Building Trades Restructuring Takes Effect
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Goodbye WBCTC, hello CHOICE. The Washington DC Building Trades
Council (WBCTC) has been restructured and, as of July 1, is now C.H.O.I.C.E.,
the Community Hub for Opportunities in Construction Employment.
C.H.O.I.C.E is an alliance of 28 local unions in the greater Baltimore and
Washington, DC region that represent thousands of skilled craft professionals in
the building and construction industry. “Its mission is to work with industry,
government and community leaders to raise standards and provide opportunity,”
says Executive Director Mark Coles. “By encouraging public and private
investments in the construction industry that will provide continued and
increased access to career training and employment, C.H.O.I.C.E will
promote opportunities through partnerships in pre-apprenticeship and jointly
managed apprenticeship programs throughout the greater Baltimore and Washington,
DC region while providing value to the industry and strengthening the
communities in which we live and work.”
See also:
Labor
on the Move: Jeff Guido & Rod Easter Hired as Reps for CHOICE (6/11)
Labor
On The Move: Mark Coles Tapped to Lead New Capital Region Building and
Construction Trades Organization (4/2)