Value on Display – A Disaster The Annual Building Trades business meeting is in session. The closest the trades got to be a Trades Movement last year is when #Resist Building Trades members were in attendance. Hopefully they are there, and in bigger numbers. Perhaps vocal this time! Below are the Trades’ membership numbers in… Continue Reading
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Value on Display – A Disaster
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McGarvey and the IPs with a Nowhere to go Strategy –
Soon after the inauguration leaders of the Building Trades, led by Sean McGarvey, met with President Trump. The video of the leaders’ effusive phase of the Trump meeting will be in scripted on the tombstone of the Trades. “We have a common bond with the President. We come from the same industry. He understands the… Continue Reading
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4 Reasons Mc Garvey & Trump are Made for Each Other –
Both use workers to advance issues for themselves! Both exploit workers in the name of business! McGarvey – concessions and business friendly International and Building Trades Agreements on behalf of the BT’s; Trump – demonstrated history of not paying workers and contractors. Both fancy themselves as world class negotiators, just ask them! Both have a… Continue Reading
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Good Morning and Welcome to the Legislative Conference –
The North American Building Trades Conference CAN BE a very good event for the trades “IF” it changes with the circumstances and reflects that in action. Something we are not too good at so far! This year’s conference is unlike previous years’ in that the future for unionized construction is no longer business as usual…. Continue Reading
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Why Won’t McGarvey Throw a Change Up –
What’s up with this? Is he afraid? Is he controlled by the management side of construction? Does he lack the ability to read the times and situation? For most of the readers, you understand that when Labor Rising asks these questions; that this and other questions are not only pointed towards the President of the… Continue Reading
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McGarvey In Way Over His Head With Trump –
President Trump summoned the Building Trades last week for an impromptu meeting. Impromptu for the Trades. However, not for Trump. Sean McGarvey and the IP’s who were available marched on over to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. First, it is apparent from the demeanor of the trades leadership articulated in the video releases that Sean McGarvey must… Continue Reading
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Employees Not Members –
During Brother Mc Garvey’s Keynote – one sentence was the most compelling with regard to leadership’s view of a union Movement, and its members. “They don’t understand that the only guarantee in our industry are the first 8 hours on the job that we get to prove our worth.” The infamous “they”! The Rank &… Continue Reading
Will This Be the Year Brother Mc Garvey Mentions Organizing During the Legislative Conference –
The focus of most of the Keynote will be on upcoming political elections as it should be. However yet another year and election cycle squandered because the Building Trades IP’s do not have an interconnected membership to advance workers’ rights and power. No structured and aggressive use of mass texting. No use of Twitter to… Continue Reading
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Retention –
Just like the magnet in the picture – the non-union is retaining our skilled union trained Building Trades workers in a very systematic way. Think of the magnet as the 88% of market share the non/anti-union has, which is still unfortunately growing. Still growing because all the trades still insist on using a completely failed,… Continue Reading
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Dominos Not Falling The Building Trades Way –
A week after the Keynote by Brother Sean Mc Garvey speaking at the National Building Trades conference, reality confronts his speech & strategies. Understand that Brother Sean reflects the General President’s vision, or rather their continued misplaced confidence of the wholly failed strategy of Value on Display. Perhaps new General Presidents Rigmaiden, Sellers & Dean… Continue Reading
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