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 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...

 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...

 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.

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 There’s an oxymoronic phrase “hurry up and wait” that aptly describes the ramp-up of any large-scale construction project.

 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...

 December 8, 2020 IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...