By Doug Cunningham

Mark Ayers, President of the AFL-CIO’s Building and Construction Trades Department, is joining a presidential  Blue Ribbon Commission to develop a safe, long-term solution to managing used nuclear fuel and waste. Ayers says he’s honored and pleased that the Obama administration recognizes that America’s building trades unions have considerable knowledge and expertise to offer when it comes to making sure that nuclear energy provides clean, safe, affordable and reliable power.