Machinists Make Bid To Join The Building Trades' Group.

This article focuses on membership of the Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Machinists' President R. Thomas Buffenbarger has approached BCTD seeking affiliation. The AFL-CIO's Metal Trades Department also is exploring affiliation with BCTD. The machinists' union also is a member of the Metal Trades Department. At their regular monthly meeting on September 7, BCTD's general board of presidents discussed the machinists' bid to affiliate.