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Course Description This course is designed by the U.S. Department of Labor with the purpose of making our jobsites safer and to limit jobsite accidents and injuries. The 30-hour Construction Safety course provides a more in depth view of the O.S.H.A. safety and health standards of the construction industry. Participants learn about the rights and […]

UBC Offering ICRA Awareness Online The Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF) is pleased to announce the new ICRA: Best Practices Awareness (CITF) online course to promote communication, awareness, and protocols for working in occupied health-care facilities. The new ICRA: Best Practices Awareness (CITF) online course covers protection methods and safe work practices for the various

Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters’ Labor & Management Committee to pay all active Journeyman carpenters and Apprentices for thee (3) months Dear Brothers & Sisters, In the space of just over a few weeks, the coronavirus outbreak has become an all-encompassing global crisis, with unparalleled societal and business upheaval as the pandemic incites unrest across

WELFARE BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS DECLARED FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS Dear Brothers and Sisters; I have some exciting news to share that will help us get through these difficult times. Over the past week our leadership team has been working hard on your behalf to negotiate Welfare Fund improvements that will benefit our active members and their families

The following is an update on what the Trustees of the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Welfare Fund are doing to help our members during this unprecedented time: BENEFITS Today, the Trustees of the Benefit Study Committee approved the following to aid our Welfare Fund Plan participants: FUND OFFICE UPDATE We have deployed 85% of

We know this is an especially trying time for you and your loved ones. You may have a questions regarding the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the existing Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Union Legal Services, LLC has offered to field questions you might have regarding FFCRA or FMLA. They are

Dear Members, Given the current COVID-19 restrictions imposed the following precautionary measures are effective as of Tuesday, March 17, 2020: Please assist in reaching out to our fellow brothers and sisters and advise them to continuously visit the Local 272 website for updates. Please stay healthy. We appreciate your cooperation, patience and understanding.

All training centers are closed until further notice. As of March 17, 2020, our training centers are closing down to all students due to the Covid-19 situation. All scheduled Apprentice and Skill Advancement classes will be cancelled and rescheduled at a later date. We are asking our members NOT to come to our facilities to

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The Regional Council needs candidates for both the June 25-28 and Dec. 3-6, 2020 Journeyman Leadership sessions. Eligibility Criteria for Selection Pool: IF YOU ARE INTERESTED: Please email the local at: local272@carpentersunion.org with your Name, Address, Email, and Phone Number, along with the session you would like to attend. After receiving your email, we will