The United Brotherhood
UBC: Pride, History and Investment in Improvement
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters is a proud trade union with a very long and rich history. It represents more than 550,000 carpenters, millwrights, scaffolders and allied workers in both Canada and the United States.
The Brotherhood’s International Headquarters at 101 Constitution Avenue sits next to the US Capitol and gives the union a strong presence in Washington, DC
The storied address, which is the closest privately-owned property to the Capitol, has been home to the UBC since 1961. After four decades of service, the original headquarters made way for the current building, which was dedicated in 2002.
Besides being home to the Brotherhood, 101 Constitution Ave. is also one of the premiere business addresses in Washington. Rent from top companies and trade groups provides revenue that benefits all carpenters by helping fund the union’s fight for worker rights.
Our President, Douglas McCarron and his management team are very big believers in training as the key to our ability to maintain and grow our market share. They pout that vision into practise several years ago when they invested heavily in the UBC’s International Training Centre in Las Vegas.
The Carpenters’ International Training Center is a 345,000-square-foot monument to the Brotherhood's commitment to lifelong learning.
With 60,000 square feet of shop space, more than 40 classrooms, and nearly 300 dorm rooms, the International Training Center, best known by its
initials ITC, serves as a hub in a system that can rapidly get in-demand skills into the field.
From the 12-acre campus in Las Vegas, new craft-skill training is developed for UBC members in areas such as interior systems, scaffolding, commercial door and hardware, concrete formwork, and gas- and steam-turbine installation and maintenance. The ITC’s Curriculum Development Project has published nearly 50 training manuals.
On the carpentry side, the Centre trains our regional training centre trainers, so they can go back to their home centres equipped with the very latest skills and knowledge of the most re cent developments in technology and materials.
A separate Millwright training building offers various courses on full-size industrial machinery to millwright members from throughout North America.
The location for the ITC was chosen because the Las Vegas Airport has the lowest statistical probability of weather disruption in North America.
