WBZ 1030 AM on Union Tradeswomen Building the Bay State
MBTC President Frank Callahan sat down for an interview with WBZ 1030 AM’s Shari Small to discuss how women building the Bay State are on the rise. Shari also went on-site at Bullfinch [...]
Mass. leads way with women in union construction
By Frank Callahan – President, Massachusetts Building Trades CouncilApr 17, 2019 If you were near TD Garden last fall and looked up about 200 feet, there’s a good chance you saw Heather [...]
MBTC & Partners Recognized for Efforts to Increase Women in Construction
In Massachusetts, the percentage of women in union apprenticeship programs is almost triple the national average of women in the construction workforce Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Building [...]
Mass Building Trades Unions & Partners Receive National Recognition
Dear friends, From the Berkshires to Cape Cod, Massachusetts is leading the nation on gender and inclusion on our job sites. I’m thrilled to share that the Massachusetts Building Trades [...]
Op-Ed: Unions lead the way in closing the wage gap for people of color
Massachusetts Building Trades Council President Frank Callahan and Local 17’s Shamaiah Turner recently co-wrote a piece for the Dorchester Reporter about how the state’s construction unions are [...]
Op-Ed: To Stop Wage Theft, Fund Enforcement
Legislation and Funding Increase Needed to Address Widespread Wage Theft “Left unchecked and under-enforced, the illegal practice of stealing workers’ wages has become a business-as-usual [...]
An Open Letter to Greg Sullivan, Research Director, Pioneer Institute
Today, the Massachusetts Building Trades Council released the following letter to expose the Pioneer Institute’s efforts to drive down standards and slash workers’ wages in [...]
Op-Ed: Build affordably with union workers
In a recent op-ed in the Greenfield Recorder, Massachusetts Building Trades Council President Frank Callahan writes that for the last 30 years, taxpayers have put hundreds of millions of dollars [...]
On Veterans Day, Massachusetts Building Trades Unions and Union Contractors Donate More than $50,000 to Helmets to Hardhats
In recognition of Veterans Day 2018, Massachusetts Building Trades unions and union contractors honored the contributions of local veterans and raised more than $50,000 for the career pathways [...]