Sep. 11 - Patriot's Day
Sep. 11 - Airport Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast
Sep 15 - Three Rivers Labor-Mgmt. Meeting (TRALM)
Sep 16 - 17, 2014 -Shale Insight Conference
, Pennsylvania Convention Center,Philadelphia. For more information and updates,
click here.
Sep 17 - IMIPACT RAB III Mtg., Columbus OH
Sep 18 - CLC Monthly Meeting
Sep 23 - First Day of Autumn
Sep 29 -
Builders Guild Board Mtg. @ Steamfitters Hall.
Oct 3 - IW Local 3 Banquet
Oct 12 - Columbus Day
Oct 22 - NMAPC ZISA Awards, Wash.DC
Oct 30 - IW Benefit Funds Trustee Mtg.
Oct 31 - Halloween
Nov. 1 - Daylight Savings Ends
Nov. 3 - Election Day
Nov. 5 -
Builders Guild Board Mtg.
Nov. 7-11 - IFEBP Conference, Honolulu, HI
Nov 11 - Veterans Day
Nov. 26 - 27 - Thanksgiving Vacation
Dec 3 - Builders Guild Board Mtg. Location TBD.
Contact the Association Office for Locations, to register for an event, or for more information.
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Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894.
Labor Day, an annual celebration originated during one of American labor history's most dismal chapters. In the late 1800s, at the height of the
Industrial Revolution
in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living.
Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts' wages. People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent
immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions.
As manufacturing increasingly supplanted agriculture as the wellspring of American employment, labor unions grew more prominent and vocal. On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in
New York City, holding the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history.
Many credit Peter J. McGuire, cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, while others have suggested that Matthew Maguire, a secretary of the Central Labor Union, first proposed the holiday.
Labor Day is still celebrated in cities and towns across the United States with parades, picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays and other public gatherings. For many Americans, particularly children and young adults, it represents the end of the summer and the start of the back-to-school season.
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Dear Association Members and Friends,
Funny how this year mimicked last year. Once again, Summer barely made it to Southwestern Pennsylvania, and we're already "Back to School" and preparing for Autumn's chill.
It appears that Construction projects are again moving in our Region, and we are seeing increased work hours after several slow months. Hopefully, this trend will continue. We all are awaiting definitive word on the Cracker Plant, which will be a real plus for our area, economically.
Best
of Luck for a profitable Autumn. Remember to use the services IWEA Membership offers, and have a Happy Halloween and Thanksgiving - both will be here before we know it!
Sincerely,
Pat Carnevale
President, IWEA Board of Directors
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Meet Eric Dean, and hear his plans as the new General President of the IW International.
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| Kevin Hilton, CEO of IMPACT interviews Eric Dean, the new General President of the Iron Workers International |
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS ..................................................
The IWEA is proud to introduce the 2015 Thomas C. Dugan Memorial Scholarship Winners:
Monica O'Neill
attended Canon McMillan High School in
Canonsburg, PA, and is attending the University of Pittsburgh
in Pittsburgh, PA where she will major in Physical Therapy. Her father is employed by Century Steel
Erectors Company.
Kara Ehrenberger attended Peters Township High School in McMurray, PA and is attending West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. where she will major in Pharmacy and Business. Her father is employed by Stevens Engineers & Constructors, Inc.
Good Luck to Monica and Kara.
We wish them an enjoyable and successful college experience!
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In Sympathy
A close friend of the Ironworker Employers Association, Henry J. Mykich passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. As Director of Safety for the American Bridge Company in Coraopolis, he served as their company representative to the Ironworker Employers Association of Western Pennsylvania Inc./ the Iron Workers International / IMPACT Safety Committee / The Assoc. of Union Constructors (TAUC) Safety Committee / and he supported the Steel Erection Negotiating Rule Making Committee, which developed the Fall Protection Standard for OSHA. . Henry will be fondly remembered and genuinely missed for his friendship, kind heart, generous nature and fun-loving, quick-witted personality.
Trade Center steel almost gone, but demand remains strong
By RIK STEVENS Associated Pres
Sep 9, 2015 Update
 In this June 17, 2011, file photo, people touch a 12-foot steel beam from the World Trade Center during the beam's arrival from New York City in Wauseon, Ohio. Pieces of steel from the twin towers have been parceled out to all 50 states and eight countries for memorials and museum exhibits and were used in the construction of the U.S. Navy ship USS New York. Of 2,200 pieces of steel preserved in an airplane hangar in New York City, there are fewer than 30 left. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
In an airplane hangar at New York's Kennedy Airport, fewer than 30 pieces of steel remain from the debris recovered after terrorists flew hijacked planes into the World Trade Center's twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Even 14 years after the attacks, applications are still pending for the pieces of metal - mostly for memorials and museum exhibits - and some pieces found a new home as recently as last week in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Florida.
Here's a look at what has become of the relics of the World Trade Center:
HOW MUCH STEEL?
Beginning in August 1968, builders used 200,000 tons of steel to build the World Trade Center complex, enough to raise the twin towers to heights of 1,362 feet (south tower) and 1,368 feet (north tower). Out of 1.8 million tons of debris removed from the site after the attacks, recovery workers collected 840 pieces of steel, some of which were cut up to make a total of 2,200 separate items. They ranged from 6-inch slabs to massive beams to the 7.5 tons the Navy used in the construction of the warship USS New York.
WHERE DID IT GO?
The artifacts can be found anchoring memorials or museum exhibits in all 50 states and eight countries: Germany, Canada, Brazil, South Korea, The United Kingdom, Afghanistan, China and Ireland. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey oversees the artifact program, reviewing applications and parceling out the steel and other items to about 1,500 individual nonprofit groups, governments or museums so far. The artifact must be available for the public to view it.
HOW MUCH IS LEFT?
Fewer than 30 pieces of steel, including pieces of rail tracks, remain. Fewer than 70 other artifacts such as clothing or toys also remain in Hangar 17 at Kennedy Airport.
ARE ITEMS STILL BEING SOUGHT?
Yes. Thirty applications are pending approval, and 40 others are in the review process. Even as recently as last week, an 8-foot-long, 1,100-pound steel beam arrived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, while other pieces were distributed to Ware, Massachusetts, and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during August. The Ware Fire Department is building a second memorial using trade center artifacts. It received a 1,600-pound piece of steel in August that will be used in a memorial that is still being discussed. At the space center, the beam will be the centerpiece of a permanent memorial at Fire Station No. 1. That memorial includes small-scale replicas of the twin towers.
WAS ANY OF THE STEEL RECYCLED OR DISCARDED?
No. The Port Authority's mission was to preserve the artifacts and distribute them to worthy groups to memorialize the attacks.
SOURCES:
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; the New York State Museum; Associated Press archives
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A.C. DELLOVADE, INC.
Ph: (724) 873-8190 / Fax: (724) 873-8186
PRINCIPALS: 
President /
Armand Dellovade
Vice P
resident/
Peter Dellovade
Vice Pr
esident /
Patrick Riley
Vice President / Len Pesce
A. C. Dellovade, Inc. is the largest commercial architectural metal wall and roofing system specialty contractor in the United States. They offer innovative solutions to complex and sophisticated projects that require engineering expertise and know-how in metal cladding system design, engineering, erection, and management. Some of the most highly recognized and well known facilities across the continental United States have been managed, engineered and constructed by A.C. Dellovade.
In their own words, a Company History follows:
A.C. Dellovade (ACD) was started back in 1972 by Armand Dellovade, an Ironworker and a Sheeter with over 15 years of experience. ACD originally specialized in metal cladding projects but soon branched out to many different types of operations based on customer requests for additional types of solutions. We were extremely successful early on because we consistently demonstrated our ability to overcome challenges such as bad weather, remote locations, fast-track scheduling requests, and intricate designs.
A.C. Dellovade, Inc. started out with a relationship with Steelite which was merged into the modern-day Centria. Throughout the years Centria and ACD have bonded together into a synergistic team- the friendships we've forged go way beyond business.
Centria,in its Marketing Materials, discusses
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how it owes much of its success to its extensive dealer network. A.C. Dellovade is one of its strongest nationwide dealers and looks forward to providing Centria solutions well into the future.
Since our humbl
e beginnings in the local industrial markets of Pittsburgh, we have expanded and are known as a nationally-recognized company working in many mission critical sectors including, but not limited to industries such as Automotive, Aviation, Chemical, Commercial, Conventions, Glass, Government, High-Tech, Industrial, Medical, Mines, Nano-Tech, Power, Retail, Office, Sports & Entertainment, Steel, Transportation and Universities to name a few.
We have a proven success record and processes that ensure projects are completed on-time, within budget, and in the safest possible way. Our staff has successfully performed Design-Assist, Total Enclosure and Organic Siding projects as a part of an integral design team. This design team approach brings together the architect, owner, construction manager, and A. C. Dellovade to provide an integrated approach in expediting the design of the project while applying a collective 250 years-worth of senior management constructability knowledge and cost savings through value engineering and maintaining an architect's design aesthetics.
A.C. Dellovade employees are all taught to "get the project done safely first and foremost; and on time and within budget with the highest quality of workmanship." This statement defines who we are, what we believe in, and how our employees operate at a job site.
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Maintaining quality is a commitment each and every employee is taught from day one on the job. To that end, we require our employees to be thoroughly trained to know how things are done according to ACD plans, specifications, and what we have learned over the years and improved upon. We have our craftsmen attend the training classes offered by Centria every 24 months to make sure they understand the offerings they are working with. ACD also provides all supervision personnel three-day trainings which include Policy, Procedure and Management every two years.
In the Construction Industry, there is no more important focus than safety. We have a Corporate Safety Director who oversees all of the projects. He administers safety training as required before a project starts and then makes site visits periodically throughout the project in order to assure safety is our top priority. He updates and maintains our Safety Manual as well as all Hazardous Analysis Plans and Forms. We also avail ourselves of our Insurance Carrier Program Safety Consultant and OSHA. Each representative independently visit sites and offers us their expertise in review.
ACD excels at educating its employees to always have continuous contact on a project from the time we are told we have been awarded a project all the way to the completion of that project. At the end, we have a successful close process that ensures there are no loose ends, no unmet requirements or unfinished commitments. We have a senior management team that is in constant communication with our Sales team, our Superintendents, our Corporate Safety Director, our Engineering Teams, our Project Management teams, Estimating, Purchasing, Accounting and the people who work behind the teams ensuring seamless success for the project. Our management team formally meets monthly to review job stats and daily, if necessary, to share the wisdom of a creative solution to a problem. The result of how we have continually refined our offerings over the years is demonstrated by our many return customers.
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We are excited about A.C. Dellovade's offering of "Total Enclosure Projects." We provide our customers with a package to envelop the entire building from the main structure outward. We include all subsystems (studs, drywall, etc.) panel systems, window and curtainwall, store fronts, louvers, and doors in the Total Enclosure's Scope of Work. By offering our customers a turnkey enclosure system, one call fixes all!!
The Ironworker Employers Association of Western Pennsylvania is an association of Union Contractors who work in all aspects of the Ironworking trade within the construction industry. A.C. Dellovade, Inc. is proud to be affiliated with IWEA. For more information on who we are and our national list of projects, please
Visit our Website!
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ZURICH North America 
CONTACT:
Don Hostutler
CRIS | Underwriting Manager |
Construction Casualty |
Zurich Commercial Markets
As one of the leading construction insurers in North America, Zurich provides creative solutions for the risks you face today, and in the future. By combining traditional and specialized insurance with customized analysis and risk management services, we work with you to help save lives and reduce your total cost of risk. Our highly trained staff brings years of experience to the operational, technical and legal aspects of construction while demonstrating leadership and influence in key construction and insurance industry associations.
We offer coverage for the following lines of business:
- Workers Compensation
- General Liability
- Commercial Automobile
- Umbrella
- Property / Builders Risk
- Professional Liability
- Pollution Liability
- Subcontractor Default Insurance (Subguard)
Our Pittsburgh office is currently staffed with five Construction underwriters serving insurance brokers and agents in Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Eastern Michigan.
Don Hostutler, Underwriting Manager
6 PPG Place, Suite 800, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Office: (412) 937 5129 / Mobile: (412) 720-3747
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Construction Update
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 LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM A FOURTH-GRADE CATCHER
"I started training as a CEO at nine years old. I just didn't know it."
Mark explains what he learned as a Catcher, and then transposes those lessons into 4 basic strategies that can be used in any situation that requires decision-making, communication, and even confrontation - to get the job done! To read the complete article, click here.
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What's out to BID?
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Per Jeff Burd's blog, "Building Pittsburgh", we get a "Burds-eye view" of what is happening in the Pittsburgh Market.
To mention a few:
- CMU selected PJ Dick as the Construction Manager for their Forbes Morewood Project, that will range between $20 and 30 million dollars. Much of the work will relocate the University "Headquarters" and provide a link to the North Campus.
- The importance of the north campus development is that it is going to be the future home of its corporate partners. Google's explosive growth has shown a spotlight on the talent at CMU and highlighted the value that a company can derive from working closely with the university. This same concept has become bricks and mortar at MIT, Stanford and other schools, and clearly CMU intends to be among that group.
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PROJECT LISTINGS FROM CONSTRUCTION MARKET DATA GROUP, LLC.
Great News! We are upgrading Insight with new features and functionality to improve your user experience. As a result, there will be an interruption in your service from Friday, September 11, 2015, 8:00 p.m. EDT through Monday, September 14, 2015, 6:00 a.m. EDT.
If you have any questions regarding this upgrade or your service, please contact your account executive or call 1-800-424-3996. We will follow up with another email when all of the upgrades are complete.
Best regards,
Customer Care
NOTE: CMD continually updates their lists of Projects that are in the Bidding /Awarded/ Pending stages between PA, MD, OH and WV. To access CMD, you can Click here: This link will take you to the Sign-in area of the website where you will input your Impact sign-in user name and password. Then you'll select "project tracking" and will be taken to a page that offers "CMD" or Industrial info.
You will be able to pull a list of available projects, and review them to see if any suit your expertise.
IMPACT also offers access to Industrial Info Resources, whose
identify specific project related data including company, plant, scope and status information. Industrial Information Resources maintains a database of plant information that today exceeds 40,000 plants and 300,000 plant management contacts across twelve industrial markets.
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