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Eleven men from eight states gathered in Chicago on Dec. 7, 1896 to
draft the first constitution of the Nation Union of Steam Engineers of
America- Parent Organization of today’s International Union of Operating
Engineers. These men representing five local unions- the largest having 40
members- formulated basic principles that still remain the foundations of
today’s IUOE Constitution. Eleven Steam Engineers assembled to form the
organization we now know as the IUOE. Their success was the result of long
planning and foresight and considerable fortitude in overcoming major
obstacles.
A week after the Chicago meeting, delegates were dispatched to the
American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO) convention in Cincinnati to
petition for a charger. The petition was approved, temporary officers were
elected and on May 7, 1897, the charter was granted.
Following their acceptance into the AFL, the Nation Union of Steam
Engineers formally began granting charters to its Local Unions.
IUOE LOCAL 450 GRANTED
CHARTER
IUOE
Local 450 was founded in 1933 in Houston, Texas by a group of individuals
who were seeking better working conditions and a better way of life for
their families.
These individuals petitioned the International Union of Operating
Engineers in Washington, D.C. for a charter to start a branch in Houston,
Texas. The charter was granted and this was the beginning of Local 450,
which grew to be the largest Union in Texas.
IUOE LOCAL 450 DEVELOPED
A SET OF BY-LAWS FOR THEIR LOCAL UNION THAT
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
Declaration
of Principles:
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To
organize all people working under our craft jurisdiction. To promote
and preserve the Union as an institution and to enable it to perform
its legal and contractual obligations.
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To
secure improved wages, hours, and working conditions and other
economic benefits through organizations, negotiations and collective
bargaining, legislation, education, political participation, and other
lawful means.
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To
encourage educational advancement and training for members, officers,
and employees that we may fully participate in cultural, civic,
political, fraternal, educational, welfare, social and other
activities which further the interests of this organization and its
membership directly or indirectly.
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To
insure that all rights, privileges and services of this union are
shared by all members equally so long as they remain in good standing
with the Local Union and conform to the International Constitution,
Local Union No. 450’s By-Laws and Local Union No. 450’s collective
bargaining agreements, and to insure the right of every member to
receive just and fair remuneration for his services so that he may
have sufficient time for mental and physical relaxation.
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To
more closely cement the interests, objectives and relationships of the
Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 450, 450-A, 450-RA, 450-B, 450-C
and 450-O of the International Operating Engineers and to provide
moral, financial or other assistance to other labor organizations or
bodies having purposes and objectives in whole or in part similarly
related to those of this organization.
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To
promote harmonious relations with our employers, by exercising our
utmost skills, due care and extreme diligence in the performance of
our duties and to advocate technological, scientific and legislative
advancement in the industries where our members are employed.
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To
manage the financial affairs of this Union so that the receipts,
investments, property and other assets of this Union are used or
otherwise expended to carry out the duties and to achieve the
objectives set forth in these By-Laws and the International
Constitution, and for such additional purposes and objects consistent
therewith as will further the interests of this Union and its members;
directly or indirectly.
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To
support, strengthen and give leadership to the economic, social and
traditional objectives of this Union, the International Union of
Operating Engineers, and organized Labor in general, bearing ever in
mind the rich heritage handed down to us by our predecessors, being
paid for them with self-denial, diligent adherence to Union
traditions, even loss of life and limb, and our solemn duty to seek
new dynamic objectives to pass on to those who follow us.
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Whenever
reference is made to gender in these By-Laws, the same shall be
interpreted and construed as including both male and female.
In
pursuit and attainment of the objectives set forth herein and to promote
the best interest of our members, we have determined to use every lawful
method at our command. Thus, we have adopted the By-Laws.
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