Carpentry
Organization
The International Union, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, was founded in 1881. The mission and purpose
of the Carpenters union is to provide employment services to its
members and negotiate agreements with employers of its members.
Nature of Trade
The trade of carpentry includes many phases of the construction
industry, e.g. milling, fashioning, joining, assembly, erecting,
fastening, or dismantling of all structural materials. The handling,
cleaning, erecting, installing, and dismantling of machinery, equipment
and materials are all phases of the millwright area of carpentry.
Carpenters in some cases specialize in one particular phase of the
trade such as the installation of acoustical materials, driving
pile, making cabinets, laying wood and resilient floor, laying carpet,
or working in sawmills. Carpenters use blueprints and specifications
to determine types of materials and sizes to be used on the jobs.
Formal Training
Carpenters participate in a four year Apprenticeship program that
covers approximately 1300 hours of on the job training and 144 hours
of related classroom instruction each year.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America has
put forth an all-out effort not only to train people for entry into
the field of carpentry, but to offer training for those who are
already journeymen carpenters by upgrading their present abilities
and expanding their knowledge and skills so that they may be familiar
with and prepared for all innovations. Specialize training and additional
certification programs are available.
Carpenters Local #1382
Contact: Rich Slomkowski
11-4th Street SE
Rochester, MN 55904
507-282-3119
Fax 507-282-3920
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