https://vimeo.com/765519731 Having started her career as a mechanic and National Elevator Industry Educational Program (NEIEP) instructor in the busy Metro Denver area, NEIEP Area Coordinator Kristi Savala knows how important it is to work safe. The best way for someone coming into the elevator trade to establish a foundation of safe work practices begins with…
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IUEC Local 4 members work on elevators, escalators, and other conveyance equipment in eastern Massachusetts, the majority of New Hampshire, and all of Maine. Recently, ElevatorInfo.org visited Local 4’s headquarters in Dorchester, Massachusetts to talk with their President Doug Cullington, members of the Executive Board, Business Managers and Representatives, and new apprentices in the trade.…
How many individuals do you know who were able to afford buying their own house through hard earned wages before they were old enough to buy a beer? ElevatorInfo recently caught up with a young man who did just that. Jack Demmel, a fourth-year apprentice in the organized elevator industry, will sit for the Mechanic…
The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) offers elevator apprentices more than stable elevator union jobs and elevator union wages – it offers a lifetime career that for most members has spanned generations. The IUEC offers union elevator careers, an elevator union salary, and ultimately an elevator crew that always has your back. You're Never…
https://vimeo.com/747066129 Recently, we visited the National Elevator Industry Educational Program’s (NEIEP) fair in Arlington, Texas alongside the members of IUEC Local 21. While at the event, we got a nice overview from NEIEP’s Head of Development, Lester White. NEIEP has established a national educational program that is uniform across the country, so the apprentices all…
https://vimeo.com/744184576 ElevatorInfo was recently in Chicago and had the great pleasure of interviewing International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) General President Frank J. Christensen and his dear friend Chris Gardner, whose rags-to-riches story was shared with the world in the hit movie The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith. Frank and Chris are leaders working together…
ElevatorInfo recently had a chance to sit down with Ovi Georgescu, an elevator constructor with TKE who currently maintains 170 elevators on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). During our conversation, he spoke to the importance of education and training, especially in a highly complex trade like the elevator industry. He…
https://vimeo.com/733299286 Building Pathways is a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. Their mission seeks to increase the number of diverse workers in the building trades workforce. Building Pathways works with International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 4 Boston to help the recruitment, retention and advancement of under-represented groups in the building trades. “Building Pathways…
https://vimeo.com/723453019 Quality Elevator is a proud signatory company. Jim Snider (VP, Quality Elevator) recently sat down with ElevatorInfo to talk about his company’s journey and what makes his workforce one of the best in the industry. Jim came from the field and understands what it takes to become a talented elevator technician. During the interview,…
https://vimeo.com/690566206 Eric Rittenhouse, an instructor with National Elevator Industry Education Program (NEIEP at www.neiep.org) recently sat down with us to share his thoughts on why the NEIEP apprenticeship and continuing education programs are important for elevator constructors. Some of the areas he highlights include why it's necessary to teach elevator constructors about typical real-life scenarios…