A combined-cycle build featuring a GE Vernova HRSG and 16 GE aeroderivative units at TVA’s Kingston Gas Project site in eastern Tennessee has faced its share of delays and obstacles, including a shortage of experienced manpower. But Local 454 (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Boilermakers haven’t just met the challenges they’ve encountered—they’ve excelled.— Apr 10
Ending corruption, restoring trust.
In March of 2023, after fiscal mismanagement and alleged theft were uncovered, four members of the International Executive Council stood together to remove the sitting International President. This concerted action began the process of putting our union on the path of fiscal responsibility and restoring the confidence of our members in its leadership.— Apr 9
Welding saved Cheyenne Gregory’s life. Literally.
Today, Gregory is a hardworking second-year apprentice out of Local 455 (Muscle Shoals, Alabama), and lately you can usually find her working nights on the job at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Colbert combustion turbines. When she’s not on the job, she’s at the hall brushing up on her skills, or she’s hanging out with her boyfriend A.J. or catching up with her mentor Zach and his family.
She has plans for her future. Her future looks bright and the sky’s the limit.
It didn’t always look that way.— Mar 27
For the second year in a row, Great Lakes Area Local 374 (Hobart, Indiana) has earned the John F. Erickson NACBE Safety Award, announced Feb. 23, during the 2026 Construction Sector Operations Conference in Marco Island, Florida.— Mar 25
