The Carpenter Contractor Trust is a labor-management trust formed to bond the relationship between the trained talents of union carpenters and their qualified signatory contractors to gain market share within the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters area. We serve as a liaison to amplify the voices of our partners to bring attention to matters that affect them most.
The bond between union contractors and carpenters are the building blocks for a collaborative partnership ensuring projects remain productive and profitable, while adhering to the safety of all parties.
With access to a pool of more than 42,000 members, developers can count on the skilled craftsmanship of union carpenters to quickly ramp up large projects with the peace of mind the job will be done right the first time under the responsible leadership of their signatory contractors.
We actively promote and partner with local and state legislators, school boards, and other organizations to drive change within the local communities that union carpenters and their signatory contractors serve.
A new kind of community fight is taking root across the Mid-Atlantic region. Communities are organizing, zoning boards are pausing approvals, and legislators from Trenton to Richmond are racing to get ahead of a data center buildout that feels like it arrived overnight. The frustration of residents in many of these communities is real. And…
Less than two years after approving a blanket labor agreement for public works projects of more than $5 million, Passaic County officials are moving to expand the policy to more county construction jobs. The proposed amendments would lower the threshold for project labor agreements to $3 million and allow commissioners to require the agreements on…