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IBEW 466 Volunteers for State Police Memorial
IBEW 466 members John Epperly (right) and Jacob Triplett (left) install electrical wiring to illuminate a newly constructed memorial at the State Police Detachment in Clay County. IBEW 466 volunteered to install the light fixtures surrounding the memorial, which was...
Tri-State Building Trades Raise $25,000 for Kentucky Flood Victims Disaster Relief
The Tri-State Building and Construction Trades Council stepped up to help Kentucky flood victims by donating $25,000 in funds and supplies to those affected in Floyd and Knott Counties. Between July 25 and July 30of this year, heavy rain caused many to lose their...
WV Pipe Trades Hold 2022 Convention
WV State Pipe Trades Financial Secretary Eddie D’Aquila (podium) speaks to members of the West Virginia Pipe Trades at their annual convention in Roanoke, WV as WV Pipe Trades President Bryan Raber (right) looks on. 56 members of the Plumbing and Pipefitting industry...
September 2022 – Volume 31
September 2022Volume 31
2022 Labor Day Events
Check out the following events happening over the 2022 Labor Day Weekend: WASHINGTON COUNTY LABOR DAY PARADE Saturday, September 3 10:00am Event start Marietta, OH PORTSMOUTH RIVER DAYS PARADE Saturday, September 3 10:00am Line-up, 11:00am Event start Spartan Stadium...
WVDOT Releases Plan to Create Electric Vehicle Charging Network
Earlier this month, the West Virginia Department of Transportation released a plan to construct a network of electric vehicle charging stations across West Virginia. The plan was developed as a result of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program,...
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly Raises +$3,500 with Dunk Tank for Charity
On June 29-30 the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly held their annual Dunk Tank for Charity event during Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival in Wheeling, WV on June 29-30. In addition to the Dunk Tank, a raffle was also held to benefit Upper Ohio...
Cabell-Huntington Hospital Builds Outpatient Center with Union Labor
The West Virginia State Building Trades thank Cabell-Huntington Hospital for their continued use of union construction workers to build a new outpatient center. A five-story, 75,000 square-foot, $51 million Cabell-Huntington Hospital Outpatient Center is still under...
2022 WV General Election Endorsements
The following candidates have received an endorsement by the West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council for the 2022 WV General Election: WV State Senate 1 – Randy Swartzmiller (D) [Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, E Marshall] 2 – Eric Hayhurst (D) [W...
The Inflation Reduction Act Means Good Jobs for WV
As this story goes to print, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a landmark energy, healthcare, and tax bill called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). The $433 billion bill is poised to be the country’s biggest clean energy investment in U.S....