Posts tagged AFL-CIO
2023 TWBN Conference sets attendance record
2023 TWBN Conference sets attendance record

The North America’s Building Trades Unions’ annual Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference shattered its attendance record from the previous year. The 13th annual event was held from Dec. 1-3 in Washington, D.C., at the Washington Hilton Hotel. More than 4,000 people attended, including over 3,700 union tradeswomen.

Read More
Community, Education, North American Buildin..., Organized LaborCBCTC GenTWBN, NABTU, Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference, Sean McGarvey, Rep- Nancy Pelosi, Liz Schuler, AFL-CIO, US Department of Labor, Julie Su, IUPAT, Jimmy Williams, Jr.
AFL-CIO Trust Finances Senior Housing Rehab

The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) will finance a Cleveland-area affordable housing project for senior citizens. HIT will provide approximately $6.6 million of the $12.6 million needed for the substantial rehabilitation of the Pinzone Towers Apartments project, located in Rocky River, a suburb west of Cleveland.

Read More
Community, Construction ProjectsCBCTC GenAFL-CIO, AFL Housing Investment Trust, Pinzone Towers, Rocky river, Affordable Housing, Seniors, CBT Development, construction jobs, Dave Wondolowski, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Cleveland, Investment
Senate OKs Laborers Walsh as Labor Secretary
Senate OKs Laborers Walsh as Labor Secretary

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a member of Laborers Local 223 and former head of the Greater Boston Building Trades Union, was officially appointed U.S. Labor Secretary on March 22. Walsh became the first union member in decades to head the U.S. Department of Labor.

Read More
Community, Construction Issues, Election, Events, Organized LaborCBCTC Genelections, Marty Walsh, Labor Secretary, AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, Vice President Harris, Kamala Harris, US Department of Labor, Department of Labor