Wisconsin Building Trades, AFL-CIO endorse Robb Kahl
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 @ 10:14PM
Wisconsin Building Trades, AFL-CIO endorse Robb Kahl for State Assembly: Unions from across the state lining up to support former Monona Mayor
7/11/2012
(MONONA) — The Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Conference, AFL-CIO has endorsed Robb Kahl in the 47th Assembly District.
“We know that Robb Kahl will be a strong advocate for working people,” said Mark Hoffman, Chair of the Wisconsin State Building Trades. “Robb Kahl has a track record of bringing people together to find solutions and get things done,”
“I appreciate the support of the union workers who make up the Building Trades,” said Kahl. “It is important for Wisconsin to create an atmosphere for good paying union jobs. The building trades are a backbone of the state and I look forward to working with them to expand job opportunities in Wisconsin.”
“Robb Kahl understands the importance of family supporting union jobs,” Hoffman added. “He has the background and experience hit the ground running on day one. We look forward to working with Robb in the State Assembly.”
Robb Kahl is the Executive Director and General Counsel for the Construction Business Group, a non-profit labor and management organization that serves as a watchdog and educational entity that protects workers and taxpayer’s rights by monitoring public construction projects for compliance with state and federal laws.
The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Building Trades Conference is a state organization of Building & Construction Trades Local Unions convened to promote the growth and development of the construction industry. The Building Trades Unions in Wisconsin, representing 40,000 craft workers employed by over 2,000 union-signatory contractors, are organized by jurisdiction into 8 Wisconsin Building Trades Councils. Each council is chartered to the National Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, headquartered in Washington, DC. The conference and each council promote their signatory contractors, skilled work force and apprenticeship training programs through industry, community, legislative and political activities.
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Robb Kahl
Robb is in his second term as State Representative for the 47th Assembly District. Prior to his current position, Robb served four terms as Mayor of Monona and he continues to work in the private sector as an attorney and small business owner. As both a State Representative and Mayor, Robb has exhibited a strong ability to work with individuals across the political spectrum to find commonsense bipartisan solutions. Robb works every day for a better Wisconsin.