Boilermakers Local 5

About

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers represents more than 100,000 workers throughout the United States and Canada in construction, repair, maintenance, manufacturing, professional emergency medical services, and related industries. With its headquarters in Kansas City, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers unites 420 Local Lodges, providing services and uniting all our members in our common endeavor: to improve the lives and lifestyles of our members. Local 5 includes: New York City’s five boroughs and Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Today’s Field Construction Boilermaker is involved in more than just the construction and repair of boilers. Boilermakers are a vital part of construction project teams that erect and repair pressure vessels, air pollution equipment, blast furnaces, water treatment plants, storage and process tanks, stacks, and liners. A Boilermaker could be involved in the installation of a giant super-heater section in a large utility boiler, the erection of a 750,000-gallon water storage tank, the placement of a nuclear power plant reactor dome, or the construction of components on a hydroelectric power station.