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Boilermakers Local #13 Gun Raffle Winners

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CALL TO ACTION—SUPPORT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EXTENSION

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Buy American - Buy Union "United Auto Workers 2011 Vehicle Guide"

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Boilermakers Local #13 Gun Raffle Winners
Monday, May 14, 2012

Below are the winners of the Boilermakers Local #13 Gun Raffle. Winners will be updated weekly.

Michael McDonough
William Peters
Thomas Neumane, III
Dan Butler
Chad Weikel
Jim Chapman
Jason Burkett
Johnny Stone
Nicolas Smith
Dennis Smith

Congratulations to all of the winners!

(Updated as of 5/14/12)

Top News from Boilermakers International Union

Vermont bans fracking - Friday, May 18, 2012 Natural gas extraction method meets resistance THE GOLD RUSH-like euphoria over extracting natural gas from shale is not meeting universal acceptance. The Burlington Free Press reported May 16 that Vermont has become the first state to ban hydraulic fracturing of shale (“fracking”). Tags Headline News

Letter to the Editor of the Kansas City Star - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 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.

$70 million project brings upgrades to Colstrip plant - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 More than 500 workers busy refurbishing massive boiler in Unit 1 COLSTRIP — Jason Small says a $70 million renovation of Unit 1 of the Colstrip Steam Electric Station translates into steady work for hundreds of people like him. “If you're a craftsman and a boilermaker, you count on these outages for a primary source of income,” Small said. “The bigger (the project) the better for us. This is our bread and butter.” Tags Jobs

Brotherhood plans response to inaccurate news story - Monday, May 14, 2012 The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers learned May 13 that the Kansas City Star has published an article concerning the Brotherhood that we believe is inaccurate and incomplete, and distorts the truth about our union. We will address the issues put forth in the story more fully in the near future. In the meantime, we have posted a copy of a letter sent by our attorney to the story's author, Judy Thomas, prior to the article being published. The letter was in response to questions submitted by the author that, we believe, showed a right-wing bias and erroneous assumptions about how labor unions operate.

Delegates host congressional reception - Wednesday, May 09, 2012 AFTER SEVERAL DAYS of attending conference sessions and visiting the Hill to lobby for Boilermaker priorities Tags LEAP Issues

Vermont bans fracking - Friday, May 18, 2012

Natural gas extraction method meets resistance

THE GOLD RUSH-like euphoria over extracting natural gas from shale is not meeting universal acceptance. The Burlington Free Press reported May 16 that Vermont has become the first state to ban hydraulic fracturing of shale (“fracking”).

More than 500 workers busy refurbishing massive boiler in Unit 1

COLSTRIP — Jason Small says a $70 million renovation of Unit 1 of the Colstrip Steam Electric Station translates into steady work for hundreds of people like him.

“If you're a craftsman and a boilermaker, you count on these outages for a primary source of income,” Small said. “The bigger (the project) the better for us. This is our bread and butter.”

Welcome to Boilermakers Local 13

The Leadership and Members of Boilermakers Local 13 would like to welcome you to our website where you can find a great deal of information about us. The Boilermakers of Local 13 work on projects of all shapes and sizes. Today's field construction boilermaker is a vital part of construction project team. We erect and repair boilers, pressure vessels, air pollution equipment, blast furnaces, water treatment plants, storage and process tanks, stacks and liners. A boilermaker could be involved in the installation of a giant superheater section in a large utility boiler, the erection of a 750,000-gallon water storage tank, the placement of a nuclear power plant reactor dome, the replacement of cyclones in a refinery catalytic cat-cracker or the construction of components on a hydroelectric power station.
The Boilermakers of Local 13 are vital to many industries throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware and it's because of our highly skilled, dependable, productive, safe, and quality minded workforce. We are over 1,000 members strong and growing. We are always looking for the best and brightest that the region has to offer. We encourage you learn more About Us, we hope that you enjoy your time on our site, and finally, we welcome all Feedback. God Bless America!

The Leadership and Members of Boilermakers Local 13 would like to welcome you to our website where you can find a great deal of information about us. The Boilermakers of Local 13 work on projects of all shapes and sizes.

Today's field construction boilermaker is a vital part of construction project team. We erect and repair boilers, pressure vessels, air pollution equipment, blast furnaces, water treatment plants, storage and process tanks, stacks and liners.

A boilermaker could be involved in the installation of a giant superheater section in a large utility boiler, the erection of a 750,000-gallon water storage tank, the placement of a nuclear power plant reactor dome, the replacement of cyclones in a refinery catalytic cat-cracker or the construction of components on a hydroelectric power station.

The Boilermakers of Local 13 are vital to many industries throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware and it's because of our highly skilled, dependable, productive, safe, and quality minded workforce. We are over 1,000 members strong and growing. We are always looking for the best and brightest that the region has to offer.

We encourage you learn more About Us, we hope that you enjoy your time on our site, and finally, we welcome all Feedback.

God Bless America!