Which union trades work in your county?
The Mechanical & Allied Crafts Council brings New Jersey’s building trades together. Pick your county to see every member local that covers it.
Choose a county from the list or tap it on the map. Then select any local to see its full territory.
Six trades. One council.
Open a trade to see its New Jersey locals and the counties each one covers. Use “Show on map” to see a local’s territory.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
IUPAT represents more than 160,000 active and retired members in the finishing trades: industrial and commercial painters, drywall finishers, glaziers, floor covering installers and more.
International Union of Elevator Constructors
For more than a century, IUEC members in the United States and Canada have built and maintained the elevators and escalators that keep cities moving.
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
Mechanical insulators reach journeyman status through a multi-year program of classroom work and 1,600 hours a year of on-the-job training. HFIAW represents nearly 30,000 craftsmen.
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers
SMART’s 203,000 members include sheet metal workers, service technicians, welders and sign workers. They help keep the air we breathe clean and buildings energy efficient.
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry
The UA represents about 368,000 plumbers, pipefitters, sprinkler fitters, HVACR service technicians, welders and pipeliners in the construction industry across North America.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
The IBEW represents about 820,000 active members and retirees in utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government, across the United States and Canada.
Apprentices are paid while they learn a trade.
Every member local runs its own selection process through a Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, made up of experienced contractors and trades members. Programs are selective, and their length varies by trade.
Apprentices train on the job site and in the classroom, with raises each year as they progress toward journeyman status. Pay is set by each local’s contract.
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Classroom topics include
- OSHA safety and health
- Mathematics
- Blueprints and isometric drawings
- Computer-aided design
- Sanitation
- Codes
- Control systems
- Hydraulics and heat
- Physics
- Theory
Spent each year by our international unions on training for journeymen and apprentices. Members also attend joint council programs, such as OSHA classes.
Project Labor Agreements keep public work local.
A PLA is an agreement between contractors and unions on a public project. It means the bridges, schools and transit lines we pay for are built by trained local workers who earn a fair wage.
Read about PLAs