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New printer forces changes to Labor Citizen
New printer forces changes to Labor Citizen

The August 2025 edition of The Labor Citizen should look and feel a little different, as a result of contracting with a different printing facility. In March 2025, the owners of the Canton Repository Press sent notice that after July 2025, they would no longer print the monthly pro-labor publication. No reason was provided with the termination notice. Eventually, Labor Citizen staff determined Canton would be printing numerous additional publications owned by the Gannett Co., following the closure of a printing facility outside Detroit, Mich. This ended a working relationship that went back decades, possibly longer. No one currently affiliated with The Labor Citizen has ever worked with any other printer.

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Community, The Labor CitizenCBCTC GenLabor Citizen, Dave Wondolowski, BMA Media, Fort Wayne Newspapers
CBCTC, ACT Ohio support domed stadium
CBCTC, ACT Ohio support domed stadium

An artist rendering of the Browns' proposed domed stadium and mix-use development in Brook Park. The Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council and Affiliated Construction Trades (ACT) Ohio recently sent letters in support of the project to the governor and state legislative leaders, urging them to approve bonds to help fund the project, which will create over 6,000 construction jobs. 

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Construction Projects, The Labor CitizenCBCTC GenCleveland Browns, domed stadium, Brook Park, jobs, construction jobs, ACT Ohio, Affiliated Construction Trades
Ohio work outlook remains strong for 2025

The calendar may have turned to a new year, but for many of Ohio’s union construction workers, it looks like another year with an abundance of manhours available. “Work in the big cities is doing very well,” said Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Secretary-Treasurer Mike Knisley. “Some (other) areas could be better. Overall, I would describe the statewide outlook as plentiful. There will be enough work for all tradespeople.”

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Construction Issues, Construction Projects, Organized Labor, The Labor Citizen, WagesCBCTC GenDave Wondolowski, Mike Knisley, 2024 construction, Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, Columbus, construction project, jobs, Brent Spence Bridge, Proctor and Gamble, Lima, refineries, mills, chemical plants, powerhouse, G.I. Bill, Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act, Joe Biden, Labor Citizen, central ohio, Dorsey Hager, mega projects, Megaprojects, L-H Battery Company, EV battery, electric vehicle, amazon, google, microsoft, meta, vantage, Hollywood Casino, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Piketon, TSBCTC, Tri-State Building and Construction Trades Council, John Holbrook, Kenworth Truck Company, Altivia Chemicals, Capchem Battery Electrolight Plant, Marty Loney, Western Reserve Building and Construction Trades Council
Biden campaign starts at NABTU Conference
Biden campaign starts at NABTU Conference

President Joe Biden was the featured speaker at the 2023 North America's Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference held in Washington, D.C. Biden addressed roughly 3,000 union construction delegates hours after officially announcing the start of his re-election campaign and received raucous cheers as he discussed the many ways his administration has helped organized labor, specifically the building trades.

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Community, The Labor Citizen, Organized LaborCBCTC GenPresident Biden, Joe Biden, NABTU Legislative Conference, NABTU, politics, Sean McGarvey, North America’s Building Trades President Sean McGarvey