Administration Mack Bennett, Business Manager.  We have 132 counties in our TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.   To see a list of these counties, CLICK HERE:  TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION Email: mbennett@local178.org Business Representative, Robert Teran. Under the leadership of Mack Bennett, we have a winning team in our Administration for the members of Local 178 Email: rteran@local178.org Linda Parker, Accounting/Bookkeeping, Pension and Health Insurance Information. Email: lparker@local178.org Kathy Brown, Secretary, Accounts Receivable, Pension and Health Insurance Information. Email: kbrown@local178.org
	Apprenticeship Program Apprenticeship Program: Ronnie Bentley, Apprenticeship Coordinator & Director. Accepting applications for the training of Journeyman Heavy Equipment Operators.  Other specialized certifications include:  Crane; OSHA 40-hour Hazmat together with other construction certifications. For more information please call: National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operator's Phone:  (817) 237-6961 FAX: (817) 237-1587 Email: rbentley@local178.org IMPORTANT:  If you're new to Texas or planning to come to Texas, I recommend that you download my presentation on dealing with heat stress.  It's in Adobe .PDF file format.  This presentation will prepare you for the heat that we experience here in Texas. Click here to download Heat Stress.pdf
	Building and Trades & Pipeline Wanted:  Conventional crane operators with CDL license. Our jurisdiction covers 132 counties. Call us about our current wage rates and benefits package. We dispatch qualified operators to various locals around the USA. We can give you updated information on current work being done both in and outside our jurisdiction.
	Contractors Contractors in need of well-trained, qualified operators, please contact our office for more detailed information. Phone: 1 (800) 633-6028 (817) 284-1191 FAX: (817) 284-1193
	THE LAW SAYS YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO JOIN A UNION. Organizing.  If you're interested in organizing your company, please contact Mack Bennett, Business Manager, at one of the numbers listed below, or E -Mail us at. mbennett@local178.org Phone: 1 (800) 633-6028 (817) 284-1191
	Meetings & Events Our regular meetings are held the third Monday night of each month here at our Union Hall, 4025 Rufe Snow Drive, Fort Worth, Texas. The meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. Semi-Annual dinners and meetings are held the first weekends in June and December.  Please call for more details. Announcements will follow later concerning the day and time.

IUOE Home Page.  From this helpful site, you can get more information about the International Union of Operating Engineers; read the Operating Engineers' magazine; learn more about organizing; learn about the hundred year old history of IUOE; and, locate the IUOE Local Unions in the U.S. & Canada.

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Local Number:	178	Hoisting & Portable/Building Trades
Address:	4025 Rufe Snow Drive
	Fort Worth, TX. 76180
Phone:	(817) 284-1191; Watts:  1 (800) 633-6028
FAX:	(817) 284-1193