Iron Workers Local 396 Celebrates 100th Anniversary in Style
Date Posted: June 13, 2024
Posted In: News, Organizations,
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Iron Workers Local 396 celebrated its 100th Anniversary (1924-2024) on May 18 with a day-long, family-friendly, free event at the union hall that matched the pride of the union’s members and officers, Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer Mike Heibeck reports.
Under sunny skies and shaded tents, the union’s centennial celebration included:
- Live entertainment by Double Down from Nashville, Tenn.
- A variety of food trucks including Grace Meat Three, Stellar Hog, Treaux’s Cajun BBQ and Seoul Taco, in addition to an inside buffet by Mangia Catering complete with an ice sculpture and plenty of beverages for kids and adults alike.
- Activities for the kids included two large bounce houses, the Hill Fire Department trucks and police SWAT vehicle, Sweet & Simple Kettle Korn, Ice Shack STL: Shaved Ice, sidewalk chalk and games of “bags.”
- Guests captured candid pics with a backdrop of a hanging sculpture of the historic 1932 photo of ironworkers seated on a beam 850 feet above New York City eating lunch.
Everyone received mementos of the milestone event including a commissioned artwork poster highlighting the union’s memorable projects, t-shirt, decals and a special 100th anniversary pin with the union’s logo under their iconic project, the Gateway Arch.
RESPECT
As an indication of the respect Local 396 has within the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, top officers in attendance included Local 396’s own former Local 396 Business Manager and International President Emeritus Joe Hunt, current International officers President Eric Dean, Treasurer James Mahoney and Vice President David Beard who also serves as the St. Louis District Council president.