BAC Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois

Great Lakes Credit Union

Great Lakes Credit Union is available to all members and staff.  If you would like more information regarding the advantages of joining and services offered, please contact them at (708) 576-2847. 

2019 ADC Members BBQ

Message from President Allen

ADC Motorcycle Ride

On August 11, 2019 some of our members took a roundtrip motorcycle ride from the ADC headquarters to Sycamore, Illinois.  It was a beautiful day and a good time!

Tile Setters 100th Anniversary

On March 24, 2019, the Officers and Tile Setter membership celebrated their 100-year affiliation with the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers!

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label.
- Barack Obama

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Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty. — Samuel Gompers

Recent News

Elected Officers of the ADC

On October 30, 2018, nominations for the office of President, Secretary-Treasurer, and three Executive Vice Presidents were presented to the ADC membership.

All current Officers were unanimously re-elected, with no opposition.

President Allen thanked the membership for their support and promised to continue working for better wages and benefits for each and every member.

The Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO) Scholarship

CISCO is offering three four-year scholarships ($2,000/year) for seniors planning to attend a four-year university, and two two-year scholarships ($1,000/year) for seniors planning to attend community college.

Please contact CISCO at (630) 472-9411 for information on the 2020 application process.  You may also visit their website at:  www.cisco.org/scholarships

William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship from the Chicago Federation of Labor

The William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship will once again be awarded to 10 high school seniors who will be graduating in the spring of 2020. Five academic-based scholarships and five random-drawing scholarships, valued at $2,000 each, will be awarded.

Please contact the CFL website for further information at:

www.chicagolabor.org/union-resources/scholarship-information

Applications for the 2020 scholarship will be available on the website in late December 2019.

Robert E. Shepherd Scholarship

The 2020 application process for the Robert E. Shepherd Scholarship will be posted on this website in January 2020.  Please check back or contact our office at (630) 941-2300 at that time for information on the 2020 application process.

The R.E. Shepherd Scholarship Foundation will award four $5,000 scholarships based on academic achievement and potential, and one $5,000 scholarship to be determined by a random drawing of all those applicants with a GPA of 3.0 or above who did not win one of the four academic scholarships.

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