BAC Apprenticeship Director Howard Hipes shares information about Construction Skilled Trades Apprenticeship opportunities and careers available. Read More. . .
Emily Williams is a young, single mother from Flint whose life was turned around in 2016. Read More. . .
North America's Building Trades Unions have partnered with a university to form a new Construction Management degree program. Read More. . .
Attention all Bricklayer Apprentices: You are invited to compete in the MCAA Region C Masonry Skills Challenge on Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Cincinnati, OH. The first place winner of the first, second, and third year categories will represent our region at the International Masonry Skills Challenge in 2017 in Las Vegas. If you want to compete, call Howard Hipes at 517-749-1102 or Tom Ward at (586) 757-6658. Read More. . .
The Mason Contractors Association of America held the annual International Masonry Skills Challenge on February 3, 2016 at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas, NV. Three apprentices (Travis Buda, First Year; Ken Hernandez, Second Year; Nick Bracy, Third Year) won first place in the Region C Masonry Skills Challenge held October 2015 at the MI BAC Training Center in Lansing. This qualified them to represent BAC Local 2 of MI in Las Vegas. Read More. . .
What do Bricklayers do?
Bricklayers do heavy lifting combined with precise positioning of components. The work involves the placement of a wide variety of brick, masonry block,
stone, marble, terra cotta, tile, and related materials. These are used in the construction of walls, partitions, fireplaces, chimneys, and other structures.
They also install the fire brick linings of kilns and industrial furnaces. Read More. . .
