BAC's Future is in Our Hands
President
JOURNAL: ISSUE 4 - 2013
As we look ahead to 2014 with renewed hope and expectation, there's no better time of the year to celebrate the achievements of our members. This edition of the Journal, which spotlights the deserving winners of the 2013 BAC Craft Awards, is indeed a celebration of BAC at its best.
As you page through the photographs and read the stories and background behind each award, I'm certain you will be impressed as I am with the quality of the work and the dedication of the members and officers who were selected from among hundreds of talented and accomplished nominees to receive our Union's highest honors.
The briefest glance at any one of the Craft Awards' amazing 'Best Projects' radiates a level of beauty and artistry that everyone can appreciate, although only a skilled craftworker can fully value what is involved in taking a raw material and transforming it into a work of art or a structure that will endure for centuries.
You'll also meet members who were singled out for exemplary leadership and community service. But whether we salute the accomplishments of a Local Union leader or the work of skilled BAC craftworkers, in truth, no one does it alone. We're in this together – that's why we're Union. Every member reading this can credit the generosity of a fellow member in helping to make their way in the trowel trades a little more navigable – perhaps an instructor, a journey-level craftworker, or a Local officer.
In essence the Craft Awards, celebrate not only our winners, but all BAC members who, through solidarity and a lot of hard work, are showing the next generation of members and the public the important role that our Union plays in our members' lives, the industry, and society.
Your skilled hands, your spirit and your solidarity have seen us through some challenging times. On behalf of the International Union Executive Board, we have never been prouder of our members and we welcome this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude for your commitment to BAC, and to wish you and yours a happy and healthy New Year.