Lifelong Boilermaker and former IVP-Canada, Joe Maloney, has had a storied career in the trades. Starting at age 17, he joined Local 128 (Toronto, Ontario), and his career progressed from field work to leadership in the building trades. Maloney recently retired as executive director at Helmets to Hardhats. The impact he’s had advocating for the trades and for veterans will last for generations.— Jul 19
Anyone who knew the late Gary Evenson knew him as a dedicated Boilermaker and an avid outdoorsman. He not only taught his children and grandchildren to love and respect the outdoors, he was a conservation evangelist—so much so the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance posthumously honored Evenson with the 2023 Conservation Steward of the Year award. — Jul 13
For a cache of free money for your local lodge’s training program, consider applying for grants. That’s what Local 92 (Los Angeles), Local 13 (Philadelphia) and the Northeast Area Apprenticeship Program have all done.
“Over the past couple of years, we have received numerous grants from the state,” said L-92 apprentice coordinator Alfredo Leyva. “We received these grants through the California Apprenticeship Council, Department of Industrial Relations on eight occasions since 2009.”— Jul 11
Local 128 (Sarnia, Ontario) Boilermaker Christine Hahn is the latest woman to be named a Tradeswoman Hero by North America’s Building Trades Union. Each month, the program honors four journeyworkers or apprentices who go above and beyond in their trades.— Jul 5
Boilermakers, contractors and employers met in Napa, California, Mar. 28 to address industry challenges together and look ahead to new trends and future opportunities. Emphasized throughout the event were safety and quality, the future of energy production and a potential abundance of Boilermaker work on the horizon.— Jun 28
