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The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a progressive, diversified trade union that primarily represents operating engineers, who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, and surveyors in the construction industry, and stationary engineers, who work in operations and maintenance in building and industrial complexes, and in the service industries.
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Chartered on December 7, 1896, learn all about the IUOE's rich history.
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Beyond just construction trades, IUOE also represents nurses and other health industry workers, a significant number of public employees engaged in a wide variety of occupations, as well as a number of job classifications in the petrochemical industry.
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Lift your career to new heights through strong training, steady work, and the opportunity to build or maintain infrastructure and systems that matter—supported by wages and benefits that last a lifetime. Becoming an operator engineer could be the right path for you.
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Earn While You Learn by joining an IUOE apprenticeship program.
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Hire the Best

The secret's out. Becoming a union contractor is one of the best ways to grow and diversify your business. Union contractors are qualified to bid on public infrastructure projects in addition to private and industrial development work. And for contracts requiring prevailing wage rates, you can center your bid around your expertise because wage rates will be the same for all bidders.
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Benefits of Hiring IUOE

Hiring IUOE trades gives contractors access to a highly trained, safety-focused, and reliable workforce.
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Industries We Serve

IUOE delivers skilled, reliable professionals across construction, energy, industrial, facilities, healthcare, and public service sectors.
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Covering all of North America, find a local union in your area.
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Best Trained Workforce

IUOE training programs are second to none. We have over 1,000 instructors, hundreds of facilities, classrooms, shops, and simulators, and thousands of acres throughout the United States and Canada where apprentices and journey-level members build, refine, and advance their skills throughout their careers.
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Apprenticeship Training

IUOE apprenticeship programs provide a proven pathway into the skilled trades.
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International Training & Education Center

The largest and most comprehensive training facility for union Operating and Stationary Engineers in North America. Learn abou this world-class facility
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Operating Engineers Certification Program
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IUOE Canada

Two Nations, One Union

The IUOE is truly an international organization with more than 50,000 brothers and sisters located in Canada. Working with the same pride and determination as their fellow members in the U.S., our Canadian members are counted among the safest, most productive, and highly skilled craft workers in the country.
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Washington, DC 20036
(202) 429-9100

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Crosby, TX 77532
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