The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) recently affiliated 13 Local Unions of the Carpenters Industrial Council (CIC) with the PNWRCC. Today we welcome the members of Local Unions 1017, 2761, 2197, 2750, 2767, 2780, 2784, 2949, 3091, 151, 2058, and 1136… Read More
Fighting to make the American Dream real for everyone Mark McDermott brings interactive workshops for leaders, staff, stewards, activists and apprentices with a focus on labor history, economic justice educa- tion, coalition building, communications skill building and strategic planning. He produces educational and training materials designed… Read More
At the May 20, 2017 quarterly meeting delegates voted to make our organization a sanctuary organization by adopting the following declaration: We declare that the PNWRCC is a sanctuary organization that welcomes, defends, and fights to protect immigrants. We publicly affirm that we will neither… Read More
For those wishing to view Kelly Coffing’s full presentation from the August delegate meeting in Spokane, please check: Stabilized Income Plan (SIP) Info The page will be available going forward to supply PNWRCC members with information regarding SIP. The video can be found under the… Read More
The Carpenters Trust of Western Washington has posted a Q&A of recent pension related inquiries they have received. Please take a look, and give it a read- especially if you are a participant in the WWA Carpenter pension. This information has been provided by the… Read More
The Telephone Town Hall Tentative Agreement explanation and electronic vote process for the AGC/GCCA Agreements experienced a high number of unforeseen technical difficulties. The Contract Administration Department has heard a number of concerns from members of calls being dropped, unable to connect, or not being… Read More
The Ballot Committee met on May 24, 2016 and counted ballots for several agreements. Six agreements were ratified today. The results of the “YES” votes are as follows: Western WA Wall and Ceiling Agreement- 60.94% Regional Scaffold Agreement- 67.90% Eastern WA Area Master Agreement- 76.65% Central WA Area… Read More
Volunteering usually requires you to drive to a location and spend a few hours. Sometimes our lives are so busy, we just can’t find the time. Do you have 5 minutes to volunteer for your Union? Here are some ways to help your Union… Read More
The Pacific Northwest Regional Council was offered to send 180 UBC journey level members to the International Training Center on March 3-6, 2016 for the UBC International’s “Journeyman Leadership” (a.k.a. 300 Hitter) program. 180 journey-level Carpenters from our Council can take part in this exciting training!… Read More
Pacific Northwest Regional Council Staff have met with the Wyoming Contractors group multiple times over the course of the last few months. After some in-depth discussions we were able to reach the attached Tentative Agreement. Your bargaining team strongly recommends a “Yes” vote. Ballots must… Read More
The Journeyman Leadership Program is a three day program geared towards developing the strong qualities of members on the job and in their lives – leadership, communication, mentoring and collective action. Members learn where the UBC came from and where its headed, and, importantly, how to lead it. Learn More