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PULP AND PAPERWORKERS' RESOURCE COUNCIL WORKERS VISIT CAPITOL HILL TO DISCUSS POLICIES IMPACTING MANUFACTURING JOBS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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Forests sequester carbon, and this is where our industry finds our renewable natural resources that support family wage jobs and local businesses.

Key Points: 
  • Forests sequester carbon, and this is where our industry finds our renewable natural resources that support family wage jobs and local businesses.
  • We support policies that encourage economic growth, an abundant and sustainable fiber supply and sensible science-based environmental policies.
  • We are people dedicated to conserving the environment while taking into account the economic stability of the workforce and surrounding community.
  • For more information and to see the PPRC Position Summary papers from 2024, please visit www.thepprc.org .

Heavy Equipment Classes Now Available to Washington Online Schoolers

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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This program gives students the opportunity to enroll in online elective courses that are designed to introduce them to the heavy equipment industry.

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  • This program gives students the opportunity to enroll in online elective courses that are designed to introduce them to the heavy equipment industry.
  • Students also may have the opportunity to receive hands-on experience operating equipment at the Local 302/612 Training Center in Ellensburg, WA.
  • Students can remain enrolled in their local school while taking four, one-semester classes that cover topics from equipment fundamentals to grade and construction math.
  • The online classes offer flexibility, and in-person learning events that provide hands-on experience and industry networking opportunities.

The International Union of Operating Engineers and Built Robotics Renew Training Partnership Through 2026

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Built Robotics, the inventor of the robotic Exosystem™ and leader in construction autonomy, today is announcing the renewal of its partnership with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE).

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Built Robotics, the inventor of the robotic Exosystem™ and leader in construction autonomy, today is announcing the renewal of its partnership with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE).
  • The renewal extends the strategic partnership through 2026, and will continue to put union members in the driver's seat of construction automation.
  • As part of the agreement, the IUOE and Built will continue training Robotic Equipment Operators (REOs) on Built's autonomous construction equipment.
  • "Skilled craft workers built America," said Noah Ready-Campbell, founder and CEO of Built Robotics.

PULP AND PAPERWORKERS' RESOURCE COUNCIL WORKERS VISIT CAPITOL HILL TO DISCUSS POLICIES IMPACTING MANUFACTURING JOBS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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"Our annual Washington, DC, fly-in provides the PPRC with a wonderful opportunity to visit with Congressional and Administration leaders on environmental issues impacting our industry -- especially on topics like renewable biomass energy and its carbon neutrality, paper recycling, air permitting, and forest management," said PPRC Chairman David Wise. "The importance of clear, common-sense legislation and regulatory policy cannot be understated, as that foundation is vital to supporting continued growth of manufacturing jobs in rural and urban communities and ensuring a competitive playing field for the American forest products industry in the global market."

Key Points: 
  • Their goal: to educate elected officials on the impacts of legislative and regulatory decisions on the environment and on the families and communities that depend on forest products manufacturing for their livelihood.
  • Air quality in America has improved dramatically in the last several decades due in part to more efficient, cleaner operating paper mills.
  • We support policies that encourage economic growth, an abundant and sustainable fiber supply, and sensible science-based environmental policies.
  • For more information and to see the PPRC Position Summary papers from 2023, please visit www.thepprc.org .

Bally's and International Union of Operating Engineers Enter Into Labor Neutrality Agreement for Tropicana Las Vegas

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Friday, December 9, 2022
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bally's Corporation (NYSE: BALY) today announced that it has entered into a labor neutrality agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), the 10th largest union in the AFL-CIO with approximately 400,000 active members in 123 local unions throughout the United States and Canada, concerning its Tropicana Las Vegas property. Pursuant to the agreement, the parties will take a neutral approach to organizing campaigns, which will enable every Tropicana Las Vegas employee to make an informed decision regarding their union representation.

Key Points: 
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bally's Corporation (NYSE: BALY) today announced that it has entered into a labor neutrality agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), the 10th largest union in the AFL-CIO with approximately 400,000 active members in 123 local unions throughout the United States and Canada, concerning its Tropicana Las Vegas property.
  • Pursuant to the agreement, the parties will take a neutral approach to organizing campaigns, which will enable every Tropicana Las Vegas employee to make an informed decision regarding their union representation.
  • We have an established track record of building positive relationships with organized labor and look forward to continuing to foster our relationship with IUOE."
  • Bally's agreement with IUOE is yet another example of the company's continued and consistent support for its employees and labor unions.

Blackstone Infrastructure's Portfolio Company Atlantic Power Transmission LLC Announces Partnership With Offshore Energy Industry Expert Morrison Energy to Invest in New Jersey’s Workforce and Bring Jacket Foundation Fabrication to the State

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
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Atlantic Power Transmission LLC (APT), a Blackstone (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, today announced its partnership with Morrison Energy (Morrison) to position New Jersey as a global leader in rapidly developing offshore wind energy generation and transmission supply chain.

Key Points: 
  • Atlantic Power Transmission LLC (APT), a Blackstone (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, today announced its partnership with Morrison Energy (Morrison) to position New Jersey as a global leader in rapidly developing offshore wind energy generation and transmission supply chain.
  • The fabrication facilities will bring hundreds of jobs to New Jersey and will lay the foundation for future projects in the state.
  • Morrison, headquartered in Houma, Louisiana, has over 39 years of experience serving as a preferred contractor and fabricator for many leading energy companies.
  • With U.S. and international fabrication experience, Morrison is well positioned to construct substation foundation jackets and ancillary components for large-scale projects.

Scout Clean Energy Signs Agreement with Tri-Cities Union Trades to Construct the Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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The Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center is estimated to create nearly 1,000 jobs for skilled trades workers during construction, according to an economic impact assessment conducted by Tetra Tech. The project will become a substantial source of new revenue for Benton and Franklin County, generating an estimated $260 million in new revenues over the life of the project, helping to fund local schools, roads, hospitals, and emergency services. The project will also help Washington State meet its clean energy transition goals, bring needed power generation, and make the local power infrastructure more resilient -- all of which help the region avoid the growing threat of blackouts or brownouts.

Key Points: 
  • Boulder, CO, June 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scout Clean Energy announced today that after much collaboration with LIUNA Local 348, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center in Benton County, Washington has been reached between Scout Clean Energy and the local Tri-Cities union crafts responsible for putting people to work through building clean energy projects.
  • Scout Clean Energy is excited to partner with local labor unions to construct the Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center, said Michael Rucker, founder and CEO of Scout Clean Energy.
  • The Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center is estimated to create nearly 1,000 jobs for skilled trades workers during construction, according to an economic impact assessment conducted by Tetra Tech.
  • As the largest renewable energy project proposed in Washington State, the Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center represents significant benefits to the local community, economy, and workforce.

Four Major Labor Organizations Back ShawnTe Raines-Welch for Judge

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Monday, April 11, 2022
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It was recentlylegendary labor leader and United Farm Workers Co-FounderDolores Heurtas 92nd birthday.

Key Points: 
  • It was recentlylegendary labor leader and United Farm Workers Co-FounderDolores Heurtas 92nd birthday.
  • Raines-Welchs grew up in a proud union home, and her ties to organized labor span multiple generations.
  • She has over 12 years of litigation experience in diverse areas of law including civil rights, disability rights and labor and employment.
  • Raines-Welch currently conducts training programs to help organizations, businesses and governments comply with important federal laws that protect peoples rights.

Built Robotics Raises $64M to Transform Excavators into Robots

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
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Contractors can rent Exosystems as standalone units to install on their fleet of equipment, or they can lease pre-upgraded excavators from Built directly.

Key Points: 
  • Contractors can rent Exosystems as standalone units to install on their fleet of equipment, or they can lease pre-upgraded excavators from Built directly.
  • Our rental fleet is fully booked into 2023, and orders keep coming in," said Noah Ready-Campbell, CEO of Built Robotics.
  • Built Robotics' mission is to build the robots that build the world.
  • As the inventor of the world's first autonomy solution for excavators, the Exosystem, Built transforms excavators into fully autonomous trenching robots.

Union Workers Ratify Five-Year Contract with Kennecott Utah Copper

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Friday, April 1, 2022
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The new contract includes gains for workers that include lump sum payments, wage increases in each year as well as other contract improvements, and it maintains and improves health and life insurance benefits.

Key Points: 
  • The new contract includes gains for workers that include lump sum payments, wage increases in each year as well as other contract improvements, and it maintains and improves health and life insurance benefits.
  • USW District 12 Director Gaylan Prescott, who co-chaired the negotiations, said that workers stood together to demand the fair contract they have earned.
  • While the USW represents about 900 of the hourly workers at Kennecott, others employees covered by the contract include members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
  • Workers at Kennecott rejected a previous contract offer from the company on March 18, 2022.