On behalf of the 15,000 members of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18, we welcome you to our website. Local 18 has been serving the needs of Ohio Operating Engineers for more than seventy years.
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Local 18 members are busy with pipeline work during the final phase of construction of the Rockies Express (REX) Pipeline Read more...

Local 18 contractors and members make nation's longest covered bridge a reality. Read more...

…union members' wages & benefits average 36% higher than those of non-union workers? Learn More

…the value of being a Union Contractor?

Programs and benefits to help you and your family… good training… great fringe benefits… health insurance… non-disappearing pensions. Learn More

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Business Manager Pat Sink participates in Ohio Governor's 21st Century Energy and Economic Summit      Learn More