Union Meeting
Our next membership meeting will take place on December 9 at 8:00 pm. It will be in Area 1 at Boilermakers Union Hall, 1755 Fairlane Drive, Allen Park, MI 48101
Please make every effort to attend your monthly membership meeting.
Please make every effort to attend your monthly membership meeting.
Apprentices:
The training center will be closed until December 5,2022.
2022 Scholarship Contest Winners are;
Madeline Archer
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Ashley VanHaaren
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Congratulations to this year's winners of the Boilermakers local 169, Scholarship Essay Contest. Due to the continued success of our Scholarship Golf Outing, awards have increased! This year's first place winner of $3,000.00 is Madeline Archer, daughter of member Sam Archer. Second place winner of $2,000.00 is Ashley Vanhaaren, daughter of member Fred Vanhaaren III. Good luck in your future endeavors. The third-place prize of $1,000.00 went unclaimed this year as only two students applied. Please encourage your eligible children to apply next year. The Boilermakers Local 169 Scholarship Contest provides funding that can be used by students for any education expense they may have, such as books, computers, or dorms. A special thank you to Don Fajardo for all his efforts in organizing our golf outing, as well as all the contractors and members who donated and participated.
Labor Day 2022 Area 1
Boilermakers Local 169 Charity Golf Outing
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THANK YOU!
On behalf of the officers and members of Boilermakers Local 169, I would like to personally thank you for your generous donation to our Annual Charity Golf Outing. With your help, we raised over $7000.00! Thanks again for your continued support of the Boilermakers Local 169 Scholarship Fund. Fraternally, Robert D. Hutsell, Business Manager Boilermakers Local 169 |
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Dylan Kohair represented Local 169 in Competition
We would like to congratulate Dylan Kohair for making it to the Great Lakes Area Apprentice Competition. Although we did not qualify for Nationals, Dylan did a great job representing our local and we are all proud of his work and commitment to Boilermakers Local 169. We would also like to thank the Agents, Instructors, and past contestants, for their efforts in getting Dylan prepared for this year’s competition. Any interested apprentices should consider entering the local competition next year.
2022 John F. Ericsson NACBE Safety Award
ICYMI: This year's John F. Erickson NACBE safety award winner is L-169 (Detroit). Congrats also to L-13 (Philadelphia), L-455 (Muscle Shoals, Alabama) and L-92 (Los Angeles) for earning top safety honors in their sections.
A big congratulations goes to all members of Local 169. Safety is our #1 priority and Local 169, proves that time and again.
Attention all members concerning OTC COVID19 tests
The following links ae for all members to purchase COVID19 tests from your local participating pharmacy. Please make sure you pay at the pharmacy counter and show your insurance card to the cashier. All members are allowed 8 at home tests per month for a $0 copay. If you have problems or questions please contact Express scripts at 1-800-655-0459. Please click on the links below for full instructions and claim forms.
2022 Dinner Dance
A Great time was had by all who attended our recent dinner dance. It has been a long time since we've been able to gather for such events. I encourage all members to take advantage of these opportunities in the future. Hopefully, the downturn of the pandemic will afford us opportunities to gather for picnics, parades and other activities.
2022 Dinner Dance at the Atheneum in Detroit.mp4
2022 Dinner Dance at the Atheneum in Detroit.mp4
Michigan Redistricting Maps
Michigan Congressional
Chestnut
- https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/279/23
Michigan State Senate
Linden
- https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/281/23
Michigan State House
Hickory
- https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/280/23
Chestnut
- https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/279/23
Michigan State Senate
Linden
- https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/281/23
Michigan State House
Hickory
- https://michigan.mydistricting.com/legdistricting/comments/plan/280/23
Local 169 Film
The following are links provided by Amy Wiser from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers of the short films that were made at Local 169 Training Center
https://vimeo.com/593481265
https://vimeo.com/593464823
The following are links provided by Amy Wiser from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers of the short films that were made at Local 169 Training Center
https://vimeo.com/593481265
https://vimeo.com/593464823
Congratulations to the 2022 Graduate Apprentices!
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Pulse Mig Welding Training Now Offered in Area One
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Journeymen, if you are interested in working the upcoming Bluewater Project, you must be RMD trained. Training will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4PM until 8PM at the Area One training center. Call Ashley at (313) 584-8520 to sign up. There is a maximum of four welders per training session.
If you cannot make a Tuesday or Thursday class, please call the union hall to speak with Jamie about scheduling training on an alternate date. |
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I N C A S E Y O U M I S S E D I T . . .
Joshua Slater wins 2018 BNAP Apprentice of the Year Competition
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Branden Dormire wins 2017 BNAP Apprentice of the Year competition
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Congratulations to Branden Dormire on winning the BNAP Apprentice of the Year competition. Winners were announced at a banquet on Thursday, August 24, 2017 in Denver, CO. Branden and his partner from the Great Lakes Area also won the team award.
Branden worked and studied hard for weeks leading up to the competition. Thank you. Branden, for your hard work and dedication! |
