International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
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| Founded | 1880 |
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| Merger of | International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders; National Brotherhood of Boiler Makers; United Cement, Lime, Gypsum and Allied Workers International Union; Stove, Furnace and Allied Appliance Workers International Union; Western Energy Workers; Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers and Allied Workers International Union |
| 48-6031851 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(5) labor organization |
| Headquarters | Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
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Area served
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United States, Canada |
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Members
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over 70,000 (2011) |
| Newton B. Jones | |
| Subsidiaries | International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance Fund, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Legislative Education Fund, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Archives, International Brotherhood Cajun Realty Corporation, International Brotherhood Building Corporation, International Brotherhood Real Estate Holding Company LLC |
| Affiliations | AFL-CIO, CLC |
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Revenue (2014)
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$41,167,054 |
| Expenses (2014) | $40,578,455 |
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Employees (2013)
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101 |
| Mission | To promote and protect the interests of its members by bargaining collectively with their employers to secure better working conditions, wages, and similar benefits. |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders of America, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America |
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers is a trade union in the United States and Canada. It is for boilermakers and related occupations, and is affiliated with both the AFL-CIO and CLC.
The Boilermakers union has a four year apprenticeship training program before becoming a Journeyman. Boilermakers primarily work in nuclear and fossil power plants. However they also work in shipyards, refineries and chemical plants. The work involves welding, rigging and fabricating. All work done is governed by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) or MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration).
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers was founded on September 1, 1893. On that day, at a meeting in Chicago, Illinois, representatives from the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders, which had been organized on October 1, 1880, and the National Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, which had been formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in May 1888, resolved to consolidate their organizations. It was further agreed that the new organization, to be known as the Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders of America, would make its headquarters in Kansas City, Kansas.
Two and a half years later, on the ninth of June 1896, the Brotherhood affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
In subsequent years, the Brotherhood continued to grow, and in 1902, the Helpers division was formed. Because helpers were barred from sitting in the lodge room with mechanics, this new division had its own local unions and was entirely separate from the Boiler Makers. This would change a decade later when the Helpers Division would be consolidated with the Mechanics Division.
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