 Here is the process . . .A developer is planning a new facility or renovation of an existing property. He publishes a bid package and advertises his project to the construction industry. Contractors respond to the owner’s request by submitting bids with assigned cost values within the parameters of the project based on management, materials and labor projections. When a union contractor, also referred to as a signatory contractor, is awarded a construction project, the task of starting the assignment is immediate and seamless due to his access to the Local Union Halls. To staff the project, a union contractor calls the Local Carpenter Business Agent who manages the Union Hall in a given geographic region. In New Jersey, there are 26 Carpenter Locals, one for each county, along with specialty craft Locals representing the Floorlayer, Residential, and Millwright divisions. Upon assessing the material and equipment needs and hiring the appropriate sub-contractors, the union contractor contacts the other necessary trade unions to staff the project. In an organized and phased approach, carpenters and other vital trades arrive at the construction site ready to complete their portion of the project safely, efficiently and productively. Union Carpenters continuously flow through this labor cycle, from the union hall to the jobsite and back to the union hall. This process alleviates unnecessary labor costs to the union contractor as they are not “carrying” a tradesperson longer than necessary. Carpenters returning to the “Hall” are dispatched out to other union contractors working on other projects. This ebb and flow of labor is the key to the efficiencies of the union construction system. Whether its one carpenter or 100, the union construction system offers a labor source to complete projects utilizing the highest industry standards while operating in a cost effective manner. |
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Making the decision to build an office
building, school, hospital or home is a
big step for a company, state agency or
individual. Locating property, securing
financing, producing architectural
drawings and understanding construction
regulations all require the assistance
of trained professionals. 
