International Operating Engineer - Fall 2015

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i n t e r n at i o n a l Operating Engineer Fall 2015 • Volume 158, No. 4 Brian E. Hickey, Editor Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor 16 Job Corps Expands in Wyoming First facility to specialize in energy industry 10 Battling the California Drought Operating Engineers on the front lines 14 Cover: Wind on the Water First offshore wind farm in U.S. gets underway 18 Canada Elects New Government IUOE gets active in federal election Departments 05 From the General President 06 Education & Training 08 Safety & Health 10 Politics & Legislation 18 Canadian News 22 GEB Minutes 28 In Memorium [cover] Operating Engineers from Local 57 and Local 25 are part of the team building the first offshore wind farm in the United States. [photo] Deepwater Wind [right] Photo courtesy of IUOE Local 115 2 INTERNATIONAL OPERATING ENGINEER FALL 2015 3