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KC Labor Car and Bike Show Huge Success
On Saturday, August 22nd, over 200 cars and motorcycles gathered at the Azura Amphitheater for the Second Annual KC Labor Car and Bike Show. The first occurred in 2019, with a disruption last year due [...]
IBEW Local 124 Welcomes First Woman Business Representative
Diane Fowlkes-Burgeson has become the first woman Business Representative at the IBEW Local #124. Appointed by new Business Manager Bo Moreno, Diane will be the first woman to act as a business agent on [...]
Determination and Strength of Union Brotherhood
Union Carpenter, Derek Winemiller What does it mean to be a union brother or sister? For Derek Winemiller (Local 315), it means doing what you can to make sure your fellow carpenters get [...]
Union News
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS UNDERWAY
Kansas City Councilman Kevin O’Neill, who represents the First District At-Large, spent time on Monday, July 19th, checking in on [...]
LOCAL UNIONS PARTICIPATE IN CAMP NAWIC FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Tradeswomen led the girls with instructors at various training center locations in safety, carpentry, concrete, painting, plumbing, electrical and bricklaying [...]
Kevin Hendrickson, New Business Manager of Pipefitters Local 533
Kevin Hendrickson, Business Manager of Local 533 Pipefitters Local 533 is under new leadership following the retirement of [...]
KC Labor Beacon News Stories
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS UNDERWAY
Kansas City Councilman Kevin O’Neill, who represents the First District At-Large, spent time on Monday, July 19th, checking in on the work being done to increase the capacity of the Westside Wastewater Treatment Facility. O’Neill was pleased to see that the project is on-time and [...]
LOCAL UNIONS PARTICIPATE IN CAMP NAWIC FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Tradeswomen led the girls with instructors at various training center locations in safety, carpentry, concrete, painting, plumbing, electrical and bricklaying skills during the week long camp. By the end of the week, Campers had several projects to take home with them and show off the [...]
IBEW Local 124 Selects New Business Manager, Bo Moreno
IBEW 124 SwearsIn New Business Mgr.Bo Moreno Bo Moreno has been selected by the Executive Board at IBEW Local 124 to serve as the next Business Manager, taking over for John Fennesy, and “serve” is exactly what he intends to do. “My main [...]
Kevin Hendrickson, New Business Manager of Pipefitters Local 533
Kevin Hendrickson, Business Manager of Local 533 Pipefitters Local 533 is under new leadership following the retirement of Scott Grandon. Kevin Hendrickson, who has been a member for twenty-nine years, will take over as the newest Business Manager for the Pipefitters. Kevin has [...]
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