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12/17/01 MON 17:22 FAI 6072550641 CATHERWOOD LIB. @013 : with the AF * Probably "s that period tforial po^en of the AF of ct to the aujurisdtctionai ganized by a in 1896 and j affiliated with] ;ranted rights] AF of L was >. To accom1 the right to of this Inter* i rose between anges in con* . immediately between this ] International, d mesh was previously | - of L inter* :n officers of j :sident Frank le of the _ disputes, nngly by the Cansas City, : rapidly exand new dis;d up in the t which renheld by the ntion, estabvith Lathing hers and all ;ing of con- on Workers yr began to [-beams and nasmuch a* nrs handled of all pileonstruction, g and Iron line. It was THE IRONWORKER Official Publication of the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers 1750 New York Ava., N.W, Suita 400 Washington, D.C. 20006 Naw Phone Number (202) 383-4800___________ Volume 79 . NOVEMBER 1979 Number 11 Ironworkers Build Oil Shale Facility 2 Members of Local 24 in Denver build the world's first facility to separate oil from Colorado's rich shale rock near Grand Junction New York Lathers Join Ironworkers 4 While other Lather locals join the Carpenters, Local 46 rodbusterc in New York Qry choose to join the Ironworkers after more than 60 years' of Invitation Building Trades Take On l/nion-Busten 6 Meeting In San Diego, the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department convention ratified several moves to fight growing open shop and anti-union adversaries PENSION LIST An up-to-date listing of *11 members on the International's Old Age and Disability Pension Fund effective through the third quarter of 1979 Lyons Speech Stirs PLO Controversy 7 23 General President Lyons' speech in accepting the Labor Human Rights Award (reprinted last month) sparks condemnation of the Palestine Liberation Organization among civil rights leaders and columnists L,A, Ironworkers Move Tall Tower Members of Local 433 in Los Angeles gingerly move the 230-ft. scoreboard tower -for the Anaheim Stadium In upright position NLRB Slaps Daniel for Illegal Firings 25 26 The National Labor Relations Board has upheld a judge's decision finding the Daniel Construction Co. guilty of unfair labor practices against Ironworkers at projects In South Carolina Checklist for Saving HouseholdEnergy 28 This winter you can use the Big Ten checklist to fight inflation by reducing energy waste in the home DEPARTMENTS The President's Page Family Focus Inside Front Cover 24 Official Monthly Record 27 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE W. M. Lawbaugh, Editor Walter HID, General Organizer Robert L McVay, Executive Director of Jurisdiction Raymond J. Robertson, Director of Apprenticeship and Training IKMRWBfflEB ON OUR COVER--Nestled in a Colo rado valley surrounded by oil-rich shale mountains, the Paraho Semi- Works retort was built by Ironworkers and may soon s|` 4 energy problems, plant has proven can be extracted our plentiful oil sh Rockies. INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS JOHN H. LYONS General Proskint Suits 400 1750 New York Ava* N.W. Washington, 0. 20006 iua D, DRAKE Gewrai Secretary Suita 400 1750 Naw York Aw.. N.W. Washington, O.C. 20006 CHARLES R. ANQING General Treasurer Suite 400 1750 New York Aw* N.W. Washington, OIL 20006 ROBERT L P. COONEY First General Vlce-Presldant Suite 821 400 First St* N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 HUGH WILLIAMSON Second General Vke-Prasldsnt AFL-CIO Building, Ste.201 1106 La Vaea Street Austin, Taxes 78701 JOHN F. WALSH Third General Vicelrasldent Suite 310-Gutranty Life Bldg. 137 L Fonylh St Jacksonville, Fla. 32202 LEONARD-*. MAHONEY Fourth General Vice*restdant 4258 Castor Ava. Philadelphia, Pa. 19124 A. S. GOODWIN Fifth General Vice-President Suite 400 1750 New York Ava* N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 DALE M. RAY Sixth General Vice-President Room 133 1633 Bayshore Highway Burlingame, Calif. 94010 MATTHEW TAYLOR Seventh General Vics-President 42 Salem End Lane Framingham, Mass. 01701 J. W. MERRITT Eighth General Vlc^President 301 W. Vine Avenue Knoxville, Tsnn. 37902 THOMAS CLARKSON djinth General Vice-President loom 1308 165 W. 14th Street, lew York City, Naw York 10011 DMART 139 raSTMASTEJIS--ATTZttTUlH: Chtnil 01 tddran cards on Form 3579 Should to lint W ts Intimation*! Association of Brldit. Structural and Ornamental Iran Worfcira. Suit* *00. 1750 Naw for* AV., N.W., Wnhlnitan, D.C. 20009. Subscription: J2.SO per y*r. ISSN: 0021-193X. neilstod monthly by tha International Atioclatlon ol Bridge. Structural and Ornamental Iron Wortara at 1750 Naw York Ava., N.W., WaaMnrtsn, D.C. 2000*. Strand Ciaas mall entry autharizad at waahlafton, D.C. Printed on tuuoMnade paper. - 12/17/01 MON 17:25 FAI 6072559641 CATHERffOOD LIB. @014 IRONWORKER year in review ---------- -------------------------- 0 workers ienced a. jury last d that one is of the e finding employer activities, nspectors their atorkplaces afety and 1 consid.re efforts ! workers trksites in :k correc- considermployers >hic acd- being /ide teiejyers and ious acci- OSHA Moves on Lead Poisoning (Management policy that requires wom1 en workers of child,-bearing age to be ] sterilized if they want to hold certain jobs violates the federal job safety law, the Occupational Safety & Health Ad ministration declared in proposing a $10,000 fine against American Cyanamid Company. OSHA found that Cyanamid's actions at Us chemical plant In Willow Island, W. Va., violated the general duty clause of the 1970 act which requires employ ers to provide workplaces free of haz ards that could cause death and serious physical harm. Five women of child-bearing age em ployed at the plant who underwent sterilization said they were told by com pany officials they were obliged to meet the policy requirement to hold their jobs and pay levels. Assistant Labor Sec. Eula Bingham, ; who heads the federal safety agency, , pointed out that "the reproductive , health of workers--both men and wom en--is a valid part of OSHA's regulatory ' concern" in its duty to protect workers. "No worker must be forced to sacri fice his or her right to conceive children ] in order to hold a job," Dr. Bingham ' declared. and Asbestosis Badger Plants, lnc,, a subsidiary of The Badger Company, Inc., Cambridge, Massa chusetts, has compiled a notable safety record during the construction of the nation's largest coal conversion pilot plant which is located in Catiettsburg, Ken tucky, featured in the September issue. In 1978, employees on the project worked more than one million manhours without a lost time injury. Within the heavy construction industry, this is an unusual accomplishment In recognition of this accomplishment a plaque was presented to Ironworker Doug Blankenship, presi dent of the Tri-State Building Trades Council. The Council represents the em ployees at the jobsite. Other participants at the event were Badger's labor relations manager, Claude Meares; Ray Nusink, safety supervisor; Armando Lucio, project construction manager; and business agents representing the employee unions on the jobsite. To mark this outstanding safety achievement, each employee was presented with a cap, designed for the occasion. Badger, a Raytheon company. Is a member of the National Safety Council providing design, engineering and con struction services to the chemical, petroleum and energy industries. OSHA Issues Information and Instructions on its Lead Standard nal safety sident of i Society lirman of ;te Insti'ee, and ide Iron. Training Zoiorado. member Commitifety and :areer in /, Cooper involved inning as 24, Den 'S, he has sty direc- In another crackdown, OSHA has pro' posed fines of $259,710 against the Electric Boat Division of General Dy namics in Groton, Conn,, which employs some 20,000 workers represented by the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Dept. During a one-month Investigation of the large submarine facility this spring, 05HA compliance officers recorded 246 `violations of the federal safety and health standards. The charges included 62 "serious" violations and four "willj fuJ" violations. OSHA expressed particular concern over the Electric Boat Division's failure to record documented cases of asbes tosis and mesothelioma resulting from excessive worker exposure to asbestos and its failure to monitor asbestos levels in work areas. The company also was cited for ex posing workers to dangerous levels of lead and copper; failure to provide res piratory protection for potential worker exposure to beryllium, lead, nickel, cop per and chromium; not fitting workers properly with respirators, and failing to protect workers from hearing impair ment due to high noise levels. The Department of Labor recently issued information on the health hazards of exposure to lead, and instructions on what can and should be done under its regulations about such exposure. The Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, in three ap pendices to its lead standard, published; --'A substance data sheet identifying the various metal compounds covered and their uses; permissible worker ex posure limits; ways in which the metal enters the body, and the damage caused to reproductive, nervous and other body systems by overexposure; --A summary for employees which spells out key provisions of the standard such as monitoring requirements, medi cal surveillance, medical removal pro tection, Information and training, and employers' responsibilities as well as ex posure limits; ---Medical surveillance guidelines rec. ommending procedures for medical his tories, physical examinations and labo ratory tests and evaluation. The appendices to the standard, which was promulgated last November 14 but became effective March 1 after admin istrative and judicial stays, provide In formation and are not intended by themselves to create any additional ob ligations not otherwise imposed by the standard, nor to detract from any obli gations of the standard. The delayed publication of the appen dices does not defer employers' obliga tions to complete training and medical surveillance programs by the dates re quired by the standard. However, em ployers are provided 60 days from pub lication before they must comply with requirements based on the appendices. The lead standard lowers permissible worker exposure to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour workday. Its main provisions have been in effect since March 1, but those governing engineering and work practice controls plus additional minor ones have been stayed pending a deci sion on the merits of the standard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The appendices to rhe lead standard were published in the Federal Register October 23. NWORKER , DECEMBER 1979 13