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Carpenters Local 1503

Culture

A QUEST FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

May 17, 2023

Interviews with 12 local construction tradeswomen reveals, no surprise: They want the same chance to succeed.

Union Democracy

Carpenters international union dissolves eight Northwest locals

Mar 15, 2023

United Brotherhood of Carpenters transferred more than 19,000 members into five newly chartered locals. No explanation was given.

Union Organizing

Carpenters organize at Portland wood framing contractor Wood Mechanix

Feb 15, 2023

The union has had discussions with workers at Wood Mechanix for years, and soon they’ll vote in a union election.

Jobs

Raising the roof

Jun 29, 2022

Union members are getting experience with mass timber at Portland International Airport’s new terminal roof.

Worker safety

Construction industry confronts suicide in the ranks

Sep 1, 2021

Construction workers commit suicide at three times the national average. More die by suicide than job site injuries or accidents.

Union Democracy

Carpenters Local 156, formed in a 2011 merger, splits into two

Sep 17, 2014

Local 156 is replaced with newly formed Locals 1503 and 271.

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