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US Army Corps Of Engineers Colonel Speaks At Delegate Meeting

We were honored to have Col. Andy Pannier join us today at our delegate meeting in St. Louis. Col. Pannier, the 55th Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Louis District, discussed updates to all the lock & dam projects on the inland waterways that produce millions of work opportunities for our members. Col. […]

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Chicago Carpenters Build New Addition At Millennium Park

There may not be a lot of sunshine these days, but when it returns there’ll be a new spot to catch some shade at the South Boeing Gallery in Chicago’s Millennium Park thanks to a new reclaimed timber pavilion crafted and installed by MACRC carpenters! This partnership with Chicago Architectural Biennial, Millennium Park, Skidmore, Owens

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Community College Partners With Carpenters Union To Enhance Career Opportunities

Recently, Butler Community College partnered with Mid-America Carpenters’ Regional Council of Apprentice & Training Program and Pittsburg State University to enhance technical careers in carpentry. This partnership offers apprentices a pathway to a two-year associate degree from Butler and a four-year bachelor’s degree from Pittsburg State. This was a group effort led by Training Director

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Carpenters Endorse State Sen. Mike Hastings for Secretary of State

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters has endorsed State Sen. Mike Hastings (D-Frankfort) in his bid to replace retiring Illinois Secretary of State Jess White. Hastings announced his candidacy earlier this month at the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Apprentice and Training Center in Elk Grove Village, where he showered praise on the men and

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Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Adds 20,000 Members Under International Union Restructuring

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters is poised to become one of the largest regional labor unions in the country under a restructuring arrangement that will add 20,000 members, boosting the Chicago Carpenters Union’s which will now represent more than 50,000 working men and women across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Eastern Iowa. The Chicago Regional

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Union Carpenter Introduces POTUS During Visit to Elk Grove Village

Union Carpenter Introduces POTUS During Visit to Elk Grove Village

We watched with pride last week as 30-year Carpenters Local 250 Member Jerry Wenzel introduced President Joe Biden at an event in Elk Grove Village. Wenzel is now a senior field operations manager at Clayco and discussed how much he loved being a Union Carpenter and how important Unions are for the success of the projects he oversees. President Biden

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