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L-549’s Woman of the Year Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) honored 42 women from the 8th Congressional District of California, including Local 549 (Pittsburg, California) member Angel Greer. Garamendi said all the women chosen as Women of the Year were leaders and visionaries in their communities. The honorees have all made significant contributions to society through public service, business, education and the local economy. — Dec 6
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L-169 apprentices ignite students’ interest in Boilermakers Who better to demonstrate an apprenticeship career path in the Boilermakers than Boilermaker apprentices themselves? That was the thought when Fraser High School’s Career & Technical Education program approached Boilermakers National Apprenticeship Program National Coordinator Mark Wertz about giving students a look at the trade. — Dec 6
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Boilermakers ratify agreement with BNSF Railway Boilermakers voted to ratify a new five-year, collective bargaining agreement with BNSF Railway in November. The tentative agreement provides a 3.5% average wage increase per year over the next five years and offers workers more vacation earlier in their career, as well as enhancements to health care benefits. “This was an all-around great agreement, from wage increases to a better insurance package and vacations,” said John Mansker, Director of Railroad Lodge Services. “The members spoke with an outstanding vote ratification.” — Dec 5
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L-549 hosts Shoot For A Cure Local 549 (Pittsburg, California) sponsored and attended Shoot For A Cure on Oct. 17, to help raise money for the March of Dimes, an organization that supports research, leads programs and provides education and advocacy for women and children. The local sponsored two teams, one being an all-woman Boilermaker Women at Work (BW@W) committee team. It was the first all-woman team to compete in the Northern California shoot. — Dec 5
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2024 Tradeswomen Build Nations displays strength of women and unionism Rennae Ross, Local 549 (Pittsburg, California) was an apprentice when she started attending the national Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference back in 2019 with a handful of her local lodge sisters. “It’s what started my passion for wanting women to succeed in this industry. It was inspiring and motivating,” Ross said, recalling her first experience and the powerful plenary speakers, useful workshops, meeting and sharing ideas with other Boilermakers and the electricity of the banner parade with thousands of union building-trades women marching in downtown Minneapolis. — Dec 4