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BOILERMAKER MAGAZINE | November/December 2013
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Power: 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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Boilermakers 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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Steel cutting begins for new vessel at Philly Shipyard
Philly Shipyard and TOTE Services began a new era in maritime education with the cutting of steel for the new National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) at Philly Shipyard. This is the initial...
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Locals 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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LMRDA union member rights and officer responsibilities posted online
In accordance with a U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards request to post the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act for union members to review, the...
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New app connects Boilermakers with news, resources
The International has launched the first phase of an app designed to help Boilermakers keep up with the latest union information and connect to helpful resources—all from their smartphone or tablet.
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Boilermaker Scholarships
DEPENDENTS OF BOILERMAKER members are eligible for scholarships of up to $5,000. Each year, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers awards a total of $50,000 worth of scholarships annually...
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Boilermakers union issues statement condemning insurrection
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers seeks justice, calls for peaceful transfer of power January 8, 2021 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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LMS update connects apprentices with better learning
After two years of tweaking and revising, the updated Learning Management System for apprentices’ online training launched in January. Mark Wertz, Boilermaker National Apprenticeship Program...
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Apprentices from across the US shine during pandemic
For 32 years, the Boilermaker National Apprenticeship Program has hosted the annual Apprentice of the Year Competition for United States apprentices. This year breaks that tradition due to the...
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Dusty Garmon builds bridges to solve problems
Everyone gets a nickname in the Boilermakers. So, when Bill Garmon joined his father as a union Boilermaker in 1978, it made sense that he took on the nickname “Little Dusty” to complement his...
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What Boilermakers seek in Biden’s climate policy
Way forward must include CCUS and the preservation—and growth—of good union jobs and pensions Once President-elect Joe Biden has been inaugurated on Jan. 20, his administration will begin...
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CCUS doesn’t happen overnight: But the sense of urgency is now
There’s an oxymoronic phrase “hurry up and wait” that aptly describes the ramp-up of any large-scale construction project.
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Kayla Vander Molen: Determination, mentorship, success
Fashion design seems like an unlikely path to a career as a union Boilermaker, but it’s exactly where things started for Kayla Vander Molen, who is now a pre-apprentice instructor and welding...
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No end in sight for Boilermakers locked out at CESSCO
December 8, 2020 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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TSSA webinar brings mental health out of the shadows
In recognition of the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health Day on October 20, Canada’s National Director of Health and Safety Services Jason McInnis appeared on a TSSA webinar to...
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Canadian office supports women in the building trades
After high school, when Tracy Fedorowich thought about what to do with her life, she considered the building trades. But she didn’t take any action toward that idea until she landed in her late...
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Training conference sets new lodge leaders for success
Sixteen U.S. business managers/secretary treasurers, business agents and lodge officers attended online training October 13-15 to brush up their skills or prepare for their roles as recent or...
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Sign for L-242 highlights retiree skills
Keith Young, a retiree from Local 242 (Spokane, Washington), built and installed a striking sign for his local. L-242 BM-ST Luke Lafley said that Young builds rock foundations and signs with...
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Contractor-Boilermaker connection yields man-hour, morale-boosting project
The construction of two new natural gas HRSG units at Jackson Generation’s Elwood, Illinois, facility could not have come at a better time for members of Local 1 (Chicago). Boilermakers started...
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L-146 Boilermakers prepare for long haul, CESSCO continues brutal lockout
Boilermakers, their friends and family, and other union members continue to walk a picket line as CESSCO Fabrication & Engineering Ltd. refuses to bring back the 30 Boilermakers from Local 146...
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Boilermakers boost EPRI certification across the US
Boilermakers are ramping up EPRI training and testing for advanced rigging at various sites across the United States, making the union even more attractive to contractors and owners in the...
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