C A R P E N T E R S U N I O NB E T T E R B L A C K S T O N E

H I G H R O A D D E V E L O P M E N T = H I G H R O A D

B L A C K S TO N E

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL

• 35,000 Carpenters, Drywall, Piledrivers, Millwrights and associated

crafts

• About 2,000 signatory contractors

• Fresno: Local 701 and Local 9083

• Local apprenticeship training center

Partners in Construction

ON THE JOB

•Represent employees of General Contractors and

carpentry subs

•Train superintendents

• 40% of project

IN THE COMMUNITY

• Partnerships with community organizations/school districts

• Pre-Apprenticeship/Apprenticeships

• Supporting local schools and infrastructure

• Advocate for affordable housing

• Green building

CARPENTERS LOCAL 701 IN THE COMMUNITY

• High Speed Rail

• Opening the Fulton mall

• Investing in downtown Fresno

• Political advocacy

• Smart Growth

FAIL

Cities

Environment

Workers

A NEW VISION

Triple Bottom Line

F I N A N C I A L

FINANCIAL

–Public support for projects that benefit the entire

community

–Best trained, highly skilled, productive workers

who build products that last

E N V I R O N M E N TA L

ENVIRONMENTAL

–Trained in green building

–Local employment. Fresno workers

should build Fresno’s buildings.

S O C I A L

SOCIAL

–Apprenticeship is an escalator to the middle class

–Construction should be a family supporting

career

–Family supporting wages means more money in

Fresno’s economy