In the middle of Alberta’s industrial heartland, Boilermakers from Local 555 (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Local 146 (Edmonton, Alberta) turned 4,200 tons of steel into 1 million barrels worth of storage when they built two massive tanks for TIW Steel Platework Inc.— Mar 11
The International Labor Communications Association has announced that creative work produced by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers has won 14 awards of excellence in its annual International Labor Communications Association Labor Media Awards for work created and published in 2019.
The Boilermakers Communications Department received the following awards:— Mar 9
Boilermaker work opportunities in British Columbia are growing, so the need to add more apprentices to Local 359 (Vancouver, British Columbia) is imperative. However, pandemic restrictions have stymied efforts to increase the number of apprentices in the lodge. The government-owned British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby hosts training for the Boilermakers but closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s at BCIT that pre-apprentices take their foundation class.— Mar 4
When she indentured in 2018, Local 83 (Kansas City, Missouri) apprentice Cristina Redbear found more than a new career opportunity. She also discovered a new, supportive community in the Boilermakers.
Born and raised on the reservation in the Dakotas, she’s a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe that extends from South Dakota up to North Dakota. The journey from there to her life today was a difficult and winding one.— Mar 2
Due to uncertainties caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the International Executive Council has made the decision that the 34th Consolidated Convention will be held as an online-only virtual event, convening July 19, 2021.— Feb 25
