A union is an organization of workers joined together for a common purpose, for mutual aid and protection, to engage in concerted activity and collective bargaining, to elevate their conditions of life and labor; an organization by which ordinary people do extraordinary things. Once you become a member in a building and construction trade and you work hard, you will be entitled to a future with high pay, great medical insurance and one of the best pension plans in the nation. Click on the different union names below to find out about their unique missions and trade opportunities.