From left, Local 265, Lincoln, NE, Organizers
Glen Isaacs and Bill Roussan.
L.U. 265 (i,mt,rts,&spa), LINCOLN, NELocal 265 extends best wishes to Bro.
Bill Roussan on his retirement effective March 31, 2003. Bill was initiated into
Local 265 in October 1967, and was appointed organizer in November 1995. Bill
has done an outstanding job as organizer, just as he was outstanding as a
journeyman or a foreman. For those of you who know Bill, you know that he is
truly a unique individual and will be hard to replace.
His retirement plans include spending time on his "ranch," training and
showing hunting dogs, training horses, refurbishing saddles, tack and
horse-drawn equipment. His wife Kathy might even find something for him to do.
Im sure that he will also find time to swap stories over a few chilled
beverages. A retirement party has been planned in appreciation of Bills many
accomplishments and contributions.
Bro. Glen Isaacs has been appointed as organizer to fill the vacancy left by
Bills retirement. Please wish him luck.
L.U. 295 (em,i,o,rtb,rts,spa&u), LITTLE ROCK, ARBecause of the sluggish
economy created by the Bush administration, work remains slow.
The Clinton Presidential Library is well under way and should hire some in
the months ahead. However, this project alone will not be our saving grace. We
are in desperate need of an aggressive contractor to bid on new contracts in
this area. Most of our small contractors are staying busy but are doing very
little hiring.
Bus. Mgr. Dan McAlister, Arkansas AFL-CIO Pres. Alan Hughes and myself would
like to thank the volunteers who installed the new lights at the state AFL-CIO
office. They are Randy Corzine, Doug McAlister, Gary Rimmer, Kyle Rimmer, Johnny
Rimmer, David Stephens and Brent Watson.
Local 313, Wilmington,
DE, fifth-year appren-
tice Brian Petka helped
on the
community
project to renovate an
old school house.
L.U. 313 (i&spa), WILMINGTON, DEOur fifth-year apprentice class was among
the volunteers involved in a community project to rebuild an old school house.
When finished, the building will serve as a community center for local teens. In
addition to an article in the local newspaper, the IBEW was credited in a
resolution that was introduced at a New Castle County Council meeting.
Special thanks to JATC Training Dir. Al Bradbury, JATC Instructor Larry
Wolfe, Asst. Bus. Mgr. Steve Horgan and apprentices Frank Carr, Tom Dorak,
Harvey Faulkner, Craig Graham, Floyd Hall, Jeffrey Irwin, Charles Liskey, Chris
McClafferty, Dan News, Brian Petka, Neil Reilly, Fran Ward, Alden Wehde and Joe
Zalewski. These brothers help to set an example of how we can promote our
organization.
Congratulations to Bro. Jake Good on his appointment to the state Board of
Electrical Examiners. Bro. Good will serve a three-year term and will join Bro.
Don King, who is in his second term and currently serves as chairman.
Local 317, Huntington, WV, Bro.
Brian Preston, fourth-year shop
instructor,
working with students
on new motor control boards.
L.U. 317 (i,o,rts,t&u), HUNTINGTON, WVWork is still going strong, but is
expected to start slowing down.
The apprenticeship building is finished and the new welding shop should be
finished soon.
The annual picnic is coming up on June 21 at the Cabell County 4-H Camp.
The credit union spring special on cars and trucks ends May 31. The first
scholarships were given out at the annual meeting. There will be two awarded
each year to a credit union member who is a qualifying high school senior. The
student is eligible for a four-year scholarship if grades are maintained.
Pete Vaughn and Alec Plymale attended the West Virginia Legislative
Conference. Labor lost several endorsed candidates in our area and it is
starting to hurt us now. One new issue was the use of an average wage to set
prevailing wage, but this fortunately looks to be defeated. Workers
compensation is once again going to be balanced on the back of the workingman.
Pete was appointed co-chair of the Bylaws Committee for the South West District
Labor Council.
Retiring Local 349, Miami, FL, Vice Pres. Bill Dillashaw and
Milly Allgair
(secretary), with the Executive Board members.
L.U. 349 (em,i,mps,rtb,spa&u), MIAMI, FLThe New Year is off to a slow start.
Hope work picks up soon.
Congratulations to Vice Pres. Bill Dillashaw, who retired as of Feb. 28,
2003, after 25 years as a local officerthe past 13 as vice president. He also
served 12 years as an Executive Board member and taught journeyman-welding
classes.
Congratulations to Bro. Pete Garcia, who was appointed vice president until
the next local elections.
Secretary Milly Allgair is also retiring at the end of May 2003. Milly has
been a secretary at Local 349 for over 28 years, mainly the secretary for the
late Bro. Al Glynn, and now Bus. Mgr./Fin. Sec. Art Fernandez. Milly is the one
who made sure we got our union tickets on time. She has single handedly taken
care of about 1,400 members each month. We will miss her dedication.
Remember continuing education classes are still going on and dont forget our
union meetings.
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