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Rep. Brendan Boy: Labor Leaders and Blue Collar Caucus Meet to Chart Future Collaboration

March 29, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the Congressional Blue Collar Caucus, co-chaired by Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), hosted a robust and productive inaugural listening session featuring national and international labor leaders: Terry O'Sullivan, President of the Laborers' International Union of North America, Bob Martinez, President of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and James Boland, President of the International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers. Representatives from United Auto Workers, United Association of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and Service Techs, International Union of Operating Engineers, United Steelworkers, and the Building Trades Council were also in attendance.

The meeting touched on a variety of timely issues that can help lawmakers and labor leaders work together in the fight to secure healthcare, wage, and job security for all Americans, and reconnect blue collar workers to the Democratic Party.