Brothers and Sisters, when I first joined DC 35 as an apprentice, some seasoned journeymen gave me advice that stays with me today. The first one was to stay active in the Union, your local, and [...]

It’s an exciting time to be a member of DC 35! With so many great things going on it’s hard to know where to begin. First, I’d like to thank BM/ST Brennan for appointing me to the Director of [...]

Since my last newsletter article, I have continued to assist our Business Manager on the day-to-day operations of our District Council. I have diligently assisted our Representatives, Organizers [...]

Dear Brothers and Sisters, As we head into the summer, it’s clear that DC 35 is making significant strides forward. With the rising temperatures, so too are our opportunities to strengthen worker [...]

Ninety years ago, the Bourne Bridge spanning the Cape Cod Canal was called “The Most Beautiful Bridge Built During 1934” by the American Institute of Steel Construction. Built simultaneously, the [...]

I want to wish everyone a healthy and prosperous new 2024 year!! As we begin this 2024 year ahead, I’d like to highlight some of the work we have been able to accomplish and will continue to work [...]

Let us keep the momentum moving in a positive direction for each and every member in 2024. Your Leadership Team, with your support, has achieved so many goals in the past year but we cannot rest [...]

In the spirit of solidarity, we must come together united through the resilience and strength of our GREAT District Council 35. As we navigate through the ever-evolving challenges that we face on [...]

Dear Brothers and Sisters, 2024 is off to a great start! I am thrilled to share some recent highlights and updates from our union, as we continue to strive for progress and success within [...]

DC 35 Brothers, Sisters, and family, Happy holidays! The end of the year is a time for remembrance, giving, and joy. We take stock of where we came from and have a moment to think about where we [...]

On November 15, 2023, IUPAT DC 35 hosted a panel discussion with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell along with Democratic Attorneys General from across the country and IUPAT [...]

As the end of the year approaches, I wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our Brothers and Sisters. It has been an honor to serve our membership alongside a great team of labor [...]

It’s hard to believe that the holidays are already upon us, but it’s been a great and exciting year for DC 35! Anyone who knows me knows that I love this Union, so it was an honor to be nominated [...]

In an effort to educate local municipal leaders about the many labor-related provisions included in new federal laws, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, [...]

Seasons change but the goals remain the same here at District Council 35. Jobs, jobs, jobs continue to be the driving force of your Leadership Team here at DC 35 and improving work opportunities [...]

Dear Brothers and Sisters, As we approach the end of another year, I want to begin by expressing my heartfelt gratitude to Jeff Sullivan for his outstanding leadership and 43 years of dedicated [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2023 IUPAT DC 35 CONTACT: Libby Smelker, Libby@617MediaGroup.com, 617-485-4801   Mass. Attorney General Campbell, IUPAT DC 35 highlight lessons from [...]

It was once noted by former New York Governor Mario Cuomo that elected officials “campaign in poetry, and govern in prose.” The oft-used quote is typically meant to convey that the big ideas and [...]

As my first entry in the DC 35 Newsletter, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the Brothers and Sisters whom I may not have met yet but have the privilege of representing. [...]

“In all you do, ALWAYS remember the members.” I heard this phrase multiple times from retired BM/ST Jeff Sullivan since I joined the staff of DC 35 in January of 2022. After 26 years in the [...]

The Organizing Department is going through transitions with a few of the organizers becoming Business Reps/Organizers. This is a testament to the department doing a great job evolving our [...]

I would like to start off by saying thank you to the new Business Manager/Secretary Treasurer Chris Brennan for giving me the opportunity to represent and work for the men and women of District [...]

We finally reached an agreement with the Boston Public Schools in December on a new contract. It was a long and exhausting process with the school department. The contract is split into two [...]

To say the team at District Council 35 has hit the ground running would be an understatement. Over the last six months, our entire team has punched above their weight class. We have added key [...]

This June, our Director of Government Affairs John Drinkwater was honored at the Massachusetts AFL-CIO’s 2023 Richard L. Trumka Educational Conference alongside former Secretary of Labor Marty [...]

The beat goes on and we continue to build on the foundation of this District Council. Our Business Manager Christian Brennan now has several months of experience weighing in on the day-to-day [...]

In the labor movement, our mission is simple: to fight for the wellbeing of working families everywhere. We are constantly adapting to a changing industry to ensure our members have what they [...]

No matter what, tomorrow always comes, and things are always changing. Our Business Manager Jeff Sullivan has decided to make a change in his life, too. He has celebrated an incredible career of [...]

Thank you, DC 35 members. It was an honor and a privilege to work and represent you for the past 21 years.  My career as a Bridge/Industrial Painter began on June 4, 1979, with George Campbell [...]

Our department has been infused with new blood, and every single organizer is eager to be involved in this labor movement. We are a very diverse group, and everyone brings something different to [...]

We have had an incredible run the last 13 years with Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Sullivan and our team. Incredible things have been accomplished for our members under the direction of [...]

After 42 years with IUPAT District Council 35, I am proud to have been a part of an organization that fights for workers’ rights every single day, never shies away from a challenge, and takes [...]

As District Council 35 moves into a new year with many new opportunities, we have much to be thankful for in the past year. I would like to start with congratulating and thanking Jeff Sullivan on [...]

Jorge Rivera, Director of Organizing As an attorney general, Maura Healey has been a champion for all workers. She has been a partner when we need help standing up to the big bully corporations [...]

IUPAT DC 35 is proud to announce the Finishing Trades Institute of New England’s website launch! Now, all your course registration, apprenticeship and continuing education program needs are [...]

The Board of Trustees of the Painters & Allied Trades D.C. 35 Pension Fund is pleased to announce an increase in the pension accrual rate effective July 1, 2020.   These improvements are [...]

Bryan O’Sullivan’s time with District Council 35 started in 1979, when his father called up the stairs to him: “You’re going into the glaziers union.” Back then, Bryan didn’t even know what a [...]

Here are some of the upcoming projects in the Boston area: Back Bay South End Gateway A transformational air rights development in Back Bay that will be constructed above the existing Back Bay [...]

I would like to begin by congratulating our very own Bryan O’Sullivan on his well-deserved retirement. I have learned a lot from your cool, level-headed approach to all situations and all of our [...]

Looking back at 2020, last year put unheard of challenges in our path, yet our District Council and the Training Department continued a steady forward progression. COVID–19 set us back in a way [...]

As a result of the ongoing pandemic, the District Council 35 members in Boston and Quincy have been working extra hours sanitizing and wiping down all the common area in the schools, restocking [...]

Sisters and Brothers, I hope the delivery of this newsletter finds you and your family doing well. Projects and jobs continue despite the challenges of COVID-19. Safety and health guidelines are [...]

This past year has challenged each of us personally, in our homes and on the job sites. It has not been easy by any stretch of the imagination, but we can finally see the path that leads us out [...]

It’s important not to let our guard down. We must continue safety measures like wearing masks, social distancing and washing your hands until the majority of our state’s population is [...]

Since my last message to our members, we have all encountered many changes in our lifestyle and the way we go about normal business in a working environment. Since we have been gripped by this [...]

As reported on the previous newsletter, due to COVID-19 restrictions, some of the aforementioned projects had been stopped in December and are now getting back to work in mid-March to early [...]

On the north side of Boston, DC 35 has been fighting the good fight for our members and their families, creating work opportunities for our members where we can and exposing greedy contractors [...]

Ha sido un año duro para todos. Acabamos de marcar el aniversario de un año desde que la pandemia de COVID-19 arrasó en nuestras ciudades, pueblos y comunidades. Nos trastocó a cada uno de [...]

It has been a tough year for all of us. We have just hit the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic which has ravaged through our cities, towns, and communities. It has touched each of us [...]

Good luck is not lucky; it is a combination of preparation and opportunity. District Council 35 does the small stuff, every day, to seize an opportunity when the time arrives. The Government [...]

“Right to Work” – for less – was filed in New Hampshire, as expected, in the State Senate, as S.B. 61.  The New Hampshire Building Trades was ready and prepared to launch their campaign against [...]

IUPAT DC 35 Congratulates Marty Walsh on his Confirmation as U.S. Labor Secretary Under President Joe Biden’s Administration Boston — IUPAT District Council 35 congratulates Martin J. Walsh on [...]

The world has certainly changed since the last District Council 35 newsletter. Just before we were ready to go to print with the spring edition, COVID-19 hit, and since then all of us have been [...]

Es cierto que el mundo ha cambiado desde la ultima edición de nuestra revista del Concilio del Distrito #35. Justo antes de estar listos para distribuir nuestra edición de primavera, comenzó el [...]

With the unprecedented times we are now living in, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to climb around the country. However, here in the Northeast, we luckily seem to be seeing a [...]

Local work hours continue to be strong for our District Council crafts. Our staff works day and night to try to increase work opportunities for our members by attending local community public [...]

A quick look back at the start of 2020 tells a story of accomplishment here at District Council 35. Many of our members have and continue to work on large projects since the start of the new [...]

In 2004, I started teaching both commercial and industrial classes for the FTI. Two years later, I came on full time and was asked to develop an industrial/bridge painting program. Luckily, the [...]

The most important asset in this union is YOU, never forget that. I hope this newsletter finds you and your family well. Every one of us has been impacted by this terrible pandemic, but to ensure [...]

With the COVID outbreak upon us, along restrictions not seen in over 100 years, all of our members must adhere to strict protocol when working so we can all get back home safely to our families [...]

My dad, who had just turned 93, passed away in February. Between the hospital stay, rehab, and hospice, my brothers and sisters and I were never really sure how his bills would be paid and by [...]

Infrastructure work is considered by the federal government essential work at bridge, water treatment plants, MBTA stations and garages, military and naval facilities. We had members working [...]

My earliest memory I can remember is my family talking about the “UNION” — a monolithic entity that everyone in my South Boston neighborhood seemed to be involved in. I knew my family members [...]

Worcester inserted a Community Betterment Agreement into the new ballpark, which means all contractors must meet the requirements for Worcester’s residents, women, minorities and veterans. The [...]

District Council 35 is proud to welcome South Side Tees, and owner, Sean Conroy, as our contractor partner. South Side Tees is our newest full-service screen print company with DC 35. The [...]

2020 has seen continued attacks on working families, but hope remains. The deck is stacked against us, but if history is instructive, organized labor won’t fold. It will brace for the fights [...]

2020 began full of new possibilities and DC 35 hit the ground running with a number of things on the agenda. In January, we completed the filming of the third party certification video commercial [...]

Since the second week of March, Boston and Quincy schools closed their buildings to students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since that time, the members in Boston and Quincy have deep cleaned and [...]

COVID-19 Saying 2020 did not get off to a good start is a bit of an understatement; COVID-19 hit us hard, but, as usual, DC 35 and your training department hit back. First, we had to postpone all [...]

Most young apprentices or journeymen don’t give a lot of thought to what’s going to happen 35 or 40 years down the road. Understandably, most live in the present and are focused on doing their [...]