BREAKING NEWS: Boilermakers from Local 1600 (St. Charles, Illinois) went back to work yesterday, Jan. 27, after Toyal American Inc. locked out union members just before Christmas. Read about what caused the lockout here. More details about gains earned by L-1600 will come in a future article.— Jan 28
Negotiations for the Great Lakes Articles of Agreement (GLAA), including Locals 27 (St. Louis), 83 (Kansas City, Missouri), 107 (Milwaukee), 374 (Hobart, Indiana), 647 (Minneapolis) and 744 (Cleveland), unfolded over the summer and fall of 2025. Formal bargaining began in July and continued through November, with the extended timeline driven largely by outage schedules that created ongoing meeting conflicts for both parties.— Jan 28
Several local lodges of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers in Ohio have formally endorsed Sen. Jon Husted in his campaign to continue serving in the U.S. Senate. The endorsement includes unified support from Locals 85 (Toledo), 105 (Chillicothe) and 744 (Cleveland).
— Jan 26
Betty Reid Soskin, the nation’s oldest National Park Service ranger and a respected interpreter of American labor and World War II history, died on Dec. 21, at the age of 104. Her long life included a meaningful chapter with the Boilermakers union at the height of World War II, during wartime production.— Jan 16
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers has won three awards of excellence in the annual International Labor Communications Association’s Labor Media Awards for work created and published in 2024. The Boilermakers Communications Department competes each year in the National/International category against other ILCA union communication affiliates. This year, ILCA reported that a record 700-plus submissions were received, far surpassing previous years’ submissions. The Boilermakers’ won third place in the following categories:— Jan 13
