In the days after the attacks, Jeff Goodell spent time with the men dismantling the remains of the Twin Towers.

Washington, D.C. – September 29, 2025 – When most people think of ironworkers, they think of steel—cranes, rigging, and iconic skyscrapers. Mass timber is not the first thing that comes to mind. But ...

Dan Rodricks’ recent column on ironworkers is a classic, a keeper (“Dan Rodricks: These ironworkers helped build the Francis Scott Key Bridge, now a lost legacy,” March 29). Many thoughts crossed my ...

The money will help buy industrial cranes, forklifts, a plasma table, an ironworker machine, outdoor training modules and a ...

Washington, D.C. – The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Iron Workers) celebrates the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation's (PBGC) approval of ...

CHICAGO, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker addresses more than 1,000 ironworkers from across the United States and Canada during the International Association of Bridge, ...

Ironworkers lay out and fabricate sheet metal and structural steel to build metal structures; much of the work relates to interpreting blueprints, reinforcing steel bars and cutting and welding steel.

On August 19th, 1907, just after 5:30 p.m., a bell rang to let a crew of construction workers know it was time to pack up their belongings and finish for the day. They were building a bridge that ...

Ironworkers prepare and install iron and steel girders, plates, as well as other components in buildings, roads and bridges. These iron and steel components form a structure's framework and provide ...