Alaska Ironworkers

07/25/2025

I'm pretty sure this was union built

Built along I-290, the training center was designed with a certain grace and beauty that's worth the gapers' block it might cause.

07/21/2025

But bus probably won't make it up here but the message needs to be heard.... we stand with all working people.

07/16/2025

OK, ironworkers have this...but thanks to our unions Alaska workers will have sick leave, along with a raise in the minimum wage. As trade unionist we stand with all workers.

A quick explanation of how the state's new sick leave law works for both employers and employees, and what's still to come.

07/08/2025

07/07/2025

Today in Labor History
JULY 6
1889 – Two strikers and a bystander are killed, 30 seriously wounded by police in Duluth, Minn. The workers, mostly immigrants building the city’s streets and sewers, struck after contractors reneged on a promise to pay $1.75 a day.

1892 – Two barges, loaded with Pinkerton thugs hired by the Carnegie Steel Co., land on the south bank of the Monongahela River in Homestead, Pa., seeking to occupy Carnegie Steel Works and put down a strike by members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron & Steel Workers.

1894 – Rail union leader Eugene V. Debs is arrested during the Pullman strike, described by the New York Times as “a struggle between the greatest and most important Labor organization and the entire railroad capital” that involved some 250,000 workers in 27 states at its peak.

1988 – Explosions and fires destroy the Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea, killing 167 oil workers — the worst loss of life ever in an offshore oil disaster. The operator, Occidental, was found guilty of having inadequate maintenance and safety procedures, but no criminal charges were ever brought.

07/04/2025

06/30/2025

Do You Know, the su***de rate among people in the construction industry is double that of the overall population? Ironworkers International has contracted with a mental health support firm to provide services to our members.

In response to the growing mental health crisis affecting workers across the nation, the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IW) and its 4,000 partner contractors have launched a partnership with CredibleMind, a digital mental health platform.

06/25/2025

The tall ladies rock, they have game, they have a UNION

— Storm’s Nneka Ogwumike, WNBA players union president, speaks out on CBA negotiations — “We have women out here who know the business. And we understand where our league has been and where it’s going,” Ogwumike said. “And, we’re prepared. We’re prepared. And we want to be able to come out here and represent ourselves and our value the same way we do on the court, in our contracts, in our facilities, in the standards of the resources that are available to us.” Ogwumike said the players union received a response from the league, which she considered a “good” development. In October, WNBA players opted out of their collective bargaining agreement. The current CBA still covers the 2025 season.

06/24/2025

We are now in the season for hot days at work. Take precautions, take care of yourself and keep an eye on your crew to make sure they are as well.... We need to take care of ourselves because apparently OSHA rules are one size fits all.....
From the Engineering News-Record — OSHA’s Proposed Heat Rule Draws Feedback From Contractors, Unions — “Many of the injuries and illnesses resulting from exposures to these heat hazards on the job are easily preventable with an appropriate heat illness prevention plan,” Goelling said while offering comments on the proposed rule. Construction is one of the leading industries for workplace heat-related illnesses and injuries, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show. Between 2021 and 2022, the industry saw 620 workplace injuries that resulted from exposure to environmental heat and required at least one day away from work, and 29 deaths. Even then, OSHA officials have said they believe cases are underreported.

06/19/2025

(Editor's Note: The PLA has worked for everyone involved. Why do we need to keep defending it?)

The decision to reinforce the PLA Executive Order will create more middle-class careers for both union and non-union workers — as well as more opportunities for union and non-union contractors — and shows that there is agreement that PLAs should be used for large-scale construction projects.

Full statement: https://nabtu.org/press_releases/nabtu-applauds-trump-administration-decision-to-reinforce-pla-executive-order/