Trade Unions

 Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23 was chartered on April 1, 2023. Since the founding, the BAC local chapters have trained and represented the most highly skilled trowel trades craftworkers across Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland. Our members are highly skilled, experienced bricklayers, stone and marble masons, tilesetters, terrazzo and mosaic workers, and pointers/ cleaners/ caulkers. With over a century of protecting the rights of our workers, the BAC is the oldest continuous union in North America. 

Preparing the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers of the Future

As a Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers apprentice, you'll learn from the best of the best. During the program, apprentices spend two nights a week in class and eight hours a day in the field 

Earn While You Learn

Apprenticeships with the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23 are TUITION FREE!

Because this JATC program is 100% funded by the Bricklayers 23 and its signatory contractors, apprentices get paid union wages - including retirement and healthcare benefits --- throughout their four years in the program

Apprenticeship provides you with intense hands on training by experienced journeymen in the field, as well as related training in the classroom to help you build skills and confidence while providing you with a solid foundation on your path to journeymanship. All of this while earning a competitive wage through this FREE apprenticeship program! 

You can master any of our trowel crafts that best fits your interests, including: brick, tile, masonry restoration, marble, terrazzo, stone, cement, and plaster.

ENJOY GREAT BENEFITS to support you and your  family.

• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Pension
• Vacation
• Education — college credits for related instruction and free or minimal cost upgrade training

Local Union 575 came into existence July 29, 1907, when the original 28 members sought to be chartered by the IBEW. The first full time President, then Grand President, Frank J. McNulty, accepted their application and chartered the local, assigning it the new number of 575. Many of the family names are very familiar in the community today, Gerlach, Hughes, Lawson, Lewis, Martin, Moore, Morgan, Neff, Oaks, Riley, Taylor, Thompson, Weaver and Wells.

In the State of Ohio: Adams, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pike, Ross, and Scioto counties. Deer Creek, Perry, Pickaway, Salt Creek, and Wayne Townships in Pickaway county. Clinton, Eagle, Elk, Harrison, Jackson, Richland, and Swan Townships in Vinton County.

In the State of Kentucky: Fleming, Greenup, Lewis and Mason Counties.  

Local Union 575 came into existence July 29, 1907, when the original 28 members sought to be chartered by the IBEW. The first full time President, then Grand President, Frank J. McNulty, accepted their application and chartered the local, assigning it the new number of 575. Many of the family names are very familiar in the community today, Gerlach, Hughes, Lawson, Lewis, Martin, Moore, Morgan, Neff, Oaks, Riley, Taylor, Thompson, Weaver and Wells.

In the State of Ohio: Adams, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pike, Ross, and Scioto counties. Deer Creek, Perry, Pickaway, Salt Creek, and Wayne Townships in Pickaway county. Clinton, Eagle, Elk, Harrison, Jackson, Richland, and Swan Townships in Vinton County.

In the State of Kentucky: Fleming, Greenup, Lewis and Mason Counties.  

 Since 1912, UA Local 577 members have built and maintained the facilities that provide power to businesses, manufacturers, hospitals, schools, and homes in the Portsmouth and Southern Ohio region. Our plumber-pipefitters build and operate power facilities and the grid our communities depend upon. For generations, UA Local 577 journeypeople and apprentices have mastered the advanced plumbing and pipefitting technologies of their time – and continue to lead southern Ohio into the future. 

Jurisdiction 

UA Local 577 signatory contractors provide services across Southern Ohio, including:

• Scioto County
• Pike County
• Lawrence County
• Highland County
• Gallia County
• Adams County
• Vinton County
• Jackson County
• Athens County

Building the roads and bridges we use in Ohio, the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18, represents operating engineers. Our engineers work as heavy equipment operators running cranes, dozers, front loaders and other critical construction machinery. Our team also consists of stationary engineers who work in the operations and maintenance of buildings and industrial complexes. We take pride in building the infrastructure of Ohio for our families, friends and neighbors. 

APPRENTICESHIP

The Need

 Our program began in 1965, to meet the demand for heavy equipment operators in the construction industry. If accepted, you will receive intensive training in many areas that will assist you on your journey. 

The Requirements

 To become a journey level heavy equipment operator, a person must complete four (4) years of apprenticeship training. There is a minimum of 640 onsite training hours required, which will include classroom, field, shop, and other related training. There are written and machine performance tests that will be included. 

• Applicants must be 18 by May 1 in the year they apply
• Applicants must be able to read and do arithmetic well enough to progress in the classroom training and understand oral/written instruction
• Must be eligible to work in the US
• Must have dependable transportation to get to both urban and rural construction job sites and have a working phone where they can be contacted
• Show proof of a valid driver's license before the beginning of the pre-apprentice orientation
• Applicants who do not have a current CDL will be required to obtain, at a minimum a current Class B CDIP with air brakes endorsement, during their first year of apprenticeship
• Applicants will receive a criminal background check. Any applicant having a felony conviction or having been under community control for a felony conviction with in seven years of applying will not be eligible to enter the Apprenticeship program
• Applicants will be drug tested during the application process and must show a negative result. Additionally, they will be subject to random drug screens

The Work

 Our apprentices are employed through the union hiring hall and are dispatched to work in accordance with the union referral system. Apprentices work with our signatory contractors performing equipment operation duties and some maintenance as required. 

The Cost

 The is no cost to the member for the training. The Ohio Operating Engineers Training Program is an INDUSTRY SPONSORED AND FUNDED registered Apprenticeship Training Program. The sponsors of this program are the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18, the Ohio Contractors Association, and the Ohio Building Chapter of the Associated General Contractors. 

The Benefits

 When you become an indentured Apprentice with the Ohio Operating Engineers, IUOE Local 18, of The International Union of Operating Engineers, you gain many benefits. You will receive negotiated wages that will increase as you advance through the program. You will receive training at no cost to you. You will receive health benefits for yourself and your dependents. We have a retirement fund, as well as an educational fund. We also have negotiated conditions for employment. All of these benefits together offer you an opportunity to make a decent living and have the ability to provide for the needs of you and your family. 

How Do You Receive All of This?

 You begin by applying to the Apprenticeship and Training Program through our website. We take applications 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. Holidays included. As we have opportunities opened up by the need of our contractors, we look to fill the open slots as soon as possible. You will begin by taking an entrance examination, and depending on how you do, you may be invited to the next step, which is an interview. 

 Serving four states, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 provides our contractors with the area’s most highly-skilled and highly-trained Sheet Metal professionals.

Local 24 represents thousands of the most qualified Sheet Metal Workers in  four Indiana counties, five West Virginia counties, 30 Kentucky counties and 49 Ohio counties.

Apprentices in the Sheet Metal Industry 

• Earn a good salary while learning the sheet metal trade – a salary that increases as skills and knowledge increase
• Avoid massive student debt from burdensome college loans
• Books or other educational materials are paid for by the program
• Learn from instructors who have hands-on experience in the sheet metal industry
• Put education and skills to work right away – careers begin with apprenticeships

Today’s sheet metal industry needs highly-skilled, highly-trained and motivated workers to lead us through the next half century. By entering the Local 24 apprenticeship program, you will receive the industry’s best training, designed to give you the lifelong skills to be a successful Sheet Metal Worker.

Local 24 apprentices “earn while they learn,” meaning they receive on-the-job training, where they work side-by-side with skilled Journeymen, helping them to gain both practical experience and the knowledge needed to progress through the program and become a Journeyman and classroom instruction.

There are three apprentice training facilities in the Local 24 region: Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus (including South Point). Contact the facility in your area for more specific information regarding their programs or click the links below to learn more about each training center.

What's it like to be an Apprentice?

 When you enter an apprenticeship, you agree to work in an on-the-job training program and attend specialized classes for a period of four to five years. By doing this, apprentices “earn while they learn.” Some of the benefits of this process include:

• Earning a good salary while learning your trade
• Structured raises in salary corresponding with increases in skills and knowledge
• Receiving healthcare and retirement benefits
• Tuition costs paid for by program
• Books or other educational materials paid for by program
• Learning from instructors who have hands-on experience in the sheet metal industry
• Putting what you learn to work right away
• Starting your career debt free, with no student loans

Careers

 Once apprentices complete their training, they can continue to learn and specialize in any of the following areas:

• Commercial Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Residential Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Architectural Sheet Metal
• Industrial Welding
• Testing Adjusting and Balancing (TAB)
• Detailing
• Service/Refrigeration

Qualifications

 The qualifications to become a Local 24 apprentice vary by training location, but our programs require a high school or GED diploma. Those interested must fill out an application and complete an in-person interview. Other requirements include:

• Being in good physical condition
• Having above average mechanical and math skills
• Good eye-to-hand coordination
• Understanding how patterns are used to create metal forms
• Having excellent work and study habits
• Attendance
• Attitude
• Aptitude
• Drivers license