President Flynn and Local 1 Missouri Members Receive Gold Cards

Local 1 MO Business Manager Don Brown presented eight Gold Cards at the Local’s annual Retiree Luncheon on June 17, including one to BAC President and former Local 1 Business Manager John J. Flynn. Following tradition, the new Gold Card members were also presented BAC pocket watches. “With our new awardees, we now have a total of 225 fifty-year members,” said Brown. “We are especially proud that President Flynn was here to receive his Gold Card and that BAC Secretary-Treasurer Jim Boland was also able to attend. The ongoing support of our retirees and ever-increasing number of Gold Card members are indications of the solidarity of Local 1’s members.” Back row, from left: Pension & Welfare Director Jim Hassler; Business Representatives Alan Martini, Robert Guinn, and Steve Bailey; Financial Secretary Joseph Schonlau; Business Manager Don Brown; and IU Secretary-Treasurer James Boland. Front row, from left, Local 1 Gold Card members Roy Catalano, Jim Billingsley, William Guidicy, Flynn, Robert Heitkamp, Ray Lindner, Jim Javaux, and Jim Mannion.
	Local 1 MO Business Manager Don Brown, BAC President John J. Flynn, and Local 1 Business Representative Alan Martini.

Local 5 Tennessee Apprentice Contests

Local 5 TN held two apprentice contests this spring, showcasing the talents of apprentices in the Local’s Nashville and Knoxville Chapters.

Nashville Chapter competitors, from left, 1st place 3rd year division winner Jason Thompson, 2nd place 3rd year division winner Josue Rodriguez, 1st place 2nd year division winner Tim Cutler, 1st place 1st year division winner Bryce Arola, and 2nd place 1st year division winner Heath Daniels.	Knoxville Chapter competitors, from left, 2nd place 1st year division winner Mark Ayres, 1st place 2nd year division winner Larry Pruett, 2nd place 2nd year division winner Josephus Bacon, and 1st place 1st year division winner Bakri Apiat.

Retired Western New York ADC Director Restores Legion Post

Keeping involved in his community, retired Western New York ADC Director William R. Wright, Jr., pictured at left, has taken the lead in restoring and improving Dalton, New York’s historic American Legion Post. Built as a Grand Army of the Republic Hall in the 1880s, Legion members including two-time Post Commander Wright have refurbished the Post’s floors, installed new lighting, and painted inside and out. Mechanical improvements have been made and plumbing has been upgraded. “I’m grateful to the Union for providing me with a pension so I can live out my life in a degree of comfort that allows me to do such things as restore my American Legion Post,” says Wright.

Local 5 Pennsylvania on Rat Patrol

The officers and members of Local 5 PA are frequently seen with their inflatable rat as they police their work jurisdiction and protest unfair contractors. From left, Field Representative Ed Banevich, Organizer Mario Savinelli, Field Representative Tony Mirarchi, Secretary-Treasurer Burleigh “Bert” Heisler, President Glenn “Deeter” Garman, Field Representatives Jack Figured, Frank Baskar, Lester Kauffman III, Dennis Spidle, and Michael Dincher, and Office Manager “B."

Local 6 Ontario Business Agent Honoured

Local 6 ON Business Agent Lou Mascarin was presented a meritorious service plaque by BAC President John J. Flynn and Secretary-Treasurer Jim Boland at a May ceremony held in Windsor celebrating Mascarin’s distinguished career. The 47-year member retired in June, but will remain active by serving as the Local’s President and Trust Fund Administrator. From left, Flynn, Mascarin, Boland, and IU Canadian Affairs Director Joe Bognar.

Local 1 Maryland/Virginia/ District of Columbia Retiree Honored for 75 Years of Service

The Capitol, Union Station, the Pentagon, and Andrews Air Force Base are just some of the landmarks that Local 1 MD/VA/DC member Andrew Rosemery worked on since his initiation in 1927. Rosemery, now 96, was presented a plaque for his 75 years of service by Local 1 President Jack Greenstreet, and Secretary-Treasurer Juan Sampedro in April. Pictured from left, Sampedro, Rosemery, and Greenstreet.

Local 18 Missouri Presents Service Awards

The tile/marble/ terrazzo setters and finishers of Local 18 MO presented service awards at a banquet in April. From left, 50-year member Angelo Grassi, 40-year member George Wood, 50-year member Ted Euler, 25-year member Michael Burns, Local 18 Business Manager Jim Hunnius, 50-year member Joe Brader, and BAC Region 7 Director Randy Kelly. Fifty-year members Marc Baerman, Ralph Ilseman, Harry Newbold, and Guy Shaw; 40-year members Wayne Brinker, John Gilsinn, and Joseph Renner; 25-year members Charles Villani and Ron McGarrigle are not pictured.

Local 1 Manitoba’s Horst Habeck Honoured

The members of Local 1 MB, along with a host of Local and International officers and staff joined distinguished guests from Manitoba’s construction community in honouring Local 1 Business Agent Horst Habeck at his October retirement party. Several honours and gifts were presented to Habeck, an outstanding Canadian labour leader.

Labor Hall of Fame Inducts Local 6 Michigan Member

Local 6 MI member Donald O. Larsen was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame on April 20 at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Larsen became an apprentice bricklayer in Marquette after serving with the Army in the South Pacific during World War II. He soon became active in his Union and his community, teaching bricklaying to vocational students at Marquette High School and BAC apprentices on the weekends. He also served as job steward on many projects across the Upper Peninsula, and as Vice President of former Local 4 MI. An active promoter of masonry construction and union labor, Larsen served as the labor representative at U.P. Builder shows and served on the Board of the United Building Trades. Larson’s commitments extend beyond labor and include service to VFW Post #2439 and to the Messiah Lutheran Church. Ted Balzarini, Director of Northern Michigan University’s Labor Education Program, described Larsen as “an icon of pure trade unionism” during the April induction ceremony.

From left, BAC Executive Vice President Gerald O’Malley, retired Local 6 MI President Roland Swanson, Donald O. Larsen, Local 6 President Gary Roberts, and BAC Tile/Marble/ Terrazzo Craft Director John Mason.