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
Mid-Atlantic Trades See Record-Breaking Apprentice Surge
Two affiliates of the Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades Council recently welcomed historically large classes of new apprentices.
Community Voices Front and Center at Sphere ‘Listening Session’
The Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades Council is urging the county to require a Project Labor Agreement (PLA)…
Fredericksburg City Council Votes Down Data Center Project
Projections estimated that 1500 Gateway would have created more than 2,800 union construction jobs, generating over $190…
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.