National Organization of Industrial Trade Unions

What National Organization of Industrial Trade Unions does

The National Organization of Industrial Trade Unions (NOITU) is a labor union founded in 1950 and headquartered in Jamaica, New York, that represents skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled industrial workers across five autonomous local unions operating in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Its represented sectors include automotive, commercial, building maintenance, and aluminum/metals, and it is affiliated with the International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades (IUJAT). NOITU's leadership is anchored by National President Gerard A. Jones, and the organization is preparing for its 75th anniversary in 2025.

NOITU delivers a portfolio of member benefit programs rather than technology products, including an Insurance Trust Fund, an Individual Account Plan (a retirement plan integrated with Schwab Retirement Services), a scholarship program, and discount partnerships (notably Working Advantage, Skechers, and Four Leaf Properties). Member-facing communications are delivered through a basic WordPress website, newsletters, and in-person events such as the resumed in-person scholarship presentations. Technology infrastructure is minimal and traditional; there is no proprietary software platform or digital member portal referenced in available materials. The UBenefit program, promoted in coordination with IUJAT, functions as the umbrella brand for many of these member benefits.

NOITU's business model is that of a non-profit labor union: revenue is generated primarily through member dues remitted via five autonomous locals, supplemented by benefit trust administration. The organization operates with a small staff (1-10 employees) and has no public revenue disclosure. Growth activity in 2024 included new organizing campaigns targeting additional shops and incremental staff hiring, signaling modest but active expansion within the existing industrial verticals and four-state footprint.

Name

National Organization of Industrial Trade Unions

Legal name

National Organization of Industrial Trade Unions

Website

https://noitu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NOITU is a labor union founded in 1950 representing skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled industrial workers across five autonomous local unions in NY, NJ, CT, and PA. Affiliated with IUJAT, it delivers collective bargaining, retirement, insurance, and member discount programs funded by membership dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor Relations & Union Management Training (EDABAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Group HMO Plans (FSAIAFAK)

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Union member benefits
• Industrial worker advocacy
• Union health insurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Jamaica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: NOITU operates as a labor union funded through membership dues. Members pay dues in exchange for collective bargaining representation, health insurance benefits through the NOITU Insurance Trust Fund, retirement benefits through the NOITU Individual Account Plan, and other member benefits including scholarships and discount programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NOITU is a nonprofit labor union providing collective bargaining representation for industrial workers across the U.S. Northeast, with a portfolio of member benefits including health insurance, retirement savings, scholarships, and discount programs. The organization unites five autonomous local unions affiliated with the International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades (IUJAT) and serves members in automotive, commercial, building maintenance, and aluminum/metals sectors.

Product overview

NOITU is a national labor union offering a unified portfolio of member services rather than a modular product platform. The core offering is collective bargaining representation for industrial workers. Supporting this are several member benefit programs: the NOITU Insurance Trust Fund (comprehensive health coverage), the NOITU Individual Account Plan (retirement savings), the Daniel Lasky Scholarship Fund and Presidential Scholarship Award (educational financial assistance), and discount programs including UBenefit, Working Advantage, Four Leaf (VITA tax services), and Skechers Direct. The organization also publishes the NOITU Reporter newsletter. These programs are offered as separate initiatives under the NOITU umbrella, serving to enhance member welfare beyond core union representation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NOITU Insurance Trust Fund: Health insurance trust fund providing hospitalization, medical, surgical, prescription drugs, vision, and dental benefits for members and their eligible dependents.
• NOITU Individual Account Plan (IAP)
• NOITU Daniel Lasky Scholarship Fund
• Presidential Scholarship Award

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual wage increases negotiated through collective bargaining
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades (IUJAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOITU is affiliated with and is a member of the International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades (IUJAT). NOITU serves as the Parent National Union within the IUJAT structure. UBenefit program is created to expand benefits offered to IUJAT's membership. The relationship provides a broader network for industrial trade workers across the United States.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO is the national labor federation that encompasses many U.S. unions. It is comparable to NOITU as the broader ecosystem in which NOITU operates and represents the institutional context for collective bargaining in the U.S.
• United Auto Workers (UAW): UAW represents automotive workers, directly overlapping with NOITU's United Automotive Sales & Service Employees Union Local 1A. UAW is a much larger incumbent in the same industry vertical.
• United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW): UFCW represents commercial and retail workers, comparable to NOITU's Consolidated Commercial Workers of America Local 528. UFCW is a much larger union in the same broad commercial-worker segment.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): SEIU represents building service and maintenance workers, directly comparable to NOITU's Building Maintenance Employees Union Local 486. SEIU is a much larger national union in the same worker segment.
• United Steelworkers (USW): USW represents aluminum and metals workers, directly overlapping with NOITU's United Brotherhood of Aluminum & Metal Workers of North America Local 16. USW is a much larger incumbent in the same industrial sector.
• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM): IAM represents skilled industrial workers across manufacturing and trades, comparable to NOITU's general industrial workers local. IAM is a much larger incumbent in the same industrial-trades space.
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Teamsters represent a diverse industrial workforce across multiple sectors, comparable to NOITU's broader industrial-worker mandate. Teamsters is a much larger incumbent with overlapping jurisdiction in many of NOITU's covered industries.
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT): IUPAT represents skilled trades workers in finishing and building trades, comparable to NOITU's industrial-trades mandate. IUPAT is a larger incumbent in the broader allied-trades category.
• Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA): LiUNA represents industrial, construction, and service workers across multiple sectors, comparable to NOITU's general industrial worker base. LiUNA is a much larger incumbent with overlapping coverage in industrial trades.

Direct peers

• International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades (IUJAT): IUJAT is NOITU's parent international union and operates in the same industrial trades space. As the broader umbrella organization, it provides a direct structural and categorical comparison for NOITU's national-union role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/noitu-trust-fund

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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