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Register now for Tradeswomen Build Nations Registration is open for the 2025 Tradeswomen Build Nations conference, a popular event that grows each year. With limited seats and hotel rooms, local lodges wishing to send delegates should immediately make plans to do so and register to attend. — Jun 25
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Pennsylvania gas plant to bring hundreds of jobs for Boilermakers On April 2, Homer City Redevelopment and Kiewit Power Constructors Co. announced plans to redevelop the former Homer City Generating Station site. Once the largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania, the 3,200-acre property will be transformed into a natural-gas-powered data center campus. The new facility will meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Top technology companies are hungry for more computing power and this project aims to deliver. — Jun 23
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Boilermakers ratify contract with Union Pacific The Boilermakers union voted to ratify a five-year agreement with Union Pacific, with 79% voting in favor of the agreement. The union also ratified agreements with CSX and the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). The Union Pacific agreement provides annual wage increases and offers workers more vacation time earlier in their career, as well as enhancements to worker health care benefits. — Jun 23
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Area apprentices advance Congratulations to all the U.S. apprentices who competed for a chance to represent their regional area in the 2025 Boilermakers National Apprenticeship Competition. These apprentices are slated to compete for top national honors in August in Statesboro, Georgia: Great Lakes Area Winner: Cody Rasmussen, L-107 (Milwaukee); Runner-up: Michael Baer, L-374 (Hobart, Indiana) Northeast Area Winner: Jacob Pappada, L-154 (Pittsburgh); Runner-up: Harrison Johnson, L-237 (Hartford, Connecticut) — Jun 20
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Bank of Labor: 100 Years of Banking with Purpose Bank of Labor, which is celebrating its 100th year of service, is a unique financial institution in the American banking landscape—founded on principles of solidarity, fairness, and service to working people. Established in 1924 as Brotherhood State Bank, it was initially chartered by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers to provide union members and labor organizations with reliable, trusted banking services versus the mainstream financial institutions that often excluded or exploited working-class people. — Jun 18