Bricklayers Local #2 NY/VT

The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers is the oldest trade union in North America. Since its founding in 1865, BAC has represented craftworkers across the United States and Canada with a long tradition of fighting to improve the quality of life for our members and their families.

In 1991, the International Union began restructuring and consolidating several Locals throughout the Union so that smaller Locals would have improved resources and representation to better serve their membership. On August 3rd 1993 the Locals were merged and became Local #2 NY, creating a mega local. As of January 6, 2010, Vermont was merged into Local 2 NY, making us now the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local 2 NY/VT. We currently have approximately 1500 members, and the Local is comprised of eight chapters: Capital District, Plattsburgh, Canton, Watertown, Syracuse, Oswego, Utica and Vermont.

This website was created to better communicate with you, our members, and to keep you informed of what is going on within the Local, as well as current affairs that may have an impact on you and your families. We will also provide links to other websites that may be interesting and helpful to you. Get involved, this is your Union!

MISSION STATEMENT

The objectives of this Local Union are to provide for, protect and improve the general welfare of its members and the employees represented by it both directly and indirectly, by all lawful means and methods, and, more particularly but without limitation of the foregoing:

• To organize all persons engaged in work within its jurisdiction for their mutual benefit, aid and protection;
• To promote or establish wages, hours and other working conditions for all such workers;
• To promote or establish programs to meet the costs of health care, retirement, unemployment and similar needs of all such workers and their families.
• To promote the health, wealth and safety of all such workers and their families;
• To promote, foster and develop programs to increase employment opportunities for such workers;
• To secure recognition by employees and the public of the right to engage in collective bargaining;
• To promote, foster and develop apprentice programs, training programs, and other means to advance skills, efficiency, and working knowledge of its members;
• To promote, foster and develop industrial peace and harmonious relations between employees and employers;
• To promote, foster and develop harmonious relations with community organizations and with other organizations in the labor movement;
• To promote, foster and develop programs which advance the social unity and efficiency of the industries employing its members;
• To promote, foster and develop a better understanding by government of the labor movement;
• To engage in legislative activity to promote, foster and develop the physical, economic and social welfare of its members and their families;
• To promote, foster and develop the interests of this Local and its members as workers by such means as registration, voting, political education and citizenship activities involving its members and their families;
• To engage in such educational and research activity as may be appropriate;
• To engage in legal activities appropriate for the defense and advancement of the interests of the Local and its members;
• To promote, foster and develop the trade jurisdiction of this Local and the International;
• To fulfill and require observance of this Local's collective bargaining agreement;
• To take such other actions as may tend to protect and promote the welfare and interest of this Local and its members.