IUOE Local 965

ating Engineers on April 22, 1931 when twenty-three International Union of Operating Engineers Local 7 members petitioned the International for a hoisting and portable charter. At that time, the twenty-three men were building the Spaulding Dam in Springfield, Illinois. Local 965 is self insured for health care and participates in one of the best pensions in the United States, the Central Pension Fund. Local 965 members participate in our Health Reimbursement Account and can take advantage of our fine training facilities. The Chuck Smith Memorial Scholarship is available to Local 965 children and grandchildren each year.