Building Wisconsin TV

09/13/2025

🎉 We’re geared up and ready for High School Career Fair season!

Our new banners are out, and we’re on a mission to connect with the next generation of hardworking men and women who are ready to transform their lives and their world as Mechanical Insulators.

✅ Free Training
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If you know a student ready to take the first step into a solid career path, point them our way 👉 JoinInsulators127.com

09/13/2025

First-year apprentices celebrated in Kaukauna 'signing day' to kickstart career in pipe trades

09/12/2025

09/12/2025

Congratulations to Brother Gayhart Swenson, of Wisconsin Local 13, for his 75 years of dedication to the Bricklayers.

Gayhart began his apprenticeship in 1950 and became a masonry foreman during his third year. He also competed in the 1952 Bricklayers National Contest in Chicago. Throughout his career, Gayhart worked on a variety of prominent projects around the Madison area, including the Wisconsin State Capitol Building, Monona Grove School, and many others.

One of Gayhart’s proudest accomplishments was serving as the General Superintendent for the Sellery Residence Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. His favorite project was a church on University Avenue in Madison, which featured numerous intricate arches.

09/12/2025

Before the concrete pour, a lot of prep work goes into a project. The foreman explains how the subgrade must be prepared to the correct grade and compacted. Forms also need to be set up before any concrete arrives. It's organized chaos and teamwork to get the job done right. Have you ever worked on a construction site?

09/12/2025

Here’s this weekend’s Statewide TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:*

Milwaukee – Saturday, September 13 at 5:00 am on WITI TV-6.

Madison – Sunday, September 14 at 5:00 am on WISC TV-3.

Wausau – Sunday, September 14 at 6:30 am on CW and 9:30 am on WZAW TV-33.

La Crosse – Sunday, September 14 at 5:30 am on WXOW TV-19.

Eau Claire – Sunday, September 14 at 5:30 am on WQOW TV-18.

Marquette/Escanaba MI – Saturday, September 13 at 5:00 am and 6:00 pm and Sunday, September 14 at 6:00 pm on WBUP TV-10 and WJMN TV-3.

* Days and times may be subject to change.

Special thanks to this week’s sponsors: Cement Masons OPCMIA Local 599 and Heat and Frost Insulators Local 127.

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Here’s this weekend’s Statewide TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:* Milwaukee – Saturday, September 13 at 5:00 am on WITI TV-6. Madison – Sunday, September 14 at 5:00 am on WISC TV-3. Wausau – Sunday, September 14 at 6:30 am on CW and 9:30 am on WZAW TV-33. La Crosse – Sunday, September...

09/09/2025

In this video from Building Wisconsin TV we show the training process for becoming a cement mason in Wisconsin with Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 599 as host Stuart Keith travels to their Training Centers in Milwaukee and Madison. Stu meets first with Business Manager Kilah Engelke to learn how to apply and what a cement finishing apprenticeship includes. Then Training Instructor Jerred Simonson explains the curriculum for each year. Finally, we’ll meet first year, second year and third year apprentices to hear about their experiences as members of OPCMIA Local 599.

Be sure to your check local TV listings this weekend for Building Wisconsin!

Subscribe to the Building Wisconsin Blog to learn about major construction initiatives and trade apprenticeship opportunities in Wisconsin, check out our Roku channel and be sure to like us on Facebook!

In this video from Building Wisconsin TV we show the training process for becoming a cement mason in Wisconsin with Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 599 as host Stuart Keith travels to their Training Centers in Milwaukee and Madison. Stu meets first with Business Manager Kilah Engelke to...

09/05/2025

Here’s this weekend’s Statewide TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:*

Milwaukee – Saturday, September 6 at 5:00 am on WITI TV-6.

Madison – Sunday, September 7 at 5:00 am on WISC TV-3.

Wausau – Sunday, September 7 at 6:30 am on CW and 9:30 am on WZAW TV-33.

La Crosse – Sunday, September 7 at 5:30 am and 4:30 pm on WXOW TV-19.

Eau Claire – Sunday, September 7 at 5:30 am and 4:30 pm on WQOW TV-18.

Marquette MI – Saturday, September 6 at 5:00 am and 6:00 pm and Sunday, September 7 at 6:00 pm on WBUP TV-10 and WJMN TV-3.

* Days and times may be subject to change.

Special thanks to this week’s sponsors: Cement Masons OPCMIA Local 599 and Heat and Frost Insulators Local 127.

Subscribe to the Building Wisconsin Blog to learn about major construction initiatives and trade apprenticeship opportunities in Wisconsin, check out our Roku channel and be sure to like us on Facebook!

Here’s this weekend’s Statewide TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:* Milwaukee – Saturday, September 6 at 5:00 am on WITI TV-6. Madison – Sunday, September 7 at 5:00 am on WISC TV-3. Wausau – Sunday, September 7 at 6:30 am on CW and 9:30 am on WZAW TV-33. La Crosse – Sunday, September 7 ...

09/04/2025

09/03/2025

The goal was "parade attendee," but the result was "brief, but compelling, on-screen presence." 🎥

Check out WISN 12's Labor Day interview with our very own Business Agent, Vincent Gallo IV!
https://www.wisn.com/article/labor-unions-advocate-for-workers-rights-at-milwaukees-annual-laborfest/65949254

09/03/2025