Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council

What Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council does

Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (MACRC) is a regional labor union chartered in 1881 and affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), representing over 58,000 working members across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. The organization was formed in 2021 through the merger of the St. Louis-Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council and the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, with subsequent affiliate mergers extending jurisdiction into Iowa and Nebraska. MACRC represents carpenters, millwrights, pile drivers, floor layers, and related construction trades, providing collective bargaining with signatory contractors, job placement, training through the Mid-America Carpenters Training Program, and access to multiemployer health, pension, annuity, and supplemental benefit funds.

MACRC operates as a member-driven organization rather than a commercial enterprise. Its revenue model rests on three streams: recurring monthly local-union dues paid by individual members, employer working-wage assessments / dues checkoff collected via payroll deduction under collective bargaining agreements, and affiliate referral arrangements with the National Coalition of Labor (NCL), which bundles supplementary life insurance, legal services, and discount programs for 280,000+ workers nationally. Member benefits include health insurance with no monthly premium payments (subject to minimum hours worked), employer-contributed pension and annuity plans, free apprenticeship and continuing-education training, and portable membership across the five-state region. Apprentices start at 40% of journeyman wage and progress to 80%, supporting an earn-while-you-learn pathway.

The product portfolio spans training programs (INSTALL floor-covering certification, ICRA healthcare-construction infection control), member tools (UBC Member ID Card with QR code, mobile dues-payment app), media (Emmy-nominated Built To Last television series, biannual Union Carpenter Magazine), and member-engagement initiatives (Volunteer Incentive Program, Cub Club for apprentices). Distribution is delivered through more than 40 local union offices, online payment portals, a mobile app, and the UBC's 250 training centers and 1,500 instructors across North America. Marketing is conducted via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, an email newsletter, and the "Text Trade Up" SMS recruitment campaign. Strategic expansion is concentrated in renewable-energy crafts (solar and wind) and healthcare-construction certification, alongside ongoing territorial consolidation through affiliate mergers.

Name

Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council

Legal name

Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council

Website

https://carpentersunion.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council is a 58,000+-member regional labor union across five states (IL, MO, KS, IA, NE) affiliated with the UBC, providing collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, and multiemployer health and pension benefits to construction tradesworkers and signatory contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Joinery, Millwork & Casework Installation (Cabinetry, Built-Ins) (IMAFANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce) (EDAHADAE)

Keywords

• Labor union services
• Carpenter apprenticeship training
• Collective bargaining representation
• Union member benefits
• Construction trade training

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Union Dues: Members pay dues to their local unions, which fund the operations of the regional council and provide member benefits including health insurance, dental, vision, pension and annuity programs.
2. Working Wage Assessments: The union collects working wage assessments/dues checkoff from members through employer payroll deductions, as part of collective bargaining agreements.
3. National Coalition of Labor Benefits Program: Members receive supplementary benefits through the National Coalition of Labor, which leverages collective purchasing power to provide life insurance, AD&D, legal services, and discounts at no cost or reduced rates to members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MACRC is a regional labor union representing more than 58,000 carpenters, millwrights, pile drivers, floor layers and related crafts across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. It organizes construction workers, negotiates collective bargaining agreements with signatory contractors, administers health, pension and annuity benefits, and delivers earn-while-you-learn apprenticeship and craft certification programs through the Mid-America Carpenters Training Program and over 250 UBC training centers.

Product overview

The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council operates as a labor union providing member services rather than a traditional product company. Its offerings include the Union Carpenter Magazine (biannual publication), the INSTALL™ Floor Covering Program (five-year training certification), ICRA Infection Control Risk Assessment Training (healthcare construction safety), Built To Last® Television (Emmy-nominated media series), a mobile app for dues payment, UBC Member ID Cards with QR codes for training verification, and member engagement programs like the Volunteer Incentive Program and Cub Club for apprentices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Built To Last Television: Informative television series exploring skill, training and artistry of trade union members and contractors, nominated for multiple Emmy awards.
• INSTALL Floor Covering Program
• ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment)

Products and services

• Union Membership and Collective Bargaining Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to $100,000/year potential earnings for journeyman carpenters
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AGC of Illinois (Associated General Contractors)coreOthersIndustry trade association for construction contractors. Listed as affiliate association working together to advance and improve the construction industry.
• AGC of MissouricoreOthersState chapter of Associated General Contractors working to advance construction industry in Missouri.
• Chicago Federation of LaborcoreOthersCentral labor body for hundreds of Chicago-area AFL-CIO unions, representing hundreds of thousands of members. CFL stands up for working men and women.
• Illinois AFL-CIOcoreOthersState federation of labor organizations, a voice for all working families in Illinois.
• Chicago & Cook County Building & Construction Trades CouncilcoreOthersCentral body AFL-CIO labor organization representing approximately 100,000 working men and women from 24 affiliated organizations in union construction trades.
• Mid America Regional Bargaining Association (MARBA)coreOthersRegional bargaining association for coordinated labor negotiations in the construction industry.
• National Coalition of Labor (NCL)coreOthersCoalition representing more than 280,000 working men and women across the country. Provides supplementary member benefits including life insurance, legal services, and discounts through collective purchasing power.
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC)coreOthersInternational union comprising approximately half-million highly skilled workers throughout building-trades industries. UBC provides training, leadership programs, and represents carpenters, millwrights, pile drivers, and related crafts across North America.
• Mid-America Carpenters Training Program (MACTC)coreOthersTraining organization providing apprenticeship and skill advancement programs for union members across the five-state region.
• INSTALL (Installation Standards Training Alliance)minorOthersFloor covering training program associated with UBC providing highest quality comprehensive training and certification for installers of floor covering materials.
• Rebuilding Together Metro ChicagominorOthersNonprofit partnership where MACRC partners to help low-income homeowners with home repairs during summer volunteer programs.
• American Institute of ArchitectsminorOthersProfessional association for architects, listed as affiliate organization.
• American Society of Safety ProfessionalsminorOthersProfessional safety association, affiliate organization.
• Midwest Wall & Ceiling ContractorsminorOthersRegional contractor association, affiliate organization.
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)minorOthersOrganization promoting sustainable building practices, affiliate organization.
• Illinois Green AllianceminorOthersOrganization promoting green and sustainable building in Illinois, affiliate organization.
• Illinois Solar Energy AssociationminorOthersOrganization promoting solar energy industry in Illinois, affiliate organization.
• Iowa AFL-CIOminorOthersState federation of labor in Iowa, affiliate organization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters: UBC regional council serving Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming; runs the same member-benefit, training, and collective bargaining model with multi-state regional governance.
• Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters: UBC-affiliated regional council serving California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado; comparable multi-state governance, training programs, and member-services portfolio to MACRC.
• Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters: Large UBC regional council covering the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Southeast with a comparable mix of collective bargaining, training, and benefit administration activities.
• New England Carpenters Union: Another large regional council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, covering six New England states with similar apprenticeship, collective bargaining, and benefit administration structures — the closest functional peer to MACRC.
• Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters: Adjacent UBC regional council with Midwest geographic overlap to MACRC; offers directly comparable apprenticeship, bargaining, and member-services infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• United Association (UA) of Plumbers, Pipefitters & Service Techs: National building-trades union with similar structure of regional/joint apprenticeship programs, multi-employer benefit funds, and prevailing-wage collective bargaining.
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW): Sibling building-trades union with overlapping jurisdictional footprint in the Midwest; comparable apprenticeship/JATC training model and signatory contractor relationships on shared job sites.
• Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA): Major building-trades union with substantial Midwest membership, parallel apprenticeship/training programs, and overlapping signatory-contractor relationships on commercial construction projects.
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT): Building-trades union covering finishing trades that frequently work alongside carpenters on the same projects; operates a comparable JATC training and benefit-fund structure.

Others

• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) International: International parent body of MACRC and ~500,000 members across North America; provides training standards, jurisdictional coordination, and political/advocacy resources that shape MACRC's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MidAmCarpenters
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTvbR37_BEe_r-RDOhyRLxA
• Facebookfacebook.com/MidAmCarpenters
• Instagraminstagram.com/midamcarpenters
• TikToktiktok.com/@midamcarpentersunion

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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