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Building trades paint a picture of a big future, with Philadelphia at the center

“When you look back 10 years from now ... you’re going to see whole communities changed,” NABTU president Sean McGarvey said.

Ryan Boyer, business manager of the city's Building Trades Council, speaks to union members, elected officials, and labor leaders at a meeting to discuss the future of Philadelphia trades amid massive federal investment and a changing political environment locally. Sean McGarvey, president of North America's Building Trades Unions, met with Philadelphia labor unions Thursday at the Laborers’ District Council Training Center in North Philadelphia.
Ryan Boyer, business manager of the city's Building Trades Council, speaks to union members, elected officials, and labor leaders at a meeting to discuss the future of Philadelphia trades amid massive federal investment and a changing political environment locally. Sean McGarvey, president of North America's Building Trades Unions, met with Philadelphia labor unions Thursday at the Laborers’ District Council Training Center in North Philadelphia.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer