Circle Group Bloghttp://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/en-US2010-03-10T19:12:52ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Rampage Video! Atlanta Carpenters Union Boss Goes Nuts on Atlanta Citizenhttp://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/10/19/rampage-video-atlanta-carpenters-union-boss-goes-nuts-on-atl.htmlCG Voice2009-10-19T08:03:00ZDisplaying what has become his trademark tactic, Atlanta Local 225/Southeastern Carpenters Regional Council (SECRC) organizer Jimmy Gibbs recently melted down in profane rage while verbally attacking a passerby at a union demonstration in Atlanta. And it was all caught on tape!]]>Judge Upholds $1.7 Million Ruling Against Atlanta Carpenters Unionhttp://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/8/18/judge-upholds-17-million-ruling-against-atlanta-carpenters-u.htmlCG Voice2009-08-18T08:04:00ZSometimes, grown men can only take so much whining and pathetic excuses before putting the hammer down.

On August 11, 2009, U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story ruled in Atlanta federal court that a $1.7 million jury award against the Southeastern Carpenters Regional Council will stand . . .]]>Everyone Has a Hand in Circlehttp://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/7/13/everyone-has-a-hand-in-circle.htmlCG Voice2009-07-13T08:05:00ZSometimes, a little thing says a lot.

On a wall in The Circle Group headquarters in Alpharetta, the employees and their families are encouraged to dip a hand in paint and leave a handprint on the wall.

Here's how Jerry Marchelletta, the head of The Circle Group, describes the wall, and what it's supposed to represent...
]]>House Bill Would Protect Workers from Union Violencehttp://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/6/4/house-bill-would-protect-workers-from-union-violence.htmlCG Voice2009-06-04T00:00:00ZABC May 21 praised the introduction of the "Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2009" (H.R. 2537) by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.). The measure would levy a fine of up to $100,000, a prison sentence of up to 20 years, or both, to any person that commits an act of violence or extortion against another person during a labor dispute.]]>Another Safety Award for TCG!http://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/5/26/another-safety-award-for-tcg.htmlCG Voice2009-05-26T08:02:00ZThanks to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for awarding The Circle Group its 2008 ABC Platinum Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) Safety Award. It's the fifth time The Circle Group has been awarded the STEP.]]>Circle Group Job Wins Another Awardhttp://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/5/19/circle-group-job-wins-another-award.htmlCG Voice2009-05-19T08:03:00ZCongratulations are in order for The Circle Group's Jeff Musto and Bob Subin, who led TCG team on the contract at The Mansion on Peachtree.

This stunner of a hotel in Buckhead was just named one of the USA's best new hotels by Conde Nast Traveler...]]>Why The Union Is Afraid To Show Its Face to the Mediahttp://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/4/30/why-the-union-is-afraid-to-show-its-face-to-the-media.htmlCG Voice2009-04-30T08:00:45ZSometimes, the stink of a sorry excuse for a carpenter's union tactic cannot be ignored.

Righteous citizens cannot look away. Community leaders speak out. The media investigates.

All of the above has happened, and now the Southeastern Carpenters Regional Council (SECRC) and its rogue organizers are hiding out from the media and the good citizens of Georgia.]]>"I Am In a World of Hurt"http://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/4/27/i-am-in-a-world-of-hurt.htmlCG Voice2009-04-27T08:04:00ZThe members of the Circle Group Truth web team get a lot of feedback from our web site visitors.

Some of it comes in the form of helpful suggestions. Sometimes we get a colorful rant. Lately, we've been getting something that's very disturbing:

Cries of pain from inside the netherworld of Southeastern Carpenters Regional Council union employees who've been run out of jobs.
]]>Safety is Job #1 at The Circle Grouphttp://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/3/30/safety-is-job-1-at-the-circle-group.htmlCG Voice2009-03-30T08:13:00ZIn the construction industry, there is nothing more important than a company's safety record. The goal at The Circle Group has always been to provide the best safety in the business for our field employees.

Of course, everybody talks that talk. At The Circle Group, we're proud we walk the walk when it comes to . . .
]]>Have You No Shame, Atlanta Carpenters Union?http://blog.thecirclegrouptruth.com/home/2009/3/23/have-you-no-shame-atlanta-carpenters-union.htmlCG Voice2009-03-23T01:53:55ZWe here at The Circle Group Truth would like to thank everyone for the letters that have come in from all over the country after we posted last week's YouTube video. It's the video produced by CBS 2 Atlanta News that shows how exploited homeless people from Atlanta were forced to act like idiots by the Southeastern Carpenters Regional Council (SECRC) in front of an Atlanta Peachtree Street office building . . .]]>