About the Boilermakers

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers represents more than 50,000 skilled craftsmen and women and industrial workers who work in heavy industry, shipbuilding, manufacturing, railroads, cement, mining, and related industries. We construct and repair electric power plants, refineries, pulp and paper mills, and steel mills. We build naval ships and commercial tankers, repair locomotives, make cement, and mine coal, gypsum, and talc. We forge tools for industry and make consumer goods.

Our union aggressively prepares, promotes, protects and defends our members. We’re the right choice for workers who want an innovative, forward-thinking union that looks out for its members today and tomorrow. And we’re the right choice for owners, contractors and other employers who want to get the job done right —on time, within budget and safely. Every time.

 

Members of Our Union

Any member of The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers may call himself or herself a Boilermaker, and many do even though they do not actually work in boiler construction and repair. Many also refer to themselves by some other trade our union represents through its many divisions. So you may hear our members refer to themselves as blacksmiths, forgers, shipbuilders, cement workers, stove workers, metal polishers, or numerous other job descriptions.

 

Who We Represent

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers is a diverse union representing workers throughout the United States and Canada in industrial construction, repair, and maintenance; manufacturing; shipbuilding and marine repair; railroads; mining and quarrying; cement kilns; and related industries. With its headquarters in Kansas City, Kansas, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers unites over 250 local lodges throughout North America, providing numerous services for local lodges and individual members and uniting all our members in our common endeavor to improve the lives and lifestyles of our members.

 

More Information

This section of our website offers a great deal of information regarding the structure of our union, our International officers, and the many divisions, conferences, and departments into which the union is divided, along with some history. Take a look around, and you’ll quickly discover that this is a diverse union with members from a wide variety of backgrounds performing all kinds of work. But we’re all Boilermakers.