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Top International Brotherhood of Boilermakers News

Boilermakers ratify contract with Union Pacific

Union Pacific · United States

Boilermakers ratify contract with Union Pacific

The Boilermakers union voted to ratify a five-year agreement with Union Pacific, with 79% voting in favor of the agreement. The union also ratified agreements with CSX and the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). The Union Pacific agreement provides annual wage increases and offers workers more vacation time earlier in their career, as well as enhancements to worker health care benefits.Read Article

Bank of Labor: 100 Years of Banking with Purpose

Overland Park · Overland Park

Bank of Labor: 100 Years of Banking with Purpose

Bank of Labor, which is celebrating its 100th year of service, is a unique financial institution in the American banking landscape—founded on principles of solidarity, fairness, and service to working people. Established in 1924 as Brotherhood State Bank, it was initially chartered by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers to provide union members and labor organizations with reliable, trusted banking services versus the mainstream financ…Read Article

L-549 hosts Boilermakers organizing training day

Pittsburg, California · Pittsburg

L-549 hosts Boilermakers organizing training day

Twenty-five Local 549 (Pittsburg, California) Boilermakers turned out to learn the nuts and bolts of organizing during the local’s first Organizing Training Day, May 31, at the hall. Led by Western States Organizer Pablo Barrera and funded through the M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund, the day covered labor history, “Unionism 101” and practical organizing tools, including how to have a one-on-one conversation about unionizing. The goal was to keep t…Read Article

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. …Hobart, Indiana · Hobart Read Article

Kentucky welding competition advances recruitment

The Kentucky Welding Institute 2025 National Senior Welding Competition in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, on April 16th offered students real-world training and scholarships—and opened the doors to future Boilermaker recruits. Chris Elmore, Southeast Recruiter for the M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund, was happy to speak with over 100 seniors in the competition, as well as 100 more KWI students, plus most of the competitors’ parents who were observing the …Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg Read Article

USA’s first Central Illinois Sporting Clays Shoot a success

The inaugural Central Illinois Sporting Clays Shoot hosted on May 3 at the Oak Ridge Sportsman's Club in Mackinaw, Illinois, exceeded expectations for the Union Sportsman’s Alliance. The USA hopes for at least 50 participants for new shoots, but the Central Illinois shoot had 70. “With a turnout like this, there is a lot of potential for this shoot moving forward. This will become an annual event,” said Chris Piltz, USA events manager. “This is…Mackinaw · Mackinaw 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

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