Union Meeting December 8, 2023

Our next membership meeting will take place on November 10, 2023 at 8PM, at the Boilermakers Local 169 Union Hall. The address is 1755 Fairlane Drive, Allen Park, MI. 48101
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​Please make every effort to attend your monthly membership meeting!

2023 Labor Day parade and picnic area 1

After a two-year hiatus, the Annual Detroit Building Trades Labor Day Parade resumed. Thank you to everyone that made it out to march and stand up for our work and all unions. Everyone came to the hall following the parade and enjoyed lunch and spending time with other boilermakers and their families. 
​Please send pictures from the other area picnics and parades and i will add them to the website. 

Congratulations to 2023 Fall Graduates

Area Picnics

​SkillsUSA Competition

Congratulations to Kaden Kontranowski, Jillian Osentoski, and Nathan McCatty. They took 1st place in the state competition and will be going to Atlanta to represent Boilermakers Local 169 Apprentice Program in the national competition in July. 

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​Boilermakers Local 169 Local Apprentice Competition

​Congratulations to Evan Mahoney on advancing to the Great Lakes Competition. He competed against Cody Gledhill, Caleb Barron and Kaden Kontranowski. They all did a fantastic job!

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​2023 Dinner Dance

A great time was had by all that attended the dinner dance in Mount Pleasant. 

​​2022 Scholarship Contest Winners are;

​​​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.

​2022 Boilermakers Local 169 Charity Golf Outing 

​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

​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.

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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

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Michigan Redistricting Maps

​Michigan Congressional
Chestnut
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​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

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Sweatshirts Available for Purchase

Available sizes Medium through 3XL
$40.00 each
Shipping $9.00 per sweatshirt
Cash or check only

Front image located on upper left side

Back image

Varsity Jackets Available for Purchase

Please contact the union hall if you are interested in ordering a jacket.

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Local 169 Help Builds CHR Plant in Holland, MI

EIGHTEEN MEMBERS OF Local 169 are among the building trade workers constructing a $240 million combined cycle plant in Holland, Mich.

Read more about it...

Delo Wins 2016 BNAP Comp

Congratulations to  Marcus Delo who took first place at the Boilermakers National Apprentice Competition, which was held in Denver, CO from August 22 - 25, 2016.  Read more and see photos from this event...

Local 169 has a long history of winning at both the regional, national and team competitions.  Find out who else has won from Boilermakers Local 169.

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Monthly Union Dues

Boilermakers Local 169 now accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover 

Payments can be made at the hall or by calling the union hall.
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Monthly Dues for 2023 are $55.85
Monthly dues for 2022 are $52.35
Monthly dues for 2021 are $49.85
Monthly dues for 2020 are $47.35
Monthly dues for 2019 are $47.35

union dues 2022

MOST BDS

Through the MOST Boilermaker Delivery System, members can now post their availability and register on the Travelers Pool, as well as check their status on their MOST drug test and MOST Safety Classes.  Access the BDS now...

IMPORTANT:  If your phone number on the BDS is incorrect, it is your responsibility to contact MOST to update it.  MOST can be reached at 800-395-1089.