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IKORCC MagazineJanuary 3, 2023 - 8:00 am
Carpenters Union Donates to Local Career Technical ProgramsOctober 28, 2022 - 3:45 pm
2022 Election – IKORCC EndorsementsOctober 11, 2022 - 9:30 am
IKORCC Hosts Appreciation Lunch at Yellowbud Solar ProjectSeptember 22, 2022 - 3:05 pm
2023 Scholarship Applications Now OpenSeptember 12, 2022 - 11:48 am
IKORCC Sends 50 Members to 2022 Sisters in the Brotherhood ConferenceAugust 18, 2022 - 11:49 am
Travis Williams Named 2022 Don Sherry Award WinnerAugust 2, 2022 - 3:32 pm
Congrats to our 2022 Scholarship WinnersJune 22, 2022 - 2:40 pm
IKORCC Sends 50 Members to 2022 Sisters in the Brotherhood Conference
/in Diversity, News, Sisters /by Hannah ErwinIn August 2022, the Indiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC) sent 50 Sisters in the Brotherhood (SIB) to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) International Training Center for the 2022 International Sisters Conference.
The theme of this year’s conference was “Seize The Opportunity” – a call to action for attendees to get involved locally, regionally, and internationally in growing our diversity and union strength. Programming included motivational guest speakers, U.S. and Canadian diversity labor officials, and several workshops to directly touch on the unique challenges for UBC SIBs. The four-day event was full of networking opportunities and training for members ranging from apprentice to seasoned carpenters, millwrights, and industrial members. Read more
Travis Williams Named 2022 Don Sherry Award Winner
/in Community, Local 1005, News /by Hannah ErwinFew people have left the impact on the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters as Don Sherry did. Don Sherry tragically passed away in 2017. His list of accomplishments is vast, and his impact on our union is unprecedented.
Don Sherry passionately served the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters for nearly 20 years as a business representative and Director of Organizing. He was the President of Carpenters Local 175 and a dedicated advocate for workers rights and unions. Colleagues said his dedication to this organization was second to none.
To honor his legacy, the IKORCC gives the Don Sherry Achievement Award annually.
To honor Don’s service and dedication, each year since his passing the IKORCC has given The Don Sherry Achievement Award. The award recognizes a rank-and-file member who has gone above and beyond in their service on the job site, with contractors, in MAC meetings (Member Action Committee), and in their community. In addition to giving an award in his honor, IKORCC delegates raise money each year during their annual conference and donate the proceeds to the Diabetes Foundation in Don Sherry’s honor.
Recipients of the Don Sherry Achievement Award include:
2018 – Glenn Downs, Local 599
2019 – Raymond Poer, Local 599
2020 – Cory Hudson, Local 285
2021 – Bobby Miller, Local 357
2022 – Travis Williams, Local 1005
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Congrats to our 2022 Scholarship Winners
/in Community, News /by Hannah ErwinTwenty recipients earned scholarships based upon their high school grade point average and SAT or ACT scores. Another twenty were selected randomly.
Recipients were sons, daughters, and dependent children of members of the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights. Parents or guardians must be members in good standing of the IKORCC for at least one year. The son, daughter, or dependent child must be a high school graduating senior or be attending a college, university or trade school as a full-time student.
Congratulations to the following 2022 IKORCC Scholarship recipients: Read more
Tax Fraud Days of Action 2022: Indiana
/in Indiana Activism, News, Politics /by Lacey NixTax Fraud Days of Action 2022: Kentucky
/in News, Politics /by Hannah ErwinIndiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Representatives spoke with state and local officials on April 13th and 14th to learn more and speak out about construction industry tax fraud in Kentucky. Events were held by IKORCC across the three states and sponsored by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters across the United States and Canada.
More than 50 Senate and House Representatives stopped by our setup in the capitol building in Frankfort on April 13th. The statehouse was in session and full which opened the door for IKORCC to make new introductions with lawmakers who were unaware of construction industry tax fraud were made. All 200 meals and toolboxes were handed out.
On April 14th, over 25 officials including area mayors, State Representatives, judges, code enforcement officers, tax clerks, and local business owners attended a lunch and learn about tax fraud.
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