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The advantages of being a union contractor
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......- Having a professionally trained workforce.
......- The ability to increase your manpower, with skilled
........craftsmen, within 24 hours.
......- State-of-the-art training centers throughout Pennsylvania to
........train apprentices and to keep the journeymen on the cutting
....... edge of our industry
......- A drug tested workforce.
......- A workforce that knows, that for their career to be successful,
....... our contractors need to be successful.
......- A one stop shop, that manages a fringe benefit package that
....... includes: Family Medical, Pension and Savings. Pooling our
........resources allows us to give maximum benefits with minimal costs.
The Carpenters Union is...
......- This is a performance driven industry - we have to be
........performance driven individuals.
......- Union members are allowed to solicit their own employment
...... .giving them the opportunity to build their own reputation.
...... .The council representative does not control his employment.
......- No seniority - no order of layoff or hire.
......- When becoming a foremen, superintendent or owning your
....... own union company you do not have to give up your union
........membership. We are not an adversarial union. In our industry,
........labor and management must work together for us both to
....... be successful.
......- Our wages and benefits are paid on the hours we work.
....... Eight hours pay for eight hours worked.
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General Information
The Greater Pennsylvania Regional Council of Carpenters covers 60 counties and has over 14,000 members. Insuring a signatory contractor a skilled work force anywhere in Pennsylvania and total portability of manpower.
We also have four training centers throughout Pennsylvania, with 32 full and part-time instructors. Our instructors have been trained at the Carpenters International Training Center and are required to take upgrade classes at least every two years.
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