TRI-CITY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL 2023 IOWA LOCAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023 ELECTION CITY OF DAVENPORT 1ST WARD COUNCIL Rick Dunn CITY OF DAVENPORT 2ND WARD COUNCIL: Tim Dunn CITY OF DAVENPORT COUNCIL AT LARGE: Jasmine Newton DAVENPORT SCHOOL BOARD: Dan Gosa, Karen Kline Jerome Linda Hayes Connie King Kent Brands NORTH SCOTT SCHOOL BOARD … Read more
TRI-CITY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL PROCLAMATION NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP AWARENESS & APPRECIATION WEEK NOVEMBER 13th – 19th, 2023 WHEREAS, the Tri-City Building & Construction Trades Council recognizes the urgent needs of the construction unions to train and maintain the most highly skilled trained workforce capable of meeting the needs of the industries in which we … Read more
Salena Zito: The ‘unspeakable stupidity’ of devaluing work A few months ago, Mike Rowe stumbled on a 2011 video of himself speaking in front of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee during the Obama administration about the mindset of government toward skilled trades. His argument was that skilled trades were the key to saving … Read more
TRI-CITY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL 2023 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL & SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS APRIL 4TH, 2023 ELECTION CORDOVA VILLAGE TRUSTEE Trustee Harvey Sothmann … Read more
Changes for Quad-City construction union leadership Steven P. Tondi and Alan Anderson, longtime labor-management leaders in the Quad-Cities construction trades industry, recently retired after a combined 72 years of service. Tondi retired on Dec. 31 as President/CEO of the Associated General Contractors of the Quad Cities (AGCQC), Quad City Builders (QCB), and the Quad City … Read more
TRI-CITY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADE COUNCIL 2022 ELECTION ENDORSEMENT LIST NOVEMBER 8, 2022 FEDERAL ELECTIONS U.S. Senate (IL) Tammy Duckworth U.S. Senate (IA) Mike Franken Congress 17th District (IL) Eric Sorensen Congress 1st District (IA) Christina Bohannan Congress 2nd District (IA) Liz Mathis ILLINOIS STATE OFFICES Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Illinois Attorney … Read more
TRI-CITY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL PROCLAMATION NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP AWARENESS & APPRECIATION WEEK NOVEMBER 8th – 14th, 2020 WHEREAS, the Tri-City Building & Construction Trades Council recognizes the urgent needs of the construction unions to train and maintain the most highly skilled trained workforce capable of meeting the needs of the industries in which we … Read more
NABTU STATEMENT ON TRUMP ENDING COVID-19 RELIEF NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2020 – North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey issued the following statement in response to President Trump ending COVID-19 relief negotiations until after the presidential election: “I am appalled at President Trump’s decision today … Read more
2020 ELECTION ENDORSEMENT LIST NOVEMBER 3, 2020 TRI-CITY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL FEDERAL ELECTIONS President Joe Biden U.S. Senate (IL) Richard Durbin U.S. Senate (IA) Theresa Greenfield Congress 17th District (IL) Cheri Bustos Congress 2nd District (IA) Rita Hart Congress 1st District (IA) Abby Finkenauer ILLINOIS STATE OFFICES Illinois House District 72 Mike Halpin … Read more
History of Labor Day Labor Day: What it Means Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our … Read more