“Our Infrastructure Matters” is a news program highlighting important infrastructure projects and issues throughout the region. From roads and bridges to rails and tunnels. From the energy and communications grids to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater. 

Episode 2 includes segments on the Gateway Project, “Cinderella Man” James Braddock, and a News 12 feature on Local 825 and the New Jersey Training Center.

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Transcript:

Chapter 1: Episode 2

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Chapter 2: The Hudson Tunnels: Unlock the Past. Gateway to the Future

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57 secondsnestled beneath the mighty Hudson River the tunnel that connect New York City and New Jersey have served as vital arteries of transportation for over a

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1 minute, 5 secondscentury their history is a testament to engineering prowess economic necessity and the enduring role of labor unions in

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1 minute, 13 secondsshaping our Region’s infrastructure The Story begins in the late 19th century amidst a rapidly growing New York City

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1 minute, 21 secondsas the population booms and commerce flourishes the need for efficient Transportation links between Manhattan and New Jersey and the rest of the

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1 minute, 29 secondscountry becomes increasingly urgent in 1908 construction commenced on what would become the first pair of Hudson

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1 minute, 36 secondsRiver tunnels engineered by the Pennsylvania Railroad spanning from wehawken New Jersey to Manhattan’s Pennsylvania station these tunnels are

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1 minute, 45 secondsengineering Marvels employing cuttingedge tunneling techniques and reinforcing the riverbed against the Relentless pressure of the Hudson River

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1 minute, 53 secondscompleted in 1910 the tunnels quickly became a Lifeline for commuters and Freight alike enabling the the efficient movement of goods and people between New

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2 minutes, 2 secondsJersey and New York City they symbolize progress and prosperity and fuel the economic growth of the entire region

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2 minutes, 10 secondsover the decades these tunnels witness Wars economic downturns and periods of immense regional growth they bear

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2 minutes, 17 secondswitness to the rise and fall of Industries yet they remain steadfast in their role as essential infrastructure for the Northeast Corridor however the

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2 minutes, 26 secondspassage of time is not kind to infrastructure in increased traffic harsh weather conditions and the Relentless March of corrosion take their

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2 minutes, 34 secondstoll members of the House committee on transportation and infrastructure toward the century old North River Rail tunnel under the Hudson Thursday night it’s

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2 minutes, 42 secondspart of the larger Gateway project which would replace the deteriorating tunnel linking Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between New York and New Jersey in 2012

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2 minutes, 51 secondssuperstorm Sandy devastates the region and floods the tunnels with corrosive saltwater The Saltwater eats away at all

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2 minutes, 59 secondsof the electric electrical and signaling systems in the tunnel and accelerates the deterioration of the tunnel walls the need for a modern resilient

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3 minutes, 7 secondsTransportation link becomes more urgent than ever additionally trains traveling to New York City must cross over the

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3 minutes, 14 secondsportal Bridge another Relic from the past based on bridge designs from the 1840s the portal Bridge also opened in

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3 minutes, 21 seconds1910 today the old bridge must be open regularly to let barge traffic navigate the Hack and Sack River but the bridge

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3 minutes, 28 secondsis so old that it Reg LLY gets stuck opening or closing causing more delays well the Gateway tunnel is is the tunnels from New York to New Jersey uh

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3 minutes, 36 secondsit carries 200,000 passengers a day uh 450 trains between nework and Penn Station it’s 133% of Manhattan’s uh

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3 minutes, 45 secondsWorkforce lives in northern New Jersey along the Rail lines uh the the amount of uh the GDP is about 20% of the US GDP

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3 minutes, 53 secondsthat travels along there and the tunnels are 110 years old we don’t have the capacity anymore uh we don’t have the capacity and the and the capacity we do

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4 minuteshave is is aging and in need of repair enter the Gateway project a Visionary initiative aimed at securing the future

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4 minutes, 8 secondsof trans Hudson Transportation conceived as a comprehensive overhaul and expansion of the existing infrastructure

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4 minutes, 15 secondsthe Gateway project seeks to build new tunnels rehabilitate the existing ones replace the old portal bridge and ensure a more reliable and resilient connection

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4 minutes, 24 secondsbetween New Jersey and New York City when completed the Gateway project will support more one-seat rise between New Jersey and New York Central to the

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4 minutes, 33 secondsGateway project is the construction of two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River these tunnels designed to Modern standards will not only increase

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4 minutes, 41 secondscapacity but also provide much needed redundancy in the event of emergencies or Maintenance building tunnels under a major river like the Hudson presents

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4 minutes, 49 secondsunique challenges we’re employing state-of-the-art tunnel boring machines and Advanced Materials to ensure both safety and efficiency we recognize that

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4 minutes, 59 secondsuh the whole Gateway and that Gateway is the tunnels and the bridges and the all the approaches uh is critical nationally not just to New York and New Jersey not

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5 minutes, 8 secondsjust to the Northeast region but the entire United States the Gateway project is without exaggeration the most

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5 minutes, 15 secondsimportant infrastructure project in the country well Chris it’s the largest infrastructure project in US history building two new tunnels connecting New

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5 minutes, 24 secondsJersey and New York the $16 billion Gateway tunnel project received a 6.8 billion full funding Grant from the federal

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5 minutes, 32 secondsgovernment to make it happen the project will provide two new tunnels under the Hudson while improving the existing aging tunnels the federal government

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5 minutes, 40 secondsrecognizes its importance and is contributing $12 billion in funding of this $16 billion project the remaining 4

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5 minutes, 48 secondsbillion is being split between New Jersey and New York the light at the end of the Gateway tunnel is signed sealed

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5 minutes, 56 secondsand delivered this is a great am American project this region of New York

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6 minutes, 3 secondsand New Jersey is the most economically productive region in all of America and one of the most economically productive

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6 minutes, 11 secondsregions in all of the world integral to the construction and maintenance of these tunnels are the dedicated men and

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6 minutes, 18 secondswomen of various labor unions from the skilled tunnel workers who Brave the depths of the Hudson to the electricians and Engineers ensuring safety and

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6 minutes, 27 secondsefficiency union labor plays a crucial role role in every phase of the project this isn’t just about money for rail

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6 minutes, 34 secondsthis is about jobs and Economic Opportunity it’s for a region it has a double effect it has an effect first and foremost all the construction jobs all

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6 minutes, 43 secondsthe good paying middle class jobs that will go into a massive project like this but by opening up these arteries and increasing the flow of economic activity

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6 minutes, 51 secondsin our region it’ll create other jobs business opportunities so many things the port area that we’re standing in right now is an example of that by us by

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6 minutes, 59 secondsour grandparents investing in this area building out this port infrastructure here we are today talking about thousands of jobs coming to our region being built upon infrastructure that

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7 minutes, 8 secondsalready exists what if we expand that infrastructure increase those those logistic capabilities it just creates more jobs more opportunity and that’s

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7 minutes, 17 secondswhat it’s about for families in Bon for families uh uh in in Essex County Hudson County Union County Bergen County all

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7 minutes, 25 secondsNorthern New Jersey and Beyond this is an opportunity to create incredible opportunities for economic growth economic Prosperity that’s what we should all be fighting for as the

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7 minutes, 33 secondsGateway project progresses collaboration between labor unions government agencies and private contractors will be essential together they strive to

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7 minutes, 42 secondsovercome obstacles uphold safety standards and deliver a transportation Network that meets the needs of future Generations it’s the gateway to the

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7 minutes, 51 secondsGateway right this section of work will take 2 years it’s a once- in a generational project and we’re all here we all love it and it’s uh can’t wait to

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7 minutes, 58 secondsget it done it is the most urgent infrastructure project in the country it is a critical fracture point for the entire nation’s economy as the sun sets

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8 minutes, 7 secondsover the Hudson One Thing Remains clear the story of the Hudson Rail tunnels is one of resilience Innovation and the

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8 minutes, 15 secondscollaborative efforts of those who build and maintain our infrastructure with the Gateway project on the horizon the future of trans Hudson Transportation

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8 minutes, 23 secondslooks brighter than ever before when union labor and contractors come together for one common goal

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8 minutes, 32 secondsanything can be accomplished elect the engineers labor employer Cooperative we are the Labor Management fund for the

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8 minutes, 39 secondsinternational Union of operating engineers local 825 from Kingston to Cape May and from River to River we’re

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8 minutes, 47 secondscreating the opportunities that spawn real Economic Development and building the future as members of the business

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8 minutes, 54 secondscommunity and Chambers of Commerce we create the Partnerships needed to collaborate great success as advocates

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9 minutes, 1 secondwe shape the public policy in local town halls and state houses that protect our members and generate possibilities we

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9 minutes, 9 secondseliminate entry barriers that ensures our members are ready on day one for whatever work our contractors require

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9 minutes, 16 secondsand as industry innovators we develop Grant programs to help our contractors compete in underrepresented Market

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9 minutes, 23 secondssectors this is what the 21st century organized labor looks like this is elect building the infrastructure New York and

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9 minutes, 32 secondsJersey relies

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9 minutes, 36 secondson in the 1920s and early 1930s James bradock was known not for his fists but for his skill and grit in the hard world

Chapter 3: “Cinderella Man” James Braddock

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9 minutes, 45 secondsof Labor his life was famously chronicled in the Oscar nominated film Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe as

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9 minutes, 52 secondsJames bradock long before he became a boxing Legend bradock worked as an operating engineer one of the toughest

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9 minutes, 59 secondsand most dangerous jobs in the world this is the story of a man who fought not just in the ring but in the trenches

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10 minutes, 7 secondsof the Great Depression where every day was a battle for survival Operating Engineers were the backbone of America’s

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10 minutes, 15 secondsconstruction and Industrial Revolution they worked massive machines steam shovels bulldozers and cranes during the

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10 minutes, 24 secondsday and fought for their families and their Futures at night James bradock a man who would go on to become the

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10 minutes, 30 secondsheavyweight boxing champion of the world was one of them born in 1905 in New York City bradock was no stranger to hard

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10 minutes, 39 secondswork after a brief and promising career as a boxer injury and the Great Depression forced him out of the ring

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10 minutes, 46 secondsbut instead of giving up he turned to the only thing he knew Manuel labor as an operating engineer bradock worked

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10 minutes, 54 secondslong hours in the unforgiving conditions of the docks and construction sites his job was to operate heavy machinery

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11 minutes, 2 secondsmachines that move dirt built roads and laid the foundation for America’s future these were physically demanding

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11 minutes, 9 secondsdangerous jobs but bradock was no stranger to hard work the machines were massive and difficult to Control

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11 minutes, 17 secondsoperating engineers like bradoock had to be precise skilled and able to keep their cool under intense pressure it was

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11 minutes, 24 secondsa job where mistakes could be costly both in terms of money and in some cases lives for bradoock the work was

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11 minutes, 34 secondsexhausting but it was also the only thing keeping his family afloat during the Great Depression a time when jobs were scarce and survival was a daily

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11 minutes, 43 secondsstruggle he earned his wages not in the ring but in the dirt and dust of a rapidly changing World his wife may and

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11 minutes, 52 secondstheir three children depended on him and while the pay wasn’t always enough Brock’s resilience and determin nation

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11 minutes, 59 secondsmade him a local hero in his neighborhood as he kept pushing forward Against All Odds but bradock was never

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12 minutes, 7 secondsfinished with boxing the call of the Ring was always there pulling him back in

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12 minutes, 14 seconds1934 with his family struggling to get by he took the biggest gamble of his life a return to boxing in a stunning

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12 minutes, 23 secondsturn of Fate bradic once considered washed up defeated the odds and W of string of unexpected victories his

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12 minutes, 32 secondscomeback story captured the imagination of the nation and in 1935 bradock faced Max Bear for the

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12 minutes, 40 secondsheavyweight championship of the world against all expectations bradic won he became the heavyweight champion of the

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12 minutes, 48 secondsworld the Cinderella Man but it was his work as an operating engineer that kept him grounded giving him the strength and

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12 minutes, 56 secondsdetermination to fight through adversity in the ring Brock’s story wasn’t just one of boxing greatness it was the story

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13 minutes, 4 secondsof a man who worked hard faced countless setbacks and fought for a better life for his family whether behind the controls of a steam shovel or inside the

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13 minutes, 13 secondsropes of the boxing ring James bradic showed the world the true meaning of resilience because in the end the

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13 minutes, 22 secondstoughest battles are fought both in the ring and in the everyday work of building a life James bradic a man who

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13 minutes, 29 secondsfought for his family for his future and for a dream that seemed impossible he wasn’t just a champion in the ring he

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13 minutes, 37 secondswas a champion of hard work of perseverance and of the human Spirit these values are exemplified today and

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13 minutes, 45 secondsevery day in the men and women of the operating engineers local 825

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Chapter 4: News 12 feature on Local 825 and the New Jersey Training Center

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14 minutes, 54 secondsbulldozers excavators and cranes heavy machinery covers the lot of the operating engineers Training Center

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15 minutes, 2 secondslocal 825 in Dayton New Jersey it’s where 7800 union members across New

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15 minutes, 9 secondsJersey and lower New York train before building local infrastructure we have everything almost Soup To Nuts that you would see in the construction industry

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15 minutes, 17 secondswe teach everything here Greg lvy a second generation crane operator now oversees the training Center’s

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15 minutes, 25 secondsoperations we invest in training every year because what we do is so so critical before operating heavy equipment pull it back to you nice and

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15 minutes, 33 secondseasy the trainee start here we start them out at certain like basic skills it looks like a gaming arcade this

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15 minutes, 41 secondsgentleman here is working on an excavator the exercise that he’s doing is is loading trucks and cycle times using state-of-the-art virtual reality

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15 minutes, 49 secondssimulators training is key different weather different lighting snow wind training at the center is free to a

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15 minutes, 58 secondslimited number of students chosen it’s competitive too costs are covered by a union members fund we have about 170

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16 minutes, 7 secondsstudents now and then we retrain a big component of what we do is taking somebody like myself who may have been around 40 years but the technology

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16 minutes, 16 secondschanged all students both men and women have to undergo OSHA safety training and get familiar with the heavy equipment

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16 minutes, 24 secondswe’ have two people standing on the ground right there you’re the pitcher and they’re standing where they want the ball ago they told me practicing on the simulator gives them the confidence they

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16 minutes, 33 secondsneed on the Heavy Hitters this one just has different variations to it with cranes and drills these future operators are in high demand with major

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16 minutes, 42 secondsconstruction ramping up local 825 is bridging tradition and technology for a

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16 minutes, 48 secondsbrighter future roxan Evans news2

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16 minutes, 59 secondsnestled along in Old Cory Lake in Central Jersey The Soaring cranes of the local 825 Training Center can be seen

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17 minutes, 7 secondsfrom the New Jersey Turnpike this high-tech facility is where Union operating engineers go to

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17 minutes, 13 secondslearn how to safely operate cranes dozers and other high-powered heavy equipment seen at construction sites

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17 minutes, 21 secondsaround the state inside they have construction equipment simulators welding simulators and class classrooms

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17 minutes, 30 secondsoutside they have instructors teaching them the fine points of their trade next time you’re on the New Jersey Turnpike

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17 minutes, 38 secondsbetween exits 88 and 9 look for us on the southbound side local 825 Operating

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17 minutes, 46 secondsEngineers the best trained operating engineers in New Jersey

Chapter 5: IUOE International Training & Education Center (ITEC)

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18 minutes, 4 secondsthis is the iuoe international training and education center or itch in Crosby Texas just outside of Houston here Union

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18 minutes, 14 secondsstationary Engineers can expand their skills at a state-of-the-art facility developed specifically for them itch is

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18 minutes, 22 secondsthe largest training center in North America for Union construction and maintenance Professionals for stationary Engineers this means unparalleled

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18 minutes, 31 secondsInnovative training you’re getting specialized training that you wouldn’t get at your local facility I I know firsthand you can’t get this training

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18 minutes, 39 secondselsewhere I’ve paid a lot of money to get training that’s half as good if that you know so it’s Priceless to get this

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18 minutes, 47 secondskind of training this is like a cell phone or anything else if you don’t know the features on there you’re never going to use them itch offers classes in a

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18 minutes, 57 secondsvariety of topics designed to take stationary engineering skills to the next level they have the best

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19 minutes, 3 secondsinstructors in the union possible all of them have a background and whatever it is that they’re teaching and they know it inside and out because they’ve done

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19 minutes, 10 secondsit themselves for years we’re looking at pumps motors electrical uh Basics Advanced electrical

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19 minutes, 19 secondssystems heating ventilation fire Life Safety Systems chillers and Base building we’ve installed working

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19 minutes, 27 secondsequipment training equipment and simulators so that all our training is practical and

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19 minutes, 34 secondsHands-On at itch one of the unique advantages is that students are not just looking at training in a manual or a

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19 minutes, 42 secondsPowerPoint they’re getting hands on the equipment and that’s important we want them to be able to go back out into the

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19 minutes, 49 secondsreal world back into their buildings and so forth and be able to to train the same way as if they were to work working

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19 minutes, 57 secondsin their in their buildings in their facil ities we’re actually handling the equipment we’re actually handling the meters we’re putting leads here we’re

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20 minutes, 5 secondstesting uh we’re putting circuits together uh all of that is right in front of us this air handler that’s in here that would normally be on the roof

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20 minutes, 13 secondsthat they have this in here for you to actually open up look at get your hands in there and actually do Hands-On training which is not something that you’re going to get in a normal

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20 minutes, 21 secondsclassroom setting itch students work on equipment from many of the industry’s top

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20 minutes, 30 secondsmanufacturers what’s so special about this place is the ability to Showcase large pieces of equipment which we

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20 minutes, 38 secondscannot Showcase in our local facilities and our local training centers manufacturers each have their own uh

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20 minutes, 47 secondsSpecialties and here you get a chance to see from different manufacturers but how they also uh interconnect with each

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20 minutes, 55 secondsother students also learn about the latest industry advances you can get irrelevant very quickly and this training center keeps

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21 minutes, 4 secondsthe training relevant because it stays on top of the modern technology the training takes place on itc’s beautiful 265 acre campus there

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21 minutes, 14 secondsare comfortable dorm rooms a full service cafeteria and plenty of amenities and the amazing part this is

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21 minutes, 22 secondsall free of charge for union members the expenses are fully paid paid

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21 minutes, 29 secondsother than your time off which could be negotiated with your employer but your flight out here your lodging your food

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21 minutes, 37 secondsof course the training which is invaluable that is all taken care of by the union all you have to do is register for the class let them know you’re

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21 minutes, 45 secondsinterested and they take care of the rest for you so it’s been great experience students who’ve been to itch say the training is invaluable they say

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21 minutes, 54 secondsit makes them better at their jobs and more marketable for the future it’s your career and you want to know everything that’s going on in your industry very important if you want to further your

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22 minutes, 2 secondscareer and better yourself the training at itch is so good many students keep coming back so I took one class and came

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22 minutes, 10 secondshere and it boss very very good I never expected to be that good but having come

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22 minutes, 18 secondsto one first class I start coming this is my third class so what are you waiting for register for itch classes

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22 minutes, 26 secondstoday this is the best that is the best investment you are going to do for yourself come to itch you got to come to

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22 minutes, 34 secondsitch you got to come to itch you got to come to itch you got to come to

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22 minutes, 48 secondsitch for more than 120 years our country and state have been built by strong

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22 minutes, 55 secondsunion labor

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23 minutes, 8 secondsheavy equipment operators known as Operating Engineers Built This Nation with skill determination and

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23 minutes, 17 secondspride today the soaring skyscrapers our busiest

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23 minutes, 27 secondsBridges the energy grid to turn the lights on and the underground tunnels that

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23 minutes, 34 secondsbring clean water are thanks to those hardworking men and women let’s learn a little more about how these skilled

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23 minutes, 42 secondsconstruction leaders built the nation we know

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23 minutes, 51 secondstoday working conditions for construction and stationary workers in the late 1800s were at best

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23 minutes, 59 secondsappalling pay wages for 60 to 90 hour work weeks were equally miserable benefits at that time were

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24 minutes, 8 secondspractically unheard of in an effort to change those conditions 11 pioneering individuals met in Chicago on December

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24 minutes, 17 seconds7th 1896 to form the national Union of steam Engineers of America the Forerunner of

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24 minutes, 26 secondstoday’s iuoe in the early days they were known as the

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24 minutes, 33 secondsinternational Union of steam Engineers reflecting their unique ability to operate dangerous steam boilers and

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24 minutes, 40 secondssteam-driven construction equipment popular at the turn of the century these skilled workers flocked to

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24 minutes, 47 secondsthe West Coast as they were critical in rebuilding San Francisco after it was

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24 minutes, 53 secondsleveled by the Great Earthquake of 1906

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25 minutes, 5 secondsand in Central America they move mountains to construct the Panama

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25 minutes, 26 secondsCanal in 1912 the union became known as the international Union of steam and Operating Engineers to Greater reflect

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25 minutes, 34 secondsthe impact and eventually replacement the combustion engines electric motors and hydraulic machinery would have on the

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25 minutes, 50 secondsindustry in 1920 New Jersey local 825 was formed as the organization progressed

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25 minutes, 59 secondsit attracted workers from the public sector making it a truly diverse Trade union passage of the Davis bacon Act of

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26 minutes, 8 seconds1931 which guaranteed construction workers wage rates on federally financed projects help the union weather the

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26 minutes, 16 secondsafter effects of the Great Depression and maintain its progress

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26 minutes, 29 secondsunion workers continue to enjoy this protection even today they fought for the 8- hour day

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26 minutes, 37 secondsweathered attacks on the labor movement and continued to work through the Great Depression building the Hoover

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26 minutes, 48 secondsDam LaGuardia Airport the Triborough Bridge the Lincoln

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26 minutes, 57 secondsTunnel and and other New Deal projects of the 1940s and when the call came many iuoe

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27 minutes, 5 secondsmembers became part of the US Navy CBS skilled construction men who carved out bases airfields and roads in the war

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27 minutes, 14 secondszones of Europe and later Korea and Vietnam here in New Jersey iuoe local

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27 minutes, 22 seconds825 Operating Engineers built the state’s most memorable and important locations New Jersey Turnpike and

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27 minutes, 31 secondsParkway Newark Airport the meand sports complex Rutter’s Rowan and Princeton

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27 minutes, 40 secondsuniversities and the casinos of Atlantic City today local 825 operating engineers

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27 minutes, 49 secondsbuild and maintain the roads and bridges in tunnels and rails that carry you home the gas lines that you heat and cook

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27 minutes, 57 secondswith and the electrical grid that powers Modern Life and they clean up super fund sites

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28 minutes, 5 secondsand other remnants of our industrial past today our nation and state stand at a

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28 minutes, 11 secondsCrossroads and local 825 is

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28 minutes, 21 secondsready local a25 Operating Engineers are the best trained in the industry with two high-tech training

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28 minutes, 29 secondscenters to make sure that members are up to date on all of the latest construction Technology and Safety

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28 minutes, 36 secondsprotocols and in 2022 local 825 formed a partnership with Hudson County Community

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28 minutes, 44 secondsCollege in the earn and learn program apprentices earn credits towards an associate of applied science degree as

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28 minutes, 51 secondsthey learn their trade

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28 minutes, 58 secondslocal 825 is ready to upgrade our energy grid expanding and reinforcing existing parts of the grid to make them more

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29 minutes, 7 secondsresilient to extreme weather while plugging in new sources of energy and as New Jersey’s population

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29 minutes, 14 secondsand business activity continues to grow local 825 is ready to build the 21st century Transportation

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29 minutes, 22 secondsinfrastructure that ties it all together this includes bringing exist existing roads tunnels and bridges up to

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29 minutes, 30 secondsModern safety standards and building new infrastructure that reflects the new ways that we live work and play iuoe

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29 minutes, 40 secondslocal a25 Operating Engineers built our past maintain our present and are ready

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29 minutes, 48 secondsto build our future