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Our veterans have served our country and gained valuable skills in the process. They deserve good-paying, quality careers as they come back into the workforce. That’s why Massachusetts [...]

Americans want unions, it’s companies that don’t   In a recent column, Jeff Jacoby claims that Americans don’t want to join labor unions despite a 71 percent approval rating, a [...]

Join us on September 10 for MBTU’s Helmets to Hardhats 2022 motorcycle ride! To join, it’s $20 per bike and $10 per person. Proceeds support Helmets to Hardhats in their mission to [...]

Today, Massachusetts Building Trades Unions (MBTU) announced their endorsement of Diana DiZoglio for State Auditor. The organization represents over 75,000 union construction workers across the [...]

Today, Massachusetts Building Trades Unions (MBTU) announced its endorsement of Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll for Lieutenant Governor. The organization represents over 75,000 union construction [...]

Today, Massachusetts Building Trades Unions (MBTU) announced their endorsement of Shannon Liss-Riordan for Attorney General. The organization represents over 75,000 union construction workers [...]

On June 19, we commemorate the official freeing of the last enslaved Black people in the United States. On the day and every day, the labor movement must unite in declaring and demonstrating [...]

2022 is shaping up to be a banner year for MBTU. Our 2022 convention was a big success. President Biden’s infrastructure law will fuel an unprecedented boom in federal projects, creating [...]

Wage theft is a major problem in Massachusetts, resulting in nearly $1 billion being stolen from workers annually through non-payment of wages; payments below the minimum or promised wage; [...]

Council cites Attorney General’s track record of combating worker exploitation and holding bad actors accountable SPRINGFIELD, MA — The Massachusetts Building Trades Council (MBTC) officially [...]