On the morning of December 7th, BAC Local 15 hosted their annual apprenticeship competition at their training center.
Kansas City, MO Councilman Crispin Rea came attended the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 15 Apprenticeship Competition on Saturday, December 7th. His cousin, Brother Daniel Quintero, is an instructor for Local 15’s apprenticeship.
Details, people involved, and sponsors of the competition:
PCC Apprentices & Judges
John Million- 1st Place
Boston Hayes- 2nd Place
Skyler Nolker
Judges
Larry Lauber
Joe Lettington
Brick Apprentices & Judges
2nd year
Andrew Lee- 1st Place
Noah McNair- 2nd Place
Anthony Hollingshead
3rd Year
Phadra Verret- 1st Place
Evan Poling – 2nd Place
Jesse Davila
Judges
Pete Resz
Hector Villalvaso
Jacob Bledsoe
Rod Oviatt
Helpers
Tommy Curtis
Brandon Fredrich
Ali Grado
Jude Marconett
Vincent Larkin
Mason Moore
Wyatt Turner
Instructors
Jansen Rudy
Sonny Hibbs
Don Moore
Sponsors
JE Dunn
S&W Waterproofing inc.
Western Specialty Contractors
Ryan Building Material
Silicone Specialties
DeWALT
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan is the Editor of The Labor Beacon and a member of LIUNA Local 264. Tristin also serves as the Director of Communications for the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO and the Chair of the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance.
Tristin grew up as the son of a UA Local 669 member in Tecumseh, KS and the great-nephew of George C. Amis, longtime leader of the United Rubberworkers (now USW Local 307) in Kansas. Growing up in rural Kansas as the child of teen parents, Tristin quickly came to appreciate the life-changing benefit of a union job.
Tristin and his partner, Rebeca Amezcua-Hogan, are residents of the Westside, Kansas City, MO's historic Mexican neighborhood. They are proud members of Kansas City's New Reform Temple.
