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

2019 SpecMix Bricklayer500 Regional Competition

The 2019 Bricklayer500 Regional Competition was held at Midwest Brick & Block on Thursday, Sept 12, 2019.

St. Louis Proud: The Brick City

KMOV Channel 4 recently aired a fantastic story about St. Louis and its rich history with brickwork.

East Central College Announces JATC Associate's Degree Partnership

East Central College has formally announced the new agreement on their website and in a series of press releases. An excerpt is below:

Our Members in Action!

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Watch as 310,567 Signatures Get Submitted to the MO Secretary of State!

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Recent News

Did You Know You Could Make a Dues Payment Through Your Member Portal?

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...

IUBAC is Accepting Applications for the 2021 Bates Scholarship

The U.S. Bates Scholarship program is now accepting applications for the 2021 competition. Every year the program selects three students to receive a stipend of $5,000 per year for up to four years.

To be considered for the 2021 U.S. Bates Scholarship, a student must be the child or stepchild of a U.S. member in good standing of a BAC Local, and plan to enter college in the fall of 2021. Students must plan to take the standardized “PSAT” exam in October 2019.

(Apprentice) School is Back in Session!

This week kicked off our Fall Semester at the ADC Apprenticeship Training Center with Bricklayers Local 1 Apprentice Coordinator Dale Jennewein and Tilesetters Local 18 Apprentice Coordinator Stoyan Hristov at the helm. 

Below are some photos of our new Level 1 Bricklayers and PCCs hard at work in the shop and being observed using the MULE by JATC Trustees Brian Jennewein and Dave Gillick. A second set shows some Local 18 Apprentices in the yard learning how to apply a scratch coat and float wall mud on their herringbone wall.

Open Enrollment is Open for the ECC Skilled Trades Degree Program

Any member interested in enrolling with East Central College to earn their Associates in Skilled Trades, can find out more information and enroll here:

https://www.eastcentral.edu/academics/skilled-trades-degree-bricklayers-...

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