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IUOE is one of the Charter Members of the AFL/CIO dating from 1895. It presently has some 500,000 members in the United States and Canada, its Headquarters Office is located in Washington, D.C.
It has two distinct types of membership:
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·"Operating Engineer” locals - which are principally the “outside construction” members, they operate all of the various types of equipment used for moving earth- Tractors, Loaders, Plows, Power Shovels, - for preparing roads, freeways, airports, home development sites
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"Stationary Engineer" locals - which are principally the “inside” engineers- heating, ventilating, air conditioning - construction, maintenance and repair in factories, hotels, office buildings and the like.
A “Local” is a chartered sub-division of the International Union, a Local is given a charter by the International Union to organize and represent all employees within industry in the specialty for which they are trained. The Charter specifies the “jurisdiction”, that is, the geographic region for which they have exclusive rights to organize and represent.
For more information about the IUOE, please visit the International IUOE website at http://www.iuoe.org/index.asp.
Links
Find links to all of the IUOE locals and their websites.
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