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Read FlipbookBOILERMAKER MAGAZINE | November/December 2013
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16:39Watch VideoPower: From Coal to Atoms
Boilermakers - Craftsman Films Boilermakers have become frontrunners in the power industry by helping to develop future power alternatives.
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4:44Watch VideoBoilermakers help build world's largest solar thermal facility in Ivanpah Valley
RISING FROM THE floor of California's Mojave Desert, about 40 miles southwest of Las Vegas, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System's three 459-foot towers resemble missile launch pads. They are
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Read ArticleCanadian Federation of Labour, Union Plus announce scholarship winners
THE BOILERMAKERS’ INTERNATIONAL Executive Council scholarship committee has announced its selection of the Canadian Federation of Labour award winners. In addition, Union Plus announced a...
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Read ArticleFrom cooking to crosses, L-40 retiree helps the homeless
WHEN CALVIN MINTON from Local 40 (Elizabethtown, Kentucky) retired in 2013, he’d planned to volunteer to build houses with Habitat for Humanity. A heart attack and hip replacement shifted that...
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Read ArticleNational Apprenticeship Week shines light on benefits to workers and employers, raises voices to preserve registered programs
DURING NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP Week, November 11-18, thousands of American unions, companies, non-profits and government entities are celebrating career-training programs, and the International...
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Read ArticleBoilermakers shoot raises record $215,000 bucks for the bang
THE UNION SPORTSMEN’S Alliance won big at the 11th annual USA Boilermakers Kansas City Sporting Clays Shoot September 21. The event raised a record-breaking $215,000-plus to support USA’s mission...
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Read ArticleNew initiatives, carbon capture, absenteeism solutions punctuate MOST National Tripartite Alliance Conference
IN KEEPING WITH more than three decades of the tripartite alliance strategy, the 34th annual MOST Tripartite Alliance conference kicked off with a focus on solutions to issues impacting owners,...
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Read ArticleInternational announces scholarship winners
THE BOILERMAKERS INTERNATIONAL Executive Council scholarship committee has announced the winners of its 2019 scholarship program. The committee awarded $50,000 to 22 recipients, with $38,000...
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Read ArticleBoilermakers joins rail union bargaining coalition
Rail chiefs announce formation of Coordinated Bargaining Coalition CLEVELAND and WASHINGTON, DC, November 1 — Top leaders of 10 rail unions announced today that their organizations will be...
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Read ArticleDistrict 10 holds first leadership training conference
CEMENT DIVISION DISTRICT 10, which formed in 2016 to represent 11 cement locals in eastern Canada, hosted its first conference in Moncton, New Brunswick, September 23-26. The conference,...
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Read ArticleLocals award service pins
Local 1 • Chicago ERIC S. DAVIS, BM-ST of Local 1, Chicago, reports presentation of a membership pin to the following:
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Read ArticleJamie McMillan: ‘Evangelist’ for the skilled trades
WHEN JAMIE MCMILLAN interacts with high school students, it’s hard to tell if she’s a student or the teacher. She acts young, has boundless energy and fits in with students—which is a bit ironic,...
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Read ArticleLodge 128 takes on massive tower removal
LOCAL 128 (TORONTO) STEPPED it up when a 166-foot tall, 16-foot diameter naphtha stripper tower experienced a structural failure at the Imperial Oil Limited plant in Sarnia, Ontario. In April,...
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Read ArticleBoilermaker climbs political ladder in Pennsylvania
GROWING UP, DAN ENGLE’S parents were always active in their community and encouraged their four children to be as well. But Engle, Local 28 (Newark, New Jersey) never suspected the example his...
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Read ArticleBoilermakers bring massive Pennsylvania Chemicals project to life
THERE ARE TOWNS smaller than Shell’s Pennsylvania Chemicals construction site in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Positioned just northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River, it’s one of the largest...
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Read ArticleBoilermakers National Fund and Boilermaker family featured in New York Times article
WITH DRUG COMPANIES developing new, life-saving treatments for once untreatable diseases, more and more families are asking their insurance companies to pay for these novel medications. According...
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Read ArticleNortheast Area Tripartite stresses need for qualified welders
THE NORTHEAST AREA Tripartite highlighted initiatives in the Northeast Section, including a new training center and additional work gained for members. The biennial conference, held in Plymouth,...
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Read ArticleThe Union Sportsmen’s Alliance—An Organized Approach to Conservation
WHEN PEOPLE COME together, great things happen. As union members, Boilermakers experience that every day on the job, at home and throughout communities. But it’s also been proven in the woods and...
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Read ArticleL-D239’s president elected as Montana AFL-CIO president
RANDY TOCCI, WHO led Local D239 (Three Forks, Montana) through a three-month lockout last fall, was elected as Montana AFL-CIO president this past June in Missoula. He ran unopposed and began his...
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Read ArticleNew Anti-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy Posted
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers has adopted a new Anti-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy. Please read the new policy here.
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Read ArticleLocal 203 celebrates milestone in Newfoundland
NEARLY 200 CURRENT and retired Boilermakers from Local 203 (St. John’s, Newfoundland) and guests gathered August 10 in Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital St. John’s from throughout the province...
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Read ArticleThe underdog wins in Washington State
WITH THE WINDOWS rolled up tight against the freezing Alaska winter, Organizer Mircha Vorobets and IR/Organizer Erik Seaberg watched snow ping against the car’s windshield, the signal bars on...
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