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Originally appeared in the August 31, 2019 edition of the Lynn Daily Item, page A4. By Frank Callahan and Chris Brennan Look around as you drive through the North Shore. The building boom that [...]

This op-ed appeared in the Everett Indepedent on July 25, 2019. By Frank Callahan – President, Massachusetts Building Trades Council Savy Francis – Pipefitters Local 537 The gleaming [...]

This op-ed appeared in the Springfield Republican on June 17, 2019. By Frank Callahan – President, Massachusetts Building Trades Council Dan D’Alma – Business Manager, IBEW [...]

The men and women of Massachusetts Building Trades Unions are honored to build Boston’s world-class stadiums and arenas, including TD Garden, Gillette, Fenway, and more. Check out our [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]