Thanks to Local 7's Kevin McKinnon for pictures of Melo's Rodbusters at Fort Devens getting the footings and foundations together to receive the steel...

Thanks to Local 7's Damon Hall for pictures of himself and his fellow Local 7 members from the Vermont area joining the VERMONT WORKERS CENTER'S March for a Livable Wage...

Thanks to Local 7's Kevin McKinnon for pictures of Melo's Rodbusters at Fort Devens getting the footings and foundations together to receive the steel...

Thanks to Local 7's John Evans (Maine office) for sending these pictures of a couple of top-notch ironworkers and gentlemen, Larry Carr and Willy Baril removing the Local 496 Charter from the wall of the union hall. This represents the human element, and what makes these mergers and revocations of charters so difficult to do. While there may be positive benefits for the active members, the people who gave their heart and soul to their local union lose a piece of their identity...

Thanks to Local 7's Neil Conley for sending these pictures of the remembrance of deceased workers at the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill. Thanks to the many Local 7 members and officers who took the time to show up...

To see more pictures of the ceremony JH

For more information about the L'Ambiance Plaza collapse JH

An account of the L'Ambiance Plaza collapse originally appeared on the front page of the Bridgeport Telegram on April 24, 1987. It was written by Managing Editor Michael J. Daly, who then was a reporter and gained access to the site. The thunder of L'Ambiance Plaza's collapse rattled the windows at City Hall and the drone of heavy equipment and the urgent shouts of rescuers dominated the afternoon...

To read Michael Daly's "The day thunder turned to deadly silence" JH

Thanks to Local 7's Kevin McKinnon (via Marty Flaherty) for sending these pictures of the replacement of the 146 Main Street bridge in Northbridge MA. The work was performed by Composite Co. owned by Gary Hawkins...

Thanks to Neil Conley of Local 7 for pictures of our members working for Valley Welding erecting a CVS Drugstore in Lynn, MA...

Thanks to John Evans of Local 7's Maine office for pictures of our members working at the Livermore Falls Chip Burning Boiler for Sullivan Merritt, Inc. of Hermon, Maine...

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To see more pictures of the project JH

Thanks to Jim Brown of Local 7 for pictures of our members as they were out showing their support for candidate BILL LINEHAN in the race to succeed the legendary late Boston City Councilor Jimmy Kelly...

   The election is TUESDAY, APRIL 17th. If you live in the district, do your civic duty and cast a vote.  

Thanks to Mike Ruggieri of Local 37 for pictures of our members erecting portions of the new I-195 in Providence, RI for SAUGUS CONSTRUCTION...

Thanks to Damon Hall of Local 7 for pictures of our members installing miscellaneous metals at the OKEMO MOUNTAIN project in Ludlow, VT...

Thanks to BRI's Butch Goodwin of Local 7 for pictures of our members setting trusses at the Northfield Mt. Hermon School project in Western Massachusetts...

4/9/07

To see pictures of the project JH 

4/9/07

To see pictures of the project JH 

4/6/07

To see pictures of Ellsessor Crane the Wal-Mart project in Chicopee JH 

To see pictures of MWS Welding at the Chicopee Jail job JH 

To see pictures of BRI at the Northfield Mt. Hermon job JH 

To see pictures of Derek International at the Wing Hospital job in Palmer JH 

Thanks to Aztec Steel's Terry Katz for pictures of our members working on a JF WHITE bridge job up in Haverhill, MA...

Thanks to Local 7's Damon Hall for pictures of Local 7 members (Todd Bernhard, Seth Hanselmann & Steve Smith) and members from Local 12 in Albany, NY (Tim Peria & Mike Shaugnessy) erecting the grand stair at the University of Vermont for NS ASSSOCIATES. NS Associates also has work coming up at Okemo Mountain with Bread Loaf Construction...