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i n t e r n at i o n a l Operating Engineer Fall 2017 • Volume 160, No. 4 Brian E. Hickey, Editor Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor 09 Member Spotlight Memorial wall dedicated to Wisconsin veterans 10 Election 2017 Supporters of infrastructure win big 12 Feature: Rebuilding Community Operators respond to series of natural disasters 16 Making Way for the American Dream Creating new neighborhoods in Southern California Departments 05 From the General President 06 Education & Training 08 Labor Notes 10 Politics & Legislation 18 Canadian News 20 Union Plus Scholarship Winners 22 GEB Minutes 28 Union Death Benefit [cover] Hazmat-certified Local 3 operators with Anvil Construction provide wildfire cleanup lot-by-lot in the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, CA. [photo] Mandy McMillen, IUOE Local 3 [right] IUOE Local 115 members employed by Conair Group Inc. battle the British Columbia wildfires. [photo] Susanne de Montreuil 2 INTERNATIONAL OPERATING ENGINEER FALL 2017 3
