Rochester Building & Construction Trades Council

Fighting For Unions President Cilento Hits Back in NY Post Letter Read the full letter at http://bit.ly/1o0sYId

Fighting For Unions President Cilento Hits Back in NY Post Letter Read the full letter at http://bit.ly/1o0sYId

The Rochester Building & Construction Trades Council, an association of 18 individual trades whose mission is to support the working men and women of the local construction industry, announced today that it had voted unanimously to endorse Rep. Louise Slaughter (DNY25), Rep. Dan Maffei (DNY24) and current Tompkins County Legislator Martha Robertson (DNY23) in their respective Congressional races. According to Dave Young, Jr., President of the RBCTC and Business Manager of ...IBEW Local #86, the decision was the right one for New York’s hardworking men and women, and for the construction industry as a whole. The Rochester Building & Construction Trades Council is pleased to announce its endorsement of Congressional candidates Louise Slaughter, Dan Maffei and Martha Robertson. These three elected representatives have an outstanding relationship with local unions and their members throughout the 23rd, 24th and 25th Congressional districts, and their proLabor voting records speak for themselves. An early endorsement of these candidates was an easy call for our council. See more

The Scaffold Law saves NYS workers lives every year and now some opponents are trying to gut it to increase profits. Luckily, we have members like you and Barri...e Smith, President of 100 Black Construction Workers; Business Agent, Construction and General Building Laborers’ Local 79 who set the record straight! Read his response to attacks in the paper at http://amsterdamnews.com//ending-scaffold-law-would-hurt-/

FAIR trade policy, brought to you by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY).

On Saturday, September 21st, members of UA Local 13 once again gave up their mornings to make sure local seniors are ready for winter. It was all part of their annual Heat’s On program, a collaboration of contractors and the union to check on the furnaces of at-risk neighbors to ensure that when the snow starts, no one will be left out in the cold. Great work, Local 13!

The Rochester Labor Council and Rochester Building & Construction Trades Council stand in solidarity as they endorse Lovely Warren in the race for Mayor in the City of Rochester. "We are looking forward to working with Lovely Warren to continue building and improving our community here in the City of Rochester," said Dave Young, President, Rochester Building & Construction Trades Council. "Along with Mayor Richards, City Council President Warren has played a key role in making Project Labor Agreements at Midtown, the Rochester School District, the Train Station, and now the Marina, a reality for this city and its workforce. In doing so, she's guaranteed that local labor will go to work on local projects such as these." #lovelyformayor #believe #rochester #labor #trades #endorsement

Rochester Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO and the Rochester Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO to Announce Their Endorsement for Lovely Warren as Mayor of the City of Rochester Rochester, NY: The Rochester Labor Council and Rochester Building Trades Councils stand in solidarity as they endorse Lovely Warren in the race for Mayor in the City of Rochester. Labor is looking forward, as key constituents of the economic justice base in city, to uniting with Lovely W...arren to move forward with improving the economic opportunities for our entire community, states Jim Bertolone, President of the Rochester Labor Council and the American Postal Workers Union Local 215. Bertolone is joined by the President of the Rochester Building Trades Council and Business Manager of the Electricians Union (IBEW) Local 86, Dave Young, We are looking forward to working with Lovely Warren to continue building and improving our community here in the City of Rochester. Other members of labor will join their leadership at a press conference this afternoon to share their message with the community. WHO: The Rochester Central Labor Council President, Jim Bertolone, Rochester Building Trades President, David Young , and other members of labor and the community WHAT: Message to endorse Lovely Warren for Mayor in the City of Rochester WHEN: Friday, September 20th, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. WHERE: MCDC Headquarters located at 1150 University Ave., Building 5 in Rochester, NY Contact: Erin Moody at (585) 752-3303

Happy Labor Day 2013 to all of our hardworking men and women, and to each of your families.

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