International Union of Operating Engineers

International Union of Operating Engineers
AbbreviationIUOE
FormationDecember 7, 1896 (1896-12-07)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersWashington, DC, US
Location
    • Canada
    • United States
Membership409,840
President
John L. Downey
SecessionsCanadian Union of Operating Engineers
Affiliations
Websiteiuoe.org
Formerly called
  • National Union of Steam Engineers of America
  • International Union of Steam Engineers
  • International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers

The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a trade union within the United States–based AFL–CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers (also called operating engineers or power engineers) who maintain heating and other systems in buildings and industrial complexes, in the United States and Canada.

Founded in 1896, it currently represents roughly 400,000 workers in approximately 123 local unions and operates nearly 100 apprenticeship programs.

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