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Earlier this year, ElevatorInfo traveled to International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 5 in the city of brotherly love (also known as Philadelphia, PA), to talk to elevator constructors involved in the Lift for a Vet program. A Lift for a Vet is a charitable effort started by Philadelphia elevator constructors that has since…
A Lift for a Vet, a nonprofit program originating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has taken off across the country. A collaborative effort between the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) and IUEC Local 5 in Philadelphia, A Lift for a Vet has helped hundreds of veterans nationwide to date. The program’s model is a…
A Lift for A Vet is a charity started by The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) and IUEC Local 5 (Philadelphia) wishing to help veterans in need. A Lift for A Vet has installed hundreds of stairlifts, wheelchair lifts and residential elevators for veterans of all wars. https://youtu.be/yu74vtDQf3U Recently, A Lift for A Vet…
Union elevator constructors in Boston have been quite busy in 2022 – just a few months into the new year, and the Boston union’s officers and members have already installed elevators at the homes of two veterans at no cost to the veterans. The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) calls the program Lift for…
The man behind Embree Elevator: James Comley Born and raised in Bedford, Massachusetts, James (Jim) Comley, a 91-year-old Navy veteran, is no stranger to hard work and dedicated service – having worked in the elevator industry for more than 70 years. The youngest of three children, Jim lights up when speaking about his family –…