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Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Celebrating 140 Years of Progress
( Inset ): Delegates to the first convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners in August 1881 . ( Above ) Carpenter apprentices are trained by instructors who have many years of field experience and are themselves trained in the art of sharing their knowledge with the next generation .
On a hot August day in Chicago just over 140 years ago , delegates representing 18,000 carpenters formed the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America . Their main concerns were simple — brutally long hours and low wages .
Over the years they won decent wages , benefits and working conditions with a strong focus on safety . They organized the unorganized . Today , the UBC represents over a half-million members in the U . S . and Canada .
In Northern California , the Carpenters Union represents 38,000 construction workers , pile drivers , millwrights , mill-cabinet and modular manufacturing workers , installers , acoustical ceiling specialists , floor layers and other crafts .
We work with our signatory contractors to provide skilled craft workers . Our apprentices — we currently have more than 4,000 of them — attend state-of-the-art training centers , combining classroom and hands-on experience . Here they have access to the most current tools and instructors with years
of field experience who are experts in the art of transmitting their knowledge .
We recruit and train the next generation , working with community organizations and schools to provide pre-apprenticeship training to give young people the opportunity to explore a career in the trades .
At our ultra-modern International Training Center in Las Vegas , we develop curricula for local training centers , train our instructors and bring in rank-and-file members for education on leadership , new technologies and the current state of our industries .
We are committed to growing with our industry . We have adopted new technologies , ranging from the use of BIM to mass timber techniques .
And in a particularly difficult time , during the COVID-19 pandemic , we worked with state and county health officials and with our employers to keep worksites — whether construction or manufacturing — safe and productive .
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The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America leads the way
in training , educating and representing the next generation of skilled construction professionals .
— Jay Bradshaw Executive Officer , Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America leads the way in training , educating and representing the next generation of skilled construction professionals . We equip our members with the skills that are demanded in today ’ s construction industry .
265 Hegenberger Rd Suite 200 , Oakland , CA 94621 ( 510 ) 568-4788 www . nccrc . org
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