Local 1 Newfoundland Celebrates 100th Anniversary
January 2005
Fraternal pride, union service, and good will were very
much in evidence on the evening of November 26th as members,
officers, and BAC officials gathered to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the formation of Local 1 Newfoundland.
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| From left to right,
Local 1 NL 50-year members Jim Sullivan, Clarence Sullivan,
Harry Woodland, Joseph Clarke, and Business Manager
John Leonard. |
From left, BAC Canadian
Affairs Director Joe Bognar, Canadian Congress Co-Chair
and Local 8 NB Business Manager Fred Vautour, 40-year
Local 1 NL members Nick St. Croix, Herb Sullivan, Ray
Lee, and Business Manager John Leonard. |
Local 1 Business Manager John Leonard presided at the
celebration, offering a brief review of the Local’s
rich history. After a failed attempt by bricklayers and
plasterers to organize a union in 1896, provincial bricklayers,
stonemasons, and cement masons succeeded at last in 1904
when they formed the Bricklayers and Masons Protective
Association. In 1951, members voted to join the Inter-national
Union, a milestone that could be personally verified by
banquet attendee and retired Local 1 President Joseph Clark,
who held office at the time of the Local’s historic
affiliation. In 1966, plasterers once again joined ranks
with bricklayers and became a part of Local 1, and in 1983,
the Local began representing mason helpers. “Today,” says
Leonard, “we’re proud that Local 1 represents
all the trowel trades. This observance helped us reflect
on our past accomplishments while staying focused on the
future and keeping our Union strong.”
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