Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
Local 1
One of the oldest unions in North America, the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers represents the skilled bricklayers, stone and marble masons, tile setters, terrazzo and mosaic workers, finishers, and pointer/cleaner/caulkers.
Members of Local 1 lay and bind building materials such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.
Photo: International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Earn While You Learn!
Career Tracks
- Brick & block layers
3-year apprenticeship program - Stone & marble masons
3-year apprenticeship program - Tile & terrazzo worker
4-year apprenticeship program - Marble, tile & terrazzo finisher
3-year apprenticeship program
Qualifications
- Age – Minimum age 17.
- Education – Preferably a high school graduate or G.E.D.
- Physical Condition – Must be physically able to perform the work of the trade and be able to work a normal workweek on a regular basis.
- Must have a driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- Must have a Social Security card.
- Pre-job drug screening test.
Application and Entry Procedure
Contact Info
Bricklayers & Allied Crafts Local #1
305 Compton Avenue
Laurel, MD 20707
Phone: (240) 695-9463
Email: soporte@baclocal1.org
www.baclocal1.org
Training Center
17101 Science Drive
Bowie, MD 20715
Phone: (240) 695-9463
Great Pay
Journey-level members make $20 to $42 per hour and an additional $8 to $19 per hour in benefits. Apprentices start between 50 –70% of the journeyperson scale with incremental increases.
Excellent Benefits*
- Life Insurance
- Dental Care
- Vision Care
- Annuity
- Hospitalization
- Prescriptions
- Pension
- Vacation Fund
* Benefits are determined by the members in their areas and will be different in some areas.
Photo: International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers