Employee Benefits

Hoist & Portable (Construction)

• Health Insurance
   Every Operating Engineer has an hourly rate paid in on him/her to provide health insurance for the Engineer and their family.
   

• Pension
  A pension is the way to go for retirement. The pension plans are guaranteed, unlike a 401(k) plan, and they are insured by the PBGC.
  Click here to see the difference between a 401(k) and a Pension.
   

• Training
  Our training program offers Journeyman Upgrade training, OSHA 10 hour, First-Aid / CPR, HazMat, and much more. All is free to our members. For those interested in more information of this benefit please see our Training Page
   

• Other Benefits include:
  - The ability to get jobs nationwide with other Locals.
  - The ability to transfer all of your benefits back to your home local, no matter which contractor associated with the Union your working for. This keeps your health insurance going, and your Pension in one place.
  - Non-Adversarial Employer-Employee relations.

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