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By Albert Carrillo By Albert Carrillo By Albert Carrillo Arizona Office News Arizona Office News Arizona Office News Calendar of Events Calendar of Events Calendar of Events ARIZONA ~ CALIFORNIA ~ NEVADA ARIZONA ~ CALIFORNIA ~ NEVADA ARIZONA ~ CALIFORNIA ~ NEVADA New WWCCA Members New WWCCA Members New WWCCA Members WWCCA to publish WWCCA to publish WWCCA to publish Productivity Report Productivity Report Productivity Report By Mark Fowler By Mark Fowler By Mark Fowler Quikrete Company Quikrete Company Quikrete Company A Matter of Appearances A Matter of Appearances A Matter of Appearances By Mark Breslin By Mark Breslin By Mark Breslin Breslin Strategies Breslin Strategies Breslin Strategies WWCCA/TSIB WWCCA/TSIB WWCCA/TSIB - - - Product Demonstration/ Product Demonstration/ Product Demonstration/ By Michael Logue By Michael Logue By Michael Logue Nevada Wage Increases Nevada Wage Increases Nevada Wage Increases By Bob Campbell By Bob Campbell By Bob Campbell Merlex certified as a Merlex certified as a Merlex certified as a woman owned business woman owned business woman owned business By Michael Logue By Michael Logue By Michael Logue Apex Plastering Company (El Monte, CA) has the lath and plaster contract under Tower General Contractors (Sun Valley, CA) for the 14.1 million dollar renovation of the historic LAX Theme Building. Sierra Lathing Company (Rialto, Ca) has a second tier contract under Apex to install the glass mat gyp- sum sheathing, the weather barrier and the lath/trims. Framing was done under a separate contract let directly from Tower. In 1960, the Theme Building was at the center of the $50,000,000 Los Angeles International Airport complex. In order to do such a large job at this time, five California Lathing & Plastering Contrac- tors Association (now WWCCA) compa- nies from the LA/OC areas joint ven- tured and formed the Airport Plasterers. The five companies were C. F. Bolster Company, Carroll Duncan & Company, A. D. Hoppe Company, Los Angeles Lathing Company, and George M. Ray- mond Company. The General Contrac- tor was Robert E. McKee Inc. The structure (classified as an observa- tion tower) was designed by Architect William Pereira of Pereira & Luckman to look like a landing Martian invader from the motion picture War of the Worlds (Paramount Pictures 1954). William Pereira’s brother Hal Pereira was the art director on the classic film, based on the 1898 novel by H.G. Wells, which reached notoriety on October 30, 1938 when Orson Wells broadcasted his ad- aptation to millions of listeners who be- lieved the accounts of the Martian attack on earth to be real. (Story Continued on page 6) LAX theme Building Project (Cont.) LAX theme Building Project (Cont.) LAX theme Building Project (Cont.)

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By Albert CarrilloBy Albert CarrilloBy Albert Carrillo

Arizona Office NewsArizona Office NewsArizona Office News

Calendar of EventsCalendar of EventsCalendar of Events

ARIZONA ~ CALIFORNIA ~ NEVADAARIZONA ~ CALIFORNIA ~ NEVADAARIZONA ~ CALIFORNIA ~ NEVADA

New WWCCA MembersNew WWCCA MembersNew WWCCA Members

WWCCA to publish WWCCA to publish WWCCA to publish Productivity ReportProductivity ReportProductivity Report

By Mark FowlerBy Mark FowlerBy Mark Fowler

Quikrete Company Quikrete Company Quikrete Company

A Matter of AppearancesA Matter of AppearancesA Matter of Appearances

By Mark Breslin By Mark Breslin By Mark Breslin ——— Breslin StrategiesBreslin StrategiesBreslin Strategies

WWCCA/TSIB WWCCA/TSIB WWCCA/TSIB ---

Product Demonstration/ Product Demonstration/ Product Demonstration/

By Michael LogueBy Michael LogueBy Michael Logue

Nevada Wage Increases Nevada Wage Increases Nevada Wage Increases By Bob CampbellBy Bob CampbellBy Bob Campbell

Merlex certified as a Merlex certified as a Merlex certified as a woman owned businesswoman owned businesswoman owned business

By Michael LogueBy Michael LogueBy Michael Logue

Apex Plastering Company (El Monte, CA) has the lath and plaster contract under Tower General Contractors (Sun Valley, CA) for the 14.1 million dollar renovation of the historic LAX Theme Building. Sierra Lathing Company (Rialto, Ca) has a second tier contract under Apex to install the glass mat gyp-sum sheathing, the weather barrier and the lath/trims. Framing was done under a separate contract let directly from Tower. In 1960, the Theme Building was at the center of the $50,000,000 Los Angeles International Airport complex. In order to do such a large job at this time, five California Lathing & Plastering Contrac-tors Association (now WWCCA) compa-

nies from the LA/OC areas joint ven-tured and formed the Airport Plasterers. The five companies were C. F. Bolster Company, Carroll Duncan & Company, A. D. Hoppe Company, Los Angeles Lathing Company, and George M. Ray-mond Company. The General Contrac-tor was Robert E. McKee Inc. The structure (classified as an observa-tion tower) was designed by Architect William Pereira of Pereira & Luckman to look like a landing Martian invader from the motion picture War of the Worlds (Paramount Pictures 1954). William Pereira’s brother Hal Pereira was the art director on the classic film, based on the 1898 novel by H.G. Wells, which reached notoriety on October 30, 1938 when Orson Wells broadcasted his ad-aptation to millions of listeners who be-lieved the accounts of the Martian attack on earth to be real.

(Story Continued on page 6)

LAX theme Building Project (Cont.)LAX theme Building Project (Cont.)LAX theme Building Project (Cont.)

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Someone has to say it. Unpopular as it might be, and a per-ceived infringement of some people’s personal statement of identity, the problem is obvious and must be dealt with. Our industry has clearly, totally and completely failed to set a standard for professional appearance on the jobsite. This problem is not just obvious to anyone who visits most union construction jobsites; but you can bet every owner and end-user has noticed as well. It detracts from our mar-ket image of high value. It erodes the perception of a “professional craft person”. It reinforces the stereotypes of construction as a career direction for losers. It allows the individual rather than the industry to determine acceptable standards. It impacts worker self-esteem and identity. It is indulgent, unprofessional and unacceptable. As a society we have become more self-directed and nar-cissistic believing somehow we are entitled to appear as we wish, when and wherever we go. This is particularly re-flected in younger people. In any year I will speak to tens of thousands of apprentices of every craft. Though many come with an eye to their appearance, many others come with a wholly different idea of what it means to look like a professional union craft person. It is not unusual for me to now see;

guys wearing hoodies indoors for the duration of a professional presentation

sunglasses indoors

baseball caps on backwards or sideways some with extended “white rapper” brims

jeans hanging between belt line and knees

slogan, logo or profanity improved shirts

ripped or filthy clothes

bling (notable jewelry worn outside of clothes)

notable tattoos on neck and other clearly visible areas.

Facial & ear piercing of a dramatic nature

I am not trying to be judgmental. And as someone who connects pretty well with the Generation Y group, I under-stand their distain for conformance and being categorized. But professional standards define image and reality. Let me give you a quick example. If your daughter came home and announced her imminent marriage to some guy you did not know what would be your first question? What does he do? She answers that he is a Teamster. Hmmm. What would you be thinking? Then later that day, on his lunch hour, he brings her flowers at your house. In his UPS uniform. Any difference in your viewpoint now of her Teamster fiancée?

Our industry has let this all get way out of hand. When guys show up looking like a cross between a homeless guy and hip hop star it is bad. What is worse is that they don’t know any better. It is my strong belief that self-identity starts with self appearance. I don’t want my banker in a Tommy Bahama shirt at work. I don’t want a cop to show up at my house in a pair of flip flops. No one has to tell these guys what the standard is; they know it is part of the job. Why don’t our guys? Now it is our time to revise our standards for professional appearance so that every ap-prentice and journeyman understands what is acceptable, what is not, and perhaps most importantly, why? It is my view that every apprentice in the US and Canada should have either a uniform shirt or a strict dress code. I have been numerous places in the US where it is a require-ment that apprentices wear a blue denim short sleeved shirt or similar that is union logoed. I have been at least one place where every craft worker in the local must wear white overalls or they cannot be dispatched. In these places the union members bitch about it. But also in these places the union members look professional. You can clearly tell them apart from their non-union counterparts. I believe that when they put on something that makes them look good, and uniform with their peers and contemporaries, their atti-tude is impacted, and thus their self-identity. At a recent presentation I made to 300 union apprentices I was quite surprised by the young man who came up after-wards. He walked up and held out his hand palm up. In his palm were two large metal stud earrings and a ring that had most recently been in his lip. He had taken them all off. “Mr. Breslin, I get it” he said. “I am a professional and I know I’m accountable. Until I heard you put that on me, I never thought about it.” It is that simple connection of professionalism with appear-ance that makes this seemingly small issue so important. If a union guy is going to make $ 10-$20 more per hour that his non union counterpart then he better look, act and per-form better 100% of the time. Management and labor need to confront this erosion of professionalism head-on. Give me every apprentice in the US and Canada and let me put a basic shirt on him every day with a union logo and the words “High Performance, High Value Craftsman. Let’s just see what that does not only for the image of our industry, but the self-image of that union member. If you know me, you’ve heard it before. “We have to reach their hearts and heads before their hands.” The smallest things, even ap-pearance, matter in this regard.

Mark Breslin is a strategist and author specializing in labor-management challenges. He is the author of Survival of the Fittest, Organize or Die and coming in 2009 Alpha Dog. He addresses more than 50,000 labor and business leaders each year in North America. Coming soon a new Breslin Book for apprentice instruction : Million Dollar Blue Collar: Managing Your Earnings for Life and Work Success. More on his work and profile is available at www.breslin.biz.

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Wall and ceiling contractors bid work and then take a gamble. They gamble the cost of materials, insurance, fuel or equipment will not suddenly es-calate; and while all these are important, the ma-jority of a wall and ceiling contractors work is based on labor. The labor factor can make up 70% of the bid you submit. The productivity, the amount of work a crew completes, is what wall and ceiling contractors must base their bid on. To be competitive and to be awarded the project, the contractor must use projected production rates that are realistic and obtainable. The problem is, the wall and ceiling contractor is taking the big-gest gamble of all that the job will be run reason-able with good details and reasonable inspec-tions. There is little he/she can do about any of these factors. Production rates that wall and ceiling contractors use are based on years of experience and proven numbers from past jobs. These production levels are greatly affected by the supervisory or man-

agement skills of the developer/general contrac-tor. The general contractor typically has the most influence on the job schedule. A well organized and managed project will allow the wall and ceil-ing contractor to meet his/her projected productiv-ity and make a reasonable and fair profit. A job plagued with poor scheduling and job stacking due to accelerated schedules will have a negative impact on the production rates the wall and ceiling contractor used to estimate the project. It is not just poor organization that can negatively affect the wall and ceiling contractor. An exces-sive amount of poor details, over zealous inspec-tions, re-mobilization on a project or having crews bounce around a jobsite can all have a negative impact on the subcontractor production rates. While all these items impact the wall and ceiling contractor, he/she has little voice in the matter. When wall and ceiling contractors have made claims for fair compensation in the past due to loss productivity beyond their control, they were basically asked to prove it, drop the claim or take pennies on the dollar. Until now, the wall and ceiling contractor had little back-up support to prove their claim of a loss. The WWCCA, in conjunction with the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau (NWCB) and the North-ern California Drywall Contractors Association (NCDCA), have commissioned Portland State University to run statistical data on a variety of commercial wall and ceiling work. After years of compiling data and crunching numbers, a report has been prepared to clearly demonstrate the negative impact items such as poor scheduling, accelerated schedules, trade stacking, re-mobilization have on a wall and ceiling contractor. This published report is similar to a report previ-ously released by National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and has been used in litiga-tion to verify sub contractors claims. The Impacts to Labor Productivity Report is available to WWCCA contractors. Contact Mark Fowler at the WWCCA office in Orange, CA if your firm or your legal council needs a copy of the report.

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On April 14, TSIB hosted a product demonstra-tion day for the Quikrete Company® at the WWCCA Office. Quikrete® regional sales man-ager Don Dodroe along with regional VP Rich Wright and regional bulk sales manager Brian Harms, not to mention about 15 other Quikrete® rep’s put on quite a show. In attendance at the event were WWCCA Con-tractor Members from John Jory, KHS&S, Mowery Thomason, Standard Drywall, Superior Wall Systems, TF Metcalf and W.F. Hayward. Also joining us were representatives from the Plasterers Local 200 and the Laborers Local 1414. The event included a demonstration of how to fill the Quikrete® silo with the bulk material from a forklift (special thanks to Steve Hobbs – Pacific High Reach for supplying the lift), how to operate the auger pump that brings the dry mix from the silo to the mixer, a lecture on the benefits of dry,

properly graded sand, and a gun applied demon-stration (a special thanks to John Jory and their Plastering Superintendent Rick Viveros for sup-plying the mixer/pump and the manpower to oper-ate it) where various members from the crowd tried their hands at rodding, and floating the ma-terial. Also, a special thanks to Brennan and Ryan Filippini – from Plastering Plus. Brennan and Ryan drove down from Seattle and helped out with the demonstration. They also provided valuable information about the Quikrete system - they’ve been using it successfully in the Pacific Northwest for over a year. In the weeks leading up to the Quikrete® demon-stration, TSIB coordinated with CEMCO and the Carpenters apprenticeship framing class, under the guidance of instructor Tom Rooney to frame, sheath, paper and lath the three, 8X10 free standing panels. As a bonus, CEMCO, who do-nated the panel framing and lathing materials, sent out representatives to supervise the installa-

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tion of their water management plaster trims. Delivering plaster from a silo is not a new or unique approach. Other manufacturers have tried it, and at least one other is currently provid-ing a silo delivered system. Quikrete, however, plans to bring their product into the market at a price point competitive with field mixed. The Bu-reau sees some real benefits in the system. For one, every batch has a certification of compliance that their sand meets the requirements of ASTM C 897 (Standard Specification for Aggregate for Job-Mixed Portland Cement-Based Plaster). In addition, when you apply the product, you remove the variable at the sand pile. All the ingredients are pre-measured to meet the requirement of ASTM C 926 (Standard specification for Applica-tion of Portland Cement-Based Plaster). This means the plastering contractor will no longer be responsible for the mix ratio, the proper amount of fibers, or a certified sand ticket – it’s all in there and backed by one of the building industry’s lar-ger manufacturing companies. Quikrete will be

blending material and shipping bulk bags, 80 lb bags and silo’s out of their Corona, Ca manufac-turing facility. But all of this means nothing if the product does-n’t perform, right! Well, those that have used it have had no issues pumping it, and it appeared to spread and float as good as the material they were currently using. Lastly, the proprietary ma-terials and the accurately blended and consis-tently dry sand reduce that amount of water re-quired for pump-ability & workability by as much as 30% which ensures a lower water to cement ratio and less shrinkage. By the way, the panels which were plastered on 4/14/09 are sitting in our parking lot and show no signs of cracking – even after being fork lifted up against the wall! For more information on Quikrete, contact Don Dodroe @ (206) 718-2632

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From the Desk of Albert Carrillo The Arizona office is up and running and I am signing up new affiliate and contractor mem-bers. The Arizona market, like most, is experi-encing a very slow period in construction and our Union contractors are battling to win the few available jobs. Arizona historically has had its up and down cycles in the new construction market. This lull, OK economic downturn, is a bit larger and more prolonged than past history. Being from Tucson Arizona I had worked through a couple of these downturn cycles and had to leave town to find work. Every 8-10 years or so work would dry up for a while, and I would have to travel. Back in the very early 80’s, my first slow-down, I found work in the remote Northern Arizona market near Lake Powell and then in Bullhead City. (Now there’s a hot place!) During the late 80’s, my second lull, it was off to the Vaca-ville, Sacramento, and Davis areas to find work. Shoot I should have looked in the San Diego market, better weather. Then in 1990 with work still slow in Arizona, it was off to Al-buquerque where I stayed “temporarily” for 18 years. My point is that construction work has always been cyclical. I remember the old’ timers telling me to sock away my overtime and side job money for the “rainy days” when work got slow. Of course I didn’t pay attention to them, work didn’t get slow, what did they know? Betting that yet again history will repeat itself, as sure as there is a downturn, there will be work to trip over coming soon. It is during this down time that a rallying of our troops is called for. Our Contractor members have been meeting at the WWCCA office in Tempe to brainstorm some go-forward strategies. Same as the other

WWCCA markets we have been discuss-ing the very hot topic of wages but have also been discussing methods for produc-tivity gains and ways to market the Union

contractor. This will not create an overnight win but will help to pave the way for our future abil-ity to achieve economic success. We will have our first Membership Meeting on May 27, 2009 at the Radisson Airport Hotel. Networking (cash bar) begins at 4:00 pm with dinner and a meeting starting at 5:00 pm. This first meeting will be an informal meet and greet. Representatives from the four Labor confer-ences will be present along with our Contractor members and Affiliate members. The goal is to have ideas, thoughts and concerns be ex-pressed in a non-formal environment. Sort of a think-tank forum. The cliché of thinking outside the box doesn’t do it for me. Sometimes you need stuff from inside the box. I say, there is no box, just ideas…

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Merlex Stucco has been manufacturing stucco and water-proofing products for over 45 years. In 1993, Susan VerBurg took over the business from her father Merle making Merlex a woman owned small business. Most recently Merlex has become certified on the CCR (Central Contracting Registry) in order to work with prime and subcontractors who are do-ing business with federal, state, and local level projects.” Susan is very proud of the stucco and waterproofing prod-ucts she has added to the Merlex stucco product line, espe-cially the newest stucco system for improved smooth coat finishes called, Basex. According to Merlex, applied over brown coat with Merlex 4-ounce mesh embed-ded, Basex is a crack-resistant surface. It reduces cracking by 90%.

The peak of the arches extend 135’ above LAX in the 1960’s futuristic design that cleverly suspends the Encoun-ter Restaurant from the massive, plaster clad steel arches. The original structure was lath and iron with con-ventional three-coat plaster and a heavy sand finish. It began failing about 10 years ago and was later deemed a hazard when large chunks of plaster began to fall. It is believed that moist air from the nearby Pacific Ocean regularly condensed on the cool steel structure making up the massive arches. This cycle of vapor conden-sation to bulk water eventually rusted the lath and iron. Even under the harsh conditions at LAX, the Board of Airport Commissioners and their team of top notch architectural and engi-neering firms made the right decision in specify-ing lath and plaster as the structure lasted over 40 years before a complete renovation was re-quired. The renovation work was designed by the archi-tectural firm of Gin Wong and Associates, Los Angeles, CA. TSIB was invited by the firm to meet with Principal Millard A. Lee and Project Architect Harrison Lewis Whitney, in 2007 to dis-cuss lath and plastering options for the renova-tion. With recommendations from the Bureau, Gin Wong and Associates specified cold formed metal framing with heightened corrosion resis-tance, glass mat gypsum sheathing, metal lath, a modified plaster base-coat with fiberglass mesh reinforcing and an acrylic finish. The architect also specified an elastomeric coating. Adding to the high tech composite, the architect detailed climate controlled air flow throughout the hollow arch structure to equalize the core and steel temperature with that of the surrounding ambient air temperature, to lessen the chances of condensation, in the unlikely event any moisture should penetrate the durable cladding.

In July of 2009, the sub-contractors in Southern Nevada, as in other markets, face pending wage increases with labor or-ganizations in accordance with collective bargaining agree-ments. Over the past two months, WWCCA Nevada and its Contrac-tor Member negotiating committee have met with labor to dis-cuss current market conditions and whether or not the pend-ing wage increases are warranted. The first of four labor organizations to reach a compromise with the WWCCA Contractor Members is the Southwest Re-gional Council of Carpenters of Southern Nevada. Both labor and management agree that current market condi-tions throughout the Southwest will deteriorate further and may be longer lasting than first anticipated. Also that these unique and fragile market conditions require a closely monitored and even more so cooperative effort be-tween labor and management for the overall health and wel-fare of the industry. WWCCA and its Contractor Members hope that other labor organizations will follow this example in order to send a clear message to the Owners / General contractors of our industry that labor and management are unified in its efforts for the overall health and welfare of our industry. 2009 Southern Nevada Drywall Wage Increase The 2007-2011 Drywall Master Labor Agreement for South-ern Nevada calls for an increase to wages and/or benefits of $2.55. Due to the economic difficulties we are all facing, the Union and the Employer Associations have agreed to take just $1.00 of the increase, to be allocated to Pension A, and to defer the remaining $1.55 until July 1, 2011. Therefore, effective July 1, 2009, Pension A will be $3.64. Only Pension A has been increased this year. All other wages and benefits remain the same. The Union and the Association have also agreed to extend the term of the Master Labor Agreement one year, to June 30, 2012.

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