Francis X. Callahan, Jr., President
Jeff Sullivan, Vice President
Louis A. Mandarini, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer
MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE: MARCH 3, 2015 / Contact: Frank Callahan
President, MBTC
Phone: (781) 321-6282
http://massbuildingtrades.org/
Massachusetts Building Trades Council Holds 96th Annual Convention
Speakers will address state and national issues facing unions
(Plymouth) The Massachusetts Building Trades Council is holding its 96th Annual Convention from Wednesday, March 4th – 6th, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor at 180 Water Street in Plymouth. Delegates from the Council’s 74 local unions representing 75,000 men and women all cross Massachusetts will meet to conduct business, hear from a number of high profile speakers at both the state and national level on a wide range of topics facing membership across the country.
Frank Callahan, President of the MBTC said, “Among the major issues facing Massachusetts and the nation are: workforce training, wage inequality and the shrinking middle class. Massachusetts’ Building Trades Unions are emerging from the Great Recession and entering the current economic resurgence in a strong position to address these issues. Our 74 affiliated local unions are prepared to bring our unrivaled commitment to apprentice training, top quality construction, better wages, benefits and working conditions to a growing number of workers and employers in our industry.”
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
9:20 am Francis X. Callahan, Jr., President, Mass Building Trades Council
10:00 am Casino Gaming Panel
· Jack Rauen, Vice President Development, Penn Gaming Point Man on Plainridge Project
· Robert DeSalvio, Senior VP Development, Wynn Gaming Jenn Peterson, Wynn Gaming
Chris Gordon, Wynn Gaming
· Brian Packer, VP of Construction, MGM Resorts
2:00 pm Secretary Ronald L. Walker, II
Mass. Labor & Workforce Development
Thursday, March 5, 2015
9:00 am Senator Dan Wolfe, Cape & Islands District
Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development
9:15 am John Fish, Chairman, Boston 2024 Partnership CEO Suffolk Construction
Boston 2024 Presentation
10:00 am President Sean McGarvey
Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
10:30 am Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh
11:00 am Senate President Stanley Rosenberg 11:30 am Attorney General Maura Healey
1:30 pm State Auditor Suzanne Bump
1:45 pm Secretary of State William Galvin
2:30 pm President Steve Tolman Mass. AFL-CIO
3:00 pm State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg
Friday, March 6 2015
9:00 am Project Coordinator Tyrone Kindell, Jr.
Building Pathways
For more information contact: Frank Callahan, President, MBTC, (781) 321-6282
https://twitter.com/FrankMBTC
https://www.facebook.com/#!/MassBuildingTrades
The Massachusetts Building Trades Council is a 95 year-old organization dedicated to helping working people improve their quality of life. The Council is comprised of 74 member local unions representing over 75,000 working men and women across the state.