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en el Distrito de Columbia, Maryland y Virginia.

Unions Transform Lives

Standing together in a union, workers win a voice on the job, fair pay & benefits, safer workplaces, retirement security and more...
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Earn While You Learn

Union apprentices receive hands-on training, enjoy exceptional wages and benefits, and learn a trade that is the foundation for a lifelong career. And they graduate with ZERO student loan debt!
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A Top Priority: Local Hiring

Local hiring helps ensure that local residents have ample opportunities to construct important and necessary facilities in their own communities.
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The Union Difference

Average starting wage for a union apprentice before benefits.​
$ 0 /hr
Typical student debt upon completion of a union apprenticeship
$ 10000
Difference between the average union and non-union construction wage. ​
1 %

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Union construction workers share stories about how they got into the trades, what they do on the job and their career journeys.