Leadership at the Greater Detroit Building Trades Council (GDBTC) will remain unchanged for the next four years, as Patrick Devlin (Secretary-Treasurer) and John Hamilton (President) were re-elected without opposition to new four-year terms. This is the second term for both officers.

“I appreciate the confidence of the delegates,” said Devlin, who hails from Sprinkler Fitters Local 704. “We have a good team in place and we have a lot on our agenda. I look forward to the challenges that are ahead of us.”

In existence since 1937, the Greater Detroit Building Trades Council administers project agreements with construction contractors and contracts with some employers, acts as a liaison with the business and political communities, publishes The Building Tradesman newspaper and promotes unionized construction for the 14 international building trades unions it represents. Delegates of local unions affiliated with the GDBTC cast ballots in the election every four years for the top two officers

Under the GDBTC bylaws, the full-time secretary-treasurer position administers the day-to-day operations of the council. Hamilton’s position of council president is part-time. He serves full-time as President of Operating Engineers Local 324.

“My thanks to the delegates for their support, and I’ll continue to work hard for the building trades in the next four years,” Hamilton said.