As of June 9, the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council has made the following political endorsements for the 2020 General Election. Affiliated members are encouraged to vote for these candidates, who support the area’s...
READ MOREREAD MOREIn mid-May, House Democrats released a new $3 trillion stimulus bill, designed to provide additional relief in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 6800, called the HEROES Act, includes money for personal protective equipment (PPE) and...
READ MOREREAD MOREFor the second time in the last 15 years, Ohio’s unemployment fund will become insolvent soon, as state lawmakers have been unable to agree how to adequately raise the revenue needed to keep the fund solvent. Any legislative attempt to fix the...
READ MOREREAD MOREDon’t miss 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. Returning to last month’s discussion, Hager told AWF host Ed...
READ MOREREAD MOREIn mid-March, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered all schools to be closed, amongst fears of the coronavirus. DeWine’s decision forced training centers across the state to rethink how they could perform the vital task of providing critical education to...
READ MOREREAD MOREIn March, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine deemed construction an essential industry, allowing construction work to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout most of Ohio, building trades members have the ability to keep working, if they want, as...
READ MOREREAD MOREThe fourth annual Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council D.A.D.’s Day sporting clay shoot is pushed back to Sept. 12. Normally, the event is held in early June to benefit diabetes research, but due to coronavirus...
READ MOREREAD MOREYou need to check out Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, as he makes his monthly appearance on America’s Work Force Radio. Hager and AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc...
READ MOREREAD MOREHouse Bill 197, legislation dealing with the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, set April 28 as the final day of Ohio’s primary election. Ohio’s Primary Election Day was set for March 17, until the Ohio Department of Health cancelled...
READ MOREREAD MOREAs the buildup begins for the 2020 election, various Ohio media outlets are again tracking Ohio’s building trades efforts to build a bipartisan coalition of elected officials, who support initiatives important to the union construction...
READ MOREREAD MOREThe coronavirus (COVID-19) has altered the lives of most Ohioans as major gatherings such as sporting events, concerts and even school classes have been suspended or canceled until further notice. So far though, the impact on construction work in...
READ MOREREAD MOREIn mid-March, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a permanent exemption for the construction industry from Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs, otherwise known as IRAPs. The March 26 announcement was a big win for the building trades...
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