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International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
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Skilled craftsmen and women and industrial workers who work in heavy industry, shipbuilding, manufacturing, railroads, cement, mining, and related industries. We construct and repair electric power plants, refineries, pulp and paper mills, and steel mills. We build naval ships and commercial tankers, repair locomotives, make cement, and mine coal, gypsum, and talc. We forge tools for industry and make consumer goods.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS (IUOE)
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Primarily represents operating engineers, who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, and surveyors in the construction industry, and stationary engineers, who work in operations and maintenance in building and industrial complexes, and in the service industries. IUOE also represents nurses and other health industry workers, a significant number of public employees engaged in a wide variety of occupations, and a number of job classifications in the petrochemical industry.
United Association (UA)
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Represents plumbers, pipefitters, sprinkler fitters, HVACR service technicians, welders, and pipeliners working in North America’s construction industry.
The National Elevator Industry Educational Program (NEIEP)
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NEIEP crafts, implements, and maintains the most complete education program available in the elevator industry
Ironworkers
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The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, AFL-CIO (IW), is a proud trade association whose beginnings go back to the 1890s. The IW represents 120,000 members in North America. Members of our union have worked on nearly every major construction project you can think of - the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sears Tower, the St. Louis Arch, the Oil Sands Plant Expansion in Alberta, the World Trade Center, and Freedom Tower.
Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association (OPCMIA)
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The OPCMIA has represented and trained plasterers and cement masons to protect and promote the quality of our industry and the livelihoods of our members.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)
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IUPAT represents dozens of trades, including industrial painters, commercial and decorative painters, drywall finishers, glaziers and glass workers, sign and display workers, trade show workers, floor covering installers, and many more, with successful careers in the construction industry and public sector.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
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IBEW represents electrical workers in the US and Canada, across a wide range of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads, and government.
the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART)
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SMART local unions serve members in the sheet metal and transportation industries across North America and cover every city and town near you.
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (IAHFIAW)
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The IIIATF provides a path to a rewarding career in the mechanical insulation industry, as well as other areas such as firestopping, asbestos and lead mitigation, sound attenuation, and specialty fabrication.
Insulators Union's Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee
The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA)
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LIUNA members are a workforce trained to work in the construction and energy industries.LIUNA public employees provide critical services from health care and sanitation to road maintenance and emergency response. The National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) is also affiliated with LIUNA.