Council News

Carpenters Help Provide an Accessible Home To A Wounded War Veteran

Since the MCL kicked-off , our members have saved thousands of dollars in discounts, services, and legal costs.!

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters is proud to announce Gary Perinar has been named to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Board of Directors

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters (CRCC) and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 (Local 150) filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against leading opioid manufacturers, distributors and prescribers in the Circuit Court of Cook County.

TO: ALL LOCAL UNIONS, STAFF & BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES FROM: Gary Perinar, Executive Secretary-Treasurer Effective Jan. 15, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed one of his first executive orders, 2019-02 “Executive Order Strengthening Working Families.” The governor’s executive order requires the Illinois  Department of Labor (DOL) to review all pending cases within 60 days and to forward

The mentor-protege relationship within the brotherhood is as important as ever.

"When I read construction industry journals and talk with contractors and owners, the buzz is all about a looming worker shortage. In fact, many job sites already are short-staffed, but I contend that the real trouble isn’t a worker shortage—it is a skilled worker shortage."

Carpenters' EST Gary Perinar received the 2018 George Meany Award from the Boy Scouts of America for his service to the community and working families in our union trades. 

Applications for this year's William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship are now available on the Chicago Federation of Labor website. 

Carpenters' Open House 2018 was a grand success!