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At the direction of OPCMIA General President Dan Stepano, Local 598 Toronto Business Manager Tony Mollica, Local 598 President Jason Langley, Local 919 Vancouver Business Manager Roy Bizzutto and other officials and staff carried our union’s flag at the third annual Canadian Concrete Expo, held January 22-23 in Toronto.

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.

The OPCMIA’s proud Steel-Edge Women played an active, important role in the just-concluded ninth international Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference in Minneapolis. More than 2,800 tradeswomen — including the largest OPCMIA delegation ever — gathered to share experiences and best practices with their sisters, to learn about new programs and opportunities in the industry, and to engage with top leaders from government, industry and 15 international building trades unions.

The OPCMIA stands in solidarity with the 50,000 courageous United Auto Workers members on strike for justice and a fair contract at General Motors.

Delegates to the OPCMIA’s 52nd Convention unanimously re-elected General President Daniel Stepano, General Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Sexton, Executive Vice President Todd Lair, Vice President Richard Bailey, Vice President Michael Hubler, Vice President Doug Taylor and Vice President Rob Mason. They also unanimously elected Christian Feller as Vice President, replacing Richard Wassill, who retired.