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All the beauty of wood but none of the disadvantages. Proved more durable in construction site conditions. Try it you'll never go back to wood!

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Officers of BAC Reelected at Annual Convention

All officers of the International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen (BAC) were unanimously reelected at the organization's 1977 convention in Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nev., September 19-23.

IMI TRUSTEES AND ADVISORS MEET

Neal English, International Masonry Institute's Executive Director, discusses a forthcoming program at the February 5th meeting of the Trustees and Advisors held at the Hyatt House, San Diego, Calif. Left to right

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EXPAND '76 PROMOTION PROGRAM

A majority of the Mason Contractors Association of America members in North America currently fund the International Masonry Institute through collective bargaining agreements with Locals of the

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# MCAA Seattle Chapter
# Studies Masonry Standards
The establishment of masonry standards for Region G was one of the principal topics of discussion at the October meeting of the MCAA Seattle chapter.

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MCAA Information
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c. The Local Union and the Employer shall post in places where notices to employees and applicants for employment are customarily posted, the provisions relating to the functioning of this hiring agreemen

IMI Trustees, Advisors Meet in Washington
Pausing for the photographer during their recent meeting in Washington, D.C. were Trustees and Advisors of the International Masonry Institute. Seated (from the left) are: John T. Joyce, Charles Velardo, Thom

Apprenticeship Through the Ages
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the apprentice completed his hitch, he received a bonus of $124.

But even with this "innovative" move, things were still sorely lacking for the apprentice, even a generation l

SUMMER EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

After a ten-year hiatus, the MCAA Executive Board Meeting returned to scenic Wisconsin July 19-22 at The Abbey resort in Fontana, nestled in the gently rolling wooded hills on the westernmost shore of Lake Geneva.<

Committee is so busy with other business that it may be late 1973 before it acts.

REFORM OF THE PRIVATE PENSION SYSTEM MAY NOT PASS this year, either. A vote on pension legislation by the Senate is assured some time this fall. But the

Bricklayers' Union Re-elects Murphy and Joyce
The 31st biennial and 72nd annual convention of the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers International Union of America was staged in Las Vegas, Nev., at Caesar's Palace, September 11-15.

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Taking time out from the seminar sessions to pose for this picture were (from the left) Neal English, Executive Director of IMI; Donald R. Bidwell, Plymouth, Mich., Chairman, IMI Board of Trustees; Eugene B. George, Kitchener, Ont., Canada, IMI