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Benefits:

The Labor Policy Division is responsible for the negotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements for and on behalf of those members who so authorize the Association to do so with said specifically designated Trades.

As a result of previously executed Collective Bargaining Agreements, we are responsible for serving as Trustees for jointly administered Funds entitled:  Health and Welfare, Pension, Annuity, Apprentice Training, Legal Services Fund and others pertinent to the following Trades:
Bricklayers Local #1
Carpenters Local #108
Laborers Local #596 and #999
Operating Engineers Local #98

Association Activities

Gilbert R. Heitert, ESQ

Association Executive Director

  1. Directors' Meetings
  2. Annual Meetings
  3. Labor Relations Directors meetings
  4. Promotional Meetings with Building Trades and Others
  5. Employer Trustee on Health and Welfare Funds
  6. Employer Trustee on Pension Funds
  7. Employer Trustee on Annuity Funds
  8. Employer Trustee on Joint Apprenticeship Funds
  9. Employer Trustee on Laborers Legal Services Fund
  10. Plan Room with Access Available to Members' Suppliers
  11. Association Labor Policy Division
  12. Att. Generals Fair Labor & Business Practices Advisory
  13. Trustee Foundation for Fair Contracting in Massachusetts
  14. Others as needed

Industry-Related Information Sources

In order to do what we can to keep our members informed, we have a great many sources from which we can extract certain industry related materials which we then pass on to our members through our regular newsletter.  We receive newsletters and publications from the following:

Newsletters:

• Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts
•Connecticut Construction Industries Association
•Construction Industry Advancement Program of NY
•Foundation for Fair Contracting in Massachusetts
•Eastern Contractors Association, Inc.
• Building Trades Employers' Association of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts

Publications:

• American Bar Assoc. Construction Industry Forum
• Conn/struction
• Engineering News Record
• ERISA Litigation Alert
• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
• New England Construction
• Others pertinent to the Industry
• Mass. Bar Assoc. & Mass. Continuing Legal Education Construction Pubs