In construction, it is usually the contractor, not the employee, that decides to be “union.”  So why have hundreds of local area contractors made the decision to be union?

1. Apprenticeships:  The entire construction industry is an experiencing an aging workforce. Our unions have staff dedicated time to identify, recruit and enroll potential new trades men and women into their respective apprenticeship programs. Over the next 10 years, it is estimated the construction industry will need to onboard 185,000 new skilled workers. The benefits offered to these new recruits includes  training, at no cost to them, respectful wages, and a comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits package.  These benefits ensure that the unions attract the best available candidates in the marketplace.

2. Training:  Collectively, our labor and management partners  spend over $6 millions annually on apprenticeship and training  our contractors’ workforce. Their training has resulted in a more productive and safer workforce. Having a workforce that works safer results in lower workmans’ compensation premiums, meaning the contractors and developers’ save.

3. Instant Access To Skilled Personnel:  Having access to the unions’ local, regional, and national network of skilled workers is invaluable in a marketplace where skilled labor is in short supply. Meaning, contractors have instant access to this reliable pool of skilled workers that occurs seamlessly.