June 2007
Brother Virgil W. Pearsall, Card # E2878, passed away on March 25, 2007. Virgil was born in Tempest, Colorado on July 5, 1925. Virgil was raised in the Nowata area and joined the Army near the end of World War II and served in the occupation forces in Japan. Virgil was a boxer and once fought for the Middle Weight crown. Virgil was initiated into the Brotherhood March 21, 1958. Virgil’s brother Brownie was a Member of 584 until his death and his nephew, Donnie is a current Member of 584. Virgil was a limousine cattle rancher and active with his church since his retirement from the trade. His wife Linda, three children and a sister survive him.
Brother Charles A. Moore, Card # C 76499, passed away on April 3, 2007. Brother Charlie was born March 3, 1934 in Muskogee. Charlie was raised in Muskogee; in his youth he was a Golden Gloves Boxer and the front man singing and playing the guitar for the Rhythm Rockers. Charlie was initiated into the Brotherhood November 20, 1967. Charlie’s son, Dennis was a Member of Local 584 and his son Mike, was a Member of 584 and is now a Member of 700 in Fort Smith. Charlie and his wife, Peggy had a Ministry service that specialized in nursing home care since his retirement from the trade. Charlie’s wife, Peggy and children Mike, Brenda, Donald and Dennis survive him.
Brother Roger L, Ramsey, Card # D 728551, passed away on May 7, 2007. Roger was born December 24, 1940. Roger’s father was a Wireman and Member of Local 584. Roger was initiated into the Brotherhood July 16, 1960. Roger was a poet and minister as well as a Wireman. He retired a couple of years ago and had been spending his time in Las Vegas and Tulsa.
(The year-to-date number of death assessments for 2007 is 5)
(The number of death assessments for 2006 was 13)
(The Death Fund number is 70)
Business Manager's Report
It’s been a long time coming. It looks like Local 584 is going to have work again. In June there will be a shut-down at the Sunoco Refinery. Work will begin on a major project in the Mid America industrial complex between Pryor and Chouteau for OESCO. The project near Pryor will employ 100 Members by December 2007 and it will have between 150 and 200 on it for three years. An Oklahoma City shop has a job in our jurisdiction that should begin in June and will need about six of our Members. Two Casinos in the south end of our jurisdiction are looking to expand this summer and a signatory contractor has that work. Advanced C&E has some skid projects that should start soon. One of McCall Electric’s customers has had a banner year and is looking at a major expansion in the near future. We should have twice as many Members working in our jurisdiction at the end of the year as are currently working. It has been a long, dry spell and I thank the Members for their grit. We never gave in to requests for special wage freezes, benefit cuts or wage reductions.
Mike Burton Business Manager I.B.E.W. Local 584
THE JATC
The JATC will be taking applications for two open teaching positions. We will need a new instructor for the third year class and we will need another instructor for the second first year class. Next year we will have a first year class that will start at the regular time in September then we will start a second class at the semester break in January. The second first class will go to through the summer to join up with the September class for their second year.
The JATC will also be taking applicants every Monday beginning June 4, 2007.
We also need retirees to volunteer for new Member evaluations. We are currently building an evaluation room that will have panels, disconnects, starters, motors, transformers, switches, lights and receptacles mounted on the wall. Applicants with adequate experience will be given a set of prints and will spend 4 hours piping and wiring as instructed. The retirees will oversee the evaluations. We have made a lot of mistakes in the past when we manned up for large projects and this time we want to make sure that when we send a new Member to a contractor there performance will meet expectations.
(For the past year)
| Fund Name | Return Rate |
| Guaranteed Income Fund | 3.65% |
| Core Plus Bond/PIMCO | 5.89% |
| Retirement Goal 2010 Fund | 8.80% |
| Retirement Goal 2020 Fund | 10.45% |
| Retirement Goal 2030 Fund | 11.47% |
| Retirement Goal 2040 Fund | 11.89% |
| Income Fund | 7.95% |
| Dryden S&P 500 Index Fund | 14.45% |
| Large Cap Value/LSV Asset Mgmt Fund | 17.42% |
| Large Cap Growth/ Waddell & Reed Fund | 6.92% |
| Mid Cap Growth/ Artisan Partners Fund | 10.27% |
| Small Cap/WHV Fund | 9.05% |
| International Equity/Julius Baer Fund | 19.23% |
CODE OF EXCELLENCE CLASS
There will be a two-day class held at the hall on
Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31
For all Stewards and interested Members
6:30 till 9:00
For those that wish to teach the future classes
6:00 till 10:00
Dinner will be provided
OUT OF WORK RESIGN
Remember everyone has the same resign date.
Anytime in the first 10 days of the month.
CONTACT PERSON FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT PROFIT SHARING PLAN CHANGES Fund Administrator: Tom Barnes 1-888-263-2220
RETIREE LUNCHEON AT RYAN'S STEAK HOUSE 10934 EAST 21ST
1:00 PM THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
