Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council

Charged crowd hears We Energies rate hike plans

Milwaukee resident Mark Kohel was in the majority Wednesday afternoon during a public hearing on We Energies' proposal to increase its rates.

Construction unions back Richards for attorney general

Jon Richards, a Democrat running to be state attorney general, announced Monday that he has received endorsements from two Milwaukee-based construction unions.

Unions in hurry to certify

Spurred by projected hiring goals, local unions are in a rush to certify members in Milwaukee’s Residents Preference Program before the first of three major projects breaks ground in fall.

Milwaukee council president Balistreri to retire in February

Lyle Balistreri, union council president and long-time fixture in the Milwaukee construction community, will retire early next year.

Unions at odds over Park East project (cartoon)

Special meeting called for Park East project

A special meeting of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors’ Economic and Community Development Committee will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, in Room 201-B of the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

Unions at odds over Park East project (UPDATE)

Ground has not been broken for a future Park East building, but Peter Hanrahan already is concerned about who will mop the floors.

Union fights may land in court

By Jack Zemlicka Courtrooms could be the next battlefields if unions lose their collective bargaining rights and struggle to collect dues under existing contracts. “We get questions from membership as […]

Sewerage District weighs stiffer runoff rule (UPDATE)

By Marie Rohde A Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District proposal that would implement a more stringent storm water runoff rule covering redevelopment projects has cleared its first hurdle despite concerns raised […]

NAACP intensifies call for minority apprentices

By Sean Ryan The level of minority participation in construction apprenticeships is frustrating the leaders of the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP. But members of the industry charged with improving […]

Unions rally for shot at Moderne

Sean Ryan [email protected] Milwaukee native Robert Baker, wearing a hard hat with union stickers from four states, went to City Hall on Tuesday to lobby for a job on the […]