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 nearly 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
…Local 18 members volunteer with Habitat for Humanity around the state?

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 attends REX Pipeline press conference Learn More