Chartered on October 1, 1909, Local 27 of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and today serves 11 counties, including Genesee County and Orleans County which are shared with Local 14, and Seneca County which is shared with Local 62. Since the very beginning Local 27 has been the proud home to multiple war veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

The members of Local 27 contributed to the building of the skyline of Rochester, NY and the surrounding areas. Our members played a pivotal role when downtown Rochester was experiencing a construction boom during the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. One of the longest-running and largest projects that kept a lot of our members busy was the construction of the Kodak Park facility. This construction began in the 1930s and ran until the early 1970s.

Local 27 has a long, rich history working with the National Elevator Industry Education Program (NEIEP). The first Assistant Director of NEIEP was Bill Whitbourne, Local 27’s former Business Representative. Local 27 members contributed to some of the very first curriculum that NEIEP taught. In fact, for decades, the printing company that prints NEIEP manuals has been located in Rochester.

On Friday, October 2, 2009 Business Representative Alan Rothfuss and Organizer Gil Duncan successfully completed an organizing drive to get Downey-Goodlein Elevator to sign with the IUEC. This was an effort that took close to two years and was signed 20 hours before Local 27’s 100th anniversary party was scheduled to start.