Bricklayers' Local 1 of Missouri // Tilesetters' Local 18 of Missouri

The 2023 Bricklayer500 Regional Competition was held at Midwest Brick & Block on Saturday, September 16.  As has been customary, every team competing was a Union Member employed by one of our Bricklayers Local 1 of Missouri Signatory Contractors.




We are excited to announce the First Place winning team *and* the Top Craftsman award at the 2023 Bricklayer500 Regional Contest are Local 1 MO Journeyman Bricklayer Rudy Menke, and his Mason Tender Steve Braswell, employed by Local 1 Signatory Contractor John Smith Masonry. They will be advancing on to the National Championships in Las Vegas in January 2024.




We are pleased to announce our new permanent BAC Cares Health Clinic doctor! Dr.

Did you know that the IMTEF recently introduced Maternity and Childcare benefits for our Members?  These programs are another great step toward making high-paying construction jobs with great benef

Recent News

Recently, Nine PBS did a story on their Living St. Louis program on the Missouri Works Initiative Building Union Diversity (B.U.D.) Program, in which both our Local 1 and Local 18 Apprenticeship Programs participate regularly, and features Local 18 Apprentice Tile Finisher Raine McDevitt (Stutte Tile).


The story can be viewed here:  

One of the benefits of being a Member of the ADC of Eastern Missouri is your free membership with the Midwest Coalition of Labor, and all the great benefits that come with it! 

On Thursday, February 3, 2023, the ADC Officers were joined by our late Pension Director Gary Juenger's family to present scholarship awards to our first group of recipients.  Each applicant submitted an essay along with their application paperwork for the Officers to review, and each applicant beautifully described what their parent's Membership in this Union has provided their family. 

The ADC recently launched Online Dues Payments through the Member Portal.

As long as you're signed up and logged into your Portal, you can select the Dues Payment tab, and proceed with making a Credit or Debit Card Payment. 

From there you can choose how many months you wish to pay...

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