Labor, community and conservation leaders gathered Nov. 16 to help the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) celebrate the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art, union-built world headquarters in Spring Hill.
The festivities included an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house reception attended by representatives from international labor unions, the outdoor industry and the local community.
“We can all be proud of the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s new permanent home in Spring Hill,” said Roofers International President Kinsey Robinson, a current and founding member of the USA board of directors. “This grand opening celebration marks the latest of many milestones and accomplishments too numerous to address today.”
“Watching the USA grow from a small group of dedicated union sportsmen to more than 260,000 members in 11 years is a source of great satisfaction for me, and demonstrates the importance of this organization in the lives of union members—many of whom share a love of fishing, hunting and the outdoors,” Robinson continued. “We are grateful to the USA for transforming the collective power of unions into a potent force for the protection of our natural resources and outdoor traditions for future generations to enjoy.”
USA CEO and Executive Director Scott Vance said the new headquarters will help the organization continue expanding its mission impact. “This new permanent home is the perfect base of operations from which to increase the number and scope of our projects nationwide, as we harness the passion, power and skills of union volunteers to impact the future of conservation and our shared outdoor heritage,” he said.
Located at 4800 Northfield Lane adjacent to the GM Spring Hill Manufacturing site, the new USA headquarters offers 6,100 square feet of office space and a 4,600-square-foot warehouse.
The facility is housed in the former Saturn Bank building, which the USA purchased in April of 2018—kicking off an intensive, six-month renovation campaign. Throughout the project, the organization relied heavily on skilled union labor to transform the facility into a private campus designed to foster the USA’s efforts to unite union members in community-based conservation, public access and outreach projects.
“We are also excited to be neighbors to United Auto Workers Local 1853,” Vance added. “They have been very supportive of the USA and we look forward to working with them on a variety of activities and partnerships going forward.”
Local businesses and unions involved in the project include: Anderson Piping – UA Local 572, Besco – IBEW Local 429, Bricklayers Local 8 Southeast, Going Signs – SMART Local 137, International Masonry Training and Education Foundation Local 17101, Johnson Contractors – UBC Local 1209 & Local 223, Music City Glass – DC91 Local 456, Nashville Sheet Metal – SMART Local 177, Roofing Services & Solutions – SMART Local 177, Skyline Painters – IUAP Local 456 & Local 80, Tecta America Commercial Roofing – Roofers Local 2, Terrazzo & Concrete Equipment – BAC Local 21 and War Paint Fab – IAMAW Grand Lodge.
About Union Sportsmen’s Alliance
Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA): The USA is a union-dedicated, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose members hunt, fish, shoot and volunteer their skills for conservation. The USA is uniting the union community through conservation to preserve North America’s outdoor heritage. For more information, visit www.unionsportsmen.org or connect on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Work Boots on the Ground (WBG): WBG is the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s flagship conservation program that brings together union members willing to volunteer their time and expertise to conservation projects that improve and enhance public access to the outdoors, conserve wildlife habitat, restore America’s parks and mentor youth in the outdoors. The USA’s WBG program works closely with federal, state and local agencies and other conservation groups to provide manpower needed to complete critical projects that may otherwise go undone.
