International Union Of Operating Engineers, Local 793
2245 Speers Rd L6L 6X8 Oakville, ON, Canada

Government of Canada announces substantial investment in OETIO The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, and Pam Damoff, member of Parliament for Oakville North-Burlington, joined Local 793 Business Manager Mike Gallagher at the Union’s head office and training campus in Oakville on Monday, March 15, to announce a substantial federal government investment in two projects. WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE: ...Continue reading

Happy International Women’s Day! March 8th is a global day of recognition celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. The earliest Women’s Day observance, called National Women’s Day was held on February 28, 1909, in New York City when 15,000 women marched through the streets demanding shorter working hours, better pay, and voting rights.... Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes and violence; a future with equal rights and opportunities for all. To get there, the world needs women at every table where decisions are being made. Business Manager Mike Gallagher had a few words for this year’s International Women’s Day: I think it’s a very important day. It’s a day to celebrate the accomplishments of all women who fought very hard for basic human rights, such as the right to vote. But there’s more work to be done for women’s rights. The union needs to do more. Recently I hired a female Business Rep., named Torie Coqu, who comes from three generations of union members. We hope she will be with us for a very long time. I’d also like to congratulate IUOE International Representative Lorna Harnum whose appointment to the Government of Canada’s Women in the Economy task force was just announced today. As a union, we can do more to encourage women to join our trade. We have a number of female crane operators and apprentices that have done very well. But there’s not enough women in the trades, and it’s important that the opportunity is emphasized to both boys and girls at an early age. The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist, nor to any one organization, but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights. -Gloria Steinem, world-renowned feminist, journalist, and activist

OETIO GETS AN UPGRADE This month the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO) erected a brand new Liebherr 190 HC-L 8/16 Litronic luffing tower crane at its Oakville campus. This replaces the previously existing Terex Peiner SN 86 luffing tower crane, which was dismantled in October and moved to OETIO’s Morrisburg campus. With this change, OETIO now has increased capacity for tower crane training. The brand new Leiber 190 HC-L 8/16 Litronic luffing tower cran...e erection at OETIO’s Oakville campus: https://vimeo.com/490753023 Terex Peiner SN 86 luffing tower crane dismantle at OETIO’s Oakville campus: https://vimeo.com/466557178 Terex Peiner SN 86 luffing tower crane erection at OETIO’s Morrisburg campus: https://vimeo.com/489985479

NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING CEREMONY HELD AT LOCAL 793 HEAD OFFICE In observance of the National Day of Mourning, IUOE Local 793 held a ceremony on April 26 at 10:30 a.m. to commemorate workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and occupational exposures. There is no political equation here. It doesn’t matter what political party you belong to, Business Manager Gallagher said. Safety first. Health and safety first. Protect the... public. Protect the workers. That’s my message to the current government. And I hope that they listen. Because it would be awfulif they overlooked the COST, THE HUMAN COST, THE FAMILY’S COST! We live in the real world, Business manager Gallagher shared with passion. Our members go to work everyday. They put their boots on and they want to be safe and well paid and then GO HOME AFTERWARD! And that should be a right! More than 100 people, including many employers, apprentices and union staff, attended the hour-long ceremony. The day of mourning is observed by more than 100 countries worldwide. On this day, people stand together to honour the memory of all workers who lost their lives due to workplace injuries or occupational disease.

Local 793 was well-represented at the 32nd annual Toronto St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday, March 10. Business manager and parade Grand Marshal, Mike Gallagher, lead an entourage of 450 members, staff and their families along the streets of Toronto wearing special 100th Anniversary St. Patrick’s Day jackets. James T. Callahan, general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers, marched alongside Grand Marshal Gallagher.

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