Many of you have asked the important question: WHY DO WE GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS? The simple answer is this: We must protect our industry as we move forward, and for better or for worse, one way we can do this is by electing people who understand our issues.

The construction industry has been devastated by the recession and without the support we received from the current Governor and certain members of the Legislature it would have been significantly worse in our region. As Governor, David Paterson insisted that GlobalFoundries negotiate with us on the Chip Fab plant in Malta, NY, resulting in safe, family-sustaining jobs for more than 1,000 construction workers in the capital district over the course of several years.

The Executive Board would like to thank the membership for your overwhelming support at this Saturday's election. The results show clearly that you trust the direction that we are headed in, and we thank you for the opportunity to serve another three years as your elected leadership.

We would also like to thank the many volunteers who helped on Saturday as clerks and registrars and the various polling places. Your involvement makes our Union stronger.

The results are below reflect the percentage of the vote that was cast for each candidate. The names in bold are the winners of the election, and will be your representatives for the coming years.

Representative Mike Suprenant and Political Director/Organizer Prairie Wells attended Friday's groundbreaking ceremony in Crown Point. We are still hopeful that we will be able to successfully negotiate a PLA for this porject, ensuring many thousands of work hours for our members in the North Country. Click here to watch an interview we did with WCAX.