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C/COBCTC endorses Judge Colleen O’Donnell for Common Pleas Court

C/COBCTC endorses Judge Colleen O’Donnell for Common Pleas Court

by James Ross | Sep 22, 2022 | Election

The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council proudly endorses the re-election bid of Judge Colleen O’Donnell to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. Judge O’Donnell, a Republican, has served on the Franklin County Common...
C/COBCTC endorses Judge Colleen O’Donnell for Common Pleas Court

C/COBCTC endorses Democrat Louise Valentine for Ohio House District 61

by James Ross | Sep 20, 2022 | Election

The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council proudly endorses Democrat Louise Valentine for Ohio House District 61. In 2018, Valentine came within 2.7 percent of the vote of flipping a state senate district largely considered uncompetitive. ...
C/COBCTC endorses Judge Colleen O’Donnell for Common Pleas Court

Intel ceremonially breaks ground on $100 billion project

by James Ross | Sep 10, 2022 | Uncategorized

President Biden stresses use of union construction workers It was a grandiose event to ceremonially commemorate the start of the largest construction project in the history of Ohio. On the morning of Sept. 9, hundreds of guests – made up of local, county, state and...
C/COBCTC endorses Judge Colleen O’Donnell for Common Pleas Court

Whaley Announces Plan To Create More Ohio Union Construction Jobs

by James Ross | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized

With a campaign focused on workers’ rights, Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley announced her economic plan to create more union construction jobs that would expand training programs and require Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for construction projects...
C/COBCTC endorses Judge Colleen O’Donnell for Common Pleas Court

C/COBCTC endorses State Rep. Jeff LaRe for Ohio District 73

by James Ross | Sep 8, 2022 | Election

The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council proudly endorses Ohio State Rep. Jeff LaRe for the 73rd District. LaRe, a Republican, currently serves District 77. Due to the redistricting process, he was moved into the 73rd district. LaRe, a...
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