Building trades
SMART — sheet metal & HVAC
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Building trades
Electrical training ALLIANCE
Locate a union electrical apprenticeship training center.
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UA — plumbing & pipefitting
Explore plumbing, pipefitting, welding, HVACR and fire-protection apprenticeship routes.
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Carpenters — UBC
Find carpentry and millwright membership/training connections.
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NABTU — apprenticeship & training
Find training routes across building trades, including painters, boilermakers, insulators, bricklayers and ironworkers.
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Teamsters — career center
State-by-state employer links and union career connections.
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ATU — transit careers
Connect with the international for bus and public-transit worker resources.
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Amtrak — railroad careers
Employer portal for rail careers. Verify union coverage on each posting.
Employer career portal
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UAW & auto-worker careers
Official manufacturer hiring portals, suppliers and joint training resources.
Auto-worker resource hub
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UAW-Ford joint apprenticeship
Employee pathway with specific eligibility requirements; ask the program representative.
Joint union-employer training
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AFT — education professionals
Connect with the national union for educators and school staff.
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NEA — educator connections
National resources and state-affiliate connections.
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National Nurses United
National nursing union and represented-workplace connections.
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SEIU — healthcare & services
National union resources for healthcare, public and property-service workers.
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Union Lawyers Alliance hiring hall
Union-side legal career postings; check availability and requirements.
Union-side career resource
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CWA — communications & technology
Explore national representation and organizing resources.
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The NewsGuild
National newsroom and media-worker union connections.
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AFSCME — public service
National union connections for public-service workers.
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AFGE — federal employees
National federal-worker union resources.
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Apprenticeship.gov job finder
Search registered apprenticeships by state and occupation; results are not all union.
Government job resource
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