Under Construction Series
A NorthBay Biz 5-Part Series
The North Bay housing marketplace remains steady and thriving, and the construction trades provide an opportunity for those seeking to develop skills and a career path. This 5-part series is an in-depth look at what’s happening in the industry today, current labor issues and what’s on the horizon.
Click the links below to read the following stories in the Under Construction series:
Part 1: Building Confidence
Part 2: Women in the Trades/ May
Part 3: Apprenticeship Programs/ July
Part4: Trade Schools/ August
Part 5: Working in the Trades/ September
A message from out sponsor: Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Composed of 26 regional councils and geographically aligned with today’s construction market, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) was first established on August 12, 1881. The UBC is one of the largest building trades unions, with over a half-million members throughout North America.
The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council and its affiliate local unions, representing over 35,000 members, and our partner employers, work throughout the 46 California counties. The Carpenters Union is a progressive and solution-based organization. By partnering with our employers in shops, yards and factories we produce and deliver the highest quality products and delivery systems in our industry. Our employers understand it makes good “business sense” to prioritize their greatest asset, skilled Union employees, and provide jobs with union wages and benefits! Part of this collaboration has also led to professional training programs administered by labor/management committees.
For more information regarding education and training, please visit the Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California at CTCNC.org. If you are seeking efficiency and cutting-edge solutions on your project, our constructions and manufacturing partners have proven that they can deliver a quality Union made product in a timely manner. We recognize that our continued success depends on continuing to be a model 21st century union—one with a laser focus for providing unmatched support for our members, highly skilled tradespeople for our contractors and leadership for the industry.
