Statements and Press Releases

North America’s Building Trades Unions Issue Formal Endorsement of Joe Biden for President

After four years of broken promises and the Trump Administration’s war on the middle class, we need a pro-building trades union administration, and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the right choice.

NABTU Announces Tradeswomen Heroes Award

This monthly award recognizes four tradeswomen across the U.S. and Canada that lead by example and perform their duties at an outstanding level.

NABTU Tradeswomen Build Nations Movement Goes Virtual for Largest Tradeswomen Conference in the World

More than 1300 registrants gathered online and at watch parties across North America to inspire, empower and share experiences of U.S. and Canadian tradeswomen.

NABTU and TVA Announce Historic Extension of Labor Agreement

The Tennessee Valley Authority and North America’s Building Trades Unions announced Thursday a historic 10-year extension of their Project Labor Agreements to keep low-cost, reliable energy flowing to more than 10 million residents of the Tennessee Valley.

NABTU STATEMENT ON TRUMP ENDING COVID-19 RELIEF NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

This is a breathtaking failure of leadership by the self-proclaimed ‘deal maker’ and a revealing display of priorities for him and his Republican allies.

President McGarvey’s Statement on 19th Anniversary of September 11

On this solemn anniversary, we remember and uphold the amazing legacy of the heroic building trades members and first responders who risked their lives with goodwill to save others.

North America’s Building Trades Unions’ Statement Honoring Labor Day 2020

North America’s strength, prosperity, freedom, and progress relies on a labor market filled with justice and dignity for all. With hope for the future and for more healing across the world, I wish workers across North America a well-earned Labor Day.

North America’s Building Trades Unions and American Investment Council Announce New Labor-Management Partnership

First of its Kind Partnership will Support Union Jobs, Strengthen Retirements, & Help Economic Recovery

NABTU STATEMENT ON NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANTS CLOSING IN ILLINOIS

Shutting down these two emissions-free nuclear plants will have a devastating impact on the lives of thousands of working men and women in Illinois.

North America’s Building Trades Unions Hold 70th Convention: NABTU charts its course for the next five years

For over a century, NABTU has hosted this quinquennial Convention to amend the constitution, elect leadership and plan for the next five years.

NABTU ISSUES TWO NEW STUDIES SHOWING THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN AND JOB QUALITY IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY CONSTRUCTION

NABTU research affirms the great opportunities in union energy construction and shows that oil and natural gas construction jobs provide workers with better pay, health and pension benefits than other industries

NABTU STATEMENT ON THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE SHUTDOWN

“We need to improve state and federal regulatory certainty so that safe, environmental and economical pipeline infrastructure projects can put thousands of Americans to work and boost ladders to the middle class with good, family-supporting jobs and apprenticeships.”