Alaska Ironworkers

This is a good trend, agree?

Union approval at highest level in 61 years Americans mostly want more union power, but they don’t think it’s likely.

FYI: Here is the reality of the tariff war.....:
While lumber tends to dominate the headlines, the bigger and steadier cost pressure in 2026 construction budgets is coming from metals. Steel tariffs are adding an estimated $180 to $240 per ton to imported steel costs, aluminum tariffs are tacking on roughly 12 to 18 cents per pound, and layered tariffs on Chinese-made construction equipment — including a 100% duty on electric excavators and loaders — are reshaping equipment procurement decisions for larger contractors.
Taken together, industry estimates put the annual cost impact of these tariffs in the billions nationally, concentrated in structural steel, window and curtain wall systems, HVAC components, and imported finish equipment — the parts of a commercial build that are hardest to substitute out on short notice. For Oregon and Washington contractors bidding commercial and multifamily work with significant steel or aluminum content, the lesson from this year’s cost data is the same one showing up across nearly every material category: lock in pricing and long-lead items early, and build escalation clauses into contracts rather than absorbing the risk of a mid-project tariff change.

On 9/11, union ironworkers didn’t wait.
Twelve‑hour shifts. Weeks of danger. Months of grit.
Their strength and training turned chaos into a path forward.
Their union pride carried the nation through its darkest hours.

From Anchorage Daily News.......

Opinion: On Labor Day, Alaska workers are demanding more than speeches and gratitude They want wages that keep pace with costs, unions that protect their interests and leaders prepared to challenge entrenched corporate power.

(Editor's note: This is an article from IMPACT Newsletter. This is not an endorsement by our local. It is news about a union worker, 19 years Ironworker, who is a candidate for the Congress from Ohio. )

Democrat ironworker challenges Rep. Max Miller, aiming to win back blue-collar voters in the 7th District As the saga around Max Miller plays out, waiting in the wings is his Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter