Applications are now open for our Concrete Form Building Apprenticeship Program. Come learn from the best of the best and start your rock solid career today! The application period for the Concrete Form Builder Program is now open and will close on February 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Applications are only accepted during this time frame, so we encourage […]
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There may not be a lot of sunshine these days, but when it returns there’ll be a new spot to catch some shade at the South Boeing Gallery in Chicago’s Millennium Park thanks to a new reclaimed timber pavilion crafted and installed by MACRC carpenters! This partnership with Chicago Architectural Biennial, Millennium Park, Skidmore, Owens
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Recently, Butler Community College partnered with Mid-America Carpenters’ Regional Council of Apprentice & Training Program and Pittsburg State University to enhance technical careers in carpentry. This partnership offers apprentices a pathway to a two-year associate degree from Butler and a four-year bachelor’s degree from Pittsburg State. This was a group effort led by Training Director
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More than 750 proud union members, families, and friends came together to celebrate 260 newly minted journeymen and journeywomen from the northern Illinois region at the MACRC’s 52nd annual Apprentice Graduation Dinner! These graduates represent the future of our union and they’re ready to build it. Special thanks to the distinguished guests and speakers who
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These high school graduates are signing to join the Brotherhood and start their new career.
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About 400 Chicago Public Schools students came out to our Chicago Training Center on Wednesday to attend a hands-on skilled trades event where they learned how to set forms, cut tile, hang drywall and other crafts of our trade. The event – a partnership with CPS, city agencies, City Colleges of Chicago, labor unions and
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Big congrats to MACRC Training Program Assistant Coordinator Kina McAfee who last week was inducted into the Construction Industry Service Corporation Hall of Fame! Kina was recognized for her lifelong dedication to the principles of Union craftsmanship and her mentorship of thousands of carpenter apprentices. Kina received the award from EST Kevin McLaughlin and was
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Recently, the Regional Council hosted the official grand opening of our brand new 55,000 square-foot training center in East Moline. This new state-of-the-art facility will be used to train thousands of union carpenters and millwrights for the growing work across the Quad Cities region. Thank you to all the members, apprentices, instructors, contractors, and MACRC
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The Chicago Women in Trades hosted 20 potential new trades women at our Elk Grove Village Training Center recently.
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It was an evening of celebration and accomplishment as years of hard work paid off for nearly 100 apprentices making the next step in their union careers.
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