# Iron Workers Local 44 on the Brent Spence Bridge Finally Breaking Ground

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Podcast: [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664)
Published: 2026-06-16T20:24:56+00:00
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## Resource

Iron Workers Local 44 Business Manager Dave Baker discusses the Brent Spence Bridge companion project finally breaking ground this week after decades of funding gridlock, crediting a bipartisan Senate push and cross-aisle governor cooperation for getting it done. He describes what 6 million building trades work hours, 1,200 peak construction jobs and a more-than-doubled apprenticeship applicant pool mean for Local 44 and the Cincinnati trades community — and shares his own journey from non-union metal building work to a union career that has his retirement fully prepared.

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