International staff hone service skills

WHILE 40 LOCAL LODGE leaders were participating in the 50th annual Boilermakers Summer Collective Bargaining Institutes on the University of Wisconsin campus, 31 International staff members were at a nearby hotel in Madison, learning about local lodge bylaws and elections, International policies, auditing local lodges, record retention and investment guidelines, safety and legal issues, welding fume research, and how to help local lodges form LEAP committees. They got instruction from other International staff members, School for Workers (SFW) faculty, and attorneys.

Boilermaker instructors for this training session included Bryan King, admin. asst. to the Intl. president; Gary Prochnow, special asst. to the Intl. pres. and director of organizing; Jim Pressley, asst. to the Intl. pres. and director of collective bargaining services; Milan Racic, safety and health specialist; Jason McInnis, Canadian director of health & safety; and Abe Breehey, asst. director of the government affairs department.

Also addressing the group were SFW Director and Professor Neil DeClercq and James Barry, an industrial hygiene specialist for the Wisconsin OSHA Consultation Program, along with attorneys Joe Moreland and Martin Walter of the Blake & Uhlig Law Firm.

Staff members in attendance included Carey Allen, Michael Atchison, Steve Beal, Charles Brock, Tracy Buck, Cory Channon, John Chapman, Howard Cole, Jim Cooksey, Rocco DeRollo, Phillipp Evans, Gene Forkin, Robert Godinez, Len Gunderson, Danny Hamilton, Jackie Judy, Mark Kelly, Dennis King, David Lawrence, Richard MacIntosh, Frank May, Anthony Palmisano, Stan Petronski, James Rhea, Norm Ross, L.D. Smith, Billy Staggs, Patrick Stefancin, Ronny Vanscoy, Michael Watson, and Eddie Whitefield.

International Class, July 15-20