Masonry Magazine February 1977 Page. 18
MCAA Convention Report
(Continued from page 8) to Vice President George and George A. Miller, Executive Vice President of MCAA.
The highlight of the opening session was the presentation of the association's highest honor the Lead Man Award to three prominent individuals for their outstanding and dedicated service to the masonry industry. Receiving the coveted Award were: MCAA Immediate Past President Charles F. Velardo, Newton, Highlands, Mass.; MCAA Treasurer Robert Harrison, Mt. Prospect, III., and Robert G. Evans, president, Robert G. Evans Co. (Target), Kansas City, Mo. (See accompanying story and pictures.)
In his address to the membership, BAC President Thomas Murphy called on mason contractors to help combat the non-union movement that is spreading throughout the construction industry. He said his union is presently engaged in "aggresive organizing efforts" to fight open-shop operations and to assure mason contractors of an adequate supply of skilled manpower for their operations.
"Mason contractors must be prepared to make some sacrifices," he said. "We must take another long, hard look at the industry and and work together to keep the competition off our backs. What we do for ourselves benefits the entire industry. We must have the fullest cooperation between the mason contractor and our union in combating open shops and meeting the competition head on."
Murphy declared that his union's efforts also are being directed toward stimulating the masonry industry. "The BAC is dedicated not only to benefiting ourselves but the mason contractors as well," he said. He also pointed to the International Masonry Institute and the International Masonry Apprenticeship Trust as vitally important organizations in furthering the goals of the masonry industry.
Following their introductions to the audience, MCAA 1977 officers and regional vice presidents aligned themselves for a formal picture at the Annual Banquet.
Leo Nazdin of the Laborers International Union echoed President Ebeling's remarks about the depressed state of the nation's building industry. "America is undergoing extremely trying times now," he said. "The construction field has been terribly hard hit.
"Both of us, employers and employees, have a vested interest in this great industry which has supported so many of us over so long a time. I believe that changes are in the wind. A new President of the United States has been sworn in. We in Washington feel that he will make efforts to revitalize our industry. But he can make all the efforts in the world and not be successful if you and I do not participate in this resurrection process."
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masonry • February, 1977