99th MassBTC Convention adjourns in Plymouth, MA
We would like to thank all the speakers for addressing the delegates at the MassBTC convention today.
MassBTC hosts elected leaders, allies, candidates at the Annual Convention
We would like to thank all the speakers for attending the day 2 of 99th Annual MassBTC Convention!
New executive board swears in at the 99th Annual Convention of MassBTC
President Frank Callahan swearing in the members of the Executive Board of the Massachusetts Building Trades Council. The Executive Board includes members elected from the 10 Local Building [...]
WICN 90.5 FM Business Beat Interview with Frank Callahan Of Mass. Building Trades Council
Program: Business Beat Host: Steve Jones-D’Agostino Date: Sunday, July 30, 2017 – 10:00pm In an all-new “The Business Beat,”: Steve Jones-D’Agostino interviews Frank Callahan, [...]
I Am A Building Tradesman by Peter Terzick
I am a building tradesman My hands are custodians of skills a thousand generations old, held in trust for a thousand generations to come. My predecessors created the Hanging Gardens of [...]
North America’s Building Trades Unions Gain 63,000 Members in 2017 According To US Department of Labor Report
January 23, 2017 North America’s Building Trades Unions Tout Promising Statistics from New Department of Labor Report According to DoL findings, Building Trades Unions gained 63k members in 2017 [...]
Wage Theft
Wage theft is a major problem in Massachusetts, resulting in over $700 million being stolen from workers annually through non-payment of wages; payments below the minimum or promised wage; [...]
Raise Up; Defend the Fair Share Amendment
The Massachusetts Building Trades Council is proud to stand with RaiseUP Massachusetts in defending the fair share amendment. Wealthy corporate executives and their lobbyists have filed a legal [...]
Fenton and Callahan: Unions Strong Beyond Numbers – Brockton Enterprise
On Labor Day, it’s common to take stock of the latest employment and job creation data. Equally important is asking what kind of jobs are being created. Not all jobs are created equal. Not all [...]
North America’s Building Trades Unions Succeeds in Beating Back 3 Anti-Prevailing Wage Amendments
In three bi-partisan votes of 173-240 NABTU defeated efforts by Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) to slash the wages of America’s building trades workers on publicly funded projects. 54 [...]