THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
CENTRAL SOUTH CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL
Representing construction professionals in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma & Texas
Stronger
TEAMS
We work together as a team with our members and business partners, helping both achieve success.
Stronger careers
Becoming a member of our organization gives you access to free training, a more secure career, and a brighter future.
Stronger COMMUNITIES
A skilled, dependable workforce that is paid fair wages makes families, communities, and economies stronger.
One trade.
many crafts.
build your career.
If you are looking to build your career, you can choose your personal path to success in the carpentry trade. Carpentry professionals work in many specialty fields, providing crucial expertise in building and maintaining all types of structures.
And if you are an employer, we can help you staff almost any construction or maintenance project with the best trained professionals in a wide variety of fields.
CONTRACTORS: Partner With Our Workforce
Our carpenters, millwrights, and pile drivers can provide your company with a highly skilled, temporary workforce that produces quality work at a competitive cost. We offer the best training programs in the nation, and that training is free — for craftspeople and the contractors who employ them. We’ll even make sure workers receive training customized to the specifics of your jobs.
Want to know more about our training capabilities and the benefits of partnering with us? Click the buttons below.
—Kavin Griffin, Executive Secretary-Treasurer and CEO
latest news
- Member Spotlight: Dayami Hernandez
It’s been a busy year for Dayami Hernandez. The Cuba native moved to the United States from Jamaica and, after 20 years of working of as a nurse, became a union solar-panel installer with Carpenters Local Union 551 in Pasadena, Texas.
Upcoming Classes
Door Hardware
Date: 03/11/2024-03/14/2024; Place: Metairie, LA
Reciprocating Compressor 1
Date: 03/11/2024-03/14/2024; Place: Pasadena, TX
Concrete II
Date: 03/18/2024-03/21/2024; Place: Arlington, TX
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