Non-union contractors are lining up in opposition to proposed changes to federal prevailing-wage laws that they argue will make public projects more expensive at a time when the U.S. is looking to rebuild much of its infrastructure.
WRTP | BIG STEP and the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council have been awarded the Mark H. Ayer's Award by North America's Building Trades Unions. NABTU announced the award recently in response to the ongoing work by WRTP and MBCTC to engage women in careers in the trades.
Representatives of the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council presented a check Tuesday morning to the nonprofit group Meta House to cover its heating costs for January. Dan Bukiewicz, president of the trades council, handed the check over to Valerie Vidal, president and chief executive of Meta House and Cindy Butler, welcoming specialist at Meta .