Union Carpenters Support Senator Sherrod Brown at Rally
Columbus, OH – Carpenters and millwrights from across Ohio joined together in a representation of strength to get out the vote for this year’s election.
Saturday, October 18th, hundreds of UBC members entered the Columbus JATC Training Center to hear about the importance of this election and reelecting United States Senator from Ohio, Sherrod Brown.
Special guests included Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters Executive Secretary-Treasurer Matt McGriff, CMRCC’s Political Director Jason Clark, Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael Donnelly, and CMRCC member from Local 2 Steve Sprague, United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) General President Chief of Staff Anthony Peña, General Executive Secretary-Treasurer Mark McGriff, Midwestern District Vice President Mike Kwiatkowski, UBC General President Douglas McCarron, and United States Senator Sherrod Brown.
The crowd cheered on as McCarron spoke of the work Brown has accomplished in the Senate for unions.
“Senator Brown led the fight that successfully restored over one hundred thousand pensions to workers there in Ohio,” UBC General President McCarron told the room. “There’s no better friend for the Carpenters Union, the working people, and this country than Senator Sherrod Brown.”
Speakers touched on what Brown has done that impacts UBC Members, including:
- Restoring pensions for thousands of UBC members
- Creating millions of UBC renewable work hours by voting yes on the Inflation Reduction Act
- Voting yes on the Chips and Science Act, resulting in thousands of UBC jobs
- Delivering years of UBC work by voting yes on the Infrastructure and Jobs Act
- Standing up for workers on trade deals
Senator Sherrod Brown is one of the Central Midwest Carpenters endorsed candidates for the 2024 general election. To view more of our council endorsements, click here.
