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InhouseInstallationFacilities membersinstall enormoussystem at DC

The highly skilled workforce and state-of-the-artequipment in Auburn’s Cutting Tool Service Center(CTSC) are unmatched anywhere in the world. There-fore, when a shop at Boeing has a change in design ormaterial that requires a new cutting tool, they need lookno further than their own brothers and sisters at CTSC.

The responsiveness, service, creativity and talentCTSC delivers was recently demonstrated in helpingFrederickson solve a potential production problem.Credit should also be given to our toolmakers, our tool

and die makers and SPEEA tool de-signers.

The situation arose when an engi-neering change somehow did not getcommunicated to the Skin Panel Mill-ing area. With production schedulestight (especially on the 737), it wasimperative that the problem be resolvedquickly to avoid any missed deliveryor the cost associated with having to re-

balance the assem-bly sequence of the737 line.

Initially, man-agement contactedan outside firm whoestimated it would take 12 to 16weeks for a new design and cutters.Since this wasn’t an option, CTSCwas called. Within an hour of gettingthe call, CTSC arrived inFrederickson and began assessingthe situation. Members from threeUnions (the IAM, SPEEA, and Op-erating Engineers), teamed up todemonstrate their ingenuity and re-sourcefulness by devising a plan todevelop a new router, router guides,templates and cutting tools that wouldenable the existing panels to be re-worked without impacting the final

assembly schedule.Time was of the essence, and all parties stepped up

and delivered. Within five (5) manufacturing days, thenew tools were delivered and the panels were reworkedto keep 737 production on schedule – quite an impres-sive feat. This is the level of support CTSC routinelyprovides that an outside vendor cannot match.

Yet it couldn’t have happened without the skills,expertise and resourcefulness of all the individualsinvolved.

Skin Panel Tool Designer Steve Cox determined hecould design new templates and router guides that couldbe used to bring the panels back into conformance.CTSC sent two of its finest to help: Brad Pense, a

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Christmas came early for 751-mem-ber Vennie Murphy and his family. Earlyin December, they received a call from alocal attorney telling them an anony-mous donor had contributed $108,000for his daughter Amanda to attend col-

lege. Amanda is currently asenior at Emerald Ridge

High School in Puyallup and is contem-plating attending one of several univer-sities in Oregon or Washington nextyear.

Disbelief was their first reaction. “Mywife and I assumed it was a hoax. Wemet with the attorney and were shocked

to learn it wastrue. We lit-

e r a l l yhave noidea who

could havedone such a

wonderful thing,”Vennie declared.

Vennie and his family aremuch more accustomed tohelping others. Vennie hasbeen one of our most activeUnion members volunteeringover 95 hours so far in 2004on various community ser-vice projects. Nearly everyweekend, he is building awheelchair ramp, serving

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A Loan That CanNever be PaidMembers are foreverimpacted by loanedexecutive program

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Murphy’s Anonymous Angel

Union Gears Up for TalksL to R: Aerospace Coordinator Dick Schneider, Connie Kelliher, MarkBlondin, Bruce Spalding and Steve Sleigh develop a negotiations timeline.

Union negotiators have begunmeeting to layout a timeline for nextyear’s contract negotiations. In lateNovember, Union leaders held pre-liminary meetings with Boeing ex-ecutives to share thoughts on the is-sues and discuss a negotiations sched-ule. Much of the discussion centered

on health care with Boeing presentingdata on rising health care costs – both atBoeing and nationally.

The Union, via the Union Stewards,will be distributing a health care evalu-ation survey in late January. Look forthe survey, give your input and be a partof the process.

L to R: Steve Cox, Gary Boulch, Al Gillespie, Sonny Doering, RonDyer and Billy Finnegan teamed up to quickly design and buildtemplates and router guides to bring panels into conformance. Insetshows router and templates used.

Vennie Murphy and daughter Amanda volunteerregularly to help others. They were shocked whenan anonymous donor contributed $108,000 tohelp pay for Amanda’s college.

from the Officers,Business Reps & Staff of 751

At CTSC, Sam Hobbs developed the NCprogram and completed the carbiderouting tools in just two days. This isthe level of support and responsivenessCTSC regulary provides.

Members’ Skills and ActionSave the Company’s Skins

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Connie Kelliher, EditorMember of The Newspaper Guild,

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Union Business Representatives

Kim LeufroySergeant-at-Arms

Bruce SpaldingSecretary-Treasurer

Gloria MillsapsVice President

Mark BlondinPresident, Directing

Business Representative

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT

751 AERO MECHANIC

District Lodge 751,International Assn. of

Machinists andAerospace Workers

Membership Support Is Key to Our Successes This Yearby Mark Blondin,District President

Customer Service Rep, and 751-memberRoger Ahrnkiel, who has over 37 yearsin tool and cutter grind. Roger expressedconfidence that CTSC could design anew router, manufacture it from roundstock and have it to Frederickson in a fewdays. Roger and 751 Tool & CutterGrinder Sam Hobbs began the cutterdesign effort that same day and devel-oped two carbide router cutting tools (aroughing router and a finishing router)that could be used by the hand-held rout-ers on the skin panels. Sam developedthe NC program and tool fixtures used togrind the prototypes and after a few mi-nor adjustments completed the carbiderouter cutting tools the next day.

Meanwhile at Frederickson, Steve,with input from 751 members, completedhis router guide and template designs.He recruited 751-member SonnyDoering, an experienced Tool and DieMaker, to ensure it could be done. Be-cause they didn’t have the material instock and there was no time to order it,the job required them to be resourceful.

Sonny and Steve wentout to the “boneyard,”found some discardedaluminum chairs thatcontained the neededmaterial, dismantledthe chairs and usedthem as the sheet stockto build the first routerguides. Sonny, alongwith 751-membersGary Boulch and RonDyer, took Steve’s de-signs and built threetemplates. BillyFinnegan, a Boeingemployee who be-longs to the Operating Engineers, silversoldered the steel guides. Gary and Ronalso helped with the router adapters, inaddition to setting the depth of cut for theproduction shop prior to putting it intouse and assisted with the router adapters.

Finally, 751-members Al Gillespie,Bill Nolan, Jim Curry and Doug Craigused the new router and cutter tools torework the panels and make delivery onschedule. Thanks to the skills of all in-volved, the new cutters, templates andguides performed perfectly the first timeused – a testament to the expertise of ourmembers.

“This was a real TEAM effort whereeveryone did what they are best at. Bybeing able to communicate with eachother, we were able to make the neededchanges to the design so the rework wascompleted on time,” declared GaryBoulch, a toolmaker who was instru-mental on the job. “This type of commu-nication isn’t possible if our work orparts of the jobs are offloaded. It clearlyshows we have the skills in-house toaccomplish what is needed at any giventime. If part of this job was offloaded, itwould have taken a lot more time to justcomplete the paperwork, which wouldhave impacted delivery.”

Business Rep Tommy Wilson noted,

“This is a prime example of the tremen-dous service our members at CTSC candeliver to production and fabrication. Ithighlights the skills, ingenuity, and flex-ibility our members (in CTSC and tool-ing) provide Boeing to work to a shorttimeline and ensure production remainson schedule.”

Roger Ahrnkiel noted, “At CTSC,we work closely with customers to sup-port whatever their needs are. Our focusis quick, responsive service. Outsidemanufacturers lack the expertise andtechnical skills. Therefore, they cannotprovide the level of support and respon-siveness CTSC delivers. Our goal is tobecome indispensable so the shop willnot be considered for offload.”

“This situation and effort highlightsthe talent, skills and resourcefulness ofso many of our 751 members and otherBoeing employees,” sites Sherrie Will-iams, IAM Work Transfer Site Rep forSouth Sound. “That is why CTSC shouldbe the preferred supplier for every emer-gent or unique cutting tool and specialgrind needs.”

For more information on CTSC or toutilize their services for your area, pleasecall 253-931-3188 or visit their websiteat http://ctsc.web.boeing.com.

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Monthly Union dues rate for IAM hourly workers atBoeing will be $56.10 for the year 2005. The 2005 dues arecalculated at two times the average hourly wage (based onwages from September 2003 through August 2004) plus$1.10 per capita tax to the Grand Lodge. Note: This is adecrease of $3.40 per month – 2004’s dues rate calculationsincluded the 8 percent ratification bonus. If you havequestions on the dues rate, call 1-800-763-1301, ext. 3310.

News Worth Noting...

Effective December 3, 2004, a 5 cent cost-of-living adjust-ment (COLA) was added to the hourly wage rate for IAMmembers at Boeing. This brings the total hourly COLA gainunder the current contract to 73 cents. The new 5 cents wasgenerated for the quarter August, September, October 2004.COLA is generated quarterly under the IAM contract and isbased on the federal government’s Consumer Price Index.The next quarterly COLA payment will be March 4, 2005.

IAM Union Dues Reduced for 2005 COLA Generates 5¢ Effective 12/3/04

As we near the end of 2004,I can’t thank the membership ofDistrict 751 enough for all thesupport throughout this year andduring the past four years. It hasnever been easy on any of us, butour Union has remained strongand unified, mainly due to ourDEDICATED membership. Our UnionStewards, who logged some 9,000 volun-teer hours on their own time during theyear, helped make us successful. Rank andfile members, who came forward and vol-unteered on their own time, made a hugedifference.

Let’s recap some of the high-lights. We landed the 7E7 forthe State of Washington. It maynot bring as many jobs as pastprograms have brought, but itsends a strong signal that wewill be part of Boeing’s futurein THIS region. Many thoughtwe couldn’t do it. We said “WeCan Do It” and jobs will becreated as a result.

We landed the MMA – the militaryversion of the 737. This keeps the RentonBoeing plant in business for years to come.Rates are increasing for the 737 and 777models which will translate into more re-calls. The 747 program is steady, and wewill continue to fight for the 767 Tanker.

We successfully negotiated several con-tracts in Eastern Washington this year. Wehave organized several shops in the PugetSound Region, which will help these newmembers in the areas of wages, benefits,and working conditions. It also protectsthe benefits of other union shops in thearea. Our members at the Alcoa plant areback to work.

We just elected a worker-friendly StateHouse and Senate. This will help ourefforts in the 2005 legislative session. Mostimportantly, more than 1,100 laid off mem-bers have been recalled to Boeing. This iswelcome news for these families, and theoutlook is for many more recalls in 2005.

As many know, 2005 will also bringnegotiations with our largest employer, the

Boeing Company. We will have a healthcare survey in January, along with a fullcontract survey in March. Although nego-tiations are always tough, the economicconditions facing our members are quitedifferent than they were in 2001. I lookforward to the bargaining table and thisopportunity to improve on the contract forour members employed at Boeing. It willbe hard work, but I know I can count on ourmembership for unified support. We willsuccessfully negotiate a contract in 2005that is acceptable to our members, andshop floor support will be critical to thatsuccess. We’ll talk more on this next year.

You have all done an outstanding jobthis year. Enjoy the holiday season withyour loved ones, enjoy your deserved andnegotiated winter break, and let’s comeback next year to tackle any challengesbefore us.

Bill Nolan (l) and Doug Craighelped in the effort to keep 737production on schedule.

Roger Ahrnkiel (2nd from right) shows Tommy Wilson,Sherrie Williams and Rebecca Pohl the cutting toolsCTSC designed, fabricated and delivered in 5 days.

CTSC Skills and Service Are Highly Valued

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Dennis AdamsAbdul áleem-AhmedKaren Allen“Zon” Asuncion AndersonLucille AndersonBill AshJustin BailesGayl BaileyRemedios BanezChris BannisterHeather BarstowRay BaumgardnerAnne BaumgardnerBecky BeasleyKevin R BerryChuck Birch

Bruce BoeKenny BosikGary BoulchDave BowlingRon BradleyRobert Briggs Jr.Dale BrownLarry BrownMark BrownM. Kathy BrownDaniel BruceDave BrueherRandy BurkelPaul BurtonMichael BuschLori ButtersRocky CaldwellTodd CampbellGreg CamposKelly CarlsonJohn CarterJimmy ChappellMitchell ChristianHoward ChurchillRandy Conway

Special thanks to the following members who gave up a day’s pay to work eitherthe Primary Election or General Election or both. Their efforts ensured many citizensremembered to cast their ballot.

Matt CooperJesse CoteChuck CraftMike CramerD. Joe CrockettScott CrookstonTony CurranDan CurtisOliver CushingConnie DangGeorge DarbyJimmy DarrahJackie DeBoltThomas DeBoltSteve DelizoDoug Denison

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By Armand Lyle Kepler Jr. andLarry “James” Weckhorst

We all have our reasons for voting, and those reasonsrange from “Death by a Thousand Cuts”, to “The BigIssue.” Somewhere in between those polar ends werereasons enough to get more people to vote in this electionthan ever before. The expert demographers claim the splitthat put Bush back in the White House was “morality.”

As for me, yes, I voted for Kerry. This article is myattempt to serve as a Cub Reporter for the Aero Mechanicnewspaper (as a volunteer) on election day.

My quick take is there were a whole lot of young peopleinvolved, a whole lot of energy, and a positive overallfeeling of “Chaos with a Purpose.” I found that evenamongst the younger folk, their issues were as polarized asthe older folk. Being older, my priority was centered onjobs, jobs, jobs. However, the youngsters seemed to swingmore on their traditional and religious backgrounds, socialissues, and the war. Even the good old draft was a strongconcern.

Using the draft as a segue to the moral edge that cutBush’s victory, I recollect my generation had a draft, and

When State Legislators held a panel todiscuss outsourcing and jobs, unions hadan obvious interest in providing testimony.Therefore, IAM Political Director LindaLanham was there to weigh in with theMachinists’ position.

Rather than going over data on howmany jobs have been lost, she urged thecommittee to take action. “You don’t needto study the issue to know jobs have beengoing overseas. You can read it in thepaper every day,” stated Lanham. “It’stime for us to quit talking about it, quitstudying it and decide as a state what to do.We need action now!”

“Our biggest priority is to make sureBoeing can compete and create jobs forour members and our communities,” addedLanham.

The Machinists’ Union testimony sug-gested state and federal leaders focus onfixing some of the big problems facing business, includ-ing health care costs, which often drives businesses toother places. One specific example would be to have theLegislature create purchasing pools to allow companiesto buy prescription drugs and other services in bulk.

“To the extent that it’s possible, I think most taxpay-

Union Testifies on Outsourcing

751 Political Director Linda Lanham (l) testified recently atthe State House hearing on outsourcing.

Jim RobertsBen RogersDuane RoopePaula RossTodd RuthruffScott SaloDavid SattlerJohn SaywersMatthew SchulerJerry Selman JrEd ShambaughJerry ShermanAngela ShiraDon ShoveGary SimonKenneth SmithJ. David SmithRod SorensonManuel SotoBruce SpaldingKent SpragueBill Stanley

Volunteers Sacrifice Day’s Pay to Help with Election

‘I Still GotMy Guns!’

Carolanne SteinbachTerrance StuefenMinde SundeDave SwanDaniel SwankDonna SwensonDayna SykesDave SysonJohn SzaldaDave ThompsonErnest ThomsonCurt ThorfinsonStosh TomalaRichard TonesRobert TownsendEric TremblayJohn TschannenRay Van CourtPaul VeltkampBryan WatersRon WatsonSteve Watts

Larry WeckhorstSteve WesalaBrad WestMichael WesterbeckRoy WilkinsonDavid “Otis” WilliamsJames WilliamsSherrie WilliamsJerry Williams

Tommy WilsonTina WilsonPhilip WolffTom WroblewskiClifton WyattTony YoungZack ZaratkiewiczEd Zvonik

Machinists at the Seattle Hall pick up their packets before they head out tohelp voters get to the polls.

Machinists at the Everett Hall receive instructions, as they pick up theirpackets to get out the vote on General Election Day.

Mike Cramer checks the postedvoting lists to see who has voted.

Howard Churchill checks the list ofregistered voters at the polling place,so he can contact the people whohaven’t voted yet.

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ers agree that tax dollars should stay here and createjobs here,” said Representative Steve Conway, chair ofthe House Commerce and Labor Committee.

Representatives from SPEEA, CommunicationWorkers of America, WashTech and Washington Fed-eration of State Employees also testified at the hearing.

POLITICAL ACTION

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Employee involvement is essen-tial to safety success. The IAM/Boeing Health and Safety Institute(HSI), Wings and Safety, Healthand Environmental Action (SHEA)recently honored four hourly mem-bers who have been serving as SafetyCoordinators in Renton.

Richard McCabe, Jack Smith,Mike Kudlo and Leslie Binghameach made significant safety im-provements to our work environ-ment, while serving their term asSafety Coordinator.

The Safety Coordinators, who arehourly employees selected throughan application and interview pro-cess, were established as a corner-stone of the wing line’s Partneringfor Safety program. Although thePartnering program has ended, theSafety Coordinator Role lives on as these indi-viduals work daily to make the shop floor safer forall employees.

HSI Safety Administrator Bill Stanley stated,“The Safety Coordinators we recognize todaywere invaluable to the Partnering for Safety pro-gram. They retain the knowledge along with the

Beginning January 1, 2005, ONLY THE FOLLOW-ING STORES WILL BE ACCEPTED as an authorizedlocation to purchase one of the seven types of approvedsafety shoes mentioned on the front of the IAM/BoeingHealth and Safety Institute (HSI) reimbursement form:

• Iron Age Industrial Footwear • Whistle Workwear• Red Wing Shoe Company • Work ‘N’ More• LeHigh Safety Shoe Co. • Summit Safety Shoes• Sanderson Safety Supply • Shoes for CrewsThe process for safety shoe reimbursement will remain the

same. Currently, employees purchase shoes at the store oftheir choosing. Frequently, this results in the purchase ofshoes which are not from the approved safety shoe list and, attimes, delays an employee’s reimbursement. HSI is nowproviding the above list of appropriate workplace safetyfootwear stores for the employees to choose from. This listincludes stores that have proven they carry appropriate safetyshoes for employees working in the factory.

If you have further questions, please contact HSI at425-965-4269 or 1-800-235-3453. Below is an overviewof the reimbursement process, which remains unchanged:

1) Employees may submit a new application once percalendar year for safety shoes purchased during that year.

2) Employee completes the information on the reim-bursement application form.

3) Employee submits or mails the reimbursement ap-plication form with original itemized sales receipt to HSIat MC 6Y-91 for Puget Sound.

Seated L to R: Richard McCabe, Jack Smith, Mike Kudlo(Leslie Bingham was not available for photo) were honored fortheir contribution as Renton Safety Coordinators.

Changes to Safety ShoeReimbursement Process

Volunteers Who Helped with Election

Stewards volunteered to help the Governor’s race withcontested ballots on a Saturday.

Volunteers phone to get out the vote.

Kent Sprague (l) and DanMeddaugh phone voters in Auburn.

once implemented, the War in Vietnamreally started to turn unpopular. Seems aslong as someone else’s kid was dying overthere, people didn’t mind being gung-hopatriotic. This sheds light on reinstating adraft for “war”, because that way, we’dreally find out if America wants to fight.

And in terms of “war”, nobody can saythe reasons Bush used for going into Iraqare the reasons he is using now. Am Isuggesting Bush lied to us? “Yes.” Is this amoral issue? “Absolutely.” Surprisingly,the moral issue experts claim won thiselection for the GOP was the issue of gaymarriage. Eleven states passed initiativesbanning gay marriage, and this turnout wasmotivated by religious principles.

I have a deep respect for people’s reli-gious beliefs, and as a kinda’-practicing-Christian, I gotta’ wonder what is moralityif moral issues decided this election. Ithought lying, especially telling “The BigLie” of non-existent WMD’s along withnon-existent chemical and nuclear capa-bility that gets over a hundred thousandpeople killed is a moral sin. Evidently,those were just little white lies. I guess I’mreally missing the moral connection here.

So what did I experience with this elec-tion journey? I felt a unique silent sadnessfrom the Kerry supporters that oddlyenough, gives me hope, because this si-lence feels like it is ready to ignite at anymoment. As to the Bush supporters, theyhave been fairly respectful with their atti-tudes towards “us losers”, although a fewhave defiantly had their way with me in aloving Brotherly fashion.

Perhaps, the best response that I took toheart was, “Hey, the GOP is in control,they got us into this mess, so let’s see if theycan get us out.” From Supreme Court Jus-tices, taxes, social security, health care,jobs, the economy, you name it, all are nowin the hands of a GOP controlled Congressand Administration. If things don’t getbetter, or actually get worse, they can’tblame those damned liberal Democratsagain for their abject failures. Because thenice thing about winning an election on alame duck majority vote is that in the wordsof The Kinks, you can now give the peoplewhat they want. Literally.

experience that they gained in this position. Theywill continue to be a precious resource to our mem-bers and to the Boeing Company. The Partnering forSafety program set new standards for employeeinvolvement and paved the way for putting intopractice an honest employee engagement system atthe shop level.”

Renton Safety Coordinators Honored

My View of Election DayContinued from page 3

Special thanks to the following mem-bers who volunteered their time beforeand after work and on weekends to helpwith the election effort. Their time made adifference in several close races.

POLITICAL ACTION

Kent SpragueMichael StabileCharles StephensIvana StewartJeanne StilleyDan StokesClarise StrockJason SulkoskyDave SwanCharles SwansonTom SweeneyDave SysonClaude TheardStosh TomalaJohn TschannenGilda TurnerNorm VagueDean VandenbergDonn Vey

Joel WalkerTerry WalterLarry WeckhorstLee WeilCecil WelchRebecca WellsDavid “Otis” WilliamsMichael WilliamsSherrie WilliamsAllan WintersMichael WoodsGeorge WoodwardTom WroblewskiClifton WyattMike YdeTony YoungWilliam YoungDenis Youngson

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Passionate, caring, rewarding, andhumbling are adjectives our membersused to describe the United Way LoanedExecutive (LE) Program. Four 751 mem-bers – Max McEvoy, Byron Lymburn,Jim Scott and Jim Smith – spent the pastfour months working in this capacity.The experience has changed each of themforever – leaving them profoundly awareof the social needs in our community andhow United Way is there to help.

These individuals beam with pride asthey talk about their role at United Wayand the tremendous work United Waydoes in the community, as well as theimpact the Machinists Union and Boeinghave in this region. Their enthusiasm iscontagious, as they eagerly share this “mov-ing experience.” These dynamic leadersbecame community spokesmen, and eachassisted 20 to 40 local companies in run-ning United Way giving campaigns.

Beyond the satisfaction of helpingothers, these individuals also walkedaway with many new skills. Each day,they polished their public speaking skills,learned effective time management andproject planning, mastered multi-task-ing, and gained knowledge of how toread an audience.

The LE program is open to all Boeingemployees; yet traditionally, very fewhourly employees apply. These four mem-bers would like to change that by sharingtheir experiences. Their goal is to persuadeothers to get involved in the LE program.

751 member Max McEvoy made apresentation to 50 employees at GlobeManufacturing as if he had been speakingto large groups for years. His confidencecame from believing wholeheartedly inUnited Way. When employees asked atough question about United Way, he was

The King County Labor Agency, which has supportedworking families of King County for over 30 years,changed its name to the Puget Sound Labor Agency(PSLA) to now cover both Snohomish and King Counties.This was done to expand services and avoid duplicatingefforts in both counties. In other words, to make better useof the money donated to them.

Everyone who has been giving to KCLA and Opera-tion Short Fall in Snohomish County will have theirdonations go to PSLA.

IAM 751 members have an earmarked fund at PSLA– named the “751 Community Fund.” You can alsopositively designate to this fund through the Employ-ees Community Fund (ECF). The number is 102651.This fund specifically helps 751 members in need. Themore money collected, the more people who can behelped.

Over the past few years, there have been a number of751 members in need of help. With increased contribu-tions to the 751 Fund, even more members can be helped.

Members Demonstrate Executive Power with a Purpose

Labor Agency Helps Union Families – Specific Fund for 751 Members

ready with the answer– focusing on howmany services UnitedWay provides through-out the region.

“This has given mea new outlook on lifeand what I want to do.It has been a wonder-ful experience. EveryUnion member shouldget an opportunity toapply and experiencethis,” stated McEvoy.“The Union is in-volved in so manythings for the commu-nity, it is good forUnion members to seethat. I have learned alot about the commu-nity, what UnitedWay, Boeing and the Machinists con-tribute to our region.”

When he arrived to make one presen-tation, he realized the employees viewedhim as an executive because he was in acoat and tie. He noticed a forklift andexplained he drove one at Boeing beforebeing downgraded to factory service fol-lowing 9-11. The statement got the em-ployees to better relate to him and inreturn increased their contributions.“Each campaign is unique and you musttailor it to fit the audience – that is thechallenge,” McEvoy reported.

751 member Jim Smith has been withBoeing 23 years and currently works inAuburn. He has been active with theEmployees Community Fund (ECF) for18 out of the last 20 years as a boosterand building captain. This year he wantedto do more and applied to be an LE.

He was assigned aero-space companies throughoutSnohomish County. He notedthat LE’s see first hand theexceptional assistance UnitedWay agencies provide andjust how well the contribu-tions are managed by UnitedWay.

“Working as an LE is sorewarding, I would like to dothis part-time when I retire,”stated Smith. “The main thingon presentations is to be emo-tionally involved. When youget in front of a group, youhave to watch their eyes andbody language to get a reac-tion and ensure you are reach-

ing their heart. I am so thankful I got thisopportunity. I want to take this freshknowledge back to ECF and become partof their leadership team to continue mak-ing a difference.”

751 member Byron Lymburn hasworked at Boeing for 20 years as anexpediter and learned about the LE pro-gram on the Boeing website. “I live inBallard and see so much homelessnesson a daily basis. I thought it was time todo something more than just give mymoney,” stated Lymburn. “This was achance to give back to the community.”

Emotions run high as he describes theexperience. “I will go back to Boeing achanged person. I only wish I could do itagain next year so I could improve on theprograms. I’m excited to let others atBoeing know the fantastic work UnitedWay does and help get rid of any miscon-ceptions they may have,” stated Byron.

“There are so many ways to volunteerand so many agencies that do incrediblework in the community. I want to inspireothers to make a difference.”

Byron added that many people don’trealize that United Way agencies aren’tjust for low income people; often timesthese are the only places to handle aspecific situation. The Autism Societyof Washington is a prime example.

In his 16 years at Boeing, 751-memberJim Scott has served as an ECF booster andvolunteered as a focal on the backpackdrive and other community events. Heapplied as an LE to learn more aboutUnited Way of Snohomish County. One ofhis accounts was the IAM Union Hall inEverett, which raised his awareness of howmuch the Union is involved in ECF, UnitedWay and the community.

“I have seen what a true impact UnitedWay makes in our community. It was avery humbling experience to see what isgoing on in the community. On the Dayof Caring, I worked with Fred Meyerfolks, along with 10,000 volunteers co-ordinated by United Way Agenciesthroughout Snohomish, King and PierceCounties,” Scott added. “I want to en-courage everyone to get involved in thecommunity and take advantage of serv-ing in the Loaned Executive Program.You can’t put a value on what you walkout with in four months. It is overwhelm-ing and changes you forever.”

Special thanks to the management ofthe organizations for allowing these mem-bers to serve as LE’s. Employees inter-ested in applying for this program, shouldcall Anne Suyama at 206-544-1321.

As it is now, the need is greater than the contributions.With the New Year coming, it would be very appre-

ciated if everyone could give a little so in the end wewould have a lot. Just a few of the services PSLAprovides include a food bank on Mondays (for thecommunity) and Fridays (for Union members). PSLAalso assists families with societal norms (beds, chairs,tables, TV, etc). Pick-up of clean, useable householdgoods can be arranged by calling 206-448-9277. Thesegoods are delivered directly to clients in need.

In 1974, KCLA started the first free wheel chair rampsprogram in the country. In the past few years, 751 volun-teers have worked with KCLA to build over 80 ramps.

The agency also provides: school supplies to children,giving new moms a complete layette, emergency aid, toysfor children during the holidays, shelter feeding programsand free tax preparation for lower income union members.

Working with local unions in assisting members isa top priority. Funding for all this comes from UnitedWay, Labor Day Raffle, Hogs for Hunger, Meet the

Jim Smith (l) and Jim Scott (r) agree servingas an LE has changed them forever.

Byron Lymburn applied to be an LEto give back to his community.

751-Member Max McEvoy makes a pitch for United Way to area workers. He encouraged othersto apply to be a Loaned Executive because “it gives you a new outlook on life.”

Winners and the WSLC Golf Tournament. Thank youto all the wonderful volunteers and donors for theirincredible loyalty and support.

You can call 206-448-9277 to volunteer or send adonation to PSLA, 2800 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98121.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

751 RetireeJim Hutchinsworks severaldays a weekat PSLA tohelp others inneed.Members candonatethrough ECFto a PSLAfundspecifically tohelp 751members.

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751 Union members throughout 2004have made a tremendous difference in thecommunity. Collectively, members havedonated over 9,000 volunteer hours. Theseefforts make our Union very visible in thecommunity – working to make this a betterplace to live, work and play.

While the holidays are always a hectictime, Union members still found time towork on a number of worthwhile commu-nity projects in the last two months of theyear.

Union Volunteers Visible Throughout Puget SounThe annual Salvation Army holiday bell

ringing on Friday, December 3rd had Unionmembers swarming the Westlake Mall area.Union jackets were hard to miss and localmedia interviewed several members overthe course of the night.

That same weekend, volunteers showedup again in their red, white and blue Unioncoats to staff the King 5 Northwest HarvestFood Drives at both the Everett and Tacomamalls. King 5 ran a short piece highlightingthe volunteer effort of our members andnoting our work in the community.

During the year, members built 16 wheel-chair ramps, served food at area missionson 41 different occasions, constructed aplayground, built a retaining wall at an areahousing project, helped with a paint project,cleaned up stretches of road, built a side-walk at a community center, volunteered atvarious food drives, collected toys for needychildren, and the list goes on. The projectswere as varied as our members. Thanks toall that have given their time this year.

L to R: Denis Youngson, Bill Sherburne andRebecca Pohl get into the holiday spirit whilecollecting food at the Tacoma MallNorthwest Harvest Food Drive.

Alan Trippand his kids,Hattie andWade, helpedout with thefood drive atTacomaMall.

Steward Paul Veltkamp and daughterSydney enjoyed the festive spiritdowntown and helping out a good cause.

A child gives a contribution to thestation Helen Lowe and Greg Rossoffstaffed in front of the downtown Bon-Macy’s.

751 members staffed the Everett Mall’s King 5 Northwest Harvest FoodDrive location. The two-day drive collected 106,000 pounds of foodand $90,000 in contributions.

Women’s Committee Co-Chairs Gloria Millsaps (l) and Sue Palmer stand amongsome of the food contributions dropped at the Union halls over the past two months.

751 volunteers turned out in force to staff Salvation Army bell ringing stations throughad a great time helping others and Santa (a.k.a. Mark Johnson) also turned out for t

751 members and their families volunteer at least oweekend a month at the Tacoma Rescue Mission (aand the Everett Gospel Mission.

COMMUNIT

MembersBeacon Hreturned

In Novem

Darrell Andrews works on the frame fora recent wheelchair ramp project.

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Over the Christmas holidays,members have an opportunity to helpothers by volunteering to assist North-west Harvest on Tuesday, December28th. Members will be packing andsorting food items at the NorthwestHarvest warehouse (Building 50, Ter-minal 91 -- the big white building atthe base of the Magnolia Bridge. 2001West Garfield).

Volunteers can drop by anytimebetween noon to 3 p.m. The help isalways appreciated. This event is al-ways a fun way to help others duringthe holiday season.

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Northwest HarvestVolunteers Wanted

Helping Out a Fallen Member751-member Bob Stonecipher is a

prime example of how one minute canchange your life. Bob was helping hisfather-in-law in mid-October trimmingtrees on his property. When he cut throughone branch, it kicked back and knockedhim down. The subsequent fall broke hisneck.

While he is making progress, he re-mains in a halo, which restricts any move-ment of his neck, torso or spine. He isworking hard every day and keeping apositive attitude. His doctors remain opti-mistic that over time and with continuedtherapy he will be able to achieve moremovement, but time will tell how muchmovement.

Bob has always been one to help others– serving as a Union Steward, Local LodgeOfficer, Site Safety Committee member, volunteering oncommunity service projects, assisting others in the shop and

his community.A group of co-workers spent one Saturday winterizing his

house for the family. Yet Bob’s life altering accident has manyco-workers asking how they can help.

If you would like to help Bob and his family, below are a couplesuggestions. Co-workers set up an account at the Boeing Employ-ees Credit Union (BECU) for his benefit (BECU BenevolentAccount #3572726667). Checks should be written to the RobertJ. Stonecipher Benevolent Account and can be directly depositedinto the account by anyone. BECU has also made it possible totransfer funds from other accounts directly to Bob’s.

Meals for the family are being coordinated through Dawn Hills425-742-2682. Call her, she is great at coordinating this, is veryhelpful and keeps it simple.

At this time the family is asking for no visitors, please respectthis request. Bob is exhausted each day from his therapy and needshis rest so his body can heal.

In January or early February, co-workers may be coordinatinganother work party at the Stonecipher residence to build ramps,move furniture, etc. If you would like to help with the work party,email Ed Williamson at edward.b.williamson@boeing.com.

If you are thinking of a holiday contribution to a worthy cause,please think of what Bob is going through and how it impacts hiswife, his son (age 11) and his daughter (age 12).

ghout Westlake Mall area. Volunteersthe event.

Garth Luark and Ed Lutgen helpwith a recent road clean-upproject (performed quarterly).

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Vennie Murphy brings a trayback to the kitchen at theTacoma Rescue Mission.

TY SERVICE

Co-workers spent a Saturday at the Stonecipher house -putting away summer furniture and winterizing thehouse.

Members organized a work party to help the Stonecipher family after Bob’saccident. A fund has been established in his name at BECU (#3572726667).

s constructed a wheelchair ramp in November for a resident living in theHill area. A neighbor also had a need and saw the ramp so volunteers and built the second ramp in December.

Volunteers put finishing touches on awheelchair ramp.

mber, members construct a wheelchair ramp for a Federal Way resident.

In December, members built a ramp for a secondBeacon Hill resident.

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Cost of Living in Pension PlansAn issue that continues to concern retir-

ees is the effort to add a cost-of-livingfeature to defined benefit pension plans.

The consideration is that pervasivecreeping inflation in the prices of goodsand services gradually erodes the purchas-ing power of a fixed pension. Over time, apension sum that once went a long waytoward meeting the needs of the retiree,becomes worth less and less.

Resistance to the concept of a cost-of-living provision fosters the idea that in-creases in pension payments would de-plete the pension fund. This is not neces-sarily the case.

In an economy that experiences finan-cial inflation, the investments of a pensionfund also increase in value. We have seenthat as a percentage, the fixed (definedbenefit) pension payout becomes less andless of an obligation to the fund, and thatthe fund grows over time.

When the Machinists and Boeing origi-nally negotiated our pension plans, monieswere allocated to those funds in lieu ofwages – in other words, monies that other-wise would have gone to the employee,now retiree – OUR money. The questionbecomes, who should benefit from theincreases in these funds generated by inter-est and gains in investments caused byinflation? As the underlying investmentsof a pension fund increase in value andincome, with a general rise in inflation,that fund can reasonably be expected topay its beneficiaries a calculated increasereflecting that inflation, in other words, acost-of-living provision.

The calculation of the specific adjust-ment can be formulated and added to eachpension payment on a periodic basis, pos-sibly quarterly.

Such a cost-of-living provision, addedto a defined benefit pension plan is a matterof simple justice. As an economic factor itmaintains the retiree’s purchasing powerin the community, benefitting merchants,health care providers and the general eco-nomic health of the community.

We seek the passage of federal legisla-tion which would enable and facilitate theincorporation of cost-of-living provisionsin pension funds, and urge our politicalrepresentatives to support such legislation.

Carl Schwartz, Retiree

Local A would like to thank all of our District 751 membersand friends who helped make the Holiday Drawing Bonanza sosuccessful. Thanks to the tremendous ticket sales and dona-tions, over $4,000 was raised to help 751 families in need – awonderful gift for the holidays.

Below is the list of names of those who contributed withcash or prizes prior to the event held December 2nd. Allproceeds benefited the District 751 Hardship Fund. A specialthank you to Jerry Abhold, Laura Williams and MaxineNickolaus for their support. Thanks Again!District 751Local 751-CLocal 751-FLocal 1123Local 86Local 1951District 160Local 289

Local A Raffle Benefits Members in Need

Wash Mach CouncilLucille AndersonPat AugustineChuck AyersJustin BailesGayl BaileyHeather BarstowRay Baumgardner

Jim BeardenRonnie BehnkeMark BlondinJackie BoshokGary BoulchCarol BrownKathy BrownLarry Brown

Dave BrueherArt BusierJesse CoteChuck CraftJoe CrockettTony CurranPK DanConnie DangJimmy DarrahMike DitemanRob DoyeaDon FikeRobert FoleyJohn FoyDick FrantsvogNate GarySpencer GrahamJay GrohKay HaalandJack HakeMike Hall

Victor HébertLois HoltonRick HumistonJim HutchinsGary JacksonRichard JacksonLarry JacobsMark JohnsonStan JohnsonAndy JosephTraci KeeneyConnie KelliherArmand KeplerPaul KnebelLinda LanhamKim LeufroyJohn LispiMark LittleGarth LuarkEd LutgenTom Lux

Rich McCabeErnie McCarthyRon McGahaDanny MaezGloria MillsapsRoy MooreConnie MorrisVennie MurphyLinda NadenPerry OsgoodSusan PalmerBrian PankratzTony PerryCheryl PetersonTom PlummerAlison SatterleeJim SchwalmRod SigvartsonDon ShoveBruce SpaldingKent Sprague

Donnie SmithKen SmithKewanda SmithLori SpaffordBill StanleyJay StendahlJoe StewartMinde SundeTom SweeneyCurt ThorfinsonFran ToddStosh TomalaJohn TschannenPaul VeltcampRon WatsonStephanie WilsonRoy WilkinsonTom WoblewskiBob WolskyClifton WyattZack Zaratkiewicz

On November 22, seven employees at Aerospace DefenseManufacturing in Smokey Point unanimously voted to approvetheir first contract with IAM District 751.

The members were ex-cited at the chance to haveUnion representation and toget their wages and work-ing conditions outlined inwriting. To appreciate theircontract, you must under-stand that prior to voting forUnion representation, theyhad no medical benefits, noretirement plan, no paid va-cation or paid holidays.

For members at this smallmachine shop, the new Unioncontract was the first timethey were provided a health/medical package, and the cov-erage is fully paid by the com-pany. In addition, membersnow have a defined pension

Members Unanimously Ratify First Contract

plan, seven paid holidays and paid vacation at a specified accrualrate. Members will also get a General Wage Increase each year ofthe contract – 3.8% in the first year; 4.3% in the second year; and4.7% in the third year. A state certified apprenticeship programwas also established as part of the Agreement.

Letters to the Editor

You can get your labor history allyear long by purchasing a 2005 La-bor History Calendar. The District

751 LaborHistory &EducationCommitteehas thesee d u c a -tional cal-e n d a r savai lablefor pur-chase at theE v e r e t t ,S e a t t l e ,R e n t o n ,and Au-

burn Halls for $7 each. One dollarof the cost will be donated to GuideDogs of America.

Almost every day on this calen-dar features an event from labor’shistory, which makes it a good edu-cational tool for members and alsoour families. How many times haveyou said, “They need to teach moreabout labor history in the schools.”The 2005 edition celebrates the100th anniversary of the IndustrialWorkers of the World.

Labor HistoryCalendars $7

A free children’s drawing was part of theHoliday Bonaza at the Local A meeting.

Local A raised over $4,000 to help laid-off 751members with their December Holiday Bonaza.

Members are encouraged to submitletters to the editor by mail (Attention:Editor, 9125 15th Pl. S., Seattle, WA98108) or e-mail (conniek@iam751.org).Please submit by the 10th of each monthto make the next edition. This is a goodway to express your opinion and provideinput to the Union paper.

Thompson Honored for Service

Local E honored B. Allan Thompson (2nd from right) at the Decembermeeting for his long service to the local. Thompson has served on the DistrictCouncil since 1989 and served as Recording Secretary for 751-E from 1990through 2003. Presenting him with the award are L to R: Dan Meddaugh,Neil Chance, and Ron Bradley. Thompson was laid-off in December after 35years at Boeing.

Plan to AttendMartin Luther KingRally - January 17

Garfield High School (23rd& East Jefferson - Seattle).

9:30 a.m. Workshops11 a.m. Rally

Noon March begins.

Jason Kurtz is glad to haveIAM representation.

Workers at Aerospace Defense Manufacturing unanimouslyratified a first contract that included medical benefits, aretirement plan, paid vacation and holidays. Before IAMrepresentation, none of these benefits were available.

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by Mary Wood,Retired Club Secretary

November Retired Club MinutesCongratulations to the 1951 member Charles Hutchinson, who retired from

Fluor Daniel (Hanford). Also congratulations to the following members whoretired from Boeing:

Senior Politics

NOTE: There was no December busi-ness meeting, as the holiday luncheonwas on that date.

Al Wydick called the November 8meeting to order at 11 a.m.

Roll Call of Officers: All officerswere present. Minutes were accepted asprinted.

Communications: A letter fromWashington Citizen Action was read.

Financial Report: The Financial Re-port was accepted as read.

New Members: The Club welcomedRonald Kohl as a new member.

Business Rep Report: Business RepPaul Knebel reported 800 members havebeen recalled this year and another 1,000are projected to be rehired next year.

Secretary-Treasurer Bruce Spaldingnoted that getting an increase in pensions isa top priority. We are going forward intrying to change ERISA law so we have theright to bargain for our retirees. However,that task just got twice as difficult becausewe do not have the majority in Congress ora labor friendly White House. The newCongress and the Bush Administrationprobably won’t make the change becauseit currently benefits the companies.

Health & Welfare: Ill brothers and

sisters this past month included: AlWydick, Mary Allen, Irene Tilford andDon Eschbach.

A moment of silence for the follow-ing members who have passed away:Delin Abbey, Vivian Anderson, Will-iam Bach, Reuben Becker, Loren Boehm,Bert Clemens, Gerald Cox, Marie Harne,Leverne Heitter, Samuel Hicks, MildredHill, Kenneth Kruger, FlorenceMcMillan, Matt Nicolich, Sammie Sarff,Colleen Ward, John Weber. Sympathycards were sent to the families.

Calendar of Events:Jan. 3 NO MEETING - HOLIDAYJan. 10 Business MeetingJan. 17 BingoJan. 24 PotluckJan 31 Pie DayGood and Welfare: John Guevarra

distributed a copy of the Molly Ivinsarticle, “Don’t Mourn, Organize!” talk-ing about the outcome of the election.He suggested keeping a journal of politi-cal issues weekly that hurt workers andseniors. This written record will help usarticulate the need for change in the nextelection. We must hold politicians ac-countable and also need to write lettersexpressing our concern and displeasurewhen actions are taken.

Unfinished/New Business: None.Birthdays & Anniversaries: The

Club celebrated the followingNovember birthdays: BettyNess, Hank Hendrickson,Harold Sandberg, JimBostwick, Cherie Menke.November anniversaries in-cluded: John and HelenPompeo (56 years), Mel andMary King ( 29 years). Octo-ber anniversary: Don andArdie Stachlowski (48 years).

Retirees

RETIRED CLUB OFFICERSPresident Al Wydick 253-876-2147Vice President Alvin Menke 425-235-9361Secretary Mary Wood 206-243-7428Treasurer Betty Ness 206-762-0725Srgnt-at-Arms Leroy Miller 253-852-8927Trustees: Louise Burns 206-242-5878

Cherie Menke 425-235-9361

Union Office: (1-800-763-1301) or 206-763-1300

This will be a fairly short report. Wehave all read the results of the elections– most of us are indeeddisappointed that JohnKerry, our labor/seniorendorsed candidate forPresident, was notelected. On the Statelevel, we did better – es-pecially returning Sena-tor Patty Murray to theSenate.

Thanks to all whoworked in the election:the phone bankers,

Elwood L. AdamsJack R. AllenCarleen B. ArbogastMartin F. BakerRichard E. BerryNancy A. BlankenshipGay L. BoothGeorge C. BrazeeLinda E. BroussardGretchen A. BrownJohn E. BunchTeddy A. DanielsRichard J. DeleysDonna S. EdwardsJames F. Girard

Elaine N. HeinschGeorge C. HolcombJames F. HortonRobert R. HudsonDavid L. JohnsonWallace E. JuneauAlvin F. KleinHerbert J. KramerCarreen I. LindebakRichard LopezRichard L. MatsonRichard A. McKim, Jr.Virginia OhmanLinda L. OrrAlfredo V. Perales

Robert J. PetryNancy L. PraterPatrick R. PriceLarry L. RezekEarl N. Robinson, Jr.Jack W. RobinsonAllen J. RoehrickKenneth R. SchonemanJudith G. SheaBruce M. ShermanChristopher G. SylvesterMichael E. VossMaynard D. WengertErnest H. Wilcox, III

doorbellers, mail workers, financial giv-ers and just plain supporters and voters.

Your Retired Club will continue, ofcourse, to work for those issues thatconcern us as seniors and as citizens. We

are meeting with the statewide Alliance for RetiredAmericans to build astronger, more effectiveorganization. We willcontinue to speak to theissues – whether SocialSecurity or national de-fense, education or healthcare.

Stay informed, meethere with us and keepactive.

by Carl Schwartz,Retiree Legislative Chair

RETIREMENT NEWS

Keep Informed, Stay Active andSpeak Out on Issues

Shirley Soggee celebrated her 80thbirthday at the luncheon andtook home a door prize.

Over 250 retirees and guests turned out for the annual Retired Club Christmas luncheonat the Seattle Union Hall on December 13. Those attending were treated to a wonderfulcatered lunch consisting of turkey with all the trimmings, festive decorations and music,visiting with old friends, and making new friends. Nearly 100 won a variety of door prizesdonated to the Club.

The event put everyone in the holiday spirit and helped kick off this festive time of year.

Holiday Spirit Abounds

Carl Case donned a santa hat as he andhis wife Brenda enjoy the music.

A delicious hotturkey dinnerwith all thetrimmings wasserved for theholidayluncheon.

The annual Retired Club Christmas luncheon gave people a chance tocatch up with old friends and make some new friends, as well.

Over 250 retirees and guests enjoyed this year’s Retired Club Christmasluncheon.

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TWO RED TOY POODLES – female. FREEto a good home. They are approx 7 and 8 yearsold and fixed. They need someone who hastime to spend with them. 253-941-5250

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BIRDS - Love Birds, parakeets, finches, 4zebra and 2 society plus cages and equipment.$45 to $60 each. Good, healthy and adorable.253-852-6809

HORSE PASTURE – for rent 10 miles east ofAuburn in quiet setting. $75 per month for onemature horse. Call mid-day at 253-833-3790

WANTED: 2 Pontiac Fiero front seats withtracks. 206-762-1117

35’ MOTORHOME COVER with patio room.Cost new $825 – will sell both for $400 or $200each. 253-854-4606

REBUILT 1985 OLDS – 4 BBL carb for 307V8. Cost $300, will sell for $125. Never used.206-937-0572

2002 JEEP WRANGLER sportsoft windows –clear sides and rear $125. 253-939-8250

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4 JAGUAR TIRES – mounted on Mag wheelswith 50% wear left $50 each. 253-941-4663

3 TIRES – 225 60R 16 all for $70 - 2 BridgestoneBlizzak Tires with 70 percent wear and 1Firestone Potenza tire. Trailer hitch U-Haul$65 bolt on full-size van. 206-226-8703

1953 7.5 HP EVINRUDE O/B motor – runswell $95. 2 power steering units – FREE. Newbattery – sell for cheap. 425-255-1804

NEW SPARE TIRE with leather cover – in-cludes rim $10. 425-255-7963

STUDDED SNOW TIRES – 195/60R15 onHonda rims $80. 30x9.50 R15lt on Ford rims$130. 425-271-3962

AIR-POWERED GREASE GUN – with drumof grease $300. Scott 425-228-3326

CAR ALARMS – Starting at $50. Brand newand unopened! Flash park lights, disable starter,keyless entry, etc. Includes all manuals, war-ranty. Installation available. 253-826-4378

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HAVE YOUR CARPET OR VINYL installedor repaired by a professional. Call Gregg’sCarpet & Vinyl Installation at 425-343-6013for free estimates in Snohomish & N. Kingcounties.

UNIVERSAL FOAM and upholstery for allyour foam and upholstery needs. Laid offBoeing employee. 253-405-9791

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SCOOTERS AND MORE – Electric, gas andmobility. Vary in size, watts and volts. Severalcolors – folds down. Fun for all ages. Parts andservice. 206-542-0104

CAR ALARMS – Starting at $50. Brandnew and unopened! Flash park lights, dis-able starter, keyless entry, etc. Includes allmanuals, warranty. Installation available.253-826-4378

CONTOUR CHAIR with electric vibrator &heat. Needs a new cord. Rose color upholstery.Will sell for $100 OBO. Two antique dolls. 3bar stools $15 each. 206-870-1506

TABLE LAMPS – Large pair of table lamps,black w/gold trim. New $20 pair. 425-255-7963

LAMP – hand painted and hand crafted, over50 years. Key switch operates 3-way light.Framework has antique brass finish. Each glassglobe has floral design. Clear chimney $60.425-255-7963

DAVENPORT – wicker/rattan. Plush seat cush-ions and wide, sweeping arms. Off-white natu-ral wicker is handwoven. Almost new. Beauti-ful. Sacrifice $325. 425-255-7963 or 425-226-1760

LOWERY ORGAN – Lift-up bench, bi-level,keyboard, tempo selects, Leslie speakers. Mustsee to appreciate. Mint condition. Beautifulwood $395. 425-255-7963 and 425-226-1760

UNIVERSAL FULL-SIZE HEADBOARDwith frames. Beautiful carved floral design onheadboard. Special $25. 425-255-7963

2-DRAWER METAL FILING CABINET –with keys. Black. New $15. 425-255-7963 or425-226-1760

LOVESEAT AND WIDE CHAIR – wicker,whitewash, plush seat cushions. $90 for both.253-931-9169

OAK CURIO CABINET – excellent condition$400. Leaded glass China cabinet and lion pawtable with 5 chairs. 360-380-1103

ADJUSTABLE ELECTRIC BED – wirelessremote, twin, vibrator, bookshelf headboardand heater. Perfect condition $300. 425-255-7963 or 425-266-1760

NICE GUN CABINET – 5’ by 21.5”, etchedglass doors, lined with green velvet, shelf.Great condition $100. 253-852-6809

FRIGIDAIRE 4-BURNER natural gas cooktop- very clean $50 OBO. Dresser mirror 18x26,natural finish. 425-255-1804

SOLID OAK CHINA CABINET – 2 piece.Top has glass doors, glass sides and 2 glassshelves with lights. Paid $1200, asking $400.253-661-9111

WHIRLPOOL DRYER & PIGTAIL - $50.CRAFTSMAN 10” radial arm saw $150. 260-546-3247 or 206-618-5304

QUEEN SIZE FUTON - $100 OBO. 425-241-1161

TWIN-SIZE CRAFTMATIC adjustable bedwith white headboard. Very nice $200. 425-483-0282

6-PC OAK BEDROOM SET – Queen head-board, 2 night stands, 6-drawer chest of draw-ers. 65” dresser and 45” dresser $600. 253-661-9111

MOBILE HOME – South Everett - 14x66, 2bdrm, shed, covered deck, new carpet, stormwindows, dryer. Lawn flowers, landscaped,quiet, close to Lake Stickney. 55 plus, space$350 month. Includes water, sewer and gar-bage $19,950.

RENT: TACOMA HOUSE near mall withgarage and fenced yard. $850/month. Callmid-day at 253-335-8645 or 253-833-3790

BELLEVUE/MICROSOFT – 3 BDRM/1.75BATH with finished daylight basement andover-sized garage. New kitchen and baths.1900 sq ft on .17 acre. MUST SEE $316,900.425-649-9235

Late 1979 24’ x 56’ MOBILE HOME in familypark. 2 BDRM/2 BATH, fireplace, appliancesstay. Close to Everett Boeing plant. Space rent$555. $37,500 OBO. 425-353-0564

FOR RENT – 1 BDRM/2 BATH in RentonHighlands. Newly remodeled mobile homewith large garage/shop on fenced .75 acre lot.First/last/$700 deposit. $950/month. 425-830-7831

FOR RENT OR SALE – Lovely 3 BDRMrambler in Renton Highlands with fenced yard,new paint, new carpets throughout. First classcondition. 10 minutes from Boeing plants.Drive by at 2005 Duvall NE. $1200 month.206-772-1752

FREE TO IAM MEMBERS – Real estateinsurance consultation/advice. Are you pro-tected? Call Randy 425-330-9558 orrlaswell@farmersagent.com

TRADE: Will trade approx 20,000 comicbooks for horse trailer, tractor w/loader, ATVor registered Appaloosa or QH mare. Comicsvalued at $3K from 1980-1990’s. Good condi-tion, all titles and publishers. 360-458-7784

JARI SICKLE BAR MOWER – runs well,needs work, extra bar, knives and engine 425-255-1804

GOT BARITONE? Call 253-638-1736

FRAGRANT – Iris bulbs named “Sweet Lena”$5 each. 2322 Tacoma Rd #13, Puyallup98371

SEEDLESS GRAPE starts, lavender,crocosmia, fennel, firs. Natural field rocks andfirewood- free. Broken concrete. 425-255-1804

VINYL WINDOW – 36” x 36” sealed, insu-lated glass with screen $75. 425-255-1184

TENOR SAX – Selmer, USA. Excellent con-dition $1850. 425-255-1184

CABINET SHOP on rollers – 5’ tall x 16” deepx 31” wide. 3 drawers, 10” deep with 1 shelf$25 OBO; toilet tank lid – pink from 1955’s ingood cond $15 OBO; stainless steel – double22”x31” w/holes on top $10; tow bar for FordRanger pickup 1987 complete in good cond$50. 253-852-6809

TABLE – Burro formica finish 36” squaremetal, square legs, 2 leaves 11” wide – heavy &nice condition; LANTERN – Coleman 1958army color, sectioned glass globe, nice condi-tion $50 collectible; TOW chains for logging$4 per foot in several different lengths withhooks. 253-852-6809

TEDDY BEAR COLLECTION – fancy, likenew $20. 425-255-7963 or 425-226-1760

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PROPERTY

RECREATIONALMEMBERSHIP

RECREATIONALVEHICLES

SPORTING GOODS

TOOLS

VEHICLES

LARGE DOZER FOR PARTS – Approx 1958TD14A Int’l. Straight blade, large Carco winch,good rails and rollers. Call mid-day 253-833-3790

FOLDING WALKER – Deluxe Lite $70;wheelchair Companion 17 $280; 20” color TVwith remote $15; VW GTI bra fits Rabbit orCabrio $35. 206-722-7033

COOKBOOK COLLECTION – 1950’s &1960’s. Five books $10. You’ll get hours ofpleasure from these recipes. 425-255-7963 or425-226-1760

AFGHANS – beautiful, hand-made, misc sizesand colors. Must see! $25-$35. 425-255-7963

RASCAL MOTORIZED SCOOTER – mustsell. Excellent condition – never used, paid$4K, will sell for $2500. 425-432-0811

LARGE ROCKING HORSE – great cond $25;smaller, plush rocking pony $10; Little Tykespower quad w/new engine $25; Red Rider trike$10 and large trike $15. 425-742-0509

MAKE YOUR OWN JEWELRY – cabochon,garnet, turquoise, malachite and more. Lots ofsizes. 253-833-8713

10 CACTUS PLANT – 1’ to 3’ high, 20 to 25years old. Good condition. Make offer. 360-249-4432

PIGEON/BIRD TRAP – 20”x24”, plasticcoated, wire-type cage. Like new 8 1/2" high$45. 18”x22” rabbit cages – great shape $8each. 425-377-9112

GARDEN HOSE REEL attaches to faucet,wheeled push cultivator, wood fruit boxes, 5th

wheel lock, 2 wood swing seats with heavy-duty chains. 425-255-1804

WHEELED YARD VACUUM – 5 HP engine,Briggs engine, new bag. LWB canopy withboat rack - very good condition $125 OBO. 30pieces used siding 6”x8’x10’ $2 each. 425-255-1804

IF YOU ARE MAKING CABINETS - Havenatural cedar drawers, doors, etc. Make offer.Mahogany closet doors with passage and hinges,regular doors - $5 each. 425-255-1804

TWO GAS LEAF BLOWERS – need somework $25. 206-325-5457

CONTOUR LOUNGE CHAIR with heat, vi-brator, recliner and cord. Good condition andmade for people with back problems. Paid$3K, will sell for $900 OBO. 425-255-9542

COLLECTIBLE OLD PLATES – Bradford,Franklin, etc. Great for gifts. $15 to $25 each.425-255-7963 or 425-226-1760

OIL CANS – various sizes with spouts (18) $5each; GAS SIGNS – gas, diesel flip-type 6’ talland 3’ by 6” wide $50 each; metal tool trays fornuts and bolts $1 to $4 each; cabinets with trays$25 each. 253-852-6809

MICKEY and MINNIE MOUSE – 36”. Oldbut perfect condition $40 for set. 425-255-7963 or 425-226-1760

WEDDING DRESS long, cream color beadedsize 4 and hat with veil. Beautiful wedding set$350. WEDDING/ENGAGEMENT RING,size 5 $175. 253-852-6809

GRINDERS on stand (older but work great)$10 each; CEDAR SIDING 6” new about 400feet at $.35 a foot; MANNEQUINS – 1 full sizefemale $100 and one half size male $50. 253-852-6809

BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE EARRINGS – from1950’s and 1960’s. Screw-on and clip. Won-derful condition and unusual. Must see toappreciate. $1 to $3. Over 100 pairs. 425-255-7963 or 425-226-1760

TEDDY BEAR COLLECTION – great gift forthe holidays $30. Call for details 425-255-7963 or 425-226-1760

JIM BEAM BOTTLES – old collection. Callfor details. Some never opened. $10 to $30.425-255-7963 or 425-226-1760

MAUSOLEUM CRYPTS – One tandem (2) inMt. Olivet Cemetery in Renton. New DawnRow valued at $6800, will sell at $5500 OBO.206-550-5657

CEMETERY PLOTS – 4 side-by-side in Green-wood in Renton in Azalea Garden. $1700 eachor $6500 for all. 425-255-1184

CEMETERY PLOT – Floral Hills. One spacein Evergreen Garden with option to purchasesecond stacked space. $1200 OBO. Call Judyat 206-361-0575

CEMETERY PLOTS – Two spaces in Gardenof Devotion at Sunset Hills Memorial Park inBellevue. $2K each OBO. 206-722-0420

MUST SELL – MOVING OUT OF STATE– Single cemetery plot in Floral Hills, RoseGarden. Regular price $3K, will sell for$1200 OBO. 425-789-1018

THOUSAND TRAILS – Gold card asking$4200. Leisure time resort asking $2800.Original owner – both for $6K plus transferfees. 206-524-0266

1978 26’ SANTE FE TRAVEL TRAILER –refrigerator, A/C, furnace, sleeps 4, awning, 4-burner stove with oven, wired for TV. $1K.425-746-3190

1983 HONDA MOTORCYCLE – CB550SC,4 cyl Nite Hawk, 21K miles, good condition,luggage carrier. $995 OBO. 206-244-7948

1992 CLASS A WINNEBAGO BRAVE – 27’motor home, 454, 48K, 5K generator, hydleveling jacks, dual AC, sleeps 6. Totally loaded$18,500. Call for more details 253-863-7755

1994 POLARIS XLT SNOWMOBILE. $1800.425-241-1142

1995 TRAVEL TRAILER – Terry, Model22LU, S/C, sleeps 6, queen bed, microwave,awning, stereo cassette. Good shape $6500OBO. 206-242-7891

1998 TOY HAULER – 40’ 5th wheel by kit. 3axle, 9’ patio, 2 slides, generator, W/D combo.One of the best! $24K. 263-862-2059

2002 ALPENLITE 5th Wheel – Need someoneto take over payments. 32’, used twice. Fi-nanced through BECU. Owe approx $43K.505-526-9599

SCOOTERS AND MORE – Electric, gasand mobility. Vary in size, watts and volts.Several colors – folds down. Fun for all ages.Parts and service. 206-542-0104

TREADMILL – 8.0 Extended Stride Fitnessmonitor includes: time, speed, calorie, dis-tance, pulse and safety key. Very good condi-tion $135. 253-884-4553

10 LB DOWNRIGGER BALLS – fishing gear.206-932-9214

RUGER 10-22 – Stainless (unfired), 3 extramagazines plus ammo $200. Remington 700BDL .223 cal, plus ammo $500. Must sell dueto medical problems. Call John at 253-941-2438

SCOOTERS AND MORE – Electric, gas andmobility. Vary in size, watts and volts. Severalcolors – folds down. Fun for all ages. Parts andservice. 206-542-0104

SKIS & BINDINGS – 150 cm and 195 cm. Skiboots, women’s size 7, women’s size 9, men’ssize 10. Negotiable prices. 425-271-3962

PING PONG TABLE – folds up – like new$50. 425-271-3962

TREADMILL – with heart monitor $250. Legand arm exerciser $50. Everything in excellentcondition. 206-772-1752

MISC. EXERCISE EQUIPMENT – stairstepper, stationary bike, treadmill, Body byJake – negotiable prices. 425-271-3962

1948 TRACTOR – Cub Int’l, 6 implements,plow, cultivator, blade, spring tooth harrow,disc, drag $2500 or implements separate for$950 all. 253-862-6809

TWO GAS LEAF BLOWERS – need somework $25. 206-325-5457

SAW SHARPENING – Foley Belsaw, 3-piecelooks like new and works great $300 OBO.253-852-6809

MANTIS TELLER – 2 cycle engine, lightweight and easy to use. Thatching and edgerattachments plus oil for gas mix. Less than 10hours use $275. 425-226-2887

RBI HAWK SCROLL SAW – 26” one half offState fair price $600. 253-854-2693

CRAFTSMAN TABLE SAW – 10” with stand.Works good $75 cash. 425-228-5561

DIAL CALIPER – Brown & Sharpe inwooden case. Like new – Swiss made. Shockproof. Craftsman micrometer. Radius gagecomplete set $60. 425-432-6456

1970 RARE BUICK GRANSPORT – 350 CI,4 barrel. Runs great. A/T, extras. New paint,79K miles on rebuilt engine, new tires, PS, PB,AC. 360-897-9371

1970 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE – el-egant gold classic, like new, mint condition inand out. Garage stored lifetime. Older womanowned. 94K miles, AC, PW, PB, PDL $6500OBO. 253-840-9124

1978 GMC – 350 ci, heavy half, traileringspecial, AT, PS, PB, headers, cruise, mags,snow tires with studs. Original owner. 12Kmiles – nice inside and out. 360-983-8424

1984 CHEV CAPRICE CLASSIC – Just tunedup with new tabs. $1200 OBO. 206-767-3228leave message

1992 DODGE DYNASTY – A/T, power win-dows, power doors, cruise, AC, 120K miles.$2K OBO. 206-243-1278

1993 3-QTR TON 4WD CHEVY Silverado.Good cond. Needs paint $4500. 425-572-0441

1995 CHRYSLER CONCORD – 3.3 engine,keyless entry, PW, PD, AC, cruise, tilt wheel,power seats, power mirrors, airbags, ABSbrakes, valor seat, upkeep records $3950 OBO.253-638-7193

1995 TAURUS SE – with moon roof, very wellmaintained with all records, 122K miles, loaded,clean inside and out. Recent repairs made carlike brand new. Excellent second car or forstudents $4K OBO. 253-838-9479

1998 DODGE 3 QTR TON MAGNUM V-10Auto 4x4 – Original owner, still under war-ranty. Camper and tow package. 30K miles.Set up for 5th wheel and cab over camper. If youneed a towing rig, this is it. Auto trans $21K.360-249-4432

2001 CROWN VICTORIA LX – new tires,new shocks, 67K miles, extended warranty.Loaded $11,500 OBO. 306-277-9359

2002 SUBARU WRX – AWD, 5-speed, black,still under warranty, well maintained, 38K miles,factory upgrade sound package, 6-CD changer,alarm $18K. 253-839-6115

OVERINSURED? UNDERINSURED? Freeauto insurance consultations for IAM mem-bers. No obligations. Call Randy at 425-330-9558 or rlaswell@farmersagent.com

2002 DODGE CARAVAN Sport-appx 7,600miles, nicely equipped, 10” dropped floor,automatic sliding door, power sliding ramp,remote entry, kneeling suspension, and more!$33,000 obo. Call Steve at 253-863-9273

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food at the mission, cleaning up the street,volunteering at a local food drive, helpingwith the Special Olympics, or assisting witha multitude of other projects.

Amanda also helps with many of theseprojects and has volunteered with her fatherat the Tacoma Mission. In December, he andAmanda spent over 10 hours at the TacomaMall collecting food in the Northwest Har-vest Food Drive in the pouring rain. Theyfind great pleasure in helping others so it wasonly fitting that someone helped them asAmanda looks toward her years in college.

“This will give me a great start on mycollege education. The money can be used fortuition, books, housing or any other expenses.That way I can concentrate on my studieswithout having to worry about the financialend,” stated Amanda.

Whoever the angel is – the gesture wasgreatly appreciated and will be used to pro-vide Amanda the best education money canbuy.

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Thanks to efforts by Union StewardJason Bailey, 751 members in the Se-attle Automotive Center will not onlycontinue to wash the Boeing buses andtrucks, but have new state-of-the-artequipment to accomplish the task.

Jason got a tip from a Teamster driverthat they were taking Boeing buses toGrayline to be washed, even thoughhourly members had performed this taskfor years. In fact, when Jason first hiredinto Boeing in 1988, one of his mainduties was to wash buses two times aweek on third shift.

He realized such an offload of workcould impact the headcount of his shopand immediately began looking for analternative that would keep the work inour members’ hands. Since the currentequipment was aging and cumbersometo use, he began to explore new equip-ment as a way for the shop to be moreefficient with the washes. He enlistedthe help and expertise of 751 Mainte-nance Mechanic Paul Burke, who workedon the old machine and will service thenew equipment. Together, with supportfrom their supervisor, they located anew bus washer that was more efficientand also contained a modem as part ofthe computer system. Paul is currentlychanging the program so the modemwill talk to the shop computer –– makingit more effective and tracking mucheasier. In addition, Paul, along withhourly GCU members, performed theinstallation and will maintain the equip-

Washing Away Thoughts of Offload

Members at the Developmental Center (DC) areexcited at the activity and new work they see cominginto their shop. Not only is their building involved inseveral cutting-edge projects for Boeing, including the7E7, Sea Launch, F-22 and Multi-Mission MaritimeAircraft (MMA), but 751 facilities members are install-ing new equipment, which is an investment in thefuture.

For the past month, a crew of 751 technicians,electricians, mechanics, plumbers and millwrights haveworked tirelessly to install an enormous AutomatedUltrasonic Scanning System (AUSS), which coversapproximately 1400 square feet of floor space (7800square feet for the work area). The AUSS will scancomposite layup material for voids on the 7E7, F-22 andSea Launch parts. Because of the high use of compos-ites on these projects, the AUSS will be a criticalcomponent. This 10-axis machine replaces 20 year oldequipment that was no longer cost effective to run.Instead of offloading the work and getting rid of theoutdated equipment, Boeing chose to invest in newequipment for our inspectors to run. An added bonuswas having our members do the installation and main-tenance of the new machine.

Business Rep Stan Johnson applauded Boeing’sdecision stating, “In the past the manufacturer of theequipment would normally do the installation and main-tenance work because it is under warranty. Using ourmembers for this job boosted morale. Members see it as

ment.Jason stated, “I was pleased the Com-

pany did the right thing and appreciatedthe support from our supervisor in ap-proving the new equipment purchaseand ensuring the Teamster drivers arecommunicated with so they know tobring the buses here for service. Therehad been a lot of talk and rumors aboutoutsourcing the car wash portion of theAutomotive Center – especially sinceour head count is down following 9-11.This investment in new equipment en-

a vote of confidence in their skills and ability.”Chuck Fromong, a 17-year Machine Repair Me-

chanic, noted “In the five and a half months since Itransferred to DC, this building has come alive withactivity. Workers are energized and proud to be install-ing this equipment. We have taken real ownership of theproject. It has been a true team effort that brought outthe skills and expertise of our members. Even though itis a huge undertaking, there are no subcontractors on thejob. With help from the crane crew, we got the framebuilt and in place, including the towers, in a week andthree days, which is earlier than scheduled because wewanted to show Boeing management we could do this.”

The crew even had two members recalled fromlayoff since the installation began.Marty Shepherd wasrecalled in September and added, “I have a lot of pridebeing assigned to this job and appreciate Boeing givingus the opportunity to do the installation. It is a hugeinvestment in the future, which will hopefully meanmore job security for us.”

Once the AUSS is up and running, the crew willbegin moving a portmill machine from Kent and per-form that installation, as well.

Thanks to the skills and expertise of the followingmembers, who have helped on the job: NC Techs:

sures we will continue to do the work andwe now have a standing work order forthe car wash.”

Business Rep Paul Knebel applaudedthe effort stating, “Every task and job isimportant for our members. Sometimesit just takes the added effort of lookingfor new equipment or a better process. Inthe first two weeks, the new equipmentwashed 179 vehicles. To ensure it isdone by 751, the system will only re-spond once a BEMSID and vehicle num-ber have been entered.”

Investment and Installation Signal Strong Future

Randy Conway (l) and Chuck Fromong check if apart Randy fabricated will fit the machine.

Mark Whitley (l) and Steve Chilcott were twomillwrights that built the grates and did much ofthe concrete work on the job.

District 751’s four Union offic-ers were elected by acclamation atthe November 23 District Councilmeeting. According to the bylawsand the IAM Constitution, officersmust be nominated from thoseelected to District Council in theOctober elections.

The following officers werenominated and elected by acclama-tion to a new four year term: DistrictPresident Mark Blondin, DistrictSecretary-Treasurer BruceSpalding, District Vice PresidentGloria Millsaps and District Ser-geant-at-Arms Kim Leufroy.

Since the same 13 Western Wash-ington Business Reps (Tommy Wil-son, Roy Moore, Sue Palmer, ErnieMcCarthy, Paul Knebel, MarkJohnson, Jackie Boschok, RayBaumgardner, Larry Brown, ZackZaratkiewicz, Tom Wroblewski,Emerson Hamilton and StanJohnson) and one Eastern Washing-ton Business Rep (Paul Milliken)were elected in all seven locallodges, therefore, no runoff elec-tion is required and those 14 areelected to a four-year term effectiveFebruary 1, 2005.

751 UnionOfficers Electedby Acclamation

Marty Shepard, Terry Leonard, Lynn Weaver, NCApprentices Dave Faulkner, Nam Ha; NC MechanicsDale Crueger, Chuck Fromong; Sheet Metal RandyConway; Electricians Bill England and Jim Bergquist;Millwrights Steve Chilcott, Steve Furlan, Mark Whit-ley, Glen Robinson, Kevin Powers, and Crane Crewmembers Fred Bagby, Bill Eklund, Chris Larsen, SteveLong, Steve Marian and Dan Williams.

Steward Jason Bailey (l) shows Business Rep Paul Knebel the new car washinstalled in Seattle to ensure hourly members continue to perform this task.

Facilitiesmembers at DCare installing anAutomatedUltrasonicScanning Systemto use oncomposites,which will cover7800 square footwork area. Nosubcontractorsare on siteworking on theinstallation.L to R: DaleCrueger, MartyShepard, ChuckFromong,Business RepStan Johnson,Terry Leonard,and LynnWeaver.