In 2021, the Boilermakers, in partnership with CWB Welding Foundation and the CWB Group, applied for and received a multi-million dollar grant from the federal governments Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP) to create and operate the Filling the Gap Pressure Welding Training program for five years. The Canadian government recognized the need for highly trained pressure welders across the country and knew that funding this program would be the most effective way to ensure that need could be met.— Aug 27
Industrial Sector Operations members met in Las Vegas July 30 through Aug. 5 for the annual ISO Conference. This year’s ISO Conference focused on the need for every member to organize. Breakout sessions taught lodge leaders essentials, including organizing, mental health, lodge finances, industry caucuses, steward training, contract negotiations, filing LM and 990 reports and much more. — Aug 23
Thirty-three Boilermakers attended the 65th Boilermakers Summer Institute basic and advanced sessions in Madison, Wisconsin. The program, which is presented through the University of Wisconsin, provides new and aspiring union leaders with information and skills to strengthen their representation of members. Sessions are led by School for Workers professors, as well as International staff.— Aug 21
The following pins have been presented in recognition of continuous years of service in the Boilermakers union as reported by local lodge leadership.
Note: Local lodge leaders can now submit service pins for fulfillment and inclusion in The Reporter here.— Aug 8
As a union, organizing is one of the most important things we do (arguably, the most important thing we do).
Organizing means bringing together individual working men and women to magnify our strength and our say, concentrated into one unified, amplified voice with enough power to effectively challenge even the goliaths in politics, industries, workplaces and boardrooms.
It’s the very definition of what and who we are: a union, a uniting force for what’s right, fair and good. In our union, organizing is carried out in a variety of ways.— Jul 25