International Union of Operating Engineers

January 21, 2021

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IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, all Monthly Membership Meetings will be canceled until further notice.
Thank you, stay safe.

Brothers and Sisters,

As you are aware, public health officials have discouraged all gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

In light of the growing concern for the health and safety of our employees, we have decided to restrict the entry of
non-employees to our offices. While both our Union and Welfare offices remain open at this time, we are offering reduced hours.
The union hall will be open Monday thru Friday from 8:00am to 3:30pm - Lunch will be 12:30 to 1:00.
We are asking members to make any deliveries and drop-offs in our drop-box at the main entrance. Our phone lines also remain open for any questions or concerns

Fraternally yours,

Jeff Loughlin

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ALL MEMBERS MUST BE CURRENT IN THEIR DUES PAYMENTS.

SHOULD MEMBERS FALL 6 MONTHS OR MORE BEHIND, AS PER OUR CONSTITUTION, THEY COULD BE SUBJECT TO EXPULSION.

WORK CARDS ARE NOW DUE FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2020

THERE IS NOW A LOCK BOX AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY AS TO STUDENTS

The International Union of Operating Engineers
Local 137 Apprenticeship Fund admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Greetings from Business Manager Jeff Loughlin

Welcome to the Website of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 137.

Local 137 represents the Operating Engineers in the Counties of Westchester, Putnam and parts of Southern Dutchess. Operating Engineers operate and maintain heavy equipment such as cranes, loaders, backhoes, excavators, forklifts and bulldozers which helped build the roads, bridges, tunnels, buildings and infrastructure that keep our nation moving ahead.

Currently, our members are working on two major hospital building projects, those being the Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY., and the addition to White Plains Hospital. Most recently, Local 137 members completed two other major projects. In the Spring of 2013, Operating Engineers began work on the replacement of the former Tappan Zee Bridge, and in June 2020, the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge was completed. This massive project was one of the largest infrastructure projects in our nation, and employed over 500 Operating Engineers from many different locals in the Northeast, in addition to members of Local 137 and 825.

In 2017, Local 137 began The Cricket Valley Power Plant Project in our northern jurisdiction of Dover, New York, and completed the project in May 2020. This project took two and a half years to complete and employed over 100 Local 137 members as well as over 1,100 other tradesmen and tradeswomen.

Ongoing work continues on two DEP Tunnel Projects. These two projects continue to provide Local 137 members with steady employment.

High-rise building construction is also providing work for our Tower Crane Operators. Local 137 members are anxiously waiting for two other major projects to begin. One will be another Tunnel Project and the other will be the de-commissioning of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, which is scheduled to begin in late 2021. These two projects will employ many Local 137 members for years to come.

As always, we are united in solidarity and proud to be Operating Engineers. Our wishes for health and safety go out to you and your families.

Please review each tab to learn more about Local 137 and if you have any questions, please contact our web-manager at webmaster@iuoelocal137.com.

Fraternally,

Jeff Loughlin
Business Manager