Member Resources:

Volunteer Organizing Committee (VOC) - Join a Chicagoland Volunteer Organizing Committee and help get more work for you, your brothers and your sisters. Click here for locations, maps, dates and times.

Dues Check Off Delinquency Payments - Do not use to pay Local Union Dues!  Use only after receiving an invoice for a payment shortage from the Dues Check Off Department. Thank you.

Click here to make Dues Check Off payments

 

Legal Information Hotline:

About the Hotline

877-694-2663

 

Pension & Welfare:

312-787-9455

 

Vision Service:

800-334-7591

 

BlueCross BlueShield:

800-810 BLUE (2583)

www.bcbs.com

 

Mental Illness/Substance Abuse:

800-495-4422

 

College Scholarship Resources

* Watch this UBC Video* “1099 Misclassification: It’s Time to Play by the Rules”
 Learn how damaging it is to you, your co-workers, your family and your community to be paid cash “under the table.” Be sure to turn your sound on. Click here to watch to a Real Media file! Plays in realPlayer - click here to install your free realPlayer

 

Links:

To Find Work Contact Your Local

 

Search for work
You can look up contractors online to search for work in Illinois and Wisconsin. Go to www.thebluebook.com select your state and then type in “carpenter” to get a list of union and non-union contractors. After selecting your category, click on the “P” in the orange box on the right hand side to get a Profile of the contractor that includes: union affiliation (union or non-union), phone, fax, email, address, person to contact, recent projects completed, geographical areas serviced and types of projects they work on.
 

Carpenters Skill Advancement Program

In the last 15 years the Carpenter Skill Advancement Program (CSAP) has grown to 300 classroom and hands-on classes offered every six months in a wide range of general knowledge, general skill, special skill, certification and safety classes. 40,000 schedules are printed twice a year and sent to all members and signatory contractors. Last year 7,100 apprentices or journeymen applied for this training to advance their careers.

Classes are from 3 to 40 hours long, being taught in English, Spanish, and Polish. Most CSAP classes are offered at the Elk Grove Village center, with more being offered at the Chicago, Joliet, and Elgin centers every year. Cost is from free for any safety class to $99 for the Supervisory Training (STP) classes, with most classes from $20 to $45. Some local unions reimburse students for a completed class. Click here to view the current class schedule book.  

 

If you are in the Western Region and looking for advancement class information click here

 

For contact Information for all CRCC Training Centers

click here

 

Apprenticeship Program Information

The  Regional Council of Carpenters Apprentice and Training Program provides many separate four-year apprenticeships. Click here to see the programs.
 

 

Members Making a Difference:

 

Helmets to Hardhats

                    

Local 916 and pre-apprentices help Mom who lost son in Iraq

 

Five families each with three generations of Millwrights

 

 

Treats for Troops

 

 

Local 496 and flooring apprentices work magic in Kankakee  

 

 

   Local 916 and pre-apprentices

   help Mom who lost son in Iraq

 

 

 

Photos and Videos:

 

 

Training Center featured on WGN-TV Morning News

The Around Town segment of the WGN-TV Morning News featured live broadcasts from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. from the Carpenters Apprentice and Training Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois on Thursday May 29th. Click here for the photos and story. Click here for a video summary of the live broadcasts.

 

 

Local 1 Honors Military with Pledge

Carpenters Local 1 honored our military overseas with a rousing Pledge of Allegiance at their June 2008 meeting. View this one minute and eight second clip by clicking here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQMVGZKjrSk

 

 

Short Video - Open House draws crowds to Training Center

Over 4,000 carpenters and their families feasted on free hot dogs, brats, soft drinks and snacks, while brave kids scaled a 40 foot rock climb, marveled at the Jesse White Tumblers and had the opportunity to see the Goodwin Motorsports late model race car sponsored by the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. Click on this link to see the 6 minute and 36 second video (Hey, it's home-movie quality, so do not expect Hollywood) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7W3lkpMLfw

39th General Convention Photos                Jobs Corps at Misericordia September 5, 2007.wmv

2007 Presidential Forum                             Little Cubs Field video