How the Taft-Hartley pension funding numbers are calculated today are dreadful. They have been dreadful for many years since the passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and a few more germane laws since then which have changed how funding levels are calculated today! Take ALL Taft-Hartley pension plan assets (minus ANY bailouts) and… Continue Reading
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Plus +13% in 2017 Replaced With Minus -12% in 2022
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The International Presidents of the Trades Have Given Themselves Up – Labor Leaders They Are Not – Not For a Long Time!
Labor Rising did not forget about part 3 on how the trades can quit losing market share & become a MOVEMENT again! However, we have been very busy these last few months with unions and Building Trades Councils around the U.S. Those leaders may take flack for working with Labor Rising, but they know the… Continue Reading
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Brent Emons – Milwaukee BT – CCM – Hours –
Labor Rising readers meet Brother Brent. Brent is the creator and author of CCM (Complete Construction Manager), which was a Construction Manager exclusively owned by the Milwaukee Building Trades in the early 1990’s. In our next blog we’ll provide more detail on his bio, as well as how valuable these concepts are to address the… Continue Reading
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OS2 & The Building Trades – The Final Nail In the Coffin – A Primer –
OS2 is Operating System 2, which is the first true wholesale change for North American top tier construction users and construction management regarding bidding & securing those bids along with operations. CURT (Construction Users Roundtable) and CII (Construction Industry Institute) have formed Prairie Dog. Prairie Dog’s mission is to implement OS2 for all construction related… Continue Reading
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Saying That We Are Winning Doesn’t Make It So –
69th Constitutional Convention of North America’s Building Trades Unions – Congratulations to Brothers Sean McGarvey and Brent Booker on their re-election. In the Keynote that opened the convention, what was said, and as importantly not said, was quite interesting. Here is a direct link to the entire Keynote (KN) so the Rank & File can… Continue Reading
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So We Don’t Have Time For …
Far too often I’m met with, we will attend the Labor Rising program when our schedules permits. For the most part we had just concluded a discussion of the merits of changing the way we look at market share and yet, we then go back to doing the very activities that are so clearly not… Continue Reading
Do you see the future of Organizing?
Look closely at the picture below and then envision the racers of today. Here is a 2 minute YouTube of her in competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6O-r_sKZpA Labor Rising sees the future of organizing: separated and riding above capital’s turbulent waters and pursuing her own course to victory! A strategic vision acted upon by its designer, brought to… Continue Reading
In the Penalty Box –
When you challenge the status quo you make enemies. As Organizers, our entire mission is to change the landscape, increase job opportunities and return union employment to solid levels of market share. In changing the status quo some candid assessments have to be made and then acted on. What follows isn’t a “who died and… Continue Reading
Advancing a CBA with an Impotent Business Plan –
Here is a list outlining what a modern Building Trades union is confronted with and under-prepared in dealing with. The Building Trades solution continues to be using a well-worn failed Value business model in the face of continued loss and substantial market losses. In the upcoming weeks and months Labor Rising will outline solutions which… Continue Reading
So Trump is the Face of Immigration Reform –
And who could have seen this coming? With that big mouth and his cutting words, The Donald is doing more for the real prospects of genuine Immigrant Reform than all the frauds on the Belt Way! The type of reform is as yet uncertain, however rest assured that most Republicans and many Democrats can’t hide… Continue Reading
