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Carpenter
VOL. 137 No. 1 2017
since
1881
The United Brotherhood Carpenter Magazine
of Carpenters and 101 Constitution Ave. NW
Joiners of America Washington, DC 20001
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General President Andris J. Silins
Douglas J. McCarron Managing Editor
General Vice President Justin Weidner
Douglas J. Banes
Assistant Editor
2nd General Vice President Robert Dornan
Frank Spencer
Contributing Writer
General Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Doherty
Andris J. Silins
Editorial Assistant
1st Vice President Emeritus Shari Underhill
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FROM OUR LEADERSHIP DOUGLAS J. McCARRON, General President
Being the Best, All Day, Every Day
Our work at the International Training Center is of the Brotherhood’s mission. They are the ones that
humming along. More than 15,000 participants are others look up to on job sites. It isn’t easy, but by making
expected to participate in ITC programs in 2017. a difference every day, these men and women can help us
Whether it is members coming to leadership programs, reach our goal of 70 percent or better market share.
professional instructors coming from regional training There is a lot of divisiveness in our culture today, from
centers to learn about new curriculum, or company politics to social media. Much of that is also true in our
owners going through the Collaborative Leadership own ranks. However, as President John F. Kennedy said
course, our programs are making a difference and during an address to the Canadian Parliament in 1961,
changing the culture of the construction industry. “What unites us is far greater than what divides us.”
I am fortunate to get to speak to groups of members at As UBC members we all want the same things. With our
the ITC almost every week. I talk to them about attitude heads and our hands we want an opportunity to earn a
– the attitude that it takes to be a success in this industry, good living, provide for our families and be productive.
and the attitude that it takes to go from ‘good’ to ‘great.’ We all want to be treated with respect and to work on a
We can’t sit back and just be good. As Union Carpenters site where safety is a priority. We all want to get to the
we must be the best all day, every day, because only then end of a good career, to look back with pride on what
will our business partners be in a position to win more we’ve built, and be able to retire in dignity.
work and succeed. This is what we’ve stood for since 1881 when the
The staff of the Carpenters International Training United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Fund (CITF) and the UBC’s Department of Education and was founded. This is what we stand for today.
Training (DET) create and execute great programs, but
it is up to those who participate in our programs to take
what they learn home and put it into action in the field.
This is especially important for those who take part in
our Journeyman Leader course. We like to refer to them
as our .300-hitters because they are at the pivot-point
“What unites us is far greater than what divides us.”
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DOUGLAS J. McCARRON, General President FROM OUR LEADERSHIP
Siendo los mejores, Donner le meilleur de soi,
todo el día, todos los días jour après jour
Nuestro trabajo en el Centro de Capacitación Notre travail au Centre international de formation
Internacional, o ITC por sus siglas en inglés, está corriendo avance bien. Plus de 15 000 personnes sont censées
rítmicamente. Se espera que más de 15,000 participantes participer à des programmes du Centre en 2017. Qu’il
participen en programas del ITC en el 2017. Ya sea que s’agisse de membres intéressés par les programmes
los miembros vengan a programas de liderazgo, que sean de leadership, de formateurs professionnels venant
instructores profesionales que vengan desde los centros de centres de formation régionaux pour en savoir
regionales de capacitación para aprender sobre nuevo plus sur le nouveau curriculum ou de propriétaires
“Lo que nos
currículo, o que sean propietarios de empresas que están d’entreprises suivant le cours de leadership collaboratif,
tomando el curso de Liderazgo Corporativo, nuestros une es mucho les personnes qui suivent nos programmes font bouger
programas están marcando una diferencia positiva y más grande les choses et changent la culture de l’industrie de
cambiando la cultura de la industria de la construcción. la construction.
que lo que nos
Yo tengo la fortuna de poder hablar con grupos de Presque chaque semaine, j’ai la chance de
miembros en el ITC casi todas las semanas. Yo les hablo divide”. pouvoir parler à des groupes de membres au Centre
sobre actitud – la actitud que se necesita para tener éxito international de formation. Je leur parle de l’attitude –
en esta industria, y la actitud que se necesita para pasar de l’attitude nécessaire pour réussir dans cette industrie et
ser “bueno” a ser “maravilloso”. No podemos sentarnos a pour passer de « bon » à « excellent ». Nous ne pouvons
descansar y solo ser buenos. Como Carpinteros de la Unión nous contenter d’être bons. En tant que charpentiers
debemos ser los mejores todo el día, todos los días, porque syndiqués, nous devons être les meilleurs jour après
solo entonces nuestros socios de negocios estarán en una jour, tout au long de la journée, car c’est la seule façon
posición para ganar más trabajo y tener éxito. d’assurer que nos partenaires commerciaux seront en
El personal del Fondo de Capacitación Internacional mesure de décrocher plus de contrats et de réussir.
de Carpinteros (CITF, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Le personnel du Centre international de formation
Departamento de Educación y Capacitación (DET, et le département d’éducation et de formation de la
por sus siglas en inglés) de la UBC crean y ejecutan FUCMA créent et offrent d’excellents programmes,
maravillosos programas, pero los que participan tienen la mais il appartient aux participants de profiter de ce
responsabilidad de tomar lo que aprenden, llevarlo a casa qu’ils ont appris et de l’appliquer sur le terrain.
y ponerlo en práctica en el campo laboral. Ceci est spécialement important pour les personnes
Esto es especialmente importante para los que qui suivent notre cours de maître compagnon. Nous
« Nous avons
participan en nuestro curso de Liderazgo para Jornaleros. aimons les appeler nos « frappeurs .300 » parce qu’ils se
Nos gusta llamarlos nuestro equipo de alto desempeño plus de choses trouvent au point pivot de la mission de la FUCMA. Ce
porque ellos representan el punto de cambio en la misión en commun sont eux qui inspirent les autres sur les chantiers. Leur
de la Hermandad. Ellos son a los que otros admiran en los tâche n’est pas facile, mais chaque jour, ces hommes et
que de choses
sitios de trabajo. No es fácil, pero al marcar la diferencia ces femmes font une différence et peuvent nous aider à
cada día, estos hombres y mujeres nos pueden ayudar qui nous atteindre notre objectif, à savoir une part de marché de
a alcanzar nuestra meta del setenta porciento o más de divisent ». 70 pour 100 ou plus.
participación de mercado. Qu’il s’agisse de la politique ou des médias sociaux,
Hay mucha división en nuestra cultura hoy en día, il existe beaucoup de division au sein de notre culture
desde la política hasta los medios sociales. Esto también aujourd’hui. Cela s’applique aussi largement à nos
es cierto entre nuestros propios miembros. Sin embargo, propres rangs. Toutefois, comme l’a dit le président
como el Presidente John F. Kennedy dijo durante un John F. Kennedy lors d’un discours devant le Parlement
discurso ante el Parlamento Canadiense en 1961: “Lo que canadien en 1961, « nous avons plus de choses en
nos une es mucho más grande que lo que nos divide”. commun que de choses qui nous divisent ».
Como miembros de la UBC todos queremos las En tant que membres de la FUCMA, nous avons tous
mismas cosas. Con nuestras mentes y nuestras manos les mêmes souhaits. En utilisant notre tête et nos mains,
queremos la oportunidad de ganarnos una buena vida, nous voulons avoir la possibilité d’être productifs et
de proveer para nuestras familias y de ser productivos. de gagner notre vie pour subvenir aux besoins de nos
Todos queremos ser tratados con respeto y trabajar en familles. Nous voulons tous être traités avec respect et
un sitio laboral donde la seguridad sea la prioridad. travailler sur un chantier où la sécurité constitue une
Todos queremos llegar al final de una buena carrera, ver priorité. Nous voulons tous être en mesure, à la fin d’une
hacia atrás con orgullo de lo que construimos, y poder bonne carrière, de contempler nos réalisations avec
jubilarnos con dignidad. fierté et de prendre la retraite avec dignité.
Eso es lo que nosotros representamos y defendemos C’est ce que nous représentons depuis 1881, année
desde 1881, cuando la Hermandad Unida de Carpinteros de la fondation de la Fraternité Unie des Charpentiers
y Ensambladores de América fue fundada. Es esto lo que Menuisiers d’Amérique. C’est ce que nous continuons à
representamos y defendemos hoy. représenter aujourd’hui.
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DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT
EASTERN DISTRICT
Councils, District Take Collaboration
To the Next Level
D istrict Vice President Mike Capelli is working on a number of collaborative efforts with the five
Eastern District regional councils: the New England Regional Council; the Northeast Regional
Council; the Eastern Millwright Regional Council; the Keystone Mountain Lakes Regional Council;
and the New York City & Vicinity District Council.
Political Organizing Growing Trade Show Concrete Polishing Millwright
With help from the Market Share Concrete polishing has Collaboration
UBC General Office, In March the District been replacing tradi- After this year’s UBC
the District is helping hosted the first ever tional flooring materials International Millwright
councils build on the Trade Show Summit at in retail, corporate, Conference, the Eastern
political organizing they the ITC, where industry healthcare, educational Millwrights Regional
were already doing to leaders were updated and residential jobsites. Council, the New York
allow better planning, on UBC training and UBC signatories wanted City District Council and
Employers, staff implementation, and resources, and con- to perform the work the Keystone Mountain
and members are management of educa- sidered the UBC’s new union, but needed a Lakes Regional Council
working together tion and mobilization “Value-Added Initiative,” structure under which to selected a labor-manage-
throughout the
efforts. Already the focused on establishing bid. A pilot program was ment committee, with
Eastern District.
councils have been work- the best environment for established to create an V.P. Capelli chairing, to
ing together to defeat members and contractors Eastern District Polished follow up on the work
anti-union interests at to build market share Concrete Agreement. accomplished at the
the local level before and create jobs. A signing John McGrath, the UBC’s conference.
they grow into national event took place in Wash- Executive Director of Topics at the com-
issues of crisis. ington, D.C. in June. the INSTALL flooring mittee’s first meeting
“We are dedicated program, is spearheading included the gap in
to building strong a committee to adopt foreman leadership;
partnerships with our and standardize training grooming the younger
employers and creating across the UBC and generation; encouraging
work opportunities for capture man hours delayed retirement;
our members,” said UBC in this market. Ten handling jurisdictional
Eastern District Vice contractors have signed disputes; certification vs.
President Mike Capelli. the agreement, which qualification cards; light
“This Value-Added can be adopted in other distribution conveyor
Commitment will help us Districts. agreement CBA; and a
achieve that goal.” district-wide initiative
around cement plants.
Apprentice Day Engages Legislators, Members
Union carpenter apprentices don’t always understand the importance of political action
and the impact it can have on them and their careers. But thanks to an innovative program in
Pennsylvania, that is changing. More than 70 apprentices from the Keystone Mountain Lakes
Regional Council recently participated in Apprentice Day in the state capital of Harrisburg.
Apprentices
The apprentices were given folders with information on their state representatives and
learning about the senators, along with a map of the capital complex. They also learned about core UBC political
process and mak- and legislative issues. The goal was to have the apprentices make an attempt to meet with a
ing a difference. legislator or a staffer in their office to discuss carpenter issues. This not only accomplished
the goal of reaching out to legislators, but also of
educating and engaging members.
The apprentices arrived at the capital in the morn-
ing and started with a tour, followed by heading out
to meet with their legislators. During the lunch break
Representatives Markosek (D), Marshall (R), Miller (D)
and Mustio (R) addressed the group and discussed
the legislative process, why it’s important and how
members can be involved.
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DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT
UBC Millwrights Partner with Community
College for Recruitment & Training
L eaders of the
Eastern Mill-
wright Regional
basic millwrighting skills as part of
a EMRC/WMCC pilot program. After
completing the WMCC Welding Cer-
at the second year apprentice rate
was a big incentive to join the UBC.”
In 2015, the EMRC partnered
Council (EMRC) tification, students had the opportu- with a second community college,
knew they needed nity to join the EMRC as second-year Kennebec Valley Community College
to provide welding apprentices and Certified Welders. (KVCC). Using the model established
certificate programs The first class to complete the with WMCC, representatives from
to their members WMCC welding program with basic the EMRC began working with
because welding is an millwright training graduated in instructors at KVCC to incorporate
important compo- 2015. By January 2016, the school had millwrighting skills as a part of
nent of their craft. opened a Maintenance/Millwright the training to complete the KVCC
The training is costly Lab to enhance training of basic skills, program for Welding Certification.
Thanks to a due to the need for including rigging, layout, pneumatics Millwright apprentices from
partnership materials, machines and qualified and hydraulics. WMCC reported the WMCC and KVCC have demonstrated
welding students
see a career
staff. Fortunately, the council has Welding Certification program saw a a vested interest in their future as
path as Union found a better way by partnering graduation increase of more than 36.5 millwrights by funding the first year
Millwrights with local community colleges. percent from 2013 to 2016. of training themselves. Apprentices
The EMRC began collaborating Local 1121 member Chelsea joining from the community college
with White Mountain Community Hancock “did not know what mill- partners will not require the EMRC
College (WMCC) in New Hampshire wrighting was” before she enrolled in to train or certify them as welders.
“Being a
in 2012. Representatives of EMRC and the Welding Certification program at As a result, apprentices from these
Certified WMCC began by touring each entity’s WMCC in 2014. Hancock joined the programs will cost the EMRC less
Welder training facility and discussing how EMRC as a second year apprentice in overall training than a traditional
to create a cooperative curriculum. after completing the WMCC Welding member. These advantages make the
definitely
By the Fall 2013 semester, students Program in 2015. “Being a Certified EMRC partnership with community
helped me get in the year-long WMCC Welding Cer- Welder definitely helped me get more colleges an attractive option for
more jobs.” tificate programs were being taught jobs,” said Hancock, “and starting out increasing council membership.
Making Ivy League A group of Union
Carpenters are going to
Yale—because that’s where
they are putting their skills
to work.
They’re working on the
Pauli Murray and Benjamin
Franklin Colleges at Yale, led
by Dimeo Construction. The
project includes building
new dorm and dining space
for students, including
multiple tower structures.
Building space that meets
Yale standards isn’t easy. It
requires blending traditional
materials and designs with
the demands of a modern
campus. And just like
students, carpenters are
expected to deliver the
highest quality work.
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DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT
MIDWESTERN DISTRICT
Midwestern District
ICRA Conference
Shares Best Practices
T he Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Regional
Council (IKORCC) hosted the Midwestern
District ICRA Conference at the council’s
In the
Greenwood, Indiana, facility in June.
Midwestern
About 40 UBC representatives from all five District,
Midwestern regional councils participated, councils are
including IKORCC, the Chicago Regional using ICRA
Council, the St Louis-Kansas City Regional training to
ensure more
Council, the North Central States Regional work for
Council, and the Michigan Regional Council. members.
Representatives of the Southwest Regional
Council also participated.
Each council gave a report on how the
ICRA program is implemented in their area.
In addition, a panel of industry professionals
shared why they support the program and
how to strengthen partnerships and continue
to prevent infection during construction.
Panelists included Stephanie Swanson,
Infection Control Officer, North Memorial
Hospital Group; Patricia Mancos, Infection
Control Officer, Methodist Hospitals;
Larry Ruben, Senior Director of Facilities
Management, Cleveland Clinic; Pen Wolf, UBC Model Project
Owner Representative, Cleveland Clinic; and
Steve Pangere, President and CEO, Pangere
Corporation.
Bucks Arena Full Court Press
“Customers value construction with
honest communication, little or no T he more than 175 union carpenters
who are at work on the new Bucks
Arena in downtown Milwaukee are making
disruptions to hospital operations, projects
completed on time within budget, and this incredible project happen on a very
personnel with industry leading skills and tight schedule. Altogether more than 600
capabilities. By implementing ICRA, we union tradespeople are on the job, which
deliver these values to hospital staff, patients is scheduled to open summer of 2018 – just
and visitors,” Pangere said. two years after breaking ground.
“Not only does ICRA protect patients, but The project, with general contractor M.A.
it also creates jobs for our members,” said Mortensen, is being done under a Project
IKORCC Executive Secretary-Treasurer Mark Labor Agreement (PLA) and all parties
McGriff. involved are working together to make
Cleveland Clinic is a notable example. The it an exceptional job. In order to cut as
Brotherhood has forged an agreement with much time as possible out of the schedule,
the prestigious medical center, which has and eliminate any costly mistakes, all
targeted Nov. 1, 2017 for anyone working on subcontractors are required to use Building to get important information, which has
a Cleveland Clinic construction project in the Information Modeling (BIM) software, included information about the importance
U.S. to be ICRA-certified. a skill taught by the UBC. In addition, of core UBC issues like the prevailing wage,
Every year 99,000 people die from everyone associated with the project from PLA legislation and training. In addition,
hospital infections in the U.S. The Clinic’s the ownership on down have set other this project is a model of diversity. Recruit-
goal is that all who work on their projects goals that make this project unique. To ment in the local community has helped the
“become exemplary construction ensure the highest standard of safety all UBC grow and has ensured that the arena
professionals on how to not be a part of these 600 tradespeople on the project meet each project has one of the highest percentages
statistics.” morning for stretch and flex exercises and of women and people of color.
6 CARPENTER OCTOBER 2017
DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT
Steve Zukowski with fellow
apprentices hanging drywall
at Camp Liberty, a 137-acre
campsite for veterans with PTSD
as well as physical disabilities.
work. Steve noticed that Dean was already
purple and needed assistance. He checked for
a pulse but he couldn’t find one. Steve was at
the point where he thought Dean might not
make it. However, with quick thinking, he was
Service Above Self able to clear Dean’s airways, enabling him to
breathe normally. Once Steve was able to get
Steve Zukowski – Medic and Carpenter Dean breathing again, the fire department
took over.
G rowing up, Steve Zukowski always knew
he wanted to serve his community. Right
out of high school, Steve joined the Rockford
Steve was working in Grand Rapids on
the 7-story MSU Research Center during
the summer of 2016. His co-worker, Dean
When asked about how he was able to save
Dean, Steve said he took a deep breath and
reset his brain so the shock didn’t control him.
Fire Department as a paramedic and then Hartsell, a journeyman, was using a boom He believes the best thing anyone can do to
took those skills to Afghanistan, where he lift for exterior framing, and he was getting help when an accident happens on the jobsite
served our country as an Army Specialist measurements. After getting the measure- is to call for help immediately and to pay
Combat Medic. ments, Dean looked back and he thought he attention in CPR class.
While serving, Steve had been thinking Steve wants to give credit to other workers
about his next steps and whether he would “You never know what skills on the site. Jeff Pace, Josh Peching and Rob
continue in the Army or return to civilian life. or training you are going to Thomas were also on the scene to help with
One day, he found himself whittling a stick Dean. Steve said that without their help, Dean
have to use on the job.”
and thought: I could do this for the rest of wouldn’t have gotten the help he needed.
my life. He returned to the states and soon was in the clear. However, he ended up hitting “You never know what skills or training
became an apprentice in Local 100, in the an I-beam and hurting himself quite badly. you are going to have to use on the job,” said
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters. He had 12 broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a Steve. “That is why it is important to always
But in Local 100, Steve is much more than a punctured artery. be alert and to know your surroundings. Of
member, a medic, a veteran, and a fire depart- After Steve saw Dean get hurt, he sprang course, the number one focus on the jobsite is
ment volunteer. Last year, Steve Zukowski into action. He took a deep breath to figure safety. If the focus is on safety, the less likely
became a hero. out the situation and immediately went to worksite accidents will happen.”
BUD: Success and Diversity Stephen Sutler (left) and
Albert Thomas was a self- I lacked before,” said the 39-year- Albert Thomas
employed handyman but knew he old, who enjoys working with his
wanted more. He earned enough to hands and has always aspired to be
provide basic needs for his family a carpenter. “I’m looking for a house
but didn’t have insurance for his two now and was able to purchase a
children. Then, Thomas heard about vehicle to get back and forth from students, with the vast majority
Building Union Diversity (BUD), a pre- work. The biggest thing, though, is finding apprentice jobs in one of
apprentice training program aimed that I got my kids off welfare. They the seven participating trades:
at introducing women, minorities can rely on me now.” carpenters, laborers, electricians,
and chronically unemployed to the Stephen Sutler tells a similar story. bricklayers, pipefitters, ironworkers
construction trades. After having a difficult time as a and operating engineers.
Thomas enthusiastically enrolled. young adult, including serving time “We saw a problem and we didn’t
Seven weeks later, he graduated in prison, Sutler learned about BUD. time with my kids,” he said. “My wait for someone else to tell us to
with a job offer to work as a He qualified for the program as a children see me as someone who is solve it,” said John Gaal, Director of
carpenter apprentice for Paric socioeconomically disadvantaged hardworking and I’ve been proud to Training and Workforce Development
Construction in St. Louis. After 500 individual. show them some of the projects I’ve for the St. Louis-Kansas City
hours on the job, his union benefits After graduating from BUD, Sutler worked on as a carpenter.” Carpenters Regional Council. “The
kicked in, providing healthcare found work as a carpenter apprentice. Success stories like these are trade unions launched the concept
coverage for him and, more “With the Carpenter’s Union I can hardly unique. Since its inception in and we brought the management
importantly, his entire family. have a retirement, I have benefits, 2014, the Building Union Diversity associations, faith-based and
“I now have the financial stability I’m home in the evenings to spend program has graduated dozens of community organizations to the table.”
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DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
UBC Attitude Wins
Praise, and a Prize
The Brotherhood’s focus on developing
an attitude of excellence and productivity
is on view among countless UBC members,
and Myron Myles is one of them.
A 13-year UBC member, Myles has been
a member of Southeastern Carpenters
Regional Council (SCRC) Local 318 for
seven years. Now he is on the scaffold crew
for Fluor at the Plant Vogtle Nuclear Plant
in Burke County, Georgia. The project is
building two new reactors, which will make
Vogtle the largest U.S. nuclear station.
Through the Nuclear Trust Incentive
Sunshine State Members Initiative, Fluor sponsored a drawing at
Vogtle for members who met special criteria:
Shine in Solar Fields
60 days with no unexcused absences, no
late starts or early quits, no disciplinary
actions, and no safety violations.
Prizes included several cash awards
and the top prize of a 2017 Ford F150
Florida
members’ H undreds of UBC members in
the Sunshine State are helping
to create four massive new solar
the years. FCRC members have
regularly worked in power gener-
ation plants, and the council has a
fully-equipped truck. Myles won the truck
and earned congratulations for setting his
standards high and continually working
ability to get energy farms, thanks to hard work contract in place for rapid response toward them.
the job done by the Florida Carpenters Regional for hurricane support and damage “Myron and all who met the criteria,
with skill and Council (FCRC) and the UBC to control. Florida members’ ability to separate from craft skills, embody the
secure a Project Labor Agreement. get the job done with skill and ‘UBC Carpenters’ commitment to our contractor
‘UBC attitude’ partners,” said SCRC Executive Secretary-
Getting in on the ground floor attitude’ makes them a valuable
makes them was critical, as Florida Power & part of the state’s energy construc-
Treasurer Larry Phillips.
Southern District Vice-President Dennis
a valuable Light (FP&L) recently dedicated tion community.
Donahou said, “This wins gives back to
part of the resources to build many new farms The UBC’s union-wide reputation someone who has given his time and
over the next five years, said FCRC and its “very strong relationship” energy to make the jobsite safer and more
state’s energy
Executive Secretary-Treasurer with FP&L also played into the productive. This is what the UBC stands for
construction James Banks. Each farm is 500 success of the solar farms projects, and his attitude is something we aspire to
community. acres, with output of 73.5 mega- Banks said. General Vice-President every day.”
watts. The farms being constructed Doug Banes has played a leading Myles said he always wanted to learn a
with FCRC members are in Central role in developing the UBC’s rela- trade and stick with it. He credits the union
and North Florida. Blattner Energy tionship with FP&L over the years. with helping him “to be a better person. I’m
passionate about building the world. I’m a
is the contractor. “FP&L recognizes our resources,”
hands-on kinda guy,” Myles said.
FCRC members are installing Banks said.
When asked what this win meant to him
solar panels onto racking structures “In addition, District Vice-Presi- and his family, Myron laughed, “It means that
that are fixed and non-rotating, dent Dennis Donahou was instru- I won a truck!” More seriously, he added,
Banks said. “The racking structures mental in leading pre-job conversa- “It’s really a blessing to us. I was going to
rest on driven piles that have mated tions, assuring that Florida would buy another truck and now I don’t have to.
up well with the soft soil here in have the manpower and skills to Winning this pickup met a need that my
Florida,” he said. There is the poten- perform this work on all four farms, family had.”
tial that UBC millwrights could be and the staff to help with logistics,” Myron lives in Vyram, Mississippi, with his
called in to work on installed panels Banks said. wife and three children. He lists faith and
family as his top priorities, and he has this
that need to tilt or rotate. In fact, solar work is picking up
message for fellow members:
With about 1,100 UBC members throughout the South, and the
“Focus on the task in front of you. Always
on the job, working many man- work in Florida could lead not only be consistent in what you do. Let’s get
hours, the project’s success is a to more work in that state with better at being good and let’s get good at
testament to the council’s good Blattner, but to jobs in other areas being great.”
relationship with FP&L over of the South.
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Southern Carpenters’ Cemetery
Members Restoring UBC
Heritage in Florida
I nspired by UBC history, a group of
members in Central Florida have
been quietly working to restore the
proud,” said District Vice-President
Dennis Donahou. “Not only are they
paying respect to those who came
paved the way for us.” In honor of
those whose final resting place he is
helping to restore, Hernandez wrote
It’s part
of history
Carpenters’ Cemetery in Lakeland, and before us, but they are strengthening this poem:
and there’s
honor the 1,262 Brotherhood members the union. When we get together for In Florida 1262 Carpenters Lay nothing like
whose remains are buried there. activities such as this, we embody the Paved the Future you have today it anywhere
Calling themselves “Carpenters UBC attitude that the men who are Side by side
else.
United,” the group meets every cou- buried here dedicated their life to.” Brothers rest with pride
ple of months to clean headstones, Hernandez added, “I feel I owe Because they know
set them upright, and identify stones something to these brothers. They Our craft will never Die.
whose engravings have dimmed.
The group includes members of
Locals 1905 and 1820, and is led by
Jeff Camacho, Humberto Hernandez,
Wounded Warrior Gets Keys to a UBC-Built Home
Jesse Gleason and Nate Warner. The UBC continues its partnership McFarlin served as Lead Carpenter on the
The cemetery lies about a half-mile with the Jared Allen Homes for Wounded job, where work began in late December 2016
from the former Carpenters Home, Warriors (JAH4WW) foundation, with the and was completed in May 2017.
which opened as a retirement home latest success coming in Forney, Texas. The home includes 36-inch door openings;
for Carpenters in 1929, before Social There JAH4WW teamed up with members a master walk-in closet addition; removal
Security and pensions helped UBC of the Central South Carpenters Regional and relocation of several windows and doors;
members secure their retirements. The Council (CSCRC) to purchase and remodel a installation of an accessible-height oven and
home closed in 1976, and the last burial mortgage-free, 100-percent handicapped-ac- range-top; bathroom modifications; front
at the cemetery took place in 1982. cessible home for Navy Corpsman Thomas and rear entrance ramps; and landscape
Camacho came across the cem- Henderson and his young family. modifications.
etery and began cleaning it a few JAH4WW founder and former Chicago “We are proud to be associated with this
years ago. About a dozen members Bears football star, Jared Allen, personally project, and are honored to help Corpsman
typically show up on cleanup days, handed the keys to Corpsman Henderson. Henderson attain the maximum potential
where work is combined with social Allen was joined by CSCRC Executive for a great quality of life in a safe, supportive
time and UBC camaraderie. The Secretary-Treasurer Jason Engels at the key environment,” Engels said.
group is trying to get approval for a ceremony and final walk-through of the Since its inception in 2009, JAH4WW has
historic marker for the cemetery, and home with Corpsman Henderson, who was completed handicap-accessible homes for
street access to the site. critically injured in an explosion on July 4, eight injured U.S. military veterans, and is in
“It was awe inspiring to see that it 2010, while on patrol in Afghanistan. It was a the process of building several more across
is all UBC carpenters buried there,” week before his 21st birthday. the country in 2017. Several UBC regional
Camacho said. “It’s part of history Greater Dallas Construction handled councils have participated in JAH4WW
and there’s nothing like it anywhere general contracting services and East Star projects, and the Brotherhood became an
else. We’re wanting other carpenters Design supplied the architectural services official ongoing partner with the foundation
to come see this.” to transform the home. UBC member Will at the union’s 2015 convention.
The groups efforts “make me
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CANADIAN DISTRICT
New Hamilton Millwright
Training Center
Producing Results
The new state-of-the-art UBC Millwright
Training Center in Hamilton, Ontario
continues to provide the apprentices and
journeypersons of Local 1916 with the
Growing Market Share competitive advantage. The 10,000 sq. ft.
facility is the largest millwright training
in the 21st Century
UBC Local 1588 facility in Ontario, with classrooms, offices,
member installing new meeting rooms and a large training area that
insulation provides UBC members with the hands-on
G rowing market share and expanding into across Cape Breton, including the Hampton Inn, training and instruction that distinguishes a
new and innovative sectors requires open- Cabot Links golf resort, Marine Atlantic North UBC trained millwright in the field.
The facility offers UBC millwright
ness to new concepts and willing partners. With Sydney Ferry Terminal, and the Port Hawkesbury
apprentices a unique training opportunity.
the high cost of home heating, it should come as Courthouse, to name a few.
A seven-day training program has been
no surprise that homeowners and businesses are Proud to support union labour, the owner of developed for all new apprentices before
seeking alternatives to lower heating costs and the company says union members work on both
improve energy efficiency. residential and commercial jobs. Gord Jacobs,
The UBC in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, has UBC Regional Manager in Cape Breton, says the
partners with Ecohome Insulation Systems, a company is one of three signatory insulation
family-run business specializing in a new spray contractors with Local 1588 and the Local works
foam product that provides several benefits that closely with the company to supply any training
can reduce heat loss. needs the contractor requires.
Although most of their work is currently in This is an example of how the UBC is always
the residential sector, this contractor is keen to growing and developing the necessary skills for its
take on more commercial work. The company member’s to taken advantage on new construc-
has worked on several large commercial projects tion techniques and solutions in the 21st century.
New Canadian Workers Monument Unveiled in Ottawa they are dispatched to signatory contractors.
These apprentices learn the significance of
It was a beautiful afternoon in Ottawa on May 16, being a UBC millwright and the importance
2017, for the unveiling of the Canadian Building Trades of providing UBC contractors with the best
Monument – a testament to the work tradespeople do jobsite productivity and attitude.
across our country and to honour those who lost their The facility provides training in rigging
lives in the workplace. and hoisting, preparing and management for
Designed by renowned sculptor and long-time Nova work in confined spaces, slab/rough terrain
Scotia College of Art and Design instructor John Greer, forklift and propane handling. The facility
the monument was revealed to a crowd of government has a new 10-ton overhead crane that will
officials, invited guests, and union representatives from enable members to obtain crane certification
various trades, including Canadian District Vice-Presi- for various industrial plants. The purchase
dent Jim Smith (who has since retired) and the ACRC Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiling
new workers monument on May 16, 2017. of additional training equipment was made
executive committee. possible due to the training fund that the
The monument features two 3-metre high plumb Canadians,” Blakely said. Millwright Regional Council of Ontario
bobs – a building tool dating back to ancient times – “This was a long time coming, we have worked hard negotiated in recent collective agreements.
standing atop a floor of Cambrian Black granite. Coined and long to create a national monument in Canada’s The training facility is also helping to
“Standing Together” the artwork is a tribute to the Capital that will celebrate the contributions made to increase UBC market share by offering
construction industry and a reminder of the detailed society by the women and men who work in the building training programs such as Hazard Analysis
work of men and women who build incredible structures and construction trades and commemorates the losses Critical Control Points. This program will
– all starting with a basic tool in their hands. they have endured in carrying out their work.” certify UBC millwrights to identify possible
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) and its Surrounding the site is a series of granite benches, food and safety hazards that would deem a
affiliated unions raised most of the funding for the each engraved with a tool that represents the trades. good product unsafe for consumption. The
$1.3 million monument, which is situated in Major’s Deb Romero, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the program also teaches UBC millwrights to
Hill Park and overlooks the Ottawa River towards the ACRC, remarked it was a proud moment to bear witness develop the action steps needed to address
Parliament buildings. to the unveiling and to honour the work of tradespeople potential problems. Local 1916 recognized
Robert Blakely, Chief Operating Officer of the CBTU, across Canada. that it is very important that its millwrights
said the monument “is about men and women who build “It was special to acknowledge how much skilled are HACCP certified for our signatory
Canada today and [will] build it in the future” and is tradespeople do to improve the communities where contractors so they are able to pursue new
dedicated to the people of Canada. they live and work every day,” Romero said. “I was proud opportunities and markets in the meat,
“CBTU is proud to offer this monument as a gift to all to be part of that.” poultry, dairy and bakeries sectors.
10 CARPENTER OCTOBER 2017DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT
On April 16, 2015, the Berth 1 creosote timber
Profile wharf (East Dock) caught fire. Pile Drivers, Divers
Amanda Leggete – Local 2404 members quickly mobilized to the site
A Second Generation utilizing marine derricks and clam buckets to remove
the deck so that firefighters could douse the flames.
Carpenter and Fraser River Pile & Dredge (GP) Inc., a UBC part-
UBC Leader. ner contractor, was then contracted by Squamish
Terminals to build a steel and concrete replacement
Growing up in Innisfail, Alberta, UBC Pile Drivers Impact for the East Dock, including soil densification for
on an acreage gave Amanda
Leggete an opportunity to be
Economic Development the wharf footprint, installation of 124 pipe piles,
supply and installation of 225 pieces of precast
hands-on in tasks and chores
W
hen called upon, UBC Pile Drivers Local concrete, the cast-in-place deck structure and all
around the yard. You could either
2404 in British Columbia stepped up to of the support structures, such as tie-up dolphins,
find her riding horses or working
on projects with her dad, a car- help get a major economic driver in the local final gangways and catwalks. At peak 40 members
penter at trade. community quickly rebuilt. of Piledrivers, Divers Local 2404 worked at the site.
She was highly Squamish Terminals is a deep-water, break- In late 2016, Squamish Terminals opened its
influenced bulk terminal located 32 nautical miles north newly constructed East Dock with the headline,
as a child of the Port of Vancouver. With an intermodal “New Dock Completed On-time and On Budget”
by her twin transportation infrastructure (including access thanks to the highly trained and professional pile
aunts – they
to rail, ocean and highway), Squamish Terminals drivers, whose hard work ensured that this import-
showed her
efficiently handles cargo bound for North America ant economic contributor to the Squamish area was
how women
can be strong, and around the world. able to quickly get back up to full operations.
independent
and successful in anything they
put their minds to. Indigenous Partnerships Critical to Future Projects
Amanda’s dad, who has been
a carpenter all his life, was the The UBC in British Columbia has partnered with the Haisla First
one who introduced her to the Nation and the Kitimat Valley Institute to provide introductory
UBC. Shortly after she turned 18, scaffold and scaffold apprenticeship training for the Haisla
he helped her join Local 2103 in First Nation since 2012.
Calgary, Alberta, and even loaned UBC signatory contractor Steeplejack formed a partnership
her his tools until she could with the Haisla First Nation. This partnership provided scaffold-
purchase her own. She achieved ing and scaffold services on the KMP project requiring over
her Journeyperson Scaffolder 100 UBC scaffolders. The British Columbia Regional Council
certificate while working in also committed to providing the pre-employment and safety
Northern Alberta, before coming training for the Haisla, helping to provide access to a career in
to work at the CO-OP Refinery scaffolding and become successfully employed on the project.
in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 2011. Two ‘Introduction to Scaffolding’ classes were conducted
This job aided in making the de- in conjunction with Steeplejack at the Kitimat Valley Institute to Scaffolding’ course and safety training at KVI to assist
cision to move to Saskatchewan (KVI), a non-profit organization that provides training in identifying future scaffold apprentices in anticipation of
permanently and join Local 1985. opportunities for local First Nations and the community. Most LNG Canada making a positive announcement on their final
Since moving to Saskatche- participants had an opportunity to work on the project and investment decision for their proposed multi-billion dollar LNG
wan, Amanda has been elected approximately 50 percent became UBC scaffold apprentices. export facility in Kitimat. Shell, an LNG Canada joint venture
the first female executive position The Kitimat Modernization Project employed an average of partner, said it still sees the project as an opportunity to bring
for Local 1985, elected as a 500 UBC carpenters and scaffolders from numerous signatory Canadian gas resources to a global LNG market.
Regional Council Delegate and contractors. “We met and maintained our target of 30 percent “We are ready to deliver the UBC scaffold apprenticeship
has taken on the Saskatchewan apprentices and 15 percent local and First Nation hires,” says program at KVI in Kitimat,” says scaffold instructor and Local
co-chair role for the Sisters in the Mark Derton, President of the BCRCC. “The majority of First 1370 representative, Mike Andrews. “Recruiting, preparing,
Brotherhood Committee. She Nations were Haisla members working as scaffold apprentices and providing ongoing training will best ensure that a local
has been a strong advocate for for Steeplejack. These Haisla apprentices exceeded over workforce will be available, making the LNG Canada project
barrier elimination for women in 30,000 hours of combined work experience and earned more a true success.” The project will employ thousands of trades
trades, strength, unity and reten- than $1 million in wages and benefits.” Building on this success, people and hundreds of scaffolders during construction. Once
tion of all members. In April, 2017, the BC Provincial Government in 2016 contributed nearly a in service, scaffolders will play a significant role in the upkeep
Amanda took the next step in her quarter million dollars for a scaffolds training program to be and maintenance of these enormous facilities. Ongoing
career and became a Business delivered by the UBC at Kitimat Valley Institute. maintenance will provide local scaffolders with employment
Representative for the Prairie “KVI is very excited for the opportunity to work with the opportunities for decades to come.
Arctic Regional Council. Her Haisla Nation and the UBC to provide a place for the training With proposed industrial development planned for the
strong drive, positive attitude, to occur,” says Sherrie Little, CEO of Kitimat Valley Institute. Kitimat area, scaffolding will be a growth industry in need
industry experience and lessons KVI also made a significant investment with the purchase of a of qualified journeypersons and apprentices. By providing a
learned from her father are an separate facility on the campus site for scaffold training. In ad- trained and qualified local workforce, the BCRCC is positioned
asset to the future of the United dition, Brock Canada (formerly Steeplejack) gave a substantial to meet the demands of industry, create employment and
Brotherhood of Carpenters. donation of scaffolding materials for the training program. career opportunities, support local businesses, and sustain
In March of this year, the UBC conducted an ‘Introduction communities.
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WESTERN DISTRICT
New Bridge Changing the Skyline
At the Port of Long Beach
M embers of the Southwest Regional
Council in Southern California are a key
Some 300,000 cubic feet of concrete will be
poured and 90 million pounds of steel will be
erected upon completion.
part of the crew building the replacement for
the Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach. The six-lane Desmond bridge deck will be the
The five-year, $1.5 billion project is set to highest in the U.S., at more than 200 feet, to ac-
complete in 2018. commodate the biggest of the cargo ships that
UBC piledrivers have worked on the project use the Port of Long Beach. In addition, with
and all post-tension layout is being done by two towers reaching 515-feet, the 1.5 mile span
UBC carpenters. Using five-man crews, 235 will be one of the tallest cable-stayed bridges
yards of concrete have been poured by UBC in the U.S. The contractor for the project is A
concrete carpenters every month at the site. Shimmick, FCC, Impregilo (SFI) Joint Venture.
In Northern California, a Perfect Trifecta
W hen horserace fans pick the
top three finishers in a race,
they win the trifecta. On the evening
“Concord is composed of lots of
hard-working men and women,”
Grayson said. “It’s a labor town. I
of June 13, members of Carpenters in know that PLA stands for Project
Action (CIA) in the Northern California Labor Agreement, but for me, the P is
Regional Council went one-two-three, for prevailing wages, the L is for local
unanimously winning project agree- hire, and the A is for apprenticeship.
ments in three Bay Area communities. That’s the way I understand it, and
that’s what I want for Concord.”
Brentwood Library
Local 152 members and CIA activ- Multi-Family Residential in
ists were key to unanimous passage Carpenter San Francisco
by the Brentwood City Council of we do things right,” Mayor Taylor volunteers making The final horse to come in was a
a Project Stabilization Agreement said. “I’m proud of all these workers. a difference. huge multi-family residential project
(PSA) for construction of a new $12.2 We’re going to have a drop-dead in San Francisco’s Mission District,
million public library. The agreement gorgeous library.” approved unanimously by the Board of
includes a commitment to hire locals, Below:Jaime Supervisors with a crowd of more than
residents and veterans. Concord Citywide PLA Rodriguez, who 40 CIA members in the audience. The
Brentwood Republican Mayor Bob Twenty-five miles away, the came through project will provide 196 market-rate
the Helmets to
Taylor was a staunch supporter—and Concord City Council voted to build all and 136 below-market rate units.
Hardhats program,
Councilmember Erick Stonebarger city projects worth $750,000 or more, testifies before the “The credit for this huge win goes
voted for the agreement after having over the next five years, under a PLA. Brentwood City to the members,” said Adrian Simi,
opposed a similar agreement when The unanimous vote had widespread Council Lead Organizer for Local 22. “We had
the town built a new City Hall in 2009. public support and came despite oppo- aggressive organizing on the street
That project finished $30 million sition from the anti-union Associated long before this project got to the
under budget, with the savings used Builders and Contractors (ABC). bidding process, which gave us a seat
to pay for a new city parking garage. According to city staff, the PLA will at the table. And as usual we were
Apprentice and local resident cover three-to-five city construction engaged with the Planning Commis-
Jaime Rodriguez testified at the City projects every year. The big prize, sion and the Board of Supervisors
Council meeting. A Marine Corps vet- which is excluded from this agreement from the beginning.
eran who came through the Helmets because the City is in separate negoti- “This was an extremely complex
to Hardhats program, Rodriguez told ations with the developer, will be the process, involving a lot of commu-
the city council the agreement “will development of the old Concord Naval nity input, and the Carpenters are
bring good jobs into this community, Weapons Station. “This PLA will be a increasingly seen by developers and
especially for vets like myself.” great precedent for that project,” said political leaders as problem solvers,”
In Brentwood, “we deliberate and Councilmember Tim Grayson. said Simi.
12 CARPENTER OCTOBER 2017DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT
In Accident’s Aftermath
A UBC Spouse Straps on Her Tools
T wenty months ago, Jared and Heidi
Dorsey and their four children
were much the same as any UBC
“I went back to work as soon as I
could, but it’s so different now,” Jared
said. “Everything takes longer—getting
niche in Interior
Systems, working
as a drywall taper.
family. An active member of Local 547 dressed, walking, being on my feet “I admit I was
in San Diego since 2002, Jared worked and maintaining my leg and prosthetic extremely scared
as a concrete foreman. Heidi ran the through the day. As a father, I think at first,” Heidi
household and the kids’ busy lives. about the future and I worry. I don’t said. “But I know
In their mid-thirties, they weren’t want my family to suffer.” the union and
wealthy, but they managed with the Meanwhile, Heidi has stepped up— what it provides.
help of a UBC wage and benefits. in a big way. Just under a year ago, in I’ve been taking
That all changed when Jared was an all-out bid to keep the family afloat, Jared to foreman The UBC is central
severely injured in a motorcycle she joined the UBC as an apprentice. meetings, so I began spending more to the lives of Heidi
and Jared Dorsey.
accident in December 2015. His left She knew that a minimum wage job time with him and his work buddies,
leg was amputated below the knee, wouldn’t cut it; nor would her training and they have been the best mentors.
drastically changing his life and career. as a dental assistant. “I did this for my family because I
Jared, a big, strong man whose “We’ve been fortunate to have help had to, but in the process, I’ve become
nickname is Shrek, is still on a hard and contributions from the union, a different, stronger person.”
road, trying to return to health and UBC members and our family since the Jared and Heidi continue to face
regain the ability to fully support his accident,” Heidi said. But with steady daunting challenges. They weathered
family. He has had work as a jobsite income suddenly unreliable, “I needed the 2008 recession, so they know
safety supervisor, but his recovery has to work—and we needed to continue that work and, now, health, are never
been slowed due to infections and he the benefits that the union had guaranteed. What is sure is how central
has been hospitalized numerous times. supplied us with all these years.” the UBC is in the Dorsey’s lives.
It took ten months instead of the usual Southwest Regional Council “The union has been like a second
three for his leg to be ready for fitting Executive Secretary-Treasurer Randy family,” Heidi said. “It’s our way of
with a prosthetic. Thornhill encouraged Heidi to find a living and our support.”
Hawaii Carpenters Take Action
To Secure Work at Ho’opili Project First Period Apprentice
Larry Mays Saves a Life
U nion carpenters played an
integral part in an 11-year
battle, fighting through countless
reclassify 1,525 acres of land for
the project from agricultural to
urban.
Thanks to his UBC training, apprentice carpenter Larry Mays was
ready to take action when an older man collapsed in a store where
debates and court challenges, The Hawaii Regional Council they were shopping. Mays, a member in
until victory finally came when of Carpenters stood by Ho’opili the Pacific Northwest Regional Council,
Hawaii’s largest master-develop- during its marathon entitlement had just completed his first aid and CPR
ment project in decades began process. Members spoke passion- course the week before at the training
construction. ately at countless hearings, held center in Kent, Washington.
The project, named Ho’opili signs at rallies, and supported the “I looked around and no one seemed
and developed by D.R. Horton on union’s political action activities to know what to do,” said Mays, “So I did
Oahu, is estimated at $4.6 billion. to ensure that elected officials as I’d been taught.”
When completed it will include understood the importance of Larry Mays Alert. Assess. Attend.
11,750 homes, five public schools allowing the project to proceed. Mays quickly took charge of the
and approximately 3.5 million “Tract home residential situation. He asked someone to call 911, find a first aid kit, and then,
square feet of commercial space. projects have been missing from as the man turned blue, he asked bystanders for help with CPR.
The battle for Ho’opili went all our market for the past six years, Another customer stepped up and while Larry did chest compres-
the way to the Hawaii Supreme and the ability we will now have sions, she performed mouth to mouth resuscitation. As the man be-
Court, where opponents claimed to combine work hours from high- gan to breathe on his own, Larry put him in the recovery position,
that the project’s proposed land rise concrete construction with but he had to start CPR two more times before the paramedics
use was inconsistent with the residential tract development will arrived. The paramedics motioned for him to continue CPR as they
Hawaii State Plan and violated the give our contractors and members quickly set up their equipment and then took over.
State Constitution. more opportunities in the future,” Mays and the other Good Samaritan were recently presented
The Supreme Court ruled that said Ron Taketa, Executive with life saving awards from the Tacoma Fire Department, with the
it was proper and valid for the Secretary-Treasurer for the Hawaii man whose life they saved in attendance.
state Land Use Commission to Regional Council of Carpenters.
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