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Top International Brotherhood of Boilermakers News

Local 374 wins top NACBE safety award

Hobart, Indiana · Hobart

Local 374 wins top NACBE safety award

Great Lakes Area Local 374 (Hobart, Indiana) earned the John F. Erickson NACBE Safety Award, announced March 31, during the 2025 Construction Sector Operations Conference in Miami, Florida. Each year, the National Association of Construction Boilermaker Employers recognizes local lodges for their members’ dedication to making and keeping workplaces safe. NACBE names one nationwide winner and one winner from each of the remaining U.S. sections. …Read Article

Announcement: Death of L-667 Brother Steve Chambers

It is with deep sorrow that the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers must inform members of the death of Brother Steve E. Chambers, Local 667, of Cameron, West Virginia. Brother Chambers was working on a Simakas project at Westlake Chemical Plant in Proctor, West Virginia, when he was tragically killed on the jobsite Sunday, May 11. Due to an ongoing investigation, no further details on the incident can be shared at this time. “We offer our…West Virginia · West Virginia Read Article

May Day commemorates the sacrifice of union workers in the 1880s

In the 1880s, Chicago workers had had enough because of long hours and harsh conditions that pushed them to demand change. The International Working People’s Association, formed in 1883, championed the eight-hour workday. The movement gained national momentum. At its 1884 convention, the American Federation of Labor called for a nationwide strike on May 1, 1886. On that day, over 340,000 workers took to the streets in support of an eight-hour wo…Chicago, IL · Chicago See the Story

BREAKING: Boilermakers win Sherwin-Williams organizing campaign

The Boilermakers union celebrates its second organizing win within just two months, as workers at Sherwin-Williams manufacturing and distribution operations in Birmingham, Alabama, voted today in favor of unionizing. Among 84 total workers, 72 voted, with more than 50% in favor of unionizing. “Their biggest issues were pay, their benefits and safety on the job,” said Southeast Area organizer Carlos Brooks, who headed up the campaign. “It was rea…Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham Read Article

Boilermakers organizing nets a win and a setback

The Boilermakers union welcomed 145 new members in March after workers in the machine shop micro-unit at BWXT, Lynchburg, Virginia, voted in favor of unionizing. According to Northeast Area organizer John Bland, workers contacted Local 45 Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Battle in late December seeking information and help organizing. He said workers were fed up with working conditions and constantly changing rules. The Boilermakers an…Lynchburg, United States · Lynchburg Read Article

After decades, Boilermakers return to Scherer and Yates with union

Thanks to the M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund, Boilermakers out of Local 26 (Savannah, Georgia) have regained work they lost over 30 years ago. Boilermakers signed a three-year contract with two Southern Company facilities, Plant Scherer and Plant Yates, for maintenance work. In a significant shift, non-union contractor Zachry lost its contract, and Day & Zimmermann secured a maintenance contract for both Yates and Scherer. And Southern Company us…Savannah, Georgia · Savannah Read Article

Mercy Health, Cigna reach agreement

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LIMA — Mercy Health has an agreement to keep Cigna commercial health insurance plans in its network, the hospital system announced Wednesday morning. The health network and insurance company entered contract negotiations earlier this year to set hospital and other medical prices for Cigna commercial health insurance plans. The two parties reached an agreement Tuesday following a 24-hour contract extension to avoid a lapse in coverage for the est…Cigna See the Story

MOST Programs host project management training

Boilermakers from nine United States local lodges met in Kansas City, Missouri, in early February along with instructors and staff for a weeklong project management training sponsored by MOST Programs. The project management class teaches Boilermakers how to conduct construction projects, make decisions that positively impact project goals and provide an overall benefit to the owner, contractor and union. Read about Jess Mendenhall, the second w…Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City Read Article

Powers leads new compliance and training initiatives

International President Tim Simmons has named Gary Powers as Director of Compliance and Training. The new role is part of measures to ensure U.S. International Reps and local lodges have the information and support they need to properly conduct local lodge business in compliance with the Office of Labor-Management Standards recordkeeping and reporting requirements, the Boilermakers’ Constitution and general best practices. “The purpose was to cr…Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City Read Article

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