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NEWS97
20
Full Service to
Telecoms
In mid-1997, AFL’s
Telecommunications
Division bought a majori-
ty stake in Six R
Communications L.L.C., a
provider of EF&I services
(engineer, furnish and
install) to the telecom,
CATV, and electric utility
industries. The acquisi-
tion gives AFL the capabil-
ity to offer full systems
solutions to the telecom-
munications industry.
Located in Monroe, N.C.,
Six R is the number one
supplier of these services
in the Bell South Region.
Since the acquisition, the
company has also signed
new contracts with GTE,
MCI, and Sprint.
Pimalco Chooses
USW
Workers at Alcoa’s
Pimalco aerospace extru-
sions plant in Chandler,
Ariz. agreed to be union-
ized by the United
Steelworkers Union
(USW). Pimalco is part of
the Alcoa Engineered
Products business unit.
With the merger of the
Aluminum, Brick, and
Glass Workers Union with
the USW in January, the
combined organization
represents more than
90% of the aluminum
workers in North
America.
Truckers Love
Alcoa Wheels
U.S. Xpress, a
Chattanooga-based
trucking company, has
begun to specify Alcoa
wheels on all of its new
Freightliner tractors.
For weight savings?
Performance? Low main-
tenance? Yes, but the
main reason is that truck
drivers really like the look
of Alcoa wheels — and
one of the critical factors
in the success of a truck-
ing company is its ability
to hire and retain drivers.
The company purchases
more than 1,000 new
tractors each year.
Recognition for
Safety
Two local unions at
Alcoa’s Davenport facility
received the Award of
Honor from the National
Safety Council. The
United Steelworkers Local
105 and the International
Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local 1379
received the award in
recognition of their on-
going safety efforts. Both
locals have received
honors from the National
Safety Council almost
every year for more than
a decade. The Award of
Honor is the highest form
of recognition given by
the Safety Council to
labor organizations.
Environment
Working on
the River
Alcoa’s Davenport Works has given fund-
ing to a local college student and commer-
cial fisherman, Chad Pregracke, who has
taken it on himself to rid the Mississippi
River banks of trash and debris in the
Quad Cities area. With Alcoa’s financial
backing and some help from volunteers,
he cleared the shores of 30,000 pounds
of debris, including 92 metal barrels, 153
tires, three refrigerators, a stove and a
television. Pregracke was named the
Illinois Wildlife Federation’s Environmental
Citizen of the Year. Alcoa is continuing to
fund his efforts in 1998.