Construction & General Laborer's Local 1686

What Construction & General Laborer's Local 1686 does

The Wisconsin Laborers' District Council (WLDC) is a nonprofit labor union district council and an affiliation of five LIUNA local unions in Wisconsin (Locals 113, 140, 268, 330, 464) plus Local 1091 in Duluth, Minnesota, representing approximately 10,000 active and retired construction craft laborers. It operates as a coordinating body for collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, health and pension benefits administration, and workforce dispatch across Wisconsin. The council is part of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), a federation founded in 1903 that represents over 540,000 workers across the United States and Canada.

WLDC's core offerings include union membership with job referral and collective bargaining representation, registered apprenticeship and training programs covering construction skills (OSHA 30, CDL, asbestos abatement, scaffolding, solar, traffic control, and more), and administration of the Wisconsin Laborers' Health Fund, Pension Fund, Apprenticeship & Training Fund, and Scholarship Fund. Supporting services include the LEAN peer support program for mental health and substance use, the LECET labor-management partnership, and two digital portals (MemberXG for members and EmployerXG for contractors) that handle benefits access and fringe benefit remittance. Revenue is generated through initiation fees, monthly member dues, cents-per-hour working dues paid by signatory contractors, and administrative fees on fringe benefit funds.

The organization serves two primary customer segments: construction craft laborers seeking stable employment, training, and benefits, and signatory contractors (over 900) who gain access to a trained workforce in exchange for union labor commitments and fringe benefit contributions. End markets span transportation infrastructure, building, sewer and water, utility distribution, demolition, asbestos removal, and emerging sectors like renewable energy and broadband. Distribution is executed through six local union halls across Wisconsin and Minnesota, with leadership under President/Business Manager Kent Miller, who was elected to a full four-year term in August 2023.

Name

Construction & General Laborer's Local 1686

Legal name

Wisconsin Laborers' District Council

Website

https://liunawisconsin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Wisconsin Laborers' District Council is a nonprofit labor union district council representing 10,000 construction craft laborers across five Wisconsin local unions and one Minnesota local. It provides collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, health and pension benefits, and workforce dispatch to 900+ signatory contractors as part of LIUNA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (81393), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Services Labor Staffing (BPACAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor Relations & Union Management Training (EDABAIAK), General Occupational Safety & OSHA Compliance (EDABAEAA)

Keywords

• Labor union services
• Construction craft labor
• Apprenticeship training
• Union benefits administration
• Workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

DeForest

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: The union generates revenue through initiation fees paid by new members when joining, monthly dues paid by members for maintaining good standing status, and working dues which are cents-per-hour payments made by employers based on hours worked by union members.
2. Fringe Benefit Administration: The organization administers health, pension, and other fringe benefit funds on behalf of members and employer partners, collecting contributions from signatory contractors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Wisconsin Laborers' District Council is an affiliation of five LIUNA local unions representing 10,000 construction craft laborers across Wisconsin. It provides union membership with job referral/placement through local halls, collective bargaining representation, registered apprenticeship and skills certification training (OSHA, CDL, asbestos abatement, scaffold building, solar installation), and administers health, pension, and fringe benefit funds on behalf of members and signatory contractors.

Product overview

The Wisconsin Laborers' District Council (WLDC) operates as a labor union organization offering a portfolio of membership services and programs for construction craft laborers. Core offerings include union membership with collective bargaining representation, job dispatching, and worker advocacy. Supporting services include registered apprenticeship and training programs (offering certifications in areas such as CDL training, OSHA safety, asbestos abatement, solar installation, and heavy equipment operation), health and pension benefits administration through the Wisconsin Laborers' Health Fund and Pension Fund, and the LEAN peer support program for mental health and substance abuse recovery. Digital services include the MemberXG member portal for benefits management and the EmployerXG contractor portal for remittance and hour reporting. Additional member benefits include a scholarship fund for members' dependents and access to the National Coalition of Labor benefits program. The LECET program facilitates labor-management partnerships with signatory contractors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEAN: Laborers Escaping Adversity Now - a peer support program for members and families facing mental health challenges, substance use, and suicidal thoughts.
• Laborers Rising
• Wisconsin Laborers' District Council Scholarship Fund

Products and services

• Wisconsin Laborers' District Council Membership
• Apprenticeship & Training Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Union Laborers earn 30% to 50% more per hour than non-union workers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Over 900 Signatory ContractorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 900 contractors have partnered with the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council to meet their demand for a skilled, safe and productive workforce. These signatory contractors agree to use union labor and contribute to fringe benefit funds in exchange for access to trained union workers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Large diversified union with construction, public-sector, and freight divisions. Comparable in scale, multi-state district council structure, and combination of apprenticeship training, benefit fund administration, and collective bargaining representation.
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT): Construction trades union with jurisdiction overlapping commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Comparable in apprenticeship training, district council structure, dispatch model, and benefit fund administration through signatory contractor contributions.
• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE): Represents heavy equipment operators and construction workers on the same job sites as LIUNA members (highways, bridges, buildings). Operates with the same union model—collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, health/pension funds—and competes for the same contractor relationships.
• Sheet Metal Workers International Association: Building trades union with overlapping use cases in commercial and industrial construction. Operates a comparable model of registered apprenticeship, benefit fund administration, and signatory contractor agreements with the same employer customers.
• International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers: Building trades union with overlapping jurisdiction in structural concrete, highway, and bridge construction—the same core sectors as the Wisconsin Laborers. Operates a similar apprenticeship, dispatch, and benefit-fund model with signatory contractor networks.
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America: Major building trades union with overlapping craft jurisdiction in construction, similar apprenticeship/training infrastructure, and competing signatory contractor relationships. Comparable in member services, benefit fund administration, and dispatch model.
• Operating Engineers Local 139: Regional IUOE affiliate covering Wisconsin construction. Most directly comparable peer in terms of craft jurisdiction (heavy equipment and construction), Wisconsin geography, multi-local structure, and signatory contractor relationships with the same employer base.

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: National labor federation that coordinates affiliated unions including LIUNA. Comparable in advocacy, training coordination, and policy influence though broader in scope than the District Council's construction-labor focus.
• Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA): Parent federation of the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council, representing 540,000+ construction laborers across the U.S. and Canada. LIUNA is the most direct structural peer as the umbrella body that defines training, benefit, and organizing frameworks used by the District Council.

Regional players

• Wisconsin State AFL-CIO: State-level federation covering the same Wisconsin geography as the District Council. Comparable in coordinating affiliated local unions, advocacy, and organizing in the same operating territory, though broader in industry coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WILaborers
• Facebookfacebook.com/WILaborers
• Instagraminstagram.com/wilaborers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/construction-&-general-laborer's-local-1686

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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