Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council Blog

Ohio, Nation see increased union membership

Construction IssuesCBCTC-1February 7, 2018AFL-CIO, jobs, Richard Trumpka, union, union workforce

McGarvey: Ensure multiemployer pension plan security

Construction IssuesCBCTC-1January 30, 2018AGC, Associated General Contractors of America, composite funds, multiemployer pension funds, NABTU, North American Building Trades Union, retirement, Sean McGarvey, Stephen Sandherr

IBEW Local 38 member Elected to Wickliffe City Council

ElectionCBCTC-1December 6, 2017Case Western Reserve University, City Council, Cleveland Clinic, Dennis Meaney, election, IBEW Local 38, Jason Biondolillo, Wickliffe, Zenith Systems

Cleveland Building Trades Unveil Searchable Contractor List

Cleveland Building &am...CBCTC-1November 22, 2017Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, Dave Wondolowski, Searchable Contractors List, Website

Roundtable Talk Sparks Community Investment Ideas

Construction Issues, EducationCBCTC-1October 3, 2017AFL Housing Investment Trust, AT&T, building, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, Courtyard by Marriot, Dave Wondolowski, ERECT Fund, financing, investment, jobs, PLA, Project Labor Agreement

New Poll Shows Nearly Half of Americans Losing Faith in Financial Power of Bachelor’s Degree

Construction Issues, Education, TrainingCBCTC-1October 2, 2017apprenticeship, bachelor's degree, Careers, college debt, college degree, Employment, NBC News poll, Wall Street Journal poll

Diverse Building Trades Workforce Safely Constructs Cleveland Hilton Hotel

Hotel PLA Project Comes In $20 Million Under Budget

Trades Praised for their work on Drury Hotel

Cleveland Building &am..., Construction ProjectsCBCTC-1May 23, 2016Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, Cleveland Building Trades, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Drury Hotel, Drury Plaza Hotel Cleveland Downtown, Historic Renovation, Pipefitters Local 120

Cleveland Building Trades are Becoming More Diverse

Cleveland Building &am..., Community, Construction IssuesCBCTC-1May 9, 2016African-American, Bricklayers Local 5, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, Diverse, Diversified Workforce, IBEW Local 38, Latino, Minorities

Women Discuss Working in Building Trades

Cleveland Building &am..., Community, Construction IssuesCBCTC-1April 28, 2016apprenticeship, Cleveland, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, Employment, jobs, Video, Women in Construction

ACT Ohio Adds Current Prevailing Wage Information To Their Website

Construction IssuesCBCTC-1April 22, 2016ACT Ohio, Ohio Department of Commerce, Prevailing Wage Rates

New Cleveland Building Trades Video Urges Viewers To Become Apprentices

Cleveland Building &am..., Community, Construction IssuesCBCTC-1April 18, 2016apprenticeship, Cleveland, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, community, earn while you learn, Employment, jobs, training

Cleveland Building Trades Helped Transform Progressive Field

Cleveland Building &am..., Construction ProjectsCBCTC-1April 13, 2016Cleveland, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades, Cleveland Indians, construction, IBEW Local 38, Progressive Field, Scoreboard, Tribe

Cleveland Building Trades Secure PLA on Newburgh Heights Project

UncategorizedMatt JaworskiFebruary 23, 2016

Cleveland Hilton Hotel Project Update

Cleveland Building &am..., Construction Projects, Events, UncategorizedCBCTC-1October 6, 2015Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council, Cleveland Convention Center, construction, Convention Center Hotel, Hilton, Project Labor Agreement

New Cleveland Vocational High School Includes Pre-apprentice Program

Cleveland Building &am..., Community, Education, The Labor Citizen, TrainingCBCTC-1September 23, 2015Cleveland, Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Labor Citizen, Max Hayes High School, pre-apprenticeship training

Construction Leaders Promote PLA Use

Cleveland Building &am..., Construction IssuesCBCTC-1September 14, 2015Cleveland Convention Center, cleveland-com, Hilton, PLA, Plain Dealer, Project Labor Agreement

Employee Misclassification Costing Billions in Tax Revenue

Construction IssuesCBCTC-1July 6, 2015employee misclassification, FICA, fraud, independent contractors, IRS, labor standards, taxes

New Partnership Gives High School Students Career Opportunities in the Trades