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June 16, 2026
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Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council Endorses Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor
CINCINNATI, OH– Today, the Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council endorsed Amy Acton’s campaign for governor, citing her promise to lead with labor values, lower costs for all Ohioans, and fight for Ohio’s working families.
The Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council serves Brown, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties. It is the sixth regional construction trades council to break with the statewide chapter, Affiliated Construction Trades (ACT), which endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor.
Dr. Acton has been endorsed by numerous key labor groups in Ohio, including the Lima Building and Construction Trades Council, United Steelworkers District 1, the Western Reserve Building Trades Council, the Ohio AFL-CIO, the North Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, the Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council, the Ohio Nurses Association, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, the Ohio Federation of Teachers, the United Auto Workers, the Service Employees International Union District 1199, the Communications Workers of America, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the United Mine Workers of America, and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 6.
“The Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council is proud to endorse Dr. Amy Acton to be the next Governor of Ohio,” said Phil Bovard, the Executive Secretary of the Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council. “Dr. Acton will be ready on day one to stand alongside our unions, support investments in apprenticeships, and ease the burden of rising costs on our members and their families.”
“I am deeply honored to receive the endorsement of the Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council,” said Dr. Amy Acton. “When I’m elected governor, I will work every single day to ensure our hardworking union members have access to high paying jobs, apprenticeship opportunities, and lower costs across Ohio.”
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