National Labor Relations Board Regional Director (RD) Kathy Drew-King has determined a craft unit within the site crew of Kingston, N.Y.-based NYC Crane Hoist Operations LLC, and directed an election for its 27 members to vote on representation by the United Derrickmen & Riggers Association, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 197. The Long Island…
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Iron Workers case frames bargaining unit for Big Apple precast erector
Sources: National Labor Relations Board Region 29, Brooklyn, N.Y.; CP staff National Labor Relations Board Regional Director (RD) Kathy Drew-King has determined a craft unit within the site crew of Kingston, N.Y.-based NYC Crane Hoist Operations LLC, and directed an election for its 27 members to vote on representation by the United Derrickmen & Riggers Association, International Association of Bridge,…
Read MoreOSHA extends compliance date for crane operator certification requirements
Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA has confirmed a three-year extension, to November 2017, of the deadline for crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction final rule, published in 2010. The agency has also extended by the same period a rule holding employers responsible for ensuring crane operators are competent to run their equipment safely.
Read MoreMi-Jack programs Travelift crane operator training simulator
Mi-Jack Products Inc. used ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 to gain real time equipment feedback from potential end-users and crane operators on hand last month at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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