Pacific NW Ironworkers Apprenticeship JATC 86

10/12/2026

Justice Oats in just his first year has been on some intesting jobs. The diversity of work in this trade is sometimes amazing.

10/11/2026

10/10/2026

The Saturday Movie: Why they built Venice on water....

10/08/2026

Conner Hathaway recounts his most interesting job during this first year of his appreniceship. Also some thoughts of being UNION.

10/05/2026

Lukas Hernandez has completed his first year of apprenticeship and looking forward to what comes next. He has a clue as he is a 3rd generation ironworker

10/03/2026

The Saturday Movie: Buildings around the world that defied the norms.

10/02/2026

It pays to be in a union. Local 86 Ironworkers congratulate SPEEA engineers on their new contract. When we stand together we win.

Members of our union’s Professional and Technical bargaining units have both ratified four-year contract offers from Boeing. Message from the Negotiation Team We secured many victories that some thought were completely out of reach when this negotiation cycle started. All of these gains would not ...

09/30/2026

The Lacy Education & Family Center is being constructed and you may be building it. Is is an innovative public resource facility for area families.
The LEAF Center will:
Serve up to 600 students annually with high-quality indoor and outdoor preschool spaces.
Offer family-friendly spaces for parenting classes and other agencies to provide families with on-site health and wellness support.
Provide a commercial kitchen for serving students' nutritional needs.
The rebar is being placed by Grizzly Bar and post-tensioning, and the structural steel is being hung by Olympic Iron Corp.

09/28/2026

FYI.....childcare is a major issue for many Ironworker families.........

Major milestone reached in turning an idea into an institution The following is from the Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO: TACOMA, WA (September 25, 2026) — The keys to the Willard Early Learning Center are changing hands, and a big idea for working families in Pierce County is becomin...