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i n t e r n at i o n a l Operating Engineer Summer 2018 • Volume 161, No. 3 Brian E. Hickey, Editor Jay C. Lederer, Managing Editor 06 NTF Job Corps Expands in Georgia More offerings to train the next generation 08 Feds Move Water Infrastructure Job creating bill gets closer to passage 14 Trapped! Operator credits training for saving his life 20 Scholarship Winners Announced Union Plus awards deserving IUOE families Departments 05 From the General President 06 Training & Education 08 Politics & Legislation 12 Canadian News 18 Local Spotlight 22 GEB Minutes 28 Union Death Benefit [cover] New equipment stands ready for course work at the International Training & Conference Center in Crosby, Texas. [photo] Jay C. Lederer, IUOE [right] Local 115 member Chelsea French enjoys the annual Heavy Equipment Rodeo and Open House, hosted at the IUOE Training Association site in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. [photo] IUOE Local 115 2 INTERNATIONAL OPERATING ENGINEER SUMMER 2018 3
