REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD THANK A UNION Below is a brief history of the many employment benefits and laws that have been enacted because of the hard work America’s unions have done for our nation’s workforce. On Labor Day please take time to thank your union. WHAT HAVE UNIONS DONE FOR THE AMERICAN WORKER: Retirement … Read more
NEWS UPDATE Construction Deemed An Essential Service During “Shelter in Place” Order As you know, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a statewide “Shelter in Place” order starting (3-21-20) at 5:00 p.m. through April 7th. The shelter in place directive allows workers who provide “essential services” to provide those services. Pursuant to the order, construction is … Read more
LABOR HISTORY- LABOR ISSUES PRESENTATION The Tri-City Building & Construction Trades Council invites you to attend a presentation on Labor History & Labor Issues by Robert Bruno, Professor & Director of Labor Education at University of Illinois. Saturday, February 15, 2020 IBEW Local 145 1700 – 52nd Avenue, Moline Program 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (noon) … Read more
TRI-CITY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL PROCLAMATION NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP AWARENESS & APPRECIATION WEEK NOVEMBER 11– 17, 2019 WHEREAS, the Tri-City Building & Construction Trades Council recognizes the urgent needs of the construction unions to train and maintain the most highly skilled, highly trained workforce capable of meeting the needs of the industries in which we … Read more
Reject road swap program Quad-City Times Editorial Board May 26, 2019 Updated May 27, 2019 On Tuesday, members of the Bi-State Regional Commission’s Transportation Policy Committee are scheduled to decide whether to take part in the federal aid swap program authorized by the Iowa Legislature in 2017. For months, labor unions and local contractors have been lobbying … Read more
Davenport mayor commits to leaving Iowa Department of Transportation’s federal aid swap program May 22, 2019 Tri-City Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Director Jerry Lack spoke about his opposition to the Iowa Department of Transportation Federal Aid Swap program during a news conference May 13 in Jetty Park on the Bettendorf riverfront Three of … Read more
Schools credit new sales tax receipts for $11M in improvements NICOLE LAUER nicolellauer@gmail.com Oct 24, 2018 Legat Architects has created this rendering of the potential renovated front of Rock Island High School, using funds generated by the Rock Island County 1 percent sales tax for school facilities. More than $11 million has now flowed to … Read more
Opportunities there for future electricians JIM MEENAN jmeenan@qconline.com Nov 10, 2018 Paul Kanakares. an electrician for the Tri-City Electric, works on the construction along River Drive, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. You speak with Tri-City Electric’s Brian Vanderbleek and it’s clear the electrician/job foreman likes his job. Despite pay that would satisfy most appetites, Vanderbleek says … Read more
Carpenter skills last a lifetime JIM MEENAN jmeenan@qconline.com Oct 28, 2018 Mark Gilmour who has been a carpenter for the past 19 years works on the Gordon VanTine Commons in Davenport, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 Mark Gilmour who has been a carpenter for the past 19 years works on the Gordon VanTine Commons in Davenport, … Read more
TRI-CITY BUILDING TRADES & JA CONSTRUCTION CAREER EXPO: Trades career expo gives teens something to think about JIM MEENAN jmeenan@qconline.com Oct 26, 2018 ROCK ISLAND — The main goal of the Junior Achievement High School Building Trades Career Expo is to open some eyes. About 400 high school students from 16 Quad-City and vicinity … Read more