Boilermaker Union News and Updates

  • The 17th Consolidated Convention fights unjust ‘labor draft’
    The second world war hung over the Boilermaker delegation during the 17th Consolidated Convention, held in Kansas City Jan. 31 to Feb. 12, 1944. Sometime before the Convention, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had proposed Congressional legislation to institute a wartime “Labor Draft Law.” He likened the bill to a military draft. The bill would affect workers’ ability to decide what jobs to do and how much they’d be paid, usurping worker autonomy and union power. — Jun 10
  • IBB wins landslide organizing vote at Georgia Trojan Battery facility
    Workers at Trojan Battery in Sandersville, Georgia, have made it crystal clear through an 89-23 vote: They want a union. The overwhelming vote in favor of unionizing with the Boilermakers comes after a five-month campaign led by Carlos Brooks, Southeast Organizing Coordinator, M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund and Edwin Allen, Southeast Organizer, M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund. According to Brooks, Trojan workers were fed up with working conditions and with being grossly underpaid. “The overall issue was the working conditions,” he said. “They needed a voice.” — Jun 9
  • Defendants in Jones case found guilty on most charges Boilermakers union issues statement of support for verdict
      IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PDF) Defendants in Jones case found guilty on most charges Boilermakers union issues statement of support for verdict Kansas City, Mo. (June 5, 2026) — The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers issues the following statement upon the recent verdict regarding the United States v. Jones et al:   — Jun 5
  • Boilermakers support the SHIPS Act
    The Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security for America Act, the SHIPS Act, is legislation that will help to rebuild America’s shipbuilding capacity. The legislation would strengthen domestic shipyards, modernize ports and harbor infrastructure and create long-term demand for U.S.-built ships. For Boilermakers, that means more work opportunities, stronger apprenticeship programs and the preservation of the highly skilled union workforce that keeps this country moving. — May 22
  • New contract is a boon for workers
    Union workers at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, voted to approve a new collective bargaining agreement, marking the first full contract negotiation between the parties in nearly two decades. The new contract, covering around 6,000 workers, includes what the company calls its largest wage increase ever, featuring an immediate 18% base pay raise, annual 3% increases through 2029, and a 5% raise in 2030, along with up to an additional 10% for designated “critical craft” positions, including Boilermakers. — May 22