Gas tax increase will create jobs for building trades members
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and state legislators agreed to raise the state’s gas tax in order to generate additional revenue for infrastructure improvement, which will lead to more work for members of the building trades. In early April, DeWine signed House Bill 62, a...
Nine Democratic presidential candidates make pitch during Legislative Conference
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McGarvey: Building Trades will not support Green New Deal
During his keynote speech at the 2019 North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference, President Sean McGarvey told the 3,000 union construction worker delegates in attendance the “Green New Deal” will kill good-paying union construction jobs. On day one...
Rob Dorans Appointed to Columbus City Council
Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager made his monthly appearance on America’s Workforce Radio and spoke to host Ed “Flash” Ferenc about Columbus politics. Rob Dorans, Esq., legal counsel for...
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