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FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT DATE 1977 June DOC PAINT052 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from Painters and Allied Trades Journal ; CORNELLCORNELL UNIV IVES HALL ITHACA NY DEFENDANT'S caseEXHIBIT case specific- specific- JournalJournal ALLIED AnniversaryAnniversary Anniversary On the Cover IBPAT's 90th birthday keynoted Brotherhood exhibits at the 32nd Industries Show NEWS AND FEATURES page Inside Front Cover From the General President 8 Boycott Labor's Quest for Justice 10 IBPAT Seeks 3 Wage Floor 15 The Decade of Job Safety 14 Bacon Forum 31 The GST Reports DEVOTED TO THE TRADE INTERESTS OF RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL @ SIGN 'PICTORIAL :* COACH @ AUTOMOBILE @ AIRCRAFT MACHINERY @ RAILWAY EQUIPMENT SHIP AND SCENIC PAINTING 'GLAZING fiCARPET e LINOLEUM @ SOFT TILE @ PAINT AND VARNISH MAKING BRUSH MAKERS AND TO THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IN GENERAL Any member or subordinate body publishing programs souvenirs or other documents of any description must not designate them as The Official Journal of or as The Painters and " either upon the their advertising stationery Robert J. Petersdorf Publisher Sam Parker Editor 1750 New York Ave. N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 Published monthly by the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Second Class mail entry authorized at Washington D.C. Subscription Price 2.00 per year Single copy 20 cents PRINTED ON UNION MADE PAPER PRINTED WITH UNION MADE INK DEPARTMENTS ; page | 19 Canadian Labour 20 District and Local Council News 24 Sports and Recreation 26 Financial Report VOLUME 91 No. 6 JUNE 1977 The official journal of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades organized March 15 1887 and the only publication issued under its auspices ASSOCIATION PRINTED IN U.S.A. S. FRANK RAFTERY General President 1750 New York Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 ROBERT J. P^ TERSDORF General Secretary 1750 New York Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 General Vice Presidents BERNARD SNIEGOWSKI 1st District 1443 Westchester Boulevard Westchester Ill 60153 A. L. MONROE 2nd District 7909 Bayberry Drive Alexandria Va 22306 JAMES WOLFORD 3rd District 100 Devon Lane : Williamsville N.Y. 14221 JACK T. COX 4th District 2212 DuPont Drive Irvine Calif 92664 GUY LEBER 5th District 1930 Bishop Lane Louisville Ky 40218 JAMES B. COX 6th District 8800 Blue Ridge Ext No. 10 Kansas City Mo. 64138 WILLIAM A. DUVAL 7th District 1750 New York Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 Do you worry about the | chemicals with which you have to work Do you have symp- toms of an illness which may be connected to your occupa- tion Ask the Doctors is the new JOURNAL feature design- ed to answer your questions about the hazards in the painting and allied trades Edwin C. This month Dr. Holstein of [ New York's Mount Sinai School of f Medicine dis- cusses the dangers of as- bestos Dr. Holstein Sinai has been with. New York's : School of Medicine since July of 1976 Before joining MSSM's staff he was the Chief of Internal Medicine for the United States Air Force Hospital at Pease AFB in Portsmouth New Hampshire lowsregulatoryactions previouslytakenby theEPA OSHA and : FwoDrAkintghaatndaroethienrtsenidteudattioonlsimit the exposure ofthe public ij n Almost every day a story about asbestos can be found on TV and in the newspapers asbestos dis covered in school ceilings asbestos found in the lungs of most city dwellers asbestos foundin crushed rock : : rock used to pave country roads asbestos found in some wines from France asbestos discovered in the drinking water of Duluth Minn Why is there so much concern about asbestos and what importance does asbestos have for painters The importance to painters is that thousands of you have been exposed to asbestos every day in your work It was and in some TheThe mos Members Query the Experts cases still is found in drywall taping compounds spackling compounds wallboard and floor tiles It is used for insulation of pipes furnaces boilers generators walls and ceil- more lung cancer than other smok- ers Asbestos workers who don't smoke have much less lung cancer than smokers In fact asbesios workers who don't smoke have the diseases mentioned including lung cancer because he is a regular smoker even through his exposure was only six months The asbestos dust he inhaled in 1954 is still in ings It was often sprayed onto about the same amount of lung his lungs steel girders for insulation In fact cancer as smokers in general e ol of 1976 staff ternal States Pease asbestos has so many uses that it would be impossible to list them If the asbestos is left undisturbed there is little danger However when a man saws wallboard sands taping or spackling compound rips out old plumbing replaces an old ceiling or drills into asbestos ce- ment sheets asbestos dust can be liberated into the air Not only will the taper or plumber breathe this dust but so will all the other trades- men working nearby Therefore you may been exposed to asbestos even if you have never worked with #.. it yourself _ In general if you have worked on a construction site shipyard powerhouse or factory which makes an asbestos product you have probably been exposed to asbestos If you have worked on the same job site with drywall taping spackling plumbing out ceiling out pipe covering you have probably Consequently asbestos workers must not smoke If a man had his first asbestos exposure beginning last month would he have one of these diseases today No. In fact he would be unlikely to show any signs of asbestosis until at least five or 10 years from initial exposure and he would be unlikely to contract any of the cancers until at least 20 years from - now e Here are some examples John Taper who has always smoked cigars has been doing dry- wall construction for 22 years John almost certainly has been exposed to asbestos In fact even though he feels reasonably well except for some windedness there is almost a chance that his ray would show some signs of lung asbestosis In addition he has a risk of getting cancer of the Warren Dropcloth has been a painter of submarines for 14 years He is not allowed to smoke on the job but sneaks half a pack daily He only wears his respirator when he uses epoxy Warren has probably been exposed to asbestos because it was used throughout submarines for insulation There is a good chance that his chest ray will show signs of asbestosis Is he at risk for canceNort yet because not enough time has gone by But starting about six years from now when he has reached 20 years since his first asbestos exposure he will be at risk for all of the cancers mentioned There is one hopeful thing in all this The more asbestos you inhale the greater the risk But vice versa the less you inhale the lower the risk There is much that can be been exposed to asbestos stomach colon or rectum or meso- done to avoid exposure or minimize - What harm can asbestos do The answeris severe harm It can cause thelioma However his risk of getting lung cancer is no worse than working it and the Brotherhood is on such approaches several kinds of cancer an one non- the general public's because he has an cancerous disease The cancer- never been a regular cigarette asbestos ous diseaseis called asbestosis This smoker All questions for Ask the Doc- tor should be directed to ost city consists of scarring of the lungs due . oe. IBPAT Journal crushed to the presence of asbestos fibers Bill Brush worked as a general o Robert Petersdorf roads roads The most obvious symptomis short- painter for six months in 1954 in ; 1750 New York Avenue N.W. les from ness of breath that can slowly get a factory that grinds brake linings Washington D.C. 20006 in the worse even if exposure to asbestos He never did any grinding himself me | ' Minn rn about nce does stops since the fibers remain in the + lung In a few cases asbestosis is Ifatal In 1955 he robbed a New York bank and has lived on the French Riviera ever since smoking one If writing about a personal illness please include as much detail as possible Present work How long The cancers that asbestos can cause are cancer of the lung stomach colon and rectum Asbestos Workers who smoke have much pack of cigarettes per day Unfortunately brake linings have a high asbestos content which floats into the air when they are ground Thus Bill has a risk of developing all of Years in the paint trades Usual work What are your complaints When did you notice them If you have seen a doctor what does he or she feel is wrong with you THE JOURNAL = 17