June 16, 2020
June 16, 2020

OPCMIA Supports Food Relief Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

One of the harshest impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is a massive increase in hunger and food insecurity with a record 40 million Americans losing their jobs just since mid-March. Nick Scholz, a former OPCMIA Office Manager who is now retired, is doing something about this.
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June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020

2020 Trades Women Build Nation Conference on Hold

This year’s 10th International Conference, scheduled for October 2-4, 2020 in Washington, D.C., has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Organizers are encouraging potential participants NOT to make travel or hotel arrangements at this time.
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March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020

OPCMIA April Florida Meetings Cancelled

In keeping with public health directives and recommendations, the OPCMIA has cancelled two meetings that were to be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in April.
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March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020

OPCMIA Launches Political Action Web Page

To ensure you are informed about the key issues affecting your lives, mobilized to action when necessary, and empowered to make your voice heard in the legislative and political process, the OPCMIA has launched a new political action web page – the Action Center.
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March 10, 2020
March 10, 2020

OPCMIA Supports Concrete Cares

The #OPCMIA is proud to support #ConcreteCares, a non-profit helping families and children facing the daily challenges of cancer in their lives. Watch the video to see how we joined with Concrete Cares at the 2020 World of Concrete Expo.
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January 24, 2020
OPCMIA at Canadian Concrete Expo 2020
January 24, 2020

OPCMIA Promotes Members at Canadian Concrete Expo

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.
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December 11, 2019
December 11, 2019

General President Stepano Profiled in Hometown Newspaper

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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December 4, 2019
December 4, 2019

OPCMIA Spreads Holiday Cheer

The OPCMIA recently visited Lindale Middle School in Linthicum Heights MD to spread holiday cheer. Students used VR technology to learn about fireproofing and other OPCMIA crafts and they made ornaments for the OPCMIA Xmas tree. A great time was had by all!
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October 10, 2019
October 10, 2019

Steel-Edge Women Build Nations

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.
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