Skilled Trades Labor Award Offered to Grove City Residents
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...
House Passage of PRO Act Draws Praise From Union Leaders
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...
Ohio’s union membership declines in 2019
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...
BLS Report Reveals Construction Deaths Down Slightly in 2018
A recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics study revealed there were 5,250 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2018, up from the 5,147 deaths recorded in 2017. There were 731 construction occupation related deaths in 2018, which is down from 747...
C/COBCTC Members Can Expect Busy 2020 Construction Season
In Central Ohio, union construction workers can expect another busy year. Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager said 2019 was the busiest year on record for his affiliated union construction workers...
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