Notre Dame’s “Build Union” Policy a Boon to Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky Members

The University of Notre Dame’s new three-story, 85,000 square-foot Eck Hall of Law, shown here last August, opened in January 2009.	Local 4 IN/KY member Jeff Charleston.

Thanks to the University of Notre Dame’s policy of building 100% union, on-campus construction has been the source of significant work hours for members of Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky.

Local 4 members Rob Burt, left, and Toby Myers.	Matt Walls of Local 4 IN/KY lays one of 320,000 brick used on the project.

The expansion of the University’s Law School has entailed construction of a new building, Eck Hall of Law, plus an extensive renovation of the existing space and a new arterial walkway connecting the two.

Foreman and Local 4 member Dan Stephenson helps set the trim for Eck Hall’s arched entrance.	Scott Feliciano of Local 4 IN/KY, jointing his work.

These photos, taken in August 2008, capture Local 4 members, employed by South Bend-based Ziolkowski Construction, at work on Eck Hall, which opened in January of this year. According to Local 4 President Ted Champ and foremen and Local 4 members Dan Stephenson and Dale Bollenbacher, the average number of members working on the project was 18, with 30 employed during peak construction. With masonry accounting for $4.16 million of total construction, members installed 320,000 brick, 78,000 block and 4,200 pieces of stone, accumulating more than 22,000 work hours.