The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

Local Lodge #667

Want to join an elite membership of skilled craftsmen and women who are trained to be the best? Looking for a defined benefit pension? Excellent healthcare for you and your family? A generous annuity plan? If you answered “Yes”, then the WV Boilermakers Union #667 is right for you.

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More Than Excellent Wages

Our Apprentices Have An Opportunity To Build A Career In The Construction Trades

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Learn With The Best

Our apprenticeship is nationally accredited through the U. S. Dept. of Labor. Our International continually updates the teaching materials and recently added online training courses to supplement the on site training classes held bi-annually at our training facility.

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Earn While You Learn

Welders and other construction positions are in high demand across the United States – and as a Boilermaker you can earn top wages and enjoy excellent benefits, including: Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Health Insurance, Welding & Rigging Certifications.

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Unlock Your Future

Boilermaker apprentices learn through classroom, shop, online, and on-the-job training in one of the country’s best construction industry apprenticeship programs. Boilermakers 667 has a three year apprenticeship program that teaches skills in a variety of welding areas.

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Brotherhood Of Skilled Craftsmen & Women

Boilermakers have built a reputation of being seasoned Craftsmen who can get the job done right the first time. Our safety record is always one of the best in the industry. We have worked hard to get this reputation; and our mission is to train the next generation of Welders & Rigging professionals how to maintain that reputation.

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Our History

Boilermakers Local 667 was chartered on October 1, 1937 in Charleston, WV by twenty seven (27) original members. Our union hall later moved to it’s current location in 1989. The vision of those charter members still drives the heart and soul of this brotherhood as we know it today. Although most of our charter members have passed on many of our current members are descendants who continue the families legacy.

What We Do

Our work scope in state primarily revolves around coal fired power plants but also includes new gas fired and hydro electric plants. We also do maintenance and repairs at chemical and refinery plants. The surge in Marcellus Shale gas sites has added more work every year. A lot of our members also “boom out” all over the country to help our brother locals when they have manpower shortages.

Work Anywhere In West Virginia

Our jurisdiction covers fifty-two (52) of the fifty-five (55) counties of West Virginia, (excluding Brooke, Grant and Hancock). We also cover three (3) counties in the state of Ohio, (Belmont, Monroe and Washington). Our members (currently about 630) live throughout our jurisdiction.

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What Type Of Work Does A Boilermaker Do?

A boilermaker is a skilled trades-person who works in industrial construction, repair and maintenance; manufacturing; shipbuilding and marine repair: on railroads, mining and quarrying, cement kilns, dams and related industries. They fabricate, install and maintain industrial boilers tanks and closed vats. Boilermakers often work in power plants, refineries, and factories, as well as shipyards.

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What is the difference between a welder and a boilermaker?

While boilermakers and welders both work with their hands, boilermakers have jobs that are more varied than only metal fabrication, where welders mainly focus on the actual forging/welding of metal. Boilermakers may read blueprints, use measuring tools and also work doing maintenance on structures and within industrial plants.

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