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Fishing Derby at Wolf Lake - June 17, 2023

Hegewish Veterans Memorial presents FISHING DERBY AT WOLF LAKE on Saturday, June 17th, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Remembering Ed Tiedt, Retired PCC Business Agent

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Ed Tiedt, long time Business Agent with the Tuckpointers, Cleaners, and Caulkers Local 21.

Ralph Affrunti Honors Family Members

As many of you may know, the ADC 1 entrance of pavers is a special place members can memorialize family members that also belonged to the BAC.

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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Robert E. Shepherd Scholarship

The deadline to submit 2023 applications has passed. Please check back later in this year for the 2024 scholarship information.

The Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO) Scholarship

The deadline to submit scholarships for 2023 has passed. Please check back later this year for 2024 scholarship information, or you may contact CISCO directly at (630) 472-9411 for more information.

CISCO has begun to accept applications for its long-standing Annual Scholarship Awards Program.  Applications for this program are available by clicking on one of the three types of scholarship awards below. 

Union Plus Scholarship Program

Please check back later this year for information on the 2024 scholarship program.

The application deadline for 2023 scholarships was 12:00 PM (Noon), Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 31, 2023.

Since 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $4.5 million to students of union families.  Ranging from $500 to $4,000, Union Plus scholarships are one-time awards for study beginning in the Fall of 2020, and students may re-apply each year.

U.S. Bates Scholarship

The deadline to submit 2023 applications has passed. Please check back later this year for 2024 scholarship information. 

BAC annually awards three scholarships to students whose parents or step-parents are US BAC members. The stipends are $5,000 per year for up to four years – up to $20,000 total.

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must: 

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