For Immediate Release

Date: 05/24/00
Contact: Jim Andreozzi
Phone: (304)748-8080
Fax: (304) 748-8158

I.S.U. Election Results for President and Steward Body

Weirton, West Virginia—Mark Glyptis was elected to an unprecedented fourth straight term as President of the Independent Steelworkers Union.
The 27 year veteran employee of Weirton Steel Corporation garnered 2,326 votes in balloting counted Monday afternoon.
Union presidential contenders Greg Wrkich came in second with 396 votes, followed by Richard L. Burge, who picked up 215 votes.
The fourth straight presidential term sets a new record in union politics.
"I am deeply honored and humbled by the support shown for my candidacy. The vote means a great deal to me personally," Glyptis said.
The president of nearly 3600 union members said his next priority is preparing for contract negotiations later this year.
"Our current labor agreement ends next March so we will probably begin negotiations by late August or early September," Glyptis said.
Meanwhile, the steward elections Monday resulted in nine run-off elections now scheduled for June 1 through June 10.
According to Union Hall Office Manager Jim Andreozzi, the mail-in balloting ran smoothly and without problems.
"As usual we had our independent accounting firm of Wallace & Padden conduct the counting of the balloting, and we were finished in very good time," Andreozzi explained.
The following is a breakdown of the steward election results by Divisions:

Steelworks No. 1 Division

Dept. 4

Bob Hoover, incumbent, was re-elected with 71 votes followed by Bill Pittinger with 42 and Rich Staley at 3 votes.

Dept. 9

John Spadafora won re-election unopposed.

Dept. 29

Ronnie Dodd won re-election unopposed.

Dept. 34

Henry William "Bill" Frank garnered 55 votes and will move onto a run-off election with David Gossett who had 43 votes. Jim Stouffer finished third with 21 votes.

Steel Works No. 2 Division

Dept. 1

Alan Scheetz was re-elected unopposed.

Dept. 2

Robert Fabian finished first with 39 votes and will be in a run-off against John "Joe" Brynza who garnered 23 votes. Arnett Baker received 15 votes and Mitch Sarap picked up 9 votes.

Dept. 11

Incumbent Bob McCullough was re-elected with 48 votes over Roger Hendricks, 24 votes; Leonard Orwick, 14 votes and Harry McAbee, 7 votes.

Dept. 15

Incumbent Rhonda Jennings is in a run-off with Kenneth R. Waggle. Jennings finished with 49 votes and Waggle had 50. They were followed by Vince D’Alesio at 13 votes; Butch Dewitt at 8 votes; Jim Bingiel, 4 votes; and Gerald Robinson with 2 votes.

Dept. 18

Mike Vitello was re-elected without opposition.

Dept. 23

Incumbent Sam Gaudio garnered 23 votes to achieve a run-off with challenger Jim Riggle who finished with 58 votes. Roscoe Geer received 21 votes and Lee Furbee finished with 14 votes.

Dept. 36

Mike Jacobs was re-elected unopposed.

Dept. 40

David Hvizdzak was re-elected over challenger Joe Kalisz by a 45-33 margin.

 Sheet Mill

Dept. 1

Incumbent Mark Roach won a fourth straight term by beating Larry Ferrell and David Smurthwaite. Roach received 68 votes, while Ferrell and Smurthwaite each garnered 32 votes.

Tin Mill Division

Dept. 5

Ed Eisnaugle won re-election with 55 votes over Dan Kelly, 25 votes and Tony Porco, 24 votes.

Dept. 7

Incumbent Enzo Fracasso will be in a run-off election against former steward James Shaffer. Fracasso finished with 39 votes, Shaffer with 32 votes and Jack Stephens came in third with 26 votes.

Dept. 8

Newcomers Joe Gurrera and Keith Misselwitz finished their race with 43 votes each to face a run-off election.

They were followed by Debbie Haight who received 38 votes and Nick Petrovich with 14 votes.

Dept. 11

Dave Burskey leading the field with 51 votes and will square-off in a run-off against Randy Tassey who received 26 votes.

They were followed by Tony Osso, 24 votes and Kenneth Lucas at 7 votes.

Dept. 14

Veteran incumbent Tom Gaudio won re-election with 95 votes over challengers Ed Hvizdzak, 16 votes; Bruce VanGilder, 9 votes; and Pete Antoniou, 5 votes.

Strip Steel Division

Dept. 1

Incumbent H. "Bud" Camilletti won re-election with 75 votes. He was followed by Brett Thomas at 52 votes and Butch Stepanek at 7 votes.

Dept. 3

Challengers Steven Kile and Dave McVicker will move into a run-off election. Kile finished first with 27 votes followed by McVicker at 25 votes. Bill Liposchak finished third with 16 votes followed by Bill Hoffman and John Melcher with 14 votes each.

Dept. 3A

Incumbent Charles "Butch" Delaney was re-elected with 70 votes our challenger Gerald Henwood with 57 votes.

Dept. 4

Belinda "Faye" Harris easily won election for the first time with 115 votes over challenger William Cross with 34 votes.

Dept. 8

Incumbent Steve Binkiewicz won a second term beating Jim Cook by a 58-49 margin.

Dept. 13

Sante "Sage" Carducci won his first full term over John "Toby" Stoica by a 71-18 vote count.

In the Clerical, Technical, and Professional Unit:

Dept. 1

Incumbent Larry Swiger was unopposed.

Dept. 2

Incumbent Bob Lewis will face challenger Craig Smogor in a run-off election. Lewis received 71 votes, Smogor 40 votes, followed by challengers Robert Kirkpatrick at 29 votes and Rich Popkie with 10 votes.

Dept. 3

Incumbent Larry Garafalo was re-elected by a wide margin over challengers Mike Barber and Carl Thompson. Garafalo finished with 57 votes, Barber had 24 votes, and Thompson received 13 votes.

Dept. 4

And in the Professional Unit, incumbent Joyce Snyder won re-election running unopposed.

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