The Fall 2024 Loadline is available now. Get an update on the following and more:

* Annual Holiday Party information

* Expanding the Snoqualmie Casino Hotel and Valet Garage

* Mt. Vernon’s massive new library is a ‘national model’ for rural development

* Local 302 advocates for Olympic Peninsula member jobs, tackles traffic issues

* Seventy-Ninth Convention of the Western Conference of Operating Engineers

* Turning low-activity waste into glass at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant

* Modernizing Alaska’s most critical port for future generations

* Bridging a rocky gap in Alaska’s Denali National Park & Preserve

* Helping the community after natural disasters

* Heavy equipment and stationary updates

* Member Spotlight: Brenna Moore

* Heavy equipment and mechanics and service oilers needed

* Thank you to everyone who attended the annual golf charity classic

* Welcome to our newest signatory organizations

* Local 302 staff and member highlights

*SwiftMD is now Revive

*Trench safety tips

*Retiree Jerry Shull gives back to Skagit Habitat for Humanity

Read the electronic version here.

If you're a member and aren't receiving the Loadline in the mail, contact our office to make sure your address is up-to-date: (425) 806-0302.

In keeping with tradition, Local 302 collects and donates new, unwrapped toys, and/or canned food to our regional labor agencies.

If you'd like to contribute, please bring these items to the holiday party in your district.

Starting January 2025, OE Federal Credit Union will handle Paid Time Off Pay for eligible Local 302 members. Deposits will be made monthly into OE Federal accounts, with the first one on  March 15, 2025.

Members working under the two following contracts must create an account with OE Federal Credit Union to access their Paid Time Off funds:

• AGC & MLAWW Western Washington Master Labor Agreements

Register now HERE.

Local 302 PTO OE Federal 2024 Flyer.pdf

How does this affect individuals?

• There will be no changes to available services and benefits.
• For current and future care needs, continue logging in at www.swiftmd.com. Over the next few months, they'll migrate you to the new portal. They’ll automatically log you in to your Revive member portal when the time comes.
• You can log in with your existing credentials (user ID and password) to access care.
• Your medical records will still be available in the portal.

IUOE Local 302 members and their eligible dependents are invited to participate in the 2024 Pacific Health Coalition fairs located across Washington and Alaska.

Lab tests and flu shots are paid for 100 percent by your health plan at no cost to you. Registration opens August 1. Pre-registration is required here: www.coalitionhealthfair.org/

The Summer 2024 Loadline is available now. Get an update on the following and more:

• Reflections from our retirees
• Register now for the Pacific Health Coalition fairs
• Signatory contractor CR Construction shares insight into women building construction careers
• Members take pride working for Skookum Contract Services at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
• Local 302 members: Let’s keep our reputation strong to ensure privately funded projects
• Welcome to Central Washington signatory contractor East Slope Earthworks
• Spokane County’s Bigelow Gulch Corridor Safety and Mobility Project
• Cooper Landing Bypass Project: Building Alaska’s longest single-span bridge
• Local 302 operators brave the elements at the Willow Project on Alaska’s North Slope
• Getting ready for retirement
• Local 302 members make the City of Buckley, Washington a great place to live and work
• Congratulations to the 2024 Top Hand Competition winners
• Alaska Training Center heavy equipment operator and service oiler applications available September 1 - 17, 2024
• Western Washington Stationary Engineers Training program provides customized training for stationary units
• Prevent heat stroke and heat exhaustion on the job site

Read the electronic version here.

If you're a member and aren't receiving the Loadline in the mail, contact our office to make sure your address is up-to-date: (425) 806-0302.

WELCOME to our newest Local 302 signatory contractors!

• VECTOR SERVICES serving Western Washington
• FLOWLINE serving Western Washington
• J.P. HOGAN CORING & SAWING CORP serving Western Washington
• EARTHWORK SOLUTIONS serving Western Washington
• EAST SLOPE EARTHWORKS serving Western and Eastern Washington, and Northern Idaho
• PROSPECT CONSTRUCTION serving Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
• HASKELL CORPORATION serving Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
• TRINITY LAND SURVEYING serving Southern Idaho

Support unions and do business with these organizations today.

Interested in becoming a future Local 302 contractor? Improve your bottom line: Signatory Union contractors have access to a skilled and trained workforce, and more projects, improving their overall market share. Call us today to learn more: (425) 806-0302.
 

The Western Washington Stationary Engineers Training Trust presents the 2024 Boiler Symposium June 27 - 28. Each day, check-in and networking begin at 7:30 a.m. with the event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

The event is open to the public, and event costs are covered for Training Trust members.

Boiler Operators who attend the Symposium and complete the exam will meet requirements for a refresher course. The event is approved by the Steam Certification Board of Tacoma and Steam Licensing Advisory Board of Seattle. Registration opens June 1: 2024 Boiler Symposium Tickets, Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

Boiler Symposium 2024 V2.pdf

The Spring 2024 Loadline is available now. Get an update on the following and more:

• Business Manager’s Report
• Retiree Luncheon Invite
• Upcoming events: Shine and Show, Top Hand Competition, Charity Golf Classic
• I-90/SR 18 interchange project to improve safety and traffic
• 10 years after Oso landslide, new memorial is a gathering place for remembrance
• Operating Engineers replace the Elwha River Bridge on the Olympic Peninsula
• Central Washington remains poised for data center expansion
• Pasco is one of the fastest growing communities in Washington state
• Powering the future of south-central Alaska
• Local 302 members make the City of Fairbanks a great place to live and work
• Local 302 advocates for union rights and job creation at the Alaska State Legislature
• Stationary Engineers take commercial high-rise care to new heights

Read the electronic version here.

If you're a member and aren't receiving the Loadline in the mail contact our office to make sure your address is up to date: (425) 806-0302.

Register for this fun annual event occurring at Meadow Park Golf Course 7108 Lakewood Dr W Tacoma, WA. We’re proud to represent the stationary engineers who work at this course. Register here: Golf Charity-Final-Step1-2024 - Sunrise Dental

Golf Charity Event 2024.pdf

On this day we honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, and also support the family members of those who have been lost.

Invite your friends and family to this free annual event that’s open to the public. If you know someone who’s interested in being an operating engineer, this is the perfect event for them. We’ll see you there! 

Flyer Top Hand 2024.pdf