Fw: Membership Monday: Standing Up to Tax Fraud ... and Shame on FAA

[Gregory A . Butler]

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Subject: Membership Monday: Standing Up to Tax Fraud ... and Shame on FAA

April 14, 2025 Standing Up to Tax Fraud Every year during tax season, Carpenters around the country stage an awareness campaign to crack down on fraudulent contractors who are paying under the table, ripping off workers and cheating on their employment taxes. Here in our Mid-America Regional Council, you'll see us all this week at city halls, construction sites and state capitals making noise. Tax fraud and wage theft are an unacceptable black eye to our entire industry and it deserves everyone's attention. Learn more at StopTaxFraud.net - Bad Business - Shame on the Federal Aviation Administration for contributing to the erosion of our area standards. Forge Construction has been hired by SomeraRoad Inc. to remodel this FAA office in Kansas City. Forge has contracted out carpenter work to companies with a long history of using sub-contractors who don’t pay area standard wages, provide family healthcare, or pension retirement benefits to their carpenters. On most federally funded projects, prevailing wage requirements are standard. Why is this 80,000 square foot project not subject to those wage requirements? Is the FAA attempting to bypass taxpayer protections? Learn more about this campaign and take action to protect taxpayer dollars by visiting this link: Click Here - Champs - Competitions are in full swing for our future tradesmen lately. We helped judge a student competition at Cape Girardeau Training Center, where the top prizes were Milwaukee cordless tools. Winners of the contest will face off this summer at the national Skills USA competition. Also, congratulations to South Tech, winners of this year’s Competition in a Box. Hosted at our St. Louis training center, this annual matchup tests students' math, blueprint, team building and construction skills. Competitions like these offer a lot of fun, while teaching some valuable real-life lessons. - Back to School - Students at Cahokia, Illinois High School will have a new home next year. We’re working with Poettker Construction to build this 180,000-square-foot school on 48 acres donated by the city. It’s replacing a long-outdated high school and will have enough room to grow student enrollment in the years to come. - Bank Job - Folks in South St. Louis County can grab some dough – and donuts – when this work wraps up soon. It’ll be home to Southern Bank’s newest location, plus a Dunkin’ Donuts conveniently located in back. Union Carpenters with Russell Construction and Elite Interiors are getting the job done. - Read All About It - The latest issue of the UBC's Carpenter Magazine is out now! Catch up with what your Brothers and Sisters across the country have been working on. Plus, this issue is packed with stories that show union carpenters are building more than just structures—we’re building power. Podcast: What's the Future of OSHA? MORE Massive I-70 Project Begins in Missouri / Kansas MORE Honored: Congrats to MACRC Workforce Development Director Jonathan Jones on receiving the Union Outreach Award from the African American Contractors Association. Jonathan is focused on building relationships with contractor associations to recruit more companies becoming signatory with our Regional Council and provide more work opportunities for members. His efforts are paying off. Keep up the good work! The MACRC Training Program held an Apprentice Orientation this past Saturday, where discussion topics included the history of the union, the hierarchy, paying dues, our benefits, how to check hours, and everything in between. I have just a few photos if you would like to share. Special thanks to instructor John Husnick and Coordinator Pat Sowers for leading the Orientation, and to Safety Director Al Jotautas and Assistant Safety Director Butch Sikora for presenting. #UnionStrong New in 2025 Take action before redemption begins St. Louis-Kansas City Region participants: Vacation Redemption will begin on May 19, but there's some things you need to know this year before redemption begins! What's new? You will not need to authorize your vacation benefits for your 2025 Vacation Redemption, but we do need you to: -Verify your hours in your Member Portal and contact your employer if you see any hours missing. -Set up your method of payment beginning May 19. If you do not set up a payment method* before August 1, you will automatically be mailed a check for your benefit payment to your address on file. *All manual checks will incur a $25 fee deducted from your check. Direct deposit is available at no charge. Visit our website for full details about Vacation Redemption in 2025. St. Louis Pension Plan Participants Your 2024 statements are now available! Log in for instant access to your 2024 St. Louis Pension statement. -Set up your Member Portal account or log in -Select Document Center -Update the document type to St. Louis Pension Documents -Locate your 2024 plan year statement  Please note: 2024 plan year pension statements will not be mailed. You may request one copy mailed per year. Go to your Member Portal

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