North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

What North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters does

The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) is a regional council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), representing approximately 28,000 union carpenters across seven states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York) through more than 20 local unions covering seven distinct carpentry crafts: general carpentry, floorcovering, interior systems, millwork, millwrights, piledriving, and residential carpentry. The organization is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and operates as a 501(c)(5) non-profit labor union governed by member-elected leadership including Executive Secretary-Treasurer Joe Byrne, President Raheem Shepard, and COO John Walsh.

NASRCC's core service portfolio is built around three integrated pillars: (1) collective bargaining and member representation under 800+ contractor partnerships, (2) a four-to-five-year earn-while-you-learn apprenticeship program delivered through the North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund (NASCTF) across nine state-of-the-art facilities emphasizing 90% hands-on instruction, and (3) lifelong training, continuing education, and benefits administration (NE Benefits Fund, NY Benefits, I-REMIT remittance, Galaxy Digital member portal). The union maintains active political advocacy for Davis-Bacon prevailing wage laws and Project Labor Agreements, and operates specialized training in growth sectors including mass timber construction (Yale, Cornell ILR) and offshore wind (Vineyard Wind).

The business model is funded by member dues set per local and approved by membership vote, plus training fund contributions from union contractors and per-capita payments to UBC. Members provide skilled labor to signatory contractors on major projects across the region, including the Micron semiconductor plant in Clay, NY (peaking at 1,600 carpenters on site), Vineyard Wind (the first US utility-scale offshore wind farm), the Bills Stadium, I-81 Viaduct, and Yale University mass timber construction. Side channels include outreach to veterans, women (Sisters in the Brotherhood), and re-entry populations through partnerships with Workforce Buffalo, Buffalo Urban League, Job Corps, CRJ, and the Center for Employment Opportunities.

Name

North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Legal name

North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Website

https://nasrcc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters is a regional labor union (UBC) representing 28,000 carpenters across seven U.S. states through 20+ locals, operating nine training facilities and partnering with 800+ contractors to supply skilled trades labor for major construction projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: Members pay union dues which cover the cost of running the union. Dues amounts vary from one Local to another. All union operating expenses are voted on by the membership to ensure accountability.
2. Apprentice Wages (while learning): Apprentices earn wages from the first day they become a working apprentice, paid by union contractors while receiving on-the-job training supplemented by formal instruction. Apprentice wages start at approximately 50% of the journeyman rate and increase periodically until reaching full journeyman scale.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

NASRCC represents approximately 28,000 union carpenters across a seven-state region, providing collective bargaining, benefits administration, and political advocacy for members. It operates nine state-of-the-art training facilities through the NASCTF arm, delivering 90% hands-on apprenticeship and lifelong training across seven carpentry crafts, and partners with 800+ contractors to supply vetted skilled labor to construction projects.

Product overview

North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters is a labor union organization (not a technology product company) representing approximately 28,000 members across seven states. The organization operates a portfolio of services including union membership with collective bargaining representation, a four to five-year apprenticeship program through NASCTF with nine training facilities, and a network of over 25 local unions covering various carpentry specialties (general carpentry, floorcovering, interior systems, millwork, millwrights, piledriving, residential). The union also manages contractor partnerships with 800+ contractor partners, member benefits platforms, and political advocacy programs. This is not a software technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwright and Allied Workers (ACRC): A separate but related regional council of carpenters operating in Atlantic Canada, with collaborative relationships with NASRCC on offshore wind projects.
• North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund (NASCTF)

Products and services

• Union Carpenter Membership
• Apprenticeship Program
• NASCTF Training Fund
• Contractor Partnership Program
• Local Union Network

Quantifiable outcome

• 28,000 members across seven states and 20+ local unions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vineyard WindcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2021NASRCC partnered with Vineyard Wind developers who signed a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the offshore green energy project at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. The project generates hundreds of union jobs including offshore wind turbine installation and onshore manufacturing and staging. Pile Drivers Local 56 received a $100,000 workplace training grant funded by Vineyard Wind and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to train members through a program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The project is the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US.
• Suffolk ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuffolk Construction is the primary contractor on the Yale University mass timber project (Osborne Memorial Laboratory). The project operates under a Project Labor Agreement with residency requirements. Suffolk recognized the relationship with trade unions as key to project success and expressed commitment to future collaboration in Connecticut.
• Midland TechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMidland Tech is the installation company for the mass timber project at Yale University. Local 290 member Bill O'Brien serves as superintendent. The company exemplifies the successful partnership between carpenters union, employer, and supplier on advanced construction projects.
• Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwright and Allied Workers (ACRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASRCC organized a meeting between offshore wind developers and ACRC to discuss potential offshore work further North in the Atlantic Ocean. ACRC also visited NASRCC Boston office to meet with EST Joe Byrne and tour the facility, representing a collaborative North American union partnership.
• 800+ Contractor PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASRCC maintains partnerships with over 800 contractors across the seven-state region. These contractors employ union carpenters on projects ranging from residential to commercial to infrastructure. The union describes contractors as 'partners in our industry's most important joint venture.'
• Workforce BuffalocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity workforce organization through which NASRCC has trained and welcomed new members into Local 276. The partnership provides career opportunities for program participants including re-entry individuals. Walter Ball is a notable graduate of this program now working as a Local 276 carpenter.
• Buffalo Urban LeaguecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity organization partnered with Local 276 to prepare program participants for careers in skilled trades and successfully place them with union contractors.
• Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRe-entry workforce program partnered with Carpenters union to provide real career opportunities for individuals re-entering the workforce. CEO's director called it 'instrumental in transforming the lives of our participants' and 'breaking down barriers.'
• Community Resources for Justice (CRJ)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity organization partnered with Local 276 providing a valuable pathway for participants to gain hands-on skills, meaningful employment, and long-term career opportunities in carpentry.
• Rochester Careers in Construction TRACSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCareer training program partnered with Local 276 to prepare participants for careers in carpentry and connect them with union contractors.
• Job CorpsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFederal job training program partnered with Local 276 for carpentry career pathway recruitment.
• Wentworth Institute of TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint program between NASRCC and Wentworth Institute of Technology allowing union members to earn a construction management degree while working in the field. Kim Hokanson was part of the first cohort, graduating with a degree in Construction Management. Joe Byrne also earned a construction management degree through this joint program.
• University at Buffalo EOCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEducational opportunity center partnered with Local 276 for carpentry career recruitment and training.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council: Sister UBC regional council covering central United States. Direct peer in apprentice training, collective bargaining, and political advocacy frameworks.
• Southeastern Carpenters Regional Council: Sister UBC regional council covering the Southeastern United States. Comparable structure, training fund operation, and craft representation with regional variation in market dynamics.
• New York City District Council of Carpenters: Separate UBC-affiliated carpenters council serving the New York City metropolitan area. Operates with overlapping but distinct jurisdiction from NASRCC in the New York region, competing for and sharing major project labor agreements.
• Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwright and Allied Workers: Sister UBC-affiliated carpenters council in Atlantic Canada with whom NASRCC has formal collaboration on offshore wind. Closest cross-border peer operating with the same multi-craft structure and UBC governance.
• Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters: Sister UBC regional council covering Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Direct peer in structure, mission, and craft representation, with comparable apprenticeship and political advocacy functions to NASRCC.
• Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters: Sister UBC regional council covering California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. Operates the same multi-craft apprenticeship model, training fund, and political advocacy structure as NASRCC across a much larger western footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA): Largest construction trades labor union in North America representing laborers on the same commercial, infrastructure, and industrial projects as NASRCC carpenters. Comparable apprenticeship and project labor agreement structure but a broader, less craft-specialized mandate.
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW): Major construction trades union with parallel apprenticeship model and project labor agreement participation on the same mega-projects as NASRCC. Direct collaborator and sometimes competitor on multi-craft construction sites.
• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE): Major construction trades union representing equipment operators, often co-deployed on the same heavy-civil and infrastructure projects (e.g., I-81, Micron) where NASRCC members work. Comparable collective bargaining and political advocacy structure.

Others

• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC): National trade association representing open-shop (non-union) construction contractors. Not a direct peer in craft, but the principal industry counterweight to NASRCC in construction labor policy, project labor agreement debates, and apprenticeship investment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles27 records

Subsidiaries27 records

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