Wisconsin Building Trades Councils

AFL-CIO - The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

Website:  aflcio.org

The AFL-CIO is the umbrella federation for U.S. unions, with 56 unions representing 12.5 million working men and women. The AFL-CIO works to ensure that all people who work receive the rewards of their work—decent paychecks and benefits, safe jobs, respect and fair treatment. They work to make the voices of working people heard in the White House, on Capitol Hill, in state capitals across the country and in corporate boardrooms. They provide an independent voice for working families and ways for working people to be actively engaged in politics and legislation. They also hold corporations accountable for their treatment of employees and ensure the voice of working people is heard in the financial system. They also work with federations of unions in other countries toward global social and economic fairness.

The mission of the AFL-CIO is expressed in their Constitution:

"The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is an expression of the hopes and aspirations of the working people of America.

We resolve to fulfill the yearning of the human spirit for liberty, justice and community; to advance individual and associational freedom; to vanquish ­oppression, privation and cruelty in all their forms; and to join with all persons, of whatever nationality or faith, who cherish the cause of democracy and the call of solidarity, to grace the planet with these achievements.

We dedicate ourselves to improving the lives of working families, bringing fairness and dignity to the workplace and securing social equity in the Nation."

Northeast Wisconsin Building & Construction Trades Council

Website:  https://newbt.org

Ted Gumieny, Business Development Specialist

2828 N. Ballard Rd
Appleton, WI  54911-8703

Phone:  920-733-3136     Fax:  866-257-3160
Email:  busrep1@newbt.org

Our Mission

The NorthEast Wisconsin Building & Construction Trades Council shall be dedicated to the improvement of wages and fringe benefit packages, which reduces employee turnover and sustains a quality family life; the advancement of apprenticeship, training, and journeyworker upgrade programs which benefit not only our members but also our contractors and their customers; securing a safe and healthy work environment so all construction workers can return safely to their families; to provide quality and value in every construction project to our contractors and their customers; and to build quality communities through individual and Council involvement in area school and community functions and activities which further advance the positive character of the Council.

Local Union Affiliations: 

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Union of Elevator Constructors, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, International Union of Operating Engineers, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association, United Association Union Plumbers, Pipefitters & Service Techs, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Road Sprinkler Fitters Local #669, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and Laborers’ International Union of North America

Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO

Website:  milwbuildingtrades.org

5941 W. Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI 53213
Phone: 414-475-5580     Fax: 414-475-5590

MBCTC: Building Milwaukee for Over 100 Years

Throughout their history, the MBCTC members have built Milwaukee, and it's impossible to look at the skyline without seeing a Union-built project. Their membership has worked hard to build some of the city's greatest landmark structures.

A History of Supporting Workers in Milwaukee

Originally chartered in 1910, the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO (MBCTC) is still dedicated to the same set of core values and practices. Even in the infancy of the organization, they recognized the need to integrate themselves into the community and focus not only on "bread and butter" unionism, but to encompass a broad spectrum of economic and social objectives.