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Jurisdiction Map by Area

View upcoming work in each area

To see work nationwide, please visit the MOST website. You will need a username and password to sign in.

Need directions?  Visit our "Maps" page
MSHA training schedule msha 2023 schedule  


Area One - Donald Fajardo & Jamie Ratliff , Business Agents


2025

Ongoing work
  • Monarch 
    • Zug Island Rebuild
    • Cliffs BOF Maintenance Crew
    • Cliffs B stack repairs
  • Glasrock OMI-  Cliffs on ladle repairs
  • Mid-American Group -CMS Energy Harp Replacement Outage
  • Songer -  Cleveland Cliffs maintenance

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​Periodic shorts as they come in

Upcoming Work
  • Enerfab Belle River coal to gas conversion 5/10's for 2 years and 2- 65 day tie ins.
  • Monarch: Cliffs BOF - A boiler and vessel outage 35 boilermakers per shift working 7/12's for 30 days starting in August.
  • Monarch: Cargil Salt Plant maintenance outage. manpower and hours TBD 1 week before starting in the end of April.
  • Monarch: Stellantis Dodge Truck Plant, stack removal and cap, manpower and hours TBD 1 week before start date.
  • Monarch: Sugar Croswell Plant, maintenance outage, 8 boilermakers working 5/10's for 6-7 weeks starting in June. 


2025

Upcoming Work
  • Monarch: Cliffs BOF- B boiler, B vessell and Y section 60 boilermakers per shift working 7/12's for 55 days starting in mid-September.
  • Songer: Cliffs C Furnace outage 20 boilermakers per shift working 7/12's for 55 days starting mid-September.
  • Monarch: Cliffs ESP Precip 7 boilermakers working 5/10's for 10 weeks start time TBD.
  • Monarch: Cliffs Boiler Panels for A boiler 6 boilermakers working 6/10's for 3 months starting in April.
  • Monarch: EMU Economizer boiler replacement, manpower, hours, duration and start TBD.
  • Monarch: Detroit Thermal economizer boiler replacement,  manpower, hours, duration and start TBD.
  • Monarch: Axalta Coating Systems, 5 boilermakers working 5/10's for 1 week in summer 2025.
  • Monarch: Gage products 8 boilermakers working 5/10's for 1 week in summer 2025.
  • DTE Belle River: Unit 1 boiler outage 50 boilermakers per shift working 6/10's for 8-10 weeks starting in September, contractor TBD. 
  • DTE Blue Water Energy Center: Maintenance outage, manpower, hours, duration and contractor TBD in late fall 2025


Area Two - Tony Herrera, Business Agent

2025

Upcoming Work
  • May 19 - Monarch Welding at PCA Papermill, 15-20 Boilermakers per shift working 4 days of 12 hours on a maintenance outage.
  • May/June - Palisades 6-7 Boilermakers working 5/12's for 5-6 weeks on the Hydro Blasting Condenser.
  • June - Northern Boiler at Ford Blue Oval Marshall to install HRSG for the battery plant. Approximately 10-12 boilermakers working 6/10's for 6-8 weeks.
  • June - B&W at JH Campbell 30-40 Boilermakers at peak, working 4/10's for 2-3 months on the baghouse and catalyst demo.
  • June - Northern Boiler at JH Campbell 4-6 boilermakers working 4/10's for 2-3 months on decommissioning support.
  • July - Allied Power at Palisades, 18 boilermakers working 4/10's on set up then 6/12's for 4 months replacing fuel handling equipment.
  • Summer - Palisades Nuclear contractor TBD Steam Generator Tube Sleeves.
  • Summer/Fall - Consumers Jackson HRSG Platform Installation, contractor and manpower TBD.
  • Fall - PCI at DC Cook, 25-30 boilermakers working 6/12's for 35 days on refuel outage..




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2025

Ongoing Work​​
  • Champion continued work at Palisades. More manpower will be added as needed
  • Day and Zimmerman working at Palisades. More manpower will be added as needed.
  • Nuclear Power Solutions ongoing work at Palisades. Manpower will be added as needed.

Area Three - Mike Card, Business Agent

​Ongoing work
  • Monarch at MCV
  • Monarch at Holcim Cement​
Upcoming Work
  • MCV -C Inspection, days 12 Boilermakers 5/10's 4 weeks nights, 5 boilermakers 5/10's 3 weeks beginning March.
  • Karn-  work on air heater 10 boilermakers for days, 10 boilermakers for nights 6/10's for 3 weeks.
  • Michigan Sugar in Caro, no work at this time.
  • Corteva - Summer and fall will have work. 
  • MCV - in the fall they will have two C-Inspections.
  • Karn - Will have a 3 week outage in the fall. 
  • Cadillac will have an outage in the fall.​

Area Four - Jim Calouette, Business Agent


BioOrgin
  • 5/12/25
  • 9 boilermakers
  • 4 days of 12 hours
  • Jamar

L'Anse Warden Station
  • 5/12/25
  • ​2 boilermakers 
  • 5 days of 10 hours
  • $75 Subpay
  • Jamar
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Munising
  • 6/30/25-7/7/25
  • 12 boilermakers
  • 6/8's
  • CR Meyer

Tilden Mine
  • July
  • 40 hours for 4 weeks
  • CR Meyer

Billerud Quinnesec
  • 7/14/25-7/29/25
  • 12 hours day and night shift (6-7 per shift)
  • Stainless welders
  • Mud lime washer floor reline
  • CR Meyer


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Short Jobs as they come in

Billerud Escanaba #11 
  • 8/18/25-8/27/25
  • 22 boilermakers 
  • 7/10's
  • CR Meyer

Billerud Escanaba #11 Precip
  • 8/18/25-8/27/25
  • 6-7 boilermakers
  • Day shift only
  • CR Meyer


Billerud #10 Outage
  • 9/15/25-9/24/25
  • 125 boilermakers 
  • 7/12's
  • Not awarded 

Billerud Escanaba Blow Tank Repair
  • 9/8/25
  • 40 hours
  • 6 members 
  • CR Meyer

Billerud Quinnesec Waste Fuel Outage
  • 9/2025 or 10/2025
  • 12 boilermakers
  • 1 week 
  • 6/10's
  • Not awarded


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MSHA training schedule and directions

 
​​MSHA 2024 Schedule.pdf

​https://upconstruction.org.
1. Visit the UPCC 
2. At the top right-hand corner of the website click on MSHA Calendar.
3. On the calendar page you can click the forward or back buttons to navigate to the month you wish to
register.
4. Once you reach the month you want to train on select the date in which it is offered. The available
date will be highlighted in green and display MSHA CERT-8HR or 24HR.
5. Once that is selected it will take you to the registration page. If you are only registering yourself, click
the NEXT button highlighted in black. If you wish to register multiple attendees increase the ticket
count, then click the NEXT button highlighted in black.
6. You will then be taken to the attendee’s form where you will input the required information then click
the SUBMIT button highlighted in black.
7. After you click the SUBMIT button you will receive an email confirming your registration. IT IS CRITICAL
THAT YOU SAVE THIS EMAIL, there is a link provided in that email which will allow you to cancel if
necessary.
8. 1 week prior to MSHA training you will receive a reminder email. This email will also provide the link
which will allow you to cancel if necessary.
9. 24HR’s prior to MSHA training you will also receive a reminder email. This email will also provide the
link which will allow you to cancel if necessary.
10. If you go through the registration process and the class is full you will be alerted. You will be placed on
a waiting list. If someone should cancel you will be emailed and AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED. If your
availability has changed it is critical you follow the link provided in the email to cancel. The next person
on the list will then be notified.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me 906-250-7498

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