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Bricklayers Local 1
Training the Next Generation
Bricklayers Local 1 apprentices place in Western Region contest
Bricklayers Local 1 apprentices are some of the best in the West, according to the 2022 Western region apprenticeship contest.
Training the Next Generation
America’s top pointer
Matt Botts of Bricklayers Local 1 Oregon won first place in his union's national apprentice competition.
People
Oregon Bricklayer Ken Bader gets ‘Outstanding Instructor Award’
Bader is a longtime member of Portland-based Bricklayers & Allied Crafts Local 1.
People
Mohlis retires from Building Trades Council; Frew tapped as successor
An Aug. 23 retiree party drew nearly 250 well-wishers from across the political spectrum.
Worker safety
Silicosis hits home
The disease can strike anyone exposed, even someone who teaches good safety practices to others.
Building our communities
Bricklayers win national award for work on historic Oswego Iron Furnace
Members of Local 1 repaired and restored the 44-foot-tall historic landmark.
Building our communities
Bricklayers Local 1 volunteers to build barbecue at Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery
Union members answered a call for help from the nonprofit Tillamook Anglers.
Union democracy
Matt Eleazer succeeds Keith Wright at Bricklayers Local 1
Keith Wright retired Sept. 1 after nearly six years as business manager of 600-member Bricklayers Local 1.
Building our communities
Unions raise $15,995 for MDA
Union members collected $15,995 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association at the 22nd annual Labor Bowl Challenge.
Building our communities
Union volunteers help build home for injured Iraq war veteran
Members of several trades unions were among scores of volunteers who helped build a new home for injured Iraq war veteran SPC Kevin Pannell. Pannell was serving in Iraq with the 1st Cavalry Division when he was severely injured on June 13, 2004.
