President's Message
November 26, 2019
We have much to be thankful for. The brotherhood and sisterhood of our fellow members. The solidarity we possess. The training and safety protections our Apprenticeship and other programs provide. The wages and benefits we earn. The power we gain through collective bargaining. The fulfilling careers we build with the support of our union. And the fulfilling crafts we engage in each and every work day.
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Legislative Updates
November 20, 2019
Threats to the OPCMIA’s world class Apprenticeship Programs have grown as the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) illegally diverted $1.1 million intended for legitimate apprenticeship programs into substandard “Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs” (IRAPs) instead.
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December 11, 2019
General President Daniel E. Stepano was recently profiled in his hometown newspaper, the Tribune-Review. The article discusses how when he was growing up in Arnold, Pennsylvania, just northeast of Pittsburgh, he learned plastering from his father, Local 31 member Ed Stepano, and how it shaped his approach to his craft and his union.
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Lower Burrell man learned plastering from his dad, turned it into career, nationwide union leadership
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Dan Stepano would help his father plaster homes during what turned out to be, in effect, a very young apprenticeship. Ed “Peck” Stepano would wear stilts on the job. Ev...
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As income inequality soars, languishing labor unions make a return
After decades of declining membership and seemingly sidelined authority, a spat of national strikes has put unions back in the spotlight.
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When the temperature drops, dress for the weather. OSHA recommends wearing: inner & outer layers that will keep you dry; a hat or hood that covers your ears, waterproof/insulated gloves & boots. More in our HA: https://t.co/sl0xOpEpO3 https://t.co/TRnCTRXoYe
When the temperature drops, dress for the weather. OSHA recommends wearing: inner & outer layers that will keep you dry; a hat or hood that covers your ears, waterproof/insulated gloves & boots. More in our HA: https://t.co/sl0xOpEpO3 https://t.co/TRnCTRXoYe
General President Dan Stepano was recently profiled in his hometown newspaper, the Tribune-Review. Read about how he learned plastering from his father, Local 31 member Ed Stepano, and how it shaped his approach to his craft and his union. https://t.co/RNszyJWsQM
“We’re not here just punching a clock. You get to put your name on what you’re doing, and, at the end of the day, you get to look and say, ‘I did that.’” — Marine Corps veteran and @H2Hjobfairs participant Michael Szabla https://t.co/txWpxvctK6
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Across key battleground states, overwhelming majorities of voters @BuildTogether_ polled support a bold, comprehensive infrastructure plan. #BuildTogether https://t.co/KgY1yAGvdv
Across key battleground states, overwhelming majorities of voters @BuildTogether_ polled support a bold, comprehensive infrastructure plan. #BuildTogether https://t.co/KgY1yAGvdv
“Union organizers I've talked to have said that there is a dramatic pick-up in the number of people interested in organizing ... If people see that they can solve their problems through collective bargaining...then they will do that." @LarryMishel #1 https://t.co/PzfeAnm8RH