Building & Const Trades Council of Nassau & Suffolk Counties

06/16/2020

‪As Belmont Park Arena construction safely continues, you can follow all the progress with our Belmont live cam! 🏗🎥 Watch here: http://bit.ly/BelmontLiveCam‬

06/16/2020

Today is the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for the June 23rd primary! If you have not already applied for an absentee ballot, you can do so here https://vote.org and follow the steps TODAY! Our friend Rep. Tom Suozzi is on the ballot this primary day. He has been supportive of the labor movement his entire career, and needs our help in order to continue his support.

Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.

05/13/2020

Thank you Bethpage Federal Credit Union for supporting UNITED TOGETHER: A Response Fund For COVID-19. Because of you, Long Islanders can receive the assistance they need to afford groceries and basic household supplies. Join the list of Champions: https://bit.ly/35lCXqV

04/03/2020

03/23/2020

SUPPLY DRIVE FOR CRITICAL EQUIPMENT
This morning we kicked off our Suffolk County Supply Drive for personal protective equipment to protect our medical professionals and first responders -- the first of its kind on Long Island.

Supplies can be dropped off Weekdays between the hours of 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at the Suffolk County Fire Academy located at 102 East Avenue in Yaphank.

The County is looking to solicit donations of N95 masks, ear loop face masks, gowns and gloves. For a large donation of supplies or a potential vendor of opportunity, residents can contact [email protected].

02/25/2020

Tell the Brookhaven IDA Golf Shouldn't Exploit Taxpayers Top Golf has made clear it will not engage with local unions to ensure a well-paid workforce. It is obvious from their actions that they will take money out of our community rather than bringing prosperity back in. Use the form below to send a...

01/07/2020

Today, Governor Cuomo announced an expansion of the Workforce Development Initiative in order to meet the the ever-growing demand for emerging jobs. This expansion will ensures employers to continue hiring quality workers from within New York. This includes new programs and training centers, allowing people to be trained (or retrained) for new jobs. Among these announcements was the Offshore Wind Training Institute at SUNY Stony Brook and Farmingdale. It's at this institute where training of 2,500 New Yorkers will begin in 2021, when the industry is expected to need a significant number of new, skilled employees.

09/23/2019

‪The Islanders, in conjunction with the Governor of New York, are proud to confirm the official groundbreaking of the team’s new home at Belmont Park Arena! ‬

05/29/2019

In a bipartisan move, the county's lawmakers endorse efforts to pay union wages and benefits to construction workers on building projects that receive tax breaks.

05/09/2019

Check out this article, by our very own President Matty Aracich. In it, he discusses the impact and benefits of building the Belmont Arena with a Project Labor Agreement.

https://theislandnow.com/opinions-100/readers-write-build-belmont-hub-today-for-the-islanders-new-home-tomorrow/

Anheuser-Busch which their Budweiser beer is a Belgian based brand is from May 23 to Nov. 8 is changing their 12 ounce cans and bottles from Budweiser to America. The reason being this is a way to profit from this year’s presidential election. Now in my view America is not just a name of our …

04/29/2019