The Building Trades

North America's Building Trades Unions represent over 3 million skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada.

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

Help us highlight you!

We’re collecting photos and videos of members on the job, in training, and at events to feature on NABTU’s social media. If you have great shots that capture the skill, dedication, and impact of your fellow members, we want to see them! Submit here👇

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[The Building Trades @NABTU]

The first major heat wave of the season is a reminder that heat safety must remain a top priority on every jobsite.

Acclimatization, hydration, rest breaks, and proper planning save lives. As temperatures climb, let's make sure every worker goes home at the end of the day.

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[The Building Trades @NABTU]

As demand grows for the workers building America's infrastructure, expanding access to training has never been more important.

We're proud that TradesFutures is receiving support from @Google to help strengthen pathways into the union skilled trades and prepare the workforce of the future.

Learn more https://t.co/wFnMQGl72U

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

Happy Pride Month from NABTU!

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Shout out to industrial painters from DC 50 who are working at Honouliuli Waste Water, ensuring water is clean to use and drink on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

MC3 programs provide life-changing training. Hear it from Shawn and Jarius! @TexasAFLCIO

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[Massachusetts Building Trades Unions @Mass_BTU]

@NABTU @massaflcio #projectlaboragreements #union

[Rep. Nikki Budzinski @RepNikkiB]

Spent the morning with some of the sharpest kids around for NABTU’s Kids in the Trades day here on Capitol Hill.

We talked about our favorite book  — Click, Clack, Moo that says, “When you work together, you can accomplish anything.” I couldn’t agree more!

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Stargate Michigan will be the first data center built under NABTU and @OpenAI's historic MOU concerning data center construction. This project will be built under a building trades agreement, guaranteeing the highest standards of safety, training, and craftsmanship. Together with our Michigan State Building and Construction Trades Council, we’re ensuring that this project is built by the most highly skilled union workforce in the country, setting a national benchmark for how data centers should be built.” - President Sean McGarvey

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

The skilled workforce America needs is already here.

With 1,600 training centers and more than 300,000 apprentices and trainees, the NABTU training system is built to meet demand and deliver projects safely, on time, and at scale.

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[Insulators LMCT @InsulatorsLMCT]

"The U.S. does not have a skilled craftworker shortage. It has a workforce planning crisis." — @NABTU President Sean McGarvey
300,000+ apprentices. $2.5B invested annually. 1,600+ training centers. The workforce is there. Plan early. Partner right. Build. https://t.co/pAdPQmFvRE

[United Association @UAPipeTrades]

Annie wanted a career where she could support herself, own a home, and work with her hands. She found all three in the United Association.

Not everybody is built for a desk job.

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

Now enrolling: BTA 102 – Closing the Deal at @RowanUniversity (July 19th –21st ). This multi-craft, open enrollment course prepares building trades members to lead productive face-to-face meetings with contractors, policymakers, and end users. Participants build practical communication skills and strengthen relationship-building through focused one-on-one engagement. Open to all NABTU affiliates. Learn more and register today.  https://t.co/uuNx4uvmVg

[Painters DC 6 @iupatdc6]

@NABTU Get involved in your Local Union and/or District Council. Know how the Union works, and ask questions. An informed member is the best member

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

The conversation about “skilled labor shortages” is missing a critical fact: The Building Trades already train and deploy the workforce building America’s infrastructure, manufacturing facilities, power generation, and data centers. The issue is not a lack of workers. It’s a failure by some owners, developers, and national contractor groups to commit to early workforce planning and long-term investment—the same commitment the Building Trades and signatory contractor partners have made for decades. Read more from @NABTU: https://t.co/QheQf9Ijfi

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

What’s the best advice you got as an apprentice? Drop it below 👇

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

If you like working with your hands, solving problems, and building something real, there’s a place for you in the trades.

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

This Memorial Day, NABTU honors the brave service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We remember their courage, their dedication, and the families who carry their legacy forward.

We also thank the veterans of the Building Trades who continue to serve our nation every day by building and powering America’s future. 🇺🇸

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

Built union means built right. Period.

[The Building Trades @NABTU]

The Building Trades don’t just offer jobs.

We build lifelong careers, strong pensions, healthcare, and pathways to the middle class.