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Organized Power
Working together, MACRC representatives and organizers secured work at the taxpayer-funded Grace Terrace housing development in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Our Tax Fraud department exposed the facts and determined that this project was required to pay Davis-Bacon wages. Our representatives/organizers brought pressure from the top down with elected officials, the developer and industry partners to help our cause. Because we didn’t sit back, the Regional Council fought for this work and won it! The non-union contractors were pushed out, union crews were brought in, and our members secured the full carpentry scope on this 24-unit project. That’s the power of union organizing!
| The UBC's annual Tax Fraud Days of Action kick off this week! Once again, Union Carpenters across North America will be rallying against the contractors who misclassify workers, steal wages and cheat our communities. Find out why this matters to all Union Carpenters. | MACRC Safety Director Al Jotautas joined WGN's The Workers' Mic this past week to discuss safety walks, OSHA investigations and workplace fatalities in a wide-ranging interview that explains why following safety protocol should be the most important part of every job, every day. Listen Here> | MACRC Carpenters with PCI are putting the final touches on an office buildout overlooking Chicago’s thriving Fulton Market neighborhood. In a matter of no time Permanent Capital Partners will be moving into a beautifully constructed home thanks to the skilled craftsmanship of Mid-America Carpenters! | The MACRC’s transition team has been hitting the road, attending local union meetings, job sites and training centers near Des Moines and Omaha. We’re meeting our newest members and getting the lay of the land across our expanded territory. Collaboration is a critical component of what makes our union as successful as it is. We appreciate the opportunity to learn from each other and look forward to continued collaboration that will grow our market share and increase opportunities for all members. | Happy trails to Joe Weber, who has retired after 22 years as a representative for the MACRC and 27 years as a Regional Council delegate. Joe was also a member of the MACRC executive board, vice president of the DuPage Building Trades Council, and district director of MACRC’s northeast IL and Chicagoland district. For years, Joe also led our partnership with True Patriots Care, organizing volunteers who planted tens of thousands of flags honoring military vets. Joe’s leadership, selflessness and dedication to our union will be sorely missed. | | St. Louis Wants to Make It Easier to Get Construction Projects Moving | | Renewable Energy Director Tony Janowski Advocates for MACRC Solar Work | | Gold Cards: Local 1027 recently honored these milestone members, Neil Mercatoris and Tom Casey, awarded Gold Cards by their local. Your decades of support and contributions keep our union strong...here's to many more years to come! | | | | |
