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L-549’s Women’s Committee wins labor council award On September 18th at the annual Contra Costa Labor Council's Labor to Labor dinner, Local 549’s Boilermakers Women at Work committee was presented with the Frances Perkins Award. The award was presented to the committee by State Legislative Coordinator for the Western States, Tim Jefferies, who serves as vice president of the labor council’s executive board. — Oct 1
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The privilege of union membership is to share it I grew up poor. I know what it’s like to have less than others, because as a child, I lived with want. I lived with the worry and the fear and the stress that cast their dark shadows over families who don’t know where the money will come from to feed their children. It is no exaggeration to say the Boilermakers union changed my life and lifted my family out of poverty. Steady, union Boilermaker work provided for us, protected us, set me on my own solid career path as a young adult and, later, gave me the chance to provide for my own family. — Sep 25
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Boilermakers tee up the best for Callaway Professional golfers around the world trust their game to the name Callaway. So, who does Callaway trust their name to—their reputation for consistency and cutting-edge “flies fast, flies true” excellence? Local 1851 Boilermakers in Chicopee, Massachusetts. — Sep 25
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ISO conference ignites energy for organizing For attendees at the 2025 Industrial Sector Operations Conference, there was no mistaking the union’s priority: Organizing. The theme “Organizing Our Future” permeated the conference, July 30 to Aug. 1 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, igniting excitement to join bold efforts to grow the union and to give more workers a voice on the job. Attendance was just shy of 300, including Boilermakers in Industrial Sector lodge leadership roles, officers, staff, vendors and guests. — Sep 24
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New program incentivizes Boilermakers to organize As announced by International President Timothy Simmons during the 2025 Industrial Sector Operations Conference in Las Vegas in July, the International Executive Council unanimously voted to launch a new program that provides incentives to Boilermakers who boost the union’s organizing efforts. The Organizing Our Future Incentive Program rewards Boilermakers for identifying workplaces that are potentially viable for organizing campaigns, for assisting with active organizing campaigns and for supporting newly organized workplaces through their first successful contract. — Sep 24