Investments in infrastructure and manufacturing are driving a revival in Ohio’s trades

Mike Knisley, the executive secretary-treasurer of the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council, describes how the Biden administration’s economic investments are boosting Ohio’s economy and expanding opportunities in the state’s building trades.

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In the more than 35 years I’ve spent as a member of the building trades, I’ve seen firsthand how many challenges America’s unions have faced as American jobs have been shipped overseas.

Since I got my start in the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Service Technicians during the Reagan administration, I’ve heard presidents talk a lot about investing in construction and infrastructure, with little to show for their promises.

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Mike Knisley

Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council

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Investments in infrastructure and manufacturing are driving a revival in Ohio’s trades