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President's Message
2008 – A Transformational Year for the Convergence of Politics and Economics
Obama vs. McCain - For The Building Trades...The Choice Was Clear
The Collapse of Safety
America's Building Trades Unions Support a Nuclear Renaissance
Keynote Address: 2008 Building Trades National Legislative Conference
Union Business Managers - The "Brand Ambassadors" of Our Industry
Congress Comes Up Short on Stimulus Package
90 to 90 - Lessons from the Houston Ship Channel Experience
Message to State and Local Councils Re: Industry Fragmentation
Keynote Address to 2007 National Labor-Management Marketing Conference
Re-Building a Relevant Market Position for Union Construction

Past Presidents' Messages
On This Labor Day… Building Opportunity and Prosperity
In Support of the Davis-Bacon Act
Statement From June 20th Press Conference in Opposition to Senate Immigration Reform Legislation
Keynote Address- 2007 BCTD National Legislative Conference
President's Message – January 2007
Post Election Statement – November 2006

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International Union of Elevator Constructors
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International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

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Governing Board of Presidents

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Press Releases
President Ayers Speaks to Pennsylvania Building Trades Convention
President Ayers Speaks at LIUNA Tri-Fund Conference
Day 3: Senator Hillary Clinton Outlines “Solutions” for America at Building Trades National Legislative Conference
Day2: Senator Obama Joins Building Trades Leaders…Declares Intent to Support Increased Infrastructure Spending and a Strengthened Davis-Bacon Act
Day 1: America's Building Trades Union Leaders Gather for 100th Anniversary Celebration
Announcing the 2008 BCTD Legislative Conference
AMERICA’S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS CALL ON CONGRESS TO CRAFT STIMULUS PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING TO SPUR GROWTH AND JOB CREATION
Building Trades Department Elects New President
STATEMENT OF EDWARD C. SULLIVAN, PRESIDENT OF THE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO, REGARDING THE MINNESOTA BRIDGE COLLAPSE AND THE STATE OF AMERICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE
Building Trades Hail Defeat of Senate Immigration Bill
BCTD President Sullivan Announces October Retirement
Building Trades Department Settles Lawsuit Over Hexa-Chromium
Davis-Bacon Wage Protections Re-Applied to Wastewater Infrastructure Projects

Policy Statements
BCTD Policy Statement - National Energy Policy
BCTD Policy Statement - Immigration Reform

Latest News
James Strayer, Leader of NW Indiana Building Trades Council, Retires
Solidarity Key for Seattle Sprinkler Fitters Strike
Utility Wants to Start Work on Nuclear Reactor
Industry, Labor Leaders in New York City Form Council to Promote Construction Safety
Report Says California Construction Industry Has Highest Number Of Uninsured Workers
Colorado Power Developers Ramping up to Nearly Double State's Generation Capacity
BP's Whiting Refinery Modernization Project Moving Into High Gear
Wisconsin Wind Projects Escalate Through 2009
Democrats Seek Tougher Crane Safety Standard as Deaths Mount
Democrats Fail to Win Two-Thirds on Oil Drilling Vote
Minnesota Building Trades Promise Unprecedented Election Effort
Key Democrats Seek to Block DOL Workplace Toxins Rulemaking
Houston City Council Crackdowns on Misclassification of Workers
Contractor or Employee? Ask the IRS
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Restore Highway Trust Fund Balance
Anti-Union Measure's Defeat in Chula Vista (CA) is Final
US Senators Demand Action From Dept. of Labor on Construction Safety
Coors Shenandoah Plant...Built 100% Union...Named "Plant of the Year"
Project Labor Agreement Signed for $1.8 Billion in LAX Improvements
Governor Corzine Outlines Infrastructure Plan to NJ Building Trades
Campaign 2008 - John McCain vs. Barack Obama - Communications Guidelines for State and Local Building Trades Councils
ABC Whines Over Sands Project in PA
Project Labor Agreement Looks Like a "Go" for LA Port
Building Trades Initiate Massive Safety Training in Las Vegas
ABC Defeated in San Diego, Again!
Study Finds Prevailing Wage Laws Do Not Inflate Gov't Construction Costs
Unemployment Extension Signed Into Law
President Ayers to Head Union Veterans Council
Colorado Building Trades Help Build House for Vet
BCTD President Ayers Urges Congress to Take Immediate Action on Construction Safety
BCTD President Calls on Congress to Address Construction Worker Safety
Building Trades Department Endorses Senator Barack Obama for President
BCTD President Ayers Joins CASEnergy Coalition Press Conference on Job Growth Associated with a Nuclear Renaissance
BCTD President Ayers Addresses Texas Labor-Management Conference
"The View" from the Freedom Tower Site
Wall Street Journal Editorial Attacks Davis Bacon
President Bush Signs Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Use e-Verify for Employees
The Bush/McCain Guest Worker Approach - A Real-Life Preview From Dubai
When Sons Die, Hard-Hat Pride Becomes Grief
After One-Day Strike Over Safety Concerns...Building Trades Workers Return to City Center Project in Vegas
House Passes Bill to Bolster Green School Construction
Statement of BCTD President Mark H. Ayers on Crane Accidents and Overall Construction Safety
Senate Begins Debate Over Key Climate-Change Bill
Indy Building Trades Go to Work on Marriott Hotel Complex
U.S. Nuclear Renaissance Continues - Westinghouse to Build 2 New Nukes in SC
African-Americans in Milwaukee Get Apprenticeship Support
Abused H2B Workers Mount Hunger Strike in Washington, DC While Congress Moves to Expand H2B Program
Five Years of Iraq War Impact Union Program That Turns Military Vets Into Craft Workers
BCTD President Ayers Speech - Nuclear Energy Institute
BCTD President Ayers Speech to Anheuser Busch Executives
BCTD President Ayers Speech - The Association of Union Constructors
Building Trades Applauds U.S. House Vote in Favor of Farm Bill
Bush Administration Set to Inundate Unions with More Reporting Requirements
ABC Sues Alaskan City Over Project Labor Agreement
Chemical Processing Facility Construction Continues Strong Growth
New Jersey Dry Wall Finishers Say "YES" to IUPAT
Chicago Building Trades Mobilize to Help a "Gold Star Mom"
Missouri Attorney General Vows to Pursue Those Who Hire Undocumented Workers
Building Trades Push for Legislation to Clarify Contractor Designation, and Increase Fines for Misclassifying Workers
Bechtel and BCTD Announce PLA Commitment for New Nuclear Power Project in MD
Energy Industry says More Construction Needed
Bill to Exempt Returning Seasonal Workers From H2-B Visa Cap Introduced in U.S. House
United Parcel Service & Louisville Building Trades Win Labor Management Accolades
Coors Chief States Opposition to Colorado Right-to-Work Bill
BCTD President Ayers Meets With Congressional Leaders
Mohegan Tribe Signs PLA for $1 Billion Expansion
Dallas-Based Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc. Wins National Award for Work on New Nationals Ballpark in D.C.
Hispanic Construction Worker Safety to be a Story Line on Telemundo's Pecados Ajenos
NY Crane Accident Calls Attention to Dangers of Construction Work
The Dark Side of Immigration - Foreign Welders, Pipefitters Sue Gulf Coast Company That Imported Them
Former Speaker Hastert to Help Move Illinois Construction Plan
Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency Three-Year Agreement with LA/Orange County Building Trades
Masonry Contractor Sentenced to Six Months in Prison For Harboring Undocumented Aliens
Petroleum Terminals Construction in 2008 to Add 242 Billion Cubic Feet of Storage Capacity
North American Pharmaceutical & Biotech Industry Antes Up $323 million for 2008 Scheduled Maintenance Shutdowns
Former Maine Governor Working on Renewable Energy Projects New England Region
Illinois Employee Mis-Classification Act Goes Into Effect
West Central IL Building and Construction Trades Council Meets with Customers
Building Trades Department Urges Infrastructure Spending as Part of Stimulus Package
Pittsburgh Building Trades Go On the Offensive in Support of Arena and Casino
On This Valantine's Day, Central Indiana Building Trades Know the Meaning of Love...
IMPACT Holds First Annual Labor-Magement Conference
Rocky Mountain Region Set to Host $38 Billion Industrial Projects Scheduled to Start Construction in 2008
Four Hundred Eight U.S. Industrial Plants Go Online in 2007
Los Angeles County Industrial Projects Forecast to Exceed $4 Billion in 2008
More Than $22 Billion in Proposed Spending in North American Pipeline Sector Slated for Construction in 2008
Illinois' Industrial Project Spending Remains Bright Despite FutureGen Setback
Wind Renewable Energy Will Continue to Grow in 2008
Wind Renewable Energy Will Continue to Grow in 2008
National Fuel Gas Plans to Build $700 Million Pipeline in the Northeast
Capital Spending for Alberta's Oil Sands Development to Rise in 2008
New Jersey Trades Support Corzine Toll Plan as an Economic Boost
Construction Union Membership Increases Dramatically in 2007
A Success Story From Lima, Ohio
North American Industrial Project Spending Ends 2007 on Positive Note
Building Trades Department Urges Infrastructure Spending as Part of Stimulus Package
Senator Clinton Introduces Legislation to Train Construction Workers as "Second Responders"
Building Trades Department's Press Release re: Economic Stimulus Package
Building Trades Defeat Another Attack on Davis-Bacon in US House of Representatives
Building Trades Mobilize to Respond to New Labor Dept. Apprenticeship Regulations
Building Careers...Re-Building Lives - The Indiana Plan
Quad Cities Building Trades Steps Up Apprentice Recruitment
Contra Costa Trades Reach Agreement to Build Steel Facility
New Study Confirms Benefits of Project Labor Agreements
West Virginia Building Trades Hits the Airwaves to Educate Public on Worker Misclassification
Ironwokers Website Offers 9/11 Tribute
US Department of Labor Proposes Amendments to Federal Apprenticeship Program Regulations
Columbia-Pacific Building Trades Council Thwarts Carpenters' Jurisdictional Advances
Tri-State Council Leader Featrued in Herald-Dispatch
DC Stadium Project Labor Agreement - A Lesson in Workforce Development
Alameda County Building Trades Help Construct 9/11 Memorial
CA BCTC President Balgenorth: Schools Need to Increase Tech Education
Many BCTD Councils Receive NMAPC Zero Injury Safety Awards
A Taste of What's to Come - KY Gubernatorial Victory
New President for Nassau-Suffolk Buiilding Trades
Comprehensive National Energy Policy
A Salute to Our Nation's Veterans
Building Trades Help Beshear Win Big in Kentucky
Young People: Take a Look at the Trades
Kentucky Building Trades Workers Mobilize to Get Out the Vote!
NYCOSH: Non-Union Sites Account for Most Construction Deaths
Building Trades' Program Graduate Builds Own Home
Local Building Trades Tapped to Build Reno Baseball Stadium
H2B Visa Abuse on the Rise!
"My Career is My Life!" - A New Orleans Success Story
BCTD Defeats Attempt to Repeal Davis-Bacon in U.S. Senate
Mark Ayers Elected New BCTD President
Secretary of Labor Pays Visit to IUPAT Training Center
New Orleans Unions Plant Seeds for Growth With First Preapprentice Training Program
Unprecedented 10 year Agreement Reached Between Chicago and Local Building Trades
NLRB "Indeck" Decision Will Have Little Impact on Project Labor Agreements
San Diego Building Trades Dials Up the Pressure on Gaylord Entertainment
Ethanol Group Supports the Davis-Bacon Act
Building Relationships...Building Schools...Building Community
Gregory Devlin - A Helmets to Hardhats Success Story
Canadian Oilsands Project a Potential Boon for Building Trades
Senate Immigration Bill Goes Down to Defeat
Building Trades Mount Final Push to Defeat Senate Immigration Bill
Building Trades Beat Back Another Attempt to Weaken Davis-Bacon
Senate Set to Re-Visit Immigration Reform - Building Trades Urge "NO" Vote
BUILDING TRADES SUCCEED IN DE-RAILING IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL
BCTD Mobilizes Grassroots Effort to Defeat Senate Immigration Bill
New Toyota Plant to Be Constructed Under Project Labor Agreement
BCTD President Sullivan Announces October Retirement
Massachusetts Governor Considers "Deputizing" Workers to Police State's Construction Industry
Michigan Partnership Seeks to Address Manpower Issue
T.V.A. to Re-Open Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant this Month
High School Building Program Launched in Southern California
We Will Not Forget the L'Ambiance Disaster of Twenty Years Ago
San Francisco Public/Union Partnership Recognized for Innovation
St. Louis Building Trades Leader Responds to Carpetner Leader's Critical Comments of Union Labor
Building Trades Department Settles Lawsuit Over Hexa-Chromium
Tri-City (IL) Building Trades Slams Contractor for Out-of-State Workers on Ethanol Plant Project
Remembering John Kennedy
Seize the Opportunity... Meet the Challenge - The 2007 BCTD Legislative Conference
Mall of America Expansion = 7,000 Union Construction Jobs
The Big Scam - "Independent Contractors" in the Construction Industry
Alaska Building Trades Seek to Address Manpower Needs for Gas Line Projects
The Worst Kept Secret in Construction
Bricklayers Union Set to Open State of the Art Training Facility
CA State Building Trades Head Speaks at Apollo Summit in DC
Vegas Struggles to Meet Construction Demand
Alaska Faces Skilled Worker Shortage

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Coffee Break

Video Gallery
Gov. Beshear says "Thank You" to the Building Trades
Highlights from Day 3 of the Building Trades 2008 Legislative Conference
Highlights from Day 2 of the Building Trades 2008 Legislative Conference
Highlights from Day 1 of the Building Trades 2008 Legislative Conference
Helmets to Hardhats Overview

Photo Gallery
Building Trades 2008 Legislative Conference - Day 3
Building Trades 2008 Legislative Conference - Day 2
Building Trades 2008 Legislative Conference - Day 1
Celebrating 100 Years Part 4: 1980-2008
Celebrating 100 Years Part 3: 1960-1980
Celebrating 100 Years Part 2: 1930-1960
Celebrating 100 Years Part 1: 1908-1930

External Feeds

Disney World Construction + Maintenance Agreement
Disney World Construction and Maintenance Agreements

General Presidents' Maintenance Agreement
General Presidents' Maintenance Agreements

Project Labor Agreement
Project Labor Agreement (PLA)

Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority

National Construction Agreement
National Construction Agreement

Committee Rosters
Committee Rosters

Committee News
Building Trades Department Weighs in With OSHA on Outreach Program Changes
Free Apprenticeship Training Offered in Cleveland
Women Building California
New York Program Introduces Teens to the Trades
Sheet Metal Workers Training Institute is on the Cutting Edge
63rd Annual Eastern Seaboard Apprenticeship Conference Set for June 2007
Canada Moves to Upgrade Construction Worker Skills
Building Trades to Engage Ace Mentor Program
Minnesota Report Shows Public Benefits From Prevailing Wage Laws
Alliance forms in New Hampshire to Reduce Construction Injuries
Dept. of Labor to Initiate Grants to Help Women Enter Into Apprenticeship Programs
New Hampshire Lawmakers to Tackle "Independent Contractor" Issue
Prevailing Wage Rules to Remain in Effect for California School Construction
Research and Resources
Trade Groups Recruit Women in Construction to Patch Industry Shortage
IBEW National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee Announces...
Protecting workers is our top priority
Best Value Contracting
Responsible Contractor Policies & Contractor Prequalification Laws
Economic Development Laws
BCTD Sets Up Formal Committee to Recruit More Women into the Construction Trades
BCTD Labor Management Committee Under Way
Bringing Apprenticeship and Training Programs into the 21st Century
National Labor College
Training & Education
George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Organizing in the Construction Industry I class

National Drug & Alcohol Program
National Drug & Alcohol Program

Ullico
Ullico

Center to Protect Worker Rights
Center to Protect Worker Rights

Helmets to Hardhats
Quality Careers for America’s Military Veterans

TR Conservation Partnership
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

Gulf Coast Training Project
Gulf Coast Construction Career Center (GCCCC)

Dad's Day
DAD'S Day 2008

General Info

DOL Wage Determinations (Members-Only)

Educational Articles + Downloads

Celebrating 100 Years
2008 Marks the 100 Year Anniversary of the Building & Construction Trades Department

General Information
Building Trades 2008 Legislative Conference
Program Agenda
Sen. Barack Obama's Remarks from Day 2 of the Building Trades Legislative Conference