21 Resolutions Adopted at the 68th BCTD Convention
Submitted by JohnSee on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 4:14pm21 Resolutions were adopted by the delegates to the 68th BCTD Convention held August 18-19, 2010 in Minneapolis, among them: Establish the Term of Office for the Chairman of the Canadian Executive Board; Title of the Director of Canadian Affairs; and Eligibility to Serve as a Building Trades State, Provincial or Local Council Officer. All resolutions are listed in this article, along with a highlights VIDEO from the convention. Read more »
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Submitted by Larry Casey on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 3:55pmOhio State University has put together a list of 20 questions which the IRS uses to determine if a worker is an independent contractor or employee. The answer of yes to any one of the questions (except #16) may mean the worker is an employee. This may be a useful list for business agents or organizers to use if there is some doubt about the status of a worker. Ohio State published this article in a Small Business Series Fact Sheet. Read more »
AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust on its Way to Creating 10,000 Building Trades Jobs
Submitted by Larry Casey on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 3:47pmThe AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust is doing its part to help in the recovery. So far this year, the HIT has committed more than $395 million for new projects representing more than 3,900 union building trades jobs. Together with previous investments, the number of jobs created through investments by the HIT has passed 6,000 since 2009, and continues to grow. Read more »
Social Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty: A State-By-State Analysis
Submitted by JohnSee on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 1:20pmSocial Security benefits play a vital role in reducing poverty. Without Social Security, according to the latest available Census data (for 2008), 19.8 million more Americans would be poor. Although most of those kept out of poverty by Social Security are elderly, nearly a third are under age 65, including 1.1 million children. Depending on their design, reductions in Social Security benefits could significantly increase poverty, particularly among the elderly. Read more »
Social Security Works for Minnesota
Submitted by Larry Casey on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 1:13pmThe mission of Social Security Works is to protect and improve the economic status of disadvantaged and at-risk populations, and, in so doing, to promote social justice for current and future generations of children as well as young, middle-aged and older adults. Social Security Works is a project of the Tides Advocacy Fund with generous support from The Atlantic Philanthropies. This article from SSW demonstrates the impact Social Security has on the residents of Minnesota. There is also information about the $2.5 trillion surplus that Social Security now has. Read more »
Prevailing Wage Laws in MInnesota
Submitted by Larry Casey on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:55pm
The National Alliance for Fair Contracting (NAFC) has been providing a forum in the construction industry for those interested in fair, competitive contracting. NAFC is a labor-management organization that promotes a “level playing field” through compliance with all applicable laws in public construction. When responsible contractors bid and perform public construction projects, the taxpayer gets a high quality project performed by contractors who comply with the laws of the land. Read more »
South Dakota trades get first project labor agreement
Submitted by JohnSee on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 2:44pmOn June 16, construction unions in South Dakota signed off on the first Project Labor Agreement in the state for a project that will actually be built. On Aug. 2, ground was broken for Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Deer Creek Station near White, S.D., just 20 miles from the Minnesota border. Read more »
LABORERS TO REJOIN AFL-CIO OCT. 1
Submitted by JohnSee on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 12:02pmChange To Win will lose yet another member on Oct. 1, when the Laborers rejoin the AFL-CIO. But in a sense, they never really left. The Aug. 14 announcement by union President Terry O’Sullivan capped months of talks between his union, which has 500,000 members, including retirees, and the larger labor federation. But for several years, LIUNA has also been an active member of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department -- even though it was a CTW union. And it has worked closely on politics with the AFL-CIO, O’Sullivan said. Read more »
Minnesota AFL-CIO Endorses Mark Dayton for Governor
Submitted by JohnSee on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:59amPresenting a united labor front, the Minnesota AFL-CIO unanimously voted to endorse Mark Dayton for Governor today.
“Middle class Minnesotans face a clear choice in electing a Governor this year,” said Shar Knutson, Minnesota AFL-CIO President. “Mark Dayton understands what it is going to take to put Minnesotans back to work, make taxes fair for the middle class, and lead our state back to prosperity.” Read more »
2010 BCTD Convention - Minneapolis, MN
Submitted by JohnSee on Sat, 08/14/2010 - 12:22pm
The Sixty-Eighth Convention of the Building and Construction Trades Department will convene in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Hilton Minneapolis Hotel on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 9:00am.
Registration information is here.
