Boilermaker Union News and Updates

  • L-374 takes top safety award twice
    For the second year in a row, Great Lakes Area Local 374 (Hobart, Indiana) has earned the John F. Erickson NACBE Safety Award, announced Feb. 23, during the 2026 Construction Sector Operations Conference in Marco Island, Florida. — Mar 25
  • Saved by the trade: Welding gave her purpose and a family
    Welding saved Cheyenne Gregory’s life. Literally. Today, Gregory is a hardworking second-year apprentice out of Local 455 (Muscle Shoals, Alabama), and lately you can usually find her working nights on the job at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Colbert combustion turbines. When she’s not on the job, she’s at the hall brushing up on her skills, or she’s hanging out with her boyfriend A.J. or catching up with her mentor Zach and his family. She has plans for her future. Her future looks bright and the sky’s the limit. It didn’t always look that way. — Mar 23
  • L-13 member named to Delaware nuclear task force
    Local 13 (Philadelphia) member Martin Willis is passionate about nuclear energy. He’s so passionate Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer appointed Willis to the Delaware Nuclear Feasibility Task Force, which was created to explore how the state can use nuclear energy to end its dependence on out-of-state energy. Willis hopes that through his appointment, he can change minds about nuclear energy and benefit his union in the process. Delaware imports more electricity than any other state and gets most of its power from Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. — Feb 26
  • L-1600 lockout ends, Boilermakers back at work
    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
  • Membership secures gains in Great Lakes agreement
    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