Note: The following letter to the editor was submitted to the Kansas City Star May 14 in response to the newspaper’s attack article directed against the Brotherhood’s leadership. The newspaper advised that it would only publish “an edited version” of the letter.
JUDY THOMAS’S MAY 13, 2012 front-page article attacking top leaders of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (“United in Largesse”) for the pay and benefits they receive and the travel they take contains factual errors and fails to provide needed context, resulting in a distortion of the truth.
Read MoreJune 24 - 28, 2012
Moncton, NB
July 15 - 20, 2012
Madison, WI
July 22 - 27, 2012
Madison, WI
August 14 - 16, 2012
For some people, a Boilermaker is a beer and a shot – or a team from Purdue. But the term Boilermaker also describes a member of one of the oldest labor unions in North America. Learn More
We are always looking for good workers who want to become good union members.Learn More
On March 2, members of Lodge D209 (Speed, Ind.) were caught in the path of a deadly F4 tornado. Please help them rebuild their homes and their lives. Any amount is appreciated. (Donations are not tax-deductible.)
Make checks payable to “Lodge D209 Relief Fund,” care of:
IST Bill Creeden
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
753 State Ave., Suite 565
Kansas City, KS 66101
Debates highlight GOP’s war against labor
Party candidates vie for extremist mantle
THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL debates have illustrated just how far right the Republican Party has shifted — and the struggle that awaits organized labor should one of their candidates succeed in unseating President Obama in November.
President Newton B. Jones | Read More...
Paid for by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance Fund, [phone: (202) 756-2868] and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.