Fitter Talk
A podcast for Pipefitters L.U. 533, United Association Members and their customers to learn more about Pipefitters Local 533 of Kansas and the Mechanical Piping and HVAC Service Industry in both Kansas City and from across the country. Hosted by Curtis Ohlde of L.U. 533, listen in as new episodes will drop every other week with Bonus Episodes in between scheduled weeks.
Fitter Talk
Steve Parsons - Pipefitter Local 537, Boston, Massachusetts
In this episode of Fitter Talk, host Curtis Ohlde sits down once again in his home away from home (Holiday Inn Express) to talk with Steve Parsons a member of UA Pipefitter Local 537 in Boston, Massachusetts. Steve starts out sharing about Cathy Merkel the 35+ years Registrar for the International Training Fund. Tuesday of this week, Cathy sent out her final email to all who are involved with the ITF. Steve then shares his background as a 2nd generation Pipefitter and then talks about his 44+ years as a member of Local 537. Steve shares about the types of jobs he's worked on over the years, challenges, changes then talks about his time as a Training Instructor for the Local since 2000. From his local and getting CCO Trained in 2010, Steve shared his involvement with teaching rigging during ITP as well as regionally for the UA5011 class. Steve then goes over the History of 537 going back to 1911, challenges of working in Boston and the types of different Industries 537 works in. In addition, Steve shares about 537's new Training Facility and the challenges of building a Training Facility in Boston.
Fitter Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions L.L.C. and may be reached at CowTownProductionsKC@outlook.com.
