Machinists Make Bid To Join The Building Trades’ Group
As the AFL-CIOs Building and Construction Trades Dept. grapples with life without the carpenters and teamsters, a possible financial white knight could be on the way.
Machinists President R. Thomas Buffenbarger has approached BCTD seeking affiliation. In a brief Aug. 30 letter to BCTD President Edward C. Sullivan, Buffenbarger asked, without explanation, that affiliation be considered.