121 2,200.0027 672393 BLESH, GEORGE W. 97147 2,200.0028 1069427 PYLE, JOHN T. 97099 2,000.0029 622338 FOURNIER, ROBERT E. 97057 2,200.0029 714812 MORRISON, RALPH B. 97074 2,200.0037 619848 POULOS, WILLIAM J. 97122 2,200.0044 482246 WOODRUM, RONALD L. 97100 2,200.0045 358298 CUMMINGS, WILLIAM E. 97101 2,200.0045 526781 MC GUIRE, WILLIAM 97102 2,200.0063 466605 BUTZ, JOSEPH G. 97058 2,200.0063 850059 KNIGHT, DOUGLAS M. 97103 2,000.0070 259911 PITTS, HUBERT 97148 2,200.0084 916234 JOHNSON, STEVEN 97104 2,000.0084 596238 PARKER, PERRY E. 97075 2,000.0086 178422 HEWITT, LE ROY G. 97076 2,200.0086 643305 MC GHAN, JAMES L. 97105 2,200.0097 517093 BUTULA, JOHN 97114 2,200.00135 365350 CHANDLER, ELMER D. 97077 2,200.00136 1272051 DMYTRO, DANIEL L. 97123 1,750.00147 645091 EHRESMANN, RAYMOND J. 97078 2,200.00155 662516 FRITCH, R L. 97124 2,200.00

155 293027 TRAMEL, EVERETT E. 97060 2,200.00197 417831 ALBERS, WILLIAM G. 97125 2,200.00207 359990 PATRICK, ERNEST N. 97127 2,200.00207 364318 ZUCCARO, ELIGIO 97126 2,200.00229 768966 BALLOW, GEORGE S. 97079 2,000.00272 1328447 REILLY, WILLIAM J. 97080 1,400.00290 412470 PACK, VADIS J. 97061 2,200.00290 708325 SMITH, RANDALL 97128 2,000.00321 411297 CLAY, WILLIAM E. 97062 2,200.00340 676187 MYERS, LLOYD M. 97129 2,200.00350 1152441 ANDERSON, JAMES T. 97063 1,750.00361 385937 BUSBY, BENNIS R. 97064 2,200.00361 873905 TIGHE, JOHN 97065 2,200.00377 633084 CALLEJO, RAYMOND R. 97081 2,200.00378 689887 ALLEN, DAVID W. 97130 1,750.00378 726523 BISKNER, GERALD J. 97131 1,750.00378 683276 ROSTRON, WILLIAM R. 97132 2,200.00383 771926 LEE, NORMAN T. 97082 2,000.00387 497906 CLEMENTS, CALVIN J. 97066 2,200.00387 528879 OAKES, WILLIE J. 97134 2,200.00387 900397 SEIBER, DANNY R. 97133 2,200.00395 725321 GAYNOR, ARTHUR F. 97067 2,200.00395 696838 PARKS, DONALD 97083 2,200.00396 199174 HAMPTON, EARL 97135 2,200.00396 845644 YOUNT, RONALD L. 97084 2,200.00404 519067 CASNER, HARRY J. 97149 2,200.00416 729019 POPERT, RONALD E. 97136 2,000.00433 1354486 JAWORSKI, JAMES C. 97107 800.00433 976668 PINSONNEAULT, MICHAEL 97085 2,000.00433 1054684 RIOS, FREDDIE A. 97106 2,000.00486 688834 LOTVEDT, REIDAR 97108 2,000.00495 1271552 ESPINOZA, FRANK 97109 1,750.00495 1230652 PRICE, JESSE 97093 1,750.00506 800732 BROOKS, MICHAEL L. 97086 2,000.00506 605666 CASPER, RAYMOND 97137 2,000.00

520 504341 ORR, ROBERT J. 97068 2,000.00527 411796 JAKSIC, MARY 97138 2,000.00580 1082671 FLYNN, JAMES J. 97139 2,000.00580 781228 ORTIZ, HENRY 97110 2,200.00580 1193745 RUSSELL, JOHN E. 97150 1,750.00584 374314 MILLS, FRED 97111 2,200.00612 484445 RAIANO, GEORGE V. 97140 2,000.00625 1160094 FURUKAWA, DEAN K. 97141 1,750.00625 616986 PUAA, ULYSSES 97112 2,200.00700 626321 MILES, DONALD J. 97088 2,000.00704 923057 MILLER, WILLIAM M. 97069 2,200.00712 1202916 LAL, DHARMENDRA 97070 1,750.00721 751506 ALMEIDA, MARIANO 97090 2,200.00721 440268 FULTON, FRED D. 97089 2,200.00721 552966 LINDSAY, DAVID M. 97092 2,200.00721 1309911 WITHERS, NICK W. 97091 1,750.00728 1179096 FIFI, DAVID 97094 1,750.00752 923383 BRENNA, JOHN 97152 2,000.00759 958781 LICKERS, CLIFF S. 97144 2,000.00769 885361 METHAX, TERRY L. 97113 2,000.00790 1136604 ALDRICH, PAUL R. 97087 2,000.00798 790790 GARTMAN, RICHARD L. 97142 2,200.00805 1182825 WILLIAMS, JAMES F. 97153 1,750.00838 1176765 KLASSEN, DON D. 97145 2,000.00 TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:..................193,500.00

DISAPPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR DECEMBER 200836 789938 DINI, RAYMOND C. 97151 IN ARREARS147 283185 MIDLER, RICHARD J. 97059 IN ARREARS229 1359543 FORTNEY, MICHAEL J. 97095 IN ARREARS416 1142961 IBARRA, JAVIER E. 97115 IN ARREARS725 1373840 KAHLER, JOHN R. 97143 IN ARREARS

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The revenue generated by the sale of paver bricks will be used by the Village of Mackinaw City solely for the construction of the ironworkers’ monument, paver brick walkway, services associ-ated with the production of the Ironworkers Walk of Fame induction ceremonies, location services and any subsequent property purchased for future development by the village for promotion of the Ironworkers Walk of Fame and or other related and or geographically adjacent endeavors, the general concept of which being set forth in the rendering attached hereto. Final approval of the monument has not been made and said details are subject to change. It is the intent that the Village will maintain the paver bricks and Ironworker’s monument as public property.

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Help us tell the world your story!

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HThe Village of Mackinaw City is proud to introduce the

creation of the Ironworkers Walk of Fame. This extraor-dinary tribute will commemorate and celebrate the legends and stories of Ironworkers and Mackinac Bridgemen from North America. Specially designed and engraved bricks will be imbedded in the sidewalks adjacent to a monument area on North Huron Avenue.

Ironworkers that purchase an engraved brick will be inducted in the Ironworkers Walk of Fame at an induc-tion ceremony. In addition to the paver brick, a mini-brick, identical to the purchased brick, will be presented at the induction ceremony.

WalkofIron.com has been developed to provide Ironworkers with an opportunity to tell the world their story. With the purchase of a brick, a biography will be written about each inductee and then placed on WalkofIron.com for a Living History tribute to the profession of Ironworkers. This biography will include the inductees Top 5 Favorite Jobs.

Village of Mackinaw City

102 S. Huron, P.O. Box 580

Mackinaw City, MI 49701

To become an inductee, complete this order

form and return it with the $100 fee to:

Make checks payable to:The Village of Mackinaw City - IWWF or use the secure credit card option at www.walkofiron.com

Please indicate 5 favorite jobs you worked on.(Will be published on www.walkofiron.com)

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