2010 Chapter Meeting and Mega Meeting Schedule
[12/23/2009]

UNIONS ARE A LEGACY THAT WE WANT TO PASS ON TO OUR CHILDREN SO THAT THE MIDDLE CLASS CAN CONTINUE TO PROSPER.
[7/24/2009] - On July 12, 2009 Local 7 held their first scholarship Breakfast. The Local was able to give out $101,000 in scholarships to 57 recipients. Congratulations to our two top winners of the 10,000 dollar scholarship: Samantha McCandless and Christina Reilly. To see the other winners please hit the scholarship link.   This program was a success because of the efforts of the Union, Contractors, Suppliers, Professionals and Members. Thank You to all that participated. more

President Obama Signs Executive Order Lifting Ban on PLAs
[3/15/2009] - Keeping good on a campaign promise, President Obama signed an Executive Order that reverses the ban on federal PLAs that was put in place by President Bush in 2001. more

WTC Work Will Add 26,000 Jobs
[3/15/2009] - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey projects that more than 26,000 jobs and $3.7 billion in income will be generated over the next seven years by construction at the 16-acreWorld Trade Center site. more

NJ Schools Development Authority Posts Projects
[3/15/2009] - Available on the SDA website is a list of projects slated for 2009, along with the anticipated start date (by quarter). more

Schedule For Open Enrollment For The Apprentice Program
[2/17/2009] - Please go to the apprenticeship link for more information and dates more

NJ Hudson rail Tunnel
[12/8/2008] - THE Tunnel Project Cleared a Hurtle more

IPF Serves Participant Veterans
[11/20/2008] - IPF Serves Participant Veterans through Reemployment and Readjustment Acts more

Smoking is Banned on all job sites in NYC
[10/19/2008] - If you are caught smoking on any job site in NYC it could lead to a large fine and termination of your employment more

Building Trades National Drug & Alcohol Program
[8/24/2008] - The goal of the Building Trades National Drug & Alcohol Program is to provide a pre-qualified, drug-free workforce to our customers. click the link to learn more link

Employee Free Choice Act
[6/25/2008] - The Employee Free Choice Act would help level the playing field and get our economy back on track. That's why we've launched a huge campaign to get 1 million people to support this bill and tell Congress it's time for change to learn more please click here more

Worker Misclassification
[6/23/2008] - There is a nationwide crises affecting the construction industry. This crisis is the misclassification of employees as Independent Contractors. To learn more click here more

BAC Code of Conduct
[6/22/2008] - A Commitment to Quality, Dependability, and Value The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers 2005 Convention passed a resolution endorsing the following BAC Code of Conduct:To learn more please click here more