LiUNA Laborers Local 773

What LiUNA Laborers Local 773 does

Laborers' Local 773 is a chartered local union of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), representing construction craft laborers, public sector employees, railroad maintenance workers, industrial workers, healthcare staff, and transportation workers across 41 states. Founded on March 11, 1940 in Cairo, Illinois by Connell F. Smith and now headquartered in Marion, Illinois, Local 773 is the 12th-largest of 560 LIUNA locals nationally and negotiates 160+ collective bargaining agreements covering 2,500+ members in Illinois and Missouri (3,500+ nationwide). The organization delivers a multi-service membership stack: collective bargaining representation, a three-year apprenticeship program with 3,000 on-the-job and 600 classroom hours, an annual-re-registration hiring hall/job referral system, and adminis

Name

LiUNA Laborers Local 773

Legal name

Laborers' Local 773

Website

https://local773.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Laborers' Local 773 is a chartered LIUNA local union representing 3,500+ construction, public-sector, railroad, industrial, healthcare, and transportation workers across 41 states, delivering collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, job referral, and benefits administration services.

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Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Trades (Electricians/Plumbers/HVAC/Carpenters) Staffing (BPACAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Heavy Civil Construction Trades (Roads, Bridges & Utilities) (EDAOAAAN)

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Apprenticeship training programs
• Construction craft laborer
• Union job referral

Headquarters

HQ city

Marion

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Monthly dues collected from members. Journeymen and Apprentices pay $47.00 per month. Retired members pay $10 per month reduced dues. Gold Card Members receive free lifetime membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LiUNA Laborers Local 773 is a labor union representing over 3,500 members across construction, public sector, railroad maintenance, industrial, healthcare, and law enforcement occupations in 41 states. The organization delivers collective bargaining across 160+ agreements, operates a job referral/hiring hall system, runs a three-year apprenticeship training program with 3,000 on-the-job and 600 classroom hours, administers health/welfare and pension benefits, and provides union organizing services to non-union workers.

Product overview

LiUNA Laborers Local 773 is a labor union providing comprehensive membership services to over 3,500 members in 41 states. The organization operates a multi-service model combining union representation, apprenticeship training, benefits administration, and community outreach. Core services include union membership and representation for construction, public sector, railroad, and industrial workers; a three-year apprenticeship program with training facilities in Marion, Edwardsville, and Mt Sterling; online members portal for dues payment; health and welfare benefits administration; pension fund management; job referral services; and union organizing assistance. Additional offerings include the Connell F. Smith-Homer Brown Scholarship Fund (undergraduate) and Mary Jewel Smith Graduate Scholar Award, plus the Laborers Care Foundation charitable arm. The union also operates training facilities meeting OSHA and EPA standards.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Central Laborers' Pension, Welfare & Annuity FundcoreOthersTaft-Hartley Trust Fund managed by Labor and Management Trustees providing pension, welfare and annuity benefits to construction members and Hulcher Services employees. Established in 1965 with 51 years of commitment by 2016.
• Southern Illinois Laborers' & Employers Health & Welfare FundcoreOthersOffers medical, dental, vision, prescription, retiree and death benefits. Benefits determined by plan of benefits and contribution rates in collective bargaining agreements.
• Laborers National Pension Fund (LNPF)coreOthersProvides retirement income security for public sector, industrial, and railroad workers represented by LIUNA. Grown from 274 pensioners in 1970 to over 20,000 pensioners and beneficiaries.
• Railroad Maintenance and Industrial Health and Welfare FundcoreOthersProvides health care for railroad laborers and operators covered by RTOA agreement. Zone 1-4 enrolled in Plan D, Zone 5 in Plan C. Requires 300 hours/month to remain eligible.
• Laborers' Industrial Pension FundcoreOthersProvides pension benefits for industrial workers. Located at 905 16th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20006.
• Laborers' and Employers Education and Trust (LECET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings laborers and contractors together to address important industry issues. Works to identify new and emerging markets and position LIUNA and signatory contractors to capitalize on opportunities. Governed by Labor and Management Trustees delivering services at national, regional, district council and local union levels.
• Illinois Laborers' & Contractors Joint Apprenticeship & Training ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEqual opportunity employer program training construction craft laborers. Offers 3-year apprenticeship with 3,000 hours on-the-job training and 600 hours classroom. Trains more than 5,500 Union Laborers a year at facilities in Marion, Edwardsville and Mt Sterling.
• Shawnee Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeginning April 2019, Shawnee Community College offers the Construction Management Program in partnership with the apprenticeship program.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America: Major US/Canada building trades union covering carpenters and related trades; competes with LIUNA locals for jurisdiction on commercial construction job sites and shares apprenticeship/training infrastructure.
• AFL-CIO: National federation of US labor unions; Local 773 affiliates through LIUNA, and the AFL-CIO is the natural higher-order peer for organizing strategy, political action, and labor policy coordination.
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters: One of the largest US labor unions; overlaps with Local 773 in transportation (bus drivers), industrial, and construction-related bargaining, making it a peer for diversified member representation.
• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE): Represents heavy equipment operators and construction workers across the US and Canada; a direct peer building trades union that competes for the same construction labor pool as LIUNA locals.
• Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA): Direct parent organization of Local 773 and the broader international union; represents 500,000+ members across 560 locals and is the natural umbrella peer for any LIUNA local chapter.

Direct peers

• Laborers Local 1 (Chicago): Large Illinois LIUNA local serving the Chicago metropolitan area; a direct peer local providing comparable construction craft laborer representation in an adjacent Illinois jurisdiction.
• Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters: Regional carpenters union body covering the Chicago and northern Illinois market; a direct geographic peer to Local 773 within the Midwest building trades ecosystem.
• Operating Engineers Local 150 (Midwest): One of the largest IUOE construction locals, covering Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa; directly comparable in geography, scale, and function to Local 773 as a Midwest building trades union local.
• Laborers Local 574 (Cleveland): Midwestern LIUNA local representing construction and public-sector laborers in northeastern Ohio; directly comparable as a similarly structured, mid-sized LIUNA local outside Illinois.

Regional players

• Midwest Laborers (LIUNA Midwest Region): Regional body overseeing LIUNA locals across the Midwest, including Illinois; provides training, marketing, and bargaining support to Local 773 and represents the immediate parent regional structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/laborerslocal773
• Instagraminstagram.com/laborers773
• TikToktiktok.com/@laborerslocal773?lang=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liuna-laborers-local-773

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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