National Transient Division

Officers and Staff

• William J. Almond - Director
• Mark Vandiver - Assistant Director
• Shon Almond - Business Manager / Secretary Treasurer of the National Transient Lodge

History

The National Transient Division located in Pinson, Alabama, was created in 1939 as Lodge 500, after confrontation between locals and tankees which came to a head in St. Louis, MO, between CBI & the local. Some original signers of the Tank Agreement were CBI, PDM, Hammond Iron, Caldwell, and Graver.

It was later called the NTM and then finally NTD. The National Transient Division serves the National Transient Lodge membership of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers, AFL-CIO. The National Transient Lodge was formed about 1985 and has mostly taken over daily operations and representation with assistants instead of representatives.

William J. Almond serves as Division Director with International Representatives in the Construction Division assisting him in servicing the over 4,000 members of the National Transient Lodge. Shon Almond serves as the Business Manager / Secretary-Treasurer of the NTL, which is located in Maumee, Ohio.

Services to National Transient Lodges

Membership applications, potential job search (although members solicit their own work), negotiations of NTL/Tank repair agreements, handling of all NTL grievances, assist with medical billing questions, provide MOST safety training, weld training, and any assistance required in Boilermakers' line of work, NTL area meetings, updating agreements, issues regarding politicies, etc., affecting our industry.

Representative Industries

Our members represent industries in tankbuilding, tank repairs, overlay, rubber lining, stake liners, and other industries of boilermaker trade. The employers are listed in our agreements and yearly log books.

Products

The members of the NTL manufacture tanks, water towers, spheres, hydrocrackers, metal swimming pools, heaters, stacks, nuclear containments, and any work requiring steel plate fabrication that belongs to the Boilermakers.

For additional information, please visit our Lodge's website at http://www.ntl-boilermakers.com/.