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Local 77 is a labor union that represents skilled equipment operators in the construction industry. We are working to make life better for all equipment operators working in the trade.
 The objects and purposes of this organization are to elevate the trade of the operating engineers to its proper position in all industrial activity and the ranks of organized workers, and to encourage a higher standard of skill among our members. We work to cultivate feelings of friendship among the men and women of the craft and those who may employ its members and to organize all persons working in the jurisdiction.
The local was founded in 1901 and in those days covered most of the mid-Atlantic area. Local 77 now has 1500 members and covers Washington DC, eight counties in Northern Virginia and four counties in Maryland surrounding the District of Columbia.
Local 77 maintains a 170 acre training center in Acceek Maryland where we provide our members with the latest training, certifications and licensing training that are available. Local 77 maintains a fleet of equipment at our training center where we encourage our members to maintain and gain additional skills.
Local 77 headquarters is located in Suitland, Maryland. Browse through our web site and find out more about local 77. If you have any question please give us a call at 301-899-6900
The History of Local 77
It's 1901, the President of the United States, William McKinley, is assassinated; Vice President Theodore Roosevelt becomes President. The average annual income is $442 per year or $8.50 per week. A typical home costs $2,225, a new car is approximately $600 and chicken is .07 cents a pound. Local 77 was founded in the Washington DC area.
The National Union of Steam Engineers was organized December 7, 1886. By 1897, the name was changed to International Union of Steam Engineers of America to reflect our Canadian local unions.
 By August 1901, Frank Monghan is General President of the I.U.S.E.A and there are approximately 5,823 members in 76 local unions of which 7 are hoisting and portable; the other 69 being stationary.
In August 1901, ten members (James Devlin, K. Babcock, W. Houghton, W. Tapscott, David McCracken, John Greenwood, S. Foreman, Thomas Snee, Joseph Mick and Charles Tomlinson) of the Stationary Local #14 working in the hoisting and portable or construction industry in Washington, DC submit to the International Union of Steam Engineers of America for a charter for a hoisting and portable local union. The I.U.S.E.A. charters Local #77 of Washington, DC. On July 1, 1928, the official name of our organization became the International Union of Operating Engineers (I.U.O.E)
 In July 1930, the original Local #77 amalgamated with Local #949 of Washington, DC and was known as Local #67 with hoisting and portable jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. In January 1938, Local #67 and Local #724 both of Washington, DC, were amalgamated and the charter was reissued and known as Local union #77. Therefore, the original number that was issued to cover the hoisting and portable jurisdiction of Washington, DC was used. In 1938, when Local 67 and 724 amalgamated to become Local 77, Local 77's jurisdiction was the District of Columbia, the state of Virginia, the state of North Carolina, and four Counties in Maryland; namely, Prince George's County, Montgomery County, Charles County and St. Mary's County.
As of July 1938, Local 77 had 390 members. In our 100 years of operation, our membership has grown to 1500. We have accomplished much in our existence. Our Health and Welfare Program began July 1963 and our Pension Program began November 1959. The Operating Engineers Skill Improvement and Joint Apprenticeship Committee began May 1962; and we began an Annuity Program in 1999 for our members.
With the help and participation or our membership, there are no barriers as to where we can proceed in our next 100 years. The future belongs to us.
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