LOCAL 154 RECORD TURN OUT AT ANNUAL LABOR DAY PARADE

Local 154 has jumped another notch in exhibiting our strength in numbers, as more than 1500 members and their families marched in the 2010 Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 6, 2010. Boilermakers Local 154 once again received the Record Attendance Award. The parade began at 10:00 a.m. at the new Consol Energy Center. From there, the parade traveled down Sixth Street to Grant Street, and turned on to the Boulevard of the Allies, ending at the United Steel Workers Building.

Pittsburgh is now the largest Labor Day Parade in the country as tens of thousands of union workers and their families participate. Local 154 members wore white shirts and our march has stretched three to four blocks long, which created a very impressive “sea of white” for the parade-watchers.

It wouldn’t be Labor Day in Pittsburgh, without politicians, and they were all there marching behind us. The Labor Day Parade is always on the threshold of the General Election, which represents our united efforts to kick-off our impact in the political area. In fact Senator Tim Murphy marched with us carrying a “Clean Coal” sign.

Following the Parade, Local 154 hosted a picnic for Local 154 members and their families. We were visited by several candidates seeking our support in the upcoming General Election on November 2, 2010.

 

Local 154 Rallies for Clean Coal

As you are aware, Boilermakers Local 154 spearheaded a Clean Coal Rally on Wednesday, August 25, 2010. More than 700 members participated in our demonstration taking our message to the street to make our voices heard --“Got Electricity?" Clean Coal Now stressing the vital importance of clean coal technology, which translates into the job-saving technology to ensure the future of our work.

Local 154’s rush hour rally on Banksville Road served as an ideal stage to raise clean coal public awareness and to alert both incumbent politicians and candidates in the November Election. More than 30,000 motorists use Banksville Road daily and our message was heard loud and clears during the rally as commuters honked their horns in support.

 

Ryan Hencel was this year’s recipient of the Timothy Adamson Scholarship Award

Ryan is the son of Local 154 member, Bradley Hencel. The intention of this scholarship is to provide an annual scholarship to a Local 154 member’s dependent child in the name and memory of deceased members of Boilermakers Local 154. Tim Adamson was an Apprentice, who died on June 4, 2004, while working on the Scrubgrass Power Plant Project.

Ryan graduated from United High School, where he is a high honors student with a 98.22 grade point average. Ryan has received numerous special honors and awards: Class Salutatorian, President’s Award for Educational Excellence – Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, United High School Male Senior of the Year Award, Air Force Mathematics & Science Award, and International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Scholarship Award Winner.

Ryan also participated in the following extra-curricular activities: High School Soccer, League Soccer, Robotics Club, Indiana County United Way Volunteer, PA adopt a Highway Volunteer, and America Diabetes Association Volunteer.

Ryan is currently attending the University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus, School of Art and is majoring in pre-pharmacy.

Ryan’s written essay was excellent, which was the criteria used to select the Scholarship Winner – “America needs energy independence and a responsible climate policy, explain how the development and deployment of carbon capture storage (CCS) technology is an essential solution for American Workers and how it will create countless jobs for boilermakers and the entire building and construction trades.”