Frequently Asked Questions
about Becoming a Union Contractor
Q: What is it going to cost me to become a union contractor?
Q: What is the current rate?
Q: What benefits do you offer?
Q: I already give my crew health insurance and a 401k, what happens when I sign?
Q: What are benefit stamps?
Q: What kind of training does the union offer?
Q: Can you help me build my client base?
Q: Can you help me build relationships in the area?
Q: Why did you pick me? I don't build skyscrapers
Q: Why do you picket and hand out leaflets?
Q: I was a union contractor 10 years ago. It didn't work then, why should it work now?
A: Since 1996, the Carpenters union has restructured and taken dramatic steps to rectify some of the problems that occurred in the past with our contractors. One of the main changes is that the contractor has what is called "Mobility of Manpower." This means that you can move your workforce to any job that you have throughout all six New England states.
Our union and membership is now stronger than ever, and we hope to prove this to you first-hand if you become a union contractor.
Q: Is the union going to run my company?
Q: What happens to my current client base? They don't want anything to do with the union.
Q: What happens to the sub-contractors that I'm currently using?
Q: What happens to the jobs that I have contracts on? I can't make them union over night.
Q: Do you have workers available?
Q: If union carpenters are unemployed and waiting at the hall for a job, how good can they be?
Q: What happens to my current crew if I sign?
Q: What is a journeyman?
Q: Who categorizes my crew members into journeymen and apprentices?
Q: What is a steward?
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