Isaac Tsinijinnie Yazzie

• Company Overview: (Local Iron Workers Union 75)
• My job was to assist rod busters, carrying 10ft – 18ft
• Rebars across 3 different 100ft bridges, I worked 10 hours that day
• I applied the night before starting the job, I was terminated for not having the proper union training, when my foreman and I came to an agreement with the Union Hall, stating that I’d have to learn what I can on the structural rod busting job, and to fully commit by working 10 hours with Local 75 Union Ironworkers
• I was supposed to be sent to the union hall in Phoenix, Az, for training after learning as much as I could as an Apprentice on the local job, and my fees and training would be covered by the company
• Instead, after work, I got a call and I was told to go to the Union Hall before showing up to work by the safety organization, but I didn’t have the travel expenses to drive over 200+ miles and 4 hours, including not having a place to stay through the apprenticeship program
• I tried to explain the agreement we had but sadly it didn’t work
• (Local Iron Workers Union 75)

• Company Overview: (IW Local 75)
• Worked 5/10s, did lot of Reading Blueprints, did Layouts, Formats & Drilling concrete to set anchor bolts inside elevator ways for columns & beams
• Did a little bit of Hot Work such as Cutting & Structural Welding
• A lot of Confined Space, Overhead work, apprentices were required to be hole watch, Firewatch & a helper for structural welders
• (IW Local 75)

• I worked shutdown jobs with Brahma
• Did a lot of Overhead & Hot work such as Ironwork Connecting-boltup, Welding Conveyors, Rigging, Bullrigging pipes, Pipefitting
• I learned to read Blue Prints, use power tools such as Impacts, Mag drills & Air compressed Impacts
• I did a lot of Iron-Pipe Bolt up, Arc Gouging, and Cutting with the Plasma & Acetylene Torches
• I started at $22.00 an hour, and ended at $25.00 an hour, with $85.00 per diem, working 14 hours on Day & Night shift
• I worked the outages with Brahma at the Sierrita Mine in green Valley, Az., at the Freeport-McMoran mine in Morenci, Az

• I worked 5/12s, 6/10s, 5-6 days a week
• Did a lot of Demo, Overhead, & Hot work, a lot of Structural & Tig Pipe Welding, Cutting with the Acetylene Torch, Rigging, Bull rigging, Ironwork, Pipefitting, a lot of Bolt Up
• Used power tools such as Metabos & Mag Drills, and Air compressed Impacts for bolt up on Iron
• Operated manlift Genies, SJ-86T’s, Scissor lifts
• Did a lot of overhead work, Confined Spaced work, Chemical work, Msha 5000-23 was required

• Company Overview: (STI Group)
• I worked 5/10s & 1/8 for 6 days a week, a lot of overtime
• I read a lot of Blueprints, did Formats, Layouts & Drilling for W20s & 30s Beams & Columns
• I did a lot of Fitting-Welding Handrails, I did a lot of Bull Rigging on Columns & Filler Beams using Come-Along’s, Chain-fall’s, Sleeves & Shackles
• A lot of Crane Rigging & Climbing Columns, Walking, Connecting, Bolting Up on W25s, W30 beams, along with Filler Beams, Z Grit Beams, and Angle Irons 75+ ft
• In the air
• A lot of Structural Flux & Stick Welding, Cutting with Metabos, Acetylene Torches, & Arch Gougers
• I took over a lot of the Hot Work & Overhead work because most journeyman on my crew lacked experience in those areas, I was more fit for the job
• I worked in Overhead Work Areas, Underground Work Areas & Confined Space Work Areas staying 100% Tied Off
• I operated Heavy Equipment such as Genie Manlifts, SJ-86T’s, and Scissor Lifts, I used a lot of power tools like Mag Drills & Lasers, Impacts, and Air Compressed Impacts for Overhead Bolt Up
• I dragged up because the company wouldn’t re-evaluate me after failing the Iron Workers Test, they told me I’d have to wait 14 days for a reevaluation
• After the 2 weeks passed, I asked for the reevaluation test and they told me the company rules changed & I’d have to wait 30 days again
• I waited a month and a half but they still refused to give me the test, I may have failed the test but I showed them I could do the work, after not being reevaluated for journeyman pay, I requested for a weld test so I could get welders pay, and they have also refused to give me the test
• I was doing a lot of journeyman & welder work for low pay, my experience was being looked over, and my wage wasn’t cutting my hotel & travel expenses
• (STI Group)

• Fabricated custom parts using various welding techniques such as MIG, and flux-cored arc welding based on project requirements. 2G positions.
• Performed preventive maintenance on welding equipment, prolonging tool life and minimizing downtime due to malfunction.
• Streamlined shop organization through strategic inventory control measures ensuring easy access to materials and tools.
• Enhanced welding quality by implementing precise measurement techniques and adhering to industry standards.

Welded SMAW in 3G & 4G positions on steel & Iron. Used Magdrills for small clips to hold chutes and conveyors in place.