CANADA CONTACT MEMBERS ESPAÑOL SEARCH JOIN US FORM A UNION WORK WITH US ABOUT ABOUT HISTORY LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE FILMS PRODUCTS PARTNERS FACTS & MYTHS PRESSROOM EVENTS Shipbuilding Industry Boilermaker members in the shipbuilding and marine construction sector have long built some of the finest military, merchant and specialty ships in the world. Our members contributed mightily to the war effort during WWI and WWII, building hundreds of combat and Liberty transport ships. Today, our members work at U.S. and Canadian shipyards constructing aircraft carriers, submarines, littoral combat ships, destroyers, frigates, tankers, dry cargo ships, icebreakers, tugboats, and commercial fishing boats. In fact, this patriotic workforce may be found working anywhere, at any time, around the world performing and fulfilling their duty whenever their skills are required by either the United States Navy or the Fleet of the Canadian Royal Navy. The Boilermakers union actively supports the Jones Act. Established in 1920 as the Merchant Marine Act, the Jones Act requires that ships transporting goods and passengers between U.S. ports be built in the United States and crewed and owned by U.S. citizens. Thousands of Boilermaker members benefit from the act’s protections. Watch this short video to learn about our work at Victoria Shipyards in British Columbia. Find more Boilermaker Films For more information, contact: Gary Powers Director - Shipbuilding and Metal Trade Services Phone: 206-949-3891 Email Latest Shipbuilding and Marine News Pacific Shipyard International overhauls one-of-a-kind ship Fincantieri Marinette Marine breaks ground in prep for big work Steel cutting begins for new vessel at Philly Shipyard MORE NEWS OTHER INDUSTRIES SHIPBUILDING HEAVY CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING METALWORK CEMENT RAILROAD BECOME A BOILERMAKER Learn how to join our membership. TAKE ACTION! Support Boilermaker Initiatives. SUBSCRIBE TO THE IBB UPDATE Sign up to get news briefs Recruiting Benefits How to Join Application Resources Organizing Boilermaker Advantage Form a Union Union Busting Resources About History Leadership Structure Films Boilermaker Products Partners Facts & Myths Pressroom Events News Consolidated Convention Carbon Capture Education & Training Health & Safety MOST Programs Boilermaker National Funds Apprenticeship LEAP: Political Action Contact 753 State Ave Suite 570 Kansas City, KS 66101 913-371-2640 The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, AFL-CIO/CLC Copyright 2019