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Who We Are:
Since its founding in 1865, the International Union of Bricklayers
and Allied Craftworkers has actively fought to improve our members’
quality of life – on and off the job – through access
to fair wages, good benefits, safe working conditions, and solidarity
among members.
Today, we represent the most highly skilled trowel trades craftworkers
across the United States and Canada including bricklayers, stone
and marble masons, cement masons, plasterers, tile setters, terrazzo
and mosaic workers, and pointers/ cleaners/ caulkers. With over
a century of protecting the rights of our workers, BAC is the oldest
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Joseph P. DiRenzo Memorial Scholarship
Notice:
| Joseph P. DiRenzo Memorial Scholarship
The Executive Board and Staff of BAC/ADC of NJ are pleased to
announce the 5th Annual Joseph P. DiRenzo Memorial Scholarship.
In order to participate you must be a son or daughter of an active,
paid up member. You must be in your senior year of High School,
graduating in June of 2010 with enrollment in college in the Fall
of 2010.
Application
here.
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2009 Golden Trowel Award Winners
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Building Masonry's Future
What
does the future hold for the masonry industry? Several hundred designers
and builders got a glimpse at some possible new directions, at the
IMI Mew Products Expo this September at the BAC/IMI John J. Flynn
International Training Center in Bowie, Maryland.
For the inaugural event, IMI invited representatives of some promising
new products that reflect the variety of BAC skills and complement
sustainability goals, including terra cotta, ceramic and stone facade
systems, flowable terrazzo, concrete flooring, insulated concrete
forms, autoclaved aerated concrete, and grout products Also included
was a seminar on new masonry design software.
While some products are familiar lo some BAC contractors, the objective
is to make everyone more comfortable embracing new technologies.
Proper installation is critical to the success of any new product.
Having vendors and IMI training experts walk through each product's
installation process and answer questions provides the critical
confidence in proper installation - for both designers as well as
contractors. Attendees experienced how it comes from IMI training,
exemplified by The Flynn Center.
Masonry's competitive future depends on creating new opportunities
and embracing new technologies. The September event gave hundreds
of architects, engineers, contractors and construction managers
an opportunity to get a look at promising products & systems.
The NJ New Products Expo is coming in early 2009. We need to investigate
new products to remain competitive in today's market.
Stephanie Staub, Director of Marketing
International Masonry Institute |
Transportation Worker
Identification Credential

What is TWIC™?
A Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC™)
is a biometric credential that ensures only vetted workers are eligible
to enter a secure area of a Maritime Transportation Security Act-regulated
port or vessel unescorted.
For more information on TWIC, go here.
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Forty
BAC-ADC of New Jersey Craftworkers Mentor Architectural Students In
Competition
Masonry
Contractors of New Jersey
Masonry Contractors of New Jersey sponsors an annual Masonry Design/Build
Competition at NJIT School of Architecture in Newark, NJ. Co-sponsored
by the BAC ADC of New Jersey Labor Management Fund and the International
Masonry Institute, architectural students this year were given an
assignment to design a public pool and community center for the DUMBO
neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY and then build, IN ONLY 2 DAYS, a mock
up of a critical masonry element.
A total of 130 students, divided into nine teams, were required to
research and explore various masonry materials. Students then selected
one design from each team and collaborated with masonry professionals
to complete the project design and order masonry materials. All masonry
materials were donated by members of Masonry Contractors of New Jersey.
On April 5th and April 6th on the promenade leading to the School
of Architecture, forty BAC ADC Craftworkers mentored the students
on the parameters of the selected masonry materials and proper installation
techniques. By working directly with the craftworkers as the mock
ups were built the students gained a better understanding of the trade;
a lesson that all three sponsoring organizations expect the students
will remember throughout their careers.
A panel of distinguished Judges evaluated the mock-ups and design
boards and watched student presentations before announcing winning
teams at a dinner banquet on April 7th. For more information visit
our web site at www.mcofnj.org. To request a free DVD of the competition
please call Masonry Contractors of New Jersey at (609) 324-1140.
Carol Ciesielski, Executive Director Masonry Contractors
of New Jersey |
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