President Joe Biden spoke at the annual North America's Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference in April and received the endorsement of NABTU for his re-election bid.
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Just as a songwriter crafts pieces with the melody, harmony, and rhythm in mind from the beginning, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is embedding safety into its expansion project from the start. The construction stakeholders have signed a partnership agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Cleveland Area Office to protect workers involved in the project.
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A member of Local 17 Cleveland bested a group of 13 other Ironworker apprentices during the Great Lakes District Council Apprentice Competition, held this year in Cleveland.
Held May 31 and June 1, Max Meese took first place in the district competition, earning the right to compete this fall in the Ironworkers national apprentice competition. Iron Workers Local 55 (Toledo) Apprentice Mark Vajen placed second and will also compete in the national competition.
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Retired bricklayer and current Geauga County Commissioner Jim Dvorak laid the first block on the Geauga County Courthouse expansion project.
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An artist rendering of the Case Western Reserve University Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering building. The $300 million project will be the first new research facility built on campus in decades.
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Working under a Community Benefits Agreement [CBA], affiliated members of the Cleveland Building Trades completed Phase I of the $200 million Progressive Field renovations in time for the Guardians home opener on April 8.
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Nearly 400 men and women attended the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council apprenticeship fair on March 27. Attendees were able to meet with members of the trades and learn about apprenticeships and career opportunities available through the trades.
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Amid a construction boom in Northeast Ohio, affiliated Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council unions are hosting a career fair to encourage more men and women to join their apprenticeship programs.
On March 27 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council will host a career fair at the Pipefitters Local 120 Union Hall, located at 6305 Halle Drive in Cleveland. Women, Cleveland residents and people of color are encouraged to attend.
Cleveland Tradeswomen celebrated Women in Construction Week with a dinner on March 8 at the Plumbers Local 55 Union Hall. More than 75 tradeswomen, including a few from states outside of Ohio, attended the second annual event.
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Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary/Business Manager Dave Wondolowski normally watches the State of the Union Address on television. He had to change his plans this year, as U.S. Rep. Max Miller (R-Rocky River) invited Wondolowski to be his guest on March 7 for President Biden’s the State of the Union Address.
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The Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council Endorsements as of 03-06-2024 for he March 19, 2024 Primary Election are listed below. Early and in-person voting is underway.
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One of the two Bricklayers and Allied Crafts Local 23 apprentices from Northeast Ohio who participated in a national apprentice competition last month at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas placed in the top three. On Jan. 24, Scott Schooley competed against other apprentices from across the nation in the MCAA Skills Challenge and took third place. Fellow Local 23 Bricklayer apprentice Steve Berlin also competed in the competition.
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On Nov. 9, by a 5-2-1 vote, the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Board of Directors voted to repeal its Prevailing Wage provision. The Cleveland-Cuyahoga Port Authority is a public agency that provides financing solutions for economic development projects in Cuyahoga County and beyond. The Port Authority partners with economic developers, government entities and banks to provide funding options for projects in the private, non-profit and public sectors. According to its website, since 1993, the agency has funded 150 projects, issued $4.5 billion in bonds and leveraged $6.1 billion in construction.
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Acting U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su visited Cleveland in mid-December to announce details related to the final rule to implement President Joe Biden’s Executive Order requiring Project Labor Agreements for most large-scale federal construction projects. This rule will help ensure large federal construction projects are completed by union construction workers, who will earn good wages and excellent healthcare and retirement benefits in exchange for performing quality construction work efficiently and on time, helping to complete the project on or under budget.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced a long-awaited final rule regarding the misclassification of workers. On Jan. 9, the DOL officially stated it would rescind an independent contractor rule put in place during the Trump Administration. Among the industries the rule is expected to affect are construction, healthcare, trucking and housekeeping.The new final rule will help employers and workers better understand when a worker must be considered an employee and when they qualify as an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Cleveland Building Trades Executive Secretary, Dave Wondolowski. “In repealing its wage-protection policy, the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Board of Directors has violated its mission to advance the economic interests of Cleveland residents in favor of protecting profit margins for a handful of developers.”
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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.
Read MoreAfter years of battles over permits and environmental concerns, the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo), announced it was pausing efforts to construct a freshwater wind farm in Lake Erie, citing delays and rising costs. The Icebreaker Wind project was supposed to be the first freshwater wind farm in North America.
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