Standing up for Good Jobs and Strong Communities
across the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Unions Transform Lives
Standing together in a union, workers win a voice on the job, fair pay & benefits, safer workplaces, retirement security and more...
Worker Stories >Earn While You Learn
Union apprentices receive hands-on training, enjoy exceptional wages and benefits, and learn a trade that is the foundation for a lifelong career. And they graduate with ZERO student loan debt!
Learn more >A Top Priority: Local Hiring
Local hiring helps ensure that local residents have ample opportunities to construct important and necessary facilities in their own communities.
Read More >Winning for Workers
The Union Difference
Average starting wage for a union apprentice before benefits.
$
0
/hr
Typical student debt upon completion of a union apprenticeship
$
10000
Difference between the average union and non-union construction wage.
1
%
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News & Updates
Building Trades Call for PLA on National Harbor Sphere Project
Labor testimony urged the council to use its legislative leverage to ensure that the project translates into…
UA Local 5 Leader Appointed to MD Apprenticeship Council
The MATC is a 12-member body established by Maryland’s Apprenticeship and Training Law and Regulation.
National Project Aims to Strengthen ‘Inclusive Pathways’ into the Trades
A primary goal of the Infrastructure Pathways Project is to strengthen local hire processes within Project Labor…
Our Stories
Pathways to success
Union construction workers share stories about how they got into the trades, what they do on the job and their career journeys.