Before the 1980s, Boilermakers were the craft that constructed most elevated water towers in cities and municipalities. That was before nonunion contractors stepped into the market with rock-bottom bids. Now, thanks to the M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund, Boilermakers are regaining some of that work. And even better, the next five years look promising for additional projects.— Mar 21
The MOST Project Management course was developed in 2003, with the first class held in 2004, and nearly all the participants have been men. Over the past 20 years, Jess Mendenhall of Local 83 (Kansas City, Missouri) is only the second woman to take the course since its inception.
Gerry Klimo, a retired member out of L-154 (Pittsburgh) who teaches the MOST Project Management course, was impressed with Mendenhall. — Mar 19
Workers at BWXT in Lynchburg, Virginia, voted overwhelmingly yesterday to unionize with the Boilermakers union. The union welcomes 145 machinists from BWXT’s machine shop micro-unit as new Boilermaker brothers and sisters, represented by Local 45 (Richmond, Virginia).— Mar 14
The day started as any other at the AEP Mountaineer Plant in New Haven, West Virginia. Members on the night shift walked through the gate and went to the break shack before their shift started. Traveler Tim Toci, an apprentice out of L-101 (Denver) chatted with another traveler who he’d become friends with, Arnold Sheil from Local 45 Zone 193 (Baltimore), before the shift started. — Mar 11
Community service is an excellent way for Boilermaker lodges to give back and contribute as members of their communities while adding a dose of team building and positive public relations goodwill to promote the union.
Plus, it just feels good.— Mar 10
