the Boilermaker Reporter

Volume 48, Number 2
Apr 2009 to Jun 2009

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Local 92 completes Chevron refinery job injury-free, Construction Division conference highlights, Peter Visclosky named Legislator of the Year, Delegates push for Employee Free Choice, Local 154 makes symbolic Navy anchor, and much, much more...

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Let's build on our political successes

“In politics, the war is never won. The individual battles are what matter most.”

Reporter  V48N2
Commentary  Newton B. Jones

Most Americans support a carbon cap

A MARCH SURVEY conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, a nonpartisan “fact tank” that provides information on attitudes and trends affecting public policy but does not take positions on issues, shows that a majority of the public (59%) favors setting limits on carbon dioxide emissions and making companies pay for their emissions, even if that may mean higher energy prices. A third (33%) oppose capping carbon emissions under these conditions.

Tags  Featured
Reporter  V48N2

Members of Congress join delegates at reception

Boilermakers build relationships with legislators

DELEGATES TO THE 41st annual LEAP conference welcomed legislators, congressional aides, and other guests to the Boilermakers’ congressional reception March 18 to continue the work of building good relationships.

Tags  LEAP Issues
Reporter  V48N2

Settling Problems Before They Become Grievances

Some tips on how you can successfully solve problems in your unit without actually filing a grievance

Reporter  V48N2

Local 592 earns national safety award

Safety records improve, even with an 8.7 percent increase in man-hours

THE MORE YOU work, the more chances you have to get hurt. But even with an 8.7 percent increase in man-hours by field construction Boilermakers working in the United States in 2008, the safety records just got better, reports John Erickson, executive director of the National Association of Construction Boilermaker Employers (NACBE).

Locals  L-45, L-85, L-92, L-199, L-592
Reporter  V48N2

Boilermakers receive awards for CAF, LEF support

Money helps pro-worker candidates, builds strong member education

BOILERMAKERS WHO EXCELLED at raising money for CAF and LEF in 2008 received recognition during the annual LEAP conference in Washington, D.C., March 18. International President Newton B. Jones presented crystal “capitol dome” awards to vice-presidential sections and individual local lodges for exceptional performance.

Tags  LEAP Issues
Reporter  V48N2

LEAP delegates celebrate, then get down to work

Employee Free Choice Act draws focus on Capitol Hill

WITH A LABOR-friendly president in the White House and pro-worker majorities in both houses of Congress, one might have expected the annual conference of the Legislative Education-Action Program (LEAP) in Washington, D.C., March 15-20, to have been one big celebration.

Tags  LEAP Issues
Reporter  V48N2

Boilermaker is first responder to plane crash


Local D308 trustee David Case serves as incident commander over rescue and fire suppression operations following the crash of Flight 3407 Feb. 12 near Buffalo, N.Y.

Tags  Local News
Locals  L-D308
Reporter  V48N2

CD conference assesses industry challenges, opportunities

Kyle Evenson, ED-CSO, chairs the annual construction conference March 2-5.
Kyle Evenson, ED-CSO, chairs the annual construction conference March 2-5.

Despite economic downturn, business managers hear good news

THE WORLD ECONOMY may be in a tailspin, but business managers still heard some good news at the annual Boilermaker Construction Division conference at Marco Island, Fla., March 2-5.

Tags  Headline News
Reporter  V48N2

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  • Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA-38) accepts the Boilermakers Legislator of the Year award May 7 during the LEAP conference.

    Union names Linda Sanchez Legislator of the Year

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