BAC is With Her

Paid for by International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Political Action Committee (BACPAC), 620 F St., NW, Washington, DC. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

 

From left, BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll, Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky President Ted Champ, Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois President Jim Allen, BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry F. Kramer, and South Regional Director Ed Navarro.

Our Union delegation representing BAC members from four regions of the country – Northeast, North Central, South and West – joined thousands of working people, union members and leaders, members of union families, longtime advocates and allies, and delegates from each state of the nation at the 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC) on July 25th-28th in Philadelphia. They not only heard numerous inspiring stories and impressing testimonials, but witnessed the historic moment of nominating Hillary Clinton as the first female president of the United States.

The four-day Convention carried a different theme on each day yet under one fundamental principle of focusing on issues that matter the most to all the working people regardless of race, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other aspects of what we look like or where we come from. "None of us can raise a family, build a business, heal a community or lift a country totally alone," Hillary Clinton said in her nomination acceptance speech. "America needs every one of us to lend our energy, our talents, our ambition to making our nation better and stronger."

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka who also spoke at the Convention said that working people are with Hillary Clinton because she will help us build a new era of shared prosperity. "In this election, she is fighting to rewrite the economic rules for all of us. She has a bold plan to invest in manufacturing, infrastructure and jobs. She opposes the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership. She will protect workplace rights, stand up to Wall Street and finally, finally secure equal pay for equal work," Trumka said.

The IU endorsed Hillary Clinton for President last September for the very same reason. "BAC members need both a fighter and collaborator-in-chief in the White House to create economic growth that works for everyone, not just a few," as BAC President James Boland stated in BAC's endorsement. "Secretary Clinton understands and champions the issues that concern our members most – from job creation and infrastructure investment to the value of apprenticeship and training programs among many others. Her values and priorities are our values and priorities, and she can count on the support of our members and union now and through the general election."

BAC President James Boland, center, and Iron Workers General President Eric Dean, right, discuss labor issues with U.S. Senator Cory Brooker (D-NJ).

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), center, with BAC President James Boland, right, and Mrs. Jean Boland.

U.S. Rep. Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy III (D-MA), center, with BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll, left, and BAC Northeast Regional Organizer Thomas McIntyre. 

From left, BAC Director of New Jersey Administrative District Council Rich Tolson (NJ Delegate to the Convention), Local 1 New York President Jeremiah Sullivan Jr., U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, and Local 1 Pennsylvania/Delaware President Dennis Pagliotti. 

BAC Local 1 Pennsylvania/Delaware Field Representatives, from left, Rich Newcomb, Don Anderson, Matt Stafford, Robert Powers, and Al Martino.

U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY), center, with BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, right, and Political Director Jean-Paul Itz.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) with BAC Northeast Regional Organizer Thomas McIntyre, left, BAC Local 3 MA/ME/NH/RI Field Representative Bob Rizzi, and BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll.

From left, BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll, North Central Regional Director Steve Bailey, and Local 2 Michigan President Chuck Kukawka.

From left, BAC Regional Representative Keith Hocevar, BAC North Central Regional Director Steve Bailey, BAC Organizing Director Steve Nelms, and BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano.

From left, BAC Local 1 New York Jeremiah Sullivan Jr., U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), and BAC Director of Collective Bargaining Mike Di Virgilio.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), left and BAC Organizing Director Steve Nelms.

BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, left, and U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY).