President Ayers Remarks to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Convention - 9/22/2011
I’m proud to say I gained my values from this Brotherhood, and from the wisest and most dedicated man I have ever known. Ed Hill. Ed has been my best friend and has mentored me throughout a good part of my career. He is always the voice of reason and, as all of you know, he is a principled man never reluctant to take a difficult stand if he feels it will benefit the Brotherhood. He is a devout Christian who lives his life according to Christian teachings, and we have all benefited from that.
President Ayers Remarks to Laborers International Union of North America International Convention - 9/14/2011
Terry, it is a privilege for Secretary-Treasurer Sean McGarvey and I to work with you...the International Officers...Local Union Officers...and with the rank and file of the Laborers Union. You are a key player in a dedicated team to advance the interests of the union construction industry. And I can't think of a better place I'd rather be than here with men and women who constitute THE ORANGE CRUSH!
President Mark Ayers Keynote Address to 68th Annual Convention - 7/14/2011
Thank you.
Brothers and Sisters…Ladies and Gentlemen.
It is my great privilege to welcome you to the 68th convention
of the Building and Construction Trades Department.
We are proud to hold this convention in the great state of Minnesota. You have a rich labor heritage that gave us the Knights of Labor and the Democrat Farm Labor Party, as well as three stalwart politicians who held the organized labor movement close to their hearts: Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale and Paul Wellstone.