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Dorsey Hager discusses Amazon, growth in local unions and special election on AWF

Dorsey Hager discusses Amazon, growth in local unions and special election on AWF

by James Ross | Jul 7, 2023 | Amazon, America’s Work Force Radio, Dorsey Hager, Election

Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building Constructions and Trades Council, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss Amazon’s recent announcement, local unions working to grow their workforce and the...
Dorsey Hager discusses Amazon, growth in local unions and special election on AWF

Hager: State Issue 1 is an attack on voter rights

by James Ross | Jun 5, 2023 | America’s Work Force Radio, Dorsey Hager, Election

Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, made his monthly appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about Ohio’s State Issue 1. He also gave an update on Intel and...
Dorsey Hager discusses Amazon, growth in local unions and special election on AWF

C/COBCTC endorses re-election bid of Judge Jeffrey Brown

by James Ross | Sep 28, 2022 | Election

The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council proudly endorses the re-election of Judge Jeffrey Brown for Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. “I am proud to have received your endorsement,” Brown said. “I have always been a...
Dorsey Hager discusses Amazon, growth in local unions and special election on AWF

C/COBCTC endorses Judge Michael J. Holbrook for Franklin County Common Pleas

by James Ross | Sep 26, 2022 | Election

The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council proudly endorses the re-election of Judge Michael J. Holbrook to Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. “I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the Central Ohio Building and...
Dorsey Hager discusses Amazon, growth in local unions and special election on AWF

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...
Dorsey Hager discusses Amazon, growth in local unions and special election on AWF

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. ...
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