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Alert!
Davis Bacon coverage again under attack. See the ad placed in Roll Call on July 24. (pdf)

While thousands of our brave union members were under fire in the Persian Gulf, they were also under attack here at home. Find out more...

News Releases 2006

  1. November 8, 2006--President Sullivan's Post-Election Statement
  2. September 27, 2006--Building Trades Department Announces Organizational Changes & Program Leadership Additions for the Department
  3. August 14, 2006--Building Trades Bring Fight for Future of American Workers at Georgia Immigration Bill Hearing
  4. August 4, 2006--Passage of Pension Reform Bill a Victory for Building Trades
  5. July 31, 2006--Building Trades Praises House Passage of Pension Reform Bill, Urges Immediate Senate Action
  6. July 31, 2006--Building Trades Fight for Future of American Workers in Immigration Bill
  7. June 26, 2006--Building Trades Lauds Doe Suspension of April Order to Stop Contractor Reimbursements for Pension and Health Care
  8. February 15, 2006--Building & Construction Trades Department Says Exit of Laborers' and Operating Engineers Long Expected But Challenges Reasons for Departure

News Releases 2005

  1. November 9, 2005--Election Results in Virginia, New Jersey and California
  2. October 27, 2005--IUPAT’s VP McGarvey Elected Sec-Treas. of Building Trades Dept., AFL-CIO
  3. October 26, 2005--Under Bi-Partisan Pressure Bush Administration Reverses Suspension of Davis-Bacon Protections: Building & Construction Trades Applaud Reinstatement
  4. October 19, 2005--Building and Construction Trades Department Calls for State and Federal Investigations of the Associated Builders and Contractors Ties To Scandal-Ridden Decker College
  5. September 23, 2005--Building Trades Join Interfaith and Community Groups in Opposition to Suspension of Worker Wage Protections in Hurricane Stricken Gulf Counties
  6. September 22, 2005--Building & Construction Trades Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Maloney to Resign
  7. September 9, 2005--Building Trades Blast Administration for Suspension of Worker Wage Protections in Hurricane Stricken Gulf Counties
  8. June 23, 2005--AFL-CIO President John Sweeney Statement on Bush CAFTA Push
  9. March 22, 2005--Building Trades Predict California Lawsuit Against Associated Builders and Contractors of Southern California Will Be First of Many Nationwide
  10. March 4, 2005--Statement regarding AFL-CIO Winter Meeting
  11. March 4, 2005--Statement regarding UBC reaffiliation with AFL-CIO

News Releases 2004

  1. October 1, 2004--Kerry Wins Debate by Offering a Vision of Strength and Truth
  2. September 16, 2004--The Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, a coalition of 15 international construction unions representing over 3 million workers, calls on federal and state agencies to immediately investigate 19 chapters of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and their corresponding apprenticeship programs.
  3. August 31, 2004--Republican Attempt To Use World Trade Construction Workers As Political Pawns for Anti-Labor Bush Administration Is Condemned byBuilding & Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO
  4. August 2, 2004--Building Trades Demand DOL Act to Stop Illegal Destruction of Documents; Urges Criminal Investigation
  5. July 6, 2004--Building & Construction Trades Dept. President Edward Sullivan Praises Kerry Choice of Sen. John Edwards for Vice President
  6. June 7, 2004--Building Trades Uncover Associated Builders and Contractors Tax Discrepancies
  7. May 13, 2004--Construction Industry Tripartite Initiative Reaches Consensus On Critical Improvement Issues
  8. May 6, 2004--Building Trades’ Rulemaking Petition for Apprenticeship Reform Generates Misleading Response from Associated Builders and Contractors
  9. April 22, 2004--Habitat for Humanity and Labor launch 'Labor with Habitat Week'
  10. April 20, 2004--Building Trades President Sullivan Continues Fight to Force Reform of Apprenticeship Programs
  11. April 5, 2004--Habitat for Humanity and Labor Unions Launch National Partnership
  12. March 31, 2004--Democratic Candidate John Kerry Gets Huge Welcome from 3000 Building Trades Leaders at Building Trades Conference
  13. March 30, 2004--Day Two of Building Trades Conference: "The Best Way to Create Jobs is to Fire Bush"
  14. March 29, 2004--Day One of Building Trades Conference Brings Calls for Defeat of Anti-Worker Bush Administration
  15. March 22, 2004--Senators Kennedy and Murray Call for G.A.O. Investigation of Construction Industry Apprenticeship Programs
  16. March 4, 2004--Building & Construction Trades 2004 Legislative Conference, March 29, 30,31, 2004, to Focus on Political Mobilization
  17. February 10, 2004--Building & Construction Trades Dept. Unites Behind U.S. Senator John Kerry for President
  18. February 1, 2004--Construction Industry Tripartite Initiative Nears Consensus On Critical Improvement Issues

News Releases 2003

  1. October 28, 2003--Building Trades President Edward C. Sullivan Calls for Deptment of Labor Investigation of Apprenticeship Programs
  2. October 17, 2003--Edward C. Sullivan, President of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, announced the signing of a National Construction Agreement (NCA) with Parsons Constructors for the Ship Systems Facilities Modernization Project, covering three sites in two Southern states.
  3. October 6, 2003--Statement by Edward C. Sullivan, President , Building & Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO On Bush Administration's Attempt to Paralyze Unions with New Financial Reporting Rules
  4. July 23, 2003--Building Trades President Urges Defeat of Anti-Worker HR 2672, Which Threatens Davis-Bacon Wage Protection for Construction Workers
  5. May 29, 2003--Building Trades Pres. Sullivan Urges Defeat of "Comp Time" Bill (H.R. 1119)
  6. April 9, 2003 -- Building Trades 2003 Legislative Conference Hears Democratic Presidential Candidates
  7. April 8, 2003 -- Pro-Labor Congressmen and Women Electrify Building Trades Conference
  8. April 8, 2003 -- Building Trades Honors Troops and lost members in Iraq and Afghanistan
  9. April 7, 2003 -- Rep. Pelosi, Sen. Stevens and PA Gov. Rendell Address BCTD Legislative Conference
  10. January 28, 2003 -- Building Trades Disappointed with Supreme Court Denial of Petition Concerning Project Labor Agreement
  11. January 18, 2003 -- Construction Industry Leaders Form Tripartite Initiative
  12. January 2, 2003 -- Ohio Building Trades' Court Victory for Project Labor Agreements Lauded by Building Trades Department President Edward Sullivan

News Releases 2002

  1. November 26, 2002 -- Building Trades President Lauds Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
  2. November 25, 2002 -- Homeland Security Act Harms Workers Who Protect Our Security
  3. October 3, 2002 -- Building Trades President Outraged at GOP Highway Funding Cuts
  4. August 28, 2002 -- Construction Unions Take Bush Executive Order To U.S. Supreme Court
  5. July 15, 2002 -- Statement By Edward C. Sullivan, President Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO Regarding Building And Construction Trades Department vs. Allbaugh Decision
  6. May 28, 2002 -- New Report Shows Labor Ready Workers Comp Misclassification Widespread, Long-Term
  7. April 8, 2002 -- Building Trades Welcome White House Support for Terrorism Insurance
  8. March 22, 2002 -- President Sullivan Urges Congress to Tighten Safety Protections for Nation's Pipelines
  9. February 6, 2002 -- Labor Leaders Ask Senate to Open Debate on ANWR Oil Exploration
  10. January 23, 2002 -- President Sullivan Urges US Conference of Mayors to Support Affordable Housing
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