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North America's Building Trades Unions

The Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD), commonly known as North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), is a trade department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) with 14 affiliated labor unions in the building trades. It was originally founded by the American Federation of Labor in 1907.

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• North America's Building Trades Unions NABTU

  North America's Building Trades Unions, NABTU, is the national organization for building trades unions and apprenticeship programs.

• North America's Building Trades Unions - About NABTU

  # Us ## About Us North America’s Building Trades Unions is a labor organization representing more than 3 million skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada. NABTU is composed of fourteen national and international unions and over 330 provincial, state and local building and construction trades councils. NABTU is dedicated to creating economic security and employment opportunities for its construction workers by growing infrastructure investment and union construction jobs, safeguarding workplace, wage and benefits standards, promoting responsible private capital investments, investing in renowned apprenticeship and training, and creating pathways to the middle class for women, communities of color, military veterans and justice-involvedin the construction industry. [...] In partnership with construction industry employers, NABTU and its affiliates have long sponsored and promoted Registered Apprenticeship training programs as the most effective mechanism for bringing new workers into our industry, training them to understand all aspects of a trade, and providing them with the skills to safely perform complex tasks under ever-changing conditions. The Registered Programs we sponsor jointly with our construction industry partners comprise one of the largest post-secondary education programs in the country. In the U.S. and Canada, we operate over 1,900 apprenticeship programs and annually invest almost 2 billion in training programs that have prepared hundreds of thousands of workers for stable, middle-class careers, producing the safest, most highly trained, [...] NABTU’s purpose is to create more work opportunities, achieve family-sustaining wages and protect labor, training, safety, retirement and benefit standards, not just for the members of our 14 national and international union affiliates, but for all construction workers. ## Twitter ## Facebook 3 days ago 📢New hotel rooms have opened for TWBN 2026! To book, refer back to your registration confirmation email and click the link to see what's available. Haven't registered for TWBN yet? 🔗Register here: web.cvent.com/event/cff445e0-73dc-46a1-8b41-c3fca12c83c2/summary ... View on Facebook (opens in a new tab) · Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share by Email (opens in a new tab)

• North America's Building Trades Unions - Wikipedia

  ### Purpose [edit] The NABTU was founded as a way to overcome the jurisdictional conflicts occurring in the building and construction trade unions. It was largely unsuccessful in this task; conflict ended only after the Taft–Hartley Act largely outlawed jurisdictional strikes. The NABTU coordinates the activity of building and construction trade unions belonging to the AFL–CIO by establishing jurisdictional rules, coordinating how work is assigned at construction sites, mediating jurisdictional and work assignment disputes, and coordinating interaction between the AFL–CIO's construction unions and employers. It also coordinates the efforts of local unions in the building trades, including contract negotiations with employer organizations and apprenticeship and training programs. [...] The Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD), commonly known as North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), is a trade department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) with 14 affiliated labor unions in the building trades. It was originally founded by the American Federation of Labor in 1907. ## History [edit] North America's Building Trades Unions was founded by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) at its November 1907 Convention in Norfolk, Virginia, as a Department of Building Trades.: 1 In 1937, its name was changed to Building and Construction Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor--Congress of Industrial Organizations.: 2 ## Affiliates [edit] [...] The NABTU also conducts research into construction workplace health and safety issues. It lobbies the United States Congress and executive branch agencies (such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) on health, safety, wages (e.g., the Davis–Bacon Act of 1931), and other legislative and regulatory issues. The organization also helps its affiliate unions establish, coordinate and uphold minimum educational standards for apprenticeship and journeyman training programs.

• NABTU and Microsoft expand nationwide initiative to strengthen AI training and career pathways across the skilled trades

  North America's Building Trades Unions is an alliance of 14 national and international unions in the building and construction industry collectively representing over 3 million skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada. Each year, our unions and signatory contractor partners invest over $2.5 billion in private-sector money to fund and operate over 1,900 apprenticeship training and education facilities across North America that produce the safest, most highly trained, and most productive, skilled craft workers anywhere in the world. NABTU is dedicated to creating economic security and employment opportunities for its construction workers by safeguarding wage and benefits standards, promoting responsible private capital investments, investing in renowned apprenticeship and [...] Something went wrong # Yahoo Finance ### Australia markets closed PR Newswire # NABTU and Microsoft expand nationwide initiative to strengthen AI training and career pathways across the skilled trades WASHINGTON, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership to support a strong workforce pipeline and help workers across North America build the skills needed to succeed in an AI-powered economy. Microsoft company logo. (PRNewsFoto/Microsoft Corp.) (PRNewsfoto/Microsoft Corp.) [...] The collaboration reflects a practical, long-term approach to ensuring that the people and communities building the AI economy share in its benefits. Together Microsoft and NABTU are creating real career pathways and access to AI skills training designed with and for the skilled trades, grounded in the realities of the jobsite, focused on safety and quality, and delivered through trusted union apprenticeship systems and Microsoft's online LinkedIn learning platform that can help millions of people enter family-sustaining careers. The expanded partnership is aligned to Microsoft's Community-First AI Infrastructure commitments, reflecting a focus on helping ensure the communities where new infrastructure is built benefit from the jobs created.

• NABTU and Microsoft expand nationwide initiative to strengthen AI training and career pathways across the skilled trades

  North America's Building Trades Unions is an alliance of 14 national and international unions in the building and construction industry collectively representing over 3 million skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada. Each year, our unions and signatory contractor partners invest over $2.5 billion in private-sector money to fund and operate over 1,900 apprenticeship training and education facilities across North America that produce the safest, most highly trained, and most productive, skilled craft workers anywhere in the world. NABTU is dedicated to creating economic security and employment opportunities for its construction workers by safeguarding wage and benefits standards, promoting responsible private capital investments, investing in renowned apprenticeship and [...] Oops, something went wrong # Yahoo Finance New Shows Crypto ### U.S. markets closed PR Newswire # NABTU and Microsoft expand nationwide initiative to strengthen AI training and career pathways across the skilled trades WASHINGTON, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership to support a strong workforce pipeline and help workers across North America build the skills needed to succeed in an AI-powered economy. Microsoft company logo. (PRNewsFoto/Microsoft Corp.) (PRNewsfoto/Microsoft Corp.) [...] The collaboration reflects a practical, long-term approach to ensuring that the people and communities building the AI economy share in its benefits. Together Microsoft and NABTU are creating real career pathways and access to AI skills training designed with and for the skilled trades, grounded in the realities of the jobsite, focused on safety and quality, and delivered through trusted union apprenticeship systems and Microsoft's online LinkedIn learning platform that can help millions of people enter family-sustaining careers. The expanded partnership is aligned to Microsoft's Community-First AI Infrastructure commitments, reflecting a focus on helping ensure the communities where new infrastructure is built benefit from the jobs created.