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Uniting ARCCAW members across Alberta Spring 2013

Wage increase; upcoming skills competitions; new installation course

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Local 1325 long service presentation builds history

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UP TO 1.5X MORE RUNTIMEVS LEADING COMPETITORS2

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PUSH BUTTON CHUCKOne handed operation for quick & easy accessory changes

FUEL GAUGE BATTERYCheck the amount of charge left in the battery, packs are fully interchangeable with existing 20V MAX* tools.

3-SPEED DESIGNProvides enhanced application control. Monitor what speed the tool is in without turning it on.

MORE ONLINEFor more detail and full videodemonstrations, scan this code using any QR-code reader.

BRUSHED MOTOR“RED” indicates friction caused by brushes on conventional motors. This slows the motor down and generates heat.

“GREEN” indicates electronic transfer of energy within the tool. This allows the tool to run longer between charges.

† Vs. brushed motors.1 - Vs. DEWALT 20V MAX* DCF885C2. Number of 3" deck screws driven into a pressure treated 4"x4". Average results based on 3 units, 2 times each.2 - Up to 1.5x More Run-Time vs Leading Competitors" vs. Makita 18V Brushless LXDT01Z(with BL1815 Battery), Milwaukee 18V 2650-21 (with Red Lithium Battery), Hitachi 18V WH18DSAL, Bosch 18V 25618-01. Number of 3" deck screws driven into a pressure treated 4"x4". Average results based on 3 units, 2 times each.* Maximum initial battery voltage (measured without a workload) is 20 volts. Nominal voltage is 18.

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Executive Secretary Treasurer’s REPORT

A Salute to the SeniorsMartyn A. Piper

t is said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. This may be so, but a long healthy life is also on every-

body’s wish list. And so when we see the senior members attend long service awards nights, we know many of them are wrestling with life’s old age curses like arthritis, sore joints, back problems and various aches and pains associated with repetitive movements. Bending, lifting, and kneeling are all physical exertions that result in the body finally saying enough. Many of you experience those same physical demands in your current jobs. Sure, technology and ergonomics have improved the situation somewhat, but a tough career in the trades eventually takes its toll on the body. We know what many have been through, but some of them are defying the odds and making the best of life.

How fitting then that the most recent long service event saw many of our retired mem-bers from Local 1325 not only go up to receive their pin with a spring in their step, but also stay around to dance the night away. How neat

it was to see well attired and well groomed seniors sweep their long-time partners around the dance floor without a care in the world.

When I see these guys every couple of years, it always make me think of the world they grew up in. Some of them come from farms on the prairies, some from Germany and Europe having to leave their home countries that were ravaged and devastated by the Second World War.

Many came by ship across the Atlantic in very adverse condi-tions; some escaped Eastern Europe as the grip of communism took hold. There are those from Britain, who decided that life in Canada offered more opportunity beyond a war-weary country. And so it happened.

These Brothers (no Sisters in those days), came, joined the union, worked hard their whole lives, pressed for better terms and condi-tions and laid the groundwork for today’s union. I get great satisfac-tion talking to them about their childhood, where they grew up and what bought them off the farms or made them travel thousands of miles to seek a better life.

To this day our union continues to be a melting pot of culture, language, and customs, which is as it should be. It’s a place to meet lifelong friends, to melt international borders into one and it’s a safe haven for workers who desire a greater share of the wealth they help create. For our senior Brothers, both current and past, thank you for giving us what we have today.

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on the coVer: 25-year long service pin recipient Teri MacNutt

PHOTO: Buffy Goodman

FEATURES

10 fit@workAdvice to keep your engine runningBy Matt Smith

12 shaping the skylineMembers hard at work on Eighth Avenue Place in Calgary

18 steady as she goesIndustry in a good position and expected to improveBy Séamus Smyth

20 Keep All your doors opensEdmonton training centre offers new course this springBy Séamus Smyth

22 long service members honouredLocal 1325 members recognized for decades of workBy Wanda Vivequin

DEPARTMENTS

4 note From the executive secretary treasurerBy Martyn Piper

6 site lines Golf tournament; New executive director; Upcoming skills competitions; ACTC in Las Vegas; Wage increase

14 geared upTools to help you work better

24 meet the instructor

25 meet the Apprentice

27 local 1460 millwrights reportBy Bob Hugh

26 training and Apprenticeship reportBy Len Bryden

29 KidZoneBuilding with blueprints

30 Parting shot

31 training & events; in memoriam

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Tee Off for Diabetes ResearchIt’s that time of year again: time to hit the driving range and practicegreentohoneyourskillsinpreparationforthe13thannualBarrieReganGolfTournament.Thisyear’seventtakesplaceonJuly19attheLegendsGolfandCountryClubinSherwoodPark.Lastyear’stournamentraisedover$15,000fortheJuvenileDiabetesResearchFoundation.Organizershopetosurpassthatamountthisyearwithcontinuedsupportofthisworthyorganization.Toregister,pleaseseetheformonpage26inthisissueofHardHat.

Warren Fraleigh is the new executive directorof BuildingTradesofAlberta.HeofficiallystartedinthepositiononApril2,2013.FraleighpreviouslyservedasBusinessManager/SecretaryTreasureroftheInternationalBrotherhoodofBoilermakersLocal146from2003to2011.Hebringstothecouncilover30yearsofexperienceintheunionizedindustrialconstructionandmaintenanceindustryandhasservedthecouncilinanumberofleadershippositions.

Building Trades of Alberta Names Executive Director

Hourlywagesareontheriseforsomeunionmembers.Industrialcarpenters/scaffoldersandmillwrightswill seea14cent/hourwageincrease,effectiveMay6,2013.Theincreasewillbeaddedtocurrentwagesaswellasholidayandvacationpay.Commercialcarpenterincreaseswillbeasperthecurrentcollectiveagreement.

Site Lines News in Brief A roundup of news and events from around the region

Wage Increase for Union Members


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The best apprentices in the province have the chance to show their skills at several upcoming events. Skills Canada and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) are gearing up to host their annual apprenticeship competitions that showcase the best up-and-comers in the industry.

The Regional Skills Canada Competition took place at various locations throughout the province in April and featured high school and selected post-secondary students. Those successful in the regional competition will move on to Provincial Skills Canada Competition at the Edmonton Expo Centre on May 15 and 16.

The UBC Provincial Apprenticeship Competition takes place at the Alberta Carpenters Training Centre (ACTC) in Edmonton on June 7 and 8. The best carpentry and scaffolding apprentices in the province will be judged on various tasks they perform throughout the competition. The winning carpenters will then move on to the UBC National Apprenticeship Competition held in St. John’s, Newfoundland later this year.

Len Bryden, Director of Training and Apprenticeship at the ACTC, believes these competitions are beneficial to the training process for apprentices but that they also serve as an educational device for people outside of the trades as well. “We’re showcasing the best of the best in our trades,” he says. “More than that, it’s also a way for us to reach out to the public and show them exactly what it is we do.”

As annual events, Bryden feels the competitions are an important tradition for the union and encourages everyone to participate. “The competitions are just a really good time for everyone involved,” he says. “Year after year they are always a success and everyone has a lot of fun in the process.”

Open Season for Skills Competitions



Site Lines News in Brief A roundup of news and events from around the region

Robert Provencher Bursary Trust Fund Application

Protectionclassandaone-dayOSSAConfinedSpaceEntry/Monitoringclass.Onlyjourneymenmembersareeligibleforthisworkshopandonlyifthey’vecompletedthefullUBCScaffoldErectorQualification,aFallProtectionorConstructionFallProtectioncourseandaScaffoldingPracticalEvaluationattheirlocalUBCtrainingcentre.

“Rightnowthereisalotofopportunityintheconstructiontradesandthatmeansalotofpeoplearegoingtobeattractedtotheindustry,”saysDwernychuk.“ThisisourwayofmakingsureworkerscomingtoAlbertahavetrainingandeducationthat’sconsistentwithwhatourworkersherereceive.”

The Alberta Carpenters Training Centre (ACTC) isinstillingitshighstandardofexcellencethroughaninternationaltrainingprogram.Albertainstructorsaretraininginternationalunionmemberswiththebestpracticesforindustrialscaffoldingintheoilsands.InstructorsteachtheScaffoldingIndustrialITCprogramheldattheUnitedBrotherhoodofCarpenters’(UBC)InternationalTrainingCentreinLasVegas.Thefive-dayprogramfocusesonthewedge-clampsystemandaluminumtubesfrequentlyusedbyscaffoldersinoilsandsprojects.

RandyDwernychuk,headinstructoratACTC,believesthatimplementingAlberta’sworld-classtrainingisthebestwaytofillthelabourshortagewithoutcompromisingtheintegrityofthework.“Thisprogramisdesignedtomeettheneedsofourlabourshortfall,particularlyindustrialscaffoldersintheoilsands,andtokeepunionmembersasmuchofourworkforceaspossible,”hesays.“Afterall,Ifeelthatunionworkersreallyaretheoneswhodrivethedirectionofourprovince’shighqualityofwork.”

Inadditiontothefive-dayprogram,theweek-longworkshopincludesaone-dayOilSandsSafetyAssociation(OSSA)Fall

ACTC Instills Training Excellence

Carpenter’s Local 1325 - Year 2013Applications are available

Foralistoftheapplicationrulesandrequirementsandthecompleteapplicationpleasevisitourwebpage:www.albertacarpenters.com

Applications are also available at the LU1325 Offices

Edmonton 133,15210-123AvenueEdmonton,ABT5V0A3Ph:(780)733-2160Fax:(780)477-7143

Fort McMurrayBay6,266MacKayCres.FortMcMurray,ABT9H5C6Ph:(780)743-1442

Deadline for Application: August 31, 2013Inquiries to: Diana Stubbard at (780) [email protected]

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ur bodies are just like automobiles. They have several important systems that work together so

we can move along in life and get things done. If our bodies are comparable to our vehicles, why do we treat them so differently? Unfortunately, many of us take our bodies for granted until something goes wrong and demands our attention.

In this crash-course comparison, I’ll showcase how maintaining your body’s health is similar to that of your own vehicle. We all know people with

By MATT SMITH

maintain your health; instead I’ll give you a better understanding of why it’s important to be more aware of your body and the demands you place on it.

Although it would be nice if we were all high-end Ferraris that were diligently maintained, some of us need a lesson in taking better care of our engines. We can do our best to maintain the durability and health of our vehicles, but once the damage is done and problems occur, we can be in for a nightmare. This, of course, is assuming that we were doing any maintenance at all.

windshield stickers that remind them of an upcoming oil change, but go 20,000 kilometres past their scheduled service. Likewise, some cars have so much dust on their dash that the interior looks a full shade lighter. On the other side of the road, there are those who meticulously maintain all f luids, pressures and even have a collection of the latest gizmos. Very rarely do you see garbage sitting in the back seat and it would be a crying shame if it was washed less than once a week.

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Matt Smith, CSEP-CPT, NASM-CES

By Randy Stefanizyn, Manager, Labour Relations, Syncrude Canada Ltd.

Major problems can occur if you wait until it’s too late to start basic healthy habits and maintenance. At this point, simple solutions might not be enough to do the trick and your body will need to be overhauled. It’s usually expensive, time-consuming and your body never feels quite the same as before. Anyone who has ever had surgery knows what I’m talking about.

Most of us know that we need to eat well, stay hydrated, get adequate sleep and generally avoid things that are universally accepted as bad for us. For the most part, we all understand the concept of living a healthier life, but unfortunately we aren’t all saints. Kicking that smoking habit or cutting

down on red meat might not be in the cards for everyone at this moment.

On the bright side, one thing we do know is that a clear understanding of what is unhealthy makes it tougher to do the things that negatively impact our bodies. The biggest lesson I teach clients is to be conscious of choice. You don’t need to make the right one – just start off by being aware that you’re making it. It’s OK not to get an oil change or switch out the air filter. Just don’t act shocked if your engine starts to sputter and your gas mileage becomes comparable to that of an armored tank.

Cars do not heal on their own like our bodies do. The blessing and curse of having a body that can heal and repair itself is that it takes more time to see problems occur. Often, by the time they demand attention the issue could be well beyond full recovery. In many instances, this could have been avoided by simply changing a bad habit or routine several months prior.

When you get a flat tire, do you keep driving on it until it starts smoking and grinding? Of course not. So when we roll our ankle, why do we insist on “walking it off” in hope that it feels better? Warning signs can be very

obvious but sometimes the real consequences aren’t immediate. Eating fast food every day is another good example. In the short term, if you always put dirty gasoline in your car, it will still get you to Tim Horton’s every morning before work. You don’t see the damage or problems right away. Over time though, lines get jammed, filters get clogged and this eventually upsets the proper flow of fuel feeding the engine. Imagine how ridiculous motor sports would be if engines were seizing every two minutes because the fuel had gunk in it. Granted, it may lead to an increase in intense crashes, but it would start to get annoying when no one would actually finish the race. Not to mention, heart attacks aren’t nearly as exciting as car crashes.

The other part to look at in this analogy is our movement and muscles. How important is it to exercise and have a solid foundation of strength and flexibility? First off,

vehicles with more power and handling are generally a lot more fun to drive and can usually deliver a more fulfilling experience. How much fun would it be to fly down the highway and have your brakes fail while the engine overheats? Adequate strength, flexibility and posture are crucial to ensure that day-to-day movements are balanced and convey us from point A to point B safely and effectively.

If we are lacking sleep or water, it’s similar to your vehicle’s computer system f lipping out and having low oil in your engine. Both of these can be very dangerous if you’re expecting your vehicle to give you proper information while driving. And you should understand the consequences of old oil and f luid in your engine (eating unhealthy food, poor posture and insufficient exercise). We know what happens when basic vehicle maintenance is ignored and what will happen down the road. Now we just need to look at our bodies in a similar way.

As my final word, I’ll mention that just like in a previous article where I compared professional athletes to trade-workers, the importance of maintenance is based on the demands of the body. Lifting, climbing and carrying scaffold 12 hours a day is similar to

maintaining a racecar that demands a high level of performance. Low tire pressure on an old Tercel that only commutes to and from work is going to be much less disastrous than on an F1 car coming around the last corner of a race. You’ll either benefit from having a body that works or suffer the consequences of ignoring basic maintenance.

If you’d like more information, please contact Matthew by emailing [email protected]. Working with all types of trades and athletes, Matthew is a Certified Personal Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, National Strength and Conditioning Association and National Academy of Sports Medicine.

New GyM TiMeS

Please make note of the new times for the fitness centre at the Provincial Training and Administration Centre in Edmonton. It will now be open: Tuesday and Thursday: 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cars do not heal on their own like our bodies do. The blessing and curse of having a body that can heal and repair itself is that it takes more time to see problems occur. Often, by the time they demand attention the issue could be well beyond full recovery.

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hase two is underway at Eighth Avenue Place in Calgary as union members are onsite building this massive signature project. Ellis Don is constructing Eighth Avenue

Place with the best-in-class materials for the eventual 39-storey development. The two Eighth Avenue Place towers will become a landmark in the city’s skyline and provide

P more than 1.8 million square feet of commercial office space for Calgary’s growing business community.

Currently, 33 union members are hammering away at the carpentry work while Peri Scaffold is onsite to ensure that workers have the safest platforms in the industry. Ellis Don is currently in the process of securing more high-rise work in the near future which bodes well for members moving forward.



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assive projects that remain in limbo will likely determine how hot the provincial construction market will become over the next few years.

Herb Holmes, northern manager of Construction Labour Relations, says that proposed projects like the Keystone XL Pipeline and other poten-

tial Alberta pipelines, running from either the east coast or the west coast, could drastically increase the number of jobs in the construction industry. Although government and indus-try have yet to reach a decision regarding these projects, Holmes is optimistic that the parties involved will ink a deal soon.

“I’d give it two-to-one odds that the Keystone will be approved sometime this summer,” he says. Holmes is concerned that this potential shipment of Canadian oil down south means that

Alberta profit remains contingent on strong ties with the American market.“They [the U.S.] are developing their own sources of oil very aggressively. Their prices right

now are less than world prices as they stand. I would think that it would be in our national inter-est to develop an alternative. I don’t know if that is east or west coast, but I think getting oil to world markets would be a big plus for the Alberta industry,” Holmes says.

Although these massive projects could serve as a titanic boom to Alberta, Holmes says a number of notable projects that are about to take off are still steering the industry in a posi-tive direction. Most notably is the North West Redwater Partnership’s Sturgeon Refinery plant going up just north of Edmonton. Nothing official has been announced, but Holmes says the number of union workers on the job could be in the neighbourhood of 4,000.

One factor preventing the Alberta industry from joining the global economy in a down-

ward spiral is the amount of upkeep demand-ed by major capital projects built over the past decade during the most recent provin-cial boom. Dozens of projects across the province require necessary upgrades to keep up with capacity and standards, which in turn keeps the industry very busy even dur-ing modest growth periods.

Terry Burton, a consultant with the Construction Industry Stakeholders Association of Alberta, says the work required for standard upkeep of facilities and infrastructure is more important to the industry than ever. He expects upcoming maintenance projects this spring at Shell and Suncor facilities to stimulate the work-force, and predicts that by the year 2020, the maintenance aspect of the industry in Alberta will be in higher demand than the construction side.

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when,” Burton says. “When we’re talking about short-term projections in the construc-tion industry, turnarounds and maintenance are absolutely vital. In the long term, they are even more important. As more and more proj-ects are built, and older plants begin to age, they all need upkeep and maintenance work as their production cycles continue. If I’m in a construction trade, I’m very optimistic about this. The construction of a new project brings two or three years of work; its turnaround and maintenance can bring over 40.”

Holmes agrees that the moderate growth that maintenance brings is healthy for the industry because when business reaches a boom too quickly, it doesn’t always play in everyone’s favour. “When we get overheated, it looks wonderful on paper, but it’s not necessar-ily the best thing for the industry,” he explains.

What should come as exciting news is how last year the industry finally found itself emerging from the devastating 2008 reces-sion. Holmes says the construction volumes are becoming more and more comparable to levels seen previous to the recession.

“We are back up in manageable construction volumes that we can handle without too many workers from outside of the country. We are tight in some trades, but we are handling it,” he says.

This is good news for union workers. Burton says the addition of several slated projects to the already warm provincial construction mar-ket will put workers in a favourable position.

“We are going to see a lot of employment

opportunities for union members,” Burton says. “This leads to wages and benefits at very decent levels through pensions, health and welfare, and training funds for the future. It’s also a great opportunity for a union to grow its membership; available work makes the indus-try attractive.”

If business is to pick up substantially over the next few years, workers from beyond the Canadian borders will be vital for the industry to keep pace. Holmes says a recent trend has seen the government make it easier for temporary workers to work legally in province, par-ticularly American ones. American workers are especially appealing because their standards are similar to Canadian regulations and there is an almost non-existent language barrier.

“We have to be certain that when we bring someone over that they can speak English – it’s a safety concern. We want to make sure that we can convey instructions properly and that qualifications are up-to-date,” says Holmes.

Yet, even with the high unemployment rate currently affecting the U.S., American car-penters are still in short supply. “This is where the unions come in handy because they have connections to the other unions and can talk to their sister locals about the workers that we need,” he says.

Of course with the baby boomer generation preparing to put down the tools forever, appealing to Canadian youth, women and the aboriginal community is as important as ever to help deal with the labour shortage.

Despite one of the youngest construction workforces in the country, Holmes explains that the construction industry still sees a fairly high attrition rate. Devoting a fierce effort to appeal to the next generation and attract the youth will be instrumental to a smooth operating process in the years to come.

“One of the things that we are trying to point out to the youth is that construction is a wonderful career and is a gateway to a huge number of other careers. Engineering, architec-ture, construction management, project management – these are all careers where a trades background is a huge plus for someone,” says Holmes.

Burton agrees that one of the industry’s biggest challenges is its labour shortage. The shortage stems from a combination of an aging workforce and a decrease in younger gen-erations entering the construction trades. Still, even with this challenge, Burton believes Alberta’s construction industry is in an enviable position that will only improve with more projects on the horizon.

“To put it simply, jurisdictions from around the world would kill to be in the same posi-tion, and have the same problems, that Alberta is facing right now.”



roper commercial door installation is as important as ever. Commercial projects keep the carpentry union working at a reasonable pace, so it is vital that workers have the education required to do the best job possible, in every

aspect of the project.Doors for commercial projects can start at $800, giving any error

the potential to be a massive blow to a project’s budget. To save money and educate apprentice and journeyman carpenters, the Alberta Carpenters Training Centre is offering two one-week commercial door installation courses in Edmonton this spring.

Upon completion of the one-week course, participants will receive a program certificate. The first course ran from April 22 to April 26 while the second takes place from May 27 to May 31. Registration for the program is $10.

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Instructor Hughie Bruce recommends carpenters who lean toward interior work attend the class. This training will aid them in their everyday work, but he also notes there is value for all carpenters.

“You gain more knowledge on the application of installing door hardware, learn different techniques and how to not make mistakes,” he says. “It is something that everyone in our industry can benefit from.”

Bruce says the training is an excellent educational device as there are mock-up door frames and door-filler pieces available to practice removing and installing. Allowing a student to work on a fresh door, without the worry of damaging a $1,000 frame, is a rare practice ground for a carpenter.

The program was originally developed by the International Training Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada, where current instructors like Bruce attend to learn the best training methods. Trainers will then use their experience in Las Vegas as the basis for teaching Alberta carpenters in the courses this spring.

Len Bryden, director of training and apprenticeship, says there isn’t an overwhelming issue with commercial installation in Alberta. This program is just another example of the union offering the best training for the benefit of its members. “It’s just that our member skills need to be upgraded,” he says. “It’s important that we ensure that we offer the best training so that our members can be the best.”

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Decades of excellence in Local 1325

ocal 1325 members attended the biennial pin presentation, on February 23, that honours members with long service in the union. Every second year there is a dinner and dance to go along with the pin presentations of the long service members. Around 250 people attended the festivities at Edmonton’s Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre, which recognized members who reached 25- to 60-year milestones. The event is a celebration for

those who have spent decades involved with the trades. Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers executive secretary treasurer Martyn Piper, who himself received a 35-year pin, was among several speakers during the course of the evening. Mike Dunlop, president of Local 1325, along with the new executive of LU 1325 organized the event down to the letter and was instrumental to the evening’s success. Feburary 23 was special for 60-year recipient Nick Melenka, who also turned 93 years young that very day. After the awards, Melenka even taught his fellow brothers and sisters a thing or two on the dance floor. It was also a special night for Teri MacNutt. She made Local 1325 history by becoming the first sister ever to receive the 25-year pin. Members enjoyed the event in the company of family, friends and coworkers, and proudly reminisced on their time with Local 1325.

25 Years: (lefttoright)ShaneHarris,JoelPerson,RichardBarter,DavidEspedal,TeriMacNutt,BrianBoehm,LloydMurphy,GaryWhite,MilanSmayda,PeterSapergia

30 Years:(lefttoright)GordHrycun,PatBley,RogerCyre,SamCampbell,SaniCiplak,DesCurran,MartinDoyle,AvelinoAntunes,ArthurBriere,RicardoPlata

30 Years:(lefttoright)BobHanson,DemetriusTomaras,JoseJesuino,RobertFitzsimmons,KeithRaab,PeterTobias,JanZubek,RickOrrell,MelvinSwerdan,TimNess,MikeWoytkiw

35 Years: (lefttoright)JamesPipke,MartynPiper,SamAradati,JoaoAlves,RonaldHerman,WilliamBarabash,PaulCzarnecki,LuisOliveria,DonaldKozub,JuanAcevedo

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40 Years: (left to right) Celestino Peniche, Melvyn Kadyk, Joe Ivankovic, Agostinho Moreira, William Marlowe, Stefan Saric, Jerry Weatherly

45 Years: Erwin Busenius, Ernest Barin, Reinhold Rohheuser, Martin Gokiert, Otto Algajer, Stanley Grabher, Ralston Foster

50 Years: (left to right) Francesco Principe, Wayne Lee, Carl Zirkel, John Giacomin

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55 Years: Gordon Burrell

60 Years: Peter Pierozinski

60 Years: Nick Melenka

60 Years: Chris Campion


o one can take knowledge away from you. KBIM senior field supervisor Cliff Buller once received this advice from his mother, but he admits there’s a catch, especially when

it comes to work-related skills. “Everybody needs the proof of that knowledge nowadays,” he says. “And the only way to get proof of knowledge is by taking the courses.”

Long before graduating from NAIT’s millwright apprenticeship program, Buller had the trade in his blood. KBIM, the Edmonton-based all-millwright portable industrial machining company, is his family business, started by his father almost four decades ago. After completing high school in 1990, Buller dove into the trade, working his way up from the bottom of the company. At his father’s behest, he was treated just like everyone else – something the foremen occasionally took advantage of. “A lot of the guys running the jobs almost used me as a guinea pig: ‘If it’s good enough for the boss’s son, it’s good enough for you.’ ”

For close to a decade now, Buller has shared the knowledge he gained in the family business as a union instructor. Besides teaching a rigging course, he’s responsible for prepping millwrights before they head to the Carpenters International Training Centre in Las Vegas for the popular gas turbine training. This particular ticket, Buller says, is something contractors are asking for more and more often. He teaches the two prerequisites: a three-day introduction to the gas turbine course that covers theory, optical level and hydraulic torque wrenches, and a two-day U.S. Occupational Safety and Health course.

Buller’s years of firsthand experience in the field are the only training he relies on when teaching his classes. Well, that, the training he completed in Las Vegas, and what his mother calls his patient nature. When the course material gets a little dry, Buller spices it up by using real-life examples and encouraging his students to contribute their own anecdotes to the conversation. Most of all, he tries to instill the value of asking questions. “If you don’t

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know, ask. Nobody knows everything, especially in our trade. But if you don’t know it, there’s a good chance that somebody else might,” he says.

Most rewarding for Buller is the chance to add to his students’ knowledge. The courses aren’t just for those new to working with gas turbines; they’re useful to everyone, even experienced journeymen. “The oldest one I’ve had take the course is 72, and even he said that he learned something new,” Buller says.



Meet the Apprentice

ive years ago, Desiree Church moved to Alberta from Bowsman, Manitoba, to work as a camp kitchen helper, but it wasn’t long before she felt ready for more. “I realized I

was on the wrong side of the counter there, so I looked into getting a trade,” she says.

Church, who has a Métis background, decided to join the Trade Winds to Success program. There she heard about millwrights for the first time and after touring the union hall, she knew the trade would be a perfect fit for her strengths: problem-solving, planning, critical thinking and organization. In fact, when she called her family to tell them about it, her mother commented that she’d been doing all those things since she was a little girl.

She was hired onto her first job, a power plant turbine shutdown with KBIM, the day she finished her two-month Trade Winds training. “I was really in awe of everything and how big and how complex it was,” she recalls. But the Trade Winds program helped a lot. “Without that training, I would have walked onto the job completely green,” she says. Now a third-year apprentice, Church loves her work and is looking forward to becoming a journeyman. Of all the jobs she’s been on, turbine shutdowns are still her favourite.

Although her experiences in the union have been extremely positive and encouraging, Church says she still occasionally encounters the stereotyping of women on the jobsite. That’s why it’s extra important for her to work hard and act professionally – not only to meet her own standards, but because she knows that as a woman in the trade, there’s more at stake than her own reputation. “The way I work will influence the way future lady apprentices are viewed. I’ve heard some stories about women in the past who

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have performed negatively and I don’t want to be one of those. I don’t want to perpetuate a negative attitude toward women,” she explains. “I’m trying to do my best and to set a good example.”

Church takes her work seriously, and she’s equally as passionate about her activities during her time off. An avid pool player since she was 13 when her uncle started taking her to the pool hall, she began playing competitively in the Wal-Mac league two years ago and made it to last year’s tournament in Las Vegas. The way Church sees it, playing pool has a lot in common with what she does as a millwright. “Critical thinking, strategy and planning. I think that’s why I’m pretty good at it.”



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he future is now for millwrights. Local 1460 currently has 1,531 millwright members, but only 352 of these members are apprentices. That is less than a quarter

of Local 1460’s total membership. In the next five years approximately 467 members are eligible for retirement, almost a third of the group. The anticipated volume of millwright man-hours will approach two million in 2013 – a 43-per-cent increase in millwright man-hours over the last five years.

Do the math; more apprentices are needed in our industry. As an organization we must embrace and mentor first-year apprentices to help meet the manpower demands we are experiencing today and the even greater demand we will experience in the next few years.

One of the things we’re doing to help this shortage is our partnership with Tradewinds To Success where we deliver an eight-week pre-apprenticeship course. Our next intakes for the course are on May 27, and again on November 18.

Placing first-year apprentices on jobsites is often a huge challenge for our dispatcher. The contractor and owner community is starting to embrace first-year apprentices, but not at the rate required to develop an adequate supply of young journeymen to offset our five-year anticipated attrition rate of 31 per cent. It’s simple: organizing and recruiting young journeymen is our only option.

The membership of Local 1460 must be prepared to nurture and mentor our upcoming group of apprentices. First-year apprentices are often more at risk on the jobsite for incidents or injury than experienced members. Please be cognisant of this and truly be your brother or sister’s keeper by guiding them through a safe and productive apprenticeship.

Recruiting and organizing young journeymen is our only option to meet the growing demand for qualified millwrights. We are committed to host at least two new-member orientations every month to recruit qualified millwrights. Each and every member has the ability to help in our recruitment of prospective members by steering the unorganized to our union. We have a chance and an opportunity to regain millwright market share, which decreased significantly in the early 1980s. Every member should play the important role of mentoring and guiding future millwrights in the industry and welcome them to our great trade.

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he Alberta Carpenters Training Centres are in store for another busy year. Alberta remains a focal point of the country, if not the world,

for construction workers as global energy demand and the thirst for oil draws people to our province. This continuous influx of people looking to better their lives with decent work, good conditions and great pay attracts skilled and non-skilled workers of every shape and form.

This is where training delivery becomes important to so many. With government, union and industry constantly working to improve standards and keep accidents to a minimum, we are faced with the reality that there are now minimum basic requirements needed before we can even go to work on some of these mega-project job sites.

The days of sitting in an orientation trailer with companies directly training employees on-site will soon be a thing of the past. Right or wrong, as a training fund and training provider for thousands of workers each year, we have our own unique set of challenges. We face these challenges head-on every day to make sure that members, or future members, have the opportunity to obtain the training they need to get to work and provide for themselves and their families.

The 2013-2014 course schedule will include the usual UBC Alberta Scaffolder program, which put us on the map long ago as a serious training provider, as well as Carpenter Period 1 and 2 eight-week programs. The Trade Winds to Success eight-week pre-employment program will run strong in both Edmonton and Calgary this year.

You will also see more Blueprint Reading, Builders Level and Transit, and even Total Station courses become available for members through our centres. UBC International Certified Hoisting and Rigging programs will run regularly, as well as weekend and weekday offerings of two-day Forklift/Telescoping Rough Terrain operator training (zoom-boom), and Aerial Work Platform. The Commercial Door Hardware five-day program is gaining ground in the Calgary area, and we hope to see the same success in the Edmonton area this year.

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training centre headquarters in Edmonton for all scheduling and registrations. Email us or visit our website at www.abcarptc.ab.ca for updates and additions. If you see a course listed that has no dates available, let us know that you are interested and we will compile a list of names. When we have the minimum required (usually six to 10 individuals), we will schedule a class.

When you attend training of any type, be ready to put in the extra effort our industry demands so that when you’re dispatched to a jobsite, you are prepared and do the job required to meet our excellent standards. We cannot demand the highest wages and benefits in the industry if we are not willing to go the extra mile. Keep your safety training requirements current; this will avoid any surprises and scrambling to renew at the last minute. Above all, be safe and work safe.

Len Bryden, Director of Training and Apprenticeship

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Building With BlueprintsPeople are building spectacular things every single day, from skyscrapers and mansions to spaceships and cruise ships and everything in between. But how do the people making them know what to build? How big is everything supposed to be and what part goes where?

The answers don’t just come out of the builder’s imagination. Carpenters, millwrights and other builders use something called a blueprint – basically a drawing and instructions that tell them how something is supposed to be built. This large picture includes measurements and important symbols, and shows the carpenters exactly what they need to do.

But are blueprints really blue?Well, they used to be. When blueprints were first invented in the 1800s, they had to be developed almost like a photograph, and the chemicals they were printed with turned the paper a deep blue. Nowadays, things are easier because we have printers and photocopiers, so blueprints are often just black and white. But the blueprint’s history – and its original colour – lives on in its name.

Connect the DotsConnect the dots to finish the blueprint.



This oilseed mill was used to extract oil from flaxseed, which was then converted into linseed oil through a boiling process. The seed was often crushed beforehand, as breaking up the seed aided oil release during the subsequent pressing process. Flaxseed processing was mainly done during the winter, usually beginning in late October soon after the harvest and continuing through spring until all the seed was processed. Two men using this mill could process 10 bushels of flaxseed every day to produce between 14 and 17.5 gallons of linseed oil. This mill was built in the mid 1800s and would have been constructed entirely by millwrights. In fact, the root word “mill” in millwright actually refers to the birth of the trade where workers specialized in building several styles of mills powered by either wind or water.

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ARCCAW notes with sorrow the passing of the following members.

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Sam HeinamakiMarch 2013, Age 78

Terry LavigneDecember 2012, Age 52

Duane LaybourneFebruary 2013, Age 42

Jean LeblancJanuary 2013, Age 63

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In Memoriam

Reginald SweetappleJanuary 2013, Age 59

Terrance WilsonMarch 2013, Age 58

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David GrantMarch 2013, Age 59

LOCAL 2103

Viktor TchetchioulineDecember 2012, Age 53

LOCAL 1460

Wilbur Earl ClarkDecember 2012, Age 89

Daniel Frazee

December 2012, Age 27

Neil HollandDecember 2012, Age 48

Marty Lauckner

December 2012, Age 47

Branko (Bob) PalcicDecember 2012, Age 72

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Alberta Carpenters Training Centre

We’ve trained North America’s best scaffolders for 15 years.

The Alberta Carpenters Training Centre has delivered its 3-year Scaffolder Apprenticeship and Carpenter JM Upgrade Scaffold Programs, as well as dozens of other safety and skill training programs, to thousands of students in three training centres – Edmonton, Ft. McMurray & Calgary – since 1994.

Our new $23 million centre includes two state-of-the-art scaffold shops, including one purpose-built to accommodate suspended scaffolding.

ACTC-trained scaffolders work on some of the world’s largest mega-projects. Many of the scaffolds they design and build are unique, highly-complicated, and critical to both human safety and worker productivity.

www.abcarptc.ab.ca


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