Local 63, headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, received its charter from the IUEC on April 21, 1921. Over the past 100 years, the local has seen the city go through its share of ups and downs. During the national recession, several large projects sustained the local and kept members working. In recent years, the economy in Oklahoma has diversified, and since the passing of the MAPS proposal, the city has gone from strength to strength.

Over the years, Local 63’s membership has grown steadily. During the 1980s, membership had grown sufficiently to allow the local to hire its first full-time Business Manager, Dick Brantley, who went on to serve as the Business Manager for Local 63, either full-time or part-time, for nearly 35 years.

Local 63 members were on-site when a bomb destroyed the AP Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995. Members worked alongside search and rescue teams to check for survivors and to clear the building. Local 63 members also worked to help erect the buildings of Oklahoma City, a city whose economy is now thriving and growing faster than the national average.