President's Message
January 1, 2020
On behalf of the OPCMIA General Executive Board, I want to wish all of our members and their families a happy, rewarding, fulfilling New Year. Coming at the start of a new decade and being an election year as well, 2020 will be momentous. That makes it imperative that all of us seek to have an impact, to shape the course of history, and to improve the lives of our brothers and sisters.
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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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No one does it better, safer, or more skillfully than proud OPCMIA members. Watch and learn more about the immense value OPCMIA plasterers and cement masons bring to any project, building eye-catching structures of the highest quality on time and on budget. Quality all the way!
ReBuildUSA on Twitter
“👀 in #Iowa. Presidential candidates, how will you fix Iowa's deficient bridges and America's #infrastructure? @ewarren @JoeBiden @PeteButtigieg @MikeBloomberg @TomSteyer @amyklobuchar @CoryBooker @BernieSanders @AndrewYang @JohnDelaney @DevalPatrick”
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The HYM Investment Group, Building Trades Unions, and John Moriarty & Associates sign region’s largest-ever private sector project labor agreement for Suffolk Downs Redevelopment
For Immediate Release on Monday, January 6, 2020 Contacts: On behalf of HYM Investment Group: Susan Elsbree, 617-212-6817, Susan@InkHouse.com On behalf of Building Trades Unions: Jeff Hall, 617-281…
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CPWR on Twitter
“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”
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Unlawful: U.S. employers are charged with violating federal law in 41.5% of all union election campaigns
Unions are good for workers. But the data show that U.S. employers are willing to use a wide range of legal and illegal tactics to frustrate the rights of workers to form unions and collectively bargain. Employers are charged with violating federal law in 41.5% of all union election campaigns. And o...
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Helmets to Hardhats on Twitter
“Helmets to Hardhats Midwest Regional Manager Bill Mulcrone will be attending the January 14th Career Fair at Camp Dodge”
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The Union Plus Auto Buying Service makes it easier to buy union-made cars with special rebates: https://t.co/QdmjhHP8RO https://t.co/H0jyIOu0qU
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👀 in #Iowa. Presidential candidates, how will you fix Iowa's deficient bridges and America's #infrastructure?
@ewarren @JoeBiden @PeteButtigieg @MikeBloomberg @TomSteyer @amyklobuchar @CoryBooker @BernieSanders @AndrewYang @JohnDelaney @DevalPatrick https://t.co/JQEt0swHI5
👀 in #Iowa. Presidential candidates, how will you fix Iowa's deficient bridges and America's #infrastructure?
@ewarren @JoeBiden @PeteButtigieg @MikeBloomberg @TomSteyer @amyklobuchar @CoryBooker @BernieSanders @AndrewYang @JohnDelaney @DevalPatrick https://t.co/JQEt0swHI5
Kudos to the Building & Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District on a landmark Project Labor Agreement that will create 14,000 union construction jobs! @MetroBTC #1u
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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/5hRdgAHynO
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/5hRdgAHynO
This @EconomicPolicy study makes clear why it is so urgent that Congress pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act now! https://t.co/lQX5UGKstw
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Helmets to Hardhats Midwest Regional Manager Bill Mulcrone will be attending the January 14th Career Fair at Camp Dodge https://t.co/UTl91DFXBH
Helmets to Hardhats Midwest Regional Manager Bill Mulcrone will be attending the January 14th Career Fair at Camp Dodge https://t.co/UTl91DFXBH