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DMAX engine plant will undergo a major expansion

Posted by / June 28, 2023 / Categories: Dayton / Tags: , , , , / 0 Comments

On June 16, General Motors announced plans to expand its Duramax (DMAX) Diesel Engine Plant in Brookville by 1.1 million square feet.

The $920 million project will quadruple the facility in size and new equipment and technology will be installed, GM officials said.

The Brookville plant, located 15 miles northwest of Dayton, opened in 2021, cost about $176 million to build and created about 400 jobs for affiliated members of various building trades Local Unions, including Sheet Metal Workers 24. Continue reading →

Lima Husky Refinery to use Non-Union Construction Workers During Fall Turnaround

During a recent press conference, Lima Building and Construction Trades Council President Rick Perdue, who is also a Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 Business Representative, confirmed the Lima Husky refinery does not intend to use union construction workers during its fall turnaround.

The fall turnaround, which was the largest preventative maintenance project scheduled at the plant this year, will be performed by “turnaround specialists” instead of the building trades members who have worked on the facility for years.

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Local 24 Members help bring Grocery Store to Underserved Dayton Neighborhood

Thanks to members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 and other building trades Locals, a new full-service grocery store will be built in an underserved Dayton neighborhood.

When it opens later this year, Gem City Market will become Dayton’s first worker and community-owned co-operative grocery store.

A co-op is unique because it is owned and democratically governed by its members, the people who use its products or services or those employed by the business. Continue reading →

Tornadoes Ravage Dayton Area

SMW Local 24 Members Rally to Help Others

An outbreak of 15 tornadoes touched down in the Miami Valley area in late May, leaving a path
of destruction, affecting multiple communities, including the properties of some Dayton-area Sheet Metal Local 24 members.

Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 Dayton Tornadoes

A member of SMW Local 24 helps clean up tornado debris.

The tornadoes ranged in strength from an EF0, with winds between 65 mph and 85 mph, to an EF4, which the National Weather Service said had maximum winds of about 200 mph. The devastating storms struck between 9:48 p.m. on May 27 and 12:23 a.m. on May 28. Continue reading →

SMW Local 24 Member Honored Among Dayton’s Top Journeymen

In late April, Dayton area contractors and journeymen were honored during the 2019 Team Building Night Awards ceremony.

Hosted by Builders Exchange of Dayton, the annual event showcased the Dayton area construction industry associations and honored their members by highlighting their successful projects from the past year. Continue reading →

Rick Perdue elected President of Lima Building Trades

Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 Dayton District Business Representative Rick Perdue was recently elected as the new President of the Lima Building Trades.

Perdue, who served as the Vice President, replaced Mike Knisley, who retired in the summer after the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Board unanimously voted him as their next Secretary-Treasurer. Knisley served in this unpaid leadership role for 11 years in addition to also being the Business Manager of UA Local 776 for 14 years. Continue reading →

High School Students Visit SMW 24 Dayton JATC

Area high school students got an upclose look at what it takes to be a member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 24.

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, students from the Upper Valley Career Center visited the Dayton JATC to learn about the work Local 24 members perform, the training members receive and about the money they can earn working in this trade.

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Ohio State Building Trades Golf Outing Raises Money for Diabetes Research

Posted by / August 24, 2016 / Categories: Cincinnati, Columbus, Community, Dayton, South Point / 0 Comments

On July 13, golfers from across the state joined forces with the Ohio State Building and Construction Trade Council to raise thousands of dollars for diabetes research.

For the first time in its history, the annual OSBCTC event was used to raise money for a charitable cause.

The scramble raised $45,935 for Dollars against Diabetes Day (D.a.D.’s Day), which is an annual campaign organized by the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO to fund diabetes research. All the money raised went to D.a.D.’s Day.

Held at NorthStar Golf Club, 120 golfers attended the scramble on a beautiful, sunny day.

The outing began with a shotgun start at 9 am and included door prizes, a raffle and banquet once the round was finished.

“I was really happy with the outcome. It was our first endeavor to assist D.a.D.’s Day and we exceeded expectations,” said Duffy.

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