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WV State Building Trades Holds 2022 Convention
Last month on September 14, the West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades held their annual convention in Roanoke, WV at Stonewall State Park. More than 70 representatives from the Trades attended the event to conduct annual business, network, and hear from...
Trades Get Out the Vote
Senator Richard Lindsay speaks to a group of volunteers from various Charleston Building Trades crafts at the West Virginia State Building Trades headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia on Saturday, October 8. The volunteers knocked over 1,000 doors in Dunbar and...
Trades, Schools, and Lawmakers Partner to Strengthen WV Workforce
For the first time ever, representatives from the West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades, West Virginia lawmakers, representatives from community and technical colleges, as well as members of state and local school boards met in Huntington at IBEW 317 to...
Trades Testify at Capitol on Associate Degrees for Apprenticeship Programs
On September 13, West Virginia State Building Trades representatives were invited to the state capitol to speak about the future for apprenticeship training programs in the state. One of the major topics of discussion was related to associate degrees for apprentices...
October 2022 – Volume 31
October 2022Volume 31
WVCBT Endorsement Process Description
The WVCBT endorsement process is based on work related issues like restoring prevailing wage, workplace safety, enforcing and strengthening licensing laws, opposing so-called Right-to-Work, and other issues important to the Trades. WVCBT participates in the WV AFL-CIO...
Trades Participate in 2022 Labor Day Events
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 141 member Art Oakland (left) and Business Manager Tom Conner (right) march in the Paden City Labor Day Parade in Paden City, West Virginia. The Paden City parade is one of the longest running Labor Day events held in...
Union Firms Awarded Piling Contracts at Nucor Facility
Last month, union contractors Beaver Construction and Goettle were each awarded a contract for piling work at the Nucor Steel site in Mason County, West Virginia. The contract awards are the first major construction contracts won by union firms since the announcement...
Boilermakers 667 Holds Tour of Apprenticeship Facility
On August 24, Boilermakers 667 held a tour of their apprenticeship training facility, inviting candidates for public office, local leaders, and media to learn more about their apprenticeship program. The tour is part of an ongoing effort of the WV State Building...
Kanawha Valley Trades and Contractors Raise $8000 for HospiceCare Charity
The 28th annual Kanawha Valley Construction Labor-Management Golf Scramble raised $8,000 for HospiceCare, a non-profit organization that provides end of life services to patients in need. “We believe it’s important to give back, especially to such a great...