I was amused to read the headline, "Trades Declare War on Nonunion Training," and the Building and Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO had "thrown down the gauntlet" for Associated Builders and Contractors (ENR 4/25 p. 10). It seems we have heard that old BCTD song and dance before.
In December 1967, during BCTDs annual convention, it also declared "war" on ABC. That declaration of war helped launch an unprecedented period of growth for ABC. In fact, over the next eight years, ABC increased its membership from around 3,000 to 15,000 firms and added 55 new chapters. Today, ABC is 23,000 members strong in 79 chapters nationwide.