Masonry Magazine April 1980 Page. 14
BAC president John T. Joyce.
Attorney Vincent O'Hara.
Ralph B. Rogers, Texas Industries.
MCAA CONFERENCE REPORT
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iated with MCAA just shortly after the birth of the Association in 1950.
Tuesday was perhaps the busiest day of the Conference. It included a full slate of speakers in the morning, the MCAA Annual Meeting and election of officers in the afternoon, and the MCAA Reception, Annual Banquet and installation of officers in the evening.
The opening speaker at the morning session was John T. Joyce, president, International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen (BAC), Washington, D.C. Joyce indicated that the present trend in the masonry industry is toward a broader partnership between MCAA and BAC, between employers and employees.
"When I came to your last Conference," he said, "I discussed some aspects of this trend. Events over the past year have convinced me that the trend is continuing and should be supported by all of us. The reason is obvious: we have common problems, and we're solving some of them through joint action. We ought to be continually alert to the possibility that joint action will help solve other problems."
The new president of BAC said he favored expanded, across-the-board communication between MCAA and the international union. Noting that "growth" has been set as BAC's "imperative for the 1980s," Joyce laid out five "growth goals" that, if achieved, would enable the union to expand in "desirable ways." As set forth, these goals are to:
►Stabilize and expand the building construction market.
►Obtain a larger share of the building construction market for masonry.
►Sharpen the contrast between union and non-union masonry craftsmen.
►Recruit new members.
►Retain present members.
Joyce indicated that BAC's Executive Council is presently considering a reorganization of the international union's headquarters and field staffs, a reorganization designed to "encourage and nurture" growth. The current thought is to give the BAC regional field staff (vice presidents, special representatives, and so forth) more responsibility and increased authority for BAC programs in their respective areas.
Out of the Executive Council's deliberations, Joyce said, will come a "reassessment of IU programs, and some new programs which we hope to have in place and operating this fall. So we are moving ahead."
In closing, Joyce added that he is looking forward to an "increasingly broad partnership between BAC and MCAA in the 1980s."
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'80 Conference chairman Dee Brown.
'79-80 MCAA president "Tex" George.
'80-81 MCAA president Louis Helbert.