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SMW Local 24, other trades, request CBA on $2 billion airport project

Posted by SMW24 Admin / October 25, 2023 / Categories: News / Tags: Columbus, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, Community Benefits Agreement, John Glenn International Airport, McKenzie Quinn, Rodney French, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 / 0 Comments

Members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 were among a group of Central Ohio building trades members who requested a Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) be signed for the $2 billion expansion of John Glenn International Airport in Columbus.

At the SMW Local 24 Union Hall in Columbus, affiliated members of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council held a press conference to urge the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) to enter into a CBA on this project and ensure local dollars go to local workers. They also want all workers on the job to earn the Prevailing Wage. Continue reading →

Hollywood Casino Columbus hotel will be done under a CBA

Posted by SMW24 Admin / July 20, 2023 / Categories: News / Tags: Columbus, Community Benefits Agreement, Dorsey Hager, Hollywood Casino Columbus, hotel expansion, job opportunities, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 / 0 Comments

A new hotel adjacent to the Hollywood Casino Columbus will be constructed by affiliated members of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council under a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA).

Penn Entertainment, the owner of Hollywood Casino Columbus signed a CBA for the project, on July 20.

The CBA requires at least 20 percent of the project’s manhours to be performed by Columbus or Franklin County residents. Continue reading →

Amazon announces $7.8 billion in datacenter projects for Central Ohio

Posted by SMW24 Admin / June 26, 2023 / Categories: Columbus / Tags: Amazon, Columbus, Datacenters, jobs, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 / 0 Comments

Amazon Web Services will invest almost $8 billion to expand their datacenter presence in Central Ohio.

This project will be the second-largest private-sector construction project in the history of Ohio, falling behind Intel’s $100 billion project. This project will create thousands of jobs in the construction industry, including jobs for members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 24. Continue reading →

Google picks Central Ohio for two additional datacenters

Posted by SMW24 Admin / May 5, 2023 / Categories: Columbus / Tags: Columbus, Construction, Datacenters, Google, jobs, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 / 0 Comments

The world’s top search engine company announced it selected Central Ohio as the location for its two newest datacenters, creating hundreds of jobs for building trades members, including work for Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 members.

Site preparation has begun in Columbus and Lancaster, as each city will be home to a new Google datacenter.

At the May 3 announcement, Mark Isakowitz, Google Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy, said the new facilities will play a crucial role in powering tools like Search, Gmail and Maps, as well as Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) innovations. Continue reading →

Intel to build one of world’s largest microchip plants in Central Ohio

Posted by SMW24 Admin / January 24, 2022 / Categories: Columbus / Tags: Columbus, Intel, jobs, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 / 0 Comments

Hundreds of jobs expected for SMW Local 24 members

Central Ohio will soon be home to one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturing plants.

On Jan. 21, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger jointly announced plans to build a $20 billion Intel complex in the Columbus area. It is believed to be the largest private-sector investment in Ohio history.

The new Intel project will likely create hundreds of jobs for Local 24 members. The project will produce about 7,000 construction jobs, 3,000 full-time jobs and support tens of thousands of additional local long-term jobs across a broad ecosystem of suppliers and partners. Continue reading →

2022 Central Ohio Construction Forecast Strong

Posted by SMW24 Admin / January 5, 2022 / Categories: News / Tags: apprentice, apprenticeship, careers, Columbus, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, Columbus/Central Ohio Building Trades, Construction, Dorsey Hager, Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs, jobs / 0 Comments

Unions need to grow to meet strong job demand

The 2022 forecast for construction work in Central Ohio looks strong, as the region will continue to be one of the nation’s hotbeds.

Despite supply chain shortages and manpower issues, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager is expecting a booming year.

Some projects in Ohio, including several within the C/COBCTC jurisdiction, slowed last year due to a lack of materials. Contractors were affected by shortages in steel, electrical parts, roofing material, brick, drywall, paint and other items. As a result, some projects were pushed back, but in many instances, contractors simply adjusted schedules to accommodate material delays. Continue reading →

Construction to Begin on Amazon Datacenter in Central Ohio

Posted by SMW24 Admin / October 24, 2021 / Categories: Columbus / Tags: amazon datacenter, Columbus, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, Columbus/Central Ohio Building Trades, Construction, jobs, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 / 0 Comments

Construction on Amazon’s second datacenter campus in the Central Ohio area is expected to begin by the end of the year.

The Amazon datacenter in Hilliard will be the largest in the region — an area that has been touted as Ohio’s Silicon Valley.

The region has had an influx of construction jobs thanks to numerous datacenters being built by a variety of technology companies. Both Google and Facebook are currently constructing datacenters in New Albany. Amazon has another datacenter campus in Hilliard, as well as separate datacenter buildings in Dublin and New Albany.

The Columbus area is also home to other numerous, smaller datacenters. Continue reading →

Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 Endorsed Candidates

Posted by SMW24 Admin / October 7, 2021 / Categories: News / Tags: Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Endorsed Candidates, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 / 0 Comments

Nov. 2 General Election

Cincinnati Area

Cincinnati City Council
Jeff Cramerding
Michelle Dillingham
Steve Goodin
Reggie Harris
Mark Jeffreys
Greg Landsman
Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
Victoria Parks

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Columbus City Council Targets Wage Theft

Posted by SMW24 Admin / August 31, 2020 / Categories: Columbus / Tags: ACT Ohio, Columbus, Columbus City Council, Rob Dorans, Wage Theft / 0 Comments

Columbus City Council wants to create a new review board to ensure businesses – especially within the construction industry – are not committing wage theft or payroll fraud.

On Aug. 19, Columbus City Council’s Rules and Reference Committee held a virtual meeting to discuss ordinance 1802-2020.

Councilman Rob Dorans explained to the committee that wage theft occurs when workers are paid less than the minimum wage, are paid less than the Prevailing Wage, are not paid for all hours worked or are not paid overtime in violation of federal, state or local law. Continue reading →

Local 24 Members Perform Metal Work on Battelle Decontamination Units

Posted by SMW24 Admin / May 8, 2020 / Categories: News / Tags: Battelle, Columbus, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Decontamination Units, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24, Wolf Metals / 0 Comments

The members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 are playing an imperative role in keeping doctors, nurses, first responders and others safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Members working for signatory contractor Wolf Metals have helped build decontamination units used to clean N95 masks. They performed all the metal work on these units. Continue reading →

All posts tagged Columbus

SMW Local 24, other trades, request CBA on $2 billion airport project

Hollywood Casino Columbus hotel will be done under a CBA

Amazon announces $7.8 billion in datacenter projects for Central Ohio

Google picks Central Ohio for two additional datacenters

Intel to build one of world’s largest microchip plants in Central Ohio

Hundreds of jobs expected for SMW Local 24 members

2022 Central Ohio Construction Forecast Strong

Unions need to grow to meet strong job demand

Construction to Begin on Amazon Datacenter in Central Ohio

Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 Endorsed Candidates

Nov. 2 General Election

Cincinnati Area

Columbus City Council Targets Wage Theft

Local 24 Members Perform Metal Work on Battelle Decontamination Units

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