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The foundation of this country wasn’t built by CEOs or laid by hedge fund managers. It was built by union workers. Today, more than ever, we need you in this fight.

Members of District Council 57 helped their longtime community partner, Casa San José, complete their move to their new office by installing their new sign! Casa San José supports Pittsburgh's Latino community through social services, education, healthcare, and immigrant rights advocacy, and our members were happy to lend a hand.

Our partnership with LiUNA is all about building 21st-century solidarity, so our two great unions can stand together to organize new targets, win stronger contracts, and elect worker champions to office. Hear from our General President Jimmy Williams Jr. and the Laborers General President Brent Booker on some of the details.

Our hearts are heavy tonight following the tragic scaffolding collapse at the Loop Parkway Bridge. We are mourning the devastating loss of our union sibling who passed away, holding the family of our missing member closely in our thoughts and prayers, and sending strength to the six injured members and their families. Every single day, our members step onto high-risk job sites to maintain and build the critical infrastructure our communities rely on. Today is a sobering reminder that our work is inherently dangerous and that worker safety must always come first. abc7ny.com/post/construction…

WOW, check this out! Glaziers in Local 109, District Council 81, are erecting massive insulated glass units at the Farnam Clinic in Omaha, Nebraska. These units are 10’ x 47’ and 12,000 pounds each, and the largest ever produced for the U.S. Market, and the largest these members have ever installed.

We want to recognize and honor all those who have served in the United States Military. Thank you for your service and for protecting our country.

Some unions may ignore the U.S. South because they think it’s “too hard” to organize because of right-to-work and other anti-worker laws. But as District Council 77 BM/ST Juli Prill says, “workers are workers, no matter where they are. They want respect, and they deserve it. They want security, they want good wages, they really want and deserve a voice on the job. And they want to know someone is willing to fight alongside them.” And that’s what DC 77 did in Pascagoula, MS, at Ingalls Shipbuilding. By engaging every worker on the job and through house visits, the Local was able to grow their membership – and win huge raises.

Welcome to the newest members of Local 460, District Council 91! We love seeing our union grow, and we can’t wait to see what you do.

Gerad Lockhart, Brayden Salsbury, and Marshall Drake of Local 1144, District Council 53, are working hard at the Fairmont Unity Housing Apartments in Fairmont, West Virginia, pictured here with Harold Keller, Director of Servicing North for LU 93-1144. These apartments are for seniors and low-income residents, and we are proud that our members are using their skills to improve their housing. Thanks for all you do!

Congratulations to Tina Reeves, a member of Glaziers Local 513, District Council 58, for being named the 2026 Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) Tradeswoman of the Year! We are so proud of you.

Yesterday was the 110-year anniversary of the Everett Massacre. This armed confrontation between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union included Local 300 painters, who were dual-card-carrying IWW members. One of them, Jack Beyer, was arrested and then released, but turned himself back in, and said: “In justice to the other boys accused, I feel that I should share their lot as well as the accusation…I am 53 years of age and have had many and varied experiences in my career, but I never expected to be accused of crime because I endeavored to assert my Constitutional right of free speech.”

District Council 9 members are fired up! More than 1,500 members attended the annual membership meeting in New York, from apprentices to stewards to activists and retirees. This is how we Build Union Power!

We need more people like Troy Jackson in the halls of power – people who are on their feet all day working a shift, people who understand what it’s like to rob Peter to pay Paul, people who know the transformative strength of solidarity. Congratulations, brother, and solidarity forever!

Happy Birthday to Eugene Debs, a leader in the Pullman Strike, socialist, Presidential candidate, and long-time unionist. His contributions to our movement and legacy live on in us today, and in “the dawn of a better day for humanity.”