National President of the Building and Construction Trades Department Mark Ayers Has Died by Gary Kopycinski on April 9, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. Mark Ayers, president of the Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) and an AFL-CIO vice president, passed away Sunday morning.