Labor Unions/Apprenticeships
PENNSYLVANIA CAREERLINK APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING OFFICE
651 Boas St., 12th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17121
717 783-5857
Pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/Apprenticeships
Tara Loew, director: 717 787-6997
Danielle Demirovic, pre-apprenticeship manager: 717 460-4474
Email for more information: Apprenticeship@pa.gov
The office, within the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, is responsible for guiding and promoting expansion of apprenticeship programs across the state. It supports sponsors with the resources they need to implement high-quality apprenticeship programs including the PAsmart grant program.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS
620 F St. NW
Washington, DC 20004
888 880-8222
Bacweb.org
Timothy J. Driscoll, president
Craft workers build, repair and renovate structures made of brick and other clay products. Applicants must be a minimum of 17 years old for the four-year apprenticeship program that includes an eight-week, 6,000 hours of on-the-job training and 640 hours of related technical instruction.
OHIO-KENTUCKY ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT COUNCIL BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS INTERNATIONAL MASONRY INSTITUTE NORTHERN OHIO REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER
8499 Leavitt Road
Amherst, OH 44401
880 442-0479
Oh-kyadc.com
Tammy Tansey, administrator of apprenticeship and training: 440 986-3300
The Ohio-Kentucky Administrative District Council is the administrative arm of the international union, representing 19 local unions and more than 6,000 members.
BRICKLAYERS, TILE & TERRAZZO LOCAL #8
5211 Mahoning Ave., Suite 270
Youngstown, OH 44515
330 779-3133
Oh-Kyadc.com/local-unions/local-8-youngstown
Brian Collier, field representative: 330 519-8918
Covers Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties, among others.
BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS LOCALS #9 and #10
Donald Mays, field representative: 330 382-9600
Covers Columbiana, Jefferson, Harrison, Belmont and Monroe counties.
BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS LOCAL 9 PA
100 Kingston Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Local9pa.com
Lynsie Hogle, membership services: Lynsiehogle@baclocal9.com
Application/requirements: Local9pa.com/apprentice-application-requirements
Serves local union chapters including New Castle/Beaver, which includes Lawrence, Mercer and Butler counties. Apprentice applications are accepted throughout the year; new apprentices are brought in as needed.
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF NORTH AMERICA
101 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20002
Carpenters.org
Douglas J. McCarron, general president
William Waterkotte, Eastern District vice president, Pittsburgh: 412 444-4531
Mark Magriffe, Midwestern District vice president, Columbus, IN: 812 376-3424
One of North America’s largest building-trades unions, the UBC has more than half a million members working in the construction and wood-products industries.
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING FUND
P.O. Box 95818
Las Vegas, NV 89193
Carpenters.org/citf-training
UBCorporate@carpenters.org
UBC Job Corps Program: 800 733-5627
The training arm of the UBC, the center provides transfers skills and knowledge of skilled, experienced instructors to union members through a network of training centers throughout North America. Specific programs include Aerial Lift, Scaffolding, Floor Covering, Powered Industrial, Solar and more. The UBS’s Career Connections program is employed in schools across North America to introduce students to the craft of trade and carpentry. Every graduate who completes the four-year program gains a jump-start into a career as a professional union carpenter. The Jobs Corps, an educational and vocational training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, serves at-risk students with career planning, on-the-job training, job placement and other services.
INDIANA/KENTUCKY/OHIO REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
771 Greenwood Springs Drive
Greenwood, IN 46143
317 807-5722
IKORC.org
Don Crane, Ohio director (Millwright Local 1090)
Regional online application: Ikorcc.com/application
The IKORC represents more than 35,000 professional tradespeople in 40 locals in the three states plus parts of West Virginia and Tennessee. The council’s hallmark is threefold: training, professionalism and partnerships for economic development. The four-year apprenticeship program provides on-the-job training on the latest technology and equipment, scheduled, graduated wage increases, benefits including health care and more.
EASTERN ATLANTIC STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
650 Ridge Road #200
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412 922-6205
Eascarpenters.org
Drew Simpson, PA-WV representative
Pittsburgh Training Center: 412 262-1830
Regional online application link: Eascarpenters.org/become-a-member
Apprenticeships with the Eastern Atlantic Council’s 17 training centers (which includes Pittsburgh) are conducted by trade specialty experts. Skills learned include commercial and residential carpentry, heavy highway, pile driving, floor laying, cabinet-making and trade show carpentry. Some training occurs at job sites, providing the opportunity for earning while learning.
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL 171
Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Regional Council
8065 Market St.
Boardman, OH 44512
330 629-2059
Ikorcc.com/local/171
Facebook: Facebook.com/Youngstown-Carpenters-171-941735342519086
President: John Sofranko
The local union serves customers, contractors and the community through professionalism and extensive training within the craft.
MILLWRIGHTS & PILE DRIVERS LOCAL 1090
7225 Sunset Strip Ave. NW
North Canton, OH 44720
330 768-7138
Don Crane, Local 1090 president
Millwrightspiledrivers.com
Local 1090 covers all of Ohio except Athens and Washington counties as well as seven counties in West Virginia and six in Kentucky.
OHIO CARPENTERS’ JOINT APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING TRUST
Northwest Regional Office
9270 Bass Pro Boulevard
Rossford, OH 43460
419 872-4651
Vince Wright, state director
Dan Sustin, area training coordinator
Online application: Ohcap.org/Module/Application/NorthwestApply
More than 1,500 apprentices are enrolled in the four-year programs. Courses of study in the 43,000-square-foot facility include residential and commercial carpentry, floor covering and millwright/pile driver. All apprenticeship classes, training and associate degree college credit earned during the program are provided at no cost to students, who earn from 40% TO 95% of journey-level wages during the training and gain union benefits after 90 days in the program
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO
1300 L St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
202 842-4200
Apwu.org
Mark Dimondstein, president
The APWU represents more than 200,000 U.S. Postal Service employees and retirees plus nearly 2,000 private-sector mail workers. Depending on occupation, members belong to the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Service or Support Services divisions.
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION YOUNGSTOWN AREA LOCAL #443
214 Churchill-Hubbard Road
Youngstown, OH 44505
Email: Yal443@aol.com
Yal443.org
Dominic Corso, president: 99 S. Walnut St., Youngstown, OH 44501; 330 744-3644
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION PITTSBURGH METRO
400 Epicenter
1414 Brighton Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412 321-4700
Chuck Pugar, president
Scholarship application download: Pgh-metro.net/PDFs/McShane%20Scholarship.pdf
The union represents some 2,000 bargaining unit employees in the USPS Clerk, Maintenance and Motor Vehicle Service Crafts and is the largest local in Pennsylvania and 12th largest in the country. The APWU’s jurisdiction spreads to the New York, West Virginia and Ohio borders and beyond. The list of covered offices includes several within the five-county region such as Ellwood City, Grove City and Greenville. The union offers annual Patrick McShane Scholarships to graduating high school seniors or college undergraduates whose parent or legal guardian is a current active union member.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS
1017 North 9th St.
Kansas City, KS 66101
913 342-2100
Boilermakers.org
Lawrence J. McManamon, international vice president, Great Lakes Section, Rocky River, OH: 440 333-0300
Jeffrey Hughes, director, national training services: 912-548-3269
The IBB represents more than 50,000 skilled craftsmen and women and industrial workers who work in heavy industry, shipbuilding, manufacturing, railroads, cement, mining, and related industries and services more than 200 local lodges across North America. Union members construct and repair electric power plants, refineries, pulp and paper mills, and steel mills. Benefits include full-coverage health insurance, retirement savings, all equipment, hand tools and consumables supplied and more. Dependents of members are eligible for scholarships of up to $5,000.
BOILERMAKERS NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
12200 N. Ambassador Drive, Suite 312
Kansas City, MO 64163
913 342-2100
Mark Wertz, national coordinator, apprenticeship program: 913 342-2100
Submit an application: Boilermakers.org/apply
The apprenticeship is a four-year, on-the-job training consisting of a minimum of four years, 576 classroom hours and 6,000 field construction hours.
BOILERMAKERS LOCAL LODGE 744
1435 E. 13th St.
Cleveland, OH 44114
216 241-2085
Boilermakers744.org
James D. Denk, president
Local Lodge 744, chartered in 1920, is part of the Great Lakes Area. Apprentices are required to attend classroom training held at the training center and are required to take Performance Based Training every six months in order to advance to the next level.
BOILERMAKERS LOCAL LODGE 154
1221 Banksville Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
412 343-3072
Michael Stanton, president business agent/apprenticeship coordinator
Local Lodge 154 serves 24 counties in Pennsylvania including Mercer and Lawrence as well as Columbiana and Jefferson counties in Ohio and two in West Virginia. Applications for the Northeast Area Apprenticeship Program are distributed at the union hall on the third Tuesday of each month between 9 a.m. and noon.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
900 Seventh St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
202 833-7000
Ibew.org
Amanda Pacheco, education director: 202 728-6186
Electrical apprentices plan, assemble and install all electrical apparatuses, equipment, fixtures and wiring used in electrical systems for maintenance, renovation and new construction projects. At local unions and IBEW/NECA training centers across the United States and Canada, pre-apprenticeship programs are a proven way of expanding access to the IBEW. Introductory courses last between a few weeks and a few months, depending on the program, and are designed to help those interested in a full apprenticeship enter the trades with the skills and knowledge they need. Many programs offer direct entry into an apprenticeship upon successful completion.
ELECTRICAL TRAINING ALLIANCE IBEW-NECA
5001 Howerton Way, Suite N
Bowie, MD 20715
Customer Service: 888 652-4007
The goal of the alliance is to provide the electrical construction industry with the most highly trained and skilled workforce possible. While direct training occurs through local training programs, the alliance develops enhanced education standards to meet the competitive challenges of today’s global market economy. In addition to receiving skill training on the job, each apprentice is provided with trade-related classroom. Quite often, local training committees provide special classes with hands-on training to support classroom lectures and discussions.
WARREN ELECTRICAL JATC/LOCAL 64
4550 Research Parkway
Warren, OH 44483
330 965-0578
Warrenjatc.org
Local contact: Eric S. Davis, 330 394-3690
Apply online: Atradethatpays.com
The five-year inside/commercial/industrial electrical program includes a minimum of 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and 900 hours of classroom instruction at a starting wage of 60% of residential wireman wage. The three-year residential apprenticeship program requires a minimum of 4,800 hours of OJT training and 480 hours of classroom instruction. The collective bargaining agreements provides a national pension and health care at the time of indenture. Electrical contractors are affiliated with IBEW Local Union 64 and are not necessarily based in the Youngstown area.
YOUNGSTOWN AREA ELECTRICAL JATC
350 E. Western Reserve Road
Youngstown, OH 44512
330 965-0578
Yjatc.org
Local contact: Ed Emerick, ed@yjatc.org
Online application: Yjatc.org/Apply/default.aspx
As of December 2021, the starting salary for first-year commercial apprentices is $12.64 per hour plus benefits. Apprentices are eligible for raises after every 1,000 hours of on-the-job training and with satisfactory scholastic performance. Typically, classes form in the fall of each year, but applications are taken year-round and can be completed online. Programs include inside/commercial and residential.
PITTSBURGH JATC
5 Hot Metal St., Suite 100
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412 432-1145
Ibewlocal5jatc.org
Paul Reinert, reinertpaul@hotmail.com
The Pittsburgh JATC offers both apprentice classes and continued education to improve skills. Upon acceptance into the program, apprentices are given a laptop and all the tools necessary to begin their career at no cost. Check the website for information on 2022 application dates.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS
1750 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20006
1750 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20006
202 383-4800
Ironworkers.org
Eric Dean, president
Find a Local Chapter: Ironworkers.org/become-an-ironworker/find-a-local
The Iron Workers apprenticeship program is a supervised method of training people who have little or knowledge of the craft, to become journeymen who are qualified in all segments of the trade. Each sector involves challenging and difficult work, often on tall structures at high elevations. The apprenticeship program includes comprehensive safety training. Apprentices earn while they learn, working on the job alongside journeymen. They also attend classes of related and supplemental instruction of approximately 160 hours per year for four years. Starting wages vary but usually are 50% of a journeyman’s wage.
IRON WORKERS’ LOCAL UNION #207
694 Bev Road
Boardman OH 44512
330 758-9777
Iw207.com
Matthew J. Sargent, apprentice coordinator: Jatc@iw207.com
Download apprentice application form: https://iw207.com/files/9716/1038/1418/Iron_Workers_Application_for_Apprenticeship_-_May_2011.pdf
Ironworkers Local 207’s workforce serves Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties as well as parts of Portage, Geauga and Ashtabula. The local also serves Mercer, Lawrence and Venango counties in Pennsylvania plus parts of Beaver and Butler. The goal is to provide productive workers who have the skills, knowledge and professionalism to be competitive and supply contractors and the industry as a whole with well-trained ironworkers.
IRON WORKERS’ LOCAL UNION #3
2201 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412 227-6767
Iwlocal3.com
Local contact: Gregory Bernarding: Gregory.bernardin-iwlu3bm@ironworkers.org
Apprenticeship Website: Ironworkers3apprenticeship.com (412 471-4535)
Online application: Ironworkers3apprenticeship.com/apprenticeship-application
In Clearfield, Erie and western Pennsylvania, there are more than 2,000 iron workers specializing in such craft sectors as structural steel erection, bridge erection and repair, welding, pre-cast concrete construction and wind turbine construction.
LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
905 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Liuna.org
Apprenticeship videos: Liunatraining.org/careers-and-apprenticeship
Find a training program: Liunatraining.org/find-training
The half-million LIUNA members in the United States and Canada are skilled and experienced workers trained to work safely in the construction and energy industries. Members build infrastructure, including roads, bridges, schools and skyscrapers and are certified to install rainwater catchment systems and build water and sewer systems. They also work in every area of the energy sector. Two apprenticeship programs are offered: one for commercial construction and the other for residential construction. Experience is not required for apprenticeship acceptance.
LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL LOCAL 125
Youngstown, OH 44512
4178 Market St.
Youngstown, OH 44512
330 783-3124
Liunalocal125.org
Rocco Digennaro Jr., business manager
Local 125 members work in the construction industry in Youngstown. Liuna training includes more than 50 different courses, providing free learning in skills such as hazardous materials remediation, remote tunnels, concrete work and a wide range of other building construction skills. Members have access to the Ohio Laborers’ Training and Apprenticeship Trust Fund courses.
OHIO LABORERS’ TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
DREXEL J. THRASH TRAINING CENTER
25721 Coshocton Ave.
Howard, OH 43028
740 599-7915
Oltcapp.com
Molly Sleith, Region 5 (includes Youngstown and Warren) 740 504-3200
Online application: Oltapp.com/apply-now
The OLTAPP is the training arm for the Laborers’ District Council of Ohio and Laborers’ International Union of North America. The Drexel J. Thrash Training Center is located on U.S. Route 36, 12 miles east of Mt. Vernon. The center, accessible to all Liuna members in Ohio, offers a full training schedule from October through May with classes offered on an as-need basis throughout the summer. Apprentices will spend a minimum of four weeks each year, or 144 classroom hours, at the 66,000-square-foot center.
LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL LOCAL 935
465 W. Market St.
Warren, OH 44481
330 395-5105
Facebook page: Facebook.com/Laborers-Local-935-142374612571652
LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
12 8th St., 6th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412 391-1712
Laborpa.org
Online application: Static1.squarespace.com/static/58752262d1758ef8b9c797c9/t/601188e4ab388608365a22ff/1611761892464/Application.pdf
The Council covers more than 33 counties throughout western Pennsylvania from the West Virginia and New York borders to State College and everywhere in between. Apprentices are required to complete a minimum of 300 hours of classroom instruction and hands-on training at the Training Center in Saxonburg, Pa. To complete the apprenticeship program, 4,000 hours of on-the-job training also are required.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA LABORERS’ TRAINING CENTER
317 Deer Creek Road
Saxonburg, PA 16056
724 352-2224
Laborpa.org/training-center
The training center offers 45 courses covering such topics as concrete, asbestos, scaffold building and blueprint reading. Courses are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
7234 Parkway Drive
Hanover, MD 21076
410 564-5900
Iupat.com
James A. Williams Jr., general president
Online application form: Iupat.org/join-us/#video-form
IUPAT represents men and women in the United States and Canada who work in the Finishing Trades – industrial and commercial painting, drywall finishing, glazing and glass work, sign and display and floor covering installation and more. Depending on the trades, apprenticeships can last three to four years, but training can be much shorter for individuals experienced in a craft. Apprentices work and learn under the direction of experienced journey workers. To be contacted by a union representative, submit the online application form.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 6
8257 Dow Circle
Strongsville, OH 44136
440 239-4575
Iupat-dc6.org
Jim Sherwood, business manager/secretary treasurer
Online apprentice application form: Iupat-dc6.org/training-and-edun/apprenticeship-education-training/apprenticeship
Serves Ohio and central Kentucky.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 57
101 Ewing Road
Carnegie, PA 15106
412 276-5758
Iupatdc57.org/
Chris Geronimos, business manager/secretary-treasurer
Council contact: Deena Bodnar, 412 276-6061, ext. 20
Online apprentice application form: Iupatdc57.org/apprenticeship-information
Serves western Pennsylvania.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS
1750 New York Ave. NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Smart-union.org
SMART, with some 203,000 members, includes sheet metal workers, service technicians, bus operators, engineers, conductors, sign workers, welders, production employees and more.
SMART UNITED TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
24950 Country Club Boulevard
North Olmsted, OH 4400
216 228-9400
Joseph Sellers Jr., general president
Formerly known as the United Transportation Union, the UTD is a broad-based transportation labor union representing about 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers in the United States.
SMART SHEET METAL WORKERS DIVISION
The Sheet Metal arm of Smart, formerly Sheet Metal Workers International Association, represents 136,000 members in sheet metal and related trades. Sheet metal refers to any metal that can be formed into flat pieces of varying thicknesses using specialized tools to cut, roll, bend and shape them into a variety of objects such as airplane wings, car bodies, tubing, storage units, building facades and more. Training is done through a four-year apprentice program, on-the-job and extensive classroom training. Journeymen continue to advance their skills and certifications utilizing the union’s training centers.
SMART TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
The Transportation Division is comprised of approximately 125,000 active and retired members of the former United Transportation Union who work in a variety of different crafts in the transportation industry. It is the largest railroad operating union in North America, with more than 500 locals. Membership includes conductors, brakemen, switchmen, ground service personnel, locomotive engineers, hostlers and workers in associated crafts, and more than 1,800 railroad yardmasters are represented as well. The division’s 9,000 bus and transit members include drivers, mechanics and employees in related occupations.
SHEET METAL LOCAL UNION #33 YOUNGSTOWN DISTRICT
200 McClurg Road
Youngstown, Ohio 44512
330 758-3393
Smwlu33.org
Business representative: Jesse Wright, jwright@smwlu33.org
Online information request form: Sheetmetaltraining.org/training-centers/youngstown-training-center
The Youngstown Sheet Metal Training Center looks for hardworking men and women with mechanical skills and an aptitude for the trade. Core training is offered for sheet metal, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) service, welding and more as well as an option to enroll in a residential or architectural program. Other training centers are located in Akron, Cleveland, Toledo and Parkersburg, WV.
SHEET METAL LOCAL UNION #12 SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT
1200 Gulf Lab Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
412 828-5300
Smlocal12.org
Joseph W. Schuler, president
Training Center: Smlocal12.org/training-center-home.html
Downloadable application forms: Smlocal12.org/applications.html
The apprenticeship program is designed for five years of training. Apprentices attend school periodically throughout the year, with the remainder of time spent working with journey mechanics. Apprentices receive wages and incremental raises throughout the apprenticeship based on proving knowledge and skill as they progress. They are responsible for providing their own tools and minor material costs throughout the schooling, but all other expenses are covered by the local union. A limited apprenticeship is available to those who are curious about the industry or have not yet qualified for an apprenticeship. They work on job sites and in shops with duties similar to those in the apprentice program, but they are not required to attend school.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS & ALLIED WORKERS
9602 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway
Lanham, MD 20706
301 731-9101
Insulators.org
Gregory T. Revard, general president
Online information submission form: Insulators.org/become-an-apprentice
Today’s insulator is trained and skilled at a multitude of construction trades such as mechanical insulation, firestopping, asbestos and lead mitigation or abatement, sound attenuation and specialty fabrications required in custom mechanical insulation installations. Apprentices gain hands-on training inside and outside of the classroom and earn a living wage from day one. They receive a minimum of 576 hours of classroom instruction over four years, a minimum of 144 hours of classroom instruction per year and a minimum of 1,600 hours of on-the-job training per year.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS & ALLIED WORKERS LOCAL 84
277 Martinel Drive
Kent, OH 44240
330 346-0622
Local84.com
Online apprentice application: Local84.com/apply-now
Local 84 serves Akron, Kent, Youngstown and nearby areas. Trades include mechanical insulation, firestopping, asbestos and lead mitigation or abatement, sound attenuation and specialty fabrications required in custom mechanical insulation installations. Local 84 offers a four-year registered apprenticeship program that includes 720 hours of classroom instruction over four years (144 hours of classroom instruction per year) plus 1,600 hours of on-the-job training per year. First-year apprentices earn $16.70 per hour with $22.51 per hour in benefits. Upon completion, apprentices could earn up to $55.91 per hour.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS & ALLIED WORKERS LOCAL 2
109 Pleasant Drive, Suite 200
Aliquippa, PA 15001
724 378-0735
Insulators2.org
James P. McCourt, general president
For apprentice information: 724 788-1913
Serves Pittsburgh area. Apprenticeship completion requires four years of on-the-job training, a minimum accumulation of 8,000 on-the-job training hours and 144 hours of related classroom instruction per year.
UNITED UNION OF ROOFERS, WATERPROOFERS AND ALLIED WORKERS
1660 L St. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202 463-7663
Unionroofers.com
James A. Hadel, international president
For apprenticeship information, email: gigr@unionroofers.com
Online membership application: Unionroofers.com/join-us/become-a-member
The union represents members who apply all types of roofing and waterproofing systems, including, but not limited to, all low-sloped roofing systems (vegetative and solar photovoltaic roofs), structural waterproofing, steep-sloped roofing systems, air barrier applications and building envelopes. Apprentices learn their craft by training on the job under proper supervision and by studying technical subjects related to the roofing trade at the training center/apprenticeship school. Most apprenticeship programs last from two to five years, which includes 144 hours of related technical training each year. Apprentices also put in 2,000 hours of paid training while on the job.
UNITED UNION OF ROOFERS, WATERPROOFERS AND ALLIED WORKERS LOCAL 71
2714 Martin Luther King Drive
Youngstown, OH 44510
330 746-3020
Nancy Weibel, treasurer
Facebook page: Facebook.com/Youngstown-Roofers-and-Waterproofers-Local-71-282107599108816
Email: RoofersLocal71@proxypartners88gmail-com
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
25 Louisiana Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
202 624-6885
Teamster.org
James P. Hoffa, general president
The largest, most diverse of America’s unions, the teamsters are known as the champion of freight drivers and warehouse workers but have organized workers in virtually every occupation, both professional and nonprofessional, and in both the private and public sectors through nearly 1,900 affiliates throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Teamsters have developed a number of apprenticeship programs at locals and Joint Councils, especially in the construction industry. One of the newest addresses the shortage of truck drivers and dock workers. Three groups are targeted: Transitioning military personnel, high school graduates and current dock workers. High school graduates too young to earn CDL licenses are trained to become dock workers until they are 21 and eligible for CDL training. Each track leads to a year of on-the-job supervision following CDL training until the apprentices are considered full-fledged journey workers in the CDL driver profession.
TEAMSTERS LOCAL #377
1223 Teamster Dr.
Youngstown, OH 44502
330 743-3111
Ralph “Sam” Cook, secretary-treasurer
Email: Teamsters377@gmail.com
Divisions include Building Material and Construction Trade, Food Processing, Freight, Health Care, Industrial Trades, Package, Passenger, Public Services, Solid Waste and Recycling, Tankhaul and Warehouse. Local 377 is an affiliate of Teamsters Joint Council No. 41 headquartered in Brook Park, Ohio.
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 261
351 Northgate Circle, Suite A
New Castle, PA 16105
724 658-5554
Mark Mrozek, president/principal officer
Local 261 was chartered in 1936 as a truck drivers and helpers union, but later came to include workers in warehouses, factories, schools, offices, hospitals, local government and more. The local is an affiliate of Teamsters Joint Council No. 40 headquartered in Mars, PA.
UNITED ASSOCIATION UNION OF PLUMBERS, FITTERS, WELDERS & SERVICE TECHS
Three Park Place
Annapolis, MD 21401
410 269-2000
UA.org
Mark McManus, general president
The national union represents approximately 355,000 plumbers, pipefitters, sprinkler fitters, service technicians and welders in local unions across North America, providing five-year apprenticeship programs, extensive journeyman training, a comprehensive five-year instructor training program and numerous certification programs. All UA members are eligible to earn college degrees as part of their training, choosing from a wide variety of degrees. The five-year apprenticeship period is divided into one-year segments, each of which includes on-the-job training and related classroom instruction. All UA apprentices receive a strong general education background in the trade, with core courses in basics such as mathematics, mechanical drafting and related science.
UA LOCAL UNION #396
493 Bev Road, Building #3
Boardman, OH 44512
Boardman, OH
330 758-4956
Ualocal396.org
Apprenticeship facts: Ualocal396.org/apprenticeship.aspx
Apprentice application: Ualocal396.org/application.aspx
Rick Boyarko, apprentice coordinator: 330 758-4596
Local 396, chartered in 1998, works in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties in Ohio and the Grant District in Hancock County, WV. The state-accredited apprenticeship program consists of a minimum of 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and 1,150 hours of related technical instruction (classroom/lab work). Classroom instruction runs from September through May, and all apprentices are required to attend two evening classes per week. As training progresses, apprentices will choose one of three occupations as a focus: Pipefitter, plumber or refrigeration mechanic; the program allows earning of upwards of $60,000 per year as an apprentice.
UA PLUMBER’S LOCAL 27
1040 Mountour W. Industrial Park
Coraopolis, PA 14108
724 695-8175
Ua27.org
Patrick J. Bigley, president
Request apprenticeship application: Email john@ua27.org
Local 27 serves 13 Pennsylvania counties including Mercer and Lawrence as well as portions of three other counties and the city of Pittsburgh. Apprentice training is conducted in a new 24,000 square-foot facility. In addition to the five-year apprenticeship programs, Local 27 offers continuing education opportunities that include journeymen training and certification and as associate degree program.
UA STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 449
1517 Woodruff St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
412 381-1133
UA449.com
William A. Yocum, president
Apprentice information: Ua449.com/training.aspx?zone=training&pID=3726
UA Local 449 serves 13 Keystone State counties including Mercer and Lawrence as well as portions of five other counties. The Steamfitters offer two apprenticeship programs: The mechanical equipment service program, which covers servicing of residential, commercial and industrial air conditioning and refrigeration systems, control system troubleshooting, steam and hydronic boiler system maintenance and servicing. The building trades program covers installation of commercial and industrial process piping systems, with welding certification playing a big part in the education process.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS
7154 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
410 953-6150
Iuec.org
Frank J. Christensen, general president
Elevator constructors install, maintain and repair passenger and freight elevators, escalators and automated people movers under the direction of an elevator journeyperson. They can expect a starting wage of about $27.45 per hour and a journey-level wage of $33.93. The apprenticeship program is a paid, five-year program in which apprentices receive on-the-job practical training and classroom training.
NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
11 Larsen Way
Attleboro Falls, MA 02763
800 228-8220
Neiep.org
Calendar of apprenticeship training: Neiep.org/Careers.aspx
Classroom training site list: Neiep.org/About/bst-Location.aspx
Region 4-Midwest training site director: Edward L. Christensen Jr., Chicago Ridge, IL, 708 422-7860
Apprentice training includes at least 144 hours of classroom time each year with a total of 8,000 hours of on-the-job practical training and classroom instruction. After joining the union, apprentices will be eligible for health care and dental insurance after six months of at least 100 hours of work. Applications are accepted for only 21 days each year, usually closing on April 15. Interested individuals must apply through an open recruitment and complete an application, aptitude test, tool assessment and an interview. NEIEP offers classroom training in more than 100 sites throughout the country. Areas without classroom training sites are supported by an extensive distance learning program.
IUEC AKRON LOCAL #45
277 Martinel Drive, Suite #103
Kent, OH 44240
330 474-7753
Frank Patterson, president
Student information: Iuec45.org/education/student-information
The men and women of Local 45 have served Akron, Canton, Youngstown and surrounding areas for 100 years.
IUEC PITTSBURGH LOCAL #6
1601 Banksville Road, 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
412 341-6666
Dave Gielarowski, president
Area served includes 26 counties in Pennsylvania including Mercer and Lawrence plus Belmont and Jefferson counties in Ohio and four counties in West Virginia.
OPERATIVE PLASTERERS’ AND CEMENT MASONS’ INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
9700 Patuxent Woods Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
301 623-1000
Opcmia.org
Online job application: Opcmia.org/members/how-to-join
Union members place and finish concrete and apply plaster products in a wide range of uses such as in concrete structures like the Hoover Dam and plaster applications such as interior and exterior walls and decorations in shopping malls and amusement parks and providing durability and fire resistance in offices and schools. For high-school students or recent graduates with no experience in the building trades, the union’s partner with the federal Job Corps program, the National Plastering Industry’s Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund may enable joining a pre-apprenticeship program. Apprenticeship programs offer a standardized curriculum that includes such aspects as material composition and mixes, repair and restoration, blueprint, OSHA safety courses and proper use of tools.
OPERATIVE PLASTERERS’ AND CEMENT MASONS’ INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION LOCAL 526
2606 California Ave., A.J. Furlan Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412 761-6310
Opcmia526.org
Cameron Rupert, financial secretary and business manager
Ron Stefaniak, apprenticeship coordinator
For apprentice application, call 412 761-6310
The local union serves Youngstown, Warren and the Pittsburgh area. The apprentice training center is located at 1900 Andrew St., Munhall, PA 15120. Apprentices are required to attend 160 hours of classroom instruction regardless of their distance from the training center.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATIVE ENGINEERS
1125 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
202 429-9100
Iuoe.org
The IUOE primarily represents operating engineers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics and surveyors in the construction industry as well as stationary engineers who work in operations and maintenance in building and industrial complexes and in the service industries. The union also represents nurses and other health industry workers, a significant number of public employees and several job classifications in the petrochemical industry. In the United States and Canada, the union has more than 1,000 instructors, hundreds of facilities, classrooms, shops and laboratories where apprentices and journey-level members hone or advance their skills.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATIVE ENGINEERS LOCAL #66
111 Zeta Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
412 968-9120
IUOE66.org
For more than 120 years, IUOE Local #66 has represented members in a jurisdictional area that includes 33 counties in western Pennsylvania including Mercer and Lawrence and three counties in Ohio including Mahoning and Trumbull.
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 66 DISTRICT 2
291 McClurg Road
Youngstown, OH 44512
330 758-7536
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATIVE ENGINEERS LOCAL #66
111 Zeta Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
412 968-9120
IUOE66.org
Mike Kelty, field agent: 330 758-7536, ext. 19 (Lawrence and Mercer counties)
Brian Wydick, field agent: 330 758-7536, ext. 192 (Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
Online request for information: Iuoe66.org/become-a-member
Apprentices in the Heavy Equipment Operator Program must attend five to seven weeks of classroom and hands-on classes at the training site each year. The apprenticeship term is a minimum of four years and 4,000 hours of on-the-job training. Those in the Heavy Equipment Mechanic Technician Program, which includes maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of various mechanical systems on a wide range of equipment, requires 6,000 hours of on-the-job training and from five to seven weeks of instruction annually at the training site.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA OPERATING ENGINEERS JOINT APPRENTICE & TRAINING PROGRAM
457 Christopher Road
New Alexandria, PA 15670-2626
724 668-2244
Wpaoperators.org
Dennis Manown, coordinator: 724 668-2244, ext. 303
Preregister for next training application period: Wpaoperators.org/register
Download sample tests: Wpaoperators.org/sample-tests
This nonprofit educational training program is organized for the purpose of providing qualified heavy equipment operators and mechanic technicians to contractors in the construction industry.
WESTERN RESERVE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
8065 Market St.
Youngstown, OH 44512
330 758-8160
Wrbctc.org
Marty Loney, president
The Council represents quality craft workers who have been building quality structures in the Mahoning Valley for more than 100 years, including 23 local unions in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties. Apprentice programs include Boilermakers, Bricklayers and Tile Setters, Electricians Warren and Youngstown, Elevator Constructors, Insulators, Ironworkers, Ohio Carpenters’ Joint Apprenticeship & Training Program, Ohio Laborers Training & Apprenticeship, Operating Engineers, Painters, Plaster & Cement Masons, Plumbers & Pipefitters, Roofers, Sheet Metal Workers and Teamsters.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICIANS LOCAL UNION 246
626 N. 4th St.
Steubenville, OH 43952
740 282-7572
Ibew246.org
Frank W. Redmond, president
Brian Ferguson, training coordinator
Apprenticeship requirements and application information: Ibew246.org/appr-application
IBEW Local 246 represents 350 members who perform work in the industrial, commercial, residential and teledata fields in Jefferson, Hancock, Brooke, Harrison, Columbiana and Carroll counties. There are four primary specialties in electrical work, the largest being wireman. Fewer in number are outside linemen, residential wiremen and telecommunications installer-technicians. The inside wireman apprenticeship program is five years, while the residential and telecommunications installer programs are three years. Apprentices attend classes two evenings a week, nine months a year for classroom instruction and 1,800 hours a year of on-the-job training. Through an articulation agreement with Eastern Gateway Community College, apprentices can graduate with an Associate of Technical Studies in Electrical Trades Technology degree.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICIANS LOCAL UNION 573
4550 Research Parkway NW
Warren, OH 44483
330 394-3606
Ibew573.org
Mark Phillips, president/organizer
The IBEW’s objectives include promotion of reasonable methods of work, securing employment and adequate pay and a higher standard of living for members and more.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL 45
277 Martinel, Suite 103
Kent, OH 44240
Iuec45.org
Frank Patterson, president
Ron Johnson, business agent
The union has served Akron, Canton, Youngstown and surrounding communities for more than 100 years. Among the mission goals is improving the knowledge and skills of helpers, apprentices and mechanics for their benefit as well as for the benefit of their employers and industries.
GLAZIERS LOCAL 847
35 State St.
Girard, OH 44240
330 758-7924
Iupat-dc6.org/about/local-unions-847-youngstown-ohio
Jason Smaldino, president
Apprenticeship guidelines and requirements: Iupat-dc6.org/training-and-education/apprenticeship-education-training/apprenticeship-guidelines-requirements
Apprenticeships are registered, certified career training programs that offer a combination of structured on-the-job training and related technical instruction to train potential trades workers in occupations that demand a high level of skill. Depending on the trades, apprenticeships can last from three to four years. Apprentice programs are offered for Glazier, Painter-Decorator, Painter, Industrial Coating and Lining App Specialist and Drywall Finisher.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES LOCAL 476
35 S. State St.
Girard, OH 44420
330 758-7117
Iupat-dc6.org/about/local-unions/local-476-youngstown-ohio
Dan McLaughlin, president
Meetings: Third Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
UA ROAD SPRINKLER FITTERS LOCAL 669
7050 Oakland Mills Road, Suite 200
Columbia, MD 21046
Sprinklerfitters669.org
Brian Fisher, president-organizer
Apprentice/journeyman online request for information: Sprinklerfitters669.org/contact.aspx
Road sprinkler fitters install fire protection systems including underground supply piping, which is connected to an overhead piping system for fire suppression. The union represents contractors in Austintown, Leavittsburg, Girard, Mineral Ridge, Sebring and Youngstown and many others. Local 669, a nationwide local union, furnishes contractors with journeymen and apprentices, who have the opportunity to seek employment in almost any part of the United States.