Organized in 1864, we are theBricklayers Local 1, and the first Labor Union and Local of any trade west of the Mississippi River. The Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Administrative Council of Eastern Missouri represents Local 1 of Missouri bricklayers, stone, pointers/cleaners/caulkers and marble masons, and Local 18 of Missouri tilesetters, terrazzo and mosaic workers.
We take pride in the fact that we've built St. Louis, and that our leadership has taken care of the membership of this Union for more than 150 years, and will continue to do so for many more.
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.
Repealing or weakening Prevailing Wage laws in Missouri means that you work just as hard as you do now for minimum wage, and not the wage you collectively bargained for. Missouri HB104 sailed through the Missouri House, with the Speaker not even acknowledging any input or dissent from a single Representative. Now, it moves on to the Senate, which has it's own version, SB 20.
Photo by Mary Ann O'Toole Holley of the St. Louis Labor Tribune, used with permission
After over 40 Years with the Bricklayers, ADC of Eastern Missouri Director Don Brown retired on March 1, 2017, appointing Brother Brian Jennewein as his successor.
Brother Don Brown was indentured to Masonry Systems in September 1974, and as a Journeyman Bricklayer, worked most of his career for John J. Smith Masonry Company.
Brother Steve Bailey, most recently the Regional Director for the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers’ North Central Region, has also recently retired.
Photo by Mary Ann O'Toole Holley of the St. Louis Labor Tribune, used with permission
Brother John Finder began his bricklaying career as an Apprentice with Joseph Finder Bricklaying. After initiating as a Journeyman Bricklayer, he worked most of his career for Fred L. Davis Bricklaying and John Smith Masonry Company. While working for Fred L. Davis Bricklaying, Brother Brian Jennewein, now the Director of the ADC of Eastern Missouri, served as an Apprentice under Brother Finder.
Brother Gary Juenger began his career as a Bricklayer when he was indentured to Fred L. Davis Bricklaying in May 1979. After serving his Apprenticeship and initiating as a Journeyman Bricklayer in October 1982, he spend most of his career working for Fred L. Davis Bricklaying, John J. Smith Masonry Company and Grant Bricklaying Company.
Mark Savage and Johnny Walker, Jr. were appointed as Field Representatives and Officers of Bricklayers Local 1 of Missouri on Monday, February 27, 2017, just ahead of the retirement of former ADC of Eastern Missouri Director Don Brown. Both join us with decades of experience bricklaying with our Signatory Contractors, and Johnny brings almost seven years of Refractory Bricklaying experience into the Hall.
Please welcome them aboard if you see them on your jobsite or at the next Union meeting.
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.
