Congratulations and best wishes to Paul DiPietro. Paul is a retired Local 7 Ironworker and served as Treasurer of Local 7 for many years prior to running for elected office.

New union building will offer a window on apprentices.   “We purposely put in big windows,’’ said Mark Erlich, executive secretary of the union. “We want this to be a showcase where people can see young men and women learning their trade.’’

Walker Electric of Nashville, owned by Mike Walker, president of the Mid-Tennessee chapter of anti-union Associated Builders and Contractors, was fired from the project by contractor Gray Construction of Lexington, KY. The undocumented workers were contracted to Walker by Trades Unlimited, whose founder and CEO is John Stallworth, 1st Vice Chairman of the Mid-Tennessee chapter of ABC.

A recently released Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed that union membership in Massachusetts increased last year.  The increase of 18,000 union workers happened in the third consecutive year in which the number of organized workers in Massachusetts increased.

Jeff Crosby - AFL-CIO NOW Blog

What happened in Massachusetts? Democrats forgot the working class.

Rep. Martin Heinrich said, "I support granting TSA employees collective bargaining rights similar to those our firefighters, police officers and other first responders have. Playing politics with public safety is never appropriate."

Calling her the best candidate to represent the needs of working families, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO today unanimously endorsed Martha Coakley for United States Senate.  Click the headline to read the full press release from the Martha Coakley for Senate campaign and to view pictures and video from the endorsement announcement.

Applications will be accepted up until December 16th.  Click on the attached link for further information and to download application.