by James Ross | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
The following letter was published in the Columbus Dispatch on Feb. 22: The Columbus/Central Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council is honored to endorse Issue 21, which would allow Columbus State Community College to remain accessible and affordable for the...
by James Ross | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Grove City Councilman Ted Berry launched a program designed to encourage Grove City residents to pursue a career in the building trades. The award, called the Skilled Trades Labor Award, will be handed out to residents who wish to join a registered apprenticeship...
by James Ross | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
On Feb. 6, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, by a 224-194 tally. Passed along party lines, the legislation is the most comprehensive pro-worker labor law reform in decades. It was designed to make it easier to...
by James Ross | Feb 11, 2020 | America’s Work Force Radio, Community, Community Minded, Construction Issues, Dorsey Hager
Check out Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager, as he makes his monthly appearance on America’s Work Force Radio. Hager told AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc he recently spoke at the Third Friday...
by James Ross | Feb 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ohio’s union membership decreased in 2019, following a national trend, which saw overall union density and membership throughout the United States decrease slightly as well. According to the annual report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2019 there were...