Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary/Business Manager Dave Wondolowski was reappointed to his seat on the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Board. Additionally, Pipefitters Local 120 Business Agent Ryan McCafferty was added to the board.
Read MoreUnion leaders across the country responded to President Biden's July announcement he would not seek a second term with mixed feelings, but quickly pivoted to support his preferred replacement, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Read MoreThe 2024 Craftsmanship Awards event will be held at a new venue.
Following several years at Windows on the River, the event that honors those who build Greater Cleveland will take place at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Aug. 29. For affiliated members of the Cleveland Building Trades and affiliated signatory contractors, the new location is fitting, as the stadium was built and maintained by the area building trades.The deadline to register for the awards ceremony is Aug. 16. For more information, visit clevelandcraftsmanship.com
Read MoreAs part of this year’s biannual capital budget process, state lawmakers agreed to a one-time spend of over $700 million to fund a wide array of additional capital projects across Ohio. According to multiple media reports, lawmakers are calling this one-time spend the “Super Duper Fund,” which referred to a $717.8 million spike in state tax revenues after federal COVID-19 relief money flowed into Ohio.The Super Duper Fund is considered part of the overall $4.2 billion capital budget, the largest capital budget in state history.
Read MoreIBEW Local 38 held its 29th annual walleye fishing tournament, with 25 boats participating in the friendly competition. On a warm, sunny Saturday, Lake Erie was calm, providing good boating conditions for the competition, which included members, family and friends. For eight hours on June 22, the boats were cruising Lake Erie, trolling for walleye before they had to return to the check-in station at the E. 55th Street Marina at 3 p.m.
Read MorePresident 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.
Read MoreJust 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreRetired bricklayer and current Geauga County Commissioner Jim Dvorak laid the first block on the Geauga County Courthouse expansion project.
Read MoreAn 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.
Read MoreWorking 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.
Read MoreNearly 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.
Read MoreAmid 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.
Read MoreCleveland 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreOne 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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreActing 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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