If you live in the greater Seattle area you can’t help but be aware of the well-traveled SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Project.

Built in stages, the improvements extend from I-405 in Bellevue to I-5 in Seattle to enhance travel safety and mobility with modern, structurally stronger bridges, as well as roadway improvements.

Our Operating Engineers have been there from the ground-up working hard towards completion of this important urban project.

Our Stationary Operators bring the best to Valley Medical Center from monitoring and maintaining facility systems to identifying ways to improve experiences for patients and their families.

They do so much of the behind the scenes work from boilers, to vaccine refrigerators, to fixing stretchers and hospital beds, to advanced electrical/healthcare equipment, to electrical, to carpentry, generators, chillers and more.

Work zone injuries and fatalities are at their highest they have been in years.

Workers deserve to come home from work after their shift and not be afraid to take a highway or road job because of the high number of work zone incidents that are occurring.

Members, join us in choosing to #DRIVESAFERWA! This fall, we’re joining the USI (Unions, Senators, Industry Leaders) Committee to raise awareness about work zone safety and do our part to slow down and pay attention in work zones. Help us bring home all workers safely! www.drivesaferwa.org/take-the-pledge

We are proud of apprentice Jerry Fredrickson-McAllister who received the Good Samaritan Award from Alaska Airlines for saving a little boy's life who was choking on a flight.

Jerry took our initial 3-month training course last spring. During that time, every apprentice takes CPR/first aid training. It’s inspiring to see how Jerry’s quick action and training helped save a life.

Keep up the great work, Jerry!

Thanks to all who participated in the golf tournament at Meadow Park Golf Course in Tacoma, WA.

Through our partnership with Sunrise Dental we were able to raise over $12,000 for charity!

"Without labor nothing prospers." -Sophocles

IUOE Local 302 offices will be closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 5 and will reopen Tuesday, September 6.

Have a happy and safe holiday weekend!

Washington and Alaska Members: Register you and your dependents now for a FREE lab test and flu shot appointment. Pre-registration is required and closes 3 Fridays before the fair. Idaho members, there is a voucher option available for these services.

Preventative lab screening includes:

• Chemistry/Hematology Profile (includes A1C): This screens kidney function, liver enzymes, electrolyte (salt) imbalance, diabetes, tissue disease or damage, coronary heart disease and more.
• Thyroid Screening
• Prostate Disease Screening
• Vitamin D Screening

WA Locations:

• Pasco: September 24, 2022
• Bothell: October 1, 2022
• Spokane: October 8, 2022
• Kent: October 15, 2022

AK Locations:

• Fairbanks: September 17
• Mat-Su Valley: September 24
• Anchorage: October 2 & 23 
• Soldotna: October 8
• Juneau: October 15

For more information, to register, or redeem your voucher, visit https://www.coalitionhealthfair.org/.

Here at Local 302 we have some dedicated retirees!

We loved recognizing their years of service and catching up with them at retiree luncheons held in our districts across Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. 

The next time you’re at the doctor’s office consider all the building systems it takes to provide world class healthcare.

Our Local 302 stationary members at the Swedish Medical Center Issaquah Campus work hard behind the scenes to literally keep the place running.

From maintaining boilers, to generators, and HVAC, to identifying efficiency measures to save resources and money, our members are committed to the success of the medical campus to provide the best experience for all patients.

Members: We often send updates, our magazine the Loadline, the annual calendar, ballots, and more via mail.

Call our office at 425-806-0302 to ensure we have your correct mailing address and phone number on file.