As an affiliate of the Laborers' International Union Of North America (L.I.U.N.A.),
we are part of a team, working in North America's largest industry - the construction
industry. The skills of a laborer are diverse, requiring classroom instruction and
hands-on training which members can attain at the Oregon Southern Idaho
Laborers Training School which is located at 580 West 19th Street, Idaho F
alls, ID
83402 - (208) 542-6240. Because of our diversity the Laborer is often the first craft
on the project and the last to leave. Traditionally, the following scope of work has been assigned and performed by Laborers', but not limited to: All concrete; pouring, placing, vibrating, chipping, grinding, sawing, mudcutter, chuteman, red concrete, coring, drilling, curing, patching, dry patching, bush hammering, grouting, shotcrete, gunnite, strike off, scaling, epoxy*Sandblasting/Greencutting*All Pipelaying & conduits including unloading, handling & distribution/vaults*All scaffold/shoring*Trench:backfill, compaction, sanding, grade checking, hand propelled trenching machines, fine grading, ditch digger*All clean up including final -all craft clean up/micro cleaning*All landscape:irrigation pipes and control*All tending to trades*All fiberoptics: conduits, tuggers, setting vaults*Cathodic protection, grounding, communication cables* All demolition-cutting, burning, plasma arc*Material handling*All walk behind equipment*Forms:stripping, oiling, cleaning*Distributions of ice/drinking water*Forklift(incidental to trade)/for all stocking purposes*Hand work/hand tools*All fence: including safety, turtle, chain link, mortarless&mortar*Tool cribs* Traffic control/flaggers* Temporary tack welding*Stocking of all paint, drywall taping(mud/wallpaper), framing materials*Asphalt raker, ironer, spreader & lubeman*Guinea chaser/grade checker*Multi plate*Riprap*Gabion backet builder* Pipejacking*Micro tunneling* Directional drilling* Hazardous Waste Worker* Plaster tenders/plaster pump* unloading of all trucks ( jobsite/storage)* Vaults:setting and leveling*Dust control*Fine grading* Furniture stocking*Hod Carriers*Mason tenders* Liner installation* Tunnel & shaft workers/miners*Air Trac Rock Drillers, Powderman*High scaling & laying of nets* Fire watch*Guardrail erector*Mainline and distribution pipeline workers*faller and bucker- chain saw*track labor. To become a member of Laborers' Local 155 you must first come into the office
(either in Idaho Falls or our satellite office located in Boise, ID)
and fill out an application in person. card and any certifications (Front and Back )
that we can keep on file. Once your application is completed there will be a
one-time cash charge of $35.00 to be placed on our Registration list (D-List),
any payment after that can be made with check, money order, or cash. To retain
your place on the Registration List you must send in a $32.00 registration fee
every thirty (30) days or once and month. Once you are on the registration list and
gain employment and earn your union hours you will advance on the
Out-Of-Work List if you should become unemployed. A-List - 4000 union hours worked and up
B-List - Apprentices
C-List - 750 - 3999 union hours worked
D-List - 0 - 749 union hours worked (Registration List)
As you gain employment, there is a one-time membership initiation fee of $350.00
and should be paid at $125.00 per week worked until paid in full.
