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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 10h

“Creating good union jobs is a top priority for me.” – Democratic nominee for D.C. Mayor Janeese Lewis George, speaking via Zoom today to local union leaders at the Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades Council’s 2026 legislative conference in Ocean City, Md. @janeese4dc.bsky.social

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“I think there was a 50% win for workers today. I’m advocating on behalf of workers, all of our workers in our council. Individuals who are skilled to build projects like this were left out.” - Samuel Epps, Pres. of the Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO www.wusa9.com/article/mone...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

All the union members in the audience just stood up together…

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Packed house tonight for a Prince George’s County Council “listening session” about the #Sphere at National Harbor. #skilledtrades #apprenticeship #ProjectLaborAgreement

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The proposed $1 billion Sphere at National Harbor represents more than just a new entertainment venue — it is a once-in-a-generation economic opportunity for our communities. The project is currently under consideration by the Prince George’s County Council.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join us for a town hall this Thurs. to learn more about the proposed Sphere at National Harbor, including how a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) can ensure that any county support for the project will be both an investment in the facility AND good jobs for county residents.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The #KeyBridge rebuild is a vital investment in our future. We are calling for a Project Labor Agreement that will prioritize local hiring, create debt-free career paths and prevent costly labor shortages. #apprenticeship #Baltimore Sign the petition: bdcbt.org/take-action/...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The 1500 Gateway project is a proposed data center in Fredericksburg that represents a generational investment in the city's future.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

"This project will truly open doors for a lot of people to change the trajectory of their lives, their children's lives, and their children's children's lives." – Lupe Trejo, Steamfitters Local 602 VIDEO: Highlights of 8/6 press conf re: 1500 Gateway data center project.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"When data centers are built by union contractors who pay fair wages, meet safety standards and live in the communities they build, workers and families benefit. That is the model Virginia should protect." – Don Slaiman, IBEW Local 26 www.insidenova.com/opinion/gues...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

During an in-person industry forum about the massive Key Bridge rebuild project held on June 18, 2026, a high-ranking spokesperson for the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) stated that the agency is currently “evaluating this contract for a project labor agreement.” bdcbt.org/mdta-we-are-...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Nahom Fessehaye Solomon graduated in May 2026 from Raising the Bar, our free six-week pre-apprenticeship program. That very same day, he also learned he had been accepted into the apprenticeship program with Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This #NationalApprenticeshipWeek, we’re celebrating the hands-on learning, mentorship and dedication that build strong careers — and strong communities. #apprenticeship #skilledtrades

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Less than two weeks after graduating from the Raising the Bar pre-apprenticeship program, Jasmine Carter was accepted into an apprenticeship with Operating Engineers Local 37 and landed a full-time job with a union contractor. #apprenticeship #skilledtrades #union #baltimore

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

#ANNAPOLIS UPDATE: In a floor vote today, the MD House voted by a more than 2-1 majority to approve HB 299, a bill that would give the state more tools to fight worker misclassification & workplace fraud, all of which can result in #wagetheft. #union #MDpolitics

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

"The development of a casino with a convention center, hotel, concert hall, retail and dining facilities in Tysons would be completely transformative for #Fairfax." — Emebet Samuel Kassa, UNITE HERE Local 25, at 3/25 press conf at proposed project site next to Spring Hill Metro

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Building trades members and other unions rallied at the site of the proposed Tysons Entertainment District yesterday, urging VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger to sign a bill allowing a casino w/ a convention center, hotel, concert hall, retail, dining and housing in #Fairfax County.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Thank you to Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha, Vice Chair Eric Olson and Councilmembers Tom Dernoga, Wala Blegay and Shayla Adams-Stafford for their commitment to local workforce and minority business participation on the proposed Sphere Project at National Harbor!

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

"The redevelopment of Pimlico should be a flagship project for our state. It is critically important that this board ensures that MSA does not allow issues that have plagued other projects to tarnish this one..."

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

HUGE congrats to our partner on the Raising the Bar Pre-Apprenticeship Program — the Construction Trades Workforce Initiative — on being awarded an EARN grant from the MD Dept of Labor! governor.maryland.gov/news/press/p... #skilledtrades #apprenticeship #ConstructionJobs

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"This is about the bad actors. This is about the people who do undercut and steal from workers, steal from taxpayers and steal from the state." - Donna Edwards, Pres of the MD & DC AFL-CIO, testifying before the MD Senate Finance Cmt in favor of legislation to address wage theft.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

"PLAs create a link between a construction project and established registered #apprenticeship programs." - #IBEW Local 24 President Jon McLaughlin testifying in favor of proposed Project Labor Agreement (PLA) legislation at a 1/20/26 Anne Arundel County Council meeting.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PLA LEGISLATION Balt-DC Building Trades Council Pres. Greg Akerman, IUPAT DC 51 Political Dir Roxy Mejia and IBEW Local 24 Pres. Jon McLaughlin testified tonight before the Anne Arundel Cty Council in favor of a proposed Project Labor Agreement (PLA) bill.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The 2026 MD legislative session has begun. We’ll be here in Annapolis all session, standing up for good family-sustaining jobs, battling wage theft, and advocating for Project Labor Agreements that promote #apprenticeship opportunities and great career paths for local residents.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Raising the Bar is the Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades' six-week #apprenticeship readiness program. Next session starts Feb. 2. Want to learn more about how to launch your construction career? VIRTUAL INFO SESSION Jan. 13 @ 5pm via Zoom. Register at: www.bdcbt.org/rtb

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

"This #apprenticeship is, by far, the greatest experience I've ever had. It's more than a job. It's a career." - Nang Muang, a 2nd-year apprentice with UA Local 486 testifying at the 12/2/25 Frederick County Council meeting on data centers development in the county.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Great turn-out at today's Raising the Bar Baltimore info session, where 30+ job-seekers turned out to learn more about our 6-week apprenticeship readiness program. Couldn't make it but would like to learn more? Register for a Zoom info session 1/6 or 1/13: www.bdcbt.org/rtb

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE! Raising the Bar is the Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades' 6-week #apprenticeship readiness program. Next Balt. classes start 2/2/26. LEARN MORE this Saturday, Dec. 6 @10am at LiUNA Local 710, 3200 Wilkens Ave, Baltimore. RSVP today: www.bdcbt.org/rtb

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We wrapped up 2.5 days of our Balt-DC Building Trades Council Annual Conference yesterday, sharing info on current and upcoming projects, DMV-area legislation, apprenticeship readiness programs, combatting wage theft, local hiring initiatives, Project Labor Agreements and more!

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Last Saturday, grads of the Baltimore Raising the Bar #apprenticeship readiness program came together for a day of community-building, mentorship and professional development INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE! Register for our Dec. 6 info session: www.bdcbt.org/rtb #1u #skilledtrades

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

"There’s not really a single affordable housing project in D.C. that, if you go onto that site, there’s no wage theft happening. It’s a part of the business model. And it goes up to the developer." — Balt/DC Building Trades Council Pres. Greg Akerman washingtoncitypaper.com/.../d-c-empl...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Raising the Bar is the Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades' 6-week #apprenticeship readiness program. Invest in your future. Next Balt. classes start 2/2/26. LEARN MORE Dec. 6 @10am at LiUNA Local 710, 3200 Wilkens Ave, Baltimore. Register for info session: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

VIDEO: #IBEW Local 24 members talk about their participation in #Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott's Fall Cleanup 2025 this past weekend and what they get out of helping and serving their local communities. @ibewinternational.bsky.social

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Join @LISC_DC & @TCM20743 on October 29th at 9 am for the official launch of the Blue Line Corridor Coalition, a community-led effort driving transformation across the corridor through collaboration, investment, & innovation. Visit bluelinecc.org www.eventbrite.com/e/the-blcc-l...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

“Everything is hands-on. When you got hands-on, you feel more in tune. It’s more of you putting the work in.” — West Baltimore resident George Webb on his experience in the 6-week Raising the Bar apprenticeship readiness program. #apprenticeship #skilledtrades #Baltimore

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

TOMORROW, WEDS OCT 8! Union Trades Career Fair! 🔨🚜🪚 Meet w local unions, explore #apprenticeship programs & discover career opportunities in electrical, plumbing, ironwork, carpentry and more. 🕗 8am to 2pm 📍 5021 North Point Blvd, Sparrows Point MD 21219 #skilledtrades

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

"This deal is the largest labor agreement ever struck w/ a private company in DC’s history. It guarantees thousands of high-quality, union construction jobs w/ more permanent union jobs to follow across concessions, security, hospitality and stadium operations." www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

"It’s not only for a job — it's a career." - Carpenters' Union Council Rep. Concepcion Morales, talking about upcoming jobs on the Key Bridge Rebuild project and related work and #apprenticeship opportunities with his union. Learn more: bdcbt.org/apprenticesh...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

IBEW Local 24 member and MD State Senator Cory McCray is the only member of the MD General Assembly to have completed a registered #apprenticeship. He is also the author of a new book — “The Apprenticeship That Saved My Life.” Learn more about his story: bdcbt.org/new-book-by-...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

View live stream of DC Council hearing about the $3.7 billion RFK stadium site development project, including upcoming testimony from DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and the #Commanders: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer....

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

"Raising the Bar was very good for me. It gave me a lot of information. It gave me everything I needed. It changed my life.” - IBEW Local 24 member Kenyona Whitaker on her experience in the 6-week Raising the Bar #Baltimore #apprenticeship readiness program.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

At DC city hall yesterday, building trades members called on Mayor Bowser to maintain DC’s PLA law and require quality union jobs on construction of the new RFK stadium. Nearly $1 bill in DC taxpayer $$ should be an investment in both the stadium AND good jobs for DC residents!

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

TOMORROW Tuesday, June 17th@ 5pm. Join us for a virtual info session to learn more about the Raising the Bar Apprenticeship Readiness Program. For more info and to register, visit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Mayor Bowser wants to weaken DC’s project labor agreement (PLA) law, gutting strong pro-worker public policy. This will mean fewer good union construction jobs and more wage theft by shady contractors. JOIN US June 18 to stand up for DC’s PLA law. Event details at: www.bdcbt.org/event/rally-...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Mayor Bowser has proposed spending nearly $1 billion in D.C. taxpayer money to help the #Commanders build a new RFK stadium. Join us Wed. June 18 in calling for a deal that commits to good union construction jobs and high-quality hospitality jobs at and near the stadium.

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

REMINDER -- Happening TODAY, Tuesday, June 10 @ 5pm. Join us for a virtual session to learn more the Raising the Bar #Apprenticeship Readiness Program. Can't make today? We have another session Tues, 6/18 @ 5pm. To register for either session, visit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

We join IUOE Local 99 in welcoming 15 energy plant engineers working at the University of Maryland's power plant to their union -- and to our building trades movement! x.com/iuoe_union/s...

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Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building Trades Council @bdcbt.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

NEW SURVEY: GEN Z ADULTS INCREASINGLY LOOKING TO TRADES FOR JOB SECURITY • 42% of Gen Z adults are working in or pursuing blue collar or skilled-trade jobs. • Top motivations include avoiding student debt and reducing the risk of being replaced by AI. www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/...

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