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Legislative update: Medical gas and drain cleaning bills

August 21, 2019

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And they’re off! Record-setting PLA to guide Suffok Downs redevelopmentFebruary 21, 2020 - 4:58 pm
Back in the 1930s and 1940s, Suffolk Downs was the place to be. Horseracing was wildly popular here (and throughout the country), and tens of thousands of visitors regularly jammed the racetrack’s stands. In the following decades, attendance dropped off, slowly at first and then more dramatically. By the time Suffolk Downs ran its final […]
What is a project labor agreement?February 21, 2020 - 4:53 pm
Representing 16 million square feet of development across 161 acres that will span two communities and require 14,000 construction workers over the course of 15 to 20 years, the project labor agreement for the construction of the Suffolk Downs redevelopment will be the largest agreement of its kind for a private-sector project ever in the […]
Day care that works for parents in the tradesFebruary 14, 2020 - 10:11 pm
–Suffolk Downs redevelopment PLA to support new program Interested in early-morning childcare? Indicate your interest at the Care that Works site. For any parents of young children, finding good, affordable day care can be a challenge. For plumbers and other people working in the building trades, it can be especially difficult to locate providers that […]
America’s most famous tool was invented hereFebruary 7, 2020 - 5:01 pm
The next time you reach for a pipe wrench, you might want to consider that you owe a debt of gratitude to Daniel Stillson. He was an engineer at the Boston company, J.J. Walworth Manufacturing, and invented the Stillson wrench in 1869. Some 150 years after he helped revolutionize plumbing, modern-day versions of Stillson’s ubiquitous […]
The business of being a business agentNovember 26, 2019 - 4:43 pm
Do you think you know what a business agent does? Think again. Sure, the business agents at Local 12 conduct the union’s business. It’s right in their title. They represent the interests of Local 12’s members and get involved with responsibilities such as negotiating collective bargaining agreements, advocating for members’ rights, interacting with affiliated contractors, and […]

Legislative update: Medical gas and drain cleaning bills

Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 12

Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Association