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Work has been done to merge UBC retirement and benefit funds in the Southern District. These mergers lower administrative costs, give you more service, and provide better returns on our investments. 

The council presented a plaque to former Local 216 Business Representative Donnie Newton at his last staff and delegate meeting in December.

It’s been a busy year for Dayami Hernandez. The Cuba native moved to the United States from Jamaica and, after 20 years of working of as a nurse, became a union solar-panel installer with Carpenters Local Union 551 in Pasadena, Texas.  

Current and upcoming work opportunities in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi include those listed below. If you are interested in any of these projects, make sure you are on the ready-to-work list. Contact your business representative for more information.

Current and upcoming work opportunities in Texas and Oklahoma include those listed below. If you are interested in any of these projects, make sure you are on the ready-to-work list. Contact your business representative for more information.

Locals 216, 1836, and 71 held an all-in-one event at the Russellville, Arkansas, training center in December that included a holiday dinner, apprenticeship graduation, member-pinning ceremony, and retirement celebration. Click here to see more photos from the event.

The December toy drive, organized by Sisters in the Brotherhood leaders Shanta Prude and Elizabeth Amonson, was a huge success. Members and staff provided more than 200 toys, which were donated to Toys for Tots in Houston. Thank you to all those who made the holiday brighter for families in need.

Click here to check out highlights from the December 2024 CSC Delegate Meeting in New Orleans.

The U.S. Department of Labor has recognized the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Military Veterans Program as one of 839 recipients of the 2024 HIRE Vets Medallion Award. The UBC MVP Program earned the platinum award for large employers.

Union Millwrights recently completed a multi-year project installing a baggage handling system at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. This high-tech system is the first of its kind in the United States.