As the Iowa affiliate of North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), the Iowa Building Trades has dozens of affiliated unions from 16 different construction craft unions, nine local building trades councils, and numerous affiliated Joint Apprenticeship Training Committees (JATCs) that are responsible for training apprentices and providing journeyman upgrade training throughout the state. Working with our affiliates and local councils, we advance the PRIORITIES of the unionized construction industry and build a better quality of life for building trades workers and their families.
Our AFFILIATED UNIONS represent tens of thousands of highly-skilled and highly-trained skilled tradespeople working across Iowa. We are committed to getting the job done, with an inclusive, diverse workforce.
Members of our affiliated local unions train through rigorous apprenticeship programs that prepare them for any project and provide rewarding lifelong CAREERS. For over 100 years, we have been the foundation of the construction industry in Iowa. We take proud in working with our signatory contractors to advance training in our industry and to retain the safest, most skilled and trained workforce available.
Within a matter of approximately 24 hours, the Iowa Legislature just shoved through an amendment to SF603 that guts worker training, strips local control, and rewards developers who cut corners on safety and wages. This bill puts our jobs, apprenticeships, and future at risk.
Call Governor Reynolds NOW and demand she VETO this attack on Iowa workers! We can’t afford a future built on low wages, low standards, and zero accountability.
