| Elevator 34  Members of the Elevator Constructors 34 installed elevators at Purdue’s Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, Renaissance Place, and at Best Western’s new Buccaneer Bay. They’ve also been on the job at Clarian Arnett Medical Center, Caterpillar, Lilly Tippecanoe Labs and Tate & Lyle.
Technological advances demand comprehensive, ongoing training, which the local provides. It accepts from 10-20 applicants annually for its four-year program that includes 144 hours of classroom and 1,700 hours of on-the-job training annually. Apprentices receive training in safety, material handling, rigging, hoisting, blueprints, electronics, circuit tracing, hydraulics and construction wiring. They also learn elevator and escalator terminology, assembly, installation, operation, customer relations, solid state theory and application, microprocessor-based controls, and solid-state motor controls. Apprentices take a written exam following training. Upgrade and refresher courses are also offered. Elevator mechanics are licensed by the state of Indiana, with at least eight hours of training required every two years to renew licenses. Members volunteer at the local Labor’s Family Day Picnic, as well as other events and organizations. Established: 1911 Members: 165 Indiana counties served: 57
Membership benefits: Members qualify for employment opportunities, overtime pay, paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation for the first five years of employment, and four weeks paid vacation after five years of employment, health and hospitalization plans and pension/retirement plans, including annuities and 401(k). National association: International Union of Elevator Constructors. Joe Albertson, Business Representative
Dale Womack, Organizer 2206 E. Werges Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46237
Phone: (317) 536-8173 Fax: (317) 217-1961
www.iuec34.org jpa196@aol.co |