Click Here to view the February 2012 Meeting Notice
Click here to view and print the application for a Boilermakers Pennsylvania Specialty License Plate(view article)
Click Here to download the current Apprenticeship Training Codes and Schedule which is in effect from January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012
Let your voice be heard! Tell our elected officials that thousands of jobs are at stake and that we need to keep our refineries open. Click on the link below to sign the petition to keep our refineries open. http://www.signon.org/sign/keep-northeast-refineries/
On Thursday, December 8th, let's call on Congress to extend Federal unemployment benefits.(view article)
Click Here for more information regarding a medical survey for welders
Click Here to view employment opportunities in Canada
Click Here to view the United Auto Workers - Union Made Vehicle Guide. Remember to Buy American and Buy Union. Keep the work in the United States and Canada. The jobs you save could be yours or your neighbors. Click Here to view Union Made Boots Website and put Ameicans Back to Work or go to www.theunionbootpro.com CLICK ARTICLES ON RIGHT --->
Click on the link below to view the article http://www.boilermakers.org/resources/news/kudos/Conectiv_praises_L-13_power_plant_work
Click on the link below to read article and to see Rich Kelley with Russian Bear http://www.boilermakers.org/resources/news/L-13_Kelley_bags_Russian_bear
Click on the link below to read the article and to see the video of Roger Jayne : http://www.boilermakers.org/resources/news/L-13_Jayne_named_TAUC_Craftperson_of_the_Year
The Officers and Members of Boilermakers Local 13 would like to welcome you to our newly designed website. Although this website is in its infancy we hope you will find our site useful and informative as we build upon it. We appreciate your interest in our great Local and International Union.(view article)
February 2012 Monthly Meeting Notice Friday, February 10, 2012
VIDEO: Purdue professor discusses ‘Occupy Super Bowl’ - Friday, February 03, 2012
Tithi Bhattacharya, an associate professor of South Asian History at Purdue University and a protester who is taking part in Occupy the Super Bowl, discusses the protest and the opposition to Indiana’s so-called “right-to-work” law. Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the legislation Feb. 1 despite weeks of protest from labor unions, Democrats, and community leaders. Critics say the new law will result in lower wages and diminished collective bargaining rights.
Right to work passes Indiana Senate - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
THOUSANDS OF UNION members, including Boilermakers, rally outside the Indiana statehouse in Indianapolis against right to work as the state Senate votes 28-22 to pass the legislation today. Gov. Mitch Daniels is expected to sign the bill into law, making Indiana the 23rd state in the nation with “right to work for less” on the books.
Members build tube liners for Ohio River hydro plant - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
ABOUT TWO DOZEN Boilermakers are working under National Transient Division articles of agreement to build draft tube liners for the $416 million, 84-MW Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant near Hawesville, Ky.
National Steel Erection, Inc. (NSE) has the contract for the liners. Each is 30 feet in diameter and 60 feet long. Their function is to direct water from the Ohio River through turbines, turning generators to produce electricity. The project adjoins the existing Cannelton Locks and Dam.
Indiana state rep blasts GOP push for right to work - Friday, January 27, 2012
IN A FIERY written statement broadcast via e-mail Jan. 25, Indiana State House Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer unloaded on Republican House members who helped pass a “right to work for less” bill. If House Bill 1001 becomes law, Indiana will become the 23rd right to work state.
Bauer, the House Democratic leader from District 6, has been an outspoken critic of right to work and has led the statehouse charge against it for the last two legislative sessions.
Apprentice coordinator Dupuis stars in moose hunt - Thursday, January 26, 2012
JASON DUPUIS, co-coordinator for the Northeast Area Apprentice Program and member of Local 237 (Hartford, Conn.) was featured Jan. 26 on Union Sportsmen’s Brotherhood Outdoors television series. The episode, titled “Boilermaker Meets Bull Moose,” will be aired again on the Sportsman Channel Thursdays at 11:00 p.m. (ET), Fridays at 1:00 p.m. (ET), and Mondays at 6:00 a.m. (ET).
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.
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