Welcome to IUOE Local 25 Marine Division
AFL-CIO

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Ernest D. Whelan
President and Business Manager

My name is Ernie Whelan and I am President / Business Manager of Local 25. On behalf of the officers of this great Local, I would like to welcome you to our website. We work to provide our members a safe workplace, fair wages, competitive benefits and job security through negotiated labor contracts.

The majority of our members work on dredging projects, including beach renourishment and ship channel maintenance. We also cover offshore pipeline work, cable laying projects and oyster shelling operations, just to name a few. As the only International Union of Operating Engineers marine local on the east coast of the United States, we are proud to represent such a highly skilled workforce.

Our jurisdiction extends from Maine to Florida, covering the eastern seaboard states. Our headquarters is located in Millstone Township, NJ with a second office located in Tampa, FL.

We hope you find this website informative, easy to read and descriptive of our purpose and benefits, whether you are a member, pensioner or are just interested in learning more about us.

Union Quote

"We should insist that if the person who comes here in good faith becomes a union member and assimilates themselves to us, they should be treated on an exact equality with every other union member. But this is predicated upon the persons becoming, in every facet, a union member and nothing but a union member. There can be no divided allegiance here. Any person who says they are a union member but something else also isn’t a union member at all. We have room for but one allegiance and that is to the union allegiance, and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that loyalty is to the union brotherhood.."...anonymous