“They which built on the wall, and they that bore burdens . . . everyone with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.” The Book of Nehemiah, 4:17 “We will keep […]
Council advances Port Covington Deal Click here to read more! Click here for the MOU. 1100+ affordable homes; tens of thousands jobs with a 30% percent mandate for local hiring; $39 million for south Baltimore; $25 million for workforce development; […]
After a hard fought 16 week campaign and two straight weeks of negotiation with Sagamore Development, BUILD joined Sagamore Development, Plank Industries, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake and Council President Jack Young announced an historic agreement that will shift the development […]
BUILD Organizing to Get Best Deal for City – read latest Baltimore Sun coverage No Deal on Port Covington TIF without a Citywide Benefits and without BUILD and Labor – full report Read Tischler-Bise Financial Analysis – complete report. Learn […]
BUILD recognizes Council President Jack Young for encouraging Sagamore Development to reach agreements with us and with labor before the TIF deal is approved. BUILD wants better – demands Council not move forward until agreements are reached! “All we have […]
Port Covington TIF BUILD & Labor delay vote — Read about the third-largest TIF request in the nation and BUILD’s demands here. BUILD, along with Port3 labor groups, successfully delayed the Taxation and Finance Committee vote on the Port Covington […]
On July 18, BUILD packed the Zion Lutheran Church to hear testimony from Tischler-Bise and Good Jobs Baltimore advocate Greg LeRoy. Attendees thundered their approval of BUILD’s demands for a city-wide community benefits agreement and for the City to conduct […]
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 BUILD held a press conference in front of UnderArmour Headquarters to call on CEO Kevin Plank to meet with BUILD to negotiate mandates that will ensure the Port Covington development will benefit the ENTIRE city. BUILD […]
Tuesday, June 21, the Mayor and the Baltimore Police Commissioner announced the padlocking of a business under the “public nuisance” statute. “The Baltimore City Police Department, local businesses and citizens citywide took action together to close down a notorious drug […]
BUILD and Child First Authority, together with the Baltimore City Council, won the restoration of $4.2 million in cuts to after school and community school programs. These cuts would have meant that programs begun after the unrest in April would […]