Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council

Name

Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council

Legal name

Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council

Website

https://cbctc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Specialty Trade Contractors (238), Other Specialty Trade Contractors (2389)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAEAB

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

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Blue-Collar & Skilled Trades Staffing

SECONDARYBPACAEAM

Public Works & Municipal Services Labor Staffing

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Blue-Collar & Skilled Trades Staffing

SECONDARYEDAAAOAE

Incumbent Worker Training & Upskilling

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Workforce Development Initiatives

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Carpentry & Framing

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Construction & Building Trades

Keywords

• Construction trade unions
• Union labor coordination
• Apprenticeship training programs
• Skilled craft workforce
• Project labor agreements

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union membership coordination: CBCTC coordinates affiliated local unions representing construction craftworkers. Revenue comes through affiliated union per-capita taxes and fees, not direct product/service sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council is an AFL-CIO chartered umbrella labor council coordinating 29 affiliated local unions representing 10,000–12,000 skilled construction craftworkers in Northeast Ohio. It provides union trade contractor referral services to developers and owners, registered apprenticeship and craft training programs, bonding assistance for signatory contractors, labor-management coordination, and advocacy for unionized construction. The Council serves as the central point of contact for project labor agreements and skilled craft labor on commercial, institutional, and infrastructure projects in the Cleveland region.

Product overview

The Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council is an umbrella organization for 29-member local unions in the Greater Cleveland construction industry, representing over 10,000 highly-skilled craftworkers. Rather than a unified software product, the organization offers a portfolio of workforce services including apprenticeship training programs across 15+ construction trades (bricklaying, carpentry, electrical, iron work, painting, pipefitting, plumbing, roofing, sheet metal, etc.), contractor search and bonding services, Project Labor Agreement negotiation, prevailing wage advocacy, and diversity/inclusion initiatives. The organization also publishes The Labor Citizen, a monthly pro-labor publication serving as member communication. All programs are designed to support union construction workers and connect developers/building owners with a professional, trained workforce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Trade Contractor Search An online referral service on ClevelandBCTC.com that allows developers, building owners, and project managers to locate qualified signatory union trade contractors across 29 affiliated crafts in Northeast Ohio for commercial, institutional, and residential projects.
• Registered Apprenticeship Training Programs U.S. Department of Labor-registered apprenticeship programs offered through Joint Apprenticeship Training Centers (JATCs), such as the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 5 JATC, providing earn-while-you-learn pathways into union construction careers across multiple skilled crafts.
• Union Plus Bonding Plaque Program A bonding assistance and recognition program that displays the Union Plus plaque at construction sites to signal that signatory contractors are paying area standard wages and benefits, supporting their ability to secure surety bonding on projects.
• Labor-Management Coordination and Project Labor Agreement Support Centralized coordination of jurisdictional work assignments, manpower dispatch, and project labor agreement administration across 29 affiliated local unions for major construction projects such as hospitals, stadiums, and large commercial developments.
• Collective Bargaining Representation and Member Services Representation of affiliated local unions and their members in collective bargaining, grievance handling, benefits administration, and worker advocacy on issues affecting unionized construction craftworkers in Northeast Ohio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 years of foundation in Northeast Ohio construction industry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and moderate.

• Pennrose LLCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhiladelphia-based developer leading the $64 million Warner & Swasey adaptive reuse project. CBCTC affiliated members will perform construction work, creating about 180 jobs.
• MidTown Cleveland Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal nonprofit developer partner for the Warner & Swasey redevelopment project in Cleveland's Midtown neighborhood.
• John G. Johnson Construction of ClevelandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeneral contractor performing the Warner & Swasey redevelopment project using CBCTC affiliated union labor.
• Affiliated Construction Trades (ACT) OhiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide building trades council that CBCTC works with on legislative advocacy and project support, including pushing for the Cleveland Browns domed stadium project.
• Ohio General Assembly's Joint Data Center CommitteemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegislative committee studying data center growth in Ohio; CBCTC providing testimony regarding benefits of data center construction.
• Albert M. Higley Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company partnered with OSHA and CBCTC on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame expansion project safety partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Construction Employers Association: Cleveland-based association of construction employers that contracts with CBCTC and is linked directly from CBCTC's website. Counterpart in labor-management relations to CBCTC's union-side role, making it a structurally tight regional peer.
• Affiliated Construction Trades (ACT) Ohio: Statewide building trades council that operates as a peer umbrella organization for Ohio's construction unions. CBCTC coordinates directly with ACT Ohio on legislative advocacy and project support, including the Cleveland Browns stadium effort, making it a structurally comparable peer in role and scope.

Emerging players

• NCCER (National Center for Construction Education & Research): National workforce development and credentialing organization for the construction industry. Comparable to CBCTC's apprenticeship-training mission at a national, non-union-affiliated scale, and a peer in shaping construction craft curriculum and certification.
• Tradesmen International: For-profit skilled-trades staffing firm providing union and non-union craft labor to contractors nationwide. Closest for-profit staffing analogue to the labor-coordination function CBCTC performs via PLAs and apprenticeship pipelines.

Broad incumbents

• North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU): National umbrella body for building trades councils across the U.S. NABTU is the parent-level peer coordinating affiliated unions nationwide and lobbying federal labor policy, directly analogous to CBCTC's regional coordination function at national scale.
• New York City Building Trades Council: Larger metropolitan building trades council coordinating NYC's unionized construction workforce. Operationally identical to CBCTC in role but materially larger in member count and project scale, representing the upper bound of regional council peers.

Regional players

• Building & Construction Trades Council of Lancaster County: Regional building trades council coordinating affiliated local construction unions in Lancaster County, PA. Comparable in structure and function to CBCTC but serving a different mid-Atlantic geography.
• Chicago Building Trades Council: Regional building trades council coordinating Chicago-area construction unions. Functionally analogous to CBCTC but operating in a different Midwestern metro with its own PLA and apprenticeship infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clebctc
• Facebookfacebook.com/CleBCTC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cleveland-building-trades-cncl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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