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.
In the video above, Jeremy Hughes, area manager for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and Beau Serpas, assistant area manager for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, tell about current and upcoming work opportunities for members.
In the video above, John Roberts, area manager for Texas and Oklahoma, and Victorino Sanchez, assistant area manager for Texas and Oklahoma, talk about current and upcoming work opportunities for members.
When Braundii Young joined Carpenters Local 551 in April of 2024, she was up front that she was a single parent and wanted to work as soon as possible. Her mother was caring for her 4-year-old son, but Young knew she needed back-up care.
The U.S. Department of Labor has recognized the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Military Veterans Program as one of 839 recipients of the 2024 HIRE Vets Medallion Award. The UBC MVP Program earned the platinum award for large employers.
Union Millwrights recently completed a multi-year project installing a baggage handling system at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. This high-tech system is the first of its kind in the United States.
Information about our solar work and a Texas paperboard project both Carpenters and Millwrights are working on can be read in the Southern District Spotlight on pages 18 and 19 of the December Carpenter magazine. Click the link and check it out!
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) announced today its support of the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division’s final rule on determining employee and independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Central South Carpenters helped build a house Sergeant Maverick and his two daughters can call home near San Antonio, TX. We feel privileged to be part of this incredible project in collaboration with Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors.
In April 2023, Graphic Packaging broke ground with their second facility that will leverage the industry’s most modern technology to produce recycled paperboard.
