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Cuyahoga County approves funding for new jail
Cuyahoga County approves funding for new jail

Cuyahoga County Council voted on Dec. 14 to extend the County’s sales tax to pay for the new jail, set to be built in Garfield Heights. Taxpayers will pay the County’s 0.25 percent sales tax for an additional 40 years, which local leaders estimate will create enough revenue to fund the construction of the new county jail. The tax, which was set to expire in 2027, passed Council by a 6-5 vote and will stay on the books until 2067. The sales tax revenue has funded large downtown projects since 2007, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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Cleveland Building Trades to Build Habitat House: Foundation Donates $25,000 to Cause
Cleveland Building Trades to Build Habitat House: Foundation Donates $25,000 to Cause

Affiliated members of the Cleveland Building Trades were on-hand April 18 for a groundbreaking ceremony to construct an all-union Habitat for Humanity house in Cleveland, funded in part by a donation from the Cleveland Building Trades Foundation. The $25,000 donation by the CBTF marks a significant investment in not only the project, but also the Greater Buckeye neighborhood, where the house will be built.

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Cleveland Clinic Breaks Ground for Mentor Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Breaks Ground for Mentor Hospital

Officials from the Cleveland Clinic held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 20 to mark the beginning of construction on a new hospital in Mentor.

The project was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but ground has officially broken, generating expectations of amble work opportunities for local union tradesmen and tradeswomen.

Members of multiple building trades affiliated with the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council stand to benefit from a longstanding relationship with the Cleveland Clinic, as many past Cleveland Clinic projects have been completed under Project Labor Agreements (PLA).

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Construction Projects, Events, Cleveland Building &am...CBCTC Gencleveland clinic, Mentor Hospital, New Construction, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 16, President Danny Musacchio, Lake County, Cuyahoga County, Mentor City Manager Kenneth Filipiak, Project Labor Agreement, Perry Nuclear Power Plant, PLA
CBCTC Endorses Indians Lease Extension, Upgrade Plan
CBCTC Endorses Indians Lease Extension, Upgrade Plan

The Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council officially endorsed the Cleveland Indians lease extension for Progressive Field on Aug. 26, including the corresponding stadium upgrade plan that would create jobs for building trades members. Earlier in the month, the Indians announced they reached a tentative deal with the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and the state of Ohio to renovate the ballpark and extend the team’s lease in Cleveland for at least 15 years. The current lease expires in 2023. The new lease is expected to start in 2022. The county is slated to pay off bonds from the original construction in 2023, coinciding with the expiration of the current lease.

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CBA Talks Break Down Between Laborers 860, Juvenile Court
CBA Talks Break Down Between Laborers 860, Juvenile Court

CBA Talks Break Down Between Laborers 860, Juvenile Court

A group of union members working at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court had contract negotiations halted as court officials opted to seek legal action instead.

Laborers Local 860 in Cleveland represents roughly 140 workers at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court and Detention Center. These employees work in the Juvenile Detention Center with those in custody and on the administrative side working in office settings.

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Organized Labor, Safety, WagesCBCTC GenJuvenile Justice Center, Cuyahoga County, Laborers Local 860, Anthony Liberatore Jr-, CBA
Area Trades, Contractor Groups Create Recruitment Non-Profit
Area Trades, Contractor Groups Create Recruitment Non-Profit

A partnership between the Cleveland Building Trades and area contractor groups led to the creation of a new nonprofit organization dedicated to recruiting men and women into the union construction industry.

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Cuyahoga County Signs Project Labor Agreement for Justice Center Project

Cuyahoga County entered into a Project Labor Agreement with the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council to transform three floors inside the Justice Center into a Central Booking Area. Various trades affiliated with the Cleveland Building Trades will convert 37,400-square-feet of space into an area designed to speed up the processing of suspects and help reduce the jail population. Read more here

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Convention Center Hotel changing Downtown Cleveland’s skyline
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