A journeyperson boilermaker is a tradesperson who must possess the full range of knowledge, abilities and skills required to fabricate, construct, install, assemble, erect, demolish, repair and maintain a wide variety of vessels, tanks, towers, boilers, hoists and other structures, ancillary equipment and fixtures made of steel, other metals, fiberglass, and other materials. The broad scope of the boilermaker trade includes the construction and maintenance activities performed in the field and in industrial and commercial plants such as
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers 34th Consolidated Convention
/in News & Info /by BM 359Please see the attached communications and notices regarding the Nomination and Election of Delegates to the Boilermakers 34th Consolidated Convention to be held virtually in July 2021. Please click on the links below to view each document. Letter from Business Manager Streng Notice of Nominations and Election – 34th Consolidated Convention Notice from IP Jones […]
2021 Boilermaker Scholarship Program
/in News & Info /by BM 359Please click here to view the 2021 IBB Scholarship Program. Please note the application deadline of March 1, 2021. Good luck to all who apply.
All Field Construction Members (Important Message)
/in News & Info /by BM 359Job Ready Dispatch (JRD) is once again mandatory for dispatch. If you cannot get a session booked at an approved safety provider for Fall Protection or Confined Space before being dispatched, the parties have temporarily agreed to allow you to obtain online certifications shown at the links below, or on our website here: Apprenticeship and […]
December 2020 Newsletter
/in News & Info /by BM 359Lodge 359 Business Managers Update Well, this year has definitely been filled with its ups and downs and will be remembered by most as anything but normal. We have seen the work picture go from an extremely busy start with the Parkland refinery outage in Burnaby, to everything grinding to an almost complete halt due […]
To All Boilermaker Lodge 359 Members And Concerned Others
/in News & Info /by BM 359Further to our notice of November 13th regarding the closure of our General Offices to public access, we will remain closed to the public. In addition, we are now effecting further measures to help safeguard the General Offices and Dispatch so they can remain up and running during this second wave of COVID-19. The General […]
Important Message To All Members
/in News & Info /by BM 359Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the Coastal and Fraser Health Regions, and in consideration of the new Public Health Order, we have made the decision to close the General Offices to the public until at least Nov 23rd, at which time a further review will determine our next steps. It is imperative […]
Important Labour Board Decision Goes Our Way
/in News & Info /by BM 359To All Field Construction Boilermakers, It is with great relief that after many months of legal submissions and replies by all parties involved, and with the support of the BC Bargaining Council of Building Trades (BCBCBTU), we have finally received a British Columbia Labour Relations Board decision that confirms our position along with the BCBCBTU’s […]
NTTF Recognition Of Service
/in News & Info /by BM 359Please click here to view the recognition letter.