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2023 SpecMix Bricklayer500 Regional Competition

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.




BAC Cares Health Clinic News!

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

2017 Gold Card Recipients

Our Summer 2017 Retiree's Luncheon was held on June 5, 2017, where our Lifetime Members receive their Gold Card Service Awards in the presence of their fellow retirees.

Shown below are some of this year's recipients who were able to attend with our ADC Officers.

Congratulations to our Local 1 May 2017 Service Award Recipients!

Our May 2017 Service Award recipients were Dale Jennewein, Joseph Flynn (40 Years) and David Turner (40 Years.) 

Brother Jennewein is shown below receiving a very belated 40 year service pin award from Secretary-Treasurer John Hopkin.

Prevailing Wage Press Conference

Missouri House Votes to Repeal Prevailing Wage Law

Speaker denies Democrats opportunity to speak on the measure

BY TIM ROWDEN

Editor -- APRIL 10, 2017

IU President James Boland on the 90-Day Delay of OSHA's Silica Standard

Delay of Silica Standard Has Deadly Consequences for Workers Including BAC Members

Statement by International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers President James Boland on the 90-Day Delay of OSHA’s Silica Standard

OSHA Silica Standards announced March 24

Starting June 23, American workers will have the right to a workplace where they don’t have to breathe tiny particles of glass that cut their lungs.

OSHA's Final Rule to Protect Workers from Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final ruling to curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in America's workers by limiting their exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The rule is comprised of two standards, one for Construction and one for General Industry and Maritime.

Right-To-Work Signature Gathering Trainings

Information shared via Missouri AFL-CIO, and will be updated as new sessions are added

Brothers & Sisters:

As we found out through our pilot program on Election Day April 4, trainings are an intricate part of making our efforts a successful piece of the puzzle to beating back right to work in Missouri. So many situations in the field were handled expertly by our volunteers because of the training program that could have otherwise gone awry.