NABTU Opportunity Pipeline Tour
Welcome to the official webpage of NABTU’s Opportunity Pipeline Tour.
NABTU is hitting the road to visit Building Trades Training Centers in every corner of America to promote our best-in-class training infrastructure and showcase how we are prepared to meet the moment and build the Infrastructure Generation.
Each event includes a press conference and training center tour with guests from local building trades councils, key project owners, contractors, community leaders, and Apprenticeship Readiness Program (ARP) graduates.
Austin, TX – June 17, 2025
NABTU brought its national Opportunity Pipeline Tour to Austin’s UA …
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KANSAS CITY, MO – MAY 29, 2025
Attendees had the chance to hear directly from apprentices and pre-apprenticeship graduates about how the trades have transformed their lives, providing them with family-sustaining wages and a pathway to the middle class.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 14, 2024
NABTU made the latest stop on our Opportunity Pipeline Tour in Las Vegas, Nevada. Participants visited local training centers, seeing firsthand the world-class apprenticeship programs that prepare workers for lifelong careers in the union building trades. They also heard from state and local leaders on the critical role union construction workers play in Nevada’s economy.
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PROVIDENCE, RI – JUNE 17, 2024
NABTU made the latest stop on our Opportunity Pipeline Tour in Rhode Island. Participants took a tour of the Building Futures Training Center, and heard from various state and local leaders on the importance of Building Trades members on Rhode Island, and the impact of the Biden Administration.
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MADISON, WI – APRIL 3, 2024
The trip kicked off with a career fair, drawing in a crowd of over a thousand high school students, organizations, and experts to highlight opportunities within the building trades. NABTU then went to Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 18 for a tour of their state-of-the-art training facility and heard from apprentices and elected leaders about the importance of the building trades careers to strengthening America’s middle class.
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Pittsburgh, PA – March 21, 2024
This event featured several great speakers, including Mayor Ed Gainey, State Rep. Nick Pisciottano, PennDOT Executive Deputy Secretary Larry Shifflet, Pittsburgh Gateways ARP Director Chiquita Barnett, and several success stories from rank-and-file members on how joining the trades changed their life.
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Detroit, MI – March 1, 2024
In March, NABTU resumed its nationwide Opportunity Pipeline tour with an event in Detroit, MI, at IBEW Local 58’s Zero Net Energy Center.
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Los Angeles, CA – October 24, 2023
In October, NABTU visited the Los Angeles / Orange Counties B.C.T.C. for several events… Over the course of this trip, key initiatives such as local hire, apprentice utilization, and apprenticeship readiness programs were featured.
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Milwaukee, WI – September 6, 2023
In September, NABTU visited Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a variety of events continuing the nationwide Opportunity Pipeline Tour… This event specifically focused on the urgent need for childcare accommodations for all workers, but especially those in the building trades who work untraditional hours.
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Nashville, TN – August 24, 2023
On August 24, NABTU visited UA Local 572 in Nashville, TN as the fifth stop of the Opportunity Pipeline Tour. This event featured several significant local speakers including Mayor John Cooper, Mayoral Candidate Freddie O’Connell, Tennessee Valley Authority’s Justin Maiherhoffer, Stand Up Nashville’s Nathaniel Carter, and more. The event also included several inspiring speeches from Music City Construction Careers ARP graduates.
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St. Louis, MO – June 28, 2023
On June 28, NABTU visited St. Louis, Missouri at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 training center. This event highlighted the career opportunities created through St. Louis’s Building Union Diversity Apprenticeship Readiness Program, as well as the new partnership between TradesFutures and the National Urban League aimed at recruiting and retaining more underrepresented communities to building trades careers.
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Philadelphia, PA – June 1, 2023
On June 1, NABTU visited Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Laborers’ District Council training center. This event focused on how the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council has worked diligently to provide pathways to building trades careers for local underserved communities.
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